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Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-05-02
Replies: 30
CGI, Have Moviemakers Lost Their Edge?
Posted By zook
FF gets sucha hard time, not unfairly, but i...

FF gets sucha hard time, not unfairly, but i think that there was a lot of wasted opportunity in that film. The plot gets a lot of criticism (rightly so) but it was written by the creator of the FF...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-05-02
Replies: 36
WORST films made from books
Posted By zook
'The Beach' was another book-movie conversion...

'The Beach' was another book-movie conversion that got botched horribly.
It wasn't that the movie was terrible, its just that the book was so much better!
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-05-02
Replies: 190
Best animated Movie?
Posted By zook
definitely the 1985 movie, the new transformers...

definitely the 1985 movie, the new transformers have lost something with the translation into 3D. Optimus Prime rocks.

As for the Shrek v Monster inc, its pretty personal, but Shrek was the winner...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 12-25-01
Replies: 73
MOST Stylish Movie Characters
Posted By zook
Steve McQueen in bullitt Ralph Fiennes...

Steve McQueen in bullitt

Ralph Fiennes always looks tres stylie, same with Jude Law (especially in gattaca)

patricia arquettes character in Lost Highway was super sexy stylie.
in fact all the...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 12-25-01
Replies: 36
Fight Club --> survivor
Posted By zook
i never finished it, i found it a bit boring....

i never finished it, i found it a bit boring. there were some great ideas in it but it just seemed to grind on forever.
Not at all like fight club.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 12-25-01
Replies: 36
WORST films made from books
Posted By zook
not a book exactly. Judge Dredd there...

not a book exactly.

Judge Dredd

there are so many things wrong with this film.
But the one thing that sums up the true and utter disregard for the original content is having the costumes...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 12-25-01
Replies: 31
Lord Of The Rings Comedy.
Posted By zook
whats the deal with Australia getting it a week...

whats the deal with Australia getting it a week later than everyone else!!
Even the kiwis had it open on the 19th! Although i heard that was by peter jacksons instructions. the first place in the...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 12-25-01
Replies: 190
Best animated Movie?
Posted By zook
top animated (no specific hierarchy) Anime...

top animated (no specific hierarchy)

Anime Style

akira
ghost in the shell
Perfect Blue
Patlabor I + II
wings of honeamaise
Fist of the North Star
Forum: General Movie Discussion 12-25-01
Replies: 41
Poll: the Best of '50s Sci-Fi
Posted By zook
i've only seen 'the day the earth stood' still so...

i've only seen 'the day the earth stood' still so that wins for me.

klaatu verada nicto

or is that necktie..you all know what i am talking about...I hope.

people are right though where is...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 12-25-01
Replies: 51
Scary Movies: Experiences
Posted By zook
the one image that sticks with me from 'The...

the one image that sticks with me from 'The Exorcist' is not the PeaSoup, the possession, or anything about linda blair. It is the stairs outside the house.
The way a rather banal set of stairs can...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 12-25-01
Replies: 46
Frustratin' Movie Endings:Possible Spoilers(duh)
Posted By zook
'Event horizon' was so mixed up with trying to be...

'Event horizon' was so mixed up with trying to be a horror and scifi movie the plot got lost somewhere along the way...Sam Neill was lame though, not convincing at all especially when you've have...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 12-23-01
Replies: 46
Frustratin' Movie Endings:Possible Spoilers(duh)
Posted By zook
planet of the apes...just thinking about it makes...

planet of the apes...just thinking about it makes me so frustrated. The ending was just way too 'Sliders' for me. I'd heard they did a lot of screen tests, but it still managed to sneak its way...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 12-23-01
Replies: 139
Books you would like to see made into films
Posted By zook
I think the one (or one of a series) that i have...

I think the one (or one of a series) that i have been waiting a long time for is William Gibsons 'Neuromancer' the book is admittedly a bit cheesy now but the ideas are there! Chris Cunningham was to...