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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Jan 11, 2013 13:09:08 GMT -5
Michael Bay's The Island. It was ok until it remembered it was a Michael Bay movie.
Independence Day is a fantastic popcorn action movie. If you get put out by the dog making it to safety, you are taking it far, far, far more seriously than it should be. It isn't like Transformers, where the movie beats you death with irritating characters and robot bodily functions. I think it is also far better than the follow-up movies from the same director, Godzilla, Day After Tomorrow and 2012.
For some reason Roger Ebert's reviews inexplicably follow the opposite trajectory, with Stargate being rated poorest and 2012 best.
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Post by ZERO on Jan 11, 2013 13:25:28 GMT -5
Hunger Games I really liked the first half with the build up, But once the Games actually begin it kind of falls flat for me. I'm the other way round with it, the build up is too long. When the Games kick off, I enjoyed it more. But my bigger problem with it is a general one - how you're so clearly not supposed to care about the other "tributes" in the Games. Even Battle Royale made you care about characters that only got one scene before they got killed off.
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Post by J is Thunder Justice on Jan 11, 2013 13:41:45 GMT -5
Jeepers Creepers.
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Post by Cela on Jan 11, 2013 14:06:51 GMT -5
Not half, but the last third of Wedding Crashers is shit.
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Post by StuntGranny® on Jan 11, 2013 14:45:58 GMT -5
- Wreck-It Ralph
- The Campaign (well, the first 20 minutes or so were okay. It was all downhill from there.)
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Post by Cela on Jan 11, 2013 15:06:01 GMT -5
Idiocracy had a brilliant first 10 minutes, then came the mediocre.
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Post by BoilerRoomBrawler on Jan 11, 2013 15:11:57 GMT -5
Hancock and Jeepers Creepers take the cake for me as far as movies mentioned go.
I'll add another "last third" to the list: Die Hard With a Vengeance. As soon as John is in the tunnels the movie just loses steam for me.
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Post by xCompackx on Jan 11, 2013 18:45:59 GMT -5
It's pretty telling when you can pinpoint exactly when Hancock falls apart.
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Post by spacemountain734 on Jan 11, 2013 20:22:02 GMT -5
On Her Majesty's Secret Service. So slow to start then it gets good.
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Post by celticjobber on Jan 11, 2013 20:28:37 GMT -5
Batman Begins. The first hour was pretty damn boring, but then it got good.
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Post by bibboid on Jan 11, 2013 20:42:59 GMT -5
Gone In 60 Seconds (the original one) - the first half is a really weak plot and terrible acting. The second half is one of the greatest car chases ever filmed.
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Post by Shy Guy on Jan 11, 2013 20:57:35 GMT -5
going more recently, i'll throw in This Is 40.
the first 45 minutes just seems like filler. the rest is *ok*, but they're just always angry at each other and some scenes serve zero point.
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Post by Glitch on Jan 11, 2013 21:49:57 GMT -5
Bloodsport. Don't get me wrong, the second half wasn't that bad. It's just that the first half is getting to know all the fighters and seeing them fight with their different styles. The later half is Frank avenging his buddy and defeating Chong Li. It didn't seem as interesting.
Terminator Salvation. The entire movie was a build up to a build up to a build up to a possible sequel. The film was a giant plea for them to have a sequel. Freeing those people from the facility was more like something toward the middle than a finale. The events that made up the whole movie should have been condensed into an hour and have the remaining time to prepare for a big human/robot battle or something. you could still do it and have a sequel.
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Post by xCompackx on Jan 11, 2013 22:07:26 GMT -5
Inception, for me. I kind of liked it more when it was being weird with dreams than being chased by guys with guns.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jan 11, 2013 22:22:55 GMT -5
Independence Day was almost a fantastic movie. Then you get Will Smith made to be a ham, Judd Hirsch being a walking Goebbels cartoon, Randy Quaid existing, and Bill Pullman doing a terrible Clint Eastwood impression. "WELCOME TO EARTH" is basically the turning point towards the nosedive.
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Post by Danimal on Jan 11, 2013 22:24:58 GMT -5
Red State started OK and turned into a convoluted political flick. I know some liked it but I found this heavy-handed mix of genres unsatisfying.
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Post by Cela on Jan 11, 2013 22:39:29 GMT -5
One that criss crossed was Julie and Julia.
The Julia Child part- awesome fun movie.
The Julie part- Obnoxious yuppie hell spawn in a pointless story of bullshit.
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Post by bob on Jan 11, 2013 22:45:31 GMT -5
Terminator Salvation Transformers Back to the Future 2 Diabolique (1955) Full Metal Jacket Notorious (1946)
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Jan 11, 2013 23:17:37 GMT -5
Yeah, once Private Pyle blows his brains out, you can stop the film right there. You've seen all it has to offer. See, I hear that so much, but I like the whole movie. The second to last scene is great too. Shoot me. Shoot me. Shoot me. I'm with you. I think both halves are fantastic.
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Post by W?Y on Jan 12, 2013 0:35:13 GMT -5
This is my first answer whenever this comes up:
I Am Legend. The first half was genuinely interesting and gripping, from the post-apocalyptic scenery to Will Smith's portrayal of a man on the edge of sanity. The second half then proceeds to s*** the bed when the family is introduced, along with the under-developed plot.
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