View in: Desktop
Copyright @2024 TigerDroppings.com. All rights reserved.
- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Posted by
Message
Wow, Oblivion really sucked (spoilers and M/TV board challenge)
Posted by blueboy on 8/14/13 at 12:45 pm04
Rented this one last night, and I have to say, this was the most disjointed, nonsensical plot I've ever seen. The movie looked great, but the story struggled so hard to make sense of itself, it was just one "are you fricking serious" after another.
Spoilers:
The best example of this is when Morgan Freeman and Jaime Lannister just let Cruise and Squeeze ride off on the motorcycle to "find the truth" but really, with what should have been no reasonable expectation that events would unfold as they did.
And the lines are ridiculous. When did Hollywood lose it's ability to craft an even mildly clever one-liner. "That's one pissed off weapon?" "frick you, Sally?" Really? All of that idiotic buildup and that's the best you self-styled "elites" can come up with? That was right up there with "You have so got to die" from I Robot.
Is it the Idiocracy? Do they think they need to write simpleton monkey one-liners because what used to be clever now sounds "pompous and faggy?"
This also smacks of the ever-present PC chick producer who shoots down all of the writers' ideas because every single one of them might offend someone, somewhere, somehow - so they might get a bit of an out, but still suck for not being able to do better.
So, without the shackles of stupidity or severely mis-appointed authority, let's see how many people can come up with a better one-liner for the climax.
The setup: "Sally" an alien supercomputer bent on destroying the human race while raping the planet of water, has just informed Cruise that she is his "god," having cloned/created him. She says this just before Cruise sets off a nuke which destroys the alien craft, and himself (and Morgan Freeman) with it.
Sally: "I created you. I am your God"
Cruise: "___________________________"
Just for the frick of it, I'll go with "bullshite. God is a dude."
Still better than the movie.
Spoilers:
The best example of this is when Morgan Freeman and Jaime Lannister just let Cruise and Squeeze ride off on the motorcycle to "find the truth" but really, with what should have been no reasonable expectation that events would unfold as they did.
And the lines are ridiculous. When did Hollywood lose it's ability to craft an even mildly clever one-liner. "That's one pissed off weapon?" "frick you, Sally?" Really? All of that idiotic buildup and that's the best you self-styled "elites" can come up with? That was right up there with "You have so got to die" from I Robot.
Is it the Idiocracy? Do they think they need to write simpleton monkey one-liners because what used to be clever now sounds "pompous and faggy?"
This also smacks of the ever-present PC chick producer who shoots down all of the writers' ideas because every single one of them might offend someone, somewhere, somehow - so they might get a bit of an out, but still suck for not being able to do better.
So, without the shackles of stupidity or severely mis-appointed authority, let's see how many people can come up with a better one-liner for the climax.
The setup: "Sally" an alien supercomputer bent on destroying the human race while raping the planet of water, has just informed Cruise that she is his "god," having cloned/created him. She says this just before Cruise sets off a nuke which destroys the alien craft, and himself (and Morgan Freeman) with it.
Sally: "I created you. I am your God"
Cruise: "___________________________"
Just for the frick of it, I'll go with "bullshite. God is a dude."
Still better than the movie.
re: Wow, Oblivion really sucked (spoilers and M/TV board challenge)Posted by constant cough on 8/14/13 at 12:48 pm to blueboy
I thought it was really good.
re: Wow, Oblivion really sucked (spoilers and M/TV board challenge)Posted by nicholastiger on 8/14/13 at 12:50 pm to constant cough
That movie was not worth that long of a post.
Take it for what it was, everybody knew it was going to blow!
Take it for what it was, everybody knew it was going to blow!
re: Wow, Oblivion really sucked (spoilers and M/TV board challenge)Posted by ToesOnTheNose213 on 8/14/13 at 1:04 pm to blueboy
I though the movie was entertaining. The VFX and sound design were out of this world.
****SPOILERS*****
But Cruise's opening five minute v.o. monolgue was friggin' brutal, and the flick definitely had a few errors. The most glaring of which was Cruise freaking out when the drone was shooting at the people (Cruise's former crew mates) in the life pods.
Cruise: "It's shooting at them!!"
Well no shite, Tom! You've had to identify yourself to the drone every freaking time so it doesn't kill you. Of course it's gonna shoot at these other people.
And, this is me being really nitpicky, I also didn't like that whenever they showed the drone's POV it said "cleared" or "targeting" or whatever it said in english. Uh, this is an alien robot. That wouldn't happen. I know it's for the audience's benefit, but still pretty weak.
****SPOILERS*****
But Cruise's opening five minute v.o. monolgue was friggin' brutal, and the flick definitely had a few errors. The most glaring of which was Cruise freaking out when the drone was shooting at the people (Cruise's former crew mates) in the life pods.
Cruise: "It's shooting at them!!"
Well no shite, Tom! You've had to identify yourself to the drone every freaking time so it doesn't kill you. Of course it's gonna shoot at these other people.
And, this is me being really nitpicky, I also didn't like that whenever they showed the drone's POV it said "cleared" or "targeting" or whatever it said in english. Uh, this is an alien robot. That wouldn't happen. I know it's for the audience's benefit, but still pretty weak.
This post was edited on 8/14 at 1:20 pm
re: Wow, Oblivion really sucked (spoilers and M/TV board challenge)Posted by AmosMosesAndTwins on 8/14/13 at 1:13 pm to blueboy
I enjoyed it.
re: Wow, Oblivion really sucked (spoilers and M/TV board challenge)Posted by SouthOfSouth on 8/14/13 at 1:32 pm to blueboy
***SPOILERS***
Watched on bluray last night. Looked great, but I kept waiting to see the aliens and was disappointed when it was just robots. So dumb IMO. Who made the machines? Come on...
Watched on bluray last night. Looked great, but I kept waiting to see the aliens and was disappointed when it was just robots. So dumb IMO. Who made the machines? Come on...
re: Wow, Oblivion really sucked (spoilers and M/TV board challenge)Posted by ToesOnTheNose213 on 8/14/13 at 1:37 pm to SouthOfSouth
quote:
I kept waiting to see the aliens and was disappointed when it was just robots. So dumb IMO. Who made the machines? Come on...
That was actually the most interesting thing about the movie to me... who made that thing?
And honestly that's a genius strategy by the aliens. Send out these doomsday machines throughout the galaxy to find resources, wipe out any obstacles (indigenous peoples, physical blockades, etc.), and clear the path for your arrival, or just have the machines bring back the goods. Mine the entire galaxy and none of your people have to do a damn thing.
re: Wow, Oblivion really sucked (spoilers and M/TV board challenge)Posted by USMCTiger03 on 8/14/13 at 1:39 pm to blueboy
I just thought they did a poor job communicating the clone aspect and some background info, but I was drinking when I saw it so I may have missed some things. I thought it was a time warp or something.
Line: "I'm destroying you, so that makes me yours as well..."
Line: "I'm destroying you, so that makes me yours as well..."
re: Wow, Oblivion really sucked (spoilers and M/TV board challenge)Posted by Carson123987 on 8/14/13 at 2:06 pm to blueboy
quote:
Sally: "I created you. I am your God"
Cruise: "there's no such thing as god"
TD SponsorTD Fan
USA
Member since 2001
USA
Member since 2001
Thank you for supporting our sponsors Posted by Site Sponsor to Everyone
Advertisement
re: Wow, Oblivion really sucked (spoilers and M/TV board challenge)Posted by SCTmo on 8/14/13 at 2:15 pm to Carson123987
quote:
Sally: "I created you. I am your God"
Cruise: "Lucky for me. <beat> I'm an Atheist.
re: Wow, Oblivion really sucked (spoilers and M/TV board challenge)Posted by AmosMosesAndTwins on 8/14/13 at 2:23 pm to blueboy
quote:
Sally: "I created you. I am your God"
Cruise: "These pretzels are making me thirsty."
re: Wow, Oblivion really sucked (spoilers and M/TV board challenge)Posted by BaddestAndvari on 8/14/13 at 2:26 pm to AmosMosesAndTwins
quote:
Sally: "I created you. I am your God"
Cruise: "Are people really watching this movie still... really!?!?!?!"
re: Wow, Oblivion really sucked (spoilers and M/TV board challenge)Posted by CarRamrod on 8/14/13 at 2:34 pm to BaddestAndvari
quote:
Sally: "I created you. I am your God"
Cruise: "Take the dick out of your mouth BaddestAndvari!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
re: Wow, Oblivion really sucked (spoilers and M/TV board challenge)Posted by wildtigercat93 on 8/14/13 at 2:41 pm to blueboy
quote:
Sally: "I created you. I am your God" Cruise: "TLDR"
re: Wow, Oblivion really sucked (spoilers and M/TV board challenge)Posted by BaddestAndvari on 8/14/13 at 2:41 pm to CarRamrod
quote:
Sally: "I created you. I am your God"
Cruise: "Take the dick out of your mouth BaddestAndvari!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
is it bad that I actually liked this movie..? Seriously, was a good anti-war movie.
re: Wow, Oblivion really sucked (spoilers and M/TV board challenge)Posted by blueboy on 8/14/13 at 2:43 pm to ToesOnTheNose213
quote:Well, as far as that goes, he was the repair guy, and she was the monitor, so it actually does make sense that all of the technology they'd be exposed to would be in English.
And, this is me being really nitpicky, I also didn't like that whenever they showed the drone's POV it said "cleared" or "targeting" or whatever it said in english. Uh, this is an alien robot. That wouldn't happen. I know it's for the audience's benefit, but still pretty weak.
What about the end? He just leaves her there in his forest hideaway and she has a kid, raises him for a few years (after delivering him herself, apparently), and ends up with not only some really well-fitting baby clothes, she looks like she's wearing shite she just got at J Crew. Then and only then do the others finally find her and she gets to meet clone Cruise, so he still sorta gets to frick her, in spirit. Yay. Roll credits. What about all the other clone Cruises who probably love her just as much. Shouldn't they all get to duke it out or something?
He doesn't leave her with the other humans? Nope. She had to deliver and raise her own baby, struggle with agriculture and basic 10th century living conditions in complete solitude. Because it was Cruises dreamy getaway place. What the frick ever.
re: Wow, Oblivion really sucked (spoilers and M/TV board challenge)Posted by Backinthe615 on 8/14/13 at 3:22 pm to blueboy
The other day I bought one of the subs at Exxon and as I ate it I wondered what could suck more than that sandwich. I found out later that night it was Oblivion. Those two chicks were so bad they made Cruise look like Brando.
re: Wow, Oblivion really sucked (spoilers and M/TV board challenge)Posted by busbeepbeep on 8/14/13 at 3:24 pm to ToesOnTheNose213
quote:
The VFX and sound design were out of this world.
yep watched it on Bluray solely for its reference quality. Movie was average to me. Not good, not terrible
re: Wow, Oblivion really sucked (spoilers and M/TV board challenge)Posted by Eric Nies Grind Time on 8/14/13 at 3:40 pm to blueboy
I don't remember much about this movie other than it seemed like Cruise insisted that every female cast member be madly in love with him.
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News