wearycanyon55 said:I just want to say something to those of you who seem determined to tear this movie apart... personally, I thought it was fantastic... you've got the women... the cars... then more women... and more incredible cars... plus the soundtrack... it all blends together perfectly into one cohesive experience called a MOVIE...
wearycanyon55, major respect for this post, because honestly, I couldn't have phrased it better myself... personally, I've always found it a bit exhausting when people feel the need to nitpick every single film they see. It’s like, someone goes to see a superhero flick, and then they sit around complaining, "Oh, how can he jump that high or fly like that?" It’s just unbelievable... you really have to view a movie as pure entertainment, plain and simple. For me, there are very few films I could actually call garbage, mostly because before I even sit down, I already know exactly what I'm looking for. In this specific case, I went into The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift expecting killer cars, high-speed chases, and that absolutely stunning actress, Nathalie Kelley... and that is exactly what I got...
I honestly feel like everything he touches turns out great, but if I had to pick a winner, nothing beats *The Fifth Element*... it’s easily my absolute favorite. I know, I know, some people might totally disagree with me on that one, but seriously, when you look at how he put it all together—the visual effects, those incredible costumes, and that wild, high-octane plot—it’s just perfection...
Alex Perez33 said:As far as those critics go, I honestly think the best way to wrap your head around them is that one classic Simpsons episode—I think it aired on ABC just this past weekend—where Homer gets a job as a restaurant critic for the local paper. At first, he’s absolutely loving life because he gets all this free food and just writes glowing reviews for everyone... but then his editor steps in and tells him he can't be so soft, that he needs to have a bit more bite to his writing. So, he starts tearing chefs apart, and before you know it, he's totally hooked on the rush of being a professional hater and just blasting everyone in sight.👍
That is such a perfect example of how it works... the moment someone hits that level of influence, everyone starts sucking up to them. And sure, you'll see a critic tear everything down, though they'll occasionally throw in a random compliment here and there just so they don't look completely incompetent, usually about some obscure indie movie that nobody has ever heard of or even seen before.....
I honestly can’t wrap my head around where all these nitpicky critiques about the plot come from, people saying it should have gone this way or that way, or how a certain scene was handled... To be perfectly blunt, you really only have three ways to look at it: either the movie is a total disaster, or it’s absolutely brilliant. If you're feeling neutral, you just say it was alright, but nothing to write home about. And then everyone starts deep-diving into exactly which specific parts they liked or disliked... But hey, that's just my take on things.....
It really sounds like a dream job if you think about it... I mean, looking at it realistically, people are basically paying you a small fortune just to tear apart everything you lay eyes on, whether it’s actually good or not... And when you walk into a room, everyone treats you like royalty because they're so terrified of getting a bad review from you. It’s wild because, honestly, you could have barely finished middle school and have an IQ in the single digits, and it still wouldn't stop you from trashing everything in sight. The downside is that people like that absolutely drive me up the wall, so there's no way I could ever handle a career like that, even though some folks seem to be thriving in it...
Man, that movie was absolutely legendary! Those battles were so intense, I actually got chills watching them... Honestly, what I wouldn't give to just stumble into one of those gritty urban clubs and catch a vibe with them all... And the best part—aside from the incredible soundtrack—is that in places like that, you don't deal with any of those fake, pretentious snobs leaning against the bar and judging everyone else, it's just everyone hitting the floor and losing themselves in the music...
Richard Hernandez13 said:So, the guy basically argued that Spider-Man 2 was silly because it "lacked action," rather than claiming it wasn't "realistic."
First off, I only brought up Spider-Man as a quick example of the kind of things people say all the time, you know, because you hear it constantly regarding all sorts of different movies... like how some folks claim the whole Matrix trilogy was ruined by the romance between Neo and Trinity, and that if you stripped that away, you'd finally have a "real" movie. There are just so many of those critiques out there, even though my own take on the matter is actually quite different...
Secondly, any movie that follows the Spider-Man formula tends to follow the exact same plot beats. A guy gets superpowers, he fights against evil, he runs into some trouble along the way, and in the end, he wins. We all know how this goes, and really, what we're looking for in those kinds of flicks is just a good time, some great special effects, maybe a solid punchline or two, and that’s pretty much the whole deal. I honestly don't quite get the people who sit down to watch a movie like that expecting something else entirely... although, then again, maybe it's just me...
Both of those movies are based on comic book heroes, much like how Batman or Daredevil are structured... I was really just categorizing them by genre rather than making any sort of judgment on how good they actually are...
And honestly, nobody's upset with me or anything, I guess I'm just wondering if I'm the only one who looks at cinema through this kind of lens, or if others feel the same way too...
So, I am a massive movie buff, and honestly, if I had even a fraction more free time on my hands, I’d probably spend my entire paycheck at the local AMC or renting Blu-rays online... which I suppose explains why I find myself constantly debating cinema with just about everyone I meet. To be honest, looking back at everything I've ever watched, there are a handful of films that I can confidently label as absolute disasters. But then, when I hear someone say something like, "Spider-Man 2 is just mindless junk because there isn't enough plot," it really gets under my skin... I just can't wrap my head around that logic, because when I sit down to watch something, I know exactly what kind of experience I'm signing up for. If I’m heading out to see Hulk or Spider-Man, I’m certainly not expecting some gritty, hyper-realistic drama; I’m there to see how incredible the visual effects can be. And if I'm in the mood for something like Bad Boys, I'm looking for laughs, high-speed car chases, and plenty of action... That's why I'm curious to hear what you all think about this whole thing...
You know, I just sat through that scene on TV for the third time now, and man, there is something incredibly intense about that moment when he’s knocking back the tequila while she’s performing oral on him, all while he’s desperately trying to crack that security code... Scenes like that just really stick with you, don't they...