Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Maximum Overdrive. Yeah, Big Trouble in Little China. I've only ever seen that movie on a bad 3rd generation VHS copy, that I probably saw a dozen times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 53 minutes ago, Deadlines? What Deadlines? said: Wasn't Shawshank panned with it first came out? I seem to recall it was a critical and commercial failure on release. No. While it was undoubtedly a box office failure, other than an (in)famous LA Times review it was almost universally praised by critics and received 7 Oscar nominations. I just can't believe @Jaxom 1974 can be so obtuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Condorman, escape to victory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted November 3, 2022 Author Share Posted November 3, 2022 The 1980 Flash Gordon. If were allowing campy films. It seemed like it was on Repeat on HBO at my Grandparent’s house when we would visit that year. I must have watched it a dozen times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastWolf Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 umm Transformers franchise anybody? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantel.dan Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 The acting in Man From Earth was awkwardly bad - made it feel like a weird fantasy camp where a bunch of high school teachers pretend to be scientists. But the premise was so good that it was still somehow really watchable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxom 1974 Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 7 hours ago, DMC said: No. While it was undoubtedly a box office failure, other than an (in)famous LA Times review it was almost universally praised by critics and received 7 Oscar nominations. I just can't believe @Jaxom 1974 can be so obtuse. It only holds up of you watch it with the understanding that Andy really was a murderer and sociopath. You're going to tell me he dug a man sized hole in the wall of his cell over THIRTY years and only hid it behind a poster? And no one found it? Ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted November 3, 2022 Author Share Posted November 3, 2022 7 minutes ago, Jaxom 1974 said: You're going to tell me he dug a man sized hole in the wall of his cell over THIRTY years and only hid it behind a poster? And no one found it? Ridiculous. You… Ser… will not take my joy from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baxus Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Supernatural... It's been pretty interesting at first but once they started popping people back from the dead whenever convenient, the quality dropped significantly. Still, I loved and watched it for years after that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 31 minutes ago, Jaxom 1974 said: It only holds up of you watch it with the understanding that Andy really was a murderer and sociopath. You're going to tell me he dug a man sized hole in the wall of his cell over THIRTY years and only hid it behind a poster? And no one found it? Ridiculous. The first one doesn't make any sense and the second is whiny overreaction - of course it's ridiculous but at least it's meticulously established how he pulled it off throughout the film. This is like saying Apocalypse Now sucks because the premise/mission is ridiculous and unrealistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartofice Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 37 minutes ago, Jaxom 1974 said: It only holds up of you watch it with the understanding that Andy really was a murderer and sociopath. You're going to tell me he dug a man sized hole in the wall of his cell over THIRTY years and only hid it behind a poster? And no one found it? Ridiculous. You watching:Toy Story: You telling me NOBODY noticed these toys are fucking alive when someone leaves the room?!Back to the Future: You could never fit a nuclear powered reactor in the back of that car! You telling me some old guy could invent time travel and nobody would find out!Superman / Spiderman / Batman: Yeah right, like nobody would recognise them underneath their costume! *Storms out the theatre fuelled by self righteous rage!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxom 1974 Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 5 minutes ago, DMC said: The first one doesn't make any sense and the second is whiny overreaction - of course it's ridiculous but at least it's meticulously established how he pulled it off throughout the film. This is like saying Apocalypse Now sucks because the premise/mission is ridiculous and unrealistic. Why? The first is sensible if you actually take the idea that he did kill his wife. That he isn't actually innocent. I mean, he ends up running scam after shady scam in prison. He is not a good guy. You're supposed to believe he is, but when you peer closely you realize he's a terrible person doing terrible things for a purely selfish reasons. The second is a glaring plot hole. One that takes me out of the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted November 3, 2022 Author Share Posted November 3, 2022 6 minutes ago, Jaxom 1974 said: Why? The first is sensible if you actually take the idea that he did kill his wife. That he isn't actually innocent. I mean, he ends up running scam after shady scam in prison. He is not a good guy. You're supposed to believe he is, but when you peer closely you realize he's a terrible person doing terrible things for a purely selfish reasons. Right… like he had a choice. “Lets see… gang rape… or money laundering.” ^Clearly, the moral and ethical person would pick gang rape.^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 17 minutes ago, Jaxom 1974 said: Why? The first is sensible if you actually take the idea that he did kill his wife. That he isn't actually innocent. I mean, he ends up running scam after shady scam in prison. He is not a good guy. You're supposed to believe he is, but when you peer closely you realize he's a terrible person doing terrible things for a purely selfish reasons. The idea he has to be sociopathic in order to facilitate the warden's schemes is absurd unless you expect all your protagonists to be Gandhi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Surprised Avatar isn't being mentioned here given how busy the sequel topic is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3CityApache Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Because it was a bad movie AND nobody liked it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maithanet Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 11 hours ago, Iskaral Pust said: 10yr old me loved Big Trouble In Little China. Ridiculous and cheesy and somehow still awesome. I’m terrified to rewatch in case I destroy it. Just remember that Kurt Russell thinks he's the 80s action hero, but he's actually the comic relief sidekick who gets beaten up. The movie holds up for the most part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 17 hours ago, RumHam said: It's crazy how many Nirvana shirts I see on like tweens and teens. I always wonder if it's the parents, or they actually like the music, or just think old bands are cool. It's just the old band t-shirts that are cool. My sons and nieces wear them without even listening to the music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxom 1974 Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Others thought Shashank is overrated or mislabeled as an all timer... Inflammatory Headline to Make Your Blood Boil Is it really about Redpetion...? The LA Times thought it was not great upon release Sure I'm not going to convince any of you, but know I'm not alone out there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted November 3, 2022 Author Share Posted November 3, 2022 5 minutes ago, Jaxom 1974 said: Others thought Shashank is overrated or mislabeled as an all timer... Inflammatory Headline to Make Your Blood Boil Is it really about Redpetion...? The LA Times thought it was not great upon release Sure I'm not going to convince any of you, but know I'm not alone out there... All five of you are entitled to be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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