Battlefield Earth Revisited
02-19-01, 05:33 AM
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I just saw the DVD Battlefield Earth. It was far better than the movie because the sound is crisper, it may be optically brighter, and I was unable to adjust the contrast knob at my local Cineplex!
In the DVD the plot is easier to follow and the ending makes much more sense than the movie. It may be superior sound, better lighting.
I noticed this time the social commentary the author put in on the topic of racial prejudices. The "superior" Psychlo race couldn't see past their own narrow-mindedness to actually grasp that the humans had a culture, customs and intelligence of their own. Sound familiar, anyone? This led to the delicious ending! If you've ever lived/worked around a bigot, you'll see them nicely satirized and sliced up in this DVD. And it has plenty of action and good visual FX.
I am dead convinced that some of Hollywood's professional criticizers (I cannot call them movie critics on this topic because they were too pointlessly emotonial about the movie) simply could not follow the plot due to the movie's (not the DVD's) bad sound and dark lighting. As the plot whizzed along, most critics just fell off at the turns. Then they could only criticize. What? Admit they weren't on the same page as the director? Hardly!
It's a DVD worth buying. When my friends -- many of whom saw the movie -- borrow it, they come back saying they liked it.
In the DVD the plot is easier to follow and the ending makes much more sense than the movie. It may be superior sound, better lighting.
I noticed this time the social commentary the author put in on the topic of racial prejudices. The "superior" Psychlo race couldn't see past their own narrow-mindedness to actually grasp that the humans had a culture, customs and intelligence of their own. Sound familiar, anyone? This led to the delicious ending! If you've ever lived/worked around a bigot, you'll see them nicely satirized and sliced up in this DVD. And it has plenty of action and good visual FX.
I am dead convinced that some of Hollywood's professional criticizers (I cannot call them movie critics on this topic because they were too pointlessly emotonial about the movie) simply could not follow the plot due to the movie's (not the DVD's) bad sound and dark lighting. As the plot whizzed along, most critics just fell off at the turns. Then they could only criticize. What? Admit they weren't on the same page as the director? Hardly!
It's a DVD worth buying. When my friends -- many of whom saw the movie -- borrow it, they come back saying they liked it.
02-19-01, 11:53 AM
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I saw this movie in the theater, and the sound and lighting had nothing to do with my dislike of it. This movie was just plain bad. To suggest that there was some subtle plot variation missed by watching the movie is like suggesting that there was some subtle act of heroism when Mike Tyson bit off what's-his-name's ear.
The plot stunk, the special effects were cheesy, and the only way this movie could have been worse is if it had included a dancing bear. This is quite possibly the worst movie ever made, perhaps outdone only by Howard the Duck.
The plot stunk, the special effects were cheesy, and the only way this movie could have been worse is if it had included a dancing bear. This is quite possibly the worst movie ever made, perhaps outdone only by Howard the Duck.
02-20-01, 12:54 AM
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Originally posted by Hoc
The plot stunk, the special effects were cheesy, and the only way this movie could have been worse is if it had included a dancing bear. This is quite possibly the worst movie ever made, perhaps outdone only by Howard the Duck.
The plot stunk, the special effects were cheesy, and the only way this movie could have been worse is if it had included a dancing bear. This is quite possibly the worst movie ever made, perhaps outdone only by Howard the Duck.
02-20-01, 09:07 PM
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I saw this in the cinema ( Went out and got drunk with a few friends and somehow wound up in the cinema looking at a midnight screening 
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I thought the film was fun ( in a cheesy sort of way ) but no way should it be viewed sober!
If you buy the DVD, make sure you buy a suitable amount of beer as well to soften the blow
)I thought the film was fun ( in a cheesy sort of way ) but no way should it be viewed sober!
If you buy the DVD, make sure you buy a suitable amount of beer as well to soften the blow
02-22-01, 12:47 PM
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Originally posted by Hoc
The plot stunk, the special effects were cheesy, and the only way this movie could have been worse is if it had included a dancing bear. This is quite possibly the worst movie ever made, perhaps outdone only by Howard the Duck.
The plot stunk, the special effects were cheesy, and the only way this movie could have been worse is if it had included a dancing bear. This is quite possibly the worst movie ever made, perhaps outdone only by Howard the Duck.
A dancing bear flying a harrier would have been as realistic as the cavemen technology humans.
02-22-01, 12:51 PM
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Originally posted by Prof Watcher
I just saw the DVD Battlefield Earth. It was far better than the movie because the sound is crisper, it may be optically brighter, and I was unable to adjust the contrast knob at my local Cineplex!
In the DVD the plot is easier to follow and the ending makes much more sense than the movie. It may be superior sound, better lighting.
sual FX.
I just saw the DVD Battlefield Earth. It was far better than the movie because the sound is crisper, it may be optically brighter, and I was unable to adjust the contrast knob at my local Cineplex!
In the DVD the plot is easier to follow and the ending makes much more sense than the movie. It may be superior sound, better lighting.
sual FX.
You are a Sci aren't you? The movie was absolute rubbish. Not because of lighting ot sound, but because of an unbelievably bad plotline, and some of the worst acting anyone's ever seen from John Travolta.
02-22-01, 06:45 PM
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I’m ashamed to admit I bought this in the hopes it would be good/bad in the same way ShowGirls is but I have to say this film is atrocious in a way I could never have imagined. It makes Plan 9 from Outer Space look like the work of a genius.
There are simply no words to describe how bad this piece of cinematic excrement really is. If there’s any justice Travolta’s career should be dead and buried after this bomb.
There are simply no words to describe how bad this piece of cinematic excrement really is. If there’s any justice Travolta’s career should be dead and buried after this bomb.
