Oihan Posted June 14, 2006 Posted June 14, 2006 (edited) I just finished watching the movie on the Sci-Fi Channel tonight; reading some of the reviews on the web while having watched it. Apparently it's gotten a lot of bad reviews for acting and the CGI. However, I like the movie. Not so much for the story or CGI, but the setting and characters. It does have a Fifth Element kind of feel to it (however not quite as good). It's so F'd up looking...bizarre looking.... It's the characters and weird looking creatures in movies like The Dark Crystal, The Labyrinth, The Fifth Element, Legend, The Never Ending Story, and other such movies that I love so much! Those five are the only movies I can think of, however. Anyone know of any other movies (good preferably) that have bizarre looking characters and creatures like in the movies I listed above? If so, PLEASE do tell! (Gotta love the Sci-Fi/Fantasy genres ) Thanks! Edited June 14, 2006 by Oihan Quote
jenius Posted June 14, 2006 Posted June 14, 2006 When I was a kid I saw a Tom Cruise film (I think) where he was tracking a unicorn and got in a fight with the devil. I was really young so I might be messing it up. I remember thinking the devil looked cool. Quote
Macross73 Posted June 14, 2006 Posted June 14, 2006 When I was a kid I saw a Tom Cruise film (I think) where he was tracking a unicorn and got in a fight with the devil. I was really young so I might be messing it up. I remember thinking the devil looked cool. 407746[/snapback] That was Legend. with Mia Sara, Tim Curry, Tom Cruise Quote
Oihan Posted June 14, 2006 Author Posted June 14, 2006 When I was a kid I saw a Tom Cruise film (I think) where he was tracking a unicorn and got in a fight with the devil. I was really young so I might be messing it up. I remember thinking the devil looked cool. 407746[/snapback] That was Legend. with Mia Sara, Tim Curry, Tom Cruise 407748[/snapback] Great movie! (I think anway.) Thanks for the suggestion though Jenius! I appreciate it. Quote
isamu_dyson Posted June 14, 2006 Posted June 14, 2006 (edited) I just finished watching the movie on the Sci-Fi Channel tonight; reading some of the reviews on the web while having watched it. Apparently it's gotten a lot of bad reviews for acting and the CGI. However, I like the movie. Not so much for the story or CGI, but the setting and characters. It does have a Fifth Element kind of feel to it (however not quite as good). It's so F'd up looking...bizarre looking....It's the characters and weird looking creatures in movies like The Dark Crystal, The Labyrinth, The Fifth Element, Legend, The Never Ending Story, and other such movies that I love so much! Those five are the only movies I can think of, however.  Anyone know of any other movies (good preferably) that have bizarre looking characters and creatures like in the movies I listed above? If so, PLEASE do tell! (Gotta love the Sci-Fi/Fantasy genres ) Thanks! 407743[/snapback] if You didn't, You have to read the comic books of the "trilogie nickopol" from enki bilal : - "La foire aux immortels" - "La femme piege" - "froid equateur" this movie is based on them. there is an english version i've found on amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/140120384...5Fencoding=UTF8 Edited June 14, 2006 by isamu_dyson Quote
Roy's Blues Posted June 14, 2006 Posted June 14, 2006 I saw about an hour of it last night, and IMHO it was similar to Neil Gaiman's work. It was kind of a mix of American Gods and his Sandman works. What I saw of it I liked. Quote
McKlown Posted June 14, 2006 Posted June 14, 2006 I wanted to watch the whole thing, but because we had visitors come over I only got to see bits and pieces. What was the deal with the CGI/live action humans? Was it supposed to be some artsy way of showing who had artifical organs and who didn't? Quote
Tober Posted June 14, 2006 Posted June 14, 2006 I just finished watching the movie on the Sci-Fi Channel tonight; reading some of the reviews on the web while having watched it. Apparently it's gotten a lot of bad reviews for acting and the CGI. However, I like the movie. Not so much for the story or CGI, but the setting and characters. It does have a Fifth Element kind of feel to it (however not quite as good). It's so F'd up looking...bizarre looking....It's the characters and weird looking creatures in movies like The Dark Crystal, The Labyrinth, The Fifth Element, Legend, The Never Ending Story, and other such movies that I love so much! Those five are the only movies I can think of, however. Anyone know of any other movies (good preferably) that have bizarre looking characters and creatures like in the movies I listed above? If so, PLEASE do tell! (Gotta love the Sci-Fi/Fantasy genres ) Thanks! 407743[/snapback] The Princess Bride Willow The Goonies Time Bandits ~ Brazil ~ The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Monty Python's Life of Brian Monty Python and the Holy Grail The City of Lost Children Big Trouble in Little China Donnie Darko Dogma Pink Floyd's The Wall Jacob's Ladder Kaena - The Prophecy Army of Darkness Dark City Quote
gerwalk25 Posted June 14, 2006 Posted June 14, 2006 Time Bandits ~ Brazil ~ The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 407933[/snapback] I also liked 12 Monkeys myself. Quote
question Posted June 14, 2006 Posted June 14, 2006 I thought the premise of the movie was too weird (or I was too stupid to understand the plot...). So what was the movie all about? From what I got, it seems like the egyptian god (eagle head) created Earth. And he needed to have descendants to continue his life(?). So he borrows a human body to sleep with that blue haired (almost) woman (and no one knows why she has power to procreate/bare gods' children or where this girl is from).. am I right? I have couple of questions: 1. What was significance of the central park (they call it intrusion)? 2. What was the man wraped in black cloth? He just makes non-humans into humans by giving pills? Quote
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