OT: Horrible Movie - Page 3

tesco samoa · #21 August 21st, 2004, 12:42 PM

what are your expectations when you see these movies.

Do you go for plot and acting and storyline ?

Or do you go to watch background, camera shooting, cgi and action sequences.

I always feel that these movies should be rated on the second.

Occasionally you get the bonus of the plot or a good story line. Even some times some acting. Take I Robot. It actually had an ok plot and an ok storyline.

tesco samoa · #22 August 21st, 2004, 12:44 PM

Last night i watch underworld. it was ok. good background. great soundtrack. 5.1 was fantastic. everything else was predictable. Would I recommed it. If you have a good surround system then yea, take it for a ride. If you like things that go bump in the night and action movies. Then my rating of it changes from an ok movie to a good movie.

Raging Deadstar · #23 August 21st, 2004, 12:55 PM

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Last night i watch underworld. it was ok. good background. great soundtrack. 5.1 was fantastic. everything else was predictable. Would I recommed it. If you have a good surround system then yea, take it for a ride. If you like things that go bump in the night and action movies. Then my rating of it changes from an ok movie to a good movie.

Don't get me started on that film *laughs* It was quite well done visually and the soundtrack was great. Now, if they had a half decent plot and kate beckingsale could act it might have been something better.

Shrapnel · #24 August 21st, 2004, 01:03 PM

I'm sorry to hear the movie AvP stunk like stinky socks after walking 5 miles in black shoes.

Personally I try to divide movies up into two Groups.
1) Uber good movies with plot and story that you walk out of the theater thinking "awesome movie"
2) Pure brain candy. Little or no plot what so ever, but if you check the logical part of your brain at the entrance, you can still enjoy it.

That being said, perhaps AvP should be the ol' cheap theater experience, or maybe a renter eh?

Mindi · #25 August 21st, 2004, 02:02 PM

Richard and I saw three movies while on vacation in July: I Robot, Spiderman 2 and The Bourne Supremacy.

Richard and I both thought Spiderman 2 was the best of the three...after that though we differ...he liked The Bourne Supremacy next followed by I Robot....I liked the reverse. The very thing that he liked in The Bourne Supremacy was the very thing I hated, which was the chase scene/action scenes. I absolutely HATE the "shaky-cam" style of action scenes. I am watching the movie, I prefer a 3rd person view. I want to see the whole scene and I think the jerky camera stuff is a cheap way out of doing really good action scenes. He thought the chase scene and the camera style was effective and that it was one of the best action sequences he has ever scene.

Oh well, to each his own.

narf poit chez BOOM · #26 August 21st, 2004, 08:02 PM

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Well, at least it was a little better than Alien3. It was pretty stupid, though. Pointless plot, logical inconsistencies, and how long do you think someone can survive in the Antarctic standing around in a t-shirt???

Gah!

gregebowman · #27 August 22nd, 2004, 06:47 PM

Ok, saw the movie, and unlike Atrocities, I kind of liked the movie. I've read the original comic mini-series, and although the movie was nowhere as good as that, it had it's moments. My main complaint about the film was that it was shot too darkly. You won't be able to watch it on dvd or HBO during the day, unless you got a really dark tv room.

Randallw · #28 August 23rd, 2004, 03:55 AM

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Edit: anyone know if Hellboy is a good view instead?

I rented HellBoy on a sceptical whim and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Try it if you've considered it. It's a bit cheesy, and not as bloody or supernatural as you might expect. YMMV

I know movies come out on DVD about a month after it opens these days, but surely it is too soon to be renting HellBoy

. Even if you downloaded it.

Ragnarok · #29 August 23rd, 2004, 11:14 AM

No actually HellBoy is out. It is out at our video stores (blockbuster) here in my home town.

gregebowman · #30 August 23rd, 2004, 06:13 PM

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No actually HellBoy is out. It is out at our video stores (blockbuster) here in my home town.

I'm in a quandry. My wife didn't want me to go see this film due to the fact that the name is Hellboy. I didn't try to explain to her that he's a demon working on the side of the angels. I don't think I've even read any of the comics. She said she didn't want anything like that in the house. I don't know what the big thing is, though. He looks a whole lot better than Darth Maul, and my wife definitely hates him. Well, she knew better than try to stop me from getting a Star Wars movie, but she won't watch it again. I'm debating on whether or not to incur my wife's wrath my buying the Hellboy movie. Would it be worth it?