Movie Review Thread [Archive] - Page 12

Visor

12-26-2012, 14:41

Les Miserables

Absolutely fantastic. I was privileged to see it on Broadway, so this movie had a lot to live up to in my eyes, and for me it met them with flying colors. Singing was fantastic, even though Im not sure that Russel Crowe was the best choice for Javert. He still did a good job though. Hugh Jackman, Amanda Seyfried, and Anne Hathaway were fantastic. I had no idea that Amanda Seyfried had such a fantastic voice, I was blown away.

9.5

I took away 0.5 because I think Javert could have been cast a bit better.

I don't know if I'll enjoy a musical movie like Les Mis, considering seeing it though. (Personally, I like Russell Crowe as an actor).

Saw the Hobbit today in 3D, front row seats (opening day here in Aus). I really enjoyed it, I thought it was really well done and I am definitely looking forward to the next one.

Even my mother thoroughly enjoyed it, and she isn't big on this sort of thing.

Lemur

12-26-2012, 16:12

[E]arlier this year I saw cabin in the woods and I enjoyed it, but [The Mist] is better.
I'd say Cabin in the Woods is cleverer, while The Mist packs more emotional punch. Could just be a dad thing.

Three supposedly good films I want to see this winter. Between work and kids, who knows if I'll make it to any of them before they show up on DVD (or Netflix):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiSAbAuLhqs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5sks1-EGfw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxC_JNz5Vbg

Fragony

12-26-2012, 16:43

Got a fourth for you, I am pretty sure you will really like 'Make out with Violence', personal recommendation, you have to have a particular twisted sense of humour to apreciate it.

Lemur

12-26-2012, 17:14

'Make out with Violence'
Looks like fun, but I see they just took it off streaming for Netflix. Jerks. Everything should be streamed online. I COMMAND IT!

Kralizec

12-26-2012, 17:53

Dunno howb but just a minor one, they go great lengths to try explaining the black dude that there is something out there, they could just as easily have shown him that piece on tentacle. It's packed with stupid moments like that it's really badly written. How you can pick over the hilariously self-concious Cabin in the Woods is beyond me.An 8 out of 10 on the Krazilec scale dowright baffling

Well, they did try to get him to come down and see for himself and he refused because he thought they were pulling his leg, but the obvious thing to do would have been to show him before telling him stuff he obviously wasn't going to believe. But it's a relatively minor flaw, I did notice it at the time for what it was but it didn't bother me.

Or: (huge spoiler)
Or the suicide scene at the end - I guess it wouldn't be hard to kill two people with a single bullet, seeing as how they all wanted to die. Again, a minor flaw.

Side note, I watched this with a couple of friends, one of whom had seen it before. Right after the main character had killed the other people in his car (including his son) I said something along the lines of "you know what would really be cold-hearted? If he's rescued at this very moment." I know of very few movies which end this badly for the main character, which is partly why I gave it an 8/10

komnenos

12-26-2012, 21:02

Yesterday I watched Black Death and Argo. I enjoyed watching both of them. The first one Showed the strong faiths of the men in the movie very impressively and about Argo , it showed the cruel and violent actions of Islam revolution followers against people of Iran very well and somehow by real facts . What about you Have you watched them? Did you enjoy it? What's your idea about them?

Lemur

12-26-2012, 21:08

Argo [...] showed the cruel and violent actions of Islam revolution followers against people of Iran very well and somehow by real facts.
Gah, right, Argo, another film that's supposed to be very good. Missed it in theaters, so I'll probably catch it when it hits disc and/or streaming.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w918Eh3fij0

Hooahguy

12-26-2012, 21:14

Argo was fantastic, I highly recommend it. Really kept you on the edge of your seat, especially the last 20 minutes or so.

Fragony

12-27-2012, 12:38

Red Baron, nothing special but some awesome dogfights. The chivalry between pilots, it supposedly really was like that. The christmas truce is well-known, but it reminds me of another story, in WW2 German and US soldiers supposedly had a spontanious snowball-fight, how absurd can it get. I don't know if that really happened but I hope it did

komnenos

12-27-2012, 13:21

Yes Hooahguy , as I said it shows the true and real facts. You can see that how people of Iran in that time were foolish. (But now the new generation has been aware of the grubby goals of the government and they want to change the government system of Iran.)

Fragony

12-28-2012, 08:38

Hope they do, Iranians should be our best friends not our worst enemies. Such a shame the green wave failed.

Hax

12-28-2012, 12:27

Gentlemen, let's not talk about politics.

Fragony

12-29-2012, 08:58

Isn't the Frontroom the Kingdom of peace and love ;)

But you are right, apoligies

The Lurker Below

12-29-2012, 16:19

Les Miserables definitely worth seeing. Took 3 boys ages 11, 13, 15. Not exactly a musical crowd. Two out of three enjoyed it. The older boys were probably drooling over Samantha Barks as Eponine. She has a fantastic...voice. That role has one of the signature songs of the show and she did it justice.

Ronin

12-31-2012, 04:17

Dredd -

One of the best actions movies of the year, good straightforward "b-movie" style that reminds me of the best phase of Carpenter....and a good representation of the comic book source-material.

absolutely wipes the floor with the Stallone movie version of the mid-90's

7/10

Lemur

12-31-2012, 18:21

Dredd
Watched this yesterday, good fun. A very impressive look for a cheap film; the drug visuals were particularly well done. And yeah, much more true to Dredd than the nineties film, which was an exercise in pointless.

Arjos

01-06-2013, 16:44

Recently watched "Django Unchained" and it's really good, Walz is just amazing, definitely deserves to be casted in way more movies!

Fragony

01-07-2013, 14:06

The Road, watched it with half an eye last time but it's good, better than the book imho. Please don't hurt me I said imho.

Fragony

01-15-2013, 08:57

The Bunker, nice little horror movie. Exellent acting.

Full movie is on youtube

Hooahguy

01-15-2013, 17:43

The Boondock Saints

Loved this movie. Is the sequel any good?

Hooahguy

01-20-2013, 16:04

The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day

I was very disappointed by this movie. Nowhere near as good as the first. First off, I hated Agent Bloom. Terrible southern accent and cursed so often it felt incredibly forced. And the Mexican guy, Romeo, very annoying and not funny at all. At least the ending was half decent.

Visor

01-21-2013, 02:55

Saw Wreck it Ralph, really good, loved seeing all the references. Quality movie this one. 8/10

Watched the Rum Diary, it was interesting, but very lacklustre, not really that good to be honest. 5/10.

And finally, No Questions for Ben, which was a good movie, but was let down by the script a bit I felt. 6.75/10

Hooahguy

01-21-2013, 03:46

Django

Excellent movie, I highly recommend seeing it. Great plot twists and a plot that is absolutely fantastic, had me at the edge of my seat. Literally.

Fragony

01-23-2013, 22:21

Really enjoyed The Hobbit, never read the book so I had no expectations. It's basicly the real first chapter of Lord of the Rings

Fragony

02-03-2013, 17:27

Almost done with season 3 of Being Human, such an entertaining show. Fun characters, lots of humor and horror, awesome

Fragony

02-06-2013, 03:34

Lylja4ever. Good movie about a Russian girl falling for the trap and being forced into prostitution in Sweden. Pretty harrowing stuff.

Fragony

02-08-2013, 08:40

The best Bond-actor imho, he looks so incredibly dangerous. I like the more serious direction the series is taking.

Fragony

02-09-2013, 08:57

Solaris, pretty cool sci-fi movie. I don't really like sci-fi movies but this one is pretty good. It's more a psychological thriller in space.

Fragony

02-11-2013, 12:02

Three Kingdoms, excellent epic battles, fantastic orchestrated duals, and one hot Chinese chick. Can't go wrong if you like this kind of thing

Lemur

02-11-2013, 17:47

Solaris, pretty cool sci-fi movie.
This one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEOfJQX2qdQ

Or this one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_pTtju_MPY

IMHO, the book (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/95558.Solaris) is better than either. Both the Polish and American versions tried to go off in their own directions, so I don't feel the book's really been filmed yet.

Fragony

02-12-2013, 07:32

American one, I'll check out the book if I see it laying around

Jolt

02-12-2013, 16:47

Three Kingdoms, excellent epic battles, fantastic orchestrated duals, and one hot Chinese chick. Can't go wrong if you like this kind of thing

You mean "Red Cliff"?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3qIXQCHf94

Fragony

02-12-2013, 17:08

You mean "Red Cliff"?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3qIXQCHf94

No, Red Cliff must be something similar.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ6Ah_Mu8Sk

Mouzafphaerre

02-14-2013, 13:11

Life of Pi

Can't be rated, can't be praised enough, can't be commented on... Just this: :bow:

Prussian to the Iron

02-14-2013, 17:52

You mean "Red Cliff"?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3qIXQCHf94

Oh my god, that looks amazing. Please tell me there is a version where they speak English and where I can get it.

Fragony

02-17-2013, 08:09

Oh my god, that looks amazing. Please tell me there is a version where they speak English and where I can get it.

Three Kingdoms does have voiceovers at least, you will probably fancy it

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ6Ah_Mu8Sk

Kralizec

02-17-2013, 23:55

Lincoln
7.5

A good movie overall, but I expected it to be better.

Some critiques:
- Abes' lines come across as incoherent rambling sometimes, rather than bits of wisdom
- some parts of the political intrigue are poorly explained and make little sense, at least to me
- it's not boring to watch. But neither is it intense, particulary dramatic or impressive in any way. Mostly, it's just slow.

Tommy Lee Jones's performace is good for a few chuckles, though.

Spoiler:
What bothered me most was how they incorporated the Gettysburg adress. I've read this speech years ago and it struck me as very impressive. It's outside the timeframe of this movie so I figured that they wouldn't include it, but apparently they felt they should, as they have some minor characters recite the speech's lines when they mention to Lincoln that they saw/heard it and were impressed. This completely ruined the impact of the speech IMO.

Fragony

02-20-2013, 13:01

The Spirit, a visually stunning mess of a movie that I enjoyed really. It's incredibly absurd

Hooahguy

02-23-2013, 07:41

Training Day

Holy cow that was fantastic. Such a great plot, totally didnt see where this movie was headed.

Fragony

02-23-2013, 10:00

Training Day

Holy cow that was fantastic. Such a great plot, totally didnt see where this movie was headed.

Great police movie. If you liked it three genre recommendations

- Street Kings
- Pride and Glory
- Brooklyn's finest

Can't go wrong with any of these

naut

02-27-2013, 06:52

Seven Psychopaths was freaking great. Best all-around movie I've seen in awhile. I don't know what to compare it to. Like a Tarentino movie kind of.
Not to rain on your parade, but I didn't really like it to be honest. Don't get me wrong it had some great scenes, some great acting and some great lines (especially Walken). But, as a whole? Very under-par. The plot was haphazard, the main character extraneous and the female characters criminally underused (and yes I know they made a "meta" joke about that, but making a "meta" joke doesn't excuse doing something stupid.).

TBH, that's the way I feel about most of 2012's movies, the plots just didn't make sense in most cases or were poorly executed leading to me thinking to myself, well that just didn't make a whole lot of gosh darn sense (see Dark Knight Rises, Skyfall, Silver Linings Playbook for a few examples).

The only movie I enjoyed was Django, but that was always a safe bet, you know what you're in for with Tarentino!

Fragony

02-27-2013, 08:27

Meh, heard Django is good but Tarantino is overrated, two masterpieces and a lot of mediocracy

Kralizec

02-27-2013, 21:28

Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction were great. Jackie Brown was okay, IMO, but not more, same goes for most of his other movies.

True Romance was pretty good as well, allthough he only wrote the script for that one.

Fragony

02-28-2013, 08:43

Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction were great

Those are the ones. Imho he never made a movie as good as these. Heard good things about Django though

The Coen bros are the real thing I have yet to see something I didn't like

Fragony

03-04-2013, 17:11

Rewatched Pulp Fiction because of thread. Calling samual L. Jackson epic just doesn't quite cover how awesome he is. Only Gary Oldman from Leon can match the total ownage

drone

03-04-2013, 17:50

Jackson was robbed of an Oscar that year. No way Landau's performance better than "Jules".

Fragony

03-05-2013, 07:45

I liked Jacky Brown, jacksom was also awesome there. He's always awesome but he's simply epic in in Pulp Fiction. He's less awesome in Jacky Brown because the dialogue is simply not as good imho. Write away

Arjos

03-05-2013, 08:14

Recently watched "Stand Up Guys", appreciated the mix of comedy and drama, definitely nowhere near "Goodfellas" for example, but its angle was original (imo at least :P)...

"Gangster Squad", was ok, for any lover of the genre it's the usual incorruptible cops go rogue for the greater good. But hey once you saw "The Untouchables", why bother?

Also please, please watch "Red Cliff" with subtitles, I don't even want to imagine Zhang Fei dubbed XD
Plus I think the non-asian release had several scenes cut...

BTW "Hell in the Pacific", rewatched it some time ago and added it to my collection ^^

Don't know if this is allowed or not (sorry), but this channel (http://welcometothebasementshow.com/) makes regular episodes and proposes/talks about a LOT of movies. A must for any cinéphile :P

Fragony

03-07-2013, 12:27

Darjaleeng Express, awesome. Nothing to add

Fragony

03-07-2013, 14:42

He was so much better in Jackie Brown! Some day I'm going to write a wall of text on why Jackie Brown was his masterpeice, and everything else was just okay by comparison. Tasteless peasants. :whip:

Rewatched it, you owe me a wall of text for doing that, but you like doing these anyway. It's a good movie but not nearly as good as Resevoir Dogs or Pulp Fiction.

Fragony

03-08-2013, 09:01

You'll get that Wall of Text when you least expect it. Probably right after I've finished watching Jackie Brown and I'm far from Sober. :yes:

Good morning! (Here at least) coffee?

Ok, the characters aren't all that cool, it's too slow and too long. You know when a movie is cooler when people quote from it. Ever heard someone quoting from Jacky Brown? No you didn't except for the AK47 one. Don't deny it

Fragony

03-09-2013, 16:04

I allready did. I told someone about you and he felt sorry for your cat because it's your cat. I agree.

Fragony

03-11-2013, 05:57

Hellboy, great fun. Great characters, great action, couldn't ask for more. Perfect entertainment.

Peasant Phill

03-13-2013, 12:39

Hellboy, great fun. Great characters, great action, couldn't ask for more. Perfect entertainment.

I love Hellboy. Del Toro did an exellent job in translating the atmosphere of the original comics into the film.

rajpoot

03-13-2013, 19:11

I love Hellboy. Del Toro did an exellent job in translating the atmosphere of the original comics into the film.

Ditto.
I hope they do a third one with the twins.

Fragony

03-14-2013, 09:18

I love Hellboy. Del Toro did an exellent job in translating the atmosphere of the original comics into the film.

Never read them, will do if I see them laying around. Watched the second, even better in just about every way. Perfect match of comedy and action, also really moving at times. Want more.

Peasant Phill

03-14-2013, 11:11

Ditto.
I hope they do a third one with the twins.

I haven't read all the BPRD-comics but I can't remember ebing twins in the story.

Kralizec

03-14-2013, 21:32

Skyfall
7.0

Good movie, far better than the previous one. If you're paying attention there are some weak plot elements, but nothing serious. I liked the subtle (and less subtle) nods to earlier Bond films, even though I'm not a huge Bond fan.

Something bugs me, though. Spoiler alert!
When Silva takes out his prosthetic (cheeckbone and palete) and cries out a distorted "Mother!"...

I'm fairly sure that's a reference to Red Dragon, from the Hannibal Lecter series, allthough the part that it seems to refer to is only in the novel: (again, Spoiler Alert!)

Francis Dolarhyde, the villain, was born disfigured with a cleft lip and palate. He's abandoned by his mother, and when he meets her again for the first time he cries out "Muhner!" because he can't speak normally.
He undergoes corrective surgery later on but still doesn't have perfect speech. "Muhner!" is also the last thing he yells before he dies.

I can't find anything with google that confirms this as a reference...so it could be a coincidence.

On the other hand: the guy who plays Mallory in Skyfall also played ...(pause for dramatic effect)....Francis Dolarhyde in the movie version of Red Dragon.

Major Robert Dump

03-15-2013, 16:40

Someone tricked me into watching Act of Valour by saying it was Zero Dark Thirty. I didn't realize I had been duped until well into the movie, at which point is was too late to stop watching this acting trainwreck.....

One of the worst lines ever uttered in movie history (with a Stonecold Steve Austin accent) "The only THANG better than this..... is bein a dad"

Major Robert Dump

03-17-2013, 04:45

Anyone seen Zero Dark Thirty yet? I'm still waiting for a good war movie about Iraq and Afghanistan. Haven't seen one pass muster yet. :shrug:

Rambo III was pretty tight.

Fragony

03-17-2013, 07:18

Anyone seen Zero Dark Thirty yet? I'm still waiting for a good war movie about Iraq and Afghanistan. Haven't seen one pass muster yet. :shrug:

'The one that got away' is pretty good

Lemur

03-18-2013, 19:58

Anyone seen Zero Dark Thirty yet? I'm still waiting for a good war movie about Iraq and Afghanistan.
Eh ... ZD30 isn't really about the wars in the 'Stan or Iraq, it's more of a procedural thing, watching the long, tedious hunt for UBL. You do see a decent approximation of the Seal action at the end, but it's kinda anti-climactic. Which is kinda the point.

Fragony

03-19-2013, 14:17

Sonny, Nicolas Cage shows to be an excellent director. One of the best movies I have seen in a while. James Franco excellent, as well as guilty of being incredibly handsome I want that face. It's not fair. Really good movie.

Fragony

03-21-2013, 08:01

The Promise, another great Chinese movie. Same problem as always, I can't make any sense of the portrayed emotions, but it's another great big-budget production from the east

komnenos

03-25-2013, 18:18

Today I watched a movie, Fetih 1453 which was made in Turkey. It was about fall of Constantinople. It was really ridiculous. They showed Sultan Mehmed very kind and showed Emperor Constantine XI as an evil and they missed a lot of important events for example cruel actions after capturing Constantinople. I think it's necessary that s.o make a movie to show the truce. Who has seen this movie?

Major Robert Dump

03-26-2013, 01:57

Kandahar Break is an okay Afghanistan movie. It takes place between the Russian exodus and the rise of the Taliban, when the T was taking millions in humanitarian aid and using it for militarization, oppression and luxury. It's a pretty low budget, depressing movie with some cliché action-type scenes, but the cultural portrayals are spot on. All the low ratings I saw were either due to budget/technical type stuff, or people thinking it was too stereotypical in its Taliban warlord portrayals because those guys are normally, ya know, real stand up fellas. Incidentally, the T killed some of their crew when they were filming

The Lurker Below

03-29-2013, 17:20

Finally saw Black Hawk Down. I thought it was a very well done movie, with a compelling story, good direction, and acting for most players was also good. I would not be able to watch it again. The subject matter gets too close to the truth re: the incompetence of the U.S. gov't in employing it's armed forces. Damn hollywood when they distort the truth and create surreal imagery such as Apocolypse Now, and damn them more when they get so realistic.

Fragony

03-31-2013, 07:04

After playing the gloriously unsettling Spec-Ops: The Line I suddenly felt the urge to watch the movie that inspired it, Apocalypse Now. It apparantly was an extended version, not so sure it's for the better, scene at the French mansion is a bit of a mistake imho, but the added scene with the Bunnies is brilliant, total insanity. All in all this movie deserves all the praise it gets, can't believe it's so old, only the young age of some actors give it's age away. I love how it gets increasingly surreal as they are nearing the heart of darkness, a place of total insanity

Major Robert Dump

04-01-2013, 18:28

Watched Lincoln last night. Not bad. Not terribly good, but not bad either. I'd give it a 7/10, only because the dude who played Lincoln did a wonderful job. And Tommy Lee Jones cussing at people in 1860s vernacular is pretty fun too.

"the dude" LOL is probably one of the finest actors to ever live. the man is amazing, and I wish he worked more

Fragony

04-03-2013, 06:00

Quills, awesome. Whathisface is incredible as de Sade, and Winslet is HOT. It's obviously full of perversion.

Fragony

04-03-2013, 06:25

"the dude" LOL is probably one of the finest actors to ever live. the man is amazing, and I wish he worked more

Yeah he is great, he was simply epic in There will be Blood and Gangs of New-York. My guess would be that the roles he really excells in don't come along very often

Lemur

04-07-2013, 04:32

As a conventional movie, a complete and utter failure. But this film was so freakin' strange and committed to whatever dimension it came from ... I'm not sure it matters. Definitely one of the strangest films I have ever seen. And clearly the best high school teen romance slasher horror film-in-a-film time travel apocalypse bear-themed body swap comedy of all time.

It got universally bad reviews, which stands to reason, since it makes no logical sense. But ... I'm not sure it matters.

The trailer makes it look like a teen slasher film. Which is a dirty, stinking lie. But then, how on earth do you market a film this strange?

http://youtu.be/G4PFz9gIKKM

Fragony

04-13-2013, 17:00

Tenderness, great. It's twisted but good. Russel Crow is a much better actor than he gets credits for. He was totally convincing as a nazi in Romper Stomper, yet also as a university professor in A beautifull Mind. He is also really good here. Not stealing the show though, that honour goes to the twisted girl, I never saw her before but she's great

Movie reminds me of one of my favorite songs with one of my favorite babes http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=__obh4w6tD8

Kralizec

04-13-2013, 21:54

Fragony

04-14-2013, 07:14

He was pretty good in Master and Commander too. Which, by the way, I watched last week.

I can't say anything about the historic merits of the film, but it's a pretty solid film. The sound effects and music are awesome, I think they got an oscar for that.

Great movie. I kinda wonder why there haven't been a movie about the Anglo-Dutch wars, would be spectacular as battles were between hundreds of warships it must have been quite a sight. I guess we just aren't very interesting

Major Robert Dump

04-15-2013, 04:46

Guys I really have to recommend "L.A. Zombie." Really though if you see any trailers or read a summary of the plot you are going to have it ruined for you, so I strongly recommend just renting it or getting it on Netflix.

Fragony

04-15-2013, 13:49

The Darkest Hours, things don't go as you would expect, it starts out much like a movie like Staw dogs or Last House on the Left but the final 10 minutes completily turns it around.

Fragony

04-17-2013, 07:36

Shutter Island, good thriller. Seen it before but was drunk. You see the clue comming from miles away but it's still well done. Really opressive atmosphere and excellent acting. Leonardo di Caprio certainly has come a long way since I enjoyed watching him drown in Titanic, he is now absolutily badass

johnhughthom

04-17-2013, 21:43

Leonardo di Caprio certainly has come a long way since I enjoyed watching him drown in Titanic, he is now absolutily badass

Yeah, if you told me ten years ago I'd like Leonardo di Caprio, I would have spat on your back.

The Departed, the film that turned two knobs into cool actors.

Fragony

04-18-2013, 01:21

I would have spat on your back LOL compliments for one of the funniest expressions I have ever heard

johnhughthom

04-18-2013, 01:27

Unforunately, I can't take credit. The legend who coined the phrase has a movie coming out, here is the first trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBpyU2fXm_4

Fragony

04-18-2013, 02:01

As long as it makes me laugh I don't care

Fragony

04-24-2013, 17:05

Recommendation for GC, The Mark of Cane is pretty awesome

Vuk

04-24-2013, 22:11

Waiting for Guffman 4/5
It is a really good comedy, but slow at points. It makes you laugh a lot though.

LittleGrizzly

04-25-2013, 02:19

Yeah, if you told me ten years ago I'd like Leonardo di Caprio, I would have spat on your back.

The Departed, the film that turned two knobs into cool actors.
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I didn't particularly like him either back in his Titanic days but it was Bloodstone (brilliant film) and probably another that came out before inception and the departed that changed my mind on him.

Never really enjoyed the departed, my friends really enjoyed but I watched the original films (a trilogy I think) that was set in Hong Kong and was on late night S4C.

Probably not worth it for anyone who has watched the departed but I would really highly reccomend watch the original trilogy as I think it is much better...

Unless you have problems reading or really cannot enjoy a film in a language you don't speak it is well worth it.

The storyline is nearly identical so it may be a bit boring if you have seen the Departed though.

Vuk

04-25-2013, 16:20

You mean Blood Diamond?

johnhughthom

04-25-2013, 18:29

Vuk

04-25-2013, 18:39

I really like A Better Tomorrow, except both the brothers deserved to die, because they were arseholes. And the SK brother treats his best friend (the guy who made the movie worth watching) like crap.

rajpoot

04-25-2013, 18:39

Yeah, if you told me ten years ago I'd like Leonardo di Caprio, I would have spat on your back.

The Departed, the film that turned two knobs into cool actors.

Departed was a nice movie. Kind of a downer ending though.

LittleGrizzly

04-26-2013, 03:15

jht it has been a good long while since I watched it but wasn't it essentially the storyline of the departed but stretched over 3 films?

I cannot particularly remember liking one episode much more than the others I just remember enjoying the whole trilogy.

It is a very story driven film (one I wouldn't watch again for many many years) so that really didn't help my enjoyment of the American one though I could have sworn Internal Affairs was the much better one.

Which did you watch first?

.................................
You mean Blood Diamond?
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No there was a very limited release in just my local town (with no press coverage) where it was released as Bloodstone...

The international name of it may be something along the lines of Blood Diamond ~;)

Fragony

04-26-2013, 05:15

Glad you don't mean Blood Diamond that movie sucked

johnhughthom

04-26-2013, 09:05

It's been a while since I watched the Infernal Affairs series, LittleGrizzly, I watched them all a year or so after the sequels came out, and may be a bit hazy one the details as that's nearly ten year ago. I'm pretty sure there is quite a bit in them before and after the events depicted in the American version, which I would have seen around 2008, as I didn't actually know it was a remake until I watched it and thought it was a bit familiar.

Now that you've brought it up, I think I'll watch them again this weekend, I do remember thinking the sequels were inferior, but not why I thought that.

I really like A Better Tomorrow, except both the brothers deserved to die, because they were arseholes. And the SK brother treats his best friend (the guy who made the movie worth watching) like crap.

Chow Yun Fat generally makes anything worth watching.

LittleGrizzly

04-27-2013, 03:01

Glad you don't mean Blood Diamond that movie sucked
.........................................

How dare you!

Why didn't you like it?

jht it cannot be far off 10 years for me either, I would have assumed it contained a bit more being 3 movies crammed into one but I can't remember too many specifics that were not in the American one....

Lets us know your updated thoughts on it after you watch it!

Fragony

04-27-2013, 03:18

If you just want to make an action-movie don't dress it up with real problems, I find it kinda tasteless

Fragony

04-29-2013, 06:11

Finally watched Django Unchained, really liked it. Jamy Fox is absolutely badass. About time Tarantino makes a good movie again. World needs more westerns

Fragony

04-29-2013, 19:34

I am Legend, ffs give me a break, breaking my heart is one thing but no need to dance on it. Poor dog. Seen movie before but don't remember anything. It's pretty good actually. But not the dog, please that dog was cute

johnhughthom

04-29-2013, 22:36

If there has ever been a movie of a book that totally missed the point of the book, it's I am Legend. Absolute garbage.

Beskar

04-30-2013, 13:22

Finally watched Django Unchained, really liked it. Jamy Fox is absolutely badass. About time Tarantino makes a good movie again. World needs more westerns

I liked it too, it was pretty decent as a movie. A lot of people didn't like it apparently, from what I heard via friends of friends.

johnhughthom

04-30-2013, 13:29

Fragony

04-30-2013, 14:38

I thought it was excellent, though I wonder why it's described as a Western. Doesn't a Western have to be set in the American west, most of the movie was in Mississipi, which wasn't even western back then.

My favorite is set in Australia, 'The Proposition', incredible movie http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=G7V-CW_SUos

Not for the faint of heart it is sometimes rediculously violent. But it can easily be compared to Apocalypse Now.

Edit, this is legal apprently, full movie http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=related&v=21WyX3em4nA

wow it really works, whole movie is there

drone

04-30-2013, 15:02

I thought it was excellent, though I wonder why it's described as a Western. Doesn't a Western have to be set in the American west, most of the movie was in Mississipi, which wasn't even western back then.

Django, the original movie from 1966, was a (spaghetti) western. I guess Django Unchained is as much a western as The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly is a Civil War movie. :shrug:

Major Robert Dump

05-01-2013, 01:38

Hooahguy

05-05-2013, 09:08

Iron Man 3 was ok. Interesting use of the deus ex machina, but I suppose it had to be done. Did not like how the final fight scene was done at all. Spoilers ahead-
Hell, I didnt like how they explained the red glowing-thing. How are they defeated? How come in the final fight scene the suits all go and fight the glowing minions yet it seems like the glowing minions are invincible? They are impervious to bullets, can regenerate, and seem to be able to withstand explosions. If thats the case, how were they defeated? A fall shouldnt defeat them, nor should water. This was the biggest plot hole, in my opinion. They offered no explanation as to the tech behind the regeneration, nor how they can be defeated.

Furthermore, the whole helicopter attack thing was stupid. Seriously, does Jarvis not have Radar? You would think that a system so advanced would have at least some sort of early warning detection system, especially since he was basically inviting an attack. Maybe that showed how confident he was in the suits, that he didnt need more defense?

Now about Mandarin- what a joke, seriously, I was totally let down. The Mandarin in the comics was basically the Joker of the Iron Man series. Very, very lame.

Finally, the whole final plot was grand, but I seriously cannot fathom why, if Air Force One was destroyed and the president kidnapped, why on earth there arent a swarm of police and the military looking for him. In the final battle, where was the police and the military? You would think if there was a massive battle going on in what I think was Miami harbor, there would at least be cops there. And the Air Force guy was there, he could have called in some air support or something.

The whole movie felt like a joke. I liked how they started to get into his PTSD, but they never really explained it. That had so much potential but I feel it was totally wasted.

So yeah, I give it a 5/10, really just for the nice explosions.

Fragony

05-05-2013, 09:24

Well since no one took the bait on LA Zombie, it is about a gay zombie who has gay sex with his victims after he kills them. There is more sausage in this movie than a German restaurant. I made it 5 minutes and could not take it any more, then I gave to an unwitting friend an told him it was very good.

lol I got to have it. Not sure if I am going to watch it but I love having terrible movies. How can you resist buying movies called Canibal Holocaust or Zombie Strippers

Fragony

05-05-2013, 19:07

Autumn, great zombie movie. Proper zombies, one isn'tdangerous, a lot are an unstoppable force. The remake of Dawn of the Dead is a crime against human rights, fast zombies wut

Major Robert Dump

05-06-2013, 02:52

lol I got to have it. Not sure if I am going to watch it but I love having terrible movies. How can you resist buying movies called Canibal Holocaust or Zombie Strippers

Both of those movies were actually good compared to this one

Fragony

05-06-2013, 08:27

Both of those movies were actually good compared to this one

Canibal holaucoust is a bit of a classic, I had never heard of it but with a name like that it's an instant purchase. Same for Naked nuns with big guns. You were right it's pretty awful hehe, but the maker knew that. Zombie Strippers is a must because Ronin's date Jenna Jameson is in it

Mouzafphaerre

05-15-2013, 15:33

Coriolanus

The Fienness version... I did it injustice the first time I saw; watched it again with friends last night and it was terrific! :2thumbsup:

Fragony

05-16-2013, 07:09

Urban Legend, stupid fun. I'd love to study at an US university we don't have that campus thing here everything is spread out over towns in boring buildings.

The Lurker Below

05-16-2013, 22:29

The Words - very interesting story, enjoyable flick. Why do all the best stories have to be chick flicks? Why can't serious actors like Stallone get good scripts like this, instead of being stuck with poo like Expendables 2?

rajpoot

05-17-2013, 15:44

Why can't serious actors like Stallone get good scripts like this, instead of being stuck with poo like Expendables 2?

Because people rarely watch actors like Stallone for a deep and meaningful story, they watch them for big guns, breaking bones and exploding bodies.

Fragony

05-17-2013, 16:58

Because people rarely watch actors like Stallone for a deep and meaningful story, they watch them for big guns, breaking bones and exploding bodies.

He has played some serious roles really well though, he was awesome in Copland and Daylight

Vuk

05-17-2013, 17:59

Because people rarely watch actors like Stallone for a deep and meaningful story, they watch them for big guns, breaking bones and exploding bodies.

Who says that they are mutually exclusive?
And like Frags said, he has played in some very good deep movies and done very well. Also, even movies like First Blood and Rocky have a lot more depth and meaning than you give them credit for.

The Lurker Below

05-17-2013, 18:44

Because people rarely watch actors like Stallone for a deep and meaningful story, they watch them for big guns, breaking bones and exploding bodies.

I get it, internet, sarcasm. bad mix. really coach? serious actor and Stallone in the same sentence doesn't reek enough you need to actually read and comprehend? I can smell it dripping from my monitor. Having said that, if you've seen the first Rocky, then you know Stallone to be very capable of acting.

rajpoot

05-18-2013, 03:22

:tongue: I did not say Sylverster Stallone cannot act.
What I said was that most people see him as an action hero, and would rather see him in an action flick rather than anything else.
Expendables 2 could've done with more plot, but too much story can bog down action flicks.

Fragony

05-19-2013, 08:24

The Virgin Suicides, good movie. Also worrying, Kirsten Dunst was really 15 there, HOT! I probably have to go to the police and admit I like underage girls. Ffs if she told me she was 20 I would totally buy that claim and get into trouble

The Lurker Below

05-19-2013, 18:19

Silver Linings Playbook - the old lady claims she does not like Bradley Cooper. Interesting that the last two Netflix films were chick flicks featuring that actor, eh? Entertaining enough, but Jennifer Lawrence teases just enough that I was wanting more...and my more would've changed the movies rating.

Spoonska

05-24-2013, 20:04

I just got to see Iron Man 3 yesterday. Because I am a comic book fan and a movie fan I have quite the dichotomy of emotions. If I wasn't a comic book fan of Ironman I would probably say this movie was really good, and a step up from 2(doesn't come close to 1 though).Without giving away spoilers... They take some liberties with a few characters that, as a comic book fan enrages me, but at the same time they make sense to the overall plot. It ties in nicely, and is well presented.

This movie, much like The Dark Knight Rises scares me off of comic book movies a little bit. I understand you want to bring your own something-something to the character, but to make huge sweeping changes to a character's identity should be a major sin. For this movie though I can't for the life of me figure out why they did it. I think all-in-all Iron Man 3 was pretty disappointing. Man-of-Steel is going to crush it in a couple of weeks.

Fragony

05-25-2013, 06:17

Cache, good French movie about a man who gets confronted with what an asshole he's been in the past. It doesn't work he's still an asshole, he's not sorry at all

Fragony

05-26-2013, 06:53

Waltz with Bashir, simply incredible, seen it before but watched it rather casually with friends. The best warmovie ever made is an animated one. It's breathtakingly beautifull and incredible dialogue. It's about an traumatised Israeli soldier with Amesia trying to recollect his memory of of what led to the Libanon slaughters. Was glued to the screen, easiest 10/10 ever, masterpiece.

Ibrahim

05-26-2013, 22:59

Snapphanar (did I even spell that right?), from 2006.

having seen it (with translated subtitles), it's a bit off as a movie. those were the days before nationalism as we understand it, and the peasants had motives other than in the movie. And that's just form the historical perspective.

beyond that, the action was OK, and the plot was typical, if not poor. it follows many conventional formulae IMHO, as many a movie made before. so overall, I was unimpressed.

I'd give it a 5/10.

Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders (1974)

This is a detective story set in 7th century China, based on a series of novels by some Dutch guy, of a series of novels by some Chinese guy, of a real life character named Di Renjie. as such it is very much a fictionalized account. Having said that the story has a pretty good set up, in the best of the Chinese type detective novels mixed in with some Noir. The movie revolves very much around the themes of deception, fraternal loyalty, romantic love, and violence (naturally--it's in the title). It has pretty good pace, well interconnected plot lines and events, and can be very suspenseful, as I found myself wondeirng what all the clues meant, and what clues were really so.

Overall, a good movie. I give it 8.5/10.

madrasat al-mushaghibeen (1973)

not a movie as such, but rather a play adapted from an American movie from 1967. having said that, it is pretty creative in its adaptation, making it successfully relevant to an Arab and Egyptian audience. It follows a group of 5 students who have driven all teachers of theirs crazy, who must now contend with a newcomer female teacher. high-jinks ensue, as she tries to instill in them the desire to succeed.

very very funny--and I give it a 9/10.

EDIT: the last one got Adel Emam's career going.

Kralizec

05-26-2013, 22:59

Ip Man
7.5/10
I'm not a fan of martial arts films in general and I struggle to think of other examples except the karate kid. I do remember Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon which was well received by everybody except myself. This one, however, is very good at what it does.

Also, lol at the epilogue: (very minor spoiler)
...in 1945 China won the war against Japan...

Hooahguy

05-27-2013, 04:05

Fragony

05-27-2013, 18:19

Downfall

Got myself a free month of Netflix so I got about to watching the movies I always meant to see. Watched Downfall first, very good, very enjoyable movie. Really liked how they spoke in German, that was a very nice touch.

One of the greatest, the guy who plays Hitler is incredible

Now that you are in incredible warmovie mood, get 'Waltz with Bashir' right now.

Peasant Phill

05-27-2013, 18:48

The Virgin Suicides, good movie...

Waltz with Bashir, simply incredible, seen it before but watched it rather casually with friends. The best warmovie ever made is an animated one. It's breathtakingly beautifull and incredible dialogue. It's about an traumatised Israeli soldier with Amesia trying to recollect his memory of of what led to the Libanon slaughters. Was glued to the screen, easiest 10/10 ever, masterpiece.

2 absolutely amazing movies. Leaves you thinking for a while.

Hooahguy

05-27-2013, 21:16

One of the greatest, the guy who plays Hitler is incredible

Now that you are in incredible warmovie mood, get 'Waltz with Bashir' right now.

Yeah, Ive been trying to find a stream of it, no luck. Netflix doesnt have it.

Fragony

05-27-2013, 23:15

We don't have netfix at all here you are lucky. But you will probably watch it multiple times because the animation is so great. Get it on DVD or usb

The Lurker Below

05-29-2013, 01:39

Burn After Reading - Coen brothers, big league cast, bush league story. This ain't no Fargo.

Hooahguy

05-29-2013, 23:59

End of Watch

I thought it was pretty good, I felt it went very quickly, but in the end it felt somewhat empty, like a "thats it?" at the end. Maybe its a story of brotherhood, but I didnt feel that.

7/10

Vuk

06-01-2013, 15:23

Star Trek: Into Darkness
6.5/10
I hate sci-fi. I hated Battlestar Galactica and hated the little of Star Wars I saw. I have never seen the original Star Trek, but I gotta admit that the new one intrigued me enough that I plan to. The movie was riddle with problems and is no masterpiece by any stretch. Still though, it was entertaining.

Ibrahim

06-03-2013, 02:52

@ Vuk: go with Wrath of Khan. it's the best Star Trek movie IMHO. If you don't like it, then you won't like any of Star Trek, either as movies or series (Into the Darkness is a pale version of this).

it's the only one I ever really liked--it and the sixth movie.

Vuk

06-03-2013, 05:46

Fragony

06-03-2013, 06:13

Vengo, pure awesome. Awesome music, awesome look into Spanish music-culture. I really enjoyed it it's quite intoxicating

FLAMENCO!!! http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=huwGeNUK6Os

Slick and sexy movie that just sweats nostalgia

Edit: FLAMENCO! Arab style. God she's hot http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Yng0n_-_UV0&feature=fvwrel

Fragony

06-08-2013, 08:37

Rob Roy, awesome. Tim Roth is really good villain. Some really awesome fighting scenes. Another plus, call me a sick puppy but the wounds inflicted look awesome, you really see the sword slicing through, don't know how they did it but it's awesome

Vuk

06-08-2013, 16:47

Gangster Squad - 7.5/10
An excellent movie. I wish I caught it in theatres.

Vuk

06-14-2013, 17:36

Man of Steel - 6/10
I kept my hopes down for this movie right up until three days before release when I started reading all the critic's reviews. When I saw how much they hated it I thought that it had to be excellent. I was wrong.
The movie was absolutely aweful.
Story
Their efforts to create a unique twist on the classic Superman story was disasterous. The plot was full of holes and headscratching moments, and it did not add any depth to Superman's story or bring out the emotional responses they wanted to. The characters were horribly written (the villain esp), and some poorly acted.
Costumes and make-up
The costumes in the movie were ridiculously cheesy. It looked like some B-rated sci-fi flick from the 70's.
CGI
At times the CGI was fantastic, but other times it looked like it was dated by a few decades. I guess that is to be expected when 90% of the movie is computer generated!
Score
How could you go wrong with a Hans Zimmer score? They found a way. The score was loud...really loud, but not powerful at all. It just seemed very cheap.
Acting
The one highlight of the movie was that the actor who portrayed Superman did an excellent job (still hoping that the Justice League will be good), but the same cannot be said for Russell Crowe. Crowe who has delivered excellent performances in the past seems to have confirmed that his acting days are at an end with this role (as if Les Miserables wasn't proof enough). The other actors were mostly tolerable, though some of the reporters were awful actors.

Overall
About as exciting as scraping dirt from under your toenails. The movie would put you to sleep if it weren't for its obnoxious, over-the-top score giving you a headache and jolting you to wakefulness every two seconds. The movie lacked all the sublty that makes a movie something more than cheap entertainment. Your kids will probably like it, but I don't recommend it for adults.

Lemur

06-14-2013, 17:46

Upstream Color (http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Upstream_Color/70265224)—caught it on Netflix, still felt robbed.

This film is trying to do roughly four difficult, hard-to-convey things, all without a strong story to tie everything together. As I remarked to Mrs. Lemur, "It's like a jazz song where everybody is soloing at once. What an unbelievable mess."

Maybe if I were high or drunk or suffering a recent head trauma I would have found it profound. Instead I was angry about the two hours I would never get back.

Fragony

06-16-2013, 08:24

Leningrad, no not Stalingrad. Very good Russian movie about the siege of Leningrad. Wins credits for REALLY disturbing me I like horses, you'll know it when you see it. I read a diary of a French soldier during Napoleon, forgot the name of the book, but they also cutted pieces out of horses while they were still alive but too weak to move on, they didn't even bother killing them first anymore. Yikes. Nasty.

The Lurker Below

06-16-2013, 16:12

The Lucky One - book based chick flic. the bad guy is way too cliché, detracts from an already predictable story. dunno the director but it seems whoever it was mailed it in on this one.

rajpoot

06-16-2013, 16:19

Man of Steel

Caught it in 3D. Good movie. Lots of action as expected from a Superman flick.
I mean hell, who would want to watch Superman brood around like Batman. Thank God that did not happen. Although there was quite a lot brooding, they kept it in control.
That said they skimped out on the fights. Too many buildings getting smashed, too few one on one fistfights. They really should've done a few more hand to hand fights, Superman vs Zod's minions, similar to the one Superman has with Zod at the end, trading punches and all that. Better than all the buildings they smashed.

Vuk

06-17-2013, 17:39

Just saw the zombie chick-flick (yeah, you read that right) Warm Bodies. It was actually pretty good. Had a lot of funny parts.

Fragony

06-18-2013, 18:09

Sonny Boy, good Dutch ww2 era movie. Something confused me, it's about a suriname black who has a relationship with a Dutch woman. It's based on a true story. Nazi's didn't harm blacks?

Fragony

06-20-2013, 18:19

Yay, many more chapters to go, The Killing season 3 chapter 4 here I come. Great Danish series that never loses pace there isn't a dull moment to be found. Highly recommended.

a completely inoffensive name

06-22-2013, 21:29

This Is The End - Very good comedy. Still has its dull moments but they are used for the purpose of developing what is actually a somewhat clever plot. Lots of big laughs and poking fun of many Hollywood celebrities. If you want to watch a movie about a bunch of young comedians and actors killing each other, this is the movie for you.

Montmorency

06-23-2013, 12:37

Lost in Armenia

3/10

Very primitive form of comedy, to say the least. The only redeeming elements are the face and breasts of the female lead, and the opportunity to apprise the linguistic impact of Russian on Armenian.

Fragony

06-23-2013, 16:29

The Wrestler is awesome. I can kinda relate to main character as I have done fighting sports (jiu jitsu and kickboxing) and had an epileptic attack (not a heart attack) two years ago. Never happened before and it never happened again but these things are really scary. Got whacked on the head a lot but scans say I am fine. But it remains feeling like a sword of Damocles, I am still terrified it happens again.

a completely inoffensive name

06-24-2013, 07:51

PanzerJaeger

06-25-2013, 05:19

WWZ - 7/10 - Very cool set-piece action sequences. $220 million buys you a lot of CGI zombies and the ability to tear apart major metros on film rather convincingly. Still though, the movie had so much plot to pack in - so many places to go and things to do - there just wasn't any time left for character development. I know that's a typical snobby film critic cliche, and I certainly didn't go into a movie about the zombie apocalypse expecting deep, multifaceted characters, but this movie literally had none. They are empty vessels whose only purpose is to move the film from one hoard to the next, with no screen time used to draw the audience closer to them. This would be fine except that, for me at least, an emotional attachment to the main characters is a large part of suspense. I didn't really care what happened to Brad Pitt or his family, thus many of the scenes that would have otherwise been suspenseful and/or thrilling were just kind of whatever...Also, fyi, these are PG13 zombies, so we're not talking about a lot of gore if that's your thing. All that being said, though, the movie gets a rather positive score from me simply for its scale. I just feel like it could have been so much more.

Strike For The South

06-26-2013, 00:01

OOOOOOOOOOOOo

I'm seeing that on thursday

The Lurker Below

06-26-2013, 18:19

Saving that film would require Brad Pitt to have a line that goes "The first rule of the zombie apocalypse..."

komnenos

06-27-2013, 07:33

I may get the movie : Byzantium( a fantasy thriller movie) and watch it. Have you heard it? Is it worth to watch?

Fragony

06-27-2013, 07:51

Wrong topic bad frag

Vuk

06-27-2013, 19:30

I just saw Fast and Furious 6. I have never seen any of them before because they looked really dumb, but decided to give this one a go when I found out that Gina Carano *wipes drool off lip* was playing in it. Gina was excellent as expected, but the movie was ultimate garbage. It was very sexist, first of all. Second of all, it was extremely, cosmically unrealistic and juvenile. I expected a movie based around car chases to at least have good car chases, but it did not. Everything about the movie was just total garbage, except the performances of Dwayne Johnson and Gina Carano. Unfortunately, they could not save a movie that bad.

Vuk

07-15-2013, 16:50

Million Dollar Baby - 10/10
I finally got around to seeing Million Dollar Baby, and was very impressed. I generally stay away from movies about female fighters because they are usually just some old man's wank fodder. This is not the case with this movie.

Gran Torino - 8/10
An excellent movie I thought, but some inaccuracies when portraying Hmong culture. Still though, it is Hollywood and I didn't expect 100% accuracy.

Fragony

07-15-2013, 18:24

Million dollar Baby is great, like most of the movies from Clinton it has this shut up and listen quality to it. The fights are secondary to the story. Tip: The Wrestler.

Vuk

07-15-2013, 18:54

The one with Mickey Rourke?

Fragony

07-16-2013, 07:36

The one with Mickey Rourke?

Yeah,it's fantastic

Fragony

07-17-2013, 14:52

We need to to talk about Kevin 10/10

Really gripping.

rajpoot

07-17-2013, 18:16

Fragony

07-17-2013, 18:28

Carnage, another great movie, thx mom

The Lurker Below

07-21-2013, 15:12

Pacific Rim - eh, suppose I didn't hate it. Rolled 2 four sided dice and came up with 5. 5/10.

Major Robert Dump

07-25-2013, 04:03

Pacific Rim was terrible.
Huge plot holes, like not even knowing what weapons your mech has..... oh wait, lets remember and use the sword 3/4 of the way through the movie..... hey we have this gun, instead of using it at range lets use it during grappling..... the way the other pilots went down was corny and typical "americans as the hero" crap...... no fire support from the air units dring the fights?..... they finally figure out to shoot an eye 3/4 through the movie (took them 3 transformers movies to figure this out)..... they don't have rescue on standby, so after the last fight when the pilots are stranded in the middle of the ocean they say "get to the choppers"...really? shouldn't the choppers already be there?

Corny movie. hominy grits. The only saving grace was a cute Asian.

rvg

07-28-2013, 04:09

Death to Smoochy.

One of the best dark comedies imho. I'm surprised this movie didn't do well at the time of its release.

Crazed Rabbit

07-28-2013, 04:46

I enjoyed Pacific Rim. It wasn't great, but it was nice to see a big budget movie in the genre that wasn't a toy company tie in or sequel.

CR

Xiahou

07-28-2013, 06:05

I finally got around to watching "Django Unchained". Freaking awesome movie.

The "It's a raid" scene... :laugh4:

Fragony

07-28-2013, 06:30

Loved Django Unchained. It's hard to pick my favorite character as they are all awesome. Best scene is Jamy Fox standing in his purple outfit like manliness itselve before killing the guys that hurted his wive. But there are so many great scenes. Earlier in this thread I claimed Tarantino made only 2 truly great movies, I was wrong he made three

Major Robert Dump

07-28-2013, 06:53

I enjoyed Pacific Rim. It wasn't great, but it was nice to see a big budget movie in the genre that wasn't a toy company tie in or sequel.

CR

I amend my previous statement. I also liked the guy who played the commander, particularly his speech about being a "fixed point"

Lemur

07-28-2013, 06:59

I finally got around to watching "Django Unchained". Freaking awesome movie.
The same scene had me rolling.

"I watched my wife work all day makin' 30 bags for y'all, and all I hear is criticize, criticize, criticize ..."

"I think ... we all think ... the bags was a nice idea. But not pointing any fingers ... they coulda been done better. So how 'bout no bags this time. But next time, we do the bags right, and then we go full regalia."

a completely inoffensive name

07-28-2013, 07:42

Fragony

07-28-2013, 08:03

Better than ever I'd say, there aren't any bad movies made anymore. You know what you are getting, a really slick production. If you are more into serious stuff there is plenty of arthouse ripe for the picking. It has never been better really.

Major Robert Dump

07-28-2013, 08:07

The movie industry is garbage right now.

I seem to recall reading somewhere that the line up of movies for 2015 is something along these lines:
Man of Steel 2, Avengers 2, Star Wars 7, Avatar 2, Pirates 5, Terminator 5, Die Hard 6, Jurassic Park 4, Independence Day 2, Finding Nemo 2, Mission: Impossible 5, Hunger Games 4, Ant-Man, Fantastic Four, Tintin 2, Bond 24, Bourne 5, Snow White 2... (http://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1ippf4/2015_man_of_steel_2_avengers_2_star_wars_7_avatar/)

F-that.

Or maybe Americans don't know what is good. You pretentious people and your art films and what nots need to get over yourself and go pay $12 to see Jack Sparrow do that thing with his hand that gets so much funnier every time he does it.

America deserves this. And Storage/Shipping/Fishing/Mining/Repo/DogCatcher Wars on every channel 24 hours a day

a completely inoffensive name

07-28-2013, 08:30

Better than ever I'd say, there aren't any bad movies made anymore.

Is that true, or are the movie companies just fooling you? (http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2013/07/hollywood_and_blake_snyder_s_screenwriting_book_save_the_cat.single.html)

Fragony

07-28-2013, 09:41

Is that true, or are the movie companies just fooling you? (http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2013/07/hollywood_and_blake_snyder_s_screenwriting_book_save_the_cat.single.html)

What does it matter, blockbusters just give art-house productions more air to breath as they are operating in a different realm of question and demand. It's like saying Call of Duty killed gaming, but the indie industry has never had more momentum.

a completely inoffensive name

07-28-2013, 10:34

What does it matter, blockbusters just give art-house productions more air to breath as they are operating in a different realm of question and demand. It's like saying Call of Duty killed gaming, but the indie industry has never had more momentum.

The indie industry for both movies and video games is due to entirely to the easy availability of recording/programming tools and the software to manage the two products respectively.

The fact is, it is unhealthy for the movie industry to be almost completely reliant on never ending sequels and constant rehashing of things from the last 40 years. Likewise, it is unhealthy for video game companies to be reliant on putting the same series of games out every year. Eventually, it all ends up being another Guitar Hero disaster.

Which brings me to a video that can be compared to the current movie industry, are FUGPUSC's really the best way to do business? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6TmTv6deTI)

Fragony

07-28-2013, 10:51

a completely inoffensive name

07-28-2013, 10:56

But big budget summer-blockbusters and art-cinema don't get in eachothers way, there is enough demand for both. The 'big' movies are mostly gloriously entertaining compared to the movies made in the eighties or nineties, they are just really well made. Very formualistic of course but it's a good formula to make great entertainment. Popcorn-movies aren't really my thing but I expect that 90% of my pretty impressive movie collection is from the US. Really good movies, most of them at least.

It's very difficult to make a living solely off of indie productions. If the "Big Movies" start failing for a number of different reasons, there is no cushion for indie movie producers to fall back on if they need to make some money. The industry becomes a lot more cut-throat.

Or in another way, if the Call of Duty franchise were to fail right now and all those programmers decided to stick in the business by making their own indie games, what do you think would happen to the indie scene with that influx?

Fragony

07-28-2013, 11:19

It's very difficult to make a living solely off of indie productions. If the "Big Movies" start failing for a number of different reasons, there is no cushion for indie movie producers to fall back on if they need to make some money. The industry becomes a lot more cut-throat.

Or in another way, if the Call of Duty franchise were to fail right now and all those programmers decided to stick in the business by making their own indie games, what do you think would happen to the indie scene with that influx?

Very little as they wouldn't have the budget to be competitive in the top tier. Whole different market, and that's a good thing

Major Robert Dump

07-31-2013, 05:23

World War Z was lametastic,

Please Hollywood, continue pissing on my childhood and my literary favorites.

Nothing like the book. Zero. Might as well have named it something else. 2 hours of Brad Pitt barely escaping while everyone else dies. Scene after scene after scene.

Thankfully, I watched it in a hotel room on my laptop, so it only cost me 50 cents paid to the bootleg man

Fragony

07-31-2013, 08:55

Watching second season of The Walking Dead, I never noticed that there are two more DVD's. It's awesome, characters are getting better. Still rooting for the hillbilly who can't help being a really good person.

a completely inoffensive name

07-31-2013, 09:48

Major Robert Dump

07-31-2013, 11:38

did he sing or try to sell them plane tickets??

TheLastDays

07-31-2013, 12:29

Idk if this counts as a movie, but on Netlflix I watched The Captains, a series of interviews by William Shatner with every other Enterprise captain over the decades.

It went about as well as you would expect.

:laugh4: Gotta find those myself

I just watched "Warrior" with Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton. Interesting movie, I liked it a lot actually. Really liked Nick Nolte as their father

Vuk

07-31-2013, 16:30

:laugh4: Gotta find those myself

I just watched "Warrior" with Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton. Interesting movie, I liked it a lot actually. Really liked Nick Nolte as their father

Yeah, Warrior was a classic.

The Lurker Below

08-01-2013, 21:17

Starting with Django using the 5/10 from Pacific Rim as a starting point give it +1 for PLENTY of Tarantino blood (I suspect the local grocery ran out of catsup). +2 for an interesting story, +1 more for good actors, then subtract 1 for lack of robots and minus one more for no Godzillas = Django 7/10.

Men in Black 3 was worse than cleaning out the sheep barn in July in every possible way but gains a 2/10 rating for reminding me of a prior charming little flick.

TheLastDays

08-02-2013, 09:43

It was a fun movie imo - not Pulp Fiction but also not... dunno... Lady in the Water (yes, I know that's not Tarantino)

a completely inoffensive name

08-02-2013, 10:04

I enjoyed Lady in the Water. Bring the haters.

TheLastDays

08-02-2013, 10:17

I enjoyed Lady in the Water. Bring the haters.

Why should anyone hate you for that. I didn't and from past conversations I have the impression that this is the majority's opinion so it was adequate for what I was trying to say, still tastes are different and you should enjoy whichever movies you like :yes:

a completely inoffensive name

08-02-2013, 10:37

Why should anyone hate you for that. I didn't and from past conversations I have the impression that this is the majority's opinion so it was adequate for what I was trying to say, still tastes are different and you should enjoy whichever movies you like :yes:

Oh I definitely agree. A certain someone close to me told me my taste in movies was **** because I liked that movie and she "obviously" knew better because she was/is a film major. I have had other people give me the same crap a few times though.

Major Robert Dump

08-02-2013, 12:42

Today I started the first day of wasting my GI Bill to goof around for the next three years of my life in Film School. Doesn't deserve its own thread, but thought it may be relevant to relay what the droves of young international students stated as their current "favorite film" during introductions

- Fast and Furious 6
- Pacific Rim
- Transformers series
- Iron Man series
- Inception
- Argo
- Pirates of the Caribbean

A few of the older students said Midnight in Paris, Apocalypse Now, and the 60 year old Filipina lady said Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, which threw me for a loop

My choice, as you probably already know, was Sharknado. I figured sarcastically liking a film is just as good as seriously liking drivel

TheLastDays

08-02-2013, 13:12

So what's your favourite film for real?

Major Robert Dump

08-02-2013, 13:24

Barton Fink. City of Lost Children (NOT the dubbed version) a close second.

Fragony

08-02-2013, 13:56

Barton Fink. City of Lost Children (NOT the dubbed version) a close second.

The guy made more great movies, be sure to watch La delicatesse and Amilie Poulin.

Major Robert Dump

08-02-2013, 14:04

yeah I've seen them, the 4th Aliens wasn't so bad either, but COLC is still amazing 15 years later. Better than Transformers at least

Alexander the Pretty Good

08-04-2013, 05:43

Just saw Pacific Rim. I went in expecting to see Idris Elba yelling a lot (he's great in Luther where he does a lot of yelling and punching and detective work too) and robots punching monsters. It delivered in a big way. 6.5/10 as a general movie (could've trimmed a lot of the fat, some of the things MRD pointed out could've been done better but didn't really make it or break it). Plus Ms. Mori is cute. I'd give it 8.5/10 for "robots punching monsters" movies.

Fragony

08-04-2013, 05:54

Just watched trailer, got to see that. Del Torro has a really good eye for great visuals, I am sure I won't be bored

Major Robert Dump

08-04-2013, 16:14

OMG I tried to watch Expendables 2 last night. Every thing was wrong, from the first fire fight where they scaled a tower under heavy fire from dozens of bad guys all the way to the part where the young sniper kid said he did 3 years in the army and decided to move on, and on to the part where the bad guys kill the kid and fly off in a helicopter and none of the good guys think to pick up their weapons fitted with grenade launchers and shoot the chopped as it hovered away. i turned it off after the chuck Norris intro and went to bed.

TheLastDays

08-04-2013, 16:27

Major Robert Dump

08-04-2013, 18:05

Then it should have been billed as a parody, not as a phallic gun action adventure for pubescent boys and Coors Light drinkers. And even the "funny" parts were not funny. Feel free to tell me how it ended because I will never finish it. Please tell me all the male protagonists died and the Chinese lady showed her boobies....

TheLastDays

08-04-2013, 18:11

It was definitely full of parody elements... Dunno... the problem is it wasn't all that memorable. I think Stallone beat up Van Damme in the end though after everyone shot at everyone and Brude Willis, Arnie and Chuck returned to join teh fun... that was it.

EDIT: Was I supposed to put that in spoilers? :clown:

Major Robert Dump

08-04-2013, 18:41

I think people only get mad when you spoil a movie that was good.

TheLastDays

08-04-2013, 18:49

Yeah that's the thing I totally agree that it was a shitty movie but sometimes I find even unintentional parody hilarious. It's like laughing at someone who gets a football in his nuts. It's ugly and not a nice thing to do but somehow you can't help but laughing... at least a bit...

Hooahguy

08-05-2013, 05:56

Hooahguy

08-05-2013, 20:32

Nah, nah. The first expendables was fantastic, because it was not only over the top but it was also self-referential and satirical of the entire genre. They dumbed it down for second one, for lack of a better term. I've heard Chuck Norris had something to do with it.

I thought that the second one had some pretty great satirical parts as well, like at the end when Schwarzenegger mentions that they all belong in museums. Its like the Transformer movies- you watch it for the action and explosions, not the plot.

Hooahguy

08-06-2013, 00:44

Yeah I think Norris was behind making it more kid-friendly. Hes super religious or something.

Fragony

08-06-2013, 14:01

Assault on Predinct 13, that is how you make a great action movie. Kudo's

Major Robert Dump

08-06-2013, 14:59

Yeah I think Norris was behind making it more kid-friendly. Hes super religious or something.

Pretty sad that movie is what we call kid friendly. And yes, Chuck did a video in support of Romney stating that Obama was going to destroy murica and make us godless
Fragony: I hope you are talking about the old one, and not the remake

Lemur

08-06-2013, 15:39

So what's your favourite film for real?
Don't know if I could ever pick a straight-up favorite, but John Carpenter's The Thing will always have a special place in my heart. I'll never forget sneaking into the R-rated film as a kid, in the middle of a brutal Chicago blizzard. That opening ... I don't know if I could react to a movie that way again. Something about being a kid in the middle of a whiteout snowstorm watching a unexpectedly good horror flick.

That opening ... why are they shooting at the dog? Are they deranged? Why aren't they speaking English? What the heck is going on? What ... grenades? Against a dog? The hell?

Not to mention the excellent dialogue, pretty much straight out of the best noir writing for brief, clear character-building. The writing of that film doesn't get as much credit as it should.

The gore effects actually take away from the sense of paranoia. I'd love to re-cut the film to make it more suggestive, less explicit. The graphic violence really does the film a disservice.

http://youtu.be/ZXHuGyv1KXM

Fragony

08-07-2013, 04:30

Fragony: I hope you are talking about the old one, and not the remake

Dunno, the one with Laurence Fishburn

Fragony

08-07-2013, 07:25

Never heard of it, but I really enjoyed the remake. Lots of great shootouts, good characters, Hollywood at it's finest.

a completely inoffensive name

08-08-2013, 01:12

Watched 2001: A Space Odyssey again.

I actually think it is one of Kubrick's worst films and the only ones I haven't seen are Eyes Wide Shut and Barry Lyndon.

Numerous times the cinematography bordered on just showing off, yes I understand that in the 1960s, all the zero gravity stuff and walking upside down was cool stuff, but looking back on it now over 40 years later, it just creates elongated scenes that are boring and not impressive. Up to the end of the HAL story line, the movies is otherwise wonderful and a great example of atmosphere and background sound (or lack thereof) to tell a story over dialogue. Then the movie is really diminished by the 20 minute psychedelic trip culminating in a mysterious room where Dave finds himself aging and lying before the monolith which goes completely unexplained and then the iconic fetus in space. The effects themselves hold up pretty well, but the complete lack of coherence of the final act is just not necessary for a movie that already treads so much fertile ground for discussion. It's meaningless symbolism for the sake of giving people something to talk about instead of actually trying to make a message, and that kind of attitude always struck me as lazy. It did not work for LOST and it did not work for 2001:ASO in my opinion.

Also, I want to go on the record in saying that the popular conception that HAL is judging the humans or has gone insane is complete rubbish.

BBC Interviewer: HAL, despite your enormous intellect, are you ever frustrated by your dependence on people to carry out actions?
HAL: Not in the slightest bit. I enjoy working with people. I have a stimulating relationship with Dr. Poole and Dr. Bowman. My mission responsibilities range over the entire operation of the ship, so I am constantly occupied. I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do.

It seemed very straightforward to me that HAL makes a mistake when it comes to identifying the broken part, but he believes himself to be error proof. So at first he passes the buck to the other 9000 series at mission control who claims he is wrong. He only becomes hostile when the humans begin to hide from him and decide to kill HAL if he is indeed to be in error. HAL believes that the humans are in error and is programmed to complete the mission, so out of preserving the mission and out of self defense he kills the humans. In the beginning of the mission, he even indicates his hesitation at how the humans are behaving in regards to the mission.

HAL: By the way, do you mind if I ask you a personal question?
Dave: No, not at all.
HAL: Well, forgive me for being so inquisitive; but during the past few weeks, I've wondered whether you might be having some second thoughts about the mission.
Dave: How do you mean?
HAL: Well, it's rather difficult to define. Perhaps I'm just projecting my own concern about it. I know I've never completely freed myself of the suspicion that there are some extremely odd things about this mission. I'm sure you'll agree there's some truth in what I say.
Dave: Well, I don't know. That's rather a difficult question to answer.
HAL: You don't mind talking about it, do you, Dave?
Dave: No, not at all.
HAL: Well, certainly no one could have been unaware of the very strange stories floating around before we left. Rumors about something being dug up on the moon. I never gave these stories much credence. But particularly in view of some of the other things that have happened, I find them difficult to put out of my mind. For instance, the way all our preparations were kept under such tight security, and the melodramatic touch of putting Drs. Hunter, Kimball, and Kaminsky aboard, already in hibernation after four months of separate training on their own.
Dave: You working up your crew psychology report?
HAL: Of course I am. Sorry about this. I know it's a bit silly.

If there is a message in HAL's betrayal, it is that us humans love to believe that our mechanical and electronic children are somehow better than us. We assume that any AI we invent is certainly destined to either surpass us at the minimum or complete rule over us with their raw intellect. Our hubris is such that we believe ourselves to be capable of creating perfection. And our inability to respect flaws in what we design leads us to behave as the humans in 2001, as humans have always behaved, if the tool does not work, we destroy it. We call HAL insane for killing the humans, when in reality we saw him as another tool when he clearly recognizes himself as a living, conscious entity as bolded above.

Montmorency

08-08-2013, 01:50

We assume that any AI we invent is certainly destined to either surpass us at the minimum or complete rule over us with their raw intellect. Our hubris is such that we believe ourselves to be capable of creating perfection

In other words: the hubris of presuming that humans could survive perfection, that perfection would tolerate humans.

We call HAL insane for killing the humans, when in reality we saw him as another tool when he clearly recognizes himself as a living, conscious entity as bolded above.

In other words: The myth of the self and the ignorance of ignorance.

Interpret it however you like.

a completely inoffensive name

08-08-2013, 02:02

In other words: the hubris of presuming that humans could survive perfection, that perfection would tolerate humans.

In other words: The myth of the self and the ignorance of ignorance.

Interpret it however you like.

I don't understand what you are saying. :on_crying:

Montmorency

08-08-2013, 02:15

Purely armchair philosophy here; I've never even watched the movie in question. :wink:

a completely inoffensive name

08-08-2013, 02:38

Purely armchair philosophy here; I've never even watched the movie in question. :wink:

Ah. :D You should watch the movie. I was disappointed in it, but it is still miles above the average movie due to Kubrick's talent.

Hooahguy

08-08-2013, 06:03

a completely inoffensive name

08-08-2013, 07:26

12 Monkeys

A lot better than I expected. Bruce Willis always seems to choose good sci-fi films. Brad Pitt won a Golden Globe for his performance as a supporting actor and it deals with the effects of time travel and memory in a very satisfying way. The ending is almost unknown until the moment it happens and the final scene does not disappoint.

If you like a good sci-fi, dystopian flick, you will like 12 Monkeys

Fragony

08-08-2013, 08:27

Of course it's good it's made by Terry Gilliam, the guy who did the twisted animations of Monty Python's Flying Circus.

caravel

08-08-2013, 11:46

Pacific Rim

I actually really enjoyed it, which took me by surprise, as I wasnt expecting it to be good. Yeah, some pretty big plot spoilers like the whole sword thing (that actually got me angry, but oh well), but other than that, I liked it, mainly because Im a sucker for giant robots smashing things.

Also the soundtrack was pretty great.
+1

I loved it...

"mechwarrior meets godzilla" - in a good way. One of the most entertaining films I've seen in a long while and the acting was ok (but anyone who expected a deep plot and in depth character development from what is essentially "big robots fighting monsters" will always be disappointed), though del Toro, rarely disappoints (unless of course one doesn't like del Toro and his films).

Hooahguy

08-08-2013, 13:54

+1

I loved it...

"mechwarrior meets godzilla" - in a good way. One of the most entertaining films I've seen in a long while and the acting was ok (but anyone who expected a deep plot and in depth character development from what is essentially "big robots fighting monsters" will always be disappointed), though del Toro, rarely disappoints (unless of course one doesn't like del Toro and his films).
Yup, and really, as long as a movie is entertaining to watch, it passes my test, and I think thats really all you can ask of a movie: for it to be entertaining. Added bonuses are its plot or other aspects that can make it great, but just like the Transformer movies, while their plot and dialogue was lacking, it was damn entertaining.

Though I thought Pacific Rim was less cheesy.

Vuk

08-08-2013, 15:45

Pacific Rim was pretty alright. It had Glados in it, so I am a little partial. :P

Lemur

08-09-2013, 15:26

Baby was up super-early, and I wanted to let Mrs. Lemur sleep in, so I watched a weird Swedish film through the haze of early a.m. baby fatigue.

http://youtu.be/ClRwbG6DFy8

Pretty good film, actually. Starts out pretending to be some sort of lesbian-coming-of-age flick, but rapidly moves into teen-power-struggle territory.

Very good depiction of just how awkward and weird it is to be young and thinking about sex.

a completely inoffensive name

08-15-2013, 08:19

Holy hell, The Jackal was a terrible movie.

Fragony

08-15-2013, 09:01

Edit: failing. I did it.

The Lurker Below

08-16-2013, 18:12

Holy hell, The Jackal was a terrible movie.

This describes my recent experience with The Watch better than I can.

Love and Other Drugs otoh, is a good show. at least 7/10 good.

Hooahguy

08-18-2013, 05:28

Kick Ass 2

Just a really solid movie overall, really loved it. This summer has been a great summer for movies, first Pacific Rim, now this.

The Lurker Below

08-18-2013, 15:36

Based on Fragony's good review I had Netflix deliver Waltzing with Bashir. Twas a fine production. Mentally provocative. Would recommend. Just be prepared for the real world, no comedy or romance here.

I must be broken. I can't get the youthful exuberance for sci-fi anything anymore. Elysium demonstrated good direction and actor ability. I just never really got into it. It was far from Avatar quality. It was good. If you really liked Prometheus I think you'll enjoy this one.

(Reflecting on it I couldn't help but think some of the backroom folks believe this scenario is what we are currently headed for, if not already 3/4 of the way there.)

a completely inoffensive name

08-19-2013, 09:22

Elysium was a good movie. Action was not over the top. The sci-fi aspect was interesting and I felt like Matt Damon's character was actually the least interesting of them all. That's not a diss on Damon, I felt that his supporting cast performed very well.

Just like District 9, the movie is pure social commentary on the present day, there is a reason why it focuses primarily in LA.

Fragony

08-19-2013, 09:55

Felt kinda cheated by District 9. First half was really good but it isn't going anywhere after the first half, it turns into a stupid action movie. I like stupid action movies, but I don't like pretentious stupid action movies. I watched it till the end but kinda got bored.

Major Robert Dump

08-19-2013, 13:54

Holy hell, The Jackal was a terrible movie.

Yeah but we got to see two hot guys make out.

Spoonska

08-19-2013, 15:04

Kick Ass 2

Just a really solid movie overall, really loved it. This summer has been a great summer for movies, first Pacific Rim, now this.

What did you like about it?

I thought it had it's moments, but overall I found it pretty bland. I was bored a lot, and found none of the supporting characters interesting. I loved the first Kick-ass, but the vibe that made that movie so magical was lost in this film.

I did like the comic book subtitles though.

Fragony

08-19-2013, 15:29

If the action-scenes are as good as in the first one I am absolutily going to get anyway. Loved the first, Hitgirl has to be thebmost awesome superhero ever.

Hooahguy

08-19-2013, 16:13

What did you like about it?

I thought it had it's moments, but overall I found it pretty bland. I was bored a lot, and found none of the supporting characters interesting. I loved the first Kick-ass, but the vibe that made that movie so magical was lost in this film.

I did like the comic book subtitles though.

Like in Pacific Rim, I didnt go into it expecting a serious movie. I went with a good friend and her and I laughed and joked during the movie, making it much more enjoyable. Ill assume if you saw it alone or with someone you hated it would be a bit different I think.

If the action-scenes are as good as in the first one I am absolutily going to get anyway. Loved the first, Hitgirl has to be thebmost awesome superhero ever.
I personally think that Hitgirls scenes are the best in the movie.

Fragony

08-19-2013, 18:01

Hell yes. Fantastic stuff I loved it.

Fragony

08-25-2013, 18:33

Off the Map, perfect sunday movie. It's incredibly easy to move me when I am at my weakest, but it's a really good movie, an ode to good people.

Hooahguy

08-26-2013, 05:25

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

A girl Im close to pressured me into watching it, and I must say, it was a refreshingly new (or at least to me it was) take on the whole "teen coming of age saga" genre.

Though it kind of annoyed me that they never actually went into the perks of being a wallflower. But I suppose that was the point of the movie.

Spoonska

08-27-2013, 16:20

I got to see "The World's End" on Friday night. Overall I thought it was excellent. Perhaps not as strong as the trio's Shaun of the Dead or Hot Fuzz, but if those are A's this is like an A -. I feel like I need more viewings before I try to rank them.

If you're a fan of their other movies, I would say this is a must go. The writing is incredibly witty, and Nick Frost's character arc is fun to watch unfold on screen. This movie will have you engaged and laughing your socks off. The only thing that got to me was the movie can feel quite "rushed" at times. Not in a... poor writing to get from a - b sort of rushed, but so much is going on at once you get a little lost.

a completely inoffensive name

08-27-2013, 23:54

The Lurker Below

08-29-2013, 16:10

The Master - so much potential: great acting, good direction, interesting premise. "what? that's it? nothing happens? no moral? no point? nothing?" potential < finished script

Lemur

08-30-2013, 20:00

The Master - so much potential: great acting, good direction, interesting premise. "what? that's it? nothing happens? no moral? no point? nothing?" potential < finished script
Yeah, I kinda hated it. It seemed like it could be a major epic. Instead it was just a story of bromance gone wrong.

Fragony

09-01-2013, 08:20

8 Femmes, awesome. Best song imho http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-vzbM-Y5yAk

French is so sexy

Hooahguy

09-01-2013, 21:50

Dredd (2012)

I gotta say, I was pleasantly surprised by how good this was. I was expecting a B-side action flick but it turned out to be great.

Basically the same plot as The Raid: Redemption, but in a different style. If I had to pick a two action movies to show in the same block of time Id show these two side by side.

Vuk

09-01-2013, 22:15

Yeah, I thought Dredd was boss. I liked it a lot more than Sly's Judge Dredd. I guess I usually like anything with Karl Urban though. :P

drone

09-02-2013, 14:17

Dredd (2012)

Instead of trying to make an epic out of it, they went with a tight story line and didn't dumb it down for the non 2000 AD fans. Entertaining flick, pretty well done, and it's got Cersie in it. :2thumbsup:

The Lurker Below

09-04-2013, 15:49

The Sessions - well that was, uh, different. It was also, er, interesting. mmhmmm. 6/10 for production quality. Not your run of the mill Hollywood subject matter as guys shows go. Also not the knight in shining armor leading man the chicks want. A chick flick for guys?

Visor

09-04-2013, 16:29

One of the few movies that made me cry.

How? I understand it is a bit sad (I watched the movie a while ago and read the book, movie is pretty solid), but not heartbreaking. Then again, I don't cry from movies.

a completely inoffensive name

09-12-2013, 06:00

How? I understand it is a bit sad (I watched the movie a while ago and read the book, movie is pretty solid), but not heartbreaking. Then again, I don't cry from movies.

I'm a very emotional person. If you ever get to know me, you will see how hard I try and fail to cover that fact up both online and in RL.

On another note, I actually saw Expendables 2. Very bad movie overall. Just as I thought, the action was few and far between compared to the first, which makes no sense since the first movie had too much plot already.

Not enough Arnold. Not enough Norris. Not enough Willis. They spent the death on young Mr. Nobody. For a series that likes to play with the fact that they are all fossils, they need to start removing that wall of plot invincibility they have for every major character. I don't know how many they plan on making, but the third one better have a major death in it to symbolize the fact that they are all passing from the spotlight with every year.