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Post by Lokifan on Jul 27, 2016 23:35:04 GMT
Personally, when I see "Based on True Events", I usually find the only touchpoint with reality is that there were humans involved at some time in the past.
The prime example was Mel Gibson's "The Patriot", or "Braveheart". Good films? Yes. Good history? Not in the slightest.
Same with "Based on the Novel". Just look at the Bond films for prime examples. The titles are the same, but that's about it.
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Post by the light works on Jul 28, 2016 0:13:03 GMT
Falling Down (1993, Michael Douglas) is a good film that shows that things haven't changed that much in the last 23 years. Robocop, the original, is another interesting film, especially when you compare it to the remake - which is not actually that bad a film. The Batman films are another, and possibly ideal, series of films to watch to follow film making trends since 1989. The Rock, just to show that Michael Bay is actually capable of making films you don't want to kill him for and that Nicolas Cage isn't always a reason to avoid a film. Star Trek 2-4, to show you don't always need a massive budget to make good sci-fi. the first batman movie was made in the 70s.
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Post by OziRiS on Jul 28, 2016 1:48:40 GMT
Falling Down (1993, Michael Douglas) is a good film that shows that things haven't changed that much in the last 23 years. Robocop, the original, is another interesting film, especially when you compare it to the remake - which is not actually that bad a film. The Batman films are another, and possibly ideal, series of films to watch to follow film making trends since 1989. The Rock, just to show that Michael Bay is actually capable of making films you don't want to kill him for and that Nicolas Cage isn't always a reason to avoid a film. Star Trek 2-4, to show you don't always need a massive budget to make good sci-fi. the first batman movie was made in the 70s. Nope. 1943. The entire thing is on YouTube.
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Post by the light works on Jul 28, 2016 3:52:32 GMT
the first batman movie was made in the 70s. Nope. 1943. The entire thing is on YouTube. also on netflix, but technically that is a serial, so while it is the first appearance, it could still be argued that the feature film starring Adam west was the first movie. but that does make FOUR batman franchises.
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Post by silverdragon on Jul 28, 2016 7:10:15 GMT
I am starting to formulate an idea of films we would like them to see that didnt get made yet.... "The aftermath of bond", after he goes all nuclear on some of the huge hideouts of the great villains, how big is the cleanup job afterwards?.. just where did that space station land, and how much of a wreck did it make?..
Trsnformers the Public view. Just how many people looked at their cup of coffee and wondered "What the [bee] did the wait staff put in there?..." and how would the world react to knowing there were giant alien robots all over the planet?...
Anyone else have any ideas?.. is it worth separate thread?.
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Post by ironhold on Jul 28, 2016 7:25:35 GMT
I am starting to formulate an idea of films we would like them to see that didnt get made yet.... "The aftermath of bond", after he goes all nuclear on some of the huge hideouts of the great villains, how big is the cleanup job afterwards?.. just where did that space station land, and how much of a wreck did it make?.. Trsnformers the Public view. Just how many people looked at their cup of coffee and wondered "What the [bee] did the wait staff put in there?..." and how would the world react to knowing there were giant alien robots all over the planet?... Anyone else have any ideas?.. is it worth separate thread?. Yeah; let's do a separate thread. Give me a few to start it.
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Post by mrfatso on Jul 28, 2016 7:27:59 GMT
Personally, when I see "Based on True Events", I usually find the only touchpoint with reality is that there were humans involved at some time in the past. The prime example was Mel Gibson's "The Patriot", or "Braveheart". Good films? Yes. Good history? Not in the slightest. Same with "Based on the Novel". Just look at the Bond films for prime examples. The titles are the same, but that's about it. The first three Bond films are similar to the books IIRC, although after that they bare little resemblance, 'The Spy Who Loved Me' is set in a back woods hotel, told from the point of view of a female staff member for example.
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Post by ironhold on Jul 28, 2016 7:37:49 GMT
Personally, when I see "Based on True Events", I usually find the only touchpoint with reality is that there were humans involved at some time in the past. The prime example was Mel Gibson's "The Patriot", or "Braveheart". Good films? Yes. Good history? Not in the slightest. Same with "Based on the Novel". Just look at the Bond films for prime examples. The titles are the same, but that's about it. The first three Bond films are similar to the books IIRC, although after that they bare little resemblance, 'The Spy Who Loved Me' is set in a back woods hotel, told from the point of view of a female staff member for example. Plus, "License to Kill" was the last film IIRC to use anything written by Fleming; everything with Brosnan and Craig is pretty well 100% original.
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Post by the light works on Jul 28, 2016 14:12:44 GMT
a "real world sequels" thread would be fun. (what happens after the hero rides into the sunset, as suggested)
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