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TWRoO on 26 November 2008

This is a thread for the discussion of how great these two films in particular are, and any other films that you feel need adding to the list.

And I don't mean great like some other films are great, but there is something about these two and perhaps Toy Story as well that I can't explain.... it's like, they are blockbuster type films meant to please the masses, but they also go beyond that so that.

So The Matrix could have been another example, except it's a bit too nerdy/geeky, whatever the term for tech-head is nowadays.

I think I am rambling.

enjoy

(I expect this thread to have a maximum of 2 replies by the time I next check VGC in the morning, so please no more posts after the first 2)



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akuma587 on 26 November 2008

Jumanji is a terrible movie.

Jurassic Park is amazing. Its special effects have aged so well that its pretty incredible.

The Matrix is a phenomenal film is well. There is no shame in liking The Matrix. It is all around a quality film.

Check out Dark City if you liked The Matrix and are into artsier films.



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Judeophobia on 26 November 2008

Jumangi was a great movie! I loved it.

Never did see Jurassic Park. I rented it and the disk was scratched. I'll have to just buy it i guess. It'll prob be like $10



hitoriki on 27 November 2008

jumanji is just awful.

jurassic park is ok.



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RCTjunkie on 27 November 2008

Jumanji haters are.....
Well, I don't have a word to describe them. Jumanji was awesome!



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Onyxmeth on 27 November 2008

Zathura was so much better than Jumanji.

Jurassic Park is a classic though, but I did feel like punching Spielberg in the mouth after I got around to reading the book.



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Strategyking92 on 27 November 2008

zathura.. was ok. Jumanji was so much better than that though.




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RCTjunkie on 27 November 2008
Strategyking92 said:
zathura.. was ok. Jumanji was so much better than that though.




Speaking of robin williams movies, I recently watched Hook, boy, what a movie masterpiece

 

 I <3 Hook! That was such an oddball, like a sequel to Peter Pan, which made it awesome!



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stof on 27 November 2008

Can't say I'm a big Jumanji fan. But Jurassic Park is such a timeless film. It just fires on all levels and the effects haven't aged a day. I'd say my only complaint was the lame "the girl is a hacker" part. That was unnecessary and silly. But in every other way. Fantastic.

Onyxmeth said:

Zathura was so much better than Jumanji.

Jurassic Park is a classic though, but I did feel like punching Spielberg in the mouth after I got around to reading the book.

 

Funny you should say that Onyxmeth. I just read the book a month ago and while I thought it had a terrific and engaging first half, I thought the second half just trailed off in to contrived dinosaur action sequences. Oh my god its the T-Rex again! but they managed to get away until oh no it's the T-Rex again!

I appreciate the film more now since it managed to prevent the story from trailing off and losing it's magic like the book did.



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izaaz101 on 27 November 2008

I'm embarrassed to admit this, but at one point I had every line in Jumanji memorized. I watched that movie literally 50 times.

I always liked Jurassic Park.........dinosaurs have always done it for me.

I've never seen Matrix.