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Posted by Crapceeper on Fri Aug 12th at 3:20pm 2005

Hey Crono,

The first Cube was the best, I think. Although: Cube Zero is actually set before the original Cube. It's just a problem that a few things don't fit anymore. Like these super soldiers. They never appeared in the first Cube. Cube2 was a little too spacey IMO. But whatever. The Cube idea is very nice. Sad they can't make more out of it.


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Posted by $loth on Fri Aug 12th at 3:25pm 2005

I watched A Nightmare On Elm Street 4: Dream Master the other day, laughable but I still watched it to guess what would happen next lol, only ?2 rental.




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Posted by Crono on Fri Aug 12th at 8:25pm 2005

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Hey Crono,

The first Cube was the best, I think. Although: Cube Zero is actually set before the original Cube. It's just a problem that a few things don't fit anymore. Like these super soldiers. They never appeared in the first Cube. Cube2 was a little too spacey IMO. But whatever. The Cube idea is very nice. Sad they can't make more out of it.


Wasn't that the entire point of the first Cube movie? You didn't know ANYTHING about why these people were here. It looked like they were trying to go for a movie that showed the inner turmoil in a group when there's a high pressure situation.

But, after watching "Zero", you go, "Oh hey, none of that mattered".

As for Hypercube ... the only thing I liked about that movie is the creepy lighting ambiance. The traps were lame. The entire plot was lame. The time shifting was cool though. But, it made sense in retrospect of all three together.

It's just sad that they went down the B sci-fi movie route.


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Posted by Crapceeper on Fri Aug 12th at 9:45pm 2005

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It's just sad that they went down the B sci-fi movie route.


Yes, pretty much. In the first Cube they never mentioned a cooperation behind all this? They just figured some kind of secret army project. I can't really remember.

It's a shame almost everything gets sucked up by some kind of commercial thought.

-later


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Posted by French Toast on Sun Aug 14th at 3:33am 2005

I just saw Wedding Crashers, it had its' moments, but for the most part I found it to be kind of bad. They swore like idiots where they didn't have to, and some parts were way to wierd.




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Posted by KungFuSquirrel on Sun Aug 14th at 4:44am 2005

I actually just saw Deep Rising last night on TV. I imagine it was a bit watered-down (no pun intended), but I enjoyed it. Pretty run of the mill, but a fun one-by-one devouring fest. <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif">


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Posted by Dark Tree on Sun Aug 14th at 5:21am 2005

Deep Rising is one of those hidden almost-b-movie gems that you don't really seek out but eventually stumble into and enjoy it. The whole Cube idea is cool. and I have seen 1 & 2....it took some patience to actually finish 2.....didnt know there was a third........will have to seek it out.

The Island was pretty cool. It has a good plot and some pretty cool action sequences...overall it was too long and drawn out and too much space in between good parts. I love Ewen in almost everything and Johanson is friggn hot, so it was perfectly watchable.

The Devil's Rejects was a bit lame. House of 1000 corpses was better, although Rejects was better at being a '70s noir. Good camera angles, blurs, and use of music. Nothing really edgy, scary, or original about it, though.

The Longest Yard (2005) was a pretty good comedy. Not that many stupid-funny parts if you can believe it....just a good movie. Worth a rent.




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Posted by Crono on Sun Aug 14th at 5:48am 2005

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I actually just saw Deep Rising last night on TV. I imagine it was a bit watered-down (no pun intended), but I enjoyed it. Pretty run of the mill, but a fun one-by-one devouring fest. image


Yes, all the gore is gone. There's an insane amount too. AND it doesn't look cheesy.

The only thing that actually impressed me about that movie was the CG. Yes, you can tell what is CG, but it's only because of the contrast of the models against the film. Other then that, it's very well done.

It'd make such an awesome game though.


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Posted by Agent Smith on Sun Aug 14th at 6:01am 2005

Deep Rising, is that the one with the giant sea slugs? If it is that was a great movie, one of those B grade movies that are almost good enough to be A grade, if not for the no name cast and cheezy one liners.



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Posted by wil5on on Sun Aug 14th at 6:32am 2005

If thats the one with the giant octopus thing that takes over a cruise ship, yeah, its awesome.


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Posted by Kain on Sun Aug 14th at 6:47am 2005

Just watched Alexander. Not bad at all, but not an Oliver Stone masterpiece either, like the others (The Doors, Natural Born Killers, etc..). But there's one magnificent scene, the only one chronologically delayed (the director must have sensed its beauty, so he probably wanted to tease the audience). I wont say which one, in case anyone wants to see it <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif">



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Posted by Crono on Sun Aug 14th at 7:02am 2005

That or it was part of the massive re-edit he did.

Everyone HATED Alexander in theaters. That's why there's only a Director's Cut DVD. I was wondering if it was any good ... now. But eveyone, whos opinion I trust, told me it was a waste of 3 hours of your life.

I wont be able to find out which is "better", simply because, I doubt any of them would actually give the Director's Cut a shot.


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Posted by Kain on Sun Aug 14th at 7:32am 2005

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eveyone, whos opinion I trust, ...

I believe that excludes me ...

Man, american audience is so unpredictable. Maybe you hated it cause it was so full of gays... I must reckon it becomes annoying when Alexander can't help touching every "cute" boy he sees. Crazy greeks....





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Posted by Crono on Sun Aug 14th at 9:06am 2005

They all said it was just bad. Terrible acting, editing, and music. They said the only thing that was "good" was the scenery.

Don't consider my taste or any of my friend's taste as "American audience". Our taste in movies and what is good and bad greatly differs from the rest of the nation. 5 weeks with National Treasure as the current highest grossing movie in America is proof of that.


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Posted by Cash Car Star on Sun Aug 14th at 9:46am 2005

I've sat through an Oliver Stone director's cut before, I'm not keen to repeat the experience. Not a fan, and easily my pick for most overrated director, ever.



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Posted by mazemaster on Sun Aug 14th at 10:57am 2005

Seen Natural Born Killers and Platoon and thought they were both bad movies. As a consequence anything with Stone's name on it I automatically have doubts about. On the other hand some of my friends whose taste in movies I trust like him a lot so I wonder if theres something I just don't "get" about his movies, or whether they really are bad.


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Posted by Dark Tree on Sun Aug 14th at 10:57am 2005

? quoting Cash Car Star
Oliver Stone...most overrated director, ever.


Sorry Cash, it is my belief that David Lynch has already won the grand prize in that category. 95% of his work doesn't make an ounce of sense. People watch his movies and short films and go whooooah....I don't get it....it must have been deep.......it wasn't deep, dips**t, it was aimless and pointless. I'm not saying thats bad...in fact, it can be enjoyable to watch. All I'm saying is that it doesn't take a genius to shoot 30 random scenes of sex and violence with no cohesion.

On Lynch's behalf, I LOVED Twin Peaks & The Elephant Man. I think The Elephant Man is his only movie that makes sense.

As far as Oliver Stone goes, I loved Natural born Killers but hated Alexander...not because of the gayness, (which I honostly don't remember...probobly was snoring) but becuase the movie was so boring and mediocre. It was an overlong lame Gladiator. It also probably didn't help that I don't give a s**t how accurate it was to the 'achilles' tale.




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Posted by mazemaster on Sun Aug 14th at 12:32pm 2005

Alright, so I thought its about time I post some short opinions about some movies I've got sitting around. This list is quite biased towards good movies as I tend to delete ones I don't like.

Snatch: Great movie. Very funny. Far superior to Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. This movie is worth watching for the scenes with the fast-talking gypsie alone (played by Brad Pitt).

Fight Club: Another great movie (coincidentally also starring Brad Pitt). If you haven't seen this already you should go watch it right now.

Rat Race: Hillariously superior remake of the older movie Its a Mad Mad Mad Mad World. The idea is take a bunch of top comedy actors, and put them in a movie where they have to race somewhere to get some money. The scenes with the narcoleptic italian are reason enough to watch this movie.

Office Space: Parody of the office worker-drone enviornment at high tech companies. At first I thought it was overrated, but when I watched it a couple more times it just got better and better. Another very funny movie.

Casablanca: Classic. Great movie, but you have to be in the right mood to watch it.

The Pianist: The best WW2 movie I have ever seen, and that includes Schindlers List and Saving Private Ryan. The Pianist follows the life of a jewish pianist during the German occupation of Poland.

Hotel Rwanda: Another great film showing people doing what they can in the midst of horrible acts of genocide. Sad, but important to watch. I had no idea humans could be so cruel to each other.

The Sixth Sense: If you are one of the approximately 5 people in the world who haven't already heard the spoilers then go see this movie. Its definitely a far better experience to go into it knowing nothing.

Signs: Aliens leave crop circles. Cheesy premist and ending, but in the middle there are several great scenes with suspense not seen since Hitchc**k. One video of a kids birthday party and another scene involving a knife under a door are both particularly creepy.

The Village: If I didn't know who was directing it going in this movie might have been more interesting. As it was I figured out the plot early and it ruined the rest of the movie for me.

Lord of the Rings (all): Well-directed quality tale of good vs. evil with epic battle scenes to boot. Not nearly as good as the books.

Boondock Saints: Hillarious. Some goody-two-shoes brothers decide to go vigilante style on particularly bad criminals, while being tracked by an eccentric detective. Some awesome scenes in there.

The Butterfly Effect: I went into this expecting a terrible movie, but it turned out to be surprisingly good. A dude can go back in time and change what he did in the past, but as you should know from Star Trek, every time you change the past something always gets f**ked up. I especially liked how all the peices and unanswered questions fell together as the movie got towards the end. Neat.

The Usual Suspects: Even without the killer ending this movie would be good. As it is The Usual Suspects is one of my favorite movies. I'm a sucker for movies that bring up a seemingly unanswerable number of questions and then manage to tie them together at the end. I don't really want to say more than that. Just watch it, and pay attention to who says what.

Memento: The main character cannot form long term memories, and to mimic this effect for the audience the scenes from the movie are played in reverse chronological order. Great premise and well executed, but you really have to pay attention or you will be lost.

Black Hawk Down: Black Hawk helicopters are downed in the middle of a hostile Somali village, and the troops therein need to be rescued/escape. This whole movie is basically one huge battle. Imagine the D-Day scene in Saving Private Ryan, and extend that to the length of a whole movie. This is the definition of an action-packed war movie. I also thought it was cool how they conveyed emotions and a sense of brotherhood, etc without actually using much dialogue.

Big Fish: An bunch of folk-tales all rolled into a pseudo-biography. It definitely walks the line between believability and cheesiness, but I loved it.

Operation Takedown (Hackers 2): A dramatization of Kevin Mitnik's hacking and social engineering exploits, and his subsequent capture. I'm not sure how accurate the movie is, but it was interesting enough.

City of God: Shows kids growing up in the ghettos of Brazil, dealing with poverty, joining street gangs, etc.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: I like "headf**k" movies where theres always a bit of mystery about whats going on, and I also like Jim Carey as an actor. Thus it was quite a surprise that I found Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind to be overrated. Its not a particularly bad movie, but I didn't like it that much.

Real Genius: Classic campy movie that is a parody of top tech schools like Caltech, MIT, etc.

You Got Served: This is one of those movies that is so bad its unintentionally hillarious. Basically its about breakdancing challenges (!) in the inner city. The breakdancing is actually kind of cool and clearly takes skill, so thats a plus as well.

Million Dollar Baby: Starts out like Rocky with a chick, then takes an unexpected turn. Sad but good. Clint Eastwood is a better director than he was an actor IMO.

The Aviator: Howard Hughes builds his aviation empire. The premise sounds booring, but the acting performances make it interesting. Like The Butterfly Effect, The Aviator is a movie I thought I'd hate, but ended out liking a lot.

Napoleon Dynamite: Complete deadpan stupidity. Hillarious, if you "get" the style of humor, silly and moronic otherwise. Funnier if you watch with some friends.

Legend of Drunken Master II: Jackie Chan's best movie. The style of fighting he uses, drunken boxing, is awesome and hillarious. Sometimes he does moves that are so bizzaire and seemingly impossible that I was like "wtf", then crack up laughing because of how weird yet effective it was. The final fight scene is one of my favorite martial arts fight scenes in any movie. Also the "plot" and "acting" are great fun for laughing at.

Enter the Dragon: Bruce Lee kicks ass. "You have offended me, and you have offended a Shaolin Temple".

Ong-Bak: Martial arts movie featuring a relatively unknown guy (Tony Jaa). The fight scenes are as good as the best in Bruce Lee movies, and the acrobatics and chase scenes are as good as the best in Jackie Chan Movies. The fighting style is also very cool and completely different from the usual martial arts (lots of elbows and knees are used). The best martial arts movie I have seen in a long time.

The Machinist: Thin sleep-deprived machinist accidentally cuts off his friends hand. Paranoia and weirdness ensue. Good psychological horror movie.

Three Kings: Military commander leads some troops to steal Saddam's gold. Occasionally funny, Decent movie.

Alien: Classic horror in outer space. Some parts of it might seem cliche now since so many other movies, games, etc have borrowed from it.

Aliens: Sequel to Alien. Where the first movie had horror and suspense, this movie has action and adrenalin. Worthy sequel to such a great movie.

Apocalypse Now: Not too fond of this movie. Not sure why.

Chinatown: Classic. Private eye hired to investigate stuff in a time when LA was corrupt. Loved it.

Clerks: Black and White movie about some clerks and a bit of their lives. Interesting dialogue, but overrated IMO.

Dogma: Parody of Catholocism. Dark angels try to get into heaven via a loophole, and hillarity ensues. The more you know about the catholic church, the funnier this movie is.

Gattaca: Dystopian future where people are genetically enganced, and "normal" people are relegated to the dregs of society. The story of a "non-enhanced" guy trying to become an astronaut despite the barriers in society. In addition to the dystopian aspect, one of the central themes in the movie really resonates with me and is lacking in a lot of other movies - its not about what you are born with, but rather how hard you want something and what lengths you are willing to go to get it that determine whether you succeed in life. Great movie.


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Posted by Crapceeper on Sun Aug 14th at 3:06pm 2005

Check out the Directors Cut of Butterly Effect; you will be gobsmacked.


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Posted by Kain on Sun Aug 14th at 3:10pm 2005

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Sorry Cash, it is my belief that David Lynch has already won the grand prize in that category. 95% of his work doesn't make an ounce of sense. People watch his movies and short films and go whooooah....I don't get it....it must have been deep.......it wasn't deep, dips**t, it was aimless and pointless. I'm not saying thats bad...in fact, it can be enjoyable to watch. All I'm saying is that it doesn't take a genius to shoot 30 random scenes of sex and violence with no cohesion.

You haven't watched enough surrealist movies, Dark Tree. There's nothing to "catch", it's not a riddle: surrealist movies (like Lost Highway for example) work with associations, themes, like surrealist poems. A succession of words that create a particular atmosphere, an ambiance, without following a classical structure. Lynch works that way, that's why it looks aimless, but it's definitely not, very far from that. It's not easy, and it's not random.

I like "normal" movies, (good guy vs bad guys) but I prefer to watch something new, unseen. Directors like Lynch are considered geniuses because they're inventive, they create something completely different.






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