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[Quintus 5,399]

So you don't like Seven either then? Ah well, there's no accounting for taste.

[JoeinAR 1,949]

if you were paying attention GE/Quint, I said he made one good film, like the blind hog finding an acorn. That would be Se&en. I own the dvd, but don't watch it much, its a ghostly reflection of Silence of the Lambs, a film that is head and shoulders better.

Also I'm still not convinced that Brad Pitt can really act. He poses well.

[Quintus 5,399]

Ah then you have my apologies. Brad Pitt is extremely likeable, which kinda makes his acting skills, either way, redundant.

[Charlie Brigden 7]

Fincher is awesome. I'd kill to even have a smidgen of the talent he has in his little toe.

I like ALIEN 3 as well. Don't love it, but I like it and respect it for what it is with that much interference.

Batman & Robin - Incomprehensibly terrible. In a Lovecraftian way.

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace - Awful, but fun.

Spider-Man 3 - Awful.

Hulk - Masterpiece.

X-Men: The Last Stand - Average.

Poltergeist III - Can't remember.

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge - Awful, but great.

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare - Definitely awful.

Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth - Quality wise not great, but I liked it's shlockiness. And the WW1 stuff.

Jaws III - I LOVE THIS MOVIE

Jaws: The Revenge - Yeah, this is terrible.

Psycho III - Haven't seen. Wait, yeah I have. Jeff Fahey, says it all.

Psycho IV: The Beginning - Definitely haven't seen.

The Wicker Man (2006) - See above.

Halloween (2007) - And above.

The Omen (2006) - And above.

The Final Conflict - I like this. GREAT soundtrack.

Final Destination 3 - Haven't seen.

Seed of Chucky - Haven't seen.

Gone in Sixty Seconds - Haven't seen.

Con Air - Fun, but terrible.

Live Free or Die Hard - Haven't seen, don't want to.

Die Another Day - Ludicrously bad.

The Rock - Michael Bay's best film by a mile. Pretty damn good.

Bad Boys - Terrible.

Bad Boys II - Terrible II.

Pearl Harbor - Mindnumbingly awful.

Armageddon - See above.

Transformers - Loved it in the theater, hated it every time afterwards.

Mission: Impossible II - Terrible. Poor John Woo.

Beverly Hills Cop III - Terrible. Poor John Landis.

Alien 3 - Like it a lot.

Alien Resurrection- The worst Alien movie bar none. I hate Joss Whedon.

Alien vs. Predator - Terrible. I hate Paul Anderson.

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem - Terrible, but some of it was funny.

Resident Evil: Apocalypse - Terrible, but great fun.

Resident Evil: Extinction - Haven't seen.

Rocky V - Sly, what have thou art done?

RoboCop 3 - Terrible.

Speed 2: Cruise Control - Haven't seen.

Star Wars "prequel" Trilogy - Like I, love III, can't stand II.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Haven't seen. Can't stand HP.

War of the Worlds (2005) - I liked it, but didn't love it. The basement scene killed it.

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines - An affront to the first two.

Street Fighter - An affront to the video game.

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle - I like that the first one isn't on the list, as if that isn't absolutely terrifyingly bad as well.

The Crow: City of Angels - Yikes.

Saw III - Haven't seen.

Hitman (2007) - Haven't seen.

Alone in the Dark - Haven't seen.

House of the Dead - Haven't seen.

BloodRayne - Haven't seen.

DOA: Dead or Alive - Haven't seen.

Dungeons & Dragons - Haven't seen.

Tank Girl - Terrible.

Barb Wire - Haven't seen.

The Da Vinci Code - Haven't seen.

The Godfather: Part III - Not bad, and doesn't belong on this list.

Star Trek: Nemesis - Terrible.

Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) - Haven't seen.

Training Day - Yeah, this was overrated.

Crash (2004) - Haven't seen.

Brokeback Mountain - Haven't seen.

Atonement - Haven't seen.

The Edge of Love - Haven't seen.

Swept Away - Haven't seen.

Revolver - Haven't seen.

The Transporter - Terrible.

Transporter 2 - Haven't seen.

Crank - Love love love. The best videogame adaptation ever.

Red Sonja - Not great.

Cobra - My signature says "This flick ROCKS."

On Deadly Ground - Haven't seen.

Under Siege 2 - Okay.

Exit Wounds - Haven't seen.

The Patriot (1998) - Ouch.

Romeo Must Die - Haven't seen.

Cradle 2 the Grave - Haven't seen.

[Bryant Burnette 654]

Yes, I saw that on the DVD. But not only the question of individual shots. He really knows how to connect shots together, to build momentum and meaning within a scene.

I think Fincher is one of the best visual storytellers working today, and I don't think the storytelling suffers at all in comparison to the visuals. So far, he's tended to work with mostly grim and depressing stories, but I personally think that's no problem. I like being cathartically depressed once in a while, and I appreciate that there's a guy out there who can turn the trick with style.

Going back to Alien 3, I actually admire the fact that he was willing to kill off Ripley. Worse: kill off everyone she loves so that she's miserable for the rest of her life, and then kill off Ripley. It's a betrayal of Aliens, yes, and the Aliens fan in me hates that. Honestly, though the Alien fan in me kinda likes it. I can accept the movie for what it is, and with that in mind, I think there's a lot to like. The performances are good, the movie looks terrific, the score is lovely. I seem to recall some of the effects being weak; that, and the betrayal of Aliens, are my only problems with it.

[JoeinAR 1,949]

I completely agree with James Cameron on Aliens 3, its a piece of crap. At least you acknowledge that as an Aliens fan.

But lets also remember that Fincher was a gun for hire, he didn't really have much control of the story aspects. His only option was to tell the story he had, but he couldn't do that.

Oh and sorry Charlie, Alien 4 is better than 3, if only for its reference in South Park.

[Quintus 5,399]

I don't really consider Aliens 3 & 4 to be canon. That said, they're both entertaining enough.

[Bryant Burnette 654]

Batman & Robin - a train wreck of a movie

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace - bad, but not unwatchable for a Superman fan

Spider-Man 3 - I'm one of the few who likes it, apparently

The Hulk - a good movie, maybe a bit over-the-top in places, but good

X-Men: The Last Stand - watchable; forgettable; forgiveable; less so for X-Men fans

Poltergeist III - never saw it

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge - decent for a exploitation movie

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare - watchable, but not much more

Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth - never saw it

Jaws III - never saw it

Jaws: The Revenge - never saw it

Psycho III - never saw it

Psycho IV: The Beginning - never saw it

The Wicker Man (2006) - never saw it

Halloween (2007) - I'm a Rob Zombie fan, so I liked it, and I appreciate that he didn't try to just do a straight remake; it keeps me from comparing it with the original, in which case it would be a no-brainer

The Omen (2006) - I thought it was okay

The Final Conflict - never seen it

Final Destination 3 - never seen it

Seed of Chucky - never seen it

Gone in Sixty Seconds - yuck

Con Air - what a terrible movie

Live Free or Die Hard - not too bad, but not too good, either

Die Another Day - one of the worst Bond movies; some good sequences toward the beginning, though

The Rock - don't remember it too well, but I recall enjoying it

Bad Boys - never saw it

Bad Boys II - never saw it

Pearl Harbor - saw enough of it at work to know I didn't want to see more

Armageddon - flat-out terrible

Transformers - some of it works, but overall it's pretty bad

Mission: Impossible II - stupid, but fun for me

Beverly Hills Cop III - never saw it

Alien 3 - Like it a lot.

Alien Resurrection - it's okay until the final act, at which point it loses all steam

Alien vs. Predator - decent, on a b-movie level

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem - passable, on a b-movie level

Resident Evil: Apocalypse - never saw it

Resident Evil: Extinction - never saw it

Rocky V - surprisingly, I still haven't seen it

RoboCop 3 - never saw it

Speed 2: Cruise Control - truly awful

Star Wars "prequel" Trilogy - good, good, and very good

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - my favorite one so far

War of the Worlds (2005) - excellent movie

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines - I liked it well enough

Street Fighter - never seen it

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle - never seen it

The Crow: City of Angels - decent, but not much more

Saw III - hated it (it grossed me out), but I found the story sorta compelling in retrospect

Hitman (2007) - didn't see it

Alone in the Dark - didn't see it

House of the Dead - didn't see it

BloodRayne - incompetent; like math done by a cat

DOA: Dead or Alive - didn't see it

Dungeons & Dragons - didn't see it

Tank Girl - never saw it

Barb Wire - never saw it

The Da Vinci Code - boring, but not bad, per se

The Godfather: Part III - not up to the first two, but good otherwise

Star Trek: Nemesis - I fell asleep and barely remember it, so no opinion; but why kill Data?

Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) - it was okay

Training Day - never saw it

Crash (2004) - good, but pretentious, and not even vaguely Oscar-worthy

Brokeback Mountain - great movie

Atonement - another great movie

The Edge of Love - never even heard of it

Swept Away - ditto

Revolver - and again

The Transporter - didn't see it, but I kinda want to

Transporter 2 - ditto

Crank - and again

Red Sonja - not good

Cobra - fun trash

On Deadly Ground - missed that one

Under Siege 2 - ditto

Exit Wounds - and again

The Patriot (1998) - decent

Romeo Must Die - never saw it

Cradle 2 the Grave - ditto

I completely agree with James Cameron on Aliens 3, its a piece of crap. At least you acknowledge that as an Aliens fan.

But lets also remember that Fincher was a gun for hire, he didn't really have much control of the story aspects. His only option was to tell the story he had, but he couldn't do that.

Oh and sorry Charlie, Alien 4 is better than 3, if only for its reference in South Park.

I think Alien Resurrection suffers from having to find a weak means of resurrecting Ripley. Too much of the movie is spent in an effort to court back people who hated Alien 3; they'd have better off putting up a card at the beginning of the movie that said "Hey, guys, sorry about Alien 3; let's pretend it never happened," and then proceeding with a direct sequel to Aliens. Actually, I'd have loved that.

I don't really consider Aliens 3 & 4 to be canon. That said, they're both entertaining enough.

It's interesting . . . when it comes to a franchise like this, where each movie has been made by different people, you really can kind of mentally say, oh well, Alien 3 didn't really happen anyways. Because in a way, it didn't; it's not what Cameron would have done in a sequel, therefore it's invalid.

Granted, this also means that from a certain point of view, everything after Alien is bunk.

[JoeinAR 1,949]

Does everyone here realize that the Patriot in the long list is not Mel Gibson's the Patriot, but Steven Segal's Patriot from the year before.

[Charlie Brigden 7]

Does everyone here realize that the Patriot in the long list is not Mel Gibson's the Patriot, but Steven Segal's Patriot from the year before.

Aren't they both terrible?

[JoeinAR 1,949]

I don't think Gibson's Patriot is terrible, its just ok, Segal's thats a different story, he so wants to be the star when he would be a great character actor. He works best in short bits.

[Quintus 5,399]

Why not I suppose:

Batman & Robin - GARBAGE.

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace - GARBAGE.

Spider-Man 3 - GARBAGE.

The Hulk - NOT SEEN, BUT I QUITE FANCY IT.

X-Men: : The Last Stand - ENTERTAINING NONSENSE, FOR A NON FAN.

Poltergeist III - GARBAGE.

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge - GARBAGE.

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare - NOT SEEN.

Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth - NOT SURE IF I'VE SEEN. PROBABLY GARBAGE.

Jaws III - GARBAGE.

Jaws: The Revenge - GARBAGE.

Psycho III - NOT SEEN.

Psycho IV: The Beginning - NOT SEEN.

The Wicker Man (2006) - NOT SEEN, BUT SURELY GARBAGE.

Halloween (2007) - NOT SEEN.

The Omen (2006) - NOT SEEN.

The Final Conflict - NOT SEEN.

Final Destination 3 - NOT YET SEEN, BUT I LIKED THE OTHER TWO SO...

Seed of Chucky - GOOD GARBAGE.

Gone in Sixty Seconds - NOT SEEN.

Con Air - BRILLIANTLY ENTERTAINING NONSENSE. I LIKE.

Live Free or Die Hard - VERY NEARLY GARBAGE, BUT WORTH A WATCH. NOT A DIE HARD MOVIE THOUGH.

Die Another Day - GARBAGE.

The Rock - ENTERTAINING NONSENSE.

Bad Boys - NONSENSE. MEH.

Bad Boys II - NOT SEEN.

Armageddon - BRILLIANTLY ENTERTAINING NONSENSE. I LIKE.

Pearl Harbor - OVERBLOWN, BUT NOT GARBAGE. NOT THAT GOOD EITHER THOUGH. WORTH A WATCH.

Transformers - VERY ENTERTAINING. DOES WHAT IT SAYS ON THE TIN.

Mission: Impossible II - NOT SEEN, BUT LOOKS AVERAGE.

Beverly Hills Cop III - NOT SEEN. GEORGE LUCAS IS PROBABLY GLAD.

Alien 3 - WATCHABLE AND ENTERTAINING, BUT ULTIMATELY UNLIKEABLE.

Alien Resurrection - ENTERTAINING NONSENSE. BAD BUT GOOD.

Alien vs. Predator - ENTERTAINING NONSENSE. NOT AS BAD AS IT'S MADE OUT TO BE, BUT ITS STILL A HELLUVA BAD MOVIE.

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem - A PIECE OF FU*KING SH*T.

Resident Evil: Apocalypse - NOT SEEN, BUT I SUSPECT IT'S THE SAME AS ABOVE.

Resident Evil: Extinction - SEE ABOVE.

Rocky V - GARBAGE.

RoboCop 3 - NOT SEEN.

Speed 2: Cruise Control - NOT SEEN.

Star Wars "prequel" Trilogy - GARBAGE, THE DEVIL INCARNATE, ENTERTAINING.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - ENTERTAINING.

War of the Worlds (2005) - ENTERTAINING, BUT HUGELY FLAWED.

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines - VERY NEARLY GARBAGE, BUT ENTERTAINING ENOUGH.

Street Fighter - NOT SEEN, BUT GARBAGE. I JUST KNOW.

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle - SEE ABOVE.

The Crow: City of Angels - NOT SEEN.

Saw III - NOT SEEN, BUT I KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT, THEREFORE PROBABLY GARBAGE.

Hitman (2007) - NOT SEEN.

Alone in the Dark - UWE BOLL.

House of the Dead - UWE BOLL.

BloodRayne - UWE BOLL.

DOA: Dead or Alive - NOT SEEN.

Dungeons & Dragons - NOT SEEN.

Tank Girl - NOT SEEN.

Barb Wire - NOT SEEN.

The Da Vinci Code - NOT SEEN.

The Godfather: Part III - NOT SEEN.

Star Trek: Nemesis - NOT SEEN.

Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) - ENTERTAINING.

Training Day - LOADS OF FOLKS LOVE THIS, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A TYPICAL GENRE MOVIE. ENTERTAINING.

Crash (2004) - AT LAST THIS LIST FEATURES AN EXCELLENT PIC. FEATURES TWO OF THE MOST POWERFUL SCENES IN RECENT MEMORY.

Brokeback Mountain - NOT SEEN, YET.

Atonement - NOT SEEN, YET.

The Edge of Love - NOT SEEN.

Swept Away - NOT SEEN. NOT A HUGE FAN OF GUY RITCHIE STUFF.

Revolver - SEE ABOVE.

The Transporter - NOT SEEN, BUT LOOKS SERVICEABLE ENOUGH FOR IT'S TARGET AUDIENCE OF THE EASILY PLEASED ACTION BRIGADE.

Transporter 2 - SEE ABOVE.

Crank - SEE ABOVE.

Red Sonja - MANAGES TO BE ENTERTAINING NONSENSE AND WHOLLY GARBAGE AT THE SAME TIME. THAT'S NO MEAN FEAT.

Cobra - NOT SEEN.

On Deadly Ground - NOT SEEN.

Under Siege 2 - NOT SEEN.

Exit Wounds - NOT SEEN.

The Patriot (1998) - NOT SEEN.

Romeo Must Die - NOT SEEN

Cradle 2 the Grave - NOT SEEN.

Does everyone here realize that the Patriot in the long list is not Mel Gibson's the Patriot, but Steven Segal's Patriot from the year before.

Since it followed a succession of Segal movies, I did.

[Ollie 1,059]

Does everyone here realize that the Patriot in the long list is not Mel Gibson's the Patriot, but Steven Segal's Patriot from the year before.

Oh, well I saw some of that film but it was bad.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

For poos and giggles, only did the ones I've seen.

Batman & Robin - Very Bad

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace - Very Bad

Spider-Man 3 - Bad

The Hulk - Decent

X-Men: : The Last Stand - Very Bad

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge - Very Bad

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare - Very Bad

Jaws III - Very Bad

Jaws: The Revenge - Very Very Bad

Psycho IV: The Beginning - Decent

The Wicker Man (2006) - Funniest Movie Of 2006

Final Destination 3 - Very Bad

Seed of Chucky - Trying To Be Funny - NOT - Very Bad

Gone in Sixty Seconds - Decent

Con Air - Good

Live Free or Die Hard - Pretty Decent

Die Another Day - Worst Bond Film Ever - Very Very Bad

The Rock - Great

Bad Boys - Pretty Decent

Bad Boys II - Decent - They're Making A Third

Armageddon - Very Very Bad

Pearl Harbor - Decent - Good Score & Battle Sequences

Transformers - The End Is Good - Rest Is Very Very Bad

Mission: Impossible II - Typical John Woo - Bad But Entertaining

Alien 3 - Bad

Alien Resurrection - Very Very Bad

Alien vs. Predator - I Laughed When I Predicted How The Black Guy Was Gonna Die - Chopped Into Diamond Chunks - Just Like In Resident Evil

Resident Evil: Apocalypse - Very Very Bad

Speed 2: Cruise Control - Very Bad

Star Wars "prequel" Trilogy - Decent

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Bad

War of the Worlds (2005) - Pretty Good

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines - Pretty Decent

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle - Extremely Bad

Saw III - Extremely Bad

Alone in the Dark - EXTREMELY Very Very Bad

BloodRayne - EXTREMELY Very Very Bad

The Da Vinci Code - Overrated - Decent

Training Day - Very Good

Crash (2004) - Very Very Good

Brokeback Mountain - Overrated - Pretty Decent

Atonement - Not Best Picture Material - Decent

Swept Away - Very Bad

The Transporter - Very Bad

Transporter 2 - Very Very Very Bad

Crank - Very Very Bad

Red Sonja - Bad

Under Siege 2 - Very Very Bad

Exit Wounds - One Of My First DVD's. Was A Blind Buy. Got Rid Of It.

[artyjeffrey 20]

Little Indian, Big City. Horrendous.

I looked it up, so that I could indicate the plotline to anyone fortunate enough to never have endured this nonsense:

"A 12-year old's mother, who was once married to the film's hero but left him while still pregnant (because he spent too much time on the telephone) flees to the Amazon, raising her child while living with an Indian tribe. Now the male lead flies to the jungle to find his wife, so that they can be divorced, and he can marry to stupidest woman on earth." --- Roger Ebert.

That's about it.

[mahler3 478]

That new teen horror movie, Teeth is really quite awful - pointless and not remotely funny when it could have been (Joe Dante could've done a decent job, like his hilarious Mant pastiche as featured in Matinee)

Michael Winner's Parting Shots is up there with Chris Rea - utter bollocks!

and Batman & Robin, the movie that killed Schwarzneggar's movie career with those cringe-worthy one liners. It also ruined my date with a very attractive woman, as I was so angry at the film I pretty much ignored her throughout the screening! Thanks Joel!

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

She was unhappy you were distracted by Uma.

[mahler3 478]

She was unhappy you were distracted by Uma.

Well I do remember thinking that I would love to fluff her pillows!

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Hey mahler3, where is that first quote in your signature from? I swear I just heard it in a movie somewhere. Can't remember.

[Morlock 11]

It is taken from Mamet's Heist, spoken by Ricky Jay to Sam Rockwell.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Yeah that's right. Heist was one of my first DVD purchases. I recently saw it on TV, that's why it seemed so familiar.

[mahler3 478]

Indeed it is, a great scene that too whenever the cops pull over and Rockwell reaches for his gun.

Not as good as The Spanish Prisoner or State & Main (go you huskies!) but that's for another thread!