11-18-2009, 05:29 PM
<!--quoteo(post=69440:date=Nov 18 2009, 01:44 PM:name=BT)-->QUOTE (BT @ Nov 18 2009, 01:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I'm really stumped by some of these comments. Essentially you guys are saying "What's with all the thrills in this action movie?"
Movies have different purposes. Some make you think, some make you laugh, some make you cry, and some are made to take you somewhere you will never (and in some cases don't want to) go. Certainly there are adventure movies that are not only thrilling, but have great characters, and relatively small loopholes in logic. Those movies come around every 5-10 years, and are classics. To write off everything else as a stupid action movie is to be elitist. It also will make you miss out on a lot of fun.
And frankly, even the classics have logic gaps.
-Didn't Indiana Jones traverse an ocean by stowing away on the deck of a submarine THAT NEVER SUBMERGED?
-In the attack on the Death Star, you realize the X-wing fighters are attacking at about 400 MPH. In outer space, they'd be doing at least 10 times that speed, and dog fighting with lasers would be far more ineffective than dog fighting with machine guns is now.
-In Die Hard, would someone as smart as Hans have a big laugh with McClane before shooting him, or would he put one in his head as soon as he dropped his gun?
I could go on. You get the point though. Con Air is a stupid, illogical, poorly written movie. And I pretty much watch it every time it comes on.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I love the Die Hard movies. The writing is snappy and clever and the acting is top-notch. Did I walk out of the theater when the plane exploded in Die Hard 2, and McClain flies into the screen, still buckled into his seat? No. I laughed my ass off.
From the reviews I've read (minus Ebert's), 2012 doesn't sound like a good movie. The CGI might be outstanding, but you've gotta bring more to the table than that if you want me to buy a ticket.
Movies have different purposes. Some make you think, some make you laugh, some make you cry, and some are made to take you somewhere you will never (and in some cases don't want to) go. Certainly there are adventure movies that are not only thrilling, but have great characters, and relatively small loopholes in logic. Those movies come around every 5-10 years, and are classics. To write off everything else as a stupid action movie is to be elitist. It also will make you miss out on a lot of fun.
And frankly, even the classics have logic gaps.
-Didn't Indiana Jones traverse an ocean by stowing away on the deck of a submarine THAT NEVER SUBMERGED?
-In the attack on the Death Star, you realize the X-wing fighters are attacking at about 400 MPH. In outer space, they'd be doing at least 10 times that speed, and dog fighting with lasers would be far more ineffective than dog fighting with machine guns is now.
-In Die Hard, would someone as smart as Hans have a big laugh with McClane before shooting him, or would he put one in his head as soon as he dropped his gun?
I could go on. You get the point though. Con Air is a stupid, illogical, poorly written movie. And I pretty much watch it every time it comes on.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I love the Die Hard movies. The writing is snappy and clever and the acting is top-notch. Did I walk out of the theater when the plane exploded in Die Hard 2, and McClain flies into the screen, still buckled into his seat? No. I laughed my ass off.
From the reviews I've read (minus Ebert's), 2012 doesn't sound like a good movie. The CGI might be outstanding, but you've gotta bring more to the table than that if you want me to buy a ticket.