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offline Zeus from San Francisco (United States) on 2002-06-26 03:48 [#00285177]
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i just saw it

yes, it has tom cruise... but i dont care... IT FUCKING
ROCKED

so amazing

Philip K Dick is a genius

i suggest everyone see it.

LOVED IT AHHHHHHH


 

offline AMinal from Toronto (Canada) on 2002-06-26 03:58 [#00285181]
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i liked it

i didn't LOVE it...... there was a lot of stupid shit in it

but i liked it, for sure


 

offline deadwhitespoon from Vancouver (Canada) on 2002-06-27 15:26 [#00287042]
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I'm not sure how much Philip K Dick is in anything hollywood
has done based on Philip K Dick, including Blade Runner.
"Based on..." is such a great escape clause when you need to
Spielberg out on something (you've seen AI, maybe?). I did
like MR, it lands nicely between BR and Gattaca (sp?).
Still...very Hollywood.


 

offline Meho Krljic from Beograd (Yugoslavia) on 2002-06-27 15:29 [#00287046]
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Most PKD based films were shit. I did not even like Blade
Runner (not that it has much to do with the book, BTW) and
Total recall and Screamers were crap. I hate Spielberg and I
hate Tom Cruise, but I may even go and see MR.....


 

offline KEYFUMBLER from DUBLIN (Ireland) on 2002-06-27 15:54 [#00287052]
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pkd wrote the short story carpenters's "the thing" was based
on......good shit there. Still have to see "Everybody runs
minority reports"!!
Can't argue with blade runner - "time......to die"


 

offline Laqeuro from New York City (United States) on 2002-06-27 17:24 [#00287118]
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yeah zues it WAS a great movie, when i went to see it i
wasn't expecting much but i came out more than satisfied.


 

offline Asche XL on 2002-06-27 17:51 [#00287149]
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I really liked minority report.


 

offline Atop from Texas (United States) on 2002-06-27 18:16 [#00287190]
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I thought it was an abomination with
too many goofy stupid scenes, and not enough PKD. Hollywood
loves to rip apart good art
and sell it to the masses. Read VALIS
or The Divine Invasion. That is what PKD
is all about, not Tom Cruise being set up
by his own police force and then changing his eyeballs and
accidentily
eating some rotten food and drinking
rotten milk. Imposter was worse but pretty much the same
deal with a cop being framed,
PKD was not about cops being framed
or Hollywood gimmicks, he was about expansion of our minds,
evolution of our minds into super psychic beings, the
precogs
kind of hit upon this but they were
not well developed characters and for a being that had been
sitting in liquid for
6 years or whatever she sure could move around well.

There has never been a film based on a PKD story that lived
up to his standards,
hopefully we will see one some day.

Akkad


 

offline Zeus from San Francisco (United States) on 2002-06-27 18:20 [#00287193]
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what
ever


 

offline Laqeuro from New York City (United States) on 2002-06-27 18:24 [#00287197]
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hehe


 

offline deadwhitespoon from Vancouver (Canada) on 2002-06-27 18:50 [#00287245]
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I still liked the movie, and Blade Runner is one of my
favourites...they just having next to nothing to do with the
sourse material. I must say though, that at times I'm sure
that PKD was eating the same loaf of mouldy bread as H.P.
Lovecraft...he just metabolised it a bit differently.


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2002-06-27 18:57 [#00287253]
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philip k dick wrote the short story "the thing" was based
on?? it was based on a story by john w campbell jr.


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2002-06-27 18:59 [#00287255]
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the thing from another world (1951) was also based upon the
same story btw


 

offline Xanatos from New York City (United States) on 2002-06-27 19:43 [#00287344]
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I was dissapointed, I expected a mind-blowing film. It was
average.

The future world (often reminiscent of Demolition Man) was
fucking cool. But the plot was convoluted and stupid.
Anyone notice minority reports had nothing to do with the
movie?


 

offline Jedi Chris on 2002-06-27 22:39 [#00287640]
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I'm going to watch it soon . . . I think it looks good!


 

offline DeLtoiD from Ontario on 2002-06-27 22:40 [#00287644]
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i watched it subbed like last week, definately must go an
see... 0-)


 

offline Martytan from somewhere in upstate new york (United States) on 2002-06-27 23:39 [#00287687]
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I thought this movie SUCKED... . visually, it was
interesting, but the plot was pretty weak...

and for some reason, as Atop said, there were so many
pointless and unexplained scenes interspursed in the
movie...

the general public doesn't know what a good sci-fi film--or
a good sci-fi book for that matter--is like, and thus, films
like this get excellent reviews, claiming how 'fresh' and
'avant-gaurd' it is....

typical shitty speilberg....imo


 

offline Zeus from San Francisco (United States) on 2002-06-28 00:44 [#00287715]
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what are you talking about?

It was great.

And the plot was in no way weak. It was very intrigueing.

And please give me examples of pointless scenes...

... are you sure you understood this movie?


 

offline Martytan from somewhere in upstate new york (United States) on 2002-06-28 01:15 [#00287737]
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the eye removal scene--although it was not at all
pointless--seemed like terry gilliam had set the pemise for
it, and then mr. speilberg softened it in a way that would
seem more bearable for the audience to sit through and laugh
at the obvious, more blatant and straightforward humor.

The horticulturist scene was great visually, with those
carnivorous plants... but why did this crazy plant lady
'invent' precrime, and why the fuck did she kiss him?!
Merely to entertain the general public's low attention
span....

but this is just my opinion...

:)
-martytan


 

offline pachi from yo momma (United States) on 2002-06-28 01:51 [#00287758]
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i still havent seen it and would like to


 

offline Asche XL on 2002-06-28 01:57 [#00287760]
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I think all you people should stop analyzing shit so much
and take it for what it is. Chill out. Let me put it in your
terms... Not everything is an "aphex twin".


 

offline Zeus from San Francisco (United States) on 2002-06-28 02:03 [#00287765]
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i disagree with you...

:)


 

offline skodt from Toronto (Canada) on 2002-06-28 02:18 [#00287792]
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some people need things spelt out for them in films, that
what me thinks.
read more, it may help.
pay more attention to what is explained with plot, setting,
and character development.
just because things aren't 'said' does not mean they are not
explained.
maybe you pholks should watch it again.
and for those of you who said blade runner sucked, i think
you should read the aforementioned suggestions, for me
thinks you missed the point of the film.
in fact, i know you did.
watch it again.


 

offline Zeus from San Francisco (United States) on 2002-06-28 02:20 [#00287798]
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bingo


 

offline Martytan from somewhere in upstate new york (United States) on 2002-06-28 02:44 [#00287835]
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whatever... I didn't like the film, but I also hate arguing,
so...

I hereby pronouce this topic finished!

:)

-Mart


 

offline Crocomire from plante (United States) on 2002-06-28 02:46 [#00287836]
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there was nothing wrong with that movie, it was crisp, mint,
ace, it owns. what a champion of a movie. the production
design was better than both new star wars movies imo, and it
was perfect all around. better than total recall. it's now
one of my favorites of all time.
pointless scenes? no way. i don't care about PKD and how
this movie compares. who cares. look at what's there and not
what's missing. it is a masterpiece of a movie.


 

offline Atop from Texas (United States) on 2002-06-28 20:37 [#00288686]
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Stanley Kubrick is dead, Spielberg needs to die,

The scene with the eyeball transplant was A COMPLETE RIP OFF
OF A CLOCKWORK ORANGE.

The eyelid openers were probably the same ones used in ACO.

This movie sucked ass, and who ever doesn't think so needs
to watch
12 Monkeys, or the Fellowship of the Ring, or 2001, and then
they'll probably think these films suck
becasuse they have too much substance
and are good SciFi/Fantasy!

sorry for venting but The Minority Report is one of the
worst films EVER.

Akkad


 

offline Xanatos from New York City (United States) on 2002-06-28 20:44 [#00288690]
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Although I agree that every movie you listed above is better
than minority report (which I was dissapointed by as you can
see in my post above), the eyeball removal scene was more
taken from 12 Monkeys (teeth removal) than clockwork orange.
Just because he holds eyelids open (and the openers were
different) in both movies doesn't really mean that they are
a rip-off of each other.


 

offline Zeus from San Francisco (United States) on 2002-06-28 20:44 [#00288691]
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ive seen all those movies

and i like them as well

... how is it a rip off of clockwork orange... its been
awhile... but i dont remember them taking out anyones
eyes... he just had his eyes held open for brainwashing...

stainly kubrick didnt invent the eye things... its commonly
used in eye surgery... its a medical tool.. so please
explain to me how a clockwaork orange was ripped off...


 

offline Zeus from San Francisco (United States) on 2002-06-28 20:49 [#00288695]
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and please show me where i said it was the best movie ever
made...

i never said that. i said it rocked.. but that doesnt imply
that it was better then any other sci fi


 

offline Atop from Texas (United States) on 2002-06-28 20:56 [#00288706]
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the emphasis on the eye openers in TMR looked just like Alex
having them placed on his eyes in ACO,
I know they didn't take out his eyes but
there was classical music being played
\throughout the film a common occurrence within Kubrick
films.

and some of the scenes were just blatant style rips
on Kubrick in general, yes he is a good man to have as an
influence but you don't copy his style for your own
benefit.

Spielberg has no style anymore,
only wishy washy films for generic film goers. He needs to
leave the scifi to Gilliam, David Fincher, and Richard
Kelley(Donnie Darko) and some others I can't think of now.

Spielberg needs to put Hook 2,
or maybe Batteries Not Included 2.

he sucks just face it.

Akkad


 

offline Zeus from San Francisco (United States) on 2002-06-28 20:57 [#00288708]
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i totally disagree

he is a great film maker



 

offline Crocomire from plante (United States) on 2002-06-28 21:24 [#00288725]
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i've also seen 12 monkeys, 2001 and the fellowship of the
ring, and MR is imo better than 12 monkeys, just as good as
2001, and almost as good as fotr.


 

offline Atop from Texas (United States) on 2002-06-28 21:28 [#00288729]
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Shit!

No
No
NO!

Akkad


 

offline Martytan from somewhere in upstate new york (United States) on 2002-06-28 21:53 [#00288754]
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and the precrime notification device was like a fucking
bubble gum machine with the red balls that came out of it.
bullshit. "Each ball has a unique grain!" oohh! how
creative, mr speilberg!

I agree, atop, this move was a waste of my time! aarggh!

bad sci-fi!
.....


 

offline deadwhitespoon from Vancouver (Canada) on 2002-06-29 09:37 [#00289181]
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Anybody out there dreading the Hollywoodization of
SOLARIS!!?


 

offline core from London (United Kingdom) on 2002-06-29 11:49 [#00289201]
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roll on the remake of solaris.

is it going to be good? or is it going to be big-budget
hollywood shit that misses the whole point of tarkovsky's
original?

you decide...


 

offline core from London (United Kingdom) on 2002-06-29 11:51 [#00289202]
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oh, and A.I. was terrible.

spielberg, hang your head in shame, to think you were
capable of making the great 'close encounters of the third
kind' all those years ago, too...


 

offline Paco from Gothenburg (Sweden) on 2002-06-29 11:56 [#00289205]
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Heh I saw Solaris on tv here some weeks ago. So slooow, but
fascinating with the Russian and all.

Yesterday night/this morning I watched A.I, The Score and
Memento.

Memento was fucking brilliant. Awesome movie. I like Edward
Norton, but The Score was a bit lacking. Good see though.
A.I - I liked it. There were some stupid shit in it, but
overall there was an eerie atmosphere to it. For example
when the couple first get to know the robot kid. Also, those
aliens were the Kamino from Episode2?? Very same, but
black.

-P


 

offline beanium from United States on 2002-06-30 05:41 [#00289923]
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Saying this movie is the "worst movie ever" is just stupid.
I think people like to bash popular and hyped up movies just
so they can get a rise out of people, get attention, and
appear intelligent or anti-mainstream.

If you don't like movies that are "too hollywood," don't see
summer blockbuster action movies!

I have yet to see anyone supply a valid reason for thinking
it was a bad movie, other than the fact that it wasn't true
to Phillip K. Dick.


 

offline Crocomire from plante (United States) on 2002-06-30 06:35 [#00289987]
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that's what i';m sayin, it's crap what theyre say,nm


 

offline Asche XL on 2002-06-30 06:38 [#00289988]
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Beanium's right on the money.


 

offline tunemx from Budapest (Hungary) on 2002-07-03 15:52 [#00295084]
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Spielberg's MR was good for a one night entertainment. There
is a lot of cool ideas in it (the concept of precrime and
stuff), and a lot of annoying crap (future identifying,
advertising methods).
I dont like when a movie has so many link to nowadays
multinational companies as this film. I kind of think
Spielberg only cares about money. Like his Lucas friend. And
it is sad.


 

offline Xanatos from New York City (United States) on 2002-07-03 17:42 [#00295242]
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I didn't say this was the worst movie ever, and I don't
agree, its far far from it. But I can give you lots of
reasons why it was bad. First of all, I didn't expect this
movie to be a "summer blockbuster action movie", I expected
something much more, and you're right, that was my mistake,
it was just a "summer blockbuster action movie". A weak
plot, just eyecandy and some funny demolition man future
moments. The movie had nothing to do with minority reports.
When the plot got too convoluted this guy just shoots the
guy so you know he's the bad guy and everything will be all
right when he's dead. The movie to me seemed like every
other scene was picked out of another movie mad before it.
Some scenes were just bullshit, like the crazy "oracle, as I
call her" plant lady who kisses him and then starts
squeezing the plant while her hands bleed saying "all
species only wish to insure their survival", that was
fucking pointless, and there were other scenes like this
one. I was entertained, especially during some special
effect scenes (like when you realize the road he's on when
he gets out of his car is vertical and not horizontal). The
fight scenes were weak, and just Tom Cruise kicking the shit
out of 10 guys with weapons while they come at him one at a
time power-ranger style. And of course, after he beats up
all the henchman he has to go into hand to hand combat with
the head policeman on top of that scaffold/crane thing in
the car factory designated futuristic fight area. I can go
on, I don't really regret seeing the movie, I mean it was
worth $10 bucks, but that's about it. I'm just giving you
some reasons people might be saying it was bad, since you
couldn't find any.



 

offline Laqeuro from New York City (United States) on 2002-07-03 17:44 [#00295243]
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again
i loved minority report!



 

offline tunemx from Budapest (Hungary) on 2002-07-03 19:19 [#00295323]
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hehe that robot factory thing was so similar to the Star
wars robot factory, i almost whined in the cinema :)


 

offline Tasos from Athens (Greece) on 2002-07-05 07:23 [#00297479]
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I saw yesterday Minority Report in the cinema and I have to
say: IT SUCKED ASS BIG TIME!

It reminded me of Alton Towers I went some weeks ago. Did
Spielberg film it in an amusement park???????
Alos, someone please teach Tom Cruise a little bit of
acting... he's such a fuckin' amateur...


 

offline skodt from Toronto (Canada) on 2002-07-05 08:23 [#00297599]
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1.sooner or later you will all realise that humans share a
collective sub conscious.

2.does the word hommage mean anything to anyone?

3.everyone should drink pepsi

4. I'm assuming that all this bitching means you can do
better.
well i emplore thee!
i assure you that most of you could not.


 

offline Tasos from Athens (Greece) on 2002-07-05 08:31 [#00297611]
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what does 'emplore' mean?

...still think that someone should put Tom Cruise out of his
misery...


 

offline Salma Hayek on 2002-07-05 08:51 [#00297640]
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good movie, tom cruise is shit


 


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