Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 115

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 09-25-2006, 10:46 PM

I just watched the Sci-Fi Ch's mini-series of DUNE. I loved the books and the David Lynch film to death. This mini was a soooo cheesy. Really, really bad acting, special effects are horrible. IT's about 4 hours of the worst TV mini series has to offer. Or with the budget of $3.50.

This gets 1 bornieo out of 10.

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 09-26-2006, 02:16 PM

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I agree totaly. I had the same feeling, and I think that is what they were going for, and shows what a good actor Brandon Fraser is.

The last movie I saw him in was "Loony Toons, back in action" (though he had a small part in "Dikie Roberts"). But I have liked him best in "Blast From The Past" which came out the same year as "The Mummy" and "Dudly Do Right" (Man he is a busy actor!). He was perfect as "George Of The Jungle" (which is why the second one sucked, 'cause they didn't get him), and had that same innocence in "Encino Man" that I liked.

First time I saw Monkeybone I hated it. Second time, I thought it was FANTASTIC. I don't know what changed my mind, but I thought everyone's performances were pretty darn great. The dead zombie dude? His body work was AMAZING.

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 09-26-2006, 02:39 PM

I recently watched Amores Perros and Hard Candy. Both were excellently crafted, acted, written, directed, etc.

But I don't want to see either movie ever, ever again. Hard Candy especially set my teeth on edge.

JWBear · 09-26-2006, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Bornieo: Fully Loaded

I just watched the Sci-Fi Ch's mini-series of DUNE. I loved the books and the David Lynch film to death. This mini was a soooo cheesy. Really, really bad acting, special effects are horrible. IT's about 4 hours of the worst TV mini series has to offer. Or with the budget of $3.50.

This gets 1 bornieo out of 10.

Interesting... I thought the minseries was far superior to the Lynch version.

Alex · 09-26-2006, 03:18 PM

I agree.

Stan4dSteph · 09-26-2006, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Eliza Hodgkins 1812

I recently watched Amores Perros and Hard Candy. Both were excellently crafted, acted, written, directed, etc.

But I don't want to see either movie ever, ever again. Hard Candy especially set my teeth on edge.

I saw Hard Candy in the theater. Extremely well done.

innerSpaceman · 09-26-2006, 07:12 PM

Yep, put me down for Dune series superior to the movie in every way .... except visually.

The visuals in the movie were splendid (effects were cheesy as hell, but the visual concepts and production design were great). The rest of the movie was pure suckitude.

Watching them both gives you an amalgamation appreciation for the story. But, um, you're way better off reading the book.

(and then stopping. None of the zillion sequels were anywhere near as good.)

Not Afraid · 09-26-2006, 07:18 PM

Worms? Spice? Is there a connection?

Why do the STUPIDEST lines stay in my brain for years and years.

RStar · 09-26-2006, 08:24 PM

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Watching them both gives you an amalgamation appreciation for the story.

Thanks for the $64M word, ISM.

And for those of us with little education (I had to look this up, as I'm clueless, with the exception of Amalgam in dentistry- but still didn't know what it meant):

Amalgamation, meaning to combine or unite into one form, has several uses:

*Amalgam, in chemistry, mining and dentistry, the result of the blending of mercury with another metal or alloy

*Amalgamation, in business, the result of mergers of companies

*Amalgamation (music), the synthesis of sound events into an inter-parametric unit where parameters act together

*Amalgamation (album), an EP released by the band Pop Will Eat Itself in 1994

Not Afraid · 09-27-2006, 08:46 PM

Both Junebug and Brick are on their way to me from Netflix.

09-25-2006, 10:46 PM	#1141
Bornieo: Fully Loaded Lego Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Disneyland, USA Posts: 3,704	I just watched the Sci-Fi Ch's mini-series of DUNE. I loved the books and the David Lynch film to death. This mini was a soooo cheesy. Really, really bad acting, special effects are horrible. IT's about 4 hours of the worst TV mini series has to offer. Or with the budget of $3.50. This gets 1 bornieo out of 10.
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09-26-2006, 02:39 PM	#1143
Eliza Hodgkins 1812 Sputnik Sweetheart Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 2,685	I recently watched Amores Perros and Hard Candy. Both were excellently crafted, acted, written, directed, etc. But I don't want to see either movie ever, ever again. Hard Candy especially set my teeth on edge.
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09-26-2006, 03:18 PM	#1145
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I agree.
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09-26-2006, 07:12 PM	#1147
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Yep, put me down for Dune series superior to the movie in every way .... except visually. The visuals in the movie were splendid (effects were cheesy as hell, but the visual concepts and production design were great). The rest of the movie was pure suckitude. Watching them both gives you an amalgamation appreciation for the story. But, um, you're way better off reading the book. (and then stopping. None of the zillion sequels were anywhere near as good.)
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09-26-2006, 07:18 PM	#1148
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Worms? Spice? Is there a connection? Why do the STUPIDEST lines stay in my brain for years and years.
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09-27-2006, 08:46 PM	#1150
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Both Junebug and Brick are on their way to me from Netflix.
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