Repo Men

[Preturbed]

was terrible. Ok so it was passable until the It was all just a dream ending. I stopped writing those endings in or around third grade. All emotional impact of this film has been drained. It is meaningless. It could have been good, even thought-provoking, until some jerkass decided to play to the lowest common denominator. Instead of a subtle suggestion, we got a jackhammer.

I hate going to the movies while smart.

[Kim]

I like this premise better as (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EOSNU57P5Y&feature=related) a (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIHifxWdmRQ&feature=related) musical (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTZcLThd7Ek&feature=related). An incredibly cheesy, overdramatic musical sure, but still!

[Preturbed]

The musical was pretty bad, mostly because it focused too much on the music and kept the plot to 30 second clips between songs.

[Mirai Gen]

Repo! was awesome shut your fucking holes.

[Viridis]

I was okay with the opera. I like a lot of the songs (Gold, Night Surgeon, Let the Monster Rise, among others) and I listen to the soundtrack from time to time.

I didn't like the Shilo character much. I understand why but it amazed me how little self-preservation she had. "Okay, I'll just get into the limo with the stranger to further the plot." I enjoyed the Blind Mag and Nathan characters, though. And Rotti's a magnificent bastard.



I have nothing to say about this new movie but it seems very typical Hollywood action from the little I've seen.

[BitVyper]

The musical was pretty bad, mostly because it focused too much on the music

The musical was completely awesome specifically because of this. Also it had Sarah Brightman, friggin awesome costumes, great atmosphere, and a pretty decent plot no matter how much you claim otherwise.

Edit: I'm confused - is this movie related to the musical in any official manner? Anyway, I looked at the wiki, and it looks pretty awful.

[Mirai Gen]

What Bit said. What I loved about Repo is because it basically said "The original part of our plot is the fact that it is almost 98% entirely music."

It wasn't the most mind-blowingly amazing plot (pretty good opera plot, IE, a huge tragedy with lots of death), but as Bit said there were so many things going for it. I can't get how come critics slammed it for being a bit goofy at times and intentionally gory.

EDIT: it isn't related at all, Bit. They basically took the plot to Repo and said, hmm, how can we make it a generic movie and gut all the creativity and fun this other movie had?

[BitVyper]

Yeah, apparently it's based on a book, so I'm assuming they're based on the same book.

What I loved about Repo is because it basically said "The original part of our plot is the fact that it is almost 98% entirely music."

Honestly, the preview could have just said "Sarah Brightman has laser eyes and sings Opera" and I would have gone. <3 Sarah Brightman.

[Mirai Gen]

I can totally see someone looking at an advertisement for that and going, "Hmmm, you know, Sarah Brightman is good in operas but...it's missing something."

[Magus]

I personally can't believe Repo Men is based on a book simply because the premise didn't seem capable of carrying a full book, it's more likely they took a 16 page short story and made it into a full-length movie by changing everything and adding 90 minutes of shenanigans (it's been done before, about a hundred times. Such as The Running Man, or 3:10 to Yuma, or about a million Phillip K. Dick short stories).

Also I'm glad I actually read the spoiler in the first post, because seriously, fuck movies that do that. Glad that when you hover over the link on the forum it shows you the text of the first post without the spoiler tags covering stuff, it's saved me 7.50 already.

[Mirai Gen]

I personally can't believe Repo Men is based on a book simply because the premise didn't seem capable of carrying a full book, it's more likely they took a 16 page short story and made it into a full-length movie by changing everything and adding 90 minutes of shenanigans (it's been done before, about a hundred times. Such as The Running Man, or 3:10 to Yuma, or about a million Phillip K. Dick short stories).
Overdrawn at the Memory Bank.

[Preturbed]

Also I'm glad I actually read the spoiler in the first post, because seriously, fuck movies that do that. Glad that when you hover over the link on the forum it shows you the text of the first post without the spoiler tags covering stuff, it's saved me 7.50 already.

Oh, haha. Didn't realize that about hovering over stuff. Guess I'll be more careful when I'm writing about something that I legitimately think should be in a spoiler. Really though, what other movies or shows did that? I mean, I guess General Hostpital did, but it's a damn soap. I thought endings like that had been completely eliminated from our films because they are so thoroughly hated.

[Magus]

I personally wouldn't even spoil it, you're doing a great service to your community by pointing it out because seriously, that is a stupid way to end any movie ever created. Ever.

[Mirai Gen]

Yeah I remember several books about writing that I read which basically said, "do not ever, ever do this."

It's nice to know people are still morons.

[Bob The Mercenary]

Just got back from seeing it.

Fuck this movie and its ending. The action kept me engaged, but seriously, fuck that ending.

[Kim]

Repo! was awesome shut your fucking holes.

It was pretty great, but some of the songs... were terrible. I mean, Mark It Up is just... ugh.

[Mirai Gen]

Most fans ignore songs like Mark It Up and Seventeen.

I don't know where they got the idea of turning Shiloh into a punk-rock singer but it was a serious Big Lipped Alligator Moment.

[BitVyper]

No, the scene made sense, it was just a bad song. Smacking her was the proper response.

Every musical has a couple.

[Mirai Gen]

The Big Lipped Alligator Moment was only because it really, really came out of nowhere. Like I can get the unrealistic moments of people are singing and dancing, that's what musicals are all about. But what threw me was when her bedroom opens up to her own punk band and her clothes change.

I'm pretty sure that Repo never had absurd shit like that happen.

Plus it seriously went on forever.

[Funka Genocide]

I guess I could appreciate that the entire movie was one great big exercise in audience moral deconstruction. Nothing terribly artful about it, but a sophisticated enough psychological undertone that I didn't totally hate it.

It didn't make you think, but it certainly allowed you the latitude to do so.

also, fuck musicals. Honestly.

[pochercoaster]

I like Ebert's assessment of this movie as an argument in favour of public health care. :P

[Kim]

also, fuck musicals. Honestly.

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[Magus]

also, fuck musicals. Honestly.

While in a way this sentiment makes sense, it is destroyed by a few simple observations:

1. The Blues Brothers is technically a musical.
2. There have been at least a few musicals about serial killers and presidential assassins which are just hysterical.
3. The Protomen if filmed would basically have to be a musical.

While the content of your average musical of yesteryear is sickening (Sound of Music, etc.), there is nothing wrong with the actual format of a musical.