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TEAMRICO
05-30-2014, 16:44
Watched Lone Survivor on demand last night, quite good but depressing.
Took my niece to see godzilla, kind of a let down. In a two hour monster movie there was about 8 minutes of monsters.
Do you know what ever happened to Bryan Cranston's character....I must have missed it?
<MADDOG>
05-30-2014, 19:36
Do you know what ever happened to Bryan Cranston's character....I must have missed it?
During the chopper evac after the cockroach escape stating "I told you so"...[LOL]
From the guy who made 2016, this one looks pretty powerful and great:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3_BYdrE37w
The premise- Imagine the world without America... Scary, right? I wanna see this.
+1
I do hope it does not let us old nostalgia nerds down...
I will state the "Grand Budapest Hotel", if you are a true movie fan who likes directorial eye candy, great actors, and a witty plot, is one to see:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Fg5iWmQjwk
As expected, another great Wes Anderson film. Even better than Star Trek III Search for Spock, that I also watched tonight.
muddywings
07-21-2014, 08:49
This one I will probably 'brave' the crowds to see in the theater. I hope she does a good job with it.
They just don't make 'em like they used to!
http://youtu.be/ebHji2c_ciU
Just watched Sabotage... yeah, I'm not sure what to think, bad acting or worse writing, but over the top blood and gore, ridiculous "DEA" agents, terrible acting, and the most inconsistent shooting I've seen in a movie, ever. Avoid this movie.
kawiracer14
07-25-2014, 10:10
Saw The Purge: Anarchy last night. So much better than the first one. (still not saying it was good)
Saw Guardians of the Galaxy last night. Really good movie. Fun to watch, cool story, great special effects. And Howard the Duck makes an appearance!
StagLefty
08-02-2014, 10:57
Watched Expendables 3 last night. Good Grief this cast should be in wheelchairs [facepalm]
Watched Expendables 3 last night. Good Grief this cast should be in wheelchairs [facepalm]
Except Rhonda Rousey... [Love2][Abused]
Great-Kazoo
08-04-2014, 13:05
Watched Expendables 3 last night. Good Grief this cast should be in wheelchairs [facepalm]
I'll wait till it's on dvd. I liked #2. It's great to see a bunch of "headliners" parody them self while cashing a check.
So I just watched "Vanishing Point" (1971) last night... pretty awesome movie. It really makes me want to go out and get a 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T. Kinda funny watching it though, the whole time I was thinking that there was no way to pull that off in modern days... Oh and I didn't like the ending. But the blind character Cleavon Little (of Blazing Saddles fame) was pretty cool.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8teZZ-loaI
Great-Kazoo
08-26-2014, 17:16
So I just watched "Vanishing Point" (1971) last night... pretty awesome movie. It really makes me want to go out and get a 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T. Kinda funny watching it though, the whole time I was thinking that there was no way to pull that off in modern days... Oh and I didn't like the ending. But the blind character ( Super Soul) Cleavon Little (of Blazing Saddles fame) was pretty cool.
The guy being thrown across the bar towards the beginning. He's from Highlands Ranch. yeah i know useless trivia.
If you like some of them older (for you) movies. Check out The Killer Elite, with Robert Duvall and James Caan. Off beat ones. Bring me the Head of Alfredo Garcia.
Netflix doesn't have Willow, Legend, The Sandlot, or Never Ending Story. How the hell am I supposed to raise my daughter? How?!
Any good alien, space, sci-fi, or ghost movie recommendations?
Any good alien, space, sci-fi, or ghost movie recommendations?
2001: A Space Odyssey
Alien Quadrilogy
Prometheus
Attack The Block (British humor/action alien movie)
The Frighteners (Michael J. Fox ghost movie)
Species (horror alien movie, a series actually, about an alien/human hybrid that wants to procreate. As you can guess there is some adult content)
Sphere
The arrival
Starship Troopers
Cloverfield (alien?)
The Thing
Dreamcatcher (not many liked this, but I found it to be very well made)
Contact
The X-Files (the movie does well enough on its own, but if you have seen the show a lot more of it makes sense)
Slither
Star Trek and Star Wars(duh)
The new Godzilla is pretty bad ass. Watching it right now.
Watched Captain America The Winter Soldier earlier, good movie as well. Political thriller disguised as an action film.
lead_magnet
09-23-2014, 03:56
Kind of an all in one, try "Event Horizon" ... creepy flick, surprised not many people have seen it.
I always loved Event Horizon.
Thanks for the list Ronin, didn't see it as I was out of town. I'm highly suspect of your list because it doesn't contain District 9.
Lex_Luthor
09-23-2014, 07:09
Yeah I liked District 9. Still need to watch Prometheus even though I have it
I always loved Event Horizon.
Thanks for the list Ronin, didn't see it as I was out of town. I'm highly suspect of your list because it doesn't contain District 9.
Event Horizon has the best Sam Neill scream ever!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM6rtL_bOto
[LOL]
I excluded District 9 because I don't like the director... I enjoyed the movie, but then the dipshit went on to make that Matt Damon anti-capitalism flick that just plain sucked... Neill Blomkamp- he just comes off as too preachy. I want to enjoy a movie, not have someone try to persuade me a certain way.
Anyone see Fury yet? Or that other ww2 drama? Seems to be a few coming out all around now.
Someone on here mentioned Trollhunter on Netflix. I thought it was great. Not a great movie, but great nonetheless. Really looking forward to Interstellar.
The swedish or whatever one? Wierd but I liked it too.
Great-Kazoo
10-04-2014, 08:53
DAS BOOT with english subtitles
The swedish or whatever one? Wierd but I liked it too.
Yeah. I've been reading troll stuff lately now. I think that done right, trolls are kind of underrated in the fantasy world.
Tiny: A Story About Living Small.
This is a documentary about a guy with no construction experience, building a tiny house. His plot of land is in Hartsel, CO, and he actually builds the house in Boulder, CO. For a documentary full of what are mostly hippies, there isn't a real strong liberal message. They did a good job finding people that weren't crazy, and whose primary motives for living in tiny homes isn't environmental. It's only an hour long and I think worth the watch. It's nice to help re-evaluate priorities, without running out and forsaking all your belongings.
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That's my pseudo if theres a divorce exit plan.
Yep, haha.
Also, I think it helps put things in perspective to measure a couple of your rooms before watching the documentary. They show a bunch of people smiling outside of their tiny houses, with the location and the square footage listed. If my memory is correct, the range is from 56 sq/ft to 255 sq/ft. Our smallest bedroom is larger than the smallest house. The room we watched the movie in is bigger than all but the biggest (by 5 sq/ft), and my single car garage is well over the size of everything in the film.
Scanker19
10-05-2014, 09:30
Anyone see Fury yet? Or that other ww2 drama? Seems to be a few coming out all around now.
Doesnt Fury come out the 17th?
Watched "Life of Brian" this weekend....I had forgotten how funny Monty Python was.
Great-Kazoo
10-05-2014, 17:36
Yep, haha.
Also, I think it helps put things in perspective to measure a couple of your rooms before watching the documentary. They show a bunch of people smiling outside of their tiny houses, with the location and the square footage listed. If my memory is correct, the range is from 56 sq/ft to 255 sq/ft. Our smallest bedroom is larger than the smallest house. The room we watched the movie in is bigger than all but the biggest (by 5 sq/ft), and my single car garage is well over the size of everything in the film.
Typical Elitist .
Now I'm watching Pandora's Promise on Netflix. It is a documentary about nuclear energy. It is nearly all environmentalist, activists, and other people who were anti-nuclear, and have changed their mind. Still against fossil fuels. Interesting so far. I'd give it a watch.
Edit: Finished and I enjoyed the documentary. They try to draw a direct connection between people who are staunchly against nuclear power and those who they consider climate change deniers. It's too long to type from my Nook, but it is great seeing a major figure in the anti-nuclear movement squirm under simple, polite, questions about her position. Give it a watch and form your own opinions.
It's got a sorta romancy thing going on, but I actually didnt mind "How I live now" for showing a kinda modern day what if there was a nuke + war and how dirty ugly things can get.
tim-adams
10-17-2014, 16:53
good week for me, got to see the xmen "days of future past" IE we unscrewed our world
and a million ways to die in the west..
Scanker19
10-17-2014, 19:16
Fury. Go see.
Just watched America: Imagine The World Without Her... WOW. Awesome film. Dinesh D'Sousa does it again. If you're not familiar with his work (books and 2016: Obama's America documentary) check it out. He's really good. America challenges the whole "American Shaming" idea that was brought to popularity by Howard Zinn (Aka, the world's biggest douche).
I can't control my orgasms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmeOjFno6Do
buffalobo
10-23-2014, 05:20
http://www.rockymountainheist.com
I saw "FURY" last night. Excellent performances by all, especially Brad Pitt. Shia LeDouche put on the performance of his life, he was outstanding. Highly recommend. Not overdone in any dimension, the special effects were well done.
I can't control my orgasms
Can you at least point them in a safe direction?
If one didn't grow up reading comics, and has seen perhaps ONE of the comic based movies in the past ten years or so... where would one start to get caught up?
Can you at least point them in a safe direction?
If one didn't grow up reading comics, and has seen perhaps ONE of the comic based movies in the past ten years or so... where would one start to get caught up?
Sorry, didn't see this reply. In order of their events:
Captain America is okay. Introduces some otherworldly tech that has big ramifications in the storylines. Otherwise it's a WW2 comic book movie. (Introduces Howard Stark, Captain America and Bucky Barnes)
Iron Man was the movie that kick-started the Marvel films. I'd recommend that (Introduces Iron Man, SHIELD, Agent Coulson and Nick Fury).
Thor introduces important characters on both sides of the fight (Introduces Thor, Loki, Hawkeye).
The Incredible Hulk I haven't seen. (Introduces Hulk)
Iron Man 2 features a couple throwaway villains and big battle at Not Epcot Center. (Introduces Black Widow)
The Avengers combines them all together in a pretty epic battle in New York City and introduces Thanos, the ultimate evil in the Marvel universe.
Iron Man 3 takes place after The Avengers and is basically some action and Tony Stark dealing with PTSD from the events in NYC.
Captain America 2 is really good. Political thriller wrapped in an action movie. Basically talks about NSA surveillance. And Cap calls the government a bunch of Nazis. (Introduces Falcon and The Winter Soldier)
Thor 2 introduces another piece of tech like the one in Captain America.
Guardians of the Galaxy takes place in the same universe, but far away from Earth. Third piece of tech revealed and explains that Thanos is after all 5 pieces. (Introduces Star Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Gamora and Drax the Destroyer)
So, I recommend Iron Man 1, Thor 1, The Avengers, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy.
Sure thing! :)
Saw John Wick tonight. Surprisingly good movie. Felt to me like Collateral, but more personal, and with some interesting humor. I think it's Keanu's first good movie since the original Matrix.
Sure thing! :)
Saw John Wick tonight. Surprisingly good movie. Felt to me like Collateral, but more personal, and with some interesting humor. I think it's Keanu's first good movie since the original Matrix.
"Oh"
lol that was hilarious
GilpinGuy
11-02-2014, 00:04
Just watched America: Imagine The World Without Her... WOW. Awesome film. Dinesh D'Sousa does it again. If you're not familiar with his work (books and 2016: Obama's America documentary) check it out. He's really good. America challenges the whole "American Shaming" idea that was brought to popularity by Howard Zinn (Aka, the world's biggest douche).
Just revived an old thread in GD about this before checking here. Search showed that one first. Anyway, awesome movie. Well done.
Just saw Interstellar last night... HOLY CRAP! That was one crazy, intense, very well made movie. Of course, I didn't know anything about the movie except for what I saw in commercials on TV, so when it ended and it showed "Directed by Christopher Nolan" it hit me... DUH! That explained a lot. Great movie, Matthew McConaughey was flat out amazing in it. Well worth paying the cost of the ticket to see it in the theater. We even went as far as seeing it at the Regal cinema at Monaco and Hampden on the RPX big screen for an even more immersive and bigger experience.
StagLefty
11-15-2014, 15:50
St. Vincent with Bill Murray-surprisingly good.
Saw Interstellar tonight. Matinee, so $10. Great movie. If you're a space nerd like I am, wear some loose fitting pants. Turns into 2001: A Space Odyssey towards the end, but still cool. Happy ending is depressing, in my opinion. Best character is the robot that threatens to throw the humans out the airlock just before launch.
muddywings
11-18-2014, 09:12
Just saw Interstellar last night... HOLY CRAP! That was one crazy, intense, very well made movie. Of course, I didn't know anything about the movie except for what I saw in commercials on TV, so when it ended and it showed "Directed by Christopher Nolan" it hit me... DUH! That explained a lot. Great movie, Matthew McConaughey was flat out amazing in it. Well worth paying the cost of the ticket to see it in the theater. We even went as far as seeing it at the Regal cinema at Monaco and Hampden on the RPX big screen for an even more immersive and bigger experience.
ditto
Nolan always does good work. Best movie I have seen all year (granted it's the only movie I've seen but still the best by far!)
muddywings
11-18-2014, 10:53
Interstellar Spoiler Alert-
Short graphic novel of Dr. Mann's exploration of his planet: http://www.wired.com/2014/11/absolute-zero
Lex_Luthor
12-10-2014, 09:31
Just saw Sabotage last night with AHnold in it. I thought it was well done actually, good, fun violence haha. Sorry if it's a repost - I haven't read through the thread in a while
Just saw Sabotage last night with AHnold in it. I thought it was well done actually, good, fun violence haha. Sorry if it's a repost - I haven't read through the thread in a while
You liked it? I thought it was terrible. And I like Arny, but holy shit, that was one of the worst movies I've seen in a while.
SuperiorDG
12-10-2014, 15:08
You liked it? I thought it was terrible. And I like Arny, but holy shit, that was one of the worst movies I've seen in a while.
Nice guns and gear, however.
Lex_Luthor
12-10-2014, 15:38
Well I wasn't expecting anything but a fun flick. It grabbed my attention enough for that.
Lex_Luthor
12-24-2014, 14:59
Christmas Eve, hanging out with my sleeping angel (daughter) next to me, just watched Lone Survivor. I try to watch this movie fairly often because it's just so damn good. I'm thankful for our SEALs and all of our troops. Every time I watch this movie, I say a prayer for my childhood friend who is a SEAL, may God bless him & keep him safe.
Christmas Eve, hanging out with my sleeping angel (daughter) next to me, just watched Lone Survivor. I try to watch this movie fairly often because it's just so damn good. I'm thankful for our SEALs and all of our troops. Every time I watch this movie, I say a prayer for my childhood friend who is a SEAL, may God bless him & keep him safe.
I should start that as a new Christmas tradition... Here I am watching Die Hard, Muppets Christmas Carol and Home Alone.
StagLefty
12-24-2014, 18:51
Watching Fury again !!
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Great-Kazoo
12-24-2014, 19:23
You liked it? I thought it was terrible. And I like Arny, but holy shit, that was one of the worst movies I've seen in a while.
The WORST MOVIE you shouldn't see is Killing them Softly [pileoshit].. Not only did i waste time, the movie ended and i was WHAT THE FUCK. I want my free time back. Good thing it was a Netchix freebie.
The WORST MOVIE you shouldn't see is Killing them Softly [pileoshit].. Not only did i waste time, the movie ended and i was WHAT THE FUCK. I want my free time back. Good thing it was a Netchix freebie.
Yeah, that was a pretty big let down. It had potential, but just feel flat. Although Sabotage and Killing Them Softly were terrible, they pale in comparison to Machete. God that movie was awful beyond words.
Great-Kazoo
12-25-2014, 09:40
Yeah, that was a pretty big let down. It had potential, but just feel flat. Although Sabotage and Killing Them Softly were terrible, they pale in comparison to Machete. God that movie was awful beyond words.
MA CHET EH was suppose to be bad. it's a 60 - 70's B movie, blaxploitation homage.
huntnfishn5280
12-25-2014, 10:41
Just saw WILD at the movies.........it sucked! Don't bother.
Interstellar was great!
StagLefty
01-07-2015, 18:27
Not a Bradley Cooper fan but he did a hell of a job on American Sniper
You guys have to check out "Example Short 11 Min 23.976 Remote With..." on Netflix.
Finally watched "Prometheus" (Aliens prequel). Special effects were cool, opening scenery (filmed in Scotland and Iceland) was spectacular.
Overall, it sucked. Who sends a bunch of undisciplined knuckleheads into space, with weapons? Who writes this crap?
colorider
02-04-2015, 22:41
Or activates an alien computer/space shit by pushing on squishy balls things and playing a damn flute!!!! That shit is right out of Willy Wonka.
Some of the special effects were cool, and somewhat of a cool story, but damn the acting and the rest of it was hella lame.!
Saw Gone Girl last night. Pretty good movie. I bet the book is fantastic.
Watched this last night:
Damn the Defiant!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055884/
Jack Tar and the British walls of oak kept Boney off the island. Mutiny at Spithead and Sir Alec Guinness. What's not to like about that?
wctriumph
02-07-2015, 23:43
I usually wait for the video to hit Redbox. Last night was Fury: 4 of 5 stars, I liked it overall.
Tonight was John Wick: About what I expected, much violence. I will give it a 3 out of 5.
<MADDOG>
02-08-2015, 09:30
Not a bad movie for Korean, and it's on netflix also.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BRcXw2I5EQ
The Lazarus Effect. Here is how this movie came about.
Guy 1: We should reboot Pet Cemetery.
Guy 2: Yeah, only let's update it and call it Pet Laboratory.
Guy 1: That would be too obvious. We need a modern reboot of an old movie, with an ancient sounding title.
Guy 2: [Performs Google search of Latin words related to death] How about The Lazarus Effect?
[Faint]
Just finished watching "Zero-dark 30". I'm in lust with Jessica Chastain. I'm not sure how realistic some of the action was, though it was entertaining.
GilpinGuy
03-03-2015, 02:02
I usually wait for the video to hit Redbox. Last night was Fury: 4 of 5 stars, I liked it overall.
Tonight was John Wick: About what I expected, much violence. I will give it a 3 out of 5.
I saw both recently.
Fury: loved it. Reminded me of of my grandfather.
John Wick: Kick ass action movie. Every time Keanou (sp?) spoke I cringed though.
Netflix doesn't have Willow, Legend, The Sandlot, or Never Ending Story. How the hell am I supposed to raise my daughter? How?!
+1
I found Willow at Target in Wheat Ridge. Should've bought it. I DVR'd Legend on HBO a while back and finally got to watch it the other day.
my 13yr old son wanted to se The Kingsmen so my wife and i saw it to preview it for him and to see where the R rating comes from.
dont let your kids see it. the commercial teasers make it looke like it's geared for a young audience but it's extremely adult.
my 13yr old son wanted to se The Kingsmen so my wife and i saw it to preview it for him and to see where the R rating comes from.
dont let your kids see it. the commercial teasers make it looke like it's geared for a young audience but it's extremely adult.
The ending joke about anal a bit too much?
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Netflix doesn't have Willow, Legend, The Sandlot, or Never Ending Story. How the hell am I supposed to raise my daughter? How?!
I think we may have all of these on DVD. If you're still looking for them, PM me. We may also have other 80s goodness, such as LadyHawke, the Princes bride and The Last Unicorn.
wctriumph
03-03-2015, 14:12
Rented "Lucy" this weekend and it was not what I expected, decent plot development if not so great character development. 3.5 out of 5.
LadyHawke, the Princes bride and The Last Unicorn.
Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer, and Michelle Pfiefer, all with the worst musical soundtrack ever heard in a movie theater. I don't know what happened to my bootlegged copy from Showtime. I think my wife tossed it after I made her watch it one too many times.
My wife and daughter went to see Cary Elwes just before Christmas at the Tattered Cover. He was promoting his book As You Wish. My daughter still grins when I mention her meeting the Dread Pirate Roberts.
Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer, and Michelle Pfiefer, all with the worst musical soundtrack ever heard in a movie theater. I don't know what happened to my bootlegged copy from Showtime. I think my wife tossed it after I made her watch it one too many times.
My wife and daughter went to see Cary Elwes just before Christmas at the Tattered Cover. He was promoting his book As You Wish. My daughter still grins when I mention her meeting the Dread Pirate Roberts.
That soundtrack was groundbreaking, though! The first fantasy movie with a modern, prog-rock soundtrack!
Cary Elwes is scheduled to be at Denver ComicCon this year. :)
Thanks for the reminder about Comic Con. My wife wanted to know the dates and I told her May 23-25th, and I asked her if she wanted to go. "No, I just want to know when we should go downtown to walk around and see some of the CosPlayers on walkabout."
The other thing about Ladyhawke... What happens when the moon is out and visible during daylight? [Dunno]
But MOST of the best Cosplayers will be INSIDE! That's where we will be!
The change occurred at twilight and dawn, right? Not when the moon was visible.
Is Lost Highway (1997) any good? Noticed a couple songs on my Pandora palsy are from that movie.
Is Lost Highway (1997) any good? Noticed a couple songs on my Pandora palsy are from that movie.
If you like David Lynch films than it's definitely worth seeing. Otherwise you'd probably want to pass on it.
ETA: try watching Blue Velvet and drink every time Frank says fuck.
It's David Lynch, so it's f'd up and bizarre. My husband enjoyed it, but then again, he liked Eraserhead and Blue Velvet. I guess it depends on your taste in movies. If you like David Lynch's movies, and enjoy the puzzles he leaves behnd then you'll like it. Me, I enjoyed the soundtrack but very little else about the show.
Sounds like I'll like it. Anyone seen Primer or Pi? Those movies are good for messing with your head. I don't believe they are related in any way.
wctriumph
03-03-2015, 16:10
When there is nothing on TV, which can be pretty much all of the time, and when I can get my wife to agree that there is nothing on, which means no new reality shows, I hook my laptop up to the TV, pull up youtube and make her watch episodes of "Space Above and Beyond" with me. She has started to like the Fail Compilation videos too. Hulu has some old SF movies too that I can access.
We LOVE "Space Above and Beyond." We have that on DVD, too, and binge watch it every few years. :)
wctriumph
03-03-2015, 16:29
We LOVE "Space Above and Beyond." We have that on DVD, too, and binge watch it every few years. :)
Awesome!!
The ending joke about anal a bit too much?
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That and was there anyone in that movie that didn't get their head chopped off or detonated? Plus the church killfest was something to behold.
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Anyone excited to see this?
VFpK71yBv1s
Lex_Luthor
03-06-2015, 13:03
That looks intense!
Generation War.
My son just found this and brought it my attention: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLtxQWOvz_k
It's a few years old, I did a search and found no mention of it here in the thread. I's billed as the German Band of Brothers. I couldn't find it locally so I ordered it, should be here Tuesday when I get home. It's in German with English subtitles.
"Hot Fuzz"
Just came out on NetFlix.
Hilarious
ruthabagah
04-16-2015, 13:18
F... yeaH!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngElkyQ6Rhs
New Jurassic World Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJJrkyHas78
I don't know what to think about this. Any other franchise would be laughed to the SyFy network for what the plot proposes.
wctriumph
04-26-2015, 10:19
Le Mans showing on TCM right now. This and Grand Prix, two of the better racing movies ever made. Real race cars at speed, no CG crap to muck it up.
Watched Backcountry last night on demand. Canadian low budget but really well done and interesting. Loosely based on a true story. I'd recommend watching it. It will make you always have a weapon in the woods.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46uwmzTf5nA
We stumbled upon The Babadook on Netflix last night. I actually thought it was an anime from the picture. We really liked it. It is an Australian horror film.
I kind of feel like we might not have enjoyed it as much if we had seen the trailer first.
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Remake of Big Trouble in Little China has been greenlit (http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/1/8701813/rock-dwayne-johnson-big-trouble-in-little-china)
With Dwayne Johnson?
No thanks. At least not at the theater. 👎👎
Hope I'm wrong, but I doubt it.
It would be nice if Hollywood could come up with more original stuff, instead of trying to "improve" old, campy favorites.
Remake of Big Trouble in Little China has been greenlit (http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/1/8701813/rock-dwayne-johnson-big-trouble-in-little-china)
SACRILEGE!!!!!
How dare they do a remake? Yeah, I like Dwayne Johnson, but there's no way he can replace Kurt Russell.
This is SO unnecessary.
Dammit, this is annoying. If they really want to do a remake, remake Demolition Man. The show was okay, but they could have done better. Snipes screws everything up with his I'll-just-act-crazy-so-they-won't-know-I-can't-really-act.
I usually get irritate with remakes, but I recently heard a stand up comedian ranting about people who get mad at remakes and I think he nailed it. I'll see if I can find the clip.
muddywings
06-08-2015, 11:26
This will be on my must see list:
https://youtu.be/Ue4PCI0NamI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=178&v=Ue4PCI0NamI
rangerwj
06-08-2015, 20:51
It's unfortunate that Matt Damon is such a good actor but such a loser in real life. Jason Bourne one minute, liberal gun hater and anti 2A the next....
Looks like a prequel to Interstellar with half the same cast.
SACRILEGE!!!!!
How dare they do a remake? Yeah, I like Dwayne Johnson, but there's no way he can replace Kurt Russell.
This is SO unnecessary.
Dammit, this is annoying. If they really want to do a remake, remake Demolition Man. The show was okay, but they could have done better. Snipes screws everything up with his I'll-just-act-crazy-so-they-won't-know-I-can't-really-act.
I agree with this. You can't recreate the corniness of BTILC. Leave it alone. Now Demolition Man is another story. The only good IMO, was Sandra Bullock in tights.
Great-Kazoo
06-17-2015, 07:07
SACRILEGE!!!!!
How dare they do a remake? Yeah, I like Dwayne Johnson, but there's no way he can replace Kurt Russell.
This is SO unnecessary.
Dammit, this is annoying. If they really want to do a remake, remake Demolition Man. The show was okay, but they could have done better. Snipes screws everything up with his I'll-just-act-crazy-so-they-won't-know-I-can't-really-act.
I agree with this. You can't recreate the corniness of BTILC. Leave it alone. Now Demolition Man is another story. The only good IMO, was Sandra Bullock in tights.
Agree to a point. However if there's anyone who can pull it off Dwayne can.
Watched American Psycho last night. First time since it came out. Took out my "uncontrollable blood lust" on some thistles an mullins today. http://yoursmiles.org/tsmile/want/t2807.gif
Okay, so we went to see Mad Max: Fury Road for a matinee on Father's Day. The theatre was packed!
The best way to sum it up was: Post-apocalyptic dieselpunk carporn with lots of action. LOTS of action.
The first fifteen minutes were rough, because I could hardly understand anything anyone was saying. After that, things cleared up but it really didn't matter because the action started in earnest, and it didn't really let up save for a few minutes between scenes where there was ostensibly "character development" but really just served as a showcase for yet more over-the-top vehicles.
This was a fun movie. No dialogue was really necessary to understand the plot: the good guys are going this way, the bad guys want to stop them. You can just turn your brain off and enjoy the over-the-top action sequences, or you can engage your brain just enough to marvel at the insanity of the stuntmen and imagine what fun the vehicle designers had welding things together that were never meant to be joined together.
hurley842002
07-29-2015, 18:33
https://youtu.be/4CJBuUwd0Os
Looks pretty good.
We watched The Book Of Life last night and thought it was a great family movie.
TEAMRICO
07-29-2015, 22:27
Saw Pixels with the boy and his buddies the other day......skip it or drop em off to see. Another $8 nap.
Haven't been watching movies lately. Did go back in time a bit though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS68JH9lFEs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-8x1y_5sgQ
Looks like someone decided to make a movie out of The Man in The High Castle. It's going to be on Amazon Prime. Can't imagine it will follow the book much except for the general premise of the setting. Just the preview shows events that never even happen in the book.
It's actually a TV series by Amazon. The pilot is available to view now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzayf9GpXCI
Great-Kazoo
09-09-2015, 16:38
It's actually a TV series by Amazon. The pilot is available to view now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzayf9GpXCI
Watched S1 / Ep1 the other night. Has potential, but..................... SPOILER ALERT IF you can't figure out who is who by the last 15min......
We watched Fifty Shades of Grey the other night and that movie is a laugh riot!
We watched Fifty Shades of Grey the other night and that movie is a laugh riot!
So, did you get lucky afterwards?
Great-Kazoo
09-09-2015, 18:02
So, did you get lucky afterwards?
He hasn't given an answer in his PWT post. He probably learned a few things.
I learned some new pick up lines that I never would have previously considered, such as, "I'm not touching you without your written consent," and "F*ck the paper work!"
StagLefty
09-09-2015, 18:39
So, did you get BEAT afterwards?
FIFY
I'll mention several notables that haven't turned my stomach. I've noticed that's becoming more difficult to do as I get older and crotchetier.
Ravenous (the cave scene is great)
The Hunger (lesbian vampires and David Bowie...what's not to like?)
Serenity (Browncoats unite!)
buffalobo
09-09-2015, 20:09
Watching "The Man From Laramie"
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Great-Kazoo
09-09-2015, 20:18
I'll mention several notables that haven't turned my stomach. I've noticed that's becoming more difficult to do as I get older and crotchetier.
Ravenous (the cave scene is great)
The Hunger (lesbian vampires and David Bowie...what's not to like?)
Serenity (Browncoats unite!)
Miriam & John. If you liked The Hunger. Check out Cat People. With the opening music by Bowie. PUTTING OUT FIRE, WITH GASOLINE!
I'll mention several notables that haven't turned my stomach. I've noticed that's becoming more difficult to do as I get older and crotchetier.
Ravenous (the cave scene is great)
The Hunger (lesbian vampires and David Bowie...what's not to like?)
Serenity (Browncoats unite!)
The only thing notable about Ravenous is the ice-pick-to-the-brain banjo music...and I like banjo music.
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Anyone seen Sexy Beast? Love that movie.
<MADDOG>
09-10-2015, 20:06
https://youtu.be/QaFpeHB1qhA
Great-Kazoo
09-10-2015, 20:35
Anyone seen Sexy Beast? Love that movie.
Yes
SuperiorDG
09-10-2015, 21:23
This looks exciting. Better at least then the first one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncvFAm4kYCo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=186&v=wkWw7Ub7lW8
Being born and raised in HI and surfing until I left, I have a lot of respect for Laird Hamilton. But saying it's an honor to be associated with the first Point Break movie makes me question his perspective. I did enjoy the behind the scenes aerial footage of Chopo. So bad ass!
Watched Winchester 73 tonight.
Bought tickets for the family to see Hotel Transylvania 2 next Saturday. My kid loved the first one and I liked it too. Wreck it Ralph is also fun.
StagLefty
09-13-2015, 08:09
Watched the restored "Lawrence of Arabia" on Netflix last night. Forgot how long that movie was.
My son and I watched Zardoz the other night.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070948/
1974 produced some odd movies, and Sean Connery has done his share of strange movies. Perhaps a bit too Marxist/Socialist dystopia for my taste.
We watched Nightcrawler with Jake Gyllenhaal tonight. I'd say I agree with the just over 3 star rating it gets on Netflix. Gyllenhaal does an okay job playing a weirdo and while the movie is a bit predictable, there are some decently intense parts.
I saw The Vanishing with Jeff Bridges and Kiefer Sutherland. It also had Sandra Bullock as a significant part, but it was before she was famous and isn't even mentioned in the cast of characters in the tv description. Anyway, for being an early 90's (1993) film, it was surprisingly decent. Jeff Bridges did an excellent job playing a complete whack job. I guess it was a remake of a French film by the same title released in 1988.
Reading the portion about the film's reception on Wiki makes me want to watch the original. haha.
This remake was poorly received and almost universally seen as inferior to the original, with particular criticism for its new happy ending.[2] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vanishing_(1993_film)#cite_note-RT1993-2) Variety (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variety_magazine) called it "schematic and unconvincing" [3] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vanishing_(1993_film)#cite_note-3) while Time Out (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Out_(company)) 's Nigel Floyd called it "a misjudged, lobotomized (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobotomy) Hollywood (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood)remake."[4] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vanishing_(1993_film)#cite_note-4) Mark Kermode (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Kermode) would later summarise that "the original was about the banality of evil (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banality_of_evil), but the remake became about the evil of banality. It was a mess." [5] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vanishing_(1993_film)#cite_note-5) Salon.com (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salon.com) named the film as the worst remake of all time.[6] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vanishing_(1993_film)#cite_note-6) The movie currently holds a 47% rating on Rotten Tomatoes (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes) based on 34 reviews.
We watched Nightcrawler with Jake Gyllenhaal tonight. I'd say I agree with the just over 3 star rating it gets on Netflix. Gyllenhaal does an okay job playing a weirdo and while the movie is a bit predictable, there are some decently intense parts.
I saw The Vanishing with Jeff Bridges and Kiefer Sutherland. It also had Sandra Bullock as a significant part, but it was before she was famous and isn't even mentioned in the cast of characters in the tv description. Anyway, for being an early 90's (1993) film, it was surprisingly decent. Jeff Bridges did an excellent job playing a complete whack job. I guess it was a remake of a French film by the same title released in 1988.
Reading the portion about the film's reception on Wiki makes me want to watch the original. haha.
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The original movie was disturbing.
I saw Sicario a couple weeks ago and thought it was excellent. Other than the fact I thought the girl would eventually grow a pair, the end was a little predictable. Definitely worth a few dollars and a few hours to see it on the big screen- especially the extended night vision scene. That was cool.
Saw "The Last Witch Hunter". Not my favorite genre, but entertaining. Worth waiting until it hits Netflix.
I think Tomorrowland might be the best live action Disney movie I've ever seen.
Trailer just dropped for Captain America: Civil War
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVdV-lxRPFo
The Netflix series "Jessica Jones" is amazing. AMAZING.
Also heard that Jessica Jones was good.
Great-Kazoo
11-27-2015, 09:42
The Netflix series "Jessica Jones" is amazing. AMAZING.
Also heard that Jessica Jones was good.
I've only watched the first 2. Is it going to be as ominous & dark as the 1st ones? Dr. Who certainly does a good job (from the brief time he's on screen) as a real creepy guy.
ALSO
IF you have Comcast / ON DEMAND they are giving free SHO / HBO / SKINAMAX / STARZ this wekend
Watched Delivery Man with Vince Vaughan . good lighthearted movie.
I've only watched the first 2. Is it going to be as ominous & dark as the 1st ones? Dr. Who certainly does a good job (from the brief time he's on screen) as a real creepy guy.
Oh, it gets far darker and more ominous. David Tennant (the Tenth Doctor) really shows his acting chops as the series progresses. I had my jaw drop on more than one occasion.
Watched The Kingsman today. Fun show, amazing action sequences. I'll never quite look at Colin Firth the same way again!
Be warned, this is NOT a "James Bond" lite for kids, like many of the commercials suggested. There are many fight scenes, and a lot of gore.
Samuel Jackson's inconsistent "speech impediment" is the one detractor.
After watching all three of the Home Alone movies this week, daughter is watching The Good Son right now.
blacklabel
11-27-2015, 23:02
We took the kid to see the new Charlie Brown movie this past weekend. It was absolutely terrible. If you desperately need a nap, waste the money to see it.
ALSO
IF you have Comcast / ON DEMAND they are giving free SHO / HBO / SKINAMAX / STARZ this wekend
Watched Delivery Man with Vince Vaughan . good lighthearted movie.
HBO/ Skinimax on Dish.
Last week they had Starz and got me hooked on Ash vs Evil Dead. Now I'm gonna have to get Starz for the season.
Watching "The Man From Laramie"
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have you seen, "The Man From Colorado?"
Great-Kazoo
11-28-2015, 01:05
HBO/ Skinimax on Dish.
Last week they had Starz and got me hooked on Ash vs Evil Dead. Now I'm gonna have to get Starz for the season.
I'm binge watching Banshee on amazon, hoping to get at least S2 in before end of sunday. TWD 90 min mid-season ending will probably put a damper on it.
Daughter made mom turn off The Good Son. Said they shouldn't show that movie to kids, and what if they got bad ideas from the movie? I promised to help her make a Mr. Highway of her own.
StagLefty
12-02-2015, 16:43
Saw "Creed" today. Best Rocky movie IMHO
We've recently watched American Ultra, Ex Machina , and No Escapse.
American Ultra was pretty funny and I felt worth the watch.
Ex Machina was very good, but I thought I had the surprise ending down from the first scene and watched he entire movie from that perspective. Then it never turned out the way I thought (they never do). I want to watch it again because I was so disappointed that I wasn't right about the plot it feels like I was disappointed in the move, but I don't think that is the case.
No Escape was awesome! Straight forward, you know what is going to happen. My wife cried through the entire movie because she is worried about something like that happening here. I think it was mostly the timing with recent events. We put our little one to bed before all the movies except for No Escape, and of the three, that one is really the one she shouldn't have watched. It terriefied our daughter.
We've recently watched American Ultra, Ex Machina , and No Escapse.
American Ultra was pretty funny and I felt worth the watch.
Ex Machina was very good, but I thought I had the surprise ending down from the first scene and watched he entire movie from that perspective. Then it never turned out the way I thought (they never do). I want to watch it again because I was so disappointed that I wasn't right about the plot it feels like I was disappointed in the move, but I don't think that is the case.
No Escape was awesome! Straight forward, you know what is going to happen. My wife cried through the entire movie because she is worried about something like that happening here. I think it was mostly the timing with recent events. We put our little one to bed before all the movies except for No Escape, and of the three, that one is really the one she shouldn't have watched. It terriefied our daughter.
They didn't kill chickens in it did they?
blacklabel
12-05-2015, 13:00
Agreed on American Ultra. We watched it last night and I found it entertaining.
Ex Machina was very good, but I thought I had the surprise ending down from the first scene and watched he entire movie from that perspective. Then it never turned out the way I thought (they never do). I want to watch it again because I was so disappointed that I wasn't right about the plot it feels like I was disappointed in the move, but I don't think that is the case.
I really enjoyed it, very cool sci-fi movie. Free on Prime too!
Fentonite
12-09-2015, 00:22
Anybody watching "The Man in the High Castle"? Not a movie, but a series on Amazon Prime. Interesting concept - the premise is that the U.S. lost WWII. The eastern U.S. is under nazi control, the western U.S. Is under Japanese control, and the central U.S. is a "Neutral zone". Pretty entertaining so far.
Read the book, and it will probably make a better series than it would a book.
Great-Kazoo
12-09-2015, 01:03
Saint Vincent w/ Bill Murray . Quirky flick, good ending. Spent a portion saying . HEY that's what his names old place. Or.. That's my grandparents street. Remember that park ?
High Castle will be watched when it gets real cold, snows on the ground, stew, or chili in the pot. Or something on the smoker.
Waiting for the rest of The Expanse to air on sci-fi. See how good it plays from the books or how bad they veer off track. Condensing 3 books into a limited series, maybe.
Fentonite
12-09-2015, 01:23
Saint Vincent w/ Bill Murray . Quirky flick, good ending. Spent a portion saying . HEY that's what his names old place. Or.. That's my grandparents street. Remember that park ?
High Castle will be watched when it gets real cold, snows on the ground, stew, or chili in the pot. Or something on the smoker.
Waiting for the rest of The Expanse to air on sci-fi. See how good it plays from the books or how bad they veer off track. Condensing 3 books into a limited series, maybe.
I think The Expanse is next on my list
Read the book, and it will probably make a better series than it would a book.
I imagine you're right. Seems like it could be an annoying read. This review says the series is "wildly different from the book". I don't expect to be reading it. http://io9.com/man-in-the-high-castle-is-wildly-different-from-the-boo-1679953073
My opinion is that everything I've read from Philip K Dick is annoying. It's not that he's a bad writer, just...annoying. I read A Scanner Darkly and didn't like it, but mostly because he captured the druggie mind set so perfectly that it was painful to read. I think he had very interesting plot concepts that lend themselves well to fantasy/sci-fi directors. Which I guess is supported by the pretty long list of films adapted from his books:
Total Recall
The Adjustment Bureau
Screamers
Radio Free Albemuth
Next
A Scanner Darkly
Paycheck
Minority Report
Imposter
Confessions d'un Barjo
Blade Runner
electronman1729
12-13-2015, 19:18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbduDRH2m2M
electronman1729
12-13-2015, 19:19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbduDRH2m2M
Lex_Luthor
12-13-2015, 19:28
No Will Smith?
Watched Guardians of the Galaxy (excellent!) and The Man From U.N.C.L.E. last night. The later is the latest installment from one of my favorite director Guy Ritchie, who in my opinion makes some of the most realistic gun play scenes. Man from Uncle is based on the TV series and takes place in the 60's. The one car chase scene in the beginning is a bit hokey, and the characters use some tools that just didn't exist back then, but everything is done so well that it is a joy to watch. It's about time someone makes a movie with a sweet off-road chase scene!
68Charger
12-17-2015, 17:21
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxAcIWDi8ps
Looks there's a Benghazi movie coming out soon.
http://youtu.be/Wpsqh73gB78
hurley842002
12-20-2015, 16:27
Looks there's a Benghazi movie coming out soon.
http://youtu.be/Wpsqh73gB78
I can't see the video from my browser, but if it's the one I'm thinking of, it looks bad ass.
Saw this a while back, The Office's John Krasinski is in it.
StagLefty
12-20-2015, 23:04
Saw "The Revenant" tonight/ Pretty good movie a little tedious at times but worth seeing.
colorider
01-02-2016, 10:41
Watched a real doozie of a film last night called "teeth". Still not sure what I watched, but would rate it 3 severed members out of 5.
Watched a couple of movies at the house last night.
Mad Max Fury Road. Didn't care for it. Made it all of the way through and I'm a fan of the older ones but just couldn't get into this one.
Jurassic World. I only ever saw the original but this one was pretty entertaining. Kind of a rehash of the first one as far as I'm concerned but still worth watching.
Going to see the new Star Wars this afternoon.
Watched a real doozie of a film last night called "teeth". Still not sure what I watched, but would rate it 3 severed members out of 5.
rofl, I've seen that one.
rofl, I've seen that one.
Next up is Tusk!
colorider
01-02-2016, 19:50
Tusk will be tonight's special feature!
TUSK. a movie about an old goofy bastard and his love for walruses. The rest is where it gets AWESOME ! Can't spoil it for the rest of you by telling more. Acting is actually pretty darn good. Visual effects are not shabby. Story is unique and interesting.
RATING, 4 crazy Canadiens out of 5.
Watched Max last night. The war dog movie. It was much worse than I was expecting. Nothing wrong with it, just standard fare dog saves boy plot that could be, and has been, used in 100 other films. Very predictable, very "Disney" (even though it's not a Disney product). Again, nothing wrong with the movie, just not worth paying to see.
Also finished up Jessica Jones on Netflix. Jessica Jones was only okay, but I still watched the whole thing and will probably watch next season as well.
I was trying to watch Jessica Jones but never made it past the second or third episode. It felt like a crappy detective show kind of blended with a bad superhero show.
I did watch the first series of the Flash and thought it was pretty decent if you're into superheroes.
I think there are so few shows/movies with strong female leads that even mediocre performances get more attention than they usually would.
Yeah, I thought maybe my wife might like the Jessica Jones series because it had that strong female lead role but she couldn't get into it either.
I think there are so few shows/movies with strong female leads that even mediocre performances get more attention than they usually would.
Seen Tank Girl?
Seen Tank Girl?
No, but I remember when it came out.
In honor of Alan Rickman we watched Love Actually, which not only has Andrew Lincoln in it, but we found to be pretty funny. Based on the amount of similar cast, the sequel to Love Actually is apparently Nanny Mcphee.
Then we watched Sicario where Benicio Del Toro is a complete and total badass. Pretty great movie. We were a bit befuddled by Emily Blunt's character.
This morning we watched The Martian, which was also a wonderful movie. All worth a watch.
On deck tonight were two selections from Amazon Prime.
First was A Most Violent Year. I remember seeing this movie advertised, then never heard anything about it again. It was only rated 3 stars on Amazon, and it's more realistic than anything. Just a guy trying to grow a business legitimately, while everyone else in the industry is dirty and doing him dirty. Not a lot of action, but I thought it was solid for what it was.
Second was a short documentary about Sriracha and the history of the sauce. Only 33 minutes long and very interesting. Two interesting tidbits. Sriracha from Hoy Fung Foods (the Sriracha you're thinking of and familiar with) has had sales increases of 20% every year since 1987. Sriracha has never advertised. It's worth the watch. I don't know if it's on Netflix or not.
So, buying stock in Sriracha must be a good investment.
Great-Kazoo
01-24-2016, 09:18
In honor of Alan Rickman we watched Love Actually, which not only has Andrew Lincoln in it, but we found to be pretty funny. Based on the amount of similar cast, the sequel to Love Actually is apparently Nanny Mcphee.
Then we watched Sicario where Benicio Del Toro is a complete and total badass. Pretty great movie. We were a bit befuddled by Emily Blunt's character.
This morning we watched The Martian, which was also a wonderful movie. All worth a watch.
SPOILER ALERT
she / her dept was used as the CIA and .mil guys have no jurisdiction, crossing the border.
The Wolves are In The Streets.
You are No Wolf
Great-Kazoo
01-24-2016, 09:19
No, but I remember when it came out.
Do yourself a favor, watch something else.
SPOILER ALERT
she / her dept was used as the CIA and .mil guys have no jurisdiction, crossing the border.
The Wolves are In The Streets.
You are No Wolf
Obviously we got that part. I'll pm you what I mean.
So, buying stock in Sriracha must be a good investment.
That was my first thought. Wouldn't be surprised if there is stock offering for that company though.
We've been watching a lot of movies lately because the wife and I are boring like that now.
No Escape was good.
Fury Road and Sicario were ok. I don't think I'll watch them again.
We also watched the documentary "Seven Five". It's about the corruption of the 75th Precinct in NYC in the '80s. It was good.
Zundfolge
01-30-2016, 22:40
Just watched What We Do in the Shadows.
Its a mocumentary about a group of vampires living in Wellington, New Zealand ... its pretty funny (and somewhat dark).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv568AzZ-i8
haha, Spinal tap meets the young ones and gets bitten.
I saw Deadpool this weekend. Fantastic movie, great comedy, but it definitely earned that R rating. Very gory, considerable amount of sex for a modern Hollywood film. If you enjoy comic book movies, you'll love this one, though.
I saw Deadpool this weekend. Fantastic movie, great comedy, but it definitely earned that R rating. Very gory, considerable amount of sex for a modern Hollywood film. If you enjoy comic book movies, you'll love this one, though.
Gory?
Have you seen Bone Tomahawk?
Hard to eat for days after that one.
Great-Kazoo
02-17-2016, 23:54
Gory?
Have you seen Bone Tomahawk?
Hard to eat for days after that one.
Pony's are naturally skittish.
GilpinGuy
02-18-2016, 00:01
haha, Spinal tap meets the young ones and gets bitten.
Spinal Tap and The Young Ones reference......must see....
Gory?
Have you seen Bone Tomahawk?
Hard to eat for days after that one.
Nah, I don't watch indie films.
sellersm
02-24-2016, 15:19
New movie coming, Amerigeddon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdDHDh0s_BQ
Watched "Little Boy" on Netflix yesterday.
Feel-good family movie worth watching.
See mixed reviews on the new batman. Worth watching?
See mixed reviews on the new batman. Worth watching?
Are you sure it's the new batman movie and not the latest superman movie?
Honey Badger282.8
04-10-2016, 16:53
Gory?
Have you seen Bone Tomahawk?
Hard to eat for days after that one.
I just watched that one on Amazon. I didn't think it was that bad at all.
Aloha_Shooter
04-27-2016, 23:42
Been taking the opportunity to enjoy my OLED TV a lot lately and at the moment am enjoying Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner. I always enjoyed Blade Runner, even the oft-lamented theatrical release, but this documentary (longer than the movie itself!) really gives me greater appreciation for the movie.
Other stuff I've been watching and enjoying since I got the new TV:
Regular Movies
A Bridge Too Far
The Godfather
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Gladiator
Goldfinger
Thunderball
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
For Your Eyes Only
Casino Royale
Quantum of Solace
Skyfall
Top Gun
Patton
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Fiddler on the Roof
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Mini-Series
From the Earth to the Moon
Band of Brothers
TV Shows
Babylon 5
Space: Above and Beyond
Anime
Ghost in the Shell (both original and 2.0)
Space Brothers (if you're a fan of the space program, this is really a good series)
Super Dimensional Fortress Macross
Bubblegum Crisis
Time of EVE (another thought-provoking story on what the nature of life is)
I watched the three Daniel Craig 007 films in an attempt to get myself interested in Spectre. Nothing doing. I hate the scripts and loathe Craig's rendition of Bond. George Lazenby on the other hand was underrated just because that film was so slow. On the bright side, every time I see From the Earth to the Moon, it is more magical. What an incredible piece of work and tribute to the men and women that made the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions happen. It's a freaking crime that it's been more than 40 years since we last stepped foot on the moon and be another 10 years or more before we can do it again.
70" of 4k OLED goodness = OMG! Can't wait for the market to catch up.
Jefe's AR
04-28-2016, 09:37
OLED is AMAZING. If the source is good, I'm still in awe after six months of acclimation.
Previous TVs were Pioneer Elite Plasma and Samsung Plasma. The Elite series being the highest rated TVs from CNET for years until the LG OLED. Only wish my space was larger so I could get a bigger one. :D
I use Expert 1 w/ no adjustments for most of my viewing. I assume Expert 2 is identical. Both being user settings for the user to adjust. CNET stated this was closest to their optimal settings.
Firehaus
04-28-2016, 16:36
Which lg model did you get?
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Aloha_Shooter
04-28-2016, 18:05
Which lg model did you get? I bought the EG9100 from Adorama during their Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale.
Jefe's AR
04-28-2016, 18:57
Which lg model did you get?
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LG Electronics 55EG9100 55-Inch 1080p Curved Smart OLED TV (2015 Model)
http://www.amazon.com/LG-Electronics-55EG9100-55-Inch-Curved/dp/B0148OZNKK?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00
I can't remember the difference between the 15' and 16' models, but it wasn't even close to pay the extra for the newer model for my needs. When I bought they were giving a $200 Amazon Gift card and Prime points. I also purchased Square Trade warranty for $130 and delivery was free, scheduled and inside my house. I think they would have set it up for me as well. They are not heavy at all.
Firehaus
04-28-2016, 20:42
Sounds like a popular TV, I'm jealous. Between the NFA stuff and my jeep, I'll have to see if I can put one on lay away. Lol!
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Ok. Trying to find what I'm looking for with the search function is just pissing me off. I'm sure there a post somewhere in a thread about this movie but I can't find it. So...
Anyone see "10 Cloverfield Lane"? Is it worth watching?
https://youtu.be/saHzng8fxLs
I don't think we've discussed it here yet.
I saw posts about "Cloverfield" but got tired of searching for this one. I think the trailer looks pretty good but I've been burned making those kinds of assumptions in the past.
Is this the one with John Goodman? I thought it looked worth a watch as well.
StagLefty
06-03-2016, 19:43
Watched it last week-weird movie !!!
Weird good or weird bad? Or just plain weird?
The trailer looks pretty good but I've watched a few movies with good trailers that weren't that good. Kudos to the marketing people when they can put together a trailer that makes a lame movie look pretty interesting.
StagLefty
06-04-2016, 07:48
It wasn't weird bad just a lot different type of movie than I'm used to watching. I wouldn't pay to see it. Ending led me to believe that II is a possibility. JMHO
I might rent it and watch it. I don't mind weird too much.
Zundfolge
06-04-2016, 12:26
Weird good or weird bad? Or just plain weird?
It was kinda slow, but that's by design.
It was an interesting angle to take on this type of psychological thriller with an interesting twist (that you see coming from miles away but is still cool).
Zundfolge
07-05-2016, 18:51
This ought to be so bad its good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss63UOd4P84
I expect it will be better than anything with a magpul suppressor.
Okay, the spouse and I piled on movie goodness this weekend:
Star Trek: Beyond- I enjoyed this very much. We saw it in the theater, and it looks very good on the big screen. If you're a die-hard fan that is hung up on the reboot, you'll have a lot to bitch about. The effects were awesome, and Yorktown was jaw-dropping. Some of the plot was a bit of a stretch, but you're supposed to suspend your disbelief for a popcorn flick such as this. They offered a nice homage to Leonard Nimoy with this movie; Anton Yeltsen has a goodly amount of screen time as well and that made it especially bittersweet.
Ghostbusters: Far, far better than I had hoped. All the crap on the 'net about "an all-female Ghostbuster movie, blah blah blah" ....just forget the politics and see the show. There are lots of great tips of the hat to the original, without any overt "this is a remake" vibes. Neither myself or the spouse are really up to date with comedies and comedians, but the actresses were all funny in their own right, the script was tight, and it did a body good to see Chris Hemsworth embrace the eye-candy-and-little-substance role with such panache. There were laugh-out-loud moments, and the audience actually clapped after the movie was done. Stay to the end of the credits because there's a bit more.
10 Cloverfield Lane: It's an understated thriller with a slow build and a surprise twist. John Goodman is great in his role; he can switch from earnest to menacing in a blink of an eye and you're kind of left guessing as to whether he's a good guy or a bad guy. The female protagonist was pretty good at emoting without saying much. There were points in the movie that left you liking everyone and other points where you disliked everyone. The twist at the final 1/3 was a surprise (and I usually figure these things out well beforehand). We purchased this, but I'll throw it on for background noise. Renting it would be a good move.
Hardcore Henry: Thank God we bought this. I can't fathom how anyone could watch this in a theater, but then again, I find massive amounts of action/motion in scenes such as Transformers to be a bit bewildering on a gigantic screen. I was exhausted by the end of this show. It's incredibly violent, Parkour-packed, has a high-velocity soundtrack, and you must pay attention or you'll be lost. As in, don't look away from the screen, and don't watch it with one of those people that likes to start conversations in the middle of a scene. The plot was essentially a straightforward first-person-shooter type of "here is your task, go do it," but with a twist. I've never played a first-person shooter game, so this was a new one on me. The number and types of guns used in this show were astonishing. Both the spouse and I enjoyed this show, but we had to pause it a couple of times and wind it back for a few scenes, because there was so much going on that we wanted to make sure we weren't missing anything. It's an adrenaline rush- it makes Crank look slow by comparison. We'll watch it again, because we both missed things.
Zundfolge
08-01-2016, 09:00
Saw this over the weekend ... was pretty entertaining.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TatqilQ8rI
Great-Kazoo
08-01-2016, 10:13
Too lazy to search ........................ Forgot to post when we watched it, earlier this year.
St. Vincent with Bill Murray & Naomi Watts. Slow start but plays (IMO) very well. Even better (for us) was looking at parts of the old neighborhood.
muddywings
08-01-2016, 11:10
Saw this over the weekend ... was pretty entertaining.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TatqilQ8rI
kinda has a Gross Pointe Blank feel to it. Will have to watch.
Saw this over the weekend ... was pretty entertaining.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TatqilQ8rI
Thanks. Looks like something the wife and I could watch together.
Too lazy to search ........................ Forgot to post when we watched it, earlier this year.
St. Vincent with Bill Murray & Naomi Watts. Slow start but plays (IMO) very well. Even better (for us) was looking at parts of the old neighborhood.
We just watched Big Eyes and there was a trailer for St. Vincent. We put it on hold and will watch it this week. I just feel better and lighter after a good BM movie.
StagLefty
08-01-2016, 17:51
St. Vincent was a good movie as a break from the norm.
Anyone watching Stranger Things on Netflix? I'm surprised it hasn't been discussed in here yet. The best way to describe it would be is that they basically made a 1980's thriller today, and in my opinion, they knocked it out of the park. The music really stands out for me, but everything else is 80's without the cheese. You'll know whether you'll like it by the first episode. Check it out.
Anyone watching Stranger Things on Netflix? I'm surprised it hasn't been discussed in here yet. The best way to describe it would be is that they basically made a 1980's thriller today, and in my opinion, they knocked it out of the park. The music really stands out for me, but everything else is 80's without the cheese. You'll know whether you'll like it by the first episode. Check it out.
I liked it.
Found this on Netflix, if you havent seen this - worth watching.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkdt2Sygew0
Watched Ted 2 the other day. Haven't laughed at a movie that much in a while.
Going to see Suicide Squad this weekend. Should be worth the price of admission just to see Margot Robbie. I'll let you know what I think of it.
Watched Ted 2 the other day. Haven't laughed at a movie that much in a while.
Going to see Suicide Squad this weekend. Should be worth the price of admission just to see Margot Robbie. I'll let you know what I think of it.
I'll be doing the same. I heard from a co-worker that it's pretty good. The wife and I are excited.
In other news, I just watched The Jungle Book (the new "live action" version) the other night, it was pretty good. Some great actors voicing the animals, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Scarlet Johanson, and that crazy guy Christopher Walken as King Louie. Enjoyable flick.
StagLefty
08-11-2016, 11:39
^ Loved the actual book when I was a kid-movie was pretty good.
Rhino0427
08-11-2016, 11:49
Let us know about Suicide Squad. I'd go see it just for Margot Robbie, but if the movie is actually okay, then that's a bonus.
Watched Ted 2 the other day. Haven't laughed at a movie that much in a while.
Going to see Suicide Squad this weekend. Should be worth the price of admission just to see Margot Robbie. I'll let you know what I think of it.
Rhino0427
08-11-2016, 11:57
If you're a baseball fan, I watched "Fastball" on Netflix and was really impressed. Its the story of the fastball throughout the history of the game and why its so hard to hit. The science they get into as they compare speeds and pitchers was fascinating!
Saw Fastball. Pretty interesting and I'm not even a huge baseball fan.
Rhino0427
08-11-2016, 14:33
It looks terrible...
I can't wait to watch it.
This ought to be so bad its good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss63UOd4P84
Rhino0427
08-12-2016, 12:18
So, my 17 year old went to Suicide Squad last night and it was, in his words, "terrible". Not that hes exactly a sophisticated film critic, but if he isn't impressed with a movie that has hot girls, violence and explosions, then it might actually be awful. I think it just went from a theater watch to a man cave movie.
All the reviews say it's terrible.
All the reviews say it's terrible.
I heard that too but the couple of people I know who saw it said it was pretty good.
Guess I'll have to judge for myself.
I want to see Sausage Party.
https://youtu.be/9VoNgLnjzVg
Just got back from seeing Suicide Squad.
I actually thought it was a decent flick. Kept me entertained anyways. I'm sure it could have been better but I don't think it deserves the kind of negative reviews it's been getting.
Your mileage may vary.
hurley842002
08-13-2016, 23:10
I want to see Sausage Party.
https://youtu.be/9VoNgLnjzVg
Me too
Go see this film! Finally a movie worth going to the theater to watch. Great story, great cast, I've liked Jeff Bridges for a long time and he does not disappoint here. Chris Pine and Ben Foster are perfect in their roles. Gil Birmingham is the perfect foil for Bridges.
I can't say enough good things about it.
Great-Kazoo
09-03-2016, 22:55
You probably could have said more. ..........................
Here . >>> > > > > >https://www.ar-15.co/threads/24382-Movie-Thread
Go figure.
I'm going to see if YouTube has the trailer.
Bailey Guns
09-04-2016, 07:46
Yeah, that looks like a pretty good movie. I don't go to a theater to see very many movies...this might be the one for this year.
Great-Kazoo
09-04-2016, 07:59
Yeah, that looks like a pretty good movie. I don't go to a theater to see very many movies...this might be the one for this year.
You get electricity up that a ways?
You probably could have said more. ..........................
Here . >>> > > > > >https://www.ar-15.co/threads/24382-Movie-Thread
Go figure.
Whoops, missed that. :D
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