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BarTopDancer · 09-10-2011, 10:19 AM

I watched The Reef last night expecting a bad B-movie Skiffy shark attack movie. It was actually good, very suspenseful in a JAWS sort of way.

flippyshark · 09-11-2011, 07:58 AM

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I watched The Reef last night expecting a bad B-movie Skiffy shark attack movie. It was actually good, very suspenseful in a JAWS sort of way.

I liked The Reef quite a bit. (More than the similar Deep Water) If you look up the true story on which this one is based, you'll find that the similarity is not even skin deep. There's little in common between the actual and screen events. So, you can really treat The Reef as utter fiction.

I went to see Shark Night 3D a couple of days ago. The good news - it was actually shot in 3D. And a couple of the sharks are actual palpable animatronics. The bad news: The majority of the sharks are the usual lame CGI. The movie is about as unambitious as any I've ever seen. You can almost hear the writer/director and the cast and crew saying "Hey, we've filled the minimum requirements for what you came to this film expecting, we're done. Bye-bye." Then, following the credits, the fore-mentioned cast and crew stage an astoundingly amateurish on-set rap video. It's like a big group-shrug of "what the hell were you expecting, huh?"

But, I got a couple of sharks jumping right in my face, so, I guess I got what I wanted.

I'm totally stoked for Bait 3D!

BarTopDancer · 09-12-2011, 08:31 PM

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I liked The Reef quite a bit. (More than the similar Deep Water) If you look up the true story on which this one is based, you'll find that the similarity is not even skin deep. There's little in common between the actual and screen events. So, you can really treat The Reef as utter fiction.

I didn't even know it was based on a true story until the end cards.

Morrigoon · 09-12-2011, 01:21 PM

Comparing Gremlins and Gremlins 2 is apples and oranges. The original Gremlins, while it had funny moments, was more of a horror film, whereas Gremlins 2 was straight-up slapstick. I admit a certain fondness for the moment when they mount a musical number, but then again, I've never exactly been accused of having great taste

innerSpaceman · 09-12-2011, 02:25 PM

That's like saying comparing Alien and Aliens is like apples and oranges, which it is. One was a straight-up horror movie and the other a straight-up action flick with one horror scene. I think both were great - and it's one of the few sequels I give high marks to ... not least for switching genres completely and not simply trying to remake or hit the same marks and tone as its predecessor.

But apples or not, it's always legitimate to compare a sequel to the original. Anything which aims to capitalize off a predecessor film must also be prepared to be compared to that predecessor film.

Alex · 09-12-2011, 04:36 PM

Well, here's where I would consider Gremlins and Gremlins 2 to be equals:

Gremlins is a horror movie that isn't scary to a point that it is funny.
Gremlins 2 is a comedy movie that isn't funny to the point that it is scary.

That first condition is fine, the second condition is bad.

Kevy Baby · 09-12-2011, 04:55 PM

Comparing Debbie Does Dallas I to Debbie Does Dallas II is definitely comparing apples to apples

€uroMeinke · 09-12-2011, 11:29 PM

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Comparing Debbie Does Dallas I to Debbie Does Dallas II is definitely comparing apples to apples

Are you sure you're not thinking Wanda Whips Wall Street? That has more of a Big Apple setting.

JWBear · 09-12-2011, 06:05 PM

Don't you mean "melons to melons"?

Kevy Baby · 09-12-2011, 08:00 PM

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Don't you mean "melons to melons"?

Much better analogy!

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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	That's like saying comparing Alien and Aliens is like apples and oranges, which it is. One was a straight-up horror movie and the other a straight-up action flick with one horror scene. I think both were great - and it's one of the few sequels I give high marks to ... not least for switching genres completely and not simply trying to remake or hit the same marks and tone as its predecessor. But apples or not, it's always legitimate to compare a sequel to the original. Anything which aims to capitalize off a predecessor film must also be prepared to be compared to that predecessor film.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Well, here's where I would consider Gremlins and Gremlins 2 to be equals: Gremlins is a horror movie that isn't scary to a point that it is funny. Gremlins 2 is a comedy movie that isn't funny to the point that it is scary. That first condition is fine, the second condition is bad.
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