A Fish Called Wanda
I had never gotten around to seeing this, but finally did so recently, and it had me howling more times than I can remember. Kevin Kline absolutely deserved the Oscar he won.
Last I saw was Kingsman at the movies - loved it. Like Bond meets The Matrix meets Austin Powers.
A Fish Called Wanda
I had never gotten around to seeing this, but finally did so recently, and it had me howling more times than I can remember. Kevin Kline absolutely deserved the Oscar he won.
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.
Loved it as always.
A Fish Called Wanda
I had never gotten around to seeing this, but finally did so recently, and it had me howling more times than I can remember. Kevin Kline absolutely deserved the Oscar he won.
The scene when he's trying to practice saying sorry in the car is gut splitting!
We saw Big Hero 6. What a fun movie and heartwarming. I will forever fist pump like Baymax.
Wasn't Nathan Fillion in that one?
Wasn't Slither more of a horror comedy? I've only seen like 5 seconds of it.
Weird sci-fi/horror movie called Slither.
Watched Little Giants the other day. Super cheesy but I'll always love it.
I'm catching up on all The Fast and The Furious movies to get ready for this weekends new film. Just finished Fast Five, and about to throw on Fast and Furious 6. These are solid flicks
Watched Little Giants the other day. Super cheesy but I'll always love it.
Is that the one with Al Bundy and Vince Clotrho?
Watched Little Giants the other day. Super cheesy but I'll always love it.
Is that the one with Al Bundy and Vince Clotrho?
Yes, and it's awesome.
Just saw Old Boy for the first time. Holy shit :hefdaddy
Deliverance again. Still awesome.Deliverance is a great, great film.
Another movie I recently saw was Predators, I have to admit that again I really enjoyed it. I'm one of the few people who really liked Predator 2 and got the triple bluray set recently and hadn't seen the third one yet. It was very enjoyable with a lot of feel of the first one.
I just watched The Grand Budapest Hotel. What an utterly brilliant film. I liked how it basically gave a big middle-finger to high-budget blockbusters. Not that I hate blockbusters, but this film was so different from any other new film I've seen for a long time. Relatively low budget, using old-style camera work at times (though I wouldn't say I had any sort of knowledge about film techniques)... I loved it.
Another movie I recently saw was Predators, I have to admit that again I really enjoyed it. I'm one of the few people who really liked Predator 2 and got the triple bluray set recently and hadn't seen the third one yet. It was very enjoyable with a lot of feel of the first one.
The Dead Zone again. Still awesome.Fixed for last weekend.
I watched Ben Hurr for the first time yesterday. Holy fuck that was a long movie. I fell asleep with 10 minutes left. Pretty good movie considering its age.
I watched Ben Hurr for the first time yesterday. Holy fuck that was a long movie. I fell asleep with 10 minutes left. Pretty good movie considering its age.
The last few minutes put a real damper on it for me, but otherwise I thought it was very good for what it was, but not really my kind of thing.
Another movie I recently saw was Predators, I have to admit that again I really enjoyed it. I'm one of the few people who really liked Predator 2 and got the triple bluray set recently and hadn't seen the third one yet. It was very enjoyable with a lot of feel of the first one.
I like Predator and Predators, but didn't really enjoy Predator 2, a bit too goofy at times from what I can remember.
We are a Christian family and my bro says I should watch The Passion but - I don't need to watch aI know what you mean. I think it is important to depict the reality of what Jesus likely endured, which so many such films tend to gloss over. But The Passion of the Christ seems to just get gratuitous with it.
two hour torture movie :p
Watched Outcast (Nic Cage and Hayden Christensen in 12th century China) last night... :facepalm:
I got a bit sad at atheist people who said they'd only watch it to see Jesus tortured for two hours. ::)I've never heard any atheist say that.
I got a bit sad at atheist people who said they'd only watch it to see Jesus tortured for two hours. ::)I've never heard any atheist say that.
Watched Outcast (Nic Cage and Hayden Christensen in 12th century China) last night... :facepalm:
I heard Nic Cage is the only good part of the movie......all 15-20 mins that he's in it.
Hayden Christensen may be one of the few people who could make Nic Cage look good(relatively speaking)
Deliverance again. Still awesome.Deliverance is a great, great film.
You know what's really funny about that? There are interview extras on the DVD, what Cage says about Christensen is unbelievable. I found a clip and trust me, the laughter will be WAY worth the 56 seconds of your time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBjJBn3qwFE
Watched Outcast (Nic Cage and Hayden Christensen in 12th century China) last night... :facepalm:
I heard Nic Cage is the only good part of the movie......all 15-20 mins that he's in it.
Yeah, pretty much. His part is way small but he is at his over-the-top best.Hayden Christensen may be one of the few people who could make Nic Cage look good(relatively speaking)
:lol
You know what's really funny about that? There are interview extras on the DVD, what Cage says about Christensen is unbelievable. I found a clip and trust me, the laughter will be WAY worth the 56 seconds of your time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBjJBn3qwFE
Iron Man 3. I really enjoyed this movie and get all the hate it gets from comic book readers as well as non comic book readers.I haven't heard hate for this one. It's an awesome movie and got rave reviews and made over a billion dollars.
I would not use the adjective "bad" with the last 1/3 of IM3.I wouldn't use "bad" with any of it. Probably 3rd or 4th best MCU film, for me.
I had no problem with RDJ out of the suit. In fact, I really respected the movie while watching for taking it's time with Tony Stark and not just Iron Man in the first two thirds of the movie. But the last third was just bad.
Saw Interstellar again last night, and spoilers below if you haven't seen it.
I still am not convinced with Mann's motives. I guess I just don't relate to how someone who's supposed to be a brilliant scientist turn psychotic killer even in the realization that there was a chance to go back home. He admits to being a coward but... I dont know I guess I'm still struggling with that aspect of the movie plot.
The science part I don't really have any issue with, though the ending is also like another WTF.
Murph is 2 years in sleep and hears of her father being alive and requests out of protocol to be transferred to that station and upon seeing him tells him to go search for Brandt which he does right away after a few days of just going through an experience of a life time. Again I understand the plot it's just the execution that bothers me I suppose.
22 Jump Street. Egads, it was even worse than 21 Jump Street. Which is to say that it was even better. Or worse. It's hard to say, because the movies are stupid, and I find them entertaining, but they're also completely self-aware, and a lot of the humor comes from that. So is that meta-humor? I don't even know. A lot of times, I found myself laughing because something was so completely stupid, but not in your conventional "so bad it's good" way; it was just bad. But so bad that it was funny.22 was amazing. You're right, the whole concept of it is that it's a metafilm. Better than the first.
Example: Constant references to the fact that it was the exact same case as last time, because this movie has basically the same plot as 21 Jump Street. But then the big break in the case comes when they realize that it's not exactly the same, and that they've been so caught up in that assumption that they failed to see how it's actually different this time, and that leads them to solving the case. So the cases are different, and that makes this movie different, even though they're the same. So confusing.
Prisoners. Awesome movie.
We watched The Imitation Game last night. Superb film, with impressive performances all around, not the least of which was from Benedict Cumberawesome.
Well deserving of all the award nominations it received.
I watched John Dies at the end mainly I am a big fan of Don Coscarelli. His movies are always interesting and weird and this one is no exception. I really liked it and it makes me want to read the book.
Thank you. I'm in mourning of that time I can never get back.I assume you watched the Nicholas Cage version?
Ok so my brother and I watched Jupiter Ascending.
I'd heard it was absolute nonsense but ... I ...liked it ?
It wasn't out and out awful and it wasn't Matrix great - but it was a fun watch.
It was obvious they were going for another Matrix type movie and tried to cram a trilogy worth of story in one film.
It had some very nice set pieces and CGI but it did take itself slightly too seriously at times.
6/10 i'd say. It's silly and pompous but entertaining.
Thank you. I'm in mourning of that time I can never get back.I assume you watched the Nicholas Cage version?
Your next mission, should you choose to accept it, is to watch the original version, starring Kirk Cameron, and compare notes for us.
Yeah I'd like to see Joe too, there's just so many things I prioritize higher so I never get to it.Same here.
We watched The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh last night. :metal
I recently caught Ruthless People, a movie I had completely forgotten about and had not seen since probably 1988. What a riot this movie is. De Vito plays such a perfect scum bag, and Judge Reinhold was aces as well.
Been hearing so much about that! Seeing it Tuesday :caffeine:
Tonight I will be watching Escape From New York!
Stargate
Kind of liked it, quite original idea, but hated the clichés. However, there seems to be a series based on it that continues the plot. If some of you have seen it, what do you think? Is it worth?
StargateThe show is really good, it's easily one of my favourite sci-fi TV series. So yes I would recommend it.
Kind of liked it, quite original idea, but hated the clichés. However, there seems to be a series based on it that continues the plot. If some of you have seen it, what do you think? Is it worth?
Ditto the above - I never knew you were such a huge fan of Stargate Blob. SG-1 and Atlantis are really the only TV sci-fi series that have ever got me in hook, line and sinker. Loved them and watched religiously.
Stargate SG1 is a fantastic series. I'm actually in the middle of rewatching it; about halfway through the series right now.
Stargate SG1 is a fantastic series.
Tonight I will be watching Escape From New York!Such a fun movie!
It was great! I got really sucked in and the time totally flew by, which is always a good sign. I've heard Escape from LA is terrible but in a very entertaining way, so I will have to get that next.
Tonight I will be watching Escape From New York!Such a fun movie!
Watched The Babadook yesterday. I liked it, really messed with your head.
Watched The Babadook yesterday. I liked it, really messed with your head.
I actually saw that yesterday too and really enjoyed it. :tup
The Cheng, a rich family, deals with business about real estate in Hong Kong. During the Ghost Festival, senior Mrs. Cheng's second daughter-in-law bought an old jade from her highest bid at an auction sale. However, she changed a lot after that. One night when her husband returned without informing her, he found her making love with a monster that later turned out to be a creature from the jade. He broke the jade into pieces angrily and his body rotten after the dense smoke disappeared. He then jumped out of the window and died. When his wife also committed suicide on the seventh day of his death, the senior Mrs. Cheng got a wizard to have an enchantment in order to release the souls from suffering. During the enchantment, the wizard found out the woman was pregnant with an evil fetus. Fearing this might bring misfortune, he asked them to cover the coffin with yellow charms and warned them not to touch or move any charms within the coming 12 years.11 years later, when the grandson Kwok Kuen and his girlfriend Ngon come back to the old house to pick up the senior Mrs. Cheng, they enter his uncle's room as Ngon is curious at those charms. The charms are moved and strange things come to pass one by one from then on...
Duh, I almost forgot. Last Monday some friends and I went to the local Alamo Drafthouse for this thing they call "Choose your own AGFA adventure." We were shown the first reel of five different movies, then had to vote on which one we wanted to watch the next week. We were shown some weird shit, but the winner was the my one friend and I voted for. It was DEVIL FETUS, a ridiculous 80's movie about... well, I'll just copy and paste the broken English summary from Amazon:QuoteThe Cheng, a rich family, deals with business about real estate in Hong Kong. During the Ghost Festival, senior Mrs. Cheng's second daughter-in-law bought an old jade from her highest bid at an auction sale. However, she changed a lot after that. One night when her husband returned without informing her, he found her making love with a monster that later turned out to be a creature from the jade. He broke the jade into pieces angrily and his body rotten after the dense smoke disappeared. He then jumped out of the window and died. When his wife also committed suicide on the seventh day of his death, the senior Mrs. Cheng got a wizard to have an enchantment in order to release the souls from suffering. During the enchantment, the wizard found out the woman was pregnant with an evil fetus. Fearing this might bring misfortune, he asked them to cover the coffin with yellow charms and warned them not to touch or move any charms within the coming 12 years.11 years later, when the grandson Kwok Kuen and his girlfriend Ngon come back to the old house to pick up the senior Mrs. Cheng, they enter his uncle's room as Ngon is curious at those charms. The charms are moved and strange things come to pass one by one from then on...
As you can imagine, it was wonderful.
I watched it recently and found it surprisingly solid. I could have done without all of the swearing and the stupid dream sequence at the end, but it wasn't bad.I have the exact opposite view. And while seeing the first anchorman is not necessary it gives some context of the characters. Million ways to die was absolute drivel horseshit for me with one lame joke after the other.
I saw Anchorman 2 recently too, and that was bad. Not a single funny joke in the whole movie, and it went off the rails at the end. Never saw the first movie, but wouldn't bother now.
Got to see Lucy, it started out quite well but then it got very mediocre in the end. I think the movie definitely had a lot of potential to be something good, in the end it became a disjointed mess of a movie. 5/10 blah.
Last night, we watched Joe with Nicholas Cage. Wow, that was really good, probably Cage's best film (and best performance) in years, and really the entire cast did a great job. Very engaging.
Saw Mad Max: Fury Road for the second time earlier this week, on Wednesday in fact.
I'm certain this movie will stick as my favorite this year, until Star Wars: The Force Awakens is unleashed in December.
I really hope the blu-ray will have tons of bonus content, because I would like to see how they pulled of all the practical effects and built the vehicles in that movie. :hefdaddy
Now, if I have enough energy tonight I will finally watch (yes, for the first time) 2001: A Space Odyssey :D
Sorry, the Jeff Goldblum, totally forgot about the old one! Haven't seen that yet either.The sequel is even more gross than the original.
Eric Stoltz is in the sequel? I am IN :lol
Man, I have to get on both of these movies! I meant to see the '80s version of The Fly forever ago, but it completely slipped my mind.
Sorry, the Jeff Goldblum, totally forgot about the old one! Haven't seen that yet either.The sequel is even more gross than the original.
Eric Stoltz is in the sequel? I am IN :lol
Yesterday saw Draft Day with Kevin Costner. Not sure how big the appeal is for non-NFL fans, but damn, that was a fun movie.
The Life Aquatic. Still my favorite Wes Anderson movie.
Watched Nightcrawler and 12 Years a Slave. :tupI've seen 12 Years, and thought it was a tremendous film.
Finally saw American Sniper last night.That was pretty much my assessment as well. Solid movie, but not as good as the hype led me to believe it would be.
I thought it was impressively acted by Bradley Cooper, and well directed by Clint Eastwood, but I don't really understand much of the rest of the hype for the film. I mean, it was good, but I didn't think it was THAT good. I certainly didn't see this as a Best Picture nominee.
But it was good, like I said.
Watched Unbroken last night, really solid film.
Watched Nightcrawler and 12 Years a Slave. :tupI've seen 12 Years, and thought it was a tremendous film.
Haven't been able to catch Nightcrawler yet.
Finally saw American Sniper last night.That was pretty much my assessment as well. Solid movie, but not as good as the hype led me to believe it would be.
I thought it was impressively acted by Bradley Cooper, and well directed by Clint Eastwood, but I don't really understand much of the rest of the hype for the film. I mean, it was good, but I didn't think it was THAT good. I certainly didn't see this as a Best Picture nominee.
But it was good, like I said.
I started watching American Sniper once, but stopped maybe 20 minutes in. It didn't grip me and I wasn't interested in that guy, which happens for me with movies from time to time. I have heard that there are really good scenes and intense parts further into the movie, but it couldn't muster enough enthusiasm in me to get there. I might see the whole thing some other time though.There is some really good stuff in there. But aside from Cooper (who really did do a great job), I've seen it better in other films.
Finally saw American Sniper last night.That was pretty much my assessment as well. Solid movie, but not as good as the hype led me to believe it would be.
I thought it was impressively acted by Bradley Cooper, and well directed by Clint Eastwood, but I don't really understand much of the rest of the hype for the film. I mean, it was good, but I didn't think it was THAT good. I certainly didn't see this as a Best Picture nominee.
But it was good, like I said.
I'm saying that I think a vast majority of Americans speak so highly of it simply because it was about a guy in the US military. Had it been the exact same story but about a French or Japanese sniper, I don't think Americans would have even bothered to see it.
Star Trek Into Darkness.
Ehhh. I still enjoy the heck out of it.
Lost in Translation: Just beautiful, not very plot driven but doesn't even need to be. Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson have such good chemistry together, it was just a fun and happy movie. Loved it and will probably end up being one of my favorites. 10/10LiT is such a beautiful movie. Bill and Scarlett is great together and the soundtrack is wonderful and creates a certain mood. I love it! :tup
I watched Dawn of the Planet of the Apes last night. Holy fuck. That movie was excellent. I was a huge fan of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, but I think this one topped it. I really liked the fact that there was more footage of the apes than there was humans. I did think the humans became too human-like by the end of the movie, but I'll let it go.
The only thing that really didn't make sense to me was the ape population. It seemed way too big for the amount of time that had gone by.
Both Rise and Dawn were great! As someone that appreciate and enjoy good CGI in movies and games and have seen lots of great cinematics and visuals, the Apes in DoTPoTA with it's realistic movement, facial expression and so on made me actually realise how far we've come in that area. I guess though that Performance Capture studios have "helped" CGI artists alot given they had to do everything by "hands" before.
Dawn was awesome, I'm so glad I saw it in the theater. The next one is going to be War so can't wait for that one. I was so sure that Dawn would win the best visual fx oscar.
Kung Fury. If you see no other film this year, see this one.
Just saw August :Osage County. Holy fuck, that was one of the most depressing films I have ever seen.
While Meryl Streep delivered yet another wonderful performance in A:OC, I thought that TIWILY was by far the more enjoyable experience. There were absolutely no likable characters in A:OC.Just saw August :Osage County. Holy fuck, that was one of the most depressing films I have ever seen.
I didn't care for that much, another movie in a very similar vein I liked was 'This is where I leave you'
Raising Arizona is great. One of The Coen's best for sure.
Also this weekend, I finally saw Interstellar. It feels like I'm the last person in America to see it. Wonderful film.
Also this weekend, I finally saw Interstellar. It feels like I'm the last person in America to see it. Wonderful film.
I haven't seen this yet. I've wanted to see it since the first teasers came out. I feel like I'm going to be let down by it. I understand the premise.. Earth has gone to hell and we need to go elsewhere. The commercials showed something like a black hole and then other worlds. I'm going to have a hard time believe that colonizing Mars wasn't the easiest solution (from both a technological and a financial standpoint). Did they acknowledge that in the movie?
Imitation game. What an excellent movie, all round greatly crafted and acted.Yeah, that was fantastic.
Last night I watched Silver Linings Playbook. I thought it was a good film full of fantastic performances. It also really hit home for us because my daughter has been diagnosed with bipolarism, and we saw a lot of similarities there.
Also, Jennifer Lawrence is amazing.
I still need to watch Interstellar. May do that tonight.
Watched The Big Chill, The Descent, Her, Biutiful, and Hot Fuzz
The Big Chill: 8.8/10
The Descent: 9/10
Her: 8/10
Biutiful: 9.3/10
Hot Fuzz: 9.5/10
Ex Machina. WOW!
Long time since I'd seen that film Jackie.
Just saw The Equalizer. I love a good one man against many, black ops killing machine.
Night Shift. I can see why Michael Keaten blew up after this. Hilarious.Holy crap, what a great movie.
Long time since I'd seen that film Jackie.
Just saw The Equalizer. I love a good one man against many, black ops killing machine.
I'm juuuust old enough to remember the TV series :-\ - actually the only show I remember watching with my dad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB1NiNKwueE
I like Henry Winkler in it, too. Henry was still working on the whole "I am not Fonzie" thing, and I think this film helped him a lot, too.He's still Fonzie to me.
San Andreas was pretty enjoyable. The acting felt a bit wooden at times and the plot was pretty cliched but the special effects/CGI were top notch.Plus Carla Gugino and Alexandra Daddario.
San Andreas was pretty enjoyable. The acting felt a bit wooden at times and the plot was pretty cliched but the special effects/CGI were top notch.Plus Carla Gugino and Alexandra Daddario.
Dear God, it was wonderful.San Andreas was pretty enjoyable. The acting felt a bit wooden at times and the plot was pretty cliched but the special effects/CGI were top notch.Plus Carla Gugino and Alexandra Daddario.
This man has his priorities in order.
I agree, I like that movie a lot, too. Michael Keaton was still his wiseass persona, but his character showed a certain amount of subtlety, and you started off kinda hating him, or at least thinking he was a real dick, but by the end you come around. Which is of course one of the main points of the film.
I like Henry Winkler in it, too. Henry was still working on the whole "I am not Fonzie" thing, and I think this film helped him a lot, too.
Shelly Long, well, I don't know if I ever liked her that much, but I did find that one scene (you know the one) surprisingly pleasant. That's about all I can say about her. Her character was a bitch and honestly didn't change a lot over the course of the film, but maybe she wasn't supposed to. It was all about Keaton and Winkler, and they both nailed it.
Guys, I want to watch more movies that in some way involve the dead. I was actually hoping this would have more of that stuff in it because of their profession. I like movies about funerals, people who work in these sorts of fields, etc. Any recommendations?Not a movie, but try the show Six Feet Under, if you haven't already.
Guys, I want to watch more movies that in some way involve the dead. I was actually hoping this would have more of that stuff in it because of their profession. I like movies about funerals, people who work in these sorts of fields, etc. Any recommendations?
Guys, I want to watch more movies that in some way involve the dead. I was actually hoping this would have more of that stuff in it because of their profession. I like movies about funerals, people who work in these sorts of fields, etc. Any recommendations?Not a movie, but try the show Six Feet Under, if you haven't already.
You probably have already seen it.
That's funny, I googled "morbid movies" and "funeral movies" yesterday and Bernie came up, so that's now on my list :tup
I semi-remembered that as soon as I hit "Post."Guys, I want to watch more movies that in some way involve the dead. I was actually hoping this would have more of that stuff in it because of their profession. I like movies about funerals, people who work in these sorts of fields, etc. Any recommendations?Not a movie, but try the show Six Feet Under, if you haven't already.
You probably have already seen it.
It's my favorite TV show on earth :heart
I think we talked about it a while back. In fact, I think I started the thread on it here :lol
Moon. Still fantastic. 9/10.
Godzilla, still quite enjoyable though I originally saw it in IMAX 3D the first time. The experience was amazing, it was all you could ask for with the sounds and visual effects and huge screen but parts of the movie moved quite slow and I really didn't care for kick-ass and his wife.
I don't know if I would be comfortable calling the '98 Godzilla the better of anything
I felt robbed when I watched that movie. The fight scene at the end was amazing, but the hour and a half leading up to it was super boring. I still argue that the 98 version was better.(https://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o669/bolsters/kobe-hilariously-confused-reaction-gif.gif~original)
Better than what?Godzilla, still quite enjoyable though I originally saw it in IMAX 3D the first time. The experience was amazing, it was all you could ask for with the sounds and visual effects and huge screen but parts of the movie moved quite slow and I really didn't care for kick-ass and his wife.
I felt robbed when I watched that movie. The fight scene at the end was amazing, but the hour and a half leading up to it was super boring. I still argue that the 98 version was better.
I liked the new godzilla but it's not one of my favorites. I did not mind the fact that godzilla takes his sweet ass time showing up because that's basically a staple of the series. My main problem is that the human story was kinda boring. Bryan Cranston was the most interesting character and it's a shame that he wasn't in more of it. I Am still looking forward to the next one and I hope Ghidrah is in it.
But the pacing of the buildup to Godzilla was so amazing at the cinema, and had me so damn excited by the time you finally see him in full as he lets out the signature roarYes, best part of the film.
How about neither were very good?
I also just watched No Country for Old Men :hefdaddy
I've heard a lot of people complain about the ending but I think it's fantastic.
I just finished 50 Shades of Grey, the unrated version.I haven't seen the unrated version, but I saw the theatrical release.
So, fuck it, I actually liked this movie. And not because of the sex and hurrhurr bewbs, I actually thought the story and intrigue about Grey's character were good and interesting. I don't quite get the hate. Though the ending was a bit unexpected. If you've seen the movie you probably know that I mean that quite literally. This isn't my type of movie, but I still enjoyed it.
What started as some seriously pervy Twilight fan fiction actually turned into a better movie than the Twilight movies.
I just watched Primer. Pretty cool but I really couldn't follow the plot :lol
Bourne Identity: Good flick. I liked it better than the first M:I, which was obviously of similar styles. Damon was good in he role and it didn't rely on over the top action. When it did have action sequences (great car chase) they were well done, believable and easy to follow; no stupidly fast editing. Unfortunately, the premise was a big part of the reason it worked, and now that he knows who he is I don't imagine the sequels being of much interest to me.
Just seems to me like the elements that I found most enjoyable about it have been resolved. While he doesn't know his complete life history, he knows what he is and what he's capable of. It was that ignorance compounded by the pressure of people everywhere trying to capture or kill him that made it so intriguing. I'm sure it's a perfectly enjoyable spy franchise, but without that psychological element I just don't think it would interest me nearly as much.
This. Watch them.
Bourne Identity: Good flick. I liked it better than the first M:I, which was obviously of similar styles. Damon was good in he role and it didn't rely on over the top action. When it did have action sequences (great car chase) they were well done, believable and easy to follow; no stupidly fast editing. Unfortunately, the premise was a big part of the reason it worked, and now that he knows who he is I don't imagine the sequels being of much interest to me.
I can understand why you might feel hesitant about the sequels, but I would encourage you to check them out anyway. They're really good.
The thing is, there are 70 years of movies out there, and far more excellent ones than I have time to watch in my lifetime. Add to that I enjoy rewatching movies that really sit well with me (I've got plenty of movies that I watch once a year). I've gotten to the point that I have to be pretty selective of what I spend time on. Again, I'm sure the follow up Bourne movies are perfectly good and entertaining. They just no longer have a premise that makes me want to spend time with it, as opposed to something else that really interests me. Many times I'll choose the movie I watch after reading something and thinking "holy shit, that's a brilliant idea!" "Spy with amnesia struggles to find out who he is while being constantly pursued" is one of those premises. "Spy with partial amnesia tries to solve some international conspiracy" doesn't hold as much interest.This. Watch them.
Bourne Identity: Good flick. I liked it better than the first M:I, which was obviously of similar styles. Damon was good in he role and it didn't rely on over the top action. When it did have action sequences (great car chase) they were well done, believable and easy to follow; no stupidly fast editing. Unfortunately, the premise was a big part of the reason it worked, and now that he knows who he is I don't imagine the sequels being of much interest to me.
I can understand why you might feel hesitant about the sequels, but I would encourage you to check them out anyway. They're really good.
I love the Bourne trilogy, and the first one just gets the series going and I'll echo everyone saying the 3rd one Ultimatum being my favorite. There are some amazing hand to hand combats that you don't see much of in the first one. It's up to you of course but the story arc gets better as the movies progress and of course the action gets crazier as well. Doesn't hurt that the story works so well too.Yup. See, that's exactly why I expect the first one to be more to my liking than subsequent versions. I'm not in it for action and fighting. I was interested in seeing one particular character aspect that seemed intriguing to me, and that has now been resolved.
I have just finished watching Inception for the first time... Damn, my brains are all over the place.
Just watched Rise of the Planet of the Apes. I liked it a lot, and I hear the 2nd one is amazing. Looking forward to it!
Just watched Rise of the Planet of the Apes. I liked it a lot, and I hear the 2nd one is amazing. Looking forward to it!
Rise was cool, but yes, Dawn is really great.
Just watched Rise of the Planet of the Apes. I liked it a lot, and I hear the 2nd one is amazing. Looking forward to it!
Rise was cool, but yes, Dawn is really great.
I was a huge fan of Rise. I praised the movie to no end when I first saw it. I think Dawn beats it.
I didn't mind The Purge 2 actually. Yeah it was weird, and no masterpiece for sure, but enjoyable enough. I never saw the first one though.
Taken 3
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Don't know why I bothered, even with a free redbox rental it was just ugh..
I tried watching the sequel to 300 last night and turned it off after 18 minutes due to boredom.Yea it's very underwhelming, it's just shot to look super pretty and that's all it has for it.
That one was okay. It came to me very hyped-up and I enjoyed it, but not as much as some others I guess.Opposite for me, haha. Most people I know who've seen said it was ambitious and visually appealing but not very good, and I thought the concept wouldn't work well in such a long movie, but I ended up enjoying the whole thing.
Watched 'Blackhat' tonight....Holy Cow, I'm submitting that may be the worst movie I can recall watching. We spent the last 45 minutes just bagging on it.....Now see, I watched it and didn't think it was that bad.
Watched 'Blackhat' tonight....Holy Cow, I'm submitting that may be the worst movie I can recall watching. We spent the last 45 minutes just bagging on it.....Now see, I watched it and didn't think it was that bad.
As stupid as the second and third movies were, the 4th movie set a new low for stupidity from beginning to end. It was an assault on the mind, daring you to try to shut off enough of your brain for it to be watchable without falling into a vegetative state. I'm also convinced at this point that the writer must be a total sociopath.I still haven't seen the fourth Transformers. I might never see the fourth Transformers. I'd be okay with that.
I saw the first Transformers, thought it was pretty good.
Saw half of the second, then I turned it off and never went back to any of them.
And isn't the fourth Transformers nearly 3 hours? Damn..
I saw the first Transformers, thought it was pretty good.
Saw half of the second, then I turned it off and never went back to any of them.
And isn't the fourth Transformers nearly 3 hours? Damn..
It feels every minute of it. I don't think any of them are exactly short though. The second half of Revenge of the Fallen is much worse than the first half, believe it or not. I enjoyed the third one more, although not because it was any better a film, but it had Leonard Nimoy in it. :blob:
4th one was too much even for the Transformers fanboy in me.
I still genuinely love the first movie.
The thing that really irks me is the human characteristics the robots take on. For example, the one that John Goodman voiced (I think it was him), was a huge/fat autobot with a beard and a cigar in his mouth. If you have the ability to take on any shape, why would you transform into a fatass that has trouble moving around? Stuff like having a cigar in the mouth just seems stupid to me. Stupid enough to actually distract me from all the action happening around the scene.
I still genuinely love the first movie.
The thing that really irks me is the human characteristics the robots take on. For example, the one that John Goodman voiced (I think it was him), was a huge/fat autobot with a beard and a cigar in his mouth. If you have the ability to take on any shape, why would you transform into a fatass that has trouble moving around? Stuff like having a cigar in the mouth just seems stupid to me. Stupid enough to actually distract me from all the action happening around the scene.
Why would a robot have a walking stick, or glasses, or a beard?
I still genuinely love the first movie.
The thing that really irks me is the human characteristics the robots take on. For example, the one that John Goodman voiced (I think it was him), was a huge/fat autobot with a beard and a cigar in his mouth. If you have the ability to take on any shape, why would you transform into a fatass that has trouble moving around? Stuff like having a cigar in the mouth just seems stupid to me. Stupid enough to actually distract me from all the action happening around the scene.
Why would a robot have a walking stick, or glasses, or a beard?
Or glod teeth and slang.
Come to think of it... why do the robots have voices anyway? You'd think they wirelessly communicate rather than require speakers and microphones.
Come to think of it... why do the robots have voices anyway? You'd think they wirelessly communicate rather than require speakers and microphones.
Inside Out and The Minion Movie....which were both great! :smiley: Next up either the new Terminator or Ted 2! :corn
I can't stand the minions.
I just got back from Terminator Genisys. I thought it was a really good movie. They made some bad casting choices (especially John Connor), the CGI wasn't very good and would have benefited from a lot more physical props, but I thought the story was really solid, and Arnie is Arnie.:caffeine:
It made a good attempt to tie together all of the timelines of T1 and T2 with the new timeline, and show how the future scenes played out, and they did a great job of recreating the original 1984 scenes. The time jumping can be a little confusing, and I'd highly recommend rewatching T1 (and T2) if you plan to see this.
It certainly wasn't perfect, but it was an enjoyable addition to the franchise, and better than I expected.
If you can't laugh at Jackass the Movie, I think you might have a few screws missing.For most of the film, we were all laughing out loud. REALLY loud.
First up, we watched The Babadook. This was a pretty effective horror film. I really liked the way it was put together (although I wanted to punch that kid in the liver). Good stuff.
:metalFirst up, we watched The Babadook. This was a pretty effective horror film. I really liked the way it was put together (although I wanted to punch that kid in the liver). Good stuff.
Right? There was a part of me that was seriously hoping this horror movie might be dark enough for the kid to get killed.
I thought it did a great job of avoiding the stupidity of the vast majority of the Godzilla films. I think it strove to be something more than just "Monster Fights!" because if that's all you bring to the table, there are already 40 movies that do that.
I agree that it was much better on a theater screen. I caught it again on HBO the other day, and while enjoyable, it wasn't the same.I thought it did a great job of avoiding the stupidity of the vast majority of the Godzilla films. I think it strove to be something more than just "Monster Fights!" because if that's all you bring to the table, there are already 40 movies that do that.
I love all of those other Godzilla films for the big monster fights, but I also loved the different approach here (and I already have 40 movies that do that), and most importantly that buildup and suspense managed to make Godzilla feel new and exciting again, which is quite a feat when you've technically seen it all before so many times.
I did find that the movie didn't translate anywhere near as well onto the small screen as it did in the cinema (I also think the transfer was too dark, so I couldn't make out shit), but I'm excited to see the next one on the big screen. I think it's supposed to have Ghidorah, and I think Mothra and Rodan? Sounds good to me.
I didn't get that reaction at all from that film. I really enjoyed the buildup of suspense, and the human interaction, and the focus on the effects of giant monsters, and not only on the monsters themselves fighting, as if there would be no effects from that.
I thought it did a great job of avoiding the stupidity of the vast majority of the Godzilla films. I think it strove to be something more than just "Monster Fights!" because if that's all you bring to the table, there are already 40 movies that do that.
I also liked how it incorporated the earlier appearance of Godzilla from the 50s and explained it with the atomic bomb tests.
I liked it a lot, and I am looking forward to the sequel.
The kid was annoying as shit in the first half of the movie, but by the end I had pretty much done a full 180 on how I saw him.
Really? I enjoyed Prometheus very much, and am really looking forward to a sequel if there'll ever be one.
I recently too watched Prometheus, it's a movie with very interesting ideas and amazing visuals with hollow characters and way too much reliance on forced allegory. Listening to the audio commentaries it's kinda clear that the ideas on paper sounded good but the execution on the screen kinda fell flat at times.
Right after finishing Blade Runner I watched Collateral, with Jamie Foxx and Tom Cruise. That was an awesome movie, better than Blade Runner. Very suspenseful and weirdly funny at times.
I just saw Blade Runner for the first time. I think it would have had more of an impact if I wasn't already spoiled on pretty much every turn. But it was a good movie, and Roy was different than I expected, which was fun. A very interesting character and performance.
And the scene where Ford's character basically forced himself on Rachel was weird. I don't mind scenes like that, but the way they did it with the music was really conflicting. I didn't know quite what to feel about it, so I just ended up disturbed.
Watched Better Off Dead last night. Love me some young Cusack.
And just watched The Shawshank Redemption for the first time in my life. What a beautiful movie :'(
Prometheus was fascinating because while the premise had some promise the movie succeeded in making me not give a shit about any of the characters.
First off, I edited the thread title to include a spoiler alert. It's a movie thread for a movie that is now out. If people honestly don't know the thread will contain spoilers, they should have their Internet privileges revoked.
Anyhow, saw it on Friday. And let me just say, I liked the film. I didn't love it. But I liked it. Let me also say right up front that Scott was in a difficult position. It is a given that the film was going to evoke a lot of imagery from Alien, and that certain things were going to happen certain ways. Just inevitable. He handed that as well as could possibly be expected, I think. And, yeah, pretty much every big event in the film was predictable. With Scott directing, that predictability was tolerable. With anyone else directing, it would have been a boring mess. But let's face facts: Most of us, myself included, would have seen it even if it were horrible.
All that being said, even putting aside my theological issues with the movie and how stupid the whole "superior aliens from far, far away created us" myth is, it was a fun 3/5 movie that I would see again just to be able to fill in some of the gaps in my own mind for certain issues. That's my overall impression. I few specifics, positive and negative:
1. So, the premise basically centers around the fact that the engineers essentially created what appears to be a weaponized virus that re-engineers the DNA of whatever it infects to creae mutated parasitic life forms that multiply rapidly and destroy all non-virus-based life forms. Pretty cool, interesting, and frightening premise. So far, I'm on board. The fact that they were basically in a military bunker added to the effect. Perhaps it was just my military background kicking in, but when the Prometheus first found the bunkers and was landing, my first thought was, "those look like either munitions bunkers or burial mounds." Turns out I was essentially correct on both counts.
2. Despite the coolness of #1 above, Scott made some gaffes in the genetics area. Namely, the Engineers are NOT a complete, 100% genetic match with humans. If they were, they wouldn't be so different from us. It would have been such a simple thing to say they are almost a complete match. Small detail, but it is attention to the small details that often takes a good movie and makes it great. This was small, but at the same time, glaring, IMO.
3. Why did the Engineer in the beginning drink the virus in the first place? And why did it have the effect on him that it did? I think that scene was meant to imply that his DNA basically spread around to create life here on earth. But it just didn't seem to make sense to me. First off, the virus doesn't shatter DNA elsewhere in the film. It modifies it. Second, if that's how they were going to create life, surely there were better ways to spread Engineer DNA than a suicide mission. Third, I thought the cave painting were supposed to indicate that humans lived side-by-side with Engineers for a time. Maybe this is to set up that humans are essentially descended from a virus, which is why the Engineers ultimately decide to destroy us? Maybe it's to set up the chilling premise that humans actually share a genetic kinship with the xenomorphs and other nasty creatures produced by the virus? Those would be interesting twists, I suppose. But I'm not really sure Scott had something like this in mind. It may simply be a throwaway scene that has no real point other than to make us ask questions there are no answers to.
4. Why did Shaw have to become inpregnated? I mean, yeah, it goes back to what was perhaps one of the most frightening aspects of the whole Alien series: these terrifying, creepy monsters start out inside of us!!! But that whole sequence of events just didn't work for me. It just didn't. It felt dumb and contrived from start to finish. If it was just to set up the xenomorph at the end, it could have been handled differently (and better). For instance, we could have merely had a chest burster pop out of the scientists who were in the bunker rather than simply have one disappear and the other turn into zombie scientist.
5. Why a xenomorph at the end? Yeah, there were millions of geek-gasms across the country this past weekend from everyone who saw the original Alien movies. It was worth it for that alone. But, again, Scott did it wrong. First off, mature xenomorphs don't pop out of their hosts. Second, they don't look like a kid in a pterodactyl suit.
6. The falling Engineer ship. Oh, the falling Engineer ship... Okay, let's set this up. Large, tall object is falling along a certain line and will crush the puny protagonists underneath if they can't somehow manage to escape. Rather than take a few steps to the right or left, which would be an easy escape, the protagonist instead chooses the futile exercise of running as fast as possible (but not fast enough) down the same line that is the path of the falling object. If I have done even a mediocre job of explaining the problem properly, you should be having the exact same reaction I had when seeing this scene, which is: "Wait, this seems familiar--Is this...?--Did he just...?--THIS IS BUGS BUNNY! I HAVE SEEN THIS EXACT SAME GAG IN EVERY SINGLE BUGS BUNNY CARTOON SINCE THE DAWN OF TIME!" And as much as I adore Bugs Bunny, I don't want Bugs Bunny in my Ridley Scott alien sci-fi horror thriller, thanks. I was legitimately expecting to see a cutaway scene any moment of Wile E. Coyote receiving a package from Acme, which is not the reaction a movie set in the Alien universe is supposed to evoke.
Those are some of my questions/beefs. Still a decent movie. I will see the sequel(s) and likely see this one again, just because.
Just finished V For Vendetta. Really good.
And just watched The Shawshank Redemption for the first time in my life. What a beautiful movie :'(
Indeed. One ofmyeveryone's all time favorites.
And just watched The Shawshank Redemption for the first time in my life. What a beautiful movie :'(
Indeed. One ofmyeveryone'sthe TNT programming directors all time favorites.
Fix'd
I have heard nothing but good things about that one. I really want to see it, and hopefully will soon.
Cat's eye an adaptation of one of Stephen King's books, he also wrote the screenplay...released 85, very early Drew Barrymore and James Woods.
I love James Wood in Diggstown. Fun, fun movie.
Inside Out.
Absolutely wonderful movie.
Last night.... Clerks & Mallrats Still love them both.
Earlier today..... Safety not guaranteed and The Door .. both time travel films although completely different story lines. Both well worth seeing.
^^SBS2 are pretty good....I saw The Door about six months back, same channel, so they may repeat it again soon...You should have waited for the end... :corn
James Woods plays a character trying to give up smoking...I love him as an actor...he does his best with the material provided...the film is split into three segments, he is only in the first one...the cat is the 'actor' in all three....hopefully this doesn't turn you off.
Just watched Maggie with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Most boring fucking film I've ever seen.
Just watched Maggie with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Most boring fucking film I've ever seen.
I was curious to see that, but the reviews looked really bad, so I gave it a miss. I'd still probably check it out for myself at some point though.
The cemetery next door to me showed Big Hero 6.
Leave it to Jackie to buy a house next to a cemetery............that plays movies.
Just saw 12 Monkeys for the first time. I definitely enjoyed it and Pitt was really damn good. How does the show match up with the movie? More of a spin-off?The show is not a spin-off. It is a re-telling, with a ton of new info and background. It was done by the producers of the film.
The cemetery next door to me showed Big Hero 6. What an adorable movie :D :D
I just watched Pan's labyrinth after many years of meaning to see it. Didn't care for it.
I just watched Pan's labyrinth after many years of meaning to see it. Didn't care for it.
I thought it was a great movie, but it definitely didn't live up to the expectations I had for it after hearing so much praise over the years.
I just watched Pan's labyrinth after many years of meaning to see it. Didn't care for it.
I've been meaning to watch that one for years too, and was probably just about to finally get around to seeing it. What didn't you like about it?
Sounds like you let your preconception hurt your enjoyment.
Sounds like you let your preconception hurt your enjoyment.
Sure but when you pump any movie up before seeing it, it can ruin your enjoyment. It's been out for a long time and many knew that war story was a big part of the movie. Sometimes we pick what we want to read to before seeing a movie. I admit I've done that too much.
I bet it was right in front of you too! :lol
the fantasy scenes are lush and beautiful that add to the serious tone of the movie.
I bet it was right in front of you too! :lol
the fantasy scenes are lush and beautiful that add to the serious tone of the movie.
I think the fact that two of us had the same expectation is enough to suggest it's not our own fault (or necessarily anyone's in particular) that we got that impression.
I'm taking it off my watchlist now.
The cemetery next door to me showed Big Hero 6. What an adorable movie :D :D
I LOVE BIG HERO 6.
Everything in that film is just SPOT ON.
I laughed my arse off when I was supposed to and I bawled like a baby when I was supposed to and the visuals are amazing.
That first flight scene with Baymax is incredible. So So So Good.
Saw Ant-Man yesterday. That was fantastic. Tons of fun.
Saw Ant-Man yesterday. That was fantastic. Tons of fun.
Could I take an eight and nine year old to it? My two oldest are begging me to see it.....
Saw Ant-Man yesterday. That was fantastic. Tons of fun.
Could I take an eight and nine year old to it? My two oldest are begging me to see it.....
Yeah, I think so. It's got some adult humor, but it's got family friendly stuff in it, and I'm sure your kids wouldn't understand some of the adult humor :P
And it's definitely fun, has good action and it's hilarious!
Saw Ant-Man yesterday. That was fantastic. Tons of fun.
Could I take an eight and nine year old to it? My two oldest are begging me to see it.....
Yeah, I think so. It's got some adult humor, but it's got family friendly stuff in it, and I'm sure your kids wouldn't understand some of the adult humor :P
And it's definitely fun, has good action and it's hilarious!
Agreed... there are a couple instances of "shit", and I think "badass", so if you're ok with that, then the movie will be perfect for the little GMD's. The "adult" humour isn't the inappropriate kind, just some things that might go over their head.
I watched Edge of Tomorrow the day before yesterday. Awesome blockbuster, loved the plot twist at the start.
Edge of Tomorrow is indeed great!
I also watched The Imitation Game yesterday. Wow, what a great movie. Cumberbatch's acting was insanely good.
Can't argue with any of that.
Eh, I liked it. Some things were just weird, like Costner's death, that was super bad writing. But I was fine with most of the rest.
:iagree:Can't argue with any of that.
:iagree:
Great summation of how I feel about the movie.
Eh, I liked it. Some things were just weird, like Costner's death, that was super bad writing. But I was fine with most of the rest.
There were elements I liked, like Superman growing up and dealing with who he is (I'm not enough of a purist to care if it's anything like the comic books or whatever), but I don't feel like it was all that important once it just became super-humans having a fight for the last large portion of the movie. I know origin stories have become a bit of a necessary evil with the endless reboots, but I still would have liked the movie to have more of that rather than mindless action. I'm just over it.
MOF ?
Man Of Feels ? :neverusethis:
My favorite movie of all time he's in. L.A. Confidential. Every actor in that movie gets 5 stars in my book. Just a stellar storyline and acting.
There has never been a good Superman film.
Just saw Mr. Holmes with Ian McKellan recently. I have no idea why this movie isn't getting a larger release. Big star playing a beloved character with fantastic performances.
The stuff that Hollywood sweeps under the rug these days just baffles the mind.
Still.
Of course I was serious.Still.
??? Oh wait. You were serious ?
Just finished Skyfall. Excellent Bond movie, although I can't decide which one's my favorite, Skyfall or Casino Royal. Both are awesome.
Just finished Skyfall. Excellent Bond movie, although I can't decide which one's my favorite, Skyfall or Casino Royal. Both are awesome.
I agree. The second trailer is out for Spectre and it looks great.
I saw the first teaser a few months back, but I won't see the new trailer. I want to see Spectre with a completely unknowing and open mind.
Just finished Skyfall. Excellent Bond movie, although I can't decide which one's my favorite, Skyfall or Casino Royal. Both are awesome.Casino Royale for me 100%.
I've given up watching trailers since they almost always give away important plot points. For me Skyfall is the favorite even though Casino Royale is almost right there.
I've given up watching trailers since they almost always give away important plot points.
It follows just came out on dvd, so I did a re-watch. Still just as decent.
Clips for the new Vacation movie look positively awful.Yeah, no shit.
Chainsawing her way out of the shark with her prosthetic chainsaw hand you mean. I just watched it too. :lol
Jesus. :lol
We saw Kingsmen last night. What a fun action film. But Samuel L, what the he'll with the lisp?! :lol
Ed Helms is one of the least funny "comedians" for me. He seems to try so hard to be funny and ends up being the opposite.
Ed Helms is one of the least funny "comedians" for me. He seems to try so hard to be funny and ends up being the opposite.
i also hate comic actors who aren't funny so they just SCREAM AND SHOUT EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME.
*snip*
It follows just came out on dvd, so I did a re-watch. Still just as decent.
Yes he is one of them.
Nothing i'm saying is funny SO IF I SHOUT THAT MAKES EVERYTHING FUNNY. ARE YOU LAUGHING YET ?
I don't get Steve Martin.
He is extremely rarely in a funny comedy. The last one being " Bowfinger ". **
When he is - it's not funny because of Steve Martin. he's just reading / acting what's in the script.
** Which admittedly - he did write but it's a very rare case.
Yes he is one of them.
Nothing i'm saying is funny SO IF I SHOUT THAT MAKES EVERYTHING FUNNY. ARE YOU LAUGHING YET ?
Finally got around to watching Interstellar! Freaking amazing! Instant top 10 film. Christopher Nolan is far and away my favorite director.
I don't like that typical american SCREAMING ALL THE TIME comedy, but I do like Jim Carrey. Probably because I've grown up watching all his stuff.
Finally got around to watching Interstellar! Freaking amazing! Instant top 10 film. Christopher Nolan is far and away my favorite director.
And you don't even mention his best movie (Memento)?
I've never even seen Insomnia. I really should though, since I pretty much love (almost) all of Nolan's stuff.
I watched Wet Hot American Summer last night.
lol
Neither.I watched Wet Hot American Summer last night.
lol
Wait is that a porno? Or one of those American Pie spinoffs?
How was it?It was very entertaining, in a weird way.
Kingsman.... LOVED the church scene!!!!! :metal
Watched Psycho the other day. I have seen better movies :lol
Waking Ned Devine. Adorable and hilarious. Totally up my alley with old people and death and such.
[formulateargument]Pioneering, influence etc.[/formulateargument]I couldn't give more fucks about those things :lol . Yeah, it was very well directed, I'll give you that, but some parts were so overacted I didn't know whether to laugh or cringe. It wasn't bad, but I felt quite meh about it.
Waking Ned Devine. Adorable and hilarious. Totally up my alley with old people and death and such.
YES! Still one of the most satisfying film endings ever. :hefdaddy :hefdaddy
Watched Psycho the other day. I have seen better movies :lol
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation.
It was great. :)
I know that feel bro. Like people don't believe me when I say The Godfather is just a good movie, nothing too special, or when I don't like much of Led Zeppelin. Crazy things.Watched Psycho the other day. I have seen better movies :lol
I've not seen it. But one of my biggest peeves is when you watch a film that's meant to be an absolute "classic" and you don't like it - nobody will accept that you don't like it.
Same with supposedly classic musicians. Some guitarists on my music degree got pretty upset if I said I didn't like Hendrix or Vai or Satch or SRV :lol
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation.
It was great. :)
My sister says 2 is her favorite, and that seems to be a very unpopular choice.
Last night we watched Gone Girl. That was fucked up.
Gone Girl is one of my favorite movies. Maybe in my top 10 right now. But I have 3 friends that say it's the worst movie they have ever seen. I really don't understand why.I like it a lot, but Top 10?
Still need to catch that. It's on HBO now, so I'll catch it soon.
I liked Ant Man but didn't like the call back to the "going between the molecules" speech from earlier in the film.
As soon as he realised that YellowJacket's suit was titanium - the audience should have immediately realised what was coming.
I was hoping for way more deaths.
Whiplash is amazing. My #1 of 2014 and will probably end up in my top 10 of all time. Probably mostly becuase I'm a (former, I guess) drummer, and still a musician, so I could at least sort of relate.
Went to Inside Out last night. Brilliant movie and a top 3 for Pixar at least. Having an almost 3 year old daughter I almost cried 5 or 6 times. Haven't had a movie move me like that in a long while.
Went to Inside Out last night. Brilliant movie and a top 3 for Pixar at least. Having an almost 3 year old daughter I almost cried 5 or 6 times. Haven't had a movie move me like that in a long while.
I teared up a few times. Bing Bong was really what got me.
It has a good director, a great writer and an even better cast, so it just feels weird that the result is such a disappointment.It doesn't have a good studio. Fox doesn't know how to make a good FF film. They've shown this in the past, and they show it now.
It has a good director, a great writer and an even better cast, so it just feels weird that the result is such a disappointment.It doesn't have a good studio. Fox doesn't know how to make a good FF film. They've shown this in the past, and they show it now.
I'm not a fan of their treatment of the X-Men franchise either, but a ton of other people are, so there's that.
They seem to fundamentally distrust the source material, and continually seek out ways to deviate from it.
Yeah, I see most of that.It has a good director, a great writer and an even better cast, so it just feels weird that the result is such a disappointment.It doesn't have a good studio. Fox doesn't know how to make a good FF film. They've shown this in the past, and they show it now.
I'm not a fan of their treatment of the X-Men franchise either, but a ton of other people are, so there's that.
They seem to fundamentally distrust the source material, and continually seek out ways to deviate from it.
I haven't gotten into the criticism for this one much yet, but the first two (with Jessica Alba/Chris Evans etc) felt like they were following the source material a bit too closely. A line like "its clobbering time" might work in a 60s cartoon, but in a real superhero movie? God no. Apparently the new movie has lines like that as well, it's just really corny.
Marvel would probably have made a good FF movie. While I have enjoyed pretty much all of the Marvel movies, surprisingly I would probably only put two of them in my top5 superhero films (Avengers and Ant-Man) and I think other studios have bigger homeruns, but also more misses. As amazing as the Raimi Spider-Man movies were, equally awful the Webb movies were. As amazing as X-Men: DoFP and X2 were, equally as awful X-Men 3 was. Marvel definitely has the consistency, though lately I've been getting a bit tired of their schtick. I don't think a Marvel FF film would have been at 11% RT score though.
Apparently there's a Marvel comics source for all of this, and the movie was a patchwork of concepts and characters from the comics and a spin-off mini-series of some kind, so this is one of those movie that fans of the source material tend not to like, but the general public is fine with.I'm not sure that there are very many, if any, fans of the source material. This was a very obscure and short-lived comic.
I'd never heard of it, but that's not really a good indicator of... anything, really. But after seeing a movie, I pretty much always check the IMDb boards and see what people are saying about it, and some were annoyed at all the changes. Of course.The individuals that made those comments are probably the vast worldwide majority of Big Hero 6 comic fans, or posers who never actually read them and just like to piss and moan.
Wow, the comics must be really, really bad. I mean, the movie was entertaining, but the story was a combination of standard clichés and clever twists on standard clichés. The "big twist" was horrible and does not stand up to any kind of scrutiny.Well, it's hard to A-B the film and the books. The books were OK comics, but the story and many of the characters are vastly different. Hiro and Baymax are the common elements, but they are still different.
I say this while emphasizing that I still liked the movie, because it was still entertaining and movies to me are about turning your brain off and just enjoying the ride. This kind of movie, anyway. But books, and that includes comic books and graphic novels, are meant to be digested. You take as much or as little time as you want to immerse yourself in them, and in general, the stories they tell have greater depth but also must withstand greater scrutiny.
watched "The Bourne Legacy" the other night.
not sure there was a point to the story line.
Just watched the Place Beyond the Pines. Great movie, one of those movies that just bubbles with tension, felt like a rock was in my gut the whole time. Loved it.I thought it was a well-made film, but the tension was almost too much. I didn't feel good about it when I was done, and I will certainly never watch it again.
Just watched the Place Beyond the Pines. Great movie, one of those movies that just bubbles with tension, felt like a rock was in my gut the whole time. Loved it.I thought it was a well-made film, but the tension was almost too much. I didn't feel good about it when I was done, and I will certainly never watch it again.
The movie in general.Just watched the Place Beyond the Pines. Great movie, one of those movies that just bubbles with tension, felt like a rock was in my gut the whole time. Loved it.I thought it was a well-made film, but the tension was almost too much. I didn't feel good about it when I was done, and I will certainly never watch it again.
You didn't feel good about how much tension there was, or about the movie in general?
Straight Outta Compton. Fantastic flick.I want to see it.
How weird is it for Iced Cube to have his son playing him in this movie?
Birdman. Really enjoyed it. How the hell did Michael Keaton not win the Oscar?
I'm not seeing it until tomorrow, but hearing Chris Stuckmann compare the new Fantastic Four to Batman and Robin doesn't exactly make me hyped for tomorrow..
Birdman. Really enjoyed it. How the hell did Michael Keaton not win the Oscar?
Birdman. Really enjoyed it. How the hell did Michael Keaton not win the Oscar?
Because playing a real life person who has a disability is the guaranteed winner.
That Hawking movie was 100% Oscar-bait.
I'll compose the score.
in Dm obviously :lol
Kingsmen: The Secret Service
Last movie I saw was Antman. It was pretty good but definitely not up to par with the best Marvel films (the best being Guardians of the Galaxy imo)
The Truman Show - My goodness, this movie never gets old. It's so brilliant and clever, and Jim Carrey is fantastic in this, as it's my favorite of his movies. This one really gets the emotions going, and I love the ending. Near perfect movie.
I quite enjoyed Jupiter Ascending more than I should have, just for the fact that it looked absolutely gorgeous. Despite the daft script and all.
Just saw Hercules, the movie from last year with the Rock in it. Some spoilers below, if you care.Good to hear. I haven't caught it yet, but I saw that it is on Netflix. I'll try to catch it soon.
I enjoyed it. I don't know how much of a good movie it is, but it was definetely a fun one, worth it's time. But there was one scene that was truly great, or at least the build-up of that particular scene. When the princess is brought to be beheaded, that was some serious emotional stuff, and some serious acting by Rebecca Ferguson (the chick in the last Mission Impossible movie). Her pleas for mercy for herself and her some were really striking because of her acting. She might one of my new favorite actresses. I might have wished for the scene to have ended a bit differently (maybe George RR Martin has scarred me that way), but was still a good and intense scene.
John Wick was awesome.:metal
I actually enjoyed Jupiter Ascending. . . :lol
Despite the fact that it was completely daft and silly and Eddie Redmayne was beyond panto.
I wasn't bored at any point or annoyed.
I quite enjoyed Jupiter Ascending more than I should have, just for the fact that it looked absolutely gorgeous. Despite the daft script and all.
Get Shorty.Yeah, that is a fun, fun movie.
Still a fantastic flick. It has the perfect blend of drama and comedy, and with some great acting, especially from Gene Hackman. Even Travolta is really good in it.
I had a bad movie marathon last night with some friends in celebration of my six-year Denversary, with this:I am praying for you.
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Omg. Seven or so hours of pure hilarity :rollin
Also wtf happened to Liam Neeson's career after this ?!
Monty Python's Life of Brian. Love this movie. It may not be as all out funny as Holy Grail, but it's a far better movie overall, with jokes a lot more clever. And the "Biggus Dickus" scene might be the best comedy scene ever made. So simple, yet so brilliant.
Monty Python's Life of Brian. Love this movie. It may not be as all out funny as Holy Grail, but it's a far better movie overall, with jokes a lot more clever.
Do you know when that was said, Cyclops? I know Urban has been pushing very hard for quite a long time to get a sequel off the ground and it just isn't happening. But if something recent developed, I'd be ALL OVER that shit. I loved that movie and need to rewatch it soon. I liked the original way back, but it's been played out for me. The new one brought some new style, still was a bit funny at times, and also upped the gore and seriousness, which I think was needed and benefited the movie.
You and I seem to have a lot of the same taste in movies, Biz. Loved that movie and while I love Hardy, I really thought I'd be bored out of my damn mined and one of my friends made me watch it with her because she says that, and I quote "If I didn't love pussy so much, I'd gobble his nob goblin". But it was really something else. Granted, I'm sure a lot of people will in fact be bored out of their minds, but it's interesting if you're looking for something that is not just different...but in a whole other realm. Good stuff from Mr. Hardy. That guy has some fucking accents, tell you HOOWUT.
Rocky horrorDid you watch it alone, or at a theater with a large group of people in costume throwing toast at the screen?
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I feel like I should have loved it, but walked away not knowing what to think.
Saving Private Ryan-Films do not get much better.
Saw Limitless last night. Pretty good although I have to say it ended a bit abrupt.Check out the new CBS show based on this. Apparently it picks up where the film left off - complete with Bradley Cooper.
Yea i've heard about that. Will check it out!Saw Limitless last night. Pretty good although I have to say it ended a bit abrupt.Check out the new CBS show based on this. Apparently it picks up where the film left off - complete with Bradley Cooper.
F&F Cast : " :( Well we ploughed ahead and finished Paul Walker's last movie. I don't think there'll be any more...RIP dude."This is where your looking down on this franchise falls apart. No one ever said that.
F&F Cast : " :( Well we ploughed ahead and finished Paul Walker's last movie. I don't think there'll be any more...RIP dude."This is where your looking down on this franchise falls apart. No one ever said that.
FFSF&F Cast : " :( Well we ploughed ahead and finished Paul Walker's last movie. I don't think there'll be any more...RIP dude."This is where your looking down on this franchise falls apart. No one ever said that.
Yeah they were probably more like " Bummer. Hope we still get our damn checks, yo ! "
:| Wow.
Aaaanyway... I just watched a movie called The Dead Lands on Netflix. Really awesome movie about the Maori that resembles Mel Gibson's Apocalyptico, but less Hollywood. It seems really accurate in how they acted, the viciousness of certain tribes and the peacefulness of others, as well as the almost hysterical faces they made to somehow scare and intimidate their opponents (which is still beyond me, and was in school when studying the tribes). Anyway, it's obviously overplayed a bit and it's nothing that's all that epic, but I expected to turn it off and was pretty taken in by the movie. The anti-hero of the film is also a fucking raging badass, so that helps. Cool flick if you're bored and want some action. Be warned though that it's all subtitled as they speak the native language, which I was also really glad to see/hear.
Took a me day today, been a long work 2 weeks. So doing a Godzilla fest. Just watched Destroy All Monsters. Next up Final Wars.
They've already done Godzilla vs King Kong! :biggrin:Oh! Yea come to think of it, i'm not surprised. Anyway here's the article I saw:
Rewatching Batman Begins. Someone else thinks this series of movies went from Good to Great to ....average?
Rewatching Batman Begins. Someone else thinks this series of movies went from Good to Great to ....average?Yes I do, loved the first two but did not like TDKR at all, I was more annoyed.
Rewatching Batman Begins. Someone else thinks this series of movies went from Good to Great to ....average?Yes I do, loved the first two but did not like TDKR at all, I was more annoyed.
I can understand not really liking The Dark Knight, everyone won't like everything. But I really don't get how it's "shit".
I can understand not really liking The Dark Knight, everyone won't like everything. But I really don't get how it's "shit".Because Blob.
Rewatching Batman Begins. Someone else thinks this series of movies went from Good to Great to ....average?
I think it went from "average" to "shit" to "the last one was shit so I won't waste my time".
Come at me bros. :lol
I can understand not really liking The Dark Knight, everyone won't like everything. But I really don't get how it's "shit".Because Blob.
2 Fast 2 Furious.That's the one I haven't seen (along with the most recent).
Way too cheesy and 0 plot. Some good car chase sequences though.
2 Fast 2 Furious.
Way too cheesy and 0 plot. Some good car chase sequences though.
Black Mass. Good movie. When it comes to acting performances, I gage acting by Daniel Day Lewis in Gangs of New York. To Me the greatest acting ever done. That said, and I will preface that I am not a huge Depp fan..............but the dude is incredible in this. It is mind blowing how good he is. It is scary good.I can't stand Depp, so I will make no special effort to see this.
Black Mass. Good movie. When it comes to acting performances, I gage acting by Daniel Day Lewis in Gangs of New York. To Me the greatest acting ever done. That said, and I will preface that I am not a huge Depp fan..............but the dude is incredible in this. It is mind blowing how good he is. It is scary good.I can't stand Depp, so I will make no special effort to see this.
Exactly. It was a movie about giant robots fighting giant monsters. Everything about the backstory was just to get us to the giant robots fighting the giant monsters, and all the effects and set dressing was to help sell it. It worked. I was entertained.
I mean, we could've loaded up fighter jets with missiles and blown them away, but then we wouldn't have three hours of giant robots fighting giant monsters.
I REALLY like Battleship. Thought I was the only one!
For me, the big problems are all the goofballs on land trying to disrupt the aliens at the satellite station. That should have been cleaned up.
But all the stuff at sea is gold, and I watch it almost every time I catch it channel surfing.
The guys with her.I REALLY like Battleship. Thought I was the only one!
For me, the big problems are all the goofballs on land trying to disrupt the aliens at the satellite station. That should have been cleaned up.
But all the stuff at sea is gold, and I watch it almost every time I catch it channel surfing.
What goofballs on land? I was too busy gawking at Brooklyn Decker.
Re-watched the Naked Gun trilogy. Still great movies. I wish they made comedies like this today, but unfortunately they don't. Even though there's plenty of moments that are incredibly dumb and overblown, there's still a lot of clever writing. Almost every scene has something funny, and Leslie Nielsen is just great. I also love how I view these movies different now, compared to when I was 7-8 when I first saw them. A lot of the jokes I didn't understand back then make sense now, but there were also things that worked and made it funny for a child as well.
Some of these lines were jokes I did not understand 15 years ago, but now they are just gold:
"The doctors say he has a 50/50 chance of living, but even that is only a 10% chance"
"Cuban?" -"No, I'm Dutch-Irish. My father was from Wales"
And in the second movie when Frank meets Jane for the first time in years:
"How are the children?"
-"We didn't have any"
"Oh.. right."
I don't know, something about these movies just puts a smile on my face. Same with the Hot Shots movies. This was back when spoofing was done good, and now just thinking at all the Scary Movies, Epic Movie, Disaster Movie etc, it all just went downhill.
Snowpiercer. Love it. Has a great story, great acting, and a ton of badass scenes. Chris Evans did great!Still need to catch that one.
Snowpiercer. Love it. Has a great story, great acting, and a ton of badass scenes. Chris Evans did great!Still need to catch that one.
I would like to see Everest.
Big Hero 6 was a really fun film.
I watched Aranofsky's Noah recently and my God it was boring. Just dismal, dull and dark. No levity in the entire film. Just blahhhhhhh.
Saw some news about the Fast and Furious franshise the other day. The article headline began "Vin Diesel confirms there will be one last..." and I thought "oh yeah, one last movie again?", then I saw that the rest of the headline was "... trilogy". I laughed.
I don't see how you can call it a trilogy when they're connected to the previous 7 films.
It's more like a Decalogy or something.
The three final films will all have something in common, and Vin calls them a "trilogy" which to me implies that they will have a continuous story arc. Though they'll ultimately be part of a larger series of films, there's nothing wrong with referring to the final three films as a trilogy in their own right.This, FFS.
For example, I've seen Star Trek II, III, and IV referred to as a trilogy. III picks up right where II left off, and IV picks up from III. Then V goes off in a different direction. Although II, III, and IV stand alone pretty well and are part of a bigger series, those three films also go together and can be referred to as a trilogy.
It's on my to-see-in-2015 list. I'm a fan of JGL... and that he's in it is pretty much all I know about it, and the very basics of the premise. I don't watch trailers for movies that I already know I want to see, so haven't seen anything from this.I highly recommend you see the doc. Man On Wire either before or after.
I posted a while back when I saw it that it was one of my favorite sci/fi films of all time right off the bat. It still is after my third viewing. I love it so damn much! It's a movie that really doesn't seem like it'd be all that tense, but there's a few moments that shook me to the core just out of the sheer beautiful atmosphere they create and the tension between the characters and their reactions. Any fan of the genre absolutely needs to check it out. That was my exact reaction after finishing it...just a....wh-...whaaaaaatTHEFUCK!? :lol Really awesome movie. I think I'm gonna watch it again tonight.
The Martian - It was really good. :)
Snowpiercer
I heard it was a great movie, or at least very good, but I just couldn't get past how incredibly bad it was. The premise is absurd, the story is absurd, the acting is horrible, and on top of all that, they throw in many, many scenes that I'm assuming are supposed to be cool or visually striking or something, but instead they too were just absurd. Really, just about everything about this movie was completely stupid.
The symbolism. Yeah, okay, fine. The train was a metaphor for the human condition or something. That doesn't excuse two hours of totally stupid shit. I kept waiting for some kind of explanation for the stupid shit that had happened, but instead they just zipped right along to the next stupid scene that didn't make any sense either.
A couple of slightly interesting concepts executed very badly, and a bunch of far less interesting concepts also executed very badly.
1 derailed train out of 10. Would not watch again, would not recommend, would not accept free copy of the movie if handed one and currently in need of a coaster.
Finally saw Avengers: Age of Ultron. Pretty good movie overall, though I think the story could've used a little more substance. And I really wished Loki was there lol. I think the honest trailer mostly shares my views on the movie. It was still very enjoyable. I'd give it 7.5/10.
And the train has been on this track non-stop for 18 years? When is maintenance on the track done, and by whom?
Also, we saw -- in fact, they made a point of showing -- several instances where the train "pierced" through mountainside sections of track that had been completely frozen, usually knocking the train off its wheels. That's completely stupid. If the impact is enough to knock the train up off its wheels like that, it is incredibly close to derailing. It simply defies logic that the train has been crashing through these blockages for 18 years, often getting knocked off balance, and has not had a catastrophic collision. Several collisions that we saw just during the length of the film translates to hundreds if not thousands of "close calls". And not a single actual derailment? No. Just no.
They passed through party cars, school cars, pool cars, nightclub cars... where do all these people live? It seems that the upper-class folk literally spend every moment "out" somewhere.
They opened one "gate" and it was the Oh Shit gate. An army of dudes with hatchets and axes. You know, large weighted blades on handles. Against the tail section guys with pipes and other blunt objects. How did this battle last more than a few minutes? Seriously, the tail section guys with their rocks and pointed sticks managed to disarm enough of the guys with axes to actually make a fight out of it? And they nearly won? Please.
:lol Holy crap. I thought he was a douchebag. That should be the end of it but uh...I'll expand. I didn't think he was a douchebag in a SUPER SERIOUS way, but the way he was with the kid, the way he attempted to be the 'cool dad' that Carrey's character was towards the kid when he was with him (Elwes trying to imitate "THE HAND", that's the main scene that pops up in my mind that just screams douchebag). Maybe our definition of douchebag is different. Maybe we saw different movies (it's uh...not a tiny coincidence that in the end Carrey ends up back with the family and all is well).
Also, I'm not sure where you got that I thought he was a douchebag because he was dating the main character's ex wife. That came out of your ass. Carrey's character was a douchebag for a completely different reason in that while he was a bad person at times towards others and *GASP* lied, on the other hand was a great dad when he was there (as stated by the wife numerous times in the movie while Carrey was trying to get his shit together). Maybe 'douchebag' to you is some horrible, end-all insult. I see it as a pretty malleable insult in that it can mean you're really being a truly shitty fucktard (See: the entire cast of Jersey Shore) or you're just being a goofball who is failing at trying way too hard to be cool (See: Elwes' character).
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
The Sting
The Great Escape
Everest - I really liked Everest, as it had a great cast that kept it really engaging. It was slower paced than I expected, but that's probably one of its strengths, as I'm glad it wasn't a typical flashy disaster film. 8/10
Frank - Very obscure film, and very funny. Probably Fassbender's strangest role I've seen yet, and the movie really does leave a good feeling in your heart when it's all said and done. 8.5/10
Good Will Hunting - Damn. Finally saw this in one sitting and it hit me with so much force. I got really sad because it made me realize how much I miss Robin Williams. His best role I've ever seen and Matt Damon is incredible as well. I haven't seen many movies this good, and this well definitely become one of my all-time favorites. 10/10, no doubt.
Oh, and I already mentioned that I've seen this but I ought to give it a rating:
Snowpiercer - Very unique film, Chris Evans is remarkable and it kept me on the edge of my seat pretty much the whole time. I love the setting and the atmosphere of this movie, and it really made me feel like I needed a shower :lol 9/10
Well, Studio Ghibli is basically the Japanese version of Disney, many of their films are intended for a younger audience (and if not, then PG13 at most). But I'd recommend Princess Mononoke, more than likely their most popular work; Tales from Earthsea; Spirited Away (my personal favorite); and the one film that probably isn't best for a younger audience (though still very much so can be seen by some, it's a great message but is just heartbreaking) Grave Of The Fireflies.Noted :tup
Watched The Great Dictator. Enjoyed it quite a lot - Chaplin was a fantastic actor.
The Alamo had a Goodfellas dinner last night so a few friends and I went. I hadn't seen it in years and it was some new restoration, so that was cool. Just as great as I remember! Pesci :heartThat sounds awesome.
The food was okay (caprese salad, olive tapenade with garlic and bread, pasta, tiramisu) but the whole experience just made me miss NJ :lol
Didn't catch Avengers: Age of Ultron in the theater, but watched the Blu-ray over the weekend. Fun movie. Typical Marvel flick, plenty of action, tied together with just enough story to keep it together, and maybe even a little character development.I did see it in theaters, but actually liked it more after seeing it on blu-ray.
How so?After seeing it at the theater, it seemed a little scattershot and not deep enough to root the cast of thousands.
Saw Pixels yesterday. Dont know why everybody´s dumping all over that movie. I laughed my ass off all the time. Yes it´s stupid, but you know what? I like a stupid movie once in a while. Plus Peter Dinklage is great in it. So there.
Broke into the wrong god damn rec room didn't you :rollin
didn't even know there was a 5.
Love 1 & 2 :heart
So I just watched Pulp Fiction for the first time, and enjoyed it a lot. Didn't expect an action movie to have such a quiet yet intriguing pace, nor it to be several stories connected instead of a big plot with lots of explosions (I'm looking at you, Michael Bay). Time to hunt down another Tarantino movie.
So I just watched Pulp Fiction for the first time, and enjoyed it a lot. Didn't expect an action movie to have such a quiet yet intriguing pace, nor it to be several stories connected instead of a big plot with lots of explosions (I'm looking at you, Michael Bay). Time to hunt down another Tarantino movie.
Sounds like you had completely wrong expectations of that film. :lol
Just saw the first Back to the Future movie.
It's been so long since I saw these, so I thought it was time to revisit.
Has anybody seen Crimson Peak yet?!
Didn't expect an action movie to have such a quiet yet intriguing pace, nor it to be several stories connected instead of a big plot with lots of explosions (I'm looking at you, Michael Bay).It's not an action movie.
Dunno why I thought it'd be a pretty epic action movie. Not disappointed tho.So I just watched Pulp Fiction for the first time, and enjoyed it a lot. Didn't expect an action movie to have such a quiet yet intriguing pace, nor it to be several stories connected instead of a big plot with lots of explosions (I'm looking at you, Michael Bay). Time to hunt down another Tarantino movie.
Sounds like you had completely wrong expectations of that film. :lol
Now that I think a bit more about it, you might be right - how would you classify it?Didn't expect an action movie to have such a quiet yet intriguing pace, nor it to be several stories connected instead of a big plot with lots of explosions (I'm looking at you, Michael Bay).It's not an action movie.
finally saw Jurassic World.Kind of like, Mad Max Fury Road was?
what a waste of time.
finally saw Jurassic World.Kind of like, Mad Max Fury Road was?
what a waste of time.
It's a Tarantino movie.Now that I think a bit more about it, you might be right - how would you classify it?Didn't expect an action movie to have such a quiet yet intriguing pace, nor it to be several stories connected instead of a big plot with lots of explosions (I'm looking at you, Michael Bay).It's not an action movie.
Speaking of Tarantino, saw Reservoir Dogs for the first time last night. Didn't love it to be honest. As usual, the dialogue is awesome, and the characters are great. But I didn't feel the story of the movie played out in a satisfying way. I'm not saying it should have had a happy ending or anything, but I just felt that the story led pretty much nowhere.
But like I said, the characters were great, so it wasn't bad, but I do think it's my least favorite Tarantino movie so far.
Ohhh boy... It is the same. We've had plenty of lasting discussions on a single film (or even a series, or a couple different films, or a certain director, etc), debating the popularity of it, whether people think it's as popular as it should be, whether it's too popular, whether the CGI is good or not, whether there was enough cleavage, how much it sucked, how much it was awesome, etc. That is the point of the thread. You discuss a movie you watched, and people feed off of it and expand. You used your thread to randomly bash (again, please don't take this as me caring whether you hate the film or not, I don't, I didn't like the way you went about it) and hardly discussed at all, only to berate people for discussing it...(and in my case making stuff up and putting words in my mouth) "I hate the movie! No one will change my opinion! It sucks! Bourbon and Mets!" (not an exact quote but pretty damn close) is not a discussion. I'm sure this is coming off more confrontational than I want it to, so apologies if it is, but damn if it isn't annoying. Also, we've discussed films that we've seen before over and over, or films rewatched...y'know... Pretty sure Hef locked it because you CAN discuss all of that stuff that was in that thread in this one. Like I'm about to do! Like King just did!Bourbon and the Mets...
Ohhh boy... It is the same. We've had plenty of lasting discussions on a single film (or even a series, or a couple different films, or a certain director, etc), debating the popularity of it, whether people think it's as popular as it should be, whether it's too popular, whether the CGI is good or not, whether there was enough cleavage, how much it sucked, how much it was awesome, etc. That is the point of the thread. You discuss a movie you watched, and people feed off of it and expand. You used your thread to randomly bash (again, please don't take this as me caring whether you hate the film or not, I don't, I didn't like the way you went about it) and hardly discussed at all, only to berate people for discussing it...(and in my case making stuff up and putting words in my mouth) "I hate the movie! No one will change my opinion! It sucks! Bourbon and Mets!" (not an exact quote but pretty damn close) is not a discussion. I'm sure this is coming off more confrontational than I want it to, so apologies if it is, but damn if it isn't annoying. Also, we've discussed films that we've seen before over and over, or films rewatched...y'know... Pretty sure Hef locked it because you CAN discuss all of that stuff that was in that thread in this one. Like I'm about to do! Like King just did!Bourbon and the Mets...
Speaking of Tarantino, saw Reservoir Dogs for the first time last night. Didn't love it to be honest. As usual, the dialogue is awesome, and the characters are great. But I didn't feel the story of the movie played out in a satisfying way. I'm not saying it should have had a happy ending or anything, but I just felt that the story led pretty much nowhere.
But like I said, the characters were great, so it wasn't bad, but I do think it's my least favorite Tarantino movie so far.
I feel the same. I didn't love it all that much but it did have great dialogue, although I couldn't agree more on the ending; unsatisfying is a good word for it. I don't need my endings to always be packaged all nice and neat for me, but something about it felt dropped and I can't quite explain what. Like you said though, per norm for a Tarantino movie, the characters were fun. Now, as for it being my least favorite Tarantino film...that honor goes to Death Proof. That movie truly didn't feel like a Tarantino film to me and more like a film that was trying and failing to imitate one.
I regretted it. One of the worst things i've ever seen by anyone.
Watching the BTTF trilogy coinciding with October 21st ofc. :angel:
Watching the BTTF trilogy coinciding with October 21st ofc. :angel:
Watched the original today. II tomorrow and III on Thursday :)
I wonder how long the movie takes place in Actual time spent. Like - Marty goes back to 1955 on day 1 then spends a week there and then goes back to when he left and the next morning goes to the future. Spends a day there . Then goes back to Alt 1985 and Spends a day or so there. Then goes back to 1955 for another day or so... Then spends x amount of time retrofitting the delorean and goes to 1855 for a week or so. . .
Watching the BTTF trilogy coinciding with October 21st ofc. :angel:
Watched the original today. II tomorrow and III on Thursday :)
I wonder how long the movie takes place in Actual time spent. Like - Marty goes back to 1955 on day 1 then spends a week there and then goes back to when he left and the next morning goes to the future. Spends a day there . Then goes back to Alt 1985 and Spends a day or so there. Then goes back to 1955 for another day or so... Then spends x amount of time retrofitting the delorean and goes to 1855 for a week or so. . .
Jesus, where was the SPOILER ALERT tag??
Some of us haven't watched sir :angry:
Some of us haven't watched sir :angry:
Well... I was making a joke. I suspect Lucas wasn't.
I can't stand that movie. It drags, and drags, and then it drags, and Pitt's schtick really gets old.
This is compounded by the fact that my wife, like yours, loves the film and watches it whenever it is on, so I inevitably wind up sitting through at least parts of it.
Yuck.
Haven't seen it since it was in the theater's. I do remember thinking how unexpected it was for Pitt to get sandwiched the way he did. I was both :omg: and :lol
Meet Joe BlackClaire Forlani has intoxicating eyes.
After catching parts of it here and there over the years (my wife loves it and watches it whenever it comes on), I finally got to see it from beginning to end. The one thing that struck me was how damned funny it was. It's not a comedy, it's certainly a drama, a character study, and a few other things, but knowing all the circumstances and the characters, and what they know and don't know, somehow made a lot of the scenes quite amazing. Nearly every line, it seemed, carried a double meaning because we knew who Joe was and what he meant, and how it was (mis)interpreted by everyone else. Or everyone except for Parrish, who knew Joe's secret. It's hard to explain if you've never seen it. But all the dramatic irony, ironically, made the movie very funny. I was constantly laughing out loud at how cleverly written it was.
The story itself was a bit less interesting to me, and I admit to losing focus a few times over the movie's three-hour length, but that's mostly because I was tired; it was still quite good. Also, Claire Forlani is amazing as Parrish's (Anthony Hopkins) younger daughter and Joe's love interest, such as it is. Actually, all the casting is excellent.
A much better film than I'd expected, and much better than I'd thought, based on what I'd seen previously. Four spoonfuls of peanut butter out of five. Would not watch again, but would sit and watch some if caught on cable, and would enjoy more now, knowing all the context.
I've always liked Claire. She seems like a genuinely nice person, and while not really your classic knockout, she's very pretty in a way. I can also understand guys not finding her attractive at all. But she was absolutely stunning in this movie. I've never seen her look better.Personally I can't understand anyone not finding her attractive. Maybe not your type I could see, but she is a beautiful woman.
Saw Bridge of Spies yesterday. Phenomenal movie, definitely one of Spielberg's best. Top-notch acting and engaging story. One of my favorites of this year for sure.Really looking forward to this.
Watched Camp Nowhere last night. What a trip down memory lane that was.Never heard of it.
Watched Camp Nowhere last night. What a trip down memory lane that was.Never heard of it.
Not sure that's a good comparison. Never heard of Heavy Weights either.
Deep Impact is a much better film than Armageddon.
Not sure that's a good comparison. Never heard of Heavy Weights either.
Deep Impact is a much better film than Armageddon.
I just googled it and read the wiki article.Not sure that's a good comparison. Never heard of Heavy Weights either.
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The feeling I get at the end of Interstellar is just confusion.
They were two completely different movies really. Armageddon focused primarily on the team on the asteroid. Deep Impact focused on what would happen to society.The difference isn't just on focus.
Whoa, I didn't realize the new Bond movie was out!
SPECTRE. nuff said. Amazing. If you like Bond movies...............this will blow you away. If you do not like Bond movies it will blow you away. GREAT movie. Waltz will get a nomination and Craig should. It is a Bond film but with great acting.It's not out anywhere in the world yet. The world premiere isn't until October 26th.
SPECTRE. nuff said. Amazing. If you like Bond movies...............this will blow you away. If you do not like Bond movies it will blow you away. GREAT movie. Waltz will get a nomination and Craig should. It is a Bond film but with great acting.It's not out anywhere in the world yet. The world premiere isn't until October 26th.
How did you see it?
SPECTRE. nuff said. Amazing. If you like Bond movies...............this will blow you away. If you do not like Bond movies it will blow you away. GREAT movie. Waltz will get a nomination and Craig should. It is a Bond film but with great acting.It's not out anywhere in the world yet. The world premiere isn't until October 26th.
How did you see it?
IIRC, Trooper has some kind of buddy in the business I think, and has many times seen movies before their actual premier.
This.
I saw it a while back when my Lovecraft addiction was in full force and couldn't finish it. I thought it was pretty bad... Plus it's based on The Shadow Over Innsmouth, not Dagon..which is really strange they named it such, but I get it for the what the movie was. But those two short stories are two of my favorite by Lovecraft, especially Dagon. But I was watching it and citing the similarities to TSOI instead of Dagon, then slowly..."WAIT A FUCKIN' MINUTE"! :lol So I was a bit disappointed in that regard, but also just thought it was kind of sloppy.
But that's an awesome story, and Reanimator is the tits.
Reanimator is the tits.
I caught most of Due Date, and felt the same way. It just wasn't that funny. I can see how a lot of it was supposed to be funny, with the premise and the wacky stuff that happens, but it just felt forced, not natural at all. RDJ did a great job playing RDJ, but with him as the straight man, it mostly pointed out how unfunny Galifianakis is.
I don't think Zach Galifianakis is funny at all.
I caught most of Due Date, and felt the same way. It just wasn't that funny. I can see how a lot of it was supposed to be funny, with the premise and the wacky stuff that happens, but it just felt forced, not natural at all. RDJ did a great job playing RDJ, but with him as the straight man, it mostly pointed out how unfunny Galifianakis is.
In addition, if they were attempting to make an updated version of Planes, Trains, & Automobiles, they failed poorly.
Reanimator is the tits.
I too often think quite fondly of Barbara Crampton based on her outstanding performance in this movie.
Hmm, between the two of them, I think I'd still rather see Katie Holmes topless. But to each his own.
Hmm, between the two of them, I think I'd still rather see Katie Holmes topless. But to each his own.
Did you forget your wallet ?
Different people are affected by films differently, and to differing degrees. As with anything else in life, I suppose. I get what you mean about becoming more invested in a character you've known over a longer period of time, but I think a good story can suck you right in and "make" you care -- again, if you have the predisposition to such things.
I think of the opening sequence of Up, the wordless story of the couple. I was welling up by the end of it, and I'd known those characters less than ten minutes. And they're obviously fictional, computer-animated people who I'd never met and will never meet, but somehow I cared about what was happening to them, a lot. I know people who said that they were crying at the end of that sequence. That's some good storytelling.
I get emotional during a lot of movies. It's actually ridiculous sometimes. It doesn't necessarily have to be a sad scene. It could be a positive scene and I suppose it's because altruism is just as beautiful/emotional a moment as any melancholy scene.
I used to try to be stoic when watching movies, or admiring paintings or sculptures or other works of art, basically anything except music. I've always allowed myself to be taken by music. But I had this idea that it was cool to not be moved by art, and anything less was unmanly or uncool or something. Yeah, pretty stupid, since the whole point of art is to make an impression, to move the viewer. Then I read something that said that one reason why men die younger and have more heart attacks and stuff could be because they're always stifling their emotions, which is just plain unhealthy. Let it out; it's better for you.
So now I don't care who sees me or what they think. If something is sad, I let it make me sad. If something's good, I let it make me happy.
I used to try to be stoic when watching movies, or admiring paintings or sculptures or other works of art, basically anything except music. I've always allowed myself to be taken by music. But I had this idea that it was cool to not be moved by art, and anything less was unmanly or uncool or something. Yeah, pretty stupid, since the whole point of art is to make an impression, to move the viewer. Then I read something that said that one reason why men die younger and have more heart attacks and stuff could be because they're always stifling their emotions, which is just plain unhealthy. Let it out; it's better for you.
So now I don't care who sees me or what they think. If something is sad, I let it make me sad. If something's good, I let it make me happy.
Me too. I never used to. It could just be a rousing score or anything. Seeing it on a massive screen with loud music. I dunno.
I never used to well up before I get severe depression. Now I do at the drop of a hat. :(
Inside was very emotional of my wife and I. We have an almost 3 year old daughter and the montage the girl growing up was very depressing.I agree. I'm not even a parent and I think about that when I think about having kids one day.
My wife and I balled our eyes out at the open scene. It hit home hard. My wife and I tried to have children for years with no luck. Even tried invetro 3 times. So here is a room full of parents with their children and 2 adults in the back crying. I love the movie UP and own it but we haven't watched it since. Too emotional for us.
Interview with a vampire. I love this movie
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Prog, are you talking about Byzantium? I thought that was a pretty damn good flick, especially for the vampire genre and being related (at least in spirit) to Interview. Although I definitely like Interview better and it's probably still my favorite vampire flick, I thought Byzantium was great in of itself and kept the spirit of 'vampire tells life story' fashion. I also love the tone of it, probably more than Interview in that regard.
Definitely should.But what was the 'next one' you spoke of then? I definitely have to check out a sequel even if it wasn't as good (unless it was just a cash-in and wasn't made by the same people and was just horrible or something).
ED: Ahhhh shit nevermind, I just remembered right after posting... Queen Of The Damned. Yeah, what a shit film. Definitely pretending it doesn't exist. :lol
It's "Interview with THE Vampire" people.
American Sniper. For about the 20th time. GREAT movieIt was pretty good, but not 20 times good.
Burn After Reading. Pretty OK but JK Simmons brief parts were easily the best parts of the movie.
American Sniper. For about the 20th time. GREAT movie
Re-watched Edge Of Tomorrow and still it's such an entertaining movie.I agree - rehashed groundhog's day with aliens was pretty entertaining :metal
Just finished the documentary The Death of Superman Lives. Wow, what a fucked up film that would have been. The doc was a fascinating look into how big budget films actually get made. Or, sometimes, not made.
Watched Snatch again. Bricktop's death is probably my favorite movie villain's death ever.
Watched Snatch again. Bricktop's death is probably my favorite movie villain's death ever.
I love that movie.
Sugar?
No thanks. I'm sweet enough.
:lol
Watched Snatch again. Bricktop's death is probably my favorite movie villain's death ever.
I love that movie.
Sugar?
No thanks. I'm sweet enough.
:lol
:lol
Love that movie so much. I have a coworker who looks like Brick Top. Female.
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Terminator Genisys. Ugh. God what a mess of a movie. It started out quite good and even though I'd heard the entire movie was shown in the trailers, I somehow managed to avoid being spoiled. But they did nothing with the reveal and just made a blabbering mess of a story. I can't believe James Cameron actually gave his approval to this script.
Watched Snatch again. Bricktop's death is probably my favorite movie villain's death ever.
I love that movie.
Sugar?
No thanks. I'm sweet enough.
:lol
:lol
Love that movie so much. I have a coworker who looks like Brick Top. Female.
:|
That's...unsettling. :lol
Watched Snatch again. Bricktop's death is probably my favorite movie villain's death ever.
I love that movie.
Sugar?
No thanks. I'm sweet enough.
:lol
:lol
Love that movie so much. I have a coworker who looks like Brick Top. Female.
:|
That's...unsettling. :lol
It really is. She's an awesome lady and I feel bad saying it, but I cannot look at her and not think of him. I showed a pic of him to another coworker one time and she was like "Holy shi-"
Starting The Hunger Games, i´m interested is it worth going to cinema for a new one
Terminator Genisys. Ugh. God what a mess of a movie. It started out quite good and even though I'd heard the entire movie was shown in the trailers, I somehow managed to avoid being spoiled. But they did nothing with the reveal and just made a blabbering mess of a story. I can't believe James Cameron actually gave his approval to this script.
Terminator Genisys. Ugh. God what a mess of a movie. It started out quite good and even though I'd heard the entire movie was shown in the trailers, I somehow managed to avoid being spoiled. But they did nothing with the reveal and just made a blabbering mess of a story. I can't believe James Cameron actually gave his approval to this script.
I thought the story was fair enough, but the actors and acting were highly questionable.
Starting The Hunger Games, i´m interested is it worth going to cinema for a new one
I've thought about starting it also. Maybe over the weekend I'll check out the first one.
Starting The Hunger Games, i´m interested is it worth going to cinema for a new one
I've thought about starting it also. Maybe over the weekend I'll check out the first one.
I'd say it's worth it, but the first movie is the worst one I think. It's still okay, but the others are better. So if you don't like the first, watch the second one too, then decide if you want to see the rest.
I liked the first one, pretty good movie, wondering where will it go from thereStarting The Hunger Games, i´m interested is it worth going to cinema for a new one
I've thought about starting it also. Maybe over the weekend I'll check out the first one.
I'd say it's worth it, but the first movie is the worst one I think. It's still okay, but the others are better. So if you don't like the first, watch the second one too, then decide if you want to see the rest.
Thanks for the heads up.
Guys.
Creed.
This movie is why you spend $12 bucks to sit in a dark room with strangers. I don't know how it was with the first Rocky movie, but I feel like it might have been like what I just experienced. All that talk of Sylvester Stallone being an Oscar contender is not all talk. I was moved. One of the best movies of the year.
The story started out really promising I thought and I was very intrigued by the setup but like I mentioned and observed by others as well, the execution wasn't great with weird acting. I can't stand Jai Courtney in any of his films I've seen. He had like zero chemistry with Emilia Clarke.
I thought the story was fair enough, but the actors and acting were highly questionable.
Introduced my kids to the glories of The Breakfast Club last night. They loved it.
Saw the latest Maze Runner movie. I liked it, just like I enjoyed the first one. Very well shot too, that's something I noticed quite early.
I'm onboard with this franshise. It's not a very original concept by now, but it's still enjoyable, and I'm interested to see more.
Alrighty then.
Watched Face/Off last night, because that shit never gets old.
SEE ANYTHING YOU LIKE?!?
No way, Cage has been in lots of good stuff since then. Lots of bad stuff too, but still. I mean, Bringing Out the Dead, Adaptation, Matchstick Men, Kick-Ass, Joe. And some that I would say are aiight, not terrible. Travolta, you're possibly right. I'm not as familiar with his stuff.
But yeah, I'm sure we've discussed this before but Face/Off is just full of fucking gold. Even the pistols :lol
Watched Face/Off last night, because that shit never gets old.
SEE ANYTHING YOU LIKE?!?
Watched Face/Off last night, because that shit never gets old.
SEE ANYTHING YOU LIKE?!?
So, wow, it's like you're gonna be in here for THE NEXT HUNDRED YEARS!
John Travolta been in some good flicks. The Generals Daughter. Bolt. And was in a little movie called HAIRSPRAY which was fantastic.
I've never seen the remake of Hairspray, but it's also not directed by John Waters so meh.
here's a segway..
It was pretty groundbreaking. Very tame by today's standards, but practically softcore porn back then. It helped that Catherine Deneuve was incredibly pretty. But movies like this are practically destined to not age well. I tried to watch it again a few years ago on some cable channel, and couldn't get through it.
I have now finally seen Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
Better late than never as the saying goes. :lol
I watched The Usual Suspects earlier today
I watched The Usual Suspects earlier today
I watched The Usual Suspects earlier today
Absolutely brilliant movie.
I watched The Usual Suspects earlier today
2nd fave movie of all time over here. Flawless... just flawless. Chaz and Spacey's scene's are among the best ever.
Saw the following movies over yesterday and today:
Divergent
Man of steel
Shrek- forever after
Hunger games
Hunger games- catching fire
And a Charlie chaplain movie I forgot the name!
I have now finally seen Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
Better late than never as the saying goes. :lol
By gads, how does one go this long without seeing Terminator 2?! Glad you rectified that! :tup
I hope it lived up to its reputation, given that you're only just seeing it. I can't remember ever not having seen it, I've seen it so many times. :lol
I've never seen the Terminator movies. I would only even bother watching the newest one for Emilia Clarke. Arnold's best movies were Twins and Kindergarten Cop....oh and True Lies was awesome also.
I've never seen the Terminator movies. I would only even bother watching the newest one for Emilia Clarke. Arnold's best movies were Twins and Kindergarten Cop....oh and True Lies was awesome also.
You can't make the "Arnold's best movie" claim when you have not even seen the Terminator films.
You can't make the "Arnold's best movie" claim when you have not even seen the Terminator films.
Well, it was most certainly worth the wait. That being said, I didn't watch the first Terminator movie, the whole way through, until earlier this year either. :lol
So yes, T2 lived up to its reputation indeed!
You make me sad John.
I've never seen the Terminator movies. I would only even bother watching the newest one for Emilia Clarke. Arnold's best movies were Twins and Kindergarten Cop....oh and True Lies was awesome also.
You can't make the "Arnold's best movie" claim when you have not even seen the Terminator films.
I'm saying it from my POV. I know I wouldn't like it. I've never been big into sci-fi for the most part.
I've never seen the Terminator movies. I would only even bother watching the newest one for Emilia Clarke. Arnold's best movies were Twins and Kindergarten Cop....oh and True Lies was awesome also.
You can't make the "Arnold's best movie" claim when you have not even seen the Terminator films.
I'm saying it from my POV. I know I wouldn't like it. I've never been big into sci-fi for the most part.
Some movies transcend their genre. People who hate hard rock, absolutely LOVE "Back in Black".
Once Upon a Time in Mexico. Such a damn fun movie.
"Are you a MexiCAN or a MexiCAN'T?" :rollin
Gets me every time.
Also, so much eye candy. Depp, Banderas, Hayek, Mendes, Iglesias... and of course Trejo, Marin and Rourke.
Watched The Kingsman this weekend. Fantastic film and a lot of fun.
It looked way over the top because I think it really wanted to be. I thought they did it really well.Watched The Kingsman this weekend. Fantastic film and a lot of fun.
For all the love that this got, I thought it was WAAAAAAY over the top.
Watched The Kingsman this weekend. Fantastic film and a lot of fun.
For all the love that this got, I thought it was WAAAAAAY over the top.
Just re-watched the original Highlander
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hot damn do I love this move :metal
THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE
There SHOULD HAVE only been one. :D
Brilliant movie.
Rewatched Fargo. What an awesome and fun movie that is. Started watching season 1 of the tv series after that. Pretty good so far! :tup
I watched Moneyball again yesterday...love that movie.Yeah, that was really good.
I watched Moneyball again yesterday...love that movie.Yeah, that was really good.
Silver Linings Playbook.
Hit me right in the damn feels.
Jennifer Lawrence does a good job of making you really wish her character existed in real life. At least that's what I say.
Last night I watched The Wicker Tree, which the director of the original Wicker Man made as sort of a sequel decades later. Holy fuck, what a steaming pile of shit. If only it had as much comedy value as the WM remake, but no such luck.
And yeah, Winter's Bone is here at my house, my sister wants me to watch it with her.
Ah, yes I saw Days of Future Past, I forgot about that. Haven't seen any of the Hunger Games movies, are they good?
I'm curious, what did you think of the original WM? I quite enjoy it, and avoided the remake due to all the bad reviews. Wondering now if the Wicker Tree is similarly worth avoiding or if perhaps you didn't even like the original much.
Watched the original Wicker Man last night. Had no idea it was a musical. Awesome. Not very scary. I kind of want to live on that island. It's way more appealing than it was in the Cage version :lol
Silver Linings Playbook.
Hit me right in the damn feels.
Jennifer Lawrence does a good job of making you really wish her character existed in real life. At least that's what I say.
Ah, yes I saw Days of Future Past, I forgot about that. Haven't seen any of the Hunger Games movies, are they good?
Yup. That's some good acting. Damn :lol
Just saw Goodfellas for the first time. While it was certainly good, my main impression of the movie is that it was annoying. Everyone was annoying and did annoying things. So yeah, good movie, but not as super fantastic as everyone seems to think.
Same here.Just saw Goodfellas for the first time. While it was certainly good, my main impression of the movie is that it was annoying. Everyone was annoying and did annoying things. So yeah, good movie, but not as super fantastic as everyone seems to think.
I don't know how to process that.
Same here.Same here.Just saw Goodfellas for the first time. While it was certainly good, my main impression of the movie is that it was annoying. Everyone was annoying and did annoying things. So yeah, good movie, but not as super fantastic as everyone seems to think.
I don't know how to process that.
Jen Law is great in the movie Joy. Thing about her is she is a great actress and any interview you see her in, she is just so down to earth.
And regarding Goodfellas.......................I too cant process someone not thinking it is a masterpiece in filmmaking.
And regarding Goodfellas.......................I too cant process someone not thinking it is a masterpiece in filmmaking.
Just saw Goodfellas for the first time. While it was certainly good, my main impression of the movie is that it was annoying. Everyone was annoying and did annoying things. So yeah, good movie, but not as super fantastic as everyone seems to think.
12 Years a Slave - didn't like it..
12 Years a Slave - didn't like it..
Watched maybe 10-20 minutes, then I turned it off. I'm sure it's brilliantly acted and a well made movie. But there's limit to how much misery I will sit through before I just don't enjoy it anymore, and I got the feeling this was going to be one of those movies. Never intended to give it another try.
Heat is my favorite movie of all time.
Finally watched Rocky III for the first time last night. Classic. Hulk Hogan, Mr T pitying fools, Eye of the Tiger, homoerotic interracial training montages, what more could you want?
Finally watched Rocky III for the first time last night. Classic. Hulk Hogan, Mr T pitying fools, Eye of the Tiger, homoerotic interracial training montages, what more could you want?
For the longest time, they never showed that movie on TV. 1, 2,4 & 5but until recently, they never played it.
Heat is my favorite movie of all time.
Finally watched Rocky III for the first time last night. Classic. Hulk Hogan, Mr T pitying fools, Eye of the Tiger, homoerotic interracial training montages, what more could you want?
For the longest time, they never showed that movie on TV. 1, 2,4 & 5but until recently, they never played it.
Heat is my favorite movie of all time.
Never seen a single Rocky movie. I'm thinking about maybe seeing the first one and Creed, the rest doesn't really interest me.
I have seen Heat though, it was a long time ago but I remember liking it very much.
Never seen a single Rocky movie. I'm thinking about maybe seeing the first one and Creed, the rest doesn't really interest me.
I have seen Heat though, it was a long time ago but I remember liking it very much.
Never seen a single Rocky movie. I'm thinking about maybe seeing the first one and Creed, the rest doesn't really interest me.
I have seen Heat though, it was a long time ago but I remember liking it very much.
Ditto on both accounts. I've really started to despise boxing movies. They're so fucking predictable. I watched Southpaw again (with a friend whom hadn't seen it) and hated it and don't know how I liked it to begin with...it really did completely rip off Cinderella Man in so many ways and simply turned it gangster and modern (EMINEM MAKES EVERYTHING BADASS GOTTA GET DAT ADRENALINE GOING GOTTA BE HARDCORE GOTTA BE ROLLIN' YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING YO SHITMANBITCHONESHOT). At least with Rocky the cheese is strong, like a finely aged bleu with an infusion of fantasy due to the ridiculous characters. I might actually like them but I need a break from sports movies for a while. There are so few that aren't completely mapped out, shallow, cut and paste with a hefty side of that immensely pungent drama.
Just saw Hateful Eight and really enjoyed it! Not Tarantino's best but pretty awesome. Great characters, atmosphere, dialogue, music, the usual. Violent but not unbearably so, though definitely some shocking moments. Funny as hell. And sure as hell did not feel like 3+ hours, though I'm glad there was an intermission.Oh, you saw the 70 mm version with overture and intermission? Jealous.
Just saw Hateful Eight and really enjoyed it! Not Tarantino's best but pretty awesome. Great characters, atmosphere, dialogue, music, the usual. Violent but not unbearably so, though definitely some shocking moments. Funny as hell. And sure as hell did not feel like 3+ hours, though I'm glad there was an intermission.Oh, you saw the 70 mm version with overture and intermission? Jealous.
Trying to talk my wife into a road trip to see that version. Closest theater showing it is about 2 hours away.
I still need to catch that one.
But at least part of the reason it caught shit was from casting a bunch of white stars as Egyptians and Jews.
I have no problem with that, its not like im watching a documentary. And acting was great
I still need to catch that one.
But at least part of the reason it caught shit was from casting a bunch of white stars as Egyptians and Jews.
I have no problem with that, its not like im watching a documentary. And acting was great
:facepalm:
I know this isn't PR, but seriously? You don't see how that might be considered racist?
I still need to catch that one.
But at least part of the reason it caught shit was from casting a bunch of white stars as Egyptians and Jews.
Well, here's the thing. Director Ridley Scott was criticized about the "whitewashing" of the story when it was released, and he said "I can't mount a film of this budget...and say that my lead actor is Mohammad so-and-so from such-and-such...I'm just not going to get financed."
So, to make the movie at the scale and budget that it required, he HAD to use recognizable white actors. Being more authentic with it would have meant the film couldn't be financed, and couldn't get made at all.
Sad, but apparently true.
HBO keeps playing Game of Thrones so I'm drawn in by that. Someone recommend a movie to me that's on Netflix.Big Trouble in Little China. It's my go-to recommendation.
I've seen Big Trouble multiple times. My brother and father always watched it when I was on. I have to admit it was never one of my favorite movies.:sadpanda:
I've seen Big Trouble multiple times. My brother and father always watched it when I was on. I have to admit it was never one of my favorite movies.:sadpanda:
I've seen Big Trouble multiple times. My brother and father always watched it when I was on. I have to admit it was never one of my favorite movies.:sadpanda:
YOU SHUT YOUR FILTHY WHORE MOUTHI've seen Big Trouble multiple times. My brother and father always watched it when I was on. I have to admit it was never one of my favorite movies.:sadpanda:
I know. It's not as bad as me not caring about Star Wars. :hides:
YOU SHUT YOUR FILTHY WHORE MOUTHI've seen Big Trouble multiple times. My brother and father always watched it when I was on. I have to admit it was never one of my favorite movies.:sadpanda:
I know. It's not as bad as me not caring about Star Wars. :hides:
If you're looking for a movie with an extremely in-depth story with developed charactersI was looking for that >:(
Just saw the new Macbeth. Visually gorgeous. That was really the highlight for me. The actors were very good, too.I really want to see that.
Just saw the new Macbeth. Visually gorgeous. That was really the highlight for me. The actors were very good, too.I really want to see that.
Just saw the new Macbeth. Visually gorgeous. That was really the highlight for me. The actors were very good, too.I really want to see that.
Gonna watch Knight of Cups today. Dont know what to expect :corn
Forgot about Creed, that's another I want to really see.I agree. I am not high brow about film. I don't get the oh yeah, the critics say its great so I have to go with it. I look at film as an experience. Example: TFA is the most fun I have had in YEARS. Yet I can see a film like Reverant and go...............Holy Shit. Two different feelings. So who am I to judge to what others like. In all honesty, that is what is great about film.
Yeah, sometimes I notice people will praise a movie just because it's Oscar-worthy, and many of my favorite films never had an Oscar mention, and that's fine by me.
Ant Man.
Better than I thought it would be. That seems to be a pretty common sentiment regarding this film. I figured since it was Marvel Universe, it would have similar production values, and I was right. It was a decent story, not particularly close to the storyline in the comic books, but incorporating many of the important characters and elements, and since I don't read the comic books anyway, it was fine.
Paul Rudd is a guy I've seen in many movies and can never figure out who he is. I keep thinking he's an Affleck, or a Ryan Somebody, but no, he's Paul Rudd. Also, I literally spent the entire movie trying to figure out who played the girl, and it was Tauriel. Oh well.
The year's most notable directors join for The Hollywood Reporter's Writer Oscar Roundtable. The directors include Quentin Tarantino ('The Hateful Eight'), Tom Hooper ('The Danish Girl'), Alejandro G. Inarritu ('The Revenant'), Ridley Scott ('The Martian'), Danny Boyle ('Steve Jobs') and David O. Russell ('Joy').
Just watched Hateful 8I thought the first act was solid. I'm a sucker for Tarantino dialogue and I thought that was some of the best in the movie. Besides, the development is important to the tension that it builds up to. Not sure if you saw the standard or longer 70mm version, but with the intermission the longer version was just fine (and I thought his last two were too long).
I personally really liked it, mainly because I love clue, and 10 little indians and plays in general, but with all that being said I can see how people are going to have issues with this movie.
I will admit, the first hour I was hating on it pretty hard, but then in the 2nd hour it won me back when it got excellent. The 3rd hour was solid as well.
If I had any formal complaints, this thing definitely did not need to be 3 hours long. The entire 1st hour was set up and it was pretty drawn out. Parts of hour 2 and 3 could have been trimmed as well and we could have had a slimmer, and better paced film, but whatever, by the end I walked away happy.
And bravo to Samuel jackson. He stole the show. Oh my god, he had me rolling
The Hateful Eight. Wow, what a fun movie. I love mystery type stuff, this was awesome. 3 hour film that was interesting all throughout. Thought my goodness it was loud as hell in the theater. :lolGlad it wasn't just me. Most of the movie is reasonable, and the gunshots are sufficiently loud and concussive, but the music and some of the cues were deafening. I was feeling like an old man in there.
Weirdest song choice in a movie:
https://youtu.be/xQBGmBOhQEE
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Weirdest song choice in a movie:
https://youtu.be/xQBGmBOhQEE
I just realized the actor who plays Hook is the same actor who played Patroclus from Troy.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
What did you think? I haven't see that one yet. I was not into these until recently. Can't remember why or exactly how we stumbled onto it, but my wife and I ended up watching the first one on either Netflix or Amazon Prime recently. I thought it was pretty good, so we watched the next one, and then Mockingjay - Part 1. I thought they would be cool books for my 12 year old to read, but my wife said she heard they are too violent, so she checked them out from the library for me to read first. I got through the first two and thought they were actually pretty good. Very well-written, and lots of really good themes and concepts to grapple with that we could discuss with my son, so I passed them on to him. I just finished reading Mockingjay, and was overwhelmed with how violent and nightmarish the second half is. He's not going to read that one for awhile. But I am curious how the movie was. I don't see how they can pull off half of what was in the book without an R rating.
As for the violence, this is definetely the most violent yet. It may have still been toned down from the book, but I still think they managed to include some fairly gritty stuff. Especially one scene that actually made me feel a bit sick.
As for the violence, this is definetely the most violent yet. It may have still been toned down from the book, but I still think they managed to include some fairly gritty stuff. Especially one scene that actually made me feel a bit sick.
I'm guessing either the lizards, the kids, or when dude got melted alive in the sewers. Was it one of those?
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
I thought it was really good, but it didn't blow my doors off.
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
I thought it was really good, but it didn't blow my doors off.
I'm currently reading the book and have it recorded to watch. Did you read the book?
No, but something tells me I'll enjoy it much more. What do you think of the it so far?
The american Girl With the Dragon Tattoo was fine, but I liked the swedish version better.
I had the most weird and random movie craving I've had in a long time. I felt earlier today that I just had to watch The Green Hornet with Seth Rogen, so I did. It was fun. Not very good, but fun.
I haven't seen Pee Wee's Big Adventure in a long time. I was so surprised to find out Tim Burton directed that. Both Bill & Ted movies are classics.
I haven't seen Pee Wee's Big Adventure in a long time. I was so surprised to find out Tim Burton directed that. Both Bill & Ted movies are classics.
I haven't seen Pee Wee's Big Adventure since I was a kid. I don't know what I'd think of it now.
I've always loved both Bill and Ted movies though. I caught Bogus Journey on TV a few weeks ago, even though I have them both on DVD anyway.
I haven't seen Pee Wee's Big Adventure in a long time. I was so surprised to find out Tim Burton directed that. Both Bill & Ted movies are classics.
I haven't seen Pee Wee's Big Adventure since I was a kid. I don't know what I'd think of it now.
I've always loved both Bill and Ted movies though. I caught Bogus Journey on TV a few weeks ago, even though I have them both on DVD anyway.
I do that with many movies - watch them on TV when I can just throw on the DVD. I'm not sure what it is, nostalgia I guess.
The Revenant. Whoa.
Agreed. Much better than Inarritu's last IMO ;)
So some say this might be a Cloverfield sequel:
10 Cloverfield Lane Trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQy-ANhnUpE)
I loved Cloverfield so i'm all over this if it's true although it looks cool either way.
Abrams tells us it’s a “blood relative”, which seems to suggest that the movie isn’t a direct sequel to Cloverfield but instead takes place within the same universe.
:corn :tupQuoteAbrams tells us it’s a “blood relative”, which seems to suggest that the movie isn’t a direct sequel to Cloverfield but instead takes place within the same universe.
https://collider.com/cloverfield-2-secret-movie-10-cloverfield-lane/
Agreed. Much better than Inarritu's last IMO ;)
I agree that the The Revenant was better, but I wouldn't say much better because I really loved Birdman as well.
Wot? No Buttsecks? That's inexcusable! ;D
Fight Club. Oh. Shit. :hefdaddyClassic movie, great soundtrack too. :metal
Fight Club. Oh. Shit. :hefdaddy
Spectre. It was a nice movie, not as great as I expected it to be though. So Spectre´s a big deal, but it´s almost never explained exactly WHY this guy is such a threat. Sat there shaking my head at the end.
Saw 1
Saw 2
Saw 3
Saw 4
Human Centipede 1
Human Centipede 3
The sound of music
I hope it has a better ending, one not so anti-climaticFight Club. Oh. Shit. :hefdaddy
Great movie. I actually refuse to read the book because I know it'll be better than the movie, and I don't want the movie ruined. I know...weird logic. :lol
Saw 1
Saw 2
Saw 3
Saw 4
Human Centipede 1
Human Centipede 3
The sound of music
One of these things is not like the other.
The Gift. Fantastic movie, I love these types of mystery thrillers. Great directing, writing, and acting from Joel Edgerton :metal
I'm watching a movie called What's Eating Gilbert Grape on Netflix, in this movie Johnny Depp is a grown up and DiCaprio is a kid and now they look the same age, baffling hehHaven't seen that one in ages but it's a wonderful movie.
I'm watching a movie called What's Eating Gilbert Grape on Netflix, in this movie Johnny Depp is a grown up and DiCaprio is a kid and now they look the same age, baffling heh
Since I have seen everything new, went back a few years to one of my favorites. No Country For Old Men. Never gets old. What a great movie. Outstanding performances all over. Plot great. Just A Cohen monster!
Continuing my "for the first time" series, Good Will Hunting!
My god, this movie was fucking wonderful.Since I have seen everything new, went back a few years to one of my favorites. No Country For Old Men. Never gets old. What a great movie. Outstanding performances all over. Plot great. Just A Cohen monster!
Maybe I should put this on the list too.
M. Night Shyamalan's The Visit. Uber-creepy. Hopefully a return to form.
That's my second favourite Tarantino movie. Thought it was a masterpiece :loland it's my first! :corn
I was browsing Netflix for something to watch and saw that Men In Black 3 was there.
So I put it on.
It was entertaining enough. Not as good as the original. Way better than the second one.
I liked Jermaine Clement as Boris. Unrecognisable. Josh Brolin did a great job as young Tommy Lee Jones too.
Honestly I thought it was pretty dumb, and the writing was kinda weak. Still better than Reservoir Dogs :PThat's my second favourite Tarantino movie. Thought it was a masterpiece :loland it's my first! :corn
When you finish all the Tarantino movies, I'm curious to see your rankings compared with mine. I bet they'll be a lot different!Honestly I thought it was pretty dumb, and the writing was kinda weak. Still better than Reservoir Dogs :PThat's my second favourite Tarantino movie. Thought it was a masterpiece :loland it's my first! :corn
Finally saw Heathers. So ridiculous :lol
That and Pump Up The Volume were two of my favorite movies of his back in the day.TAKE COVER, ARIZONA
Classic line Hef. Besides a great movie, the soundtrack is a "guilty pleasure" LOL. I think I still have the movie on laser disk!That and Pump Up The Volume were two of my favorite movies of his back in the day.TAKE COVER, ARIZONA
Finally saw Heathers. So ridiculous :lol
You never saw that before today? I'm surprised. That's one of my favorite movies, though. I loved Christian Slater's character in that.
Classic line Hef. Besides a great movie, the soundtrack is a "guilty pleasure" LOL. I think I still have the movie on laser disk!That and Pump Up The Volume were two of my favorite movies of his back in the day.TAKE COVER, ARIZONA
Finally saw Heathers. So ridiculous :lol
You never saw that before today? I'm surprised. That's one of my favorite movies, though. I loved Christian Slater's character in that.
Nope, but people have been telling me it's up my alley for years!
He was such a psycho!
The Revenant.
It rocked my world.
The Revenant.
It rocked my world.
YES.
I just saw it to recently and I was totally amazed. Leonardo DiCaprio did a phenomenon job.
Fun fact is that Leo used to go to my high school, but he dropped out.
Safety Not Guaranteed.
Little quirky film about someone who places an ad looking for someone to time travel with him. A magazine finds the ad and sends a writer and two interns to check it out. Highly recommended.
Safety Not Guaranteed.
Little quirky film about someone who places an ad looking for someone to time travel with him. A magazine finds the ad and sends a writer and two interns to check it out. Highly recommended.
Isn't that the Colin Treverrow movie ? Who went on to direct Jurassic World ?
And will direct Star Wars Episode 9...
The first Omen was pretty cool. A slightly original take on an ancient concept, pretty well executed. The second one was basically made because the first one was so popular, but it was alright, and the third one was just kinda bad. I remember even then watching Sam Neill and thinking how hard he's trying to sound ominous and threatening and The Son of Satan, but he just didn't have the gravitas to pull it off.
I still remember that last line, though, and thought it was almost clever. "You have won... nothing."
I'm watching The Maze Runner. It's thoroughly entertaining, even though they stole a scene directly from Return of the King with Shelob. :lol
Hunt For Red October .For my millionth time. Cheesy, a bit. but a decent book to movie translation. For 1990 it was kind of relevant story wise. Just a well done movie despite its downfalls. and in my next life I want my beard to be like Connery's rather than JP's lol. No offense JP ;)
He seems like it. I've seen some interviews with him, obviously for his role in Game of Thrones.
We watched The DaVinci Code yesterday. I read the novel when it was first published but the film had escaped me.
It was OK.
I can't bear Jack Black. He's identical in everything.He is certainly identically off-putting in everything.
Your avatar has changed. I didn't realise I was replying to you ...
Your avatar has changed. I didn't realise I was replying to you ...
:lol
The sig is the same.
I can't bear Jack Black. He's identical in everything.
Watched Straight Outta Compton Friday night. I knew I was going to come away from it feeling a bit worse off for having seen it. But having grown up and witnessed NWA's rise and fracturing, I was intrigued at seeing it presented from (part of) the band's perspective. It was decent. From a musical standpoint, I was a bit disappointed they didn't do more with DOC. But at the same time, I get it, since his story would have added almost nothing to the overall narrative.
I forgot how fun The Descent is.
You know what isn't fun? Falling asleep to it with headphones on and waking up when shit goes down.
FFUUGHUHHHWUUUFUURRRUUUBBBUBUWWWHUUFFFFUCK!!!!!
Shakespeare is one of those things you're "not allowed" to dislike.
Shakespeare is one of those things you're "not allowed" to dislike.Sure you are.
Handy hint: You may combine any two of those, but never all three.You only say that because you never have.
I like the way u think :tupand for her pleasure make it a sausage pizza.
You need to watch his Sex & The City 2 review. It's hilarious.
Dancer in the Dark
The Bjork movie
She is just major talented. The movie truly brought me to tears. I'm not what you would consider a Bjork fan. I saw this movie on a recommendation from my cousin, and it just blew me away. Now I seriously want to check out more of her work.
I don't think I can ever watch that movie again. It's great, but no.
I liked The Saint. Val is cool, and I've always thought that Elisabeth Shue was underrated. The plot got a little hard for me to follow, but it was fun.
Veronica Lake was a babe. Like, a serious babe. For her time, for all time.
I liked The Saint. Val is cool, and I've always thought that Elisabeth Shue was underrated. The plot got a little hard for me to follow, but it was fun.
Veronica Lake was a babe. Like, a serious babe. For her time, for all time.
Wes Craven's New Nightmare was my favorite.This guy knows what's up.
Tomorrowland. I saw the average reviews but I really liked the movie.Same here.
Galaxy Quest :lolThat is the correct response. :lol
Tomorrowland. I saw the average reviews but I really liked the movie.
ABCs of Death 1 and 2. God I wish they would make a third film. These are so great and I love them just as much as when I first saw them. There are some stinkers, to be sure, but for the most part they're either hilarious, horrifying, a combination of both, or are just so god damn awkward and weird that it equates to being horrified. I've really been getting back into anthology horror and I think this one is my favorite. I really enjoy the V/H/S series as well but I like that ABCs doesn't take itself seriously in any way, shape or form and knows that it's ridiculous and yet is still somehow pretty damn horrific at points (mostly just intensely weird and awkward though...but to me that is worse than outright terror). V/H/S is pretty original and neat but it does go over the top while still being srsbznss and in that way it makes it a little less terrifying. Something about ABCs being self aware and completely laid back about the horror makes it easier to take in and subsequently not as cheesy precisely because it knows that it's cheesy.
On that note, I'm about to start V/H/S and think I will watch at least the first and maybe second before bed. ZZZzzzZZZzzz :angel:
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For the second time. I think it's up there with the likes of Toy Story and Wall-E and, therefore, one of Pixar's best.
I found enjoyable because it wasn't just nonsense. It felt pretty legit for the most part.
I found enjoyable because it wasn't just nonsense. It felt pretty legit for the most part.
'I'll just rip my suit and fly straight into you' part.... otherwise, pretty cool.
NebraskaI'm sure Reservoir Dogs was the weakest of the batch, right? :P
Dracula Retold
Reservoir Dogs
Focus
Dodgeball
The Castle
It follows
It's been a real mixed bag for movies at the moment for me.
Couldn't finish Jackie Brown, too boring :lolIt does take a while to get going that one, and it doesn't go all that far once it does anyway.
Couldn't finish Jackie Brown, too boring :lol
Iron Sky :huh:
Iron Sky :huh:
This movie just fracked me up!!!
I saw Hail Caesar last night. Typical Coen Brothers hysterics.
I saw Hail Caesar last night. Typical Coen Brothers hysterics.
I dislike Clooney as a person. but somehow love his movies. That plus the great Coen bros made a real funny and good film.
That said, on this cold Jersey day I am doing a Judd Apatow fest (kinda its usually the same crew). Knocked Up, This Is 40, Superbad, and This is the end.
Yeah, Clooney always seems to pull it off (Batman is an exception lol). Yeah his next looks good. Love Burn After Reading. Classic stuff.
Batman and Robin is one of my favorite movies to make fun of. Pure magic.+1
Batman and Robin is one of my favorite movies to make fun of. Pure magic.LOL. Yeah. it is pretty horrible.I would rather watch bad porn lol
Great dialogue, as any Tarantino movie, sure. But it really bored me overall, and I'm a patient person in general :PCouldn't finish Jackie Brown, too boring :lol
:face palm:
I think I know that movie word for word, I've seen it so many times. Some of the best dialogue in any film, ever.
It does take a while to get going that one, and it doesn't go all that far once it does anyway.I think I'm exactly in the middle.
So, what have you go left to watch?
Deadpool.This. Can confirm awesomeness. There has never, in the history of film, been a better example of "born for that role."
Fucking awesome.
Zodiac.
Awesome fucking movie.
I'm fine with longer films, but I do need to be in the mood to dedicate that much time to one activity. Usually I will take a break at some point regardless. Indian films average 2.5 - 3 hours, but they have intermissions as part of the film structure.
Zodiac.
Awesome fucking movie.
Inside Out, I know it's sort of a childrens movie, but the concept is absolutely brilliant!(didn't really help that we were still coming down from a trip when we watched this movie, man you get really sucked in, and the colours are so beautifull :rollin):tup
He was a great crotchety drunk.
I liked we are what we are. No family is perfect and that family wasn't.
Bull Durham is my all time favorite baseball movie.Shut up, Meat.
I liked we are what we are. No family is perfect and that family wasn't.
Did you watch the original or the remake (Mexican or American)?
I was describing the movie to a friend earlier and he was like "So is this a family that appears normal on the surface?" And I was like "Hell, no" :lol
Just finally saw Deadpool- brilliant!
Bull Durham is my all time favorite baseball movie.Shut up, Meat.
Spotlight. What a great film.
For the First Time
American Psycho - Very interesting movie, and a really weirdly fun performance by Bale. I must admit though that I don't quite get it. I have some ideas about what's going on but it doesn't quite add up, and I don't have the motivation to seek out explanations for everything. A bit awkward to watch, but still enjoyable in a strange way.
No Country For Old Men - Liked this one much better. My favorite thing about this movie was probably the amount of tension they were able to create. Some scenes are just insanely tense, much thanks to how brilliantly they set up Bardem's character.
For the First Time
American Psycho - Very interesting movie, and a really weirdly fun performance by Bale. I must admit though that I don't quite get it. I have some ideas about what's going on but it doesn't quite add up, and I don't have the motivation to seek out explanations for everything. A bit awkward to watch, but still enjoyable in a strange way.
No Country For Old Men - Liked this one much better. My favorite thing about this movie was probably the amount of tension they were able to create. Some scenes are just insanely tense, much thanks to how brilliantly they set up Bardem's character.
Two great flicks!
No Country for Old Men features some of the most brilliant writing ever. I love how most of the film features no music; what we were seeing on the screen was intense enough, without needing the usual "building tension" music.
As for American Psycho, I like how they let you kind of figure out what happened for yourself. Did he really kill all of those people or did he just imagine it?? Strong arguments can be made either way.
It's an amazing movie! I'm due to watch it again.I'd love to see it.
A date with Jackie? That would be hella fun.
I doubt my wife would even mind lol
And I should be careful because...?
A date with Jackie? That would be hella fun.
I doubt my wife would even mind lol
The Great EscapeAwesome film.
Interstellar.Yes it is :hat
Still amazing.
Saw The Revenant again with my mom tonight. Still amazing, and still pretty sure it will end up being one of my favorite movies of all time. It's just so damn beautiful and powerful.
Now I only have "Room" left before I have seen all the movies I want to before the academy award ceremony.
1. The Hateful Eight
Remember those words next meeting up Tim. :lol
It's been so long I don't remember much. I should really watch it.
Clue
Saw Room just before the award ceremony started last night. It was great, but it was more interesting than good though, and didn't make it onto my top 10 of the year. But I have to say that the "escape" scene is one of the most intense stuff I have ever seen.
Just finished our 9 week viewing of The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings extended films. Oh, and I saw Deadpool which was freaking amazing.
Just finished our 9 week viewing of The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings extended films. Oh, and I saw Deadpool which was freaking amazing.
Wrong person to mention those trilogies in front of. :lol So which was your favorite of each trilogy? Any favorite characters?
Return of the Living Dead :rollin"I LOVE YOU!
Wrong person to mention those trilogies in front of. :lol So which was your favorite of each trilogy? Any favorite characters?
Hmm, favorite of each is hard. I've seen the Lord of the Rings trilogy tons of times but I still think my favorite is Fellowship. So many great moments. My favorite of the Hobbit films is tougher but I think I'd go with Battle of Five Armies. Once they added back all of the cut scenes it went from worst to first.
Gandalf is easily my favorite of all the films though I think every character was perfectly cast and the acting was flawless. My two favorite scenes are the Boromir death scene with Aragorn and when the Rohirim show up at the battle of Gondor. When the camera pans out to show all of the horsemen is just of of the coolest moments in any film.
Wrong person to mention those trilogies in front of. :lol So which was your favorite of each trilogy? Any favorite characters?
Hmm, favorite of each is hard. I've seen the Lord of the Rings trilogy tons of times but I still think my favorite is Fellowship. So many great moments. My favorite of the Hobbit films is tougher but I think I'd go with Battle of Five Armies. Once they added back all of the cut scenes it went from worst to first.
Gandalf is easily my favorite of all the films though I think every character was perfectly cast and the acting was flawless. My two favorite scenes are the Boromir death scene with Aragorn and when the Rohirim show up at the battle of Gondor. When the camera pans out to show all of the horsemen is just of of the coolest moments in any film.
Good choices on all fronts. What I love about Fellowship most are actually the scenes in The Shire. That tranquil vision and those unending moments of elation as you temporarily live there with the hobbits are so endearing that it makes me want to live there forever. And personally, I think that's exactly how Gandalf feels. It's his fortress of solitude, so to speak, where he can hide from the rigors of his journey and forget for a moment that there is much peril in the world outside the Shire. That being said, those are the same reasons I love the beginning of The Hobbit trilogy. However my favorites from both are the concluding chapters. Return of the King is purely magical. Everything in that movie builds up, including the innumerable moments of danger in which the hobbits found themselves, to those five words that fill me with chills and bring tears to my eyes every damn time, "You bow to no one." At that moment, every pain, cut, wound, and scar they once felt is whisked away like leaves blown by the wind. Closing with one of the most heartfelt scenes I've ever seen on the movie screen, the Grey Havens. How Sean Astin did not win an Academy Award for that movie is beyond me.
Wrong person to mention those trilogies in front of. :lol So which was your favorite of each trilogy? Any favorite characters?
Hmm, favorite of each is hard. I've seen the Lord of the Rings trilogy tons of times but I still think my favorite is Fellowship. So many great moments. My favorite of the Hobbit films is tougher but I think I'd go with Battle of Five Armies. Once they added back all of the cut scenes it went from worst to first.
Gandalf is easily my favorite of all the films though I think every character was perfectly cast and the acting was flawless. My two favorite scenes are the Boromir death scene with Aragorn and when the Rohirim show up at the battle of Gondor. When the camera pans out to show all of the horsemen is just of of the coolest moments in any film.
Good choices on all fronts. What I love about Fellowship most are actually the scenes in The Shire. That tranquil vision and those unending moments of elation as you temporarily live there with the hobbits are so endearing that it makes me want to live there forever. And personally, I think that's exactly how Gandalf feels. It's his fortress of solitude, so to speak, where he can hide from the rigors of his journey and forget for a moment that there is much peril in the world outside the Shire. That being said, those are the same reasons I love the beginning of The Hobbit trilogy. However my favorites from both are the concluding chapters. Return of the King is purely magical. Everything in that movie builds up, including the innumerable moments of danger in which the hobbits found themselves, to those five words that fill me with chills and bring tears to my eyes every damn time, "You bow to no one." At that moment, every pain, cut, wound, and scar they once felt is whisked away like leaves blown by the wind. Closing with one of the most heartfelt scenes I've ever seen on the movie screen, the Grey Havens. How Sean Astin did not win an Academy Award for that movie is beyond me.
Also, one of my favorite things of all the movies is the score. Howard Shore created some of the most moving and emotional themes in cinema history. I doubt any other film franchise will have a better musical accompaniment,
to those five words that fill me with chills and bring tears to my eyes every damn time, "You bow to no one."
Return of the King is by far my favorite movie soundtrack. There is so much extra music on the extended CD.
to those five words that fill me with chills and bring tears to my eyes every damn time, "You bow to no one."
Exactly the same for me. One of many amazing moments from my favorite movie of all time.
I still haven't seen the extended version of Battle of the Five Armies, everyone keeps saying that it's better so I guess I'll have to check it out.
What I love about Fellowship most are actually the scenes in The Shire. That tranquil vision and those unending moments of elation as you temporarily live there with the hobbits are so endearing that it makes me want to live there forever.
What I love about Fellowship most are actually the scenes in The Shire. That tranquil vision and those unending moments of elation as you temporarily live there with the hobbits are so endearing that it makes me want to live there forever.
When I saw The Fellowship of the Ring in the theater the first time, I actually got tears in my eyes during those opening scenes. Middle Earth, J.R.R. Tolkien's creation, was finally on the big screen and it looked amazing!
What I love about Fellowship most are actually the scenes in The Shire. That tranquil vision and those unending moments of elation as you temporarily live there with the hobbits are so endearing that it makes me want to live there forever.
When I saw The Fellowship of the Ring in the theater the first time, I actually got tears in my eyes during those opening scenes. Middle Earth, J.R.R. Tolkien's creation, was finally on the big screen and it looked amazing!
I wept throughout both trilogies. I'm such a mush. But yes, you're right. It was so amazing to finally behold.
I'm now watching the original TRON :)
What I love about Fellowship most are actually the scenes in The Shire. That tranquil vision and those unending moments of elation as you temporarily live there with the hobbits are so endearing that it makes me want to live there forever.
When I saw The Fellowship of the Ring in the theater the first time, I actually got tears in my eyes during those opening scenes. Middle Earth, J.R.R. Tolkien's creation, was finally on the big screen and it looked amazing!
I wept throughout both trilogies. I'm such a mush. But yes, you're right. It was so amazing to finally behold.
There are some parts in the movies (basically Return of the King) that get me every time and I can't help but choke up a bit:
"I cannot carry the ring for you... but I can carry you"
"For Frodo"
"My friends... you bow to no one"
I almost get moved just by thinking of it.
I'm now watching the original TRON :)
I saw that in the drive in with my parents with Cannonball Run as the first film. Oh the memories.
Return of the Living Dead :rollin"I LOVE YOU!
I WANNA EAT YOUR BRAAAIIIIINNNNSSS!"
What a great movie.
I saw Return of the Living Dead on a first date. :lol
The King's Speech is one of my very favorites films :hefdaddy
Return of the Living Dead :rollin"I LOVE YOU!
I WANNA EAT YOUR BRAAAIIIIINNNNSSS!"
What a great movie.
:lol... and yes, Whiplash is awesome.I saw Return of the Living Dead on a first date. :lol
Please tell me you got some afterwards.
No, king got no brains.
It's from me. You just quoted me.No, king got no brains.
:lol
What the hell quote is this from. It's bothering me.
No, king got no brains.
I thought your allure was your loose lips.
The King's Speech is one of my very favorites films :hefdaddy
I remember enjoying this one a lot more than I thought I would.
Whiplash
Truly amazing
What I love about Fellowship most are actually the scenes in The Shire. That tranquil vision and those unending moments of elation as you temporarily live there with the hobbits are so endearing that it makes me want to live there forever.
When I saw The Fellowship of the Ring in the theater the first time, I actually got tears in my eyes during those opening scenes. Middle Earth, J.R.R. Tolkien's creation, was finally on the big screen and it looked amazing!
I wept throughout both trilogies. I'm such a mush. But yes, you're right. It was so amazing to finally behold.
There are some parts in the movies (basically Return of the King) that get me every time and I can't help but choke up a bit:
"I cannot carry the ring for you... but I can carry you"
"For Frodo"
"My friends... you bow to no one"
I almost get moved just by thinking of it.
You picked three excellent examples.
Started watching Burn After Reading. After 30-40 minutes I realized that it didn't interest me so I shut it off.
Yeah for me it is. There is something about the dialogue that I just love.*shrugs*
Another movie I pass by of late and can't stop watching is Kingsmen: The Secret Service.
I have off a few days so am re-visiting some I have not watched in a bit. so did Zodiac=f'n as awesome as always. American History X-Norton=nuff said. and Primal Fear=Norton again amazing
I have a habit of finding Casino on when I'm flipping channels at like 2am, pretty much always end up staying up for the whole thing.
Love and Mercy .. pretty good .. huge John Cusack fan.
I have off a few days so am re-visiting some I have not watched in a bit. so did Zodiac=f'n as awesome as always. American History X-Norton=nuff said. and Primal Fear=Norton again amazing
lol just stay away from cement curbs
Sharon Stone screaming her head off for much of the last 30-40 minutes of that movie is hard to sit through too many times, but I still love the film as a whole. Pesci is so great at playing a despicable scumbag.
I have off a few days so am re-visiting some I have not watched in a bit. so did Zodiac=f'n as awesome as always. American History X-Norton=nuff said. and Primal Fear=Norton again amazing
Love and Mercy .. pretty good .. huge John Cusack fan.
Started watching Burn After Reading. After 30-40 minutes I realized that it didn't interest me so I shut it off.
Started watching Burn After Reading. After 30-40 minutes I realized that it didn't interest me so I shut it off.
Did pretty much the exact same thing with Nymphomaniac last night. Melancholia is one of my least favorite movies ever, so I thought "hey maybe I should check out his new one". It wasn't bad. It was pretty interesting overall actually, but not interesting enough to sit through like 5 hours of it.
And with a name like "Nymphomaniac" and it being directed by Lars Von Trier I definetely expected some nudity or sexual stuff, but I was a bit surprised to see that some of it was basically porn.
Right now, I'm watching Lovelace.
Right now, I'm watching Lovelace.How was it?
I am blown away you never saw Predator before! Don't ever watched Predator 2.
Right now, I'm watching Lovelace.How was it?
I watched The Imitation Game again and just really love that movie.
I watched The Imitation Game again and just really love that movie.
I want to see it because Cumberbatch is amazing.
I am blown away you never saw Predator before! Don't ever watched Predator 2.
Didn't plan to. :lol There are still some movies that have managed to fly under the radar. Total Recall is another one, which I have ready to watch. Might save that for next weekend.
Superman II is better, but I'm not really a fan of any of those older Superman movies.
The first on was slow paced but the second movie is Muhammad better.
The first on was slow paced but the second movie is Muhammad better.
The first on was slow paced but the second movie is Muhammad better.WTF does that mean?
I haven't seen BvS yet, so I can't comment on Eisenberg, but I think Kevin Spacey was an excellent choice for Lex Luthor and he's my favorite one. One of the reasons that Superman Returns might be my favorite Superman movie yet.
Kate Bosworth is the polar opposite in tallent.Yeah, she looks like she might only be about 5'4".
Kate Bosworth is the polar opposite in tallent.Yeah, she looks like she might only be about 5'4".
Or instead of pointing out the one extra "l" you could have an opinion.:huh: Or you could just chill the fuck out. If you're going to start getting pissy every time someone makes a joke about your misspellings, you'll be pissy 24/7.
Jeff, who lives at home. I expected something little better but it's still enjoyable.
Yesterday, I saw The way way back. I loved it. Recommendation for anyone who likes drama with comedy elements.
I'm surprised BlackInk. You are so into acting and Bosworth was so flat, monotone for the role. Lois is never like that.
BR and KS were great, but I would also agree with those that say that the new Lois Lane didn't have the same amount of sass that Margot Kidder brought to the character.
I need to watch that one again. Everybody should be watching Pi today instead, though :p
I need to watch that one again. Everybody should be watching Pi today instead, though :p
I already put it on my laptop so I'll be watching it later. :blob:
I need to watch that one again. Everybody should be watching Pi today instead, though :p
I already put it on my laptop so I'll be watching it later. :blob:
But today is 14.3 :justjen
The Fountain. :justjen
Never heard of him, and I've never seen any of his movies, so I have no frame of reference there.
Never heard of him, and I've never seen any of his movies, so I have no frame of reference there.
Never heard of him, and I've never seen any of his movies, so I have no frame of reference there.
Seriously?! I mean, not everybody has seen his stuff but he's pretty famous these days. Pi is awesome. Requiem is amazing and heartbreaking (one of my faves), The Wrestler and The Fountain are both great. Oh, and fucking Black Swan!
I haven't seen Noah, but don't really have a desire to.
The Fountain has time travel!
Time Lapse (2014)
Very similar in premise to the old Twilight Zone episode about the camera that could take photos in the future, in this case a large camera that takes photos exactly 24 hours into the future into their living room. A great movie about causality with less than perfect characters. I saw some bad reviews for this movie, but I thought it was great throughout, and pretty tense from the start. I'd recommend this to any fans of time travel type movies.
Time Lapse (2014)
Very similar in premise to the old Twilight Zone episode about the camera that could take photos in the future, in this case a large camera that takes photos exactly 24 hours into the future into their living room. A great movie about causality with less than perfect characters. I saw some bad reviews for this movie, but I thought it was great throughout, and pretty tense from the start. I'd recommend this to any fans of time travel type movies.
Sounds interesting, thanks! Might watch it on the weekend.
I'm fine with low budget / indie (that movie I just watched was self funded), and I'm not super picky on acting. I care more about the script, and decent execution. I took a quick look at Cube, and the presentation looks more than fine for me, and it has actors that have been in Stargate/Trek, so I'm excited to see it.Well, I just saw that Danielle Panabaker* is in Time Lapse, and I've always found her extremely gorgeous - she looks like a young Rachel Weisz :) So, bonus point for the movie there!
Scarface - Another "classic" with an annoying ass main character who I don't and don't want to care about the slightest. Didn't care for this one. It was well written, as in well crafted dialogue and such, but it was a pain to get through, so ultimately it fails for me.
I'm downloading Cube right now, so we can consider it a trade. :lol
Scarface - Another "classic" with an annoying ass main character who I don't and don't want to care about the slightest. Didn't care for this one. It was well written, as in well crafted dialogue and such, but it was a pain to get through, so ultimately it fails for me.
I'm downloading Cube right now, so we can consider it a trade. :lol
OK, so I just finished watching Time Lapse. Wow! Great movie! I'm usually a bit slow when it comes to short, quick explanations of past events or flashbacks, so I had to pause the movie a couple of times to think about what had just happened. Still, overall easy to follow, and really addictive.
Having said that, the acting/dialogues felt weak to me - like too forced. But, great story/concept. Reminded me of Black Mirror (which I love).
A couple of things which caught my attention:
1. The party they hold at the beginning of the movie has already started by 8pm. Wow, Americans start parties way early! (in my country, parties usually start at 11pm at the very earliest - which I find annoying)
2. I'm not very creative when it comes to things left to the imagination. What do you think is on the last photo? If I understood correctly, I assume a day-time version of the photo with the "Police - Do Not Cross" warnings. Right?
3. I just discovered there are actually two Panabaker girls, which look exactly the same! Boy are they gorgeous :heart
The one eyed dude in Cube Zero steals the show.Wait, don't spoil it for me - I'll watch it tonight! :corn
Saw that Disney's Marvel's Captain America 2 : The Winter Soldier is on Netflix.
Watching it now.
It has to be better than the first one. Not even Hugo Weaving could save it.??? The first one was fine.
It's not my favorite, but it's up there. And I agree, the first one was fine, but it's one of my least favorite MCU movies.
Winter Soldier is probably my favorite CB movie to date. There's only one scene I really didn't care for, but beyond that, it was just great.
I have feeling (and hope), though that Civil War might take that spot.
Winter Soldier is probably my favorite CB movie to date. There's only one scene I really didn't care for, but beyond that, it was just great.
I have feeling (and hope), though that Civil War might take that spot.
CB movie ?Comic Book
...haha what's with the two establishing shots when cap and Natasha get to New Jersey ? That was funny.
Gary Shandling in this film is a bit weird :P
It's just after they're in the Apple store and they find out they need to go to NJ.
You see a car pass the NJ sign and then it pans to another car which then drives past the sign.
It was funny.
Have you watched Exam? Like I said, it's similar to Cube, and it's really grounded on reality - there are no special effects or anything of the sort. It's a fairly simple premise, so if you liked Cube, you might find it interesting (I would comment on something else but I wouldn't want to spoil it).
I think if they remade Cube, they could make something neat out of it (depending on who does it). The original was a nice little film, though effects a bit dated now. But it was more about the psychology behind it, and not the traps themselves.
I think if they remade Cube, they could make something neat out of it (depending on who does it). The original was a nice little film, though effects a bit dated now. But it was more about the psychology behind it, and not the traps themselves.
They are actually remaking Cube, so if they stick to the original premise and update it, it could be really great. I'm looking forward to seeing what direction they take.
I expected Cube to look worse, but they did a pretty good job of not using too many effects, so I felt it held up ok, at least at the low quality I was viewing it at.
I saw The Departed on the flight home from Florida on Saturday. Still traumatized by it. :lol I like gritty, to an extent, but this film really pushed the envelope. Still, lots of things were done well.Mm, I haven't watched that one until the end - whenever I found it on TV, I always watched the first 20 or 30 minutes. Still, it has DeNiro so it has to be good, right? I might give it another chance.
I saw The Departed on the flight home from Florida on Saturday. Still traumatized by it. :lol I like gritty, to an extent, but this film really pushed the envelope. Still, lots of things were done well.
Have you watched Exam? Like I said, it's similar to Cube, and it's really grounded on reality - there are no special effects or anything of the sort. It's a fairly simple premise, so if you liked Cube, you might find it interesting (I would comment on something else but I wouldn't want to spoil it).
DeNiro isn't in The Departed, but everyone else is. :P Leo, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Matt Damon, Alec Baldwin, Martin Sheen etcYou're right! Sorry, I sometimes mix DeNiro and Nicholson (since I was young they have always been the two 'oldies but goldies' actors I like most). I was also thinking of DeNiro in Freelancers - also a crime movie - so I got confused.
I just finished with Exam. I quite enjoyed that one! I was slightly surprised that soaking their paper wasn't considered spoiling it, but no matter. I got excited when I saw Gemma Chan was in it, but she got eliminated right away. :(Good to hear! If you happen to like some other movies similar to this one (or Time Lapse) which you'd recommend, I'm all ears ;)
I think if they remade Cube, they could make something neat out of it (depending on who does it). The original was a nice little film, though effects a bit dated now. But it was more about the psychology behind it, and not the traps themselves.
They are actually remaking Cube, so if they stick to the original premise and update it, it could be really great. I'm looking forward to seeing what direction they take.
I expected Cube to look worse, but they did a pretty good job of not using too many effects, so I felt it held up ok, at least at the low quality I was viewing it at.
I think if they remade Cube, they could make something neat out of it (depending on who does it). The original was a nice little film, though effects a bit dated now. But it was more about the psychology behind it, and not the traps themselves.
They are actually remaking Cube, so if they stick to the original premise and update it, it could be really great. I'm looking forward to seeing what direction they take.
I expected Cube to look worse, but they did a pretty good job of not using too many effects, so I felt it held up ok, at least at the low quality I was viewing it at.
Have you watched Cube Zero yet ?
Primer. Fortunately, there is great explanation on Youtube. One of the most complicated movies I ever saw (time travel).
Now that I'm finally done watching the whole series of Lost, I can focus on checking out some new movies.
Now that I'm finally done watching the whole series of Lost, I can focus on checking out some new movies.
I didn't want to mention it earlier, and not strictly movie related, but that ending was massively disappointing to me. One of the worst ever, considering I loved the rest of the series. :'(
What did you think of it??
Now that I'm finally done watching the whole series of Lost, I can focus on checking out some new movies.
I didn't want to mention it earlier, and not strictly movie related, but that ending was massively disappointing to me. One of the worst ever, considering I loved the rest of the series. :'(
What did you think of it??
It was a bit of a letdown. The last two seasons weren't the best. I had a few different ideas as to how they were going to end it, and the ending they used was one of them, but one that I wasn't hoping for.
Now that I'm finally done watching the whole series of Lost, I can focus on checking out some new movies.
I didn't want to mention it earlier, and not strictly movie related, but that ending was massively disappointing to me. One of the worst ever, considering I loved the rest of the series. :'(
What did you think of it??
It was a bit of a letdown. The last two seasons weren't the best. I had a few different ideas as to how they were going to end it, and the ending they used was one of them, but one that I wasn't hoping for.
I think ultimately they ran out of steam towards the end. The annoying thing is, I read a fan theory back in season two about how it would all end. I ignored it at the time as total crap, but it turned out to be pretty accurate.
Still, some really strong and memorable characters, and lots of unexpected twists and turns.
There are definitely a lot of unanswered questions.
I was happy to see the characters meet up again at the end. I liked the purgatory story in the sixth season. I guess I just wish there was some more closure with the unanswered questions, though I'm sure it just means it wasn't integral to the meaning of the story.
There are definitely a lot of unanswered questions.
I was happy to see the characters meet up again at the end. I liked the purgatory story in the sixth season. I guess I just wish there was some more closure with the unanswered questions, though I'm sure it just means it wasn't integral to the meaning of the story.
I don't mind the unanswered questions to be honest. I think the major ones got answered, and for the rest, it's nice that you get your own interpretation of what you think happened. :) But I guess we're kinda de-railing a movie thread with talk about Lost now.:P
I like Primer a lot, but I'll admit I had to find an explanation online to even begin to make sense of the last third of the movie. :lol
Okay, someone recommend a movie - a good movie.
Okay, someone recommend a movie - a good movie.
Okay, someone recommend a movie - a good movie.
Okay, someone recommend a movie - a good movie.
Anything in particular you're in the mood for?
Okay, someone recommend a movie - a good movie.
Rocky III.
Okay, someone recommend a movie - a good movie.
A Serious Man
I like Primer a lot, but I'll admit I had to find an explanation online to even begin to make sense of the last third of the movie. :lol
I was fine up until the last 10 minutes of the movie, then I lost track a bit. I understood it fine on second viewing though. I don't think it's too confusing, it just moves really fast, and the amateur directing doesn't present it as well as it could in places.
And don't watch the guy's next movie Upstream Color. Fucking awful.
I like Primer a lot, but I'll admit I had to find an explanation online to even begin to make sense of the last third of the movie. :lol
I was fine up until the last 10 minutes of the movie, then I lost track a bit. I understood it fine on second viewing though. I don't think it's too confusing, it just moves really fast, and the amateur directing doesn't present it as well as it could in places.
And don't watch the guy's next movie Upstream Color. Fucking awful.
I liked Upstream Color. :lol
Okay, someone recommend a movie - a good movie.King's Speech, or The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
I like Primer a lot, but I'll admit I had to find an explanation online to even begin to make sense of the last third of the movie. :lol
I was fine up until the last 10 minutes of the movie, then I lost track a bit. I understood it fine on second viewing though. I don't think it's too confusing, it just moves really fast, and the amateur directing doesn't present it as well as it could in places.
And don't watch the guy's next movie Upstream Color. Fucking awful.
I liked Upstream Color. :lol
Oh. :lol It was far too strange for me. I stuck it out as long as I could and almost made it to the end, but I got so legit angry with its weirdness that I had to stop.
I hope I never see that movie ever again.Well, that's what I thought also.
I hope I never see that movie ever again.
Yet I had to watch Yahoo Serious decades ago. Blob, I will never forgive you.
Last night, my 13 year old daughter wanted to watch Crocodile Dundee, so we did. Probably my first time seeing it in 25 years.What did she think of it?
I was doing it just to watch something with my daughter (doing the "Dad" thing), but it was actually better than I remembered. It's not my idea of a "good" movie, but I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it.
Chris* Nolan ;)
Interstellar is great up until the tesseract. I like that scene but it's so at odds with the rest of the film. Plus the final wrap up is a big WTF.
I'm a bit miffed that his next movie is a war movie. I'm not interested in war in the slightest. I just assumed he'd always do science fiction or at least fictionalised stories.
Plus Hoyte Van Hoytema isn't Wally Pfister so it's hard to get excited about it without more info.
I just dropped everything I was doing because Empire Records was on tv. What a classic good vibe movie.
I just dropped everything I was doing because Empire Records was on tv. What a classic good vibe movie.
Yesss. Haven't seen that in years.
I just dropped everything I was doing because Empire Records was on tv. What a classic good vibe movie.
Yesss. Haven't seen that in years.
See the extended version and some deleted scenes, they give Rex Manning a much better character arc.
I was just talking about Empire Records yesterday! Now I wanna watch it!
She liked it quite a bit.Last night, my 13 year old daughter wanted to watch Crocodile Dundee, so we did. Probably my first time seeing it in 25 years.What did she think of it?
I was doing it just to watch something with my daughter (doing the "Dad" thing), but it was actually better than I remembered. It's not my idea of a "good" movie, but I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it.
I didn't know that there was an extended version of Empire Records. Now I want to see it.
None of you have probably seen it but I was browsing NETFLIX and saw that 1981 English movie " Condor man " was on there and that was a favourite when i was little.
Michael Crawford ( Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em ) playing an American cartoonist who becomes a secret agent.
Oliver Reed giving it everything he's got.
Really cheap in some places but has a nice car chase sequence. Pretty fun overall.
None of you have probably seen it but I was browsing NETFLIX and saw that 1981 English movie " Condor man " was on there and that was a favourite when i was little.
Michael Crawford ( Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em ) playing an American cartoonist who becomes a secret agent.
Oliver Reed giving it everything he's got.
Really cheap in some places but has a nice car chase sequence. Pretty fun overall.
So I've just watched The Big Lebowski... why is this film so loved?Because it's a great movie? :P
So I've just watched The Big Lebowski... why is this film so loved?
Parasyte: Part 1 (2014) - A cool Japanese film where these alien parasites are taking over people's bodies as hosts by worming into people's ears and eating their brains, and then they need to eat other people to survive. One of the parasites fails to get into a kid's ear and instead only takes over his right hand, so he has this little eye and mouth in his hand and it can morph into different stuff, and then it helps the kid fight other invaded bodies otherwise they'd both die.
Now I'll have to watch the sequel.
Parasyte: Part 1 (2014) - A cool Japanese film where these alien parasites are taking over people's bodies as hosts by worming into people's ears and eating their brains, and then they need to eat other people to survive. One of the parasites fails to get into a kid's ear and instead only takes over his right hand, so he has this little eye and mouth in his hand and it can morph into different stuff, and then it helps the kid fight other invaded bodies otherwise they'd both die.
Now I'll have to watch the sequel.
Ha, I'm interested in watching that. Some Japanese films are weird indeed! (I once watched some tentacle softcore. It was hot, though :P)
Ha, I'm interested in watching that. Some Japanese films are weird indeed! (I once watched some tentacle softcore. It was hot, though :P)
So I've just watched The Big Lebowski... why is this film so loved?
I'm with you. Didn't think it was all that good.
I haven't seen that one, but I've seen Kung Fu Hustle, a similar style of movie later produced by the same company.
I haven't seen that one, but I've seen Kung Fu Hustle, a similar style of movie later produced by the same company.
I've seen both. Stephen Chow isn't it ?
*checks wiki*
Yes.
I finally saw The Big Lebowski some time last year, and it completely divided me. I thought it was well made, well directed, and very cleverly written. The characters were well written and well fleshed out, and the story was weird but interesting. All that said, and even as I couldn't turn it off, I didn't really like it. John Goodman's character was just so obnoxious, so annoying, that every time he came on screen I wanted to just change the channel.
I didn't know the name, but I knew they were related somehow. Kung Fu Hustle was a fun one.This next one is an extra large weekend for us - Thursday, Friday, and Saturday/Sunday. Surely I'll check Parasyte and Kung Fu Hustle one of those days - I liked Time Lapse, and it seems we share the interest in some movie genres/styles.
I just finished Parasyte part 2, probably even better than the first one. Except at the end he punched the crazy knife dude in the face to knock him away and then saved his girlfriend, then they're lying there talking and stuff. What happened to the knife dude? You only gave him one punch, he can't have been out that long. He gonna knife you good! :lol
Kung Fury was special. It's a shame it was only half an hour or so, because I'd love to see that as a full length movie.The world could not endure more than 30 minutes of that level of Awesome.
Kung Fury was special. It's a shame it was only half an hour or so, because I'd love to see that as a full length movie.The world could not endure more than 30 minutes of that level of Awesome.
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.
I don't think I've watched this movie since I first saw it in the early 90s. I have to say it actually holds up pretty well. It's a lot clever than I thought it was with the usage of the historical figures. Most excellent movie.
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.
I don't think I've watched this movie since I first saw it in the early 90s. I have to say it actually holds up pretty well. It's a lot clever than I thought it was with the usage of the historical figures. Most excellent movie.
I love that one. Pure silliness.. :tup
Excellent Adventure is far better than Bogus Journey.
Bogus Journey is quite different, but I love it just as much, if not more. I mean, it has robots in it.It sure does. How stupid.
It's pretty cool until the end including the Seventh Seal parody.
But Staaaatiiiooon and the good robot Bill and Ted....nah.
Bogus Journey is quite different, but I love it just as much, if not more. I mean, it has robots in it.It sure does. How stupid.
I'm stupid because I think robots in a Bill & Ted sequel is a stupid idea?
Not a Robin Williams robot. He made me cry.
Just seems out of place for me, as it relates to the world established in the first film.I'm stupid because I think robots in a Bill & Ted sequel is a stupid idea?
It's a scifi comedy movie. What makes robots any more stupid than time travel and bringing back Genghis Khan and Abe Lincoln to the present day just for a high school presentation?
Maybe we should make a list of robot movies and rate them Blob.
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Both were great movies. Bogus Journey was one of the single greatest soundtracks ever made.
Hef, is there ANY sequel you like? :lol??? Yes, of course. The Godfather Pt. 2 is outstanding.
Seems like the first film is about these two idiot characters in the silly situation they are in. The second film seems like it may have been written by those two idiot characters.I'm stupid because I think robots in a Bill & Ted sequel is a stupid idea?
It's a scifi comedy movie. What makes robots any more stupid than time travel and bringing back Genghis Khan and Abe Lincoln to the present day just for a high school presentation?
Not a Robin Williams robot. He made me cry.
Fuck that movie was awful, and offensive to robotkind. One of the worst robot movies ever.
Not a Robin Williams robot. He made me cry.
Fuck that movie was awful, and offensive to robotkind. One of the worst robot movies ever.
Are you talking about Bicentennial Man, based on the story by Issac Asimov? That's the only robot movie I can think of with Robin Williams.
Not a Robin Williams robot. He made me cry.
Fuck that movie was awful, and offensive to robotkind. One of the worst robot movies ever.
Are you talking about Bicentennial Man, based on the story by Issac Asimov? That's the only robot movie I can think of with Robin Williams.
I just came back from the cinema. A cousin of mine invited me to watch the new Batman/Superman movie. Neither of us liked it. I even fell asleep at one point (I must have been asleep for at least 10 minutes, because when I woke up I couldn't understand what was going on in that scene). :P
Yeah, I've not been hearing good things. I will probably skip this one.Yes, from what I've read, the movie seems to get a lot of good reviews, but also a lot of bad ones. I'm no fan of superhero/action films, so maybe there are lots of things I didn't appreciate which are actually very good for fans. Maybe it is a good superhero movie, but to me it isn't a good movie, if that makes sense.
Edit: okay, a friend who is a total DC nerd loved it. So maybe I will see it.
Maybe it is a good superhero movie, but to me it isn't a good movie, if that makes sense.Not really. I mean, the reason that the Marvel films are popular is that they are good movies. A good movie is a good movie, and a bad movie is a bad movie, regardless of whether it's about super heroes, romance, time travel, race cars, or anything else. It can't be a good superhero movie and still be a bad movie.
The Martian, finally. Awesome!!
I know someone who is atheist and he wanted to see it purely because it was "Jesus being tortured for 2 hours". ::)
I know someone who is atheist and he wanted to see it purely because it was "Jesus being tortured for 2 hours". ::)
:rollin
I know someone who is atheist and he wanted to see it purely because it was "Jesus being tortured for 2 hours". ::)
The Martian, finally. Awesome!!
I liked The Martian. I was really surprised that Half In The Bag didn't like it as it was well made and enjoyable.
The Imitation Game.
Absolutely brilliant. Head to toe amaing.
Saw - I've never seen any of these, but was in the mood to check it out. It was good overall, but then started to annoy me a bit towards the end when everyone was too stupid to just kill the dude, but then I liked how the ending tied it together. I was hoping the movie would focus more on the guys in the room trying to escape rather than the rest. Still deciding if I'll watch more.
Saw - I've never seen any of these, but was in the mood to check it out. It was good overall, but then started to annoy me a bit towards the end when everyone was too stupid to just kill the dude, but then I liked how the ending tied it together. I was hoping the movie would focus more on the guys in the room trying to escape rather than the rest. Still deciding if I'll watch more.
If you like the first one, I think the second and third movies are worth seeing. Personally, the second is probably my favorite in the series. After the third, the quality goes downhill, in my opinion.
Saw - I've never seen any of these, but was in the mood to check it out. It was good overall, but then started to annoy me a bit towards the end when everyone was too stupid to just kill the dude, but then I liked how the ending tied it together. I was hoping the movie would focus more on the guys in the room trying to escape rather than the rest. Still deciding if I'll watch more.
If you like the first one, I think the second and third movies are worth seeing. Personally, the second is probably my favorite in the series. After the third, the quality goes downhill, in my opinion.
With that kind of franchise, I usually expect the quality to instantly drop, but as long as it's still entertaining I don't mind. Without any spoilers, is there any specific reason you prefer the second?
I always found the idea of the Saw movies to be pretty sick, so I'll probably never watch any of them. Same thing with Final Destination.
Sixth Sense. Very interesting to see Bruce Willis not saving the world, but a child's life. Also, the feels here, and the amazing ending :o
I didn't find the first movie excessively gory at all, although I got squeamish when the guy started sawing off his foot. Even that wasn't very graphic, it was just the thought of it that was ick.
I didn't find the first movie excessively gory at all, although I got squeamish when the guy started sawing off his foot. Even that wasn't very graphic, it was just the thought of it that was ick.
I feel what is far worse than the physical horror aspect of it, and what separates this most other kinds of movie this graphic, is the psychological aspect of it. This could actually happen. It's not some far-fetched gorefest or franchise killer like Freddy or Jason. You realize that there are people out there with Jigsaw's mentality. That's what I appreciate most about movies like Saw or Seven. It's believable. I'll take a psychological mindfuck of a movie over beaten to death horror plots any day.
I didn't find the first movie excessively gory at all, although I got squeamish when the guy started sawing off his foot. Even that wasn't very graphic, it was just the thought of it that was ick.
I feel what is far worse than the physical horror aspect of it, and what separates this most other kinds of movie this graphic, is the psychological aspect of it. This could actually happen. It's not some far-fetched gorefest or franchise killer like Freddy or Jason. You realize that there are people out there with Jigsaw's mentality. That's what I appreciate most about movies like Saw or Seven. It's believable. I'll take a psychological mindfuck of a movie over beaten to death horror plots any day.
I'm not a fan of typical horror movies at all, only if they have some kind of psychological element to it (been watching many psychological thrillers lately). Gore fests can be fun too, but it needs to be creative, not just gore for shock value. Jump scares and gore for gore-sake just bore me. I enjoy movies that make me think about how the characters relate to each other and what they're thinking.
I get my fix from foreign and indie films these days.
That's why I love L.A. Confidential John.
I get my fix from foreign and indie films these days.
Indie films are better than almost anything mainstream.
I get my fix from foreign and indie films these days.
Indie films are better than almost anything mainstream.
If it's a good indie film of course! They cover the full gamut from bad to good, just like Hollywood.
But I'll take a great indie film that all takes place in one small set over yet another action movie. Good writing can make up for any other deficit, but nothing can compensate for a crap script.
If you can recommend any good indie pychological films, I'm in.
I haven't seen any of them. I've only heard of a few of them (although the ones I've heard of didn't seem like my kind of thing). I'll look into them and check them out.
Actually, the last two I'd looked into. A Tale of Two Sisters was one I wanted to check out.
I haven't seen any of them. I've only heard of a few of them (although the ones I've heard of didn't seem like my kind of thing). I'll look into them and check them out.
Actually, the last two I'd looked into. A Tale of Two Sisters was one I wanted to check out.
ATOTS is Asian and I know you're really into Japanese films. I don't know too many Japanese psychological thrillers but that one was really...thought provoking.
Which independent psychological movies have you liked? I might be able to get a better idea of what to recommend.
I haven't really watched many that are both indie and psychological, they're separate areas that I've been exploring lately, and I've only just started actively looking into the psychological genre, so I don't have a lot to go on. Exam and Ex machina are both apparently classified as psychological thrillers, and I loved both of those for that aspect of it. Both Death Note movies (they're Japanese) were great for that too, especially the second film. I'll have to check out A Tale of Two Sisters just to get a bit more common ground for comparison going.Wow, glad you liked it that much! I was busy this past weekend, unfortunately, but I'll have a little more free time soon, and I'll check out your recommendations.
If it's a good indie film of course! They cover the full gamut from bad to good, just like Hollywood.Well, the whole Black Mirror series is amazing, and each episode focuses on a different story with different characters, all played by not-so-big actors. The most recent episode, released in 2014 and called "White Christmas", is 75 minutes long, so you can consider it a movie, really. You can see a trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDFcTmdQqIc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDFcTmdQqIc). When watching Time Lapse I was heavily reminded of the series, and "White Christmas" is a good representation of a lot of aspects of it - in fact, there are subtle references to every other episode, so it's like what the song "Octavarium" is to the rest of its album.
But I'll take a great indie film that all takes place in one small set over yet another action movie. Good writing can make up for any other deficit, but nothing can compensate for a crap script.
If you can recommend any good indie pychological films, I'm in.
Blues Brothers*weeps*
My husband would kill me if I said this out loud... but it wasn't that good. It was slow, drawn out and not as funny as I had hoped!
I heard a lot of good things about Black Mirror at the time, but was only put off at the time by the fact it was such a short series. It seems to have a Twilight Zone-y feel to it, which I love, and being British on top of that, I expect I'll love this too.Here are a couple more I just remembered:
I love indie movies so thank you for this :tup
I know of a few that I personally loved. I'm sure you've seen some of them.
Diabolique (either version but the original is better)
Jacob's Ladder
Blue Velvet
Roman Polanski's apartment trilogy (Repulsion, Rosemary's Baby, The Tenant)
Eyes Wide Shut (even though it has big stars in it, it's still a great Kubrick film)
Das Experiment
Zodiac (one of my favorite movies)
Insomnia (underrated gem with Pacino and Robin Williams)
Identity
A Tale of Two Sisters
Triangle (supposedly influenced by Memento)
Those are the ones that came to mind immediately. There are plenty of others.
I love indie movies so thank you for this :tup
In last year or so I started watching more indie movies and some of those with elements of romance are just perfect. Much more real, personal and emotional than any Hollywood movie I've seen. For example: The Perks of Being Wallflower, Garden State, Ruby Sparks, Short Term 12, Frances Ha.
(Recommend me more if you know something similar)
I saw it last week, great movie :tupI love indie movies so thank you for this :tup
In last year or so I started watching more indie movies and some of those with elements of romance are just perfect. Much more real, personal and emotional than any Hollywood movie I've seen. For example: The Perks of Being Wallflower, Garden State, Ruby Sparks, Short Term 12, Frances Ha.
(Recommend me more if you know something similar)
My pleasure. If you're looking for indie movies with a personal/romantic touch, you have to see Lost in Translation.
I saw it last week, great movie :tupI love indie movies so thank you for this :tup
In last year or so I started watching more indie movies and some of those with elements of romance are just perfect. Much more real, personal and emotional than any Hollywood movie I've seen. For example: The Perks of Being Wallflower, Garden State, Ruby Sparks, Short Term 12, Frances Ha.
(Recommend me more if you know something similar)
My pleasure. If you're looking for indie movies with a personal/romantic touch, you have to see Lost in Translation.
Blues Brothers*weeps*
My husband would kill me if I said this out loud... but it wasn't that good. It was slow, drawn out and not as funny as I had hoped!
Blues Brothers*weeps*
My husband would kill me if I said this out loud... but it wasn't that good. It was slow, drawn out and not as funny as I had hoped!
lol I figured there would be a few people who had this reaction. There are a few funny bits, but overall its just kinda boring. Perhaps it was the "unrated" version we watched needed the extra editing?
I've still not seen Blues Brothers.:lol
I'd better see it before they remake it with Melissa McCarthy and Kirsten Wiig.
Probably. I keep wanting to chime in and say "Yeah, but at the time..." and that gets old.It's still awesome. My kids love it.
But at the time, it was fucking awesome.
Insomnia is a good recommendation. I watched a Nolan marathon on the plane and I was pleasantly surprised by this film.
Insomnia is a good recommendation. I watched a Nolan marathon on the plane and I was pleasantly surprised by this film.
It's indeed a great film!
Saw 2 - I probably enjoyed this overall about as much as the first one. I liked having more about the Jigsaw killer, and more people stuck in the game, but I felt they could have done a little more with the traps, and some of it was hard to watch, like the bit with the needles. I also recognized a lot of the actors in this one. Again, the ending tied up the movie nicely.Uggggghhhhh "the needles" is sooooo hard to watch. I cringe still and haven't watched that movie in years!
Glad you liked it. It really is a well written comedy.
Saw 2 - I probably enjoyed this overall about as much as the first one. I liked having more about the Jigsaw killer, and more people stuck in the game, but I felt they could have done a little more with the traps, and some of it was hard to watch, like the bit with the needles. I also recognized a lot of the actors in this one. Again, the ending tied up the movie nicely.
Saw 2 - I probably enjoyed this overall about as much as the first one. I liked having more about the Jigsaw killer, and more people stuck in the game, but I felt they could have done a little more with the traps, and some of it was hard to watch, like the bit with the needles. I also recognized a lot of the actors in this one. Again, the ending tied up the movie nicely.
For the record, the needles scene is the one I was referring to that always makes me feel a little sick. To me, it is definitely one of the standout scenes of the entire franchise. I've watched enough horror that not many scenes really make me cringe anymore, and that one always does, without fail.
The bit at the start where the guy was going back and forth on whether to cut his own eye out also had me looking away too. I think I'm getting wimpier in my old age. :lol
The bit at the start where the guy was going back and forth on whether to cut his own eye out also had me looking away too. I think I'm getting wimpier in my old age. :lol
I'm not into those types of movies. Cube was different since it was more about the puzzle solving than the actual gore.
I hope the remake doesn't just go all out traps'n'gore and toss out the puzzle element.
Also - if it's a hit and they remake Hypercube - they surely will be able to improve on the original Cube 2. I prefer Sci Fi to Horror but that film was just BAD.
Bowfinger. Really enjoyed it.
Seeing American History X tonight. I'm not really looking forward to it. I nothing about it other than the teeth on the sidewalk scene, but I hope this movie has anything other than misery to offer.It's a gripping movie. I know you will like it. That scene is disturbing.
Just saw American History X, and it was indeed amazing.
Zootopia a third time. STILL fantastic.
Zootopia a third time. STILL fantastic.
I agree that it's excellent, but why is it called Zootopia in the US and Zootropolis in the UK and elsewhere? Why create a problem for themselves creating two sets of promotional material, posters, DVD covers, etc?
Not sure why movie studios do this. ???
Norton is supposedly a huge pain in the ass, which many say is why he doesn't do more high-profile films.This is supposedly why he was disinvited to the Avengers films.
I wonder if Norton interferes in scripts so much primarily so he can also receive a writers royalty / cheque ?
That would be my guess.
Or he is so arrogant that he thinks he can improve any script.
If so then there wouldn't be reports of Norton demanding to rewrite scripts and people getting pissed off with him.
Most actors give directors notes on how they think their character would act.
Demanding to re-write scripts is something different.
The director of American History X tried to have his name taken off it because the final edit wasn't what he had in mind. . .
The Adjustment Bureau
I really enjoyed it. It had me thinking about life and whether or not things are predetermined for us. Does everything happen for a reason?
Creed.
It was pretty good, but nothing amazing. It was interesting seeing Sylvester Stallone taking a back seat in what was more or less a Rocky movie.The Adjustment Bureau
I really enjoyed it. It had me thinking about life and whether or not things are predetermined for us. Does everything happen for a reason?
I liked that one too, though I get it confused with Source Code with Jake Gyllenhaal. Emily Blunt for your next signature pic maybe? :)
I liked it, too. Some people thought it was hokey, how the "agents" (angels?) had a hierarchy, and they had powers but were limited in how they use them, but when we watched it, we all just accepted that that was how it was, and rolled with it from there. I also liked how we never really knew what they were, demigods, angels in human form, whatever, or if it even mattered. There was enough implied that one could find parallels to religious dogma, or you could just roll with it.
I don't like School Of Rock. I'm not fond of Jack Black at all.
Both were great movies. Bogus Journey was one of the single greatest soundtracks ever made.
I don't always agree with Hef. But when I do, Hef is right.Just seems out of place for me, as it relates to the world established in the first film.I'm stupid because I think robots in a Bill & Ted sequel is a stupid idea?
It's a scifi comedy movie. What makes robots any more stupid than time travel and bringing back Genghis Khan and Abe Lincoln to the present day just for a high school presentation?
Seems like the first film is about these two idiot characters in the silly situation they are in. The second film seems like it may have been written by those two idiot characters.
Just my take on the two films. If you like the second one, then great. No point arguing about it.
Tomorrowland
Interesting movie that seemed like it wasn't quite sure what it wanted to be. It was definitely sci-fi, with alternate dimensions and sentient robots, but also something like fantasy, and while it starts with a rather pessimistic message and tone, I think by the end we're supposed to be turned around and see the positive outlook. Unfortunately the ending is a bit weird. I mean, I can follow what's happening, and the message is definitely supposed to be positive, but I'm not sure if they really got there.
George Clooney is top billed, but that's because he's a big star. He's second fiddle here. Hugh Laurie is next billed, but that's because Hugh Laurie is House.
The star of the movie is Britt Robertson, who I'd never heard of before this movie, and her character is a teenaged girl but the actress is 25 so that means it's okay to check her out as she runs around in tight jeans and occassionally wet clothing. Oops, I'm getting away from the plot. The plot involves alternate dimensions and sentient robots, and is a lot of fun, but I'm not sure if it had enough meat to keep people's interest for over two hours. I think it clocked in at 2:10 with credits. I watched it in two sittings, so it worked.
School of Rock: each time i watch this movie, i like it less and less.
(to create a band for the competition)
Well for one, most band and orchestra directors are actual certified music teachers. Also, they generally aren't impersonating someone under false pretenses in order to create a rock band because they got kicked out of theirs for being a slacker, and the competitions generally don't involve prize money at all, let alone the money going to the director, who will then use it to pay his bills.
But if that's how it works in Texas, then consider me enlightened.
I'm watching Nymphomaniac right now.
I'm watching Nymphomaniac right now.
Which version? I've only seen the unedited cut. Not quite as good as Von Trier's best works, but quite good. I'd be curious what you think of the ending, since it made me think more than it probably more than it should have.
I don't like School Of Rock. I'm not fond of Jack Black at all.
No? I think it's one of his better ones. :D
10 cloverfield laneYea I enjoyed it too, more than I thought.
It was a solid, cool little suspenseful movie. I enjoyed it.
Shit, it looks like Netflix has the extended directors cut after all. I guess I'm starting over. :lol Time to brew some coffee.
School of Rock: each time i watch this movie, i like it less and less.Then why do you keep watching it?
School of Rock: each time i watch this movie, i like it less and less.Then why do you keep watching it?
I swear I remember reading somewhere that he actually learned guitar for this movie.
If that's true then it shows because he's not very good at all.
I swear I remember reading somewhere that he actually learned guitar for this movie.
If that's true then it shows because he's not very good at all.
I can't tell if you're being serious here.
Wait, what? Tenacious D is the name of the band. Tenacious D is not "a musician". It's a duo comprised of Jack Black and Kyle Gass.
Beyond that, I think I agree with you. Because they've never come across as serious to me, I never took them seriously, and thus never took Jack Black seriously as a musician.
Is there Jack Black solo work as well?
I finally saw Total Recall (the real one). Holy shit, why did it take me this long to see this movie? Fucking classic, one of Arnie's best. It had it all!
I finally saw Total Recall (the real one). Holy shit, why did it take me this long to see this movie? Fucking classic, one of Arnie's best. It had it all!
I finally saw Total Recall (the real one). Holy shit, why did it take me this long to see this movie? Fucking classic, one of Arnie's best. It had it all!
I love when that baddie gets his arms ripped off.
Arnie : " See you at the party Richter !! "
First time I saw Jaws was when it came on TV when I was about 7 or so.
While on vacation.
At the beach.
I can't believe you never saw the movie Blob?! It was on TV last weekend and of course I had to watch. It was the exploding head scene.
Taken - It happened to be on TV, and I've never bothered to watch it. It was better than I expected, very good, although I expected it would be good. I usually find fight scenes boring, but they were all excellently choreographed, and it's refreshingly satisfying to have a protagonist who isn't too pussy to just shoot everyone in the head. So satisfying.
I recently watched Tron and Tron Legacy back to back.
Taken - It happened to be on TV, and I've never bothered to watch it. It was better than I expected, very good, although I expected it would be good. I usually find fight scenes boring, but they were all excellently choreographed, and it's refreshingly satisfying to have a protagonist who isn't too pussy to just shoot everyone in the head. So satisfying.
Yep. Basically, he goes on a mission and kills a bunch of guys along the way, and that could have been really cheesy and boring, but it wasn't. No Steven Seagal smarmy "I'm so awesome look at me killing at these guys" or Sylvester Stallone "I'm so badass look at me killing all these guys", just Liam calmly doing what he has to do because these assholes took his daughter, plus he warned them.
Gone Girl is one of my favourite books ever, I really should see the movie. Has anybody seen the movie and read the book and can tell me how they compare?
David fincher's Girl with the dragon tattoo.
Woah, what a movie. It was definitely better than I thought it would be. I am dumb since I missed a lot of what was going on and had to read up on it. Pretty deep and dark stuff. Glad to have seen it
Gone Girl is one of my favourite books ever, I really should see the movie. Has anybody seen the movie and read the book and can tell me how they compare?
Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back. A little cornier than I expect from Kevin Smith but decently entertaining. I've been watching a lot of his stand-up/Q&A material on Youtube and I find him way more interesting to listen to than watching his movies. Some of his stories, especially about Prince and Bruce Willis, are absolutely amazing.
David fincher's Girl with the dragon tattoo.Definitely, and now I'm looking forwards to reading the book and the rest of the trilogy.
Woah, what a movie.
Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back. A little cornier than I expect from Kevin Smith but decently entertaining. I've been watching a lot of his stand-up/Q&A material on Youtube and I find him way more interesting to listen to than watching his movies. Some of his stories, especially about Prince and Bruce Willis, are absolutely amazing.
Those Evening With Kevin Smith releases are hysterical. The story about Prince is one of my favorites. :lol
Everybody Wants Some, the new Linklater. It's like Dazed and Confused in many ways (he calls it a "soul sequel"), except it follows some college baseball players in 1980 Texas... the main guy being a new freshman pitcher, of course. A lot of fun, hilarious, with a few deeper moments. Mostly it's Linklater doing what he does best- not a heavy plot, but exploring some interesting characters and their dynamics in a short span of time (in this case, the weekend leading up to the start of classes). Fun soundtrack and aesthetic. Not quite Dazed level of awesome, but definitely worth watching!Yeah, I wanna see that.
Everybody Wants Some, the new Linklater. It's like Dazed and Confused in many ways (he calls it a "soul sequel"), except it follows some college baseball players in 1980 Texas... the main guy being a new freshman pitcher, of course. A lot of fun, hilarious, with a few deeper moments. Mostly it's Linklater doing what he does best- not a heavy plot, but exploring some interesting characters and their dynamics in a short span of time (in this case, the weekend leading up to the start of classes). Fun soundtrack and aesthetic. Not quite Dazed level of awesome, but definitely worth watching!
The Master by Paul Thomas Anderson
I usually love his movies, but definitely not this one. Just very dry and drawn out. Didn't like it.
Everybody Wants Some, the new Linklater. It's like Dazed and Confused in many ways (he calls it a "soul sequel"), except it follows some college baseball players in 1980 Texas... the main guy being a new freshman pitcher, of course. A lot of fun, hilarious, with a few deeper moments. Mostly it's Linklater doing what he does best- not a heavy plot, but exploring some interesting characters and their dynamics in a short span of time (in this case, the weekend leading up to the start of classes). Fun soundtrack and aesthetic. Not quite Dazed level of awesome, but definitely worth watching!
When I saw the commercials for that movie I immediately said "so they remade Dazed and Confused?"
" Absolutely Anything "
The new Simon Pegg ( he didn't write it - just stars ) and featuring the Monty Python cast doing voices.
5/10. It was ok. Weak script.
A pretty strange Japanese movieAren't they all?
A pretty strange Japanese movieAren't they all?
That's a manga translated to a live action movie after all.
I just watched the BTTF doc " Back In Time ".. It was ok. Nothing I didn't know already obviously - being a massive BTTF aficionado.
I didn't like all the sob stories though from fans. it should have been a celebration of the movie. It was a bit miserable.
That Thing You Do is one of those movies I can watch over and over. It's such a fun movie, and I loved it even more when I saw the director's cut. Casino is another one, too. I can watch mob movies over and over.
That Thing You Do is one of those movies I can watch over and over. It's such a fun movie, and I loved it even more when I saw the director's cut. Casino is another one, too. I can watch mob movies over and over.
I feel like you and I should watch some movies together.
I just watched the BTTF doc " Back In Time ".. It was ok. Nothing I didn't know already obviously - being a massive BTTF aficionado.I recently watched that film as well, but there was nothing miserable about it. The stories of the fans were to show how important it is to some people. They weren't sob stories, they were uplifting, and examples of how films in general (and this one in particular) are so powerful in the lives of the ones who love them.
I didn't like all the sob stories though from fans. it should have been a celebration of the movie. It was a bit miserable.
The lady and I went and saw the new Jungle Book tonight. Very well done, and much more intense. I wouldn't recommend taking the very young kids.
Wow that's a really old joke about Jaws 3.It's a clever knock off derived from a common way to tell the score in athletic events, but I'm sure you're right, he obviously took it from an obscure script that was never made into a movie which hardly anyone has ever heard of.
Zootopia
Zootopia
Still can't believe how awesome this film is.
Zootopia
Still can't believe how awesome this film is.
Man, seek professional help! This is becoming an obsession! :lol
Zootopia is Lucien's Avatar.
Wow that's a really old joke about Jaws 3.It's a clever knock off derived from a common way to tell the score in athletic events, but I'm sure you're right, he obviously took it from an obscure script that was never made into a movie which hardly anyone has ever heard of.
Wow that's a really old joke about Jaws 3.
Wow that's a really old joke about Jaws 3.
Jaws 3 is one of those movies that I can watch repeatedly. Its hilarious :lol
Oddly when comparing it to the Thing, that movie felt a lot more interesting.
But um, how do you continue to make more Saw films after that ending? :lol
Primal Fear. Very good.
Primal Fear. Very good.
Norton is AWESOME in this.
We watched The Intern this weekend. It was nice, and funnier than I thought it would be. I expected it to be a somewhat pleasant time-killer, but I liked it more than that.
I saw that coming. However, I wasn't expecting what followed.
I finally watched the full five and a half hour version of Nymphomaniac. I have to say that I wasn't surprised at what he tried in the end. I saw that coming. However, I wasn't expecting what followed.
Film 4 in the UK is showing The Complete Nymphomaniac tonight.
Is it a weepie ? I've heard you need a lot of Tissues... ???
I finally watched the full five and a half hour version of Nymphomaniac. I have to say that I wasn't surprised at what he tried in the end. I saw that coming. However, I wasn't expecting what followed.
Can you elaborate? Not sure what you mean.
I finally watched the full five and a half hour version of Nymphomaniac. I have to say that I wasn't surprised at what he tried in the end. I saw that coming. However, I wasn't expecting what followed.
Can you elaborate? Not sure what you mean.
I knew he would try to have sex with her. I saw that coming a mile away but I never expected her to shoot him. At least that's what I assumed happened behind the black screen.
Primal Fear. Very good.
Norton is AWESOME in this.
I finally watched the full five and a half hour version of Nymphomaniac. I have to say that I wasn't surprised at what he tried in the end. I saw that coming. However, I wasn't expecting what followed.
Can you elaborate? Not sure what you mean.
I knew he would try to have sex with her. I saw that coming a mile away but I never expected her to shoot him. At least that's what I assumed happened behind the black screen.
Oh yea. I didn't have a big problem with that. I was more thrown off by that whole scene of her ex and former protege doing what they did to her at the end. Seemed less authentic and more for shock.
Saw 4 - I didn't like this as much as 1 and 3, but probably more than 2. It was a solid effort to continue after the death of Jigsaw, but it just didn't come together in the end for me. I liked the torture setups, I liked the backstory, and I think they did about the best they could, but the attempts to continue the story felt contrived, as expected. I'm still enjoying the franchise though, and am curious to see how it continues from here.
Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle :lol
Caught the end of it on TV yesterday so decided to pop the dvd in last night. Still cracks me up everytime.Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle :lol
Did you watch this on tv? I caught the end of it just yesterday. :lol
I just had White Castle yesterday in Vegas and was thinking I need to watch that one again.
Anybody else from Jersey bothered by the fact that they go from Hoboken to Cherry Fucking Hill to get White Castle even though IRL there's one down the road in Jersey City?? :lol
I just had White Castle yesterday in Vegas and was thinking I need to watch that one again.
Anybody else from Jersey bothered by the fact that they go from Hoboken to Cherry Fucking Hill to get White Castle even though IRL there's one down the road in Jersey City?? :lol
Lol. yeah it does bother me lol. Plus there is one on 17 and one in Clifton. Plus the way they get there on the turnpike, parkway, Newark etc is also just messed up lol if you know Jersey.
Saw 4 - I didn't like this as much as 1 and 3, but probably more than 2. It was a solid effort to continue after the death of Jigsaw, but it just didn't come together in the end for me. I liked the torture setups, I liked the backstory, and I think they did about the best they could, but the attempts to continue the story felt contrived, as expected. I'm still enjoying the franchise though, and am curious to see how it continues from here.
You should just about finish the series before the remake comes out :neverusethis:
I hated most of what i saw from Emmerich (The Day After Tomorrow, 10,000 BC, 2012). The only one i didn't dislike was Stargate.
I hated most of what i saw from Emmerich (The Day After Tomorrow, 10,000 BC, 2012). The only one i didn't dislike was Stargate.
Same. Even Stargate was fairly average, but at least it did spawn my favourite series of all time. :biggrin:
Also Brent Spiner is in Independence Day basically doing his "other voice" which he uses for everyone that isn't Data.
His portrayal of Data is in my opinion perfect. He is 100% believable as a machine and not an actor in make up.
It's just that whenever he has to play anyone else - even Lore. The acting goes out the window or is beyond hammy.
Never seen it. Is his character truly different?
Inside Out.Only few movies made me cry and Inside Out was one of them :\ :lol
Very emotional movie. There's no way I could watch it again.
The Fountain.
Just watched Shart-nado 3.
:lol so bad.
I wasn't paying much attention but guessed that they'd name the baby Gil without even realising it was Hasselhoff's name :lol
It's not a typo. It's a review
On my way to Civil War at 10 EST :metal In my home theater room. Gotta love screeners!
Currently going through Darren Aronofsky's movies, rewatched The Fountain and now Noah. Something about his movies that makes any kind of genre so interesting to watch. My favorite movie of his might be Black Swan. Hauntingly beautiful portrayal of mental disorders.
On first watch I enjoyed only the first half but on second watch I really liked the entire movie. For me the pacing was the only issue on first viewing. The scene were creation is shown visually is one of the best montage of exposition I've ever seen. Beautifully shot and as always, amazing soundtrack.
I can agree with that, the story was inconsistent and sorta all over the place. But oddly enough it didn't deter my enjoyment of the movie.
Currently going through Darren Aronofsky's movies, rewatched The Fountain and now Noah. Something about his movies that makes any kind of genre so interesting to watch. My favorite movie of his might be Black Swan. Hauntingly beautiful portrayal of mental disorders.
He's one of my top 3 directors, but man, I did not like Noah :(
What did you think of Chappie Blob?
Nah. I don't care about what some guys on the internet think of things.
I need to check out more of Aronofsky's movies, because I've only seen a couple. Requiem is the best movie I've ever seen that I have no desire to watch again (though I did enjoy getting a bunch of high school kids that worked at the family restaurant to watch it without warning them ahead of time :lol). Really enjoyed the Wrestler, but Black Swans was kinda meh for me. I didn't dislike it, but also didn't get all the praise it got when it came out.
Nah. I don't care about what some guys on the internet think of things.
Better not post in a thread about movies with people on the internet then ;)
Nah. I don't care about what some guys on the internet think of things.
Better not post in a thread about movies with people on the internet then ;)
I meant random guys I don't know or give a shit about. I always care about what you have to say though, Mr Kotow. :-*
but Black Swans was kinda meh for me. I didn't dislike it, but also didn't get all the praise it got when it came out.
Hot Fuzz.
Now I want to watch World's End and Shaun of the Dead :rollin
Everything Edgar Wright does is great.
Simon Pegg without Wright is mostly shite.
Paul, The Big Nothing, Run Fatboy Run, Absolutely Anything... Nothing i'd ever consider watching twice.
Especially " Absolutely Anything " which was complete shit.
Awww. You should have started with Shaun. But yeah they're both great. Hot Fuzz is probably the best one. But the other two are just as good.
Green Room :|I've heard that it is tense.
You were rooting for the creepy stalker??? :lol
Watched two movies for the first time I should've already seen by now:Both good films. Full Metal Jacket especially is just really, really outstanding. Including the best opening scene in film history lol
Full Metal Jacket - 8/10. I absolutely loved the cinematography at the end when they were moving throughout the city. I really enjoyed the high aspect ratio and found it more immersive.
Good Will Hunting - 7/10. Solid and while it wasn't the point of the movie as it progressed I wished we got to see more of Will's abilities. That fascinated me more than the love story.
I tried to watch Good Will Hunting.
I couldn't get past how much they swore.
It was ridiculous.
I tried to watch Good Will Hunting.
I couldn't get past how much they swore.
It was ridiculous.
That's just the way people talk. I guess if you're not from that "culture" (for lack of a better word) it might be shocking or off-putting, but it sounded very natural to me.Yeah, it didn't sound weird to me.
American Gangster
I wanted to like it, I really did. But it just didn't do it for me. And it was way too long.
feels like a Sondheim musical
Watched Captain America : Civil War at the weekend.Sounds good because i'm about to see it tonight and honestly i'm pretty much burned on superhero movies. I'm only seeing it because a friend didn't wanna see anything else but then again there really weren't anything interesting other than that either.
I liked it a lot. TBH I've been feeling a bit of superhero fatigue recently, but I have to say that there was enough here to keep me interested all the way through. The pacing was very good, and it did a good job of giving each character enough screen time, so it didn't feel like any one was shortchanged.
It did feel more like an Avengers movie than a Captain America movie, which I suppose was the point of it really.. :)
I actually rewatched The Wicker Man with Nicholas Cage.Why would you ever do that to yourself? That movie is horrendous.
It was... a painful experience.
I actually rewatched The Wicker Man with Nicholas Cage.Why would you ever do that to yourself? That movie is horrendous.
It was... a painful experience.
I'd rather watch the sequel to 8MM that he wasn't in.
I'd rather watch the sequel to 8MM that he wasn't in.
8mm2 : Shit gets REEL
But that movie is full of comedy gold :lol
But that movie is full of comedy gold :lol
Nicolas Cage is one of those actors whose movies I will always watch no matter how bad or good they are just because he really does put his intensity into every role. Sometimes it comes across as comical, even though he doesn't mean it to. You probably know better than anybody, sometimes you just have to watch his nuances and expressions. If you blink, you just might miss something hilarious.
All 9/10, easily.But that movie is full of comedy gold :lol
Nicolas Cage is one of those actors whose movies I will always watch no matter how bad or good they are just because he really does put his intensity into every role. Sometimes it comes across as comical, even though he doesn't mean it to. You probably know better than anybody, sometimes you just have to watch his nuances and expressions. If you blink, you just might miss something hilarious.
EXACTLY :lol... even if the movie blows goats you have to give him credit for trying.
Captain America : Civil War.
Holy fuck.
Just watched A Public Idaho For Everyone. A bit driven by communist agenda, but over all not terribly bizarre or wonderful. :-\
Here's a thought.
Would Force Awakens be so popular if none of the other Star Wars films existed ?
Is it half nostalgia and half "it's not the prequels" ?
If you removed any reference to previous SW does it stand on its own ?
Here's a thought.
Would Force Awakens be so popular if none of the other Star Wars films existed ?
Is it half nostalgia and half "it's not the prequels" ?
If you removed any reference to previous SW does it stand on its own ?
But that movie is full of comedy gold :lol
Nicolas Cage is one of those actors whose movies I will always watch no matter how bad or good they are just because he really does put his intensity into every role. Sometimes it comes across as comical, even though he doesn't mean it to. You probably know better than anybody, sometimes you just have to watch his nuances and expressions. If you blink, you just might miss something hilarious.
Here's a thought.
Would Force Awakens be so popular if none of the other Star Wars films existed ?
Is it half nostalgia and half "it's not the prequels" ?
If you removed any reference to previous SW does it stand on its own ?
:lol
He has done good things more recently, especially Joe, but most people don't know it exists.
Guys, I went to a Hulk Hogathon today, holy shit. We watched No Holds Barred, Suburban Commando, Santa Claus with Muscles and Thunder in Paradise. All ridiculous. Suburban Commando was easily the best, but they all had their moments of gold... gold, flowing hair, that is.
You watched a Hulk Hogan marathon without Mr Nanny? Bah!
Finally watching Fan4stick.
25 min and this is some really bad writing. I know people slag the last act, but is this supposed to be the good part? It's well shot and the acting is fine, but man....really bad writing.
Edit: Okay, the scene where they wake up and Reed escapes is pretty cool.
Aaaand back to horrible writing.
Wow this movie was truly awful. The last act...jesus, absolutely none of it made any sense. Doom can explode people's heads from a distance, but the FF beat him by.....punching him? Ugh.
You watched a Hulk Hogan marathon without Mr Nanny? Bah!
I haven't seen Suburban Commando in forever, but it has Doc Brown and The Undertaker in it, so it's ok by me. Unfortunately, I have seen Santa With Muscles in the past couple of years, and it was plain bad. Not even so bad it's good, just regrettably bad and let's never speak of it again. Even worse than that though, was Secret Agent's Club.
Finally watching Fan4stick.
25 min and this is some really bad writing. I know people slag the last act, but is this supposed to be the good part? It's well shot and the acting is fine, but man....really bad writing.
Edit: Okay, the scene where they wake up and Reed escapes is pretty cool.
Aaaand back to horrible writing.
Wow this movie was truly awful. The last act...jesus, absolutely none of it made any sense. Doom can explode people's heads from a distance, but the FF beat him by.....punching him? Ugh.
I think Fan4stic opens up fairly OK. I found myself thinking "this isn't THAT bad" through a lot of the backstory. The main problems really start after the "1 year later" (or whatever the time jump was). The best part of any superhero origin movie is to see the heroes learn how to use their powers. So what does Fant4stic do? They just jump over all of that. The most baffling thing about the movie was how there wasn't a mid-movie battle. I was worried beforehand when I saw that the movie was 90 minutes (or whatever) and turned out to be right on that. The movie goes from backstory right into the final fight of the movie with no flow whatsoever. Urgh and that final scene when they come up with the name.
I wouldn't say it's pointless. Literally thousands of people have wanted to see a movie like that for many many years, and now we finally got it. I consider that a win for both us and the studio. It wasn't quite as good as I'd hoped, but at least we got it, and I still had fun with it.
I always never got comparing movies, music, books etc. why bother. watch it, listen, read etc. hell I like the movie Tin Cup. I am sure I am in a minority. But I do not compare it to anything.
It rulez! In the minority together :rollinI always never got comparing movies, music, books etc. why bother. watch it, listen, read etc. hell I like the movie Tin Cup. I am sure I am in a minority. But I do not compare it to anything.
I love Tin Cup.
Yeah, I really like Source Code too, but that ending doesn't really make any sense to me, and has always sort of bugged me how they didn't address what went down there. I mean, there must have been a lot they didn't show us about how it can't just be that easy to step into some guy's life who must've had a family and a job and bank card codes that Gyllenhaal wouldn't know and a place to live he doesn't know about and an entire identity and established life that he can't possibly just comfortably step into.
I read somewhere that they (writer Ben Ripley and director Duncan Jones) were aware of that rather blatant plot hole, but they just hoped people didn't really think about it and just accepted the "happy ending" for Gyllenhaal and Michelle.
Trivia: Who is Duncan Jones' father? You've heard of him. Don't try to deny it.
Interesting. I shall award partial credit.
See, that's why there's no quandry. His legal name is "David Jones", and Davey is cool too. So you got it, entirely correctly, thus full plus bonus credit.
See, that's why there's no quandry. His legal name is "David Jones", and Davey is cool too. So you got it, entirely correctly, thus full plus bonus credit.
Cool, glad we're on the same page.
See, that's why there's no quandry. His legal name is "David Jones", and Davey is cool too. So you got it, entirely correctly, thus full plus bonus credit.
Cool, glad we're on the same page.
I couldn't be sure that you didn't just see "Jones" and offer "Davey Jones" as a smartass answer, inadvertantly getting it (almost) right. Forcing you to defend your answer was the only way to know.
Have you guys seen the alternative ending? https://youtu.be/rrQaNApoGD0
This one leaves more to the imagination than the "happily ever after" ending.
I believe you. But rules are rules.
Have you guys seen the alternative ending? https://youtu.be/rrQaNApoGD0
This one leaves more to the imagination than the "happily ever after" ending.
I like that this implies the happy ending while still leaving it a bit more open to interpretation.
At quick skim, I thought Orbert's question was about who was the voice of the guy's dad on the phone in Source Code, which it turns out is Scott Bakula. How did I miss that?
For the record, I've never watched Quantum Leap, so that one escaped me. :lol :blush
For the record, I've never watched Quantum Leap, so that one escaped me. :lol :blush
That was a pretty good show, though I enjoyed Sliders much more. I never saw how that series ended though.
Did it continue on elsewhere, like in a book or comic book or something, or did it just end and leave people hanging?
Did it continue on elsewhere, like in a book or comic book or something, or did it just end and leave people hanging?
As far as I know, it was never resolved anywhere, although I'm not too interested in that kind of thing, so maybe they did.
:lol And then you realize the fat kid from Stand By Me scored himself a pretty hot wife.
I'll check that out.
I'm hoping to go Sunday to see Civil War. I've been watching Deadpool in parts. Man, so many in jokes I missed at the theater. Such a great movie.
Anyway, I just finished watching a movie called Predestination with Ethan Hawk. From the brief summary, I was expecting a cheesy low budget scifi movie similar to Time Cop (or more like Time Cop 2), but it ended up being pretty amazing. I won't spoil anything, but it was a crazy time travel causality movie that was not at all what I was expecting going in.
Anyway, I just finished watching a movie called Predestination with Ethan Hawk. From the brief summary, I was expecting a cheesy low budget scifi movie similar to Time Cop (or more like Time Cop 2), but it ended up being pretty amazing. I won't spoil anything, but it was a crazy time travel causality movie that was not at all what I was expecting going in.
Predestination is awesome. I still laugh sometimes when I remember it because it's just so weird.
For the First Time: Ghostbusters
A big one I've missed. It was funny, but not quite worth the hype. I feel I'd have liked it more had Murray's character not been such a douche. It was funny sometimes, but otherwise it was just awkward.
Not that I didn't like it, it was certainly good.
Rewatched Black Sheep last night :lol
Rewatched Black Sheep last night :lol
Rewatched Black Sheep last night :lol
The terrible Chris Farley movie or the awesomely cheesy horror movie?
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No kidding, come on :)Rewatched Black Sheep last night :lol
And still can't make time for Casino?
FOR SHAME!
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Part of me is dying to see a human hand controlling the steering wheel.
The Martian. Had seen it in the theater when it first came out and loved it, on second viewing still love it just as much. I'm curious how the director's cut will be when it comes out next month.
I'm watching Finding Neverland, so far I'm enjoying it.
I'm watching Finding Neverland, so far I'm enjoying it.
It's a great movie.
Of that much I have no doubt. :tup
Prometheus is an absolute mess story wise.
It's a fantastic movie John.
I thought the humor was pretty much perfect. And I think him having that positive attitude is so that he doesn't lose himself in depression over the whole thing. And it also made him a more likable character, someone I wanted to root for. I wouldn't have felt (as much) like that had he moped around the entire movie.
Well we're never sure WHY anyone in that film does anything.
Shaw and Charlie want to meet the engineers - but why ? What do they hope to accomplish ?
WHY does Weyland assume that if the Engineers created humans that they can extend his life ? ( Hello Blade Runner plot ) ??
WHY does David kill Charlie ?
There's a Chekov's Gun in the head room when Charlie sees that altar with a green gem in it that is never seen again.
WHY after all that does Shaw still want to go to the Engineer's planet ??
WHY did the Engineers create humans anyway ? To destroy later with the xenomorphs they hoped to create ?
WHY do they now hate humanity ?
Rewatched Black Sheep last night :lol
The terrible Chris Farley movie or the awesomely cheesy horror movie?
Rewatched Black Sheep last night :lol
The terrible Chris Farley movie or the awesomely cheesy horror movie?
God I hope it's the former. And while it's no Tommy Boy, I'd hardly call it terrible.
Civil War. Fucking awesome.
Brooklyn. What a lovely movie. :) great job on everyone's part and the story is just really nice. Great movie.Great movie
That sounds kind of awesome :lol
I loved #4 and 5 was excellent as well!This, for me the best two in the series.
I agree, and it wasn't even that hyped for me since I saw fairly early. It was fine, and I definetely appreciate the concept because it's freaky as hell. But as a movie it was good, like you said, not amazing.
Finished a documentary about craft beers called Crafting A Nation. It was really good, and brought a good spotlight on the behind-the-scenes stuff that goes into founding and maintaining a craft brewery, and the brotherhood amongst various craft brewers. Really neat.
Some bitch. Well I am brewing over my brother's Saturday so maybe we'll watch it since he has it.It's about 90 minutes or so. Make it happen.
Predestination - I think I need to watch this again, I'm quite sure I know what the movie is about but it's really really weird. I did enjoy it but wasn't watching it with a lot of concentration.
I didn't really know that it was a time travel movie. Hence why I wasn't paying attention as much. I was in my casual viewing mode.
had I remembered that it was a time traveling movie I'd have watched it some other time.
That's what I thought at first too. Then after letting it sink in for a few months, I now despise it.Why?
That's what I thought at first too. Then after letting it sink in for a few months, I now despise it.Why?
I just watched one hell of a time travel movie called Predestination. Came out in 2014 and this thing does not mess around. My head hurts from trying to put it all together. I highly recommend though.
I'm more concerned that they are actually making a Transformers 5 at all.(https://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/881/855/3bd.jpg)
I'll Follow You Down
Yet another movie involving time travel, because that's how I roll. It was strange seeing Haley Joel Osment not as a kid, and it's still kind of hard to take him seriously. Once the movie focused more on the drama in the middle part, it became painfully predictable and a bit cliche. It had potential once they time traveled near the end, but then that just gave the plain old happy ending and wasted some potential. Not a great movie, not a bad movie, just watchable.
I'll Follow You Down
Yet another movie involving time travel, because that's how I roll. It was strange seeing Haley Joel Osment not as a kid, and it's still kind of hard to take him seriously. Once the movie focused more on the drama in the middle part, it became painfully predictable and a bit cliche. It had potential once they time traveled near the end, but then that just gave the plain old happy ending and wasted some potential. Not a great movie, not a bad movie, just watchable.
I saw Haley in the Entourage movie and I felt the same way. It was distracting to me. Can't explain why.
Finally saw Zootopia. Great movie.
Haven't seen either of the new TMNT movies, but I remember the first one seeming really really bad.
Villain: "We will drain every last drop of their blood, even if it kills them."
Me: "wat,"
Haven't seen either of the new TMNT movies, but I remember the first one seeming really really bad.
Villain: "We will drain every last drop of their blood, even if it kills them."
Me: "wat,"
Or the joke in Hot Shots...
" I will kill you until you DIE from it !! "
Pure Hollywood shlock.
I don't agree. I truly felt he earned it with The Revenant.
I attempted to watch Airplane last night. I lasted ten minutes before I had to give up. Awful facepalm-worthy surface-level predictable jokes that weren't funny at all.Pure Hollywood shlock.
Just like the new Star Trek movies. :biggrin:
Last night I finally got to see The Martian. Wow, what an awesome film. Very, very enjoyable. The only other thing I can really compare it to is Gravity, which was really good, but I liked The Martian better.
Last night I finally got to see The Martian. Wow, what an awesome film. Very, very enjoyable. The only other thing I can really compare it to is Gravity, which was really good, but I liked The Martian better.
I agree. As a visual spectacle at the theater, Gravity was amazing, but as a movie I like The Martian better.
Mystic river
Really good. And I love kevin bacon movies
Saw the documentary Life Itself on Roger Ebert. It was really well made, I enjoyed it quite a bit. Gave a good run through on Roger's life which I knew very little of other than him being a film critic.It's on my list.
Re-watched The Matrix for the first time in awhile. Still a top 10 film.Yeah, that first one still holds up. A true classic.
Re-watched The Matrix for the first time in awhile. Still a top 10 film.Yeah, that first one still holds up. A true classic.
I love all three Matrix movies.You and me both brother.
I still maintain the third matrix is better than the second one
X-Men Apocalypse. Not bad at all. Nog as good as Civil War, but still.
For the First Time: Schindler's List.
I've put this off for quite some time because I'm not a fan of sitting through three hours of this type of misery, however well crafted a film it is. As expected it was a great movie, but probably one I will never watch again.
For the First Time: Schindler's List.
I've put this off for quite some time because I'm not a fan of sitting through three hours of this type of misery, however well crafted a film it is. As expected it was a great movie, but probably one I will never watch again.
I tried to watch Miami vice the movie last night. Made it about 30 mins before I turned it off. Just didn't hold my interest.
The Conjuring 2
I never saw the first one, but some friends wanted to see this one so what the hell. I ended up really enjoying it. It wasn't overly scary, but it was very engaging as a movie and had some seriously cool moments. Second best of the year so far, behind Civil War.
Commando. :metal
Damn, what an awesome action movie. Classic Arnie all the way. Good one liners, violent deaths, and plenty of biceps. The Australian dude playing Bennett made everything sound kind of rapey and creepy, even creepier when dealing with a young Alyssa Milano. :lol
Commando. :metal
Damn, what an awesome action movie. Classic Arnie all the way. Good one liners, violent deaths, and plenty of biceps. The Australian dude playing Bennett made everything sound kind of rapey and creepy, even creepier when dealing with a young Alyssa Milano. :lol
My friend and I tried to do a body count but gave up at the ending. We threw our arms up when the building exploded.
World War Z - ummm so that was just like any other zombie movie... but with Brad Pitt. nom nom nom
Zootopia. Thought is was pretty good but not my favorite of the newer Disney Animated films. The sloth/DMV scene was hysterical.I saw that this weekend as well, and that was my exact thought about it. Good, not great. Definitely fun, and that sloth DMV scene was gold.
World War Z - ummm so that was just like any other zombie movie... but with Brad Pitt. nom nom nom
Really bad. Terrible camerawork.
The best thing about World War Z is that Peter Capaldi plays a W.H.O. Doctor :biggrin:
World War Z - ummm so that was just like any other zombie movie... but with Brad Pitt. nom nom nom
Really bad. Terrible camerawork.
I finally saw Mad Max: Fury Road last night. Talk about late to the party lol
Anyway, it was a hell of a ride. I totally get all the acclaim it received. Fantastic movie.
Damn. Should I just go with the first one?The first two are not bad.
Damn. Should I just go with the first one?The first two are not bad.
But honestly, if you've seen Fury Road only, I'm not sure that I would spend the time to go back and watch them at all. Unless you really have a passion for fucked-up post-apocalyptic films starring Mel Gibson.
Whiplash again, man is that movie so awesome. JK Simmons absolutely killed it.I love that movie.
I still need to see Whiplash. Is it streaming any where?Not that I know of.
That's a way I feel about movies quite often. It's the reason I don't really like movies like Goodfellas, Scarface, or The Big Lebowski. But for some reason Whiplash just didn't feel like that to me. I don't know why.
Apparently he is a bit of a douche in real life too.
Apparently he is a bit of a douche in real life too.Well, I for one am totally shocked.
Terminator Genisys - Dumb as a box of rocks, but if you turn your brain 100% off it's entertaining enough and Arnold is great. But yea, some of the worst plot writing and acting from everyone else (except JK) that I've seen.I think the movie started out very promising. Though I didn't have a huge problem with the twist and all that, I think the potential for the movie to be better was there and just wasted.
I finally caught Deadpool Friday night.
lol That was incredibly awesome.
Allegiant. Had good moments, but the overall it's just bland. I was hoping for all the usual YA cliches not to happen but then it goes and does it all just as expected. Quite disappointing, but like I said, some cool moments.
This is my least favorite of the YA film series I follow/ed (except for Twilight of course). I'm still on board with and enjoy The Maze Runner. It's turned to pretty much be exactly the same as the Divergent series, but at least TMR does it a bit better.
Bound
The movie the wachowskis made before the matrix. Pretty cool movie, really has that matrix vibe to it. Sleek and cool and Joe pantoliano is amazing as always.
Well, the Wizarding World will carry on with Fantastic Beasts and its eventual sequels.
Also, I wouldn't be surprised if Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is eventually adapted to be a film.
Bound
The movie the wachowskis made before the matrix. Pretty cool movie, really has that matrix vibe to it. Sleek and cool and Joe pantoliano is amazing as always.
Visually it has nods to what they would later perfect in The Matrix. They're great directors but can't really write any more.
Or they need to scale it way down again and do a small movie.
Jupiter Ascending was visually amazing and had some awesome set pieces but the writing was terrible.
Bound
The movie the wachowskis made before the matrix. Pretty cool movie, really has that matrix vibe to it. Sleek and cool and Joe pantoliano is amazing as always.
Visually it has nods to what they would later perfect in The Matrix. They're great directors but can't really write any more.
Or they need to scale it way down again and do a small movie.
Jupiter Ascending was visually amazing and had some awesome set pieces but the writing was terrible.
I think they need collaborators to help balance out their weaknesses; both Cloud Atlas and Sense8 were great.
I watched a documentary on Jaco Pastorius, the greatest bass player of all time, called Jaco. Fascinating and sad. Interviews from friends, family, and fellow musicians, and lots of footage, including a good amount of Weather Report footage. I really enjoyed it.
Just watched Cabin Fever :lol
Predator, the original
Classic!
It's on Netflix. I recommend it.I watched a documentary on Jaco Pastorius, the greatest bass player of all time, called Jaco. Fascinating and sad. Interviews from friends, family, and fellow musicians, and lots of footage, including a good amount of Weather Report footage. I really enjoyed it.
That sounds cool! ♫♫ I like Weather Report, and Jaco is amazing.
Speaking of NETFLIX...
I just watched Guardians Of The Galaxy again.
Still good.
Get out sir! Such a fun movie!
I never got that. Mabye the movie was so much fun for me that.......
I never got that. Mabye the movie was so much fun for me that.......
Saw it as well today, and enjoyed it thoroughly. I usually keep expectations low for such sequels, and this one fit entertainingly into that mold. Predictable as fuck, but fun anyways.
We saw Finding Dory last night.
It was really good. I'm glad we stayed for the post-credits scene.
Office Space.That is still one of my favorite films.
Maybe it looks a bit dated now, but it was absolutely funny. Looks like in 15 year the cynism of the office life hasn't changed that much...
I should know this, since it's one of my favorite movies of all time -- of all time! -- and the first Blu-ray I ever bought, for exactly that reason. But I don't. What is Zorg's full name? Do we actually get it in the movie somewhere?
Saw a test screening of Suicide Squad last nite. LOVED it. Margot Robbie steals the movie as does Leto. Fun flick.That's pretty cool you got to see it that early, I wonder if that cut changes from the theatrical release as there's still another month to go for the US release.
I should know this, since it's one of my favorite movies of all time -- of all time! -- and the first Blu-ray I ever bought, for exactly that reason. But I don't. What is Zorg's full name? Do we actually get it in the movie somewhere?
Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg
I should know this, since it's one of my favorite movies of all time -- of all time! -- and the first Blu-ray I ever bought, for exactly that reason. But I don't. What is Zorg's full name? Do we actually get it in the movie somewhere?
Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg
That sounds familiar for some reason. It must be in the movie, but damned if I can think of where.
I should know this, since it's one of my favorite movies of all time -- of all time! -- and the first Blu-ray I ever bought, for exactly that reason. But I don't. What is Zorg's full name? Do we actually get it in the movie somewhere?
Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg
That sounds familiar for some reason. It must be in the movie, but damned if I can think of where.
One of the producers was there and he said it was not the final cut and editing is still ongoing. Seemed like they wanted feedback as far as how batman was handled to be honest. The questionnaire was loaded with batman questions and if the movie was a bit over the top/violent. which I don't think it was. it will get a pg-13 rating if the cut I saw basically stays the sameSaw a test screening of Suicide Squad last nite. LOVED it. Margot Robbie steals the movie as does Leto. Fun flick.That's pretty cool you got to see it that early, I wonder if that cut changes from the theatrical release as there's still another month to go for the US release.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - Ultimate Edition (the new half an hour longer version)
I still like this movie. It has some obvious flaws, but I still enjoy a lot of the stuff in there. And I actually liked the longer version more, since it helped to set things up a bit better.
Still though, how they treated Doomsday is not okay.
I do think Lex was a mistake, but the others I don't really mind, including the general plot. It's not great, but I enjoy watching it.
My sincerest apologies, sir.
:lol
Is it Jessica?
The Usual Suspects. Never gets old. Pure brilliance.
The Usual Suspects. Never gets old. Pure brilliance.
GIVE ME THE FUCKING KEYS YOU COCKSUCKER MOTHER FUCKER AAAARRRGGHHHH !!!!!!!
gimme teh fuggen keys cockcuggrrrr.
Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IN ENGLISH PLEASE ?
Finally got to see MI- Rogue Nation. I really enjoyed it, I still like Ghost Protocol a lot and is near my favorite one, the first one will always have a special place. The only one I didn't like was the 2nd one.
Sharkansas Women's Prison Massacre ft. Traci Lords sounds like something I want to watch with a couple of friends while drunk off my ass.
Exactly. Sharkansas Women's Prison Massacre does not exactly sound like high art or anything to take remotely seriously. It does, however, sound like something fun to watch while completely hammered.
Exactly. Sharkansas Women's Prison Massacre does not exactly sound like high art or anything to take remotely seriously. It does, however, sound like something fun to watch while completely hammered.
I can understand that when it's something trashy like that but when it's like the new Dream Theater or Metallica album ? I'd want to have as much clarity as possible to fully take it in.
Lolita, the remake. Love that damn movie. Jeremy Irons is amazing. The final "showdown" is completely absurd and hilarious, and I kind of forgot about that since I haven't watched it in so long. I also think Dominique Swain does an awesome job, but man has her career gone downhill since she started- this and Face/Off were her first (and probably best) movies, as a teen. I just looked up her imdb page and she has been in a million crappy looking movies, including two I need to hunt down- Sharkansas Women's Prison Massacre (yes, Sharkansas... also starring Traci Lords) and Nazis at the Center of the Earth :rollinI can vouch for Nazis at the Center of the Earth - the end battle is brilliant! :lol In fact, the whole movie is brilliant if you're into good bad movies. :rollin
Spotlight. This movie made me weep. I always have a feeling of hopelessness when people in power abuse their position, and yet there's nothing you can do about it. A very powerful movie very beautifully told.
:lol, it's so good. I can thank my oldest brother for showing me that when I was little. He exposed me to many things I probably otherwise wouldn't have encountered at my age (I'm 31, he's 42). Also Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and hair metal and shit.
Roman Holiday - No idea why I put this one off for so long. Just completely charming. I probably fell in love with Audrey Hepburn in the first 10 minutes and I wanted Gregory Peck to be my dad. Just a brilliant movie.
Everest - well... that was depressing. Kinda knew that going into it though.
Coming to America.
Somehow, I had never seen this, but finally did so recently, and thought it was really funny.
:lol
Battle Royale is awesome. The sequel sucks though.
:lol
Battle Royale is awesome. The sequel sucks though.
Then I shall skip it!
I was a little confused by the ending, maybe you can clear it up. Why did that teacher dude go to the jungle to see that one girl (Don't even ask me any names) and then essentially let himself die? I feel like I blinked and missed it.
Seven Year Itch - Meh
Did an X-Men double feature. Last night I rewatched Days of future past and this morning First Class. Love them both. Really like what they´ve don to the franchise. What are your opinions?
Did an X-Men double feature. Last night I rewatched Days of future past and this morning First Class. Love them both. Really like what they´ve don to the franchise. What are your opinions?
I love those two movies. Maybe I'm biased because Jennifer Lawrence looks so good in blue. However, I'm also a huge fan of Fassbender as Magneto, so I think the movie is filled with win.
Did an X-Men double feature. Last night I rewatched Days of future past and this morning First Class. Love them both. Really like what they´ve don to the franchise. What are your opinions?
I love those two movies. Maybe I'm biased because Jennifer Lawrence looks so good in blue. However, I'm also a huge fan of Fassbender as Magneto, so I think the movie is filled with win.
Ditto. Still haven't seen Apocolypse yet.
Seven Year Itch - Meh
You didn't like it? It has been a while since I saw it but I always enjoy it when I do catch it on television.
Seven Year Itch - Meh
You didn't like it? It has been a while since I saw it but I always enjoy it when I do catch it on television.
I didn't not like it. It was just meh. The guy narrating the entire movie in real time got really annoying after a while and I just didn't like Monroe in this film at all. Maybe it's because I had just watched Natalie Wood and Audrey Hepburn, but Monroe did nothing for me at all but come off as the type of woman I'd quickly walk away from at a social gathering.
There were funny parts though, for sure. His fantasy at the piano was hilarious.
Took the Grandkids to see The Secret Life of Pets. Have to admit, I laughed my frikken ass off. I really enjoyed it!
I thought it was very good! Cats kind of got a bad rap, but all of the animals were had good humor to them.
Just re-watched Inception.
So he can't go to the United states to be with his kids. So why not just bring the kids to Europe where the Grandfather seems to already be living. I didn't think about that the first time I watched it. Maybe I'm missing something
Just re-watched Inception.
So he can't go to the United states to be with his kids. So why not just bring the kids to Europe where the Grandfather seems to already be living. I didn't think about that the first time I watched it. Maybe I'm missing something
I don't think you're missing something, they probably just don't want you to think about that.
Just re-watched Inception.
So he can't go to the United states to be with his kids. So why not just bring the kids to Europe where the Grandfather seems to already be living. I didn't think about that the first time I watched it. Maybe I'm missing something
Inception is still sweet non the less. Its not a huge deal, just crossed my mind. But anyway, I just watched The Others for the first time ever.
Now, this thing was huge back in the day, and the twist was spoiled long ago. But despite that, The Others was really decent
Sure. That's what lots of men are saying ;)
Nobody's calling anybody a woman hater, but how can you call it a shit film if you haven't seen it?
Sure. That's what lots of men are saying ;)
Nobody's calling anybody a woman hater, but how can you call it a shit film if you haven't seen it?
Batman V Superman Ultimate Edition
They totally fucked up a great film when they decided to cut all these scenes.
The controversy surrounding Ghostbusters has given it a publicity it would not have had if it was a brand new movie.This reminds me of a scene in The Brothers Solomon (one of my favourite 2 comedies I watched in the past year):
I hate the stupid " If you hate this film you hate women " bullshit.
A shit film can just be a shit film.
Hot Girls WantedThat sounds interesting! I might look for it it this weekend.
Basically a documentary look into the amateur-porn world. They get really personal when they show one of the girls at home with her family and her mother reacting to finding out about what her daughter does.
Hot Girls WantedThat sounds interesting! I might look for it it this weekend.
Basically a documentary look into the amateur-porn world. They get really personal when they show one of the girls at home with her family and her mother reacting to finding out about what her daughter does.
Fuck yeah, Ghostbusters! Holtzman is my spirit animal.
Fuck yeah, Ghostbusters! Holtzman is my spirit animal.
I enjoy Pirates 3. It's too convoluted, and too long, but I can still pop it in from time to time and enjoy watching it. 2 is my favorite though.
And if you haven't seen the fourth one then maybe you should see that one, get an idea of what a truly awful Pirates of the Caibbean movie looks like.
Dude, thanks for the spoilers.
Sounds like a keeper! :lol
Super Troopers.
Still one of the most underrated comedies ever. Freaking hilarious.
Super Troopers.
Still one of the most underrated comedies ever. Freaking hilarious.
I figured we'd eventually agree on something. Leave it to the Super Troopers to bring people together.
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Super Troopers.
Still one of the most underrated comedies ever. Freaking hilarious.
I figured we'd eventually agree on something. Leave it to the Super Troopers to bring people together.
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:tup :tup
"What did you find out at the weigh station."
"My cruiser weighs 16,000 kilograms."
:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
Airplane! Some friends hyped it as the best comedy movie they'd ever seen. Tbh, the humour was probably a bit too absurd or predictable at some points for my taste, but still a pretty enjoyable film. I think I'd have enjoyed it way more in their company rather than alone tho :lol
I don't know how to process that.
Airplane! Some friends hyped it as the best comedy movie they'd ever seen. Tbh, the humour was probably a bit too absurd or predictable at some points for my taste, but still a pretty enjoyable film. I think I'd have enjoyed it way more in their company rather than alone tho :lol
I barely made it 10 minutes into that movie before I had to stop. It was painful. Even worse than Spaceballs. Comedy does not age well.
I don't know how to process that.
Oh it's easy. You go watch Airplane and Spaceballs and laugh a lot because those movies are amazing.
Then you'll be good again.
I didn't know what Warehouse 13 was, but after Googling it I think you're right.
That sounds like a horrible hybrid of Once Upon a Time..... and Warehouse 13.
I liked Warehouse 13, too. We watched the entire series, even that final season that got a bit shaky.
I never saw the attraction to that movie.
I never saw the attraction to that movie.
Saw the trailer for "Don't Breathe". Wow, that looks freaky!
Top Gun for the first time :metal
I never saw the attraction to that movie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyN8VN4BSzM
(Tarantino analysis of Top Gun)
The Burbs
One of the funniest movies I've ever seen. I just noticed it's on Netflix so I had to put it on. There are a few other gems on Netflix that I just noticed so I'll be watching those next.
Saw the trailer for "Don't Breathe". Wow, that looks freaky!
Wow, Kubo and the Two Strings was fantastic. Beautiful artwork and a really touching story.
I just saw the trailer for Manchester By The Sea. I really want to see that movie.Me too. Looks incredible, and it has already gotten rave reviews from its film festival appearances.
This is Spinal Tap :metal
One of my all time favorites!!
This is Spinal Tap :metal
One of my all time favorites!!
11/10 :metal
Carlito's Way - 5/10
De Palma and Pacino seems to be a dull combo for me as I really didn't like Scarface. I'm not sure what it is but they just make boring, contrived movies together.
:lol, especially at the last part. Like that reveal was made to be a dire warning at that point in the movie but Carlito just completely ignored it.
Ocean's Thirteen. Somehow, I had never seen. Big fan of Ocean's Eleven.
Not as good as the first one, but definitely a fun watch. Had the same fun feel as the first one. Not Pacino's greatest role. Much better than Ocean's Twelve.
That's because Al Pacino's greatest role is clearly " Jack And Jill " with Adam Sandler.
Currently watching St. Vincent. Bill Murray doing a great Collin Quinn impersonation.
To live and die in LAWow, I don't think I've seen that film in 30 years or so.
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I LOVED it.
Mr. Right. Interesting Max Landis film. Actually a really fun, well written movie. Plot is...okay, but the dialogue is just ace, I'd very much suggest this if you like action with lots of wit and subverting expectations. Sam Rockwell is pretty awesome, wish he could get a big break.That sounds cool, I have to check that out.
Se7en. Pretty good. Maybe not as much as it is hyped but I dug it.
Se7en. Pretty good. Maybe not as much as it is hyped but I dug it.
When I first saw that film, it was when it had just come out in theaters. I (somehow) had not seen any commercials for it, and had read nothing about it. My friend asked me to go see it with him, so I went, with no idea of what it was.
I was completely floored, and actually disturbed. I kind of wish that I could see more films under those circumstances now, but it's almost impossible.
Se7en. Pretty good. Maybe not as much as it is hyped but I dug it.
When I first saw that film, it was when it had just come out in theaters. I (somehow) had not seen any commercials for it, and had read nothing about it. My friend asked me to go see it with him, so I went, with no idea of what it was.
I was completely floored, and actually disturbed. I kind of wish that I could see more films under those circumstances now, but it's almost impossible.
At the time, the actor who plays John Doe (I won't say his name, in case anyone reading this still wants to see it) was relatively unknown, so the three times we hear his voice before the reveal probably wasn't a giveaway to anyone. Now, I think most would recognize it.
You're probably right.Se7en. Pretty good. Maybe not as much as it is hyped but I dug it.
When I first saw that film, it was when it had just come out in theaters. I (somehow) had not seen any commercials for it, and had read nothing about it. My friend asked me to go see it with him, so I went, with no idea of what it was.
I was completely floored, and actually disturbed. I kind of wish that I could see more films under those circumstances now, but it's almost impossible.
At the time, the actor who plays John Doe (I won't say his name, in case anyone reading this still wants to see it) was relatively unknown, so the three times we hear his voice before the reveal probably wasn't a giveaway to anyone. Now, I think most would recognize it.
Although it isn't the most chilling thing in the movie, the "Detective. Detective!" line gives me chills.:tup
Zero Dark Thirty. It was completely different than what I was expecting and I mean that in the best possible sense. I dug it a lot :tupVery good movie.
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016): 2/10
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016): 2/10
Über Geschmack lässt sich streiten.X-Men: Apocalypse (2016): 2/10
I thought it was a lot better than that.
Sing Street: Beautiful movie. Bloody wonderful. Everyone needs to see this.
The Neon Demon. Wow, I don't really know what to say about this one. I felt a bit sick after it had ended. But it was really interesting and one of the most visually beautiful movies I've ever seen. If you're into movies that can go really artsy I recommend it.
The Neon Demon. Wow, I don't really know what to say about this one. I felt a bit sick after it had ended. But it was really interesting and one of the most visually beautiful movies I've ever seen. If you're into movies that can go really artsy I recommend it.
I agree, definitely one my highlights this year.
Which scene was it that made you feel sick, if I may ask? I can think of two that come to mind.
The Neon Demon. Wow, I don't really know what to say about this one. I felt a bit sick after it had ended. But it was really interesting and one of the most visually beautiful movies I've ever seen. If you're into movies that can go really artsy I recommend it.
I agree, definitely one my highlights this year.
Which scene was it that made you feel sick, if I may ask? I can think of two that come to mind.
There were two scenes that made me feel that way, so you're probably right about both. It was the making love to the corpse scene, and then the very end, the puking up the eye and then eating it again thing.
Sing Street: Beautiful movie. Bloody wonderful. Everyone needs to see this.
Actually, I'd be really interested in Kotow's thoughts on it.
The Neon Demon. Wow, I don't really know what to say about this one. I felt a bit sick after it had ended. But it was really interesting and one of the most visually beautiful movies I've ever seen. If you're into movies that can go really artsy I recommend it.
I agree, definitely one my highlights this year.
Which scene was it that made you feel sick, if I may ask? I can think of two that come to mind.
There were two scenes that made me feel that way, so you're probably right about both. It was the making love to the corpse scene, and then the very end, the puking up the eye and then eating it again thing.
Yeah, that sounds about right. :lol The first of those two scenes is the only time that I've ever seen somebody actually walk out of the theater.
Also, the soundtrack is fucking awesome, right? Definitely some of my favourite music to a film in a long time.
Finally watched the Patriot. Pretty good war film. Mel Gibson was such a great actor.
My devout Christian family like it but i'm not into seeing a two hour torture movie.......
Watched Alien and Aliens last night on tv. Classic movies that are still intense to watch
Hard for me to compare. They are basically two different kinds of movie (Alien is a horror film, and Aliens is an action film), and both are outstanding for what they are.
But that's just me.
But both are far superior to Alien3 And Alien Defecation.Yes, of course.
True Lies is awesome, but so is Terminator 2. Never cared for the Alien franchise myself. I generally despise scifi horror.
Ridley isn't directing Blade Runner 2.
And I'm not a fan of the original. It's seminal but I find it quite boring actually.
I can't be alone in liking Blade Runner lol. There has to be someone else
Blade Runner moves slowly, so I can see why some people don't like it, but it's not just sci-fi, it's also a detective/mystery story. It unfolds, it gives a lot to think about, and it doesn't rush things or throw in explosions or action just to up to excitement quota. I like it just the way it is.
I can't be alone in liking Blade Runner lol. There has to be someone else
I love blade runner. Visually stunning, engaging story, beautiful music. One of my favorite films.
Gave us the intro music to Iron Maiden's Somewhere In Time tour.
Cool. I've never seen the movie.
Blade Runner is painfully slow. But it's one of the most visually arresting sci-fi movies ever.
I just popped in to say how much I love the Russo Brothers.:metal
Captain America: Civil WarCivil War was commonly referred to as Avengers 2.5, due to the number of characters involved.
Wow, that was a long movie. Lots of characters, each of whom had to have at least a little bit of story and/or motivation, some more than others, so lots of story and lots of context to cover. Also, lots of action and stuff, so a pretty jam-packed movie overall. Somehow it worked, mostly, and I was quite entertained for 2.5 hours. Seemed a bit odd to call it a Captain America movie when it had more Marvel characters than the Avengers movies, but not all of the Avengers were there, so maybe this was the only way to go. There was that one scene with Alfre Woodard when she asked Stark who was going to avenge her son, and the Sokovia Accords directly affect The Avengers, so there was that.
Blair Witch (2016):
Well, that was disappointing.
Swordfish
It was the first time I ever saw it from start to finish. It's a good movie but predictable.
Akira
It was ok, but I didn't think it was all that. The animation was really nice though.
Akira
It was ok, but I didn't think it was all that. The animation was really nice though.
I didn't fully get it the first time. I liked it more with each viewing.
You have to understand that Akira doesn't use cel animation. Each fucking frame was drawn individually.
The whole movie felt rushed. Scarlett Johansson is what carries the film.
Fifth element is one of my favorite movies of all times, so I expected a lot more from Lucy. It was a decent watch, but not what I wanted it to be.
The whole movie felt rushed. Scarlett Johansson is what carries the film.
Sisters.
lol
It's nothing to do with "chick flicks". I just don't find either of those actresses funny at all.
No.Sisters.
lol
Did you lose a bet?
It's nothing to do with "chick flicks". I just don't find either of those actresses funny at all.I get that, I guess. I can't stand Johnny Depp or Will Smith, so no matter how good any given film is that they star in, I don't enjoy it.
It's more like "those" for me.The only omission preventing this list from being perfect is Steve Carell.
Will Ferrell
Ben Stiller
Owen Wilson
Jim Carrey
Mike Myers
Melissa McCarthy
It's more like "those" for me.I am with you on Stiller, Carrey, and McCarthy (although I did enjoy her movie Spy against all odds).
Will Ferrell
Ben Stiller
Owen Wilson
Jim Carrey
Mike Myers
Melissa McCarthy
And so on...
For me it's basically Seth Rogan + anyone within two degrees of separation of being in a movie with Seth Rogan. :lol
For me it's basically Seth Rogan + anyone within two degrees of separation of being in a movie with Seth Rogan. :lol
It's more like "those" for me.The only omission preventing this list from being perfect is Steve Carell.
Will Ferrell
Ben Stiller
Owen Wilson
Jim Carrey
Mike Myers
Melissa McCarthy
It's more like "those" for me.I am with you on Stiller, Carrey, and McCarthy (although I did enjoy her movie Spy against all odds).
Will Ferrell
Ben Stiller
Owen Wilson
Jim Carrey
Mike Myers
Melissa McCarthy
And so on...
After Big Daddy, Adam Sandler went downhill. He started off so well, BUT I'll still take him over Ben Stiller.
I'll take Ben Stillers entire Filmography over ONE SINGLE Adam Sandler movie.Sandler was (dare I say it) great in Spanglish. Easily his best film.
Any.
Day.
I don't mind any of those actors listed, none of them grate on my nerves. Only comedian actor I can take in very small doses is Dane Cook, most of the times can't stand any movie role he's in.
I'll take Ben Stillers entire Filmography over ONE SINGLE Adam Sandler movie.Sandler was (dare I say it) great in Spanglish. Easily his best film.
Any.
Day.
I will also always have a soft spot in my heart for Billy Madison.
His big problem is that he keeps making the same kind of movie now as he did when he was in his 20s. He hasn't grown up any. Also, he keeps putting his same dumbass friends in his movies.
For me it's basically Seth Rogan + anyone within two degrees of separation of being in a movie with Seth Rogan. :lol
I cannot bear Ricky Gervais in anything.
I liked The Office and Extras at the time but there was something off about him.
Actually, not specifically comedy-related, but add J-Lo to my "unwatchable" list. Not a fan.
Actually, not specifically comedy-related, but add J-Lo to my "unwatchable" list. Not a fan.
I have nothing against her, but I haven't watched any of her movies just based on having no interest in the types of movies she's in. Although maybe the lack of watching her is the reason I have no problem with her. :lol
Yeah, Tom Hanks would be in my list of 27%ers.
The one exception would be the Da Vinci Code movies - he wasn't the right casting choice for those movies at all.
I generally don't get into rom-coms, but I saw one with Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts (who I can't fucking stand) and it was pretty good - Larry Crowne. I think it's the Tom Hanks thing. I've always been a fan of his and generally like anything he does.I liked Larry Crowne. :tup
In a Glass Cage (1986)
In a Glass Cage (1986)
Good movie. Very disturbing.
Independence Day: Resurgence
That was pretty bad.
Speaking of stupid, I watched Burying the Ex the other day.. which I think stars the girl in your avatar/sig, John? What a dumb movie! But it helped me turn my brain off.
My Uncle Vinny (1992): 7/10
Yep. My mistake.My Uncle Vinny (1992): 7/10
Is that anything like My Cousin Vinny? I assume not since you didn't give it a 10/10.
Swiss Army Man
:justjen
The Magnificent Seven
Might be the most fun popcorn flick this year since Captain America: Civil War. Great chemistry from the cast that includes Denzel Washington, Christ Pratt, and Ethan Hawke. The film was shot well. Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, King Arthur, The Equalizer) is usually a hit or miss for me, but one thing that he always does well is the look of the film. This is the second Magnificent Seven movie; third remake of Seven Samurai. The other one is none other than Pixar's A Bug's Life.
My Uncle Vinny (1992): 7/10
Is that anything like My Cousin Vinny? I assume not since you didn't give it a 10/10.
Finally watched The Martian over the weekend. Amazing film.
Also watched Hellraiser. First time I've seen the film in it's entirety. Pretty good. My wife hated it. Is the sequel any good?
A local theater is showing Dark City on Friday and I think I'm gonna go to that! Have only seen that once on a laptop, so big screen would be cool.
A local theater is showing Dark City on Friday and I think I'm gonna go to that! Have only seen that once on a laptop, so big screen would be cool.
What a great movie. Plus Jennifer Connelly looked amazing.
Also watched Hellraiser. First time I've seen the film in it's entirety. Pretty good. My wife hated it. Is the sequel any good?
Also watched Hellraiser. First time I've seen the film in it's entirety. Pretty good. My wife hated it. Is the sequel any good?
The sequel is just as good imo. It has even more freaky imagery. I wouldn't bother with the others.
A local theater is showing Dark City on Friday and I think I'm gonna go to that! Have only seen that once on a laptop, so big screen would be cool.
What a great movie. Plus Jennifer Connelly looked amazing.
My brother will fight you to the death for her. :lol
Clearly based on Liam Gallagher. :lol
I'm a bit tired of Sacha Baron Cohen now too.
You saw my post about that piece of shit, right? Not a typical zombie movie- way worse.
I remember Innerspace. I haven't seen it in such a long time.
I remember Innerspace. I haven't seen it in such a long time.
Kotowboy suggested that one to me a little while ago. It was terrible. :biggrin:
But he also recommended Source Code, which was pretty good, so that almost cancels it out.
I remember Innerspace. I haven't seen it in such a long time.
Kotowboy suggested that one to me a little while ago. It was terrible. :biggrin:
But he also recommended Source Code, which was pretty good, so that almost cancels it out.
You not liking an 80's movie?!
*Faints*
Innerspace is 100x better than Spaceballs.
Innerspace won an Oscar for it's visual effects and Spaceballs has aged terribly.
Innerspace is 100x better than Spaceballs.Just no.
Innerspace is 100x better than Spaceballs.Just no.
Innerspace is 100x better than Spaceballs.
Innerspace won an Oscar for it's visual effects and Spaceballs has aged terribly.
Plus that face changing scene.
THAT FACE CHANGING SCENE.
I also don't remember any fart and dick jokes in Spaceballs.
In fact, I can't remember there being any jokes in Spaceballs. :lol
But since I have your attention, I was reading one of my hacking books and they were talking about memory registers. They mentioned something called a blob. :lol
But since I have your attention, I was reading one of my hacking books and they were talking about memory registers. They mentioned something called a blob. :lol
Which is funny, because my memory registers basically nothing. :neverusethis:
Next 80's movies we'll debate,
Real Genius vs. Weird Science!
I haven't seen Real Genius yet, but I'm all about the Weird Science. It was even released on the day I was born. It was fate. :blob:
And it turns out Real Genius was released less than a week later.
I haven't seen Real Genius yet, but I'm all about the Weird Science. It was even released on the day I was born. It was fate. :blob:
And it turns out Real Genius was released less than a week later.
Oh man, go see Real Genius. Multiple times.
If we're going to compare great 80s movies...
Stand By Me
vs.
The Goonies
If we're going to compare great 80s movies...
Stand By Me
vs.
The Goonies
Oh and Weird Science blows.
Next 80's movies we'll debate,Real Genius, but Weird Science is pretty good.
Real Genius vs. Weird Science!
If we're going to compare great 80s movies...Stand By Me
Stand By Me
vs.
The Goonies
Oh and Weird Science blows.FFS
Goonies as well.
You know what's an 80's movie that doesn't get enough love? Lean on Me.
Oh and Weird Science blows.
You blow.
If we're going to compare great 80s movies...
Stand By Me
vs.
The Goonies
Stand By Me.
Who doesn't want to see Wes Crusher get a leech in his pants !
I only know that character because of Big Bang Theory. :lol
You know what's an 80's movie that doesn't get enough love? Lean on Me.
Oh and Weird Science blows.
You blow.
The Producers (2005)
better than Spaceballs
The reason is that it's funny.
The reason is that it's funny.
Exactly. The guy that played Wyatt was an atrocious actor, but Anthony Michael Hall was great, and every scene with Bill Paxton was pure awesomeness.
"You two donkey dicks couldn't get laid in a morgue." Still one of my favorite lines from any comedy ever. :lol :lol :lol :lol
There's only one reason people enjoy Weird Science.
Ok it's more like two (https://66.media.tumblr.com/avatar_3e77aede6ba4_64.png)
The reason is that it's funny.
Popstar - Never stop never stopping
I liked it, it was a fun extended skit with the Lonely Island guys and quite enjoyable. Fun pisstake on the popstar phenomenon and its culture.
I haven't seen Hot Rod.
Last night I watched Central Intelligence with the family.
I lol'd.
Last night I watched Central Intelligence with the family.
I lol'd.
Steven King's Needful Things
Without max von sydow, this would have just been a so so movie, but his performance made it a pretty decent watch.
The Perfect Host
Just randomly remembered this movie last night because it had David Hyde Pierce in it, so decided to watch it, and really enjoyed it. No character is quite what they seem to be, and it didn't play out as I expected. But man, Niles Crane really went downhill without Frasier around. :neverusethis:
Yeah, The Nice Guys is in my top 3 for this year so far.
Yeah, The Nice Guys is in my top 3 for this year so far.
I really need to see this movie.
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Swedish version)
Not usually my kind of movie, but I enjoyed it. For a longer movie of this genre, I didn't feel it dragged, and the pacing was good. I might watch the US version now just to compare them, as the consensus seems to be that it's as good.
I watched the Swedish version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and the entire trilogy before watching the Hollywood version. I think the Fincher version is a much better made movie, it's also very well acted and just all round better executed. I haven't read the book but the consensus seems that it also follows the book more faithfully than the Swedish version. Obviously the Swedish ones were made for TV so they don't have high production values. I think the music, the editing and the story telling are all better IMO.
Lethal Weapon :tup
Don't really remember 2 and 3 but I remember 4 being meh.
Is it the first movie with Joss Ackland and " It's just been revoked " ?
I LOVE The Darjeeling Limited, one of my favorite Wes Anderson movies!
I LOVE The Darjeeling Limited, one of my favorite Wes Anderson movies!He's one of my favorite directors. He hasn't made one bad movie yet.
Trent Reznor is a genius :metalThe Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Swedish version)
Not usually my kind of movie, but I enjoyed it. For a longer movie of this genre, I didn't feel it dragged, and the pacing was good. I might watch the US version now just to compare them, as the consensus seems to be that it's as good.
I generally prefer the Swedish version, but I have to say that the soundtrack of the US version is really amazing. Not sure if you'd dig it though, but it definitely heightened my enjoyment of the US version.
Moonrise Kingdom (2012): 9/10Goodness, now you're going to make me go on a Wes Anderson marathon.
That's what I am doing. :pMoonrise Kingdom (2012): 9/10Goodness, now you're going to make me go on a Wes Anderson marathon.
Empire Records (extended cut). Love this movie so much.
I really wish, however, that they included the two deleted scenes that give Rex Manning a whole redemption arc.
Empire Records (extended cut). Love this movie so much.
I really wish, however, that they included the two deleted scenes that give Rex Manning a whole redemption arc.
Damn it, I keep forgetting to check out the extended cut. Although it sounds like it could have been extended even more. I read about the Rex Manning thing, and it sounds like something that would have been nice to have included.
Lethal Weapon :tup
Don't really remember 2 and 3 but I remember 4 being meh.
Is it the first movie with Joss Ackland and " It's just been revoked " ?
The "Diplomatic Immunity..." line?
Lethal Weapon 2.
But yea, I admit the first three kind of blur together a bit for me, as much as I really love them all.
God that was terrible. What a poorly and lazily written movie, apparently based around action pieces. None of it made any real sense and they introduced a whole new slew of characters to totally waste and get wrong.
Yeah Apocalypse was extremely disjointed and disappointing. Felt like I was watching The Last Stand again. Seemed so odd that it was made by the same guy who made Days of Future past. Felt like it was made by a completely different director.
The Rocketeer (1991)
It's an OK adventure film. Timmy Dalton gives a great performance as a tash twirling villain. But really the most amazing thing about this movie is Jennifer Connelly........wow, seriously wow.
The Rocketeer (1991)
It's an OK adventure film. Timmy Dalton gives a great performance as a tash twirling villain. But really the most amazing thing about this movie is Jennifer Connelly........wow, seriously wow.
Rocketeer > Iron man 2
I've disliked the new Quicksilver scene since pre-production when some producer said something like that they were going to top the previous Quicksilver scene by having an even better scene like that in this one. That's a really studio-minded way to write a movie. Just replicating scenes people liked in the last movie and just scale it up.
Moneyball
This is such a good movie. I read the book recently which was even better. Today I picked up a similar book called Big Data. It's about the Pittsburgh Pirates and how they used sabermetrics to post their first winning season after going twenty seasons below .500.
Casino Royale or Goldeneye.
Oh no, it's K-K-Ken coming to k-k-kill me.
Stephen King's It. Yup, that one. Never seen it so far.
It obviously aged (the spider at the end... c'mon) and probably it was too long, and it's one of those "you had to be there" movies like the Goonies, but all in all was good. I prefer a lot more Shining, to make another example with a King novel turned into a movie that I didn't see only until recently, but I guess that back in 1990 seeing Pennywise in the sewers would give you the creeps for life. Tim Curry obviously made the movie, I could see why the character is so famous and iconic.
Oh no, it's K-K-Ken coming to k-k-kill me.
I'm sorry, are you thinking or are you mid-stutter?
Cabin in the Woods- Great "Horror" movie. Very original and very entertaining.I loved that movie!
Oh no, it's K-K-Ken coming to k-k-kill me.
I'm sorry, are you thinking or are you mid-stutter?
:rollin
So brilliant. I've always been a huge Monty Python fan, but even most of the work they did after that was so hilarious. Even if it was a little cameo, like Eric Idle in European Vacation or when John Cleese was in that episode of Third Rock From The Sun.
Oh no, it's K-K-Ken coming to k-k-kill me.
I'm sorry, are you thinking or are you mid-stutter?
:rollin
So brilliant. I've always been a huge Monty Python fan, but even most of the work they did after that was so hilarious. Even if it was a little cameo, like Eric Idle in European Vacation or when John Cleese was in that episode of Third Rock From The Sun.
Cleese was also awesome in an episode of Cheers in Season 5; he owned that episode. Much like how Kevin Kline owned A Fish Called Wanda.
This isn't a response to anything but It's always disappointing when actors you like are pricks in real life.
Hardcore Henry. What a fun and thrilling movie, I don't know if anyone other than video gamers will like it. It pretty much hit all the clichés of any first person shooter game and I thought was very well translated. Never a dull moment in the movie.
Oh no, it's K-K-Ken coming to k-k-kill me.
I'm sorry, are you thinking or are you mid-stutter?
:rollin
So brilliant. I've always been a huge Monty Python fan, but even most of the work they did after that was so hilarious. Even if it was a little cameo, like Eric Idle in European Vacation or when John Cleese was in that episode of Third Rock From The Sun.
Cleese was also awesome in an episode of Cheers in Season 5; he owned that episode. Much like how Kevin Kline owned A Fish Called Wanda.
I never saw that episode of Cheers. I have to find it.
:lol I'll let you know when I see it.
:lol I'll let you know when I see it.
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You don't have to link, you know. That one is in the smiley set.:lol I'll let you know when I see it.
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They're terraforming a planet, and that planet is Mars. Terraformars. Wordplay. It's Japanese, so I wouldn't read too much into the English puns.
I really enjoy Pan's Labyrinth. It just feels so genuine.
Pan's Labyrinth.
I'd been meaning to watch this for a while, but was a little put off by someone else's comments about the ratio of fantasy to war drama, and while I get that point, personally I felt the story was really strong in its own right, and holding back a bit on the fantasy element helped to highlight how bleak the reality was, and worked effectively for the story. I really enjoyed it.
The Green Mile (1999).
First time viewing for me, which is odd as I'm one of Stephen King's 'Constant Readers'. It captured the spirit of the novel really well and was well acted all round, even at 3 hours it never felt like a slog. Definately a top tier King adaption.
The Green Mile (1999).
First time viewing for me, which is odd as I'm one of Stephen King's 'Constant Readers'. It captured the spirit of the novel really well and was well acted all round, even at 3 hours it never felt like a slog. Definately a top tier King adaption.
:tup :tup
Totally awesome movie in every way possible. :hefdaddy
The Intern (2015)I agree completely with this review. We watched it earlier this year and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Robert DeNiro as a 70-year-old guy who gets bored with being retired and gets a position as an intern working for Anne Hathaway, who founded and owns an Internet clothing site. It was billed as a comedy, so I figured it we be full of bad "funny" scenes with DeNiro out of touch with modern business and how things are done today in general, but instead it was a character study with almost no humor at all. If anything, it was a light drama.
And that's absolutely fine with me. I'll watch any movie with DeNiro being badass and Anne being hot, so that's two reasons to watch the movie, as far as I'm concerned. And they both were, so it was all good. I liked how it was set up to make you think it's gonna go a certain way, but then it didn't. DeNiro wasn't the awkward fish out of water; he was still badass in his own way. He didn't know how to use Facebook or what a lot of the modern lingo is, but he had 40 years of business experience and basically ended up showing the younger guys he worked with how to be a real man, what it means to have a work ethic, how to actually think about other people and your job and your place in the world.
Not what I was expecting. Better. So of course people raked it because it wasn't very funny (it wasn't meant to be) DeNiro should have become the CEO (no, he didn't want that and neither did anyone else), there was one scene that was a bit out of place (but it was actually funny and was obviously meant to be out of place and break things up a bit), and they didn't like the ending. You know what? Those people are all idiots. DeNiro didn't have the credentials to be the CEO that the investors wanted, the one "crazy" scene was great, and I liked that the ending was not a typical Hollywood ending. This is the story they wanted to tell. When we get to the end, we've been on a journey, everyone has grown and learned something, and there's a good indication of how things will go from here. The ending was fine. The movie was very good.
8 gluten-free bagels out of 10.
The Intern (2015)I agree completely with this review. We watched it earlier this year and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Robert DeNiro as a 70-year-old guy who gets bored with being retired and gets a position as an intern working for Anne Hathaway, who founded and owns an Internet clothing site. It was billed as a comedy, so I figured it we be full of bad "funny" scenes with DeNiro out of touch with modern business and how things are done today in general, but instead it was a character study with almost no humor at all. If anything, it was a light drama.
And that's absolutely fine with me. I'll watch any movie with DeNiro being badass and Anne being hot, so that's two reasons to watch the movie, as far as I'm concerned. And they both were, so it was all good. I liked how it was set up to make you think it's gonna go a certain way, but then it didn't. DeNiro wasn't the awkward fish out of water; he was still badass in his own way. He didn't know how to use Facebook or what a lot of the modern lingo is, but he had 40 years of business experience and basically ended up showing the younger guys he worked with how to be a real man, what it means to have a work ethic, how to actually think about other people and your job and your place in the world.
Not what I was expecting. Better. So of course people raked it because it wasn't very funny (it wasn't meant to be) DeNiro should have become the CEO (no, he didn't want that and neither did anyone else), there was one scene that was a bit out of place (but it was actually funny and was obviously meant to be out of place and break things up a bit), and they didn't like the ending. You know what? Those people are all idiots. DeNiro didn't have the credentials to be the CEO that the investors wanted, the one "crazy" scene was great, and I liked that the ending was not a typical Hollywood ending. This is the story they wanted to tell. When we get to the end, we've been on a journey, everyone has grown and learned something, and there's a good indication of how things will go from here. The ending was fine. The movie was very good.
8 gluten-free bagels out of 10.
IV isn't terrible. The only one better is the first one, IMO.
I haven't seen Rocky Balboa or Creed yet. So I rank them
1. I
2. IV
3. II
4. III
5. V
I liked Rocky and his crew in III, but Hulk Hogan and Mr. T bring it down for me.I haven't seen Rocky Balboa or Creed yet. So I rank them
1. I
2. IV
3. II
4. III
5. V
Really? Hm. I think I liked III more than II, but not by a wide margin.
The Intern (2015)I agree completely with this review. We watched it earlier this year and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Robert DeNiro as a 70-year-old guy who gets bored with being retired and gets a position as an intern working for Anne Hathaway, who founded and owns an Internet clothing site. It was billed as a comedy, so I figured it we be full of bad "funny" scenes with DeNiro out of touch with modern business and how things are done today in general, but instead it was a character study with almost no humor at all. If anything, it was a light drama.
And that's absolutely fine with me. I'll watch any movie with DeNiro being badass and Anne being hot, so that's two reasons to watch the movie, as far as I'm concerned. And they both were, so it was all good. I liked how it was set up to make you think it's gonna go a certain way, but then it didn't. DeNiro wasn't the awkward fish out of water; he was still badass in his own way. He didn't know how to use Facebook or what a lot of the modern lingo is, but he had 40 years of business experience and basically ended up showing the younger guys he worked with how to be a real man, what it means to have a work ethic, how to actually think about other people and your job and your place in the world.
Not what I was expecting. Better. So of course people raked it because it wasn't very funny (it wasn't meant to be) DeNiro should have become the CEO (no, he didn't want that and neither did anyone else), there was one scene that was a bit out of place (but it was actually funny and was obviously meant to be out of place and break things up a bit), and they didn't like the ending. You know what? Those people are all idiots. DeNiro didn't have the credentials to be the CEO that the investors wanted, the one "crazy" scene was great, and I liked that the ending was not a typical Hollywood ending. This is the story they wanted to tell. When we get to the end, we've been on a journey, everyone has grown and learned something, and there's a good indication of how things will go from here. The ending was fine. The movie was very good.
8 gluten-free bagels out of 10.
I had mixed feelings about it. I was looking forward to seeing it for DeNiro and Anne Hathaway but I didn't find it as funny as I hoped it would be.
I'll rank the Rocky movies, some of my all time favs
IV
I
II
III
Rocky Balboa
V
Creed
I'll rank the Rocky movies, some of my all time favs
IV
I
II
III
Rocky Balboa
V
Creed
I haven't seen Creed (obviously) yet, but I've heard almost all good things about it. Why do you rank it last?
The Intern (2015)I agree completely with this review. We watched it earlier this year and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Robert DeNiro as a 70-year-old guy who gets bored with being retired and gets a position as an intern working for Anne Hathaway, who founded and owns an Internet clothing site. It was billed as a comedy, so I figured it we be full of bad "funny" scenes with DeNiro out of touch with modern business and how things are done today in general, but instead it was a character study with almost no humor at all. If anything, it was a light drama.
And that's absolutely fine with me. I'll watch any movie with DeNiro being badass and Anne being hot, so that's two reasons to watch the movie, as far as I'm concerned. And they both were, so it was all good. I liked how it was set up to make you think it's gonna go a certain way, but then it didn't. DeNiro wasn't the awkward fish out of water; he was still badass in his own way. He didn't know how to use Facebook or what a lot of the modern lingo is, but he had 40 years of business experience and basically ended up showing the younger guys he worked with how to be a real man, what it means to have a work ethic, how to actually think about other people and your job and your place in the world.
Not what I was expecting. Better. So of course people raked it because it wasn't very funny (it wasn't meant to be) DeNiro should have become the CEO (no, he didn't want that and neither did anyone else), there was one scene that was a bit out of place (but it was actually funny and was obviously meant to be out of place and break things up a bit), and they didn't like the ending. You know what? Those people are all idiots. DeNiro didn't have the credentials to be the CEO that the investors wanted, the one "crazy" scene was great, and I liked that the ending was not a typical Hollywood ending. This is the story they wanted to tell. When we get to the end, we've been on a journey, everyone has grown and learned something, and there's a good indication of how things will go from here. The ending was fine. The movie was very good.
8 gluten-free bagels out of 10.
I had mixed feelings about it. I was looking forward to seeing it for DeNiro and Anne Hathaway but I didn't find it as funny as I hoped it would be.
I think the film was marketed as a Comedy in order to sell, but they knew damned well that it wasn't a Comedy. The problem is that the film kinda defies genres in that way. There's no "character study" genre, which is what the film is. There's no "lighthearted drama" category, which this film could conceivably occupy. Someday they might ball up and create a Chick Flick genre, but that day is not today. They couldn't call it a Romantic Comedy because people would expect DeNiro and Hathaway to hook up and that's just gross.
I fully expected it to be a Comedy, and was relieved that it was not that at all, because a Comedy of this type is usually really stupid.
I liked Rocky and his crew in III, but Hulk Hogan and Mr. T bring it down for me.I haven't seen Rocky Balboa or Creed yet. So I rank them
1. I
2. IV
3. II
4. III
5. V
Really? Hm. I think I liked III more than II, but not by a wide margin.
Rocky IV is amazing. Shut your whore mouth. Or else I'll shut mine.
Rocky IV is amazing. Shut your whore mouth. Or else I'll shut mine.
Open your whore mouth. :-*
Almost done with Rocky V.
Can't take this movie seriously at all.
We had Hellraiser on during Halloween last night. :metal
In the heart of the sea. I'd say this movie was a 7/10 and thought it was better than the ratings and reviews made it out to be. I do think there was a pacing issue in the movie, it also didn't help that it appeared to be marketed as a thrilling action movie with Moby Dick... so I kinda see why it failed. I have to say it was very well shot and made though Chris Hemsworth in a Boston accent was very distracting as I don't think he did a good job of it at all.Not sure where the misconception comes from. I remember the commercials of the film, and the trailers, being fairly clear that it was the story of the events on which Moby Dick was based.
I fell in the misconception of thinking this was an adaptation of Moby Dick and not just a telling of the original report that Moby Dick is based on.
In the heart of the sea. I'd say this movie was a 7/10 and thought it was better than the ratings and reviews made it out to be. I do think there was a pacing issue in the movie, it also didn't help that it appeared to be marketed as a thrilling action movie with Moby Dick... so I kinda see why it failed. I have to say it was very well shot and made though Chris Hemsworth in a Boston accent was very distracting as I don't think he did a good job of it at all.Not sure where the misconception comes from. I remember the commercials of the film, and the trailers, being fairly clear that it was the story of the events on which Moby Dick was based.
I fell in the misconception of thinking this was an adaptation of Moby Dick and not just a telling of the original report that Moby Dick is based on.
In the heart of the sea. I'd say this movie was a 7/10 and thought it was better than the ratings and reviews made it out to be. I do think there was a pacing issue in the movie, it also didn't help that it appeared to be marketed as a thrilling action movie with Moby Dick... so I kinda see why it failed. I have to say it was very well shot and made though Chris Hemsworth in a Boston accent was very distracting as I don't think he did a good job of it at all.Not sure where the misconception comes from. I remember the commercials of the film, and the trailers, being fairly clear that it was the story of the events on which Moby Dick was based.
I fell in the misconception of thinking this was an adaptation of Moby Dick and not just a telling of the original report that Moby Dick is based on.
It was probably my own preconceived notion as I just saw one trailer and just assumed it was the Moby Dick story plus the trailer made it look like it was all action like Orbert said. I'm glad I saw it, for the most part I like Ron Howard movies, they're a good watch though sadly they don't seem to be making much money lately.
So I just watched Ghostbusters 2016.
It was about 5/10... 6 if i'm generous. Alright. Nothing special. Not terrible.
All the original actors cameos felt really shoved in though. Especially Dan Aykroyd just turning up and saying " i ain't afraid of no ghosts " and leaving .
So I just watched Ghostbusters 2016.
It was about 5/10... 6 if i'm generous. Alright. Nothing special. Not terrible.
All the original actors cameos felt really shoved in though. Especially Dan Aykroyd just turning up and saying " i ain't afraid of no ghosts " and leaving .
It is weird how they mention YouTube comments saying " Women shouldn't be hunting Ghosts " as a joke in the film...
It certainly supports the rumour that the whole misogynist thing was invented by the film-makers.
The film was fine, and I enjoyed it.
The actual novel by Melville is possibly the greatest American novel ever written.
No contest.
No argument from me on the level of any of those. Hard to pick one definitively as the best, but they are all in the uppermost tier.The film was fine, and I enjoyed it.
The actual novel by Melville is possibly the greatest American novel ever written.
No contest.
It's definitely Top 2 or 3. I'm more inclined to choose The Great Gatsby or even Huckleberry Finn. I love The Old Man and the Sea but that probably isn't Hemingway's best work.
The Martian
I've avoided this for a while despite being interested in the premise, due to not really liking Matt Damon, and by being hugely disappointed by everything else I've seen by Ridley Scott, but I figured it was time to finally watch it.
I'm glad I did, because I thought it was great. I liked the focus on science-y problems, although I wish they'd had time to focus a bit more on the vital tech, and also to show more of the ongoing problems faced with such a long time surviving on Mars. Apparently the book has a lot more of that stuff, so I guess it was just down to time. There was nothing redundant or unimportant in the movie, and it was already at almost two and a half hours. I also really liked Matt Damon's character, he had a good sense of humour without being annoying.
The Martian
I've avoided this for a while despite being interested in the premise, due to not really liking Matt Damon, and by being hugely disappointed by everything else I've seen by Ridley Scott, but I figured it was time to finally watch it.
I'm glad I did, because I thought it was great. I liked the focus on science-y problems, although I wish they'd had time to focus a bit more on the vital tech, and also to show more of the ongoing problems faced with such a long time surviving on Mars. Apparently the book has a lot more of that stuff, so I guess it was just down to time. There was nothing redundant or unimportant in the movie, and it was already at almost two and a half hours. I also really liked Matt Damon's character, he had a good sense of humour without being annoying.
I liked it. Way better than Prometheus. Some shots were taken directly from it like Ridley was trying to improve on it.
Some people have said that Watney is too blase about being trapped on Mars and is jokes too much. Whilst others have said - that's WHY he's in NASA *because* he can keep a cool head under
pressure.
No argument from me on the level of any of those. Hard to pick one definitively as the best, but they are all in the uppermost tier.The film was fine, and I enjoyed it.
The actual novel by Melville is possibly the greatest American novel ever written.
No contest.
It's definitely Top 2 or 3. I'm more inclined to choose The Great Gatsby or even Huckleberry Finn. I love The Old Man and the Sea but that probably isn't Hemingway's best work.
Rocky Balboa was good, but it had no rewatchability factor for me, as opposed to the first three Rocky films, all of which I can watch over and over and never get tired of. I used to say that about the fourth, but too many parts of it are now cringe-worthy for me; the training scenes are still awesome, though.
V for Vendetta.
Go figure out why :D
Sausage party. LOL, I really enjoyed it, it was definitely very heavy handed with the religious metaphors and allegories but I thought it was still very entertaining. My favorite character was the Indian dude Sweewater. I think he was voiced by Bill Hader who couldn't even recognize but he made me laugh the hardest.
Based on the trailer of Sausage Party, I thought it was going to be a funny movie. I haven't seen it yet, but the reviews I read are quite poor. Sounds like it had potential, but didn't come through at all.
Sausage party. LOL, I really enjoyed it, it was definitely very heavy handed with the religious metaphors and allegories but I thought it was still very entertaining. My favorite character was the Indian dude Sweewater. I think he was voiced by Bill Hader who couldn't even recognize but he made me laugh the hardest.
Is it one of those movies that basically says anyone who believes in a deity and has a faith is an utter moron ?
Watched Bad Moms with my wife last night and we both couldn't stop laughing. Same writer as the first Hangover and this movie was as hilarious. Story-wise it's kinda formulaic but loved the comedy throughout.
I have absolutely no desire to watch that.
Memento was brilliant. Psychological films are in my Top 5 as far as genres along with movies about con men/heists, film noir, fairytales, and fantasy.
I ended up trying to watch Sausage Party last night
I didn't find it even remotely funny and didn't even finish it.
I have absolutely no desire to watch that. I saw Seth Rogen's name and was like
Absolutely! I'm re-reading LOTR at the minute, the last time I read it being way before the movies came out. What has struck me is how well the filmmakers captured the spirit of the book. Quite a lot of the movie dialogue is lifted straight off the page.
Absolutely! I'm re-reading LOTR at the minute, the last time I read it being way before the movies came out. What has struck me is how well the filmmakers captured the spirit of the book. Quite a lot of the movie dialogue is lifted straight off the page.
Have you ever read the other books, besides The Hobbit? I reopened a thread earlier about his other books.
Platoon. God what an amazing movie, I'm a sucker for all war movies and can't believe how long I've waited to watch this one. Right now I'm in a mood to watch older movies from the 70s and 80s. Next on the list is Chinatown, another classic that I've been waiting forever to watch.
I enjoy the first one for what it is, but I thought that the second was fairly meh. As a result I haven't gotten around to Taken 3 myself, yet.
Yep yep.Platoon. God what an amazing movie, I'm a sucker for all war movies and can't believe how long I've waited to watch this one. Right now I'm in a mood to watch older movies from the 70s and 80s. Next on the list is Chinatown, another classic that I've been waiting forever to watch.
That's one of the best war movies I've ever seen. Chinatown is a gem of a movie as well. Film noir at its best.
Well it says in the title that it's Beyond Thunderdome :P
Love and Mercy - Really great performances, even if the narrative could have been a lot stronger. Paul Dano and John Cusack both gave amazing performances, and Paul Giamotti was terrifying.
I actually haven't read one review for Girl on a Train, but based on the trailer, I thought it looked very good.
What 2016 movies do you guys recommend? Only very good ones, please.
What 2016 movies do you guys recommend? Only very good ones, please.
The dark knight begins. Forgot how enjoyable this was.
it's because the latter movies are called The dark knight returns/rises. It gets confusing.
The 1989 Tim Burton film was simply Batman.
Finally got to see Star Trek Beyond, it was really great. I like how they made Kirk a bit more subdued this time round, Scotty got a bigger role as it goes without saying seeing as Simon Pegg scripted it. I liked all three of these reboot movies, they were all fun movies to watch.
Just saw the 2016 Jungle Book the other night. REALLY good. I was skeptical, but the whole family really enjoyed it. I might have to buy it and add it to the permanent collection.That is one that has thus far escaped me.
Just saw the 2016 Jungle Book the other night. REALLY good. I was skeptical, but the whole family really enjoyed it. I might have to buy it and add it to the permanent collection.
The 1989 Tim Burton film was simply Batman.
The sequel Tim Burton movie is Batman Returns though. I think Kotowboy just meant the Tim Burton movie that relates to the confusion, not that it's the Tim Burton movie. If that makes sense. :lol
Well, Redbox has it now, so spring for the $1.50 to rent it and go fix that. :)Just saw the 2016 Jungle Book the other night. REALLY good. I was skeptical, but the whole family really enjoyed it. I might have to buy it and add it to the permanent collection.That is one that has thus far escaped me.
Too cheap. I already pay for Netflix, and it will be there sometime in the next month. :lolWell, Redbox has it now, so spring for the $1.50 to rent it and go fix that. :)Just saw the 2016 Jungle Book the other night. REALLY good. I was skeptical, but the whole family really enjoyed it. I might have to buy it and add it to the permanent collection.That is one that has thus far escaped me.
Oh, that's right, Batman Begins.
I have no doubt, I haven't been let down by Nolan.
Interstellar wasn't my favorite movie of his but as a movie it was still enjoyable.
Just curious but why didn't you like it?
I liked it up until and including the Tesseract.
After that it just sort of .....couldn't be bothered.Is that space station going to the planet where Brand is ?
If not - is it just to keep some humans alive forever ?
Where is Cooper going ?
Is the wormhole still there ?
Why does he see his daughter and then immediately leave ?
If Coop saved humanity - how were there humans alive in the future to make the wormhole for him to use in the first place ?
I saw The Breakfast Club the other day. For the first time, yes :D It probably was even on our national TV but I never caught it.
Also, Ghost World. I love this kind of indie coming of an age movies, recommended for anyone who like that as well. BTW 17 years old Scarlett Johansson is there.
Breakfast Club is classic and has really stood the test of time for sureIndeed. Watched it with my kids several months ago and they both loved it.
D. E. B. S.I have never heard of this. Now I must see it.
I'd heard of it, of course. I'd heard it was a ridiculous piece of exploitative cinema, schoolgirls as secret agents in cute little skirts - and it was - but what I didn't realize was that it was also a lesbian fantasy action rom-com that works equally well as a satire or a terrific example of the very genre it's trying to satirize, or rather all of them at once. Because it bounces back and forth between serious and absurd, you don't know whether to take it seriously or not, and in the end it doesn't matter; it was highly entertaining for its entire 91 minutes.
Yes, that's right, "lesbian" was first in the list of adjectives because that's what it was first and foremost, and unashamedly so. But calm down already, it's only PG-13, and written and directed by a woman, so maybe not really "exploitative" but then who in the hell is the target audience here? I don't know... me, I guess. I laughed my ass off the whole time. A tight, very well-written flick.
Five plaid skirts out of five. Would watch again.
Hef's not going to cut into his cigar budget.Better believe it.
The Ed Norton one was pretty good. A fun movie.
Breakfast club is one of those movies that if I see on TV I'll almost always stop and watch it.
Wayne's WorldI ask myself exactly the opposite. :)
How could you not enjoy this movie!
Wayne's WorldI ask myself exactly the opposite. :)
How could you not enjoy this movie!
Wayne's World
How could you not enjoy this movie!
Wayne's World
How could you not enjoy this movie!
Wayne's World
How could you not enjoy this movie!
"If you're going to spew. Spew into this."
12 Angry Men. Never seen it before.
It was awesome. It might be the highest rated movie on IMDB, 8.9
12 Angry Men. Never seen it before.
It was awesome. It might be the highest rated movie on IMDB, 8.9
Highest rated movie....you've seen? Cause there are lots of higher rated moves on IMDB.
I do love that movie though. It's really amazing.
12 Angry Men. Never seen it before.
It was awesome. It might be the highest rated movie on IMDB, 8.9
Highest rated movie....you've seen? Cause there are lots of higher rated moves on IMDB.
I do love that movie though. It's really amazing.
12 Angry Men. Never seen it before.
It was awesome. It might be the highest rated movie on IMDB, 8.9
Highest rated movie....you've seen? Cause there are lots of higher rated moves on IMDB.
I do love that movie though. It's really amazing.
Actually, there are only 4 higher rated movies on IMDb.
12 Angry Men. Never seen it before.
It was awesome. It might be the highest rated movie on IMDB, 8.9
Highest rated movie....you've seen? Cause there are lots of higher rated moves on IMDB.
I do love that movie though. It's really amazing.
Actually, there are only 4 higher rated movies on IMDb.
Apparently you're right! That's quite crazy.
What is this 90's formula of which you speak?
Seriously, I'm guessing that you're talking about endless action sequences with no time in between to think about how implausible and/or contrived they are, building up to occasional even bigger scenes, a hot babe or two who contribute nothing but eye candy and useless love interest (yet don't show boobs), and a wonderful feel good ending despite everyone having just lost at least a couple of very close friends? Don't they still follow this formula?
Just watched Independence Day: Resurgence, I knew it was panned but I was curious anyway since I grew up watching the first one. And because I thought Bill Pullman was the greatest U.S. president ever depicted on film IMO and I wanted to see him do it again.
So I went in with low expectations but goodness fuckin gracious I did not lower them enough, I dare say this movie is worse than Mortal Kombat: Annihilation.. I do.
However, something tells me this movie would have worked great if it was released in, say 1998, 2 years after the original, mainly cause Resurgence uses a formula that was solid from mid to late 90's when it comes to block busters, a formula that is unbearably lame now. But it would have done well amongst the Godzilla's, The Armageddons and the Deep Impacts of that period.
What is this 90's formula of which you speak?
Seriously, I'm guessing that you're talking about endless action sequences with no time in between to think about how implausible and/or contrived they are, building up to occasional even bigger scenes, a hot babe or two who contribute nothing but eye candy and useless love interest (yet don't show boobs), and a wonderful feel good ending despite everyone having just lost at least a couple of very close friends? Don't they still follow this formula?
<lots of stuff>
I don't see any of that stuff in the 90's frequency anymore, at least not all stuffed in the same movie. I don't think it flies with people anymore.
Speaking of which, new trailer for War for the Planet of the Apes. Can't fucking wait.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEP1Mk6Un98
Speaking of which, new trailer for War for the Planet of the Apes. Can't fucking wait.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEP1Mk6Un98
I still haven't seen any of them. I've not even seen any of the originals or the Tim Burton one.
Speaking of which, new trailer for War for the Planet of the Apes. Can't fucking wait.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEP1Mk6Un98
I still haven't seen any of them. I've not even seen any of the originals or the Tim Burton one.
12 Angry Men. Never seen it before.
It was awesome.
Speaking of which, new trailer for War for the Planet of the Apes. Can't fucking wait.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEP1Mk6Un98
I still haven't seen any of them. I've not even seen any of the originals or the Tim Burton one.
And you're mentioning this why? :lol Congratulations I guess?
Seriously, either watch the 1968 movie, or Rise/Dawn and report back! Don't bother with the Tim Burton monstrosity. I doubt you'd like the rest of the original series, but I enjoy them all for what they are, especially Conquest.
I watched the first 15 minutes of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and had to turn it off. I don't mind if a plot is a little hard to follow but this took it to a new level.
I also plan to watch Jingle All the Way. :metal
Why? So it further cements why I hate this time of the year?
I liked the all star cast, from Col. Mustard to Bull, but other than enjoying picking out all of the actors I found no joy in watching it.
I liked the all star cast, from Col. Mustard to Bull, but other than enjoying picking out all of the actors I found no joy in watching it.
And to think I was going to invite you over to watch it.
:(
I liked the all star cast, from Col. Mustard to Bull, but other than enjoying picking out all of the actors I found no joy in watching it.
And to think I was going to invite you over to watch it.
:(
I liked the all star cast, from Col. Mustard to Bull, but other than enjoying picking out all of the actors I found no joy in watching it.
And to think I was going to invite you over to watch it.
:(
Alcohol would help.
Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984):
Always fun. NAUGHTY! PUNISH! 7/10
We finally saw the new version of The Jungle Book. Really well done and impressive.
Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984):
Always fun. NAUGHTY! PUNISH! 7/10
Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984):
Always fun. NAUGHTY! PUNISH! 7/10
Have you ever seen Silent Night Deadly Night part 2? The garbage day scene still has a cult following.
I didn't think the new Bourne movie sucked, but it was a bit boring and uninteresting.
Looper, been a while since I first saw it in the theater. Great fun time-travelling movie by Rian Johnson. I really can't wait for his take on the next Star Wars episode and glad to know that he's contributed to the story of the last episode as well.
I think I'm the only person that really didn't like Looper.Think again, my son.
While the time travel thing makes no senseWhat part of it makes no sense? I thought they kept it pretty straightforward.
Yeah, internally within the movie it works just fine, and doesn't make the movie any worse. But in terms of how time travel would likely work in reality, its logic is pretty weird.
Yeah, internally within the movie it works just fine, and doesn't make the movie any worse. But in terms of how time travel would likely work in reality, its logic is pretty weird.
As far as making up whatever illogical stuff they want and sticking by it, yes it works within the movie, but the complete irrationality of it was too much and took me out of the movie. Especially for an otherwise serious movie that's trying to be profound. If it was a comedy or something, it wouldn't have bothered me much.
Yeah, internally within the movie it works just fine, and doesn't make the movie any worse. But in terms of how time travel would likely work in reality, its logic is pretty weird.
As far as making up whatever illogical stuff they want and sticking by it, yes it works within the movie, but the complete irrationality of it was too much and took me out of the movie. Especially for an otherwise serious movie that's trying to be profound. If it was a comedy or something, it wouldn't have bothered me much.
What exactly is the irrationality? I mean could you elaborate because I'm trying to figure out sinc you're saying it works for the context of the movie.
I think I'm the only person that really didn't like Looper.Think again, my son.
Yeah, internally within the movie it works just fine, and doesn't make the movie any worse. But in terms of how time travel would likely work in reality, its logic is pretty weird.
As far as making up whatever illogical stuff they want and sticking by it, yes it works within the movie, but the complete irrationality of it was too much and took me out of the movie. Especially for an otherwise serious movie that's trying to be profound. If it was a comedy or something, it wouldn't have bothered me much.
What exactly is the irrationality? I mean could you elaborate because I'm trying to figure out sinc you're saying it works for the context of the movie.
When they do something to the younger version (like hurt him or kill him or whatever) and then it suddenly affects the old version for the first time. That's just not how it could possibly work in any way at all. If they do anything to the young version, then that's the history that the old version already experienced and thus should already have that stuff. If it's not the history they experienced, then the old version should be completely unaffected.
I said it worked in the movie in the sense that they kept within their own rules, even if their own rules are nonsense.
It's unfortunate so many movies/shows have such a poor grasp of time travel causality, especially in cases where the premise rides on it.
I haven't seen Looper. I'd heard it didn't hold up well, so I didn't bother.
I'd say it certainly does for a TV show. I've seen movies that do time travel perhaps better, but it's easier for a movie to manage it when it only has to do so for 2 hours and one idea, rather than an entire series.
I trusted them to do it right, so I expected the second Kira (I was also half expecting no kid at all in the new timeline), but it definitely made me happy that they'd stuck the landing in terms of internal consistency.
I mean, if you like it, cool, more power to you. But please don't tell me my reason for disagreeing with their logic is wrong.I wasn't saying your reason was wrong, just that your reason seemed like it wasn't played out the way you wanted. You gave an example scenario of where the time travel mechanism used in the movie doesn't work and that's fair. It didn't bother me and I didn't see it that way.
I mean, if you like it, cool, more power to you. But please don't tell me my reason for disagreeing with their logic is wrong.I wasn't saying your reason was wrong, just that your reason seemed like it wasn't played out the way you wanted. You gave an example scenario of where the time travel mechanism used in the movie doesn't work and that's fair. It didn't bother me and I didn't see it that way.
I really like Guardians of the Galaxy. One of Marvel's best.
Minus the basic plot and villain, but most of the characters are so great that it generally slips by.
Minus the basic plot and villain, but most of the characters are so great that it generally slips by.
Yeah I agree, which shows you just how important good characters are. I also hope the next one has some more meat to it in terms of story since people might be getting out of the honeymoon-phase with these characters by now.
Exodus: Gods and Kings
meh, the movie seriously lacked good character development. The effects and everything were sure as heck impressive and story was good enough and I'm not even comparing it to the Heston version. It was a visual treat at times but felt very empty.
I remember enjoying that one. Not top 10 material or anything, and I could have done without the prophecy stuff in the beginning, but I still liked it a fair bit.I think my issue was that they didn't build up Moses like a leader, they didn't give him enough depth to be relied on as their chosen leader and have thousands of people follow him. At least for me it wasn't that convincing. Ramses wasn't too bad, the actor was actually pretty good and his motivations in the movie came out pretty clear. I unfortunately can't seem to picture John Turturro in that grandiose of a role as the King, for me he's kinda typecast as comic relief and I can't seem him in any other way.
Batman Forever
I know its got its problems, but its a guilty pleasure for me
Lethal Weapon - 1, 2 and 3. Love these classic buddy cop movies
Fargo - another classic favorite
Martin Freeman is in it.
Hail, Ceasar!
I thought this was a fun movie by the Coen brothers. Great interplay of the scattered stories set in the 50's I think, lots of quirky moments. I really enjoyed it.
I do love The Fountain and am a big fan of Aronofsky so maybe I should give that one a try.
I agree, Noah was a huge disappointment. Especially coming off of Black Swan, which is also among my top movies ever along with The Fountain.
Haven't seen Pi in a while but when I first saw it I remember that movie depicting the feeling of a person having a migraine so well.
I find that episode of Star Trek TNG hard to watch where The Ferengi torture Picard with headaches as you know how horrible it is to have one.
That movie sucked out loud.
Strange, I've always liked I, Robot. It's not amazing, but a pretty entertaining watch.
That movie sucked out loud.
Except Alan Tudyk. Dude is always solid.
Strange, I've always liked I, Robot. It's not amazing, but a pretty entertaining watch.
Plus it has Shia Lebeouf.
Strange, I've always liked I, Robot. It's not amazing, but a pretty entertaining watch.
Plus it has Shia Lebeouf.
Now you're just making things up.
Seriously, was he in that movie? I don't even remember, that's how non-memorable that film was for me.
Batman Forever
I know its got its problems, but its a guilty pleasure for me
Strange, I've always liked I, Robot. It's not amazing, but a pretty entertaining watch.
Plus it has Shia Lebeouf.
Now you're just making things up.
Seriously, was he in that movie? I don't even remember, that's how non-memorable that film was for me.
It came out before he was well known though. I didn't realize it was him until many years down the line.
The Bag Man. John Cusack and Robert DeNiro. What is it about movies in shifty motels that John Cusack is drawn to..
The Truman Show. Somehow I had never seen it before. I'm glad I finally got around to it, as I loved it.Yep, that's a great movie.
Room 1408 is a great movie. It's more of a mindfuck movie than scary I thought. But I love those type of movies.
I always thought that The Truman Show was one of, if not the best, performance by Jim Carey. Very good movie.
Watched Some Kind of Monster, the Metallica documentary after a very long time. I think I'm watching it after at least 10 years. Very well made and never felt long even with the 2hr 20 mins run time. It was interesting to revisit the band's mindset right after Jason left and all the uncertainty surrounding them at the time. The therapist definitely seems like an odd presence for a band this big and the band themselves seem to be 50/50 about it. In hindsight I'd love to know what the band think now of the therapist's usage at the time. It seemed like James was really the one who needed help the most with not having a father figure in his own life and all the personal shit he was going through at the time.
WHIPLASH (2014)
Meh I just watched it. Everyone was a dick to everyone else. It was ok I guess ?
WHIPLASH (2014)
Meh I just watched it. Everyone was a dick to everyone else. It was ok I guess ?
Yea, it's amazingly well directed/acted. It's just not a great story.
I have basically never been as tense watching any movie ever as I was watching Whiplash. It's hard to explain since your points are all valid, everyone's a bit of a dick. But I love the movie to bits, it was such an interesting watch.
I have basically never been as tense watching any movie ever as I was watching Whiplash. It's hard to explain since your points are all valid, everyone's a bit of a dick. But I love the movie to bits, it was such an interesting watch.
I just see it as a really interesting character study of how far some people will go to achieve "greatness" in their field.
I caught The Secret of My Success on cable recently I hadn't seen that movie in forever. I was a big fan of it back in the day, but it has not aged well.
Full disclosure: 1987 was when my family first got some of the cable movie channels, and I remember watching a lot of Dragnet, Summer School and The Secret of My Success, three movies that came out in 1987 and were on cable all the time. Dragnet has probably aged the best of the three.
Yea, it's amazingly well directed/acted. It's just not a great story.
Yeah JK Simmons acting is amazing. Especially since he seems the exact opposite in reality. But yeah there's really no protagonist. Everyone is an Antagonist :lol
Andrew asks that girl out and like two scenes later he just dumps her.
I also don't get why he was suddenly a complete dick to everyone at the dinner table after getting the part. ( over confidence ? he was a dick in reality already ? Establish that... )
Also - when Fletcher found out that kid he bullied hanged himself - he had NO REMORSE.
( ok - he did cry in class when he told the students - but he knew it was because of him - and he didn't make any effort to change ).
Oh - he lost his job - boo hoo. He had NO COMEUPPANCE.
And at the end - he was finally impressed with Andrew. Whoop de do. Felt pretty pointless in a lot of ways.
I love when Michael J. fox has the conductor baton and is conducting the people in the other apartment having loud, obnoxious sex :rollin
That's a great scene. He knows exactly how it plays out, every time! Popping the can open at the climax is awesome.
Also, Helen Slater looks the best she's ever looked in that movie. She was hot.
Summer School
I must have watched this one at least once a day back then. Kirstie Alley was hot back then.
I agree with Jaffa about Whiplash. I like that it didn't turn out how you might want or expect, and just showed them at their worst in pursuance of greatness.
Monday afternoon, I caught Star Wars: Rogue One, and it was awesome, but there's an entire thread for that.
Monday night we saw Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. I am of two minds about this film. On the one hand, it seemed to be marketed as another Tina Fey comedy (even down to the title), which is why I wanted to watch it. In that regard, it was a total failure, because that's not what it was at all. It was actually a drama, with some Tina Fey one-liners sprinkled throughout, but definitely not really a comedy.
On the other hand, the film that it actually was is not bad, if I'm being honest. Fairly well written, well directed, well acted. But I'm not sure that I would have watched the film that it WAS if I didn't go in thinking it would be the film that it WASN'T.
So, it was good, but I feel betrayed by it.
Last night I saw Star Trek Beyond for the first time. It looks fantastic, but somehow it was quite boring. How do you guys rate it ?
Thanks MrBoom_shack-a-lack. Without your post I'd skip the movie.
Oh, and if Interstellar and The Martian are deep movies, I don't like deep movies. The only deep I can see in them, is when....
I love how it's actually making fun of Arnold's action movies, and some people still didn't get it.
I don't see what's not to get. :lol
I watched it again last year and still enjoyed it a lot.
Whoopi Goldberg is great.
Love her as Guinan in TNG and in Ghost too.
Last action hero's soundtrack was one of the first cd's that I fell in love with when I was young.Same here, I think that and the soundtrack to Demon Knight - Tales from the Crypt were the two favorite soundtracks I owned as a teenager. It's also strange that I've yet to see both those movies so many years later.
What's your interpretation of it?
Whoopi Goldberg is great.
Love her as Guinan in TNG and in Ghost too.
That woman is painful to watch. I was secretly hoping for her character to die in Ghost. And Sister Act is god awful.
I thought my Grandad would like Vanilla Sky as he likes sci fi and I forgot about the scene where Diaz asks Cruise " Am I your fuck buddy ? " and then says " I've swallowed your cum ".
oops.
Thanks MrBoom_shack-a-lack. Without your post I'd skip the movie.Have you seen it yet? Interested to hear your opinion.
Oh, and if Interstellar and The Martian are deep movies, I don't like deep movies. The only deep I can see in them, is when....
Zootopia - I avoided it for a long time because it looked silly and it had way too much hype, but man it was actually really great. Also, the balls on Disney to put a very obvious Breaking Bad reference in a kid's movie. Love it. Just a good movie.
James Cameron + Arnie was always a guaranteed winner. :tup
The Jamie Lee Curtis strip tease scene in True Lies is pretty pretty pretty good.
It's a crying shame that True Lies and The Abyss still don't have a bluray release.
Oh man, such great one-liners.
For the First Time
Die Hard. Never saw this one before and even though I basically knew everything that was going to happen I still enjoyed it. I see why it's a classic.
Fargo. The Coen brothers movie. Good, weird, funny. Didn't feel as if it had much of a point, but since it's based on a true story I can look past that.
Fargo. The Coen brothers movie. Good, weird, funny. Didn't feel as if it had much of a point, but since it's based on a true story I can look past that.
For the First Time
Die Hard. Never saw this one before and even though I basically knew everything that was going to happen I still enjoyed it. I see why it's a classic.
Fargo. The Coen brothers movie. Good, weird, funny. Didn't feel as if it had much of a point, but since it's based on a true story I can look past that.
Except it isn't :rollin.
They put that at the beginning as a joke.
There's loads of 80s Arnie movies i've never seen like Commando or Predator or Red whatever its called when he plays a Russian ??
Also never seen any Conan.
I like Red Heat. Jim Belushi is a fun guy, and Arnie is still Arnie, just in a different kind of way.
Which is the film where he goes " i did nothing - the pavement was his enemy " ? :rollin
He is the king of the quip.
I like Red Heat. Jim Belushi is a fun guy, and Arnie is still Arnie, just in a different kind of way.
Hm, maybe I should finally get around to watching it tomorrow. Got nothing better to do anyway.
Commando is a must see Arnie movie. It's the prototypical Arnie action movie, with no holds barred action, great one liners, and imo is one of the best action movies of all time.
He fucking lied to Sonny, though.
Red Heat
I was not expecting a great movie, but this was even worse than I expected. Just a mediocre, dull waste of Arnie. I thought it was going to be a mismatched buddy cop comedy, except it lacked any comedy, or any strong development or dynamic between the main characters. There were a couple of half funny lines using the old literal misunderstanding trope, but they could have done so much more with the clash or culture and personality.
There were no well delivered one liners from Arnie, and what little action the movie had was incredibly boring. The climax of the film was a bus being driven badly and then shooting a guy. There was nothing creative or fun or interesting or cool that redeemed the movie. Probably the worst Arnie movie I've seen.
I haven't seen either of those, because that's about what I figured. Once it hits the second half of the 90s, Arnie movies just weren't the same imo. True Lies was his last great action movie from what I've seen. Some of the ones after that just blur together in my mind.
Robocop 2
It gets a lot of shit, and while I will agree that is not as good as the first one, at the same time its not dog shit like part 3.
There's some genuinely funny parts in it and I love Tom Noonan as Kane.
The reboot isn't bad per se, it kind of just exists. It's not great but I don't find it offensive in any way. Robocop 3 on the other hand is one of the worst things I've ever seen. :lol
Robocop 2
It gets a lot of shit, and while I will agree that is not as good as the first one, at the same time its not dog shit like part 3.
There's some genuinely funny parts in it and I love Tom Noonan as Kane.
I love Robocop 2. The bit with the other Robocop attempts going crazy gets me every time. :lol
Close call between Robocop 3 and the reboot. They're both watered down, forgettable films. Rather than split hairs, I'll just pretend that neither exist.
I didn't think it was anything extreme or horrific, but I quite enjoyed it.
A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi
It doesn't get much better than these three movies.
Last night, I introduced my youngest daughter to Pulp Fiction. :metal
I feel like most Coen brothers movies don't really have a point.That probably explains why I didn't like The Big Lebowski :P
Last night, I introduced my youngest daughter to Pulp Fiction. :metal
Parenting Level: Expert
:metalLast night, I introduced my youngest daughter to Pulp Fiction. :metal
Parenting Level: Expert
Agreed. I saw all those films when I was kid and I'm doing just fine, so I will enjoy them with my kids as well. Go to hell Tipper Gore,
When I was 10 years old I saw the first Robocop. I'm doing just fine too.Last night, I introduced my youngest daughter to Pulp Fiction. :metal
Parenting Level: Expert
Agreed. I saw all those films when I was kid and I'm doing just fine, so I will enjoy them with my kids as well. Go to hell Tipper Gore,
"Fine", "demented", it's all relative.:tup :millahhhh
I mean, are you OK with yourself? If so, you're fine.
And possibly demented.
Alice Through the Looking Glass.
Good movie. Not nearly as good as the book though.
Alice Through the Looking Glass.
Good movie. Not nearly as good as the book though.
I think you're the first adult I've heard say anything good about that movie.
Alice Through the Looking Glass.
Good movie. Not nearly as good as the book though.
I think you're the first adult I've heard say anything good about that movie.
Alice Through the Looking Glass.
Good movie. Not nearly as good as the book though.
I think you're the first adult I've heard say anything good about that movie.
Is that the new one ? Didn't that film bomb ?
Considering his comment was implying a certain maturity level about those who enjoyed the movie, I responded in kind.
Well, I guess it's not too late to stop putting the kiddie porn on your computer.
Well, I guess it's not too late to stop putting the kiddie porn on your computer.
Oh good! I'll take it to Geek Squad tomorrow then, I'm sure nothing will come of it. :D
I loved The Day After Tomorrow. However, San Andreas was worth watching for one reason and one reason only.
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I will definetely watch Split. I don't know if I'd call myself a Shyamalan fan, but his work intrigues me, so I'll see this new one.
I've never actually seen The Sixth Sense, and by now it's so ruined for me that I don't really care to. Also, I might be alone in this, but I think The Village is his best movie, I loved that.
I will definetely watch Split. I don't know if I'd call myself a Shyamalan fan, but his work intrigues me, so I'll see this new one.
I've never actually seen The Sixth Sense, and by now it's so ruined for me that I don't really care to. Also, I might be alone in this, but I think The Village is his best movie, I loved that.
The Village was really good. I also liked The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable. Signs was good up until the end. "Swing away." Awful ending. The Happening was good, too.
The Magnificent Seven (2016)
Pretty bad. They kept the original concept of seven guys fighting to save a town and tossed everything else. The assembled crew was so diverse that it was ridiculous. Their motivations literally boiled down to "I don't have anything better to do, so I'll fight to the death to save some town I've never heard of for a couple bucks." Plenty of crazy anachronisms, and plenty of just plain stupid stuff.
They took an interesting morality play and turned it into a generic action flick which you have to turn off your brain to enjoy, pretty much destroying the whole point of the movie.
2 spent bullet casings out of 5. Would not watch again.
The Magnificent Seven (2016)
Pretty bad. They kept the original concept of seven guys fighting to save a town and tossed everything else. The assembled crew was so diverse that it was ridiculous. Their motivations literally boiled down to "I don't have anything better to do, so I'll fight to the death to save some town I've never heard of for a couple bucks." Plenty of crazy anachronisms, and plenty of just plain stupid stuff.
They took an interesting morality play and turned it into a generic action flick which you have to turn off your brain to enjoy, pretty much destroying the whole point of the movie.
2 spent bullet casings out of 5. Would not watch again.
Funny, I came here to say I saw the movie, and I enjoyed it, and I read this.
Keep in mind I have never seen the original, so it's a completely different story?
I've also seen Seven Samurai and recently watched The Magnificent Seven and enjoyed it. No masterpiece, but two hours of entertaining movie.
Unbreakable was a huge pile of shit.
Not his first either.
Unbreakable was a huge pile of shit.
I will definetely watch Split. I don't know if I'd call myself a Shyamalan fan, but his work intrigues me, so I'll see this new one.
I've never actually seen The Sixth Sense, and by now it's so ruined for me that I don't really care to. Also, I might be alone in this, but I think The Village is his best movie, I loved that.
The Village was really good. I also liked The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable. Signs was good up until the end. "Swing away." Awful ending. The Happening was good, too.
:o
I've never seen anyone have a good word to say about that film. Even Wahlberg hates it!
I kinda like The Happening as a "so bad it's good" movie.The trees are able to rationalize and rebel so I just consider them Ents.
I watched Iron Man last night and was surprised by how much I enjoyed it.Don't be surprised, it's a great movie.
The second one however...
Completely devoid of story.
Worst MCU movie so far.
Yeah, Thor 2 just beats IM2 for me for worst MCU film.The second one however...
Completely devoid of story.
Worst MCU movie so far.
Thor 2 gives IM2 a run for it's money in the worst MCU movie stakes.
Yeah, Thor 2 just beats IM2 for me for worst MCU film.The second one however...
Completely devoid of story.
Worst MCU movie so far.
Thor 2 gives IM2 a run for it's money in the worst MCU movie stakes.
:lolYeah, Thor 2 just beats IM2 for me for worst MCU film.The second one however...
Completely devoid of story.
Worst MCU movie so far.
Thor 2 gives IM2 a run for it's money in the worst MCU movie stakes.
Idk what 'MCU' is, but Weekend at Bernie's 2 is without a doubt worse than either of those.
:lolYeah, Thor 2 just beats IM2 for me for worst MCU film.The second one however...
Completely devoid of story.
Worst MCU movie so far.
Thor 2 gives IM2 a run for it's money in the worst MCU movie stakes.
Idk what 'MCU' is, but Weekend at Bernie's 2 is without a doubt worse than either of those.
Yeah, WAB2 is, without question, one of the worst films ever made.
I watched Iron Man last night and was surprised by how much I enjoyed it.
I watched Iron Man last night and was surprised by how much I enjoyed it.
I loved the first Iron Man, haven't seen the other ones.
I thought the first Iron Man movie was one of the better superhero movies I've seen in recent memory
To be fair, so does Iron Man 2 and Thor: The Dark World.I thought the first Iron Man movie was one of the better superhero movies I've seen in recent memory
Right. It shits on Man of Steel and also Batman V Superman.
Eh, I like Man of Steel and BvS more than any Iron Manand Thor 2.
I watched it because I noticed it was on Netflix one day. It's worse than you have probably imagined.
Watched No Country for Old Men.
Well... I just didn't like it. I won't say it's a bad movie 'cause it obviously isn't, but it just didn't click with me. When it ended I was like "Wait, is it actually over?"... they didn't even show the main character being killed (or his blody clearly shown) so I was waiting at the end for some kind of reveal that he survived, and that maybe he was the one behind the car accident (with the two kids being also involved somehow). No, bad guy gets in a car accident, walks away, movie's over.
Watched No Country for Old Men.
Well... I just didn't like it. I won't say it's a bad movie 'cause it obviously isn't, but it just didn't click with me. When it ended I was like "Wait, is it actually over?"... they didn't even show the main character being killed (or his blody clearly shown) so I was waiting at the end for some kind of reveal that he survived, and that maybe he was the one behind the car accident (with the two kids being also involved somehow). No, bad guy gets in a car accident, walks away, movie's over.
Predestination. There is obvious time paradox but I guess movies is built on that. Very enjoyable nevertheless, Hawke is amazing.
I didn't even know it was based on short story. I'll read it.Predestination. There is obvious time paradox but I guess movies is built on that. Very enjoyable nevertheless, Hawke is amazing.
I read the short story the movie was based (before watching the movie), and it was one of the best things I've read.. I'll say is a MUST READ.. Short story, by Robert Heinlein, is named "All You Zombies"... but is nothing about zombies.. ;D
The movie is only 'good', although I know I'm influenced by the fact that I read the book before.. The main idea is too simply yet so confusing and also excellent.. Please, to anyone that watched the film or read the book, do not spoil the end.. The idea is so amazing that I'd say the movie it's also a MUST WATCH..
I didn't even know it was based on short story. I'll read it.Predestination. There is obvious time paradox but I guess movies is built on that. Very enjoyable nevertheless, Hawke is amazing.
I read the short story the movie was based (before watching the movie), and it was one of the best things I've read.. I'll say is a MUST READ.. Short story, by Robert Heinlein, is named "All You Zombies"... but is nothing about zombies.. ;D
The movie is only 'good', although I know I'm influenced by the fact that I read the book before.. The main idea is too simply yet so confusing and also excellent.. Please, to anyone that watched the film or read the book, do not spoil the end.. The idea is so amazing that I'd say the movie it's also a MUST WATCH..
Watched The Emperor's New Groove and didn't really understand everyone's love for it. Seemed mediocre to me. Maybe it was because of the time period it came out?
For the Love of Spock. Really great tribute to Nimoy and his impact across the world. Really inspiring.I also enjoyed that.
For the Love of Spock. Really great tribute to Nimoy and his impact across the world. Really inspiring.
For the Love of Spock. Really great tribute to Nimoy and his impact across the world. Really inspiring.
I felt it focused on negative aspects a bit too much for it to be a "celebration" of Nimoy's life.
For the Love of Spock. Really great tribute to Nimoy and his impact across the world. Really inspiring.
I felt it focused on negative aspects a bit too much for it to be a "celebration" of Nimoy's life.
Did it though? I mean, it made him human. Dude wasn't perfect. He worked way too much and neglected his family. Basically any TV actor has that element to their biography. What other negative aspects did it spend too much time on?
And the whole ending was everyone saying words like "love" to describe him, and how certain people went to work at NASA because of him. Felt very inspirational to me.
It's a zombie movie? I've had that movie on my imdb watch list for years, but never ended up watching it. Sounds better than I expected from the description.
Did she go " Daddy - when is he gonna rip the fucking head off it and say die mother fucker ? "No.
Planning to see Groundhog Day tonight as well!One of the cable channels here is showing it on a continuous loop today. Moderately brilliant.
Kotowboy wut
A fucking marathon of the same movie all day?Just like A Christmas story!
Groundhog Day is a great movie.
Watched Zootopia with the wife. Yeah, a "kid's movie" but the good ones work on multiple levels, and this was a good one.
It took me a couple watches to really "get" Groundhog Day, but I like it a lot now, although I don't think it is that funny. It's just a good watch.
It took me a couple watches to really "get" Groundhog Day, but I like it a lot now, although I don't think it is that funny. It's just a good watch.
You're right. It's not a hysterical movie like Stripes or What About Bob. It has a more serious tone to it with the typical Bill Murray one-liners, which makes it great.
Watched the first 45 minutes or so of Hunt For Red October last night. Never saw it before. Really cool movie. Can't wait to finish it.Yeah, it's a good film.
It's a zombie movie? I've had that movie on my imdb watch list for years, but never ended up watching it. Sounds better than I expected from the description.
Lol actually I just read the summary and I'm not sure who wrote it, but they must have watched a different movie because the only thing they got right was the main character's name. I don't remember the main character witnessing a car crashing into a zombie and he doesn't have hallucinations. Anyway, it's a great movie. It's probably the best zombie movie I've seen this decade so far. I liked it more than Train to Busan (in case you don't know it, it's a 2016 South Korean zombie movie that got a lot of praise. It has a 7.5/10 rating with more than 40 000 votes on IMDb) and Dead Snow 2.
There was some cool gore, but I would have liked even more. Japan does some great gore.
There was some cool gore, but I would have liked even more. Japan does some great gore.
Have you seen The Machine Girl and Tokyo Gore Police? If you want a lot of gore, those 2 movies should satisfy you completely. 90% of the gore effects are practical too which is how it should be.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1050160/reference (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1050160/reference)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1183732/reference (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1183732/reference)
I love Japanese movies too.
Here's a list of the goriest movies I've seen if you're interested:
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls053820093/ (https://www.imdb.com/list/ls053820093/)
Has a few other Japanese movies. It's in no specific order except the first 2. Nothing is gorier than those 2 movies.
Ive seen 15 of those lol. BrainDead is one of my favorite horror comedies ever.
I love Japanese movies too.
Here's a list of the goriest movies I've seen if you're interested:
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls053820093/ (https://www.imdb.com/list/ls053820093/)
Has a few other Japanese movies. It's in no specific order except the first 2. Nothing is gorier than those 2 movies.
Ive seen 15 of those lol. BrainDead is one of my favorite horror comedies ever.
A Few Good Men - Ho.Ly.Crap.Yep. One of my favorites.
This is just a great movie. Brilliant writing, directing and acting. Tom Cruise at the top of his game? And a reminder that Jack Nicholson is a hell of an actor. Every time Jack is on screen, everyone else isn't important. I also just love that the stakes are so small. What are the stakes? Whether or not Marines were ordered to punish their own people. That's it. But man, it made you feel like freedom for the western world was at stake.
A Few Good Men - Ho.Ly.Crap.Yep. One of my favorites.
This is just a great movie. Brilliant writing, directing and acting. Tom Cruise at the top of his game? And a reminder that Jack Nicholson is a hell of an actor. Every time Jack is on screen, everyone else isn't important. I also just love that the stakes are so small. What are the stakes? Whether or not Marines were ordered to punish their own people. That's it. But man, it made you feel like freedom for the western world was at stake.
I love Japanese movies too.
Here's a list of the goriest movies I've seen if you're interested:
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls053820093/ (https://www.imdb.com/list/ls053820093/)
Has a few other Japanese movies. It's in no specific order except the first 2. Nothing is gorier than those 2 movies.
Ive seen 15 of those lol. BrainDead is one of my favorite horror comedies ever.
I've only seen three of them (the other one being Mutant Girls Squad, which was hilariously awesome). I've got Vampire Girl vs Frankenstein Girl, but I haven't gotten around to watching it yet. I think I had problems with the subtitles.
I haven't even heard of most of the rest, so that gives me a lot to check out. :tup
Have you seen Tag, Battle Royale, or As The Gods Will? Not super gory, but still good.
Patriots Day: I am a big Peter Berg fan (director), Love everything he does. Solid movie.
We don't talk about Battleship. It is like Fight Club. You don't talk about it
Patriots Day: I am a big Peter Berg fan (director), Love everything he does. Solid movie.
Even Battleships ? :P
Saw Split last weekend. Excellent movie, IMO. Shyamalan may have finally gotten his career back on track.
Donnie Darko
This wasn't what I was expecting. The movie I expected would have been better. All of the characters rang hollow to me and weren't believable. The main character wasn't likable, and the over the top angry smile he pulled every time he was doing bunny rabbit's evil bidding was silly. The attempts at humour fell very flat. And I would not label this movie as scifi.
Maggie Gyllenhaal actually looked half ok in it. Where did it go wrong for her?
I've got to say again how much I liked The Nice Guys. I love the dialogue.:tup
Quantum of Solace. Only 2 bond movies left to go lol.
While it was certainly a step down from casino royale it's really not that bad. Doesn't really deserve all the negativity it gets.
The footloose remake that nobody saw and everyone has already forgotten about...
Well done Hollywood :lol
EDIT : HAHAHAHAHA
Footloose 2011 didn't even take Worldwide what the original took Domestically :lol
That's funny.
Skyfall (only spectre left to go lol)
Well this definitely is one of my favorites of the series. Craigs performance as bond reminds me of Timothy Dalton. Which seeing as Licence to Kill is one of my favorite bond films is a big compliment. Shame the ultra serious bond wasn't more well received then.
I really liked License To Kill, although I haven't seen it in about 15 years. I never ended up seeing The Living Daylights the whole way through.
Been watching some movies with bae:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Actually a good romance movie, and quite sad. Still don't get the appeal of the girl tho.
Ghost in the Shell. Quite good on its own yet it feels incomplete. Like just a chapter in an anime or so, dunno.
Angel's Egg. What the hell :lol some surreal japanese stuff that doesn't make much sense, but very interesting anyways
Jacob's Ladder. Solid surreal stuff.
Drive. Fantastic photography and pacing, solid synthwave sountrack - really bland characters and plot.
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence. Pretty different from the original, prob a little more "philosophical" and lots of action and some mindfuck. way too many quotes tho.
Alien. Welp, finally got to some classic stuff. Amazing photography and scene design. Good plot, despite being completely burnt at this point.
Blade 2. I've been on a Guillermo Del Toro kick lately.Good movie.
Blade 2. I've been on a Guillermo Del Toro kick lately.Good movie.
You should watch Eraserhead then :PBeen watching some movies with bae:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Actually a good romance movie, and quite sad. Still don't get the appeal of the girl tho.
Ghost in the Shell. Quite good on its own yet it feels incomplete. Like just a chapter in an anime or so, dunno.
Angel's Egg. What the hell :lol some surreal japanese stuff that doesn't make much sense, but very interesting anyways
Jacob's Ladder. Solid surreal stuff.
Drive. Fantastic photography and pacing, solid synthwave sountrack - really bland characters and plot.
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence. Pretty different from the original, prob a little more "philosophical" and lots of action and some mindfuck. way too many quotes tho.
Alien. Welp, finally got to some classic stuff. Amazing photography and scene design. Good plot, despite being completely burnt at this point.
I am a movie guy. But NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO movie ever freaked out more than Jacobs Ladder. Great movie. But when I saw it in the theater it fuckin messed with me
I'm off to see Arrival tonight.
I know it's been out ages but it's just come back to our local cinema for a few days. Apparently no tickets have been sold yet so i'll just "rock up" :hat
and buy a ticket at the Box Office.
Perhaps but it's still at odds with the moral of the film. Strange.
Twister
Great movie and the visual effects still hold up. Humans Being from Van Halen is a kick ass song too
Nocturnal Animals (2016): 9/10
Domestic or world wide? The 6th Sense was made for 40 million and made it think 678 million.
$9m budget V 222m Gross = 24.5x budget. = 213 million profit
$40m budget v 672m gross = 16.8x budget = 632 million profit
Split is more successful.
Or you could gross 3 billion dollars but if it cost 2.9 billion then it's not a success.
$9m budget V 222m Gross = 24.5x budget. = 213 million profit
$40m budget v 672m gross = 16.8x budget = 632 million profit
Split is more successful.
I don't know which one is Split, but I'll take the second option please.
The Edge of Seventeen (2016): 6/10
Logan.
..........wow. That was the most human comic book film I've ever seen. Just an amazing film. Few minor issues, but nothing really that hurt the film for me.
Watched Glengarry Glen Ross for the first time in 20 years last night.
So awesome. Also, it was a little unnerving to see and hear Jack Lemon use that kind of language lol
Watched Glengarry Glen Ross for the first time in 20 years last night.
So awesome. Also, it was a little unnerving to see and hear Jack Lemon use that kind of language lol
I remember Byzantium!
Moonlight (2016):
Good, but I'm not sure why it won best picture. Arrival, Hacksaw Ridge and Manchester by the Sea were much much better. Still need to see the other best picture nominees. Anyway, 7/10 for Moonlight.
Hacksaw Ridge (2016): 2/10
By having watched it and not liking it. I wanted to vomit and I can't understand the hype about this movie.Hacksaw Ridge (2016): 2/10
How?
WTFBy having watched it and not liking it. I wanted to vomit and I can't understand the hype about this movie.Hacksaw Ridge (2016): 2/10
How?
I don't believe anything I say will make any difference. No matter what arguments I use, you watched the movie and you liked it and if you are asking how come and why I didn't like it, it means I am (almost) supposed to have liked it or that I should have liked it (since almost everybody did!). You will defend your position, I will defend mine. Our opinions will remain the same.
I am sure I could find lots of movies that I love and that many people hate. I accept and respect that they don't. End of story. Asking why is almost asking them to like it because I like it. And as I said, of course I could give you reasons and more reasons why I didn't like it, but how many reasons or what reasons would be good enough?
WTFThe fact that it was nominated for Best Picture doesn't mean a thing. It is like saying "OMG you didn't like Justin Bieber's (or whatever artist) new album??? It won the grammy (or whatever prize)! How come??" The fact that other people selected it as the best, doesn't mean it is the best.
It's a discussion forum. You gave a terrible rating to a movie that was nominated for Best Picture. He asked why. Nothing unreasonable about that. Not sure why you had the reaction to the question that you did.
JHC, dude. It's a DISCUSSION forum. It would be pretty boring if we all just said I like this movie or I don't like that movie without any elaboration or discussion.Well, I am discussing right now. :)
I can understand giving it 5/10 because that would mean you just didn't care for it, not really disliking it but just not liking it. But 2/10 means that you specifically disliked it, which I don't understand since I don't really see what someone would actively dislike about the movie since it was very competently made. That active dislike interested me and so I wanted to know your reasons.
But by all means, don't tell me. Sorry for hurting your feelings.
That active dislike interested me and so I wanted to know your reasons.Exactly.
Took the boys to see KONG, Skull island. They loved it and had a great time.
I on the other hand can recognize a complete waste of an opportunity to do something cool, which is what this movie was. If not for John C. Rileys character I might have fallen asleep. And even that character couldn't save that atrocity of a movie.
Took the boys to see KONG, Skull island. They loved it and had a great time.
I on the other hand can recognize a complete waste of an opportunity to do something cool, which is what this movie was. If not for John C. Rileys character I might have fallen asleep. And even that character couldn't save that atrocity of a movie.
Really... Damn, I loved it. Then again, I laid my expectations on the floor so I could step over them walking into the theater. $6 eye-candy is all I expected, and got it in droves. It was like Commando + Planet of the Mutant Animals. Plus, Brie Larsen in a cotton tank-top for the entire movie certainly didn't hurt ... nor did the Forest Gump quality soundtrack.
Cheesy in some parts? Sure. Some other 'as-if!' moments too... but overall, jingle.son and I liked it plenty.
Took the boys to see KONG, Skull island. They loved it and had a great time.
I on the other hand can recognize a complete waste of an opportunity to do something cool, which is what this movie was. If not for John C. Rileys character I might have fallen asleep. And even that character couldn't save that atrocity of a movie.
Really... Damn, I loved it. Then again, I laid my expectations on the floor so I could step over them walking into the theater. $6 eye-candy is all I expected, and got it in droves. It was like Commando + Planet of the Mutant Animals. Plus, Brie Larsen in a cotton tank-top for the entire movie certainly didn't hurt ... nor did the Forest Gump quality soundtrack.
Cheesy in some parts? Sure. Some other 'as-if!' moments too... but overall, jingle.son and I liked it plenty.
I just watched Deliverance for the very first time. You know, the "Squeal like a pig!" movie. I went into it expecting to be disappointed considering how hyped by pop culture it has been over the past 40+ years since it, but it was actually really good. I like how the film remains ambiguous regarding certain things that happen. It was just a very tense, well acted, well directed, well-written film that deserves its spot in pop culture history. It drags on a little bit near the end, but otherwise, it has a real purdy mouth.
I can't believe I find myself in agreement with Kotow. :lol I too loved Total Recall reboot. Robocop... didn't hate it, but it was pretty mediocre.
Hell, I enjoyed Battleship for what it was. :dunno: Eye candy expectations are sometimes a good thing.
@ Gary... I agree, much of the cast was under-utilized in relation to their abilities/talent. But, they portrayed the roles they were given quite well. Not enough Mutha-fucka's from SLJ tho. I kept waiting for "I'm sick of all these mother fucking animals on this mother fucking island".
Watched Moana and Dr. Strange over the weekend. Moana was fantastic and a truly beautiful movie.
Also, I just watched Deliverance for the very first time. You know, the "Squeal like a pig!" movie. I went into it expecting to be disappointed considering how hyped by pop culture it has been over the past 40+ years since it, but it was actually really good. I like how the film remains ambiguous regarding certain things that happen. It was just a very tense, well acted, well directed, well-written film that deserves its spot in pop culture history. It drags on a little bit near the end, but otherwise, it has a real purdy mouth.
I just watched Deliverance for the very first time. You know, the "Squeal like a pig!" movie. I went into it expecting to be disappointed considering how hyped by pop culture it has been over the past 40+ years since it, but it was actually really good. I like how the film remains ambiguous regarding certain things that happen. It was just a very tense, well acted, well directed, well-written film that deserves its spot in pop culture history. It drags on a little bit near the end, but otherwise, it has a real purdy mouth.
Yeah, Deliverance is a fantastic film.
Die Hard 4 isn't the best but compared to the 5th one... Oh boy.
Die Hard 4 isn't the best but compared to the 5th one... Oh boy.
I'm a big fan of the Die Hard series, but I've never bothered with part 5. In December a local movie theater played the original Die Hard on the big screen, so that was very cool to see. The place erupted when Hans Gruber first showed up and it was pretty funny hearing the drunken zingers throughout the movie.
I would rank the Die Hard series as they played out, with the first one being the best and then so on.
Snowden (2016): 7/10
I also will stick with the first 3. Part 4 and 5 totally lost the tone and feel of what made the first 3 so great.
I like 4 a ton. 5 is dreadfully awful.
Die Hard 5 sucks hard.
Supposedly everyone was told that Rickman would be released on the count of 3. They then released Rickman on 2, without telling him, and it was a 25-foot drop (onto foam cushions and stuff, but still). So the look of surprise on his face is real.
(https://blogs.thepoconos.com/pop-rox/files/2011/12/Die-Hard-hans-gruber-8625717-1016-570.jpg)
Saw Logan last night, and what a movie. More superhero movies should be rated R, it was violent but it wasn't completely over the top. I can't wait to see it again.
So just to be clear, it's a live-action version of Disney's animated version of the story?
So just to be clear, it's a live-action version of Disney's animated version of the story?I've only seen the animated version prior to the movie, but I read the movie adapts from the musical and the original source as well. So it isn't a 100% version of the animated movie.
Just got back from Beauty and the Beast. Pretty good adaptation.
Disney’s live-action “Beauty” was a beast at the box office, opening with an estimated $170 million in North American ticket sales and setting a new high mark for family movies.
“Beauty and the Beast” blew past the previous record-holder for G- or PG-rated releases, according to studio estimates Sunday. Last year, Disney’s “Finding Dory” debuted with a then-PG-best $135 million.
It took in $180 million overseas, including $44.8 million in China, Disney said.
Ruff cut of Guardians of The Galaxy 2. If you liked the first one.................................this is balls out fun
Don't Breathe (2016): 5/10
Finally saw Arrival. I thought it was quite good, and a little different to what I was expecting, in a good way.
I thought Independence Day Rehash was terrible. Such a lazy, boring film and WTF was the pointless Judd Hirsch subplot (boat, bus, kids) about? Probably the worst film I've seen at the cinema for a good while.
Edit : Actually I saw 'I, Frankenstein' at the cinema - so ID2 is second worst, in recent memory.
It was indeed terrible, but it didn't disappoint me because I never expected it to do anything other than suck.
It was indeed terrible, but it didn't disappoint me because I never expected it to do anything other than suck.
Same. $6 eye candy is all I expected it to be.
Arrival.
Not what I was expecting, but pretty damned cool. :tup
Arrival.
Not what I was expecting, but pretty damned cool. :tup
Are you copying me? :biggrin:
Arrival.
Not what I was expecting, but pretty damned cool. :tup
Are you copying me? :biggrin:
Yes, but not intentionally.
Same. $6 eye candy is all I expected it to be.
As everyone here knows - my taste in stand up comedians is very specific.
I've tried a lot of those US Comics on Netflix and they're mostly just talking and chucking in gags like anyone chatting to their friends...But they're on stage with a large crowd.
I saw Jaws for the first time just a few months or something ago.
I figured it had been hyped so much, and that I wouldn't think it was that good.
I was wrong. That movie is incredible.
It used to be when I said there was one scene in Jaws I could not watch...
...people always said " oh the head in the boat? "
And I was like " What ? :huh: Errr. No that scene is nothing compared to Quint getting audibly crunched and screaming at the end... "
Also it's clearly not Scheider and Shaw when Bruce jumps out the water. :P
I love spotting continuity errors in films.
You got me. I dunno. I'll probably remember if you tell me. Gonna stab in the dark...Hitchcock Vertigo :PYes on Duel.
I know the sound Bruce makes when he drops to the ocean floor is from Duel..
After re-watching the original Ghost in the shell tonight, I have changed my mind. The new one can go to hell. It removed all the thought provoking elements of the original and made it like a baby's toy. Dumbed down and simple (no offense to babys)
It's the fandom attached to her. Plain and simple. I shouldn't judge. I haven't seen her in anything other than Harry Potter - and that involved as much acting as a Steven Seagal movie.I understand that there is a fandom. I just don't get it.
It's the fandom attached to her. Plain and simple. I shouldn't judge. I haven't seen her in anything other than Harry Potter - and that involved as much acting as a Steven Seagal movie.I understand that there is a fandom. I just don't get it.
A lot of people think she is super attractive as well, and I don't get that either.
It's the fandom attached to her. Plain and simple. I shouldn't judge. I haven't seen her in anything other than Harry Potter - and that involved as much acting as a Steven Seagal movie.I understand that there is a fandom. I just don't get it.
A lot of people think she is super attractive as well, and I don't get that either.
Tin Cup. Guilty pleasure movie
Tin Cup. Guilty pleasure movie
I love that movie. Never realized it was supposed to be a guilty pleasure?
It's weird. I hate golf. But man, I can watch that movie all day.
Tin Cup. Guilty pleasure movie
I love that movie. Never realized it was supposed to be a guilty pleasure?
It's weird. I hate golf. But man, I can watch that movie all day.
Schindlers List (9/10)Yeah.
Schindlers List (9/10)Yeah.
Also rewatched It's Such a Beautiful Day. Damn, really a fantastic little film. Everybody on Earth should watch it.
Ha ha, I totally forgot about Don Johnson. Yeah that practically delegitimizes the movie right there, doesn't it?
I prefer Willem Dafoe as the bad guy, but that really was a terrible movie.
I prefer Willem Dafoe as the bad guy, but that really was a terrible movie.
I like how he had 3 computers because bad guy. But the boat ploughing into the village was cool.
It's one of the worst sequels ever.
Airplane 2 is pretty lame
Airplane 2 is pretty lame
Huge drop off in quality. The original Airplane is one of my favorite comedies ever
It's one of the worst sequels ever.
I think the title goes to Caddyshack 2.
Just to jump in late on the 'worst sequel' discussion, Bill and Ted's Bogus Adventure.
Just to jump in late on the 'worst sequel' discussion, Bill and Ted's Bogus Adventure.
Just no.
I'll say Weekend at Bernie's.
Just to jump in late on the 'worst sequel' discussion, Bill and Ted's Bogus Adventure.
Just no.
I'll say Weekend at Bernie's.
Also Caddyshack 2, Speed 2 and Blues Brothers 2000.
I watched the The Godfather last night. I couldn't recall if I'd ever watched it before. Mrs. P was out of town so I thought it was high time to soak in one of the highest rated guy films of all time.???
Man, it doesn't deserve its reputation. If it weren't for Pacino, Duvall and the iconic theme song, I wouldn't have been able to watch it at all. Not. Good.
I would think a guilty pleasure would be something like the Spice Girls movie
Weekend at Bernies 2 was terrible. I guess so was the original, but in a good way.
I'd call that a big yes.Weekend at Bernies 2 was terrible. I guess so was the original, but in a good way.
No. The first one was brilliantly stupid, something akin to Napoleon Dynamite or Dude Where's My Car. The sequel might very well be the worst movie in the history of cinema.
The Godfather is my favorite movie2nd for me.
The Godfather is my favorite movie2nd for me.
I just threw up a little bit in my mouth.The Godfather is my favorite movie2nd for me.
So it's
1. Talladega Nights
2. The Godfather
??
Oh sorry, I just assume Talladega Nights is number 1 on everyone's list.I am not anti- Will Farrell, but I can't stand that movie.
After all, if you're not first, you're last.
Oh sorry, I just assume Talladega Nights is number 1 on everyone's list.I am not anti- Will Farrell, but I can't stand that movie.
After all, if you're not first, you're last.
I also think Spanglish and Reign Over Me were pretty good.Well, Spanglish was really good, anyway.
Click had potential too.
And of course Jack and Jill.
I watched the The Godfather last night. I couldn't recall if I'd ever watched it before. Mrs. P was out of town so I thought it was high time to soak in one of the highest rated guy films of all time.
Man, it doesn't deserve its reputation. If it weren't for Pacino, Duvall and the iconic theme song, I wouldn't have been able to watch it at all. Not. Good.
I would think a guilty pleasure would be something like the Spice Girls movie
No guilt; all pleasure.
If you don't like him, you are a strange person and need to seek medical help. Also, you won't like this very much.
If you don't like him, you are a strange person and need to seek medical help. Also, you won't like this very much.
I am a very strange person and I am seeking medical help.
Flat as in slightly lower than proper pitch, or flat as in lacking emotional depth?
This is important.
So no training at all. Interesting.
Well, as I said, I think she's cute, but this thing with casting people in musicals who can't sing doesn't make any effin sense to me.
I hated it. It's completely superficial, I admit, but just as I'd rather watch attractive people in movies as opposed to unattractive ones, I'd rather listen to people sing who can actually sing well than those who can't.
Inferno
A few changes from the Dan Brown book, but pretty entertaining. At least Tom Hanks didn't sound like he had a cold, like he did in Davinci Code.
I remember not being overly impressed with The Godfather either, although that was a long time ago. Wouldn't say it was bad though.This.
I remember not being overly impressed with The Godfather either, although that was a long time ago. Wouldn't say it was bad though.This.
Also watched Ex Machina. Pretty good film, great twists. Very nice soundtrack too, by Geoff Barrow (Portishead).
Inferno
A few changes from the Dan Brown book, but pretty entertaining. At least Tom Hanks didn't sound like he had a cold, like he did in Davinci Code.
Frankenstein (1931) (rewatch): 8/10 Great.
Bride of Frankenstein (1935) (rewatch): 7/10 No way it's better than the first. Too much silly humor, Una O'Connor is the most annoying actress of all time and the bride only appears for like 2 minutes... Still very good though. Love the scene with the blind man.
I started watching Hellboy and that was gods awful, so I shut it off. Ndow I'm watching No Country for Old Men.
I started watching Hellboy and that was gods awful, so I shut it off. Ndow I'm watching No Country for Old Men.
The F? :lol
I started watching Hellboy and that was gods awful, so I shut it off. Ndow I'm watching No Country for Old Men.
The F? :lol
How the hell did you manage to misspell my quote which was already spelled correctly? :rollin
Yeah I love it and actually don't mind Chris Tucker in it since his character is *supposed* to be intolerable.
I will destroy everyone's grammar. Starting with you John! :lol
Last movie seen: The Last Temptation of Christ (go figure why). I personally didn't like it, sure it was masterfully shot but it was a bit too long and it was basically a retreading of the "classic" story of Jesus until the twist at the end.It's actually an adaptation of the novel of the same name, written by Nikos Kazantzakis.
Last movie seen: The Last Temptation of Christ (go figure why). I personally didn't like it, sure it was masterfully shot but it was a bit too long and it was basically a retreading of the "classic" story of Jesus until the twist at the end.It's actually an adaptation of the novel of the same name, written by Nikos Kazantzakis.
Last movie seen: The Last Temptation of Christ (go figure why). I personally didn't like it, sure it was masterfully shot but it was a bit too long and it was basically a retreading of the "classic" story of Jesus until the twist at the end.It's actually an adaptation of the novel of the same name, written by Nikos Kazantzakis.
Probably not the right place to put this, but hey, whatever.
Funniest movie-related headline of the day (with link to story):
Will Smith in Talks to Play Genie in ‘Aladdin’, Shaquille O’Neal is Furious (https://www.slashfilm.com/will-smith-playing-genie-in-aladdin/)
Re-watched Devil's advocate. Man, I forgot how much I loved this movie. Pacino is incredible
Pacino is still a god tier actor,
Eh, while that is an enjoyable flick, that long scene near the end shows everything that went wrong with Pacino post-Scent of a Woman. It's basically him screaming his head off for 20 minutes. Pacino is still a god tier actor, merely on the strength of his work in the 70s, but he was a caricature of himself by the time he did Devil's Advocate.
I agree. De Niro does different things now, but he's still badass without overacting all the time. Pacino's thing seems to be ranting and screaming a lot. He's very good at it, but it gets pretty one-note.
I agree. De Niro does different things now, but he's still badass without overacting all the time. Pacino's thing seems to be ranting and screaming a lot. He's very good at it, but it gets pretty one-note.
Heat from the mid 90s is a good example of how DeNiro stayed great much longer. Pacino is good in that film, but DeNiro is magnificent.
The Last Samurai. Damn I love that movie, one of my all time favorites.
The Departed for the 100th time. Movies don't get better than this
In the Loop. By the author of Veep.
Another political satire, going back and forth between London and Washington, after seeing three seasons of Veep it's blatantly clear that the director (showrunner) is the same, but still it's damn funny. So many one liners full of swear words, cynical attitudes and royal mess-ups, it's one big comedy sketch after another. Brilliant!
In the Loop. By the author of Veep.
Another political satire, going back and forth between London and Washington, after seeing three seasons of Veep it's blatantly clear that the director (showrunner) is the same, but still it's damn funny. So many one liners full of swear words, cynical attitudes and royal mess-ups, it's one big comedy sketch after another. Brilliant!
Being a huge fan of Veep, had to check this out and you're right I can see several areas where Veep was inspired from. Heck the movie is based on the show The Thick of it which I really want to check out now seeing how that movie was hilarious.
Being a huge fan of Veep, had to check this out and you're right I can see several areas where Veep was inspired from. Heck the movie is based on the show The Thick of it which I really want to check out now seeing how that movie was hilarious.
Anything written by Armando Iannucci is usually comedy gold.
Just Re-Watched Alien in anticipation for the new one. Next up is Aliens, Alien 3 (assembly cut) and Prometheus. I'm just going to skip all the other ones lol.
Ocean's Eleven.
The first one
The Prestige. First time watching it since its release. Still excellent.
Mrs. Peregrin's home for Peculiar Children. I enjoyed it.
Doctor Strange. I had zero expectations going in because I wasn't familiar with the character. Another solid Marvel movie 3.5/5.
Mads Mikkelsen was great as the villain though seeing him made me miss hannibal more.
Not that there's such a thing as a bad Rooker performance.No kidding. That guy is cinematic gold. One of the more reliable actors working today.
Not that there's such a thing as a bad Rooker performance.No kidding. That guy is cinematic gold. One of the more reliable actors working today.
Not that there's such a thing as a bad Rooker performance.No kidding. That guy is cinematic gold. One of the more reliable actors working today.
I still wouldn't shake his hand.
Not that there's such a thing as a bad Rooker performance.No kidding. That guy is cinematic gold. One of the more reliable actors working today.
I still wouldn't shake his hand.
Alien Covenant.Well that's disappointing. :-\
Expected it to be better than Prometheus.
It isn't.
It must be really fucking awful to not even match up to Prometheus.
So far the reviews I've been hearing have been "It's good. Not amazing. Not great, but good. First half is basically a retread of Alien and the last third or so is a retread of Aliens with a super predictable ending"
Requiem for a Dream: Fuck, this was crushing. For some reason I like these sort of character studies in which people are slowly driven insane, like in a downward spiral. Excellent acting and music too. 4.5/5
Requiem for a Dream: Fuck, this was crushing. For some reason I like these sort of character studies in which people are slowly driven insane, like in a downward spiral. Excellent acting and music too. 4.5/5
Now that is one hell of a movie. God damn.
Ass to ass. Keith david doesn't mess around
Requiem for a Dream: Fuck, this was crushing. For some reason I like these sort of character studies in which people are slowly driven insane, like in a downward spiral. Excellent acting and music too. 4.5/5
Now that is one hell of a movie. God damn.
Ass to ass. Keith david doesn't mess around
Requiem for a Dream is the best movie I've ever seen and not felt compelled to ever watch again :lol
That shit is so depressing. I was getting sad this morning just thinking about it :lol
Aronofsky really know how to made some sad ass (although really good) films
I think the first three are really good. Two is my favorite, the third one is a bit messy but it's still cool. The fourth one is an absolute cinematic atrocity, and the new one looks like it will be even worse.
They are both listed in the cast. They might have small parts.
They are both listed in the cast. They might have small parts.
Knightley certainly does.
Last film seen... The Blues Brothers. For the first time ever.
I would have never guessed that a movie called The Blues Brothers was about two brothers whose surname was Blues :biggrin: :lol but seriously, I thought it was just a title for the two characters, since they were "partners in crime" and obviously into blues, I would have never guessed the title was so literal.
Fun movie, but I guess the time to see it was back there in the moment. The car chases were so absurd and over the top :lol and now I can see why those two characters were so iconic.
I watched The Mast of Zorro last night. Very underrated movie. Fun characters, great music, and great stunts! I make time to watch it every year.
I watched The Mast of Zorro last night. Very underrated movie. Fun characters, great music, and great stunts! I make time to watch it every year.
Never seen that one. I assume it's the one where he's on a boat the whole time?
Or it's the XXX parody.I watched The Mast of Zorro last night. Very underrated movie. Fun characters, great music, and great stunts! I make time to watch it every year.Never seen that one. I assume it's the one where he's on a boat the whole time?
I liked the original Carrie better than that remake from the late 90s/early 2000's.
Clive Barker's Nightbreed. Awesome flick.
Clive Barker's Nightbreed. Awesome flick.
Just watched 10 Cloverfield Lane.
It was ok I guess. It got better as it went on.
Oceans Eleven. Not quite a classic, but I still enjoy it. I saw the sequels, but I don't really remember much about them. I do remember they weren't nearly as good as the first one.
Tremors is great.
And the sequels are all watchable too. So in that respect it's better than the Jaws series.
Yeah, I guess they were. I mean, I sure hope they were. But I was nine years old in 1971, so Dr. Phibes wasn't cheesy, he was really scary!
And most of the stuff he did was pretty gross and disgusting, so there's that, although special effects have obviously come a long way since then. Watching them now, I never realized how much of it was not shown; a lot of it's in your head. The best scary movies, to me, are still the ones that let your imagination fill in the blanks.
Tremors is great.
And the sequels are all watchable too. So in that respect it's better than the Jaws series.
Tremors 2 was almost as good as the first IMO.
The reviews for Baywatch have been atrocious. But I still want to see it!
I worship 12 Monkeys. :hefdaddy
I watched Sully over the weekend. What a snoozefest.
I'm watching Terminator Geni5y5 again.
Eh. I think it's better than Rise of the Machines & Salvation...
I watched Sully over the weekend. What a snoozefest.
I worship 12 Monkeys. :hefdaddy
I watched Sully over the weekend. What a snoozefest.
I liked it. I thought it was very interesting.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. This was amazing in many ways. Hilarious, but also sad and beautiful. Amazing acting too. 4.5/5
The Devil's Candy
I think Hollywood has run out of ideas a long time ago. That's why the number of reboots, remakes, sequels and spin-offs keeps growing. It is also the public's fault. If a shitty movie sells well, making millions in revenue and profits, why would they make something new? If the public likes shit, they will continue to make shit. It is so rare to find a good movie coming out of Hollywood nowadays.
I think Hollywood has run out of ideas a long time ago. That's why the number of reboots, remakes, sequels and spin-offs keeps growing. It is also the public's fault. If a shitty movie sells well, making millions in revenue and profits, why would they make something new? If the public likes shit, they will continue to make shit. It is so rare to find a good movie coming out of Hollywood nowadays.
"There are, right now, 43 sequels, reboots, and remakes on Hollywood schedule for 2017.":
https://uproxx.com/movies/2017-sequels/
No way in hell am I paying money to see this new Transformers movie after the cinematic cancer that was 'Age of Extinction'.
No way in hell am I paying money to see this new Transformers movie after the cinematic cancer that was 'Age of Extinction'.
Haven't seen the Lego Batman movie yet. Maybe I should, because I thought the first one was really good.
Haven't seen the Lego Batman movie yet. Maybe I should, because I thought the first one was really good.
It was every bit as good as The Lego Movie imo, maybe even better. I don't know why it didn't do so great compared to the first one.
Haven't seen the Lego Batman movie yet. Maybe I should, because I thought the first one was really good.
It was every bit as good as The Lego Movie imo, maybe even better. I don't know why it didn't do so great compared to the first one.
I enjoyed it but I thought the first one was better
I watched Nosferatu with my dad last night. It's one of my top faves, but he'd never seen it before so it was cool to watch his reaction to the film. We had a blast! :metal
Just got back from Transformers. Cheesy as hell, shit tons of overblown giant robot action, and humans saving the day in absolutely impossible ways.
Fucking loved it, good times.
I love the Dirty Harry series. I would say the first is my favorite overall but Magnum Force and Enforcer are right behind. Those three are classics. It's interesting watching part 5, Dead Pool, and seeing a very early appearance of Jim Carrey and Guns n Roses.
But all five are great movies.
I watched Nosferatu with my dad last night. It's one of my top faves, but he'd never seen it before so it was cool to watch his reaction to the film. We had a blast! :metal
Great movie, I enjoyed Herzog's remake of it starring Klaus Kinski as well.
Best part of the entire movie was during the end credits.
The documentary 'Dangerous Days' that details the entire movie making process of Blade Runner. Amazing documentary over 3 1/2 hours long made by Charles de Lauzirika who usually makes the documentaries on all Ridley Scott's movies. Fascinating from start to finish and didn't feel boring for one second.
I only saw Die Hard for the first time in the 2000s, and still thought it was a great movie. :dunno:
Thought the second one was ass though. Third one was really good though. Heck, I didn't even mind 4, although it was a typical 2000's action movie full of CGI explosions.
I saw it on the original release in theaters. *Old man cred*
The original Die Hard is just one of the most classic movies ever!
I just watched it in the theaters a few months ago with a special screening and it was ever better on the big screen! The audience cheered big time when John Mcclane first made an appearance on the screen. But when Hans Gruber showed up, the place erupted!
Say What? Wow, I'm shocked Kev!
Die Hard 2 was meh, but the scene where the fire chased the airplane and jumped up to catch it on take off was pretty awesome!
Die Hard 3 is a freakin masterpiece :lol, I had no idea Sam Jackson was in it so it was a pleasant surprise, didn't know he co-starred anything with Willis before Zed died. The racism/counter-racism play in the movie was hilarious. The plot was well played out and the villains were pretty interesting. Pretty gory sometimes, feels like 90's movie violence is now equating to TV violence.
Starting 4!
Die Hard 3 is a freakin masterpiece :lol, I had no idea Sam Jackson was in it so it was a pleasant surprise, didn't know he co-starred anything with Willis before Zed
Die Hard 3 is a freakin masterpiece :lol, I had no idea Sam Jackson was in it so it was a pleasant surprise, didn't know he co-starred anything with Willis before Zed
:omg: It completely escaped me that Bruce and Sam were both in Pulp Fiction. I'm trying to remember if they even have any scenes together. Their storylines cross only tangentially (via John Travolta getting toasted).
Die Hard 3 is a freakin masterpiece :lol, I had no idea Sam Jackson was in it so it was a pleasant surprise, didn't know he co-starred anything with Willis before Zed
:omg: It completely escaped me that Bruce and Sam were both in Pulp Fiction. I'm trying to remember if they even have any scenes together. Their storylines cross only tangentially (via John Travolta getting toasted).
I think they're both in the restaurant/bar together, but I don't think they actually interact.
Creed
Absolutely fantastic. I didn't care for Rocky Balboa, where we saw Rocky as an aging fighter in the ring. His role in this film as a trainer/mentor to a younger generation, was amazing, as was the story.
The little teaser for Creed 2 showed Adonis & Drago - that would be incredible to see happen.
Say What? Wow, I'm shocked Kev!
Crazy, ain't it? I've seen the 3rd one with SLJ, which is great, so that has to count for something! :biggrin: :lol
Creed
Absolutely fantastic. I didn't care for Rocky Balboa, where we saw Rocky as an aging fighter in the ring. His role in this film as a trainer/mentor to a younger generation, was amazing, as was the story.
Creed
Absolutely fantastic. I didn't care for Rocky Balboa, where we saw Rocky as an aging fighter in the ring. His role in this film as a trainer/mentor to a younger generation, was amazing, as was the story.
I've been on the fence as to if I should invest the time in watching Creed. There's so much to watch and I always see it sitting there....but I never pull the trigger on it. But you aren't the first person to give it a good review so I guess I just need to go ahead and watch it.
Men in Black II - I'm not sure what was missing in this movie, I think it had all the right things but something was lacking to really make this more likable. I mean there were great parts here and there, don't think they were able to nail the flow of the movie like they did with the other two.This is the perfect description of that film. There was just no big, memorable spectacle to tie it all together, it didn't really bring anything new to the table, and the plot was "meh" (as far as I can remember). I remember Smith's love interest floating away in a pod or something? I think.
Rambo (2008)
Damn, that shit was raw! Some of the best movie violence I've seen, and it flew by really quickly. I enjoyed every minute of it.
Rambo (2008)
Damn, that shit was raw! Some of the best movie violence I've seen, and it flew by really quickly. I enjoyed every minute of it.
Completely agree. It had some cool style with the camera that made me feel heightened. Plus The blood, the blood!
It was so refreshing to be honest.
What movie from the 80's was I shocked that you haven't seen yet Blob?
Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
Great movie, and pushed the limits for the time. I remember being impressed by the transforming effect too, they used some clever filter effects.
I never made it through the 1940 version though. Nowhere near as good.
Yeah, I can't blame them. I'm glad they didn't manage to eradicate the superior version. :lol
Maybe that's why to this day, people are still fearful of remakes.
WHY ARE YOU COMPLAINING? THEY'RE NOT STOPPING YOU FROM WATCHING THE OLD VERSION. OH WAIT.....
:neverusethis:
Cloud Atlas.
I don't know what to say about this movie.. great acting I guess.
It's unpleasant spending the first 2 hours of a 3 hour movie waiting to understand what's going on before making peace with the fact that they won't really tell you what's going on or the overall point.
Started watching Transformers: Age of Extinction because I hadn't seen it since it came out. I think I made it 30 minutes before shutting it off because it's a fucking awful movie in almost every way. It has good CGI and high production value going for it, but other than that it pretty much all sucks to the point of making me angry and wondering how it's possible for adults to have written this crap.
Even as a Transformers fanboy, I had to finally bow out for this new movie.
And then the really great movies barely gross enough to cover a Transformers movie's budget.
Started watching Transformers: Age of Extinction because I hadn't seen it since it came out. I think I made it 30 minutes before shutting it off because it's a fucking awful movie in almost every way. It has good CGI and high production value going for it, but other than that it pretty much all sucks to the point of making me angry and wondering how it's possible for adults to have written this crap.
$1,104,000,000.00
I'm more angry at the viewing public.
Rambo 3
Definitely not as good as the rest. It was ok, and had some really good action moments, but overall it just felt very lacking, and I didn't like the pacing as much.
Spiderman: Homecoming
spoilers:
holy shit that car ride scene with the father was TENSE
Just got back from Valerian. An overwhelming visual treat with an engulfing storyline and just enough action. Fantastic flick.
What women want with Mel
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This movie is funny as all hell
Just got back from Valerian. An overwhelming visual treat with an engulfing storyline and just enough action. Fantastic flick.
Awesome. jingle.kids have been teasing me that I want to go see this. All I'm expecting is for it to be a visual spectacle. Anything like a good story/acting/characters is just a bonus.
Just got back from Valerian. An overwhelming visual treat with an engulfing storyline and just enough action. Fantastic flick.
Awesome. jingle.kids have been teasing me that I want to go see this. All I'm expecting is for it to be a visual spectacle. Anything like a good story/acting/characters is just a bonus.
The story is miles beyond the pocahontas ripoff Avatar for sure, and I felt some excellent writing. The character Bubbles in particular was outstanding.
Finally saw Deepwater Horizon. As an oilfield worker I have out most respect for the people who made this film as they managed to accomplish several difficult elements. 1. Capture the spirit of comradery between personnel on a drilling rig, 2. Portray the technical aspects of operation correctly without confusing casual audiences, 3. Deliver a dramatic treatment to true events without sacrificing the drama nor the facts.
I went in ready to find mistakes but they were pretty faithful to the events and technical aspects. However I think they went out of their way to vilify the company man.
If I had to nitpick I'd say there's no way you can be walking on the main deck and talk to the crane operator, it's too loud for either one to have an actual conversation and I've never heard of a dinosaur tooth coming up on the shale shakers.. I imagine even if that happens there's no way you'd be allowed to keep it!
It was a bit eerie watching the movie while on the same type of rig portrayed heh
The Man from Earth: Now this was very interesting, most of it was just dialogue between cool characters and a guy who's just leaving but reveal them he's a prehistoric man that has survived from thousands of years ago and never ages. Is he fucking around? Is it legit? What important characters in history has he met if so? What influence did he have? Although is ends up being a little cheesy and predictable at times, it was very immersive and intriguing to watch. 4/5
The Room: Yes, THAT movie. Holy shit, this is so fucking atrocious. But in a way, feels like it's done in purpose, just in a very subtle sense. Really one of those it's so bad it's great. Every rating seems fitting so I guess I'll give it this one for how much fun I had. Tommy Wiseau is my hero. 4/5
Primer: I've seen some mindfucking shit, but this one takes the fucking cake. Not because of how abstract it is, but how concrete yet extremely complex it is to follow. It's basically about two engineers that were working on something as hobby but accidentally discover time travel. In the lapse of 5 days, they build the machines but short-sightness, greed and distrust end up fucking up with them and generating like 12 or more timelines. Had to follow a chart after watching it and I think I get it? Loved how it was very realist about time travel, and mostly shown in a linear way, yet that makes it hard to understand. Highly recommended to fans of hard sci-fi. 4.5/5
The Room: Yes, THAT movie. Holy shit, this is so fucking atrocious. But in a way, feels like it's done in purpose, just in a very subtle sense. Really one of those it's so bad it's great. Every rating seems fitting so I guess I'll give it this one for how much fun I had. Tommy Wiseau is my hero. 4/5
The Room: Yes, THAT movie. Holy shit, this is so fucking atrocious. But in a way, feels like it's done in purpose, just in a very subtle sense. Really one of those it's so bad it's great. Every rating seems fitting so I guess I'll give it this one for how much fun I had. Tommy Wiseau is my hero. 4/5
One of the funniest movies I've ever seen. Love it.
James Franco made a movie about the making of it and it's coming out soon:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3521126/reference (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3521126/reference)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rir1WzZqwxE (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rir1WzZqwxE)
Cannot wait to see it.
I mean, when you have such lame dialogue and that particular blowjob scene, I find it hard to believe it's not a comedy :lol . Maybe it was only Tommy Wiseau who knew it was a comedy and didn't tell the rest :PThe Room: Yes, THAT movie. Holy shit, this is so fucking atrocious. But in a way, feels like it's done in purpose, just in a very subtle sense. Really one of those it's so bad it's great. Every rating seems fitting so I guess I'll give it this one for how much fun I had. Tommy Wiseau is my hero. 4/5
I'm not convinced it was done on purpose. I don't think anyone involved knew what to make of this thing. :lol It made my head hurt trying to make any sense of it, but man it's hilarious.
Hope it's out soon, looks amazing :lolThe Room: Yes, THAT movie. Holy shit, this is so fucking atrocious. But in a way, feels like it's done in purpose, just in a very subtle sense. Really one of those it's so bad it's great. Every rating seems fitting so I guess I'll give it this one for how much fun I had. Tommy Wiseau is my hero. 4/5
One of the funniest movies I've ever seen. Love it.
James Franco made a movie about the making of it and it's coming out soon:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3521126/reference (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3521126/reference)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rir1WzZqwxE (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rir1WzZqwxE)
Cannot wait to see it.
The Room: Yes, THAT movie. Holy shit, this is so fucking atrocious. But in a way, feels like it's done in purpose, just in a very subtle sense. Really one of those it's so bad it's great. Every rating seems fitting so I guess I'll give it this one for how much fun I had. Tommy Wiseau is my hero. 4/5
One of the funniest movies I've ever seen. Love it.
James Franco made a movie about the making of it and it's coming out soon:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3521126/reference (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3521126/reference)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rir1WzZqwxE (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rir1WzZqwxE)
Cannot wait to see it.
I just bought the book the movie is based off of, I can't wait to read it.
Watched "Tommy Boy"'for the first time in probably ten years last night. Man, I forgot how funny that movie was and in particular Chris Farley. My wife and were legit cracking up half the time even though I've seen that movie dozens of times.
Hacksaw Ridge- Amazing film. Might be a new favorite WWII movie.
Watched "Tommy Boy"'for the first time in probably ten years last night. Man, I forgot how funny that movie was and in particular Chris Farley. My wife and were legit cracking up half the time even though I've seen that movie dozens of times.Black Sheep is another funny movie with those two (Farley and Spade) in it. There are a couple scenes in that movie that made me hysterical... HELLLOOO WASHINGTON!!!!! :rollin
Watched "Tommy Boy"'for the first time in probably ten years last night. Man, I forgot how funny that movie was and in particular Chris Farley. My wife and were legit cracking up half the time even though I've seen that movie dozens of times.
Spitballing a top 20 list for comedies...
I fear I am leaving off something obvious, but I can live with that list. :coolio
The Lost City of Z. Fantastic movie, quite the surprise.Had my on that but I was worried a bit about the quality so I haven't seen it. Nice too hear it's good. :tup
Chad, top 20? That has to be the Scotch talking.
Spitballing a top 20 list for comedies...
The Big Lebowski
The Holy Grail
Caddyshack
Blazing Saddles
Animal House
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Christmas Vacation
Some Like It Hot
Young Frankenstein
The Great Race
Dumb and Dumber
Tommy Boy
40-Year Old Virgin
A Fish Called Wanda
The Naked Gun
Ghostbusters
Uncle Buck
There's Something About Mary
Office Space
I fear I am leaving off something obvious, but I can live with that list. :coolio
Solid list Kev. It's a hard one to even think about. But i agree with Chad that Tommy Boy would Be in the top 20. It's a classic that ages/aged well.
Spitballing a top 20 list for comedies...
I fear I am leaving off something obvious, but I can live with that list. :coolio
MAJOR LEAGUE
As we all know, "top" movies (songs/albums/TV shows...) aren't always a reflection of their quality, but the impact they personally made.
That's it but here it is,
I go to visit my buddy working at an old defunct store called Zayres. So the big district manager is coming and he's walking around the building and they were rushing around to get people to have name tags on them so of course my buddy and I just watched Fletch so he gets a name tag that says T Nugent and of course the district manager comes up and goes hello mr. Nugent how are you?
We laughed for days.
That's it but here it is,
I go to visit my buddy working at an old defunct store called Zayres. So the big district manager is coming and he's walking around the building and they were rushing around to get people to have name tags on them so of course my buddy and I just watched Fletch so he gets a name tag that says T Nugent and of course the district manager comes up and goes hello mr. Nugent how are you?
We laughed for days.
Well done. :tup :tup
You should have gotten a name tag and put Claude Henry Smoot on it. :coolio
I just saw the 3D re-release of Terminator 2. I had zero interest in it for 3D, but I couldn't pass up the chance to see one of my favourite movies on the big screen. I didn't realize, but it was the theatrical cut, not either of the two more recent director's cuts. It's been a long time since I've seen this version.
The 3D post conversion was well done overall, at least for the foregrounds. The far backgrounds were noticeably flat when they didn't expect you'd be looking at it, and they had trouble with anything transparent, like smoke/fire/glass/fences/liquid metal killing machines, so they looked off. A couple of shots were completely flat with no depth at all. This is the first 3D movie I've been forced to see, so I'm glad it was a movie I was familiar with, because it was more of a distraction than anything else. Still an amazing movie though.
I just saw the 3D re-release of Terminator 2. I had zero interest in it for 3D, but I couldn't pass up the chance to see one of my favourite movies on the big screen. I didn't realize, but it was the theatrical cut, not either of the two more recent director's cuts. It's been a long time since I've seen this version.
The 3D post conversion was well done overall, at least for the foregrounds. The far backgrounds were noticeably flat when they didn't expect you'd be looking at it, and they had trouble with anything transparent, like smoke/fire/glass/fences/liquid metal killing machines, so they looked off. A couple of shots were completely flat with no depth at all. This is the first 3D movie I've been forced to see, so I'm glad it was a movie I was familiar with, because it was more of a distraction than anything else. Still an amazing movie though.
I was thinking of seeing this as well (sometime this week), more for the nostalgia factor. I think the last 3D movie I saw was Bolt! :) Terminator 2 is still a great film, best in the franchise.
I just saw the 3D re-release of Terminator 2. I had zero interest in it for 3D, but I couldn't pass up the chance to see one of my favourite movies on the big screen. I didn't realize, but it was the theatrical cut, not either of the two more recent director's cuts. It's been a long time since I've seen this version.
The 3D post conversion was well done overall, at least for the foregrounds. The far backgrounds were noticeably flat when they didn't expect you'd be looking at it, and they had trouble with anything transparent, like smoke/fire/glass/fences/liquid metal killing machines, so they looked off. A couple of shots were completely flat with no depth at all. This is the first 3D movie I've been forced to see, so I'm glad it was a movie I was familiar with, because it was more of a distraction than anything else. Still an amazing movie though.
I was thinking of seeing this as well (sometime this week), more for the nostalgia factor. I think the last 3D movie I saw was Bolt! :) Terminator 2 is still a great film, best in the franchise.
Better hurry up, I don't know how much longer it will be running. Today looks like the last day at my cinema (oh shit maybe they're only running it till judgement day).
I don't count Terminator 2 as nostalgia, as it still holds up as one of the best scifi action movies ever! :hat
Okay I went to Terminator 2 in 3D last night and all I can say is AMAZING! The 3D was wasted, they should have just rescreened it as normal.
Would have been nice to have some extras, but let's be honest it is a long movie already. In my session the ads were not working, so it went straight to the film. On a work night Great!
Okay this came out in 91, when I was 15, I know I saw it at the cinema, and I remember having the Guns n Roses single you could be mine, and later having the score.
But to see it again, the session I was in sounded amazing. Terminator may date but Terminator 2 does not.
This was Arnie at his best, not to mention Robert Patrick, even Edward Furlong when you consider it was his first film.
I got rid of the score years ago in a garage sale, now I want to find it again. So glad I went. Great film. :corn
Coherence: A group of friends reunite for dinner on the night a comet is passing by, and weird shit starts to happen. It's pretty mindfucking but so good - just don't try to keep up with everything going. 4.5/5
I recently watched the new Ghost In the Shell. I liked it. I went in expecting it to be bad but despite obviously not being perfect, I had fun with it. I also don't watch anime so I don't have anything to compare it to, but I liked it.
Watched Blair Witch Project for the first time. It wasn't exactly great, but it was pretty interesting to see how it was shot.
Also this might be slightly of topic, but i think it's still relevant here. This video is spot on!
https://youtu.be/KAOdjqyG37A
Watched Blair Witch Project for the first time. It wasn't exactly great, but it was pretty interesting to see how it was shot.
Also this might be slightly of topic, but i think it's still relevant here. This video is spot on!
https://youtu.be/KAOdjqyG37A
Blair Witch had to be seen at the time of its release to be fully appreciated. The use of the internet to help push the mystery of the whole concept was really never done before. It was a true lightning in the bottle moment.
mother!
Wtf?!
mother!
Wtf?!
I agree with your sentiment, but I still liked it a lot.
Not a big Aranofsky fan. I liked Requiem For A Dream but Noah was utter tripe.
First saw American psycho when I was 15 and loved it, and still love it. The searing and biting satire of 80's yuppie culture is marvelous, and I've always loved black comedy horror and American psycho is one hell of a ride.
But I can see why people wouldn't like it.
Yesterday: Wonder Woman (3/5)
Yesterday: Wonder Woman (3/5)
You just didn't like it much because you got way more Chris Pine skin than Gal Gadot.
Finally got to watch Arrival, what an amazing movie. I regret so much not seeing this on the big screen. Amazing story and masterfully depicted, the sound design, the score, cinematography, everything was just fantastic.
I'm way more excited for Blade Runner 2049 now than ever to see how Denis Villeneuve will showcase this movie. If early screening rumblings are to go by, they've already declared it a masterpiece.
Royal Tenenbaums. I didn't really like it the first time but after being introduced to more Wes Anderson I liked it much better this time around. I still think The Life Aquatic is my favorite but as a more grounded movie this does a great job.
i think a few good men is one of the best. Cruise is so good in that.
i watched Mr. Mom
movie always cracks me up
Blade Runner 2049. Damn, that was fucking great.
I need to see Blade Runner. I don't think the gf is interested in seeing the movie so I may go solo.
Mr.Holmes, such an excellent movie. I liked seeing an aging Sherlock who is forgetful, you generally never see any adaption done when he's retired and becoming an old fossil. It's a beautifully crafted movie, so well put together, has a much slower pace, very relaxed infact. Story unfolds in stages and I thought was so well done. I'd give it a 9/10. I think it was that good.
Mother! - Speaking of interesting. Holy shit. I've been thinking on this one for two weeks now and only just now decided that it's the best movie of the year so far. I haven't experienced this much emotion watching a movie in a long time, if ever. Incredibly powerful and brilliant way to tell this story and get your message through. Bravo Darren Aronofsky, you never disappoint. Except with Noah, what's up with that.
Jaws
Just a classic movie in every sense. The battle at the end with the shark is epic.
The first is obviously the best, but the sequel is almost as good. And I'll admit, I like the cheesy aspect of part 3 and enjoy it. Didn't really think much of part 4.
Gerald’s Game - Good movie. I didn’t love the ending but everything else was great.
Gerald’s Game - Good movie. I didn’t love the ending but everything else was great.
Loved that movie. Yeah the ending was definitely the weakest part.
Are they definitely going ahead with another? I got the impression War didn't do too well, it seemed to come and go.
Are they definitely going ahead with another? I got the impression War didn't do too well, it seemed to come and go.
One of the strangest box office letdowns of recent times. Had everything going for it too : great reviews, following on from the success of Dawn, and the final part of a trilogy. Ended up with a Boxoffice Worldwide total of $488 million, compared to the $720 Dawn took. Really odd performance.
I'll be satisfied if this is the end of the series, because it was a strong trilogy imo, and I'd hate for them to change the formula for the sake of making money and sacrifice what I enjoyed about it.
I'll be satisfied if this is the end of the series, because it was a strong trilogy imo, and I'd hate for them to change the formula for the sake of making money and sacrifice what I enjoyed about it.
What, no JJ reboot??
I'll be satisfied if this is the end of the series, because it was a strong trilogy imo, and I'd hate for them to change the formula for the sake of making money and sacrifice what I enjoyed about it.
Incendies. Wow. What a rollercoaster. Denis Villeneuve is easily the best director out there currently.Nah, that would be Paul Thomas Anderson and Wes Anderson.
Incendies. Wow. What a rollercoaster. Denis Villeneuve is easily the best director out there currently.Nah, that would be Paul Thomas Anderson and Wes Anderson.
The thing about those original adaptations is that they're pretty straightforward by today standards, but they really defined those roles, especially in the case of Frankenstein and Dracula. A lot of those traits we consider trademark come directly from those movies. When people speak like "Dracula" they're just copying Bela Lugosi's natural accent.
So, inspired by seeing them all lined up in a multimedia store, I went and saw all the Universal classic horror movies, the ones of the 30s / 40s. Some brief comments about them, not speaking of course about the technical aspects because it would be more than unfair to judge old films by today's visual standards...
DRACULA - I think this movie was carried by Bela Lugosi. They got the perfect look (and proposed over and over the same shot of his menacing eyes) and that was enough to sustain the movie, the initial part in Transylvania was fantastic but the London part was fairly standard. They never show Dracula biting anyone, the scene always fades out when he's about to do it, all the gory vampire activity is just implied. The ending is kinda underwhelming, Dracula just goes to sleep in the morning where he can be stabbed without worries by Van Helsing. Uh well. Still as said Bela Lugosi defined the Dracula look for ages to come, only Gary Holmes is a worthy alternative.
FRANKENSTEIN - Also this movie is carried by the exceptional design of the creature. We all know Boris Karloff's look of Frankenstein's monster and seeing the movie it's easy to see how it became so iconic. Story's kinda classic, some minor logical leaps here and there but all in all a movie well worth its fame.
THE WOLFMAN - Probably the most well rounded of them all, telling a nice and cohesive story. Even back in the day the gimmick of giving a minor role to a big name was already in practice, since Bela Lugosi plays a short lived gypsy. As with the other movies there's not really a prolonged ending, when the action ends, in this case with bad things for the wolfman, the movie just finishes. But it was quite entertaining to watch.
THE MUMMY - This one I didn't like very much. The story was fine and the flashbacks to Egypt were interesting, but all in all it didn't really interest me that much. Also the ending is a bit too easy.
THE INVISIBLE MAN - Another treat! maybe the protagonist is not as iconic as the other monsters, and he wasn't a monster anyway but a mad scientists, but it was captivating to see the bad guy outsmarting the good guys and even one of the protagonists.
THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON - The most different of them all I guess, it's also more recent so it's a bit more advanced in style and technology, and while I'm not crazy about the idea of an amphibian man as the antagonist, it was interesting enough to watch it all.
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - I went for the "hardcore" edition, the silent 1925 movie. I thought it would have been the most difficult to watch, just not being used to silent movies with title cards to speak the dialogue, but especially towards the end I was anyway immersed in the story. Very faithful to the book, it made me remember many detals now lost in the general perception of the character, thanks to the -anyway masterful- musical of Andrew Lloyd Webber. The look of the Phantom was absolutely great, I can imagine people being horrified by it back in the day. I hope for some other book-to-screen adaptation one day, to get back to the root of the story, since everyone nowadays associate the Phantom with the musical.
lazy day today. so introduced my twin 10 year olds to some classics
JAWS: my favorite movie ever. LOL I saw it in the theater when I was 8. They liked it.
West Side Story: Lets say they liked Jaws better.
WSS is still one of my favorite movies ever
lazy day today. so introduced my twin 10 year olds to some classics
JAWS: my favorite movie ever. LOL I saw it in the theater when I was 8. They liked it.
West Side Story: Lets say they liked Jaws better.
WSS is still one of my favorite movies ever
At the risk of being judgmental, I cannot imagine showing 10-year old kids a movie as terrifying as Jaws. Maybe I am old-fashioned, but it's not something I would personally do.
lazy day today. so introduced my twin 10 year olds to some classics
JAWS: my favorite movie ever. LOL I saw it in the theater when I was 8. They liked it.
West Side Story: Lets say they liked Jaws better.
WSS is still one of my favorite movies ever
At the risk of being judgmental, I cannot imagine showing 10-year old kids a movie as terrifying as Jaws. Maybe I am old-fashioned, but it's not something I would personally do.
Cars 3- Easily the best of the three and animation was pretty incredible.
Cars 3- Easily the best of the three and animation was pretty incredible.
I've yet to see it, but this give me hope that it's ok. The second one wasn't great, but I still like the first one, even though it gets a lot of bad press.
Primer - Really weird and authentic time travel movie. Had to watch some explanation videos on youtube to get what the fuck was going on.These two are amazing :hefdaddy
Blade Runner 2049 - Finally caught this one last night. It was a really unique movie and truly felt like a classic. I'm not a big fan of the original, so this one was a big step up.
Indeed, there are many great renditions of songs on that album, Jeff Scott Soto who is under our attention for Sons of Apollo sings We Wish you a Merry Christmas, and also Alice Cooper has a phenomenal and creepy rendition of Santa Claus is Coming to Town :metal
Would anyone like to actually give the title of that Christmas album?
:metal That's one of my favourite Christmas renditions!
Would anyone like to actually give the title of that Christmas album?
We Wish You A Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year
:metal That's one of my favourite Christmas renditions!Would anyone like to actually give the title of that Christmas album?
We Wish You A Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year
Silent Night from that album is excellent! :metal
Would anyone like to actually give the title of that Christmas album?
We Wish You A Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year
Disaster Artist - Really great! The Francos had great chemistry, and it was just a good, funny movie with a lot of heart and love for someone like Tommy.
Dunkirk. Went in without remembering specific details about the movie or the historical evacuation, so I actually didn't know how the movie would end. Took me a while to figure out also the non-linear narrative, I know it appeared on screen but it didn't register at first.
Nice movie, I don't see myself going back to it again and I see what Nolan was trying to do, but it didn't leave me in complete awe. I guess we'll never know what happened to Tom Hardy after he was caught at the end, do we?
Bad Santa. I checked a Wiki list of Christmas movies in case I've missed some worthwhile, and staying away from sappy sugary family comedies I decided to give a shot at this dark humor movie, since there's Billy Bob Thornton who totally floored me (and I bet everyone else) in Fargo as Lorne Malvo.
It was ok, funny enough to not regret seeing it. Very dark humour (BBT is teaming up with a dwarf to act like Santa and his little helper in malls so that they could rob it and run away at the end of the holidays) and so full of swearing that at points it goes from funny into annoying, but all in all it wasn't a wasted 90 minutes. Probably I'll see the sequel sometime.
While I'll admit that Home alone 1 is the better movie, Part 2 will always be my favorite. It was my first introduction the incredible Tim Curry and the murderous level the traps are taken to this time around blows my mind to this day. I really love those two movies.
Arthur Christmas. Yes, I'm on a Christmas movies roll :D
I discovered this animated movie even existed because I was browsing a Wikipedia list, but it was quite nice and original - it tries to answer the question "How does Santa bring all the gifts in time?", by having the current Santa (because it's like a monarchy, old Santas retires as their younger sons ascend the post) flying around in a state of the art sleigh / spaceship, with a troop of elves doing the ground work of delivering presents. The titular character is the younger son of Santa who notices a child didn't receive his gift and wants to deliver it to her at all costs.
I'd suggest it to everyone wanting to show their kids a nice and unusual christmas story... or even to adults into animated movies :D
Kingsman: The Golden Circle - Fun, but has a bit too many flaws and was not overall as good as the first.
Wild Things
I've always liked this one and Denise Richards is a total smoke show in it!
Robocop 3 is nowhere near as good as 1 or 2 btw. I absolutely love the first two though. :metal
John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness. I liked this movie even more the second time. The movie certainly does not hold your hand but it's not completely cryptic like some people make it out to be.
John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness. I liked this movie even more the second time. The movie certainly does not hold your hand but it's not completely cryptic like some people make it out to be.
Still catching up some great movies released from last year, finally saw Blade Runner 2049 and again kicking myself that I didn't see it in IMAX. There is no doubt that Denis is a visual master, the sets and imagery are absolutely breathtaking.
Just watch Raw
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What a strange, fucked up film. And that's not a criticism, since I can get down with all of that. Its the heartwarming coming of age tale of a young girl discovering her cannibalistic side, and I'll refrain from saying more. If you like horror and don't mind subtitles, its worth a watch.
I just finished watching IT and I really enjoyed it. I don’t remeber much of the original except for the inability to sleep for a week after seeing it. I think what I enjoyed most is it was different than the more recent horror movies I’ve been watching. This wasn’t washed in gray tint with a million jump scares, it was more fun.
I’m not a fan of child actors but the kids who were in IT were phenomenal.
Just got back from the newest Jumanji flick (the lady wanted to see it), and I gotta be honest, I found it fucking hysterical. Very entertaining flick for sure.
HDD on the other hand was a fun movie that had you guessing till the end.
Just got back from the newest Jumanji flick (the lady wanted to see it), and I gotta be honest, I found it fucking hysterical. Very entertaining flick for sure.
Just got back from the newest Jumanji flick (the lady wanted to see it), and I gotta be honest, I found it fucking hysterical. Very entertaining flick for sure.
Yeah...I was surprised at how well it went over with me as I had expected it to be less 'adult' humor. We took the boys because they really wanted to see it but I had some legit moments of laughter. My boys LOVED it. I thought the Rock was great in it...Jack Black and Kevin Hart were pretty friggin' funny as well.
Just got back from the newest Jumanji flick (the lady wanted to see it), and I gotta be honest, I found it fucking hysterical. Very entertaining flick for sure.
Yeah...I was surprised at how well it went over with me as I had expected it to be less 'adult' humor. We took the boys because they really wanted to see it but I had some legit moments of laughter. My boys LOVED it. I thought the Rock was great in it...Jack Black and Kevin Hart were pretty friggin' funny as well.
The Rock has always had the comedic chops, the smoldering looks bit was a great running joke, but the end all scene was when the Jack Black character was taking a piss. That one hurt I laughed so hard.
Body Double
Very cool early 80's suspense movie that is pretty unknown, but still has a cult following to it. The movie has a cool vibe to it and showcases alot of the early 80s LA landmarks. I've seen it a couple of times and there are quite a few twists in the movie too.
Just got back from the newest Jumanji flick (the lady wanted to see it), and I gotta be honest, I found it fucking hysterical. Very entertaining flick for sure.
Yeah...I was surprised at how well it went over with me as I had expected it to be less 'adult' humor. We took the boys because they really wanted to see it but I had some legit moments of laughter. My boys LOVED it. I thought the Rock was great in it...Jack Black and Kevin Hart were pretty friggin' funny as well.
Rocky 4
My favorite from the series!
I feel like I'm the only person who prefers the dramatic Rocky (Rocky, Rocky Balboa, Creed), over the more fun cheesy Rocky (III, IV).
I feel like I'm the only person who prefers the dramatic Rocky (Rocky, Rocky Balboa, Creed), over the more fun cheesy Rocky (III, IV).
I watched Netflix's Bright last night. I'm actually really surprised how much I enjoyed it.
I watched Netflix's Bright last night. I'm actually really surprised how much I enjoyed it.
Me too, just goes to show not to trust "professional" critics, they have about as much a pulse on the common man as our government.
I watched Netflix's Bright last night. I'm actually really surprised how much I enjoyed it.
Me too, just goes to show not to trust "professional" critics, they have about as much a pulse on the common man as our government.
There's a ton of potential in that universe as well. Loads of prequels and sequels could come of it.
I watched Netflix's Bright last night. I'm actually really surprised how much I enjoyed it.
Me too, just goes to show not to trust "professional" critics, they have about as much a pulse on the common man as our government.
There's a ton of potential in that universe as well. Loads of prequels and sequels could come of it.
I watched Netflix's Bright last night. I'm actually really surprised how much I enjoyed it.
Me too, just goes to show not to trust "professional" critics, they have about as much a pulse on the common man as our government.
There's a ton of potential in that universe as well. Loads of prequels and sequels could come of it.
I watched it.....I agree there's tons of POTENTIAL but I wasn't as impressed with the movie as you guys were. I thought it was a pretty boring story actually. Considering the 'world' they created and the possibility it has.....I just thought the story itself was flat and not very engaging.
I know they've green lit a sequel so let's hope they spice it up a bit.
So they're making another Crocodile Dundee movie.
With Danny McBride as his son.
It looks awful.
So they're making another Crocodile Dundee movie.
With Danny McBride as his son.
It looks awful.
So it's staying true to the originals, then?
That does sound fucking dreadful though.
I guess the movie didn't speak to you people from New Zealand.
I guess the movie didn't speak to you people from New Zealand.
This is the greatest insult anyone has ever said to me.
So they're making another Crocodile Dundee movie.
With Danny McBride as his son.
It looks awful.
The Circle
The only thing good about it was that Emma Watson is cute. Really mad at myself for wasting 2 hours on it.
The Circle
The only thing good about it was that Emma Watson is cute. Really mad at myself for wasting 2 hours on it.
So they're making another Crocodile Dundee movie.
With Danny McBride as his son.
It looks awful.
Wasn't that confirmed to be a joke last week?
Song of the Sea. Very charming Irish animation; looks wonderful and maybe sounds even better. Any Ghibli fans should check this one outDefinitely seconding that :tup
Even Avatar is set too early for me. No way it takes just 150 years to colonize other planets.
Finally got around to watching Hidden Figures today. Really enjoyed it, and now I'm reading the book it's based on to learn more, since the movie compressed a lot for the sake of narrative.
Finally got around to watching Hidden Figures today. Really enjoyed it, and now I'm reading the book it's based on to learn more, since the movie compressed a lot for the sake of narrative.
I haven't watched the movie, but I read the book. I had a hard time with it.... so many names and dates, I couldn't really keep it all straight. I probably should have watched the movie first lol
Yes, I'm having the same issue with the book! I'm terrible with names, and with it jumping between so many people, I've gotten confused a few times. I'm still enjoying it though, because I find history from that era fascinating.
I'm not sure if the movie would have helped much, because it's much narrower in focus, but it's still a nice combo together.
Today I watched Get Out, another movie I've been wanting to see since it came out. It definitely didn't go the direction I expected, but it was better than what I expected anyway, and funnier.
I liked Get Out. Went into it not knowing anything about the plot and enjoyed it.
Blade Runner 2049. Too long, and it has only partially the atmosphere of the original one, but it was not a complete waste. Gotta think about it a bit more.
I liked Get Out. Went into it not knowing anything about the plot and enjoyed it.
I tried not to see too much about it going in. I just knew it was a black guy meeting his white girlfriend's family and then bad shit happens. I was expecting a straight up serious horror movie where he gets chased and hunted by a bunch of white guys for an hour and a half.
We watch Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets- What a freaking waste. The story was terrible but the special effect were cool.
Watched 'Wonder' with the family last night. It's a nice feel good movie.
We watch Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets- What a freaking waste. The story was terrible but the special effect were cool.
Just watched Geostorm on blu-ray last night. I was pleasantly surprised, it was much better than I thought it was gonna be. Great action, special effects, and the acting was good too! Another cool aspect of the movie was the sound, very well mixed and the storms and explosions were intense! :metal
Make sure you watch it with a good sound system if possible.Just watched Geostorm on blu-ray last night. I was pleasantly surprised, it was much better than I thought it was gonna be. Great action, special effects, and the acting was good too! Another cool aspect of the movie was the sound, very well mixed and the storms and explosions were intense! :metal
My boys are dying to see this one....
Make sure you watch it with a good sound system if possible.Just watched Geostorm on blu-ray last night. I was pleasantly surprised, it was much better than I thought it was gonna be. Great action, special effects, and the acting was good too! Another cool aspect of the movie was the sound, very well mixed and the storms and explosions were intense! :metal
My boys are dying to see this one....
Arrival. Loved it
Love the alec baldwin scene though.
Love the alec baldwin scene though.
For sales professionals, this is the greatest 8 minutes of film ever made.
Also odd with Annihilation, I've literally heard the exact opposite. Not a perfect movie, but should definitely be seen in theaters and not on streaming.
I watched Basic Instinct for the very first time. Wow, what an awesome movie :metal
Stone and douglas are captivating :hefdaddy
I watched Basic Instinct for the very first time. Wow, what an awesome movie :metal
Stone and douglas are captivating :hefdaddy
That is a really good movie.
Saw Darkest Hour last night too. Great movie. If there was an award category for best scene of 2017, there’s one in here that I’d certainly vote for.
Saw Darkest Hour last night too. Great movie. If there was an award category for best scene of 2017, there’s one in here that I’d certainly vote for.
Which one?
Saw Darkest Hour last night too. Great movie. If there was an award category for best scene of 2017, there’s one in here that I’d certainly vote for.
Which one?
The one on the subway.
Saw Annihilation last night. I liked it. Definitely kind of weird, but in a good way.
Collateral Beauty
Whoa. I'd never heard of this movie, but my wife wanted to see it, so we did, and I'm glad. Will Smith, Edward Norton, Keira Knightly, Helen Mirren, and a few others you'd recognize. Something like a fable, leaving you thinking a lot about a lot of stuff, and also wondering how much of what you saw was "real" and how much was "real, but not in the way you'd think". Very hard to describe. Critics hated it, but reviews from normal people are very, very high.
10 dominos out of 10. Would watch again.
Legend of Bagger Vance, great movie! Starring Will Smith and Matt Damon, directed by Robert Redford. Even if you are not into golf, it's a good film..
I believe that happened with Pan's Labyrinth lol. People who probably only saw the Tv spots which focused mainly on the fantasy aspects and then not paying attention to the films rating.Is that the movie with the brutal war scenes? I remember the fantasy tree thing vaguely. That scene with the face bashing with a gun was too hard to watch.. Ughh!
I believe that happened with Pan's Labyrinth lol. People who probably only saw the Tv spots which focused mainly on the fantasy aspects and then not paying attention to the films rating.
Three Billboards.
Nice and intense, Frances MacDormand is awesome in this, and there are many great scenes, like the voiceovers of the sheriff and her ranting against the priest. Totally loathed the character of Dixon, then it turned out that he was the one to catch the killer.... but he wasn't the killer. An unresolved mystery maybe, but that's life, sometimes you don't get closure. Brilliant story, is she running for Best Actress? she'd deserve it.
Aside from the scene in the movie theater, I have no idea how Shape of Water was simply made to get Oscars.
If anything, I'd give that to Darkest Hour.
Yea, historic movie with big named actor doing very big loud performance with a feel good theme? Oscars.
Movie with a mute girl banging a fish man? Surprising win.
I've never understood how a movie can even be said to be an "Oscar Grab". If you're making a serious movie, you're making the best movie you can, so what specifically are we talking about that makes it an "Oscar Grab" movie? Is there a hidden list of criteria which the academy looks for, and only gives awards to movies meeting those criteria?
Saw Red Sparrow last night. It was OK. It felt like it could have been a lot better, but I can't quite put my finger on what was wrong with it to make it just OK.
The accents were pretty mediocre all around I thought. Lawrence's seemed to come and go at times. Jeremy Irons hardly seemed to be trying to have a Russian accent.Saw Red Sparrow last night. It was OK. It felt like it could have been a lot better, but I can't quite put my finger on what was wrong with it to make it just OK.
How was Jennifer Lawrence's Russian accent? Was it any better than what was in the trailers? I hope it was, because it was a bit rough in the trailer. I'm a big fan of hers but man, from the trailers it seemed like she was butchering that accent.
Wasn't that based on the 'Rose Madder' book?No, completely unrelated.. It's more loosely based on the Story behind the Winchester Mansion in San Jose California, supposedly Haunted with a long history. Rose Red was filmed in Seattle and the location was at the Thornewood Castle near Tacoma/Lakewood. If you ever have four hours to kill, this movie delivers and is very well cast.. One of the better Steven King movies imo..
Hey, we watched Thor Ragnorok on Saturday night, too! Coincidence? Yeah, probably.
I watched Casino last night for the first time. I liked it for the most part.
But based on all the hype I've heard through the years, I was actually a bit let down.
I watched Casino last night for the first time. I liked it for the most part.
That scene with Joe Pesci and his brother in the corn fields is brutal
Hey, we watched Thor Ragnorok on Saturday night, too! Coincidence? Yeah, probably.
Well, given that it was just released on BR/DVD last week, it probably actually isn't a coincidence at all. :lol
Annihilation (2018): 5/10
The idea is good. The special effects and cinematography are good.
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I loved Annihilation. Alex Garland is awesome.
Not only the characters were flat, it was also totally illogical. I don't want to go into details because then I would have to give spoilers.Annihilation (2018): 5/10
The idea is good. The special effects and cinematography are good.
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Agree completely. I don't know that I've been as let down by a movie as I was with this one given that a movie reviewer I follow on Twitter who for the most part I 'agree' with 98% of his reviews and trust completely as far as movies go.....said this movie was incredible and a must see.
Like you said, good concept but it just fails to go anywhere and all the characters were flat. Visually stunning though.
Not only the characters were flat, it was also totally illogical. I don't want to go into details because then I would have to give spoilers.Annihilation (2018): 5/10
The idea is good. The special effects and cinematography are good.
All the rest is (https://imgfast.net/users/3412/60/06/70/smiles/179522.gif)(https://imgfast.net/users/3412/60/06/70/smiles/179522.gif)(https://imgfast.net/users/3412/60/06/70/smiles/179522.gif)(https://imgfast.net/users/3412/60/06/70/smiles/179522.gif)
Agree completely. I don't know that I've been as let down by a movie as I was with this one given that a movie reviewer I follow on Twitter who for the most part I 'agree' with 98% of his reviews and trust completely as far as movies go.....said this movie was incredible and a must see.
Like you said, good concept but it just fails to go anywhere and all the characters were flat. Visually stunning though.
Not only the characters were flat, it was also totally illogical. I don't want to go into details because then I would have to give spoilers.Annihilation (2018): 5/10
The idea is good. The special effects and cinematography are good.
All the rest is (https://imgfast.net/users/3412/60/06/70/smiles/179522.gif)(https://imgfast.net/users/3412/60/06/70/smiles/179522.gif)(https://imgfast.net/users/3412/60/06/70/smiles/179522.gif)(https://imgfast.net/users/3412/60/06/70/smiles/179522.gif)
Agree completely. I don't know that I've been as let down by a movie as I was with this one given that a movie reviewer I follow on Twitter who for the most part I 'agree' with 98% of his reviews and trust completely as far as movies go.....said this movie was incredible and a must see.
Like you said, good concept but it just fails to go anywhere and all the characters were flat. Visually stunning though.
I agree with all of this. I'd say this film reminded me of the TV show 'Lost' lots of random stuff happened (Inc a bear), characters acted like complete morons, a character backstory being played out though the narative - and then there ends really on a really underwhelming way.
I don't want to go into details because then I would have to give spoilers.
Not only the characters were flat, it was also totally illogical. I don't want to go into details because then I would have to give spoilers.Annihilation (2018): 5/10
The idea is good. The special effects and cinematography are good.
All the rest is (https://imgfast.net/users/3412/60/06/70/smiles/179522.gif)(https://imgfast.net/users/3412/60/06/70/smiles/179522.gif)(https://imgfast.net/users/3412/60/06/70/smiles/179522.gif)(https://imgfast.net/users/3412/60/06/70/smiles/179522.gif)
Agree completely. I don't know that I've been as let down by a movie as I was with this one given that a movie reviewer I follow on Twitter who for the most part I 'agree' with 98% of his reviews and trust completely as far as movies go.....said this movie was incredible and a must see.
Like you said, good concept but it just fails to go anywhere and all the characters were flat. Visually stunning though.
I agree with all of this. I'd say this film reminded me of the TV show 'Lost' lots of random stuff happened (Inc a bear), characters acted like complete morons, a character backstory being played out though the narative - and then there ends really on a really underwhelming way.
That's super disappointing. I absolutely loved Ex Machina
Because there are people around here who haven't watched the movie and I have enough consideration not to spoil anything about it. I don't like when people do it, so I don't do it either. And I mean.. everywhere on the internet or in real life people hate spoilers. If you haven't watched the movie and you are interested, what's the point of reading what happens in it? None. The less you read the better.I don't want to go into details because then I would have to give spoilers.
??? What's the point of posting on an Internet discussion forum if you won't give enough details to have a discussion?
Watched the Shape of Water last night. While an entertaining and fairly well done movie, totally baffled as to how it got best picture. The storyline was predictable as fuck, and really not that intense or challenging, and nothing else about it really stood out and wowed me.Same here. That's why I called it "oscar grab". It had that shade of green in the camera to make it look depressing, dark. It had that shots in the bus while she looks out of the window and it is raining outside and everything looks so pretty and it gives that "oh-my-god-everything-is-so-beautiful vibe". It had a soundtrack made by someone who already got an Oscar for doing soundtracks. Taking all these and many others into account, the watcher is already "hooked" when actually the story is pretty obvious, even silly in a way. Like.. from the moment the girl sees the creature for the first time and shows compassion and pity, you can already know approximately how the story is going to unfold and even end.
Lara Croft - Tomb Raider.
Just wanted an action movie to watch while I was up with the baby at night. Plus, Angelina. Oh, and Iain Glen in a very pre-Jorah Mormont role, looking rather young and suave, and an even younger looking Daniel Craig, pre-Bond.
Black Panther
Amazing visuals, set design, soundtrack... all that. First-class production values. I was good with the story until the long-lostbrothercousin showed up and started messing things up, at which point I got lost because as much as they tried to distinguish them clearly, a lot of the characters looked basically the same to me and I got all confused. Someone had an army of armored rhinos which was pretty cool. I think he was a good guy, and the long-lostbrothercousin was defeated. In fact, I would assume so, because it wouldn't do to have a Black Panther who's evil and has some kind of revenge agenda.
But it all looked and sounded amazing, and honestly, for a Saturday matinee with the wife, that's more important anyway.
I watched Black Panther today. (https://imgfast.net/users/3412/60/06/70/smiles/826260.gif)
Gotta see Freejack now :lol Mick Jagger as the lead, this can only end well. :biggrin:
A Quiet Place. I'm not really a horror fan at all, but this was pretty good. Fairly unique premise. The silence of the movie really drew out the suspense. IN the end I thought it followed a pretty normal formula for this type of movie, but it was still good.
Yea it looks really cool, will try to see it this weekend.A Quiet Place. I'm not really a horror fan at all, but this was pretty good. Fairly unique premise. The silence of the movie really drew out the suspense. IN the end I thought it followed a pretty normal formula for this type of movie, but it was still good.
definitely want to see this one. Looks good.
Incendies (2010): 10/10 :hefdaddy :hefdaddy :hefdaddy :hefdaddy :hefdaddyGot that one pending, nice.
I can't even believe it is the same director who made Sicario and Arrival (https://imgfast.net/users/3412/60/06/70/smiles/179522.gif)(https://imgfast.net/users/3412/60/06/70/smiles/179522.gif)(https://imgfast.net/users/3412/60/06/70/smiles/179522.gif)(https://imgfast.net/users/3412/60/06/70/smiles/179522.gif)(https://imgfast.net/users/3412/60/06/70/smiles/179522.gif)
Kill Bill vol 1 fundamentally changed my life. It was the inspiration for me going to film school and I've watched it countless times
Kill Bill vol 2 was just ok. Seen it maybe twice in my life
Incendies (2010): 10/10 :hefdaddy :hefdaddy :hefdaddy :hefdaddy :hefdaddy
I can't even believe it is the same director who made Sicario and Arrival (https://imgfast.net/users/3412/60/06/70/smiles/179522.gif)(https://imgfast.net/users/3412/60/06/70/smiles/179522.gif)(https://imgfast.net/users/3412/60/06/70/smiles/179522.gif)(https://imgfast.net/users/3412/60/06/70/smiles/179522.gif)(https://imgfast.net/users/3412/60/06/70/smiles/179522.gif)
I haven't watched the new Blade Runner yet, but I guess Incendies is the best movie he's ever done.Incendies (2010): 10/10 :hefdaddy :hefdaddy :hefdaddy :hefdaddy :hefdaddyGot that one pending, nice.
I can't even believe it is the same director who made Sicario and Arrival (https://imgfast.net/users/3412/60/06/70/smiles/179522.gif)(https://imgfast.net/users/3412/60/06/70/smiles/179522.gif)(https://imgfast.net/users/3412/60/06/70/smiles/179522.gif)(https://imgfast.net/users/3412/60/06/70/smiles/179522.gif)(https://imgfast.net/users/3412/60/06/70/smiles/179522.gif)
He also made Blade Runner 2049 ( :metal ) and the very weird but interesting Enemy.
I found both horrible. In comparison to Incendies, they are nothing. I don't know about Blade Runner, but since Denis stepped into Hollywood, the quality went downhill.Incendies (2010): 10/10 :hefdaddy :hefdaddy :hefdaddy :hefdaddy :hefdaddy
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I agree about Incendies. I was blown away by it.
But are you saying Sicario and Arrival aren't good? Sicario would be in my top 5 or 10 favourite movies.
Oh Brother Where Art Thou, from the Cohen Brothers.
Funny enough I'd say. The style of an ancient fable with "mythical" encounters adapted to the '30s during the Great Depression following three convicts escaped from jail.
I thought Sicario was pretty good, nothing really special, but I liked it. I don't quite understand how someone can hate Arrival though.I don't hate it, but Arrival is too cheesy and melodramatic imo, with some pretty bland characters and very convenient plot resolutions.
Oh Brother Where Art Thou, from the Cohen Brothers.:hefdaddy :hefdaddy :hefdaddy
Just came back from Ready Player One!
Holy shit, what a great film. A true return to form for Spielberg! It was exciting, visually breathtaking, well acted across the board and I was genuinely moved during couple of the scenes.
Believe the hype! :metal
Saw Jumanji 2. What were all the massive complaints about?There have been massive complaints? I've heard nothing but good things and I enjoyed it.
Saw Jumanji 2. What were all the massive complaints about?There have been massive complaints? I've heard nothing but good things and I enjoyed it.
Justice League.
Not nearly as horrible as I'd been led to believe.
I haven't seen every Coen brothers film, but of the ones I have seen, the best ones are undoubtedly:
The Big Lebowski
No Country for Old Men
Fargo
I didn't like Country either.I haven't seen every Coen brothers film, but of the ones I have seen, the best ones are undoubtedly:
The Big Lebowski
No Country for Old Men
Fargo
I personally didn't like No Country, but the other two are absolutely glorious.
True Romance (1993): 9/10
Second time watching this. Fucking good.
it's better to have a gun and not need it, than to need a gun and not have one".
it's better to have a gun and not need it, than to need a gun and not have one".
Couldn't agree more
七人の侍 (Seven Samurai) (1954): 10/10 :hefdaddy
The Usual Suspects
I love that movie
The Usual Suspects
I love that movie
Lego batman
I love batman, so I dug it. LOTs of great and subtle references
Lego batman
I love batman, so I dug it. LOTs of great and subtle references
Lego Batman is awesome. I love that movie way more than the Lego Movie. I think I must've seen it like 5 times already.
Deep Blue Sea 2. Disappointed, not even one tenth as good as the first one..
Deep Blue Sea 2. Disappointed, not even one tenth as good as the first one..
They Live!
The back alley scene just might be the best fight scene in movie history!
Enter The Void (2009): 10/10
Yeah, I have to try watching it high. ;DEnter The Void (2009): 10/10
I saw it on Netflix as a random movie that sounded interesting. It really was a great movie.
Yeah, I have to try watching it high. ;DEnter The Void (2009): 10/10
I saw it on Netflix as a random movie that sounded interesting. It really was a great movie.
I was totally unaware they made a sequel. Shame to hear it's that bad, but I might check it out anyway just out of curiosity.You should definitely check it out, simply because you like the world created by the original. I always love coming back to familiar surroundings. Just be aware of how deliberately unsatisfying it is before becoming too emotionally invested. Had I read my review before watching it I wouldn't have been pissed off by it. Expecting a complete movie I certainly was.
I saw the other day that the sequel to The Man From Earth was released late last year so I immediately downloaded it. I loved the original, even though it completely shit the bed in the final 3 minutes. This one did the same thing but even worse. It turns out that the people involved did a Kickstarter or Patreon thing to get the movie made, but hoping for a third one they omitted a good 20 minutes to leave questions unanswered. We're not talking about a cliffhanger, will he live or die, or even a mystery, who was it that killed him. We're talking about jumping from the onset of the climax to the conclusion of the film. This really pissed me off. It's as if we see Han and Leah attack the Imperial base, Luke being captured by Darth Vader, and Lando flying towards the Death Star, and then a screen wipe takes us to the big Ewok jamboree with no mention of what happened in the preceding twelve hours. It's infuriating.
The producer/director (same guy as the first one) introduced the film by saying that if you like it donate a few bucks their way. He'd distributed it via TPB. I thought that was very reasonable and I very well have sent ten bucks his way if he didn't turn out to be such an asshole. Make a good movie set in a world I like and I'll contribute towards you being able to make more. Make 2/3 of a movie hoping that I'll send money to see the last third is bullshit, though.
As for the rest of the movie, it's not bad. It focuses more on the sleuthing of Mystery, Inc. than it does Oldman/Young, which is a shame. The kids were mostly bad actors, and the girl who played the hottie didn't quite qualify, but they weren't awful. The Christian maniac was actually very good, though, and when things finally come to blows it had the same captivating quality as the original. It also featured some very nice cinematography.
I don't really need a reason for a film to be. Ars gratia artis. If it's a world I'm interested in I'll enjoy a story about it, so long as it's not shit. I agree that it lacked focus, but it provided a check-in on Oldman and TGAM and what's happened to them since, and that's fine by me.I saw the other day that the sequel to The Man From Earth was released late last year so I immediately downloaded it. I loved the original, even though it completely shit the bed in the final 3 minutes. This one did the same thing but even worse. It turns out that the people involved did a Kickstarter or Patreon thing to get the movie made, but hoping for a third one they omitted a good 20 minutes to leave questions unanswered. We're not talking about a cliffhanger, will he live or die, or even a mystery, who was it that killed him. We're talking about jumping from the onset of the climax to the conclusion of the film. This really pissed me off. It's as if we see Han and Leah attack the Imperial base, Luke being captured by Darth Vader, and Lando flying towards the Death Star, and then a screen wipe takes us to the big Ewok jamboree with no mention of what happened in the preceding twelve hours. It's infuriating.
The producer/director (same guy as the first one) introduced the film by saying that if you like it donate a few bucks their way. He'd distributed it via TPB. I thought that was very reasonable and I very well have sent ten bucks his way if he didn't turn out to be such an asshole. Make a good movie set in a world I like and I'll contribute towards you being able to make more. Make 2/3 of a movie hoping that I'll send money to see the last third is bullshit, though.
As for the rest of the movie, it's not bad. It focuses more on the sleuthing of Mystery, Inc. than it does Oldman/Young, which is a shame. The kids were mostly bad actors, and the girl who played the hottie didn't quite qualify, but they weren't awful. The Christian maniac was actually very good, though, and when things finally come to blows it had the same captivating quality as the original. It also featured some very nice cinematography.
I just watched the movie, and I definitely agree with everything in your last paragraph, but I didn't find the movie totally unsatisfying or majorly incomplete. Not that I'm really disagreeing either, but I was expecting worse from your review, especially as I agree on the first film dropping the ball hard in the last few minutes.
I don't think the problem was a lack of conclusion so much as a lack of focus. Like, why did this need to be made, and what did it really add to the world? The mystery would have been better had we not already known everything, so that didn't reveal that much new to us. The real big revelation of the film was that the guy might not be immortal anymore, but that didn't go anywhere, so I can see why that was more of a tease than anything.
From the second the religious kid said he'd take over, you knew what was gonna happen, and that kind of scene always bugs the shit out of me, but it did have some interesting stuff. And I missed the speculative historical fiction aspect of the first film.
At least the production values were much better this time. Still lacked polish, and a lot of the actors were trash, but not bad overall.
I'm behind. I've just seen Black Panther.But there's white people in africa tho :P
As usual, a solid Marvel action flick. Most likely it's the first time ever that a movie of such magnitude has a 95% black cast and out of the two white guys one it's a villain and the other a sidekick (and well, given the subject matter it's only logical, you can't really have white people playing africans).
You say you expected worse from my description, and I suppose that's a good thing. I wonder if it would have pissed you off if you went into it unaware.
And I suppose what we're supposed to take away from the final scene is that Godboy took a liking to killing people and decided to use Oldman as his permanent decoy suspect. I found that whole bit pretty peculiar.
I'm missing something.
"it's not all that great" + "the movie itself isn’t really anything special" + "the entire chitauri thing is just incredibly weak" = 10/10?
I'm missing something.
"it's not all that great" + "the movie itself isn’t really anything special" + "the entire chitauri thing is just incredibly weak" = 10/10?
Is giving movies 10/10 some sort of new meme?
Damn good movie, it's a 9 for me :metalIt is better than the first one and the cinematography is beautiful, but I think it could have been 30 minutes shorter.
Space Odyssey was BORING. Yeah, I get the importance of the film. I realize how it was groundbreaking at the time, also for the special effects. I also realize how Star Wars, Alien and basically every movie that ever took place in space owes a lot to this (there's also a "I have a bad feeling about this" line, are the SW lines a tribute?). Having said that, it felt like it lasted 2001 hours. Geez. I'll never get close to it again.
Speaking of classics, only now watched The Shawshank Redemption (1994): Damn :'( . 4.5/5:hefdaddy
Pacific Rim: Uprising - Meh.
I just watched Action Jackson, starring Carl Weathers. Great 80s action movie, very predictable cop backstory for the main character, but a lot of fun. Lots of people getting set on fire and/or being thrown out windows, and cars driving into buildings. Would recommend if you're into some awesome cheesy 80s action.
Al Leong played the role of "chauffeur" btw. :lol
Having an Asian driver is awesome, though.
Korean Horror film: I saw the Devil
God damn...
Korean Horror film: I saw the DevilAnything from Kim Jee-woon is gold.
God damn...
Saw Ocean's 8 last night. Moviepass was burning a hole in my pocket, so I thought I'd give it a shot. It was OK. Reasonably entertaining. More of the same except with women.
Saw Ocean's 8 last night. Moviepass was burning a hole in my pocket, so I thought I'd give it a shot. It was OK. Reasonably entertaining. More of the same except with women.
I feel like "Women be shoplifting" as a tagline was a layup of a missed opportunity.
Kickboxer. Pretty good, and it had 3 Stan Bush songs. :tup
Kickboxer. Pretty good, and it had 3 Stan Bush songs. :tup
Not at the awesome level of Bloodsport though!!
Finally got around to watching ‘War For The Planet of the Apes’. Man that was really good. I’m in awe of how much emotion they were able to achieve in the CGI faces of the apes.....I was genuinely concerned and invested in them.
Loved the Caesar death scene as well and like the fact he was able to lead them all to their new home then die on his own terms.
Would still love to see them do one more as a remake of the original with the astronauts returning to earth.
Assassin's Creed - some of the game simulation stuff was great, but man they could have done much better with the material they had to work with.
Looks budget af, but I'm in. :metal
Speaking of Van Damme / Lundgren, I still need to watch Universal Soldier.
Only the Brave (2017):
Damn. I didn’t know the true story, so the ending surprised me.
Only the Brave (2017):
Damn. I didn’t know the true story, so the ending surprised me.
Yeeeeeah not knowing how that story ends, I can see that being jarring. I haven’t seen the movie and dont really want to because of that.
Only the Brave (2017):
Damn. I didn’t know the true story, so the ending surprised me.
Watched Demolition Man tonight. The initial plot was a little convoluted, and it felt like it borrowed a lot from other similar films, but overall it was still a lot of fun, and very good for a 90s Stallone movie.
Watched Demolition Man tonight. The initial plot was a little convoluted, and it felt like it borrowed a lot from other similar films, but overall it was still a lot of fun, and very good for a 90s Stallone movie.
I like Demolition Man. Snipes is fun as a wacked-out bad guy, very intelligent and realistically more than a match for Stallone. Sandra was cute and provided some dumb comic relief, and I even liked Otho from Beatlejuice as Bob the Associate.
And come on, fine dining at Taco Bell! So cool. I just happened to think of that last night when we were trying to figure out where to grab dinner. No, we did not dine at Taco Bell. We might've if ours was like the one in this movie.
Watched Demolition Man tonight. The initial plot was a little convoluted, and it felt like it borrowed a lot from other similar films, but overall it was still a lot of fun, and very good for a 90s Stallone movie.
Ocean's Twelve - A bit too silly, but the dialogue and characters are good as ever.
Ocean's Thirteen - I think this is my favorite of the three, really like this one.
Ocean's Twelve - A bit too silly, but the dialogue and characters are good as ever.
Ocean's Thirteen - I think this is my favorite of the three, really like this one.
I don't like 13. It feels like a knee jerk reaction to everyone hating 12, so they just remade 11 and it felt derivative. Back to vegas for a heist. Been there, done that, and I think 11 did it so much better.
People hate 12 so much, but I love it and its actually my favorite. Subverting movie reality and breaking the 4th wall are stuff I'm down with.
And I'll always love 11.
Blockers.silly stupid movie but John Cena is friggin hilarious. Worth it just to see Cena be so funny
The original Universal Soldier was great, back in the day!
One of my favourite Van Damme movies is Hard Target. A totally ridiculous premise where they strap money belts to homeless people and set them off running, to be hunted by some rich people with automatic weapons.
I'd like to think there was some sort of hidden commentary on big game hunting in Africa or whatever, but I'm not sure they even thought that deeply about it. Probably just going for shooty shooty runny runny.
Sudden Death is another good one.
Watch it - you won't regret it. Fully of mulletty goodness. :lol
Every. Damme. Time. :lol
Just scored (2) passes to a screening of The Sicario sequel on next Tuesday. First movie was awesome. This one looks cool as well.
Just scored (2) passes to a screening of The Sicario sequel on next Tuesday. First movie was awesome. This one looks cool as well.
I need to watch the first one. It's been in My List on Netflix for like ... ever.
Blob, please tell me you've seen Double Impact by now?!
The store scenes Chad were filmed 10 minutes from my brother's house.
No. The Lowes style store where they worked.
One of my favourite Van Damme movies is Hard Target. A totally ridiculous premise where they strap money belts to homeless people and set them off running, to be hunted by some rich people with automatic weapons.
Ocean's Twelve - A bit too silly, but the dialogue and characters are good as ever.
Ocean's Thirteen - I think this is my favorite of the three, really like this one.
One of my favourite Van Damme movies is Hard Target. A totally ridiculous premise where they strap money belts to homeless people and set them off running, to be hunted by some rich people with automatic weapons.
Dude. DUDE. Thanks for pointing this one out. I just finished watching it with my bro and it was FUCKING AMAZING. Definitely the most action packed Van Damme movie I've seen. So many explosions, and people set on fire, and ridiculous vehicle stunts, and so many shots fired. I don't know that any other Van Damme movie could top that.
I just rewatched Predestination. It was already one of my favourite movies after the first viewing, but it was even better the second time. Every line works differently once you've seen it and know the outcome.
I just rewatched Predestination. It was already one of my favourite movies after the first viewing, but it was even better the second time. Every line works differently once you've seen it and know the outcome.
My head hurt so bad after watching that movie :lol but I really enjoyed it though.
I just rewatched Predestination. It was already one of my favourite movies after the first viewing, but it was even better the second time. Every line works differently once you've seen it and know the outcome.
My head hurt so bad after watching that movie :lol but I really enjoyed it though.
I was fine once it was all revealed at the end, but it confused me during the movie a lot (as was intended). I think Primer is more of a mindfuck. :lol
I just rewatched Predestination. It was already one of my favourite movies after the first viewing, but it was even better the second time. Every line works differently once you've seen it and know the outcome.
Just scored (2) passes to a screening of The Sicario sequel on next Tuesday. First movie was awesome. This one looks cool as well.
I think Primer is more of a mindfuck. :lolPrimer's fantastic and a 6 in the mindfuck spectrum (https://rateyourmusic.com/list/TheJoeyTaylor/the_mindfuck_film_spectrum/2/) :metal
Excellent to hear. The best thing for me about the first movie was not really the story so much but really the entire look and feel of the movie and how several of the scenes were depicted. Denis Villeneuve had a gift of visual storytelling and the border crossing is probably one of my favorite scenes in any movie. Supplemented with the music, Sicario is one of my favorite movies of all time.
Jumanji 2 - Actually really liked it. I think when it came out, I was just super busy or trying to see all the Oscar movies and didn't make this one. But yea, really entertaining and fun. Thumbs up.
Jumanji 2 - Actually really liked it. I think when it came out, I was just super busy or trying to see all the Oscar movies and didn't make this one. But yea, really entertaining and fun. Thumbs up.
Jumanji 2 - Actually really liked it. I think when it came out, I was just super busy or trying to see all the Oscar movies and didn't make this one. But yea, really entertaining and fun. Thumbs up.
Watched it yesterday. Liked it a lot too. A lot of fun. I think I’m in love with Karen Gillan.
Jurassic World 2 - The Lost Kingdom.
Not half as bad as I resigned myself it would be (I accepted the invitation from friends to go to see it figuring that good company, air conditioning at the cinema and dinosaurs couldn't be such a horrible mix). Of course they're continuously riffing on the "We got dinosaurs, we hope all will go well but most definitively it won't" theme of all the other movies, and I'm not sure where they did find the time to came up with the new dinosaur, but it was enjoyable for what it is.
Worst tropes: the tranquillizers that work on different animals AND humans, and the impossible explosions with equally impossible survivals from the protagonist. I know movies are all about not being reality but come on, there's only so much suspension of disbelief that one can take.
Won't You be My Neighbor? - :'( / 10I wanna see this. We've been watching old Mr. Rogers episode with my kids from time to time and they're pretty awesome. Boring as hell by today's kids entertainment standards, but overall so much better for kids I think.
Seriously good. Inspired the hell out of me. Perfect antidote to the cynicism of today's world.
Won't You be My Neighbor? - :'( / 10I wanna see this. We've been watching old Mr. Rogers episode with my kids from time to time and they're pretty awesome. Boring as hell by today's kids entertainment standards, but overall so much better for kids I think.
Seriously good. Inspired the hell out of me. Perfect antidote to the cynicism of today's world.
Won't You be My Neighbor? - :'( / 10
Seriously good. Inspired the hell out of me. Perfect antidote to the cynicism of today's world.
Sorry to Bother You.Saw this last night. 3/4 of the movie was great. Not sure how I feel about the ending. It went completely off the rails. It was either really bizarre and dumb or completely awesome. Not sure which yet.
.....what an insane movie. I went in with very little knowledge (which helps) and god damn was this movie bananas. I don't even know how to describe it. Go see it.
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015): I might be seeing the next one with my friends so I had to watch this one to catch up. Ever since MI3 this series has been on a roll.
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015): I might be seeing the next one with my friends so I had to watch this one to catch up. Ever since MI3 this series has been on a roll.
To be fair, MI2 is the only dud. But it was one helluva dud. Honestly, I'd put MI3 and MI as 1a and 1b in the series, and Ghost Protocol and Rogue Nation as 2a and 2b. Very much looking forward to Fallout this weekend.
Tom Cruisein an action filmis gold.
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015): I might be seeing the next one with my friends so I had to watch this one to catch up. Ever since MI3 this series has been on a roll.
To be fair, MI2 is the only dud. But it was one helluva dud. Honestly, I'd put MI3 and MI as 1a and 1b in the series, and Ghost Protocol and Rogue Nation as 2a and 2b. Very much looking forward to Fallout this weekend.
Which one had the giant skyscraper in Dubai with the sandstorm? I normally can't stand those films but I watched that one and those were some cool action scenes for sure.
I'm weird, for me MI2 is the best of the (top quality) bunch. Then again, I am a sucker for John Woo Style and the OST is money.
I'm weird, for me MI2 is the best of the (top quality) bunch. Then again, I am a sucker for John Woo Style and the OST is money.
To each their own. The final battle was just way too over the top. I've purged most of that movie from my mind (like Transformers 2), but stomping the sand, and a handgun magically shoots up into your hand like it was on a spring was just too much. Oh, and the motorcycle race/fight... c'mon. ::)
To be fair, MI2 is the only dud. But it was one helluva dud. Honestly, I'd put MI3 and MI as 1a and 1b in the series, and Ghost Protocol and Rogue Nation as 2a and 2b. Very much looking forward to Fallout this weekend.
So far Rouge Nation has been my favorite.
Tom Cruisein an action filmis gold.
I don't think I've seen a Tom Cruise movie I didn't like.....ehh....maybe one and that was 'Vanilla Sky'
But near every movie of his I've seen is always top notch production....good ensemble cast....and generally good story. He's one of those 'reliable' actors that you know it'll be an entertaining movie. I consider him, Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman (when he was still acting), Ed Harris, Michael Keaton and Kurt Russel to be actors that typically have good movies to watch.
Bought Ready Player One and watched it again last night.
I really think that movie is going to be one of those “go to” all time classics like BTTF. Such a fantastic movie.
Bought Ready Player One and watched it again last night.
I really think that movie is going to be one of those “go to” all time classics like BTTF. Such a fantastic movie.
It was good and fun, but I highly doubt this will ever be considered any kind of classic.
It's too cliched and passable to really make any sort of impact that would make it a classic, mostly since it relies a lot on making references to actual classics :PBought Ready Player One and watched it again last night.
I really think that movie is going to be one of those “go to” all time classics like BTTF. Such a fantastic movie.
It was good and fun, but I highly doubt this will ever be considered any kind of classic.
My Bloody Valentine (1981)
This has always been one of my favorite horror movies. It's well done and the characters are better than a normal 80s horror movie.
Also, I'm curious if anyone knows what instrument the guy was going to use as a gun in the opera scene in Rogue One. I'm talking about the guy up in the scaffolding (i.e., not Ilsa and not the guy in the lighting booth). Ethan Hunt eventually uses it to shoot the Chancellor to get him out of harm's way. I know the answer, so I'm just curious if anyone else knows.
Wait, there was an opera scene in Rogue One? ???
Mission impossible 5. Had some good moments, but I found it kind of derivative and outright boring honestly. Started losing interest like half way through. Felt like this is the 4th time we've done this plot. The motorcycle chase was decent. The villain is corny as shit and not very intimidating imo. Dude get's trapped in a glass box ffs, but whatever. It Had me thinking about the others:
Mission impossible 1- genuinely suspenseful. Very grounded in reality and a very solid De palma film. I've always loved this movie. My favorite of all of them.
Mission impossible 2- Yeah its dumb and hated, but I enjoyed it. I love the motorcycle chase. And its a pure Jon woo film and I'm fine with that.
Mission Impossible 3- A little strait forward but Seymour hoffman is incredible. He nails the menacing feeling.
Mission impossible 4- The first one I didn't like. Just felt like more of the same, and don't remember any of it.
And I have yet to see 6
Is there some kind of deep continuity with these movies or if I watch the first one and then whatever it is the one with the Burj Khalifa in Dubai I don't really miss anything?
Is there some kind of deep continuity with these movies or if I watch the first one and then whatever it is the one with the Burj Khalifa in Dubai I don't really miss anything?
Not really. Other than Luther (Ving Rhames) being in all of them alongside Ethan, that's it. MI3 and Ghost Protocol have one piece of story line continuity, as do GP and Rogue Nation (Jeremey Renner's character). Fallout is VERY much a sequel to RN - you really need to see it before watching Fallout... and to some extent, MI3 has a connection with the plot of Fallout.
Saw Ready Player One on a plane ride late Saturday night. It had some cool moments, but I thought it was pretty lame overall. That said, I couldn't escape the feeling that I would probably love it if seeing it as a teen.
The Spy Who Dumped Me.I saw this as well. It was certainly dumb. Fairly entertaining I guess, but it was probably 15-20 minutes longer than it deserved to be. I was getting a little bored by the end.
Dumb. A lot of fun, but REALLY dumb. Mostly enjoyed it though.
Nothing wrong with some good, dumb fun, if it's well done good, dumb fun.
Nothing wrong with some good, dumb fun, if it's well done good, dumb fun.
Why am I suddenly hungry for Thai food!
Deadpool 2.
Hysterical just like the first one. I can't remember anything funnier (in movies that are not primarly comedies) of his X-Force all dying one by one after parachuting from the plane. And in the post credits scene with him going back in time to kill Hitler I was half expecting the baby to have little mustaches :lol
Even the initial credits were LOL-ish, with all the complaints about the girl being shot and the director being billed as "Probably the dude who killed John Wick's dog" :rollin
However, it's the first movie I've seen that put the BTTF Delorean and a monster truck on the screen at the same time, so it gets a lot of points for that.
Ant Man and the Wasp.
I hadn't watched the first one, so I don't know how it compares, but I really enjoyed it. A lot of fun. Plus, Evangeline Lilly is very easy on the eye.. ;)
On a side note, there was some de-ageing effects applied to Michael Douglas and Michelle Pfeiffer in a scene at the start, and it was really well done. I think the VFX people did a great job on that.
Downsizing
It was decent. Kind of a fun premise, but maybe a little too serious for it's own good at time. Also, it was maybe 15-20 minutes longer than it deserved to be, which I find to be a trend lately. What ever happened to movies clocking in at 1.5 hours? Seems like everything thinks it needs to be 2 hours long these days.
Single White Female
Jennifer Jason Leigh played a perfect nut bar in this one.
I read an interview with Jennifer one time, and she seemed a little bummed that she tends to play "nuts and sluts" mostly. She's really good at both of those types of roles, but yeah, I can see her point. At least half the roles I've seen her in fit one or both of those categories.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Every movie directed by Martin McDonagh is so damn top notch. Fantastic movie.
Every movie directed by Martin McDonagh is so damn top notch. Fantastic movie.Be sure to watch his short movie "Six Shooter". Fantastic too.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Every movie directed by Martin McDonagh is so damn top notch. Fantastic movie.
We just watched that one too. I thought it was a great movie up to the last 15 minutes. Didn’t care for how they wrapped it up.....but all in all I liked it.
Every movie directed by Martin McDonagh is so damn top notch. Fantastic movie.Be sure to watch his short movie "Six Shooter". Fantastic too.
Heat
Its super surreal watching this movie after completing and playing GTA V for copious amounts of hours. One of my favorites though.
So has anyone seen THE MEG yet? 🌊Saw it last night. I went in with low expectations and it delivered an entertaining couple of hours. It often felt like it should have gone straight to being played on the SciFi channel.
So has anyone seen THE MEG yet? 🌊
Hereditary (2018):
Holy fucking shit that was so damn creepy! Definitely one of the best horror movies of the decade so far.
I think I remember hearing beforehand that it was a reinterpretation and would not follow the book, so your take is probably correct.
It's been several years since I watched Sleepy Hollow. Still one of my favorites. Aside from the CGI and birds, the special effects still look great.
It's been several years since I watched Sleepy Hollow. Still one of my favorites. Aside from the CGI and birds, the special effects still look great.
Die hard 3
My favorite of them all
Live Free or Die Hard is the only Die Hard worth watching.
Live Free or Die Hard is the only Die Hard worth watching.
............what?
..............WHAT?!?!?
Apparently, a sixth/final Die Hard movie -- to be called McClane -- is in the works....
Live Free or Die Hard is the only Die Hard worth watching.
Die hard 3
My favorite of them all
"Why you keep calling me Jésus? I look Puerto Rican to you?"
"Guy back there called you Jésus."
"He didn't say Jésus. He said, "Hey, Zeus!" My name is Zeus."
"Zeus?"
"Yeah, Zeus! As in, father of Apollo? Mt. Olympus? Don't fuck with me or I'll shove a lightning bolt up your ass? Zeus! You got a problem with that?"
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I found it was good, but not the masterpiece most people say it to be.(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/32/Audition-1999-poster.jpg)
:hefdaddy :hefdaddy :hefdaddy
"Why you keep calling me Jésus? I look Puerto Rican to you?"
"Guy back there called you Jésus."
"He didn't say Jésus. He said, "Hey, Zeus!" My name is Zeus."
"Zeus?"
"Yeah, Zeus! As in, father of Apollo? Mt. Olympus? Don't fuck with me or I'll shove a lightning bolt up your ass? Zeus! You got a problem with that?"
Sin City part 1
Wow, I forgot how much I love this movie. Elijah wood is creepy as shit in this flick.
the opening credits with King Crimson’s Starless
Die hard 1
I've seen it too many times at this point, but its still damn good
Die hard 1
I've seen it too many times at this point, but its still damn good
I need to watch Die Hard 1, I've never seen it. I loved Die Hard 3.
The Predator is an abomination to the Predator franchise. While Predator 2 wasn’t good, it’s more watchable than this dumb movie. Horrible direction from Shane Black. I don’t want my time or money back. I want my brain cells back 😑
Mandy (2018)Thats the point of it, isn't it?
Just awful.
I think the writer/director must have been too high to bother to make a point for the movie. Most of the dialogue is just non-sense. Most of the acting feels unnatural, forced.Mandy (2018)Thats the point of it, isn't it?
Just awful.
Anyone see Peppermint? Elektra aside, Jennifer Garner kicking ass is never a bad thing.
No Chasing Amy?
Kevin is a brilliant writer. people dismiss or don't recognize that. Actually his work in Chasing Amy ay be his best ever
I finally got around to watching The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. I'm not into western movies at all but man even despite the length I loved it. I've read that a lot of movies around that time weren't very well produced but the cinematography and music made the movie. I'll dive into the other two films of the trilogy at some point.
Grizzly (1976) with Rifftrax commentary
The Conjuring 2 - scared the crap out of me like the first one did. The demonic nun is so freaky.
Blade & Blade II - working my way through Blade II. I'd never seen them and it seems that most Marvel fans love these. Watching Wesley Snipes kick ass is always a good thing. I have Blade Trinity set in my DVR for whenever it airs in the next few weeks too.
Django Unchained - What can I say, I love it to bits!
I finally got around to watching The Breakfast Club.
That movie might have the best Cost To Make : Entertainment ratio of anything I've seen.
I finally got around to watching The Breakfast Club.
That movie might have the best Cost To Make : Entertainment ratio of anything I've seen.
Bohemian Rhapsody.
It's..........good. Not great. It's a real shame. The performances are really fantastic. The directing is mostly good. The writing though....it's basically a VH-1 made for TV movie script that got the Hollywood treatment.
It was watered down. VERY safe. Skipped most of the important parts. Just very meh script.
Decent movie, I'd recommend it, but don't expect anything amazing outside of the performances.
Bohemian Rhapsody.
It's..........good. Not great. It's a real shame. The performances are really fantastic. The directing is mostly good. The writing though....it's basically a VH-1 made for TV movie script that got the Hollywood treatment.
It was watered down. VERY safe. Skipped most of the important parts. Just very meh script.
Decent movie, I'd recommend it, but don't expect anything amazing outside of the performances.
I found it very enjoyable as a movie, but as a bio, it was very altered to fit a certain story. And the Live Aid recreation was amazing.
Outlaw King
Saw The Crimes of Grindelwald today, very very good flick. Can't say more without getting into spoiler range, but it matches up against any of the HP flicks easily in my eyes.
Who listens to critics anyway?
Except it's going to be 5 movies, I believe. I think that was my one negative from the movie. It was to clearly a middle movie. There wasn't enough of an ending to it. But I guess that's to be expected to some degree. All the HP movies had a natural ending because of a school year so they all worked.Saw The Crimes of Grindelwald today, very very good flick. Can't say more without getting into spoiler range, but it matches up against any of the HP flicks easily in my eyes.
Classic middle movie in a trilogy. I loved it.
If I see poor all across the board then yeah, I'll skip. That being said, I think I'd know that from seeing trailers anyway.
If it's a mixed bag then I watch and I come to a conclusion.
I get it. It's sad that we only go out for the bombastic, visual driven movies these days. I watch the story driven at home.
Primer:metal :metal :metal
Ralph Wrecks the Internet - Very good. The Disney princesses were great.
Widows - Liked this a lot. Very well done.
I watched the Unrated version of Live Free or Die Hard. Hadn't seen it in a long while. I haven't seen the theatrical version in a longer while, but I've always liked the movie. Although the unrated cut is more like a Die Hard movie with the added f-bombs, the obvious ADR kind of detracts from the movie. I like the "I was out of bullets" line from the theatrical cut better though.
Die Hard With a Vengeance
Die Hard
Live Free or Die Hard
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
A Good Day to Die Hard
Creed II-
Fantastic movie. Rocky IV is my favorite from the series and one of my all time favorites. So seeing basically a sequel to Rocky IV is pretty cool. This movie is Rocky 101 and hits on all the marks that you would expect. The Creed franchise will continue, but it sounds like this is it for the Rocky character. Really well done.
Now I have to see it.
Creed II-
Fantastic movie. Rocky IV is my favorite from the series and one of my all time favorites. So seeing basically a sequel to Rocky IV is pretty cool. This movie is Rocky 101 and hits on all the marks that you would expect. The Creed franchise will continue, but it sounds like this is it for the Rocky character. Really well done.
Agreed on all. Just saw it, and enjoyed it a lot. I got so excited seeing Ivan and Ludmilla Drago again, and I liked that they were given some story.
And they could totally do another fight there!
Watched The Prestige for the first time in a while this morning, forgot how much I enjoy it (even after knowing how it turns out).
Incredible movie. Even tho you know the ending , t is like Jaws, Usual Suspects, Silence of the Lambs . Shawshank, u know the ending after multiple watchings but are beautifully incredible
The Mule- Clint Eastwood. Solid movie. I may be biased cause I am a HUGE Eastwood fan. But another solid directing effort and acting.Going to see this on Friday. Glad to hear it's good!
Instant family - Surprisingly good! Very sweet, and pretty real for much of it. Last 5 minutes is silly Hollywood happy nonsense, but the rest is great.I saw this as well and agree with your assessment. We're considering doing foster care, so it was interesting to compare it to what we've experienced so far.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5tI1FiG8nI
I am a Godzilla freak. I grew up on the movies.
HOLY Crap this looks incredible.
Godzilla, Rodan. Mothra, Ghidorah I think this trailer made me more excited than EndGame
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5tI1FiG8nI
I am a Godzilla freak. I grew up on the movies.
HOLY Crap this looks incredible.
Godzilla, Rodan. Mothra, Ghidorah I think this trailer made me more excited than EndGame
Yup, can't wait.
Mortal Engines looks amazing. Why hesitate about seeing it?
Heavy Metal: Kind of dumb animated film that has nothing to do with the music genre - just a collection of stories that concern evil corrupting people. But it's also very sexual for no good reason many times.
Heavy Metal is an American science fiction and fantasy comics magazine, known primarily for its blend of dark fantasy/science fiction and erotica.
It looks soooo bad.
It looks soooo bad.
Those are the ones my kiddos enjoy the most. :lol they LOVED Kong:Skull Island and that movie was horrid.
Gozilla looks outright awesome.
Mortal Engines looks amazing. Why hesitate about seeing it?
I'm pretty interested in Bumblebee... mainly because Michael Bay is NOT involved.
Die Hard
Ho Ho Ho
Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse.
Incredible! Go see it. Kids or no. It's just such a well written and beautifully directed film. Really amazing stuff.
Transformers: The Last Knight.
So bad. It was the movie equivalent of pushing hard on a painful bruise. I'm not sure if the movie is so bad it's good, or so bad it's awful. It's not even good eye candy. jingle.son and I had a glorious time watching and laughing at it.
Transformers: The Last Knight.
So bad. It was the movie equivalent of pushing hard on a painful bruise. I'm not sure if the movie is so bad it's good, or so bad it's awful. It's not even good eye candy. jingle.son and I had a glorious time watching and laughing at it.
I stopped after Age of Extinction. I imagine The Last Knight is at least as bad as that.
Genuinely looking forward to seeing the Bumblebee movie though. Gonna see it tomorrow. No Bay, and not one of the hack Holllywood writers that usually "writes" these things. And G1 TRANSFORMER DESIGNS, BABY.
Transformers: The Last Knight.
So bad. It was the movie equivalent of pushing hard on a painful bruise. I'm not sure if the movie is so bad it's good, or so bad it's awful. It's not even good eye candy. jingle.son and I had a glorious time watching and laughing at it.
I stopped after Age of Extinction. I imagine The Last Knight is at least as bad as that.
Genuinely looking forward to seeing the Bumblebee movie though. Gonna see it tomorrow. No Bay, and not one of the hack Holllywood writers that usually "writes" these things. And G1 TRANSFORMER DESIGNS, BABY.
Ditto. And The Last Knight is monumentally worse than Age of Extinction. AoE at least had the redeeming factor of Kelsey Grammar and Stanley Tucci.
Dark of the Moon is the last one I saw and I don't even know why I went that far. :lol
Just saw Bumblebee. This is what we should have gotten back in 2007. In many ways this movie parallels the first one, but done better. The humour didn't always hit the mark, but at least it wasn't stupid toilet humour. Bumblebee was stupidly cute. The action was good, and not overbearing. Giant robots from space still don't make sense. But giant robots. Best live action Transformers movie, for what that's worth. :lol
Also G1 Optimus Prime gave me a full on robot chubby.
Just saw Bumblebee. This is what we should have gotten back in 2007. In many ways this movie parallels the first one, but done better. The humour didn't always hit the mark, but at least it wasn't stupid toilet humour. Bumblebee was stupidly cute. The action was good, and not overbearing. Giant robots from space still don't make sense. But giant robots. Best live action Transformers movie, for what that's worth. :lol
Also G1 Optimus Prime gave me a full on robot chubby.
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Just saw Bumblebee. This is what we should have gotten back in 2007. In many ways this movie parallels the first one, but done better. The humour didn't always hit the mark, but at least it wasn't stupid toilet humour. Bumblebee was stupidly cute. The action was good, and not overbearing. Giant robots from space still don't make sense. But giant robots. Best live action Transformers movie, for what that's worth. :lol
Also G1 Optimus Prime gave me a full on robot chubby.
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A Bill and Ted sequel is one of those things you hear about forever but neverexpecthope to actually see. Like a Ghostbusters reboot.
Oh wait. :sadpanda:
Blackklansman- Amazing movie. I am hit and miss with Spike Lee movies. But I must say the acting performances, script, are top notch. This should be a worthy Oscar nominee across the board.
John David Washington should definetly get a nod for best actor and Adam Driver supporting actor. 9/10
Also, a total money loss and only for nerds like Blob and myself, but would anyone else pay good money for Travis Knight doing a remake of the 86 movie that looks more like the first 5 minutes of this movie?
Also, a total money loss and only for nerds like Blob and myself, but would anyone else pay good money for Travis Knight doing a remake of the 86 movie that looks more like the first 5 minutes of this movie?
Shut up and take my money.
Willis's first day on set was on 2 November 1987 when following completion of that day's filming on Moonlighting at MGM Studios at Culver City they shot the nighttime scene of him jumping with a fire hose around his waist as an explosion occurred behind of what appeared to be the top of the Nakatomi tower behind him.
In reality he jumped from the roof of a five-storey parking garage onto an airbag. The force of the explosion blew him out to the very edge of the airbag. When upon completing the stunt Willis inquired why they hadn't filmed such a dangerous scene at the end of production, he was told that if they had, then they would have run the expensive risk of having to reshoot the whole movie with another actor.
Agents Johnson and Johnson, one black and one white, for example. That sounds like the fun kind of detail you'd throw into a novel.
I've never read the book that Die Hard was based on, but I keep meaning to find it and check it out because I've always wondered how many crazy, funny details are there because of some clever scriptwriting, or because they were in the book. Agents Johnson and Johnson, one black and one white, for example. That sounds like the fun kind of detail you'd throw into a novel. Thornburg ("Dickless" from Ghostbusters), clueless to the end, sees Godunov fall and says "I hope that wasn't a hostage". Stuff like that.
I've never read the book that Die Hard was based on, but I keep meaning to find it and check it out because I've always wondered how many crazy, funny details are there because of some clever scriptwriting, or because they were in the book. Agents Johnson and Johnson, one black and one white, for example. That sounds like the fun kind of detail you'd throw into a novel. Thornburg ("Dickless" from Ghostbusters), clueless to the end, sees Godunov fall and says "I hope that wasn't a hostage". Stuff like that.
Cinefix has a "What's the Difference?" video comparing the movie to the book (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pwDBufTODg), but I don't recall how in-depth it goes on that kind of details.
Watched the NETFLIX Movie Bird Box with Sandra Bullock. While I thought it was interesting it was tough not to link it almost directly to 'The Happening' from M. Night Shyamalan.....essentially the same idea although this movies twist was you were only infected if you 'saw it'. Also, despite having not seen 'A Quiet Place' (yet) I know the gist of that movie and this effort from NETFLIX just felt like a someone in a room full of people that were brainstorming ideas just said "How about we do the 'Quiet Place' but only instead of hearing we use sight?"
There were some 'tense' moments but for me SPOILERS
....it lost me at the trip down the river. A random man standing in the river in the middle of nowhere trying to 'get' them.......then the rapids when the boat flipped and she still finds the two kids!? Especially the condition of the rapids they depicted on screen. Reality is they all drowned....movie setting at least one of those 5 years old kids should have never been seen again.....movie is she finds them while blindfolded merely yards apart. Then, this magical 'safe' utopia in the middle of the woods....also in the middle of nowhere??
I didnt' 'hate the movie but it's right on the cusp of me being ticked off I wasted the 2 hours watching it rather than a different selection.
That's being far too generous.
Cast Away for the first time in awhile. The fact that this has only a 7.8 average on IMDB is lol.
Then, my oldest two have been begging to watch the John Carpenter ‘The Thing’....so we did. I forgot how great that movie was. And my oldest loved it also.
Then, my oldest two have been begging to watch the John Carpenter ‘The Thing’....so we did. I forgot how great that movie was. And my oldest loved it also.
I am not a big horror movie guy, but The Thing is pretty damn great. :coolio
Bohemian Rhapsody.
I wept 70% of the time, had goosebumps 30%.
The lead actor deserves 3 Academy Awards: one for having played a fellow human being to perfection, another for having played a god to perfection, and yet another one for having played said god excercising its godly powers.
It's quite agiographic and vastly unfair at times, but I don't give a fock. I didn't go for a documentary.
SPLIT. I liked it. That actor did a great job of playing multiple personalities. Supposed to go see GLASS with my brothers next Friday so I needed to see this one first.
SPLIT. I liked it. That actor did a great job of playing multiple personalities. Supposed to go see GLASS with my brothers next Friday so I needed to see this one first.
Don't forget to re-watch Unbreakable.
They exist in the same universe. So it will help watching in order. I guess it's the final movie of a trilogy.
They exist in the same universe. So it will help watching in order. I guess it's the final movie of a trilogy.
Yes, Split is in the same universe as Unbreakable, and Glass is a sequel to both.
Doing my annual best pictures I think will get Oscar nods.
I get screeners so after football weekend I have been binging:
Blackklansmen- Phenomenol movie. Wont get the critics votes, But solid acting all araound.
Roma- understatement of a beautiful film by an incredible director.
Destroyer- Nicole Kidman is incredible. A bit predictable but she makes the film
Vice- Christian Bale is phenomenal. Maybe the best acting performance since Daniel Day Lewis in Gangs of New York, Not a movie for everyone but solid.
Green Book- Best movie of the year. Should win best picture. Totally solid movie.
Then, my oldest two have been begging to watch the John Carpenter ‘The Thing’....so we did. I forgot how great that movie was. And my oldest loved it also.
I am not a big horror movie guy, but The Thing is pretty damn great. :coolio
So I watched Cam on Netflix last night and I can't stop thinking about it. Anyone seen this too and feels this way? I watched an "Ending explained" video and it just brought up more questions (the dates in the video!).
I'd really like to know what you guys make of this movie. Or if anyone could help me understand it.
Free Solo - Who knew the best movie of 2018 with the word Solo in it would have been a documentary about a climber?I saw this in Imax the other day. Fantastic film. I found the main guy to be fascinating in terms of his character as much as his athletic ability. The views of Yosemite were breathtaking. I need to go back there soon.
I been wanting to see that for a while but i'm not sure when it's available in my country.Free Solo - Who knew the best movie of 2018 with the word Solo in it would have been a documentary about a climber?I saw this in Imax the other day. Fantastic film. I found the main guy to be fascinating in terms of his character as much as his athletic ability. The views of Yosemite were breathtaking. I need to go back there soon.
I thought it was great that the filmmakers really didn't hold back too much on his odd characteristics and tried to delve into his childhood a little bit to explain why he may be the way he is. They didn't dwell on it too much, but just enough to get a taste of what he's like. His personality and views on love, achievements, and death are so polar opposite to mine it was kind of fascinating to me. Of course, I am not even 10% as passionate about anything as he is about climbing mountains.I been wanting to see that for a while but i'm not sure when it's available in my country.Free Solo - Who knew the best movie of 2018 with the word Solo in it would have been a documentary about a climber?I saw this in Imax the other day. Fantastic film. I found the main guy to be fascinating in terms of his character as much as his athletic ability. The views of Yosemite were breathtaking. I need to go back there soon.
Alex is a fascinating guy and i've seen a bunch of his other climbs on YT.
Yea I think anyone being so passionate about something like him probably has other priorities in life. It's crazy how in my view he seems to completely lack any kind of fear of doing a mistake. I know that preperation is very important for those doing that kind of extreme sport but still there's also some form of luck no matter how prepared you are imo. That would be something I would have a very hard time to not think about when my life depends on it.I thought it was great that the filmmakers really didn't hold back too much on his odd characteristics and tried to delve into his childhood a little bit to explain why he may be the way he is. They didn't dwell on it too much, but just enough to get a taste of what he's like. His personality and views on love, achievements, and death are so polar opposite to mine it was kind of fascinating to me. Of course, I am not even 10% as passionate about anything as he is about climbing mountains.I been wanting to see that for a while but i'm not sure when it's available in my country.Free Solo - Who knew the best movie of 2018 with the word Solo in it would have been a documentary about a climber?I saw this in Imax the other day. Fantastic film. I found the main guy to be fascinating in terms of his character as much as his athletic ability. The views of Yosemite were breathtaking. I need to go back there soon.
Alex is a fascinating guy and i've seen a bunch of his other climbs on YT.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edfw9ip9sCQCool, didn't know about that. I've heard about Tommy Caldwell through Alex though. They all seems to be a tight-knit group.
If you liked Free Solo check out The Dawn Wall
Amazing movie and story of Tommy Caldwell
Nothing wrong with Paul Walkers acting. He was quite good in the movie Eight Below, and he did just fine in the Fast-n-Furious movies. So sad what happened to him..(R.I.P) :(
They are not good movies. Paul Walker is an awful actor. The 2nd one was much more fun, but the first had a better plot. Both movies are garbage that get fun in the last 3rd.
Fyre Festival / Netflix Documentary
Apparently Netflix and Hulu both released films on the failed festival, but Netflix's was apparently produced by the actual marketing firm that promoted the festival itself. I knew nothing of this festival when its rise and downfall occurred, but this documentary was absolutely fascinating.
Just watched Wild Hogs for the first time. Pretty funny movie with a good cast! :corn :lol
They do desire it and John krasiniski is helping writing it as well.
Watched the Three Amigos last weekend. It had been a while since I seen that one. That movie is pretty funny.....lots of great little one liners and just silly humor.
Finally got to watch ‘A Quiet Place’. Really liked it. A lot. Could easily be a sequel if they so desired.
Finally got around to watching Solo; not quite as bad as I expected.I rewatched this last night, saw it in the theaters as well. You know... I actually quite like it. I'm really bummed we (most likely) won't see where they were going to go with two more movies. It wasn't earth shattering or anything, but it was good. It was like the equivalent of Antman in the MCU: fun, entertaining, but not as "essential" as some of the other movies.
Finally got around to watching Solo; not quite as bad as I expected.I rewatched this last night, saw it in the theaters as well. You know... I actually quite like it. I'm really bummed we (most likely) won't see where they were going to go with two more movies. It wasn't earth shattering or anything, but it was good. It was like the equivalent of Antman in the MCU: fun, entertaining, but not as "essential" as some of the other movies.
Just watched Serenity with Matt Mccoughney (s/p) and Anne Hathaway. Nothing at all what I expected. Great movie. But I totally need to rewatch it to try and grasp it.I was interested in this one until it got terrible reviews. Might still check it out when it comes out on DVD.
LA Confidential. Actually never saw it from beginning to end before. Bunch of great performances.
Gran Torino
Made me think of this question: Eastwood is an icon, but is his acting ability underrated? I think so.
LA Confidential. Actually never saw it from beginning to end before. Bunch of great performances.
Spiderman into the spider verse. Great movie. My son and I loved it
And knowing the twist, its so insane how he puts all of it right there in front of you. I was looking for cracks and couldn't find any.
The 6th sense
Wow, I forgot how good this movie was. Its so incredibly subtle and on point across the board. Regardless of M night's up and down quality over the years, The 6th sense is such a grand slam of a film.
And knowing the twist, its so insane how he puts all of it right there in front of you. I was looking for cracks and couldn't find any.
Agreed. Another movie like that for me is The Prestige. Was a very enjoyable movie the first time through, and then re-watches are rewarding in a different way.
One of the main characters, an NYPD detective, is obsessed with Die Hard, and there are a bunch of nods/tributes to that movie. I realized yesterday that my daughter has never seen Die Hard, so we watched it "on demand." Unfortunately, it was edited for broadcast TV (although it wasn't the REALLY badly edited one with "yippee-kay-aye Mister Falcon"), and I realized that I don't own Die Hard. However, I was reminded of just how good that movie was.
Did anyone else think it's FULL of logic errors?
Triple Frontier
DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME FOLKS
Triple Frontier
DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME FOLKS
Aw man, really? I was gonna watch that one. Looked good.
Triple Frontier
DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME FOLKS
Aw man, really? I was gonna watch that one. Looked good.
Man, it looked good at first, but it's terrible and predictible, and it has so many flaws that I am in rage to have wasted 2 hours of my time
Major League- Still a great sports movie that holds up. I've seen part 2 but can't remember it; the reviews for the sequel were pretty bad. I'll watch it if that comes on.
And I thought it was a remake of the first 30 minutes of Return of the Jedi.
Free Solo.I loved this film. One of my favorites from 2018.
Free Solo.
Not a movie, but a feature length documentary about a guy climbing El Capitan in Yosemite without ropes or equipment. It won the Oscar this year for Best Documentary Feature.
Highly recommended, even if you are not into climbing or outdoorsy stuff.
Watched all of the Indiana Jones movies again, since they're all time favorites and I hadn't seen the first three in full for a very, very long time.
Rampage - fun enough, just another action film with The Rock. Loved the video game as a kid, but didn't see the need for a movie, though like Transformers, it was fun to look for landmarks and my office building in the Chicago scenes. Jeffery Dean Morgan essentially played Negan in a suit, which was fun to see.
Ready Player One - this was killer. I knew nothing about the story, and loved it. All of the pop culture references and cameos were fantastic, and it was fun to have a lot of actors that I didn't know, as opposed to seeing a lot of bigger name people in it.
Triple Frontier. I didn't mind it, though I can agree it's not the best use of 2 hours.
Re watched Bumblebee. Fun movie. Really liked it for what it was.
Alex-Half Dome
https://vimeo.com/213346147
If you are so inclined (no pun intended), check out the documentary MERUu directed by Jimmy the same guy that did Free Solo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvS6O9lVkkg
I am an avid mountain climber. I leave next week for Everest. Climb mid May.
You know, he actually addresses that in Free Solo. During the filming of Free Solo one of his climbing friends, another free soloer, fell and died. He was pretty unemotional about it. When his gf said something about feeling terrible for his wife, his response was "what did she expect?" It's clear that he believes that there's a good chance climbing will be his death someday, and yet he continues to want to do it. I found that mindset to be fascinating. So polar opposite to how I think.Alex-Half Dome
https://vimeo.com/213346147
Just watching that gives me the willies. It’s very impressive, and like was mentioned a lot....the mental strength has to be even greater than the physical. But, much like Timothy Treadwell who convinced himself that living with Grizzly Bears was a good idea.......I fully expect to read about this guy dying in a fall....if he chooses to keep soloing. It’s not a matter of if....it’s when.
You know, he actually addresses that in Free Solo. During the filming of Free Solo one of his climbing friends, another free soloer, fell and died. He was pretty unemotional about it. When his gf said something about feeling terrible for his wife, his response was "what did she expect?" It's clear that he believes that there's a good chance climbing will be his death someday, and yet he continues to want to do it. I found that mindset to be fascinating. So polar opposite to how I think.Alex-Half Dome
https://vimeo.com/213346147
Just watching that gives me the willies. It’s very impressive, and like was mentioned a lot....the mental strength has to be even greater than the physical. But, much like Timothy Treadwell who convinced himself that living with Grizzly Bears was a good idea.......I fully expect to read about this guy dying in a fall....if he chooses to keep soloing. It’s not a matter of if....it’s when.
You know, he actually addresses that in Free Solo. During the filming of Free Solo one of his climbing friends, another free soloer, fell and died. He was pretty unemotional about it. When his gf said something about feeling terrible for his wife, his response was "what did she expect?" It's clear that he believes that there's a good chance climbing will be his death someday, and yet he continues to want to do it. I found that mindset to be fascinating. So polar opposite to how I think.Alex-Half Dome
https://vimeo.com/213346147
Just watching that gives me the willies. It’s very impressive, and like was mentioned a lot....the mental strength has to be even greater than the physical. But, much like Timothy Treadwell who convinced himself that living with Grizzly Bears was a good idea.......I fully expect to read about this guy dying in a fall....if he chooses to keep soloing. It’s not a matter of if....it’s when.
There's another part in the film where he talks about how all his gf wants is to be happy and enjoy life, as if these are bad things. For Alex, it's all about pushing himself and accomplishing great things. I'm sure he's working out his next big accomplishment.You know, he actually addresses that in Free Solo. During the filming of Free Solo one of his climbing friends, another free soloer, fell and died. He was pretty unemotional about it. When his gf said something about feeling terrible for his wife, his response was "what did she expect?" It's clear that he believes that there's a good chance climbing will be his death someday, and yet he continues to want to do it. I found that mindset to be fascinating. So polar opposite to how I think.Alex-Half Dome
https://vimeo.com/213346147
Just watching that gives me the willies. It’s very impressive, and like was mentioned a lot....the mental strength has to be even greater than the physical. But, much like Timothy Treadwell who convinced himself that living with Grizzly Bears was a good idea.......I fully expect to read about this guy dying in a fall....if he chooses to keep soloing. It’s not a matter of if....it’s when.
Yeah....I mean, he HAS to know that's how he's going to die. And not at a ripe old age. I guess there's arguments to be made that he's 'living' his life how he wants and so on....it's his life.....just seems odd to continue to gamble like that. What else does he have to prove at this point?
If you are so inclined (no pun intended), check out the documentary MERUu directed by Jimmy the same guy that did Free Solo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvS6O9lVkkg
I am an avid mountain climber. I leave next week for Everest. Climb mid May.
I would start a topic but once I eventully get there, internet is unavailable.
I leave Monday, to go to Denver to start atmosphere regulation and pick up all my tools for the climb. Ill spend 2 weeks there, Then fly to India. 2 weeks to get to the first base camp. Once set up, numerous climbs to get acclimated at 20,000 to 28,000 feet, Weather plays a big part, but as of now the May 5th to 20th should be the summit climb.
Met with my cardio doctor, and all the other related docs and am cleared,
Cheers for those vids, Meru is on the list to watch.
Everest - wow, fantastic!! If you fancy it, please start a thread for it. I for one would be interested to hear about your experience. :tup
Did anyone else think it's FULL of logic errors?
Like why take your whole family that includes a very young child on a supply run to town? Or, why not pull out (or other methods) during sex to make sure you don't have a baby that would most definitely die a horrible death and probably lead to your entire family dying? Or, why show a primitive form of communication with the fires at night that shows other survivors nearby but then still spend the entire film acting as if they're all alone and not working together?
Stuff like that?
I still liked the movie though.
Finally got around to seeing Bohemian Rhapsody, I really enjoyed it. The inaccuracies didn't bother me and I just enjoyed it as a movie.
Finally saw Free Solo last night. It was about what I expected. I enjoyed it quite a bit. I wish my wife could have watched, but even seeing some of those views of Alex up on a mountain just on a screen triggers her fear of heights and completely freaks her out.
I'm watching a movie called The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, it was released in 1946 and it's one of the last few movies that I was yet to see for one of my favorite actresses; Barbara Stanwyck.
The thing is, Kirk Douglas is in the movie, it kinda blows my mind that someone who's still alive, now co-starred in a movie made in 1946.
Glass
It was very decent. I still love Unbreakable a whole lot more, but glass was a solid movie.
I'm trying to watch all of Scorsese's movies. I'm already familiar with Goodfellas, Casino, Gangs of New York, Shutter Island, and The Wolf of Wall Street, but last week I watched Raging Bull and The Departed and was blown away. Last night I saw Taxi Driver for the first time as well, and it was great. I thought about watching The King of Comedy tonight, but now I'm watching Goodfellas for the billionth time, because Goodfellas is that damn good.
I'm trying to watch all of Scorsese's movies. I'm already familiar with Goodfellas, Casino, Gangs of New York, Shutter Island, and The Wolf of Wall Street, but last week I watched Raging Bull and The Departed and was blown away. Last night I saw Taxi Driver for the first time as well, and it was great. I thought about watching The King of Comedy tonight, but now I'm watching Goodfellas for the billionth time, because Goodfellas is that damn good.
On of my favs! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0dghVN8ZWw
The Mrs. and I finally watched The Mule on Saturday night. Good film. I mean, with Clint Eastwood, it usually is.
Just came back from the cinema with my two youngest cousins; like me, they both were very excited to go watch Detective Pikáchu. Sophia's favourite pokémon was Mewtwo. :)
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Heavy Trip. The Spinal Tap for metalheads :metalI haven't watched the trailer, but your description of the film sounds really cool! I'll definitely try to find it and watch it.
How'd you enjoy it?I liked it! :) But, then again, I played Blue on GameBoy and went to watch the first Mewtwo Strikes Back when I was a young boy.
John Wick 3 - If you liked the first two, you'll like this one. The most vocal audience I've ever heard in a movie, an a laughter, oh's and ah's kind of way.
A 1998 Robert De Niro movie called Ronin.
First time I ever saw it and I was really expecting more. It was very hollow in its story and it was strait up go get the macguffin and really nothing more. It did have a decent car chase though.
Heavy Trip. The Spinal Tap for metalheads :metal
Well, the comparison is not exact, because this is not a mockumentary, but an actual story of a finnish garage band (or to be more precise, slaughterhouse band because that's where they rehearse) who achieve immediate fame in their small town once word of a possible slot at a norwegian black metal festival gets out.
It's fantastic because it's made by people who actually KNOW the metal scene - you won't find stuff like "Judas Priest are black metal" from the Simpsons in here, it's a funny and sincere outlook on what it's like to be a metalhead fan of extreme music in a village in the middle of almost-arctic nowhere. It's funny from beginning to end and it's a must see for every metalhead!
Here's the trailer for those of you who didn't know it yet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AQtfYY1L_Q
Have fun! :tup
Detective Pikachu, I had fun with it. First half was superior though, the second half was a bit too much for me. I have to wonder how much the sequel wil appeal to me, because it seems my favourite element will be gone and one nostalgia inducing Pokemon film is perhaps enough for me. That said, usually these types of films end up being awful so they did a great job. Having a property like Pokemon kind of work in live action is amazing.Did you know, they are working on a CGI/3D re-make of the very first movie? To be released in Japan in July.
I finally saw Casablanca. Good flick. Not sure I buy it as one of the greatest movie ever, like it is often referred to, but I did enjoy it.
John Wick 3 - If you liked the first two, you'll like this one. The most vocal audience I've ever heard in a movie, an a laughter, oh's and ah's kind of way.
Agreed. It stays right in line with the other two as far as action/fight scenes etc etc....and there were a few scenes in there that did induce some very audible reactions from the crowd. They've done a really good job with this franchise.
Saw the new Godzilla, and if all you want is some good, wholesome, giant-monsters-killing-each-other fun, then I would not skip this. Yeah, the script was weak, the theme a bit half-baked, and it's hard to care about the human characters, but none of that is really why I watch kaiju/monster films.
Saw the new Godzilla, and if all you want is some good, wholesome, giant-monsters-killing-each-other fun, then I would not skip this. Yeah, the script was weak, the theme a bit half-baked, and it's hard to care about the human characters, but none of that is really why I watch kaiju/monster films.It was pretty entertaining. Although I'd say that it could have used more wide angle shots of the monsters fighting. It was a little difficult to see what was going on, especially because it was always raining. I think these types of movies should dispense with the plot altogether. Just have an hour and a half of monsters fighting.
Watched "A Quiet Place" this afternoon. WOW!!! forget the Bird Box! I'm really shocked I hadn't heard of this movie and I thoroughly enjoyed it.Never heard of it? Where were you last year?
Must have had my head in the sand :lol . Guess it was one of those movies I didn't see a trailer for or heard co-workers talking about?Watched "A Quiet Place" this afternoon. WOW!!! forget the Bird Box! I'm really shocked I hadn't heard of this movie and I thoroughly enjoyed it.Never heard of it? Where were you last year?
:lol
Was it campy like Re-Animator that I'd love?
Just got back from Rocketman!Yea of all the biopics lately that's the one i've been looking forward to the most! :tup
10/10 Everyone go see it now! Taron Edgerton has already won best actor in 2020 oscars! :metal
Saw Yesterday last Thursday. REALLY enjoyed it!I really liked this one as well. I've had Beatles songs in my head ever since I saw it.
The Varg character was ridiculous though. A caricature villain.
The Wickerman with Nicholas Cage. That is one screwed up movie, but we'll done! Or you could say that Cage was "well done" by the end of the movie. Dang! I wish they would make a sequel to get back at those crazy b*%#'s on that island. :corn
Rewatched The Terminator for the first time a very long time. Holy crap, the soundtrack is awful.Soundtrack or music score?
Score I guess. Just full on cheese-ball 80s synth stuff, which has always done nothing for me.Rewatched The Terminator for the first time a very long time. Holy crap, the soundtrack is awful.Soundtrack or music score?
The first Terminator is all kinds of awesome!The move is great, yes!
Arctic - For a movie with very little dialog, it drew me in very well. Nice visuals and performance by the lead actor.The very title made me curious so I googled and this seems like a movie right up my alley, will check it out. :tup
Saw the new Lion King movie.
Gotta say.......very meh. I found myself enjoying the overall movie, but that's because it's just the same movie as the cartoon, which I loved.
As far as the voices go, the original is just so much better. Billie and Seth were great, as was John Oliver. Everyone else? Ranged from meh to worse.
Did not care for Donald Glover or Beyonce, and I love Donald Glover. Also Beyonce REALLY over sang everything and took me out of the movie. She was not a great decision outside of her pull at the BO.
As far as the tech goes, I still prefer the cartoon. Clearly this is a major achievement in animation, but it just didn't work for me. The lions have 0 emotional expression and it's just odd. Because they're talking and singing and stuff, it takes me out of the idea of seeing real animals. Instead, I'm just seeing a very new form of animation that doesn't deliver what the cartoon did.
Over all, eh. Cartoon is much better. This had good moments, and luckily the fact that it's 97% identical to the original, means I enjoy the story aspect, but most of the voice acting wasn't very interesting and the animation just didn't do it for me this time.
Yes, you're performing muscular movements with your hand as you're jerking off. But what you're really doing, I think, is you're running a movie in your head. You're having a fantasy relationship with somebody who is not real... strictly to stimulate a neurological response. So as the Internet grows in the next 10, 15 years... and virtual reality pornography becomes a reality, we're gonna have to develop some real machinery inside our guts... to turn off pure, unalloyed pleasure. Or, I don't know about you, I'm gonna have to leave the planet. 'Cause the technology is just gonna get better and better. And it's gonna get easier and easier... and more and more convenient and more and more pleasurable... to sit alone with images on a screen... given to us by people who do not love us but want our money. And that's fine in low doses, but if it's the basic main staple of your diet, you're gonna die.
I finally saw The Shining. Good film. I am not a big horror film guy, but it was good. It always seems like Jack Nicholson is always playing Jack Nicholson, but he does it so well that it rarely bothers me. Shelley Duvall, however, was awful as the wife and not at all believable. The guy who played the song did a good job, I thought.
Rambo Last Blood. After reading some reviews I was expecting the worst, but enjoyed it quite a bit. Obviously not as great as First Blood, but I liked it more than the previous Rambo which was pretty good too.
Went to a special 35mm screening of Casino Thursday night. Such a great movie, and there was a very interesting Q&A with Nicholas Pileggi (who wrote the nonfiction books that Goodfellas and Casino were based on and the collaborated with Scoreses on the scripts) afterwards.
John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum
For some reason, I thought this was "the conclusion of the trilogy". I have no idea where I got that. Maybe because you usually make a trilogy. This was the next chapter in the story, of course, but there's no conclusion. We get to the end of this chapter and it kinda stops, and there's no question that the story continues. Some stuff was concluded, some stuff changed, some stuff was clearly set up for the next chapter.
Along the way, more action, more guns, more dogs, more John Wick, more about this world he lives in and the culture and the hierarchy and how he apparently doesn't give a fuck about even the rules which govern this world he lives in. Crazy, crazy ride. I was laughing out loud multiple times just because it was so insane and over-the-top, yet perfect, that it kept blowing me away. Holy shit. Tons of fun. So now we wait for Chapter 4.
5 armor-piercing bullets out of 5. Would watch again, and laugh heartily.
Joker. Had very little expectations and ended up very pleased with it actually. Amazing cinematography and acting.
The Terminal. Tom Hanks is a eastern european visitor from a country that suffers a coup just as his plane was in the air, so his passport is no longer valid and he has to remain confined at the airport for eventually 9 months.
Very enjoyable and heartwarming, some moments towards the end are a little too sappy but all in all it's a nice insight, albeit romanticized, of how life goes on in a place we all just pass by.
Watched 'My Girl' with my wife and youngest son last night. I don't care how many times I see that movie.....the funeral scene when she comes down the stairs into the funeral and goes up to the coffin saying 'he need's his glasses on....he can't see without his glasses'......I gut cry on that every time.
Watched 'My Girl' with my wife and youngest son last night. I don't care how many times I see that movie.....the funeral scene when she comes down the stairs into the funeral and goes up to the coffin saying 'he need's his glasses on....he can't see without his glasses'......I gut cry on that every time.
I've never heard of this movie
No. Tim wasin a coma for over a decade.
Midsommar (2019): One of the best horror movies of the decade as is the director’s previous movie Hereditary (2018).
Watched 'My Girl' with my wife and youngest son last night. I don't care how many times I see that movie.....the funeral scene when she comes down the stairs into the funeral and goes up to the coffin saying 'he need's his glasses on....he can't see without his glasses'......I gut cry on that every time.
I've never heard of this movie, but thinking of what you are describing, that gives me goosebumps....and a pit in my stomach.
Totally agree on Wick 3. Completely ridiculous, but so, so cool that you just can't stop watching it.
It's definitely not for everybody. I'm actually not a huge fan of shoot-em-up movies, and this is definitely one, but within the genre, the John Wick movies are pretty much masterpieces of style over substance, and I like Keanu Reeves.
It's definitely not for everybody. I'm actually not a huge fan of shoot-em-up movies, and this is definitely one, but within the genre, the John Wick movies are pretty much masterpieces of style over substance, and I like Keanu Reeves.
IMO the John Wick movies are the top of the class of this 'style' of movie. The production is top notch, the choreography and fight/shooting scenes are incredible....the 'world' that has been created is intriguing.....the characters that have been introduced and that will/can be introduced are interesting....this franchise is cream of the crop.
The Shining; preparations for Dr. Sleep.
Doctor Sleep
Thought it was great
Doctor Sleep.Saw this yesterday. I agree with everything you said.
Very different compared to "The Shining" by Stanley Kubrick. I still enjoyed it very much :tup. Much more of a Psychological thriller than a horror movie.
Ewan McGregor and the child actress delivered great performances throughout, and Rebecca Ferguson was both terrifying and smoking hot as the villain. :lol
The Elephant Man.This is definitely my favorite Lynch film, deeply moving, and the theater sequence is just mesmerizing.
Wanted to see it for a while, I finally checked this classic off the list. Haunting and touching, with a young Anthony Hopkins and an impressive John Hurt as the titular disfigured "Elephant man". Great movie, that makes you really feel for Joseph Merrick. Worth a watch, definitively.
The Good LiarI was hoping for better from this movie as well. It was just OK.
Went to the cinema for the first time in, like, five years I think? When did the second Hobbit movie came out? That was my last time in the cinema. Anyway, the movie wasn't quite what I expected and I guess it was alright? I went mostly to watch Ian McKellen perform and wasn't disappointed in that regard, loved him in the role. Honestly I just enjoyed the experience, I took some time to find a theater which shows films with the original sound (without Russian overdubs) and with subtitles and this enhanced the whole thing immensely. It's also kinda hilarious, there was a (fairly funny) Putin joke in the film and it was translated into a football joke in the subtitles. :lol
So yeah, the movie is alright but nothing more, I really enjoyed the evening though. Going to see Doctor Sleep next week there I think.
Godzilla: King of the MonstersYeah, the human plot of that movie was pretty dumb, but the monsters fighting were great!
Meh. It was all over the place. It had a weird and encompassing array of actors seen everywhere else... oh look there's Eleven! OMG there's always Tywin Lannister! and when did Richard Hendricks from Silicon Valley entered Monarch?
With such movies, which are a giant and expensive excuse for doing the 200 million dollars version of what we were all doing as kids (sitting on the bed or on the floor with toys in our hand and making fighting and explosion noises with our mouth), you have to strike a balance between "dumb" fight, and something that resembles a plot that could be very serious or very complicated, or both.... and I'm not sure this movie found that sweet spot between "Lol monsters fighting" and "legit action movie". At a certain point I zoned out and just watched monsters wrecking stuff and kicked each other's asses.
I just watched an awesome documentary on Netflix about the failed music Fyre festival. Its called Fyre: the greatest party that never happened.
Basically, people were promised an incredible music festival in the Bahamas and when people got there it was a complete shit show and clusterfuck and this doc goes over everything from beginning to end, and its mental.
For me this is by far the best movie of the year. :metal(https://i.imgur.com/R5NAA4F.png)
Parasite
Damn this was better than what I expected from the guy that directed Snowpiercer, Okja and The Host. Basically an unemployed low class family tries to trick a rich family in hiring them individually for different jobs at the house, not knowing they are related. Starts off very funny, and slowly gets darker, dramatic, and absolutely bananas. One of the most hyped films of the year, for a good reason, and a very relevant one in 2019 for its themes. 4.5/5
On Netflix, Martin Scorsese's The Irishman just came out.
Its really a let down. I anticipated this thing for MONTHS and its slow as hell. There absolutely NO reason it had to be 3 and a half hours. The whole time I'm like "this could be cut", "This could be trimmed down". It just goes on and on.
Its sooo lethargic and tired. It just meanders. Geriatric Pesci and Geriatric de Niro have no wind in their sails. The performances are pretty dull with the exception of Pacino who pretty much plays Pacino.
A film like Goodfellas snaps with its energy and draws you in. Its almost hypnotic. Its also a long film, but the run time just flies by. Not with the Irishman. You feel every last minute.
There is no focus, barley any progression. It just wanders around in time. I feel like this could be a real decent 2 and half a hour film if you tightened it up and cut it down, but it is what it is.
Watch it if you want, but it was just ok.
The Lighthouse.I thought this movie was very odd, but didn't really get freaked or creeped out by it at all. Good performances for sure. But mostly it just left me scratching my head wondering what the hell I had just watched.
If you want to get thoroughly freaked out, then this is the movie for you! What the f*ck did i just watch! :eek
Masterful performances from both Pattinson and Dafoe! Direction, cinematography and especially the music were all astoundingly good. All contributed to the seriously creepy atmosphere that was amped up by the old 1.19:1 aspect ratio, and the fact that it was black and white!
But holy s*it, i'm not going to sleep tonight!!
The Lighthouse.I thought this movie was very odd, but didn't really get freaked or creeped out by it at all. Good performances for sure. But mostly it just left me scratching my head wondering what the hell I had just watched.
If you want to get thoroughly freaked out, then this is the movie for you! What the f*ck did i just watch! :eek
Masterful performances from both Pattinson and Dafoe! Direction, cinematography and especially the music were all astoundingly good. All contributed to the seriously creepy atmosphere that was amped up by the old 1.19:1 aspect ratio, and the fact that it was black and white!
But holy s*it, i'm not going to sleep tonight!!
Also.....STOP TALKING IN THE GOD DAMN THEATER. I had two old people next to me who were explaining the movie to each other in slightly softer than normal voices, but that wasn't the worst part. It's a whodunit kind of movie, and I was surrounded by college kids all (louder than they thought they were) making prediction after prediction. DO NOT DO THAT DURING THE GOD DAMN MOVIE! Talk before it, talk after it, shut the hell up during it. JESUS!
Sorry. (Not really)
Over the Top
Awesome movie. You would never think the world of arm wrestling could be so intense
Over the Top
Awesome movie. You would never think the world of arm wrestling could be so intense
That movie is so silly but so good. The theme tune with Hagar on vocals is something I still regularly listen to. :lol
Also.....STOP TALKING IN THE GOD DAMN THEATER. I had two old people next to me who were explaining the movie to each other in slightly softer than normal voices, but that wasn't the worst part. It's a whodunit kind of movie, and I was surrounded by college kids all (louder than they thought they were) making prediction after prediction. DO NOT DO THAT DURING THE GOD DAMN MOVIE! Talk before it, talk after it, shut the hell up during it. JESUS!
Eventually he turned around and smacked them in the face. One ran to get security. When security came, everyone blamed the kids so they were kicked out. It was glorious.
Over the Top
Awesome movie. You would never think the world of arm wrestling could be so intense
That movie is so silly but so good. The theme tune with Hagar on vocals is something I still regularly listen to. :lol
Yup one of my favs. When it comes to Stallone, besides the Rocky movies, Over the Top and Cobra are my favorites from him.
Knives Out
It was pretty good. A little convoluted in places, but overall I liked it.
Shazam. Fun movie. Better than you might expect.
I watched In the Shadow of the Moon and it's pretty cool! go for it! :metal
Over the Top
Awesome movie. You would never think the world of arm wrestling could be so intense
That movie is so silly but so good. The theme tune with Hagar on vocals is something I still regularly listen to. :lol
Yup one of my favs. When it comes to Stallone, besides the Rocky movies, Over the Top and Cobra are my favorites from him.
Besides Rocky/Rambo, I'd have to go with Demolition Man, but Cobra and Over The Top were solid too.
Saw Marriage Story last night.
Good lord is that heart breaking. Fantastic movie, that is just so god damn amazing.
Midsommar.
It wasn't as scary as Hereditary which scared the living shit out of me. Midsommar was more creepy and jarring at times and at times unsettling. Still a good watch. I'd rate it a 7/10.
Midsommar.
It wasn't as scary as Hereditary which scared the living shit out of me. Midsommar was more creepy and jarring at times and at times unsettling. Still a good watch. I'd rate it a 7/10.
My favorite movie of the year.
Midsommar.
It wasn't as scary as Hereditary which scared the living shit out of me. Midsommar was more creepy and jarring at times and at times unsettling. Still a good watch. I'd rate it a 7/10.
My favorite movie of the year.
is it more or less in the style of The Wicker Man? as in "weird stuff going on with secluded group of people"?
Saw Marriage Story last night.
Good lord is that heart breaking. Fantastic movie, that is just so god damn amazing.
Though it's the 2nd movie where Laura Dern's character is trying to destroy Adam Driver's life.
Rocky IV
I’ve seen all of the Rocky movies many times, but to me, part 4 is the best and my favourite. Even though this 90 minute movie consists of 30 minutes of montages, it’s just awesome!
Rocky IV
I’ve seen all of the Rocky movies many times, but to me, part 4 is the best and my favourite. Even though this 90 minute movie consists of 30 minutes of montages, it’s just awesome!
Rocky IV
I’ve seen all of the Rocky movies many times, but to me, part 4 is the best and my favourite. Even though this 90 minute movie consists of 30 minutes of montages, it’s just awesome!
Definitely my favorite. I can watch it over and over again. And the lamborghini "no easy way out" montage is so damn good :metal
Rocky IV
I’ve seen all of the Rocky movies many times, but to me, part 4 is the best and my favourite. Even though this 90 minute movie consists of 30 minutes of montages, it’s just awesome!
I think I’m in the VERY small minority that puts IV pretty low on my list. I put the original at number one, but Rocky Balboa is up there too.
I think I see Rocky better as a drama franchise rather than a silly 80s cheesy franchise.
Rocky V? Hmmm. Not familiar. Pretty sure it doesn’t exist.
And you won’t convince me otherwise.
Rocky V has its moments, as well as one of the best lines in the entire Rocky series, but it was overall a major drop-off.
IV is fun as heck, but it has the sheen and glitz of the mid 80's, which was a stark contrast to the first three.
The original Rocky is still one of the best films ever. Just a perfect film in every way.
The only part of II that makes me cringe is the moment early in the fight when Creed tells everyone to get their cameras ready and then literally winds up his arm several times and then throws a haymaker that Rocky doesn't even try to avoid. The matches in the Rocky movies were always more violent and unrealistic than real fights, but that was just a little bit too hokey. Still love the film, and the scene where Mickey slaps Rocky to demonstrate how bad a shape his eye is in is one of my favorites. "He'd hurt ya permanent. Permament!" And of course it can never be said enough how amazing the scene is when the kids all start running with Rocky when he's training. That scene is such an adrenaline shot.
Motherless Brooklyn
A movie directed by Edward Norton, where he also plays the protagonist. Based on the book by the same name. One of the best movies of 2019.
Finally watched the whole ‘Free Solo’ documentary on Alex Honnold. I had seen clips and knew about him and his quest to free climb Yosemite's 3,200-foot El Capitan mountain. Just crazy. It’s an interesting documentary and amazing feat.
Motherless Brooklyn
A movie directed by Edward Norton, where he also plays the protagonist. Based on the book by the same name. One of the best movies of 2019.
Airplane
Yes it's very dated, but there is a reason it's always on the lists of funniest movies of all time. Absolute Classic!!!
Airplane
Yes it's very dated, but there is a reason it's always on the lists of funniest movies of all time. Absolute Classic!!! Avoid the sequel however :tdwn
If I remember reading that correctly, it was also the movie that started Leslie Nielsen's comedic carrer. Up until that point he was an actor for "serious" roles, and precisely because of that he was cast to deliver his lines in a serious and deadpan delivery, with the ensuing comedic effect. He was liked so much that he crossed into comedy.That's pretty much how it worked. Same with Peter Graves. Graves wasn't sure about doing the movie because he didn't understand it. He too was a "serious" actor, and from reading the script, he couldn't figure out what the hell was going on. Also, there were Captain Oveur's talks with little Billy. He was afraid people would think he was a pedo. I think it was his agent/manager who told him something that's stuck with me ever since: Characters in a comedy don't know they're in a comedy. You play it straight, and the result is comedy gold. He still didn't get it, but he took the part.
1917.I watched it yesterday. Also liked it and the "one shot" approach made it quite unique. It is a great movie even for someone who is very tired of war movies.
I thought it was really good. The “one shot” approach was really cool. There were some obvious cuts, but overall it was a really tense two hours. I was disappointed that there were some typical movie moments to advance the plot, but it is what it is. Overall, a great war film, no pun intended
The Crow 2: City of angels
I truly wish it was better. The first crow is one of my favorite movies ever made and part two seems like it has the pieces in place but falls short in a lot of ways. The guy playing the crow is all wrong. He's not very convincing and doesn't have the captivating energy of Brandon Lee. And his accent is corny :P
I would love to see the original cut before Miramax ordered them to completely re-edit the movie to try and make it more like the first one.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.But that DOG! :rollin
It was nice and cool, very stylish, but... I'm not so sure what was the point of this movie. I know, the point of every movie is to entertain and tell a story, but it's even hard to describe the story. Actor adjusts to his declining carreer, his stuntman has some adventures on the side, and Sharon Tate in the end doesn't get murdered (well, luckily, I'd add). I liked it but it seemed a collection of random period vignettes.
The Wicker Man (1973)
Jojo Rabbit.
Fantastic, funny and touching, and absolutely recommended.
I'm watching the original Austin Powers. It has one of my favorite dad jokes as he's walking into the casino and points out a random dude:
"Hey, there you are!"
"Do I know you?"
"No, but that's where you are, you're there!"
Nice icebreaker too :lol
I'm watching the original Austin Powers. It has one of my favorite dad jokes as he's walking into the casino and points out a random dude:
"Hey, there you are!"
"Do I know you?"
"No, but that's where you are, you're there!"
Nice icebreaker too :lol
I want to rewatch the Austin powers movies. I dont think I've watched since they first store shelves.
The Maltese Falcon (1941)That's quite a range.
Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
Train to Busan (2016)
King of New York (1990)
Deathsport (1978)
The Trouble with Harry (1955)
Introduced my youngest to Terminator 2 last night. :metal
My kid LOVED it, and marveled at how well a lot of the visual effects still held up.Introduced my youngest to Terminator 2 last night. :metal
My 3rd date with Lisa was this movie.
The first one is a classic and helped put Kurt Russell on the map as an action guy, or at least not a Disney kid anymore.
The second one was dumb unnecessary sequel because dumb unnecessary sequels still make money, so they keep making 'em.
It's been so long now, I don't even remember Escape from L.A. I just remember watching it with the guys and all of us laughing at how bad it was. I'm sure we were all far from sober as well. In other words, I don't remember the ending. And that's causing some inner turmoil because now I'm tempted to watch it again.
Jackie Brown.
At some point I realized that I'd seen every Tarantino movie except this one (and the one from last year) so I rectified that situation. Pretty good flick. Tarantino characters, dialogue, plot, subplots, plots twists, all that good stuff. Now I just have to catch Once Upon a Time sometime.
Five beach towels out of five. Would watch again.
Last night I watched The Towering Inferno.
Once again, a movie I have no recollection of having seen before. It was really great, and well made too. Great acting from Steve McQueen and Paul Newman in particular.
I'm guessing it must have been one of the first major disaster movies (1974)?
Last night I watched The Towering Inferno.
Once again, a movie I have no recollection of having seen before. It was really great, and well made too. Great acting from Steve McQueen and Paul Newman in particular.
I'm guessing it must have been one of the first major disaster movies (1974)?
Saw that when I was like 7 years old. Strongly remember it from childhood.
If you liked that, I would recommend the original Poseidon adventure. It was made around the same time and has the same vibe.
The Invisible Man (2020)
Last night I watched The Towering Inferno.
Once again, a movie I have no recollection of having seen before. It was really great, and well made too. Great acting from Steve McQueen and Paul Newman in particular.
I'm guessing it must have been one of the first major disaster movies (1974)?
Saw that when I was like 7 years old. Strongly remember it from childhood.
If you liked that, I would recommend the original Poseidon adventure. It was made around the same time and has the same vibe.
Planet Of The Apes (1968)
Yes, the one with Charlton Heston. No, I hadn't seen it before (or any of the ape movies). It was quite good, better than expected. Perhaps I'll check out the other ones later.
The Irishman
Wow, very good (as expected), but Jesus, that's a long movie.
The Irishman
Wow, very good (as expected), but Jesus, that's a long movie.
Watched an ex mob boss talk about that movie. Said it was insanely inaccurate. Really focused on the restaurant hit job. Said that's exactly how it was done but not by the guy, similar to Hoffa. Dude seemed pretty positive DeNiro's guy didn't kill Hoffa.
Repulsion (1965)
Another crap.
Both of these were highly rated and the second one is liked by a few people whose taste I respect. And besides that.. you can't really know if a movie is good or not until you watch it. Unless you are watching super-hero blockbuster bullshit, of course. ;DRepulsion (1965)
Another crap.
I'm gonna suggest maybe watching better movies?
Both of these were highly rated and the second one is liked by a few people whose taste I respect. And besides that.. you can't really know if a movie is good or not until you watch it. Unless you are watching super-hero blockbuster bullshit, of course. ;DRepulsion (1965)
Another crap.
I'm gonna suggest maybe watching better movies?
I just saw Dunkirk.
Holy crap, what a masterful movie. Intense and emotional.
I just saw Dunkirk.
Holy crap, what a masterful movie. Intense and emotional.
X-Men: Dark Phoenix
2 hours I will never get back again. Ye gods, what an awful film.
The Ghost Rider and Punisher films are not great, to say the least.X-Men: Dark Phoenix
2 hours I will never get back again. Ye gods, what an awful film.
It is the only X-Men film I have not seen and have no desire to see. And I'm a completionist.
It joins the ranks of Elektra and the Ghost Rider films as the only Marvel movies I've never seen and likely will never see (not counting the horrible pre-blade ones).
Edit: Also the Punisher movies. Never seen those.
The Ghost Rider and Punisher films are not great, to say the least.X-Men: Dark Phoenix
2 hours I will never get back again. Ye gods, what an awful film.
It is the only X-Men film I have not seen and have no desire to see. And I'm a completionist.
It joins the ranks of Elektra and the Ghost Rider films as the only Marvel movies I've never seen and likely will never see (not counting the horrible pre-blade ones).
Edit: Also the Punisher movies. Never seen those.
However, I enjoyed them immensely more than any of the X-Men films (other than Logan).
I tried to watch the new Zombieland movie, I turned off after 10mins. Just not my kind of movie.Did you like the first one?
The Aeronauts.
Nice movie, about the first meteorogical experiments with a balloon, but GOOD LORD the actual vertigo I felt in all those scenes up the air and with the protagonists having to work even outside of the basket. It was ok, and unusual - you don't get often to see movies entirely dedicated to an ascent into the air by a couple of scientists - but it's definitively not for people with vertigo :D
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Tarentino, but a little bit different. Typical awesome dialogue, a little bit of jumping around in timelines, but flashbacks are obvious and relate directly to what's going on in the present, so even those were more conventional. The ultra-violence was all saved for the very end, which is also different for him. But man, once it starts... whoa!
I was reading some early reviews of this, and a lot of people had trouble with the pacing. Lots of shots of Leo and Brad driving around Hollywood in Michael Madsen's yellow Cadillac. I had no issue with the pacing. I thought it conveyed exactly the mood he wanted, which is what I wanted.
Similar to Inglorious Basterds in that it offers an alternate reality. A mix of real and fictitious characters, often interacting directly, and then the ending is not what really happened, but something plausible (within the Tarentino universe anyway), and presumably what people would have preferred. I knew some of the background surrounding the Sharon Tate murder and the Manson family shit, but not all, so there were some scenes which played differently for me. I found that interesting, and the scenes were no less tense for me. Just different.
I watched it and kept it on the DVR to watch again, then my wife saw it and told me she wanted to watch it, which surprised me because she usually doesn't care for Tarentino. But she'd heard that this one was different, which it is, plus it won some Oscars and stuff, so we'll watch it together at some point. As with all Tarentino films, I'm sure I'll like it even more the next time.
Holy shit, Margo Robbie is gorgeous! But you knew that already. So did I. Still, holy shit!
Five flamethrowers out of five. Would watch again, and definitely will.
Jojo Rabbit
Utter garbage.
Jojo Rabbit
Utter garbage.
You, sir, are insane.
Jojo Rabbit
Utter garbage.
You, sir, are insane.
+1
Worthy of the Oscar.
If it makes me insane for not liking that movie, then yea, proudly. ;DJojo Rabbit
Utter garbage.
You, sir, are insane.
If it makes me insane for not liking that movie, then yea, proudly. ;DJojo Rabbit
Utter garbage.
You, sir, are insane.
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Tarentino, but a little bit different. Typical awesome dialogue, a little bit of jumping around in timelines, but flashbacks are obvious and relate directly to what's going on in the present, so even those were more conventional. The ultra-violence was all saved for the very end, which is also different for him. But man, once it starts... whoa!
I was reading some early reviews of this, and a lot of people had trouble with the pacing. Lots of shots of Leo and Brad driving around Hollywood in Michael Madsen's yellow Cadillac. I had no issue with the pacing. I thought it conveyed exactly the mood he wanted, which is what I wanted.
Similar to Inglorious Basterds in that it offers an alternate reality. A mix of real and fictitious characters, often interacting directly, and then the ending is not what really happened, but something plausible (within the Tarentino universe anyway), and presumably what people would have preferred. I knew some of the background surrounding the Sharon Tate murder and the Manson family shit, but not all, so there were some scenes which played differently for me. I found that interesting, and the scenes were no less tense for me. Just different.
I watched it and kept it on the DVR to watch again, then my wife saw it and told me she wanted to watch it, which surprised me because she usually doesn't care for Tarentino. But she'd heard that this one was different, which it is, plus it won some Oscars and stuff, so we'll watch it together at some point. As with all Tarentino films, I'm sure I'll like it even more the next time.
Holy shit, Margo Robbie is gorgeous! But you knew that already. So did I. Still, holy shit!
Five flamethrowers out of five. Would watch again, and definitely will.
See, I know more than I should about the Tate murders and so for me, the alternate reality was jarring. I also thought there was a sort of "Forrest Gump-ian" feel to the scenes at Spahn's Ranch; I didn't then (and still don't) quite know what to make of those. Leo's always good, Brad I can take or leave, and Margot Robbie makes my knees weak. Three and a half flamethrowers.
Been a while since I saw it but I think I did actually. I can't remember disliking it though.I tried to watch the new Zombieland movie, I turned off after 10mins. Just not my kind of movie.Did you like the first one?
I ask because I can't imagine anyone that liked the first one saying that the second is "not my kind of movie".Been a while since I saw it but I think I did actually. I can't remember disliking it though.I tried to watch the new Zombieland movie, I turned off after 10mins. Just not my kind of movie.Did you like the first one?
Since I can't remember much about the first movie I went in with no expectations. I kind of knew what to expect though but I guess I just didn't feel like watching that kind of movie after all. :)I ask because I can't imagine anyone that liked the first one saying that the second is "not my kind of movie".Been a while since I saw it but I think I did actually. I can't remember disliking it though.I tried to watch the new Zombieland movie, I turned off after 10mins. Just not my kind of movie.Did you like the first one?
If you didn't watch and like the first one, I would have been surprised that you even watched the second one. But that's just me.
Blade Runner- This was... fine? Don't know that I quite get the reputation this movie has.
Blade Runner- This was... fine? Don't know that I quite get the reputation this movie has.
I was the same. I liked it.....But, I think that being we were SO late to the game in watching it some of the 'wow' factor was gone. When that thing came out it was ahead of its time. Watching it now there's nothing real groundbreaking about it. Cool story....very neat 'world' and imagery but I think the luster would have been greater had I seen it back in the day.
The Sequel is pretty killer as well.
My daughter bought a poster with 100 of the greatest movies of all time, but in random order and with a scratch off covering. We're going to randomly scratch off the blocks and watch the movie over the next weeks of the quarantine. Should be fun, when it gets here.That sounds awesome!
Escape From New York
Escape From L.A.
I have no recollection of having seen them before. The first one was clearly the best. The second one had pretty laughable effects.
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What We Do in the Shadows. I laughed myself sick. :tup :tup :tup
What We Do in the Shadows. I laughed myself sick. :tup :tup :tup
:hefdaddy :hefdaddy :hefdaddy
Hunt for the Wilderpeople -- Never heard of it. May check it out.
Boy -- Heard of it, but that's it.
Jojo Rabbit -- Heard of it. Heard it was good.
And of course Thor Ragnorak. -- I'm thinking this was something of a departure for him?
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Great crime thriller, one of the bast from that era.
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Great crime thriller, one of the bast from that era.
Marilyn Monroe’s best. She never looked sexier than in that movie.
Technically it doesn't belong in this thread, but....
Is the Godfather trilogy worth watching? I never did and and I always wanted to, but I'm "scared" by the massive length of all those movies, clocking at 3 hours or nearly less...
Is it still an enjoyable experience more than 40 years later, or it's one of those "you had to be there" movies (like for example Blues Brothers, I never saw it back in the day and I definitively noticed that it was meant for its era) that lose their charm after some decades?
I never really saw Coppola's classic movies except Apocalypse now, but I love Dracula. I've seen more movies from Martin Scorsese and I enjoyed Goodfellas and the likes, so the gangster movie angle for me it's not a problem, and neither are old movies, but I was just wondering if it was worth to sit through three hours of a movie just because it's so famous when almost 50 years have passed.
The Godfather is a masterpiece. It may feel dated in a few places, but if you are able to mentally place yourself in the early 70's and what cinema was back then, then you'll understand how this film blew everyone away.
A lot of people consider The Godfather - Part II to be even better. It incorporates a lot of the backstory from the original novel (which is also a masterpiece, by the way) through the use of flashbacks, and continues the story of Michael Corleone, showing the many parallels in their stories, and also some important differences. While I think it's also a great film, not all of the new material (not in the novel) works for me.
The Godfather - Part III divides people the most. Many consider it just plain bad. Those people are wrong. It's not as strong as the first two, but I consider it a worthy film and a perfectly fine end of the trilogy.
The original film was meant to stand alone. It is the story of The Godfather Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando), a modern day King Lear, with three sons and a succession problem to solve. By continuing to the story in Part II and eventually ending it in Part III, the saga becomes the story of Michael Corleone, with his creation, "glory days", and eventual demise. I recommend watching all three. Yes, they're long, but you have plenty of time. Parts will feel very slow-paced, especially by today's standards, but that's a deliberate choice by the director. This is a truly epic story.
The Godfather - Part III divides people the most. Many consider it just plain bad. Those people are wrong. It's not as strong as the first two, but I consider it a worthy film and a perfectly fine end of the trilogy.
The Godfather is a masterpiece. It may feel dated in a few places, but if you are able to mentally place yourself in the early 70's and what cinema was back then, then you'll understand how this film blew everyone away.
A lot of people consider The Godfather - Part II to be even better. It incorporates a lot of the backstory from the original novel (which is also a masterpiece, by the way) through the use of flashbacks, and continues the story of Michael Corleone, showing the many parallels in their stories, and also some important differences. While I think it's also a great film, not all of the new material (not in the novel) works for me.
The Godfather - Part III divides people the most. Many consider it just plain bad. Those people are wrong. It's not as strong as the first two, but I consider it a worthy film and a perfectly fine end of the trilogy.
The original film was meant to stand alone. It is the story of The Godfather Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando), a modern day King Lear, with three sons and a succession problem to solve. By continuing to the story in Part II and eventually ending it in Part III, the saga becomes the story of Michael Corleone, with his creation, "glory days", and eventual demise. I recommend watching all three. Yes, they're long, but you have plenty of time. Parts will feel very slow-paced, especially by today's standards, but that's a deliberate choice by the director. This is a truly epic story.
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)Cool flick. I always love when the hooligan that everybody looks down on is the one with character.
Great crime thriller, one of the bast from that era.
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)Cool flick. I always love when the hooligan that everybody looks down on is the one with character.
Great crime thriller, one of the bast from that era.
And yeah, Marilyn was smoking hot.
- After hearing it for so many times, actually witnessing the "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse" line was a bit underwhelming. I guess it happens with every super famous thing you know from pop culture since your childhood.
- Speaking of Al Pacino, he was young enough to be almost unrecognizable, only in his final scenes I could recognize the face that I associate so well with him. I didn't really expect him to be, if not the actual protagonist of the movie, such an impoprtant character, I thought this was the Marlon Brando show but Michael Corleone's journey in the movie is what holds the narrative together.
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- Didn't also expect Michael Corleone to go all Walter White vs Fring's men in jail (everyone taken care of at the same time), that was so intense especially coming from a guy that started out being late to a family wedding because he was more interested in his girlfriend!
Well crap. I had a whole post cooked up, responding to various points individually, then Stadler said pretty much the same thing I'd said, even picking the points to respond to.
(pretty sure Sonny banging the bridesmaid didn't make the cut, though it's been a long time since I've watched it.)
Here's another twist to it:
I know it's long, but you've got to watch "The Godfather", then "The Godfather II", but at some point you have to watch "The Godfather Saga", a re-editing of the first two into a more chronological arc, with added footage, but with an eye to more general release (TV) so with less of the adult material (pretty sure Sonny banging the bridesmaid didn't make the cut, though it's been a long time since I've watched it.)
Observation: Most people lump The Godfather in with other gangster movies, which I suppose it is. But they tend to focus on the violence and ruthlessness of Don Vito, when I think the primary theme is family. Vito grew up as an immigrant in the U.S., and tried to live within the system, but saw early on how stacked everything was against him. After a few forays into the underside of things, he realized that there was an entire underworld, and that world operated completely differently and separately from the "legitimate" system. Within the underworld, he could be the man he wanted to be, support his family, give them everything they need, and while yes, he achieved great power, it was always to support his family. There's that early scene where he comes home with a pear from the store. A really nice one, and Mama Corleone remarks on what a beautiful pear it is. Later you see them in a slightly better apartment, and Mama is cooking food for him, Tessio, and Clemenza. Later still, he's in a very nice house, hosting people, but there is always the family around. Family is everything. He didn't do what he did because he's a ruthless murderer. He did what he did to provide for his family.
I loved his "strategy", which may or may not have been intentional at first, but certainly became an excellent way to work. He did favors for people. He helped them out whenever he could, starting with people in the old neighborhood. When he has the run-in with Don Roberto over his wife's friend with the dog, he tells Don Roberto to ask around. He's a man of his word, and knows how to repay a favor. As time went on, some of these people would go on to become business owners, politicians, police officers, etc., but they would always remember the favor that Don Vito did for them way back when they were first getting started. Don Vito's power came not from the money or by ruling with guns and an iron fist. His power was that so many others with power were willing to do his bidding, because they owed him a favor. His was a friend to people, and people return friendship, they return favors.
In case you couldn't tell, it's one of my favorite movies, and I have trouble not discussing it when it comes up. I suspect Stadler's in the same boat.
There's the system, which works for most people, but if you're not one of those people, then you have no choice but to work outside the system.
There's the system, which works for most people, but if you're not one of those people, then you have no choice but to work outside the system.
Getting way off topic here, but I'm going to push back on this. This mentality is bullshit. You always have a choice. Working a job, paying your taxes doesn't "work for you," so you can just steal from other people, kill those who get in your way or don't agree with you? Fuck that. Sorry for getting triggered there. The rest of your post I can get behind.
Was finally able to catch Parasite on streaming.
I normally go into highly acclaimed films like this with the mildest possible of expectations, but I gotta say, it definitely deserves the praise. I was somehow able to avoid any and all spoilers, and I'd say this is the best way to experience the film. It's a masterclass in suspense and unease and makes a lot of poignant observations on class disparity. Another thing I loved about it is how tonally consistent it is despite the legitimately funny moments juxtaposed with the shocking and visceral moments--it never felt out of place or so jarring that it took me out of it. Would definitely watch again.
Yeah, you're definitively into it if you know even the trivia such as the improvised slap ;D
My biggest problem with the criminal world is that, even though they have genuine feelings and love for their families - heck, even Hitler had - they go to great lengths to make believe that they're living a respectable life and justify their action. See all this talk about "business" - a business is something legitimate, something you do to earn a living, killing people is not business, is a crime, and neither chopping horses' heads off to get someone a part in a movie is a legit way to do business, it's blackmail and coercion.
It surely makes for an interesting analysis of characters, and charismatic bad guys probably originated from Vito Corleone; the world is full of these examples, charming "bad" guys, be them fictional or real ones - look at Pablo Escobar, who was a criminal but at the same time, if only for the banal reason that he had so much money that he had to "throw it away" somehow, actually helped so many poor people, just like Don Corleone helped his friends.
So it'a fascinating world to witness, but I never forget for a moment that the sincere love for family and friends is built upon blood and tears.
Recently watched Chinatown, myself, and had the same reaction about Nicholson. It was cool to see him in his prime. I always think of him as more of a caricature than anything else, but in Chinatown he had the right mixture of flashy but believable. Great story, too. Not simple, but not too convoluted to follow. John Huston was great, and I'm a sucker for Faye Dunaway.
Chinatown- A classic for a reason. Always a trip for me to go back and see young Jack Nicholson movies considering how most of what I've seen from him is stuff from the last 20-25 years.
Stripes- Don't know how it took me this long to see this considering that Ghostbusters is one of my absolute favorite movies. This must have been the extended cut and it felt a little bit bloated at over two hours running time. Still, Murray + Ramis + Reitman = win.
Dirty Dancing, last night.
Dirty Dancing, last night.
I saw that movie for the first time last year. My only exposure to it prior was "no one puts baby in a corner" and that it was super romantic and full of dancing.
...did everyone just forget that MAJOR subplot about an abortion being performed? I mean, you'd think it'd be mentioned now and again.
Also that famous line was terrible and made no sense at all.
Didn't really dig the movie much outside of some of the performances.
I never thought Jennifer Grey was that hot. Kinda cute I guess, in a very average way. But Cynthia Rhodes was a babe. I loved her in "Runaway". Then she married Richard Marx (she was in some of his videos) and then disappeared. IMDb says she retired from the biz to be a full-time mommy. Apparently we have Richard Marx to thank for that, so Fuck You Very Much to Richard Marx. He got to take her home and keep her.
I never thought Jennifer Grey was that hot. Kinda cute I guess, in a very average way. But Cynthia Rhodes was a babe. I loved her in "Runaway". Then she married Richard Marx (she was in some of his videos) and then disappeared. IMDb says she retired from the biz to be a full-time mommy. Apparently we have Richard Marx to thank for that, so Fuck You Very Much to Richard Marx. He got to take her home and keep her.
Then he dumped her for Daisy Fuentes. Dude writes a couple cheesy love songs and thinks he's friggin' Frank Sinatra.
(I know none of this to be true, other than he is, in fact, married to Daisy Fuentes at this time.)
Dirty Dancing, last night.
Well, you have a point in the end, if I remember correctly Vito Corleone was just shot because he didn't want to deal drugs and was happy with the "safest" ways to earn money on the side.
Dirty Dancing, last night.
Always an enjoyable watch. The sister's awful singing always makes me chuckle.
It's funny to watch now and think about how that dancing was considered "risque" in 1987.
Well, you have a point in the end, if I remember correctly Vito Corleone was just shot because he didn't want to deal drugs and was happy with the "safest" ways to earn money on the side.
Vito was shot because Sollozzo knew that Sonny would was hot for his deal. Had Sonny not opened up his big yap at the meeting where Vito ultimately told Sollozzo no, the attempted hit on Vito likely does not happen. I love that moment because the reactions of both Tom and Clemenza spoke volumes about how badly Sonny f'd up.
Recently watched Chinatown, myself, and had the same reaction about Nicholson. It was cool to see him in his prime. I always think of him as more of a caricature than anything else, but in Chinatown he had the right mixture of flashy but believable. Great story, too. Not simple, but not too convoluted to follow. John Huston was great, and I'm a sucker for Faye Dunaway.
Stripes didn't really work for me. I like the idea of it, but every time it started to do something good it turned silly AF. The best thing it had going for it was Elmer Bernstein, who as he has done so many times before, completely stole the show. Warren Oates was also great.
Yet she's always there in great movies, and always plays her part well. I always rank Teri Garr as one of my very favorite actresses, and it's in part because she's wonderful in two of my very favorite movies (being cute doesn't hurt, either). Faye Dunaway is kind of the same. Also, Bonnie and Clyde was hardly just being there. She upstaged Warren Beatty. And on a side note, her genuine talent for bralessness also kicks her up a notch in my book. :lolRecently watched Chinatown, myself, and had the same reaction about Nicholson. It was cool to see him in his prime. I always think of him as more of a caricature than anything else, but in Chinatown he had the right mixture of flashy but believable. Great story, too. Not simple, but not too convoluted to follow. John Huston was great, and I'm a sucker for Faye Dunaway.
I was underwhelmed when I watched this many years ago. I've wanted ot check it out again with a fresh mind, but haven't cared enough to. I never liked Faye Dunaway. I didn't dislike her in a Mia Farrow/Laura Dern sorta way. But she's just always been sorta there when I see her on the screen.
I also thought Stripes didn't deliver as it seems like it should have. I think you and I have gushed over Bernstein's work here before, so I'll just say "agreed" to your assessment.You're a Peckinpah fan so you've probably have, but if you haven't seen Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia it's worth checking out for Warren Oates. Like Nicholson, it's cool to see the guy in his prime. It also has the famous clip of Robert Webber flattening the barfly with a solid elbow to the chin.
I have not seen Bonnie and Clyde, to the best of my recollection, and have not seen Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia either. I was looking up Oates and wasn't aware (or forgot) he was in The Wild Bunch.Webber was always great. I've mentioned before, but one of my inspirational movies growing up was S.O.B., and he was great there, too. That was really about William Holden and Richard Mulligan, but it was really a fantastic all-star cast of actors of that era, all acting outside of their typical milieus.
Robert Webber was great in 12 Angry Men and The Dirty Dozen. Looked him up and saw he died of ALS in his 60s. Shame.
I have not seen Bonnie and Clyde, to the best of my recollection, and have not seen Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia either. I was looking up Oates and wasn't aware (or forgot) he was in The Wild Bunch.Webber was always great. I've mentioned before, but one of my inspirational movies growing up was S.O.B., and he was great there, too. That was really about William Holden and Richard Mulligan, but it was really a fantastic all-star cast of actors of that era, all acting outside of their typical milieus.
Robert Webber was great in 12 Angry Men and The Dirty Dozen. Looked him up and saw he died of ALS in his 60s. Shame.
Speaking of classic movies, I checked out The Birds, by Hitchcock.
Speaking of classic movies, I checked out The Birds, by Hitchcock.I watched North by Northwest the other night and loved it. In part because protagonists with no idea why things are happening to them are one of my favorite things, and partly because it was really well made. I've always liked movies with everyman characters pushed just beyond their ability to cope by people who are smarter and better than they are, and Cary Grant's character certainly qualified.
The first half was quite slow, and I couldn't even figure out what the protagonist is up to. She gets played by a dude that tricks her into pretending she works in a birds shop, and to retaliate she...... gets the birds his sister wanted and drives all the way up to their home to deliver them as a gift? :\
The special effects aged, but come on, I'm not gonna criticize about this a 1963 movie. Some scenes were indeed iconic, like one of the major attacks (the phone booth one), and the scenery in the little bay city was quite captivating. It deserves its fame, but the first part almost killed the enjoyment for me.
We've talked Richard Mulligan before. Burt Campbell is one of my Top 3 all-time TV characters.Mulligan was a fantastic actor. He obviously had the comedy bit down, but in dramatic roles he was really something else. He did an episode of the Twilight Zone that was absolutely haunting, to the point of being hard to watch. Eddie Albert was another guy known for his comedy, but always did great with more serious material. He did a war movie called Attack! with Lee Marvin and Jack Palance, and fell apart spectacularly when having to own up to his own cowardice. Comedic actors tend to get pigeonholed, which is a real shame.
Soap was an amazing show, and Richard Mulligan was a big part of that. It was absurd, and meant to be, but the actors had real chops and could bring surprising depth and gravitas, just once in a while, to the most crazy situations. Invisible Burt is a great example. Another fave of mine was when he had an alien doppleganger or something (it's been a long time) who's going to replace him and basically steal his life, and the real Burt talks him out of it. He appeals to Fake Burt's conscience, how he (Real Burt) has already done the hard part, built his life, raised some decent kids, and it's not fair that Fake Burt can just come in and get to reap the rewards, live out the golden years that Real Burt has worked hard to earn.
"Please delete [the lines] '...the slut', 'that Polish slut,' 'get your clothes off,' 'it doesn't grow back,' 'transsexual,' 'Oh my God,' 'did it hurt?'"
"Substitute [the words] 'fruit,' 'slut,' 'tinker bell.'"
"The CIA or any other government organization is not to be involved in General Nu's smuggling operation." (This character and storyline, which dealt with a Vietnamese opium smuggler who becomes involved in the Tate family through Jessica's long-lost son, was eventually removed from the show bible.)
"In order to treat Jodie as a gay character, his portrayal must at all times be handled without 'limp-wristed' actions"
"The colloquy between Peter and Jessica...which relates to cunnilingus/fellatio is obviously unacceptable"
"The relationship between Jodie and the football player should be handled in such a manner that explicit or intimate aspects of homosexuality are avoided entirely."
"Father Flotsky's stand on liberalizing the Mass will have to be treated in a balanced, inoffensive manner. By way of example, the substitution of Oreos for the traditional wafer is unacceptable."
Not only was it a constant plot point it was a constant source of jokes. And of course he was also the most decent and reasonable one of the lot. Interestingly, he only had one boyfriend, but several girlfriends, one of whom he knocked up. Billy Crystal's first role, I believe. That was the biggest gripe about it. There was a fallen priest, which led to the demonic possession and subsequent exorcism. Billy was banging his history teacher. Corinne was banging everybody (including the priest). There was a whole lot of stuff for the church to be butthurt about, but most of the criticism (and there was a ton of it) stemmed from Billy Crystal's character. To be fair, though, it really did push a lot of buttons.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soap_(TV_series)#Pre-broadcast_protests_and_controversy
The internal memo leaked before the series premier kind of sums it up nicely:Quote"Please delete [the lines] '...the slut', 'that Polish slut,' 'get your clothes off,' 'it doesn't grow back,' 'transsexual,' 'Oh my God,' 'did it hurt?'"
"Substitute [the words] 'fruit,' 'slut,' 'tinker bell.'"
"The CIA or any other government organization is not to be involved in General Nu's smuggling operation." (This character and storyline, which dealt with a Vietnamese opium smuggler who becomes involved in the Tate family through Jessica's long-lost son, was eventually removed from the show bible.)
"In order to treat Jodie as a gay character, his portrayal must at all times be handled without 'limp-wristed' actions"
"The colloquy between Peter and Jessica...which relates to cunnilingus/fellatio is obviously unacceptable"
"The relationship between Jodie and the football player should be handled in such a manner that explicit or intimate aspects of homosexuality are avoided entirely."
"Father Flotsky's stand on liberalizing the Mass will have to be treated in a balanced, inoffensive manner. By way of example, the substitution of Oreos for the traditional wafer is unacceptable."
Yeah, the same thing happened with The Life of Bryan. The cries of blasphemy started long before anybody had even seen the movie, and small towns all over the country banned it from showing in local theaters. You'd think these people would have the good sense to make up their own minds rather than basing all of their beliefs on the writings of random people. Oh, wait. . .Not only was it a constant plot point it was a constant source of jokes. And of course he was also the most decent and reasonable one of the lot. Interestingly, he only had one boyfriend, but several girlfriends, one of whom he knocked up. Billy Crystal's first role, I believe. That was the biggest gripe about it. There was a fallen priest, which led to the demonic possession and subsequent exorcism. Billy was banging his history teacher. Corinne was banging everybody (including the priest). There was a whole lot of stuff for the church to be butthurt about, but most of the criticism (and there was a ton of it) stemmed from Billy Crystal's character. To be fair, though, it really did push a lot of buttons.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soap_(TV_series)#Pre-broadcast_protests_and_controversy
The internal memo leaked before the series premier kind of sums it up nicely:Quote"Please delete [the lines] '...the slut', 'that Polish slut,' 'get your clothes off,' 'it doesn't grow back,' 'transsexual,' 'Oh my God,' 'did it hurt?'"
"Substitute [the words] 'fruit,' 'slut,' 'tinker bell.'"
"The CIA or any other government organization is not to be involved in General Nu's smuggling operation." (This character and storyline, which dealt with a Vietnamese opium smuggler who becomes involved in the Tate family through Jessica's long-lost son, was eventually removed from the show bible.)
"In order to treat Jodie as a gay character, his portrayal must at all times be handled without 'limp-wristed' actions"
"The colloquy between Peter and Jessica...which relates to cunnilingus/fellatio is obviously unacceptable"
"The relationship between Jodie and the football player should be handled in such a manner that explicit or intimate aspects of homosexuality are avoided entirely."
"Father Flotsky's stand on liberalizing the Mass will have to be treated in a balanced, inoffensive manner. By way of example, the substitution of Oreos for the traditional wafer is unacceptable."
I looked at the Wiki article after my prior post. In a section you didn't quote, it talks about protests led by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, which was where my church was at the time: "The Roman Catholic Church, led by its Los Angeles Archdiocese, also condemned the show and asked all American families to boycott it saying 'ABC should be told that American Catholics and all Americans are not going to sit by and watch the networks have open season on Catholicism and morality. [Soap] is probably one of the most effective arguments for government censorship of TV that has yet come along.'" It seems that all the churches got up in arms without ever seeing the show, based on a review written by a Newsweek writer who hadn't seen it either!
Yeah, the same thing happened with The Life of Bryan. The cries of blasphemy started long before anybody had even seen the movie, and small towns all over the country banned it from showing in local theaters. You'd think these people would have the good sense to make up their own minds rather than basing all of their beliefs on the writings of random people. Oh, wait. . .
I don't recall religion ever really being much of a subject in Soap outside of Father Flotsky, and he simply turned out to not have the calling. He left the church for his own reasons completely unrelated to Catholicism or Christianity. In fact, his lack of faith was what allowed bad things to happen, and his return to faith resolved them. I'd call it a decent commentary on religion. Those always seem to go over the worst, though. In any case, this whole thing happened over all of 10 or so episodes. Kind of a minor point, really.
I never really thought of it that way, but if you don't take it so literally it's still apt. Think of it as the downfall of Michael's soul. He's joyless and brutal from the onset, and only gets worse, culminating in the whacking of Fredo. Compare him with Vito, who despite being an immensely powerful man still has time to be a loving husband and father, and able to enjoy the trappings of what he's created. It seems to me that relative to their beginnings Vito won and Michael lost.
I've seen the two storylines described as the parallelism between the rise of Vito and the fall of Michael, but even though I might have grossly misinterpreted the ending, I don't see Michael in such a ruin, he's still running his empire, he "just" lost his marriage and a brother to it, but it's not that he's going to jail or be irrelevant. in the organization....
I never really thought of it that way, but if you don't take it so literally it's still apt. Think of it as the downfall of Michael's soul. He's joyless and brutal from the onset, and only gets worse, culminating in the whacking of Fredo. Compare him with Vito, who despite being an immensely powerful man still has time to be a loving husband and father, and able to enjoy the trappings of what he's created. It seems to me that relative to their beginnings Vito won and Michael lost.
I've seen the two storylines described as the parallelism between the rise of Vito and the fall of Michael, but even though I might have grossly misinterpreted the ending, I don't see Michael in such a ruin, he's still running his empire, he "just" lost his marriage and a brother to it, but it's not that he's going to jail or be irrelevant. in the organization....
I would say Connie liked him. Even when she got in to the pissing match about her getting married in II, that was a bit of a phase, her exerting her own independence, making a decision for herself for the first time in her life. Al Neri probably did too to some extent. And what about Tom?My recollection is that Connie ran to him out of sheer desperation. Without Vito there was nobody to take care of her except Michael. While she was certainly devoted to him, I don't know as she really liked him. Not sure, though. Neri was a subordinate and fiercely loyal. Did they ever have any sort of friendship, though? The last I recall of Tom was him being severely disappointed Michael had dumped him as consigilere and punted him off to Vegas. And Michael was a real dick about it. I thought about that the other night (I was watching Casino for the first time in 20 years). That could have been spun as a promotion, and instead it was simply "you're out." I think that was a distinctly burned bridge.
I would say Connie liked him. Even when she got in to the pissing match about her getting married in II, that was a bit of a phase, her exerting her own independence, making a decision for herself for the first time in her life. Al Neri probably did too to some extent. And what about Tom?My recollection is that Connie ran to him out of sheer desperation. Without Vito there was nobody to take care of her except Michael. While she was certainly devoted to him, I don't know as she really liked him. Not sure, though. Neri was a subordinate and fiercely loyal. Did they ever have any sort of friendship, though? The last I recall of Tom was him being severely disappointed Michael had dumped him as consigilere and punted him off to Vegas. And Michael was a real dick about it. I thought about that the other night (I was watching Casino for the first time in 20 years). That could have been spun as a promotion, and instead it was simply "you're out." I think that was a distinctly burned bridge.
Soap was the first show I watched regularly as a kid, and I'll still throw it on from time to time. I thought Burt's best moment was towards the end when he went to his childhood pastor seeking guidance while his life fell apart, only to have the elderly pastor die while he's explaining it.Soap was an amazing show, and Richard Mulligan was a big part of that. It was absurd, and meant to be, but the actors had real chops and could bring surprising depth and gravitas, just once in a while, to the most crazy situations. Invisible Burt is a great example. Another fave of mine was when he had an alien doppleganger or something (it's been a long time) who's going to replace him and basically steal his life, and the real Burt talks him out of it. He appeals to Fake Burt's conscience, how he (Real Burt) has already done the hard part, built his life, raised some decent kids, and it's not fair that Fake Burt can just come in and get to reap the rewards, live out the golden years that Real Burt has worked hard to earn.
I watched that scene earlier when Chris brought it up. Here it is, along with the preceding scene of Burt confusing the hell out of Jodie. Billy Crystal and Mulligan really bring it home here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8laJD6yZS8w
Soap was the first show I watched regularly as a kid, and I'll still throw it on from time to time. I thought Burt's best moment was towards the end when he went to his childhood pastor seeking guidance while his life fell apart, only to have the elderly pastor die while he's explaining it.Soap was an amazing show, and Richard Mulligan was a big part of that. It was absurd, and meant to be, but the actors had real chops and could bring surprising depth and gravitas, just once in a while, to the most crazy situations. Invisible Burt is a great example. Another fave of mine was when he had an alien doppleganger or something (it's been a long time) who's going to replace him and basically steal his life, and the real Burt talks him out of it. He appeals to Fake Burt's conscience, how he (Real Burt) has already done the hard part, built his life, raised some decent kids, and it's not fair that Fake Burt can just come in and get to reap the rewards, live out the golden years that Real Burt has worked hard to earn.
I watched that scene earlier when Chris brought it up. Here it is, along with the preceding scene of Burt confusing the hell out of Jodie. Billy Crystal and Mulligan really bring it home here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8laJD6yZS8w
So in November, 1979, it looks like alien Burt pulls an iPhone out of his pocket to get beamed back up.
Quantum of Solace. (Was on TV)
I think this is the far and away the most underrated Bond movie ever.
It’s just stylish as hell- the Opera scene, the mysterious Quantum group, the serious tone, the locales, the girls, Daniel Craig’s performance. I admit it has some slow points and I see why people disliked it coming off of the now classic Casino Royale, but I prefer this over scarred bad guys living in Ice Castles with giant ray guns any day. I’m kind of sad they decided to move away from this type of realism in Skyfall (overrated), and Spectre (dreadful).
It’s not the best- it’s not Goldfinger or even Goldeneye, but a lot of people rank it as one of the worst and I think that’s totally undeserved. Bond fans should give it another chance.
I genuinely think it's the least enjoyable Bond film to watch. Others maybe stupidier or have massive plot issues but you can normally find some enjoyment within them.
I was still reeling from Die Another Day which I consider to be not only the worst Bond film but one of the worst films ever made period. But what do I know? I wasn’t a fan of Skyfall, so I admit have odd taste, apparently.
The Platform
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The first vibes I was getting were of the movie Cube, but this one is so much different. People wake up in this Prison esque facility and they are on a certain level. A full platform of food starts at the top and makes its way down through each level. People can eat as much as they want or take only what they need and save some for the people below them.
Its an intriguing premise, but I didn't really enjoy the movie. Its also on netflix if anyone is interested.
Huh. That metaphor just crashed on my desk and broke my coffee mug. ;)
Galaxy Quest is easily my favorite "Star Trek or related" movie. :)
I bought it on DVD one time, came home, opened it up and watched it, then when I went to put it in my DVD rack, I saw that I already had a copy. Oops.
Doubling down on that.... I finally completed my "journey" and I've seen The Godfather III.
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All in all it was enjoyable, A nice conclusion to a saga, even though a bit underwhelming.... in the end Michael dies old, forgotten and alone, his attempts to protect his family all futile. He must have left it all in the hands of Andy Garcia and spent another 10-15 years sitting alone in his home wallowing in regret and sorrow.
Galaxy Quest is easily my favorite "Star Trek or related" movie. :)
My biggest problem was that the whole Vatican thing was a little too convoluted, and I didn't find it interesting enough to really pull me in.
I've read that Winona Ryder was meant to play Sofia, but she got a breakdown or something and dropped out at the eleventh hour. Probably Coppola wanted to make up for not having her and that's why 2 years later he cast her as a magnificent Mina in Dracula.
Sofia worked for me because her character was young, naive, and let's face it, not the brightest bulb in the box. So her having kinduv confused, bewildered face all the time ("I'm in love with my cousin, Dad, what's the problem?") made sense. Supposedly Bridget Fonda also auditioned for the role of Mary, and I think some people were looking for things to find wrong with Sofia, not least because she's a Coppola. Bridget is probably the better actress, but she wouldn't have looked right for the part. Kay's daughter, sure, but not Michael's daughter.Wasn't all of Sofia's dialogue overdubbed? My recollection was that there was a disconnect between voice and expression that was, eh, odd.
Sofia worked for me because her character was young, naive, and let's face it, not the brightest bulb in the box. So her having kinduv confused, bewildered face all the time ("I'm in love with my cousin, Dad, what's the problem?") made sense. Supposedly Bridget Fonda also auditioned for the role of Mary, and I think some people were looking for things to find wrong with Sofia, not least because she's a Coppola. Bridget is probably the better actress, but she wouldn't have looked right for the part. Kay's daughter, sure, but not Michael's daughter.Wasn't all of Sofia's dialogue overdubbed? My recollection was that there was a disconnect between voice and expression that was, eh, odd.
Mean Girls. I've seen it before and the basic plot/construct is what it is, but there's some neat little hidden jokes that are funny.
I finally saw The Wolf of Wall Street.
I was not expecting it to be as raunchy as it was.
And I really was not expecting to see that much of Margot Robbie. I am not sure any woman has ever looked as good in a movie as she did in that one. Holy shitballs. :heart :heart :heart
I've never seen her in anything, I've only seen pictures, so maybe not a fair representation, but she doesn't get anything from me other than a shrug.
I've never seen her in anything, I've only seen pictures, so maybe not a fair representation, but she doesn't get anything from me other than a shrug.
I've never seen her in anything, I've only seen pictures, so maybe not a fair representation, but she doesn't get anything from me other than a shrug.
If you can't afford Margot Robbie, the budget version comes in the form of Emma Mackey, who stars in Sex Education (funny, witty and surprisingly intelligent TV series) and is basically Margot's long lost sister.
When I'm tired of sharing Margot (she's sort of the "It Girl" of the moment, with "Wolves", Tarantino, and the whole Harley Quinn debacle), I opt for Sarah Shahi.
Embarassingly, I didn't even realize she was in The Sopranos. I just know her from Person Of Interest, and Michael Bolton's Big Sexy Valentine's Day Special.
(Kidding about that last; there was another show she was in... one of the procedurals, but I didn't watch that either.)
Embarassingly, I didn't even realize she was in The Sopranos. I just know her from Person Of Interest, and Michael Bolton's Big Sexy Valentine's Day Special.
(Kidding about that last; there was another show she was in... one of the procedurals, but I didn't watch that either.)
Embarassingly, I didn't even realize she was in The Sopranos. I just know her from Person Of Interest, and Michael Bolton's Big Sexy Valentine's Day Special.
(Kidding about that last; there was another show she was in... one of the procedurals, but I didn't watch that either.)
She was only in one Sopranos episode. Tony meets up with her in Vegas and they do peyote.
PG: I don't know what your bag is (and I'm gunshy after the Little Wing debacle, haha!) but Person Of Interest is a pretty good show.
Blade Runner, the 2007 "Final Cut" version. I've read the book something like 10 times (it's one of those books, like The Bourne Identity, where if I'm bored for a day, or I have a quick overnight trip, I'll grab and burn through), but haven't seen the movie for decades, and I was... disappointed, to say the least. The movie is beautifully shot, and the soundtrack is amazing; it's really immersive in that way. But there were little notes that I was expecting to be hit from the book and they weren't. That's on me, of course, but while I didn't want/need it to follow the book exactly, there were certain things I wished were there.
Blade Runner, the 2007 "Final Cut" version. I've read the book something like 10 times (it's one of those books, like The Bourne Identity, where if I'm bored for a day, or I have a quick overnight trip, I'll grab and burn through), but haven't seen the movie for decades, and I was... disappointed, to say the least. The movie is beautifully shot, and the soundtrack is amazing; it's really immersive in that way. But there were little notes that I was expecting to be hit from the book and they weren't. That's on me, of course, but while I didn't want/need it to follow the book exactly, there were certain things I wished were there.
I remember watching Blade Runner (the theatrical cut) when I was a kid, was in love with the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, and thus sought out everything Harrison Ford was in. It was too cerebral for my youthful brain, where was all the action?! I watched it years later (not sure what version) and was able to appreciate it more, though I cannot say I fully enjoyed it. I've never read the book.
I thought Blade Runner 2049 was an outstanding film.
PG: I don't know what your bag is (and I'm gunshy after the Little Wing debacle, haha!) but Person Of Interest is a pretty good show.
My wife may have watched some or all of it. Reading the description on Wiki, it seems potentially interesting, so I may check it out at some point.
Blade Runner, the 2007 "Final Cut" version. I've read the book something like 10 times (it's one of those books, like The Bourne Identity, where if I'm bored for a day, or I have a quick overnight trip, I'll grab and burn through), but haven't seen the movie for decades, and I was... disappointed, to say the least. The movie is beautifully shot, and the soundtrack is amazing; it's really immersive in that way. But there were little notes that I was expecting to be hit from the book and they weren't. That's on me, of course, but while I didn't want/need it to follow the book exactly, there were certain things I wished were there.
I remember watching Blade Runner (the theatrical cut) when I was a kid, was in love with the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, and thus sought out everything Harrison Ford was in. It was too cerebral for my youthful brain, where was all the action?! I watched it years later (not sure what version) and was able to appreciate it more, though I cannot say I fully enjoyed it. I've never read the book.
I thought Blade Runner 2049 was an outstanding film.
Blade Runner is an absolutely spectacular movie, at the top of my list for all time favorite movie. I can see where people can get hung up on the lack of action, but the total package of the movie is what makes it special. The movie is beautifully shot and just immersing and addicting to watch. The Final Cut is definitely the best version, Scott cleans up all the slight errors that occurred from the original (a lot of the errors IMO are just a result of the technology of the time of filming- eg- the wig scene, spinner getting lifted up). This movie is just an outstanding piece of art and I understand completely why it has such a fanatical cult following. However, I did find 2049 to be underwhelming. Too long and for me, it didn't even come even close to the original.
Blade Runner, the 2007 "Final Cut" version. I've read the book something like 10 times (it's one of those books, like The Bourne Identity, where if I'm bored for a day, or I have a quick overnight trip, I'll grab and burn through), but haven't seen the movie for decades, and I was... disappointed, to say the least. The movie is beautifully shot, and the soundtrack is amazing; it's really immersive in that way. But there were little notes that I was expecting to be hit from the book and they weren't. That's on me, of course, but while I didn't want/need it to follow the book exactly, there were certain things I wished were there.
I remember watching Blade Runner (the theatrical cut) when I was a kid, was in love with the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, and thus sought out everything Harrison Ford was in. It was too cerebral for my youthful brain, where was all the action?! I watched it years later (not sure what version) and was able to appreciate it more, though I cannot say I fully enjoyed it. I've never read the book.
I thought Blade Runner 2049 was an outstanding film.
Blade Runner is an absolutely spectacular movie, at the top of my list for all time favorite movie. I can see where people can get hung up on the lack of action, but the total package of the movie is what makes it special. The movie is beautifully shot and just immersing and addicting to watch. The Final Cut is definitely the best version, Scott cleans up all the slight errors that occurred from the original (a lot of the errors IMO are just a result of the technology of the time of filming- eg- the wig scene, spinner getting lifted up). This movie is just an outstanding piece of art and I understand completely why it has such a fanatical cult following. However, I did find 2049 to be underwhelming. Too long and for me, it didn't even come even close to the original.
jj, you highlighted the problem for me, though. It IS beautifully shot, and Vangelis' score fits that movie as well as any score since The Godfather. But the story and the acting dumbed it down to a level that wasn't worthy of the setting. I could give a shit about action, if the meat of the story was there. There was no action in the book, either. Sure, Hauer's "tears"soliloquy was worthy, but the STORY wasn't about the retirement of the Nexus 6's, it was about Dekkard and the nature of what it meant to be a human being. The Pris (who was supposed to LOOK like Rachel, but instead she looked like the singer from Missing Persons)/Snake Chick/Baty story line did nothing to further that narrative. Losing the Mercerism story line from the book would have been fine if Scott had made up for it with all the rest of the bells and whistles, but he didn't.
I felt the same way watching The Lost World Adami. Read the book and the movie was a shell of the book. The they homage to King Kong which wasn't in the book upset me.
I felt the same way watching The Lost World Adami. Read the book and the movie was a shell of the book. The they homage to King Kong which wasn't in the book upset me.
Yes, and sometimes the movies just suck haha. It's a fine line.
I can totally see Blade Runner being a confusing movie for many. I liken Blade Runner to Rush. There are either two categories for them; you either love them or hate them. Not much in between for either. I respect what you are saying Stadler for sure. Obviously for me, I'm in the love category for Blade Runner and Rush. When it comes to Blade Runner, I'm blown away by the cinematography and atmosphere of the movie every time; to me it's just next level stuff. But I can honestly see where this movie does nothing for people as well.
Blade Runner, the 2007 "Final Cut" version. I've read the book something like 10 times (it's one of those books, like The Bourne Identity, where if I'm bored for a day, or I have a quick overnight trip, I'll grab and burn through), but haven't seen the movie for decades, and I was... disappointed, to say the least. The movie is beautifully shot, and the soundtrack is amazing; it's really immersive in that way. But there were little notes that I was expecting to be hit from the book and they weren't. That's on me, of course, but while I didn't want/need it to follow the book exactly, there were certain things I wished were there.
I remember watching Blade Runner (the theatrical cut) when I was a kid, was in love with the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, and thus sought out everything Harrison Ford was in. It was too cerebral for my youthful brain, where was all the action?! I watched it years later (not sure what version) and was able to appreciate it more, though I cannot say I fully enjoyed it. I've never read the book.
I thought Blade Runner 2049 was an outstanding film.
Blade Runner is an absolutely spectacular movie, at the top of my list for all time favorite movie. I can see where people can get hung up on the lack of action, but the total package of the movie is what makes it special. The movie is beautifully shot and just immersing and addicting to watch. The Final Cut is definitely the best version, Scott cleans up all the slight errors that occurred from the original (a lot of the errors IMO are just a result of the technology of the time of filming- eg- the wig scene, spinner getting lifted up). This movie is just an outstanding piece of art and I understand completely why it has such a fanatical cult following. However, I did find 2049 to be underwhelming. Too long and for me, it didn't even come even close to the original.
jj, you highlighted the problem for me, though. It IS beautifully shot, and Vangelis' score fits that movie as well as any score since The Godfather. But the story and the acting dumbed it down to a level that wasn't worthy of the setting. I could give a shit about action, if the meat of the story was there. There was no action in the book, either. Sure, Hauer's "tears"soliloquy was worthy, but the STORY wasn't about the retirement of the Nexus 6's, it was about Dekkard and the nature of what it meant to be a human being. The Pris (who was supposed to LOOK like Rachel, but instead she looked like the singer from Missing Persons)/Snake Chick/Baty story line did nothing to further that narrative. Losing the Mercerism story line from the book would have been fine if Scott had made up for it with all the rest of the bells and whistles, but he didn't.
I think that's always a risk when you know a lot about something going in. You have expectations of what it should be, and often justified. I sometimes have problems with that with Marvel movies because I read so many of the comics. I read every single issue of Civil War and had to really try hard to put it all aside when the movie came out. So if you go into a movie like Blade Runner, you're not getting a direct page to screen adaptation of the book you've become connected to, you're seeing how Scott interpreted the book and what he felt he wanted to convey with that story.
Like I said, that's the risk when something you love is adapted.
I think The Shining is brilliant, but Stephen King hates it. A lot of people who love the book hate it. I luckily never read the book. So I never went in with ideas of what the movie should be, which causes a lot of disappointment.
Back to Marvel's Civil War, I love the movie, but the comics were about 200 times more intricate, deep, layered and interesting. But I knew going in that Marvel wasn't going to do that, so I just accepted the movie for what it was. If I went in and expected it to take everything I loved from the comics, I'd have hated it.
Like I said, that's the risk when something you love is adapted.
I think The Shining is brilliant, but Stephen King hates it. A lot of people who love the book hate it. I luckily never read the book. So I never went in with ideas of what the movie should be, which causes a lot of disappointment.
Back to Marvel's Civil War, I love the movie, but the comics were about 200 times more intricate, deep, layered and interesting. But I knew going in that Marvel wasn't going to do that, so I just accepted the movie for what it was. If I went in and expected it to take everything I loved from the comics, I'd have hated it.
Is there an anthology of the Civil War story line, do you know? Or would I have to collect all the periodical issues to get the story?
Like I said, that's the risk when something you love is adapted.
I think The Shining is brilliant, but Stephen King hates it. A lot of people who love the book hate it. I luckily never read the book. So I never went in with ideas of what the movie should be, which causes a lot of disappointment.
Back to Marvel's Civil War, I love the movie, but the comics were about 200 times more intricate, deep, layered and interesting. But I knew going in that Marvel wasn't going to do that, so I just accepted the movie for what it was. If I went in and expected it to take everything I loved from the comics, I'd have hated it.
Is there an anthology of the Civil War story line, do you know? Or would I have to collect all the periodical issues to get the story?
I liked Jesus Christ Superstar better than the book.I lol'd
I liked Jesus Christ Superstar better than the book.I lol'd
I liked Jesus Christ Superstar better than the book.I lol'd
That one took me a minute, but I LOL'ed as well.
Watched Doctor Sleep (without having read the original novel or its sequel, I just watched the original Kubrick movie).
It was good overall; started slow and a bit boring, but when the plot came together it got interesting. It was a Shining sequel without relying on the original movie....... which is something they totally thrown out of the window in the final act when they came back to the Overlook hotel and went to town with the cameos and the references. One that was unnecessary was the look of Danny peering through the broken door and a flashback of her mother screaming in fear, I mean, WE GET IT, it's one of the most famous scenes of the original movie, it belongs to pop culture like the misquoted "Luke, I am your father", there's no need it to shove it down our throats to make sure each and everyone remembers the broken door and Jack Nicholson's grinning evil face.
Besides that, I LOVED Rose the Hat as a villain. She played that fine line of seductive and disarming, but also deadly very well.
Watched Doctor Sleep (without having read the original novel or its sequel, I just watched the original Kubrick movie).
It was good overall; started slow and a bit boring, but when the plot came together it got interesting. It was a Shining sequel without relying on the original movie....... which is something they totally thrown out of the window in the final act when they came back to the Overlook hotel and went to town with the cameos and the references. One that was unnecessary was the look of Danny peering through the broken door and a flashback of her mother screaming in fear, I mean, WE GET IT, it's one of the most famous scenes of the original movie, it belongs to pop culture like the misquoted "Luke, I am your father", there's no need it to shove it down our throats to make sure each and everyone remembers the broken door and Jack Nicholson's grinning evil face.
Totally agree about the ending. It went full fan service and the story was decent enough not to play that card.
That sounds disappointing. I was thinking that I'd check this movie out when the opportunity arose, and I still might, but now I'm less enthusiastic about it. I mean, if it takes a while to get going, then kinda ruins its own ending, that's gonna leave me wishing I hadn't even bothered. I've read a few articles online about all the care that went into recreating The Overlook, and was interested, although The Shining didn't seem like it really needed a sequel. A sequel that doesn't lean on the original is usually pretty cool, though, but if it goes all fanservice at the end, then that pretty much neutralizes the point.
Think of it more as an original Star Wars movie, that takes place after the original ones with new characters and new scenarios, and that in the final 10-15 minutes goes back to Tattoine making sure you remember each and every iconic scene that happened on Tattoine, that's all.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
IMO one of the best comedies of all time :metal
Those aren’t pillows!
That sounds disappointing. I was thinking that I'd check this movie out when the opportunity arose, and I still might, but now I'm less enthusiastic about it. I mean, if it takes a while to get going, then kinda ruins its own ending, that's gonna leave me wishing I hadn't even bothered. I've read a few articles online about all the care that went into recreating The Overlook, and was interested, although The Shining didn't seem like it really needed a sequel. A sequel that doesn't lean on the original is usually pretty cool, though, but if it goes all fanservice at the end, then that pretty much neutralizes the point.
The ending is only like 10 mins of fan service in an otherwise very decent 2 hour movie. So I would still say its worth watching, but just be sure to go with the theatrical cut if you watch.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
IMO one of the best comedies of all time :metal
Those aren’t pillows!
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
IMO one of the best comedies of all time :metal
Those aren’t pillows!
All all-time classic, and Candy's greatest acting.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
IMO one of the best comedies of all time :metal
Those aren’t pillows!
All all-time classic, and Candy's greatest acting.
I saw it once, and frankly I didn't find anything funny about it.
+1.Planes, Trains and Automobiles
IMO one of the best comedies of all time :metal
Those aren’t pillows!
All all-time classic, and Candy's greatest acting.
I saw it once, and frankly I didn't find anything funny about it.
Steve Martin is underrated.
John Candy is overrated.
Steve Martin is underrated as a banjo player.
John Candy is overrated.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
IMO one of the best comedies of all time :metal
Those aren’t pillows!
All all-time classic, and Candy's greatest acting.
I saw it once, and frankly I didn't find anything funny about it.
Steve Martin is underrated.
John Candy is overrated.
John Candy was always best as a seasoning in someone else's flick. "Who wants an orange whip? Orange whip? Orange whip? Three orange whips!"
As funny as the show Frasier was, the Frasier Crane character was much funnier on Cheers, IMO, when he was in a supporting role most of the time.
Se7en. Sorely disappointed.
Fight Club. Never saw it the first time around; sort of an Edward Norton fan, sort of a Helena Bonham Carter fan, not a Brad Pitt fan. My daughter called the conceit about half-way through, I didn't really see it coming. I do not understand the ending though; I mean mechanically. I do not understand how that physically happened (I'm being vague to not give it away; short version: why didn't HE die too?)
Knives Out
Great cast and lots of twists which kept me thinking about swerves until the end. Cool to hear a sequel is in the works.
Fight Club. Never saw it the first time around; sort of an Edward Norton fan, sort of a Helena Bonham Carter fan, not a Brad Pitt fan. My daughter called the conceit about half-way through, I didn't really see it coming. I do not understand the ending though; I mean mechanically. I do not understand how that physically happened (I'm being vague to not give it away; short version: why didn't HE die too?)
Fight Club. Never saw it the first time around; sort of an Edward Norton fan, sort of a Helena Bonham Carter fan, not a Brad Pitt fan. My daughter called the conceit about half-way through, I didn't really see it coming. I do not understand the ending though; I mean mechanically. I do not understand how that physically happened (I'm being vague to not give it away; short version: why didn't HE die too?)I just saw it not too long ago, as well. I thought it would have been much better without the mindfuck. Had the whole thing been real it would have been excellent. And Meatloaf was fantastic. And I can understand not liking Brad Pitt, but when he's good he's great, and that was the case with Fight Club. "And now for a question of etiquette. Do you get the ass or the crotch?" (Norton got the ass. The stewardess got the crotch. :lol)
I can agree that Brad was good in that movie; he was certainly perfect for the role. It was actually a decent meta-performance on his part, and at the end, in the hotel room, it made the "I'm who you want to be" (not a direct quote) monologue believable. I will be likely watching it again, to pick up things. There were moments in the film - the fight scenes mostly - that I'd like to retrofit into what I know now. I noticed that scene on the airplane too; another I personally liked qas was when he answered the door (with HBC inside) naked except for the rubber cleaning glove, and she looks up and says "oh, I found cigarettes".
Same here. I think I listened to all 4 audio commentaries on that. If I'm not mistaken Se7en was my first DVD purchase and the extras were packed to the brim on that release.
I saw Seven (yeah I am going to write it like that). I saw it years after it came out, yet knew nothing about it going in. Didn't have any expectations. Didn't know Fincher's work, ambivalent about Brad Pitt. Knew Morgan Freeman is usually solid. Highly enjoyed it. A movie where I watched all the bonus features and listened to the DVD audio commentaries.
Same here. I think I listened to all 4 audio commentaries on that. If I'm not mistaken Se7en was my first DVD purchase and the extras were packed to the brim on that release.
I saw Seven (yeah I am going to write it like that). I saw it years after it came out, yet knew nothing about it going in. Didn't have any expectations. Didn't know Fincher's work, ambivalent about Brad Pitt. Knew Morgan Freeman is usually solid. Highly enjoyed it. A movie where I watched all the bonus features and listened to the DVD audio commentaries.
John Candy was good in "The Great Outdoors", co-starring with Dan Akroyed.. :cornSteve Martin is underrated.
John Candy is overrated.
John Candy was always best as a seasoning in someone else's flick. "Who wants an orange whip? Orange whip? Orange whip? Three orange whips!"
John Candy was good in "The Great Outdoors", co-starring with Dan Akroyed.. :corn
I love Wall-E. I think it might be my favorite Pixar movie.
Wall-E. Cried like four times. WTF.
Brick (2005)
Rian Johnson's debut and best movie. Fuck Knives Out. :metal
What Lies Beneath (2000): 6/10
I love Wall-E. I think it might be my favorite Pixar movie.Wall-E. Cried like four times. WTF.
I thought Wall-E sucked pretty hard. It was like The Bee Movie -- a 90 minute heavy-handed public service announcement.
For my money, Pixar will have a very hard time topping The Incredibles. My recently turned 18-yo kid, who grew up on Pixar movies, says Cars is his favorite.
I watched both 2012 and The Day After Tomorrow over the weekend (interestingly, after having watched the Cinema Sins "Everything Wrong With" treatments of the two movies).
I watched both 2012 and The Day After Tomorrow over the weekend (interestingly, after having watched the Cinema Sins "Everything Wrong With" treatments of the two movies).
Why'd you watch an EWW for a movie you hadn't seen? Did that hamper your view of the film when you got around to seeing it?
Re-watched both Once upon a Time in Hollywood and The Joker over the week-end.
Big fumble by the Academy.
Male Lead Actor.
Best picture, I'd call that worse than a fumble.
I watched both 2012 and The Day After Tomorrow over the weekend (interestingly, after having watched the Cinema Sins "Everything Wrong With" treatments of the two movies).
Why'd you watch an EWW for a movie you hadn't seen? Did that hamper your view of the film when you got around to seeing it?
I had seen both movies before. Those videos are hilarious, but I don't think they'd be enjoyable for something I hadn't already seen.
Male Lead Actor.
Best picture, I'd call that worse than a fumble.
Oh. You thought Leo should’ve gotten it over Joaquin?
Reservoir Dogs. I watched it with my daughter - who is not really a Tarantino fan - and it was just as interesting to watch her reaction as the film itself. There were moments she liked, and moments she didn't.
Reservoir Dogs. I watched it with my daughter - who is not really a Tarantino fan - and it was just as interesting to watch her reaction as the film itself. There were moments she liked, and moments she didn't.That's a fantastic film.
Reservoir Dogs is the best thing Tarantino has ever done.
Stand By Me and Casablanca
I have seen the former, not the latter, so for me, Casablanca was the winner. It's so hard to watch movies from that era (it was made in 1942) without accounting for context. The whole final act - basically Bogart acting in front of a smoke screen - took some effort to not judge in the context of 2020 and the effects that can be accomplished, but the story was good and after you got into the rhythm of Bogart, it was a well acted film. (Both Bogart and Bergman though the film crap before and while they were making it).
SBM, well.... I'm a King fan and I generally do not think that the adaptations do him justice, and this is no different. it was a revelation, though, to discover what an acting force River Phoenix was. He stole that show. Granted, he was older than the other three boys (Jerry McConnell must thank the puberty gods on an hourly basis), but he really brought a believability to that role. I know it's easy to bag on Corey Feldman, but he's horrible, even outside the context of what we know now. Wil Wheaton was believable in his role, but he just didn't have the oomph to hold his own with Phoenix. Really liked Keifer Sutherland as Ace; then again, I usually like Keifer Sutherland in whatever he's in. I'm a big fan.
Bullitt (1968) - Hell yeah, motherfucker. Steve McQueen, the car chase, and all the cool you can handle.You might check out To Live and Die in LA. I thought it was similar in style, good cops being pushed further and further beyond the pale, but far more intense and the car chase might actually be better. William Friedkin told his stunt coordinator that he could only do a car chase unless it was better than his own in The French Connection, and he certainly pulled it off. The downside is that the soundtrack is by Wang Chung (definitely an 80s film), but it's got more than enough cool to make up for it.
Double feature last night:I watched Casablanca for the first time not too long ago and loved it. I liked Bogie as a really cool, really tough guy haunted by a ton of baggage leftover from the girl. Since I watch a ton of old movies the style didn't bother me at all. Like I said in some other thread, I'm really in it for a good story made believable, and you don't need 80 million dollars to make a movie believable.
Stand By Me and Casablanca
I have seen the former, not the latter, so for me, Casablanca was the winner. It's so hard to watch movies from that era (it was made in 1942) without accounting for context. The whole final act - basically Bogart acting in front of a smoke screen - took some effort to not judge in the context of 2020 and the effects that can be accomplished, but the story was good and after you got into the rhythm of Bogart, it was a well acted film. (Both Bogart and Bergman though the film crap before and while they were making it).
Double feature last night:I watched Casablanca for the first time not too long ago and loved it. I liked Bogie as a really cool, really tough guy haunted by a ton of baggage leftover from the girl. Since I watch a ton of old movies the style didn't bother me at all. Like I said in some other thread, I'm really in it for a good story made believable, and you don't need 80 million dollars to make a movie believable.
Stand By Me and Casablanca
I have seen the former, not the latter, so for me, Casablanca was the winner. It's so hard to watch movies from that era (it was made in 1942) without accounting for context. The whole final act - basically Bogart acting in front of a smoke screen - took some effort to not judge in the context of 2020 and the effects that can be accomplished, but the story was good and after you got into the rhythm of Bogart, it was a well acted film. (Both Bogart and Bergman though the film crap before and while they were making it).
I thought I'd give Indiana Jones ROTLA a chance over the weekend. Man, I just couldn't get into it. I turned it off like an hour and fifteen in.It certainly didn't age very well. It was a movie made for a very specific period in time. Coming on the heels Star Wars, it was the same sort of classic adventure movie. It worked great at that role. I thought quite highly of it at the time, but last time I saw it I thought it was pretty weak.
I thought I'd give Indiana Jones ROTLA a chance over the weekend. Man, I just couldn't get into it. I turned it off like an hour and fifteen in.
I thought I'd give Indiana Jones ROTLA a chance over the weekend. Man, I just couldn't get into it. I turned it off like an hour and fifteen in.It certainly didn't age very well. It was a movie made for a very specific period in time. Coming on the heels Star Wars, it was the same sort of classic adventure movie. It worked great at that role. I thought quite highly of it at the time, but last time I saw it I thought it was pretty weak.
I have seen To Live and Die in LA, but it was many moons ago. A rewatch is certainly warranted.Bullitt (1968) - Hell yeah, motherfucker. Steve McQueen, the car chase, and all the cool you can handle.You might check out To Live and Die in LA. I thought it was similar in style, good cops being pushed further and further beyond the pale, but far more intense and the car chase might actually be better. William Friedkin told his stunt coordinator that he could only do a car chase unless it was better than his own in The French Connection, and he certainly pulled it off. The downside is that the soundtrack is by Wang Chung (definitely an 80s film), but it's got more than enough cool to make up for it.
That said, when the bad guy in Bullitt looked at his partner, and then casually put on his driving gloves to give chase is an absolute classic.
I am crying that you guys think that about this film.I thought I'd give Indiana Jones ROTLA a chance over the weekend. Man, I just couldn't get into it. I turned it off like an hour and fifteen in.It certainly didn't age very well. It was a movie made for a very specific period in time. Coming on the heels Star Wars, it was the same sort of classic adventure movie. It worked great at that role. I thought quite highly of it at the time, but last time I saw it I thought it was pretty weak.
I'm with you; I watched it with my daughter, and we found ourselves laughing AT it as much as laughing WITH it. Maybe more.
Dude, it's Wang Chung! Nobody ever confuses them for another band. :lolI have seen To Live and Die in LA, but it was many moons ago. A rewatch is certainly warranted.Bullitt (1968) - Hell yeah, motherfucker. Steve McQueen, the car chase, and all the cool you can handle.You might check out To Live and Die in LA. I thought it was similar in style, good cops being pushed further and further beyond the pale, but far more intense and the car chase might actually be better. William Friedkin told his stunt coordinator that he could only do a car chase unless it was better than his own in The French Connection, and he certainly pulled it off. The downside is that the soundtrack is by Wang Chung (definitely an 80s film), but it's got more than enough cool to make up for it.
That said, when the bad guy in Bullitt looked at his partner, and then casually put on his driving gloves to give chase is an absolute classic.
Didn't U2 do the theme song? Or am I thinking of some other LA-based film?
I thought I'd give Indiana Jones ROTLA a chance over the weekend. Man, I just couldn't get into it. I turned it off like an hour and fifteen in.
I nearly had to look that up. I have never seen it abbreviated before. What was it that wasn't working for you?
I thought I'd give Indiana Jones ROTLA a chance over the weekend. Man, I just couldn't get into it. I turned it off like an hour and fifteen in.
I nearly had to look that up. I have never seen it abbreviated before. What was it that wasn't working for you?
Another George Lucas great idea, like making "upgrades" to the Star Wars films.I thought I'd give Indiana Jones ROTLA a chance over the weekend. Man, I just couldn't get into it. I turned it off like an hour and fifteen in.
I nearly had to look that up. I have never seen it abbreviated before. What was it that wasn't working for you?
"Revenge of the...?" -- Oh! -- "Raiders of the Lost Ark". Yeah, that one took me a few.
It doesn't help that they semi-officially renamed the movie to be "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark" which is ridiculous and cumbersome, and apparently only done so that all of the Indiana Jones movies start with "Indiana Jones and the..."
Gladiator, for the first time. Only 20 years later, I took my time :biggrin:
Well, it was good after all. Not "OMG what have I missed for two decades" good, but it was quite ok. I fought it was a totally dumb move from Commodius to fight against Maximus at the end, even after injuring him - I sure as hell wouldn't want a box match with a stabbed Mike Tyson :biggrin: but overall it was ok.
"I shouldn't watch a three hour movie and have not even a little more clue than when I started". I thought it was better than that, but I also thought it was the "Yngwie Malmsteen" of filmmaking; why do 10 when 11 will suffice just fine? Or maybe it's the "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" of filmmaking; why explain in five minutes what you can explain in 18?
Mr. Holland's Opus is my favorite Dreyfuss film by a wide margin, and probably one of my favorites ever. Huge fan of that one.
I knew Richard Dreyfuss by name, but never saw "Jaws" and didn't see "Close Encounters" until years after it came out. My introduction to him was "Whose Life Is It Anyway?" back when I was young and impressionable, and I thought he was brilliant. Then over the years, I saw Dreyfuss in different things, and it always felt like the same character, like he was just playing Ken Harrison over and over. Eventually I realized that he was just playing Richard Dreyfuss over and over. He always acts and sounds exactly the same to me.That's all well and good, but the important question is was he believable in those roles? I never thought to myself "Hooper doesn't seem like the right sort of marine biologist to me." I did think that Roy Neary was exactly the guy I wanted to see haunted by a UFO, though. I've got no problem with an actor being himself, so long as he's credible. Sometimes the writer makes that an easy thing to be, Spielberg twice in this case. Sometimes he doesn't and it's up to the actor and that's where you see if he's actually worth a damn.
I knew Richard Dreyfuss by name, but never saw "Jaws" and didn't see "Close Encounters" until years after it came out. My introduction to him was "Whose Life Is It Anyway?" back when I was young and impressionable, and I thought he was brilliant. Then over the years, I saw Dreyfuss in different things, and it always felt like the same character, like he was just playing Ken Harrison over and over. Eventually I realized that he was just playing Richard Dreyfuss over and over. He always acts and sounds exactly the same to me.That's all well and good, but the important question is was he believable in those roles? I never thought to myself "Hooper doesn't seem like the right sort of marine biologist to me." I did think that Roy Neary was exactly the guy I wanted to see haunted by a UFO, though. I've got no problem with an actor being himself, so long as he's credible. Sometimes the writer makes that an easy thing to be, Spielberg twice in this case. Sometimes he doesn't and it's up to the actor and that's where you see if he's actually worth a damn.
The bolded is exactly my point, though. Certainly there are examples where it doesn't work because the actor is shoehorning himself into the part. Nicholson in The Departed was a fine example. Really, though, my point was simply that an actor just playing himself isn't necessarily a bad thing, and is occasionally a very good thing. You'll see another example soon with Terri Garr. She made a name for herself playing the same part over and over, but if you need a put-out housewife there really wasn't a better choice.I knew Richard Dreyfuss by name, but never saw "Jaws" and didn't see "Close Encounters" until years after it came out. My introduction to him was "Whose Life Is It Anyway?" back when I was young and impressionable, and I thought he was brilliant. Then over the years, I saw Dreyfuss in different things, and it always felt like the same character, like he was just playing Ken Harrison over and over. Eventually I realized that he was just playing Richard Dreyfuss over and over. He always acts and sounds exactly the same to me.That's all well and good, but the important question is was he believable in those roles? I never thought to myself "Hooper doesn't seem like the right sort of marine biologist to me." I did think that Roy Neary was exactly the guy I wanted to see haunted by a UFO, though. I've got no problem with an actor being himself, so long as he's credible. Sometimes the writer makes that an easy thing to be, Spielberg twice in this case. Sometimes he doesn't and it's up to the actor and that's where you see if he's actually worth a damn.
I generally agree with this, but it's like anything else: the sum of all the parts. Spielberg movies aren't generally character-driven studies; Jaws was the first big "summer blockbuster" and was about the shark. I want to see Close Encounters again before I comment on that. But Orbert has a point; there are situations where that "actor being himself" in context is annoying. Maybe it's supposed to be, that's fair, but it's all about the total, um, picture, pardon the pun. Dreyfuss worked in Jaws because a) he was believable as the shark guy, but b) he also was the perfect foil for Shaw as Quint. Shaw wrote (largely) and delivered that soliloquy on the boat (a retake after trying it "drunk" to fit the character and the scene, by the way) but I don't think it's a stretch to say that scene doesn't happen without Dreyfuss setting the stage with his college-boy "my scar is bigger than your scar" antics that Shaw injected a shit-ton of real life into with his story.
Watched District 9 again for the first time in a few years last night with the kiddos. I really like that movie. A quick search online suggests that a sequel is still in the works but no real timeline.
I did finally watch Close Encounters last night. Good movie. El Barto was spot-on about Teri Garr (and she's a looker, to boot). I liked Dreyfuss far better in this for all the reasons everyone else said. He was a little less... hammy in this, but his Dreyfuss enthusiasm was perfect for the role.This is one movie where the director's cut is the only version to watch. The original release left some good stuff out to save time, and the "special edition" put some bad stuff in. Which version did you guys watch? My hunch is that any of the modern DVD/BR releases were the director's cut.
Now the debate ensues between my daughter and I as to whether we should watch the various Director's Cuts (as I understand it, there are three versions of the film now).
I did finally watch Close Encounters last night. Good movie. El Barto was spot-on about Teri Garr (and she's a looker, to boot). I liked Dreyfuss far better in this for all the reasons everyone else said. He was a little less... hammy in this, but his Dreyfuss enthusiasm was perfect for the role.This is one movie where the director's cut is the only version to watch. The original release left some good stuff out to save time, and the "special edition" put some bad stuff in. Which version did you guys watch? My hunch is that any of the modern DVD/BR releases were the director's cut.
Now the debate ensues between my daughter and I as to whether we should watch the various Director's Cuts (as I understand it, there are three versions of the film now).
Always near the top of my list. It's the perfect Spielberg adventure movie. Great story. Great acting. Perfect John Williams score. Some of the best cinematography you'll ever see. It's damn near perfect at what it is.
The freighter in the Gobi Desert is definitely a director's cut thing. The other big change was with Terri Garr's character, based on the circumstances of her taking the kids and leaving. I'm not sure if the scene with Roy sobbing in the bathtub is in the original or not, but the sequence between the mashed potatoes and ripping up the flower beds plays out differently. I think they wanted to make their separation a bit more substantial since Roy is essentially abandoning his family when he takes off with the aliens. It needed to be more than just a minor spat.I did finally watch Close Encounters last night. Good movie. El Barto was spot-on about Teri Garr (and she's a looker, to boot). I liked Dreyfuss far better in this for all the reasons everyone else said. He was a little less... hammy in this, but his Dreyfuss enthusiasm was perfect for the role.This is one movie where the director's cut is the only version to watch. The original release left some good stuff out to save time, and the "special edition" put some bad stuff in. Which version did you guys watch? My hunch is that any of the modern DVD/BR releases were the director's cut.
Now the debate ensues between my daughter and I as to whether we should watch the various Director's Cuts (as I understand it, there are three versions of the film now).
Always near the top of my list. It's the perfect Spielberg adventure movie. Great story. Great acting. Perfect John Williams score. Some of the best cinematography you'll ever see. It's damn near perfect at what it is.
It really was a good film. It's hard to believe it was put out almost 45 years ago.
I believe it was actually the original theatrical cut. It wasn't the Special Edition, since we didn't see the inside of the Mothership. I don't recall the discovery of the ship in the Gobi Desert, though they did find the airplanes at the beginning, so it may not be the Director's Cut. I don't know how else to tell the difference.
Finally got around to seeing Almost Famous for a second time after seeing it for the first time a long time ago. I liked it a lot, but what bothered me about it the first time bothered this time as well: Kate Hudson's mediocrity. She just wasn't believable in that role (and nothing else I have ever seen her in has convinced me that she can act).
Finally got around to seeing Almost Famous for a second time after seeing it for the first time a long time ago. I liked it a lot, but what bothered me about it the first time bothered this time as well: Kate Hudson's mediocrity. She just wasn't believable in that role (and nothing else I have ever seen her in has convinced me that she can act).
I thought she was actually good in the role, it just depends on how you define it. I always saw her character as really deep under an extremely thick layer of superficial eccentricity which needed to be liked by everyone all the time. So for that role, I thought she played it well.
But I love that movie. I have a giant poster of it right near me on my wall.
Patton. Very good. With all of the talk about actors who can't escape themselves, George C. Scott might top the list. It's impossible to forget that you're watching George C. Scott, no matter what character he plays. And yet so long as it's the right character for GCS, it always works, and by all accounts he was a perfect GSP. (Aside from the voice--Patton was high pitched.)
Beyond that, it was excellent both as a war movie, and as a character study of a fascinating guy.
I didn't seen any deficiencies in either. In terms of the war movie, it successfully portrayed combat in two completely different theaters. Three if you differentiate between Summer and Winter in France. I thought the battles in Africa were just as good as the battles in the Ardenne. Plus, it covered the campaigns he was best known for. Certainly his sweep across lower France, and then his turn back to relieve the 101st in the Battle of the Bulge are the stuff of legends.Patton. Very good. With all of the talk about actors who can't escape themselves, George C. Scott might top the list. It's impossible to forget that you're watching George C. Scott, no matter what character he plays. And yet so long as it's the right character for GCS, it always works, and by all accounts he was a perfect GSP. (Aside from the voice--Patton was high pitched.)
Going point about Scott, and if you have long associated his voice as the voice of Patton, it is a bit of a "whoa" moment when you hear Patton's voice. Regardless, as you said, "There was never any issue seeing him as Patton."Beyond that, it was excellent both as a war movie, and as a character study of a fascinating guy.
I have not seen this in a long time, but I recall my takeaway at the time as that it was a great war movie and character study, but not an excellent one of either. Though that would be a tall order for a movie trying to be both and not one or the other.
Regarding the speech, I know it wasn't taken verbatim, but wasn't it essentially a fair representation of a speech (or speeches) he did give? My dad has a book on Patton and i swear I read that the movie portrayed the contents of the speech accurately. I couldn't tell if you were criticizing the speech in the film, or the actual speech he gave that it was based on.There are different opinions on that. Some say he made that speech all the time to new recruits to his III Corps. Others say that Copala just picked a lot of famous quotes (and he had plenty to choose from) and made a speech out of it. Truth is, I watched a couple of real speeches from him last night, and he actually did meander a lot. I believe you posted a picture of John Gill from Star Trek somewhere recently, and their patters of speech are actually similar. :lol
Also, did you see the Ike movie with Tom Selleck, and if so, what did you think of Gerald McCraney's Patton in that?Never seen any other movies regarding Patton. Seems like anybody that plays him will be compared to Scott, though. I can only imagine people seeing textbook portrayals and thinking "that doesn't sound anything like Patton!" I did see that GCS returned to the role twenty-someodd years later in "The Final Days of Patton." Really, he didn't survive very much longer after Patton ended. He'd already been relieved of command of III Corps. The only thing they didn't show was the car crash and a few months of anger and regret. Still, it'll be worth checking out for what will undoubtedly be a great performance.
That latter movie might be a perfect movie. DeNiro really walking the line between the excessive control of Rothstein while making his "blindspot" for Ginger believable. Stone was FANTASTIC in that movie. Pesci did his usual schtick without it coming off as schtick, which is an achievement in itself.Watched this for the first time in ages a few weeks ago. Really, it only suffers for not being Goodfellas. It's very good, but Goodfellas is a perfect movie. And to be honest, while I thought DeNiro did a fantastic job, I really didn't like Ace very much. He was inflexible to a fault, and he was a dipshit for putting his trust in Ginger. One thing I did find interesting about it was that Pesci played essentially the same character in both movies. At first I thought it was kind of cheap. Then I read about Antony Spillatro, and it turned out that Pesci was perfect for him. Tommy Devito was just Pesci paying a gangster. Nicky Sontoro was a perfect representation of a real life person who just happened to be a lot like Tommy Devito.
So when the whole Covid thing looked to be an on-going thing, a group of our friends proposed a movie club - like a book club - and we'd meet via Zoom every 2 weeks to discuss. 5 couples, each person got to choose 3 movies and then we let Random Number Generator choose the winner. The only hitch was that movies had to be available on platforms like Netflix or Amazon which we all had access to.That was indeed a depressing movie. Some good performances though, but not something I'll ever find myself wanting to go back to.
The movie this last week was Manchester By the Sea. Ugh. The most depressing movie after one of the most depressing weeks of news EVER. I don't recommend it. Unless you want to see a family in complete turmoil who have no ability to cope or come together during the winter in a small town in Mass. :tdwn. Yeah, I guess Casey Affleck did a fine job of being morose.
Any way - next up is Ferris Bueller's Day Off which I've seen about 20 times. Talk about a change up! At least it's going to be good to laugh.
That latter movie might be a perfect movie. DeNiro really walking the line between the excessive control of Rothstein while making his "blindspot" for Ginger believable. Stone was FANTASTIC in that movie. Pesci did his usual schtick without it coming off as schtick, which is an achievement in itself.Watched this for the first time in ages a few weeks ago. Really, it only suffers for not being Goodfellas. It's very good, but Goodfellas is a perfect movie. And to be honest, while I thought DeNiro did a fantastic job, I really didn't like Ace very much. He was inflexible to a fault, and he was a dipshit for putting his trust in Ginger. One thing I did find interesting about it was that Pesci played essentially the same character in both movies. At first I thought it was kind of cheap. Then I read about Antony Spillatro, and it turned out that Pesci was perfect for him. Tommy Devito was just Pesci paying a gangster. Nicky Sontoro was a perfect representation of a real life person who just happened to be a lot like Tommy Devito.
Brokeback Mountain. Good film. It's always interesting to watch films like that with a degree of water under the bridge, to remove some of the "hype" and sociological impacts of the subject matter and/or the actors. At the time, there was a groundswell of support for both Jake Gyllenhall and Heath Ledger, a swell that was amplified by Heath's passing.
In the lens of hindsight, it was a very good movie, with some flaws. There was a lot unsaid, and that worked magically at some points, and was frustrating at others. It worked in the context of not going crazy to "define" either main character in terms of their sexual preferences, and at certain plot points (I'm no Anne Hathaway fan, but that scene of her and Ennis on the phone was breathtaking. Watching her dawning realization was a beautiful bit of acting. It was frustrating in other circumstances; I found the sequence in the kitchen at Jack's house to be frustrating. It was both in the context of Jack's... outcome: what actually happened? Also, what did Ennis "swear" to at the end?
One thing I really liked was how deftly Lee made Jack and Ennis two very different characters in terms of their approach to their relationship, in their libido, in terms of their handling of the "rest" of their lives... it was really well done. Sometimes when films jump from time frame to time frame, it's messy, and it's too easy to force continuity in order to reduce that messiness. Lee did a great job of keeping each character true through the various time arcs.
(Side note; I watched the movie with my wife and daughter, and the scene at the end was moving for me; I don't have an "Jack" - male or female - in my life, but certainly I'm not at all interested in running down my sexual CV with her. It was interesting to think how many secrets we - collective, not just me - must have on the regular. I don't think of my parents in any way like that; my dad has been handicapped since I was a young boy (to my knowledge that doesn't preclude sex, just makes it more difficult, I guess) so it's just been assumed that he and my mom had a vanilla experience, but who really knows?)
What did you take? "I swear...."
- I'll never forget you?
- I'll never take another?
- I'll be truer to myself?
- I'll be a better father than we had for us?
All of those?
I guess I'm in the minority. I greatly preferred Goodfellas. Casino was very good, but not quite what I wanted. Goodfellas had plenty of dark humor spread throughout the film that was lacking in Casino. Not a chuckle to be found, and that made the tone of the whole thing a lot darker. I also liked the principle characters in GF. I +-didn't like anybody in Casino. Ace was an idiot. Ginger was a basket-case. Nicky was actually the most likeable of the lot, and he was an out and out psychopath. While the folks in GF certainly had their flaws, you were still rooting for them. There's another point I appreciated which most people didn't pick up on, which is that Henry was right about everything. There really were helicopters following him. His girlfriend really did need to clean up after herself. His babysitter really shouldn't use an inside line. He knew how to play the game, but didn't bother making sure his people followed the rules, which was of course his downfall. Ace didn't get a damn thing right.
You make a good point about the theme being different, but at the same time they kind of are the same movie. You've got voiceover narration from the principle characters from beginning to end. The killer soundtracks playing over set pieces. Monkey Man with the coke distribution or Can't You Hear me Knockin with Nicky's crime spree. A pseudo-biography showing the successes and failures of a close-knit group of people. The morals might be different, but the movie is the same.I guess I'm in the minority. I greatly preferred Goodfellas. Casino was very good, but not quite what I wanted. Goodfellas had plenty of dark humor spread throughout the film that was lacking in Casino. Not a chuckle to be found, and that made the tone of the whole thing a lot darker. I also liked the principle characters in GF. I +-didn't like anybody in Casino. Ace was an idiot. Ginger was a basket-case. Nicky was actually the most likeable of the lot, and he was an out and out psychopath. While the folks in GF certainly had their flaws, you were still rooting for them. There's another point I appreciated which most people didn't pick up on, which is that Henry was right about everything. There really were helicopters following him. His girlfriend really did need to clean up after herself. His babysitter really shouldn't use an inside line. He knew how to play the game, but didn't bother making sure his people followed the rules, which was of course his downfall. Ace didn't get a damn thing right.
It's a weird thing for me; they get compared so often - Scorcese, Pileggi, Pesci, Italians, mob - but for me that's misleading. It's not like comparing... Star Wars to Star Trek, or When Harry Met Sally with whatever Rob Reiner/Nora Ephron romcom you want to use. I think Goodfellas is about the mob, and Casino is about Vegas, and that's a key difference. In New York, you have these "idiots" running around in their playground and it's darkly humorous and interesting. This is their life and their home. In Vegas, these idiots - not in quotes now - were not on their home turf and never quite got that. Even Rothstein was ultimately knocked back down, and he was the closest to understanding what it took. I think one of the subtexts is that it WASN'T home, it wasn't funny, and it was a story about how what worked in New York didn't work in Vegas. There were threads of this in The Godfather, too, though it was more tangential.
I don't disagree with your analysis, and I too probably prefer Goodfellas for the reasons you state; it's more "fun" to watch Goodfellas and quote the lines and laugh at Pesci (though am I the only one that doesn't think the "what do you mean I'm funny" is all that great?).
How is Rocky IV not on the list?
How is Rocky IV not on the list?
This is at least the second time you've referenced that movie in the past week!
I noticed this posted on another forum and thought it would be worth sharing.About 51, not bad! I think I've head of most of them but this will be a good list to have, thanks.
I count 33 of these I've seen. Some of them are favorites like Eternal Sunshine and Synecdoche, NY.
And among the ones I have not seen, some I know and don't care to see, but some others I have no clue about and am curious about.
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I noticed this posted on another forum and thought it would be worth sharing.
I count 33 of these I've seen. Some of them are favorites like Eternal Sunshine and Synecdoche, NY.
And among the ones I have not seen, some I know and don't care to see, but some others I have no clue about and am curious about.
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Only 17, and disliked most of them. Just don't like mindfucks for the sake of mind fucking.
Watched Stargate last night for the first time. Best movie I've seen in a while. Loved it.
First time I hear someone saying The Matrix sucks hard :lol
First time I hear someone saying The Matrix sucks hard :lol
It's been a long time, and I only saw it once, but I don't recall liking anything about that movie. The plot was convoluted and all of the stylized action stuff just looked dumb to me.
Watched Stargate last night for the first time. Best movie I've seen in a while. Loved it.
First time? Man, I’d have thought given the content/subject matter you’d have seen that ages ago. Awesome movie though. I really dug all the SyFy series that were birthed from it as well.
Watched Stargate last night for the first time. Best movie I've seen in a while. Loved it.
First time? Man, I’d have thought given the content/subject matter you’d have seen that ages ago. Awesome movie though. I really dug all the SyFy series that were birthed from it as well.
Yup. First time. I honestly hadn't even heard of it. I'd like to check out the sequels/show.
Watched Stargate last night for the first time. Best movie I've seen in a while. Loved it.
First time? Man, I’d have thought given the content/subject matter you’d have seen that ages ago. Awesome movie though. I really dug all the SyFy series that were birthed from it as well.
Yup. First time. I honestly hadn't even heard of it. I'd like to check out the sequels/show.
There's no sequel to the movie. The show is spinoff/reimagining. So (almost) totally different cast.
Also the show is 10 seasons, with a 5 season spin off of its own, and a 2 season spin off of its own, and two movies based on the show, not the movie.
I love them, but it's a lot to get into.
Watched Stargate last night for the first time. Best movie I've seen in a while. Loved it.
First time? Man, I’d have thought given the content/subject matter you’d have seen that ages ago. Awesome movie though. I really dug all the SyFy series that were birthed from it as well.
Yup. First time. I honestly hadn't even heard of it. I'd like to check out the sequels/show.
There's no sequel to the movie. The show is spinoff/reimagining. So (almost) totally different cast.
Also the show is 10 seasons, with a 5 season spin off of its own, and a 2 season spin off of its own, and two movies based on the show, not the movie.
I love them, but it's a lot to get into.
Oh wow. Just looked it up. I thought Atlantis was a follow up movie. Didn't realize that was a five season thing.
A Dog's Journey. Don't get me started.
Doesn't help that we had to put my stepson's dog down not long ago, a dog that was living with us for the past couple years, and just got a new puppy that I swear is the older dog reincarnated.
Watched Stargate last night for the first time. Best movie I've seen in a while. Loved it.
First time? Man, I’d have thought given the content/subject matter you’d have seen that ages ago. Awesome movie though. I really dug all the SyFy series that were birthed from it as well.
Yup. First time. I honestly hadn't even heard of it. I'd like to check out the sequels/show.
There's no sequel to the movie. The show is spinoff/reimagining. So (almost) totally different cast.
Also the show is 10 seasons, with a 5 season spin off of its own, and a 2 season spin off of its own, and two movies based on the show, not the movie.
I love them, but it's a lot to get into.
ooof... Only seen 13.
The Departed.
I had seen it before, but watched it with my daughter and wife and... mixed feelings. I forgot certain things and apparently I didn't see from the moment Matt and Leo got on to the elevator to the end, because I didn't remember any of that. :)
I will say this, though: they are both cliches in different ways, but both Jack Nicholson and Alec Baldwin can ACT. Holy crap. That one scene where Jack and Leo are sitting at the table talking about who is the cop is money.
Saw (most of) Ford v. Ferrari and all of Vertigo this weekend.
FvF was amazing; I loved the way that was shot. It was like watching a documentary, almost. Vertigo, well, gave me vertigo. It was weird to watch. I still don't get the McKittrick Hotel scene, and it turned pretty creepy pretty quickly, but then sort of veered back to making sense. I get the underlying psychology (it's been said Vertigo is Hitchcock's most revealing film, and Madeleine by far his most sympathetic female character) but it still had an... odd vibe to it that I can't quite place.
My kids bought me the DVD of Jumanji: The Next Level for father's day, and I watched it, along with the bonus features. There are several sets of interviews with the main cast and, by the end of it, I was thinking that they could have basically had the whole thing be Karen Gillan reading pretty much anything for however much time could fit on the disc. Aside from being gorgeous, that woman's voice is just heavenly!
Dollman: I love Tim Thomerson movies and he's entertaining as a Dirty Harry esque character that happens to be 13 inches tall on earth.
I watched that movie the first time sometime in my teens. Only knew about its reputation. Kept a light on throughout. Don't think I've seen it since. And wasn't even aware there was a Director's Cut.
Oh yeah, I remember seeing a clip of that. I just never bothered to pursue seeing this film again, director's cut or otherwise.
I don't know if this counts, but I really like "The Jackal" (Bruce Willis, Richard Gere) which is a remake of the original "Day of the Jackal". I saw the original long ago, but really don't remember it.I wasn't aware Bruce Willis did a "remake" of it. Based on the description I just read it seems like all of the things the original didn't do, thus endearing it to me, happen in spades in the remake. I'd be fine with an American version of it, but as soon as you make the cat and the mouse old arch-enemies I'm out. As the original demonstrated so well, you don't have to. Unless, that is, you're pandering to American audiences.
Yeah, it was definitely made for more contemporary American audiences. That said, it didn't completely pander, and it didn't suck. Some violence, but not a ton. There was a lot of good suspense and wondering what the heck was going on. We weren't sure what Willis (the Jackal) was doing a lot of the time, or why, until we saw how his plan slowly came together. Gere wasn't as annoying as I usually find him. And that's mostly my fault. I have a lot of trouble seeing anyone other that Zack Mayo-naise when I watch Gere. Edward Lewis (Pretty Woman), Dennis Peck (Internal Affairs), and even Martin Vail (Primal Fear) all just feel like older, slightly less assholish versions of Zack Mayo (An Officer but Not a Gentleman). All great characters, really, but all just Richard Gere playing Richard Gere.
They didn't have to be old nemeses. But... American audiences.
I don't know if I've ever seen American Gigolo. If I did, it was probably later, and I probably paid more attention to the babes.
I can't believe you've never seen it until now Kev!
Finally saw Miracle. Very good. Kirk Russell was great as Herb Brooks. I thought certain aspects of the film were a bit too glossed over to where the win at the end didn't feel as earned as it should have (despite obviously being a true story), but I still enjoyed it a lot.
Finally saw Miracle. Very good. Kirk Russell was great as Herb Brooks. I thought certain aspects of the film were a bit too glossed over to where the win at the end didn't feel as earned as it should have (despite obviously being a true story), but I still enjoyed it a lot.
Loved that movie. I lived it in real time (I remember we were on our annual pilgrimage to Florida to see my grandparents and watched the game on TV in a hotel room somewhere on the Eastern seaboard!). Mike Eruzione is still one of my favorite hockey players ever; I love the grit and the heart and always will. Those are always my favorite players (and one of the reasons I like the Patriots; they always seem to find those types of players).
Demonic Toys (1992) - More cheesy Full Moon fun. Written by the future writer of BVS so not the worst thing he's written.
Killjoy (2000) - OK this one was just plain bad. They've made like 6 of these so I assume they get better...........I hope
Bad Channels (1992) - Pure fun from beginning to end. With a fun Tim Thomerson cameo that leads into.......
Dollman Vs Demonic Toys (1993) - Fun movie held back by the cheap ass use of stock footage. The whole VS aspect is basically last 15 minutes.
Shocking Dark AKA Terminator 2 (1989) - Fun Aliens rip off from Bruno Mattei the director of Jaws 5
I mentioned Jack Nicholson in discussing The Departed... what say us about him? I think he was perfect for the part... and yet, wrong for the part. Who else can you see having that discussion with Grady in the red men's room, or while locked in the freezer? No one, really; but I don't know about early on. Was Jack nuts before he ever went up there, or did the Overlook get to him? Nicholson, in my view, has a hard time playing an everyman, and I wonder if a little more contrast wouldn't have served.
I feel the same because the character of Jack Torrance has no arc in that movie. Absolutely no arc at all,” he continued. “When we first see Jack Nicholson, he’s in the office of Mr. Ullman, the manager of the hotel, and you know, then, he’s crazy as a shit house rat. All he does is get crazier. In the book, he’s a guy who’s struggling with his sanity and finally loses it. To me, that’s a tragedy. In the movie, there’s no tragedy because there’s no real change.
I think Kubrick basically broke Shelly DuVal and Jack Nicholson during that movie with his insistence of a million takes for each shot. I think all the actors were traumatized during the filming of that entire movie. In some of the behind the scenes stuff, you can see Shelly breaking down on set a few times.
I actually thought Shelley Duvall's performance was quite convincing.
I actually thought Shelley Duvall's performance was quite convincing.
You don't need to concentrate on your performance if the director actually and seriously terrorizes you
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IMDb Trivia page for The Shining (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081505/trivia) - 252 Items!It's still got nothing on The Abyss. Those people had a ruthless director plus the very real threat of drowning every day for six months. That's the one movie where "The Making Of" is more harrowing than the actual movie.
Shelley Duvall received "no sympathy at all" from anyone on the set. This was apparently Stanley Kubrick's tactic in making her feel utterly hopeless. This is most evident in the documentary when he tells Vivian, "Don't sympathize with Shelley." Kubrick then goes on to tell Duvall, "It doesn't help you."
Stanley Kubrick was famously very demanding and intimidating on set, to the point of driving both Shelley Duvall and Scatman Crothers to tears...
Kubrick as an artist filmmaker started becoming obsessed with his work, making the movie; and became abusive to Shelley Duvall and Scatman Crothers in the process; and pretty much everyone felt like they were going nuts during a 9 month arduous shoot.
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Sounds like fucking hell.
Watched Pulp Fiction again last night. Way better movie than I remember it being. My daughter - who didn't like Reservoir Dogs all that much - thought this was FAR better.
Office Space. Not nearly as funny as I remember it.
Office Space. Not nearly as funny as I remember it.
I loved Office Space the first time I saw it. I never liked Beavis and Butthed much, but otherwise enjoy Mike Judge's humor. King of the Hill is one of my favorite shows. When I saw it a second time, i still enjoyed it. Though I didn't find it as LOL funny, it still brought me plenty of smiles. A great film.
Office Space. Not nearly as funny as I remember it.
It wasn't funny to begin with.
To me, a lot of the appeal of Office Space was that we finally got to see someone do the shit we'd all love to do. People who work in cubicle farms know that life so well, and there are so many characters that we recognize; they just go by different names. I usually watch it for a while if I catch it on cable, but the shock and surprise has worn off, and with it, a lot of the humor. Still fun, but mostly nostalgia for me now.
Galaxy Quest is amazing.
To me, a lot of the appeal of Office Space was that we finally got to see someone do the shit we'd all love to do. People who work in cubicle farms know that life so well, and there are so many characters that we recognize; they just go by different names. I usually watch it for a while if I catch it on cable, but the shock and surprise has worn off, and with it, a lot of the humor. Still fun, but mostly nostalgia for me now.
I must be weird, then, because while I've worked for big corporations, I've never experienced that kind of numbingness. So to me it was just over the top. I guess it's Stadler sucking the fun again, but I just haven't worked with people that kind of stupid before.
And I love Beavis and Butthead.
Never watched King of the Hill -- mostly because it looks too much like B&B, so I assume I'll feel the same way.
pg was talking about how they look similar, not the story content. They do look very similar. Same animation style.
pg was talking about how they look similar, not the story content. They do look very similar. Same animation style.And ZirconBlue was pointing out that from a story standpoint, which was PG's problem with B&B, they have nothing in common. Friends and Cheers are both 3-camera sitcoms filmed in front of a studio audience, but you wouldn't compare them because they look the same.
I did not really care for Beavis and Butthead much, though their movie was great.It's actually halfway intelligent. I was never much of a fan, but a I've seen plenty of episodes hanging out with friends and it's usually pretty funny. I think part of it might be because it's so Texas-centric. I have to wonder how many jokes go unnoticed by people up North.
I've only seen a handful of King of the Hill episodes and yea, very very different. And it has a line that has always struck me as funny.
"You're failing English? Bobby...you speak English!"
It's actually halfway intelligent. I was never much of a fan, but a I've seen plenty of episodes hanging out with friends and it's usually pretty funny. I think part of it might be because it's so Texas-centric. I have to wonder how many jokes go unnoticed by people up North.
Are we really gonna go there?
pg's comment came first. He never bothered with King of the Hill because it looks just like Beavis and Butthead.
ZirconBlue's response that have very little similarity didn't mention anything about story. I don't even see it as a valid retort, since they clearly do look similar, and that's all that was being discussed at the time.
I knew what you meant all along, and find it amusing how many people called me out on misinterpreting what you meant. Amusing indeed.I didn't call you out for misinterpreting what he said. I called you out for erroneously telling somebody else he misinterpreted what he said.
ZirconBlue was pointing out that from a story standpoint, which was PG's problem with B&B
pg was talking about how they look similar, not the story content. They do look very similar. Same animation style.
Correct.
Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969)
Been meaning to see this movie for ages and it didn't disappoint. Surprisingly very quippy movie for a western I thought, the banter between the two leads was great and as usual it's interesting to read about the behind the scenes stuff as there was always so much drama behind the making on almost every aspect of the movie.
I have a lot more movies to catch up from my collection, probably watch something from the 50s with some Hitchcock or Bridge on the river Kwai next.
Highly recommend Kwai. Maybe a Top 10 movie of mine. Everything is top notch.Not quite a top ten for me, but still one of my very favorites. Alec Guinness absolutely beats Colonel Saito into the ground. Just destroys him. It's both fun to watch him do it and yet you almost feel sorry for Saito's shame. And naturally I'm a big William Holden fan, so it's got that going for him. His attempt to get out of the mission really cracks me up, and yet once he's in he's all the way in.
Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969)
Been meaning to see this movie for ages and it didn't disappoint. Surprisingly very quippy movie for a western I thought, the banter between the two leads was great and as usual it's interesting to read about the behind the scenes stuff as there was always so much drama behind the making on almost every aspect of the movie.
Pales in comparison to The Sting in my book.
I liked The French Connection, but didn't love it. The French Connection, as in the dude, was quite entertaining. More so than Popeye Doyle, I thought. The scene that really stuck out for me was the French dude and his sidekick eating a wonderful, lavish meal, taking their time and really savoring it, while Doyle and his sidekick stand out in the rain eating ( I think) cold pizza. A wonderful contrast that really summed up their differences.
I don't remember much about Boyz. What I recall was that it came out around the same time as Menace II Society, and obviously featured similar subject matter. Menace I remember thinking rather highly of. Boyz I've pretty much forgotten.
Highly recommend Kwai. Maybe a Top 10 movie of mine. Everything is top notch.Not quite a top ten for me, but still one of my very favorites
I liked The French Connection, but didn't love it. The French Connection, as in the dude, was quite entertaining. More so than Popeye Doyle, I thought. The scene that really stuck out for me was the French dude and his sidekick eating a wonderful, lavish meal, taking their time and really savoring it, while Doyle and his sidekick stand out in the rain eating ( I think) cold pizza. A wonderful contrast that really summed up their differences.
Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969)
Been meaning to see this movie for ages and it didn't disappoint. Surprisingly very quippy movie for a western I thought, the banter between the two leads was great and as usual it's interesting to read about the behind the scenes stuff as there was always so much drama behind the making on almost every aspect of the movie.
I didn't like this film much until I saw it a second time and was able to appreciate what they were going for. Pales in comparison to The Sting in my book.
Watched Titanic again last night. Sorry, but I love that movie. Kate Winslet is gorgeous, the directing is top-notch (Titanic is like a 2CD Prog epic) and my heart breaks every time I hear the "Gentleman, it's been a privilege playing with you tonight."
Still bugs me though: "Titanic" instead of "the Titanic". Brock Lovett is the worst offender. Oh, and "Brock Lovett" is now my alias for checking into hotels (that, or Troy Bolton).
William Friedken would later make To Live and Die In LA, which also features a spectacular car chase. He told his 2nd unit director that he'd only put a car chase in the movie if it could top TFC, and boy did it ever. They both had a wonderfully frantic edginess to them. Unlike, say, Bullit, you could actually sense the danger. It made you kind of nervous. The LA car chase covers a whole lot more ground, though, and more importantly, comes at a similarly frantic time in the movie. As I recall, Doyle was just being a cop chasing a bad guy. The two cops in LA were both in full blown panic mode already, to correspond to the franticness of the car chase. That really put it over the top.
I don't remember much about Boyz. What I recall was that it came out around the same time as Menace II Society, and obviously featured similar subject matter. Menace I remember thinking rather highly of. Boyz I've pretty much forgotten.
I also liked, but didn't love BCatSK. When I saw it as a kid I didn't appreciate the ending as much. As an adult I liked it a lot more. It seemed like they kind of sensed they had finally gotten in over their heads, but couldn't really accept it. Their was a pathos to their deaths as it just didn't seem like they understood it. Honestly, though, the movie mostly just suffers for not being any of the myriad Westerns I like a lot more. It's good, it's just not one of the great ones.
I don't own a lot of movies on physical media, but these are two I made sure to get on Blu-ray.Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969)
Been meaning to see this movie for ages and it didn't disappoint. Surprisingly very quippy movie for a western I thought, the banter between the two leads was great and as usual it's interesting to read about the behind the scenes stuff as there was always so much drama behind the making on almost every aspect of the movie.
I didn't like this film much until I saw it a second time and was able to appreciate what they were going for. Pales in comparison to The Sting in my book.
Watched Titanic again last night. Sorry, but I love that movie. Kate Winslet is gorgeous, the directing is top-notch (Titanic is like a 2CD Prog epic) and my heart breaks every time I hear the "Gentleman, it's been a privilege playing with you tonight."The best thing about Titanic is the sound. One of the best uses of surround sound I've come across. All of the hull popping going on as part of the ambiance really puts you in the bowels of the ship. Winslet is certainly the next best part. Unfortunately, her whole presence in the film is what drags it down for me. I found it to be an excellent disaster movie and a terrible love story. Mostly because there was just too much of the latter. Given the attention to detail Cameron put into it I'd love to see an edit that focuses more on the ship sinking. I keep expecting somebody to produce a fan edit that just lops out most of the love story, but it hasn't happened yet.
Still bugs me though: "Titanic" instead of "the Titanic". Brock Lovett is the worst offender. Oh, and "Brock Lovett" is now my alias for checking into hotels (that, or Troy Bolton).
Watched Titanic again last night. Sorry, but I love that movie. Kate Winslet is gorgeous, the directing is top-notch (Titanic is like a 2CD Prog epic) and my heart breaks every time I hear the "Gentleman, it's been a privilege playing with you tonight."The best thing about Titanic is the sound. One of the best uses of surround sound I've come across. All of the hull popping going on as part of the ambiance really puts you in the bowels of the ship. Winslet is certainly the next best part. Unfortunately, her whole presence in the film is what drags it down for me. I found it to be an excellent disaster movie and a terrible love story. Mostly because there was just too much of the latter. Given the attention to detail Cameron put into it I'd love to see an edit that focuses more on the ship sinking. I keep expecting somebody to produce a fan edit that just lops out most of the love story, but it hasn't happened yet.
Still bugs me though: "Titanic" instead of "the Titanic". Brock Lovett is the worst offender. Oh, and "Brock Lovett" is now my alias for checking into hotels (that, or Troy Bolton).
Watched Titanic again last night. Sorry, but I love that movie.
I'm not arguing with you, just my take...
I think the one thing that sort of blunts the charge of "dumb" is that she's 17 and doesn't know different. She was for all intents and purposes groomed to be Cal's eye candy, and Jack opens something else up (no pun intended). We already know that she's better read than her peers (the Freud reference at dinner; the awareness of the new wave of painters, Monet and Picasso). You'll note in the pictures - which at first I thought were dumb, but if you assume that she knows she's going to die there, it makes more sense - she's on a horse - riding normal - in front of roller coasters. That's a direct result of the conversation on deck where he shows her his drawings for the first time; he talks about being on Santa Monica pier and riding the coasters till he pukes, and they talk about riding horses and she says "teach me?" or something like that. I think that all that came after is a direct result of meeting Jack, and it gives her the courage to remain under the hood on the dock in NY when Cal goes looking for her. We don't know about her husband and children, only the grand daughter, and I think that's on purpose; any depth there undermines her dedication to the promise she made Jack to "never let go". She let's go of a lot - Jack's physical body, the Heart itself (at the end), her husband - but never lets go of what Jack caused to blossom within her.
(And we do not know whether her child is in fact Jack's or the husband!)
I'm not arguing with you, just my take...Normally whenever Titanic comes up I post the most hysterically batshit insane movie review I've ever seen. This time I decided not to, but since we're now dealing with a character analysis of Rose it looks like I should have. From The Christian Spotlight on Cienma:
I think the one thing that sort of blunts the charge of "dumb" is that she's 17 and doesn't know different. She was for all intents and purposes groomed to be Cal's eye candy, and Jack opens something else up (no pun intended). We already know that she's better read than her peers (the Freud reference at dinner; the awareness of the new wave of painters, Monet and Picasso). You'll note in the pictures - which at first I thought were dumb, but if you assume that she knows she's going to die there, it makes more sense - she's on a horse - riding normal - in front of roller coasters. That's a direct result of the conversation on deck where he shows her his drawings for the first time; he talks about being on Santa Monica pier and riding the coasters till he pukes, and they talk about riding horses and she says "teach me?" or something like that. I think that all that came after is a direct result of meeting Jack, and it gives her the courage to remain under the hood on the dock in NY when Cal goes looking for her. We don't know about her husband and children, only the grand daughter, and I think that's on purpose; any depth there undermines her dedication to the promise she made Jack to "never let go". She let's go of a lot - Jack's physical body, the Heart itself (at the end), her husband - but never lets go of what Jack caused to blossom within her.
(And we do not know whether her child is in fact Jack's or the husband!)
Hollywood lost at sea, or the Titanic sinks again
review by guest, Elizabeth Farah of WorldNetDaily, reprinted with permission
I didn’t want to write this article. I resisted, but now that “Titanic” has become the top grossing film of all time—in the U.S. and the world, I feel compelled. Surpassing “Star Wars,” “Titanic” has taken in some $1 billion internationally and $465 million domestically. Besides its dollar achievements, “Titanic” has received 15 Academy Award nominations and, from what I can tell, nearly universal acclaim—but not in our household.
This is not only a bad movie, it’s a fundamentally immoral one—deceptive, manipulative, offensive.
This is not only a bad movie, it’s a fundamentally immoral one—deceptive, manipulative, offensive. A monument to the moral destitution of our society. Last night I watched a reporter interview a psychologist as to the meaning of the movie’s success. I learned “Titanic” has achieved its extraordinary popularity because the American people are looking for stories about the meaning of life. Well, America, if you found “Titanic” satisfies this quest, our country is in a great deal of trouble. The psychologist closed saying that “movies are a reflection of what’s going on in our culture.” I agree. Boy, do I agree. One only has to study the American people’s response to the scandals and crimes of the current administration for confirmation of this fact.
Ask yourself if the stunning superficial beauty of this film obscured its underlying ugliness.
For those of you who have already seen the movie—and loved it, read on. Ask yourself if the stunning superficial beauty of this film obscured its underlying ugliness. For those of you who haven’t seen it, ask yourself if a movie which upholds the values “Titanic” does, can be a great movie despite its moral bankruptcy. The film’s success, a hundred years ago, would have elicited a nationwide uproar concerning the relationship of art to morality. (Can any artistic achievement which glorifies immorality be “great?”) Not in today’s America.
So what’s wrong with “Titanic”? Gee, where do I begin? For starters, the “heroine” of “Titanic,” Rose, is a self-absorbed, spoiled aristocrat. She takes the fateful journey with her mother and wealthy fiancee, Cal, who presents her with a priceless diamond necklace during the voyage. She is having second thoughts about her engagement. You see, she doesn’t love the arrogant, pretentious Cal—she is marrying him for his money (at her mother’s urging). Rose’s misgivings predictably have nothing to do with a guilty conscience at her deception.
Let me pause to reflect on the general theme of the characterizations the screenwriters developed. There is a simple formula: All wealthy people are boorish, overbearing, dishonest, selfish, pretentious, and greedy—some are evil. All people of limited means are genuine, loving, selfless, honorable and generous. This simplistic and shallow (not to mention untrue) way of portraying the movie’s characters is truly sophomoric. But apparently the general public cannot see the injustice and inaccuracy of this propaganda. Can it be that the dumbing down of America, and the left’s tactic of fomenting class envy has been so successful that they actually agree with the manipulators who produced this movie? I shudder.
Back to our “heroine.” She’s unfulfilled by her life. Her intended doesn’t appreciate her Picassos. She doesn’t like cocktail party chitchat. She’s misunderstood. So, she does what anyone in her situation would do. She makes a half-hearted attempt to kill herself by jumping overboard. During the botched suicide try, she meets the “hero,” a young struggling artist who won his third-class ticket on the Titanic in a poker game. How does he make his living? Selling his third-rate sketches for ten cents each. As you can guess, using the formula outlined above, Jack is genuine, loving, selfless and honorable. (Just ignore his seduction of another man’s future wife.) He pursues Rose during the next few days finally convincing her to go below decks—where the poor (good) people are. Rose has a wonderful time at a raucous party.
Stop the tape. Rose, an engaged woman, deceives her fiancé, and goes with another man to a party—where they kiss. How courageous. Cal’s assistant witnesses her moral lapse and reports back to the boss. The following morning, Cal has the audacity to be angry at Rose! He… tells Rose that no wife of his is going to act this way. To me, this would be an understandable reaction. If the genders were reversed, the writers would have portrayed the offended female as righteously indignant. But he is a rich, white male—thus, we are encouraged to despise his actions and sympathize with Rose instead.
Rose has decided not to go through with the marriage—she loves Jack. What would a heroine do in this circumstance? She could go to her fiancé, explain she doesn’t love him and call off the wedding. Since the 500 wedding invitations have gone out, he is paying for her transit, and he will obviously be humiliated by her breaking off the engagement, she could delay a public display of affection for Jack until after their arrival in America. Or she could ask Jack, a man she just met, to draw her naked in her fiancé’s sitting room. She could wear the fabulous diamond—a gift of her fiancé. Then she could leave that picture, along with the diamond and a cruel note in the fiancé’s safe. Next she could go off with Jack and have sex in the back seat of her fiancé’s car in the hold of the ship. Hmm. This is a difficult decision. What would a heroine do? Since the fiancé is a rich, white male—she does the latter.
Every one of my daughters’ friends has seen “Titanic.” Of course my kids can’t figure out why I won’t let them see this trash. (Another emergency family round-table discussion.) Courage to do the right thing though difficult is a necessary quality of all heroes. Sins do not become virtues because those whom you sin against are pompous. You cannot be a hero if you are fundamentally dishonest and cruel. Heroes can sin, but they must atone for those sins to remain a hero. (For the record, I have sinned many times, but I was never a hero when I did.) Filmmakers have other options when dealing with a less than virtuous “hero.” The tone of the movie can indict the immorality of the “hero.” Other characters of integrity can denounce sinful behavior. In a sadistic twist the only persons appalled at Rose’s immorality are the villains! Compare “Titanic” to “Gone With the Wind,” “An Affair to Remember” and “Casablanca”—forget it.
To the secularist, life is short—get what you want—when you want it, and in what ever way necessary. Our heros fit into the latter category.
“Titanic” reminds me of the distinctions between people of faith and secularists. While all agree that death is inevitable and very often unexpected the religious and secularists do not agree on the behavior life’s fragility should promote. Those of faith, know they may meet their Maker, at any moment, at which time they will account for their sins. Their fear and deep love for God inspires them in their constant struggle for righteousness. To the secularist, life is short—get what you want—when you want it, and in what ever way necessary. Our heros fit into the latter category.
Before I get to the most insulting scene in this movie, I’ll regale you with a few more choice excerpts. In one scene Rose humiliates her dining partners (including her mother) by self-righteously concluding that the Titanic represented a phallic symbol to one of the guests at the table. (We were supposed to find her terribly sophisticated and enlightened for her time.) Rude, crude behavior is never sophisticated. Of course, when Rose uses a certain four-letter word and the accompanying hand gesture in another scene, we are again supposed to admire her.
As the Titanic is sinking, we are treated to the heroism and cowardice of the passengers. A mother holding an infant asks Captain Edward Smith what she should do. We are stunned to see him callously turn away from her without any offer of help—later we see them frozen in the Atlantic. In reality, the captain went down with the ship, and in one survivor’s account, Smith, bobbing in the freezing water yells out encouragements to those hanging on to an overturned lifeboat. He never asks to be taken aboard.
One of the most inspiring true stories of the Titanic is that of Margaret Brown.
One of the most inspiring true stories of the Titanic is that of Margaret Brown. You’ve heard of the unsinkable Molly Brown. In real life, Margaret was a survivor in one of the lifeboats. A sailor refused her command to turn around and pick up survivors dying in the water. He threatened her, but she forced him to go back. In the movie—she shuts up.
In the movie, the lower decks are locked behind a floor-to-ceiling gate. The ships crew heartlessly refuses to unlock the gates—condemning those trapped to a certain death. The truth? The gates on the Titanic were short enough to be climbed over—even if they were locked. It is true that far more lower class passengers died than the wealthy, but not for this reason. (On that note I will mention that the tales of courage exhibited by the “upper-class”—as well as by others related in first-hand accounts are truly inspiring—I just don’t have space to recount them.)
How does our “heroine” behave? You be the judge. Jack and the evil fiancé persuade Rose to get into a lifeboat. Lifeboats are scarce. There are only enough for about half the passengers. She takes a seat coveted by hundreds of other passengers—including other women and many children. Then, at the last moment, when it’s too late for anyone else to claim it, she hurls herself back into the ship to find her true love. The fact is she is responsible for one other passenger’s death—the one who could have taken her place. How are we supposed to interpret this act? “Oh, how romantic, she’d rather die than leave her one true love.” As we see later, Jack dies as a direct result of her recapitulation—but our little Rose survives.
As a matter of fact, Rose lives into her 100s. We experience the story of the Titanic though her words as she recounts the events to her granddaughter and the crew of the salvage ship. Ironically, they are searching for the very diamond which Rose wore in the portrait created by her lost love. You see, the diamond went down with the ship along with Rose—as far as Cal and his family know. Of course the insurance company suffered a tremendous loss when the claim was submitted.
But wait. We know the diamond was in Cal’s jacket, the jacket he offered to the shivering Rose. What gives? Did she lose the diamond while swimming in the Atlantic? No, in the final scene of the movie we discover the 100-year-old Rose has kept the diamond all these years! For those of you who don’t get it—our “heroine” stole the diamond! She is a thief! Does she feel remorse, regret? No!
When, oh when, did thievery achieve the moral equivalence of valor?
This little old lady stands up on a railing as she did while contemplating suicide 80 years ago, and throws the necklace overboard—instead of herself! To the moviegoers and no doubt the producers of this movie, this act was the final crowning virtuous achievement in the life of this courageous woman. When, oh when, did thievery achieve the moral equivalence of valor? Was the family of her fiancé so evil that they deserved this? Were the owners of the insurance company evil, greedy, white males? Probably, therefore, their loss is justifiable. (To the knee-jerk liberals out there, what could the proceeds from selling a diamond worth perhaps 10’s or 100’s of millions of dollars do for “the children”?)
And that, kind readers, is the story of the Titanic. Yes, they may have gotten the number of portholes right. The chandeliers, woodwork and china patterns may have been “perfect.” But the true story—the one involving people, faith, truth, justice, honesty, courage, loyalty, etc. went down with the Titanic this time. Yes, movies do reflect the culture but the culture of a society is influenced by its art. So many millions have seen this movie—they have sub-consciously absorbed the moral relativism of the producers. Millions of children, in their innocence, have learned what kind of character a heroine embodies. The future of America will someday be in their hands.
The "love story" proper in the movie is really dumb. Even if one accepts that a young, affluent girl on the voyage might become infatuated with a person like Jack, the notion that she would have held onto those feelings through another 80 years, after getting married and having kids and grandkids is just absurd.
It's over-the-top, to be certain, but there ARE elements of truth in that review. We ARE supposed to feel the class distinctions she points out. We ARE supposed to take the appropriate sides in this.Color me surprised! :lol
Now, I don't think all the judgment she exhibits is accurate - I think there's a slightly different message with Rose going below decks, for example - but there were easily three times when I was reading that where she wrote something to the effect of "and we're supposed to think" and that's exactly what I DID think.
Almost certainly grist for another thread, but what else are we supposed to do? The only meaning of life we're ever going to find is going to be specific to ourselves. I figured it out years ago: Shit happens and then you die. It's really that simple. I doubt that works for most people, though, so they can figure out their own. Frankly, if somebody were to figure out a meaning of life that didn't comport with their own values and behaviors, and then change to meet that new understanding, I'd really have to question their sanity.QuoteAnd she's right; we are an exceedingly insecure nation, looking not for "the meaning of life", but rather, A meaning of life that fits our world view, whether it's right or not (a subtle, but important, distinction).
:lol
I would love to go to see a movie with this lady.
It's like she lived the life Jack wanted her to life, and that she married not out of love, but just to keep the promise to Jack to have a family. Imagine what it was like for the other guy, being essentially cuckholded from beyond the watery grave and being just a rebound guy that gave her children just because Jack wanted her to have a life.
It's over-the-top, to be certain, but there ARE elements of truth in that review.
Almost certainly grist for another thread, but what else are we supposed to do? The only meaning of life we're ever going to find is going to be specific to ourselves. I figured it out years ago: Shit happens and then you die. It's really that simple. I doubt that works for most people, though, so they can figure out their own. Frankly, if somebody were to figure out a meaning of life that didn't comport with their own values and behaviors, and then change to meet that new understanding, I'd really have to question their sanity.
Three Days of the Condor (1975)I loved Three Days of the Condor. I loved how he was simultaneously the good guy on the run from rogue spooks, and the bad guy taking Faye Dunaway hostage out of sheer desperation. Movies with normal people forced into extreme measures, beyond their ability to cope really work for me.
9/10
This movie in many ways feels like a blueprint that the Bourne movies and many other spy thrillers have used. Prior to watching I had no idea what the movie was about at all. It came as a double feature with The President's Men Blu-ray set which I wanted to get, so Condor was just a bonus for me. I loved how the story unfolded and you learn what's going on just the Condor is. The action at times shows its age and of course all that technology! But overall I found it entertaining and a well structured movie.
I might swing for more movies set in the 70s if I don't find where I put the Kwai Bluray, probably start Chinatown next.
It's not the 70s, but if you haven't seen it, North by Northwest has the same sort of feel to it. Poor Cary Grant has no clue who's trying to kill him, and they're coming from all different angles.
Watched Titanic again last night.
North by Northwest is a treat. Enjoy!
Watched Titanic again last night.
Again?? WTF??
I can't believe people have actually watched it once.
It cracked me up when he came to drunk off his ass and rolling towards a cliff, and realized "oh, I can handle this, no problem" and commenced to driving home like nothing was wrong. Also that the agency was content to disavow the whole thing. "Save him, why would we do that?" In the end it was Grant that really made it all work. His befuddlement was the important part.North by Northwest is a treat. Enjoy!
It was indeed! What a movie, as with me I am always drawn first to the technical merits of a movie. And this movie has some absolutely gorgeous cinematography. Always knew about the crop-dusting scene and had seen clips of it but it was great to finally watch the whole thing in context. I kept thinking this felt like a very early James Bond type of movie and can see that I'm not the only one.
Cary Grant acting incredulous apparently was also due to the fact that he couldn't make heads or tails of the script and kept telling Hitchcock that, which fit the role he was playing.
Have to give a shoutout to the Blu-ray restoration, that thing looks pristine and as sharp as can be along with great colors.
I wilm not be the only one to say, "SAAAYY WHHAAATT?"
It cracked me up when he came to drunk off his ass and rolling towards a cliff, and realized "oh, I can handle this, no problem" and commenced to driving home like nothing was wrong. Also that the agency was content to disavow the whole thing. "Save him, why would we do that?" In the end it was Grant that really made it all work. His befuddlement was the important part.North by Northwest is a treat. Enjoy!
It was indeed! What a movie, as with me I am always drawn first to the technical merits of a movie. And this movie has some absolutely gorgeous cinematography. Always knew about the crop-dusting scene and had seen clips of it but it was great to finally watch the whole thing in context. I kept thinking this felt like a very early James Bond type of movie and can see that I'm not the only one.
Cary Grant acting incredulous apparently was also due to the fact that he couldn't make heads or tails of the script and kept telling Hitchcock that, which fit the role he was playing.
Have to give a shoutout to the Blu-ray restoration, that thing looks pristine and as sharp as can be along with great colors.
I've seen a couple of things with Cary Grant, and I think he's great. Great timing for comedic stuff, and enough chops for drama as well. My wife watches a lot of older movies, and I end up watching some with her. Without action scenes, special effects, and symphonic music playing all the time, everything hangs on the acting performances, and Cary Grant is always solid.
I've seen a couple of things with Cary Grant, and I think he's great. Great timing for comedic stuff, and enough chops for drama as well. My wife watches a lot of older movies, and I end up watching some with her. Without action scenes, special effects, and symphonic music playing all the time, everything hangs on the acting performances, and Cary Grant is always solid.
This is very true of older movies, the acting is what truly makes those movies a classic and almost always carry the weight of the movie. The "acting" also was a very different type of theater derived acting compared to the hyper realistic portrayal these days. It's nice to sometimes just pause and watch those older movies knowing they are "acting". I think I enjoy the movies more that way.
I harass my wife about that Chris. There are a few modern shows that my wife watches that has that "Uppity" conversations and it makes me want to throw up. No mother/daughter conversations sound like this.
I harass my wife about that Chris. There are a few modern shows that my wife watches that has that "Uppity" conversations and it makes me want to throw up. No mother/daughter conversations sound like this.
My wife and I were watching Zooey's Magical Playlist, or whatever it's called (I watched it because of Peter Gallagher, who... well, spoiler alert, I may not be watching much longer) and I remarked to my wife that listening to these millennials snark and quip themselves into oblivion is utterly exhausting. I couldn't possibly maintain that sharp an edge verbally for an entire work day THEN keep it up throughout the evening too.
I harass my wife about that Chris. There are a few modern shows that my wife watches that has that "Uppity" conversations and it makes me want to throw up. No mother/daughter conversations sound like this.
My wife and I were watching Zooey's Magical Playlist, or whatever it's called (I watched it because of Peter Gallagher, who... well, spoiler alert, I may not be watching much longer) and I remarked to my wife that listening to these millennials snark and quip themselves into oblivion is utterly exhausting. I couldn't possibly maintain that sharp an edge verbally for an entire work day THEN keep it up throughout the evening too.
The Gilmore Girls is one and Good Witch. The dialog is not believable. Mt wife giggles when I talk like they do on these shows to her.
My wife and I were watching Zooey's Magical Playlist, or whatever it's called (I watched it because of Peter Gallagher, who... well, spoiler alert, I may not be watching much longer) and I remarked to my wife that listening to these millennials snark and quip themselves into oblivion is utterly exhausting. I couldn't possibly maintain that sharp an edge verbally for an entire work day THEN keep it up throughout the evening too.
Pumping Iron
A scripted documentary but one of my all time favourites. Arnold’s charisma and mind games towards other competitors is legendary
I'd say she's doing fina.
I haven't seen it since it was in theaters. Thirty eight years, apparently. I don't recall liking it at the time, but I was probably looking for something different back then (T&A, slashings, shootouts, etc.). I'd almost certainly think differently of it now. I tend to bed a sucker for Spielberg adventure movies, and I always like seeing kids get the best of the big bad government, so there's a pretty good chance I'd dig it.
I made the mistake of wondering who the Asian girl was, so I looked it up. Are you kidding? Her name is Awkwafina?
(https://i.imgur.com/yyw5yuN.jpg)
I mean, are you kidding?
I believe that's her stage name.
she'll really need to get rid of that stage name and go back to her legal name if she wants that bright future.
So watched ET last night. I've always said "I've seen that", when asked, but there was so much that I didn't remember there's no way I actually DID watch it.
Might as well add WarGames to your watch party then.
Rampage
Silly fun monster movie with Dwayne Johnson as The Rock. Yes, that's redundant and sarcastic, but let's face it: he basically just plays himself in every movie.
A couple of unexpected twists and turns, and a whole lot of expected things, because apparently this movie was based on a video game from 1986. I had no idea. And it's a monster movie; there are certain things that must happen in movies like this. But my son heard that the movie was fun, and he picked it because it's his birthday, so we ordered food and let him pick the movie we watched last night.
Anyway, pretty entertaining, great dialogue with lots of funny quips, and pretty great special effects.
Four genetically modified creatures out of five.
Spirited Away, a Japanese animated movie dubbed over with American actors like Michael Chiklis, Suzanne Pleschette, Lauren Holly, John Ratzenberger (the American version was produced by John Lasseter of Pixar fame, though it's not a kids movie.). Blown away. SO good.
WarGames was one of my favorite movies growing up. I haven't seen it in many years, and while I am sure it totally reeks of all things 80s, I bet it holds up better than many movies from that era.
I watched the exact same movie last night and have the same reaction! I truly enjoyed it for all the action and gun fights and stunt choreography. The sequel has already been commissioned as it is one of Netflix's most viewed movie. The movie story is about as predictable as they come but what truly sets it apart is the fight choreography, highly entertaining even if a bit on the violent side.
It's apparently based on a graphic novel and written by one of the Avengers Director Joe Russo. The stuntman for Cap and other MCU movies directed this movie which is his first.
Loved the 12 min "one take" scene, that was insane and several of the fights were so well done you couldn't look away.
Also shout out to the 2nd character "Saju" I thought he was great and held his own compared to Hemsworth.
I'm loving what John Wick has done to the action genre, introduced some really fun action movies with simple to contrived stories but packed with visceral and engaging action. Atomic Blonde was similar and I read that Old Guard is along those lines which I am meaning to check out.
Speaking of Ghibli, a few nights ago I watched Grave of the Fireflies. Damn it was fucking depressing :lolSpirited Away, a Japanese animated movie dubbed over with American actors like Michael Chiklis, Suzanne Pleschette, Lauren Holly, John Ratzenberger (the American version was produced by John Lasseter of Pixar fame, though it's not a kids movie.). Blown away. SO good.
Those Ghibli Studios movie are so awesome! Check Howl's Roaming Castle or My Friend Totoro as well!
Speaking of Ghibli, a few nights ago I watched Grave of the Fireflies. Damn it was fucking depressing :lolSpirited Away, a Japanese animated movie dubbed over with American actors like Michael Chiklis, Suzanne Pleschette, Lauren Holly, John Ratzenberger (the American version was produced by John Lasseter of Pixar fame, though it's not a kids movie.). Blown away. SO good.
Those Ghibli Studios movie are so awesome! Check Howl's Roaming Castle or My Friend Totoro as well!
I watched that new Netflix movie "Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga".
Absolutely loved it. Killer soundtrack too.
American Psycho.
I've seen this movie before - a couple times - and it's fascinating that I seem to have a different conclusion each time. Is he killer? Is this all in his fantasies? Something of both? It's an interesting movie; you can basically take segments of the movie and fit them to almost any explanation.
Plus, Christian Bale is wonderful.
I believe that the confusion is deliberate; I remember reading about the investigator and the actor said that he was told to play it a bit differently with each take, so he would act like he knew that Christian Bale was guilty, then like he assumed he might be innocent etc... so that the combined takes would underline this doubt.
American Psycho.
I've seen this movie before - a couple times - and it's fascinating that I seem to have a different conclusion each time. Is he killer? Is this all in his fantasies? Something of both? It's an interesting movie; you can basically take segments of the movie and fit them to almost any explanation.
Plus, Christian Bale is wonderful.
It's been a while since I've seen this movie but I remember having the same thoughts everytime I watched it. Me and my friends would discuss it and we'd have opposite conclusions at every rewatch. I can't remember if the book is supposed to be more definitive and let the movie be ambigiuos.
The Green Mile
Terrifier (2016) - A fun slasher flick elevated by the villain Art the Clown. The actor playing him had actual mime experience and incorporated it into the part and he's just so fun and sometimes legitimately creepy to watch.
I watched Bradley Cooper in LIMITLESS
It was ok. It killed 90 mins. But he was too unlikeable to "win".
I preferred Luc Besson's LUCY. It was stupid and ridiculous - but it was so much fun.
My fave thing about "Lucy" - was - it didn't do that tired trope where - she has the powers. Oops now she doesn't someone else does and she has to get em back.
Nope. She literally has them for the whole film and is unbeatable and just keeps getting more invincible :lol Loved it.
Terrifier (2016) - A fun slasher flick elevated by the villain Art the Clown. The actor playing him had actual mime experience and incorporated it into the part and he's just so fun and sometimes legitimately creepy to watch.
Love this. The gore is pretty awesome. There’s a sequel coming out soon.
Michael Keaton is great.
Please don't turn out to be a secret scumbag.
Michael Keaton is great.
Please don't turn out to be a secret scumbag.
Posted this in another thread.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAVvny-FxjA
How's the context in the movie? who says that to whom? maybe it was the writers' way to imply that the technology to clone dinosaurs from DNA was simply avalaible and so it was promptly used rather than stopping and thinking "Hey, is it really a smart move to bring bang giant killing machines from aeons ago?"
Went to a drive-in to see two of my favorites. The Toxic Avenger (1984), and Re-Animator (1985)
Though weirdly they played the 20 minute longer "integral" cut of Re-Animator with all the cut Subplots re added to the movie. No Idea how that happened.
Went to a drive-in to see two of my favorites. The Toxic Avenger (1984), and Re-Animator (1985)
Though weirdly they played the 20 minute longer "integral" cut of Re-Animator with all the cut Subplots re added to the movie. No Idea how that happened.
I like Re-Animator. I think the concept is different and pretty cool, and of course Barbara Crampton is a nice bonus. I know I saw some kind of Director's Cut or something with more Barbara goodies, but I don't know if that was the "integral" cut.
Deliverance (1972)
Hadn't seen it since I was a kid. Hardly Oscar material but I liked it. There was a lot more going on than I remembered. There was also quite a bit of ambiguity.
Deliverance
On a side note, the surly sherriff who appears at the end of the flick is the author of the novel, James Dickey.Far out. Didn't know that. He actually did a very good job. Most of the time non-actors are downright painful to watch. And even when they aren't it's usually still pretty obvious that they're not actors. I got none of that from the sheriff. I didn't think of him as surly, though. Even when he told them they'd better not come back, he explained that it was just wanting the town to die in peace. It wasn't out of any sort of hostility.
The FBI movie with Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy; funnier than it should have been. I enjoyed it. McCarthy's family - Bill Burr, Michael Tucci, Joey McIntyre, Rob Corddry, Jane Curtain, (I don't remember the names of the girlfriends) - were HILARIOUS.
The FBI movie with Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy; funnier than it should have been. I enjoyed it. McCarthy's family - Bill Burr, Michael Tucci, Joey McIntyre, Rob Corddry, Jane Curtain, (I don't remember the names of the girlfriends) - were HILARIOUS.
I like Bullock. I hate McCarthy. She's just one of those overweight 'comics' who does " i'm fat and I fall down and eat everything " thing in every film.
The FBI movie with Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy; funnier than it should have been. I enjoyed it. McCarthy's family - Bill Burr, Michael Tucci, Joey McIntyre, Rob Corddry, Jane Curtain, (I don't remember the names of the girlfriends) - were HILARIOUS.
I like Bullock. I hate McCarthy. She's just one of those overweight 'comics' who does " i'm fat and I fall down and eat everything " thing in every film.
She can actually be pretty funny when she plays an actual person. Unfortunately she tends to go for the live action cartoon character roles which is a shame.
So...my wife decided that she wanted to watch Jurassic Park, and then she decided that we would watch another movie with an actor/actress common to the two movies, and then continue with that. So far, we've done Jurassic Park, Independence Day, Men in Black and The Fugitive. I think Air Force One will be next. And yes, these are all movies we've seen many times because she typically falls asleep while we watch.
I loved Jason Isaacs' Southern Accent in Star trek Discovery.
Midsommar. Quite original and weird folk horror film. I can see how it can be boring to some people but I found it more interesting than most horror films, which might not be a high bar for me :lol. I think I prefer it over Hereditary.
Yeah, jump scares are lame just like sex scenes with sheets covering a woman's chest. Do something different already or don't even bother FFS.All of this :metal
I actually think Die Hard With a Vengeance is better than Die Hard 2.
Die Hard 4.0 is not bad and Die Hard 5 is a colossal turd.
He went from being an ordinary guy in the wrong place at the wrong time - to an indestructible super hero.
Die Hard 2I liked 2 better than most, but it's not a great movie. Plenty of laughable moments, but setting it at an airport was a great idea, and definitely a more entertaining locale than an office building. And seriously, Hollie needs to take the kids and move someplace far away that does not have an airport.
Not in the same league as the original, but still an excellent movie and sequel!
Die Hard 3 was great. Die Hard 4 was good but a bit silly. Die Hard 5 was just terrible.
Die Hard 3 was great. Die Hard 4 was good but a bit silly. Die Hard 5 was just terrible.
I forgot "A Good Day to Die Hard" existed.#Blessed
Once Upon a Time in HollywoodYeah, when I watched it at home I thought a lot better of it than I did in the theater. It looked great on the big screen, and the funny bits are even funnier with an audience, but seeing it the first time kind of leaves you bewildered, which I suspect was his point. You didn't know what kind of movie it was going in, and you still didn't know what it was when you left. I reckon that's why QT was so adamant that people avoid spoilers, which I certainly did. Watching at home you know what to expect and you can just take it all in.
Watched it for the first time since seeing it in a cinema last year. I freaking love this movie!
I remember how the entire theater laughed during the Manson disciples scene at the end. :lol I couldn't breathe! :rollin
Tenet (2020) and then I got home and watched VENOM (2018)
Tenet was a bit slow to begin with but gradually got going. The story was confusing as hell but the set pieces were great. I need to see it again.
Venom - i'd heard nothing but bad things - but I enjoyed it. I'd put it on par with a lower mid tier Marvel movie like Iron Man 3 or something.
Not awesome but not terrible. Just entertaining enough for 2 hours.
Once Upon a Time in HollywoodYeah, when I watched it at home I thought a lot better of it than I did in the theater. It looked great on the big screen, and the funny bits are even funnier with an audience, but seeing it the first time kind of leaves you bewildered, which I suspect was his point. You didn't know what kind of movie it was going in, and you still didn't know what it was when you left. I reckon that's why QT was so adamant that people avoid spoilers, which I certainly did. Watching at home you know what to expect and you can just take it all in.
Watched it for the first time since seeing it in a cinema last year. I freaking love this movie!
I remember how the entire theater laughed during the Manson disciples scene at the end. :lol I couldn't breathe! :rollin
And yeah, the final 10 minutes make it so worth while. When he hurled the can of dog food at the girl it damn near killed me laughing so hard.
Cabaret - 1972
Been a bit since I've seen it, but it is just so good. The music tends to be what people remember, but the rise of Nazism is portrayed as a very interesting backdrop.
Cabaret - 1972
Been a bit since I've seen it, but it is just so good. The music tends to be what people remember, but the rise of Nazism is portrayed as a very interesting backdrop.
I remember watching a mini-doc on the historical aspects of the film, and what they got right, and what they got wrong. Alas, it was many years ago. That film is worth watching if only for Joel Grey.
Cabaret - 1972
Been a bit since I've seen it, but it is just so good. The music tends to be what people remember, but the rise of Nazism is portrayed as a very interesting backdrop.
I remember watching a mini-doc on the historical aspects of the film, and what they got right, and what they got wrong. Alas, it was many years ago. That film is worth watching if only for Joel Grey.
He's fantastic, for sure, but I also think people forget about the rest of the movie. Michael York is really fantastic. The whole subplot with Fritz and Natalia is also extremely important.
We finished up our MCU rewatch with Spider-Man: Far From Home. So good.
Then we introduced our 17-year old to City Slickers. What a fun film.
They loved it. Actually looking forward to seeing the sequel!We finished up our MCU rewatch with Spider-Man: Far From Home. So good.
Then we introduced our 17-year old to City Slickers. What a fun film.
What did they think? I always worry about introducing people to films like that these days because I worry they'll lose attention or think it's boring. I love those kinds of movies, but they're just not made anymore.
They loved it. Actually looking forward to seeing the sequel!We finished up our MCU rewatch with Spider-Man: Far From Home. So good.
Then we introduced our 17-year old to City Slickers. What a fun film.
What did they think? I always worry about introducing people to films like that these days because I worry they'll lose attention or think it's boring. I love those kinds of movies, but they're just not made anymore.
I have successfully introduced my kids to all kinds of 80s films, particularly The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Ghostbusters, Spaceballs, The Princess Bride, Real Genius, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, The Karate Kid, Dead Poets Society, Top Gun, and Big (probably more as well, plus multiple 90s films as well). One of their favorite films is Tombstone.
Going Clear - The scientology documentary
Still just as crazy and scary as it was when I saw it years ago.
Tenet.
That was the biggest mind-fuck ever. Inception was child's play. This was confusing as shit. I get the sense that I'd need to watch it at least 4 or 5 more times to 'get' it. I comprehend most of the overall main-plot, but the time inversion stuff....
:splodearms:
But what about the DUNE teaser?!?
I’ve never heard of the Last Shark but that scene is making me laugh
I’m just reading up on the Last Shark, sounds like there was lawsuits from the Jaws people. Speaking of Jaws, obviously the first one is a cinematic classic; but I’ve always liked part 3 for the extreme cheese factor
I’m just reading up on the Last Shark, sounds like there was lawsuits from the Jaws people. Speaking of Jaws, obviously the first one is a cinematic classic; but I’ve always liked part 3 for the extreme cheese factor
Did you wear the red/blue 3D glasses in the theatre like I did?!
I’m just reading up on the Last Shark, sounds like there was lawsuits from the Jaws people. Speaking of Jaws, obviously the first one is a cinematic classic; but I’ve always liked part 3 for the extreme cheese factor
Did you wear the red/blue 3D glasses in the theatre like I did?!
I watch the two most recent Jumanji movies last weekend. Those movies were hilarious.
I watch the two most recent Jumanji movies last weekend. Those movies were hilarious.
Funny you say that: I saw by accident the last say, 15 minutes of the newest one and my wife and I decided we're going to watch them both (for her, again; I've not seen either) next time we have a quiet night of TV.
I watch the two most recent Jumanji movies last weekend. Those movies were hilarious.
Funny you say that: I saw by accident the last say, 15 minutes of the newest one and my wife and I decided we're going to watch them both (for her, again; I've not seen either) next time we have a quiet night of TV.
Highly recommend both (the first is better, and the second one has at least a few eye-rolling moments). Karen Gillan is now at the top of my list of alternate universe wives.
Both new Jumanji movies surprised me by how laugh out loud funny they are. I too prefer the 1st one compared to the 2nd but the 2nd one is no slouch either.
Both new Jumanji movies surprised me by how laugh out loud funny they are. I too prefer the 1st one compared to the 2nd but the 2nd one is no slouch either.
Same. I didn't really know what to expect other than "the movie is from an inside the game perspective". I genuinely loved them. I laughed way more than I ever expected to, and I thought the story was surprisingly solid.
I foresee the third one rubbing a lot of people the wrong way because it looks like it's going to be "real world" like the original film.
Basically at this point I'm in for anything Dwayne Johnson puts out. Some of this stuff has no right being any good, but it's always at least mildly enjoyable. Yes, I'm looking at you Baywatch and Rampage.
Basically at this point I'm in for anything Dwayne Johnson puts out. Some of this stuff has no right being any good, but it's always at least mildly enjoyable. Yes, I'm looking at you Baywatch and Rampage.
Basically at this point I'm in for anything Dwayne Johnson puts out. Some of this stuff has no right being any good, but it's always at least mildly enjoyable. Yes, I'm looking at you Baywatch and Rampage.
You know, I really have to give that guy credit. He was famous as hell before he started acting (in movies), and he decided that after wrestling he wanted to do screen work. He started at the very bottom as far as roles go and made some really crappy stuff along the way, and now I think of him as a legitimate actor. He's not The Rock who got handed movies roles, but a dude who I feel actually worked his way up. And I kind of like the stuff he does. I really enjoyed him in The Run Down.
You know, I really have to give that guy credit. He was famous as hell before he started acting (in movies)
You know, I really have to give that guy credit. He was famous as hell before he started acting (in movies)
Eh...being a big name in wrestlacting ≠ "famous as hell." I certainly had never heard of him before he started making movies.
I watched Passengers over the past two nights. What a dud! I felt like the premise was good, and they could have done so much more with it than they did.
It was certainly thought provoking, but it left me feeling a little disturbed.
Blinded By the Light. A coming of age story about a son of pakistani emigrants in the UK in the '80s, who wants to become a writer and discovers Bruce Springsteen's music which has a profound impact on him.I don't know anything about Springsteen other than his hits and I enjoyed that movie.
Nice as any coming of age movie can be, of course the big draw are the references to Springsteen's music and his songs which are all over the movie. Watching it not knowing Springsteen would be pointless.
This is the first time you’ve seen “Jaws”????
I watched Animal House for the first time ever. For a 40 year old movie I enjoyed it and had some good laughs here and there. Probably would have been laughing my ass off if I saw it back in 78One of my all-time favorites. The star of the movie was Elmer Bernstein. Elmer always wrote his scores to be another character in the film, and this might have been his best example. Every scene is perfectly choreographed. Fun fact: John Landis brought all of the Delta House members to the shoot a week or two early, and set them all up on the top floor of a hotel so they could party together and bond, and they did. He brought the Omega guys in two days before the shoot and put them on the bottom floor, underneath the never ending party. And they were not invited. They were outsiders in a tight knit clique and didn't particularly enjoy themselves. They didn't hate each other, but there was certainly some resentment going on between the two groups during the shoot.
The star of the movie was Elmer Bernstein. Elmer always wrote his scores to be another character in the film, and this might have been his best example.
Fun fact: John Landis brought all of the Delta House members to the shoot a week or two early, and set them all up on the top floor of a hotel so they could party together and bond, and they did. He brought the Omega guys in two days before the shoot and put them on the bottom floor, underneath the never ending party. And they were not invited. They were outsiders in a tight knit clique and didn't particularly enjoy themselves. They didn't hate each other, but there was certainly some resentment going on between the two groups during the shoot.
Bernstein was the only good thing about Stripes. That was a great theme. He also did The Ten Commandments early in his career, as well as both Cape Fears. Guy had a real flair for doing comedies. His theme for Airplane! was so over the top melodramatic that it stole the show, I thought, and he added a great deal of character to Trading Places and Ghostbusters. Williams was content to just add the right tone and atmosphere to the films he scored. Bernstein wanted to be a big part of the movies he scored, like an extra character, and he usually did a great job.The star of the movie was Elmer Bernstein. Elmer always wrote his scores to be another character in the film, and this might have been his best example.
I remember when I saw he scored this film (this being much later, not in real time) and having to check the internet to see this was the same person who did The Magnificent 7 and The Great Escape, two rousing adventures. Then I saw he not only did this, but Airplane! and Stripes. It didn't seem right that the same person worked on these films, considering they are in totally different genres. Of course it happens all the time, talented composers write good scores, regardless of the film. It was just a "Whoa!" moment for me.
Bernstein was the only good thing about Stripes.
His theme for Airplane! was so over the top melodramatic that it stole the show.
Mine is probably Gone With the Wind. But then I wonder, despite it being a classic and one of the most (albeit controversially, now) highly-regarded films of all time, has "everyone" actually seen this?
Mine is probably Gone With the Wind. But then I wonder, despite it being a classic and one of the most (albeit controversially, now) highly-regarded films of all time, has "everyone" actually seen this?
Pretty sure it was on TV and maybe my parents watched it, but I'm quite sure I never sat through it all.
What I am completely at loss about it's E.T. - it was so long ago and scenes from that movie are part of pop culture that I truly and seriously don't remember if I watched it when I was a kid, or I just know the pivotal scenes "everybody" knows.
Actually in later years I made a point to try and catch up with famous old movies - saw the Godfather trilogy, Psycho, 2001 A Space Odyssey, Casablanca, The Last Emperor, Gladiator, Once Upon a Time in America just to name a few.
Browsing through the list of Best Movie winners at the Oscars, other very famous titles I didn't see are:
Shakespeare in Love
The English Patient
The Deer Hunter
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Browsing through the list of Best Movie winners at the Oscars, other very famous titles I didn't see are:
Shakespeare in Love
The English Patient
The Deer Hunter
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
I know I saw ET in the theater, so I was 6, but I don't remember it, and I have not seen it since.Browsing through the list of Best Movie winners at the Oscars, other very famous titles I didn't see are:
Shakespeare in Love
The English Patient
The Deer Hunter
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Oscar winners has less value over time, as they represent one year, and thus are not all created equal. Some NFL/MLB/NBA MVPs are better than others, in terms of statistics and overall value, both for that year and over the course of a career. And they just represent the whims of the Academy [and think how that will be even more devalued as they implement their diversity requirements).
I've never seen the English Patient or Shakespeare in Love, nor do I care to. The Deer Hunter was good, but One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is defintely worth a watch. I'd highly recommend the book to anyone, it is a masterful novel.
I think everyone has those classic "how have you never seen that?!" movies that they just never got around to seeing.
New sub-topic: What's the most famous, classic, "how have you never seen that?!" film?
Mine is probably Gone With the Wind. But then I wonder, despite it being a classic and one of the most (albeit controversially, now) highly-regarded films of all time, has "everyone" actually seen this?
Browsing through the list of Best Movie winners at the Oscars, other very famous titles I didn't see are:
This is a cynical take, but I don't put much stock in "Oscar Winner". At least in the last 25 years or so, it seems such a clique-y in-group kind of thing, with "buzz" and "word of mouth" that I think there are as many "statement" (political, social or community) wins as there are legit, "now THAT was a film!" wins. I have zero desire to see Shakespeare In Love, but Cuckoo's Nest is a must-see film. I loved that movie (and the book, by the way).
The one good shark film i've seen since that is literally Jason Statham's The MEG.
I was expecting it to be tongue in cheek fun - and that's exactly what it is. It's a really fun film that doesn't take itself seriously but isn't deliberately shit trying to be a cult film like ShartNado.
This is a cynical take, but I don't put much stock in "Oscar Winner". At least in the last 25 years or so, it seems such a clique-y in-group kind of thing, with "buzz" and "word of mouth" that I think there are as many "statement" (political, social or community) wins as there are legit, "now THAT was a film!" wins. I have zero desire to see Shakespeare In Love, but Cuckoo's Nest is a must-see film. I loved that movie (and the book, by the way).
But WHY is Cuckoo's Nest a "must-see film"? When I was in a band, the guitar player and I felt like we needed to see Clockwork Orange. We were both left with a WTF feeling.
Having looked at the last 40 years or so, it seems like the last 15 years have been all about "edgy" "artsy" stuff. The prior 20+ years seemed to be very much about popular appeal stuff (which is why I saw a lot of 90s winners).
I love when Bullock mentions President Schwarzenegger and Stallone is like :(
I love when Bullock mentions President Schwarzenegger and Stallone is like :(
Not generally a fan of the fourth wall/meta in-jokes.
She still is:
Remember that the Chief himself was at least partly insane.
Trailing along Jack Nicholson's prime.... is Chinatown worth watching? I mean, of course everything is subjective, but it's one of those "you had to be there" movies, or it's kinda timeless like Cuckoo? from the same timeframe is Taxi Driver which I LOVED, it was so immersive and gripping, but I've read that Chinatown is set in Los Angeles so, even if it's a '70s noir like Taxi Driver was, the atmosphere might be drastically different.
It's what got me thinking that there should be a proper definition of "second person" viewpoint in writing. First person is when it's written by the main character's point of view: "It bothered me that she never answered my question." Third person is when the story is told by a narrator, some unseen person: "It bothered him that she never answered his question."Your "first person" definition isn't quite right. It doesn't have to from the main character's point of view. It just has to be a character in the story, telling from an "I/we" perspective. Third person is, as you say, someone not directly involved, using the "he/she/they" perspective.
My $0.02: Chief wasn't "insane", but thought about things differently and so was considered insane. Sort of a metaphor for the movie. Those "episodes" were themselves metaphorical.
It's what got me thinking that there should be a proper definition of "second person" viewpoint in writing. First person is when it's written by the main character's point of view: "It bothered me that she never answered my question." Third person is when the story is told by a narrator, some unseen person: "It bothered him that she never answered his question."Your "first person" definition isn't quite right. It doesn't have to from the main character's point of view. It just has to be a character in the story, telling from an "I/we" perspective. Third person is, as you say, someone not directly involved, using the "he/she/they" perspective.
Second person is rarely used, because it is the story being told to the reader. It uses the "You/You're" perspective.
I don't quite follow your explanation, though. The story is being told to the reader, and the reader actually experienced the events (thus the "You/You're" perspective)? Can you provide an example?Well, like I said, it's rare. I don't know of any novels written in second person off the top of my head.
I'll have to think about it a bit, since I'm terrible at that kind of thing, but I don't think this is all that rare, to be honest.
The Great Gatsby is structured like this, I believe. As is Wuthering Heights.
I think the idea is that it IS in the first person, since that narrator isn't always reliable, and that unreliability is theirs and theirs alone.
I don't know if you're a fantasy book reader, but the Fifth Season books by N.K. Jemisin are largely 2nd person. They're very good books, but it can be pretty startling to read the author telling you what you are experiencing. "You wake up. Your head throbbing and vision out of focus. You vaguely recall your father was angry...when was that? Last night." Etc.
I don't know if a movie could pull that off, really. Honestly, I can't recall any example I've ever seen.
Why is Nick unreliable? Other that a particular affinity of Gatsby and disdain for Tom, he seems to want to tell things as they happened.
Are we presuming all non-central character 1st person narrators are unreliable?
I don't know if you're a fantasy book reader, but the Fifth Season books by N.K. Jemisin are largely 2nd person. They're very good books, but it can be pretty startling to read the author telling you what you are experiencing. "You wake up. Your head throbbing and vision out of focus. You vaguely recall your father was angry...when was that? Last night." Etc.
I don't know if a movie could pull that off, really. Honestly, I can't recall any example I've ever seen.
Interesting. Fantasy and Sci-Fi are my two main genres, so I'll try to keep that in mind when I'm looking for something new to read.
I don't know if a movie could do it. The entire thing would have to be shot POV, of course, but that's not all it takes to convince the viewer that it's happening to them. They have to "feel" it. They have to be thinking what you want them to think, be confused when they're supposed to be confused, figure things out when they're supposed to figure them out, etc, and that all takes some very careful directing. I'm sure it's been attempted (outside of the world of porn, that is), but I can't think of any mainstream examples.
I'll have to think about it a bit, since I'm terrible at that kind of thing, but I don't think this is all that rare, to be honest.Yeah, it IS rare. The overwhelming majority of fiction is written in 1st or 3rd person.
The Great Gatsby is structured like this, I believe. As is Wuthering Heights.
I think the idea is that it IS in the first person, since that narrator isn't always reliable, and that unreliability is theirs and theirs alone.
I'll have to think about it a bit, since I'm terrible at that kind of thing, but I don't think this is all that rare, to be honest.Yeah, it IS rare. The overwhelming majority of fiction is written in 1st or 3rd person.
The Great Gatsby is structured like this, I believe. As is Wuthering Heights.
I think the idea is that it IS in the first person, since that narrator isn't always reliable, and that unreliability is theirs and theirs alone.
Gatsby is 1st person. Wuthering Heights uses 2 points of view. One is 1st person, one is 3rd.
The only film I can think of that I would describe as 2nd person is Hardcore Henry. But lots of video games could be described that way.
Yes to all of that, but where I was coming from was your statement "I don't think this is all that rare, to be honest." Which made me think of me saying how rare 2nd person is. Those are the dots I connected.I'll have to think about it a bit, since I'm terrible at that kind of thing, but I don't think this is all that rare, to be honest.Yeah, it IS rare. The overwhelming majority of fiction is written in 1st or 3rd person.
The Great Gatsby is structured like this, I believe. As is Wuthering Heights.
I think the idea is that it IS in the first person, since that narrator isn't always reliable, and that unreliability is theirs and theirs alone.
Gatsby is 1st person. Wuthering Heights uses 2 points of view. One is 1st person, one is 3rd.
The only film I can think of that I would describe as 2nd person is Hardcore Henry. But lots of video games could be described that way.
Not just you, but for a couple people here: go back to Obert's post #7473. He CLEARLY was distinguishing between "first person, main character", and "first person but NOT the main character". And he called that "second person". Now, I don't ACTUALLY think that's "second person" - you yourself gave a good example of what is truly "second person" - but we're talking about a very specific kind of "first person", and I'm using Obert's terminology.
Gatsby is first person, but it's NICK, not GATSBY. That's what Orbert was asking about. I haven't read Wuthering Heights in a dog's age (I maybe never finished it, but that's unusual for me, so I doubt it) but isn't Heathcliff the main character? And isn't the narrator one of the servants?
The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971). Pretty good Giallo and the first in the genre by Sergio Martino. Not going to be one of my favorite movies of this type but enjoyable.
Speed 1 and Speed 2
You cannot deny that Speed is an awesome movie and has stood the test of time. You also can't deny that Speed 2 hasn't stood the test of time as being pure garbage and isn't a must watch based on how bad it is. Watch both :metal But I still enjoyed Speed 2!
I just checked the theater down the street from me and none of the seats are sold for the showing 57 from now.
My cousin went. 3 people in the theater. It was the 1st showing of the day but that is still a little shocking.
How many was at the theater pg?
The Empire Strikes Back! 40th anniversary!
AT A THEATER!!!
why would anyone buy a seat in advance right now when you can walk up 5 minutes before and know that there will only be a few others there. There are usually fees involved with reserving tickets online. But yeah... I'm sure most theaters are pretty dead. I would like to go to Tenet this week. We'll see if my schedule allowsI just checked the theater down the street from me and none of the seats are sold for the showing 57 from now.
My cousin went. 3 people in the theater. It was the 1st showing of the day but that is still a little shocking.
How many was at the theater pg?
Because you can choose the middle seat right behind the aisle separating the front and back of the theater. And once you buy it they'll DQ the seats all around you for social distancing. My question is why somebody wouldn't. Getting the best seat in the house is worth a couple of bucks ($1.15 for this show).why would anyone buy a seat in advance right now when you can walk up 5 minutes before and know that there will only be a few others there. There are usually fees involved with reserving tickets online. But yeah... I'm sure most theaters are pretty dead. I would like to go to Tenet this week. We'll see if my schedule allowsI just checked the theater down the street from me and none of the seats are sold for the showing 57 from now.
My cousin went. 3 people in the theater. It was the 1st showing of the day but that is still a little shocking.
How many was at the theater pg?
Bridge of Spies, Spielberg's 2015 film about Cold War-era spy shenanigans involving, among other things, a shot-down U2 spy plane.
Very well done. Great cast (Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance), and great work throughout. Would recommend.
My cousin went. 3 people in the theater. It was the 1st showing of the day but that is still a little shocking.
How many was at the theater pg?
The Empire Strikes Back! 40th anniversary!
AT A THEATER!!!
What version was it?
Because you can choose the middle seat right behind the aisle separating the front and back of the theater. And once you buy it they'll DQ the seats all around you for social distancing. My question is why somebody wouldn't. Getting the best seat in the house is worth a couple of bucks ($1.15 for this show).
No other shark movie i've ever seen has come anywhere close.
I've seen, maybe, 1 other shark movie, and heard of no more than 5. Is it that big of a genre I am missing out on?
When all is said and done with Spielberg's career, Jaws might be his crowning achievement, considering his age at the time, the challenges the crew faced, and how it helped shape the box office landscape of the 70s and the motion picture industry for decades.
Speaking of Spielberg...
What was his last truly great film ?
Just saw that Spielberg's movies have earned 133 Oscar nominations, and won 34. He's also worth 3.4 billion dollars. He's doing a whole lot to establish himself as the GOAT.
Deep Blue Sea was shocking. The Meg was fun and all the ShartNado films are atrocious.
Children of Men. Dystopian movie set in the UK in 2027, in a scenario where humanity has gone infertile and no child has been born in 18 years. Very interesting, gripping, great performances from Clive Owen and Michael Caine, and In the Court of the Crimson King is in the soundtrack. Oh, there's also a scene at the "Pink Floyd factory" (you know which one, the one from the cover) and there's a pig flying over it.Coal fired power plant, FYI.
I watched The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), the old Hammer film.
A little slow, but lots of fun. The score was great, Peter Cushing is fantastic, and Christopher Lee was unrecognizable as the creature. Certainly not perfect, but got me in the Halloween mood for sure.
Aren't one or the other of them (or both) in most of the Hammer horror films?I watched The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), the old Hammer film.
A little slow, but lots of fun. The score was great, Peter Cushing is fantastic, and Christopher Lee was unrecognizable as the creature. Certainly not perfect, but got me in the Halloween mood for sure.
One of my personal favorites. I have a huge soft spot for Hammer Horror. Especially ones starring Cushing or Lee two of my favorite actors
Aren't one or the other of them (or both) in most of the Hammer horror films?I watched The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), the old Hammer film.
A little slow, but lots of fun. The score was great, Peter Cushing is fantastic, and Christopher Lee was unrecognizable as the creature. Certainly not perfect, but got me in the Halloween mood for sure.
One of my personal favorites. I have a huge soft spot for Hammer Horror. Especially ones starring Cushing or Lee two of my favorite actors
Funny thing is I haven't seen Snatch. But I've seen Lock , Stock at least 3 times. I keep planning to watch Snatch but never end up doing it.
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Guy Ritchie's debut. Quite funny but it was so fast paced and with weird accents that I'll probably have to rewatch it sometime :D it was basically a precursor to Snatch.
Inside Llewyn Davis - from the Cohen Brothers, about a down on his luck folk singer in 1960s' New York. Slow but very well made, it really brings you in and takes you along for a ride. Very well done, quite reccomended.
The Good Neighbor with James Caan. I cried at the end where the twist happens. (Don't want to spoil it)Just a week ago I looked in amazement that Caan was still alive. I didn't have any reason to think he was dead. I just haven't seen him in anything since the 70s.
The Good Neighbor with James Caan. I cried at the end where the twist happens. (Don't want to spoil it)Just a week ago I looked in amazement that Caan was still alive. I didn't have any reason to think he was dead. I just haven't seen him in anything since the 70s.
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It wouldn't be a party without James Caan.
The Good Neighbor with James Caan. I cried at the end where the twist happens. (Don't want to spoil it)Just a week ago I looked in amazement that Caan was still alive. I didn't have any reason to think he was dead. I just haven't seen him in anything since the 70s.
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It wouldn't be a party without James Caan.
The Good Neighbor with James Caan. I cried at the end where the twist happens. (Don't want to spoil it)Just a week ago I looked in amazement that Caan was still alive. I didn't have any reason to think he was dead. I just haven't seen him in anything since the 70s.
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It wouldn't be a party without James Caan.
He was on a TV show I liked called Las Vegas in the mid 2000's. That's the last I saw him on TV.
The Good Neighbor with James Caan. I cried at the end where the twist happens. (Don't want to spoil it)
The Good Neighbor with James Caan. I cried at the end where the twist happens. (Don't want to spoil it)Just a week ago I looked in amazement that Caan was still alive. I didn't have any reason to think he was dead. I just haven't seen him in anything since the 70s.
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It wouldn't be a party without James Caan.
He was on a TV show I liked called Las Vegas in the mid 2000's. That's the last I saw him on TV.
He was also in the "renowned Christmas classic", Elf with Will Farrell. :rollin
Has “Elf” surpassed “A Christmas Story” or “It’s a Wonderful Life” as the top Christmas movie? Could be up for debate
I won’t include Die Hard or Lethal Weapon for controversy sakes lol
James Caan
Has “Elf” surpassed “A Christmas Story” or “It’s a Wonderful Life” as the top Christmas movie? Could be up for debate
I won’t include Die Hard or Lethal Weapon for controversy sakes lol
Not according to this recently published list: https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a50565/best-christmas-movies-of-all-time/
Of course, like any other list, it's completely subjective, but I've never cared for A Christmas Story, I think Christmas Vacation kinda sucks, and I watched Elf once (I think -- on a plane) and wasn't impressed. I honestly wouldn't go out of my way to watch any of the top 13 on the list, and the list has Die Hard at #26, which is a crime. And, the list has Batman Returns, which may invalidate it entirely.James Caan
One of those guys who's super famous, but looking at his filmography, I probably haven't seen more than five things he's done (Eraser and Mickey Blue Eyes probably being my favorite).
I’m watching Die Hard and Lethal Weapon all through the Christmas season :metal
Don't forget Gremlins!Has “Elf” surpassed “A Christmas Story” or “It’s a Wonderful Life” as the top Christmas movie? Could be up for debate
I won’t include Die Hard or Lethal Weapon for controversy sakes lol
Not according to this recently published list: https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a50565/best-christmas-movies-of-all-time/
Of course, like any other list, it's completely subjective, but I've never cared for A Christmas Story, I think Christmas Vacation kinda sucks, and I watched Elf once (I think -- on a plane) and wasn't impressed. I honestly wouldn't go out of my way to watch any of the top 13 on the list, and the list has Die Hard at #26, which is a crime. And, the list has Batman Returns, which may invalidate it entirely.James Caan
One of those guys who's super famous, but looking at his filmography, I probably haven't seen more than five things he's done (Eraser and Mickey Blue Eyes probably being my favorite).
I know it’s subjective PG.......but I’m watching Die Hard and Lethal Weapon all through the Christmas season :metal
Has “Elf” surpassed “A Christmas Story” or “It’s a Wonderful Life” as the top Christmas movie? Could be up for debate
I won’t include Die Hard or Lethal Weapon for controversy sakes lol
Jeez, I hope not. Elf is funny, but can't touch the classics, and as far as Christmas films that came out since I've been born, it is not in the same stratosphere as Home Alone or Christmas Vacation. If you ask me. ;)
I've never been a Will Ferrell fan either, but Elf is fantastic. Definitely a top 5 Christmas classic movie. One of the few we watch every year.
Jeez, I hope not. Elf is funny, but can't touch the classics, and as far as Christmas films that came out since I've been born, it is not in the same stratosphere as Home Alone or Christmas Vacation. If you ask me. ;)
I've not seen ELF but I really dislike Will Ferrell's style of 'comedy' WHERE YOU JUST SCREAM IMROV UNTIL YOU ACCIDENTALLY SAY SOMETHING FUNNY THAT GETS LEFT IN
What kind of direction does Will Ferrell receive on the set? Is it something like "Just be you," kinda like what a director would tell Nicolas Cage?
That goes against my point though... when is Will Ferrell not doing Will Ferrell? I admit I am biased because I generally don't find him funny, and it seems he is just being him any time I see him.
The SNL reference is appropriate because that is what his style is best suited for. Consider how many great SNL skits were turned in to poor feature films. A hilarious 5 minute sketch cannot automatically translate to 2 hours of hilarity. Sometimes less is indeed more.
The SNL reference is appropriate because that is what his style is best suited for. Consider how many great SNL skits were turned in to poor feature films. A hilarious 5 minute sketch cannot automatically translate to 2 hours of hilarity. Sometimes less is indeed more.
Had an amusing experience last night. I decided to put in a DVD while I was winding out before bed last night, and I chose one of the oldest DVDs in my collection: The Pelican Brief.
For starters, that initial run of John Grisham books made into movies was really, really good -- especially The Firm and The Pelican Brief.
But anyway...I'm watching the movie, and all of a sudden, it just stops playing. I thought, "WTF?!" I clicked the menu button on the remote and went to "scene selection." At that point, I realized what was happening: it was a double-sided disc, and I needed to flip it over to play the rest of the movie. I had completely forgotten that really old DVDs sometimes did that. Kinda funny.
Even with those heart felt endorsements, I have no desire to watch a Hallmark Christmas movie.
My wife likes football, sci-fi, and action movies so I just don't need to go there.
Mybrotherwife/daughter is a huge Hallmark Christmas movie fan.
I can't do it. But I am glad that they exist, for the people who like them.
@ Gregg... you lucky sonofa...
That goes against my point though [not saying I am right, just asking the question]... when is Will Ferrell not doing Will Ferrell?
That goes against my point though [not saying I am right, just asking the question]... when is Will Ferrell not doing Will Ferrell?
Stranger Than Fiction is the only movie I can think of.
Nearly every year (with rare exception) my son and I take a day on one of the extended weekends (usually Thanksgiving) and marathon the entire extended editions of LOTR. We’ve done this ever since it first came out on video.
But next Monday, my son moves to Florida to set up his new home base, and he is getting married in Jan.
Neither one of us has the resources to travel on a regular basis, so today was probably the last time we do this.
These movies are SO well crafted. It’s amazing how well they still hold up. Can you guys believe that this Xmas is the 20th Anniversary of the release of FOTR? It’s surreal to me that it’s been two decades and I can’t believe no one has said anything. Or that there’s not some huge 20th anniversary collection planned.
Which "Vanishing Point" are you talking about? I saw a movie called Vanishing Point way back in the 70's, when I was still in school. Barry Newman played Kowalski. IMDb lists five different movies called "Vanishing Point", made in 1971, 1984, 1997, 2012, and 2015. The '71 and '97 movies both have a main character named Kowalski, so the '97 version is probably a remake of the '71.The original. If you saw it in the 70s you probably remember it mostly for the naked blond chick riding the motorcycle. She was a piece of work. :lol The 97 version was a Vin Diesel remake that by all accounts sucked. And contemporary reviews from that time are all about what you said. I think the additional scene with the hitchhiker, which you wouldn't have seen, helped somewhat, though it didn't answer any questions. However, like I said, I found it provacative (and not just the blond girl). I think the meaning is in there. It's just not in your face.
I saw the one made in '71. To me, the movie was a waste of two hours. As you said, you never knew what his motivation was. There didn't appear to be anything that made sense, actually, other than there was a guy going really fast in a car for no apparent reason.
I am not a big LotR fan. I read the books once and enjoyed them, and saw each film in the theater and watched the extended editions on BD for the first time earlier this year. They are fun, but it's not something I am going to think about watching again for a long, long time.
I haven't seen Death Proof in ages but remember liking it even though by QT standards it's subpar. I seem to recall he wanted to make it like a B grade movie and wasn't it paired with Planet Terror as some kinda buddy movie grindhouse combo? Either way I always think of it as a side project of sorts from QT.
I am not a big LotR fan. I read the books once and enjoyed them, and saw each film in the theater and watched the extended editions on BD for the first time earlier this year. They are fun, but it's not something I am going to think about watching again for a long, long time.
Extended editions? Holy fuck! How much longer can they make them?
Fellowship was released during what my wife and I call The Time of Much Barfing. She was pregnant with our son and, between Thanksgiving and the end of the year in 2001, was on disability because of bad morning sickness. Towers came out the following December 2002 (when my son was seven months old), and Return came out in December 2003, about three weeks before my daughter was born. I seriously doubt we saw any of the three in the theater, but I have very distinct recollections of trying to watch them on DVD while the kids were napping. We were constantly raising and lowering the volume because the dialog was so quiet, while the music and battle scenes were SO FUCKING LOUD! Since then, I'm not sure I've ever sat down with any of them (much less all of them, and much less extended editions) and watched all the way through without interruption.
Unrelated: A couple weeks ago, my 16yo daughter watched Bill & Ted with me. We had played the first movie for both kids previously, but it didn't seem to do anything for them at the time. This time, she fell in love with it for the same reasons I love it. We then watched Bogus Journey, which she thought was ok, but not on the level of Excellent Adventure. And, finally, over Thanksgiving, the whole family watched Face the Music (which only I had seen previously). We all came away feeling like the best thing about it was the actress who played Ted's daughter. She absolutely nailed Keanu Reeves's expressions and mannerisms -- perfect for Ted's daughter (Bill's daughter not so much).
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I seriously doubt we saw any of the three in the theater, but I have very distinct recollections of trying to watch them on DVD while the kids were napping. We were constantly raising and lowering the volume because the dialog was so quiet, while the music and battle scenes were SO FUCKING LOUD! Since then, I'm not sure I've ever sat down with any of them (much less all of them, and much less extended editions) and watched all the way through without interruption.
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Holy shit, yes! My daughter and I watched the Fellowship a couple weeks ago and it was SO annoying; I finally "put the words on" (captions) which basically gives my family license to make fun of me.
The Time of Much Barfing.
Holy shit, yes! My daughter and I watched the Fellowship a couple weeks ago and it was SO annoying; I finally "put the words on" (captions) which basically gives my family license to make fun of me.
Holy shit, yes! My daughter and I watched the Fellowship a couple weeks ago and it was SO annoying; I finally "put the words on" (captions) which basically gives my family license to make fun of me.
You might check your tv's sound settings. LG tv's have a "clear voice" option which emphasizes dialogue over other sounds.
Holy shit, yes! My daughter and I watched the Fellowship a couple weeks ago and it was SO annoying; I finally "put the words on" (captions) which basically gives my family license to make fun of me.
Well, it's all over for you technology wise. :lol
You might check your tv's sound settings. LG tv's have a "clear voice" option which emphasizes dialogue over other sounds.
I just got a new TV and it took me two weeks to get rid of that motion capture whatever the hell it is that makes everything look like Days Of Our Lives! :)
Saw The Founder the other day. Actually really liked it! Michael Keaton is just so fantastic, and I'm glad they made his character really 3 dimensional, as opposed to just being a mustache twirling bad guy, which would have been very easy given how horrible he was at times.
Also saw a new Christmas movie called....Holiday Season...I think? It was cute. It was way more "real" than I expected, but the super obvious happy ending felt completely unearned given the rest of the movie.
Saw The Founder the other day. Actually really liked it! Michael Keaton is just so fantastic, and I'm glad they made his character really 3 dimensional, as opposed to just being a mustache twirling bad guy, which would have been very easy given how horrible he was at times.
Also saw a new Christmas movie called....Holiday Season...I think? It was cute. It was way more "real" than I expected, but the super obvious happy ending felt completely unearned given the rest of the movie.
Was it a Hallmark film?
Saw The Founder the other day. Actually really liked it! Michael Keaton is just so fantastic, and I'm glad they made his character really 3 dimensional, as opposed to just being a mustache twirling bad guy, which would have been very easy given how horrible he was at times.Yes, I saw The Founder a year or two ago. I thought it was great.
So... not the "last movie I saw," but the family decided tonight would be Christmas movie night, and we cannot for the life of us decide on what to watch! It's not like there are a lack of options, but when I was browsing for what we could go with, I didn't recognize 98% of the titles. I knew there were a ton of Christmas movies, but I did not think there were that many.
So... not the "last movie I saw," but the family decided tonight would be Christmas movie night, and we cannot for the life of us decide on what to watch! It's not like there are a lack of options, but when I was browsing for what we could go with, I didn't recognize 98% of the titles. I knew there were a ton of Christmas movies, but I did not think there were that many.
If you have Netflix, watch Klaus. It's fantastic!!!
So... not the "last movie I saw," but the family decided tonight would be Christmas movie night, and we cannot for the life of us decide on what to watch! It's not like there are a lack of options, but when I was browsing for what we could go with, I didn't recognize 98% of the titles. I knew there were a ton of Christmas movies, but I did not think there were that many.
If you have Netflix, watch Klaus. It's fantastic!!!
So... not the "last movie I saw," but the family decided tonight would be Christmas movie night, and we cannot for the life of us decide on what to watch! It's not like there are a lack of options, but when I was browsing for what we could go with, I didn't recognize 98% of the titles. I knew there were a ton of Christmas movies, but I did not think there were that many.
If you have Netflix, watch Klaus. It's fantastic!!!
Added to our watch list, but my wife says she needs a break from animated movies.
Cool Elder Daughter and I decided on Home Alone, which, oddly, I cannot swear I've ever seen all the way through. But mom, being a teacher of young kids, says she hates it as she doesn't like watching shows/films about kids in vulnerable situations.
So... not the "last movie I saw," but the family decided tonight would be Christmas movie night, and we cannot for the life of us decide on what to watch! It's not like there are a lack of options, but when I was browsing for what we could go with, I didn't recognize 98% of the titles. I knew there were a ton of Christmas movies, but I did not think there were that many.
If you have Netflix, watch Klaus. It's fantastic!!!
Added to our watch list, but my wife says she needs a break from animated movies.
Cool Elder Daughter and I decided on Home Alone, which, oddly, I cannot swear I've ever seen all the way through. But mom, being a teacher of young kids, says she hates it as she doesn't like watching shows/films about kids in vulnerable situations.
That's funny, because I HATE that movie for the exact opposite reason: I don't like movies where the kids are ultra smart and snarky and hip and make the adults look like boobs.
So... not the "last movie I saw," but the family decided tonight would be Christmas movie night, and we cannot for the life of us decide on what to watch! It's not like there are a lack of options, but when I was browsing for what we could go with, I didn't recognize 98% of the titles. I knew there were a ton of Christmas movies, but I did not think there were that many.
If you have Netflix, watch Klaus. It's fantastic!!!
Added to our watch list, but my wife says she needs a break from animated movies.
Cool Elder Daughter and I decided on Home Alone, which, oddly, I cannot swear I've ever seen all the way through. But mom, being a teacher of young kids, says she hates it as she doesn't like watching shows/films about kids in vulnerable situations.
That's funny, because I HATE that movie for the exact opposite reason: I don't like movies where the kids are ultra smart and snarky and hip and make the adults look like boobs.
Is that Dennis kid still bugging you Mr. Wilson?
Cool Elder Daughter and I decided on Home Alone, which, oddly, I cannot swear I've ever seen all the way through. But mom, being a teacher of young kids, says she hates it as she doesn't like watching shows/films about kids in vulnerable situations.
That's funny, because I HATE that movie for the exact opposite reason: I don't like movies where the kids are ultra smart and snarky and hip and make the adults look like boobs.
So... not the "last movie I saw," but the family decided tonight would be Christmas movie night, and we cannot for the life of us decide on what to watch! It's not like there are a lack of options, but when I was browsing for what we could go with, I didn't recognize 98% of the titles. I knew there were a ton of Christmas movies, but I did not think there were that many.
If you have Netflix, watch Klaus. It's fantastic!!!
Added to our watch list, but my wife says she needs a break from animated movies.
Cool Elder Daughter and I decided on Home Alone, which, oddly, I cannot swear I've ever seen all the way through. But mom, being a teacher of young kids, says she hates it as she doesn't like watching shows/films about kids in vulnerable situations.
That's funny, because I HATE that movie for the exact opposite reason: I don't like movies where the kids are ultra smart and snarky and hip and make the adults look like boobs.
I took a risk and watched one of those crappy Xmas movies on Netflix, I picked Holidate with Emma Roberts... and I was lucky I guess 'cause it's self aware, anticonformistic and black-humorish enough to be enjoyable. Near the end there's a couple of major cringe moments that almost ruined the movie and if it was all like that, I would have turned it off after 30 minutes, but it was worth the try and I got some good, legit laughs out of it.
And now, a big classic: Love Actually. I've seen it ages ago, and meanwhile I have been to London, so I said "well, why not, let's try and see it again now that I'm well versed into the parts of London they'll be showing".
Well, it was not a total cringe-crap-fest, but meh, it's so corny and unrealistic that I don't think I will ever watch it again. Anyway, I found out this "review" which is infinitely better than the movie so enjoy it, it's long but well worth a read :lol
https://jezebel.com/i-rewatched-love-actually-and-am-here-to-ruin-it-for-al-1485136388
And now, a big classic: Love Actually. I've seen it ages ago, and meanwhile I have been to London, so I said "well, why not, let's try and see it again now that I'm well versed into the parts of London they'll be showing".
Well, it was not a total cringe-crap-fest, but meh, it's so corny and unrealistic that I don't think I will ever watch it again. Anyway, I found out this "review" which is infinitely better than the movie so enjoy it, it's long but well worth a read :lol
https://jezebel.com/i-rewatched-love-actually-and-am-here-to-ruin-it-for-al-1485136388
That article turned me off before I got to the end of the first paragraph. Yeesh....
And, for the record, I saw Love Actually once -- probably shortly after it came out on home video -- and I recall not liking it much.
We watched Happiest Season, a new holiday film on Hulu about a lesbian enduring Christmas with her partner's family, to whom she has not yet come out.
It was fun and awkward, and has a pretty good cast (Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Dan Levy, Mary Holland, the great Victor Garber, Mary Steenburgen). Of course, it goes without saying that I will see anything with Aubrey Plaza, Dan Levy, or the great Victor Garber. Good times.
Yea, I also couldn't get past the amount of smug anger in that review.
Personally, I love Love Actually. Is it perfect? Hell no. But god damn do I just really enjoy every minute of it. I know it's apparently a minority view to like that movie, but I like it a ton.
Yea, I also couldn't get past the amount of smug anger in that review.
Personally, I love Love Actually. Is it perfect? Hell no. But god damn do I just really enjoy every minute of it. I know it's apparently a minority view to like that movie, but I like it a ton.
TBH, I don't recall it at all except that there's some guy who was a famous singer who was being asked to re-do one of his hits as a Christmas song and wasn't really thrilled about it. Assuming I have that right, that's neither a positive nor a negative, so all I'm left with is a vague recollection that I didn't really like it. BUT I also know a couple people who feel as you do about it, so.... Maybe I'll revisit at some point.
Yea, I also couldn't get past the amount of smug anger in that review.
Personally, I love Love Actually. Is it perfect? Hell no. But god damn do I just really enjoy every minute of it. I know it's apparently a minority view to like that movie, but I like it a ton.
TBH, I don't recall it at all except that there's some guy who was a famous singer who was being asked to re-do one of his hits as a Christmas song and wasn't really thrilled about it. Assuming I have that right, that's neither a positive nor a negative, so all I'm left with is a vague recollection that I didn't really like it. BUT I also know a couple people who feel as you do about it, so.... Maybe I'll revisit at some point.
That was Bill Nighy and he was the best part of the movie.
To this day, I still don't know if the song he re-did in Christmas fashion, "Love is all around", is a real song from the past, or a song written for the movie. I believe the former but I'm not sure. I truly don't know!
I get that.We watched Happiest Season, a new holiday film on Hulu about a lesbian enduring Christmas with her partner's family, to whom she has not yet come out.
It was fun and awkward, and has a pretty good cast (Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Dan Levy, Mary Holland, the great Victor Garber, Mary Steenburgen). Of course, it goes without saying that I will see anything with Aubrey Plaza, Dan Levy, or the great Victor Garber. Good times.
I was surprised by how good it was, though I really do think the ending was completely unearned. You know? I get they had to do a happy ending, but it felt very out of place.
A Christmas Carol - 1984 with George C Scott, which is an annual thing for me. It is still my definitive A Christmas Carol version, and (sorry It's a Wonderful Life) my definitive Christmas film. Scott is tremendous, with both his usual explosive venom, as well as vulnerable, understated moments. David Warner's presence makes any film better, and the rest of the cast is solid. The telling is faithful to the original material, yet imbues it with the right amount of "tenderness and depth of feeling." The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come freaked me out as a kid. That screeching sound was terrifying.
Not much point in me bringing it up, because nobody will be able to find it, by my favorite is a stage reading with James Earl Jones and Martin Sheen. They read for a small audience from Dickens's original manuscript, with Jones as Scrooge and Sheen as everybody else. Dickens had a narrative version he used to read for people on street corners, and that's the version they read. Jones started off fairly nervous and it really showed, but after ten or so minutes he was really bringing it home. By the time of his epiphany you're just grinning from ear to ear. Sheen is, of course, The Man.A Christmas Carol - 1984 with George C Scott, which is an annual thing for me. It is still my definitive A Christmas Carol version, and (sorry It's a Wonderful Life) my definitive Christmas film. Scott is tremendous, with both his usual explosive venom, as well as vulnerable, understated moments. David Warner's presence makes any film better, and the rest of the cast is solid. The telling is faithful to the original material, yet imbues it with the right amount of "tenderness and depth of feeling." The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come freaked me out as a kid. That screeching sound was terrifying.
This is my favorite version of the classic as well. Yeah, Alastair Sim is great in the old B&W version, but George C. Scott is George C. Scott. A bit more understated where I think it works better, and a bit more over-the-top in a few places where I think it works better. Different acting styles or whatever, but George C. is The Man.
I found an Amazon listing for it (https://www.amazon.com/Bah-Humbug-James-Earl-Jones/dp/B000OTFK8O) on VHS. Of course, you probably wouldn't want to pay that much, nor have to find a VHS player.It's always been available. It's just always been expensive because it was released for educational institutions. Not sure why, really. I doubt I could upload it to YT, as I probably don't even have an account, and I doubt I could upload an hour long program. I might be able to upload it to a torrenting site, though. I'll see if it's doable.
This is my favorite version of the classic as well. Yeah, Alastair Sim is great in the old B&W version, but George C. Scott is George C. Scott. A bit more understated where I think it works better, and a bit more over-the-top in a few places where I think it works better. Different acting styles or whatever, but George C. is The Man.
Holy crap what a horrible movie. Neat premise but it must have been written by a first year film student.
Rollercoaster (1977)
Typical 70's thriller. Not bad, but nothing particularly great about it, either. It had excellent cast, and a few cool moments, though. I'm a big Widmark fan, and this was one of his latter roles. Moreover, George Segal was excellent in the role of normal guy roped into a situation well over his head. It also helps that I'm fond of coasters and amusement parks, so there's a familiarity for me there. I've been to one of those parks and ridden the Revolution, which was integral to the movie. What really clinched it, though, was Timothy Bottoms as the bad guy. Bottoms's latter career has been helped along by his resemblance to George W. Bush. In 1977 he bore an uncanny resemblance (https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMjY1M2Y3ZTktYTU2ZC00NzNjLWJmMDItMjBmYzg4MmFiZmNlXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjUyNDk2ODc@._V1_.jpg) to W from that era (https://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/people/shows/bush/interactive/gallery/2.laura.george.jpg). Once you see this it's impossible to unsee. You therefore watch this movie seeing W. in the impossible role of a psychopath murdering innocent people to make himself filthy stinking rich. Adds a whole new dimension to an otherwise unremarkable 70s movie and I got a real kick out of it.
Last couple nights me and the kiddos watched a couple Netflix movies. First one was '6 Underground'....that Ryan Renolds 'action' flick by Michael Bay. Holy crap what a horrible movie. Neat premise but it must have been written by a first year film student. Even if you just like action and blow em' up stuff it was weak. Horrible choice by us.
Then we watched 'Old Guard'...the Charlize Theron movie. That wasn't bad. I really like the idea behind it but the story arc they took just was 'meh' to me. I feel like they missed an opportunity to make a really good movie. It was a little bland for the foundation they laid.
Last couple nights me and the kiddos watched a couple Netflix movies. First one was '6 Underground'....that Ryan Renolds 'action' flick by Michael Bay. Holy crap what a horrible movie. Neat premise but it must have been written by a first year film student. Even if you just like action and blow em' up stuff it was weak. Horrible choice by us.
Then we watched 'Old Guard'...the Charlize Theron movie. That wasn't bad. I really like the idea behind it but the story arc they took just was 'meh' to me. I feel like they missed an opportunity to make a really good movie. It was a little bland for the foundation they laid.
I watched those both when Netflix released them. Spot on description. Didn't help that 6 Underground was a Michael Bay film. Total eye candy kind of movie. No substance, but it's nice to watch this kind of movie a couple times of year ... just like eating candy. And I'll watch anything with Charlize Theron leading it.
The Midnight Sky is a huge kick in the balls, but a beautifully, well acted, somber movie.
WW 84. Don't know how I feel.
The Midnight Sky is a huge kick in the balls, but a beautifully, well acted, somber movie.
The Midnight Sky is a huge kick in the balls, but a beautifully, well acted, somber movie.
I enjoyed that movie. :tup
And justice for all (Al pacino)I loved Forsythe as the bad guy. Talk about a chilling bastard.
I can't believe I never saw this before
I also watched the new Witches, with Anne Hathaway, remake of the 1990 movie.... nope. Big nope. Not my thing at all.
I'm creeped out by the Polar Express.
Wonder Woman 1984
After watching, my wife said "DC does it again! Disappointment Central!"
We both enjoyed the first Wonder Woman film very much, and were looking forward to this, but it was not good.
We also thought that Wonder Woman was the best film DC had produced in this series. But this one didn't work for us at all.Wonder Woman 1984
After watching, my wife said "DC does it again! Disappointment Central!"
We both enjoyed the first Wonder Woman film very much, and were looking forward to this, but it was not good.
It's bad then? I thought that Wonder Woman was the best DC movie that far, and that they finally learnt how to do them. Pity if they forgot again with the very character that helped them to make a truly enjoyable movie.
I'm creeped out by the Polar Express.
I'm with you.
I watched Thor last night for the first time; never a Thor guy in the comics, but that was a damn good movie.
I watched Thor last night for the first time; never a Thor guy in the comics, but that was a damn good movie.
Ragnarok is the best them.
The Avengers (GREAT movie) and Iron Man 3 (very good movie, up to the end).My wife still talks about my reactions when we saw The Avengers at the theater on opening weekend.
We also thought that Wonder Woman was the best film DC had produced in this series. But this one didn't work for us at all.Wonder Woman 1984
After watching, my wife said "DC does it again! Disappointment Central!"
We both enjoyed the first Wonder Woman film very much, and were looking forward to this, but it was not good.
It's bad then? I thought that Wonder Woman was the best DC movie that far, and that they finally learnt how to do them. Pity if they forgot again with the very character that helped them to make a truly enjoyable movie.
The Avengers (GREAT movie) and Iron Man 3 (very good movie, up to the end).My wife still talks about my reactions when we saw The Avengers at the theater on opening weekend.
I grew up reading about and loving all of those characters, and we had already seen the successful film adaptations of Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, and Captain America. I had been waiting literally ALL MY LIFE to see this film, and I was like an 8-year old boy in my seat. I doubt very seriously that any film-watching experience will ever top it.
The Avengers (GREAT movie) and Iron Man 3 (very good movie, up to the end).
The problem with some of these movies is the villain. It's like they have to be exactly just so powerful. They need to be threatening and destructive, but just a hair less powerful than the most heroic moment of the hero. Mostly, this is done right; but in Iron Man 3, it just seemed so random. Guy Pearce was basically indestructible, until he wasn't. I didn't quite follow that.
The Avengers (GREAT movie) and Iron Man 3 (very good movie, up to the end).My wife still talks about my reactions when we saw The Avengers at the theater on opening weekend.
I grew up reading about and loving all of those characters, and we had already seen the successful film adaptations of Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, and Captain America. I had been waiting literally ALL MY LIFE to see this film, and I was like an 8-year old boy in my seat. I doubt very seriously that any film-watching experience will ever top it.
does the director of a movie influence your enjoyment of a film ? E.g. I only went to see Avengers (2012) because Joss Whedon directed - and I loved Firefly. I didn't know anything about
Marvel or the Avengers etc etc. I didn't even know that Iron Man (2008) was connected to it or anything...
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But now I couldn't care less about any new Joss Whedon film because he turned out to be a complete scumbag in real life.
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Watched 'Platoon' again last night for the first time in years. I really dig the movie. I had forgotten just how many actors who would later become 'big time' actors were in that movie.
But the hype train had long left the station.
Platoon was one of those movies I just never connected with. A lot of the time the hype comes from being super-realistic. This was one of those movies like Private Ryan, where the authenticity is enough to traumatize people who'd lived through it, and wins every award in the book because it was so well crafted, but wasn't really all that fun to watch. SPR was better, the journey to find the kid was actually pretty good, but a lot of it just seemed like set pieces, and the story just isn't enough to really make me want to watch it again. Same goes for Platoon.But the hype train had long left the station.
It's always weird when you watch a movie or show that you 'missed' when it first came out or when it gained it's reputation.....and the expectations and lore are long established because it does affect how you view the content. You are at a default of high expectations.
I remember one of those movies for me was 'Something about Mary'. I didn't see it until years after it came out and heard that it was just this hilariously funny movie....and I watched it and was just like 'ehhh'.....it's ok I guess?
But would you still pay money to see a new film if it had Kevin Spacey in for instance ?
Oh God (1977)
This was really a damn good movie. Superficially it's a little cheesy. George Burns was the perfect choice to play God. He's funny, but with a wonderful combination of wisdom and a childlike demeanor. He was also the biggest problem with the movie. At the surface it's a bunch of pseudo-religious one-liners, like the avocado being his biggest mistake. Exactly the sort of thing George Burns was known for. It's easy to see it as simply his comedy. At the same time there's a lot more going on in the movie. Carl Rheiner correctly described it as sly, as underneath the simple jokes there's a real message, and it's kind of dark. God legitimately speaks to a man, tells him to tell others to be kind to each other, and [metaphorically this time] gets nailed to a tree because clearly he must be a loon. Jerry's doubting wife really drives the modern reality of it home with a moonshot of a line: "Of course I believe in God. I just don't think he really exists." I'm sure it's partly because I can be a tad cynical, but the grim reality of the premise really worked for me. God appears in a tortilla somewhere and it's all good and funny, but sincerely believe that he hangs out and bullshits with you while you're shaving and you'll wind up in Atascadero.
The other thing it really had going for it was John Denver and Terri Garr. Of course I'm a huge Terri Garr fan, and it's partly because she's so damned good at playing this exact roll. When you needed a typical housewife put into an impossible situation, she was the only choice. She's a natural. John Denver as the modern Jesus was an interesting choice. I found him somewhat distracting because you can't ignore the fact that he's John Denver. I kept expecting him and George to break into Saturday Nigh in Toledo Ohio. I think that's a big part of the reason why he worked, though. The point was that Jerry was the wrongest possible person for the job. Some random guy given a task he didn't want and couldn't cope with. Denver was actually a very good actor, and he really made you feel for his predicament*, and the fact that he just didn't seem to belong, being a musician rather than an actor, further added to the disconnect. He was just that much more out of place, as well as in over his head. Kind of a nervousness, I think.
*Just typing "predicament" in reference to a guy conversing with God really underscores the nature of the movie.
But would you still pay money to see a new film if it had Kevin Spacey in for instance ?
Kevin Spacey has done some things that I have enjoyed (although not as much as I might have thought), but I can't think of any reason why I wouldn't want to see a movie he was in it if it otherwise appeared to be something I'd like (e.g., Horrible Bosses was pretty funny).
I assume the intended implication of what you wrote is that Kevin Spacey did something that has resulted in people not wanting to see movies that he's in. I don't know what that might be, but whatever it was, he certainly didn't do it to me.
If I ever meet him I'll call him an asshole. If I ever have a son I'll make sure to keep him the fuck away from Spacey. American Beauty is still one of my very favorite films, and if there's another movie that he's in that interests me I'll certainly check it out. I've got no problem separating the man from the work.But would you still pay money to see a new film if it had Kevin Spacey in for instance ?
Kevin Spacey has done some things that I have enjoyed (although not as much as I might have thought), but I can't think of any reason why I wouldn't want to see a movie he was in it if it otherwise appeared to be something I'd like (e.g., Horrible Bosses was pretty funny).
I assume the intended implication of what you wrote is that Kevin Spacey did something that has resulted in people not wanting to see movies that he's in. I don't know what that might be, but whatever it was, he certainly didn't do it to me.
But he did to to very young teens. Over and over. Since a long time. It was basically an open secret and all over the internet you'll find stories of those who saw him in exotic nations doing questionable things, of a bartender warning someone to not let their friend be alone with him etc etc.... everyone knew since a long time but only in the wake of the MeToo movement he was fully exposed (and Netflix fired him from House of Cards as a result).
I remember one of those movies for me was 'Something about Mary'. I didn't see it until years after it came out and heard that it was just this hilariously funny movie....and I watched it and was just like 'ehhh'.....it's ok I guess?
If I ever meet him I'll call him an asshole. If I ever have a son I'll make sure to keep him the fuck away from Spacey. American Beauty is still one of my very favorite films, and if there's another movie that he's in that interests me I'll certainly check it out. I've got no problem separating the man from the work.
Also, who really gets hurt when people decide to boycott something because of the star actor? (Hint: it's never the star actor.)
Guardians Of The Galaxy. I don't know what to make of it. It was funny, touching at times, but so tonally different than what came before - Capt. America, Iron Man, the Avengers - that it was hard to get into "mode" to absorb the CLEARLY significant plot points in the bigger picture.
There's also a lot of confusion that I'm hoping later movies will resolve, namely:
- why do the Kree look different here as opposed to in Captain Marvel?
- who are the Nova Corps?
- who are the girls (one is in a cell, one is the slave who grabs the Infinity Stone) with Taneleer Tivan?
- how did Tivan get Mandelbeth or whatever his name is? (Isn't that him in the other cell?)
Thank you for the answers; yes, i was talking about Malekith, I just didn't remember his actual name. My daughter and I were debating if that was in fact Malekith in the cell.Guardians Of The Galaxy. I don't know what to make of it. It was funny, touching at times, but so tonally different than what came before - Capt. America, Iron Man, the Avengers - that it was hard to get into "mode" to absorb the CLEARLY significant plot points in the bigger picture.
There's also a lot of confusion that I'm hoping later movies will resolve, namely:
- why do the Kree look different here as opposed to in Captain Marvel?
- who are the Nova Corps?
- who are the girls (one is in a cell, one is the slave who grabs the Infinity Stone) with Taneleer Tivan?
- how did Tivan get Mandelbeth or whatever his name is? (Isn't that him in the other cell?)
I really liked the first GOTG movie, but not nearly as much as most others who still consider it the best of the MCU. I thought Ronan was a horrible villain and I didn't like their treatment of Thanos. However, I think shifting tones is necessary for a 22+ movie set. If everything was identical in tone it'd get really dull, really quick. MCU is already a bit too samey in that sense, so I appreciate the little differences we get. But, to try to answer your questions.
- The Kree are visually diverse. They have blue skin and "pink" skin individuals, so some look more human. The movies didn't explain it at all however.
- The NOVA corps are SUPPOSED to be a super awesome elite basically space army/police. In the comics, they are really cool. In the movies they're kind of silly and serve no real purpose other than cannon fodder. I hope they make a more serious take on them some day cause that's a lot of wasted potential.
- His little helpers? I dunno. They work for him until they get too greedy and then I guess he puts one in a cell and the other goes nuts and tries to kill him. Maybe they're slaves?
- I honestly am not sure what you're asking. Did you mean the dark elf guy from Thor? If so, I think that's just a random dark elf, and not the guy from Thor.
I watched Mission Impossible II last night for probably the first time since the theater. It was as bad as I remembered.I recall hating it, but mostly because it was more flash than substance. I tolerated the first movie well enough. I was a fan of the show, and at least it bore some resemblance. I just remember thinking that it'd be cool if they simply did a straight up Mission Impossible story. Convince a foreign despot to kill himself, or pit two groups of terrorists against each other. Even a mob story would have been alright. The problem is their conviction that every story has to be 4 layers deep with multiple mindfucks and an action sequence every 10 minutes.
The basic plot was ok, but the lead actress sucks -- especially as the object of universal attraction (she looked like she was about 14) -- as did the guy who played the antagonist. The action scenes were typically absurd, and the filming style was just awful. For example, there was a scene where the lead female character (Nyah) had been rescued from fake prison and was going to see the antagonist on some island near Sydney, AU. She was wearing a scarf, and it blew off and, in a slow motion sequence, the antagonist grabbed it and gave it back to her. There was suitably dramatic music that came up in the background, but I just laughed. It wasn't a dramatic moment at all. Her scarf blew off. So what? And the fight scenes were littered with that slow motion crap to highlight punches and kicks that, in reality, would barely register with the target. It was like the director had no concept of how actual fighting works.
As I was watching, I also realized I have zero recollection of MI3. My wife said that's because it sucks harder than MI2. I hope that's not the case.
It was like the director had no concept of how actual fighting works.Is there a fight scene in any movie that's realistic? Real fights involve a lot more wrestling on the ground and much fewer punches and kicks. And one well placed punch is going to knock 95% of people on their ass immediately.
I recall hating it, but mostly because it was more flash than substance. I tolerated the first movie well enough. I was a fan of the show, and at least it bore some resemblance. I just remember thinking that it'd be cool if they simply did a straight up Mission Impossible story. Convince a foreign despot to kill himself, or pit two groups of terrorists against each other. Even a mob story would have been alright. The problem is their conviction that every story has to be 4 layers deep with multiple mindfucks and an action sequence every 10 minutes.
It was like the director had no concept of how actual fighting works.Is there a fight scene in any movie that's realistic? Real fights involve a lot more wrestling on the ground and much fewer punches and kicks. And one well placed punch is going to knock 95% of people on their ass immediately.
IV, V and VI don't do it for me and they all blur together in my mind.
IV - Ghost Protocol. Overall story flows very well, and the stunts - while outrageous - were "plausible". Jeremy Renner and his character was used wisely.
II - absolute tripe. The last fight sequence was way too over the top - stomping on the sand and a gun comes spring loaded up perfectly?
IV - Ghost Protocol. Overall story flows very well, and the stunts - while outrageous - were "plausible". Jeremy Renner and his character was used wisely.
The stunts may be plausible, but the effects of them were not. Ghost Protocol conclusively proved that Ethan Hunt is an unkillable cyborg. The scene where he chases after the bad guy in the sandstorm: he gets hit by a car, then abandons his car at a high speed, and he ends up with barely a scratch. And that's on top of whatever non-injuries he "suffered" from the Kremlin explosion (which, despite putting Ethan in a hospital, apparently had no effect at all on Benji or Jane) and his drop from the nth floor hospital window onto a moving car and then onto the ground. There's no way a human being doesn't come out of those things with multiple broken bones (probably in both legs) and serious head injury.
I watched Mission Impossible II last night for probably the first time since the theater. It was as bad as I remembered.I recall hating it, but mostly because it was more flash than substance. I tolerated the first movie well enough. I was a fan of the show, and at least it bore some resemblance. I just remember thinking that it'd be cool if they simply did a straight up Mission Impossible story. Convince a foreign despot to kill himself, or pit two groups of terrorists against each other. Even a mob story would have been alright. The problem is their conviction that every story has to be 4 layers deep with multiple mindfucks and an action sequence every 10 minutes.
The basic plot was ok, but the lead actress sucks -- especially as the object of universal attraction (she looked like she was about 14) -- as did the guy who played the antagonist. The action scenes were typically absurd, and the filming style was just awful. For example, there was a scene where the lead female character (Nyah) had been rescued from fake prison and was going to see the antagonist on some island near Sydney, AU. She was wearing a scarf, and it blew off and, in a slow motion sequence, the antagonist grabbed it and gave it back to her. There was suitably dramatic music that came up in the background, but I just laughed. It wasn't a dramatic moment at all. Her scarf blew off. So what? And the fight scenes were littered with that slow motion crap to highlight punches and kicks that, in reality, would barely register with the target. It was like the director had no concept of how actual fighting works.
As I was watching, I also realized I have zero recollection of MI3. My wife said that's because it sucks harder than MI2. I hope that's not the case.
As a kid I watched a few episodes of the 60's series and more of the 80's series. I remember liking them, I should track them and watch sometime.
I enjoy the movies quite a bit, more than I thought I would. The 1st one is the only one that is the mystery intrigue spy noirish thriller type. 2nd one is over the top cheese that surprisingly has a decent story, just hammed up everywhere.
I love how the movies got bigger and crazier after each one. I think Fallout might actually be my favorite one. It's like the Fast and Furious franchise, started off as a heist movie and then moved to those bigass explosions and now we will them both going to space soon.
The next few slated ones should be good I have no doubt. Right up my alley.
It was like the director had no concept of how actual fighting works.
It was like the director had no concept of how actual fighting works.
The Director of MI2 was John Woo, a legendary director of Hong Kong action films. "Over the Top" is his style. If anything, MI2 action was much more realistic than his HK films.
I actually agree that The Rock is the weakest part of the franchise and am relieved he won't be in the next few movies. Paul Walker was definitely the 'soul' of the franchise, his presence is sorely missed in the last movie. Theron was in the last FF movie, the one that came out was a spinoff with the Rock and the Transporter - Hobbs and Shaw which was kinda ok, not terrible but not great either.
Seeing as you're a big Theron fan, if you haven't already check out Atomic Blonde, she plays a kickass spy in it with some serious kicking ass skills. The stunts are fantastic in that movie. I actually love the story set in the 80s. Also, she's butt naked and makes out while butt naked. The last part is probably the most important part.
No offense to anyone but I DESPISE the Home Alone films. I HATE HATE HATE that "smart, wily, wise beyond his years kid outsmarts the adults and makes them look stupid" trope.
Okay, I saw Straw Dogs long ago (and yeah, Susan George), but never put it together that Home Alone is like a bizarro dark comedy take on that movie. But it kinda is, isn't it?Yeah, they've come out and said they were trying to make Straw Dogs for kids. Minus the rape and marital strife, of course. That's actually why I DL'ed Straw Dogs in the first place. "Sam Peckinpah's Home Alone for adults? Fuck yeah, I'm in!" :lol
Mandy (2018) A violent arthouse fever dream starring Nicolas Cage. Fantastic visuals and a great cast. A bit slow paced but it's all build up for the last half hour.
Mandy (2018) A violent arthouse fever dream starring Nicolas Cage. Fantastic visuals and a great cast. A bit slow paced but it's all build up for the last half hour.
Seeing as you're a big Theron fan, if you haven't already check out Atomic Blonde, she plays a kickass spy in it with some serious kicking ass skills. The stunts are fantastic in that movie. I actually love the story set in the 80s. Also, she's butt naked and makes out while butt naked. The last part is probably the most important part.
L.A. Confidential. Every time I see it, I think, "I can't think of any film better than this." It is that good. The story, the acting, the cinematography, the directing, everything is just perfect.
LA Confidential comes about as close to perfect as possible. And it's not like they got together in a room and said "hey, let's make a truly legendary, timeless, classic film, agreed?" They just tried to make the best movie they could, and sometimes all that work and talent comes together, and you get a result such as this.
LA Confidential comes about as close to perfect as possible. And it's not like they got together in a room and said "hey, let's make a truly legendary, timeless, classic film, agreed?" They just tried to make the best movie they could, and sometimes all that work and talent comes together, and you get a result such as this.
Yup love L.A. Confidential, glad to have seen it in the theater when it came out. Fantastic movie start to finish and great ensemble cast.
Con Air (1997) - I'm mad at myself for not seeing this movie until now. It's fun from beginning to end with a fun cast. Malkovich and Buscemi steal every scene they're in.
My brother and I were bummed big time when one of the major characters was killed about 2/3 of the way through the film (I won't say who, for those who may not have seen it and still plan to), but it still remained awesome till the end.
My brother and I were bummed big time when one of the major characters was killed about 2/3 of the way through the film (I won't say who, for those who may not have seen it and still plan to), but it still remained awesome till the end.
That death definitely caught me off-guard. Brilliantly played by the victim, murderer, and director for that matter. And if you haven't seen it yet, I doubt you'd have any plans to, or you'd have done it by now, so I don't know why we should be concerned about spoiling it for you :)
Finally saw Jojo Rabbit. That was really good. After trying to figure out the "tone" of the film for the first 20 minutes or so, I finally realized that it was gonna mix things up and keep challenging you to keep up, so just go with the flow. Overall the film had a lot to say but didn't come right out and say it; pieces were presented, sometimes brutally honestly, and left it to the viewer to put together. Wow. But along the way, it was sometimes funny, sometimes not so funny, and sometimes really funny. Beautifully balanced.
The GentlemanJust saw it the other night! Excellent!
Loved it!
The Rock (1996)Legit one of my all-time favorite films.
The Rock has some great attributes. Nicolas Cage is not one of them.
The Rock has some great attributes. Nicolas Cage is not one of them.
The Rock has some great attributes. Nicolas Cage is not one of them.
What?? I get that Cage has more phoned-in performances than Mike Portnoy has live albums, but he was really good in The Rock, by action movie standards of course. Not like he was gonna win as Oscar for it.
The Rock (1996)Legit one of my all-time favorite films.
The Rock has some great attributes. Nicolas Cage is not one of them.
What?? I get that Cage has more phoned-in performances than Mike Portnoy has live albums, but he was really good in The Rock, by action movie standards of course. Not like he was gonna win as Oscar for it.
Agreed. Good chemistry with Connery.
The Rock has some great attributes. Nicolas Cage is not one of them.what
To pile on the list...
The Matrix
Heat
Face/Off
Armageddon (Action or Sci Fi?? close enough)
Enemy of the State
The Last Boyscout
Universal Soldier
Desperado
The Rock has some great attributes. Nicolas Cage is not one of them.what
Armageddon is one of those films that is so bad that you can't help but enjoy it a little.
Face/Off I will defend to the pain. Unrealistic and contrived as hell, but just a fun, brainless flick.
I have never seen Mission Impossible 2. It is on FX tonight so I’ve been watching it. Holy crap......this is wretched :lol It’s so bad.....I can’t believe they green lit more after this one.
I have never seen Mission Impossible 2. It is on FX tonight so I’ve been watching it. Holy crap......this is wretched :lol It’s so bad.....I can’t believe they green lit more after this one.
A mere two pages ago: https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=43505.msg2736967#msg2736967
As indicated, I agree heartily!
MII2 is a campy big budget summer blockbuster movie that is so awful you can't lookaway.
Thought you were talking about Men In Black 2 for a moment.
It's a really bad follow up to Men In Black. i think 3 is much better and apparently 4 sucks again.
MII2 is a campy big budget summer blockbuster movie that is so awful you can't lookaway.
This reminds me, though, that I still need to give MI3 a watch.
I finally saw Inception. And I have no idea what I just saw. :lol :lol
I am thinking this one will require a second viewing.
MII2 is a campy big budget summer blockbuster movie that is so awful you can't lookaway.
This reminds me, though, that I still need to give MI3 a watch.
III was an excellent recovery for the franchise. Seymour-Hoffman is the best villain from any MI movie.
Prove me wrong.
I finally saw Inception. And I have no idea what I just saw. :lol :lol
I am thinking this one will require a second viewing.
Wait 'til you see Tenet then :lol
My middle son is learning about WWII in school and he's been asking to watch 'Saving Private Ryan'. So, watched that with him over the weekend. What can you say about that movie? Very powerful....very well done....just an all around great movie that has several scenes that make me tear up every time I see it.
Then I told him about 'Band of Brothers' so we watched the first episode last night. That series is even more remarkable given the fact that those 'characters' were real young men....and you're seeing what they went through.
My middle son is learning about WWII in school and he's been asking to watch 'Saving Private Ryan'. So, watched that with him over the weekend. What can you say about that movie? Very powerful....very well done....just an all around great movie that has several scenes that make me tear up every time I see it.
Then I told him about 'Band of Brothers' so we watched the first episode last night. That series is even more remarkable given the fact that those 'characters' were real young men....and you're seeing what they went through.
My middle son is learning about WWII in school and he's been asking to watch 'Saving Private Ryan'. So, watched that with him over the weekend. What can you say about that movie? Very powerful....very well done....just an all around great movie that has several scenes that make me tear up every time I see it.
Then I told him about 'Band of Brothers' so we watched the first episode last night. That series is even more remarkable given the fact that those 'characters' were real young men....and you're seeing what they went through.
My middle son is learning about WWII in school and he's been asking to watch 'Saving Private Ryan'. So, watched that with him over the weekend. What can you say about that movie? Very powerful....very well done....just an all around great movie that has several scenes that make me tear up every time I see it.
Then I told him about 'Band of Brothers' so we watched the first episode last night. That series is even more remarkable given the fact that those 'characters' were real young men....and you're seeing what they went through.
I know its WWI, but I just watched 1917 and was amazed by the production value. The depiction of trench warfare was really incredible and the seemingly seamless shot is outstanding.
Besides the 1st half an hour of SPR the knife scene is excruciating. It kills me a little every time I watch it.
I love Face Off. There's nothing wrong with a knowingly silly fun film.
I just watched the 2018 remake of the Dario Argento film Suspiria
Holy shit, what a movie
I prefer the original but the remake is still pretty great. Love the soundtrack by Thom Yorke (especially the song during THE scene). Did you know the old man was Tilda Swinton in make-up? Impressive make-up to say the least.
1917. I was so spellbound by the WAY it was filmed, I had to stop and re-watch the first 15 minutes.There were more than two takes in 1917. They just did a clever job of hiding them. But, yeah, it was pretty awesome the way they did it.
I :heart the extended takes. This movie was two long takes? So no spoilers, I'll say the several second "darkness" was a time to do a new take? Not sure....it could be more but if so, amazing how they made it seamless. The Revenant was also great because of that concept (and the cinematography was amazing as well). I think Birdman was ONE long take?
To me, that is BRILLIANT filmmaking. Granted, the story and the acting still needs to be good, but just that format alone will draw me in. I find it so refreshing to the frenetic pace of ostensibly "how many cuts and viewing angles can we possibly shoehorn into ONE movie?".....which is what so many esp. action movies seemingly have been relegated to these days. :tdwn
Trainwreck with Amy Schumer. I REALLY do not like Amy Schumer, but there were just too many moments in that movie where I couldn't help but laugh.I'm glad I'm not the only one that doesn't care for Amy Schumer. I don't find her very funny at all.
1917. I was so spellbound by the WAY it was filmed, I had to stop and re-watch the first 15 minutes.There were more than two takes in 1917. They just did a clever job of hiding them. But, yeah, it was pretty awesome the way they did it.
I :heart the extended takes. This movie was two long takes? So no spoilers, I'll say the several second "darkness" was a time to do a new take? Not sure....it could be more but if so, amazing how they made it seamless. The Revenant was also great because of that concept (and the cinematography was amazing as well). I think Birdman was ONE long take?
To me, that is BRILLIANT filmmaking. Granted, the story and the acting still needs to be good, but just that format alone will draw me in. I find it so refreshing to the frenetic pace of ostensibly "how many cuts and viewing angles can we possibly shoehorn into ONE movie?".....which is what so many esp. action movies seemingly have been relegated to these days. :tdwnTrainwreck with Amy Schumer. I REALLY do not like Amy Schumer, but there were just too many moments in that movie where I couldn't help but laugh.I'm glad I'm not the only one that doesn't care for Amy Schumer. I don't find her very funny at all.
1917. I was so spellbound by the WAY it was filmed, I had to stop and re-watch the first 15 minutes.There were more than two takes in 1917. They just did a clever job of hiding them. But, yeah, it was pretty awesome the way they did it.
I :heart the extended takes. This movie was two long takes? So no spoilers, I'll say the several second "darkness" was a time to do a new take? Not sure....it could be more but if so, amazing how they made it seamless. The Revenant was also great because of that concept (and the cinematography was amazing as well). I think Birdman was ONE long take?
To me, that is BRILLIANT filmmaking. Granted, the story and the acting still needs to be good, but just that format alone will draw me in. I find it so refreshing to the frenetic pace of ostensibly "how many cuts and viewing angles can we possibly shoehorn into ONE movie?".....which is what so many esp. action movies seemingly have been relegated to these days. :tdwnTrainwreck with Amy Schumer. I REALLY do not like Amy Schumer, but there were just too many moments in that movie where I couldn't help but laugh.I'm glad I'm not the only one that doesn't care for Amy Schumer. I don't find her very funny at all.
Wait, there are people that actually like her??
Is ti just me that doesn't really care about one-shot movies ?
It's just a gimmick really and nothing would be lost with a cut here and there ( I know there are hidden cuts in one-shot movies ).
Is ti just me that doesn't really care about one-shot movies ?
It's just a gimmick really and nothing would be lost with a cut here and there ( I know there are hidden cuts in one-shot movies ).
What is a "one-shot movie"?
Is ti just me that doesn't really care about one-shot movies ?
It's just a gimmick really and nothing would be lost with a cut here and there ( I know there are hidden cuts in one-shot movies ).
What is a "one-shot movie"?
I assume he means movies where it looks like all or most of it is one long continuous take or shot, even though in reality there's likely many invisible cuts.
I think they CAN be gimmick or they can be amazing. It depends if it serves a purpose or not. I think in 1917 is really served to heighten to tension and place us in the situation of those soldiers. And even though I loved Birdman, that seemed a bit more like a technical exercise to shoot it all as one long take, though it may have served a bigger purpose than I noticed.
Is ti just me that doesn't really care about one-shot movies ?
It's just a gimmick really and nothing would be lost with a cut here and there ( I know there are hidden cuts in one-shot movies ).
What is a "one-shot movie"?
I assume he means movies where it looks like all or most of it is one long continuous take or shot, even though in reality there's likely many invisible cuts.
I think they CAN be gimmick or they can be amazing. It depends if it serves a purpose or not. I think in 1917 is really served to heighten to tension and place us in the situation of those soldiers. And even though I loved Birdman, that seemed a bit more like a technical exercise to shoot it all as one long take, though it may have served a bigger purpose than I noticed.
I've never seen a movie that fits that description, but my guess is that I'd either find it annoying or wouldn't care about it. Kinda like being able to burp the entire alphabet. Kinda cool that you can do it, but does it make your burp any less stinky?
My favorite one-shot scene was from the first season of True Detective. It really was one shot, not multiple shots spliced together. And it was awesome.
My favorite one-shot scene was from the first season of True Detective. It really was one shot, not multiple shots spliced together. And it was awesome.
We just happened to have HBO free for a few months because my wife signed up for something, and I caught that first season of True Detective when it aired. It was fucking great! I watched every episode at least twice, sometimes more (which was often but not always related to how much Alexandra was in it). I'd heard about the "one-er" and when that sequence started, I thought "Okay, here we go" and it was amazing. Watched it a few times, just cause it was so awesome.
You should watch THAT show regardless of Alexandra Daddario, but she was definitely an extra added bonus.My favorite one-shot scene was from the first season of True Detective. It really was one shot, not multiple shots spliced together. And it was awesome.
We just happened to have HBO free for a few months because my wife signed up for something, and I caught that first season of True Detective when it aired. It was fucking great! I watched every episode at least twice, sometimes more (which was often but not always related to how much Alexandra was in it). I'd heard about the "one-er" and when that sequence started, I thought "Okay, here we go" and it was amazing. Watched it a few times, just cause it was so awesome.
I won't watch a show for a one-shot scene, but I would watch a show for Alexandra Daddario.
E R. Hef, you spelled that word wrong. It ends with an e and an r
E R. Hef, you spelled that word wrong. It ends with an e and an r:clap:
Godzilla, King of the Monsters (2019)The follow up, Kong vs. Godzilla, hits next month.
I grew up watching the old black-and-white Godzilla movies. The local TV station showed one every Saturday afternoon, and my friends and I would get together just to watch them. Godzilla, Son of Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra, Gamara, even King Kong vs Godzilla and Godzilla vs the Smog Monster. Good times.
So anyway, I saw most of the Matthew Broderick Godzilla movie from '98 and thought it sucked, and I guess I vaguely knew that they'd done another in 2014 but I never saw that. And this one is apparently a sequel to the 2014 movie, but I didn't know that going in. I knew basically nothing about this movie going in, except that it was on HBO so I recorded it to watch while my wife worked and I ate some gummies.
It was perfect! Realistic? Hell no! Did people act rationally and intelligently? Hell no! Did we spend more time on people and their completely irrelevant personal stories than we did watching the monsters fight? Of course! That's what made it perfect. It captured the tone of the old black-and-white monster movies from the 50's and 60's, but updated to glorious widescreen color with amazing special effects. Lots of fun editing cuts between the monsters fighting and the people supposedly standing 50 feet away watching them with frightened expressions on their faces. I mean, two 300-foot-tall monsters are fighting, entire city blocks are being wrecked, and these people are standing there watching (with frightened expressions on their faces). So cheesy, so bad, so perfect.
Also, lots of great callbacks to original lore. Godzilla is the Anglo-nickname; his true name is Gojira. Ken Watanabe, the Japanese guy who plays The Japanese Guy, explained that to us. The explanation for why all these huge creatures are here on Earth was new, but that was one of the very few updates. At some point, they found a giant caterpillar or something, and I said "That's going to grow up and be Mothra" and of course it did. So later when a pteranodon showed up, of course it was Rodan. Then I thought "Wait, it's like they're getting the band back together to fight Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster" and they were! He was referred to as Monster Zero (an alt ID from at least one of the movies) but eventually The Japanese Guy gave us his true name, Ghidorah.
They actually took a lot of trouble to get backstories right. They changed some details, but were always sure to include the important ones, to let us know that they'd done their homework. This is not Oscar-level cinema. This is good old-fashioned Saturday afternoon brainless fun. And it was great.
Five atomic bombs out of five. Would watch again.
I'm going to have to dig up the 2014 Godzilla, which I guess is the first in this reboot series, probably rewatch King of the Monsters, then Kong vs Godzilla. Or maybe I'll just jump on the new one when it drops.The theatrical release order of the new series is:
I'm going to have to dig up the 2014 Godzilla, which I guess is the first in this reboot series, probably rewatch King of the Monsters, then Kong vs Godzilla. Or maybe I'll just jump on the new one when it drops.The theatrical release order of the new series is:
1. Godzilla (2014)
2. Kong: Skull Island (2017) (Although this one is chronologically first)
3. Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) (which you've seen)
4. Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MonsterVerse
I'm going to have to dig up the 2014 Godzilla, which I guess is the first in this reboot series, probably rewatch King of the Monsters, then Kong vs Godzilla. Or maybe I'll just jump on the new one when it drops.The theatrical release order of the new series is:
1. Godzilla (2014)
2. Kong: Skull Island (2017) (Although this one is chronologically first)
3. Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) (which you've seen)
4. Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MonsterVerse
Hef, wasn't The Mummy part of the Monster series?
I think I remember something about a whole shared universe with The Mummy and Dracula, but I didn't realize that this was part of it, or at least was supposed to be part of it before "it" fell apart.
Kong: Skull Island (2017) is another one I'd heard of but never saw, and didn't realize was in the same universe, either. So Kong from Skull Island and Godzilla aka King of the Monsters are who meet in Godzilla vs. Kong (2021). Cool.
I checked and our HBO/Max on the Roku doesn't have Godzilla (2014). I gotta check for Kong: Skull Island.
Skull Island is great. 3 MCU stars in it doesn't hurt.
I don't know if the idea was that bad. Obviously a lot would depend on the execution. I think that once you start making movies where the basic premise is "not reality" (not set in our world, or a period piece, but instead a world with superheroes and/or extraterrestrials and/or magic) you have a very important additional factor to consider: given that it can't possibly be real, how "real" do you try to make it? MCU did it right by making the heroes very human, while clearly possessing skills and abilities well beyond our own. This gives the audience something to identify with. Then you provide plausible explanations for all the "impossible" stuff. We know it's not real, but within the established reality, it works.Yeah, but then they made the newest Mummy film with Tom Cruise, which sucked ass.
I don't see why you couldn't do monster movies the same way. I thought the Brendon Fraser Mummy movies were a lot of fun. At some point, at some level, you believed what was going on on screen despite knowing that it was all "just a movie" with magic and supernatural stuff. I think the old black-and-white monster movies (Dracula, Frankenstein, etc.) could have been updated, made more "realistic" and all that, and had a shared universe. You can make movies outright campy, funny, serious, whatever, and make it work. It all depends on the execution. Set the tone and stick with it, work with it.
The Odd Couple. Didn't watch it all the way through as I've seen it before, at least once, years ago. Walter Matthau is so good. The segment with the double date goes on too long.
I finally got around to watching Taken last night. Not bad at all. They kept it short, and it moved along briskly. The two car chases ran on too long, but you can skim through them easily enough. I appreciated that they were kind enough to spare us a boat chase at the end. The fight scenes were actually done well enough that you could tell who was beating who, which is unusual nowadays. Really, my only issue was that it relied to much on brute force (killing people, torturing people, maiming people) and not enough on intelligence work. It honestly wasn't too far out of whack, but it could have been a bit more balanced in the whole brains vs brawn aspect. Most of all, it's hard not to like Liam Neeson. His character really wasn't my kind of guy, but you still have to like the guy.
I finally got around to watching Taken last night. Not bad at all. They kept it short, and it moved along briskly. The two car chases ran on too long, but you can skim through them easily enough. I appreciated that they were kind enough to spare us a boat chase at the end. The fight scenes were actually done well enough that you could tell who was beating who, which is unusual nowadays. Really, my only issue was that it relied to much on brute force (killing people, torturing people, maiming people) and not enough on intelligence work. It honestly wasn't too far out of whack, but it could have been a bit more balanced in the whole brains vs brawn aspect. Most of all, it's hard not to like Liam Neeson. His character really wasn't my kind of guy, but you still have to like the guy.
6 Underground on Netflix.
It's a Michael Bay film starring Ryan Reynolds, and it holds up to every glorious thing that sentence portends. From the very beginning, it's a rollercoaster ride.
It's the Michael Bay-est Michael Bay film I've ever seen. Unbelievably impressive action sequences, all the explosions in the world, excitement in every scene, very little exposition, and questionable character development. Ryan Reynolds has enough charisma to carry the film along.
I loved every second of it, although I'm not sure that I would describe it as "good". But it's a perfect Saturday afternoon/evening, forget the cares of the week, turn off your brain movie.
I enjoyed 6 Underground better than The Old Guard, which is of the same ilk.
I enjoyed 6 Underground better than The Old Guard, which is of the same ilk.
I liked them both the same. Fun to watch.....but there was potential for both to be really good. Both dropped the ball on it though.
I enjoyed 6 Underground better than The Old Guard, which is of the same ilk.
I liked them both the same. Fun to watch.....but there was potential for both to be really good. Both dropped the ball on it though.
Add Extraction to this list.
Exctraction > The Old Guard > 6 Underground.
All eye candy movies. Enjoyable from time to time. I had hoped for the same from Outside the Wire, but that was like a bowl full of Maltesers.
I just rewatched Predestination. It was already one of my favourite movies after the first viewing, but it was even better the second time. Every line works differently once you've seen it and know the outcome.
Yeah. That’s a good movie. Watched it on a whim one night and was pleasantly surprised. Will have to watch again sometime.
Forgot that was a thing. And damn if I don't hate titles like that.
I just rewatched Predestination. It was already one of my favourite movies after the first viewing, but it was even better the second time. Every line works differently once you've seen it and know the outcome.
Yeah. That’s a good movie. Watched it on a whim one night and was pleasantly surprised. Will have to watch again sometime.
I was cleaning off my desk at home on Saturday, and I found a sticky note that I had made with the names of a few movies and one TV show that I wanted to check out. I have a tendency to make notes like this and then forget about them. I don't know how old this particular note was, but it included The Good Place, which I started watching in spring 2019, so it's at least that old. It also included Predestination. I have no recollection what led me to put that movie on my list, but it might have been the posts above. Anyway, I watched the movie on Saturday. Very slow starter, and I almost gave up on it after about 20 minutes, but I stuck with it. What a bizarre concept. I'm not sure how I ultimately felt about it, and I may want to re-watch it since I ended up being interrupted several times while watching. If you're interested in time travel movies -- especially one that is devoid of spaceships and fantasy elements -- this is definitely worth looking into.
:clap:Forgot that was a thing. And damn if I don't hate titles like that.
Some are better than others, but I'm not sure there are any titties I HATE.
EDIT: I misread that.
I just rewatched Predestination. It was already one of my favourite movies after the first viewing, but it was even better the second time. Every line works differently once you've seen it and know the outcome.
Yeah. That’s a good movie. Watched it on a whim one night and was pleasantly surprised. Will have to watch again sometime.
I was cleaning off my desk at home on Saturday, and I found a sticky note that I had made with the names of a few movies and one TV show that I wanted to check out. I have a tendency to make notes like this and then forget about them. I don't know how old this particular note was, but it included The Good Place, which I started watching in spring 2019, so it's at least that old. It also included Predestination. I have no recollection what led me to put that movie on my list, but it might have been the posts above. Anyway, I watched the movie on Saturday. Very slow starter, and I almost gave up on it after about 20 minutes, but I stuck with it. What a bizarre concept. I'm not sure how I ultimately felt about it, and I may want to re-watch it since I ended up being interrupted several times while watching. If you're interested in time travel movies -- especially one that is devoid of spaceships and fantasy elements -- this is definitely worth looking into.
That movie blew my mind...I'm a huge Ethan Hawke fan, but Sarah Snook really stole the show on that one.
I highly recommend Predestination—I suspect that, regardless of their takeaway, most people will have seen nothing like it.
The Last Dragon (1985). Gloriously terrible, just as I remembered it.
It was just my brother and I. We were roasting it all the way through. Good times.The Last Dragon (1985). Gloriously terrible, just as I remembered it.
Was the family groaning or were they gleefully giggling like you were watching it?
Coming 2 America
Not as bad as it could have been, but not great either. As usual with a lot of these sequels, they focused on how to get in as many callbacks to the first film as they could instead of focusing on the story.
Coming 2 America
Not as bad as it could have been, but not great either. As usual with a lot of these sequels, they focused on how to get in as many callbacks to the first film as they could instead of focusing on the story.
This is actually the best review I have seen of it to date. It has been getting crushed everywhere, and I am not even sure I want to bother with watching it now.
Coming 2 America
Not as bad as it could have been, but not great either. As usual with a lot of these sequels, they focused on how to get in as many callbacks to the first film as they could instead of focusing on the story.
This is actually the best review I have seen of it to date. It has been getting crushed everywhere, and I am not even sure I want to bother with watching it now.
One of the guys on the sports talk radio show I listened to at lunch today said he thought it was really good -- particularly Arsenio Hall.
The original was rated R, and I haven't seen it in a while, but off-hand the only reasons I can think of for that are the topless bathers and Samuel L. Jackson robbing the store. Again, I don't really remember, but I imagine he used some colorful language. But there are examples of bare breasts in PG-13 movies, and the occassional F-bomb.I think Ed was pretty upfront about toning down his whole shtick, which he announced years ago. There's no way he does Delirious or Raw now (which is for the best since modern audiences would pretty much demote him to Hitler status if he pulled that now). I think he got in pretty early in the whole socially conscious movement (and got blasted for it) and hasn't looked back. And not like Pryor, who only decided to stop throwing "nigger" around every other word while still being provocative and profane (and funny), but a real focus on making family oriented movies. I didn't know he redid CtA, but I'm honestly kind of surprised.
Maybe Eddie is actually mellowing in his old age and doesn't feel the need to be so edgy. Maybe it's the overall trend towards PG-13 vs R in order to get the most viewers. Probably some of each. But PG-13 always feels like they've dialed it down a notch compared to R.
Just finished Godzilla VS Kong on HBO... not sure if it was awesomely horrible or horribly awesome, but I enjoyed it.
98 Godzilla = The best GodzillaYou are literally the only person I have ever seen or heard who has this opinion.
All I want is monster-fightin eye candy. If I can enjoy the shit out of Battleship, I'm sure I'll love 'zilla v Kong... whenever I can get the chance to see it.
I really hope when this pandemic is over, some movies get re-released for theatre viewing. This one, and Tenet would be the top of my IMAX go-back-for wish list.
All I want is monster-fightin eye candy. If I can enjoy the shit out of Battleship, I'm sure I'll love 'zilla v Kong... whenever I can get the chance to see it.
98 Godzilla = The best GodzillaYou are literally the only person I have ever seen or heard who has this opinion.
I've only seen 3 (I think) Godzilla movies
98 Godzilla = The best GodzillaYou are literally the only person I have ever seen or heard who has this opinion.
I'm not saying you're wrong, because likes are, of course, subjective. But you are as wrong as you can be, under the circumstances.
All I want is monster-fightin eye candy. If I can enjoy the shit out of Battleship, I'm sure I'll love 'zilla v Kong... whenever I can get the chance to see it.
I really hope when this pandemic is over, some movies get re-released for theatre viewing. This one, and Tenet would be the top of my IMAX go-back-for wish list.
I randomly DVR'd that movie off of HBO about a week ago and watched it last weekend. Granted, I did not sit in rapt attention the whole time, but I thought it was one of the worst movies I've seen in a long time (although it wasn't so bad that I turned it off).
The Last Dragon (1985). Gloriously terrible, just as I remembered it.
Just finished Godzilla VS Kong on HBO... not sure if it was awesomely horrible or horribly awesome, but I enjoyed it.
They seriously fuck up Hong Kong :lol
Yea that's something I always think in monster movies in general. The fact that it's not often mentioned in the movies how many thousands of people that had to be killed during scenes like that. So much focus on the main characters and their lives.Just finished Godzilla VS Kong on HBO... not sure if it was awesomely horrible or horribly awesome, but I enjoyed it.
The boys and I watched it last night. Real fun movie to watch as long as you understand what you've signed up for.They seriously fuck up Hong Kong :lol
The whole time I couldn't help but think of just how many people were dying during that fight sequence. Had to be tens of thousands.
Why does it seem to me that so many people are surprised that people would die in monster movies? No monster would say to another monster, "Lets fight out in the ocean where there are less people."
For me it's more so very obvious that lots of people are dying but in the movies they don't makes much deal about it, atleast in general though.
Just finished Godzilla VS Kong on HBO... not sure if it was awesomely horrible or horribly awesome, but I enjoyed it.
The boys and I watched it last night. Real fun movie to watch as long as you understand what you've signed up for.They seriously fuck up Hong Kong :lol
The whole time I couldn't help but think of just how many people were dying during that fight sequence. Had to be tens of thousands.
Action films never address that. Did you ever feel like that watching The Terminator going through a club just firing away or any war movies like War Of The Worlds? I just think in Sci Fi and monster films they are not our focus. Now watching films like Schindler's List & Saving Private Ryan I absolutely think or the amount of human loss.
Godzilla vs. Kong
When it was monsters on screen, it was mostly incredible. When it was humans on screen, it was barely tolerable.
Nice way to wrap up/not wrap up the series.
Godzilla 2014 is still a great movie. Not much Godzilla, and Quicksilver isn't the most charismatic actor, but what the movie does great is build tension, and show the human perspective of the threat and just how massive the Titans are.
I cried at the beginning. Bryan Cranston is such a great actor.
I also watched Godzilla vs Kong the other night and was very disappointed. The story was ridiculous, and I was bored watching them fight.
I haven't seen King of the Monsters yet.
Godzilla 2014 is still a great movie. Not much Godzilla, and Quicksilver isn't the most charismatic actor, but what the movie does great is build tension, and show the human perspective of the threat and just how massive the Titans are.
I cried at the beginning. Bryan Cranston is such a great actor.
I also watched Godzilla vs Kong the other night and was very disappointed. The story was ridiculous, and I was bored watching them fight.
I haven't seen King of the Monsters yet.
Why do people watch movies out of order? I’ll never get it. Imagine watching Return of the Jedi before The Empire Strikes Back.
I gave up shortly after the monster got to Tokyo :/ I couldn't get through it. Minus the CGI, it was on par with Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus.Not that it matters but it was Hong Kong not Tokyo.
Why do people watch movies out of order? I’ll never get it. Imagine watching Return of the Jedi before The Empire Strikes Back.
I gave up shortly after the monster got to Tokyo :/ I couldn't get through it. Minus the CGI, it was on par with Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus.Not that it matters but it was Hong Kong not Tokyo.
Godzilla vs. Kong
When it was monsters on screen, it was mostly incredible. When it was humans on screen, it was barely tolerable.
Nice way to wrap up/not wrap up the series.
I gave up shortly after the monster got to Tokyo :/ I couldn't get through it. Minus the CGI, it was on par with Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus.
Gattaca (1997)
Wow. I've had this on my list to watch for a long time now, but finally sat down to watch it this evening and the journey was incredible. Thematically, reminds me of Equilibrium minus The Matrix. Highly recommend.
Gattaca (1997)
Wow. I've had this on my list to watch for a long time now, but finally sat down to watch it this evening and the journey was incredible. Thematically, reminds me of Equilibrium minus The Matrix. Highly recommend.
Toy Story 4
I didn't know if they could do it again. That ending to TS3 was great, pretty much perfect, and closed a nearly perfect trilogy. Where they could possibly go from there?
There are different kinds of sequels. There are the kind that just give you more of the same, because you just want more of the same. But then there are the ones that take the story further. Explore something we haven't dug into as much before now, or even introduce some new angle or new turn of the story that takes us further into the world they've established. It has to make sense, and it has to fit into what's been established but go beyond it at the same time. I had no idea where TS4 could go, but they went there, and I thought it was great. I'd heard TS4 was great, I wanted to believe it, but I wasn't sure I could. I'm glad I took the chance, because it was great.
Four creepy-as-hell ventrioloquist dummies out of four. Would definitely watch again.
I decided to watch A Night To Remember last night while I started Titanic model.
I go into these movies knowing there will be carnage and loss unexplainable. Suspend your disbelief.And we are entertained.. :corn
Jackie Brown. First time watching in over 20 years.
Still great.
Indeed. But that's almost a given for Tarantino, at this point.Jackie Brown. First time watching in over 20 years.
Still great.
And what a soundtrack :hat
WFRR is awesome. Disney and Warner Bros toons together? SIGN ME UP
WFRR is awesome. Disney and Warner Bros toons together? SIGN ME UP
Mickey Mouse AND Bugs Bunny in the same movie? that was like seeing Iron Man and Batman in the same movie 30 years before the MCU was even a thing ;D
Also, for the series of "Well, it's a famous movie and I never saw it so why not": I saw The Manchurian Candidate (with Denzel Washington). Great psychological-political thriller, with great performances all around.
Exactly what I was going to say.WFRR is awesome. Disney and Warner Bros toons together? SIGN ME UP
Mickey Mouse AND Bugs Bunny in the same movie? that was like seeing Iron Man and Batman in the same movie 30 years before the MCU was even a thing ;D
Also, for the series of "Well, it's a famous movie and I never saw it so why not": I saw The Manchurian Candidate (with Denzel Washington). Great psychological-political thriller, with great performances all around.
I've not seen the recent version, but I liked the one with Sinatra from '62.
Indeed! I find that, if done right, funny action movies can be more enjoyable than the serious ones. So many fight and action sequences can become totally ridiculous if the tone of the movie is dead serious, when the movie is more easy going and comedic, it's easier to forgive crazyass shit that would never happen in real life.
Depends also from movie to movie, John Wick is serious too, but it's basically a video game with real actors, so all those ludicrous moments can be forgiven and enjoyed for what they are, it's when serious movies try to pull off insane and unlikely stuff that they can come across as pretentious.
Indeed! I find that, if done right, funny action movies can be more enjoyable than the serious ones. So many fight and action sequences can become totally ridiculous if the tone of the movie is dead serious, when the movie is more easy going and comedic, it's easier to forgive crazyass shit that would never happen in real life.
Depends also from movie to movie, John Wick is serious too, but it's basically a video game with real actors, so all those ludicrous moments can be forgiven and enjoyed for what they are, it's when serious movies try to pull off insane and unlikely stuff that they can come across as pretentious.
But it's a fine line. I'm okay with generally suspending reason in these films, but I just can't abide the scenes where the hero is basically fight six armed people with one arm tied behind his/her back and running a stand-up routine like Bill Burr. If'n you're gonna fight, fight. If'n you're gonna joke, joke. You can't rightly joke if you're fightin', and you can't rightly fight if'n you're jokin'. Or something like that.
Indeed! I find that, if done right, funny action movies can be more enjoyable than the serious ones. So many fight and action sequences can become totally ridiculous if the tone of the movie is dead serious, when the movie is more easy going and comedic, it's easier to forgive crazyass shit that would never happen in real life.
Depends also from movie to movie, John Wick is serious too, but it's basically a video game with real actors, so all those ludicrous moments can be forgiven and enjoyed for what they are, it's when serious movies try to pull off insane and unlikely stuff that they can come across as pretentious.
But it's a fine line. I'm okay with generally suspending reason in these films, but I just can't abide the scenes where the hero is basically fight six armed people with one arm tied behind his/her back and running a stand-up routine like Bill Burr. If'n you're gonna fight, fight. If'n you're gonna joke, joke. You can't rightly joke if you're fightin', and you can't rightly fight if'n you're jokin'. Or something like that.
And you don’t hate Marvel movies? They’re all joking and fighting at the same time.
Anyone remember Legend -- early '80s fantasy movie with Tom Cruise, Mia Sara and Tim Curry? Jon Anderson sang a song at the end of the movie.Love this movie! Very cool fantasy setting and a cool story. Tangerine Dream did a excellent job with the soundtrack, and the ending song "Loved by the Sun" with Jon Anderson is hauntingly beautiful. I own this movie on VHS, dvd, and bluray.. :lol
My wife usually goes to sleep an hour or two before I do, and this is one of her go to sleep movies, so I've seen it about a bazillion times. It's pretty cheesy, and Tom Cruise's performance isn't very good, but there are a bunch of parts that are very well done.
Tim Curry as Darkness is awesome in that movie. Some of the dialogue with the goblins is a riot, too. "She was so sweet, I could eat her brains like jam!"
I don't remember if Mia Sara did this movie or Ferris Bueller's Day Off first, but this was my introduction to her. Pretty limited as an actress, I have to admit, but cute.
Anyone remember Legend -- early '80s fantasy movie with Tom Cruise, Mia Sara and Tim Curry? Jon Anderson sang a song at the end of the movie.
My wife usually goes to sleep an hour or two before I do, and this is one of her go to sleep movies, so I've seen it about a bazillion times. It's pretty cheesy, and Tom Cruise's performance isn't very good, but there are a bunch of parts that are very well done.
Darkness: "What is light without dark?"
"Jack [After Lily touches the unicorns]:
What you did is forbidden.
Lily:
Who says so?
Jack:
It is known, Lily. These are sacred animals. You risk your immortal soul.
Lily:
I only wanted to touch one. Where is the harm in that?"
I decided to watch A Night To Remember last night while I started a Titanic model. I'm a bit of an Olympic Class buff, but I've put off this movie because it's from 1958 and I find old black and white stuff hard to watch.I got sidetracked about halfway through, but I started watching a fan edit of Titanic the other night. Some kind soul reedited the thing (and did a damn fine job) removing all of the extraneous, interpersonal stuff, so it's basically Cameron's super-slick documentary on what happened. Great idea and [so far] nicely done.
Anyways, I freaking loved it. I barely got anywhere on the model because I was too busy watching the movie. It was a hell of a production considering it was made over sixty years ago, and it must have cost a fortune to make.
In Bruges.
Watched the movie only because it was set in the wonderful and magnificent Bruges, and I found myself watching the weirdest Harry Potter spinoff ever: Professor Moody is a partner of Colin Farrell, and they hide out in Bruges after a botched hitman job, and Colin meets Fleur Whatshername (the blonde chick that was part of one of the visiting delegations during Goblet of Fire), and their boss turn out to be Voldemort.
Somehow okayish action thriller, but as I said, I watched it only because it was set in Bruges.
In Bruges.
Watched the movie only because it was set in the wonderful and magnificent Bruges, and I found myself watching the weirdest Harry Potter spinoff ever: Professor Moody is a partner of Colin Farrell, and they hide out in Bruges after a botched hitman job, and Colin meets Fleur Whatshername (the blonde chick that was part of one of the visiting delegations during Goblet of Fire), and their boss turn out to be Voldemort.
Somehow okayish action thriller, but as I said, I watched it only because it was set in Bruges.
That’s a fantastic comedy. Not sure id call it an action thriller despite there being action. It was quite clearly a very strange comedy.
Speaking of movies set in Italy, I watched for the first time Il Postino, AKA The Postman.
Yesterday, my father-in-law was over for Father's Day. We watched The Dirty Dozen and The Outlaw Josey Wales. Two classics, of course.
Speaking of movies set in Italy, I watched for the first time Il Postino, AKA The Postman.
Didn't Kevin Costner to a version of that? Or are they unrelated.
Chris Nolan's movies all have this 'vibe' that no other director has.
It’s funny when people think Shutter Island is a Nolan film cause it stars Leo and has a twist ending
It’s funny when people think Shutter Island is a Nolan film cause it stars Leo and has a twist ending
Is this even a thing? I never knew anyone thought Shutter Island was a Nolan movie.
When I say Nolan movies all have a vibe. It's an intangible thing. Nothing I can put my finger on. But something about all his films have this..."feeling".
It could be a mixture of pacing, music, framing, cinematography, score, exposition. Everything combined that makes all his films have this weird vibe.
In a good way of course. Other-worldly.
I can't even describe it.
Although I do think he lost something when Wally Pfister gave up being a DP. Inception looked fantastic. Warm and sharp. Interstellar with Hoyte van Hoytema looked really cold
and almost blurry by comparison. Dunkirk was a bit better and then TENET had stunning Cinematography. The shot with all the Chinooks carrying the shipping containers
is so epic. It's like he told the guy writing the score - ok Hans Zimmer is busy - just pretend you're Hans Zimmer - and told the DP to be pretend he was Wally Pfister.
Currently watching Kenneth Branaugh’s full unabridged version of Hamlet.
Forgot how excellent this is.
Currently watching Kenneth Branaugh’s full unabridged version of Hamlet.
Forgot how excellent this is.
Isn't it like 13 hours long, or some shit?
Isn't Richard Burton's Cleopatra like 5 hours long ? What a ballache. Was it ever in the cinema ?What do you mean, was it ever in the cinema? Where do you think it was? It was the most expensive film ever made to that point, and literally almost bankrupted a studio. They didn't just sit on it.
Isn't Richard Burton's Cleopatra like 5 hours long ? What a ballache. Was it ever in the cinema ? I wonder if they had an intermission every 2 hours or something.
Boy, no kidding.Isn't Richard Burton's Cleopatra like 5 hours long ? What a ballache. Was it ever in the cinema ? I wonder if they had an intermission every 2 hours or something.
I'd watch Elizabeth Taylor in her prime for five hours.
Plus it was in that era where epics are just people walking around and talking and orchestral music which is far too loud. Not my cup of tea!
I stayed at my Grandads house for a while in 2015 before I moved into my current house. He loved watching Westerns and the dialogue was really quiet
then the music was FUCKING LOUD :lolpalm:
Maybe it's the overall trend towards PG-13 vs R in order to get the most viewers. Probably some of each. But PG-13 always feels like they've dialed it down a notch compared to R.
Does it really matter? I mean, I get it if the hero keeps saying "frig" instead of the more family "f***", or something, but I honesly can't remember a movie that I thought "wow, this would be so much better if it was rated whatever".
Does it really matter? I mean, I get it if the hero keeps saying "frig" instead of the more family "f***", or something, but I honesly can't remember a movie that I thought "wow, this would be so much better if it was rated whatever".
Does it really matter? I mean, I get it if the hero keeps saying "frig" instead of the more family "f***", or something, but I honesly can't remember a movie that I thought "wow, this would be so much better if it was rated whatever".
Deadpool was so much better as an R film. The 'Princess Bride' / PG-13 version was cute and all, but R-Rated Deadpool is a necessity. There are some movies that (imo) can take you out of the moment with the necessities of PG-13.
When The Force Awakens came out - EVERYONE was raving about it. Then it made $2bn then everyone hated it.
I'm watching on Netflix, America: The Motion Picture.
HOLY FUCKING SHIT! :lol :lol :lol
I'm watching on Netflix, America: The Motion Picture.
HOLY FUCKING SHIT! :lol :lol :lol
Seconded.
I'm watching on Netflix, America: The Motion Picture.
HOLY FUCKING SHIT! :lol :lol :lol
Seconded.
Better than Team America?
I'm watching on Netflix, America: The Motion Picture.
HOLY FUCKING SHIT! :lol :lol :lol
Seconded.
Better than Team America?
No but is damn funny.
I'm watching on Netflix, America: The Motion Picture.
HOLY FUCKING SHIT! :lol :lol :lol
Seconded.
Better than Team America?
No but is damn funny.
Definitely more idiotic and stupid than Team America.
I watched The Tomorrow War on Amazon Prime.
Kinda cliche but a pretty decent time travel action movie.
I'm watching on Netflix, America: The Motion Picture.
HOLY FUCKING SHIT! :lol :lol :lol
Seconded.
Better than Team America?
No but is damn funny.
Definitely more idiotic and stupid than Team America.
Saw The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, sequel to The Hitman's Bodyguard.
Starting tomorrow I will have the house to myself for 9 days. Since I have no social life and am not currently engrossed in a video game, I plan to do something I rarely get to do in this house: watch movies I want to watch! So... make some recommendations.Haven't you been keeping a list of movies I've been recommending? Should be like 15 by now. :lol
I prefer dramas, thrillers, suspense. Do not recommend any Superhero films, comedies, or mindless action films. Go!
I know! I always say I make a mental note when you mention a film I should see. But at this stage in my life, my mental note-taking is not up to snuff.Nah, that was a Twilight Zone episode called The Toys of Caliban. Downright gut-wrenching. His performance in SOB was excellent, he was a great actor in everything he did, but it was still a comedic role.
You've talked about a dramatic role Richard Mulligan had that was nothing like his comedic ones that you found particularly moving. Is it SOB?
More modern, American Beauty--Keven Spacey undergoes the world's greatest midlife transformation, then gets killed for it. One of my favorites.
Seen:Everybody points to the Hopper/Walken scene as the highlight of the movie, and while it's excellent, the final showdown is just superb. Maybe the best Mexican standoff I've seen on film. It wasn't perfect, it was missing a couple of elements*, but it was top notch. Having new arrivals join in that don't speak English was an inspired touch.
American Beauty - Loved it but no desire to watch again.
Usual Suspects - Been a favorite forever, seen countless times. Had a poster on my wall (when bachelorhood allowed me to hang film posters).
Heat - The bank heist and shootout are more entertaining than most films.
True Romance - Know I saw it but don't recall enjoying it.
Enemy of the State - Enjoyed this one as well, more than I thought I would.
Never done a film ranking. Usual Suspects would probably make the Top 20. Heat wouldn't be too far behind,
It's pretty slow to start. The first third is just Spacey lusting after Mena Suvari, and while there's certainly nothing wrong with that, it's not until the neighbor kid gets him high and he begins his new life that the movie really shines.
More modern, American Beauty--Keven Spacey undergoes the world's greatest midlife transformation, then gets killed for it. One of my favorites.
I have to revisit that. I remember watching it once, and not really getting into it much. It's probably due for another go.
Knives Out. I am not a great wordsmith, and don't like to bloviate or pontificate here, so this will not be the most erudite or articulate review:
What a fucking boss movie that was!
Knives Out. I am not a great wordsmith, and don't like to bloviate or pontificate here, so this will not be the most erudite or articulate review:
What a fucking boss movie that was!
HAHA, great post.
To El Barto's point: Chris Penn WAS a big loss. I liked him as much as I dislike his brother (Sean; I'm indifferent on Michael).
Starting tomorrow I will have the house to myself for 9 days. Since I have no social life and am not currently engrossed in a video game, I plan to do something I rarely get to do in this house: watch movies I want to watch! So... make some recommendations.
I prefer dramas, thrillers, suspense. Do not recommend any Superhero films, comedies, or mindless action films. Go!
Knives Out. I am not a great wordsmith, and don't like to bloviate or pontificate here, so this will not be the most erudite or articulate review:
What a fucking boss movie that was!
HAHA, great post.
To El Barto's point: Chris Penn WAS a big loss. I liked him as much as I dislike his brother (Sean; I'm indifferent on Michael).
Don't make me slap you Stads. Try his album "MP4: Days Since a Lost Time Accident."
Seen:Everybody points to the Hopper/Walken scene as the highlight of the movie, and while it's excellent, the final showdown is just superb. Maybe the best Mexican standoff I've seen on film. It wasn't perfect, it was missing a couple of elements*, but it was top notch. Having new arrivals join in that don't speak English was an inspired touch.
American Beauty - Loved it but no desire to watch again.
Usual Suspects - Been a favorite forever, seen countless times. Had a poster on my wall (when bachelorhood allowed me to hang film posters).
Heat - The bank heist and shootout are more entertaining than most films.
True Romance - Know I saw it but don't recall enjoying it.
Enemy of the State - Enjoyed this one as well, more than I thought I would.
Never done a film ranking. Usual Suspects would probably make the Top 20. Heat wouldn't be too far behind,
And it was preceded by the scene tormenting Bronson Pinchot in the elevator, which is one of my favorites. Chris Penn and Tom Sizemore are fantastic in that scene. Chris Penn was a big loss.
*The perfect Mexican standoff has to have at least two groups, with at least two more joining in. People have to change loyalties. "No, actually I'm with those guys," and then everybody changes who they're aiming at. And at least one of the groups has to be a complete unknown to the others. The best of them will always have a "who the fuck are those guys!" thrown in.
It was Sizemore turning on a dime that got me. "He's bluffing you Elliot! He's not going to shoot him. He's not going to shoot him. He's gonna shoot him."Seen:Everybody points to the Hopper/Walken scene as the highlight of the movie, and while it's excellent, the final showdown is just superb. Maybe the best Mexican standoff I've seen on film. It wasn't perfect, it was missing a couple of elements*, but it was top notch. Having new arrivals join in that don't speak English was an inspired touch.
American Beauty - Loved it but no desire to watch again.
Usual Suspects - Been a favorite forever, seen countless times. Had a poster on my wall (when bachelorhood allowed me to hang film posters).
Heat - The bank heist and shootout are more entertaining than most films.
True Romance - Know I saw it but don't recall enjoying it.
Enemy of the State - Enjoyed this one as well, more than I thought I would.
Never done a film ranking. Usual Suspects would probably make the Top 20. Heat wouldn't be too far behind,
And it was preceded by the scene tormenting Bronson Pinchot in the elevator, which is one of my favorites. Chris Penn and Tom Sizemore are fantastic in that scene. Chris Penn was a big loss.
*The perfect Mexican standoff has to have at least two groups, with at least two more joining in. People have to change loyalties. "No, actually I'm with those guys," and then everybody changes who they're aiming at. And at least one of the groups has to be a complete unknown to the others. The best of them will always have a "who the fuck are those guys!" thrown in.
"He's gonna shoot him." Chris Penn's deadpan delivery of that line kills me every time.
Seven Days in May--Bur Lancaster plots to overthrow the US government. Kirk Douglas is against the idea.
These are both early 70s political thrillers from Aldrich and Frankenheimer, with taught directing and great bits of tension.
Just seeing this now, I am jealous, I could so use the house to myself and just watch movies, shows and concerts.Well, I do have a Honey-Do list….
If you haven't seen it, or want to rewatch, some of my recs
Seven aka Se7en
The Game
Collateral (Tom Cruise's best serious role IMO)
L.A. Confidential
Memento
Chris Penn and Tom Sizemore are fantastic in that scene. Chris Penn was a big loss.I was going to say Tom Sizemore was a big loss too, but I just checked his Wikipedia page, and apparently he is still working, and, more importantly, alive.
Was a movie ever not better for having Martin Balsam in it? For me, when it comes to Cold War films, it is Fail-Safe, and everything else.Nope. It occurred to me that I've probably seen more movies with him in them than any other actor. And they're all winners. Even some of the forgotten ones. From 12 Angry Men all the way to Death Wish 3, with a long stopover at Archie Bunker's Place, he was always great.
Internet was being spotty so I watched Heart and Souls on DVD.
It's a really great movie. Not very well known, however. It's from 1993 I think with a great cast. Downey Jr., Charles Grodin, Chris Penn, Alfre Woodard, and Kyra Sedgwick.
Plot is that 4 strangers on a bus all die in 1959 and their souls get bound to a baby who was born at that moment and follows that. It's just a really well done sweet movie that I highly recommend. Especially if you like watching a younger Downey Jr. chew up the scenery.
Never watched either of those but it made me think of All of Me from 1984. Steve Martin physical comedy at some of its greatest.
It was Sizemore turning on a dime that got me. "He's bluffing you Elliot! He's not going to shoot him. He's not going to shoot him. He's gonna shoot him."Seen:Everybody points to the Hopper/Walken scene as the highlight of the movie, and while it's excellent, the final showdown is just superb. Maybe the best Mexican standoff I've seen on film. It wasn't perfect, it was missing a couple of elements*, but it was top notch. Having new arrivals join in that don't speak English was an inspired touch.
American Beauty - Loved it but no desire to watch again.
Usual Suspects - Been a favorite forever, seen countless times. Had a poster on my wall (when bachelorhood allowed me to hang film posters).
Heat - The bank heist and shootout are more entertaining than most films.
True Romance - Know I saw it but don't recall enjoying it.
Enemy of the State - Enjoyed this one as well, more than I thought I would.
Never done a film ranking. Usual Suspects would probably make the Top 20. Heat wouldn't be too far behind,
And it was preceded by the scene tormenting Bronson Pinchot in the elevator, which is one of my favorites. Chris Penn and Tom Sizemore are fantastic in that scene. Chris Penn was a big loss.
*The perfect Mexican standoff has to have at least two groups, with at least two more joining in. People have to change loyalties. "No, actually I'm with those guys," and then everybody changes who they're aiming at. And at least one of the groups has to be a complete unknown to the others. The best of them will always have a "who the fuck are those guys!" thrown in.
"He's gonna shoot him." Chris Penn's deadpan delivery of that line kills me every time.
The Martian. Read this a while ago and meant to get around to watching the film. Finally did so. Enjoyed it, solid film. Glad some time passed since reading it, since the novel wasn't so fresh in my mind.
Never saw 2, but caught a couple of snippets on YT. I'm guessing Elias was the Bible-thumper they were singing Kind Diamond at. I wasn't aware he was a main character, but it does make me wonder about the cross Dante is wearing on that poster.
And Kevin Smith is quite Catholic, so he usually makes his people Catholic as well. Progressive Catholics, questioning Catholics, anti-establishment Catholics, for sure, but Catholic none the less.
There's no harm in that; something like 22% of the U.S. population is Catholic. Chuck Lorre inevitably has his characters' first girlfriend as "Sarah Goldstein". You write what you know.
He was just on Celebrity Family Feud, and other than being a HORRIBLE dresser he seemed cool. Clearly loves his wife, and he brought both Jason Mewes and Drew Carey as parts of his team, so...
I know it might not be "fair" but I have some kind of automatic dismissive attitude regarding Disney doing all these prequels and live-action versions of their established properties. Sure, it's theirs and they can do what they want with it. But things like Maleficent and Cruella and whatever the movie was with the huntsman from Snow White... they just seems like stories I never really wanted or needed. Take the bad guy (or girl), or some minor character, and build a whole movie around them? And then sequels? Why?I agree wholeheartedly.
That said, if the stories themselves are good, more power to anybody who likes them. I guess I just don't see the attraction. Well, with Emma Stone I can see the attraction (:eyebrows:) but you know what I mean.
I found myself watching a child for a few hours over the weekend and we watched Despicable Me. I had never seen it before. What a fun movie! I found it hilarious.
I know it might not be "fair" but I have some kind of automatic dismissive attitude regarding Disney doing all these prequels and live-action versions of their established properties. Sure, it's theirs and they can do what they want with it. But things like Maleficent and Cruella and whatever the movie was with the huntsman from Snow White... they just seems like stories I never really wanted or needed. Take the bad guy (or girl), or some minor character, and build a whole movie around them? And then sequels? Why?
That said, if the stories themselves are good, more power to anybody who likes them. I guess I just don't see the attraction. Well, with Emma Stone I can see the attraction ( :eyebrows: ) but you know what I mean.
I know it might not be "fair" but I have some kind of automatic dismissive attitude regarding Disney doing all these prequels and live-action versions of their established properties. Sure, it's theirs and they can do what they want with it. But things like Maleficent and Cruella and whatever the movie was with the huntsman from Snow White... they just seems like stories I never really wanted or needed. Take the bad guy (or girl), or some minor character, and build a whole movie around them? And then sequels? Why?
That said, if the stories themselves are good, more power to anybody who likes them. I guess I just don't see the attraction. Well, with Emma Stone I can see the attraction ( :eyebrows: ) but you know what I mean.
Something like Maleficent, where they completely turn the story on its head, and do a new angle on the idea can be interesting. These recent remakes where they basically just shoot the same movie but in live action instead of animated seem completely pointless to me. The "live action" Lion King, doubly so.
I know it might not be "fair" but I have some kind of automatic dismissive attitude regarding Disney doing all these prequels and live-action versions of their established properties. Sure, it's theirs and they can do what they want with it. But things like Maleficent and Cruella and whatever the movie was with the huntsman from Snow White... they just seems like stories I never really wanted or needed. Take the bad guy (or girl), or some minor character, and build a whole movie around them? And then sequels? Why?
That said, if the stories themselves are good, more power to anybody who likes them. I guess I just don't see the attraction. Well, with Emma Stone I can see the attraction ( :eyebrows: ) but you know what I mean.
Something like Maleficent, where they completely turn the story on its head, and do a new angle on the idea can be interesting. These recent remakes where they basically just shoot the same movie but in live action instead of animated seem completely pointless to me. The "live action" Lion King, doubly so.
I can't say I remember it all that well, but I thought Maleficent was really good. It sort of put the same spin on the story as Wicked did on the Wizard of Oz. I haven't seen any of the recent live action remakes because I have no interest for the reasons mentioned.
I found myself watching a child for a few hours over the weekend and we watched Despicable Me. I had never seen it before. What a fun movie! I found it hilarious.
The third one, "Minions", is hilarious.
The third one, "Minions", is hilarious.
The minions were cool in the first one. They kind of stole the show. When it was 100% minion, it was too much.
It was like when they made the Joey spinoff of Friends. Joey was a great character on Friends, but he couldn't carry an entire show.
The third one, "Minions", is hilarious.
The minions were cool in the first one. They kind of stole the show. When it was 100% minion, it was too much.
It was like when they made the Joey spinoff of Friends. Joey was a great character on Friends, but he couldn't carry an entire show.
See, I hadn't seen any of the previous films yet when I watched Minions with my grandson. I just thought it was cute, and I like the Minion voices. And for some reason, I think the name "Kevin" is funny.
The last movie I saw at the Theater was the last of the Star Wars sequel. After that, covid hit. Anybody been to the movies lately? I'm worried that the movie theater is on it's way out.. :(
I fucking hate Rudy. Which is probably more sacrilegious to some than you not yet having seen it.
I certainly have no love for them. But that has nothing to do with hating that movie.I fucking hate Rudy. Which is probably more sacrilegious to some than you not yet having seen it.
I bet you hate Notre Dame as well.
I certainly have no love for them. But that has nothing to do with hating that movie.I fucking hate Rudy. Which is probably more sacrilegious to some than you not yet having seen it.
I bet you hate Notre Dame as well.
Whenever I see it on the guide while channel surfing, I actually say out loud, "Fuckin' Rudy." :lolI certainly have no love for them. But that has nothing to do with hating that movie.I fucking hate Rudy. Which is probably more sacrilegious to some than you not yet having seen it.
I bet you hate Notre Dame as well.
I know. Just razzing you. I don't mind the movie. I don't own it but watch it once in a while when it's on cable.
:lolJust keep recording The Expendables.
I've been razzing Lisa lately that she's destroying my DRV with her mushy girl shows.
:lolJust keep recording The Expendables.
I've been razzing Lisa lately that she's destroying my DRV with her mushy girl shows.
:lol
I've been razzing Lisa lately that she's destroying my DRV with her mushy girl shows.
:lol
I've been razzing Lisa lately that she's destroying my DRV with her mushy girl shows.
Like?
:lol
I've been razzing Lisa lately that she's destroying my DRV with her mushy girl shows.
Like?
You're asking me? LOL
I fucking hate Rudy. Which is probably more sacrilegious to some than you not yet having seen it.
I fucking hate Rudy. Which is probably more sacrilegious to some than you not yet having seen it.
I don't know why but they played this movie non stop when I was in middle school. I must've seen it 20+ times and I hate it.
:lol
I've been razzing Lisa lately that she's destroying my DRV with her mushy girl shows.
Like?
You're asking me? LOL
I'm just making sure there's no overlap. :) :) :) I've already got Married At First Sight (which I watch), a couple variations on the "90 Day Fiance" franchise (which I watch depending on who the people are), and Darcey and Stacey, this bonehead from Connecticut who started out on 90 Day Fiance and reminds me SOOOOOOO much of someone in my life, and her sister (which I watch while doing other things).
I fucking hate Rudy. Which is probably more sacrilegious to some than you not yet having seen it.
I don't know why but they played this movie non stop when I was in middle school. I must've seen it 20+ times and I hate it.
Well, I'll miss you.I fucking hate Rudy. Which is probably more sacrilegious to some than you not yet having seen it.
I don't know why but they played this movie non stop when I was in middle school. I must've seen it 20+ times and I hate it.
This is why we can't have nice things. I'm not sure we can be friends anymore.
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1984 Dune was awesome for 12 year old me, or however old I was when I first saw it - having not read or been familiar with the book. I cannot imagine enjoying it, or even watching it, now.
I haven't seen that Dracula (at least I don't think I have) so won't comment on that one in particular, but I just cannot get in to those old horror films.They are definitely about mood and atmosphere, not cheap tricks or gore.
The Maltese Falcon
I've seen it before, of course (but it's been a LONG time), but I heard about this "thing" called Noirvember, and that sounded fun. So I will catch as many film noir movies as I can (which won't be all that many) this month.
It's on HBO MAX, if you have that.The Maltese Falcon
I've seen it before, of course (but it's been a LONG time), but I heard about this "thing" called Noirvember, and that sounded fun. So I will catch as many film noir movies as I can (which won't be all that many) this month.
That sounds cool! I remember the first time I saw that, I believe when I was in high school and was trying to get in to older films, and thought during most of it "nothing is really happening here." Which, by the standards of what I was used to watching, was true. I have wanted to watch this again, I know I owned it on DVD but I purged quite a bit of them a while ago.
Was Summer School the one with Mark Harmon playing the teacher Hef?Yessiree Bob.
Mark Harmon is dreamy.You know it.
I loved Summer School!Same.
There was a period when every time a teacher said "time's up" during a multiple choice test my friend and I would say "C.... C.... C...."
There was a period when every time a teacher said "time's up" during a multiple choice test my friend and I would say "C.... C.... C...."
I loved Summer School!
There was a period when every time a teacher said "time's up" during a multiple choice test my friend and I would say "C.... C.... C...."
I was interested to learn that Roger Ebert gave this 1/2 a star.I loved Summer School!
There was a period when every time a teacher said "time's up" during a multiple choice test my friend and I would say "C.... C.... C...."
I always locws the line Harmon had after the one student tells him that he is at his sexual peak and it is all downhill after that... "But it's a helluva ride." :lol :lol :lol
I don't remember anything about that, it's been too long. But I'd watch William Holden mow grass for 2 hours.:tup
I was interested to learn that Roger Ebert gave this 1/2 a star.I loved Summer School!
There was a period when every time a teacher said "time's up" during a multiple choice test my friend and I would say "C.... C.... C...."
I always locws the line Harmon had after the one student tells him that he is at his sexual peak and it is all downhill after that... "But it's a helluva ride." :lol :lol :lol
I actually agreed with Ebert more often than not, and he was fine with a lot of comedies.
I was just surprised because I didn't think that he would think that poorly of this one in particular.
To be fair, you almost have to be a certain age to have liked it. If you weren't a teenager or close to it when it came out, you probably wouldn't think much of it. I stopped recommending it to younger folks years ago because everyone I had done so prior thought it was lame and a waste of their time. It feels very much like a "you had to be there" film, kind of like Teen Wolf.
"I want my 2 dollars!"I never liked that movie.
That line goes to what Kev is saying.
I'm still gonna make my youngest watch it lolI actually agreed with Ebert more often than not, and he was fine with a lot of comedies.
I was just surprised because I didn't think that he would think that poorly of this one in particular.
To be fair, you almost have to be a certain age to have liked it. If you weren't a teenager or close to it when it came out, you probably wouldn't think much of it. I stopped recommending it to younger folks years ago because everyone I had done so prior thought it was lame and a waste of their time. It feels very much like a "you had to be there" film, kind of like Teen Wolf.
I still have not seen Bill And Ted face The Music.
I've heard from most people that it's good but messy.
"I want my 2 dollars!"
That line goes to what Kev is saying.
"I want my 2 dollars!"
That line goes to what Kev is saying.
I LOVE that movie. That may be the quintessential "you had to be there" movie.
"I want my 2 dollars!"
That line goes to what Kev is saying.
I LOVE that movie. That may be the quintessential "you had to be there" movie.
Better Off Dead.
What movie is it?
"I want my 2 dollars!"
That line goes to what Kev is saying.
I LOVE that movie. That may be the quintessential "you had to be there" movie.
What movie is it?
Better Off Dead.
"I want my 2 dollars!"
That line goes to what Kev is saying.
I LOVE that movie. That may be the quintessential "you had to be there" movie.
Matrix Resurrections is a 100% seeing it on the biggest screen I can occasion.
Matrix Resurrections is a 100% seeing it on the biggest screen I can occasion.
This will be the next movie I see in the theater. I have all the streaming services and quite enjoy the movie watching set up we have here at home. It gets the job done.
But.....anything Star Wars or Matrix I need/want to see in the theater for the first watch.
Red Notice - how to make Deadpool not funny.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife.That's great to hear! Hopefully I can catch it this weekend!
Three times. I adored it.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife.That's great to hear! Hopefully I can catch it this weekend!
Three times. I adored it.
I have seen the original approximately 17 million times. I could probably recite the entire film, with everyone's speaking parts and accents, including the music.Ghostbusters: Afterlife.That's great to hear! Hopefully I can catch it this weekend!
Three times. I adored it.
Yeah...I'm definitely going! Probably should watch the original as a refresher.
I have seen the original approximately 17 million times. I could probably recite the entire film, with everyone's speaking parts and accents, including the music.Ghostbusters: Afterlife.That's great to hear! Hopefully I can catch it this weekend!
Three times. I adored it.
Yeah...I'm definitely going! Probably should watch the original as a refresher.
I require no refresher.
I have seen the original approximately 17 million times. I could probably recite the entire film, with everyone's speaking parts and accents, including the music.Ghostbusters: Afterlife.That's great to hear! Hopefully I can catch it this weekend!
Three times. I adored it.
Yeah...I'm definitely going! Probably should watch the original as a refresher.
I require no refresher.
"Is this true?"
Ghostbusters: Afterlife.
Three times. I adored it.
Well that's what I heard!I have seen the original approximately 17 million times. I could probably recite the entire film, with everyone's speaking parts and accents, including the music.Ghostbusters: Afterlife.That's great to hear! Hopefully I can catch it this weekend!
Three times. I adored it.
Yeah...I'm definitely going! Probably should watch the original as a refresher.
I require no refresher.
"Is this true?"
Yes, this man is not fresh.
I have seen the original approximately 17 million times. I could probably recite the entire film, with everyone's speaking parts and accents, including the music.Ghostbusters: Afterlife.That's great to hear! Hopefully I can catch it this weekend!
Three times. I adored it.
Yeah...I'm definitely going! Probably should watch the original as a refresher.
I require no refresher.
I could probably recite the entire film, with everyone's speaking parts and accents, including the music.
That's awesome.I could probably recite the entire film, with everyone's speaking parts and accents, including the music.
You know how we all have a couple movies like this? One of mine is It's A Wonderful Life, even though it's easily been 20 years since I've seen it. Had the house to myself tonight, which is a very rare occasion, and have been feeling like my life is particularly not wonderful lately, so decided to watch this.
The end never failed to make me weepy, especially one specific part. Tonight I started getting choked up at the beginning when the townspeople were saying their prayers for George. Never got emotional 4 minutes in to a movie before.
BTW, Hudson Hawk.
I know, I know, it is critically reviled and both other people who saw it hated it. But I have always loved it.
:tupBTW, Hudson Hawk.
I know, I know, it is critically reviled and both other people who saw it hated it. But I have always loved it.
I loved this one as well!!! I thought it was super fun and have seen it a bunch of times also.
The 2019 British TV presentation of A Christmas Carol, with Guy Pearce. I know the story of A Christmas Carol well. I try to read it every Christmas, and have seen several of the film/tv adaptations, some multiple times. That being said, I have no idea how to express my feelings for this version. I will say after finishing it last night, it has been on my mind, haunted me, you might say, the whole day. I will try and write down my thoughts after I have had a little more time to process them.That's been on my list since it came out, and I haven't watched it yet. I will do my best to make the time sometime in the next several days.
"Nor shall forgiveness ever be earned, nor expected, nor wanted. My business now is the future. I will just be the best I can be."
I personally think Scrooged is the best version of a Christmas Carol.
Scrooged -- Don't think I've ever seen it. Should I?Yes, if you like Bill Murray.
Scrooged -- Don't think I've ever seen it. Should I?Yes, if you like Bill Murray.
If you don't, then definitely don't see it.
I am also not a fan of that film. If I never see it again, that will be fine.Scrooged -- Don't think I've ever seen it. Should I?Yes, if you like Bill Murray.
If you don't, then definitely don't see it.
He's done a shit ton of stuff I haven't seen (particularly post-turn of the century), but I've generally liked everything I've seen him in (What About Bob being a MAJOR exception).
I am also not a fan of that film. If I never see it again, that will be fine.Scrooged -- Don't think I've ever seen it. Should I?Yes, if you like Bill Murray.
If you don't, then definitely don't see it.
He's done a shit ton of stuff I haven't seen (particularly post-turn of the century), but I've generally liked everything I've seen him in (What About Bob being a MAJOR exception).
Otherwise, he can do little wrong, in my book.
I'd seen some of it once, and thought it was completely stupid. I never finished it. The humor (if you can call it that) is that Bob's an asshole, and an idiot, and I guess it's supposed to be funny how flustered Richard Dreyfuss gets. Dreyfuss was one of my favorite actors, and while I like Bill Murray well enough, I've never been a fan of that kind of humor. Ha ha, he's such an idiot, isn't it funny? Ha ha, he's such an asshole, isn't if funny? No, it's not.
I'll put It's A Wonderful Life at #1 easily, and yes, we could say it's not a Christmas movie, but it has become part of the holiday culture, so it qualifies. And I am not sure if this has ever been said on these forums, but Hef, you are objectively wrong. That movie has no flaws. :biggrin:Nope, not the first time lol. Agree to disagree about flaws in the film. Having said that, I am talking about, IMO, minor flaws. It's a great film.
Also, Hef, if still reading and placing any value to my posts, watch that Guy Pearce A Christmas Carol. It's broken down in to three parts, so you can split it nicely over multiple nights, which is what I did.:tup
I will also gladly wave the flag for the 1984 A Christmas Carol with George C. Scott. Excluding the Guy Pearce version (which is really hard to compare against the others), this is my definitive telling of the story. It hits on all cylinders and tops every other version across the board (with the possible exception of Bob. No slight on the amazing David Warner, but he almost seems too.... stately to be a lowly, starving clerk. Richard E. Grant is top notch in the 1999 Patrick Stewart version.)Yeah, the Scott version is an all-time fave.
Just saw the Muppet version last night. Somehow never saw it. And I loved the Muppets growing up. Those early Muppet films were quite good, I was highly disappointed.Yep. Not great.
I kinda realized in the last couple weeks that I don't really like Christmas movies.
I pulled up a recent list of "best Christmas movies" ( https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a50565/best-christmas-movies-of-all-time/ (https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a50565/best-christmas-movies-of-all-time/) ) and this was the top 10:
1. It's a Wonderful Life -- I don't know when I first saw it. It's good, but I don't really feel like I need to see it again.
2. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation -- I think I never saw this any time close to when it came out. I was 22 when it was released, so I did most of my moviegoing with friends, and this isn't the sort of thing we'd have gone to see. I saw it in a $5 bin about 5 years ago and bought it. Holy crap does it suck.
3. A Christmas Story -- Again, I didn't see it when it came out. I've now seen it many times (mostly in bits and pieces) when it's on TV so much. It's ok.
4. White Christmas -- Old timey musical. No thanks.
5. Home Alone -- Is this really a Christmas movie? I saw it back in the day and don't need to see it again.
6. Scrooged -- Don't think I've ever seen it. Should I?
7. Miracle on 34th Street -- Best one so far. I'll actually leave it on if I'm flipping channels and come across it.
8. Bad Santa -- Never saw it. Looks dumb.
9/10. A Christmas Carol -- The list actually has (at least) two versions of this and has the Muppet version ranked one spot ahead of the Alastair Sim version, which basically destroys any credibility this list has (as if having Bad Santa at #8 didn't do the trick). The Alastair Sim version is one of my wife's all-time favorite movies, so I usually see this at least once every Christmas season. It's good, but I've seen it too many times. I've never seen and have no desire to see the Muppet version.
11. The Nightmare Before Christmas -- Since I lumped the two Christmas Carols together, I decided to include #11. Again, is this really a Christmas movie? I didn't see this movie until sometime in the mid-2000s. The person who got me to watch it LOVED it. I was not impressed.
Scrolling through the rest of the list, not much jumped out, except....
They have a bunch of the made-for-TV specials (Charlie Brown, Rudolph, etc.). THOSE are where it's at for me, and I'm pretty sure that's completely a nostalgia thing. I watched those religiously as a child.
The rest of the list had a bunch of stuff that I've either never seen or movies that aren't really Christmas movies (e.g., Eyes Wide Shut...WTF?!).
While we're on that subject, I have had a change of heart. Die Hard, while epic, is not a Christmas movie just because it happens on Christmas eve.
Others worth mentioning: Polar Express is cool, but I've seen it too many times now. The Santa Clause movies were a thing in my house for a while. They're bloody awful. The Holiday is really good (but I don't think of it as a Christmas movie -- maybe there needs to be a separate category for "incidental Christmas movies").
Anyway...that is all.
Saw Don't Look Up on Netflix, a black comedy (well, comedy to a certain point) about the public reaction when a comet due to a collision with Earth in six months is discovered.
I was expecting it to be so-so but overall it was fun to watch, and it was a mercilessly realistic portrayal of how nowadays we would react to a mass extinction danger (spoiler: basically the same way we reacted, and are still reacting, to Covid).
I liked the most the rant of Di Caprio's character near the end, when he screams on TV something about "we know there's a comet 'cause we saw it and we took fucking pictures of it, if we can't agree about at least this, how can we even comunicate?" or something like that.
Just saw Don't Look Up. I'm a sucker for apocalyptic movies, so it was very enjoyable.
I read the book and liked it, but did not enjoy the series. Only made it through the 3rd episode which seemed like the LONGEST thing I've ever sat through.Just saw Don't Look Up. I'm a sucker for apocalyptic movies, so it was very enjoyable.
You should check out ‘Station 11’ on HBO Max. It’s a pretty cool post apocalyptic series.
I read the book and liked it, but did not enjoy the series. Only made it through the 3rd episode which seemed like the LONGEST thing I've ever sat through.Just saw Don't Look Up. I'm a sucker for apocalyptic movies, so it was very enjoyable.
You should check out ‘Station 11’ on HBO Max. It’s a pretty cool post apocalyptic series.
Just saw Don't Look Up. I'm a sucker for apocalyptic movies, so it was very enjoyable.
You should check out ‘Station 11’ on HBO Max. It’s a pretty cool post apocalyptic series.
Saw Don't Look Up on Netflix, a black comedy (well, comedy to a certain point) about the public reaction when a comet due to a collision with Earth in six months is discovered.Even though I knew what the movie was about I still couldn't help feel genuinly sad about it because honestly alot of people would probably laugh it off as satire and move on even though they agree it's pretty much how it is today. It's such a meta thing, we see a movie about ourself and our society and then pick up our phones and tweet and laugh how real it feels....and life goes on.
I was expecting it to be so-so but overall it was fun to watch, and it was a mercilessly realistic portrayal of how nowadays we would react to a mass extinction danger (spoiler: basically the same way we reacted, and are still reacting, to Covid).
we live in a society
Caught the tail end of WarGames on TV. Man I loved that film as a kid. It totally(!) has an 80s vibe, but I think the storytelling and drama still holds up. Everyone is so good in it. It's my quintessential Matthew Broderick role. Others may say Ferris Bueller, but he is perfect as Lightman. And the tension is on point in the final act when they are all at NORAD.
I was fortunate enough to catch the theatrical release of Joel Cohen's new version of The Tragedy of Macbeth starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand yesterday at the local Alamo Drafthouse.Not much of a Macbeth guy, myself, but that looks pretty remarkable. Totally old school. Very minimalist, but highly stylized. Don't know as I'd want to sit through it, but it sure looks impressive.
Filmed in black and white, the film is gorgeous, with many interesting choices throughout. I wouldn't say it is a definitive version (too many Americans lol), but it is certainly a distinctive version. For much of the film, Denzel's performance is unusually reserved for this role, but the fact that he is older than most actors portraying Macbeth makes that more relatable. Overall, just a brilliant film. Glad I got to see it on the big screen before it jumps to Apple +.
I certainly prefer Hamlet, Lear, and Othello to Macbeth. But yes, this was incredible.I was fortunate enough to catch the theatrical release of Joel Cohen's new version of The Tragedy of Macbeth starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand yesterday at the local Alamo Drafthouse.Not much of a Macbeth guy, myself, but that looks pretty remarkable. Totally old school. Very minimalist, but highly stylized. Don't know as I'd want to sit through it, but it sure looks impressive.
Filmed in black and white, the film is gorgeous, with many interesting choices throughout. I wouldn't say it is a definitive version (too many Americans lol), but it is certainly a distinctive version. For much of the film, Denzel's performance is unusually reserved for this role, but the fact that he is older than most actors portraying Macbeth makes that more relatable. Overall, just a brilliant film. Glad I got to see it on the big screen before it jumps to Apple +.
May I be so bold as to suggest Othello?
I certainly prefer Hamlet, Lear, and Othello to Macbeth. But yes, this was incredible.
May I be so bold as to suggest Othello?I certainly prefer Hamlet, Lear, and Othello to Macbeth. But yes, this was incredible.
Ah. I don't listen to them; hence the confusion.May I be so bold as to suggest Othello?I certainly prefer Hamlet, Lear, and Othello to Macbeth. But yes, this was incredible.
Haha, no, I know; it was a Marillion reference (a line from "Garden Party").
'War for the Planet of the Apes' happened to be on FX last night. Found myself watching the whole thing. I really enjoyed that little trilogy.....it was really well done. I'd always held out hope they'd throw one more in there as a reboot of the original.....when the manned space mission returned to earth to find things had changed a bit. I think it'd work well but can see where the trilogy is good enough.I love that trilogy as well.
'War for the Planet of the Apes' happened to be on FX last night. Found myself watching the whole thing. I really enjoyed that little trilogy.....it was really well done. I'd always held out hope they'd throw one more in there as a reboot of the original.....when the manned space mission returned to earth to find things had changed a bit. I think it'd work well but can see where the trilogy is good enough.I love that trilogy as well.
I don't know about the "one more". I kind of feel like they went 3 for 3 so far; with any more, the law of averages would eventually catch up to them and there would be a clunker, especially if they are doing it "just to do it".
Having said that, if the director and writers decide they have more stories to tell, and the decision to move forward isn't being prodded by execs at the studio trying to milk the series for more money, I'm sure it would be good, and for sure a must-watch for me.'War for the Planet of the Apes' happened to be on FX last night. Found myself watching the whole thing. I really enjoyed that little trilogy.....it was really well done. I'd always held out hope they'd throw one more in there as a reboot of the original.....when the manned space mission returned to earth to find things had changed a bit. I think it'd work well but can see where the trilogy is good enough.I love that trilogy as well.
I don't know about the "one more". I kind of feel like they went 3 for 3 so far; with any more, the law of averages would eventually catch up to them and there would be a clunker, especially if they are doing it "just to do it".
I agree Hef….it’d be tempting fate for sure. Those were such fun and well done movies and they were perfect as a trilogy. It’s wanting more of a good thing where I had hoped they’d go full circle. But the trilogy stands on its own as a great…well done story.
Vacation Friends (2021)
Semi-raunch comedy with John Cena. Mildly entertaining with some big laughs. Nothing deep, and not a great film, but definitely a fun watch.
Yes, I've seen that.Vacation Friends (2021)
Semi-raunch comedy with John Cena. Mildly entertaining with some big laughs. Nothing deep, and not a great film, but definitely a fun watch.
Hopefully you've seen Blockers?? God I lol'd hard in that movie.
Yes, I've seen that.Vacation Friends (2021)
Semi-raunch comedy with John Cena. Mildly entertaining with some big laughs. Nothing deep, and not a great film, but definitely a fun watch.
Hopefully you've seen Blockers?? God I lol'd hard in that movie.
I'm starting to think that Cena can do no wrong.
Yes, I've seen that.Vacation Friends (2021)
Semi-raunch comedy with John Cena. Mildly entertaining with some big laughs. Nothing deep, and not a great film, but definitely a fun watch.
Hopefully you've seen Blockers?? God I lol'd hard in that movie.
I'm starting to think that Cena can do no wrong.
Yes, I've seen that.Vacation Friends (2021)
Semi-raunch comedy with John Cena. Mildly entertaining with some big laughs. Nothing deep, and not a great film, but definitely a fun watch.
Hopefully you've seen Blockers?? God I lol'd hard in that movie.
I'm starting to think that Cena can do no wrong.
He is amazing in the Peacemaker Series on HBO/MAX.
He was HILARIOUS in Sisters, with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. I liked Blockers too, though I'm not a huge Ike Berenholtz fan so that tempered it a bit.
WarGames is fantastic.
I also saw it in the theater. :biggrin:WarGames is fantastic.
My wife and I saw it in the theater. Great memories.
WarGames is fantastic.
My wife and I saw it in the theater. Great memories.
WarGames is fantastic.
My wife and I saw it in the theater. Great memories.
Wait...you're my age (54)? You weren't married at the time, right? I saw it in the theater too, but I was 16.
WarGames is fantastic.
My wife and I saw it in the theater. Great memories.
Wait...you're my age (54)? You weren't married at the time, right? I saw it in the theater too, but I was 16.
:lol Wow false memory alert! Thanks for correcting me. We’ve seen so many movies together I kinda assumed . . .
Don’t Look Up
Brilliant film. Very much in the same vein as Wag the Dog and Men Who Stare at Goats.
Fight Club
Watched it yesterday for the first time.
I don't know what possessed me to watch a movie called Canadian Bacon last night, but I did. I had never seen it before, but John Candy is a riot. I enjoyed the film.
I don't know what possessed me to watch a movie called Canadian Bacon last night, but I did. I had never seen it before, but John Candy is a riot. I enjoyed the film.
John Candy can do no wrong.
Red Notice on Netflix.
The Rock is pitted against Deadpool and Wonder Woman while trying to prevent these two world class thieves to get their hands on Cleopatra's legendary eggs.
It's the right amount of stupid, the plot is ridiculous and over the top, but if you want some great action scenes and some funny gags, this is the movie for you. At least the movie KNOWS it's silly and never hides it, some other movies of the genre take themselves too seriously but this is intentionally over the top and doesn't hide it.
Anyway, is it me or Ryan Renolds is basically Ryan Renolds in every movie he's in? great guy and great actor, but I can hardly tell his characters apart.
Anyway, is it me or Ryan Renolds is basically Ryan Renolds in every movie he's in?
Red Notice on Netflix.
The Rock is pitted against Deadpool and Wonder Woman while trying to prevent these two world class thieves to get their hands on Cleopatra's legendary eggs.
It's the right amount of stupid, the plot is ridiculous and over the top, but if you want some great action scenes and some funny gags, this is the movie for you. At least the movie KNOWS it's silly and never hides it, some other movies of the genre take themselves too seriously but this is intentionally over the top and doesn't hide it.
Anyway, is it me or Ryan Renolds is basically Ryan Renolds in every movie he's in? great guy and great actor, but I can hardly tell his characters apart.
I will admit that he's basically just Ryan in every movie, but he was definitely not a snarky character in Free Guy.
I always find this to be a bit of an odd complaint/observation. Isn't that why you want actor/actress X?
in theory the role of an actor is to become the character, rather than being "himself" in a different role.
Reminded of the three Librarian movies with the guy from ER whose name I can't recall at the moment.
Watched The King's Man last night. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Very different from the first two (which bothered a couple of the fam) but I thought it was excellent. A unique, violent, funny, moving take on the period of WW1 and a great prequel. Laughed a lot and was very moved too. Ralph Fiennes is great (as is everyone else in it). A little historical knowledge is needed to get the key references but not much.
Anyone ever catch a movie called St. Vincent? It stars Bill Murray and Melissa McCarthy (not her typical role) and it's currently on Netflix. I was shocked at how good it was. Best movie I've seen in a while.
Anyone ever catch a movie called St. Vincent? It stars Bill Murray and Melissa McCarthy (not her typical role) and it's currently on Netflix. I was shocked at how good it was. Best movie I've seen in a while.
Watched The King's Man last night. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Very different from the first two (which bothered a couple of the fam) but I thought it was excellent. A unique, violent, funny, moving take on the period of WW1 and a great prequel. Laughed a lot and was very moved too. Ralph Fiennes is great (as is everyone else in it). A little historical knowledge is needed to get the key references but not much.
I'm surprised it got absolutely panned by the critics, I thought it was a much better film than the second one.
Saw Remember The Titans Friday, since my stepson watched parts of it in his class and wanted to share it with us. I've never seen it, but WOW, what a good movie. Never a huge Denzel fan, but he was great in it, as was Will Patton. Couldn't stand Hayden Paniettere, but then again I hate precocious kids in movies, so that's on me.I'm surprised that a sports fan of your age had never seen it.
I still cannot believe that Gerry Beltier was played by the same guy (Ryan Hurst) that played Opie in Sons Of Anarchy. I've literally double-checked it like four times, but sure enough, it is. Amazing what a beard and stocking cap will do for you.
Saw Remember The Titans Friday, since my stepson watched parts of it in his class and wanted to share it with us. I've never seen it, but WOW, what a good movie. Never a huge Denzel fan, but he was great in it, as was Will Patton. Couldn't stand Hayden Paniettere, but then again I hate precocious kids in movies, so that's on me.I'm surprised that a sports fan of your age had never seen it.
I still cannot believe that Gerry Beltier was played by the same guy (Ryan Hurst) that played Opie in Sons Of Anarchy. I've literally double-checked it like four times, but sure enough, it is. Amazing what a beard and stocking cap will do for you.
Went to see Moonfall this afternoon. Pretty standard Roland Emmerich fare but not at all bad.
I watched Free Guy over the weekend. Fun movie, but I couldn't help but fee like it was derivative of The Lego Movie.
I watched Free Guy over the weekend. Fun movie, but I couldn't help but fee like it was derivative of The Lego Movie.
That's Ryan Reynolds playing Ryan Reynolds, no? I didn't like the guy playing Joe. He seemed a little too "cool" for the role, if you ask me. But it was a fun movie. Every once in a while the politics came through, but it's Hollywood and it can't be helped, I guess. :)
I haven't seen it, but I just read that Moonfall is now a huge flop, earning $39 million against a $140 million budget (not counting marketing costs, which for a big budget film like this is likely close to another $140 million). Yikes.
I watched Free Guy over the weekend. Fun movie, but I couldn't help but fee like it was derivative of The Lego Movie.
That's Ryan Reynolds playing Ryan Reynolds, no? I didn't like the guy playing Joe. He seemed a little too "cool" for the role, if you ask me. But it was a fun movie. Every once in a while the politics came through, but it's Hollywood and it can't be helped, I guess. :)
We had the Actor X playing Actor X discussion recently, and I don't know enough about Ryan Reynolds to really answer the question. He played Green Lantern, right? I don't think there was a character named Joe (but one of the main characters was played by an actor named Joe). I remember a reference to gun violence, but they moved on from that pretty quickly, so it didn't bother me.
Watched Carlito's Way last night. Don't think I've seen it since it was in a theater. I'd call it a good, but not great movie with great acting. Pacino, Penn, and Penelope Ann Miller were all excellent. The story was great, as well. I think it just comes off as a bit superficial. Brian de Palma never seems to get it just right. His movies are always a bit too long or a bit too short. I suppose in this case he was trying to avoid Scarface comparisons, but it could have done with a bit more character depth. Particularly where Sean Penn's character is concerned.
He disregarded a few things. Some were understandable and some weren't. Not whacking BBftB was understandable. Trusting Pachanga, as you said, was not. The best I can come up with is that he simply didn't believe Sasso. Sasso was, after all, a degenerate gambler, and known embezzler. Also, while he didn't really have any other choices for an escort, an escort really wasn't necessary. Gail wasn't in any danger and she was definitely going to show up. If it were necessary I can see him turning to Pachanga, but it wasn't yet to that point.Watched Carlito's Way last night. Don't think I've seen it since it was in a theater. I'd call it a good, but not great movie with great acting. Pacino, Penn, and Penelope Ann Miller were all excellent. The story was great, as well. I think it just comes off as a bit superficial. Brian de Palma never seems to get it just right. His movies are always a bit too long or a bit too short. I suppose in this case he was trying to avoid Scarface comparisons, but it could have done with a bit more character depth. Particularly where Sean Penn's character is concerned.
That is one of older brother's five favorite films. It helps that Penn and Pacino are two of his favorite actors.
I have a big fan of it as well, even though I think there are some glaring flaws. I don't think Penn's character needed more depth, but I think Carlito was too smart to have disregarded the warnings about Pachanga, especially in regards to trusting him to help in getting Gail to the train station at the end. How did he not see that double cross coming? He was told outright by Saso that Pachanga had turned on him and was working for Benny. That always bugs me.
That's Ryan Reynolds playing Ryan Reynolds, no?
That's Ryan Reynolds playing Ryan Reynolds, no?
My wife pointed out that Guy was basically an anti-Deadpool. If both those characters are Ryan Reynolds playing Ryan Reynolds, then I think "Ryan Reynolds" actually covers a decent range.
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)Sold!
This was a Western that had somehow escaped me. A John Ford production (although in black & white and on sets, as opposed to his normal lush color and fantastic landscapes) starring Jimmy Stewart and John Wayne, with Lee Marvin and Lee Van Cleef? Yes please.
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
This was a Western that had somehow escaped me. A John Ford production (although in black & white and on sets, as opposed to his normal lush color and fantastic landscapes) starring Jimmy Stewart and John Wayne, with Lee Marvin and Lee Van Cleef? Yes please.
Rewatched Platoon last night.AN and FMJ are two of my favorites, but I never cared for Platoon. Can't really put my finger on why, but I just always found it kind of boring. I can't knock it because by all accounts it was the best depiction of Nam ever produced, like Private Ryan was for WWII. A veteran family member left the theater with his brain kind of fried because it was so close to his experience over there. I definitely appreciate how well crafted it is, it's just not what I wanted, for some reason.
God damn what a great film. A fantastic exploration of the not just the horror of war, but also how war brings out the horror within us. A scathing look into what happens when people have tons of power and virtually no oversight.
Only moment that was a bit odd was the final shot of the jet flying over to drop the bombs during the last battle. Horrible effects that took me out of it a bit. But what a good movie. Now I just gotta get my fiance to watch Apocalypse Now: Redux and Full Metal Jacket, my top 3 Vietnam War films.
I am not familiar with that one, but it sounds like I need to remedy that!The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)Sold!
This was a Western that had somehow escaped me. A John Ford production (although in black & white and on sets, as opposed to his normal lush color and fantastic landscapes) starring Jimmy Stewart and John Wayne, with Lee Marvin and Lee Van Cleef? Yes please.
You familiar with Bad Day at Black Rock? Looks like it might be kind of similar. A Sturgess Western shot on studio sets, and thus more capsulized. And a similarly bad ass Western cast of Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Lee Marvin, and Earnest Borgnine.
Rewatched Platoon last night.AN and FMJ are two of my favorites, but I never cared for Platoon. Can't really put my finger on why, but I just always found it kind of boring. I can't knock it because by all accounts it was the best depiction of Nam ever produced, like Private Ryan was for WWII. A veteran family member left the theater with his brain kind of fried because it was so close to his experience over there. I definitely appreciate how well crafted it is, it's just not what I wanted, for some reason.
God damn what a great film. A fantastic exploration of the not just the horror of war, but also how war brings out the horror within us. A scathing look into what happens when people have tons of power and virtually no oversight.
Only moment that was a bit odd was the final shot of the jet flying over to drop the bombs during the last battle. Horrible effects that took me out of it a bit. But what a good movie. Now I just gotta get my fiance to watch Apocalypse Now: Redux and Full Metal Jacket, my top 3 Vietnam War films.
Also, do you warn your fiance about the thing with the water buffalo in advance, let her be surprised, or cleverly send her to fetch you a beer before it comes up? :lol
I love Apocalypse Now. I remember when news of the Redux DVD made the rounds, I was so excited to get it, and it ended up being one of the first DVDs I got. I ended up being a little disappointed, and subsequently never watched that version again. I have been meaning to watch the last(?) cut of it, but haven't gotten around to it. That and Full Metal Jacket may also be my favorite two "war" films, though that would be a tough Top 10 to rank.That's an interesting point about Platoon. It probably does lose some impact the further you get from the war. The year I was born my grandmother rented out a tiny 1 room loft in her backyard to a guy just back the Nam. He stayed there ~15 years and became essentially part of the family. Like I said before, he saw Platoon in the theater and it really put the zap on his head. While he never told the story in detail, it was heavily implied that he did have to frag an officer, so I suspect his experience was very much like Charlie Sheen's.
I saw Platoon for the first time recently (meaning in the past decade) and while I did enjoy it, I wondered if I had to either see it when it was released, or have been older to experience the Vietnam War in real time, to highly regard the film the way many others do.
I've heard so many good things about Bad Day at Black Rock and have yet never seen it.
The Redux version of AN does a lot to humanize Willard. It adds two long scenes and a sequence (when he steal's Kilgore's surfboard), and they all show you a lot about who and what he is. Still, the movie was already very slowly paced, and the two new scenes dragged it down further. If you want to better understand Willard it's the better version. If you think the original is dull or boring, the Redux version will be far more so.
That's an interesting point about Platoon. It probably does lose some impact the further you get from the war.
Willard was, by design, inhuman. He was an operator and nothing more. He really couldn't cope outside of that one element. The scenes in Redux showed that wasn't always the case. Stealing the surfboard was fun; it was the only time he laughed that I know of. It was also a show of contempt for Kilgore's way of doing things. Trading fuel for some time with the bunnies showed that he actually did care about the crew. He felt sorry for them knowing what the big picture looked like. I'm not really sure what to make of him smoking opium with the perky-breasted French gal, but it was another instance of him behaving well outside of his established nature. Whether or not expanding his character was the right thing at the expense of another half hour is a tough call. I do think having a better understanding of his nature, both before and after, is meaningful, though.The Redux version of AN does a lot to humanize Willard. It adds two long scenes and a sequence (when he steal's Kilgore's surfboard), and they all show you a lot about who and what he is. Still, the movie was already very slowly paced, and the two new scenes dragged it down further. If you want to better understand Willard it's the better version. If you think the original is dull or boring, the Redux version will be far more so.
Upon first viewing AN, I thought everything was about as good as it could be for a movie. And as such I felt any benefit Redux provided in to Williard's character was marginal at best, and outweighed by the drag it put on the overall experience.
If that is so, then movies we are even further removed from like Private Ryan, or Paths of Glory would have less and less of an impact, and I can't say that is the case.Most of these movies, and in particular SPR, had an overarching story to tell. A story about the war. Realism was important but only insofar as it's details that make the story believable. Platoon was different in that regard. It was about being in the war, and one guy's perspective of living through it. Realism was the story. At the time Platoon came out we all knew Vietnam veterans, and we knew how fucked up they could be. We certainly had grandparents who'd been in WWII, but they came back and made good. As we're losing sight of the troubled, shell-shocked Vietnam vets I suppose the movie could be less impactful. Not less good or less meaningful. Just further removed.
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
This was a Western that had somehow escaped me. A John Ford production (although in black & white and on sets, as opposed to his normal lush color and fantastic landscapes) starring Jimmy Stewart and John Wayne, with Lee Marvin and Lee Van Cleef? Yes please.
Most of these movies, and in particular SPR, had an overarching story to tell. A story about the war. Realism was important but only insofar as it's details that make the story believable. Platoon was different in that regard. It was about being in the war, and one guy's perspective of living through it. Realism was the story.
The Shape of Water
Wow. Really an incredible film. Somewhat of a modern-day fairy tale (albeit set in the 60's, I think). Beautifully shot and wonderfully acted. Fantastic.
I've never been disappointed with a Guillermo del Toro directed film.
I'm a sucker for a good cop investigation, and this one was complex, but not stupidly so with pointless twists and mindfucks. Good story. Moreover, the action sequences were tastefully done. I often times fast forward through car chases nowadays because they're just so fake looking. This one was compelling, though, with the cops chasing him while he's chasing the bad guys, and the sequence going the wrong way through the tunnel was well done. Moreover, the fight sequences were also believable. They didn't rely on super high-speed punches and shaky-cam just to seem chaotic. You could watch them fight and see what they were up to, which is quite unusual nowadays. Seems like they actually got right all of the things I hate about modern movies. Honestly didn't see that coming. So, not great but better than I was expecting.
I'd bet you'd like the TV series on Reacher on Amazon Prime, El Barto. I know Hef read the books but he said the character was a better representation of the lead character than the 2 movies.
That's Agatha Christie for you. All of her "mysteries" are like that. Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile, etc. There's a murder, basically everyone on the boat/train/whatever is a suspect because they all have motives, most have opportunities, and most have alibis that fall apart when the Brilliant Detective Hercule Poirot starts explaining how they're all full of shit.
The guy playing Poirot is famousEnglishBritishNorthern Irish overactor Kenneth Branagh. He's also brought a number of Shakespeare plays to the screen. I cut him some slack because his first one, Much Ado About Nothing, introduced the world to Kate Beckinsale, and also because Gilderoy Lockhart was a hoot.
That's Agatha Christie for you. All of her "mysteries" are like that. Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile, etc. There's a murder, basically everyone on the boat/train/whatever is a suspect because they all have motives, most have opportunities, and most have alibis that fall apart when the Brilliant Detective Hercule Poirot starts explaining how they're all full of shit.I'm in the group of people who loved his Hamlet. Seemed to be pretty polarizing, but I thought he did a wonderful job. He also made a damn fine Nazi in Conspiracy. I haven't seen enough of his work to know if he's a famed overactor or not. It does seem that some roles lend themselves to overacting, like Hamlet, and others are best suited for subtlty, which he did just fine as Reinhard Heydrich. I wasn't aware he was doing Poirot, it makes sense as a vanity project, but it's not something I'd be the slightest bit interested in.
The guy playing Poirot is famousEnglishBritishNorthern Irish overactor Kenneth Branagh. He's also brought a number of Shakespeare plays to the screen. I cut him some slack because his first one, Much Ado About Nothing, introduced the world to Kate Beckinsale, and also because Gilderoy Lockhart was a hoot.
That's Agatha Christie for you. All of her "mysteries" are like that. Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile, etc. There's a murder, basically everyone on the boat/train/whatever is a suspect because they all have motives, most have opportunities, and most have alibis that fall apart when the Brilliant Detective Hercule Poirot starts explaining how they're all full of shit.I just googled "Kate Beckinsale Much Ado About Nothing." Holy crap did she improve with age! My intro to her was Brokedown Palace, but really it was Pearl Harbor.
The guy playing Poirot is famousEnglishBritishNorthern Irish overactor Kenneth Branagh. He's also brought a number of Shakespeare plays to the screen. I cut him some slack because his first one, Much Ado About Nothing, introduced the world to Kate Beckinsale, and also because Gilderoy Lockhart was a hoot.
But I caught some of Death on the Nile the other night when Mrs. Orbert was watching it, and yeah, it's definitely an acquired taste.
That's Agatha Christie for you. All of her "mysteries" are like that. Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile, etc. There's a murder, basically everyone on the boat/train/whatever is a suspect because they all have motives, most have opportunities, and most have alibis that fall apart when the Brilliant Detective Hercule Poirot starts explaining how they're all full of shit.
....Gilderoy Lockhart was a hoot.
I shouldn't rag on Sir Kenneth, since is really is a talented and highly-acclaimed actor, but so many of the films he's done just aren't my thing. I actually like Shakespeare, but plays really are a different medium from film, and most films made from Shakespeare plays -- the ones attempting to be faithful to the original source (as opposed to modern adaptations) -- just don't work. The exaggerated elocution, the pomposity, it all screams "SHAKESPEARE, FUCK YEAH!!" rather than actually seeming like normal people talking.
I think Professor Lockhart was my favorite role of his.
I shouldn't rag on Sir Kenneth, since is really is a talented and highly-acclaimed actor, but so many of the films he's done just aren't my thing. I actually like Shakespeare, but plays really are a different medium from film, and most films made from Shakespeare plays -- the ones attempting to be faithful to the original source (as opposed to modern adaptations) -- just don't work. The exaggerated elocution, the pomposity, it all screams "SHAKESPEARE, FUCK YEAH!!" rather than actually seeming like normal people talking.
I think Professor Lockhart was my favorite role of his.
I know what you mean by "Shakespeare, fuck yeah!". In my head I always hear Al Pacino yelling "I'm acting here. I'M ACTING HERE!"
I know what you mean by "Shakespeare, fuck yeah!". In my head I always hear Al Pacino yelling "I'm acting here. I'M ACTING HERE!"
Is he doing a Dustin Hoffman impression?
He also directed and starred in a film every DT fan should know: Dead Again.
I shouldn't rag on Sir Kenneth, since is really is a talented and highly-acclaimed actor, but so many of the films he's done just aren't my thing. I actually like Shakespeare, but plays really are a different medium from film, and most films made from Shakespeare plays -- the ones attempting to be faithful to the original source (as opposed to modern adaptations) -- just don't work. The exaggerated elocution, the pomposity, it all screams "SHAKESPEARE, FUCK YEAH!!" rather than actually seeming like normal people talking.
I think Professor Lockhart was my favorite role of his.
I know what you mean by "Shakespeare, fuck yeah!". In my head I always hear Al Pacino yelling "I'm acting here. I'M ACTING HERE!"
Is he doing a Dustin Hoffman impression?
He also directed and starred in a film every DT fan should know: Dead Again.
I forgot to mention this. Dead Again is one of my favorite films of his. I haven't seen it in a while, so I don't know how/if it has dated, but at the time I thought it was great. Cool concept, nice twist, great execution.
Introduced my kid to one of my absolute favorite films, Unforgiven with Clint Eastwood.
They didn't like it as much as I do. In fact, they seemed a little bored through most of it, until THAT scene, when Munny and the kid are waiting on top of the hill, watching the girl with their money approach, who then tells them about Ned's murder. You can see Munny's transformation from settled-down would-be family man to cold-blooded killer.
After that scene, my kid said "Now I get it."
Went to the theater for the first time since COVID to see a non comic book film.I really want to see this.
Went to see Everything Everywhere All at Once.
I have to say....I loved it. Fantastic acting, super weird writing and directing and a story with some real heart. Plus a guy gets beaten to death with dildos.
Michelle Yeoh is amazing and her time on Star Trek Discovery was completely wasted. Shortround from Indiana Jones turned out to be a really great actor as well. Highly recommend this strange and bizarre movie that will make any movie set in the multiverse have to work much harder to compete.
I see Unforgiven as a spiritual sequel to The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, and the whole "man with no name" trilogy. Bill Munny could easily be the same man, years later, retired from gunslinging and settled down. What has he learned? How has his life changed, and changed him?That's an interesting take, but I wonder if Josey Wales might not be a better candidate. I haven't seen it in a while, but my recollection is that JW was a pretty peaceful guy turned to violence for revenge, and eventually necessity. Wales also settled down with Sandra Locke, if I'm not mistaken. By comparison, TMwNN never felt bad about what he did. It was all neatly justified by his own sense of right and wrong. I'm not sure 20 years later he'd be so remorseful. And while he certainly dug the ladies, I'm not sure he was going to settle down with one.
Josey Wales may indeed be a better candidate. I was just thinking about Eastwood-as-gunslinger in general, and Chris had mentioned The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly so that trilogy/character was on my mind. Eastwood did a bunch of westerns, not all "spaghetti", and not all the same character.Funny thing, if you type "is William mun" the first suggestion is "Is William Munny the man with no name," and the second suggestion is "is William Munny Josey Wales." :lol
Loving this discussion. I haven't seen Josey Wales in a long time. Or Joe Kidd or High Plains Drifter for that matter.
Went to the theater for the first time since COVID to see a non comic book film.
Went to see Everything Everywhere All at Once.
I have to say....I loved it. Fantastic acting, super weird writing and directing and a story with some real heart. Plus a guy gets beaten to death with dildos.
Michelle Yeoh is amazing and her time on Star Trek Discovery was completely wasted. Shortround from Indiana Jones turned out to be a really great actor as well. Highly recommend this strange and bizarre movie that will make any movie set in the multiverse have to work much harder to compete.
First family film since Covid hit….being big Potter-heads we went to Secrets of Dumbledore.
All I can say is it’s seems the Fantastic Beasts series has lost any of the mojo it may of had when it started. This movie was bad and it wouldn’t surprise me if the series ends after this. Poor story/character development, boring action scenes, just felt joyless all the way around. Nothing from the previous two movies seemed to matter to what this movie was trying to be.
Wish I could cast an obliviate spell on myself.
First family film since Covid hit….being big Potter-heads we went to Secrets of Dumbledore.
All I can say is it’s seems the Fantastic Beasts series has lost any of the mojo it may of had when it started. This movie was bad and it wouldn’t surprise me if the series ends after this. Poor story/character development, boring action scenes, just felt joyless all the way around. Nothing from the previous two movies seemed to matter to what this movie was trying to be.
Wish I could cast an obliviate spell on myself.
Such a shame, the first one was awesome. I did enjoy the second one but it did not really leave much of an impression on me.
I wonder how much involved JK is/was with the writing in these films. She is great at making new stories and most definitely not a one trick pony (that trick being the first HP series), I really love the detective series she is doing.
The Mule, with Clint Eastwood.
Yes, we are curious.The Mule, with Clint Eastwood.
Thoughts?
The Mule, with Clint Eastwood.
Thoughts?
Just finished Secrets of Dumbledore, it's on HBO Max, and tbh, I really enjoyed it. In fact, I'll go on record as saying I enjoy the Fantastic Beasts films more than the original series, but I'm definitely in the minority I'd imagine.
A lot of Chinatown fans here, as I recall. As you said, not perfect, but still plenty cool. Particularly seeing Nicholson in his prime, rather than after he became a caricature. One of the things that struck me as odd was that Chinatown never actually factored into the movie until the final scene. Lots of talk about "you don't stand a chance if you go down in Chinatown" ( :metal), but never any explanation. Just the shootout at the end.Yep. I actually liked that about the film.
A lot of Chinatown fans here, as I recall. As you said, not perfect, but still plenty cool. Particularly seeing Nicholson in his prime, rather than after he became a caricature. One of the things that struck me as odd was that Chinatown never actually factored into the movie until the final scene. Lots of talk about "you don't stand a chance if you go down in Chinatown" ( :metal), but never any explanation. Just the shootout at the end.
So....I watched two movies recently that I realized I never saw all the way through. "Lost Boys" and "An Officer And a Gentleman". Neither lived up to the hype. "Lost Boys" is just silly; Joel Schumacher is a hack, I'm sorry. Cliched, vaguely veiled insinuations that ultimately go nowhere, the two Corey's (possibly the two most overrated actors in the history of Hollywood; is there a movie where Corey Feldman DOESN'T wear a napkin tied around his head?). I want my $2 back.
So....I watched two movies recently that I realized I never saw all the way through. "Lost Boys" and "An Officer And a Gentleman". Neither lived up to the hype. "Lost Boys" is just silly; Joel Schumacher is a hack, I'm sorry. Cliched, vaguely veiled insinuations that ultimately go nowhere, the two Corey's (possibly the two most overrated actors in the history of Hollywood; is there a movie where Corey Feldman DOESN'T wear a napkin tied around his head?). I want my $2 back. AOAAG; Lou Gossett Jr. was amazing, Debra Winger was solid, but the overacting by Richard Gere; ugh. The scene with his dad (Robert Loggia) before he joined the Navy was excruciating. I didn't quite get the need for the fight, and while Gere famously came around, the showing up at the factory was lame-o, if you ask me.
So....I watched two movies recently that I realized I never saw all the way through. "Lost Boys" and "An Officer And a Gentleman". Neither lived up to the hype. "Lost Boys" is just silly; Joel Schumacher is a hack, I'm sorry. Cliched, vaguely veiled insinuations that ultimately go nowhere, the two Corey's (possibly the two most overrated actors in the history of Hollywood; is there a movie where Corey Feldman DOESN'T wear a napkin tied around his head?). I want my $2 back. AOAAG; Lou Gossett Jr. was amazing, Debra Winger was solid, but the overacting by Richard Gere; ugh. The scene with his dad (Robert Loggia) before he joined the Navy was excruciating. I didn't quite get the need for the fight, and while Gere famously came around, the showing up at the factory was lame-o, if you ask me.
So....I watched two movies recently that I realized I never saw all the way through. "Lost Boys" and "An Officer And a Gentleman". Neither lived up to the hype. "Lost Boys" is just silly; Joel Schumacher is a hack, I'm sorry. Cliched, vaguely veiled insinuations that ultimately go nowhere, the two Corey's (possibly the two most overrated actors in the history of Hollywood; is there a movie where Corey Feldman DOESN'T wear a napkin tied around his head?). I want my $2 back. AOAAG; Lou Gossett Jr. was amazing, Debra Winger was solid, but the overacting by Richard Gere; ugh. The scene with his dad (Robert Loggia) before he joined the Navy was excruciating. I didn't quite get the need for the fight, and while Gere famously came around, the showing up at the factory was lame-o, if you ask me.
A long time ago, you promised to get around to To Kill a Mockingbird. Did you ever?
Was scrolling through Alaska Airlines free movie offerings on my flight and thought I was going to come up empty until I got to the Ys and saw Young Frankenstein. Never saw it before. This type of humor isn't in my wheelhouse, and I didn't LOL once, but I had a smile on my face for much of it, so it was a worthwhile choice, even if I don't get the reverence for it. The casting made this work as many of the ideas seem uninspired on paper. Igor's hump changing sides isn't funny. Gene Wilder's reaction to it made it work.Young Frankenstein is a masterpiece. Not as a comedy, like you I'm not crazy about the style of humour, but as an impressive bit of film making. As an homage to the original it's wonderful. Watching it on an IFE screen or a laptop is going to turn out poorly. You need to be able to really see it. The quality of the black and white film. The way the shots are framed. Mel and Gerald Herschfeld (DP) did a fantastic job. The score was brilliant, too.
Young Frankenstein is a masterpiece.
I really loved calm Al Pacino, he was perfect in demeanor for an up-and-coming Don. I think it's why I dislike part 3 so much, he became Scent of a Woman Pacino and that was distracting than all the other stuff.
I watched the three Godfather movies and I too had a problem with Al Pacino in the third.
In the first two movies, he was young and I could see him as Michael Corleone. By the time the third movie came out, he grew up to have one of the most recognizable faces of movies history, the one I came to know him from other roles as well, and I couldn't see Michael anymore, just Al Pacino playing a role.
Not his fault of course that I haven't been around to see him gradually age over time, but the difference was striking. I guess it can potentially happen with any actor one becomes acquainted with in mature age - for example, I'm sure that if it had happened with young Anthony Hopkins, I would have seen a young Hopkins for the first two movies, and then suddenly seeing Hannibal Lecter.
La guerre du feu / Quest for fire
Wonderful movie without dialogue.
La guerre du feu / Quest for fire
Wonderful movie without dialogue.
A movie on which an excellent song was based.
La guerre du feu / Quest for fire
Wonderful movie without dialogue.
A movie on which an excellent song was based.
What song? ;)
La guerre du feu / Quest for fire
Wonderful movie without dialogue.
A movie on which an excellent song was based.
What song? ;)
To Tame a Land.
;)
Today I went to see the new Jordan Peele movie, Nope. I liked it and the slow building of suspense was well done, but damn, the ending was a hot mess.
Recently seen:
- The documentary on Netflix about the Fyre festival. Gosh, why trainwrecks are so addictive? it was a compelling watch.
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Cool I guess, just another Marvel movie.
- The Voyeurs on Amazon Prime. Better than I hoped.
- The Black Phone. Great psychological horror with supernatural tones.
Today I went to see the new Jordan Peele movie, Nope. I liked it and the slow building of suspense was well done, but damn, the ending was a hot mess.
Just got back as wel from seeing this one. Unsure of how to even describe it. I didn’t ‘not like it’……but at the same time not sure that I was overly impressed. Interesting idea for sure, totally dug where they were going with it all…..but putting it all together seemed to be an issue for them.
The Batman
Wow, what a fantastic film. Dark superhero with great detective content and a dash of Se7en. Really nice stuff.
The only weak point, IMO, was Pattinson's performance as Wayne. But him as Batman, as well as everything else, was really nice.
The Batman
Wow, what a fantastic film. Dark superhero with great detective content and a dash of Se7en. Really nice stuff.
The only weak point, IMO, was Pattinson's performance as Wayne. But him as Batman, as well as everything else, was really nice.
Finally got around to watching Jurassic World Dominion, what a terrible movie. Really let down.
That sounds like a horrible mistake. To me, a huge part of the allure is that the Predator is a hunter. He's not doing this for the "fun" of killing; it is the hunt, and the rules which come with that. I liked how that was explored a bit in Predator 2. The trophy case, the fact that he wouldn't kill a pregnant female, etc. Turning him into a generic slasher totally demeans that.
I just watched it for the first time (extended version on blu-ray), I thought it was a pretty awesome movie! Go figure.. :cornFinally got around to watching Jurassic World Dominion, what a terrible movie. Really let down.
You're surprised??? It looked fucking awful.
Daniel Craig has been my favorite Bond by a big margin, and this was a fitting end for him, so I almost hope they just let the franchise remain dormant for a while instead of rushing for another reboot. But we'll see what happens.
There's been much worse. Lol. I did figure out who he was early on.
Father of The Bride - mostly holds up to todays norms, and I do love Martinx2, but not as funny as I was expecting. How do they make sequels? lol
That movie where Nicolas Cage plays himself.
That movie where Nicolas Cage plays himself.
Not sure if kidding, but I LOLed.
Exactly :lol no joke there. but honestly the idea was funnier than the movie itselfThat movie where Nicolas Cage plays himself.
Not sure if kidding, but I LOLed.
No he really plays himself in the movie.
Let me say this again.
Belfast is a fantastic movie.
A bit late to the party but last week I watched Everything Everywhere All at Once. What a masterpiece.
Watching Everything Everywhere right now...just brilliant.
Let me say this again.
Belfast is a fantastic movie.A bit late to the party but last week I watched Everything Everywhere All at Once. What a masterpiece.
Fuck yes to both. I saw Everything Everywhere twice in theaters and then a third time after I bought the 4K release. By far my favorite movie of 2022.
Watched Belfast Friday night. Also fantastic.
I did a John Travolta double feature last night. Blow Out and Saturday Night Fever.
Galaxy Quest and A Trip to the Moon (1902):rollin
Galaxy Quest is a classic
A Trip to the Moon caught my eye when I was browsing HBO Max. It’s an important piece of cinema history, and I’m sure it was surely something to behold back in 1902 (perhaps some of our more senior members could tell us about that) but here in 2022 it just looks silly. :lol
A Trip to the Moon caught my eye when I was browsing HBO Max. It’s an important piece of cinema history, and I’m sure it was surely something to behold back in 1902 (perhaps some of our more senior members could tell us about that) but here in 2022 it just looks silly. :lol
Somehow growing up I missed The Goonies. I have no reasonable explanation for it. That film would have been right in my wheelhouse. And yet I didn't see it till much later in adulthood, when it just played like a run of the mill silly 80s kid comedy that had me struggling to watch till the end.
Somehow growing up I missed The Goonies. I have no reasonable explanation for it. That film would have been right in my wheelhouse. And yet I didn't see it till much later in adulthood, when it just played like a run of the mill silly 80s kid comedy that had me struggling to watch till the end.
Somehow growing up I missed The Goonies. I have no reasonable explanation for it. That film would have been right in my wheelhouse. And yet I didn't see it till much later in adulthood, when it just played like a run of the mill silly 80s kid comedy that had me struggling to watch till the end.
It baffles me to this day how Corey Feldman ever got an acting gig. I watched The Lost Boys recently for the first time in a while and he plays the SAME F-ING CHARACTER in every movie: the hopeless, hapless kid who acts like he's 40, except for the tablecloth or necktie tied around his head as if that's cool? WTF? It wasn't funny then and isn't funny now*.
* Doesn't help that I really, really, REALLY don't like precocious kids in movies; 'Home Alone' is an unwatchable experience for me, and I've wanted for years to pull Joe Pesci aside and slap him and say "have some respect, man! WTF were you thinking?"
Somehow growing up I missed The Goonies. I have no reasonable explanation for it. That film would have been right in my wheelhouse. And yet I didn't see it till much later in adulthood, when it just played like a run of the mill silly 80s kid comedy that had me struggling to watch till the end.
It baffles me to this day how Corey Feldman ever got an acting gig. I watched The Lost Boys recently for the first time in a while and he plays the SAME F-ING CHARACTER in every movie: the hopeless, hapless kid who acts like he's 40, except for the tablecloth or necktie tied around his head as if that's cool? WTF? It wasn't funny then and isn't funny now*.
* Doesn't help that I really, really, REALLY don't like precocious kids in movies; 'Home Alone' is an unwatchable experience for me, and I've wanted for years to pull Joe Pesci aside and slap him and say "have some respect, man! WTF were you thinking?"
You ever wonder what life would be like if you were born in a different time? Like, I imagine my psychology career would make more sense in the 70's when the types of therapy I love were popular.
For you? I imagine you'd be pretty pleased if you were born in England in the mid to late 19th century.
Somehow growing up I missed The Goonies. I have no reasonable explanation for it. That film would have been right in my wheelhouse. And yet I didn't see it till much later in adulthood, when it just played like a run of the mill silly 80s kid comedy that had me struggling to watch till the end.
It baffles me to this day how Corey Feldman ever got an acting gig. I watched The Lost Boys recently for the first time in a while and he plays the SAME F-ING CHARACTER in every movie: the hopeless, hapless kid who acts like he's 40, except for the tablecloth or necktie tied around his head as if that's cool? WTF? It wasn't funny then and isn't funny now*.
* Doesn't help that I really, really, REALLY don't like precocious kids in movies; 'Home Alone' is an unwatchable experience for me, and I've wanted for years to pull Joe Pesci aside and slap him and say "have some respect, man! WTF were you thinking?"
You ever wonder what life would be like if you were born in a different time? Like, I imagine my psychology career would make more sense in the 70's when the types of therapy I love were popular.
For you? I imagine you'd be pretty pleased if you were born in England in the mid to late 19th century.
I'm going to assume by that post that a) you're a fan of PRIMAL SCREAM THERAPY, and b) there are no precocious kids in the mid to late 19th century England. I'm good with that. :) :) :)
Somehow growing up I missed The Goonies. I have no reasonable explanation for it. That film would have been right in my wheelhouse. And yet I didn't see it till much later in adulthood, when it just played like a run of the mill silly 80s kid comedy that had me struggling to watch till the end.
It baffles me to this day how Corey Feldman ever got an acting gig. I watched The Lost Boys recently for the first time in a while and he plays the SAME F-ING CHARACTER in every movie: the hopeless, hapless kid who acts like he's 40, except for the tablecloth or necktie tied around his head as if that's cool? WTF? It wasn't funny then and isn't funny now*.
* Doesn't help that I really, really, REALLY don't like precocious kids in movies; 'Home Alone' is an unwatchable experience for me, and I've wanted for years to pull Joe Pesci aside and slap him and say "have some respect, man! WTF were you thinking?"
You ever wonder what life would be like if you were born in a different time? Like, I imagine my psychology career would make more sense in the 70's when the types of therapy I love were popular.
For you? I imagine you'd be pretty pleased if you were born in England in the mid to late 19th century.
I'm going to assume by that post that a) you're a fan of PRIMAL SCREAM THERAPY, and b) there are no precocious kids in the mid to late 19th century England. I'm good with that. :) :) :)
A) I will gladly offer you Primal Scream Therapy for whenever you read a post by Xe.
B) I just imagine you'd love it. No social media. At all. No strong sense of entitlement. Kids are kept down to the level of roaches that they are and no one respects them at all. And a person is worth only what he is able to work for and earn. It's like your paradise! Plus, they're all about ending divisiveness. I mean, hell, they're trying to unify dozens of countries under their empire to create UNITY and not divisiveness. And what happens when people are divisive? They get dealt with. It's perfect Stadler land.
A very fair point. Also women would not be shaving their legs/arm pits. But thems the breaks.
THE BREATH uuuggghhhhA very fair point. Also women would not be shaving their legs/arm pits. But thems the breaks.
I'm okay with that. Dirty hands, though, nuh uh.
It baffles me to this day how Corey Feldman ever got an acting gig. I watched The Lost Boys recently for the first time in a while and he plays the SAME F-ING CHARACTER in every movie: the hopeless, hapless kid who acts like he's 40, except for the tablecloth or necktie tied around his head as if that's cool? WTF? It wasn't funny then and isn't funny now*.
* Doesn't help that I really, really, REALLY don't like precocious kids in movies; 'Home Alone' is an unwatchable experience for me, and I've wanted for years to pull Joe Pesci aside and slap him and say "have some respect, man! WTF were you thinking?"
It baffles me to this day how Corey Feldman ever got an acting gig. I watched The Lost Boys recently for the first time in a while and he plays the SAME F-ING CHARACTER in every movie: the hopeless, hapless kid who acts like he's 40, except for the tablecloth or necktie tied around his head as if that's cool? WTF? It wasn't funny then and isn't funny now*.
* Doesn't help that I really, really, REALLY don't like precocious kids in movies; 'Home Alone' is an unwatchable experience for me, and I've wanted for years to pull Joe Pesci aside and slap him and say "have some respect, man! WTF were you thinking?"
I have always been on board with your thoughts on this. But wanted to ask if you felt the same about Stand By Me. I think Corey Feldman works in that movie because to me Teddy is basically what Corey Feldman is in real life.
Different Season is for me King's greatest work. 3 outstanding tales - Shawshank, Stand By Me/The Body and the best thing King has ever written in Apt Pupil (the adaption is pretty rough though).No love for "The Breathing Method"? I love that story, and think it is the equal of the other four (well, almost).
Different Season is for me King's greatest work. 3 outstanding tales - Shawshank, Stand By Me/The Body and the best thing King has ever written in Apt Pupil (the adaption is pretty rough though).No love for "The Breathing Method"? I love that story, and think it is the equal of the other four (well, almost).
Different Season is for me King's greatest work. 3 outstanding tales - Shawshank, Stand By Me/The Body and the best thing King has ever written in Apt Pupil (the adaption is pretty rough though).No love for "The Breathing Method"? I love that story, and think it is the equal of the other four (well, almost).
I find the setup of the storytelling den more interesting than the story told. It's a decent enough tale, but just imo nowhere near the quality of the first 3 tales.
Different Season is for me King's greatest work. 3 outstanding tales - Shawshank, Stand By Me/The Body and the best thing King has ever written in Apt Pupil (the adaption is pretty rough though).No love for "The Breathing Method"? I love that story, and think it is the equal of the other four (well, almost).
I also love his collections.Different Season is for me King's greatest work. 3 outstanding tales - Shawshank, Stand By Me/The Body and the best thing King has ever written in Apt Pupil (the adaption is pretty rough though).No love for "The Breathing Method"? I love that story, and think it is the equal of the other four (well, almost).
4 amazing stories. I actually enjoyed his collections of shorter novellas more than the big ones because 800 pages can be a slog to get through. Night Shift. Skeleton Crew. The Bachman Books were great for me, The Long Walk is one of my absolute favorites of his strories.
Different Season is for me King's greatest work. 3 outstanding tales - Shawshank, Stand By Me/The Body and the best thing King has ever written in Apt Pupil (the adaption is pretty rough though).No love for "The Breathing Method"? I love that story, and think it is the equal of the other four (well, almost).
I find the setup of the storytelling den more interesting than the story told. It's a decent enough tale, but just imo nowhere near the quality of the first 3 tales.
Weren't there like three or four stories set in that "den"? I love that idea. I still have - to this day, even though I haven't read those stories in years - a vivid mental picture of that setting.
Confess, Fletch. I really enjoyed it. Much more true to the source material than the Chevy Chase movies, and better for it IMO.
The second Chevy Chase Fletch film was not based on any of the novels. And it was awful.Confess, Fletch. I really enjoyed it. Much more true to the source material than the Chevy Chase movies, and better for it IMO.
::)
I want to see it, and I realize this movie may be more based on 1 of the novels, however the 2 Chevy Chase films were at least loosely as well.
But some people find the 1st one of the most quotable, influential Comedies of the last 40 years.
Confess, Fletch. I really enjoyed it. Much more true to the source material than the Chevy Chase movies, and better for it IMO.
::)
I want to see it, and I realize this movie may be more based on 1 of the novels, however the 2 Chevy Chase films were at least loosely as well.
But some people find the 1st one of the most quotable, influential Comedies of the last 40 years.
I never realized that Fletch was a character from a book, or book series. I just figured it was a goofy-ass Chevy Chase character. Funny if you're drunk or stoned enough, but basically just Chevy Chase beinghimselfthe same character he always plays. Not "himself" since by all accounts, he's a total dick in real life. His persona really is a persona.
I love the books, although good luck finding them in bookstores now. Except maybe in used bookstores.
I have a copy of the paperback of the first book from the 70s. I love it.
I love the books, although good luck finding them in bookstores now. Except maybe in used bookstores.
I have a copy of the paperback of the first book from the 70s. I love it.
There's even a Confess, Fletch edition with movie tie-in cover art.This I expected. That always happens with every film based on a book.
Real Genius and Better Of Dead is a necessity.
Real Genius and Better Of Dead is a necessity.
Never cared for Better Off Dead very much.
Real Genius, however, is one of my favorite films of all time.
Honestly, as much as I love it, I would never have thought about getting it in 4K.Never cared for Better Off Dead very much.
Real Genius, however, is one of my favorite films of all time.
I just picked up a new 4K edition of Real Genius. Haven't had a chance to watch it yet, though.
Honestly, as much as I love it, I would never have thought about getting it in 4K.Never cared for Better Off Dead very much.
Real Genius, however, is one of my favorite films of all time.
I just picked up a new 4K edition of Real Genius. Haven't had a chance to watch it yet, though.
Honestly, as much as I love it, I would never have thought about getting it in 4K.Never cared for Better Off Dead very much.
Real Genius, however, is one of my favorite films of all time.
I just picked up a new 4K edition of Real Genius. Haven't had a chance to watch it yet, though.
Not particularly, no lolHonestly, as much as I love it, I would never have thought about getting it in 4K.Never cared for Better Off Dead very much.
Real Genius, however, is one of my favorite films of all time.
I just picked up a new 4K edition of Real Genius. Haven't had a chance to watch it yet, though.
You don't want to see Michelle Meyrink and her faux Molly Ringwalk bob in 4K clarity?
I lucked into watching about 90% of Hot Tub Time Machine the other night. I get the criticisms (I don't agree with a lot of them, but I get them) but on a line-by-line basis, that's a hilarious movie. Rob Corddry steals the show. I can take or leave John Cusack - once he moved out of the cute teenager phase to the angsty uber-liberal phase, he lost me - though it's hilarious listening to him - an actor that made his bones in the '80s in movies that are now quintessentially '80s - repeatedly say "the '80s sucked, man". Craig Robinson and Clark Duke are a bit one-note, but it's a funny one note. Chevy Chase is good playing a weird version of every character he's ever played. :) Lizzy Caplan plays Lizzy Caplan (i.e. quirky, nerdy hipster chick), but far more normally than she usually does (see "Mean Girls").