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Basebf555 posted:Yea I agree the bigger challenge is to come up with Part 3's that were any good. This is what I could come up with off the top of my head, and even these are most likely questionable to a lot of people: Whilst nowhere near as good as the first two Godfather Part 3 is a legitimately good film and ends Michael's story well. It's criticised far to harshly because the first 2 were so good.
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StoneOfShame posted:Whilst nowhere near as good as the first two Godfather Part 3 is a legitimately good film and ends Michael's story well. It's criticised far to harshly because the first 2 were so good. I've always said that The Godfather: Part III is a lot like The Two Jakes in that respect. They're both [very good films that were released in 1990 that just aren't as good as the masterpieces from 1974 that they are sequels to.
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Mar 24, 2015 01:53
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Raxivace posted:I've always said that The Godfather: Part III is a lot like The Two Jakes in that respect. They're both [very good films that were released in 1990 that just aren't as good as the masterpieces from 1974 that they are sequels to. I really dig The Two Jakes and I agree with your comparison, the big difference between the two though is that Chinatown did not need a sequel at all whereas I feel there needed to be a conclusion to the Godfather saga, Michael needed to be punished for his sins (I'm only using the religious language as its so prevalent throughout the film) and his punishment was awful but one of the few things that could truly affect him, its a great end, it just sucks that Sofia Coppola is really bad in it.
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Mar 24, 2015 02:59
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Timby posted:Live Free or Die Hard is ... serviceable, Thunderball is mostly decent, and Rocky IV is ... well, it's something. I dunno if Bond movies should count, it's not like there's many examples to tell us whether the 11th and 20th films in a series will suck as a rule.
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Mar 24, 2015 03:15
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Mothra vs. Godzilla is pretty awesome.
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Samuel Clemens posted:Honestly, even third entries are frequently good. Besides the ones already mentioned there's Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Army of Darkness, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goldfinger, Tokyo Drift, Bourne Ultimatum and Ocean's Thirteen. Rambo is the second best movie in the series.
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Deathly Hallows Part 2 is really, really good.
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computer parts posted:It wasn't near the first movie but it was way better than At World's End and I remember thinking it was about the same as Dead Man's Chest (although I haven't seen the latter in forever). At Worlds End may be completely bloated and overly complicated, and also kind of poo poo...but I can remember moments from that movie, even the bad ones, over anything in OST. And that is why I dislike it. It doesn't do anything really interesting. The action scenes are bland, the visuals are hideous, everything is subdued and just boring to me.
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Maxwell Lord posted:Mothra vs. Godzilla is pretty awesome. best giant monster movie ever made, IMO. but is it godzilla part 4 or mothra part 2?
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Mar 24, 2015 13:53
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StoneOfShame posted:I really dig The Two Jakes and I agree with your comparison, the big difference between the two though is that Chinatown did not need a sequel at all whereas I feel there needed to be a conclusion to the Godfather saga, Michael needed to be punished for his sins (I'm only using the religious language as its so prevalent throughout the film) and his punishment was awful but one of the few things that could truly affect him, its a great end, it just sucks that Sofia Coppola is really bad in it. I agree with the assessment that Godfather 3 is pretty good, but just follows perfection. However, Michael's "punishment" seemed to be alluded to enough in Godfather 2. 2 was basically a juxtaposition of he and his father and showed where he hosed up at every turn as opposed to his father who succeeded at the same turns. Culminating in him having to kill his brother and be stuck completely alone and forced to constantly meditate on his actions. Michael was almost forced into the life just due to situation and constantly being tempted over and over again, and all of his decisions were practical and well-reasoned from his history, with him suffering from bad luck and Fredo being an idiot. He didn't really "deserve" any more than he got at the end of 2, and everything in 3 kind of seemed like piling on after the fact (trying his best to get out but they keep BRINGING HIM BACK IN, and his daughter dying in a really convoluted manner).
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Mar 24, 2015 14:14
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Darko posted:I agree with the assessment that Godfather 3 is pretty good, but just follows perfection. Godfather 3 only has three real problems for me: - Sofia Coppola is brutal. - Swapping George Hamilton for Robert Duvall is a major step backwards. - The helicopter shootout feels like it belongs in a totally different movie.
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Mar 24, 2015 14:30
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One of the best part 3's is The Last Crusade. One of the worst is American Ninja 3, because the absence of Michael 'American Ninja' Dudikoff. Nvm, Rocky IV. HKS fucked around with this message at 05:46 on Mar 25, 2015 |
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Mar 25, 2015 05:43
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Shneak posted:Yup. Oddly enough I hate Vol.1 but I love Vol. 2. I remember the complaint about Bud shooting Bea and then getting killed by Elle because we never got to see his cool gimmick, without realizing that's his cool gimmick.
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Mar 25, 2015 05:56
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:Mabuse the Gambler is only for completists. Nah. It's the only one I've seen but it owns.
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Mar 25, 2015 15:51
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You can say some movies series have a better Part 2, but you can't say that about Smokey and the Bandit or Porky's or most other movies series.
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Mar 25, 2015 23:08
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TrixRabbi posted:Nah. It's the only one I've seen but it owns. See the others.
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Mar 26, 2015 05:02
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Uncle Boogeyman posted:Hot Shots part Deux renders the first one obsolete, this principle also applies to Addams Family Values This is the thread's Most Correct Opinion. Addams Family Values is loving incredible, and until it gets a pristine Blu-Ray release I will consider that format disposable.
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Mar 27, 2015 00:08
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Doctor Spaceman posted:Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol is great, and possibly the best in the series. I've only ever seen the first two, but my impression of the Mission Impossible movies is that they're like Bond films, there's a core central character and maybe a couple recurring ones but are essentially each completely standalone in terms of plot, continuity, visuals/style, tone to a degree, etc.
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Chairman Capone posted:I've only ever seen the first two, but my impression of the Mission Impossible movies is that they're like Bond films, there's a core central character and maybe a couple recurring ones but are essentially each completely standalone in terms of plot, continuity, visuals/style, tone to a degree, etc. M:I 3 has a mess of a script but is really well-directed and edited, and Ghost Protocol is just amazing on basically every level. There's some continuity between 3 and Ghost Protocol; consider them a soft reboot. (Seriously, Ghost Protocol is amazing.)
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