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War movies with actors who are obviously 20 years too old to be real soldiers.

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In Reply to: Movie cliches - A New Year's Resolution posted by Bambi B on December 29, 2003 at 14:34:46:

Lousy movies based on lousy TV shows ("Charlie's Angels").
Lousy movies based on great TV shows ("The Avengers").
Martial arts movies.
No more Joel Schumacher garbage.
No more Michael Bay garbage, either.
I love Star Trek but, please, no more.
No more movies based on Saturday Night Live characters/skits (these should have their own warning labels).
No prequels ("Dumb and Dumberer").
No more Julia Roberts.
and most of all...NO MORE GEORGE LUCAS!!!

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How 'bout movies based on video games... - YRY 15:00:03 12/31/03 (4)
sheesh...or movies in which people interact with cartoon-style animated characters.
- Video games movies and live action/animated characters - Bambi B 12:16:47 01/01/04 (3)
  YRY,
  I saw part of the first "Lara Croft" movie and didn't know at the time that it was based on a video game. While there were some good effects and production values were top notch, the Croft character was a dull automaton that made the Terminator look like Robin Williams- I couldn't understand how a character could get around so well but be so completely devoid of personality. And yes, even though the entire cinematogrphy was centered on Jolie's breasts- the character was completely sexless!
  I must disagree to a point for live action/animated, because it can be fun when the technique is basic to the story. "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" was really a delight. That one was an integrated concept of the parallel live and cartoon worlds. How about the jump into the sidewalk chalk drawing in "Mary Poppins"? I didn't care for "Cool World" particularily, but it was again essential to the story.
  But here in the future, we are going to see a greater and greater proportion of "animated" characters- that is CG images interacting with people. "Star Wars" has become so boringly arch and lifeless it may as well be all computer characters. I think in a few years we will see all-CG movies. A friend is an editor on the upcoming "Spiderman II" and appprently, with 700+ CG F/X shots, Spiderman is rarely a live actor except for dialougue/close ups. All acting in the future will be voice dubbing.
  Cheers,
  Bambi B
  - And while we're at it, how about no more stupid damn Robin Williams movies. - olddude55 15:13:49 01/01/04 (2)
    Am I the only one that's been sick of this guy since Good Morning, Vietnam ?
    His stock-in-trade childlike figure who's really wiser than the rest of us and can tell us all we need to know about life really makes me puke.
    - The modern Robin Williams - Bambi B 17:22:43 01/01/04 (1)
      od55,
      I have to agree on the modern Robin Williams. I enjoyed much of his work years ago- and "G.M. Vietnam" was about his best thing- , but his energetic cuteness, desperate coyness, and hyperactive flopping around today can be very annoying.
      Cheers,
      Bambi B
      - Always hated "Good Morning, Vietnam," too. - olddude55 14:18:46 01/02/04 (0)
        
        In Reply to: The modern Robin Williams posted by Bambi B on January 01, 2004 at 17:22:43:
        
        It's Robin Williams doing his manic standup crap only as Adrian Cronauer.
        Williams lands at Tan Son Nhut, steps into the door of the plane, and Forrest Whitaker starts laughing...its like, we're supposed to believe that he's that freaking funny?
        BTW, the real Cronauer was pro-war.

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