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peep said:Why the Avengers hate?
Over-hype, plain and simple. It's a pure, balls to the wall action flick that everyone seems to think is some kind of second coming of Kubrick or something. It's no better than a Michael Bay film, except it has very cool characters.
I watched it again the other weekend and instead of being disappointed that it wasn't the amazingly superb, incredible film everyone said it was, I watched it as a leave your brains at the door action film and it was great fun. It also helped that I've now caught up with all the other individual hero films so there was more context. As a finale to a bunch of half-arsed hero films it was excellent, but you needed that context. Even that, it's still just a basic action film.
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The original book was like that too (preachy) and really dull. I know it was on your book list to read once you've finished "The Foot Book" and "There's a Wocket in my Pocket", but I'd skip it and go straight for "Green Eggs and Ham" if I was you
Of course, "The Sneeches (and other stories)" is obviously the best, but it should have been four books and not one - if "One Fish, Two Fish" and "Oh the Places you'll go" are separate films, then these definitely should be. The Sneeches alone is the size of 5 of those equivalent books, though I guess only 1.5 the size of The Lorax Ben said:
But it's Terry Gilliam and you're not allowed to say bad things about anything he has ever done because he's such an imagination powerhouse!!! [/cough Baron Münchhausen/Imaginarium/Fisher King/etc/etc/etc]
Twelve Monkeys is mediocre and over-rated. It only makes mediocrity because of Gilliam's bizarre approach.
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No, Inception is this decade's Existenz. And like Looper, does it worse.
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Existenz! <3
So, I'll jump on the Looper bandwagon. I literally found out about this film like, a week before it came out, though it sounding intriguing (yay, time travel and ****) so thought I'd give it a watch. The premise is good, it starts off being all confusing and complicated, there are flying motorbikes and holographic billboards and other such sci-fi clichés of win. So I was like, yeah, this is going to be good. I'm basically repeating what Ben had already said here, but they don't focus on the one major thing that I thought the film was going to focus on. The way they use time-travel, why it's illegal, etc, etc, I thought they were really going to explore that but it ended up like some random cheesy horror flick, set in a barnyard/farmhouse surrounded by a creepy cornfield. MmmHmm. And the focus of the film, who the RainMaker is, we don't give a **** about. Who even is the RainMaker? Why was he so bad? Why was he doing what he was doing? The only evidence of the devastation he apparently caused is shown REALLY briefly on a TV screen in the future. So actually, I don't give a **** about him, so the entire plot becomes lame.
JGL's make-up was pretty impressive though, as was the initial half-hour of the film. Such a shame, they could have done SO much with that premise but instead chose to give us nothing. The hell.
So, I'll jump on the Looper bandwagon. I literally found out about this film like, a week before it came out, though it sounding intriguing (yay, time travel and ****) so thought I'd give it a watch. The premise is good, it starts off being all confusing and complicated, there are flying motorbikes and holographic billboards and other such sci-fi clichés of win. So I was like, yeah, this is going to be good. I'm basically repeating what Ben had already said here, but they don't focus on the one major thing that I thought the film was going to focus on. The way they use time-travel, why it's illegal, etc, etc, I thought they were really going to explore that but it ended up like some random cheesy horror flick, set in a barnyard/farmhouse surrounded by a creepy cornfield. MmmHmm. And the focus of the film, who the RainMaker is, we don't give a **** about. Who even is the RainMaker? Why was he so bad? Why was he doing what he was doing? The only evidence of the devastation he apparently caused is shown REALLY briefly on a TV screen in the future. So actually, I don't give a **** about him, so the entire plot becomes lame.
JGL's make-up was pretty impressive though, as was the initial half-hour of the film. Such a shame, they could have done SO much with that premise but instead chose to give us nothing. The hell.
Savages
I went in thinking this would be quite good (the parents had already said they loved it) but I was just a little bored by it. It just felt so samey to everything else in the genre, even the plot 'twists' felt old. I thought the cast were great but I just felt the direction and story was just a bit weak.
Rating: 2/5
I went in thinking this would be quite good (the parents had already said they loved it) but I was just a little bored by it. It just felt so samey to everything else in the genre, even the plot 'twists' felt old. I thought the cast were great but I just felt the direction and story was just a bit weak.
Rating: 2/5
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House At The End Of The Street
I was highly disappointed by this, the trailer described is as terrifying, and it just wasn't. The acting was mediocre at best, which meant I found it hard to connect with any of the characters. The twist was predictable and the scares were almost non existent. The story line was average, but I just got very bored. I won't be buying this on DVD.
Rating: 2/5
I was highly disappointed by this, the trailer described is as terrifying, and it just wasn't. The acting was mediocre at best, which meant I found it hard to connect with any of the characters. The twist was predictable and the scares were almost non existent. The story line was average, but I just got very bored. I won't be buying this on DVD.
Rating: 2/5
Spirited Away:
Weird movie.
Awesome movie.
Mediocre dubbing. The choice of Captain Obvious' daughter in the lead role caused a few cringeworthy moments. Still a highly enjoyable film, though.
Weird movie.
Awesome movie.
Mediocre dubbing. The choice of Captain Obvious' daughter in the lead role caused a few cringeworthy moments. Still a highly enjoyable film, though.
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My neighbor totoro is better.
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Pokemaniac said:
My neighbor totoro is better.
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Saw a couple with my niece and nephew this week:
Hotel Transylvania
Really enjoyable. A lot of jokes for the parents, something Sony animation and Dreamworks do really well. Probably going to see it again with friends so I can actually laugh without my nephew asking me what's so funny.
3/5
Frankenweenie
Ok, seriously, why the **** does everyone jizz all over Tim Burton **** ? He isn't that great. Watched it an people were cracking up at nothing. It was garbage. The first thing that rubbed me thw wrong way was during the beginning credits it said: "Based on an original idea by Tim Burton." Wrong. wrong. wrong. wrong. wrong. First off, Frankenstein was not his idea, secondly, if he was going comedy route (which he clearly wasn't since it was creepy looking as ****) he stole it from Mel Brooks. Good job James Cameron wanna be. Then, as the movie it went on, it just got creepier and weirder and just bad. I don't understand the reason for it to be in black and white though. Is it to try and make it more vintage looking? Idk, but it wasn't good.
1/5
Hotel Transylvania
Really enjoyable. A lot of jokes for the parents, something Sony animation and Dreamworks do really well. Probably going to see it again with friends so I can actually laugh without my nephew asking me what's so funny.
3/5
Frankenweenie
Ok, seriously, why the **** does everyone jizz all over Tim Burton **** ? He isn't that great. Watched it an people were cracking up at nothing. It was garbage. The first thing that rubbed me thw wrong way was during the beginning credits it said: "Based on an original idea by Tim Burton." Wrong. wrong. wrong. wrong. wrong. First off, Frankenstein was not his idea, secondly, if he was going comedy route (which he clearly wasn't since it was creepy looking as ****) he stole it from Mel Brooks. Good job James Cameron wanna be. Then, as the movie it went on, it just got creepier and weirder and just bad. I don't understand the reason for it to be in black and white though. Is it to try and make it more vintage looking? Idk, but it wasn't good.
1/5
Youngster Joey
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^Nightmare before Christmas is very good though.
Watched the Princess Bride for the first time in years. I'd give it 6 fingers out of 5. Just like I remembered it.
Watched the Princess Bride for the first time in years. I'd give it 6 fingers out of 5. Just like I remembered it.
Taken 2
This was an odd one for me. I really really like Taken, so I went into this with high hopes. Possibly too high. Taken 2 is a good, solid action movie with some great fight scenes and plot lines, however it's just not as good as Taken. There didn't seem to be the relentless, calculated calm of Taken.
Don't get me wrong, its a good action film. But it's just another action film really. 7/10
This was an odd one for me. I really really like Taken, so I went into this with high hopes. Possibly too high. Taken 2 is a good, solid action movie with some great fight scenes and plot lines, however it's just not as good as Taken. There didn't seem to be the relentless, calculated calm of Taken.
Don't get me wrong, its a good action film. But it's just another action film really. 7/10
tomahawk
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I think the reason Taken 2 (probably) isn't as good as they lowered the rating so more people could see it, which is ridiculous.
Not that I care about the movie, or the books, but the 50 Shades of Grey movie they are making, Emma Watson may be the star of it, and said she would do nude scenes. If she's in it, I guess I will suffer and be dragged to that movie. Ryan Gosling might be the male role and he said the same thing.
Basically a porno with Emma Watson and Ryan Gosling.
Not that I care about the movie, or the books, but the 50 Shades of Grey movie they are making, Emma Watson may be the star of it, and said she would do nude scenes. If she's in it, I guess I will suffer and be dragged to that movie. Ryan Gosling might be the male role and he said the same thing.
Basically a porno with Emma Watson and Ryan Gosling.
tomahawKSU said:
I guess Tim Burton is one of the few directors who does what they like, how they like. So there's always originality in his work - something "different from the norm". You need people like that to keep the film business alive. Sometimes he does it fantastically (Mars Attacks and Ed Wood) and other times he completely misses. There's not a great deal of "professional standard" from him as a workman. Tatty edges kind of thing. Though to have a go about Charlie and Chocolate Factory is a bit iffy as his film is a fantastic representation of the book. Still, hit and miss...
Anyway, Frankenweenie was Tim Burton's first "film". It was included on the first DVD release of Nightmare Before Christmas and it's awful. So that's why it's based off his original idea. Okay, that idea is based on Mary Shelly's, but as there are only seven stories (or whatever it is the Greeks said) - nobody has an "original idea" anyway - but that's why it says that, just so you can calm down a little
I'm not looking forward to it because I think it's weak original idea, but the trailer looked "interesting". The problem (as with Corpse Bride) is that interesting doesn't always mean good. I loved the look, feel and design aspect of Corpse Bride, but it's a dull film - just pretty.
I managed to finally watch Scott Pilgrim Vs The World over the weekend (finally on Lovefilm Watch Now).
I adored it. It's a little teen geek and annoyingly at times, but it's got loads of fun references and a really nice style to it. Not perfect, but I really enjoyed it - one of those films that just hits you in the right spots
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I still want to see the secret world of arriety though
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Agreed. I think howls moving castle is over-rated.kimahri said:
I still want to see the secret world of arriety though
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I liked Howl's it just is over-rated IMO.
Haven't seen grave of fireflies yet either. same with ponyo
Haven't seen grave of fireflies yet either. same with ponyo
Finally got around to watching Super 8 last night. Like Scott Pilgrim, it's a film I wanted to see at the cinema but couldn't be arsed :lol:
So was looking forward to it to see what I'd make of it.
I kind of like ET, but not all of it and I kind of like Cloverfield, but not all of it. Super 8 managed to take the bits I like from both films and put them together - good news
Apart from the very rushed and "subtle reference to 50's B-Movies, but too subtle when the rest of the film was being quite serious" ending I really enjoyed it. The disaster movie aspect was big and fantastically over the top, it just appealed in a very "light and enjoyable monster flick" way. Nothing fantastic, but it pushed the right buttons
So was looking forward to it to see what I'd make of it.
I kind of like ET, but not all of it and I kind of like Cloverfield, but not all of it. Super 8 managed to take the bits I like from both films and put them together - good news
Apart from the very rushed and "subtle reference to 50's B-Movies, but too subtle when the rest of the film was being quite serious" ending I really enjoyed it. The disaster movie aspect was big and fantastically over the top, it just appealed in a very "light and enjoyable monster flick" way. Nothing fantastic, but it pushed the right buttons