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Greenhornet
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
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 Posted - 09/23/2005 : 06:59:29 AM
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I agree about Superman. It was good, but there were a few things that should have been done diffrently. Yes, Can You Read My Mind should have been used for another superhero, like the magician, Zatanna.
"The Queen is testing poisons." CLEOPATRA, 1935 |
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andy80
Diocesan Ecclesiarch of the Sacred Order of Jabootu
81 Posts |
Posted - 09/24/2005 : 1:13:44 PM
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| I can't stand Terminator 2. The action scenes are really good, but the rest is so dumm and pretentious. One of the worst lines in history is Arnie saying "Why do humans cry?" This was really the beginning of the end for Schwarzenegger as he started to tone down the violence in his films. |
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John Doe
Diocesan Ecclesiarch of the Sacred Order of Jabootu
USA
91 Posts |
Posted - 09/26/2005 : 8:13:47 PM
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Yeah, but what about that classic line
Conner: "You just shot him"
T2: "He'll live"
my eyes!! the goggles do nothing!! |
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RossM
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
427 Posts |
Posted - 10/02/2005 : 12:22:36 AM
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The English Patient. I fell sound asleep. All I remember is sand.
Fellini Satyricon. The only movie I for which I demanded my money back. My ticket was only 2 dollars and they did indeed refund it.
Ghandi. Pure propaganda. Total claptrap.
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BradH812
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
1294 Posts |
Posted - 10/02/2005 : 01:16:31 AM
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I hadn't seen Manhattan in a long while, so I decided to check it out again. It's now in my overrated list. The cinematography was some of the best I've ever seen (it deserved an Academy Award, and it wasn't even NOMINATED! Stupid Oscar voters). But everything else... it was a buncha pretensious New Yawkahs whining about their bad relationships.
To make matters worse, here comes Woody Allen playing a 42-year-old in a relationship with a 17-year-old girl--played by a 17-year-old Mariel Hemingway. Allen wrote her character as being very mature for her age; I'm gonna be a cynic and say he was just trying to defend himself. But it worked too well. Hemingway was the only character who came across as a human being; everyone else was too busy trying to be clever, and Allen led the pack. |
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Triviachamp
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
254 Posts |
Posted - 10/02/2005 : 1:14:52 PM
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Originally posted by BradH812
The cinematography was some of the best I've ever seen (it deserved an Academy Award, and it wasn't even NOMINATED! Stupid Oscar voters)
Blame it on the cinematographers branch; they have been attacked for ignoring Gordon Willis on numerous occasions. |
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BradH812
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
1294 Posts |
Posted - 10/02/2005 : 9:35:49 PM
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Originally posted by BradH812
The cinematography was some of the best I've ever seen (it deserved an Academy Award, and it wasn't even NOMINATED! Stupid Oscar voters)
Blame it on the cinematographers branch; they have been attacked for ignoring Gordon Willis on numerous occasions.
I was checking the guy out on IMDb, and you were right. He's got a helluva good track record, and it floors me to see he didn't get nominated for Godfather I or II. Industry politics, maybe, or is it a case of the insiders in the biz not being as smart as they think they are? I'm betting it was both. |
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Teufel
Altar Boy of Jabootu
USA
7 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2005 : 01:53:00 AM
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"Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith"
Granted, as far as I know no one claimed it was a masterpiece. However, there was an annoying amount of "OMFG!!! It totally vindicates the prequels!!!11" No nerds, it didn't. It didn't, it just... no... |
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Neville
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Spain
1590 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2005 : 08:12:05 AM
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The film [House of the dead] is like some Lovecraftian horror, which cannot be described in mere words. It must be experienced.
Does it also leave its victims crippled with insanity? I ask because it is on my "must see" list. |
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Asta Kask
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Sweden
263 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2005 : 3:50:21 PM
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The Day After Tomorrow. I don't understand why Ken hasn't reviewed it yet. It's dull, pretentious, and hits us over the head with the message so badly that I had to visit a trauma care center afterwards.
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John Nowak
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
1017 Posts |
Posted - 10/08/2005 : 08:26:44 AM
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Does it also leave its victims crippled with insanity? I ask because it is on my "must see" list.
It's hard to see madness in yourself. But after seeing "House of the Dead," I became convinced I'd have to watch anything else made by Boll, as he is this generation's Ed Wood. So I guess that's insanity by any measure.
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We've always been united in stupidity. That's why there is no hope. But, then again, when has that ever stopped us?
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Atomic Glee
Archdeacon of Jabootu
USA
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Posted - 10/10/2005 : 8:03:47 PM
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I never saw why people thought of Titanic as a masterpiece. The movie was amazing in its details, its recreation of that era...but there wasn't anything interesting going on. To quote James Lileks:
"“A Night to Remember” told ten great stories simply; “Titanic” tells one boring story at great length."
The only person in that movie I found interesting was Kate Winslet, and that's probably just because of my eternal crush on her.
Kevin Buchanan
Atomic Glee - The blog/modern pulp mag. http://www.atomicglee.com |
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Greenhornet
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
1791 Posts |
Posted - 10/10/2005 : 9:42:00 PM
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Welcome, Atomic Glee. Your first post was a good one!
"The Queen is testing poisons." CLEOPATRA, 1935 |
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Atomic Glee
Archdeacon of Jabootu
USA
24 Posts |
Posted - 10/10/2005 : 10:43:07 PM
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Thanks! I have lurked long, posted long ago under a different name...what can I say. Like all quantities, lurking has its ultimate...and I am that.
:D
Kevin Buchanan
Atomic Glee - The blog/modern pulp mag. http://www.atomicglee.com |
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