Movies

[darknessfood]

Yes Man, it was entertaining, not the best movie ever though...

[Borsuc]

Just saw Bloodrayne by the infamous Uwe Boll. I gotta say it's not half as bad as I expected, and definitely not deserving of being in the IMDB's Bottom 100.

Man I appreciate your honesty (no, really , no sarcasm)

[Kalah]

Gone with the wind is on. Old classic.

[Elvin]

Just saw Bloodrayne by the infamous Uwe Boll. I gotta say it's not half as bad as I expected, and definitely not deserving of being in the IMDB's Bottom 100.

Wow your expectations must have been abysmal.. I cannot fathom how much crappiness you must have seen so far to say that.

On that note I had watched Merlin and the war of dragons, now THAT was a bad movie. If you could watch all the movie with a straight face it would be a feat. Then again what to expect from a movie with that name

Some guys should be deprived of their directing license.

[ThunderTitan]

Yes Man, it was entertaining, not the best movie ever though...

I was surprised that it was both funny and rather tame with the toilet humour... i forgot the made films like that any more.


Anyone seen Push?! How was it?!

[Angelspit]

Saw the 2003 director's cut of Alien (from my kickass Quadrology boxset that's taller than I when I unfold it on the floor). The movie hasn't aged a bit. I love those shots in dark hallways with flashing lights everywhere. But I just can't help thinking of Bilbo when I see Ash.

[Kalah]

Alien is really good. The others are just created-to-make-more-money sequels. Bilbooheheeehe...

[Borsuc]

Alien is boring
Classics are boring. Why is it that people always keep on claiming classics are "da best"?

[Angelspit]

Alien is a classic because it is a great movie, not because it was made before you were born.

[Kalah]

Movies that become classics have something special in them, they're not just made to entertain or to make money for the producers. Usually they have a combination of a good script, good acting performances and a well thought-out plot; music and graphics are close to follow.

I'm good at this. Name a classic for me, and I will tell you why it's a classic. Name something else, and I will tell you why it's not.

[Metathron]

Just saw Bloodrayne by the infamous Uwe Boll. I gotta say it's not half as bad as I expected, and definitely not deserving of being in the IMDB's Bottom 100.

Wow your expectations must have been abysmal.. I cannot fathom how much crappiness you must have seen so far to say that.

My expectations were based on what I had previously read about this director and the many comments on the imdb boards that dubbed this movie as one of the worst or the worst in history. There is a lot of drama and "outrage" in their comments, most of them come off as immature brats waiting for their chin pubes to emerge.

As for crappiness, yes I think I have seen a lot of that, in the last month or so Prince Caspian comes to mind. Not that Bloodrayne quite escapes this category, but at least it kept me entertained, something PC attempted and fell flat on its back. Of course, crappy is still a far cry from actual disasters of the Meet the Spartans variety.

[Borsuc]

Alien had crappy music. There are so many cases of "good movie - good soundtrack" nonsense in so many comments on imdb, and not just classics btw. (I'm a soundtrack addict btw )

What was so great about Alien's story? It's like most other flicks. Just because they aren't more original than Alien doesn't mean they are less entertaining or more crappy. If someone just made an Alien but with better effects & soundtrack, I don't care it's a ripoff, I would watch it over Alien any day

[darknessfood]

Alien is a classic because it is a great movie, not because it was made before you were born.

I haven't seen them all, but I like those movies . I bought Die Another Day Ultimate Edition...

[Angelspit]

If someone just made an Alien but with better effects & soundtrack

I'm afraid you missed the point of the movie then. You know, our children will laugh at The Lord of the Rings 10-15 years from now, won't understand how we could tolerate such dated special effects and wonder who could have written such a plot.

[Kalah]

If your kid laughs at the beacons scene, remember to break out the educational speech.

[Asheera]

You know, our children will laugh at The Lord of the Rings 10-15 years from now, won't understand how we could tolerate such dated special effects and wonder who could have written such a plot.

Isn't the plot already a lot older than the movie?

[Angelspit]

Yes, but they won't even know!

[Borsuc]

I'm afraid you missed the point of the movie then. You know, our children will laugh at The Lord of the Rings 10-15 years from now, won't understand how we could tolerate such dated special effects and wonder who could have written such a plot.

I didn't say it sucked completely, but it's not as great as others, even ripoffs, because while they may have the same stuff (it's a ripoff) at least it's done with better sound (somehow the worst thing I hate in old movies is the crappy sound). It wasn't even that scary compared to others (no, not stupid gorefests or splatters, I hate those , but movies like Jeepers Creepers or The Descent for example)

I wouldn't mind a LOTR ripoff and consider it bad just because it's a ripoff. If anything, it's gonna replace the old LOTR (of course not a "remake" but a ripoff).

Also there are certain limits, we might reach long before that the point of diminishing returns (at least for classical movie styles, not "Matrix-style" movies which might be in the future where we take part ).

[Kalah]

First blood was just on telly. Good movie, that. Unlike the sequels, it actually carries an important message.

[darknessfood]

Rambo, those are cool .