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Permalink Reply by Spencer on June 15, 2008 at 2:24pm

Random, like what do you mean?

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Permalink Reply by Kyler Starks on June 15, 2008 at 6:41pm

like cloverfield, i am legend, a the happening

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Permalink Reply by salim dao on June 15, 2008 at 7:38pm

how are those random? they all have a point or an idea to show and its all for entertainment.

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Permalink Reply by Kyler Starks on June 16, 2008 at 8:57am

like cloverfield
the point was really strange
i mean all the other movies that come out have a solid base point

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Permalink Reply by Spencer on June 15, 2008 at 2:25pm

I think all of these summer blockbusters seem pretty normal. Sequels, Comic book adaptations, etc

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Permalink Reply by Jhon on June 15, 2008 at 9:45pm

i think your need to update your movie library sir :P

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Permalink Reply by Kyler Starks on June 16, 2008 at 8:58am

haha : )
i mean all the movies lately like cloverfield and i am legend

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Permalink Reply by Spencer on June 16, 2008 at 3:22pm

well i understand the whole apocalyptic thriller genre has been quite popular ever since 28 days later, but that doesn't make it, "random"

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Permalink Reply by Kyler Starks on June 16, 2008 at 6:45pm

well to me it seems out of the blue but especially the topics

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Permalink Reply by Kathy on June 17, 2008 at 2:20am

i think penelope was pretty random. i haven't seen it but still, it just seems oddd....
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Permalink Reply by Leadpipe on June 17, 2008 at 10:41am

I would love to participate and am fairly confident that I can explain.

However, I'm not sure what's being asked. What is random about recent movies? Examples given are I Am Legend and Cloverfield. I'm not sure what about them, specifically, is random. Are you talking about plot, theme, character, etc.?

"All other movies that come out have a solid base point"
What do you mean by solid base point? Please be specific: name a movie and try to state what that solid base point is. This will help me to figure out what you find random about these recent examples.

Again, working from what's here, Cloverfield is Godzilla from the perspective of those helpless to affect the outcome. I Am Legend is a remake of a remake of an adaptation of a novel (pretty worn ground). Both of these take an old idea and offer a slightly new perspective on it, both keeping it fresh and maintaining a tradition as well as cashing in on those who don't know the context (nothing wrong with that) by marketing it as something new.

Or is it the big sci-fi concepts that's tripping you up? Do you come from a context of more human dramas? What sorts of movies are you in to?

I'm just trying to get a grip on what we're trying to discuss here.

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Permalink Reply by Matt Dreams on June 18, 2008 at 4:55pm

in the words of the late, great, prophet bill hicks: "I deal only in facts. That's why I'm such a cocky motherfucker."

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