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So no one agrees with me on 3:10 to Yuma? They build up Crowe's character as the antichrist and then all of a sudden he's Mr. Nice Guy? Now THAT was lazy screen writing.
That would just make me hate it more.
So no one agrees with me on 3:10 to Yuma? They build up Crowe's character as the antichrist and then all of a sudden he's Mr. Nice Guy? Now THAT was lazy screen writing.
Oh, another one: The Ring. that movie.
I don't like horror in general, so I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the first two-thirds or so of that movie. Great suspense, great building tension, all based on being creepy rather than overtly scary. I really liked it. As soon as it goes for the obvious scares, though, it falls apart. It's unintentional comedy by the time the little girl crawls out of the TV and all that great buildup is for naught.
I don't remember being bothered by that ending, but I haven't watched that movie since shortly after it came out. I can't place the details.
Should probably watch the damn thing again, now that I think about it, since I own it.
Oh, and Han .
Once (SPOILER ALERT) Charlise Theron's iden y is revealed, it just gets really stupid. I thought it was pretty good before that.
Yeah, the eagles thing is obvious for LOTR, but you can at least say something like, "Hey, maybe the eagles are busy" or some other nonsense, because if the eagles could fly them... well, no journey. Even Tolkien said something to that effect.
The problem with Signs is that there are SO MANY inconsistencies. The whole idea of invasion of a planet filled with water, when water kills you, is just one thing that's hard to swallow. But let's look at some other aspects that really piss me off:
1) Not only do they invade, they don't even wear protective garments. Heck, they could have just stolen a ing trashbag from the kitchen.
2) These aliens are supposed to be threatening right? The beginning of the movie certainly plays them up as terrifying invaders. And then one of them gets LOCKED IN A ING CLOSET. Really? I'm supposed to be afraid of an alien that gets locked in a closet? You didn't bring a laser gun with you? How about a lockpick? You moronic aliens.
3) The aliens get routed in... what, a day or two? And the radio broadcast just happens to go out as soon as the Gibson family defeats their invader. Did the whole world just decide to turn supersoakers on them at once? Some sort of mass spontaneous thought generation?
4) WATER! ING WATER HURTS THEM! ARGH!
I liked the ending even though it was illogical. Crowe and Bale's characters were developing some kind of respect for each other as the movie went on.
Totally agreed. Rest of the movie went to crap after that. A movie about a world with a lone superhero is much more interesting. Instead, writers go the easy way out, provide another superhero, and engage in cheesy battles. I'd love to see an "indie-ish" flick about a lone superhero.
I just wanted to say that watching you continually embarrass yourself has given me yet another reason to continue looking forward to logging onto SpursTalk on a daily basis. This thread is so full of hilarity.
Newsflash, pal: If you vehemently state you don't like something in a manner that makes it sound unconditional/unassailable, but you are unable to articulate why, then yes, you lack the intellectual ability to make your feelings or viewpoints lucid. Don't blame people for not understanding you when you are unable to even give a single reason beyond, "It's the way I FEEL!"
You talk a lot of and then when someone simply asks you to explain what you mean, you can't. And when someone tells you this in a calm manner, you flip the out and start ripping people. This is the exact same pattern as the other threads you have been vocal in.
So let me hazard a guess: You hated the movie because the cop didn't catch the bad guy and that pissed you off and insulted your pride as an officer?
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How about Independence Day? I think history now looks upon that movie as a typical mindless summer blockbuster, but until they upload the virus I don't remember it being that bad.
Star Trek Generations... WTF!!!???!!!
Oh hes a cop?I just wanted to say that watching you continually embarrass yourself has given me yet another reason to continue looking forward to logging onto SpursTalk on a daily basis. This thread is so full of hilarity.
Newsflash, pal: If you vehemently state you don't like something in a manner that makes it sound unconditional/unassailable, but you are unable to articulate why, then yes, you lack the intellectual ability to make your feelings or viewpoints lucid. Don't blame people for not understanding you when you are unable to even give a single reason beyond, "It's the way I FEEL!"
You talk a lot of and then when someone simply asks you to explain what you mean, you can't. And when someone tells you this in a calm manner, you flip the out and start ripping people. This is the exact same pattern as the other threads you have been vocal in.
So let me hazard a guess: You hated the movie because the cop didn't catch the bad guy and that pissed you off and insulted your pride as an officer?
It all makes ing sense now.
I told you; irrationally angry/irritated. If there's anything mysterious about that movie, it's the ability to piss me off instantly.
Maybe they were just there to test, and now that they know water is bad for them, they'll come more prepared next time. Signs II?
Signs was such a good idea. There were so many good moments in that movie, but it all hinged on a horribly predictable, unrealistic Deus Ex Machina. As soon as I saw it, I thought, "REALLY? He's going to copy HG Wells THAT blatantly?"
Such a letdown.
Road to Perdition
It's pretty difficult seeing Hanks get killed at the end.. at least it was for me... really likeable actors like him it is hard to see them get put down like that in a movie.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
-and the whole time watching the movie I thought it couldn't possibly get any worse...well, it did.
Basic
-seriously, all those twists and turns and tense moments all throughout the film didn't matter for .
The Devil's Advocate
-Satan awesomely portrayed by Al Pacino breaks the 4th wall and turns right into the camera and turns himself into a cartoon character. Oh, and the whole ing movie didn't matter for .
The Forgotten
-Aliens. you.
I can't really list Planet of the Apes (the one with mark Whalberg) cause I didn't really understand the end, but even if I did, I'm sure it sucked.
Sunshine is still a good movie, but DAMN if they didn't take it from some of the best sci-fi I've ever seen to "eeeeeeeeeeech well I can ignore these 20 minutes" in one fell swoop.
Yea.. Crystal Skull was passable untill that transformer kid started swinging in trees with the monkeys and they had killer ants.. and the entire alien thing.
Come on, the scene when Cilian Murphy finds out there was a fifth crew member was intense.Sunshine is still a good movie, but DAMN if they didn't take it from some of the best sci-fi I've ever seen to "eeeeeeeeeeech well I can ignore these 20 minutes" in one fell swoop.
The crew was on a nuclear bomb the size of a football stadium falling toward the Sun at thousands of miles per hour with the fate of the entire human race on their shoulders.
I guess I don't see where they felt there wasn't enough intensity.
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