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Yeah, the slow start definitely fit with the 'it's just a holiday' thing. Clever.

 

I hated the dialogue though. If by 'inciting incident' you're referring to 'Colin's character being awfully, hamfistedly over-written and unfittingly uncouth' then, yeah, that probably meant a lot of people turning off! If that stuff had been delivered with a little more strategy and timing, I would have liked it. As it was, it made me really dislike the film initially.

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Honestly, it's been a few years since I've seen it, so I can't recall the details but I'm not so sure In Bruges has an 'inciting incident' as such. Possibly the 'kill him/is trying to kill himself' moment that comes fairly late? Could be the shooting which put them there, but that's revealed later, isn't it? In Bruges has an odd narrative structure.

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Honestly, it's been a few years since I've seen it, so I can't recall the details but I'm not so sure In Bruges has an 'inciting incident' as such. Possibly the 'kill him/is trying to kill himself' moment that comes fairly late? Could be the shooting which put them there, but that's revealed later, isn't it? In Bruges has an odd narrative structure.

 

By 'inciting incident', I took it to mean 'an incident which incites offense in the viewer' or something, which I felt is the only reason anybody would turn off in the first ten minutes of the film. I'm fine with coarse stuff, but I just felt it was done badly in that film. Narratively, it's all very good.

 

If 'inciting incident' actually means something else though, which it sounds like it does from what you say, let me know. Misunderstandings ahoy

 

'Inciting incident' 'inciting incident'

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If 'inciting incident' actually means something else though, which it sounds like it does from what you say, let me know. Misunderstandings ahoy

 

'Inciting incident' 'inciting incident'

 

Heh, yeah, very different. I meant from a narrative standpoint. It's just one such term for 'the thing that gets your story moving', but from a writer's perspective. Essentially, you need to have your 'hook' in those first ten pages of a script. I've been told that's how a lot of people in the industry view it...which can be a problem. Audiences might be the same, unless they're used to a particular writer or director's style.

 

In classical terms, it is whatever sparks the hero into action. So, for Star Wars, it would be Luke getting Leia's message. Though I don't think that actually happens until after ten minutes in. Some films might begin in medias res, to get the action right up front. Hell, Indiana Jones films sort of begin with the end of 'another Indiana Jones film'.

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The Avengers

 

It was an excellent action movie. Hell, a more than excellent action movie. It had a few dumb parts, and of course a bit of suspension of disbelief is required throughout, but it had witty dialogue, good enough characters, and badass explosions, and really, that's all I really want from an action flick anyway.

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Shoot 'Em Up

 

This film is incredibly stupid, but enjoyably so. You definitely do need to turn your brain off. Though, I knew I'd love it after a few minutes in, when he punches a carrot through a guy's head and then Breed starts playing. It's weird because it seems to be attempting some sort of anti-gun message but is full of violence and not to be taken seriously. I enjoyed it despite this.

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Shoot 'Em Up

 

This film is incredibly stupid, but enjoyably so. You definitely do need to turn your brain off. Though, I knew I'd love it after a few minutes in, when he punches a carrot through a guy's head and then Breed starts playing. It's weird because it seems to be attempting some sort of anti-gun message but is full of violence and not to be taken seriously. I enjoyed it despite this.

 

I've been meaning to see that for years.

 

As for me. On Monday i watched Rear Window which rightfully deserves its classic tag. It was fantastic. Enjoyable plot, great characters and a little bit more humour than i was expecting. A definite recommendation.

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Shoot 'Em Up

 

This film is incredibly stupid, but enjoyably so. You definitely do need to turn your brain off. Though, I knew I'd love it after a few minutes in, when he punches a carrot through a guy's head and then Breed starts playing. It's weird because it seems to be attempting some sort of anti-gun message but is full of violence and not to be taken seriously. I enjoyed it despite this.

 

I remember that movie. It's definitely a guilty pleasure for me.

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Yes, and enjoying a movie that is schlocky and over the top is a guilty pleasure. What part of that doesn't make sense to you?

 

I can see what he's saying, I think. For me a 'Guilty Pleasure' is something that I really shouldn't enjoy, but do. However I probably wouldn't tell anyone about it. Examples being Katherine Heigl movies, and Lava Lamps. Yes, I like Lava Lamps.

 

Regardless, if you enjoy a film then enjoy it. There's no need to feel bad about it.

 

 

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Yes, and enjoying a movie that is schlocky and over the top is a guilty pleasure. What part of that doesn't make sense to you?

 

I can see what he's saying, I think. For me a 'Guilty Pleasure' is something that I really shouldn't enjoy, but do. However I probably wouldn't tell anyone about it. Examples being Katherine Heigl movies, and Lava Lamps. Yes, I like Lava Lamps.

 

Regardless, if you enjoy a film then enjoy it. There's no need to feel bad about it.

 

This.

 

If the movie was unintentionally terrible but you still enjoyed it, that'd be a guilty pleasure. I'm with Dan and don't think you should feel bad about anything you like.

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I've seen both The Savages and A Town Called Panic over the last few days and enjoyed them both for entirely different reasons. Savages, isn't a light hearted film, but the cast delivered and I enjoyed the story. Despite being so bleak, it did have its fair share of funny moments. Philip Seymore Hoffman is becoming one of my favourite actors, he never lets me down.

 

As for Panic, well where do I start? That film is just mental. It's an hour and a bit of complete nonsensical craziness. The main characters are a plastic model/toy Horse,Cowboy and Indian (in the style of old toy soldiers). I'm not exactly sure what the plot is, something about getting their house back, or bricks or something. Anyway, I'd definitely recommend this if you've got kids who can read subtitles, or just feel like watching something totally random for an hour or so.

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Should be noted that A Town Called Panic started life as a series of shorts published by Aardman, so you can usually find them in bundles with other Aardman stuff. My fave of theirs is Angry Kid. And the making-ofs.

 

Anywho, came back from Dark Knight Rises. Pretty good. Bane sounds like he's doing a bad impression of Sean Connery.

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Cemetery Junction.

 

A fairly predictable film, but it had its charms and some good performances. Probably helps that it's my hometown, so I got an extra little kick out of some of the references, too. For example, because it's 1973, there's a new development of houses in a place called Whitley, and one of the characters is prompted to express how he aspires to own a house and all that. Nowadays, Whitley is a shithole, full of the worst people in Reading.

 

While I can find Ricky Gervais a bit annoying (the non-celebrity bits of Extras were crap), he's only a minor character (and isn't really acting rather than wearing a 'costume') and the humour is fairly 'safe'. The thing I mostly disliked were the moments where the shot would hang too long on characters' faces; presumably, in case you were too stupid to realise the point being made.

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Expendables 2! It was a lot of fun. Takes itself less seriously than Expendables, which is a good thing imho. Pretty much what you'd expect, loads of violence and explosions. Cheesy dialogue and a flimsy plot to hold it all together. Pretty short by today's standards, it barely cracks 2 hours, but that is all the time it needed.

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ParaNorman

 

I wasn't motivated to see this film, but trust me, it's pretty good. For being a PG film, it slipped a lot of "adult" humor in. There's also some REALLY great effects for a claymation film. It gets slow a few spots, but I never particularly felt bored through the film.

 

Seriously, some of the jokes sold me on the film. I mean, I don't want to spoil anything, but I was starting to think that maybe the movie was PG-13.

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