Movie Review Thread

[Prussian to the Iron]

anybody got any good "new couple" movies? asking out a girl tomorrow, not sure what movies are out though.

[Centurion1]

why the hell doesnt this have its own thread PI.

by the to answer your question take her to Dear John

Cent's Reasons to go to Dear John with a woman
1. It has channing tautm
2. It is by nicholas Sparks
3. It is about love, i think
4. It has channing tatum (who is an atrocious actor)

And as a bonus for you and me....... its all about like some marine deployed so for military areas like ours the girl you ask is probably military or used to be so another bonus.

[Centurion1]

oh and hurt locker was trash so unrealistic. Good action flick occasionally but seriously random eod humvee in middle of desert meets british special ops and then saved all their butts with their natural sniping abilites and some capri sun.

Edit: Avatar. Waste of my life. It was beautiful visually but let me just explain the story.

Military Evil
Business Evil

Science Good
Nature Good


At the end i expected some sort of collage showing all the atrocities white captialsits have had and a dedication to native guerillas.

The evil marines and their evil colonel. the oh so good scientist BS the scientist is the one who would want to cut em up and dissect them.

And there was not a single joke in the entire movie which i heartily disapprove of.

[Fragony]

Whicked Lake, bizarre! 4 beautifull girls get a surprise visit frrom some inbred redneck family, who abuse them. Then one escapes, there is a chase, and then she starts laughing 'it's getting late'. Well they came to the wrong house.

'the big question, why shouldn't we kill you '
'you are wrong, the big question is how you are going to taste'

heh (these aren't spoilers don't worry)

[Fragony]

District 9, what a complete letdown. Everybody was raving about what a smart movie it is but it doesn't even know what it wants to be. Have to give it to them, plot can go in several directions. And all of them are predictable in their own predictable way.

[Scienter]

anybody got any good "new couple" movies? asking out a girl tomorrow, not sure what movies are out though.

Depends on the girl. Ask her what she wants to see if you can't guess her taste in movies. Some girls aren't into "date movies" and might really want to go see a movie where things get blown up or shot.

Stuff that's out around me: Shutter Island, Dear John, Cop Out (looks dreadful, Tooth Fairy (kid movie?), Up in the Air (was awesome! Maybe not good date material?), From Paris with Love (Travolta), Valentine's Day, and I think the Princess and the Frog is still in a few places. Hrm. Not very many good things to choose from.

[Kralizec]

Avatar
Dumbt story (seriously, even Star Wars isn't as black and white as far as morality goes), but I knew that in advance so I still managed to enjoy it. Some good action scenes, and the 3D is of course pretty.
6.5/10

The Book of Eli
Not the best post-apocalypse movie I've ever seen, not the worst either. I'm not a relious type, and allthought that didn't ruin it for me, I probably would have liked it better if I was...
7/10

[PanzerJaeger]

The Crazies - 9/10

This could be l4d 3. Seriously. Same storyline, just a different location and cast of characters.

Surprisingly decent acting though... I actually loved it, except for a final scene at the very end. It was stupid in The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and it was stupid in this one as well. Didn't ruin the experience, though.

[Hooahguy]

Fight Club
cant talk about it. sorry.

[Azathoth]

Major League

7/10

Decent comedy; extremely American.

[Prussian to the Iron]

Just saw Shutter Island. great movie, completely unexpected plot twists. about half an hour prior to the end, i had already formulated my own theories as to the mystery characters and what was going on, totally wrong there.

movie makes you think alot. 9/10, only because i was dissapointed at the lack of massacre at the hands of Dicaprio and a Springfield rifle.

[Secura]

oh and hurt locker was trash so unrealistic. Good action flick occasionally but seriously random eod humvee in middle of desert meets british special ops and then saved all their butts with their natural sniping abilites and some capri sun.

I guess it might be seen as weird... but I loved The Hurt Locker. Recently watched it on Blu-Ray and was simply astounded. Sure, it's essentially just a film about Iraq or Afghanistan or I-can't-really-remember-istan, and subsequently there's lots of gunfire and explosions, but I found the film to be really emotive. Several parts genuinely had me moved close to tears.

The part I 'enjoyed' the most was when the man staggers into the US's cordoned off part of town wearing a suit that covers tonnes of explosives literally caged upon his body. The sheer terror in his eyes, the high-charged emotion of the bomb disposal guy as he realises he cannot save him... it was really moving.

My least favourite part was pretty much where the audience and characters meet the British Spec-Ops/mercenary types, who're promptly sniped to pieces; because some of the most well-trained soldiers in the world really need help from a few army grunts, right? I wouldn't expect any less from an American film though. ¬_¬

The Hurt Locker is a definite 9/10 for me.

Avatar. Waste of my life. It was beautiful visually but let me just explain the story.

I think I'm in the minority of people who have still not seen this film, and I'm genuinely unsure if I even want to. Everytime I hear about aspects of the plot, the only thing that comes to mind is Pocahontas.

An indigenous tribe (Indians in Pocahontas, Na'vi in Avatar) possess something of great economic/technological use (gold, 'Unobtanium'), which a bunch of greedy/nasty people are interested in (European settlers, humans).

The greedy/nasty people send in a single person (John Smith, Jake Sully) to integrate with the 'savages' in order to acquire the gold/Unobtanium, but the person falls in love with one of the tribe (Pocahontas, Neytiri). They learn about each other and begin to see beyond the conflict of their respective factions.

Eventually the greedy/nasty people get angry and decide to attack for the gold/Unobtanium, but are soundly defeated. Everyone rejoices, happy times, the end.

I've already seen Pocahontas more times than I would care to, so why would I pay to see it again just because it's got a different title and looks better? ¬_¬

Fight Club
cant talk about it. sorry.

Correct me if I am wrong, but I think "+1 Internets" is the phrase to describe this? :P

[Fragony]

Saw Avatar, very well made, but very lazy and straightforward story-wise. It's a visual delight it is truly spectacular, but the patronizing is a bit too obvious to not annoy.

[Prussian to the Iron]

I think I'm in the minority of people who have still not seen this film, and I'm genuinely unsure if I even want to. Everytime I hear about aspects of the plot, the only thing that comes to mind is Pocahontas.

An indigenous tribe (Indians in Pocahontas, Na'vi in Avatar) possess something of great economic/technological use (gold, 'Unobtanium'), which a bunch of greedy/nasty people are interested in (European settlers, humans).

The greedy/nasty people send in a single person (John Smith, Jake Sully) to integrate with the 'savages' in order to acquire the gold/Unobtanium, but the person falls in love with one of the tribe (Pocahontas, Neytiri). They learn about each other and begin to see beyond the conflict of their respective factions.

Eventually the greedy/nasty people get angry and decide to attack for the gold/Unobtanium, but are soundly defeated. Everyone rejoices, happy times, the end.

I've already seen Pocahontas more times than I would care to, so why would I pay to see it again just because it's got a different title and looks better? ¬_¬

thats the point. i mean, not much originality, but still it makes it relatable to us yanks. not like the evil brits, trying to kill us americans....

[Crazed Rabbit]

I think I'm in the minority of people who have still not seen this film, and I'm genuinely unsure if I even want to. Everytime I hear about aspects of the plot, the only thing that comes to mind is Pocahontas.

An indigenous tribe (Indians in Pocahontas, Na'vi in Avatar) possess something of great economic/technological use (gold, 'Unobtanium'), which a bunch of greedy/nasty people are interested in (European settlers, humans).

The greedy/nasty people send in a single person (John Smith, Jake Sully) to integrate with the 'savages' in order to acquire the gold/Unobtanium, but the person falls in love with one of the tribe (Pocahontas, Neytiri). They learn about each other and begin to see beyond the conflict of their respective factions.

Eventually the greedy/nasty people get angry and decide to attack for the gold/Unobtanium, but are soundly defeated. Everyone rejoices, happy times, the end.

I've already seen Pocahontas more times than I would care to, so why would I pay to see it again just because it's got a different title and looks better? ¬_¬

Well you've got most of the story. It's not really original, and the natives of pandora are more stereotypically Indian than actual Indians were.

I knew most of that going into the movie, and that's how I feel having seen it.

Still, it has amazing visuals the likes of which have never been seen on screen before. The film doesn't just look better - it was awe inspiring to watch. And James Cameron is a great director as well, so that made the movie more enjoyable. The movie never got boring, and the action is intense. I'm glad I saw it.

CR