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RedFive said:

can Michael Bay blow shit up in style.

TV's Frink said:

RedFive said:

Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon

Unlike you, Greeny, my expectations were in the right place.  I saw it in Imax 3D and paid as little attention as possible to the storyline/acting/etc. and simply enjoyed explosion after transformation after explosion, and I have to say, I thoroughly enjoyed myself. 

I actually think this is one of Bay's biggest failure points - his action sucks.  He has no sense of geography, there's no sense of style, it's all just a bunch of loud shit thrown up on screen.  You can't tell which transformer is which, you can't tell what the hell is going on, etc. etc. etc.

And this is just based on TF1.

THIS.

Monolithium said:

Reign of Fire - 8/10

I miss that Matthew McConaughey.

I really liked Reign of Fire, but the ending felt flat to me.  The best action is in the middle of the film.  I think the ending needed a boost in the arm.  Perhaps whilst Bale and McConaughey are sneaking into the lair, they should have had some of the secondary characters creating a diversion outside of town.  Something violent that can match the action from the skydiving scene.

Johnny Ringo said:

ferris209 said:

Johnny Ringo said:

ferris209 said:

Inception - over-rated. 1 ball out of 10.

You better run squirrel.

 

Sry, just was confusing and illogical to me. The movie seemed to try real hard to inject an emotional angle on it, but came out lame to me.

just remember Johnny tried to warn you when you find yourself cornered by xhonzi and his ilk.

IGNOwaitaminutehere...  Have I ever ignored someone for not liking the movie?  Or just for not seeing it?  I can't recall.  Is there precedent here?

Anchorhead said:

TV's Frink said:

I actually think this is one of Bay's biggest failure points - his action sucks.  He has no sense of geography, there's no sense of style, it's all just a bunch of loud shit thrown up on screen.  You can't tell which transformer is which, you can't tell what the hell is going on

 

Make that two. 

Geography is something Spielberg takes very seriously as an artist - and as a fan sitting in the theater, I thank him.  The moment I can't tell where things are - Bourne 2 & 3, Quantum Of Solace, nearly every TV show - I'm out.  One watch only, if that.  I'm the customer - I don't pay money to sit and work for the story.  If the director wants my money, he'll show me the story.

Interesting how the current generation is not only becoming accustomed to not having geography in a scene, they almost seem to prefer not having it. Guys like Bay and Greengrass don't even need to frame a shot or waste time trying to set it up.  Just roll continuously, move the camera unnecessarily, make a million edits later, toss in some music, and call it style.

Better make it three.

When I saw Transformers 2 in the theater, I got a headache during the desert fight sequence. The camera angles were f***ed up. It felt claustrophobic. It was like getting a lapdance by a cement truck half the time.

Friends told me I was a snob for saying I didn't like it. I kept trying to say there was too much shit on the screen, but I don't understand composition.

I'm completely avoiding Transformers 3, because the trailer alone has too much shit going on.

I'm with you too!

EyeShotFirst said:

Friends told me I was a snob for saying I didn't like it (TF2).

The problem with Stone's movie is that it is about his imagination of what the 60's counterculture was like. He then put "The Doors" in the middle of it. Val Kilmer is astonishing but only gets to be insane. The When You're Strange doc is much better about being true to the source, but it's really not very in depth.

I dunno maybe Jim would have found the movie hysterical.

Mission Impossible. I don't know why I kinda like this movie. Maybe I've watched too many times. It is a major Hollywood blockbuster that makes you use your brain. WTH? Not a bad two hours, and probably the only major studio movie where Tom Cruise isn't annoying.

5.5 mysteriously dead rats in the ventilator shaft out of 10 overcomplicated ways to break into a room while saying "toast".

TV's Frink said:

F-S-A!!!  F-S-A!!!

The Film Actors Guild?

TV's Frink said:

Oh, and since we're back on Inception again, time for some shameless self-promotion, for those who haven't seen it...

Trailer for my upcoming ridiculous fanedit of The Phantom Menace

Frinking hilarious.

Batman The Animated Series Volume Four.

Not really a movie but so damn good and definitive it counts. Why couldn't this series keep going?? :(

10 billion Kevin Conroy growls out of 10 billion square chins.