I thought this thread was about the spammers in the live show chat room.....
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I thought this thread was about the spammers in the live show chat room.....
Yup, what Bullet said.
(although I like Skyfall best, personally. I could re-watch that more )
Jimmy B wrote:Also, it still didn't change tone, the main theme of revenge was still there, the bad guy's main goal was still intact. As was the sense of danger and threat, it didn't even change genre.
Is revenge the main theme here? Or is it getting older and finding your place in the modern world?
I should have said 'one of the themes' rather than main thelme. Regardless, that didn't change, revenge was what led to the last act it was the bad guy's motivation all along.
It didn't work for you, that is fine but it didn't change the film's tone or genre, therefore it does not fit here. Bond is a tired formula and they changed it up and I say good for them for trying. It was a better film that Quantum Of Solace at any rate.
Zarban wrote:DIF gives every film its full due when they analyze it.
Well, not always...
That was a fun fucking day
I genuinely don't see the ending of Skyfall as a fault. It mixed things up a bit, it changed the Bond format a little for the anniversary, I don't see the problem. I loved it.
Also, it still didn't change tone, the main theme of revenge was still there, the bad guy's main goal was still intact. As was the sense of danger and threat, it didn't even change genre.
The dude who does SFDebris said (a few times) in his review for Stargate that Roland Emmerich worked with Kurt Russell before on Universal Soldier. You'd think he'd research that a bit more if he's doing a video, I assume he writes a script for it or at least has notes at hand while recording. Anyway, I do like some of his videos (I only watch the ones of stuff I have seen) and he's quite a smart and amusing guy at times. And, hey, we all make mistakes, right?
At least Ratner made Rush Hour 2, this guy literally doesn't have a single good credit to his name.
Rush Hour 2 is by far my favourite of that trilogy. Moore directed Behind Enemy Lines which I remember liking at the time. Haven't seen it in years, though.
I would say 'forced' evolution more than natural but fair enough. The third film took a different turn than the first two and that was successful, 4 and 5 went too far in the wrong direction in my opinion.
The giveaway that it was a turkey was that there were no reviews before it opened,
That and the fact that it was released on Valentines Day. Fox had no faith whatsoever in this film, they knew it was a festering pile of puke while it was getting made. So much so that they got John Moore to edit a 'kid-friendly' version for UK audiences so they could make more money by having the film rated 12A and kids could see it. The whole thing has been a shambles from the get go like hiring Skip Woods to shit out a script that makes you believe that he's never seen any of the previous movies. The same goes for Willis and his interpretation of the main character and he was in the previous movies. This John McClane is so far removed from the original character they may as well have called him Baldy McCrabpants. The marketing campaign of Die Hard was 'he's an easy guy to like but a hard guy to kill' but with the 4th and 5th films he has become a guy you want to tell to cheer the fuck up.
The sixth film better return to its roots, McClane has no more fucking family members to make up with, that is it so let's stick him in a confined space again, put a vest on him and let him grow some hair. Hire someone who actually has some knowledge and affection for the original film and who will not write McClane as an indestructible he-man. The whole point of him in the first three films was that he got hurt. A lot. The McClane of the first film reached a point where he had almost given up and was accepting the fact he was probably going to die, the 4th and 5th films having him act as though this sort of shit happens every day. Treat this franchise like you give a shit, Fox and then maybe the fans will again.
The first film I noticed doing this was From Dusk Til Dawn, which starts out as a typical Tarantino crime caper and then becomes this ludicrous and gory vampire action flick.
Isn't that really more a change of genre rather than a change of tone? The characters remain the same and the overall tone and feeling of dread pretty much remains, it just becomes a vampire movie.
Haven't people seen Demolition Man? For shame.....
although that picture is less cool and more 'ewwwww'.
The most controversial music video of its time (although now the controversy seems a little quaint).
It was? Shit, the 80s gave us these-
WARNING: Contains Boobs
WARNING: As does this-
I realise you can see boobs on the thumbnail above but it was the only uncut version I could find. I'm not just posting these for the nudity, I believe they were both landmarks in music video as they both pushed the boundaries of what you can show in them.....
First ever and one millionth music video to play on MTV, anyone? Featuring Hans Zimmer on keyboard.....
It was directed by Russell Mulcahy who went on to direct Highlander.
Well, if I was Armond White, I'd use a different colour as a username but only use the first letter of it. Then I'd use a stupid name that nobody is really called (more of a nickname, really) to go with it.....
I love The Rock (the movie.....aaaaand the dude) but that car chase is ridiculously edited. A lot of action films these days (especially Bay's stuff) don't have long takes, you'd be lucky if a single take lasts longer than five seconds. It's not smart, it's not clever, if anything it's actually lazy. It's poor film-making.
Shaky cam doesn't really bother me but it does bore me. They need to give it a rest.
Be afraid, Teague, be very afraid......
Well, fair play to him. I still think focusing on just story and characters while reviewing a film is odd but at least he's honest about it.
Indeed, I was going to post it myself at one point
Well, if we're including ones from the 80s-
The Waterworld one was a bust, Netflix kept cutting out on them if I recall correctly.
I don't think he is Gary Mitchell. The current IDW comics are canon, according to Roberto Orci, and the Mitchell story has already happened. The comics bridge the gap between the films, so if it is true, Cumberbatch is playing someone else. Either way, we'll find out soon enough.
Jimmy B wrote:I am indeed. I hate the music of today
I enjoy a bit of everything, but to be fair, I think my list is *relatively* timeless.
I don't like rap or hip hop. I just listed five albums that I can listen to every song on it. I also like Aerosmith, ELO, Foo Fighters, Mumford and Sons, Thin Lizzy, AC/DC, Squeeze, Placebo, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Blink 182, Prince, Michael Jackson, The Police, Blondie, Hall and Oates, Talking Heads, Madness and David Bowie but none of them fit the criteria
If this is real I wish to subscribe to this magazine-
EDIT: It is very real and is from an Australian free paper called mX.
I am indeed. I hate the music of today
I thought long and hard and came up with these. One is a compilation but I like all of the songs on it-
Stevie Wonder- Songs In The Key Of Life
Kate Bush- Hounds Of Love
Queen- Greatest Hits
Genesis- Invisible Touch
Peter Gabriel- So
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