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RANT BEGINS
Spider-man 2.
BLOODY AWFUL.
I had more fun and entertainment watching 8 legged freaks.
WTF!? I thought the first one was bad but it was fantastic compared to this movie which was evidently made for the thirteen year-old Buffy fans to jack off to.
I stopped caring by the end of the first hour and by the end I was hopeing he'd fly into one of the choppers and promptly end the movie. I actually had to stop myself from convulsing at the wedding scene, I really should have turned it off after the main villain (poor but what y'gonna do he's from the comic books) died as it managed to nose dive further into a desperate "Watch my 3rd spidehmun moveh PLZ!!!!111" appeal.
The dumbing down was simply staggering 'hello we're going to remind you of each characters motivations every five minutes just incase you nodded off during the vomit inducing doey eyed teeny angst bits'.
THIS is what passes for a good movie these days?
1. Batman
2. Unbreakable (Not a comic movie in the traditional sense which is probably why it's good).
3. Judge Dredd (Flawed but still the best anti-hero comic movie)
4. Hellboy (The humour could actually be classed as funny and the character less of a cardboard creation from dullsville)
At least it's given Raimi the freedom to make another Evil Dead, hopefully he won't devote too much screentime to smaltzy assburgers.
Suddenly StarWars looks good, I mean good! That's so horribly tragic.
Still at least I watched Collateral before I wasted 2 hours of my life on this. Now THAT was a film.
(Oh and prizes for those who get the bastardised quote from the title)
RANT OVER
Spider-man 2.
BLOODY AWFUL.
I had more fun and entertainment watching 8 legged freaks.
WTF!? I thought the first one was bad but it was fantastic compared to this movie which was evidently made for the thirteen year-old Buffy fans to jack off to.
I stopped caring by the end of the first hour and by the end I was hopeing he'd fly into one of the choppers and promptly end the movie. I actually had to stop myself from convulsing at the wedding scene, I really should have turned it off after the main villain (poor but what y'gonna do he's from the comic books) died as it managed to nose dive further into a desperate "Watch my 3rd spidehmun moveh PLZ!!!!111" appeal.
The dumbing down was simply staggering 'hello we're going to remind you of each characters motivations every five minutes just incase you nodded off during the vomit inducing doey eyed teeny angst bits'.
THIS is what passes for a good movie these days?
1. Batman
2. Unbreakable (Not a comic movie in the traditional sense which is probably why it's good).
3. Judge Dredd (Flawed but still the best anti-hero comic movie)
4. Hellboy (The humour could actually be classed as funny and the character less of a cardboard creation from dullsville)
At least it's given Raimi the freedom to make another Evil Dead, hopefully he won't devote too much screentime to smaltzy assburgers.
Suddenly StarWars looks good, I mean good! That's so horribly tragic.
Still at least I watched Collateral before I wasted 2 hours of my life on this. Now THAT was a film.
(Oh and prizes for those who get the bastardised quote from the title)
RANT OVER
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monkey_man wrote:
> This is what I'm trying to say to you - he can't base his entire
> career on making everything look like Evil Dead. What he did was
> original back then, but not anymore. Seeing the odd nod in
> Spider-man 2 did make me cream myself though.
I know I know I know.
> This is what I'm trying to say to you - he can't base his entire
> career on making everything look like Evil Dead. What he did was
> original back then, but not anymore. Seeing the odd nod in
> Spider-man 2 did make me cream myself though.
I know I know I know.
monkey_man wrote:
> This is what I'm trying to say to you - he can't base his entire
> career on making everything look like Evil Dead.
Yeah, "A Simple Plan"?
> This is what I'm trying to say to you - he can't base his entire
> career on making everything look like Evil Dead.
Yeah, "A Simple Plan"?
Hedfix wrote:
> Sounds like SciFi channel porn.
To be honest it could have done with a bit of bush. It was on Channel 5 Saturday/Sunday mornings.
> I couldn't spot many Raimi influences.
This is what I'm trying to say to you - he can't base his entire career on making everything look like Evil Dead. What he did was original back then, but not anymore. Seeing the odd nod in Spider-man 2 did make me cream myself though.
> Sounds like SciFi channel porn.
To be honest it could have done with a bit of bush. It was on Channel 5 Saturday/Sunday mornings.
> I couldn't spot many Raimi influences.
This is what I'm trying to say to you - he can't base his entire career on making everything look like Evil Dead. What he did was original back then, but not anymore. Seeing the odd nod in Spider-man 2 did make me cream myself though.
Hedfix wrote:
> I have seen Amercian Gothic I was too skint to get it when it was
> cheap on VHS and now it doesn't seem to be available on DVD. Nice
> series, although I couldn't spot many Raimi influences.
Executive producer. I think he directed a couple of episodes too. Excellent series, shame they had to wrap it all up quickly due to it being canned.
> I have seen Amercian Gothic I was too skint to get it when it was
> cheap on VHS and now it doesn't seem to be available on DVD. Nice
> series, although I couldn't spot many Raimi influences.
Executive producer. I think he directed a couple of episodes too. Excellent series, shame they had to wrap it all up quickly due to it being canned.
monkey_man wrote:
> Did you ever see Cleopatra 2030? Crikey, I bet Raimi regretted doing
> that...
Sounds like SciFi channel porn.
I have seen Amercian Gothic I was too skint to get it when it was cheap on VHS and now it doesn't seem to be available on DVD. Nice series, although I couldn't spot many Raimi influences.
> Did you ever see Cleopatra 2030? Crikey, I bet Raimi regretted doing
> that...
Sounds like SciFi channel porn.
I have seen Amercian Gothic I was too skint to get it when it was cheap on VHS and now it doesn't seem to be available on DVD. Nice series, although I couldn't spot many Raimi influences.
Hedfix wrote:
> 'I just found it campy, kinetic, silly, over the top fun.'
>
> Hmmmm the same description could be given to Batman 4, which also
> smelled of ass. :D
Yeah, everything apart from the "fun" element. I don't think I lasted past the halfway mark on that atrocity. :)
Flash Gordon and Mystery Men also fit into afore mentioned description.
> 'I just found it campy, kinetic, silly, over the top fun.'
>
> Hmmmm the same description could be given to Batman 4, which also
> smelled of ass. :D
Yeah, everything apart from the "fun" element. I don't think I lasted past the halfway mark on that atrocity. :)
Flash Gordon and Mystery Men also fit into afore mentioned description.
Did you ever see Cleopatra 2030? Crikey, I bet Raimi regretted doing that...
'I just found it campy, kinetic, silly, over the top fun.'
Hmmmm the same description could be given to Batman 4, which also smelled of ass. :D
Hmmmm the same description could be given to Batman 4, which also smelled of ass. :D
Hedfix wrote:
> Darkman? A dull B-movie with no redeeming features (aside from the
> Campbell occurence for completists).
I just found it campy, kinetic, silly, over the top fun. Much the same as his earlier "Crimewave" to be honest.
> Darkman? A dull B-movie with no redeeming features (aside from the
> Campbell occurence for completists).
I just found it campy, kinetic, silly, over the top fun. Much the same as his earlier "Crimewave" to be honest.
Darkman? A dull B-movie with no redeeming features (aside from the Campbell occurence for completists).
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