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  1. 06-29-2013, 05:54 AM #1
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    White House Down (Roland Emmerich)

    WHITE HOUSE DOWN

    Director: Roland Emmerich

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  2. 06-29-2013, 07:59 AM #2
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    Absolutely nonsensical, politically insane, and immoral.

    And it's probably Roland Emmerich's best film.
    Sure why not?

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  3. 06-29-2013, 08:02 AM #3
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    This movie was MY SHIT! Emmerich's best since Independence Day, and probably the most fun I've had at the theaters all year long. I honestly didn't expect much more than just some fun, dumb faction, but this one was an absolute blast. Loved it! LOVED IT! HELL YEAH!

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  4. 06-29-2013, 08:48 AM #4
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  5. 06-30-2013, 02:40 PM #5
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    So this bombed pretty hard.
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  6. 06-30-2013, 03:01 PM #6
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    Man, some of you guys will see anything.
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  7. 06-30-2013, 06:35 PM #7
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    Quote Quoting Dukefrukem (view post)
    So this bombed pretty hard.
    My girlfriend and I were the youngest audience members in a sparsely populated Thursday night showing, so I'm not surprised.

    As for the movie, it drags quite a bit during the messy final stretch, but I found it on the whole to be more agreeable than most of the Hollywood output I've seen this summer. I didn't spot so much as a single instance of shaky cam or trendy zoom, so yay for Emmerich's formal classicism (!), though the action editing still sucks.
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  8. 06-30-2013, 07:03 PM #8
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    I thought it was pretty bad. Especially the ending. the worst Emmerich film he's made to date.

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    I work in grocery. I have not gotten sick. My fellow employees have not gotten sick. If the virus were even remotely as contagious as its being presented as, why haven’t entire store staffs who come into contact with hundreds of people per day, thousands per week, all falling ill in mass nationwide?
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  9. 06-30-2013, 10:48 PM #9
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    Quote Quoting amberlita (view post)
    Man, some of you guys will see anything.
    I see this as harmless. The Heat made $40 million. I find that abhorrent.
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  10. 07-01-2013, 01:09 AM #10
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    Paul Feig being successful is never abhorrent.
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  11. 07-01-2013, 01:42 AM #11
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    Well then yay for buddy cop comedies I guess.
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    Quote Quoting number8 (view post)
    Paul Feig being successful is never abhorrent.
    Yeah, I would easily pick seeing The Heat over this.
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    I mean, a Paul Feig movie beat a Roland Emmerich movie on opening weekend, y'all. That is a momentous occasion. Who would have believed that shit.
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  14. 07-01-2013, 04:48 AM #14
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    it'd be a surprise if Bridesmaids hadnt happened last year and Olympus Has Fallen hadnt happened last month or whenever

    but Heat was really terrible and this was surprisingly better than it needed to be

    another part of White House Down i liked was the Nicorette gum and the first lady cameo as an easter egg for Jamie Foxx tv fans
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    Their is no director I have less interest in ever seeing a film by again then Roland Emmerich.
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    Quote Quoting amberlita (view post)
    Man, some of you guys will see anything.
    I just try to see everything :shrug:
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    Quote Quoting EyesWideOpen (view post)
    There is no director I have less interest in ever seeing a film by again then Roland Emmerich.
    I can understand this opinion in the 90s but he's so over-the-top ridiculous now that it's much more entertaining than Bay or any of his other peers. Anyone dismissing this movie and liking any superhero movie of the last 10 years has their priorities outta whack.
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  18. 07-01-2013, 05:19 AM #18
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    Quote Quoting number8 (view post)
    I mean, a Paul Feig movie beat a Roland Emmerich movie on opening weekend, y'all. That is a momentous occasion. Who would have believed that shit.
    The question of whether or not a Paul Feig movie can beat an Emmerich one at the BO has been answered I guess.
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    Quote Quoting number8 (view post)
    I mean, a Paul Feig movie beat a Roland Emmerich movie on opening weekend, y'all. That is a momentous occasion. Who would have believed that shit.
    If we're talking about the director names and absolutely no other elements, then yeah, I guess it'd be surprising. But one is a counter-programmed vehicle for Melissa McCarthy, and the other is the second imperiled-White-House movie this year. Honestly, I don't think it's a shock at all.
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    Good point D&MU. Did anyone on MC see Olympus has Fallen?
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    I did. It was more fun than I expected. It was core 'action movie' stuff, it didn't rewrite the book or anything.

    I'm not chomping at the bit to see WHD (heck I only saw OHF because I had to kill a few hours and it cost a buck), I'm just surprised The Heat did that much business. I think that trailer looks beyond horrible.
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    Yeah I agree with DAMU. I think WHD banked about what I expected it to from its trailer.
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    My friend's review via text message: "FUCK this movie. Fuck it so hard. I hated Die Hard 5 less than this piece of shit." :lol:
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    Did anyone on MC see Olympus has Fallen?
    A few of us did.
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