Rant/Review on "Repo Men" and "Escape to the Movies"

[Ian Caronia]

Would you question how steampunk works in Wild Wild West, Alien Tech or Magic? The movie never claims to be a possible future of our exsistense rather an alternate timeline/universe (Like Justice League:Crisis Two Worlds) Genetic technology has advanced in a way that artifical replacements are the best option for replacement organs if you need it or just want it.

The society? Same thing no link to real life history soyou can make it how you see fit like in the Sims.(I'd wager a lack of religion and spiritual guidance/leaders.)

The Repomen thing follows the whole Godless Society thing I've mentioned as a possiblity since it's legal for the Union to do it must people still alive likely havn't had thier vital organs reclaimed so they wouldn't really have a reason to complain if said company is keeping them or thier loved ones alive.

About Moviebob... ehh you have an opinion and he has one.

Thanks to Wulver and Rotund0, we're able to see that this flick is a mesh of ideas rather than a proper film. Wulver told us that Repo! The Genetic Opera, a film/play Repo Men "borrows heavily" from, actually explained its setting (see previous posts).
-I love steam punk. Always have. I love PS3's Resonance of Fate and its steam punk world. Yet, even in that game the setting is explained. All good work, be it a novel or movie or other, MUST explain its setting so that its viewers/readers can be involved.

Nothing was explained in Repo Men. Some like you may enjoy the idea of filling in the gaps, probably because you're creative or something, but a well written story that takes place in a fictional setting needs to explain its setting no matter what the viewers preferences are.

 

[TsunamiWombat]

I have nothing to say about Repomen but District 9 was tits up awesome wtf is wrong with you people.

 

[Lucane]

Snip.

Thanks to Wulver and Rotund0, we're able to see that this flick is a mesh of ideas rather than a proper film. Wulver told us that Repo! The Genetic Opera, a film/play Repo Men "borrows heavily" from, actually explained its setting (see previous posts).
-I love steam punk. Always have. I love PS3's Resonance of Fate and its steam punk world. Yet, even in that game the setting is explained. All good work, be it a novel or movie or other, MUST explain its setting so that its viewers/readers can be involved.

Nothing was explained in Repo Men. Some like you may enjoy the idea of filling in the gaps, probably because you're creative or something, but a well written story that takes place in a fictional setting needs to explain its setting no matter what the viewers preferences are.

The Tech is just a Mcguffin to advance the story like the "Briefcase" from Pulp Fiction if they go into to much detail about it'd be a highly technical point that would detract from the rest of flim. I'd think it'd be very akward if every zombie movie started putting 15min. aside for each flim to explain how the first human got infected/mutated/evolved/devolved or summoned the 1st Zombie that started the whirlwind of zombie outbreaks to come long before the rest of the movie starts.

I havn't seen the movie completely just yet but I"d guess they'd gave you enough info to what is currently happening if not I see your point and that bad story telling & I havn't seen Repo! so I was covering it at as if it was just a general lack of backstory set-up.

 

[scar-x-]

Pretty much just take his reviews as thou wilt.
I most definitely don't agree on everything of his (GI Joe & Avatar for example).

I honestly don't understand why you hate District 9 so much, but I guess it's all a matter of taste.

 

[JourneyThroughHell]

It's a review, you don't have to agree with it.
Plain and simple.
Also, you might want to fix "always dissapoinments me". Just saying.
Also, the OP seems to have zero respect for the opinion of the guy. I mean, yeah, I kinda dislike some of his reviews, too (I fucking hate Avatar and no one can convince me that it's a good movie) but, for the love of God, "the reviewer know jack shit about the premise of a good story"? Overreacting much? I mean, I dislike Avatar, I do think Equilibrium was ridiculous but if he liked them, more power to him.

 

[CNKFan]

I thought that Repo Men was a damn good film. I especially enjoyed the twist ending that was actually a good twist not one you seen half a mile away. Also reviews are largly opinionated so reviewer A may love this film whereas reviewer B may hate it. So you should like chill out a little and I will agree with you in that it wasn't as gory as I hoped and the "sex scene" really wasn't a sex scene.

 

[Jandau]

The thing about movie critics is that they all project their own opinions as something objective. The quality of writing and some objective notes about cinematography aside, it's all down to personal taste. The only thing you can do is find a critic or two whose tastes run simillar to your own.

Ian Caronia's tastes apparently go in different directions than Movie Bob's, and all I can say is "Don't watch the show.". On the other hand, my tastes coincide with his fairly well and I use Escape to the Movies as one of my sources of film reccomendations. I loved District 9, and found Equilibrium to be just as good as the first Matrix movie. On the other hand, I found the Last King of Scotland to be "Meh" at best.