State your unpopular film related opinion - Part 6

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[hammerhedd11]

Why do you have a 2009 Star Trek avatar if you seem to despise it so much?

[HighFivingMF]

Why do you have a 2009 Star Trek avatar if you seem to despise it so much?

Because his name wouldn't make sense otherwise.

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

Why do you have a 2009 Star Trek avatar if you seem to despise it so much?

I don't hate it, on it's own terms as a pop-corn flick it's a good movie.
It's beautifully shot and the soundtrack is one of the best i'v heard. It is dumbed down though and designed to be some sexy anti-star trek. It isn't even close to Deep Space 9 from season 3 onwards. It's kinda just feels vacuous in comparison, bubble-gum to forget about in 2 hours time.

[Art_of_Crime]

I really didn't like Cloverfield.
I get what they were going for, but by the time I saw it I was so sick of hand cam headaches. Plus the monster was kind of lame and really really ugly.

[Secret Fawful]

I've never heard of a pretty monster. Well, Frankenstein's monster was kind of handsome...

[CelticPredator]

Star Trek 09 is the best kind of Star Trek.

And Cloverfield is the best Handycam movie, period.

[jonathancrane]

This past weekend, I went on a film binge, and here are my conclusions.
-Pulp Fiction is an overrated film. I've seen it three times, and that has been three times too many. At first, I kind of enjoyed it, but repeat viewings have erased whatever enjoyment the movie created.
-Revenge of the Sith is a terrible film. Now, I know melodrama is a staple of the series, but it was in its highest concentration here. The characterizations are hologram thin and the performances lack heart. Plus, Mace Windu's death never fails to tick me off.
-I do not know if this unpopular, but it created an intense debate between my friend and myself: the first Spiderman film was the best. The second worked because of Doc Ock and the subsequent performance, but the story is in need of improvement.
-Halloween III is a terrific film. Excluding the Zombie films, it is better than all of the sequels following it rolled together.
-I believe that Star Trek: Nemesis is an underrated film. The performances are solid, and the familial subplots are well orchestrated. It raises some interesting questions about free will and identity.

[Superhero 101]

Blade Runner

[scatterax]

Blade Runner

???

[A Necessary Evil]

-Halloween III is a terrific film. Excluding the Zombie films, it is better than all of the sequels following it rolled together.an underrated film.

pretty much the only correct thing I read.:o

And its better than Rob's remake.

[Secret Fawful]

I'd rather John had gotten to make his Halloween series a different story every movie. Can you imagine how great a series like that named HALLOWEEN would have been? As far as I'm concerned 3 is the true sequel.

[A Necessary Evil]

:up: to that

[Lord]

III was great, one of my favourites, it's the reasons how fans can be very annoying

[CelticPredator]

I watch Halloween III every Halloween. It's right up there with Trick 'r Treat.

Halloween is what it is, but it has little to do with the holiday itself. III just goes right to the soruce. Plus, that tune is great.

"28 days till Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! 28 days till Halloween..Sillllverrr Shamrock!"

[A Necessary Evil]

Chariots of Pumpkins is amazing also. :D

[HighFivingMF]

I watch Halloween III every Halloween. It's right up there with Trick 'r Treat.

Halloween is what it is, but it has little to do with the holiday itself. III just goes right to the soruce. Plus, that tune is great.

"28 days till Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! 28 days till Halloween..Sillllverrr Shamrock!"

The rhythm is ruined when it's twenty eight. :o

[Sloth7d]

1. Charlize Theron
2. Eva Green
3. Carrie Anne Moss
4. Jaime Murray
5. Lyndsey Marshal

These are the top 5 actresses I would have liked to have seen sport the feline seductress' role, with the higher numbers being the most wanted, of course. That said, I'm glad to see Anne Hathaway get the role. I just hate the heels and mask of the costume.

[Secret Fawful]

I wanted Rachel Weisz, but I think I'll love Hathaway.

[ChewyPoodoo]

UNPOPULAR OPINION

George Clooney had the most potential as Bruce Wayne/Batman of any thus far.

[Tron Bonne]

You don't really have to post UNPOPULAR OPINION at the beginning of your posts in a thread that's specifically for stating unpopular opinions.

[ChewyPoodoo]

You don't really have to post UNPOPULAR OPINION at the beginning of your posts in a thread that's specifically for stating unpopular opinions.

Yes, I know.

[Tron Bonne]

Then why do you keep doing it?

[ChewyPoodoo]

Then why do you keep doing it?

Sigh. If you must know, it's intended to be a kind of over the top heads-up. much ado about nothing.

[Tron Bonne]

Well, yeah, it seems pretty obvious that's what you're doing, but it just comes out as redundant and pointless in the context of the thread. But I was just asking anything, like really making an ado about nothing, but more an ado about not'ing. You can keep doing it, just thought it was pretty odd.

[The Morningstar]

I agree with them. Clooney, with the right material, the right film, could have been an awesome Bruce Wayne/Batman.

[ChewyPoodoo]

I agree with them. Clooney, with the right material, the right film, could have been an awesome Bruce Wayne/Batman.

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[SuperFerret]

I still think Clooney would've been a damn good Tony Stark.

[The Morningstar]

Hmmm I agree with that also.

[ChewyPoodoo]

I still think Clooney would've been a damn good Tony Stark.

Undoubtedly.

[CelticPredator]

Clooney could be a good anything. Awesome ****ing actor.

Seth Geko ftw!

[El Payaso]

It is dumbed down though and designed to be some sexy anti-star trek. It isn't even close to Deep Space 9 from season 3 onwards. It's kinda just feels vacuous in comparison, bubble-gum to forget about in 2 hours time.

I agree. Abrams' Star Trek felt like a vacuous comedy with characters named as the classic Star Trek characters. And they insisted and insisted in those archtypes and crappy humour like it's the best thing in the world.

[SuperFerret]

I thought it had the right feel for Star Trek, and it's only failing in that respect is that it lacked the philosophical bent that the series had.


Also, f**k DS9. :o

[ChewyPoodoo]

Clooney could be a good anything. Awesome ****ing actor.

Seth Geko ftw!

This.

[Parker Wayne]

I agree with them. Clooney, with the right material, the right film, could have been an awesome Bruce Wayne/Batman.

And the right director.

[ChewyPoodoo]

And the right director.

Kevin Smith. :hehe::up:

[gwynplaine]

I think Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen are really good actors.

[gwynplaine]

JGL was really great in 50/50. So far , it's probably my favorite performance in a lead role this year, with Gosling in "Drive" a close second.

[bullets]

JGL was really great in 50/50. So far , it's probably my favorite performance in a lead role this year, with Gosling in "Drive" a close second.


I haven't seen Drive but I'm inclined to agree with this.

[scatterax]

JGL was really great in 50/50. So far , it's probably my favorite performance in a lead role this year, with Gosling in "Drive" a close second.

Wouldn't surprise me. I've been a fan of his since I saw him in angels in the outfield when i was a kid.

[CelticPredator]

I think Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen are really good actors.

Truth. I like Seth more so....but still.

[Thebumwhowalks]

I still think Clooney would've been a damn good Tony Stark.

Aye, he would have made a good Iron-Man, but under no circumsatnce swould have have made a good Batman.
He was just the same as Adam West, all he could do was play Bruce Wayne in a mask, seriously, can anyone imagine Clooney doing a growly Batman voice and persona? He would sound absurd, he's just not got those kind of chops in him.

[The Morningstar]

I disagree. He can be a bad ass. Seth Gecko for example. Or the shady CIA guy he played in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. Or Three Kings.

Clooney has got the chops for anything. He could be the suave playboy Bruce. The brooding, introverted and serious Bruce. And the growly, bad ass Batman.

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

Alec Baldwin was the best Batman that never was.

[Secret Fawful]

Alec Baldwin was the best Batman that never was.

And the best damn Lamont Cranston I've ever seen.

[DarkSovereignty]

Aye, he would have made a good Iron-Man, but under no circumsatnce swould have have made a good Batman.
He was just the same as Adam West, all he could do was play Bruce Wayne in a mask, seriously, can anyone imagine Clooney doing a growly Batman voice and persona? He would sound absurd, he's just not got those kind of chops in him.
well the growly batman voice sounds absurd no matter whose using it so...

[Thebumwhowalks]

well the growly batman voice sounds absurd no matter whose using it so...

Keaton's, Kilmer's and Bale's were all fine by me. Schumacher had Kilmer continue that type of performance, but didn't have Clooney use that kind of voice or persona, so I don't think it was so much to do with the choice of director, more along the lines of the director playing to Clooney's strengths, having him play more of a suave, 'normal' Batman.

Even when he played Seth Gecko, he was the career criminal, a more 'normal' type of crook, he didn't have that psychotic side(which is what the growly Batman persona is all about), he was just viscous as a means to get things done or for payback('Im gonna drink this bottle and then crack it over his melon head.')
I haven't seen CoADM, but isn't that more of an eccentric performance? I'm just guessing going by what it's about, I certainly can't think of any performnce by Clooney that suggests he could have done that growly, psychotic, creature of the night type of Batman performance.

I disagree. He can be a bad ass. Seth Gecko for example. Or the shady CIA guy he played in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. Or Three Kings.

Clooney has got the chops for anything. He could be the suave playboy Bruce. The brooding, introverted and serious Bruce. And the growly, bad ass Batman.

It's not a slight on his acting skills, no matter how good an actor is, it doesn't mean they are suitable for any role, it's just a case of mis-casting for that type of Batman.
He might be able to play 'badass', but the creature of the night type of Batman I'm talking about has that element of him scaring crooks by playing with a psychotic edge to his voice and manner, something I don't think Clooney could pull off very convincingly.

[DarkSovereignty]

I just want something far away from bale's batman voice, which i feel sounds ridiculous. he's damn near unintelligible at times.

[gwynplaine]

^ I don't think that's unpopular.

I had no problem with Bale's Bat voice or the fight scenes in TDK. I think that's a more unpopular opinion, but I might be wrong.

[Eddie Dean]

Alec Baldwin was the best Batman that never was.
I would agree if Gregory Peck didn't exist.

[gwynplaine]

Or Errol Flynn, Clark Gable etc...

Also best Joker that never was: Conrad Veidt, Malcolm McDowell, Donald Sutherland, Anthony Perkins, John Cassavetes etc...

[Eddie Dean]

John Cazale or Klaus Kinski as The Joker, I'll thrown in James Cagney as well.

[gwynplaine]

John Cazale or Klaus Kinski as The Joker, I'll thrown in James Cagney as well.
Great ones, man:up:

[The Morningstar]

I thought the fight scenes in TDK, apart from the one in Maroni's club, were literally laughable. Especially the Hong Kong fight. It was just sooooooooo bad. I don't know how it made it out of the editing room.

And it's a shame because the lead up to it, with Batman jumping off the skyscraper and gliding down, was just amazing.

[Secret Fawful]

Bogie would have made a great Two-Face.

[gwynplaine]

And Edward G. Robinson a fantastic Penguin.

[Eddie Dean]

I'd have loved to see a classic Hollywood Batman film. Just imagine Peck as Batman, Kirk Douglas as Gordon, Robert Mitchum as Two-Face, Peter Lorre as The Riddler, Jane Russell as Catwoman, Robinson as The Penguin, etc... It's just too much fun to think about.

[Doctor Jones]

Nah, James Stewart as Gordon.

[Eddie Dean]

Stewart is The Scarecrow, well at least he has the frame for it.

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

The opening section of Startrek 2009 trying to show a young James T Kirk as a rebel with beastie boys music is one of the worst character introductions in a movie, ever. If only he went over the edge, little douchebag.

The only time I can think of it actually being worst is Transformers 2 (which focuses on Megan Fox bending over a motorbike and the British girls ass being focused on with the camera focusing on and following her ass from an upward shot. It's basically a leering old man for what is suppose to be a family movie with kids in mind. Awful. Awful awful awful.

[El Payaso]

I thought it had the right feel for Star Trek, and it's only failing in that respect is that it lacked the philosophical bent that the series had.

That's the problem they replaced the latter with cheap comedy.


The opening section of Startrek 2009 trying to show a young James T Kirk as a rebel with beastie boys music is one of the worst character introductions in a movie, ever. If only he went over the edge, little douchebag.

The only time I can think of it actually being worst is Transformers 2 (which focuses on Megan Fox bending over a motorbike and the British girls ass being focused on with the camera focusing on and following her ass from an upward shot. It's basically a leering old man for what is suppose to be a family movie with kids in mind. Awful. Awful awful awful.

I agree. That cliche of the flirty self-destructive rebel as a means for cheap laughs was terrible. At least, I thought, it couldn't get any worse. And then they gave me giant hands and that little alien creature.

[Parker Wayne]

Yeah, the young Kirk part was pretty cheesy, but I think they added it just to lighten the tone, esepcially what happened beforehand. Kirk being a douchebag was the point of his pre-And it had a purpose for two things, to show that he had some intelligence to him, and to show that he was a douchebag.

As a guy who wasn't a fan of Star Trek, I always liked the humor in the 2009. It went well with the douchebaggynes of James Kirk, and I felt Pine did a great job of not going to over the top with it and coming off like a complete joke to me. I don't know how philosophically deep the series got, but I really loved Star Trek as a movie on its own.

[Parker Wayne]

The only time I can think of it actually being worst is Transformers 2 (which focuses on Megan Fox bending over a motorbike and the British girls ass being focused on with the camera focusing on and following her ass from an upward shot. It's basically a leering old man for what is suppose to be a family movie with kids in mind. Awful. Awful awful awful.

Transformers 3's introduction was horrible. I find that a completely different case as Bay just tells us all "Yeah, she's just in the movie to look hot and prevent this movie from becoming a sausagefest". It's a totally different case than Star Trek. I didn't expect any more from Bay. He is a director that thinks with is dick instead of his brain, though I must admit the guy certainly does know how to handle the technical aspects of filmmaking very well. Creatively, however.....

[SuperFerret]

As a guy who is a fan of Star Trek, I loved the 2009 movie. "Cheap" humor and all.

[Liam_H]

Another reason to have the young Kirk was to contrast with the young Spock scene.

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

As a guy who is a fan of Star Trek, I loved the 2009 movie. "Cheap" humor and all.


I thought the funniest bits were the parts not so bluntly done. Stuff like the pipe scene was just awful, like something from a bad childrens straight to DVD movie. I kinda liked scenes how Spock got the babe and Kirk is looking at them with a "WTF" look at the transporter. As spock, the right hand man, is typically the brittle conservative nerd character and Kirk the edgy live on the edge front man hero that typically gets the babes in these kinds of movies.



Another reason to have the young Kirk was to contrast with the young Spock scene.

We aren't talking about the meaning, we are talking about the execution. it was awful. Like something from a bad 80's movie. Deep Space 9 dis' aint.

[Secret Fawful]

Here's an unpopular opinion: superheroes don't need origin stories, or at least not FIRST.

And to further illustrate my point:

A far smarter person than me. (http://moviemorlocks.com/2011/08/27/the-love-song-of-judex-summers-end-edition/)

[Parker Wayne]

You're right they don't. I'm hoping Marvel doesn't continue with origin stories, because that aspect of superhero movies is starting to get overplayed to me. I want more superhero movies done Batman 89' style: characters already in their prime with flashbacks.

Origin stories are the easy way out, however. It's easier to write an compelling origin story than a compelling prime-era superhero story.

[Lord]

With comic book movies some should start with origins, others shouldn't, Doctor Strange for example, i hope the movie begins with him already a powerful sorceror like his first appearance in the comics

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

If it's something well established like Batman or Superman, they shouldn't really have too.

[Dark Victory]

The opening section of Startrek 2009 trying to show a young James T Kirk as a rebel with beastie boys music is one of the worst character introductions in a movie, ever. If only he went over the edge, little douchebag.

I thought it was pretty funny. You can take his naive rebel attitude as seriously as a Holden Caulfield rumination.

The only time I can think of it actually being worst is Transformers 2 (which focuses on Megan Fox bending over a motorbike and the British girls ass being focused on with the camera focusing on and following her ass from an upward shot. It's basically a leering old man for what is suppose to be a family movie with kids in mind. Awful. Awful awful awful.

I wouldn't say Transformers is a kids' franchise; there's obviously a demograph there but it's miles away from the primary focus.

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

I wouldn't say Transformers is a kids' franchise; there's obviously a demograph there but it's miles away from the primary focus.

It is clearly suppose to be a family movie with children in mind.

[Parker Wayne]

There was no way Michael Bay was thinking of the Children when he made any of those movies. I'd say the appeal was supposed to be to teenage boys and up.

[Dark Victory]

It is clearly suppose to be a family movie with children in mind.

How?

[Dark Victory]

There was no way Michael Bay was thinking of the Children when he made any of those movies. I'd say the appeal was supposed to be to teenage boys and up.

Appeal can be all over the place. If I were a kid, I'd sure as hell want to go see them. But interest at that age doesn't make it a family film just yet. Maybe our definitions of that are skewed; I'm a child of divorce.:o

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

There was no way Michael Bay was thinking of the Children when he made any of those movies. I'd say the appeal was supposed to be to teenage boys and up.

The attempts at making colorful cute characters (read: Racist, black, Irish, and Scottish) robots seems to me specifically aimed at children. Either that or adults with some sort of learning difficulty.

Generally speaking, I consider teenagers under 16 years of age, children. The cinema I was in was packed full of people under 16. And indeed we have seen pictures of Michael Bay around crowds of fans under 16 (little 13 year old girls) so it's not like he's not aware children are going to watch this movie.

With his pole dancer hookers standing around, and funny characters like the dumb Irish robot, Drunk Scottish robot and black robots from the ghetto, what kind of a message is he sending to these undeveloped minds?

The parents are to blame as well. They are the ones for younger kids and handing over the money.

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[Parker Wayne]

It's not that he's aware. It's that he doesn't care. And I wouldn't call any of those characters cute or colorful (personality wise).

And I'm thinking of this as people under 13, which it is, as the movie is PG-13, and you're considered a teenage when you turn 13.

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

Highlander: EndGame is a pretty fun movie. Probably the best since the original.

[Max J Power]

The attempts at making colorful cute characters (read: Racist, black, Irish, and Scottish) robots seems to me specifically aimed at children. Either that or adults with some sort of learning difficulty.

Generally speaking, I consider teenagers under 16 years of age, children. The cinema I was in was packed full of people under 16. And indeed we have seen pictures of Michael Bay around crowds of fans under 16 (little 13 year old girls) so it's not like he's not aware children are going to watch this movie.

With his pole dancer hookers standing around, and funny characters like the dumb Irish robot, Drunk Scottish robot and black robots from the ghetto, what kind of a message is he sending to these undeveloped minds?

The parents are to blame as well. They are the ones for younger kids and handing over the money.

Lm460mZt4ug
I haven't seen the Transformers sequels, but that post made me think of Captain Planet. What a terrible show.

[Sloth7d]

Am I the only one on the Internet who liked Captain Planet in a way that isn't ironic?

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

Seemed like a fairly innocent eco warrior cartoon about a man in tight under-pants summoned by childrens rings

[Soapy]

Am I the only one on the Internet who liked Captain Planet in a way that isn't ironic?

Nah. I loved Captain Planet.

[Secret Fawful]

People who don't like Captain Planet need a little HEART! Nah, I make fun of it all the time, but I enjoyed it as a kid.

[moviedoors]

Or Errol Flynn, Clark Gable etc...

Also best Joker that never was: Conrad Veidt, Malcolm McDowell, Donald Sutherland, Anthony Perkins, John Cassavetes etc...

Errol Flynn? I love the guy, but Batman?

[Dark Victory]

Pretentious is a word that many people fall back on in vague response to something they don't get, which ironically makes them the pretentious ones. I've seen this a lot in friends, a lot of online criticism, and myself above all. There are more words out there to describe something we don't like and maybe unfamiliar with. Now, let me get off my high horse.

[danoyse]

There was no way Michael Bay was thinking of the Children when he made any of those movies. I'd say the appeal was supposed to be to teenage boys and up.

I stick with my assumption that the script was written by obnoxious 13-year-old boys on a sugar high. That seemed to be the intelligence level both of the Transformers sequels seemed to be aiming for.

Unfortunately, they do market those movies to small kids, which makes it even sadder.

[Secret Fawful]

My little niece will imitate Megan Fox in a heartbeat because of those turds of films. :dry: Now I'm not trying to sound like a prude....but in this case I'm a prude.

[danoyse]

My little niece will imitate Megan Fox in a heartbeat because of those turds of films. :dry: Now I'm not trying to sound like a prude....but in this case I'm a prude.

Between the introduction of the new girl in TF3 by way of a shot of her ass, not to mention the upskirt shot of her getting out of a limo later in the film, I just wanted to kick Michael Bay in the nuts by the time that movie was over. :cmad:

[gwynplaine]

Errol Flynn? I love the guy, but Batman?
I think he could have pulled it off. Have you seen "Gentleman Jim"?
Flynn was charming as usual, but also pretty fierce in it.

[El Payaso]

Ah, my stomach didn't allow me to go and bear the third one, is it any good? I mean, at least compared to the second one?

[The Morningstar]

I'd say it's just as bad. The action is better. But you know, amazing action doesn't really mean anything if the story and characters ain't worth ****.

But no matter how much I hate that film, the 20 second tracking shot of Optimus Prime tearing through about 10 Decepticons near the end is one of the best action scenes i've ever seen in a movie.

[El Payaso]

Mh, good action alone has never made it for me. So far.

[Lord]

Instead of focusing on the robots and te plot Michael Bay's Transformers movies humor seemed more like it was taken from the American Pie movies.

[El Payaso]

Instead of focusing on the robots and te plot Michael Bay's Transformers movies humor seemed more like it was taken from the American Pie movies.

The humour, the humour, the humour. I'm probably becoming an old grumpy man here but the current humour in Hollywood movies turns my stomach every time. It has ruined for me so many movies. Sometimes it makes bad movies worse or good movies into mediocre movies.

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

The only bits of the Transformers series I've seen are a random 20 minute section of Revenge of the Fallen and the first 20 or so of Dark of the Moon. I thought they were both terrible and they confirmed my preconceived notions of what the movies would be like. I feel like an outcast for being the only person I know who doesn't like the movies.

[The Morningstar]

I didn't mind the first 20 minutes of Dark of the Moon. I thought the whole "space race" thing being because the US and Russia picked up the Transformer ship crashing on the Moon was an interesting concept.

But then it just went downhill from there.

[Lasirius]

Speaking of humor, The Hangover.

Hate it.

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

I didn't mind the first 20 minutes of Dark of the Moon. I thought the whole "space race" thing being because the US and Russia picked up the Transformer ship crashing on the Moon was an interesting concept.

Oh God, I forgot about that. I thought that was so dumb.

[El Payaso]

Speaking of humor, The Hangover.

Hate it.

Hah. I don't know what's with this movie. I saw it and thought that the kind of humour was good. Somehow it worked mildly for me and felt the movie more like a pilot episode than a movie.

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

Ah, my stomach didn't allow me to go and bear the third one, is it any good? I mean, at least compared to the second one?

The second one is worse I think but it's kind of like asking if Hiroshima was better Nagasaki. Rosue Huntington Whiteley performance kind of holds unintentionally value is just how horribly wooden she is. Seriously if anyone thinks Megan Fox (or any actress) is bad, wait till you see this chick. It's like lipstick painted on a small tree.

You know how in a movie you have a comic character? In Tranformers 3 they have attempted to make almost every character a comic character. That Asain fellow Ken Joeng from the hangover starts acting crazy waving guns and crap. he's a comic character. John Malkovich shows up for some reason, then just, dissapears. He's a comic character. Sams parents are comic characters. They basically do nothing. Those two little cute robots are back, comic characters. John Torturro is in it, basically does nothing. He's a comic character. Racist Scottish drunk robot and ugly stupid Irish robots. They are comic characters. The black guy, well basically any black guy in the movie, is crazy and a comic character "OH HELLZ YEA! WOOOW!" (because all black males are basically Will Smith). It might just be worth watching again to try count up how many attempted comic characters are in it.

[The Morningstar]

Oh God, I forgot about that. I thought that was so dumb.

Why?

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

Just because. I've never even liked the concept of the Transformers to begin with, and when a major historical event is centered around them, I roll my eyes. Then Obama came on and I just had enough.

[El Payaso]

The second one is worse I think but it's kind of like asking if Hiroshima was better Nagasaki. Rosue Huntington Whiteley performance kind of holds unintentionally value is just how horribly wooden she is. Seriously if anyone thinks Megan Fox (or any actress) is bad, wait till you see this chick. It's like lipstick painted on a small tree.

You know how in a movie you have a comic character? In Tranformers 3 they have attempted to make almost every character a comic character. That Asain fellow Ken Joeng from the hangover starts acting crazy waving guns and crap. he's a comic character. John Malkovich shows up for some reason, then just, dissapears. He's a comic character. Sams parents are comic characters. They basically do nothing. Those two little cute robots are back, comic characters. John Torturro is in it, basically does nothing. He's a comic character. Racist Scottish drunk robot and ugly stupid Irish robots. They are comic characters. The black guy, well basically any black guy in the movie, is crazy and a comic character "OH HELLZ YEA! WOOOW!" (because all black males are basically Will Smith). It might just be worth watching again to try count up how many attempted comic characters are in it.

Ah, I know the concept. Nothing like comic characters that try too hard and don't make you laugh.

[Lord]

The early robots stuff in Transformers 3 were good set ups, with Megatron cooler than ever and proving that his small Decepticon army can still kick ass, and it also showed that the Decepticon could be scary, then the human plot, the bad deaths for many robots and the psicho Optimus Prime ruined everything.

The city battle was great but the story just doesn't hold up, and when Sam accidentally threw that thing to Starscream's eye i knew Sam would accidentally and comically kill him, I REALLY HATED THAT PART.

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

Just because. I've never even liked the concept of the Transformers to begin with, and when a major historical event is centered around them, I roll my eyes. Then Obama came on and I just had enough.

I like tranformers but from now it's probably just being to be associated with those movies for a long, long until it gets rebooted and predictable Hollywood tries a Batman Begins. Theres a game thats been out for a year or two now called "War For Cybertron" it's really awsome, does Tranformers far more justice.

[gwynplaine]

_ I know that might sound like blasphemy to some, but I guess this is the right thread for that: Not having really grown up with his films, the only John Hughes' movie that I really love is "Planes, Trains and Automobiles."
Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed most of the other ones (specially "Weird Science"), but just not as much as PTAA.
I wish Martin and Candy had done more movies together, kinda like Pryor and Wilder or Matthau and Lemmon and other great comedic duos did.
On a semi-related note, "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" is a very underrated movie.
_ I enjoyed Scream 4 for what it was. Not a great film by any means but kinda fun to watch.
_ Kevin Spacey was as bad a Luthor as Gene Hackman was. Both great actors, but both given really bad material to work with.

[Sloth7d]

Nah. I loved Captain Planet.

Seemed like a fairly innocent eco warrior cartoon about a man in tight under-pants summoned by childrens rings

People who don't like Captain Planet need a little HEART! Nah, I make fun of it all the time, but I enjoyed it as a kid.

Then I'll just throw this out there. Captain Planet movie: yay; nay?

[scatterax]

_ I know that might sound like blasphemy to some, but I guess this is the right thread for that: Not having really grown up with his films, the only John Hughes' movie that I really love is "Planes, Trains and Automobiles."
Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed most of the other ones (specially "Weird Science"), but just not as much as PTAA.
I wish Martin and Candy had done more movies together, kinda like Pryor and Wilder or Matthau and Lemmon and other great comedic duos did.
On a semi-related note, "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" is a very underrated movie.
_ I enjoyed Scream 4 for what it was. Not a great film by any means but kinda fun to watch.
_ Kevin Spacey was as bad a Luthor as Gene Hackman was. Both great actors, but both given really bad material to work with.

Agreed. They both could have been epic luthors if only they would've taken the role more seriously.

[gwynplaine]

Agreed. They both could have been epic luthors if only they would've taken the role more seriously.
True:up:

[The Morningstar]

I don't think it was their fault really. It was the way the Luthor character was written. Luthor in name only, both times.

[Figs]

I'm not at all excited or looking forward to the remake of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.

[Lord]

Simpsons the movies was great, it sure as hell felt like an expanded episode or a 3 part episode but it felt like a good episode, and i don't think that there would be any way for it to not seem like a bigger episode

[Secret Fawful]

_ I know that might sound like blasphemy to some, but I guess this is the right thread for that: Not having really grown up with his films, the only John Hughes' movie that I really love is "Planes, Trains and Automobiles."

No love for the first and second Home Alone movies?

[The Morningstar]

Ferris Bueller's Day Off is like, the greatest high school/teenager movie ever.

Ever.

[Parker Wayne]

I loved the first Transformers. Yeah, I said it. :yay:

I hated the second one, and I was indifferent about the third one, mostly because I knew what I was expecting.

The first one is an okay movie. It has some dumb humor, but the humor is nowhere as distracting as the sequels. Maybe it's because it was more ensemble than the others, and the military had a bigger influence.

[gwynplaine]

No love for the first and second Home Alone movies?
I enjoyed them and get the appeal, but love would be too strong a word for me.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off is like, the greatest high school/teenager movie ever.

Ever.
It probably is, the thing is I'm not really that into high school/teenager movies, just like I'm not that into sports movies in general (except the ones about boxing.) But to each their own.

[gwynplaine]

I don't think it was their fault really. It was the way the Luthor character was written. Luthor in name only, both times.
Good point. But I still expected more truth and less hamming it up from actors of that caliber.

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

Agreed. They both could have been epic luthors if only they would've taken the role more seriously.

Yea, he should have been alot more hardcore.

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[Parker Wayne]

Boxing sports movies are the best sports movies to me. I know there are others I liked, but the only non-boxing sports movie I hold in high regard that i can think of is Friday Night Lights.

[danoyse]

I'm not at all excited or looking forward to the remake of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.

I didn't think the book was all that great. Still haven't gotten around to reading the other two.

[Liam_H]

I loved the first Transformers. Yeah, I said it. :yay:

I hated the second one, and I was indifferent about the third one, mostly because I knew what I was expecting.

The first one is an okay movie. It has some dumb humor, but the humor is nowhere as distracting as the sequels. Maybe it's because it was more ensemble than the others, and the military had a bigger influence.

I'm guessing Bay didn't have as much control as he did with the next two. The inclusion of military is unnecessary, background is fine but there's just too much focus on them.

[The Morningstar]

The first Transformers was decent because it had Spielberg's influence. The other two were Michael Bay just let loose.

[bullets]

_ I know that might sound like blasphemy to some, but I guess this is the right thread for that: Not having really grown up with his films, the only John Hughes' movie that I really love is "Planes, Trains and Automobiles."
Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed most of the other ones (specially "Weird Science"), but just not as much as PTAA.
I wish Martin and Candy had done more movies together, kinda like Pryor and Wilder or Matthau and Lemmon and other great comedic duos did.
On a semi-related note, "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" is a very underrated movie.
.


I like John Hughes other films but "Planes , Trains , and Automobiles" is a class above them for me. At least in the director category.

Also I really enjoyed Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.



P.S.

Superman Returns was a good film

[CelticPredator]

Edittt..

[Figs]

I didn't think the book was all that great. Still haven't gotten around to reading the other two.

Never read the books but I did enjoy the original films. That's mainly why I'm not too excited for the new one, I've already seen the movie before. Kind had the same feelings with Let Me In.

[CelticPredator]

Love all three Bayformers flicks. I'd glady watch them over any of the Star Wars Prequels, or the "edited" Blu Rays.


No...I'd watch Revenge of the Fallen 20 times over, then have to sit through the entire Blu Ray Saga once.

[Lasirius]

I didn't like The Crow.

[moviedoors]

I didn't like The Crow.

I use to love that movie when I was an early teen. I don't hate it or anything now, but it certainly doesn't have the same luster anymore. It's pretty silly stuff.

[moviedoors]

Ferris Bueller's Day Off is like, the greatest high school/teenager movie ever.

Ever.

Now there's a good one for this thread. I don't like that movie. You know who the real hero of that movie is? The Principle. He's right. Bueller is a lying, cheating little **** who deserves to get caught.

[SuperFerret]

Now there's a good one for this thread. I don't like that movie. You know who the real hero of that movie is? The Principle. He's right. Bueller is a lying, cheating little **** who deserves to get caught.

He is right, but he was also caught with child pornography, so... :awesome:

[Sloth7d]

Now there's a good one for this thread. I don't like that movie. You know who the real hero of that movie is? The Principle. He's right. Bueller is a lying, cheating little **** who deserves to get caught.

But Bueller was awesome, and in real life, being awesome > being right. So there!

[TDK Joker]

I like John Hughes other films but "Planes , Trains , and Automobiles" is a class above them for me. At least in the director category.

Also I really enjoyed Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.



P.S.

Superman Returns was a good film

:up:

I love John Hughes' films, but I think Planes, Trains and Automobiles is my favourite.
"He says we're going the wrong way."
"Ah, he's drunk. How does he know where we're going?"
Favourite line. Gets me everytime. Also, I think Steve Martin has said this is his favourite film of his. John Candy is also phenomenal.

P.S.

I liked Superman Returns too.

[Tron Bonne]

Haven't really posted in awhile, so I'll turn this out though I'm not sure where it falls on the popular/unpopular scale.

Super was pretty great for the most part. It fulfilled the promises that Kick-Ass' first 20 minutes set-up and showed a lot of interesting stuff, and did a good job of sticking with it until the last 15-20 minutes, when it totally undercut that in just about every way. It went from being great, to just good, with that.

[gwynplaine]

Haven't really posted in awhile, so I'll turn this out though I'm not sure where it falls on the popular/unpopular scale.

Super was pretty great for the most part. It fulfilled the promises that Kick-Ass' first 20 minutes set-up and showed a lot of interesting stuff, and did a good job of sticking with it until the last 15-20 minutes, when it totally undercut that in just about every way. It went from being great, to just good, with that.
Interesting. I haven't watched Super yet, but I want to see it.
So far though I haven't been really impressed by the "real life" superheros movies. Specially after watching that documentary about real "real life" superheros. It was so much more tragi-comic than anything in Kick-Ass or Defendor.

[Tron Bonne]

Super does, I think, a very good job of portraying 'real life' superheroes for the most part. Especially in comparison to Kick-Ass (which I think one could even argue isn't even really about superheroes in a real life context). But that last bit killed it for me. I haven't seen Defendor, though, to compare those. Haven't seen that doc, either? What's it about?

[gwynplaine]

Super does, I think, a very good job of portraying 'real life' superheroes for the most part. Especially in comparison to Kick-Ass (which I think one could even argue isn't even really about superheroes in a real life context). But that last bit killed it for me. I haven't seen Defendor, though, to compare those. Haven't seen that doc, either? What's it about?
It follows a bunch of real life superheros, some working in groups others solo in their daily lives and their "fight against crime" (and I use that term very loosely) There are some funny moments, some touching ones, but most of the times they are pretty pathetic. One of them I think his name was Master Legend, wears a German helmet and what appears to be BMX protection or something (Hockey pads?:cwink:)and seems to be taking his powers from all the beer he drinks:woot:

[HighFivingMF]

It follows a bunch of real life superheros, some working in groups others solo in their daily lives and their "fight against crime" (and I use that term very loosely) There are some funny moments, some touching ones, but most of the times they are pretty pathetic. One of them I think his name was Master Legend, wears a German helmet and what appears to be BMX protection or something (Hockey pads?:cwink:)and seems to be taking his powers from all the beer he drinks:woot:

That guy was hilarious! He talked about going out and hitting the streets, cut to him at the bar talking to a very uncomfortable-looking girl. :awesome: And the guy that said his costume was inspired by Superman and Zorro, and he pretty much just had a homemade Wonder Twins suit. :awesome::awesome:

[gwynplaine]

That guy was hilarious! He talked about going out and hitting the streets, cut to him at the bar talking to a very uncomfortable-looking girl. :awesome: And the guy that said his costume was inspired by Superman and Zorro, and he pretty much just had a homemade Wonder Twins suit. :awesome::awesome:
Haha:woot: That doc was great:up:

[Lasirius]

I use to love that movie when I was an early teen. I don't hate it or anything now, but it certainly doesn't have the same luster anymore. It's pretty silly stuff.

I just saw it a week ago and while the soundtrack is really good as well as the visuals, the acting was lackluster. Some of the scenes played out as very corny and silly as well.

I was very much looking forward to watching it and liking it. In my opinion, Dark City is far superior than The Crow.

[JAK®]

Reservoir Dogs is better than Pulp Fiction.

[CelticPredator]

Maybe.

The Thing 2011 is not a bad movie. It's pretty fun! Go sees it, if you're a fan of the Carpenter flick. It's not as good...but how could it?

[Max J Power]

It follows a bunch of real life superheros, some working in groups others solo in their daily lives and their "fight against crime" (and I use that term very loosely) There are some funny moments, some touching ones, but most of the times they are pretty pathetic. One of them I think his name was Master Legend, wears a German helmet and what appears to be BMX protection or something (Hockey pads?:cwink:)and seems to be taking his powers from all the beer he drinks:woot:
What's this movie called?

[Lasirius]

What's this movie called?

I think they're talking about Super, which I still need to see.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1512235/

[Max J Power]

I think they're talking about Super, which I still need to see.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1512235/
Not Super; the real-life superhero documentary being discussed.

[HighFivingMF]

Not Super; the real-life superhero documentary being discussed.

It's an HBO documentary called Superheroes.

[OctaviusINC]

I didn't like The Crow.


I used to worship the film when I was younger. I popped in the DVD over a year ago and haven't watched it since. I didn't enjoy it nearly as much and I'm afraid to see it again for the reason that I may not like it.

Now excuse me as I wipe the lenses of my rose tinted glasses.

[TDK Joker]

Other's have probably said it, but now I'm taking my turn...
i really enjoyed The Punisher from 2004 with Thomas Jane and John Travolta. And Daredevil as well for that matter.

[Team Andino]

Reservoir Dogs is better than Pulp Fiction.
I feel the same way, maybe if I see both movies again as it's been years since I've seen them I might feel different but I just remeber enjoing Reservoir Dogs much more.

[Lasirius]

Not Super; the real-life superhero documentary being discussed.

Ah okay, my bad :yay:

[Max J Power]

I used to worship the film when I was younger. I popped in the DVD over a year ago and haven't watched it since. I didn't enjoy it nearly as much and I'm afraid to see it again for the reason that I may not like it.

Now excuse me as I wipe the lenses of my rose tinted glasses.
I didn't see The Crow until college and I wasn't that impressed with it. I liked the overall direction, but I got a little bored of the unkillable, superpowered Draven squashing street thugs. It was as though Superman was spending an entire movie foiling bank robberies.

Other's have probably said it, but now I'm taking my turn...
i really enjoyed The Punisher from 2004 with Thomas Jane and John Travolta. And Daredevil as well for that matter.
I enjoyed The Punisher too, even though upon later viewings I thought it should have been more willing to "go there" with its grittiness and dark humor.

[Secret Fawful]

Popeye is a good movie. It's well choreographed and well shot. Not all of it works, but overall it has it's heart in the right place and featured more effort than a lot of adaptions do nowadays.

[moviedoors]

Popeye is a good movie. It's well choreographed and well shot. Not all of it works, but overall it has it's heart in the right place and featured more effort than a lot of adaptions do nowadays.

It's also just plain weird enough that it's worth watching at least once.

[DarkSovereignty]

Popeye is a good movie. It's well choreographed and well shot. Not all of it works, but overall it has it's heart in the right place and featured more effort than a lot of adaptions do nowadays.
is that the one where robin williams punches an octopus?

[Brain Damage]

Other's have probably said it, but now I'm taking my turn...
i really enjoyed The Punisher from 2004 with Thomas Jane and John Travolta. And Daredevil as well for that matter.

I'll go one step further and say that I LOVED the 2004 Punisher flick. And it was eons better than War Zone.
As for Daredevil, I really enjoyed it as well, and the director cut is actually a damn fine film, minus the playground fight.

[Secret Fawful]

is that the one where robin williams punches an octopus?

Yeah, he eats spinach and punches the sucker from underwater straight up into the sky. Considering the original Popeye could punch trees into clothespins, drown lightning, swim UP a waterfall, and deflect bullets with his head, this was a small-time feat for the character. Popeye made Superman look like Steve Urkle.

[scatterax]

Shouldn't he replace aqua man in the jla then?

[gwynplaine]

Popeye is a good movie. It's well choreographed and well shot. Not all of it works, but overall it has it's heart in the right place and featured more effort than a lot of adaptions do nowadays.
I'm a huge fan of the original E. C. Segar books and found none of the charm, sense of humor and surreal fantastic vibe of the comics in the film. Altman and most of the people on set were allegedly coked up out their heads during the shooting and it certainly feels that way, all over the place, with no real direction.
Nice sets though, I'll give you that. (and with better material Williams would probably have been a decent Popeye.)

[Brain Damage]

I enjoy the Phantom Menace immensely, or at least 90% of it. Partly maybe because I was only a little kid when it first came out and I was enthralled in it.
I also love the hell out of Revenge of the Sith. The only one of the prequels I really can't stand is Attack of the Clones, and the biggest reason for that is the god-awful dialogue and overall relationship between Anakin and Padme, the rest of the film isn't even that shabby.

[Secret Fawful]

I'm a huge fan of the original E. C. Segar books and found none of the charm, sense of humor and surreal fantastic vibe of the comics in the film. Altman and most of the people on set were allegedly coked up out their heads during the shooting and it certainly feels that way, all over the place, with no real direction.

Nice sets though, I'll give you that. (and with better material Williams would probably have been a decent Popeye.)

To be fair, you undoubtedly have a far better grasp of the material than I do. I've only seen the original Fleischer cartoons. I really feel the movie is like Popeye on stage, though, more than Popeye on film, and the entire thing feels fantastically choreographed. Every character moves and sounds like an animated character, and the way they interact makes them feel like they were hand drawn. It's definitely slow-paced, but I feel like there's more attention to detail than most people give it credit for. It's true that as a Popeye adventure it falls a bit short of the mark in how fantastic it should be, but it managed to bring a human element to the material for me, and although Bluto's character is seriously misdone, I liked it. And it IS well shot.

http://i.imgur.com/cLRwi.png
http://i.imgur.com/eSjjH.png
http://i.imgur.com/QbIFD.png
http://i.imgur.com/C8kDw.png
http://i.imgur.com/3JllF.png
http://i.imgur.com/jJ3RA.png
http://i.imgur.com/nwgKJ.png
http://i.imgur.com/w6n3q.png
http://i.imgur.com/1jUVm.png
http://i.imgur.com/C2HeC.png

You could argue that it's merely competent, and perhaps that's true, but I dunno, it just hits me right somehow.

[gwynplaine]

^ I'm glad you liked it. I highly recommend you check out Segar's masterpiece that are the original comics though. Funny, modern, weird, timeless.
Wimpy is so great and so are Eugene The Jeep, The Sea Hag, Alice the Goon and everyone else actually.

[Secret Fawful]

I DEFINITELY plan to. I'll be watching all the theatrical shorts as well.

[Watchman]

^ I'm glad you liked it. I highly recommend you check out Segar's masterpiece that are the original comics though. Funny, modern, weird, timeless.
Wimpy is so great and so are Eugene The Jeep, The Sea Hag, Alice the Goon and everyone else actually.

The library near me has a few collections of Segar's Popeye. I think you've convince me to pick them up.

[gwynplaine]

I DEFINITELY plan to. I'll be watching all the theatrical shorts as well.
:up:

The library near me has a few collections of Segar's Popeye. I think you've convince me to pick them up.
I don't think you will regret it.

[DCW]

I really enjoyed Green Lantern.

[danoyse]

Popeye is a good movie. It's well choreographed and well shot. Not all of it works, but overall it has it's heart in the right place and featured more effort than a lot of adaptions do nowadays.

I actually saw that in the movie theater. Twice. I am old... :oldrazz:

I saw it again on TV somewhat recently and completely forgot that it was a musical. And I love musicals. So I guess that says a lot for how good the music was. :dry:

[Secret Fawful]

I actually saw that in the movie theater. Twice. I am old... :oldrazz:

I saw it again on TV somewhat recently and completely forgot that it was a musical. And I love musicals. So I guess that says a lot for how good the music was. :dry:

The music is without a doubt the worst part of the movie, except for the songs Popeye sings, which were okay. Everything else: TERRIBLE.

[bullets]

I really enjoyed Green Lantern.


I didn't think it was nearly as bad as some of the reviews suggest.

Popeye is a good movie. It's well choreographed and well shot. Not all of it works, but overall it has it's heart in the right place and featured more effort than a lot of adaptions do nowadays.


I haven't seen it in years but loved it when I was younger. I need to watch this again sometime.

[gwynplaine]

William Holden was too old, Gloria Swanson too young, but "Sunset Blvd" is still my favorite Billy Wilder movie, with "Some Like It Hot" a close second.
Speaking of miscast and great movies, I love "Apocalypse Now" and like "Sunset Blvd" it is a true masterpiece, but I would have much preferred if Clint Eastwood, Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, James Woods or anyone else more fatal and dangerous than Sheen had been on that boat to go kill Kurtz. Maybe it's just me but I just didn't buy Sheen as the Angel of Death.

[gwynplaine]

I don't care much for the French "Nouvelle Vague" and Godard is a big Hack.

[danoyse]

William Holden was too old, Gloria Swanson too young, but "Sunset Blvd" is still my favorite Billy Wilder movie, with "Some Like It Hot" a close second.

I love Sunset Blvd. It's completely twisted, yet awesome. "I am big, it's the pictures that got small!" is still one of the best movie lines ever.

I saw Glenn Close play Norma in the stage version a few years back, she was incredible in that role (and completely insane). Hugh Jackman played Joe Gillis in the Australian production, wish I could have seen that. I've only heard a few clips from it, but he sounded great. :up:

[gwynplaine]

I love Sunset Blvd. It's completely twisted, yet awesome. "I am big, it's the pictures that got small!" is still one of the best movie lines ever.

I saw Glenn Close play Norma in the stage version a few years back, she was incredible in that role (and completely insane). Hugh Jackman played Joe Gillis in the Australian production, wish I could have seen that. I've only heard a few clips from it, but he sounded great. :up:
:up:
I wish I could have seen Glenn Close and of course Jackman too. Both great actors.

[danoyse]

:up:
I wish I could have seen Glenn Close and of course Jackman too. Both great actors.

Glenn Close was amazing...she was downright scary in that role. The staging was incredible too, especially the staircase scene at the end, and the way they did the swimming pool.

Hugh did the show in 1996, I think? It was a few years before X-Men. He looked like a kid back then. :oldrazz:

[A Necessary Evil]

I really enjoyed Green Lantern.

I loved it.:yay:

[bullets]

Horrible Bosses wasn't funny. I laughed a couple of times and thought Kevin Spacey was good but everything else didn't work for me.

[gwynplaine]

Glenn Close was amazing...she was downright scary in that role. The staging was incredible too, especially the staircase scene at the end, and the way they did the swimming pool.

Hugh did the show in 1996, I think? It was a few years before X-Men. He looked like a kid back then. :oldrazz:
:awesome: Wish I was there.
Did Hugh do the Show in Australia? I bet he was awesome in the role as well.

[gwynplaine]

I haven't read the books and I'm not necessarily a huge fan of the Harry Potter films, even though I can see that it's definitely a great series of movies.
That said, I really really liked the last two ones.
Also I thought that the music supervisor did a great job by picking Nick Cave's O Children for Harry and Hermione's dance in the tent.

And the Elf's death was really moving. Great CGI work there

[danoyse]

:awesome: Wish I was there.
Did Hugh do the Show in Australia? I bet he was awesome in the role as well.

Yes, he did the show in Australia. There are a few clips scattered around YouTube, but unfortunately they never recorded a cast album.

The staging was really cool - they even did the car chase when Joe was escaping from the repo men trying to take his car by using a projection screen in the back (which is what they also did for the "ready for my closeup" ending).

I'm not always the biggest Andrew Lloyd Webber fan, but that was definitely one of his better musicals. "As If We Never Said Goodbye" is such an amazing song.

[danoyse]

I haven't read the books and I'm not necessarily a huge fan of the Harry Potter films, even though I can see that it's definitely a great series of movies.
That said, I really really liked the last two ones.
Also I thought that the music supervisor did a great job by picking Nick Cave's O Children for Harry and Hermione's dance in the tent.

And the Elf's death was really moving. Great CGI work there

I'm a big Harry Potter fan, and I love the movies, but the two DH movies were the best of the series. It really felt like it was one big movie split in half, but the two movies together completely justifed the decision to split them. I can't imagine how much they would have had to cut if it was just a single movie.

The dance in the tent wasn't in the book - that was a great addition. So was watching Hermione disappear from all of the family photos when she modified their memories (in the book she mentions that she did it, but you don't get to see it).

Can't wait to get that on blu-ray next month. :up:

[gwynplaine]

Yes, he did the show in Australia. There are a few clips scattered around YouTube, but unfortunately they never recorded a cast album.

The staging was really cool - they even did the car chase when Joe was escaping from the repo men trying to take his car by using a projection screen in the back (which is what they also did for the "ready for my closeup" ending).

I'm not always the biggest Andrew Lloyd Webber fan, but that was definitely one of his better musicals. "As If We Never Said Goodbye" is such an amazing song.
Hugh's the Man. I wish I could have seen him as Joe.

I'm a big Harry Potter fan, and I love the movies, but the two DH movies were the best of the series. It really felt like it was one big movie split in half, but the two movies together completely justifed the decision to split them. I can't imagine how much they would have had to cut if it was just a single movie.

The dance in the tent wasn't in the book - that was a great addition. So was watching Hermione disappear from all of the family photos when she modified their memories (in the book she mentions that she did it, but you don't get to see it).

Can't wait to get that on blu-ray next month. :up:
Very true. I'm a big fan of those two movies and looking forward to the final blu ray as well:up:

[A Necessary Evil]

I haven't read the books and I'm not necessarily a huge fan of the Harry Potter films, even though I can see that it's definitely a great series of movies.
That said, I really really liked the last two ones.
Also I thought that the music supervisor did a great job by picking Nick Cave's O Children for Harry and Hermione's dance in the tent.

And the Elf's death was really moving. Great CGI work there

I just happened to be listening to this! :awesome:
You should read the books, they really are good.
Hallows is my favorite of the series. I'd say I just count it as one movie, but I'm so happy yates stayed on. He made my top three in the series. :up:

[bullets]

I liked Paranormal Activity the first time I saw it but that's been ruined by the sequels. I thought PA2 was bad and 3 doesn't work for me because the affect wore off.

[Abaddon]

I wasn't impressed by the Avengers trailer.

[Tron Bonne]

I liked Paranormal Activity the first time I saw it but that's been ruined by the sequels. I thought PA2 was bad and 3 doesn't work for me because the affect wore off.

I've never had any read want to watch either any of those films. The whole found footage thing really doesn't catch my attention in the slightest.

[bullets]

I've never had any read want to watch either any of those films. The whole found footage thing really doesn't catch my attention in the slightest.


I've enjoyed it a couple times but think it's run it's course in the horror genre.

[Max J Power]

I wasn't impressed by the Avengers trailer.
I wasn't either, but action movie trailers are pretty formulaic, so that doesn't mean I don't think the movie will be good. I couldn't even tell you the last action trailer I saw that I was really impressed by.

[Figs]

I don't give two ****s about the Akira movie...mainly because it's based on Anime. :P

Also, I don't care that they're bringing it to America with American actors. Keep crying anime fans.

[Secret Fawful]

Keep on trollin, Figs. Keep on trollin. We wouldn't want you any other way.

But yeah, Akira holds no interest for me either.

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

I don't think people fully appreciate that Batman Begins features fight scenes between Christian Bale and Liam Neeson.

[TDK Joker]

I don't think people fully appreciate that Batman Begins features fight scenes between Christian Bale and Liam Neeson.

:hehe: This is true

[Figs]

Keep on trollin, Figs. Keep on trollin. We wouldn't want you any other way.

But yeah, Akira holds no interest for me either.

:woot:

Sorry, I'm at work and in one of my moods if you get what I'm saying. :csad:

[Secret Fawful]

:woot:

Sorry, I'm at work and in one of my moods if you get what I'm saying. :csad:

Haha, that's all right. I thought it was funny.

[CelticPredator]

I hate anime as well Figgy Stardust.

[Secret Fawful]

I don't, but I don't believe any form of film is without merit.

[CelticPredator]

Eh. It's like films that are filmed in a certain format.

I can't watch Public Enemies because of it's look.

I can't watch anime because of it's style. Just don't enjoy it.

[Secret Fawful]

Oh hey, it's just like me and Alien. :dry:

[Brain Damage]

I don't think people fully appreciate that Batman Begins features fight scenes between Christian Bale and Liam Neeson.

Sword fights, no less.

[CelticPredator]

Eh...I don't know. You called Alien something it wasn't.

I just don't like the look of Anime. :D

[Secret Fawful]

Well, I meant more that even though I don't think it's a bad movie, I just can't enjoy it because some things about it just hold me back. I guess I can understand how others feel about things like anime because of that, yeah. I shouldn't be calling Alien bad, though, and I guess I just hate to see others calling anime bad. Unless it's a bad anime. Cause there are plenty of bad anime.

[CelticPredator]

Then you can think i'm wrong, because I think Anime is horrible. :D

[Secret Fawful]

Then you can think i'm wrong, because I think Anime is horrible. :D

http://images.wikia.com/cowboybebop/images/9/93/Spike4.jpg
:awesome:

[CelticPredator]

Yes, I know the Bebop. Still not a fan. :D

[Secret Fawful]

Bebop? You mean that show where a crew of ultra slick bounty hunters track criminals across the solar system? The one that has blues and bebop music in its soundtrack? The one my picture is from above?

Never heard of it. :o

[bullets]

I'm not a fan of Anime. I've only seen three- Vampire Hunter D, Animatrix and Akira. I thought Akira was good . I'll still check out the new X-Men series though.

[CelticPredator]

The Iron Man and Wolverine shows were pretty awful.

[scatterax]

Wolverine was descent for what it was, iron man was pretty boring though. (the animes)

[Secret Fawful]

I never watched either one and I don't want to. I've never seen a Japanese animated take on an American superhero I've remotely liked...well besides the fact that Batman The Animated Series had episodes animated in Japan...some by the same studio that made Cowboy Bebop.

[Parker Wayne]

I'm mixed on anime. I think some are good, but others are annoying.

But I've yet to see an anime actually make a good live action movie.

[Sloth7d]

Paranormal Activity 2 sucked. Paranormal Activity 3 was fun as a theatre experience.

[Tron Bonne]

I don't, but I don't believe any form of film is without merit.

Yeah, I'm pretty shocked at some many closed minds about stuff like that. It's like people who can't stand foreign films because they're in a foreign language. Especially when most of the same people would probably be on their knees if certain films were the same, just in live action.

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

Saw, and all it's sequels, are a low point for horror.

[Thebumwhowalks]

But I've yet to see an anime actually make a good live action movie.

Not a direct adaptation, but the Wachowski Bros storyboarded and pitched the Matrix to studios as a live action anime, saying they wanted to bring certain elements and styles from anime to live action film for the first time.

I have only seen a few here and there, I caught one called 'Grave of the Fireflies' a few weeks ago, a serious one, dealing with the circumstances facing the civilian population of Japan during the final months of World War II.
Frickin' depressing, but very good, kept my attention throughout, there was one plot point at the end that didn't make sense to me though.

why the guy let the little kid die of starvation when he still had money in the bank in the town centre.

[Tron Bonne]

Not a direct adaptation, but the Wachowski Bros storyboarded and pitched the Matrix to studios as a live action anime, saying they wanted to bring certain elements and styles from anime to live action film for the first time.

I have only seen a few here and there, I caught one called 'Grave of the Fireflies' a few weeks ago, a serious one, dealing with the circumstances facing the civilian population of Japan during the final months of World War II.
Frickin' depressing, but very good, kept my attention throughout, there was one plot point at the end that didn't make sense to me though.

why the guy let the little kid die of starvation when he still had money in the bank in the town centre.

Grave of the Fireflies is really a beautiful film. I would easily put it as one of the greatest anti-war movies of all time, mainly because it doesn't really hit us over the head with how horrible war is by showing the conflict itself, but the effect it has on the young. It's adapted from a novel, and they did a live action miniseries as well, though I'm not sure if it was ever localized.

[Figs]

Yeah, I'm pretty shocked at some many closed minds about stuff like that. It's like people who can't stand foreign films because they're in a foreign language. Especially when most of the same people would probably be on their knees if certain films were the same, just in live action.

When it comes to Anime, much like CelticPredator, I just can't get into it most of the time.

The first Anime I ever saw was Ninja Scroll, and it's still my favorite to this day. Akira was alright I guess, but most of the other stuff I've watched just didn't do it for me.

[Tron Bonne]

It's fair enough and all, we're all entitled to our opinions, but that always opens two questions for me:

1) How much have you attempted to watch?

and, more importantly

2) How open minded were you to it when you actually did watch it? Because if you go into pretty much anything with the mindset that you won't like it, 9 times out of 10, you'll probably find yourself disliking it.

[A Necessary Evil]

Paranormal Activity 2 sucked. Paranormal Activity 3 was fun as a theatre experience.

I think they all suck.

[Figs]

It's fair enough and all, we're all entitled to our opinions, but that always opens two questions for me:

1) How much have you attempted to watch?

and, more importantly

2) How open minded were you to it when you actually did watch it? Because if you go into pretty much anything with the mindset that you won't like it, 9 times out of 10, you'll probably find yourself disliking it.

I've watched quite a few since a decent number of my friends are into it. I also don't go into it with negative thoughts. Don't get me wrong, a good number of them are ok, but overall I just don't care for it.

[Sloth7d]

I think they all suck.

Lol, I can't blame you there. Outside of the theatre experience or watching it with jumpy friends, they're pretty boring movies. I just find PA2 to be boring even when watching with everyone else.

[Tron Bonne]

I've watched quite a few since a decent number of my friends are into it. I also don't go into it with negative thoughts. Don't get me wrong, a good number of them are ok, but overall I just don't care for it.

Really? Well, I don't know, I guess that's how it goes.

[EGADComics]

Oh, I got one, lol. Korea made the best Wolverine movie ever. Its called "Old Boy". It makes the Wolverine movie released look like garbage.

[Max J Power]

Oldboy is a very well made film, but it didn't make a big impact on me the way it seems to have for many viewers.

[gwynplaine]

Oh, I got one, lol. Korea made the best Wolverine movie ever. Its called "Old Boy". It makes the Wolverine movie released look like garbage.
Saying Old Boy is the best Wolverine movie is an interesting parallel, kinda like saying Death Wish is the greatest Punisher film, but on the other hand it's not totally accurate either. Good one though.

[danoyse]

Paranormal Activity 2 sucked. Paranormal Activity 3 was fun as a theatre experience.

Agreed on both counts. The audience at PA3 tonight was hilarious.

[Rowsdower!]

Saying Old Boy is the best Wolverine movie is an interesting parallel, kinda like saying Death Wish is the greatest Punisher film, but on the other hand it's not totally accurate either. Good one though.

It's amazing that they were able to make an excellent Punisher-esque film in the 70s and yet Marvel has consistently failed to make a Punisher film three goddamned times in a row. It's such a simple story and it's mind boggling that they can't get it right.

They're going to screw it up again with this bullsh** Dexter/CSI/Punisher TV series, if it even sees the light of day. Although if they have a sudden flash of genius and cast Holt McCallany in the lead role, I will watch it because he'd make a great Frank Castle.

[A Necessary Evil]

Lol, I can't blame you there. Outside of the theatre experience or watching it with jumpy friends, they're pretty boring movies. I just find PA2 to be boring even when watching with everyone else.

Fair enough. :cwink:

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

As good as "babe" is (and it is one of the best family movies) it's far too Americanized.
There are more american sounding characters than there are British. I can only presume this is to pander to Americans who don't like things that aren't American enough.

[Schlosser85]

I don't think Marlon Brando was a great actor.

I don't think Robin Williams or Jim Carrey are funny (I think they're really annoying, actually), but I like Robin Williams in his serious roles in Good Will Hunting and One Hour Photo, and Carrey in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

The HurtLocker is almost as boring as Jarhead.
Another, not so great war movie. They should call it borelocker. Bore... locker.

[Eddie Dean]

Saying Old Boy is the best Wolverine movie is an interesting parallel, kinda like saying Death Wish is the greatest Punisher film, but on the other hand it's not totally accurate either. Good one though.
Seven is the best Batman movie never made.

Enter the Dragon is the best Iron Fist movie never made.

Robocop is the best Judge Dredd movie never made.

The Dirty Dozen is the best Nick Fury and The Howling Commandos never made.

Waterworld is the best Aquaman movie never made.

[gwynplaine]

^ Good ones. My turn.

_ Hang 'Em High is the best Jonah Hex movie never made.
_ You named the first one, but A Clockwork Orange is the 2nd best Judge Dredd movie never made (minus Dredd of course but Alex DeLarge would have fit right in and made a great foe for him.)
_ It is also the greatest Joker movie never made.
_ Dirty Harry is the best Batman movie never made.
_ Foxy Brown is the best Luke Cage never made. If Cage was a woman that is.

[A Necessary Evil]

I want to see a all-out balls-out completely unrealistic batman series. Not that I'm in "teh realizms" camp, but after Nolan, I wanna see unused batvillains like killer croc, or solomon grundy, hell even mr. freeze or poison ivy...done right. :o

[gwynplaine]

I want to see a all-out balls-out completely unrealistic batman series. Not that I'm in "teh realizms" camp, but after Nolan, I wanna see unused batvillains like killer croc, or solomon grundy, hell even mr. freeze or poison ivy...done right. :o
That would be very cool:up:. And don't forget Clayface:woot:
But first I'd love to see a period piece Batman done right, with a Joker that looks like my avy:awesome:

[A Necessary Evil]

That would be very cool:up:. And don't forget Clayface:woot:
But first I'd love to see a period piece Batman done right, with a Joker that looks like my avy:awesome:

Anyone and everyone! :awesome:

Well..TMWL is the best joker movie never made...:o :cwink:

[gwynplaine]

Anyone and everyone! :awesome:

Well..TMWL is the best joker movie never made...:o :cwink:
Haha:up:

[A Necessary Evil]

Its true :oldrazz:

[gwynplaine]

I agree.:yay:

[A Necessary Evil]

:up:

[Max J Power]

I want to see a all-out balls-out completely unrealistic batman series. Not that I'm in "teh realizms" camp, but after Nolan, I wanna see unused batvillains like killer croc, or solomon grundy, hell even mr. freeze or poison ivy...done right. :o
I'd like to see the next Batman director employ some camp/humor, like Morrison did with Batman and Robin. The tone is still fairly serious, but with a more larger-than-life fantasy element than the realism-heavy Batman works are. The Batman movie after TDKR (whenever that is) should be a big departure from the feel of Nolan's movies.

[Jordacar]

I Am Number Four was okay. Nothing special, but I honestly believe DJ Caruso has a promising future ahead.

[DarkSovereignty]

you see, I used to be a fan of D.J Caruso until I am Number Four. I just thought that movie was so bland, like when he starts the movie off with some half-assed narration about number fours orgins, breaking the one cardinal rule of cinema: SHOW DON'T TELL! I just think he was on auto pilot or something. maybe action just isn't his thing. Disturbia was great though, maybe he should just stick to thrillers ala Hitchcock.

[Jordacar]

I agree it was beyond bland. Even if it is DJ's worst movie so far, I think action is his thing. Those last 20 minutes really took me by surprise. Once they dropped the soapy high school bs and finally brought on the bad guys and monsters, that was when it got good. I watched it and said "THAT is how fx-heavy superhero action is supposed to look! Why couldn't the rest of the movie be this cool?!"

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

The Green Mile : Casino :: The Shawshank Redemption : GoodFellas.

The Green Mile is a solid follow up, but it's predecessor is miles ahead so I think it actually hurts the later made movie.

[ThDWgeek]

I didn't think Superman Returns was all that bad. Sure, it's nowhere near as good as the first half of the 1978 Superman film, and yeah, the whole Superman's son sub plot was stupid, but I thought the Plane scene was easily some of the best Superhero cinema out there. I'd say it was definitely worth the entire film being made for that one scene.

[Travesty]

I didn't think Superman Returns was all that bad. Sure, it's nowhere near as good as the first half of the 1978 Superman film, and yeah, the whole Superman's son sub plot was stupid, but I thought the Plane scene was easily some of the best Superhero cinema out there. I'd say it was definitely worth the entire film being made for that one scene.I would have liked it more, if it wasn't for the whole "a tiny bit of kryptonite is supposed to be poison to Superman, but he can endure standing on a massive chunk of kryptonite land, while picking it up, and throwing it into space" angle.

[ThDWgeek]

I would have liked it more, if it wasn't for the whole "a tiny bit of kryptonite is supposed to be poison to Superman, but he can endure standing on a massive chunk of kryptonite land, while picking it up, and throwing it into space" angle.

I didn't mind that too much. I think it's because they showed him getting a "power-up" of sunlight before using his heat vision to avoid most of it, so I bought into it a bit more. I do agree that it's kind of ridiculous though.

Also, another unpopular opinion of mine, is that Twilight, at least the first film, ISN'T completely awful. That doesn't mean I think it's good in any way, it's just kinda... meh. I just found it boring, not so bad it's good or so bad it's awful. Just... empty. I found that it got very little, if any emotion from me, not even hatred. Maybe the sequels are worse, but the first one at least is just a pretty bland and boring film.

[A Necessary Evil]

I'd like to see the next Batman director employ some camp/humor, like Morrison did with Batman and Robin. The tone is still fairly serious, but with a more larger-than-life fantasy element than the realism-heavy Batman works are. The Batman movie after TDKR (whenever that is) should be a big departure from the feel of Nolan's movies.

I agree :up:

[Secret Fawful]

I want the next Batman films to follow the comic books so close to the letter while retaining quality that fanboys who are all about realism scream and moan and cry, just so I can tell them to shut the hell up.

[The Morningstar]

Yea, the "realism" fanboys do my head in. **** realism, i'm not a fan of Batman because he's a realistic superhero, because he isn't. And anyone who thinks he is needs their brain examined.

Give me a surreal, nightmarish Batman movie by Fincher or Del Toro or someone. Maybe based on Arkham Asylum: Serious House on Serious Earth.

[CelticPredator]

I'm sure the next Batman will be comic style.

I love the realistic Batman, but that's because I KNOW that series is going to end.

And someone else is going to do it. Will they do it differently? I don't know. But you can't blame Nolan for hacks who stole his vison. :D

[The Morningstar]

Fair point. I really hope the next lot of Batman movies are not the same as Nolan's. Tone wise i mean.