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  1. Alex Spindler

    2006 at the Box Office

    You'll never enjoy the film with that approach, so just stay away from it. Quite surprised you weren't more receptive to it. It's scoring massively on RT/Metacritic for a good reason.
  2. Alex Spindler

    2006 at the Box Office

    You're doing yourself a disservice passing up this fun horror film. The reviews are justifiably phenomenal.
  3. Alex Spindler

    Weekly RoundUp 2-14-2006

    Quick Change Quick Change Quick Change! Thanks Mike - been looking forward to this day for quite some time.
  4. Alex Spindler

    All The President's Men: Feb 21 See Post #34

    I'm kind of glad that it's been procrastinated so long that we can have a bit of information on Deep Throat in this release. I was thinking about how well Good Night and Good Luck compares to it by using the power of it's message and the implied significance to drive the picture as opposed to...
  5. Alex Spindler

    The Legend of Zorro

    Saw it the weekend prior and thought it was firmly in the tone of the first. Action adventure with just the right addition of comic touches. The kind of movie where everyone emerges from fisticuffs without scrathes or blood. There are some less than successful parts, such as the slapstick...
  6. Alex Spindler

    Stay - quick review

    Out of curiousity, what didn't you feel was resolved?
  7. Alex Spindler

    Multiple word review of Into The Blue

    It also had bloody shark attacks. What else could you want for $8?
  8. Alex Spindler

    Slither trailer

    That would be Night of the Creeps The theatrical trailer is far more professional than the trailer I saw on CHUD I think it was. Looks pretty legitimate to me now, but it probably retains the goofiness that it seemed to have in the other trailer.
  9. Alex Spindler

    Serenity (2005)

    With regards to box-office, I agree that trying to put a spin on it is pointless. This kind of a return is fine for an art film, where the expectation isn't high and the release is relatively small. But with the advertising and number of screens, there isn't any way to twist this into anything...
  10. Alex Spindler

    Serenity (2005)

    Yeah, Kaylee outdoes Inara and the geek appeal is entirely the reason for that. She is also much more attractive in the series because of the extra fullness in her face. It was...I won't say refreshing...say, defining of her character. She wasn't a model like a companion would be, so it worked...
  11. Alex Spindler

    Surface ongoing thread

    Also, you can check out the TV IV wiki page for it. I've been focusing on the Surface episodes and hope it provides a workable recap. http://tviv.org/wiki/Surface
  12. Alex Spindler

    Haute Tension- outstanding new horror gem!

    Yeah, I'm with you Justin. The film is strengthed by the ending, especially when you can reflect on the way certain stock sequences play out when revisiting it. I also like how she outsmarts herself. She cleans the sink and makes the bed, but her killer is so smart he feels the faucet to find...
  13. Alex Spindler

    Serenity (2005)

    I'd say the film downplays the western aesthetic a good deal from the series (which may have been a good thing for accessibility). The show, much like Battlestar Galactica, used off the shelf guns with taped on accessories. However, both Mal and Zoe use more period western guns. Because...
  14. Alex Spindler

    Haute Tension- outstanding new horror gem!

    Paul, - The 'getting head' fantasy is Marie watching Alex sleep on the way to the car. This is kind of her default state of mind. It's seeing Alex showering that drives her into a murderous fantasty, illustrated by her masturbating. - Marie's wounding are mostly self inflicted when she...
  15. Alex Spindler

    LAND OF THE DEAD dvd

    Yeah, the reason I finally realized that I didn't like Day is that the 'bad' guys are untransparently assholes. In the other three films, the negative human beings are either well meaning or more subtle in their ways. Cooper is a coward who cares more about his well being than anyone else (and...
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    Surface ongoing thread

    I'm with you Jefferson, Surface is certainly my choice of the sci-fi series this fall. Far more cohesive and they've gotten good mileage from the multiple storyline perspectives. Threshold, which was originally my favorite of the tree, has really stagnated and Invasion is either a slow build...
  17. Alex Spindler

    *** Official A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE Discussion Thread

    Bit late to the discussion, and it looks like my point of view is shared with several already in this thread. But a few words about the son and school bully confrontation. This is one of the parts which I like the most. In their little fishbowl, being on the top of the pyramid of high school...
  18. Alex Spindler

    Fog Remake?

    Lots of people really damned the movie beforehand and had to be dragged screaming to see it. Little wonder they hated it. It was just average. It certainly wasn't harmed for being PG-13 as it managed quite a body count with some good and creepy effects (and a knife to the eyes, which are...
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    *** Official SAHARA Discussion Thread

    I would agree that Sahara has the potential for being a good franchise, but I don't think the opening movie was quite as effective as possible. Say what you will about the suspension of disbelief needed for National Treasure, it progressed from location to location in a way that I was able to...
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    *** Official A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE Discussion Thread

    I'm somewhat surprised by the reaction, but I really shouldn't be. Cronenberg is usually polarizing because he loves to push things to uncomfortable areas. One thing about the bully sequence and the sex scenes are how they illustrate both Tom and Joey's respective families. Tom's son avoids...
  21. Alex Spindler

    Haute Tension- outstanding new horror gem!

    Ah, good point. I had forgotten that the english dub had made them transplanted Americans instead of French from the city. Considering the nature of this, I'm really happy with the release. Great set of documentaries (with subtitles too!) and very expansive. However, it doesn't have that...
  22. Alex Spindler

    Movies set in the near future which is now the past in real life.

    I think the reason the 80s had such an advanced view was becuase of the rapid pace everything was going at. We were bombarded with Moore's Law style exaggeration and everyone just lept onboard. Year 2000 sounded far away and with the rate of change and supersonic commercial aircraft taking off...
  23. Alex Spindler

    How many times do you watch special features/bonus materials?

    I eventually end up watching most everything on a disc, some several times. But I don't do it right away. The reason I love extras is because it's another dimension to the movie that you can explore whenever you want to. Like looking up trivia and goofs on IMDb or reading reviews of an older...
  24. Alex Spindler

    Rescue Me Season 2

    I thought this was exceptional because every bit of tragic emotion was well earned. I really felt that Lou was seeing something amazing in himself with this girl. It made it all the harder to see it crash down on him. We've been watching Tommy slowly put his life together, with realistic ups and...
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    Movies set in the near future which is now the past in real life.

    My favorite example is Escape from L.A. because Carpenter kept the timeline of the original film. The earthquake shown in the intro takes place in 1994, in keeping with the timeline, although the film was released in 1996. I'm also reminded of the slew of movies that came out with the...
  26. Alex Spindler

    Time to revisit the Destroyer/Remo Williams series?

    I think, as politically incorrect as it was, Joel Grey was able to provide substantial charm to the role. His replacement will certainly have his work cut out for him. One thing to consider is that we've kind of evolved action movie-wise. When Remo came out, wire work for Domestic movies was...
  27. Alex Spindler

    2005 at the Box Office

    I don't understand the negativity. My audience actually clapped afterwards. And the lines were (for a September) massive on Saturday. What's really going to cripple it will be a feel good Witherspoon movie and another horror film, although Cry Wolf looks like a pretty tepid movie. But, like...
  28. Alex Spindler

    The Excorcism of Emily Rose

    Much better than I had expected. I should say that my perspective may cloud my appreciation of it, as I wouldn't be surprised if some would fault it for being indecisive. But in that way, it covered all of my bases. Purporting to be a courtroom retelling of the consequences of an actual...
  29. Alex Spindler

    Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

    I think the true value of the TX was that it was able to carry weapons which were proven to be pretty effective (having disabled the T-800 within seconds of sighting each other). That is to say nothing of the ability to control other machines. The T-1000's ability to change into any shape was...
  30. Alex Spindler

    2005 at the Box Office

    Extremely happy to see what landed at the top 4 this weekend. Also, a good set of summer movie winners with lots of them that really merit it.
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