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twiligh1720 · 06-18-2010, 04:34 AM

where is matrix? where is lord of rings? Lately ı can't see a good movie. Am ı the only one thinking so?

The_Jazz · 06-18-2010, 04:42 AM

Well what constitutes a good movie in your opinion? I think that The Matrix is an overrated piece of garbage. The LOTR series was probably a little too faithful to the books by the end but still it was was entertaining in a mindless sort of way.

Are you just looking for mindless pap with lots of explosions and fights or are you looking for actual storytelling?

Jetée · 06-18-2010, 11:28 AM

Man, all this overhype and praise for the film Toy Story 3 has me a bit anxious and uneasy that the "unprecedented" praise it is currently receiving will not live up to what's going around. Just a random thought, and I'm pretty sure I'll enjoy it nonetheless.

What's junk is relying on others to pave the way for you to discover and enjoy the literally thousands of films that are produced each and every year.

Regarding your two very terse examples, I agree with The_Jazz about his sentiments, on both counts. I can't honetsly recall if I actually enjoyed The Matrix initially at the time, mostly because I didn't get it, and then when I did, I was left wanting. Taking on briefly the account of LOTR, I can almost hardly believe that was only a trilogy. I can still remember maybe investing a good solid third of my day (~eight hours) watching these films back-to-back, way back whenever. Visually-striking and beautifully captured, it was great in the moment of it, but as the story progressed, and then dragged on, I was just hoping for it to end already. I doubt I'd want to watch these films again, though (in this decade).

Slims · 06-18-2010, 11:46 AM

Twigh: If you went to the theater anyways, then you have your answer....No need to make good movies when people will pay for the bad ones.

Redlemon · 06-18-2010, 05:57 PM

Jetee: My family enjoyed Toy Story 3 tremendously (my son is 7). I avoided all hype going in, except for my expectations based on Pixar's quality so far. Don't stress, it isn't a cheap sequel.

Jetée · 06-18-2010, 08:08 PM

I doubt I was going to be disappointed at all by it, (responding to RedLemon, in regards to Toy Story 3) but going into it, and hearing this morning that this film had yet to receive one negative review out of a whopping 105 critics' submissions, thereby making it 100% fresh on rottentomatoes, I was wondering, "wow! when's the last time this ever happened?".

Then, not two minutes ago, two minutes before midnight, even, I came across this article, and I chuckled to myself, thinking of the irony:
Toy Story 3 Finally Gets Negative Review, Becomes The Second Best Reviewed Movie Of All Time | /Film

Willravel · 06-18-2010, 09:30 PM

You obviously haven't seen the A-Team.

How to Train Your Dragon was very, very popular. Recently there was Crazy Heart, Inglorious Basterds, A Serious Man, and Hurt Locker. If you're willing to wait a bit, Inception looks like it could be very good. Lebanon could be good, so long as it's not propaganda. And there's a Bruce Lee movie coming out in November.

06-18-2010, 04:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
twiligh1720 Upright	all junk movies around where is matrix? where is lord of rings? Lately ı can't see a good movie. Am ı the only one thinking so?

06-18-2010, 04:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
The_Jazz Asshole Administrator Location: Chicago	Well what constitutes a good movie in your opinion? I think that The Matrix is an overrated piece of garbage. The LOTR series was probably a little too faithful to the books by the end but still it was was entertaining in a mindless sort of way. Are you just looking for mindless pap with lots of explosions and fights or are you looking for actual storytelling? __________________ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - B. Franklin "There ought to be limits to freedom." - George W. Bush "We have met the enemy and he is us." - Pogo

06-18-2010, 11:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	Man, all this overhype and praise for the film Toy Story 3 has me a bit anxious and uneasy that the "unprecedented" praise it is currently receiving will not live up to what's going around. Just a random thought, and I'm pretty sure I'll enjoy it nonetheless. What's junk is relying on others to pave the way for you to discover and enjoy the literally thousands of films that are produced each and every year. Regarding your two very terse examples, I agree with The_Jazz about his sentiments, on both counts. I can't honetsly recall if I actually enjoyed The Matrix initially at the time, mostly because I didn't get it, and then when I did, I was left wanting. Taking on briefly the account of LOTR, I can almost hardly believe that was only a trilogy. I can still remember maybe investing a good solid third of my day (~eight hours) watching these films back-to-back, way back whenever. Visually-striking and beautifully captured, it was great in the moment of it, but as the story progressed, and then dragged on, I was just hoping for it to end already. I doubt I'd want to watch these films again, though (in this decade). __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

06-18-2010, 11:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
Slims Eccentric insomniac Location: North Carolina	Twigh: If you went to the theater anyways, then you have your answer....No need to make good movies when people will pay for the bad ones. __________________ "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill "All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act out their dream with open eyes, to make it possible." Seven Pillars of Wisdom, T.E. Lawrence

06-18-2010, 05:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	Jetee: My family enjoyed Toy Story 3 tremendously (my son is 7). I avoided all hype going in, except for my expectations based on Pixar's quality so far. Don't stress, it isn't a cheap sequel. __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.

06-18-2010, 08:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	I doubt I was going to be disappointed at all by it, (responding to RedLemon, in regards to Toy Story 3) but going into it, and hearing this morning that this film had yet to receive one negative review out of a whopping 105 critics' submissions, thereby making it 100% fresh on rottentomatoes, I was wondering, "wow! when's the last time this ever happened?". Then, not two minutes ago, two minutes before midnight, even, I came across this article, and I chuckled to myself, thinking of the irony: Toy Story 3 Finally Gets Negative Review, Becomes The Second Best Reviewed Movie Of All Time \| /Film __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

06-18-2010, 09:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	You obviously haven't seen the A-Team. How to Train Your Dragon was very, very popular. Recently there was Crazy Heart, Inglorious Basterds, A Serious Man, and Hurt Locker. If you're willing to wait a bit, Inception looks like it could be very good. Lebanon could be good, so long as it's not propaganda. And there's a Bruce Lee movie coming out in November.