Posts by quietdriver3

Morgan Ortiz91 said:it would be awesome if someone who actually got the movie could explain it to me a bit😬 i'm a little lost

i mean, you'd probably have better luck winning the Powerball😁 this thing doesn't have a single decent review on Rotten Tomatoes 🤣

Christian Sanchez44 said:There are definitely some great spots in the movie, but honestly, they don't even come close to those cool editing flourishes they used to do, which is why I liked their older stuff so much. One thing that really rubbed me the wrong way was when they used manga—it felt kind of like how Quentin Tarantino does it in Kill Bill, but in my opinion, it just felt totally useless here. It was confusing and seemed pretty random...

Yeah, I thought that part was totally stupid and confusing too. Like, who on earth decides to throw in those animated sequences? It felt completely unnecessary and a bit much. That’s actually where I started feeling like something was off. The movie started out okay for me, and I was feeling alright about it until that elevator scene where everything just goes to hell. After that, the whole thing turns into this pretentious psychological carousel with no real beginning or end. I think the movie would have been way better if it had just stayed a decent, middle-of-the-road crime thriller during the second half. Instead, it just totally blew it.

Good grief, man... 🤮 🤮

What a total mess... I think I’m still seeing things from those brain-dead monologues and that absolutely idiotic ending.

Next time, I might just get drunk instead of going to see some Richie's garbage.🤮

I just don't really feel like it today... 😁 😁

Anthony Sullivan93 said:Look, let's just agree to disagree on the flavors, okay? No fighting about taste, please.😛

I guess I got mixed up there... I wasn't actually thinking about the music for Robin Hood or Star Trek being by John Williams, that's what I meant to say. My bad. 😉

Anthony Sullivan93 said:John Williams-Robin Hood Prince of Thieves-Main Theme
John Williams-Star Trek First Contact Theme 🙏

I think you might have tripped up just a little bit there, maybe.

crimsonmoose3 said:Just tell that Pauline Kael her old man looks like a walking penis with teeth.

I just can't 😢 she's dead 😢

crimsonmoose3 said:But there’s really only one true Dracula out there: Count Orlok from that classic black-and-white flick.

I guess it’s kind of like what Pauline Kael (if I remember correctly, 🤔) said... that Nosferatu looks like some kind of walking, toothy penis 😁 😁

I reckon Indiana Jones will be pretty much unstoppable...

Maybe Die Hard could actually turn out to be decent...

but as for Mad Max, I highly doubt they'll even bother making one.

northerncrane4 said:Anyway, I just wanted to set the record straight about what actually happened. No child of Satan was ever supposed to emerge from the tomb of Saint Didacus. There weren't even any plans to film scenes featuring Damien at those specific sites here in America. Those locations were chosen to represent excavations in Israel, and they were only meant for a few brief shots of two actors passing through. All the necessary permits were cleared through the Smithsonian Institution and the National Park Service under the Department of the Interior, since they're the ones who oversee the dig site.

I'm honestly kind of curious to see how that idiot shadowgardener12 reacts to all this truth 🙂

and then there’s just that one scene with the lightning strike 🙏

crimsonmoose3 said:Come on, just give me five remakes and I'll admit you're right.🙂

A Ben Hur remake

A Maltese Falcon remake

A Ten Commandments remake

A little merchant horror remake Dracula

A Dracula remake (the Coppolina version is definitely the best one 🙏 )

Ethan Martinez11 said:George Lucas has always poured so much money into special effects. I mean, he actually owns a whole company dedicated to it.

yeah, I get that, but I guess it's those kinds of comparisons that really show just how far ahead of its time Star Wars actually was

The movie was alright, I guess, but what really fascinates me is actually something else:

It came out just a single year before Star Wars, yet it looks like it’s fifty years older. Honestly, the war scenes look so much better—and they probably cost 😲 too

Richard Hernandez13 said:The Island I mean, I guess it was just a bit too much, honestly. Maybe a little overkill.

It’s kind of funny, I guess... how that one specific thing was actually supposed to be the thing that saved everything. 😁 😁

I mean, like what Grapefruit said, they just weren't putting enough movies out there. I guess the rule of thumb is more about having that one massive blockbuster that covers all the costs of the bigger flops... and then those movies that just break even or make a few extra million over their budget? Those are the ones that actually bring in the profit, I suppose.

Richard Hernandez13 said:Man, when you're crunching the numbers on income and expenses, I guess you shouldn't forget about things like distributors, taxes, and stuff like that... just little details that add up, I suppose.

Yeah, but I mean, we really shouldn't overlook the sheer value of the franchise itself. I'm pretty sure Shrek probably pulled in way more money from stuff like toys, video games, throw pillows, t-shirts, and all that other random junk than it ever did at the actual box office. I guess that's just how it works sometimes.

That’s why I keep saying they really needed someone like George Lucas in their corner—someone with that kind of seasoned experience who could have turned all of this into a total gold mine. But, I guess like you mentioned, he basically had to learn from his own mistakes the hard way, which is probably the best way to do it, I suppose. Honestly, who even needs a big studio anymore? You can just fund a movie with your own cash and then go find some sucker to handle the distribution. 😁 😁

Richard Hernandez13 said:I guess Spielberg learned his lesson... there's a big difference between being a great director and actually being a successful studio boss.

Yeah, I mean, it’s true—if someone like Lucas had actually jumped on board for that whole adventure, they probably would've been printing money left and right.

Well, since this whole thread turned into a big old "well wishes and greetings" session, I might as well jump in too...

Give him my best as well 😁, though his reviews can be hit or miss: 🙏 (Hulk, Clones) and sometimes they just really get under my skin

Oh, and one more thing—if anyone through those critic connections happens to know Tom Davis, tell him to shoot me an email at 3pm. I honestly can't say a single nice thing about that guy...

Thanks 😁 😁 😁

Jose Miller17 said:Yeah, maybe... just chilling out is fine 😁 ... and then we can 🙏 🙏 🙏 then 🙂 😁

so in the end: 🙂

😁 😁

cuts 🤮 🤮

Conan the Barbarian isn't trash... but I guess I'll vote for him anyway😕