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Whatever happened to...
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Sun Jan 27, 2008 11:28 pmby muy_thaiguy
Good quality movies that had good actors, good singers, good story lines, non-political message, family-friendly movies? You rarely see them anymore. There are a few being made, but not very many at all. So, what happened to such quality movies? Where comedy wasn't a sexual inuendo every second scene and was actually funny to a wide range of audiences. Now all you really see are "IT'S AN ALIEN! BLOW IT UP!," or "He chopped off that guys head!" or, "it's teh robot-sex! let's do it in public!" Just to name a few examples of what I seem to see in nearly every movie that is made. If it wasn't so common, then I wouldn't have a problem with such low quality films (don't even get me started on Napolean Dynamite, that movie was a waste of an hour and a half of my life), but the amount that they are made is just dissapointing, with only a few decent ones being released at such great intervals.
Your thoughts on this?
Re: Whatever happened to...
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Sun Jan 27, 2008 11:33 pmby browng-08
muy_thaiguy wrote:Good quality movies that had good actors, good singers, good story lines, non-political message, family-friendly movies? You rarely see them anymore. There are a few being made, but not very many at all. So, what happened to such quality movies? Where comedy wasn't a sexual inuendo every second scene and was actually funny to a wide range of audiences. Now all you really see are "IT'S AN ALIEN! BLOW IT UP!," or "He chopped off that guys head!" or, "it's teh robot-sex! let's do it in public!" Just to name a few examples of what I seem to see in nearly every movie that is made. If it wasn't so common, then I wouldn't have a problem with such low quality films (don't even get me started on Napolean Dynamite, that movie was a waste of an hour and a half of my life), but the amount that they are made is just dissapointing, with only a few decent ones being released at such great intervals.
Your thoughts on this?
I'm afraid I will have to kill you now.
That will be all.
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Sun Jan 27, 2008 11:34 pmby spurgistan
When did people make those kind of movies?
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Sun Jan 27, 2008 11:41 pmby MR. Nate
only once or twice a decade. The problem is, we've all seen the old ones, and it seems that no new good ones are coming out.
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Sun Jan 27, 2008 11:51 pmby InkL0sed
I hate movies with singers, good or bad.
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Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:08 amby riggable
There Will Be Blood is a fantastic movie.
Watch it.
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Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:32 amby static_ice
I want to watch it.
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Is it true that the guitarist for Radiohead wrote the soundtrack?
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Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:53 amby Guiscard
He means Home Alone, right?
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Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:31 amby Symmetry
Sorry dude, you grew up. My students love Star Wars Episode 1. They haven't seen the original trilogy. I guess it's like people who haven't seen Casablanca, or The Third Man (my favourite movie), and have no interest in it because they're old.
There are movies that people love because they saw them at a certain time in their life. Their are movies that stand the test of time. Rarely the two two will meet.
Re: Whatever happened to...
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Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:12 pmby Napoleon Ier
muy_thaiguy wrote:don't even get me started on Napolean Dynamite, that movie was a waste of an hour and a half of my life
What was that even mean to be??
I sincerely believe that the worst film ever made in the past couple of years was either Hitman or Pirates of the Carribean III.
Re: Whatever happened to...
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Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:14 pmby browng-08
Napoleon Ier wrote:muy_thaiguy wrote:don't even get me started on Napolean Dynamite, that movie was a waste of an hour and a half of my life
What was that even mean to be??
I sincerely believe that the worst film ever made in the past couple of years was either Hitman or Pirates of the Carribean III.
Or roe recently, Meet the Spartans. (though Hitman is pure crap, at least it wasn't made by the retards who made Date Movie and Epic Movie...)
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Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:17 pmby Napoleon Ier
What did you think of that? I'd've thought any spoof of 300 had to be funny...
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Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:20 pmby ignotus
No Country for Old Men is brilliant!
But generally I agree, all this fake acting and computer made monsters makes me laugh and cry at the same time.
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Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:24 pmby browng-08
Napoleon Ier wrote:What did you think of that? I'd've thought any spoof of 300 had to be funny...
Nothing but gay jokes and Britney Spears...
. I hated it, even though I got in for free. These guys don't know how to properly parody; I saw Epic Movie on TV, and it was pure crap, as well...
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Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:26 pmby Napoleon Ier
Shame, the idea had such potential...
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Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:30 pmby browng-08
Napoleon Ier wrote:Shame, the idea had such potential...
Just watch
300 again
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Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:53 pmby suggs
300 was piss poor. Great idea, done realy badly.
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Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:55 pmby browng-08
suggs wrote:300 was piss poor. Great idea, done realy badly.
eh... I liked it as a rental, not much more...
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Mon Jan 28, 2008 1:00 pmby Napoleon Ier
browng-08 wrote:suggs wrote:300 was piss poor. Great idea, done realy badly.
eh... I liked it as a rental, not much more...
In terms of sheer entertainment value, 300 was excellent. Obv. (to use a mustardism) no depth and subtility to it....
Re: Whatever happened to...
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Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:50 pmby Iliad
Napoleon Ier wrote:muy_thaiguy wrote:don't even get me started on Napolean Dynamite, that movie was a waste of an hour and a half of my life
What was that even mean to be??
I sincerely believe that the worst film ever made in the past couple of years was either Hitman or Pirates of the Carribean III.
Pirates was a cool movie!
Re: Whatever happened to...
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Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:19 pmby browng-08
Iliad wrote:Napoleon Ier wrote:muy_thaiguy wrote:don't even get me started on Napolean Dynamite, that movie was a waste of an hour and a half of my life
What was that even mean to be??
I sincerely believe that the worst film ever made in the past couple of years was either Hitman or Pirates of the Carribean III.
Pirates was a cool movie!
It was decent...
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Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:22 pmby got tonkaed
i like futuristic dystopia movies....im sorry, its a weakness.
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Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:33 pmby browng-08
got tonkaed wrote:i like futuristic dystopia movies....im sorry, its a weakness.
My
favorite. I just love seeing how life will suck tomorrow. I'm also obsessed with the idea of the Mayan calendar doomsday. Creepy...
Re: Whatever happened to...
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Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:05 pmby Snowpepsi
muy_thaiguy wrote:Good quality movies that had good actors, good singers, good story lines, non-political message, family-friendly movies? You rarely see them anymore. There are a few being made, but not very many at all. So, what happened to such quality movies? Where comedy wasn't a sexual inuendo every second scene and was actually funny to a wide range of audiences. Now all you really see are "IT'S AN ALIEN! BLOW IT UP!," or "He chopped off that guys head!" or, "it's teh robot-sex! let's do it in public!" Just to name a few examples of what I seem to see in nearly every movie that is made. If it wasn't so common, then I wouldn't have a problem with such low quality films (don't even get me started on Napolean Dynamite, that movie was a waste of an hour and a half of my life), but the amount that they are made is just dissapointing, with only a few decent ones being released at such great intervals.
I just recently bought "The Apple Dumpling Gang".
Your thoughts on this?
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Tue Jan 29, 2008 12:30 pmby Napoleon Ier
got tonkaed wrote:i like futuristic dystopia movies....im sorry, its a weakness.
Bladerunner is one of the best films ever made, possibly in th top ten.