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I enjoyed Paranormal Activity. They want to make a sequel, I don't know how that can possibly be good. Part of the reason I thougth Paranormal Activity was good was because it was clearly shot on a low budget with unknown actors. Plus, the ending doesn't really leave room for a sequel, I liked it just as it was.
Oh I liked it, but the suits took some enjoyment from it with hyping it, these low-budget movies are made by movie-lovers for movie-lovers, the joy in making it shows in spades. Same with Blair witch, it got a sequel because it made a lot of money not because someone wanted to make a good movie.
Sasaki Kojiro
04-26-2010, 16:20
The Losers: great, exactly what I want from an action movie. Good action, very funny, and the don't dwell on those "emotional moments" that some action movies have, they keep that stuff to a minimum.
Prussian to the Iron
04-26-2010, 19:58
The Losers: great, exactly what I want from an action movie. Good action, very funny, and the don't dwell on those "emotional moments" that some action movies have, they keep that stuff to a minimum.
total opposite. crappy, no real direction, and there are 2 characters who switch sides like.....4 or 5 times over the course of the movie. and nobody cares about it. admittedly, i only went because my dad wanted to see it and it was too windy for paintball.
Louis VI the Fat
05-03-2010, 01:53
Up.
A lovely movie. The first twenty minutes were a wonder of beauty and storytelling. So very sweet and touching. The rest of the movie was great too.
I love Pixar! What a great studio. Each movie of theirs is sheer moviemaking magic. The spiritual heir to Disney in its heyday. Who else would dare to make a high-profile, high-budget movie that has a very senior man on screen for most of the movie?
Strike For The South
05-03-2010, 02:18
Up.
A lovely movie. The first twenty minutes were a wonder of beauty and storytelling. So very sweet and touching. The rest of the movie was great too.
I love Pixar! What a great studio. Each movie of theirs is sheer moviemaking magic. The spiritual heir to Disney in its heyday. Who else would dare to make a high-profile, high-budget movie that has a very senior man on screen for most of the movie?
One of the few movies that brought me to tears
Louis VI the Fat
05-03-2010, 02:50
One of the few movies that brought me to tearsI got a little teary-eyed myself.
They did had to mop me up the first time I saw Ratatouille. I cried like a baby. Throughout most of Ratatouille I was just enjoying it as a fun little movie. Then Anton Ego - the cynical critic, got his meal, and I instantly bursted out in tears, it was Niagara Falls all the way to the end. I was in a complete state, a wreck for hours afterwards. http://matousmileys.free.fr/tr35.gif http://matousmileys.free.fr/tr35.gif http://matousmileys.free.fr/tr35.gif
Strike For The South
05-03-2010, 18:14
I got a little teary-eyed myself.
They did had to mop me up the first time I saw Ratatouille. I cried like a baby. Throughout most of Ratatouille I was just enjoying it as a fun little movie. Then Anton Ego - the cynical critic, got his meal, and I instantly bursted out in tears, it was Niagara Falls all the way to the end. I was in a complete state, a wreck for hours afterwards. http://matousmileys.free.fr/tr35.gif http://matousmileys.free.fr/tr35.gif http://matousmileys.free.fr/tr35.gif
How did you feel about the furriners takin your wimmenz? ~;)
Prussian to the Iron
05-08-2010, 21:08
Iron Man 2. great movie, like the first one with a little more insight into Stark.
if you watch it, stay until after the credits. if you dont have time, then this is what happens:
The agent from S.H.I.E.L.D. who went to New Mexico is shown getting out, observing a large crater, and calling someone. He says that they've "Found it". Right before the screen cuts to black, Thor's Hammer is shown lodged in a rock in the crater.
Loved the first.
Anyway 'Pin', deliciously absurd black comedy. If you like twisted gogogo
Zack & Miri make a porno, loved it, funny and genuinly moving. Best buddy movie since Sideways.
Prussian to the Iron
05-13-2010, 20:19
i hated Zack and Miri. like one sex scene. then again, me and my buddys basically skipped over anything until we saw it, then kept fast forwarding, to our dissapointment.
So... you didn't watch the movie, but you have an opinion on it?
i hated Zack and Miri. like one sex scene. then again, me and my buddys basically skipped over anything until we saw it, then kept fast forwarding, to our dissapointment.
Rent a porno-if you want to see porn, Z&M is more like Woody Allen, bizarre situations.
Leon: The Professional. Pretty damn intense. A bit creepy with the little girl who falls in love with him though.
Leon: The Professional. Pretty damn intense. A bit creepy with the little girl who falls in love with him though.
:2thumbsup: Oldman was fantastic, and Besson did a great job with little Natalie Portman, only 12-13 at the time. It's a pity she decided to do Star Wars...
:2thumbsup: Oldman was fantastic, and Besson did a great job with little Natalie Portman, only 12-13 at the time. It's a pity she decided to do Star Wars...
I was really impressed by it. I love the scene where she is ringing and ringing the door bell hoping Leon answers and I found I saying to myself: "Just open the damn door!!!".The acting was superb. But, I found it really unnerving that she was flirting with a man 20 years older than her...
Dazed and Confused. Most pointless movie ever.
Peasant Phill
05-17-2010, 18:47
I also loved Leon. It's been a while now since I've seen it but it'll always stay in my collection.
I saw Marie-Antoinette by Sofia Coppola. I enjoyed watching this portrait of a historical figure in a historical interesting time. I did find the modern music preventing the immersion at times while at other times it worked quite well. Although I think that a more authentic depiction of the queen would make a better movie but it wouldn't have been as lighthearted.
:2thumbsup: Oldman was fantastic, and Besson did a great job with little Natalie Portman, only 12-13 at the time. It's a pity she decided to do Star Wars...
Yeah she really went downhill from there
[insert pedobear smiley]
Alexander the Pretty Good
05-18-2010, 06:00
All you jive turkeys should see Black Dynamite (if you're into satirical blaxploitation films, of course).
Kung-fu treachery!
Crazed Rabbit
05-19-2010, 23:56
Up. Another fantastic Pixar film. Do I need to say anything else?
The Hangover. Awesome and very funny. A classic among comedies.
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Prince of Persia:
So, I just went and saw PoP against my better judgment with my sisters (two raving fans of the game), and I gotta say...I was pretty surprised. Just to let you know, I absolutely hate the PoP series, and esp SoT. I hated the *** banter between him and her, and the way he talked to himself like a 2 year old kid, and the overall mental-retardation of it all. Add onto that the fact that movies made after video games, with almost no exceptions (DOOM being the only one that comes to mind) stink...really badly. Needless to say, my expectations were pretty low.
Overall though, the movie was pretty good. It was not at all historically accurate in its portrayal of Persians (but what do you expect considering the game), but it was not offensive at all. The action was good, the CGI was really good, the storyline was interesting, if a little silly. The characters were funny and developed well, and dialog was actually really good. The actors were all at least up to their parts (Even the Prince, and I hate the actor who plays him), and the woman was smoking hot. :beam:
Overall, I would say that it was a well done and enjoyable movie (I never thought I would see a PoP movie, nvm say that about it :P). I notice that the User reviews are a LOT higher than the critic reviews on this, so I would not put a lot of faith in what the critics say.
Coincidentally, I hated the game and liked the movie, so you would probably expect fans of the game to dislike the movie. My sisters however (who love the games) loved the movie because of how well it captures the game's feel. :P
Anyway, just thought I would write up a review since I just saw it.
Azathoth
05-30-2010, 02:23
Sands of Time was an awesome game. I will concede, though, that the dialogue and soliloquies in Two Thrones were a bit embarrassing.
The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming
7/10
Decent movie, though not particularly funny. The accents are awful.
Kung-Fu Panda, can be summarised as 'I adore Pixar'. Nothing to add.
Boys in Company C, good movie, but the biggest surprise is a younger certain legendary drillmaster. Yes that one.
Prussian to the Iron
05-30-2010, 15:59
Macgruber. really funny, if very crude movie. lots of jokes i didnt understand, because i never watched Mcgyver, but still very, very funny
Kung-Fu Panda, can be summarised as 'I adore Pixar'. Nothing to add.
Boys in Company C, good movie, but the biggest surprise is a younger certain legendary drillmaster. Yes that one.
lol, Kung-Fu Panda was hillarious. :P
ajaxfetish
05-30-2010, 21:53
Kung-Fu Panda, can be summarised as 'I adore Pixar'. Nothing to add.
I'm afraid this has me confused. Do you mean to say it was no good by lavishing praise on Dreamworks' competitor Pixar and not mentioning the movie's creators? Or do you mean you got mixed up about who made the movie and you do indeed like it?
Ajax
Prussian to the Iron
05-31-2010, 00:07
I'm afraid this has me confused. Do you mean to say it was no good by lavishing praise on Dreamworks' competitor Pixar and not mentioning the movie's creators? Or do you mean you got mixed up about who made the movie and you do indeed like it?
Ajax
LOL!!!!!!
just saw Prince of Persia. great movie, far better than the previews made it out to be. amazing story, only one thing i can complain about.
this damned baby a row above us whined literally the entire time. i seriously didn't even hear him stop to take a breath. throughout the entire 2-hour movie, it would not shut the hell up. what made it worse is they didnt even try to shut it up, but my dad took half an hour during the movie to drive my little brother home and then drive back (he's 6, so hes no good at movies). i hate these people. i actually thought for the latter half of the movie that they should wreck into a milk truck, leaving only the baby alive and with plenty of milk to make it shut the hell up. god i hate those people. frickin douchebags.
Myrddraal
05-31-2010, 01:32
Robin Hood. I liked the first half of the film, but what was with the second half. The D-Day landings particularly annoyed me.
Saw a trailer for Wild Target.
Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmS3ePcA6VU
In particular this bit cracked me up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmS3ePcA6VU#t=0m58s
Wife and I watched a film that managed to make Vikings boring. No small trick! Here's the trailer, which contains almost everything of interest from the flick, except for one spectacular disemboweling.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlcfUzxxBDw
I'm afraid this has me confused. Do you mean to say it was no good by lavishing praise on Dreamworks' competitor Pixar and not mentioning the movie's creators? Or do you mean you got mixed up about who made the movie and you do indeed like it?
Ajax
ow fail! Loved it, thought Pixar made it
In Tranzit, a brave concept and a good movie. Russians naturally weren't saints either. I like it when morality isn't straightforward. It was disgusting how the wehrmacht behaved in Russia, but it's a war and it's over, now they are human beings, they are scared and want to go home. Lead actress has spectacularry expressive eyes, hated her face in the Happening but that movie was overall pretty damn bad.
The Wrestler. Proud fool! Good performance, can't believe he lost the award to Sean Penn for Milk... I guess that was somewhat political though. Anyway, getting off topic. All in all pretty good.
Harry Brown. Intense, pity about some of the supporting actors, they weren't so great.
Plague City, one of the best horrors ever. I can't find a trailer so it must be a rare find. Bit of a mix between the Blair Witch Project and The Hills have Eyes, could it get any more awesome than that? Truly scary and rather gory. One exceptionally annoying character dies way too late but at least he dies rather horribly.
I just saw the Karate Kid. It was pretty darned awesome. IMHO, it was a lot better than the original.
Hooahguy
06-15-2010, 18:31
Robin Hood (the new one)
it was pretty good, as a movie. they got a lot of facts wrong, like:
king Richard did not die by a french arrow, for example.
but otherwise it was good. good action sequences, and good plot, even though its nothing like the real legend.
id recommend it.
Prussian to the Iron
06-15-2010, 20:15
Robin Hood (the new one)
it was pretty good, as a movie. they got a lot of facts wrong, like:
king Richard did not die by a french arrow, for example.
but otherwise it was good. good action sequences, and good plot, even though its nothing like the real legend.
id recommend it.
nor did Robin become an outlaw due to his potential power to challenge John
A-Team great movie, truly amazing writing, contrary to what the trailer make it seem like. I went in reluctantly, expecting pure junk. came out, it was a truly epic movie, very much worth the money.
Oh common the trailer is also epic! Are you convicted and heavily armed terrorists? 'no' We are. lol
Alexander the Pretty Good
06-16-2010, 22:06
Saw Get Him to the Greek yesterday with some friends. Funny (if Apatow raunchy) but the end was kind of lame. It looked like the movie was looking for a message and could only come up with something really insipid.
GeneralHankerchief
06-23-2010, 11:51
Toy Story 3: 10/10
Maybe I'm a bit biased since I grew up with this series, but the last 20 minutes of this film made me more emotional than any other single piece of media I have seen in my 20 years of existence.
Didn't know there was a third, first two are brilliant. All recent animated movies are truly good really. Lionking was the last good old fashioned one with songs and all that, after that meh.
Prussian to the Iron
06-23-2010, 15:48
Didn't know there was a third, first two are brilliant. All recent animated movies are truly good really. Lionking was the last good old fashioned one with songs and all that, after that meh.
lion king? someones living in the past...
Myrddraal
06-23-2010, 17:56
@Hooahguy, nor did they perform D-Day style beach landings, with arrows from the clifftops killing soldiers as they leap out of landing barges. What a joke.
I thought the first half of the film was a good watch, but I got progressively more annoyed at the second half.
Hooahguy
06-23-2010, 20:19
@Hooahguy, nor did they perform D-Day style beach landings, with arrows from the clifftops killing soldiers as they leap out of landing barges. What a joke.
yea, i was pretty annoyed at the blatant copy of Saving Private Ryan scene. and those landing craft? look almost exactly like Higgens boats. :no:
Centurion1
06-24-2010, 03:39
Invictus 9/10
THIS MOVIE WAS BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!
Im going to be adding the poem "Invictus" to my signature soon as my new favorite bit of poetry.
This movie was beautifully done and very very classy. Morgan freeman was an absolute god and Matt damon did a fantastic job as well. Props to Clint eastwood for a fantastic job as well. Just an undeniably enjoyable movie.
I didnt even especially like mandela before this movie but i have decided to read his auto biography mostly as recognition of all the man accomplished.
lion king? someones living in the past...
As I said, last good classic Disney, the formula was already growing stale. I really despised everything they dis after that. But when the digital age arived they changed the formula, now it's gem after gem, a laugh and a tear.
Prussian to the Iron
06-24-2010, 15:07
As I said, last good classic Disney, the formula was already growing stale. I really despised everything they dis after that..
even Ratatouille(sp?) ?
And I've wanted to see Invictus, just never had time or anyone to watch it with.
ajaxfetish
06-24-2010, 21:33
even Ratatouille(sp?) ?
All recent animated movies are truly good really. Lionking was the last good old fashioned one with songs and all that, after that meh.
Fragony's making a distinction between the Pixar films and 'Classic Disney.' Ratatouille wouldn't fall under his classic category. What great 2D hand-animated film has Disney released since Lion King?
Ajax
edit: the answer, of course, is The Emperor's New Groove, though that doesn't really feel like Classic Disney, either.
Prussian to the Iron
06-24-2010, 23:56
Fragony's making a distinction between the Pixar films and 'Classic Disney.' Ratatouille wouldn't fall under his classic category. What great 2D hand-animated film has Disney released since Lion King?
Ajax
edit: the answer, of course, is The Emperor's New Groove, though that doesn't really feel like Classic Disney, either.
dont know why, i love that movie.
ajaxfetish
06-25-2010, 03:34
dont know why, i love that movie.
For me, I'd say it feels a lot more satirical and sarcastic than the classics. It doesn't have the same innocence. A couple quotes from Ebert's review:
"Groove" is not an animated musical telling an archetypal fable about mermaids, lions or brave young Chinese girls. It's a goofy slapstick cartoon, with the attention span of Donald Duck.
"The Emperor's New Groove" seems to have been made over in a corner of the Disney lot by animators who just wanted to laugh a lot and wear funny hats.
It's not your typical Disney animated film. It feels more like something from Dreamworks. Yet I'd have to say it's their best traditional-animation piece since the Lion King. The more traditional stuff has been lacking over the last decade or so.
Ajax
Ja'chyra
06-25-2010, 18:13
Invictus 9/10
THIS MOVIE WAS BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!
Im going to be adding the poem "Invictus" to my signature soon as my new favorite bit of poetry.
This movie was beautifully done and very very classy. Morgan freeman was an absolute god and Matt damon did a fantastic job as well. Props to Clint eastwood for a fantastic job as well. Just an undeniably enjoyable movie.
I didnt even especially like mandela before this movie but i have decided to read his auto biography mostly as recognition of all the man accomplished.
I've got to be honest, the movie doesn't interest me, but the last verse of the poem is pure class
edit: the answer, of course, is The Emperor's New Groove, though that doesn't really feel like Classic Disney, either.
I have to admit I really enjoyed that one, maybe because it wasn't your stereotypical "princess finds happiness in the end" fluff.
"Uh oh."
"Don't tell me -- we're about to go over a huge waterfall."
"Yep."
"Sharp rocks at the bottom?"
"Most likely."
".....Bring it on."
Easily my favorite scene! :laugh4:
Not that this is a review, but it is a personal endorsement of a very cool under-rated movie:
http://www.boulevardmovies.com/images/P/sharkys-machine.jpg
Found something cool on PSN, 'Shoot', series of free short art-house movies. Well worth watching, can't wait for the upcomming art-house service. Could be good, but because it's Sony IT WILL CHANGE HOW THINK OF [whatever] FOREVER, as usual. Here's to hope.
Toy Story 3: 10/10
Maybe I'm a bit biased since I grew up with this series, but the last 20 minutes of this film made me more emotional than any other single piece of media I have seen in my 20 years of existence.
Yeah pretty good. I'd say a solid 8/10. A nice feel good movie, which stays true to the premise. Some memorable and enjoyable scenes. The dialogue is often kitsch, but enjoyable enough. Seeing the 3D would have been more impressive, but,still 2D had a nice overall feel. Yes. A good movie, not a classic, but a keeper nonetheless.
Tunnel Rats, 2 euro and looked decent enough. Put in the disk: An Uwe Bole movie ohnoes. But it was quite a pleasent surprise.
Ip Man 2: To be honest, I found this movie a huge disappointment. It was missing the depth of character that the first one did so beautifully. The fight scenes looked like they were from a Jackie Chan movie a lot of times.
I understand that they wanted to highlight the tensions between Britain and the Chinese, but they went waaay overboard. The way that the portrayed the British was absurd. (this is coming from someone who is no fan of our little island neighbors too. ~;)) The way that they had the boxer act esp was ridiculous. He growled like an animal, behaved like a beast, and randomly brutalized people. I understand that the Chinese suffered a lot at the hands of the British, and there is nothing wrong with showing how one-sided things were, but as I said, they overdid it to the point where you could not even take the movie seriously.
I will give it a B- rating, and that is being generous.
The A-Team: Personally, I give it a solid 8/10. It'll be especially enjoyable for anyone who, like myself, watched the TV series when they were younger; however, it's still a fun action flick in its own right as well. So long as you remember that (to paraphrase Jessica Biel's character) they "specialize in the ridiculous", a good time will be had by all. :beam:
The whole movie is basically just zany, whacky fun. The filmmakers are clearly fans, with plenty of shout-outs to the original series (including cameos by Dwight Schultz and Dirk Benedict). The characters are true to the originals without being stale, the action sequences are wonderfully absurd, it's well-paced, and boasts good-natured humor throughout. A must-see for anyone who enjoys action flicks, and definitely for anyone who was a fan of the TV show. :2thumbsup:
Toy Story 3: 10/10
Maybe I'm a bit biased since I grew up with this series, but the last 20 minutes of this film made me more emotional than any other single piece of media I have seen in my 20 years of existence.
I concur with Psychonaut about there being some kitschy lines, but it's still definitely a classic. I too had a lump in my throat in numerous scenes, especially towards the end; the finale is definitely bittersweet (although far more sweet than bitter, happily). A surprisingly touching film (well, maybe not so surprising considering it's Pixar), and a great way to close out the series. 9/10 for me.
Couldn't bear to see A Team. Liam Neeson is just collecting paychecks these days.
Saw Der Weisse Band, incredibly slow-moving observation of pre WW1 Prussian village life. 10 years ago I would've walked out (to spare the other veiwers my snores) but I found it spellbinding.
The fact it is set in 1913/1914 gives the whole story a Titanic-esque futility: everything happens in the shadow of the coming storm that will utterly destroy their society. The camera work is bleached B&W (which helps with the period flavour) and generally static, which is merciless on the actors. There was not a bum note in the thing, the story was told to marvellous effect.
I'll take my nephew to TS3 now, I was put off by early "critical" reviews but I prefer to hear from real people.
Myrddraal
06-30-2010, 00:30
Recently saw The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.
Some of the character building scenes were, to be blunt, boring, but what they build up to is worth it. I was impressed that the film managed to keep me guessing; when I started watching I was expecting the film to be somewhat predictable, but even to the very last minute I wasn't sure exactly how it was going to end.
Hosakawa Tito
06-30-2010, 04:28
Took my nieces to see Shrek Forever today. Not bad for a kiddie movie, loved the 3D. I'm looking forward to one that was previewed and is coming out soon in July, I believe the name is The Last Airbender.
Prussian to the Iron
06-30-2010, 04:59
Couldn't bear to see A Team. Liam Neeson is just collecting paychecks these days.
Thats what I though too before I saw it. But I didn't wnat to dissapoint my dad, so I went with him. Turned out to be a great movie, truly amazing realy.
Took my nieces to see Shrek Forever today. Not bad for a kiddie movie, loved the 3D. I'm looking forward to one that was previewed and is coming out soon in July, I believe the name is The Last Airbender.
I really want to see the Last Airbender as well. Loved the series, only hope it lives up.
Forgot to post this:
Knight and Day. really good movie, though somewhat predictable plot after about the mid-way mark. pretty funny, but with a good mix of action and awesomeness. i really liked it at least.
8/10
Centurion1
06-30-2010, 06:06
Watching tom cruise movies merely fuels scientology so as a respect for legitimate religion everywhere I refrain from his films
End possibly insulting rant/
Saw shutter island finally was really good actually I was impressed.
Oh and hosa I want to see airbender sooooooooo bad
Saw shutter island finally was really good actually I was impressed.
I disliked it. I think "Drag Me To Hell" was amazing, but lost speed and originality about 3/4th in.
Prussian to the Iron
07-01-2010, 04:40
Watching tom cruise movies merely fuels scientology so as a respect for legitimate religion everywhere I refrain from his films
End possibly insulting rant/
geeze you sound like my mom. hope you're not serious.
Centurion1
07-01-2010, 05:57
No I'm not but I really do think the man is an imbecile as can be seen by his belief I. Scientology.
Dude go look up Tom cruise talks about Scientology.......yeah the man is a little dim
I disliked it. I think "Drag Me To Hell" was amazing, but lost speed and originality about 3/4th in.
Great movie, truly creepy. Might like 'They' as well.
Watched The Traveling Birds, humbling is all I can say. 10/10, nothing is greater than nature itself, beautiful and cruel.
Prussian to the Iron
07-01-2010, 19:42
No I'm not but I really do think the man is an imbecile as can be seen by his belief I. Scientology.
Dude go look up Tom cruise talks about Scientology.......yeah the man is a little dim
ok good.
and yeah he's a little....out of it, shall we say? but what celebrity hasn't done something crazy like this? seems like most of hollywood are really effed up in the brain.
ok good.
and yeah he's a little....out of it, shall we say? but what celebrity hasn't done something crazy like this? seems like most of hollywood are really effed up in the brain.
Well they are regular people after all... just living in different circumstances.
Anyways I recently watched Shutter Island for the second time around and now I can notice all the little quirks that I obviously didn't catch the first time or didn't think nothing of em. Good movie all around imo and recommended. Gonna see Inception since I hear it's in the same vien.
Prussian to the Iron
07-03-2010, 13:15
oh yes, Shutter Island was very good. same here, cant wait to inception.
Hooahguy
07-05-2010, 18:14
Flyboys is currently on Hulu, so i watched it.
it was very good, intense, touching and an all-around good movie, even if somewhat very historically inaccurate.
Centurion1
07-06-2010, 05:02
Good book as well.
Crazed Rabbit
07-06-2010, 17:22
I watched Law Abiding Citizen. What a meek ending.
Saw ...And Justice For All. A much better ending, and a much better indictment of America's justice system.
Also, Cowboy Bebop: The Movie. That was quite entertaining.
Saw Crazy Heart recently as well. Pretty good, with a great performance from Jeff Bridges.
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Hooahguy
07-06-2010, 20:02
Saw ...And Justice For All. A much better ending, and a much better indictment of America's justice system.
its also a great song by Metallica.
sorry i had too.
Mouzafphaerre
07-06-2010, 23:54
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The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Sean Penn's performance is... I can't find a suitable word. :2thumbsup:
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Crazed Rabbit
07-07-2010, 07:06
Apparently The Last Airbender is a terrible movie, and the only entertainment to come of it is this funny review by Charlie Anders (http://io9.com/5576076/m-night-shyamalan-finally-made-a-comedy):
NOTE: Some NSFW words. And spoilers.
M. Night Shyamalan Finally Made A Comedy
You giggled at The Happening. You snorted at The Village. But now, for the first time ever, former indie auteur M. Night Shyamalan has set out to make a gonzo comedy on purpose, with The Last Airbender. Spoilers ahead!
M. Night Shyamalan has always been fascinated by playing with genre conventions. His famed love of twist endings is really an obsession with tweaking his audience's expectations, and his best film, Unbreakable, is a superhero movie that comments on the superhero genre. It was inevitable that he would slide into full-on genre pastiche.
And The Last Airbender is a lavish parody of big-budget fantasy epics. It's got everything: the personality-free hero, the nonsensical plot twists, the CG clutter, the bland romance, the new-age pablum. No expense is spared — Shyamalan even makes sure to make fun of distractingly ****** 3-D, by featuring it in his movie.
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seireikhaan
07-07-2010, 09:40
Apparently The Last Airbender is a terrible movie, and the only entertainment to come of it is this funny review by Charlie Anders (http://io9.com/5576076/m-night-shyamalan-finally-made-a-comedy):
NOTE: Some NSFW words. And spoilers.
CR
:inquisitive:
Wait a tic. Aasif Mandvi is in the movie? AASIF MANDVI? In a major, important, serious role?
https://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x246/greaterkhaan/normal_colbert_headdesk.jpg
On a related note, The Last Airbender is still hovering at around 8% at Rotten tomatoes. I know reviews aren't end all, be all, but that's really low.
The village was ok. The Happenin was truly a waste of time.
Scienter
07-07-2010, 18:32
The Road. Holy :daisy:, and I thought the book was depressing! It was a good movie, but man was it depressing.
Apparently The Last Airbender is a terrible movie, and the only entertainment to come of it is this funny review by Charlie Anders (http://io9.com/5576076/m-night-shyamalan-finally-made-a-comedy):
NOTE: Some NSFW words. And spoilers.
CR
To be fair... the anime wasn't very good anyways not surprised hearing that the movie wasn't very good.
The village was ok. The Happenin was truly a waste of time.Signs and Unbreakable were his best imo. And the Happening could be figured out in the first... I don't know... 15-30 minutes maybe much much less.
Crazed Rabbit
07-09-2010, 06:18
To be fair... the anime wasn't very good anyways not surprised hearing that the movie wasn't very good.
Hmm. I've seen some episodes, and I have to disagree.
Anyways, I just saw Elite Squad, a much better than it sounds movie from Brazil about the elite police in Rio de Janeiro (8 stars at imdb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0861739/)).
Far, far, from the corny action flick you might expect with that name, it's actually an intense look at the interaction between the police and drug dealers in Rio de Janeiro. A very good film.
CR
Hmm. I've seen some episodes, and I have to disagree.
Anyways, I just saw Elite Squad, a much better than it sounds movie from Brazil about the elite police in Rio de Janeiro (8 stars at imdb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0861739/)).
Far, far, from the corny action flick you might expect with that name, it's actually an intense look at the interaction between the police and drug dealers in Rio de Janeiro. A very good film.
CRHmmm... then I guess I'll give it another go.
And if you liked that you might want to check out Restrepo. It's about an American outpost in the Korengal Valley in Afghanistan.
seireikhaan
07-11-2010, 06:17
Triangle: 7/10
This movie divided by zero a few too many times for me. Still kinda interesting.
Spiderman, an absolute joy. Part deux here I come
Hooahguy
07-13-2010, 12:57
Hmm. I've seen some episodes, and I have to disagree.
Anyways, I just saw Elite Squad, a much better than it sounds movie from Brazil about the elite police in Rio de Janeiro (8 stars at imdb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0861739/)).
Far, far, from the corny action flick you might expect with that name, it's actually an intense look at the interaction between the police and drug dealers in Rio de Janeiro. A very good film.
CR
ill agree with this review. i rented Elite Squad last night, and was very pleased with it, though i do think some things could have been fleshed out, and some things left me unsatisfied.
but overall a great, great movie.
Almost Famous. Pretty decent. Some good dialogue.
Crazed Rabbit
07-13-2010, 19:01
I recently watched Brick, which is basically an old style noir movie set among highschoolers. Pretty darn good.
It isn't a high school movie; the characters just happen to be high school students. We don't see any teachers or classrooms or homework worries.
CR
Spidey spidey! Spiderman 3, best of them. Hollywood at it's finest, full of action, humor and drama. Lovable hero and Kirsten Dunst is a great love interest with that delicious baby-fat of hers.
The Spartan (Returns)
07-19-2010, 04:42
Despicable Me a 3.5/5.
Pros:
Funny film, great animation.
Cons:
Strange voice acting by Steve Carrell. He exactly like Mike Myers so why don't you just get Mike Myers?
Plot progression a little slow and somewhat predictable.
Inception = Awesome... which is the Matrix on Acid. 10/10
The A-Team = A comedy with action wrapped around it. 9/10
Inception is a must watch and I plan to see that a second time and The A-Team is a good action movie that I could say is worth a watch as well.
PanzerJaeger
07-20-2010, 02:16
Inception = 9/10
It was kind of like The Matrix, with much better acting. Who would have though after Titanic that Leonardo Dicaprio would turn out to be such a good actor?
Inception = 9/10
It was kind of like The Matrix, with much better acting. Who would have though after Titanic that Leonardo Dicaprio would turn out to be such a good actor?
My friend said it was the Matrix on acid hahaha And yeah right?? Quite surprising. His last 4 or so movies have been really good imo.
Inception = 9/10
It was kind of like The Matrix, with much better acting. Who would have though after Titanic that Leonardo Dicaprio would turn out to be such a good actor?
I still can't stand but that's because I'm in love with his wife. But yeah great actor, even talks normal in interview instead of a girly member of a boyband
edit: Opera, not Argento's greatest but a good movie nonethteless. Incredibly cool camara-work and thankfully not his usual sadistic scenes, get with the tension already bravo. An absolute recommendation for horror(and Opera I'm not one of them) fans.
Crazed Rabbit
07-22-2010, 06:51
Just saw Inception.
A great film.
Saw Hard Candy recently as well. That was intense, and kept your attention, and it's good, but not great. Sociopaths are scary.
CR
Prussian to the Iron
07-22-2010, 07:03
dang, i really want to see Inception, but have no time. between Football (not SOCCER, everyone outside of america) and moving in, havent had time to do anything really. but i WILL see this movie, i dont caer what i have to do!!!!
on a side-note, I'm going to a Styx concert on the 14th. Mr. Roboto costume here i come!
The Spartan (Returns)
07-22-2010, 15:13
Saw Hard Candy recently as well. That was intense, and kept your attention, and it's good, but not great. Sociopaths are scary.
CRReally good film.
I'm also really interested in seeing Inception should be seeing it soon.
Centurion1
07-22-2010, 16:43
dang, i really want to see Inception, but have no time. between Football (not SOCCER, everyone outside of america)
YES GOOD BOY!!!!!!
YES GOOD BOY!!!!!!
says enough really think of it. In the end it's about not trying to bump into eachother, had to become a sport at some point.
Centurion1
07-22-2010, 17:15
^ lol what? No seriously i dont follow.
anyway i feel bad about not posting a review. Just saw public enemies, the movie about john dillinger. Pretty good i personally enjoyed it because my moms from Chicago and ive spent alot of time there.
Louis VI the Fat
07-23-2010, 14:30
https://img829.imageshack.us/img829/9827/chefvaderandastormtr006.jpg
Hah! A sight for sore eyes.
Waltz with Bashir, it's a piece of art, a movie this intelligent and stylish is sadly so very rare. 11/10
Spidey spidey! Spiderman 3, best of them. Hollywood at it's finest, full of action, humor and drama. Lovable hero and Kirsten Dunst is a great love interest with that delicious baby-fat of hers.
:inquisitive:
So I watched Memento. My brother said we watched it before, but I don't remember it. Confusing.
Spidey spidey! Spiderman 3, best of them. Hollywood at it's finest, full of action, humor and drama. Lovable hero and Kirsten Dunst is a great love interest with that delicious baby-fat of hers.
Are you serious? I mean? Really? You... you... you liked.. it? Wow, I think life is complete, someone actually likes Spiderman 3.
Prussian to the Iron
07-26-2010, 15:18
So I watched Memento. My brother said we watched it before, but I don't remember it. Confusing.
Are you serious? I mean? Really? You... you... you liked.. it? Wow, I think life is complete, someone actually likes Spiderman 3.
the second coming is here! Repent! Repent your sins! REPENT! THE END IS NEAR!!!!
Are you serious? I mean? Really? You... you... you liked.. it? Wow, I think life is complete, someone actually likes Spiderman 3.
What's so bad about it, all the fun and some more of it.
Oh hey, i forgot we had one of these threads - lemme see what was the last movie I saw?
Oh yeah I saw Iron Man 2 not too long ago. Overall I liked it but around the middle I had a really awkward moment, it came when I realized how bored I was watching the movie. I'm not sure how it is that someone, either a film-maker or an author, can have characters do something without actually... doing anything! There was a point where I just wanted to scream DO SOMETHING at the screen but I couldn't because I was in a theater and I didn't wanna look crazy(i)er.
What carried the entire movie was without a doubt Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark, he looked even more at home in the role than before and was a treat to watch. Without him this franchise would be a complete loss.
Inception - 8/10.
Good, solid movie....but not the masterpiece a lot of the fanboys are hailing...
Pros - Good "visuals", interesting premiss to the story.
Cons - Other than the main character none of the other characters are correctly developed, at 2h30 minutes this a bit too long.
The Dark Knight remains awesome, but after seeing it the second time I really want two-face not to be dead. He turns out to be even more sinister than the joker, a great villain with an apropiate musical theme emphasising the growing desperation. Awesome movie one of the best ever, but you can't help feeling it could have been even better with some more character development. Can't wait for the next one.
Beefy187
07-28-2010, 00:30
Exam 4/10
hated the ending. Everything else was okay.
Mother and Child. Chick flick about how life is a journey and birth is a wonderful experience.
Some good acting but the basic message was "men are nice, women are...complicated" with some irritating steroetypes thrown in: magic hispanic man showed up (he's related to magic black man but he's less jokey and more caring), forceful black momma had multiple incarnations "girl, you betta sumfin sumfin sumfin or I'll sumfin sumfin sumfin yo ass!", well-meaning nun did her usual damage, and unwed mother got to suffer. Again and again. Especially sexually adventurous unwed mother, boy that girl never wins.
The more I think about it the worse it gets. What a crap movie. Wish I saw Inception, apparently it has machine guns.
Prussian to the Iron
07-28-2010, 04:20
damint now youve ruined it for me!
I challenge you to a duel on the Field of Honor! Bring snacks!
Scienter
07-28-2010, 16:15
Crazy Heart. Jeff Bridges was amazing as a washed up, alcoholic country singer who used to be quite successful. He did all of his own singing, which was quite impressive. Colin Farrel as a country singer was surprisingly believable, which I attribute to him being a good actor. He did his own singing, too.
Louis, I love this picture so much I might make it my wallpaper.
https://img829.imageshack.us/img829/9827/chefvaderandastormtr006.jpg
Hah! A sight for sore eyes.
Prussian to the Iron
08-01-2010, 01:00
Inception.
Great movie, everyone should see it. It seemed, to be honest, a little too much like Shutter Island though. The whole 2-way ending, homicidal/suicidal wife who gets killed, complicated story. Still great though.
Se7en, on TV.
crazy movie, definitely worth buying. Interestingly (and I think intentionally), the most emotional and disturbing part of the whole movie was not any of the horrible murder scenes, but the last scene, where it is revealed that Brad Pitts' characters' wife, with child, was beheaded by the villain, and put in a box. Incredible how much was conveyed without even showing it.
BTW: I knew she was gonna die the whole movie, as soon as we saw her I literally said "She's gonna die." I was right.
Se7en, on TV.
crazy movie, definitely worth buying.
Please don't spoil it for other people like this. You're just being a meanie now.
Also,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5gw7ec4KyY
Prussian to the Iron
08-01-2010, 03:07
Please don't spoil it for other people like this. You're just being a meanie now.
Also,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5gw7ec4KyY
spoiler'd just for you Hax.
also: i love that series of vids!
Inception
The solution to the problem everyone forgot about.
https://i.imgur.com/JiPqw.jpg
:grin:
Well then such an awesome movie would not have happened...
also: i love that series of vids!The Lord of the Rings one was probably the best ... next to Star Trek's one as well...
Crazed Rabbit
08-12-2010, 08:24
I just saw The Chaser, the English name of a South Korean thriller (Chugyeogja) from 2008.
The protagonist is a pimp who forces his prostitutes to work in the middle of the night when they're sick. He used to be a cop before he got fired for corruption. Some of his prostitutes, whom he paid large cash advances to, have disappeared and he suspects a rival pimp is headhunting his employees.
He starts trying to track down the person doing this and finds his girls are getting killed. He races against time to save one as he fights the killer and the police bureaucracy.
This is a top notch thriller, one of the best I've ever seen. For two hours the tension is high, the performances great, the images haunting, the fights realistic and brutal.
And - good grief - it's all based on a true story.
CR
Inception. Boring as :daisy:. Walked out after an hour. Biggest waste of my time ever. Skips around so much. Yes I get that that relates to "you never know how you get somewhere in a dream, you always end up in the middle of it". But in the sense of a story that doesn't work, it just jumbles everything and makes it look like they couldn't be bothered to actually edit properly. It's trying to be a mix between Memento and the Matrix and falls flat on it's pretentious face.
Inception
The solution to the problem everyone forgot about.
https://i.imgur.com/JiPqw.jpg
:grin:
here is the movie explained.
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v677/vincent_pt/inceptionExplained.jpg
saw The Expendables,
Big disapointment, bad plot, no good one-liners....choppy anoying editing...
Only good for the cast and a couple of explosions.
6.5/10
P.S. I wrote a full, spoilers included review in my livejournal if anyone is interested.
http://n0odles.livejournal.com/434569.html
Major Robert Dump
08-14-2010, 19:15
I recently watched Brick, which is basically an old style noir movie set among highschoolers. Pretty darn good.
It isn't a high school movie; the characters just happen to be high school students. We don't see any teachers or classrooms or homework worries.
CR
I liked Brick. Far underrated. The male lead reminds me of ledger, and how I would love to be that theatre hot chicks "personal assistant", doing whatever it was they were doing down there
Phsycho: Memento wasn't confusing. He was Sammy Jenkis, and he killed his own wife by overdosing her unintentionally. He created his own never-ending msytery with his tatoos, knwing full well what he was doing but forgetting 5 minutes later
I get lots of movie from the Afghans shops, pirates obviously. Was very surprised at Kick-Ass, was expecting it to be terrible and was quite impressed. Loved the kid assassin.
Hot Tub Time Machine was very, very funny.
Predators is kind of blah. Nothing new really, but the sword fight was pretty cool.
Henry Lee Lucas: Serial Killer really sucked, and the killings were lame and unrealistic, as in people getting stabbed in the stomach and dying immediately.
The Seamstress was terrible in every way
Falling to Peices was a low budget, zombie comedy that had a lot of potential, but was still pretty funny. Basically, they didn't know they were zombies because they could all talk to one another (and drunk people) but everyone else saw them as zombies
Major Robert Dump
08-14-2010, 19:26
Wife and I watched a film that managed to make Vikings boring. No small trick! Here's the trailer, which contains almost everything of interest from the flick, except for one spectacular disemboweling.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlcfUzxxBDw
That was definitely one hell of a disembowelment, also a good bludgeoning Some of the fights were cool, too, but all very short. In all, the movie was dark, confusing and had far too much foreshadowing for my taste.
Proletariat
08-15-2010, 06:23
It's funny, I was in the mood and was looking for a decent Korean or even Chinese flick, and read CR's post and found this on netflix's instant watch. The movie delivered exactly what he mentions in his perfectly succinct write up. The way the lighting and shooting was done makes the gritty Seoul alleys look wonderful as well.
I just saw The Chaser, the English name of a South Korean thriller (Chugyeogja) from 2008.
The protagonist is a pimp who forces his prostitutes to work in the middle of the night when they're sick. He used to be a cop before he got fired for corruption. Some of his prostitutes, whom he paid large cash advances to, have disappeared and he suspects a rival pimp is headhunting his employees.
He starts trying to track down the person doing this and finds his girls are getting killed. He races against time to save one as he fights the killer and the police bureaucracy.
This is a top notch thriller, one of the best I've ever seen. For two hours the tension is high, the performances great, the images haunting, the fights realistic and brutal.
And - good grief - it's all based on a true story.
CR
Crazed Rabbit
08-15-2010, 07:50
It's funny, I was in the mood and was looking for a decent Korean or even Chinese flick, and read CR's post and found this on netflix's instant watch. The movie delivered exactly what he mentions in his perfectly succinct write up. The way the lighting and shooting was done makes the gritty Seoul alleys look wonderful as well.
I love Netflix instant watch.
Speaking of which - The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo is a great film.
CR
That was definitely one hell of a disembowelment, also a good bludgeoning Some of the fights were cool, too, but all very short. In all, the movie was dark, confusing and had far too much foreshadowing for my taste.
But that looks incredibly awesome
'The Tudors' court wickedry for the win for good drama. King rocks, I want his fac- head that guy is too handsome for his own good.
Psycho: Memento wasn't confusing. He was Sammy Jenkis, and he killed his own wife by overdosing her unintentionally. He created his own never-ending msytery with his tatoos, knwing full well what he was doing but forgetting 5 minutes later
That would invalidate the whole underlying concept though, would it not? Because the only way he would be able to remember if he as Sammy Jenkis killed his wife would be if he created new long-term memories. But, he can't. So he can't be Sammy.
Major Robert Dump
08-15-2010, 14:57
That would invalidate the whole underlying concept though, would it not? Because the only way he would be able to remember if he as Sammy Jenkis killed his wife would be if he created new long-term memories. But, he can't. So he can't be Sammy.
Not necessarily. Not saying he still knows he is Sammy. He has a tattoo that says "remember Sammy..." to keep him from forgetting who Sammy is. Or maybe he can make new memories, just like he accused Sammy of being able to do.
What I do know is that when he figured out the cop may have been using him, he intentionally used the cops personal info to make him a suspect, knowing full well that it would eventually lead him to killing the cop. That says an awful lot about a person's character.
In the final scene where he is talking to himself while driving, there is a shot of Sammy in the looney bin sitting in a chair as people walk by. In between two of the passers-by, Sammy changes to the the protagonist, then back to sammy. Lasts like 2 frames.
Black Death, oh dear. Creepy medieval thriller set in during the great plague. Not only gives a nice (well not so nice) feeling for the the time but is also the most brooding movie since 'The Whicker Man'. A group of knights is send out to find a village where the plague has not struck yet, rumors are that there is a necromancer who brings people back from the dead, they must arrest him and bring him home. Half of the movie is the travel through plague ridden England, and than they find the idealic little village.
Watch this one if you can handle the violence.
Alexander the Pretty Good
08-24-2010, 04:16
saw The Expendables,
Big disapointment, bad plot, no good one-liners....choppy anoying editing...
Only good for the cast and a couple of explosions.
6.5/10
P.S. I wrote a full, spoilers included review in my livejournal if anyone is interested.
http://n0odles.livejournal.com/434569.html
Sadly I have to agree with this. To be fair I thought some of the brief verbal sparring amongst Stallone, Willis, and Ahnold was a bit entertaining, but that's two minutes of film and nothing else to quote. There were also a couple of action bits that were really good, but it was balanced out by the flashy knife-action stuff, which is where the worst quick editing cuts happened, I think.
And there was just a lot of boring stuff trying to set up the plot and make us care about the hot but mostly inert senorita.
'I am sorry, it's not blue'
The Road. excellent 'earth is screwed' drama, I love the genre so good times for me nowadays. This one is more serious than 'I am legend' the more recent and rather dumb 'The book of Eli', it's more in the vain of sledgehammer classics like 'Threats' or 'The Day After'. A boy and his father travel the burned earth, they need to go south, et presto we have a plot. Things aren't easy of course because people started eating eachother, it's pretty shocking from time to time because it's just believable that someone has a basement full of desperate people who's sole purpose is to be smoked and eaten. Less believable are the decisions the father makes from time to time but alas. Great fun if you like to be depressed.
Major Robert Dump
08-24-2010, 11:45
Apparently they are remaking "Let the right one in" for the US, with the adorable little girl from Kick Ass. Anyone know what country the original book was released in?
Apparently they are remaking "Let the right one in" for the US, with the adorable little girl from Kick Ass. Anyone know what country the original book was released in?
Book? Movie is from Sweden. My favorite movie.
Prussian to the Iron
09-03-2010, 04:12
Kickass
Truly, an awesome movie. I don't know if the plot was great, but the action scenes were just so incredibly epic win I couldn't care less. Seriously, these are like the coolest action scenes I've seen in any movie for a long time.
Anyway, its sort of a comedy at the beginning, but more dark and action-focused at the end. I really liked it, though my mom was complaining about some of the more....bloody scenes. A small torture scene followed by an epic action scene, and a bit of beating the hell out of people, but I've seen worse in movies. It was still freaking awesome.
for 3 bucks to rent On Demand, certainly worth it. However, DO NOT let small children, as in under 13, watch. Some pretty seedy scenes at the start, though the only actual nudity was a second-long picture of boobs belonging to an african tribal lady on a webpage. Like what you could find on Wikipedia, not that I would know. Lots of cursing.
9/10, thoroughly enjoyed it.
I just finished watching The Young Victoria earlier this evening. I know it came out way last year, but I was so pleasantly surprised by this film that I had to comment on it.
I admit I was initially very reluctant to see this one. Even setting aside that the very notion of a young, pre-coronation Victoria struck me as faintly blasphemous -- I think there are times when I'm far too concerned with the dignity of other people ~;p -- I was even more worried the movie was going to adopt an overly-modern tone and/or turn her into some sort of party girl. In short, I feared something like Sofia Coppola's somewhat forgettable (and regrettable) Marie Antoinette.
Fortunately, that didn't happen here. I do feel the movie quite decently portrayed both Victoria and Albert as being very human, and at least partially stripped away the larger-than-life facades with which history has often saddled them; however, at no point did either of them seem to be (mis)characterized as stereotypical adolescents rebelling against society (which again, was something I had feared). The characters felt real, their growing feelings for each other felt real, and I think both Emily Blunt and Rupert Friend deserve major props for pulling off performances that were both subtle yet affecting.
Kudos also to the generally excellent supporting cast, including Miranda Richardson and Paul Bettany. Both played generally well-meaning characters who nonetheless sometimes acted (perhaps not intentionally) against the Queen's -- and/or Empire's -- best interests. In addition, I ended up liking Harriet Walter as Queen Adelaide quite a bit; she did a nice job of playing an understated character while simultaneously serving as the voice of sanity & reason throughout the film.
I'm afraid I can't comment on historical accuracy. I'm simply not enough a student of British history to be any judge of such things (especially during that time period). I know at least some liberties were taken -- [SPOILER!!] such as Albert being shot in the attempt on Victoria's life (when in reality, he was not injured) -- but given that the former Duchess of York is one of the producers, I (ever the optimist) like to think they kept things like that down to a minimum.
The one major beef I have with Young Victoria is that I'm not sure which was supposed to be the main focus of the story: Was it her and Albert's relationship? Or her dealing with her ascension to the throne (and all the political maneuvering that went on before, during, and after her coronation)? Or do the filmmakers consider the two threads to be too inextricably linked to be separated at all? Either way, some clarification would've been nice. (On the other hand, it's certainly possible there *was* clarification, and I was simply too dense to catch it. :sweatdrop: )
Still, it's a fairly minor complaint overall. I doubt I'd nominate this movie for a Golden Globe, but I did end up liking it far more than I'd imagined. The writing was decent, and Blunt & Friend do a very good job of portraying the royal couple in a way that's both believable and sympathetic. Yes, in some ways, they're just two kids in love, but neither are they babes in the woods; they still have an appreciation for the real world in which they live, and of the duties, responsibilities, & obligations they're expected to fulfill.
Final verdict: 4/5. It's almost certainly a "must-see" for anyone who's a sucker for costume period flicks like myself. Even for those are not, I'd say it's still worth watching if you're at all interested in the time period and/or the people involved.
Godfather Pt. II. I'm glad I finally saw part II. It's quite good, I prefered the flashback scenes with de Niro, over the Pacino scenes. And the mirroring and contrasting of the two was brilliant. One starts with nothing and builds a family, the other has a family and through his poor actions he either loses, neglects or drives them away. The end scene with Michael not joining the surprise party was very clever. Good stuff.
Major Robert Dump
09-23-2010, 20:31
Wild Hunt. It's about LARPING gone wrong. Pretty funny, not exactly a happy movie by the end. Think its Canadian
Hooahguy
09-28-2010, 23:16
Book of Eli
An overall good movie, but very strange.
The ending was spoiled by my stupid little brother who saw it a few months ago and revealed the ending in passing. Otherwise, Id never have guessed that he was blind. But I did like the theme of the movie, but thats more of a Backroom topic, Im afraid.
SillySirius
09-29-2010, 20:56
I want to see Restreppo but its not playing at any theaters around here and isn't available On Demand through cable..
I want to see Restreppo but its not playing at any theaters around here and isn't available On Demand through cable..
You and me both. I cant find this movie anywhere near me as well.
Alexander the Pretty Good
10-10-2010, 04:09
Sherlock Holmes (the recent one with Robert Downy Jr) was fantastic. Even if Downy is getting typecast as eccentric genius.
Sherlock Holmes (the recent one with Robert Downy Jr) was fantastic. Even if Downy is getting typecast as eccentric genius.
He's brilliant as the eccentric genius, with the equally lovable Johny Depp the most entertaining actor at the moment, and kudo's for Judde Law for holding his own as dr Watson, he certainly isn't overshadowed. Great duo, you can really tell they are having a blast.
The Yards, excellent mob-stuff. Chalrize Theron is great as a beautiful girl with an incredible hot mouth and ultra-lucious eyes. Damn
Kick-ass
Quite. Starts out as comedy but grows more sinister towards the end. Some excellent ultra-violent action scenes. Little Hitgirl pwns.
Minor complaint, how can it be that I hear the same tune in 3 movies, the music at the fight at the sawing whatsitcalled is directly from 28 days later, also heard it in Doomsday, it's a kick-ass track but still
Robin Hood
It is a disgrace. Seriously, it was one of the worst movies that I have ever seen.
Hooahguy
10-27-2010, 21:59
Robin Hood
It is a disgrace. Seriously, it was one of the worst movies that I have ever seen.
Inaccurate? Yes. But among the worst? Not by a long shot. The movie was done well- pity it was nothing like the real story.
Inaccurate? Yes. But among the worst? Not by a long shot. The movie was done well- pity it was nothing like the real story.
I am not even talking about the story. (which was dumb as far as I see it. Robin Hood is a legend based in reality. Either make a movie about the legend or about the reality, don't just make crap up and then say it is Robin Hood, because it isn't.) The story line was as boring as heck, it slow and unbelievable as heck, the action was lousy, the leading female was disgusting, the characters were absurd and not in the least bit likable, and none of them were really consistent.
Honestly, I would rate that amongst the worst movies I have ever seen (all the more so for being such an insult to the Robin Hood legend and the history from which it sprang).
Hooahguy
10-27-2010, 22:57
Now now, the action was pretty good. I think you are blowing it over proportion.
But if you ask me the copycat D-Day scene was absurd.
Now now, the action was pretty good. I think you are blowing it over proportion.
But if you ask me the copycat D-Day scene was absurd.
That and the absolute ridiculousness that was the camping trip/siege sequence at the beginning are mainly what I am talking about. I am sorry, but it just looked really naive to me.
Hooahguy
10-28-2010, 03:45
Naive, yes. But bad acting? I wouldnt say so. If the title wasnt Robin Hood it could have been a good movie, mabye even a great movie.
So watching Into the Wild a second time having seen it when it originally came out. I have to keep pausing in the scenes with Tracy and Ron --- these are people who mean a lot to him and he says he'll see them when he gets back from Alaska --- but the whole time you know he's never going to see them again. Too emotional. The cinematography is sublime. I guess I identify with Alex to a degree, he's niave, idealistic, he has a scorn for society, but he's very selfish, and even though he makes great friends on the way he ultimately hurts them and his family in his quest for solitude.
Naive, yes. But bad acting? I wouldnt say so. If the title wasnt Robin Hood it could have been a good movie, mabye even a great movie.
lol, yes, bad acting. The leading female for instance, Friar Tuck, etc.
Hooahguy
10-28-2010, 07:10
Meh.
Watching the HBO and thus awesome series 'inTREATMENT' and I must say that this really really good, it completely draws you in, utterly compelling tv.
Finally saw 'The Hurt Locker'. Technically it's a marvel and the setting is great, but the characters are a bit bland. Best sniper scene ever makes up for it.
Crazed Rabbit
11-07-2010, 06:20
"Winter's Bone"
Watch. This. Film.
This is a great film.
CR
Crazed Rabbit
11-15-2010, 01:45
Toy Story 3.
It's hard to describe with words how great this movie is. I think it might be my new favorite film. Of all time.
CR
Watching the HBO and thus awesome series 'inTREATMENT' and I must say that this really really good, it completely draws you in, utterly compelling tv.
Say wut? Done, best series ever. HBO is the god of passive entertainment, inTREATMENT isn't just a bit good, it's simply fantastic. So simple, a psychiatrist and a patient, but you totally buy their story's and they just seem like real people, after a 'session' you feel as if you really know them. Truly truly excellent 11/10
Just saw How to Train Your Dragon. It was probably the best 3D Animated film I have seen. Five Stars.
Hooahguy
11-26-2010, 05:37
I saw 2 movies:
The Expendables
Good action, lousy plot, some characters annoyed me
like Gunner, for instance
6.5/10
Unstoppable
A very good movie! I saw it today and I must say, its the best movie Ive seen in a while. Good story, good action (not overdone), good characters that were developed in the time frame they allowed it to be (the whole thing occurred over a few hours). It was also really tense, put me at the edge of my seat. I highly recommend it.
10/10
Due Date. Words can barely express how utterly rubbish, trash, garbage that movie was. How did they make such a terrible movie with Downey Jr. as a front-man. If I wanted to sit in the dark bored out of my mind for two hours I would have gone and found a cave and stared at the walls, and I could have done that for free.
I saw 2 movies:
The Expendables
Good action, lousy plot, some characters annoyed me
like Gunner, for instance
6.5/10
Unstoppable
A very good movie! I saw it today and I must say, its the best movie Ive seen in a while. Good story, good action (not overdone), good characters that were developed in the time frame they allowed it to be (the whole thing occurred over a few hours). It was also really tense, put me at the edge of my seat. I highly recommend it.
10/10
Really? I would have given The Expendables an 8/10 at least. I thought it had awesome action scenes, well developed characters, and tons of great one-liners. Yeah, the plot (what little there was :P) was pretty lousy, but it did not get in the way of the action. :P
Hooahguy
11-29-2010, 20:11
I felt a lot of the characters were clichéd at best- and the whole thing between Christmas and that girl was way underdeveloped, IMO. And some things just did not do it for me, like the whole scene with Tool and the guy Stallone played, with the whole emotional thing. Just didnt fit with the rest of the movie, a lousy attempt at emotion.
I felt a lot of the characters were clichéd at best- and the whole thing between Christmas and that girl was way underdeveloped, IMO. And some things just did not do it for me, like the whole scene with Tool and the guy Stallone played, with the whole emotional thing. Just didnt fit with the rest of the movie, a lousy attempt at emotion.
But that is the whole point Hooahguy. :P What they did is tore into everyone of the actor's movie persona's with they characters. Statham being the insecure guy who loses in love to another guy and cannot take rejection, Jet Li with the whole small thing, etc, etc. The characters were all digs at the actors and in many ways a parodical cliché of their movie persona's. To me, that is one of the things that made it so good...that and the AA12. :D
Saw American History X, seen it before but forgot most. Because of a reason it isn't as good as people give it credit for. Fantastic acting yes, but it feels like there is a major hole in the story when it comes to character development, it isn't convincing despite Norton's best efforts. Still a very brave movie, nazi's are scum, so are gangsters, no excusing of either, no preaching I like that
The Stranger
11-30-2010, 17:23
Robin Hood
It is a disgrace. Seriously, it was one of the worst movies that I have ever seen.
pretty bad movie yes :P crowe was mind boggling annoying XD
Anyone seen Black Swan yet?
The Burrowers, part frontier western part horror. Deserves praise for thinking up the worst fate ever, save maybe what Lovecraft cooked up.
Hooahguy
12-08-2010, 15:06
The Losers
Kinda cliched, kinda corny, but overall ok. Pretty good action as well, but storyline was 'meh'.
7/10
PanzerJaeger
12-11-2010, 10:56
Represto.
10/10
I can't believe it took me so long to see it. The film should be required viewing for every American. It simultaneously dampened any hope I had in a successful resolution to the war in Afghanistan and renewed my faith in the American spirit.
11/10.
Prussian to the Iron
12-11-2010, 15:02
Represto.
10/10
I can't believe it took me so long to see it. The film should be required viewing for every American. It simultaneously dampened any hope I had in a successful resolution to the war in Afghanistan and renewed my faith in the American spirit.
11/10.
*Googles Represto*
*Is dissapointed in the complete lack of anything relating to it that isnt an illegal download*
*LMFAO upon noticing the link on the side that Google so graciously put up for me, saying "Lesbian Films XXX"*
*Wonders what lesbian porn has to do with an Afghanistan war movie*
PanzerJaeger
12-12-2010, 00:47
My apologies for sending you in the direction of lesbian porn.
The correct name is Restrepo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZmJ9iYWx5o&feature=related
gaelic cowboy
12-12-2010, 02:35
Anyone seen Black Swan yet?
I seen an interview with the Aronofsky and Natalie Portman on Bloomberg late one night it looks interesting.
Hooahguy
12-12-2010, 05:01
Represto.
10/10
I can't believe it took me so long to see it. The film should be required viewing for every American. It simultaneously dampened any hope I had in a successful resolution to the war in Afghanistan and renewed my faith in the American spirit.
11/10.
Yes, I fully agree with this statement.
20/10.
I am also reading the book which provides additional info about what is going on.
Energizing yet saddening.
Is that real footage? Looks like it. Anyway never heard of it, odd for a moviemaniac like me
PanzerJaeger
12-12-2010, 23:18
Yes it’s all real. It is a documentary that covers one platoon's experience in country, nothing more and nothing less. There is no preaching, no heavy handed editing to fit a narrative, and no moral judgments made. The movie speaks for itself.
It is out on DVD so you should be able to find it.
Instant buy if I find it. If you like that kind of thing check out 9:11 Zulu, shouldn't be hard to find translated on youtube or google. Some very intense combat footage.
Four Lions. One of the funniest movies I have ever seen! Brilliant stuff.
Scott Pilgrim. Main character is a whiny little brat. Still, it's a funny movie with unique and clever styling, just a pity about the characters.
Black Swan. Damn. I don't know what to say. Damn. I don't want to hype it up, but really, go see it. Oscar worthy acting, a lesbian sex scene, great cinematography, everything you could want. An easy 10/10.
Prussian to the Iron
12-31-2010, 00:47
True Grit. Not the kind of movie one would expect me to really like as much as I did; there was only a couple fighting scenes (though they were done very well) and a good bit of talking, which, surprisingly for me, made it a great movie. The actors are very believable, not overdone (perhaps with the exception of Matt Damon's character), and fit well into the story.
I just loooved this movie, i would recommend it to anyone honestly. 10/10
Tron
Eh. It was pretty cool, but the plot was a bit lacking and the pursuit seemed to drag on forever, with respawning vehicles apparently. Still a good movie, I'd give it 6.5/10
Eden Lake, fantastic horror movie that makes a few normal teenagers the scariest thing ever. Couple on a hiking trip gets in a fight with them over something silly, playing music too loud. Dog is accidently killed, and they are hunted down. It's scary because it are normal kids but there's no turning back for them, they have to finish what they started. Everything gets completely out of hand but you never doubt it could happen exactly like it does. Was a random budget-pick but probably my surprise of the year, great movie, 'real' horror a la Deliverance, haunting stuff
InsaneApache
12-31-2010, 14:48
Black Swan. Damn. I don't know what to say. Damn. I don't want to hype it up, but really, go see it. Oscar worthy acting, a lesbian sex scene, great cinematography, everything you could want. An easy 10/10.
I'm pretty sure that I'm a lesbian.
Hooahguy
01-02-2011, 23:00
The Kings Speech
This was, by far, the best movie Ive seen to date. Even better than True Grit. There was so much power, emotion, and just pure awesomeness in this movie that everyone in the theater gave it a standing ovation when it ended. Really.
As a stutterer myself, I find the movie has deep meaning since many of the struggles which the protagonist faces I face as well. I left the theater inspired and hopeful that people will see this movie and begin to understand how hard life is for us stutterers: something non-stutterers could not even begin to fathom.
I strongly encourage everyone to see this movie.
10/10
Crazed Rabbit
01-03-2011, 02:42
Saw a number of John Woo films in the last couple months:
Killer and Hard Boiled are two of his older movies, featuring his signature shooting action scenes - which, even 20 years later, are among the best ever recorded. Chow Yun Fat elevates the films with his acting ability as well. I enjoyed both as satisfying entertainment with more character depth than most action movies.
Red Cliff Parts I and II.
I have one word to describe Red Cliff Part I: long. Lots of fighting, with the heroes fighting off hordes of enemies. Cool at first, but after 20 minutes of fighting throughout the movie it starts to drag. Supplemented by long scenes focusing on characters.
I was wary of Part II because of this, but that film exceeded my reduced expectations. Lots of action still, but it didn't drag. And the character scenes featured plot advancement as well.
I saw two films starring Jeff Bridges in the last week in theaters: Tron and True Grit. I enjoyed True Grit and consider it a very good film.
But while I enjoyed Tron, it didn't match up to the original, which had an original look at a world inside computers populated by programs. This sequel draws back from that for a more generic action-adventure plot set inside the world from Tron. Nice soundtrack, though.
CR
The Kings Speech
This was, by far, the best movie Ive seen to date. Even better than True Grit. There was so much power, emotion, and just pure awesomeness in this movie that everyone in the theater gave it a standing ovation when it ended. Really.
As a stutterer myself, I find the movie has deep meaning since many of the struggles which the protagonist faces I face as well. I left the theater inspired and hopeful that people will see this movie and begin to understand how hard life is for us stutterers: something non-stutterers could not even begin to fathom.
I strongly encourage everyone to see this movie.
10/10
My problem with it is that it was too formulaic: "Will he find the courage to overcome his troubles and fears? Find out on this journey of testing times and emotional hurdles!" It was undoubtedly clever, funny and well acted -- Geoffrey Rush and Mr. Darcy... uh.... Colin Firth are brilliant, so are the supporting actors. However, it drags on a little too long, maybe 15-10 minutes. Still, I enjoyed it, so a solid 8/10 (or solid Full Price in Spill.com terms :wink2: ~;p).
The Book of Eli. The setting and styling is great. The preachy crap that goes along with it is NOT: "IF NO CHRISTIANITY ALL PEOPLE HAVE NO MORALS!!!!!1111one!!!1!1!!"
What trash.
Prussian to the Iron
01-06-2011, 12:44
The Book of Eli. The setting and styling is great. The preachy crap that goes along with it is NOT: "IF NO CHRISTIANITY ALL PEOPLE HAVE NO MORALS!!!!!1111one!!!1!1!!"
What trash.
thats not the message I got from it at all. In fact, if anything, I didn't think it had as much christian stuff as I had thought it would.
G. Septimus
01-06-2011, 13:31
thats not the message I got from it at all. In fact, if anything, I didn't think it had as much christian stuff as I had thought it would.
the only thing I saw in that movie was Denzel Washington doing a shotgun montage :rifle: <<- a Sniper *sigh*
Saw a number of John Woo films in the last couple months:
Killer and Hard Boiled are two of his older movies, featuring his signature shooting action scenes - which, even 20 years later, are among the best ever recorded. Chow Yun Fat elevates the films with his acting ability as well. I enjoyed both as satisfying entertainment with more character depth than most action movies.
Red Cliff Parts I and II.
I have one word to describe Red Cliff Part I: long. Lots of fighting, with the heroes fighting off hordes of enemies. Cool at first, but after 20 minutes of fighting throughout the movie it starts to drag. Supplemented by long scenes focusing on characters.
I was wary of Part II because of this, but that film exceeded my reduced expectations. Lots of action still, but it didn't drag. And the character scenes featured plot advancement as well.
I saw two films starring Jeff Bridges in the last week in theaters: Tron and True Grit. I enjoyed True Grit and consider it a very good film.
But while I enjoyed Tron, it didn't match up to the original, which had an original look at a world inside computers populated by programs. This sequel draws back from that for a more generic action-adventure plot set inside the world from Tron. Nice soundtrack, though.
CR
that movie was awesome. bad thing I lost the DVD. :rtwno:
InsaneApache
01-06-2011, 13:38
I watched 'To kill a mockingbird' last night. The first time in over twenty years that I've watched it! :embarassed:
Perhaps it's because of my more senior years that I looked at it through different eyes. What a great movie. :beam:
Seen through the perpective of a ten year old girl* it's a provocative, thoughtful and yes, sometimes terrifying flick. A certain Robert Duvall made his movie debut, I wonder what happened to him? :book:
*Perhaps my empathy rating has gone through the roof as my eldest grandkid is eleven this year. Tempus fugit. :balloon2:
My apologies for sending you in the direction of lesbian porn.
The correct name is Restrepo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZmJ9iYWx5o&feature=related
that was on National Geographic on Portuguese Cable just the other day.
Just catched the last 10 minutes....must see the entire thing one of these days.
Strike For The South
01-06-2011, 19:05
The Book of Eli. The setting and styling is great. The preachy crap that goes along with it is NOT: "IF NO CHRISTIANITY ALL PEOPLE HAVE NO MORALS!!!!!1111one!!!1!1!!"
What trash.
Did you see the very end when the bible was placed next to all the other holy books ever thought of?
Or is subtley not one of your strong suits?
The whole point of the movie is the bible is just a book and how it is used is where all of its "power" comes from, it's an allegory for religon and faith as a whole, using the bible just makes it more relateable to the western veiwer
I expect better of you
Strike is right, but it's still a rather dumb movie imho. You just care about what's happening. Watch 'The Road' for proper society-is-screwed drama. Better than the book.
'Simon' remains teh best Dutch movie ever. Wish I could recommended it but most can't be translated to English, has English subtitles though. Incredibly funny and genuinly moving story of the unlikely friendship between a gay dentist, and an Amsterdam drugsdealer who's dying from cancer. After the hilarious first half the more serious second half hits you like a sledgehammer. All Dutchies should watch it 10/10
al Roumi
01-13-2011, 10:50
Saw "The King's speech" yesterday, rather good. It's always nice to see proper actors doing their thang well with goods props and direction. The penultimate scene really is quite moving. The Queen Mo' (Helena Bonham-Carter) is brilliant and Darcy does a good job too, not to mention Geoffrey Rush. Churchill's a bit hammy I felt but probably hard to do naturaly.
I'd say 4 stars.
Exit Through the Gift Shop. Quirky, genius, intriguing. A lot of fun.
Did you see the very end when the bible was placed next to all the other holy books ever thought of?
By the end I wasn't paying attention to anything other than Mila Kunis, so I probably missed it, and everything else in this movie. Like I said, I like the styling and the plot twist and Mila Kunis. Didn't care for everything else in between regardless of whatever it was trying to say, because to me it came across as preachy and pro-religion = yawn.
gaelic cowboy
01-13-2011, 17:56
The whole point of the movie is the bible is just a book and how it is used is where all of its "power" comes from, it's an allegory for religon and faith as a whole, using the bible just makes it more relateable to the western veiwer
I was unable to suspend my disbelief for the movies premise that some future catastrophe would end up removing nearly all trace of the worlds most printed book seemed a bit stupid to me.
Prussian to the Iron
01-13-2011, 21:32
I was unable to suspend my disbelief for the movies premise that some future catastrophe would end up removing nearly all trace of the worlds most printed book seemed a bit stupid to me.
seeing as 99% of books would be burned as kindling/been destroyed by the nuclear war (or some sort of nuclear apocalypse, since it is never explicitly stated what happened), it's not that surprising that books would be rare. true, such a widely printed book would probably have more copies around, but its not a huge stretch. I don't think people would be rummaging through like city libraries/churches and taking bibles to give out.
Freedomland, not a thousand Samual L Jacksons can safe this movie. Terribly overacted and the dialogue is so ubelievably dumb, people don't talk and react like that. It wants to be a good movie and it's really really bad. My nomination for worst movie I have seen for years
The Fighter. Good movie. Christian Bale does crackhead boxing coach incredibly well... almost too well. ~;p
Togakure
01-17-2011, 04:33
Tron Legacy. It seemed ... disjointed, lots of gaps. Probably because I fell asleep several times. I do recall the effects were cool. Particularly the cycles. But I'll have to see it again sometime to fill in the story.
I'd been up all night but had promised this gal a movie and meal out, so I went anyway. She had fun, which was the whole point. I had fun too, just of the sleepy kind.
Hooahguy
01-17-2011, 04:51
I agree with you on Tron Legacy. It was nowhere near as good as the original, yet somehow a friend of mine insists that this one was better than the first.
:huh:
The Crow. Holy hell, that's a very good movie. The methods of revenge are wicked, wicked, wicked. Possible inspiration for Heath Ledger's Joker too.
How to Train Your Dragon
Ok, as a rule I NEVER call anything cute, but I gotta say, Toothless was adorable! Yeah, I know, I sound like a thirteen year old girl. Seriously though, this movie was one of the most interesting, engaging, visually spectacular films I have ever seen. The characters were completely lovable, the story was great, and the animation is the best I have ever seen.
Peasant Phill
01-17-2011, 22:10
How to Train Your Dragon
Ok, as a rule I NEVER call anything cute, but I gotta say, Toothless was adorable! Yeah, I know, I sound like a thirteen year old girl. Seriously though, this movie was one of the most interesting, engaging, visually spectacular films I have ever seen. The characters were completely lovable, the story was great, and the animation is the best I have ever seen.
You haven't seen that many animations than, I take it. BUT I agree, 'How to train your dragon' is a very enjoyable, well made movie
Prussian to the Iron
01-17-2011, 22:31
You haven't seen that many animations than, I take it. BUT I agree, 'How to train your dragon' is a very enjoyable, well made movie
i have to take Vuk's side here, I don't think I've seen better true animation. yeah stuff like Beowulf, but thats motion-capture into animation, not from scratch.
They are able to capture emotions in their animations like I have never seen anyone do. The way for instance that they convey all the emotions and thoughts of the scene where Stoic is 'talking' to Hiccup about his success in the ring. Just the body language of Stoic leaning in and the movements and expressions that Hiccup makes. It is all very subtle, but it goes a very long way toward making it seem realistic, and I have honestly never seen better. (Certainly never from anything like Shrek or Toy Story (not that the TS animation was bad))
EDIT: And then of course Toothless, the way that they animated him was so fantastic.
Modern animated movies are always ace, Disney Dreamworks or Pixar, you just know you will be charmed
Peasant Phill
01-18-2011, 22:23
I did agree that the animation was (extremely) well made. Watching toothless was great fun and you could clearly identify catlike and doglike behavior. Little things that made the dragon believable as a real animal.
In my post , I was more alluding to the story which is still the same underdog story we know so well from all those 80's movies. Nevertheless it was a movie I really enjoyed watching.
The Green Zone, not what I expected. It's not really a war-movie, it's a popcorn action flick set in Iraq. The action sequences are incredible I'll give them that. Matt Damon is forgettable. Not so forgettable is the guy playing the psycho commando, he gets little airtime but makes quite the impression, scary guy
MUHAHAHA 'Dead Snow'
Norwegian students besieged byNAZI ZOMBIES!!!!! With a hilarious slogan like 'ein, zwei, die' you just know it's going to be a riot. And it is roflomgwth :laugh4:
Black Swan: Meh! Natalie Portman was insanely good but the movie itself... whatever. The Woman wanted to see it, so we saw it.
Mulholland Drive with ballet. And Mullholland Drive was much better.
Pi: By the same director as Black Swan. Rented this one. Great movie. Claustrophobic, discomforting, atmospheric, twisted, thoughtful. A movie to watch alone without distraction. Let it absorb you.
Requim for a Dream: Same director. Haven't seen it in a year or two. Fantastic movie! Depressing, distressing, and very twisted. Absolutely Five-Star!
gaelic cowboy
01-29-2011, 23:17
I'm just watching Heat on RTE 2 on the telly right now
You know this movie had absolutely no need for Val Kilmer or Ashley Judd at all, unnecessary additions to the movie plotwise. Still a fairly good movie though.
Crazed Rabbit
01-31-2011, 05:20
Just saw Restrepo.
And wow - words can't begin to describe it. It's more than a mere film.
CR
Togakure
02-01-2011, 14:18
Watching Donnie Yen, and old favorite, in Ip Man on Hulu. Good so far. The drama is as entertaining as the MA.
Edit: Hmm ... the ending summary rubbed me a bit wrong. Final verdict: good, not great. Probably why it ended up on Hulu, though I must say it's one of the best films I've seen on Hulu in some time.
True Grit. A quality remake. Despite not being able to understand a word Jeff Bridges said I highly recommend this film!
Watching Donnie Yen, and old favorite, in Ip Man on Hulu. Good so far. The drama is as entertaining as the MA.
Edit: Hmm ... the ending summary rubbed me a bit wrong. Final verdict: good, not great. Probably why it ended up on Hulu, though I must say it's one of the best films I've seen on Hulu in some time.
What rubbed you the wrong way?
Was it Ip Man or Ip Man 2 that you saw? I must say that I did not like IM 2, but IM was probably one of, if not my favorite movie.
Togakure
02-02-2011, 20:52
What rubbed you the wrong way?
Was it Ip Man or Ip Man 2 that you saw? I must say that I did not like IM 2, but IM was probably one of, if not my favorite movie.
I think it's the first movie; it was titled "Ip Man." Some of the printed summary at the end of the movie seemed like skewed propaganda to me. The movie itself was good. Apparently others who viewed the movie on Hulu felt the same way, based on the comments left, "good movie but the ending made me angry" etc.. It didn't make me angry, but I did wrinkle brow a bit.
Just saw Restrepo.
And wow - words can't begin to describe it. It's more than a mere film.
CR
I really want to see that one hear nothing but praise, doesn't seem to have been released here.
I really want to see that one hear nothing but praise, doesn't seem to have been released here.
It was on NatGeo last night, so you may be able to catch it on cable/sat.
Mouzafphaerre
02-04-2011, 11:29
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Oldies yet forever goodies:
From Here to Eternity
Cyrano de Bergerac (the 1950 version with José Ferrer. The Dépardieu one is at least as good.)
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Oldies yet forever goodies:
From Here to Eternity
Cyrano de Bergerac (the 1950 version with José Ferrer. The Dépardieu one is at least as good.)
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Mouzaf,
Great to see you again. :sunny:
I got From Here to Eternity for Christmas a few years ago. Came in a three-pack of war movies along with Bridge Over the River Kwai and something else. Can't remember. Might fire up From Here... today. Only seen it once, years ago.
The Stranger
02-05-2011, 14:32
beirut lives!!
Beirut lives!!
Sounds like the title of a good Lebanese documentary or a cheap horror.
Mouzafphaerre
02-06-2011, 14:04
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Mouzaf,
Great to see you again. :sunny:
I got From Here to Eternity for Christmas a few years ago. Came in a three-pack of war movies along with Bridge Over the River Kwai and something else. Can't remember. Might fire up From Here... today. Only seen it once, years ago.
Great to have you back on board too! :medievalcheers:
Do fire it up mate, you won't regret it. :yes:
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Sounds like the title of a good Lebanese documentary or a cheap horror.:laugh4:
Hooahguy
02-21-2011, 23:14
SALT
Im surprised this movie got such low reviews. I for one thought it was really good. Great action, good plot (though I wish it went more into her transformation from CIA agent to Russian sleeper agent- it seemed to happen kinda suddenly) and overall really enjoyable.
8.5/10
Far and away. Movie is ok. But gawd Nicole Kidman. I am glad she's getting older because I wouldn't be able to come to terms with such a creature walking on the same planet I do, and would probably end up in jail. Don't even think about pointing out that her romance with Tom Cruise started there as that could still get me in jail. Soooooooooooooooooooo pretty, it's simply unbearable looking at her
SALT
Im surprised this movie got such low reviews. I for one thought it was really good. Great action, good plot (though I wish it went more into her transformation from CIA agent to Russian sleeper agent- it seemed to happen kinda suddenly) and overall really enjoyable.
8.5/10
I thought that one was really lame actually. The fighting was pathetic and unbelievable.
2.5/10
Megamind: I did not have high hopes for this one, but I was pleasantly surprised. It was a hilarious, and awesome movie. This will probably be the only time you hear me dish out praise for Ferrel or Fey, but they both did an outstanding job and had very lovable characters. It was full of great humor, nice visuals, and did a really good job of conveying serious emotion in a funny way.
8.5/10
Finished the second season of The Killing (Danish series), like the first it's incredibly slick. Every scene feels meaningful, that quite the feat to pull of for 10 hours straight. Not a dull moment, awesome stuff.
'Lesbian Vampire Killers'. A movie with a title like that, how could I not pick it up. Unsurprisingly the title says it all. Awesome
Napoleon The Emperor Of Europe
03-11-2011, 11:58
'Lesbian Vampire Killers'. A movie with a title like that, how could I not pick it up. Unsurprisingly the title says it all. Awesome
Not a good film.
The Kings Speech!Brilliant film!
Priates of the Carribean triology.all 3 are exceptional,in fact a new one is releasing soon.
And Megamind!!What cleve dialouge!!!
Hooahguy
03-11-2011, 15:24
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Not sure why I even sat through any of this. It was so horrible.
2/10 because of the decent special effects.
Austin Powers (1 and 2): Meh. Not as great as everyone said it was. Pretty dumb, if you ask me.
The Town
I actually liked this. A bit too much talking, but it was ok.
'Precious', seen it before but it didn't make the impact it made now. I was the type of prick that would make her life hell, and the harder she would cry the harder I would laugh. No idea why I was so cruel, I'm not a cruel person just flawed
I say Unknown last night. I liked it. The plot twist towards the end took me by surprise but it was also kinda lame because the movie ended up being just another spy action flick. The acting of the Main character's wife Liz (I don't know the actresses' name) was really bad in the end also. I give it a 7 out of 10. Enjoyable but not spectacular.
Prussian to the Iron
03-11-2011, 23:49
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Not sure why I even sat through any of this. It was so horrible.
2/10 because of the decent special effects.
Austin Powers (1 and 2): Meh. Not as great as everyone said it was. Pretty dumb, if you ask me.
The Town
I actually liked this. A bit too much talking, but it was ok.
Despite disagreeing about Transformers, I can let that go.
But Austin Powers? Really Hooah? Some of the funniest movies ever.
And The Town? Best movie of last year. Lots of talking? Maybe. But it wasn't like Inglorious Basterds, where 99% was talking/skipping through time, and 1% was shooting Hitler in the face. There was a pretty good amount of action, and very good action I might add. Loved the movie.
Hooahguy
03-13-2011, 18:19
But Austin Powers? Really Hooah? Some of the funniest movies ever.
Really? I didnt laugh once.
But at least I now get the whole mini-me thing.
A Man for all Seasons
Just saw it last night. About Sir Thomas Moore vs. Henry VIII. Excellent movie. Got the 1965 Oscar for Best Picture, and easy to see why. Paul Scolfield as Moore is incredible. I'm a sucker for movies about European history, but Scofield easily does one of the best portrayals of a historical character I've ever seen.
I'd be delighted to hear about any other good movies in this genre.
Major Robert Dump
03-30-2011, 03:25
The movie where the Rock (Dwayne Johnson) goes on a revenge shooting spree was actually quite decent. Can't remember the name. Had some good faux plot twists and was certainly not a happy ending. Watched it on a bus, so maybe my judgement was impaired.
Crazed Rabbit
03-30-2011, 04:09
A quick review of what I've watched on Netflix over the past couple months:
Predators: alright action movie, but nothing special.
The Social Network: a great movie.
The Kids are All Right: A good drama
Clash of the Titans (remake): argh, terrible. Devoid of plot and acting.
Heat: I love this movie. One of my top five films of all time.
The Blind Side: A good, enjoyable movie
Shutter Island: Interesting, until the horrible ending basically ruined the movie
The Rocketeer: A nice little film. Terrible picture resolution though.
The Town: a very good movie.
Leon; The Professional: a very good film, another favorite of mine
Bad Lieutenant; New Orleans: from Werner Herzog comes another great film, with a great performance from Nicholas Cage
Ong Bak 2: Who needs a decent plot when you have so much amazing martial arts action?
Despicable Me: mildly enjoyable, but noticeably below Pixar quality.
Knight and Day: An enjoyable action-comedy movie
Edge of Darkness: A good revenge film
A Perfect Getaway: I enjoyed this and the unconventional set up for a movie in this genre.
Casino: Well made, but it didn't really grab me
Seven: A good movie that certainly kept my interest
The Crazies: a very good zombie movie
Conan the Barbarian: despite its flaws, I love this film, due in no small part to the excellent score.
Willow: An enjoyable fantasy adventure movie
The Descent: A great movie - probably one of the scariest movies I've ever seen - and that was before the monsters appeared.
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Bad Lieutenant; New Orleans: from Werner Herzog comes another great film, with a great performance from Nicholas Cage
What are these :daisy: iguana doing on my coffee table?
Predators: alright action movie, but nothing special.
I had the misfortune to see this at the cinema - it turned out to be a hideously tacky rehash of the first film with a "plot" straight out of video game land. Even the underrated Predator 2 was better than this. Yet another nail in the coffin of the Predator and Alien franchises. Stick to the first 2 films of each franchise.
:2cents:
Prussian to the Iron
03-30-2011, 23:12
Battle: LA
Holy ****. Definitely the best movie I've seen in a long time. Comparable or even better than Black Hawk Down.
Plot-wise, it definitely tried not to be super far out there with the whole alien thing, and it ended up really believable actually. The feeling of "OMG WTF ARE THOSE THINGS" is conveyed really well early on when it tries to be, as you are unsure of whether they are aliens, robots, robot aliens, or what. You sorta feel the same way the Marines do in the beginning.
Characters, with the exception of maybe the overly-cocky air force chick, were also very believable, and real in a way. The acting was great and certainly added to the immersion of the plot.
Action? Epic. Not too over-the-top (which doesn't bother me, but some people), but certainly not lacking in total awesomeness and, funny enough, realism. Apparently there was a HUGE amount of effort given to create realism in the movie, and it shows. Just the way the Marines act (a big thing for me was firing only semi-automatic) in combat feels very real.
All-around freakin awesome movie. Love it.
Now, just gotta find someone to see Suckerpunch with...
That's interesting, as I saw a poster for it in the cinema the other day and my immediate thought was "Oh dear, another Connect-The-Tropes "Sci-Fi"/Action/Disaster movie for Americans. Ho hum.". I'll pay attention to reviews for it now though, although the guys they had in charge of international marketing must have been absolutely dense
Hooahguy
03-30-2011, 23:34
I saw Battle LA and I have no idea how you can even begin to think it was comparable or better than BHD.
I had the misfortune to see this at the cinema - it turned out to be a hideously tacky rehash of the first film with a "plot" straight out of video game land. Even the underrated Predator 2 was better than this. Yet another nail in the coffin of the Predator and Alien franchises. Stick to the first 2 films of each franchise.
:2cents:
I heard the original ending intended to be a true call-back to the first, including a god-tier cameo.
according to rumors, the ending was supposed to be a ship lands and a line of predators come out, forming a line to either side as a larger predator steps forward to present the survivor with a trophy. A call back to Predator 2. After presenting the trophy, The predator removes his helmet to reveal himself to be Dutch, the survivor sole survivor of the first movie. He says, "Not too bad." as the credits hit.
Tacky fan service? Sure. Awesome? Yes.
Prussian to the Iron
03-31-2011, 01:16
I saw Battle LA and I have no idea how you can even begin to think it was comparable or better than BHD.
Because it totally was.
Hooahguy
03-31-2011, 01:31
Oh please. Ill take real courage and sacrifice over some made up storyline any day of the week.
I had the misfortune to see this at the cinema - it turned out to be a hideously tacky rehash of the first film with a "plot" straight out of video game land. Even the underrated Predator 2 was better than this. Yet another nail in the coffin of the Predator and Alien franchises. Stick to the first 2 films of each franchise.
:2cents:
Predator 2 was pretty good, period. Mentally blocking everything after Predator 2 and the equally underrated Alien 3. Scarier than it's older brothers, but it's a crime that Aliens had better special effects. Computers were simply not yet up to the task.
Prussian to the Iron
03-31-2011, 22:37
Oh please. Ill take real courage and sacrifice over some made up storyline any day of the week.
Just because one is based off real events and one isn't doesn't affect the movie quality.
Just saw Klinktverhall. It was disappointing to say the least.
Centurion1
04-01-2011, 01:03
PI im going to slap you for saying bhd is even comparable to battle la.
battle la. sucks.
and so does suckerpunch ridiculous plot and im tired of small females kicking everythings @$$ ala kickass
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