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Monte666
05-24-2012, 14:53
Fido perfect 10 old yeller with zombies
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CASI, CASI (Jaime Vallés/Tony Vallés, 2006) — C-
It's just a fairly generic teen comedy. Guy wants to impress girl, realizes that she was the wrong girl for him the whole time, throw in an obnoxious teacher's pet, and a bitchy principal, and you have CASI, CASI. Imagine a Spanish-language version of a film that's half-CLUELESS, half-MEAN GIRLS, but not nearly as entertaining as either of those films.
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http://gonewiththetwins.com/pages/90s/screenshots/crow/crow_bluray.jpg
9/10
Still among the best films ever made.
R.I.P. Brandon Lee...
wesmore24
05-25-2012, 01:40
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: 8/10
i've watched a lot of movies in the past month, its my new hobby.
DreDayDetox
05-25-2012, 03:56
Watchmen: 9/10
Who watches the Watchmen? I do, you do, we did. And I loved it. This is by far, the most faithful adaptation of a graphic novel/comic book EVER MADE. Apart from some annoying slow-mo shots, the film itself is awesome. And I can't really rate it as an original film since it's adapted after a comic, but it was almost page for page, panel for panel and word for word, faithful. Excluding Tales of the Black Freighter which is in the Ultimate Edition, but was not included in the theatrical or special edition release of Watchmen.
Aside from that, I think some lines could have been changed to sound less odd. It's just weird hearing Rorschach say "I shall", but he's the most interesting character on that team, along with Dr. Manhattan. They nailed the 80's look of New York and it's a little chilling to see the Twin Towers in the background. My 2nd favourite part of this film was Patrick Wilson. He became one of my favorite actors after watching this film. The love scene with him and Malin Ackerman were nice. And when I went to see it in theaters, all the girls were giggling at the shots of Dr. Manhattan's penis. They loved that part, even though he just was flaccid. :lol:
But what surprises me the most is how this film got that high of a budget, $130 million, even though many studios don't like doing that since it's risky to make an R-rated picture with such a high budget. Usually those are reserved for PG-13 movies since that would reach a wider audience. And the other thing is how it didn't get an NC-17. There's more penis shots here (and dangling, mind you) than there was with Shame. I guess the MPAA likes blue penises, and they're all women there.
DINAMO788
05-25-2012, 04:07
Damn DreDay, you've been watching a lot of good movies lately!
I agree with you that this is an incredibly faithful adaptation and for that I give Zack and the writers big props. Do you know what studio produced this? because i'd like for them to make all comic/book/videogame adaptations. The big change they made though, was the end, and to be honest i prefer Snyder's ending to Moore's. Moore's was just a lot more bizarre. I personally rated the movie a little lower than you because although im sure the novel was groundbreaking for its time, i've already seen so many other things that it influenced that it didnt blow my mind. That said, i thought both the book and movie were very original and well done. I'd love to see more stuff like this.
Also the MPAA are a mix of suburban parent types. But dont try to figure them out. they're irrational (and moronic).
DreDayDetox
05-25-2012, 04:20
Damn DreDay, you've been watching a lot of good movies lately!
I agree with you that this is an incredibly faithful adaptation and for that I give Zack and the writers big props. Do you know what studio produced this? because i'd like for them to make all comic/book/videogame adaptations. The big change they made though, was the end, and to be honest i prefer Snyder's ending to Moore's. Moore's was just a lot more bizarre. I personally rated the movie a little lower than you because although im sure the novel was groundbreaking for its time, i've already seen so many other things that it influenced that it didnt blow my mind. That said, i thought both the book and movie were very original and well done. I'd love to see more stuff like this.
Also the MPAA are a mix of suburban parent types. But dont try to figure them out. they're irrational (and moronic).
I think the studio is Legendary pictures. Hehe, I saw that documentary "this movie is not yet rated" and you're right on the ball with that. Must be rare to talk them out of an NC-17 rating without severely harming your film by editing lots of parts out.
RedDragon7
05-25-2012, 04:37
Don't be naive people, it's not the studio that makes the adaptations. It's the director. Look at 300, same panel for panel adaptation. It's good that he's faithful but when every single little detail of the graphic novel is recreated exactly it begs the question of whether he has any creativity for himself. There's other ways of saying the same thing. Some people were very upset about the change of the alien octopus. Look at Sucker Punch, original story from him...
Also, Snyder held a couple moments with the penis. When Dr. Manhattan was the size of a building at one point and he turns around, his penis is purposely hidden then.
And remember Dre, even though this film is dark with some nudity and a rape scene, the novel has a big following.
If Snyder can word for word adapt Nolan/Goyer's Man of Steel story, just maybe we'll get a good movie out of it.
DINAMO788
05-25-2012, 04:58
Well Red, if you think the studios dont have any input/influence, just talk to the writers of Transformers. Studios have a lot of input in to how they want "their" movie made.
RedDragon7
05-25-2012, 05:35
Studios do have input on multiple occasions but creative differences don't always happen. If a studio generally likes what Bay is doing and he makes them lots of dough, they let him him do his thing. Between him and Spielberg of course.
If anything changes with the writing, like the jokes... that's Bay changing things not the studio.
DINAMO788
05-25-2012, 05:47
why are we talking about michael bay? of course studios like him. his work is moronic and has explosions. it literally cant fail. But studios have final say on everything. If they dont like the direction or vision that a dirctor/writer has for a movie, they'll make them change or replace them.
And everything that I said about studios doubles for producers, because they are basically the hands on proxy for the studio.
RedDragon7
05-25-2012, 06:33
why are we talking about michael bay?Because you mentioned Transformers. And I was making a point about directors...
jlippone
05-25-2012, 07:49
My one and only (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1185431/combined). (7/10)
A quite good road movie about a mother and her two sons in search of a new life.
MEN IN BLACK III (Barry Sonnenfeld, 2012) — B+
This was surprisingly entertaining, and nearly on par with the first film. The time travel concepts were explained well with maybe one plot hole that's really not too big a deal. Admittedly, the first twenty minutes are weak, but the action and comedy really pick up. Josh Brolin is perfect as young Agent K. His Tommy Lee Jones impression is absolutely uncanny. Michael Stuhlbarg has a nice supporting role as well. He's quirky and has a cool concept behind him. I also loved Bill Hader as Andy Warhol a.k.a. Agent W, and they made some good jokes about him. If you enjoyed the first MEN IN BLACK, you should like this, because it has exactly what made the first film good.
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ps3freak18
05-26-2012, 05:36
Anyone seen the Woman in Black yet? JW i got it and haven't watched it.
DreDayDetox
05-26-2012, 06:04
MIB3 - 7/10
This was surprisingly good and I didn't expect much because the trailers made it seem incredibly cheesy and kinda like the 2nd movie, which also has a plot with time travel. But this did deliver, however the first one is still the best. It still has all the elements of the first. Humor, cool and nasty looking aliens, and a really hot girl at the beginning that will give any man a rise. Damn I love those boobies. Ok, jokes aside, (but I'm serial, that's fap-worthy) there were some forced humor parts where it just felt like cheese and then there were some parts where it felt like this had adult themes that no kid or tweener could grasp, particularly near the end. Oh and fun little fact.
If you're one of those people who stay after the credits in hopes of getting a bonus scene, you won't get it here. But that's ok because I noticed reading the audio section of the credits, it said "audio credits to Mass Effect 3" and there was a scene in the film where J was playing his PS3 (finally, it's not an xbox in a movie) and I was so curious to see what game he was playing. Turns out it was Mass Effect 3, just like the credits states..that just blew my fuckin' mind away
I think overall it's a fun movie to watch with the whole family. I haven't seen it in 3D, they actually gave me the option to choose to see in regular. Wow. And I almost laughed out loud when I saw the GI Joe trailer on screen with the same release date, given the recent circumstances. There is a 6 minute Spider-Man prologue (trying to be like Nolan I see) but you'll only be able to see it if you watch it in IMAX 3D. Oh well, there's a reason camcorders and Youtube exist.
Edit: OH, I also wanna mention that Josh Brolin did a damn fantastic job as a young Agent K. He really nailed it. I had low expectations because I though the movie would be another bad role for him like Jonah Hex, but he surprised me. Not saying he's a bad actor, but he chooses some odd roles sometimes.
RedDragon7
05-26-2012, 07:46
Underworld: Awakening - 6.5/10
I was fairly surprised to see that it did in fact have a storyline. It's just too bad that the first half of the movie is loaded with guns, explosions, constant fights and plenty of cliches. None of the interesting parts surface until the climax, if one can hold off till that point.
The end fight is another Hollywood cliche. What do you do with a sequel? Make a bigger enemy, literally. They're lucky I respect Beckinsale, she's British after all.
THUGGEDOUT
05-26-2012, 09:44
Let Me In [2010] - 7/10- Swedish version was better.
Midnight in Paris.
Was great and clever.
wesmore24
05-26-2012, 16:02
Gladiator- 9.5/10
Great movie, very sad, but I loved it though.
Gladiator- 9.5/10
Great movie, very sad, but I loved it though.
Russell Crowe is a great actor and I love how Joaquin Phoenix really hammed it up as the villain. I look forward to seeing his work in the upcoming Paul Thomas Anderson film THE MASTER.
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wesmore24
05-26-2012, 17:08
Russell Crowe is a great actor and I love how Joaquin Phoenix really hammed it up as the villain. I look forward to seeing his work in the upcoming Paul Thomas Anderson film THE MASTER.
Tapatalking from my bed. Ya mutha says hi.Yes, he was a great villain, he was such a douche!, but his foolishness was justified at the end. :)
TAKE THIS WALTZ (Sarah Polley, 2012) — D-
God, what a truly atrocious piece of garbage filmmaking. It's such a fake indie piece of trash. It isn't the least bit charming, not nearly as much as it thinks it is. The camerawork is not terrible but has this weird foot fetish, fixating on the feet of characters. The worst part about this film is the abysmal script. As I said, it has zero charm, and it often delved into dialogue that made me so uncomfortable, I didn't even know what to do with myself. Just a really really bad movie.
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Watched Sucker Punch it was alright 8/10
RedDragon7
05-27-2012, 00:14
Let Me In [2010] - 7/10- Swedish version was better.I think both are good, but the american version has a little more visual quality. The car scene was a nice differentiation.
wesmore24
05-27-2012, 00:27
1P Man- 9.5/10 just awesome
ps3freak18
05-27-2012, 08:19
The Woman in Black 6/10- Wasn't anything special. Radcliffe was ok in a character other than Potter although I honestly think that is all I will think of him as. But the movie was an ok watch very forgettable though.
THUGGEDOUT
05-27-2012, 08:22
Sling Blade -7.5/10- Dwight Yokum was funny yet a bastard, good acting from him in this, not to mentiion Billy Bob Thorton.
wesmore24
05-27-2012, 15:50
IP Man 2- 8.5/10 not as good as the first, but still enjoyable.
Ratatouille 9/10
Love this movie!
http://www.comingsoon.net/nextraimages/invictus-dvd.jpg
7.5/10
Was dragging a bit every now and then but I like me some inspirational movies.
DreDayDetox
05-27-2012, 23:58
Safe House: 6.5/10
I feel like this should have been directed by Tony Scott, but it was entertaining, although extremely cliche and done about a dozen times before. I will say this, the character interaction between Denzel and Reynolds was pretty cool, but aside from that, the movie is just based on running the whole time. It was cool to see how the CIA works. It shows more than regular CIA movies. Like how waterboarding is done.
wesmore24
05-29-2012, 02:19
Tron Legacy: 8/10
its my favorite movie, i enjoy it every time.
EDIT: 10/10 (stupid TRF making fun of me.)
Tron Legacy: 8/10
its my favorite movie, i enjoy it every time.
Your favorite movie only gets an 8/10? What does a movie have to do to get a 10/10, give you a handjob and make you pancakes or something?
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wesmore24
05-29-2012, 02:44
Your favorite movie only gets an 8/10? What does a movie have to do to get a 10/10, give you a handjob and make you pancakes or something?
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DINAMO788
05-29-2012, 03:04
I think its ok for one's personal favorite to be less than a 10/10 depending on their rating criteria. My favorite comedy is Kung Pow but i wouldnt rate it a 9 or anything. When I rate for example, I rate on overall quality in addition to personal taste. Gone Baby Gone is a great movie but I dont think I would ever watch it again. Same with Letters from Iwo Jima.
I think Wes was being objective with his rating. Even though he loved Tron, he knows its not a 10/10 film.
I suppose, but I'm not a fan of that criteria because it allows public conception of a film to interfere with how one rates it. TRON: LEGACY received mixed reviews, and for that reason, one might be reluctant to rate it a 10/10 even if they love it more than life itself. However, if the overall public opinion of TRON: LEGACY was much higher, one might be more open to the idea of giving it a 10/10.
And I only say this because I feel like I'm subconsciously guilty of public pandering as well. If you really liked, KUNG POW: ENTER THE FIST, then give it a high score.
P.S. Here's my brilliant review of THE AVENGERS: http://www.magjournal.net/the-avengers-review/
I just wrote it today. Discuss.
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DINAMO788
05-29-2012, 03:42
for me its not about public perception, its about quality. Kung pow is a simple movie made without standout actings, action, effects, or directing. but its unique in its own so i love it for that. But if i were to be objective, even loving the jokes and objectively thinking its hilarious, its still like an 8 at the very best in terms of quality. and even that is probably high for some reviewers.
And there are other movies where i think the acting and directing are good, and the movie is acclaim is near immaculate, but i think sucks. Raging Bull comes to mind. To me it was just such a shitty story. That is, the story of Jake just gets shittier and shittier and shittier. I mean, he married his wife saying 50 words to her and he's just a psycho and total ahole all throughout the film. I didnt even get the point of the film. sorry to go off tangent. I guess im just saying you can (sometimes) distinguish between your personal feelings and more objective feels when rating movies.
RedDragon7
05-29-2012, 03:54
P.S. Here's my brilliant review of THE AVENGERS: http://www.magjournal.net/the-avengers-review/
I just wrote it today. Discuss.I don't mind people having their opinion, say, not liking the film but if you're going to write a review do yourself a favor and don't write like a troll. If you don't like Joss' writing that's fine but calling him a "talentless hack" sounds like you're looking for a fight. And then it goes into a restaurant and cave scenario which is just an irrelevant tangent. I'm not trying to bash your review but think about these things and how other people read it, when you're writing them.
I do think think it's ironic that you say it's not a bad film after all the ranting.
Here's mine: http://chrisvanloon.tumblr.com/post/23278729792/the-avengers-just-within-bounds
DINAMO788
05-29-2012, 03:57
Writer-director Joss Whedon is and always has been a talentless hack, unfit to properly pen my order at a restaurant, let alone a big Hollywood adaptation of such a beloved property. His writing is massively and annoyingly pretentious; he wants you to know just how clever he thinks he is. I cannot think of a single point in the film that properly sustained a solemn or tense atmosphere for more than a couple minutes before Whedon butted in and tried to be funny.
Well i guess this is where you'll lose most of your audience. And I for one, think your being unfair. If you were expecting a gritty superhero movie in the vein of the batman movies, then youre the one at fault. We all know this movie wasnt going in that direction and wasnt even trying to. None of the character movies were like that. Not even everyone's beloved iron man. Thats why I still maintain that movies like the Avengers and Ironman are B-class movies and movies like Spiderman and X-men, in general, are A-class because they arent just a bunch of action driven exploits with cheeky dialogue thrown inbetween. They took the material seriously and though action was a big component, they had meaning to them, beyond the action. I felt this was especially evident in X-men films [-origins] (my favorite comic; disclaimer).
The way you bash the writing though makes it sound like its as bad as Transformers, which is the real antithesis of Nolan's batman, not this. It had MUCH better writing than transformers and though it had a lot of quick little witty lines and jokes, none of them were shoved down your throat, which is why i wasnt bothered by the writing at all. There wasnt anything in particular that i hated. I didnt like the story and sequencing more than the writing. Also Scarlett ass shots, Whedon is not a hack.
Well I think my personal style is supposed to make people angry … that's kinda what I do. I do like your review though.
And I wasn't expecting a gritty superhero film, but rather than make THE AVENGERS not be stupid, many of his jokes revolve around how stupid it actually is. Nolan took his material seriously, and I wasn't expecting Whedon to do it to that same degree, but I found it hard to take any bit of the movie seriously at all.
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THUGGEDOUT
05-29-2012, 13:04
Road Trip -7/10-
P.S. Here's my brilliant review of THE AVENGERS: http://www.magjournal.net/the-avengers-review/
That was everything but brilliant... And why would you want to make people angry with a review? It's supposed to inform the reader of the movie's qualities or the lack thereof on the basis of a personal statement. It certainly does not need to juggle with the emotions of the reader. Let the movie itself do the job with respect to that part...
My review of your review: D+
MedicDog
05-29-2012, 14:59
Dark Shadows - 6/10
It's an alright film, something to watch to kill time.
Men In Black 3 - 7.5/10
Not a patch on the first one, miles better than the second. Still a pretty decent film.
That was everything but brilliant... And why would you want to make people angry with a review? It's supposed to inform the reader of the movie's qualities or the lack thereof on the basis of a personal statement. It certainly does not need to juggle with the emotions of the reader. Let the movie itself do the job with respect to that part...
My review of your review: D+
And I thought I did inform people of what I liked and didn't like. I can't keep how I feel about the film out of the review, so I'm not sure what you mean by "juggle with the emotions of the reader."
Besides, y'all would love this review if it was of a film like THE VOW. :snicker
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Blacksite
05-29-2012, 17:18
All I'm going to say is that awarding a B rating for a movie seems awfully generous when you criticize the director for being a 'talentless hack'. To me anyway, it sounds like a C rating would better accompany your overall opinion.
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itachi73378
05-29-2012, 21:14
Minority Report 9/10
nickrobbins
05-29-2012, 21:15
Diary of the dead 8/10 best zombie movie outside of dawn of the dead.
DreDayDetox
05-29-2012, 23:40
Here's the total irony TRF, you have an Avengers sig. You probably are a fan of the comic books version team, but why not have a comic book inspired sig instead of the movie? Not trying to get you for your rating, but it's weird seeing your sig and that review lol.
Iron sky - erm...i enjoyed it but i'm not sure why. 8/10
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Here's the total irony TRF, you have an Avengers sig. You probably are a fan of the comic books version team, but why not have a comic book inspired sig instead of the movie? Not trying to get you for your rating, but it's weird seeing your sig and that review lol.
I got the sig before the movie came out and my laptop is broken so I can only access this site through Tapatalk. Kwesnoth made me an ALIEN sig and avvy but I can't use them quite yet.
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DreDayDetox
05-30-2012, 02:05
Ahh ok ok, thanks for clarifying
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The Ides of March: 8/10
I skipped this out in theaters because I wasn't interested in a movie about politics, especially having George Clooney backing it, because I thought he would give another smug speech at the oscars (Syriana anyone? ). But I gave it a chance today and I am damn ashamed of myself for skipping it. This is really nicely crafted political thriller about how you have to cut corners, cheat, lie and play dirty to get ahead or get your payback. Something that has been happening with politics since politics was an idea. I also gave it a chance because Ryan Gosling is a damn fine actor. And he shines through in this as well. Not to mention that he's so fucking sexy, and I would do him (don't quote me on that). I loved the way they wrote this so that even if you're not familiar with political jargon, or US politics, it's still easy to understand. The ending is really epic too. Great watch.
Winnebago Man, next.
Bhindi_Bhajji
05-30-2012, 19:20
Iron Sky - Clearly intended by the film makers to be so bad that it was just awesome, loved it! 9/10
THUGGEDOUT
05-30-2012, 21:05
An American Werewolf In London -8.5/10-
DreDayDetox
05-31-2012, 01:35
Winnebago Man 8/10
I realized watching this documentary that we live in a society where everyone one of us is the gladiator, and the audience at the games. Youtube is the coliseum, the biggest one. And the rules have changed. People don't just want to see you hurt yourself, they want to see you make an idiot of yourself, share your opinion or talented work on the viral screen. And while viral video stardom is a double edged sword, it appeals to the human condition. Winnebago Man is the story of the very first viral video. This is way before Youtube or the term "viral video" was coined. It's the story of Jack Debney, "The Angriest Man in the World". The documenterian takes us on a ride into his life, what makes him tick and what made him tick in that compilation video. It turns out, he's not just some asshole with an attitude problem. He has a problem with society and he wants people to know it. Hes angry because people don't vent their problems, but keep them reserved. He's fascinated by the fact that people watch his video and like it. But we see why people like it and this documentary provides opinions from his fans. Most seem very superficial and make me think that they're laughing at the expense of his misery or suffering, but in truth, they laugh because they can relate to his anger. We've all had days where life seems like complete shit and we're pissed off and can't do anything about it. This is what this documentary is ultimately all about. The human condition and relatively. And I feel like I'm talking out of my ass.
Killer Elite - 6/10
It entertained me somewhat but at times I was thinking "bullshit" no way can this be based on truth.
They did a goof a phone number area code has 0163 yet back in 1980s there was no 01 numbers BT added the 1 in the early 90s.
An American Werewolf In London -8.5/10-
Seen that movie so many times whilst I was at RAF Valley waiting inthe mess to go fly planes.
itachi73378
05-31-2012, 08:00
127 Hours 8/10
Man o man
This means war - 4/10
Really very crap. I have seen all the actors in other movies do far beter jobs yet in this one they all sucked oh and it wasn't anywhere close to being funny.
TheTenth666
05-31-2012, 11:16
cinema : Avengers : 9/10
Blu-ray : Immortals : 8/10
DreDayDetox
05-31-2012, 18:02
Men in Black 8/10
As I said in my quick review for MIB3, this one is the best out of the bunch, and I'll pretend that MIB2 doesn't even exist. I'm kind of a sucker for origin stories and I noticed that this one had a lot better pacing than the others, and it was also funnier than MIB3, which is sorta shocking given that MIB3 is in 2012, and you'd think it would be funnier. But loved that whole part where J takes the test. It's a fun movie to watch, and if you haven't noticed this: At the starting credits, it says "Based on some Marvel comics" which leads me to believe that MIB was first a comic book for Marvel. Now I wanna read them.
This means war - 4/10
Really very crap. I have seen all the actors in other movies do far beter jobs yet in this one they all sucked oh and it wasn't anywhere close to being funny.
Thanks for the heads up, I hate rom-coms.
wesmore24
06-01-2012, 00:24
Dragon Bruce Lee: 8.5/10
Better then Kung Fu Panda
The Dictator 9/10
So hilarious! If you're easily offended, then skip this movie. But if you're not, then you're in for loads of laughs.
Really? Unexpected. Not really a fan of Sacha Baron Cohen's scripted stuff. I do want to watch it eventually though.
DreDayDetox
06-01-2012, 06:24
IMO, Borat, Bruno and Ali G are his best. They took the film route this time. It's not the same as making it documentary style. Even if it's scripted, the reactions seem "real". Ali G in da House is a good film.
DINAMO788
06-01-2012, 06:31
Ali G in da house is great. Borat i think was just the perfect combination of everything that Sacha does well. I liked The Dictator a lot more than Bruno.
Killer Elite - 6/10
It entertained me somewhat but at times I was thinking "bullshit" no way can this be based on truth.
It's based on a true story. Doesn't mean it's an adaptation of a true story. I've learned to understand the difference. Either way, I really liked "Killer Elite." Clive Owen stole every scene and the action was badass.
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Ali G in da house is great. Borat i think was just the perfect combination of everything that Sacha does well. I liked The Dictator a lot more than Bruno.
Agreed. I think Bruno was his weakest film. Also, I think he lost the novelty of playing a character in a mockumentary style of movie after Bruno. That's why I was glad to see a scripted movie. And I love Ali G In Da House. Still his best IMO
It's based on a true story. Doesn't mean it's an adaptation of a true story. I've learned to understand the difference. Either way, I really liked "Killer Elite." Clive Owen stole every scene and the action was badass.
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If it never said that it was based on true events I would just take it as a semi decent action flick. But the saying goes "Truth is strangert han fiction."
The book was written by ranulph fiennes the guy that was kicked out of the SAS for being too bad ass.
DreDayDetox
06-02-2012, 04:47
Singles 7/10
I expected it to be more on the grunge era, but it does take place in that era, and the soundtrack is very grungy, but it's such a cheesy rom-com in some parts. Still, it's not as bad as what's out today. There's still some artistic quality to it given that the director is Cameron Crowe.
THUGGEDOUT
06-02-2012, 16:13
Prometheus -8.5/10-
Relationship between Vickers and Weyland was predictable.
Did not understand why Vickers continued to run directly under the falling ship instead of running away from where it was heading.
What exactly did David say to the Engineer? Could it be that he told the Engineer to kill them all because he saw that what was happening was wrong?
Snow White and The Huntsmen
8.5/10
They struggled to deepen the world of SWaTH, and they did. The world is very well built, but needed more time for it to leave its memory in one's mind.
The flickering scenes that showed how the world is real and large are beautiful, but not sufficient.
In addition to the unanswered questions of some of the scenes(the large white caribou on,) are what really the deducted points for.
I enjoyed it, nevertheless.
wesmore24
06-02-2012, 16:44
M.I.B- 8/10
Hancock- 8/10
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows pt. 2- 8.5/10
M.I.B 3 7/10 It was ok but nothing special
Prometheus - 8/10.
I really, really enjoyed it. I think the only people who have serious complaints about it are the Alien fanboys who are going in and analyising the film and comparing it to Alien. You do that, and you're not going to be able to enjoy it.
Watch it for what it is, and I'm sure you'll really like it.
Prometheus - 6/10 or 8/10, cant make my mind up?
Too many good bits rushed,whereas maybe less 'things going on' and fleshing out more of the good parts would have worked much better.
Will watch again though
THUGGEDOUT
06-02-2012, 23:23
I would hope that there is a directors cut for Prometheus when the BR comes out. But to those who have seen it already....
You are aware that the crashed ship at the end of the film is not the one in Alien, had to look it up as I had a lot of questions after watching the film!
EDIT: Because my dumb ass thought is was a prequel to Alien, which it isn't!
BoyBettaKnow
06-02-2012, 23:53
Just watched Prometheus. Wasn't bad quite enjoyed it a few things didn't make sense to me but overall it was a good watch. Saw it in 3D but i didn't think i would've missed much had i watched it in 2D.
7/10
DreDayDetox
06-03-2012, 07:30
There Will Be Blood: 10/10
Oh my god, this was such a solid film! Daniel Day Lewis is now my new favorite actor. Cinematography, writing and acting is what's fused into this great film. It's a story about a gold miner who wants to become a rich oil-miner. What I love about this film is the character of Daniel Day Lewis, because you love him and you hate him. The ending is quite something too. Felt good seeing that last scene. Definitely on my to-buy list. If you haven't seen this, do yourselves a favor. You'll be in for plenty of surprises of great acting.
Oh! One more thing: The score and sound design of this film really compliments the tension in the acting and some of the cinematography.
RedDragon7
06-03-2012, 08:09
Back to the Future 9/10
It's been so long since I've seen it and it felt really fresh to back to it after all these years.
Full review: http://chrisvanloon.tumblr.com/post/24315478481/back-to-the-future-timeless
I would hope that there is a directors cut for Prometheus when the BR comes out. But to those who have seen it already....
You are aware that the crashed ship at the end of the film is not the one in Alien, had to look it up as I had a lot of questions after watching the film!
EDIT: Because my dumb ass thought is was a prequel to Alien, which it isn't!
Well it's set in the same universe as Alien, and it has many ties so it kinda is
DreDayDetox
06-03-2012, 17:25
LOL, I'm sorry, this is gonna be very OT, but I can't stop reading that quote in your sig, DC. :lol:
ps3freak18
06-03-2012, 20:48
I been ready to see Prometheus for months now because of RedDragon's signature. I really hope I get a chance to go to the theaters and see it.
The Black Wolf
06-03-2012, 22:37
The Lovely Bones
2009
7 out of 10
It was average for a movie that I thought had so much potential to be more. It's about a girl who is murdered by some serial killer in the neighborhood and she watches her family and her murderer from in between heaven and earth. I felt like the movie was lacking or maybe it's just not my type of movie. I wanted to see more of the girl, something to really connect me to her so I could relate to her or feel something about her death. The serial killer performance was probably the best in the movie, but I wanted to see something that separates him from other serial killers. All and most serial killers I read and watch movies about have instincts and smarts and etc. He was just an average serial killer in a average movie. I watched it in standard def, no blu ray and it looked okay. The music was decent, nothing good to build up suspense or anything, but this really wasn't a suspensful movie. Overall, I thought this movie could have and should been better. Because it was average, I'll probably end up forgetting out this movie and it will not be something I will watch again.
Do I recommend it? Only to certain audiences and people who have read reviews and STILL want to see it. It's definitely a rental and not a purchase.
Aliens 8/10
Was just watching the marathon of it on syfy waiting for my game to download on my ps3.
manutdfan
06-04-2012, 02:04
Prometheus 7/10.
ps3freak18
06-04-2012, 07:45
There Will Be Blood: 10/10
Oh my god, this was such a solid film! Daniel Day Lewis is now my new favorite actor. Cinematography, writing and acting is what's fused into this great film. It's a story about a gold miner who wants to become a rich oil-miner. What I love about this film is the character of Daniel Day Lewis, because you love him and you hate him. The ending is quite something too. Felt good seeing that last scene. Definitely on my to-buy list. If you haven't seen this, do yourselves a favor. You'll be in for plenty of surprises of great acting.
Oh! One more thing: The score and sound design of this film really compliments the tension in the acting and some of the cinematography.
Glad I'm not the only one. I preferred this much more than the film it was going toe to toe with in No Country for Old Men. Daniel Day Lewis kills it in this movie. Second best role next to The Butcher.
DreDayDetox
06-04-2012, 08:19
I couldn't get into Gangs of New York as much, but this is such a great flick. You know, this guy could easily pull off Vlad the Impaler (Dracula). He looks like him. The mustache, the hair.
watched Men in Black 3 last night, to be honest it wasn't really on my list of films to see but I really enjoyed it in the end, I'd recommend if to anyone who enjoyed the last two films!
8/10
DreDayDetox
06-04-2012, 18:48
Oh I only enjoyed the first film before this. I'll pretend MIB2 doesn't exist.
ps3freak18
06-05-2012, 05:51
The Big Lebowski 10/10- Finally a Coen Bros. movie that I thoroughly enjoyed. Loved every minute of it! Perfect cast as well. "Shut the fuck up Donnie!"
DreDayDetox
06-05-2012, 06:16
Shut up, you're out of your element Donny
I'm calmer than you are...just sayin'
They're nihilists dude.
Fucking awesome movie. On my top 10 of all time.
DINAMO788
06-05-2012, 06:50
yeah lol. my fav
"He's a nihilist."
"Ah, that much be exhausting"
ps3freak18
06-05-2012, 07:47
I can't believe I missed out on this movie for so long! It goes in my top 10-15.
DINAMO788
06-05-2012, 08:28
I can't believe I missed out on this movie for so long! It goes in my top 10-15.
Do you really have 10-15 other films that are 10/10?
ps3freak18
06-05-2012, 08:47
Yeah I'm quite liberal with ratings to be honest. I judge a movie mostly on how much enjoyment I got out of it. Most of the other comedies in my top 10 I've seen well over 25 times, some of those weren't 10s to begin with. I don't try to be a movie critic because I know I'm not. Regardless I enjoyed the hell out of The Big Lebowski!
DreDayDetox
06-05-2012, 09:30
Big Lebowski is one of those movies you can watch so many times and it never gets old, it's still fresh. I can watch this movie alone or with my buddies. Regardless of which way I do, it's just an all around feel-good movie.
Max Payne 2/10
I wanted to give this another chance, but it falls short again. Remember reading the Max Payne game manual and you would see that at the end of the introduction to the story it would say, "and lookout for the Max Payne movie by Dimension" which got me so goddamn excited. I kept waiting and waiting and waiting for the day Max Payne movie would be made because of that one comment left by Rockstar in 2001..then, I see the first trailer for Max Payne. I get so excited. I watch it. I defend it. I watch it again. I like it less. And now, this is the final time I will have ever seen this movie.
Max Payne is a piece of fucking shit movie. Nevermind the over-the-top special effects and shitty acting, but they completely mixed the entire story up. They took some story elements from the first and 2nd games and meshed it together with another one they made up for the film. There's such small reference to the actual material that this movie feels like a spin-off that is not even based on the games, except that it just has the same name. Where's the brilliant narration by Max? Why is Mona Sax in this? And why the fuck is she and her sister easter European?
I almost cried at how they ruined the name of Max Payne with this abomination. And I should mention that I just recently bought and beaten Max Payne 1 for PS2 via PSN Classics purchase. That game has some of the best narrative storytelling and writing I have ever seen in a videogame medium. Seriously, that game is like you're playing through a clever, noir detective thriller, so for all those of you who went out to buy the digital download for Max Payne, or remember beating it and the story, let me refresh your memory on what's missing in the movie, which is A LOT.
Spoilers just in case you haven't seen the movie or played the game, but if you haven't seen the movie yet, then don't even bother. This is how you make a bad videogame movie.
Caution: Extremely long analysis
In Max Payne, the story starts out with Max going to his wife and baby child in the very first level. He notices that something's a miss at home. He confirms "honey, I'm home" to no reply. He searches around the house, gets a phone call from the mastermind behind it all, Nicole Horne of Aersir corp and hears a loud bang upstairs. He goes up, notices the broken furniture and hears a gunshot. Worried, he goes for his wife's room and a baddie pops up to shoot him. Max kills him and all the other doped up test subjects on the drug Valkyr and comes to find his wife and baby murdered.
In the movie, this is merely mentioned in flashback sequences.
Next. He sets out to kill the people responsible for it. He finds out that Jack Lupino is involved. In his search, he meets up with his long time partner on the force, Alex. Alex has a lead on who killed Max's family, that it reaches higher up, but someone kills Alex before saying too much and Max is framed for the death of his partner.
In the movie, Jack Lupino is all drugged up on Valkyr and is not really that much into the occult. The guy barely fucking says a line, except in the game, he goes ape shit with his occult sermon. I will say this, the movie version Lupino looks a lot like the game version, they managed to somewhat nail that. But that's just the look, everything else is wrong. Lupino was not Latino, and he worked for an Italian mafia. He was an underboss. In the film, he's just a valkyr-induced maniac who can handle the drug and his henchmen are mostly Valkyr addicts, and less followers like in the game. Max's partner, Alex is also in this movie, except he looks like a hobo. Apparently the NYPD hires homeless people to their lead investigations. Alex also gets killed in the movie trying to tell Max his latest lead on his family's murder and Max is not even framed for it in the movie, it's just barely mentioned that they're wanting to blame Max for his partner's murder. Oh, I also want to mention that movie version Jack Lupino was in the army, which makes little sense, and you'll see why soon.
Now, back to the game. Chapter 2 is started by a hallucination level triggered by Valkyr that Mona Sax gives to Max Payne after he wins the boss fight with Jack Lupino. This is easily one of the freakiest experience I had with the game when I played it as a kid. The blood-line that you have to follow to get to the baby screaming and crying the background, as well as his wife crying. Walls shifting, just like out of a bad nightmare with freddy krueger. He wakes up and is on the search for the mafia boss, Angelo Punchinello, who he finds but is killed by Nicole Horne's private secret service men because he reveals too much to Max Payne.
In the movie version, there is no mention whatsoever of the mafia, or Punchinello, or being poisoned with the drug by Mona Sax, and Jack Lupino gets killed near the end of the film by B.B., Max's backstabbing bastard who took payouts from Nicole Horne. He only finds out at the bonus credit scene that Nicole Horne is the mastermind, and she still lives in the film, which is bullshit.
Finally, in chapter 3, Max uncovers that B.B. is a traitor, goes deeper into the Valkyr origins, within a steel factory that fronts as an underground base. Goes to the Alfred Woden who helps him out throughout the game, and finally goes to Aesir corp building for the final showdown with Nicole Horne and KILLS HER.
In the movie version, B.B. is a traitor, Max kills hims, except he's written as the main antagonist of the story, until the stupid bonus credits scene. He's the one of the rooftop at Aesir instead of Nicole Horne. Alfred Woden doesn't even exist in the film, nor does Vlad, the Russian mafia dealer who helps out Max by giving him a full arsenal of weapons to help him in his fight. Well actually, he helps him out in Chapter 2 of the game to kill Angelo. They did play out the Valkyr origins, except Max finds that out from someone else, not from going inside the hidden bunker to read off the computer. In this one, Valkyr is produced for the army to help fight the War on Terror, NOT the Gulf War, like in the videogame. The drug is told to cease production because of its devastating side effects and Nicole Horne makes sure to continue the production of it. Ok, that's in the movie. Max's wife works at that corporation and finds out about the test subjects. She knows too much and is killed by B.B. in the movie, except in the game, she's killed by a bunch of Valkyr-induced drug addicts. B.B. is the one who shot his wife and kid in the film, ordered by Nicole Horne. And Max meets Nicole Horne early on in the film, in the game, he only meets her at the end of Chapter 2 after Angelo dies, where she also gives him another dose of Valkyr, to which he has a crazy hallucination, even more horrifying than the first due to the dose being an over-dose. I did not see that once in the film.
Nicole also calls Max Payne a few times through payphones and normal phones in the game, yet nothing in the movie. But the worst sin that this talentless hack of a director did was to not include narration throughout the film, instead it's just random scenes with acts mixed up from the game. You have chapter 2, 1 and 3 playing in that order, with a lot missing from them with other material that was made up for the movie. I get that you wanna try making original material for the audience, but the game alone is better than 1 minute of this entire film. That's true storytelling, this piece of fucking shit movie is not. I am so offended that this movie exists. It is insulting to me as a gamer to see such an amazing character and story shat on by some fuckface who doesn't shit about videogames.
Sure let's call Marky Mark up, not the original actor from the game (because the game was told in graphic novel cut scenes instead of CGI, with real images taken, added with a fancy effect on them to make it look like a graphic novel) and ruin the goddamn quality and name of Max Payne.
TL; DR?
Don't see this movie. It's NOTHING like the game. Play the game because that's how you will enjoy that more and the writers of that game should be given royalties and all the money in the world instead of this talentless director.
THUGGEDOUT
06-06-2012, 18:39
Predator [Ultimate Hunter Edition] - 9/10 - So, I had owned the first release on BR and decided to go ahead and get the UHE. I had read reviews on the new picture quality which weren't too good, I agree that there should be grain, however I was blown away by how crisp everything looked. I will say though that early on in the film, there is a shot of Dillon where his face looks way too waxy, almost video game like.
manutdfan
06-06-2012, 21:03
Snow White and the Huntsman 7/10.
The Black Wolf
06-08-2012, 02:35
The Hurt Locker
7 out of 10
2008
It was okay. There was a lot of things I didn't understand, including military jargon. Why did he wear a jacket or suit every single time he went to dismantle a bomb? The suit didn't protect the first guy at the beginning. Maybe it's something military people understand or something, I don't know. I also didn't understand the point of this movie. Another thing is it was different than any of the other war movies I've seen. Most of the time they're fighting a war or they're a group of soldiers trying to get to a safe location. The action was good, so if you don't care about comprehending the movie and just want to watch a war or military movie, then you won't mind it.
Would I purchase the DVD? No.
Do I recommend this movie? Yes, especially for people who like war or military movies.
RedDragon7
06-08-2012, 02:54
They don't always know what kind of bomb they're dismantling. It could be some kind of gas or bio-weapon. The suit protects against certain things.
If you notice later in the film, the guy takes off his helmet and gloves because it's a bigger bomb like in the beginning. The suit doesn't protect against that so may as well diffuse it in comfort.
Tapatalk
itachi73378
06-08-2012, 05:56
Finally saw Avengers. Loved it 9/10
DreDayDetox
06-08-2012, 08:12
The Debt 8.5/10
Here's a pretty solid thriller that's apparently based on true events. It's told through prologues, present day and flashback scenes. It's a story about how three Mossad agents were on the hunt for a Nazi doctor who experimented all types of disgusting and vile surgeries on the Jewish victims of WW2, children included. These guys must stop this man and bring him to a war criminal court for the world to see what he has done. Something happens and the agents must live with a lie. I don't wanna spoil anything, but the pacing seems to be all over the place, yet it still works and the ending is somewhat satisfying. Jessica Chastain is a damn good actress and her jawline is amazing lol. Helen Mirren looks incredibly sexy for her age in this film. She got a rise out of me, if ya know what I mean ;) :lol:
Prometheus: 9/10
Wow, what a joyride that was! I was on the edge of my seat at times and I cringed too (I don't mean that in the expected bad way, but a god thing). Noami Rapace can seriously act terror. There were some really great tense moments and Ridley Scott has certainly not lost his touch because there still are some reminiscent qualities of what made Alien so terrifying and suspenseful. The production design is really quite amazing and the musical score really made me feel like I was there with the crew on that planet. That was such a good score and the sound design is just perfect.
Another thing is the cinematography at the beginning reminds me a lot of Kubrick's 2001 (that's not a spoiler, btw). That being said, I tend to agree with my friend, that it felt a little "cluttered" and it should have been longer, and there certainly are some questions I still have on my mind that could have been answered within the film, but nothing too major. It does set up for a sequel and I cannot wait to see it. If you've only seen some trailers, and no viral marketing of it, you'll be in for lots of surprises. If you were heavily invested in all the trailers, discussion in the Prometheus thread and followed the viral marketing campaign, then you'll be in less surprise, but there are still a few to leave your jaw dropped. This is obviously a day 1 blu-ray buy and I'm still debating whether I should go see it again or wait for it to hit retail shelves, but at the same time, I don't wanna spoil myself to the point where I get sick of it. However, you gotta pay attention to this film. Leave your phones and tablets at home or turn them off because you don't wanna miss this. Do yourselves a favor and see it. With an open mind too. Forget the negative reviews at this point, seriously.
Oh and Mike Fassbander as David? Awesome character development throughout. Reminds me a lot of Sir Ian Holm as the android in Alien. And you'll see why.
For those who have seen it, SPOILERS BELOW, DO NOT CLICK IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN IT.
I really loved the ending and what lead up to it: basically the evolution of the Xenomorph, fully grown, or the "Alien" as we've come to know it. That was really well done. And the other background plot of our entire evolutionary knowledge completely changed by these Space Jockeys. Even Noami's character asks the question: Why did they make us if they wanted to kill us? What changed their mind, I deserve an answer. Cue sequel. But I do wonder why at the beginning, that Space Jockey was ingesting that material? He didn't know he was gonna die, but I'd like to know what it was that he swallowed..it looked a lot like what those pods were liquifying. Loved that high tension scene with Noami using the surgery pod to take the Xeno out. That was insane. Loved the music when they crashed the Space Jockey ship. It sounded so godly, as if the ship was communicating. David was amazing
manutdfan
06-08-2012, 11:27
The Debt 8.5/10
Here's a pretty solid thriller that's apparently based on true events. It's told through prologues, present day and flashback scenes. It's a story about how three Mossad agents were on the hunt for a Nazi doctor who experimented all types of disgusting and vile surgeries on the Jewish victims of WW2, children included. These guys must stop this man and bring him to a war criminal court for the world to see what he has done. Something happens and the agents must live with a lie. I don't wanna spoil anything, but the pacing seems to be all over the place, yet it still works and the ending is somewhat satisfying. Jessica Chastain is a damn good actress and her jawline is amazing lol. Helen Mirren looks incredibly sexy for her age in this film. She got a rise out of me, if ya know what I mean ;) :lol:
Prometheus: 9/10
Wow, what a joyride that was! I was on the edge of my seat at times and I cringed too (I don't mean that in the expected bad way, but a god thing). Noami Rapace can seriously act terror. There were some really great tense moments and Ridley Scott has certainly not lost his touch because there still are some reminiscent qualities of what made Alien so terrifying and suspenseful. The production design is really quite amazing and the musical score really made me feel like I was there with the crew on that planet. That was such a good score and the sound design is just perfect.
Another thing is the cinematography at the beginning reminds me a lot of Kubrick's 2001 (that's not a spoiler, btw). That being said, I tend to agree with my friend, that it felt a little "cluttered" and it should have been longer, and there certainly are some questions I still have on my mind that could have been answered within the film, but nothing too major. It does set up for a sequel and I cannot wait to see it. If you've only seen some trailers, and no viral marketing of it, you'll be in for lots of surprises. If you were heavily invested in all the trailers, discussion in the Prometheus thread and followed the viral marketing campaign, then you'll be in less surprise, but there are still a few to leave your jaw dropped. This is obviously a day 1 blu-ray buy and I'm still debating whether I should go see it again or wait for it to hit retail shelves, but at the same time, I don't wanna spoil myself to the point where I get sick of it. However, you gotta pay attention to this film. Leave your phones and tablets at home or turn them off because you don't wanna miss this. Do yourselves a favor and see it. With an open mind too. Forget the negative reviews at this point, seriously.
Oh and Mike Fassbander as David? Awesome character development throughout. Reminds me a lot of Sir Ian Holm as the android in Alien. And you'll see why.
For those who have seen it, SPOILERS BELOW, DO NOT CLICK IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN IT.
I really loved the ending and what lead up to it: basically the evolution of the Xenomorph, fully grown, or the "Alien" as we've come to know it. That was really well done. And the other background plot of our entire evolutionary knowledge completely changed by these Space Jockeys. Even Noami's character asks the question: Why did they make us if they wanted to kill us? What changed their mind, I deserve an answer. Cue sequel. But I do wonder why at the beginning, that Space Jockey was ingesting that material? He didn't know he was gonna die, but I'd like to know what it was that he swallowed..it looked a lot like what those pods were liquifying. Loved that high tension scene with Noami using the surgery pod to take the Xeno out. That was insane. Loved the music when they crashed the Space Jockey ship. It sounded so godly, as if the ship was communicating. David was amazing
Yeah was a good film I'd say 7/10.
The Black Wolf
06-08-2012, 12:53
They don't always know what kind of bomb they're dismantling. It could be some kind of gas or bio-weapon. The suit protects against certain things.
If you notice later in the film, the guy takes off his helmet and gloves because it's a bigger bomb like in the beginning. The suit doesn't protect against that so may as well diffuse it in comfort.
Tapatalk
That makes sense, thank you for explaining it. I didn't know that about the suit and gas and bioweapons.
THUGGEDOUT
06-08-2012, 13:03
The Debt 8.5/10
Here's a pretty solid thriller that's apparently based on true events. It's told through prologues, present day and flashback scenes. It's a story about how three Mossad agents were on the hunt for a Nazi doctor who experimented all types of disgusting and vile surgeries on the Jewish victims of WW2, children included. These guys must stop this man and bring him to a war criminal court for the world to see what he has done. Something happens and the agents must live with a lie. I don't wanna spoil anything, but the pacing seems to be all over the place, yet it still works and the ending is somewhat satisfying. Jessica Chastain is a damn good actress and her jawline is amazing lol. Helen Mirren looks incredibly sexy for her age in this film. She got a rise out of me, if ya know what I mean ;) :lol:
Prometheus: 9/10
Wow, what a joyride that was! I was on the edge of my seat at times and I cringed too (I don't mean that in the expected bad way, but a god thing). Noami Rapace can seriously act terror. There were some really great tense moments and Ridley Scott has certainly not lost his touch because there still are some reminiscent qualities of what made Alien so terrifying and suspenseful. The production design is really quite amazing and the musical score really made me feel like I was there with the crew on that planet. That was such a good score and the sound design is just perfect.
Another thing is the cinematography at the beginning reminds me a lot of Kubrick's 2001 (that's not a spoiler, btw). That being said, I tend to agree with my friend, that it felt a little "cluttered" and it should have been longer, and there certainly are some questions I still have on my mind that could have been answered within the film, but nothing too major. It does set up for a sequel and I cannot wait to see it. If you've only seen some trailers, and no viral marketing of it, you'll be in for lots of surprises. If you were heavily invested in all the trailers, discussion in the Prometheus thread and followed the viral marketing campaign, then you'll be in less surprise, but there are still a few to leave your jaw dropped. This is obviously a day 1 blu-ray buy and I'm still debating whether I should go see it again or wait for it to hit retail shelves, but at the same time, I don't wanna spoil myself to the point where I get sick of it. However, you gotta pay attention to this film. Leave your phones and tablets at home or turn them off because you don't wanna miss this. Do yourselves a favor and see it. With an open mind too. Forget the negative reviews at this point, seriously.
Oh and Mike Fassbander as David? Awesome character development throughout. Reminds me a lot of Sir Ian Holm as the android in Alien. And you'll see why.
For those who have seen it, SPOILERS BELOW, DO NOT CLICK IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN IT.
I really loved the ending and what lead up to it: basically the evolution of the Xenomorph, fully grown, or the "Alien" as we've come to know it. That was really well done. And the other background plot of our entire evolutionary knowledge completely changed by these Space Jockeys. Even Noami's character asks the question: Why did they make us if they wanted to kill us? What changed their mind, I deserve an answer. Cue sequel. But I do wonder why at the beginning, that Space Jockey was ingesting that material? He didn't know he was gonna die, but I'd like to know what it was that he swallowed..it looked a lot like what those pods were liquifying. Loved that high tension scene with Noami using the surgery pod to take the Xeno out. That was insane. Loved the music when they crashed the Space Jockey ship. It sounded so godly, as if the ship was communicating. David was amazing
Could I be reaching here when I think that...
What David says to the Space Jockey has something to do with its reaction and that's why it tries to kill them?
Also the part that was WTF for me was when Vickers is running from the crashing ship, why in gods name didn't she run to the side rather keep going straight?!
DreDayDetox
06-08-2012, 16:47
Could I be reaching here when I think that...
What David says to the Space Jockey has something to do with its reaction and that's why it tries to kill them?
Also the part that was WTF for me was when Vickers is running from the crashing ship, why in gods name didn't she run to the side rather keep going straight?!
Hey, you know, that could be it. Or I thought the reason SJ took David's head off was because he sensed he was not a true human. I mean, he reached out to him at first, and "felt him" I guess..but was dissapointed that the only person in the room who knows how to speak his language is a foreign lifeform. And Vickers probably ran straight because she thought she would die either way. She's a more aggressive thinker, the alpha female..but that's a horrible way to go out lol. I kinda wanted her to live so she could carry on her father's legacy and be even worse. But I bet the old man has some back-up plans in the event of his death. Copies of himself that are androids. Loved the part where David gets offended by being called a robot and pretty much contaminates that guys wine glass with that bacteria or lifeform he touched out of that pod. Also that tattooed mohawk dude seriously doesn't look like a geologist to me, more like a mercenary or soldier they would hire for their team lol.
Prometheus: 8/10
I really loved the ending and what lead up to it: basically the evolution of the Xenomorph, fully grown, or the "Alien" as we've come to know it. That was really well done. And the other background plot of our entire evolutionary knowledge completely changed by these Space Jockeys. Even Noami's character asks the question: Why did they make us if they wanted to kill us? What changed their mind, I deserve an answer. Cue sequel. But I do wonder why at the beginning, that Space Jockey was ingesting that material? He didn't know he was gonna die, but I'd like to know what it was that he swallowed..it looked a lot like what those pods were liquifying. Loved that high tension scene with Noami using the surgery pod to take the Xeno out. That was insane. Loved the music when they crashed the Space Jockey ship. It sounded so godly, as if the ship was communicating. David was amazing
The SJ created life on earth that way or at least human life.
DreDayDetox
06-08-2012, 17:40
Now that I think of it, yeah, that makes sense because of
the DNA structure coming to life in the waterfall..and it's even said in evolution that we came from water as microbes, right?
DINAMO788
06-08-2012, 18:05
I just want to thank you guys for the generous use of spoiler tags.
THUGGEDOUT
06-08-2012, 18:31
I really loved the ending and what lead up to it: basically the evolution of the Xenomorph, fully grown, or the "Alien" as we've come to know it. That was really well done. And the other background plot of our entire evolutionary knowledge completely changed by these Space Jockeys. Even Noami's character asks the question: Why did they make us if they wanted to kill us? What changed their mind, I deserve an answer. Cue sequel. But I do wonder why at the beginning, that Space Jockey was ingesting that material? He didn't know he was gonna die, but I'd like to know what it was that he swallowed..it looked a lot like what those pods were liquifying. Loved that high tension scene with Noami using the surgery pod to take the Xeno out. That was insane. Loved the music when they crashed the Space Jockey ship. It sounded so godly, as if the ship was communicating. David was amazing
Just wondering...
If maybe the SJ in the beginning knew what he was doing. What if he was doing something that wasn't meant to be done, hence the other SJ's going back to earth to perhaps destroy what he should not have created?
DreDayDetox
06-08-2012, 18:58
Just wondering...
If maybe the SJ in the beginning knew what he was doing. What if he was doing something that wasn't meant to be done, hence the other SJ's going back to earth to perhaps destroy what he should not have created?
There's that too. I'm assuming all those drawings they found in numerous caves around earth are the Space Jockeys being worshiped by humans...could they have visited humans and made them bow to them?
Prometheus - 8.5/10
It set up a sequel, that's for sure. Loved Fassbender's and Theron's acting. Plus, the last bit with the pseudo-Alien coming outta the Engineer's body... wow. Just wow, can see a full connection coming through. Man, can't wait for Prometheus 2, the Engineers' home-world is going to be amazing!
DreDayDetox
06-08-2012, 22:12
Hot Fuzz 9/10
Boy, am I glad I bought this movie on blu-ray and for $5, no more. Hot Fuzz is easily my favorite Simon Peg and Nick Frost comedy. Paul is close, but Hot Fuzz takes the cake. And directed by Edgar Wright, no less. Hot Fuzz is an action comedy that pokes fun at the action genre. But it doesn't do it in a way that it becomes ridiculous like a parody movie, however very cleverly and at times extremely funny. Great film, I highly recommend.
http://youtu.be/YnxtY60AdKs
This is easily my favorite part in the entire film. Had me in stitches. :lol:
RedDragon7
06-08-2012, 22:45
Screw Paul... Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead. Until The World Ends, then it'll be those three. And likely be one of the best trilogies.
"Prometheus" (Ridley Scott, 2012) — A
I actually loved this film. It's so relentlessly brutal and intense. Some parts are badass, some are terrifying, and some are even funny. The characters are all likable and even though the dialogue is a bit bland, I can accept it because the world is so beautifully and creatively crafted. Also, Charlize Theron has a nice ass.
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THUGGEDOUT
06-09-2012, 00:50
Glengarry Glen Ross -9.5/10-
Glengarry Glen Ross -9.5/10-
I love this movie. The acting is phenomenal and the dialogue is so sharp and intelligent.
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DreDayDetox
06-09-2012, 06:23
The Captains: 7/10
A good doc narrated by William Shatner about all the Star Trek captains of each television series. From the legendary Sir Patrick Stewart to the recent Chris Pine, Shatner goes on a quest to talk to all these actors on why they did acting, how they got the role and what they're currently doing for their future. It's a good doc with a beautiful piano score, but it's also weird because Shatner is so eccentric in his interviews. But there's still some laughs and he's a joker at all the right times. The Deep Space Nine actor was easily the most odd interview ever lol.
The Island 8/10
Say what you will about Michael Bay, but this is his best film. He at least tried making an original attempt at a story and played around with a concept. It's basically a lighter version of 1984, except taking place in 2019 (coincidence that it's in that year?). The character development is actually pretty good, but just pretty good, no more or less than that. The production design is really nice and so is the visual look of the film. This Island is basically the same set as Transformers 1 and Revenge. I see a lot of places there that I've seen in Transformers 2 lol. Even the highway action scenes that apparently made their way into the Transformers movies started here first. But at its core, it's a popcorn flick, that's trying to establish a message but really ends with a happy ending. I think some of the length could have been cut out, but it doesn't have as many stupid comic reliefs as the Transformers series does. The Helicopter shots are still there lol and so are the low-angle pans of two characters on-screen like in Bad Boys 2, which Hot Fuzz parodied lol. Overall, it's a decent addition from Bay. I'd say The Island, The Rock and the first Transformers are his only good films.
RedDragon7
06-09-2012, 07:34
When I first saw that (obviously at a younger age), I thought Scarlett looked super hot. Bay does know how to make a woman sexy-round.
DINAMO788
06-09-2012, 07:40
The Bad Boys movies and The Rock are his only good movies. The Transformers films are just various degrees of awful. And I thought the premise for the Island was interesting but poorly executed. The dialogue I think I remember was just terrible. but then again, why would you give a creative idea to michael bay...And man, Scarlett sucks at acting. I dont think i've ever been so attracted to a women who is just so sub-par at what she is known for.
Anyway, I tried to count all of the product placement in that film and had to take off my socks to use my toes.
RedDragon7
06-09-2012, 07:44
Don't confuse Megan Fox with Scarlett.
neoxthexone
06-09-2012, 08:14
Prometheus 8/10
I was quite disappointed that I didn't get the same suspense as I did with Alien, but it did have its terrifying moments. I did however enjoy the story and the visuals were spectacular.
I know there'll be a sequel but I don't think it really needs one, it answers quite a few things from the alien series but then goes and make you ask "why did the engineers want to destroy us even though they created us". I would rather they didn't answer that question and just leave it open for interpretation.
But I also found it odd how the engineer at the beginning was dressed much differently and travelled in (classic UFO design) where as the designs for other engineer were suited with these biomechanical suits.
ps3freak18
06-09-2012, 08:16
Goon 7.5/10- This was actually a pretty damn funny movie. It's been a while since I watched Sean William Scott in a movie but I laughed a good bit. The movie overall was pretty stupid but I enjoyed it very much
DreDayDetox
06-09-2012, 09:27
Neo, I wondered that myself too and this movie actually engaged me more than Alien lol. Then again, I watched Alien on blu-ray vs. watching Prometheus in the theater.
THUGGEDOUT
06-09-2012, 11:56
Iron Sky -7/10- This film has some funny moments and some really good effects...
ps3freak18
06-09-2012, 15:38
I honestly think that Prometheus has become my most anticipated movie of the year to see. I guess I drank the Koolaid that they been serving with the endless advertising.
DreDayDetox
06-09-2012, 17:25
But it's healthy kool-aid that won't kill ya lol. I want some more!
THUGGEDOUT
06-09-2012, 17:26
I love this movie. The acting is phenomenal and the dialogue is so sharp and intelligent.
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Always wanted to see this film and finally had the chance thanks to Netflix, lol. But yeah, I was blown away by the acting, especially Jack Lemmon, who had me cracking up at times with his dialog. The casting was brilliant...
Always wanted to see this film and finally had the chance thanks to Netflix, lol. But yeah, I was blown away by the acting, especially Jack Lemmon, who had me cracking up at times with his dialog. The casting was brilliant...
Jack Lemmon was definitely my favorite in the film as well. Is it in Instant Queue now or did you rent the DVD?
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THUGGEDOUT
06-09-2012, 20:51
Jack Lemmon was definitely my favorite in the film as well. Is it in Instant Queue now or did you rent the DVD?
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Instant Queue...
Instant Queue...
Awesome. I rented it once but I've been dying to see it again.
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DreDayDetox
06-10-2012, 00:24
Ok now I wanna watch this movie because of you two lol.
Prometheus - 8/10
Once this movie gets going, it really locks you in. The common complaint is regarding the unanswered questions and I would have to agree. I know I enjoyed watching this movie, but once it was over, I didn't really know what just happened. On the other hand though, it does add an element of mystery and thought to the movie.
So basically, the rating might go up after a second viewing.
DreDayDetox
06-10-2012, 03:16
I'm so anxious to see Red's review of this lol.
Iron sky - utter utter shite...0/10
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RedDragon7
06-10-2012, 09:42
Prometheus
I think all the theories and speculation between the two threads shows how some unanswered questions allow a certain amount of depth which becomes a conversation piece. IMO, that's infinitely a win over half the sci-fi movies like Avatar or even District 9. I didn't leave the theater wishing for more (considering the sequel will handle that), but rather theorizing and speculating on some of it. I do find some of the thematics just great, "Big things come from small beginnings".
Philosophy merged with a strong narrative is grade-A for me.
The only thing that outweighs the philosophy in this movie is the characters. Most of the main crew make the character interactions drive the story to an extent.
I could keep going but I'll save the rest for my full review. Almost 2am now and I have a meeting in the morning... dinner and bed right now.
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid To Ask) is one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. The vignettes are sometimes clever, sometimes very silly, but always funny. My favorite ones are the court jester and the mad scientist vignettes. A+
30 Minutes or Less is not nearly as good as Zombieland, but it's really not that awful either. Jesse Eisenberg is good as always and I like the supporting cast. Sometimes the film does rely on vulgar language more than it should, but that doesn't stop the funny parts from being funny. It's a hit-and-miss comedy, but when it strikes the right note it can be quite entertaining. B-
Cool Hand Luke is one of the best films I've ever seen. It reminds me of the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; of course, this film predates that one by eight years. Paul Newman is charming and charismatic in the lead role and the supporting cast does an excellent job as well. It's a film that is rout with powerful symbolism and it fires on all cylinders. A+
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DINAMO788
06-11-2012, 05:09
Tree of Life: 7.5/10
Finally got around to seeing it. I thought it was quite good. I've never seen story telling like this before. This style plus the direction kept me intrigued enough to never get bored. I had loads of questions as I was watching it and had a few guesses but nothing was really answered (at least i didnt get it). I consider this film as more of a viewing experience than really "watching a movie" if that makes any sense (it probably doesnt). Still, i'm glad I watched it. It was a unique experience as well as a personal experience.
After Tree of Life I also caught the end of Big Fish and just wanted to mentioned again that I really like this movie. Oh, and it was interesting seeing Marion Cotillard now that I actually know who she is.
THUGGEDOUT
06-11-2012, 06:31
21 Jump Street -7/10- Favorite line in the whole movie was..."Fuck Glee.", had real funny moments and enjoyed the cameos from the cast of the show.
Tree of Life: 7.5/10
Finally got around to seeing it. I thought it was quite good. I've never seen story telling like this before. This style plus the direction kept me intrigued enough to never get bored. I had loads of questions as I was watching it and had a few guesses but nothing was really answered (at least i didnt get it). I consider this film as more of a viewing experience than really "watching a movie" if that makes any sense (it probably doesnt). Still, i'm glad I watched it. It was a unique experience as well as a personal experience.
After Tree of Life I also caught the end of Big Fish and just wanted to mentioned again that I really like this movie. Oh, and it was interesting seeing Marion Cotillard now that I actually know who she is.
The Tree of Life is probably in my top 20 movies of all time. I think it's a masterpiece, and I've seen it like 8 times.
21 Jump Street -7/10- Favorite line in the whole movie was..."Fuck Glee.", had real funny moments and enjoyed the cameos from the cast of the show.
Very funny movie. "One particle of unobtainium has a nuclear reaction with the flux capacitor. Carry the 2, changing its atomic isotoner into a radioactive spider. Fuck you science!"
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DINAMO788
06-11-2012, 17:24
The Tree of Life is probably in my top 20 movies of all time. I think it's a masterpiece, and I've seen it like 8 times.
Maybe you can explain (PM) it to me then. For example, I didnt see the relevance or point of the sean penn stuff at all. I do like how he's second billing though -__-
RedDragon7
06-11-2012, 18:46
One of the theories that I think works even if it's not the real reason... The movie played like a series of memories. So it would occasionally show present day with the main story being his childhood. And then the two converge at the end. Past, present and possibly future in the same place. It's a more experimental narrative than anything traditional. I enjoy that stuff, although it is a long movie.
Also the visuals are spectacular. And the sound really adds to the ambience of the memory concept.
I just turned that that into a mini review hah. Can't help myself.
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The Island 8/10
Say what you will about Michael Bay, but this is his best film. He at least tried making an original attempt at a story and played around with a concept. It's basically a lighter version of 1984, except taking place in 2019 (coincidence that it's in that year?). The character development is actually pretty good, but just pretty good, no more or less than that. The production design is really nice and so is the visual look of the film. This Island is basically the same set as Transformers 1 and Revenge. I see a lot of places there that I've seen in Transformers 2 lol. Even the highway action scenes that apparently made their way into the Transformers movies started here first. But at its core, it's a popcorn flick, that's trying to establish a message but really ends with a happy ending. I think some of the length could have been cut out, but it doesn't have as many stupid comic reliefs as the Transformers series does. The Helicopter shots are still there lol and so are the low-angle pans of two characters on-screen like in Bad Boys 2, which Hot Fuzz parodied lol. Overall, it's a decent addition from Bay. I'd say The Island, The Rock and the first Transformers are his only good films.
Kind of funny you mention him trying to be original, when the movie is actually a huge ripoff of a b movie from the 70s called "Parts: The Clonus Horror." DreamWorks was even sued by the film makers and paid them a settlement.
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Wanderlust 5/10 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1655460/)
It took me 2 attempts to watch this.
The first 10 minutes are absolute trash with unfunny extra long or at east longer than they need to be scenes that I think are there just to make the movie longer. It put me off watchign it so much I did stop the DVD to watch something else and went back to it last night to watch the rest.
The hype was Aniston got her boobs out which she does go topless but they are censored out Japanese porn style yet we see plenty of aging man cock and saggy boobs on old silver haired nudists.
DreDayDetox
06-11-2012, 21:03
Kind of funny you mention him trying to be original, when the movie is actually a huge ripoff of a b movie from the 70s called "Parts: The Clonus Horror." DreamWorks was even sued by the film makers and paid them a settlement.
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I really don't care if a shitty movie is ripped off. So, still original to me.
Easy Money, much like most of Rodney Dangerfield's movies, is just a front for his witty one-liners. I'm not complaining; Rodney Dangerfield is one of my favorite comedians, if not my all-time favorite. I like that he still remained largely the same person by the end even though he did go through an ordeal for his family. Perhaps he's no better a man, but you see that he was always a good man to begin with. B+
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THUGGEDOUT
06-12-2012, 21:54
Final Destination 2 -7.5/10-
Final Destination 3 -8/10-
DINAMO788
06-12-2012, 22:04
Easy A: 7.5
It really is a good film. I usually dont like obvious sarcasm in most films but Emma, Stanley, and Patricia just do it with master craft. Emma is cute and does a great job. Naturally funny and just a good movie overall. Excellent writing.
Who would have thought that Madagascar: Europe's Most Wanted would be my favorite in the series? Certainly not I. It's funny and it's got heart to it, and there are two scene in particular I love, involving bright lights and cool circus acts. I wasn't sure we needed another Madagascar film and this isn't a great movie, but it's still a fun time for kids and adults alike. B
Snow White and the Huntsman has so many opportunities to stand our but it misses on them. There are a few cool bursts of creativity, from the forest troll to the Sanctuary to the fairies, but the film instead prefers to focus on the generic setting and story. The acting is hammy, the camerawork is only okay, and the pacing is terrible. It's a really dull, boring, generic, and uninspired film, but it does have a positive and that's that it made Kristen Stewart look beautiful (she still can't act though). C
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Hangover 2- 7/10 Meh it was alright.
Hangover 2- 7/10 Meh it was alright.
I watched about 20-25 minutes of it on hbo go before I turned it off. There were some funny parts, mainly with Bradley Cooper's and Ed Helms' characters, but Zach Galifinakis' character is just plain annoying. I loved the first movie, and sure the joke in the first one was his stupidity and it was done well, but in this they just amplified it for the sake of comedy and in doing so they killed any humor associated with it.
Are there any redeeming qualities that would make it worth watching the rest of it?
RedDragon7
06-13-2012, 04:59
One of the best moments for Gaifinakis is near the end. I was laughing so hard. Actually that moment and then the scene after with the father is pretty funny as well.
KyleOnTheRun
06-13-2012, 05:00
Drive, starring Ryan Gosling - 4/10.
Not even CLOSE to deserving of its critical praise. Obscenely slow "thriller" with pretentious dialogue and actor silence.
DINAMO788
06-13-2012, 05:06
Drive, starring Ryan Gosling - 4/10.
Not even CLOSE to deserving of its critical praise. Obscenely slow "thriller" with pretentious dialogue and actor silence.
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itachi73378
06-13-2012, 07:26
The Chronicles of Narnia Trilogy 9/10
neoxthexone
06-13-2012, 07:43
Cloverfield 9/10
It still feels as immense when I first watched it.
ps3freak18
06-13-2012, 16:00
Sherlock Holmes Game of Shadow 8/10- I don't think that this one was as good as the first but not like it was a disappointment compared to the first. The action and effects in this movie were simply awesome. Plus the usual formula of Downey Jr. and Law worked as great as ever. Very satisfied. Also doesn't hurt that I got the Blu Ray for 12.99 at Best Buy. Just a heads up for anyone wanting to get it for cheap.
THUGGEDOUT
06-13-2012, 20:41
Final Destination 4 -2/10- LAME. Shocking that the director did FD 2, which was pretty good.
Resident Evil: Afterlife 6/10 Slo-mos we're pretty corny and I hated who portrayed wesker.
RedDragon7
06-14-2012, 13:22
Resident Evil: Afterlife 6/10 Slo-mos we're pretty corny and I hated who portrayed wesker.My friends and I back in school, got together and watched a downloaded copy. That was a fun, basically parodying the movie.
gangsta_795
06-14-2012, 13:29
Sherlock Holmes - 8.5/10
Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows - 8/10
Project X - 8/10
ps3freak18
06-14-2012, 16:57
Man on a Ledge 8.5/10- I was actually surprised how good this movie was I wasn't expecting alot but Sam Worthing was great in the movie. The story was a bit over the top and unbelievable that the events that transpire go down as they did. But the story was pretty good and overall an interesting movie from beginning to end.
Spirited Away 9/10 As Many times as I've seen it I don't think I'll get sick of it love this movie.
DINAMO788
06-14-2012, 18:06
Man on a Ledge 8.5/10- I was actually surprised how good this movie was I wasn't expecting alot but Sam Worthing was great in the movie. The story was a bit over the top and unbelievable that the events that transpire go down as they did. But the story was pretty good and overall an interesting movie from beginning to end.
I have never gone from almost completely disliking a film in the first half, to having a great time by the end of the second half. That Jump was just insane and it got really fun. But the action/dialogue in the first half was just horrendous. Luckily I was able go from cringing to laughter whenever Eddie Burns spoke. I dont know how he isn't Bay's go-to actor.
DreDayDetox
06-14-2012, 18:26
Project X 5/10
That's my new rating for it. It's a found footage movie (jesus, this is becoming a trend nowadays) that anyone on PSU can make. Just have a small house party and tell people to do stupid shit. What annoys me the most in this film is that it supports douchebag teenagers like Rocca. That guy is the epitome of it. I guess it also depends on who likes to party and who doesn't. I don't mind going to a party once in a long while, but I generally hate the atmosphere of one because alcohol makes for an amazing truth serum and makes people sound pathetic.
Oh and as for the movie? Todd Phillips needs to try a different genre for once. I love the Hangover and Old School is a cult classic to me, but come one. Try drama, or action or anything but comedy.
Apollo 13 8/10
Ya know, I couldn't get into this movie as much, and I love astronomy. I wanted to see it again cause I've only seen it once when I was a kid and I don't remember much. It's pretty accurate to the events of Apollo 13, and they make the techno-babble language at NASA sound understandable for any audience that doesn't know too much about what it is to be an astronaut or all the buttons inside a spaceship. They actually took the actors to space camp for a few months to learn all the insides of a rocket, which apparently had 500 buttons back then. I think it's the dialogue that made this film really dry for me to get into.
Piranha 3DD lacks the campy charm that its predecessor had. Everything about this movie is bland; the gore is bland, the nudity is bland (when it happens every five seconds it loses any effect, especially when half of the boobs are fake), and the film mostly just relies on cameos. There are some good parts involving Ving Rhames and David Hasselhoff, but most of the film is dull and boring. (John Gulager, 2012, 83 min., R) D+
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is just as entertaining as when I first saw it. Everything about this film is just so cool, from the action to the effects to the characters to the comedy. It's all brilliant, although people who aren't geeks may not take to this as well as I have. (Edgar Wright, 2010, 113 min., PG-13) A
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America is stupid and childish, but damn is it funny. Most of the humor is just the two morons laughing at sexual undertones and double entendre, but you'll be laughing along with them the whole time. Mike Judge strikes again. (Mike Judge, 1996, 81 min., PG-13) B+
eXistenZ had promise in the beginning, but it ended up being pretty dull and boring. Cronenberg seems to be hit and miss, and unfortunately this is a miss. (David Cronenberg, 1999, 97 min., R) C
DreDayDetox
06-15-2012, 01:46
Guys, I bought Dune (1984 version) n blu-ray. Is it any good, despite the low scores, or should I just return it?
itachi73378
06-15-2012, 01:49
Tron Legacy 8/10
DINAMO788
06-15-2012, 01:52
Guys, I bought Dune (1984 version) n blu-ray. Is it any good, despite the low scores, or should I just return it?
I'm personally never watching the Lynch version. I dont think most fans of the book like it. We're still waiting for a real movie to be made (though it's a huge challenge). Jodorowsky has great passion for the project, but his original script wouldve produced a 14 hour movie. its haaaard to do this one right.
HellsJester
06-15-2012, 04:02
Predators
Not as iconic or as good as Predator but has some great action scenes and is definitely better than Predator 2 and the AvP movies.
If they had better casting and took away some of the unneeded characters i think it would have been better.
7.5/10
Ended up finishing Hangover II.
6.5/10 Only because I had some good laughs.
Also,
Drive 8/10 I enjoyed it.
The Black Wolf
06-15-2012, 12:36
The Adjustment Bureau
2011
Score: 9 out of 10
I really enjoyed this touching movie. It's a love story starring Matt Damon as a politician who falls in love with this woman who is a dancer. The thing is, they were not meant to be together and a certain group or organization with hats and suits tries to keep them apart. I was really touched by this movie and anyone who has ever been in love will probably be touched by it too.
Vampires Suck- 7/10 As stupid as it was I enjoyed it more than Twilight lol.
DINAMO788
06-15-2012, 16:57
Vampires Suck- 7/10 As stupid as it was I enjoyed it more than Twilight lol.
Then i blame you two-fold.
Then i blame you two-fold.
:P
Tropic Thunder: 8/10 I liked it Downey and Stiller's characters they were hilarious.
THUGGEDOUT
06-15-2012, 18:43
:P
Tropic Thunder: 8/10 I liked it Downey and Stiller's characters they were hilarious.
I love this film, Les Grossman is the man!
DreDayDetox
06-15-2012, 20:31
Wrath of the Shit: 6/10
Not better than the last film, although a tiny bit more entertaining. The only things I liked about it was the Cyclops fight, The Labyrinth and the whole forgiveness thing between Zeus and Hades. I thought that was pretty cool how they tag teamed. Oh and look, an actual goddamn Titan is in a movie that has the word "Titans" in it. But that's still plural, implying there is more than one titan. And if you've played God of War 2, you'd know there are a helluva lot more titans....so you can't really call it Wrath of Clash of the Titans unless you include actual titans in the movie. A more appropriate title is Wrath of the Shit or Wrath of the Cocks, because there's a sausage fest in the film of cocks.
THUGGEDOUT
06-15-2012, 20:36
Bridesmaids -7.5/10- Surprisingly funny film.
The Black Wolf
06-16-2012, 10:41
Thor
2011
Score: 9 out of 10 Hammers
So I watched Thor on DVD. I have never read Thor or seen any Thor movies, so I didn't know anything about Thor until now. This was a really good movie. It had a good story with plot twists and turns, lots of action, and even plenty of comedy. I enjoyed it and I will be looking forward to Thor 2 or if there will be a Thor 2.
I ejected and sealed the DVD in an envelope before I could see the scene after the credits. Darnit! >.< It does look like there will be a Thor 2.
Any way, would I recommend this movie? Absolutely! Is this a rental or one "worthy" of owning? I'd love to own it!
Guys, I bought Dune (1984 version) n blu-ray. Is it any good, despite the low scores, or should I just return it?
Fans of the book generally don't like it, but Dune is one of those books that's impossible to adapt. I do know some people who have enjoyed it regardless.
DINAMO788
06-16-2012, 17:42
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: 7.5/10
Really enjoyed this film. Another solid thriller from Fincher that had excellent pacing and intrigue. the film was long but I like long movies when they're this interesting. I'm excited for the sequels.
THUGGEDOUT
06-16-2012, 22:29
Swingers -7.5/10- Pretty good film, loved Vince Vaughns character.
RedDragon7
06-17-2012, 01:49
Guys, I bought Dune (1984 version) n blu-ray. Is it any good, despite the low scores, or should I just return it?I think it's kind of a classic. Remember that Lynch has a very unique style. The Spice and the weapon commanded by sound and the worms are really cool IMO. And it's got some hardcore stuff here and there.
Also, it's an 80's movie that uses old school techniques that are great (i.e. Blade Runner).
But I'm interested to see that the new one will be more based off the book. Never read it but I'm sure the differences will be apparent.
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DreDayDetox
06-17-2012, 06:10
Well I've decided to keep it. I've always been curious to see it because I vaguely remember watching it as a kid at my friend's house. All I remember is the sky blue eyes, those weird breathers they put in their noses and the hovering fat guy, which Fat Bastard in Austin Powers reminded me of lol. Then the 2000 TV show came on the Space channel (aka SyFy Channel), I really liked that then. And sci-fi is my favorite film genre. My current favorite sci-fi: Gattaca.
HellsJester
06-17-2012, 06:26
Thor
2011
Score: 9 out of 10 Hammers
So I watched Thor on DVD. I have never read Thor or seen any Thor movies, so I didn't know anything about Thor until now. This was a really good movie. It had a good story with plot twists and turns, lots of action, and even plenty of comedy. I enjoyed it and I will be looking forward to Thor 2 or if there will be a Thor 2.
I ejected and sealed the DVD in an envelope before I could see the scene after the credits. Darnit! >.< It does look like there will be a Thor 2.
Any way, would I recommend this movie? Absolutely! Is this a rental or one "worthy" of owning? I'd love to own it!
You can see Thor in the Avengers right now or you can wait until next year for Thor 2. (Yes its confirmed).
DINAMO788
06-17-2012, 07:57
Crazy, Stupid, Love.: 3/10
Remove the 'crazy' and 'stupid' and you can call this movie accurate. I dont know where to begin nor do i really care to explain. It wasn't a horrendous movie but it was bad, imo. The script is just awful as are the characters. There is a lot of just unbelievability in this film. A lot of the characters are exaggerated and its fairly cringeworthy at times (I do cringe easier than others though). It seems like a potentially good movie that just doesnt take itself seriously at all and ends up as a joke (thats how i saw it). The only character i actually liked was Emma's asian friend. The 13 y.o. son is just sooo unbelievable and annoying. He is primarily a nuisance to my enjoyment of this film. Anyway, I forced myself through half of this film and then eventually decided that this experiment has gone on long enough.
RedDragon7
06-17-2012, 08:00
I enjoyed it. Good story, characters, and humor IMO.
Tapatalk
I enjoyed it. Good story, characters, and humor IMO.
Tapatalk
Same. Thought it was really enjoyable.
THUGGEDOUT
06-17-2012, 12:49
30 Minutes Or Less -7/10-
I also enjoyed Crazy, Stupid, Love. because it was a sweet movie. It didn't go for snarky humor and it avoided the kind of pratfall you see every five minutes in most bad romantic comedies. It wasn't about sex like most romantic comedies; it was truly about love, and that was refreshing for me to see. Plus the cast was top-notch, especially Ryan Gosling. My only gripe was that there was not enough Kevin Bacon.
My only gripe was that there was not enough Kevin Bacon.
There is never enough Kevin Bacon.
DINAMO788
06-17-2012, 17:21
We could always use more bacon.
DreDayDetox
06-18-2012, 02:21
So it's safe to say that you guys like the bacon, if I'm not mistaken. :lol:
RedDragon7
06-18-2012, 05:30
There's only one thing worse than that conversation slowly going into puns... Dre's comment rhymed.
Tapatalk
DreDayDetox
06-18-2012, 05:51
Haha, love you too, Red. It's actually from South Park, the text I wrote doesn't do the intro to an episode justice. It's really fucked up.
ANYWAY
Dune: I don't know how to rate this mindfuck of a film.
So I'll just say this, you'll need to read the book before or after you watch this because there were so many things in this movie that make no sense whatsoever and they're just all over the place. Feels immensely condensed and extremely vague. This tries to be like Blade Runner, except you're left asking more questions than coming to any answers and conclusions. And I would love to blame David Lynch for this fucked up mess, but I think the studios had a hand in this.
Now for what actually worked: The set pieces, the visual style of the film, the beautiful cinematography and score. All these make up for whatever you might not like about it. So I'm still debating whether I should keep this film and watch it again some other time or trade it in for some cash at a pawnshop since video stores are no more (fuck you, Netflix).
This film has persuaded me to take an interest in David Lynch's filmography. I wanna see Eraserhead, I wanna see Lost Highway etc. I wanna see what makes this weirdo tick, because he's certainly not of this planet. But now I wanna read the books by Frank Herbert, and dismiss all those are works that are just prequels and spin-offs.
A word of advice: try to watch this with an open mind lol
RedDragon7
06-18-2012, 07:02
Definitely not ruining this movie by reading the book (not that I was going to any way). With that said, reviews and fans of the book are justified, no doubt it doesn't go along with the source all that much.
Haha, you think this movie is a mindfuck... Eraserhead scares me. Maybe it's because it's the first movie of its kind I saw in school and was quite a shell shock.
Tapatalk
-Kwesnoth-
06-18-2012, 11:59
Paranormal Activity
8/10
Thought it was pretty good. Not as scary as I was expecting, but the atmosphere of the movie is very chilling.
podsaurus
06-19-2012, 01:48
Sherlock Holmes 8/10
I liked it. I thought it was pretty entertaining.
The Departed
9/10 Great movie loved it lived close to where the setting is too.
Sherlock Holmes 8/10
I liked it. I thought it was pretty entertaining.
It's one of those movies I can watch every time it's on tv.
Just watched The Grey
7.5/10
Blacksite
06-19-2012, 04:55
The Departed
9/10 Great movie loved it lived close to where the setting is too.
The Departed is in my personal top 10. Goodfellas is another one of my favorite movies from director Martin Scorsese.
MedicDog
06-19-2012, 18:16
Rock of Ages: 3/10.
Where is my mind bleach? The 3 is for Russel Brands character. It would of been 4 but his accent grated on me.
The Ides of March
Really liked this one.
8.5/10
itachi73378
06-20-2012, 17:53
Sherlock Holmes 8/10
I liked it. I thought it was pretty entertaining.
I found the first one to be better than the second
ps3freak18
06-20-2012, 18:03
Unknown 6.5/10- Liam Neeson, like in everything was really good. The story is a bit over the top. The last 15 minutes was just a whole ball of WTF that it didn't really set up for. Overall a good watch that kept me interested for the duration.
DreDayDetox
06-20-2012, 20:35
I really didn't like that one. I was expecting it to be as good as Taken or even better. It's only the last few minutes of that movie that really count. The rest was boring.
DINAMO788
06-20-2012, 20:51
I thought Unknown was a brilliant thriller and had me interested all the way. Although, I haven't seen Taken yet and hear its very good so maybe my expectations are different from yours.
ps3freak18
06-20-2012, 21:13
I thought Unknown was a brilliant thriller and had me interested all the way. Although, I haven't seen Taken yet and hear its very good so maybe my expectations are different from yours.
Do yourself a favor...Go watch now!
The Lord of The Rings: The Return of the King - 9.9/10
Oh Lord, what can I say about this masterpiece? It is so beautifully done, and still makes me wonder, even after seeing the film 20-something times later. The acting, cinematography, sets, music (especially the music) all just work so amazingly well with each other. Peter Jackson is a mastermind, simply a creative genius. Nolan and him are the best directors of our age, by all means. Can't wait for the Hobbit now.
DINAMO788
06-20-2012, 21:30
The Lord of The Rings: The Return of the King - 9.9/10
Oh Lord, what can I say about this masterpiece? It is so beautifully done, and still makes me wonder, even after seeing the film 20-something times later. The acting, cinematography, sets, music (especially the music) all just work so amazingly well with each other. Peter Jackson is a mastermind, simply a creative genius. Nolan and him are the best directors of our age, by all means. Can't wait for the Hobbit now.
HOW DARE YOU SCORE IT SO LOW!!!!
but seriously, i hope you're just one of those people who never give out 10s lol
Cloverfield 6/10
Everyone dies,no explanation of what that monster is and no sequel to continue the story.
manutdfan
06-21-2012, 00:34
Man on a Ledge 7/10
Blacksite
06-21-2012, 04:09
Cloverfield 6/10
Everyone dies,no explanation of what that monster is and no sequel to continue the story.
Everyone dies... except for Lily Ford and the U.S. military.
http://cloverfield.wikia.com/wiki/Cloverfield_Monster
And yes, they have plans for a sequel.
Piranhaconda is a surprisingly effective piece of SyFy camp. It's Roger Corman, and he usually does a decent job with this kind of stuff. It's obviously not good by conventional means, but the actors go over-the-top and the girls look great and the deaths are funny. B-
Red Tails is one of the worst films of the year, and with George Lucas as executive producer, is that really a surprise? The acting is terrible, the dialogue is corny, and the story is cliché. The film is also sooooo freaking long! At about the 60-minute mark you're already clawing your eyes out and then Terrence Howards makes this big speech to his squadron and you think the movie is over and you check the time and you've still got an hour left. The pacing is really bad; the movie is slow as hell, and those "epic" speeches you usually find once per film are in this film like three or four times. Really abysmal piece of trash. D
Airplane! is a comedy classic. I saw it tonight for the millionth time and I was still in stitches by the end. The terrible puns, the random yet subtle humor, the random yet incredibly obvious humor, and the deadpan performances really make this film a gem of a comedy. The problem with these new spoof movies is that the characters know they're in a comedy. They partake in the ridiculousness, while in Airplane!, they remain completely straight while these whacky things are happening in the background. Or, I dunno, maybe the genre is just dead. Still, I love this movie so much. A+
Oh, and I'd love it if you guys read my reviews for Men in Black III (http://www.magjournal.net/men-in-black-iii-review/), Piranha 3DD (http://www.magjournal.net/piranha-3dd-review/), and Take This Waltz (http://www.magjournal.net/take-this-waltz-review/). I've got incoming reviews as well for Prometheus, The Magic of Belle Isle, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, and Snow White and the Huntsman.
Everyone dies... except for Lily Ford and the U.S. military.
http://cloverfield.wikia.com/wiki/Cloverfield_Monster
And yes, they have plans for a sequel.
I thought the way they hid stills from classic monster movies as little subliminal images during cuts was genius.
Menace II Society - 9.5/10 A brilliant movie. I don't want to spoil it so I'll just post the description. "A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life. "
http://i.imgur.com/7vncm.jpg
Collaborator is an intense drama with some really great character development and an especially wonderful performance by David Morse. A-
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance is ridiculous, with terrible dialogue and a way over-the-top performance by Nicolas Cage . . . but I think that's why I kinda really dig this movie. The direction is cool and artistically I think it stands out. Much like it's predecessor, this film is total camp for me, but I think this is even better than Ghost Rider. B+
Moonrise Kingdom is an excellent coming-of-age film, whimsical yet occasionally morbid, and clever yet occasionally silly. The cast is uniformly excellent, especially the two kids. If I had to look for a gripe, it would be that Harvey Keitel, Jason Schwartzman, and Tilda Swinton are all underused. All three are fine actors, and yet they probably get less than fifteen minutes of screen time combined. Still, I love this movie, probably my favorite of the year. A
Chernobyl Diaries-5/10
Ah!!! *Wall Bang * Fuck!!
Movie was horrible I was looking forward to it too. Jump Scares were pathetic..
HellsJester
06-22-2012, 04:17
Scott Pilgrim vs the World
Loved
-The video game sounds, music, and references
-The special effects
-The fight scenes
-How gorgeous almost every female was
-Lucas Lee (Chris Evans)
Hated
-The band music
-All the characters except Lucas Lee (Chris Evans)
-The relationship bullshit
7/10
World's Greatest Dad: 8.5/10
I really enjoyed this movie. Its kind of an indie film, but its very dark and funny. Deadpan humor, very profound and dark.
plot spoilers contained.
Robin Williams knocks it out of the park in this one. Basically he plays a teacher in a small school in which his son attends. He has dreams of being a rich and famous writer and has submitted countless pieces to publishers with no success. His son is a huge douchebag and quite perverse. Really seems to be completely addicted to porn etc. He ends up killing himself during and autoerotic asphyxiation session and his dad covers it up making it look like a suicide and authors his suicide note. When the note gets published in the school papers, people project their own ideas of the son and a sort of cult celebrity status forms in the school. Everybody says what a great guy etc. he was when before everybody hated him. His dad then authors a fake journal under his son's name which is said to be heartfelt deep and sad etc. etc. The rest of the movie kind of plays out with this cult celebrity status of his son spiraling out, him struggling with the death. Its super dark, but has a very deadpan sense of humor.
DreDayDetox
06-22-2012, 05:00
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance is ridiculous, with terrible dialogue and a way over-the-top performance by Nicolas Cage . . . but I think that's why I kinda really dig this movie. The direction is cool and artistically I think it stands out. Much like it's predecessor, this film is total camp for me, but I think this is even better than Ghost Rider. B+
I thought this was the sequel to Wicker Man LOL. Nic's screaming reminds me of "NOT THE BEES NOT THE BEES!" and I couldn't stop laughing at parts of this movie. That's what made it so entertaining for me. I do like the way they designed Ghost Rider, much better look than in the other one. And there are some really cool camera shots (the one with Idris Elba jumping out in the air shooting stood out the most for me). Then there's the shot where Ghost Rider rides his bike and it looks like he's going as fast as Superman. I liked that stream of lights behind him in the background, shows a sense of speed.
Now with that being said, if these guys were aiming for a comic book movie they failed. This feels like Chev Chelios came on set and told them to direct cause it has that hyper-realistic feeling to it with the camera movement and even the musical score. This was in part a reboot but also a sequel and they fucked it up. I had high hopes for it too, even with Nic Cage and all.
I hope there's another reboot down the line, except no origin, please.
Well I wasn't huge on Crank: High Voltage but I think that Nic Cage is much better suited for Neveldine/Taylor films, more so than Jason Statham. And Gamer I actually thought was legitimately good.
ps3freak18
06-22-2012, 07:00
Se7en 10/10- No matter how many times I watch this movie it is just as interesting as the first time I watched it. Just an absolutely amazing movie. One of my top 10 favorites of all time.
DreDayDetox
06-22-2012, 07:21
Well I wasn't huge on Crank: High Voltage but I think that Nic Cage is much better suited for Neveldine/Taylor films, more so than Jason Statham. And Gamer I actually thought was legitimately good.
Crank 2 didn't perform as I expected, but it wasn't bad. I think the first one will always be the best, and I'll always know Jason Statham as Chev Chelios lol. Yeah, Nic Cage fits in with the crazies. It's a shame because movies like Face/Off, The Rock, Con Air are classics. And Lord of War and Matchstick Men are his really decent jobs at acting.
HellsJester
06-22-2012, 08:12
Crank 2 didn't perform as I expected, but it wasn't bad. I think the first one will always be the best, and I'll always know Jason Statham as Chev Chelios lol. Yeah, Nic Cage fits in with the crazies. It's a shame because movies like Face/Off, The Rock, Con Air are classics. And Lord of War and Matchstick Men are his really decent jobs at acting.
Nic Cage for Expendables 3 would be cool.
PeanutButterMunky
06-22-2012, 08:35
The Avengers - 9/10
Had a blast... it could've been way less drawn out at the beginning.
The Black Wolf
06-22-2012, 22:01
Fast Five
2011
9 out of 10 (7 or 8 out of 10 if you count the story telling)
Fast Five is a really good action movie. It just . . . wow. I did not expect it to be this good. Great scenes, great fighting, all you could ask for in an action movie. Notice I said action movie. It's not going to have the best story telling of all time, but I didn't expect that. I can see why people gave it 5 stars.
Man, Diesel + The Rock = A mass of humanity and muscles.
Se7en 10/10- No matter how many times I watch this movie it is just as interesting as the first time I watched it. Just an absolutely amazing movie. One of my top 10 favorites of all time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue1-lnHVkpQ
This scene has become one of the funniest things to me though lol.
Requiem for a dream 10/10 The movie's message remains powerful and disturbing no matter how many times I watch it.
itachi73378
06-22-2012, 23:09
The Bourne Trilogy 9/10
Jeff, Who Lives At Home is a whimsical and quirky comedy that never feels contrived in any way. Jason Segel and Ed Helms are great, and Susan Sarandon is excellent as their mother, although I don't see her subplot really being all that integral to the story. It felt like fluff to make the movie longer, and it's still pretty short even with that. Also, the last act on the bridge felt like forced drama to add suspense to a movie that was largely just eccentric and funny throughout. Still, I really liked this film because it works as one of those eccentric and funny indie pictures without being pretentious about it. B+
Safe House is surprisingly entertaining. I hate Ryan Reynolds with a burning passion, but I would say this his performance in this is easily his best and probably his only one that's not god-awful. Of course, Denzel Washington outshines him in every way. He's got such a great presence and is pretty badass too. Director Daniel Espinosa does a good job shooting action sequences; he really feels like a newer Tony Scott. Overall, I expected Safe House to be bland and boring, but it succeeds thanks to some gripping action and a nice chemistry between Reynolds and Washington. B
Requiem for a dream 10/10 The movie's message remains powerful and disturbing no matter how many times I watch it.
Addiction. Addiction to anything. Amazing movie btw.
DreDayDetox
06-23-2012, 02:25
Stargate: 8.5/10
Now here is a cult classic movie from the good ol' days when Roland Emmerich was making good movies and not just 2 hours of popular landmarks being destroyed by natural disasters lol. Stargate spawned a cult fan following and a TV series that lasted 10 seasons, at 1.4 million an episode budget. I grew up with this movie and the series, so this is near and dear to my heart. Aside from some pretty nice set pieces and design, the music is used whenever something amazing happens on-screen. I absolutely love the theme song for this film. It feels like so good. It actually guides some of the scenes. Jaye Anderson plays a god that looks extremely femenine and attractive to even myself, but that character could have been worked on. The plot reminds me of Prometheus.
in this movie, they find out these cats created the humans..and were using some of them for mining colonies in another distant planet, where these guys traveled to via Stargate...when the alien god finds out about the nuke, he powers it 100 fold and wants to send it back to earth to destroy it...sound familiar?
Don't worry, I'm not saying or even implying that Prometheus is ripping off Stargate, because it's not. But there are similarities, and both movies created their own mythos around it.
So, I recommend this if you can get past some of the average acting from Kurt Russell. It's the production design, musical score and cinematography where this film really shines.
edit: Another observation of the film that made it quite cheesy is the Westernization of the people on that planet. You get these hard-boiled commandos coming to their planet and they give them their weapons and armor. And it's ironic because they are an Arabic culture, middle eastern. Now, America fights the Middle East lol. So it was kind of a funny foreshadowing.
itachi73378
06-23-2012, 04:00
V for Vendetta 9/10
Much better than I expected
Ides of March - 9/10
Loved it. Political thrillers are a personal favourite genre and Ryan Gosling is at that point where you can almost bank on anything he is in being good and in most instances, great.
Xmen: First Class 8/10
I liked it. Got no complaints.
THUGGEDOUT
06-23-2012, 10:52
The Hunter -7/10-
Fast Five
2011
9 out of 10 (7 or 8 out of 10 if you count the story telling)
Fast Five is a really good action movie. It just . . . wow. I did not expect it to be this good. Great scenes, great fighting, all you could ask for in an action movie. Notice I said action movie. It's not going to have the best story telling of all time, but I didn't expect that. I can see why people gave it 5 stars.
Man, Diesel + The Rock = A mass of humanity and muscles.
I still don't get why this movie is seen as such a special action movie. It wasn't bad by any means, but I just don't see the big deal. Seeing Vin Diesel and The Rock duke it out was cool though.
THUGGEDOUT
06-23-2012, 16:58
Doubt -8/10-Superb acting from Streep and Hoffman, very good film.
DreDayDetox
06-23-2012, 17:36
I still don't get why this movie is seen as such a special action movie. It wasn't bad by any means, but I just don't see the big deal. Seeing Vin Diesel and The Rock duke it out was cool though.
It's cause it has everyone from every movie, excluding some of the main cast from Tokyo Drift..I always wanted a Fast and Furious movie that would combine all the previous cast members and team up. I thought Fast 4 was gonna do it but that movie sucked ass. When I saw the trailer for this, I creamed my pants cause that's the dream team in a movie, just like at the 1992 all-star games. And then adding the Rock in it? Dude, I went apeshit. It also helped seeing a car I own in Gran Turismo 5 make it in that movie. The Ford GT.
ps3freak18
06-23-2012, 18:34
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue1-lnHVkpQ
This scene has become one of the funniest things to me though lol.
I know what you mean. As serious as the scene is I can't help but bust out laughing every time.
Prometheus - 9/10
Excellent film. Can't wait for the next one.
DINAMO788
06-24-2012, 05:45
Carnage: 8/10
Deviously fun film. I give the writing and acting major MAJOR props. I feel like its so difficult to write a script like this. I feel that so many other movies, in an effort to create an outrageous situation/environment would write the script as exaggerated and unbelievable but this script was done masterfully. I hear that Polanski really has a eye for "bullshit" moments and is really keen on making everything feel real and believable. This film was a LOT of fun. just wicked fun. The only issue is this script is adapted from a play and I do feel like it is better suited to the stage than the screen, and i guess i say that because with movies you can really predict when the ending is coming. But regardless, this film was just great.
This is exactly how I felt watching the movie (0:05-0:06; 0:18-0:19):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDkQZVJshgc&feature=youtu.be&t=5s
Attack the Block is just as awesome as I expected it to be. John Boyega is excellent in the lead role and the aliens are really cool. The script is excellent, with bits of humor worked into the story so that they don't interfere with the tense atmosphere. My only problem is the lighting, which is sometimes pretty bad, but other than that, this is a pretty damn good movie. A-
Brave is better than Cars 2, but it's not too great either. The animation is gorgeous and there are some pretty funny parts, but the story has been done a million times. Pixar is known for making such original films, but this just feels like any other film about someone turning into an animal. B-
I still don't get why this movie is seen as such a special action movie. It wasn't bad by any means, but I just don't see the big deal. Seeing Vin Diesel and The Rock duke it out was cool though.
I agree, it's not amazing, but I was surprised that it was even any good at all. I think what makes it so attractive to people is how well and fully it embraces its sheer stupidity. Seeing that is kinda refreshing. A lot of filmmakers today will make stupid movies and just say, "Well, it's just a stupid good time," and that may be true, but Fast Five handled its stupidity in the most intelligent way, if that makes any sense at all, lol.
The Black Wolf
06-24-2012, 10:44
I still don't get why this movie is seen as such a special action movie. It wasn't bad by any means, but I just don't see the big deal. Seeing Vin Diesel and The Rock duke it out was cool though.
The stunts and fight scenes were just awesome. They were so good that it kind of makes up for the simple plot. That's all I know to say.
THUGGEDOUT
06-24-2012, 16:42
God Bless America - 7/10-
Fast Five -8/10- Very entertaining and so far, the best installment.