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RE: Film News + Reviews - 3/8/2012 11:35:04 AM
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Invision
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ORIGINAL: gavinx
total recall 2012 review- http://www.aintitcool.com/node/57403
no mars, no quato, no richter, no fun
so fucking pointless
meh, i still think it looks like a solid 7.5/10 from the trailer, i'll probably watch it on dvd. Colin Farrell is one of my favourite actors. I find this strange:
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It desperately wants to be its own thing, but then it gives us a line or even a setpiece that recalls (pun intended) the original, and it does so with the obvious intent of reminding the audience of it.
What else do they want from a remake? If it had nothing that harks back to the original film then he'd no doubt complain about that, too. It seems like with all these remakes recently people don't know what they want; if its mostly a new story that tries to do its own thing then 'its pointless calling it a remake', if it follows the original pretty closely then 'why not just watch the original'
He keeps complaining about hows its lost its humour, but isn't it the point of a remake that the director puts his own perspective on a story?
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RE: Film News + Reviews - 3/8/2012 1:06:14 PM
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gavinx
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it was supposed to be a re-filming of the original short-story though, not just a remake of the 1990 movie...that's why it should be a bit different. comes as no surprise to me that len wiseman just doesn't have any of his own ideas though
fuck a remake
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RE: Film News + Reviews - 3/8/2012 1:16:09 PM
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i still think it looks like a solid 7.5/10 from the trailer
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RE: Film News + Reviews - 3/8/2012 1:21:29 PM
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Invision
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i'm very liberal with my scorings
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RE: Film News + Reviews - 4/8/2012 12:18:21 AM
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Miss SD
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The stoning of soraya M.
An Iranian film about a woman wrongly accused of adultery and how the whole village turns against her. Pretty brutal and bleak especially considering stoning still goes on.
Probably not one you'd recommend to your mum. Not enjoyable but important to watch.
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RE: Film News + Reviews - 4/8/2012 2:36:18 PM
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boomhauer
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ORIGINAL: Invision
It seems like with all these remakes recently people don't know what they want; if its mostly a new story that tries to do its own thing then 'its pointless calling it a remake', if it follows the original pretty closely then 'why not just watch the original'
truedat
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RE: Film News + Reviews - 5/8/2012 4:32:17 AM
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Mod X
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ORIGINAL: Razor
1. Bane
2. Joker
3. Ra's al Ghul
4. Scarecrow (who somehow manages to appear in all three films).
5. Two-Face
BB - 8.5
TDK - 9
TDKR - 10
Bane is one of the best bad guys ever, in the Arkham games he was a bit of a whiney fass but Nolan nailed it
I actually find it depressing that Batman will probably never be as good again now, they should do all they can to get Nolan to.direct another trilogy.
Pretty much agree with all of your post but I'd say TDK and TDKR were at least equal if not in favour of TDK. I'm not sure what the point is of them carrying on straight away if Nolan's not involved. The rumours of trying to tie it in with The Justice League as well...that's got gargantuan fail written all over it. Either they continue with Nolan and have Bale bringing Robin/Nightwing in or they knock it on the head. It's pointless starting again and it's pointless attempting to have a new Batman suddenly appear with a new director...last time they did that we ended up with Val Kilmer and George Clooney LOL.
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RE: Film News + Reviews - 5/8/2012 12:47:40 PM
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DJModus
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ORIGINAL: boomhauer
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ORIGINAL: Invision
It seems like with all these remakes recently people don't know what they want; if its mostly a new story that tries to do its own thing then 'its pointless calling it a remake', if it follows the original pretty closely then 'why not just watch the original'
truedat
This has nothing to do with what the viewers want. This statement actually highlights why remakes are so pointless. Why copy a film so closely if the original is still fresh, relevant and enjoyable... and going the other way, why slap the name of the original film onto a 'remake' if it's gone so far from the original that it's a completely different film.
People aren't pissed of with remakes because they don't deliver what they want. They're pissed off because they're completely unnecessary in the first place, for exactly the reasons you have mentioned.
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RE: Film News + Reviews - 5/8/2012 1:02:35 PM
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Postman Pat
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ORIGINAL: Mod X
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ORIGINAL: Razor
1. Bane
2. Joker
3. Ra's al Ghul
4. Scarecrow (who somehow manages to appear in all three films).
5. Two-Face
BB - 8.5
TDK - 9
TDKR - 10
Bane is one of the best bad guys ever, in the Arkham games he was a bit of a whiney fass but Nolan nailed it
I actually find it depressing that Batman will probably never be as good again now, they should do all they can to get Nolan to.direct another trilogy.
Pretty much agree with all of your post but I'd say TDK and TDKR were at least equal if not in favour of TDK. I'm not sure what the point is of them carrying on straight away if Nolan's not involved. The rumours of trying to tie it in with The Justice League as well...that's got gargantuan fail written all over it. Either they continue with Nolan and have Bale bringing Robin/Nightwing in or they knock it on the head. It's pointless starting again and it's pointless attempting to have a new Batman suddenly appear with a new director...last time they did that we ended up with Val Kilmer and George Clooney LOL.
Watching those 2 films now is even more jarring than ever.
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RE: Film News + Reviews - 5/8/2012 1:06:58 PM
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Leg Warmer
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ORIGINAL: DJModus
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ORIGINAL: boomhauer
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ORIGINAL: Invision
It seems like with all these remakes recently people don't know what they want; if its mostly a new story that tries to do its own thing then 'its pointless calling it a remake', if it follows the original pretty closely then 'why not just watch the original'
truedat
This has nothing to do with what the viewers want. This statement actually highlights why remakes are so pointless. Why copy a film so closely if the original is still fresh, relevant and enjoyable... and going the other way, why slap the name of the original film onto a 'remake' if it's gone so far from the original that it's a completely different film.
People aren't pissed of with remakes because they don't deliver what they want. They're pissed off because they're completely unnecessary in the first place, for exactly the reasons you have mentioned.
well said that man.
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RE: Film News + Reviews - 6/8/2012 11:05:00 AM
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gavinx
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saw Apocalypse Now in the cinema last night and it was fucking brilliant
it's on again at the BFI in a couple of tuesdays time and i highly recommend you check it out
also i watched Heat again the other day to recover from a catastrophic hangover and it is just terrifyingly good. probably in my top 3 films from the 90s
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RE: Film News + Reviews - 6/8/2012 11:19:15 AM
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sandmanJO3
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First time i ever saw Apocalpyse Now was at the cinema. Its incredible on the big screen. Is one of my favourite films of all time.
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RE: Film News + Reviews - 6/8/2012 11:51:14 AM
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Temanna
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ORIGINAL: gavinx
saw Apocalypse Now in the cinema last night and it was fucking brilliant
it's on again at the BFI in a couple of tuesdays time and i highly recommend you check it out
also i watch Heat again the other day to recover from a catastrophic hangover and it is just terrifyingly good. probably in my top 3 films from the 90s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_7PgKYp5yg
Perfect
High Plains Drifter: Big recommendation from a few pages back. The rape scene was really unexpected, felt it was very similar to Once Upon a Time in New York. The Marshall being bull-wiped to death in front of the town was another unexpected moment. Very dark, downbeat film making from Clint. A film that Sergio Leone would be proud of. Any other western films that are dark and brooding like High Plains Drifter?. 9/10
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RE: Film News + Reviews - 6/8/2012 11:52:05 AM
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gavinx
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i bought High Plains Drifter the other day too, looking forward to giving it a watch
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RE: Film News + Reviews - 6/8/2012 11:58:04 AM
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Grade
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ORIGINAL: Temanna
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ORIGINAL: gavinx
saw Apocalypse Now in the cinema last night and it was fucking brilliant
it's on again at the BFI in a couple of tuesdays time and i highly recommend you check it out
also i watch Heat again the other day to recover from a catastrophic hangover and it is just terrifyingly good. probably in my top 3 films from the 90s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_7PgKYp5yg
Perfect
All about this one imo, best thriller music ever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_i7ZnlmHwQ
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RE: Film News + Reviews - 6/8/2012 12:05:45 PM
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Temanna
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RE: Film News + Reviews - 6/8/2012 12:44:26 PM
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Grade
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Stop talking alright Slick?
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RE: Film News + Reviews - 6/8/2012 12:53:05 PM
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Invision
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i want to see apocalypse now in the cinema so much 
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RE: Film News + Reviews - 6/8/2012 1:37:57 PM
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DJModus
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saw Apocalypse Now in the cinema last night and it was fucking brilliant
it's on again at the BFI in a couple of tuesdays time and i highly recommend you check it out
Will be watching. Have always wanted to see this at the cinema.
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RE: Film News + Reviews - 6/8/2012 4:52:02 PM
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film: a serbian film
review: weird
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RE: Film News + Reviews - 6/8/2012 11:09:24 PM
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Red Sonja on Channel 5 now. Bad boy film
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RE: Film News + Reviews - 7/8/2012 7:42:58 AM
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sandmanJO3
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Haha. Ferocious aren't I? When i think of a womans ass....something comes out of me.
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RE: Film News + Reviews - 7/8/2012 9:02:09 AM
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scotteo
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Ted
Seth MacFarlane has obviously thought up of 4 or 5 snigger moments involving a teddy bear that is based around the same style of humour as family guy/american dad, and tied them in to a painfully predictable plot with poor acted/scripted dialogue. This film (as well as the later seasons of family guy) is proof that MacFarlane has fallen hard in quality of humour, past the point of return.
4/10
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RE: Film News + Reviews - 7/8/2012 9:11:43 AM
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sandmanJO3
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Got bored of MacFarlane years ago. Not sure exactly what series of Family Guy i switched off at but it seemed like he just hit a wall.
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RE: Film News + Reviews - 7/8/2012 9:29:54 AM
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scotteo
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I think it was around the time when they started using painfully long scenes in order to generate laughs. The sore knee thing was funny at first, but when they aired 2-3 minutes of that singer for no apparent reason, I lost the faith. The peter/chicken fight scenes started to grate around that time as well if I remember correctly.
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RE: Film News + Reviews - 7/8/2012 9:32:00 AM
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sandmanJO3
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Yeah sounds about right. I remember some proper tedious scenes that went on forever.
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