Summer Movie Grades - Page 2

Silverstar · 08-25-2003, 08:59 PM

Well, I must not be difficult, I loved all the movies I saw this summer!
2 fast 2 furious, Finding Nemo, Bruce Almighty, Pirates of the Caribbean, American Wedding and last but not least, S.W.A.T.

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Sphere · 08-31-2003, 03:41 PM

28 Days Later- A-

Swimming Pool- A

Pirates of the Caribbean- A

Dirty Pretty Things- A

Capturing the Friedmans- A

Magdalene Sisters- A

American Splendor A+++++

Le Divorce- C+- I think Merchant-Ivory does much better with period pieces.

Treminator 3: The Rise of the Machines- A

The Hulk- B

Phone Booth-A I thought Kiefer Sutherland's voice was much better than Colin Farell's acting.

The Italian Job-A

Illustrious · 08-31-2003, 03:50 PM

A: Pirates of the Caribbean

It's the only one I've seen this summer.

Sphere · 08-31-2003, 04:17 PM

I forgot to add Seabiscuit- A

mrpayroll · 09-25-2003, 08:24 PM

A- = Bad Boys 2 (Much better than I thought)
B+ = 2 Fast 2 Furious (Better than I thought)
B+ = The Italian Job (Very good, must see again on DVD)
B = Pirates of the Caribbean (Johnny Depp stole the show)
B = American Wedding (Much better than the 2nd one)
B = Bruce Almighty (The scene with Bruce mimicing the newscaster had me in tears)
B = Once Upon a Time in Mexico (Wasn't as good as Desperado and Robert seemed to be piling up the too fantastic to be believable scenes)
B- = Finding Nemo (Maybe a little too scary for kids under 7)
C+ = S.W.A.T. (Nice action, but they wrote it as campy and that's fine for Charlie's Angels, but this should be serious).
C+ = Kangaroo Jack (Don't remember too much about it, but it was funny)
C = Freddy vs. Jason - (It was okay, but it was missing much of the Freddy humor from the 80's - lots of gore)
C- =Terminator 3 : Rise of the Machines (Disappointed, but T2 is my favorite movie of all time)
C- = Charlies Angels : Full Throttle (Too over the top, the first one is better)
C- = Spy Kids 3D : Game Over (3D effects were pretty good, but the story was not).
D+ = Underworld (Pretty ridiculous movie and boring in parts)
D+ =The Matrix Reloaded (Give the director's too much money and they go and screw things up)
D+ = Lara Croft Tomb Raider (She's too cold a character to care about)
D = 28 Days Later (Heard good reviews, boy were they wrong. Reminds me of Blair Witch Project, low budget, a lot of hype, good reviews, piece of crap)

Updated to add Once Upon a Time in Mexico & Underworld

Chris

nausicaa · 09-25-2003, 11:46 PM

I liked "The Matrix: Reloaded" and "28 Days Later".

You rated "Bad Boys 2" and "2 Fast 2 Furious" at the top of your list just because it was "better than [you] thought"? So if you were disappointed in a movie you had higher expectations for, you'd stick it at the bottom of the list? I dunno - doesn't seem very objective to me.

But I agree w/ you about both "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" and "Underworld".

tash · 09-26-2003, 01:03 AM

A+ = Finding Nemo (I could watch this movie again and again and again...)
A = The Matrix: Reloaded
A- = X2: X-Men United
B+ = Pirates of the Caribbean
B = The Hulk; Agent Cody Banks
C+ = Terminator 3
D = The Lizzie McGuire Movie

mrpayroll · 09-26-2003, 02:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nausicaa

I liked "The Matrix: Reloaded" and "28 Days Later".

You rated "Bad Boys 2" and "2 Fast 2 Furious" at the top of your list just because it was "better than [you] thought"? So if you were disappointed in a movie you had higher expectations for, you'd stick it at the bottom of the list? I dunno - doesn't seem very objective to me.

But I agree w/ you about both "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" and "Underworld".

No actually the grades for each movie and the thoughts about them, are separate thoughts. Just because they were better than I thought, didn't mean that they got the much higher grades. Case in point Bad Boys 2. I didn't have much expectations that the movie would be good, because I really didn't like the original Bad Boys. Same with 2 Fast 2 Furious. I didn't think it would be that good without Vin Deisel, so I was expecting a 'C' movie. Since it actually held its own without Vin Deisel and I thoroughly enjoyed the outrageousness of the movie, I gave it an 'B+'. It's nowhere near one of my favorite movies of all time, but as a graded movie, I thought it was excellent entertainment.

But that was a good question. Thanx!

Chris

aliasmq · 09-26-2003, 02:56 PM

x2 -a
pirates-a-
tomb raider-f
italian job-b
league-b-
hulk-f

mrpayroll · 09-26-2003, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aliasmq

x2 -a
pirates-a-
tomb raider-f
italian job-b
league-b-
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That avatar is giving me the

Chris

08-31-2003, 03:41 PM	#12
Sphere Chasing the clouds away Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 128	28 Days Later- A- Swimming Pool- A Pirates of the Caribbean- A Dirty Pretty Things- A Capturing the Friedmans- A Magdalene Sisters- A American Splendor A+++++ Le Divorce- C+- I think Merchant-Ivory does much better with period pieces. Treminator 3: The Rise of the Machines- A The Hulk- B Phone Booth-A I thought Kiefer Sutherland's voice was much better than Colin Farell's acting. The Italian Job-A Last edited by Sphere; 08-31-2003 at 03:50 PM.

08-31-2003, 03:50 PM	#13
Illustrious Tennis Maniac Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Colorado Age: 25 Posts: 153	A: Pirates of the Caribbean It's the only one I've seen this summer. __________________ What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure. -Samuel Johnson

09-25-2003, 08:24 PM	#15
mrpayroll FORT Fogey Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Los Angeles Age: 47 Posts: 1,454	A- = Bad Boys 2 (Much better than I thought) B+ = 2 Fast 2 Furious (Better than I thought) B+ = The Italian Job (Very good, must see again on DVD) B = Pirates of the Caribbean (Johnny Depp stole the show) B = American Wedding (Much better than the 2nd one) B = Bruce Almighty (The scene with Bruce mimicing the newscaster had me in tears) B = Once Upon a Time in Mexico (Wasn't as good as Desperado and Robert seemed to be piling up the too fantastic to be believable scenes) B- = Finding Nemo (Maybe a little too scary for kids under 7) C+ = S.W.A.T. (Nice action, but they wrote it as campy and that's fine for Charlie's Angels, but this should be serious). C+ = Kangaroo Jack (Don't remember too much about it, but it was funny) C = Freddy vs. Jason - (It was okay, but it was missing much of the Freddy humor from the 80's - lots of gore) C- =Terminator 3 : Rise of the Machines (Disappointed, but T2 is my favorite movie of all time) C- = Charlies Angels : Full Throttle (Too over the top, the first one is better) C- = Spy Kids 3D : Game Over (3D effects were pretty good, but the story was not). D+ = Underworld (Pretty ridiculous movie and boring in parts) D+ =The Matrix Reloaded (Give the director's too much money and they go and screw things up) D+ = Lara Croft Tomb Raider (She's too cold a character to care about) D = 28 Days Later (Heard good reviews, boy were they wrong. Reminds me of Blair Witch Project, low budget, a lot of hype, good reviews, piece of crap) Updated to add Once Upon a Time in Mexico & Underworld Chris __________________ Tell the people of The Fort a little about yourself ... come on you know you want to!

08-25-2003, 08:59 PM	#11
Silverstar FORT Fogey Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,776	Well, I must not be difficult, I loved all the movies I saw this summer! 2 fast 2 furious, Finding Nemo, Bruce Almighty, Pirates of the Caribbean, American Wedding and last but not least, S.W.A.T.

08-31-2003, 04:17 PM	#14
Sphere Chasing the clouds away Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 128	I forgot to add Seabiscuit- A

09-25-2003, 11:46 PM	#16
nausicaa FORT Fogey Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Oz Age: 24 Posts: 1,238	I liked "The Matrix: Reloaded" and "28 Days Later". You rated "Bad Boys 2" and "2 Fast 2 Furious" at the top of your list just because it was "better than [you] thought"? So if you were disappointed in a movie you had higher expectations for, you'd stick it at the bottom of the list? I dunno - doesn't seem very objective to me. But I agree w/ you about both "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" and "Underworld".

09-26-2003, 01:03 AM	#17
tash I'm a little out of tune Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Brunei Darussalam Age: 21 Posts: 187	A+ = Finding Nemo (I could watch this movie again and again and again...) A = The Matrix: Reloaded A- = X2: X-Men United B+ = Pirates of the Caribbean B = The Hulk; Agent Cody Banks C+ = Terminator 3 D = The Lizzie McGuire Movie

09-26-2003, 02:56 PM	#19
aliasmq CITY OF CHAMPS! Join Date: May 2003 Location: adidas Originals-Harvard Age: 39 Posts: 809	x2 -a pirates-a- tomb raider-f italian job-b league-b- hulk-f