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[CAV of Gang Green]

But CAV :( I loved Clash of the Titans.

OH! And 2012. One of my favorites of all time.

 

I just highly hated Clash of the Titans. In only half an hour I already saw everything that was in the trailer with the exception of the Krakan, making me wonder what the heck they were suppose to do for the next hour.

 

I haven't seen 2012 yet. The special effects look fantastic, but I heard some seriously bad things about the storytelling.

 

Some of my favorite movies of all time are as followed, in no particular order:

 

The Dark Knight (this is the top of the list, no matter what)

Avatar

Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith

Indiana Jones (not sure which one)

Spiderman 2

Jurassic Park

iRobot

The Benchwarmers

Yes Man

The Blind Side

E.T. The Extra Terristrial

Schiendler's List (forgot how to spell his name)

 

That's all I can think of right now.

 

Some movies that I really want to see right now are

 

Legend of the Gardians,

Red,

Buried,

Unstoppable,

The Hurt Locker,

9,

Waiting for Superman,

Deathly Hallows Part 1,

The Bucket List,

and Inception.

[Spritzie]

Shhhh. He's right beside me and he might actually make me when we get home.

 

Yeah, you're right. I forgot about the ending. It's been a couple years since I've seen it.

 

I never saw that. I wanted to. Usually, I see all these previews for movies I want to see, then I never end up seeing them.

[CAV of Gang Green]

The Happening had a great idea, but it was poorly executed.

 

But what can I say? That's M. Night Shamylan for you.

[Spritzie]

I heard Hurt Locker was good. I only saw part of it, but I dislike war/conflict movies.

 

9 was amazing. Absolutely adorable.

 

You should also check out The Book of Eli. My husband said that's the best movie he's seen in quite sometime.

[Divya Bean]

Firstly, Divya... Livvy and I both know you're not really sorry. :P

 

Well then....fooey. :P

 

On the topic of movies, I love movies! :D But not the scary kind. :sad01_anim:

[livvy]

I like the Indiana Jones movies. I watched all of them with my close guy friend once. ^-^ Too bad he turned out to be a jerk. :(

 

I can watch scary movies as long as I have people I trust around me. Especially if it's a guy. ^_^

[Spritzie]

I've actually watched the Transformer movies. I didn't think I would, but I really enjoyed them. (The same could not be said for the Terminator movie he made me see.)

[Divya Bean]

I like the Indiana Jones movies. I watched all of them with my close guy friend once. ^-^ Too bad he turned out to be a jerk. :(

 

I can watch scary movies as long as I have people I trust around me. Especially if it's a guy. ^_^

 

Aw! I hate doing that. *mutters about stupid jerky guys who seem nice*

 

That is adorable. And I completely agree. ^_^

[CAV of Gang Green]

I like those kind of movies because they show the price of war. How the veterans change. Those kind of movies tend to be storytelling at it's very best.

 

Elijah Wood is one of my favorite actors/voice actors. I first saw his work in Spyro: A New Beginning. He did an amazing job while he was in the Spyro franchise. From there, I followed his other works.

 

I wanted to see that.

[Spritzie]

I like those kind of movies because they show the price of war. How the veterans change. Those kind of movies tend to be storytelling at it's very best.

 

Elijah Wood is one of my favorite actors/voice actors. I first saw his work in Spyro: A New Beginning. He did an amazing job while he was in the Spyro franchise. From there, I followed his other works.

 

I wanted to see that.

I see enough of that here. (I live in a city with quite a few military places. Air force, army, etc.) I've had quite a few friends in the army over the years. Several who ended up in Iraq. I don't like the reminders of movies.

 

I thought all the actors were good, but Gandalf will always be my favorite.

[CAV of Gang Green]

I don't know anybody in the army, so that's most likely why I don't know what you're feeling.

 

I hate Lord of the Rings. It's one of the few movies/games with Elijah Wood that I don't like. I might take a second look at them, since my mother had all 3 of them here, but I doubt my opinion will change.

[Tyler.]

I wasn't a big fan of the transformers movie, to me they were just 2 hour noisefests

[CAV of Gang Green]

I wasn't a big fan of the transformers movie, to me they were just 2 hour noisefests

 

To me, both of them were great. Full of action, but a big lack of storytelling. It fills all the stereotypes of a standard summer blockbuster that you can't help but enjoy because of the action.

[-Ryan]

The plot wasn't very good but they made up for it with amazing graphics. =D

 

And I loved Lord of the rings. I liked the book more than the movie though.

[Spritzie]

I read the Lord of the Rings books after I saw the movies, so I'm waiting on the third book.

 

Most often, the movies just aren't anywhere near as good as the books. Like what they did to Clive Cussler's Sahara. They butchered it so much, it was almost unrecognizable. (But that's because I've read every book he's published since he started in the 70s.)

[CAV of Gang Green]

The plot wasn't very good but they made up for it with amazing graphics. =D

 

Exactly. I hated how they focused more on the humans more than the giant robots that the movies are named after.

 

Most often, the movies just aren't anywhere near as good as the books. Like what they did to Clive Cussler's Sahara. They butchered it so much, it was almost unrecognizable. (But that's because I've read every book he's published since he started in the 70s.)

 

Try to note that they have to take some things out from the books so the movie isn't too long. If it's too long, most people aren't going to sit through it.

 

And that's why Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was split into 2 parts...............unfortunately Twilight: Breaking Dawn is doing the same thing.

 

But I laugh at why Twilight is doing that, since the ending is one of the worst endings I've ever seen in books. They all get superpowers, then just talk for the final 70 pages of the book. What the heck!?

 

And people wonder why I hate this Twilight.

[Spritzie]

Try to note that they have to take some things out from the books so the movie isn't too long. If it's too long, most people aren't going to sit through it.

 

I wasn't even talking about story line.

 

In Sahara, they butchered the characters. The main character, that's been developed over 30 years, is known most by his pitch black hair and bright green eyes. And they picked Matthew whats-his-name. And the main character's side kick, in the books, is a burly Italian. In the movie, it was a tiny little redhead. It was so wrong for people who have grown to love the characters over the years.

 

There was a movie based off of Jeffery Deaver's The Bone Collector. One of the characters was a middle aged snotty British butler type. They cast Queen Latifa for it. Or the other character, was an Irish guy. Denzel Washington got the part in the movie. <_<

[CAV of Gang Green]

I wasn't even talking about story line.

 

Oh, my mistake.

 

But my mini-rant still stands as such in case anyone complains about how movies strip the book of parts of the story.

[Spritzie]

Oh, yeah I agree. But that, I understand. It's when they really mess with things, like I mentioned. The same thing happened with that TV series they made from one of Terry Goodkind's series. It horrified true fans.

 

I just think they need to put more effort into book to movies. The fans of the books, have all these ideas, then they get crushed.

 

Clive Cussler was unhappy with what they did to his book/movie, he refused to give permission for a sequel.

 

Another of my favorite series, by Matthew Reilly, would make awesome movies, but I'd be too afraid they'd ruin it.

[The Score in Blue]

I <3 movies!

Especially those action ones with a proper plot.

 

But I hate anything that was animated that was then turned live action.

[Wembly]

I actually don't really like action movies, to much action...I think it may be one of the few things in life that proves I'm a girl seeing as I secretly really enjoy romance movies :wub_anim:

But I saw transformers and there was so much action and flying around camera angles and explosions and such that I got a confused and then got a migraine. So yeah, I didn't really enjoy it.

[The Score in Blue]

I only liked the fact that they used Peter Cullen for the Transformers films and that was really all I liked about it.

[CAV of Gang Green]

I just think they need to put more effort into book to movies. The fans of the books, have all these ideas, then they get crushed.

 

Once again, that is why Deathly Hallows and (unfortunately) Breaking Dawn are both in 2 parts. So all the ideas can be fit in.

 

But yet people STILL find a reason to complain. "Ugh! Why does it have to be 2 parts?! Now I gotta spend money on 2 tickets!!!"

 

You finally get what you've wanted for years, and you're still not satisfied. If this is the case, then DON'T BOTHER WITH THE MOVIES.

 

I actually don't really like action movies, to much action...I think it may be one of the few things in life that proves I'm a girl seeing as I secretly really enjoy romance movies :wub_anim:

 

I tend to follow more of the Action, Superhero (yes that's a genre), Science Fiction, Documentary, and Comedy, But I can watch any genre and find at least 1 movie that I like from it.

 

But I hate anything that was animated that was then turned live action.

 

So I'm guessing that you don't like the Batman movies? Because while they do follow the comic books, some of them actually are more based off the original animated series.

[-Ryan]

I actually don't really like action movies, to much action...I think it may be one of the few things in life that proves I'm a girl seeing as I secretly really enjoy romance movies :wub_anim:

But I saw transformers and there was so much action and flying around camera angles and explosions and such that I got a confused and then got a migraine. So yeah, I didn't really enjoy it.

 

 

I secretly enjoy watching romance movies t-

Oh, er, uh, I mean, I only watch movies with an average of one explosion per minute.

-nervous cough- You all read nothing. :shiftyeyes_smiley:

[-Ryan]

I actually don't really like action movies, to much action...I think it may be one of the few things in life that proves I'm a girl seeing as I secretly really enjoy romance movies :wub_anim:

But I saw transformers and there was so much action and flying around camera angles and explosions and such that I got a confused and then got a migraine. So yeah, I didn't really enjoy it.

 

 

I secretly enjoy watching romance movies t-

Oh, er, uh, I mean, I only watch movies with an average of one explosion per minute.

-nervous cough- You all read nothing. :shiftyeyes_smiley: