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[Mischief Maker]

Is Pan's Labyrinth considered benchmark for the plot in a film now? I wonder what would win world-wide election for the best plot in a video game.

Pan's Labrynth was definitely considered benchmark for Guillermo del Toro (a blending of dark fairy tales with the real life horror of Spanish fascism), so my theory is when he set out to make a really, really good version of Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla II, critics had their expectations set way, way too high and panned it.

And the best plot in a video game is still Planescape: Torment, of course.

[Squire Grooktook]

Trails In The Sky is my new standard for video game character writing.

It's like anime, except it's good.

[Stevens]

Definitely a better movie than Independence Day (you would all be dead if it weren't for my David!)

That movie is a steaming pile of shit.

Saw the first poster for it in the winter of 96'. OH MAN I HAVE TO SEE THIS. Fast forward to release day. We buy tickets early (pre internet), we get there early, we wait on a long ass line, we get in, movie starts. I gave up hope not long after.

It was my first experience with being hyped for a film and then ultimately disappointed by it.

[Vexorg]

Independence Day was one of those movies that looked great in the trailer, but was just a slog to get through when it actually came out. A 2:33 run time certainly doesn't help, but then again, movies that run too long without a good reason for it are a bit of a pet peeve of mine. In virtually any movie that runs much over 2 hours you can easily find at least a half hour of unnecessary filler material that does nothing but pad out the length.

As for Pacific Rim, it's a favorite mindless action film of ours, but it does tend to run a bit into "Fast forward to the good parts" territory for me.

[Some-Mist]

Is Pan's Labyrinth considered benchmark for the plot in a film now? I wonder what would win world-wide election for the best plot in a video game.

And the best plot in a video game is still Planescape: Torment, of course.

god I love planescape: torment.

I also want to throw jonas kyratzes games out there. granted, the plot in his games aren't the best, but the writing is top tier. he's mainly the reason the talos principle writing was so solid, though I prefer his lands of dream series e.g. the sea will claim everything.

[chempop]

The Cook the Thief, his Wife and her Lover. 10/10

INSANE, liked it a lot. One of the most unique movies I've even seen, basically everything took place in the dining hall, bathroom, kitchen, and parking lot of a fancy restaurant. The owner is NUTS and madness ensues. So belligerent and at times on the morbid side. Not something I'd recommend to the more delicate women I know, NC-17 for good reason.

DO not google image search the movie as many of the pics are major spoilers.

[Xyga]

Paranormal Activity (2007) - meh, it could have been better if they didn't think let's try to make cliché but with the camera plot gadget. it's what killed it for me actually, because that sort of trick works once, not the whole film.

Zombieland (2009) - meh ... meh.

Lifeforce (1985) - ha ha. not 'great', but with some fun and borderline awesome scenes. loved the era atmosphere and aesthethics, always.

[boagman]

Zombieland (2009) - meh ... meh.

Really? I kind of liked that one. Kind of surprised me a bit as a comedy, especially since I don't think of what's-his-name as a comedy vehicle driver. Jesse Eisenberg. That's his name. Just some decent original stuff and storytelling in there. It kind of worked for me.

[emphatic]

X-Men: Apocalypse. 4/5

Great watch in the cinema. Very epic, well crafted with good actors. The villain had to take a backseat to all the great X-Men.

[Mischief Maker]

Well Star Trek 13 looks like moose turds:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvq3y8BhZ2s

Jesus Christ, hasn't Kirk learned to be a captain yet?

Jesus Christ, did they crash the Enterprise again?

Jesus Christ, is this whole movie going to be the rock monster scene from Galaxy Quest without the humor?

No wonder Paramount sued the Axanar guys, they made an action-packed Trek movie that DOESN'T make your brain try to tear its way out of your skull lest it die of starvation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W1_8IV8uhA

[lilmanjs]

Well Star Trek 13 looks like moose turds:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvq3y8BhZ2s

Jesus Christ, hasn't Kirk learned to be a captain yet?

Jesus Christ, did they crash the Enterprise again?

Jesus Christ, is this whole movie going to be the rock monster scene from Galaxy Quest without the humor?

No wonder Paramount sued the Axanar guys, they made an action-packed Trek movie that DOESN'T make your brain try to tear its way out of your skull lest it die of starvation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W1_8IV8uhA

Don't judge the movie by a very crappy trailer and one decent trailer. It might actually be good. And the lawsuit is going to go away. It was announced at the fan event that the director of Beyond pushed to get it to go away. Settlement talks and fan film guidelines will come out of this, which is good!

[Obiwanshinobi]

X-Men: Apocalypse. 4/5

Great watch in the cinema. Very epic, well crafted with good actors. The villain had to take a backseat to all the great X-Men.

You seem like the very target demographic of that X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse game (good enough at what it did, at least on PC, to the extent of making me wish I cared for the licence). Even without emotional involvement, I could tell it was one of those examples of a license elevating something pretty good to the "excellent" grade for those who care.

[1up]

X-MEN Apocalypse 3/5

budget CGI that looked real shit in some places. Assemble movie with no plot, but that's ok as it's rectified by the action scenes which were epic. Main villain was full of himself and it led to his demise. Very 1 dimensional like Ronan from Guardians of the Galaxy.

Fassbender is an awesome Magneto. Casting for Storm was great. Quicksilver stole the show again.

[Skykid]

Definitely a better movie than Independence Day (you would all be dead if it weren't for my David!)

That movie is a steaming pile of shit.

Independence Day is as good as base-level Hollywood dreck usually gets. That is to say it's a competently handled 2.5 hour exercise in special effects and rhyming couplet cliché.

The script is appalling 70% of the time, with the remaining 30% being occasionally witty and knowingly amusing (newscasters broadcasting "Do not fire at the spaceship, you could inadvertently trigger an interstellar war" says it all really) and the Jewish humour is perfectly acceptable if you don't mind that kind of thing.

It's true the sentimentality is gag & worthy, the patriotism is appalling, and the "plot" developments are idiot-level absurd, but in terms of the handling of all this, it's perfectly fine. It's not up to the standards of something like Jurassic Park by a long shot, but still manages to have more entertainment value and substance than a Michael Bay picture.

[Squire Grooktook]

[It's true the sentimentality is gag & worthy, the patriotism is appalling, and the "plot" developments are idiot-level absurd,

Isn't the amusement of Independence Day (intentionally or not) all about that so-bad-it's-good sentimentality and patriotism though? Not that that makes it good, but I can't help but laugh at it a bit when it's on tv.

[Ixmucane2]

Jesus Christ, did they crash the Enterprise again?

It's a traditional last resort of captain Kirk and captain Picard, as normal as a barbarian warrior returning from war victorious but severely wounded again.
I find crashing or losing the Enterprise (and getting a new and improved one for the next mission) a good tradition, which fits well both with the Federation's relaxed attitude towards costs and damages and with the gritty heroic attitude of Enterprise crews.

[Skykid]

[It's true the sentimentality is gag & worthy, the patriotism is appalling, and the "plot" developments are idiot-level absurd,

Isn't the amusement of Independence Day (intentionally or not) all about that so-bad-it's-good sentimentality and patriotism though? Not that that makes it good, but I can't help but laugh at it a bit when it's on tv.

Yes, and I think that's exactly the point. It's knowingly stupid. Punching aliens, uploading windows-based viruses to alien networks, inferno dodging dogs and drunks taking down motherships in self-sacrifice plays to the absurd. That and the very idea of Bill Pullman as president.

For that reason it's hard to fault it for what it is. It's competent at being that dumbfuck Hollywood summer disaster epic, whereas something like Bay's Transformers, which is cold, soulless and mechanical (aptly) is completely off the mark at striking the right tone.

[dingsbums]

The Cook the Thief, his Wife and her Lover. 10/10

INSANE, liked it a lot. One of the most unique movies I've even seen, basically everything took place in the dining hall, bathroom, kitchen, and parking lot of a fancy restaurant. The owner is NUTS and madness ensues. So belligerent and at times on the morbid side. Not something I'd recommend to the more delicate women I know, NC-17 for good reason.

DO not google image search the movie as many of the pics are major spoilers.

It has an "Argento-like" vibe in quite a few scenes I think => unique, weird & awesome movie.

Check Peter Greenaways other movies:

The Draughtsman's Contract
A Zed & Two Noughts
Drowning by Numbers
Baby of Macon

I still haven't seen Prospero's Books & The Pillow Book but hopefully one day I will be able to get around it.

[Mischief Maker]

Jesus Christ, did they crash the Enterprise again?

It's a traditional last resort of captain Kirk and captain Picard, as normal as a barbarian warrior returning from war victorious but severely wounded again.
I find crashing or losing the Enterprise (and getting a new and improved one for the next mission) a good tradition, which fits well both with the Federation's relaxed attitude towards costs and damages and with the gritty heroic attitude of Enterprise crews.

No, this is everything that's wrong with nuTrek. It's not supposed to be gritty, it was a show written by war vets who experienced more than their share of grittiness and created a world of unbridled optimism and adventure. The exact opposite of WH40K. There is no "tradition" of obscene destruction and waste in the series.

When Kirk was watching the Enterprise burn up in reentry in Star Trek III, it was a punch to the gut. They didn't waste resources building Kirk a brand new obsolete constitution class starship at the end of Star Trek IV, they rechristened the Yorktown. Star Trek Generations was a terrible movie by every standard and should be the last thing you look to for a good precedent to follow. Then again, I suppose it makes sense they tapped the fast and furious director for nuTrek, as he's already experienced at making movies about people who can summon an unlimited amount of expensive vehicles from the ether.

[Zen]

Well Star Trek 13 looks like moose turds:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvq3y8BhZ2s

Jesus Christ, hasn't Kirk learned to be a captain yet?

Jesus Christ, did they crash the Enterprise again?

Jesus Christ, is this whole movie going to be the rock monster scene from Galaxy Quest without the humor?

No wonder Paramount sued the Axanar guys, they made an action-packed Trek movie that DOESN'T make your brain try to tear its way out of your skull lest it die of starvation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W1_8IV8uhA

Star Trek 13. I forgot about this one. Watched the linked trailer:
Jesus. Christ. Almighty.

"Directed" by Justin Lin (The Fast and the Furious 3–6)

Produced by J. J. Abrams. lol. LOL

Score by Michael Giacchino. (if you are one of those people who, during the" Kirk sees the Enterprise for first time" scene, in the Star Trek reboot, listened hopefully, as the the score swelled to the height of a wet fart, then you know who this guy is)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACkEaxq_NT4 What should be a film defining moment, turned into "who the fuck scored this shit?" disbelief.
Seriously, listen to that shit (0.38 sec.). It is not poor. It is not even amateur. It is just BAD.

[Mischief Maker]

In retrospect what I should have said was "Star Trek Generations was so bad it gave birth to Mr. Plinkett!

[Obiwanshinobi]

Just when generations raised on superheroes start questioning their outfits, its about time for Star Trek to hear a thing or two about its wardrobe from yesterday's loyal fanbase. Something of a horse in the room, there.

[TransatlanticFoe]

Jesus Christ, did they crash the Enterprise again?

It's a traditional last resort of captain Kirk and captain Picard, as normal as a barbarian warrior returning from war victorious but severely wounded again.
I find crashing or losing the Enterprise (and getting a new and improved one for the next mission) a good tradition, which fits well both with the Federation's relaxed attitude towards costs and damages and with the gritty heroic attitude of Enterprise crews.

Relaxed because Trek communism means no money. No money, no obstacle! It also means they test their new kit as per the transporter accident in The Motion Picture...

[Durandal]

Trails In The Sky is my new standard for video game character writing.

It's like anime, except it's good.

It didn't bore me at all despite stuff like the school play 'episode' where there was barely any combat or exploration present.
Considering there's no (real) dialogue choices to be made or anime chicks to fap to in order to grab my attention, I'd consider the writing in TitS an impressive feat.

[Xyga]

TitS

Lol never noticed.

[kaicooper]

just watched these:
Captain America Civil Wars = one of the Worst and got best Ratings..shame
DeadPool = Awesom and fun R movie..
Downfall = one of the best movies about Hitler

gonna Watch:

saving private ryan
Schindler's List

[Vexorg]

Then again, I suppose it makes sense they tapped the fast and furious director for nuTrek, as he's already experienced at making movies about people who can summon an unlimited amount of expensive vehicles from the ether.

This is what I've been saying for years about the Fast and Furious movies. You can't think of them as car movies anymore; you pretty much have to think of the protagonists in the Fast and Furious movies as superheroes with the ability to summon unlimited cars.

[Mischief Maker]

Just when generations raised on superheroes start questioning their outfits, its about time for Star Trek to hear a thing or two about its wardrobe from yesterday's loyal fanbase. Something of a horse in the room, there.

Spoiler

Problem?

I can't wait to find out how they dance around Part 12's introduction of personal interstellar transporters and the cure for death.

[Obiwanshinobi]

If Star Wars was Lou Reed, Star Trek would be Frank Zappa.

[Sly Cherry Chunks]

I can't wait to find out how they dance around Part 12's introduction of personal interstellar transporters and the cure for death.

By ignoring it.

https://www.google.ca/#q=star+trek+beyo ... o+darkness