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Beware my power, Green Lanterns Light!

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  • QuestionMarkManQuestionMarkMan Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    Guys, if you want to talk about shitty movies making money...

    POTC: On Stranger Tides has become the highest grossing film overseas in Disney history

    $211 million in the US.

    $907 million overseas.

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  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    centi, you should know I ain't trust no critics

    they ain't the boss of what I like

    you are a special case, TLB

    you are a maverick who doesn't play by the rules

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  • The Lovely BastardThe Lovely Bastard Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    can someone sum up the gist of why the reviews are so bad

    as in, what arw the main things critic folks be findin' turrible

    because them jerks hated punisher: warzone, the best comic movie of 08

    you could just read the RT quotes, you know

    like this one from Christy Lemire:

    "A joyless amalgamation of expository dialogue and special effects that aren't especially special."

    I could also punch you in the face for suggesting I do a thing for myself

    I ain't readin'

    do I look like a nerd to you?

    now gimme that summary

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  • DontShootToastersDontShootToasters the prettiest bulb at the ballRegistered User regular
    edited June 2011
    can someone sum up the gist of why the reviews are so bad

    as in, what arw the main things critic folks be findin' turrible

    because them jerks hated punisher: warzone, the best comic movie of 08

    you could just read the RT quotes, you know

    like this one from Christy Lemire:

    "A joyless amalgamation of expository dialogue and special effects that aren't especially special."

    I could also punch you in the face for suggesting I do a thing for myself

    I ain't readin'

    do I look like a nerd to you?

    now gimme that summary

    the gist seems to be that the director and writers didn't understand "show, don't tell"

    you're supposed to take their word that the Lanterns are supposed to be badass without their ever being badasses

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  • Ross_CRoss_C Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    Well, I just pre-ordered tickets for this earlier for me and my friends. It looks like I'm still gonna have to go see it.

    I mean. It can't be THAT bad right?

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  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    summary: it's boring and dumb

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  • The Lovely BastardThe Lovely Bastard Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    aw nertz

    boring?

    that is the worst

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  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited June 2011
    It's making its way back up. It's at 24% with 38 reviews

    My friend saw it and said it was awesome.

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  • KwoaruKwoaru Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    man that is a shame

    but at least the new Mike and Herzog films are apparently brilliant

    Do you mean Miike, the director of the god damn fantastic 13 Assassins? Because if not then whatever you're talking about probably isn't as impressive and we should talk about 13 Assassins instead.

    Also if the Herzog film you're talking about is Cave of Forgotten Dreams I found that movie to be incredibly boring for the most part. The anthropological aspects were interesting but I found the time Herzog spent romanticizing to be pretty dull, although I could see how someone who has an outlook more like Herzog could really enjoy it.

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  • FAQFAQ Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    Cave of Forgotten Dreams is really good,

    I mean if you find the cave paintings dull then your probably won't like it, the 15 or so minutes of nothing but the paintings with no narration is one of the best things I've seen all year (see it in 3D)

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  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited June 2011
    That sounds boring, FAQ.

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  • FAQFAQ Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    of course it sounds boring

    there is no way to make '15 or so minutes of nothing but the paintings with no narration' sound exciting

    it's impossible

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    lets talk about Herzog instead of this piece of shit movie

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  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited June 2011
    So are you being serious or was it sarcasm, FAQ

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  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited June 2011
    Also, Green Lantern appeals to my taste more than Werner Herzog does,

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  • KwoaruKwoaru Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    FAQ wrote: »
    Cave of Forgotten Dreams is really good,

    I mean if you find the cave paintings dull then your probably won't like it, the 15 or so minutes of nothing but the paintings with no narration is one of the best things I've seen all year (see it in 3D)

    I saw it at the AFI near me and it wasn't in 3D which sucked because I heard the 3D was amazing

    The cave drawings were actually really cool, and that sequence with no narration was actually really neat but
    I thought the heartbeat was kind of silly even though I could see why he put it in

    Trying to think of a specific example of what I didn't like what comes to mind is at one point in the first 30 minutes or so Herzog is interviewing a scientist (skinny white nerd with an accent who I think was involved in the laser cave mapping)

    and the guy is talking about it how they can see where the people would have gone to paint or something and Herzog asks "yes but will we know how they dreamed?" or something to that effect and that didn't do anything for me

    Also the theater was uncomfortably warm which didn't help
    Keith wrote: »
    So are you being serious or was it sarcasm, FAQ

    no there is really no way to describe "15 minutes of no talking" that makes it seem exciting, it really was a good sequence though

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  • L|amaL|ama Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    i fucking love cave paintings

    it's showing you how people tens of thousands of years ago viewed their world, a world completely different to ours, and yet we can still understand it perfectly

    it's amazing and fuck you if you disagree, basically

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  • KwoaruKwoaru Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    I liked the cave paintings :<

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  • L|amaL|ama Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
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    those are the hands of people from tens of thousands of years ago, with which you share little to no cultural bonds and yet they've still left a little stamp of universal humanity there

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  • SolarSolar Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    The fact that critics hate this only make me more likely to go and see it

    And yes cave painting are awesome in the literal sense that for me, they inspire awe in the same way that structures such as the Coliseum and so on do.

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  • L|amaL|ama Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    *returns to watching subtitled korean variety shows*

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  • DrZiplockDrZiplock Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    We have plans of seeing a comic book movie tomorrow night.

    Could be this.

    Could be First Class.

    Honestly, we're both hoping that the reviews for this pick up once its released. No whammies, no whammies, no whammies.

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  • KwoaruKwoaru Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    God dammit Llama it was impressive shut up

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  • FAQFAQ Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    I was being serious, they way I see it is

    the caves are the main attraction in the movie, in encounters at the edge of the world it became the characters more than the location. This aint the case with this movie, there are some interesting folks in it but not to the same level.

    The section I mentioned, in 3D, is about as close as we'll ever get to being able to look around in person so you'll either enjoy that or you won't care.

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  • Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    L|ama wrote: »
    i fucking love cave paintings

    it's showing you how people tens of thousands of years ago viewed their world, a world completely different to ours, and yet we can still understand it perfectly

    it's amazing and fuck you if you disagree, basically
    Please tell me how they viewed the world.

    Cause as cool as they are.

    They aren't showing me how they viewed the world unless they were that one dude from pan's labyrinth.

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  • L|amaL|ama Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    do you not understand how art works or what

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  • Viscount IslandsViscount Islands [INSERT SoKo HERE] ...it was the summer of my lifeRegistered User regular
    edited June 2011
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  • Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    They thought there were a shitload of turkeys back then?

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  • CorporateLogoCorporateLogo The toilet knows how I feelRegistered User regular
    edited June 2011
    FAQ wrote: »
    Cave of Forgotten Dreams is really good,

    I mean if you find the cave paintings dull then your probably won't like it, the 15 or so minutes of nothing but the paintings with no narration is one of the best things I've seen all year (see it in 3D)

    I really wanted to see this in 3D but I don't think it opened anywhere near me

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  • HunterHunter Chemist with a heart of Au Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    Blake T wrote: »
    They thought there were a shitload of turkeys back then?

    Turkeys bigger than a man. Venomous too. With razor sharp spurs the size of a katana. A gobble from a male dire turkey could cause a person to shit themselves.

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  • Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    DrZiplock wrote: »
    We have plans of seeing a comic book movie tomorrow night.

    Could be this.

    Could be First Class.

    Honestly, we're both hoping that the reviews for this pick up once its released. No whammies, no whammies, no whammies.

    Go see First Class


    (actually go see Super 8, but def see First Class over Green Lantern)

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  • DrZiplockDrZiplock Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    Balefuego wrote: »
    DrZiplock wrote: »
    We have plans of seeing a comic book movie tomorrow night.

    Could be this.

    Could be First Class.

    Honestly, we're both hoping that the reviews for this pick up once its released. No whammies, no whammies, no whammies.

    Go see First Class


    (actually go see Super 8, but def see First Class over Green Lantern)

    I have been told that under no circumstances are we going to see Super 8.

    I'm a chicken shit when it comes to "horror" movies, but enjoyed the hell out of Cloverfield. Little did I know that she didn't sleep well for days after seeing the very same movie.

    First Class is climbing the ranks.

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  • Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    First class is a good movie zip.

    One thing I really liked (but no one else seemed to) was mystiques only little character arc. It was amazing.

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  • rhylithrhylith Death Rabbits Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    DrZiplock wrote: »
    Balefuego wrote: »
    DrZiplock wrote: »
    We have plans of seeing a comic book movie tomorrow night.

    Could be this.

    Could be First Class.

    Honestly, we're both hoping that the reviews for this pick up once its released. No whammies, no whammies, no whammies.

    Go see First Class


    (actually go see Super 8, but def see First Class over Green Lantern)

    I have been told that under no circumstances are we going to see Super 8.

    I'm a chicken shit when it comes to "horror" movies, but enjoyed the hell out of Cloverfield. Little did I know that she didn't sleep well for days after seeing the very same movie.

    First Class is climbing the ranks.

    Super 8 has like one or two jump scares. It's more like The Goonies than Cloverfield.

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  • kingworkskingworks Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    Already saw X:FC, so Super 8 it is! Hearing lots of good things about it.

    Not so much about GL. (RR was a turrible choice for Hal - maybe Kyle, but never Hal)

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  • DrZiplockDrZiplock Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    rhylith wrote: »
    DrZiplock wrote: »
    Balefuego wrote: »
    DrZiplock wrote: »
    We have plans of seeing a comic book movie tomorrow night.

    Could be this.

    Could be First Class.

    Honestly, we're both hoping that the reviews for this pick up once its released. No whammies, no whammies, no whammies.

    Go see First Class


    (actually go see Super 8, but def see First Class over Green Lantern)

    I have been told that under no circumstances are we going to see Super 8.

    I'm a chicken shit when it comes to "horror" movies, but enjoyed the hell out of Cloverfield. Little did I know that she didn't sleep well for days after seeing the very same movie.

    First Class is climbing the ranks.

    Super 8 has like one or two jump scares. It's more like The Goonies than Cloverfield.

    You understand that if I roll the dice on your suggestion and come up wrong that I will be in so much shit that I won't see the honey pot for a good couple of weeks, right?


    Blake: Excellent to hear. It's really likely we'll end up seeing that tomorrow instead.

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited June 2011
    Super 8 is in no way a horror movie

    but First Class is enjoyable

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  • DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited June 2011
    Yes Zip, First Class is the best choice. Go see it.

    I've pretty much lost any hope of GL being worthwhile at this point. It looked like it had potential, but with those ratings it seems the obvious choice is to just give it a miss.

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  • CorporateLogoCorporateLogo The toilet knows how I feelRegistered User regular
    edited June 2011
    I'm curious as to how Campbell went from Casino Royale to this

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