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RE: THE FAILED BLOCKBUSTERS APPRECIATION THREAD! - 24/3/2011 12:14:13 PM   
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RE: THE FAILED BLOCKBUSTERS APPRECIATION THREAD! - 24/3/2011 12:17:07 PM   
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 I haven't seen SKYLINE yet. Just noticed PAYCHECK - that was a pretty decent film.

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RE: THE FAILED BLOCKBUSTERS APPRECIATION THREAD! - 24/3/2011 12:19:07 PM   
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 Paycheck, ah it's been a while. I remember that having some quite good actin moments, but being disappointed overall. It felt like a step down action wise from a lot of previous John Woo stuff. It felt choppy as well, as a lot was cut out in post I believe.

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RE: THE FAILED BLOCKBUSTERS APPRECIATION THREAD! - 24/3/2011 12:24:16 PM   
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Paycheck, ah it's been a while. I remember that having some quite good actin moments, but being disappointed overall. It felt like a step down action wise from a lot of previous John Woo stuff. It felt choppy as well, as a lot was cut out in post I believe.



True - it wasn't as 'Woo-esque' as I would've liked.

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RE: THE FAILED BLOCKBUSTERS APPRECIATION THREAD! - 25/3/2011 3:37:43 PM   
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Godzilla 1998, Eight Legged Freaks, The Abyss (James Cameron best film now he's making crap like avatar), Big Trouble in Little China ( Yes it flopped whats wrong with the world), Wes Craven's New Nightmare, Gremilns 2:The New Batch ( Again another great film that did not do well at the box office), Mimic, Poseidon 2006, Serenity, Stealth.Monsters vs Alien did not do well enough to get a sequel which is a shame because it great.



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RE: THE FAILED BLOCKBUSTERS APPRECIATION THREAD! - 25/3/2011 4:54:46 PM   
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I remember quite enjoying Ishtar many moons ago but have never seen it since..

The 1976 version of King Kong is often regarded as a flop but I think it did OK financially (just not as much as was expected) and I like it, despite some dodgy kong model effects.

The Iron Giant bombed in America and is a wonderful film.

And reading about Elizabeth Taylor's passing reminded me that Cleopatra went down like piss on chips at the time, but is a fabulous film to look at and watched through modern eyes the Burton Taylor dynamic is fascinating.

Heavens Gate is no where near as bad as it's reputation.

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RE: THE FAILED BLOCKBUSTERS APPRECIATION THREAD! - 25/3/2011 5:36:30 PM   
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The Iron Giant bombed in America and is a wonderful film.



THE IRON GIANT is one of the Greatest Animated Features Ever.

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RE: THE FAILED BLOCKBUSTERS APPRECIATION THREAD! - 25/3/2011 6:29:56 PM   
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True it is a great film.

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RE: THE FAILED BLOCKBUSTERS APPRECIATION THREAD! - 25/3/2011 9:12:33 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: NCC1701A

Godzilla 1998, Eight Legged Freaks, The Abyss (James Cameron best film now he's making crap like avatar), Big Trouble in Little China ( Yes it flopped whats wrong with the world), Wes Craven's New Nightmare, Gremilns 2:The New Batch ( Again another great film that did not do well at the box office), Mimic, Poseidon 2006, Serenity, Stealth.Monsters vs Alien did not do well enough to get a sequel which is a shame because it great.




The Abyss wasnt a flop,it just underperformed in comparison to Camerons other films.


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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 29/3/2011 5:16:19 PM   
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Think we need to see more love for this undeservedly failed gem

"He's going to be very good..."





"No, he's going to be the best...........if they don't destroy him first"




How hot is Christina Ricci in this film?

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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 29/3/2011 6:26:20 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Karl Crutchley

Think we need to see more love for this undeservedly failed gem

"He's going to be very good..."





"No, he's going to be the best...........if they don't destroy him first"




How hot is Christina Ricci in this film?


Judging from that photo..not much.


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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 29/3/2011 6:42:03 PM   
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I love Waterworld.
The crazy guy muttering away on the boat about paper.

"It's paper! Real paper!"

And the fuss over crayons.


I think it needed more shark monster though.


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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 29/3/2011 8:29:37 PM   
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I love Waterworld.
The crazy guy muttering away on the boat about paper.

"It's paper! Real paper!"

And the fuss over crayons.


I think it needed more shark monster though.




Too true. Everybody knows shark monsters make films 35% more gooderer.

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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 2/4/2011 5:02:55 PM   
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 I agree Waterworld could've down with an actual action sequence with the big shark things, that would've been great. I still love the movie regardless though.

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RE: THE FAILED BLOCKBUSTERS APPRECIATION THREAD! - 2/4/2011 7:16:14 PM   
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LAST ACTION HERO was terrible. One can see why it flopped. Lord knows how much was spent on just the marketing of that film. JURASSIC PARK destroyed it.


Come on now everyone loves Charles Dance


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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 2/4/2011 8:48:53 PM   
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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, it tanked but I think its a great film. And you get to see Uma Thurmans tits.


Do you?? I don't remember that bit, but then I've not seen it in about.... fifteen years, at least?

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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 16/4/2011 8:22:52 PM   
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 How about some love for Eragon! I got the Blu Ray cheap from amazon marketplace. First things first, the picture quality is superb and the FX look amazing. Sure it's generic as they come but it's an entertaining hour and forty mins IMO. The FX throughout are excellent and the cast is pretty impressive, IE Djimon Hounsou, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Robert Carlyisle. Joss Stone is shocking in it though. It also has a personal favourite of mine, Sienna Guillory! Yes Jill Valentine herself has a pretty big role in this.

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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 16/4/2011 8:38:19 PM   
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How about some love for Eragon! I got the Blu Ray cheap from amazon marketplace. First things first, the picture quality is superb and the FX look amazing. Sure it's generic as they come but it's an entertaining hour and forty mins IMO. The FX throughout are excellent and the cast is pretty impressive, IE Djimon Hounsou, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Robert Carlyisle. Joss Stone is shocking in it though. It also has a personal favourite of mine, Sienna Guillory! Yes Jill Valentine herself has a pretty big role in this.


Holy shit DK - you have outdone yourself this time!

The movie is a beat for beat rip off of A New Hope. Can't believe I saw this in the cinema - luckily my brother paid for it.


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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 17/4/2011 9:39:09 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Rgirvan44

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ORIGINAL: DONOVAN KURTWOOD

How about some love for Eragon! I got the Blu Ray cheap from amazon marketplace. First things first, the picture quality is superb and the FX look amazing. Sure it's generic as they come but it's an entertaining hour and forty mins IMO. The FX throughout are excellent and the cast is pretty impressive, IE Djimon Hounsou, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Robert Carlyisle. Joss Stone is shocking in it though. It also has a personal favourite of mine, Sienna Guillory! Yes Jill Valentine herself has a pretty big role in this.


Holy shit DK - you have outdone yourself this time!

The movie is a beat for beat rip off of A New Hope. Can't believe I saw this in the cinema - luckily my brother paid for it.



Eragon is a great film yes it does rip off A New Hope some times but the FX are great it has the best Dragon I have seen since reign of Fire which I will add as well good but not great the poster was Awesome to bad Reign of Fire did not live up to it. And on Blu Ray Eragon is great.

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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 17/4/2011 12:19:32 PM   
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 yeah some love for Eragon! I do agree that Eragon is a 100% rip off of A New Hope and this is probably why thwe story works, as it's such a tried and tested formula.

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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 17/4/2011 12:42:30 PM   
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 Goddammit people....

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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 18/4/2011 6:20:50 PM   
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 Just watching Hard Rain on Blu Ray. Gotta love this one, awesome movie! Great FX too.

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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 18/4/2011 10:43:55 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Rgirvan44

quote:

ORIGINAL: DONOVAN KURTWOOD

How about some love for Eragon! I got the Blu Ray cheap from amazon marketplace. First things first, the picture quality is superb and the FX look amazing. Sure it's generic as they come but it's an entertaining hour and forty mins IMO. The FX throughout are excellent and the cast is pretty impressive, IE Djimon Hounsou, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Robert Carlyisle. Joss Stone is shocking in it though. It also has a personal favourite of mine, Sienna Guillory! Yes Jill Valentine herself has a pretty big role in this.


Holy shit DK - you have outdone yourself this time!

The movie is a beat for beat rip off of A New Hope. Can't believe I saw this in the cinema - luckily my brother paid for it.



Eragon is a great film yes it does rip off A New Hope some times but the FX are great it has the best Dragon I have seen since reign of Fire which I will add as well good but not great the poster was Awesome to bad Reign of Fire did not live up to it. And on Blu Ray Eragon is great.


Are you sure that isn't you Paap?

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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 2/9/2011 10:55:12 PM   
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 maybe its time to include Sucker Punch. Whilst not your typical blockbuster, it certainly has blockbuster scale in the action sequences. I love this movie for those scenes

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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 2/9/2011 11:11:53 PM   
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 Made it's money back and is a whole lot better than reviews would indicate.

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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 2/9/2011 11:49:30 PM   
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 did it make its money back? i thought it tanked

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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 5/9/2011 9:09:09 PM   
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 I think its safe to say Green Lantern deserves a place in here.



Not exactly a box office disaster,but it was probably the most expensive movie of the year to make and didnt even make the top ten earners of the year.I dont beleive there will be a sequel any time soon despite what WB are saying.

The movie was a pleasant surprise for me though as im not really a fan of the comic books and Ryan Reynolds in particular,but i thought it was pretty good fun.I enjoyed it just as much as Thor and Captain America.


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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 5/9/2011 9:25:13 PM   
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 really looking forward to watching Green Lantern!

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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 5/9/2011 10:28:36 PM   
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 big love to LAST ACTION HERO (for those who actually GOT IT!)
HUDSEN HAWK (very funny)

SUPERMAN 3 (yes it's different, and no lex luthor, and pryor steals the show ..... and robot anne ross ..... BUT ..... the title sequence is bloody funny, THEN there's pamela stephenson in some red dress acting all tarty THEN there's that dodgy kryptonite!!!

FINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHIN (even though the actual speed of the movement of the characters could have been speed up a tiny bit, still a worthwhile movie to watch)

and then there's the MATRIX sequels

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RE: The Failed Blockbusters Appreciation Thread - 29/9/2011 8:31:28 AM   
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Also scouring through the thread I love these:
- Last Action Hero
- Wild Wild West
- Sahara
- Serenity
- Starship Troopers
- Speed Racer
- Godzilla
- Paycheck/ The Island
- Eight Legged Freaks




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