Last movies you saw [Archive] - Page 4

Teuthida

07-25-2009, 02:42 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!"

You'll never know.

Angrist

07-26-2009, 01:42 PM

The Usual Suspects. 8/10. Still good, although it's not as great as the first time seeing it. But it deserved a 2nd one.

Seth

07-26-2009, 03:25 PM

that Ping Pong movie looks good.

The Hudsucker Proxy - Pretty good. 1994 coens.

Sexy Beast (2000) Ben Kingsley gangster meanness It was ok.

Porco Rosso !! I love this Miyazaki film.

Teuthida

07-26-2009, 03:58 PM

Remember really liking The Hudsucker Proxy. Been a while. Deserves another viewing.

Porco Rosso is the only Miyazaki film I haven't seen...well that and his first one. Time to finally watch!

The Germanator

07-27-2009, 12:14 AM

Finally went to see Up today in the theaters. It was awesome as expected. I can't help but imagine what the little kids in the theater were thinking during that first bit though. There were some pretty heavy emotional things happening there and I wondered whether it registered with them or not. Either way, once again Pixar does well.

Dyne

07-28-2009, 03:44 AM

Public Enemies, finally.

I really loved it - I loved the initial billing because of Bale, Depp and Michael Mann (the Miami Vice guy) but it surpassed my expectations.

I dig the digital film he uses, which helps the most in his gunfight sequences. Not to mention that his gunfights are actually convincing as well as cool.

Teuthida

07-29-2009, 02:03 PM

Porco Rosso

Damn that was surprisingly good. Well, I shouldn't have been surprised. It's Miyazaki after all. The concept just never appealed to me which is why it took so long for me to see it. And I love how his baddies usually end up to be very likable characters.

Angrist

08-01-2009, 04:33 PM

Breakfast At Tiffany's. 7/10.
Nice, but I don't really see what the big fuzz is about. The song is better than the movie. :-)

Seth

08-01-2009, 05:07 PM

Billy Wilder's The Apartment > Breakfast at Tiffany's
Made a year earlier, it's got Jack Lemmon. It's better.

Recently started watching Jpod. Based on the novel by douglas coupland. Highly recommend if you like things of a Canadian nature.

Professor S

08-03-2009, 10:49 AM

One, Two, Three by Wilder starring James Cagney. Incredibly fast paced and witty cold war satire. Instantly one of my favorite movies.

BreakABone

08-04-2009, 04:22 AM

Zombie Strippers

Was Awesome.

Angrist

08-04-2009, 04:38 AM

Pleasure Tranet. I mean Treasure Planet. 7/10.
Pretty entertaining Disney movie! Likable characters, sweet hoverboarding action. And the Treasure Island story, which I didn't really know yet. In space this time.

Swan

08-04-2009, 06:29 PM

Zombie Strippers

Was Awesome.

So awesome

Angrist

08-06-2009, 04:00 PM

Armageddon in HD. 8/10
Still a great movie. Somehow I was pretty emotionally attached. The visual effects were up to par with today's standards. That probably means movie visuals haven't improved in the last 10 years. Which probably means that it's not needed/possible. :)

Angrist

08-07-2009, 05:41 PM

30 Days of Night. 6/10.
A horror movie with vampire-zombies in an Alaskan town. Enjoyable, nothing more. Nice concept, decent acting, ok atmosphere. Just some stupid things in there that could have been much better.

Edit: Maybe they were zombie-vampires.

Swan

08-08-2009, 01:06 AM

Not so much a movie but I watched the first 3-4 episodes of Firefly

The Germanator

08-08-2009, 03:31 PM

I watched Eraserhead last night. Well, that was something. Not much more to be said about that. I feel like the end is a pretty good case for veganism because that thing kind of looks like a chicken.

Angrist

08-08-2009, 04:38 PM

Shi mian mai fu (House of Flying Daggers). 7/10.
What can I say? I didn't like the story too much. Not enough action. The flying daggers were cool to see, but the unrealism of them spoiled most of it for me. The pretty pictures weren't as good an as many as in Hero (which I give a 9/10).

Edit: Firefly is great, I hope you like it.

Teuthida

08-09-2009, 12:55 AM

Barton Fink

Oozing (literally) with symbolism. Almost wish I was still in college so I could write a paper on it for a film class.

Not sure if these count but I saw two Jimmy Carr DVDs, In Concert and Comedian. Hilarious.

Angrist

08-09-2009, 02:40 PM

I'm on a roll?
The Breakfast Club. 8/10.
The writer/director apparently died? John Hughes (family of yours Germy?). Some guy was talking about this movie so I had to see it as well. Pretty good, the redhead girl was cute!

KillerGremlin

08-09-2009, 02:46 PM

The Cable Guy.

I haven't seen this movie since I was in like 4th or 5th grade...the movie was hated by Jim Carey fans and critics alike, and I can see why. I thought it was pretty good though. It was pretty dark. Maybe a dark comedy? I think critics would appreciate The Cable Guy A LOT more now that Jim Carey has exploited his goofball comedy routine to a point of annoyance.

Cable Guy = Good Movie, nowhere near the level of Eternal Sunshine though.

Seth

08-10-2009, 01:11 PM

Buffalo Soldiers (2001) Alright. US soldiers, 1989, Germany. I wouldn't rush out to see this. Probably way different than actual military life.

Angels & demons I couldn't pay attention to the whole thing. Tom Hanks acting was, in some parts, laughable. It felt like he was warm-up acting for his character in many of the scenes. blah lonnngggg n boring

The Human Condition(Ningen No Joken 1) First film of a trilogy from the 60's. First one was made in '59. Anti War epic. Each movie is over 3 hours. loong but engaging. Just be in the mood for a hardcore war statement. Not overly graphic(60's) but it deals with the comfort women and people's duty conflicting with conscience. director Masaki Kobayashi,, same guy who did Harakiri and Samurai Rebellion. Harakiri imo is a must see.

Seth

08-13-2009, 05:44 PM

Monsieur Verdoux (1947) I love this film. Not perfect but very funny. I'm not entirely sure what Chaplin was trying to say but it got him in trouble over time. I'd recommend if you like CC. Kinda like Ladykillers.

The Thin Red Line (1998) Good war movie. Not so hollywood paced like SPR. I liked it. Nick Nolte freaking out at a captain was good.

BreakABone

08-13-2009, 05:55 PM

The Spirit...
Wasn't awful
Wasn't good.
Not sure what it was.

Angrist

08-14-2009, 08:12 AM

Delicatessen. 7/10 or maybe a 8/10. French movie about an apocalyptic world where a town has resolved to cannibalism. Next up is the new kid on the block, but then the butchers daughter falls in love with him...
By the same director as Amélie, it has the same atmosphere and humor. :)

Angrist

08-17-2009, 03:47 PM

Taken (2008). 7/10.
Good story, good acting... just not a very happy theme. Also a bit too violent for my taste.

Edit: reminded me a lot of The Bourne Trilogy, which is good.

KillerGremlin

08-18-2009, 06:36 PM

The Bank Job

I was bound to like it since Jason Statham is one of my favorite actors...he's just an entertaining guy. His role in The Bank Job reminded me of his role in Snatch...he had a proper accent and the whole movie was dripping with GORGEOUS cinematography. The movie really felt like it took place in the 1970s.

The Bank Job was a movie I kind of ignored when it came out, and it went fairly unnoticed but it was just a great overall film. The plot is that Statham is given details on a bank heist, so they rob the bank...and by doing so they get MI5 or MI6, the police, and the mob all chasing after them. The movie is paced fairly slow, and there isn't a ton of big explosions. So if you're the Transformers 2 type of moron who needs your action in excess, don't watch The Bank Job.

It was based on a true story too...and the movie really went after all the scandals. Very good film.

The Germanator

08-20-2009, 11:14 PM

Plan 9 From Outer Space (with live Rifftrax from the MST3K guys).

So I saw this at the movie theater tonight at it was great. It was a much bigger crowd than I expected, but I guess for a one night thing you can attract a bigger audience.

Anyway, I had never seen the film before and needless to say, it was horrible as many MST3k riffable movies are. The riffs were spot on and I had a lot of fun. Wish I had gotten to see them actually live in Philly, but it was too expensive..

Angrist

08-24-2009, 11:35 AM

The Great Dictator. 7/10.
The middle is a bit slow, but some parts are hilarious. Chaplin doesn't speak real German, but his pronounciation/sound is great.
Ending speech is nice, too bad it didn't stop the war.

Typhoid

08-26-2009, 09:05 AM

BreakABone

08-26-2009, 02:10 PM

Journey to the center of the Earth.

I didn't watch it in 3D, but I still thought it was a pretty fun movie to watch.

However, do to massive insomnia, I also watched the commentary (after watching the movie) by Brendan Fraser and the director. The commentary lasts for the entire movie, and I found it amusing as hell just to hear them spurt off inside jokes, how they shot scenes, and hear Brendan Fraser make fun of how terrible parts of the movie are.

I thought all movie commentaries... lasted the entire movie.

I enjoy watching them at times, but it also hurts cuz like to hear what they are talking about but you can't hear movie and commentary.

Typhoid

08-26-2009, 04:59 PM

I've only seen a couple movie commentaries that were only a few minutes long.

Teuthida

08-29-2009, 03:04 PM

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

I think I liked it. Maybe. Pretty though. I imagine it would look rather nice in high-def.

BreakABone

08-29-2009, 08:29 PM

I've only seen a couple movie commentaries that were only a few minutes long.

Ahh most of the commetaries, I've listened to tend to go the entire movie.. that's not always to say there is content to talk about for the entire movie.

I remember one of the first ones I listened to was for American Pie, which was fairly interesting. As they spoke about like camera techniques, placements, how to set up stuff... its all fairly cool from what I remember.

KillerGremlin

08-30-2009, 05:01 AM

Lakeview Terrace

Sam Jackson can play a good sociopath when he wants to.

Angrist

08-30-2009, 10:54 AM

Pirates of Silicon Valley. 7/10.
Interesting movie about the beginnings of Apple and Microsoft. The beginning is the most boring though. Fun starts when Steve Jobs loses his mind and starts shouting at his employees who work for 90 hours a week.

Angrist

08-31-2009, 11:19 AM

Soylent Green. 7/10.
Decent movie from 1973. Another one of those weird takes on the future. The year is 2012 and the earth is overpopulated. Greenhouse effect means there's hardly any crops. People eat synthetic food. Then a rich guy gets murdered for suspicious reasons...
The main character makes the whole movie. He's a cop who takes part of the scene of the crime with him. Liquor, real soap, vegetables... He's from the time where police still punched bad guys until they started talking. :)

Professor S

08-31-2009, 11:29 AM

Idiocracy. This is a cult classic in the making. Goddamn hilarious and dead on satire.

BreakABone

08-31-2009, 04:26 PM

Nothing but the Truth

It was an okay movie, which added a lot of points in my book due to the ending, and finding out her original source.

And maybe me curious about journalistic integrity

Professor S

09-05-2009, 03:23 PM

This Waking Life

Possibly the dumbest movie ever made. So full of horrific pseudo-intellectual, self-aggrandizing bullshit I thought I was going to puke.

BreakABone

09-09-2009, 09:05 PM

The Warriors

Unlike Gremlins, I could see the appeal to the movie and in 30 years, it has aged really well.

Seth

09-10-2009, 01:44 PM

The Warriors

Unlike Gremlins, I could see the appeal to the movie and in 30 years, it has aged really well.

Wasn't it good! I liked the cinematography. Like it was filtered but not...I agree. Aged well.

I saw The Good, The Bad, The Weird
Korean western shootem'up. I liked it, a bit drawn out in some scenes but still worthy of a watch.

Inglorious Basterds - I loved the basement drinking scene. imo it made everything else more enjoyable.

KillerGremlin

09-12-2009, 06:09 PM

Sunshine Cleaning

This was an okay film. I enjoy watching Amy Adams; she's like a slightly less awkward Pam from The Office. The film had wonderful cinematography and I thought several of the setting shots and compositions were very nice. The rest of the film was cute and quirky. It was weird seeing Alan Arkin (the Grandpa) in Sunshine Cleaning after his role as the Grandpa in Little Miss Sunshine. All in all I would recommend it as a renter, but titles with "sunshine" that are better include (but are not limited to): Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Little Miss Sunshine

Dead Silence

This was a fun movie. Growing up with Goosebumps and Child's Play I have vivid childhood memories of reading about possessed dummies. Dead Silence is a B movie that has a lot of elements of a TV show. The acting is average, the cinematography is hit or miss. But the creep and horror elements are old school horror, something sorely missing from the genre today. If you're sick of slasher films, psychological nappers, or gross out films/gore fests/torture porn, then this film is right up your alley. Like King/Kubrick's The Shining or The Skeleton Key, this film relies on good old fashion creepiness and imagination to deliver the scares. I think this film is underrated if you enjoy fun mystery, suspense style horror.

BreakABone

09-13-2009, 03:10 PM

The Thomas Crown Affair (1999).

I've always liked Pierce as Bond, he has a charm to him. The problem was that his movies were never that strong.

This is pretty much him getting to play Bond in a different environment. Less superspy, more suave womanizer.

It is a good movie. Enjoyable character, and some nice twists.

Has anyone ever realized how little discussion we have in this thread at times?

Bube

09-13-2009, 04:05 PM

I think we should have a "last movies watched" forum. Every movie watched should be a new thread, and after 1 week of inactivity, the thread should be deleted automatically. What does everybody think?

Teuthida

09-13-2009, 06:16 PM

^ Sounds like a good idea. Folks would be more inclined to write a bit more.

Little Nicky
It was fun. And now I know where the portal from hell is in NYC. Was also nice to see Chubbs from Happy Gilmore again.

They edited out the twin towers from the DVD case and posters:
http://www.currentfilm.com/images3/nickydvdcover.jpg
http://mabryonline.org/blogs/larkin/little-nicky-wallpaper-3-800.jpg
http://img5.allocine.fr/acmedia/rsz/434/x/x/x/medias/05/04/56/050456_af.jpg

Did they think seeing the towers there would distract from sales or something? Know of any other censoring of this sort?

Angrist

09-14-2009, 08:17 AM

The Germanator

09-18-2009, 11:57 PM

Idiocracy. This is a cult classic in the making. Goddamn hilarious and dead on satire.

I just saw this recently as well. The movie itself wasn't the best constructed thing, but the general concept and the gags involved were outright brilliant and hilarious. I'm a big Mike Judge fan, and it's a shame this film didn't get the dues it deserved. Of course no production team will promote a film that basically calls its audience idiots.

BreakABone

09-20-2009, 06:45 AM

The Informant

It is a pretty funny movie, and a change of roles for Matt Damon. His design just made me chuckle everytime I saw it.

Seth

09-20-2009, 05:56 PM

Who Am I - Jackie Chan film, most fans would have seen this by now; somehow it's taken me this long. Excellent film. Some bad-bad guy acting but good 2 on 1 fight near the end and decent production. I highly recommend this metaphoricalfull Jackie Chan beauty from 1998.

Teuthida

09-20-2009, 07:28 PM

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - I liked it even though not much actually happened.

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Pros: Beautiful backgrounds. Solid voice acting.
Cons: Everything else.

I was so bored watching this I had to take a break in the middle. It's only an hour long so that's saying something. The entire movie is basically one big slugfest, which wouldn't have been so bad if the animation was any good. Horrible character designs that moved chunkily through monotonous fight scenes. (Minor grievance but they changed the ending from the comic taking the glory away from my boy Captain Atom. Can't a nuclear man get any love?)

Angrist

09-21-2009, 04:55 AM

Star Wars movies in HD.

Especially episode 4 got a lot more emotional after the first 3.
Other thoughts: Can't believe how boring 1 and 2 are. They don't have any emotion. It's only a blast and saber fest, nothing more. Those actors didn't act. 3 finally got some emotion into the play, mostly when Anakin turns evil.
5 is overrated. Some parts are pretty slow. 6 is still my favorite. I think.

BreakABone

09-22-2009, 02:40 PM

[B]Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Pros: Beautiful backgrounds. Solid voice acting.
Cons: Everything else.

I was so bored watching this I had to take a break in the middle. It's only an hour long so that's saying something. The entire movie is basically one big slugfest, which wouldn't have been so bad if the animation was any good. Horrible character designs that moved chunkily through monotonous fight scenes. (Minor grievance but they changed the ending from the comic taking the glory away from my boy Captain Atom. Can't a nuclear man get any love?)

Well they changed a bit of the story around, like framing Superman for murder, which makes more sense than the comics, and some other stuff.

I thought it was okay, but expected more of a slugfest, most of the fights were over too fast.

At least they had the robot!

KillerGremlin

09-26-2009, 12:34 PM

Was gonna see Surrogates but it was opening night and the movie isn't getting great reviews so I didn't feel getting to the theater early for tickets....so saw Julie and Julia. It's a good thing Amy Adams is a very charming actress because the "Julie" part of the movie is no where as interesting as the "Julia Child" part. Speaking of "Julia Child," Meryl Streep really nailed the role in my opinion....if you haven't seen Julia Child's cooking show on TV I would recommend it as a starting point before you consider the movie. Meryl Streep is such a good actress. How does she do it?

The Germanator

09-26-2009, 02:28 PM

I caught a double feature of The Unknown and Freaks, both films directed by Tod Browning in the late 20's/early 30's.

Both stories center around circus and sideshow performers, with Freaks actually using real siamese twins, little people, a man who was only a torso, people with no arms, etc. actual sideshow performers of the day.

Going into it, I thought it would be very exploitive of the "freaks", but they were actually the heroes of the film and the "normal" people being the evildoers. It was surprisingly intense and way better than I expected.

The Unknown was a bit more silly, but starred a deranged Lon Chaney and a super hot young Joan Crawford. Something about those flapper girls...total babes. The best part about the screening was that they had a live piano player improvise a score during the film (it is a silent flick). That kind of stuff is just really cool.

Angrist

09-26-2009, 05:41 PM

Carriers (I pronounced it as 'carreers' (in Dutch) but I don't think the cashier got the joke ;)) 7/10
Pretty enjoyable movie about 4 friends who try to survive in a post-pandemic world. If you get infected you die, so you stay away from all the ill people. You don't help them, because they're basically already dead.
Has some good scenes, but I didn't care one bit for the characters.

Bedtime Stories 8/10
Saw this with 5 friends on Bluray. Adam Sandler is a likable guy and the 2 children were funny. A feel-good family movie.

Swan

09-26-2009, 06:26 PM

Saw The Informant last night with Fox.

Great movie. One of the funniest I have seen this year. Matt Damon did a great job

Fox 6

09-26-2009, 07:29 PM

Yes, a very funny movie.

That being said, it better to go into it knowing as little as possible about the story. I knew some of his secret motives going in, and it kinda knocked the wind out of the sails.

Swan

09-26-2009, 09:30 PM

Angrist

09-27-2009, 02:48 PM

And then posted on GT that he has secret motives.

Fox 6

09-27-2009, 04:31 PM

And then posted on GT that he has secret motives.

well its a film where the main character goes to the FBI to rat his company out about price fixing, so people some secretive motives......

its unavoidable in those types of movies.

Angrist

09-27-2009, 04:39 PM

Worry not young man, I have little intentions to watch it any time soon.

Fox 6

09-27-2009, 06:33 PM

Well then, I guess everything is wrapped up in a neat little package!

+ rep for anyone that gets the Simpsons reference :p

Angrist

09-28-2009, 05:05 AM

I've seen every Simpsons episode (+movie), but I did not get it. :(

Typhoid

09-28-2009, 07:45 PM

Blindness.

I actually liked it a lot. I thought it was really well done, true to the novel for the most part, and had none of those terrible dialogue metaphors that explain what's going on despite the fact you're watching it.

I will also say that the very end of the movie gave me a chill down my spine.

Personally, I recommend it. Rent it, not buy it.

Typhoid

09-29-2009, 05:36 PM

Eagle Eye.

This movie isn't what I was expecting. I will ruin parts of the story, so stop reading if you plan on seeing it for whatever reason.

Anyways, I thought it was about a group of people controlling what happens via satellites. Not at all.

Starts off with the government relying on a computer analysis to make sure a person in the middle east is actually the terrorist they are looking for - the computer says it's 51% probable, but doesn't agree with continuing the mission. The president says to send a missile to the group of people, and they subsequently die. Countless suicide bombings happen at American embassies and many people die. So after that, the basis of the movie is the AI (that said not to attack the terrorist, because it wasn't him) is using the Constitution (Specifically the part that says if any government puts its people in irreparable harm, the people of that government are allowed to overthrow it) to ratify the idea of this major plot to kill the top 12 - or so - people at the head of American government [via an impromptu militia of people doing seemingly random things to them], leaving the secretary of defense - the person who disagreed with the presidents option of killing the "terrorist", thusly agreeing with the AI, as the new President of the United States.

I find the concept pretty neat, and the AI (voiced by Julianne Moore) a cross between Glados and Hal. It's pretty good, I thought. You just have to deal with Shia The Beef for a while.

magus113

09-29-2009, 06:10 PM

Knowing.

Jeeeesus Nicholas Cage just keeps going farther down the drain for me. The disasters that occur were amazing visually. I was surprised at how good things look, but it gets to the point where I can't stand the completely retarded secondary plot that becomes the cause of everything. It's sci-fi retardation. It really is.

Angrist

09-30-2009, 07:05 AM

A Scanner Darkly 6.5/10
It was worth watching because of the visual style. The rest was pretty boring.

magus113

09-30-2009, 09:32 AM

A Scanner Darkly 6.5/10
It was worth watching because of the visual style. The rest was pretty boring.

I thought the movie was actually pretty good aside. It gets a little harder to follow but who knows. The book might have been better though. Haven't read it.

Angrist

09-30-2009, 11:28 AM

Myeah I guess it has a decent story... in the end. But it's not one of those "Woah this is so unexpected and shocking!"-endings. I couldn't care much about it.
Acting was pretty good too I guess. Nothing special though.

magus113

09-30-2009, 12:00 PM

I actually found a lot of humor in it from how messed up those people were due to the drugs.

Acebot44

09-30-2009, 11:25 PM

Shortbus

"A group of New Yorkers get caught up in their romantic-sexual milieu converge at an underground salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics, and carnality."

Sounds good right? Well, this came up on one of my roomies netflix recommendations list and she decided to add it. Low and behold it ended up being a very odd, homoerotic, nudity filled film that made me look away from the screen much more often than I anticipated...yet in the end, gave off a very "Christmasy" vibe after much turmoil and noise had dissipated.

Just know that within the first 5 mins of the movie you will see three penises, one of which is that of a man who jerks off INTO his mouth....no lie...:ohreilly:

Angrist

10-04-2009, 10:30 AM

In Bruges. 8/10.
Great acting by Colin Farrell. I barely recognized him.
And European cities are always interesting.

Star Trek: Insurrection. 6/10.
Blech I don't like Star Trek. Patrick Stewart and the weird skin-stretching race were the only things that made it interesting. Oh, it's very predictable. Halfway through you can already see most details of the ending coming.

Edit: A Scanner Darkly's bike gear scene was great. :D

Teuthida

10-04-2009, 11:55 AM

You should read the book. The movie took a few scenes and plays them out in full (like with the bike) but cuts out a lot that would make it easier to follow.

Seth

10-04-2009, 02:20 PM

La Haine - 1995 Vincent Cassel n crew as hoods in Paris following a police brutality induced riot. It was entertaining enough.

doberman - 1997 V.C. again in a rather bad B action exploit. Monica Belucci plays the mute chica to Vince's gangster role. If you want pointlessness to drive you for a while watch this.

Sword of doom - 1966 Kihachi Okamoto Rather bleak chop film. Follows an evil protagonist, high body count. The sword action isn't the best, good film though. Style!

BreakABone

10-06-2009, 01:45 PM

Sllumdog Millionaire- Really good movie, much better than the Wrestler... but what the hell with the random dance number at the end?

Bond

10-06-2009, 01:56 PM

Bollywood tradition.

Swan

10-06-2009, 10:39 PM

Dance number was great.

Lets see, Saw Zombieland on the weekend. Rather fun.

Saw Pi last week sometime. It was good, but I will need to rewatch.

And saw Audition on the weekend. Love Miike's stuff

Angrist

10-07-2009, 06:45 AM

Sllumdog Millionaire- Really good movie, much better than the Wrestler... but what the hell with the random dance number at the end?Best part of the movie. :D Well not really, but it still was great.

Vampyr

10-07-2009, 07:54 AM

Zombieland.

It was awesome.

Teuthida

10-11-2009, 12:34 AM

Sleeping Beauty

Oozing with style. Such a pretty film. The story is pretty bland but the great animation and backgrounds help make up for it. And Maleficent is hot.

http://th02.deviantart.net/fs28/300W/f/2008/062/4/b/Maleficent_by_J_Scott_Campbell.jpg :stud:

Need to catch up on other Disney animated films I haven't seen in their entirety.

Teuthida

10-11-2009, 05:38 PM

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

I really liked it. Non-stop action, great characters, and it had a Mike Mignola feel to the designs. I didn't notice until 3/4 of the way in that it was completely without any musical numbers. And it guest stared a certain losing monster from our Monster Wars.

Teuthida

10-11-2009, 11:22 PM

Treasure Planet

I'm not familiar with Treasure Island but I quite enjoyed Silver's portrayal in this movie. Definitely the most three dimensional character. Animation-wise I preferred the hard-edged characters in Atlantis. The characters and shading were a bit too soft for my liking. The doc was animated particularly well though. And the few running scenes where the camera was directly behind or in front were impressive. Martin Short's character was painfully annoying, but thankfully didn't receive too much screen time.

On to the next Disney film!

Angrist

10-12-2009, 06:39 AM

Yay, watching Disney films you never saw is fun. :)

Mongol. 8/10.
Story about the beginning of Genghis Khan's life. Supposed to be the first one of a trilogy, so it doesn't cover the battles outside of Mongolia.
Watch it in Mongolian with subtitles.

Edit: I thought this girl was gorgeous.

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll261/D-Z0N3/5-31.png

Oh yeah:
Identity (again). 9/10 (up from 8/10).
Great movie, nice even when you've already seen it (and know the clue).

Teuthida

10-13-2009, 02:00 AM

The Black Cauldron

Rescuing princess? check
Master Sword? check
Breaking pots? check
Evil wizard? check
Fairies? check
Traveling through woods and dungeons? check
Trading with witches? check
Skeleton warriors? check

The two main characters seem like prototypes for Link and Zelda.

Pretty dark for a Disney movie.

Teuthida

10-14-2009, 12:58 AM

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

So very very pretty. Especially this scene:

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I was beginning to think no Disney movies had shading on the characters after the couple of movies I just saw. Though if you notice the people in the background, they're some sad dancing CGI. Impressive for '96 I suppose...and the confetti hides them...confetti!

Angrist

10-14-2009, 05:41 AM

I started watching Akira, but I fell asleep. (Well, almost. I still was awake enough to turn the movie off and crawl into bed.)

I'll finish it later.

BreakABone

10-14-2009, 02:27 PM

Lethal Weapon 1-4

If I had to judge, I would say they go in order of quality, though 1 and 2 are really close, and 3 is pretty good, but has some problems.

4 isn't bad, but it just wears thin with Chris Rock and Joe Pesci playing loudmouths.

Watched it over the past week, first time seeing them all fully.

Teuthida

10-15-2009, 11:34 AM

Took a break from Disney to watch Pumpkinhead for a weekly sketch group. Meh movie. Awesome monster.

Had to draw either Pumpkinhead, a werewolf, or Elvira.
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i290/teuthida/Weekly%20Sketch%20Group/130-pumpkinheadisnotamused.jpg

Teuthida

10-15-2009, 11:29 PM

Brother Bear

Surprisingly good. Like Pocahontas meets the Lion King with a bit of Bambi. Didn't care for the few songs (not a Phil Collins fan) and the moose were too stereotypically Canadian (never have I heard so many "ehs" before), but other than that a great film. Enjoyed the beginning a bit more methinks. The animals were the most realistic I've seen in a Disney movie and it was starting to feel really epic with the fight...and then it got all cutesy.

candy

10-17-2009, 02:57 AM

Last movie I saw was One Million Yen and the Nigamushi Woman.I like the kind of life in the film ,the main character settle in a place and work ,after she collect one million yen ,then she move to another place ,she did diiferent kinds of jobs and live in different places.

Teuthida

10-19-2009, 10:28 AM

Trick 'r Treat

Very fun movie...which is surprising being from the writer of Superman Returns. And it has the cutest killer whatever it was. Great Halloween atmosphere. Reminded me of Hocus Pocus in that respect.

Bube

10-19-2009, 01:47 PM

Whoa, there's an ad-bot posting intelligent, on-topic posts, and managing to advertise in it's signature. Props to whoever pulled that off :)

Seth

10-19-2009, 10:20 PM

Swingers (1996) Jon Fauvre n Vince Vaughn. I actually really liked this. dialogue driven.

Hana-Bi (1998) Kitano film that's bleak but good. Cop's wife has cancer. Yakuza+beat kicking heads.

Starting Out in the Evening (2008) About an author nearing death. Bit of a bore.

La Femme Nikita (1990) gooood shit.

Angrist

10-21-2009, 11:05 AM

Finished Akira. Pretty boring. But I can see how it was really awesome 21 years ago.

Seth

10-21-2009, 11:31 AM

Six-String Samurai (1998) I liked this post-apocalypse guitar king samurai movie. Recommended. low budget

Legendary Assassin HK flik that stars donnie yen's 'enemy' in Sha Po Lang. Bad movie, some cool kicks but not really worth all the melodrama.

KillerGremlin

10-22-2009, 02:01 AM

Paranormal Activity

This film is gonna get a lot of shit but I enjoyed it quite a bit. It was way better than the Blair Witch Project. It was like a Blair Witch/Exorcist/Poltergeist hybrid.

Bube

10-22-2009, 05:18 AM

Paranormal Activity

This film is gonna get a lot of shit but I enjoyed it quite a bit. It was way better than the Blair Witch Project. It was like a Blair Witch/Exorcist/Poltergeist hybrid.
I read about this a few days ago somewhere. I want to watch it as well.

Why do say it'll get a lot of shit?

KillerGremlin

10-22-2009, 12:19 PM

I read about this a few days ago somewhere. I want to watch it as well.

Why do say it'll get a lot of shit?

Because it has been hyped to infinity. It's not the scariest movie you will ever see. It's also an obvious budget film. And it requires you to suspend some disbelief. The characters follow a few of the horror cliches and you just want to scream at them, "why on earth did you do that!"

So if you do see it, go into the film with an open mind and no expectations. That's what I did and the film scared the crap out of me and entertained me immensely. It was a genuinely frightening film that played off of some good psychological conventions. And the director of the film understands that what REALLY makes a movie scary is the unknown. The things left in the dark scare us the most.

I think it is totally worth seeing and it is definitely one of the scariest movies to come out in theaters in a looooooooong time. I haven't been on the edge of my seat like that since seeing The Descent.

So yeah, definitely go see it. In fact I insist you go see it because I need someone to talk plot and spoilers with. :p

Bube

10-22-2009, 01:16 PM

Because it has been hyped to infinity. It's not the scariest movie you will ever see. It's also an obvious budget film. And it requires you to suspend some disbelief. The characters follow a few of the horror cliches and you just want to scream at them, "why on earth did you do that!"

So if you do see it, go into the film with an open mind and no expectations. That's what I did and the film scared the crap out of me and entertained me immensely. It was a genuinely frightening film that played off of some good psychological conventions. And the director of the film understands that what REALLY makes a movie scary is the unknown. The things left in the dark scare us the most.

I think it is totally worth seeing and it is definitely one of the scariest movies to come out in theaters in a looooooooong time. I haven't been on the edge of my seat like that since seeing The Descent.

So yeah, definitely go see it. In fact I insist you go see it because I need someone to talk plot and spoilers with. :p
I'm not really a big fan of horror movies, for 2 reasons:
1. I get too scared, and sometimes lose sleep (true) :))
2. They're almost always very cheap movies, with some cheap scares and almost always the same plot.

But this one took my interest, because I like seeing stuff from other people's POVs. I don't really care how scary it is, but I like the idea of keeping things away from the screen and in my imagination.

Unfortunately, I don't know when it's going to be released here in Turkey :(

Edit: Found the release date. December 4. You're going to have to wait :)

KillerGremlin

10-22-2009, 07:36 PM

I'm not really a big fan of horror movies, for 2 reasons:
1. I get too scared, and sometimes lose sleep (true) :))
2. They're almost always very cheap movies, with some cheap scares and almost always the same plot.

But this one took my interest, because I like seeing stuff from other people's POVs. I don't really care how scary it is, but I like the idea of keeping things away from the screen and in my imagination.

Unfortunately, I don't know when it's going to be released here in Turkey :(

Edit: Found the release date. December 4. You're going to have to wait :)

Well, good news. This movie doesn't rely on cheap scares. In fact the real scares come from the buildup and the natural tension that escalates throughout the film.

And I have no qualms with waiting. See it when it comes out. It definitely seems like a film best viewed in a theater with an audience. :p

BlueFire

10-23-2009, 02:12 AM

I haven't been on the edge of my seat like that since seeing The Descent.

I love that movie!

KillerGremlin

10-23-2009, 04:33 AM

Yeah, The Descent is one of my favorite films.

What's with American movies getting the endings changed though? The Descent has two endings, the happy American ending and the logical, scary and real ending.

The Descent has all sorts of symbolism and themes going for it. Plus it's this feminist-driven horror film (imo).

Apparently Paranormal Activity has an alternate ending that was changed for the theaters. The original ending sounds much better than what we got at the theater. Still, the ending wasn't changed that drastically and it is still very scary. I'm still reeling over Paranormal Activity. The movie really taps into the psychology of sleeping. All the worse, me and my girlfriend both suffer from sleep disorders.

Bube

10-23-2009, 04:34 AM

Well, good news. This movie doesn't rely on cheap scares. In fact the real scares come from the buildup and the natural tension that escalates throughout the film.

And I have no qualms with waiting. See it when it comes out. It definitely seems like a film best viewed in a theater with an audience. :p
I also think I should see it in a theater :) It's more than a month away.. Oh well...

Oh, and if anybody remembers that movie we had a thread about, Moon. I can't find a Turkish release date. Does anybody know of a site that would list international movie dates? IMDb doesn't have one..

BlueFire

10-23-2009, 09:03 AM

KillerGremlin

10-23-2009, 10:33 AM

Did you know they made a sequel in which both Juno and Sarah are still alive?

..and it's supposedly following the original ending. Haven't seen it yet, but sounds to me like it was crap.

I just watched the trailer and it looks like crap. She clearly died at the end of the original movie. The American theatrical version left a window for a sequel with their happy ending, and it's too bad they took up the sequel. It looks really crappy, not to mention it's ripping off Aliens' plot.

Angrist

10-23-2009, 11:23 AM

I started watching the series Farscape.
I went in expecting something terrible, but it was really ok. First episode at least.

Of course it can't touch Firefly.

Zen

10-26-2009, 02:16 PM

Inglorious Bastards

This movie was great, I went in with low expectations, came out pleasantly surprised. It is a very dialogue driven movie, feels like you are reading a book at parts, awesome movie. Christoph Waltz steals absolutely every scene he is in this guy did an amazing job.

Bube

10-26-2009, 03:19 PM

Swan

10-27-2009, 12:42 AM

Just watched Paranormal Activity.

Meh.

I do agree that most movies these days tend to go for the jump out and scare you approach but I think this one was too far at the other end of the spectrum.

TheSlyMoogle

10-28-2009, 04:22 AM

I thought paranormal activity was probably the worst movie I've ever seen.

The only saving grace for it was the fact that I think the girl could actually be a good actress later. She had a lot of natural beauty and I don't think she was terrible. I think she might actually do well in a comedy type thing, like a sitcom or romantic comedy type thing.

Anyway not a scary movie and I think mostly I laughed at the stuff that was supposed to be scary. I also laughed at the girls who were seated behind me especially when I heard "OMG this is the scariest movie I've ever seen in my life I'll never watch it again!"

Angrist

10-28-2009, 08:03 AM

I saw Twilight.
Was entertaining, I'll give it a 7/10. Without the hype, it might actually have been better received.

Typhoid

10-31-2009, 04:07 AM

Law Abiding Citizen.

It was actually pretty decent. I would watch it again, not in theatres though.

Swan

10-31-2009, 05:31 PM

Law Abiding Citizen.

It was actually pretty decent. I would watch it again, not in theatres though.

I really want to see him kill EVERYBODY

Typhoid

11-01-2009, 02:05 PM

I really want to see him kill EVERYBODY

He does. The only person who lives is Jamie Fox. Even Gerard Butler dies.

The one thing that made me lol on the inside constantly is the look on Gerard Butler's face/lip expression when he's pronouncing things with a North American accent.

BlueFire

11-02-2009, 04:07 AM

I saw Paranormal Activity last weekend. I also saw the DVD screener with the different (better) ending a couple of nights ago, although the screener did lack some good scenes that was in theaters.

Spoilers, in case anyone cares:

Maybe I bought into the hype, but I really didn't think this movie was great. I disliked Micah's character. I mean seriously... he starts off in disbelief, yet willing to film whatever may happen. Even after he witnesses odd occurrences, he's still not willing to do anything to help the situation.. instead he exacerbates the situation throughout the film by challenging the demon/ treating the entire thing as a joke. And seriously.. I don't know how much a 'demonologist' can help with the entire thing, but he was against calling the damn demonologist until his girlfriend got dragged out of bed one night.

...and seriously, what the fuck was the point behind pouring powder all over the floor? He knew the damn thing existed before seeing the footprints.

Holy crap, his character sucked... haha

Angrist

11-02-2009, 06:57 AM

Outlander. 7/10.
Decent monster movie. It's always nice to see another culture (the Vikings in this case).
One complaint: the movie didn't have enough Arabs.

Also: The people of my generation are getting old. :( I saw this woman:
http://www.aceshowbiz.com/images/still/outlander26.jpg
as somebody way older than me. Somewhere in her thirties.

Turns out she's just 3 years older than I am.

Angrist

11-03-2009, 07:43 AM

Forgot to mention A Guy Thing. 5/10.
Just not entertaining enough. I guess I watched it for Julia Stiles, but she's really not that great in her role.

KillerGremlin

11-03-2009, 03:40 PM

Teuthida

11-18-2009, 07:55 AM

All three Ice Age movies.

I really enjoyed these. The first had the best story but the animation improves dramatically with each new one. Extremely fun.

Up.

The first 10 minutes were amazing. After that...well, I did not expect it to get that crazy. Though for the most part I did enjoy the--SQUIRREL!--talking dogs. Kind of wish it kept the tone of the beginning. I was expecting the movie to be a tear jerker after that.

Angrist

11-18-2009, 09:09 AM

Serenity (third time). 8/10.
Great sequel to Firefly.

Swan

11-29-2009, 04:02 AM

Knowing. I recommend NOT seeing this.

Acting is only decent for about half of it, special effects are really fake loooking for alot of things and the story is a silly bitch

Bube

11-29-2009, 05:46 AM

Knowing. I recommend NOT seeing this.

Acting is only decent for about half of it, special effects are really fake loooking for alot of things and the story is a silly bitch
Too late. I already saw it twice.

The Germanator

11-29-2009, 11:47 AM

I finally watched Coraline last night. I really liked it. I was surprised how legitimately creepy/scary it was. Much more intense than most recent horror movies.

I also saw Fantastic Mr. Fox, I guess I was on an animation kick. It was really incredible. It looks so cool visually. It's weird having a Wes Anderson style of film be animated, but it worked pretty well. It deserves some Oscars for its technical achievements.

Angrist

11-30-2009, 06:20 AM

Enchanted. 7/10.
Fun family movie.

Sunset Boulevard. 6/10.
Supposedly one of the best movies ever made, but I thought it was rather boring. Always interesting to take a look into older times though.

Scoop. 8/10.
Quite enjoyable movie with Woody Allen and Scarlett Johansson.

The Germanator

12-20-2009, 03:27 PM

Synecdoche, New York

So this is Charlie Kaufmann's (writer of Adaptation, Being John Malkovich, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Eternal Sunshine) directorial debut. It's really quite a bizarre film, but there's something about it I can't get out of my mind. I don't think I could even begin to explain exactly what happens and how and in what sequence, but it's all pretty interesting to watch. The best that I can say is that it's a film about a man (Phillip Seymour Hoffman) who believes he is dying and he stages a play in a warehouse about his life as he is currently living it. It's very "Adaptation-esque" in that regard, very self-referential, etc.

It's probably not for everyone, but I don't think I've ever seen a film like it, and that's a good thing.

Bube

12-20-2009, 04:09 PM

I really wanted to see Synecdoche, it was shown as a festival film here, but when I heard about it, it was already gone. Maybe I should buy the DVD.

Angrist

12-21-2009, 06:52 AM

5 Centimeters Per Second. 7/10
Anime with a nice atmosphere.

The Untouchables. 7/10
Enjoyable Mafia movie.

Cloverfield. 7.5/10
Third time I saw it. It seemed like a good movie to watch with friends in a snow storm.

BreakABone

01-10-2010, 01:33 AM

I saw Sherlock Holmes.

You really got to love RDJ. I can't make any claims as to how he was in comparison to the actual character, but he made the movie fun. It was an enjoyable movie, if not a bit slow.

Fox 6

01-10-2010, 02:12 AM

Me and swanny saw Daybreakers. It was a really good movie, tho i had to wonder how many people were there because of Twilight.

Typhoid

01-10-2010, 02:58 AM

Me and swanny saw Daybreakers. It was a really good movie, tho i had to wonder how many people were there because of Twilight.

I've been wanting to see this.
It's not anything like Twilight, is it...
I know where you live. If you lie to me, I can find you.

Fox 6

01-10-2010, 04:21 AM

I've been wanting to see this.
It's not anything like Twilight, is it...
I know where you live. If you lie to me, I can find you.

Nothing even close to twilight, its very bloody and awesome!

The only thing is ( and its pretty weird ) is that the main vampire character is named edward, and he doesnt drink human blood. Sounds familiar...........

Also Willem Dafoe is freaking hilarious in this movie.

Typhoid

01-12-2010, 07:12 PM

I just bought "Moon".
I am about to watch "Moon".
Then I shall report on how "Moon" was.

Typhoid

01-13-2010, 03:27 AM

So anyways, Moon was a really good movie - I thought. I can see why it got a lot of attention.

Without giving anything away: Some things from it were predictable, but I think the movie was more about emotion and connection, than to anything else.

Angrist

01-13-2010, 08:39 AM

Ah yes, that was one of those movies I wanted to see. Thanks for reminding me. :-)

The Germanator

01-22-2010, 10:38 PM

I just watched Up in the Air. Don't ask me how I got it. They said it was a special screener just for me...Shh...

I liked it a lot. This movie veered towards the idea of a romantic-comedy, but it was an amazing romantic-comedy if that's what it was. It just felt legitimate. The acting was phenomenal (Clooney can always fool me, he's just good). Anyway, it was good. Certainly way better than Avatar.

Bube

01-24-2010, 02:20 PM

Yeah, I just saw the Metacritic score for it, and thought that I should see it. If you say it's better than Avatar, then I will :)

Angrist

01-25-2010, 11:35 AM

Since I've bought Fire Emblem for the Wii, I don't think I've seen more than 1 movie. :p

Teuthida

01-29-2010, 03:43 AM

(500) Days of Summer

I liked it. Kept my ADD-riddled brain entertained with the constant jumping around. Couldn't not keep thinking about how Webb would handle Spider-man while watching though. Nothing in the movie really showed he's a good choice for the franchise. Although...it did have a dance number...so it has that in common with Spidey 3.

Angrist

01-29-2010, 08:17 AM

Coming soon: Spider-Man the musical.

Teuthida

01-29-2010, 09:30 AM

Not sure if you were joking or not...but there is a Spider-Man musical coming soon...

http://spidermanonbroadway.marvel.com/

Teuthida

01-31-2010, 11:37 AM

The Room

Finally got around to seeing it. That was....an experience.

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Typhoid

02-01-2010, 03:04 AM

I went and saw The Book of Eli today.
While it was hilarious in itself that the theatre honestly only had 10 people in it - I wasn't upset with the movie.

I didn't think it was all too bad. The message it sent was good, it reminded me of Fallout, and the twist in it was pretty "shocking" as well.

Angrist

02-01-2010, 07:11 AM

Not sure if you were joking or not...but there is a Spider-Man musical coming soon...

http://spidermanonbroadway.marvel.com/... Me and my big mouth again. :(

Teuthida

02-06-2010, 05:58 PM

Ben 10: Alien Swarm

Better than I thought it would be...which isn't saying much since I expected $h!t. Pretty good CGI for a made for tv movie; much better than what's been used on Lost.

Combine 017

02-06-2010, 06:12 PM

It was ok, Alien Force is better though.

Teuthida

02-06-2010, 06:15 PM

Yeah, I've been enjoying Alien Force a good deal, especially this last season.

Angrist

02-08-2010, 06:16 AM

Nothing Personal. 8/10
Surprisingly good arthouse movie. About a young woman who agrees to work for a bit older man, but only when they don't share any personal information. Of course, living together eventually means they're growing closer...
Gorgeous Irish landscapes too.

Edit: Also saw 2010 (The Year We Made Contact). It was ok. A bit boring I guess.
It was after the movie that I realized we actually live in the year 2010.

Teuthida

02-11-2010, 10:04 PM

Big Fan

Not a football fan in the slightest but this was a damn fine movie. Patton Oswald should do more dramatic roles; great job.

Fox 6

02-22-2010, 06:08 PM

Me and Swan saw Shutter Island. It was a very good movie, and I enjoyed it a lot. It makes you think right up to the very end.

Angrist

02-24-2010, 11:56 AM

Le Scaphandre et le Papillon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) 8/10.
Great French movie about a guy who wakes from a coma. He can only move his eyes, but he still writes a book.
True story, but not one of those sappy drama movies. Arthouse instead.

KillerGremlin

02-28-2010, 02:41 AM

I feel like the trailers ruined Shutter Island and it is really long so I'll probably avoid that one till it comes out on DVD. I saw The Wolfman and I am presently surprised to say it was an entertaining homage to B-movie horror with amazing Gothic cinematography and a sweet acting cast.

I'm planning on catching The Crazies next weekend which should hit that zombie spot. :bath:

Typhoid

03-04-2010, 06:40 PM

Black Dynamite.

Hands down this is a 10/10. By far one of the funniest movies I've ever seen.
You have to go in knowing that it's a mockery of blaxploitation movies, and at no time does it take itself seriously.

With that said, not only is Michael Jai White the lead in the movie, but it has Arsinio Hall.

Bottom line: If you like laughter, watch this goddamn movie.

BreakABone

03-04-2010, 10:06 PM

After seeing Shutter Island, I don't think the trailer gives away too much especially with the way the movie plays out.

And while I was buying tickets to Shutter Island, got invited to a free screening of Repo Man so hopped uptown after the movie and caught that. Its an okay movie, nothing special, it has a cool climax fight scene.

Angrist

03-05-2010, 12:45 PM

Closing The Ring. 8/10.
I watched it because the director was Richard Attenborough (Jurassic Park's John Hammond). The Irish accent was so hard to understand... :(

Fox 6

03-10-2010, 11:06 PM

Just watched "Up In The Air"

I enjoyed it immensely and thought it was a better film than the "Hurt Locker"

Swan

03-10-2010, 11:52 PM

Watched Law Abiding Citizen on the weekend.

Quite enjoyable, if you are willing to sit back and shut off your brain... Like any other Gerard Butler film

Bond

03-11-2010, 02:47 AM

Before Sunset. 7/10.

Seth

03-11-2010, 12:25 PM

Was Before Sunset as good as it's predecessor?

I'd like to recommend Samurai Champloo if you enjoyed Cowboy Bebop at all...I'm on episode 21 of 26, and the climatic tension is starting to build. I like CB more, but it's still a great anime. The samurai setting doesn't feel rehashed because of the hiphop n general creativity.

Shutter Island. Teddy was sane. Scorsese gives enough metaphor to show the 'real' island setting. Good movie.

Typhoid

03-12-2010, 04:06 PM

Watched Law Abiding Citizen on the weekend.

Quite enjoyable, if you are willing to sit back and shut off your brain... Like any other Gerard Butler film

What bugged me about that movie - and every movie he does since 300 - is he's trying to do a North American accent. The thing is, I'm completely aware he's scottish, so all I do during his movies now is watch his mouth when he's doing the accent for movies and pick it apart in my mind to the point where he just sounds like a handicap.

Professor S

03-12-2010, 08:05 PM

Just watched Frost/Nixon. Great movie and Richard Nixon has to be the most fascinating president in history. A man of great achievement and great sin. A Shakespearean tragedy.

Bond

03-12-2010, 08:49 PM

Just watched Frost/Nixon. Great movie and Richard Nixon has to be the most fascinating president in history. A man of great achievement and great sin. A Shakespearean tragedy.
I completely agree. Nixon is such an underappreciated president, both for his advances and his transgressions.

The Germanator

03-12-2010, 10:36 PM

Recent watches:

I Love You, Man: Not a bad run for the recent "bromantic" comedies. I've always like both Paul Rudd and Jason Segel (and Rashida Jones) and they were all pretty good in this. Nothing special, but I laughed a lot. 7/10

The Invention of Lying: Ricky Gervais never does anything safe and this one's not any different, but not necessarily for the better. The concept had a lot of potential, but the tone swayed in weird ways at weird times. I wanted to like it a lot more than I did. Still a good try though. 6/10

Waltz With Bashir: This film was incredible. It's really one of the most beautiful things I've watched all while being surrounded by troubling subject matter. I'm not sure what took me so long to watch it because it's really really amazing. 10/10

Seth

03-13-2010, 01:39 AM

I really enjoyed Waltz With Bashir as well.
Also, I thought the invention of lying was a lot similar to Ghost Town, but failed in the delivery. Maybe it was just the poor script and bad delivery of a world without lies.. too self indulgent maybe. I'd like to see Ricky Gervais attempt a film that doesn't involve some supernatural or wildly outrageous premise.

Beyond the Clouds, the Promised Place
5 Centimetres Per Second
Both these films are from the same creator. The animation was breathtaking, similar tweeny love story shit....but overall I'm happy to have watched. If you're a fan of animation these two are a go.

Angrist

03-15-2010, 12:16 PM

I saw Barry Lyndon. It was ok I guess, for it's genre (18th century drama).

KillerGremlin

03-15-2010, 05:52 PM

The Crazies was a well-executed but somewhat generic movie. So good and recommended, more important when you consider the source material and when it came out.

Seth

03-23-2010, 01:10 AM

The Bounty (1984)
I loved this movie. Sooooo many Tahitian titties once the story got underway. Felt really bad for Mel's character...titty duty turmoil. I like sea-going movies that give that starving adventure tropical happy scurvy feel.

Angrist

03-26-2010, 01:26 PM

Going to see District 9 tonight. Downloaded it in HD.

magus113

03-26-2010, 01:59 PM

BreakABone

03-28-2010, 01:30 AM

The Proposal

Saved by Ryan Reynolds who is just a fun guy who you want to hate but you can't. And seeing Sandra Bullock like 95% unclothed...I think she is sexy, but she's a bit of an enigma. She goes through phases where in one movie she is hot, then the very next movie she isn't hot. Hot/not hot/hot/not hot/etc.

As far as chicky-flicks go, Definitely, Maybe was a much better film.

The Proposal was alright, I thought the movie went no where really. Like they just fell in love because she started talking to him.

Also saw Black Dynamite, now that was an awesome movie, you dig jive turkey. :lol:

The Germanator

03-28-2010, 10:19 PM

magus113

03-29-2010, 12:38 AM

I saw Akira for the first time today! That was pretty awesome.

And saw Advent Children Complete. The added scenes and the revisions were refreshing since I was able to tell that the movie was different since the last time I saw it, but it's still kinda over-rated and the plot doesn't make much sense still.

But eh.

Angrist

03-30-2010, 11:27 AM

I watched Ghost in the Shell 2.0 yesterday. It was a nice way to freshen up the movie and it looked pretty good for a digital restoration of a 15 year old movie. The Blu-ray transfer wasn't the best at times but I wasn't expecting much.Hm which one is that? It's not 'Innocense', right? Because I think that's only 5 years old or so.
I saw the 2 seasons and the 2 movies of GitS.

I thought Akira was incredibly boring.

I saw Happy-Go-Lucky, I hated it. It was supposed to be like Amélie, but it wasn't. She was annoying, the movie didn't have a story. Some jokes were funny though.

Also finally saw Moon and District 9. Moon was awesome. :D The whole next day I was still thinking about the story. :)

magus113

03-30-2010, 11:42 AM

Hm which one is that? It's not 'Innocense', right? Because I think that's only 5 years old or so.
I saw the 2 seasons and the 2 movies of GitS.

It's a slightly redone edition of the original movie. Some of the effects were redone with new CG, and some of the scenes were redone in CG entirely, as long as a full digital remaster with redone vocal and audio tracks from the original people. It was quite nice.

I thought Akira was incredibly boring.

I can see where you're coming from with that but you have to admit that there was some pretty crazy animation for being a 20 year old movie. There was a lot of stuff that is very influential and wasn't done back then.

Moon was awesome. :D The whole next day I was still thinking about the story. :)

One of my co-workers was watching Moon when I was at work while he was on his lunch break. He said it was pretty fucked up, I'll have to check it out.

magus113

03-30-2010, 08:06 PM

Just finished getting through my newly-delivered copy of Evangelion 1.11: You are (Not) Alone.

It was a great way to bring the old into the new, lemme tell you. It's a visual overhaul, definitely not just watching the entire show (or I guess the first 6-8 episodes of the series) all over again. Especially the fight against the 6th angel. Holy hell.

I don't know how interested people would be in it if you haven't seen the show before, but it's worth a watch. Sadly there's no news of when even a DVDRip from Japan or a US release will happen for the second movie, and it already was released in theaters in Japan back in July.

Swan

03-30-2010, 11:53 PM

Saw Hot Tub Time Machine the other night. Hilarious movie.

Definite classic

magus113

03-31-2010, 10:59 AM

Saw Hot Tub Time Machine the other night. Hilarious movie.

Definite classic

I haven't laughed that hard in a while. Craig Robinson and John Cusack are pretty funny guys.

Teuthida

04-02-2010, 03:51 PM

Eden of the East: The King of Eden

The first of two movies that follow the events of the series. The show took place in Washington D.C. and Tokyo while the movie is mostly set in NYC. Probably the best depiction of the city I've seen animated; a number of recognizable areas.

Trailer for the show:
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Teuthida

04-02-2010, 11:18 PM

Brick

Really enjoyed it though the dialogue took me out of it a bit. Pitch perfect noir but it felt like a student play when you have highschoolers speaking in that manner.

Vampyr

04-03-2010, 07:05 PM

I watched The Host last night.

It was an awesome, awesome movie. Also freely streamable on Netflix if anyone is interested.

Vampyr

04-03-2010, 09:49 PM

I also saw How to Train your Pet Dragon a few days ago...awesome movie. It had two of my favorite things - vikings and dragons!

Keatonmr

04-04-2010, 02:03 PM

Clash of the Titans. Good movie, definitely worth seeing

BreakABone

04-04-2010, 02:07 PM

Hot tub Time Machine

Really awesome comedy, personally didn't like the overall happy ending, but that's just me.

Angrist

04-06-2010, 11:14 AM

Ponyo On A Cliff By The Sea. 8/10.

Best part is how cute Ponyo (and the other kids) is (/are). When she was runnign through the room with the lamp on her head... :D

magus113

04-06-2010, 12:10 PM

Ponyo On A Cliff By The Sea. 8/10.

Best part is how cute Ponyo (and the other kids) is (/are). When she was runnign through the room with the lamp on her head... :D

The movie was cute, but I dunno. Something about it didn't really get to me like most of the Studio Ghibli films do. I really liked Howl's Moving Castle, Grave of the Fireflies and Princess Mononoke. This one didn't really do it.

Also I think Liam Neeson was poorly cast, he's awesome but this wasn't the right role for him. Unless you saw it in Japanese (I didn't because this stupid girl I was talking to didn't want to read subtitles), then go you.

Angrist

04-07-2010, 11:16 AM

Who did Liam Neeson voice? I saw the Japanese version, which seemed to get all the characters about right.

I liked recognizing Japanese words. 'Hot' is 'hati', I wonder if that came from English (or Dutch).

I saw Ember City, which was ok. A bit weird and boring at times, but enjoyable for other parts.

magus113

04-07-2010, 11:33 AM

Who did Liam Neeson voice? I saw the Japanese version, which seemed to get all the characters about right.

Liam Neeson was what's-his-face with the red hair. The tall guy that was making the potions and trying to get Ponyo to come back into the ocean.

Teuthida

04-11-2010, 12:58 AM

Black Dynamite

Kungfu treachery! Man that was a fun movie. Might need a second or third viewing. A lot of subtle jokes with the editing and such. Know I must have missed a couple.

And an animated series coming soon. :)

The Germanator

04-11-2010, 12:16 PM

Finally got around to watching The Darjeeling Limited last night. It was the only Wes Anderson flick I hadn't seen yet.

It has some really beautiful individual moments both visually and dramatically, but I feel like the overall film didn't really flow well for me. I still liked it though because I'm a sucker for the tone that Wes Anderson sets. Gets me every time.

magus113

04-11-2010, 01:09 PM

I don't think I've actually seen a Wes Anderson film yet.

...nope I haven't.

Angrist

04-12-2010, 11:11 AM

Tokyo Sonata. 7/10.

Good story about a Japanese guy who loses his job but doesn't tell his wife and kids. The worst part is that it probably happens there for real.

Vampyr

04-12-2010, 11:22 AM

Finally saw Terminator Salvation.

I thought it was awesome, not sure where all the hate for this movie came from.

magus113

04-12-2010, 11:39 AM

Finally saw Terminator Salvation.

I thought it was awesome, not sure where all the hate for this movie came from.

I liked it but ya know "T2 is the greatest and always will be" etc etc.

Definitely miles and miles away from Rise of the Machines.

Seth

04-12-2010, 04:53 PM

I don't think I've actually seen a Wes Anderson film yet.

...nope I haven't.truthfully?

The Royal Tenenbaums is an excellent movie. I'd watch them in order starting with 1996 Bottle Rocket.

Rushmore has Bill Murray.
Same with Life Aquatic.

If you see The darjeeling Limited, make sure to watch the 15 minute short that goes with it. Hotel Chevalier

I have Tokyo Sonata, North Face(2008), Harry Brown, and Sonatine(1993) queued to view.

Typhoid

04-13-2010, 04:49 PM

I watched Syriana stoned with a couple friends last night. While I might not have grasped everything - because I was stoned - I thought it was a really great movie. Long, but by far one of the better movies I've seen lately.

I highly suggest that anyone who hasn't watched it, watches it.

magus113

04-13-2010, 05:08 PM

I'm gonna finally watch The Big Lebowski tonight if I get the chance to finish my research paper.

Typhoid

04-13-2010, 05:13 PM

I'm gonna finally watch The Big Lebowski tonight if I get the chance to finish my research paper.

That's the best movie about a rug I've ever seen.

magus113

04-13-2010, 10:30 PM

That's the best movie about a rug I've ever seen.

I think I'm going to be amazed, but this paper doesn't look like it's going to be done within the next three hours. Ugh

magus113

04-14-2010, 10:22 PM

Welp finally got around to watching it. I must say I was quite pleased.

The whole scene at the end when they spread Donnie's ashes was fucking hysterical to me.

Fox 6

04-14-2010, 10:34 PM

Welp finally got around to watching it. I must say I was quite pleased.

The whole scene at the end when they spread Donnie's ashes was fucking hysterical to me.

WHAT THE FUCK DOES ANY OF THIS HAVE TO DO WITH VIETNAM!?

Typhoid

04-14-2010, 11:43 PM

God I love that movie.

magus113

04-15-2010, 02:39 AM

The world does not start and stop for you whenever you want it to, you fucking piece of shit!

Keatonmr

04-16-2010, 07:14 PM

I saw Kick-Ass last night and DEMAND all of you to go see it. It is a cinematic masterpiece and I pretty much loved every moment of it. Possibly my new favorite movie, I'm going to see it a second time before I give it a final ranking haha.

Fox 6

04-16-2010, 08:43 PM

TheSlyMoogle

04-17-2010, 01:28 AM

Oh god kick ass was awesome.

I will say there was a sorta like 15 minute period where it lulled and was like "MEH" but overall enjoyed it and really those 15 minutes weren't awful.

isavedlatin89

04-17-2010, 02:00 PM

Yeah, last one I watched in theaters was Kick-Ass. Not a brilliant film, but fun.
http://dvdsnapshot.com/2010Josh/KickAssReview.html

Last one I watched at home was The Red Shoes on Netflix Watch Instant for the Wii. The interface of the Watch Instant is awkward, but it's nice. The film though, is utterly brilliant. Check it out.

Teuthida

04-18-2010, 11:07 AM

The Brothers Bloom. Fantastic movie.

Kick-Ass. Thoughts in the Kick-Ass thread.

Angrist

04-19-2010, 07:26 AM

Pour Elle. 8/10.
French movie about an ordinary man who tries to break free his wife from prison.

Teuthida

04-24-2010, 03:17 PM

Summer Wars

Frickin' amazing.

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Some fighting in the virtual world (I'd only watch if the trailer didn't make you want to see the film):
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magus113

04-27-2010, 02:07 AM

Got a couple in!

Kick-ass: Hilarious. Awesome violence. Hilarious story. I highly recommend.

Lone Wolf and Cub: Based off the manga of the same name, it's a pretty long series of movies and this is the first one. It's old, it's cheesy, but still entertaining.

Angrist

04-28-2010, 05:19 AM

Hitchcock's Rear Window (again). 8/10, maybe 9/10.

Seth

04-28-2010, 09:18 PM

I love Rear Window! Just saw Rope for the first time. It was good....

The Odd Couple with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, such a good old comedy. Haven't seen it since I was a grom.

The Man Who Wasn't There - Good Coen movie, a b&w darky.

Summer Wars - Fucking cool

Teuthida

04-28-2010, 11:20 PM

Return Of The Joker

I think this might be my favorite Batman thing ever. Even better than I remember it being.

Moon

Seriously messed up but very enjoyable. Glad I didn't know the premise going in.

v1zzy

04-29-2010, 02:47 AM

last movie I saw Event Horizon....gives me the chills every time I see it....

Angrist

04-29-2010, 07:11 AM

Clash of the Titans. 6.5/10. Quite entertaining if you just sit back and watch. Pretty girl, I was pretty sure I knew her, but apparently I'd never seen her before in a movie.

http://www.gemmaarterton.info/pictures/gallery4/gemma-arterton-picture-001.jpg
Perhaps she resembles a famous actress... anyone?

magus113

04-29-2010, 09:52 AM

She was the woman in Quantum of Solace that got suffocated by being covered with oil and having it forced into her lungs.

I can't remember for the life of me what her name is though.

Teuthida

04-29-2010, 10:07 AM

Her name's in the pic url: Gemma Arterton.

Angrist

04-29-2010, 11:43 AM

Yeah I looked her up on IMDb. I've never seen any movies she's in.
Now that I see her again, she might look like someone I know in real life. WHAT AM I WAITING FOR!?!

Teuthida

05-02-2010, 11:01 PM

Survive Style 5+

Quite possibly the greatest movie ever made.

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Angrist

05-03-2010, 07:09 AM

"A Japanese quite unlike any other"
Because... instead of amazingly weird, this one's amazingly absurd?

Seth

05-04-2010, 12:56 PM

I've been meaning to see Survive Style 5+ for a while now.
I watched Sharkskin Man and Peach Hip Girl about a month ago. It's a quirky, dark-comedy Japanese movie that has the late 90's exploit feel.
I'm getting Ping Pong(2002) right now. Heard it's good.

Finally watching Once Upon a Time in China(91) It feels a lot like Fearless.

Harry Brown(2009) - Michael Caine, usual good. Not the most original, but plenty of vigilante films make that difficult.

and SUMMER WARS. Seen it twice now cuz it's so damn good. I loved the family nuances. It kind of made sense to have a virtual world where office work gets done, school, etc. Cuts down on transportation costs yo

Ginkasa

05-05-2010, 04:36 AM

Iron Man 2. It was good. Not as good as the first, but it was entertaining and not as bad as some reviews would have you think. Basically, there are just a couple of scenes that don't really play off as well as they were probably hoping, but everything else is what you'd hope for.

Angrist

05-06-2010, 09:30 AM

The Godfather part 1 and 2. The 3rd will follow soon.
1 was better than 2. Partly because in the second, I didn't follow everything that was going on.

And now I understand how Robert De Niro (is that a Dutch name?) could play the father of Al Pacino.

Dylflon

05-07-2010, 03:14 PM

Teuthida

05-08-2010, 12:14 AM

Thirst

Probably my best vampire viewing experience after Let The Right One In (in terms of realism). Dunno how well known this is, but it's by the director of Oldboy (and the rest of the revenge trilogy). Not the best I've seen from him but still a pretty good film. Stars the main actor of The Host as a Catholic priest who becomes a vampire.

Angrist

05-10-2010, 06:53 AM

The Godfather Part III.
Better than the 2nd part. The next generation of the Corleone family was what really made this movie.

Seth

05-11-2010, 04:19 PM

Angrist

05-14-2010, 08:04 AM

Not really a movie but a mini series:
Children of Dune. 7/10.
Nice if you read Dune, but don't want to read the sequels.

Teuthida

05-15-2010, 12:06 AM

Ping Pong It's a pretty good japanese pinppong movie. Not super fast paced, you know the type. I recommend.

The Fall (2006) Feels a bit Pans Labrynth, kid storybook type of movie. Some cool frames and scene shiftees.

Really enjoyed both of those. The Fall had some beautiful scenes.

The Princess and the Frog

Sadly disappointing. Pretty bland story and no memorable songs. Quite liked the villain though. Wish there was more of a focus on him and the voodoo aspects.

Seth

05-15-2010, 01:58 PM

Quick Change - Bill f'ing Murray! How had I not seen it sooner? Underrated since I've never heard of it. Nothing too serious, just some really gold moments.

Valkyrie - Passable, not too bad actually for what it was doing. I felt like a good portion of the takeover could've have been shot differently, especially with the SS but whatever right

Chaw (2009) - Korean monster movie. Kind of in the vein of Host, but not nearly as good. I still watched the entire thing though. Giant. Wild. Boar.

Thirst - Was a decent vamp flick. There were a few really well done scenes. I liked how she would barefoot it n such. Dunno how much I actually liked the movie. Maybe it was the two oldboy leads that could've done so much more besides tiptoeing along the many V cliches, either adhering or not. I would've liked something more,,, engaging....than the multiple unnecessary sex scenes.

The Jerk - I'd avoid. A few good laughs but early Steve Martin is no Bill Murray.

The Rock - Michael Mann trash. I'm probably the only one who had yet to see this....Nic Cage didn't help much. The entire premise...a bit dumb, dumbed but with Mannish polish. I'd avoid if you have a particular dislike for the formulaic. Maybe it's aged poorly against the last 15 years of marine hostages, terrorist threat, Cage yelling skitz devices.

The Germanator

05-16-2010, 12:11 AM

Adventureland

Pretty, ehh...all around. I thought I might like this one, but I didn't. The cast is not bad (Martin Starr, Kristin Wiig, Jesse Eisenberg), but the script (+Ryan Reynolds) just kind of bugs me. Maybe a (6/10)

Teuthida

05-17-2010, 05:57 PM

Dead Leaves

Pure insanity.

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Angrist

05-18-2010, 08:00 AM

Chaw (2009) - Korean monster movie. Kind of in the vein of Host, but not nearly as good. I still watched the entire thing though. Giant. Wild. Boar.

Is that the movie with the huge bigger-than-buildings monsters? I want to see that just for the monsters. :)

KillerGremlin

05-18-2010, 06:32 PM

The Rock - Michael Mann trash.

Michael Bay trash. :p

And sadly, The Rock is comparatively an Oscar-worthy film compared to his recent bowl movements. Transformers 3 is in the works...shoot me.

Angrist

05-19-2010, 08:50 AM

Is that the movie with the huge bigger-than-buildings monsters? I want to see that just for the monsters. :)No wait, I think that was M-Wars.

Seth

05-20-2010, 01:05 AM

lol yeah Michael Bay. dunno how

Angrist: you answered, but the Chaw movie is kind of a low budget thing. The boar's about the size of two grizzly bears. I wouldn't bother with it in case you were wanting a monster movie.

The Happiness of the Katakuris - A comedy from Miike. I laughed my ass off the first viewing, but I was intoxicated. It's gruesome, but not really. If you've seen Ichi the Killer this is polar opposite tameness.

Takeshi Kitano has a new film that just showed at Cannes. Outrage. I'm looking forward to it, mostly because while I hate a lot of serious yakuza films, kitano's are in their own realm of cool. Sometimes the violence and darkness are a bit much, but he makes you feel the characters and combines it with expert filmmaking. See Hana-bi for one of his less violent yakuza films. Still really good, methodically slow stuff that works. Beat knows how to burst violence so it matters.

And in case someone here hasn't seen it yet, The Warriors (1979). Just sayin, it's fucking awesome ambience.

edit: twitchfilm.net Found some interesting films on his review list that I'm getting now. I wish I could find Symbol(2009).

Angrist

05-21-2010, 07:20 AM

Ok. I might see The Chaw one day. I also discovered that I meant D-War. I saw some minutes of it on youtube, it's definitely eye candy.

Teuthida

05-21-2010, 09:36 AM

How to Train Your Dragon

Damn fine movie.

KillerGremlin

05-22-2010, 05:31 PM

Mission Impossible

Nostalgia. Although I think MI3 came out when I was a freshman in college...or maybe it was senior year of high school. Can you believe J.J. Abrams directed MI3?

Mission Impossible is probably the best of the series, although that is currently pending since I will probably rewatch them all now. Still, the movie is pretty awful with cut-paste editing that does not quite fit together and makes the movie feel like a bunch of different parts that were poorly stitched together vs. a flowing story. And the special effects are AWFUL. The sense of speed on the train at the end of Mission Impossible is about as bad as the Disco Volante scene in Thunderball. :lolz:

Here is a comparison:

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(around 1:40)

Also, Tom Cruise has always been a fucking loony, I don't know how I didn't notice it in the past.

Angrist

05-25-2010, 10:23 AM

Yeah, those 2 scenes are pretty bad...

KillerGremlin

05-26-2010, 10:27 PM

Blood Simple

A dark comedy film noir. This film is great and shows a lot of early Coens potential. There's a lot of great cinematography and the cast is top-notch as usual for a Coens film. Surprisingly, there is a decent amount of horror type of shots. I'm not sure if those where intentional or just indicative of early film experience.

Raising Arizona

This is a weird film from the Coen's works that is maybe borderline dark comedy and theatrical circus. It still has some really fun camera work including the first-person motorcycle camera. A fun, quirky film in which Nick Cage manages to not annoy the viewer.

Teuthida

06-03-2010, 05:57 AM

Sherlock Holmes

Quite enjoyed. Though my only prior Holmes experience was Young Sherlock Holmes (which scared the bejeezus out of me as a wee lad), Wishbone, and Neil Gaimon's Lovecraftization of A Study in Scarlet, A Study in Emerald. Methinks shall be picking up some of the books at my local libraritorium.

Angrist

06-03-2010, 08:30 AM

I read The Hound of the Baskervilles. Pretty good, suspenseful book. But don't be fooled by the action that the Sherlock Holmes movie has.

Being John Malkovich
That was... weird.

The Germanator

06-03-2010, 09:24 AM

Suspiria

Italian Horror movie that I was recommended to watch via Netflix. Pretty good. The acting wasn't great, but some of the death scenes were pretty well done. It was the last film made in Technicolor so it has a very strange look to it. The soundtrack is creepy and bizarre as well.

Apparently they are plotting a remake starring Natalie Portman. Not sure how that will go.

The Germanator

06-13-2010, 12:14 AM

The Brothers Bloom. Fantastic movie.

Finally watched this. Not sure why it took me so long because I have trust it Rian Johnson, but this is an incredible film. Maybe a lot of my enjoyment of it has to deal with the fact that I have a brother that I'm good friends with, but either way it was cleverly shot and produced...Just a fun and unpredictable movie.

Typhoid

06-14-2010, 04:27 AM

The Imaginarium Of Dr. Parnassus:

I really enjoyed this movie. I like the fact it was entirely different from anything I've seen. But not only that but there isn't really anything magic about Dr. Parnassus' Imaginarium. It's just a door given to him by the devil to see who can get more souls. I liked that. While he was some legitimate magic prophet at some point, now he's a desperate old man who's getting on by getting souls for Tom Waits.

I think it's definitely a solid rental.

Angrist

06-21-2010, 06:25 AM

Blindness 4/10.
What a horrible attempt at a movie. :( Even though it featured some great actors, they didn't act. The script must have been very low budget and the director (of City of God and The Constant Gardner, 2 good movies) must have been asleep most of the time.
It's really a shame, because the concept for the movie is really great. When a infectious disease causes people to go blind, the infected are put together in an abandoned hospital. It's really interesting to see what the loss of sight does to people (walk around naked, forget about races...).
The situation becomes critical when violent power relations start to emerge.
Now the interesting thing is: there is 1 woman there who hasn't gone blind.

This would make for a great movie, and the trailer gave the illusion it was.
But alas. :( The dialogs were so painful, there were major loopholes that could have been easily avoided. Bah, I'm ashamed I've seen this movie.

The Germanator

06-21-2010, 10:22 PM

Watched a couple Netflix horror recommendations over the weekend.

First was Eyes Without a Face, a French film from the early 60's. It was pretty good. Certainly creepy and at points downright brutal. Slow-paced and psychological. The general plot is kind of thin, but I liked it.

Next was Onibaba (or The Devil Woman), a Japanese film from the early 60's as well. This was pretty awesome. It was kind of like a more psychotic and intense drawn out Twilight Zone episode, which is great. Interesting take on morality in the characters or a lack thereof.

Also, if watching topless Japanese women sleeping/snoring wasn't a fetish for me before, it certainly is now. It's hypnotizing.