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Ladder 49
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 10:54 pm
by tnf
Is this movie worth spending two hours on? DVD is here.
It got hosed on rottentomatoes, but I've noticed pretty much every movie that I check seems to get reamed there.
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 11:07 pm
by rgoer
john travolta sappy 11 september opportunism vehicle
sounds awesome can you loan me the dvd when you're done
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 11:08 pm
by reefsurfer
Dident like it.. so i would say no.
Its another backdraft.
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 11:52 pm
by andyman
This is the most depressing movie ever made. DO NOT WATCH IT UNLESS YOU WANT TO CRY.
There is no point to this movie as well. After watching it i felt that 2h of my life have been completely wasted and sad.
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 12:17 am
by dmmh
i liked it

nothing amazing though, just entertaining
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 12:20 am
by tnf
dmmh wrote:i liked it

nothing amazing though, just entertaining
Good enough. I respect your opinion, and will watch it.
If it sucks, you owe me two hours of life.

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 12:22 am
by dmmh
Im not in the least worried

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 8:43 am
by Tormentius
Saw this one awhile back and thought it was really good 
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 8:48 am
by MKJ
never seen it, didnt appeal to me at all
i did, however, saw the Ju-on series this weekend. great films :icon14:
the japanese take on horror intrigues me with no end :icon14 :icon14:
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 8:51 am
by shaft
I made it through 10 minutes.
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 9:22 am
by dmmh
MKJ wrote:never seen it, didnt appeal to me at all
i did, however, saw the Ju-on series this weekend. great films :icon14:
the japanese take on horror intrigues me with no end :icon14 :icon14:
did you see the tv-films or the ones released in cinema?
they are good, no nonetheless
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 9:26 am
by MKJ
dmmh wrote:MKJ wrote:never seen it, didnt appeal to me at all
i did, however, saw the Ju-on series this weekend. great films :icon14:
the japanese take on horror intrigues me with no end :icon14 :icon14:
did you see the tv-films or the ones released in cinema?
they are good, no nonetheless
cinema versions
have them on dvd. one ive had since i got back from thailand (the 2nd one) and the other i bought last thursday.
the Chiharu chapter is just brilliant filmmaking, with the two different realities happening at once, sharing dialog and ofcourse the neclace. fucking :icon14: ++
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 9:29 am
by MKJ
oh and the first chapter of the second film freaked me out

with the cup being knocked over and the bumping sound from the wall.
again, brilliant pshycological horror.. the consequence is the cause of the consequence is the cause ....
*shudder*
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 10:30 am
by Dr_Watson
when i saw the trailors for this movie... all i thought was "backdraft 2?"
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 10:33 am
by Dr_Watson
MKJ wrote:never seen it, didnt appeal to me at all
i did, however, saw the Ju-on series this weekend. great films :icon14:
the japanese take on horror intrigues me with no end :icon14 :icon14:
those movies were fucking fantastic... best horror flics i've seen in a long time. the first one was really fucking freaky.
really hard to follow due to the japanese though.
was hard to tell who was who and wtf was going on for most of it, since it seems to jump around alot.
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 10:50 am
by MKJ
i didnt think it was that hard to follow. i guess you have to let go of the western way of looking at movies (i.e. where 90% of the story is explained somewhere in the movie).
i like it when you have to solve the puzzle yerself. keeps you busy for a while

little clues in the chapters reveal the actual chronological order of them, answering questions and creating new ones at the same time

fun
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 11:03 am
by Dr_Watson
yeah, after i saw those movies though; it made me wish the japanese ring had as big of a budget as the american one.
the makeup in ju-on was on-par with the job done in the american ring... however the ringu japanese release dvd that i have is just lacking in the freaky visuals compared to the US version.
however the plot, acting, directing, etc... is all a shit load better in ringu.
havn't seen the ring2 yet (since i don't goto the theatre anymore, can't fucking stand the cinema experience anymore); guess its pretty shit though, which is a shame since i thought it was being directed by the japanese guy that did the originals... figure with a big budget he could have delivered the yank audience with a proper thriller.
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 11:27 am
by Nightshade
John Revolta...Battlefield Earth....
*puke*
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 11:38 am
by MKJ
i must confess i havent seen the ring
i dont want to see it either, im trying to get a hold of the Ringu box (all 4 of m for a very low price

), so that the scares wont be spoiled with some extra yank horror added to them.
concerning ring2; i guess the director got pushed a bit by the filmstudio as well. i suppose they werent confident in the obscure japanese filmmaking ways and wanted it to be as hollywood as possible.

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 4:16 pm
by sirstrongbad
i saw it when it was in theaters with my wife. she cried through most of the movie. it's a movie that depicts (quite well in my opinion) the real dangers and tragedies of being a fireman.
i know that i couldn't do that job.

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 5:27 pm
by dmmh
so how was it tnf?
