Movies - both new and old

Dragon_of_Omnipotenc · July 3, 2009, 1:07am

shudders

~ Flare

annarborjack · July 3, 2009, 2:17am

I saw Transformes: Revenge of the Fallen.
It was, alright. I just wish they kept both Optimus AND Sam dead. Actually, kill Sam, I want Optimus alive! Some parts were lame, some parts were AWESOME! So I give it a: 8/10

woody · July 3, 2009, 2:19am

woah, major spoilers there…

Dragon_of_Omnipotenc · July 3, 2009, 2:21am

Not really. You didn’t really expect Bay to have Sam or Optimus dead in such a shallow movie, did you? Unless you… actually like the movie, of course… shudders

~ Flare

annarborjack · July 3, 2009, 2:21am

Sorry, woody.

thedriveintheatre · July 3, 2009, 2:45am

TAMATER: Dragonball Evolution is better than Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen? I haven’t seen Dragonball yet, but seriously? The trailer made it look like an amateur high-school film project compared to TF’s jaw-dropping special effects. The plots can’t be compared, anyway, they’re both crappy, I must admit.

annaborjack: I would advise you to spoiler tag those sentences, for the benefit of any TF fans who haven’t watched the sequel yet. But I must agree, it would be much more interesting if [spoil]Shia perished and Optimus lived.[/spoil] Optimus is way too awesome for petty things like [spoil]dying[/spoil]!

Here’s my review if anyone’s interested to hear what I think of it. But if I were to sum it up in a single quote, it would be this:

Oh, and I gave it 3.5/5 stars, by the way. Above average.

I think I’ll be watching X-Men Origins: Wolverine next, followed by Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. Do you find a lot of movies nowadays have colons in their titles?

Fett101 · July 3, 2009, 2:51am

Because he’s Mr. Freeze and you’re cold, right?

I find that movies with colons in the titles are just hiding something.

I’d agree about the expectations for TF2 except that I enjoyed the first one for what it was and thought the second one wasn’t able to even deliver stupid action worth any enjoyment.

Edited by Bill: Please don’t use profanity.

Dragon_of_Omnipotenc · July 3, 2009, 2:51am

Thanks for linking to my new review of the movie, thedriveintheatre, but I already have a link of that in my sig.

Far from it, actually; it’s the brain freeze of his lines… and those nipples.

~ Flare

thedriveintheatre · July 3, 2009, 3:02am

Yeah, I think it’s because yours was the last post of the thread. Anyway peeps, mine’s a few posts above his.

Ba-da-boom! Where’d you get the smiley?

FounderofAzn · July 3, 2009, 7:24am

Watched Taken. Good action film! Car chases and fights were awesome. Althought I had a huge problem with two things. One, why is it that everytime Liam touches somebody in a fight, they immediately fall down unconscious/dead? =P Two, what the heck is up with the ending? [spoil]Oh daddy! Ur so awesum, u killed like fifty ppl just to find me!? And shum singing lessons? Kewl! kthxbai.[/spoil] Really, WTH?

Dragon_of_Omnipotenc · July 3, 2009, 8:02am

Yeah. I’ve wrote about that in my partially (more like barely) done Terminator 2 review. Here’s the quote:

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Just a quick example, I watched Taken the other day, which is an action version of a couple of older movies, especially similar to that '70s movie starring George C. Scott and directed by Paul Schrader titled Hardcore, where (I don’t want to ruin it for those who have not seen Taken) [spoil]the main character’s daughter goes missing and she enters the world of pornography.[/spoil] The main character’s this conservative Western guy and no one wants to help him find her, so he hires some private eye. He eventually goes on a search for her later on. Then, a version of Hardcore in the late '90s would be Joel Schumacher’s 8mm starring Nicholas Cage, which is, not really a horror version, but just kind of a grittier and dirtier version. Nicolas Cage played this private eye who tries to find out if a snuff film is the real deal or is fictional. Basically, these films have the whole notion of the characters getting involve with the s** trade. Most recently, there’s also Trade which is a dramatic version of Taken, which is a kick-your-butt, Jason Bourne action version of Hardcore and 8mm.

In Taken, we don’t get those poematic moments where we get what Liam Neeson’s character is feeling. There are some flashbacks to his daughter and all, but we don’t know how all the characters click. or what makes them tick. Inside, we don’t know what’s propelling them or how this horrible situation is changing them, especially with the daughter and his wife. His wife is with this new rich guy and is very lenient about her daughter’s actions, while the daughter, who seems to have an entitlement to her, is just getting comfortable with her new father’s riches and just want to kinda have fun. The main point is that the experience doesn’t change the characters. If you haven’t watched it, just go ahead and you will find yourself wondering about how the horrible experience affected the family.

~ Flare

annarborjack · July 3, 2009, 6:46pm

Why does everyone HATE Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen? I like it!

The_Star_Swordsman · July 3, 2009, 9:24pm

Join the club, annarborjack.

TAMATER · July 3, 2009, 9:33pm

TDIT: Yup. I grew up on Dragonball, even though that was an awful movie.

I’d also like to add Street Fighter to the list. No offense, TSS.

I just saw Garfield Gets Real, and Garfield’s Fun Fest. They’re really only good though if you’re a Garfield fan. They are well written though by Jim Davis.

The_Star_Swordsman · July 3, 2009, 9:34pm

TAMATER: Non taken, my friend.

TAMATER · July 3, 2009, 9:36pm

Yeah, I just rember you said you liked it a lot on this thread.

The_Star_Swordsman · July 3, 2009, 9:37pm

I did enjoy the movie, despite everyone else’s reviews. But that’s totally cool.

Dragon_of_Omnipotenc · July 4, 2009, 12:05am

It’s actually perfectly fine for people to like movies with shallow storylines and no brains (though in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’s case, it really bored me with its misplacement of action sequences… not that you’d agree anyway ). I mean, I love Power Rangers: The Movie even though it made little sense. It was entertaining to me, that’s why I like it. If Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen was any more entertaining than the first one (which I totally love for its action), sign me up for the club.

Oh, one more thing I forgot to add. The reason I hate the movie is because it’s one of the many ‘bad’ movies that are convincing Hollywood of making more copies like it! If you guys like Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and Hollywood doesn’t appeal you by stop making good movies and start making more that hurts my brain, that’s fine and dandy. But that isn’t the case, is it?!

~ Flare

Mark-E · July 5, 2009, 2:52am

Hmmm… I’ve seen a fair few movies over the past few days? Weeks?

I’ll start with Rosemary’s Baby which is just a superb horror movie in my view. The final ten minutes really disturb me for some reason, probably due to when I saw it as a child late one night with the family.

I also watched Edward Scissorhands recently, too. And it really is a lovely film that I can’t really fault in any way at all (I’m keeping these brief because I’m tired).

Next on my list from today was Public Enemies, which is fine for one viewing. But something about it didn’t really sit right with me. It seemed as though with every avenue they could have ventured into on the film in terms of story, etc. They decided to choose the most predictable and dull choice.

Personally, rather than watching a romance between John Dillinger and his girlfriend, I would have much preferred to see the movie explore his relationship and popularity with the public. Still, if you like tommy guns going off, then you may very well enjoy the movie.

Then I came home and had a late night viewing of The Goonies, which was just great fun all the way through.

mo1 · July 5, 2009, 6:16am

I would have to agree with that whole quote. When I saw that movie, I was begging for it to be over. I’m not sure what it was, but I had a hard time staying interested. But the action sequences were pretty cool.