Author Topic: Why Bourne is the best American film trilogy ever made (Read 17050 times)

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #120 on:** August 12, 2007, 02:11:13 AM »

I loved the part of A Bugs Life when Hopper is in the shower masturbating just to get through the day.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #121 on:** August 12, 2007, 02:14:31 AM »

thekavorka · « **Reply #122 on:** August 12, 2007, 02:20:33 AM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on August 11, 2007, 10:39:15 PM

THE MIGHTY DUCKS TRILOGY

EMMILLLIOOOOOOOOO

This would have been the best trilogy had Coach Bombay been in D3 for more than one scene

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #123 on:** August 12, 2007, 02:24:32 AM »

Bourne Identity: 9.5
Bourne Supremacy: 8
Bourne Ultimatum: 9.5

Good shit.

I'll also throw in a nod for the LotR trilogy, even though it's hardly American. It's at least the one trilogy where I can constantly watch and still love it to death. For good measure:

Fellowship: 10
Two Towers: 8
Return of the King: 9.5

Fellowship is honestly one of the best fucking movies I've seen. Say shit to me, I know, but I'll stand by it.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #124 on:** August 12, 2007, 02:30:08 AM »

Just to be thought provoking...

Austin powers trilogy > Bourne trilogy > casino royal singular movie.

Quote from: FlameOfCallandor on August 11, 2007, 02:07:55 PM

"Return of the Jedi ruines Star Wars"

Reminds me of a dude I met recently who said Attack of the Clones is better than Jedi because of the Ewoks. Jesus get over the fucking Ewoks people. Yes they were lame, but the movie is amazing, and when Luke and Vader fight its fucking the best ever!

People hate the Ewoks? FUCK THEM IN THERE PANSY ASSES!

Mandark · « **Reply #125 on:** August 12, 2007, 02:32:10 AM »

Are we limited to real trilogies, or the first three movies of a longer series?

Also, can we throw in some fake trilogies? Like how about Stripes/Ghostbusters/Groundhog Day?

And Fight Club totally wasn't movie of the 90's. ID4 was the movie of the 90's, and Friends was probably the TV show.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #126 on:** August 12, 2007, 02:35:23 AM »

wtf You meant Seinfeld right? It was the most popular comedy in the 90s, wasn't it?

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #127 on:** August 12, 2007, 02:37:09 AM »

Quote from: BrandNew on August 12, 2007, 02:35:23 AM

wtf You meant Seinfeld right? It was the most popular comedy in the 90s, wasn't it?

better, maybe not most popular.

thekavorka · « **Reply #128 on:** August 12, 2007, 02:39:45 AM »

Quote from: BrandNew on August 12, 2007, 02:24:32 AM

I'll also throw in a nod for the LotR trilogy, even though it's hardly American. It's at least the one trilogy where I can constantly watch and still love it to death. For good measure:

Fellowship: 10
Two Towers: 8
Return of the King: 9.5

Fellowship is honestly one of the best fucking movies I've seen. Say shit to me, I know, but I'll stand by it.

Yeah, Fellowship is my favorite too.

And wtf at Friends being the show of the 90s. GTFO

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #129 on:** August 12, 2007, 02:43:22 AM »

towers less than rotk? lol wtf

Mandark · « **Reply #130 on:** August 12, 2007, 02:43:57 AM »

We're talking about being representative of the decade, not being the best. It's like Time Magazine's Man of the Year award, and Friends is Hitler.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #131 on:** August 12, 2007, 02:44:50 AM »

1st season was good!

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #132 on:** August 12, 2007, 02:45:17 AM »

The first two seasons of friends were actually ok, and rachel always wore stockings....OMG dick am hard for that.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #133 on:** August 12, 2007, 02:46:45 AM »

Quote from: MrAngryFace on August 12, 2007, 02:43:22 AM

towers less than rotk? lol wtf

NO wtf @ YOU

FOTR: 10
TTT: 9.5
ROTK: 10

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #134 on:** August 12, 2007, 02:48:40 AM »

ROTK was bullshit rushed stupid crap with hobbits on beds and the extended version managed to make the film more boring and not fix any of the problems

Mandark · « **Reply #135 on:** August 12, 2007, 02:49:14 AM »

Quote from: Mandark on August 12, 2007, 02:43:57 AM

We're talking about being representative of the decade, not being the best. It's like Time Magazine's Man of the Year award, and Friends is Hitler.

Quote from: MrAngryFace on August 12, 2007, 02:44:50 AM

1st season was good!

Nazi apologist.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #136 on:** August 12, 2007, 02:50:04 AM »

the first season had good intentions!

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #137 on:** August 12, 2007, 02:50:57 AM »

SOMEONES DRUNK CALL THE CHURCH

Mandark · « **Reply #138 on:** August 12, 2007, 02:51:34 AM »

Matthew Perry made the trains run on time.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #139 on:** August 12, 2007, 02:53:02 AM »

Quote from: Mandark on August 12, 2007, 02:51:34 AM

Matthew Perry made the trains run on time.

lol

thekavorka · « **Reply #140 on:** August 12, 2007, 03:12:46 AM »

Quote from: Mandark on August 12, 2007, 02:43:57 AM

We're talking about being representative of the decade, not being the best. It's like Time Magazine's Man of the Year award, and Friends is Hitler.

Seinfeld perfectly represented the decade. The decade about nothing.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #141 on:** August 12, 2007, 04:37:56 AM »

WHAT THE FUCK FRIENDS SHOW OF THE 90S ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME FUCK YOU MANDARK I THOUGHT YOU WRE COOL

TVC15 · « **Reply #142 on:** August 12, 2007, 04:40:04 AM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on August 12, 2007, 04:37:56 AM

WHAT THE FUCK FRIENDS SHOW OF THE 90S ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME FUCK YOU MANDARK I THOUGHT YOU WRE COOL

I think Friends does a good job of summing up the superficiality of the latter half of the 90s. Fight Club can be seen as a response to the sort of thing that Friends represents. Homogenized, benign, quality controlled, soulless corporate garbage. If Seinfeld is, let's say, a good gouda, then Friends is shitty american cheese.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #143 on:** August 12, 2007, 04:42:29 AM »

Why award the inferior show just because it displays the shittiest of a decade better? Fuck that shit.

Seinfeld.

TVC15 · « **Reply #144 on:** August 12, 2007, 04:47:47 AM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on August 12, 2007, 04:42:29 AM

Why award the inferior show just because it displays the shittiest of a decade better? Fuck that shit.

Seinfeld.

I think that decades from now, the Clinton decade will be remembered similar to the Eisenhower era--ie nobody will remember it. it was a generally prosperous time, and history books don't go into detail on good periods. The Reagan decade will be remembered because Republicans will never let anyone forget that, and the Bush decade will be remembered for the shittiness. The 90s will be largely invisible in the future. When we think of Eisenhower's 50s, we think of Ward and June Cleaver and "simpler times." When people remember the 90s, I believe the pattern dictates the future will remember something equally superficial, Friends.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #145 on:** August 12, 2007, 05:01:10 AM »

The Clinton decade will not be remembered...but Friends will be? No. I don't want to live in a world where Seinfeld takes a backseat to anything in its own decade.

TVC15 · « **Reply #146 on:** August 12, 2007, 05:03:49 AM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on August 12, 2007, 05:01:10 AM

The Clinton decade will not be remembered...but Friends will be? No. I don't want to live in a world where Seinfeld takes a backseat to anything in its own decade.

Well, to be fair, I Love Lucy is also from the 50s, and that show rocks.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #147 on:** August 12, 2007, 05:07:25 AM »

I Love Lucy > Leave It to Beaver

Fresh Prince · « **Reply #148 on:** August 12, 2007, 05:32:34 AM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on August 12, 2007, 04:47:47 AM

I think that decades from now, the Clinton decade will be remembered similar to the Eisenhower era--ie nobody will remember it. it was a generally prosperous time, and history books don't go into detail on good periods. The Reagan decade will be remembered because Republicans will never let anyone forget that, and the Bush decade will be remembered for the shittiness. The 90s will be largely invisible in the future. When we think of Eisenhower's 50s, we think of Ward and June Cleaver and "simpler times." When people remember the 90s, I believe the pattern dictates the future will remember something equally superficial, Friends.

Conservatives and christians will remember the 90's as when American morals went missing (not only because of Monica). For everyone else it was dandy.

90's = The Simpsons

TVC15 · « **Reply #149 on:** August 12, 2007, 05:40:28 AM »

Quote from: Fresh Prince on August 12, 2007, 05:32:34 AM

Quote from: TVC 15 on August 12, 2007, 04:47:47 AM
I think that decades from now, the Clinton decade will be remembered similar to the Eisenhower era--ie nobody will remember it. it was a generally prosperous time, and history books don't go into detail on good periods. The Reagan decade will be remembered because Republicans will never let anyone forget that, and the Bush decade will be remembered for the shittiness. The 90s will be largely invisible in the future. When we think of Eisenhower's 50s, we think of Ward and June Cleaver and "simpler times." When people remember the 90s, I believe the pattern dictates the future will remember something equally superficial, Friends.
Conservatives and christians will remember the 90's as when American morals went missing (not only because of Monica). For everyone else it was dandy.

90's = The Simpsons

Conservatives and Christians will all be converted into homosexuals within the next several years, all part of The Agenda.

Mandark · « **Reply #150 on:** August 12, 2007, 07:10:01 AM »

TVC gets it.

I was originally going to go with Seinfeld, but Friends, which was originally pitched as a Seinfeld knockoff ("Seinfeld in New York?"), had all the things that made Seinfeld 90's-tastic (obsession over social minutiae, popularity, general prosperity) AND added sentimentality and dumbness. Also, it was less Jewy.

The right wing is regularly calling the 90's a "vacation from history," the implication being it's not really History if we're not in some life-or-death struggle with an evil ideology.

Gay Boy · « **Reply #151 on:** August 12, 2007, 08:35:40 AM »

Quote from: Father_Mike on August 12, 2007, 02:37:09 AM

Quote from: BrandNew on August 12, 2007, 02:35:23 AM
wtf You meant Seinfeld right? It was the most popular comedy in the 90s, wasn't it?

better, maybe not most popular.

Seinfeld had better ratings than Friends when they were both on.

Solo · « **Reply #152 on:** August 12, 2007, 09:55:06 AM »

I think this topic needs to be broadened to trilogies, without the American tag before it. Most of my favorite trilogies arent American. The Dollars trilogy, Trois Coleurs, CWP's Revenge trilogy, etc.

I have a LOT of issues with LOTR (well, the second and especially the third movies; the first is almost perfect and my favorite fantasy movie), but that is not a bad call either.

Gay Boy · « **Reply #153 on:** August 12, 2007, 10:30:55 AM »

Quote from: Solo on August 12, 2007, 09:55:06 AM

I think this topic needs to be broadened to trilogies, without the American tag before it. Most of my favorite trilogies arent American. The Dollars trilogy, Trois Coleurs, CWP's Revenge trilogy, etc.

Agreed. I don't think the MWNN trilogy is American by any means but I had to create excuses because it's impossible to argue trilogies without bringing it up.

Ichirou · « **Reply #154 on:** August 12, 2007, 10:36:30 AM »

If we're just talking movie trilogies, it's no contest. The Leone/Eastwood collaborations are easily the best trio of films ever. Each one is great, and each subsequent one is better than the last, culminating in the awesome jizzfest that is The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

Solo · « **Reply #155 on:** August 12, 2007, 11:05:55 AM »

And then OUATITW serves as the multiple orgasm.

bud · « **Reply #156 on:** August 12, 2007, 11:58:42 AM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on August 11, 2007, 09:59:37 PM

Quote from: bud on August 11, 2007, 09:57:45 PM
fwiw, the potc trilogy is the most consistent one.

Consistently SHIT?

that's still consistent. i wasn't saying it was as good as bourne, though :p

Gay Boy · « **Reply #157 on:** August 12, 2007, 12:38:15 PM »

POTC is not consistent. The first one is a fresh unique great swashbuckler. The second & third are mediocre confusing messes that have a handful of fun scenes. Not consistent at all!

POTC 1: 9/10
POTC 2: 7/10
POTC 3: 6.5/10

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #158 on:** August 12, 2007, 01:10:04 PM »

POTC 1: 6/10
POTC 2: 4/10
POTC 3: 3/10

Solo · « **Reply #159 on:** August 12, 2007, 01:26:44 PM »

I actually hated the first and the third, but mildly enjoyed the second. None are above like 6.5 territory. My biggest issue is that they are all needlessly long. Like, when a movie runs 5 minutes long, its no biggie. When its almost an hour, we have problems.

Ichirou · « **Reply #160 on:** August 12, 2007, 01:33:00 PM »

The second one was the best because of Davy Jones. The third one was shit, and it ruins the Davy Jones character.

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THEY KILL THE KRAKEN OFFSCREEN!!! WHAT THE FUCK?!

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Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #161 on:** August 12, 2007, 01:38:10 PM »

Cajole :'(

POTC1: 8
POTC2: 9
POTC3: 5

Ichirou · « **Reply #162 on:** August 12, 2007, 01:40:10 PM »

I agree with PD's ranking except I'd rank PotC3 lower.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #163 on:** August 12, 2007, 01:44:27 PM »

Actually now that I think about it...I can't even justify giving it a 5. Off the top of my head all I remember from that movie is

-Horrible opening scene
-Peanuts
-Boat+sand
-Twist ending

Such a disappointment. If someone told me in March that POTC3 would be the most disappointing end of a trilogy in 2007, over Spider-Man 3 (which I was convinced would be utterly horrible), I'd have laughed.

Spiderman 3

Ichirou · « **Reply #164 on:** August 12, 2007, 01:48:33 PM »

I loved Spider-Man 3. Most fun movie this summer, IMO. Fuck the haters.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #165 on:** August 12, 2007, 01:49:14 PM »

ghost rider > spider-man 3

Ichirou · « **Reply #166 on:** August 12, 2007, 01:56:50 PM »

I haven't seen Ghost Rider but it must be pretty fucking amazing, then.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #167 on:** August 12, 2007, 01:57:07 PM »

no, it's really not.

bud · « **Reply #168 on:** August 12, 2007, 01:57:44 PM »

nicolas cage is in it

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #169 on:** August 12, 2007, 01:58:43 PM »

I think people simply didn't "get" Spiderman 3.

bud · « **Reply #170 on:** August 12, 2007, 01:59:08 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on August 12, 2007, 01:58:43 PM

I think people simply didn't "get" Spiderman 3.

Ichirou · « **Reply #171 on:** August 12, 2007, 01:59:44 PM »

Spidey 3 is just a movie it's become popular to hate. Meh, I thought the trailers were all uniformly terrible, but the movie itself is awesome.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #172 on:** August 12, 2007, 02:02:33 PM »

The trailers were horrible, as was all the news that would leak out of Comic Con/other places. I seriously thought it would suck and refused to see it. But a few weeks after its release I went and was impressed. Sure there are some bad parts (the first battle with Harry) but overall it's cool. And James Franco STEALS the entire movie

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #173 on:** August 12, 2007, 02:09:56 PM »

SM3 was a piece of shit, period. I don't even remember much of the trailers, the movie just sucked shit.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #174 on:** August 12, 2007, 03:52:43 PM »

POTC1: 5
POTC2: -11
POTC3: Death of Narrative Cinema

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #175 on:** August 12, 2007, 03:54:04 PM »

potc2 wasn't THAT bad! sure, the forced love triangle (and orlando bloom/keira knightly's acting) sucked, but there were some great set piece battles, the cg was great, and the whole thing was well shot.

Oblivion · « **Reply #176 on:** August 12, 2007, 03:54:10 PM »

Fuck the hataz. Pirates 1 rocked. But I like high sea adventure shit, so meh.

Haven't seen SM3 yet.

Ichirou · « **Reply #177 on:** August 13, 2007, 05:01:42 AM »

POTC1 was a very average movie that people liked because of Depp's charm. POTC2 was actually a very cool movie with a lot of imaginative characters/action sequences. Then POTC3 pissed all the goodwill away by being an awful, awful movie.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #178 on:** August 13, 2007, 05:08:18 AM »

I saw it on opening day and the entire theater seemed to be thinking the same thing during the first 30min of the movie: where the fuck is Jack?. Too much of a good thing is a bad thing, but the decision to focus less on Jack and more on Will Turner/whats-her-name arc; and so much of Jack's presence was ruined by the horrible peanut crap. Even the scene everyone seems to like - the final ship battle in the whirlpool - was average to me. All in all it was just an extremely disappointing movie for me. I really was on the edge of my seat after the end of POTC2. $:-\$

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #179 on:** August 13, 2007, 12:31:50 PM »

does Johnny Depp have a peanut addiction in the third movie or something

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Author Topic: Why Bourne is the best American film trilogy ever made (Read 17050 times)