Comments for EclipseMagazine http://eclipsemagazine.com Entertainment News for The Rest of Us Fri, 11 May 2012 13:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Half Goth, Half Camp – Dark Shadows Is Fun Almost In Spite Of Itself! by jimorris http://eclipsemagazine.com/movie-reviews/33288/comment-page-1/#comment-8886 jimorris Fri, 11 May 2012 13:57:00 +0000 http://eclipsemagazine.com/?p=33288#comment-8886 “Dark Shadows” is a campy and pruriently misbegotten attempt to turn a very popular and much loved afternoon soap/horror opera tv show (that had no intended humor) into a comedy.  The plot is a screwed-up mess that should have a notation that “any similarity is purely coincidental”.  Four of the cast from the series make an extremely short (and silent) appearance together, including Jonathan Frid (Barnabas) who died recently and is probably rolling over in his grave.    GRADES :   Depp fans (who never saw the show) = B- Others who never saw the show = C- Fans of the original = D or F “Dark Shadows” is a campy and pruriently misbegotten attempt to turn a very popular and much loved afternoon soap/horror opera tv show (that had no intended humor) into a comedy.  The plot is a screwed-up mess that should have a notation that “any similarity is purely coincidental”.  Four of the cast from the series make an extremely short (and silent) appearance together, including Jonathan Frid (Barnabas) who died recently and is probably rolling over in his grave. 
 
GRADES :
 
Depp fans (who never saw the show) = B-
Others who never saw the show = C-
Fans of the original = D or F

]]> Comment on Marvel’s The Avengers, the first truly Great Movie of 2012! Michelle’s Review by malexandria http://eclipsemagazine.com/Movies/33084/comment-page-1/#comment-8885 malexandria Thu, 10 May 2012 10:53:00 +0000 http://eclipsemagazine.com/?p=33084#comment-8885  Ack!  Ack!

]]> Comment on Sheldon Says: Joss Whedon’s The Avengers Exceeds Even My High Expectations! by John Miller http://eclipsemagazine.com/Movies/33099/comment-page-1/#comment-8884 John Miller Thu, 10 May 2012 06:32:00 +0000 http://eclipsemagazine.com/?p=33099#comment-8884 Good call on the Tony/Pepper conversation.  It's like ballet. Unfortunately I encountered an unlabeled spoiler on the first post/mid-credits scene, so I knew what was coming.  Had I encountered it unprepared I would probably have gasped and begun to hyperventilate. Good call on the Tony/Pepper conversation.  It’s like ballet.

Unfortunately I encountered an unlabeled spoiler on the first post/mid-credits scene, so I knew what was coming.  Had I encountered it unprepared I would probably have gasped and begun to hyperventilate.

]]> Comment on Marvel’s The Avengers, the first truly Great Movie of 2012! Michelle’s Review by John Miller http://eclipsemagazine.com/Movies/33084/comment-page-1/#comment-8883 John Miller Thu, 10 May 2012 06:21:00 +0000 http://eclipsemagazine.com/?p=33084#comment-8883 Black Widow, not Scarlet Witch Black Widow, not Scarlet Witch

]]> Comment on Marvel’s The Avengers, the first truly Great Movie of 2012! Michelle’s Review by militaryveterangamer http://eclipsemagazine.com/Movies/33084/comment-page-1/#comment-8882 militaryveterangamer Sun, 06 May 2012 14:55:00 +0000 http://eclipsemagazine.com/?p=33084#comment-8882 Great review; I look forward to seeing this movie. Great review; I look forward to seeing this movie.

]]> Comment on The Cabin In The Woods Fails to convince Michelle it is Innovative by Shenaid Alexis-Charlie http://eclipsemagazine.com/Movies/32709/comment-page-1/#comment-8877 Shenaid Alexis-Charlie Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:44:00 +0000 http://eclipsemagazine.com/?p=32709#comment-8877 This review is the worst piece of hogwallop. Seriously don't you understand what they were trying to accomplish with this movie. We didnt have to get to know the victims, because in the end we were rooting for them to live and get revenge. It was an interesting twist and i actually liked it rather than the normal Blah horror. its a medley of horror and science fiction. And the humor was much welcomed, the antics in the control room was meant to be shown as a complete disregard for the lives of the victims. Because they didnt give a shit if they lived or died. Which in essence is rather brutal, if you actually think about it they executed these "victims" because it was their job it was their duty to mankind. Because if they didnt they would get f'd up by ancient gods. The movie does care about the characters, but since the control room and the people in there didnt care, and they were the puppeteers, naturally the movie took on a nonchalant approach to the lives of the victims. And"Horror movies" following a traditional structure? By the way its not a wrong turn rip off, if anything it mimics the beginning of how MOST "traditional" horror movies begin. Satire sweetheart look it up This review is the worst piece of hogwallop. Seriously don’t you understand what they were trying to accomplish with this movie. We didnt have to get to know the victims, because in the end we were rooting for them to live and get revenge. It was an interesting twist and i actually liked it rather than the normal Blah horror. its a medley of horror and science fiction. And the humor was much welcomed, the antics in the control room was meant to be shown as a complete disregard for the lives of the victims. Because they didnt give a shit if they lived or died. Which in essence is rather brutal, if you actually think about it they executed these “victims” because it was their job it was their duty to mankind. Because if they didnt they would get f’d up by ancient gods. The movie does care about the characters, but since the control room and the people in there didnt care, and they were the puppeteers, naturally the movie took on a nonchalant approach to the lives of the victims. And”Horror movies” following a traditional structure? By the way its not a wrong turn rip off, if anything it mimics the beginning of how MOST “traditional” horror movies begin. Satire sweetheart look it up

]]> Comment on The Cabin In The Woods Fails to convince Michelle it is Innovative by Saurontu http://eclipsemagazine.com/Movies/32709/comment-page-1/#comment-8876 Saurontu Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:04:00 +0000 http://eclipsemagazine.com/?p=32709#comment-8876 I can respect your opinion. I still think if we had gotten to know the characters a little more before their characters were altered to fit achetypes I would've liked the movie even more, but not at the expense of the Initiative scenes, maybe if the movie was a little longer though, but hey I'm no film maker. I can respect your opinion. I still think if we had gotten to know the characters a little more before their characters were altered to fit achetypes I would’ve liked the movie even more, but not at the expense of the Initiative scenes, maybe if the movie was a little longer though, but hey I’m no film maker.

]]> Comment on The Cabin In The Woods Fails to convince Michelle it is Innovative by malexandria http://eclipsemagazine.com/Movies/32709/comment-page-1/#comment-8875 malexandria Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:28:00 +0000 http://eclipsemagazine.com/?p=32709#comment-8875 I don't mind mixing genres, the problem with this movie is HOW it is done, not that it was done. It simply does not work they are forcing two radically different movies together at the expense of each other and it could have been good if they just toned down or cut out some of the ridiculous Initiative scenes.  To give the other story time to build. All the movies you mention work because it is blended together as one whole story so the genre mixing works. I don’t mind mixing genres, the problem with this movie is HOW it is done, not that it was done. It simply does not work they are forcing two radically different movies together at the expense of each other and it could have been good if they just toned down or cut out some of the ridiculous Initiative scenes.  To give the other story time to build.

All the movies you mention work because it is blended together as one whole story so the genre mixing works.

]]> Comment on The Cabin In The Woods Fails to convince Michelle it is Innovative by Saurontu http://eclipsemagazine.com/Movies/32709/comment-page-1/#comment-8874 Saurontu Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:23:00 +0000 http://eclipsemagazine.com/?p=32709#comment-8874 I seriously think some people, reviewers and commenters, are forgetting that genres can be spliced. There are countless horror/comedies out there: Evil Dead (that cabin in cabin in the woods is so the Evil Dead cabin btw), Shaun of the Dead, though more of a comedy but still genre bends, Tucker & Dale Vs Evil, Fright Night, these are just the best of the bunch. Then there's also horror/scifi/comedy: Attack the Block! Fact is I add this to the latter category, a mixture of all three.  Any true horror fan can't be angry because a horror film adds the laughs, Drag Me To Hell suffered the same criticism. I distinctly remember one lady complaining that the movie wasn't good because of the humor but she was the main one laughing, she thought it was meant to be flat out horror. It's Sam Raimi lady! Granted, she probably didn't even know who Raimi was but still, if the movie entertained why complain? It was meant to be funny and so was this.  Feast, a horror/comedy, Granted the horror/comedy was more of an 80s thing, and we lacked that composit genre in most of the 90s so I guess people lost the palette, maybe. I personally love the mixing of genres, GHOSTBUSTERS. Cabin the Woods works wonderfully, it's not perfect but wonderful. A 9.5 out of 10. I seriously think some people, reviewers and commenters, are forgetting that genres can be spliced. There are countless horror/comedies out there: Evil Dead (that cabin in cabin in the woods is so the Evil Dead cabin btw), Shaun of the Dead, though more of a comedy but still genre bends, Tucker & Dale Vs Evil, Fright Night, these are just the best of the bunch. Then there’s also horror/scifi/comedy: Attack the Block! Fact is I add this to the latter category, a mixture of all three.
 Any true horror fan can’t be angry because a horror film adds the laughs, Drag Me To Hell suffered the same criticism. I distinctly remember one lady complaining that the movie wasn’t good because of the humor but she was the main one laughing, she thought it was meant to be flat out horror. It’s Sam Raimi lady! Granted, she probably didn’t even know who Raimi was but still, if the movie entertained why complain? It was meant to be funny and so was this.  Feast, a horror/comedy, Granted the horror/comedy was more of an 80s thing, and we lacked that composit genre in most of the 90s so I guess people lost the palette, maybe. I personally love the mixing of genres, GHOSTBUSTERS. Cabin the Woods works wonderfully, it’s not perfect but wonderful. A 9.5 out of 10.

]]> Comment on The Cabin In The Woods Fails to convince Michelle it is Innovative by Whitebanker http://eclipsemagazine.com/Movies/32709/comment-page-1/#comment-8873 Whitebanker Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:02:00 +0000 http://eclipsemagazine.com/?p=32709#comment-8873 But it's not even a comedy. Well, again, if you are really yong and not demanding you might find it funny. And it's not clever enough either. Probably the only splash - that Tarantino-like moment at the end, with blood and monsters everywhere, otherwise boooring. But it’s not even a comedy. Well, again, if you are really yong and not demanding you might find it funny. And it’s not clever enough either. Probably the only splash – that Tarantino-like moment at the end, with blood and monsters everywhere, otherwise boooring.

]]> Comment on The Cabin In The Woods Fails to convince Michelle it is Innovative by Brandon Hunt http://eclipsemagazine.com/Movies/32709/comment-page-1/#comment-8872 Brandon Hunt Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:38:00 +0000 http://eclipsemagazine.com/?p=32709#comment-8872 My first question is, what the hell is eclipse magazine? Second how can the guy who wrote a show as quirky and random as "Buffy" be a HIPSTER? I think you mean nerdy or maybe geeky, like comicon or cosplay or skinny kevin smith or Sam Raimi - Bruce Campbell = sorta Joss Whedon.  Are any of these what you meant? I think you might be confused about your use of kneejerk branding. Then you went with Meta, Jesus did you use urban dictionary to write this review?  Citizen Cane man that movie so Meta, old people and snow globes and F'ing Fedora Hipsters. Thats what it felt like to read this review. Sigh. Edit: Traditional Structure really like there are not enough formulaic horror movies? I bet you dindt like Army of Darkness you cretin. :p My first question is, what the hell is eclipse magazine? Second how can the guy who wrote a show as quirky and random as “Buffy” be a HIPSTER? I think you mean nerdy or maybe geeky, like comicon or cosplay or skinny kevin smith or Sam Raimi – Bruce Campbell = sorta Joss Whedon.  Are any of these what you meant? I think you might be confused about your use of kneejerk branding. Then you went with Meta, Jesus did you use urban dictionary to write this review? 

Citizen Cane man that movie so Meta, old people and snow globes and F’ing Fedora Hipsters. Thats what it felt like to read this review. Sigh.

Edit: Traditional Structure really like there are not enough formulaic horror movies? I bet you dindt like Army of Darkness you cretin. :p

]]> Comment on The Cabin In The Woods Fails to convince Michelle it is Innovative by Steven Bissell http://eclipsemagazine.com/Movies/32709/comment-page-1/#comment-8871 Steven Bissell Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:36:00 +0000 http://eclipsemagazine.com/?p=32709#comment-8871 Wrong, wrong, wrong. And thanks for the spoiler alert (not!). I take it you are one of those people  you thinks of yourself as some sort of 'expert.'  Not on this you aren't. A very well done horror movie from any angle. Wrong, wrong, wrong. And thanks for the spoiler alert (not!). I take it you are one of those people  you thinks of yourself as some sort of ‘expert.’  Not on this you aren’t. A very well done horror movie from any angle.

]]> Comment on The Cabin In The Woods Fails to convince Michelle it is Innovative by Ide Cyan http://eclipsemagazine.com/Movies/32709/comment-page-1/#comment-8870 Ide Cyan Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:46:00 +0000 http://eclipsemagazine.com/?p=32709#comment-8870 I agree with you. The film shows that the filmmakers know a lot of horror tropes, but don't understand what makes them work. (BTW, it's New Nightmare.) I agree with you. The film shows that the filmmakers know a lot of horror tropes, but don’t understand what makes them work.

(BTW, it’s New Nightmare.)

]]> Comment on Titanic Great Movie, Pointless Use of 3D by Bryan Bro http://eclipsemagazine.com/Movies/32581/comment-page-1/#comment-8869 Bryan Bro Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:22:00 +0000 http://eclipsemagazine.com/?p=32581#comment-8869 'Other than greed, I can’t think of why he would even sanction this' It was also to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of Titanic. ‘Other than greed, I can’t think of why he would even sanction this’

It was also to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of Titanic.

]]> Comment on The Cabin In The Woods Fails to convince Michelle it is Innovative by Maria Tikhonova http://eclipsemagazine.com/Movies/32709/comment-page-1/#comment-8868 Maria Tikhonova Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:52:00 +0000 http://eclipsemagazine.com/?p=32709#comment-8868 Horribly stupid review. For some reason you expected to see horror movie, and... oops! It's fantastic cinephilic  comedy about making horrors; but you couldn't throw out the pattern (even don't try to) and keep crying about "horror moments" which couse recognition, joy and laugh instead of fear. Undoubtly, next time you shoud go to Titanic and cry about little action and shooting, to "21 jump street" expecting philosophical drama, and so on. Horribly stupid review. For some reason you expected to see horror movie, and… oops! It’s fantastic cinephilic  comedy about making horrors; but you couldn’t throw out the pattern (even don’t try to) and keep crying about “horror moments” which couse recognition, joy and laugh instead of fear.
Undoubtly, next time you shoud go to Titanic and cry about little action and shooting, to “21 jump street” expecting philosophical drama, and so on.

]]> Comment on The Cabin In The Woods Fails to convince Michelle it is Innovative by Whitebanker http://eclipsemagazine.com/Movies/32709/comment-page-1/#comment-8867 Whitebanker Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:21:00 +0000 http://eclipsemagazine.com/?p=32709#comment-8867 Couldnt' agree more. Excellent review.But not surprised that somany peaople disagree. I would have also liked it if I were 13 years old. Couldnt’ agree more. Excellent review.But not surprised that somany peaople disagree. I would have also liked it if I were 13 years old.

]]> Comment on The Cabin In The Woods Fails to convince Michelle it is Innovative by malexandria http://eclipsemagazine.com/Movies/32709/comment-page-1/#comment-8866 malexandria Sun, 15 Apr 2012 20:57:00 +0000 http://eclipsemagazine.com/?p=32709#comment-8866 No, I did not "want" a "standard" horror movie. Based on its own conceit and conventions the movie failed. The entire premise and gimmick is flawed because it juxtaposes two radically different tones and movies into one and it does not work and its not even as original as you fanboys make it out to be. It is Buffy Season Four (the worst season) meets a straight ripoff of Wrong Turn highlights. I have absolutely nothing against horror comedy as long as it remembers its a horror movie first - Scream, Nightmare on Elm Street's Freddy Kruger, Shaun of the Dead all mix horror and comedy perfectly. If you want "meta" movie within movie horror - Final Nightmare is amazing. No, I did not “want” a “standard” horror movie. Based on its own conceit and conventions the movie failed. The entire premise and gimmick is flawed because it juxtaposes two radically different tones and movies into one and it does not work and its not even as original as you fanboys make it out to be. It is Buffy Season Four (the worst season) meets a straight ripoff of Wrong Turn highlights.

I have absolutely nothing against horror comedy as long as it remembers its a horror movie first – Scream, Nightmare on Elm Street’s Freddy Kruger, Shaun of the Dead all mix horror and comedy perfectly. If you want “meta” movie within movie horror – Final Nightmare is amazing.

]]> Comment on The Cabin In The Woods Fails to convince Michelle it is Innovative by bubba1967 http://eclipsemagazine.com/Movies/32709/comment-page-1/#comment-8865 bubba1967 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 18:21:00 +0000 http://eclipsemagazine.com/?p=32709#comment-8865 Great review - this film falls into the same category as "Drag Me to Hell" - lots over-love from middle-age film critics and fan boys, but completely misses the mark with its largest target, tweens & teens.   Great review – this film falls into the same category as “Drag Me to Hell” – lots over-love from middle-age film critics and fan boys, but completely misses the mark with its largest target, tweens & teens.  

]]> Comment on The Cabin In The Woods Fails to convince Michelle it is Innovative by Doug Nassif http://eclipsemagazine.com/Movies/32709/comment-page-1/#comment-8864 Doug Nassif Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:40:00 +0000 http://eclipsemagazine.com/?p=32709#comment-8864 Thanks for this review.  Now I know to never read one of yours again. Thanks for this review.  Now I know to never read one of yours again.

]]> Comment on The Cabin In The Woods Fails to convince Michelle it is Innovative by taylorboden http://eclipsemagazine.com/Movies/32709/comment-page-1/#comment-8863 taylorboden Sun, 15 Apr 2012 09:14:00 +0000 http://eclipsemagazine.com/?p=32709#comment-8863 This reads like a shitty middle school book report. You make a living doing this? This reads like a shitty middle school book report. You make a living doing this?

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