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Oh no you didn't.

Anyway...I'd say the Star Wars prequels sucked donkey.
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Ditto.

I liked the Breakfast Club. It is better the second time you see it once you get an idea of where the characters are comming from. They are more than an image.  ;) But to some, they will always be a Jock, a Princess, a Basket Case, a Nerd, and a Criminal. I Loved that movie!!!

I also did not like the Star Wards prequels. I expected something awsome.

Oh, Rocky V sucked big time. So did Star Trek Generations. It could have been so much more with both Partick Stewart and William Shatner. They really screwed the original cast with a small part.

I know this is not the topic of this thread, but thinking of Patric Stewart reminded me of something. If you get a chace, watch SafeHouse. Great flick. I caught it on showtime a few months ago. Excellent movie.

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Oh no you didn't.

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:o :-X

Oooohhhh No, you didn't.  >:( http://www.click-smilie.de/sammlung/aktion/aktion043.gif

;) ;D

I think people expected too much.

Lucas was ahead of his time before. There's nothing which could impress us in today's age, for we are desensitized.

In all fairness, they prequels were not bad. They were very entertaining.  :)

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I agree.  It's hard to enjoy a Batman movie when Ah-nuld is the best actor in the entire movie.  But he had some good one-liners, like "Yah-re naht pooteeng ME in da coolah!" ;D

As for the prequels, a movie is more than its special effects.  That's why Pearl Harbor sucked, and that's why Armageddon would have sucked if not for Steve Buscemi.  I liked Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan, he was the best actor in both movies...and Liam Neeson was a good Jedi too.  And of course, the only redeeming quality of EpII was Yoda.  

YODA!!!!  ;D
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Your post is funny as hell and I agree with your assesments on almost everything, especially this:

That's why Pearl Harbor sucked, and that's why Armageddon would have sucked if not for Steve Buscemi.  I liked Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan, he was the best actor in both movies...and Liam Neeson was a good Jedi too.
YODA!!!!  ;D

Oh and this:

"Yah-re naht pooteeng ME in da coolah!" ;D

This part I don't agree with:

And of course, the only redeeming quality of EpII was Yoda.

I liked seeing queen Amidala in Action and all the Jedi battling it out too!!!  :D :D :D

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"Unbreakable".  I was expecting a lot more after "Sixth Sense".  I still liked the movie but it wasnt what i was expecting.
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i cant say that i agree, i love unbreakable, in fact its one of my favorite movies, but im not to crazy about sighns,even though i fractured my toe when i got startled and i kicked the table in front of me(reflex)

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i cant say that i agree, i love unbreakable, in fact its one of my favorite movies, but im not to crazy about sighns,even though i fractured my toe when i got startled and i kicked the table in front of me(reflex)
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Unbreakable was way underrated.  The only part I didn't like was the ending.  It made sense to me, but rubbed me the wrong way.  You gotta get the DVD, the deleted scenes are awesome.

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This part I don't agree with:

And of course, the only redeeming quality of EpII was Yoda.

I liked seeing queen Amidala in Action and all the Jedi battling it out too!!!  :D :D :D
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I'd like that more if A) Samuel L. Jackson, resident bad@$$, had more screen/action time, and B) Natalie Portman had bigger breasts.

But that's probably because I'm male ;)

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This will probably rub some the wrong way, but I was not very impressed with Spiderman. I thought it had some good parts but overall I didn't see why it got so much hype.
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I agree it could have been better.  Sometimes the Spider-Man CGI was a bit rubbery.  Otherwise, I think it was a good opening chapter for the franchise.  And if you've ever read the comic books, you WILL know that Dr. Octopus will be beyond awesome in Spider-Man 2.  :)

But think about it, the movie has been in the making for something like 15 years.  Of course there's going to be hype.  Yeah, it could have been better, but I was not at all disappointed with what they got :)

Did anyone else notice that one scene where the negative was obviously flipped around for about 30 seconds?

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Samuel J. will get more screen time in the next one and will go out in a blaze of glory!

As for the Natalie Portman breast thing....

Some people don't like anteaters, some people don't like small/average breats.

It's all a matter preference.  :)

However, I must say that I have respect for Natalie Portman  in the fact that she likes herself enough not to submit to breast implants. Kudos to her!!! :D Keep it real and be proud.

I have to say I thought SpiderMan sucked, IMO. It was overrated. K. Dunst was a terrible choice for the girl. She's not very pretty, can't act, looks "cheap/no class" no matter what she wears. W. Defoe is a good actor, but even he couldn't make the villain worthy of the title.

I didn't have the same awe as when I first saw SuperMan. Not even close. The reason being that in SuperMan, they had all the right elements, actors, excellent story line, etc. SpiderMan lacked in many of those elements.

Maybe you'll get it right next time, SpiderMan.  :-/

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Gladiator sucked too.

Episode II was absolutely painful to watch.  Yoda WAS the only redeeming part of that movie, and not just because of the fight scene.  He was the only one who could deliver his lines!  Even Sammy J. and Natalie didn't seem to understand their motivations (I know I sure didn't understand Amidala's motivations, being attracted to that creepy rapist-looking guy and all).  

Spider-Man was all right.  It had some good scenes.  Kirsten was perfectly fine in her role.

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Well Good then. "The Insider" was a very good movie.  :)

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Gladiator sucked too.

Episode II was absolutely painful to watch.  Yoda WAS the only redeeming part of that movie, and not just because of the fight scene.  He was the only one who could deliver his lines!  Even Sammy J. and Natalie didn't seem to understand their motivations (I know I sure didn't understand Amidala's motivations, being attracted to that creepy rapist-looking guy and all).  

Spider-Man was all right.  It had some good scenes.  Kirsten was perfectly fine in her role.
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Legally Blonde disappointed me. I love Reese Witherspoon but that film  :-/.

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Oh no you didn't.


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You's messing with the wrong crowd, pilgrim ;)
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Are you Crazy.  The Usual Suspects is one of the greatest movies i have ever seen.  Definitly in my top 3 along with "Glory" and "Gladiator".


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   "Glory" and "Gladiator"?  You have good taste in movies, my friend.

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   "Glory" and "Gladiator"?  You have good taste in movies, my friend.
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It never happened.

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NOOO! You did not just say that! That is such a fantastic film, especially the end!

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NOOO! You did not just say that! That is such a fantastic film, especially the end!
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Bah.  The ending is the worst part of the movie.

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Bah.  The ending is the worst part of the movie.
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Yuck!  Such a depressing movie.

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When the girl started doing the gymnastics thing, I lost it.

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Essentially the same movie, but I did think Sleepless was cute.

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I still need to see this.

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Ah-nuld got Razzie nominations for playing himself AND his evil clone :)

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Vigo the Carpathian? Please.

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And yet Meryl Streep still gets an Oscar nod.  Figures.

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It's cool.  "Empire Strikes Back" was a vastly superior movie.

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Wel, I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree on this one :)

I kinda agree with you about American Beauty'. I was so hyped up about it being fantastic - that it was a bit of a let down. Still, I wouldn't go as far as thinking it was a crap movie.

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Wel, I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree on this one :)

I kinda agree with you about American Beauty'. I was so hyped up about it being fantastic - that it was a bit of a let down. Still, I wouldn't go as far as thinking it was a crap movie.
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I agree with the Kevin Costner thing.I've yet to see him in anything good.I had this mad argument with my brother who likes him and was trying to convince me that he's a better actor than Gene Kelly Whom I love but as I pointed out Kelly never claimed to be an actor he was a song and dance man !

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There is just no comparison between Kevin Costner and Gene Kelly. I too, just love Gene Kelly. The thing is, he seemed to just have fun with his movies. Unlike Costner, who thinks he is this great actor who really isn't. He takes himself too seriously.



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That was another movie, "The sixth day" or something, sucked just as bad as "End of days" though. "EoD" is about the devil having to get jiggy w/some teenager during Y2K or something.

Nobody, and I mean NOBODY loved the original Star Wars movies as much as I do, and I hated Episode I, and Episode II barely made it as entertaining for me, forget Yoda, Fett was the man to see. That young Vader is so lame, just as the kid who played him in Episode I sucked. Spiderman was ok, c'mon, I don't think there are many actresses that could've played MJ much better w/out looking too old for the guy. I also think the guy's voice helped, sounded as playful as our buddy Spidey usually is.
Hannibal, geez, major disappointment.
Gosford Park, Expected more from it.
Mulholland Dr, What the hell was that??
Pearl Harbor, Man, I wish I was Ben Affleck, all the money he made on that one without even having to try to act/perform decently, and what a stupid love triangle story...
Monsters Ball, I expected more. Didn't suck, but too much hype around it.
A beautiful mind, Again, didn't suck, but I thought it was going to be better, and then afterwards I learned that the character was over glorified, at least his personality was. Ahh, who am I kidding, that one blew big time for me...
A.I. Again, hype killed it for me.
Jurassic Park I liked, but my fellow Costa Ricans felt totally insulted when San Jose, the capital was portrayed as a little village by the sea, c'mon, that was so stupid.

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I think you are giving Costner more credit than he deserves.
I would say that he has the emotional range of a popicle stick.



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I think you are giving Costner more credit than he deserves.
I would say that he has the emotional range of a popicle stick.



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I know what you mean, Cat, but I don't think Peck was ever much better.  I mean, he was great in a flick like Cape Fear cause he had to act the part of a man holding in his emotions.  Same with Twelve O'Clock High.  The only time Peck was in trouble in a movie was when he had to express emotions.  

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Meet Joe Black and Blair Witch project.  What a waste of my time and their film.

As for Star Wars and all pre- sequels.  They rocked.  I loved the originals, and you'll never find a bigger fan than I am.  And I loved the prequels.  You gotta look beyond the kid (everyone seems to complain about the kid and Jar-Jar so much).  The kid was good for the part, and played it well.  Jar-Jar was of course comic relief, but he also showed that the Star Wars universe is NOT made up of strictly bad guys and hero-types.  And once you've seen the second one, and seen the inadvertent, but so important role of basically creating the Empire simply THROUGH his naivite, he really begins to fit.

Thing to remember here is that the Star Wars saga is not about the Empire, or the Rebellion, or the Galactic Civil War.  It's, as stated by George Lucas, about the rise, fall and redemption of Anakin Skywalker.  And Hayden Christensen did the job well of showing Anakin beginning to slide to the Dark Side.  Some feel it was just whiny, but it's the feelings, the anger that DOES bubble to the surface, that are the important things, and he portrayed them well.  It will be interesting to see what events push the character over the edge in the next film.

And finally, for those who don't like the new movies, one of the reasons may be that we saw the old movies when we were children and teens.  They were a MAJOR part of our growing up, and will always be associated with our early lives.  The new movies are made the same way, with the same elemts of campiness, action, adventure and effects.  But we're not children gazing at the screen in wonder anymore, and these aren't the characters we're so familiar with and love so much.  It colors our perceptions.  Look at a kid from 7 to 14 watching the new films.  You'll see the same sense of wonder on their faces that were on ours when we saw the originals for the first time.  try to watch the new ones again with that frame of mind.  They're just as good, just as fun as the originals.
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Right, right, that doesn't change the fact that the acting and the characterizations and especially the dialogue were INCREDIBLY awful throughout both prequels.

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In your opinion, of course.  ;)

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Oh, Rocky V sucked big time.
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HOW CAN YOU POSSIBLY SAY ROCKY SUCKED THAT IS THE BEST CLASSIC MOVIE OF ALL TIME. WHEN YOUR GOING THROUGH THE CHANNELS AND SEE THAT IS ON YOU HAVE TO SYOP AND WATCH. i AGREE THAT BREAKFAST CLUB WAS GREAT WHO CANT RELATE WITH ONE OF THOSE CHARACTERS IN THAT AND THE ONE U DONT RELATE TO YOU NEW ONE LIKE THAT.

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As for Star Wars and all pre- sequels.  They rocked.  I loved the originals, and you'll never find a bigger fan than I am.  And I loved the prequels.  You gotta look beyond the kid (everyone seems to complain about the kid and Jar-Jar so much).  The kid was good for the part, and played it well.  Jar-Jar was of course comic relief, but he also showed that the Star Wars universe is NOT made up of strictly bad guys and hero-types.  And once you've seen the second one, and seen the inadvertent, but so important role of basically creating the Empire simply THROUGH his naivite, he really begins to fit.

Thing to remember here is that the Star Wars saga is not about the Empire, or the Rebellion, or the Galactic Civil War.  It's, as stated by George Lucas, about the rise, fall and redemption of Anakin Skywalker.  And Hayden Christensen did the job well of showing Anakin beginning to slide to the Dark Side.  Some feel it was just whiny, but it's the feelings, the anger that DOES bubble to the surface, that are the important things, and he portrayed them well.  It will be interesting to see what events push the character over the edge in the next film.

And finally, for those who don't like the new movies, one of the reasons may be that we saw the old movies when we were children and teens.  They were a MAJOR part of our growing up, and will always be associated with our early lives.  The new movies are made the same way, with the same elemts of campiness, action, adventure and effects.  But we're not children gazing at the screen in wonder anymore, and these aren't the characters we're so familiar with and love so much.  It colors our perceptions.  Look at a kid from 7 to 14 watching the new films.  You'll see the same sense of wonder on their faces that were on ours when we saw the originals for the first time.  try to watch the new ones again with that frame of mind.  They're just as good, just as fun as the originals.End Quote

I agree.

As adults we are definitely desensitized (as far as special effects are concerned) in this day in age and far more critical (as far as performance). Children wouldn't notice things like a child's "wooden" performance, which is the one thing I critized in the first prequel "The Phantom Menace".

I'm not so harsh in my criticism of the Star Wars prequels. I'm just amazed they were succesfully made in the first place, in a totally different time, day and age, decades later and then managed to be as entertaining as they turned out.  :o :D :)

If one places too high expectations in any situation, one sets themselves up for disappointment.

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HOW CAN YOU POSSIBLY SAY ROCKY SUCKED THAT IS THE BEST CLASSIC MOVIE OF ALL TIME. WHEN YOUR GOING THROUGH THE CHANNELS AND SEE THAT IS ON YOU HAVE TO SYOP AND WATCH. i AGREE THAT BREAKFAST CLUB WAS GREAT WHO CANT RELATE WITH ONE OF THOSE CHARACTERS IN THAT AND THE ONE U DONT RELATE TO YOU NEW ONE LIKE THAT.
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AUGH!  CAPS LOCK!

He said Rocky V.  Not the first four.  The first four were great in different respects, but the last one sucked donkey gonads.  

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Um... you should just accept that as implied, even when I say "the fact that" or stuff like that.  You know... 'cause I know about subjectivity and all that... people's opinions aren't right or wrong, and all... yeah.

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