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They hand over the matchlock, presumably as a token of concession, but then hit the afterburners before Danny Glover can get completely out of the tunnel. Truly, a pack of redneck dicks.
I haven't seen the film in a while (and the memories are shrouded in tears, and when I sat at the bar afterwards and lined up shots to destroy the memory) but I hope you haven't made a reference to that film which shall not be named Spinner?
kronk wrote: Predator 2 was shot in a city and had a cop that was Getting Too Old for this gak!
I always thought that role had been written for someone like Wesley Snipes..(and might have fit a bit better)
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Manchu wrote: I feel so lucky to have had the chance to watch Jurassic Park on the big screen a few years back - to a kid, that film was the purest cinematic magic possible. I got to see Ghostbusters on the big screen for the first time a year or two before that ... another great experience. Predator is likewise in my Top 10 so I would gladly shell out the 20 bucks to see a clean transfer in the theater.
The two "old" movies I have watched again as an adult were Jurassic Park and The Lion King, and I enjoyed both of those.
Older movies I saw at the Houston Museum of Natural Science's IMAX was The Godfather and Jaws. They weren't remastered that I'm aware. It was part of their Classics movie series they did one summer.
Good times.
I've seen 2001: A Space Odyssey on the big screen. And it changes your perception of certain scenes.
For instance, the close-ups of HAL's eye is just a close-up on a TV, but in a theater it fills the screen with a massive eye, underlining how HAL was all-seeing and all-knowing within the Discovery.
It sounds like film-school-snobbery, but seeing the movie as the director intended really can make a difference.
Not at all, the value of that insight ought to be readily apparent. Excellent point! And I wonder to what extent directors nowadays have all these small screens in mind.
Not at all, the value of that insight ought to be readily apparent. Excellent point! And I wonder to what extent directors nowadays have all these small screens in mind.
Ouze wrote: The mythology really plays differently when you think of them as Space Rednecks.
Maybe rednecks is a bit far. Maybe they are more like Weekend Rambos. Like, during the work week they are just orthodontists and accountants. But when Friday comes, they roll down to their version of Cabela's, stock up on plasma casters and smart discs before heading out into "the brush" (savage planets like Earth).
If you don't like Predator because of the setting, Hot Fuzz offers a parallel story of an elite protagonist sent to a remote, unknown region where he is trapped in a surveillance zone of hidden enemies he doesn't understand and yet must find a way to destroy.
Kilkrazy wrote: If you don't like Predator because of the setting, Hot Fuzz offers a parallel story of an elite protagonist sent to a remote, unknown region where he is trapped in a surveillance zone of hidden enemies he doesn't understand and yet must find a way to destroy.
Uh. Hoping this is a joke. As a lover of both movies, that is a TERRIBLE comparison of them. Heck, Hot Fuzz is basically Die Hard in that a Law Enforcement Officer is isolated with no reinforcements and must go it alone to destroy the bad guys.
Kilkrazy wrote: If you don't like Predator because of the setting, Hot Fuzz offers a parallel story of an elite protagonist sent to a remote, unknown region where he is trapped in a surveillance zone of hidden enemies he doesn't understand and yet must find a way to destroy.
Uh. Hoping this is a joke. As a lover of both movies, that is a TERRIBLE comparison of them. Heck, Hot Fuzz is basically Die Hard in that a Law Enforcement Officer is isolated with no reinforcements and must go it alone to destroy the bad guys.
Predator is Die Hard with a commando/jungle/alien instead of a cop/hotel/terrorist vibe.
We were once so close to heaven, St. Peter came out and gave us medals; declaring us "The nicest of the damned".
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
Kilkrazy wrote: If you don't like Predator because of the setting, Hot Fuzz offers a parallel story of an elite protagonist sent to a remote, unknown region where he is trapped in a surveillance zone of hidden enemies he doesn't understand and yet must find a way to destroy.
Uh. Hoping this is a joke. As a lover of both movies, that is a TERRIBLE comparison of them. Heck, Hot Fuzz is basically Die Hard in that a Law Enforcement Officer is isolated with no reinforcements and must go it alone to destroy the bad guys.
Predator is Die Hard with a commando/jungle/alien instead of a cop/hotel/terrorist vibe.
interesting trivia. I read once that Die Hard was originally written as Commando II but Schwarzzie decided he would not be back... This is the ex wife he had the daughter with (purpose of first movie).
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-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
Funny enough, seeing as Die Hard is based on "Nothing Lasts Forever", the sequel to a movie done by Frank Sinatra, he was offered the role first, before turning to Arnold.
Joking comparisons aside, Predator's main claim to fame is the genre swerve. Obviously you can only pull that trick once. But Predators had a pretty nice twist as well.
This is pretty awesome. Outside of Starship Troopers, Predator is the only movie were if I walk past it on tv I will stop what I was doing and watch the entire thing.
I may also be in the minority when I say that AvP:2 was a better Predator 3 than Predators.
JSF wrote:... this is really quite an audacious move by GW, throwing out any pretext that this is a game and that its customers exist to do anything other than buy their overpriced products for the sake of it. The naked arrogance, greed and contempt for their audience is shocking.
SickSix wrote: Predator is in my top 5 movies of all time. I would pay good money to see it in theater.
Ditto. I hope it comes to a big screen in my neck of the woods.
We were once so close to heaven, St. Peter came out and gave us medals; declaring us "The nicest of the damned".
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
Manchu wrote: I feel so lucky to have had the chance to watch Jurassic Park on the big screen a few years back - to a kid, that film was the purest cinematic magic possible. I got to see Ghostbusters on the big screen for the first time a year or two before that ... another great experience. Predator is likewise in my Top 10 so I would gladly shell out the 20 bucks to see a clean transfer in the theater.
My brother is going to a Jurassic Park screening where there is a live orchestra providing the soundtrack. Needless to say I am very jealous
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1) You cannot win. 2) You cannot break even. 3) You cannot stop playing the game.
Colonel Flagg wrote:You think you're real smart. But you're not smart; you're dumb. Very dumb. But you've met your match in me.
I saw Nosferatu once, with a live piano player right down the front. That was pretty cool, and totally unexpected - it was just advertised as a screening of the film, nothing special.
Killkrazy's comparison of Hot Fuzz and Predator reminds me of my old English teacher's comparison of Terminator and Bill And Ted's Bogus Journey.
I need to see Predators again. I remember watching it and kinda liking it and thinking, "if this was what all sequels / reboots of 80's films were like we'd be in a pretty good place."
Compel wrote: I need to see Predators again. I remember watching it and kinda liking it and thinking, "if this was what all sequels / reboots of 80's films were like we'd be in a pretty good place."
My thoughts exactly. It was update that didn't disregard the original, but brought the source material into the 21st century. Highly under-rated movie.
Compel wrote: I need to see Predators again. I remember watching it and kinda liking it and thinking, "if this was what all sequels / reboots of 80's films were like we'd be in a pretty good place."
I hope Netflixx has it. Perhaps I can watch it this week. With popcorn. And bourbon.
I remember walking out of the theater with a huge sense of relief ... and I still don't entirely understand why the film didn't spawn any sequels (considering AVP:R exists).
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