| Posted by: igami07 at August 4, 2007, 8:03 am | | Topic: Final Fantasy VII Forum: DVD TV | | Quote: Originally Posted by Ashley Final Fantasy VIII??? Is this a movie or game? Final Fantasy: Spirits within is all I know FF movie... Final Fantasy 8 is a game, Final Fantasy 7 is a game but became a movie it is sequel to the game the title is Final Fantasy 7 Advent Children it did not showned in cinema only in DVD. Finala Fantasy Spirit With in for me is lame.. it took off the basics of Final Fantasy series which is "good story" hehehe | | Static Link |
| Posted by: El Jeffo at August 3, 2007, 9:23 pm | | Topic: Final Fantasy VII Forum: DVD TV | | Quote: Originally Posted by Ashley Final Fantasy VIII??? Is this a movie or game? Final Fantasy: Spirits within is all I know FF movie... Final Fantasy VIII is only a game for now. Final Fantasy VII was a game, and the spinoff movie is called "Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children". You can safely forget about "The Spirits Within" and there would be no repercussions whatsoever : ) | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Cryxellis at August 4, 2007, 8:35 am | | Topic: Final Fantasy VII Forum: DVD TV | | Quote: Originally Posted by Ashley Final Fantasy VIII??? Is this a movie or game? Final Fantasy: Spirits within is all I know FF movie... FF7 and FF8 are both playstation games, but the enix square made a movie called FF7 advent children. But the first to come out is the Final Fantasy Spirit Within, which did not hook me. Anyway if the square will not make another movie it's okay, we are just hoping that is. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Hey Man at July 7, 2008, 1:50 pm | | Topic: Tim Burton Has To Know He Fucked Up Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Silverload Batman is fantasy. He can't exist in the real world, he's be dead 1000x over. Ground it in reality, don't place it in reality, and treat it seriously; this how all great fantasy works. It works for films like the Terminators, the Aliens, Raiders of the Lost Ark, LOTR, etc... Begins doesn't feel so realistic that Ghul can't be immortal, but to Nolan it is. To me, that is a mistake. Well I think you are in the minority with that opinion. Batman doesn't have powers of any kind and having it take place in the real world ala 2008 is in keeping with that. Why would you want a Batman movie where completely unrealistic things happen in a fantasy world. Doesn't the idea of a guy in a bat costume roaming the streets fighting crime in your city intrigue you despite the fact that you might think such a thing would be insane? I also think it depends on the kind of director that is doing the movie - if Tarantino picked up the franchise after Nolan, I don't think you would want Quenti... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Mac Cool at June 15, 2004, 9:08 pm | | Topic: UK's GCHQ Whistle-blower case also impacts Greenpeace protes Forum: groupsrv | | "madkevin" <madkevin@golden.net> said: Quote:Interesting... unfortunately the movie doesn't stand alone and the science is atrocious. It's acceptable for a sci-fi film to do the impossible, like FTL travel, but it's not acceptable to make dumb mistakes like people walking around on a planet like Crematoria. It's a fantasy (or "sci-fantasy", to be really geekily specific) movie, dummy. You might as well complain that "Lord Of The Rings" blows because trees can't really walk. Dummy? Ahhh, I see the resident intellectual has decided to show off his wit, LOL. Lord of the Rings is fantasy, they can do what they want; Riddick is sci- fi and you're just making excuses for Twohy's lameness. -- Mac Cool p.s. I liked the movie, but you have to call a spade, a spade. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: spacemonkey at June 19, 2008, 2:08 pm | | Topic: AFI's 10 Top Ten... Forum: JoBlo | | Yeah, there "top ten" fantasy films is PURE bullshit! Not one Terry Gilliam film? The master of modern fantasy ignored by these ignorant idiots! Yeeeeeesssshhh! I mean, Id expect at least Baron Munchausen to be somewhere in there....and where the hell is Legend? or Labyrinth? or The Never Ending Story? Fuck these guys, they dont know what a fantasy film is. Boo on this! | | Static Link |
| Posted by: spacemonkey at June 13, 2008, 12:56 pm | | Topic: Lazers, Swords and Cheese. The cheesy 80s sci/fi fantasy movie thread! Forum: JoBlo | | Yeah, those are defenetly classics, I didnt want to include em so much on this thread because, you know, I wanted to go more with a b-movie cheesy vibe, and those movies are the ones that all the cheesy ones are ripping off. Like all those other movies that I posted like the Deathstalker movies, The Beastmaster, Yor, The Barbarians...all stem from Conan of course. But its cool, we gotta remember the classics that inspired all those other ones as well. Dragonslayer for me is THE dragon movie, there still hasnt been a movie that tops that one. So well made, the dragon is one of the best on any movie, ever. The sorcery and magic element is very strong, very real...I just love that film. Same goes for Willow and Legend which I always of course put high up on my fantasy movie list. Legend is my top favorite #1 fantasy movie of all time....theres not one I like more. Not even the Lord of the Ring movies (which I still love). Of course whenever you mention Willow, Legend and Dragonslayer....these two flicks are nev... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: madkevin at June 15, 2004, 9:56 pm | | Topic: UK's GCHQ Whistle-blower case also impacts Greenpeace protes Forum: groupsrv | | "Mac Cool" <Mac@2cool.com> wrote in message news:Xns9509EB7405E1DMacCool@24.25.9.42... Quote:"madkevin" <madkevin@golden.net> said: Interesting... unfortunately the movie doesn't stand alone and the science is atrocious. It's acceptable for a sci-fi film to do the impossible, like FTL travel, but it's not acceptable to make dumb mistakes like people walking around on a planet like Crematoria. It's a fantasy (or "sci-fantasy", to be really geekily specific) movie, dummy. You might as well complain that "Lord Of The Rings" blows because trees can't really walk. Dummy? Ahhh, I see the resident intellectual has decided to show off his wit, LOL. Lord of the Rings is fantasy, they can do what they want; Riddick is sci- fi and you're just making excuses for Twohy's lameness. They're BOTH fantasy films. "Lord Of The Rings" is the sub-genre known as "high fantasy", pretty much invented by Tolkien. Other works in that genre include stuff like Guy Gavriel Kay's "Fionevar Tapestry" series, or the novels of St... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: spacemonkey at May 21, 2008, 8:31 am | | Topic: On 'Pan's Labyrinth' Forum: JoBlo | | Hey Hommyrh, did you notice the similarities between the fantasy world and the real world? Theres one scene where all the politicians and religious leaders are eating on this table and they are having a banquet, while the people outside are starving. Then the girl goes into her fantasy world and she sees a monster, sitting on a table with a banquet at the table. I thought that eyeless monster was her evil stepdad, who was such a dictator. Eyeless because he turns a blind eye to the people who are suffering from starvation? Hmm.. Then, she needed to get the keys to open up the farm where all the food was hiding and it was her step dad who possesed the key...and in the fantasy world she has to get that key from the eyeless monster as well. Once she gets it she gets into a heap of trouble. It kept on going on and on...whatever you saw in the real world, was somehow represented in the fantasy world as well. One of my favorite fantasy films ever. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Ashley at August 3, 2007, 6:27 pm | | Topic: Final Fantasy VII Forum: DVD TV | | Final Fantasy VIII??? Is this a movie or game? Final Fantasy: Spirits within is all I know FF movie... | | Static Link |
| Posted by: regina at October 15, 2007, 3:10 pm | | Topic: The Flyboys Forum: DVD TV | | Quote: Originally Posted by arcel who's baldwin star in the final fantasy movie? not the advent children. that's the voice of alec baldwin in final fantasy: the spirits within. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: LordSimen at June 13, 2008, 1:02 pm | | Topic: Lazers, Swords and Cheese. The cheesy 80s sci/fi fantasy movie thread! Forum: JoBlo | | What I always found interesting was it was movies like Legend which inspired the creators of The Legend of Zelda... And it's most obvious when you play Twilight Princess, which has concept designs and area designs that look like they were pull straight out of an 80's fantasy movie. I really hope if they ever, ever make a movie off of that game that they make it as if it were an 80's fantasy movie. The only way it would work. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Ron in LA at May 14, 2002, 8:31 pm | | Topic: Reviews: The Fellowship of the Ring Forum: JoBlo | | First installment of fantasy adventure trilogy starring Elijah Wood as a mythic youth in medieval fantasy world who is burdened with the task of disposing of a ring that could confer enormous powers of evil should it fall into the wrong hands. Ian MacKellen co-stars as a wizard. A faithful adaptation of the Tolkien cult classic that spawned Dungeons and Dragons, and most computer fantasy games. The special effects are awesome beyond description, and Tolkien fans are ecstatic. Ninety-eight percent of movie-goers are enchanted by this film, and the rest of us were really bored. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Witch King at December 6, 2007, 3:00 am | | Topic: Top 5 Fantasy Films of All Time Forum: Film Hobbit | | I'll take my Cinema professor over you Into, sorry. No offense. As far as worrying about being a geek, not my concern. I have no predetermined problem with sci-fi. I am just very bored by the genre in general. In both of my Literature in Cinema classes, Star Wars was the test case for the differences between sci-fi and fantasy. An entire book was written about why Star Wars isn't sci-fi. And from any lit class I've had to take, SW screams fantasy, not sci-fi. It has many sci-fi elements, but all works of fiction have genre crossing. Being set in space is not the definition of sci-fi and midieval wizards and swords are not the definition of fantasy (and Star Wars has both of those, btw, just not midieval). I will say, one of the things my first professor discussed was that, more often than not, sci-fi fans consider Star Wars sci-fi, unless they hate it, and fantasy fans consider Star Wars fantasy, unless they hate it. Doesn't explain Josh, but that does explain me and Into. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: spacemonkey at June 20, 2008, 2:18 pm | | Topic: Lazers, Swords and Cheese. The cheesy 80s sci/fi fantasy movie thread! Forum: JoBlo | | Cheesiest Super movie ever made...wait no, Superman III is equally cheesy...oh wait...part four too...shit, all the Super movies should go here: More 80s fantasy goodness. The Cream of the Crop of fantasy as far as Im concerned. Terry Gilliams Adv. of Baron Munchausen. Who can forget these two dudes? Terry Jones (of Monty Python fame) taking a crack at a fantasy film with Erik the Viking. Cant quite remember if it was any good. Need to re-watch it soon. And finally one of the cheesiest movies ever made, and one that I kind of hate with all my heart, but cant help having grown up with it: | | Static Link |
| Posted by: spacemonkey at May 21, 2008, 12:39 pm | | Topic: On 'Pan's Labyrinth' Forum: JoBlo | | I agree, in this way Pans Labyrinth is very similar to other fantasy films like for example Labyrinth, Bridge to Terabithia, The Wizard of Oz, and Mirrormask. The fantasy world reflects whats going on in the protagonists life and in this fanatsy world, not everything is happy and perfect because the evil things from the real world, are present in the fantasy world as well. So thats why the fantasy world, though conforting in certain respects, has a dark side to it as well. More so in del Toros dark fantasy of Pans Labyrinth. Whats interesting though is that its in the fantasy world where the main character usually learns to deal with their problems, and faces them. So they can re awake in the real world and deal with them. In Mirrormask, the main character had to learn to deal with the fact that her mother has cancer (represented in the fantasy world by the black ink that comes out of her mouth), In Labyrinth the main character has to learn how to grow up and learn the balance between escaping into fantasy a... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Potzer! 37 at April 25, 2008, 9:08 pm | | Topic: I dont know where I stand on Brazil... Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by BubbaStrangelove Oh, it's definitely sad, but one of the things I love about this movie is how Gilliam makes it ironic and so (I don't like using this word) off-beat. That image of Palin looking over him with the mask, the words spoken, and Sams derranged face... While sad, the fantasy undertones of the movie take a lot of the usual impact you'd get from that situation and makes something more unique. In some ways, you can also look at Lowry's fate as being somewhat an improvement over his previous existence. He finally escaped, but just not in the way we hoped. Gilliam did the same way in how he portrayed homelessness in The Fisher King. He showed the fantasy of it in a way you really didn't expect. I agree with a lot of that....Gilliam even said at one point how important his ending was, that insanity, as sad as it seems, is the happiest ending possible for Sam. He gets to stay in his fantasy and Gilliam mentions on the commentary the importance of his final smile and how a true... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: RickySlade at April 21, 2003, 7:50 pm | | Topic: Spiderman Forum: JoBlo | | This is the first REAL superhero film since the Batman movies and X-Men. I had very high expectations for this film judging by the $100 Mil+ opening weekend. But after the movie I just felt let down. I'm not a big fan of these fantasy movies with wizards and goblins and spider men and this one was exactly like every other one. Tobey Maguire was wrong for the movie. He's a nerd. He's not very action typish. And, just the whole fact of a guy with spider webs coming out of his hands is just too far fetched. Yes, it's fantasy but still I mean this was so cheesy. With bad dialouge and bad voice overs. One of the worst of 2002. 2/10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Dennis M at March 15, 2008, 3:29 pm | | Topic: INTO THE WILD Forum: groupsrv | | In article wrote: Quote:INTO THE WILD is a leftist hippie fantasy movie. I can't belive the leftist goons putting so much weight on this movie. I was bit disappointed at plot. There is no character here just a plot of the free-ride moving state state to fulfill hippie fantasy. It's all about American leftist hippie ideology. I do not see as a searching for spiritual truth. He was searching for the hippie truth which is solely American ideology. Chris should go to Nepal or india. There is you can experience the spiritual truth. Sounds like Limbaugh must have done an entire segment on this "leftist hippie fantasy movie" one time and/or you're a typical rightwing fruit who's only interested in tearing down Sean Penn for his past political positions instead of giving an objective analysis of his film. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: BubbaStrangelove at April 25, 2008, 8:43 pm | | Topic: I dont know where I stand on Brazil... Forum: JoBlo | | Oh, it's definitely sad, but one of the things I love about this movie is how Gilliam makes it ironic and so (I don't like using this word) off-beat. That image of Palin looking over him with the mask, the words spoken, and Sams derranged face... While sad, the fantasy undertones of the movie take a lot of the usual impact you'd get from that situation and makes something more unique. In some ways, you can also look at Lowry's fate as being somewhat an improvement over his previous existence. He finally escaped, but just not in the way we hoped. Gilliam did the same way in how he portrayed homelessness in The Fisher King. He showed the fantasy of it in a way you really didn't expect. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: cavie95 at December 6, 2007, 2:05 pm | | Topic: Top 5 Fantasy Films of All Time Forum: Film Hobbit | | Quote: How is Willy Wonka not a fantasy? Midgets, magical candies, good vs evil. Sounds like normal life to me. When I think of fantasy I don't see short people with paint on their faces, or candy... | | Static Link |
| Posted by: spacemonkey at July 7, 2008, 4:12 pm | | Topic: Tim Burton Has To Know He Fucked Up Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Hey Man It wouldn't be believable that someone would have a face like the Joker's due to being dropped into chemicals. I accept that Nolan is trying to make a realistic film and thus I am not expecting characters or storylines from the comics that are pure fantasy. This is also why I don't want a Batman Vs. Superman movie, because Superman shouldn't ever come into Batman's realistic world. Oh yeah, tell that to Frank Miller! He wrote one of the best Batman/Superman fights ever in The Dark Knight Returns. Bats and Supes talk to each other all the time in the Batman Universe, in fact, the pretty much hate each others guts most of the time. Your not accepting the fantasy element in the Batman Universe? Dude, wake up and smell the coffee, Batman is fantasy. He may not have superpowers, but a guy who dresses up as a bat and drives around with a tank persuing all sorts of super villains is fantasy. This is a comic book movie were talking about here! In comics, its okay for a villain to ... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Guest at June 16, 2004, 5:47 am | | Topic: why does zombie movies have to be about zombies taking over? Forum: groupsrv | | On 16-Jun-2004, ian@beathoven.com (paramucho) wrote: Quote:Anyhow, SINGING IN THE RAIN has never done anything for me. Gene Kelly got too much of his own poncy way in that one. He's only just bearable in BRIGADOON. But _Brigadoon_ is basically a surreal fantasy (although not presented that way). The fantasy doesn't make any sense at all. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Badbird at June 18, 2008, 6:55 pm | | Topic: AFI's 10 Top Ten... Forum: JoBlo | | Whatever. Another year, another boring, predictable list of pretty much the same movies from the Always Fucking Ignorant AFI. Of the Top Ten Fantasy, I would only classify two movies as actually being fantasy (LOTR and OZ). | | Static Link |
| Posted by: psudoazn at December 13, 2001, 2:45 am | | Topic: WILLOW!!! Forum: JoBlo | | This movie is either one you could hate or love...I enjoyed it. Most reviewers felt the story was lacking and that it was only remembered because of its special effects. Since Im usually not into more "complex" fantasy (meaning elves and witches and goblins and flaming warthogs and everything else), I got into the movie for the sheer sake of simplicity. (Cyclonus) If you didn't like it before, you probably wouldnt like it now.. Also, (Lord Kakaru) if youve become a bigger follower of films in the fantasy genre, you probably wont get into the rather basic plotline of this movie. Unless, of course, a lot of nogstalgic memories exist for you...that always brings a great movie experience with it. Like I said before, its a simple story with a great DVD...if you see a copy at the video rental store, you might want to check out Willow(se). | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Alric Knebel at February 26, 2008, 7:59 pm | | Topic: "300" was robbed Forum: groupsrv | RichA wrote: Quote:On Feb 26, 9:03 am, trotsky wrote: RichA wrote: On Feb 25, 9:23 pm, Alric Knebel wrote: RichA wrote: It should have won something for cinematography or FX. The LIBERAL Academy members HATED its right wing agenda. It really wasn't that stunning, Rich. It really wasn't. The right movie got it for cinematography. And THE GOLDEN COMPASS got it for visual effects or something like that, which is what 300 would have been up against. And COMPASS definitely deserved it. And yet look at home many same type pieces of fantasy film came out in addition to Golden Compass. Cookie-cutter movies are now worthy of rewards? You've seen it? Can you explain in detail how it was "cookie cutter"? TIA. Another tired children's fantasy movie. How many have they released in the past five years? Did you see it? It definitely wasn't a TIRED child's fantasy movie. In fact, I think it might have had trouble finding an audience because it LOOKED like it might be a child's movie, but it was far better than that. --
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| Posted by: zanarkand at January 11, 2008, 2:49 am | | Topic: Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight Forum: Film Hobbit | | DragonLance...... Is this that fantasy series that has like 50,000 books? By like 200 different writers? Yes I'm exaggerating, but it was huge. I never cared for it myself. It was too fantasy. IE every other person was some mystical being and they threw magic around like it was free. Never cared for it myself. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Monotreme at April 12, 2008, 12:55 pm | | Topic: The Blockbuster Dilemma Forum: JoBlo | | LOTR is an exception, because it is a rare example of an established franchise that probably would have made money ANYWAY that also benefited from actually being damn near perfect examples of cinema thus garnering universal critical acclaim and a pile of Oscars. It's a rare occurence, though; usually, the Academy pretty much ignores fantasy/sci-fi movies in the major categories no matter how good they really are. It's not by chance that ROTK is the only full-fledged fantasy movie to have won Best Picture, ever. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Chick_Gurl at October 12, 2007, 2:47 pm | | Topic: The Power of Dark Crystal Forum: DVD TV | | Quote: Originally Posted by Cryxellis Fantasy and Adventure is it? animation/adventure/family/fantasy to be exact. . | | Static Link |
| Posted by: regina at October 9, 2007, 3:00 pm | | Topic: The Arcanum 2009 Forum: DVD TV | | Quote: Originally Posted by keri Set in 1919 and follows the titular secret society comprising the era's leading occult investigators -- Arthur Conan Doyle, Harry Houdini, H.P. Lovecraft and Marie Laveau -- as they battle demons descending on New York City, including a serial killer of angels. This is an Adventure, Fantasy movie which will be released on mid 2009. who will star in this fantasy film? | | Static Link |
| Posted by: movies35 at April 21, 2003, 8:00 pm | | Topic: Spiderman Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by RickySlade This is the first REAL superhero film since the Batman movies and X-Men. I had very high expectations for this film judging by the $100 Mil+ opening weekend. But after the movie I just felt let down. I'm not a big fan of these fantasy movies with wizards and goblins and spider men and this one was exactly like every other one. Tobey Maguire was wrong for the movie. He's a nerd. He's not very action typish. And, just the whole fact of a guy with spider webs coming out of his hands is just too far fetched. Yes, it's fantasy but still I mean this was so cheesy. With bad dialouge and bad voice overs. One of the worst of 2002. 2/10 FINALY!!! Someone agrees with me! | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Bourne101 at March 25, 2008, 9:18 pm | | Topic: Marketing done wrong Forum: JoBlo | | Bridge to Terabithia- the actual movie is so much more, there's barely any fantasy at all. I don't know if I'd call it marketing done wrong (because the fantasy aspect got asses in seats), but it was definitely misleading. Atonement- They marketed and keep marketing it as just a complete love story, and it is so much more than that. The Mist- If I remember correctly, they marketed this heavily as just your average monster horror flick, but it is so much more than that, so much more. The best horror film in years. Finding Nemo- I didn't know what the hell this movie was about until I saw it. Obviously marketing wasn't an issue, but boy they didn't show anything, which can be a good thing in some cases, and probably was with this. It was a huge surprise. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Rawlin67 at February 17, 2008, 3:52 pm | | Topic: The Spiderwick Chronicles Forum: JoBlo | Quote: Originally Posted by Bourne101 It's called FANTASY dude. Lord of the Rings is FANTASY. and its nothing like The Seeker or Spiderwick.
just because its in a genre doesnt mean its the same as the others. saying anything in one VERY broad genre can just be compared is silly. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: spacemonkey at June 19, 2008, 3:08 pm | | Topic: Lazers, Swords and Cheese. The cheesy 80s sci/fi fantasy movie thread! Forum: JoBlo | | Olivia Newton John sans John Travolta... ONe of the best Fantasy of the 80s from the grand master: Terry Gilliam. Oh my god, Id almost forgotten about this movie! Date with an Angel. The one where the guy falls in love with an Angel...basically, its a rip off of Splash. Just substitute the mermaid with the angel and wala! And who can remember 80s fantasy and not remember The Witches of Eastwick? Fucking good film! | | Static Link |
| Posted by: crappertay at May 7, 2008, 6:14 pm | | Topic: Iron Man 2 plot details!! Forum: Film Hobbit | | We're not talking about the comic books though, we're talking about a movie based, remember that word people, on a comic book. As I said, there are any number of ridiculous "fantasy" villians in the Spider-Man world which they could've included in the movies. However, there are characters which will work in a comic which stretch the bounds of credibility and suspension of disbelief too far when extrapolated to a movie. Especially when your established movie in the franchise makes little concession for that kind of fantasy outside of applicable science-fiction. Had Spider-Man 3 featured a dragon called Fin Fang Foom, I would be right there with all the people right now who hate it so as it is. The dismissive tone of the post was uncalled for however. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Sonny673 at January 21, 2007, 11:35 pm | | Topic: Pan's Labyrinth is a karate chop to the head! Forum: Film Hobbit | | Quote: Originally Posted by Deus Ex Machina) I wasn't completely sure myself until the very end. What sealed it for me was the moment the Captain arrives in the center of the labyrinth and we see Ofelia from his point of view. There is no faun, only Ofelia and her little brother. At that moment I was convinced the entire fantasy side of the story was in her head. But that didn't really matter, because what is fantasy except what we make real for ourselves through our imaginations? I loved the movie. The storytelling was beautiful and the ending satisfyingly bittersweet.Well, with most fairy tales, you can't see unless you believe. | | Static Link |
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