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Drpooplol
06/28/17 12:58:50 AM
#1:


I'm so mad at how dumb/socially incompetent the main character is.

He just sliced his fucking forearm to see if he would bleed. Stop being dumb.
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Eat More Beef
06/28/17 1:08:07 AM
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The dance scene is the best scene.
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Drpooplol
06/28/17 1:14:20 AM
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Ava just killed bossman

God this movie is actually trash.
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billcom6
06/28/17 1:16:46 AM
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based on your first post I can't wait to hear your reactions after its over lol
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On_The_Edge
06/28/17 1:17:01 AM
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Trash? wtf are you talking about. that movie is amazing
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TomNook20
06/28/17 1:17:18 AM
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Drpooplol
06/28/17 1:23:43 AM
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Ending was alright, nothing special. But almost every single decision every human character makes in this movie is so dumb.
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Sami1000
06/28/17 1:25:53 AM
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I enjoyed that movie, it was so different what i usually watch.
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thompsontalker7
06/28/17 1:27:45 AM
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I liked that movie because it introduced me to Alicia Vikander, but yeah the actions of pretty much everyone in it are dumb as hell
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ArtVandelay
06/28/17 1:39:14 AM
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TomNook20 posted...
Fantastic movie. Your opinion is trash.

this so much
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Drpooplol
06/28/17 1:39:35 AM
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"Hey, I know I'm one of the smartest people on Earth in charge of one of the biggest companies on earth. I also know that I'm a drunken slob and the project I'm working on is SUPER FUCKING SECRET AND IMPORTANT. So I'll just make a one-way verification with a physical key that allows anyone who has it access to all of my on-site security"

fucking please
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Drpooplol
06/28/17 1:42:21 AM
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Main character dude knows the following things:

-I'm on an isolated area, probably a fucking island
-I'm all alone with my boss, some robots, and some asian lady who doesn't speak english
-my boss is one of the most powerful men on earth, could have me killed in a fucking second - that's if I even get out of this place with the robot successfully
-the robot IS TRYING TO TRICK HIM

And he still tries to spring her after spending a few days having normal conversations with her.

Fucking. Please.
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Drpooplol
06/28/17 1:45:05 AM
#15:


Bossman "Hey, let's not have any emergency paramedics or even full fledged doctors around in case I get the flu.

"I also shouldn't have any security around. Fuck that."
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Drpooplol
06/28/17 10:06:01 AM
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I want more people to tell me my opinion is trash; it fuels my hatred for the movie.
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COVxy
06/28/17 10:09:28 AM
#17:


Drpooplol posted...
He just sliced his fucking forearm to see if he would bleed. Stop being dumb.


I don't see why this was a scene to draw criticism.

The whole implausibility of the context, the drunken fool of a tech genius living on his own deserted island, is worth criticizing though.
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COVxy
06/28/17 10:11:19 AM
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That said, disregarding the implausibility of the plot itself, they did a phenomenal job taking a topic that has been beaten to death and is relatively uninteresting, from a sci-fi perspective (the turing test), and turned it into a really suspenseful and engaging movie.
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Drpooplol
06/28/17 10:13:05 AM
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COVxy posted...
I don't see why this was a scene to draw criticism

It makes sense to cut himself. But to do it down your forearm like that, isn't it really easy to die that way?
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billcom6
06/28/17 2:14:55 PM
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I really liked the movie but the main character is so dumb and gullible.
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Drpooplol
06/28/17 3:39:47 PM
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DuranOfForcena posted...
billcom6 posted...
I really liked the movie but the main character is so dumb and gullible.

well, to be fair, he was intentionally selected for the experiment due to his specific kind of dumbness and gullibility

They do a TERRIBLE job of establishing this. Bossman just calls the protagonist a "good guy and a boy scout" That doesn't establish gullibility, it establishes that he's a generic person. Because most people identify as decent human beings.
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Drpooplol
06/28/17 3:59:52 PM
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DuranOfForcena posted...
Drpooplol posted...
DuranOfForcena posted...
billcom6 posted...
I really liked the movie but the main character is so dumb and gullible.

well, to be fair, he was intentionally selected for the experiment due to his specific kind of dumbness and gullibility

They do a TERRIBLE job of establishing this. Bossman just calls the protagonist a "good guy and a boy scout" That doesn't establish gullibility, it establishes that he's a generic person. Because most people identify as decent human beings.

it's been awhile since i saw the movie, but i'm pretty sure they did more than that to establish it. he wasn't randomly selected from a pool of employees, he was specifically chosen due to the company's psyche profile on him or whatever. and i remember something about Ava's face being modeled after his taste in porn actresses.

Yeah, but a couple of throwaway sentences don't justify completely idiotic actions taken throughout the movie.
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LethalAffinity
06/28/17 4:01:56 PM
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Drpooplol posted...
Ava just killed bossman

God this movie is actually trash.


Sucks having shit taste
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Drpooplol
06/28/17 4:07:50 PM
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LethalAffinity posted...
I can't defend this trash ass movie, so I needed to insult tc

You know, I haven't considered that.
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Drpooplol
06/28/17 4:13:47 PM
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BUT THEY DON'T JUSTIFY HIS ACTIONS. This dude is a complete fucking idiot, and they reason this by saying "we profiled you". Yeah it logically makes sense, but it doesn't make for a good movie. This is the antithesis of "show, don't tell" And they committed this atrocity in the worst way.
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Drpooplol
06/28/17 4:20:13 PM
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I'll concede that they weren't throwaway. But a scene explaining the ridiculous actions of the main character should have some more meat.
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Megaman50100
06/28/17 4:20:40 PM
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I had hoped that they would imply that the helicopter pilot was in on it and was expecting a robot to show up eventually, otherwise why did the helicopter pilot leave with her? Because she told him to? Why did he leave without the kid?
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Drpooplol
06/28/17 4:23:06 PM
#32:


He left a top secret island because some lady he never met before in his life told him to.

But don't worry, this is a good movie, guys.
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Drpooplol
06/28/17 5:52:55 PM
#34:


One last bump so people can be mad at me.
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MoreRpgs
06/28/17 5:55:34 PM
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Good movie.
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Drpooplol
06/28/17 5:58:54 PM
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I don't blame you, it's kind of a dumb word.

edit: and it does come from a greek phrase meaning "A god from a machine" so your way of saying it makes plenty of sense.
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Drpooplol
06/29/17 1:02:35 AM
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I got moderated for spoilers in this topic.

wtf, man.
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Drpooplol
06/29/17 1:30:12 PM
#39:


Overturned. Hell yeah!
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Balrog0
06/29/17 1:30:47 PM
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lol

I thought it was ok, but I went into it with 0 expectation having never heard of it before. I just watched it with my parents one day
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joe40001
06/29/17 11:11:44 PM
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ArtVandelay posted...
TomNook20 posted...
Fantastic movie. Your opinion is trash.

this so much

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Drpooplol
06/30/17 12:59:26 AM
#42:


Drpooplol posted...
Joe40001 posted...
I can't defend this trash ass movie, so I needed to insult tc

You know, I haven't considered that.

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Delirious_Beard
06/30/17 1:04:09 AM
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you tore up her picture!
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