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Posted on 2/7/11 at 11:51 am to Antonio Moss
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Shouldn't this be a negative as it concerns the quality of the film?
Why?
Most people aren't movie critics who get all bent out of shape because of plot holes or stupid jokes.
Posted on 2/7/11 at 12:01 pm to CocomoLSU
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Why?
Take a look at grossing numbers between critically acclaimed films and subpar films.
Posted on 2/7/11 at 12:07 pm to Antonio Moss
quote:
Braveheart
Gladiator
No Country for Old Men
The Hurt Locker
The Departed
Saving Private Ryan
Pulp Fiction
I wouldn't consider any of these but maybe, Gladiator, a popcorn flick.
Posted on 2/7/11 at 12:16 pm to iwyLSUiwy
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I wouldn't consider any of these but maybe, Gladiator, a popcorn flick.
Well, I always considered a popcorn flick to be an special effects driven movie with poor plots and characters.
But I was trying to use the description of popcorn flicks proposed in this thread in making that list.
Posted on 2/7/11 at 12:18 pm to iwyLSUiwy
quote:
Braveheart
Gladiator
No Country for Old Men
The Hurt Locker
The Departed
Saving Private Ryan
Pulp Fiction
quote:
Well, I always considered a popcorn flick to be an special effects driven movie with poor plots and characters.
Sorry, I'm hijacking again.
This post was edited on 2/7/11 at 12:19 pm
Posted on 2/7/11 at 12:21 pm to iwyLSUiwy
I guess I'll give my opinion, just as I do in every Transformers thread.
I liked T1. Still do. It was a fun popcorn flick to me. I thought it looked good, it was new, fresh and made me laugh a little. All that made me look over the negatives.
The second movie was a disaster though. Not even counting the plot holes and the non reading transformers. I could name every transformer I saw in t1. You know there were over 40 transformers in the 2nd? Who would have known with them thrown in your face like they were. The parents were actuallly pretty funny in the 1st. They were so rediculous in t2 I wanted to punch them in the face. Sam was kind of goofy/funny in the 1st, again, way too over the top in Revenge of the Fallen. Basically it took every single thing t1 did good, and through it in your face in the second, and if you didn't like it, they through it in your face some more... Minus the hot blond australian chick.
I liked T1. Still do. It was a fun popcorn flick to me. I thought it looked good, it was new, fresh and made me laugh a little. All that made me look over the negatives.
The second movie was a disaster though. Not even counting the plot holes and the non reading transformers. I could name every transformer I saw in t1. You know there were over 40 transformers in the 2nd? Who would have known with them thrown in your face like they were. The parents were actuallly pretty funny in the 1st. They were so rediculous in t2 I wanted to punch them in the face. Sam was kind of goofy/funny in the 1st, again, way too over the top in Revenge of the Fallen. Basically it took every single thing t1 did good, and through it in your face in the second, and if you didn't like it, they through it in your face some more... Minus the hot blond australian chick.
This post was edited on 2/7/11 at 12:55 pm
Posted on 2/7/11 at 12:24 pm to iwyLSUiwy
quote:I missed her
Minus the hot blond australian chuck.
quote:I agree with all of this.
The second movie was a disaster though. Not even counting the plot holes and the non reading transformers. I could name every transformer I saw in t1. You know there were over 40 transformers in the 2nd? Who would have known with them thrown in your face like they were. The parents were actuallly pretty funny in the 1st. They were so rediculous in t2 I wanted to punch them in the face. Sam was kind of goofy/funny in the 1st, again, way to over the top in Revenge of the Fallen. Basically it took every single thing t1 did good, and through it in you face in the second, and if you didn't like it, they through it in your face some more. Minus the hot blond australian chuck.
Posted on 2/7/11 at 12:42 pm to Day Man
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I'd rather watch another Fast & Furious movie
only if Ja Rule is in it
Posted on 2/7/11 at 1:06 pm to OMLandshark
quote:since when has personal attacks been allowed on the Movie board?
Jesus Christ you are a douchebag.
You sound very childish attacking someone for their views on a movie.
Grow up.
Posted on 2/7/11 at 1:07 pm to iwyLSUiwy
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Basically it took every single thing t1 did good, and through it in your face in the second, and if you didn't like it, they through it in your face some more...
I agree with that. But that's what I expected going into it though...same shite as the first one, just more over the top. Sure, parts of it were annoying, but I enjoyed it and it met my expectations of what entertains me for that kind of movie.
Also, I'm more likely to check out movies like Transformers in theaters because those kinds of movies are better viewed/experienced in surround sound on a gigantic screen. Just like Avatar...it's better to see Avatar in 3-D in a theater than in my living room, no matter how big my TV is or how awesome my surround sound is. So in that vein of thought, I'll continue to see things like the new Transformers in theaters, because that's where they should be seen IMO.
Posted on 2/7/11 at 1:08 pm to CocomoLSU
quote:spot on.
Also, I'm more likely to check out movies like Transformers in theaters because those kinds of movies are better viewed/experienced in surround sound on a gigantic screen. Just like Avatar...it's better to see Avatar in 3-D in a theater than in my living room, no matter how big my TV is or how awesome my surround sound is. So in that vein of thought, I'll continue to see things like the new Transformers in theaters, because that's where they should be seen IMO.
Posted on 2/7/11 at 1:15 pm to johnnydrama
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Someone would have to pay me to watch another Transformers movie.
Pay me a lot.
I got a stick of gum. Would that do the trick?
Posted on 2/7/11 at 1:16 pm to Tiger JJ
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That's a whole lot of words that miss the point - it's not even good FOR AN ACTION MOVIE.
Can you name me some movies that you think are good action movies please?
Posted on 2/7/11 at 1:17 pm to constant cough
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I was not aware that character development was against the rules in motion pictures.
It's not, however if you want to see a character's long road to true development, you aren't going to get it in a 2 hour movie. Just the nature of the beast.
Posted on 2/7/11 at 1:19 pm to Tiger JJ
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Firstly, it was an unimaginable travesty that the cars all became American.
How so? They all landed in the US. What's so unimaginable about that? You do realize that GM paid good money for them to become GM vehicles right (other than Optimus of course)?
Product placement = more revenue = more profit = more movies from more studios.
Posted on 2/7/11 at 1:19 pm to CocomoLSU
Jersey seems to be a bright guy, but he states over and over that his interest in movies all revolves around a great plot, so why waste his time seeing or bitching about how dumb these movies are? You obviously knew going in by the plot and guy behind the movie what you were going to get. It's like going to see a soccer match and leaving pissed off because there wasn't much scoring.
This post was edited on 2/7/11 at 1:20 pm
Posted on 2/7/11 at 1:20 pm to meauxjeaux2
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meauxjeaux2
You clearly don't keep up with his posts who pretty much always is condescending to everyone on this site, including that one. The "douchebag" comment mostly derives from him stating that if we don't like T2 that we don't know what a good action film is.
Posted on 2/7/11 at 1:22 pm to GamecockAlum
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It's not, however if you want to see a character's long road to true development, you aren't going to get it in a 2 hour movie. Just the nature of the beast.
Have you ever seen, just on the top of my head, Citizen Kane?
Posted on 2/7/11 at 1:23 pm to OMLandshark
quote:maybe he is in other threads but I did not see anywhere in this thread where he tried to make anybody feel that he was the authority on action films.
The "douchebag" comment mostly derives from him stating that if we don't like T2 that we don't know what a good action film is.
Look,some people just like different things.
It's to be expected.
I like Cokes love the sound effects and the big screen environment where Transformers is played.
I know it isn't real and I really don't care.
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