Last movies you saw

[The Germanator]

Watched Blue Velvet two nights ago. God, I love Lynch. I'm not sure if any movie has ever made me feel more strange, uncomfortable, and scared, yet I still loved it even though I could barely watch it.

I watched Knocked Up finally last night. Some very funny lines that had me laughing out loud. Even some of the more sappy moments had me going, but some didn't. Overall, kept me surprisingly entertained for a 2+ hour comedy.

[Bube]

Let's see..

I watched The Island of Dr. Moreau a few days ago. It was pretty bad, it felt completely disconnected. Classic book-to-movie syndrome.

Then I watched The Departed. Really good movie, kinda like Ocean's Eleven, with some interesting twists at the end.

Then I watched..Little Miss Sunshine. I loved it. Soo funny, especially the last half hour. Recommended :)

[KillerGremlin]

I saw The Incredible Hulk. It was okay. I wasn't to happy with the end, but the scenes in the beginning were pretty good.

[GameMaster]

Did you think Ed Norton did a better job than Eric Bana?

[KillerGremlin]

Did you think Ed Norton did a better job than Eric Bana?

Yes. But then, Norton is an academy-caliber actor. The best parts of the movie were during the beginning. The worst parts of the movie were the CGI scenes. Unfortunately, The Hulk doesn't really have much of a personality. Hulk Smash. Bruce Banner does have a personality.

I know a lot of people have mixed opinions on Liv Tyler, but I think she was gorgeous in the movie as well. She's one of those actors who looks like a normal person, and I love the way she looks. I'm probably in the minority, but oh well.

[Combine 017]

War on The Shins?
Walking on Tin Shields?
William of Ten Sharks?
Weekends of Tiring Sleep?

I have no clue what the hell your talking about. But no, War of the Servers. An hour long machinima film about G-mod and mingebags. :p

[Angrist]

Indiana Jones 4. 6/10
25 years and that's what they came up with? It could have been so epic... :(

[Vampyr]

As you can see from my sig, I saw There Will Be Blood on Saturday night.

It was a pretty epic movie. I'm not sure -what- it is I liked so much about it, it seemed to have no real direction most of the time. There was no clear "beginning and end", just one man's decent to madness. I enjoyed it.

Daniel Day Lewis pretty much made the movie what it was, though.

[Bube]

I watched Ratatouille a few nights ago. It made me remember why I loved Pixar so much.

[Fox 6]

I'm not sure -what- it is I liked so much about it, it seemed to have no real direction most of the time. There was no clear "beginning and end", just one man's decent to madness. I enjoyed it.

Daniel Day Lewis pretty much made the movie what it was, though.



This.

[Fyacin]

Saw Annapolis the other day, stupid movie. Getting Ruroni Kenshi on netflix now, on disc 8 I think, it's starting to get interesting.

[Vampyr]

Saw Annapolis the other day, stupid movie. Getting Ruroni Kenshi on netflix now, on disc 8 I think, it's starting to get interesting.

Rurouni Kenshin is awesome! One of the best animes I've watched.

The Shishio arc is amazing.

[DeathsHand]

I watched Dead Man last night.

<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-hu21NmpPfE&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed>

[Aladuf]

I just finished National Treasure 2, I rented it on Blu-ray last night and it was really good. I loved the first one and this one was right on par with it. And it was a quite good looking Blu-ray too.

[Davis]

Um... the last movie I watched was Iron Man. I thought it was pretty good!

[The Germanator]

I just watched Mister Lonely (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475984/). I can't say I've ever truly loved a Harmony Korine movie, but they are certainly different. Refreshing in bizarre ways...

[BreakABone]

Now mind you this is the past 2 weeks or so but haven't remembered to post.

Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull. I didn't hate it, but it isn't my favorite movie of all time. I would say it is a solid 3rd as far as Indy flicks go.

Charlie Bartlett. Not quite sure what drew me to this movie, but I was disappointed really. But it has Aladuf's golden boy (well not Flunkie) Robert Downey.

Stardust. This was an interesting movie. I say folks should watch.

The Incredible Hulk. A nice summer movie. One of the best climaxes in some time. Here's to you the Dark Knight.

The Bucket List. Jack gets to be JAck while Morgan is Morgan. It was a decent movie but expected more from the premise. Also curious to do my own bucket list but so morbid.

I think that's it.

Ooooo

Batman: Gotham Knights. It was ok. Not as great as I expected, but watchable.

[Angrist]

I haven't seen a movie in weeks. The last one was Indy 4 and I pretty much hated it. Worse than part 2. That just wasn't Indiana, that was somebody else... This isn't how he has grown old, it can't be!

[manasecret]

I got dragged to Get Smart.

I literally slept through the first half of it, and I'm glad I did because it made the torture that much shorter.

[DeathsHand]

<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lUcTvhyof8I&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed>

[uber_paddler]

I got dragged to Get Smart.

I literally slept through the first half of it, and I'm glad I did because it made the torture that much shorter.

Really? I thought it looked like it's pretty funny.

[manasecret]

Sleeping through it was caused by attending a pub crawl an hour before, and by then I was sobering up. And I never like a movie when I'm sobering up, so I wouldn't put any worth into my opinion of Get Smart.

[uber_paddler]

Lol, k then.

[Jason1]

I haven't seen a movie in weeks. The last one was Indy 4 and I pretty much hated it. Worse than part 2. That just wasn't Indiana, that was somebody else... This isn't how he has grown old, it can't be!

Comon now Indy 4 wasnt THAT bad...it did have a very different feel from the older flicks, but I was expecting that. I watched it again a second time, and I enjoyed it more than the first time. You just have to take it for what it is, really. The plot is obviously the most "out there" of the 4 films, but if you can live with that the action is absolutley awsome, nobody does action scenes like Spielberg. I really hoping there is one more with Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones.

On a related note, I was reading awhile back about a suppoused leaked script that was rejected by George Lucas. It was written by Frank Darabont (Shawshank Redemption) Suppousedly, the script was similar but had some key notable differences. The main plot was the same, with basically the same ending. It still included the warehouse scene and the jungle action sequence. First difference, Shia Labuff's character was completley absent from Darabonts script. This left much more time for the Indy - Marion relationship to develop. Also, Marion was either allready married or seeing someone, so Indy had to "compete" for her affection. The last difference and most notable to me was that the script paid absolutley no mind to Indy's age. No old jokes, no nothing. There was also another action scene in this script.

[Angrist]

I don't know. Indiana just wasn't the same. The way he enters the movie, bah. Pulled out of the back of a car and thrown onto the ground? Oh how the mighty have fallen.

The storyline could have worked if it wasn't for all the crappy details. Some scenes made me look away in shame.

But maybe it gets better the second time I watch it. If I ever will. ;)

[Bube]

I watched The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou a few days ago. I'd read reviews that said "worst movie ever" and stuff, but I liked it a lot. I'd give it 7,5/10.

I also watched Juno. This one I loved. The movie itself may not be a 9/10, but the emotion, the character development is great. 9/10 :)

[Bube]

Aaaand I just watched School of Rock. Those kids sure know how to play :)

[Fox 6]

Just saw "In Bruges". A darn fine flick-a-rooney.

[magus113]

Saw Wall-E on Sunday.

That was awesome, minus the bullshit article some radicals wrote about it saying it was like "fascist" or some shit.

Here's a link for your face: http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/01/right-wing-hates-wall-e/

[BreakABone]

I watched the Italian Job.
Was a pretty fun movie.
Edward Norton was weird in the role.

[Angrist]

Wasn't there some story that Norton didn't even want to play in the movie but he had some kind of contract which basically made him? I think he had to play in 3 movies of that studio. But he had signed it long before he got famous. I can't say I feel sorry for him. :D

[Fox 6]

I just saw Hancock last night. It was alright, coulde have been way better. Just barely worth the price of admission.

[Dyne]

Saw Wall-E on Sunday.

That was awesome, minus the bullshit article some radicals wrote about it saying it was like "fascist" or some shit.

Here's a link for your face: http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/01/right-wing-hates-wall-e/

Wall-E was amazing.

I think there was meant to be a LOT of symbolism, especially since it was a mostly dialog-less movie. Especially HAL / The emperor's "force shock" attack / tons of others. I wish I could see a list of all the references.

[flunkie44]

Everyone needs to go find Lone Star State of Mind (http://www.amazon.com/Lone-Star-State-Joshua-Jackson/dp/B00008AOWC).

Most hilarious movie ever.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/515ZERWGXAL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

[GameMaster]

Everyone needs to go find Lone Star State of Mind (http://www.amazon.com/Lone-Star-State-Joshua-Jackson/dp/B00008AOWC).

Most hilarious movie ever.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/515ZERWGXAL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

Joshua Jackson does have a way of lighting up the screen, doesn't he? :D

[Bube]

I watched Wanted in a theater last night. It tried to be too much like The Matrix. And a bit like Rocky and stuff. Didn't have too much originality, and the story was predictable. I give it a 5/10

Then I came home and watched Cloverfield. I had never watched Blair Witch, so even if it had been done before, I really liked the amateur camera shooting. And the action was pretty good as well. And the ending..well..that was like Lost :) I liked the move a lot though. 8/10

[BreakABone]

Cloverfield

It really tried and failed bad.
I liked the idea of the handy cam but the cameraman got on my nerves within 5 mins. The whole idea of a personal big monster movie seemed to have collapsed. And really the plot was just laughable.

The ending however pissed me off more.

[Bube]

I really liked the style, actually. The ending was weird, I expected them to explain some stuff, but then I remembered that it was a J.J. Abrams movie so..

And when I first saw the trailers and stuff, I prayed that it wasn't a Godzilla movie. I was watching the movie and saw the monster and thought that it was him (her? it?) and thought "damn, not another Godzilla movie!". Then a little closer look revealed that it wasn't Godzilla, and the score in my head shot up 2 points.

I don't think they meant to make a movie with a huge twisting plot. I think they wanted to make a monster movie and show it from a whole different angle. It's like the relationship between Warcraft III and World of Warcraft. Instead of seeing the big picture, and what the monster does to the city (Godzilla) you see how it affects individual lives.

And I actually liked the cameraman and his narration. :)

Oh, and I watched Meet Joe Black last night. Not a superb movie, but the story and romance was kinda sweet. Brad Pitt was awesome though. 6/10

[Fox 6]

Cloverfield

It really tried and failed bad.
I liked the idea of the handy cam but the cameraman got on my nerves within 5 mins. The whole idea of a personal big monster movie seemed to have collapsed. And really the plot was just laughable.

The ending however pissed me off more.

CLOVER FIELD SPOILERS





You have to approach it not as a regular movie. The whole premise is that they found this camrea in a place thst used to be central park. It works for what it is. What would be a more appropiraite ending? You know that they bombed the crap out of it, possibly nucelar weapons, of coure they died. therefire the camera would remian there until it was found. I really dont see a problem with how it ended.



CLOVER FIELD SPOILERS

[GameMaster]

CLOVER FIELD SPOILERS





You have to approach it not as a regular movie. The whole premise is that they found this camrea in a place thst used to be central park. It works for what it is. What would be a more appropiraite ending? You know that they bombed the crap out of it, possibly nucelar weapons, of coure they died. therefire the camera would remian there until it was found. I really dont see a problem with how it ended.



CLOVER FIELD SPOILERS

I added in our fun new spoiler tags for your post ^_^

And I thought Cloverfield was good. I think people just had a hard time accepting the perspective of the film being shot by a character within the story from a little camcorder. But doing that really brings you into the story IMO. We're just so used to seeing a movie from the perspective of a professional-grade camera that's on big expensive tracks or tripods with the perfectly angled shot at all times.

[Swan]

It's a nice change not knowing what is happening through out the movie.

A nice change of perspective.

It really is the kind of movie you need to see in theatres

[Bond]

I'm watching the HBO miniseries "John Adams" right now.

It's magnificent.

[GameMaster]

I'm watching the HBO miniseries "John Adams" right now.

It's magnificent.

Wow the IMDb loves this too, I'll have to check it out.

[BreakABone]

I added in our fun new spoiler tags for your post ^_^

And I thought Cloverfield was good. I think people just had a hard time accepting the perspective of the film being shot by a character within the story from a little camcorder. But doing that really brings you into the story IMO. We're just so used to seeing a movie from the perspective of a professional-grade camera that's on big expensive tracks or tripods with the perfectly angled shot at all times.

I loved the view point.
Hated the camera man.
He was like friggin Navi from OoT.
"Rob! Hey Rob! Rob! Hey Rob! RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB!!!!!!!!!!"

[Fox 6]

Lay off Hud. He was just documenting :P

[Swan]

He was just saying it would be freaky if a flaming hobo ran out right now

[Bond]

Everyone seriously needs to check out the HBO miniseries "John Adams." It's amazing.

<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/J6DPeCXV5bI&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/J6DPeCXV5bI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

[Vampyr]

Everyone seriously needs to check out the HBO miniseries "John Adams." It's amazing.


My girlfriend is obsessed with it, and I've been watching it off an on with her. It is pretty good.

[BreakABone]

Wanted.

Really good movie.
I like the main character but his scream was grating.
Don't go with females. They disected the movie pretty damn hard afterwards. :lol:

[GameMaster]

I watched 'Mean Girls' and 'Bring It On' a few nights ago with a friend. They were both enjoyable but I can't stomach happy endings anymore.

I also watched '21' a few nights before that. I thought it was funny that that in real life the main character was Asian but they change it to a white guy for the movie.

[Bube]

I watched Hancock last night. Liked it. Too lazy to write a review. 7/10

[bobcat]

i saw hancock, 5/10

[Acebot44]

Saw The Wackness (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1082886/) last night after tickets to the sneak peak of Tropic Thunder sold out...and I'm incredibly glad I did. My friends who managed to get in to see TT, came out really disappointed, but this post is about The Wackness, so I'll leave that be.

The Wackness, for lack of a better word, was the Dopeness. This is mainly because of three things that I believe always make a movie great.

1) Ben Kingsley. Gandhi did it again! His portrayal of Mr. Dr. Jefferey Squires, a psychiatrist with a chronic addiction to all kinds of colorful pills, was fantabulous! Oscar worthy no doubt.
2) Coming of Age Story. This kinds of plots always get me good, and following Luke Shapiro as he tries to save his families home by selling copious amounts of ganja in the heart of New York while also falling in love with his Psychiatrists step-daughter in thoroughly enjoyable to say the least.
3) Soundtrack. Based in the 1994, the movie makes references to Notorious B.I.G's debut album "Ready to Die" and is chalk full of early 90s hip hop...and the good kind too like ATCQ and Nas. There is even a bit of David Bowie at the end haha.

Check this flick out. Maybe its my love of these three things that kinda skew it into a positive light on my part, but the people I caught it with enjoyed it to.

[Fox 6]

Saw WALL E this morning. It was pretty damn funny. Good flick, despite all the crying babies.

[Swan]

Saw WALL E this morning. It was pretty damn funny. Good flick, despite all the crying babies.

Yeah, I hate those...things

[Seth]

thanks acebot for naming that movie. I had read about it a long time ago but forgot the title.
wall-e was good

[uber_paddler]

I'm not gonna lie, I honestly think that little five minute Magician short was the best part of the movie.

[Vampyr]

I just got back from seeing Hellboy II. It was -amazing-. Easily better than the first, which is saying something because I enjoyed the first one. Some of the coolest creatures and most interesting characters, along with a very good story line, with some really hilarious comic relief thrown in. It really felt like a comic book turned into a movie.

The only gripe I could possibly have about it were a few instances of sub-par acting (The Elf princess woman, usually).

[Bond]

I saw Wall-E this morning. 10/10. Adorable and a wonderful social commentary.

[Swan]

Saw Beowulf today, it was an alright movie.


I honestly felt nothing spectacular abou tit

[Dyne]

Saw Beowulf today, it was an alright movie.


I honestly felt nothing spectacular abou tit

I didn't really think it was fantastic either, but you totally missed the wow factor of being in a hot, groggy imax watching it in full 3D. It was pretty awesome then.

[BreakABone]

I saw MAd Money.
I enjoyed.
Even if it was Fun with Dick and Jane meets the OCeans

[Swan]

Yeah I didn't realize it had been in 3D until the scene where there is a spear right at the screen. Quite hilarious out of 3D.

He also seemed like he was going to get naked everytime he fought something

[Angrist]

I tried watching No Country For Old Men, but it started with 2 graphical murders and probably the shooting of a deer, so I turned it off.

I went with Snakes on a Plane instead... a bit mindless, but entertaining.

[Dyne]

I tried watching No Country For Old Men, but it started with 2 graphical murders and probably the shooting of a deer, so I turned it off.

I went with Snakes on a Plane instead... a bit mindless, but entertaining.

Wait, so.. Snakes on a Plane wasn't graphical with snakes going through people's eyes and shit?

[Vampyr]

Wait, so.. Snakes on a Plane wasn't graphical with snakes going through people's eyes and shit?

Heheh, I thought the same thing when I read that. I don't see how Snakes on a Plane could be less offensive than just about any movie.

[Angrist]

It was different. So over the top that it was unbelievable (and also darker and harder to see). I'd rather see snakes kill people than people kill people...

[Dyne]

I just saw Get Smart today. It's actually pretty good, I recommend it if you're tired of Dark Knight and find yourself at a theater.

[Swan]

Weird, when I opened this thread and saw the Snakes on a Plane talk the theme song came on on my music player.

Neat

[Angrist]

A few times I had a song stuck in my head, turned on the radio and heard that song.
Only happened 2 or 3 times though...

[BreakABone]

Vantage Point.
A movie redeemed by its last 20 mins or so.
Awesome car chase.

[KillerGremlin]

Vantage Point.
A movie redeemed by its last 20 mins or so.
Awesome car chase.

Awesomely unrealistic car chase! Wasn't that the stupid movie where that little car (what was it, a Focus?) got railed by an 18-wheeler? Physics would have annihilated that car.

I had to sit through that movie in theaters, maybe that's why I'm bitter.

[Angrist]

I saw I, Robot again. Great movie, 8/10. Maybe 9/10.

[BreakABone]

American Pie: Beta House

I tend to avoid the spin-offs but heard good stuff about this one.
It was a fun college movie. Apparently, it was a sequel to the prior one but wasn't too interested in seeing it.

And it seems like the Stilfer clan became the stars of the movie.

[manasecret]

Awesomely unrealistic car chase! Wasn't that the stupid movie where that little car (what was it, a Focus?) got railed by an 18-wheeler? Physics would have annihilated that car.

I had to sit through that movie in theaters, maybe that's why I'm bitter.

Oh GODS the reverse timer countdown! All twenty people in the theater were groaning by the third time, and were openly mocking the movie by the tenth time they reversed time back to zero. What a terrible plot device.

And, yes, whatever that tiny ass car was, I want one of those for me and my family.

[BreakABone]

Awesomely unrealistic car chase! Wasn't that the stupid movie where that little car (what was it, a Focus?) got railed by an 18-wheeler? Physics would have annihilated that car.

I had to sit through that movie in theaters, maybe that's why I'm bitter.

Not saying it was a masterpiece of theatre nor was the climax realistic, but it was a fine good car chase. :lolz:

Oh GODS the reverse timer countdown! All twenty people in the theater were groaning by the third time, and were openly mocking the movie by the tenth time they reversed time back to zero. What a terrible plot device.

And, yes, whatever that tiny ass car was, I want one of those for me and my family.


I thought it would never end.
Was watching with my co-worker and the first time it did it we groaned. And then the second.. and third.. and jeebsus.

Finally, she left to get some food and I told her the scene she left for was the final one they did it for. haha

[The Germanator]

I saw Step-Brothers a couple of days ago...It was...interesting. 10 minutes in you basically know that the plot is going absolutely nowhere and is more or less pointless. It's as if Ferrell, Reilly, and Apatow just said "wouldn't it be funny if we just had these two 40 year olds who become step-brothers, and then in turn act like 9 years for 1.5 hours? Who cares if it doesn't make sense, we'll write about 100 good one-liners and we're good to go!"

That said, it is actually pretty funny, and part of me respects that they just threw out the idea of having an intelligible plot and just went straight for the funny lines. I heard that the original cut of the film was 5.5 hours, and that would have probably been unbearable, but at 1.5 hours I recommend it, it made me laugh enough to warrant a trip to the movies.

[BreakABone]

So I saw Hancock after TDK today.

It was okay but wish they went a bit more into the backstory. and maybe created some villains instead of some random jailbirds who were angry.

[DeathsHand]

I watched In The Mouth of Madness last night...

I used to be big into horror films, then a week or so ago my boss asked me "So do you have any other horror recommendations besides Session 9?", and I drew a blank...

Supposedly the film is John Carpenter as influenced by H.P. Lovecraft... But... Not being a big reader, I can't say I'm really familiar with him other than hearing his name tossed around everywhere as a big influence on everybody involved in horror...

A few genuinely creepy moments... But overall pretty goofy and uninteresting...

<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_PFcOeM_Usk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="275" height="223"></embed>

[Bube]

I watched The Dark Night last friday (opening night here) in an IMAX theater. Everything's already talked to death about it, so I'll just say I loved it :)

[KillerGremlin]

It was different. So over the top that it was unbelievable (and also darker and harder to see). I'd rather see snakes kill people than people kill people...

That very well may be, but you're missing out on a great thriller by skipping No Country for Old Men. The film has hands down one of the scariest "bad guys" you will ever see in a movie.

Oh GODS the reverse timer countdown! All twenty people in the theater were groaning by the third time, and were openly mocking the movie by the tenth time they reversed time back to zero. What a terrible plot device.

And, yes, whatever that tiny ass car was, I want one of those for me and my family.

The movie felt like a TV show. It had TV show production feel all over it. It had similar production values to a show like 24. And yes, everyone was groaning after the 2nd or 3rd restart of events. It was like a non clever way to make a plot more complex by slowly revealing layers of information...only without the challenging aspect of not presenting the information linearly. It was like Tarantino for dummies. It was pretty bad.

But alas, it was just a movie.

[Swan]

Just watched Road House.


Had some really funny parts.



Though I have to say Patrick Swayze kicks like a girl

[Angrist]

Wall-E. Very cute, would have been a great choice for (part of) a romantic date. But alas, she doesn't like movies.

[DeathsHand]

I finally joined the hip grown-up crowd and watched Taxi Driver.

Not ever having seen or heard anything about the movie other than the poster you see in everybody's house featuring De Niro dual-wielding guns, I was under the impression that the film was some crazy crime drama about a complete violent whackjob. And that someone in it drove a taxi.

I was right about one of those things.

[KillerGremlin]

I finally joined the hip grown-up crowd and watched Taxi Driver.

Not ever having seen or heard anything about the movie other than the poster you see in everybody's house featuring De Niro dual-wielding guns, I was under the impression that the film was some crazy crime drama about a complete violent whackjob. And that someone in it drove a taxi.

I was right about one of those things.

Now all you need to do is watch Raging Bull.

[DeathsHand]

Now all you need to do is watch Raging Bull.

My boss told me that 99% of Raging Bull is De Niro beating his wife.
But I'll get around to it eventually...

[KillerGremlin]

My boss told me that 99% of Raging Bull is De Niro beating his wife.
But I'll get around to it eventually...

Haha, Scorsese is a fun director. In order of interest to me, I'd say go see:

Goodfellas
The Departed
Casino
Cape Fear

Goodfellas is all the more interesting since it is based off some true events.

[magus113]

Goodfellas
The Departed
Casino
Cape Fear



Haven't seen any of them. Sucks to be me.

I did see Ferris Bueller's Day Off for the first time and part of Amelie with Audrey Tautou (sp?)

[BreakABone]

I saw Harold and Kumar Escape from Guametela Bay.

And it is decent, but the movie is too self aware. The first one worked because it was trying to be an adventure. This one is trying to be funny, and when you do that sometimes you fall on your face faster.

[Angrist]

Amelie:love:
Great feel-good movie. Hm, I haven't seen it in 2 or 3 years, even though I have it on DVD...

[flunkie44]

I'm telling you guys.. go find Lone Star State of Mind.

The last movies I watched were Juno and National Treasure 2.

[BreakABone]

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

This was my first post-TDK movie going experience (and paid for by the nice folks at my job) it wasn't that great. Has some really cheap looking special effects. And a story that's a lot of weird.

[Vampyr]

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

This was my first post-TDK movie going experience (and paid for by the nice folks at my job) it wasn't that great. Has some really cheap looking special effects. And a story that's a lot of weird.

But you got to see the Harry Potter teaser on the big screen, didn't you?

[Angrist]

Darjeeling Limited. I'll give it an 8.

[manasecret]

The movie felt like a TV show. It had TV show production feel all over it. It had similar production values to a show like 24. And yes, everyone was groaning after the 2nd or 3rd restart of events. It was like a non clever way to make a plot more complex by slowly revealing layers of information...only without the challenging aspect of not presenting the information linearly. It was like Tarantino for dummies. It was pretty bad.


Yes, exactly! And I finally remembered the name of the movie that the editors of Vantage Point should have sat down and watched before they did what they did -- Memento. Great, non-linear story-telling at its best.

[KillerGremlin]

I saw Harold and Kumar Escape from Guametela Bay.

And it is decent, but the movie is too self aware. The first one worked because it was trying to be an adventure. This one is trying to be funny, and when you do that sometimes you fall on your face faster.

I agree....actually, I think I dislike Harold and Kumar 2 a little bit more than you...but that pretty much sums it up. Also, the chick from the end of the first movie wasn't even in the sequel, they had some new girl do her roll....some dumb ho girl who wasn't half as hot.

Yes, exactly! And I finally remembered the name of the movie that the editors of Vantage Point should have sat down and watched before they did what they did -- Memento. Great, non-linear story-telling at its best.

Memento is a fun film...directed by Christopher Nolan. Oh, Christopher Nolan....
<3

[Angrist]

I just saw Full Metal Jacket. A decent war movie. Only got a bit interesting for me when they were under fire by the sniper... 7/10.
Oh yeah, it reminded me how much I hate war.

[Bond]

The Bucket List. 6/10.

[BreakABone]

The Bucket List. 6/10.

What were your complaints?
I didn't think it was as good as it could have been.
Really sucked that there wasn't a lot of focus on the actual bucket list.

[Dyne]

I've avoided the Bucket List because they looked so OLD in the previews. :( So depressing on principal alone.

[BreakABone]

I've avoided the Bucket List because they looked so OLD in the previews. :( So depressing on principal alone.

Dyne hates old people confirmed?

[uber_paddler]

I want Tropic Thunder, and I want it now.

[Swan]

Dyne hates old people confirmed?

I do, I think life would be better with Logan's Run rules.




But changed to 45

[Angrist]

Demolition Man. Sylvester Stalone vs Wesley Snipes, set in a peaceful 2032. It was fun to see their take on the future, but the movie was pretty bad. Oh, terrible one-liners ("You're on TV!" *grabs a TV and hits the bad guy with it*).
6/10

[Bond]

No Country for Old Men. 7/10.

Disturbing.

[Fox 6]

Bond you cant be serious.....

I thought you were cool.


;)

[Teuthida]

Saw Wall-E the other day. Quite good. Liked the end credits a lot. But no Kung Fu Panda.

[Dyne]

Just saw Step Brothers. I liked it, it was entertaining.

I have no fucking clue how the budget came to be only 7 million less than Talladega Nights, clocking in at $65 million, for a movie that centers around a house and has literally two shots of boat-riding.

But yeah, it was a non-stop jokeathon. Probably a 7/10 for me.

[Vampyr]

I saw Tropic Thunder last night. It had some very hilarious moments, and some good surprise cameos. I don't know if Stiller will ever top Zoolander, but this was a really good comedy.

[DeathsHand]

I watched The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, the first silent film I've ever watched...
I began to lose track of just what they were trying to say was going on towards the very end U.U

[Dyne]

I watched The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, the first silent film I've ever watched...
I began to lose track of just what they were trying to say was going on towards the very end U.U

Hahaha, I remember watching that in film class. What a whacked out movie.

[Professor S]

No Country for Old Men. 7/10.

Disturbing.

I thought it was a decent excercise in storytelling, but having the story really be about Tommy Lee Jone's character didn't work for me as most of the movie never involved him and its hard to care about a story when the main character is barely in the film.

Also, I thought Anton Chigur was overhyped. He was just your run iof the mill psychopath character with severe features and a odd haircut. Ledger's Joker is FAR superior IMO.

[The Germanator]

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is awesome. I really liked the silent section of my film history class. Those were some good days before the damn talkies took over.

[Jonbo298]

I saw Tropic Thunder last night. It had some very hilarious moments, and some good surprise cameos. I don't know if Stiller will ever top Zoolander, but this was a really good comedy.

Saw it too yesterday and enjoyed it. I loved Tom Cruise's part in the film. I can see though why some groups are pissed about the retard side of the movie because they do use that quite often.

[The Germanator]

I saw Tropic Thunder today as well. I thought it was pretty good. It's definitely a great concept for a movie and overall I enjoyed it. I don't always like Jack Black, but I liked him here. Bonus: Justin Theroux who is a alum from my college had screenwriting, story, and executive producer credits...

[Bond]

Collateral. 7/10.

[Vampyr]

I saw Harold and Kumar Escape from Guametela Bay.

And it is decent, but the movie is too self aware. The first one worked because it was trying to be an adventure. This one is trying to be funny, and when you do that sometimes you fall on your face faster.

My girlfriend wants to know where the hell Guametela bay is.

[Teuthida]

Super High Me.

Those snack bars looked rather tasty.

[Jonbo298]

Super High Me.

Those snack bars looked rather tasty.

Saw that last week when browsing the hollywood video shelves and figured what the hell, why not.

I found it to be way too boring (friends did also) and took too long to get to the super high part after abstaining from it for 30 days and even then, it became a letdown. Super Size Me was interesting at least :p

[BlueFire]

Saw Vicky Cristina Barcelona.

Pretty good. Liked it a lot.

[Angrist]

Tread softly, because you tread on my dreams...

Guess that movie. :) (I had already seen it earlier.)

[gekko]

Saw 21 last night. Not amazing, but glad I saw it. Didn't follow the book too closely, but it's a movie, it needs action.

[GameMaster]

Saw 21 last night. Not amazing, but glad I saw it. Didn't follow the book too closely, but it's a movie, it needs action.

The book probably didn't follow the true real-life story too closely either.

In real-life, the card counting genius was an asian. In the movie, an asian is the just the goofy, incompetent sidekick.

[gekko]

The book was written as non-fiction, and I've never seen it disputed. In fact, it's the only reason they are on the map.

The movie is only "inspired" by the true-story.

[Angrist]

The Langoliers. Just as great as when I was a kid. I'll give it a 7 because the 2nd half didn't have half the atmosphere/suspense that the first one had.

Btw it's an 2h45m miniseries.

[Angrist]

JFK. 7/10. Intruiging. I can imagine it's an 8/10 movie if you're American.

Definately, Maybe. 7/10. Romantic comedy with a nice twist. A girl asks her dad how he and her (divorcing) mother met... He starts the story but doesn't tell which of his 3 girlfriends is her mother, she has to find out herself. Three cute women by the way.

[Swan]

I always thought Definately, Maybe looked kind of twisted.


He basically is telling her three chicks he nailed and saying...guess who!

[GameMaster]

I always thought Definately, Maybe looked kind of twisted.


He basically is telling her three chicks he nailed and saying...guess who!

So... its basically Mamma Mia with a gender reversal. In Mamma Mia, its a slutty women who slept with three guys.

[Angrist]

He basically is telling her three chicks he nailed and saying...guess who!Well, actually he never slept with one of them.

But of course the rest is a bit immoral.

Still a cute movie though. Reminds me of the girls in my life.

[GameMaster]

I saw Burn After Reading (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0887883/) today. Wow, that was a bad movie. I can't remember the last movie I saw that was so bad.

Brad Pitt's performance was perhaps the one redeeming quality of the film.

I wish I had seen Shia LeBouf's latest vehicle, Eagle Eye, instead.

[Teuthida]

I caught up on Park Chan-wook's vengeance trilogy after seeing Oldboy when it first came out. That's still my favorite of the three followed by Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance.

I also saw his latest movie, I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK, which I really enjoyed.

[BreakABone]

I saw Speed Racer
The film makes great use of colors, but picture perfect definition of style over substance.

[The Germanator]

I watched I <3 Huckabees in the van yesterday. I enjoyed it. Very strange and interesting script but they pulled it off fairly well.

[Angrist]

Did it inspire the Spinto Band to write a new song? :) Btw, how much more of England before you get your little break?

[BreakABone]

I saw Enchanted, and no matter how questionable it may be for me to watch. It really was an awesome movie.

[Jason1]

I saw Burn After Reading (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0887883/) today. Wow, that was a bad movie. I can't remember the last movie I saw that was so bad.

Brad Pitt's performance was perhaps the one redeeming quality of the film.

I wish I had seen Shia LeBouf's latest vehicle, Eagle Eye, instead.

I though Burn After Reading was pretty good actually. It was different yes, but I enjoyed it. Had a few halarious momments. And last night I saw Religulous, which was awsome, so awsome that I felt it deserved its own thread which I just made.

[Angrist]

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. 7/10

Has nothing to do with Final Fantasy, but who cares. It really reminded me of the Metroid Prime Trilogy, with the corrupting meteor and all. Even the graphics sometimes were alike.

[BreakABone]

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. 7/10

Has nothing to do with Final Fantasy, but who cares. It really reminded me of the Metroid Prime Trilogy, with the corrupting meteor and all. Even the graphics sometimes were alike.

Define has nothing to do with Final Fantasy?
Because I always assumed there was little interconnectivity between the games.

[Angrist]

At least the games have the turn/time-based battles, some magic, random battles, etc.
It just didn't feel like FF.

[Teuthida]

Maybe if the male characters were more feminine looking..

[Swan]

Man, I would love to see a movie with turn based battles

[Teuthida]

Speed Racer. The screen transitions made the movie. Made me want an F-Zero movie. HATED the little kid.

[Seth]

Some Like it Hot - Good comedy. Jack Lemon was great and Marilyn Monroe, in this movie, just fucking hot.
Seven Year Itch - Another Monroe flick that I really enjoyed. Tom Ewell did a good job.
Mind Game - Trippy anime that some might not like...i liked it. Wild art
Into the Wild - it was ok, a bit drab
Le Samourai (1967) - Kind of like the professional. worth the watch
Notorious - Ok hitchcock
White Heat - James Cagney carries it.
The Killing - I saw this a while ago. Kubrick made a great film.
Lawrence of Arabia - Can't believe I hadn't seen this until last night. Loved it. I'm downloading a bunch of Peter O'Toole films now.

[Teuthida]

Taxi Driver. Great movie. My how the city has changed.

[Seth]

The Marx Brothers' Duck Soup - good comedy from 1933
What's New Pussycat - Woody Allen's first original screenplay. Stars Peter O'toole. silly sixties comedy, oh and it has Peter Sellers.

Rebel Without a Cause - Crazy story turns, james dean is super cool. Believe it or not but it's the first James Dean film I've seen. I have East of Eden on my harddrive.

88 minutes - Pacino. Kinda sucked.
Du Rififi Chez Les Hommes - French heist movie from 1955. Good stuff.
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie - 2001 anime that I'm sure a lot of you have seen. I liked it. The live movie adaption is supposedly gonna star Keannu....which shouldn't be.

[Teuthida]

When Harry Met Sally

Quite enjoyable.

[Swan]

The Departed.


Good but Scorsese has much better films

[Fox 6]

The Departed.


Good but Scorsese has much better films


You watched the departed with me so long ago.

[BreakABone]

You watched the departed with me so long ago.

Now he watched it without you tonight. ;)

[GameMaster]

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

It was like Taco Bell Dog to the eighth power!

[Teuthida]

The Wackness

Such a great movie.

[The Germanator]

Saw Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist.

It satisfied my man-crush on Michael Cera but not much more. It was okay. It was too much of a hand job to the hipster NYC music scene though. It made me feel sooo uncool and not with it...

[Angrist]

My Life Without Me. 9/10

Wow, why have I missed out on this for so long? The movie is so sad... but so good.

[Teuthida]

The Visitor.

quite good

[GameMaster]

I saw W. last week. It was entertaining. The girl playing Condoleezza Rice was awful though. Worst impersonation ever.

[Krypton]

i watched The Happening last night, and it was pretty much a let down.

the concept of the movie was pretty cool, but it seemed so unrealistic and the acting was really bad. there was one or two kind of "jumpy" parts, but it wasn't scary at all to say the least.

[KillerGremlin]

i watched The Happening last night, and it was pretty much a let down.

the concept of the movie was pretty cool, but it seemed so unrealistic and the acting was really bad. there was one or two kind of "jumpy" parts, but it wasn't scary at all to say the least.

sounds like every single m. night movie...except Unbreakable which was a fluke

[Dyne]

I watched Clockwork Orange on Halloween - what a flipping trippy movie. Kubrick is a maniac and a pervert. But mostly a pervert.

[KillerGremlin]

I watched Clockwork Orange on Halloween - what a flipping trippy movie. Kubrick is a maniac and a pervert. But mostly a pervert.

It's based on the book written by Anthony Burgess, so Kubrick isn't totally responsible for the pervertedness.

However...if you see Dr. Strangelove, oh man....

so yeah, Kubrick is a pervert. But he's one bad ass mother fuckin' pervert. He's one of my favorite directors.

Other Kubrick lines: Hey baby, you got girlfriend Vietnam? Me so horny. Me love you long time.

[Fox 6]

However...if you see Dr. Strangelove, oh man....

One of my favourite movies.

[KillerGremlin]

One of my favourite movies.

yeah, one of mine too

[BreakABone]

Get Smart
Really fun movie.
Never seen the show so sure misse some stuff.
The plot was a tad predictable but it I liked

[Teuthida]

Futurama: Bender's Game

If they cut out the lotr/d&d portion it would have been a good movie.

[KillerGremlin]

Hmm...went to the movies and saw Zach and Miri Make a Porno.

It was like every other Kevin Smith film I guess, only with Seth Rogen.

I think it's cool how Kevin Smith is trying to push the limits of what can be shown in a movie (he's anti-MPAA), and I think it is cool how films are starting to do away with the double-standard for nudity.

The double-standard is, of course, boobies/vagina = okay, penis = omg!

I don't even want to get started on censorship and sexuality in America, so I won't.

Zach and Miri was an A-V-E-R-A-G-E movie that made me laugh a lot (in theaters) but will probably wear thin like Clerks 2 did. If you want the definitive Kevin Smith experience go get:
Clerks
Chasing Amy
Dogma
(and from there go get Mallrats and Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back).

Anyway, I'm really looking forward to Role Models which looks much better.

[Angrist]

Lady in the Water. 7.5/10. Maybe an 8/10, don't know. I have to see it again. Hm, apparently it's a movie I want to see again, that's good.

[Krypton]

i saw the new Hulk movie about a week and a half ago, and saw Ironman this past week.

i saw Get Smart last night, that was alright.

[Swan]

Some what watched a terrible Canadian low budget teen comedy called PIGS.



Dear god it was bad. It didn't know what it was doing. There was one part where the main character(I think) had realized he had been a dick and for the movie to show that he was a nice guy now it had him reading to old people

[BreakABone]

i saw the new Hulk movie about a week and a half ago, and saw Ironman this past week.

i saw Get Smart last night, that was alright.

Don't leave us in the dark, what did you think of Iron Man and the Hulk.
Interested in Iron man especially since tried to get you to see over the summer.

[Ginkasa]

Quantum of Solace. Not as great as Casino Royale, but loads better than most other Bond movies. The characters returning from Royale keep their previously deep characterizations, they're just not as fulled explored as possible. The new characters are a little thin, but they serve their purpose well. It wasn't "The Dark Knight" in terms of "reboot sequel awesomage," but again, its still one of the better Bonds.

[Jason1]

I actually liked Zach and Miri a lot, almost as much as I liked Knocked up. I also enjoyed all the Pittsburgh refrences...

[Krypton]

Don't leave us in the dark, what did you think of Iron Man and the Hulk.
Interested in Iron man especially since tried to get you to see over the summer.

well, i thought the new hulk was pretty cool, i mean it's the hulk, what wasn't made in this movie, that was made in the one a few years ago?

and Iron Man was pretty good. i loved the way it showed him messing around with the suit; plus, iron man has always been one of my favorites.

[BreakABone]

well, i thought the new hulk was pretty cool, i mean it's the hulk, what wasn't made in this movie, that was made in the one a few years ago?

and Iron Man was pretty good. i loved the way it showed him messing around with the suit; plus, iron man has always been one of my favorites.

Then why did I have to pull teeth to get you to see.. and you still didn't see until 6 months later!

[Krypton]

Then why did I have to pull teeth to get you to see.. and you still didn't see until 6 months later!

personally, i didn't think the movie would be all that good, and it wasn't that great, but it was still a cool flick.

a friend of mine wanted to see it, and he wanted me to watch it with him.

[Acebot44]

Saw a sneak of Slumdog Millionaire a couple nights ago

<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AIzbwV7on6Q&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AIzbwV7on6Q&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

HIGHLY recommend that anyone who is a fan of Danny Boyle (Director of Trainspotting, Sunshine, 28 Days Later, the Beach) or of movies filmed in a style similar to City of God (chronicles different periods of the casts life) check this film out.

Moments of laughter, action, romance, and incredibly suspenseful throughout.

[The Germanator]

I saw the Flaming Lips long awaited Christmas on Mars "film." Some of the silent black + white shots were pretty cool, but once someone opened their mouth the acting was so horrible that it ruined a lot. Still worth seeing after all these years though.

[Angrist]

The Village. 8/10.
Good movie. Scary too, even though somebody already spoiled the ending. But the setting of the movie was a much bigger eye opener. Halfway through it felt more like a 7 movie, but the last half turned it into an 8 movie. :)

[Typhoid]

Kung-Fu Panda.
Don't.
Just, don't.
Worst 5 dollars I've ever been forced to spend.

[GameMaster]

Oh, I saw the Boy with the Stripped Pajamas. It was pretty good.

[Angrist]

Ben X 9/10 highly recommended.

It's a Belgian (so get subtitles) movie about an autistic boy who gets picked on in real life, and tries to escape in a MMORPG. It uses a lot of in game graphics, which is cool.
It really is a sad story, but very pretty. Watch it.

[Teuthida]

Genius Party

Seven short animated films. I could only find five of them and Netflix doesn't have the DVD. But really good stuff.

Here's the opening short:
<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/b8bjs03Equ0&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/b8bjs03Equ0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

[Angrist]

Good Will Hunting. 8.5/10.
I thought I had already seen it a long time ago, but I hadn't. Maybe just a few minutes. Great movie, what a Hollywood entrance for Damon and Affleck.

[GameMaster]

Australia.

Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman's latest movie. It was a wild and adventurous film.

[Angrist]

Oh I forgot one:
The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. 5/10.
It barely kept me entertained. It was bad. It was even worse because they replaced the gorgeous Rachel Weisz with some annoying woman. Who was supposed to play the same character...

GM, what were your thoughts on it? You're supposed tell that! :) Or play Brawl with me, right now.

Edit: This one's just in: Ferris Bueller's Day Off. 8/10. Great movie. Also great 80's feeling (even though I was just 3 when that movie was released).

Days when you're a bit ill are great for watching movies and playing games.

[Angrist]

And another movie (it seems I'm on a roll):

Hidalgo 8/10.
Much better than expected. I discovered how much I still love horses. I miss my pony, Charon. She died last year. :(

[KillerGremlin]

Kung-Fu Panda.
Don't.
Just, don't.
Worst 5 dollars I've ever been forced to spend.

amen brotha. I thought Kung Fu Panda sucked ass. I'm not sure how it got such good critical acclaim.

[Angrist]

Come on! It's Kung Fu, and it's a panda!! That HAS to be good, right? Right??

Latest movie I saw:

Pokémon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest. 7/10.
It was cool to be in the Pokémon universe again... I kind of miss the atmosphere. But there's no way I'm going to watch all the Pokémon episodes.. Wikipedia says there are 581 of those... And it's the same formula every time: new pokémon or some kind of problem, Team Rocket try to mess it up, get defeated, happy end, next.

[KillerGremlin]

Come on! It's Kung Fu, and it's a panda!! That HAS to be good, right? Right??

Is this European humor?

[Teuthida]

I liked Kung Fu Panda...

Saw Rocket Science the other day. One of those anemic family dramedies where nothing really happens but the the characters are just quirky enough to have some entertainment value.

...and it had West from Heroes.

[BreakABone]

I liked Kung Fu Panda...

Saw Rocket Science the other day. One of those anemic family dramedies where nothing really happens but the the characters are just quirky enough to have some entertainment value.

...and it had West from Heroes.

Funny, I saw Rocket Science this weekend as well.
Of course, I fell asleep during it. :(

[Teuthida]

Of course, I fell asleep during it. :(

You weren't the only one.

[Teuthida]

The Mindscape of Alan Moore.

Very interesting. He starts off talking about his early childhood and view of the world, school, jobs, and eventually finding himself writing comics. From there he touches on some of his works in relation to the world at the time. The rest of the movie is him talking about magic, religion, and science while different images grace the screen.

[Krypton]

The Boy In The Striped Pajamas.

i went into this movie not expecting to be delighted by it at all, but once i left, i was shocked. this movie was extremely good. and it hits a spot in your heart. it had it's almost, scary (for lack of a better term), or nail-biting moments, to scenes filled with nothing but love and happiness, to even heartbreak. it was great.

[BreakABone]

Cheats

Really liking this Netflix on Xbox thing.
The movie sadly was nothing special. I preferred The Perfect Score.

[BreakABone]

Don't Mess With The Zohan.
Not that great. At this point, I think Sandler just has a bet on how over the top he needs to make a movie before people stop going to see it.

[GameMaster]

Don't Mess With The Zohan.
Not that great. At this point, I think Sandler just has a bet on how over the top he needs to make a movie before people stop going to see it.

Reign Over Me was a good movie. He took a step outside his typical role and went for a serious, dramatic character. And succeeded in my opinion.

[Acebot44]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2281/2261257383_ea58d426de.jpg?v=0

and

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8waSVaPzUs/SKYaJPfe7II/AAAAAAAAAw0/mHkhIKldhco/s400/Pirates2_03.jpg


Milk was incredible. Sean Pean had better be nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of Harvey Milk, the murdered gay San Francisco supervisor. This movie is a must see.

Oh, and Pirates II is the most expensive Porno ever made. Around $8 Million dollars. The Lead actor, actress, Director/Writer, and head of Marketing did a showing and Q and A here at UCLA of the movie and, let me tell yah, watching a porno for 2 hours with 400 other college students sure was an experience....

[BreakABone]

I saw...

Good Luck Chuck
Pretty standard romantic comedy, but I enjoyed.

Inside Man
Awesome cast. Good story. Nice conclusion. A little confusing.

[GameMaster]

Inside Ma
Awesome cast. Good story. Nice conclusion. A little confusing.

I think you meant Inside Man but they're already working on a sequel which i"m excited for.

[Teuthida]

Gone Baby Gone
Very good. I thought it was over halfway through. How wrong I was.

The Fall
One of the prettiest movies I've seen in a long time. Reminded me of Pan's Labyrinth a bit. It was weird seeing the Piemaker from Pushing Daisies be angry...and killing folks...without magic fingers.

[Seth]

krypton, I'm glad you liked 'BitSP' I'm stoked on seeing this instead of that bullshit, Valkyre. Please guys, don't waste your money on it, Cruise's paycheck depends on revenue as he is also a producer. This guy belongs to a eugenics minded cult which views emotions such as anger as coming from 'body thetans'. He just bought a castle in Italy to serve as a retreat for scientologists.

Gone Baby Gone was ok, overhyped I thought. Clint's newest film, Gran Torino was an enjoyable experience. The laotian gang drama wasn't done all that well but the movie was still definately worth the watch.

I've seen the first 3 episodes of afro samurai. I like it lotsa....dunno about the huge budget but the combat animation continues to blow my mind.

[Swan]

Saw Hancock recently.


God that movie is awful

[Bond]

Just saw "Milk" upon Acebot's recommendation.

It was definitely good (minus the depressing ending).

[BreakABone]

Seven Pounds... decent, but predictable

Raging Bull, it just didn't work for me.

Zack and Miri, pretty funny stuff.

[The Germanator]

Started watching Dark Knight on my friend's Blu-Ray and nice TV. His brand new copy skipped like 10 times so he turned it off in disgust. Bummer.

[Angrist]

The Mist (based on a Stephen King story). Hm... I'll give it a 6. Maybe 7.
A decent monster movie, but some stuff was annoying (a religious woman who keeps shouting that it's Gods judgement day).

[Swan]

The Mist (based on a Stephen King story). Hm... I'll give it a 6. Maybe 7.
A decent monster movie, but some stuff was annoying (a religious woman who keeps shouting that it's Gods judgement day).

I found the best part of the movie was the people stuck inside and looking for someone to blame. They really should not have shown the monsters. They should have just kept them hidden in the mist

[BreakABone]

I found the best part of the movie was the people stuck inside and looking for someone to blame. They really should not have shown the monsters. They should have just kept them hidden in the mist

That's the problem with a lot of monster movies. That most monsters just can't be as scary as the ones you imagine.

It's like when you grow up and watch older horror movies and realize the bad special effects and cheesy costumes.

[GameMaster]

Going to see The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with the family in a little bit.

Will my post my thoughts and opinion after the jump.

[Fyacin]

Saw Hancock recently.


God that movie is awful
So true. It's like they couldn't decide if the wanted a comedy or a drama and it just fell on it's face.

[Swan]

So true. It's like they couldn't decide if the wanted a comedy or a drama and it just fell on it's face.

And the writing is just awful.


"We are drawn to each other. It's physics"


Dear god. And I watched it with a couple of my friends who are going to film school so they were pointing out all the other things they did badly

[Angrist]

I found the best part of the movie was the people stuck inside and looking for someone to blame. They really should not have shown the monsters. They should have just kept them hidden in the mistI thought the monsters were actually pretty good. A lot of different ones. It's a shame we never saw the first one again.

My brother and me recognized the typical King parts, where you have some characters speculating what's going on. It was even worse in The Langoliers, where the writer was just guessing and got it right.

Also, I wondered if this was just a random story that King came up with when he was sitting on the toilet.
"Hm..... mist! Hm.... monsters from another dimension.... A crazy religious woman... a crazy ending. Should be another bestseller!"

[Fox 6]

"A lamp monster!!!!"

[GameMaster]

"A lamp monster!!!!"

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/synthoid/vlcsnap-784635.png

[Bond]

Gran Torino. 8/10.

[Swan]

Gran Torino. 8/10.

Nice, I want to see that.


Saw The Spirit with Fox and Combine yesterday

[The Germanator]

Saw The Spirit with Fox and Combine yesterday

How was it?

I'd really like to actually hear an opinion on it. I'll probably see it anyway, but I'm curious.

[Fox 6]

Its fairly comic-booky. being that the dialogue is silly, and the action too. It was fun overall. Has the same visuals as Sin CIty pretty much.

The Spirit is a crazy womainzer :p

And Samuel L Jackson is obsessed with eggs

[GameMaster]

Its fairly comic-booky. being that the dialogue is silly, and the action too. It was fun overall. Has the same visuals as Sin CIty pretty much.

The Spirit is a crazy womainzer :p

And Samuel L Jackson is obsessed with eggs

I thought he was obsessed with the number 8. Crazy muthafucka, that guy is.

[DimHalo]

I watched Taxi for the first time last night.

Freakin' hilarious!!

[The Germanator]

I saw Doubt today. 7.5/10 if I had to say. Merryl Streep and Phillip Seymour Hoffman are fantastic as you would expect, and that pretty much makes the film worthwhile.

[BreakABone]

Seven Pounds... Not Will's best movie... not his worst.

Zack and Miri... fun movie. Gets a lil mushy.

Raging Bull... not that great.

The Usual Suspects... combines two of my favorite movie genres. Though, I had the crook pinned pretty early, but eh.

[Krypton]

i saw "Tropic Thunder" a few days ago, and my oh my, i must say that movie was not THAT funny. i really only felt like the parts with tom cruise were funny, it was so odd seeing him play such a comical/ridiculous part. Ben Stiller basically created that movie himself after i saw the credits roll, all i saw were "Ben Stiller." Jack Black's character was flat-out stupid, and Robert Downey Jr. was "decent", but all-in-all, i just didn't think that movie was as comedic as planned to be.

i saw this movie called "Garden Party" last night, and it was a bit hard to follow. there were five central characters, and with each character, came a different problem, or pet-peeve in the movie. things bounced around and you could tell the ideas were quite scattered throughout. i might have to give it another watch just to be able to explain what the movie itself was actually about.

[Teuthida]

JCVD. Enjoyable. The direction felt like a mix of Children of Men and the game Resistance. It also had the most annoying scream/yell I've ever heard.

[Seth]

Jean Claude Van Dam?

I just saw Quantum of Solace. I liked it enough. I'm sure it would've been better if I had down a double viewing of CR and QoS. I felt that the villain was decently done, despite what others seemed to think of him.

Safety Last! it's from 1923. Silent. Good. The more silent films I come across the more I get the feeling that the 20's had it down. Despite the antiquated look it still manages to fully entertain. Anybody seen Buster Keaton's The General?

I want to see The Wrestler with Mickey Rourke. Heard it's beautifully acted.

[Teuthida]

Ya.

<object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TAMobwJwFYY&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TAMobwJwFYY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>

[Angrist]

The Matrix Trilogy.

Man, part 2 and 3 are bad. So much unneeded crap. The whole Merovingian storyline is terribly boring, while it takes up almost an hour or so.
And why are they so desperate to show that Neo and Trinity love each other? Probably because both actors can't show any emotional faces??

I think the Wachowski brothers should have gone for a single sequel movie, instead of spreading it out over two.

The Matrix 9/10
The Matrix: Reloaded: 6/10
The Matrix: Revolutions: 6/10

Oh and JCVD looks interesting, I'll probably watch it at one point.

[Bond]

Se7en. 8/10.

[Jason1]

Se7ven was awsome.

I just watched Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and it was quite good, but as for these recent comedy love stories, I think I like Zach and Miri a little better, and I also liked Knocked Up a LOT.

[Angrist]

You mean Se7en without a v? Or am I missing something here...
It's a good movie, but I don't think I ever want to see it again. Like Saving Private Ryan. And Shindler's List.

[KillerGremlin]

Mmmmm...the Matrix sequels get better with time. Or is that worse?

I was considering repeat viewing Quantum of Solace in theaters, but I'll just wait till it comes out on DVD and finish rewatching all the old EON bond films.

And I loved Tropic Thunder. I thought it was a great parody of all the war movies. Had the music, had the stereotype characters, and it had Jack Black delivering quite possibly the funniest line in cinema while tied up to a tree. Oh and the opening of the movie was also laugh-inducing.

I saw Doubt. Merrell Streep gave an AMAZING performance as did Phillip Seymour Hoffman (who I always have loved).

I haven't gathered the patience to sit through Benjamin Button yet, so yeah. 3 hours...fuckkkkkkkk that.

[GameMaster]

I haven't gathered the patience to sit through Benjamin Button yet, so yeah. 3 hours...fuckkkkkkkk that.

Its actually real good. And the women opposite Brad Pitt is quite alluring. 9/10

Marley and Me 8/10 Good movie. But if you own or have ever owned a dog, this movie will bring even the toughest man to tears. I suggest seeing this alone so no one can see you cry.

The only thing that bothered me was that Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson are basically playing themselves. Neither one does anything to change their appearance. Jennifer still looks like Rachael from Friends. And Owen bears the same shaggy hair he has for every movie.

[Teuthida]

The Wrestler

Good movie but it depressed the hell out of me. I guess it wouldn't be an Aronofsky film if it didn't.

[The Germanator]

I saw Milk today. Very good. I didn't know much about the whole story so it was interesting to learn. Acting was good too. I saw it with my mom who lived in San Fran during that era...A very interesting time

[Swan]

Flight of the Living Dead

Your typical low budget zombie movie. Fun to pick-a-part

[Bond]

Slumdog Millionaire. 9/10.

Bloody brilliant.

[BreakABone]

Flight of the Living Dead

Your typical low budget zombie movie. Fun to pick-a-part

Don't forget Seat Zombie.

The most terrifying Zombie who can't get out of his seat. :lolz:

[Krypton]

my best friend's girl.
pretty decent movie, i found it to be quite funny.

[GameMaster]

Flight of the Living Dead

Your typical low budget zombie movie. Fun to pick-a-part

Playing at Sundance this year:

http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/4535/snowuy3.jpg

[Angrist]

Invasion of the Body Snatchers. 8/10

I always thought I had seen this movie, but I guess that was just some parts of it. Or I was too young to remember.

Great movie, superb ending. I was actually anticipating the last 10 throughout the whole movie... and it didn't disappoint, I laughed out loud. :)

[Angrist]

I watched some movies I had previously seen.

Titanic 8/10
I remember how shocking it first was to see people fall to their death. Maybe it was because I was younger, maybe because the times have changed.

The Bourne Supremecy & The Bourne Ultimatum
I decided not to see Identity again, because I had already seen it 3 or 4 times, and it's not a movie that will never bore you. Ultimatum was really good, although the story really started to repeat itself (Bourne wants revenge and his memory back). Supremecy was good, but a bit stuck between Identity and Ultimatum. It lacked the clever tricks of Ult. and the cool action of Ide.
Oh and the ending of Ultimatum is absolutely genious. Makes me laugh every time.

[Szymon]

Its actually real good. And the women opposite Brad Pitt is quite alluring. 9/10

Marley and Me 8/10 Good movie. But if you own or have ever owned a dog, this movie will bring even the toughest man to tears. I suggest seeing this alone so no one can see you cry.

The only thing that bothered me was that Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson are basically playing themselves. Neither one does anything to change their appearance. Jennifer still looks like Rachael from Friends. And Owen bears the same shaggy hair he has for every movie.

I think I might have already seen this movie before. (http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1897317)

[Krypton]

i saw Notorious today, and boy oh boy, there were some mistakes and just overall unappealing parts to the movie. Biggie is one of my favorite rappers, and i don't think this movie portrayed it THAT well.

[Teuthida]

Aw, that's a shame. Was hoping it was going to be good. I got into rap through Biggie about a year or two before he was killed. Damn, can't believe I'm the same age as him now.

[Nighthawk]

Pathfinder

bad...

very bad...

[Krypton]

Aw, that's a shame. Was hoping it was going to be good. I got into rap through Biggie about a year or two before he was killed. Damn, can't believe I'm the same age as him now.

well, i'd still give it a shot. i don't know if what i said really had an effect on whether you'd see it or not, i just thought it was kind of garbage. i think it could've been put together a little better than it was. i mean, for it being based back in the early to mid nineties, it sure as hell had a lot of aspects from later years (2008); cars, clothes, etc. like i was saying to earl last night, it just seemed too far-fetched to possibly be real, i mean for being what some call "the greatest rapper of all time", the least they could have done was make a half-way decent movie about the guy. i love biggie, but this movie was an ill-made portrait of his life.

[Jason1]

Saw Gran Torino yesterday, awsome, best movie ive seen in a long time. Eastwood is getting screwed out of an Oscar nomination, he was amazing in it.

[BreakABone]

Saw Gran Torino yesterday, awsome, best movie ive seen in a long time. Eastwood is getting screwed out of an Oscar nomination, he was amazing in it.

Let's be honest here... it was Clint Eastwood being Clint Eastwood with a lot of non-actor around him.

It was a fun movie, but I could see why it got "shafted"

[Fox 6]

Saw Gran Torino yesterday, awsome, best movie ive seen in a long time. Eastwood is getting screwed out of an Oscar nomination, he was amazing in it.

It was releasing in 09, so hell be in the Oscars next year.

[GameMaster]

Saw Gran Torino yesterday, awsome, best movie ive seen in a long time. Eastwood is getting screwed out of an Oscar nomination, he was amazing in it.

Yes, that movie whooped Slumdog Millionaire's ass!

[BreakABone]

It was releasing in 09, so hell be in the Oscars next year.

Here's the problem with that... the movie was technically released in 08... limited release, but in the span of what people dub "Oscar bait" season so... it won't be nominated for next year... it just wasn't nominated.