2015 Off Topic Thread

[SPX]

i think this one looks decent

I'm looking forward to that one. Ridley Scott isn't always on his A-game but he delivers more often than not.

I thought his movie last year, Exodus, didn't get the acclaim it deserved.

[SPX]

Or this one:

I like Leo but I'm just not totally sure what to think about this one. The trailer is weird. It definitely looks INTERESTING but I'm not sure that it looks GOOD.

[Luke]

Indeed. Well . . . did you even watch the trailer?

I did. Sorry, it's not for me....but that doesn't mean I won't watch it someday

[Luke]

I like Leo but I'm just not totally sure what to think about this one. The trailer is weird. It definitely looks INTERESTING but I'm not sure that it looks GOOD.

It definitely looks odd. It's not a movie I'll go to the theater to see. Was planning on going to see The Martian, though

Never saw Exodus

[Ludo]

I'm looking forward to that one. Ridley Scott isn't always on his A-game but he delivers more often than not.

I thought his movie last year, Exodus, didn't get the acclaim it deserved.

Exodus was dogshit, man. Australians and Scots playing egyptians with british accents, in a film where they couldn't even get the material of sword blades right. The dialogue was gay, the story was worse, and the choices in casting were even bigger disappointments than the way the movie turned out after all that hype.

[zY|]

Looking forward to this. . .

Now you're speaking my language.

[SPX]

Exodus was dogshit, man. Australians and Scots playing egyptians with british accents, in a film where they couldn't even get the material of sword blades right. The dialogue was gay, the story was worse, and the choices in casting were even bigger disappointments than the way the movie turned out after all that hype.

Nope.

First off, Joel Edgerton did a damn good job as Ramses. How you could criticize that performance I have no idea. And I have no idea why you would think the dialogue was gay or the story was gay. Actually, I bet I do know. It's biblical. Biblical shit probably just doesn't fly with you.

[SPX]

Now you're speaking my language.

Even though it's not my normal protocol, I went ahead and read QT's leaked first draft of the script. just finished it a couple of days ago, actually.

[zY|]

Even though it's not my normal protocol, I went ahead and read QT's leaked first draft of the script. just finished it a couple of days ago, actually.

Why?

[SPX]

Why?

I'm studying screenwriting pretty seriously right now and I thought it would interesting for once to read a script, build the movie in my head and then see the kind of choices the director made. Also, QT has said that he has extensively re-worked the ending since the first draft.

[Ludo]

Nope.

First off, Joel Edgerton did a damn good job as Ramses. How you could criticize that performance I have no idea. And I have no idea why you would think the dialogue was gay or the story was gay. Actually, I bet I do know. It's biblical. Biblical shit probably just doesn't fly with you.

Biblical shit flies just fine with me. I enjoyed "The Bible" mini series that History channel did. First off, how can you defend a film in which almost every fucking character was blonde haired, blue eyed, with a british accent, and european features?
I'm sorry, but my suspended disbelief only goes so far when they fuck up the easy shit. Steel fucking swords, that weren't even the right shape in some or all of the battle scenes, when they weren't even out of the Bronze age yet. Again, this is easy shit. Casting the Scot from Alien Vs Predator as an Egyptian when he has an accent thicker than Sean Connery's is the worst casting decision since they casted Connery as an Egyptian named Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez.

Spike recently had a mini series, Tut, which was worlds better than Ramses. And it didn't need a made up monkey shit storyline to be better, either.

[Luke]

Think the only Bible movie I've ever watched was Ben Hur

[Éire]

Nah. Never really been a Tarantino fan

Consider this our first disagreement and if I knew how to neg, I would neg the shit out of you.

[Ludo]

Consider this our first disagreement and if I knew how to neg, I would neg the shit out of you.

Agreed. Tarantino has always excelled at separating himself from many other directors with his dialogue, and his use of sequencing in film. Using Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill as the best examples of a timeline that isn't sequential, but it still makes perfect sense(though, Pulp Fiction is the better example, as Kill Bill does culminate in the death of the "villain" and a happy ending for the hero/protagonist).

Gotta say my favorite Tarantino joint is Reservoir Dogs.

[Éire]

Agreed. Tarantino has always excelled at separating himself from many other directors with his dialogue, and his use of sequencing in film. Using Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill as the best examples of a timeline that isn't sequential, but it still makes perfect sense(though, Pulp Fiction is the better example, as Kill Bill does culminate in the death of the "villain" and a happy ending for the hero/protagonist).

Gotta say my favorite Tarantino joint is Reservoir Dogs.

1. Pulp Fiction
2. Reservoir Dogs
3. Inglourious Basterds (SURPRISE SURPRISE UNDERRATED MOVIE)

The man is just brilliant.