The Movie Man
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Seriously guys? So much pessimism on this forums."We want Lone Ranger To Flop""We want Pacific Rim To Flop""We want RIPD To Flop"This is getting out of control. No one wins jack shit for a movie "flopping". This is worse than anything I've ever read on this forum.
I thought I moved this already. Weird.... moving to The Speakeasy again.
Why are you moving to the Speakeasy...as Water Bottle already moved it to Box Office when we asked.
Keep it in Box Office, where it applies?????????????????????
Speakeasy has nothing to do with Box Office.
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Seriously guys? So much pessimism on this forums.
"We want Lone Ranger To Flop"
"We want Pacific Rim To Flop"
"We want RIPD To Flop"
This is getting out of control. No one wins jack shit in a movie doing bad. This is worse than everyone making "100 > TASM" clubs.
Swoosh, not click.
How is this not locked? Should it at least be moved.
Bullshit. Movie studios pay for the overhead of the theater. Meaning, they are guaranteed to break even.
Cant Someone move this to Box Office side, where it applies and where the right people will see it, to talk about it
Cause in the Speakeasy, we don't care about the BO.
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That's the guy.
Yeah that is him, and he took over teh chair for 12 years with J Lyons, accotding questionable tv reviewer for me...as he was also New York TV news....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Medved
In 1984, Medved joined Sneak Previews, the weekly movie review show originated by Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, co-hosting the program for 12 years with Jeffrey Lyons.
In 1993, Medved became chief film critic for the New York Post, a position he held for five years, during which he reviewed more than 700 movies for the newspaper.
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Rex Reed's summary of FIGHT CLUB: "A film without a single redeeming quality, which may have to find its audience in hell."
Rex Reed's on OLDBOY: "What else can you expect from a nation weaned on kimchi, a mixture of raw garlic and cabbage buried underground until it rots, dug up from the grave and then served in earthenware pots sold at the Seoul airport as souvenirs?"
Rex Reed on CABIN IN THE WOODS: "The kind of time-wasting drivel designed to appeal to electronics nerds and skateboarders addicted to Xbox 360 video games whose knowledge of the arts begins and ends with MTV2."
There are plenty of other examples.
Well on Fight Club, I just looked it up and reception was very mixed with a 66 on MetaCritic....
http://www.metacritic.com/movie/fight-club/critic-reviews
and here is the blip from Roger Ebert.....
But the second act is pandering and the third is trickery, and whatever Fincher thinks the message is, that's not what most audience members will get. -
I am going to be a Contrarian and say that there is nothing wrong with what Rex Reed did. He didn't try to fool anyone. He watched the movie for 20 minutes, couldn't take it anymore and then wrote a review that accurately reflected his views on the movie. Since we are on the topic of bad critics there are plenty of fanboy critics who get free shit from the studios and then write glowing reviews in return. Reed is an asshole but he isn't an unethical asshole.
Well that is a major difference than some above portrayed????
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He's been a joke as long as I can remember. At least I can buy Armond White's just being a clever troll.
I do have a competitor to Rex Reed, though -- Michael Medved. There are few people who have a face you just wanna punch. Medved is one of them, with his sneeringly condescending moral idiocy.
MM, Isn't he the guy with the beard, who even had a tv review show after the Siskel & Ebert copy jobs started. Or maybe he was one of the replacements they tried???
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I never really read him but I always thought he was a snob based on his public persona
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Lost in Translation
No No No, as SJ at like 18 made it alone.
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1. Anchorman
2. Old school
3. Step Brothers.
4. Elf
5. Dumb and Dumber
6. Monty Python and the holy Grail
7. The Hangover
I will give you Dumb & Dumber only.
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Old School
Frank the Tank made the movie for me! Luke and Vince, whatever!
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Gotta agree about ghostbusters, its funny but nowhere near to point that people say it is.
Three Amigos
Monty Python and the holy Grail
Well I think the Three Amigos got roasted by alot of critics, and I don't think many thought it was great.
Ghostbusters - I give it points, but maybe not the greatest but very good
MP - well first you have to be a fan
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Young Frankenstein.Yeah, what about it? Huh?
I disagree as this is a great company very funny with mel Brooks gene Wilder Peter Boyle can't get better than that
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Watchmen.
well truthfully I don't consider this a comedy
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Great Fun Movie but Worth it for Rachel Weisz Alone!
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Gotta watch Sherlock one dayAnyway. Watching Person of interest and Elementary tonightFinished season 1 of Sherlock last night should be moving onto season 2 within the week.
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I have no real answer for this, it totally depends on the movie itself and the story its telling.
Agree, as some movies bore me at 90 minutes...and some I am fine at for 150 minutes as the movie flows well.
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To me, truthfully, not alot as I like seeing the actor on screen, usually the quality of the movie stands out,,,and a bad movie is a bad movie.
PS. Somewhere I started a topic on the likability of actors, which I think is different, as I can enjoy individual performances, but very few to raise a bad movie.
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Episode 2 Starting! Guess I can watch as I can handle 13 episodes.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=uQ9xfNn09eQ
Hawaii Five 0 - Not sure why it isn't showing.
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With recent analysis that the events in Man of Steel caused a purported $2 trillion in damage, far exceeding the $168 billion in damages in The Avengers, lets discuss what you consider to be the most 'destructive' movies ever.
I'm thinking my opinion might change after watching Pacific Rim.
Star Wars
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I've seen The Master four times. Twice in theaters, twice on Blu-Ray. If it's really pointless, pretentious crock, then I've been wasting my time, haven't I?
I see greatness in almost every frame of that film. Not just the "look at the luscious cinematography and the impeccable sound work" brilliance, rather the "I am in tears watching Joaquin Phoenix and Phillip Seymour Hoffman act right now, they're so compelling" sort of brilliance. Listen to some episodes of the podcast to understand where Andrew and I come from on this. It's a film we both truly love.
Anyway, taste is irrelevant to me. Sure, I tend to like a lot of the same stuff as Omega Boner, but when I hate a movie baumer loves, the conversation will be just as interesting. I don't care if you like a movie or not. I want to know what you thought about a movie. If I can have an engaging, productive discussion with you about its merits/flaws, then your opinion is just as valid as mine. If you didn't like The Master, then talk to me in specifics about what didn't work for you and why. Before you know it, we'll be having fun.
This is something too many users on this site doesn't realize, whether we are talking movies, news or the unmentionable names....amd it would make much better discussion.
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I'm fine with going alone, especially if it's a second or more viewing. But if I go alone, who's gonna sneak in the candy in her purse? Since that's one of the two main reasons I got married(I'm sure you can guess what the other thing is).
You could get a Man Purse, like Joey on Friends.
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No love for Data in this thread.
well who is Data Match? As he is #3 on ST:TNG?
Hey Checkmate, add a pole to this thread:
Old Kirk vs New Kirk
Old Spock vs New Spock
Old Bones vs New Bones
Old Scotty vs New Scotty
Not sure how many separate polls can be added, but you could also do Uhura, Sulu, and Chekov
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Pacific Rim (2013)
in Review That Movie! (Spoilers Allowed)
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Like it flaws and all. Overall. I was into the robots and the people as seconds.But truthfully was there an original idea in this movie, as there were no surprises. Have seen everything that happened inthis movie already in other movies.