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stickbender:
Careful, Dane, Eddie, is a plant. He is working for the big mining interest, and only pretends to be interested in paleo technology, and such, he is just playing along, so the inhabitants, will show him where the ohmygodthatstuffisexpensiveite mineral is...... :o......or was that in the movie...... ::)
Wayne
medicinewheel:
I can say yes to each and every statement you quoted, Dane, it is stereotype in so many ways (wouldn't call it racist, but I fully understand what makes critics say so!), but still, even the fifth time watching caught me from minute one, and when it was over I again thought, boy, that went quick, even so my tail bone was aching ;D ;D ;D
Hard to describe; many I know say the same...
Dane:
I'd say Inglorious is his best work by far, including Death Proof and Reservoir Dogs.
Thanks for the feedback. I think I'll save my money then. Probably this film is one you almost have to see in 3D, or at least on a theater-sized screen. Probably, it was designed that way to make as much money as possible before it becomes available on disk. Cameron is if nothing else knows how to make block busters, like Lucas. Too bad they can't write anything original anymore. And when the technology replaces acting and writing, it can't be good for an industry it is supposed to help.
Dane
--- Quote from: Hillbilly on February 01, 2010, 11:30:29 pm ---The plot was predictable, I knew pretty much what was going to happen before halfway through the movie. The characters were pretty stereotypical. Borrowed a lot from Dances With Wolves and Dinotopia. But the setting and visuals were more than impressive enough to carry a predictable movie and keep it interesting. 1000x better than Titanic. Haven't seen Inglorius Basterds yet, but I like most of Terrantino's movies.
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Barrage:
But really, has anyone seen a non-predictable movie lately?? Truely good movies with unpredictable storylines are few and far between. Many that try end up beyond bizarre or out of the realm of possibility (unlike tall blue aliens lol ;)) that leave you thinking, 'well, that was stupid...'
Myself, I went because of the archery and also wanted to see if 3D was all it was cracked up to be. The 3D was awesome, there was lots of archery which exceded expectations, and for myself, I thought it was one of the better movies I've seen in a long time so, I was happy!! :)
Dane:
It is said that there are only 7 plots. Man vs nature, man vs. man, man vs. environment, man vs. machines / technology, man vs. self, and man vs. god or religion.
Another way of looking at plot is quest, voyage and return, comedy, tragedy, rebirth, rags to riches or poor to rich, and defeating a monster / monsters.
All these plots and themes can be included in a story. Lord of the Rings, for instance, is a quest above all else, as well as a voyage and return, with comedy, lots of tragedy, rebirth for Gandolf, Golum (sp?) Frodo and other characters, and it follows the man vs. man, man vs. machines (since Tolkien considered technology and magic I think one and the same in the case of the bad guys), man vs. self, and even man vs. god if you consider Sauron a god who demands to be worshiped by his slaves and followers. In Rocky, it is primarily man vs. man, and man vs. himself. In Little Red Riding Hood, it is man vs. nature, as was that movie about the soccer team who had to engage in cannibalism to survive a plane crash in the Andes. Bla bla bla.
I guess in the end, if it entertains you, a movie is a success. Sounds like a bunch of you really liked this thing.
Dane
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