What was the last movie you've seen?

Post by **OldSchool_Boy** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 11:58 pm

Bootaaay wrote: Touch of Evil (1958) - ....9/10

Which version did you see?

Just finished The Baader Meinhof Complex. Great.

Post by **Bootaaay** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 4:41 am

OldSchoolBoy wrote:Which version did you see?

The 1998 restoration. I gather the other, studio butchered, versions aren't worth watching

AppleQueso wrote:Man your reviews must work on a different bell curve than most _/10s because those are the most positive 6/10 reviews I've ever seen.

Heh, I don't know how others do it, but 6/10 would be above average for me.

Post by **Luke** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:18 am

Only on a video game forum could you find people that like the Resident Evil movies.

Post by **AppleQueso** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:26 am

Luke wrote:Only on a video game forum could you find people that like the Resident Evil movies.

Why do they keep making them?

There's like, what, five of them now? Why are there five resident evil movies!? Who on earth asked for five of them!?

Post by **dsheinem** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:29 am

Luke wrote:Only on a video game forum could you find people that like the Resident Evil movies.

They aren't horrible, really. As mindless action flicks - which is clearly the genre they belong to - you could do a lot worse. They are all about eye candy (cool explosions and effects, attractive actors and actresses, etc.)...the plot just needs to exist to move things along from one titillating moment to the next.

I plan to see the new one on Wednesday.

Post by **AppleQueso** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:34 am

I never actually watched any of them after the second one honestly.

Luke wrote:Only on a video game forum could you find people that like the Resident Evil movies.

I didn't think about it before, but I just recalled something... Most of the people I've known who are really into those movies are only vaguely aware that it has anything to do with a video game. Non video game fans seem to like them more than video game fans do.

Post by **dsheinem** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:38 am

AppleQueso wrote:I never actually watched any of them after the second one honestly.

Luke wrote:Only on a video game forum could you find people that like the Resident Evil movies.
I didn't think about it before, but I just recalled something... Most of the people I've known who are really into those movies are only vaguely aware that it has anything to do with a video game. Non video game fans seem to like them more than video game fans do.

The problem is that video game fans (understandably) draw comparisons to the games. This is akin to judging a movie against the book on which it is based. The film will almost always fall short, unless you can learn to appreciate it on its own merits.

Post by **AppleQueso** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:41 am

Nah, I can get by fine without comparing to its source material. I think a lot of fans are still really burned by the fact that we got this franchise instead of that Romero one we almost got.

Post by **Luke** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:51 am

dsheinem wrote:
Luke wrote:Only on a video game forum could you find people that like the Resident Evil movies.
They aren't horrible, really. As mindless action flicks - which is clearly the genre they belong to - you could do a lot worse.

I've only watched the first one and Apocalypse, and didn't find them to be mindless action flicks. Just mindless.

Post by **AppleQueso** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:30 am

I think the best thing I can say with complete confidence about them is that I've seen many far worse video game adaptations.

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