It's time to break a taboo and mention that David Simon's writing shares a lot of the same vices as Joss Whedon's (he even considers Buffy his favorite show)
While I was watching it I could always immediately tell which episodes of The Wire were written by him and which weren't because in his episodes every character from every background talks like David Simon.
Man the problem with Whedonspeak isn't that they all sound like Joss Whedon it's that glib snark and sarcasm doesn't actually convey any personality or character at all. _________________
You know what's a good "realistic" action-thriller? Jack Reacher. Got no acclaim from what I could see, but it's at near-Ronin levels of tactical funtimes.
Yeah for all his personal problems it's always just fascinating just seeing him do stuff in movies, be it beating the piss out of people, administering a verbal takedown or simply falling over a chair as in Collateral.
I really liked that Oblivion movie when I saw it when it came out. That's one that gets no acclaim but I thought it was great. Like a mixture of a bunch of new wave sf I enjoy. Plus the meeting outside of Tom Cruise's zone that triggers the flashback in the other guy was brilliant. _________________
You know what's a good "realistic" action-thriller? Jack Reacher. Got no acclaim from what I could see, but it's at near-Ronin levels of tactical funtimes.
No way, noticeably worse. Still pretty ok though. It's Shooter that made the gun-nuts happy. _________________ DancefighterRedux | X | X
what about edge of tomorrow? it was definitely one of my favorites from last year. there's just so much...technicality to it. like, from begining to end it has such a conscious, tangible control of its own rhythm. the first ten minutes just float about because it induces the viewer to be numbed by the ridiculous situation the character gets himself into, and then the definitive twist happens in a whim and it steps hard on the gas, minuciously controlling the pressure throughout the whole thing depending on what kind of speed it demands a scene to run at. it's pretty cool.
i definitely need to watch jack reacher, by the way.
Edge of Tomorrow is definitely worth a watch. It gets really crappy and generic-action-movie-ey after the farmhouse. The climax is an absolutely joyless CG slog.
Still, everything on the beach is pure gold. _________________ tumblr
I remember my reaction to Edge of Tomorrow being that it was doing a lot of similar stuff as Oblivion and I thought Oblivion did it better. _________________
I remember my reaction to Edge of Tomorrow being that it was doing a lot of similar stuff as Oblivion and I thought Oblivion did it better.
Still, if there was another glossy yet pulpy sci fi movie starring tom cruise in theaters every summer, the world would be a better place _________________ The text will not live forever. The cup are small
the Wachowskis created an original story that is a dead ringer for any number of YA novels or light novels aimed at girls and then made a big, dumb movie out of it. there is a character named Jupiter and she actually ascends to royalty and Channing Tatum is her protector/love interest who is loyal because he's part dog, but also tortured because they took away his wings and you better fucking believe they give him some stupid angel imagery and there's some nonsense about possible genetic memory and the main driving force of the plot is kind of like Soylent Green, except it's all business and
you know what, I'm going to stop writing about this because thinking about it is giving me a headache. at least it looked nice, I guess _________________
Did anyone see that live-action film by the creator of Evangelion starring Steven Seagal's half-Japanese daughter? That's been on my list forever. _________________ Just another savage day on Planet Earth.
the Wachowskis created an original story that is a dead ringer for any number of YA novels or light novels aimed at girls and then made a big, dumb movie out of it. there is a character named Jupiter and she actually ascends to royalty and Channing Tatum is her protector/love interest who is loyal because he's part dog, but also tortured because they took away his wings and you better fucking believe they give him some stupid angel imagery and there's some nonsense about possible genetic memory and the main driving force of the plot is kind of like Soylent Green, except it's all business and
you know what, I'm going to stop writing about this because thinking about it is giving me a headache. at least it looked nice, I guess
Yeah the spaceships sure we're cool in that movie. _________________
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Im a huge Tom Cruise fan. JACK REACHER becomes 1,000,000 fans in my heart because it has a bathroom fight with ceramics getting smashed and Ive only seen the trailer! _________________
Im a huge Tom Cruise fan. JACK REACHER becomes 1,000,000 fans in my heart because it has a bathroom fight with ceramics getting smashed and Ive only seen the trailer!
Also, probably the only realistic representation of getting hit in the head with a blunt object I've ever seen in an action movie? _________________ Let's Play, starring me.
Tom Cruise is in some good movies but I can never shake the impression of him as a walking, talking CGI effect _________________ Just another savage day on Planet Earth.
You guys were right, T2 is nothing compared to T1. Funny thing is, most of my friends disagree. The sequel has pretty good action, but the 90s soccer mom suburb filter has nothing on T1's visuals. Not to mention it's mostly a repeat of the first movie in terms of set-pieces.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought the kid in T2 was a dealbreaker.
Honestly I'd probably rate the entire film a lot higher as what it is if it weren't for his shrill, whiney ass. He's almost as bad as Phantom Menace Anakin, only - for better or for worse - Anakid didn't have a kickin' 90's 'tude (instead he just had no personality whatsoever). _________________ Just another savage day on Planet Earth.
the Wachowskis created an original story that is a dead ringer for any number of YA novels or light novels aimed at girls and then made a big, dumb movie out of it. there is a character named Jupiter and she actually ascends to royalty and Channing Tatum is her protector/love interest who is loyal because he's part dog, but also tortured because they took away his wings and you better fucking believe they give him some stupid angel imagery and there's some nonsense about possible genetic memory and the main driving force of the plot is kind of like Soylent Green, except it's all business and
you know what, I'm going to stop writing about this because thinking about it is giving me a headache. at least it looked nice, I guess
Yeah the spaceships sure we're cool in that movie.
The plot was completely silly and the characters were almost all laughably shallow but I enjoyed the look of all the tech, yeah.
I watched this on a plane in fairly turbulent skies and this greatly enhanced many of the action sequences for me so you suckers did it wrong
The T2 deal breaker for me was that at the end of 1, Sarah Conner has to save herself but at the end of T2 she had to be saved by Arnold. _________________
T2 has "pretty good action." Kid, I don't know what you're looking for.
Prefer the likes of Die Hard and Predator, personally.
I think people misunderstood. T2 is solid as a stand-alone, but in comparison to T1, I am not as impressed. I acknowledge it's status as one of the most iconic action movies out there, but I wasn't personally as taken by it.
I think there was something Carpenter-ish about T1, and considering what a hard-on I have for Carpenter's output (as far as 80s is concerned), that might explain my feelings.
Predator is maybe the greatest movie of all time (tied w/ The Conversation) and Die Hard is perfect* but T2 is executing on a whole other level action-wise.
It's a big stupid chromeheaded pile of obnoxious babby connor and leaden dialog but it doesn't matter because of things like the stuntman walking from the cab to the bed and onto the hood of the semi all crisp and perfect, etc.
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