Jessica, how much on-screen violence is there?
There's enough. It's not so overwhelming or graphic that I had trouble watching, but it's not shied away from either.
Buffy. When I saw you stop the world from, you know, ending, I just assumed that was a big week for you. Turns out I suddenly find myself needing to know the plural of 'apocalypse.'
Riley ,'Potential'
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Jessica - Jan 08, 2005 7:40:01 pm PST #7744 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Consuela - Jan 08, 2005 8:33:28 pm PST #7745 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Alicia, I thought Hero was one of the most beautiful movies I've ever seen. The story does drag, although I thought it picked up more near the end. Whereas all I've heard about Flying Daggers is that it's pretty, but that it has even less story than Hero. Am I wrong?
evil jimi - Jan 09, 2005 2:50:52 am PST #7746 of 10001
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
... the actress who played Igrayne was the director John Boorman's daughter...
and the actor who played Mordred is Charlie Boorman. Nepotism? Yes please.
It was Charlie who went with Ewan McGregor on that around-the-world motorcycle trip last year. Ooh, as evidenced here: [link]
This was also on the same page as Summer and Charlize: [link]
A new stop-motion animated movie from Tim Burton with Johnny Depp's voice. Cool!
Beverly - Jan 09, 2005 6:08:24 am PST #7747 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
and the actor who played Mordred is Charlie Boorman.
That was young Mordred. Adult Mordred was played by Robert Addie, who thereafter became Guy of Gisborne in ...
... Robin of Sherwood. It's all connected.
Jessica - Jan 09, 2005 6:10:31 am PST #7748 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Whereas all I've heard about Flying Daggers is that it's pretty, but that it has even less story than Hero. Am I wrong?
IMO, yes, but I honestly don't know what people thought was missing from Hero (which I didn't find boring or plotless), so I'm probably the wrong person to answer. But I thought Daggers was better on every level.
tommyrot - Jan 09, 2005 8:22:00 am PST #7749 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Just a brief note: The Sphere is even worse than The Abyss
Nutty - Jan 09, 2005 8:25:16 am PST #7750 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Well, yes. In the makes-no-sense department, the short version of The Abyss just has that one final asspull, while the entirety of The Sphere is a steaming pile of nonsense.
Also, if you are willing to blink any time the aliens are onscreen, The Abyss is actually a clever, efficient slasher pic of the cabin-fever subtype. Got to love an antagonist who spends a whole conversation cutting slices out of his own arm.
Tom Scola - Jan 09, 2005 8:28:25 am PST #7751 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
To sort of repeat whatt Nutty said, drop the last half hour, The Abyss isn't a bad movie.
Drop the alien subplot altogether, and The Abyss is a good movie.
tommyrot - Jan 09, 2005 8:31:20 am PST #7752 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
while the entirety of The Sphere is a steaming pile of nonsense.
Yeah. I just kept on thinking, "This is badly written." Like, major stuff wasn't set up well, and the characters were often nonplussed about things that should have had them screaming, "WTF?!?" Oh, and the characters were idiots. These flaws sometimes distracted me from the non-sensemaking.
tommyrot - Jan 09, 2005 8:33:22 am PST #7753 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
To sort of repeat whatt Nutty said, drop the last half hour, The Abyss isn't a bad movie.
Yeah. When the aliens show up to Teach Us a Valuable Lesson About Peace and Love, is when the movie goes to hell.
Stupid hippie aliens....