I love being wowed at the cinema.
And I love a good story too but I rarely expect the two to be offered at the same time.
( girlinthehole, Tue 2 Feb 2010, 15:17, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I liked the Matrix
because it had a good story and had great special effects (for the time) to back up the story.

I hate The Matrix 2+3 because they took the special effects, multiplied them by 50, shoved them in an APU unit and machine gunned them in to our faces in an attempt to stop us noticing the story was wank.
( Peej, Tue 2 Feb 2010, 15:21, Reply)

the first matrix is shit when viewed with hindsight
the dialogue is incredibly painful to watch
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 2 Feb 2010, 15:31, Reply)

I know kung fuuu

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 2 Feb 2010, 15:32, Reply)

my mate's met Gaz Top.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 2 Feb 2010, 15:47, Reply)

And Gilbert?

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 2 Feb 2010, 15:51, Reply)

No, just Gaz.
He won BMX Beat and Gaz Top presented him with the trophy.

This is definitely the 5th time I've posted this.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 2 Feb 2010, 16:15, Reply)

I've probably replied 'And gilbert?'
every time as well
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 2 Feb 2010, 16:29, Reply)

True
But bad dialogue doesn't always mean bad story.

Compare Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back with Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace. Both have terrible dialogue but one is a good film and one is an absolute steaming hunk of manure.
( Peej, Tue 2 Feb 2010, 15:35, Reply)

it's not the words they are saying, but the way they are delivered
I'm mainly looking at Laurence Fishburne here. Every. single. line. is. delivered. with. a. huge. amount. of drama. and. loads. of. space.

it drives me mental.

I think Equilibrium is a far superior film.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 2 Feb 2010, 15:37, Reply)

I think In Bruges is probably better than Avatar
But it didn't win an oscar.
( Peej, Tue 2 Feb 2010, 15:41, Reply)

That's hardly a like for like comparison.

( girlinthehole, Tue 2 Feb 2010, 15:43, Reply)

I wasn't trying to make a like for like comparison
I think I was just trying to show that a great film with a great story isn't going to do as well as a special effects show real with a not very good hackneyed story.
( Peej, Tue 2 Feb 2010, 15:49, Reply)

that's because idiots are involved in the selection process
but I imagine Avatar might win for best special effects, it's certainly not going to win best original story.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 2 Feb 2010, 15:51, Reply)

I like the review by someone I forget
that when 3D movies are the norm we will think that it was ground breaking but ultimately shit.
( Peej, Tue 2 Feb 2010, 15:57, Reply)

I could live without the 3D really
it was interesting, but ultimately didn't add anything and didn't make it seem like you were immersed by any means
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 2 Feb 2010, 16:01, Reply)

the two are worlds apart
what did Avatar win for?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 2 Feb 2010, 15:44, Reply)

It hasn't yet but we know it will

( Peej, Tue 2 Feb 2010, 15:48, Reply)

Bag of butterkist and you'll let anyone wow you in the cinema

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 2 Feb 2010, 15:22, Reply)

Only salty though : )

( girlinthehole, Tue 2 Feb 2010, 15:23, Reply)

Dirty cow

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 2 Feb 2010, 15:24, Reply)