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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 11/3/2009 4:15:56 PM   
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 ha ha fair enough. Judge Dredd too, awesome! Cheesy madness. Love the mutant/ robot/ thing.

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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 11/3/2009 6:21:36 PM   
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I'm aware they made a shit load of money. I was answering the question from a" Much maligned" & " generally hated" point of view which was another part of the thread question. Although feel free to patronise a bit more if you feel the need


It's a crazy old world we live in when the highest grossing film of all time (frak inflation excuses), and the winner of 11 Oscars with 14 Nomations, is called a failure.


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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 11/3/2009 10:37:14 PM   
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A misunderstood masterpiece. Personally, I think it's flawless.

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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 11/3/2009 11:05:40 PM   
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 man that poster is cheesy!

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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 11/3/2009 11:19:52 PM   
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 self confession. I have promised my first born ( now ten) that i wil never ever watch titanic.

but torque. I have decided that i am putting it on now.

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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 11/3/2009 11:51:52 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: benny the jet

I'm aware they made a shit load of money. I was answering the question from a" Much maligned" & " generally hated" point of view which was another part of the thread question. Although feel free to patronise a bit more if you feel the need


It's a crazy old world we live in when the highest grossing film of all time (frak inflation excuses), and the winner of 11 Oscars with 14 Nomations, is called a failure.




Do you genuinely think that box office is a measure of a film's quality?

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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 12/3/2009 6:38:55 AM   
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Do you genuinely think that box office is a measure of a film's quality?



The thread's about "blockbusters" and "failures", not  "blockbusters" and "quality" - although Titanic is quality in my book.

I'm just sick to death of people calling this one film the worst film of all time or a complete failure, etc. etc. when it CLEARLY is not. It's like hearing people rant about Citizen Kane being the first colour talkie.

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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 12/3/2009 6:54:07 AM   
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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 12/3/2009 10:04:40 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Tech_Noir

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Do you genuinely think that box office is a measure of a film's quality?



The thread's about "blockbusters" and "failures", not  "blockbusters" and "quality" - although Titanic is quality in my book.

I'm just sick to death of people calling this one film the worst film of all time or a complete failure, etc. etc. when it CLEARLY is not. It's like hearing people rant about Citizen Kane being the first colour talkie.



Nobody is doing that here though mate



Titanic is now deleted
 
I'm sure we will all sleep better tonight now

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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 12/3/2009 10:08:36 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Tech_Noir

quote:

ORIGINAL: Olaf

Do you genuinely think that box office is a measure of a film's quality?



The thread's about "blockbusters" and "failures", not  "blockbusters" and "quality" - although Titanic is quality in my book.

I'm just sick to death of people calling this one film the worst film of all time or a complete failure, etc. etc. when it CLEARLY is not. It's like hearing people rant about Citizen Kane being the first colour talkie.



Nobody is doing that here though mate


Yeah this is an appreciation thread!! We love Titanic!

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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 12/3/2009 10:08:40 AM   
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'The power of seven become a league of one' - But also unfortunately a movie nobody wanted to see. I'm a big LXG fan. This is mostly due to the gorgeous Carol Spier production design, but it's a lot of fun with some crazy action sequences and FX and fun performances all round.

'Adventure Lives Forever' - Well that's a relief, i was worried it was only temporary. Despite many, many, many flaws Van Helsing is also a favourite of mine. Again i love the production design (this could be a running theme in all of my favourite failed blockbusters) and FX (cheesy CGI abound). This movie is just basically crazy and manic and barely takes a breather.

'The legend, the battle, the first hero' - well that sounds lame, but i really love the movie. It's a great adventure and has some incredible FX and scale, particularly the last half hour. It coulda done with a bit more action throughout but what the hey, still love it.

If you're still reading by this point, frankly WOW! I know i'm treading on thin ice but i am really fond of Stealth. It has incredible action scenes and is full of 100% fresh fromage. It also has one of the best explosions EVER.




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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 12/3/2009 10:10:38 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Gimli The Dwarf


quote:

ORIGINAL: DONOVAN KURTWOOD
'The power of seven become a league of one' - But also unfortunately a movie nobody wanted to see. I'm a big LXG fan. This is mostly due to the gorgeous Carol Spier production design, but it's a lot of fun with some crazy action sequences and FX and fun performances all round.

'Adventure Lives Forever' - Well that's a relief, i was worried it was only temporary. Despite many, many, many flaws Van Helsing is also a favourite of mine. Again i love the production design (this could be a running theme in all of my favourite failed blockbusters) and FX (cheesy CGI abound). This movie is just basically crazy and manic and barely takes a breather.

'The legend, the battle, the first hero' - well that sounds lame, but i really love the movie. It's a great adventure and has some incredible FX and scale, particularly the last half hour. It coulda done with a bit more action throughout but what the hey, still love it.

If you're still reading by this point, frankly WOW! I know i'm treading on thin ice but i am really fond of Stealth. It has incredible action scenes and is full of 100% fresh fromage. It also has one of the best explosions EVER.




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Ha ha, Gimli i don't see you around these forums as much as i'd like!! I'm glad to see this thread get so much support already

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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 12/3/2009 10:11:55 AM   
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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 12/3/2009 11:31:14 AM   
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 I'm shocked that nobody has mentioned this:



I seem to recall this not exactly setting the box office alight (which, of course, is a damn shame!)

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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 12/3/2009 12:09:57 PM   
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 I like this thread because so far I love every film mentioned. Even Titanic which shouldn't really be here...

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I'm shocked that nobody has mentioned this:



I seem to recall this not exactly setting the box office alight (which, of course, is a damn shame!)


Fuckin' A! My favourite Film followed closely by...



Yeah. I love Bad Boys II and will defend it until the day I die. It didn't do too bad at the Box Office but didn't do great for a Will Smith/Michael Bay Film and for some strange reason people don't like it. And I have no idea why...

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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 12/3/2009 12:22:41 PM   
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I like this thread because so far I love every film mentioned. Even Titanic which shouldn't really be here...

quote:

ORIGINAL: DazDaMan

I'm shocked that nobody has mentioned this:



I seem to recall this not exactly setting the box office alight (which, of course, is a damn shame!)


Fuckin' A! My favourite Film followed closely by...



Yeah. I love Bad Boys II and will defend it until the day I die. It didn't do too bad at the Box Office but didn't do great for a Will Smith/Michael Bay Film and for some strange reason people don't like it. And I have no idea why...


It's because they're idiots scott

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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 12/3/2009 12:28:36 PM   
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One day I'll try and get through the second half of Bad Boys 2, I just wanna see this famous car chase.

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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 12/3/2009 12:35:05 PM   
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One day I'll try and get through the second half of Bad Boys 2, I just wanna see this famous car chase.


Tech the 'famous' car chase (by that i assume you mean the best out of the 3 car chases) begins about 30 mins in to the movie! You've obviously already seen it and weren't impressed!

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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 12/3/2009 12:37:27 PM   
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One day I'll try and get through the second half of Bad Boys 2, I just wanna see this famous car chase.


Tech the 'famous' car chase (by that i assume you mean the best out of the 3 car chases) begins about 30 mins in to the movie! You've obviously already seen it and weren't impressed!


No, there's a bigger one later that I missed. Cars being tossed at Willie and Lawrence.

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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 12/3/2009 12:37:34 PM   
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 Thats the one. Maybe you were so impressed you blacked out due to the high amounts of awesome and forgot about it.

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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 12/3/2009 12:38:34 PM   
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One day I'll try and get through the second half of Bad Boys 2, I just wanna see this famous car chase.


Don't forget the boat!

I actually prefer BB2 over BB.  It's the personality-swap storyline and Tea Leoni that irritate me in the first one.

BB2 is like Lethal Weapon 3, only with Will Smith.

Also, the last fifteen minutes.... fuuuuuuuuuck!

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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 12/3/2009 12:41:37 PM   
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 Let's not forget another reason why Bad Boys 2 is pretty sweet:





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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 12/3/2009 12:43:32 PM   
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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 12/3/2009 12:48:41 PM   
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Let's not forget another reason why Bad Boys 2 is pretty sweet:






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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 12/3/2009 12:49:17 PM   
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One day I'll try and get through the second half of Bad Boys 2, I just wanna see this famous car chase.


Tech the 'famous' car chase (by that i assume you mean the best out of the 3 car chases) begins about 30 mins in to the movie! You've obviously already seen it and weren't impressed!


No, there's a bigger one later that I missed. Cars being tossed at Willie and Lawrence.


Yep that's the one. Cars getting tossed off the back of a vehicl carrier on a freeway and willie and Lawrence have to dodge em. That starts about 30 mins in.

Later on there's one with dead bodies falling off the back of hearse type van and then later there's is one where they plough through a shanty town but the one you mention is the first car chase in the movie.

EDIT: Scott beat me to it

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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 12/3/2009 12:50:14 PM   
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I must have switched off very early then.

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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 12/3/2009 12:52:12 PM   
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I must have switched off very early then.


no offence Tech but i think you've stumbled into the wrong thread then mate

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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 12/3/2009 12:56:01 PM   
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 You should give it another go Tech and get your mind blown.

The Shootout in the Haitians house is immense and an awesome piece of direction from Bay...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUZ9qAOaN5Q&feature=related





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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 12/3/2009 1:04:50 PM   
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I must have switched off very early then.


no offence Tech but i think you've stumbled into the wrong thread then mate


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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 12/3/2009 1:30:48 PM   
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