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Clash of the Titans - Did not like. The special effects were better than expected (At least in 2D standard DVD) and I liked the overall design and setting, but the story was horrible.
This was almost exactly half the value of the original which wasn't exactly a classic. Why would they go through the hassle of completely changing the story from the original? It marginalized every single character that mattered in the original and seemed liked they were going in a step by step switching of the plot when all they had to do was tweak and upgrade.
I still like Worthington as an action guy but this & Terminator had too many issues to overcome.
This was almost exactly half the value of the original which wasn't exactly a classic. Why would they go through the hassle of completely changing the story from the original? It marginalized every single character that mattered in the original and seemed liked they were going in a step by step switching of the plot when all they had to do was tweak and upgrade.
I still like Worthington as an action guy but this & Terminator had too many issues to overcome.
I had to force myself to stay awake in the cinema so I didn't feel that my money went completely to waste.cwmartin said:
Watched it last night on Netflix Instant. I really enjoyed it, but I haven't seen the original nor read the original story, so I really don't know what I missed, and didn't have any expectations.
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
First 5 Harry Potters and Jackass 3D. Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood stuff!!
Flying_Phoenix
Banned
harSon said:
I very well understand but the problem I had is how sloppy the movie dishes out its message and just how badly it portrays the actors dissonance. You rarely see the main character struggle in his accidental haunted success and for everybody else it's practically non-existent. Not to mention all of the out-of-character and out-of-pacing events put in it solely because it really happened such as the
hilarious shooting of the black members of the hip-hop hostage group while leaving the white member alive or Pierre's modestly handing out his award.
Yes I realize the film was suppose to be incredibly exaggerated but even then so I found it sloppily done. I enjoy the message it just could have been presented far better.
That being said it's sad because stereotypes in television may be at an all-time high. This is most due to the reality TV craze in which TV studios hire people who let them film their lives and then will pay them to act a certain way or pretend they get into certain situations. Because of this you see shows like Bridezillas in which upper class/upper middle class black females are often very heavy, mouthy, and get "ghetto" when they are angry. In nearly every reality show there is a young black male who seems to always constantly spaz and often plays the infamous race card when rational (often white) people try to calm him down. And what's horrible about this is that not only does a vast majority of audience thinks all of this is real, but the feed into this. But the worst thing has to be that there are stereotypes for just about every demographic in these shows and people feed into it. There is a new origin of stereotype going on in television right now. Too bad a film similar to this hasn't been made in more recent years.
I'd be really interested if somebody made a similar film but with girls/women instead.
EDIT - What's with the "Alice in Wonderland" hate? Sure it wasn't spectacular but I found it entertaining.
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Veidt said:
Because it's the greatest "war" film ever made. It does this by trying not to be a "war film" and focusing on a different issue that's just as big and horrid as war itself.
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AlternativeUlster said:
It's easily explainable. There was little to no character development.
At the start of the movie Zuckerberg is a socially awkward, elitist, self centered, nerd. At the end of the movie Zuckerberg is a socially, awkward, elitist, self centered, nerd, billionaire.
I enjoyed the movie by the way, but that was one of the films glaring flaws, that despite my enjoyment, I couldn't ignore.
GurgleBot20
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GhaleonEB said:
yeah I might do a follow up sometime later where I watch that version, the spanish 1931 version, and whatever else sounds interesting.
Primer
This film is a hard one to comment on really, firstly I don't really understand the minutia of what actually happened. People talk about a lot of films being difficult to follow, this is the first I've actually ever got fairly lost in, at least when the film doesn't appear to be attempting to do that.
It was made on a super small budget, $7K in fact. And it is a pretty good film, better than a lot of the films I've seen lately. And inspiring too, that such a small team with such limited resources could produce something so good.
I'm confused and in awe of this movie in a lot of ways. It's great, I recommend it.
This film is a hard one to comment on really, firstly I don't really understand the minutia of what actually happened. People talk about a lot of films being difficult to follow, this is the first I've actually ever got fairly lost in, at least when the film doesn't appear to be attempting to do that.
It was made on a super small budget, $7K in fact. And it is a pretty good film, better than a lot of the films I've seen lately. And inspiring too, that such a small team with such limited resources could produce something so good.
I'm confused and in awe of this movie in a lot of ways. It's great, I recommend it.
StuBurns said:
if you want to be even more confused, check out the timeline: http://www.freeweb.hu/neuwanstein/primer_timeline.html
Didnt really help that much in my case. I felt like there was not enough detail in the movie to chalk out exactly what happens, but you can certainly get the broad strokes of it. I've watched it over 10 times, and every time is like a first time with this movie.StuBurns said:
iamaustrian
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Bear:
Meh. boring animal-horror with bad CGI(I hate bad CGI....actually, I hate CGI altogether)
"Grizzly" will never be surpassed, me thinks.
2/10
Orca - The Killer whale
amazing amazing amazing. animal-horror done right. very shocking and terrifying till end.
8/10 (deserves a 9/10 but I just can't overlook that one hollywoodish scene
the whale blows up half of the town via a busted gas pipeline. dozens of explosions and collapsing buildings included...
House of Wax (remake of the 1933 classic "Mystery of the Wax Museum")
well, a remake better than the original? yes it is. gloomy atmosphere, the phenomenal beginning scene(the fire) and Charles Bronson in one of his first roles. of course Vincent Price is great as usual.
9/10 (i would rate the original movie a 7/10)
Liabe Brave
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The most unique thing about Primer--beyond its low-budget adroitness, even beyond (and only partially related-to) its plot-knot twistings--is just how very, very little it tries to explain itself. I have never seen a movie (with a coherent story) that is less interested in telling the viewer what they need to know to figure out the plot. Its casual disinterest in the audience is very pleasing, because so unusual.StuBurns said:
A Bittersweet Life
Very good, but I still prefer The Good, The Bad, The Weird. There were some moments in this that felt too ridiculous and over-the-top, which would work in TGTBTW but undermined the serious tone of this film. Despite that, I still really enjoyed it.
Can't wait to see I Saw the Devil next year.
Very good, but I still prefer The Good, The Bad, The Weird. There were some moments in this that felt too ridiculous and over-the-top, which would work in TGTBTW but undermined the serious tone of this film. Despite that, I still really enjoyed it.
Can't wait to see I Saw the Devil next year.
Liabe Brave said:
I think Primer is immensely overrated exactly because the plot impossible to grasp. That's not a bad thing if you want to sell your ultralow budget SF movie to fans of underground and cult movies who love those qualifications but it doesn't make the movie itself any better. It starts off intriguing but unlike a David Lynch movie Primer stops being a good movie when the plot stops making sense. The basic timetravel plot was the only good thing about the movie, because everything else is so bland. Once you stop caring about the plot because it becomes impossible to follow, you start to lose interest and finally only wish for the damn thing to end.
Watched the DOA movie, very entertaining and fun, just like a film about DOA should be. 7/10
Also saw the Happening, boring film and Marky Mark and Dechanel are really bad in it, I usually like him but there were some cringeworthy scenes like the one in which he tries to rationialize the problem.. The dialogues and acting was laughable, it reminded me of these SciFi budget flicks.
2/10
Two weeks ago I saw Bolt and laughed my ass off, brilliant and hilarious movie. Had teary eyes throughout the film cause my dog recently died (RIP Ferret) and it remineded me how awesome he was.
10/10
And I watched The Emperor's New Groove right after Bolt, was fun but not as good as I thought it would be after so many people said it's one of the best Disney movies..
7/10
And yesterday I've seen some movie were some busty chicks are on some island and have to complete trials then one of them chops off the head of the bad guy and thats that, theres some monkey dude as well and some diamonds who do something, didn't really pay much attention. Kinda fun..
6/10
Also saw the Happening, boring film and Marky Mark and Dechanel are really bad in it, I usually like him but there were some cringeworthy scenes like the one in which he tries to rationialize the problem.. The dialogues and acting was laughable, it reminded me of these SciFi budget flicks.
2/10
Two weeks ago I saw Bolt and laughed my ass off, brilliant and hilarious movie. Had teary eyes throughout the film cause my dog recently died (RIP Ferret) and it remineded me how awesome he was.
10/10
And I watched The Emperor's New Groove right after Bolt, was fun but not as good as I thought it would be after so many people said it's one of the best Disney movies..
7/10
And yesterday I've seen some movie were some busty chicks are on some island and have to complete trials then one of them chops off the head of the bad guy and thats that, theres some monkey dude as well and some diamonds who do something, didn't really pay much attention. Kinda fun..
6/10
Avatar- I'm watching this for like the 2.5 time this weekend since it's on HBO. I'm watching the final battle right now. It doesn't look as good on HBO as it does on Blu but the effects are still pretty spectacular. The story, even if predictable (& that's only in regards to the need of a happy ending), is very solid, & Quaritch was easily the most ineresting sci-fi villian of last year.
Not trying to start a war but I have no idea how anyone outside of people who only like only particular genres like romcoms or dramas (Such as my missus) could not like this movie.
Not trying to start a war but I have no idea how anyone outside of people who only like only particular genres like romcoms or dramas (Such as my missus) could not like this movie.
Count Dookkake
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Jay Sosa said:
This is a very underrated action/comedy. Kinda feels like what McG was trying, and failing, to do with his version of Charlie's Angels.
Jamie Pressly kills in it.
Nappuccino
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Saw the Nightmare on Elm Street (original)
Despite some really awful 80's music and some hilariously cheesy chase scenes (Seriously those girls are some of the slowest runners I've ever seen) not to mention the home alone styled ending, I enjoyed it. Mostly for all the good will that the first 1/2 of the movie built up with the really surreal dream sequences like her friend reappearing in the body bag and being dragged all over the school.
Overall it mostly just made me think how awesome it could have been had they made it today... and then I remember who horrible the remake is said to be and I just get a little sad in side.
Despite some really awful 80's music and some hilariously cheesy chase scenes (Seriously those girls are some of the slowest runners I've ever seen) not to mention the home alone styled ending, I enjoyed it. Mostly for all the good will that the first 1/2 of the movie built up with the really surreal dream sequences like her friend reappearing in the body bag and being dragged all over the school.
Overall it mostly just made me think how awesome it could have been had they made it today... and then I remember who horrible the remake is said to be and I just get a little sad in side.
Flying_Phoenix
Banned
Just saw this and wow what a great film. The cinematography was great, the story while simple was interesting, the pacing was top notch, and the acting was great. Toshirō Mifune was to this movie as to what Heath Ledger was to the Dark Knight. His acting is second to none. Despite the films age it has held the test of time very well. I was originally kind of weary about this due to me not enjoying Ran.
Really the only complaint I have about this film is the writing and a few of the seven samurai could have been fleshed out a bit more.
JGS said:
It's not the fact that many people think the film is "bad" just that it's not deserving of the status of "the highest grossing film of all-time".
Relate it to how Modern Warfare is looked at on the gaming world. Is it a bad game? No, hell it's actually pretty good. But it certainly isn't "8 million sold in the first month (or something like that) and the biggest franchise in the industry" good.
andycapps said:
This is what I don't understand. I don't see the movie as two halves. The whole point of the film was to show Joker's experiences of military life and how he deals with them. At the beginning of boot camp he's a completely normal teenage boy. As time passes on he slowly gets a bit more desensitized due to the training and peer pressure. Then he goes to the military base and goes out to the wilderness of war. He discovers many traumatic experiences such as the pilot who kills both Vietcong and civilians, dead bodied soldier being used as a toy, etc. It all slowly builds up until it climaxes on the end.
It was a story of how people lose their sanity and morals during war, how war desensitizes people.
Expendable.
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Excellent rom-com, wish they made them like this nowadays.
Snowman Prophet of Doom
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Mifune gets a lot of love for his work in Seven Samurai, but I think that Takashi Shimura was the real king of Kurosawa movies; he could do everything with just his eyes, and his work hasn't dated as much (though Mifune in High and Low is fantastic).
Blader5489 said:
I'm going to keep on recommending it until more Gaffers watch it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWtiC1JFRnE
Buckethead
Banned
How To Train Your Dragon
Dreamworks' best movie. Really enjoyed it, even if it tapered a bit at the end.
Dreamworks' best movie. Really enjoyed it, even if it tapered a bit at the end.
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