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Post by Popeye Doyle on Oct 12, 2018 14:36:22 GMT
Not really. I remember liking the bit when Costner is revealed to a mutant but the film deserves its reputation. The behind the scenes drama would make for a better movie.
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Post by johnspartan on Oct 12, 2018 14:48:37 GMT
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Oct 12, 2018 14:55:45 GMT
Its not a great movie, but i don`t think its as bad as i have seen many people say.
I would say its an ok movie.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2018 14:56:00 GMT
I used to really like it back in the day when I was little dumb kid haha. Might have to give it a rematch. Hopper makes for a great villain though (he really hams it up in this one)
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Oct 12, 2018 14:56:56 GMT
Hopper makes for a great villain though (he really hams it up in this one) As he did in Super Mario Bros. and Speed. |
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Post by ravi02 on Oct 12, 2018 15:01:01 GMT
The premise and the sets are interesting, but the film is just mediocre. The characters are dull and the action never becomes memorable.
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Post by Reggie_Stration on Oct 12, 2018 15:18:06 GMT
I remember the hype around it at the time for being the most expensive film ever made. Thought it was decent when I watched it back then as a youngster and while I know it isn't the best movie in the world and is essentially an inferior Road Warrior set on water, I still have some fondness towards it. Hopper is good value in it and has some memorable quotes.
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Post by politicidal on Oct 12, 2018 15:21:16 GMT
It’s okay, I’d probably rate it a 6/10. The extended version is vastly superior;they use to air it on television every week. Not sure why people hated it so much. It’s just Mad Max on water. The action is actually pretty good and the sets are impressive. Kevin Costner is solid as the lone wolf antihero and Dennis Hopper was always fun as the villain.
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Post by biker1 on Oct 12, 2018 18:02:21 GMT
I concur with Jim Carrey in cable guy..
I don't know what the big fuss is about. I saw that movie nine times. It rules!
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Post by maxwellperfect on Oct 12, 2018 18:30:50 GMT
I've always liked it, even if I find Costner's character mostly unlikable. Interesting premise and generally well-thought out story universe (even if scientifically improbable in many ways), good art direction and Dennis Hopper is an entertaining villain.
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Post by President Ackbar™ on Oct 12, 2018 19:13:44 GMT
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Post by President Ackbar™ on Oct 12, 2018 19:16:32 GMT
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Post by ck100 on Oct 12, 2018 19:32:17 GMT
Nothing great, but better than its reputation for it.
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Post by teleadm on Oct 12, 2018 19:40:21 GMT
I didn't like it myself. I've read that it was a flop, but that is only true concidering the domestic market (USA and Canada).
I cost 175M USD, and only made 88M USD on the domestic market, but outside that market it made an aditional 176M USD, I think it did very well on the Asian markets.
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Post by vegalyra on Oct 12, 2018 20:19:29 GMT
Out of Costner's "flops" I always enjoyed the Postman more than Waterworld but it's a good film. I guess Costner was on a post apocalyptic earth kick for awhile there.
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Post by President Ackbar™ on Oct 12, 2018 20:25:24 GMT
Conquer your fear, and I promise you, you will conquer death. Holy cow! That is one of my all time favorite films! |
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Post by Spike Del Rey on Oct 12, 2018 21:46:04 GMT
It was better than I anticipated, but was just OK at best.
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Oct 12, 2018 22:24:14 GMT
I think it is a good film.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Oct 13, 2018 0:26:15 GMT
Conquer your fear, and I promise you, you will conquer death. Holy cow! That is one of my all time favorite films! You actually watched a movie ! Whoa ! had to be one "everyone' hates ….  sorry, didn't mean to nudge you in the ribs quite that hard !
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Post by BATouttaheck on Oct 13, 2018 0:28:54 GMT
I watched it to see what all of the negative fuss was about. It's not bad and some of it was pretty darn good.
Hopper is amazingly hammy evil on a toasted bun.
Gotta suspend that disbelief from the highest mast is all and forget you ever read a word about it !
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