Secret: "The Thirteenth Floor" was better. Without the non-story-developing fight scenes, "The Matrix" has nothing on the story in "The Thirteenth Floor," and I'm saying this as a big fan of "The Matrix".
Also, you can tell it's not gonna have a happy ending when the main guy's all bumpy.
Tara ,'First Date'
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Mr. Broom - Oct 18, 2004 4:58:24 pm PDT #4712 of 10001
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor
Dana - Oct 18, 2004 4:59:15 pm PDT #4713 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
End of Days was totally worse than Stigmata, which, as noted, has the hotness as Gabriel Byrnes as a hottie priest who's hot.
Frankenbuddha - Oct 18, 2004 5:00:08 pm PDT #4714 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I preferred EXISTENZ to both (although I loved the Matrix on sheer kinectics), but I'm a massive Cronenberg fan.
Frankenbuddha - Oct 18, 2004 5:01:03 pm PDT #4715 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
End of Days was totally worse than Stigmata, which, as noted, has the hotness as Gabriel Byrnes as a hottie priest who's hot.
Wasn't Gabriel Byrne the bad guy in End of Days?
Dana - Oct 18, 2004 5:02:45 pm PDT #4716 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
If so, he wasn't hot. Or a priest.
(If he really was a priest, I'll weep.)
Katie M - Oct 18, 2004 5:03:34 pm PDT #4717 of 10001
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Dante's Peak
I saw this movie for free my senior year in college. It wasn't worth the money. Though considering it was an entire theater full of college seniors, the commentary was amusing.
Dana - Oct 18, 2004 5:04:26 pm PDT #4718 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Crap. How was Gabriel Byrne in both of those movies?
Anyway, one had Arnold, which automatically makes it worse.
§ ita § - Oct 18, 2004 5:07:12 pm PDT #4719 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I hated Existenz. Despite the Jude. I prefer The Matrix because it's stylish, energetic, exciting. The Thirteenth Floor was a bit slow.
Polter-Cow - Oct 18, 2004 5:22:34 pm PDT #4720 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I hated Existenz. Despite the Jude. I prefer The Matrix because it's stylish, energetic, exciting. The Thirteenth Floor was a bit slow.
I loved the first two and liked the third.
I've seen Volcano and Dante's Peak. I don't remember which was better. Volcano was more ridiculous and therefore maybe more fun. I recall Dante's Peak being the more "serious" of the two.
I've seen Armageddon but not Deep Impact, though I've wanted to.
I've seen End of Days (only because Sleepy Hollow was sold out) but not Stigmata.
My Gabriel Byrne role is Usual Suspects, I think.
Kalshane - Oct 18, 2004 5:23:25 pm PDT #4721 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Wasn't Gabriel Byrne the bad guy in End of Days?
Yup. He was the Devil.
I can generally turn my brain off and be entertained by Arnold's actioners, but End of Days took itself way too seriously to do that. The only thing I really remember about it is GB's Devil had inflammable urine which he used to blow up a van or something. Not a ringing endorsement of movie quality there.