*** Official THE CORE Discussion Thread - Page 2

Alex Spindler · 03-28-2003, 12:07 PM

This is going to rock. I'm hoping for more unintentional laughs than I've had in a long time.

Of course, its faring much better on RottenTomatoes than I would have normally expected (And much better than Basic, which is even more surprising).

CharlesD · 03-28-2003, 12:34 PM

The problem with a movie like Armageddon is that it expected to be take seriously (as much as an Action flick can) and therefore (IMO) made its self fair game for scientific nit-picking... of course with that movie the "nits" were huge Ostrich sized eggs of implausibility.

If this movie doesn't take itself too seriously it could be fun in a "hey we're morons and we like it" kind of way.

MickeS · 03-28-2003, 02:10 PM

How, exactly, does Earth's core "stop spinning" while the rest of the planet continues rotating?

Does it really matter?

This movie looks like pure fun. I'm gonna see it this weekend I think. Second film of the year I'll see in theaters, "Daredevil" was the first. Yeah, I'm a real film snob!

/Mike

Quentin · 03-28-2003, 05:48 PM

This movie was a LOT of silly fun.

LOTS of scientific hiccups, but what do you expect? I particularly enjoyed the new metal they invent to withstand the pressure. Total fantasy with minimal explanation. Perfect. How can you be sure it works? Because they say it will!

Better than Armageddon. Too bad they didn't have more money for the apocalyptic sfx.

Jeff Kohn · 03-28-2003, 06:28 PM

Ebert's review is up, and it's a hoot. Sounds like this one might be worth renting for a few good laughs and a subwoofer workout, but I don't see myself paying $7 to see it in theaters.

Edwin-S · 03-28-2003, 08:58 PM

Quote:

earth's core has stopped spinning, and for mankind to continue to live on the planet, the core needs to be re-started.

....taken from Patrick Sun's review.

The ship wasn't named "Team Blader" was it?

"Okay team....all together now....grab that handle and.......LET 'ER RIIIPPP!"

This isn't a lost episode of "FUTURAMA" is it?

Robert Crawford · 03-28-2003, 09:14 PM

This thread is now designated the Official Discussion Thread for "The Core" please, post all comments, links to outside reviews, film and box office discussion items to this thread.

All HTF member film reviews of "The Core" should be posted to the Official Review Thread.

Thank you for your consideration in this matter.

Crawdaddy

Glenn_Jn · 03-29-2003, 02:10 AM

Quote:

The problem with a movie like Armageddon is that it expected to be take seriously

Yeah right...sure it was. I suppose they absent-mindedly left the "Based on real events" off the opening credits.

Carl Johnson · 03-29-2003, 02:28 AM

I enjoyed Armageddon without taking it seriously.

Scott Weinberg · 03-29-2003, 02:50 AM

I just posted my review in the proper thread. Hope you dig it.

Feel free to mock me for somehow enjoying large chunks of this silly silly movie.

Justin_S · 03-29-2003, 03:24 AM

As I said in the 2003 Film List thread, I love these types of films as they are extremely entertaining, and THE CORE is one of the most entertaining to date. Very fun film, and I'll be buying the DVD.

By the way, did anyone else other than myself nearly die laughing at the very first death scene in this film involving the glass table? I guess I have an odd sense of humor, but that had me rolling!

Alex Spindler · 03-29-2003, 01:01 PM

The problem with a movie like Armageddon is that it expected to be take seriously (as much as an Action flick can) and therefore (IMO) made its self fair game for scientific nit-picking... of course with that movie the "nits" were huge Ostrich sized eggs of implausibility.

If this movie doesn't take itself too seriously it could be fun in a "hey we're morons and we like it" kind of way.

Couldn't disagree with you any more. I think you have them totally reversed. Armageddon didn't take itself very seriously and The Core did. Case in point, the "colorful characters" in Armageddon, chasing each other around an oil rig shooting shotguns, "Road Runner thrust move", developing "space dementia", and a crazy Mir cosmonaut. I never got how people thought it was serious. I suppose it was because of the NASA involvement, but that seemed more for self-promotion than anything.

The Core on the other hand was much closer in tone to Meteor than anything else, with only a smattering of humor and very straight faced discussions about wave dynamics and the consistency of the outer core.