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Alex · 01-17-2008, 07:39 PM

I'd be curious if you mentioned some of the others that have that. I'm not a big horror fan but I can't think of any off the top of my head (Meet Joe Black was the first thing that came to mind but obviously not horror).

innerSpaceman · 01-17-2008, 07:46 PM

And yet The Orphanage was just snubbed by the Academy, and is not in the final running for best foreign language film nominations. Um, neither is Persepolis. WTF??? Heads up their collective arses, I believe

flippyshark · 01-17-2008, 07:49 PM

Final Destination comes to mind as the first time I saw the gag. If I recall correctly, it's also in Bride of Chucky Other examples may come to me. (I know I've rolled my eyes at several instances, staged nearly identically, elsewhere.)

Alex · 01-17-2008, 07:55 PM

Neither if 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days from Romania. I haven't seen any of these three but this one is the one that seems to be causing the most shock.

Maybe the foreign language committee is going the way of the documentary one.

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 01-18-2008, 06:49 PM

I saw JUNO last night and I really didn't want to like this film. On the good side you have really good acting all around - Jennifer Garner surpised me the most. The wity dialogue was a surprise but almost got to the point of unrealisticly annoying and I think that's why I think it wasn't a GREAT film. It was good and prob. in my top 10 for the year but it seemed that the story jumped from realizm to fantasy and you kind of have to use a "suspension of disbelief" just to get thru the film.

I think one of the reasons for going into the film not wanting to like it is that its fallen into the Nepolian Dynamite rut where its snappy dialogue, quirky characters and odd songs. In the end I think that just becomes the new chiche'.

I give it good marks for being funny and well acted. 8 bornieos out of 10.

Gemini Cricket · 01-18-2008, 06:54 PM

Spoiler:

Mean Girls is another example.

Stan4dSteph · 01-18-2008, 08:06 PM

It was used in an episode of LOST too.

flippyshark · 01-18-2008, 08:10 PM

Saw Cloverfield today. For some reason, I'm inclined to give it more props than it probably deserves, maybe because I really dig kaiju eiga as a genre. However, I hope this is the movie that buries the Blair Witch handycam style forever. Blair Witch Project made me feel queasy, and so did Cloverfield. I sat in the back of the theater for both, and still had to look away from the screen on occasion. What an unpleasant sensation. I guess I'm more sensitive than others in that regard.

Anyhow, I thought the movie had some clever ideas and impressive sequences. Characters were paper thin (by necessity) and the story was a foregone conclusion, but I was surprised when the audience began to boo at the closing credits. Wuh-oh!

Ghoulish Delight · 01-18-2008, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by flippyshark

I sat in the back of the theater for both, and still had to look away from the screen on occasion. What an unpleasant sensation. I guess I'm more sensitive than others in that regard.

That seals it for me, I will never be able to watch this movie. When I saw Blair Witch I took Dramamine in anticipation, and that still wasn't enough. I barely made it through the movie without losing my lunch. Never again will I put myself through that.

Gemini Cricket · 01-18-2008, 08:49 PM

I lost my lunch watching Waking Life. Yak!!!

01-17-2008, 07:39 PM	#1
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I'd be curious if you mentioned some of the others that have that. I'm not a big horror fan but I can't think of any off the top of my head (Meet Joe Black was the first thing that came to mind but obviously not horror).
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	And yet The Orphanage was just snubbed by the Academy, and is not in the final running for best foreign language film nominations. Um, neither is Persepolis. WTF??? Heads up their collective arses, I believe
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01-17-2008, 07:49 PM	#3
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	Final Destination comes to mind as the first time I saw the gag. If I recall correctly, it's also in Bride of Chucky Other examples may come to me. (I know I've rolled my eyes at several instances, staged nearly identically, elsewhere.)
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01-17-2008, 07:55 PM	#4
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Neither if 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days from Romania. I haven't seen any of these three but this one is the one that seems to be causing the most shock. Maybe the foreign language committee is going the way of the documentary one.
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01-18-2008, 06:49 PM	#5
Bornieo: Fully Loaded Lego Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Disneyland, USA Posts: 3,704	I saw JUNO last night and I really didn't want to like this film. On the good side you have really good acting all around - Jennifer Garner surpised me the most. The wity dialogue was a surprise but almost got to the point of unrealisticly annoying and I think that's why I think it wasn't a GREAT film. It was good and prob. in my top 10 for the year but it seemed that the story jumped from realizm to fantasy and you kind of have to use a "suspension of disbelief" just to get thru the film. I think one of the reasons for going into the film not wanting to like it is that its fallen into the Nepolian Dynamite rut where its snappy dialogue, quirky characters and odd songs. In the end I think that just becomes the new chiche'. I give it good marks for being funny and well acted. 8 bornieos out of 10.
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01-18-2008, 06:54 PM	#6
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Spoiler: The thing that bugs about that is that buses, cars are not quiet. You can hear them from a block away. A normal person could hear that and avoid getting hit. Meh. Mean Girls is another example.
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Stan4dSteph Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,156	It was used in an episode of LOST too.
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01-18-2008, 08:10 PM	#8
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	Saw Cloverfield today. For some reason, I'm inclined to give it more props than it probably deserves, maybe because I really dig kaiju eiga as a genre. However, I hope this is the movie that buries the Blair Witch handycam style forever. Blair Witch Project made me feel queasy, and so did Cloverfield. I sat in the back of the theater for both, and still had to look away from the screen on occasion. What an unpleasant sensation. I guess I'm more sensitive than others in that regard. Anyhow, I thought the movie had some clever ideas and impressive sequences. Characters were paper thin (by necessity) and the story was a foregone conclusion, but I was surprised when the audience began to boo at the closing credits. Wuh-oh!
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01-18-2008, 08:49 PM	#10
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I lost my lunch watching Waking Life. Yak!!!
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