Repo Men

Preturbed · 03-20-2010, 12:00 AM

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 · 03-20-2010, 12:14 AM

I like this premise better as a musical. An incredibly cheesy, overdramatic musical sure, but still!

Preturbed · 03-20-2010, 12:19 AM

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 · 03-20-2010, 12:35 AM

Repo! was awesome shut your fucking holes.

Viridis · 03-20-2010, 03:07 AM

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 · 03-20-2010, 10:04 AM

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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 · 03-20-2010, 10:28 AM

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 · 03-20-2010, 11:19 AM

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

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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 · 03-20-2010, 03:48 PM

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 · 03-20-2010, 09:21 PM

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.

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Preturbed betrayal! Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,092	Repo Men 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. __________________ sudden but inevitable

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Kim adorable Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 12,950	I like this premise better as a musical. An incredibly cheesy, overdramatic musical sure, but still! __________________ this post is about how to successfully H the Kimmy

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Preturbed betrayal! Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,092	The musical was pretty bad, mostly because it focused too much on the music and kept the plot to 30 second clips between songs. __________________ sudden but inevitable

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Mirai Gen We are Geth. Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 14,032	Repo! was awesome shut your fucking holes. __________________

03-20-2010, 10:28 AM	#7
Mirai Gen We are Geth. Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 14,032	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? __________________ Last edited by Mirai Gen; 03-20-2010 at 10:35 AM.

03-20-2010, 03:48 PM	#9
Mirai Gen We are Geth. Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 14,032	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." __________________

03-20-2010, 09:21 PM	#10
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	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. __________________ The Valiant Review Last edited by Magus; 03-20-2010 at 09:23 PM.