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Maybe you guys are right but I win because I didn’t link to a Family Guy clip.
The Person in Question
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Do not take that link as an endorsement of any kind toward that show. I’m like a digital magpie that collects little clips and images that may or may not become relevant in the future.
I could just as easily go into a small rant about Seth MacFarlane as I did for Snyder. =P
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They could have given the film to Uwe Boll and it would have made as much.
At a glance I thought you were saying that it wouldn’t have been any worse if made by Uwe Boll! I was thinking, “Come on, it isn’t that bad!”. Ha!
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Studios also make money on Snyder’s many extended cuts. I think there’s 3 or 4 versions of Watchmen, plus at least 2 supplemental animated movies that you can get seperately. It’s insane.
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These quotes sum up Snyder’s view of super heroes:
You could call it “high-brow” comics, but to me, that comic book was just pretty sexy! I had a buddy who tried getting me into “normal” comic books, but I was all like, “No one is having sex or killing each other. This isn’t really doing it for me.” I was a little broken, that way. So when Watchmen came along, I was, “This is more my scene.”
Everyone says that about [Christopher Nolan’s] Batman Begins. “Batman’s dark.” I’m like, okay, “No, Batman’s cool.” He gets to go to a Tibetan monastery and be trained by ninjas. Okay? I want to do that. But he doesn’t, like, get raped in prison. That could happen in my movie. If you want to talk about dark, that’s how that would go.
So, he likes everything I absolutely despise about modern superhero comic books and wants to redefine Superman with that garbage.
With no due respect, he can go fuck himself up the ass with his own head.
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Man you get way too passionate about superman sometimes.
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Although I kinda wanna see that now.
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Just got out of Lawrence and it might have been my favorite theater experience ever. The crowd was so much more into it than they were four years ago at the Regal. Highlight was the applause on the “and introducing Peter O’Toole as T.E. Lawrence” title card.
I’d give my eye teeth to see that in true 70mm.
The Hateful Eight- A second viewing has confirmed to me that this is Tarantino’s best film since Jackie Brown. A twisted stage play from hell shot on gorgeous Ultra Panavision 70mm, it find the director actually teaching for political and social subtext. It’s a knotty, meaty script, and though long, it moves with a tightness that the self-indulgences of Django Unchained and Death Proof needed. Sam Jackson continues his incredible partnership with QT, and the uniformly excellent cast, Robert Richardson’s gorgeous 70mm cinematography, and the Ennio Morricone’s score are all top-notch. Those expecting Tarantino’s usual grindhouse brutality may walk away disappointed-there’s vomited blood and exploding heads, but not as much as some exploitation-hungry viewers may be expecting. It’s a super-tense series of the director’s trademark dialogue set-piece verbal standoffs, indulgences, and ferociously incendiary language. I’m waiting to see if the roadshow cut comes out for Christmas, but damn, since this is likely to be the last major release on celluloid, it was privilege to see it, and at least 70mm is going out in fuckijg style. And John, when you get to hell? Tell them Daisy sent you. Jennifer Jason Leigh is almost demonic and feral. It may not have the scope of Fury Road, but there’s an apocalyptic undertone as it journeys headlong into hell.
“What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one.”
Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death
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Man you get way too passionate about superman sometimes.
Change the character to Spider-Man or Green Lantern or Arm Fall Off Boy and I can guarantee my reaction would remain the same.
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That doesn’t make you seem any better.
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Personally, I like his passion for Supes. So many people write him off as a boring character, it’s nice to see someone who’s a big fan for a change.
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Wagons East (1994) – 4/10
Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) – 7/10
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996) – 5/10
Raising Arizona (1987) – 9/10
Vincent (1982) – 10/10
Psycho (1960) – 10/10
Psycho II (1983) – 9/10
The Seashell and the Clergyman (1928) – 8/10
Psycho III (1986) – 7/10
Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990) – 8/10
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Finding Dory - A
Okay everyone, Pixar remembered how to make sequels. Maybe we’ll never have a travesty like Cars 2 ever again. Fingers crossed.
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Psycho (1960) – 10/10
10/10? Duracell gave a movie a 10/10!? REJOICE EVERYBODY! REJOICE!
Not enough people read the EU.
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Army of Darkness: The Medieval Deadit | The Terminator - Color Regrade | The Wrong Trousers - Audio Preservation
SONIC RACES THROUGH THE GREEN FIELDS.
THE SUN RACES THROUGH A BLUE SKY FILLED WITH WHITE CLOUDS.
THE WAYS OF HIS HEART ARE MUCH LIKE THE SUN. SONIC RUNS AND RESTS; THE SUN RISES AND SETS.
DON’T GIVE UP ON THE SUN. DON’T MAKE THE SUN LAUGH AT YOU.
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JFTR, my contributions in this thread have had an impact on how I evaluate movies. I don’t know how to explain the change; I guess I’ll just liken it to finally being able to see the forest in spite of the trees.
From now on, y’all will probably be seeing a lot more 9-and-10/10 ratings from me.
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The Hateful Eight (2015) - 8/10
Ultimately Tarantino succumbs to his bloodlust by the end, which was rather predictable, and there is an overabundance of exposition scenes, but the characters are really great and memorable, and the cinematography and score are absolutely excellent. The writing and direction are also very great, as always with Tarantino. He really is a great director, and I don’t believe he has made a bad film (I have yet to see Death Proof, which some say is his worst). I loved this film.
Not enough people read the EU.
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Finding Dory - A
Okay everyone, Pixar remembered how to make sequels. Maybe we’ll never have a travesty like Cars 2 ever again. Fingers crossed.
Agreed.
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Finding Dory 8/10
The trailers made it look pretty terrible but I was shocked at how good it was! It still did follow the same formula as the first and had some replaced voice actors it was still really good. Check it out!
EDIT: The voice actors (save for Nemo) weren’t actually changed, Crush and Mr. Ray just sounded slightly off.
Prequel Fan-Edit thread: http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Yet-another-series-of-prequel-edits/id/17329
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The 'Burbs (1989) – B
I was quite surprised by how much I liked this film. It’s so dumb, But I found it very funny for the goofy comedy that it is. It’s not to be taken seriously. I really wish they could’ve used the actual track from Once Upon A Time In The West instead of the “almost, but not quite a recognizable tune”; I think it would’ve made that scene a lot better.
EDIT: So apparently the track I was referring to was actually something by Morricone (“My Fault” from My Name Is Nobody), and I didn’t realize. My point still stands, though; it would’ve worked better with the Harmonica tune from Once Upon A Time In The West.
Army of Darkness: The Medieval Deadit | The Terminator - Color Regrade | The Wrong Trousers - Audio Preservation
SONIC RACES THROUGH THE GREEN FIELDS.
THE SUN RACES THROUGH A BLUE SKY FILLED WITH WHITE CLOUDS.
THE WAYS OF HIS HEART ARE MUCH LIKE THE SUN. SONIC RUNS AND RESTS; THE SUN RISES AND SETS.
DON’T GIVE UP ON THE SUN. DON’T MAKE THE SUN LAUGH AT YOU.
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Finding Dory 8/10
The trailers made it look pretty terrible but I was shocked at how good it was! It still did follow the same formula as the first and had some replaced voice actors it was still really good. Check it out!
Very Exicted to check this out! I thought the trailers did look terrible also but the reviews seem promising 😃
Would you say it’s better than Monsters University ? (which I happened to enjoy a fair bit)
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The 'Burbs (1989) – B
I was quite surprised by how much I liked this film. It’s so dumb, But I found it very funny for the goofy comedy that it is. It’s not to be taken seriously. I really wish they could’ve used the actual track from Once Upon A Time In The West instead of the “almost, but not quite a recognizable tune”; I think it would’ve made that scene a lot better.
Only a B?!?!?!
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“B” is for 'Burbs. 😛
But seriously, I didn’t think it was near perfect or anything. It’s definitely a good choice if you’re in the mood for some goofy dark comedy.
Army of Darkness: The Medieval Deadit | The Terminator - Color Regrade | The Wrong Trousers - Audio Preservation
SONIC RACES THROUGH THE GREEN FIELDS.
THE SUN RACES THROUGH A BLUE SKY FILLED WITH WHITE CLOUDS.
THE WAYS OF HIS HEART ARE MUCH LIKE THE SUN. SONIC RUNS AND RESTS; THE SUN RISES AND SETS.
DON’T GIVE UP ON THE SUN. DON’T MAKE THE SUN LAUGH AT YOU.
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Sicario (2015) - 6.5/10
Meh. It wasn’t bad, and I had a good time overall, but I felt like something was missing. I never felt really involved.
The World’s End (2013) - 7/10
The weakest of the Cornetto trilogy IMO, but still a refreshing and enjoyable film from one of my favorite directors.
The Hateful Eight (2015) - 8/10
Great characters and very immersive atmosphere. Great music too.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) - 9/10
Great, great movie.
Zootopia (2016) - 8/10
Loved it.
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The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) - 5/10
I felt wholly uninterested whenever Francisco Scaramanga wasn’t onscreen. Christopher Lee single-handedly brought this film up for a four to a five out of ten.
Not enough people read the EU.