Movies/ Series that you are torn over- or- I'd love it if only.... by chrisisall

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Movies/ Series that you are torn over- or- I'd love it if only....

POSTED BY: CHRISISALL
UPDATED: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 08:08
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Friday, May 13, 2005 10:02 PM

the movie is not the Series. Only the facts have been changed, to irritate the innocent; the names of the actors and characters remain the same

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
One that gets me is Ladyhawke,

Top of my list, for a completely different reason. I absolutely hate Mathew Broderick's character. I bought it 'cause I remembered & love everything else about the movie but had completely forgotten Mouse. As I watched it, and was reminded that he was the biggest character in the movie, that bothered me so much I gave the DVD away.

Shame, really; I liked him in that other movie he did with John Wood.

Keep the Shiny Side Up . . . (wutzon) Dave Mathews Band, "All Along the Watchtower", from "Live @Red Rocks, August 1995"

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Saturday, May 14, 2005 12:57 AM

MACBAKER

I felt that way about the movie "The Abyss" when I saw it at the theater. I really liked the story and characters, and the action sequences and special effects were amazing. The scene where Bud has to watch his wife drown, was so well acted, and painfully real. The dive sequences were stunning to watch, and the whole movie felt so real. The thing that ruined it for me, was the aliens seemed to almost be an after thought. When the movie ended, I felt like something was missing. It just didn't work!

Years later, Jim Cameron was able to do a Director's Cut of the movie that fixed most of my concerns. That version is considerably better than the theatrical version the studio put out, and one of my favorite science fiction movies.

I'd given some thought to movin' off the edge -- not an ideal location -- thinkin' a place in the middle.

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Saturday, May 14, 2005 3:18 AM

CHRISISALL

MacBaker, that's exactly how I felt. In the theatre I felt I had seen almost a really good film that had no climax or message, only to learn that the studio made Cameron trim it for release!!! The whole reason the aliens were there was gone. It went from being a sorta interesting flick with some great moments to one of my top 10 favourite movies of all time when the directors cut came out(now if they could just release an anamorphic version on dvd, i'd be perfect!).

Well, everything is ...Chrisisall

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Tuesday, May 17, 2005 11:53 AM

LETOV

I actually read the novelization of the Abyss before I saw the movie. It added so much backstory that I really felt more connection to the characters from the start. As a result I guess, I've always loved the movie. I've never seen the director's cut though, I'll have to look for it...

- Leto_V

"Well, my days of not taking you
seriously are certainly coming to
a middle." - Mal

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Tuesday, May 17, 2005 12:41 PM

CHRISISALL

The director's cut of the Abyss is quite an achievment. I think it's Cameron's BEST work (if you don't count the Dark Angel finale he directed...okay, I'm kiddin'...sorta).
Only drawback to it is, non-anamorphic on the dvd! It still looks mighty pretty, but anamorphic would've given it that extra shinyness.

Not a True Lies fan Chrisisall

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Tuesday, May 17, 2005 3:23 PM

OPUS

The Abyss, liked it too a point, fatal flaw? The benevolent aliens coming to straighten mankind out, once again. Thats been done to death.
There are many of Speilbergs works that I want to love, but he has a bad habit of stretching things a bit too far in most of his films.
E.T. -When the government people march down the center of the street towards Elliots house. Hardly realistic even in the context of the story.
A.I. -The artificial kid being allowed to live one more day with his mother all to himself. Seemed a bit creepy to me, as in incestuous creepy. Also from from the same film, the circus where they destroyed robots.

Opus

"Ex nihilo, nihil fit"

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Tuesday, May 17, 2005 6:14 PM

CANTTAKESKY

Ladyhawke: The score. Haha. The guy had the London Symphony Orchestra or something, and he made them play 70's porn music. You can't take the movie seriously if you burst out laughing everytime the music comes on.

AI: Damn, I thought those were aliens too. I have the same problem with both this movie and Minority Report--I want to like them, but they're just too damn depressing. I hope Spielly doesn't do the same for War of the Worlds.

Charmed and Farscape: Never could get into them. I tried. But I couldn't stand Buffy either, until Firefly convinced me to give it yet another try. On my list of DVDs to rent and try again.

Dark Angel, S2: Loved the first season. Second season got too weird with all those mutant tangents. I watched it for Jensen Ackles (Alec), but then it grew on me. Torn, torn, torn.

Jack of All Trades and Cleopatra 2525: Ah those good old days. Guilty pleasures and gratuitous midriffs--if they improved, they wouldn't be the same. "Porno for 12 year olds." That is very funny.

Here's my contribution to the list. "They Live" by John Carpenter. Brilliant concept that I love. Hate just about everything else. I want someone to remake this movie so badly, please.

Can't Take My Gorram Sky

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Wednesday, May 18, 2005 3:28 AM

CHRISISALL

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Dark Angel, S2: Loved the first season. Second season got too weird with all those mutant tangents. I watched it for Jensen Ackles (Alec), but then it grew on me. Torn, torn, torn.

The Dark Angel series was kinda like life; it starts out making perfect sense, but gets weirder as you go on.
I could mostly handle it.

No bar code Chrisisall

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Wednesday, May 18, 2005 4:14 AM

BADGERSHAT

The 90's movie version of "Lost in Space" makes my list. That movie would have been incredible, if not for the fact that it totally sucked moose schlong in every possible way.

--Jefé The Hat

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--Don't bother trying to predict, figure out, second guess, criticize, or suggest anything that comes from the mind of Joss Whedon, for you shall usually be wrong, and shall find out the Truth and Purpose in due time.
(This is the Truth of Whedoning)

"I like smackin 'em"--Jayne

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Wednesday, May 18, 2005 4:29 AM

CHRISISALL

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Originally posted by BadgersHat:
The 90's movie version of "Lost in Space" makes my list. That movie would have been incredible, if not for the fact that it totally sucked moose schlong in every possible way.

Not true.
They got the voice of the robot right.

Danger, danger Chrisisall

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Wednesday, May 18, 2005 4:43 AM

BADGERSHAT

I apologize--

You're correct, at least they got that right. And, I will admit that, even though the movie sucked, casting Gary Oldman as Dr. What'shisname was brilliant... until they turned him into a giant spider... then it sucked again.

--Jefé The Hat

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--Don't bother trying to predict, figure out, second guess, criticize, or suggest anything that comes from the mind of Joss Whedon, for you shall usually be wrong, and shall find out the Truth and Purpose in due time.
(This is the Truth of Whedoning)

"I like smackin 'em"--Jayne

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Wednesday, May 18, 2005 6:15 AM

CHRISISALL

Still, I own it.
My six year old really likes it.

Sonny loves the spiders scene Chrisisall

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Wednesday, May 18, 2005 7:16 AM

SICKDUDE

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Originally posted by BadgersHat:
The 90's movie version of "Lost in Space" makes my list. That movie would have been incredible, if not for the fact that it totally sucked moose schlong in every possible way.

My friend and I figure the reason they had to CG that Gleep-monkey-thing was that Matt LeBlanc was trying to act with his hands, and they thought the audience would be confused unless they animated him holding something...

"Don't say 'ka' until you've tried it." Daniel Jackson

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Wednesday, May 18, 2005 7:26 AM

BADGERSHAT

Wow, I don't even remember that scene... must've sucked moose schlong...

--Jefé The Hat

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--Don't bother trying to predict, figure out, second guess, criticize, or suggest anything that comes from the mind of Joss Whedon, for you shall usually be wrong, and shall find out the Truth and Purpose in due time.
(This is the Truth of Whedoning)

"I like smackin 'em"--Jayne

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Wednesday, May 18, 2005 8:08 AM

HKCAVALIER

I was very disappointed by Return of the King when I saw it in the theater. The meloncholy and deep sense of loss that I felt reading the book, just wasn't there. The scene of hobbits jumping on Frodo's bed in slow motion seemed to go on forever. A Aragorn's jouney didn't convince me. The movie overall (to say nothing of the trilogy) was certainly magnificent, but I just felt, "ach, another Return of the Jedi, almost brilliant and perfect, but ultimately a little off the mark."

Thank the gods, for the extended version! I just saw it last night and they fixed EVERYTHING! I finally, finally saw Viggo playing Aragorn. How could they cut all that stuff with the palentir (pardon my spelling)? And the Mouth of Sauron??? Those are crucial if we are to admire Aragorn or see him as any kind of king that's gonna make a difference. And the stuff about the sword and Saroman's fall and, and, and...here finally, was the Return of the King I remember. The four endings which seemed to tip the theatrical version over into bathos, were earned after the whole story is actually told. I don't know how the studio could have done that to Jackson's epic. Thank the gods for the extended version.

Slightly off topic, but only slightly: David Lynche's Dune, brilliant and terrible in it's theatrical release, was actually amazing and near perfect in the 6 hour director's cut, but I cannot find that version anywhere! Anyone else seen it, or know how to get it?

HKCavalier

Hey, hey, hey, don't be mean. We don't have to be mean, because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are.

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