Most offensive scene in an SF or fantasy film... by chrisisall

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Most offensive scene in an SF or fantasy film...

POSTED BY: CHRISISALL
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Monday, August 14, 2006 1:05 PM

Crude, gross or sexually in-appropiate, take your pick. (I guess insulting your intelligence would count, too...*)

My most offended moment came during the rape/beating scene in A Clockwork Orange. Not to say it wasn't a good movie, I just found that scene exceptionally disturbing, I suppose.

And all of Forbidden Zone* was offensive; if you haven't seen it- don't.

Things that make you go "EEeewww" Chrisisall

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Monday, August 14, 2006 1:11 PM

THIEFJEHAT

"The great Barrier" in Star Trek V is completely insulting both to my intelligence, and to the entire Trek franchise.

Do not fear me. Ours is a peaceful race, and we must live in harmony.

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Monday, August 14, 2006 1:22 PM

MISSTRESSAHARA

What are you talking about, I love Forbidden Zone. Who didn't love Micheal Ironside in that? "I'm feeling rather energetic today."

For me there was ONE movie that to this day I hate even mentioning the name. I saw it with my brother not thinking it would be that bad, and I nearly passed out and threw up. Event Horizon. Had nightmares for a year. I kid you not.

Most offensive, to women, to art, and just too hardcore, Sincity. Another one I nearly got sick while watching.

If I'm a bitch, then life just got interesting

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Monday, August 14, 2006 1:43 PM

CHRISISALL

Quote:
Originally posted by Misstressahara:
What are you talking about, I love Forbidden Zone. Who didn't love Micheal Ironside in that? "I'm feeling rather energetic today."

No, that was Spacehunter: Adventures In The Forbidden Zone you're talking about. Class-A cheese, very fun.
Forbidden Zone starred Herve Villachez and was a musical from the guy that wrote most of Rocky Horror- we couldn'r BELIEVE it was SO bad!!!

Event Horizon was creepy with no point.

Succinct Chrisisall

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Monday, August 14, 2006 1:57 PM

ECGORDON

There's no place I can be since I found Serenity.

I would have to agree it's A Clockwork Orange too, even though overall I think it is a very well made film. But in Kubrick's defense, it is my opinion that scene was intended to be repulsive, to paint a picture of just how depraved Alex was.

wo men ren ran zai fei xing.

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Monday, August 14, 2006 2:19 PM

MISSTRESSAHARA

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Quote:
Originally posted by Misstressahara:
What are you talking about, I love Forbidden Zone. Who didn't love Micheal Ironside in that? "I'm feeling rather energetic today."

No, that was Spacehunter: Adventures In The Forbidden Zone you're talking about. Class-A cheese, very fun.
Forbidden Zone starred Herve Villachez and was a musical from the guy that wrote most of Rocky Horror- we couldn'r BELIEVE it was SO bad!!!

Event Horizon was creepy with no point.

Succinct Chrisisall

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Oooooh, my bad. I saw Forbidden Zone and didn't realize it was another movie. So it was a movie by Richard O Brian? Your not talking about the horrible (they never should have even bothered) sequel of Rocky are you?

And yes, Adventures is class A cheese and one of my favorites. I watched it all the time when they played it on TV. Sadly it's been a long time since then.

"Will you please be quite, I am trying to rescue you."

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Monday, August 14, 2006 3:14 PM

DINALT

Quote:
Originally posted by Misstressahara:

For me there was ONE movie that to this day I hate even mentioning the name. I saw it with my brother not thinking it would be that bad, and I nearly passed out and threw up. Event Horizon. Had nightmares for a year. I kid you not.

Got to agree with you there. I didn't have that bad a reaction to Event Horizon, but it's the only film (Sci-Fi or otherwise) that's really left me feeling disturbed.
Maybe it's the script, the great acting or whatever, but it definitely creeped me out for a while. Most offensive scene for me as well, although probably necessary for a script, is the short shot of the original crew - creepy ripping their eyes out.
To this day, it's the only film I've never rewatched - yep, it had that much impact on me anyway.

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Monday, August 14, 2006 7:58 PM

KANEMAN

Could I add all of Ultraviolet. The whole movie was so offensive to me..I don't think I will ever get over it! I feal Ultraviolated having sat through that shit on a reel. God that pisses me off! To hell with all involved..There is no excuse for putting out that--that--urghhhhh!!!! I'm going back to the "Do pigs eat humans" thread

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Monday, August 14, 2006 8:05 PM

SHINY

Quote:
Originally posted by kaneman:
Could I add all of Ultraviolet. The whole movie was so offensive to me..I don't think I will ever get over it! I feal Ultraviolated having sat through that shit on a reel. God that pisses me off! To hell with all involved..There is no excuse for putting out that--that--urghhhhh!!!!

I felt the same way about The Hulk. That is, in between the several bouts of dozing off.

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Monday, August 14, 2006 8:09 PM

KANEMAN

Quote:
Originally posted by Shiny:
Quote:
Originally posted by kaneman:
Could I add all of Ultraviolet. The whole movie was so offensive to me..I don't think I will ever get over it! I feal Ultraviolated having sat through that shit on a reel. God that pisses me off! To hell with all involved..There is no excuse for putting out that--that--urghhhhh!!!!

I felt the same way about The Hulk. That is, in between the several bouts of dozing off.

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I don't need a gorram back-spaceship driver!!!

LOL!!! Tell me about it I think I'm still sleeping over that one myself...HMM? Cool!! That would make Ultraviolet little more than a Frakin nightmare!

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Tuesday, August 15, 2006 5:29 AM

CYBERSNARK

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Crude, gross or sexually in-appropiate, take your pick. (I guess insulting your intelligence would count, too...*)

If insulting my intelligence counts, can I nominate Revenge of the Sith?

From the buzz-droids crawling around on a starfighter and falling off, to the Invisible Hand's deck turning 90 degrees when the ship turned, to Anakin's suddenly turning Evil, to Palpatine's out-of-character over-the-top acting, to Grievous' death, to the "let's give away the only remaining secret of the original trilogy" ending, to Vader's Frankenstein impression. . .

Oh, just one scene? Anakin's snap-decision to turn Evil(tm) then. 'Cause apparently falling to the Dark Side isn't a "process" so much as a sudden and deliberate decision. Oh, and it confirms that Anakin Skywalker will now be called "Darth Vader," so the entire original trilogy just loses all of its emotional and dramatic value.

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We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.

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Tuesday, August 15, 2006 6:18 AM

JOSSISAGOD

Quote:
Originally posted by Cybersnark:
Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Crude, gross or sexually in-appropiate, take your pick. (I guess insulting your intelligence would count, too...*)
If insulting my intelligence counts, can I nominate Revenge of the Sith?

From the buzz-droids crawling around on a starfighter and falling off, to the Invisible Hand's deck turning 90 degrees when the ship turned, to Anakin's suddenly turning Evil, to Palpatine's out-of-character over-the-top acting, to Grievous' death, to the "let's give away the only remaining secret of the original trilogy" ending, to Vader's Frankenstein impression. . .

Oh, just one scene? Anakin's snap-decision to turn Evil(tm) then. 'Cause apparently falling to the Dark Side isn't a "process" so much as a sudden and deliberate decision. Oh, and it confirms that Anakin Skywalker will now be called "Darth Vader," so the entire original trilogy just loses all of its emotional and dramatic value.

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We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.

I must say, the entire prequel trilogy was pretty bad in my opinion. I figured, "WHY do I need to see what I already knew happened!" I'll have to agree with you about Palps over the top acting.

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particularly in his Mangulation scene, Mangulation's a word...now.

But Manakin's Frankenstein impression was the thing that COMPLETELY ruined the prequel trilogy for me.

JOSSIS(Most Definitely)AGOD

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Tuesday, August 15, 2006 6:38 AM

HEIGHTSRAIDER

Armagedon with Bruce Willis, Liv Tyler and Ben Affleck.

Offensive to the intellect. They did not try to make one single thing scientifically correct.

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Tuesday, August 15, 2006 6:44 AM

KANEMAN

Quote:
Originally posted by HeightsRaider:
Armagedon with Bruce Willis, Liv Tyler and Ben Affleck.

Offensive to the intellect. They did not try to make one single thing scientifically correct.

Brutal!!

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Tuesday, August 15, 2006 7:11 AM

SICKDUDE

Getting back to the theme of the thread, put me down for the scene in Dune where the villain spits in the face of whats-his-face's mother. I really liked Francesca Annis, too.

Yuck!

"I am your father, Luke. Give in to the Dark Side, you nob!" - Doug McKenzie

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Wednesday, August 16, 2006 1:44 AM

PATSRULE

For me, the most offensive scene that I can think of off the top of my head was in Deep Impact. Morgan Freeman, the president in the movie, had a plan to put the important people in a cave so the nation can live on, and he said something to the effect of "People will be chosen at random to enter the cave and live on, but first, we will preselect the nation's best doctors, scientists, teachers, and artists to survive" I was so offended that they lumped in artists as it was such a self applauding, out-of-touch thing to say. That one line completely took me out of the movie, and I hated it ever since.

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Wednesday, August 16, 2006 2:03 AM

SERGEANTX

I often felt that movies with Keanu Reeves should have some kind of warning label or something.

SergeantX

"Dream a little dream or you can live a little dream. I'd rather live it, cause dreamers always chase but never get it." Aesop Rock

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Wednesday, August 16, 2006 2:10 AM

PHOENIXROSE

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

I'm confused as to why it would offend you to mention artists as great thinkers that would help preserve the human race.
What I remember thinking was the stupidest bit about "Deep Impact" was the scene where the kid who found the commet (this was years ago that I saw it, so bear with me) is talking to his girlfriend, and she basically says "No I'd rather stay here with people I love and die than go with you and live" and then as he's leaving she runs after the bus sobbing like a loon. WTF? I am remembering that right, aren't I? What a stupid little girl.
However, the most offended I've ever been was watching Episode One. Thanks for ruining Star Wars!

An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind. - Gautama Siddharta

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Wednesday, August 16, 2006 2:41 AM

PATSRULE

Quote:
Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
I'm confused as to why it would offend you to mention artists as great thinkers that would help preserve the human race.

It offends me that an "artist" portrays the President and says that artists are more important than everybody else and deserve special considerations.

What the hell do Bruce Springstein and U2 do to deserve to live automatically while you and I just have to hope to win a lottery? That idea is so offensive to me, it makes me mad again just thinking about.

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Wednesday, August 16, 2006 3:04 AM

EMPXENU

It also raises the question of what he means by "best" artists. Most popular? Make room in the vault for Brangelina and their spawn!

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Wednesday, August 16, 2006 3:17 AM

PHOENIXROSE

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

"Artist" does not automatically mean "celebrity". When I think of artists I think of people like Leonardo DaVinci, who was brilliant, not just as an artist but an inventor. And without the inventors, the world grinds to a halt.

An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind. - Gautama Siddharta

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Wednesday, August 16, 2006 3:46 AM

PATSRULE

If you genuinely think he was talking about Leonardo DaVinci (or a modern day version), you are deluding yourself. He was talking about Grammy winners, Academy Award Winners, Tony Award Winners, Emmy Award winners, etc. Hollywood is a self applauding entity and they were taking another chance to self applaud.

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Wednesday, August 16, 2006 3:54 AM

ARABIKUM

Quote:
Originally posted by HeightsRaider:
Armagedon with Bruce Willis, Liv Tyler and Ben Affleck.

Offensive to the intellect. They did not try to make one single thing scientifically correct.

You´re right, HR. However, Armageddon was a masterpiece compared to one of the worst movies of all time "The Core". Remember? The earths rotation had stopped and a bunch of weirdos are drilling their way towards the earths core to nuke it and SUCCEED?! I mean, how much worse can a script get?

Pick any scene from that piece of s*** if you like, from Magmawave-Surfing to the attack of the giant crystal-things. This is clearly below zero.

A.

Ted Striker: My orders came through. My squadron ships out tomorrow. We're bombing the storage depots at Daiquiri at 1800 hours. We're coming in from the north, below their radar.

Elaine Dickinson: When will you be back?

Ted Striker: I can't tell you that. It's classified.

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Wednesday, August 16, 2006 5:14 AM

KAYNA

I love my captain

Someone mentioned Episode I! I must agree. The whole thing but if you really want a single scene then I have to go with the "whoopee" scene...no wait, I think there are actually two of them. Jake Lloyd wasn't a grood actor but he wasn't horrible as kids go. I believe the blame for those totally inapropriate and out of character exclamations goes to our good friend, Mr. Lucas and whoever in the editing room thought they were good things to leave in.
And the podracing scene. Did it really have to be that long. And didn't Sebulba yank something off of the kid's racer? How does fiddling with a couple of switches fix that?

Since I mentioned overly long racing and/or chase scene...how about the one in MI2 (I was young and stupid when I watched it) or all of them in the Matrix sequels? Why is it so gorram facinating to watch cars and/or motorcyles chase each other around at high speeds for 20 minutes? Ok, slight exageration but if I wanted to see that I'd go to a ruttin' Nascar race. Movies are supposed to have a story in there somewhere.

And to everyone who mentioned Event horizon...Thank you! I hated that whole movie. It was basically just a bloodbath (litterally at some points) with no point or purpose.

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Wednesday, August 16, 2006 8:52 AM

CHRISISALL

Quote:
Originally posted by Arabikum:
Armageddon was a masterpiece compared to one of the worst movies of all time "The Core". Remember?

:disappionted:
I had almost forgotten.
The only movie I ever rented that no amount of beer or pizza could make me sit all the way through.

That's (offensive) entertainment Chrisisall

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Wednesday, August 16, 2006 10:56 AM

MISBEHAVEN

Jar Jar Binks. What the hell was Lucas thinking?

But the all time worst has to be Ultraviolet. I've never walked out of the theater while viewing a Sci-Fi film, until I started watching this one.

Morbid and creepifying I got no problem with, so long as you do it quiet like.

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Wednesday, August 16, 2006 11:29 AM

PHAEDRA

I'm going to have to go old school, all the way back to the 80's and say Cherry 2000. Yes that's Cherry 2000 with Melanie Griffith. Plot: Guy accidentally breaks his love bot and then travels hundreds of miles across a Mad Maxesqu wasteland led by, Melanie Griffith, to get a new model. Offensive to women, robots, and anyone with half a brain. Even Jayne would have been appalled.

Phaedra (a bad luck name)

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Wednesday, August 16, 2006 11:35 AM

CHRISISALL

Quote:
Originally posted by Phaedra:
I'm going to have to go old school, all the way back to the 80's and say Cherry 2000. Offensive to women, robots, and anyone with half a brain.

Help me Phaedra, I think I lost the left frontals or something.
I own the DVD, and like the Heck out of it.
The final message is to trust another person with your feelings...that ain't so bad, is it?
(Plus: Basil Poledouris did the music...)

I think it's a hoot and a half.

Don't hate me Chrisisall

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Wednesday, August 16, 2006 11:58 AM

DESKTOPHIPPIE

*is keeping very quiet because she loves Armageddon*

Sometimes it's nice to just switch the brain off and enjoy some big special effects... Heck, it makes you appreciate the great movies like Serenity all the more!

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Wednesday, August 16, 2006 11:58 AM

FELLOWTRAVELER

While I haven't seen the movie (it's yet to be released) and I don't know the genre, I did read that in Dakota Fanning's next movie she does partial nudity and is raped.

A 12 year old girl nude and raped on film? I suspect that's gonna' be pretty G.D. offensive...

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Wednesday, August 16, 2006 12:20 PM

KAYNA

I love my captain

Quote:
Originally posted by misbehaven:
Jar Jar Binks. What the hell was Lucas thinking?

Holly crap! I forgot about JarJar! I guess I blocked him out. He's that aweful!

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But the all time worst has to be Ultraviolet. I've never walked out of the theater while viewing a Sci-Fi film, until I started watching this one.

I'm glad I missed this one then.

And on the topic of Mila Jovovich (however you spell it), what about the Resident evil movies? I know some folks are gonna kill me for this but I actually enjoyed the first one. It wasn't a great movie but I thought it was fun. No, it didn't have any characters from the game but I liked that. The characters aren't the most important parts of RE. What's important are Umbrella and Zombie type monsters. The second movie tried to fit thier characters into the game world and screwed it up royaly. The Nemesis had horrible makeup and what was with the ending? Since when are there head explody type telekinetics in the world of RE?!??

Hmm. Looks like I've been using this thread to rant a little. Sorry about that.

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Wednesday, August 16, 2006 12:28 PM

MISBEHAVEN

I enjoyed both the Resident Evil movies, but then I love zombie/mutant flicks. My all time favorite zombie film is Shaun of the Dead. That movie is absolutely hilarious.

Morbid and creepifying I got no problem with, so long as you do it quiet like.

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Wednesday, August 16, 2006 12:34 PM

KAYNA

I love my captain

I tend to as well. RE2 mostly bothered me for the wierd things it does to the universe it is a part of. I probably shouldn't have brought it up here but it was in my head.

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Wednesday, August 16, 2006 12:36 PM

CHRISISALL

Quote:
Originally posted by DesktopHippie:
*is keeping very quiet because she loves Armageddon*

*me too*Chrisisall

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Wednesday, August 16, 2006 2:26 PM

PHAEDRA

Armageddon and Cherry 2000? Shame

shame

Phaedra (a bad luck name)

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Wednesday, August 16, 2006 2:40 PM

CHRISISALL

I bet you like.....
Steel Magnolias!!!!

Sorry, that was rude. No Browncoat could like that one...I take it back.

Chrisisall

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Wednesday, August 16, 2006 11:26 PM

DESKTOPHIPPIE

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
I bet you like.....
Steel Magnolias!!!!

Sorry, that was rude. No Browncoat could like that one...I take it back.

Chrisisall

*is keeping very, very quiet*

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Thursday, August 17, 2006 12:12 AM

DARKFLY

I admit to liking Armageddon I mean I don't give it 5 stars or anything(4 stars),& I watched Steel Magnolias recently & thought it was okay(3 stars).
I'll keep quiet now...

The most offensive movie ever is easily Star Wars Episode I,okay Revenge Of The Sith is the most dissapointing but Episode I is the worst.Most offensive scene's...Jar Jar Binks he is a f**king knob head who doesn't add anything to the movie, he(it)only makes the movie f**king worser.

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Friday, September 8, 2006 5:24 PM

RMMC

I think I'll got with any of the SW 'prequels.'

The first was inane, poorly written and ham-handedly edited, as previously pointed out. Jar Jar is a whole other discussion I'd rather not have.

The second had me doing evil Willow quotes in less than five minutes. ("Bored now.") The complete lack of acting ability of CH combined with the negative chemistry between him and NP was just mind-boggling. Didn't they screen test them together?! If so, just how drunk was Lucas when he made that decision?

And the third. Even more yawn-making than the second. The only good thing I can say about it is that the big fight scene plays much better if you Mistie it with the Black Knight's dialogue from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. (Heard tell of a showing in Yooper Country where that actually happened due to bored theater-goers combined with the film breaking at the so-called climax of the fight.)

There are two other films I wish I had walked out on: Clash of the Titans and Troy. Bad acting, bad scripting & playing too fast & loose with mythology. In both cases.

Still never walked out on a SF/F film. I have walked out on a horror flick (at 12 I discovered it just wasn't for me--I left after 20min of 'Jaws.' Never have seen the rest of it and I haven't regretted it either.)

*****
RMMC

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Friday, September 8, 2006 6:26 PM

MENTISMORTIS

ultraviolet was pretty bad. it was the total lack of humor. felt nothing like real life.

war of the worlds, not the tom cruise one, but the independent one that came out about the same time. oh my gawd, what a horrible piece of crap. that movie should come with a written apology.

i liked the tom cruise wotw better than i expected except for dakota fanning's character. i would've had to shook that little whiner til she popped.

and in the not a sci fi category, i was absolutely offended by the marketing for lost in translation. trying to pass that piece of go-se off as funny and interesting.

never really been morally or physically grossed out by a movie. a clockwork orange wasn't nearly as offensive as it could have been. some of the nastier stuff from the book was toned down a bit.

rob

"Everytime a dog salivates, a behavioral scientist must ring a bell," Robert Hienlien, " I Will Fear No Evil"

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Friday, September 8, 2006 6:36 PM

KAYNA

I love my captain

There seems to be a consensus on the SW prequels. The only positive thing I have to say about them off the top of my head is that the fight scenes were kind of pretty.

Still, I have to say that the things I found most offensive in the world of SW films were the "additions" made in the DVD releas of the original tilogy. The changes in the "Special Edition" VHS could largely be ignored or skipped (the Jabba scene in A New Hope made me shudder and choke the only time I watched it) but was it really neccassary to replace Bobba Fett's voice? Or the original Emperor? And why is HD in Return of the Jedi?!

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Friday, September 8, 2006 6:48 PM

SHINYTRINKET

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Things that make you go "EEeewww"

This one is my HUSBAND'S, not mine...the scene in our beloved BDM when the Operative paralyzes Dr. Mathias and makes him fall on the sword--my husband has seen the movie twice with me, and he covered his eyes the second time when he knew it was coming! He said it was one of the gruesom-er things he's seen on film.

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Friday, September 8, 2006 7:23 PM

KAYNA

I love my captain

Really? That grossed him out?

(a la Mal)Huh!

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Saturday, September 9, 2006 4:35 AM

FINN MAC CUMHAL

Event Horizon was definitely harsh. That and The Ring are the only movies to actually frighten me since I was little. If that’s what it means to be offensive, these apply.

SinCity didn’t really do much for me. I actually found it more boring then offensive. I was oddly tantalized by the prospect of torturing Jessica Alba.

Clockwork Orange was sort of the same thing as SinCity, just with no big Hollywood actors.

Clash of the Titans was one of the most awesomest movies! The acting was so awful. The cinematography was awful. The continuity was awful. I loved it. I own it. I don’t know if anyone else on earth does this or not, but I tend to remember certain phrases from movies that become integrated in my everyday speech. Several of them are from this movie. The world just wouldn’t be the same without Clash of Titans.

Nihil est incertius vulgo, nihil obscurius voluntate hominum, nihil fallacius ratione tota comitiorum.

Nothing is more unpredictable than the mob, nothing more obscure than public opinion, nothing more deceptive than the whole political system.

-- Cicero

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Saturday, September 9, 2006 4:45 AM

PENGUIN

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Originally posted by DesktopHippie:
*is keeping very quiet because she loves Armageddon*

*watches Armageddon with DesktopHippie...tears up at the ending*

King of the Mythical Land that is Iowa

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Saturday, September 9, 2006 5:00 AM

FINN MAC CUMHAL

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Originally posted by DesktopHippie:
*is keeping very quiet because she loves Armageddon*

Sometimes it's nice to just switch the brain off and enjoy some big special effects... Heck, it makes you appreciate the great movies like Serenity all the more!

I thought Armageddon was a great film. It is widely criticized for its crazy inaccuracies and cheese, but it is no more inaccurate or cheesy then Superman or Wonder Woman. The truth is that Armageddon was a comic book story without the comic book. Noble heroes fighting for Truth, Justice and the American way! I loved it. It sort of had the feel of the Song of Roland.

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Saturday, September 9, 2006 5:15 AM

CHRISISALL

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Originally posted by Finn mac Cumhal:
I thought Armageddon was a great film. It is widely criticized for its crazy inaccuracies and cheese, but it is no more inaccurate or cheesy then Superman or Wonder Woman. The truth is that Armageddon was a comic book story without the comic book. Noble heroes fighting for Truth, Justice and the American way!

We are in complete agreement here.

Chrisisall

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Saturday, September 9, 2006 5:36 AM

SHINYTRINKET

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Originally posted by Kayna:
Really? That grossed him out?

(a la Mal)Huh!

Yeah, he's a wimp and he admits it!

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The 3 rules of aging:
1. Never bypass a bathroom
2. Never waste an erection
3. Never trust a fart

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Saturday, September 9, 2006 11:05 AM

Peter Jackson. (POST-Dead Alive)

PJ: I know! Let's concentrate on the little people, and show that it's not always about the heroes...and then kill everyone except for the underdeveloped main characters!

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Saturday, September 9, 2006 12:04 PM

KAITIAN

Doe Jake Lloyd's Anakin remind anyone else of Moochie from the old Disney movies?

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