Movie thread

[Dexman PE PMP]

The Resident Evil series is actually not bad. It's by-far the best of the Zombie movies out there (aside from Shaun of the Dead). Milla is quite the badass.

Agreed. Always a fan of the RE series. Pretty much beat every game that Nintendo/PS ever put out for that series. Also, don't forget about Zombieland. Another great Z movie.

Yes, I forgot about Zombieland. I only played the original RE game and thought it was meh because I was too dumb to figure out one of the easy early puzzles that unlocked the next "level". If I remember correctly, it was the stupid room with all of the paintings where you had to click the buttons in their timeline order. By the time I figured it out, I was on to the next game and never really looked back.

 

[Capt Worley PE]

Star Trek II >>>>> Star Trek Into Darkness.

Apples and Oranges. Very, very different eras. It's like comparing SW Ep2 to Empire Strikes Back. There's just no comparison IMO.

I disagree. STID was basically ST2 in the new timeline. Same movie, but the latest one had inferior acting and an over-reliance on special effects.

 

[kevo_55]

Watched Gravity on one of my flights recently. Wonderful movie.

I bet it wins best picture at the Oscars.

 

[goodal]

I watch Star Trek Into Darkness last night. I'm somewhat of a trek geek. I've seen every movie (numerous times) and every episode of every series (except the latest with Scott Bakula). I liked this one. They really can't help but rewrite history a little, so I like that part. The effects are good and I didn't feel like they were being pushed in my face (ie SW E1). I don't know why, but I didn't like the fact that they destroyed half of future San Fran. Seemed over the top a little (I know, I know). Khan was very unlikeable, if not a little weird, so that was good. Ties the two movies and timelines in well. Overall 8.5/10.

Drive with blonde blondy whatever. Meh. Good thought, but execution was poor IMHO. It tried to be a gritty crime story, but it just came off as slow to me. The sound track was horrible. 4.5/10.

 

[YMZ PE]

Khan was very unlikeable, if not a little weird, so that was good. Ties the two movies and timelines in well. Overall 8.5/10.

I thought it was funny they cast the whitest piece of Yorkshire pudding possible to try to keep fans from guessing he was Khan.

 

[Capt Worley PE]

^Yeah, but the Reliant isn't the same without the rich Corinthian leather.

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

Khan was very unlikeable, if not a little weird, so that was good. Ties the two movies and timelines in well. Overall 8.5/10.

I thought it was funny they cast the whitest piece of Yorkshire pudding possible to try to keep fans from guessing he was Khan.

He plays Sherlock Holmes in the BBC series. He plays the role well. Better than the dude in Elementary.

 

[Road Guy]

i just hope they dont remake that "VGER" ST movie..

 

[YMZ PE]

Khan was very unlikeable, if not a little weird, so that was good. Ties the two movies and timelines in well. Overall 8.5/10.

I thought it was funny they cast the whitest piece of Yorkshire pudding possible to try to keep fans from guessing he was Khan.

He plays Sherlock Holmes in the BBC series. He plays the role well. Better than the dude in Elementary.

Good actor, but with that casting choice they changed Khan from a genocidal Panjabi super-Sikh into Highlander. It makes for a much different dynamic.

 

[knight1fox3]

Star Trek II >>>>> Star Trek Into Darkness.

Apples and Oranges. Very, very different eras. It's like comparing SW Ep2 to Empire Strikes Back. There's just no comparison IMO.

I disagree. STID was basically ST2 in the new timeline. Same movie, but the latest one had inferior acting and an over-reliance on special effects.

Meh. To each their own. I like Benedict Cumberbatch and liked his role as Kahn more so than the original.

Khan was very unlikeable, if not a little weird, so that was good. Ties the two movies and timelines in well. Overall 8.5/10.

I thought it was funny they cast the whitest piece of Yorkshire pudding possible to try to keep fans from guessing he was Khan.

He plays Sherlock Holmes in the BBC series. He plays the role well. Better than the dude in Elementary.

+100

i just hope they dont remake that "VGER" ST movie..

LOL, also agreed. Frickin' VGER....LOL

 

[Capt Worley PE]

I think that why folks remember Wrath of Khan so fondly...V'ger sucked so badly that Khan was a gigantic improvement.

 

[Dleg]

I still am very disappointed that the new ST movies couldn't have just come up with new stories. I mean, ferchrist's sake, there's a lot of backstory that can still be told or made up. It just goes to show you that Hollywood writers are basically a bunch of hacks. Go out and hire some real sci-fi writers, the ones with imagination. Surely they still exist....

 

[Road Guy]

They do, sci fi section at bookstore huge.......

 

[cement]

(except the latest with Scott Bakula).

it's a good ride on netflicks if you're scifi starved

i just hope they dont remake that "VGER" ST movie..

X 1000

 

[knight1fox3]

I still am very disappointed that the new ST movies couldn't have just come up with new stories.

Can't tell if serious....

You mean, new stories like Vulcan being destroyed? :blink: Umm, you realize that skews the entire ST timeline, right? I'm not sure what more of an epic event you are searching for.

(except the latest with Scott Bakula).

it's a good ride on netflicks if you're scifi starved

+1 Excellent series.

 

[mudpuppy]

I still am very disappointed that the new ST movies couldn't have just come up with new stories. I mean, ferchrist's sake, there's a lot of backstory that can still be told or made up. It just goes to show you that Hollywood writers are basically a bunch of hacks. Go out and hire some real sci-fi writers, the ones with imagination. Surely they still exist....

Thank you! At least someone else is on my side on this issue.

 

[Capt Worley PE]

^Rest assured you are not alone.

 

[knight1fox3]

I still am very disappointed that the new ST movies couldn't have just come up with new stories. I mean, ferchrist's sake, there's a lot of backstory that can still be told or made up. It just goes to show you that Hollywood writers are basically a bunch of hacks. Go out and hire some real sci-fi writers, the ones with imagination. Surely they still exist....

Thank you! At least someone else is on my side on this issue.

^Rest assured you are not alone.

Says the non-Trekkies....

 

[mudpuppy]

^Dude, it's Trekker.

 

[Capt Worley PE]

I still am very disappointed that the new ST movies couldn't have just come up with new stories. I mean, ferchrist's sake, there's a lot of backstory that can still be told or made up. It just goes to show you that Hollywood writers are basically a bunch of hacks. Go out and hire some real sci-fi writers, the ones with imagination. Surely they still exist....

Thank you! At least someone else is on my side on this issue.

^Rest assured you are not alone.

Says the non-Trekkies....

P-shaw. I like Trek just fine. I'm not really enamored by the latest two takes on the brand, though.

You're thinking Star Wars. Not a huge Star wars fan (and hated 1 so much I never saw the other two CGI crapfests).