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Post by moviemouth on Apr 9, 2017 5:50:55 GMT
Literall every movie of an animated TV show is forgotten. Pretty much becasue the TV shows are always way better and the movie versions are completely unnecessary. |
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Post by moviemouth on Apr 9, 2017 5:54:08 GMT
Cutthroat Island bombed at the BO didn't it? Haven't seen it (though it does seem like the kind of movie I'd like--I love pirate and adventure movies), but, from what I've heard, yes, it's apparently one of the worst box office bombs of all time. That does not, of course, say anything pro or con for the quality of the film. Replying to that last sentence it's usually the bad movies that make huge money (Michael Bay anyone?)and the great movies that do poorly at the BO. Cutthroat Island is a bit better than it's rep suggests but it isn't a good movie by any stretch of the imagination imo. It's fine for a once off on TV or something. |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 9, 2017 5:54:57 GMT
SalzmankI love rants that make me smile ! so rant on McSalz I took a class in film appreciation at the New School of Social Research with the intention that perhaps I would learn to do more than just "go to the movies". It soon became clear to the class that the teacher had apparently not seen any movies since he could answer no questions about them. If asked he would just say. Never saw it ! He also could not answer any technical type questions. PLUS, he was a "read the textbook to the class" type. About three classes later, I was the only one who showed up and that was only because there would be no refund of fees and I still had hopes. Class was cancelled, perhaps that was his intent ? We will never know. He did NOT wear a black-T and jeans everyday ! none of which has much bearing on the subject at hand but anyway !
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Post by moviemouth on Apr 9, 2017 5:55:49 GMT
Avatar is the biggie (aside from derision); San Andreas; The Mummy 3; Happy Feet (remember it won best animated feature); War of the Worlds; Troy (made more money than Gladiator). I don't know why people think Avatar is forgotten. I see it mentioned here and there quite a bit and it will always be the movie that started the big 3D craze. |
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Post by moviemouth on Apr 9, 2017 5:59:01 GMT
If it helps any, Salzmank ,I remember it and liked it and still like it. The ride at Disneyland was fun too ! Thanks, Bat! I suppose I like it so much because I went into it not expecting anything special, at least besides silly cartoon antics. But, besides the obvious novelty value of seeing both Disney and Looney Tunes characters in the same movie, it's actually a great movie. Not in the "well, it's a great kids movie," or "animated movie," or so forth, but in an actual cinematic, I-am-unashamed-to-say-that-it-is-great way. Or, in other words, if, heaven forbid, the animated parts were removed, people would be applauding the lighting, acting, directing, writing, etc. The late Bob Hoskins, in particular, is superb as private eye Eddie Valiant. It's a grand performance. Naturally, me being me, with my love with the '30s and '40s, I love the atmosphere. And I know well that it's still a beloved little film by many, but fangirl1975 's comment worried me because many people nowadays may just not know it or, indeed, have forgotten about it and have no interest in showing it to their kids. Probably shouldn't worry me so much, except that it's a part of the general trend of "gee, my kid wouldn't be interested, that's an old movie"--yeah, some "old movie," being from '88! Same here. Who Framed Roger Rabbit? is awesome. |
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Post by darkpast on Apr 9, 2017 6:02:28 GMT
WWZ was a hit but forgotten and sequel stalled
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Post by shield on Apr 9, 2017 12:00:03 GMT
Avatar is the biggie (aside from derision); San Andreas; The Mummy 3; Happy Feet (remember it won best animated feature); War of the Worlds; Troy (made more money than Gladiator). I don't know why people think Avatar is forgotten. I see it mentioned here and there quite a bit and it will always be the movie that started the big 3D craze. I don't know why people think that either. If anything I think Titanic is more forgotten of Camerons films than Avatar. |
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Post by Salzmank on Apr 9, 2017 12:15:38 GMT
Thanks, Bat! I suppose I like it so much because I went into it not expecting anything special, at least besides silly cartoon antics. But, besides the obvious novelty value of seeing both Disney and Looney Tunes characters in the same movie, it's actually a great movie. Not in the "well, it's a great kids movie," or "animated movie," or so forth, but in an actual cinematic, I-am-unashamed-to-say-that-it-is-great way. Or, in other words, if, heaven forbid, the animated parts were removed, people would be applauding the lighting, acting, directing, writing, etc. The late Bob Hoskins, in particular, is superb as private eye Eddie Valiant. It's a grand performance. Naturally, me being me, with my love with the '30s and '40s, I love the atmosphere. And I know well that it's still a beloved little film by many, but fangirl1975 's comment worried me because many people nowadays may just not know it or, indeed, have forgotten about it and have no interest in showing it to their kids. Probably shouldn't worry me so much, except that it's a part of the general trend of "gee, my kid wouldn't be interested, that's an old movie"--yeah, some "old movie," being from '88! Same here. Who Framed Roger Rabbit? is awesome. Happy to see another fan! Amusingly enough, from what I've read, the book on which it's based, Gary K. Wolf's Who Censored Roger Rabbit?, is terrible. I suppose that's one case where, by changing the source material, the filmmakers far improved it! Speaking of those filmmakers, Robert Zemeckis, who has shorn off his Spielbergian roots ( Back to the Future and its ilk), is really one of the most consistently interesting directors in Hollywood nowadays. He is very much a traditionalist in his filmmaking--think of not only Roger Rabbit? but also Romancing the Stone, Death Becomes Her, What Lies Beneath, and last year's oh-so-brilliant Allied. Less an auteur than an artisan, of the old-fashioned Hollywood craftsman type, but in this day and age, we need more old-fashioned Hollywood craftsmen! (Honestly, what I wouldn't give for just a few more like Michael Curtiz!) |
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Post by hardball on Apr 9, 2017 13:33:50 GMT
Hancock. Made $600 million worldwide but Columbia seems to have forgotten to make a sequel.
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Post by Marv on Apr 9, 2017 13:42:59 GMT
I don't know why people think Avatar is forgotten. I see it mentioned here and there quite a bit and it will always be the movie that started the big 3D craze. I don't know why people think that either. If anything I think Titanic is more forgotten of Camerons films than Avatar. I don't think Titanic is forgotten at all. It's not highly regarded. People tend to consider it one of the more overrated to win Best Picture, among other things...but i wouldnt say it's forgotten at all. |
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Post by shield on Apr 9, 2017 13:56:41 GMT
I don't know why people think that either. If anything I think Titanic is more forgotten of Camerons films than Avatar. I don't think Titanic is forgotten at all. It's not highly regarded. People tend to consider it one of the more overrated to win Best Picture, among other things...but i wouldnt say it's forgotten at all. I wouldn't choose Titanic to be a very forgotten film but I was using it as an example with Avatar which some here seems to think is forgotten. Which of Titanic and Avatar do you think is most forgotten? Just curious. |
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Post by Marv on Apr 9, 2017 14:07:59 GMT
I don't think either one is forgotten honestly. Avatar is too new and Titanic too infamous.
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Post by kingkoopa on Apr 9, 2017 14:32:10 GMT
All three of mine have been mentioned already! I was also going to go with "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?", "Troy" (this movie was aweseome!), and...
"The Mask of Zorro". I was a fan of Zorro re-runs growing up and was eager to see it, while a bit skeptical that they'd pull it off. This is an extremely well made movie in my eyes. The action sets are top notch and it was perfectly cast. Everything about it is fun. The sequel...I dunno...
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Post by Salzmank on Apr 10, 2017 15:10:46 GMT
All three of mine have been mentioned already! I was also going to go with "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?", "Troy" (this movie was aweseome!), and... "The Mask of Zorro". I was a fan of Zorro re-runs growing up and was eager to see it, while a bit skeptical that they'd pull it off. This is an extremely well made movie in my eyes. The action sets are top notch and it was perfectly cast. Everything about it is fun. The sequel...I dunno... I quite agree with the first Zorro. Both its quality as a movie and its unfairly forgotten state. |
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Apr 13, 2017 22:55:37 GMT
Towering Inferno The original Poseidon Adventure movie I watch them whenever I get the chance |
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Apr 13, 2017 22:58:41 GMT
The Ten Commandments (1956)
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