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Can't wait for this movie ...

posted 7 years ago by brux (14840)
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I am sure it cannot be as good as the first movie. I think TMFE was so good because it was so mundane and the characters all seemed to believable. I figure they will try to upgrade the plot, bring in scientists, the government, or a big chase scene, like all of the movies and TV that have had a similar theme. Car crashes, explosions, gun shots, etc. I hope not, I hope they realized what they had with the little gem and try to stick with that simple plot.

But, one thing I did realize about the caveman, John Oldman, is that if you wanted to see if he was real or not ask him about language. He should be able to speak quite a few languages or offer some enlightenment about how they developed. If there was a weak spot I think it would have to be that any "cave man" would be reasonably expected to know a lot about language.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

So did you like this movie?

[–] brux (14840) 5 years ago

I've gotta say, by the end of it my heart was broken that someone would have so little regard for the original movie as to trash it with this awfulness.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

That's unfortunate. The more bad reviews of this movie that I see, the less inclined I am to watch it. I loved the first one.

[–] brux (14840) 5 years ago

That's the problem with something like this sequel. If you like the original so much, you feel like you have to watch the sequel if only for completeness. I am glad I watched it, otherwise I would feel like I as missing something, and yet I feel cheated! Go figure.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

I think the key is in the writing. The first one was written by Jerome Bixby, prolific science fiction writer who made a lot of excellent stories. His son Emerson was a producer on the first one, but then wrote this sequel himself. His only other writing credits seem to be a couple of crappy low-budget movies.

[–] brux (14840) 5 years ago

Must be some father-son animus there for the kid to shit all over his dad's best work.