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03-21-2006, 09:25 PM
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Re: Deep movies that seem shallow on the surface.
Revenge of the Sith.
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#43
03-21-2006, 09:26 PM
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Re: Deep movies that seem shallow on the surface.
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[ QUOTE ] Office Space, I think it says alot about humanity and our place in modern society, etc. Even though it might not even mean to. [/ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] The beginning of Office Space had some of the best social commentary I've ever seen in a fictional movie.
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#45
03-21-2006, 09:31 PM
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Re: Deep movies that seem shallow on the surface.
Falling Down?
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#46
03-21-2006, 09:32 PM
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Re: Deep movies that seem shallow on the surface.
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i was going to post that OOT was the only place on the planet you could get Napolean Dynamite compared to Saving Private Ryan. Well, Saving Private Ryan is good for about an hour and a half, and then it becomes a terrible parody of actual war. Speilberg has a problem with final acts. He's so good, and then he just kinda fumbles as he crosses the finish line. There are about 4 exceptions. [/ QUOTE ] Thanks you for the encouragement in your earlier post. You are right about Spielberg, except you give Saving Private Ryan too much credit. It pretty much sucks from beginning to end, from the jerky camera that I guess is supposed to make you feel like you're in the war (but actually just makes it impossible to know what's going on), to the sudden appearance of Becker in the middle of war torn Europe, to the long stupid debates about whether it is worth killing 5 people to save 1. (quick answer: it is not.) there was a great article on this in Vanity Fear 10 years ago or so; can't find it right now, busy at work.
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#47
03-21-2006, 09:37 PM
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Re: Deep movies that seem shallow on the surface.
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Falling Down? [/ QUOTE ]Again, this is the opposite. In what way did that movie seem shallow on the surface? I mean, wasn't it clearly trying to be a social commentary the whole time? Again, though, if you think about it, it said nothing. That whole movie is ruined by the fact that he beats up the Nazi guy - well, it would have been a bad movie anyway, but that scene proved that the producers/writers/directors had no courage or vision. And it was directed by Joel Schumacher - director of Batman and Robin, simply and objectively the worst movie ever; a movie so bad that all of his movies should be shunned in every way possible from now on. i need to stop reading this thread....
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#48
03-21-2006, 09:39 PM
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Re: Deep movies that seem shallow on the surface.
Joe Dirt, Hardball (with Keanu Reeves)
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#50
03-21-2006, 10:04 PM
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Re: Deep movies that seem shallow on the surface.
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Over the Top- brings together the brutalness of arm wrestling and truck driving with the compassion of child custody [/ QUOTE ] i actually LOLed. bwana
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