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<blockquote data-quote="MonkeyBoy" data-source="post: 107862" data-attributes="member: 1229"><p>The Magnificent Seven (The Dirty Dozen bears some comparison too, and Star Wars == Hidden Fortress so I hear...)</p><p></p><p>I'm firmly sat on the fence with a foot in each camp (and a phrase coined in each hand...)</p><p></p><p>I didn't like the action sequences in CTHD (the wire work was not, i'm afraid, very good - too weightless throughout - I have seen better in pantomime)</p><p></p><p>On the other hand... The cinematography was stunning, the screenplay was refreshingly well written (strong female characters without being man-hating feminists!) and the plot (away from the action sequence) was gently pleasant. I.e. A good film I didn't like that much <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>The Matrix, on the otherhand - almost the diametric opposite; excellent effects (mostly good wire work except for the somersault in the dojo - see that momentum stop!), predictable and derivative plot (see The Terminator for an earlier and yet more inventive take on the same plot...) and formulaic "big man win the day" characterisation.</p><p></p><p>I did (still do!) enjoy it a great deal though <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>But then; I like Johnny Mnemonic too <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>MonkeyBoy is a big fan of westerns, which my friends seem to find amusing for some reason...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MonkeyBoy, post: 107862, member: 1229"] The Magnificent Seven (The Dirty Dozen bears some comparison too, and Star Wars == Hidden Fortress so I hear...) I'm firmly sat on the fence with a foot in each camp (and a phrase coined in each hand...) I didn't like the action sequences in CTHD (the wire work was not, i'm afraid, very good - too weightless throughout - I have seen better in pantomime) On the other hand... The cinematography was stunning, the screenplay was refreshingly well written (strong female characters without being man-hating feminists!) and the plot (away from the action sequence) was gently pleasant. I.e. A good film I didn't like that much :) The Matrix, on the otherhand - almost the diametric opposite; excellent effects (mostly good wire work except for the somersault in the dojo - see that momentum stop!), predictable and derivative plot (see The Terminator for an earlier and yet more inventive take on the same plot...) and formulaic "big man win the day" characterisation. I did (still do!) enjoy it a great deal though :) But then; I like Johnny Mnemonic too :D MonkeyBoy is a big fan of westerns, which my friends seem to find amusing for some reason... [/QUOTE]
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