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artu
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Undefeatable Hero
My BS sensor is tingling again
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posted July 23, 2014 03:16 PM |
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Edited by artu at 16:01, 23 Jul 2014.
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Actually, most people werent hot, they were just young. The heroine is definitely not a hottie, especially by Hollywood standards. The plot wasnt very bad either, except the cliche love story, the real problem was not badly written characters, they were okay for such a movie. The real problem was, the system is not believable at all and people cant be that one dimensional in general. However, most of the movie focuses on the training days and I enjoyed those parts (same happened with Ender's Game, you hated it and I liked it for the same reason). I enjoy movies where students go through task after task.
Btw, well written characters is also my priority but you seem to be setting the bar pretty high for a pop-corn movie, can you give me an example of a movie you like on that basis? Because, same happened to me with Anger Management, you said it was incredible, I downloaded it and other than a few scenes where Jack Nicholson's acting gets you (singing I'm so pretty in the car scene for example), all was Hollywood cliches, actually even worse, Adam Sandler cliches... He mostly annoys me.
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Sal
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posted July 23, 2014 03:46 PM |
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I get often ashamed to like this or other movie, but guess same thing is about for everyone. The last Sandler's movie I laughed my ass down was You Don't Mess with the Zohan. It is a terrible dumb movie, yet I had a lot of fun watching it, but I will not develop why.
I seem to have a hard time to not be overcritical toward films with a political agenda. Like Divergent. The author tries hard to show us how bad is dividing people into factions, and how it can not work, and then uses every low-cost stereotype to achieve this goal (the blond pure Aryan looking woman decides it's time to rule the world). For one who is very favorable to casts system and a passionate reader of Platon and Hesse, I just can't stand those modern little moralists.
Guess when agendas conflict, there is no more pop corn attitude.
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artu
Promising
Undefeatable Hero
My BS sensor is tingling again
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posted July 23, 2014 03:59 PM |
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Although I dislike him in general, Zohan was indeed funny. But I think it was John Turturro as the Muslim villain who stole the show.
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Sal
Famous Hero
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posted July 23, 2014 04:42 PM |
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Steyn
Supreme Hero
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posted July 23, 2014 04:56 PM |
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artu said:
the real problem was not badly written characters, they were okay for such a movie. The real problem was, the system is not believable at all and people cant be that one dimensional in general.
In the last book there is some kind of explanation given for this, but I have to agree that the system is a bit over-the-top to be believable. At least that makes it understandable why the main character has problems with the system 
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fred79
Disgraceful
Undefeatable Hero
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posted July 23, 2014 06:04 PM |
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Sal said:
The last Sandler's movie I laughed my ass down was You Don't Mess with the Zohan. It is a terrible dumb movie, yet I had a lot of fun watching it, but I will not develop why.
i think it's because it is a lighthearted look at a very serious issue. it pokes fun at the middle eastern culture and religious turmoil. i don't particularly like adam sandler movies(they're all the same formula, much like many other college-crowd targeted movies), and i thought i would hate "zohan"; but after the retarded fish-in-asscrack part, it took off. i think that "zohan", by far, is his best movie. i've watched it a few times, and i still think it's funny. it hits just the right notes.
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Storm-Giant
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
On the Other Side!
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posted July 25, 2014 01:53 AM |
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xerox
Promising
Undefeatable Hero
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posted July 25, 2014 02:25 AM |
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Sal said:
Actors all look like they came out of catwalk fashion show (Xerox, don't look at, you'll get deadly aroused by the guy named Four).
I had doubts about seeing this, thinking it'd just be a cheap copy of the Hunger Games, but now I'll see it. Thanks!
Saw "El orfanato" or "The Orphanage" in English. I'm so amazed there's so many incredible Spanish films, and this is one of them. In fact, it's probably one of the very best films I've ever seen in my life. It's a psychological tragedy with the most amazing atmosphere. It also has elements of horror which work great as they never rely on the usual jump scare tactics. 10/10
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NoobX
Undefeatable Hero
Now, this is a paradox...
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posted July 25, 2014 02:30 AM |
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Birdemic.
What the drycrumpetsonahotsummer'sday did I just watch? I-I can't get myself to call that a movie. No. It's not a movie dammit.
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fred79
Disgraceful
Undefeatable Hero
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posted July 25, 2014 02:32 AM |
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birdemic? is that like black sheep, or sharktopus? lol, it's your fault for watching it. the title alone was a disclaimer that it was b-movie gold. 
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artu
Promising
Undefeatable Hero
My BS sensor is tingling again
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posted July 25, 2014 02:33 AM |
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Edited by artu at 02:42, 25 Jul 2014.
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A historical side note, the jump scare tactics are called the Lewton Bus if they turn out to be harmless, it was first done in a movie called the Cat People (1942), which is not bad but very outdated for certain:
The Lewton Bus
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NoobX
Undefeatable Hero
Now, this is a paradox...
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posted July 25, 2014 02:39 AM |
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fred79 said:
birdemic? is that like black sheep, or sharktopus? lol, it's your fault for watching it. the title alone was a disclaimer that it was b-movie gold.
I WAS YOUNG. I DIDN'T KNOW THEN.
I mean, seriously, what was their budget? Some $100 and a blowjob by the actress?! That movie fails on so many levels.
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fred79
Disgraceful
Undefeatable Hero
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posted July 25, 2014 02:57 AM |
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NoobX said:
That movie fails on so many levels.
which, in b-movie terms, means it's awesome. 
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Vindicator
Supreme Hero
Right Back Extraordinaire
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posted July 25, 2014 03:04 AM |
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Jontron's review of it is really funny
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NoobX
Undefeatable Hero
Now, this is a paradox...
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posted July 25, 2014 11:25 AM |
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Edited by NoobX at 20:32, 25 Jul 2014.
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Vindicator said:
Jontron's review of it is really funny
Yeah
While we're still on the topic of b-movies, I suggest that you watch Evil Toons. It has nudity and demon raping, and ofc a godawful plot.
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fred79
Disgraceful
Undefeatable Hero
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posted July 25, 2014 04:49 PM |
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NoobX said:
Evil Toons. It has nudity and demon raping, and ofc a godawful plot.
sounds like a gem.
lol, watch "shatter dead". i dare you. in the beginning, "death" has sex with a mortal woman(impregnating her), which apparently makes the dead come back to life. there's nudity and whatnot throughout the movie. it's a zombie flick, and it discusses equal rights for zombies living amongst people. i about died the first time i watched it, and became a zombie myself. 
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kipshasz
Undefeatable Hero
Elvin's Darkside
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posted July 27, 2014 10:17 AM |
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watched the Expendables 3 yesterday.
Pretty nice thing though. a good thing that the lass of the team wasn't a thermonuclearbiochemical weapons expert with silicon bewbs.
another thing that bothered me was at the end where the battle commenced between a fictional army and the dudes. we've seen old soviet tanks and bleeping Apache gunships. Y U NO USE MI-24(Hind)?????!
other than that your average violence for the sake of violence film.
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artu
Promising
Undefeatable Hero
My BS sensor is tingling again
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posted July 27, 2014 10:21 AM |
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kipshasz
Undefeatable Hero
Elvin's Darkside
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posted July 27, 2014 10:36 AM |
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the movie isn't out yet, some dude has leaked a DVD quality copy onto the interwebz.
ARRR.
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"Kip is the Gavin McInnes of HC" - Salamandre
"Ashan to the Trashcan", "I got PTSD from H7. " - LizardWarrior
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blizzardboy
Honorable
Undefeatable Hero
Nerf Herder
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posted July 28, 2014 06:17 PM |
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