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<blockquote data-quote="shutyertrap" data-source="post: 162248" data-attributes="member: 134"><p>Thematically it holds up really well. Especially in this day of "how to deal with bullying" being so prevalent. Costumes and music, yeah those date the movie big time. I look at it like I look at Sixteen Candles...the humor is still spot on and the dialogue is fantastic, the actors are engaging. The rest you just pretend like it's a period piece!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I never look at The Abyss as being an action movie. It's a drama that has some action elements. And yes, the Special Edition is long, but the theatrical suffers for being shorter, and don't even mention the TV edit to me. That thing is an abomination.</p><p></p><p>The Name of the Rose is a really strong movie, that also happens to star Christian Slater! Remember being exceedingly uncomfortable watching that with my dad as an early teen when Slater's character gets seduced by the very naked girl. I think is was all the moist sound effects!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't believe I have EVER heard anyone refer to Aliens as being a 'bad' movie. I know plenty that think it isn't as good as Alien (they are wrong, btw), but bad? The theatrical version is a rollercoaster, and it is the standard by which so many other movies try to achieve in terms of memorable characters that turn out to be nothing but cannon fodder. It has one of the greatest heroines of all time in Ripley, so much more so than she was in Alien. Apart from the rear screen projections of the drop ship crash and the reactor falling apart, the effects are top notch. The power loader/Queen fight? You consider that barely better than a made for TV flop? What TV are you watching?</p><p></p><p>I know I'm biased, in that Aliens to this day stands as the greatest experience I've ever had watching a movie in a theater. And while it wasn't always, for many years now I consider it my favorite movie of all time. Not the best, but my favorite. So c'mon, defend your position and let's start this debate! Bring it, Netizen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shutyertrap, post: 162248, member: 134"] Thematically it holds up really well. Especially in this day of "how to deal with bullying" being so prevalent. Costumes and music, yeah those date the movie big time. I look at it like I look at Sixteen Candles...the humor is still spot on and the dialogue is fantastic, the actors are engaging. The rest you just pretend like it's a period piece! I never look at The Abyss as being an action movie. It's a drama that has some action elements. And yes, the Special Edition is long, but the theatrical suffers for being shorter, and don't even mention the TV edit to me. That thing is an abomination. The Name of the Rose is a really strong movie, that also happens to star Christian Slater! Remember being exceedingly uncomfortable watching that with my dad as an early teen when Slater's character gets seduced by the very naked girl. I think is was all the moist sound effects! I don't believe I have EVER heard anyone refer to Aliens as being a 'bad' movie. I know plenty that think it isn't as good as Alien (they are wrong, btw), but bad? The theatrical version is a rollercoaster, and it is the standard by which so many other movies try to achieve in terms of memorable characters that turn out to be nothing but cannon fodder. It has one of the greatest heroines of all time in Ripley, so much more so than she was in Alien. Apart from the rear screen projections of the drop ship crash and the reactor falling apart, the effects are top notch. The power loader/Queen fight? You consider that barely better than a made for TV flop? What TV are you watching? I know I'm biased, in that Aliens to this day stands as the greatest experience I've ever had watching a movie in a theater. And while it wasn't always, for many years now I consider it my favorite movie of all time. Not the best, but my favorite. So c'mon, defend your position and let's start this debate! Bring it, Netizen. [/QUOTE]
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