OT: Movies You Have Seen Lately

Ragnarok · #1 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 · #2 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 · #3 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 · #4 July 20th, 2004, 02:26 AM

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 ***

gregebowman · #5 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.

tesco samoa · #6 July 22nd, 2004, 05:05 AM

i just saw i robot.

i liked it as well.

Narrew · #7 July 23rd, 2004, 12:05 PM

Was hott here in the Pacific Northwest so I went to see I-Robot, and being a real Sci-fi fan (book reading mainly) I was prepared to be disappointed (especially since I did not get the matinee price).

Well, I'll be damned, it was well written ect, true NOT the same as the book I-Robot, and I do miss R. Daniel, but as someone said, it was a good Robot movie that Asamov COULD have written.

Was nice to be pleasantly surprised!