| Posted by: gazzi at September 4, 2008, 9:13 pm | | Topic: Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem, what a waste of celluloid! Forum: JoBlo | | i just finished watching avp2 and i must say it was a great flick. i didnt like the 1st one at all, but this definitely exceeded my expectations. i dont care that they took scenes from other films, and i did pickup up on the obvious ones. that movie had a big body count! only fault i could see was that in some of the alien vs predator fight scenes it was hard to tell who was who | | Static Link |
| Posted by: spacemonkey at April 25, 2008, 3:46 pm | | Topic: Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem, what a waste of celluloid! Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by MisterTwister Ok man, got ya This movie had balls, something Anderson's attempt didn't. That film was castrated, AVP-R wasn't. Maybe AVP:R wasnt castrated, but it suffered from testicular cancer anyways. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: MisterTwister at April 25, 2008, 1:11 pm | | Topic: Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem, what a waste of celluloid! Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by spacemonkey Nah, I was paying attention, its just that the movie is quite forgetable, I saw it about a week ago and its already quickly fading. Thank god! My hate aint blinding me man, the truth is the truth, Im just saying things the way they are. Sure youll see it in that pick, its a freeze frame of the scene, but in the real movie it goes by in two seconds. And even in that pick its hard to make out who she is. In the film its even harder to pin point it because goes by so fast and they show you so little. Shit, even in that pic, you cant see the weapon that impails her, showing once again that this movie didnt really have any balls. Ok man, got ya I could tell it was her and I could tell she was impaled in that pic and with what. But different strokes for different folks I guess. And no balls? The movie killed off children and pregnant women for gods sake. This movie had balls, something Anderson's attempt didn't. That film was castrated, AVP-R wasn't. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: spacemonkey at April 25, 2008, 12:48 pm | | Topic: Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem, what a waste of celluloid! Forum: JoBlo | | Nah, I was paying attention, its just that the movie is quite forgetable, I saw it about a week ago and its already quickly fading. Thank god! My hate aint blinding me man, the truth is the truth, Im just saying things the way they are. Sure youll see it in that pick, its a freeze frame of the scene, but in the real movie it goes by in two seconds. And even in that pick its hard to make out who she is. In the film its even harder to pin point it because goes by so fast and they show you so little. Shit, even in that pic, you cant see the weapon that impails her, showing once again that this movie didnt really have any balls. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: MisterTwister at April 25, 2008, 12:31 pm | | Topic: Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem, what a waste of celluloid! Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by spacemonkey Its easy to miss that connection if the film has bad storytelling, bad editing and bad lighting. ANd this film had all three of those terrible elements. Were supposed to be in a dark sewer, a bunch of people are running away from the predator or something, suddenly someone gets impailed, who the fuck knows who it was, it was so badly edited they dont even show you the girl properly. The Strause guys didnt even take advantage of the weapon, we dont even get to see it clearly. Its supposed to be this gigantic blade ninja throwing star type of deal, but I only know that cause I paused it for a couple of seconds, not because the directors let me get a decent glimpse of it as in all other predator films, where the predators weapons always get some sort of close up or special attention. Not on this one though, on this one theres this huge star with knifes on it that can impaile people, and we cant get a decent glimpse at it? Pfff... ON top of that, everything is in shadows a... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: spacemonkey at April 25, 2008, 8:26 am | | Topic: Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem, what a waste of celluloid! Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by APzombie All the AVP movies are garbage. The real thorn in my side concerning these films is that Weaver stated recently how her and Ridely Scott talked about how much they would have enjoyed the opportunity to do a fifth Alien picture, but "because the AvP films ruined the series", they won't. Yeah an AvP:R movie made by a couple of hacks is way more important then a Ridley Scott and James Cameron collaboration on a fifth alien movie...yeah right. That deceased Alien five would have made four times more money then the two AvP movies combined. Ridley and Cameron! Come on...it doesnt take a genius to figure that one out. HOw do you say no to a team like that??? Oh yeah, if your a head exec on 20th Century fox and you got your head half way up you ass...thats how. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: spacemonkey at April 25, 2008, 8:19 am | | Topic: Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem, what a waste of celluloid! Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by syxxpac So this hot blonde - the only hot blonde in the cadre of survivors, it should be noted - runs toward the fight in full view and you weren't sure it was HER when a hot blonde gets thwacked into the wall with a blade seconds later? ... ... How is it even possible to miss that connection? Its easy to miss that connection if the film has bad storytelling, bad editing and bad lighting. ANd this film had all three of those terrible elements. Were supposed to be in a dark sewer, a bunch of people are running away from the predator or something, suddenly someone gets impailed, who the fuck knows who it was, it was so badly edited they dont even show you the girl properly. The Strause guys didnt even take advantage of the weapon, we dont even get to see it clearly. Its supposed to be this gigantic blade ninja throwing star type of deal, but I only know that cause I paused it for a couple of seconds, not because the directors let me get a decent glimpse of it as in all other predato... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: APzombie at April 25, 2008, 12:53 am | | Topic: Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem, what a waste of celluloid! Forum: JoBlo | | All the AVP movies are garbage. The real thorn in my side concerning these films is that Weaver stated recently how her and Ridely Scott talked about how much they would have enjoyed the opportunity to do a fifth Alien picture, but "because the AvP films ruined the series", they won't. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: MisterTwister at April 25, 2008, 12:13 am | | Topic: Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem, what a waste of celluloid! Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by syxxpac So this hot blonde - the only hot blonde in the cadre of survivors, it should be noted - runs toward the fight in full view and you weren't sure it was HER when a hot blonde gets thwacked into the wall with a blade seconds later? ... ... How is it even possible to miss that connection? Anyway, I didn't say the gore was CRYSTAL clear all the time, but it didn't need to be drenching every frame. Even the original movies didn't show you every little detail in vivid definition for five second spells (excluding the chestbursters). There was enough gore in AVP:R to make AVP look like a petting zoo, but again, my resolution kicks ass, so I suppose it's not a fair comparison. I saw that part clearly as well. I don't now anyone could miss that connection, despite if they felt the movie was too dark or not. I wouldn't mind seeing the Strause Brothers tackle another AVP but considering how everyone and their neighbors hate the film I doubt they will be back. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: syxxpac at April 24, 2008, 4:11 pm | | Topic: Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem, what a waste of celluloid! Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by spacemonkey Oh you mean the 1.2 seconds that you see the girl stuck to the wall? Makes me wish for the LUcio Fulci days, when he really did let us see the freaking gore! Not to mention the fact that we cant even be sure its her because the sequence is so badly directed, that you dont even know if its her or not. You cant even see her face the scene goes by so fast. So this hot blonde - the only hot blonde in the cadre of survivors, it should be noted - runs toward the fight in full view and you weren't sure it was HER when a hot blonde gets thwacked into the wall with a blade seconds later? ... ... How is it even possible to miss that connection? Anyway, I didn't say the gore was CRYSTAL clear all the time, but it didn't need to be drenching every frame. Even the original movies didn't show you every little detail in vivid definition for five second spells (excluding the chestbursters). There was enough gore in AVP:R to make AVP look like a petting zoo, but again, my resolution ki... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: spacemonkey at April 24, 2008, 4:09 pm | | Topic: Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem, what a waste of celluloid! Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by MadsenOMC Dude, I wrote a long review of AVP:R and repeatedly stated why I didn't hate it as much as AVP. I also repeatedly said that while I don't think AVP:R is a good movie, I do think it is better than AVP. How much clearer can I be? I have never once tried to convince you that AVP:R is a good movie. Cool, then were clear. Requiem is bad. No good. Next thread. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: MadsenOMC at April 24, 2008, 4:05 pm | | Topic: Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem, what a waste of celluloid! Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by spacemonkey Hey, Mister Twister, theres the short attention span you were talking about before right here. MadsenOMC cant defend Requiem, so he goes sleepy time. Niiice. Can you read? Seriously, tell the truth. I posted a detailed review of this movie in this thread. What else do you want me to do? You are a broken record and this has become boring. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: spacemonkey at April 24, 2008, 4:01 pm | | Topic: Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem, what a waste of celluloid! Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by MadsenOMC ZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.................. ....... Hey, Mister Twister, theres the short attention span you were talking about before right here. MadsenOMC cant defend Requiem, so he goes sleepy time. Niiice. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: MadsenOMC at April 24, 2008, 4:00 pm | | Topic: Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem, what a waste of celluloid! Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by spacemonkey Well, I asked you to convince me why AvP:R is so great, not comparing it with AvP, but on its own and you just didnt tell me. All you did was say how much better AVP:R is, and bashed on AvP, with out pointing out exactly what it is that you think is so great about Requiem. Oh wait, except for that gore that you guys say is so cool in this movie. Dude, I wrote a long review of AVP:R and repeatedly stated why I didn't hate it as much as AVP. I also repeatedly said that while I don't think AVP:R is a good movie, I do think it is better than AVP. How much clearer can I be? I have never once tried to convince you that AVP:R is a good movie. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: spacemonkey at April 24, 2008, 3:56 pm | | Topic: Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem, what a waste of celluloid! Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by syxxpac And by "any sort of detail", I assume you mean the dripping entrails that came out of her when she was stuck to the wall. I never realized how badass clear my laptop's resolution was until now. *hugs laptop* Oh you mean the 1.2 seconds that you see the girl stuck to the wall? Makes me wish for the LUcio Fulci days, when he really did let us see the freaking gore! Not to mention the fact that we cant even be sure its her because the sequence is so badly directed, that you dont even know if its her or not. You cant even see her face the scene goes by so fast. I remember watching and three of my friends (who all collectively agreed this movie was dog shit) went wait "who died there?" | | Static Link |
| Posted by: spacemonkey at April 24, 2008, 3:49 pm | | Topic: Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem, what a waste of celluloid! Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by MadsenOMC Yeah that's true. This back-and-forth has become boring spacemonkey. You are not convincing me and I am not convincing you. That's not going to change. Next topic. Well, I asked you to convince me why AvP:R is so great, not comparing it with AvP, but on its own and you just didnt tell me. All you did was say how much better AVP:R is, and bashed on AvP, with out pointing out exactly what it is that you think is so great about Requiem. Oh wait, except for that gore that you guys say is so cool in this movie. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: spacemonkey at April 24, 2008, 3:49 pm | | Topic: Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem, what a waste of celluloid! Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by DaveyJoeG I was happy to see you guys reach some sort of consensus even if it was for a short period. Arguing over which film was worse will get us nowhere. All of our disgust with this franchise should be directed at 20th Century Fox. For shitting all over these franchises and fucking over the fans by hiring two 'creative' teams that were very very wrong for the series. LOl, your right, we sort of like hit common ground somewhere then lost it again when praising for Aliens vs. Predator Requiem restarted. But you are right about redirecting hatred, here it goes. Id like to direct all my hatred towards 20th Century Fox, Towards the writer Shane Salerno for writing the creatures into such a horrible premise, and the two directors for directing with their heads up their colective asses. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: syxxpac at April 24, 2008, 3:48 pm | | Topic: Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem, what a waste of celluloid! Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by spacemonkey Oooh, ok I see, this is one of those threads...lol, where everyone wants to have the last word on the subject. Anyhows, I think its funny that we keep repeating ourselves. You keep fishing, you'll keep getting bites Quote: I watched parts of it again, just to see if I saw the brilliance that you guys see in it. The gore, and the I dont know what...nope couldnt see it! Who said anything about "brilliance"? Stop putting words in our mouths. Quote: I saw this sequence where theres supposed to be some major shit fight, when the pizza delivery boy (see what I mean by awful?) and his pseudo girlfriend are running from the Predator and he throws what is I guess supposed to be some sort of flying boomerang thing, only thing is that you cant even hardly see whats going on, she is supposed to get impailed, but you cant even see clearly what happens. Why? Because this movie is supposed to be a hard R, but instead, its also a pussy film! A pussy film that cant even sho... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: MadsenOMC at April 24, 2008, 3:44 pm | | Topic: Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem, what a waste of celluloid! Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by DaveyJoeG I was happy to see you guys reach some sort of consensus even if it was for a short period. Arguing over which film was worse will get us nowhere. All of our disgust with this franchise should be directed at 20th Century Fox. For shitting all over these franchises and fucking over the fans by hiring two 'creative' teams that were very very wrong for the series. Yeah that's true. This back-and-forth has become boring spacemonkey. You are not convincing me and I am not convincing you. That's not going to change. Next topic. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: DaveyJoeG at April 24, 2008, 3:40 pm | | Topic: Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem, what a waste of celluloid! Forum: JoBlo | | I was happy to see you guys reach some sort of consensus even if it was for a short period. Arguing over which film was worse will get us nowhere. All of our disgust with this franchise should be directed at 20th Century Fox. For shitting all over these franchises and fucking over the fans by hiring two 'creative' teams that were very very wrong for the series. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: spacemonkey at April 24, 2008, 3:32 pm | | Topic: Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem, what a waste of celluloid! Forum: JoBlo | | Oooh, ok I see, this is one of those threads...lol, where everyone wants to have the last word on the subject. Anyhows, I think its funny that we keep repeating ourselves. Can you guys talk about Requiem, without talking about AvP? Requiem on its own. YOu guys have nothing to defend it. Its all bad. I watched parts of it again, just to see if I saw the brilliance that you guys see in it. The gore, and the I dont know what...nope couldnt see it! I saw this sequence where theres supposed to be some major shit fight, when the pizza delivery boy (see what I mean by awful?) and his pseudo girlfriend are running from the Predator and he throws what is I guess supposed to be some sort of flying boomerang thing, only thing is that you cant even hardly see whats going on, she is supposed to get impailed, but you cant even see clearly what happens. Why? Because this movie is supposed to be a hard R, but instead, its also a pussy film! A pussy film that cant even show an impailed victim with any sort of detail! ANd thi... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: syxxpac at April 24, 2008, 3:16 pm | | Topic: Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem, what a waste of celluloid! Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by spacemonkey Yeah, but thats just you three guys. The rest of the known universe, knows the truth. Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem suuuuuuucked the big one. Come on! I cant believe you guys are seriously defending that hunk of junk of a film! Its a hunk of useless junk! Not good in any way! AVP:R may suck, but AVP deepthroats. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: spacemonkey at April 24, 2008, 3:08 pm | | Topic: Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem, what a waste of celluloid! Forum: JoBlo | | Yeah, but thats just you three guys. The rest of the known universe, knows the truth. Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem suuuuuuucked the big one. Come on! I cant believe you guys are seriously defending that hunk of junk of a film! Its a hunk of useless junk! Not good in any way! | | Static Link |
| Posted by: MisterTwister at April 24, 2008, 2:09 pm | | Topic: Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem, what a waste of celluloid! Forum: JoBlo | | I don't hate Anderson's AVP but I still think he screwed up with it. I had enough fun with it and some of the action was cool but the rating, the characters and the pace upset me. It was too watered down, the characters were annoying/ "Meh" and the film tried to be like Aliens with its pace. Anderson, your film was 100 minutes, not over 150 minutes like Aliens. Now the characters in AVP-R weren't any better but they didn't piss me off like the ones in AVP. But the rating and pace were much better and gave me more bang for my buck. I thought the Strause Brothers did a much better job at an AVP film than Anderson. They delivered a film that reminded me of a creature feature from the '50's. A film that entertained me much more than Anderson's attempt. I don't hate Anderson. I dig the Resident Evil films but he wasn't the right man to direct an Alien or Predator film. Oh well hated films have to get some love once and awhile. I enjoyed AVP-R, simple as that. But I don't get this AVP is better crap. Com... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: spacemonkey at April 24, 2008, 1:38 pm | | Topic: Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem, what a waste of celluloid! Forum: JoBlo | | It seems like you are an avid Resident Evil gamer, and that you probably hate the Resident Evil films with a passion because they are NOTHING like the games. Im with you there man, I wish that the films could have at least garnered a little bit of that horror and dread I felt while playing the first Resident Evil game all those ages ago...alas we got Andersons version of what a Resident Evil movie should be, not a very faithful adaptation, but a fun movie non the less, at least in my book. What Anderson has done with the Resident Evil flicks is completely deviate from the source material, making his own little zombie movies that practically have nothing to do with the games, save for a few names and the "umbrella corp." As far as video game movies go, for me anyways, Id say that Silent Hill was a good adaptation, it captured the feel and look of the game, even if it later went its own way with the story, it still captured the essence, the feel of that game. All thanx to Christophe Gans. A competent... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: syxxpac at April 24, 2008, 1:07 pm | | Topic: Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem, what a waste of celluloid! Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by spacemonkey Ok, hey, Im not saying AvP is a masterpiece, and yes I agree, it wasnt all we expected it to be. You obviously hate both AvP's. But, dont tell me that the Strause bros. film is better, cause theres no way I can see that movie under positive light. I just cant, and the rest of the reviewers in the known universe (and possibly the unknown universe) agree, that it reeks. If not as much as AvP, then more. AVP:R at least had some decent kills and a fun little smackdown at the end between Pred and Predalien. That's about the extent of its superiority, so yes, both are quite abysmal either way you slice it. I gave AVP:R a 6/10 to be generous, but I also gave AVP that three years ago, and my rating has since gone down. I foresee AVP:R doing the same as time goes on. Quote: But you also have to look at the types of movies he makes. He has never been known for doing anything that can be considered "serious" or anything. His a director who has made a career out of adap... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: spacemonkey at April 24, 2008, 1:05 pm | | Topic: Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem, what a waste of celluloid! Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by MoovEDude Compared to the MASSIVE SHITPILE which is AVP-R, Andersons IS a MASTERPIECE.. A lot of people seem to agree that AvP is better then AvP:R. In comparison. Thats the important part, AvPis better when compared to AvP:R. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: spacemonkey at April 24, 2008, 12:50 pm | | Topic: Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem, what a waste of celluloid! Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by syxxpac So what makes AVP better? The flashy, pretty pictures that at least kept your eyes chewing on candy, right? That's my point, in that I'm not any more impressed if a turd is shined up than if it's grimy and shows itself for what it is. Ok, hey, Im not saying AvP is a masterpiece, and yes I agree, it wasnt all we expected it to be. You obviously hate both AvP's. But, dont tell me that the Strause bros. film is better, cause theres no way I can see that movie under positive light. I just cant, and the rest of the reviewers in the known universe (and possibly the unknown universe) agree, that it reeks. If not as much as AvP, then more. Quote: Originally Posted by syxxpac I'm sick of being told to overlook and brush aside Paul Anderson's many creative licences and flashy dumbass bullshit because we have to "look at the movie for what it is and just enjoy it as dumb fun". No. Fuck that. From here on out, FUCK that. I'm tired of looking at his movies for what they ARE, ... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: MadsenOMC at April 24, 2008, 12:29 pm | | Topic: Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem, what a waste of celluloid! Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by MoovEDude Compared to the MASSIVE SHITPILE which is AVP-R, Andersons IS a MASTERPIECE.. Um, no. Not at all. Anderson and masterpiece will never be used in the same sentence, unless you are talking about PT Anderson. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: MadsenOMC at April 24, 2008, 12:28 pm | | Topic: Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem, what a waste of celluloid! Forum: JoBlo | | syxxpac makes a lot of good points and I agree with much of what he says. I don't believe that a PG-13 automatically makes a horror movie bad, just as R doesn't automatically make it good. There are good PG-13 horror and there's bad R horror. However, when it comes to the AVP series, the rating matters. Can you imagine an Alien or Predator film being PG-13? I sure as hell can't. It was incredibly stupid for AVP to be PG-13. What redeeming qualities does AVP have, in spite of the PG-13 rating? Not many, if any at all, and Anderson is not a good director, and his writing is even worse. If the rating of an AVP movie does not matter to you, I don't consider you much of a fan of the Alien or Predator movies. In this instance the rating should matter to you. That's why I made the younger viewer comment. If you'd grown up on the series and if they meant a lot to you, you'd feel differently. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: MoovEDude at April 24, 2008, 12:27 pm | | Topic: Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem, what a waste of celluloid! Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by MadsenOMC Yes and Anderson's AVP is nothing but 100 minutes of groundbreaking originality. Give me a fucking break. spacemonkey you act like there are only two extremes, awesome movies and horrible movies. Someone can enjoy something and still think it's not a good movie. Shocking notion I know. Compared to the MASSIVE SHITPILE which is AVP-R, Andersons IS a MASTERPIECE.. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: syxxpac at April 24, 2008, 12:15 pm | | Topic: Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem, what a waste of celluloid! Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by spacemonkey I dont think mentioning The Ring in this thread is so "idiotic" as you say. We were discussing about the rating on these films and if that affects them. I was just stating my personal opinion on the whole "PG-13" "R" thing. I said it was ridiculous, as in "doesn't fit as a comparison" between the two films, not idiotic, since you WERE citing specific examples (ie. The Ring Vs. Alien and Predator). I said Anderson's gimmicks were idiotic, which was another part of the argument. Quote: AvP, I agree should have been R rated. But see what happened with its sequel? It was "R" rated, ok, but that ultimately didnt matter because it still managed to suck even worse then the first, inspite of having this 'advantage'. So what makes AVP better? The flashy, pretty pictures that at least kept your eyes chewing on candy, right? That's my point, in that I'm not any more impressed if a turd is shined up than if it's grimy and shows it... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: spacemonkey at April 24, 2008, 11:42 am | | Topic: Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem, what a waste of celluloid! Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by syxxpac The Ring being mentioned in THIS argument is ridiculous, though. The Ring is a ghost story. Alien and Predator are creature features where people get torn and blown apart like they've met the business end of a combine. You can't just dismiss the rating in Alien and Predator's case, because that's part of their identity on film. I dont think mentioning The Ring in this thread is so "idiotic" as you say. We were discussing about the rating on these films and if that affects them. I was just stating my personal opinion on the whole "PG-13" "R" thing. The Ring is a good example of a PG-13 horror film done right. It goes to show you CAN make a good horror film, without your precious R. AvP, I agree should have been R rated. But see what happened with its sequel? It was "R" rated, ok, but that ultimately didnt matter because it still managed to suck even worse then the first, inspite of having this 'advantage'. So should having PG-13 on yo... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: syxxpac at April 24, 2008, 11:03 am | | Topic: Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem, what a waste of celluloid! Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by spacemonkey Heh heh heh, I dont give a shit about ratings. Just weather the movie is good or not. If its PG-13 or not doesnt matter to me as long as the movie is good, or entertaining and achieves its goals. The Ring is always mentioned whenever this type of argument pops up. And its true, I loved that film because it was scary, and it spooked and freaked you out without having to rely on an R rating. That to me is a bigger achievement, then any crappy gory film out there. Gore and shock is easy. Actual scares, actual frights? Thats something else. Not as easily achieved. The Ring being mentioned in THIS argument is ridiculous, though. The Ring is a ghost story. Alien and Predator are creature features where people get torn and blown apart like they've met the business end of a combine. You can't just dismiss the rating in Alien and Predator's case, because that's part of their identity on film. Take that away and anything less is simply watered down, no matter HOW many idiotic fl... | | Read Entire Entry |
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