I liked it well enough when I saw it in theatres. Just didn't like it enough that I'd go out of my way to see it again any time soon.
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What Dreams May Come
In recent years, I've made this movie an annual viewing on February 28. It's my small way of celebrating what was unquestionably my darkest, hardest time in my life 15 years ago, when I tried to commit suicide and was in the psychiatric ward for two weeks. I don't really care if other people like it or not. It's one of my favourite movies for very personal reasons.
And every time I watch this, tears are streaming down my face. Sad tears, tears from being reminded of things in my own life, and happy tears as the movie does have some wonderfully happy moments. It's one of the few movies that still hits me with the same effectiveness, no matter how many times I watch it. One of the big messages in the movie that's kept me going for so long is "Never give up." So far, I haven't, and have no intentions of giving up any time soon.
I expanded about this on my blog not long after Robin Williams died last year:
https://nickpiers.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/rip-robin-williams/
In recent years, I've made this movie an annual viewing on February 28. It's my small way of celebrating what was unquestionably my darkest, hardest time in my life 15 years ago, when I tried to commit suicide and was in the psychiatric ward for two weeks. I don't really care if other people like it or not. It's one of my favourite movies for very personal reasons.
And every time I watch this, tears are streaming down my face. Sad tears, tears from being reminded of things in my own life, and happy tears as the movie does have some wonderfully happy moments. It's one of the few movies that still hits me with the same effectiveness, no matter how many times I watch it. One of the big messages in the movie that's kept me going for so long is "Never give up." So far, I haven't, and have no intentions of giving up any time soon.
I expanded about this on my blog not long after Robin Williams died last year:
https://nickpiers.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/rip-robin-williams/
The Outlaw Josey Wales: This was a passable western. Clever at times, had some fun stuff even though it was episodic. It went on a bit too long, even though the ending was good. Not a great movie, but I'm home sick and wanted something to watch that wasn't going to demand much of me. Came from with Unforgiven, so it was fine.
Conan the Barbarian: Sometimes when I watch this, I feel like it only works because the narrative believes it's telling the greatest story ever told. Unfortunately, the DVD I picked up for $5 restores some scenes that were cut from the theatrical version and I'm not sure I like them too much. There's an extra conversation between Conan and Subotai before the battle of the mounds, and though it ends with a good line, I think some of the strength in the movie is having Arnold Schwarzenegger not say too much, let the visuals do the talking. Then there's some stuff in the ending ...
I don't know if I could find the original version, or if it's actually secretly on this DVD the way the original cut of The Lion King is hidden on Disney's special edition.
Conan the Barbarian: Sometimes when I watch this, I feel like it only works because the narrative believes it's telling the greatest story ever told. Unfortunately, the DVD I picked up for $5 restores some scenes that were cut from the theatrical version and I'm not sure I like them too much. There's an extra conversation between Conan and Subotai before the battle of the mounds, and though it ends with a good line, I think some of the strength in the movie is having Arnold Schwarzenegger not say too much, let the visuals do the talking. Then there's some stuff in the ending ...
In this version, the princess is more present when Conan ascends the Mountain of Power the final time, and after everyone leaves, she watches him destroy the temple, lets him take her hand, and then he carries her off into the end credits. On some level, this makes sense because she would be able to help him get back inside, and you might think seeing him leave with her would someday lead to his becoming a king. However, it feels like it steals from the emotional stuff between him and Valeria earlier; not 10 minutes after she briefly returns from the dead as a valkyrie to save his life.
I don't know if I could find the original version, or if it's actually secretly on this DVD the way the original cut of The Lion King is hidden on Disney's special edition.
It is? Because I have the special edition and, while I like the morning report song in the musical, it annoys me in the movie because it disrupts the flow and is too obviously edited in afterwards. You can watch the original cut?
They may have fixed this in the Platinum edition, but here's what I figured out with the earlier editions. It's worth a shot on whatever version you have.
Before they added the morning report (I agree it screws up the pacing of the movie), there was a previous DVD with a commentary by the filmmakers. Disney didn't record a new commentary for the special edition, but didn't want to remove the commentary. So, if you start the movie with the commentary on, and then turn the commentary off, the rest of the movie will play the commentary's version--the theatrical cut.
I feel like I should try this with Beauty and the Beast, too.
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I will try this when I get home. Not sure whether I have the Platinum or Diamond Edition...But worth a shot either way
Watching Robocop as next in my shitty sick day. Never seen it before.
This is pretty fucking good.
This is pretty fucking good.
Like Back to the Future and Ghostbusters, it really holds up to the tests of time.
Now compare-and-contrast the new one, and weep for how "Hollywood" is just plain blind to what makes art.
Welp, they're both on Netflix, so I could.[DOUBLEPOST=1425344015,1425343813][/DOUBLEPOST]
I'd never seen it before, but yeah, it does.
You could, but you shouldn't. The new one is the most mediocre in the worst way possible kind of film. So cut and paste boring.
On the topic of reboots, remakes and reimaginings, just watched what in my opinion is the best one of all time, The Addams Family, which is still a fucking fantastic movie and easily Barry Sonnenfeld's best film. The cast is so fucking good and the humour is spot on.
The trailer looked neat, but now that I've watched the original, I already feel like it gets everything wrong. Might listen to the Cinema Snob Midnight Screening though.
Do you guys think I should rent Robocop 2 or just stop where I am?
There was only one Robocop movie ever made. There were no sequels or reboots. And there DEFINITELY was never a horrible television series.
There's 6 Robocop movies (three originals, 3 direct to tv) and the remake.
The original one is a good movie in many ways - much like Starship Troopers, it's a good action movie with some nice ideas, but one that also manages to have a deeper commentary on society and an actual point. 2 is a good action movie but not much else. 3 is....good when high. The direct-to-Tv-movies, I'd have to look up which one was watchable, I remember 2 of them being absolute trash though.
The original one is a good movie in many ways - much like Starship Troopers, it's a good action movie with some nice ideas, but one that also manages to have a deeper commentary on society and an actual point. 2 is a good action movie but not much else. 3 is....good when high. The direct-to-Tv-movies, I'd have to look up which one was watchable, I remember 2 of them being absolute trash though.
I'm not sure you understand. Listen. Listen close.
THERE IS ONE MOVIE. AND THAT'S IT.
Just like there's only one Matrix movie!
(Now for more fun, let's talk about how many live-action Superman movies there are)
Same holds true for Starship Troopers.
(I actually went and looked, and...What I remember as 3 more movies, were apparently a tv series. I've seen them recut into 3 longer parts. Weird, considering the ttv show apparently had 2 seasons?! WTF?)
No look, see, it says right here there's a bunch of RoboCop stuff.
1, 2, and 2's twin that's a little nicer, but likes to copy their older brother.
1 Superman movie
1 Spiderman movie
1 Robocop movie
1 Matrix movie
1 Starship Troopers movie
1 Mass Effect game
1 Star Wars trilogy
1 Rocky movie
1 Die Hard trilogy (up for debate - 1 movie or 1 trilogy?)
You know, there's a lot of IPs someone could surely do something worthwhile with. As long as they don't make a crappy sequel and run it into the ground.
1 Spiderman movie
1 Robocop movie
1 Matrix movie
1 Starship Troopers movie
1 Mass Effect game
1 Star Wars trilogy
1 Rocky movie
1 Die Hard trilogy (up for debate - 1 movie or 1 trilogy?)
You know, there's a lot of IPs someone could surely do something worthwhile with. As long as they don't make a crappy sequel and run it into the ground.
I've said it multiple times, but I actually don't mind The Matrix sequels. They far pale in comparison to the first, but they're not that bad.
And there has yet to be a full Superman movie that I can say I enjoyed from beginning to end. Plenty of good moments (even some in the mostly horrible III and IV), but none that I feel fully captured Superman. Even the first one, which I feel spent way too much time on Krypton and in Kansas before finally getting to Metropolis.
I loved both Addams Family movies. Christina Ricci was born to play Wednesday Addams.
Speaking of Wednesday Addams, this was in the cool video thread or something, but I'm going to post it here because I want more people to see it.
Everyone in the Addams movies was cast perfectly. The first two anyway, the rest were garbage even Tim Curry couldn't save.
so when are we gonna be done with that "haha, there were NO SEQUELS to this very popular movie series" bullshit? like another year or two?
I've been saying there's only one Die Hard movie (the first) for years.
But he wants to know when it ends. (Whoever knows, probably use spoiler tags.)
Die Hard 5 kind of owned
I think I speak for all of us when I say, "yippee ki yay motherf*GUNSHOT*"
I thought that was one of the best parts of Die Hard 4
https://nickpiers.wordpress.com/2015/03/03/superman-and-the-superman-films/
I haven't honestly sat down and watched any of the Superman films in a number of years, but I was thinking about them lately. I realized that while there are parts of them or scenes that I enjoy, I don't really enjoy any of them as a whole. They all have their own problems that are hard to really say, "Yup, I love this movie. Every bit of it." If it's not flying backwards around the world, it's a super amnesia kiss or a cellophane S, or trying too hard to be like previous films, or killing or being a bully. They all capture Superman well at times, but not as a whole. So I discussed that.
I haven't honestly sat down and watched any of the Superman films in a number of years, but I was thinking about them lately. I realized that while there are parts of them or scenes that I enjoy, I don't really enjoy any of them as a whole. They all have their own problems that are hard to really say, "Yup, I love this movie. Every bit of it." If it's not flying backwards around the world, it's a super amnesia kiss or a cellophane S, or trying too hard to be like previous films, or killing or being a bully. They all capture Superman well at times, but not as a whole. So I discussed that.