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"Trapped" movies with ensemble casts
Posted: July 16 07, 8:24 pm
by ghostrunner
OK, so this is a weird rant. But these are the kinds of movies I'm talking about:
Speed
Zombie movies (i.e. The Night of the Living Dead)
Saw 1 and 2
Cube
Groups of two or more people stuck in a situation, and invariably at least one of them is the most irrational hot-headed human being ever. Another is always completely useless. I just saw "Saw 2" (two movies in and I still don't get the fascination) and the guy who looks like Pujols completely disregards the idea of cooperating for no apparent reason other than he's just a jerk. At least justify this behavior somehow and develop the situation a little.
And for the love of god, coax a little more than "really angry and yelling" out of your actors.
Re: "Trapped" movies with ensemble casts
Posted: July 16 07, 8:29 pm
by sighyoung
Irwin Allen was the master of the irritating-disaster-film-with-B-list-cast.
Shelley Winters in The Poseidon Adventure was all-time classic B-list-actress-portraying-uselessness.
Re: "Trapped" movies with ensemble casts
Posted: July 16 07, 8:33 pm
by Michael
sighyoung wrote:Shelley Winters in The Poseidon Adventure was all-time classic B-list-actress-portraying-uselessness.
Awesome reference.
"You see, Mr. Scott? In the water I'm a very skinny lady."
Re: "Trapped" movies with ensemble casts
Posted: July 16 07, 9:01 pm
by TimeForGuinness
Cube was awesome...the rest of the list...meh
EDIT: I love zombie movies too
Re: "Trapped" movies with ensemble casts
Posted: July 16 07, 9:13 pm
by ghostrunner
TimeForGuinness wrote:Cube was awesome...the rest of the list...meh
EDIT: I love zombie movies too
I was referring to the 1990 remake of NOTLD, FYI. It's horrible anyway.
My fave is the Dawn of the Dead remake from a couple years back. Brian Gunn's (of the old Redbird Nation blog) brother/Jenna Fischer's (Pam on the Office) husband wrote the screenplay.
Re: "Trapped" movies with ensemble casts
Posted: July 16 07, 9:18 pm
by TimeForGuinness
ghostrunner wrote:TimeForGuinness wrote:Cube was awesome...the rest of the list...meh
EDIT: I love zombie movies too
I was referring to the 1990 remake of NOTLD, FYI. It's horrible anyway.
My fave is the Dawn of the Dead remake from a couple years back. Brian Gunn's (of the old Redbird Nation blog) brother/Jenna Fischer's (Pam on the Office) husband wrote the screenplay.
Yes, Dawn of the Dead was good (Ving always rocks). I enjoyed 28 days later as well.
Re: "Trapped" movies with ensemble casts
Posted: July 16 07, 9:24 pm
by Hudler
I would put "Shaun of the Dead" in there too. But I love that movie.
Re: "Trapped" movies with ensemble casts
Posted: July 16 07, 9:25 pm
by Sausage_Gravy
TimeForGuinness wrote:ghostrunner wrote:TimeForGuinness wrote:Cube was awesome...the rest of the list...meh
EDIT: I love zombie movies too
I was referring to the 1990 remake of NOTLD, FYI. It's horrible anyway.
My fave is the Dawn of the Dead remake from a couple years back. Brian Gunn's (of the old Redbird Nation blog) brother/Jenna Fischer's (Pam on the Office) husband wrote the screenplay.
Yes, Dawn of the Dead was good (Ving always rocks). I enjoyed 28 days later as well.
I saw 28 weeks later. (i'm not a scary movie person)
