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#611159
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xhonzi said:



DuracellEnergizer said:

 


TV's Frink said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

 

1990osu said:

Scream, Scream 2, Scream 3, Scream 4.

 

1st one was entertaining but the sequels just got worse and worse.




I'll never understand how that movie got three sequels. The original was fine for what it was, but it didn't warrant any sequels, especially sequels following the same damn character over-and-over again.

 



You just descibed most sequels.

Why make them? Money.



Most sequels at least try to change things up a bit by changing the leads, focusing on new characters, etc. The Scream franchise, as far as I know, does none of these things (haven't seen Scream 4, so I can't comment on that one).

 


Yeah... like Star Trek, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, James Bond, Pirates of the Caribbean, Toy Story, Transformers, Spider-Man, Batman, Superman...

Wait.... actually, what sequels are you watching?  Manon de la Source?


I was thinking of horror sequels in particular.

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TV's Frink said:



DuracellEnergizer said:

 


1990osu said:

Scream, Scream 2, Scream 3, Scream 4.

 

1st one was entertaining but the sequels just got worse and worse.



I'll never understand how that movie got three sequels. The original was fine for what it was, but it didn't warrant any sequels, especially sequels following the same damn character over-and-over again.

 


You just descibed most sequels.

Why make them? Money.


Most sequels at least try to change things up a bit by changing the leads, focusing on new characters, etc. The Scream franchise, as far as I know, does none of these things (haven't seen Scream 4, so I can't comment on that one).

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1990osu said:


Scream, Scream 2, Scream 3, Scream 4.

 

1st one was entertaining but the sequels just got worse and worse.


I'll never understand how that movie got three sequels. The original was fine for what it was, but it didn't warrant any sequels, especially sequels following the same damn character over-and-over again.

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#610020
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Guess The Titles the STAR WARS Sequels... just for fun.
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TV's Frink said:



DuracellEnergizer said:

Star Wars, Episode VII: Heir to the Farce

Star Wars, Episode VIII: Revenge of the Shit

Star Wars, Episode IX: So Very Tired


I read this post before seeing who posted it and assumed it was skyjedi.


FWIW, I don't feel as pessimistic about the upcoming sequels as my post would imply. 'Tis all in jest.

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bkev said:


Superman III?


Yes, Superman III. The villains are stupid, I agree. As I've said at least once before, though, I am - first and foremost - a fan of the post-Crisis Superman/Clark Kent, and this is the closest any Superman film made thus far has come to portraying that version of the character; Clark being treated with dignity and as an actual character, his relationship with Lana, how the Clark-Superman duality is presented - it all endears me to the film in a way than can never be done with the other Reeve films, including the overrated first two.

DominicCobb said:


Serious question: do you, generally, like movies?


Yes. I have a preference for horror, sci-fi, and fantasy films made prior to the 2000's, but I'm fully capable of enjoying films in other genres/the last thirteen years if they are made well enough. Truth is, my dream is to become a director and make movies of my own. Just because I don't give 90% of the films I see a perfect 10 like everybody else doesn't mean I don't have any love or enthusiasm for the medium.

asterisk8 said:



DuracellEnergizer said:


I really don't think there are films that are almost perfect - great movies, yes, but almost perfect? I can't say that about any film I've seen, really, I just can't.


I never said anything about "almost perfect" so I'm not sure where you're getting that from.


"You must have a favorite film or two that you think are almost perfect and you love and could watch again and again."


DuracellEnergizer said:


I evaluate a film based on how well it clicks for me, personally - aesthetically, emotionally, spiritually, how the performances work within the film, how it all comes together, etc.


Like I said, the film that does this the best, with the least amount of flaws, is a 10 for you.


I'm sorry, but that is a 10 for you, not for me. I'm not going to denigrate your rating system or your criteria, but it just doesn't work for me.

Perhaps I should just lay out how my rating system works, so everyone can see just where I'm coming from.


1/10 - terrible

2/10 - awful

3/10 - bad

4/10 - not good (below average, but not quite bad)

5/10 - okay

6/10 - not bad (slightly above average)

7/10 - good

8/10 - great

9/10 - excellent

10/10 - perfect


I'm not saying it's a perfect rating system, and perhaps I should do some re-evaluation of the films I've given 5-8/10, but it's the one that makes the most sense for me, and I prefer it over any alternative I've come across.

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#609860
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What Do You Remember From Your First Viewing Of The OT?
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I saw the films out of order, and never in the theatres.

First Star Wars film I saw was TESB, back sometime in the winter of '96/97. It was on a poorly-made home recording the family borrowed from some friends - I remember the picture going a blank blue at several points throughout the film, so it was a pain in the ass to watch. I also remember not liking Yoda - I found him stupid-looking at the time.

I next saw ROTJ, in August of 1997 (the night Princess Diana died, actually). It was on a French-language channel, though, so I couldn't understand a word. Regardless of all that, though, I enjoyed the film immensely. Weird thing, though, is that I remember seeing Luke's lightsaber as blue, not green; the tint on the TV must have been off.

Saw SW for the first time, I believe, in the spring of '99. The VCR we had at the time was defective, though, and kept shutting the video off. I liked the movie, but was disappointed that "The Imperial March" wasn't in there and that Vader's armour wasn't as glossy as in the sequels.

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#609857
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asterisk8 said:



DuracellEnergizer said:

I have given 7-8 ratings before, but sparingly, and usually to films that I've grown up watching.



Such as?


I assume you want a comprehensive list. Okay, then, here it is. I won't list any short films, as I suppose you're only concerned with feature-length films. Some of the films listed here, though, I only saw once and/or some time ago, so I don't know how I'd feel about them now; I'll put a star beside those ambiguously-rated films to indicate them, okay?

Films I've given 7/10: Fright Night (1985); *Pet Sematary (1989); *King Kong (1933); *Barton Fink (1991); *The Man in the Iron Mask (1998); *Rashomon (1950); *Children of the Corn (1984); Ghostbusters II (1989); Hobo with a Shotgun (2011); Evil Dead II (1987); *Four Rooms (1995); *Arcanum (2009); *Big Trouble in Little China (1986); *The Seventh Seal (1957); Event Horizon (1997); Cube (1997); Poltergeist (1982); Legend (American version) (1985); The Crow (1994); A Christmas Carol (2009); *Dark City (1998); Another Earth (2011); Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004); *Rear Window (1954); Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971); *The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005); *Twelve Monkeys (1995); *Fargo (1996); 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968); The Road (2009); *Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975); Black Christmas (1974); Silent Running (1972); Batman Begins (2005); The Changeling (1980); *Bubba Ho-Tep (2002); *Death Wish (1974); C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005); *Dementia (1955); One Hour Photo (2002); *Mr. Sardonicus (1961); Fahrenheit 451 (1966); *The Chamber (1996); Murder by Death (1976); The 'Burbs (1989); *Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982); Hour of the Wolf (1968); *The Phantom of the Opera (1925); *The Beguiled (1971); *THX 1138 (pre-DVD version) (1971); The Terror (1963); *The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976); *The Thief of Bagdad (1940); Black Sabbath (1963); *Wait Until Dark (1967); X: Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963); The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2001); *Run (1991).

Films I've given 8/10: Fantasia (1940); Superman III (1983); The Frighteners (1996); *The Bodyguard (1992); The Mask of Zorro (1998); *Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007); Highlander (1986); *Desperado (1995); Army of Darkness (1992); Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987); *The Blair Witch Project (1999); Misery (1990); Mrs. Doubtfire (1993); Stargate (1994); Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984); *Cloverfield (2008); The Lost Boys (1987); Aladdin (1992); Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989); Predator (1987); *Hancock (2008); *The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948); *A Bug's Life (1998); Ghostbusters (1984); The Terminator (1984); *Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991); The Machinist (2004); The Dark Angel (1987); Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981); The Empire Strikes Back (1980); Psycho (1960); *Predators (2010); Super 8 (2011); Toy Story (1995); *The Silence of the Lambs (1991); *Grease (1978); The Lion King (1994); Star Wars (1977); *Bad Boys (1983); Bride of Frankenstein (1935); *A Sunday in Kigali (2006); The Shawshank Redemption (1994); Scrooge (1951); The Hitcher (1986); *Bringing Out the Dead (1999); Fiddler on the Roof (1971); *Stir of Echoes (1999); *The Edge (1997); *The Limey (1999); *Moving (1988); *Shoot to Kill (1988); *The War at Home (1996); Roadgames (1981); *Aurore (2005); *King of the Jungle (2000); *Mystery Date (1991).



DuracellEnergizer said:



And I have no list of movies rated 9-10. I've never seen a movie that qualifies for such high ratings and, IMHO, I doubt any exist.


How can that be? There are no perfect films, so it's pointless to reserve 10s for perfection. A 10 doesn't mean the film is flawless, it means that it is the best of what there is. It's a relative thing. Whether it's an attempt at an objective rating of all films, or a subjective rating of what films you've personally seen, it's relative. For instance, Seven Samurai, Lawrence of Arabia, Barry Lyndon, Sunset Blvd., Vertigo - these are the best films I've ever seen, films of incredible technical skill and beauty that I've become more emotionally and intellectually invested in than any other film. I'm passionately in love with each of them, I could watch them each 1,000 times, so they receive 10s. Maybe there's a better film out there that will lower the score of all of the above, but I haven't seen it yet.


I really don't think there are films that are almost perfect - great movies, yes, but almost perfect? I can't say that about any film I've seen, really, I just can't. Any movie I've seen that seemed perfect or nearly perfect at the time always went down a notch or two after subsequent rewatches (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and The Machinist are two examples that come immediately to mind).

To me, not giving any film a score above a 9 is like saying that there are no films that you are passionately in love with. You must have a favorite film or two that you think are almost perfect and you love and could watch again and again.


My top favourite film is Stargate. I first saw it back in 1999, have rewatched it all the years since so many times that I've lost complete count, have an obsession with getting all the tie-in novels that came out after it, and want to learn everything there is to know about how it was made. Regardless, it is an incredibly flawed movie, with so much room for improvement, that it isn't funny. It doesn't mean I can't enjoy the elements of the film I like, or the film in general, but I still see the flaws, they can't be ignored, and they influence my evaluation.

It also brings up the issue of whether we're trying to give objective or subjective ratings to films. Are you trying to be objective? Because I don't believe that individuals can give objective ratings, so that's why I tend to use the term "favorite films" instead of "best films". I think the closest we can get to an objective list of the best films is through consensus, by compiling A LOT of subjective lists.


I've never pretended to be anything but subjective with my ratings. I evaluate a film based on how well it clicks for me, personally - aesthetically, emotionally, spiritually, how the performances work within the film, how it all comes together, etc. - or doesn't, for that matter. It's all just my opinion completely, and I make no pretenses otherwise.

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zombie84 said:



DuracellEnergizer said:

Suspiria (1977) - 5/10




Wait, wait, wait...

WHAT!!?


I found it a pretty-looking film, but I wasn't engrossed in the story or with the characters, and the acting/dialogue was too campy for me to take very seriously. I am planning on watching the Italian-language version eventually, though, to see if it works better for me.

asterisk8 said:



I'm not sure I've seen DuracellEnergizer give a film above a 6/10 rating in this thread.

I'd love to see a list of films Duracell would give a 9 or 10. :)


I have given 7-8 ratings before, but sparingly, and usually to films that I've grown up watching.

And I have no list of movies rated 9-10. I've never seen a movie that qualifies for such high ratings and, IMHO, I doubt any exist.

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#609417
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Easterhay said:


Of course it compares; it's practically the same line.


I'm sorry, but were there movies were Obi-Wan never used a lightsaber, never appeared to even own one, for all intents and purposes looked like he eschewed one, and then a few films later suddenly appeared as some swordsman who can't go two minutes without whipping his blade out?

And I'll keep painting with the same brush as long as folk like you continue to carry on so.


Why don't you provide some goddamned evidence that I've actually done so before making your strawman argument?

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#609174
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The Clone Wars: Season V
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Easterhay said:


You know the fella who quoted Yoda's "judge me by my size do you?" - sorry, I didn't register who it was who said it - is that not simply a variant on "your eyes can deceive you, don't trust them"?  And I think the person who said that used a ightsbare quite a bit.


Does not compare. Obi-Wan was depicted with a lightsaber from day one, while Yoda wasn't, eeven though he could have been.
 
If you deny the prequels (which is pretty outlandish, a bit like those three monkeys with their hands over their eyes, mouth and ears) then by extension you have to deny The Clone Wars - and, I imagine, anything else that doesn't meet your specific standards of what Star Wars is and should be (again, pretty outlandish).


So, what? Are you saying that even if you don't like the PT, you have to accept it as canon? Well, to hell with that. I have a free will and I can choose to regard or disregard whatever the hell I feel like regarding/disregarding.

Funny, though, how some will practically give themselves a hernia pointing out how "flawed" the more recent parts of the Star Wars story are while completely ignoring how your limb can be severed by a lightsabre and yet still bleed.  "Sigh" indeed.


Some, but not all. Stop painting all OOT fans with the same brush.