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TheWickerFan 06-13-2010 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by cheebacheeba (Post 863862)
Matrix sequels
NOES 2010...and, well, most NOES films after #3.
Rob Zombies stuff
Amityville remake
X-Men origins - Wolverine
Omen 4
Most Simon Pegg post "Shaun".
Romeros post 2000 films
Final Destination 3&4
Universal Soldier - Regeneration
Critters 3&4
AVP movies
Every second "Broken Lizard" film post Super Troopers.

Those are what come immediately to mind.

I can't argue with any of those (except Rob Zombie's The Devil's Rejects), but my expectations were pretty low for most of them so I didn't feel TOO disappointed.

_____V_____ 06-13-2010 02:16 AM

Tough to list. I always find something good even in a bad movie.

Hmm...The Village, Lady in the Water...Shyamalan's post-Unbreakable efforts maybe?

Boll KG Productions...

Incoherent and disjointed indies.

roshiq 06-13-2010 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by TheWickerFan (Post 863762)
These are some films that I had high expectations for and felt quite let down by:

American Psycho (2000)
A Tale Of Two Sisters (2003)
The Exorcism Of Emily Rose (2005)

3 of my favorites.

TheWickerFan 06-13-2010 03:39 AM

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Originally Posted by roshiq (Post 863869)
3 of my favorites.

WARNING POSSIBLE SPOILERS

Exorcism Of Emily Rose just wasn't scary.

American Psycho had one of those really annoying twists that just ruined the entire film.

I almost liked Tale Of Two Sisters, but the twist in that just left me disappointed (and I think they might have cheated just a little bit).

TheWickerFan 06-13-2010 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by _____V_____ (Post 863867)
Tough to list. I always find something good even in a bad movie.

Hmm...The Village, Lady in the Water...Shyamalan's post-Unbreakable efforts maybe?

Boll KG Productions...

Incoherent and disjointed indies.

WARNING POSSIBLE SPOILERS

I really like M. Night Shyamalan; Signs was my personal favorite. I can certainly understand why people don't like his films though; I could see the shocking twist coming a mile away in The Sixth Sense, The Happening had a really weak ending (it was really good up until they reached Mrs. Jones' farmhouse and then it just ground to a halt). I enjoyed Unbreakable and Lady In The Water (I don't know why people hated Lady In The Water so much).

Then there's The Village. Not only could I see the shocking twist coming a mile away, but also there were no monsters (except a simpering Adrian Brody). It brings to mind something Bart Simpson said:"You know what would have been scarier than nothing? Anything!"

cheebacheeba 06-13-2010 06:35 AM

I think a lot of the problems with Shamalamadingdongs films is that at least until the point of signs or the village or whichever of those came out last, they all followed the same structure - At that point I stopped watching, I think there's been a couple since?
Though yeah personally I only really liked Unbreakable our of all his films, kind of wish he'd went ahead with his apparently planned remainder of the "trilogy".

TheWickerFan 06-13-2010 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by cheebacheeba (Post 863889)
I think a lot of the problems with Shamalamadingdongs films is that at least until the point of signs or the village or whichever of those came out last, they all followed the same structure - At that point I stopped watching, I think there's been a couple since?
Though yeah personally I only really liked Unbreakable our of all his films, kind of wish he'd went ahead with his apparently planned remainder of the "trilogy".

WARNING POSSIBLE SPOILERS

Signs, The Happening, and Lady In The Water didn't have any "shocking twist".

If he continued on with the extremely obvious twist endings, I think I would have given up watching his films.

cheebacheeba 06-13-2010 06:54 PM

Personally that's what drew me away from them...didn't mind signs but did not find it a thing of greatness...and next there was something about a chick in a pool that starred that fucker I hate...the whole film just looked completely unappealing...the happening looks "ok" but yeah I just don't think I'm in a rush to see anything more he's come out with.

TheWickerFan 06-14-2010 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by cheebacheeba (Post 863947)
Personally that's what drew me away from them...didn't mind signs but did not find it a thing of greatness...and next there was something about a chick in a pool that starred that fucker I hate...the whole film just looked completely unappealing...the happening looks "ok" but yeah I just don't think I'm in a rush to see anything more he's come out with.

Can't say I blame you; I just stubbornly hold on to the idea that he's got a great movie left in him.


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