#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 It has some obvious similarities with the Cameron film, but I would consider The Terminator a shrinking violet compared to Highlander when it comes to flashy-ness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Highlander is quite vague in my mind nowadays, but I don't really remember anything particularly flashy about it. Well, unless you mean Queen and pink neon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,482 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Who doesn't remember "It's better to burn than to fade away!"?Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Highlander is quite vague in my mind nowadays, but I don't really remember anything particularly flashy about it. Well, unless you mean Queen and pink neon.Queen, pink neon, loud acting, high speed tracking shots, garish close ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Again, when has anyone ever discussed this movie here? The only time I recall is when I posted a short write-up about it a year or so ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Highlander is quite vague in my mind nowadays, but I don't really remember anything particularly flashy about it. Well, unless you mean Queen and pink neon.Queen, pink neon, loud acting, high speed tracking shots, garish close ups.Plus Sean as a Scottish Spaniard. I know what you mean, but it still maintains a nice grittiness despite the OTT schlock. Or maybe it's just the shitty VHS copy I last watched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Again, when has anyone ever discussed this movie here? The only time I recall is when I posted a short write-up about it a year or so ago.When did we say that it has been discussed here? It just seems to be the general consensus on the film on the Internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 People saw this film? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Well, duh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Highlander is quite vague in my mind nowadays, but I don't really remember anything particularly flashy about it. Well, unless you mean Queen and pink neon.Queen, pink neon, loud acting, high speed tracking shots, garish close ups.Plus Sean as a Scottish Spaniard. I know what you mean, but it still maintains a nice grittiness despite the OTT schlock. Or maybe it's just the shitty VHS copy I last watched.Up untill today ive only ever seen it on shitty VHS or crappy TV copies. It's actually quite a handsome film in HD, especially the Scotland scenes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 454 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Huge guilty pleasure, I love how cheesy and daft it is. Ace movie!I can't help but think all this shit the film is getting is undeserved.KarolI still enjoy the movie, and think it's better than the overrated Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Ridley said he wasn't a fan of the previous interpretations, which depending on how you look at it, is a good or bad thing.I was expecting something more. And I'm happy it does offer something new to the Robin Hood mythos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Steef which version of Highlander did you watch? There's a director's cut available if I recall, with some WW2 scenes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 454 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 BesharamI'm not too familiar with Bollywood films (unless you count Gurinder Chadha's Bride & Prejudice as one) but I can see why this particular genre is a huge one in India. The songs have a good beat and playfulness, with stunningly elaborate dancing and choreography, but the film grinds to a halt every time Ranbir Kapoor or Pallavi Sharda bursts into song. (And the film is way too long at 2 hrs and 23 minutes.)It's certainly a culture trip, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Steef which version of Highlander did you watch? There's a director's cut available if I recall, with some WW2 scenesI will assume he saw the version presented on Netflix, which is the only version I have seen. It contained footage of the hero saving a little girl from Nazis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Cabin in the Woods. From what I've heard and read about this film I would have thought this was the second coming of Horror. It was pretty good, definitely played with the genre, and overall very enjoyable and quite fun. I didn't detect any lasting greatness beyond that, and I am a bit perplexed about the overwrought and unrelenting praise that's been slung in this film's direction. Again, I need to stress that I liked it, just reacting to the general temperature I gauged before watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I absolutely loved it. Seen it 3 times since it came out. It's the kind of film I would never own but would never turn down if it's on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Yeah, I thought it was really great fun. The first time I saw it all I could think was how disappointed I was to have missed the chance to see it in theaters, with a good rowdy crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 DAYS OF HEAVENTerrence Mallck's masterpiece. What the hell happened to Linda Manz? She gave the best performance of a child actor I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 The Thin Red Line for me, though The Tree Of Life and Days Of Heaven are not very far behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 TREE OF LIFE is light years behind, for me. The worst film Malick's ever made. Brónach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Steef which version of Highlander did you watch? There's a director's cut available if I recall, with some WW2 scenesI saw the DE. But the WWII scene was always in the European cut anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 War Games: I dozed off, but hey, how young they were!Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,829 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 The Thin Red Line for me,Me too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. The theatrical version (as presented during the live to music performance), for the first time in about 8 years. It feels really rushed in its third act. Funny, because this version is over 3 hours long. But at least Aragorn arriving with the dead army is handled better, even if that means him being absent from the large chunk of the story.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Aragorn is absent from the large chunk so he may, ah, return. The movie does have a title to live up to, after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Yeah in the TE you don't really see what happens to him in the Paths of the Dead and then he disappears for a long stretch of time. If you don't know the story it builds suspense and adds weight to the moment when he jumps of the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Yes the EE's have a few scenes that ruin either the suspense of surprise. the TTT EE had a scene that spoiled Gollum's schizo nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 How does it spoil his schizo nature? Either way, the first time you see him doing it, it's a reveal, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 In the TE, the dual nature of Gollum is only revealed during that awesome long dialogue scene "muuuurdereeeer". In the EE we already see it when Gollum just joined Frodo and Sam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 As of now, it's already ruined in The Hobbit.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Because when you watch it in order TTT monologue is redundant. Since we've seen it all before.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I always assumed that was an advertisement for Howard Shore's opera. You even had a boy soprano singing in there!Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Hehehe..."What's this I'm hearing?""The Fly, you fool!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Because when you watch it in order TTT monologue is redundant. Since we've seen it all before.KarolWhat?The correct order isFOTRTTTROTKAUJDOSTABA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Chronological, Stefan. The way story unfolds.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Thats nonsensical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I know, silly me.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Nah, you go FOTR, TTT, AUJ, DOS, TABA, ROTK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 If AUJ is any indication, then the Hobbit trilogy will be far too referential to the LOTR trilogy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 454 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning ThiefThe supporting cast saves this film -- especially with Sean Bean and Kevin McKidd giving their characters more depth and personality than in the script. The leading characters aren't bad, but they're pretty bland. Chris Columbus, thanks to his work on the first two Harry Potter films, does pretty well here with the $95 million budget. Ultimately, the movie here is a decent time-waster, and the film is structured well as a one-off.Percy Jackson: Sea of MonstersEven though the film was made on a slightly smaller budget ($90 million), everything about the film feels smaller. Aside from four primary actors returning (the trio plus Jake Abel), most of the supporting cast from the first film are either recast or written out. While having Anthony Stewart Head and Nathan Fillion in the film has its pleasures (mainly Fillion's scenes), the film suffers from the usual law of diminishing returns. (And a scene that blatantly rips off the Knight Bus scene in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban shows how desperate this film is.) Add the fact that the film ends on a cliffhanger, obviously hoping that enough money will ensure a follow-up -- and it's just shallow studio product.Even Andrew Lockington, who usually does fine work, essentially phones in his score for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Does Sean Bean's character die? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 War Games: I dozed off, but hey, how young they were!AlexCute score for "WarGames"...but I think that "Blue Thunder" is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,829 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Amityville Horror (1979)I loved it!!and i liked the score.. from a time when horror movies had a score, and not sound design..I wonder if i should see the 2nd one, which is a prequel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,689 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Cloud AtlasNot entirely sure how to sum up this one, except to say that I'll never get those 3 hours back.6 movies in one? (mixed) No. NO, NO, NO. I was finding a few of them vaguely entertaining, but then it suddenly switches to another one, sometimes with some apparent connection/parallel world implication, and my brain goes to sleep for 5 minutes out of boredom. I completely lost what the hell was going on with the 70s one and the one with Hanks/Berry wandering around some mountains (and Hugo Weaving's character... what on earth was that all about?).It may have started out as an interesting concept, but cinematically, this was a total mess, and roughly halfway through I was just getting frustrated with trying to understand what 'message' the film-makers were trying to get across here. As a whole, it comes across as very self-indulgent, and I think I cared about the fate of one character (one of Jim Broadbent's).I liked the score though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,829 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 the stories were consecutive ones or mixed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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