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    Hollywood has taken a classic...

    and remade it into a turd

    Walk like the King or walk like you don't care who the King is

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    Yeah....it looks terrible. The CGI looks horrible. And it seems they are going straight comedy with this one, over-the-top comedy I might add, while the original could have elements that jumped from serious, to scary, to black comedy, to comedy without ever feeling forced.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BeardoMSU View Post
    Yeah....it looks terrible. The CGI looks horrible. And it seems they are going straight comedy with this one, over-the-top comedy I might add, while the original could have elements that jumped from serious, to scary, to black comedy, to comedy without ever feeling forced.
    I don't know I kinda like the CGI. I think it's supposed to be like the old movies but with a refresh. Still the same style just better effects. I'd have to agree on the comedy. I don't think Hollywood knows how to make a good comedy anymore without over the top jokes or vulgar humor.

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    I just saw this... a little part of me died afterwards.
    Happy Festivus

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    If it's got Melissa McCarthy in it then it sucks.

    I guess we need a remake of The Godfather with Ben Affleck as Michael and Will Ferrell as Sonny.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TrapGame View Post

    I guess we need a remake of The Godfather with Ben Affleck as Michael and Will Ferrell as Sonny.
    Haha. Affleck has turned into a really good actor and director, but I agree, we need to stop it with the shitty re-treads.

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    Wow a lot of people will be fired for this disaster

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dawg61 View Post
    Wow a lot of people will be fired for this disaster
    I think you underestimate the movie going public these days. The crowd that made Jurassic World a smash hit, will do the same for this, I bet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dawg61 View Post
    Wow a lot of people will be fired for this disaster
    They will be praised for thrusting women into the spotlighting and crushing MISOGYNY and FEMALE OPPRESSION GENDER INEQUALITY PATRIARCHY OMG!!11!1!oneone

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    Quote Originally Posted by SignalToNoise View Post
    They will be praised for thrusting women into the spotlighting and crushing MISOGYNY and FEMALE OPPRESSION GENDER INEQUALITY PATRIARCHY OMG!!11!1!oneone
    The female leads is the component I have the least problem with. I do take issue with the casting choices (e.g., McCarthy), but I don't think its a crazy concept.

    What is depressing though, is the original cast were in talks to reprise their roles long before this re-tread was decided on. Unfortunately, Harold Ramis died during pre-production, so they called it off.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BeardoMSU View Post
    I think you underestimate the movie going public these days. The crowd that made Jurassic World a smash hit, will do the same for this, I bet.
    Ha I liked Jurassic World, mostly cause Chris Pratt is awesome but yea I was entertained for 2 hours for $20. It looked awesome in Imax.

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    Harold Ramis may come out of his grave and slap someone for this remake.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dawg61 View Post
    Ha I liked Jurassic World, mostly cause Chris Pratt is awesome but yea I was entertained for 2 hours for $20. It looked awesome in Imax.
    Yeah, I am being a little hard on Jurassic World, but I was immensely disappointing; I was hoping for something more like the original, which is one my favorite films of all time, and it still holds up with minimal CGI (practical effects and animatronics, ftw!).

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    The girl on the right from SNL is the absolute worst. She plays the same character in everything she does - the mad black woman.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MadDawg View Post
    The girl on the right from SNL is the absolute worst. She plays the same character in everything she does - the mad black woman.
    I thought she was a tranny at first, she is huge

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    Quote Originally Posted by BeardoMSU View Post
    Yeah, I am being a little hard on Jurassic World, but I was immensely disappointing; I was hoping for something more like the original, which is one my favorite films of all time, and it still holds up with minimal CGI (practical effects and animatronics, ftw!).
    Movies like Jurassic World I will gladly pay the extra money to watch it in Imax3D. The visuals and sound are what to me make these type of movies great. It's never the plot. Avatar for example looked and sounded just absolutely phenomenal in Imax3D but watch it on a normal flatscreen with no 3D and it's just another movie.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MadDawg View Post
    The girl on the right from SNL is the absolute worst. She plays the same character in everything she does - the mad black woman.
    Yeah, thought the same thing. Poor typecasting on her part. Also, it's a really cheezy way of trying to recreate the "Winston Zeddemore" part of the team, who wasn't an over-the-top character.

    "These things are real....since I've joined the company, I have see shit that will turn you white!".

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    Quote Originally Posted by defiantdog View Post
    Harold Ramis may come out of his grave and slap someone for this remake.
    If he doesn't then Murray and Akroyd need to pick up the slack. I dearly hope none of them made cameos.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dawg61 View Post
    Movies like Jurassic World I will gladly pay the extra money to watch it in Imax3D. The visuals and sound are what to me make these type of movies great. It's never the plot. Avatar for example looked and sounded just absolutely phenomenal in Imax3D but watch it on a normal flatscreen with no 3D and it's just another movie.
    Yeah, that's a good point, especially about Avatar, which was basically Dances with Wolves meets FernGully, with high definition and CGI, lol.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TrapGame View Post
    If it's got Melissa McCarthy in it then it sucks.
    McCarthy has been in some stinkers, but Spy was hilarious, especially all of her scenes with Jason Statham.

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