frozentinker432 said:mhm, and there's that one scene that *always* breaks me in a movie I don't even particularly like—Passion. It’s when Jesus falls, and then there's that flashback of Mary remembering him falling as a child... after that, nothing else hits. Not the torture, not the crucifixion, nothing. But at that specific moment? I can't hold it back. I'll be crying for the next ten minutes.
That scene was incredibly dull to me. I find myself rolling my eyes every single time because I honestly can't wrap my head around how some people find it moving, just like how others can't believe Rocky can actually go fifteen rounds. 😈
quietdriver3 said:That’s true. Or, as Bradbury might put it, oversimplification. But it feels more like it's because movies reflect our own lives. So much of our existence is straightforward. Movies and their messages follow suit. If you compare life to cinema, we lead simple lives within complex situations. Simple lives equal simple narratives; complex problems equal complex special effects. Not that I care... 😁 D
It’s all the fault of one four-eyed pest whom some big shot at Universal Pictures decided to fund back in '75 for a movie about a shark. Nothing was ever the same after that. 😁
What exactly is your problem with Steven Spielberg and his blockbusters? 🙂 It isn't him; it's the idiots who thought they could achieve something by piling up shark movies, when the only decent one was Deep Blue Sea.
It honestly irritates me when people claim Wrong Turn is some kind of masterpiece. It’s hard to take those takes seriously when they clearly haven't even seen The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, which is where the entire concept was stolen and recycled from. Or don't even get me started on that House of Wax remake starring Paris Hilton... that’s what really gets to me. Seeing people praise these films is exhausting...
Unfortunately, I have to admit Michael Caine is spot on regarding Hollywood. Lately, there seems to be a massive deficit of actual ideas, so they just churn out mindless garbage—like a biopic about that kidnapped girl, or a film about an old man swindling his trustees, and now they’re planning one about a tornado leveling an entire town. You can see the pattern clearly with that Richard Gere project filming in Canada.
Then there is the deluge of unnecessary remakes like Ben-Hur (it’s as if they haven't learned that American audiences aren't particularly fond of period spectacles anymore) and a mountain of pointless sequels that simply repeat history, much like the Hills Have Eyes franchise, where the original was followed by nothing but mediocre sequels... and I doubt these will be any different.
And let's not forget the flood of Japanese film remakes, including that completely redundant American version of Oldboy. It points toward a certain underlying bias against Japanese, Korean, and Thai creators, even if they try to mask it well.
Not to mention the horror genre, which is in complete shambles. Just endless sequels like I Know What You Did Last Summer, Saw III, Scream 5, and the Halloween remake... As long as they can pack in enough blood, sex, violence, and young actors to satisfy the crowd, they don't care. They completely overlook true gems like the Australian films Undead or Wolf Creek.
Michael Caine is right when he says Hollywood produces subpar films. The more money involved, the more they rely on special effects, like in Lord of the Rings (not that it's a bad film...) or King Kong, but Peter Jackson actually possessed a specific talent for directing bizarre films like Bad Taste, Braindead, or The Frighteners, and then they essentially ruined him because The Frighteners didn't perform well enough at the box office.
The lack of originality is everywhere: Mad Max 4, Indiana Jones 4, Die Hard 4... just a string of sequels to classics, featuring actors who are far too old for these roles, though apparently, that doesn't bother them.
Princess Leia said:What do you mean she won't? Princess Peach shows up in the movie! (And honestly, they're better off ) Basically, everyone you can control in the game makes an appearance—plus The Godfather, Tony Montana, The Joker, and Rocky. That seems to be the extent of it.
True. They even gave Princess Peach a red jacket. 😁 It’s a shame they didn't include that creature the Cheshire Cat used to carry on its back. Han Solo doesn't even have a cigarette in his mouth, SCANDALOUS.
No, I finally picked up the movie, but I have to wait a bit to watch it. I was wondering which characters from the game actually show up... (sadly, Princess Leia won't be in it 😢). As for the game, I just reached the second disc on the snowy mountain area.
The driving sequences were the only redeeming quality... 🙏 🙏 🙏 But the acting was subpar. The gameplay itself was actually top-tier, though it seems like nobody bothered to appreciate it.
Hmm... 1. Francis Ford Coppola's Dracula - a few tears 2. X - Men 2 - 😬 - a little weeping 3. Van Helsing - 😬 😬 - some tears and mocking laughter 4. Jacobov's Ladder - tears 5. Moulin Rouge! - half tears, half weeping 6. Cabaret - sadness 7. The Fifth Element - a bit... 8. Blow the Wind - I can't quite remember... 9. Spartak - tears 10. We Were Soldiers - that scene where the women get the news about their husbands... - fighting back tears 11. Saving Private Ryan - tears 12. Blade II - a few tears 13. Mad Max - tears and shock... 14. The Hills Have Eyes (remake) - mostly just shock and discomfort
Carol Lee32 said:this movie is just a tacky, overproduced mess—a pathetic attempt to rip off All that jazz👎 without any of those modern digital enhancements
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