03-10-2011, 04:49 PM
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#101
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Originally Posted by Yeah_Baby
'10/10 Best Movie Ever!"
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Impossible, Michael Bay is not involved.
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03-10-2011, 05:41 PM
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#102
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Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN
Impossible, Michael Bay is not involved.
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Nor Uwe Boll or Joel Schumacher.
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03-10-2011, 05:51 PM
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#103
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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
Nor Uwe Boll or Michael Schumacher.
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The F1 Racer directs bad movies?
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03-11-2011, 04:52 PM
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#105
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Just got back from a matinee. I can see why critics don't like it. It's a 2 hour video game. A 2 hour action scene.
As a movie, Battle LA is pretty bad. As a Alien Invasion movie, it's pretty cool. Does that make any sense??
It's got terrible dialogue. Just so cliche. I could have written better dialogue. There's just way too much chest pumping/America is great/Marine talk/hoo raaah kind of chat for my liking. It's got a pretty ordinary story. It's got very ordinary characters, just nothing we haven't seen before. And I think with a better, more experienced director, it could have been so much better.
But this is not like a Roland Emerich film. There's the odd cheesy one liner, but they're not littered throughout the movie. There's no annoying asthmatic little brat kid who realizes that his inhaler is a secret weapon. There's nothing ridiculous like that. There's no uploading of computer viruses to an enemy spaceship. There's no marine flying an alien craft better than the aliens.
There are some pretty intense scenes and the aliens are kind of a mix between a District 9 alien and a Transformer. They look reltively cool. Their weapons are not as bad ass as I would have liked, but still some pretty cool ships.
Like I said, as far as movies go, it's pretty ordinary. Maybe a 5 out of 10.
As far as alien invasion movies go, it's actually pretty good. This is not Independance Day or Skyline. It's nowhere near being that bad. But it's not even remotely close to being as good as District 9. Somewhere in between is where I would rank it. So let's say.... 6.5 out of 10.
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03-11-2011, 05:01 PM
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#106
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I dunno why everyone keeps saying Independence Day was a bad/cheesy movie. ID4 rocks my socks.
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03-11-2011, 05:04 PM
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#107
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Originally Posted by worth
I dunno why everyone keeps saying Independence Day was a bad/cheesy movie. ID4 rocks my socks.
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It wasn't bad until Will Smith openned his mouth.
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03-11-2011, 05:07 PM
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#108
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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
It wasn't bad until Will Smith showed up on camera.
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03-11-2011, 05:50 PM
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#109
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I'm going to see this on Sunday with a bunch of buddies but we are getting tipsy and stoned before so hopefully that makes it a 10/10 movie. 
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Not at all, as I've said, I would rather start with LA over any of the other WC playoff teams. Bunch of underachievers who look good on paper but don't even deserve to be in the playoffs.
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03-11-2011, 05:55 PM
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#110
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Originally Posted by HOOT
I'm going to see this on Sunday with a bunch of buddies but we are getting tipsy and stoned
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So it is a normal Sunday for you then?
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03-11-2011, 07:00 PM
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#111
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Originally Posted by Yeah_Baby
So it is a normal Sunday for you then?
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well besides the movie...ya 
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Originally Posted by henriksedin33
Not at all, as I've said, I would rather start with LA over any of the other WC playoff teams. Bunch of underachievers who look good on paper but don't even deserve to be in the playoffs.
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03-11-2011, 07:56 PM
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#112
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Originally Posted by worth
I dunno why everyone keeps saying Independence Day was a bad/cheesy movie. ID4 rocks my socks.
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Bad
Acting, script, length, too many characters, Area 51 stuff
Cheesy
Drunk crop duster flying a fighter jet into alien craft to save the day. As he does, he screams, "Hello boys, I'm baaaacccckkkk!"
Dog jumping in the air into tunnel emergency exit right as the explosion was about to hit
President of United States inspirational speech
President of United States getting into fighter jet to battle the aliens himself
Will Smith's horrible one-liners
"Welcome to Earf"
"I have got to get me one of these!"
"Now, that's what I call a close encounter"
Will Smith operating alien craft with ease.
Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum entering outer space in alien craft, entering alien mother ship, uploading computer virus with laptop to alien computer system. THis is how the humans won!!!
Shall I go on?? There's a lot more.
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03-11-2011, 07:56 PM
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#113
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Lifetime Suspension
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Went and saw it this afternoon and really enjoyed it. My brother wants to see it so ill be going to see it again, which is fine by me.
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03-11-2011, 08:23 PM
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#114
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I can no longer make fun of VanRonaldoLover's movie choices. I liked Independence Day and look back on it with fond nostalgia.
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03-11-2011, 08:26 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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I like Independence Day also, haha.
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03-11-2011, 08:32 PM
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#116
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I enjoyed it.
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03-11-2011, 08:32 PM
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Please say it's not as bad as skyline. That was one of the worst movies I have ever seen and I am supposed to go see this movie in an hour.
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03-12-2011, 12:48 AM
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#118
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Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN
Bad
Acting, script, length, too many characters, Area 51 stuff
Cheesy
Drunk crop duster flying a fighter jet into alien craft to save the day. As he does, he screams, "Hello boys, I'm baaaacccckkkk!"
Dog jumping in the air into tunnel emergency exit right as the explosion was about to hit
President of United States inspirational speech
President of United States getting into fighter jet to battle the aliens himself
Will Smith's horrible one-liners
"Welcome to Earf"
"I have got to get me one of these!"
"Now, that's what I call a close encounter"
Will Smith operating alien craft with ease.
Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum entering outer space in alien craft, entering alien mother ship, uploading computer virus with laptop to alien computer system. THis is how the humans won!!!
Shall I go on?? There's a lot more.
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Those are all the reasons to see it dude. It is what it is. Just a fun ride. I own a copy on BD. Love to watch that and Armageddon back to back. Just hokey fun... 
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03-12-2011, 12:52 AM
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#119
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Originally Posted by OilKiller
Those are all the reasons to see it dude. It is what it is. Just a fun ride. I own a copy on BD. Love to watch that and Armageddon back to back. Just hokey fun... |
RIP Bruce Willis, RIP
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03-12-2011, 01:00 AM
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#120
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Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN
Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum entering outer space in alien craft, entering alien mother ship, uploading computer virus with laptop to alien computer system. THis is how the humans won!!!
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But I thought all aliens ran Macs and didn't know what malicious software was 
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