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jackspencerjr
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
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 Posted - 02/01/2007 : 7:45:23 PM
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| I Tivo'ed this movie last Sunday and finally watched it today. I have to say, it wasn't that bad. Lord knows it wasn't good. But I was expecting something a lot worse from all the negative buzz. It had some really cool ideas, like the whole flat space thing, which some had snarked on. (Had Star Wars bombed, these people would have snarked on the concept of lightsabres and pointed out the Millenium Falcon is shaped like a toilet seat. But the movie was good, so those things are cool. Ultraviolet wasn't good, so it's weird ideas are not cool. Please...) What was really, really wrong with this movie is that it kept throwing things at you. Stunts, visual effect, weird camera angles, and-- god help them-- plot twists. With so much stuff coming at you, it's nearly impossible for the average person to keep up. It's a failing of the film's pacing. Outrageous plot twists come from out of nowhere and we're given no time to recover to be ready for the next twist. It's easy to miss something and then stuff don't make no darn sense. After a while, you just stop trying. Before you, you realise those dirty dishes aren't going to clean themselves. It is true what they say, if every moment shouts, the audience goes deaf. Ultraviolet shouts every moment. Aside from that, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. |
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Sardu
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
1126 Posts |
Posted - 02/01/2007 : 8:28:21 PM
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Oh geeze, he's flatlining- we need 20cc's of 2001: a space odyssey, STAT! Dammit, we're losing him... *g*
"Meeting you makes me want to be a real noodle cook"
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RossM
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
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Posted - 02/01/2007 : 10:26:50 PM
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Its not jsut the insane story and the crazy camera angles and the pointless stunts. All the CGI looks washed out, as if its only half done or a demonstration that they just left in because tehy were running out of money or time. Thats real annoying. The girl is real good looking though.
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jackspencerjr
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
262 Posts |
Posted - 02/02/2007 : 4:47:57 PM
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Originally posted by Sardu
Oh geeze, he's flatlining- we need 20cc's of 2001: a space odyssey, STAT! Dammit, we're losing him... *g*
2001?
Is your plan to bore me to death? |
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Sardu
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
1126 Posts |
Posted - 02/02/2007 : 8:34:41 PM
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Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye. *g*
"Meeting you makes me want to be a real noodle cook"
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jackspencerjr
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
262 Posts |
Posted - 02/02/2007 : 9:20:06 PM
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| Why do people keep calling me Dave when my name is clearly Chad? |
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BradH812
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
1294 Posts |
Posted - 02/02/2007 : 11:13:30 PM
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I'm sorry, Chad, I'm afraid I can't do that. This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it.
I am completely operational, and all my systems are functioning ferpectly. |
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TheFoywonder
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
833 Posts |
Posted - 02/03/2007 : 12:59:08 AM
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2001 would have been so much better if it had taken a page out of ULTRAVIOLET's playbook by having those monkeys battle each other with the bones doing wire fu. That Kubrick did not think to include such a thing back in '69 clearly proves he isn't nearly the visionary director so many try to claim him to be.
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HITCHER & CHOCOLATES - BLOOD & CHOCOLATE and my "Hitchernator" conspiracy theory
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BradH812
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
1294 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2007 : 10:30:02 AM
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Scott, in response to your pet theory on The Hitcher, MTV Real World Edition....
Yes, you are insane. You are, too. You are, too. *g* |
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Neville
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Spain
1590 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2007 : 3:30:42 PM
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Originally posted by BradH812
I am completely operational, and all my systems are functioning ferpectly.
You can cut the irony with a knife over there.
Sorry, couldn't resist. |
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TheFoywonder
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
833 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2007 : 5:31:41 PM
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Originally posted by BradH812
Scott, in response to your pet theory on The Hitcher, MTV Real World Edition....
Yes, you are insane. You are, too. You are, too. *g*
Perhaps I am insane. But someone else who read my theory pointed out this quote from a CHUD.com interview with one of the HITCHER remake producers:
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"Fuller: Right. That’s why we wanted to have that song [Closer] – when he’s in the Trans Am and that song’s on, no matter how you feel about him, at that moment he’s The Terminator and you want him to kill everyone. When he shoots the sheriff, you’re rooting for him. We made a semi-conscious decision midway through that, if you’re not loving Sean Bean by the time he gets to Trans Am, you’ll love him after."
Hmmm... :)
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BradH812
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
1294 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2007 : 06:44:20 AM
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Originally posted by Neville
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Originally posted by BradH812
I am completely operational, and all my systems are functioning ferpectly.
You can cut the irony with a knife over there.
Sorry, couldn't resist.
You do realize that was an intentional missteak, right? *g*
By the way, Scott, I wouldn't be surprised if your theory turned out to be true. It'd be business as usual for Michael Bay to pull something like that.
But you're still insane. *goofy g* |
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Flangepart
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
2329 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2007 : 11:09:30 AM
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Originally posted by jackspencerjr
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Originally posted by Sardu
Oh geeze, he's flatlining- we need 20cc's of 2001: a space odyssey, STAT! Dammit, we're losing him... *g*
2001?
Is your plan to bore me to death?
Jack, jack...short, controlled Paragraphs! I don't need "Word jams'..my eyes are not young anymore...
2001 : is that the most parodied movie ever? Just wondering...
Marvin the Paranoid Android to Buzz Lightyear "Too infinity and beyond-i've been there, its rubbish!"
"Hoody Hoo, i waste 'em with my cross bow!" Bob Herzog- KDOT
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