Movie review thread...
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<p>Watched Prometheus for the first time in awhile and on my own which I think helped me understand it a bit more. I really enjoy this flick but it shits me that overall it could have been so much better.</p>
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<p>[spoiler]I think it helps reading a few essays online about it, basically some nerds have the theory that the first "engineer" at the start who commits suicide did so to create "life" on earth ( in fact lots of people kill themselves for the greater good in the flick ) and the reason why they were on a mission to earth was to wipe mankind out cos we had gone bad ( there's an analogy with the killing of Christ which they didn't like hence the mission to kill us )<br><br>
It's a bit up on the air what they were running from in the holographic images but the theory is that it was some early strand of the "Alien" we all know that had gone bad and infected them all.....in terms of why the sole surviving Engineer kills Weyland, and messes up David and the crew I think that was cos he viewed David ( an android ) as an affront to them ( they can create life after all ) and flew into a rage and killed them.<br><br>
I'm still hanging out for a sequel to hopefully explain stuff a bit more, I love the Alien series but this was a let down overall.<br><br>
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<p>I didn't mind Prometheus, it looked amazing.</p>
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<p>My main question after was </p>
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<p>[spoiler]why did they leave a map on a cave that led only to a fucking chemical weapons factory?[/spoiler]</p> -
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<p>Watched Prometheus for the first time in awhile and on my own which I think helped me understand it a bit more. I really enjoy this flick but it shits me that overall it could have been so much better.</p>
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<p>[spoiler]I think it helps reading a few essays online about it, basically some nerds have the theory that the first "engineer" at the start who commits suicide did so to create "life" on earth ( in fact lots of people kill themselves for the greater good in the flick ) and the reason why they were on a mission to earth was to wipe mankind out cos we had gone bad ( there's an analogy with the killing of Christ which they didn't like hence the mission to kill us )<br><br>
It's a bit up on the air what they were running from in the holographic images but the theory is that it was some early strand of the "Alien" we all know that had gone bad and infected them all.....in terms of why the sole surviving Engineer kills Weyland, and messes up David and the crew I think that was cos he viewed David ( an android ) as an affront to them ( they can create life after all ) and flew into a rage and killed them.<br><br>
I'm still hanging out for a sequel to hopefully explain stuff a bit more, I love the Alien series but this was a let down overall.<br><br>
6 Xenomorphs out of 10 Engineers[/spoiler]</p>
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<p>I read the original plot outline for it somewhere and couldn't understand why they changed it.</p> -
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<p>Arnie did it best of all in Commando.</p>
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<p>Everything that happened in Commando was best of all. Even his name. </p> -
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<p>I read the original plot outline for it somewhere and couldn't understand why they changed it.</p>
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<p>What were they gonna do originally ?</p> -
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What were they gonna do originally ?</p></blockquote>
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These aren't the article I read but they give you an idea <br><a class="bbc_url" href="https://filmschoolrejects.com/the-8-worst-parts-of-prometheus-made-sense-in-the-original-script-a52def9655d4#.om2lif3m8">https://filmschoolrejects.com/the-8-worst-parts-of-prometheus-made-sense-in-the-original-script-a52def9655d4#.om2lif3m8</a><br><br><a class="bbc_url" href="http://screenrant.com/prometheus-story-alien-engineers/">http://screenrant.com/prometheus-story-alien-engineers/</a> -
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<p>These aren't the article I read but they give you an idea<br><a class="bbc_url" href="https://filmschoolrejects.com/the-8-worst-parts-of-prometheus-made-sense-in-the-original-script-a52def9655d4#.om2lif3m8">https://filmschoolrejects.com/the-8-worst-parts-of-prometheus-made-sense-in-the-original-script-a52def9655d4#.om2lif3m8</a><br><br><a class="bbc_url" href="http://screenrant.com/prometheus-story-alien-engineers/">http://screenrant.com/prometheus-story-alien-engineers/</a></p>
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<p>Those Nerds put it better than I could ever have hoped to.</p>
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<p>My basic reasoning is that it would be better if it was betterer.....</p> -
<p>finally watched Ant Man last night. What a harmlessly entertaining little movie. Some good humour, Rudd is perfect for these rolls, he pulls them off effortlessly, Evangeline Lily is hot as fuck (even in that ridiculous wig they put her in), it was just an easy watch. </p>
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<p>Of the Marvel movies i can name off the top of my head, i would probably rank it about #5 (ahead of the last 2 iron mans, the 2nd avengers, and the first captain america). </p> -
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<p>finally watched Ant Man last night. What a harmlessly entertaining little movie. Some good humour, Rudd is perfect for these rolls, he pulls them off effortlessly, Evangeline Lily is hot as fuck (even in that ridiculous wig they put her in), it was just an easy watch. </p>
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<p>Of the Marvel movies i can name off the top of my head, i would probably rank it about #5 (<strong>ahead of the last 2 iron mans, the 2nd avengers, and the first captain america</strong>). </p>
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<p>You have the Thor's in your top 5? They're in my bottom 3 with the 2nd Iron man.</p> -
No forgot them, i didn't mind the first, the 2nd was terrible.
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<p>Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates: I pissed myself laughing at this movie. Zac Efron, the little dude from Workaholics, Aubrey Plaza and Anna Kendrick. Standard comedy storyline but nearly every single joke worked if you like a mix of gross out and pile on type lists humour.</p>
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<p>Jegga/M4L/a bunch of poster's from the Guns and Strippers thread - there is bush, and by bush, I mean bush (none of this manicured Game of Thrones business).</p>
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<p>7.5 High School Musicals out of 10.</p> -
<p>I finally got around to watching Fifty Shades of Grey.</p>
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<p>It is so much better than the book, but that is what they call damned with faint praise.</p>
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<p>Dakota Johnson does pretty bloody well considering Ana is such a flaky moron in the book, actually gives her a bit of heart and humour. Jamie Dornan is a cardboard cutout, but Christian is such a revolting, creepy character, he had nothing to work with. The sex scenes are tepid at best, everything given a glossy plastic finish. Rainy day, no brainpower required flick.</p>
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<p>4 fucked up shades out of 10.</p> -
<p>the Trust - Nick Cage & Frodo.</p>
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<p>Basically a couple of low rung cops and Cage finds out about a store of loot and convinces Frodo to go on a<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="color:rgb(84,84,84);">sort of... </span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:rgb(106,106,106);">mission</span><span style="color:rgb(84,84,84);">... </span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:rgb(106,106,106);">quest</span><span style="color:rgb(84,84,84);">... </span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:rgb(106,106,106);">thing</span></span></span> with him to steal it...pretty lame ending TBH </p>
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<p>But 2.9 lifechanging mission quest thing out of 5.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Tim" data-cid="597362" data-time="1468667920"><p>25 years ago today: <em>Point Break</em> was released to the general public.<br><br>
I'm watching it, and so should you.<br></p></blockquote>
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I finally got around to watching Fifty Shades of Grey.<br><br>
It is so much better than the book, but that is what they call damned with faint praise.<br><br>
Dakota Johnson does pretty bloody well considering Ana is such a flaky moron in the book, actually gives her a bit of heart and humour. Jamie Dornan is a cardboard cutout, but Christian is such a revolting, creepy character, he had nothing to work with. The sex scenes are tepid at best, everything given a glossy plastic finish. Rainy day, no brainpower required flick.<br><br>
4 fucked up shades out of 10.</p></blockquote>
Not a fan of the book Mokey,<br>
I thought all you authors stuck together !<br>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Virgil" data-cid="597383" data-time="1468695866"><p>Are you posing from the future there Tim? <br>
I thought the remake sucked..</p></blockquote>
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<p>Not a fan of the book Mokey,<br>
I thought all you authors stuck together !<br>
Of course I'm certain your work doesnt glamorise stalking and physical abuse</p>
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<p>Even authors are allowed to be readers, funnily enough. And like all other humans, our tastes vary. I admire E L James' success and savvy, but I hate the way she portrayed BDSM in her books. It is wrong and damaging and incredibly insulting to those who practice it.</p> -
For something that started as a piece of Twilight fan fiction, she did alright out of it.<br><br>
But the wife read the book and said it was more "chick with serious issues" than "erotic fiction".<br><br>
Mrs TA studied psychology at Uni, hence her analysis.<br><br>
So I didn't get a single root out of it.
