What Movies Have You Seen Recently?

[DragonFreak]

I was babysitting yesterday, and the kid wanted to watch a movie called "Spooky Buddies" (one of those movies about the five little dogs). I thought it was pretty stupid.

Rule of Thumb: If it's not if theaters, it's guranteed to be stupid.

 

[Mario4Ever]

I was babysitting yesterday, and the kid wanted to watch a movie called "Spooky Buddies" (one of those movies about the five little dogs). I thought it was pretty stupid.

Rule of Thumb: If it's not if theaters, it's guranteed to be stupid.

Not necessarily. Mirrors 2 wasn't stupid (given its source material).

 

[DragonFreak]

I was babysitting yesterday, and the kid wanted to watch a movie called "Spooky Buddies" (one of those movies about the five little dogs). I thought it was pretty stupid.

Rule of Thumb: If it's not if theaters, it's guranteed to be stupid.

Not necessarily. Mirrors 2 wasn't stupid (given its source material).

And there is always an exception to every rule, unless it's like the Quadratic Formula, which there isn't.

 

[Smashgoom202]

Just came back from seeing John Carter with my dad. He said it wasn't particularly "deep", but it was a good action movie with good effects and such. I guess that's what I thought, too. It may seem cliche at the time, but then again, people seem to eat up all kinds of movies that are just "okay", so I highly recommend it to people who'd like a good 3D experience... Just be prepared to take down a lot of science fiction mumbo jumbo and alien names.

Why is it being advertised as being before Star Wars and Avatar (I don't quite get that vibe from the trailer)?

Because it was. John Carter is based on a book series getting it's start WAY back in 1912.

That's right, this movie is based on a book that's a CENTURY OLD!

Specifically "A Princess From Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs, who you may recall also wrote the Tarzan books, among others.

Just to drive the point home, the stuff Star Wars ripped off, like Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers, ripped off John Carter. But here's another example:

John Carter is an ordinary guy from Earth, who goes to a strange new world, where he saves a princess, by using his amazing jumping skills.

Sound familiar?

 

[Fawfulfury65]

I saw The Lorax yesterday.

The Once-ler mentioned Donkey Kong about halfway through. :O

 

[Smashgoom202]

I saw The Lorax yesterday.

The Once-ler mentioned Donkey Kong about halfway through. :O

That pretty much says it all, really.

 

[Toad Eightyfive]

Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift.

Also mentioned Donkey Kong.

 

[Mario4Ever]

Just came back from seeing John Carter with my dad. He said it wasn't particularly "deep", but it was a good action movie with good effects and such. I guess that's what I thought, too. It may seem cliche at the time, but then again, people seem to eat up all kinds of movies that are just "okay", so I highly recommend it to people who'd like a good 3D experience... Just be prepared to take down a lot of science fiction mumbo jumbo and alien names.

Why is it being advertised as being before Star Wars and Avatar (I don't quite get that vibe from the trailer)?

Because it was. John Carter is based on a book series getting it's start WAY back in 1912.

That's right, this movie is based on a book that's a CENTURY OLD!

Specifically "A Princess From Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs, who you may recall also wrote the Tarzan books, among others.

Just to drive the point home, the stuff Star Wars ripped off, like Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers, ripped off John Carter. But here's another example:

John Carter is an ordinary guy from Earth, who goes to a strange new world, where he saves a princess, by using his amazing jumping skills.

Sound familiar?

Holy shit.

 

[yoshidude99]

Lots of things are similar to Star Wars to be honest.

 

[Smashgoom202]

Lots of things are similar to Star Wars to be honest.

Yeah, but if you want to be technical, John Carter did it first... in book form. :P

 

[yoshidude99]

I might see that film. I just want to see Alvin and the Chipmunks 3 first