Movies that were mostly good but crashed and burned towards the end
03-24-06, 12:00 PM
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Movies that were mostly good but crashed and burned towards the end
A lot of movies are out there I enjoy to watch but, IMO, have a weak ending or lackluster third act that damages the rest of the feature. Some that spring to mind for me are:
Jurassic Park 3
Van Helsing
Hulk
Planet of the Apes (Burton version)
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Jurassic Park 3
Van Helsing
Hulk
Planet of the Apes (Burton version)
Red Eye
03-24-06, 12:27 PM
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I'm sure I speak for others when I saw Haute Tension is the first thing that came
03-24-06, 12:39 PM
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Signs.
As long as the invaders are a mostly unseen menace the film commands your attention. The second nothing is left to the imagination the film takes a bigger fall than Kong off the Empire State Building.
As long as the invaders are a mostly unseen menace the film commands your attention. The second nothing is left to the imagination the film takes a bigger fall than Kong off the Empire State Building.
03-24-06, 12:57 PM
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Jurassic Park 3
Hulk
Planet of the Apes (Burton version)
Hulk
Planet of the Apes (Burton version)
03-24-06, 01:10 PM
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Jeepers Creepers, the first half was fairly entertaining, but it managed to fall apart the second half. I will second Signs, as soon as I saw the first alien, I lost interest in the movie. As for Identity, I kind of liked that ending.
03-24-06, 01:15 PM
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Jurassic Park 3 crashed & burned right after the Amblin Entertainment logo came on.
Some of these were mentioned already, (some went south midway through), but off the top of my head :
Signs
War of the Worlds
Contact
High Tension
Saw
Conspiracy Theory
Some of these were mentioned already, (some went south midway through), but off the top of my head :
Signs
War of the Worlds
Contact
High Tension
Saw
Conspiracy Theory
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03-24-06, 02:25 PM
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I don't agree with some of your choices there. I think that van Helsing was terrible all the way through...as was Planet of the Apes.
As for the Hulk i thought that its worst part was all the beginning....it just took too damn long to get to the Hulk (which is what everyone wanted to see). I thought the end made up for the beginning of the film if anything. I still enjoy the film....but this is a good film whane it could have been a truly great film.
As for my personal suggestions i can't really think of any.....usually i love or hate a film within the first 15-20 minutes. Once that has happened it is near to impossible for me to change my mind.
As for the Hulk i thought that its worst part was all the beginning....it just took too damn long to get to the Hulk (which is what everyone wanted to see). I thought the end made up for the beginning of the film if anything. I still enjoy the film....but this is a good film whane it could have been a truly great film.
As for my personal suggestions i can't really think of any.....usually i love or hate a film within the first 15-20 minutes. Once that has happened it is near to impossible for me to change my mind.
03-24-06, 02:47 PM
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Mulholland Drive
An interesting film with some great performances that crashes and burns once Lynch tries to end what was originally an open-ended pilot.
Revolver
Starts off as a great crime caper with a few tricks up its sleeve, but then ends in a metaphysical whimper.
An interesting film with some great performances that crashes and burns once Lynch tries to end what was originally an open-ended pilot.
Revolver
Starts off as a great crime caper with a few tricks up its sleeve, but then ends in a metaphysical whimper.