I, Robot isn't nearly as bad as Maddox makes out, its a reasonably enjoyable action film. Having not read the book, I can't comment on its accuracy, but the action scenes are NOT lame (not the best I've seen but certainly impressive) and people who disagree clearly aren't into action films, and cannot be expected to like the film.

But ... is the action good enough to endure through all the other crap that automatically comes with a generic Will Smith movie?

By the way, I wont believe you.

I don't think the book would have translated into a very profitable
movie though (remember? It's all about profit!) And they might have had
a hard time signing on Will Smith if it was a more
philosophical/intellectual kind of movie. Granted, I haven't seen it
and don't plan on ever doing so.

Crono said:
But ... is the action good enough to endure through all the other crap that automatically comes with a generic Will Smith movie?

By the way, I wont believe you.

Its typical Will Smith, if you dislike him you'll dislike the film I guess. Oh and his swagger...its bordering on laughable! I thought the film was good despite his typical cheesy performance however, plenty of quite intense action scenes to spice it up.

... I knew I wouldn't believe you ... :smile:

The film takes the main idea behind what happens in the film- SPOILER: that protecting human kind should be a 0th law that takes precedence over individual lives; however, in the books it's not so Hollywood-ised and robots try to do it from behind the scenes. Other than that, it's very different from the book, apart from something to do with a murder.

Anyway, the film isn't that bad, although yes Will Smith does churn out his one-liners and attempts at funnies every two minutes, which gets irritating. I also found it incredibly predictable- not because I read the book, but as it's standard movie fare :/ Don't think I've ever seen such blatant product placement before either- it's not hard to miss what shoes he wears, and what car he drives...

You should make a [spoiler] tag that turns text black, like the sarcasm one :smile:

Heh, must make it a bit easy to see the spoilers if you're using one of the site's alternate themes.

Who would want to alter perfection?

I just saw Collateral. Its a superb movie, my favorite this summer.

AVP

Well, first off, I know Reno will f**king love this movie. :smile:

Basically, the movie is cheesy/corny and completely awesome.

This movie IS Aliens fighting Predator ... thats it. There's barely any character development with the humans in the movie.
This has also been one of the only movies I've ever seen that seems to go by in a heart beat, even though the running time is somewhere around 90 minutes.

What could have made it better?
More gore. An R rating ... breasts. Just follow the patterns of the other Alien/Predator movies and you'll get the idea.

However, this movie seems to have been made for the fan base. If you've ever read any of the comics ... you will dig this movie. (Theres a bunch of Alien references, besides the actual Aliens, as well) :wink:

Anyway, if you didn't like Resident Evil, Mortal Kombat, or Event Horizon ... go f**king blow your brans out now, I hate you :smile:

Just watched the girl next door. F'ing brilliant! definatly 10/10

I wan't to see that film for all the wrong reasons :biggrin:

Crono, glad to hear it, I've been kinda looking forward to seeing it since seeing posters in the cinema and things. The trailer didn't impress me much but I'm glad to hear its a good cheesy action fest :smile:

$loth said:
Just watched the girl next door. F'ing brilliant! definatly 10/10

I agree the film wasnt "just another teen movie" it was actuallt witty.....anyways the movie to see is "The Village" much like the other two movies that M. Night did it was a jumpy movie (6th sence, Signs), you all have to see it.

....lol this tread has grown to 41 pages, all orphs doing.... to bad he cant see it as he is gone from the pit.

The girl next door was decent.

The bourne supremacy was pretty poor overall. I felt like I was viewing the action scenes through the eyes of an epileptic.

Went to see the Bourne Supremecy last night but unfortunately it was sold out by the time we got there, so we just went to a pub instead :sad:

Well I got in for free. What good are your precious maps now!

/bitter

:biggrin:

Alien_Sniper said:
Well I got in for free. What good are your precious maps now!

/bitter

:biggrin:

Oh thats cold A_S REAL COLD! I might go to see the bourne supremecy when it comes out, apparently its quite good, better than bond, but thats coming from the sun newspaper, and I don't think that I can trust them.

? posted by $loth
anyways the movie to see is "The Village" much like the other two movies that M. Night did it was a jumpy movie (6th sence, Signs), you all have to see it.

No! No bad! s**tty movie!

Monqui said:

? posted by $loth
anyways the movie to see is "The Village" much like the other two movies that M. Night did it was a jumpy movie (6th sence, Signs), you all have to see it.

No! No bad! s**tty movie!

I didn't post that! That was omegaslayer

:rocketwhore:

Bad monkey!

Ehh. You were quoted in it. That makes you an accessory, and that's as bad as commiting the deed itself.

Monqui said:
Ehh. You were quoted in it. That makes you an accessory, and that's as bad as commiting the deed itself.

still...bad monkey! Pushing the blame onto me :razz:

Dunno if anybodies posted it yet (Not going through 600 odd posts /: )

Pink Floyd, The Wall (Yes, its a movie too) - Verry trippy and makes you really think, even to come up with a storyline. Even better if you're stoned when you watch it)

Airplane! or any other Laslie Neilson film - A variation of comedy that you really can't find in anything nowadays

The Wall is a great film!

AVP is definetly a fun time... I wasn't expecting anything too groundbreaking, and I was pleasantly surprised. It's just a pretty fun time, nothing more, nothing less.

Oh, that day after tommorrow movie is coo... The opening sequence is awesome when blazed (Yes, I watch lots of movies stoned)

Do you visit Snarkpit stoned as well? I wonder how many people do...
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Pfft, I'm stoned right now.

Half life is fun like this, it really brings out the horror part in the game and makes it live.

Can't wait for Half Life 2, it will be REALLY fun.

Just got both volumes of Kill Bill on DVD. Great stuff. David Carradine

best evr. It would suck if they compiled some sort of special version

with both combined though, when I've already bought both of them. :smile:

I remember some wrestling film about some guy who doesn't want to follow the script or something and gets thrown out of the wwf [ its an old film]. Then at the end he ends up in this 3 cage match and some guy swings down on a rope to save him.

Also, Jay and silent bob strike back is funny 2

The Hurricane is a good movie... The song is good too

Just got both volumes of Kill Bill on DVD. Great stuff. David Carradine

best evr. It would suck if they compiled some sort of special version

with both combined though, when I've already bought both of them. :smile:

...I have some bad news for you
He's releasing a compiled version in theaters next year with an intermission (supposedly) then releasing that version on DVD.

But, that would be like two years from now. Look at Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown, they both have new versions on DVD.

It should be awesome.

I watched Mystic River just now ... all I have to say is ... What the f**k?
Tim Robbins gets his s**t handed to him in this movie ... poor guy.

Over all the movie is ... good ... but you have to be in the mood for some onscreen tension ... this movie, like many other Sean Penn movies, gives me the sense that he doesn't have to stretch very far for most of his roles. *cough*U-Turn*cough*

Saw Man on Fire today, it was great well worth going to see

Anyone seen AVP yet?. I'm very interested to know how good it is if at all.

Crono has seen it. See yesterdays posts.

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Man on Fire was great. The one thing that could've done with some improving is the title...

AVP ruined the series for myself. I loved the comics and the books, but the movie was pure utter crap.

AVP??? Whats that all about?

ALIEN VS. PREDATOR

AVP??? Whats that all about?

Good god, pay attention man! :razz:

Just watched full metal jacket, it was pretty good, but it would be better if we could understand all thier military talk and babble :razz:

Solaris remake = damn good stuff. haven't seen the original, so I can't compare, but I'm glad to see that Goerge Clooney can play someone other than a cocky, confident pretty boy.

Saw 'Once Upon A Time In Mexico' last night. Paper thin plot and completely bonkers - but surprisingly entertaining!

Oh, and Salma Hayek was looking extremely trim in it :wink:

Off to the shops in a min to get Kill Bill Vol. 2, as i've not seen that yet.

You have seen the other 2 movies before it in the series, right? I mean, they seem to have less plot and more gun fights as they go along, which is fine with me (since that series is bad ass ... and suspiciously similar to the 'Man with no name' trilogy)

Just watched full metal jacket, it was pretty good, but it would
be better if we could understand all thier military talk and babble :razz:

sacrilege!

$loth said:
Just watched full metal jacket, it was pretty good, but it would be better if we could understand all thier military talk and babble :razz:

Thats not the point! The whole point is the drill sgt! And then play the opfor hazard course

Gwil said:

Just watched full metal jacket, it was pretty good, but it would be better if we could understand all thier military talk and babble :razz:

sacrilege!

:biggrin: Well, you can hardly understand what they were saying when they were talking all the military talk :razz:

I just saw The Village, and it started out as a good film, but slowly turned for the worst. I counted three major events, and at each time the movie took a nosedive. Subsequently, the first 40 minutes or so are the best, besides a few minutes of genuine tension closer to the end. The rest of it just bored me. M. Night Shyamalan can do a lot better than this.

AVP is a horrible horrible waste of a good idea. They had the chance to make up for Alien3, Alien:Resurrection, and Predator2 but blew it. Where are the colonial marines damnit? :razz:

The first half is so lame it's not even funny. I didn't care for any of the characters or even know their names, so if they died it didn't matter. I can't even tell you the main character's name! It wasn't scary. It wasn't even that much of an action movie, especially since the violence was so muted. By the end this turns into a big huge nerd fantasy, which is just lame.

You know you're in trouble when the old AVP computer game is scarier, more action-packed, and tells a story better. Whoever watches, you lose.

Aliens VS predator greatest film ever made 10/10 lol