DarkMaze wrote:

Char Aznable wrote: Anderson himself is a giant walking pile of feces. Nonsense. http://imdb.com/title/tt0113855/

you are only agreeing with his statement

Syd Lexia wrote:

His Resident Evil wasn't that bad. And it wasn't his fault Capcom fired Romero. They should have stuck with the original script for AVP, but any AVP movie that got made would have been less than thrilling because the studio was hellbent on a PG-13 rating.

it isn't his fault that they fired romero, but it sure as heck is his fualt for writing a horrible movie.

the original resident evil was much less than spectacular. writing his girlfriend in as the main character, and makign the role specifically for her was another bad move. even if you fight with me about that movie, try to jsutify it's sequel.

the only redeeming factor of the original was that pretty much all of the characters and events that he fucked up could be considered a sepereate story, but the sequel had his shit interactiung and changing resident evil canon to the point of no return.

AVP's lack of violence for rating is not what made it bad. it was evrythign else that made it bad. when they show aliens on network Tv and edit some of the gore out, it's still a good movie at it's core.

Knyte wrote:

Char Aznable wrote: Yeah, but they could've had Cruise in the capacity of the last samurai's american friend, not as someone who should be asian. I think that this movie was well done, in that it was not trying to make us think that Cruise was an asian, but rather an outsider who learns of the asian culture and the traditions of the Samurai. In learning about their beliefs and culture he finds something within himself. (*PLAY CHEESY MUSIC HERE) Though, this is a glorified work of fiction, as by the time the movie takes place, the Samurai class were curupted by power and wealth and they were holding down the other social classes knowing that due to western influence the samurai's fuedal control was over. But, that's besides the point. The Last Samurai is a bad example of the arguement, as it does not portray someone as being of a different culture. It that movie, they point out quite clearly that the character is from a different country. A better example would be something like the recently released "Marie Antoinette". This movie is the historical tale of an Austrian girl who marries into french royalty, and is played by an american actress. Needless to say, the French shat upon this movie. Since this would be to us, like a movie about Abraham Lincoln starring Jet Li as Honest Abe.* Awhile back I saw a discussion regarding a "Romance Of The Three Kingdoms" Movie where many people said that it should cast big Hollywood celebrities to draw more interest and money into the film, while others argued that it would be wrong to cast american actors in the roles of historical Chinese figures. *Though, I would go see that movie in a heartbeat. Jet Li rocks.

simply put, people who complain about cruise being "the last samurai" haven't seen the movie.

maddox included.

I liked MI:II