I was looking forward to see Avatar in your list Heather.
At last I saw it, as a whole I liked it. Visually it is very impressive. To see all that creativity in 3D is just breathtaking. The story reminded me of Princess Mononoke all the time, and it was disturbing. I loved the creatures though. Thanator, viperwolves, banshees...
So, what do you think about it?
Unfortunately I hated the whole thingBut I pretty much knew I wouldn't like it going in, so I'm not really disappointed. I thought I'd at least like the visual aspect of it, but I didn't really care for that either. The only good thing was that I got to see the new Alice in Wonderland trailer in 3D
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
I am really happy you think like that. Because, to me, the story is totally copied. As you are, I am not disappointed. It is not the first time a director is hidden behind the ideas of others' who hasn't had that great financial and technological possibilities. But as I said, as a whole I liked it visually. To be more specific I fell in love with these two creatures:
Spoiler:
*Here, they showed Garfield trailer instead.*
We definitely think quite alike when it comes to films
I can see why you fell in love with them, but to me they were just slightly altered dinosaurs. I wish they were more mythical feeling. I did like those jellyfish like ones though
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
Actually, everything in the movie was just like an other version of Princess Mononoke creatures.
Jellyfish like ones are very similar to these when you think of their origin and reason of existence :
Kodama:
Ah yes, I forgot about those. It's been forever since I've seen Princess Mononoke. I should go back and rewatch it soon. And sorry I'm going to get slightly off topic, but have you seen his newest one yet, Ponyo?
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
2010 Movie List:
Lost Colony
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
9
Daybreakers
Monsters, Inc.
Four Christmases
The Happening
Up
Charlie Wilson's War
National Treasure
Star Wars : Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Terminator : Salvation
Life is a garden...dig it!
Up in the Air
Avatar
Sherlock Holmes
Man on Wire
Food Inc.
The Pledge
For Apache, The Bronx
Crank 2
This Boy's Life
Angels With Dirty Faces
The Express
The Taking of Pelham 123 (remake)
A.I.
...All The Marbles
29th Street
Menace II Society
Total Recall
Vanishing Point
Legion
Revolutionary Road
Rebel Without A Cause
Carriers
Daybreakers
The Lovely Bones
Blow
The Host
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2009 Movie List
Maléfique
Punch Drunk Love
Let the Right One In
The Isle
Needful Things
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Assassination of Jesse James
Saw VI
Motorcycle Diaries
The Crow
Dorian Gray
500 Days of Sumer
Brothers
Up In the Air
The Brood
Avatar
The Tiger and the Snow
Shine
Ponyo
Where the Wild Things Are
Extract
I've managed a grand total of two films so far
500 Days Of Summer - it was so, so.
FAQ About Time Travel - very funny, just got through watching it
lisa i loved FAQ about travel i think it was one of my favourites of last year
It was ace! The Irish guy is the one from The IT Crowd, isn't he?
2010 Movie List:
Lost Colony
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
9
Daybreakers
Monsters, Inc.
Four Christmases
The Happening
Up
Charlie Wilson's War
National Treasure
Star Wars : Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Terminator : Salvation
Surrogates
Life is a garden...dig it!
yep, i think it was. but dont swear me to itOriginally Posted by Darkthoughts
2009 Movie List
Maléfique
Punch Drunk Love
Let the Right One In
The Isle
Needful Things
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Assassination of Jesse James
Saw VI
Motorcycle Diaries
The Crow
Dorian Gray
500 Days of Sumer
Brothers
Up In the Air
The Brood
Avatar
The Tiger and the Snow
Shine
Ponyo
Where the Wild Things Are
Extract
Thirst
Pineapple Express
Sherlock Holmes
Magnolia
500 Days Of Summer
FAQ About Time Travel
The Hairdresser's Husband
Up in the Air
Avatar
Sherlock Holmes
Man on Wire
Food Inc.
The Pledge
For Apache, The Bronx
Crank 2
This Boy's Life
Angels With Dirty Faces
The Express
The Taking of Pelham 123 (remake)
A.I.
...All The Marbles
29th Street
Menace II Society
Total Recall
Vanishing Point
Legion
Revolutionary Road
Rebel Without A Cause
Carriers
Daybreakers
The Lovely Bones
Blow
The Host
The Book of Eli
Videodrome
Big Fan
Rachel Getting Married
The Thing (1982)
Edge of Darkness
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2010 Movie List:
Lost Colony
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
9
Daybreakers
Monsters, Inc.
Four Christmases
The Happening
Up
Charlie Wilson's War
National Treasure
Star Wars : Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Terminator : Salvation
Surrogates
Jennifer's Body
Life is a garden...dig it!
Sherlock Holmes
Halloween 2 (Remake)
Avatar
Lady Death
Surrogates
Baby on Board
UHF
UP
9
CM / lop - You're the first people I've noticed who saw "Surrogates" ... how good/bad was it?
( some reviews were brutal )
The Man In Black Fled Across The Desert...
...And The Gunslinger Followed.
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My Flixster Review is as follows:
Surrogates
3 1/2 Stars
Not bad of a film, but not what it could have been. The whole living-through-machines thing is not exactly an original idea, but on this scale it's never really been attempted, especially with these kinds of effects. It just could have been so much better than it was. They had some good actors under their roof but they didn't really use them like they could have. The same could be said about the idea and the entire plot all together. The action scenes were nice but once again, they failed to use the surrogates to their full extent. There should have been more crash scenes, more fight scenes, and more things that proved to us that they were robotic creatures. Not a bad watch, but not one for the text books.
RottenTomatoes has it at only 39% !
The Man In Black Fled Across The Desert...
...And The Gunslinger Followed.
“I’m always on the Batman rule, sir.” - Kate Kane / Detective Comics 857
"It is the story, not he who tells it." Except to us collectors who have to put limits somewhere. - jhanic
I enjoyed it.
It put a different twist on human reliance on machines.
Bruce Willis did a great job with his character.
I wouldn't bother with going out to buy the DVD but it is worth the rental fee.
Life is a garden...dig it!
Thankee!
The Man In Black Fled Across The Desert...
...And The Gunslinger Followed.
“I’m always on the Batman rule, sir.” - Kate Kane / Detective Comics 857
"It is the story, not he who tells it." Except to us collectors who have to put limits somewhere. - jhanic
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