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It's intentionally awful, and everybody is into the joke. Yeah it's a terrible movie but with a wink. It has a wealth of stupid oneliners, and let's not forget two villains who kill people with portable gallows. So it's a 5/5 by law. It's obvious that they were just having a great time making it, and that is where The Expendables failed so miserably, it's so joyless. Awesome action, but only Dolph Lundgren is a fun character. With such a cast it should have been a joy, but it's so sterile. Will of course be watching the sequel anyway.
Hobo with a Shotgun is intentionally bad to a point, and then it's just...bad. The pacing sucked, nothing was funny, the (non) actors were all terrible, and it looked like it was filmed on a VHS camcorder. Planet Terror is a movie where its intentionally corny but also a well made, entertaining action movie apart from that.
Did you really just admit you are gay
Planet Terror was awesome by the way
...what?
It's ok I don't think any differently about you, it's not wrong just different
Girl next door, cool highschool comedy. It's actually very moving, good feelgood fun with porntypes.
Girl next door, cool highschool comedy. It's actually very moving, good feelgood fun with porntypes.
Yup. It's one of those movies which have a bit of everything expected in their genre, balanced out. Lot of fun.
Plus Elisha Cuthbert :on_bnose:
Peasant Phill
07-02-2012, 17:01
I also really like the girl next door. "the juice is worth the squize".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbgE-fHUtTM
The Ruins, cool horror flick. It scores very high on the worst fate ever in a horror movie. The worst still has to be The Burrowers or The Thing
Major Robert Dump
07-07-2012, 07:30
Finally got to see the True Grit remake. Pretty good, better than the original. Not up there with my favorite Westerns, but some of the best closing lines of any movie
Centurion1
07-07-2012, 07:53
Finally got to see the True Grit remake. Pretty good, better than the original. Not up there with my favorite Westerns, but some of the best closing lines of any movie
Apologize to Marion.
Valley of Elah, excellent war-drama, beautifully acted at a very calm pace. Highly recommended.
Major Robert Dump
07-07-2012, 10:54
Apologize to Marion.
Marion Barry?
Just not a big JW (or marion) fan. Most of his stuff was corny. Maybe it was cool in the day. I liked his darker, later stuff. The Searchers was cool, and The Shootist was pretty awesome. Him as a clumsy drunk I just didn't buy, it was more comedic, and the novel was not comedy, it was about a depressing drunk and a snide little girl.
BTW a good drinking game to play is to watch Green Berets and take a drink everytime he says "move out." Another ridiculous movie
Way of War. It's rare to find a movie this terrible. It's really one of the most boring movies ever.
Hooahguy
07-08-2012, 14:51
Anyone see the new Spiderman movie?
Prussian to the Iron
07-09-2012, 04:02
Anyone see the new Spiderman movie?
I really liked it, it felt like Peter was more of a person than some whiny ***** like he was in the other trilogy. He had some real development as well (at some points he actually does some kind of alpha things, but most of the time is still the nerdy awkward kid). I wished the ending had cut off as Martin Sheen's monologue ended, partially because it would be kind of different and unique in it's ending, not being all "everything is great and all's well for Spiderman".
I can't offer a real analysis or review of it, but I enjoyed it a lot more than the other trilogy's starter.
Peasant Phill
07-09-2012, 19:11
Saw "Percy Jackson and the lightning thief" this weekend. They went for a Harry Potter style but failed miserably. Poor, predictable story, boring characters, ... The thing that bothered me the most was that they apparently thought that the underworld and Hades were the same as hell and the devil. People, if you're basing your story o,n a rich mythology, please stick with it. Also that Greek gods and creatures are all based in the US ...
I'm sure the books were little help to this.
Tried to watch The Girlfriend Experience because it's got that hot ex-porn lady in it, but I only made it 15 minutes (pun not intended!). Her voice is the worst.
Major Robert Dump
07-11-2012, 17:23
Sasha Grey. My ex wife looked like her, come to think of it, that was why I married her. Not the foundation for a lasting relationship. She is also in Entourage, which I don't watch.
Prussian to the Iron
07-11-2012, 21:56
Sasha Grey. My ex wife looked like her, come to think of it, that was why I married her. Not the foundation for a lasting relationship. She is also in Entourage, which I don't watch.
On a related note, I heard her name dropped somewhere and couldn't remember where I knew her from. So I read the wikipedia article, and I now know more about her pornographic awards history than anyone, including her, should.
Centurion1
07-11-2012, 22:08
On a related note, I heard her name dropped somewhere and couldn't remember where I knew her from. So I read the wikipedia article, and I now know more about her pornographic awards history than anyone, including her, should.
Your a bit too young for the sasha grey glory days. Personally, not a huge fan.
Watched this last night on Netflix. Outstanding documentary, tough to watch if you have any sympathy for animals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGXLsvZHouA
Finally saw Men In Black 3 about a week and a half ago. I wasn't expecting much, but I was pleasantly surprised: Good action, funny lines, and a great performance by Josh Brolin as the younger Agent K.
Nothing hugely special, but it was a fun summer popcorn flick. I'd rate it a solid 4/5.
Major Robert Dump
07-15-2012, 17:37
Season of the Witch.
Terrible cheesefest with a lame "gotcha" ending. I should expect no less from mainstream nick cage these days. He was so much cooler in raisiing arizona and moonstruck, this crap blows
Hannah was actually pretty good. A mystery/action flick with some good laughs at the expense of british pop girls
God Bless America was pretty horrible. the paralleles to todays crap pop culture were cute, and the idea of killing people who deserve it is very dexterish, but the movie was full of sopabox speeches and that crap gets old real quick. way too preachy and factually iannacurate
now off to watch The Other Guys, which will probably be better than the aforementioned 3 movies put together
Major Robert Dump
07-20-2012, 05:02
REVENGE OF BATMAN WAS REALLY GOOD I WAS SO HAPPY TO FINALLY SEE YODA FIGHT. ALSO CAT LADY WAS AWESOME AND BAIN WAS AWESOME I THOUGHT HEATH LEDGERS JOKER WAS KIND OF DULL THIS MOVE HAS SO MANY COOL PEOPLE IN IT LIKE AN ALL STAR CAST YOU NEVER SEE THAT IN HOLLYWOOD EVER EXCEPT IN THE EXPANDBLES 2 BUT I HEARD STALLONES SON REALLY HATED IT A LOT
I HEARD STALLONES SON REALLY HATED IT A LOT
Meh that's not funny
Meh that's not funny
No...not at all.
Centurion1
07-20-2012, 17:03
REVENGE OF BATMAN WAS REALLY GOOD I WAS SO HAPPY TO FINALLY SEE YODA FIGHT. ALSO CAT LADY WAS AWESOME AND BAIN WAS AWESOME I THOUGHT HEATH LEDGERS JOKER WAS KIND OF DULL THIS MOVE HAS SO MANY COOL PEOPLE IN IT LIKE AN ALL STAR CAST YOU NEVER SEE THAT IN HOLLYWOOD EVER EXCEPT IN THE EXPANDBLES 2 BUT I HEARD STALLONES SON REALLY HATED IT A LOT
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Strike For The South
07-20-2012, 19:32
This is what you people get indignant over?
Major Robert Dump
07-20-2012, 20:39
They obviously have something against autistic people. Or trolls. Not sure which
Meh, making jokes about somebody who just lost his son isn't the only thing not funny about Batman, what a horrible tragedy in Aurora
PanzerJaeger
07-21-2012, 08:44
The new Batman definitely suffers from the trilogy curse plus the old Batman movie issue of an unceasingly expanding list of characters and the contrived storyline and hokiness that accompanies it. Interestingly enough, I thought the new movie would suffer from not being able to replicate Ledger's Joker, but Bain and the actor who played him is a great character in a completely different way.(Although his eventual demise is a bit anticlimactic.) I left the theatre wanting more in the same way that I couldn't get enough of the Joker. It is story elements that bring the movie down.
All that being said, by itself the movie would be a solid offering. Following The Dark Knight, it is a huge letdown.
It's Bane, why do you hate Romney ;)
I'm never generous with praise, but TDKR is awesome.
Favourite scene, where Batman finally kicks Bane's butt.
Prussian to the Iron
07-22-2012, 01:12
One thing I never understood while watching the new Batman:
In The Dark Knight, the Joker has Batman pinned down, and Batman shoots the...spike things out from his arm, injuring the joker and forcing him off. Even during his first encounter with Bane, he had to have known that the mask would have been some kind of weak point. Why didn't he just shoot the spike things at him this time? Or, in the final fight with Bane, when he knew that Bane was going to end millions of lives, why didn't he at least use the spike shooting mechanism to severely injure (but not kill) Bane? It seems to me like a simple and obviously possible solution.
The blade/spike things on his gauntlets appear to be an emergency button for sticky situations. He did not seriously injure the joker. He merely cut him and then pushed him off.
Plus Bane is supposed to be a lot more durable than the Joker. A few cuts wouldn't have stopped him.
Prussian to the Iron
07-22-2012, 06:16
fair enough. but he did use them when punching to mess up Bane's mask. why couldn't he shoot them instead, and not get his back broken earlier?
One thing I never understood while watching the new Batman:
In The Dark Knight, the Joker has Batman pinned down, and Batman shoots the...spike things out from his arm, injuring the joker and forcing him off. Even during his first encounter with Bane, he had to have known that the mask would have been some kind of weak point. Why didn't he just shoot the spike things at him this time? Or, in the final fight with Bane, when he knew that Bane was going to end millions of lives, why didn't he at least use the spike shooting mechanism to severely injure (but not kill) Bane? It seems to me like a simple and obviously possible solution.
Easy with the spoilers please, it will take some time before it's released here
PanzerJaeger
07-22-2012, 10:18
One thing I never understood while watching the new Batman:
In The Dark Knight, the Joker has Batman pinned down, and Batman shoots the...spike things out from his arm, injuring the joker and forcing him off. Even during his first encounter with Bane, he had to have known that the mask would have been some kind of weak point. Why didn't he just shoot the spike things at him this time? Or, in the final fight with Bane, when he knew that Bane was going to end millions of lives, why didn't he at least use the spike shooting mechanism to severely injure (but not kill) Bane? It seems to me like a simple and obviously possible solution.
You're thinking way too much, and the whole trilogy falls apart when you do that. Why didn't anyone ever think to just shoot Bane anywhere on his totally unprotected body? All the super fighting skills in the world aren't going to stop a bullet. There are about a hundred more sensible options to deal with pretty much every situation any of the characters find themselves in. Just try to enjoy it as it is presented, and mind the pot plot holes.
Prussian to the Iron
07-22-2012, 14:45
Easy with the spoilers please, it will take some time before it's released here
Apologies, spoiler'd.
Alexander the Pretty Good
07-23-2012, 05:23
One thing I never understood while watching the new Batman:
In The Dark Knight, the Joker has Batman pinned down, and Batman shoots the...spike things out from his arm, injuring the joker and forcing him off. Even during his first encounter with Bane, he had to have known that the mask would have been some kind of weak point. Why didn't he just shoot the spike things at him this time? Or, in the final fight with Bane, when he knew that Bane was going to end millions of lives, why didn't he at least use the spike shooting mechanism to severely injure (but not kill) Bane? It seems to me like a simple and obviously possible solution.
Evil triumphs because good is dumb.
Anyway, I liked TDKR. I'm willing to suspend disbelief for some of the plot holes and nitpicks because they weren't that bad. Even though it's a more realistic take on Batman than the TV show from the 60's, it still exists in a comic-book world. Sometimes things happen because it advances the story rather than it strictly follows laws of physics or something.
Strike For The South
07-23-2012, 06:41
You're thinking way too much, and the whole trilogy falls apart when you do that. Why didn't anyone ever think to just shoot Bane anywhere on his totally unprotected body? All the super fighting skills in the world aren't going to stop a bullet. There are about a hundred more sensible options to deal with pretty much every situation any of the characters find themselves in. Just try to enjoy it as it is presented, and mind the pot plot holes.
Batman doesn't use guns.
I saw the movie today and felt a bit cheated
He should have died, eject was a cop out way to end the trilogy.
A part of the film was shot in my home-city.
When Bruce and the little kid climb out of the well, and the scene with Ra'as Al Ghul and the warlord's daughter, the fort in the background is Mehrangarh Fort (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehrangarh_Fort)
Somehow I didn't have an inkling of this till I actually saw the movie.
Batman doesn't use guns.
I saw the movie today and felt a bit cheated
He should have died, eject was a cop out way to end the trilogy.
What the ending is actually meant it up for debate.
I read someplace that after the funeral scene we're seeing things from Alfred's perspective, and so what we see, is a devastated old man hallucinating that his wish came true.
I think it was the best Batman yet, though I liked the Joker far more as a villian.
Bain and the actor who played him is a great character in a completely different way.
I really like that actor; you should check him out in Bronson (http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Bronson/70113944?locale=en-US).
Prussian to the Iron
07-23-2012, 20:38
What the ending is actually meant it up for debate.
I read someplace that after the funeral scene we're seeing things from Alfred's perspective, and so what we see, is a devastated old man hallucinating that his wish came true.
I could see that, but then again Morgan Freeman's character was told that the autopilot had been patched and fixed for a long time
Trust me though, I hate all the happy "twist" endings to movies, where the character supposedly dies but is really alive. I wish there would be some sad endings; let him die, let the movie end sad. Have people coming out of the theater with watery eyes.
Major Robert Dump
07-23-2012, 22:48
I really like that actor; you should check him out in Bronson (http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Bronson/70113944?locale=en-US).
He was also the protaganist in Sexy Beast, a vastly odd yet rewarding film
He was also the protaganist in Sexy Beast, a vastly odd yet rewarding film
Are you thinking of Ray Winstone? Pretty sure Tom Hardy was not in Sexy Beast (a film which I dig, BTW).
Did an IMDB check, Tom Hardy was not in Sexy Beast, which is not surprising, since that film came out in 2000 and Hardy doesn't have any credited roles before 2001.
That said ... everybody should watch Sexy Beast and Bronson.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8n2jeAXBP0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKC-FKGMeCY
Major Robert Dump
07-23-2012, 23:30
I must be on crack. I wasn't even looking at names. I thought Ray Winstone was Bane for some reason. Must be the mask. Why did I think he was in batman, was he a villain in another movie recently???? They don't even look alike. Senile
johnhughthom
07-24-2012, 00:33
What an actor!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDqsbzV5MQE
Major Robert Dump
07-24-2012, 00:44
Whoring yourself for cheesy commercials is no worse than whoring yourself in terrible movies. It's better, I would say, because it is shorter work weeks and you get endorsement money, and eventually, the terrible commercial will go away. Movies, meanwhile, are forever:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KadgeZuL5wE&feature=related
Hooahguy
07-25-2012, 02:14
Finally got around to seeing Iron Sky. Major disappointment. Totally wasted potential.
Major Robert Dump
07-25-2012, 02:32
thats too bad. previews are often so much better than the movies these days
Are you thinking of Ray Winstone? Pretty sure Tom Hardy was not in Sexy Beast (a film which I dig, BTW).
Did an IMDB check, Tom Hardy was not in Sexy Beast, which is not surprising, since that film came out in 2000 and Hardy doesn't have any credited roles before 2001.
That said ... everybody should watch Sexy Beast and Bronson.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8n2jeAXBP0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKC-FKGMeCY
Never heard of Bronson but Sexy Beast is oh so seconded. Ben Kingsley can play absolutely everything I never expected him to be a convincing white-trash villain. I was wrong.
Hooahguy
07-25-2012, 13:46
thats too bad. previews are often so much better than the movies these days
Tell me about it. At least Julia Dietze is hot in the movie.
thats too bad. previews are often so much better than the movies these days
My brother has a saying whenever he goes to movies: "Sometimes the previews are the best part of the movie."
Major Robert Dump
07-25-2012, 14:58
I think that is the case with most movies, since previews are so long, they show so many spoilers, and they give you a general idea of the plot, which is typically half the hype, and in your head you are thinking "ok, cool idea" and then left thinking "yeah i could have done it better"
Finally got around to seeing Iron Sky. Major disappointment. Totally wasted potential.
I dunno, I kinda dug it in a so-bad-it's-good kinda way. Me and Mrs. Lemur spent a lot of the film talking back at the screen, enjoying ourselves immensely. Maybe you weren't drunk enough to enjoy it properly?
Never heard of Bronson
It's a very good film, and available on Netflix. Quite different, in ways I could describe but I would sound boring and pretentious, so I won't. Just trust me that it's structured and filmed in a way that's unusual, odd, and kinda appealing.
Hooahguy
07-25-2012, 16:15
I dunno, I kinda dug it in a so-bad-it's-good kinda way. Me and Mrs. Lemur spent a lot of the film talking back at the screen, enjoying ourselves immensely. Maybe you weren't drunk enough to enjoy it properly?
But for me it wasnt even so bad that it was good. It was just plain bad. I think that it knows its a silly movie, but its execution was beyond terrible. Except for Julia Dietze. She was great.
Prussian to the Iron
07-26-2012, 04:26
I think that is the case with most movies, since previews are so long, they show so many spoilers, and they give you a general idea of the plot, which is typically half the hype, and in your head you are thinking "ok, cool idea" and then left thinking "yeah i could have done it better"
Yeah, I agree with the overuse of spoilers. Pretty much the entire plot of Total Recall is in the trailer, same with the Dark Knight Rises. They should tease more, without really giving much away, but leaving a lot to speculation. Ideally it should show no key plot points, little to no specific dialogue about an important part of the plot, and at most a few seconds of the big fight scene (if applicable).
Yeah, I agree with the overuse of spoilers. Pretty much the entire plot of Total Recall is in the trailer, same with the Dark Knight Rises. They should tease more, without really giving much away, but leaving a lot to speculation. Ideally it should show no key plot points, little to no specific dialogue about an important part of the plot, and at most a few seconds of the big fight scene (if applicable).
I like the Prometheus trailer, I am very teased with it. Have yet to watch the movie and I still have no idea what's it about. But the Dark Knight Rises doesn't reveal all that much if you are into the comics, you pretty much know already know most of it.
I think that is the case with most movies, since previews are so long, they show so many spoilers, and they give you a general idea of the plot, which is typically half the hype, and in your head you are thinking "ok, cool idea" and then left thinking "yeah i could have done it better"
A fair amount of the time they give a lot more of the plot then is necessary/show a lot more then is needed. I hate how they spoil so much in trailers and the like. And you can't really avoid the previews, though in some cases watching them is better.
SAW, never (fully) seenit before, when something has this much cashins you expect it to be terrible. But it's actually just as good as Se7en or Silence of the Lambs. Excellent ending.
Major Robert Dump
07-28-2012, 20:00
Spoiler
Prussian to the Iron
07-28-2012, 21:16
SAW, never (fully) seenit before, when something has this much cashins you expect it to be terrible. But it's actually just as good as Se7en or Silence of the Lambs. Excellent ending.
Is it really? I've never seen it (or it's many sequels) either. I had always assumed that it would just be torture-porn with little to no actual plot. Especially given the fact that it has so many sequels, I've always thought that it must be semi-unique enough to attract people and low-budget enough to make a profit. Was it actually good?
Finally saw Apocalypse Now. Meh. It was definitely cool, but a lot of the philosophical and psychological crap is lost on me. I thought it was definitely good, but I wouldn't say it's worth the large amount of praise it has always received.
Major Robert Dump
07-29-2012, 03:17
Apoc was good for its time
And the story behind its filming is fascinating. I mean, they hire a dude to be a super SF bad guy, and he comes back a year later to shoot his parts and he is so fat he has to wear a moo moo and rely on camera tricks.
Hooahguy
07-29-2012, 04:29
Finally saw Apocalypse Now. Meh. It was definitely cool, but a lot of the philosophical and psychological crap is lost on me. I thought it was definitely good, but I wouldn't say it's worth the large amount of praise it has always received.
Hearts of Darkness is way better.
Is it really? I've never seen it (or it's many sequels) either. I had always assumed that it would just be torture-porn with little to no actual plot. Especially given the fact that it has so many sequels, I've always thought that it must be semi-unique enough to attract people and low-budget enough to make a profit. Was it actually good?
Yeah it's actually good. It's certainly no torture porn as you hardly see anything, it just has a very disturbing plot that keeps you guessing untill the end.
@MRD remove that spoiler
Major Robert Dump
07-29-2012, 08:42
Are you talking about the Apocolypse Now comment or Saw?
Are you talking about the Apocolypse Now comment or Saw?
Saw, it's quite the spoiler you posted there
Prussian to the Iron
07-29-2012, 16:13
Yeah it's actually good. It's certainly no torture porn as you hardly see anything, it just has a very disturbing plot that keeps you guessing untill the end.
Huh. will try and find it to watch. is it on netflix?
Huh. will try and find it to watch. is it on netflix?
Never heard of netflix, sorry can't tell
OK, picked up 'Nude Nuns with Big Guns', with a title like that it can't be bad, more later
Major Robert Dump
07-31-2012, 22:15
Yes, it can be bad. It's effin terrible
Hooahguy
08-02-2012, 05:58
Saw the new Batman movie. It was good. Not great, but good. Bane was a good villain, though he lacked the "oomph" that Joker had. Also I couldnt understand half of what he was saying. Ending was good, liked how it closes the trilogy.
Though I hated the part where all the cops got in a brawl with the thugs. To fake. Also, I hated how pretty much every cop in the city was conveniently in the underground system at one time. Seriously?
But yeah, second movie was better.
8/10
Crazed Rabbit
08-02-2012, 06:42
I saw the new Batman movie. I loved it.
I want to see it in IMAX now.
CR
Saw the new Batman movie. It was good. Not great, but good. Bane was a good villain, though he lacked the "oomph" that Joker had. Also I couldnt understand half of what he was saying. Ending was good, liked how it closes the trilogy.
Though I hated the part where all the cops got in a brawl with the thugs. To fake. Also, I hated how pretty much every cop in the city was conveniently in the underground system at one time. Seriously?
But yeah, second movie was better.
8/10
Why is everybody always forgetting two-face Harvey, his scenes are the movie's most sinister
Kralizec
08-02-2012, 10:49
I liked the new Batman film too. Yes, there are some ridiculous things in it, but that's the case for every superhero movie. 8/10
I'm surprised that people here have pointed out so many plot holes or plot weaknesses, yet haven't mentioned the fact that apparently you can heal a spinal cord injury with a well-placed kick against your vertabrae.
Still haven't seen #2; I've planned to see it this weekend.
Now don't you lie to me, I remember a post in this thread where you thought The Dark Knight was overrated
Kralizec
08-02-2012, 11:27
IMO a lot of movies are overrated, and I said so here more than once I think, but I'm positive that I haven't seen The Dark Knight.
I think I just gave Batman #3 a lower rating than it earns, going to edit it. It's difficult to honestly review a newly released movie; everything just seems better when viewed in a theater.
IMO a lot of movies are overrated, and I said so here more than once I think, but I'm positive that I haven't seen The Dark Knight
Could be, but I am positive there is a post in this thread where you had an opinion on it. I will find it but only if you want to make it a bet, 50 euro bet should be worth my time, you will have it on your bank account tomorrow if I'm wrong, and of course vica versa
Kralizec
08-02-2012, 11:56
I wouldn't accept anyway, but I've already tried a search - there's no such post, not by me anyway.
I wouldn't accept anyway, but I've already tried a search - there's no such post, not by me anyway.
Yes there is
Kralizec
08-02-2012, 12:15
Nah-ah.
There's a post where I talked about a segment of the film on youtube, not in this thread though.
Nah-ah.
There's a post where I talked about a segment of the film on youtube, not in this thread though.
Ha, you should go into reviewing books, reading not required. Enjoy the actual movie it's the greatest action movie since The Matrix. But I already said that
Prussian to the Iron
08-02-2012, 18:12
I'm surprised that people here have pointed out so many plot holes or plot weaknesses, yet haven't mentioned the fact that apparently you can heal a spinal cord injury with a well-placed kick against your vertabrae.
No that's legit. That's how they took out my wisdom teeth and fixed my broken leg. It's a well-known medical practice.
Kalifornia, why has Brad Pitt never won an oscar, he can play absolutely everything, only a few are always convincing, he's a truly fantastic actor.
No that's legit. That's how they took out my wisdom teeth and fixed my broken leg. It's a well-known medical practice.
'wisdom teeth' is the coolest language mixup ever. It comes from Dutch, 'verstand' means wisdom. But it's really 'verre stand' which indicates the position of the teeth 'far off'. It somehow became 'verstand' over time because it sounds just about the same. It somehow slipped into English and now it's 'wisdom teeth'. Ever considered what's so wise about them
Ever considered what's so wise about them
Kids lose them around teenage, along with all their wisdom, which does not return till adulthood, or in some cases a lot later.
Kids lose them around teenage, along with all their wisdom, which does not return till adulthood, or in some cases a lot later.
All teeth would be considered wisdom teeth then, not just these ones
Prussian to the Iron
08-04-2012, 11:26
All teeth would be considered wisdom teeth then, not just these ones
But the difference would be that other teeth are lost as a baby, not really losing any wisdom. When you get your wisdom teeth pulled (usually around 15-17), it marks the period where you do stupid things all the time (see: college).
That is an interesting nugget of knowledge though. I will definitely pass that on :2thumbsup:
Yes, it can be bad. It's effin terrible
OK, it is. But still sits proudly in my collection with Hobo With a Shotgun, Planet Terror and Cannibal Holocaust just because of it's name.
The Grey, my movie of the year so far. There are a few unfortunate lines but it's captivating from beginning to end.
Battleship, what's with the negativity I greatly enjoyed it. It's loud and stupid in a good way, with plenty of laugh out loud moments. Main character deserves an Oscar for the scene when he practises asking the commander for the hand of his daughter and his Japanese nemesis walks in. I just had to watch that scene 3 times lololol
Kralizec
08-15-2012, 12:41
Well I saw The Dark Knight the other day. It's probably the best of Nolan's Batman films, allthough all three are very good. Only serious gripe: (Harvey) Twoface deserved more screen time.
On a related note, does anybody else remember how terrible the previous Batman film series was? (with the exception of the first, by Burton) Like, Schwarzenegger as mr. Freeze? Lol.
CountArach
08-15-2012, 13:17
The Grey, my movie of the year so far. There are a few unfortunate lines but it's captivating from beginning to end.
Yeah I loved it.
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter is the last movie I saw. Absolutely incredible. It is B-grade but it doesn't try to aspite any higher than that. It is ridiculous, it has cheesy lines and lots of explosions and top hats. Lots of top hats. What more can a person ask for from a film?
Agreed, the last scene where he threatens to kill the kid is probably my favorite scene, great way to use music, you just hear the situation become increasingly desperate, immensily tense scene. In the end Two Face was a lot more sinister than the Joker to me, the movie would have benefited from some more character-development. But it's absolutely awesome.
@Kraz
Kralizec
08-15-2012, 23:43
I guess I could see how giving both villains attention would require too much time and that would ruin both of them. Tragic villains are the best though, and Two-face is just that. The joker is a great character in itself, but as you say, there's no character development about him
Was more talking about two-face because he gets from good to hurted to evil. Very sinister scene when you realise he is actually going to kill the kid, they could have done more with his character, but maybe that would made film overly long. The joker doesn't need much depth, he just wants to see the world burn, he's just evil.
Anyway 'The Dark' pretty chilling supernatural thriller with some cool Celtic mythology. Sean Bean is always awesome.
Finally got around to seeing The Cabin in the Woods. Outstanding, and very clever. Kind of a meta-meta-slasher film. If you dig good writing, you will enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXfc12BqFkc
Prussian to the Iron
08-16-2012, 15:37
Finally got around to seeing The Cabin in the Woods. Outstanding, and very clever. Kind of a meta-meta-slasher film. If you dig good writing, you will enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXfc12BqFkc
Did anyone else notice that Shaggy is in this movie? The hippie dude looks exactly like him.
The Expendables II - 3/5
Ok, I'll be honest: this was a brutal letdown. It sucked in every way it is possible for a movie to suck, and in some ways that are fundamentally impossible for movies to suck. (Though to be honest I think I am being to nice to it with that description)
It was full of sexist/racist/ethnic stereotypes, ignored some of the important characters and ruined the others. It was all poorly filmed, cheesy bang with no storyline. The film quality was aweful at parts, the director should have his balls cut off by the jagged bones of whoever was in charge of filming, who should be fed into a meat grinder. It was exceptionally, ridiculously corny and there was no real soul to it like in the first one.
Also, it was much, much less realistic. (just when I thought that the first one couldn't get any less realistic)
a completely inoffensive name
08-18-2012, 03:49
The Expendables II - 3/5
Ok, I'll be honest: this was a brutal letdown. It sucked in every way it is possible for a movie to suck, and in some ways that are fundamentally impossible for movies to suck. (Though to be honest I think I am being to nice to it with that description)
It was full of sexist/racist/ethnic stereotypes, ignored some of the important characters and ruined the others. It was all poorly filmed, cheesy bang with no storyline. The film quality was aweful at parts, the director should have his balls cut off by the jagged bones of whoever was in charge of filming, who should be fed into a meat grinder. It was exceptionally, ridiculously corny and there was no real soul to it like in the first one.
Also, it was much, much less realistic. (just when I thought that the first one couldn't get any less realistic)
Damn, I was expecting the highest of quality in an action movie directed and starring 50 year olds with more juice than a ripe orange.
Damn, I was expecting the highest of quality in an action movie directed and starring 50 year olds with more juice than a ripe orange.
I won't say that you are an idiot, as that would not be nice, but I will say that you can sometimes seem that way.
First of all, Sly did not direct this one (Unless you consider coaching a few of the actors on how to deliver their lines, which he apparently did), and was only marginally involved in making a few changes to the script. Their performance was not the problem ACING, it was the script and the overall directing, which they were not involved with. Those action stars are still the best in the world, and could outperform you, me, and anyone else on this forum when it comes to nearly all things physical. There are very few, young action stars today who can do the things Dolp Lungrend or Jet Li can do.
The first Expendables was excellent, even though it was made with a bunch of old guys. This one was messed up by the studio, not the stars.
Jo the Greek
08-18-2012, 17:54
Well to me expendables 2 looked like a parody i dont really realise what they wanted to do with this movie I mean it has some great scenes it was like a mix of action and parody. Bruce and Arnie messed the movie
Thank god that the movie had some jet li and Stateham influence cause it will sucked mostly as an action as a comedy it was nice. But i expected much better from all of them and i dont want to see any other movie that the shooting is being done like we are in 1800s
Log cabin was for me the second best untill the next one i saw in 2012
Well to me expendables 2 looked like a parody i dont really realise what they wanted to do with this movie I mean it has some great scenes it was like a mix of action and parody. Bruce and Arnie messed the movie
Thank god that the movie had some jet li and Stateham influence cause it will sucked mostly as an action as a comedy it was nice. But i expected much better from all of them and i dont want to see any other movie that the shooting is being done like we are in 1800s
Log cabin was for me the second best untill the next one i saw in 2012
It was a parody of the actors and the genre that made fun of them more than pay tribute to them. They should have made it a movie that can stand on its own feet, and cut the references from the other movies.
Jo the Greek
08-18-2012, 21:32
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2025526/
well i discoverd this and looks really cool
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2025526/
well i discoverd this and looks really cool
Please don't forget to write a review if you see it and it is good.
Hooahguy
08-19-2012, 07:12
The Expendables II - 3/5
Ok, I'll be honest: this was a brutal letdown. It sucked in every way it is possible for a movie to suck, and in some ways that are fundamentally impossible for movies to suck. (Though to be honest I think I am being to nice to it with that description)
It was full of sexist/racist/ethnic stereotypes, ignored some of the important characters and ruined the others. It was all poorly filmed, cheesy bang with no storyline. The film quality was aweful at parts, the director should have his balls cut off by the jagged bones of whoever was in charge of filming, who should be fed into a meat grinder. It was exceptionally, ridiculously corny and there was no real soul to it like in the first one.
Also, it was much, much less realistic. (just when I thought that the first one couldn't get any less realistic)
Regardless, Im as excited to see this on a huge :daisy:ing screen like a kid waits to open his presents on Christmas morning.
Juan of the Dead—a worthy successor to Dawn of the Dead (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpuNE1cX03c) and Shaun of the Dead (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfDUv3ZjH2k). Just see it and enjoy; contains one of the best and funniest herpes jokes in the history of all cinema.
Now I want a Chinese Xian of the Dead, an Irish Seán of the Dead, and an Italian Gian of the Dead.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaUIvY3BVQc
Kralizec
08-19-2012, 22:27
Expendables (1)
Saw this one with a buddy of mine with the idea of following it up with seeing the sequel in the theatres, though we haven't done that yet. 6.0/10. It's supposed to be some sort of tribute to 80/90'ies action movie but it doesn't succeed IMO, it's rather average overall. The big shot actors do not get equal coverage; not much of an issue to me personally because Statham was figured prominently and he's my favourite among the main cast (and Willis, though he's not part of the "main" cast)
I realise that it was never going to be more than a B+ movie, but I at least expected one or two memorable, amazing scenes in it, and it didn't deliver that for me.
And Lundgren surviving at the end really annoyed me, and that they appear to be friends again makes it even stupider.
Hooahguy
08-19-2012, 23:31
I realise that it was never going to be more than a B+ movie, but I at least expected one or two memorable, amazing scenes in it, and it didn't deliver that for me.
And Lundgren surviving at the end really annoyed me, and that they appear to be friends again makes it even stupider.
If you take it too seriously then you will be disappointed. Last night a bunch of friends and I saw the first one in anticipation of the 2nd one. Its a silly movie. With a handle of vodka and some rum, its a lot of fun. We basically drank whenever Stallone spoke and we couldnt understand him. Which was often. Most of us were quite drunk last night as a result. I couldnt drink because I had to drive home. The ending fight scene was the best. I mean come on, how awesome is Statham kicking a guys head off? We all drank to that.
10/10 Taken (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0936501/)
Crafted by forged by a gods very flame, this movie is one of the best I have seen in a very long time. I have been in a movie slump and I was in a mood to watch something and a friend said about Taken. At first, I thought the name sounded like it is going to be some supernatural movie involving ghosts, I had totally no idea of what to expect (as a note: they also recommended me to watch Supernatural and other such themed things.) It is actually a very packed action movie which moves at a brisk pace.
Major Robert Dump
08-21-2012, 15:32
If you take it too seriously then you will be disappointed. Last night a bunch of friends and I saw the first one in anticipation of the 2nd one. Its a silly movie. With a handle of vodka and some rum, its a lot of fun. We basically drank whenever Stallone spoke and we couldnt understand him. Which was often. Most of us were quite drunk last night as a result. I couldnt drink because I had to drive home. The ending fight scene was the best. I mean come on, how awesome is Statham kicking a guys head off? We all drank to that.
Whats funny is that one can pretty much say this about any movie: get drunk and it will be better.
I will watch it on DVD
Hooahguy
08-21-2012, 16:04
Whats funny is that one can pretty much say this about any movie: get drunk and it will be better.
I will watch it on DVD
True, but even people who dont like it must admit that its a total mangasm movie.
Major Robert Dump
08-21-2012, 16:58
I have never seen one man so excited about a movie. I am concerned for your well-being, and hope it is everything you hope for. Otherwise, call me if you want to talk.
Hooahguy
08-21-2012, 17:01
Sorry, I just got very excited when Jason Statham freaking kicked a guys head off.
Saw The Town this weekend. Think Heat with bad accents and a happier ending. Blake Lively skanks up quite nicely, and Renner steals the show.
I tried to make a gif of the bit where Terry Crews blows people up with his shotgun to use as my forum avatar to prepare for Expendable II. Couldn't get it right though.
This movie is right up there with TDKR on the excitement scale.
Prussian to the Iron
08-22-2012, 01:01
I'm gonna have to side with Hooahguy on this one. Ignoring the plot and dialogue, both Expendables are testosterone-filled shoot-em ups that, while not thought provoking, will most likely be classics some day just for the sheer awesomeness. If you want plot or deep characters, you won't like it. If you are in the mood to see **** blow up everywhere and a bunch of action movie stars shooting up a small jungle island or Albania, both are great fun to watch.
CountArach
08-22-2012, 07:01
Finally got around to seeing The Cabin in the Woods. Outstanding, and very clever. Kind of a meta-meta-slasher film. If you dig good writing, you will enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXfc12BqFkc
One of the best movies I have ever watched. Period. It was only shown in one cinema in Australia (and then after a ton of lobbying) and then only for a handful of weeks, but I caught it twice in that time and it was just as good the second time, if not better.
Never heard of it, trailer reminds me a bit of Resident Evil (the game)
Heh just watched it, that sure wasn't a waste of time. A shame UPC-on demand has horrible sound and because it's UPC-on demand the subtitles didn't work so I had a hard time hearing the conversations. Always something, sometimes no sound, sometimes half the image, random disconnections, not being able to pause. Do NOT get UPC
Hooahguy
08-23-2012, 05:20
Expendables 2
Simply put, it was amazing. Literally it was one massive mangasm after the other.
Chuck Norris stole the show with Jason Statham in second place (seriously, his fight scenes were ridiculous).
The plot actually wasnt so bad. Much better than the first one.
10/10
Never watched Top Gun, until now. Dog-fights aside... awful. I never want to watch Tom Cruise sing in a bar ever, ever again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IatbxkIMZng
Highly recommend. The fight scenes are a thing of beauty.
The Hunger Games, better than the book. Katniss is a very shallow character in the book but the lead actress gives her a lot more depth with tiny details, she is very charming
Hooahguy
08-29-2012, 20:00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IatbxkIMZng
Highly recommend. The fight scenes are a thing of beauty.
I heard that it was a great movie. Ill need to watch it sometime.
Major Robert Dump
08-29-2012, 21:33
The Raid is done by the guy who did the low budget monster movie "monsters" which was surpringly good despite its low budget and no name actors. He is also going to be doing the Godzilla remake, as they are brushing the Matthew Broderick travesty under the rug and pretending it never happened.
I highly recommend "Attack the Block."
It tKes place in London during an alien invasion, and the protagonists are a bunch of annoying chavs. Pretty funny all in all, and the main gangster kid is a dead ringer for Denzel Washington.
Walking Dead season 2 here we go
Major Robert Dump
09-01-2012, 13:50
the Raid was freaking awesome. I went and bought it, its US release it was renamed to The Raid: Redemption, probably to avoid confusion with the WWII movie.....
Then I did some internet research..... and the US is already doing a remake of the film. Hollywood has no shame, man. I mean really, the movie is like 2 years old, I suppose you cannot expect americans to read subtitles, I'm sure they will replace the Indonesian martial arts fights with some Vin Diesal mma crap, yay
Straight after watching it I thought about how a Western remake would go, so I'm not surprised they are making one.
Kralizec
09-03-2012, 22:53
Iron Man (1)
Nice. 7/10
Strike For The South
09-05-2012, 17:03
7? A 7!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!
If Kraz gives a seven he really liked it
Major Robert Dump
09-06-2012, 05:55
I am very disappointed that no one at the org ever bothered to mention that the Natalie Portman ballet movie about swans featured a scene of her pleasuring herself while an old lady sleeps nearby. That is like two birds with one stone. This thread is losing its credibility
Good movie, I like Nathalie Portman, she doesn't shy away from controversial scenes
Kralizec
09-06-2012, 13:37
7? A 7!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!
All right, have it your way: 6/10 it is.
I am very disappointed that no one at the org ever bothered to mention that the Natalie Portman ballet movie about swans featured a scene of her pleasuring herself while an old lady sleeps nearby. That is like two birds with one stone. This thread is losing its credibility
That movie is my guilty pleasure.
Anyone looking for a movie to watch with their significant other may I suggest Muzi v Nadeji. You'll get props for foreign, sappy and subtitles.
[/pretentious foreign film watching scum]
InsaneApache
09-10-2012, 13:47
I watched Ted t'other day. It made me laugh.
Hooahguy
09-13-2012, 15:34
The Road
The kid needed to stop being a :daisy: all the time.
The Road
The kid needed to stop being a :daisy: all the time.
He has never known anything other than the end of civilisation, give him a break. Awesome movie, I might get some angry looks but the movie is better than the book imho.
Hooahguy
09-15-2012, 19:08
The Firm
Great movie, Tom Cruise does a great job keeping it interesting. It was a bit confusing if you arent too familiar with the legal world, but they explained enough to make it overall understandable.
8.5/10
The Raid
Holy hell that was amazing. Fantastic action movie. Honestly some of the best fight scenes I have ever seen, not to mention a great plot.
10/10
Honestly I cant imagine an American version. They probably will move the location to something more familiar like Chicago or something.
The Raid looks interesting, never heard of it. Doesn't look like the typical Asian action-movie I usually don't give a crap about
Hooahguy
09-16-2012, 16:32
The Raid looks interesting, never heard of it. Doesn't look like the typical Asian action-movie I usually don't give a crap about
Neither am I, but The Raid blew me away.
Neither am I, but The Raid blew me away.
I'll take that as a solid recommendation. Odd I never heard of it as the whole world seems to be cheering halelujah all over it. Not a single theatre is broadcasting it except some arthouses apparantly.
Hooahguy
09-17-2012, 06:06
I'll take that as a solid recommendation. Odd I never heard of it as the whole world seems to be cheering halelujah all over it. Not a single theatre is broadcasting it except some arthouses apparantly.
Weird.
What I loved about The Raid is that it was just so brutal without seeming ridiculous. In so many of these Asian fighting films you have such ridiculous moves and kills that its obviously fake. But in this movie, save for a few moments here and there, it seemed very, very plausible.
The one that got Away, not that bad but since when do UK special forces use M4 Carbines
Prussian to the Iron
09-18-2012, 02:54
The one that got Away, not that bad but since when do UK special forces use M4 Carbines
They could be using the cosmetically similar C7/C8 Diemaco: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colt_Canada_C7_rifle / http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C7_rifle#C8
Got around to seeing Wild Bill this weekend. Enjoyable, and as a sometime-single-father, I enjoyed the slack-jawed flummoxing of the main character when saddled with two sons he hardly knows.
Bonus points for a cameo by MTW's Sean Pertwee.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo5IaRnKyFk
Just watched first season of 'Being Human' I love this. Awesome characters and dialogue, funny as hell and rediculously moving at times. Is the guy playing the vampire the most handsome guy on the planet by the way, wish I had a face like that. Added to the list of 'men that I would become gay for'
Anyone seen The Master yet? I want to see it next week while the woman is out of town, she probably is not interested.
Finally saw Prometheus, messy! It feels like whole scenes were cut out, I am 99% there will be a directors cut. Spectacular special effects though I wasn't bored watching it, but I AM dissapointed. Also a bit odd that the technology of a prequal is so much more advanced than it is in Alien and Aliens, the Nostramo is a cargo-vessel but wouldn't marines have state of the art? No biggie but it kinda buggs me
a completely inoffensive name
10-07-2012, 23:09
Watched "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" with my girlfriend yesterday. She is halfway through the book and is a film major and I was initially interested because it had Emma Watson in it. She only gave me the briefest, vague description of it before we walked in, so I had no idea what to expect.
I bawled like a baby. That movie got me, right in the feels. I have not been a film buff in the past few years since I started uni, so I am sure other people can point out more tragic, compelling stories. But this one got to me, all the young actors really nailed their parts convincingly and it has been the best movie I have seen so far this year. I would recommend it to anyone who likes stories about adolescence and its pains. It's a good thing movie theaters are dark, otherwise I am pretty sure someone would have taken my man card away.
Hooahguy
10-08-2012, 00:14
Seven Pounds
The overall plot is pretty confusing at first, but once you piece it all together, its a fantastic movie, very emotional. I wont deny that I caught myself tearing up numerous times.
8/10
Major Robert Dump
10-08-2012, 10:51
Since ACIN is opening up about hs balling....
there was this movie playing on HBO for the last couple of weeks, always had the volume dow and ignored while doing homework, looked like a kids flick
Then the other night, while highly intoxicated, I caught Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close from the very beginning, sound and all. I cannot say for sure it was a good movie, only that I cried
Crazed Rabbit
10-09-2012, 05:33
I've seen Cabin in the Woods, The Raid, and Looper recently. All were very good and I definitely recommend them.
CR
Cabin in the wood is awesome indeed. Few inconsistancies in the whole thing though
a completely inoffensive name
10-09-2012, 06:17
I also Cabin in the Woods. Very enjoyable, more comedic (albeit very dark) than scary, which I guess was the point.
Done with season 2 of Being Human (I heard there's also a remake I mean the English one). It's really a fun series. With fun series it's always a heartbreaker to start the last episode 'now what'
Dark Town, I can absolutely recommend this fantastic Korean movie. I can't even find a trailer on youtube which odd for a movie this good, you will want the one from Gil-yeong Jeong. As for genre, serial-killer a cop a writer you geddit. It has a fantastic soundtrack, awesome well developed characters and unlike so many Asian movies it isn't annoyingly violent. Dunno if I would call it a masterpiece but it certainly the best Asian movie I have ever seen.
Hooahguy
10-09-2012, 15:36
The Devil Wears Prada
I admit that I watched this initially with a girl, but I will also admit that it is actually very, very good. Watched it a second time. Anne Hathaway is fantastic. And insanely attractive.
Hooahguy
10-09-2012, 15:37
Oops repost.
So good you had to post it twice? lol
Bait (2012)
Don't watch it. Just don't.
Bait (2012)
Don't watch it. Just don't.
Don't take the bait!
Hooahguy
10-10-2012, 01:21
So good you had to post it twice? lol
Once per viewing, of course.
The Devil Wears Prada
I admit that I watched this initially with a girl, but I will also admit that it is actually very, very good. Watched it a second time. Anne Hathaway is fantastic. And insanely attractive.
Also liked it, Merryl Streep is such a great actress. She is also simply brilliant as Thatcher.
Islander
10-13-2012, 16:11
Just watched Salmon Fishing In Yemen, starring Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt. Very interesting and fun film about having faith in the impossible. Ewan McGregor was great, Emily Blunt was beautiful, and the rest of the cast were awesome too. Good movie to catch!
Just watched Salmon Fishing In Yemen, starring Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt. Very interesting and fun film about having faith in the impossible. Ewan McGregor was great, Emily Blunt was beautiful, and the rest of the cast were awesome too. Good movie to catch!
I like movies like that, I am a s sucker for the kind thing. You will probably like 'the an who wasn't there', Finnish, stole my heart
Islander
10-14-2012, 04:21
I like movies like that, I am a s sucker for the kind thing. You will probably like 'the an who wasn't there', Finnish, stole my heart
Okay, thanks, Fragony. I'll search for it. I'm pretty sure you'll love Salmon Fishing In Yemen. Made me leave the cinema with a smile on my face.
Prussian to the Iron
10-14-2012, 05:29
End of Watch. Really, really good, one of the few movies nowadays that ends with a truly heartwrenching and sad ending. However there is a scene directly afterwards that shows an earlier point, and ends the movie on a happier note. My only real complaint is that the camera work is terrible. It's intentionally the way it is, but it's just bad for a lot of the movie. After around the middle it improves a lot, but quite a bit of the movie is filmed from a hand-held camera (not by any of the characters) and small cameras pinned to the characters' uniforms.
Would definitely see again, the main characters really have a transformation and the end had me and my dad tearing up.
Okay, thanks, Fragony. I'll search for it. I'm pretty sure you'll love Salmon Fishing In Yemen. Made me leave the cinema with a smile on my face.
I screwed up, it's a 'a man without a past'.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7RA8f3FbEIo
If this one doesn't move you to tears you got a a frozen microwave-meal where your heart should be
Okay, thanks, Fragony. I'll search for it. I'm pretty sure you'll love Salmon Fishing In Yemen. Made me leave the cinema with a smile on my face.
I screwed up, it's a 'a man without a past'.
If this one doesn't move you to tears you got a a frozen microwave-meal where your heart should be
Battle of Haditha, really good and pretty shocking war-flick about a massacre of civilians. Never heard of either the movie or this event. Really recommended.
You would be better served watching a documentary, as the movie was rather inaccurate
Would a documentary be more accurate, why would it be. But I will immediatly believe that the movie is innacurate how can it not be. I never heard of this, don't know anything about it, no judgement comming from here
Rise of the Footsoldier, not that it isn't any good but I didn't enjoy watching it. Too violent for me.
Rise of the Footsoldier, not that it isn't any good but I didn't enjoy watching it. Too violent for me.
:on_scared:
Too violent for you!
This I've got to see!
I don't mind cartoony violence, nothing shocking about the ultra violent 'hobo with a shotgun' for example, but if it's serious I don't like watching it and this movie is nasty. It's good though, but I don't want to see it again.
Prometheus 3/5
It didn't really hit it big with me. It just seemed like randomly cramming things together then it randomly exploding. Not really my kind of thing.
Prometheus 3/5
It didn't really hit it big with me. It just seemed like randomly cramming things together then it randomly exploding. Not really my kind of thing.
Felt the same way, it's a messy movie. A series of well made scenes, very disjointed. Biggest disapointment is that the awesome music from the trailer isn't actually in the movie. It's not a bad movie perse but still a disapointing one.
Prussian to the Iron
10-21-2012, 13:49
Felt the same way, it's a messy movie. A series of well made scenes, very disjointed. Biggest disapointment is that the awesome music from the trailer isn't actually in the movie. It's not a bad movie perse but still a disapointing one.
It really irked me that they were selling it as a prequel to Aliens, and that it would "answer all the questions", yet the alien only appeared in the last half hour of the movie, and literally almost nothing is explained. Not to mention the cliffhanger ending that they probably won't actually do anything with.
One of my biggest qualms was that it didn't explain how the aliens got off the planet to lead up to the first movie.
There were more ships, no flaw there
or that could have been the first planet in the movie.
Anyway:
What isn't explained is what that black stuff actually was. It was used at the very beginning of the movie to cause humans to appear on Earth.
Later on when they find the ship, it seems alive, and it is overflowing into the earth and seems to be affecting the worm population which seems to operate like a different evolved version of the face-hugger.
One of these attacks the crew, killing one and possessing the other to cause it to have superhuman strength.
The black stuff taken from the vial was put in a crew members drink, who had sex with his wife.
Wife gives birth to an octosquid whilst husband gets burnt alive.
We find out the blackstuff is being used as a WMD to kill all life on Earth by a rogue Titan.
He is stopped, then later fights with wife, who ends up feeding him to the supersized octosquid which is now like cthulhu.
The Alien from Alien pops out of him.
Nothing is really explained, because lots of the aspects don't make sense or serve multi-purposes.
Rewatched Let the right one in. It remains my favourite movie. It's simply a masterpiece. Eli is such a tragic character, all she really wants to be is a normal girl, but the predator inside her needs to feed. It's truly heartbreaking how she attempts to not be the monster she really is. Most disturbing is that she says she has been 12 for a very long time, how long? Who is the old guy who killed for her? All of this happened before? It isn't explained. Love it when you are kept out of the loop and can make up your own mind.
11/10
Brilliant.
Edit: oh and that soundtrack the mysic is incredible, piano interpetation here http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x-2JtdqSy8s
Finally got around to seeing The Divide.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaLpieSNIfk
Interesting post-apocalyptic indie flick, mostly about a group of people going bad in a shelter.
Could have been far more interesting than it was. Yes, small groups under stress can behave badly. No, it really didn't need to go into the Serbian-rape-camp kinda scenario. A lot of ugly without sufficient emotional or artistic payback.
Watched Deep Water (https://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Deep_Water/70075820?locale=en-US) on Netflix while feeding the littlest lemur last night. If you dig a good documentary, I strongly recommend it. A really interesting study of a man (literally) in too deep, responding to intolerable stress.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDs67LfPYPU
Dead Calm, incredibly tense thriller that throws everything overboard in a rediculous ending that can only have been hatched in the mind of a studio-suit. What a waste of a otherwise tense as hell psychological thriller. It really ruined it for me as it did with Fatal Atraction. Boo!
Untouchables, terrific French feelgood-movie. Just watch it unless you have a frozen microwave-meal where your heart should be and enjoy tortering kittens and puppies. Get tissues, it's very moving, expect dangerously low levels of testosteron so also get beer.
Major Robert Dump
11-13-2012, 06:30
Kill List, from the UK
Pretty good psychological movie, takes a wierd turn. Lots of theories abound to its meaning, a few very complex anti-christ schenarios, but I think it is much more simple and obvious: the man has a mental illness and deals through a hyperactive imagination
Pretty good psychological movie, takes a wierd turn.
So ... worth viewing or no? I almost watched it just because it co-stars Tyres from Spaced (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Spaced_characters#Recurring_characters).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqkqF--v1tg
Total Recall remake - Here's a great idea: remake a movie that isn't even old that most people like, rehash all the memorable parts but do them without any of the humor, enthusiasm or fun of the original, and then cram more CGI noise into every frame than George Lucas could imagine being possible. AWESOME.
a completely inoffensive name
11-14-2012, 07:07
Cloud Atlas skull ****ed me. I sat down in the theater at 10:00pm and the movie ended at 1:10am. 6 completely different timelines with 6 completely different stories, about 6 different actors playing in all of them.
The make up was very hit or miss, sometimes I didn't even realize that I was looking at Halle Berry, other times I asked why they tried to make Mr. Smith from the Matrix look Asian (it looked terrible).
There is an entire timeline in the future where Tom Hanks dresses like a tribal and literally talks in pseudo english that is 40% incomprehensible. A line from the movie literally sounded like this:
"Et a ya nay phen a to look you in eh eye and tell eh the tru-tru?" Emphasis on tru-tru because apparently that was the future, tribal way of saying truth.
Overall, I liked the movie very much once it became obvious that the message of all the stories was about saying no to slavery, killing nazis, investigating corrupt corporations, respecting your elders, rebelling against Orwellian dictatorships and feeling sad for Tribal Tom Hanks.
8/10
Prussian to the Iron
11-14-2012, 17:32
and feeling sad for Tribal Tom Hanks.
Something about these 7 words is hilarious to me, yet I can't quite place my finger on it.
Major Robert Dump
11-16-2012, 06:16
So ... worth viewing or no? I almost watched it just because it co-stars Tyres from Spaced (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Spaced_characters#Recurring_characters).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqkqF--v1tg
I recommend, but then again I like wierd movies. It does get quite violent, though
That looks good thx for the tip
Saw Seven Psychopaths on a whim today, knowing nothing about it (haven't been the movies in a few months). Great movie, the characters develop well, the plot is interesting and funny and the movie pokes fun at itself. Highly recommend this, definitely see it.
komnenos
11-20-2012, 14:12
Hello.
Have you seen Argo? Is it good to watch?
Hooahguy
11-21-2012, 19:08
Anyone see Skyfall yet? Im gonna see it this weekend I think.
komnenos
11-21-2012, 19:28
I have heard that the movie is not very good itself ,but the actors performed with very very good talent.
Hooahguy
11-22-2012, 08:34
Just saw Skyfall.
I really liked it. Plot is very solid, and action is great, and the characters are believable. The latest Bond series with Craig has been totally redeemed from the terrible one from a few years ago known as Quantum of Solace.
Prussian to the Iron
11-22-2012, 22:42
Just saw Skyfall.
I really liked it. Plot is very solid, and action is great, and the characters are believable. The latest Bond series with Craig has been totally redeemed from the terrible one from a few years ago known as Quantum of Solace.
You didn't like Quantum of Solace?
Hooahguy
11-22-2012, 23:07
You didn't like Quantum of Solace?
Nope. Plot was confusing and shallow, acting was ok but not great. I gave it a 4/10 whereas this one I gave a 9/10.
Casino Royale was awesome, love that Danish actor who plays the bad guy. haven't seen Quantim of Solace yet. But daniel Craig is an awesome Bond
Watch Adam's Apples, you wouldn't believe it's the same guy, awesome hilariously cruel Danish comedy starring the badguy from Casino Royale as a priest. Recommended.
Nope. Plot was confusing and shallow, acting was ok but not great. I gave it a 4/10 whereas this one I gave a 9/10.
Quantum of Solace was filmed during the Writer's Guild strike in 2007. The original script was finished right before the strike began, and adjustments/changes had to be made by the director and producers. Hence the less than stellar plot, dialogue, and storyline.
Fish Tank, the only thing that is more depressing than England is movies about how depressing England really is. Very, I would die there by just walking there, I couldn't be able to stand the sadness of the place, I can feel it and it chews my bones. But this is a good movie despite the ugliness.
komnenos
11-24-2012, 12:50
Is there any movie about Fall of Constantinople?
Million Dollar Baby, gawd. Incredibly moving, doesn't shy away from some moral dillemas and does it with all the respect it deserves.
komnenos
11-29-2012, 09:13
And at last The Hobbit is going to arrive. I was waiting for that for along time.:yes:
You just didn't notice him they are kinda small
Train, at first I thought 'great it's Hostell but on a train', but it's actually pretty good really. Think what you want of Hostell, call it torture-porn if you want, but it's an effective horror-movie. So is Train. You probably have gotten by now that it is not for everybody as there is a lot of sadistic violence in it. Don't want to see it again.
Peasant Phill
11-30-2012, 12:22
I couldn't watch hostell. I didn't even get to the torture. The moment they start to talk German in Amsterdam you know they didn't do their resaerch (and were already retarded to begin with).
Give me the expatriot instead. Set in Brussels, they got almost everything right (football teams, police uniforms, French and Dutch language, ...). Only 1 small forgivable mistake when they let 1 police officer speak French in Antwerp instead of Dutch.
Never even noticed that, but Germans themselves do tend to forget that the Netherlands isn't actually Germany so that's ok for me really. Not all that bad a movie, pretty gruseome though
Edit, never heard of Expatriots, good title. Listed.
I disliked Hostel. Needlessly violent.
I disliked Hostel. Needlessly violent.
Not my thing either but it's about sadism. Every artform needs it's extremes, that includes movies
A friend brought over Dark Knight Rises on disc. This video sorta begins to express how disappoint I was in the film:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQJuGeqdbn4
a completely inoffensive name
12-05-2012, 22:19
Oh come on Lemur. The trailer had a lot of good points (most of them just borrowed from RedLetterMedia), but you know that different movies have different degrees of suspension of disbelief. Most of the logistics of Batman's injuries are nit picking nonsense when this is a "superhero" movie after all.
The plot stuff is par for the course when you consider that Batman is a vigilante who is on the run from the law, but clearly has the weaponry capable of getting the FBI's attention and yet after 1.5 years of activity, no Federal officials actually look into Batman or determine who he is once he disappears.
Never really understood how people could be disappointed in The Dark Knight Rises, it was a good batman movie.
Meh, the Batman trilogy is the best trilogy ever. They are all incredibly good. Batman Begins is the weakest entry but is still great, The Dark Knight is simply amazing, and The Dark Knight Rises is somewhere in between. But they are all great. Imho, as awesome as the Joker was, two-face Harvey still steals the show because you get to know him before he becomes two-face. His last scene in The Dark Knight just sweats desperation, awesome use of music to set the tone. Grim. Bane is also a great character but it's hard to hear what he says, sound guy should have his back broken. I never watch a movie with subtitles as they annoy me, they are on my screen, but I really needed them.
I just watched it two days ago with my brother, and we both agreed it was a great movie. Really good trilogy and a good ending. I liked Bane's voice as well, it was entertaining.
komnenos
12-08-2012, 20:53
I want to buy Lincoln for this weekend. What do you think about it? Do you suggest it to me?
I want to buy Lincoln for this weekend. What do you think about it? Do you suggest it to me?
Yeah it's quite good, it won't waste your time.
Watched We Were Soldiers and I decided I don't like movies made by Mel Gibson. He just can't hide his love for violence it's porn disguised in a way. It's not a badly made movie but it makes me a bit uncomfortable, I don't like watching very gory scenes just for the sake of it being horrible to look at. apocalypto was also violent beyond necesity, as was Passion of Christ. This guy just has issues I think.
Prussian to the Iron
12-09-2012, 16:32
I want to buy Lincoln for this weekend. What do you think about it? Do you suggest it to me?
I've been wanting to see this as well, my dad said good things about it but my work schedule has made it impossible to see. Luckily I'm seeing it monday :2thumbsup:
komnenos
12-09-2012, 20:16
I watched half an hour of it today. I like it. I think it's not very violent because it shows the reals.
komnenos
12-10-2012, 13:24
but the director of that is Steven Spielberg , not Mel Gibson.
but the director of that is Steven Spielberg , not Mel Gibson.
We are both wrong! Which is apropiate since you are from Iran ;)
A friend brought over Dark Knight Rises on disc. This video sorta begins to express how disappoint I was in the film:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQJuGeqdbn4
Or was it that you just didn't like the political message? ~;)
a completely inoffensive name
12-11-2012, 03:19
Idk why Vuk. The Dark Knight Rises was the pinnacle of socialism triumphing over the evils of the individual.
If by "political message," Vuk means "Strong beginning and middle, followed by a train wreck in the back third," then yes. I have always been opposed to the Bad Ending Party.
Major Robert Dump
12-12-2012, 07:58
Went to see Flight over thanksgiving with my stepmom. She thought it was inspirational, I thought it was depressing, but it did start out well with a topless hottie snorting coke in a hotel room. It only got worse from there.
Some indie horror flick with Michael Beahn that was supposed to be totally awesome, called Bereavement, which was actually really stupid and lame and poorly acted, although the leading lady with her DDs and white tank top in a freezer made about 10 mins of the movie watchable
The Eagle, about a roman going after his dead fathers lost standard in northern britain, was okay with some okay fight scenes, but pretty cliche and predictable. Not nearly as good as Centurion
I don't know why, but I expected Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter to be corny fun kind of like the original Blade was, but I only got about halfway through the movie and stopped watching it because it was just so terrible and stupid, which says a lot because I was even drunk.
The Lurker Below
12-12-2012, 21:41
Skyfall - quite enjoyable.
Coming up, my Bond films featured the same old stuff - sexy spies with sexy gadgets, hotties, and corny villians with weak premises. Lotsa fluff and if you go into it expecting nothing more they were all fine films.
The last few Bonds have been a step up. This last had interesting story, little reliance on gadgets and hotties, and a villian who, while still very corny, almost made it to creepy. I don't see to many movies, no more than 3-4 new releases a year, but I would watch this again when it comes to video.
Crazed Rabbit
12-14-2012, 06:34
I've seen The Dark Knight Rises thrice now, and I don't buy into the arguments that the 'honest trailer' puts forward - which isn't to say the movie is perfect. I think some of the problems are blown out of proportion though.
I also saw Fright Night which was entertaining fun. I saw The Hunger Games as well, which was good, but not nearly as good as the books.
I saw Brave recently as well, which was another fantastic Pixar film.
I saw American Psycho which was interesting, and an amusing satire, at times, on corporate america, but it didn't really play on any emotions.
Finally I saw Killing Them Softly which I thought was quite good and thoroughly enjoyed. Quite a cynical theme.
I leave you with the trailer for Pacific Rim - where humans build giant robots to fight alien monsters from another dimension;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gf-KCPFmc0o#!
I guess the question is - will humans still be alive at the end?
CR
The Hunger Games movie is better than the book imho. That is just because of the lead actress who gives Katniss much more depth with here acting than Katniss ever had in the books. The second and third book aren't good imho. First was fun but overrated, just a nice casual read nothing more
Sarmatian
12-14-2012, 09:53
Who's seen Hobbit?
I'm going to the pictures to see it probably in a few days, and I'm slightly worried that I'm gonna be disappointed.
Prussian to the Iron
12-14-2012, 09:54
Who's seen Hobbit?
I'm going to the pictures to see it probably in a few days, and I'm slightly worried that I'm gonna be disappointed.
Just saw it, was very true to the book. Will see it again.
I will admit that I was nearly falling asleep at the beginning, but I was already very tired to begin with and once the action started I stayed awake.
Gregoshi
12-14-2012, 10:24
Just saw it, was very true to the book.
I don't know about being true to the book. Yes there was a lot from the book, but there were some significant changes too. To save me some time, here are my Facebook comments on the movie:
The Hobbit was...alright. Martin Freeman was excellent as Bilbo. James Nesbitt's Bofur and Ken Stott's as Balin were standout characters for the dwarves. Not sure what to think of Radagast's portrayal. Overall, the movie was a mixed bag. I thought some parts were well done, other bits were pure Hollywood over-the-top non-sense. I saw the regular 24 FPS version and thought some of the scenes were of questionable quality. Radagast's sled in one shot looked completely fake. Some of the camera pans were very blurry or disorienting. And some of the shots looked like the film was running too fast which was a complaint from some reviewers regarding the 48 FPS version - it was in the 24 FPS too. Finally, some of the story changes for the movie were standard cliche' Hollywood treatment which was rather disappointing.
Watched the Hobbit. Loved it. Specially the dwarfs singing.
On a side note, all the ladies in our group couldn't stop going on about how hot Richard Armitage looked as Thorin. :dizzy2:
Prussian to the Iron
12-15-2012, 17:24
Watched the Hobbit. Loved it. Specially the dwarfs singing.
On a side note, all the ladies in our group couldn't stop going on about how hot Richard Armitage looked as Thorin. :dizzy2:
Am I the only one who thought that at parts Thorin looked almost CGI? Like when they first start singing the Misty Mountain song?
I don't know about being true to the book. Yes there was a lot from the book, but there were some significant changes too. To save me some time, here are my Facebook comments on the movie:
The Hobbit was...alright. Martin Freeman was excellent as Bilbo. James Nesbitt's Bofur and Ken Stott's as Balin were standout characters for the dwarves. Not sure what to think of Radagast's portrayal. Overall, the movie was a mixed bag. I thought some parts were well done, other bits were pure Hollywood over-the-top non-sense. I saw the regular 24 FPS version and thought some of the scenes were of questionable quality. Radagast's sled in one shot looked completely fake. Some of the camera pans were very blurry or disorienting. And some of the shots looked like the film was running too fast which was a complaint from some reviewers regarding the 48 FPS version - it was in the 24 FPS too. Finally, some of the story changes for the movie were standard cliche' Hollywood treatment which was rather disappointing.
I definitely agree that visually it could have been better (the second time seeing it I caught some very obvious greenscreen, the CGI bothered me, and some of the scenes where the camera was moving were overly blurry, like when showing the interior of Erebor), but could you be more precise as to exactly what changes were made story-wise that you didn't like? I did like that they included some songs, because Tolkien was a fan of putting songs all over his books.
I don't know about being true to the book. Yes there was a lot from the book, but there were some significant changes too. To save me some time, here are my Facebook comments on the movie:
The Hobbit was...alright. Martin Freeman was excellent as Bilbo. James Nesbitt's Bofur and Ken Stott's as Balin were standout characters for the dwarves. Not sure what to think of Radagast's portrayal. Overall, the movie was a mixed bag. I thought some parts were well done, other bits were pure Hollywood over-the-top non-sense. I saw the regular 24 FPS version and thought some of the scenes were of questionable quality. Radagast's sled in one shot looked completely fake. Some of the camera pans were very blurry or disorienting. And some of the shots looked like the film was running too fast which was a complaint from some reviewers regarding the 48 FPS version - it was in the 24 FPS too. Finally, some of the story changes for the movie were standard cliche' Hollywood treatment which was rather disappointing.
This is what I thought of the movie as well.
The Hobbit was enjoyable but I expected it to be better. I think its biggest problem is that Jackson didn't take it seriously enough, he went for a goofy, cheesy feel that didn't do the story justice, it was too shallow. The Hobbit isn't as dark as The Lord of the Rings, but there's no reason for it to be any less epic.
Gregoshi
12-16-2012, 09:11
Prussian, I too liked that they added songs. As for story changes:
The two changes that bothered me the most was Azog chasing Thorin and company all the way through the movie and hostility between the elves and dwarves. In both cases, they are based upon small nuggets of truth but have been vastly increased in intensity to make a "better" story. In the case of Azog, The Hobbit changes from a series of unrelated challenges in getting to the mountain to a chase much like Lord of the Rings. The case of the elves/dwarves, I just don't see the necessity of it. The elves were not there to walk away from helping the dwarves when Smaug took the Lonely Mountain in the book as the movie made it out to be - why in the world would there have been an elvish army standing there watching the destruction when they lived a few hundred miles away in the forest? Also in the book, the dwarves were welcomed in Rivendell with song, not a psych-out of elvish horsemen circling the dwarves threateningly. Fake dramatics annoy me. I guess they couldn't add the elves singing the welcome song in the movies since the ramped up hatred of Thorin for the elves.
Oh, and the whole stone giant scene was pure garbage. The stone giants themselves were pretty cool, but their affect to the story was just silly. Realistic physics took a sever beating in this movie. Thousand foot falls and not one broken bone? Wargs knocking over trees?
Gregoshi
12-16-2012, 09:30
I think its biggest problem is that Jackson didn't take it seriously enough, he went for a goofy, cheesy feel that didn't do the story justice, it was too shallow. The Hobbit isn't as dark as The Lord of the Rings, but there's no reason for it to be any less epic.
Well, The Hobbit is meant to be a children's story and had a storyteller's vibe to it - like the golf invention reference for example. However, I think Jackson tried to straddle between being true to the nature of the book and making an epic prequel to LotR. And by doing that he may well end up disappointing all those looking for one or the other type of movie. He seemed to keep fairly true to the feel of the book until the actual adventure started and then it got too serious except for the occassional slap-stick moment with the dwarves.
Well, The Hobbit is meant to be a children's story and had a storyteller's vibe to it - like the golf invention reference for example. However, I think Jackson tried to straddle between being true to the nature of the book and making an epic prequel to LotR. And by doing that he may well end up disappointing all those looking for one or the other type of movie. He seemed to keep fairly true to the feel of the book until the actual adventure started and then it got too serious except for the occassional slap-stick moment with the dwarves.
Yea I can see why he went that direction, but I couldn't help but feel like there was something missing. I guess he just put too much Hollywood into the movie.
I guess he just put too much Hollywood into the movie.
Like Thorin trying to take on the Pale Orc one on one, while the latter was mounted on a Warg. :laugh4:
Also what kind bounty do orcs put? Gold? Food? Some kind of gunk?
Crazed Rabbit
12-17-2012, 07:49
My thoughts on the Hobbit: meh.
Gregoshi has explained it quite well already. More of Jackson's false dramatics.
CR
Make out with violence, a Beverly Hills 90210-like teenage anxiety love story with a zombie. Yes you just read that. I loved it, deliciously twisted dark comedy.
Watched Lincoln.
If you like history and are interested in the U.S. Civil War, you will probably like this movie. It also does a great job capturing Lincoln's tragic character.
Sarmatian
12-19-2012, 00:23
Finally seen Hobbit. You were right guys - not bad, but not exceptionally good.
Finally got around to seeing The Queen of Versailles, which totally rocked. Strong recommend. Streaming on Netflix (http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/The_Queen_of_Versailles/70229267?locale=en-US), the way God intended.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdJYzgJ4CwI
Kralizec
12-24-2012, 18:41
The Mist (2007)
Basically, an extremely well made monster horror movie, with some truy cold-hearted dramatic moments. I'm giving it an 8/10. For comparison, earlier this year I saw cabin in the woods and I enjoyed it, but this film is better.
It's terrible, so many illogical things. It's one of Steven King's best shorts though, a fun read
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