Saturday, March 3, 2012

Which films have the worst use of deus ex machina?

For me, it's gotta be Jurassic Park 3, where the military shows up out of goddamn nowhere to scare the raptors off. The original Jurassic Park had a similar ending with the T-Rex attacking the raptors, but in that case I thought it was really well done.Which films have the worst use of deus ex machina?
First of all, he had made a phone call, and she knew where he was and that there would be danger. Why wouldn't she contact the military?! Also, THEY did not scare off the raptors. The raptors already had taken the egg and left on their own. They weren't frightened away.

However, I do wish that there had been a battle between the soldiers and the Spinosaurus or other dinosaurs, as in the "Men at War" comic books. They missed an opportunity there.

As for DEM:
1) Every Harry Potter movie seems to have that lucky twist. In each, it seems that something is introduced for the first time that just happens to be needed, whether as a last-minute rescue or for "our hero" to succeed. There are too many convenient coincidences.
2) "The Mist" has an absolutely ridiculous ending, with the belated arrival of the military who seem to have no problems whatsoever dealing with outrageously gigantic and deadly creatures~moments after the tear-jerking event. They should have used the original ending! ARRRGH!
3) In "Hideaway", it seemed a stretch to have the spirit of their deceased child show up to help in the battle. If she was supposed to be connected to her father, they should have shown that beforehand.
4) It might not be DEM, but it's a big cheat. In "Fallen", we're completely misled by the use of Denzel Washington's voice at the beginning and ending.Which films have the worst use of deus ex machina?
T2 when the T-100 rides the gear up and grenades the T-1000. Don't get me edit: wrong, it's one of my childhood movies and I love T2,.. but that part was kind of cheesy and I groaned a little watching it as a kid. I think if the music had been tempered and if Arnold had popped up more "heroically", I'd feel differently.Which films have the worst use of deus ex machina?
Saving private ryan had a really obvious "machine god" but it wasnt bad

Lord of the rings didnt solve the movie with it but where did those ****** eagle come from

I dont know why i m blanking on this right now

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