Movie Review Thread

[doc_bean]

Hostel (2005). A typical movie about a bunch of American college guys looking to get laid in Europe. They go to Amsterdam, they go to Bratislava, things go a bit wrong...

Seriously, this is one of the most disturbing movies I have ever seen (and I didn't see what the big deal was about Saw) BUT it's also one of the better movies I've seen this year. There are a few problems with it

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Mostly how fast people can recuperate from serious physical harm

But overall i highly recommend it to anyone who can stomach this kind of film. Makes the debate about violence in videogames seem laughable

[Alexanderofmacedon]

Can this be stickied?

Watched the Spongebob Movie. Now I know what you're thinking, but I do find Spongebob (as well as many kids my age) to be a quite funny show. I loved the movie.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Eyes Wide Shut: Visually very nice but a bad movie. Tom Cruise makes every scene he's in very awkward with his creep smile and creepier laugh. He also consistently does the wrong thing. They didn't bother writing a score for the dramatic moments they just had someone pound on one key on a piano over and over. It's starts off as a movie about marriage and trust and stuff and jumps into this whole cult/mystery thing that is never satisfactorily resolved because it's only a side plot and ends with some goofy speech about dreams and everything is happy now.

[Beirut]

Can this be stickied?

We can put it in the "Links to popular threads" sticky perhaps.

[Fragony]

Hostel (2005). A typical movie about a bunch of American college guys looking to get laid in Europe. They go to Amsterdam, they go to Bratislava, things go a bit wrong...

Seriously, this is one of the most disturbing movies I have ever seen (and I didn't see what the big deal was about Saw) BUT it's also one of the better movies I've seen this year. There are a few problems with it

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Mostly how fast people can recuperate from serious physical harm

But overall i highly recommend it to anyone who can stomach this kind of film. Makes the debate about violence in videogames seem laughable

Hated it, nothing but sadistic crap.

[doc_bean]

Hated it, nothing but sadistic crap.

It's definitely not for everyone. There aren't even that many 'sadistic' scenes in the movie, the ones that are in are just very effective. It's more a thriller than a horror movie imo.

[Masy]

Saw Trainspotting for the first time about a week ago. I really liked it, but I'm interested about what other people think.

I've asked a few people at school, got mixed reviews.

So, if you've seen it, what did you think?

I loved it, it was hysterical and shocking in equal amounts. Many people claim its all down to Ewan MacGregor, but I think Robert Carlyle's Begbie absolutely steals the show.

Has anyone seen the new Borat movie? I laughed so much some wee almost came out...

I can understand why it would not be to everyone's tastes though, so comments?

[Vladimir]

What's worse than the new Star Wars movies? Buying the last one on DVD. I would give this movie a 50% rating if I had gotten up and defecated during the parts I disliked (hello, it's a vulcanic moon. WHAT ARE THEY BREATHING?!) The fact that I actually sat thru those parts forces me to give it another 10%. Do I dare watch the special features?

I admit that I finally got into it when Anakin was dubbed Darth Vader. I even had chills go up my spine when he was leading the troopers into the temple. That lasted until he chopped up the little kids. It had to be done (plot wise mind you) but was a real buzz killer.

GAH, the acting!!one1unoetc

Edit: HAHA, Obi Wan, trainspotter.

[Geoffrey S]

Watched The Departed in the cinemas on sunday, mainly due to excellent reviews. What a let-down: a poor and contrived plot, a vulgarity-laden script, and one of the most pointless endings I've seen made this a movie I found a chore to sit through. The acting is generally excellent, particularly DiCaprio was a pleasant surprise, but everything else is second-rate and just left a bitter taste.

[Puzz3D]

Watched The Departed in the cinemas on sunday, mainly due to excellent reviews. What a let-down: a poor and contrived plot, a vulgarity-laden script, and one of the most pointless endings I've seen made this a movie I found a chore to sit through.

It wasn't contrived except for the two spies being involved with the same woman. The way cops and gangsters spoke in the movie is the way they speak around here. The police and the gang had spies in each other's organizations for decades here in Boston, and they probably still do. The gangleader portrayed by Jack Nicholson has a real life counterpart in Boston's criminal underworld. The Leon DiCaprio character makes a bad decision at the end which I had trouble understanding, but he is under a lot of stress. I don't know what should be done with the Matt Damon character. It could have been ended several different ways. There isn't any moral message in this movie. It comes down to dog eat dog.

[Fragony]

go. watch. this.



absolutily fantastic, all I can say is WOW

[King Henry V]

It is an excellent and opulent production with some very fine acting from Al Pacino. Well worth seeing and even owning on DVD.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

The Shining: Really Good. You can't go wrong with a Nicholson + Kubrick combination. At first I thought the wife was doing a poor job, but here her helplessness and fear really made it more tense.

[Adrian II]

go. watch. this.

Merchant of Venice

absolutily fantastic, all I can say is WOW

Yup. Unsurpassed. Pacino has to be the best screen actor around at the moment. Even the poster picture is revealing. That is Shylock, the essence of the man is right there in the eyes, in that look of mournful distrust.

"I am not bound to please thee with mine answers" ...

[Fragony]

Pacino has to be the best screen actor around at the moment.

Yes, and this is by far his most impressive role, it's amazing how they give life to these old texts, I am not a fan of sheakespear, too bombastic for my tastes, but in this movie I didn't even notice, that's class. Jeremy Irons is immense as well, perfect for this role (I want his voice). When the credits roled, the only apropiate reaction was watching it again.

Best movie I have seen in a long long time.

[Avicenna]

Yes, and this is by far his most impressive role, it's amazing how they give life to these old texts, I am not a fan of sheakespear, too bombastic for my tastes, but in this movie I didn't even notice, that's class. Jeremy Irons is immense as well, perfect for this role (I want his voice). When the credits roled, the only apropiate reaction was watching it again.

Best movie I have seen in a long long time.

It's that good? So far all Al Pacino roles I've seen played are, IMO, the best I've seen.

[naut]

Casino Royale

4.5/5,

A great movie! It lacks those ridiculous gadgets. Fight scenes that aren't cliché. A captivating storyline. Over-layered with a "darker" feel.

IMHO a must see.

EDIT:(Daniel Craig is a good 007 too.)

[Red Peasant]

Casino Royale

4.5/5,

A great movie! It lacks those ridiculous gadgets. Fight scenes that aren't cliché. A captivating storyline. Over-layered with a "darker" feel.

IMHO a must see.

EDIT:(Daniel Craig is a good 007 too.)

The torture scene, OUCH!. I think every bloke in the theatre was winceing and shifting uncomfortably in his seat.

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Agree too about Merchant of Venice, storming performances and production. Then again, I love Shakey, but a top production with excellent actors always brings the best out of the poetry and it all makes sense. You should see more good stuff, Frag.

[Fragony]

Oh I have seen more modern adaptations, Polanki's MacBeth for example was pretty good as well, but it lacks that little extra. The Merchant of Venice really has that awesome tranquil mood amd beautifull music/camarawork, and beautifull actors that are just too perfect for their roles, reduce it to production values if you want but I'll just consider it value.

Loved it, can I

[doc_bean]

Bandwagon: The merchant of Venice. I've seen it based on the recommendations in this thread. easily one of the best movies I've seen this year.

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though it too suffers from the major Sakespearian drawback of people disguising themselves and not being recognized, Superman is definitely based on Shakespeare !
Also, not familiar with the play, I was rooting for Pacino's character and found the ending somewhat unsatisfying.

[Fragony]

Also, not familiar with the play, I was rooting for Pacino's character and found the ending somewhat unsatisfying.

The jew the jew the jew, kind of hard to swallow nowadays isn't it, I was also more like cut him up curly. Funny detail, in the version I read Shylock was morish, recently bought the complete work of the Grimm brothers, and there it was explained that in many old works jewish villains had been replaced by morish villains because the jews had some breathing issues somewhere in the last century, funny how pc backfires sometimes

[littlelostboy]

Just watched Casino Royale. Makes me want to see more. Here's my short criticism.

Casino Royale did what Batman Begins did. A reboot of the franchise, it lived up to the James Bond name. Just as Batman Begins explores the origins and the beginnings of Batman, Casino Royale explores how James Bond became James Bond.

Instead of relying on high GCI effects, this movie relys mostly on gritty parts, showing James Bond killing with his hands most of the time instead of high tech weapons. The only high tech stuff was his car and the machine used to start up his heart. It was a true portray of how the inexperience James Bond handle situation, violence with more violence. And usually in the Fight Club-quese style.

Daniel Craig. Hmmm, this actor is just so darn serious as the 007 spy. Half the time he doesn't even acknowledge the beautiful women surrounding him. And if he does, its usually to greet them politely or to charm the secrets out of them. And the way he acted during the torture, fantastic. Most actors would show James Bond stoutly receiving the abuse but Daniel Craig shows the Bond is human too. He screams, yells, pants and crack jokes to irritate Le Chiffre.

And there was a plot and storyline too. Compared to other Bond movies, especially the Pierce Brosan ones, this one was intriguing, with full of twists and turns enough to keep you on the edge of your seat and full of backstabbing. The way one situation unfold unpredictably helps to keep the pace of the movie fast, tense and action-packed.

All in all, I'll give 4.5 stars out of 5 stars.

And yes, people, watch Merchant of Venice. Fantastic production of a Shakespeare play.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Yeah I liked Casino Royale a lot. Much less fantastical than the pierce brosnan ones...no more of this giant outer space laser stuff. And less virtual wanking over fancy cars.

Although

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I was disappointed that he won the card game with a straight flush...essentially through luck. I do like the breaking of bond traditions though, no Q and he tells the waiter he doesn't care if his martini is shaken or stirred.

The parkour chase scene was great.

[Fragony]

This one is only good for the dutchies and lesser-dutchies

'Van god los', a pretty gritty gangstermovie with a few scenes that are quite shocking. Better then most dutch movies, more grim as well.

[Dave1984]

Trainspotting is in normal english, I think you are confusing it with The acid house.

Nup, got it in front of me, it's definitely phonetic Scottish.

[Fragony]

Hmmm weird, must have read a translation then

[scooter_the_shooter]

I finally got around to seing pulp fiction (yeah i realize its been out for a while but i just never got around to seeing it)


spoilers beware.


Wow words can't describe the movie. During the "gimp" scene I was literally yelling at bruce willis on the tv "get the *expletive* out" over and over and over until the scene was over.

After seeing the trivia version I like it even more. (it explains the whole movie)


IE when Bucth and vince are in the bar, Butch wants to fight vince but he doesn't. He gets his revenge by keying Vince's car(it does not show this or hint at it in the movie.) Vince later complains that some one keyed his car.


Many people think The scene where bucth kills vince is stupid because a professional like vince wouldnt leave his gun out......but he didn't. That was Marsellus's gun, thats why we see him later walking towards the apartment with two cups of coffee. (the movie is literally full of this sort of thing that people never found out, but the dvd explains)

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I also saw clock work orange for the first time....stupidest movie ever, that's all i got to say. Doesn't live up to the hype at all.

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Now jericho. this is a show on cbs where a nuke has hit in the USA. But it isn't like watching the sum of all fears or anything like a tom clancy plot.


It is about the after math of the nuke. It takes place in a smalltown called jericho. The citizens have to deal with government soldiers taking supplies, roving gangs of survivalist and hungry refugees.

If you like mad max but would like a show that is better, more realistic, and not so damn weird, watch jericho. (check out my sig, its free to see with no downloads if you missed it on tv! check it out!)



I put it in the sig because the jericho forum I go to is looking for more members,



Sorry about the grammar I typed this quick.

[Beirut]

I also saw clock work orange for the first time....stupidest movie ever, that's all i got to say. Doesn't live up to the hype at all.

Horrorshow! You didn't like it? I thought it was a masterpiece. So much originality, so much humanity in the inhumanity. I never cease to be amazed by this flick.

[scooter_the_shooter]

Horrorshow! You didn't like it? I thought it was a masterpiece. So much originality, so much humanity in the inhumanity. I never cease to be amazed by this flick.

spoilers beware.


Really? I didn't like how they tried to make the rapist look like the good guy....It seemed like they wanted you to feel sorry for him. I also hated most of the other characters though....they wanna be the tough guy after our narrator is drugged up and brain washed

these were my thoughts the whole movie.

Shoot that thug (the beginning)

Those people shouldn't be messing with him like that. He needs to beat em' down. (that was some cold blooded stuff they did....all of them from the bums to his old "friends", I'd liked it better if they just shot him and got it over with)

Then he is back to normal at the end and I went back to "shoot that thug"


spoiler


One thing though. There are 3 different endings to this movie. I saw the one where the prime minister makes the "i will help you if you help me" deal and they bring the media in. What happens in the other two?

[Fragony]

Sir you should be shot. Clockwork Orange is a masterpiece.