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Your favourite movie quotes
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Most of Hollywood yields the aesthetic lowest-common-denominator a la McDonalds. Junk food <> pulp fiction.ktw1990 wrote:Well I agree with your list of reasons for going to watch a film. Because really, it's a form of entertainment that cater to people's interest. Especially the 'vulgar Hollywood Blockbuster' film, as you put it. And yeah, who gives a damn about trend anyway? Trend fades away in a blink of an eye.
If I'm going to pay to sit fixed in a dark room for 90-120 minutes (or increasingly 150-180 minutes these days) it better be something damned good. But most popular output these days is pitched at the highest-profit/widest-market/lowest-common denominator. So sadly, by definition, almost everything rated as popular by the masses will be akin to a lukewarm Mcburger.
I'm not one to leap to pre-judgement, but I also have confidence in forming an opinion that it is probably going to be about right. Same way I can confidently presume anything that makes the musical 'top-30' is going to be of no interest to me.ktw1990 wrote: But classic is still classic, regardless of it being less relevant as time goes on, like the original star wars trilogy. And I just think that it isn't fair to make an argument without even the intention of understanding what you are criticizing. Then there is no point because an agreement will never be made.
No you're right, you don't have to. Meanwhile re: Inception, maybe I'll see it on a flight, or when it comes out on DVD. The wife is out seeing it this pm, it'll be interesting to see what she makes of it!ktw1990 wrote:But anyway, I don't think I need to defend the things that I appreciate. But I think if you would give inception a try as a result of our trivial debate, you'll come to enjoy it even if it's just for the moment. Because it's a good film
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You mean Inception? I do not know your wife but I have to warn you, not everyone can stomach this movie. They either think it is super brilliant or super boring. And it is always the 50-50 population kind of division.JR8 wrote:The wife is out seeing it this pm, it'll be interesting to see what she makes of it!
My ex slept right after the first scene of guns and water, and never woke up until the end of the movie. That's because the premise of the movie eluded him. Having said that, probably a reason for that ex status.
the lynx wrote:You mean Inception? I do not know your wife but I have to warn you, not everyone can stomach this movie. They either think it is super brilliant or super boring. And it is always the 50-50 population kind of division.JR8 wrote:The wife is out seeing it this pm, it'll be interesting to see what she makes of it!
Hmmm intriguing. Haven't spoken to her yet, so we'll see.
There are some films that can very polarising. And films that present themselves differently to different people.
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Speaking of movies, I saw "Edge of Tomorrow" and "Looper" in the same flight.
Both movies involve alternate timelines and both star Emily Blunt. I like to think that crossing time zones is "time travel" but I'm still waiting for Emily Blunt.
Both movies involve alternate timelines and both star Emily Blunt. I like to think that crossing time zones is "time travel" but I'm still waiting for Emily Blunt.
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Re: Your favourite movie quotes
I love this from Batman Begins:
[as Wayne Manor is burning down]
Bruce Wayne: What have I done, Alfred? Everything my family... my father built...
Alfred Pennyworth: The Wayne legacy is more than bricks and mortar, sir.
Bruce Wayne: I wanted to save Gotham. I failed.
Alfred Pennyworth: Why do we fall sir? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up.
Bruce Wayne: You still haven't given up on me?
Alfred Pennyworth: Never.
[as Wayne Manor is burning down]
Bruce Wayne: What have I done, Alfred? Everything my family... my father built...
Alfred Pennyworth: The Wayne legacy is more than bricks and mortar, sir.
Bruce Wayne: I wanted to save Gotham. I failed.
Alfred Pennyworth: Why do we fall sir? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up.
Bruce Wayne: You still haven't given up on me?
Alfred Pennyworth: Never.
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Re: Your favourite movie quotes
Another of my favourites from BB:
Rachel Dawes: Deep down you may still be that same great kid you used to be. But it's not who you are underneath, it's what you do that defines you.
[Fast forward]
Rachel Dawes: Wait! You could die. At least tell me your name.
[pause]
Bruce Wayne: ...It's not who I am underneath... but what I *do*... that defines me.
Rachel Dawes: ...Bruce?
[Batman turns and leaps off the roof]
Rachel Dawes: Deep down you may still be that same great kid you used to be. But it's not who you are underneath, it's what you do that defines you.
[Fast forward]
Rachel Dawes: Wait! You could die. At least tell me your name.
[pause]
Bruce Wayne: ...It's not who I am underneath... but what I *do*... that defines me.
Rachel Dawes: ...Bruce?
[Batman turns and leaps off the roof]
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Re: Your favourite movie quotes
My favourite,
"Because some men, aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn." -- Alfred Pennyworth on The Dark Knight
"Because some men, aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn." -- Alfred Pennyworth on The Dark Knight
Cheers,
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