CaptainFoamerang
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Quote:The effects on Alien 3 really didn't age well, and the dialogue was forgettable, but perhaps Alien 3 might get more hate than it deserves because it followed Aliens.Originally Posted by Goliath Bird Eater
Don't get me wrong when I call Alien: Resurrection mediocre. I like the film; it just could have been much better than it was. And I really like Alien 3 too.
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Quote:I liked Alien: Resurrection as well. Only thing particularly bad about it was the disturbing as hell human/alien hybrid thing at the end. Considering there's been like 6 movies with Aliens in them, I'd sooner put Resurrection in the better half than the worse half.Originally Posted by Attercap
That's funny, I feel most of the same way about Alien3. I think I'm one of the seven people who actually liked Alien: Resurrection.
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Quote:That much I'll agree with. She gave us a pair of the finest performances we'd seen in a long time.Originally Posted by SilverSablinova
Ok, I had to chime in.
In a film that had Ben Kingsly (post Oscar), Michael Madsen and Forrest Whittaker they were all out-acted by one woman.
Natasha Henstridge. And she never uttered a word. -
I'd only recently seen Blade Runner.
There's more I haven't seen from television, though: any of the Star Trek series, Battlestar Galactica, Doctor Who, and pretty much any other outer space adventure show aside from Firefly. -
Antonio Banderas looks like he just came from a Nasonex commercial taping. >.>
And it almost seems like all of these guys signed on with the idea that a bigger name actress would get the lead role. -
Quote:It was passable until they started going into all of these supposed rules and roleplayers for her journey home; they kinda dumped all that at our feet at once and expected us to still eat it.Originally Posted by Defenestrator
You know, I didn't think that movie was as bad as the critics made it out to be. Maybe I had low expectations for it going in, but I saw what M. Night Shenanigans was trying to do with the material. Granted, I didn't think the movie was great or anything, but I enjoyed it.
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Quote:The goal of the thread isn't necessarily to find the worst movie, but ones with the biggest gap between talent involved and quality of the end product.Originally Posted by Local_Man
Jeeze, you guys really don't know the difference between a mediocre movie and a really, really BAD movie.
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Quote:Beyond what I already said about the movie, you could say my biggest gripe with the film was that they set out to tell a story about a certain era, but apparently didn't realize they were allowed to make the movie in a contemporary style, aside from the violence. Therefore, it was more like watching a caricature of the story due to the bad dialogue, subpar performances, and directing style. Again, besides the violence, you could probably watch that movie in black and white and think the actors jumped into a time machine to make this film, and there's a reason people starting making movies differently.Originally Posted by Grey Pilgrim
I guess I'll just agree to disagree on The Untouchables. I don't agree with all the averaged ratings on IMDB, but it's pretty strong on there (8/10, and I've seen movies that I thought were better get lower than 8). I know we don't all like ratings on the forums, but it is a pretty strong film.
To go beyond the ratings, I prefer the train station sequence to most action sequences you see in current films. Contrast the train station with its build up of tension and the ability to know what is at stake and see what is going on, versus blinding quick cuts and action that leave you unsure of what is going on, or not even caring much about who is fighting. And I cared for all the people in Costner's group. Costner does a likeable job in his role, and the story goes from initial failure, to success, to near defeat, to victory. It's a strong overall arc, and the train sequence and fight at the end have a good payoff to me after all the characterization and action ahead of time. I know I hated that one assassin quite a bit after what he did.
And as for Ocean's, I dunno, I got the impression that the cast was having fun with Twelve still, but Thirteen just... wasn't all that humorous and I didn't really care all that much about their opponent, either. That's pretty bad, considering Pacino was in the role, but I guess Garcia beat him to it, this time around.
As for the Ocean's movies, I guess by Thirteen I had already gotten used to the idea that Al Pacino was phoning in all of his roles, so the weak villain thing in Thirteen didn't bother me as much as the Julia Roberts thing in Twelve, plus they reveal at the end how they resolved everything so early that it's hard for the idea that the movie was unnecessary to not cross your mind. -
Quote:Ooh, good one. I forgot about that movie and I'm at war with myself over whether to thank you or destroy you for reminding me.Originally Posted by TrueMetal
My nomination would be Alexander. The only movie ever during which I actually fell asleep. (not counting some for tv only pulp I just watch in the middle of the night when I can't sleep.)
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Quote:I'll let him say it. >.>Originally Posted by Captain_Photon
Why a spoon, GP? Why not a knife, or... ?
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Quote:The music wasn't mindblowing or anything but it definitely wasn't bad. It seemed like they cared about it, as well as the overall look of the movie, which, if they didn't, really would have made this movie crappy.Originally Posted by Rabid_M
I've not seen it yet, but I wonder how it compares to the best part of the origional Conan movie.... the soundtrack.
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Quote:They abused the hell out of slow motion for the station scene and it was too jarring. I watched it recently for the first time when I rented it from Netflix because I remember seeing part of the end of it on TV and wondering what it was. Not sure if seeing it a while back may be giving some folks nostalgia vision or if we're just that far apart on it.Originally Posted by Grey Pilgrim
Not with you on The Untouchables. I still think that's a good movie, and I know it's railway station scene is pretty well regarded by movie critics. Heck, if Leslie Nielsen spoofed it, you know it had to be decent.
I would go with Ocean's Twelve, but I found Thirteen to be even worse. There's still an element of fun to Twelve, but man, everyone seems tired of things with Thirteen, the spark is gone.
As for Ocean's Thirteen, it was basically the same plot as Eleven, but at least it was a plot. I felt Twelve really just wandered around until the 90 mins were up. -
Quote:It was pretty bad. I couldn't believe how bad The Untouchables was. And I couldn't believe Ennio Morricone scored it because either the music sucked or the music was used so incorrectly it appeared to suck. Kevin Costner was a cartoon, Robert De Niro was underused, Andy Garcia's character was ridiculously thin, and the plot was supposed to be out of the Prohibition Era, not the direction.Originally Posted by Captain_Photon
What was it you were saying to me the other day about Durakkenian levels of wrongness?
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Title says it all.
I'll nominate: The Untouchables
(Dis)Honorable mention: Ocean's Twelve
What about the rest of you? Have you ever seen a movie filled with actors and thought their presence alone should have redeemed a film that failed to deliver? -
It was alright for what it was, but I ended up enjoying the first half more than the second half, and I thought the main villain should have received a better death. It almost seemed like Prince of Persia with blood and breasts what with a warrior having a destiny beyond his beginnings and needing to keep some beautiful priestess safe on their journey, but I thought they could have smoothed over some rough edges by letting in some of that zaniness or comedic touch or whatever you want to call it that usually accompanies adventure films like Pirates of the Caribbean or Indiana Jones. If they had, I think the film could have been improved a little and the chemistry between Conan and Rachel Nichols's character (btw, body double, or the real deal?) would have played a bit better.
Also, I enjoyed seeing a more acrobatic Conan.
Also also, there's no way all the slave chicks would've boasted such racks, but I can't really complain about that. >.> -
Quote:Even if Debbie selling out Sookie was part of the plan, it seemed like Debbie was genuinely disappointed that Sookie made it out of there when she was getting into her truck and saw her in the side mirror.Originally Posted by Inazuma
I thought it was fairly obvious that was part of the plan.
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Quote:We obviously aren't going to agree on this, so I'll just say I really enjoyed Johns' body of work over this last decade, including Flash, Teen Titans, JSA, 52, Infinite Crisis, Superman, and Green Lantern. I thought he always did a good job of striking a balance between action and characterization, and I don't think there's ever been a more well-orchestrated crossover event than Infinite Crisis.Originally Posted by Captain_Photon
Indeed we could. And, once again, human civilization would rest easier in its bed at night.
Seriously, though, I mean, crap is crap, regardless of whether it Saves the Day corporate-survival-wise. -
Quote:Well, we might think that if we were looking to be dismissive about it, seeing as how SBP didn't punch reality, just like we could write off Blackest Night simply because of multi-colored ring corps.Originally Posted by Captain_Photon
I dunno, I mean, it's like a beloved relative who went totally off the rails and had to be sent to a sanatorium at this point. If it'd just died we'd at least have our untarnished fond memories. No one would ever have to wake up in the morning and think, Wait. Punched the space-time continuum? You tell me that wouldn't be a better world on some level.
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Quote:You're approaching Durakken levels of wrongness, sir.Originally Posted by Captain_Photon
I'm... not sure that would have been worse, actually.
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Quote:Ha! I was waiting for someone else to say it first!Originally Posted by Thirty-Seven
I... have never heard of ANY of those things before this thread.
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Quote:I'm not sure DC would have survived this past decade without Johns, and they certainly wouldn't have been better off sales-wise; it's also highly doubtful they would have been better off in terms of stories. It's not really Johns' fault they guys up stairs or either forcing whatever he's doing into a mega-event or demanding mega-events out of him all the time now. I mean, he already took a crack at the continuity mambo with Infinite Crisis; Morrison (or even take it back to DiDio again) fracked that all up with Final Crisis and no one could sustain the readership on any of the titles that Johns moved on from, so yeah . . .Originally Posted by Captain_Photon
... fire Geoff Johns.
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Quote:I'm simply saying they need to use their time a little more wisely, and if that means going back to the source that made the show possible in the first place, it's certainly preferable to burning valuable minutes on weak sub-plots and secondary characters. Shane losing it and getting taken out by Carl makes for a better source of drama than wondering if the redneck king of zombieland is going to get eaten.Originally Posted by Sevenpenny
then again it was the first season....you really cannot expect them to cram everything that was/is awesome about the comics into a television series in what, 6 episodes? I thought the tv show was a refreshing chnage of pace from the comics and IMO thats a good thing. I mean come on....do you truly want the tv show to become so predictable by following everything in the comics to the letter? That would turn many fans of the comic off the show in a heartbeat.... I suppose what im trying to say is this.....either your going to like the show or you wont....there are simply no two ways about it. Could they have done things a little better? Sure.....Could they have moved the pace along a little faster? Why not....But then it would be too frenetic and that doesnt always make for good viewing......
What sucks though is that it sounds as if they're looking to trim back on this show, which makes it less likely we'll get to the gated community or see a swarm or they'll be able to afford a prison set/makeover. -
Also, I already pointed out #59 was Big Guy from Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot. Seems like you put down 59 instead of 56 and used the wrong image.
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100 Kevin - Saved by the Bell (Screech's Robot)
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Quote:Me too. You'd think she'd bring that up as part of the plan or Debbie would give some excuse.Originally Posted by Lucky666
You know that really confused me cause when her and Sookie are driving away Sookie doesn't even mention it. You think she would be like wtf why did you tell her I was back there.