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    Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Arrival


    anchorman360 — 9 years ago(November 15, 2016 07:58 PM)

    Especially compared to Prisoners and Sicario. Well made of course just didn't do it for me.

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      Jayhawk777 — 9 years ago(November 15, 2016 10:29 PM)

      This director is 0-2-1 in my book.
      Losing record.

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        enigma-lake — 9 years ago(November 16, 2016 05:36 AM)

        What got the tie?
        I thought incendies was the most over praised of the lesser known movies of the past year.
        Sicario is solid as is Prisoners if Fincher esque
        Enemy was intriguing
        Have yet to see this. At least he's not making marvel movies.

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          wildpeace10 — 9 years ago(November 16, 2016 11:43 AM)

          Marvel movies are so much better than this.

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            NateParkerIsARapist — 9 years ago(November 19, 2016 12:18 AM)

            Marvel movies are so much better than this.
            Kill yourself

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              doorclosed321 — 9 years ago(November 20, 2016 05:02 AM)

              Marvel have only made 1 movie that's better than below average and that's Deadpool. Arrival is quality

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                Badlands1 — 9 years ago(November 29, 2016 06:30 AM)

                Deadpool and Watchmen were the only good ones because they had an R rating so could be mature, and not childish with CGI video-game stories/battles.
                Arrival was just bad, boring, and cliche.

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                  Jayhawk777 — 9 years ago(November 18, 2016 09:38 PM)

                  Prisoners is the tie. Not bad but certainly not good.

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                    littlenemo-littlenemo — 9 years ago(November 19, 2016 05:54 PM)

                    I hate Dramas that are disguised as Sci-Fi. And why is there always a dead daughter involved? At least Gravity had some suspense, but this movie was like watching mold grow.

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                      maxLevelkook — 9 years ago(November 19, 2016 10:53 PM)

                      I feel like this guy is trying to make you not sure how you're suppose to feel.

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                        dan-41303 — 9 years ago(November 20, 2016 04:45 AM)

                        Really? Just a boring movie ? perhaps you should restrict yourself to sci-fi/action/adventure flicks which appease the eyes & dull the senses; because just maybe theres a little to much meat hera & not enough potatos.
                        Because when really good movies do comes along, i have a sense that
                        "beans and rice did miss ya".

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                          anchorman360 — 9 years ago(November 22, 2016 04:23 PM)

                          Yeah I think the same people who love this are the same people who love stuff like 2001 and Tree of Life. My favorite types of movies are actually thrillers/dramas/horror. I do really like sci-fi/action/adventure tho.

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                            Bubbathagut — 9 years ago(November 22, 2016 04:42 PM)

                            I love sci fi movies but this was a drama disguised as a sci fi movie. A great thought provoking movie is Interstellar or Time Machine(2002). Moon is another good one as well.

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                              jane_bront — 9 years ago(November 22, 2016 07:46 PM)

                              What's called the drama in this film is part of the actual sci-fi of the film. I think when a film is known to have human or alien space ships in it, people automatically think it will be like Independence Day, Star Trek or Cruise's version of War of the Worlds. I think that's one reason why some were disappointed with Interstellar - because it wasn't like those.

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                                znapper — 9 years ago(November 29, 2016 03:31 AM)

                                I think the sci-fi genera should be graded, because there are so many films that goes under the sci-fi tag, which really isn't.

                                • Many are simply action-films (Dredd, Demolition man, Gravity, Armageddon), or Fantasy (star-wars, star trek, avatar etc) set in a future/space/alternative reality.
                                  Real sci-fi IMO, does not do the "Set warp-speed to 5 Mr. Skippy, get us out of here!", but rather examines concepts and ideas of time, or interstellar space-travel or technologies or philosophy/ethics and issues.
                                • Mooon
                                • Interstellar
                                • 2001
                                • Minority report
                                • Arrival
                                • The Matrix
                                • Time machine
                                • Ex Machina
                                • 12 Monkeys
                                  etc
                                  Some films share elements from both action, fantasy and "real" sci-fi and are harder to classify, but if people aren't aware of the differences, they slump into films like Arrival and yawn and complain.
                                  If people are hating on this movie, they are simply watching the wrong genera or likes a different genera, it's as simple as that.
                                  Doesn't mean that this film is bad, but that your taste is different.
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                                  Badlands1 — 9 years ago(November 29, 2016 06:35 AM)

                                  I didn't like Moon, I felt that was more Drama too.
                                  Outland was a drama, disguised as a sci-fi, but still a very well made movie.
                                  Other great sci-fis:
                                  Altered States
                                  Dune
                                  The Fly
                                  Hardware
                                  Sunshine
                                  Alien
                                  Videodrome
                                  Thing
                                  Westworld
                                  Darkstar
                                  Robocop

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                                    Bubbathagut — 9 years ago(February 08, 2017 04:23 PM)

                                    You didn't like Moon? It started out slow but then got real good by the end.

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                                      Badlands1 — 9 years ago(February 08, 2017 04:28 PM)

                                      I felt it got even slower haha, it's like a who-dunnit, once you find out the plot, would you really want to sit through 2hrs with one actor, and one set? Almost as bad as THX1138, or Brazil.
                                      Similar to The Machinist it's a great film, but another who-dunnit, it would take at least a couple years to watch again, a great movie can be viewed every other month IMO, who-dunnits are risky, they really only came out for drive in theatres, not for rentals.

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                                        Badlands1 — 9 years ago(November 29, 2016 06:32 AM)

                                        I loved 2001, but hated Arrival.

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                                          kenny-164 — 9 years ago(November 29, 2016 06:48 AM)

                                          Oh? Why did you hate Arrival? And don't think "It's boring!" is a useful point to make. It's too subjective and perhaps you suffer from ADD. Try to be more persuasive, or not.

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