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Angrist
01-25-2009, 09:58 AM
Dead Poet's Society. 8/10
Good story, enough humor/romance. And that actor's name Ethan Hawke sounds SO familiar. I know I've encountered him on IMDb several times, but I just can't find out where else I'd know him from.
Citizen Kane. 8/10
Golden oldie here. The ending was great. It's amazing how well this movie aged.
I also saw Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain again. 9/10
So many great details. A beggar who refuses to take money because he doesn't 'work on Sunday'. A woman who kisses the portrait of her late husband and instantly spray-cleans the picture.
Teuthida
01-25-2009, 10:22 AM
City of Ember
Nice set designs.
Let's try to start making individual threads for movies in the new "Movies & Television" forum.
DeathsHand
01-25-2009, 02:48 PM
Let's try to start making individual threads for movies in the new "Movies & Television" forum.
Prediction: Nobody will want to.
Not that I dislike the idea.
Angrist
01-26-2009, 09:47 AM
It's not that I don't want to make seperate threads... I just don't think it's worth it.
Last movie I saw:
Toy Soldiers. 6/10
It was a weird combo. It felt like a kids movie (like the Goonies), except for all the killing and sexually loaded chats.
I started watching Dogma, but I quickly discovered it was about angels and demons on earth. No thank you, me don't like.
Angrist
02-02-2009, 08:42 AM
Doublepost incoming!
The Pelican Brief. 7/10. Decent Grisham adaptation. Julia Roberts isn't such a good actress, is she? And I never really understood the obsession with her looks.
Labyrinth. 7/10. A bit creepy, somehow.
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (2nd watch). 8/10. Acting is great, the story is good, the endig is nice.
Abre Los Ojos (2nd watch; later remade as Vanilla Sky). 9/10. Great concept, executed very well.
Krypton
02-03-2009, 12:23 PM
i just finished watching I Am Legend with my responding to emergencies class, it was good. and now i have to write a paper on pandemic's.
Teuthida
02-03-2009, 05:19 PM
Tried watching the live action Death Note movie. Couldn't get all the way through it.
Typhoid
02-03-2009, 05:25 PM
i just finished watching I Am Legend with my responding to emergencies class, it was good. and now i have to write a paper on pandemic's.
Be sure to focus your paper on how to specifically prevent a zombie pandemic.
BreakABone
02-03-2009, 06:03 PM
i just finished watching I Am Legend with my responding to emergencies class, it was good. and now i have to write a paper on pandemic's.
Wasn't a huge fan of the movie.
Actually haven't been a fan of many of Smith's recent movies.
By any chance, is there any book comparison in the class?
Be sure to focus your paper on how to specifically prevent a zombie pandemic.
And how would you go about preventing the spread of zombies?
Typhoid
02-03-2009, 06:21 PM
I am in no way, shape or form eligible to decide how to prevent zombies.
One would have to assume you'd have to identify what is causing the spread though - be it exposure, chemical reaction, genetics, or a bite/scratch of some kind.
Then you would have to determine the average speed the zombies travel at, and the cognitive skills they posses as well as dexterity levels. Are they capable of speech, reason, thought, any general forms of rationalization?
Then you would have to determine the best way to get rid of the infestation, whether it be to exterminate all living zombies, or to come up with some sort of anti-virus to prevent further spread, as well as exterminating all zombies. You would have to find if the strain is passable onto animals as well - and if so - what animals/insects are able to be infected, and what happens when such happens.
Do these zombies sleep, do they avoid daylight? Can they swim? Do they climb? All of these are reasonable and valid questions you would need to solve before you even figure out where to begin on a zombie prevention plan.
I strongly urge everyone to post in the new Movies & TV forum (http://www.gametavern.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=209).
Angrist
02-04-2009, 10:23 AM
There are some cool online tests to see how big the chance is you'd survive a zombie outbreak.
Teuthida
02-04-2009, 05:52 PM
I strongly urge everyone to post in the new Movies & TV forum (http://www.gametavern.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=209).
Why not move this thread there?
BreakABone
02-04-2009, 06:01 PM
I am in no way, shape or form eligible to decide how to prevent zombies.
One would have to assume you'd have to identify what is causing the spread though - be it exposure, chemical reaction, genetics, or a bite/scratch of some kind.
Then you would have to determine the average speed the zombies travel at, and the cognitive skills they posses as well as dexterity levels. Are they capable of speech, reason, thought, any general forms of rationalization?
Then you would have to determine the best way to get rid of the infestation, whether it be to exterminate all living zombies, or to come up with some sort of anti-virus to prevent further spread, as well as exterminating all zombies. You would have to find if the strain is passable onto animals as well - and if so - what animals/insects are able to be infected, and what happens when such happens.
Do these zombies sleep, do they avoid daylight? Can they swim? Do they climb? All of these are reasonable and valid questions you would need to solve before you even figure out where to begin on a zombie prevention plan.
I think this is a fine start to a Zombie Prevention and Survival Guide.
Just need to expand your ideas. And maybe do some research on known zombies *coughCamcough*
Teuthida
02-04-2009, 08:38 PM
Let the Right One In
Very very good. It's a Swedish romantic horror film about a 12 year old boy who befriends a vampire.
Won a crapload of awards if that's the sort of thing that matters to you. There's going to be remake by the Cloverfield director but will be adapted from the book instead of copying the movie.
It gets the Teuthida seal of approval.
The Germanator
02-04-2009, 08:52 PM
Let the Right One In
Very very good. It's a Swedish romantic horror film about a 12 year old boy who befriends a vampire.
Won a crapload of awards if that's the sort of thing that matters to you. There's going to be remake by the Cloverfield director but will be adapted from the book instead of copying the movie.
It gets the Teuthida seal of approval.
Ah, this was recommended by my brother and I really want to see it. Unfortuantely I don't think it's playing anywhere near; unless I count NYC as near, but I don't...
Acebot44
02-07-2009, 02:45 PM
Saw "He's Just Not That Into You" last night. Enjoyed it very much :p
I think it provides a somewhat accurate portrayal of the differing perspectives of men and women in relationships and the dating scene. However, the movie seems to place women as victims with the exception of one relationship. All in all though, It was worth the watch and you guys should probably check it out before the hypebeast takes hold.
GameMaster
02-08-2009, 03:31 AM
I saw Taken starring Liam Neeson.
Highly entertaining. Good movie.
BlueFire
02-08-2009, 04:05 AM
I saw Coraline last night. Superb animation but the story is Alice in Wonderland with a few modifications.
Angrist
02-09-2009, 10:09 AM
I saw Paranoid Park with a friend last saturday. I'll give it a 6/10. Not special at all.
KillerGremlin
02-09-2009, 04:31 PM
Saw "He's Just Not That Into You" last night. Enjoyed it very much :p
I think it provides a somewhat accurate portrayal of the differing perspectives of men and women in relationships and the dating scene. However, the movie seems to place women as victims with the exception of one relationship. All in all though, It was worth the watch and you guys should probably check it out before the hypebeast takes hold.
Hey, if you're doing your job right they are the victim!
mwhahahaha
/misogyny
Krypton
02-10-2009, 12:31 PM
I saw Paranoid Park with a friend last saturday. I'll give it a 6/10. Not special at all.
i really enjoyed that movie when i saw it!
last movie i saw was The Inside Man
BreakABone
02-10-2009, 04:43 PM
i really enjoyed that movie when i saw it!
last movie i saw was The Inside Man
What did you think of it?
I was a fan.
Angrist
02-12-2009, 11:00 AM
Pearl Harbor. 7/10. Way too long... and where were the kamikaze attacks??
Fox 6
02-12-2009, 11:45 AM
and where were the kamikaze attacks??
not anywhere near that stage in the war yet.....
They only started that when the realized that losing the war was the probable outcome.
Krypton
02-12-2009, 07:47 PM
Wasn't a huge fan of the movie.
Actually haven't been a fan of many of Smith's recent movies.
By any chance, is there any book comparison in the class?
And how would you go about preventing the spread of zombies?
well we had to write the paper on how each of us would have went about preventing the spread of infection, using techniques that we learned, like PPE's, Personal Protection Equipment (i think? i don't pay much attention, too boring of a class) and things along those lines.
What did you think of it?
I was a fan.
and, it was the second time that i had saw the movie, but i thoroughly enjoyed it, even the second time around. i actually paid close attention to what exactly was going on in the movie, and i loved the different twists and turns in it, it made it stand out.
The Germanator
02-13-2009, 12:00 AM
Just watched Let The Right One In. Really, really good. 9/10 probably. It's just a very good film.
Angrist
02-13-2009, 06:11 AM
Germy, do you watch any other European movies? I'd like to know what people here think about them.
Not that I watch them so often... 80% of what I watch is from Hollywood.
Oh and Fox, thanks, didn't know. :)
The Germanator
02-13-2009, 09:22 AM
I'll watch any European or foreign film which is recommended to me or that is easily accessible here in the States.
It mainly just depends on what kind of becomes a "hit" over here, and I say that lightly because despite how many awards Let The Right One In has won, last time I checked it was still only playing in about 6 cities in the whole country.
Some classic European films I enjoy are Der Letzte Mann (The Last Laugh), Der Blaue Engel (The Blue Angel), Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, and Ladri di biciclette (The Bicycle Thief) which is one of my favorites.
Of course I love Amelie, that's a great one. In the end, I still end up watching mainly American films, but subtitles don't bother me in the least and I'd say the % of quality European films is much higher because if it makes it to theaters over here, it's probably pretty good or else no one would have picked up the distribution rights.
KillerGremlin
02-13-2009, 10:15 AM
not anywhere near that stage in the war yet.....
They only started that when the realized that losing the war was the probable outcome.
Wow. Good call. I went to check your facts because I know kamikaze attacks date pretty far back in Japanese history, but yeah I guess Pearl Harbor was kosher.
It's like...I'm learning stuff on GT, lol.
Fox 6
02-13-2009, 11:14 AM
Wow. Good call. I went to check your facts because I know kamikaze attacks date pretty far back in Japanese history, but yeah I guess Pearl Harbor was kosher.
It's like...I'm learning stuff on GT, lol.
Kind of a WWII whore :P
Though I am interested in WWI and Vietnam also.
Jason1
02-14-2009, 12:41 PM
I watched Outsourced last night. Really great movie, I enjoyed it throughly.
Angrist
02-14-2009, 02:30 PM
Yeah Outsourced is a great happy end movie. Kind of like Amélie, Garden State and Im Juli.
Krypton
02-14-2009, 10:22 PM
I saw Lakeview Terrace and Step Brothers on wednesday when i stayed home from school. I thought Lakeview Terrace was decent, Samuel L. Jackson does a good job as Abel Turner. Step Brothers was pretty funny, the part of the movie when the two "boys" were sleepwalking was hilarious.
Jason1
02-14-2009, 10:42 PM
And I saw Slumdog Millionaire last night. Another great one, but somehow it wasnt quite as good as I was expecting...I dont know, maybe I had this one too hyped up in my head? Still great though.
The Germanator
02-14-2009, 11:01 PM
I saw Slumdog Millionaire today as well. I'd agree with you in that it wasn't as good as it was hyped up to me. It was pretty well done in many ways, but it's definitely not the best movie I've seen this year. It kind of reminded me of a more tame and not as good City of God in it's own way. Anyway, I was glad to see it.
I also got done watching Bottle Rocket a little while ago. It's Wes Anderson's directorial debut starring Luke and Owen Wilson in their first roles as well. I liked it a lot, it kind of goes well and shows Anderson's style. Probably not his best, but pretty damn good for a first film...
Oh yeah, I also watched Zach and Miri make a Porno last night...It was okay. It had be laughing out loud a few times but the story was just silly. I know I shouldn't expect much more from a film with that title, but Kevin Smith has shown better before.
KillerGremlin
02-15-2009, 05:46 AM
I saw He's Just Not That Into You. It was pretty awful....or maybe it wasn't. Women's only goal in life is to get treated like shit until someone will marry them, right?
Angrist
02-16-2009, 07:12 AM
I saw The Interpreter. Was pretty good, 7.5/10 or so.
BreakABone
02-20-2009, 07:41 PM
Madea Goes to Prison.
Sure someone will make a joke, but er it was decent.
Teuthida
02-21-2009, 01:43 AM
Street Fighter Alpha.
Some nicely animated fights.
Teuthida
02-21-2009, 04:29 AM
Dead Like Me: Life After Death
Meh. It was nice to reenter that world again but the story wasn't so great and the best character wasn't even in it. No waffles either.
It did have Desmond from Lost...but was weird hearing him talk for so long without saying "brotha" once.
The Germanator
02-21-2009, 09:53 PM
A few days ago I saw Happy Go Lucky. It's a pretty cute British film and it really got me in the mood to back to the UK (where I'm reporting from now, whee)
A few hours ago I watched the Wrestler. I expected to like it and I did. There was nothing bad about it, really.
ulala06
02-26-2009, 05:20 PM
gran torino + slumdog millionaire + friday 13th = win
Angrist
02-27-2009, 09:56 AM
Mononoke Hime. 8/10 Great atmosphere/world, nice story, good drawing.
Across The Universe. 7/10 A musical-drama thingy loaded with Beatles songs.
I saw Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. It was just what I expected, a go-nowhere romantic adventure. It was pretty good..
Teuthida
02-27-2009, 06:19 PM
Doctor Who the movie
Really liked that Doctor. Shame didn't continue into the tv series.
Just saw Slumdog Millionaire with Fox.
Was quite good. Reminded me alot of City of God, but not as good.
As well I found an extended scene on youtube from the movie. See if you can guess where it was from
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Fox 6
03-01-2009, 10:47 PM
it was a ripping good yarn I must say
GameMaster
03-01-2009, 11:36 PM
That peanut butter fetish is so creepy.
KillerGremlin
03-02-2009, 03:52 AM
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Still amazing, one of the best movies I have ever seen in terms of both story/animation. One day I will show my kids The Nightmare Before Christmas, and they will probably think I am a weirdo. In fact, by then The Nightmare Before Christmas will probably be so old and outdated and yeah....
The Pineapple Express
Okay...movie was pretty bad, but I laughed my ass off at a few parts.
It wasn't Cheech and Chong or Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle though.
Actually, Dude Where's My Car was better than the Pineapple Express. But it was still good enough that I would recommend it as a renter.
BreakABone
03-02-2009, 08:07 AM
Wonder Woman
It is a fairly good movie (I fell asleep during the middle, I think not because boring movie but because it was like 4am so eh)
From the parts I did see, awesome fight scenes and cool movie.
The Germanator
03-02-2009, 12:19 PM
We went on a mini Bale-a-thon on the tour bus and watched both The Prestige and the Machinist.
They both had their good points and I liked the Machinist a bit more though I wasn't completely blown away by either.
We also indulged in the Wicker Man remake. Now THAT was absolutely horrible. Nicolas Cage should be ashamed of himself.
GameMaster
03-02-2009, 05:02 PM
We also indulged in the Wicker Man remake. Now THAT was absolutely horrible. Nicolas Cage should be ashamed of himself.
Acting aside, I thought that it was really creepy. I hated that movie.
Slumdog Millionare. The romantic part was a bit weak, but I loved what it tried to get across.. (or what I got from what it tried to say :)) 9/10
magus113
03-04-2009, 07:31 PM
Saw Planet Terror for the first time this past weekend. Ridiculously stupid fun movie. But I love those ridiculously crazy shoot everything in sight action flicks.
Saw The Wrestler too. Amazing, especially since named after the Springsteen tune.
And Slumdog, I enjoyed, but I didn't think it was worth ALL of the awards it got. But meh. That's me.
In other news, gonna catch the midnight release for Watchmen. I read the comic, and although I know they altered the plot a little bit, I want to see how it did.
Angrist
03-05-2009, 10:37 AM
Das Leben der Anderen. 8/10. Wow, what a time that was in east Germany.
We started Mean Creek, but halfway we got bored and ffwed through the rest of the movie. From what we saw, I'd give it a 5/10. Too much swearing and dirty humor.
GameMaster
03-06-2009, 01:40 AM
We started Mean Creek, but halfway we got bored and ffwed through the rest of the movie. From what we saw, I'd give it a 5/10. Too much swearing and dirty humor.
I always meant to see that but haven't got around to it. Thanks for reminding me :)
Teuthida
03-06-2009, 11:50 PM
Dark City. Can't believe it took me this long to finally watch it.
Fox 6
03-07-2009, 03:32 AM
Watchmen
Very good
The Germanator
03-07-2009, 12:59 PM
I watched Gremlins for the umpteenth time drunk on Swiss beer last night on the tour bus. I love touring sometimes...The two Gremlins movies might be my favorite series of all time.
Jonbo298
03-07-2009, 02:40 PM
Watchmen for someone who hasn't seen the comic, was OK to me. Nothing really standout, but it wasn't terrible. I know the comic was full of full frontal for Manhattan, and the movie had to stay faithful, but damn the amount of blue penis was a little surprising :p More surprising is that it got away with an R rating and yet everyone freaked over Zack and Miri which had far less frontal.
Though seeing people at midnight IMAX showing dressed up was a little funny. Good times...
Angrist
03-11-2009, 10:23 AM
Entre Les Murs. 8/10
A French arthouse movie of half a year old, I saw it in cinema. Not so much happens, but it's a great picture of being a teacher in a poor suburb school in Paris. None of the characters were professional actors, but you wouldn't notice.
Teuthida
03-13-2009, 12:19 AM
Galaxy Quest
Good solid movie. Better than I remember.
Angrist
03-13-2009, 05:03 AM
Girl, Interrupted. 8/10.
Pretty ironic how Winona Ryder asks the audience if they have ever stolen anything even though they had the cash.
Watched The Onion Movie and The Planet last night with Combine.
Onion was pretty funny.
The Planet was just.....ugh. So bad
The Germanator
03-14-2009, 10:43 PM
Lars and the Real Girl. Very good! It's about a not very well adjusted young man who orders one of those "Real Dolls" which is life size and anatomically correct.
I dunno, it was a well done movie. Weird, yet very touching.
Teuthida
03-15-2009, 01:51 AM
Crows ZERO
Japanese movie where the son of a yakuza boss tries to become ruler of his school where apparently no classes take place and no teachers are seen past the first 3 min, and yet everyone goes there everyday just to fight. Fun.
I have two more battle school movies on my to watch list.
The Germanator
03-15-2009, 11:17 AM
Crows ZERO
Japanese movie where the son of a yakuza boss tries to become ruler of his school where apparently no classes take place and no teachers are seen past the first 3 min, and yet everyone goes there everyday just to fight. Fun.
I have two more battle school movies on my to watch list.
Is "Battle School Movies" an official Japanese genre? If so, that's kinda funny.
Teuthida
03-15-2009, 12:23 PM
If it's not it should be. Seems to be a number of them. The two I'm looking for are Korean movies though: Gangster High and Volcano High. Can only find the MTV dubbed version of the latter. :( EDIT: found. :)
Looks awesome.
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And just saw the Korean movie 200 Pounds Beauty. Quite enjoyable.
DimHalo
03-17-2009, 03:25 PM
Mama Mia and Better than Chocolate
Both very good movies. Loved Mama Mia for the music :)
Finally saw Quantum of Solace.
Solid 8/10.
Teuthida
03-22-2009, 01:18 AM
Sword of the Stranger
Great movie. Some of the best fight choreography I've seen.
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BreakABone
03-22-2009, 05:39 AM
Finally saw Quantum of Solace.
Solid 8/10.
So I got to ask Bond... two things.
1) Why are you just seeing this, I mean your name is BOND!
And two, the DVD/Blu-ray doesn't come out until Tues and its been out of theatres for a while, so how'd you see it?
GameMaster
03-22-2009, 06:35 AM
And two, the DVD/Blu-ray doesn't come out until Tues and its been out of theatres for a while, so how'd you see it?
Just a hunch...
http://imgur.com/WVR9.png
http://imgur.com/WVU1.png
Teuthida
03-23-2009, 07:02 AM
Penelope :)
Good everything. I wish that director did more. Reminded me of Pushing Daisies.
Quantum Of Solace - disappointed with this film and I am a bond fan. Seriously I have been obsessed with bond since I was a kid. I owned all the movies on VideoCasette and I am the mug that went and replaced them all with DVDs. Much preferred the new Casino Royale. Mind you thats been the rule of thumb since Goldeneye. It goes Good Bond Film, Crap Bond Film, Good Bond Film, Crap Bond Film and so on. So I will take 'Solace' (haha) in the fact that the next bond film will be a good one.
Gran Torino - I liked this film, it's great to see the old dog Clint again. Worth a watch.
The other film I watched for the first time recently is a Sean Connery flick called 'Outland' set in a mining colony on Io one of Jupiters Moons. An old film, a great film, definately worth watching, with set pieces that look like they are straight out of Alien or Blade Runner. and Sean says 'Arsehole' which souns funny in a Scottish accent. DEFINATELY check this movie out if you can find a copy. I picked one up for £3 in HMV.
BreakABone
03-23-2009, 08:46 AM
Quantum Of Solace - disappointed with this film and I am a bond fan. Seriously I have been obsessed with bond since I was a kid. I owned all the movies on VideoCasette and I am the mug that went and replaced them all with DVDs. Much preferred the new Casino Royale. Mind you thats been the rule of thumb since Goldeneye. It goes Good Bond Film, Crap Bond Film, Good Bond Film, Crap Bond Film and so on. So I will take 'Solace' (haha) in the fact that the next bond film will be a good one.
That theory doesn't hold true unless you are claiming that The World is Not Enough is a better movie than Tomorrow Never Dies?
And I think Quantum is a much better movie on a repeat viewing.
That theory doesn't hold true unless you are claiming that The World is Not Enough is a better movie than Tomorrow Never Dies?
And I think Quantum is a much better movie on a repeat viewing.
I am claiming exactly that, I thought Tomorrow Never Dies was rubbish one of the worst bond films in the whole Genera in fact. I would go so far as to say I would rather watch On Her Majestys Secret Service. I cant really justify this, I just didnt like TND.
Admittedly, yes, I have only seen Quantum the once so on your advice I'll give it another go ;)
BreakABone
03-23-2009, 09:02 AM
I am claiming exactly that, I thought Tomorrow Never Dies was rubbish one of the worst bond films in the whole Genera in fact. I would go so far as to say I would rather watch On Her Majestys Secret Service. I cant really justify this, I just didnt like TND.
Admittedly, yes, I have only seen Quantum the one so on your advice I'll give it another go ;)
Wait now you are making it sound like On Her Majesty's Secret Service is a bad movie when it is one of my favorite Bond movies?
What type of rubbish is this?
Wait now you are making it sound like On Her Majesty's Secret Service is a bad movie when it is one of my favorite Bond movies?
What type of rubbish is this?
No No on the contrary. OHMSS is one of my favourites too. I just used it as an example as it is often viewed as one of the worst bond movies, a view I do not share.
I thought OHMSS was great, you see a whole other side to bond and in the end his wife is murdered, theres so much more emotion and depth in this movie than people give it credit for and I thought George Lazenby made a good bond.
It is a shame that there was never really a follow on from this plot. The day I see a new bond film and he's visiting his late wifes grave at the start before going out for revenge is something I have wanted for time.
BreakABone
03-23-2009, 09:31 AM
No No on the contrary. OHMSS is one of my favourites too. I just used it as an example as it is often viewed as one of the worst bond movies, a view I do not share.
I thought OHMSS was great, you see a whole other side to bond and in the end his wife is murdered, theres so much more emotion and depth in this movie than people give it credit for and I thought George Lazenby made a good bond.
It is a shame that there was never really a follow on from this plot. The day I see a new bond film and he's visiting his late wifes grave at the start before going out for revenge is something I have wanted for time.
There's actully two follow-up, doesn't make them good, but follow-ups nonetheless.
The start of Diamonds are Forever shows him tracking down Blofeld for the death of his wife and killing him, of course you find out later it was a clone or something.
Than the start of one of Moore's movies, I believe For Your Eyes Only, has him visiting his wife's grave at the start only for him to be attacked by Blofeld who he finally does kill.
Than the start of one of Moore's movies, I believe For Your Eyes Only, has him visiting his wife's grave at the start only for him to be attacked by Blofeld who he finally does kill.
I dont remember that. I am gonna watch it again.
Thanks for the major..no..huge..no not that..unbelievably humongous film-ruining spoilers!
KillerGremlin
03-23-2009, 01:41 PM
Seriously guys! What the eff!
/spoilers
Like this retards!
/end spoilers!
Also, minus the car, The World is Not Enough was better than Tomorrow Never Dies.
BreakABone
03-23-2009, 02:36 PM
Thanks for the major..no..huge..no not that..unbelievably humongous film-ruining spoilers!
I didn't think it was possible to ruin a 40 year old movie. :lol:
Seriously guys! What the eff!
/spoilers
Like this retards!
/end spoilers!
Also, minus the car, The World is Not Enough was better than Tomorrow Never Dies.
I find TWINE to be so so boring. It really isn't a bad Bond, just not a very eventful one.
I mean at least TND had some pretty cool chases, and a hot Bond chick. (yeah digging on Asians is overdone, but I also like Mrs. Hatcher)
And a hackeyed media moguel as a villain was different.
KillerGremlin
03-23-2009, 02:50 PM
BaB I know you prefer TND because of your nerd crush on Terri Hatcher....
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/terri_hatcher_fhm2-thumb.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y82/j4ever/misc/terri_hatcher.jpg
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/terri_hatcher_fhm3-thumb.jpg
http://img.metro.co.uk/i/pix/2007/08/terihatcher_450x644.jpg
I'm all about this though:
http://www.imcdb.org/images/001/869.jpg
TWINE was the last movie with Q....it also brought back skiing in style, a less used Bond chase. It had a pretty lame villain...by the point TWINE came out the angry, deformed bald guy hellbent on world control was kind of a tried idea.
However, like your Terri Hatcher fetish...I have a Denise Richards thing.
http://www.realitytvmagazine.com/blog/images/2008/06/denise_richards_.jpg
http://www.topnews.in/light/files/Denise-Richards.jpg
KillerGremlin
03-23-2009, 02:51 PM
I will say Tomorrow Never Dies did have a stimulating motorcycle chase. I'm not really attracted to the Asian chick. But I'm really picky with my Asian women.
Angrist
03-24-2009, 05:53 AM
I wouldn't have wanted anyone to spoil the ending of Citizen Kane for me. :) And that is how old? 70 years?
Thanks for the major..no..huge..no not that..unbelievably humongous film-ruining spoilers!
I didn't think it was possible to ruin a 40 year old movie. :lol:
Ill second that one BaB :lol: It really didnt occurr to me. But Bube, if I really spoiled it for you, I am sorry.
Oh and Killer Gremlin. Dont ever fucking call me a retard again :liv: I find that deeply offensive. My cousin is autistic. Call me a twat, a prick a wanker, whatever, just lay off the R word aye. Seriously if I could bitch slap you right now I would. But I cant so instead I'll do this -
:flame: :Pulse: :sludge: :sniper:
KillerGremlin
03-24-2009, 02:22 PM
Ill second that one BaB :lol: It really didnt occurr to me. But Bube, if I really spoiled it for you, I am sorry.
Oh and Killer Gremlin. Dont ever fucking call me a retard again :liv: I find that deeply offensive. My cousin is autistic. Call me a twat, a prick a wanker, whatever, just lay off the R word aye. Seriously if I could bitch slap you right now I would. But I cant so instead I'll do this -
:flame: :Pulse: :sludge: :sniper:
hmmm....my apologies. it was in a jestful manner, like if i said "that's gay." it's not because i hate homosexuals...it's just become a part of horrible American mannerisms.
Teuthida
03-26-2009, 06:10 AM
No Country For Old Men
Liked the bad guy and the awkward/disturbing funny moments. I can just imagine that if they sped everything up to an average pace it wouldn't have received the same recognition it did. Did have some pretty shots...but have trouble seeing why it won best pic for that year. (Of course I didn't see any of the other nominees aside from Juno...which I hated.)
I was just kidding about the spoiler thing. Although I've never known those facts, I wasn't really angry about the info :)
I would also love to watch all the Bond movies, but I find it pretty impossible. I probably can't sit through 40 movies.. :)
Angrist
03-26-2009, 09:30 AM
I saw The Dark Knight. 7/10.
I don't see what the big fuss was about. The Joker was a pretty good villain, but the rest of the movie wasn't half as good as Batman Begins.
Halfway through I thought "Ugh, there's still more than an hour left, boring!"
So can the fans explain what they like about it so much?
Anyway, I had feverish dreams of Batman... there were 30 of them and I had to find out which one was real. I hardly slept tonight. :( I'm a bit ill, so that's why.
BreakABone
03-26-2009, 04:18 PM
I was just kidding about the spoiler thing. Although I've never known those facts, I wasn't really angry about the info :)
I would also love to watch all the Bond movies, but I find it pretty impossible. I probably can't sit through 40 movies.. :)
I'm happy for you... since you would only need to sit through 22 movies :p
Speaking of Bond, I just watched Quantum of Solace on blu-ray and I think its really does benefit from repeated viewings.
I think the thing with Quantum is a lot of the emotional crux is dependant on Casino Royale and with a 2 year gap in between the movies, it is easy to forget some minor details.
Like when Bond is on the plane drowning his sorrows in booze, he is of course drinking the Vesper, the drink he made up in Casino Royale.
Minor detail, but much more meaningful if you get the underlying tone.
Acebot44
03-26-2009, 09:18 PM
Omgomgomgomg
Trailer for Where The Wild Things Are (http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/wherethewildthingsare/)!
Fox 6
03-27-2009, 12:29 AM
Omgomgomgomg
Trailer for Where The Wild Things Are (http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/wherethewildthingsare/)!
Spike Jonze = awesome
hmmm....my apologies. it was in a jestful manner, like if i said "that's gay." it's not because i hate homosexuals...it's just become a part of horrible American mannerisms.
It's ok mate. You just touched a nerve is all. I normally take it in my stride but just got a little cross is all. I should have remembered as you rightly said, it's something of an American mannerism.
Anyway, I just read something about The Dark Knight. I really didnt like this film, in fact it is the only film I have ever fallen asleep watching at the cinema. And that dude who killed himselves portrayal of the Joker. Nothing special in my opinion. Not worthy of the praise it was given.
Angrist
03-27-2009, 01:20 PM
Hah, another person not impressed by The Dark Knight. In the last few days I thought I was going crazy.
Oh and I thought the Joker was best in the parts where we was just being funny.
Jonbo298
03-30-2009, 10:15 PM
Went and watched Knowing last week. First half was OK, then it went waaaaayyyyyy out of left field and I just wanted to leave. Stayed though since it was kind of a disaster flick which I enjoy. This though...lordy was I not prepared for that.
Teuthida
04-03-2009, 06:43 AM
Some movie about this hairy guy with claws. The name escapes me. Shame they ruined my favorite character. Makes sense (about as much sense as the film can make) within the context of the film...but still. :(
KillerGremlin
04-03-2009, 03:08 PM
Some movie about this hairy guy with claws. The name escapes me. Shame they ruined my favorite character. Makes sense (about as much sense as the film can make) within the context of the film...but still. :(
Wolverine Origins?
BreakABone
04-03-2009, 03:44 PM
Wolverine Origins?
I assume so, but he can't speak about illegal movies.
I saw let's see
Fantastic Four Rise of the Silver Surfer, an okay movie but it loses a lot on a repeated viewing.
Superman, a really solid movie that was one of the few superhero movies that clearly set up a sequel. I still hate the turning earth thing.
Cool Hand Luke, its funny how much 40 years can change something. The movie is good, but some of the "Extreme" moments are so tame by today's standards.
KillerGremlin
04-06-2009, 04:27 AM
I demand Teuthida post his thoughts on Wolverine: Origins. Does anyone know what source the movie is supposed to be based off of, if any?
Angrist
04-06-2009, 05:51 AM
12 Angry Men. 8/10. Maybe 9/10. Probably 9/10. Yeah.
Hancock. 5/10. Not as bad as feared. The middle of the movie was pretty nice, where he was learning to be a nice hero. The rest was pretty boringly random.
BreakABone
04-06-2009, 12:04 PM
I demand Teuthida post his thoughts on Wolverine: Origins. Does anyone know what source the movie is supposed to be based off of, if any?
Well, it continues the story of the movies.. or precedes it being a prequel.
But as for comic sources, I believe mostly from the Wolverine Origins comics.
TheSlyMoogle
04-10-2009, 01:25 AM
I saw Knowing. I figured out the entire movie pretty much 20 minutes into the film. Garbage movie. Absolutely terrible. I give it a 1/10.
BreakABone
04-16-2009, 03:15 AM
Superman 2 The Richard Donner Cut
I think its a lot better movie from what I remembered, but some of the stuff mostly the ending leaves me ARGH.
-First off they use a new time travelling element like the end of the first film.
-Second, they keep the scene in which Clark goes back to beat up a dude at a bar. Superman wouldn't beat up a person just for picking on him!
Teuthida
05-08-2009, 10:25 AM
Crank: High Voltage
Disappointing. I really liked the first one but this one was so disjointed and so insane that it actually circled around and became boring. Although when it went into Godzilla mode...that was brilliant.
I saw Knowing, probably about a month ago.. Wasn't anything special, and it was pretty obvious. But I must say, the plane crash was the best scene I've ever seen in any movie, because of the sound..
Angrist
05-08-2009, 01:16 PM
The Hunt For Gollum.
A free fanmade movie which can be found on www.thehuntforgollum.com
Considering that it's fanmade, I'll give it a 7.5/10.
Not considering that, I give it a 6. Especially enjoyable for Tolkien fans.
TheSlyMoogle
05-09-2009, 07:06 AM
The actor for gandalf... Mmm.
Teuthida
05-09-2009, 10:16 PM
Special
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I enjoyed it...I think. Much more depressing than I thought it would be...but- yes, a good movie...pretty realistically done methinks.
I enjoyed it...I think. Much more depressing than I thought it would be...but- yes, a good movie...pretty realistically done methinks.
That trailer was pretty good. I would not mind seeing that, especially in the state of mind I am in right now, as in, pretty wasted :lol:
Good recomendation.
Just watched Dead Alive.
God damn that movie was awesome.
Just...wow
Best Peter Jackson film yet
Teuthida
05-10-2009, 09:51 PM
Suspect X
Very good. It's a continuation of the Japanese drama, Galileo, where a university physics professor teams up with a rookie detective to solve cases that usually at first appear paranormal. All of which are based on a series of novels. I watched the series last year which I enjoyed, but the movie was a step up and stands alone very well with a self contained murder mystery.
The Germanator
05-10-2009, 10:07 PM
I watched The Hours last night. Not a movie I normally seek out, but my mom got it on Netflix so I watched it with her. I swear this movie came out in 2005 or 2006, but apparently it came out in 2002. Anyway, it's intense and dramatic and sad as hell, but I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Many good performances in it. I had to drink a lot of wine during and afterward though because it bummed me out.
KillerGremlin
05-17-2009, 11:15 PM
I just saw Wolverine Origins and I just can't believe Stan Lee let his name get attached to that film. I guess they offered him large sums of money....:confused:
Anyway, we all know Origins was shit so I'll talk about the other film I watched, which was W..
W. was not very good...at all...Oliver Stone has some good ideas, and he's a great cinematographer. And Josh Brolin did a helluva job playing George Bush Jr. I wasn't sold on him at first, but as the movie went on his acting got better and the role became believable. And that's about it. The movie was exaggerated, made too many personal implications about the Bush family, and it kept alluding to Bush's God-agenda. It portrayed Bush senior pretty negatively too. But the weirdest part is that the movie was released right before Bush finished his 2nd term...why not just wait till Bush is done?
It was an interesting biopic, but it needed more humor and less exaggeration. And this whole, "Bush is on a crusade through some higher power" this was overdone imo. I'm all for the juxtaposition of religion's peaceful message and war, but meh.
I've seen too many shitty movies in the past 72 hours. Need to go clense myself with good cinema...bleh.
Angrist
05-18-2009, 04:45 AM
Misa Mi. 6/10
A Swedish kids movie about a young girl who befriends a wolf in the forest. Wolf gets shot etc...
Gorgeous nature, interesting language.
Angrist
05-22-2009, 06:07 PM
Flightplan. 8/10.
Had almost everything you wanted. Suspense, psychological doubt, atmosphere, good soundtrack, some action.
ZebraRampage
05-23-2009, 12:28 AM
I just saw the new Star Trek movie last night, it was pretty good. It had a lot of references to the older movies/shows, and the plot was very good as well. It was a bit more flashy than most Star Trek movies, but that's to be expected in this generation.
Saw the new star trek, thought it was cool. I made comments about it in another thread though so I wont say more about it now.
I watched The Golden Compass, surprisingly good I thought, just left me wondering one thing at the end though which was... where's the rest of the film??? :wtf:
Teuthida
05-23-2009, 03:16 AM
It's a trilogy of books so the story would continue into the next film...but it doesn't look like they'll be made.
The audio books are quite good. Different actors for every character with the narration by the author. Very enjoyable.
Jonbo298
05-23-2009, 01:51 PM
It's a trilogy of books so the story would continue into the next film...but it doesn't look like they'll be made.
The audio books are quite good. Different actors for every character with the narration by the author. Very enjoyable.
Yeah...considering the first movie bombed pretty hard, it's not likely a sequel will arise and if it does, probably bomb harder then the first one.
It's a shame. It's a much better story and film than Harry Potter IMO.
Anyway. Recently watched 2 Japanese Anime's.
Paprika - About a dream machine that can allow others to enter your dreams and also allows you to jump to your dream whenever you want.
Of course the technology is mis-used with the concequence being everyones dreams beginning to merge into one and people getting killed as they have 'waking dreams' over which they have no control. There's much more to it than that but if I say any more I will spoil it. Definately worth a watch. Highly recommended. Available in English Dub.
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time - About a girl who realises she can leap through time and begins to do so in order to craft her life to the way she wants it to be. With some funny plot twists and an in depth story this is yet another film I highly recommend. Available with English Subs.
BreakABone
05-28-2009, 12:27 AM
Street Fighter.. my mind now knows horrors beyond its greatest imagination.
How one movie manages to get so much wrong is beyond me.
It's a shame. It's a much better story and film than Harry Potter IMO.
Anyway. Recently watched 2 Japanese Anime's.
Paprika
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
It's funny how I downloaded both of those at the same time and watched them consecutively, that was half a year ago. They are both finely crafted animes. I'd recommend watching Mind Game(2004) as well.
Angrist
05-28-2009, 03:31 AM
I watched Paprika a year ago or so. I just received The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, I'll watch it within a week.
Teuthida
05-28-2009, 04:26 PM
^ All great. Think Mind Game is my favorite of the three. Awesome movie. Actually used it for some project for a class.
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Just saw Bolt. I rather enjoyed it. A few plotholes...but still very fun.
BreakABone
05-30-2009, 08:51 PM
Just watched Bolt on Danny's recommendation, not only is it not horrible, it was actually a very enjoyable movie.
Professor S
06-01-2009, 02:02 PM
Outpost. It's availale on XBL Netflix. It's actually a pretty taught thriller based on Nazi occult research. Definitely a well above average B-Movie.
Street Fighter.. my mind now knows horrors beyond its greatest imagination.
How one movie manages to get so much wrong is beyond me.
I take it you mean the absolutly diabolical version with Jean Claude Van Dam in? I sincerely hope you do anyway. Dont let that put you off. Check out the Street fighter animated movie (anime) it is fucking brilliant. And you get to see Chun Li's tits :stud:
http://www.ugo.com/movies/animated-hotties/images/entries/chun-li.jpg
Teuthida
06-03-2009, 09:20 PM
Coraline
I never read the book so I didn't know what to expect...but I did not expect that. It was like watching nightmare. Great visuals but very little story. Almost felt more like watching someone play a video game than a movie. The music was really nice though...soft spooky fairytailish.
Of the Neil Gaiman based movies/shows I've seen, sadly I think this is my least favorite. Hmm, I forget how I felt about Mirrormask. Think liked that more.
KillerGremlin
06-03-2009, 11:17 PM
I take it you mean the absolutly diabolical version with Jean Claude Van Dam in? I sincerely hope you do anyway. Dont let that put you off. Check out the Street fighter animated movie (anime) it is fucking brilliant. And you get to see Chun Li's tits :stud:
http://www.ugo.com/movies/animated-hotties/images/entries/chun-li.jpg
Anime tits don't turn me on. Isn't that weird because I set the bar pretty low. :lol:
Teuthida
06-04-2009, 08:22 PM
Daytime Drinking
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A lot of eating, drinking, and bad luck. I usually like slice of life movies like this but...I dunno, maybe I wasn't in the mood or the fact that I don't drink distanced me. Was ok I guess.
Typhoid
06-04-2009, 11:52 PM
Last night I watched Babylon A.D.
And you know what - it was an alright movie. It wasn't fantastic, Vin Diesel is a terrible actor - and occasionally it drags - but the concept of the movie I really, really enjoyed.
I wouldn't buy the movie, however.
The Germanator
06-05-2009, 12:05 AM
I saw Drag Me to Hell and absolutely loved it. I've been desperate for somebody to make a good new horror movie and it's not all that surprising that it took Sam Raimi to do it. It was over the top, legitimately funny, and best of all legitimately scary. A negative is Justin Long, but he was such a weinus that I kind of enjoyed his character just because he was such a weinus. Anyway, it's only half way through the year, but that flick is going to be tough to beat for my favorite of the year just because the hope I have for it that it may rejuvenate a stagnant genre that I really like.
Teuthida
06-06-2009, 02:41 AM
Drunken Master
Awesome of course.
Drunken Master is great. You should check out a film called City Hunter if only for this scene -
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:lol: But by far one of my absolute favourite Jackie Chan films is called 'Miracles' I highly recommend this film, it's a must see.
Just watched Battle Royale. A brilliant Japanese film about a class of school children put on an island and forced to fight to the death. Features Takeshi Kitano. Fantastic film, if a little gory and fucked up. It has one of the most cringe worthy bollock stabbing scenes in any film ever.
Fox 6
06-06-2009, 10:55 PM
The Hangover.
It was actually pretty funny stuff. You should see it if you're looking for a laugh.
Just watched Drag Me To Hell on The Germanator's recommendation. I must agree that it was actually a pretty good film. Definately the best modern Horror movie I have seen in a few years. Nice film to watch just before you go to bed :errr:
*SPOILERS*
If I was that bitch though I would have gotten my arse to a church. As for the ending, gutted lady. That's what you get for being a calous bitch in the first place. She should have checked the envelope before she dug the Gipsy up, stupid woman.
*END SPOILERS*
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Such brillance captured in that scene :), and a great way to momentarily forget a hangover.
Teuthida
06-07-2009, 01:55 PM
Legend of Drunken Master. Wow. Some amazing fight scenes. And that last one looked painful as hell.
Drunken Master is great. You should check out a film called City Hunter if only for this scene -
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:lol: But by far one of my absolute favourite Jackie Chan films is called 'Miracles' I highly recommend this film, it's a must see.
Just watched Battle Royale. A brilliant Japanese film about a class of school children put on an island and forced to fight to the death. Features Takeshi Kitano. Fantastic film, if a little gory and fucked up. It has one of the most cringe worthy bollock stabbing scenes in any film ever.
Hahaha awesome.
I shall check out Miracles.
I think Battle Royale was the first modern Japanese movie I saw. Been a while. There was a sequel too right? Check out Suicide Club for teen violence of a similar vein. Actually I think most of the Japanese movies I've seen are violent to a cartoony extent. Ichi the Killer is awweeessooome.
Nighthawk
06-07-2009, 02:08 PM
Just watched Battle Royale. A brilliant Japanese film about a class of school children put on an island and forced to fight to the death. Features Takeshi Kitano. Fantastic film, if a little gory and fucked up. It has one of the most cringe worthy bollock stabbing scenes in any film ever.
oh god, I've watched that film about 2 or 3 years ago but I had forgotten the name. thank you Ric, I'll... "acquire" the film when I get back home on tuesday.
Angrist
06-07-2009, 02:28 PM
The Simpsons Movie. 5/10
Man, that was boring. I was hoping they had saved up the best jokes for like 2 seasons. But this was hardly funny. And I didn't like the way they colored it, too bland.
I think Battle Royale was the first modern Japanese movie I saw. Been a while. There was a sequel too right?
Yeah, Battle Royal 2, but it is pretty crap. Stick with the origional ;)
oh god, I've watched that film about 2 or 3 years ago but I had forgotten the name. thank you Ric, I'll... "acquire" the film when I get back home on tuesday.
I first saw the film years ago too and have actually watched it several times, I mentioned it because I had just watched it again and thought it would be a good one to post. Yes, you ''acquire'' the film, that is my normal method ;) I like to ''acquire'' things.
Now for Sunday, after watching the Turkish GP I was unable to use the laptop (it's not mine) so I thought, what have I not seen yet? So today I watched all the Harry Potter's back to back. That'll save me some reading. My favourite scene from the five movies? When Hermiony punches Malfoy in the face. It was about time, if I was Harry I would have kicked the shit out of him on day one :lol:
I want the next HP now.
Teuthida
06-08-2009, 07:59 PM
36th Chamber of Shaolin
I really like when most of the movie is the training. Good stuff.
Just watched 21. The film that came out last year with Kevin Spacey in thats about card counting in blackjack. I thought it was pretty good, well worth a watch if you have not seen it. I would also say if you like it you should check out another film I like that it reminded me of - Boiler Room.
KillerGremlin
06-11-2009, 05:14 PM
I watched The Hangover....the laughs kept coming, but it helped that I was in a packed theater.
Fox 6
06-11-2009, 10:27 PM
Saw UP today.
Amazing, as I expected. Very funny and original.
Teuthida
06-12-2009, 07:32 PM
Densha Otoko (Train Man)
Based on a true story. An otaku stops a drunk man on the train from harassing this lady and she sends him a gift as a thank you. The otaku known as Train Man posts his story on a message board and with the help of the members gets continuous advice about how to go about dating the woman.
It was first a book in the form of message board posts and has also been turned into several manga, a tv series, and this movie. I read one of the manga before watching the movie, which was good, but the movie captures Train Man's dorkiness much better. What I really like is you see the chorus of people on the message board posting their help from their respective homes/jobs and see how Train Man's story affects their lives.
Angrist
06-13-2009, 08:52 AM
Sounds very interesting, I'll try to find it.
Teuthida
06-14-2009, 08:43 PM
Supercop
I'm running out of Jackie Chan movies to watch from Netflix's Watch Instantly list.
Angrist
06-15-2009, 06:21 AM
Did you see The Myth? My brother loved it because it's so bad.
Teuthida
06-15-2009, 08:53 PM
Just watched The Myth. It was...well, it was pretty...and the historical drama part was good. First martial arts movie with flying I've seen where there's actually a reason behind it.
But by far one of my absolute favourite Jackie Chan films is called 'Miracles' I highly recommend this film, it's a must see.
Haven't found it online yet. Shall get from Netflix sometime soon.
BreakABone
06-15-2009, 09:53 PM
I "watched" Bangkok Dangerous.
It was like 3 in the morning and I was at work so was in and out of sleep.
Anyhow... as far as I can tell its about a long-haired Nick Cage teaching an Asian kid karate... think about it
I love Jackie Chan. He's da man. I'm going to get a 'bundle' of his films once I have more storage capacity. There aren't too many of his movies that I have yet to see, but a lot of them were viewed so long ago I need a refresher.
I have to see Project A still. The sequel was soo good, can't believe I haven't gotten to the original yet. Also, I wanna check Thunderbolt cuz of the race scenes. I heard 3 Brothers(aka dragons forever) is super.
Angrist
06-16-2009, 07:08 AM
Sunshine Cleaning. 7.5/10
I didn't really know what to expect, but it was entertaining. Definately more of a woman's movie though. There were 10 girls and 4 guys in the theater.
Oh and I recognized the main character as the girl from Catch Me If You Can. She played a pretty good role here.
I watched Get Smart last night, but fell asleep during the last 30 minutes. Not that it was boring/bad, I was just too sleepy, and it was too late. What I saw I liked, pretty funny if you look at it the way it was meant to be looked at. 7/10
Haven't found it online yet. Shall get from Netflix sometime soon.
I have found a torrent where you can get a copy. If you like I can PM you a link, just let me know. It is the only one I have found so far too.
Just watched Bridge To Terabithia, it's not often I will watch a Disney movie but I actually thought this was a good film. Anyone who has seen it will know what I mean when I say, 'Disney really can be cruel/nasty mother fuckers when they want to be.'
Teuthida
06-16-2009, 09:45 PM
Oh thanks. That would be much appreciated.
KillerGremlin
06-17-2009, 02:22 AM
Just watched A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge. Entertaining and cheesey movie with some wonderful cinematography and some classic horror shots in some classic horror scenes. It does show a bit of its campiness, and yeah..Freddy got campy in the latter movies.
I'm actually thinking about just knocking out the whole Nightmare on Elm Street series. I used to be terrified of these films when I was a kid.
Ok, I've got a problem with watching movies. I watched Blade Runner last night, a movie I simply love, and fell asleep during the last 30 minutes again. What is wrong with me?
Angrist
06-17-2009, 06:37 AM
You work too hard.
Try getting a bit more sleep. Go enjoy the calmness and beauty of nature, it has a very positive effect.
Pff, who's the doctor here?
KillerGremlin
06-17-2009, 10:45 AM
Ok, I've got a problem with watching movies. I watched Blade Runner last night, a movie I simply love, and fell asleep during the last 30 minutes again. What is wrong with me?
Are you watching movies in bed? I stopped watching movies in bed at night because I often find myself falling asleep. Usually at night I just turn on a TV show (currently watching the hell out of Arrested Development). I try to watch movies during the day, or while I'm on AIM. Watching with friends helps too. Or, you could try to keep yourself awake by counting shots or something. :lolz: See how many cuts are in the film or how many times they abuse slow motion.
Haha :D No, I don't watch in bed, I watch on a couch, but lying down :D I think it's because I got used to sleeping at 12-1 o'clock at night, and my movie watching usually falls in between those times.
I do get a lot of sleep lately Angrist, I'm on summer vacation, I sleep for 10 hours every day :D
Angrist
06-17-2009, 04:06 PM
Ok then my new diagnosys is: you sleep too much. Sleeping makes you tired! Get a healthy rythm going, by sleeping and waking early.
And yes, watching a movie while lying on the couch, at a time at which your body is used to being asleep... seems pretty obvious?
Yeah, I guess so. Never used to happen before though :)
And I just watched Yes Man, like it a lot, was really good. And I didn't fall asleep, lol :D
Teuthida
06-18-2009, 05:44 AM
Ip Man
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Awesome. By far one of the best movies I've seen in a while. Won best picture in the last Hong Kong Film Awards. Watch it.
Ip Man was good, however, something about it either dragged on or just didn't click fully. Maybe it was the cultural clash between Chinese and Japanese, like, through a HK perspective. They've got unsettled war issues and i just felt foreign to the rather...dreary wartime heartdrama theme.
I'd recommend if you like donnie yen. I liked flashpoint. I think it was the final fightscene that just rocked. mma
so i saw The day the Earth Stood Still. awful. expected.
also, Raising Arizona and the Lady Killers
Millennium Mambo < -- I recommend! def a slow/art wrencher. Its interesting now because it happened about 10 years ago ;) Why that timeline. What's the significance? ...
summertime is movie time
Teuthida
06-19-2009, 06:36 AM
Miracles
Such a fun movie. Will have to find a subtitled version someday. Thanks again Ric.
Getting Flash Point now.
The Germanator
06-19-2009, 09:49 AM
I watched Wild at Heart, directed by David Lynch. Not really my favorite by his, but that first scene is amazing, and so is the acting throughout.
Young Frankenstein (1974) Mel Brookes is funny. Black n white, everyone's probably already seen 'cept me.
Harakiri (1962) Masaki Kobayashi I'm liking this director more n more. Harakiri was amazing. Boring maybe in a few spots but once the plot gets laid out more it begins to tense ya up n hope! I'd recommend this to anyone who enjoyed Seven Samurai, but I felt this film paced and crescendo'd much like Yoji Yamada's 'The Twilight Samurai'. Which was good. little slow but not long.
Kagemusha (1980) Kurasawa Saw this a few weeks ago, this flick left me feeling sad at the end. It was like a yearning for the protagonist to continue the ruse. Think Ran
I saw Ji Ji (Miracles) a while ago but I can't remember any of it! i hate that
Dylflon
06-19-2009, 11:08 PM
Saw Away We Go recently in theaters.
So good.
Teuthida
06-20-2009, 06:57 AM
Flash Point
Great great end fight.
Angrist
06-20-2009, 11:53 AM
Partly because of all the Japanese anime talk, I watched The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. I'll give it a 7/10.
My brother liked it a lot more than I did. I enjoyed it (especially the atmosphere when they're throwing ball), but some things should have been better.
Partly because of all the Japanese anime talk, I watched The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. I'll give it a 7/10.
My brother liked it a lot more than I did. I enjoyed it (especially the atmosphere when they're throwing ball), but some things should have been better.
^
agree
I'd say Paprika was better. TGWLTT is more of a 'watch it with a girl' type
So, I saw The Ruling Class (1974) Peter O'Toole is one of my favourite actors. Blasphemy done comically. Funny movie with a lot to say.
BreakABone
06-20-2009, 01:07 PM
I got Kiss, Kiss, Bang Bang on Typhoid's recommendation, I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, Robert Downey Jr. is pretty ace except didn't care for him too much in Charlie Bartlett.
I also saw The Wrestler at work last night, it was an enjoyable movie, but guess since a wrestling fan... the stuff he put himself through isn't really new or shocking.. if anything its just a sad reminder of so many stars. I did mostly get like a Hogan vibe from him though I guess a case could be made for many many more.
You watched a movie at work?!
BreakABone
06-20-2009, 01:23 PM
You watched a movie at work?!
I try to watch at least one movie a night at work.
Where I saw Bangkok Dangerous, and Made, and some other stuff.
What did you think I did at work? :confused:
Angrist
06-20-2009, 02:47 PM
The Big Lebowski. 6/10.
I can see why people love it... but it's not my taste.
The Big Lebowski. 6/10.
I can see why people love it... but it's not my taste.
Me either. It's a supposed "cult movie," but certainly the worst cult movie I have ever seen. I nearly fell asleep.
Fox 6
06-20-2009, 04:29 PM
WTF
That movie was so freaking hilarious and awesome.
The Germanator
06-20-2009, 04:42 PM
WTF
That movie was so freaking hilarious and awesome.
Yes, I'm going to have to agree. It's simply a good movie. Attributing the word "cult" to it is kind of an insult to me. The movie picked up recognition later than usual maybe, but I think people finally realized how good it was. Maybe I was one of the few to actually see it in the theaters, but I think it's one of the Coen Brothers' finest.
Teuthida
06-20-2009, 09:39 PM
Running On Karma
"A monk turned body-builder, with the gift to see into people's lives, befriends a female cop, and uses his gift to change the force of Karma and her destiny"
Weird fun goodness.
Terminator Salvation - Just watched this and I thought it was absolute crapola. Ruined for me by the same 'actor' (if you can call him that) that spoiled Dark Knight for me. Don't know his name but, well, he's a shit actor anywho.
Storyline was pretty boring, nothing really interesting happens, I had a hard time staying awake. This film has stolen 2 hours of my life that I want back. I should have watched something else, and so should you.
I enjoyed this film almost as much as I enjoyed, War Of The Worlds 2 :lolz:
*SPOILER*
The only good bit was when Arnie appeared, then abruptly had the shortest life of any Arnie Terminator ever, shame.
*END SPOILER*
BreakABone
06-21-2009, 07:15 PM
Watching special features on the James Bond blu-rays, and didn't realize that Kiss, Kiss, Bang Bang was a reference to the movie Thunderball.
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Funny that, I always thought that this is where the saying Kiss Kiss Bang Bang came from. It's where I first remember hearing it when I was a kid ;)
Today I watched The Day The Earth Stopped not to be confused with The Day The Earth Stood Still which I believe is, adapted / idea stolen from the former. I have yet to see the latter.
Anyway 'The Day The Earth Stopped' - Intergalactic robots threaten to destroy the Earth unless they are shown the value of humanity. They have been watching us and are concerned about our war like ways. They have come to destroy us, eliminating the risk before we advance into space and possibly destroy them. Pro-active aliens.
Low budget and featuring the guy who starred in WotW 2. The alien bird is hot and gets her jugs out :stud: Worth watching if you get the chance but I would not buy it.
Storm Eagle
06-23-2009, 08:25 AM
I saw X-Men Origins: Wolverine three weeks ago. Twice. Each time at a different theater, and I saw both bonus endings after the end credits got done rolling.
The Germanator
06-23-2009, 09:55 AM
I watched "The Fountain" by Darren Aronofsky, the film he did before The Wrestler. It's a pretty epic film, with three narratives told 1000's of years apart, though it's surprisingly still only 90 minutes long.
Anyway, visually it's brilliant and acted very well, but the story is slightly muddy. It leaves a lot up for interpretation (on purpose I think) which is fine, but never fully delivers on that and ends up being slightly confusing. Anyway, it's a a great romance and pretty sad at times. 7/10
Yes, 'The Fountain' was whack. I kinda want to watch it again because I forget what the deal was. What was with the tree of life? It put me to sleep the first time though
I just watched On Her Majesty's Secret Service
I liked the part when she dodged in on the ice rally and just totally beats to shit all the other cars, and the drivers are just like, 'meh, shit happens in a race' written on their face.
ending was bleak. I didn't mind George Lazenby as Bond.
Typhoid
06-23-2009, 04:48 PM
I watched Gran Torino yesterday, and honestly thought it was one of the best character development movies I've ever seen.
His acting overshadowed everyone by far, and at times the acting by the other actors was painful if not blinding, but it was still a great movie.
I didn't like it for the typical reason of people saying "He's so fucking hardcore" blah blah, rather it shows an old man realizing his mortality and coming to terms with his life.
*spoiler*
My three favourite parts in the movie, was when he has Tao working for him, and instead of getting him to work on his house, he uses that opportunity to passively help someone else out.
The scene when they're in the barber shop and he's teaching him "How men talk" - and lastly, the ending of the movie.
Angrist
06-23-2009, 05:57 PM
Juno. 8/10.
Typhoid
06-23-2009, 06:54 PM
I just watched Taken (I'm really sick so I have a ton of free time) and I thought it was a pretty great movie actually. Sort of bone-chilling in the thought of something like that actually happening, and completely crushingly sad if you imagine yourself in his position - yet ultimately an awesome movie.
BreakABone
06-23-2009, 07:11 PM
I just watched Taken (I'm really sick so I have a ton of free time) and I thought it was a pretty great movie actually. Sort of bone-chilling in the thought of something like that actually happening, and completely crushingly sad if you imagine yourself in his position - yet ultimately an awesome movie.
Helps that Liam Nesson is a bad-ass, but yeah I agree, awesome movie.
Teuthida
06-23-2009, 10:24 PM
I watched "The Fountain" by Darren Aronofsky, the film he did before The Wrestler. It's a pretty epic film, with three narratives told 1000's of years apart, though it's surprisingly still only 90 minutes long.
Anyway, visually it's brilliant and acted very well, but the story is slightly muddy. It leaves a lot up for interpretation (on purpose I think) which is fine, but never fully delivers on that and ends up being slightly confusing. Anyway, it's a a great romance and pretty sad at times. 7/10
I had really wanted to see this movie before it came out but I somehow forgot about it.
You reminded me of it and just watched.
Loved it. Now I have to decide what sort of tree I want to become part of when I die.
Think I shall read the graphic novel and see what it expands upon.
(I'm really sick so I have a ton of free time
Have you got Typhoid? :lol:
Titan A.E - watched this for the first time today, I have actually wanted to see it for years but only just got round to it. I am glad I watched it too, I thought it was pretty good.
*SPOILER*
He called the planet Bob :lol:
*END SPOILER*
Teuthida
06-24-2009, 08:11 AM
Infernal Affairs
Very good of course. Now to watch the sequel, prequel, and The Departed.
KillerGremlin
06-24-2009, 12:17 PM
Helps that Liam Nesson is a bad-ass, but yeah I agree, awesome movie.
You guys are weird. I mean I enjoyed Taken but I thought it had some obvious shortcomings, and Liam Nesson would have been way more badass if he had a light saber.
For a mindless revenge movie I'd say it was pretty average.
I just watched Taken (I'm really sick so I have a ton of free time)
I'm sick too. Free time here here
I saw Public Enemy N1 and Mesrine Part 2. L'instinct de Mort and L'ennemi public n1 respectively, directed by Jean-Francois Richet.
Was violent. Entertained but didn't really do enough for character development....which is crucial in a epic recount of a famous criminal's life, such as Jacques Mesrine's. Too long.
I'm sick too. Free time here here
:errr: Typhoid is spreading his typhoid to fellow GT members. :uhh:
Just watched one of my favourite movies, I was obsessed with this film as a kid. Convoy starring Kris Kristofferson as 'The Rubber Duck' leads a massive convoy of trucks across the U.S
With a kick ass song to boot -
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Angrist
06-24-2009, 02:43 PM
Ratatouille, 8/10.
Brother(2000) Japanese Yakuza flick. decent but a little f'd.
Barton Fink Not my favourite Coen movie, hoping Miller's Crossing will more deliver as a period piece. Not that Barton Fink was bad at all, the flames just didn't work imo.
Rambo(2008) Mindless violence. Christian altruistic overtones with bloodlust entertainment? But is violence necessary? defense of the helpless a duty? These questions and more 'examined' as about a million burmese get shredded by Rambo n Co. I've never seen a rambo movie so I don't have anything to compare it to. atleast it didn't tarry longer than it should all things considered.
Azumi(2003) More violence but this is a ninja samurai 2+ hour bloodbath. Kind of like Shogun Assassin but more anime-ish. Azumi was super cute.
I watched too many movies today I think.
Teuthida
06-25-2009, 02:01 AM
Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea
Very cute movie in the same vein of The Little Mermaid but with five years olds. Miyazaki does children so well. Looked and felt more like one of his movies from the 80s than anything he's done recently. Well, had a bit of a Howl's Moving Castle vibe with the magician. Probably the closest to My Neighbor Totoro, which is my favorite of his films.
BreakABone
06-25-2009, 09:37 AM
Predator 2
No where in the same league as the original I thought.
Transformers, Revenge of the Fallen. I liked it, was a pretty good action movie. If the first one was like this as well, I wish I had watched it..
Teuthida
06-26-2009, 03:09 AM
Infernal Affairs II
Quite good and helps you understand everyone's motivations and how they arrived at where they are in the first movie. A bit unfortunate it's missing the main two guys since it's a prequel and their characters are played by younger actors. The rest of the supporting cast are the same guys though and are nicely expanded upon.
Teuthida
06-26-2009, 08:14 AM
Tokyo!
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Almost saw it in theaters since two of the directors were talking before and after the film...but those shows got sold out. :(
I liked the 1st and last parts a lot. The middle would have been good if it wasn't so long...and with gibberish translated into French, translated into Japanese, which you then read...it gets tiresome. All yummily bizarre.
The Germanator
06-26-2009, 09:53 AM
I happened to catch "The Invasion" in a hotel room the other night. It's a remake of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" with Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig.
It really wasn't very good. It kind of had a few "thrilling" moments, but I would have to say the best part was that Nicole Kidman wore some tight sweaters and looked good in them. Otherwise it was kind of a predictable, lame, and pretty timid zombie/alien flick.
Just watched the film 'Sunshine' a good sci-fi story if a little far fetched. The crew of a spaceship must deliver a ginormous bomb into the dying sun and detonate in the hopes they can revive the sun and save the human race.
The guy from 28 days later tries an American accent -
*fails*
The Ladykillers (1955) Better than Coen's 2004 remake.
Go (1999) Sarah Polly and Katie Holmes. It was ok. The Vegas part reminded me a lot of The Hangover actually.
KillerGremlin
06-28-2009, 03:01 AM
The Ladykillers (1955) Better than Coen's 2004 remake.
Agreed.
I just watched Charlie Bartlett and it was alright, it was kind of illogical and required me to suspend my disbelief. It actually reminded me of Juno...a totally unrealistic film that was enjoyable because it was quirky.
Perhaps this is an emerging "indie" genre, the Quirky Teen Film genre.
Down Periscope. Not seen for years, still just as funny as it ever was
Watch in HQ -
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Angrist
06-28-2009, 05:39 PM
Slumdog Millionaire, 9/10.
Great movie, although watching the hard life of some big cities can be painful.
Fox 6
06-29-2009, 12:34 AM
Munich was on TV today. I had watched it when I was 15 or 16 and forgot most of it.
Tonight I watched an old classic that I have not seen in the best part of a decade. Glad I did watch it to, I was not disappointed, I think this film is great.
Romancing The Stone - Starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito.
Novelist Joan Wilder recieves a mysterious package from her sisters murdered husband. Inside is a map, leading to buried treasure. And as you can imagine a plethora of villians are after the map and hold her sister hostage in order to try and get the map from Joan. Que - adventure / romance story that entails.
Tomorrow night I will watch the sequal, The Jewel Of The Nile.
BreakABone
07-02-2009, 01:04 AM
Push... you would think a movie with special powers would be interesting.
It was like watching paint dry for almost two hours.
The Germanator
07-02-2009, 01:20 PM
I watched The Elephant Man last night.
I thought it was beautifully done. It felt like a film made in the golden age of Hollywood. Great acting, beautiful black and white, and extremely touching without going over the top. It makes you think a lot about what Joseph Merrick (called John in the film, which is a mistake I guess) really had to go through in his life. Very good.
Waterworld.
But if you want a real version of it, that's better than the directors cut. The 'director' of which was kevin Costner who bought the rights to it and cut loads of shit out. (He was not the origional director)
You need to do a torrent search, it is the only way as there is no 'official' full lengh version, and look for 'Waterworld The Ulysses Cut' a version of which I have added to Demonoid.
I understand it is not perhaps normally acceptable to write this kind of thing on here but for this film it really does deserve an exception.
The Ulysses Cut is a fan made cut and a lot of time and effort has gone into it ;)
Teuthida
07-03-2009, 04:24 PM
The Company of Wolves
Most boring movie about werewolves I've seen.
Angrist
07-03-2009, 04:40 PM
O' Horten. 7/10.
Norwegian art movie about a man who retires from his job as a railroad engineer. Funny, but could/should have been better. Oh, the icy weather was nice.
Teuthida
07-04-2009, 08:05 PM
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
Not a good movie. That's a given. But it also wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, which is a shame. Chris Klein's horrible overacting (http://www.latinoreview.com/news/el-guapo-stares-at-the-many-faces-of-street-fighter-s-chris-klein-7286) made it worth the watch though. My goodness he was bad. Some other unintentional funny bits as well.
Jonbo298
07-05-2009, 09:57 AM
Finally watched Gran Torino last night. I loved it even though it has a big emphasis on Clint being "racially biased" but with the background he has in the film, it makes sense and didn't bother me.
Angrist
07-05-2009, 10:26 AM
Rescue Dawn. 7/10.
I don't usually like war movies, but this was pretty good. It helped that it was based on a real story.
Teuthida
07-05-2009, 08:28 PM
Joe Versus the Volcano
Good existential film. And you get a very pretty Meg Ryan in three different roles as a blond, brunette, and red head. I want some orange soda now.
Angrist
07-06-2009, 09:26 AM
Love Actually. 7/10.
A decent romantic comedy. Too many characters to go deeper...
KillerGremlin
07-07-2009, 02:15 PM
Michael Clayton
As good as a Hollywood powerhouse film will ever be. I thoroughly enjoyed it and recommend it. It was paced slow though, so you need to be in the right mood for it.
Teuthida
07-08-2009, 01:28 AM
Crying Fist
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Jobless, besieged by creditors, and abandoned by his wife, the once silver medalist Tae-shik has sunk to street hustling, becoming a human punching bag. Meanwhile, young Sang-hwan's delinquent ways land him behind bars. Both men look to boxing to turn around lives gone astray, aiming for the amateur title, ultimately pitting them against each other, but more importantly, against themselves.
Thumbs up.
Miller's Crossing (1990) wow. Can't believe I waited so long to watch this. One of thee best gangster pics I've seen.
So far Coens:
The Big Lebowski
Miller's Crossing
O Brother Where Art Thou
No Country For Old Men
Fargo
Blood Simple
Burn After Reading
Raising Arizona
Barton Fink
Intolerable Cruelty
The Ladykillers
Still need to see The Hudsucker Proxy, Crimewave, and The Man Who Wasn't There. I have a feeling they'll be worth watching as well.
I've seen lately,
The Producers (Mel Brooks) Simply hilarious. I think I might have liked Young Frankenstein more just because it's Mel Brooks' Frankenstein! The Producers opening scenes are squirmworthy brilliance.
dummy (2003) Adrien Brody and Milla Jovovich in an ok funny film. Kinda girl movie.
Blood Simple (1984) It was ok for a Coens' film. I think the subject matter just unsettled me to the point of wondering why they couldn't have written a different movie. It's good though.
Teuthida
07-08-2009, 10:34 PM
Planet Terror
s'ok
Fox 6
07-09-2009, 09:09 PM
Gran Tornio
Very good movie but depressing as hell.
Teuthida
07-10-2009, 12:37 AM
The Nines
That was a great mindfuck. And I don't think I'll ever look at koalas the same way again.
S Darko - This just hit cinemas here in the UK, which is bollocks since it came out in the U.S in may or something. Not that I went to the cinema to see it anyway :lol:
On the whole I actually thought the film was ok. It would probably not make much sense if you had not seen the first one (Donnie Darko) and I imagine some people would find it hard to follow anyway.
I think people slated the film because it is different to it's predecessor but the point is, that this is a unique story in itself, derived from the essence of the first film, I mean, what did people want? A remake?
I did think the first film was better though.
S Darko - This just hit cinemas here in the UK, which is bollocks since it came out in the U.S in may or something. Not that I went to the cinema to see it anyway :lol:
On the whole I actually thought the film was ok. It would probably not make much sense if you had not seen the first one (Donnie Darko) and I imagine some people would find it hard to follow anyway.
I think people slated the film because it is different to it's predecessor but the point is, that this is a unique story in itself, derived from the essence of the first film, I mean, what did people want? A remake?
I did think the first film was better though.
The first movie is one of the best films of our generation imo. Still haven't watched S.Darko, but I haven't heard good things about it. Still interested though :)
Teuthida
07-12-2009, 01:54 AM
Infernal Affairs III
And now the trilogy is complete. Such a confusing movie with the constant flashbacks. There are basically two interwoven stories going on at the same time...at different times. Throw in the fact that one of the main characters is losing his grip on reality thinking he's the guy from the flashback parts and it just gets worse.
What made it even more confusing is I think saw the edited version of the first movie, where they changed the ending for mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore to please mainland officials by affirming that crime does not pay by having the baddie gets his comeuppance. The third movie continues along from the original film ending so I was like wasn't he not there...doing that...because they got him...from that other thing? Wish I knew about that edit going into it.
Pales in comparison to the first two, but still decent.
Teuthida
07-12-2009, 09:45 PM
Franklyn
I quite enjoyed it. Good directorial debut.
Rewatched Brick, The Simpsons movie and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade yesterday.
All stilll great.
Hadn't seen Last Crusade since I was a kid. Ford and Connery make a great father and son team
Angrist
07-13-2009, 04:40 AM
the Last Crusade Did you think of me when they were talking about Jehovah? ;)
Typhoid
07-16-2009, 04:38 PM
Dragnet.
For no reason, I just decided to watch it, as I've never seen it before.
And you know what, I actually thought it was pretty funny.:confused: Going in, I didn't expect that. I didn't realize how funny of an actor Tom Hanks can actually be.
I thought the humour was stupid-funny, ala Airplane!.
Teuthida
07-16-2009, 08:01 PM
Genius Party Beyond
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The sequel to Genius Party. A collection of five animated shorts by five different directors. Less story driven than the first one and far more trippier. I imagine this would be a perfect movie to watch high.:)
Teuthida
07-18-2009, 05:18 AM
Go
:D :D :D :D :D Damn, that was a fun movie.
Angrist
07-18-2009, 04:48 PM
Ice Age 3. :D 8/10, about as good as the original.
And seeing Dinosaurs in 3D was awesome. Give us Jurassic Park 4 3D!
Oh, this was also the first (cinema) movie I watched in 3D. I guess it added a bit, but those glasses aren't very comfortable. And I wondered if they were giving me a slight headache.
Teuthida
07-19-2009, 02:11 AM
Swingers
More 90s goodness. That answering machine scene was hard to watch.
Angrist
07-21-2009, 02:38 PM
The Jacket. Hm I'll give it an 8/10. The story was a bit 'me too!' though.
Teuthida
07-22-2009, 04:36 AM
Green Lantern: First Flight
Easily the best of the recent animated movies.
Angrist
07-22-2009, 01:57 PM
Transsiberian. 7/10.
Enjoyable train thriller.
The Warriors - Better than expected
His Girl Friday - cary grant, good but nothing overly hilarious. Not as funny as arsenic and old lace.
Teuthida
07-25-2009, 01:10 PM
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Amazingly awesome.
Angrist
07-25-2009, 02:34 PM
Amazingly awesome, that's interesting.
Is that amazing + awesome? I suppose it's amazing x awesome.
Or maybe it's amazing how awesome it is. It doesn't mean that it was amazing, just awesome in an amazing way.
Then again, if something isn't awesome at all, that would be pretty amazing as well. "It wasn't awesome, which was amazing! It was amazingly awesome!"
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