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Critics: 'The Purge' an attack on Tea Party, NRA
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<blockquote data-quote="JB Books" data-source="post: 2219182" data-attributes="member: 6889"><p>Yeah, but don't you find movies better when they are more "realistic?" For example, compare a spaghetti western to Lonesome Dove or Open Range. In one, the good guys never reload, can shoot ten galloping riders at 500 yards with a handgun, and can dodge bullets. In the others, the characters are cognizant of seeking cover and ammo limitations. </p><p></p><p>It's the same in horror movies. I love vampire movies. Always have since I was a little kid. But look at the genre now. It sucks. Compare Twighlight to Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1970s). In one you have sparkling vampires who fall in love with humans and homoerotic werewolves, in the other you have a news reporter who is scared out of his wits, but knows he needs to kill the bad guy (vampire).</p><p></p><p>I guess my point is this...of course we know movies are fantasy, but the the best ones allow us to suspend our disbelief while still maintaing a sense of realism.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JB Books, post: 2219182, member: 6889"] Yeah, but don't you find movies better when they are more "realistic?" For example, compare a spaghetti western to Lonesome Dove or Open Range. In one, the good guys never reload, can shoot ten galloping riders at 500 yards with a handgun, and can dodge bullets. In the others, the characters are cognizant of seeking cover and ammo limitations. It's the same in horror movies. I love vampire movies. Always have since I was a little kid. But look at the genre now. It sucks. Compare Twighlight to Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1970s). In one you have sparkling vampires who fall in love with humans and homoerotic werewolves, in the other you have a news reporter who is scared out of his wits, but knows he needs to kill the bad guy (vampire). I guess my point is this...of course we know movies are fantasy, but the the best ones allow us to suspend our disbelief while still maintaing a sense of realism. [/QUOTE]
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