State your unpopular film related opinion - Part 9 - Page 33

Homer J. Fong · 08-04-2012, 08:19 PM

He won for Crazy Heart, the year before. Colin Firth won for The King's Speech in 2010.

DarkSovereignty · 08-04-2012, 08:29 PM

ah yes, that I'm actually ok with, while didn't agree with king's speech getting best picture, firth was fantastic in that movie.

Matt Mortem · 08-04-2012, 09:24 PM

Bridges was good in True Grit, but Firth really did deserve his award. Besides, a year prior Bridges got for Crazy Heart which was an amazing performance as well.

DarkSovereignty · 08-04-2012, 09:37 PM

now that I'm remembering it, that was a tough year, there were a lot of movies I felt deserved the award, 127 hours, social network, black swan. I was very conflicted, Luckily I didn't have to choose lol, because the one film I didn't see won.

jonathancrane · 08-05-2012, 08:52 AM

I like January Jones as Emma Frost.

obin_gam · 08-05-2012, 09:34 AM

I saw Munich the other day and had to turn it off after like 30 minutes. What a piece of self-indulgent pretentious bore fest, I cannot see why people everywhere say it is a great movie.

CConn · 08-05-2012, 10:03 AM

I liked, but didn't love Munich.

I think it was mainly for its cinematography and Eric Bana's performance.

747 · 08-05-2012, 10:03 AM

I don't like any of the Pirates of the Caribbean films, not even the first one.

spider-neil · 08-05-2012, 11:57 AM

I think the first Pirates movie is awesome and mints Depp as a superstar the other 3 movies are a disgrace

Wesley Dodds · 08-05-2012, 12:03 PM

Without a Charlie Kauffman script to work from, Michel Gondry is nothing special. Just a flashy music video director with a cheap bag of tricks.
A visionary, he aint.

Eddie Dean · 08-05-2012, 12:40 PM

Sciene of Sleep says otherwise.

Wesley Dodds · 08-05-2012, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eddie Dean

Sciene of Sleep says otherwise.

Not to me it doesn't.
I hated that movie. One of the most pretentious, utterly pointless films ever made. (And I never use the word pretentious!)

Thedudehimself · 08-05-2012, 01:01 PM

John Carpenter is not a good director.

Eddie Dean · 08-05-2012, 01:06 PM

Agreed, he's a great one.

Wesley Dodds · 08-05-2012, 01:09 PM

Pre-1990 John Carpenter is one of my all-time favourite directors. Just awesome movie after awesome movie.
Once the 80's were over though, so was his talent apparently. I've never seen a director lose it so badly...

Matt Mortem · 08-05-2012, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wesley Dodds

Pre-1990 John Carpenter is one of my all-time favourite directors. Just awesome movie after awesome movie.
Once the 80's were over though, so was his talent apparently. I've never seen a director lose it so badly...

I have to agree. Haven't really seen anything recent from him that was any kind of decent.

Thedudehimself · 08-05-2012, 01:19 PM

Halloween -> Not very long, but feels like 3 hours. Nothing happens. Looks outdated.
Escape from New York -> No tension, sloppy directed action, ridicoulus scenario.
The Thing -> Boring scenario, only relies on tension between characters, bad FX.

Boring crap. Nuff said.

Yeah, that is your precious John Carpenter.

Wesley Dodds · 08-05-2012, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt Mortem

I have to agree. Haven't really seen anything recent from him that was any kind of decent.

Definitely.The Ward was okay, but it's only okay compared to all of his other post-1990 stuff. As a standalone movie, it was still pretty tepid stuff.

Wesley Dodds · 08-05-2012, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thedudehimself

Halloween -> Not very long, but feels like 3 hours. Nothing happens. Looks outdated.
Escape from New York -> No tension, sloppy directed action, ridicoulus scenario.
The Thing -> Boring scenario, only relies on tension between characters, bad FX.

Boring crap. Nuff said.

Yeah, that is your precious John Carpenter.

Respectfully, no. Just no.

Blitzkrieg Bop · 08-05-2012, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thedudehimself

The Thing ->only relies on tension between characters

Oh, how terrible. Shame on them for using that in a movie about the characters.

Matt Mortem · 08-05-2012, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thedudehimself

Halloween -> Not very long, but feels like 3 hours. Nothing happens. Looks outdated.
Escape from New York -> No tension, sloppy directed action, ridicoulus scenario.
The Thing -> Boring scenario, only relies on tension between characters, bad FX.

Boring crap. Nuff said.

Yeah, that is your precious John Carpenter.

Have you seen those films? Also criticizing a films FX is just lazy. They did what they could with what they had and it turned out great.

Blackman · 08-05-2012, 01:30 PM

I didnt like Escape From NEw York either. I thought it was really boring and none of the action was that cool

Matt Mortem · 08-05-2012, 01:34 PM

I'm not that big into Escape From New York either, but Halloween and The Thing are terrific.

Wesley Dodds · 08-05-2012, 01:41 PM

Assault On Precint, Halloween, The Fog, They Live, The Thing, Escape From New York, Christine, Big trouble In Little China, Starman...

It's an impressive body of work.

Blackman · 08-05-2012, 01:47 PM

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08-04-2012, 08:19 PM	#801
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08-04-2012, 08:29 PM	#802
DarkSovereignty 100 points to Gryffindor Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: fish-shaped island, NY Posts: 6,843	Re: State your unpopular film related opinion - Part 9 ah yes, that I'm actually ok with, while didn't agree with king's speech getting best picture, firth was fantastic in that movie. __________________ My top ten superhero movies: 1. Marvels the Avengers, 2. Man of steel, 3. The dark knight, 4. Dredd, 5. Iron man, 6. Superman II: the Richard donner cut, 7. X men: first class, 8. Spiderman 2, 9. Batman returns, 10. Darkman "i shouldn't make jokes. My mother taught me not to throw stones at cripples...but my father taught me to aim for their heads." -Ramsay Bolton

08-04-2012, 09:24 PM	#803
Matt Mortem Impatient User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: the Mattcave Posts: 11,144	Re: State your unpopular film related opinion - Part 9 Bridges was good in True Grit, but Firth really did deserve his award. Besides, a year prior Bridges got for Crazy Heart which was an amazing performance as well.

08-04-2012, 09:37 PM	#804
DarkSovereignty 100 points to Gryffindor Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: fish-shaped island, NY Posts: 6,843	Re: State your unpopular film related opinion - Part 9 now that I'm remembering it, that was a tough year, there were a lot of movies I felt deserved the award, 127 hours, social network, black swan. I was very conflicted, Luckily I didn't have to choose lol, because the one film I didn't see won. __________________ My top ten superhero movies: 1. Marvels the Avengers, 2. Man of steel, 3. The dark knight, 4. Dredd, 5. Iron man, 6. Superman II: the Richard donner cut, 7. X men: first class, 8. Spiderman 2, 9. Batman returns, 10. Darkman "i shouldn't make jokes. My mother taught me not to throw stones at cripples...but my father taught me to aim for their heads." -Ramsay Bolton

08-05-2012, 08:52 AM	#805
jonathancrane Side-Kick Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Arkham Island Posts: 2,473	Re: State your unpopular film related opinion - Part 9 I like January Jones as Emma Frost.

08-05-2012, 09:34 AM	#806
obin_gam Side-Kick Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: communist utopia Posts: 3,614	Re: State your unpopular film related opinion - Part 9 I saw Munich the other day and had to turn it off after like 30 minutes. What a piece of self-indulgent pretentious bore fest, I cannot see why people everywhere say it is a great movie. __________________ "To match the shoeswith the jacket is fey. To match the shoes with the hat is taste." - Gene Wilder

08-05-2012, 10:03 AM	#807
CConn Fountainhead of culture. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Peter North's Southern Headquarters Posts: 57,456	Re: State your unpopular film related opinion - Part 9 I liked, but didn't love Munich. I think it was mainly for its cinematography and Eric Bana's performance. __________________ It's like a non-consecutive 24-hour dance party.

08-05-2012, 10:03 AM	#808
747 Film loving geek Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Sweden Posts: 2,523	Re: State your unpopular film related opinion - Part 9 I don't like any of the Pirates of the Caribbean films, not even the first one. __________________ Top ten favorite theatrical superhero movies: 1. The Dark Knight \| 2. Superman: The Movie \| 3. The Dark Knight Rises \| 4. The Avengers \| 5. Batman Begins \| 6. Iron Man 3 \| 7. X2 8. Spider-Man 2 \| 9. Batman Returns \| 10. The Incredibles

08-05-2012, 11:57 AM	#809
spider-neil spins a web any size! Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 10,190	Re: State your unpopular film related opinion - Part 9 I think the first Pirates movie is awesome and mints Depp as a superstar the other 3 movies are a disgrace

08-05-2012, 12:03 PM	#810
Wesley Dodds He Who Lurks... Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5,724	Re: State your unpopular film related opinion - Part 9 Without a Charlie Kauffman script to work from, Michel Gondry is nothing special. Just a flashy music video director with a cheap bag of tricks. A visionary, he aint.

08-05-2012, 12:40 PM	#811
Eddie Dean [sad beep] Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Pangaea Posts: 5,355	Re: State your unpopular film related opinion - Part 9 Sciene of Sleep says otherwise. __________________ “I'm a hustler. I don't get tired. I'm 26, chief.”

08-05-2012, 01:01 PM	#813
Thedudehimself Banned User Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 374	Re: State your unpopular film related opinion - Part 9 John Carpenter is not a good director.

08-05-2012, 01:06 PM	#814
Eddie Dean [sad beep] Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Pangaea Posts: 5,355	Re: State your unpopular film related opinion - Part 9 Agreed, he's a great one. __________________ “I'm a hustler. I don't get tired. I'm 26, chief.”

08-05-2012, 01:09 PM	#815
Wesley Dodds He Who Lurks... Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5,724	Re: State your unpopular film related opinion - Part 9 Pre-1990 John Carpenter is one of my all-time favourite directors. Just awesome movie after awesome movie. Once the 80's were over though, so was his talent apparently. I've never seen a director lose it so badly...

08-05-2012, 01:19 PM	#817
Thedudehimself Banned User Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 374	Re: State your unpopular film related opinion - Part 9 Halloween -> Not very long, but feels like 3 hours. Nothing happens. Looks outdated. Escape from New York -> No tension, sloppy directed action, ridicoulus scenario. The Thing -> Boring scenario, only relies on tension between characters, bad FX. Boring crap. Nuff said. Yeah, that is your precious John Carpenter.

08-05-2012, 01:30 PM	#822
Blackman King Kong Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 12,693	Re: State your unpopular film related opinion - Part 9 I didnt like Escape From NEw York either. I thought it was really boring and none of the action was that cool

08-05-2012, 01:34 PM	#823
Matt Mortem Impatient User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: the Mattcave Posts: 11,144	Re: State your unpopular film related opinion - Part 9 I'm not that big into Escape From New York either, but Halloween and The Thing are terrific.

08-05-2012, 01:41 PM	#824
Wesley Dodds He Who Lurks... Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5,724	Re: State your unpopular film related opinion - Part 9 Assault On Precint, Halloween, The Fog, They Live, The Thing, Escape From New York, Christine, Big trouble In Little China, Starman... It's an impressive body of work.

08-05-2012, 01:47 PM	#825
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