Fan in Chicago Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 IMO worst movie ever. Aw, come on now. That was a quintessential Spielberg flick with action, kids-in-peril, humor ("Objects in mirror are closer than they appear" "When dinosaurs ruled the earth", the nod to Unix), good sets. The very definition of popcorn flick. Loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted November 27, 2014 Author Share Posted November 27, 2014 I read an interview where Chris Pratt said this role was more serious and he wouldn't be comical because the character isn't like that. Judging by the preview of the movie it seems like a more serious film and less gimmicky. It looks interesting but I'm always wary of directors who are doing their first big budget film. Thanks for that. I haven't read much about this one and didn't know that about Pratt's character. It'll be interesting to see how that holds up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 (edited) Really? This might be the most surprising thing I've heard you say -- not arguing, just never heard anyone classify JP as the worst movie ever. It's usually not even in that conversation. I'm curious what made you have such a strong negative reaction to it? I don't remember it was so long ago. I just remember walking out and thinking how bad it was. Kind of turned me off of movies actually. It was at that point for me it all became about the special effects and CGI and very little about the plot and acting both of which were poor. Edited November 28, 2014 by Chef Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Yeah, but you hate movies. Yes and it started with this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in Chicago Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 I don't remember it was so long ago. I just remember walking out and thinking how bad it was. Kind of turned me off of movies actually. It was at that point for me it all became about the special effects and CGI and very little about the plot and acting both of which were poor. I can see where you are coming from even though I don't agree with your opinion about this movie. There have been many a movie where I walked out thinking ' what the heck did the critics and public see in this?' Notably ' Gravity', ' dances with wolves', 'Super 8' come to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 I can see where you are coming from even though I don't agree with your opinion about this movie. There have been many a movie where I walked out thinking ' what the heck did the critics and public see in this?' Notably ' Gravity', ' dances with wolves', 'Super 8' come to mind. Most of it is my inability to suspend disbelief. CGI alleges so fake to me. And also the lack of a decent plot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 The lead, Chris Pratt, has loads of personality -- though I grant you, it's not on display in that trailer at all which was surprising. Maybe he's trying to play the straight man in this one, I'm not sure. But he's really pretty hilarious and charismatic in pretty much everything else. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ8Cyuoq06k And now because you made me go looking for good Pratt clips, here's some more funny ones: https://www.youtube....h?v=WTP0pE-eTKM https://www.youtube....fR0wRTbI (NSFW language) And... last one: http://www.nbc.com/p...of-wisdom/n4554 Good job. You couldn't find anything from The Lego Movie or Guardians of the Galaxy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted November 30, 2014 Author Share Posted November 30, 2014 Good job. You couldn't find anything from The Lego Movie or Guardians of the Galaxy? I could only find trailers, but I didn't search too hard. Those both have great stuff from Pratt though, you're right. I actually only just recently caught up with the Lego Movie -- loved it. I'll be really curious to see Pratt in this playing serious though, I wouldn't put it past him being able to pull it off, but it's a change of pace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 New Jurassic Park New Star Wars Remake 10 Commandments Hollywoodland really has run out of original ideas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 New Jurassic Park New Star Wars Remake 10 Commandments Hollywoodland really has run out of original ideas they have been doing this for decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Re Chris Pratt, I can't get his "parks and rec" character out of my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 New Jurassic Park New Star Wars Remake 10 Commandments Hollywoodland really has run out of original ideas they have been doing this for decades. Exactly. Go back to the 1930's. Notice how many Dracula, Frankenstein, Mummy, and Wolf Man sequels there were? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 i enjoy chris pratt and it's not fair to judge on a few short seconds in that trailer but he seems to be over-annunciating big time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Security Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Will be fun to watch at some point when a dinosaur sneaks up on someone and chomps them, I like Sci-Fi scares, not horror scares, so this would hit the mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 I don't remember it was so long ago. I just remember walking out and thinking how bad it was. Kind of turned me off of movies actually. It was at that point for me it all became about the special effects and CGI and very little about the plot and acting both of which were poor. I was hoping you'd say that you had read the book first, and that the movie didn't do it justice. That was how I felt, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted December 2, 2014 Author Share Posted December 2, 2014 I was hoping you'd say that you had read the book first, and that the movie didn't do it justice. That was how I felt, anyway. The book was terrific. I loved the second book and loathed the next two films that tried to take only parts from the sequel and stretch it out into full movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 I was hoping you'd say that you had read the book first, and that the movie didn't do it justice. That was how I felt, anyway. When I found out Speilberg was making the movie, I quickly read the book so he wouldn't spoil it for me. Even then, I thought it was...okay. It certainly highlighted the best (phenomenal cinematography) and worst (losing interest and letting the Tyrannosauras Rex wrap things up at the end) of Speilberg. Plus, it introduced to the world the asinine abbreviation "T-rex," which pisses me off to no end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted December 2, 2014 Author Share Posted December 2, 2014 When I found out Speilberg was making the movie, I quickly read the book so he wouldn't spoil it for me. Even then, I thought it was...okay. It certainly highlighted the best (phenomenal cinematography) and worst (losing interest and letting the Tyrannosauras Rex wrap things up at the end) of Speilberg. Plus, it introduced to the world the asinine abbreviation "T-rex," which pisses me off to no end. What do you think of Crichton's stuff overall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Looks like Pratt's been hitting the HGH and/or 'roids pretty hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Will be fun to watch at some point when a dinosaur sneaks up on someone and chomps them, I like Sci-Fi scares, not horror scares, so this would hit the mark. I don't think there are Muslims in this movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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