Movie Defense Force: Waterworld

[Jimothy Sterling]

Waterworld

Grab your flotation devices and man the lifeboats. Movie Defense Force is heading into dangerous waters.

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[Devin Barker]

i dont think ive seen the movie since i was 9 or 10... i remember liking it... i will give this another watch

 

[Latinidiot]

See, I saw it when I was young too, and I never got why it was such a punching bag. Oh well.

 

[Jimothy Sterling]

Soooo were you gonna do David Lynch's Dune at some point? *my vote*

EDIT: On topic, I love Waterworld. I'm really glad you chose to feature it this week. I especially like the bit where he swims with the sea monsters.

 

[Hopposai]

Thanks Jim. Now I am officially able to say how much I like this movie again without having to worry about ridicule.

 

[Nepenthe87]

I'll just say what Dana Carvey said years ago in one of his stand-ups. You cant piss in a Mr. Coffee and get Taster's Choice.

Joking aside I always was okay with waterworld. It's not Nearly as boring as the the fucking Postman (even if Postman has better internal logic concerning it's apocalypse).

 

[surg3n]

Yay!
With you on this one, I've always been ridiculed for liking Waterworld, it's good to know I haven't suffered alone!

 

[shrekfan246]

I didn't realize the movie was so highly reviled.

I've never seen it all the way through because it bored me when I first saw it and I never had the desire to rewatch it, but it's the only film I can actually name that stars Kevin Costner, so its at least got that going for it.

 

[Urh]

"...a rock solid premise."

Excuse me? Even if both polar ice caps and the Greenland ice sheet were to completely fucking melt there'd still be a shitload of dry land. It'd still be a calamity to be sure, but dry land would still be in sufficient quantity that it wouldn't be regarded as a myth by most of the general population.

That being said, I did like Waterworld for the most part. I agree that it did have a well-executed aesthetic and Dennis Hopper was the real stand-out. I think the reason it had so much scorn piled upon it is because it had ridiculously unrealistic expectations heaped upon it. People came in expecting the next big blockbuster, what they got was a distinctly average action romp which probably didn't justify its lavish price tag. The press surrounding its troubled production probably didn't help matters either.

 

[NEHZ]

Great movie. Been on tv here quite a number of times too, so are you sure it can't be called a classic?

 

[the December King]

Wow... another assessment that I back whole-heartedly.

I'm impressed so far with this new series, Jimothy. Every movie you have defended has been one that I personally enjoyed when I first watched them. I'm looking forward not only to more movies that I have seen and enjoyed in a minority, but also ones that I haven't seen, to be inspired to see them, and even the ones I did see, and had formed a supposedly unassailable opinion on.

Well done!

 

[Smolderin]

I agree with Jim, Water World was a pretty good movie if you willing to not look to deep into it. What I remember most about it was the world it was in and it's environments and building which like Jim said, hasn't really been emulated before, even decades after the movie was released.

 

[Azex]

This was always a good movie. Time for a real challenge; Defend Super Mario Brothers film....i know you can...

 

[Canadamus Prime]

Yeah, it probably did get more stick than it deserved, but it sure as hell wasn't a good movie. I can't get over the fact that the "map" was just an huge arrow pointing to some triangles which I'm guessing were supposed to represent mountains; there was no point of reference on this "map" so how they were supposed to find "dry land" with it is beyond me, but somehow they did anyway.

 

[Milanezi]

Waterworld

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Great movie, love it, but you should also point out that it gave birth to an extremely entertaining "show" at Universal Studios (California).

 

[Worgen]

My favorite character in the movie was Kevin Costner's boat, damn that boat was awesome, sucked when it died. Waterworld is one of my dads favorite movies, I thought it was ok but he loves it.

 

[MonkeyPunch]

I never had the hate of this movie that some people apparently have. When I saw it I thought it was OK. Nothing more, nothing less.
On the other hand I did love the way the Universal intro logo (that globe) started to flood all the land with water as the film started. That little bit of animation really impressed me and always left a mark on my mind
That's the one thing which will always stand out for me

 

[flying_whimsy]

I've never understood why this movie was so maligned over the years; I always enjoyed it as a unique take on a post-apocalyptic setting, though a bit alarmist about the whole global warming thing (but again, that's a criticism that has nothing to do with the movie itself). I recently acquired minecraft and one of the flat world presets is waterworld (too bad it starts you at the bottom of the ocean so on survivor you simply drown).

I am glad to see so many other people enjoyed that movie as well. Now we just need one featuring Speed Racer.

 

[Milanezi]

Soooo were you gonna do David Lynch's Dune at some point? *my vote*

EDIT: On topic, I love Waterworld. I'm really glad you chose to feature it this week. I especially like the bit where he swims with the sea monsters.

Now you're talking. I love David Lynch's vision of Dune, that said, he did fail miserably to put some essential stuff from the book into the movie, and he also turned the Baron into something... HIDEOUS hahaha But it was a great movie. The mini-series that came out was way more faithful to Frank Herbert's space opera, but it had a pretty poor production at some points.
That said, I DEMAND a remake of Dune, high caliber, Guillermo del Toro or something directing it, heck we're talking about the masterpiece that went head to head against Lord of the Rings for a Nebula Prize and WON, it needs a good movie, good enough to allow for the adaptation of the sequels (because, really, the adaptations we had on Messiah of Dune and Children of Dune was almost laughable).
Damn one of those days I'll have to re-read those books...

 

[Ranorak]

I liked the movie, if it's on tv I'll probably watch it.
But,
It had some massive plot holes.

Why do the people lock Kevin up for being a mutant?!
If the whole world is underwater wouldn't people with gills be like the best thing ever?!

Also, we're told that the little girl with the map on her back can't swim.
WHY CAN'T SHE SWIM!?
In this world swimming is more useful then walking. Why didn't someone teach her how to swim before?!
That's insane!
Also, like Jim mentioned, what's the use of the dirt?

Still, it's one of those "don't mind the details, just watch" movies, and they're awesome from time to time.