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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: Samwise on November 20, 2004, 02:21:35 PM
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Please vote fairly. :)
And if you haven\'t seen it, don\'t vote.
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Whats it about?
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About virtual reality / alternative worlds etc... Kinda hard to explain but definatly worth a look (simply IMO :))
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i\'ll vote for anything if it means you\'ll get my dick wet...
and yes I enjoyed the flick, luv most of Cronenberg
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:laughing: You\'re funny Sammy...this is just great. And I still hate the movie...and so do all my friends. I\'m sorry that I suck :D
I guess we have a difference of opinion. I\'m sorry that I don\'t like to watch crap.
How the hell can you like this MOVIE!!! :shocked:
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I loved it ( I am a science fiction junkie to the bone ). It had a great atmosphere, good cast and a thought-provoking concept as a story.
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I liked the gun
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I have never seen this movie...what is the storyline?
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good cast
What is wrong with you people? Jennifer Jason Lee is part of a great cast? The acting is piss-poor, the effects suck (the virtual reality pod? Give me a friggin break), and the overall experience is extremely cheesy!!
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This is all just an evil scheme out to drive me insane...
Does ANYONE else hate this movie besides me??
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If someone would tell me the storyline, I might could tell you if i hated it...
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WTF? Sammy come on and explain what this is for the uneducated masses - that includes myself. ;)
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it had it\'s moments
the ended was pretty cool
worth seeing
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Alrighty... it\'s a David Cronenberg flick (he\'s a crazy Canadian if you don\'t know who he is).
Plot Summary for
eXistenZ (1999)
Allegra Geller, the leading game designer in the world, is testing her new virtual reality game, eXistenZ with a focus group. As they begin, she is attacked by a fanatic assassin employing a bizarre organic gun. She flees with a young marketing trainee, Ted Pikul, who is suddenly assigned as her bodyguard. Unfortunately, her pod, an organic gaming device that contains the only copy of the eXistenZ game program, is damaged. To inspect it, she talks Ted into accepting a gameport in his own body so he can play the game with her. The events leading up to this, and the resulting game lead the pair on a strange adventure where reality and their actions are impossible to determine from either their own or the game\'s perspective.
Snipped from IMDB.com. Starring:
Jennifer Jason Leigh .... Allegra Geller
Jude Law .... Ted Pikul
Ian Holm .... Kiri Vinokur
Willem Dafoe .... Gas
Don McKellar .... Yevgeny Nourish
Callum Keith Rennie .... Hugo Carlaw
Christopher Eccleston .... Seminar Leader
Rated R for strong sci-fi violence and gore, and for language.
Again, snipped from IMDB:
"\'eXistenZ\' sorts out the men from the boys. That is, your reaction to this marvellous movie will depend whether you are S.F. literate and familiar with Cronenberg\'s oeuvre, or a \'Matrix\'-loving, Johnny-come-lately. Now I enjoy \'The Matrix\' as a superior action movie, but no movie in recent years has been so overrated, and grossly exaggerated as intellectual fare! \'eXistenZ\' and Alex Proyas\' similarly overlooked \'Dark City\' are everything \'The Matrix\' claims to be - intelligent, thought provoking, CHALLENGING S.F.
This movie is almost a summary of all the themes and motifs that Cronenberg has been obsessed about for the last 25 years or so. Especially the Burroughsian "biological horror" and the Phildickian questioning of reality. While it echoes many of his previous movies, it especially evokes his masterpiece \'Videodrome\'. It may not reach the hallucinogenic heights of that movie - very few have - but it certainly takes you to places most contemporary S.F. and horror movies don\'t even try to reach.
However this movie isn\'t just Cronenberg rehashing his "greatest hits". There are more than enough new and interesting touches, especially the Rushdie-like Fatwah theme, the odd sexual symbolism, and the witty touches such as the bone guns that fire teeth. Helping all this along is the interesting, carefully chosen cast. All are good, but I especially like Willem Dafoe\'s creepy garage mechanic, and it was also great to see Canadian cult star Don McKellar (\'Highway 61\', \'Twitch City\',etc) as the enigmatic "Russian" Yevgeny.
\'Videodrome\' has taken many years to find its real audience, and maybe \'eXistenz\' will too. But I believe eventually it will be recognised for what it is - a work of great imagination and flair."
Yeah, I was too lazy to write it myself. :p
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EvX I kinda know how you feel. I\'ve met a ton of people who are hardcore Rocky Horror Picture Show fanatics but I find that movie particularly horrifying to watch, in a bad way. I tried to watch it 3x just to see what all the fuss was about but it was just so painful I had to stop not more than 25 min into it.
Weird how opinions can differ so much. ;)
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I am not surprised that eXistenZ separates opinions to both extremes of the scale. It is a weird tale, it has some strange moments - but it is good and re-watchable in the long run. At least for a hard-ball Sci/Fi nut such as myself.
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If it is David Cronerberg film, it\'s golden.
Rabid
Naked Lunch
Golden, I say.
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I love David Cronenberg films. I liked this movie but my favorite is Videodrome.
Long Live the New Flesh!
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EvX I kinda know how you feel. I\'ve met a ton of people who are hardcore Rocky Horror Picture Show fanatics but I find that movie particularly horrifying to watch, in a bad way. I tried to watch it 3x just to see what all the fuss was about but it was just so painful I had to stop not more than 25 min into it.
At least you know what I\'m thinking :) *relieved*
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I have nightmares about having to watch this again.
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I have nightmares about having to watch this again.
I\'m with you there. You couldn\'t hold me at gun point to make me watch this movie again...
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Jennifer Jason Leigh is a hottie.
I vote good. :)
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Originally posted by Coredweller
Jennifer Jason Leigh is a hottie.
I vote good. :)
You must not have seen this movie...she is so incredibly unattractive in this...
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Originally posted by EviscerationX
You must not have seen this movie...she is so incredibly unattractive in this...
WTF? You\'re the one who hasn\'t seen it. Remember the scene in the motel room when she\'s trying to convince Jude Law to use the device? Jeez...
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well, I may rent this...but if it sucks, so help me Sammy I\'ll hunt you down and kill you. Which reminds me, VID YOU SUCK, I watched the Last Seduction because of your recomendation and it BLEW. Bastard.
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Sorry but i hated it from start to finish.
loved Videodrome but for some reason couldn\'t get into this one at all.
but mind you the only thing that i did like about the film as [sp] The gristle gun that shot real human teeth[/sp]
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Omen, as long as you promise to sodomize me first. :D
And who were the bastards that voted bad... it went from like 8-2 to 10-12, grrrr! *curses*
*then masturbates furiously*
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WTF? You\'re the one who hasn\'t seen it. Remember the scene in the motel room when she\'s trying to convince Jude Law to use the device? Jeez...
*pukes*
I guess if you\'re attracted to crack-whorish apes...whatever floats your boat.
Jennifer Jason Leigh is freakin repulsive
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Rachael Leigh Cook is HOT ;)
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You be the judge :p
The pics are finally working...:rolleyes: