Kyyle23 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 18, 2008 -> 10:06 AM) batman 1 and 2 were alright, but boy, batman and robin was a piece of s***, that's for sure. Typical Joel Schumacher trash I didnt think Batman Forever was that bad because I thought that Jim Carrey was more or less the perfect Riddler, but it was the start of Schumacher driving the franchise into the ground. And after Batman and Robin, you can look back and see where he was going with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Jul 18, 2008 -> 10:14 AM) I didnt think Batman Forever was that bad because I thought that Jim Carrey was more or less the perfect Riddler, but it was the start of Schumacher driving the franchise into the ground. And after Batman and Robin, you can look back and see where he was going with it. The first 4 Batman movies were a steady progression downwards. The first movie was excellent. The second had the right feel, but just didn't get it done on story line. Batman Forever (3) had some good elements (Riddler as you said, a few other bits), but mostly it was the wrong vision, wrong look and feel, some wrong actors, and tried to do too much (Two Face). The Clooney one was just absolute garbage, through and through. Batman Begins really did save the franchise, and was on par with the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 94% for The Dark Knight at Rotten Tomatoes. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_dark_knight/ I love that 160 reviews are great and 10 that aren't. I bet the 10 are idiotic critics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OilCan Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Still haven't seen the George Clooney one....and don't want to. Val Kilmer stunk it up in his. Jim Carey was the only saving grace in the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 18, 2008 -> 01:27 PM) 300 was awful. Terrible of epic proportions. It was like a cartoon of itself, without knowing how silly it was. Why would you want another one? .......No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 For those of you that missed it, there's a Dark Knight thread. http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=66233 Please post your DK stuff there, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 18, 2008 -> 08:27 AM) 300 was awful. Terrible of epic proportions. It was like a cartoon of itself, without knowing how silly it was. Why would you want another one? You are mistaken. That movie was ba. So after TDK, the next question for Christian Bale and McG...can they revive the Terminator series like Nolan/Bale did for Batman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jul 18, 2008 -> 01:49 PM) You are mistaken. That movie was ba. So after TDK, the next question for Christian Bale and McG...can they revive the Terminator series like Nolan/Bale did for Batman? I personally don't think the T series has gone downhill as dramatically as Batman did. After the first Terminator, which was great, the second one was (I thought) pretty decent. Went off the timeline a bit, and the ending was a little long, but it was OK. And I thought T3 was actually a good movie - underrated, in fact. So I don't think there is much rescuing to do. The Terminator series, to me, is more like the Alien Trilogy (there was no 4 - ignore), where all three were good films, but with very different takes on the concept. In Alien, you had a sci fi movie, an action movie, and a drama. With Terminator, you had sci fi / punk, then CGI-heavy action, then the third one that I can't quite put a good adjective on. Judging by the teaser, T4 looks like yet another take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 18, 2008 -> 03:53 PM) I personally don't think the T series has gone downhill as dramatically as Batman did. After the first Terminator, which was great, the second one was (I thought) pretty decent. Went off the timeline a bit, and the ending was a little long, but it was OK. And I thought T3 was actually a good movie - underrated, in fact. So I don't think there is much rescuing to do. The Terminator series, to me, is more like the Alien Trilogy (there was no 4 - ignore), where all three were good films, but with very different takes on the concept. In Alien, you had a sci fi movie, an action movie, and a drama. With Terminator, you had sci fi / punk, then CGI-heavy action, then the third one that I can't quite put a good adjective on. Judging by the teaser, T4 looks like yet another take. I agree the Terminator franchise held up much better than the Batman franchise did, and about forgetting Alien 4 ever came out. I think Alien III could have been such a cool film, and it just didn't get there, but the first two films were so epic it's hard to always hit that level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 (edited) I think all of the Alien movies were severely mishandled after Alien 3. Resurrection never should have been made, it made no sense at all, the hybrid was just awful, and didnt make any sense at all (the queen has a bunch of normal offspring, then shoots out a crossbreed that just destroys her in one swipe? WTF????) I dont even want to get into how awful the Alien vs Predator storyline and efforts were. Im sorry but if you are bringing those two creatures into one movie, you better not make it a PG-13 movie, that is just a disservice to both franchises. If someone wanted to truly reboot the Alien franchise, they should check out the book storyline trilogy where Aliens actually take over earth and force the remaining humans to abandon Earth and come back and retake it. No Ripley, no Predators, just swarms of aliens against people who had no idea it was coming. QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Jul 18, 2008 -> 03:46 PM) I agree the Terminator franchise held up much better than the Batman franchise did, and about forgetting Alien 4 ever came out. I think Alien III could have been such a cool film, and it just didn't get there, but the first two films were so epic it's hard to always hit that level. I luv when you analyze Edited July 18, 2008 by kyyle23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Jul 18, 2008 -> 02:50 PM) If someone wanted to truly reboot the Alien franchise, they should check out the book storyline trilogy where Aliens actually take over earth and force the remaining humans to abandon Earth and come back and retake it. No Ripley, no Predators, just swarms of aliens against people who had no idea it was coming. I'd pay to see that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Scarlet in "The Spirit" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 18, 2008 -> 03:56 PM) Scarlet in "The Spirit" Man does she look hot in that red x. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santo=dorf Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 The first 4 Batman movies were a steady progression downwards. The first movie was excellent. The second had the right feel, but just didn't get it done on story line. Batman Forever (3) had some good elements (Riddler as you said, a few other bits), but mostly it was the wrong vision, wrong look and feel, some wrong actors, and tried to do too much (Two Face). The Clooney one was just absolute garbage, through and through. Batman Begins really did save the franchise, and was on par with the original. Batman Begins blows the 1989 film out of the water. Joker was too cartoonish and Begins explains the true creation of Batman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 3 hours to showtime... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 QUOTE (santo=dorf @ Jul 19, 2008 -> 10:25 AM) Batman Begins blows the 1989 film out of the water. Joker was too cartoonish and Begins explains the true creation of Batman. When I look back, I agree, but at the time, that Batman film was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 god, more proof how stupid america is, space chimps is in 7th place. People here just aren't ready for good cinema. /green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Saw Hellboy II last week. The monsters were cool but the movie was kinda boring otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 20, 2008 -> 09:33 PM) god, more proof how stupid america is, space chimps is in 7th place. People here just aren't ready for good cinema. /green. "That's what he gets for not hailing to the chimp!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxbrian Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I know you may think I'm insane because everyone on this board hates the Red Sox for reasons they aren't even sure of, but I can't help but to love Fever Pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 uhm, the reasons I hate that movie go far beyond the red sox and are anchored in two things: 1. Jimmy Fallon 2. Drew Barrymore and add on the red sox, and goodness, awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 I want to see "Long Way Down", Ewan McGregor's documentary about his motorcycle trip through Africa. Apparently they went from the northern tip all the way to the southern tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 I saw probably 10 movies in the last month, but I can't even recall most of them off the top of my head right now. I went with the girlfriend to see Shine A Light at the Imax last night. It surprisingly kind of bored me, as the Stones played a bunch of covers and songs that were really unknown. We actually left a little early to go out drinking. Step Brothers, while not living up to my (ridiculous) expectations, was extremely funny. Mongol was very, very good. It was definitely the best foreign film I'd ever seen, which isn't many. We'll probably go see the X-Files movie this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 More insane numbers for Batman and the X-Files bombed hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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