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it has chapters - I've watched it like a mini-series
Das Boot.
I Am Legend.
Absolutely, it's enjoyable. It doesn't set out to be anything more than a simple Western in a modern setting, it doesn't need to. Sam Elliott is the perfect side-kick in this one (pun intended).
It's cheesy and very 80's. I liked it more than 48hrs, Red Dawn or Top Gun, maybe because it's funnier.
I'd put it on par with Critters.
Bernardo Bertolucci
None of it is kids stuff. You still don't get it.
But to stay at the example, The Matrix is the lollipop version of "World on a Wire", mixed up with religious tropes. WoaW is dry stuff, digging into the implications of the premise instead of searching for action sequences - but that's what I meant. Take the premise, take parts of the story but shy away from philosophical and ethical questions as much as possible, not to drag the pacing - and you get this type of movies. Character development? Nah, hero's journey fits them all. Does the added idea about humans as energy sources make any sense (besides being plot-kenstein's glue)? Don't care.
They are visually pleasing and entertaining like riding a roller coaster. It's not intended to analyze every inch of the ride.
You didn't get the point. It's a mashup like a kids cocktail. Stories you've already read and seen before (minus the heavier drama), characters directly cut out from classic novels, all covered in nice visual effects (if you didn't get the sweetener metaphor).
It's lighthearted cinema not be analyzed to the smallest detail.
They're like cocktails for kids. Some ideas from here, some others from there, add a lot of sweetener and omit the real stuff.
Star Wars, The Matrix, Avatar,.... all similar, all seem innovative until you see where they burrowed, how shamelessly they copied and how simple they are actually structured.
It's like buying a Dacia and getting a bunch of parts by Renault and Nissan.
aww, a nerd's love letter <3
"Lemon Popsicle" had some of the worst sequels of all time. It's not worse than any one of them.
Hard to compare, I found the Gladiator-ish soundtrack distracting in this one.
Enjoyed both, Denzel doesn't disappoint.
Not wearing a mask in public (or at least some defined places) lands you a hefty fine in most countries (some demand FFP2/KN95). Endangerment of others is not a cheap thing to do. Is it different in the US?
Do they have an infinite amount of money to pay the fines each time?
1. Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. The Last Crusade
3. The Mummy (1999)
4. Operation Condor
5. The Mummy Returns
6. Temple of Doom
7. Romancing the Stone
8. King Solomon's Mines
9. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
10. Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit
The book is a masterpiece with attention to details. Usually the kind of book where the movie is destined to disappoint readers. Trying to show the scenery makes it slow, anyway, I liked it. Great cast, mostly.
Charles I of England ...
Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa did it ...
Genghis Khan did it ...
Frederick II of Prussia started something similar, but kept torture and capital punishment for acts of treason.
A surprise entry would be Napoleon Bonaparte - who outspokenly opposed torture. In some conquered places where torture was still legal before, he actually abolished it (Spain).
<blockquote>The barbarous custom of whipping men suspected of having important secrets to reveal must be abolished. It has always been recognized that this method of interrogation, by putting men to the torture, is useless. The wretches say whatever comes into their heads and whatever they think one wants to believe. Consequently, the Commander-in-Chief forbids the use of a method which is contrary to reason and humanity.</blockquote>
(Napoleon, 1798)
Ash from WhatCulture
"What she did for them??"
She gave up her imaginary/simulated children/sock puppets who never had their own minds.
* ILM had no time to work on the effects.
* No money for a new score.
* A Phase II plot no one wanted to make, already toned down (originally contained the devil), poorly adapted. A leftover.