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Phrixus Zephyr
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Posted - 2006.07.09 14:51:00 -
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 Originally by: Salusa VC
Starship Troopers.
Its the only film I have ever walked out of.
Starship Troopers rocked... The only true modern day B-Movie ^^
Originally by: Remedial
...not to BoB or BoB fans or People Who Have An Opinion About BoB, and certainly not the Chief BoB Forum Prostitutes...
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Crumplecorn
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Posted - 2006.07.09 15:05:00 -
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Originally by: Inertia Foryu
Originally by: Crumplecorn
Solaris.
It has a great plot by the looks of it. I can't be sure because they dumped the plot and filmed the least interesting sub-plot as the whole film instead.
Solaris (USA) and the long Solaris (Russian) are both very interesting movies to me. I'm not sure what you mean by them focusing on the "sub-plot," I think what you refer to as "sub-plot" is actually what I define as the "main plot."
There's a generic sci-fi plot, in this case a weird planet having strange effects on the people on the station nearby. They all start seeing things, things which have to do with traumatic aspects of their lives or something (been a while since I've seen it, thankfully). However, instead of being a nice generic sci-fi thing, with sci-fi elements to do with the planet and what is going on overall, and psychological subplots with how each character deals with what they see, they drop all that and focus on the main character dealing with the woman he hallucinates.
Fine if you want to do a film about what Solaris ended up being about, but drop the planet and the space station, it isn't necessary.
As for the guy who said he couldn't get more than 15mins in, because it was supposed to be good my whole family sat down together to watch it, and waited right up until the credits for something to happen. That's ~2hrs we'll never get back. 
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Inertia Foryu
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Posted - 2006.07.09 15:25:00 -
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Originally by: Crumplecorn
Originally by: Inertia Foryu
Originally by: Crumplecorn
Solaris.
It has a great plot by the looks of it. I can't be sure because they dumped the plot and filmed the least interesting sub-plot as the whole film instead.
Solaris (USA) and the long Solaris (Russian) are both very interesting movies to me. I'm not sure what you mean by them focusing on the "sub-plot," I think what you refer to as "sub-plot" is actually what I define as the "main plot."
There's a generic sci-fi plot, in this case a weird planet having strange effects on the people on the station nearby. They all start seeing things, things which have to do with traumatic aspects of their lives or something (been a while since I've seen it, thankfully). However, instead of being a nice generic sci-fi thing, with sci-fi elements to do with the planet and what is going on overall, and psychological subplots with how each character deals with what they see, they drop all that and focus on the main character dealing with the woman he hallucinates.
Fine if you want to do a film about what Solaris ended up being about, but drop the planet and the space station, it isn't necessary.
As for the guy who said he couldn't get more than 15mins in, because it was supposed to be good my whole family sat down together to watch it, and waited right up until the credits for something to happen. That's ~2hrs we'll never get back.
Hey mate, I'm sorry you didn't like the film.
It is widely believed that the original Solaris ("Solyaris" Russian version) was Andrei Tarkovsky's answer to Stanley Kubricks "2001: A Space Odyssey."
The purpose was not to be a sci-fi flick, but rather a psycological review of our own lives, memories, and what is important to us. The fact that it was on a station, and involved a planet, well, that is just the backdrop. Just like Eve-Online, this movie isn't for everyone. There are no physical monsters, only those that we carry in our minds everyday.
But, you are entitled to your opinion, and are definately not the first person to say they didn't like the movie :)
Cheers
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arbitrary
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Posted - 2006.07.09 15:57:00 -
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Originally by: Inertia Foryu
Originally by: people
stuff about Solaris.
Hey mate, I'm sorry you didn't like the film.
It is widely believed that the original Solaris ("Solyaris" Russian version) was Andrei Tarkovsky's answer to Stanley Kubricks "2001: A Space Odyssey."
The purpose was not to be a sci-fi flick, but rather a psycological review of our own lives, memories, and what is important to us. The fact that it was on a station, and involved a planet, well, that is just the backdrop. Just like Eve-Online, this movie isn't for everyone. There are no physical monsters, only those that we carry in our minds everyday.
But, you are entitled to your opinion, and are definately not the first person to say they didn't like the movie :)
True, and well said 
I find Solaris to be a good complement to clockwork orange, and as such even better then 2001, both are exellent though; but the number of friends who hated 2001 is staggering, and worrying. The classic line after is that it should go alot faster, not grasping the point at all 
Knowing that Solaris is a movie I wouldn't push on anyone who finds anything but action movies slow. 
Besides Crumplecorn you ain't getting anytime back, tick tock, death comes soon...(tm CCP).
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Dralon
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Posted - 2006.07.09 16:01:00 -
[35]
Churchill: The Hollywood years.
Dear god why
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Caethes Adain
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Posted - 2006.07.09 16:02:00 -
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The original Solaris, absolutely pish boring and hellish to sit through
Doom
Bloodrayne
Independancy day
Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy
Saying that though, most modern films are utter tripe. Same story, different setting and actors.
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Inertia Foryu
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Posted - 2006.07.09 16:10:00 -
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Edited by: Inertia Foryu on 09/07/2006 16:11:12
Originally by: Caethes Adain
The original Solaris, absolutely pish boring and hellish to sit through
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Yes! The Russian flick took me 3 days to get through. 
For me, watching the Russian Solaris was like trying to swallow a fluffy pillow after drinking a cup of salt. But, in the end, I would say that I found it interesting. It is Definately not the worst movie I've seen.
And you reminded me of Doom. Now that was bahhhhdddddd...
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Xelios
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Posted - 2006.07.09 16:50:00 -
[38]
A Sound of Thunder. Seriously go watch it and tell me it's not the worst piece of garbage to soil our theaters.
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Dark Shikari
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Posted - 2006.07.09 16:54:00 -
[39]
Alien Resurrection and the remake of Solaris.
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Btoktorn
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Posted - 2006.07.09 17:29:00 -
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"Mr Ice Cream Man"
Lookies
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Neon Genesis
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Posted - 2006.07.09 17:45:00 -
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I was on the verge of walking out of Van Hellsing, a mash of all the most notorious fictional horror characters together in one cliche'd and exploitative mess, easily the worst film ive seen.
Escape from LA gets pretty close as well, not to mention the usual toss that constitutes 99/100 hollywood action films in recent years.
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Dark Shikari
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Posted - 2006.07.09 17:46:00 -
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Originally by: Neon Genesis
I was on the verge of walking out of Van Hellsing, a mash of all the most notorious fictional horror characters together in one cliche'd and exploitative mess, easily the worst film ive seen.
Read this
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Constantine Arcanum
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Posted - 2006.07.09 18:31:00 -
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Originally by: Dark Shikari
Read this
ROFL
SO true :D
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Crumplecorn
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Posted - 2006.07.09 18:57:00 -
[44]
Originally by: arbitrary
I find Solaris to be a good complement to clockwork orange
Hmm, hate Solaris, <3 Clockwork Orange.
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Yendri
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Posted - 2006.07.09 19:19:00 -
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Star Wars Episode One
Star Wars Episode Two
Star Wars Episode Three
seriously, I did't think it could get worse, after Jar-Jat Binks. But Lucas proved me wrong, and there was deeper sludge at the bottom of the barrel to scrape. Each of those films is absolute drivel, punctuated by george lucas' cinematory CGI ************.
Catwoman
Syriana.
honestly. I'd heard it was good. it could've been good.... with a completely different director and editor. I've never sat through such a painfully dull film.
Queen of the Damned
awful, just awful.
Highlander II
the first one got away with being awful by being fun. the sequels were akin to root canal extraction... with a crowbar.
Matrix Trilogy
the original was inventive. the sequel was trite, the third, I walked out.
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KingsGambit
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Posted - 2006.07.09 19:46:00 -
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Worst ever...well worst that my memory can recall include:
- Revolver (Would have left the auditorium if I wasn't with company)
- Star Wars: Episode I (Jar Jar Binks...dear Lord in Heaven why?)
- Starship Troopers II (I still wish for those 2 hours of my life back)
- Lake Placid (I paid to see this...)
- Alexander (Watched 30 minutes by which time I had to stop or risk entering a coma)
- Titanic (Great set and costume, but a script so dire the ocean floor isn't deep enough)
- Matrix Reloaded (The first was great, the last had equal good and bad bits, the second...apart from Seraph had nothing redeeming about it)
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Cyrus Gideon
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Posted - 2006.07.09 20:32:00 -
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Edited by: Cyrus Gideon on 09/07/2006 20:32:55
Originally by: arbitrary
Originally by: Inertia Foryu
Originally by: people
stuff about Solaris.
More stuff about Solaris
True, and well said
I find Solaris to be a good complement to clockwork orange, and as such even better then 2001, both are exellent though; but the number of friends who hated 2001 is staggering, and worrying. The classic line after is that it should go alot faster, not grasping the point at all
Knowing that Solaris is a movie I wouldn't push on anyone who finds anything but action movies slow.
Besides Crumplecorn you ain't getting anytime back, tick tock, death comes soon...(tm CCP).
Solaris is actually based on the Novel Solaris by Stanislav Lem, If you liked the movie you should prolly read the book, I liked both, the old movie and the book alot (havn't seen the new Movie).
Back on topic, I think Star Wars Episode 3 was utterly pathetic, I can't understand the People who say that it is so much better than the other two new Star Wars movies.
But the worst movie I have seen so far has to be Ghosts of mars, man that flick sucked ass, good think that I didn't pay for it.
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Lone Bear
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Posted - 2006.07.09 21:17:00 -
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/me puts Flame suit on (jovian made)
Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith.
Plot could stand on a subway ticket; actors were pathetics: Christensen, Jackson, Portman and Mc Diarmid. Mc Gregor and Frank Oz made a nice performance.
CGI: too muuuuuch ffs. Some beautiful, but most of them were too much visible.
Some shots were really nice, but globally it's one of the worst movie I've seen.
King Kong, Da Vinci Code, the 6th sense would also be on that list.
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Kalahari Wayrest
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Posted - 2006.07.09 21:36:00 -
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Edited by: Kalahari Wayrest on 09/07/2006 21:41:10
Edited by: Kalahari Wayrest on 09/07/2006 21:39:29
Quote:
Van Helsing:
I've got three facial expressions: brooding, annoyed and I'd-rather-be-anywhere-but-here.
Haha so true.
I didn't like Val Helsing much, but it was funny in parts.
The character was more comic in the book  Eccentric old dutch professors ftw.
Definately Highlander 2 as the worst sequal but dunno about worst film. It was pretty damn bad though.
Tomb Raider sucked, but most game > movies do by default.
It's really hard to think of many truly bad movies because most of the time I turn them off before they can imprint on my memory
edit:I'm actually gonna go with Constantine for the butchering of the character and the miscasting of Keanu Reeves  Really disapointing film. Especially when movies like V for Vendetta and Sin City showed that a comic > movie adaption could be done
well.
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GouldFish
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Posted - 2006.07.09 22:20:00 -
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Wow amazing no one has mentioned the REALLY bad films that are :
Paparazi
Hostage
Pasion of the christ
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Rational Gaze
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Posted - 2006.07.09 23:02:00 -
[51]
Originally by: KingsGambit
Worst ever...well worst that my memory can recall include:
- Revolver (Would have left the auditorium if I wasn't with company)
- Star Wars: Episode I (Jar Jar Binks...dear Lord in Heaven why?)
- Starship Troopers II (I still wish for those 2 hours of my life back)
- Lake Placid (I paid to see this...)
- Alexander (Watched 30 minutes by which time I had to stop or risk entering a coma)
- Titanic (Great set and costume, but a script so dire the ocean floor isn't deep enough)
- Matrix Reloaded (The first was great, the last had equal good and bad bits, the second...apart from Seraph had nothing redeeming about it)
revolver is 1 of the best movies i have ever seen.. you must not have understanded it
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aeti
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Posted - 2006.07.09 23:43:00 -
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Originally by: Captin ShadowHawk
Deep Impact was also horrendously bad.
when opening this thread I had one film in mind
to date, thats the only film i've fallen asleep whilst watching at a cinema
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gizli
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Posted - 2006.07.10 00:01:00 -
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i got dragged into a cinema to watch closer, i fell asleep, that movie sucked. so did solaris with george clooney and dudley dooright and scary movie 4 i could name some more if i could be arsed thinking but i cant.
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Danton Marcellus
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Posted - 2006.07.10 00:28:00 -
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Mission Impossible II, had to go home and shower, still left me feeling violated days afterwards, to this day when I think of it I feel sickened.
Remind me about The Maze.
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KAIZOKU SAMURAI
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Posted - 2006.07.10 00:31:00 -
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The Break-up.
Why? Because the ending sucked something fierce. If they whole movie had sucked, I could have forgiven the ending for being "par for the course". But the movie was going along SO well. Arg.
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gizli
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Posted - 2006.07.10 00:48:00 -
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Gigli
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Batman & Robin
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Soray
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Posted - 2006.07.10 00:58:00 -
[57]
The Village
By the same writer that did Sign's, another movie that builds up so well then crashes and burns so horribly a few seconds later. 
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Bloodsong
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Posted - 2006.07.10 01:04:00 -
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In no real order:
X-men 3 (That was just messed up)
Starwars ep 1-3 (jar-jar was the most entertainingpart)
Bloodrayne (although the jail scene was.... almost... worth the brain hemorage
The Blair witch (wtf.... I think I actualy choked on my own vomit at one point)
Battlefield Earth (I read the book... several times before I saw this film.... I now want to bury my dog that is named Travolta in a little box full of flowers. He was eaten by fire ants. It was very sad. I cried. *cough*
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LWMaverick
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Posted - 2006.07.10 02:44:00 -
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Alien vs. Predator(the movie).... ñ)"/ñ"#()`"!(#)"()?#/
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Crumplecorn
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Posted - 2006.07.10 08:25:00 -
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Originally by: Soray
The Village
By the same writer that did Sign's, another movie that builds up so well then crashes and burns so horribly a few seconds later.
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