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bobbaaay 01/11/21 11:56:18 PM #1:	Is Amityville 2. It's definitely NOT Terminator 2. Terminator 2 is an overblown, big budget, hollow action film that wipes clean the perfect subtlety and tone from the original film - which more strongly resembled a thriller than an action film. Amityville 2 is so drastically better than the first. The first Amityville film, although being an independent film, was definitely a cash grab based off of the success of the novel. Admittedly the soundtrack was okay, and some of the acting was okay (namely Rod Steiger and James Brolin) - but otherwise the film is just a steaming hot pile of mediocrity. I could attempt to blame its mediocrity on the fact that it's only PG -- but it's actually rated R, and you know what horror/horror-adjacent films WERE PG? Poltergeist, The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane, Return to Oz, Gremlins, Invasion of the Body Snatchers -- films that are all better in literally every single way. But Amityville 2? Fuck that film is fantastic, aside from the pacing getting weird a little bit in the slow second act. The first half of the film is so gritty. The verbal abuse and violence feels so real and is acted fantastically. The bits with the brother and sister are actually slightly unsettling. The practical effects in the third act were almost on par with all the other Italian horror films in the '80s. <cite>bobbaaay posted [p:949404901] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>Is Amityville 2. It's definitely NOT Terminator 2. Terminator 2 is an overblown, big budget, hollow action film that wipes clean the perfect subtlety and tone from the original film - which more strongly resembled a thriller than an action film. Amityville 2 is so drastically better than the first. The first Amityville film, although being an independent film, was definitely a cash grab based off of the success of the novel. Admittedly the soundtrack was okay, and some of the acting was okay (namely Rod Steiger and James Brolin) - but otherwise the film is just a steaming hot pile of mediocrity. I could attempt to blame its mediocrity on the fact that it's only PG -- but it's actually rated R, and you know what horror/horror-adjacent films WERE PG? Poltergeist, The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane, Return to Oz, Gremlins, Invasion of the Body Snatchers -- films that are all better in literally every single way. But Amityville 2? Fuck that film is fantastic, aside from the pacing getting weird a little bit in the slow second act. The first half of the film is so gritty. The verbal abuse and violence feels so real and is acted fantastically. The bits with the brother and sister are actually slightly unsettling. The practical effects in the third act were almost on par with all the other Italian horror films in the '80s. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bobbaaay 01/11/21 11:59:39 PM #3:	Medussa posted... Wrath of Khan? Although my mom's a Trekkie - I personally haven't watched any of the films and don't have an opinion. I will say, before people bring up Star Wars, the gap in quality between Amityville and Amityville 2 is waaaay larger than the gap in quality between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back. <cite>bobbaaay posted [p:949405010] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote><cite>Medussa posted... </cite> <quote>Wrath of Khan?</quote> Although my mom's a Trekkie - I personally haven't watched any of the films and don't have an opinion. I will say, before people bring up Star Wars, the gap in quality between Amityville and Amityville 2 is waaaay larger than the gap in quality between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Medussa 01/12/21 12:14:43 AM #4:	bobbaaay posted... I personally haven't watched any of the films and don't have an opinion. i deleted hoping to beat getting quoted because i haven't watched the series you mentioned. you put a lot more effort into your post than i did, and i thought you deserved better. but, now that it's there, i stand by it. it completely outclasses TMP, and i'd argue it's quite a jump over Space Seed, too. so, it's a double, lol. --- Boom! That's right, this is all happening! You cannot change the channel now! In recognition of your overwhelming victory, let's call it a draw. <cite>Medussa posted [p:949405389] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>bobbaaay posted... </cite> <quote>I personally haven't watched any of the films and don't have an opinion.</quote> i deleted hoping to beat getting quoted because i haven't watched the series you mentioned. you put a lot more effort into your post than i did, and i thought you deserved better. but, now that it's there, i stand by it. it completely outclasses TMP, and i'd argue it's quite a jump over Space Seed, too. so, it's a double, lol. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dathrowed1 01/12/21 12:22:05 AM #5:	I considered the first terminator a sci-fi horror film --- sig <cite>Dathrowed1 posted [p:949405597] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>I considered the first terminator a sci-fi horror film </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
discodancer77 01/12/21 12:22:57 AM #6:	Chrono Cross is what Chrono Trigger failed to be. --- Patient Gamer <cite>discodancer77 posted [p:949405623] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>Chrono Cross is what Chrono Trigger failed to be. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CE_gonna_CE 01/12/21 12:23:41 AM #7:	Mega Man 2 --- http://error1355.com/ce/CE_gonna_CE.html <cite>CE_gonna_CE posted [p:949405637] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>Mega Man 2 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mr_Karate_II 01/12/21 12:38:25 AM #8:	T2: Judgment Day is the best sequel. --- Currently Playing: Resident Evil 4 Mercenaries Mode,Resident Evil 6 Mercenaries Mode & Call of Duty Ghosts <cite>Mr_Karate_II posted [p:949405950] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>T2: Judgment Day is the best sequel. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Unsugarized_Foo 01/12/21 12:39:19 AM #9:	Dark Knight --- "All I have is my balls and my word, and I don't break them for anyone!"-Tony Montana <cite>Unsugarized_Foo posted [p:949405973] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>Dark Knight </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
gamestunner 01/12/21 1:16:30 AM #10:	Ace ventura comes to mind <cite>gamestunner posted [p:949406658] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>Ace ventura comes to mind </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EnvoyOfTheLight 01/12/21 1:17:52 AM #11:	Street Fighter 2, to such an extent that most people realize they've never even seen the original when this topic comes up. --- i horf and i <cite>EnvoyOfTheLight posted [p:949406693] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>Street Fighter 2, to such an extent that most people realize they've never even seen the original when this topic comes up. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pegusus123456 01/12/21 1:21:58 AM #12:	Mr_Karate_II posted... T2: Judgment Day is the best sequel. I always think of it as a great movie but a bad sequel. It's definitely better than the first movie, but it also completely destroys the plot of the first movie. --- https://imgur.com/Er6TT https://imgur.com/Er6TT https://imgur.com/Er6TT So? I deeded to some gay porn. It doesn't mean anything. - Patty_Fleur <cite>pegusus123456 posted [p:949406758] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>Mr_Karate_II posted... </cite> <quote>T2: Judgment Day is the best sequel.</quote>I always think of it as a great movie but a bad sequel. It's definitely better than the first movie, but it also completely destroys the plot of the first movie. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Middle hope 01/12/21 1:24:26 AM #13:	Resident evil 2 --- https://imgur.com/iQep35u https://imgur.com/PmX8smn https://imgur.com/mwTy0iF https://imgur.com/FCER80e <cite>Middle hope posted [p:949406801] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>Resident evil 2 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Eliza3 01/12/21 1:27:07 AM #14:	Breath of Fire 2 Suikoden 2 Diablo 2 SW: The Empire Strikes Back Adams Family Values Divinity Original Sin 2 DKC2: Diddy's Kong's Quest's Age of Empires 2 Super Mario RPG 2 ~~(whispers* it's coming)~~* --- Early 30's. Exceedingly supple. --Wishing someone to get an account suspension is very disruptive and unacceptable think about your actions before posting!-- <cite>Eliza3 posted [p:949406849] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>Breath of Fire 2 Suikoden 2 Diablo 2 SW: The Empire Strikes Back Adams Family Values Divinity Original Sin 2 DKC2: Diddy's Kong's Quest's Age of Empires 2 Super Mario RPG 2 (whispers it's coming) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SF_Okami 01/12/21 1:31:19 AM #15:	Mass Effect 2. I will always say that Mass Effect is a shit game, with a great story. Almost everything else sucks. Mass Effect 2 is a genuinely fantastic game and so is Mass Effect 3 (at least for the first 99% of that game) --- ~Bird Pokemon Master~ Latest Pickup: Supreme x Mariah Carey Tee <cite>SF_Okami posted [p:949406931] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>Mass Effect 2. I will always say that Mass Effect is a shit game, with a great story. Almost everything else sucks. Mass Effect 2 is a genuinely fantastic game and so is Mass Effect 3 (at least for the first 99% of that game) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DavidZ2844 01/12/21 1:33:27 AM #16:	Unsugarized_Foo posted... Dark Knight To me this is the absolute best example of what the topic title describes <cite>DavidZ2844 posted [p:949406967] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>Unsugarized_Foo posted... </cite> <quote>Dark Knight</quote>To me this is the absolute best example of what the topic title describes </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
coh 01/12/21 1:34:08 AM #17:	Unsugarized_Foo posted... Dark Knight Begins was better tho <cite>coh posted [p:949406974] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>Unsugarized_Foo posted... </cite> <quote>Dark Knight</quote>Begins was better tho </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IloveJesus 01/12/21 1:35:32 AM #18:	Mr_Karate_II posted... T2: Judgment Day is the best sequel. Unsugarized_Foo posted... Dark Knight Both good films but neither one is better than the film that came before it. --- Jesus loves us. It only seems fair to love him back. <cite>IloveJesus posted [p:949406997] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>Mr_Karate_II posted... </cite> <quote>T2: Judgment Day is the best sequel.</quote> Unsugarized_Foo posted... </cite> <quote>Dark Knight</quote> Both good films but neither one is better than the film that came before it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SomeLikeItHoth 01/12/21 1:44:28 AM #19:	Spider-Man 2 --- FAM FOREVER. <cite>SomeLikeItHoth posted [p:949407146] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>Spider-Man 2 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
shironinja 01/12/21 1:46:12 AM #20:	Eliza3 posted... Super Mario RPG 2 This is enough reason to rise and greet the day. --- Now or never. <cite>shironinja posted [p:949407171] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>Eliza3 posted... </cite> <quote>Super Mario RPG 2</quote> This is enough reason to rise and greet the day. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
scar the 1 01/12/21 1:46:49 AM #21:	Romancing SaGa 2 and 3. Final Fantasy Legend 2. Mega Man 9. --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent <cite>scar the 1 posted [p:949407181] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>Romancing SaGa 2 and 3. Final Fantasy Legend 2. Mega Man 9. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IShall_Run_Amok 01/12/21 1:50:09 AM #22:	Bride of Frankenstein --- Wubba dubba dubba is that true? <cite>IShall_Run_Amok posted [p:949407218] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>Bride of Frankenstein </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bobbaaay 01/12/21 11:56:34 AM #23:	CE_gonna_CE posted... Mega Man 2 gamestunner posted... Ace ventura comes to mind These are both very, very valid cases <cite>bobbaaay posted [p:949417807] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>CE_gonna_CE posted... </cite> <quote>Mega Man 2</quote> gamestunner posted... </cite> <quote>Ace ventura comes to mind</quote> These are both very, very valid cases </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Unsugarized_Foo 01/12/21 12:16:32 PM #24:	Sonic 2 was better --- "All I have is my balls and my word, and I don't break them for anyone!"-Tony Montana <cite>Unsugarized_Foo posted [p:949418606] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>Sonic 2 was better </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Megaman50100 01/12/21 12:18:06 PM #25:	Just Cause 2 --- move all remaining groundhog mercenaries to the front lines. Have sheep troopers squadrons A and B flank the cows. They're using DC-17 hoof blasters. <cite>Megaman50100 posted [p:949418668] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>Just Cause 2 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Letron_James 01/12/21 12:18:15 PM #26:	Mgs2 Empire strikes back Shrek 2 --- Ask me if I would eat da booty. <cite>Letron_James posted [p:949418671] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>Mgs2 Empire strikes back Shrek 2 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GameGodOfAll 01/12/21 12:19:04 PM #27:	Assassin's Creed 2. Uncharted 2. Sonic 2. --- My Words Were True And Sheamus Made You Believe! https://imgur.com/Fc39f <cite>GameGodOfAll posted [p:949418708] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>Assassin's Creed 2. Uncharted 2. Sonic 2. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
V-E-G-Y- 01/12/21 12:21:52 PM #28:	Shrek 2 --- https://imgur.com/L6MQGtI https://imgur.com/HAj1Ocp https://imgur.com/Op6gMTg https://imgur.com/hNkY6mv <cite>V-E-G-Y- posted [p:949418802] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>Shrek 2</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
An_Actual_Chad 01/12/21 12:22:14 PM #29:	Zelda II... Lol jk. --- Being a Chad is a choice. <cite>An_Actual_Chad posted [p:949418819] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>Zelda II... Lol jk. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 01/12/21 12:22:36 PM #30:	Amityville 2 was awful --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. <cite>Irony posted [p:949418838] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>Amityville 2 was awful </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
littlebro07 01/12/21 12:22:51 PM #31:	Assassins Creed 2 --- https://i.imgtc.com/MGGa6Os.gif <cite>littlebro07 posted [p:949418854] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>Assassins Creed 2 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NoxObscuras 01/12/21 12:23:01 PM #32:	Bad Boys 2 was much better than the first movie. --- PSN - NoxObscuras i7-7700K \| EVGA 3080 FTW3 Ultra \| 32GB DDR4 \| 4TB SSD <cite>NoxObscuras posted [p:949418864] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>Bad Boys 2 was much better than the first movie. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZevLoveDOOM 01/12/21 12:23:06 PM #33:	Jak II <cite>ZevLoveDOOM posted [p:949418869] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>Jak II </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SuperShake666 01/12/21 12:23:46 PM #34:	discodancer77 posted... Chrono Cross is what Chrono Trigger failed to be. A mediocre game with a pointlessly overly-complicated story? --- "Look, if I was good at math, I wouldn't be on CE at 2:00 the morning clicking on topics about porn stars ****ing horses." - May 2017, Dash_Harber <cite>SuperShake666 posted [p:949418891] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>discodancer77 posted... </cite> <quote>Chrono Cross is what Chrono Trigger failed to be.</quote> A mediocre game with a pointlessly overly-complicated story? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
coinstarcad 01/12/21 12:24:18 PM #35:	World War II <cite>coinstarcad posted [p:949418907] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>World War II </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Taharqa_ 01/12/21 12:24:28 PM #36:	Terminator 2 Zone of the Enders 2 Star Ocean:2nd Story --- "We tried to tell y'all." - African-American proverb <cite>Taharqa_ posted [p:949418909] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>Terminator 2 Zone of the Enders 2 Star Ocean:2nd Story </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Srk700 01/12/21 12:27:50 PM #37:	Soul Calibur (Soul Blade/Edge was the 1st game in the series). Street Fighter 2 <cite>Srk700 posted [p:949419028] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>Soul Calibur (Soul Blade/Edge was the 1st game in the series). Street Fighter 2 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trelve 01/12/21 12:40:42 PM #38:	Aliens <cite>Trelve posted [p:949419494] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>Aliens </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bobbaaay 01/12/21 12:59:55 PM #39:	Irony posted... Amityville 2 was awful Not even close. It's literally the only good movie with the word "Amityville" in the name. <cite>bobbaaay posted [p:949420156] in The most q... [t:79233939]...</cite> <quote>Irony posted... </cite> <quote>Amityville 2 was awful</quote> Not even close. It's literally the only good movie with the word "Amityville" in the name. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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