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In Reply to: aw come-on, give me a break ... posted by Mart on February 14, 2000 at 12:54:23:
Well not everyone has the refined taste and cultivated sensibilities to appreciate Spawn (!) but I happen to love the movie - so that's why it's at the top of my list. I found the concept and characters to be fresh and original, the plot tightly scripted and the special effects inspired (dug the music too!). In a decade filled with "Part II" retreads this movie stood out like a diamond in a dungheap. I agree that it's probably too over-the-top for most tastes, but hey - it works for me. Go Spawny, go Spawny!!!I agree completely with your criticism of the Chris Tucker character in Fifth Element, but I loved the set design (having grown up on Heavy Metal magazine and the art of Jean Giraud/Mobeius - I've still got every issue published for the magazine's first seven years). The story holds up quite well and the CGI effects are very well done. All in all, a very good SF effort in a very dismal decade.
"Nemesis" is a fairly low-budget cyberpunk SF thriller directed by Albert Pyun that most people quite frankly can't stand. As with many of the films directed by Pyun, all of the first unit sequences are outstanding and the second unit sequences are horrible (the second unit sequences are "filler" shot on a shoestring and used to pad out the movie to acceptable release length after the budget runs dry). Even with the filler sequences though, Nemesis is a terrific example of pure cyberpunk in the Willim Gibson mold and much, much better than "Strange Days" which probably cost at least 20 times as much.
"Patlabor" is a rather inaccesable bit of Japanese anime that has relatively little action but instead focuses on character development - although the action that the movie does have is spectacular. Some of the very best SF of all time came out of 90's anime - and Patlabor is at the top of the heap. Well worth checking out if you can find a copy (not easy).
As for Demolition Man and Total Recall - well, my mama always taught me that if you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all.
Them's my choices and I'm a-stickin' to 'em.
Scott
John Leguizamo destroyed SPAWN. He made his demon seem homosexual. It was hard to find him anything but obnoxious, even when he was shooting for gross/intimidating. I don't know his personal perforance (& really couldn't care less), but to render a patheticly gender confused character as a demon clown (reminded me of that notorious pediphile that was executed). Just nuke the dude & move on to something interesting. If he had to pattern someone, he should've considered a Jack Nickolson (cross between "Batman" & "Shining").And shallow script was thinner than 2D. It made think fondly of 50s horror films (including the digital monster). Afterall, there was plenty of time to do just about anything between steps along the so-called plot's regression. It was a great concept that looked like it died in committee ... one of those too many chiefs phenomena.
> > > John Leguizamo destroyed SPAWN. He made his demon seem homosexual < < <Uh..... I think you might be bringing some of your own baggage to the table here.
And even if he *was* a gay demon - so what? What's wrong with that?
PS - Relax, it's only a movie.
reread, I explained the problem thoroughly unless your baggage prevented you from understanding the 1st time.
Have you ever played tennis with a crappy partner? It's no fun at all. You hit the ball, then wait for the return that never comes. Kind of like this thread.Well, time to make the donuts.
Scott
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