Repo Men - Page 2

Mirai Gen · 03-21-2010, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by 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).

Overdrawn at the Memory Bank.

Preturbed · 03-21-2010, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Magus

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 · 03-21-2010, 01:44 PM

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 · 03-21-2010, 03:31 PM

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 · 03-21-2010, 04:23 PM

Just got back from seeing it.

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

Kim · 03-22-2010, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Mirai Gen

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 · 03-23-2010, 02:19 AM

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 · 03-23-2010, 07:57 AM

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

Every musical has a couple.

Mirai Gen · 03-23-2010, 12:48 PM

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 · 03-24-2010, 04:20 PM

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.

03-21-2010, 01:44 PM	#13
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	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. __________________ The Valiant Review

03-21-2010, 03:31 PM	#14
Mirai Gen We are Geth. Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 14,032	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. __________________

03-21-2010, 04:23 PM	#15
Bob The Mercenary Bob Dole Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bob Dole Posts: 5,606	Just got back from seeing it. Fuck this movie and its ending. The action kept me engaged, but seriously, fuck that ending. __________________ Bob Dole

03-23-2010, 02:19 AM	#17
Mirai Gen We are Geth. Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 14,032	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. __________________

03-23-2010, 07:57 AM	#18
BitVyper History's Strongest Dilettante Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Arcadia Posts: 6,662	No, the scene made sense, it was just a bad song. Smacking her was the proper response. Every musical has a couple. __________________ "There are worlds out there where the sky is burning, and the sea is asleep, and the rivers dream. People made of smoke and cities made of song. Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice, somewhere else the tea's getting cold. Come on, Ace; we've got work to do!" Awesome art be here.

03-23-2010, 12:48 PM	#19
Mirai Gen We are Geth. Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 14,032	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. __________________

03-24-2010, 04:20 PM	#20
Funka Genocide Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 4,566	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. Last edited by Funka Genocide; 03-24-2010 at 04:25 PM.