Movie Review Thread

**Hooahguy** · 04-06-2009, 00:22

Munich
4/10

Meir Dagan, current head of the Mossad, puts it nicely:
"entertainment? maybe. accurate? absolutely not!"

**Fragony** · 04-06-2009, 08:33

Originally Posted by hooahguy

Munich
4/10

Meir Dagan, current head of the Mossad, puts it nicely:
"entertainment? maybe. accurate? absolutely not!"

Munich is definately one of Spielberg finest, loved it. A few incredibly chilling scenes, Spielberg is great at making violence repulsive.

**Hooahguy** · 04-06-2009, 12:13

Originally Posted by Fragony

Munich is definately one of Spielberg finest, loved it. A few incredibly chilling scenes, Spielberg is great at making violence repulsive.

aye, but if it wasnt for the fact they got all the most important facts wrong....
for instance-
--a mossad assasination team, called a Katsa always has a woman on the team (to help the team get closer to the target)
--Katsas never have doubts about their mission. if they did, they wouldnt have been katsas, for to be katsas they undergo intense pschycological examination and if there is the smallest chance that the potential agent will have doubts, he/she is no good.
--there was never a forgerer on the team. it is impossible to make high quality fogeries in the field. all forged documents were made back at the mossad base.
--there was never a bomb-maker, for the same reason as the forgerer. all bombs were sent with them.

i got all this info from Gideons Spies (a book about the mossad). its a great book. read it if you can.

**Mouzafphaerre** · 04-06-2009, 14:02

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Saw Rise of the Lycans last week. Nice time killer. Maybe a date movie with the correct type of partner.
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**Kralizec** · 04-07-2009, 16:23

Originally Posted by hooahguy

Munich
4/10

I had already figured that it wasn't historically accurate, but it was a great movie regardless. Spielberg certainly knows how to build up suspense.

The one thing that seemed totally ridiculous in hindsight (it didn't occur to me while watching it) was that Avner and his chief were discussing his mission while walking down a boulevard

**Hooahguy** · 04-07-2009, 16:58

it only went to 4/10 because of its HORRENDOUS innacuracies. it would have gotten much higher otherwise.

**shlin28** · 04-08-2009, 22:03

"Knowing"

Not sure whether to hate it or like it. The beginning was... too Omen-y, the first half was nice (they got some pretty nice scary bits in there) but some parts were just ridiculus, the second half was even better, especially towards the end... and then the last scene ruins it. They should have stopped two minutes before the end.

PS: Cage's acting was horrendus!!!

**Puzz3D** · 04-09-2009, 02:19

Chocolate (2008) directed by Prachya Pinkaew is a martial arts action film about an autistic girl named Zen who develops martial arts skills as she is growing up, and finds it necessary to eventually use those skills to help her mother. I watched the 92 minute US/UK version rather than the 110 minute Thai version. The dramatic story telling technique allowed a long time line of character development to be effectively covered fairly quickly which left plenty of time for the action sequences. The action sequences are where this film excels, and 24 year old JeeJa Yanin is spectacular as Zen doing all of her own fight scenes, and getting injured many times in the process as did many of the stunt men as well. These fight sequences build in intensity to an incredible finale which has to be seen to be believed. There were several scenes in this finale where JeeJa is obviously wearing a wire, but in most of this sequence she doesn't seem to be wearing one.

**Decker** · 04-10-2009, 07:29

Seven Samurai- So I finally saw what everyone is dubbing an epic masterpiece, and I must say I was impressed. I'm not drooling over it like I've seen posters from various parts of the net do, but I will say it definitely is one of the best films I have seen.
9/10

Chopper- A movie about an Australian who was a "Robin Hood" and it follows him during a period of his life. I must say I don't really know the history of the guy, but it was a funny movie and Eric Bana was hilarious, not to mention there was a time where I forgot it was him lol.
7/10

**naut** · 04-10-2009, 16:23

Anyone seen Observe and Report yet?

**miotas** · 04-10-2009, 18:24

Originally Posted by Decker

Chopper- A movie about an Australian who was a "Robin Hood" and it follows him during a period of his life. I must say I don't really know the history of the guy, but it was a funny movie and Eric Bana was hilarious, not to mention there was a time where I forgot it was him lol.
7/10

Hardly robin hood, he's a violent thug and everyone knows it, but he'd kinda funny so we put up with him and sketch shows make funnies about him.

I just watched monsters vs aliens,
Its a good kids movie with excellent animations, and enough gags for it to be quite enjoyable for the grown ups. Perfect family movie.

**The Fuzz** · 04-13-2009, 16:33

Watchmen.

Horrible.

I was shocked when I read the end in the book. In the movie...what? SPOILERS --> A rogue American bombs a ton of places in the world, and people make peace? Wouldn't everyone bomb American then? I didn't care about the characters despite liking them in the book, the acting was by and large atrocious(looking at that ditsy chick especially), and the songs were blasting at really stupid times. Good work, director, that song's lyrics are relevant to the plot. It doesn't mean you need it blasting louder than the dialogue.

3/10