Quote: thedoctor said: I think it was a side conversation in another thread, so there's no telling where the hell it is. But a quick search did find such quoteables as:
Quote: Animalman said: I need more than just a popcorn flick to satisfy me.
I didn't intend that as a stand-alone comment about movies in general, but rather about my lack of faith in Spiderman-2 specifically based on my dissapointment from Spiderman(which would become clearer if you included the entire quote).
The quote in its entirety is:
Quote: I will see this movie, out of obligation as a comic fan...but I don't expect to enjoy it. I didn't like Spiderman much. I need more than just a popcorn flick to satisfy me.
That pretty much still says that you desire "more than just a popcorn flick" as the way I originally posted indicated. This shows that you're obviously holding the Spider-Man franchise up to a higher standard.
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Quote: Animalman said: I suppose this seperates me from the modern viewer. To me, Hollywood is full of "who cares about the story, look, here are some explosions!" movies. I'd like a good story. Some interesting dialogue. An attempt at something different. Good acting.
I would like that. Those are all nice things. Things I like.
None of which were in AvP, which you liked. Once again a double standard.
Quote: Animalman said:
Quote: Because the studio both wrote and directed the film and therefore were directly responsible for the film itself and not just how it looked on the TV commercials.
The TV commercials corresponded to the finished product.
Wrong. Teasers and trailers correspond to how the studio wants you to perceive the film. There have been many instances where I've been surprised by a film that wasn't the same as the way it was marketed. Your point here is weakened by your own statements later on:
Quote: Animalman said: The studio completedly mismarketed Last Action Hero, which was probably a big reason why it didn't do well at the boxoffice. It was very sad. Still, just because it's not exactly as it appears based on trailers doesn't mean it can't be an enjoyable film. Last Action Hero surprised me, but pleasantly so. It was different, and better than what I was expecting. Nothing wrong with that.
Quote: Animalman said: I don't know if it was simply Anderson's ineptness, or the studio editing the crap out of the movie, or what, but my movie viewing experience led me to believe that the emphasis was on fight sequences and special effects(and that that was the intent), not plot or story. As that was what I was expecting based on reviews, trailers, commercials, etc...I wasn't dissapointed. Was it a great movie, though? Of course not.
To me, it had a clear goal in mind, and it accomplished that goal(or, at least, came very close). The Spiderman movies seemed to try to hard to be soap operas, and came off as melodramatic and trite.
I contend that the fight scenes were crap. And the movie didn't accomplish all it was meant to. Obviously, Anderson tried to get you to sympathize with a few of the characters so that their deaths seemed more than just fodder for the Aliens, and he didn't. I didn't give a good goddamn about any of those characters. Not even Spud from Trainspotting.
Quote: Animalman said: I think I see your point. I suffocated the inner-kid in me many years ago.
Seriously, there are movies that bring out the inner-kid in me. Truthfully, I'm still a kid, pretty much. Hell, Rob didn't like the movies, and he's about as childlike as anyone I know!
I think Robo also admitted to never liking the Spider-Man comic book and being up Batman's arse. So that would be like Joe Mama going to a Yankee's game and actually saying something nice about the team.
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Quote: Son you never had, huh? Just seems to me like you're using him to collect the welfare. He sits in the corner trying to jab loose change into the electric socket while you sit in front of the TV playing Playstation games and drinking from a bottle of Wild Turkey. You make me sick.
His mother was my faith in George Lucas. After she hanged herself, poor junior just never quite was the same.
You better get yourself checked out. From what I understand, Lucas has done the exact same thing all over the world.
whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet."
