Films that made you go "HUH?!"

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 6:21 pm

Originally posted by Weasel
( Only decent film he and Mr. Cruise ever starred in.... Rainman)

@Hoffman, he was in "All the Presidents Men" which is my favourite real life film

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 6:21 pm

Originally posted by Weasel
Decent....maybe ...The Sphere....even with Dustin Hoffman in it....

I don't really remember it that well, I saw it when it came out at the cinema, and IIRC it was ridiculous

( Only decent film he and Mr. Cruise ever starred in.... Rainman)

What about The Graduate? And umm, Top Gun...

Dottie · Post by **Dottie** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 6:25 pm

Originally posted by Weasel
( Only decent film he and Mr. Cruise ever starred in.... Rainman)

I recall seing a fantasy movie with a very young Cruise a year or two ago. It was actually the best fantasy movie i have ever seen - wich means it was better then horribly awfull.

Nightmare · Post by **Nightmare** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 6:26 pm

Sphere- a really, really weird movie

Contact- I really liked this movie. What's so confusing about it?

Weasel · Post by **Weasel** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 6:33 pm

Originally posted by Mr Sleep

@Hoffman, he was in "All the Presidents Men" which is my favourite real life film

One movie ....Tootise (IIRC) turned me against Mr. Hoffman.

Originally posted by Georgi

What about The Graduate? And umm, Top Gun...

Keep naming the "Master" pieces

Originally posted by Dottie

I recall seing a fantasy movie with a very young Cruise a year or two ago. It was actually the best fantasy movie i have ever seen - wich means it was better then horribly awfull.

With the Midgets..

I believe it started with a L...sorry mind blank.

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 6:36 pm

Originally posted by Dottie
I recall seing a fantasy movie with a very young Cruise a year or two ago. It was actually the best fantasy movie i have ever seen - wich means it was better then horribly awfull.

Legend.
I just recall some really weird scenes with a devil... and something about a unicorn? And of course, very young, long-haired Tom Cruise

@Weasel Days of Thunder

Another huh?!? ending - Vanilla Sky. And you thought it was a (slightly) clever psychological examination... No, actually it's some stupid sci-fi crap

Dottie · Post by **Dottie** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 6:43 pm

Yes, the unicorn i remember, aswell as some goblin-like creatures.

It was better then LoTR, wasnt it?

Weasel · Post by **Weasel** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 6:51 pm

Originally posted by Georgi

@Weasel Days of Thunder

>Finds trashcan to puke in<

They should had gotten a real actor...( James Bond's Sean Connery) to play the part...

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 6:53 pm

Originally posted by Dottie
Yes, the unicorn i remember, aswell as some goblin-like creatures.

It was better then LoTR, wasnt it?

My memory other than what I mentioned is hazy... but it all seemed rather silly IIRC.

Blasphemer!!!! Stone him!!!!

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 6:56 pm

Originally posted by Weasel
They should had gotten a real actor...( James Bond's Sean Connery) to play the part...

LMAO... And then Cruise and Kidman would never have met... I think you have an ulterior motive, Weasel

Dottie · Post by **Dottie** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 7:00 pm

Originally posted by Georgi

My memory other than what I mentioned is hazy... but it all seemed rather silly IIRC.

Blasphemer!!!! Stone him!!!!

Ohh, and I thought you should be able to understand

It was silly, but atleast it wasnt 3 hours of nothing but uterly boring combat scenes and bombastic music.

Weasel · Post by **Weasel** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 7:02 pm

"Miss Moneypenny, check my time on this lap." "Sure James"

Originally posted by Georgi

LMAO... And then Cruise and Kidman would never have met... I think you have an ulterior motive, Weasel

I never for a moment lose sight of my divine mission. Everything else is a means to an end.

Weasel · Post by **Weasel** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 7:05 pm

Originally posted by Dottie

Ohh, and I thought you should be able to understand

It was silly, but atleast it wasnt 3 hours of nothing but uterly boring combat scenes and bombastic music.

IIRC correctly...The unicorn's horn was what kept Evil..(The Devil) from taking over the world. And Jack (AKA T Cruise) betrayed the unicorn for the love of a women.

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 7:19 pm

Originally posted by Dottie
It was silly, but atleast it wasnt 3 hours of nothing but uterly boring combat scenes and bombastic music.

It was silly, and it definitely wasn't 3 hours of a classic story, wonderful acting, beautiful cinematography and great music

@Weasel you sound like you've seen that movie too many times

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 7:32 pm

Magnolia

The number 82 features prominently throughout the movie. Exodus 8:2 reads: "And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will strike all thy borders with frogs." But allegedly Paul Thomas Anderson actually wrote it before he found out about this link, and added in all the "82" references afterwards - so it doesn't mean that much. The references include:

weather forecast: 82% chance of rain
a gambler needs a 2 in blackjack but gets an 8
the coil of rope when the boy commits suicide
the first temperature reading
the movie poster at the bus stop on Magnolia Ave
the placard on the hanged convicts
Jim Kurring's box number at the date hotline
Sydney Barringer's mother and father's apartment number is 682
the forensic science convention starts at 8:20
Delmer Darion flips over a stack of cards to reveal the 8 through 2 of diamonds
right after Jim Kurring sees Donnie Smith climbing up the building, you can see a flash of a sign on the side of the road that says "Exodus 8:2" (it's visible again when the frogs fall and hit Kurring's car)
the number on the firefighter's plane.
in Marcy's mugshots, her criminal record number is 82082082082
in the bar scene there is a chalkboard with two teams, the frog and the clouds - the score is 8 to 2
a member of the game show crowd holds a placard with Exodus 8:2 written on it

Also, the movie contains several references to the Masons; the 82nd Mason lodge is located in Magnolia, Arkansas.

The title "Magnolia" not only refers to Magnolia Ave. in L.A., where much of the movie takes place, but was also the term Charles Fort (who is referenced many places in this movie) coined for a hypothetical region where things that fall from the sky come from.

Dottie · Post by **Dottie** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 7:37 pm

Originally posted by Georgi

It was silly, and it definitely wasn't 3 hours of a classic story, wonderful acting, beautiful cinematography and great music

Since i hardly remember anything more then a unicron and goblins ill let you get away with that.

But admitt it, LoTR is overrated. (and dont expose me this time please)

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 7:51 pm

Originally posted by Dottie
Since i hardly remember anything more then a unicron and goblins ill let you get away with that.

But admitt it, LoTR is overrated. (and dont expose me this time please)

Heh, if you aren't man enough to stand up for your opinions, you shouldn't write them

And you're talking to the wrong person, I've seen LotR 6 times and I love it to pieces

Dottie · Post by **Dottie** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 8:04 pm

Originally posted by Georgi

Heh, if you aren't man enough to stand up for your opinions, you shouldn't write them And you're talking to the wrong person, I've seen LotR 6 times and I love it to pieces

Yes, obviously i am asking for compassion at the wrong place, il try to be less naive in the future.

"Lets go hunt some orc" - *Sigh*

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 8:11 pm

Originally posted by Dottie
"Lets go hunt some orc" - *Sigh*

Hey, I was the first to criticise that line! Yes, it sucks... but it doesn't ruin the whole movie

Dottie · Post by **Dottie** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 8:14 pm

Originally posted by Georgi

Hey, I was the first to criticise that line! Yes, it sucks... but it doesn't ruin the whole movie

No, they have a good pack of other scenes to do that. But that was the only one i could fit into one line.