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Posted: Thu, 30 Jun 2005, 2:12am Post subject: War of the Worlds
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Flush
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| Pretty badass movie, but the ending wasnt as good as i thought it was going to be. Has anyone else seen it yet? |
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Posted: Thu, 30 Jun 2005, 2:16am Post subject:
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EAT BUGS
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| i heard reviews that were good and reviews that were bad. |
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Posted: Thu, 30 Jun 2005, 2:34am Post subject:
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| I saw it today. I liked it but I found it too predictable. |
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Posted: Thu, 30 Jun 2005, 4:21pm Post subject:
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Straight
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| PREDICTABLE LIKE A VERY OLD BOOK WHICH EVERYONE KNOWS THE STORY TOO. [/caps] |
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Posted: Thu, 30 Jun 2005, 4:30pm Post subject:
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Full House
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| I never read the book so I guess I'm in for a surprise. |
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Posted: Thu, 30 Jun 2005, 4:36pm Post subject:
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Strike 3
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| gutshot wrote: | | I never read the book so I guess I'm in for a surprise. |
lol |
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Posted: Thu, 30 Jun 2005, 4:59pm Post subject:
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Straight Flush
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I saw the movie at 8:00 PM opening night. The movie is good for the type of movie it is suppoised to be. A suspenseful sci fi.
If you havnt read the book, at the end your exact words will be
" o my god, wat the fuck, that was stupid"
I think that the character development was good and the characters were wrapped up quite well at the end of the story. |
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Posted: Fri, 01 Jul 2005, 12:23am Post subject:
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Full House
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1st half was excellent, 2nd half was not so good
disappointing for a Spielberg movie |
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Posted: Fri, 01 Jul 2005, 2:01am Post subject:
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3-of-a-Kind
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| jmontis wrote: | 1st half was excellent, 2nd half was not so good
disappointing for a Spielberg movie |
Exactly. Tonight reminded me why I hate movies, I payed 9.50 for a mediocre movie |
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Posted: Fri, 01 Jul 2005, 5:23am Post subject:
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Flush
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| i payed 7.50(well 15 cuz i have a gf) and the ending was the only bad part. |
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Posted: Fri, 01 Jul 2005, 6:39am Post subject:
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4-of-a-Kind
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It's not a frickin book.
It was an old radio broadcast. No one knew what was going on. They thought it was real. That was the genius of it.
Making it into an action movie is a stupid idea. |
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Posted: Fri, 01 Jul 2005, 2:54pm Post subject:
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Straight
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| Demiparadigm wrote: | It's not a frickin book.
It was an old radio broadcast. No one knew what was going on. They thought it was real. That was the genius of it.
Making it into an action movie is a stupid idea. |
durr it is a book by H.G. Wells. |
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Posted: Sat, 02 Jul 2005, 12:44am Post subject:
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Flush
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| Demiparadigm wrote: | It's not a frickin book.
It was an old radio broadcast. No one knew what was going on. They thought it was real. That was the genius of it.
Making it into an action movie is a stupid idea. |
I am pretty sure The Hitchhikers Guide to the galaxy was a radio broadcast as well but people still call it a book. |
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Posted: Sat, 02 Jul 2005, 4:36am Post subject:
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i was gonna see this this weekend, but after the reviews, I think I'll hold off...
btw, aren't some theaters offering money back gaurantees now due to lower than desired attendance lately? |
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Posted: Sat, 02 Jul 2005, 10:04am Post subject:
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Flush
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| NewJack33 wrote: |
btw, aren't some theaters offering money back gaurantees now due to lower than desired attendance lately? |
not that i know of, at least not where i live. That would be nice though. |
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Posted: Sat, 02 Jul 2005, 10:11am Post subject:
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Straight
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| NewJack33 wrote: |
btw, aren't some theaters offering money back gaurantees now due to lower than desired attendance lately? |
I think that's specifically for Cinderella Man w/Russell Crowe |
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Posted: Sat, 02 Jul 2005, 2:46pm Post subject:
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4-of-a-Kind
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| It was decent. Some very cool scenes, but maybe added up to less than the sum of its parts. If you ever get sucked into crap like "The Day After Tomorrow," this is like the good version of that... not the great version, but the good one. The performances are better, the moments are better, but it has some of the same weaknesses. |
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Posted: Sat, 02 Jul 2005, 2:49pm Post subject:
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LAME HUMOR THAT MAKES FISH LAUGH
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I enjoyed The Day After Tomorrow. But I like all those "Something freaky is happening and the world is coming to an end" movies.
-'rilla |
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Posted: Sat, 02 Jul 2005, 3:56pm Post subject:
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Strike 3
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| a500lbgorilla wrote: | I enjoyed The Day After Tomorrow. But I like all those "Something freaky is happening and the world is coming to an end" movies.
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easily the worst movie ever. |
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Posted: Sat, 02 Jul 2005, 4:10pm Post subject:
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LAME HUMOR THAT MAKES FISH LAUGH
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| journey075 wrote: | | a500lbgorilla wrote: | I enjoyed The Day After Tomorrow. But I like all those "Something freaky is happening and the world is coming to an end" movies.
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easily the worst movie ever. |
Really? What didn't you like about it? I saw it on TV and watched it on DVD the next day. Which is rare for me unless its a really good movie/one you need to watch twice.
It may just be my preference. I also enjoyed the Core enough to watch it twice in a short period. Maybe I'm just driven to stories about saving the world. Like it's my higher calling or something 
-'rilla |
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Posted: Sat, 02 Jul 2005, 4:12pm Post subject:
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Strike 3
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| a500lbgorilla wrote: | | journey075 wrote: | | a500lbgorilla wrote: | I enjoyed The Day After Tomorrow. But I like all those "Something freaky is happening and the world is coming to an end" movies.
-'rilla |
easily the worst movie ever. |
Really? What didn't you like about it? I saw it on TV and watched it on DVD the next day. Which is rare for me unless its a really good movie/one you need to watch twice.
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just seemed unbelievably fake. went to see it in theatres and it hurt to watch it all the way through. a lot of it was predictable and the only thing it offered was cool special effects.
just me though. |
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Posted: Sat, 02 Jul 2005, 11:15pm Post subject:
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3-of-a-Kind
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| I liked the Day After Tomorrow more than the War of the Worlds, i just thought War of the Worlds was too fake and too simplistic |
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Posted: Sun, 03 Jul 2005, 2:01am Post subject:
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| guitarhero14 wrote: | | i payed 7.50(well 15 cuz i have a gf) and the ending was the only bad part. |
I paid 5$! Yay for small towns. |
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Posted: Sun, 03 Jul 2005, 2:05am Post subject:
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| vqchuang wrote: | I saw the movie at 8:00 PM opening night. The movie is good for the type of movie it is suppoised to be. A suspenseful sci fi.
If you havnt read the book, at the end your exact words will be
" o my god, wat the fuck, that was stupid"
I think that the character development was good and the characters were wrapped up quite well at the end of the story. |
WTF YOU WERE AT THE THEATER WITH US? |
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Posted: Sun, 03 Jul 2005, 2:43am Post subject:
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The Greatest American Hero
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| Demiparadigm wrote: | It's not a frickin book.
It was an old radio broadcast. |
The H.G. Wells novel was long before the Orson Welles radio drama. |
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Posted: Sun, 03 Jul 2005, 2:48am Post subject:
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The Greatest American Hero
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| guitarhero14 wrote: | | I am pretty sure The Hitchhikers Guide to the galaxy was a radio broadcast as well but people still call it a book. |
Hitchhiker's Guide is definitely a book by Douglas Adams... popular in the 80s. I'm quite certain the book came before the BBC radio series, but not 100% sure. |
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Posted: Sun, 03 Jul 2005, 3:30am Post subject:
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Flush
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| Xianti wrote: | | guitarhero14 wrote: | | I am pretty sure The Hitchhikers Guide to the galaxy was a radio broadcast as well but people still call it a book. |
Hitchhiker's Guide is definitely a book by Douglas Adams... popular in the 80s. I'm quite certain the book came before the BBC radio series, but not 100% sure. |
I know its a book, i have read it. I cant remember which came first either. Someone can look it up, im going to bed. |
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Posted: Mon, 04 Jul 2005, 2:31pm Post subject:
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Straight
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| a500lbgorilla wrote: | I enjoyed The Day After Tomorrow. But I like all those "Something freaky is happening and the world is coming to an end" movies.
-'rilla |
I loved the Day After Tomorrow for one very specific reason: In most of those world crisis movies, everything returns to normal in the denouement...The Day After Tomorrow was different in that regard and a much stronger movie for it. |
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Posted: Tue, 05 Jul 2005, 1:14pm Post subject:
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High Card
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I thought War of the Worlds was spectacular! The best Sci-Fi movie I have seen in a long time!
I don't get the predictability that some of you were speaking of tho'. I never read the book either.
I will say that the ending dropped off rather quick with very little explanation as to why the Aliens didn't survive.
Also, didn't Tom Cruise's ex-wife's Family seem rather "unscaved" compared to everyone else?
That first scene where the Tripod unearths itself and starts zapping people! That was fuggin awesome! I mean... DAYUM! |
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