Call me crazy but... - Page 53

PG Cooper · 06-10-2012, 05:49 PM

Call me crazy, but Scream sucks.

Neverending · 06-10-2012, 06:57 PM

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yes and no, Cooper.

yes and no.

sshuttari · 06-10-2012, 06:59 PM

Call me crazy but the 5th element is one of my favorite 90's scifi flicks

MasterChief117 · 06-10-2012, 07:23 PM

Agreed. I love it.

Dracula · 06-10-2012, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by PG Cooper

Call me crazy, but Scream sucks.

I think I'll go ahead and call that crazy. It's not a masterpiece or anything but there's enough in it of interest to elevate it well above the level of suckage.

PG Cooper · 06-10-2012, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Neverending

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yes and no, Cooper.

yes and no.

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Originally Posted by Dracula

I think I'll go ahead and call that crazy. It's not a masterpiece or anything but there's enough in it of interest to elevate it well above the level of suckage.

I seriously don't get the appeal. It isn't scary and it isn't funny, and the way it sends up the slasher genre is nothing more than pointing out what the cliches are. The acting is bad and the whole thing is really boring.

Also, based on what I've seen (Scream, The Last House on the Left, and A Nightmare on Elm Street), Wes Craven is a vastly overrated filmmaker.

DarthVader 2004 · 06-10-2012, 08:21 PM

Call me Crazy But I would like to see Ridley Scott do the Predator Remake simply because since he created Alien.

Its fitting he be allowed to Direct A Predator movie. Since those aliens share the same universe apparently.

JGBarnes · 06-10-2012, 08:22 PM

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I have said this more than once, but whatever. Call me crazy, but I absolutely love Antoine Fuqua's Tears of the Sun. So entertaining, heartfelt and fun to watch. It is a borderline, glorified, stylized action flick but I really enjoy the performances in it.

Heart-wrenching, moving, beautiful, and inspiring. I adore that film to its very core. LOVE it.

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Call me crazy, but The Wrestler is my favorite film by Aronofsky.

What? Is that sarcasm? Nothing crazy about that. Spectacular film.

Dracula · 06-10-2012, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by PG Cooper

I seriously don't get the appeal. It isn't scary and it isn't funny, and the way it sends up the slasher genre is nothing more than pointing out what the cliches are. The acting is bad and the whole thing is really boring.

Also, based on what I've seen (Scream, The Last House on the Left, and A Nightmare on Elm Street), Wes Craven is a vastly overrated filmmaker.

Well, pointing out slasher movie cliches is itself cliche at this point, but back in '96 it was still pretty clever and meta to see a mainstream horror movie pointing out its own tropes while committing them. It maybe isn't scary per se, but it does operate as an effective slasher title. That opening scene is well constructed, and the kills are decent throughout the movie. At the very least it's a lot more advanced than the Friday the 13th sequels of the world (seriously, do you know how bad slasher movies can get?). The acting is even good compared to most slasher movies. Granted, these are TV caliber actors, but most horror movie casts seem to be recruited from random people just off the bus, that's even an improvement.

You are right about Wes Craven though, the guy is a two hit wonder.

MovieBuff801 · 06-10-2012, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Dracula

Well, pointing out slasher movie cliches is itself cliche at this point, but back in '96 it was still pretty clever and meta to see a mainstream horror movie pointing out its own tropes while committing them. It maybe isn't scary per se, but it does operate as an effective slasher title. That opening scene is well constructed, and the kills are decent throughout the movie. At the very least it's a lot more advanced than the Friday the 13th sequels of the world (seriously, do you know how bad slasher movies can get?). The acting is even good compared to most slasher movies. Granted, these are TV caliber actors, but most horror movie casts seem to be recruited from random people just off the bus, that's even an improvement.

Completely in agreement. Overall, I like the Scream franchise, except for the 3rd movie.

PsYkOoOoO · 06-10-2012, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by moviebuff801

Call me crazy, but while both are certainly very strong films, I slightly prefer Alien to Aliens.

The world is divided into those who prefer Alien over Aliens and vice versa, anyway. It'd be crazier to pick, say, Alien 3 or an AVP movie.

DarthVader 2004 · 06-10-2012, 09:46 PM

I think a better debate would be witch was better Alien or Predator

**JBond** · 06-10-2012, 10:25 PM

No contest.

PsYkOoOoO · 06-10-2012, 10:47 PM

Xenomorph, for sure.

**JBond** · 06-10-2012, 10:56 PM

Than again, Predator has "Stick around!"

PsYkOoOoO · 06-10-2012, 11:07 PM

Let's see the Predator take off its armors, lasers and invisibility cloak and go one-on-one with a xenomorph.

sshuttari · 06-10-2012, 11:31 PM

Predator is a fun action movie... That's all it will ever be

Neverending · 06-11-2012, 12:48 AM

Predator and Predator 2 are so cheesy they have a high entertainment value. So, I'd say both are more fun to watch than Ridley Scott's Alien.

DarthVader 2004 · 06-11-2012, 10:43 AM

Didn't Cameron do Predator. A question are Xenomorphs males or are they like Ants.

**JBond** · 06-11-2012, 01:50 PM

No. John McTiernan (Die Hard) did Predator. And Aliens are like ant drones.

PG Cooper · 06-11-2012, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Dracula

Well, pointing out slasher movie cliches is itself cliche at this point, but back in '96 it was still pretty clever and meta to see a mainstream horror movie pointing out its own tropes while committing them.

My problem is they don't actually explore the cliches at all though. They just point them out. If they had done something with them, i would have been satisfied.

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It maybe isn't scary per se, but it does operate as an effective slasher title. That opening scene is well constructed, and the kills are decent throughout the movie.

The opening scene is actually pretty solid. As for the kills, I don't know, they were alright I guess.

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At the very least it's a lot more advanced than the Friday the 13th sequels of the world (seriously, do you know how bad slasher movies can get?). The acting is even good compared to most slasher movies. Granted, these are TV caliber actors, but most horror movie casts seem to be recruited from random people just off the bus, that's even an improvement.

You got me there. I haven't seen too many slasher films, apart from Halloween, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and A Nightmare on Elm Street.

**JBond** · 06-11-2012, 02:51 PM

Oh, so you DO know.

Hollywood · 06-11-2012, 10:13 PM

Call me crazy but i think the show Masterchef is better then Hells Kitchen.

PsYkOoOoO · 06-11-2012, 10:18 PM

It is.

MasterChief117 · 06-11-2012, 11:12 PM

How is the Alien films(the good ones at least) even compare to the Predator films? Not even a contest.

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06-10-2012, 07:23 PM	#1304
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06-10-2012, 10:25 PM	#1313
JBond Feed me Join Date: May 2000 Location: SR388 Posts: 67,505	No contest. __________________ The due date for Round 135 of the CS Film Club is Monday, May 20th, 2013. 59 out of 64 Hugo Award winners completed. "Die Hard 5 makes Die Hard 4 look like Die Hard 1" - Doomsday

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PsYkOoOoO Exceptionally Normal Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Singapore. Posts: 22,415	Xenomorph, for sure. __________________ W.

06-10-2012, 08:21 PM	#1307
DarthVader 2004 Executive Producer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 13,557	Call me Crazy But I would like to see Ridley Scott do the Predator Remake simply because since he created Alien. Its fitting he be allowed to Direct A Predator movie. Since those aliens share the same universe apparently.

06-10-2012, 09:46 PM	#1312
DarthVader 2004 Executive Producer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 13,557	I think a better debate would be witch was better Alien or Predator

06-10-2012, 10:56 PM	#1315
JBond Feed me Join Date: May 2000 Location: SR388 Posts: 67,505	Than again, Predator has "Stick around!" __________________ The due date for Round 135 of the CS Film Club is Monday, May 20th, 2013. 59 out of 64 Hugo Award winners completed. "Die Hard 5 makes Die Hard 4 look like Die Hard 1" - Doomsday

06-10-2012, 11:07 PM	#1316
PsYkOoOoO Exceptionally Normal Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Singapore. Posts: 22,415	Let's see the Predator take off its armors, lasers and invisibility cloak and go one-on-one with a xenomorph. __________________ W.

06-11-2012, 12:48 AM	#1318
Neverending sex Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 18,115	Predator and Predator 2 are so cheesy they have a high entertainment value. So, I'd say both are more fun to watch than Ridley Scott's Alien. __________________ "Would you like some boob action?" -Conan O'Brien July 13, 2004 12:55 AM "We’re No. 1 in TBS’ key demographic: People who can’t afford HBO." - Conan O'Brien May 18, 2011 "I honestly don't know who gives me a bigger boner: Zoe Saldana OR Chris Pine. Star Trek Into My Pants!" - Kevin Smith February 24, 2013 The Batman Appreciation Thread

06-11-2012, 10:43 AM	#1319
DarthVader 2004 Executive Producer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 13,557	Didn't Cameron do Predator. A question are Xenomorphs males or are they like Ants.

06-11-2012, 01:50 PM	#1320
JBond Feed me Join Date: May 2000 Location: SR388 Posts: 67,505	No. John McTiernan (Die Hard) did Predator. And Aliens are like ant drones. __________________ The due date for Round 135 of the CS Film Club is Monday, May 20th, 2013. 59 out of 64 Hugo Award winners completed. "Die Hard 5 makes Die Hard 4 look like Die Hard 1" - Doomsday

06-11-2012, 02:51 PM	#1322
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06-11-2012, 11:12 PM	#1325
MasterChief117 I believe in you Jim Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gotham City Posts: 13,346	How is the Alien films(the good ones at least) even compare to the Predator films? Not even a contest. __________________ "I have no idea what I'm supposed to do. I only know what I can do." "There's greatness in you. But there's not an ounce of humility. You think that you can't make mistakes, but there's gonna come a moment when you realize you're wrong about that. And you're gonna get yourself and everyone under your command killed."