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Start here => What's your crime? Basic Discussion => Topic started by: Parts on May 05, 2008, 09:02:26 PM
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Flipping the channels I just came across Death Wish. I remember watching it a long time ago but didn't remember the acting being so bad or that Jeff Goldblum was in it In fact it's his first movie he was Freak #1
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Every weekend my dad and I used to watch movies, it was either Charles Bronson, Clint Eastwood, Friday the 13th, or Godzilla.
Our favorites, we used to cheer on Jason & Godzilla while eating a ton of popcorn.
It's no wonder I'm warped now.
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I used to watch mst3k with my kids every Saturday when it was on. We still watch other older movies and do our own dialog
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Flipping the channels I just came across Death Wish. I remember watching it a long time ago but didn't remember the acting being so bad or that Jeff Goldblum was in it In fact it's his first movie he was Freak #1
My dad liked those movies, Dirty Harry and Charles Bronson's Death Wish ones.
Andrew Robinson was the bad guy in the first Dirty Harry, I saw the other day. The person making it wanted a bad guy with the face of a choir boy. I think that he got death threats for years after making the movie.
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I recently downloaded "The Andromeda Strain (1971)" and "The Omega Man (1971)"
Both movies that I enjoyed when younger.
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I liked the first Death Wish. The rest were shite but the first was quite good, actually.
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I liked the first Death Wish. The rest were shite but the first was quite good, actually.
I liked it but some of the bad guys were a bit over the top
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I recently downloaded "The Andromeda Strain (1971)" and "The Omega Man (1971)"
Both movies that I enjoyed when younger.
I saw "The Andromeda Strain" on television recently and I liked it, but I don't remember ever seeing "The Omega Man."
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I recently downloaded "The Andromeda Strain (1971)" and "The Omega Man (1971)"
Both movies that I enjoyed when younger.
I saw "The Andromeda Strain" on television recently and I liked it, but I don't remember ever seeing "The Omega Man."
They did a 2 part mini series remake of The Andromeda Strain (both are based off the Michael Crichton Novel).
The Omega Man, staring Charlton Heston, is based off the Novel "I am Legend" by Richard Matheson, which was also recently remade with Will Smith.
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Both of those were awful. :GA:
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Both of those were awful. :GA:
I watched I am Legend online when it first came out on a site where you could see people walking in front of the cam corder :laugh:
I like the post apocolyptical theme but the movie was lacking a lot glad I didn't pay to see it
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The book is terrific, though. And NOTHING like any of those awful movies.
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I recently downloaded "The Andromeda Strain (1971)" and "The Omega Man (1971)"
Both movies that I enjoyed when younger.
I saw "The Andromeda Strain" on television recently and I liked it, but I don't remember ever seeing "The Omega Man."
They did a 2 part mini series remake of The Andromeda Strain (both are based off the Michael Crichton Novel).
The Omega Man, staring Charlton Heston, is based off the Novel "I am Legend" by Richard Matheson, which was also recently remade with Will Smith.
Oh. My husband and I rented the DVD "I am Legend" with Will Smith recently, but I did not realize that it was a remake of an earlier movie.
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Both of those were awful. :GA:
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man."
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I recently downloaded "The Andromeda Strain (1971)" and "The Omega Man (1971)"
Both movies that I enjoyed when younger.
I saw "The Andromeda Strain" on television recently and I liked it, but I don't remember ever seeing "The Omega Man."
They did a 2 part mini series remake of The Andromeda Strain (both are based off the Michael Crichton Novel).
The Omega Man, staring Charlton Heston, is based off the Novel "I am Legend" by Richard Matheson, which was also recently remade with Will Smith.
Oh. My husband and I rented the DVD "I am Legend" with Will Smith recently, but I did not realize that it was a remake of an earlier movie.
I'd say its more of another movie based off the novel rather than a remake of the other one, plus I think there was another movie based off the novel before The Omega Man. So that would make the recent one the 3rd.
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The book is terrific, though. And NOTHING like any of those awful movies.
The thing is, to turn a good novel into a good movie is more work that making either a good novel or a good movie. I think the two different mediums have their own type of stories that they can only tell well. I think its rare that one story is able to be told well in both mediums. It's either going to be crap or just turn out a lot different, and you are then always going to have someone complaining either way.
I probably should read the novel at some point, but on its own, I enjoyed the movie, but then again I'm probably missing a lot more when it comes to movies than yourself.
Hey I even enjoyed the new Star Wars Trilogy.
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It would help if the movie and the book shared at least some common ground, though. :P
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The book is terrific, though. And NOTHING like any of those awful movies.
Indeed, the book is great, but I have not seen the Willl Smith version.
I will watch it just to see Will Smith.
:laugh:
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It would help if the movie and the book shared at least some common ground, though. :P
Now I'm gonna have to find the book. Plus I think I need something new to read, it's been a while.
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Andrew Robinson was the bad guy in the first Dirty Harry, I saw the other day. The person making it wanted a bad guy with the face of a choir boy. I think that he got death threats for years after making the movie.
This is how I remember him:
(http://www.planetspace.de/startrek/library/images/character/garak.jpg)
:P
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Andrew Robinson was the bad guy in the first Dirty Harry, I saw the other day. The person making it wanted a bad guy with the face of a choir boy. I think that he got death threats for years after making the movie.
This is how I remember him:
(http://www.planetspace.de/startrek/library/images/character/garak.jpg)
:P
It's weird when you watch the extras on like the ds9 box sets and see all the actors out of make up (cos it was an alien heavy show). They just dont look right.
DS9 is my fav trek too btw.
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I recently downloaded "The Andromeda Strain (1971)" and "The Omega Man (1971)"
Both movies that I enjoyed when younger.
I saw "The Andromeda Strain" on television recently and I liked it, but I don't remember ever seeing "The Omega Man."
They did a 2 part mini series remake of The Andromeda Strain (both are based off the Michael Crichton Novel).
The Omega Man, staring Charlton Heston, is based off the Novel "I am Legend" by Richard Matheson, which was also recently remade with Will Smith.
Vincent Price starred in a 50's version of "I am Legend". If I remember correctly it was called, "The last man on Earth". ??? Not quite sure of that title, but, it wasn't bad!
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I recently downloaded "The Andromeda Strain (1971)" and "The Omega Man (1971)"
Both movies that I enjoyed when younger.
I saw "The Andromeda Strain" on television recently and I liked it, but I don't remember ever seeing "The Omega Man."
They did a 2 part mini series remake of The Andromeda Strain (both are based off the Michael Crichton Novel).
The Omega Man, staring Charlton Heston, is based off the Novel "I am Legend" by Richard Matheson, which was also recently remade with Will Smith.
Vincent Price starred in a 50's version of "I am Legend". If I remember correctly it was called, "The last man on Earth". ??? Not quite sure of that title, but, it wasn't bad!
The Last Man on Earth (1964) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058700/)
Aparently the novel was published in 1954, so close.
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The book is terrific, though. And NOTHING like any of those awful movies.
Indeed, the book is great, but I have not seen the Willl Smith version.
I will watch it just to see Will Smith.
:laugh:
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
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It would help if the movie and the book shared at least some common ground, though. :P
Now I'm gonna have to find the book. Plus I think I need something new to read, it's been a while.
Terrific book. Richard Matheson is a good writer.
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The book is terrific, though. And NOTHING like any of those awful movies.
Indeed, the book is great, but I have not seen the Willl Smith version.
I will watch it just to see Will Smith.
:laugh:
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
What's wrong with Willl Smith??
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The book is terrific, though. And NOTHING like any of those awful movies.
Indeed, the book is great, but I have not seen the Willl Smith version.
I will watch it just to see Will Smith.
:laugh:
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
What's wrong with Willl Smith??
He's made it a habit to kill the works of good writers. "I Robot", anyone?
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The book is terrific, though. And NOTHING like any of those awful movies.
Indeed, the book is great, but I have not seen the Willl Smith version.
I will watch it just to see Will Smith.
:laugh:
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
What's wrong with Willl Smith??
He's made it a habit to kill the works of good writers. "I Robot", anyone?
Don't froget, he's an actor, not a screen writer.
I doubt seriously that he has read Asimov, but I have no idea.
I just think he is entertaining as a tragic or comedic actor.
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I think that given his current position in the industry, he has a lot of say in what kind of films he will be in. I remember having read something about how proud he is of "I Robot".
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It would help if the movie and the book shared at least some common ground, though. :P
Now I'm gonna have to find the book. Plus I think I need something new to read, it's been a while.
Terrific book. Richard Matheson is a good writer.
Agreed, it was a good book!
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I think that given his current position in the industry, he has a lot of say in what kind of films he will be in. I remember having read something about how proud he is of "I Robot".
From the perspective of those who love visuals and the talents required to work in blue screen, I agree that he should be proud.
Still he is an late-comer to the table as the the film is conceived
His role comes into play toward the end of the formative processes. he is an actor and a talented one
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... and kind of pretty, too.
:D
....... see?
(http://www.jewishjournal.com/thegodblog/uploaded_images/WillSmith-740081.jpg)
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I kind of liked "I Am Legend"... I didn't like what happened to Sam though.
I have regular fantasies about being the last person on earth... or one of the last two.
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I kind of liked "I Am Legend"... I didn't like what happened to Sam though.
I have regular fantasies about being the last person on earth... or one of the last two.
Is the other last person on Earth female, by any chance?
;D
I hated what happened to Sam, too.
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I kind of liked "I Am Legend"... I didn't like what happened to Sam though.
I have regular fantasies about being the last person on earth... or one of the last two.
Is the other last person on Earth female, by any chance?
;D
I hated what happened to Sam, too.
Always. :)
Although, we would have the debate as to whether it would be a good idea to try to repopulate the world.
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I kind of liked "I Am Legend"... I didn't like what happened to Sam though.
I have regular fantasies about being the last person on earth... or one of the last two.
Is the other last person on Earth female, by any chance?
;D
I hated what happened to Sam, too.
Always. :)
Although, we would have the debate as to whether it would be a good idea to try to repopulate the world.
Good.
That debate always leads to a lot of oral, right at first.
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I think that given his current position in the industry, he has a lot of say in what kind of films he will be in. I remember having read something about how proud he is of "I Robot".
From the perspective of those who love visuals and the talents required to work in blue screen, I agree that he should be proud.
Still he is an late-comer to the table as the the film is conceived
His role comes into play toward the end of the formative processes. he is an actor and a talented one
Not sure. Considering his position, he can initiate projects.
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I think that given his current position in the industry, he has a lot of say in what kind of films he will be in. I remember having read something about how proud he is of "I Robot".
From the perspective of those who love visuals and the talents required to work in blue screen, I agree that he should be proud.
Still he is an late-comer to the table as the the film is conceived
His role comes into play toward the end of the formative processes. he is an actor and a talented one
Not sure. Considering his position, he can initiate projects.
So when he does this alleged initiation of projects, should he not make himself appear boxoffice worthy as everyone else in the hollywood set (with his pull) has done?
:D
Honestly, if he is one hundred per cent to blame for making a sellable movie out of a book that ninety percent of the populace can not understand, then I support his art.
....... and art it IS, indeed.
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He's not, obviously. But he is highly visible.
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Harold and Maude :pinkbeat:
Great film from the 70s.
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Harold and Maude :pinkbeat:
Great film from the 70s.
Your back! It's one of my favorites Id Plus you but you like negatives so -1
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Not back, just managed to get my internet to work for more than an hour :laugh:
Laptop's still fucked and I might take a picture of it and post it in the "make someone laugh" thread.
Tis literally hanging on to dear life with one wire :P
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He's not, obviously. But he is highly visible.
... and so, you reject his art or just this particular movie?
I honestly believe that dumbing down a scholarly work so that more will appreciate parts of it is not as bad as not trying.
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He's not, obviously. But he is highly visible.
... and so, you reject his art or just this particular movie?
I honestly believe that dumbing down a scholarly work so that more will appreciate parts of it is not as bad as not trying.
Agreed, Hollywood is what it is! A work of art in literature like "I am legend" or "I, Robot" or other works of literature turned into movies should be appreciated for the fact that they are still relevant enough to be thought worth making a movie out of. Example: My personal favorite "Journey to the center of the Earth" has been made into a movie 4X;s. Some People may be inspired to READ the original books and discover (like I did) a whole new world of wonder of the mind and imagination. 8)
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He's not, obviously. But he is highly visible.
... and so, you reject his art or just this particular movie?
Those two movies, actually. "I Am Legend" AND "I Robot". I liked his work in "The Legend of Bagger Vance" (an underrated film, IMO) and "Enemy of the State", to name two others.
I honestly believe that dumbing down a scholarly work so that more will appreciate parts of it is not as bad as not trying.
Scholarly works, maybe, popular literature, no. Never underestimate your audience.
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He's not, obviously. But he is highly visible.
... and so, you reject his art or just this particular movie?
Those two movies, actually. "I Am Legend" AND "I Robot". I liked his work in "The Legend of Bagger Vance" (an underrated film, IMO) and "Enemy of the State", to name two others.
I honestly believe that dumbing down a scholarly work so that more will appreciate parts of it is not as bad as not trying.
Scholarly works, maybe, popular literature, no. Never underestimate your audience.
Hollywood has always done this.
Bastards
>:(
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It's what they do. And people pay for them to keep on doing it.