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| Topic | Sultan needs new projects |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 3:34:53 PM #13 | I like to lurk TEW topics so I would support this. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 3:34:35 PM #363 | Snake5555555555 posted... When they replaced the actor who played Peter in The Room 3/4 of the way into the film. Rating: 84/100 The sound effect that comes with the replacement is fucking spectacular and turns that horrible monstrosity of a direction choice into a moment that fits so perfectly with the trainwreck which has come before. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 3:33:05 PM #361 | Anagram posted... Ghostbusters theme song Rating: 66/100 Cute in an 80s sort of way. Not particularly enjoyable to listen to on its own merits without the intent of listening to it. It's no Take On Me by A-ha. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 3:32:26 PM #360 | Xeybozn posted... The Pixar universe theory Rating: 41/100 I actually hate it because everyone and their brother thinks they're hip because they've read something someone posted on their Facebook timeline. Come up with your own theories, dammit. My Disney Villain theory is mine and I'm proud of it. Make up a Cinematic Marvel theory. Tony Stark is the villain in every film is a plausible one. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Snake Ranks User-Nominated Covers *THE RANKINGS* |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 3:31:20 PM #124 | I feel like I've never seen that poster before but holy shit, that is the most unappealing face on the central character. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 3:30:11 PM #357 | JONALEON1 posted... How quotable The Room is Sorry missed this. Rating: 77/100 Kind of a weird thing to rank. How much do I like the level of quotability of The Room? I guess I like it a lot. It's not like, something I think about constantly or anything. But I guess quotability and that quality of humor it inadvertently provides is part of what makes it so darned enjoyable. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 3:29:05 PM #356 | NFUN posted... The quote "If you strike me down I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine" Sorry missed this. Rating: 55/100 It's fine. It's very vague and I wouldn't use this in a real fight for obvious reasons. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | The Lord of the Rings (Films) |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 3:28:12 PM #35 | Pokewars posted... scarletspeed7 posted...I'll be the guy that thinks #2 is #1. OMG of course! --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 3:27:48 PM #355 | trdl23 posted... Full Metal Jacket Rating: 74/100 One of that breed of films previously mentioned - "Great Film I'd Never Watch Again". Also, points off for Matthew Modine, who I can't stand in almost anything. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 3:26:59 PM #354 | Lopen posted... Yeah, that. The person I saw it with, we both didn't like it, then we stepped out into the universe and it was like some weird Twilight Zone episode where everyone on earth liked the movie. Very strange. I'm always looking for people who don't like it-- having read your other responses in here you seemed more on the level with me on movie opinions than expected so I figured I'd give it a shot! This is me with The Princess Bride. I can't for the life of me figure out what makes this much better than an average movie. Lopen posted... The Blade Trilogy Rating: 58/100 I like the first two films well enough, but the third one is just a mess. Also, kind of weak as an actual trilogy. It's really just a series of films, not a trilogy. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 3:15:42 PM #349 | Anagram posted... "If you kill him you'll be just like him" Rating: 31/100 Works when it's not said in that exact way. Return of the Jedi hints at this but doesn't lay it out in so many words, allowing the viewer to find their own subtext and interpretation to Force-related hooey. In virtually any other scenario, it's too simple to be believable. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Do you have Ulti blocked? |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 3:14:00 PM #53 | Mr Lasastryke posted... scarletspeed7 posted...This sounds like a story where someone should have archived his posts over time for maximum effect. I don't doubt that, but I feel like some editing and presentation would be necessary. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 3:13:21 PM #347 | Xeybozn posted... Paddington Rating: 52/100 It was sort of a safe, cute little movie that I really didn't particularly have any reaction towards one way or the other. Might have just been my mood. I've heard the new one is great. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 3:12:27 PM #345 | JONALEON1 posted... Blue and orange contrast in movie posters Rating: 65/100 The only one I can think of is The Dark Knight, but that was a great poster. It was pretty striking. I guess it's all in the presentation. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 3:11:04 PM #343 | DeathChicken posted... Rambo: First Blood Rating: 61/100 The darker tone, somber subtext, and generally non-exploitative violence in comparison to later films allows it to stand on a separate tier. But ultimately, First Blood is just not that compelling for large swaths of the film. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 3:09:35 PM #341 | Lopen posted... Someday I'll find another ally on Pan's Labyrinth. We're a rare breed. Someone else who dislikes it? I think someone who ranked in Gauntlet Crew didn't like it also. Rating: 11/100 It's bad. Also, it's not good. There really isn't any easy way to explain why, and that's due to the pervasive nature of consistent bad-ness. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 3:05:32 PM #338 | DeathChicken posted... I don't think the first Saw even had any gore until the ending It's not about the gore itself but the constant proposition of gore and the expectation of it. Also 127 Hours only had one scene of gore but that was more than enough for me personally. It's all in the presentation. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Do you have Ulti blocked? |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 3:05:06 PM #50 | Emeraldegg posted... KingBartz posted...he started posting in those topics in like September 2016 so yeah. This sounds like a story where someone should have archived his posts over time for maximum effect. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 3:04:15 PM #336 | JONALEON1 posted... Triple H Rating: 7/100 That man is a bad actor. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 3:04:00 PM #335 | Anagram posted... Gandalf in LotR Rating: 77/100 The character of Gandalf is iconic but not especially meaningful to me. The portrayal is utterly fantastic, and the script nails it perfectly. However, Gandalf himself never really providing any sort of penetrating insight into myself or invested itself emotionally in my heart. He's cool. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 3:02:45 PM #334 | Lopen posted... Pan's Labyrinth Rating: 82/100 It's Tim Burton if Tim Burton had a sense of literature. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 3:02:06 PM #333 | Johnbobb posted... Saw Rating: 34/100 I respect the puzzle of Saw, but it's gross, gratuitous and gory, and I don't condone murder or torture. The character of Zoom in Flash (the comic) is Jigsaw without the awfulness tacked on. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 3:01:12 PM #332 | Xeybozn posted... The "All Star" scene from Shrek Rating: 30/100 Did you know that one of the least-inspired ways to open a movie is to show a character's daily routine? It doesn't create a bond between character and viewer. Everyone wakes up in the morning. Everyone showers, eats, etc. It's padding. When I started working on my TV show that I've been writing, I intentionally considered putting a "Wake Up In the Morning" opening into the first episode just because it's so trite and terrible. Ultimately, I decided against it. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Snake Ranks User-Nominated Covers *THE RANKINGS* |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 2:58:42 PM #122 | Lol. You should just rate it for him anyways. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | The Lord of the Rings (Films) |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 2:58:15 PM #32 | Morgoth deserves lens flares. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 2:47:45 PM #326 | Snake5555555555 posted... Shooter Rating: 40/100 A movie about snipers made by a guy who thinks snipers are cool but has no actual clue about what snipers actually do. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 2:47:05 PM #325 | Anagram posted... Odin in the MCU Rating: 50/100 Poorly utilized. Odin consistently is relegated to these inactive roles because, in Marvel movies, old people need to take a backseat to the roles that can make you money. There's only so much screentime available and therefore a crucial character like Odin feels almost schizophrenic since you can't give him development and therefore are forced to just say, "Odin once did this," time and again in order to get the plot moving. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 2:42:53 PM #322 | Anagram posted... The line IF YOU DIE IN THE GAME YOU DIE FOR REAL Rating: 22/100 First half is fine, the second half is YA novel quality. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 2:41:38 PM #320 | JONALEON1 posted... Siskel and Ebert Rating: 75/100 Fuck Siskel. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 2:41:25 PM #319 | Snake5555555555 posted... Alex Garland Rating: 72/100 Haven't seen Annihilation, but I've enjoyed his works thus far. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 2:40:36 PM #318 | Anagram posted... Disney's Hercules Rating: 83/100 I am a huge sucker for anything both mythological and Greek, so it should be of no surprise that Hercules is one of my favorite Disney films. I love the character of Meg - sly, manipulative, but ultimately tragic and someone with whom you can sympathize and simultaneously hate. The music is really enjoyable, and I think the artwork was fantastic. It captured the gods as powerful and yet colorfully updated them for children. I wish a Hercules 2 could come about. The stakes felt grand and I was swept up into the story. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 2:37:47 PM #316 | DeathChicken posted... Casablanca Rating: 83/100 This is how you make a World War II movie. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 2:29:22 PM #312 | Snake5555555555 posted... Rottentomatoes Rating: 63/100 You know, as an actual site, it's pretty terrible. It's TV section is an utterly useless metric as it measures season scores off of opening episodes, and it's comment section and user community has been virtually killed by their efforts to prevent critics from "being harassed" by users. It's becoming a vacant site. But for films, it's one of the more reliable indicators of quality. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 2:27:47 PM #311 | Anagram posted... The MCU Rating: 70/100 Stop killing villains. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | The Lord of the Rings (Films) |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 2:16:38 PM #25 | Oh man, I'll throw in my support of Helm's Deep as one of the best battle sequences anywhere. The tension in that moment of quiet before the fight is just staggering. There's no mystery, no lurking unnamed threat. It's all out in the open in that moment and it feels like the end of the line for Rowan in such a decisive way. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | All-Purpose Wrestling Topic 432: Not enough Hands to get |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 2:13:58 PM #140 | Jakyl25 posted... Heres a funny way for Cena to get that match If the Top Ten storyline travesty results in Cena being shown backstage editing other peoples' votes, then it was worth it. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Do you have Ulti blocked? |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 2:13:06 PM #36 | Lopen posted... Why Nidia I have no idea. I probably liked Nidia more than most people though so I appreciated it. I liked Nidia too. High five. Underleveled posted... I think it might be too, because of the Power Rangers topic and because his change in "style" may be explained from the fact that his Youtube hits brought out an underlying narcissist that changed up his persona. I can buy that. It doesn't really feel like a different person. The slight improvement in writing quality often mentioned by others might just come with age and experience. Definitely think your theory is solid. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 2:10:26 PM #308 | DeathChicken posted... Leni Riefenstahl Rating: 38/100 I've seen clips of the propaganda stuff put out by Riefenstahl, and I can't imagine I would enjoy it now, years later. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 2:09:23 PM #307 | JONALEON1 posted... Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows Rating: 74/100 The subject matter is quite interesting, and there's this underlying aspect of unreliable storytelling that makes it even more compelling. The convenience of this all being filmed and the scenes which are conveniently NOT captured on film in crucial moments only add to this feeling that everything we're seeing is a smokescreen being used to hide the truth from the audience. Also, Sunny totally wanted to fuck Bret. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 2:07:41 PM #306 | Snake5555555555 posted... Para-Medic's movie recommendations in Metal Gear Solid 3 Rating: 41/100 She never watched The Great Escape. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 2:06:38 PM #305 | Xeybozn posted... Return of the Jedi Rating: 100/100 The Battle of Endor is this surprisingly moving ballet in three simultaneous acts, and watching all three work in conjunction with one another is really a sight to see. They all crescendo together in a glorious moment of finality for the story, and the arc of Vader is just so elegantly created. Luke also has this image of darkness in his appearance throughout the film which I've always loved. As a capper, you can't top it. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 2:04:55 PM #304 | Cybat posted... Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Rating: 75/100 What a bizarre premise! Strangely, though, it works. The entire film is really anchored by two performances and the chemistry between the characters (not really the actors, but the characters). I guess I would consider this an almost-great movie that just didn't emotionally hit me as hard as I think the film intended. Some of the film goes to what I would call "too-extreme lengths" in order to hammer home aspects of the plot or characters, and it stops being grounded in reality. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 2:02:39 PM #302 | trdl23 posted... Sean Connerys Bond Rating: 52/100 Being first doesn't mean being best. I think the Bond that Connery created is just a variation on Connery himself. While it might hew closer to the books than later Bonds, it lacks the spark for cinematic flair that allows Bond to transcend a novel and become a star of the silver screen. Ultimately, I've always considered Connery to be a "common man Bond", and I don't want to watch normal people do normal things. The further the series goes, the more Bond-like Connery's actions become, but his personality has always been a strange blend of blase and tranquil. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 2:00:37 PM #300 | LinkMarioSamus posted... Haha I never meant to imply you've met him personally! I know, it was just an opportunity for me to clarify a position I hold that is counter-intuitive to most people. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 1:58:25 PM #295 | Snake5555555555 posted... Godzilla (the original film) Rating: 53/100 Quality aside, I like watching Godzilla movies. There's a mythology to them, this pervasive sense of legend and history that permeates all of the films. That's actually my big complaint with the American Godzilla of 2014 (ish). America loves to discard history in favor of romance or efficiency, and the Japanese Godzilla was until recently rooted in this world of gargantuan entities that felt... big. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 1:56:36 PM #293 | LinkMarioSamus posted... You LOVE Christopher Nolan, don't you? I've never met him personally. I enjoy some of his movies. You're welcome to rate movies whatever you want to rate them, but we're talking about an art form and not a science. And it's really not as simple as "You love this guy, you therefore love his work." It's actually always, always, ALWAYS the opposite with me. I love the work, therefore I'm more apt to watch further work from the same individual. I say Grant Morrison is the best comic book writer because of the comics he's written, not him. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 1:53:44 PM #291 | trdl23 posted... Soylent Green Rating: 67/100 The people in this movie truly are the very substance that feeds every aspect of this film. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 1:52:51 PM #289 | DeathChicken posted... Rebel Without a Cause Rating: 58/100 Not really a James Dean fan. If you ever watch Giant, you'll understand why. Motherfucker seemed like he was constantly inebriated. I don't think he provided Hollywood any enduring performances, and this movie is predicated on the notion that he could; I think the role just struck a cord with people instead of actually demonstrating any particularly special acting talent. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 1:51:33 PM #287 | Anagram posted... Jim Carrey's failed attempt to be a dramatic actor Rating: 47/100 A weird thing to rate. It's a failed attempt, so I can't really say, "That's something I'll rate highly! He failed!" At the same time, it produced a couple great movies. I firmly believe The Truman Show would fit into this foray as it bridges the gap between comedy and drama. It's actually a comedy by the old and traditional definition of the word. I would argue it's actually pretty Shakespearean. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
| Topic | Name Something and I'll Rate It 2: Movie Edition |
| scarletspeed7 02/26/18 1:49:05 PM #284 | NFUN posted... Memento Rating: 99/100 Inventive and riveting. Guy Pearce will forever be a favorite actor of mine thanks to this unique take on noir filmmaking. Also, Pantoliano was never given a fair shake in the film industry - he does such a damn good job here. I really can't rave enough about how this ultimately intimate film is so damn good and feels so expansive. I give a point off for the music in the intro being somewhat hamfisted, if you're curious. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer |
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