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[The Bookerman]

The Octavius' operation scene looked a lot like it was shot for an Evil Dead movie?

Seriously,

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When the doc looked at the Chainsaw, and grabbed it ... I had an evil grin on my face. All I wanted was for Ash to come in and kick some octavius' ass.

 

[LakeEarth]

Welcome to that other 450 post thread!

But yeah, I'm sure that's exactly what Raimi was going for.

 

[calder]

heh, I don't think it was just you considering it was a blatantly obvious nod from Raimi to Evil Dead fans.

 

[Mason]

Half the movie reminded me of the Evil Dead series. That's just his style.

 

[The Bookerman]

Half the movie reminded me of the Evil Dead series. That's just his style.

Yeah but you gotta agree, the Operation scene was Obviously a nod to Evil Dead.

 

[Mason]

Yeah, definitely. The operation scene was completely obvious.

 

[LakeEarth]

One problem was the cheese factor really came through. I know Evil Dead was always about being cheesy, but Spidy 2 wasn't supposed to be cheesy. I kinda wish they cut down at the closeups of women screaming.

 

[Mason]

Oh man, I completely agree with that. He went way overboard with the cheese moments, it just didn't seem right.

 

[DopeyFish]

well... a better question

what the heck is a chainsaw doing in an OR?

 

[calder]

The screaming was a bit overdone. But it did tie in nicely with his habit of having endless streams of model-hot women constantly walking down the sidewalk to do the screaming... so I was conflicted.


One this if for sure though - the one blond woman who walked to the window and first saw Ock climbing the building *must* get her own spinoff, stat. Tig ol' bitties indeed.

 

[calder]

well... a better question

what the heck is a chainsaw doing in an OR?

They had the chainsaw there to cut the metal arms/spinal controls off, like the surgeon suggested they might have to do. It actually looked like a surgical bonesaw, but dressed up a bit to look more like a little chrome chainsaw. It clearly wasn't just a normal chainsaw sitting there.

 

[LakeEarth]

well... a better question

what the heck is a chainsaw doing in an OR?

Well they were trying to remove the mechanical arms. They might have brought it in for the procedure.

 

[Phoenix]

Well they were trying to remove the mechanical arms. They might have brought it in for the procedure.

Indeed, you can't just crack them off like crab legs or something

 

[The Fronde]

One problem was the cheese factor really came through. I know Evil Dead was always about being cheesy, but Spidy 2 wasn't supposed to be cheesy. I kinda wish they cut down at the closeups of women screaming.

Oh man, I completely agree with that. He went way overboard with the cheese moments, it just didn't seem right.

I also totally agree, as I mentioned in the other thread. It ruined the surgery scene for me and took away from the other serious scenes whenever the women screamed and had close ups camp-style. A throwback should fit in with the movie or enhance a scene, not be there for the sake of having a throwback and ruin the scene in the process. And camp was just not necessary at all