Tyrphanax said:
Are you implying that the schlockfests that were Predator or Predator 2 might have been better?
I think he's saying that conventional beliefs hold that the original Predator is the best ever. Not saying that you can't have your opinion of course, but the original Predator is the highest rated of all the others on IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes.
However, I will say that Predators was a good flick, I'd place it right behind the original but nowhere past it.
ferris209 said:
Tyrphanax said:
Are you implying that the schlockfests that were Predator or Predator 2 might have been better?
I think he's saying that conventional beliefs hold that the original Predator is the best ever. Not saying that you can't have your opinion of course, but the original Predator is the highest rated of all the others on IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes.
However, I will say that Predators was a good flick, I'd place it right behind the original but nowhere past it.
My only gripes with Predators is the fact that it follows Predator too much. Predator 2, while a horrible film, did something different.
Predators is the best sequel for Predator, but it's not as good of a sequel as it could've been.
"The other versions will disappear. Even the 35 million tapes of Star Wars out there won’t last more than 30 or 40 years. A hundred years from now, the only version of the movie that anyone will remember will be the DVD version [of the Special Edition], and you’ll be able to project it on a 20’ by 40’ screen with perfect quality. I think it’s the director’s prerogative, not the studio’s to go back and reinvent a movie." - George Lucas
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EyeShotFirst said:
My only gripes with Predators is the fact that it follows Predator too much. Predator 2, while a horrible film, did something different.
Predators is the best sequel for Predator, but it's not as good of a sequel as it could've been.
You're right, it's pretty obvious they tried to see if that firecracker could pop twice. I did enjoy Predators though, admittedly though I'm one of the few who enjoyed Predator 2. I never really got into AvP flicks, probably because I have nothing for Aliens. Just never liked those movies.
ferris209 said:
EyeShotFirst said:
My only gripes with Predators is the fact that it follows Predator too much. Predator 2, while a horrible film, did something different.
Predators is the best sequel for Predator, but it's not as good of a sequel as it could've been.
You're right, it's pretty obvious they tried to see if that firecracker could pop twice. I did enjoy Predators though, admittedly though I'm one of the few who enjoyed Predator 2. I never really got into AvP flicks, probably because I have nothing for Aliens. Just never liked those movies.
I have a soft spot for Lethal Weapon era Danny Glover films.
"The other versions will disappear. Even the 35 million tapes of Star Wars out there won’t last more than 30 or 40 years. A hundred years from now, the only version of the movie that anyone will remember will be the DVD version [of the Special Edition], and you’ll be able to project it on a 20’ by 40’ screen with perfect quality. I think it’s the director’s prerogative, not the studio’s to go back and reinvent a movie." - George Lucas
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EyeShotFirst said:
I have a soft spot for Lethal Weapon era Danny Glover films.
Me too! I liked Danny Glover before he went nuts.
Okay, I can see that. But I feel like Predators had a much deeper plot than Predator or Predator 2 (which I also really liked). I think the twist had a lot to do with that, since I wasn't expecting it (though I should have been).
I hope they do a sequel.
Keep Circulating the Tapes.
END OF LINE
(It hasn’t happened yet)
Ziggy Stardust said:
RedFive said:
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Prestige</span>
Being now the fourth or fifth time I've seen this, I still find more perspectives and understand different characters better. The whole movie is a magic trick! Easily one of my all-time favorites.
10/10 dead birds.
Meh.
If they would have had Bowie play Tesla, the movie would have better.
ferris209 said:
EyeShotFirst said:
I have a soft spot for Lethal Weapon era Danny Glover films.
Me too! I liked Danny Glover before he went nuts.
Danny Glover AND Mel Gibson went nuts? I guess we now know the cause...
TV's Frink said:
Danny Glover AND Mel Gibson went nuts? I guess we now know the cause...
Oh noes! Joe Pesci is next!
Joe's already a bit bonkers just ask Mick and Keith (language so tread carefully).
A Jesse Eisenberg double feature of The Social Network and Zombieland.
The Social Network:
9/10
Zombieland:
7/10
I've had enough of Jesse Eisenberg for awhile.
Ziggy Stardust said:
RedFive said:
The Prestige
Being now the fourth or fifth time I've seen this, I still find more perspectives and understand different characters better. The whole movie is a magic trick! Easily one of my all-time favorites.
10/10 dead birds.
Meh.
If they would have had the whole movie be about Bowie playing Tesla, the movie would have been better.
Fixed.
VADER!? WHERE THE HELL IS MY MOCHA LATTE? -Palpy on a very bad day.
“George didn’t think there was any future in dead Han toys.”-Harrison Ford
YT channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/DamnFoolIdealisticCrusader
The Anderson Tapes (1971)-A few words: Lumet. Connery. Walken. Martin Balsam as a gay antiques dealer. (Threw me for an absolute loop. Imagine Arbogast...no wait....there couldn't have been homosexual subtexts in Psycho could there...oh dammit there's another Hitchcock study to do...)
An absolute little gem of a movie. Everything is firing on all fronts, and it really makes for one of the oddest caper films I've ever seen. And did I mention IT HAS CHRISTOPHER WALKEN pre-Annie Hall??
3 1/2 surveillance cameras out of 4 Connery/Lumet projects (I still really want to see The Offence!)
The real question is: what the heck is up with the "Martini Movies" DVD series? Why spend the money on that crap when you could have done something more useful like...a dual layer transfer!
VADER!? WHERE THE HELL IS MY MOCHA LATTE? -Palpy on a very bad day.
“George didn’t think there was any future in dead Han toys.”-Harrison Ford
YT channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/DamnFoolIdealisticCrusader
10 out of 10 normal walks.
The Beatles in "HELP!"
I grow fonder of this film each time I see it.
I give it 8 out of 10 sacrificial rings.
"All hail the goddess Kali"
“First feel fear, then get angry. Then go with your life into the fight.” - Bill Mollison
Been watching very many Kirk Douglas movies. The man is practically immortal.
FremenDar said:
Been watching very many Kirk Douglas movies. The man is practically immortal.
Paths of Glory?
asterisk8 said:
FremenDar said:
Been watching very many Kirk Douglas movies. The man is practically immortal.
Paths of Glory?
That was earlier. Also watching Turner Classic Movies.
RedFive said:
Ziggy Stardust said:
Meh.
If they would have had Bowie play Tesla, the movie would have better.
Hahaha I actually thought of you when he first came on screen. He was awesome as Tesla and so was Andy Serkis as his assistant.
That was actually my favorite aspect of the whole movie.
White Squall - 8 coming of age films out of 10
Since they're like poetry, what with the rhyming and all, I find that I only need to watch three out of the six films.
Secret Window - Yes I know we're a little behind the times. I enjoyed it right up until the ending.
It smacks of typical disposable storytelling, something not meant to be thought about or dwelt on at all. Like a campfire story that's forgotten as soon as the next one begins.
Something I've always associated with Steven King. His short stories and novellas at any rate. (Secret Window was based on a Steven King novella, in case you were wondering what the connection was.)
IT'S MY TRILOGY, AND I WANT IT NOW!
"[George Lucas] rebooted the franchise in 1997 without telling anyone." -skyjedi2005
"Yeah, well, George says a lot of things..." a young 1997 xhonzi on RASSM
"They're my movies." -George Lucas. 19 people won oscars for their work on Star Wars (1977) and George Lucas wasn't one of them.
I think the only good thing to come from Steven King is the Kubrick's interpretation of The Shining, and Steven King hated it!
RedFive said:
I think the only good thing to come from Steven King is the Kubrick's interpretation of The Shining, and Steven King hated it!
We're all going to laugh at you...we're all going to laugh at you...we're all going to laugh at you..
Limitless.
When I started watching it, I wanted to have those types of pills. And then I changed my mind. And then I thought it would be kinda cool again. And then I changed my mind. And then I thought it would be kinda cool again.
9/10
Nah. I wouldn't want to take those.
RedFive said:
I think the only good thing to come from Steven King is the Kubrick's interpretation of The Shining, and Steven King hated it!
Do the names Frank Darabont and Rob Reiner mean anything to you?