Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted May 12, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted May 12, 2017 I rewatched Prometheus the other night in preparation for Alien: Covenant, like a fucking mug, and it was still absolutely awful. But it still has the amazing operation scene:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IG2bicNOfo Similarly, Alien: Covenant is largely dreadful albeit in a more entertaining way and also features one absolutely brilliant scene that's actually briefly touched on in the trailer where Katherine Waterston is hanging on to the outside of a ship. Also, I just watched Sudden Death and it was disappointingly crap considering it was Peter Hyams, who's great, but it does feature an absolute gem of a scene with the one and only Powers Booth where he threatens to fill a little girl's mouth with spiders. Annoyingly I can't find a link to it anywhere. Any more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted May 12, 2017 Awards Moderator Share Posted May 12, 2017 The one I think of is the runaway train/William Tell sequence in The Lone Ranger. Ten glorious minutes that you have to wade through two hours of tosh to get to. I'd also mention the Louisiana Gator Boys scene in Blues Brothers 2000, but that's down to the musicians they managed to gather together to play rather than anything necessarily cinematic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 I don't know about it being a brilliant scene but Michael Corleones line of "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in" is a brilliant line in a terrible film, as The Godfather Part III is a terrible film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Nick Soapdish Posted May 12, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted May 12, 2017 51 minutes ago, HarmonicGenerator said: The one I think of is the runaway train/William Tell sequence in The Lone Ranger. Ten glorious minutes that you have to wade through two hours of tosh to get to. I'd also mention the Louisiana Gator Boys scene in Blues Brothers 2000, but that's down to the musicians they managed to gather together to play rather than anything necessarily cinematic. 💯 agree with this. That film is so dull but that whole finale sequence is amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Nick Soapdish Posted May 13, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted May 13, 2017 I would say the Star Wars Prequels are prime for this. The pod racing and Darth Maul v Obi and Jinn fight from episode one, the Arena battle (shamelessly ripped of from John Carter) in episode 2 and the battle scenes/fights in episode 3. The rest is mostly guff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted May 13, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted May 13, 2017 Hang on, ripped off from John Carter? The film which came out years later? Or are you referring to another adaptation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members gmoney Posted May 13, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted May 13, 2017 The balloon crash at the beginning of Enduring Love is horrifying and fantastic. Switch off after that though, the rest is shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Dammer Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Plus the pod racing was pish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 4 hours ago, Nick Soapdish said: I would say the Star Wars Prequels are prime for this. The pod racing and Darth Maul v Obi and Jinn fight from episode one, the Arena battle (shamelessly ripped of from John Carter) in episode 2 and the battle scenes/fights in episode 3. The rest is mostly guff  2 hours ago, PunkStep said: Hang on, ripped off from John Carter? The film which came out years later? Or are you referring to another adaptation? John Carter itself was based on A Princess of Mars, a story that was first published in 1917, and was serialised as Under The Moons of Mars in 1912. They were part of the Barsoom series of novels, some of which had been marked for film adaptations as far back as the 1930s, but never got off the ground until Disney got involved, first in the 1980s , which they abandoned but retained the rights, and again in the noughties when they finally made John Carter. There was supposed to be a trilogy of John Carter films, but it was a monumental flop, the sequels were cancelled and the rights have reverted back to the estate of the original authors. Its more likely that both films drew inspiration from that rather than one film ripping off the other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted May 13, 2017 Author Paid Members Share Posted May 13, 2017 4 hours ago, gmoney said: The balloon crash at the beginning of Enduring Love is horrifying and fantastic. Switch off after that though, the rest is shite. Yeah, it's cracking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz5yu3qqGTQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted May 13, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted May 13, 2017 Neo fighting Mr Smith x200 in Matrix Reloaded was the highlight of the two underwhelming follow ups to the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted May 13, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted May 13, 2017 Or the scene with Monica Bellucci- "She was not kissing your face, my love". My goodness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Nick Soapdish Posted May 13, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted May 13, 2017 8 hours ago, WyattSheepMask said:  John Carter itself was based on A Princess of Mars, a story that was first published in 1917, and was serialised as Under The Moons of Mars in 1912. They were part of the Barsoom series of novels, some of which had been marked for film adaptations as far back as the 1930s, but never got off the ground until Disney got involved, first in the 1980s , which they abandoned but retained the rights, and again in the noughties when they finally made John Carter. There was supposed to be a trilogy of John Carter films, but it was a monumental flop, the sequels were cancelled and the rights have reverted back to the estate of the original authors. Its more likely that both films drew inspiration from that rather than one film ripping off the other As I understood it John Carter was an adaptation of Princess of Mars as that was going to be the original title (John Carter and The Princess of Mars, Then John Carter of Mars (which is the logo they used at the end of the film) and then John Carter. The reason for the name change? Both Mission to Mars and Mars needs Moms had flopped, so Disney insisted the title change. Problem is 1) John Carter didn't mean anything to most people, it was just a name, and 2) John Carter was the co-lead character in 90s hit show "er". Unlike Tarzan, John Carter was never that well known. It's a shame because I think the film is pretty good and could have led to further films. However, as Episode 2 showed, and to a lesser extent things like Flash Gordon, a lot of the iconic bits had already been copied so many thought this was a rip off of existing films rather then based on original source material. I reckon had it not have gone so over budget we'd have had a sequel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrodyGraham Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 I love John Carter. It scratches the itch I have for old fashioned matinee adventure movies. I've a running disagreement with a friend who objects to the fact that I enjoyed it more than  Dark Knight Rises which was released about the same time. More on topic, and I'm aware I may be in the minority here, but in the cinema I really enjoyed the last 40 minutes of Transformers: Dark of the Moon. I'm aware that the preceding 90 minutes or so were awful but it's peak noisy flashy nonsense for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted May 14, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted May 14, 2017 Dark Knight Rises was absolute wank, you're spot on to prefer John Carter to that tripe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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