Posted by coolassgrip at ac9c71b8.ipt.aol.com on March 30, 2002 at 21:18:08:
In Reply to: My beef on new flicks... posted by BlackStar on March 30, 2002 at 19:59:25:
---Now this is more like. Although I still more or less disagree, it's about the movie, not your one word review.
: Panic Room was also a huge disappointment. The story was okay, but not great. The dialog was simply awful, and listening to it made me cringe. The CG, though it looked good, was over used. When Finch did Fight Club, all the CG used was used to tell the story and had an important part in telling the story. In Panic Room, there were many sequences which added nothing to the movie except let the audience know how much they spent making it. The ending was complete shit and left the audience (atleast the one I was seeing the movie with) yelling at the screen. I would rather spent this $6 elsewhere as well.
---I thought the story, while based on a true story, was refreshingly original amongs the slew of remakes coming out. I diddn't think there was anything wrong with the dialouge. Granted it was no Clerks, but a flick like this may not benefit from snappy conversations. As for the CGI, looking inside a trash can or at 2 people in a 69 were by no means an important part in telling the story in Fight Club. The only MAJOR CGI shot I recall is the steadycam shot of the burglars prowling around. And I throughly enjoyd it's "Fincher-esque" look. I think the VERY last scene wasn't entierly necassary, but I can't think of a better resolution. What kind of audience did you see the movie with?
: Death to Smoochy I have not scene, but because of what my friends and the reporters have been saying, I will wait until it comes out on DVD. Edward Norton is my favorite actor, but I have no desire to spend another $6 if I'm just going to be disapointed again. When I go to a movie, I atleast need to feel that the money was well spent and I had a good time. Lately, that hasn't been hapening. My faith in Hollywood is dropping, especially when I saw Amores Perros for free. That movie was amazing and I didn't have to pay anything for it.
---If you're friends tastes are similar to yours then rent it. But don't give two shits to the critics. They rarely elaborate on anyfilm they see. They try to be "in-depth" in thier reviews but always stick on a pet-peve about the flick througout. As I said before, Gene Schallet gives bad reviews just so he can use shitty puns ("When I saw the Time Machine, I wanted to travel to the end of the movie, ha ha ha") I feel sorry that you're standards are high. It's a noble quality, but if it prevents you from enjoying cinema, it may be a curse.
-paT