Last Film You Saw

[Regret]

uh, what happened to editing posts. I was going to tag the spoilers above.

[LegendShark]

I know you were just being racist but the whole point of planet of the apes is that the apes aren't at all inferior to humans.

Well yes, I have read planet of the apes, never seen the movie, but I know wut you're talking about.

I was just being racist. :D

[Shadow]

I watched The Man last night.

[LegendShark]

Slaughterhouse-five.

It was pretty good. There were a few changes I didn't like, but it was mostly all right.

I didn't know there was a movie I'll have to get on that jawnes.

[Captain Piano]

Terminator Salvation

Very meh, partly because I was in the third row and my ears were getting very angry with me due to the constant "BRAAAAAAWWWWWWW! BROOOOOOOOOOOOOM! CLAAAAAAANGGGGGGGG! WHOMMMMMMMMM!" etc. Also, must every scene include random showers of sparks coming from nowhere. It's kind of sad that action movies are the highest-grossing films, because you'd think humanity would demand a little more spiritual nourishment than that.

[Fonzy]

Terminator Salvation

Very meh, partly because I was in the third row and my ears were getting very angry with me due to the constant "BRAAAAAAWWWWWWW! BROOOOOOOOOOOOOM! CLAAAAAAANGGGGGGGG! WHOMMMMMMMMM!" etc. Also, must every scene include random showers of sparks coming from nowhere. It's kind of sad that action movies are the highest-grossing films, because you'd think humanity would demand a little more spiritual nourishment than that.

What I think I didn't like about it is that about half an hour in, (the first mention of Kyle Reese) I realized that the whole movie was going to cover stuff from the Terminator cannon that's already been more or less revealed. So from that point forward I was kind of let down and bored because I already knew what was coming in a general sense.

Ultimately, while it had a lot of action and sated my desire to see killer robots from the future wreck shit for the time being, it was disappointing, because every Terminator movie is naturally going to be compared to T2, which, in my opinion, is setting the bar pretty high (at least in terms of movies about killer robots from the future). I think what they missed in this one was the sense of terror the other ones evoked. This was more of a war movie, and less of a "oh god, what crazy, unexpected shit is that unstoppable robot going to try now to kill <x> Connor?"

Or maybe I just think too much about things.

[LegendShark]

What I think I didn't like about it is that about half an hour in, (the first mention of Kyle Reese) I realized that the whole movie was going to cover stuff from the Terminator cannon that's already been more or less revealed. So from that point forward I was kind of let down and bored because I already knew what was coming in a general sense.

Ultimately, while it had a lot of action and sated my desire to see killer robots from the future wreck shit for the time being, it was disappointing, because every Terminator movie is naturally going to be compared to T2, which, in my opinion, is setting the bar pretty high (at least in terms of movies about killer robots from the future). I think what they missed in this one was the sense of terror the other ones evoked. This was more of a war movie, and less of a "oh god, what crazy, unexpected shit is that unstoppable robot going to try now to kill <x> Connor?"

Or maybe I just think too much about things.

I thought that when the Schwarzzeneger one came out I shat my pants.

[.Rikku.]

I thought that when the Schwarzzeneger one came out I shat my pants.

[Fonzy]

I thought that when the Schwarzzeneger one came out I shat my pants.

I heard they used his image in the movie beforehand, so I was looking for it.

Damn internet.

[LegendShark]

Up.

Highly entertaining, but pretty meh for a PIXAR film.

[Shadow]

Up.

Highly entertaining, but pretty meh for a PIXAR film.
everybody else begs to differ. :V

[LegendShark]

everybody else begs to differ. :V

In which way.

Oh, and The Brothers Bloom. Now there was a good movie.

[Cara]

All of season 1 of Arrested Development.

[mrs_bun]

All of season 1 of Arrested Development.

Alias is a show about a spy!

[LegendShark]

I, Robot.

Damn, was that book ruined. I like the fact that they can't even admit to the movie being based on Isaac Asimov's book and can merely at the end put that the movie was "suggested" by Asimov's I, Robot.

On it's own, it was halfway decent. As an "adaptation" of I, Robot, it made me want to claw my brains out.

[Fonzy]

On it's own, it was halfway decent. As an "adaptation" of I, Robot, it made me want to claw my brains out.

Solution: read less. :V

[Tony3]

transporter 2

[mrs_bun]

transporter 2

Not as good as the book. :teach:

[Tony3]

i didn't really like any of the transporter movies. the guy seems pretty cool, and some of the chicks are okay :V

[Shadow]

All of the Transporter movies are dumb.

[mrs_bun]

transporter 2

Not as good as the book. :teach:

[mrs_bun]

What the hell? XP

[LegendShark]

Robin Hood Men in Tights, AKA Reused Jokes: the Movie.

Space Chimps: Not completely terrible. Andy Samberg plus Patrick Warbuton = Happy LS

Heavyweights: lol.

[Fonzy]

http://www.fquick.com/videos/The_Transporter_3/1516

[121p]

half of star trek. it was good.

[.Rikku.]

tropic thunder

[Keeper]

Coming to America.

I never knew I could like Eddie Murphy.

[Regret]

L'Auberge Espagnole again.
Still great

[LegendShark]

Up again. Same as before. Cept in 3-D.

I wanted to see the hangover but it was sold out...

[Cara]

i didn't really like any of the transporter movies. the guy seems pretty cool, and some of the chicks are okay :V

What

[Shadow]

Coming to America.

I never knew I could like Eddie Murphy.

He used to not be that guy who makes family movies.

[LegendShark]

Goodfellas: Guidos the Movie

[Shadow]

Goodfellas: Guidos the Movie
This is wrong.

Stereotypical Italian American Gangster.

[Mixed Berry Hotcakes.]

Carnival of Souls(1962). Way better than Psycho with a hotter lead besides.

[LegendShark]

This is wrong.

Stereotypical Italian American Gangster.

If they're italians, they're guidos. XP

And if you've been making fun of guidos all day and watching videos about guido beach and then you watch goodfellas, at times they can sound like stupid fucking guidos.

[Shadow]

If they're italians, they're guidos. XP

And if you've been making fun of guidos all day and watching videos about guido beach and then you watch goodfellas, at times they can sound like stupid fucking guidos.

You're from Jersey so obviously you've encountered a guido before. There is a difference. :P

A person can be both a stereotypical italian american and a guido at once. :V

[LegendShark]

You're from Jersey so obviously you've encountered a guido before. There is a difference. :P

A person can be both a stereotypical italian american and a guido at once. :V

Well you got me.

But yes I know the difference between Italian american and guido. I'm not dumb.

http://www.1st4autographs.com/images/al_pacino.jpg

http://bitcast-a.v1.iad1.bitgravity.com/break/holytaco/www/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/jerseyshoreguido.jpg

Did you know there's actually a place at the Jersey Shore called Guido Beach?

[LegendShark]

Forgot to [img] that. Oops.

[Shadow]

Are you referring to the youtube video? :rolleyes:

[LegendShark]

No >.>

Also New Jersey is like one the greatest states in Bew Jersey.

[Cara]

The Hangover


JCVD

[Shadow]

The Blues Brothers

[LegendShark]

Philadelphia.

Man, that Tom Hanks. Everything he says is a stitch.
"I have aids."
AHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[Shadow]

The Hangover

Much funnier than I thought it was going to be. Glad I saw it.

[LegendShark]

The Hangover

Much funnier than I thought it was going to be. Glad I saw it.

Everyone fucking saw this movie and said it was so funny, except for me because it was sold out where I went.

Except everyone who saw it only saw it because I told them it was going to be awesome. Harumph.

[Shadow]

Everyone fucking saw this movie and said it was so funny, except for me because it was sold out where I went.

Except everyone who saw it only saw it because I told them it was going to be awesome. Harumph.

oy vey!

[Caldera42]

Groundhog Day.

It was pretty good actually.

[Shadow]

Groundhog Day.

It was pretty good actually.

You make it seem like you thought it was going to be bad!

[Regret]

Groundhog Day.

It was pretty good actually.
Actually?!

[Caldera42]

You make it seem like you thought it was going to be bad!That was not my intention.

[Keeper]

Party Monster.

I'm enjoying it.

[LegendShark]

Speed Racer. For the third time.

[mrs_bun]

You make it seem like you thought it was going to be bad!

"he might be okay"
*truck asplode*
"well, no, probably not now"

[Cara]

Hannah and Her Sisters.

[Shadow]

<stuff>

hahaha.

I love that movie. I always watch it on TV when it's Groundhog's Day. :teach:

[Tony3]

Brick

[Fonzy]

Fight Club

[LegendShark]

Hancock. Wasn't bad for the first half, and then it got very dumb VERY quickly.

[Shadow]

The Wedding Singer is on TV again.

XP

[panda]

Dark Knight

[Jenius]

Yessss.

I'm about to smoke some drugs and watch the first half of Gurren Lagann.
Welcome to a while ago.

[Jenius]

Welcome to a while ago.
This is made funnier by the fact that it took me over half a month to notice this.

[Keeper]

how amazing the show was.

Really? A friend of mine told me to watch it ages ago but I didn't bother because anime.

[Tony3]

Troy

[Caldera42]

Monty Python's Life of Brian

[.Rikku.]

Towelhead

[Keeper]

Toy Story

[LegendShark]

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

Much better than the first one. In terms of giant robot battling, of course.

[Mixed Berry Hotcakes.]

Clerks 1. Been signing the Berserker song ever since.

[Fonzy]

Did he just say "making fuck"?

[mrs_bun]

Read your bibles, sirs. There's a lotta weird shit in there.

[Tony3]

Knocked up and Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

I forget which was the last one because I watched them consecutively at like 3am

[Tony3]

Actually I think it was Imagination Land

[artvandelay]

Gran Torino

[Captain Piano]

Gran Torino

What did you think of it?

[artvandelay]

What did you think of it?

I really liked it. Not what I was expecting from it.

[Fonzy]

Oh yeah, that reminds me. I downloaded Gran Torino and something else last week and never got around to watching them.

[Mixed Berry Hotcakes.]

Did he just say "making fuck"?

"Would you like some making fuck BERSERKER!"

Oh yeah, that reminds me. I downloaded Gran Torino and something else last week and never got around to watching them.

DO IT!!

[Captain Piano]

I seem to be the only one who thought Gran Torino was trash. I mean, did Clint Eastwood go down to the local Wok to find his costars? I also could never reconcile how deep Boom-Boom-whatever-the-fuck-his-name's voice was with the fact that he looked like a six year old. And the whole middle segment of the movie? Where they spend 45 minutes of the movie doing work? Those Asians were definitely not gangster, and that Catholic priest guy couldn't act his way out of a paper bag. I left before the ending, but I heard it had cringe-inducing christ-like overtones. Whoopee. I've seen better anti-racism movies in my sixth grade health class.

[Cara]

I'm Not There.

[Shadow]

The newest harry potter.

[Tony3]

How was it?

[Tony3]

Oh wow. I just checked and I didn't expect anything near a 90%. I might have to go see this now.

[Shadow]

By far the best Harry Potter movie but I really don't think that means much.

It was awkward because this movie had almost no music so it was really silent a lot and it was awkward and had a lot of tension. I think it's worth seeing but I don't think that everybody will like it.

[Tony3]

That's weird (in a way). HP always had a heavy duty soundtrack I thought.

[Keeper]

Ghostbusters. Really want to see the new HP soon, though.

[Mixed Berry Hotcakes.]

Quarantine. Eh. Shaky camera POV is both old and unexciting.
Satisfactory ending though.
All involved were retarded and so all involved were killed.

[artvandelay]

By far the best Harry Potter movie but I really don't think that means much.


I thought it was the worst by far. They cut out so much important storyline (that affects the last movies) while leaving in weird teenage sexual tension that didn't do much for the plot.

[Shadow]

I thought it was the worst by far. They cut out so much important storyline (that affects the last movies) while leaving in weird teenage sexual tension that didn't do much for the plot.

But they proved they could act.

And it has a good score on Rotten Tomatoes.

[Purser The Guy]

Saw Transformers 2 in IMAX. Yes, it was mostly idiotic drivel+robots, but it was still fun to watch.

[LegendShark]

The newest harry potter.
Was meh.
Saw Transformers 2 in IMAX. Yes, it was mostly idiotic drivel+robots, but it was still fun to watch.

Was awesome!

[.Rikku.]

Grindhouse Presents: Death Proof

I want to watch that movie again and again.

[Tony3]

Going to see HP tonight.

[Mixed Berry Hotcakes.]

Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex : Solid State Society.
Or GitS SAC with nazis for short.

Mostly loved it for the tachikoma and the silly long title.

Grindhouse Presents: Death Proof

I want to watch that movie again and again.

OMG I LOVED IT TOO!! Now go watch the other one.

[Captain Piano]

Perfect Blue. Very distasteful Japanese anime that queasily mixes sex, violence, and questions of identity + a lame coming-of-age story tacked onto the end! Spoiler: they inexplicably shift the blame to the fat and ugly assistant, while the attractive female lead gets off scot free.

[Keeper]

the attractive female lead gets off scot free.
:rip:

[Tony3]

Going to see HP tonight.

Am I the only one who finds the people who play luna and bellatrix kinda attractive.


just waiting for skydin to attack that its unacceptable to talk about girls.

[Tony3]

Movie was a lot better than the previous ones. I noticed it seems they put a lot more effort into the scenery. Acting didn't make me twinge, though Harrys crying scene at the end was kinda 'hmm' but they didn't show his face and it lasted five seconds so it was okay.

The cinematography was miles better than the other ones. But this time I actually noticed things that were deeper than just obvious dialogue. Like lighting effects, and jeez, even appropriate color schemes.

[Keeper]

I have such a boner for Helena Bonham Carter.

[Tony3]

She was on the cover of Maxim, so it's not like I'm alone on this :teach:

[LegendShark]

The cinematography was miles better than the other ones. But this time I actually noticed things that were deeper than just obvious dialogue. Like lighting effects, and jeez, even appropriate color schemes.

I noticed this as well, but I'm a film nerd.

[Captain Piano]

Yeah, I saw HP yesterday too.

My thoughts on it: Jaw-dropping cinematography. I loved when the ink from the pensive formed the buildings and landscape of the memory. Also the apparating was really cool. My problem is the movie didn't quite capture the tiny plot of nuances of the book, which cause it to build to an unbearable level of tension. Consequently, the movie felt like a whole bunch of time was spent on not too much happening. Acting was so-so, but, visually, I can't think of three English teenagers who would have made a better Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Definitely seeing some depth to the characters, except for Harry, who, at best, is a blank-slate type of character that brings out the positive characteristics in those around in. They really did a poor job at developing him. The teen drama stuff was funny/trenchant, but it's hard to take it seriously when, on the other side you have the world on the verge of dark magic apocalypse. I almost cried when they all raise their wands for Dumbledore – almost. This book is mostly a bridge for the shocking finale, and less a tied up story with a beginning, middle and end, and so I can't fault the filmmakers, because they still managed to keep it interesting for the entire 2 1/2 hour (?) length.

[Captain Piano]

Ooh, ooh! And the music was wonderful!

Although, watching the movie made me realize a potential complaint that I'm surprised isn't brought up more often: Harry Potter promotes drug use. I mean, let's face it, almost every major plot movement came about as the result of some altering of the mind/mood at the hands of magic. Ron's behavior on the love potion was an almost too-obvious nod to teens on ecstasy. Harry's luck potion reminded me of people on Adderall – always on top of things, totally focused. And there was of course the copious alcohol consumption, I didn't miss Hermione's drunkenly blissful embrace with the boys moments before they crossed paths with the cursed Katie Bell. And Hagrid and Slughorn could only have been described as shitfaced.

[Mixed Berry Hotcakes.]

Wait, what, Hermione gets shitfaced?

[Fonzy]

Transformers 2. I enjoyed it.

[Tony3]

MEGA SHARK VS GIANT OCTOPUS

[Avedomni]

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

[Jabby]

Let the Right One In

I've always been wary of Swedes. That's just been justified. The movie itself, I thought was slow and boring (like the Swedes), and too low-key. Really, a bunch of creepy scenes with sloppy ties to each other.

[Michael Bay]

Transformers 2. Theatrical fucking genius. Great, nay, absolutely amazing special effects.

4/4 stars. I suggest everyone goes to see it.

[Michael Bay]

fuck the lack of an edit button:

Transformers 2. I enjoyed it.
I support this post.

[Jabby]

Transformers 2. Theatrical fucking genius. Great, nay, absolutely amazing special effects.

4/4 stars. I suggest everyone goes to see it.

I'd hardly call 2 hours of robot tackles "theatrical fucking genius". I'd save myself the 10 bucks and listen to someone bang on pots and pans, close my eyes, and use my imagination.

[Michael Bay]

I'd hardly call 2 hours of robot tackles "theatrical fucking genius". I'd save myself the 10 bucks and listen to someone bang on pots and pans, close my eyes, and use my imagination.

you know what? i don't much care for your tone. not at all.

[Shadow]

Going to ban Micheal Bay in a minute.

and last movie I saw was Funny People.

[Captain Piano]

District 9. Be warned: it is very much an action movie. And probably won't live up to all the hype you've heard about it.

[Captain Piano]

Also:

District 10, in theaters 2011.

woohoo

[Shadow]

but apartheid is bad

I heard the whites in South Africa are the good guys this time.

[Captain Piano]

I don't want to get anybody down on this movies. There are definitely several badass moments. But action movies can only go so far with me. When there's no message I being to wonder why I spent $10 and 2 1/2 hours of my time.

[Captain Piano]

Trying not to spoil anything, but the message to me was "humans are shitty people." There wasn't as much on the cultural "be accepting of other people who are different from you" front – which is what you'd expect.

[Fonzy]

Humans are shitty people? Stop the goddamn presses.

[Shadow]

Recently heard that this was less apartheid stuff and more gitmo stuff.

[.Rikku.]

If These Walls could Talk 1 & 2

[mrs_bun]

Shady i got your a parthied joke

[Captain Piano]

I Love You, Man. It was okay. Still would rather watch good movies than pre-programmed edit fests with a few creative jokes thrown in. Tho I laughed hard at "Joben." It also made me realize that most friendships are born when two people find they can use the other person for their own gain.

[LegendShark]

I don't want to get anybody down on this movies. There are definitely several badass moments. But action movies can only go so far with me. When there's no message I being to wonder why I spent $10 and 2 1/2 hours of my time.

My friend gauges whether or not he should watch movies by considering whether or not he would rather watch porn for the same amount of time. District 9 did not make the cut.

[Captain Piano]

My friend gauges whether or not he should watch movies by considering whether or not he would rather watch porn for the same amount of time. District 9 did not make the cut.

lol

Saw Wild At Heart last night. David Lynch was stunning as usual. And, wtf? Nicolas Cage can act?

[Shadow]

I saw District 9 and it was awesome.

[Fonzy]

Simpsons Movie. Before that, Gran Torino. Before that, Benjamin Button.

[LegendShark]

Nick and Norahs.

Cons: Awfully made movie. The story telling was horrendous. There was no distinctive beginning or middle. Shitty direction. Doesn't make any sense why everyone thought Michael Cera was attractive.

Pro: Was a cute movie. Kat Dennings is beautiful/has giant tits.

[Fonzy]

Transformers 2 again.

[.Rikku.]

did you still like the movie the second time you watched it?

[LegendShark]

Happy-Go-Lucky. Cute film. I quite liked it. Of course it wasn't really about anything, but that didn't really matter much.

[Fonzy]

did you still like the movie the second time you watched it?

Yeah it's entertaining. Optimus Prime was probably my favorite cartoon character as a kid and he kicks a good amount of ass in that movie.

[Shadow]

FONZY, TAKE MY PARTS!

[Captain Piano]

Inglourious Basterds. Good.

[Fonzy]

FONZY, TAKE MY PARTS!

Will you ever stop being such a chinky little faggot?

[Shadow]

Will you ever stop being such a chinky little faggot?

Why must you always make my heart feel sad? :(

[Fonzy]

Why must you always make my heart feel sad? :(

ITS A SIMPLE QUESTION

[LegendShark]

Inglourious Basterds.

It's long, and its got a lot of that Tarantino random bullshit, but most of it's in the beginning, so while it may start a little slow, you still most definitely will be glued to your seat by the end. Really brilliantly done. Go see it. Please.

[Regret]

Happy-Go-Lucky. Cute film. I quite liked it. Of course it wasn't really about anything, but that didn't really matter much.
That was a good film.

[Mixed Berry Hotcakes.]

Inglourious Basterds.

It's long, and its got a lot of that Tarantino random bullshit, but most of it's in the beginning, so while it may start a little slow, you still most definitely will be glued to your seat by the end. Really brilliantly done. Go see it. Please.

Well okay. But only cause you asked me to. Also the Watchmen. They changed it and now it sucks, but y'all knew that 6 months ago.

[mrs_bun]

The movie would've been a little cheesy with a verbatim script, imo.

[Tony3]

burn after reading.

[Mixed Berry Hotcakes.]

The movie would've been a little cheesy with a verbatim script, imo.

Third last rant. Sure, why not , change it all you like, but come on, keep on the squid.
Second rant. And what is up with ratings these days? When I got it out on video it was rated PG. :confused: Nudity and sex and rape and kids getting getting fed to dogs and guys getting visceral sawings and eight year olds' are watching. Meanwhile something like Rambo 1, that only shows arrow'd badguys is still MA. Now I'm not pointing fingers, but someone has fucked up big time.

burn after reading.
Last and Final rant. What is with the Cohen Brothers in only making half their movies?

[Fonzy]

Third last rant. Sure, why not , change it all you like, but come on, keep on the squid.

Are specific plot elements really the most important part of that story, though?

[Fonzy]

Are specific plot elements really the most important part of that story, though?

I mean, honest to god, I thought the "twist" and the ending to the comic were fucking stupid as hell, but I never thought the plot devices were anywhere near as important as the character development and the general concepts the story dealt with were.

[Jabby]

Inglourious Basterds.

I loved every minute of it. Tarantino's finally stepped away from the Kill Bill 2/Hostel gore porn shit, and moved back to Pulp Fiction.

[Fonzy]

Inglourious Basterds.

I loved every minute of it. Tarantino's finally stepped away from the Kill Bill 2/Hostel gore porn shit, and moved back to Pulp Fiction.

Oh cool, from the looks of the previews, I was afraid it was more goreno, only with the twist that it was ok for people to watch because they were Nazis.

[Jabby]

Oh cool, from the looks of the previews, I was afraid it was more goreno, only with the twist that it was ok for people to watch because they were Nazis.

The scenes that were violent, were very violent, enough to make me squirm in a couple of places.

But there's actually very few violent scenes. The dialogue is just brilliant. And it stays incredibly fast for a two and a half hour movie.

[Cara]

Last and Final rant. What is with the Cohen Brothers in only making half their movies?

What?

[Fonzy]

Role Models.

[Shadow]

Role Models.

For what it was, I enjoyed it. I had gone in with really low expectations because Paul Rudd has been in a lot of steaming piles of shit but I was pleasantly surprised that the jokes were actually funny even though it had a feel good story about it.

[mrs_bun]

Uh, I'm pretty sure we all know we're not supposed to fuck these kids in the ass...

[mrs_bun]

Also Paul Rudd is so hot.

[Shadow]

Paul Rudd is awesome solely based on the way he dances.

Look it up, you'll be amazed.

[Fonzy]

I actually loved his character, because it reminded me of me and how I hate everything.

[Mixed Berry Hotcakes.]

I mean, honest to god, I thought the "twist" and the ending to the comic were fucking stupid as hell, but I never thought the plot devices were anywhere near as important as the character development and the general concepts the story dealt with were.

Mostly I was raging.

What?

Case in point, No Country for Old Men.

[Jabby]

Also Paul Rudd is so hot.

You'd get along really really well with my girlfriend.

[LegendShark]

For what it was, I enjoyed it. I had gone in with really low expectations because Paul Rudd has been in a lot of steaming piles of shit but I was pleasantly surprised that the jokes were actually funny even though it had a feel good story about it.

Watch Stella. And Wet Hot American Summer.

And then you'll realize why this movie was good. The reason being David Wain.

[Cara]

Case in point, No Country for Old Men.

I'm not asking for examples, I am asking what that sentence means.

[jok3r]

Inglourious Basterds. was great :)

[Captain Piano]

Movie rant: I get upset when so-called movie buffs can't shut up about actors. Actors are the tools directors use to get their points across. An actor who was great in Movie X could easily have been terrible in Movie Y. It's a sad life for actors, because they are basically whores, who whore out their ability to act like other people to anyone willing to pay them a suitable sum. You have your high-class whores, like Brad Pitt, and then your common 5-cents-for-a-handjob street hags. I once sat through an hour-long conversation of two people shooting off about what actors they liked, like they were freaking collectible cards.

Heath Ledger. Go.
Johnny Depp. Go.
Brad Pitt. Go.
Daniel Day Lewis. Uh oh. Go.
Uhhh...uhh...a-ha! Willem Dafoe. Go.

etc etc.

Please people, focusing on the actors is missing the point. It's about the story the movie tells, and great if the actors gets to flex their thespian muscles.

[Jabby]

Why does it have to be a nesting-doll structure, when it comes to movies?

The work is much, much more collaborative activity, than you'd think.

I'd write more, but I just woke up from no sleep and my head hurts like hell.

[Shadow]

Jews always collaborate when they make movies.

[Captain Piano]

It depends on the director and/or producer. Writers are definitely the first source in the nesting-doll structure, which I used to refute his silly point.

ur silly

[jok3r]

Movie rant: I get upset when so-called movie buffs can't shut up about actors. Actors are the tools directors use to get their points across. An actor who was great in Movie X could easily have been terrible in Movie Y. It's a sad life for actors, because they are basically whores, who whore out their ability to act like other people to anyone willing to pay them a suitable sum. You have your high-class whores, like Brad Pitt, and then your common 5-cents-for-a-handjob street hags. I once sat through an hour-long conversation of two people shooting off about what actors they liked, like they were freaking collectible cards.

Heath Ledger. Go.
Johnny Depp. Go.
Brad Pitt. Go.
Daniel Day Lewis. Uh oh. Go.
Uhhh...uhh...a-ha! Willem Dafoe. Go.

etc etc.

Please people, focusing on the actors is missing the point. It's about the story the movie tells, and great if the actors gets to flex their thespian muscles.

So a great movie with god-awful acting is still acceptable?

[LegendShark]

So a great movie with god-awful acting is still acceptable?

Actually, yes. I can't remember the exact example but I have sat through a movie with terrible acting just because it was so goddamn good.

[LegendShark]

Street Kings. Shitty movie.

Love Hugh Laurie and Forest Whitaker, but goddamn Keanu Reeves omfg.

[Captain Piano]

So a great movie with god-awful acting is still acceptable?

No, idiot.

[Keeper]

Adventureland. I liked it a lot, actually.

[jok3r]

No, idiot.

Thought so. You had a neat argument, though.

[Cara]

I watched I'm Not There again. <_<

[LegendShark]

Just bought Gangs of New York. Watching it tonight. I hope it lives up to my expectations.

[Tee See Em]

I saw Avatar recently. It was enjoyable, but calling it a "great movie" would be going too far, and the hype surrounding it is just absurd.

[Shadow]

I saw Avatar recently. It was enjoyable, but calling it a "great movie" would be going too far, and the hype surrounding it is just absurd.

It looked fucking sweet but the characters and story was unoriginal.

[Naga]

I'm supposed to go see it soon. It's a bit too popular for me, though.

[Shadow]

I'm supposed to go see it soon. It's a bit too popular for me, though.

Just say you liked Dances With Wolves better.

[Cloneysocks]

Dances With Wolves was boring. At least in Avatar the natives actually had spiritual powers.

[.Rikku.]

Sherlock Holmes

[Regret]

American History X. I always find films where a character undergoes a major transformation appealing, more so than in books I think, because in films you're presented with the same actor and you really get the sense of it being the same person throughout.

[good news]

really I've just been watching about eight hours of law&order a day because I can't commit to watching any movies

[Fonzy]

Terminator Salvation, again. Christian Bale is a serial over-actor.

[Kedster]

Malcolm X, and again I want to be a nigger.

[Jabby]

Terminator Salvation, again. Christian Bale is a serial over-actor.

3:10 to Yuma

Christian Bale is a serial over-actor.

[Fonzy]

3:10 to Yuma

Oh god. That movie was awesome until like the last 15 minutes and then the WTFery overwhelmed the whole rest of the film.

[Jabby]

Oh god. That movie was awesome until like the last 15 minutes and then the WTFery overwhelmed the whole rest of the film.

That's pretty much exactly my response to it.

Context: My girlfriend's dad is ridiculously chill and teaches a course in the American Western at my school. He also has a home theater.

[LegendShark]

My review of Avatar (http://www.eastside-online.org/entertainment/avatar-review/)

http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/legendshark/chiphazard.png

Last movie I was was Crazy Heart. Like the Wrestler, but not as good. I love Jeff Bridges. AKA The Dude.

[good news]

the last movie I liked was Wild at Heart. so good.

last night I kept trying to watch shitty fear.net movies on demand but I kept getting five minutes in and hating them so I gave up and watch law and order instead. thank god for law and order.

[Fonzy]

District 9. Good movie, I thought.

Then Inglourious Basterds. Meh.

[Cara]

Being John Malkovich

A+

Uhh actually yeah

Kinda creepy.

[Quesadilla]

La vita è bella (Life is Beautiful)

A-

American Splendor

A+

[five.half]

Mystery Science Theater 3000 The Movie.
Do I win?

[Jabby]

District 9. Good movie, I thought.

Then Inglourious Basterds. Meh.

Holy shit, that's mine too.

I loved both of them.

Shady, Unforgiven rocks.

[five.half]

District 9. Good movie, I thought.

Then Inglourious Basterds. Meh.

I was actually disappointed with District 9. Inglorious was a masterpiece to me because I'm a huge Tarantino fan.

[Fonzy]

Seriously? I fell asleep during that movie. And it was easily 20 minutes longer than it had to be.

[Fonzy]

I mean, I'm not saying it was a bad movie, but I do agree that it wasn't ... great. I don't know. There were a lot of scenes I didn't care for, and I could've done without the jew-girl plot, and as a whole I felt the film didn't mesh together very well. That said, I still think it was a pretty good movie, if only because of [spoiler]Hitler getting brutally shot to death with a fucking tommy gun, then shot some more[/spolier]. The significantly longer cut will probably be much better.

I agree, it felt like a hodge-podge, and many of the scenes suffered from "cool Tarantino dialogue" syndrome, where the things probably sound a lot more awesome to that squirelly little freak when he says them in his head. See also: Kill Bill.

I agree it wasn't awful, but it could have been a lot better. Definitely didn't live up to the hype.

[Fonzy]

What turned me off to Kill Bill was the fight scene with Vivica Fox. The dialogue was awful and I really couldn't get into it after that.

[LegendShark]

Inglourious was well made.

I also enjoy Kill Bill. Haven't seen Vol. 2 though yet.

[five.half]

Inglourious was well made.

I also enjoy Kill Bill. Haven't seen Vol. 2 though yet.

Lets get married.

[LegendShark]

Lets get married.

Well alright.

[Jabby]

Saw Legion today.

If you like cinema, or even just things that aren't poop, avoid it.

[.Rikku.]

I watched Crank 2 last night. It is less dumb than I thought it was going to be.

[Fonzy]

Saw Legion today.

If you like cinema, or even just things that aren't poop, avoid it.

I've heard that movie attendance is generally low the first quarter of ever calendar year, so studios usually dump the trash they have no faith in there.

[Jabby]

I've heard that movie attendance is generally low the first quarter of ever calendar year, so studios usually dump the trash they have no faith in there.

It's true. I mean look at what's out right now. Leap Year? Legion?

I liked the Book of Eli though.

[LegendShark]

It's true. I mean look at what's out right now. Leap Year? Legion?

I liked the Book of Eli though.

What pissed me off about Leap Year was that it was the same exact damn movie as The Proposal, but in Europe.

It even had the same exact "Give her a real kiss" line in both fucking previews.

Not that I saw or will ever see either movie, but still, blegh.

[Fonzy]

haha so gay

[Quesadilla]

The Hurt Locker
B-/C+

[Fonzy]

Also, you know what I just remembered about Basterds that I absolutely fucking hated? The scene with the Jewish girl putting on her makeup in front of the swastika backdrop with the Bowie song playing in the background. It's that kind of overdone crap that I've come to expect and hate from Tarantino.

[Shadow]

Also, you know what I just remembered about Basterds that I absolutely fucking hated? The scene with the Jewish girl putting on her makeup in front of the swastika backdrop with the Bowie song playing in the background. It's that kind of overdone crap that I've come to expect and hate from Tarantino.

And he picked a terrible David Bowie song. :V

[Fonzy]

And he picked a terrible David Bowie song. :V

I assumed he picked it because of the connection between the line about the green eyes and the line about putting out the fire with gasoline.

So to recap, he picked an anachronistic song (the only one in the film, no less) and tenuously connected it to a scene where the lyrics of the song somewhat describe what we are seeing/about to see on screen (which, to me, is an incredibly hamhanded reason for any director to include any song in any film). A scene which, honestly, was pretty stupid to begin with and probably didn't even need to make the final cut.

Am I alone in thinking this guy is a hack?

[Shadow]

I assumed he picked it because of the connection between the line about the green eyes and the line about putting out the fire with gasoline.

So to recap, he picked an anachronistic song (the only one in the film, no less) and tenuously connected it to a scene where the lyrics of the song somewhat describe what we are seeing/about to see on screen (which, to me, is an incredibly hamhanded reason for any director to include any song in any film). A scene which, honestly, was pretty stupid to begin with and probably didn't even need to make the final cut.

Am I alone in thinking this guy is a hack?

He was in From Dusk Til Dawn, gg.

[Shadow]

That movie was pretty awesome.

It's got George Clooney and Cheech. How could it be bad?

[LegendShark]

I assumed he picked it because of the connection between the line about the green eyes and the line about putting out the fire with gasoline.

So to recap, he picked an anachronistic song (the only one in the film, no less) and tenuously connected it to a scene where the lyrics of the song somewhat describe what we are seeing/about to see on screen (which, to me, is an incredibly hamhanded reason for any director to include any song in any film). A scene which, honestly, was pretty stupid to begin with and probably didn't even need to make the final cut.

Am I alone in thinking this guy is a hack?

That's just how he rolls IMO. I personally love his use of popular music.

Now, Tarantino does not make the greatest movies, in a strictly objective sense. But that doesn't make them any less entertaining.

Edit: Just saw Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind again. A bit more pretentious than I remember it being when I first saw it, but I still love it just as much as I did the first time. For those who have seen it, I pretty much agree completely with this review (http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2004/03/19/eternal_sunshine/index.html). (Caution, contains spoilers)

[Captain Piano]

I read an interesting article on Inglorious Basterds which discussed the various portrayals of morality in the film. Because, on the one hand, you have the Basterds, who are the good guys, who engage in very morally questionable actions Yet, because of how they are portrayed, we cheer for them and laugh with them. Conversely, we have no sympathy for the nazis and believe they deserve the inhumane treatment visited upon them by the basterds. Conceivably, it's a "fight fire with fire" type of deal, but that doesn't really satisfy me, and Tarantino complicates things further by dropping a couple subtle clues – at the screening Hitler is cracking up throughout the entire movie, which is basically composed of shot after shot of young german parted-hair kid shooting American soldiers. The kid says of the movie "Goebbels thinks this will be his masterpiece." Later on in the movie, in the final scene, Brad Pitt echoes the line, saying "Y'know, I think this might be my masterpiece." And it doesn't take a genius to figure out that the one really speaking those lines is Quentin Tarantino, and he's talking about the movie you just watched. So where does this leave us? A movie which lightly bandies around extreme depictions of violence for use as entertainment, while at the same time seemingly dismissing such spectacles of violence as stupid, the cinema of brainwashed Nazi propagandists. Yet the movies takes as its initial basis the notion that the Basterds are justified in what they are doing because the nazis did some really fucked up shit. But the blatant historical inaccuracies kind of destroy any shred of hope for this movie approaching realism, or some semblance of it, and it's only remaining value as a historical piece is that it satisfies a burning (and justified) hatred of nazis by jews. Perhaps Tarantino, in blatantly manipulating history and morality, was trying to show that audiences really don't give a shit about verisimilitude or ethicalness when it comes to entertainment – as long as they don't feel manipulated by the story, they'll watch anything. Done right, you can make a movie about any topic, however reviled it may be by respectable society.

[Fonzy]

I actually assumed from the outset that this movie was just another Tarantino gorefest that he assumed his audience would accept because the violence was visited against Nazis.

[LegendShark]

Holy wall of text.

In short, Quentin said "I'm going to make Jews act like Nazis and I'll bet my audiences will still cheer them because of historical context!"

Another theory from my Film Appreciation teacher is that the message was "It's highly unrealistic to just round everyone up that you don't like and set them on fire, stop trying to do that America" but he said that it was also just his interpretation of it and probably not intended.

[.Rikku.]

I am currently watching 'The Haunting'. I don't like the girl name Nelle (i think thats her name).

[Captain Piano]

I personally thought the film was entertaining, but I kind of rubbed me the wrong way – it was almost like Tarantino was parodying his own style, which may actually be the case as his brand of moviemaking + a WWII setting is an odd juxtaposition. The beginning was pretty much the best part, but after that the long passages of dialogue just seemed kitschy, and had the effect of taking all the steam out of the plot (which is actually a halfway decent plot), and, by the time the "stunning finale" came around, I just didn't care enough for it to blow me away the way it should have.

[LegendShark]

I personally thought the film was entertaining, but I kind of rubbed me the wrong way – it was almost like Tarantino was parodying his own style, which may actually be the case as his brand of moviemaking + a WWII setting is an odd juxtaposition. The beginning was pretty much the best part, but after that the long passages of dialogue just seemed kitschy, and had the effect of taking all the steam out of the plot (which is actually a halfway decent plot), and, by the time the "stunning finale" came around, I just didn't care enough for it to blow me away the way it should have.

Ah, I took it the opposite. The long dialogue scenes served as perfect buildup, and grounded the movie in semi-reality, so that when the finale came I was more than ready to accept it, not only as badass, but as maybe plausible. Which it clearly is not.

[Shadow]

Ah, I took it the opposite. The long dialogue scenes served as perfect buildup, and grounded the movie in semi-reality, so that when the finale came I was more than ready to accept it, not only as badass, but as maybe plausible. Which it clearly is not.

Biased opinion, you're a jew. :V

[LegendShark]

Biased opinion, you're a jew. :V

biased opinion ur gay

[five.half]

The Perfect Score.

Watching it for the last day of SAT Prep.
It's actually not so bad.

[Shadow]

The Royal Tenenbaums

A+

Why do all White People love Wes Anderson so much?

[Shadow]

Because we have good taste.

Also nice original content.

:lips:

[Quesadilla]

The Perfect Score.

Watching it for the last day of SAT Prep.
It's actually not so bad.

If that's the movie I think it is, then you are a goddamn retard. :teach:

It's extremely formulaic, has very cliche characters, and the jokes they try to make aren't funny at all. Also, the only good character in the whole movie is the one Scarlett Johanson plays and only because she's eye-candy.

[LegendShark]

I liked that movie when it came out... and I was 12.

[five.half]

If that's the movie I think it is, then you are a goddamn retard. :teach:

It's extremely formulaic, has very cliche characters, and the jokes they try to make aren't funny at all. Also, the only good character in the whole movie is the one Scarlett Johanson plays and only because she's eye-candy.

Well when you've had an unbearable cold all week and it's the last day of a retarded ass class and you don't have to do any work... it's not so bad. But other than that I actually completely agree.

[LegendShark]

Aliens. Some good shit. Back in the days when James Cameron realized that his movies were just for entertainment purposes and visual masturbation.

[Cara]

I've been trying to get myself to watch Control for a few days.

[Kant]

Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Liked it a lot, mostly for the art design.

[Tee See Em]

I saw Creation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creation_(2009_film)) yesterday. I personally found it entertaining, but it wasn't a good movie by any stretch, and was much more of a drama than historically informative. Darwin's life (after the Beagle) was actually pretty interesting, so I'm somewhat disappointed that this film didn't do a very good job with it.

[Tee See Em]

Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Liked it a lot, mostly for the art design.
I loved that shit.

[Fonzy]

Wait that was that movie that Heath Ledger and Johnny Depp played the same character in, right? Is that out on DVD?

[Tee See Em]

Wait that was that movie that Heath Ledger and Johnny Depp played the same character in, right? Is that out on DVD?
Nope, it's still in theatres.

[.Rikku.]

I tried to watch `The Babysitter` today, but it was so boring. I then watched `Rent`. I liked it.

[Captain Piano]

Miller's Crossing, for the second time, except this time I watched it in...Marijuana-Vision, enhanced with THC-D™ technology!

But, seriously, wow. What a good flipping movie.

[LegendShark]

Freddy Got Fingered

A and/or F

It really depends whether or not your high. Or if you are in the mood for such things. Or 12. If it's none of those, it can be pretty grating.

[ProphetKing]

Uuuuuh.

Borat?

[Naga]

I personally thought the film was entertaining, but I kind of rubbed me the wrong way – it was almost like Tarantino was parodying his own style, which may actually be the case as his brand of moviemaking + a WWII setting is an odd juxtaposition. The beginning was pretty much the best part, but after that the long passages of dialogue just seemed kitschy, and had the effect of taking all the steam out of the plot (which is actually a halfway decent plot), and, by the time the "stunning finale" came around, I just didn't care enough for it to blow me away the way it should have.

I saw it in theatres when it first came out, and I felt that the long (very long) passages of dialogue made me feel really anxious and tense about what was going to happen, whether it was the intro or in the bar. That segued into the finale, and other periods of climatic action, and it worked. I tried watching it a little while ago, again, and the same passages of dialogue bored me to death. I think that part of the mystique of it is that you don't know what is coming next. When you do, it falls flat.

[LegendShark]

Youth in Revolt. Holy ass-balls, was that a terrible movie.

[ProphetKing]

Kind of want to see Red Dawn, the remake.

[ProphetKing]

Sounds interesting, Shady.

[Fonzy]

The Invention of Lying

D

I heard that too. Which sucks, because Ricky Gervais is generally hilarious and the movie sounded like it had potential.

[LegendShark]

Surprisingly, I enjoyed Ghost Town. Gervais is a funny guy, but I think he should stick to stand-up / officing or extrasing around.

But the last film I saw was Moon, and if not a good movie, was pretty interesting to watch. I enjoyed it.

[Captain Piano]

I saw it in theatres when it first came out, and I felt that the long (very long) passages of dialogue made me feel really anxious and tense about what was going to happen, whether it was the intro or in the bar. That segued into the finale, and other periods of climatic action, and it worked. I tried watching it a little while ago, again, and the same passages of dialogue bored me to death. I think that part of the mystique of it is that you don't know what is coming next. When you do, it falls flat.
Yeah, this is probably accurate.

[LegendShark]

Fuck you, Moon was amazing.

I said I enjoyed it and it was interesting and also Sam Rockwell did a very good job.

I just thought that some of it was kind of dumb and inaccurate to real life.

I lurve Kefin Spacey.

[Fonzy]

Extract. I found it amusing, but not great.

[twin1]

I said I enjoyed it and it was interesting and also Sam Rockwell did a very good job.

I just thought that some of it was kind of dumb and inaccurate to real life.

I lurve Kefin Spacey.

:huh: But its a science fiction film dealing with clones on the moon. Its not supposed to be an accurate representation of real life...

The last movie I saw was In the Loop. If you want a great British satire on politicians dealing with a war this is it.

[LegendShark]

:huh: But its a science fiction film dealing with clones on the moon. Its not supposed to be an accurate representation of real life...

I dunno, I just think that if the average person found out that they had a clone, there would be a lot less passive aggressive angst. Maybe I just took it wrong because they don't even make it clear whether or not cloning is something that happens all of the time.

[Sven_v2.0_LITE]

Gamer. I found it fairly meh; it was an interesting premise, but the pacing was awful and there were a decent number of plot holes that I was just not a fan of.

[Shadow]

I watched Fight Club!