Bingowings said:
TV's Frink said:
I wept because it was so damn terrible. And long.Leonardo said:
Bingowings said:
Cinema usually taps into childhood.
I remember weeping like a baby at the end of Peter Jackson's King Kong...
Are you sure you didn't weep because it was too damn long?
I loved it.
In fact in some ways I prefer it to the original.
^This this this
Last Crusade
Aside from Connery having a ball with Henry Sr., this one is really, really uninspired, tired and even goes to great lengths to shoehorn in so many winning elements of Raiders in order to have a movie to please everyone.
For me, LC gets worse every successive time, as if it slowly unravels all over itself. The opening I used to dislike now acts as one of the only driving sections of the film, with some actual creativity involved. Then we switch to a terribly underdone fight scene as staged onboard the Coronado which really sets up the tone for the rest of the entire film.
Underdone, sloppy and in effect empty.
The villain is terribly one note and has the exact relationship and motive with the Nazis as Belloq did. The love interest is undefined and in the second half of the film more annoying to me with all of those idiotic bug eyed looks than all of Wille's endless shrieks in TOD. And then they even take two of the great supporting players from Raiders and turn them into sorely unnecessary comic relief. The eradication of Brody and Sallah's characters is ingratiating and to be perfectly honest they should have been left out of the film altogether in order to better serve the primary focus on the father-son estranged relationship.
The tank chase is way too long, and completely improvised. So were Raiders and TOD, but those were works by younger men who were hungry for work. Crusade is made by people who are complacent and who should really have nothing to do with an adventure film. The only interesting parts of the film are the moments between Indy Sr and Jr, and for that we would have been much better off with something like My Dinner with Dad, What? Dad! What! Dad! WHAT!. These small moments are the only worthy and memorable parts of this snoozefest.
The ending reeks of trying to copy the previous two films but is so completely lackluster that it threatens to undo the entire thing. There may be good motivation but the challenges and booby traps are terribly simple.
And what's with the torch Indy carries in the tomb? Does it have some magical "cannot make things catch on fire with all of the burning embers it drops" magical charm? That bothers the heck out of me each time.
I used to enjoy this more, or so I thought. Each time I watch the Indy trilogy, I like TOD more and Crusade even less. The first two films are down and dirty movies made by young men trying to emulate the serials of their youth, and in trying to emulate these these succeeded in making a truly modern equivalent. Crusade is a different kind of movie.
2.5 balls out of 4
One thing: Did Elsa betray Donovan in the ending or am I reading far too much into this?
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^ Huh....I much enjoyed LC.
I thought it was a great example of giving the audience exactly the sort of thing they want- only much more of it.
Bingowings said:
I loved it.
In fact in some ways I prefer it to the original.
Peter Jackson's King Kong was the most disappointing film I have ever seen. First of all he made Kong a silverback gorilla. Kong is a huge unknown ape, not a giant generic gorilla! Then we wasted so much time on that damn ship with a bunch of characters and subplots that go nowhere as most of those characters are swatted like flies and never addressed again. Then later we find out he cut a bunch of cool island stuff? Meh.
^It's gotta be better than the version with Jeff Bridges, though, right?
DuracellEnergizer said:
^It's gotta be better than the version with Jeff Bridges, though, right?
Yeah, I mean come on. I know a lot of people don't like the 2005 version, but seriously, if you say you prefer the 1976 one you're just trying to start an argument and nothing else.
I was BORED TO TEARS with Jackson's version, and there was no nostalgia for me there like there is for '76, so consider your argument started!
The poster for the '76 film is so unintentionally hilarious.
Is the film titled King Kong or King Kong For Christmas? And what about the tagline? "The most exciting original motion picture event of all time". Yeah, its certainly original all right. LMFAO
Different eyes see different things.
Since living here I've seen a beautiful tree out of my window but clearly the people over the road saw a obstruction to their light and probably wouldn't understand why I was furious at the murder of the poor thing.
Kong equating the bi-planes with the giant bat things that killed his family and the long haired wiggly monkey thing as kindred pulled the strings to my hearts.
The film provided me with a genuine emotional experience which is a rare thing these days.
DominicCobb said:
DuracellEnergizer said:
^It's gotta be better than the version with Jeff Bridges, though, right?
Yeah, I mean come on. I know a lot of people don't like the 2005 version, but seriously, if you say you prefer the 1976 one you're just trying to start an argument and nothing else.
Eww, who said anything about the '76 version? It's all about the '33.
Chubby Jeff was a bit of a bear.
DuracellEnergizer said:
The poster for the '76 film is so unintentionally hilarious.
Is the film titled King Kong or King Kong For Christmas? And what about the tagline? "The most exciting original motion picture event of all time". Yeah, its certainly original all right. LMFAO
Not as hilarious as it once was on account of the location. However, the American distributor of Godzilla vs. Megalon thought it was good enough to rip off.
Where were you in '77?
DominicCobb said:
DuracellEnergizer said:
^It's gotta be better than the version with Jeff Bridges, though, right?
Yeah, I mean come on. I know a lot of people don't like the 2005 version, but seriously, if you say you prefer the 1976 one you're just trying to start an argument and nothing else.
aww.... I kinda like the 76 version...
It's got Jeff Bridges and a score by John Barry. What's not to love?
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Dino De Laurentiis had the balls to actually crank out a sequel in the 80's. You see, Kong didn't die in the fall. However, he's in a deep coma, and one artificial heart transplant the size of a Volkswagen later, he's revived in time to chase after the recently discovered Lady Kong.
Even had the same director as the 1976 film. Rick Baker didn't sign onto this one, for obvious reasons, but Carlo Rambaldi came back. Possibly the low point in Linda Hamilton's career before T2.
Too bad MST3K never got their hands on it.
Where were you in '77?
Prometheus
I really, really, liked it. While it was not quite as intense as Alien, it did come pretty close. Noomi Rapace did a great job as the protagonist, and the "surgery" scene was very well-paced and edited. Micheal Fassbender played David really well. He was probably my favorite character. I was really surprised by what the space jockeys really were. I always thought they were some kind of elephant creature. I liked how close it stayed to the alien universe. Such as at one point in the film when something causes David to spurt some blood. Not to be demented, it was satisfying to see that milky substance again, after so many years.
I enjoyed how you see many "precursors" to the xenomorph. I also enjoyed seeing more H.R Giger designs than Alien ever saw. I also liked how "organic" the space jockey's technology was. The special effects were also really well done. None of the CGI came across as very fake looking to me, in fact, a lot of it looked like a guy in a suit with makeup! I also heard somewhere that there was a little bit of practical effects too, so that might be another reason why it looked so good.
Overall, it had all the elements of an Alien film, and it won't dissapoint any fans of the series.
10 out of 10 swelling, exploding heads.
An unreservedly positive review for Prometheus on OriginalTrilogy.com? How strange. ;)
Interesting review, Ziggy. You thought the surgery scene was well paced and edited; out of curiosity, could you say the same in terms of pacing and editing about the movie as a whole. I'm just curious since the uneven (to me) structure was my biggest issue.
I'm glad you asked, AF. I know that I'm apparently one of the few people who actually liked Prometheus, which surprised me, because I thought a lot more people did.
I do have to agree with you on editing. It was a little uneven at times, like you said. But it wasn't too big a deal for me. I went in expecting something fun and "Alienish", and that's what I got. Maybe I was anticipating a lot less than you guys were, or something else along those lines. I barely watch TV anymore, so I didn't see too many trailers, which is another thing that seems to be coming up in reviews: that the trailers gave too much away.
Plus, the last few movies I have seen in theatres have been real stinkers, so it really elevated this movie for me, in terms of enjoyment.
Maybe after my excitement over a brand-new alien film is over, I may start to see more of it for what it is. As of now, however, I genuinely find it to be a good movie.
Moonrise Kingdom
Wes Anderson at his best. Charming, wonderful movie.
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"Ghost Dad" was on tv just now. I knew it was bad, yet I couldn't take my eyes off the screen. There are so many questions, but the most important is WHY???
I think my brain feels actually lighter right now...
By the way that's a much better Prometheus poster and tagline than the official poster.
Is it a fan effort?
That shot of the head reminds me of a sculpture I made in my first month at university.
It was about the same size too only made from cardboard and packing tape.
Prometheus 100000000 balls
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It was a load of balls I'll give you that much.
Prometheus. See the Prometheus thread.
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Bingowings said:
By the way that's a much better Prometheus poster and tagline than the official poster.
Is it a fan effort?
Nope. They were handing them out at the IMAX midnight premiere. I guess exclusive mini-posters are IMAX's new thing.
For me there is only one Indiana Jones film that actually works (the first one).
The Last Crusade plays like a spoof of Raiders.
Sallah and Brody are reduced to comedy foreigner types where they were full blooded characters in the first film and Julian Glover's accent is awful.