Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 404

LSPoorEeyorick · 02-17-2009, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex

I've seen all five nominees now and none of them strike me as truly great films.

Ditto that. I didn't think any of them were terrible films. I just didn't think they were great. It was a slow year.

Though three films I really did appreciate (Wall-E, Rachel Getting Married, and The Wrestler) didn't crack the BP category. And that's really too bad.

Betty · 02-17-2009, 12:57 PM

Rented Burn after reading the latest X files movie over the weekend.

The X Files movie was time wasted I'll never get back. I used to really enjoy the tv show too. What a suck sandwich that was.

Burn After Reading was entertaining until the DVD stopped playing half way through. Bah.

Also have the first season of Californication to watch. Has anyone followed the series? Worth watching?

Stan4dSteph · 02-17-2009, 01:04 PM

Saw Coraline. Wonderfully creepy, and I really liked the 3D effects, especially one at the end that was clearly inspired by an Impressionist painting.

Gemini Cricket · 02-17-2009, 02:30 PM

I'm behind the times here but I saw I Am Legend the other night. I thought it was just okay. They should have used real actors to play the zombie vampire people. The CG characters looked fake. I'm a sucker for post-apocalyptic movies, though. It was decent enough, they could have stretched the story along a little bit more, I think.

Betty · 02-17-2009, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I'm behind the times here but I saw I Am Legend the other night. I thought it was just okay. They should have used real actors to play the zombie vampire people. The CG characters looked fake. I'm a sucker for post-apocalyptic movies, though. It was decent enough, they could have stretched the story along a little bit more, I think.

Oh - the book (was it a short story?) was WAAAAAAAY better. With a very different ending actually. Totally different - as in changed the whole story different.

Alex · 02-17-2009, 02:59 PM

Have you seen either of the previous filmings of it?

Gemini Cricket · 02-17-2009, 04:41 PM

Of I Am Legend? No.

Alex · 02-17-2009, 05:18 PM

Well I recommend at least The Omega Man for some Charlton Heston cheesiness and an example of just how bad it could have been (not that I am defending I Am Legend as particularly good).

Cadaverous Pallor · 02-17-2009, 05:21 PM

How many post-apocalyptic films did Heston make, anyway? There are three that my under-educated mind knows of. What about Chuck elicited a "last man on earth" complex?

Alex · 02-17-2009, 05:30 PM

In addition to the three you're thinking of (I'm assuming Planet of the Apes, Omega Man, and Soylent Green) I'd add Earthquake one of the great cheesy disaster epics of the '70s. Post-apocalyptic, but on a more local scale.

Then there is Solar Crisis in which the post-apocalypse must be prevented. It was a proto-Armageddon (for which Heston provided narration services). Astronauts must go drop a bomb into the sun to prevent a solar flare that will destroy the earth.

Plus a small part in the Tim Burton Planet of the Apes remake.

I think he was just such a big presence on the screen (sometimes good and sometimes bad) that he just needed to be in the middle of massive-scale events for him to not overwhelm things.

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Betty Kicking up my heels! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Silver State Posts: 3,783	Rented Burn after reading the latest X files movie over the weekend. The X Files movie was time wasted I'll never get back. I used to really enjoy the tv show too. What a suck sandwich that was. Burn After Reading was entertaining until the DVD stopped playing half way through. Bah. Also have the first season of Californication to watch. Has anyone followed the series? Worth watching? __________________ Nee Stell Thue
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Stan4dSteph Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,156	Saw Coraline. Wonderfully creepy, and I really liked the 3D effects, especially one at the end that was clearly inspired by an Impressionist painting.
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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I'm behind the times here but I saw I Am Legend the other night. I thought it was just okay. They should have used real actors to play the zombie vampire people. The CG characters looked fake. I'm a sucker for post-apocalyptic movies, though. It was decent enough, they could have stretched the story along a little bit more, I think.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Have you seen either of the previous filmings of it?
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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Of I Am Legend? No.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Well I recommend at least The Omega Man for some Charlton Heston cheesiness and an example of just how bad it could have been (not that I am defending I Am Legend as particularly good).
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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	How many post-apocalyptic films did Heston make, anyway? There are three that my under-educated mind knows of. What about Chuck elicited a "last man on earth" complex? __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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02-17-2009, 05:30 PM	#10
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	In addition to the three you're thinking of (I'm assuming Planet of the Apes, Omega Man, and Soylent Green) I'd add Earthquake one of the great cheesy disaster epics of the '70s. Post-apocalyptic, but on a more local scale. Then there is Solar Crisis in which the post-apocalypse must be prevented. It was a proto-Armageddon (for which Heston provided narration services). Astronauts must go drop a bomb into the sun to prevent a solar flare that will destroy the earth. Plus a small part in the Tim Burton Planet of the Apes remake. I think he was just such a big presence on the screen (sometimes good and sometimes bad) that he just needed to be in the middle of massive-scale events for him to not overwhelm things.
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