publicist 4,643 Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Coincidentally i just saw Tarantula again, and given its age - and that Universal was a cheapie studio to begin with - the effects are not too shabby and the movie one of the best paranoid bad science movies of the 50's (the similar Them! was good but sagged in the middle). Together with Creature of the Black Lagoon that makes two great creature movies i could rewatch at least once a year. Kasey Kockroach and Unlucky Bastard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,342 Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Terminator 2. I had misgivings about this sequel before watching it because I found the first story enough. It was good, but the ending ruined it. Unsurprisingly, I didn't enjoy this one as much as I liked part one, though the fact that Schwarzenegger was now the good guy was a really nice and clever twist. Sarah annoyed me throughout the whole thing. I know you're angry and desperate, stop yelling already. Speaking of which, if I hear one kid shout 'Come on!' or 'I got you!' tomorrow, I might throw things at them and I found John 'teaching' the Terminator how to be more human rather idiotic too. This movie did have a much better finale than the first one, though it was rather unfortunate that the ice-cream cart stopped right outside my window during the moment Schwarzenegger was sacrificing himself. The score was even less interesting than the first one. Great opening and finale, but other than that, nothing remotely engaging. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,051 Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, bollemanneke said: This movie did have a much better finale than the first one, though it was rather unfortunate that the ice-cream cart stopped right outside my window during the moment Schwarzenegger was sacrificing himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Terminator 2 > The Terminator just as Aliens > Alien Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,051 Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Terminator 2 > Aliens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Avatar > Terminator 2 > Aliens > Alien > The Terminator bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,051 Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Avatar > Avatar 2 > Avatar 3 > Avatar 4 > Avatar 5 (just predicting) bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Titanic is better than everything! Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 1 minute ago, Bilbo said: E.T. is better than everything! Fixed! filmmusic and Jurassic Shark 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,511 Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 43 minutes ago, bollemanneke said: ...it was rather unfortunate that the ice-cream cart stopped right outside my window during the moment Schwarzenegger was sacrificing himself. So, what did you get? Choc-ice? 99? FAB? Cornetto? What? bollemanneke and Jurassic Shark 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,342 Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 I didn't get anything, only the cheerful tune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,948 Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 2 hours ago, Bilbo said: Terminator 2 > The Terminator just as Aliens > Alien Terminator 2 might be the best sequel ever made, in terms of just how much it improved on the original. With Aliens, I dunno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 The Rocketeer Holds up. Still Johnston's best movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,345 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Just now, Disco Stu said: The Rocketeer Holds up. Still Johnston's best movie. I hope his Narnia film is good. (and that it gets a good score) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 7 hours ago, publicist said: Coincidentally i just saw Tarantula again, and given its age - and that Universal was a cheapie studio to begin with - the effects are not too shabby and the movie one of the best paranoid bad science movies of the 50's (the similar Them! was good but sagged in the middle). Together with Creature of the Black Lagoon that makes two great creature movies i could rewatch at least once a year. This is one of the earliest movies I remember watching on tape as an infant. I'd love to revisit it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 I think it was that film and The Incredible Shrinking Man that started off my arachnophobia. Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 I have some hanging around my house. I name them all "Webster". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,330 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 8 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: Terminator 2 > Aliens True. Then again: T2 > every other Cameron film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Titanic > everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,051 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 2 hours ago, Sharky said: I think it was that film and The Incredible Shrinking Man that started off my arachnophobia. You shouldn't watch Arachnaphobia then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,330 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 14 minutes ago, Margo Channing said: Titanic > everything. Didn't you say Star Trek is better than everything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,825 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Star Trek 3: The Search for Spock (35mm film print). hmm..well.. same sentiments as I had with the previous films. These are like long TV episodes with somewhat better effects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Good movie. Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Alexcremers said: Didn't you say Star Trek is better than everything? Surely nobody would say something as dumb as that. Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Hey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Search you feelings Steef. You will know it to be true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Star Trek Is Better Than Everything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Well then you are lost! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 It's a mathematical certainty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,948 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 2 hours ago, Margo Channing said: Titanic > everything. Nah, you’re confusing that with another quasi-historical film that came out two years prior... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 2 minutes ago, Chen G. said: Nah, you’re confusing that with another quasi-historical film that came out two years prior... ? Bilbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Meet the Blacks Dis was sum cray shit, muddafukka! It's a spoof of The Purge, but I think I enjoyed this movie more. Any more like this you guys recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,708 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 19 hours ago, Chen G. said: Terminator 2 might be the best sequel ever made, in terms of just how much it improved on the original. With Aliens, I dunno. Now that's an interesting question...what's the best sequel in terms of how much it improved on the original. T2 is in fact a good choice...though not Aliens. Aliens is an extraordinary sequel, and though I'd disagree, I wouldn't argue with people who think it's superior to the original. But even allowing that, I don't think the improvement is nearly what it is between T1 & T2 (and T1 is still a good movie). I'd actually say Wrath of Khan is a really good choice for most improved sequel, except that I'm one of the few people who really likes ST: TMP. Holko 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,511 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 12 minutes ago, Nick1066 said: Now that's an interesting question...what's the best sequel in terms of how much it improved on the original. Although most sequels seem to smack of "let's make more money by remaking the same shit!", some sequels transcend what's gone before in in such a way that they are, eventually, considered superior to the original, in almost every way. Three examples that come to mind, are: THE GODFATHER PART II, THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK and TOY STORY 2. Whether T2, and ALIENS are "better" films than the originals (whatever the heck, that means) I leave to far more enthusiastic posters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,948 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 18 minutes ago, Richard said: THE GODFATHER PART II, THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK and TOY STORY 2. Yeah, but those were sequels to very good films. The original Terminator? Not so much. So, in that sense, Terminator 2 might be an even better example of a sequel because it was such a leap from the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,708 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 25 minutes ago, Richard said: Although most sequels seem to smack of "let's make more money by remaking the same shit!", some sequels transcend what's gone before in in such a way that they are, eventually, considered superior to the original, in almost every way. Three examples that come to mind, are: THE GODFATHER PART II, THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK and TOY STORY 2. Whether T2, and ALIENS are "better" films than the originals (whatever the heck, that means) I leave to far more enthusiastic posters. Yes, but as @Chen G.. said, the originals were already very good films. I also think the original Terminator is a good film, but T2 is a huge leap forward in quality. Whereas TESB, for example, is also a better film than the fist (IMO), but the jump in quality is not nearly what it is for T2. Hmmmm. The Road Warrior might be a good candidate for most improved sequel as well. Or even Fury Road for that matter (though the latter's probably more of a soft reboot). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Hilary Bray 235 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 in light of recent news returned to Blue Thunder. Fun movie -I first saw this when I was seven or eight and looking at it have to thank Dad for that but liked it all that time. From that time a fan of Roy Scheider (I read someplace he did this film in order to be unavailable for Jaws 3) and even now, the loss of Daniel Stern's Lymangood ("JAFO") has some impact. The music and him getting ran down. Indeed, I'd say the music makes the film -settles it firmly in the eighties on one hand but just adds to it immensely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,511 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Warren Oates; a flame snuffed-out far too soon. Sir Hilary Bray 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 On 5/8/2018 at 1:33 PM, JoeinAR said: What an irrelevant review of a classic 50's horror. Help him. Help heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeem. 6 hours ago, Chen G. said: Terminator 2 might be an even better example of a sequel because it was such a leap from the original. T2 is only a notch up in terms of special effects. Otherwise it's the same story as the original, which I steadfastly prefer. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,330 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 5 hours ago, Woj said: T2 is only a notch up in terms of special effects. Eh, the reason why I prefer T2 is because it's many notches up in terms of cinematic language. Yes, it's more or less the same story, but the way it's told make all the difference to me. Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Magic Mike - Liked this a lot more on rewatch then I expected to. Still need to see the sequel, which I've heard good things about, but haven't seen - 7 / 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,191 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 10 hours ago, Woj said: T2 is only a notch up in terms of special effects. Otherwise it's the same story as the original, which I steadfastly prefer. I've never liked T2, but I do like T1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 I've already definitively ranked James Cameron's movies. You can all go home now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 1. Titanic 2. Aliens 3. The Terminator 4. True Lies 5. Terminator 2 6. The Abyss 7. Avatar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,336 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 I enjoy movies 1-6 on both your lists. Never seen Piranha 2, and Avatar is completely forgettable. I've seen it twice and there is nothing that sticks out in my mind as being special (well, Horner's score of course, but I don't need to watch the film to enjoy that) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,511 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 PIRANHA II is an I interesting film. The female lead is definitely a proto-Ripley. Also @Jay...naked scuba-diving women don't stick out in your mind?! As for that list: 1/ THE ABYSS: SE. Er...that's about it, really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 I really only included Piranha II on the list to make a point about Avatar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,336 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 5 minutes ago, Richard said: Also @Jay...naked scuba-diving women don't stick out in your mind?! I think you read my post too quickly. I said I've never seen Piranha II. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,511 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 You'll want to, now! In all honesty, it's a better ride than AVATAR, TRUE LIES, and TITANIC combined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raider 8 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Been marathoning the Star Wars films. Finished the OT and am on the PT now. Attack of the Clones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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