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Saw The Avengers. The plot is pretty much your basic buddy movie formula: Problem occurs, buddies needed to solve problem, buddies don't get along, catalyst/epiphany, buddies get along, buddies solve problem. Just insert "Heroes" for "buddies", "Crazy supernatural crisis" for "problem" and "kick the ass out of" for "solve".

The dialogue is generally really good, the movie stays true to its genre and keeps continuity w/ other hero movies. Definitely a movie to see on the big screen rather than waiting for it to come out on video.

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Prometheus - Enjoyed it. The movie itself was shot beautifully and the graphics were incredible. The movie alone was worth it via special affects and landscape. That said, expect to leave with many questions unresolved. (as is intended) If you ever watched Lost and Lindelof's writing, you'll understand what I'm talking about. I keep hearing people harp on the "plot" in regards to this, but the plot is fine. I think it's the unanswered questions that remain that confuse this with a bad plot. I think they've done a remarkable job with this stand alone movie, with somewhat tying it in to the Alien franchise. It's nothing like Alien or Aliens in terms of scary or action packed. It's somewhere in between but with hidden agendas and a great cast, and some cool HOLY SHIT moments. Overall, a very good Sci-fi movie, but most likely won't be winning any Oscars.

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one of several i will see this summer. going to see this on sunday, plan to see spiderman opening weekend, and THE DARK KNIGHT RISES 07.20.12 @ 12:01 AM (i'll buy tickets this monday the 11th)

pm me if you have any interest in watching the prologue

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People have really shot this movie down saying its lame, and Hollywood has run out of ideas, not realizing this is a BOOK. I finished the book last week and I thought the ending blew. I wasn't happy with it. But since I read the book, I have to go see the movie just to compare. Its a Tim Burton movie and its rated R (Yay violence!) So I'm hoping the effects will be superb even if everything else sucks.

To be honest I'm not expecting a lot out of the movie and I could really only see the people who read the book enjoying the movie.

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movie looks hilarious but i don't like the fact that he doesn't have the beard throughout

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[quote=los panda;920706]movie looks hilarious but i don't like the fact that he doesn't have the beard throughout[/quote]

Well he didn't grow the beard til later in life anyway.

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[quote=DynamiteRave;920707]Well he didn't grow the beard til later in life anyway.[/quote]false, he was born with it.

if he can hunt vampires, he can be born w a beard, darnit

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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC8VJ9aeB_g]Django Unchained Teaser Trailer - YouTube[/ame]

Outside the Candidate and the Dictator, this is the movie im most excited about this year. first trailer

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django looks good. I saw prometheus last night. I thought it was good, so not sure about the some of the reviews i've seen.

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is django the bounty hunter's daddy named dboba?

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saw prometheus yesterday. it was alright, nothing special, nothing terrible. my favorite part was immediately after david spoke to the "engineer"

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[quote=los panda;920767]is django the bounty hunter's daddy named dboba?[/quote]No, his dad is Ddog.
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[quote=los panda;920768]saw prometheus yesterday. it was alright, nothing special, nothing terrible. my favorite part was immediately after david spoke to the "engineer"[/quote]

Not even understanding how you can walk away from that movie and say that unless you have no idea about the Alien universe (space jockey) or you were expecting something completely different. Hell, even Roger Ebert liked it and this guy kills most...lol


[url=http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8020546/prometheus-ridley-scott-blockbuster-alien-franchise]'Prometheus,' Ridley Scott, and the blockbuster 'Alien' franchise - Grantland[/url]

[quote]And here's the thing — despite being one of the summer's biggest and most commercially ambitious films, Prometheus is probably the single strangest one since the original. It manages, in the way that Scott's first Alien did, to wed serious and quixotic questions about creation and the bitter origins of life to some of the most unlikely, visceral, and entertaining horror scenes ever put to film. One sequence in particular is probably the most vivid and outright revolting thing any director in this franchise has attempted since that first alien came gurgling out of John Hurt's chest.

It's the type of spectacle that restores your faith in the type of event cinema that dominates the summer, and though Prometheus was clearly expensive to make (though not compared to some of the other landmark blockbuster releases on the 2012 calendar), it's not the film's size or scope that make it great; it's the quality of detail and ambition that Scott and nerd-god screenwriter Damon Lindelof (working off a draft first written by Jon Spaihts) bring to the work. It remains baffling that somehow this, of all franchises, has become the one where directors and screenwriters make personal statements and explore big (albeit regretfully Erich von Däniken–informed) ideas about the nature of man and the universe. But that's what Scott is using it for.[/quote]

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People have really shot this movie down saying its lame, and Hollywood has run out of ideas, not realizing this is a BOOK. I finished the book last week and I thought the ending blew. I wasn't happy with it. But since I read the book, I have to go see the movie just to compare. Its a Tim Burton movie and its rated R (Yay violence!) So I'm hoping the effects will be superb even if everything else sucks.

To be honest I'm not expecting a lot out of the movie and I could really only see the people who read the book enjoying the movie.[/quote]

tat r impossible It ca no haz timmy durton. If it r was TIm BuRTon movie y it no haz Jonny Deep n Helena Carter-Boxom? hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?

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I checked out Prometheus this weekend and really liked it. Can't wait to see it again.

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[quote=Chico23231;920717][URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC8VJ9aeB_g"]Django Unchained Teaser Trailer - YouTube[/URL]

Outside the Candidate and the Dictator, this is the movie im most excited about this year. first trailer[/quote]

Yeah no doubt, definitely want to see this

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[quote=Dirtbag59;920776]tat r impossible It ca no haz timmy durton. If it r was TIm BuRTon movie y it no haz Jonny Deep n Helena Carter-Boxom? hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?[/quote]

Maybe that's a good thing, considering how badly Dark Shadows tanked, Burton could use a break from Johnny for at least 1 movie.

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[quote=NC_Skins;920773]Not even understanding how you can walk away from that movie and say that unless you have no idea about the Alien universe (space jockey) or you were expecting something completely different. Hell, even Roger Ebert liked it and this guy kills most...lol[/quote]it was probably due to lack of alien universe knowledge. i love alien, really like aliens, did not enjoy alien 3, didn't watch any of the others. it was almost exactly what i expected.

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[quote=los panda;922069]it was probably due to lack of alien universe knowledge. i love alien, really like aliens, did not enjoy alien 3, didn't watch any of the others. it was almost exactly what i expected.[/quote]

I LOVE when people get mad at someone for not loving a movie the way they loved it. They are the same people that get mad when they are having a beer and you decide not to.

SCI-FI is for a select few either you love it or not. Rarely does a Sci-Fi movie evoke excitement to non-sci-fi folks.

Like some folks love Star Trek; Battleship Galactica; Firefly; Dr. Who; etc... I have honestly tried to watch all of those and to me they are blah.

It takes a movie like Star Wars in order to appeal to the masses. Yes Alien was very popular but most people will remember it for the alien shooting out of the guy's gut; Weaver's skimpy underwear; Ash being a robot and the ending. They won't recall they were on the Nostromo that they went to investigate a ship on moon LV-223 etc. Only a true Sci Fi nerd would remember all the details.

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Well, finally!
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still can't (but somehow will) wait! bought tickets 2 weeks ago for it in imax
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That's My Boy was pretty entertaining. I am usually not a Sandler advocate, but he was pretty funny in this one. Good flick if you like off the wall type comedy.

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Go see Ted. It's hilarious. Funniest movie I've seen in ages.


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[QUOTE=NC_Skins;923333]Go see Ted. It's hilarious. Funniest movie I've seen in ages.


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I agree, funny movie with a ton of laughs.

[QUOTE=jbcjr14;923345]I agree, funny movie with a ton of laughs.[/QUOTE]

Better than hangover and step bros?

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[quote=skinsfaninok;923346]Better than hangover and step bros?[/quote]


I'd say yes. Definitely better than Step bros.

I don't think it was better than Step Bros or Hangover. It is in that league though for sure. Funny, need to see it again to catch the stuff I missed from laughing so hard.

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Saw Prometheus in IMAX 3D. I loved the Alien series and kind of felt this one was good but could have been a little better. The editing just didn't seem to flow very well. It was decent and would recommend it especially if you are a fan of the series. It just didn't wow me like I anticipated. I guess I was expecting something a little "smarter".

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[quote=NC_Skins;923333]Go see Ted. It's hilarious. Funniest movie I've seen in ages.


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get to a 15/70mm imax theater near you!

Washington, D.C. - National Air and Space Museum
Washington, D.C. - National Museum of Natural History
Baltimore - Maryland Science Center
Chantilly - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Richmond - IMAX Dome, Science Museum of Virginia
Virginia Beach - Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center

if anyone knows of any more 15/70mm imax theaters in dc, md, or va, let me know
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[quote=jbcjr14;923477]I don't think it was better than Step Bros or Hangover. It is in that league though for sure. Funny, need to see it again to catch the stuff I missed from laughing so hard.[/quote]

Did you have to see Hangover or Step Bros again because you missed stuff from laughing so hard the first time? Because if not...

[QUOTE=SmootSmack;924346]Did you have to see Hangover or Step Bros again because you missed stuff from laughing so hard the first time? Because if not...[/QUOTE]

Hangover was overrated IMO.

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[quote=hooskins;924348]Hangover was overrated IMO.[/quote]

Here, here!

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ted was hilarious. giovanni ribisi's character was top notch

Step bros is the funniest movie I've ever seen imo. From Start to end laughing all movie. Hangover was great too

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still can't wait for thursday night
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I had a different impression of Ted than most of those posting here... I thought it was just "alright." Felt like the vast majority of the jokes were in the previews and all in all, it felt like a 90 minute Family Guy episode.

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Ted was funny though I never saw an episode of Family Guy, just bits and parts. Mark Wahlberg surprisingly was very funny in this. It is not for kids at all. But really it is a funny movie.

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I thought ted was great until they decided something bad needed to happen, then it got really lame and predictable. still wort watching, but i don't think i'll be buying it or anything.