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QUOTE(Steff @ Aug 30, 2007 -> 08:58 AM)
A studio copy was relased and from what I saw it's not even close to all "blood and gore". Variety hasn't "gotten" horror films in a long time so the review isn't a surprise.

 

I beg to differ. There is a ton of blood and gore as well as an unnecessary amount of sex. It completely craps on the spirit and style of the original, IMO.

 

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Aug 30, 2007 -> 09:24 AM)
My question is, did Zombie really need to add a brutal gang rape to the film? It just seemed so unnecessary.

 

It was an absurd situation, too. Myers is f***ing huge and dangerous. He's unchained in his room. And they f***ing decide it's a good idea to rape one of the inmates in his room while he's painting when they've been told

 

1. Don't touch his masks

2. Don't talk s***

3. He's a hella crazy motherf***er

 

I don't care how big a piece of white trash the guards were, it simply didn't make sense whatsoever that they'd provoke Michael Myers and invite him to get in on it when they know that all he wants to do is paint.

 

Jesus Christ, this movie was a piece of s***, and I'm glad all the critics agree.

 

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I saw "The Bubble," a foreign film about homosexual lovers in the middle east who live in Israel/Palestine, are Israeli/Palestinian, and suffer together. It was very moving and touching, though it laid certain things on far too thick. (That's about the sex, yes, but also made certain things oral that should've gone unspoken.)

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Remember the movie "Open Water"? Based on true events about the couple that got left behind in the ocean. They made a straight to DVD sequel which is also based on true events. It's available for free on Demand and I have 90 minutes to waster before I leave for work. Can't wait to see how bad this is.

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Oh, and you know what else?

 

Michael Myers kills people because

 

1. They're bad to his mom and him

2. He thinks he's ugly.

3. He got picked on.

 

Oh, how deep!

 

His "film," if we can call it that, was supposed to be Myers' backstory. And it has a little, but the backstory took a backseat to tits, gore and absurdities that go above and beyond the usual horror film's.

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QUOTE(Brian @ Sep 7, 2007 -> 12:36 PM)
Remember the movie "Open Water"? Based on true events about the couple that got left behind in the ocean. They made a straight to DVD sequel which is also based on true events. It's available for free on Demand and I have 90 minutes to waster before I leave for work. Can't wait to see how bad this is.

 

I think they actual made that movie with no intention of it being a sequel, but I guess they thought they could make more money if they just called it a sequel.

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QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Sep 7, 2007 -> 12:44 PM)
Oh, and you know what else?

 

Michael Myers kills people because

 

1. They're bad to his mom and him

2. He thinks he's ugly.

3. He got picked on.

 

Oh, how deep!

 

His "film," if we can call it that, was supposed to be Myers' backstory. And it has a little, but the backstory took a backseat to tits, gore and absurdities that go above and beyond the usual horror film's.

You are trying to find depth in a modern horror film? The most abused, poorly executed genre in all of film (at this point in time)?

 

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QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Sep 7, 2007 -> 12:44 PM)
Oh, and you know what else?

 

Michael Myers kills people because

 

1. They're bad to his mom and him

2. He thinks he's ugly.

3. He got picked on.

 

Oh, how deep!

 

His "film," if we can call it that, was supposed to be Myers' backstory. And it has a little, but the backstory took a backseat to tits, gore and absurdities that go above and beyond the usual horror film's.

 

Would anyone care if we posted spoilers? One thing that isn't a spoiler, in Carpenters, didn't they show Michaels mom and dad running through the house during the opening scene after he kills his sister? That negates everything in the first act.

 

Don't get me started on the "remake" act.

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QUOTE(KipWellsFan @ Sep 7, 2007 -> 12:49 PM)
I think they actual made that movie with no intention of it being a sequel, but I guess they thought they could make more money if they just called it a sequel.

 

Probably right. This movie sucks. I'm FWDing through it pretty much. The one doctor from Grey's Anatomy is in it.

 

There are no sharks or anything. Just six people screaming in the water, trying to climb back on a boat because they jumped in and forgot to lower the ladder. It is a big yacht so they can't jump on. Oh yeah, and they leave a baby on board so it cries the whole time.

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QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Sep 7, 2007 -> 01:47 PM)
I really enjoyed the movie a lot. It was very good for really not having an ending in real life.

Yeah, we just watched it the other night, and loved it. Fincher really has a great touch. I can think of no director that can find more range within the black-brown-grey spectrum (of colors and of characters).

 

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QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Sep 7, 2007 -> 01:52 PM)
I also saw seven again the other night, and had forgotten how good the movie was. There was actually suspense to it, which is hard to find anymore.

Yeah, as I was just saying earlier, the horror genre (I'd call Seven something between horror and suspense) is pretty devoid of any quality nowadays.

 

Fincher even managed to make Alien3 a good movie, when it really shouldn't have been. Fight Club was also quite good.

 

I really hope he stays on track to do Rendezvous with Rama.

 

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QUOTE(Brian @ Sep 7, 2007 -> 12:57 PM)
Would anyone care if we posted spoilers? One thing that isn't a spoiler, in Carpenters, didn't they show Michaels mom and dad running through the house during the opening scene after he kills his sister? That negates everything in the first act.

 

Don't get me started on the "remake" act.

 

No. Carpenters version ends (the beginning ends) with Mom and Dad getting out of their car and pulling Michaels mask off (from his view) and saying "Michael?", at which point the camera pulls back revealing to us for the first time that it was a kid. That was where the prologue ends.

 

Also, in the first film (the original), Michael and Laurie are NOT brother and sister. That came about in the TV version of Halloween 2 and is something Carpenter even admits to regreting.

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QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Sep 7, 2007 -> 01:15 PM)
I saw "The Bubble," a foreign film about homosexual lovers in the middle east who live in Israel/Palestine, are Israeli/Palestinian, and suffer together. It was very moving and touching, though it laid certain things on far too thick. (That's about the sex, yes, but also made certain things oral that should've gone unspoken.)

 

 

I'm not going to Beavis or Butthead here, but cmon Gregory...

 

 

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I saw "Shoot Em Up" today and if your a fan of action packed movies (with comedy in it as well) I highly recommend it. IMO, it was pretty good.

 

QUOTE(juddling @ Sep 6, 2007 -> 07:51 PM)
here is a clip from the new movie "Shoot Em Up". It's got everything.....Clive Owen shooting at bad guys , Monica Bellucci having an orgasm.......heck it's got both at the same time!!!! Who could ask for more.

 

Shoot Em Up.....NSFW

 

I wasn't sure if I wanted to see the movie......now i think it has a chance.

 

Ya I saw it today (which I believe today was the opening of the movie) And yes, you should see it. Damn good. :)

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QUOTE(SoxAce @ Sep 8, 2007 -> 02:49 AM)
I saw "Shoot Em Up" today and if your a fan of action packed movies (with comedy in it as well) I highly recommend it. IMO, it was pretty good.

Ya I saw it today (which I believe today was the opening of the movie) And yes, you should see it. Damn good. :)

Not a good movie at all. I had high hopes for this movie after seeing the trailer and that leaked sex scene. After watching it I wanted to find a reason for liking it but I couldn't. It failed at everything Crank and to a lesser extent Smokin' Aces succeeded in.

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QUOTE(TheBlackSox8 @ Sep 9, 2007 -> 12:33 AM)
Not a good movie at all. I had high hopes for this movie after seeing the trailer and that leaked sex scene. After watching it I wanted to find a reason for liking it but I couldn't. It failed at everything Crank and to a lesser extent Smokin' Aces succeeded in.

 

That was obviously a better movie IMHO. But like I said I'm an action type of guy who any action movies I see are good. No it's not an instant classic by all means (and to a lesser extent more of a movie for the "younger generation I.E. college students and such, but even some are critics of it. Or you can just say typical dumb people who like to see alot of shootings with no plot) but IMO, it was good.

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