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Funny, this is the exact opposite of how I feel about Cruise. I don't like Tom Cruise and generally don't like the type of movie he's in. But I thought he did an ok job in this movie (War of the Worlds).
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Funny, this is the exact opposite of how I feel about Cruise. I don't like Tom Cruise and generally don't like the type of movie he's in. But I thought he did an ok job in this movie (War of the Worlds).
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Put it this way, I wouldn't want to stay in the "honeymoon" room. Awful decor and a nasty 'roach problem.
It was quite good, but kind of short .... I won't say more for fear of spoilers. But I think it's worth a look on DVD.
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I agree. I love the first Alien movies. I remember going to see Alien with my dad when I was about 10. I was so scared! It's one of those movies that's imprinted in my memory, like the first time I saw ET.
I watched another movie like that on DVD this weekend, Wish You Were Here , one of my favourite movies when I was about 14. The main character was my heroine at the time. It's about a rebellious teenage girl who lost her mum and fell pregnant in small town, 1950's England, and all the 'tut-tutting' and hypocracy surrounding that. It's a very funny, bittersweet movie. Here's a funny scene from it.
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Goldenberry
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My employer has disabled our youtube viewing ability, unfortunately.
ha ha, maybe just as well...
The original "Alien" is a pretty special flick. There's that suspense build up as they approach the planet where the signal comes from, and exploring the crashed alien spacecraft. Also I think it's cool how just the one alien manages to pick off all the crewmembers one by one.
And of course, there's that scene...
ha ha, maybe just as well...
The original "Alien" is a pretty special flick. There's that suspense build up as they approach the planet where the signal comes from, and exploring the crashed alien spacecraft. Also I think it's cool how just the one alien manages to pick off all the crewmembers one by one.
And of course, there's that scene...
Sorceress
..Bow Down To Thee..
I haven't heard of that website lol,I didn't find it on there though.
I saw 'District 9' on the upcoming movies website and saw that it didn't release details so I got interested.
But it turns it that it's not 'Halo' but a Sci Fi flick featuring a producer from one of the 'Halo' games,so it'll still be interesting.
PJ is also making 'The Lovely Bones' too.
molloch!
Obsessive :)
Ohh now that will be interesting. Though i'm always worried that it will ruin the book for me. Hmm, shall see.
Alien never impressed me much except for the gore factor. It was a typical 80s horror film, the staple of every visit to the video store.
Then there was Aliens. I can't express the phenomenon this film was at the time. I knew every scene by heart before I even saw it, due to word of mouth reports. When I saw it myself, it was a religious experience. Twenty years on and it still easily has a place in my top ten films.
That rocks my world alright. But I'm a bit concerned about J. J. Abrams being involved. I loved Lost at first, but it became too frustrating being constantly stringed along with no satisfaction to my curiosity. I still don't know what that invisible monster was.
Initially I was excited by this news, as Peter Jackson was said to be involved. But I just discovered that Alex Garland is doing the screenplay. Garland's The Day of the Triffids ripoff, 28 Days Later... was bad enough, but I will never forgive him for the shit that was Sunshine.
Then there was Aliens. I can't express the phenomenon this film was at the time. I knew every scene by heart before I even saw it, due to word of mouth reports. When I saw it myself, it was a religious experience. Twenty years on and it still easily has a place in my top ten films.
That rocks my world alright. But I'm a bit concerned about J. J. Abrams being involved. I loved Lost at first, but it became too frustrating being constantly stringed along with no satisfaction to my curiosity. I still don't know what that invisible monster was.
Initially I was excited by this news, as Peter Jackson was said to be involved. But I just discovered that Alex Garland is doing the screenplay. Garland's The Day of the Triffids ripoff, 28 Days Later... was bad enough, but I will never forgive him for the shit that was Sunshine.
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But Bkeela, don't you know... it's set in NYC?!
It might put a smile on your face then to see it destroyed, probably more than it ever has on film before.I think with J.J. on board, it at least guarantees for an interesting concept. I too share similiar thoughts of 'Lost', however, I think it may have quite a bit to do with the fact that while he's still credited on the show, his involvment these days is in fact very little. At least with this film, we know we're pretty much gonna see it all wrapped up and know all we need to know in 2 and a half hours, potentially satisfied more than we could be with Lost at the moment.
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Was it too slow for you?
No, I liked the storyline, but think there were many greater possibilities, I guess i simply didnt like it
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too slow? lol. The third act was so rushed you would miss it if you blinked. I thought the flick had massive potential but it died in the ass in the third act
and messages from god saving the day? *vomit*
and messages from god saving the day? *vomit*
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Horror video games don't scare me....... However being in
underground tunnels in Far Cry on one particular level did
make me jump a few times when things with big claws jump
out at you....
But it didn't make me feel scared to go back there.
I've love to get hold of copies of the games so I might check
out the 2nd hand shops like game traders.. The character
of Jill Valentine from the 2nd movie is in one of the games but
I preferred the Sienna Guillory version lol.....
BTW like my avatar?
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But Bkeela, don't you know... it's set in NYC?!
I think with J.J. on board, it at least guarantees for an interesting concept. I too share similiar thoughts of 'Lost', however, I think it may have quite a bit to do with the fact that while he's still credited on the show, his involvment these days is in fact very little. At least with this film, we know we're pretty much gonna see it all wrapped up and know all we need to know in 2 and a half hours, potentially satisfied more than we could be with Lost at the moment.
I just can't stand Lost and I've tried to put myself through the whole of
season 1 to get interested and still I can't like it... I get bagged a lot by
folks for not liking it but I think it sucks.. "different things for different
people and all" but I just can't get into a series that uses flashbacks
as a major crutch to hold the rest of the show up.......
Ask someone to explain the series up to where they are now and you get
all sorts of interesting answers...... I use this quote a lot but J.J. Abrams
I believe said in an interview that they more or less make the show up
as they are going but sticking to a certain number of episodes to wrap the
series up. I thnk 3x16. And he put some spin on that to make it sound
greater then it was.....
OMG he's responsible for the new Star Trek movie coming out in March
and I shudder to think what that will be like.... Already the new Enterprise
looks like the front of the engines are two penii
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"Aliens" was great....but it did lack the novelty factor of the original film "Alien", and it became a bit of a 'shoot em up' at the expense of some of the scariness factor (which was there in the first half of the film).
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Nah trust me,Silent Hill specifically the 4th one is chilling,and it was made into a movie but once again they f**ked it up.
It's focus is more on atmosphere rather than monsters despite the fact that they are quite grotesque.
Yeah Jill Valentine features in the third installment of the game and it actually features the creature that was in the second movie.
I can't for the life of me understand why these idiot movie producers decide to mess the movies up - They would be much more successful if they left the storyline the same.
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