[notabear]

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there was even a hint of romantic interest between two characters that went nowhere besides a joke. Unnecessary.

Yeah, I am gonna have to agree on that; would have liked to have seen that expanded upon a little more then just a joke, but it kind of lightened the mood; for the most part it was kind of a dark and depressing movie.

[Colonel Link]

...Am I the only one who missed any indication of romance at all?

[Colton]

Jadyn, on 24 July 2007 - 12:19 AM, said:

Order of the Phoenix gets an 8.5 for the same reason.

Have you seen the newest one? I personally thought it was amazing. I'd probably give it a 9.5 out of 10.

[Crimian]

I apparently have a knack for seeing movies in a series out of sequence. I watched The Bourne Ultimatum the other night, having only seen The Bourne Identity, and I'm pretty sure it ruined the climax of The Bourne Supremacy for me. However, it was still a rather outstanding movie in its own right.

[Vindicta]

Ransom, on 27 July 2010 - 12:47 AM, said:

Ah, you miss the point.

At the end...

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we're left to wonder if it was all a dream. The fact that the characters seem to be less developed to you might indicate they are just parts of Cobb's subconscious no?

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But we're still LEFT TO WONDER. Ambiguous endings are a cop-out and a bore. If I KNEW that everything was a dream, then yes maybe having the other characters be a part of his subconscious would make sense and I'd be ok with it, but I don't know. And, thinking on what you just said, the movie now seems even more like a giant heap of ambiguity. Poor decision by Nolan.

[Ransom]

Vindicta, on 28 July 2010 - 04:29 PM, said:

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But we're still LEFT TO WONDER. Ambiguous endings are a cop-out and a bore. If I KNEW that everything was a dream, then yes maybe having the other characters be a part of his subconscious would make sense and I'd be ok with it, but I don't know. And, thinking on what you just said, the movie now seems even more like a giant heap of ambiguity. Poor decision by Nolan.

No they're not

Some of the best movies and novels work that way.

[Sargus]

Vindicta, on 28 July 2010 - 04:29 PM, said:

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But we're still LEFT TO WONDER. Ambiguous endings are a cop-out and a bore. If I KNEW that everything was a dream, then yes maybe having the other characters be a part of his subconscious would make sense and I'd be ok with it, but I don't know. And, thinking on what you just said, the movie now seems even more like a giant heap of ambiguity. Poor decision by Nolan.

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There's absolutely a way to do ambiguity right - some of the most classic novels and films have done it, much to an audience's excitement, not boredom. Inception does it right.

Also, on characters, I cared about Cobb's team a lot more than, say, the crew of Morpheous' ship in The Matrix. I liked Ariadne a lot, in particular, and thought we got some good insight into how she thought. Also, exploring Fischer's relationship with his father had a lot of character.

I'm sorry you didn't enjoy the film as much as most did, and of course there's not really anything I can do to change your mind on that, I'm just saying that from a writing perspective it was extremely solid - up their with some of the best cinema has to offer.

Oh, and speaking of Inception, someone noticed something really cool (IMO) in the music that I might never have caught myself:

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This could lend something to the "Cobb is still dreaming!" argument, which I still go back and forth on, but it could also be saying that the audience themselves need to wake up. Either way (or neither way), it's pretty crazy and brilliant.

[Colonel Link]

Sargus, on 29 July 2010 - 12:29 PM, said:

Oh, and speaking of Inception, someone noticed something really cool (IMO) in the music that I might never have caught myself:

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This could lend something to the "Cobb is still dreaming!" argument, which I still go back and forth on, but it could also be saying that the audience themselves need to wake up. Either way (or neither way), it's pretty crazy and brilliant.

Oh.My.Goodness. That is brilliant! Now my mind is all messed up with!!!

[Evili]

Resident Evil: Degeneration

This movie was a mixed bag. The story was very sub-par, but when you compare it to other Resident Evil stories, it fits right in. It's more enjoyable if you're a fan of the whole world that was created in the games.

The animation was also mixed. There were some scenes that were rendered beautifully, and others that you had to really stretch your imagination. The animation is basically the same looking as the cut scenes in Resident Evil 5 (not quite up to par with RE5, but close), which is why I always felt like I was watching a cut scene inside a game. I kept waiting for the movie to fade out and for me to take control of the player. And that's not a bad thing, I suppose. It's just a weird thing. But, as I said, a few scenes are just awkward looking. The lip syncing is also very weird, and I don't remember a single scene where I thought "Oh yeah, that animated character actually said that line".

The voice actors were decent enough though. The little girl actor was unbearable, but Leon and Clair both had pretty decent voice actors (Leon's voice was the same actor from Resident Evil 4). Everyone else wasn't of the highest quart, but certainly not bad. I wish there was an option to listen to the Japanese cast, but oh well.

As for the good stuff, the fighting is very high quality, the explosions looked nice, and all around the action scenes were very well done. The second to last scene in the movie is certainly a sight to behold.

Good job Capcom, but as for video games rendered into movie form using CG, Square has you beat. Still, worth a watch for fans of the series.

(just a note, I almost typed "This game" instead of "This movie" more than once).

[Forte V4]

I thought Degeneration wasn't half bad. But man, I wouldn't ever say Advent Children was better. Advent Children was so bad it made every baby in the world cry all at the same time.

[Crimian]

Forte V4, on 30 July 2010 - 09:46 AM, said:

I thought Degeneration wasn't half bad. But man, I wouldn't ever say Advent Children was better. Advent Children was so bad it made every baby in the world cry all at the same time.

Did you ever see Advent Children Complete? It is significantly better.

[Forte V4]

Crimian, on 30 July 2010 - 09:54 AM, said:

Did you ever see Advent Children Complete? It is significantly better.

Actually, no. What's better about it?

[Crimian]

Forte V4, on 30 July 2010 - 09:58 AM, said:

Actually, no. What's better about it?

About half an hour of altered/additional scenes, almost all of which actually explain backstory and help the movie to be comprehensible. Doesn't eliminate all of the flaws, but as I said, makes it significantly better than the original version.

[Evili]

Forte V4, on 30 July 2010 - 09:46 AM, said:

I thought Degeneration wasn't half bad. But man, I wouldn't ever say Advent Children was better. Advent Children was so bad it made every baby in the world cry all at the same time.

Really?! I thought Advent Children was better in terms of animation, lip syncing and acting.

[notabear]

Watched Repo Men. "What a twist~!" xD hahahaha, that's all I got to say.