I also believe I will never watch them. It's the same with the new Spiderman, Batman and Superman movies, the Hulk or any remake of any 70's horror or cop show.
Anyone else with me? Or am I strange?
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I'm with you on LOTR. I just don't see where all the hype comes from. The films make me either fall asleep or crack up. The books... well, don't get me started on those.
Posted 18 April 2007 - 07:37 AM
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Posted 18 April 2007 - 08:48 AM
men and small children!!
Posted 18 April 2007 - 10:28 AM
Posted 18 April 2007 - 10:29 AM
Personally, I make a point of seeing "phenomena" movies so I know what everyone's talking about, regardless of whether I have a big desire to see them or not.
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Posted 18 April 2007 - 09:56 PM
It's a better policy. If I took that route, I'd save a lot of money.I don't. I just see what takes my fancy.Personally, I make a point of seeing "phenomena" movies so I know what everyone's talking about, regardless of whether I have a big desire to see them or not.
Pacing isn't the best in Jackson's LORD OF THE RINGS, and yes, RETURN OF THE KING is certainly the weakest installment (and, as a Tolkien fan, it makes some downright heretical choices in adaptation... adding lots of cheese into what was a very powerful conclusion).THE LORD OF THE RINGS I admire more than like. FELLOWSHIP (the only one I saw on the big screen, BTW) and THE TWO TOWERS are extremely well-made and have some amazing moments, but then they also have long stretches of utter boredom. OTOH, I find THE RETURN OF THE KING an utter yawn from start to eventual final finish.
Well, as I said, I like the last two films. The first two were pretty dreadful. Thankfully Columbus was left, and more talented directors came in. Cuaron's entry is solid, but I daresay Mike Newell's GOBLET OF FIRE was much better, and is the only one in the franchise I really like.Harry Potter I'm even less interested in. Saw the first one at the flicks and thought it was awful. That's it. Now, I do gather that the one by Alfonso Cuaron (CHILDREN OF MEN) is good, but I'm happy to take people's word for that until the day I'm trapped with it on a rainy afternoon.
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Posted 18 April 2007 - 10:49 PM
I take offense to these remarks. Men most certainly are NOT small children. We are large children, thank you very much.men and small children!!
Aren't they the same thing?
Of COURSE they are!!!! Silly me!!
Posted 18 April 2007 - 11:37 PM
Well, I don't think it's so much that her style has lessened, just more that the plotting of her books has gotten much worse. ORDER OF THE PHOENIX was nothing more than filler, and HALF-BLOOD PRINCE was just filler interspersed with a few ridiculous and cheap plot-twists that will very clearly be reversed in book 7.I don't agree that JK's writing got worse, I think people just got older (just a theory). If you look at Order of the Phoenix, the writing style's more complex (if not neccesarily more skilled) than the first two books. I didn't like Half Blood Prince at all, as it was a rehash of Chamber of Secrets, and the ending goes against practically everything in the books so far.
Why does the fact that there are so many keep you from seeing any of them? I don't get that logic at all. Just because there are so many you're not going to bother to check out the ones that are actually quality?You're absolutely right on one thing though, DaveBond21, we have too many remakes of old shows (Miami Vice, Starsky and Hutch, Shaft, Scooby Doo, Hitchhiker's Guide, Dukes of Hazzard) too many sequels (Die Hard 4.0, Rocky Balboa, Terminator 4, Indiana Jones 4, Shrek the Third) too many comic book adaptations (Spiderman, Superman, Ghost Rider, Daredevil, Catwoman, Fantastic Four, Hulk), and the fact that there are so many means that I won't see any of them, which is a shame because it sounds like there's at least one good one (Batman Begins).
The supposed decline has been strongly rebuked at this point.The great thing is that noone seems to have informed the movie industry it's one of the reasons why there has been a decline in Box Office figures.
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Well, you did see CASINO ROYALE, one of the latest "blockbuster" movies.So the latest blockbuster or superhero or fantasy movie does not appeal to me at all.
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Posted 19 April 2007 - 12:51 AM
Please do.Thanks Harmsway, I might have to check out Batman Begins, based on your recommendation.
I haven't seen it.By the way, what did you think of Diana Rigg's cameo in Extras (George Lazenby forum)?
Posted 19 April 2007 - 12:59 AM
By the way, what did you think of Diana Rigg's cameo in Extras (George Lazenby forum)?
I haven't seen it.
Posted 19 April 2007 - 10:50 AM
Just because there are so many you're not going to bother to check out the ones that are actually quality?