OT: Movies You Have Seen Lately

gregebowman · #1 June 16th, 2004, 09:21 PM

I don't know if I should admit this or not, but I went and saw Garfield this weekend. It was a lot better than I expected it to be. Not exactly an Oscar winner, but at least it wasn't like the old cartoon that came out in the 80's. If you have kids, go take them to this movie.

tesco samoa · #2 June 16th, 2004, 09:54 PM

i would keep that to yourself

Ragnarok · #3 June 16th, 2004, 09:56 PM

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Originally posted by gregebowman:
I don't know if I should admit this or not, but I went and saw Garfield this weekend.

I saw this Last weekend. The only reason I think it is good is because I grew up to Garfield. If you do not like Garfield the cartoon and do not understand the way the show was, you will absolutely hate this movie. It is not great but still good if you're a fan.

gregebowman · #4 June 17th, 2004, 07:22 PM

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Originally posted by Ragnarok:

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Originally posted by gregebowman:
I don't know if I should admit this or not, but I went and saw Garfield this weekend.

I saw this Last weekend. The only reason I think it is good is because I grew up to Garfield. If you do not like Garfield the cartoon and do not understand the way the show was, you will absolutely hate this movie. It is not great but still good if you're a fan.

I was already in my 20's when Garfield the cartoon came out, so I didn't really form an attachment to that show. I thought it was kind of juvenile, as it was probably meant to be anyway. In the past couple of years, I've seen it again, and it didn't change my opinion of the cartoon any. I'll stick to the comics. I'm just glad the movie was much better than the cartoon.

Iansidious · #5 July 19th, 2004, 02:45 AM

Today, my family made a Last minute choice to see a movie. All voted for I, Robot. To be honest I didn't want to see it. I did see that a Disney documentary called "America's Heart and Soul" was playing in the art house. A very nice documentary about different people of different background's. Many people are interviewed. Country farmer's, an aspiring rock band, all the way to a blind mountain climber who conquered Mt.Everest. And the touching story of a disabled man who's father pushes his wheel chair in a marathon. In the end BIG THUMBS UP! I think the film is playing in 98 cities right now but if you can see it take your family. Because I was the only soul in the room(I didn't do anything that bad all alone

). A good touching an inpiring film.

Kamog · #6 July 20th, 2004, 02:26 AM

I saw "I, Robot" couple of nights ago. It was pretty good.

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I thought that the story would have been much more interesting if Will Smith turned out to be a robot. When his arm gets injured, we're all thinking , wow, he's a robot! He's a human-looking robot with emotions, isn't that a interesting twist in the story? So in my mind I'm coming up with theories, like: is he an advanced prototype built secretly by the scientist who died? Is he a robot from the future? But nah, he's not really a robot. By the way, those were cool-looking cars from 2035...
*** End of Spoiler ***

gregebowman · #7 July 21st, 2004, 10:29 PM

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Originally posted by Kamog:
I saw "I, Robot" couple of nights ago. It was pretty good.

*** WARNING: SPOILER !! ****
I thought that the story would have been much more interesting if Will Smith turned out to be a robot. When his arm gets injured, we're all thinking , wow, he's a robot! He's a human-looking robot with emotions, isn't that a interesting twist in the story? So in my mind I'm coming up with theories, like: is he an advanced prototype built secretly by the scientist who died? Is he a robot from the future? But nah, he's not really a robot. By the way, those were cool-looking cars from 2035...
*** End of Spoiler ***

That story's already been done. It's called Blade Runner. Spoiler alert for those who don't know. In an interview a couple of years ago, Ridley (it was Ridley, right?) Scott admitted that Decker was a replicant. The book didn't have him as one, but Scott made him one.

Also, although I posted this in another post, I thought Spiderman 2 suprassed The Empire Strikes Back as the ultimate example of a great sequel. Some complain about the special effects, but as far as the storyline goes, it was superb. Too bad Sam Raimi wasn't asked to direct the Star Wars prequels. They might have been more interesting and enjoyable to watch.