Knight of God 54,257 Posted July 7, 2011 Author Share Posted July 7, 2011 When the remake of The Last Dragon comes out, all responses here will be null and void.Looks like Samuel L. Jackson will be Sho'Nuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grrrillapmpn Inc.® 7,363 Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 You thought those two were better than The 6th Sense? I thought it was a masterpiece, then Unbreakable was good, and Signs was OK, and the Village was pretty bad, and unlike most everyone else, I just decided to cut my losses there and not watch anymore of his movies, cause I could see where it was headed.All I ever saw was The villiage. Dude is dead to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peyton 21,045 Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 All I ever saw was The villiage. Dude is dead to me.The 6th Sense is widely regarded as a classic, and the reason he got to make all those other movies. It's very much worth watching, regardless of feelings about his other movies.Sometimes in film you get a true one hit wonder.Richard Kelly is one, and so is M. Night Shyamalan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dem Birds 11,001 Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 You thought those two were better than The 6th Sense? I thought it was a masterpiece, then Unbreakable was good, and Signs was OK, and the Village was pretty bad, and unlike most everyone else, I just decided to cut my losses there and not watch anymore of his movies, cause I could see where it was headed.The thing about the 6th Sense to me was it has no replay value, once the twist is revealed, it's amazing at first but no real reason to watch it again. I've watched Signs tons of times and that movie is genuinely creepy to me. And I liked the story for the Village, but I was disappointed initially. I just thought the premise was really good. He didn't lose me fully until The Happening. I was able to enjoy Lady in the Water because of Paul Giamatti. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CoolUsernameHere 22 Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Black Swan sucked on so many levels!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I thought it was great. What didn't you like? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Knight of God 54,257 Posted July 7, 2011 Author Share Posted July 7, 2011 I thought it was great. What didn't you like?...none...of...it...I watched it with my wife and regret every moment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shotty Ice 305 Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 (edited) Black Swan sucked on so many levels!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Seriously Black Swan gave me chills when I was done watching it. That was a morbidly brilliant movie. Edited July 7, 2011 by Headshot Rising Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jimsmusic™ 2,199 Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 didnt wanna make a new thread.. but the remake of conan looks good.. i like who they casted to be conan, liked em in game of thrones. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Knight of God 54,257 Posted July 7, 2011 Author Share Posted July 7, 2011 Seriously Black Swan gave me chills when I was done watching it. That was a morbidly brilliant movie.It was morbidly awful. I could not stand it. It was transparent as heck! I was so angry at having wasted my time watching it that I banned my wife from picking movies for us for a few weeks. It was loathesome garbage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Goal Line D 2,787 Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 While Black Swan certainly gave me a pounding headache, I felt it was superbly acted and can appreciate that aspect at least. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Billy Ocean 33,314 Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 ...none...of...it...I watched it with my wife and regret every moment.KoG if you start on some "the Lord don't want Mila Kunis and Natalie Portman making sweet love" then.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Knight of God 54,257 Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 KoG if you start on some "the Lord don't want Mila Kunis and Natalie Portman making sweet love" then.... Nah, I'm not what you think. I like movies man...LOL!!! Not going to post a spoiler even though I hated it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Knight of God 54,257 Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 "The Casey Anthony Story" when it comes out on the Lifetime Movie Network... Any "The____________ Story" on Lifetime. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CoolUsernameHere 22 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 ...none...of...it...I watched it with my wife and regret every moment.I asked what you DIDN'T like. So far all I've gotten from you is that it was transparent. What do you mean, exactly? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Knight of God 54,257 Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 I asked what you DIDN'T like. So far all I've gotten from you is that it was transparent. What do you mean, exactly?LOL!!! It was very predictable (transparent). I didn't like ANYTHING about it. Nothing at all. Nothing against you for liking it. Man, bottom line...it sucked.I was miserable with boredom and figured the whole movie out in the first 25 minutes (which didn't surprise my wife). I just hated it. Its one of the bad things about having reading and writing as hobbies. The more complex the screenplay, you'll find in books most commonly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Knight of God 54,257 Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 Really man, I like more of a thrill and didn't get that. I was left with no good feeling or bad feeling for that matter. Black Swan just wasn't very high on my likeability meter. I'm sure you'd hate a few movies I like though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CoolUsernameHere 22 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 LOL!!! It was very predictable (transparent). I didn't like ANYTHING about it. Nothing at all. Nothing against you for liking it. Man, bottom line...it sucked.I was miserable with boredom and figured the whole movie out in the first 25 minutes (which didn't surprise my wife). I just hated it. Its one of the bad things about having reading and writing as hobbies. The more complex the screenplay, you'll find in books most commonly.I understand what transparent means, thanks. I just wanted you to be more specific, because I was curious. I don't completely disagree with the film being predictable. But I thought the ride to the end was pretty darn intense. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dem Birds 11,001 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Black Swan was extremely good in my opinion. It felt like American Psycho with Ballerinas. In my experience with people that don't like Black Swan, and I've had quite a few, it's usually people that like cookie cutter things like Grown Ups or Transformers. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy generic films with little depth to them but I know what they are. Reindeer Games is a pretty bad movie, but I love it. Dark movies like Black Swan that take you out of your comfort zone and make you think a little more seem to be frowned upon by that group.Not to say Knight is of that group, just the people I have seen that have told me they don't like it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Knight of God 54,257 Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 Black Swan was extremely good in my opinion. It felt like American Psycho with Ballerinas. In my experience with people that don't like Black Swan, and I've had quite a few, it's usually people that like cookie cutter things like Grown Ups or Transformers. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy generic films with little depth to them but I know what they are. Reindeer Games is a pretty bad movie, but I love it. Dark movies like Black Swan that take you out of your comfort zone and make you think a little more seem to be frowned upon by that group.Not to say Knight is of that group, just the people I have seen that have told me they don't like it.Haven't seen Grown Ups and it probably isn't my style. Hated Transformers too LOL!!! My favorite movies usually have depth, circumstantial elements, and a few other things. LOVED American Psycho BTW. I saw a few similarities, but Black Swan was just annoying IMO. Maybe it was the acting or the cast, or even the overall plot. I found it to be VERY predictable, but I've seen movies of that ilk quite a few times and actually wrote a similar story for college...when I was 18 LOL!!! If I had started a thread about favorite movies of all time I'd have to honestly say that it would be American History X. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Knight of God 54,257 Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 I understand what transparent means, thanks. I just wanted you to be more specific, because I was curious. I don't completely disagree with the film being predictable. But I thought the ride to the end was pretty darn intense.I felt zero intensity other than the anger in the back of my neck for sitting through it. I honestly wanted to turn it off right there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B^rooklyn 164 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 I Don't Know I Liked WaterWorld When I Was A Kid. Haven't Seen it In A While So, Don't Know if I'll Feel The Same Way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Knight of God 54,257 Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 I Don't Know I Liked WaterWorld When I Was A Kid. Haven't Seen it In A While So, Don't Know if I'll Feel The Same Way.I thought it was silly...LOL.Marginally entertaining. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dem Birds 11,001 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Haven't seen Grown Ups and it probably isn't my style. Hated Transformers too LOL!!! My favorite movies usually have depth, circumstantial elements, and a few other things. LOVED American Psycho BTW. I saw a few similarities, but Black Swan was just annoying IMO. Maybe it was the acting or the cast, or even the overall plot. I found it to be VERY predictable, but I've seen movies of that ilk quite a few times and actually wrote a similar story for college...when I was 18 LOL!!! If I had started a thread about favorite movies of all time I'd have to honestly say that it would be American History X.American History X is a great flick. I definitely wasn't convinced of Black Swans candidacy for Best Film, but I was totally convinced that Natalie Portman deserved Best Actress. The movie may have been a little more praised than it should have been but I felt it was a very good film. And I'm not really the biggest fan of Darren Aronofsky (except that I loved The Wrestler.) but I didn't care for Requiem for a Dream at all (though it had great performances, I couldn't connect or sympathize with the characters because I'm not ******** like they were lol.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Knight of God 54,257 Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 American History X is a great flick. I definitely wasn't convinced of Black Swans candidacy for Best Film, but I was totally convinced that Natalie Portman deserved Best Actress. The movie may have been a little more praised than it should have been but I felt it was a very good film. And I'm not really the biggest fan of Darren Aronofsky (except that I loved The Wrestler.) but I didn't care for Requiem for a Dream at all (though it had great performances, I couldn't connect or sympathize with the characters because I'm not ******** like they were lol.)The Wrestler was amazing. Great story and very believable. A lot of movies that I see getting awards are not in my taste though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peyton 21,045 Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I felt zero intensity other than the anger in the back of my neck for sitting through it. I honestly wanted to turn it off right there.I watched Black Swan last night. I have to say that I agree with you 100%. I think it was the most overrated movie I've seen in a long time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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