Rate the last movie you watched. - Page 48

Belmit · 10-01-2009, 13:24

PotC suffers a bit from the Matrix syndrome. One great standalone film followed by a highly confusing, overlong two-parter. If I was a little kid that had sat and enjoyed the first film I would have been pretty restless watching the others. Even as an adult I found the second too twisty-turny and the third almost philosophically macabre.

NokkonWud · 10-01-2009, 13:27

I've only ever seen the first POTC movie and I really don't see why it's so highly thought of :/. Sure, Depp is brilliant and the way he speaks his lines is superb, but so is Brannagh in Hamlet.

I just don't get it. I'd give it a 7.

BBx · 10-01-2009, 13:31

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Originally Posted by NokkonWud

but so is Brannagh in Hamlet.

I concur! I find him tres sexy in that... nothing else though!

BB x

Pheebs · 10-01-2009, 13:43

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Originally Posted by BBx

Equilibrium

This... is a genius filum!

Ref POTC, I personally love all three

But then I would

BBx · 10-01-2009, 13:49

Because they are slightly 'off hinge'?

I must be attracted to slightly crazy characters in films lol!

BB x

Pickers · 10-01-2009, 14:28

y = mx + c
iirc

Stan_Lite · 10-01-2009, 16:06

Apologies to the Twilight fans (BBx & Mr& Mrs Dym) but here are my opinions.

Decided to go to the pictures last Sunday with Kelleeeeeeeeeeeeee before I headed out to Egypt. Had a look in the paper and decided on Twilight - I figured that anything with vampires in it should be all right - big mistake. Instead of being a vampire flick, it turned out to be a teen romance with some implausibly nice vampires in it - what a pile of tosh

Smiley Queen was happy but then, she's soppy

The movie gets a 3/10 from me - partly because teen romance flicks aren't my thing but mostly because it was truly dire.

Pheebs · 10-01-2009, 16:39

I think Nokkon meant that despite there was good acting it wasn't all that as a filum

Hummm diggity about Twilight... heard mixed reviews :/ Think it's gonna be a wait until it's on doovd and then watch it job

NokkonWud · 10-01-2009, 17:04

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Originally Posted by Kitten

Not sure of the relevance of that Nokkon, it's two different actors playing different characters in two different films - both Oscar nominated and both critically acclaimed. I can think that Hugh Grant is brilliant in one film, whereas Kate Blanchett is great in another. Doesn't detract from the other. Why compare those two?

Exactly as BBx said, they play on-the-edge characters, people rave about POTC for many reasons, Depp being the main one, but I've seen that sort of 'lunacy' done in many films and don't understand why PotC is so highly rated because of it, because that's without a doubt the main part of the film. Nothing else is really that special about it, or am I just missing something every time?

Garp · 10-01-2009, 17:20

I really didn't get on with PoTC2. Loved the first one, good blend of comedy and story, generally good acting all around. Twists but not too much as to leave you going "Huh?"
Second one just felt to me too much like the script writers said "What would be cool.. I know, giant hamster ball" then figured out how to write it in, and so on. Just one long string of bizarre fight and stunt sequences with some way too twisty plot shoved in a the last minute for glue. I haven't bothered to watch the third one to tidy everything up because the second one felt such I mess I just didn't care. I know Belmit compared it to the Matrix, and I see where he's coming from, but I have to say even after the second Matrix film I actually wanted the answers.

10-01-2009, 13:24	#471
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	PotC suffers a bit from the Matrix syndrome. One great standalone film followed by a highly confusing, overlong two-parter. If I was a little kid that had sat and enjoyed the first film I would have been pretty restless watching the others. Even as an adult I found the second too twisty-turny and the third almost philosophically macabre. __________________

10-01-2009, 13:27	#472
NokkonWud BD Recruitment Officer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Smogville Posts: 3,880	I've only ever seen the first POTC movie and I really don't see why it's so highly thought of :/. Sure, Depp is brilliant and the way he speaks his lines is superb, but so is Brannagh in Hamlet. I just don't get it. I'd give it a 7. __________________

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Pickers Absinthe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2,692	y = mx + c iirc __________________ Pictures

10-01-2009, 16:06	#477
Stan_Lite Stan, Stan the FLASHER MAN! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In bed with your sister Posts: 5,483	Apologies to the Twilight fans (BBx & Mr& Mrs Dym) but here are my opinions. Decided to go to the pictures last Sunday with Kelleeeeeeeeeeeeee before I headed out to Egypt. Had a look in the paper and decided on Twilight - I figured that anything with vampires in it should be all right - big mistake. Instead of being a vampire flick, it turned out to be a teen romance with some implausibly nice vampires in it - what a pile of tosh Smiley Queen was happy but then, she's soppy The movie gets a 3/10 from me - partly because teen romance flicks aren't my thing but mostly because it was truly dire. __________________ Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean I...

10-01-2009, 16:39	#478
Pheebs Deep Throat Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 6,512	I think Nokkon meant that despite there was good acting it wasn't all that as a filum Hummm diggity about Twilight... heard mixed reviews :/ Think it's gonna be a wait until it's on doovd and then watch it job __________________ http://www.spiffingdesigns.co.uk

10-01-2009, 13:49	#475
BBx Reverse SuBo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: London Posts: 8,673	Because they are slightly 'off hinge'? I must be attracted to slightly crazy characters in films lol! BB x

10-01-2009, 17:20	#480
Garp Preparing more tumbleweed Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 6,038	I really didn't get on with PoTC2. Loved the first one, good blend of comedy and story, generally good acting all around. Twists but not too much as to leave you going "Huh?" Second one just felt to me too much like the script writers said "What would be cool.. I know, giant hamster ball" then figured out how to write it in, and so on. Just one long string of bizarre fight and stunt sequences with some way too twisty plot shoved in a the last minute for glue. I haven't bothered to watch the third one to tidy everything up because the second one felt such I mess I just didn't care. I know Belmit compared it to the Matrix, and I see where he's coming from, but I have to say even after the second Matrix film I actually wanted the answers. __________________ Mal: Define "interesting"? Wash: "Oh, God, oh, God, we're all gonna die"?

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