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Elephant
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 Posted - 03/06/2005 : 23:14:24
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I watched this movie last night, when it first started I was like "Maybe this won't suck so bad" then the guy got out of the bathtub and turned everything to shit.
From there things just started going down-hill. "WORST... ACTING... EVER!", some of the people I watched the movie with didn't agree. Saying "Well, they would probably be crazy in a room for that long!" but truly, that is honestly the worst acting I've ever seen in my life.
For example, the acting in "Open Waters" was better then the acting in this movie, and "Open Waters" is the "WORST... MOVIE... EVER!". However all of the acting in the movie was said to be done in only one take. Which make sense because it totally sucks.
I liked the twist though, a friend pointed out that "THAT TYPE OF STAMINA ISN'T POSSIBLE!" but I don't know, I though it was a really good concept for a "twist".
Also, I didn't like the matrix-esq camera pan in the "reverse bear trap scene" it kind of scared me and I didn't know what the hell was going on. It just didn't fit in anywhere in the movie.
Anyone else here see this movie? It was a surprise because it was much better then what I had expected it to be, but I still wouldn't call it "good".
The ol' ultra-violence didn't bother me, but I've heard it's given some people nightmares. |
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Brackish Heart
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Posted - 03/06/2005 : 23:25:50
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| I usually avoid trashy horror movies like the plague, saw this recently i thought it was damn good in a 'man its so fucked up' sort of way. Acting seemed fine to me, its not like the actors have much to work with in a plot like that. |
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Elephant
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Posted - 03/06/2005 : 23:44:35
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That's a good point. It surprised me though, because I saw it as more of one of those flash and stab w/hor(e)ror movies - since that's all you see from Holleyweird. Since that's basically what's being produced now of days, and I don't know why - I don't know who enjoys these movies.
However it is more indie (it premiered at Sun Dance, if that says anything now of days) since from what I've heard it was shot in one building (a warehouse, just like Reservoir Dogs) but there were also holes in the plot...
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For instance, why would "Zap" (the hospital attendant) pull a gun on the daughter and the mother and then listen to their heart-beats if he wasn't the sick killer. Like, it didn't make sense. If he wasn't disturbed in any way why would he do that?
Also, I kind of found it stupid how the killer (with a shotgun pointed to the back of his head, on his knees) cut a cop's throat.
But like I said, it was better then I thought it would be. That says a lot too seeing as how when I was sitting down to watch the movie I thought it would be completely retarded. |
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Domestiques
= Cult of Ray =
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Posted - 03/07/2005 : 00:47:16
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I watched it last night and found it to be very very good, highly original and thoroughly enjoyable, a largely unheard of cast did a very good job. imho.
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They said, “You’re overqualified.
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whoreatthedoor
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Posted - 03/07/2005 : 01:05:03
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I saw "Elephant" yesterday.
The violet, the lily and the pink but those I refused all three |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/07/2005 : 03:32:04
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| It's one of the best films I have seen in a long long time. |
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Carl
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Posted - 03/07/2005 : 04:39:05
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| I enjoyed it, very schlockey, the use of nu-metal thrahing music during the more intense scenes is a bit cornball, and it does seem to go overboard in trying to oudo Se7en. But, yeah, it's a decent little nastie. |
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
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Posted - 03/07/2005 : 09:36:42
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I love a good scary flick.
Not bad, but like Carl said, its been done already.
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Godfather of nothing, ancesters of none.
Black glasses and feedback took my sense of fun.
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
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Posted - 03/07/2005 : 09:42:17
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Shouldn't all this fascinating back and forth
be in the movie thread?
 I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics |
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Homers_pet_monkey
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/07/2005 : 09:55:41
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quote:
Originally posted by Carolynanna
I love a good scary flick.
Not bad, but like Carl said, its been done already.
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Godfather of nothing, ancesters of none.
Black glasses and feedback took my sense of fun.
What has? The whole film? |
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The King Of Karaoke
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Posted - 03/07/2005 : 13:07:23
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quote:
Originally posted by kathryn
Shouldn't all this fascinating back and forth
be in the movie thread?
I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics
Yeah! WTF?
SAW sucked ass! they could have put a big stuffed Winnie the Poo in there instead of that clown and I would have been just as unscared. The acting SUCKED!!
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Homers_pet_monkey
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/07/2005 : 13:13:51
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Well it's definitely one of the best films I ever saw.
KoK, you hated Anchor Man.
You're clearly a berk when it comes to films! It's a travesty that you have a film thread really. |
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PixieSteve
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Posted - 03/07/2005 : 13:14:51
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| americans don't rhyme saw with sore. gay |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 03/07/2005 : 13:19:10
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PixieSteve
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 03/07/2005 : 13:21:05
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| they say it s-are (are said properly mind) |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/07/2005 : 13:22:46
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| Right. You're point being? |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
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Posted - 03/07/2005 : 15:34:23
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I saw Saw, and that still cracks me up to say it. I thought it was OK, very very Seven-esque, but pretty cool. I liked the inventive deaths.
Ash wields the chainsaw attached to the stump where his hand used to be and straps a sawn-off shotgun across his back
Ash: "Groovy" |
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Elephant
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Posted - 03/07/2005 : 18:02:40
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I thought the "inventive deaths" seemed more like something a bunch of drunk black trench-coat wearing high school students would come up with. The only one that I liked was the one with the candle and the flamible gell.
Apart from that... the movie had awful acting, I'm sure glad KoK is here to back me up on this. I didn't think it was too original though, I thought it was a fair but it wasn't anything that blows your mind into peices against the wall.
I didn't also like the use of flashbacks and things like that, it seemed like this movie could have been amazing if instead of always taking you out of the room to show who's talking on the cell-phone or what not or remembering a flash-back they should've some how written it differently. |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
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Posted - 03/08/2005 : 02:32:29
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Bad acting? I don't think you mentioned that before. 
Ash wields the chainsaw attached to the stump where his hand used to be and straps a sawn-off shotgun across his back
Ash: "Groovy" |
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shineoftheever
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 03/08/2005 : 02:38:08
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i sat down to watch constantine expecting nothing and was thoroughly surprised, it was pretty good, especially when keanu gets to mangle gavin rossdale, yes i mentioned this before but nobody said anything so i thought i'd say it again.
You can go eat a decroded piece of crap! |
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Elephant
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Canada
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Posted - 03/08/2005 : 02:39:50
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| Yeah, and how about that bad acting. |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/08/2005 : 04:58:25
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Originally posted by Elephant
Apart from that... the movie had awful acting, I'm sure glad KoK is here to back me up on this.
You're glad you have the worst film critic EVER to back you up?
Weird!
I didn't know Gavin Rossdale is in Constantine. Is this his first foray into acting? (please, no jokes about him acting like Nirvana etc). |
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starmekitten
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/08/2005 : 05:03:06
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sorry, i didn't like saw either, thought it was pretty weak
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Homers_pet_monkey
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Posted - 03/08/2005 : 05:07:21
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| I wondered when you would pipe up. You're all still in the minority. And wrong! |
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starmekitten
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Posted - 03/08/2005 : 05:12:32
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it just tried too hard to be clever and shocking, masking it's little twists while all the time making it pretty obvious and not that surprising when "the twist" happens
second spoiler
I mean seriously, did anyone not think "that guys not dead" when they saw him in the middle of the room? seriously
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Homers_pet_monkey
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/08/2005 : 05:15:35
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| And you knew his wife's head was in the box, that he was a ghost, that he was Mr Sauzee (sic), blah blah blah. Whatever. |
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starmekitten
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/08/2005 : 05:16:55
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yes, no my ex pointed that one out at the start of the film and yes
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Homers_pet_monkey
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Posted - 03/08/2005 : 05:20:50
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| Well we all wish we were as clever as you. |
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starmekitten
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Posted - 03/08/2005 : 05:22:27
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now now, don't be bitchy
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/08/2005 : 05:26:33
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Shut it clever clogs!  |
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