Bad Films I watched this weekend
Discussion
Tried to struggle through the Robocop remake the other day. Failed.
It wasn't that it was disrespectful to the original film, it was just so sslllooowww. The original was a masterpiece of quick fire editing and snappy dialogue. This was so drawn out, especially when you consider its a reboot and everyone basically knows the origin story. Plus not enough swearing, no hookers and no ultra violence.
Disappointing.
It wasn't that it was disrespectful to the original film, it was just so sslllooowww. The original was a masterpiece of quick fire editing and snappy dialogue. This was so drawn out, especially when you consider its a reboot and everyone basically knows the origin story. Plus not enough swearing, no hookers and no ultra violence.
Disappointing.
The Hypno-Toad said:
Tried to struggle through the Robocop remake the other day. Failed.
It wasn't that it was disrespectful to the original film, it was just so sslllooowww. The original was a masterpiece of quick fire editing and snappy dialogue. This was so drawn out, especially when you consider its a reboot and everyone basically knows the origin story. Plus not enough swearing, no hookers and no ultra violence.
Disappointing.
Saw that at the pictures and was equally disappointed, I really wanted to give it the benefit of the doubt.It wasn't that it was disrespectful to the original film, it was just so sslllooowww. The original was a masterpiece of quick fire editing and snappy dialogue. This was so drawn out, especially when you consider its a reboot and everyone basically knows the origin story. Plus not enough swearing, no hookers and no ultra violence.
Disappointing.
But no, it was s
t. 
ash73 said:
JustinP1 said:
With regards to the plot hole you've pointed out:
Your concept above presumes that 'future 5D man' would not have existed without Cooper. That doesn't need to be the case, it wasn't a foregone conclusion that the end of humanity would be the end of the earth. Humans would have found a new way to survive.
So, for example, 100 years after Interstellar, humans transfer consciousness to another format, machine, or something even more ethereal like light. Given that scenario, it would make sense that they would want to see if the past could be altered so that humanity in biological form could survive with their future input through Cooper.
Yes and multiverse timelines is another possibility, i.e. future 5D man from one timeline (where they survived) helps mankind in another timeline (where they lost their way) by creating the tesseract to prevent Cooper dying. However, either scenario still raises the question... how did they get the data out of the black hole in their own timeline, without an intervention, and become 5D capable?Your concept above presumes that 'future 5D man' would not have existed without Cooper. That doesn't need to be the case, it wasn't a foregone conclusion that the end of humanity would be the end of the earth. Humans would have found a new way to survive.
So, for example, 100 years after Interstellar, humans transfer consciousness to another format, machine, or something even more ethereal like light. Given that scenario, it would make sense that they would want to see if the past could be altered so that humanity in biological form could survive with their future input through Cooper.
ash73 said:
JustinP1 said:
With regards to the plot hole you've pointed out:
Your concept above presumes that 'future 5D man' would not have existed without Cooper. That doesn't need to be the case, it wasn't a foregone conclusion that the end of humanity would be the end of the earth. Humans would have found a new way to survive.
So, for example, 100 years after Interstellar, humans transfer consciousness to another format, machine, or something even more ethereal like light. Given that scenario, it would make sense that they would want to see if the past could be altered so that humanity in biological form could survive with their future input through Cooper.
Yes and multiverse timelines is another possibility, i.e. future 5D man from one timeline (where they survived) helps mankind in another timeline (where they lost their way) by creating the tesseract to prevent Cooper dying. However, either scenario still raises the question... how did they get the data out of the black hole in their own timeline, without an intervention, and become 5D capable?Your concept above presumes that 'future 5D man' would not have existed without Cooper. That doesn't need to be the case, it wasn't a foregone conclusion that the end of humanity would be the end of the earth. Humans would have found a new way to survive.
So, for example, 100 years after Interstellar, humans transfer consciousness to another format, machine, or something even more ethereal like light. Given that scenario, it would make sense that they would want to see if the past could be altered so that humanity in biological form could survive with their future input through Cooper.
Kubrick never had this scrutiny with 2001!
In the words of Arthur C. Clarke: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
Sweeney remake with Ray winston
Utter utter drivel. Rubbish acting, non existent plot, poor filming, rip off of heat bank robbery scene done appallingly badly in Trafalgar square. What the fk Is "plan b" up to? His acting is even worse than the one dimensional Ray winston
I didn't have a top ten of worst films before but I do now with this at number one.
John thaw must be turning in his grave.
Utter utter drivel. Rubbish acting, non existent plot, poor filming, rip off of heat bank robbery scene done appallingly badly in Trafalgar square. What the f
k Is "plan b" up to? His acting is even worse than the one dimensional Ray winstonI didn't have a top ten of worst films before but I do now with this at number one.
John thaw must be turning in his grave.
The Hypno-Toad said:
Tried to struggle through the Robocop remake the other day. Failed.
It wasn't that it was disrespectful to the original film, it was just so sslllooowww. The original was a masterpiece of quick fire editing and snappy dialogue. This was so drawn out, especially when you consider its a reboot and everyone basically knows the origin story. Plus not enough swearing, no hookers and no ultra violence.
Disappointing.
I agree, it wasn't so offensively bad I could get angry about it or rage on the internet that OMG THEY RAYPED MY CHILDHOOD!!!1! it was just dullIt wasn't that it was disrespectful to the original film, it was just so sslllooowww. The original was a masterpiece of quick fire editing and snappy dialogue. This was so drawn out, especially when you consider its a reboot and everyone basically knows the origin story. Plus not enough swearing, no hookers and no ultra violence.
Disappointing.
R666 said:
Sweeney remake with Ray winston
Utter utter drivel. Rubbish acting, non existent plot, poor filming, rip off of heat bank robbery scene done appallingly badly in Trafalgar square. What the fk Is "plan b" up to? His acting is even worse than the one dimensional Ray winston
I didn't have a top ten of worst films before but I do now with this at number one.
John thaw must be turning in his grave.
I struggled through it having quite enjoyed Plan B in Harry Brown, it was dire though, for me the Focus ST overtaking the XF-R was the final straw.Utter utter drivel. Rubbish acting, non existent plot, poor filming, rip off of heat bank robbery scene done appallingly badly in Trafalgar square. What the f
k Is "plan b" up to? His acting is even worse than the one dimensional Ray winstonI didn't have a top ten of worst films before but I do now with this at number one.
John thaw must be turning in his grave.
I've had a bit of a run of bad movies this week whilst being laid up.
We still kill the old way - 5/10 its kind of like Harry Brown but s
tThe Riot Club - it could have been superb but just wasn't maybe a generous 6 as I think some of the young actors were individually quite good
Son of a Gun - Aussie prison film with Ewan McGregor. 4/10 I gave up after an hour, just awful.
dudleybloke said:
irocfan said:
anonymous said:
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bit harsh, I quite liked it no it's not great (how many films in that genre beyond GT and HB are?) but it is watchable and enjoyableI did sit through WSKTOW but I felt it could have been a lot better.
Blood Shot http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1196124/?ref_=nv_sr_1
cheesy and terrible - but it knew it was so ended up being kinda fun (a couple of cracking quotes in it too)
cheesy and terrible - but it knew it was so ended up being kinda fun (a couple of cracking quotes in it too)
The Drop - with Tom Hardy, fell asleep before the end
World War Z - I know there's another thread and it was going to be nothing like the book but I was hoping for decent zombie flick (like 28 days). How wrong I was, how on earth do vanity projects like this get green lit by studio execs? Comedy storyline, even 80's action flicks are more believable.
World War Z - I know there's another thread and it was going to be nothing like the book but I was hoping for decent zombie flick (like 28 days). How wrong I was, how on earth do vanity projects like this get green lit by studio execs? Comedy storyline, even 80's action flicks are more believable.
Hobbit Battle of the Five Armies. Not a bad film or trilogy but still feels like a let down after LotR. Problem is in that you were watching a fight for the freedom of the entire world, so a scuffle over some gold doesn't have quite the same feel, and it has the inevitable prequel problem that you know full well certain characters will survive as they appear in later films. Martin Freeman was good as Bilbo and kept the whole thing grounded, and Smaug was excellent, but other than that I couldn't tell you anything about the new characters, except Thorin was seemingly going evil with Dragon's Disease but then..........doesn't, for some reason.
Also, and I stand to be corrected since I haven't read the book, but were there not three and a bit armies? Elves, Dwarves, Orcs and the human militia?
Also, and I stand to be corrected since I haven't read the book, but were there not three and a bit armies? Elves, Dwarves, Orcs and the human militia?
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