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You're surprised by the Negative Reception towards the movie on this Forum? These boards are full of Pessimists. ;p
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You're surprised by the Negative Reception towards the movie on this Forum? These boards are full of Pessimists. ;p
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I forget where I am sometimes.
To me the movie just screams "GOOD TIMES AHEAD!!!". A movie where the protagonists drive the BttF Delorean and Shotaro Kaneda's motorcycle. Where the Iron Giant has a significant role to play in a virtual reality world that I've dreamed of since I was a kid. Yeah, I'm there on opening day.
Like most old time directors.
I forget where I am sometimes.
To me the movie just screams "GOOD TIMES AHEAD!!!". A movie where the protagonists drive the BttF Delorean and Shotaro Kaneda's motorcycle. Where the Iron Giant has a significant role to play in a virtual reality world that I've dreamed of since I was a kid. Yeah, I'm there on opening day.
Yup..
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In all honesty, yes I have.
I don't know if it's just me getting older, or the movies getting dumber, but I have little to no patience for most Hollywood movies these days. They're predictable down to the exact beats in conversations, the music cues, everything.
If I know exactly what's going to happen and be said before it happens, I get very bored. I just can't sit through a movie that offers no surprises. And CGI still looks fake, weightless, and lifeless to me. In all it's forms. I know it's a great tool, but for almost 2 decades now, filmmakers are relying on it completely instead of using it wisely. There's not a single frame in this trailer that looks believable to me.
I know that's not a real Delorean. I know that's not a "real" Iron Giant. Since this is a video game reality, why not have him be animated like he was in the 1999 feature? If they wanted it to be "realistic" they didn't do a good job cause he's still a cartoon. If they built a 1:1 scale animatronic Iron Giant I'd have been impressed.
It's just noise and flashing colors. No substance, no meaning, no weight, no depth. So that was my long answer. The short answer is, yes, for me personally, I am no longer capable of just "turning my brain off and enjoying a dumb movie." I know millions of people enjoy doing so several times a year, but I just can't do it. I get bored. My mind wanders. A filmmaker needs to do something really unique and daring and original to keep my attention these days.
Yep. me too.
I saw it happen to my Grandfather. Then my mother. Now me. Good part is, its gonna happen to all these kiddies here too.
Look at me when I'm talking to you. And get the hell off my lawn.
The Clown Prince of Crime
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Yeah, 24 years ago
His last pop culturally relevant film was 1993's Jurassic Park. That was his peak, along with his "dramatic" peak, Schindler's List, the same year.
From 1975 to 1993, as a director, Spielberg's contribution to pop culture was unparalleled with films like, Jaws, Close Encounter, Poltergeist, E.T., Raiders, Indy TOD, Indy TLC, Hook, and Jurassic Park.
As a producer he is still putting his name on all kinds of crap. As a director, he's made some ok films after 1993, but nothing like in the 70's, 80's, and early 90's.
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People develop taste as they grow. Well, some do...
Or the kid inside withers away.
I'm holding on to the kid in me for as long as I can (don't go there, you know what I mean
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That is just disturbing. I was wrong to have said that... I see that now...
Yeah, 24 years ago
His last pop culturally relevant film was 1993's Jurassic Park. That was his peak, along with his "dramatic" peak, Schindler's List, the same year.
From 1975 to 1993, as a director, Spielberg's contribution to pop culture was unparalleled with films like, Jaws, Close Encounter, Poltergeist, E.T., Raiders, Indy TOD, Indy TLC, Hook, and Jurassic Park.
As a producer he is still putting his name on all kinds of crap. As a director, he's made some ok films after 1993, but nothing like in the 70's, 80's, and early 90's.
Saving Private Ryan
Trailer didn't do much for me. It was 'ok'
The Clown Prince of Crime
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Saving Private Ryan
It's a good drama. Bridge of Spies was a good drama too, but they're not very impactful films, as far as pop culture relevancy goes. Saving Private Ryan might be his last great drama though...and that was 18 years ago.
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