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Major Robert Dump
09-12-2013, 11:30
They should have changed the name of Taken 2 to I Want A Refund
Hooahguy
09-19-2013, 00:23
Machine Gun Preacher
I was bored, saw it available on Netflix, remembered someone recommending it, and watched it. I thought it was pretty good. I felt they could have covered his decent into madness a bit better, but overall it was an enjoyable movie.
I've been recommended to watch "Now You See Me". Any thoughts on the movie?
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.
I like the idea of Mech versus Godzilla, but from a reality point of view. The whole Jaegar is an incredible waste of resources. Especially as they fight the Kyiju in hand-to-hand robotic combat.
Hooahguy
09-19-2013, 19:20
Especially as they fight the Kyiju in hand-to-hand robotic combat.
Dont forget the whole "oh wait, we have a sword now!" thing.
Just saw Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil. It is an absolutely awesome comedy in the vein of Galaxy Quest of Kung-Fooey.
Major Robert Dump
09-25-2013, 10:12
Machine Gun Preacher
I was bored, saw it available on Netflix, remembered someone recommending it, and watched it. I thought it was pretty good. I felt they could have covered his decent into madness a bit better, but overall it was an enjoyable movie.
This movie got mainstream snubbing because of its religious undertones. Without religion, it is like a hundred other movies that both my friends and critics would laud, but throw in a little Christianity and suddenly people avoid the movie like the plague. A story is a story is a story, as far as I am concerned. And Gene Simmons was right about Tim Tebow :)
Gemini, strange! Same frustration as always with Japanese movies, their (traditional) culture is so different I don't understand what is going on in social interaction and lore, and this is made by Japanese arthouse so I have no chance. But without understanding this movie I really enjoyed it. CREEPY. Fantastic music.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2xrEgNCHhFk
AntiDamascus
09-27-2013, 16:24
I have this desire to go and watch old 80s movies and just bask in the glory that was the comedy of all of them.
Rabit Hole, good movie. More importantly, I will never get tired of looking at Nicole Kidman. I love that 'matter of fact' attitude. If she was mine I would dissapoint her at least once a day because she's at her prettiest when angry. Yes babe, I just did that. Love me.
Gravity. Wonderfully different film, throws out most of the rules for film storytelling. Worth seeing for the strange use of composition, if nothing else. Oh yeah, best depiction of microgravity yet, and a good (if simple) story. Just go see it, on a big screen. Srsly.
http://youtu.be/C4pcg7bXgmU
Broken Flowers, great. Bill Murray is awesome as always, it's impossible to not find him sympathetic
AntiDamascus
10-07-2013, 06:20
Gravity actually made me laugh. Sandra Bullock is the unluckiest luckiest person ever.
johnhughthom
10-19-2013, 23:04
Sunshine on Leith. Loved it, even if a lot of the songs were signposted. Been singing Proclaimers songs all week. Especially this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC8JC8Z2vPw
AntiDamascus
10-21-2013, 19:16
Finally saw Avengers. Was not really impressed. The visuals were fun but I never really knew who the bad guys were or what the plan was. Looked nice, plot was pretty dumb.
Hooahguy
10-23-2013, 23:12
Finally got around to seeing No Country for Old Men.
Definitely a very interesting movie to watch. Chigurh is certainly a fantastic character, but I felt like the movie, when looked at as a whole, lacked a clear direction, as if I wasnt exactly sure where all the pieces of the puzzle had to go. But then I looked at different parts of the movie and it was much clearer. I personally feel as that Javier Bardem's performance was amazing. He really plays a psychopath extremely well.
Also I keep mistaking Tommy Lee Jones for Edward James Olmos.
Incredible movie, the Coen brothers have yet to make a movie that isn't pure genius.
Edit: Away from her, very moving. I like movies like this. You can feed me a blockbuster any time, but I am more an arthouse guy who likes small stories about normal people. Highly recommended unless your heart has been replaced by a microwave-meal.
Definitely a very interesting movie to watch. Chigurh is certainly a fantastic character, but I felt like the movie, when looked at as a whole, lacked a clear direction, as if I wasnt exactly sure where all the pieces of the puzzle had to go. But then I looked at different parts of the movie and it was much clearer. I personally feel as that Javier Bardem's performance was amazing. He really plays a psychopath extremely well.
I always thought of Chigurh as a combination of Gaear Grimsrud (Fargo's Peter Stormare) and Leonard Smalls (Raising Arizona's Randall Cobb). Emotionally empty psychopath combined with inevitability.
I always thought of Chigurh as a combination of Gaear Grimsrud (Fargo's Peter Stormare) and Leonard Smalls (Raising Arizona's Randall Cobb). Emotionally empty psychopath combined with inevitability.
The book is worth reading, same author as The Road. Both movies are better than the books if you ask me but that's a matter of taste.
Hooahguy
10-26-2013, 00:31
The Substitute
Pretty good movie, interesting take on the whole "whipping students into shape" idea. Apparently some people think this movie is racist, but I still enjoyed it.
johnhughthom
10-26-2013, 03:12
The book is worth reading, same author as The Road. Both movies are better than the books if you ask me but that's a matter of taste.
I'd agree with No Country for Old Men, thought The Road was better as a book. Then again, I think No Country for Old Men, The Wizard of Oz and the Godfather are the only three example of a film being better than the book, so perhaps I'm not the most impartial judge.
The Bow, odd but beautifull. Made by Kim ki-duk, all his movies are about Budhist philosophy, not knowing anything about it makes it kinda hard to understand for me. Solid recommendation for Haxie probably.
'Spring, summer, fall winter' From the same guy as 'The Bow'. Like The Bow it's kinda hard to understand for an outsider, most symbolism is lost to me, but it sure is pretty.
All or nothing, really moving. But ffs you English, there is something wrong with you. Being English seems to be a national depression judging from all the depressing movies that come from your hub.
komnenos
11-08-2013, 17:39
Today one of my favourite movies, Thor: The Dark World released so I'm going to watch it asap. I recommend it to you. Don't miss it.
Got around to seeing Ender's Game.
http://youtu.be/2UNWLgY-wuo
Personal verdict: Too faithful, given how much they had to chop out. Felt like a highlights reel more than a movie.
They should have either gone for the HBO miniseries model, or done a more radical re-write to simplify the story.
Interested to hear what people who did not read the book think of it.
AntiDamascus
11-10-2013, 04:08
My friend made me read the book (which I didn't really like) and I knew any movie attempt would just be subpar. I'll save my money for something else.
Hooahguy
11-11-2013, 01:07
Elysium
Good concept, average execution. Nothing special about this movie, but it could have been so much more. What a shame.
AntiDamascus
11-11-2013, 04:53
I'm glad I didn't see it then.
Thor: The Dark World
4.5/5
Really good. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Departures, great Japanese movie. I always find it kinda cool that the Japanese play western music, I remember reading a letter somewhere of a Japanese visitor who was used only to that Geisha stuff they have there, he had the luck of having Carmina Burana as an introduction and it was kinda overpowering for him. Was a fun read.
Good movie, as always with Asian movies a lot is lost to me, but very good.
La Reine Margot, great adaptation. I adore Issabelle Adjani. SEXY, that mouth could suck the white out of your eyes. Sorry if that was kinda vulgar but dear god.
Interested to hear what people who did not read the book think of it.
Hey Lemur, I just got around to watching this now. Personally? I think it is a very good movie. Easily one of the better ones I have come across. Not read the books, but it did seem to have a lot of highlights, as you put it. But it works well enough to get people a very good idea of how it goes on and how it plays out.
I would class it as "Must see" in terms of goodness.
Hooahguy
11-16-2013, 04:35
Machete Kills
After I saw Lady Gaga in this movie, I wasnt really sure what I was watching anymore.
:gah:
a completely inoffensive name
11-23-2013, 11:09
Was planning on playing SC2 today but my 2v2 partner got into the Elder Scrollls Online beta, so I decided to watch two movies that someone recommended on reddit.
Ip Man (2008)
-A very good foreign martial arts movie. It's a fictionalized account of the trainer of Bruce Lee when he lived in China before and during the Japanese occupation starting in 1937. The fight scenes are very fun and entertaining and while the movie suffers from a very anti-climatic ending and props up some very unsubtle Chinese nationalism for no reason, if you expect a movie with good fights and a good setting, then it should do the job.
The Kings Speech (2010)
- Just finished watching this and I can see why it won so many awards, I was disappointed to hear that the historical accuracy is not very accurate, especially with the timeline of when King George VI was treated, but it was a very compelling and well told story that made me wish I lived under a Constitutional Monarchy, if only for a minute or two. If the movie purposely tried to get me to hate King Edward VIII, it did a good job with the twenty minutes they spent talking about him. I am sure the real history is different, but it helps the audience accept Berty as a war time King despite his stuttering when you think of his brother as a drunk, pompous, selfish, Nazi sympathizer.
I plan on watching another movie or two tomorrow, just because I feel like I have not taken enough advantage of Netflix. So expect another post tomorrow.
Elysium
Good concept, average execution. Nothing special about this movie, but it could have been so much more. What a shame.
Yeah, it never really turned into a coherent story/experience. Lots of interesting bits that never add up.
Everyone's better off re-watching District 9 (http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/District-9/70113005).
Or one of Blomkamp's shorts, for that matter.
http://youtu.be/iNReejO7Zu8
Ip Man (2008)
-A very good foreign martial arts movie. It's a fictionalized account of the trainer of Bruce Lee when he lived in China before and during the Japanese occupation starting in 1937. The fight scenes are very fun and entertaining and while the movie suffers from a very anti-climatic ending and props up some very unsubtle Chinese nationalism for no reason, if you expect a movie with good fights and a good setting, then it should do the job.
I agree on Ip Man all except the 'anti-climatic' ending. I thought the ending was great (except the propaganda).
rickinator9
11-25-2013, 02:41
I watched this movie called Cloud Atlas today. I was interested by it. Cloud Atlas, sounds cool right! That's what I thought. It did not live up to it's name. What you get is 6 separate plots in one movie. Do they have anything to do with each other? No. Do they explain what happened in between the plots? No. Do you get to see the ending of each individual plot? No. So basically what you're trying to do is trying to connect all of it together which inevitably fails. For me, this movie was a 2 hour waste of time.
Hooahguy
11-25-2013, 03:06
I watched this movie called Cloud Atlas today. I was interested by it. Cloud Atlas, sounds cool right! That's what I thought. It did not live up to it's name. What you get is 6 separate plots in one movie. Do they have anything to do with each other? No. Do they explain what happened in between the plots? No. Do you get to see the ending of each individual plot? No. So basically what you're trying to do is trying to connect all of it together which inevitably fails. For me, this movie was a 2 hour waste of time.
It had the same problem that The Pacific had. Trying to tell the stories of various characters that have nothing to do with each other does not end well. It didnt work for The Pacific with ten hours, it certainly wont work with just two hours.
Virus, surprised I never heard of it. It has excellent actors like Jamie Lee Curtis and David Sutherland, incredibly cool effects. Blockbuster you'd think. Bought it for an euro.
Best movie seen in a looong time: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Prophet
Thrilling, insightful and awesome actors! Watch it if possible.
Best movie seen in a looong time: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Prophet
Thrilling, insightful and awesome actors! Watch it if possible.
I second this, it's an incredible movie.
Hooahguy
11-27-2013, 15:57
Triumph of the Spirit
Its a Holocaust film set in Auschwitz. Its made well, it was even shot on location of the death camp, so that was interesting to see. But I didnt really get a feel for the characters. The film is supposedly about a Greek boxer forced to box for the Nazi officers, but it didnt feel like that was the main plot of the movie, it felt like it was something on the side, nothing more. Willem Dafoe, to his credit, had a good performance in the movie. Edward James Olmos's performance was also great, but I might be slightly biased as I am a huge Admiral Adama fan so he cant really do any wrong in my eyes. I also loved him in American Me.
Lague of extraordinary gentlemen, great fun. A fine production by the numbers, it's nothing extraordinary but it's fun. It's a genre that you can't really can wrong with really. Good value for the euro I payed for it.
a completely inoffensive name
11-28-2013, 05:13
Lague of extraordinary gentlemen, great fun. A fine production by the numbers, it's nothing extraordinary but it's fun. It's a genre that you can't really can wrong with really. Good value for the euro I payed for it.
That's interesting you liked it Frag. Here in the US it is generally held as one of the worst movies to come out in a long time. 17% from critics and 44% from audience on rottentomatoes.com I watched it and thought it was merely average, but people also say that "Lady in the Water" is terrible but I rather liked it, so I guess to each his own.
Major Robert Dump
11-29-2013, 14:45
Watched Brasil for first time ever. Entertaining.
Also watched My Life As A Dog, freaking amazing film.
Ajami, very cool Israeli/Palestinian movie. Guess what it's not about? Exactly, there is no politics in this movie it's part crime-movie part family-drama. Gives nice insights in jewish and palestinian cultures. Recommended.
Captivity, sadistic crap, turned it off after 5 minutes. Saw was a great movie, this just tries to capitalise on that. But this isn't clever at all it's torture-porn. Avoid at all costs.
Saw Master and Commander again, it's awesome. I just wish they made a sea-warfare movie about battles of a large scale, like the English vs the Spanish armada or the Dutch fleet, these battles were enormous, and with modern technoligy it should be possible to not make it all too expensive.
The Lurker Below
12-05-2013, 16:58
The Perks of Being a Wallflower - good story, well played, directed, etc...would give 3.5 of 5.
a completely inoffensive name
12-09-2013, 01:06
So with only a week left until I am officially on break, I have decided to make a list here of movies available on Netflix instant watch so that I can become a more cultured individual. There are 37 movies on here I want to watch, and I want to finish it off by early January when school starts up again.
The full list is here:
1. The Avengers
2. Jarhead
3. End of Watch
4. The Pianist
5. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
6. Roman Holiday
7. The Hunt for Red October
8. The Untouchables
9. Platoon
10. Jet Li's Fearless
11. Batman: Under the Red Hood
12. Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
13. Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
14. Safe
15. Downfall
16. Ip Man 2 Just watched
17. Cinema Paradiso
18. Charade
19. The Man from Nowhere
20. 13 Assassins
21. The African Queen
22. The Way
23. Batman: Year One
24. Double Indemnity
25. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
26. Fresh
27. Witness for the Prosecution
28. Memorial Day
29. Imitation of Life
30. Trading Places
31. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
32. The Worlds Fastest Indian
33. The Red Violin
34. Safety Not Guaranteed
35. Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior
36. True Grit (1969)
37. Europa Report
First one on my list to cross off Ip Man 2
If you saw my review for the first one, you know that I enjoyed the first one for its ability to provide what you would expect from such a film, good fights and a good setting. I think the second one surprisingly improves on the first film in almost every way with the exception of the implementation of Act 3. Whether due to a bigger budget or more experience under the actors belt, the acting from all native Chinese actors were better than in the first film, although this is offset by the horrific performances by the white actors playing the British police and antagonists later in the film. No outrageous wire fu, but fast paced, exciting fights that do not get dull after the first 30 seconds of fighting. The biggest improvement going for it is the toned down themes of Chinese nationalism which makes sense when considering the differences in sentiment between Chinese-Japanese relations and Chinese-British relations. The plot is good as Ip Man is now in Hong Kong presumably fighting all the other Kung Fu masters in order to establish himself as the best master of them all, but then the film suddenly takes a turn near the end by turning the main Chinese antagonist into a martyr for the Chinese people by having him get killed in the ring against a brutish British boxer who Ip Man must now fight in order to show the true strength of the Chinese martial arts. The stakes are not exactly as high as the first movie when the Japanese are occupying the entire country, attempting to demoralize the Chinese with one sided tournaments. So the hype isn't there in the end as you would expect from a sequel, but none of that matters any way because as I said, it gives you what you want, some good kung fu. Watch it if you liked the first.
Nah. Ip Man 2 kind of sucked pretty hard.
Van God Los, great Dutch crime movie based on true events. There is a subitled version but it's probably hard to find, well worth the trouble looking though. Very violent, great acting.
Interesting list, ACIN. The ones I ain't seen:
3. End of Watch
10. Jet Li's Fearless
11. Batman: Under the Red Hood
12. Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
14. Safe
15. Downfall
18. Charade
19. The Man from Nowhere
22. The Way
23. Batman: Year One
26. Fresh
27. Witness for the Prosecution
28. Memorial Day
29. Imitation of Life
On my current to-watch list, for no particular reasons:
Sonatine (https://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Sonatine/60000645)
Tiny Furniture (http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Tiny_Furniture/70134639)
Best Worst Movie (http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/Best-Worst-Movie/70114973)
Bernie (http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Bernie/70189906)
In the Loop (http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/In_the_Loop/70112489)
John Dies at the End (http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/John_Dies_at_the_End/70228191)
Melancholia (http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Melancholia/70184165)
If any Orgahs have an opinion on any of these flicks, feel free to share. Especially if you've seen it and it isn't worth the time.
Hooahguy
12-10-2013, 19:22
3. End of Watch
15. Downfall
Both excellent movies, especially Downfall.
Crazed Rabbit
12-13-2013, 05:52
Interesting list, ACIN. The ones I ain't seen:
3. End of Watch
10. Jet Li's Fearless
11. Batman: Under the Red Hood
12. Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
14. Safe
15. Downfall
18. Charade
19. The Man from Nowhere
22. The Way
23. Batman: Year One
26. Fresh
27. Witness for the Prosecution
28. Memorial Day
29. Imitation of Life
I've seen some of these; I definitely recommend End of Watch, and The Man from Nowhere. I enjoyed Under the Red Hood more than Batman: Year One (which was more like Gordon: Year One).
CR
a completely inoffensive name
12-14-2013, 10:20
These were not on the list, but a friend invited me to watch The Hobbit at his place and then we immediately saw Desolation of Smaug in theaters, essentially amounting to 6 hours of Hobbitness today.
For part one, I was really happy with how well they kept to the story line, and I felt like the actors were good choices for their chosen roles. The problem I had was the one I was most afraid of which was that they were either not going to spend enough time on the ancillary dwarves to make certain portions of the book impactful or they were going to cut good portions of the book out. As it turns out over the course of part 2, they began to cut out big portions of the book which were some of my favorite scenes. The scene with the eagles is included in part 1 and (avoiding spoilers) it did match up with what I imagined when I read the book myself about 2 months ago.
The real problem I had was the rapid deviation from the book in part 2, the one which just came out. I do not have a problem with cutting corners and leaving only the essentials, but much of what they changed was simply unnecessary and detracted from the characters of the book and even worse, ruined the atmosphere of the biggest points of the book. Being a children's book, there is no love interest angle in The Hobbit, but because this is a big budget Hollywood film, they just had to shove one in there, where it did not belong, as well as bringing back characters from LOTR who were not present at all in The Hobbit.
The pacing due to the many alterations is now very off in my opinion, the fight I expected to see at the end of part 2 was now put off until the beginning of part 3 because they added a 20 minute fight scene which never occurred in the book. Now granted, they way it plays out in the book, would be very boring if it was portrayed on film (hint, there is lots of hiding and talking and waiting and talking), but I do think the route taken set the movie back in other ways simply to fulfill a big ending fight featuring the main characters.
I don;t want to make it seem like either of these movies are bad, if you have not read the book, you will not know what was added unless you remember what I have been saying while you watch it haha. I was just disappointed because I felt that The Hobbit could have been done more faithfully than the LOTR trilogy because it is not as long as the trilogy and instead found Hollywood shoving its tropes very hard into an otherwise perfect story. Desolation of Smaug still deserves your money however, and I encourage everyone to watch it, if only for the songs and soundtrack that accompanies every Hobbit/LOTR movie.
Hooahguy
12-14-2013, 18:46
Gangster Squad
Besides having a pretty dumb name, it was a pretty dull movie. Almost no character development at all, dumb plotlines, and even somehow made the action boring. Cant recommend.
Though Emma Stone in that red dress... :flowers:
a completely inoffensive name
12-15-2013, 09:59
Another movie struck from the list:
1. The Avengers
2. Jarhead
3. End of Watch
4. The Pianist
5. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
6. Roman Holiday
7. The Hunt for Red October
8. The Untouchables
9. Platoon
10. Jet Li's Fearless
11. Batman: Under the Red Hood
12. Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
13. Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
14. Safe
15. Downfall
16. Ip Man 2
17. Cinema Paradiso
18. Charade
19. The Man from Nowhere
20. 13 Assassins
21. The African Queen
22. The Way
23. Batman: Year One
24. Double Indemnity
25. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
26. Fresh
27. Witness for the Prosecution
28. Memorial Day
29. Imitation of Life
30. Trading Places
31. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
32. The Worlds Fastest Indian
33. The Red Violin
34. Safety Not Guaranteed
35. Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior
36. True Grit (1969)
37. Europa Report
Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior was decent. The story was pretty barebones and there was a real lack of any real fighting until about half way through the movie when suddenly it became fight after fight after fight. The fights themselves were satisfying enough for me, they were neither over the top nor quick, but the movie seemed to have a genuine realness to it such that Tony Jaa was really doing all these stunts, which if you think about it, are impressive to perform without wires. Each punch felt heavy and there was a fun 'Taken" element to it when a man get knocked out cold from one good blow among a series of 5 minute fights. I was going to watch jet Li, but I am getting sick of kung fu. Tomorrow I think I will watch Platoon.
a completely inoffensive name
12-16-2013, 08:42
Two more movies taken off the list:
1. The Avengers (extra)
2. Jarhead
3. End of Watch
4. The Pianist
5. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
6. Roman Holiday
7. The Hunt for Red October
8. The Untouchables
9. Platoon
10. Jet Li's Fearless (extra)
11. Batman: Under the Red Hood
12. Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
13. Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (extra)
14. Safe
15. Downfall
16. Ip Man 2
17. Cinema Paradiso (extra)
18. Charade
19. The Man from Nowhere
20. 13 Assassins
21. The African Queen
22. The Way (extra)
23. Batman: Year One
24. Double Indemnity
25. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
26. Fresh
27. Witness for the Prosecution
28. Memorial Day
29. Imitation of Life
30. Trading Places (extra)
31. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
32. The Worlds Fastest Indian (extra)
33. The Red Violin
34. Safety Not Guaranteed (extra)
35. Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior
36. True Grit (1969)
37. Europa Report (extra)
I am thinking that I wont be able to keep this pace for my whole break, so I have picked nine movies that I will put off the until the end as "extras" that I will get to if I have time. If I get through the core 27 movies I want to watch, I will consider this a success.
For today:
Batman: Under the Red Hood
Not much to say, it's an hour long DC WB animated movie featuring Bruce Timm as the producer, so I was somewhat confident that the quality would not be terrible, and to my enjoyment it was pretty good. It operates essentially as a 3 episode arch of Batman: The Animated Series, except with different voice actors notably for both Batman and the Joker (no Mark Hamill :( ). It's hard to talk about it without spoilers but if you are familiar with the recent "Red Hood" story arch from the DC comics, you pretty much know what to expect here. If you liked the Timmverse DC Animated cartoons (Batman: TAS, Batman Beyond, Justice League, Static Shock, JL: Unlimited etc...) you will get enjoyment out of this as well.
Platoon
Very good movie, I almost felt guilty not having seen this movie until now. Featuring a diverse cast that would become some of hollywoods biggest stars or already were at that point. I feel dumb writing about this to be honest, because it is a classic and has been for over 30 years, im the one late to the party. I will just say, I am glad that the characters I liked survived (mostly) and the characters that I didnt, did not (mostly). If you for some reason were in the same boat as me, just know that it is one of the best movies about the Vietnam War ever made (up there with Apocalypse Now and Full Metal Jacket) and you should see it.
How did you make it work to not have seen Platoon. Yeah, great movie. Berenger and Dafoe are great as total opposites. Berenger plays a terrifying character. I wouldn't survive there I am not made for that.
The Lurker Below
12-17-2013, 17:03
The Hobbit 2 and many other words. Cheezus, Hollywood, chill out with the epic naming attempts, k? Good movie, not really necessary to bother with the 3D gimmick. The wizard additions were welcome and interesting, the Legolas additions not so much. *Elf.
*Be sure to read the word Elf here with a little reek to it.
a completely inoffensive name
12-17-2013, 21:19
Two more movies last night, on the 20th I am going to decide whether or not to just scrap the extra movies because I still have over 20 movies and only 17(ish) days left in my break.
1. The Avengers (extra)
2. Jarhead
3. End of Watch
4. The Pianist
5. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
6. Roman Holiday
7. The Hunt for Red October
8. The Untouchables
9. Platoon
10. Jet Li's Fearless (extra)
11. Batman: Under the Red Hood
12. Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
13. Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (extra)
14. Safe
15. Downfall
16. Ip Man 2
17. Cinema Paradiso (extra)
18. Charade
19. The Man from Nowhere
20. 13 Assassins
21. The African Queen
22. The Way (extra)
23. Batman: Year One
24. Double Indemnity
25. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
26. Fresh
27. Witness for the Prosecution
28. Memorial Day
29. Imitation of Life
30. Trading Places (extra)
31. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
32. The Worlds Fastest Indian (extra)
33. The Red Violin
34. Safety Not Guaranteed (extra)
35. Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior
36. True Grit (1969)
37. Europa Report (extra)
Batman: Year One is best described how Crazed Rabbit called it, "Gordon: Year One". Not that I minded, because you have Bryan Cranston as the voice of Commissioner Gordon. The movie is a lot darker and includes multiple with PG-13 sexual scenes and swearing, which may seem off putting for someone expecting an animated Batman movie, but the story line is inspired from the Frank Miller comic book story arc, so there is really no getting around his type of writing. It's a very interesting story though that does a good job of tempting you to watch a sequel which never comes by introducing the origin of a few villains and ally's we all know and love. Out of the two Batman animated films I have watched, I would actually say that Year One is my favorite of the two, if only because of the more adult tones which I thought were pulled off well without giving me that excessive Frank Miller feel.
Dr. Seuss's The Lorax is essentially a kids movie, but it is a fun kids movie. Famous people come in to lend their voices such as Zac Efron, Taylor Swift, Danny de Vito, Rob Riggle and Betty White. Unfortunately, the rhyming is minimal which is somewhat understandable since a 45 page book can't support a 90 minute movie. Instead there are musical numbers interspersed throughout the movie which hold up very well thanks to the talent of Taylor Swift and Zac Efron. The message of the book is still there and not overdone and if I had to take young kids to see this movie, I at least would not be bored out of my mind watching it with them (I shudder at how my poor mom had to watch Pokemon: The First Movie with my brother and I at the theater.)
a completely inoffensive name
12-18-2013, 10:51
Another movie down, I am getting worn down at this point. I know I won't be able to watch the extras, but I dont care, I wasn't really that interested in them anyway. One more movie on wednesday and then I think I will take a two day break and come back on saturday. No point in watching movies if I am too tired to appreciate them.
1. The Avengers (extra)
2. Jarhead
3. End of Watch
4. The Pianist
5. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
6. Roman Holiday
7. The Hunt for Red October
8. The Untouchables
9. Platoon
10. Jet Li's Fearless (extra)
11. Batman: Under the Red Hood
12. Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
13. Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (extra)
14. Safe
15. Downfall
16. Ip Man 2
17. Cinema Paradiso (extra)
18. Charade
19. The Man from Nowhere
20. 13 Assassins
21. The African Queen
22. The Way (extra)
23. Batman: Year One
24. Double Indemnity
25. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
26. Fresh
27. Witness for the Prosecution
28. Memorial Day
29. Imitation of Life
30. Trading Places (extra)
31. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
32. The Worlds Fastest Indian (extra)
33. The Red Violin
34. Safety Not Guaranteed (extra)
35. Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior
36. True Grit (1969)
37. Europa Report (extra)
The Hunt for Red October was a pretty good thriller movie. Alec Baldwin and Sean Connery was a good duo to cast although it is a bit unbelievable to take Sean Connery's character seriously with his Scottish accent. The plot had a good twist, had me on edge on who the saboteur was on the sub. Some of the matters at the end seemed a bit silly or waved off leading me to believe that either the screenwriter or Tom Clancy had a hard time preventing WW3 while trying to ride the line throughout the whole movie. Also although I am not familiar with naval rules of engagement, I am pretty sure that the movie depicted captains as having a shit ton of discretion on whether or not to follow orders, and I had a hard time believing the American captain going "Oh you have a hunch, lets go with that then." about 3 times I counted throughout the film. Nevertheless though, I had a fun time watching it. I feel like it still holds up as a good movie some 20 years later.
Hooahguy
12-22-2013, 21:52
Anchorman 2
I really liked this movie, I laughed a ton and that to me makes for a winning comedy movie. There were a couple of parts that were more eye-rolling than funny, but the last 30 minutes might be one of the funniest scenes I have ever seen in a movie.
The movie also sent a great message about the role of media in society.
9/10
Battle Royale
A beautiful combination of violence, gore, youthful alienation and love. As deeply affecting as it was satisfying. Would recommend.
Seconded, it's awesome. That girl who starts liking killing is SCARY
Hooahguy
12-26-2013, 07:57
So for the holidays I decided to spend some family time watching some Disney movies, notably Tangled and Frozen.
Both were fantastic movies, I really enjoyed it. Before I didnt really care for the new Disney animation but now I really like it. I thought it would just be sappy kids movies but nope I enjoyed it. Laugh all you want, they were awesome. Highly recommend!
So for the holidays I decided to spend some family time watching some Disney movies, notably Tangled and Frozen.
Both were fantastic movies, I really enjoyed it. Before I didnt really care for the new Disney animation but now I really like it. I thought it would just be sappy kids movies but nope I enjoyed it. Laugh all you want, they were awesome. Highly recommend!
All Disney movies are awesome nowadays. They absolutily perfected the formula. Fun movies with a heart.
Gregoshi
12-26-2013, 21:14
So for the holidays I decided to spend some family time watching some Disney movies, notably Tangled and Frozen.
Both are great movies. After watching Tangled I wondered how good a frying pan unit would be in a TW game. ~D
Hooahguy
12-26-2013, 22:20
After watching Tangled I wondered how good a frying pan unit would be in a TW game. ~D
Frying pans, who knew? :beam:
a completely inoffensive name
12-29-2013, 06:53
lol, have not updated my list in a while. Basically I gave up watching all of them. I decided I didn't really want to watch most of them. But there are a few that I will watch later on. The last ones I did on the list were End of Watch and I saw Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
For End of Watch I honestly thought it was one of the best cop movies I ever saw. So intense and the acting was great. The camera style for some reason switches oddly from "handheld" to a more professional thing but I didnt mind. I just enjoyed the dialogue because it seemed so real.
Butch Cassidy was an interesting movie, kind of. It sort of rambled on and the plot changed randomly half way through which left no real satisfying conclusion for either story arch, because none of them felt fulfilled. The dialogue kind of got cheesier as it went along as well, because I really enjoyed the banter for the first hour and a half. Some of the older members in here are going to have to tell me how this movie became as popular as it did. The scene with the "Raindrops" song was so oddly out of place, but I heard that the movie made that song really popular. Just dont really get it.
Tonight I am watching Oceans Eleven again, for the third time. Because damn it I love a good heist movie.
Simon, a really good Dutch movie, that will make some sense out of what you probably percieve as lunacy. Half of the dialogue can't really be translated but it it's still a really good movie if you miss most of it.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gNnEWwXGE_s
Gregoshi
12-30-2013, 07:55
These were not on the list, but a friend invited me to watch The Hobbit at his place and then we immediately saw Desolation of Smaug in theaters, essentially amounting to 6 hours of Hobbitness today.
For part one, I was really happy with how well they kept to the story line, and I felt like the actors were good choices for their chosen roles. The problem I had was the one I was most afraid of which was that they were either not going to spend enough time on the ancillary dwarves to make certain portions of the book impactful or they were going to cut good portions of the book out. As it turns out over the course of part 2, they began to cut out big portions of the book which were some of my favorite scenes. The scene with the eagles is included in part 1 and (avoiding spoilers) it did match up with what I imagined when I read the book myself about 2 months ago.
The real problem I had was the rapid deviation from the book in part 2, the one which just came out. I do not have a problem with cutting corners and leaving only the essentials, but much of what they changed was simply unnecessary and detracted from the characters of the book and even worse, ruined the atmosphere of the biggest points of the book. Being a children's book, there is no love interest angle in The Hobbit, but because this is a big budget Hollywood film, they just had to shove one in there, where it did not belong, as well as bringing back characters from LOTR who were not present at all in The Hobbit.
The pacing due to the many alterations is now very off in my opinion, the fight I expected to see at the end of part 2 was now put off until the beginning of part 3 because they added a 20 minute fight scene which never occurred in the book. Now granted, they way it plays out in the book, would be very boring if it was portrayed on film (hint, there is lots of hiding and talking and waiting and talking), but I do think the route taken set the movie back in other ways simply to fulfill a big ending fight featuring the main characters.
I don;t want to make it seem like either of these movies are bad, if you have not read the book, you will not know what was added unless you remember what I have been saying while you watch it haha. I was just disappointed because I felt that The Hobbit could have been done more faithfully than the LOTR trilogy because it is not as long as the trilogy and instead found Hollywood shoving its tropes very hard into an otherwise perfect story. Desolation of Smaug still deserves your money however, and I encourage everyone to watch it, if only for the songs and soundtrack that accompanies every Hobbit/LOTR movie.
Saw it yesterday. I agree with your assessment. The movie really veered away from the book in this second installment and the action sequences were absurdly unrealistic. On a positive note, Smaug was magnificent. It is a shame they mishandled his encounter with Bilbo. On the whole, I am so disappointed
Penoza, has to be the best Dutch series ever. A normal mom gets slowly sucked in into the drugs-trade just to survive, which is obviously a pretty damn brutal line of work. I don't know if there is an english version. Watch it if you can find it.
Watching The Bridge, awesome Danish/Swedish crime-series. Vikings certainly are good at making these, a LOT of good movies and series are made in scandinavia for sure.
Hobbit - Smaug goes for a Picnic. Excellent. If you like Peter Jackson's version of JRR Tolkien, then this is it at its best. Keep an eye out for Colbert too!
(I do agree with ACIN's and the Lurker Below's assessment, additions like Legolas were completely unnecessary, and quite simply and obviously a "bums on seats" star attraction move).
Major Robert Dump
01-14-2014, 13:00
I have been watching so many films from France and Mexico and Sweden and it is just shocking at how horrible American cinema has become
CountArach
01-16-2014, 23:39
Has anyone else seen Her? It just came out here and I went to see it yesterday. It was one of the more interesting films I've seen in some time. A man comes out of a long term relationship and then starts to fall in love with a new AI operating system. The movie follows their relationship and raises a lot of thought provoking questions. The writing is fantastic and Joaquim Phoenix shows off all his skills.
Montmorency
01-17-2014, 02:44
Sleepy Hollow is a TV series - bear with this intrusion.
Highly derivative, but it's fun and simple popcorn-entertainment nonetheless.
Has anyone else seen Her? It just came out here and I went to see it yesterday. It was one of the more interesting films I've seen in some time. A man comes out of a long term relationship and then starts to fall in love with a new AI operating system. The movie follows their relationship and raises a lot of thought provoking questions. The writing is fantastic and Joaquim Phoenix shows off all his skills.
Watched it 2 days ago. It had it's moments, and in parts very touching. Thoroughly well acted. I particularly liked the set design, the world felt futuristic, but familiarly so, perhaps sleek-retro-hipster? I don't really know how I felt about it's almost Arthur C. Clarke Childhood's End ending though... The parts preceding it raised interesting questions, but it itself felt out of place, or at minimum an odd development.
And the Alan Watts bit was a complete misunderstanding of everything that Watts was and meant.
I have been watching so many films from France and Mexico and Sweden and it is just shocking at how horrible American cinema has become
These vikings know their trade, there is an absolute wealth of awesome viking crime-series. Tip: Adam's Apples. Hilarious Danish black comedy. It's about a neo-nazi making an apple-pie. Yes.
The Bridge Season 2 here I come. Very cool series. Main character is awesome, a female Swedish Sherlock Holmes, incredibly smart and a total sociopath.
More Penoza, awesome series. I can't believe this hasn't been sold internationally, it's pretty brilliant. TENSE. Right up there with the scandinavian offerings.
Hooahguy
01-21-2014, 00:54
So Ive seen Frozen multiple times now, I think Im up to 4, maybe 5? Ive lost track. Its still phenomenal. No regrets, just go see it.
xploring
01-21-2014, 08:36
I really like Frozen too. The songs are great. Thinking of watching it again when it's out on DVD.
Done with season two of Penoza, best series ever. Incredibly tense. Should it go outside Dutchland, get it. You won't regret it.
a completely inoffensive name
01-22-2014, 12:02
I saw Moonrise Kingdom the latest Wes Anderson movie. I actually didn't really "get" the big deal about his earlier movies, but starting with The Life Aquatic, I have been really enjoying them. This one was probably my favorite actually. I would recommend it even if you are not a particularly big Wes Anderson fan.
Montmorency
01-22-2014, 12:41
That movie was too much of a muddle, IMO. The female lead was good-looking, though. :eyebrows:
Hooahguy
01-26-2014, 06:34
Lone Survivor
I liked it. Stayed mostly true to what actually happened, save for a few things like a battle at the end, probably to get more action shots in.
8.5/10
Mrs. Lemur and I watched How I Live Now, a sort of coming-of-age things-fall-apart post-nuclear road trip. Odd film. If you dig weird indie flicks with apocalyptic settings, you might enjoy.
http://youtu.be/RSaxm68PPT4
Analysing forgotwho (that is not the actual title, I got analysing right, forgot the name). Great Woody Allen movie. Love this kind of total absurdity.
Edit; deconstructing Harry, that was the name.
Great.
If you dig weird indie flicks with apocalyptic settings, you might enjoy.
Post apocalyptic is good. Even watching post apocalyptic grass grow is more interesting than seeing grass growing right now.
Australia Day weekend, so much time for activities!
American Hustle, rubbish, meandering hogwash. Avoid. There are much, much better con-men flicks out there. JLaw and Cooper, instantly forgettable. Amy Adams the only redeeming factor of whatever this was meant to be.
Spectacular Now. I don't know, maybe it's the fact that I just graduated and am in a similar stage of life to the characters. But, I thought it was a great flick that was honestly affecting and a little heart-warming too. Recommended for sure.
Forgettable is probably the last word I'd use for Jennifer Lawrence.:on_love:
Also people don't use these onion heads enough.
Filth (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1450321/)
I hadn't read the book but ordered it right after I finished the movie.
Dark, very tragic and at times disgusting. It has some dark humour, but don't expect any laugh.
Reminded me of Fight Club, the way things were getting mixed up, but Fight Club ended on a relatively positive note.
You mean destroying everything?
You mean destroying everything?
I'm not quite certain what you are referring to....
I'm not quite certain what you are referring to....
That is what he does. He destroys society, he bombs it in the ending. The Fight-club is a metaphore for anarchy. The main character and Tylor Durden are the same person.
That is what he does. He destroys society, he bombs it in the ending. The Fight-club is a metaphore for anarchy. The main character and Tylor Durden are the same person.
Well Filth can be considered the polar opposite. Tylor Durden destroys society and finds himself and gets a second chance at life.
Bruce Robertson on the other hand ends up destroying himself.
Ending spoilers. Don't read if you want to enjoy the movie.
The ending has a different tone in the movie as compared to the book. The book's ending is more tragic, Bruce is shown as a man who has no hope of reformation, and his desire to hurt others he ends up hurting himself in his last moments.
In the movie, it's shown that he still has a decent side, one that manages to resurface occasionally. But in the end things are left up to viewer's point of view, as to what could have happened had he survived.
Dredd, awesome. Big, loud, violent. I am one of the few people who liked the old one, but this one is much better
Gregoshi
02-01-2014, 14:04
Dredd, awesome. Big, loud, violent. I am one of the few people who liked the old one, but this one is much better
I saw Dredd over the holidays. It was a descent movie (never saw the Stallone version) but I'm not fan of excessive blood and gore. The worst part of the movie though was watching Karl Urban's extreme frown for 90 minutes. My face muscles started having sympathy pains.
The violence doesn't bother me that much as it all can't be taken seriously. The violence in Munich or Zodiac is really hard to watch for me, but this is HEADSHOT LOL territory.
Dredd, awesome. Big, loud, violent.
I saw Dredd over the holidays. It was a descent movie [...] but I'm not fan of excessive blood and gore.
I enjoyed it, but it seemed to be awfully close to The Raid: Redemption (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_raid_redemption/), without being as fresh and inventive. But still, nice to see a Dredd film that wasn't a complete waste.
http://youtu.be/PkULMOFpuCo
Dredd was a good movie. I remember watching Stallone's original one as a kid and of course back then I thought it was the best movie ever, but this one managed to capture post nuclear war Megacity One a lot better than the original. Dredd is also more true to its comic version.
Boy in the Striped Pyjama's. Hammer -> Face. It keeps puzzling me that a civilised people like the Germans did such horrible things. Such a contrast between courtiousness and cruelness.
Street Kings 2, not a good movie. I don't even understand why it's called Street Kings 2, it has nothing to do with first movie. It's set in Detroit, my brother lived there for a while and said it's an ugly city. For an ugly city it has some gorgeous architecture imho. Never been there, but it doesn't look all that ugly to me.
Prisoners - 3.1/10 (IMDB 8.1/10)
For a movie which some how rated 8.1/10 on IMDB, you would think it would at least be decent. It also stars Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal, it is bound to be good, right?
Wrong.
It was the longest winded snoozefest imaginable, this is me continuing to watch it with "It is bound to pick up a little now.. surely". No, it was a complete whitenoise moment, which left me and the two others I were with sorely disappointed.
The only half-decent scene is when Hugh Jackman kidnaps some autistic paedophile then proceeds to hit him a couple of times. It had that moment where "This is what it means by 'breaking the rules in the film description'" ... then it completely disappears. The moment from where "You think something will spring up from this" to the realisation they just throw him into a box and torture him for kicks because there is no way he can or will give an answer.
There is also the annoying moment which is sort of a game where we make these inane comments near the start of the movie/program which turns out to be the mainplot/twist. We said "It is going to be X" and low-and-behold it was X.
Then there are moments where disbelief just kicks in. That ending was very painful too in this department...
If you want a complete snoozefest with no suspense (other than the suspend of hoping it will pickup, but doesn't) with no intelligence or drama or even 'thriller' involved in its creation, then this is the movie for you.
The acting in it was shabby and lacklustre too.
Jagten, awesome movie from the always awesome vikings. Scandinavian movies/series, always exceptional. It's about a teacher who is wrongfully accused of child abuse. It's scarier than the scariest horror movie.
Domino!awesome movie with quite a cast. Biggest surpris: Keira Knightly. She plays an absolute badass bounty-hunter. Great action movie.
I agree that Dredd was awesome. I will say though Tiaexz, that I disagree on Prisoners. I thought it was a pretty decent, if flawed movie.
Hooahguy
02-09-2014, 03:46
Thor the Dark World
I didnt really enjoy it, muddled plot, though watching Thor smash things is always fun.
Star Trek: into the Dark. Highly entertaining. Great actors, great acton, great writing.
Nomad, no brainer recommendation for orgahs. Clans, light cavalry, open vistas, battles, mongols. Any questions?
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Kqfmmkx0Pqs
The Women in Black, cool ghost story. Harry Potter does a good job at not being Harry Potter. Not really good, not really bad. Worth your time.
Taken, it's ok I guess. I heard it was good, it isn't all that good, just ok. Not a waste of time, nothing more.
The Lurker Below
03-09-2014, 17:47
Monuments Men - Was pleasantly surprised at the mix of good entertainment and educational story. Had read a book on the topic called The Rape of Europa about 15 years ago. Same subject matter. Clooney did not go outrageous Hollywood with the topic. Just told the story in an enjoyable format.
Major Robert Dump
03-10-2014, 06:51
Lone Survivor. Good, although I disliked the ending narration.
Gravity: Mediocre
I loved it.
Ender's Game sucked. Very faithful to the book but it has the acting and soundtrack of a bad marvel superhero movie. The book was about exploring the mind of Ender and did a decent job of it, but the movie managed to make him just another movie character with exceptional insight right when the plot demands it.
Can't recommend it. :shrug:
When I first watched it, it was good as a movie and concept. But it loses a lot of the charm once you read the books and you see things in a different light. They do miss out a lot of the psychological elements and it is a lot more action based with "this is our man" with a long montage.
I loved it.
Seem to be having some conflicts here with other people opinions, and since you are the first I have spoken to who has watched it, and say you loved it as in some disagreement, I will engage with you a little on it. (I only had people disagree with me friend of a friend-style)
The special effects were good, so lets completely sideline them, I don't think we would disagree here, however, I found the story to be rather unimpressive. Here is a brief overview in spoilers:
Basically, she is doing some upgrade to the hubble telescope whilst George Clooney fannies around with a jetpack going "wheee". The Russians end up blowing up one of their own satellites (stop evil americans from getting ahold of secrets and what not), and it starts off the Kepler effect (basically, it all turns into high speed debris, surrounding the world, destroying everything for at least a decade). The shuttle they were on gets hit and destroyed, they are stranded in space. She is groaning a little, going quiet, giving up hope, as George Clooney comes with his jetpack, fastens her onto it, and starts a long journey to the ISS. You find out SB has no will to live, because of her daughter dying in an accident, George Clooney attempts to keep her from drifting in despair. They get to the ISS, but it goes wrong (theme of the film), so in one of those cliche 'drop' moments, he lets go of SB to sacrifice himself for her. She is affected by this but still manages to get into the ISS. The ISS isn't damage-free, with one escape pod used, the other broken. The ISS turns into an inferno as she rushes to the broken escape pod so she can try to make it to some chinese station. A wave of debris comes which obliterates everything except for our starring character and her pod, who was tethered to the station by the already opened parachute, which she manages to snip-off. Basically she is now free and heading off to this chinese station, but she knows nothing and decides to commit suicide, when all she can get ahold of is a family in Mongolia on the receiving side of the radio and soothing childs singing in the backdrop. finding the restful music a good way to 'go out' with. Then out of no where, George Clooney rips open the door and gets inside, trying to turn fortunes aside, telling her how to pilot and survive. She wakes up, it was a dream, high CO2 levels and no oxygen. She turns life support back on, then does what George says to do in the dream. She gets to the chinese station, gets into their cockpit, which is identical almost to the Russian, except it has a buddha instead of orthodox cross and stuff written in mandarin script, and somehow manages beyond believe (we are led to believe) she gets to Earth by randomly pressing buttons. landing in the ocean, she refuses to respond to Houston on radio, almost drowns herself, is near some island, it ends rather suddenly.
When me and the two others watched it, we were all disappointed with the movie, as we were expecting something good, but it was simply mediocre and I wouldn't watch it again. Only reason I can assume people "loved it" in reviews was because they spent their entire budget on special effects and hiring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock as the only actors in it.
When me and the two others watched it, we were all disappointed with the movie, as we were expecting something good, but it was simply mediocre and I wouldn't watch it again. Only reason I can assume people "loved it" in reviews was because they spent their entire budget on special effects and hiring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock as the only actors in it.
I loved it because it was a movie about a genuine tragedy, self-sacrifice, utter loss of hope, reflections on life and death, and triumph against overwhelming odds. To each their own though.
I loved it because it was a movie about a genuine tragedy, self-sacrifice, utter loss of hope, reflections on life and death, and triumph against overwhelming odds. To each their own though.
I felt it lacked genuine tragedy, self-sacrifice and utter loss of hope.
There was no 'genuine tragedy' involved in the movie. It is too artificial and no gritty realism involved as what occurs in real life all the time with human trafficking, warzones, people dying of curable illnesses.
The 'Self-sacrifice' couldn't be any more cliché-hollywood if they even tried. A complete lack of imagination in the setting specially as George Clooney wouldn't be 'dragged off' like that, considering Sandra Bullock cancelled out the momentum, all she would have needed to do is pull him up towards her and he would have headed towards the station, so the death was merely in the writing and not reality.
As for 'Utter Loss of Hope', it would have had more of an impact if Sandra Bullock had any originally. Funnily enough, she 'gives up hope' after avoiding complete and utter annihilation without barely a scratch on at least 3 occasions. Avoiding 5 'possible death sentences', she does it whilst she is sitting comfortably in a spacecraft with functioning systems (which she later uses to get home). If it was 'Utter loss of hope', she would have gone long before this moment ':daisy: this' and removed her space helmet, now that would have had impact of grim reality.
Reflections on life/death is that George Clooney apparently bores everyone with pointless stories and that Sandra Bullock's daughter died whilst she was driving the car and listening to the radio, thus ever since then, she just goes to work, sleep and just drive around listening to the radio. There is the absence of depth.
I can only agree with the 'triumph against overwhelming odds' as they are incredibly over whelming and it is amazing they were anywhere near as successful as they were. In reality, after Sandra Bullock ended up cast out in space, she was a 'gonna'. So no disagreements.
Montmorency
03-13-2014, 12:40
So would you say it lacked - gravity?
Ahuh ahuh ahuh
Beautifully shot, but I couldn't get past the liberties taken with orbital mechanics.
GI Joe, big, loud, awesome.
Watched Jack Reacher. Still bleeding IQ points. Profusely. It's one of those "so bad it's actually kinda good" movies.
Major Robert Dump
03-18-2014, 08:03
More like Jack Reacharound.
In this World, good movie about the hardships of Afghanistan refugees travelling to europe. What the movie tries to evoke in me, well it doesn't, but that's more for the backroom.
Running Scared, seen it before. Great movie, with a really good soundtrack http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1toQiKtC01A
I would rate only Inception or The Godfather for having a better one.
A shame about Tom Walker, goodlooking guy, seems nice
Sarmatian
03-24-2014, 18:01
Seen 300: Rise of an Empire
It's not supposed to be a documentary, so I won't even bother pointing out how utterly ridiculous in terms of authenticity. Just like the previous film, if you're looking for historical drama, you will be disappointed, and you should skip this.
Otherwise, it is a really good movie, maybe even slightly better than the first one. It also deals with Xerxes' invasion, but focuses on the Athenians and Themistocles. One of the reason I believe it's better than the first is the magnificent Eva Green in the role of arch villain Artemisia. She played the role perfectly and basically owned the film from the beginning to the end. Not to mention that even in her advanced years, she's got so much sexy you could make three hot women out of it. Dark, mysterious, seductive and powerful... Next to her, women from my fantasies look like short, chubby, bald men.
If you liked the first one, you'll like this one.
Advanced years? She's all good. Ironically the worst Bond-girl ever imho, she's too cute, Bond-girls should be seductive and dangerous, not cute. Loved 300, it's so rediculously homo-erotic. Certainly going to watch this.
Sarmatian
03-25-2014, 08:46
Ooops, she's only 34. I though she was over 40. That's better.
a completely inoffensive name
03-29-2014, 07:34
Saw The Grand Budapest Hotel. Loved it, as always. Please watch it.
Watched "Flight" with Denzel Washington. Beh. Lots of tits though.
Sarmatian
04-01-2014, 21:37
Seen Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
It's better than the first. I've laughed so hard my stomach hurt. They've moved on to the 80's and the birth of the "modern" news.
The humour is similar in type to the 1st film. That can give you an inclination what to expect. I've seen the 1st film being rated better generally, while the 2nd one is way funnier to me. Might be because it took some time to get to know the characters and familiarize myself with the 70's news so I can understand the parody of it.
This time I jumped straight in, and it was really worth it.
The Lurker Below
04-04-2014, 19:27
Donnie Darko - some Org member talked up this movie. Might not have been in this thread, but it happened at some point, so it was put at the end of a long Netflix queue, showed up a couple nights ago, and was watched. As usual the wife fell asleep before the movie was over. However, three teenage boys who seldom watch what their parents are into, at some point or another checked to see what we were watching, and all three finished the film.
Yesterday I looked up other reviews and it was suggested that people would better understand the directors cut. I don't know that that's necessary. For myself, an experienced movie watcher, I recognized that not all should be blatantly explained and that the viewer should bring a little thought and imagination for themselves. Also, sometimes, it's fine to leave a little bit of mystery. I enjoyed it.
The Big Kahuna.
One room. Three actors. Some of the best dialogue ever written.
De Tweeling, good Dutch/German WW2 drama. Kinda surprised I never heard of it. Two twin sisters get seperated and end up on different sides of history, and later meet again. Good stuff.
Hooahguy
04-05-2014, 06:04
Divergent
Yeah, not really sure why I watched this. Interesting story line, though the execution of it wasnt very well thought out. They spent so much time building up to the climax that it felt rushed, or even tacked on. But I suppose thats to be expected from a poor man's Hunger Games.
5.5/10
Shutter Island. Not bad, wicked obvious, but not bad.
Hooahguy
04-06-2014, 21:19
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Actually not bad, I enjoyed it. Good action, decent acting, and an actually good plot. Though the whole "random veteran flying a wing suit" thing felt off, but didnt detract too much from the scene.
7.5/10
a completely inoffensive name
04-07-2014, 03:37
21 Jump Street was hilarious.
Alex Cross, pretty decent actually.
Sarmatian
04-07-2014, 17:50
Made in Dagenham
No exactly fresh, since it came out in 2010 but I just got around to it.
The film itself is a dramatization of a women's protest about poor working condition in Ford's factory in Dagenham, UK in 1968, that quickly grew into something bigger.
They got the 60's vibe right, at least I hope so, since I was born in the 80's. Great film overall - great acting, good directing, interesting characters, interesting plot... There sad and happy moments, but there will also be a few laughs.
I can heartily recommend it - it's good to remind ourselves that even though women are considered equal to men in most of the world and most the things, it wasn't always like it. Just so we don't forget that they had to fight for things we take for granted.
7.5/10 from me.
Her Name was Sarah, you immediatly give a crap, very good opening.
The Keeper, good thriller. Dennis Hopper plays a pretty damn creepy psychopath.
Major Robert Dump
04-15-2014, 10:22
Divergent. Total teenage girl movie. Gaping plot holes. Good camera, some eye candy, horrible Twilight-esque sound track. Ok for a date movie
Balibo. Not that it's bad but I wonder what the family of the guy who got killed there thinks of the end. I doubt a seasoned warjournalist is all that surprised that he gets killed just like everybody else. I AM AUSTRIAN!!! whimper mode all tears // i am Australian... BAM
There is nobody to see how he died, doubt he was such a wimp
Interiors, GOOD. Very good. Nothing ever really happens but it gets under your skin regardless. Watched it twice by now, that's better because you should want to to let it sink in. Absolutily nothing happens, keep it in mind, not a beer/smoke/cocaine with your idiotic friends-movie. Really recommended.
21 Jump Street. Light-hearted fun. Most thankfully no cringe-worthy moments that are usually a key trope of the genre.
Constant Garderner, seen it before, good movie. The real motivation is looking at Rachel Weisch, she is so incredibly pretty. Natural beauty, needs no warpaint
xploring
05-18-2014, 14:25
The Grand Budapest Hotel. Energetic and entertaining, especially close to the end, though not as good as some reviews made it out to be. The storytelling is in some ways reminiscent of films in the early part of last century. I enjoyed it.
X Men Days of the Future Past
I might be in the minority, but I really liked the First two X Men films. They could've been done better sure, but then I still liked them. The third one had good action, but man the story was bad. They basically wrote themselves into a corner, killing off so many characters.
Then came Wolverine Origins. Again I liked the movie despite the fact that they totally ruined Deadpool, who's an awesome character in his own right.
X Men First Class was good, but mainly because of strong acting by Fassbender and McAvoy. The latest Wolverine flick, I don't even remember the name of. I rented it and ended up returning it unwatched.
Then along comes Days of the Future Past. I stayed away from the trailers and promotions so as not to spoil the story. The movie theater over here is currently holding a special offer. Three tickets for the price of one. When I reached there with friends, we found out that the offer did not apply to this film, so we ended up paying thrice the amount we had planned but it was totally worth it. The whole franchise seemed to be in decline, but this film has saved it. It neatly ties up nearly all the loose ends and the movie ends with something like a clean slate to start with a new story arc.
Apocalypse is coming. The post credits scene gave me chills.
There are some inconsistencies, sure. But for the most part by the end everything falls into place in a picture perfect happy ending. Everything is fine and The dead characters are alive again
Great movie, that served the dual purpose of being entertaining as well as salvaging the series.
12 Years a Slave. Top, top, top quality.
Zatoichi. Samurais! geishas! Many bloody fights! Also a lot of humour and beautiful shots.
The Lurker Below
05-29-2014, 20:17
Identity Thief - moderately amusing. Disclaimer: I am not a Melissa McCarthy fan in the least. Sub somebody I like in for her and then maybe I can give it 3 out of 5 instead of 1.5 of 5.
The Lurker Below
06-01-2014, 16:57
Star Trek - Into the Darkness - Good story for Khan. Redundant poo for Kirk and Spock. Lots of entertaining action, but required too many critical success dice rolls for the heroes. That gets old. If I were GM either Kirk or Scotty would have had an auto fail somewhere in there.
disclaimer - I have been eating too much chocolate lately and everything else seems a bit bland these days
I actually liked it, it wasn't that bad. If you can watch the film and be entertained the one, even mindlessly, it gets the 'pass' mark.
Loved it. Awesome spectacle. All the actors are fantastic, they are better at being their character than the actual actors from the series. Also liked how they reversed some scenes from The Wrath of Kahn and The Search for Spock.
Dredd: Great movie. Thoroughly enjoyed the 90 minutes of pure fun.
Watch it.
Seconded. Rediculously violent fun.
Finding Eric, wait, a positive movie about lower-class Brittain? Also an oath to the beauty of football. Extra awesome because Contona has a role in it as the (imaginened) shrink of the main character, he is really good as an actor, he's a gentleman. Of course there is tragedy as English movies are never not depressing but there is a ray of light here.
Raptor, fun B-movie with horrible effect. Loved it.
The Lurker Below
06-22-2014, 22:13
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy - have anticipated seeing this for a long time, really intrigued by the previews last year. I appreciate that it had fantastic actors playing their part in a realistic story. However for a kid brought up on extreme action Hollywood drivel, this just didn't bring enough juice to keep me awake. I mean, I saw Jedi using light sabers at the bushy-tailed age of nine. This was more mundane than a chick flick, without cute chicks. Two out of Five.
Peach Trees, this is mama
No my mama, watched Dred with my mom, she loved it. Told her it is kinda violent, heh
The Lurker Below
07-06-2014, 20:35
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen - Enjoyed it a lot. Meant to be watched with your girl.
About Smith, great. Jack Nickolson plays a role you wouldn't expect, it's arguably his best performance ever. It's hard not to be Jack Nickolson because of total awesomness and he's a different person here.
xploring
07-16-2014, 12:47
Still Life. Good movie but too quiet. I was waiting and waiting for it to take off and it did eventually but for such a short time.
Good movie though, I just don't understand Asian sensibilities. But it's beautiful.
Hooahguy
08-03-2014, 08:09
The Raid 2
I think it does its predecessor justice. An overall better story line (though some people I got confused so I think it merits a second viewing), and the action scenes are just as good as the ones from before. Extremely entertaining with so many "oh :daisy:" moments that I think it will be almost as memorable as its predecessor.
Highly recommend!
And if you havent seen the first one, The Raid: Redemption, and you like action movies, do yourself a favor and watch it. By far one of the best action movies I have ever seen.
Attack the Block
Decent movie. Terrible protagonists. At the halfway mark I was rooting for the aliens to finish off everyone one of those wannabe gang members who think it is OK to mug women using a knife as long as they don't live in the same block.
How ever did the writers think someone could feel sympathetic to a protagonist whom you see mugging a hardworking woman in the first scene. And the only explanation given in the movie is because they are troubled teenagers.
Of course there is tragedy as English movies are never not depressing but there is a ray of light here.
Did bend it like Beckham drove you to tears as well?
Attack the Block
Decent movie. Terrible protagonists. At the halfway mark I was rooting for the aliens to finish off everyone one of those wannabe gang members who think it is OK to mug women using a knife as long as they don't live in the same block.
How ever did the writers think someone could feel sympathetic to a protagonist whom you see mugging a hardworking woman in the first scene. And the only explanation given in the movie is because they are troubled teenagers.
I am guessing it is trying to sympathise with that audience from that sort of background. Not watched the movie but from your description, it is playing to some stereotypes that these teenagers are unloved and cared for, failed by the state and school systems, and mug grannies for cash.
I'll give it a watch from a British standpoint for you, as it is apparently an English movie.
Well, I have to say, I don't even know how you even watched this movie, rajpoot. I am so tempted to turn it off, and only like 20 minutes in.
Basically, it is a bunch of Chavs being portrayed in a somewhat 'comedy' film during an alien invasion. I don't think you are meant to even be sympathetic to the protagonist and just 'laugh' at how juvenile and imbecile they are. The target audience would actually most likely be the people who they are making caricatures of.
Well, I have to say, I don't even know how you even watched this movie, rajpoot. I am so tempted to turn it off, and only like 20 minutes in.
Basically, it is a bunch of Chavs being portrayed in a somewhat 'comedy' film during an alien invasion. I don't think you are meant to even be sympathetic to the protagonist and just 'laugh' at how juvenile and imbecile they are. If you are watching this expecting a proper film experience as you suggested, you would be sorely disappointed and its target audience would actually be the people who they are making caricatures of.
I suspected that. Showing the cops in a bad light and glorifying the gang members. :no:
BTW what's 'Chavs'?
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I suspected that. Showing the cops in a bad light and glorifying the gang members. :no:
BTW what's 'Chavs'?
Basically, it is teenagers who come from economically deprived urban areas who take their influences from gang-culture and rap music, committing petty crimes, sometimes leading into more serious things such as gang-warfare, stabbings, drugs and other criminal enterprises.
They pretty much talk and act like in the movie.
So yes, a caricature comedy.
Ah OK.
I watched this movie for the female lead actually. Liked her 'kookiness' in Perrier's Bounty (which is an awesome movie) so decided to try this out.
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AntiDamascus
08-11-2014, 01:06
Winter's Tale was amazingly dumb. Plot holes, weird characters and a horse out of nowhere. But I'm totally glad I watched it.
Hooahguy
08-13-2014, 13:26
The Day of the Siege
Not really sure why I watched this. Basically as long as the swords stay sheathed it's not half bad. But dear lord is the CGI for battles terrible. And the battle scenes are far too dramatic in a fake way. The director clearly likes scenes of horses falling over because it seems like he used a hundred of the same shot repeated over and over.
But other than that it's not terrible, might watch again when drunk.
5/10
edyzmedieval
08-16-2014, 15:01
Grand Budapest Hotel.
You can't review this - you have to watch it. Phenomenal movie, I laughed until my stomach hurt, the actors, the screenplay, everything. It was a cake, just like Mendl's in the movie.
Particle Fever
Very enjoyable documentary about the CERN Collider.
xploring
08-17-2014, 14:45
Begin Again
I like it and the music was nice but I was expecting more from reviews I have read. The story is not very involving, I guess I needed to listen to the lyrics closely to get more into it.
CosPetia
09-05-2014, 12:48
Hi guys,
Except gaming I love watching movies which are related to some mysteries.
I can`t hide it I liked Lucy" very much. Morgan Freeman did it so well, Scarlett Johansson also, although I`m not a huge fan of her.
So what movies you`ve seen recently? What type of movies do you like?
I am a snob. Don't like action movies very much, more of a self-congratulating arthouse type. The most awesome movie I saw recently is 'Dredd' though, rediculously violent fun.
CosPetia
09-05-2014, 14:57
I am a snob. Don't like action movies very much, more of a self-congratulating arthouse type. The most awesome movie I saw recently is 'Dredd' though, rediculously violent fun.
My taste in movies changed a lot in the last years. Before I used to like war and horror movies with a lot battles, guns of any kind and blood. Recently I watch movies related to ancient artifacts, burried treasures, world secrets and things like that.... :)
Posted this in other thread but it's a good find for movie lovers.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gMwzvAt84P8
Don't let the violent sex in the first scene put you off, this gem packs some of the best dialogues and monologues ever. Quality is good for youtube.
The Lurker Below
09-07-2014, 14:47
Draft Day - was okay. When anything succeeds in Hollywood they can't just let it go at one. As well done and interesting in its own way as Moneyball. Unlike Moneyball it was not original nor based on a true story.
American Hustle - Ah hell yes, Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams playing floozies? Count me in. Always a plus when Bradley Cooper gets hosed, again. Fair enough con movie otherwise.
Hooahguy
09-07-2014, 18:06
Not exactly a movie but I saw the German series Generation War (also known as Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter). Its more of a 3 movie series than anything, but I thought it was rather well done.
CosPetia
09-08-2014, 15:54
Grand Budapest Hotel.
You can't review this - you have to watch it. Phenomenal movie, I laughed until my stomach hurt, the actors, the screenplay, everything. It was a cake, just like Mendl's in the movie.
I did and i love it
CosPetia
09-08-2014, 15:56
Draft Day - was okay. When anything succeeds in Hollywood they can't just let it go at one. As well done and interesting in its own way as Moneyball. Unlike Moneyball it was not original nor based on a true story.
American Hustle - Ah hell yes, Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams playing floozies? Count me in. Always a plus when Bradley Cooper gets hosed, again. Fair enough con movie otherwise.
I watched American Hustle and I liked it :)
The Grand Budapest Hotel, damn this is one hilarious movie. Don't ask, jutch watch it.
The Grand Budapest Hotel, damn this is one hilarious movie. Don't ask, jutch watch it.
Nah Frags, that was a horrible movie.
Nah Frags, that was a horrible movie.
Wut
La Grande Bellezza, pretty damn awesome.
The Master, pretty damn scary. The sadly now lost to us Seymor Hofman is fantastic. I didn't read the back of the box, my brother gave it to me so I already knew it would be good. It slowly but steadily becomes really uncomfortable to watch. Great stuff.
Hooahguy
10-05-2014, 04:18
Headhunters
A rather excellent Norwegian film. Its on Netflix, and I was rather surprised how excellent it was!
a completely inoffensive name
10-05-2014, 04:56
Dredd was so ******* good. Did not try to be anything but violent action film that had amazing effects and kept true to the comic series. Too bad a sequel will never be made.
Yeah.... Mamma is such an awesome villain
De Helaasheid van Dingen, awesome Flemish movie. Depressing but also kinda hilarious. I hope it will get an international release as arthouse-lovers are going to love it.
Yeah.... Mamma is such an awesome villain
Yeah, and pretty sexy too.
Yeah, and pretty sexy too.
Yeah, love her voice and stance. Epuc villain, and very sexy indeed.
Yeah, love her voice and stance. Epuc villain, and very sexy indeed.
https://i.imgur.com/lKvgfEK.gif
Just finally saw Boondock Saints. I cannot believe this gem was out there all this time and I never saw it. Awesome movie, disappointing sequel.
Hooahguy
10-22-2014, 18:27
I feel the sequel tried way too hard to replicate the first one, and ultimately flopped trying to do so.
I feel the sequel tried way too hard to replicate the first one, and ultimately flopped trying to do so.
Agreed completely. It lost the magic because it started following a formula and did not feel organic like the first one.
Doctor Who is a seriously awesome series. Reminds me of Firefly (fu Fox)
You should watch the Footnote (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footnote_%28film%29).
Especially if you are a student ot a neo-nazi, you will love it. Together with the Grand Budapest Hotel and the movie with Johnny Depp as a bianconeri Indian, it was one of the funniest films I watched last year.
Go watch John Wick, No excuses - you just got to do it.
a completely inoffensive name
11-19-2014, 09:15
Boondock Saints is garbage.
Boondock Saints is garbage.
To Hades with you, Pinko Commie! Boondock Saints is awesome.
Walkind Dead season 3, starts out weak, but becomes better than the older seasons. Zombies are always awesome, period.
After Lucia was a pretty good movie, one of the few that really touched me. There are some weak points (like the extremely easy kidnapping), but overall it was great.
Acting was its strongest point, I was positively surprised by the Latinoamerican actors or I maybe I was too influenced by soaps like Juana la Virgen.
The Lurker Below
11-30-2014, 17:04
Sex Tape - maybe it was supposed to be a comedy? If you're significant other gets this and expect you to watch it with her find a spot where she can't see your eyes and get some good nap time in.
Antichrist, some people will probably say it's brilliant because it won prices at Cannes and most of all because it was made by Lars va- I mean on Trier. But it's just torture porn with needless sex-scenes that show a lot. I got youporn if I want to marvel at penetration. And I don't enjoy watching vagina's being mutilated and penisses cumming with blood. I must be weird for simply not getting it.
bah
xploring
01-02-2015, 13:22
Big Hero 6. I was disappointed. Nowhere near as good as Frozen or Wreck it Ralph, this feels not much more than an animated action movie. It's not bad, the action sequence and animation are well done, but I felt it lacks character buildup and development. The humour is mostly for boys, not much wit or food for thought.
Hooahguy
01-06-2015, 16:32
The Imitation Game
Really quite an excellent movie, Cumberbatch delivers a fantastic performance, I would highly recommend seeing it.
August: Osage Country with Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, as well as The German Doctor are excellent films, especially the latter. Mengele was portrayed very efficiently and I liked the subtle doll reference.
12 years a slave, powerfull stuff. I will never stop wondering why slaves just didn't just kill everyone and just accepted their position.
American Sniper. 10/10
You have to see this movie. Don't listen to critics...judge it for yourself.
The excorsist, still scary. I wonder why this scene was cut from the orginal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-4f_NMUxcY
terrifying.
Day of the dead, no, just no. Zombies are NOT fast ultra strong ninja's that also use tools. Zombies are a shambling mass that can overwhelm you if there are too many of them. Get it???
Seamus Fermanagh
03-09-2015, 19:47
American Sniper. 10/10
You have to see this movie. Don't listen to critics...judge it for yourself.
8.5-9/10, not 10/10. Good film, enjoyed it. Final sequence from Texas memorial/funeral service WAS 10/10.
Child's Play, old and awesome. Amazing special effects that must have been a lot of work without computers.
Hooahguy
03-24-2015, 18:27
American Hustle
Overall good acting, decent plot, but it was far too long and drawn out. Things got confusing and that was even with my full attention with it.
6.5/10
HopAlongBunny
03-24-2015, 19:12
The Lord of the Rings.
I started reading the books when i was about 12-13 and have loved this epic adventure ever since.
The movie follows the main themes very well; some things are missed but that is no surprise.
What struck me as I watched were really two things:
1) an epic that stresses sacrifice and the "good fight"; likely part of what makes it a great story, but a clear call to be willing and ready to take up arms;
2) an ode to both a class divided world and a racially segregated world;
Silly Bunny! I hear most of you say (eyes rolling to the ceiling) I am just astounded that I these ignored themes for all this time.
Still a great story and well told; I'm just surprised how much it requires you to overlook to truly enjoy it.
Just watched the last, two Woody Allen films and didn't like them much either:
Gigolo was a pretty bad movie, with the humourous scenes being limited to satirizing Jews. They'd have been funny, if they hadn't been being repeated continously.
Moonlight was better, I liked the first part, but the end was ridiculously hollywoodish. Also, it was quite a predictable movie, I had guessed the mystic's trick, since their first encounter.
Sinister. It is sinister. Worth watching if you can get past the truly horrific first scene. A must-see if you like horror-movies.
Ironclad, I you like brutal medieval combat, and we all do here, you will have a blast. It's not a particulary good movie but the fighting scenes are awesome.
a completely inoffensive name
04-13-2015, 09:50
Edge of Tomorrow was a really original and refreshing sci-fi film. Tom Cruise knows how to pick good sci-fi films.
Hooahguy
04-17-2015, 21:36
Hot Fuzz
How have I gone so long without seeing this movie?
HopAlongBunny
04-17-2015, 23:33
https://youtu.be/ngElkyQ6Rhs
Montmorency
04-18-2015, 10:28
Oh God, are you sure Lucas wasn't behind that teaser?
Montmorency
04-20-2015, 12:46
Remember The Martian (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?58917-What-book-are-you-reading&p=2053594583&viewfull=1#post2053594583)? Apparently, the movie adaptation is coming out at the end of the year.
Matt Damon has the lead role. Ridley Scott directed.
I got the feeling Hollywood was going to turn a nice example of collectivist-fantasy hard scifi into boring action dross, especially given the relatively-slow pace of the source material, and the recent trend over the past few years with Hollywood action-scifi.
So I looked up the screenwriter on IMDB (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1206844/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr1).
2017 Untitled Spider-Man Reboot (screenplay) (announced)
Robopocalypse (screenplay) (announced)
Untitled Cloverfield Sequel (screenplay) (announced)
2016 The Sinister Six (screenplay) (pre-production)
2015 The Martian (screenplay) (post-production)
Hmm, that doesn't look to impressive. Well, let's see his past work.
2013 World War Z (screenplay)
2012 The Cabin in the Woods (written by)
...
Cloverfield
And episodes of Lost, and Alias,
Well, :daisy:
https://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr309/desertSypglass/giphy.gif
Sarmatian
04-20-2015, 22:15
Hot Fuzz
How have I gone so long without seeing this movie?
For me, absolutely the best of "Blood and Ice Cream" trilogy, although other two are also fantastic.
For me, absolutely the best of "Blood and Ice Cream" trilogy, although other two are also fantastic.
Agreed.
Watched Serpico, very good film. Al Pacino is magnificent.
Though the second love interest isn't very interesting or well acted IMO and I wish they introduced the other good cop a bit earlier but all in all a solid film.
9/10.
Captain America, just a great time. Awesome action-movie.
Oblivion, almost great but a bit too straightforward to be great. Still very good, absolutily an 8/10 if I had to give it score. Recommended.
Interstellar, best movie I have seen for a while, my brother's choice of good movies never dissapoints. It's a long ride, after 3 hours you are exhausted because it's so intense but I really recommend it. It's science-fiction but always believable, wouldn't surprise me if it was a cooperation with NASA
Lone Survivor, excellent movie about a failed attempt of a navy-seal team in Afghanistan, how scary must it be to be constantly hunted by people who are always a step ahead.
Lone Survivor, excellent movie about a failed attempt of a navy-seal team in Afghanistan, how scary must it be to be constantly hunted by people who are always a step ahead.
I found it pretty horrible. The Afghans were dying like flies, with one bullet been enough to decimate a Taliban brigade, while the hero should get more than a dozen, in order to properly die.
The last scene was rather ridiculous, too, with the Americans saving the day in the last minute, while the benevolent villagers were defending the American from hordes of malevolent Afghans.
All of the above were just pure fantasy of the director.
2/10 for too many cliches and excessive quantities of American propaganda.
They do kinda die like flies, but if that is unreastic I don't know
The Devide, the worst terrible movies are the ones that were intended to be good. Nice images, lots of piano and strings for music. But it's a really bad movie, I have found more interesting things under my shoes than the characters, the writing is terrible,it's pretentious though it wants to be clever. It is not.
Done with the first season of Dexter, awesome series, had never heard of it untill recently (I never watch tv, don't even have cable)
I'm curently watching Major Crimes and I admit that it's pretty fynny. Not as funny as The Mentalist, but every actor develops his character in depth, especially the chap playing Provenza.
Anyway, it's definitely much better than Cold War propaganda pieces, like NCIS.
Chernobyle Chronicals, straightforward horror-movie. But has one tning going for it, it is actually filmed in Pripyat. They could have done more with that but it's still cool.
HopAlongBunny
07-12-2015, 07:01
finished watching Kingsmen.
Great fun! To paraphrase Rollingstone ...even after it stops making sense, still great fun!
Violence: over the top
A couple of good female characters, not well developed; overall lacking in female perspective; a failing, but not necessary to good shoot'em up
Damnit, I didn't want this to be over. Penny Dreadfull, excellent series. I hope they reconsider not making a third season as there is plenty of room for more. Especially Dorian Gray is an awesome character that is criminally underused, series could have done without it so why put him in it.
Hooahguy
07-12-2015, 16:19
finished watching Kingsmen.
Great fun!
Fully agreed! I was honestly surprised how much I liked it. I just wish it was a bit longer.
The Warriors
An obvious classic gang movie from the late 70's. The ridiculous gang outfits just makes it all the better.
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