Last movie you saw?

[Kotowboy]

Lucy (2014)

I'm about half way through. I'll report back.

[King Postwhore]

I love the premise of Lucy.  I love the main character but the direction is poor at best.

[Kotowboy]

I really like Luc Besson usually.


In other news - I looked up Aaron Eckhart's box office grosses and The Dark Knight has made over $1bn and his next highest grossing movie made $250m

That's quite a jump.

[Kotowboy]

If i wrote Lucy - i'd have the denouement - she's in a padded cell and she imagined the entire thing.


That way you could have any batshit insane story and still have an ending that isn't completely unbelievable.

[King Postwhore]

The whole movie felt rushed.  Scarlett Johansson is what carries the film.

[Kotowboy]

That car ride through Paris was great.

But this is the guy that gave us the original Taxi.

[Kotowboy]

The whole movie felt rushed.  Scarlett Johansson is what carries the film.

I like the fast pacing. I wasn't bored at least.

The scene where she grows those tendrils reminds me of Akira.

[Phoenix87x]

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.

[Kotowboy]

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.

i already knew how silly it was going in so I just kinda accepted it. Really nice visuals. Nice fast pace. Although after the drugs took over - she was never once in any peril.


Although that in itself is kinda refreshing. In those kinda movies - the hero would lose their power at least once and have to get them back.

Not here.

[chknptpie]

The whole movie felt rushed.  Scarlett Johansson is what carries the film.

I thought the opposite of SJ. I felt like she didn't act well at all.

[bout to crash]

Snowden. I enjoyed it overall though there were certain elements that were meh. I love Levitt, though, and will pretty much see everything he does. Also Cage has a funny little part in it
But yeah, obviously the whole thing is disturbing.

[Prog Snob]

Sisters.

lol

Did you lose a bet?

[faizoff]

I actually liked Sisters, it was a fun movie.

[Prog Snob]

Being with sisters is fun, not watching the movie. 

[faizoff]

I'm in the crowd that has zero problems watching most comedy chick flicks, Bridesmaids, the new Ghostbusters, etc.. I enjoy them quite a bit.

[Prog Snob]

It's nothing to do with "chick flicks". I just don't find either of those actresses funny at all.

[Kotowboy]

It's nothing to do with "chick flicks". I just don't find either of those actresses funny at all.

It's the whole everyone improvising at once and the one who thinks screaming their lines is hilarious

schtick I can't stand.

[hefdaddy42]

Sisters.

lol

Did you lose a bet?

No.

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.

I guess everybody had "that" actor (or "those").

[Prog Snob]

It's more like "those" for me.

Will Ferrell
Ben Stiller
Owen Wilson
Jim Carrey
Mike Myers
Melissa McCarthy


And so on...

[BlobVanDam]

For me it's basically Seth Rogan + anyone within two degrees of separation of being in a movie with Seth Rogan.

[Bolsters]

It's more like "those" for me.

Will Ferrell
Ben Stiller
Owen Wilson
Jim Carrey
Mike Myers
Melissa McCarthy

The only omission preventing this list from being perfect is Steve Carell.

[hefdaddy42]

It's more like "those" for me.

Will Ferrell
Ben Stiller
Owen Wilson
Jim Carrey
Mike Myers
Melissa McCarthy


And so on...

I am with you on Stiller, Carrey, and McCarthy (although I did enjoy her movie Spy against all odds).

[Kotowboy]

For me it's basically Seth Rogan + anyone within two degrees of separation of being in a movie with Seth Rogan.

This. People who think everything they say is comedy gold and they leave it all in the final edit.

And they're surrounded by sycophants who are paid to laugh at everything they say.

[Prog Snob]

For me it's basically Seth Rogan + anyone within two degrees of separation of being in a movie with Seth Rogan.

Him too!

It's more like "those" for me.

Will Ferrell
Ben Stiller
Owen Wilson
Jim Carrey
Mike Myers
Melissa McCarthy

The only omission preventing this list from being perfect is Steve Carell.

I only saw one movie with him, and it wasn't too bad, but I wouldn't exactly rush to see something else of his.

It's more like "those" for me.

Will Ferrell
Ben Stiller
Owen Wilson
Jim Carrey
Mike Myers
Melissa McCarthy


And so on...

I am with you on Stiller, Carrey, and McCarthy (although I did enjoy her movie Spy against all odds).

Even in Meet the Parents, Stiller wasn't funny. Robert DeNiro was hysterical, and in the second one adding Dustin Hoffman was great. Whoever came up with the casting idea for those two deserves a raise. I tried to think about who else would have been good as Focker's father. Not so much as to partner with Focker but to be an opposite to Robert DeNiro's character. The first person that came to mind was Billy Crystal, but that was obviously done already. Personally, I think Robin Williams would have been perfect, but I think the point of using Dustin Hoffman was that he is more of a serious actor as opposed to doing straight up comedies. Anyway...that's my rant.

[Kotowboy]

I'll take Ben Stillers entire Filmography over ONE SINGLE Adam Sandler movie.

Any.


Day.

[Prog Snob]

After Big Daddy, Adam Sandler went downhill. He started off so well, BUT I'll still take him over Ben Stiller.

[faizoff]

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.

[Adami]

After Big Daddy, Adam Sandler went downhill. He started off so well, BUT I'll still take him over Ben Stiller.

Punch Drunk Love is awesome, and I quite liked Reign Over Me.

That's about it.

[hefdaddy42]

I'll take Ben Stillers entire Filmography over ONE SINGLE Adam Sandler movie.

Any.


Day.

Sandler was (dare I say it) great in Spanglish.  Easily his best film.

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.

[Prog Snob]

Billy Madison was good. That's probably my favorite of his.

[BlobVanDam]

I always slightly preferred Happy Gilmore to Billy Madison, but both are great, and by far his best. I also like Little Nicky, and can watch Big Daddy. That's as much as I can handle of him.

[Kotowboy]

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 cannot bear Ricky Gervais in anything.

I liked The Office and Extras at the time but there was something off about him.

Everything he's done since has been utter derivative nonsense and he's just become a really intolerable pice of shit.

[Kotowboy]

I'll take Ben Stillers entire Filmography over ONE SINGLE Adam Sandler movie.

Any.


Day.

Sandler was (dare I say it) great in Spanglish.  Easily his best film.

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.

And they all have a metric ton of product placement so he can pocket a huge wad from all the companies he promotes in his films.

[BlackInk]

Mine are Adam Sandler and Will Ferrell. Just two really not funny dudes. Can't think of anyone else right now.

[ChuckSteak]

Tesis (1996): 7/10