Do NOT, I repeat, do not go see Open Water. These waters are treacherously BORING and POINTLESS. The real sharks associated with this movie are those marketing it. I don't have a clue where all the hype and good reviews are coming from. It's a scam, I tell you. Payola. It was one of the worst movies I have ever seen. It succeeded in creating a little bit of tension, but so did every single episode of Three's Company; to soaring heights compared to this movie. Watch Jaws again, watch Deep Blue Sea, watch the Blair Witch Project, but do not subject yourself to Open Water. I say this not because I think I know better than anyone else about what a good movie is, I say this because I care; about YOU. Please take your $10, by a 12-pack of Miller High Life and pretzels; it will be my long distance hug to you, assured that you are safe from harm, my brothers and sisters of K-Town, you kings and queens of the K'logg.
cecil [email] said at 7:47 PM 08-16-2004: I'm confused by this question. You're asking me why I don't think I know better than everyone?
Well, actually I DO think I know better than everyone but it's a self-depricating remark to disguise this fact. But I'm trying to be OBVIOUS about being self-depricating, so as to imply intentional disingenuity, so that one may forgive my sense of superiority in this instance because it's really toward your own benenfit not to see the movie, and has nothing to do with serving my ego.
Likewise, my expression of love to all killoggers is also to be read with a touch of sarcasm, for to express it so directly would probably be met with repulsion and rejection, but in this way I can pretend I'm joking in order to hide the real love I have for you. Being "on the square" or "hedging your bets", you might call it.
dave said at 11:58 AM 08-17-2004: AVP is good, if you can overlook the horrible script and gaping plot holes. i counted two scenes where a character referenced a scene or event that was cut or scrapped altogether. but i was willing to look past things like that, because i love me some predators and aliens. basically they should have removed humans from this movie altogether and made it either no english or subtitled. here's a spoiler - one scene, a predator kills a face hugger, then breaks off it's leg to mark his helmet and forehead. the latino anthropologist remarks "he's marking himself." is that not the stupidest fucking thing you could possibly say right there? OBVIOUSLY he's marking himself. sheesh.
linus [email] said at 8:35 PM 08-16-2004: I just got the soundtrack, cause I really liked it. That helped push it up a little bit above average for me, though I fear I could be underrating it. I wasn't stunned or anything, but enjoyed it because I like Zack Braff and Natalie Portman and it definitely had quite a few gleams of something special. A really good first effort. Better than Saved and Cold Mountain. Not as good as Mean Girls and Spidey 2. Matinee worthy.
cousin daniel said at 8:46 PM 08-16-2004: the garden state has everything from mountains to shore line. it's a pleasant place to raise children. unless you live in trenton.
amanda [email] said at 8:53 PM 08-16-2004: Was it worse than "Shark Attack 3: Megalodon?" That might be my favourite shark movie of all time. The line "How about I take you home and eat your pussy?" (which was hilariously delivered by the male star of the movie) was transformed to, "How about I take you home to watch 'I Love Lucy'," in the editted version.
cecil [email] said at 9:03 PM 08-16-2004: That is the best dubbed dialog line I've ever heard of.
I'm positive it was worse.
for example, woman trying to blame her husband for chosing the scuba vacation which leads to being left in open water: "I wanted to go SKIING." It was actually quite like an episode of I Love Lucy.
cecil [email] said at 9:41 PM 08-16-2004: It might actually be excellent while high, because it will make the stupid parts funny and the scary parts really scary.
Neilbert™ said at 8:00 AM 08-17-2004: What is really going to be interesting, is the new Exorcist movie coming out friday. They actually shot two different movies, with two slightly different casts and two different directors. Unfortunately, Warner Bros. being the geniuses that they are, did not like the first "version" and fired the director and hired RENNY HARLIN (Yes, of Cutthroat Island fame) to reshoot the entire movie with more "Gore." Fortunately, because of contractual agreements with the directors guild, WB MUST show or release the original director's version, as it's not just a different cut, it's a different movie. Rumor has it, that the original version is going to be released on dvd with the "more gore" version.
I am curious as to how Hollywood makes it's decisions sometimes. "Hey! The current version of the the new exorcist does not have enough gore! Fire the director and get me RENNY HARLIN!"
or
"Hey, we have a possible new way of reviving the Predator and Alien franchises and finally make a movie for the fans that we should have made 10 years ago. I got it, let's hire the worst sci-fi director of today to make Aliens vs. Predator!!!"
AvP should have been done years ago, as well as a true sequel to Aliens. Everyone says that AvP could not have been done "as well" as it is (ha) 10 years ago. Fuck that. Everyone forgets how great Aliens was and how great the SFX were for the time (20 years ago).
julie [email] said at 12:32 PM 08-17-2004: This is a very touching post, and I can't wait for colder weather so that Cecil will check the weather reports in our various cities and lovingly demand that we put a coat on or we'll catch our death.
Cecil is like a big Jewish mom to the Killoggs community.
