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A million ways to die in the west.

some pretty funny moments and some pretty dull moments. Most of the best bits are in the trailer.

Sigourney wants to make another movie. I wonder if they would pretend Alien 3 and Resurrection never happened?

She's been saying that for years. I don't think it will happen. is there anywhere left for the story to go at this point?

Maybe cast her and Ahnold [sic] in AVP 3?

Johnny Ringo said:

 

Sigourney wants to make another movie. I wonder if they would pretend Alien 3 and Resurrection never happened?

She's been saying that for years. I don't think it will happen. is there anywhere left for the story to go at this point?

How about a musical? That hasn't been done yet. Think about it; Alien 5: I've Grown Accustomed to Your Facehugger.

DuracellEnergizer said:

Johnny Ringo said:

 

Sigourney wants to make another movie. I wonder if they would pretend Alien 3 and Resurrection never happened?

She's been saying that for years. I don't think it will happen. is there anywhere left for the story to go at this point?

How about a musical? That hasn't been done yet. Think about it; Alien 5: I've Grown Accustomed to Your Facehugger.

 Now that would be the first movie in years I would pay the $15 to see the 3D version of in theaters!

SilverWook said:

Let's not give them any ideas!

 I don't know. I think that photo sold me on the idea.

I don't see how anyone can say Prometheus is the worst film in the franchise when AR is out there.  At least Prometheus returned the franchise to body horror and was the first film since Alien to really scare me.  AR didn't make sense and there wasn't a single moment that scared me.  Once you have them cloning Ripley what is there to be worried about?  I mean even if she dies they can just bring her back in the next movie so why get invested. Oh and what was up with them trying to make us feel sorry for the alien that wanted to eat everyone,that was just insane.  This film is proof that Joss Wheadon is not perfect and needs someone looking over his scripts to keep them from going off into complete unfocused insanity.

Last seen movie was "John dies at the end".

Fun to watch and a great movie for drinking beer with friends. 

The Breakfast Club (1985)

Aside from all the sex talk, which was no surprise in an R-rated movie, I quite enjoyed it. The acting was good, the characters had personality, and it had some good humour throughout. This was also the first time I've seen Ally Sheedy, who is related to me somehow or other (we have the same last name), in a movie.

The Mummy 1999

Now normally I hate remakes that are dumber then the film they are a remake of. Also I am huge ancient history buff so there are a huge number of things in this movie that should bug me to death,but you know what? They don't.

This movie is big,loud,and goofy but it knows that and it doesn't pretend to be anything it's not or try to have any deep moments.  When people talk about movies as theme park rides this is the type of film they are talking about. It's there to get a few scares and laughs and then it goes away.  The cast is all in on it and Jerry Goldsmith's score is a lot of fun to just sit back and listen to and it captures the spirit of high camp adventure perfectly. The CGI is done on a pretty impressive scale for the time and the whole film just feels epic and fun.

Is this movie perfect? No,but you know what when I am in the right mood this movie hits the spot.

7.5/10.

Tobar said:

RicOlie_2 said:

This was also the first time I've seen Ally Sheedy

 You mean you've never seen Short Circuit?!?!?! 

 Never, but there are lots of movies I haven't seen. I've got plenty of time to see more, though. :)

The People vs. George Lucas (2010)

While I liked the middle portion of the movie which focused on discussions of Lucas' alterations to the movies and on the fans' struggle to see the OOT preserved, I found the rest either embarrassing and shameful (the first third with all those weird fans) or simply underwhelming (the final third where Lucas is being treated as if he were a victim of his own success).

7/10 

A Night at the Opera.

And two hard boiled eggs!

What can be said about this movie that has not been said before. It is one of the best comedies ever made and one of The Marx Brothers best films.  if you have not seen this movie drop everything you are doing and go watch it now.

9.5/10.

A perfect ten goes to Duck Soup.

"This is the fifth trip I have made today and I haven't been anywhere yet."

"Remember while your out there dodging through shot and shell we'll be in here thinking what a sucker you are! Goodby."

Tobar said:

Prometheus - Special Edition (fanedit released 2013)

Finally a decent film! I still don't care for the core concept behind it but at least it's not a giant muddled mess anymore. The film feels tighter and more streamlined. The reincorporated scenes help clear up various character motivations. All of the bloat has been excised. I really don't understand how Lindelof scored this gig. Something simple like the handling of Fifield and Millburn was just so incredibly botched. But this fanedit really saved the film.

Agreed, this edit was really well done.

The only problem with it was that the audio wasn't very good. The parts that had a new score would drown out the dialog and whenever scenes got really loud everything would mush together into unintellible noises. But those problems were few and far between. Had the audio been done flawlessly I would say this was the most perfect fanedit I've ever seen. I was really impressed with how he managed to salvage the film.

 Do you know which version you watched?  The original only had stereo sound but he did an updated version with 5.1.  I saw the stereo one and have had the 5.1 version on my HDD waiting for a watch for a while now.

Tyrphanax said:

DrCrowTStarwars said:

The Mummy 1999

Now normally I hate remakes that are dumber then the film they are a remake of. Also I am huge ancient history buff so there are a huge number of things in this movie that should bug me to death,but you know what? They don't.

This movie is big,loud,and goofy but it knows that and it doesn't pretend to be anything it's not or try to have any deep moments.  When people talk about movies as theme park rides this is the type of film they are talking about. It's there to get a few scares and laughs and then it goes away.  The cast is all in on it and Jerry Goldsmith's score is a lot of fun to just sit back and listen to and it captures the spirit of high camp adventure perfectly. The CGI is done on a pretty impressive scale for the time and the whole film just feels epic and fun.

Is this movie perfect? No,but you know what when I am in the right mood this movie hits the spot.

7.5/10.

Totally agree. I love this movie. All the problems with it that would bother me in another film just melt away and I can just enjoy myself with a decent popcorn flick.

I even enjoyed the Mummy 2 for the same reasons (though less so).

 I think one of the reasons these movies work is that they have a quick pace and a real flow and Brendon Faser comes off as some sort of lost action hero from the 30s and 40s.  I can't put my finger on it but he just fits right in and has a real likability that just fits right in and the cast does have chemistry and that helps a lot.  The movie is just a lot of fun to watch.

The Mummy Returns

This is another movie I should hate but I don't.  It has a few problems that don't make it as good as the first. For one thing it feels a little slow paced and the few horror elements that were in the first film are gone,in this one it is all out silly action. Also while the first one was set in a cartoon version of the 1920s this one is set in it's own silly universe that has things like flying ships in it.  Still if you are willing to go along with the silly bits there is a lot of fun to be had in this movie.

This movie does pull off some things that I didn't think it would be able to when I first saw it.  For instance I wanted to hate the kid and at first he is just getting in typical home alone style antics but as the film goes on the film makers seem to find the right balance between having him solve problems and having him in trouble. He never seems to go too far one way or the other and they don't make the adult characters useless or have the kid save the day as so often happens and having him in trouble is a good motivator for Rick and Evelyn to go on another adventure and makes this one far more personal then the last one. Also the kid while not a great actor is far better then the average child actor you see in a film like this so I didn't mind him.

This movie's plot does feel a little contrived and it is one of those sequels where it is basically the same story as the first movie only done much much bigger. Still again it seems to know this and Rick even makes a few jokes about it so you don't feel like you are being insulted and asked not to notice that it is the same thing happening again,so it's not as bad as some other sequels of it's type.

Still Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz do have good chemistry and that helps the movie flow along and makes the movie a lot of fun to watch.

The action scenes are exciting and very well paced and better shot then a lot of scenes in more recent films in that there is never a moment where I am having trouble figuring out what is going on,I can see everything and they don't go on so long that they overstay their welcome.

All in all it isn't as good as the first film but any movie that has armies of dog people,a fight on double decker bus,and someone defeating a mummy with a three stooges eye poke is above average in my book.

If you are in the right mood and willing to go along with the movie this is an enjoyable thrill ride.

6.0/10