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My main beef is that actual drama and character development is nonexistent now that we have special effects. In action movies... Just make the explosions bigger! The pLastic main character always wins, no reason to care... Can I tolerate another love story where the guy and girl start out as opposites but eventually end up happily ever after? Sheesh. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif Back on point- I saw "Fraility" and this will shake you up a bit, I promise. It's about a father who goes on a "Holy" killing spree, and tries to involve his two sons. Done pretty well for a small budget. |
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------------ Ok, did a google search and found that it was the same: Ensign - F�nrik. Thanx. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif --------------- Stone Mill > If you liked Amelie try any of Almodovars movies, especially "women on the verge of nervous brakedown" (Altough I'm not sure of the English title) [ March 13, 2003, 11:25: Message edited by: Ruatha ] |
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Our next video rental is set. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Altough.. it's not as romantic as Amelie it's funnier though. |
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finally got around to seeing shanghai knights. very funny and several jokes in reference to other movies or series. i enjoyed the fight scene in the market, set to singing in the rain. jackie chan starting to look old.
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I just saw the movie, "Cradle 2 the Grave". It was OK, just another typical Jet Li movie: a few good kung fu fights, some random action scenes, and a story that doesn't make complete sense. It didn't seem like a sequel even though there's a 2 in the title. Shanghai Knights was a lot better. In general, I like Jackie Chan's movies more than Jet Li's. The comedy in Jackie Chan's movies make them a lot more entertaining, even though Jet Li's kung fu seems to be better. Jackie Chan is getting old and his fight scenes aren't as intense as they used to be.
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One movie I didn't see in the theater but checked out on cable Last weekend was John Q w/ Denzel Washington. Pretty good for a drama flick, might even watch it again.
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I saw Tears of the Sun this past weekend. It was pretty good, if you're into action flicks or like to see small units operating. It's a Bruce Willis flick, and I try to see all of his movies (at least the action flicks). I just wish he would get a role that would let him smile. Other than The Whold Nine Yards (and maybe The Kid, which I still haven't seen), I haven't seen him smile in a single film for the past 5 or 6 years. Come on, Demi couldn't have been that good, right?
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Normally on a quiet friday night I enjoy watching a wife movie then a horror flick. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif Don't know which one causes more horror some times but...
Well Last night I sat down and watched two fantastic movies... Bullitt and The Italian Job. I had not seen either of these movies for about 20 years. All I got to say is Wow. I remember them been full of action. But I forgot what fantastic stories they have linking the action together. I recommend both of these movies to everyone. [ April 12, 2003, 18:53: Message edited by: tesco samoa ] |
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Steve McQeen's Bullitt or Bullet as in the movie with Tupac Shakur & Mickey Rourke?
I have seen Dreamcatcher lately and would not recommend it for anything but a $.99 rental. The Core was surprisingly entertaining with one of the worst stories I have ever seen. But the characters worked well together and the action kept the movie going. I liked it. Basic = Basic trash. Not worth renting even for $.99. The Knock Around Guys was a nice Mob diVersion movie. I liked it. Good cast, ok story line. Sniper II - Not a bad movie and worth the rental cost. Red Dragon - I will be honest I was really apprehensive about seeing this movie following that dismal POS Hanibal flick done a few years back. Red Dragon is a remake of the movie Man Hunter starring William Peterson, (Now in CSI). Man Hunter was a good movie, and it did pre-quil SOL. But I have to admit that I was very surprised by Red Dragon. It was a good movie and one that I will buy for my DVD Collection. |
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just watched we were soldiers.
Enjoyed it. A little graphic. But a good movie. |
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national lampoon's lethal weapon.
hot shots part duh. havn't seen one what'd you expect? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif [ April 13, 2003, 06:43: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ] |
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Anyone seen Hero?
Is it good? Seems like good fotage from the trailers. |
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Hero? I don't think it's released yet. Well, I guess it's out in China and Hong Kong but not anywhere else. That movie should be a good one, with lots of gravity-defying kung fu combat... with Jet Li and Donnie Yen, can't be bad!
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Kamog, ever seen Tai Chi Master (or Twin Warriors)?? I think it is not only one of Jet Li's best films, but also one of the best kung fu movies ever!!
Donnie Yen was great in Wing Chun, and he put on a good show in that Last Highlander film. Although Adrian Paul looked like absolutely no match for him, no matter how they cut that fight scene. Both of them in one film...that's going to rule!! |
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how about a hardy boys mystery, done right? anyone else getting nogl-nogl that looking back wasn't it great feeling?
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I saw Bulletproof Monk. Not bad. Chow Yun-Fat is the Nameless Monk, and like all Chinese kung-fu guys, he can defy gravity. He's not really bulletproof, though. A couple of good fight scenes. He was way better in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. But I thought Iron Monkey was better than Crouching Tiger. Jet Li and Donnie Yen are better martial artists than Chow Yun-Fat... Nobody beats Bruce Lee, though!
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Anyone watched Wild Geese previously or lately? My favorite Merc flick. Lots of small arms action. An oldie but a goody.
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I'm like the most Hong Kong-crazed moviegoer I know. Often the stories are completely silly and over-the-top, but what they seem to capture well is energy; something which a lot of more polished films manage to overdirect out of them.
Some cool and surprisingly higher-budget films (all live action) I've seen of late are Avenging Fist (apparently originally based on Tekken, but they couldn't secure it) and Storm Riders, and I've been accumulating Jet Li movies when I can. Wing Chun became my gf's favorite movie (score one for the guys! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif ) and I'm pretty partial to "women kicking ***" movies in general. That's why Fann Wong in Shanghai Knights and of course, Zhang Ziyi in CTHD were oh-so-sublime. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif zen |
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Guys, the Matrix is coming!!!
The Matrix Reloaded trailer Edit: The link's not working. Click below for another link. Link [ April 28, 2003, 18:24: Message edited by: Aloofi ] |
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Saw Dreamcatcher yesterday. If you're a Stephen King fan (my wife is), by all means go see it. If not... you will probably hate it.
It thought it was... interesting. Not great, perhaps not even good, but interesting. For those of you who saw the movie, here's a part of my post-movie conversation with my wife (no big spoilers included): Me: "Didn't Beaver have any powers ?" My wife: "Well, he could drink whiskey without swallowing the toothpick." http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif |
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I didn't like Dreamcatcher, but the idea of representing the mind as a library was absolutely genious.
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Stephen King worked as a library assistant for some years before he started to teach English (and write). Most of his stories have at least one library scene. Like I said, you have to be a King fan to like the movie.
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X-Men 2 is coming out this Friday! I'm definitely going to see this one. I've been wondering how Magneto escapes from his pLastic prison, and I can't wait to find out how he does it! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif By the way, Patrick Stewart is perfect as Xavier, but I keep thinking of him as Captain Picard. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
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Oh please, X-Men is overrated......
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Oh man, I almost forgot. Yesterday I watched a documentary called "Waco: Rules of Engagement".
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I'm looking forward to three additional movies at the moment, besides the aforementioned ones:
The modern gothic Romeo & Juliet flick Underworld: View Trailer What looks like a remake of the old S.W.A.T. series with Colin Farell, LL Cool J, Samuel L, and Michelle Rodriguez: View Trailer And of course, the good 'ole fashioned fun with Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (with a pinch of Demi Moore thrown in for good measure): View Trailer I heard they showed the Animatrix short 'Final Flight of the Osiris' at the beginning of Dreamcatcher. It was tempting, since I was a fan of the animation in Final Fantasy, but I figured I was going to get the Animatrix DVD anyway. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif zen |
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This picture's better.
http://www.sonypictures.com/stellent.../pr1028057.jpg http://a1872.g.akamai.net/7/1872/51/...ges/right2.jpg [ April 29, 2003, 20:31: Message edited by: Aloofi ] |
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X2: X-Men United was really good!
*** Warning: Spoiler *** I thought that the "bad" mutants, Magneto and Mystique, were way more interesting and skilled than the "good" guys: Xavier, Jean Gray, Storm, Cyclops, Wolverine, etc. The good guys didn't do a whole lot, except Wolverine who had lots of action. Xavier did very little except get kidnapped and controlled. Mystique did all the work. Also, Magneto has the best powers... it was neat how he escaped from his pLastic prison. Magneto and Mystique make a very powerful team. |
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Guys, "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" is coming! Check out the trailer! There hasn't been much press out about this one, but it looks awesome.
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X-Men 2 is racist!!!
The attack of the SWAP teams on the mutant school is a copy from Waco, Texas. The motive used to order the attack is their possession of an stealth plane (guns in Waco). Magneto to Pyro: "You are a god between insects, don't let anyone tell you any diferent" http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif |
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Well, I'd say X-Men 2 is about racism, yes. So was the comic series. that doesn't make it racist.
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You did see the smilie, didn't you? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif
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Sorry, I thought the smilie was a part of your sig. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/blush.gif
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Yeah, yeah, I know. That is called "mild trolling". Sorry, couldn't contain myself http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif . That movie was too easy a target, and popular enough so somebody would eventually bite..... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif . |
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No problem. I've been a borderline troll myself more than once.
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I saw Holes and Lizzy McGuire with the kids. Major entertainment I tell ya.
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FIVE more days 'till MATRIX RELOADED
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though this was movies you have seen http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif
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But that girl is Kate Beckinsale. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif Well, gotta go. See you guys tomorrow. Hey, don't forget that tomorrow the Matrix gets reloaded..... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif |
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Just watched the Twin Towers part 2, most excellent, didn't get a chance to see it at the movies. Ebay selling the 2nd episode for $16.95 if anyone is interested.
Also re-watched the Charge of the Light Brigade and They Died with Their Boots on both with Erroyl Flynn, Now those were good movies back then..... |
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I just came home from watching MATRIX RELOADED! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif The theater was packed. I had to buy my ticket ahead of time to get in on the opening night.
*** Warning Spoilers *** What is going on in this movie? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif I'm going to have to see it another few times to understand what in the world is happening. They introduced so many weird characters with some mysterious purpose connected to the Matrix, and it's all so cryptic. They added too much weird stuff, and I must say I liked the first movie better. *** Major spoiler warning *** OK, so Neo is having nightmares about Trinity dying. He can fly around and he's freed a bunch of people from the Matrix, but doesn't know what he's supposed to do, being the ONE. Neo fights some upgraded Agents. Nice fight scene. The machines are drilling through the earth to Zion, and there's 250,000 sentinels on the way. So far so good. Then Morpheus makes a big speech to the people Zion telling them to not be afraid and so on. There's too much of this scene where the crowd of Zion people are screaming and dancing and waving their arms about. That went on for a long time. And Neo and Trinity sneak off to be together. Then there's the stuff with the Zion commander not liking Morpheus and so on. Things were slow during the Zion parts. Then Neo goes to see the Oracle. This is when things start to get weird. Neo is tested by a guy named Serif or something, who is another special A.I. like the Oracle, and there's a really cool fight scene between Neo and Serif. Then Neo sees the Oracle, who tells Neo all sorts of cryptic stuff, and tells him to find someone called the "Keymaker". Then Neo fights with Agent Smith who somehow is now disconnected from the rest of the program and is now free from control, now working independently. Somehow he gained the ability to create tons of duplicates of himself (no explaination how this happened). A lot of fighting here, Neo against dozens of Agent Smiths. But the fights here had too much of a video-game feel to them, too much flying and moves so impossible that they looked way too unrealistic. Then, later, Neo, Morpheus and Trinity meet this other guy who likes mixing French in his speech, who seems to know an awful lot about everybody and how the Matrix works, and he's got these twin white guys working for him, guys who can turn into non-solid form and fly and pass through solid objects and stuff. By now I'm getting confused trying to understand who all these new guys with special powers are. Anyway, the Keymaker turns out to be this little man who has a big collection of keys and he's constantly cutting new keys. He knows how to get into a back hallway for the Matrix, with thousands of doors that lead all over the world, a secret passage within the program. Apparently, Neo, being the ONE, is supposed to go through a special door that leads to the source of the Matrix or something, and then the war with the machines will be over. Anyway, lots more fighting and car chases and explosions and shooting and so on. Finally, Neo goes through the special door and meets the "Architect", who is the A.I. who designed the Matrix. He says that the prophecy is a lie and that the ONE is not supposed to end the war, and that there where other Ones before Neo, and that Zion was destroyed five times before, and so on. By this time I am totally lost and I am not able to follow the complex explainations. Anyway, back in the "real" world, outside the Matrix, Neo seems to have developed the power to control machines or something, but he goes into a coma. ... stay tuned for Matrix Revolutions for the conclusion! Huh? I'm going to have to see this movie again to figure out who all these weird guys are, who seem to be independent A.I.'s with different motives and purposes and so on, and how they all relate to the Matrix. By the way, if you watch through all the credits at the end of the movie, they show a preview for Maxtrix Revolutions. |
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