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[GasparZizou]

Oh snap, dis gon be gud!

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Why does every time someone tries to make sense it's about realism? Like Price said, even if it's a fantasy movie it doesn't have to be devoid of logic, sure, it may be a minor nitpick by Prince, and it doesn't even really affect the movie, but he has a point, just very minor inconsequential inconsistency, I don't agree with his score, it's a solid 9 for me, but I do agree with him on that little nitpick.

Have you seen it lately? Anyway, that "nitpick" doesn't ruin the film, but it was a bad start for the character and he never recovered from it. You can tell that Winston's intro scene was rewritten in the last minute or it was supposed to take place earlier in the film, where it would make more sense since the character originally had a larger role in the story, when they wanted Eddie Murphy to play Winston. Even when Ernie Hudson got the role it was a larger role, but when they started shooting the film, his role was diminished, thus they introduce the character an hour into the film.

The problem is not the character or even how they introduce him, the problem is WHEN they chose to introduce the him. That scene works if it takes place earlier in the story. If they wanted to keep that scene an hour into the film, all they had to do was have a small sequence/montage of them interviewing a bunch of people for the job, which could have been a funny sequence. Not to mention, had they given Winston a larger intro where he gets to impress the guys (and the audience) with his attitude and personality in order to get the job over all the other people who are more qualified, instead of just giving him a one line intro, the character would have had more of an impact and he wouldn't be so forgettable. He's basically a driver, with not much of a personality or skills in the film. The worst part....they did the same thing to Winston in the sequel

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

Annabelle - 4/10

 

[Patriot666]

Annabelle - 4/10

Out of curiosity, did you like The Conjuring? I did, so I'm hoping to like Annabelle but I haven't seen it yet.

 

[GasparZizou]

Have you seen it lately? Anyway, that "nitpick" doesn't ruin the film, but it was a bad start for the character and he never recovered from it. You can tell that Winston's intro scene was rewritten in the last minute or it was supposed to take place earlier in the film, where it would make more sense since the character originally had a larger role in the story, when they wanted Eddie Murphy to play Winston. Even when Ernie Hudson got the role it was a larger role, but when they started shooting the film, his role was diminished, thus they introduce the character an hour into the film.

The problem is not the character or even how they introduce him, the problem is WHEN they chose to introduce the him. That scene works if it takes place earlier in the story. If they wanted to keep that scene an hour into the film, all they had to do was have a small sequence/montage of them interviewing a bunch of people for the job, which could have been a funny sequence. Not to mention, had they given Winston a larger intro where he gets to impress the guys (and the audience) with his attitude and personality in order to get the job over all the other people who are more qualified, instead of just giving him a one line intro, the character would have had more of an impact and he wouldn't be so forgettable. He's basically a driver, with not much of a personality or skills in the film. The worst part....they did the same thing to Winston in the sequel

I haven't seen it lately, it's long overdue, but I do remember thinking: "shouldn't there be more people there?" like you said, paranormal investigators or just straight up paranormal nuts, I agree, it's just a small timing inconsistency, which is why I think it doesn't affect the movie or the character at all.

 

[GasparZizou]

Out of curiosity, did you like The Conjuring? I did, so I'm hoping to like Annabelle but I haven't seen it yet.

I haven't seen Annabelle because I've heard it's bad, but I liked the Conjuring a lot, and I've also heard that if you liked the Conjuring, you're not gonna like Annabelle

 

[wanderlai]

Jurassic World. 6.5/10 the cgi Dinosaurs 10/10

 

[Patriot666]

I haven't seen Annabelle because I've heard it's bad, but I liked the Conjuring a lot, and I've also heard that if you liked the Conjuring, you're not gonna like Annabelle

Sucks cause Annabelle was really creepy in The Conjuring, as was everything else in that movie.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Well since earlier he needed the attributes of Hans Gruber spelled out and then was struggling with Ghostbusters I initially took it as an "era of film" thing. But you're right, he doesn't "get" current blockbusters like Jurassic World either so I rescind the notion that there's only one specific period of film that he has trouble with.

If by "struggling" you mean noticing glaring problems in a story, then yes. Jurassic World has way too many plotholes for me to even bother with it. It's like picking on a mentally chalenged baby... dinosaur

 

[GasparZizou]

Sucks cause Annabelle was really creepy in The Conjuring, as was everything else in that movie.

Yeah, but judging from the stuff I heard, Annabelle is supposedly just a cash grab due to the success of the Conjuring, just jumpscares with no tension, even if the Conjuring took some liberties from the original story, apparently Annabelle has nothing to do with its original source at all.

If you liked the Conjuring, I recommend you get The Demonologist, a book about the Warrens, it explains the types of paranormal stuff and goes through some real cases, I got the audiobook and it was great, real spooky, even more so than the movie.

 

[Patriot666]

Yeah, but judging from the stuff I heard, Annabelle is supposedly just a cash grab due to the success of the Conjuring, just jumpscares with no tension, even if the Conjuring took some liberties from the original story, apparently Annabelle has nothing to do with its original source at all.

If you liked the Conjuring, I recommend you get The Demonologist, a book about the Warrens, it explains the types of paranormal stuff and goes through some real cases, I got the audiobook and it was great, real spooky, even more so than the movie.

The book is always better. I'm a huge fan of horror films, but not horror books. Not sure why, but I just don't enjoy them like I do the movies. Thanks for the tip though on The Demonologist.

 

[GasparZizou]

The book is always better. I'm a huge fan of horror films, but not horror books. Not sure why, but I just don't enjoy them like I do the movies. Thanks for the tip though on The Demonologist.

Oh I'm not one of those guys I think there are some movies better than the books, and the Demonologist isn't really about the Conjuring, it's the personal account of both Ed and Lorraine about various cases and types of ghosts/demons, like a minipedia or something, it's really good if you enjoy the paranormal like me, you can listen to it while walking the dog or whenever, I used to listen to it while riding the bus or before going to bed, good stuff

 

[RIDDICK]

Pulp Fiction - 10/10

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By the time they hired him, the Ghostbusters were famous. They were on tv shows, magazines, and they were the hottest thing in town, like the Beetles. Winston just shows up to an empty firehouse holding the newspaper ad. There should have been a huge line of people fighting for that spot, like hundreds of scientist, paranormal experts, and people with a PhD degree, but instead they went with the "everyman," when they should have had their pick of the litter at that point. Winston can only work if the Ghostbusters hire him before they hit it big, maybe (but not necessarily) because one of them knew him already. That's the only way that picking a guy with zero scientific knowledge to help around is justifiable.

The way the three guys got started made sense and explained pretty well... they even went to a bank to get a second mortgage so that they could afford the firehouse. When the bad guy wanted to inspect the place, Peter asked him to come back with a permit.
If you take away the ghosts from the film, they are just highly educated exterminators basically. I would say that most things in the film make sense. Even in the sequel, it's starts with them out of business because they were sued by the city because of all the damage "they caused". That's more logical and realistic than most superhero film I've seen where the characters aren't held accountable for their actions.

Agree completely. It was one single thing I started to pick up years ago after the third viewing.

 

[cmiller99]

Pulp Fiction - 10/10

You said it!

 

[BagginsOfBagEnd]

Jurassic Park 10/10

 

[cmiller99]

Giant 7.8/10 - Very sprawling storywise, but a very rich film visually and thematically, with some really good acting. And it's worth seeing for James Dean's final role alone.

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior - 10/10. I feel a nice connection with this film. It was shot outside of a place in New South Wales, Australia called Broken Hill. I've visited Broken Hill multiple times in my life, and I love it there.

At a little town near Broken Hill called Silverton there's a Road Warrior museum where lots of the vehicles and props used in the film, including Max's Interceptor and the Feral Kid's music box and boomerang, are on display. It's a really great little museum, a gem in a tiny backwater town in the middle of the outback.

I've stood on the very place where the opening chase sequence was shot, at the Mundi Mundi lookout. One of the guys running the museum in Silverton told me a story about how during the filming of the opening chase scene they had to remove a road sign that looked completely out of place. They cut down the sign, but in a way that allowed them to put it back on without any one noticing that it had been tampered with. Sure enough, when I went there, I was able to lift up the road sign to see where they had cut it, put it back and left it years before. It's a small detail but one that sticks out to me when I rewatch the movie, that one quick shot of Max slowing down in the outback with no road sign.

 

[Deckard]

The Ghostbusters are indeed famous by the point they hire Winston but no one believes them.

The public at large think they are scam artists who have ridden to fame on a bunch of made up nonsense. It's the 80s, there was no footage of anything on TV up to that point that proved they were really busting ghosts and the handful of people they helped couldn't hop on Reddit and post about their experience.

You guys may not remember, may be too young or from russia... but there was a ton of scam artists on tv in the 80s. This one guy would convince children via tv commercials and buying air time, to steal/send their parents jewelry to him.

Even Winston's reaction to being hired makes it clear he doesn't understand what he's getting into. Janine asks if he believes in paranormal and his response is that if there is a pay check, he'll believe anything, indicating he's willing to go along with, what as far as he knows, is the lie they're perpetuating.

It's why Peck wants them shut down, why the cops are on his side, why the mayor needs convincing... etc. I mean, even Dana is skeptical and she saw actual ghosts.


Now Ghostbusters 2 is a different story. For the kids at the party to still not believe that Mr Stay Puft happened when they had actual tv cameras at that event at the end of 1, doesn't make sense. But Ghostbusters 2 is pretty meh in general.

 

[K07]

I'm not as forgiving about crappy endings - the movie was about an '8' for me all the way through but the ending turned it into a '5'.

I was initially pissed at the ending but after sleeping on it I realized it just cemented that particular character into the psycho ***** that she is. Sure I'd love to see justice done but it was a fitting ending. I'd never bother rewatching this one though. Too depressing.

 

[marker2037]

I agree with you, I actually loved the movie, it has a lot of heart and personality, I liked all the protagonists, I hated them at first but ended up liking them, but there's no denying the movie is seriously overflowing with flaws on every level, I'd give it a 4/10, I also agree the cinematography was below mediocre.

Yet, despite all its problems, it still made me laugh, it made me interested in the story and characters, it gave me feels. Imo it's a very good very bad movie

Chappie - 5.5/10 I wanted to like this movie more than I did. Still do. I just can't get over the fact that we're supposed to be rooting for these criminals like they're good people. Mommy? ok I can get that she was cool. But Ninja? Please. Are we supposed to like this guy at the end of the movie? He was a thug who turned this cool AI robot into a thug. Lame. He didn't have one redeeming quality about him. And also....do people really talk like that? I just couldn't get over the dialogue.

Movie also just reminded me of Short Circuit 2 waaaaaaaay too much. 5.5/10

Avatar 3D - 8/10

I would LOVE to see this in 3D again. One of the best cinema experiences of my life.

I haven't seen Annabelle because I've heard it's bad, but I liked the Conjuring a lot, and I've also heard that if you liked the Conjuring, you're not gonna like Annabelle

Sucks cause Annabelle was really creepy in The Conjuring, as was everything else in that movie.

Yea same for me. The Conjuring was one of the best scary movies for me in a long, long time. Saw it in the theater and it creeped me out big time. Especially the Annabelle doll. But I've heard the same thing that most of you have heard and that's the new Annabelle movie is not good at all which is why I haven't bothered with it.

 

[Patriot666]

Yea same for me. The Conjuring was one of the best scary movies for me in a long, long time. Saw it in the theater and it creeped me out big time. Especially the Annabelle doll. But I've heard the same thing that most of you have heard and that's the new Annabelle movie is not good at all which is why I haven't bothered with it.

I was seeing shadows move and stuff behind me in the mirror. Took me a day or two to get over it lol. Sometimes a horror movie will hit you in just the right way and will stick with you. I watched it again with my older brother and he didn't think it was scary, and honestly wasn't the same for me on second viewing.