Oceania What ever happened to movies just being fun??

On the other hand, a deeper analysis of thematic or conceptual elements, like we do with SW, is often quite enjoyable.

Exactly, I love talking about the themes and concepts, such as the meaning behind the cave on Dagobah, or comparing certain characters in the films to characters from mythic legend.

But I don't give a rat's ass about the name of the guy who doesn't shoot down R2 and 3PO's pod nor do I care that you can see a red sleeve sticking out of the arm of the Wampa when it attacks Luke. If it wasn't for overly picky fanboys, I wouldn't even give those things a thought.

 

What ever happened to movies just being fun??

WOTW is now out...and boy was that fun!
Woohoo!
Best movie of 2005 so far...in my opinion.

 

You expected less from teh Spielberg?

 

You expected less from teh Spielberg?

Well after A.I. my faith was shaken a wee bit.
But it's great to have Spielberg back to his true form.
Boy he knows how to create intense scenes.

 

I watched Labyrinth for the first time last night, borrowed a projector from the school where we work and played it up on a plain white sheet on the lounge room wall (worked surprisingly well) Cooked up some popcorn and and made a bit of a night of it.

Now that was fun.

Now I just have to convince the missus that we should buy our own projector and a proper screen.


Damn this saving for a wedding thing.

 

now that is just damn stupid. the scene was about so much more and your colleague only notices THAT?

-Mel

 

I think his colleague needs to get laid.

E_S

 

thats a theory

-Mel

 

!!

They'd need to surgically remove that rod from his ass first....

 

Is that all you think about SM?

E_S

 

No, sometimes I also think about the origins of belly button lint, although this will take many more years of research.

 

could we change the topic?
anyone seen fanta4 yet?

-Mel

 

Margaret and David have. Their review, I think, would have emphasised the "Fanta" element in the title if they were pushed to it.

 

that bad?

-Mel

 

Yep. Someone really needs to put a warning sign above that 'Instant Blockbuster' button they have in Hollywood.

 

No, not that bad. It's harmless fun for 90 minutes. I enjoyed it.

 

Yeah but you also liked Spiderman

 

so?

 

Exactly...Spiderman sucked arse, as well as something else.

 

hey if you didn't like it, that's cool. but i liked it so there

 

okay I liked spiderman as well so I will probably like Fanta4 as well
there just aint nothing like brainless fun for 90 mins

-Mel

 

I loved Spidey 1 and 2, good plot, excellent character development and great cinematography.

 

No, sometimes I also think about the origins of belly button lint, although this will take many more years of research.

Too late. Dr Karl beat you to it: Ignobel


As for movies ... when the budget (and revenue) of a single movie could clear third world debt and famine, and then some, I like to think its contribution to the world is going to be slightly more ambitious than giving your eyes something to do while eating a choc top.

And when I spend money on a movie, I kinda hope that I'm going to see something that is worth the time and money. I don't want to spend 2 hours and good money on a movie and then come home and see something much better on tv for free.


And if someone sounds like a bad movie reviewer, its probably because they are. Some people like to say more than [something] > [movie]. And if you don't want to listen to someone go on and on and on about a movie, then why not take advantage of that little scrollbar at the side of the browser ... ?


Which really begs the question - How exactly does it ruin your life if somebody posts a 10,000 word essay on why they didn't like WotW ? And while I'm ranting, why should people who enjoy writing and reading mammoth critiques of movies stop, simply because somebody doesn't want to read them ?


/ rant

 

quite a rant there and where the hell do you see something better on tv FOR FREE? you must have extraterrestrial TV then I guess

-Mel

 

Erm.. I've seen a few good things on tv this year that were free (although I suppose in numbers they were far outweighed by crap..)

Lost and Carnivalé immediately spring to mind.