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Post by moviemouth on Sept 27, 2024 22:13:27 GMT
First half
10 Cloverfield Lane
Red State
Second half
The Great Gatsby (2013)
Heaven Can Wait (1943)
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Post by ck100 on Sept 27, 2024 22:20:14 GMT
I'm sure people will bring up "Full Metal Jacket".
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Post by novastar6 on Sept 27, 2024 22:47:44 GMT
Out Cold, second half, first half is REALLY slow to build up to it.
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Post by James on Sept 27, 2024 22:48:44 GMT
The Funhouse (second half)
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Sept 27, 2024 22:55:44 GMT
First half:
Jeepers Creepers
Oppenheimer
Funny People (barely)
Second half:
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Orphan: First Kill
Rogue One
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Post by movielover on Sept 27, 2024 23:02:50 GMT
First half: Funny People (barely) The 2 halves are so different they feel like 2 different movies. I liked the 1st half much better as well. |
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Sept 28, 2024 0:14:36 GMT
Second Half:
Skyfall
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Post by alpha128 on Sept 28, 2024 0:21:13 GMT
I'm not exactly sure of the proportions, but I though Alien Resurrection started well and completely fell apart by the end.
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Post by sdrew13163 on Sept 28, 2024 1:09:10 GMT
First Half:
Watchmen
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Post by Roberto on Sept 28, 2024 3:38:59 GMT
I think Red State (2011) was like that. First half.
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Post by lostinlimbo on Sept 28, 2024 23:39:35 GMT
Waxwork (1988) - first half
Alien 3 (1992) - first half
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Post by gw on Sept 28, 2024 23:55:48 GMT
Mad God. First half.
Hols Prince of the Sun. Second Half.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Sept 29, 2024 22:59:52 GMT
I am reminded that there are a number of first superhero movies where I enjoy the "origin story" half but feel like they lose steam once they jump into the "save the girlfriend/city/world" half which is usually a little truncated and generic. Examples:
Superman: The Movie
Spider-Man (2002)
Batman Begins
Iron Man
Even The Dark Knight Rises kinda falls into that, since the first half is Bruce re-Batman Beginning, second half is just stopping a bomb from blowing up.
Edit: damn, how'd I forget Hancock? That might not the ultimate example of a better first half
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Post by Roberto on Sept 30, 2024 0:21:38 GMT
Oops, I must have missed that somehow. Agreed. Maybe one of the worst left turns in a movie I've ever seen. And I don't even remember what it was!, just that it was terrible. |
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Post by Roberto on Sept 30, 2024 0:22:27 GMT
I'm sure people will bring up "Full Metal Jacket". Well that's definitely one where the first half is much better, but I wouldn't say I dislike the second half. It's just kind of average and a bit forgettable. |
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 30, 2024 0:59:59 GMT
Oops, I must have missed that somehow. Agreed. Maybe one of the worst left turns in a movie I've ever seen. And I don't even remember what it was!, just that it was terrible. You didn't miss it. I added it after you mentioned it, because I completely agree. |
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Post by 博:Dr.BLΔD€:锯 on Sept 30, 2024 4:28:31 GMT
I like Titanic...up to the point just before the boat hits the 'berg.
Too sad and realistically harrowing after that, for me. |
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Post by ck100 on Sept 30, 2024 4:45:37 GMT
Jaws has two halves - The shark eating victims one by one, Quint and the boys hunting the shark.
The movie is great the whole way, but the second half is more entertaining and exciting.
Return of the Jedi has two halves - Jabba the Hutt/Solo rescue, The Emperor/Vader/Luke confrontation and Endor/Death Star battle
I like both halves, but the Jabba half is more creative. The second half, although entertaining, feels more routine outside of the Emperor/Vader/Luke confrontation.
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Post by theravenking on Sept 30, 2024 13:58:03 GMT
First Half:
Identity
The Dark Knight
John Wick: Chapter Three
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Sept 30, 2024 14:20:39 GMT
Return of the Jedi has two halves - Jabba the Hutt/Solo rescue, The Emperor/Vader/Luke confrontation and Endor/Death Star battle I like both halves, but the Jabba half is more creative. The second half, although entertaining, feels more routine outside of the Emperor/Vader/Luke confrontation. Isn't the Haha half over by like 30 minutes in? Though it perhaps feels longer because all the Endor stuff is so meandering and empty. |
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