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[Forsaken82]

lol just saw the commercial 5 minutes ago and thought the same thing. They mustve dug out a script from the 90s.

Also.

I don't think anyone is going to see this movie because they believe there is truth behind the 10% of your brain bullshit.

This is a Luc Besson film. I am going to see it because it is a Luc Besson film. This is the brainchild behind some of the best brainless action films of the last 20 years. Why would you even expect anything serious?

 

[Camp Lo]

TF? The Purge has a very interesting premise. The first movie was just poorly directed and had shit to do with the actual event. Hopefully Anarchy makes up for it.

 

[BadAss2961]

If it did, I definitely missed it. And I haven't seen Escape from L.A., if anything in that explains it.

I guess it's probably just a reflection of how crime-infested NYC was a few decades ago.

It's post-apocalyptic Manhattan. That's why the city's all messed up.

 

[kswiston]

I think the new film Persecuted works well in this thread:

Evangelist John Luther (James Remar) is the last obstacle in the way of sweeping religious reform in the United States. When a U.S. Senator (Bruce Davison) and Luther's own supporters abduct and frame him for the murder of an innocent teenage girl, an unprecedented era of persecution is unleashed. Out on a personal recognizance bond, Luther escapes police surveillance in search of the truth. And suddenly a once-normal life is targeted by a team of ex-military operatives who wage a relentless campaign to eliminate the incriminating evidence. As evangelist turned fugitive, Luther vows to expose anyone involved with, or profiting from, the girl's murder.

 

[demon]

How can this thread get past two posts without mentioning Core?

 

[Mr-Joker]

Titanic. A ship that big would be unsinkable.

Erm, you are aware that Titanic is actually based on an event that happened in 1912?

 

[BadAss2961]

Erm, you are aware that Titanic is actually based on an event that happened in 1912?

That was real? I saw that movie, I thought it was bullshit.

 

[BigJonsson]

The Bus that Couldn't Slow Down is totally believable

 

[Lashley]

Erm, you are aware that Titanic is actually based on an event that happened in 1912?

I think (I hope) he was trolling

 

[Jarrod38]

Anything directed by Uwe Boll.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

True. But why is the premise dumb? It wasn't solely about the ransom remember, it was to taunt and test Reeves' character. That why he tells him the location of the bomb and conditions of the bus, to play a sick game with him as punishment for humiliating him years before.

If he just wanted to blow the bus up, he would have done it like he did with the one at the coffee shop at the start. He was intentionally trying to fuck with people.

It wasn't years before when they humiliated Hopper's character though. It was very recently. Remember, Reeve's and Daniels were still hungover from getting their medals for stopping the elevator from dropping earlier. Hopper had planned on the bus thing anyways. Messing with Reeves was only a bonus.

 

[BadAss2961]

Anything directed by Uwe Boll.

Rampage had potential, but he made a total joke of what was going on.

 

[Anustart]

Erm, you are aware that Titanic is actually based on an event that happened in 1912?

Yeah, lol. Though if you posted this topic in 1912 and the movie were available, people would think it bullshit.

 

[kswiston]

Yeah, lol. Though if you posted this topic in 1912 and the movie were available, people would think it bullshit.

the MS Costa Concordia was bigger than the Titanic and sunk 2 years ago. I guess we will never have unsinkable super ships (given enough incompetence).

 

[DECK'ARD]

Tammy & the T-Rex:

http://imdb.com/title/tt0111361/

An evil scientist implants the brain of Michael, a murdered high school student, into an Tyrannosaurus. He escapes, wreaks vengeance on his high school tormentors and is reunited with his sweetheart Tammy.

 

[Pinkman_ABQ]

I love Signs, but the concept of Alien's having the technology to come all the way here during a massive invasion and then not be able to open doors and be easily killed by what makes up an incredibly large portion of the earth is pretty dumb.

Every time I watch Signs now I always wish for a scene with ground troops armed with super soakers and water balloon sling shots to wipe out the aliens.

 

[BattleMonkey]

I like Escape from New York (though it's not one of my favorite Carpenter films), but it has a really stupid premise.

You could dump convicts on any random island. Why the hell would you choose Manhattan?

It was a trope of the time where NY and LA kept becoming worse and worse cesspools of crime and filth in movies, especially futuristic potrayals. Point was that eventually got so bad that they walled it off and made them into giant prisons.

 

[Scott32020]

LUCY

It's been long and well-established that the "10% of your brain" thing is bullshit. So, why is there now a movie based on it?

It's basically a rip-off of Limitless which was handled much better.
By much better I mean there's no time slowing ability or instant hair color change ability.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/n...used-brain-is-a-filmmakers-myth-30445915.html

This author on GAF?

 

[Hylian7]

Sex Tape

"Oh shit we made a sex tape and it got uploaded to the cloud, I don't even understand how the cloud works. The cloud is so mysterious and infinite. The infinite power of the cloud."

No you fucking dumbass "the cloud" isn't that hard to understand and has been around forever (albeit in smaller capacities). Your files get uploaded to a server somewhere, and your dumb ass checked a file that published it to the Facebooks or whatever.

I know it's a comedy but jesus fuck technological ignorance like that irks me to no end.

 

[Freeza Under The Shower]

Doors and homes magically shutting out threats, like a stampeding Spinosaurus who was JUST shown to be able to smash through solid steel bars (like 20 cm diameter).

signs is sort of cheating since the movie wasn't trying to be a realistic depiction, just realistic enough for people to buy into. Also: who needs to understand doors when you can turn invisible anyway?

Invisible raptors would be kind of overpowered, I guess

 

[demosthenes]

Sex Tape

"Oh shit we made a sex tape and it got uploaded to the cloud, I don't even understand how the cloud works. The cloud is so mysterious and infinite. The infinite power of the cloud."

No you fucking dumbass "the cloud" isn't that hard to understand and has been around forever (albeit in smaller capacities). Your files get uploaded to a server somewhere, and your dumb ass checked a file that published it to the Facebooks or whatever.

I know it's a comedy but jesus fuck technological ignorance like that irks me to no end.

That's because 90% of Americans don't know what the cloud is. So it's funny to them.

 

[waypoetic]

Prince Avalanche. I just... What?

 

[Frog-fu]

The Truman Show. I liked the movie but the plot is absurd.

Oh, man, yes, so much yes to this.

 

[bomma_man]

99% I'd say that when it comes to storytelling the what doesn't matter, only the how but then...

X-Men. "Every now and then evolution... jumps!" Into eye lasers and full-body ice transmutations.

Batman. Do I even need to explain?

Captain America: some guy in the 60's invents a serum that turns a wimp into a superhero... and then nobody can recreate it, or anything remotely like it. For half a century.

Yet for some reason Lucy gets people up in arms about its premise...

Superheroes are irredeemably dumb.

 

[j0hnnix]

That plot.... it was HARD to get INto.

 

[Salamando]

How can this thread get past two posts without mentioning Core?

or the Happening.

 

[PlayALLtheGames]

I think the new film Persecuted works well in this thread:

Fred Thompson! Oh boy, I might have to watch a few minutes of this. Lmao.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/n...used-brain-is-a-filmmakers-myth-30445915.html

This author on GAF?

No but amazing find. Posted same day too, hahaha.

 

[Hylian7]

That's because 90% of Americans don't know what the cloud is. So it's funny to them.

Your stuff --> A server somewhere that stores a bunch of stuff for people (aka the "cloud") = You can download your stuff from anywhere

I don't know how that's hard to understand.

 

[Platy]

Awesome movie ... but ... HOW someone would think this was a good idea for a movie ?


Also that Battleship movie

 

[Shadowof]

It was a trope of the time where NY and LA kept becoming worse and worse cesspools of crime and filth in movies, especially futuristic potrayals. Point was that eventually got so bad that they walled it off and made them into giant prisons.

Nailed it, not to mention they are amazing movies no matter how crazy of a premise they are based around.

 

[Grudy]

Cabin in the woods. Smh

 

[WaffleTaco]

The Truman Show. I liked the movie but the plot is absurd.

It's based on a philosophical idea Descartes. If it was a serious drama, it would be entirely different, but it's a comedy. They are meant to be absurd.

 

[Valhelm]

Cabin in the woods. Smh

What was dumb about it?

 

[abadguy]

Final Destination.

That was real? I saw that movie, I thought it was bullshit.

It was bullshit but everyone loves it for some reason.

 

[Cat Party]

Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

Hey we are making a serum that can cure Alzheimer's. Let's tweak it a bit and...world wide pandemic. Whoops.

 

[Sheroking]

Also Speed with keanu and sandra bullock "Oh we can't drive less than 55 MPH or the bus will explode!" Just drive the bus to an empty parking lot and let the military shoot it with missile you fucking idiots.

Problem is it's loaded with passengers.

They eventually DO get to an airport where they're allowed to drive in circles safely, but are running out of a gas and have to get passengers out.

Speed is awesome btw. Best Keanu Reeves movie.

 

[abadguy]

Problem is it's loaded with passengers.

They eventually DO get to an airport where they're allowed to drive in circles safely, but are running out of a gas and have to get passengers out.

Speed is awesome btw. Best Keanu Reeves movie.

Only if by "Speed" you really meant "Point Break". Which btw also had a dumb premise, didn't stop it from being fun though...

 

[Kevin]

Cabin in the woods. Smh

There are a LOT of dumb movies that were dumb and badly written because of terrible writers but Cabin in the Woods was certainly not one of them. One of my favorite movies in recent years. Love Joss Whedon's sense of humor.

 

[Shahadan]

Awesome movie ... but ... HOW someone would think this was a good idea for a movie ?

It's an awesome idea, imo. I was dying to see it when I heard about it.

 

[Sheroking]

Only if by Speed you really meant "Point Break". Which btw also had a dumb premise, didn't stop it from being fun though...

Just can't overlook the cheesiest scene in action film history for Point Break.

Swayze was boss, though.

 

[TOP SHOTTA]

To me, the GOAT is
http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0120646/
Deep End of the Ocean

"The Deep End of The Ocean is a film about a family's reaction when Ben, the youngest son is kidnapped and then found nine years later, living in the same town, where his family had just moved."

The kicker is it is way, WAY, way dumber than it sounds.

 

[Ravek]

The Truman Show. I liked the movie but the plot is absurd.

The only absurd part is the dome. Other than that, its fairly accurate to how life in the U.S. is going.

 

[Grudy]

There are a LOT of dumb movies that were dumb and badly written because of terrible writers but Cabin in the Woods was certainly not one of them. One of my favorite movies in recent years. Love Joss Whedon's sense of humor.

Man me and my friends hated every second of it. Maybe has to do with is watching it based on the movie poster and not watching the trailer. Not what I expected at all :/

 

[Kevin]

Cabin in the Woods isn't going to be everyone's cup of tea. When me and my friend went to see it, we were having a blast the entire time but we saw people walking out of the theater and overheard people in the lobby saying how terrible it was.

Personally I thought it was wonderful to get a film that was completely different then what was expect. That and it felt damn unique. I am a pretty big Joss Whedon fan too so that didn't hurt.

The film was completely ridiculous and crazy but was intentionally so which is why I wouldn't include it on this page personally.

 

[BurnOutBrighter]

Crank: High Voltage (aka Crank 2)

Doctors remove Chev's heart, and he has to fight to get it back.

Ridiculous, yes, but a recipe for all kinds of awesome.

 

[Biochet]

movie started out kinda ok then took a nosedive into the batshit silly depths

 

[JdFoX187]

Transcendence. We'll just copy a dude's brain into a computer and watch as that dude becomes the most advanced (evil) AI in existence. Except, he's not evil! Awful.

 

[slit]

It's based on a philosophical idea Descartes. If it was a serious drama, it would be entirely different, but it's a comedy. They are meant to be absurd.

That's all well and good but he asked for absurd plots and didn't say exclude philosophical exception plots.

 

[Mr-Joker]

I think (I hope) he was trolling

Hard to tell sometimes, there are actually kids who think that Titanic was a movie completely unaware that it actually happened.

 

[Sheroking]

That's all well and good but he asked for absurd plots and didn't say exclude philosophical exception plots.

One would hope you'd know to exclude the intentionally absurd.

Otherwise we'd be including stuff like Fear & Loathing and Who Framed Roger Rabbit.