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Waterworld was available on the Netflix instant streaming so I watched it the other night. It had been awhile since I had seen it, and all I could remember was how much people said it sucked. I was pleasantly surprised at the lack of suckiness--it was a hell of alot better than I remembered and people always said it was.
Anybody else watched any other "crappy" movies lately with unexpected results?
What Dreams May Come is a personal favorite of mine that people tend to dislike and I have no idea why.
Waterworld was available on the Netflix instant streaming so I watched it the other night. It had been awhile since I had seen it, and all I could remember was how much people said it sucked. I was pleasantly surprised at the lack of suckiness--it was a hell of alot better than I remembered and people always said it was.
Anybody else watched any other "crappy" movies lately with unexpected results?
It's a bad copy of Mad Max set on water, how could it not suck? (Yes I’m implying Mad Max sucked)
Wait a minute, were you stoned when you watched it?If you were stoned I could understand how you didn’t think it sucked.
I...don't think you've seen Mad Max. Or even the second one. The plots are nothing similar except; loner protagonist, civilization has ended, settlers are attacked by a group of bad guys.
Oscar - Starring Sylvester Stallone. I think that movie is funny, I have no idea why it boomed.
My favorite Sylvester Stallone movie. :b:
I like the Ralph Bakshi version of Lord of the Rings. I know it's not finished, it's unpolished, and all that. But I still really like it.
Heaven's Prisoners with Alec Baldwin, Teri Hatcher and Eric Roberts and based on the James Lee Burke novel. The first time I watched this, I thought it was another holdrum movie; watched again the second time and was floored. Amazing.
Also was a huge fan of Spiderman 3 after watching it again.
What Dreams May Come is a personal favorite of mine that people tend to dislike and I have no idea why.
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I LOVED that movie. seriously. When me and the wife are being all romantic we watch that movie. It's freakin amazing.
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I LOVED that movie. seriously. When me and the wife are being all romantic we watch that movie. It's freakin amazing.What Dreams May Come is a personal favorite of mine that people tend to dislike and I have no idea why.
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I enjoyed it. I guess a lot of people were expecting Robin Williams to do some comedy spiel or something. So many people are typecasted in films/tv. That said, it's been interesting seeing him stuff outside of comedy films.
Serenity?
Heaven's Prisoners with Alec Baldwin, Teri Hatcher and Eric Roberts and based on the James Lee Burke novel. The first time I watched this, I thought it was another holdrum movie; watched again the second time and was floored. Amazing.
Ditto. The first time I watched it I thought it was ok. I've seen it a few times since then....amazing.
I would add to the list Stander. I saw it at Sundance and was blown away. Disappointed it barely registered when it was released later that year.
The Gamers movies.
I liked the second one (which I saw first), but after hearing how good the first one was and going back to see it I thought it was pretty bad.
I really love The Stupids, as does my whole family, three generations worth. But we seem to be a minority.
Soldier, with Kurt Russell, is another one of mine that I think has a lot of merit that gets little respect
I heard/read that Soldier was kind of a spiritual successor to Blade Runner, I haven't seen it yet, but it sounded like it would be good, premise-wise, but I haven't seen the execution of it...might have to netflix it.
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I heard/read that Soldier was kind of a spiritual successor to Blade Runner, I haven't seen it yet, but it sounded like it would be good, premise-wise, but I haven't seen the execution of it...might have to netflix it.I really love The Stupids, as does my whole family, three generations worth. But we seem to be a minority.
Soldier, with Kurt Russell, is another one of mine that I think has a lot of merit that gets little respect
Sorta... they make some slight reference to the battle mentioned in the Blade Runner movie when the main replicant is making the speech at the end, but the bigger reference (the actual battle scene) to it was only in the trailer and not in the actual film. They mainly just mention that the main character took part in the battle.
Still, I enjoyed that film.
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I heard/read that Soldier was kind of a spiritual successor to Blade Runner, I haven't seen it yet, but it sounded like it would be good, premise-wise, but I haven't seen the execution of it...might have to netflix it.I really love The Stupids, as does my whole family, three generations worth. But we seem to be a minority.
Soldier, with Kurt Russell, is another one of mine that I think has a lot of merit that gets little respect
It is not so much a successor as set in the same universe. Some of the battles that Kurt's character has fought in are space battles mentioned in Blade Runner, iirc.
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I heard/read that Soldier was kind of a spiritual successor to Blade Runner, I haven't seen it yet, but it sounded like it would be good, premise-wise, but I haven't seen the execution of it...might have to netflix it.I really love The Stupids, as does my whole family, three generations worth. But we seem to be a minority.
Soldier, with Kurt Russell, is another one of mine that I think has a lot of merit that gets little respect
It is an ok movie and has some themes and blatant lines in the movie for a Blade runner fan to catch onto. Over all though it maybe in the same universe, it is not in fact any sort of sequel.
I also found Soldier to be a good film.
I heard/read that Soldier was kind of a spiritual successor to Blade Runner, I haven't seen it yet, but it sounded like it would be good, premise-wise, but I haven't seen the execution of it...might have to netflix it.I really love The Stupids, as does my whole family, three generations worth. But we seem to be a minority.
Soldier, with Kurt Russell, is another one of mine that I think has a lot of merit that gets little respect
Sorta... they make some slight reference to the battle mentioned in the Blade Runner movie when the main replicant is making the speech at the end, but the bigger reference (the actual battle scene) to it was only in the trailer and not in the actual film. They mainly just mention that the main character took part in the battle.
Still, I enjoyed that film.
Oh yes I remember his speech: "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time... like tears in rain... Time to die."
Well...thanks to google I remember the speech...
I'll definitely have to check out soldier then.
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Actually, for me, what ruined Waterworld was not the stoic hero. It wasn't even the rather silly plot, "A tattoo map to dryland on a child."
I couldn't stand the villains. They were unbelievable and unbelievably stupid. When all the bad guys are inane incompetents without a clue, winning isn't really much of a challenge nor even that interesting, except in comedies.
Eddie and the Cruisers
The Rocketeer
I dunno why, I like both of 'em.
The reason you like Rocketeer is because it's AWESOME.
Also, Jennifer Connely.
The Rocketeer is indeed awesome.
[ Super Troopers
The bear scene is worth the whole movie.
Many planescape concepts illustrated in one single kid movie...
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Water is a hilarious movie that precious few seem to know.
Let the right one in - one of the best vampire movies I have seen (but since it made it to the inspirational list for Classic Horrors Revisited it seems to get more respect than I thought...)
Hudson Hawk
"Would you like to swing on a star..."
My wife has thrown her two cents in with The Long Kiss Goodnight.
The scene in where she catches her student smoking while carrying a rifle was funny.
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Dark City is awesome sci-fi noir and you should totally watch it.
But for heaven's sake, only get the Special Edition that doesn't have the tacked on prologue that the studio demanded be slapped on to explain the entire plot. If you can't get that version, just fast forward past it. Trust me.
Witchfinder General
I love Vincent Price. The guy is such a ham you can't help but love his villains.
His role in Witchfinder General is different. You will hate him. Easily the most serious, evil character he's ever played. Be forewarned that it is not an easy film to watch at times.
Waynes World 2.
"in the event of capture, you will each be issued a cyanide capsule, to be placed under the tongue like so. Any questions?" makes me laugh every time.
Recently, a film called 'Moon', starring Sam Rockwell, knocked my socks off. Not many people seem to have seen it. Best thing I've seen in awhile.
Moon was really good. I also recently saw Primer and Let The Right One In. I would highly recommend both of them.
They can both be seen on Netflix Instant Watch as well!