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RE: YOUR UNPOPULAR OPINION!! - 1/8/2012 12:48:03 PM

ElephantBoy

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1. To end this Batman/Spider thing I just might that Bat is darker and I was partly jorking anyway so moving on!

2. Crowne is one of those classic directors than when he is good he is very good as in the cases of Say Anything, Jerry Mcquire and Almost Famous, but then he has done his fair share of turkeys such as Elizabeth Town, Vanilla Sky and We Bought a Zoo. When he gets the perfect cast (as in right for those parts not necssary the best actors) and a focues script that is when he really shines, but if you give him too much of a budgit then he falls down. Also think maybe he has lost focus since becoming a bigger name.

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RE: YOUR UNPOPULAR OPINION!! - 1/8/2012 2:02:17 PM

UTB

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Vanilla Sky is not a turkey...

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RE: YOUR UNPOPULAR OPINION!! - 1/8/2012 2:02:54 PM

spark1

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watched 'batman and robin' again last night.
damn, we are lucky nolan took over.

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RE: YOUR UNPOPULAR OPINION!! - 1/8/2012 9:09:32 PM

ElephantBoy

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quote:

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Vanilla Sky is not a turkey...

I thought you had taste. Have you seen Open Your Eyes?

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RE: YOUR UNPOPULAR OPINION!! - 1/8/2012 9:28:25 PM

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Abre los ojos. Definitely superior.

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RE: YOUR UNPOPULAR OPINION!! - 1/8/2012 9:37:52 PM

Cool Breeze

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quote:

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watched 'batman and robin' again last night.
damn, we are lucky nolan took over.

Thats hardly an unpopular opinion.

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RE: YOUR UNPOPULAR OPINION!! - 2/8/2012 10:17:13 AM

spark1

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Cool Breeze

quote:

ORIGINAL: spark1

watched 'batman and robin' again last night.
damn, we are lucky nolan took over.

Thats hardly an unpopular opinion.

seems like a backlash happening post DKR.

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RE: YOUR UNPOPULAR OPINION!! - 2/8/2012 10:23:26 AM

OPEN YOUR EYES

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Tommy Wiseau and the Bat-credit-card.Doesn't get much unpopular than that

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RE: YOUR UNPOPULAR OPINION!! - 2/8/2012 11:21:37 AM

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AND Birdemic! What a champ.

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RE: YOUR UNPOPULAR OPINION!! - 2/8/2012 11:46:20 AM

OPEN YOUR EYES

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And Birdemic.yes.

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RE: YOUR UNPOPULAR OPINION!! - 2/8/2012 12:45:13 PM

UTB

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quote:

ORIGINAL: ElephantBoy

quote:

ORIGINAL: UTB

Vanilla Sky is not a turkey...

I thought you had taste. Have you seen Open Your Eyes?

No, I haven't. But even if it is a better film, it doesn't mean that VS is a turkey.

I don't have taste, anyway. I have class.

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RE: YOUR UNPOPULAR OPINION!! - 2/8/2012 1:08:11 PM

jcthefirst

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I loved Vanilla Sky when I first saw it. Might have a rewatch to see if it was as good as the first time.

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RE: YOUR UNPOPULAR OPINION!! - 2/8/2012 1:21:05 PM

OPEN YOUR EYES

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I liked Vanilla Sky personally.

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RE: YOUR UNPOPULAR OPINION!! - 2/8/2012 2:20:09 PM

MB2

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I keep forgetting about Vanilla Sky, I didn't hate it but it was a bit of a mess.

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RE: YOUR UNPOPULAR OPINION!! - 2/8/2012 2:35:58 PM

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quote:

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I loved Vanilla Sky when I first saw it. Might have a rewatch to see if it was as good as the first time.

I can see why this is an unpopular opinion.

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RE: YOUR UNPOPULAR OPINION!! - 2/8/2012 3:17:40 PM

UTB

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So is the general consensus that Vanilla Sky is a turkey?

I know its not brilliant and have heard (twice above) that the original is better, but neither of these points make it a turkey.

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RE: YOUR UNPOPULAR OPINION!! - 2/8/2012 3:18:34 PM

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quote:

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So is the general consensus that Vanilla Sky is a turkey?

I know its not brilliant and have heard (twice above) that the original is better, but neither of these points make it a turkey.

I think so. I thought it was dire.

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RE: YOUR UNPOPULAR OPINION!! - 2/8/2012 3:56:10 PM

ElephantBoy

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quote:

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So is the general consensus that Vanilla Sky is a turkey? I know its not brilliant and have heard (twice above) that the original is better, but neither of these points make it a turkey.

We're getting a bit off track here I never said it was the general consensus (althrough from a critics stand point I would think it is) just that I used it as example for my Crowne argument.

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RE: YOUR UNPOPULAR OPINION!! - 2/8/2012 4:20:38 PM

MB2

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It's not a typical Crowe work though, more just an excuse to get the Jerry Maguire team back together. Tbf, Cruise is pretty good here, I always think he's at his best when his character's are slightly unhinged, but I think Crowe was a poor choice of director. Haven't seen Abre Los Ojos though so not sure.

I shouldn't go after him so hard, but on the other hand Almost Famous did piss me off.

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RE: YOUR UNPOPULAR OPINION!! - 3/8/2012 8:09:05 PM

ElephantBoy

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quote:

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It's not a typical Crowe work though, more just an excuse to get the Jerry Maguire team back together. Tbf, Cruise is pretty good here, I always think he's at his best when his character's are slightly unhinged, but I think Crowe was a poor choice of director. Haven't seen Abre Los Ojos though so not sure.

I shouldn't go after him so hard, but on the other hand Almost Famous did piss me off.

What don't you like about Almost Famous? Think its a great film myself.

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RE: YOUR UNPOPULAR OPINION!! - 3/8/2012 8:46:43 PM

superdan

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I really like Almost Famous and Say Anything, quite like Jerry Maguire and even have a soft spot for Elizabethtown. Vanilla Sky is wretched though.

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RE: YOUR UNPOPULAR OPINION!! - 3/8/2012 10:36:04 PM

MB2

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quote:

ORIGINAL: ElephantBoy

quote:

ORIGINAL: MB2

It's not a typical Crowe work though, more just an excuse to get the Jerry Maguire team back together. Tbf, Cruise is pretty good here, I always think he's at his best when his character's are slightly unhinged, but I think Crowe was a poor choice of director. Haven't seen Abre Los Ojos though so not sure.

I shouldn't go after him so hard, but on the other hand Almost Famous did piss me off.

What don't you like about Almost Famous? Think its a great film myself.

I feel like Crowe attaches way too much importance to his own nostalgia, puts it on a pedestal and there was an overwritten artifice to it that left me cold.

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RE: YOUR UNPOPULAR OPINION!! - 4/8/2012 4:29:46 AM

Darth Marenghi

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I think Abre Los Ojos is generally better than Vanilla Sky (Penelope Cruz is woeful in the latter) but then VS has the odd moment here and there that I wish had been in the original. Tom Cruise running through an empty Times Square was a particularly excellent sequence. And Kurt Russell is great value.

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RE: YOUR UNPOPULAR OPINION!! - 4/8/2012 4:08:55 PM

ElephantBoy

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quote:

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quote:

ORIGINAL: ElephantBoy

quote:

ORIGINAL: MB2

It's not a typical Crowe work though, more just an excuse to get the Jerry Maguire team back together. Tbf, Cruise is pretty good here, I always think he's at his best when his character's are slightly unhinged, but I think Crowe was a poor choice of director. Haven't seen Abre Los Ojos though so not sure.

I shouldn't go after him so hard, but on the other hand Almost Famous did piss me off.

What don't you like about Almost Famous? Think its a great film myself.

I feel like Crowe attaches way too much importance to his own nostalgia, puts it on a pedestal and there was an overwritten artifice to it that left me cold.

I feel you may have something if Crowe relied solely on the nostalgia and the fact that it is based on his real life experenice but it is very much the casting which he nails which make it a much more character driven, funny and touching story. Also think the on stage scenes are really well done and that is always a big part of getting this sort of film right.

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RE: YOUR UNPOPULAR OPINION!! - 5/8/2012 11:13:50 AM

Cool Breeze

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Tim Burtons Batman films may LOOK dark but they are actually nearly as camp as silly as Schumachers.

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RE: YOUR UNPOPULAR OPINION!! - 5/8/2012 11:38:58 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Cool Breeze

Tim Burtons Batman films may LOOK dark but they are actually nearly as camp as silly as Schumachers.

YOU TAKE THAT BACK

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RE: YOUR UNPOPULAR OPINION!! - 5/8/2012 12:09:50 PM

sanchia

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quote:

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Tim Burtons Batman films may LOOK dark but they are actually nearly as camp as silly as Schumachers.

Jack Nicholson is certainly camp and silly as The Joker.

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RE: YOUR UNPOPULAR OPINION!! - 5/8/2012 4:11:07 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Cool Breeze

Tim Burtons Batman films may LOOK dark but they are actually nearly as camp as silly as Schumachers.

They certainly have their moments of camp and silliness. Although, Batman strapping a bomb to a dude and kicking him down a hole for him to explode is pretty dark (with a bit of silly thrown in)

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