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Well, I know I've talked about a lot of movies on this site. So instead of high jacking other threads, why don't we just have a movie thread? We've had movie threads before, but they were mostly genre or actor specific. So, any time you see a good flick and want to recommend it, just post it here. "Movie thread" should be easy enough to remember and make searches very easy.
I recently watched L4yer Cake and thought it was a pretty good movie.
I've been trying to go through and watch movies that I've been aware of for a long time, but haven't gotten around to seeing (like Braveheart).
On the menu this week is Deliverance.
Anyone ever seen Gummo?
never seen gummo.
I didn't like deliverance. I won't elaborate, don't want to spoil you on it.
haven't seen layer cake either, heard it was ok.
bravehart is a good popcorn flick, but I get a chuckle out of the goobers that think it was historically accurate.
If you like any Guy Ritchie films, then you'll like Layer Cake.
Gummo is.... well, I'd look it up before you take any time watching it. Not really a movie that gets recommended. It takes place in the mid west, and I'd like to hear a reaction to the movie from someone who grew up in the midwest.
How about "Avatar"?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. I enjoyed the special effects.
StagLefty
06-03-2010, 11:54
I don't know exactly why but the most recent I saw that I enjoyed was
"Book of Eli" [Beer]
Book of Eli is on the list, but haven't seen it yet.
I did watch all the Ben Kingsley films that were suggested in that Sexy Beast thread I started by the way. Thanks for all those recommendations.
Gummo was done by some of the people that did Kids. Two very disturbing movies. Gummo was filmed in Xenia, OH. Having lived in that area, some of those people were not acting.
Henry V is still one of my favorite movies.
A few other odd favs;
Choke
Northfork
Crumb
Usual Suspects
Delicatessen
I've seen Crumb (can never remember the name of it though) and Usual Suspects.
I can never pas up Star Ship Troopers, sucks me in every time.
Anyone seen The Road? Is it worth renting?
The Road was good (probably because it was based on a book). It made my fiance all gung hoe to stock up on food. She's already bought a package of rice and some extra noodles. lol. The Road did a great job of making all the scenery very bleak and colorless. I'd like to see the same thing happen (only better) if they ever make a Mistborn movie.
I haven't seen Star Ship Troopers yet. I know it is a big Sci-Fi favorite though. At first I wrote it off as just another summer action movie, but didn't know it was based on books and had a following.
Starship Troopers is campy film making taken to the next level.
It goes from something like a highschool drama movie in the first 30 minutes, until it turns into a bloodbath for the next 30.
Great flick!
Other campy movies in this genre: Dusk til Dawn, Grindhouse, Evil Dead
H.
iamhunter
06-03-2010, 12:57
The Road was good (probably because it was based on a book). It made my fiance all gung hoe to stock up on food.
That movie just made my fiance angry at me for renting it.
[Beer]
That movie just made my fiance angry at me for renting it.
[Beer]
Don't let her watch Grave of the Fireflies then.
CrufflerSteve
06-03-2010, 13:13
I guess there could be a thread for chick flicks that don't make guys want to barf.
I don't go out to movies that often.I have some premium channels on satellite and record interesting movies so I usually don't see them until a year or so after release. I just saw Drag Me to hell. That was fun. The director, Sam Raimi, was returning to his B-movie roots. He mixes comedy in with the scary stuff.
A good movie for gun folk is The Winter War. Its a Finnish movie about their 100 day war against the Russians at the start of WWII. A lot of action. It would be hard to find but the DVD is worth owning and Netflix probably has it.
Steve
I don't discriminate against movies based on genre. A good movie is a good movie. If I don't like a romantic comedy, it is because it is predictable, watered down, and just like every other romantic comedy out there.
theGinsue
06-03-2010, 13:24
I don't know exactly why but the most recent I saw that I enjoyed was
"Book of Eli" [Beer]
I'm told that Book of Eli doesn't come to DVD for a couple more weekss, but it is on the Pay-Per-View of DirecTV, so I think I'll rent it this weekend.
As far as Gummo, I can't say it captures my interest, although I am from the Midwest.
I haven't seen Star Ship Troopers yet. I know it is a big Sci-Fi favorite though. At first I wrote it off as just another summer action movie, but didn't know it was based on books and had a following.
Starship Troopers the movie is based on Starship Troopers the book in the same way that Independence Day the movie is based on Independence Day the song by Bruce Springsteen. Heinlein's novel has been one of my favorite sci-fi books every since I liberated it from the school library when I was 15, and the film was an utter abortion.
Layer Cake is one of my favorite films, though. The scene in the cafe is almost perfect in every way.
Okay, that's what I assumed about Star Ship Troopers.
Now you've got me trying to remember which cafe scene you are talking about in Layer Cake. Don't tell me though, I've still got it and will refresh my memory. You don't mean the scene in the club when he first meets that girl do you?
CrufflerSteve: Was Drag Me To Hell better or worse than Legion? Or if you haven't seen Legion, what movie would you compare it to?
Nope, it's the scene with Duran Duran on the soundtrack.
Damn, now I'm going to have to go home and watch it again. It's okay, Gloria hasn't seen it yet, and it is one of those movies that you have to watch at least twice.
Only twice? :D
I think I might watch it again tonight while I'm working.
StagLefty
06-03-2010, 13:59
Anyone seen The Road? Is it worth renting?
I read the book awhile ago and then saw the movie when it came out so I knew what to expect. Very dark,depressing plot but I enjoyed it because it followed the book pretty good.
cowboykjohnson
06-03-2010, 14:01
^^^
Just watched it last night thought it was good. Enjoyed the book better than the movie, but it did follow it pretty well.
theGinsue
06-03-2010, 14:07
Starship Troopers the movie is based on Starship Troopers the book in the same way that Independence Day the movie is based on Independence Day the song by Bruce Springsteen. Heinlein's novel has been one of my favorite sci-fi books every since I liberated it from the school library when I was 15, and the film was an utter abortion.
Agreed. I saw the movie years ago and, even though I'm a MAJOR Sci-Fi geek, could not (for the life of me) understand how anyone enjoyed any part of that movie.
The acting was horrid, the storyline blew chunks, the special effects were special education quality.
THEN.... I read the book about 2 years ago and got to understand why people liked Starship Troopers at all. Heinlein was an amazing writer and whether he meant to be or not, was dead on about the way our nation (and it's politics) was moving. What I find even more amazing about that is that the novel was published in 1959.
theGinsue
06-03-2010, 14:09
I read the book awhile ago and then saw the movie when it came out so I knew what to expect. Very dark,depressing plot but I enjoyed it because it followed the book pretty good.
I haven't read the book, but as Lefty said, the movie is VERY dark and depressing - but I rather enjoyed the movie since I found the plot to be quite believable.
Ginsue, maybe you should switch up from sci-fi to fantasy and read the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. It's basically regurgitated Ayn Rand, but with some wizards. Or even Harry Potter for that matter, if you are interested in reading stories where you can draw parallels to how you currently perceive the world economy.
The acting was horrid, the storyline blew chunks, the special effects were special education quality.
It's camp. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_(style)
This is even camp coture, high camp, impressively bad, and all the better for it.
The movie and the book have little in common, but if you tried to turn the book into a movie you'd blow your budget and end up with something like Avatar, with power suits and tanks &c. Also explains why the movie doesn't have any tanks in it.
H.
cowboykjohnson
06-03-2010, 14:20
I haven't read the book, but as Lefty said, the movie is VERY dark and depressing - but I rather enjoyed the movie since I found the plot to be quite believable.
The GF found it sad that the world could actually be like that, and there is a possibilty of it playing out the same way.
I thought The Road was so boring. The way it ended was such a cop out (similar to my feeling on Children of Men). Anyone seen Shutter Island? Heard it was good but haven't seen it.
Some I recommend
Transiberian (Woody Harrelson & Ben Kingsley),
Night Train,
and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
I've seen Shutter Island. It's pretty good. I can usually enjoy anything LDiC is in though. Inception looks like it could be something special.
theGinsue
06-03-2010, 15:02
Ginsue, maybe you should switch up from sci-fi to fantasy and read the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. It's basically regurgitated Ayn Rand, but with some wizards. Or even Harry Potter for that matter, if you are interested in reading stories where you can draw parallels to how you currently perceive the world economy.
After finishing Atlas Shrugged in January, I think I need to take a 1 year hiatus on books of that nature (it was a great read, but it emotionally exhausted me).
As far as movies - I haven't seen Shutter Island but it intrigues me. It comes off as a combo mystery/psychological thriller. The previews/commercials implied something of the finish to me and I'm curious enough to see if I'm right to actually go watch it.
Regarding "LDiC", I really dislike the guy but I have to admit that, like Jake, I can usually enjoy the movies that he is in.
Well, the SoT series doesn't really get very Ayn Randy until about 5 or 6.
There, You have a movie thread.
Casablanca,,,
Bottle of Bourbon,,,
Take a shot everytime they say "Rick" or "Rick's"
Post results.
theGinsue
06-03-2010, 15:50
There, You have a movie thread.
Hey, this thread is now sticky!
Stu, just what have you been doing in here to get this so sticky?
patrick0685
06-03-2010, 15:56
so shutter island is good? im thinking about watchin it when it comes out to rent
Thanks Marlin. Probably doesn't need to be a sticky, but doesn't hurt.
Maybe each person who feels like it should make their "Must Watch" list in their first post of this thread. If everyone did the same format, then it'd be easy to browse the lists. Only if people feel like it though.
I watched Schindler's List the other day. It made me upset. Not upset like bawling, or upset like I was when I remembered how much I paid to see Avatar, the other kind of upset.
Ryan_Th3_K1d
06-03-2010, 17:39
The new Robin Hood movie was excellent. Loved it, best Robin Hood out there!!!
Casablanca,,,
Bottle of Bourbon,,,
Take a shot everytime they say "Rick" or "Rick's"
Post results.
I know exactly what will happen (change Pepsi To bourbon).
[Pop][Pepsi][Pepsi][Pepsi][Pepsi][Pepsi][Pepsi][Pepsi][Puke][Puke][Faint]
Really? I haven't heard anything good about this Robin Hood yet. Although, I get my movie reviews from snobby NPR movie critiques. Howie Moshivitz or whatever his name is.
Ryan_Th3_K1d
06-03-2010, 17:47
Yeah, I liked it. It's the story of how Robin Hood becomes Robin Hood. They left it open to a squeal! I'm probably biased though, cause I like anything with Russell Crowe in it. I get all my movie reviews from Mike Rosen (usually good for a few laughs also). I'm also in love with history, and although this isn't historically that correct (which Robin Hood is?), I really enjoyed the plot.
Maybe each person who feels like it should make their "Must Watch" list in their first post of this thread. If everyone did the same format, then it'd be easy to browse the lists. Only if people feel like it though.
Yeah, my list would be half filled with faggy 'feelings' movies and shock! horror! French films but the other half would be films like Heat and Collateral.
I thought Broke Back Mountain was a good movie. [Help]
Plus they unwittingly included some internet memes that cracked me the F'up. I laughed so hard during the tent scene.
Also adding Outlaw and Restraint
[Beer]
palepainter
06-03-2010, 21:36
Shutter Island..Great movie, Definitely recommend.
Starship Troopers, get it if you dig Denise Richards. That is the only good thing in it.
The Road...Should have been called... The Chickenshits.....
The Book of Eli... Great movie. Perhaps the best I have seen this year.
Movies I can not resist when they are on the tube.
Tropic Thunder
Dumb and Dumber
Tears of the Sun
Star Wars
Deuce Bigalow
ronaldrwl
06-03-2010, 21:38
The new Robin Hood movie was excellent. Loved it, best Robin Hood out there!!!
It's Gladiator, Men in tights. :)
Just kidding. It was good.
I thought Broke Back Mountain was a good movie. [Help]
Plus they unwittingly included some internet memes that cracked me the F'up. I laughed so hard during the tent scene.
what meme was in the tent scene?
Spit on the tip!
Okay, maybe it wasn't a meme, but people sure posted that a lot as the solution to any random situation that came up in a thread. I guess it'd be like if there was a gun jam in a movie and one of the actors said, "Should have bought a Glock."
Ryan_Th3_K1d
06-04-2010, 08:24
It's Gladiator, Men in tights. :)
Just kidding. It was good.
[ROFL1] Men in tights is a close second...loved that one!!
Spit on the tip!
Okay, maybe it wasn't a meme, but people sure posted that a lot as the solution to any random situation that came up in a thread. I guess it'd be like if there was a gun jam in a movie and one of the actors said, "Should have bought a Glock."
ah ok. I don't remember that.
the best random advice is "do a barrel roll!"
Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?
A few more for the list.
Clerks
Primer
Coffee & Cigarettes
Wait, sir! The radar , sir! It appears to be...jammed!
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b305/codenamev/jumpman16GBart.jpg
I thought of a good one for this crowd, The Kingdom
http://www.collider.com/uploads/imageGallery/Kingdom_the/the_kingdom_movie_poster_onesheet.jpg
http://www.theshiznit.co.uk/feature/25-greatest-owned-movie-moments.php
http://www.theshiznit.co.uk/feature/25-greatest-owned-movie-moments.php
How is this one not on that list?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKzMd328bMw
We just watched Interview with the Vampire Saturday night.
I don't think I've ever been quite so disappointed in a movie made from a novel. I want to cock punch the director and producer who "helped" Anne Rice write the screen play for the movie (they gave her soul credit). It was like they made special note of all the campy bullshit that wasn't in the book, and made sure to put it into the movie. Interview with the Vampire was an awesome book and the movie was utter trash.
Cool link Elhuero.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmKR6evZRQQ
Owned.
Best Tom Cruise movie ever, and one of my favorite gun play scenes in a movie.
theGinsue
06-07-2010, 22:15
Owned - awesome.
Ive always loved that "owned" scene from Good Will Hunting.
theGinsue
06-07-2010, 22:17
Best Tom Cruise movie ever, and one of my favorite gun play scenes in a movie.
I had to replay it over and over from where he knocked the other guys gun out of the way until he pops the guy with the last round as he's walking away.
I watched it again a couple of months ago and it made me want a USP .45. Michael Mann is a great director if you're into guns.
CrufflerSteve
06-08-2010, 15:06
I'd like to suggest Blasted - The Gonzo Patriots of Hunter S Thompson. It was filmed in Colorado. It's also my first and only movie role.
http://www.gonzopatriots.com/
Steve
palepainter
06-08-2010, 17:45
That was interesting.
Watched TransSiberian and it was a pretty good flick. I always appreciate when directors and actors are able to produce characters whom I immediately despise. Shows me they are doing a good job.
I'd like to suggest Blasted - The Gonzo Patriots of Hunter S Thompson. It was filmed in Colorado. It's also my first and only movie role.
http://www.gonzopatriots.com/
Steve
So which one are you?
CrufflerSteve
06-09-2010, 08:32
So which one are you? I'm the bearded fellow with the cannon in a naval carriage that rolled a lot. After this I decided to get a real cannon. The lunatic in the pickelhaube helmet with the swabettes made the movie.
Steve
I was hoping your were the lunatic. :) Your cannon seemed to get the most "air time" in the preview though. Very cool for you to be featured in the film.
CrufflerSteve
06-09-2010, 09:35
I was hoping your were the lunatic. :) Your cannon seemed to get the most "air time" in the preview though. Very cool for you to be featured in the film.
He gets the most air time in the movie since he is genuinely entertaining. I also messed up my previous post. When I say "He made the movie", I meant he added a lot to it by being so wacky. The movie was made by Blue Kraning who put it together on a micro budget.
Steve
Hunter was quite entertaing himself when he was alive.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081748/ Bill Murray aas Hunte in where the Buffalo Roam
supposed to be a new movie coming out about Hunter this year.
funkfool
06-10-2010, 16:44
For RUSH fans...
New RUSH Documentary:
http://www.rushbeyondthelightedstage.com/
Tonight June 10th, 2010
Just finished Primer and have to say...
WTF?
How do people write that kind of plot? Great movie but damn it gets your mind spinning. Reminds me a little of Memento where you don't know what's the truth, what's not, what time it's happening, etc.
Thanks Jake, nice share
Alright, Primer should be watched by the end of the weekend. I'll report back.
TS1200, have you ever seen Requiem for a Dream, Amores Perro, or Akira?
Just finished Primer and have to say...
WTF?
How do people write that kind of plot? Great movie but damn it gets your mind spinning. Reminds me a little of Memento where you don't know what's the truth, what's not, what time it's happening, etc.
Thanks Jake, nice share
I think Jake was #2 on that one.
It does keep you guessing.
Layer Cake is one of my favorite films, though. The scene in the cafe is almost perfect in every way.
Ohhh, THAT scene. I reminded myself, and yes, very well done scene.
Oh my bad, I just looked back for the poster I remembered seeing [Beer]
Stu, I have seen Requiem but I'll check out those other two.
Some more suggestions I came across yesterday sifting through my DVDs,
Mr. Brooks if you haven't seen it. If only to see Dane Cook get murdered....
Gommorah (Mob movie set in Italy so prepare yourself for some reading)
And 21 Grams (also a movie that shoots back and fourth but not quite as hard to get your mind around)
ridgewalker
06-11-2010, 07:29
"The Wild Bunch". 1911s, trench Win 97s, water cool machine guns, '98 7x57s, Argentine 91s, fun stuff!
Guess you can tell I'm old school.[Coffee]
Requiem for a Dream, Amores Perro, or Akira?
Akira is one of my all time favorite movies. In general Anime is really hit or miss, there is some mind blowingly excellent titles, and lots of crap. Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex is amazing.
Requiem for a Dream and Pi are both by Darren Aronofsky and enjoyable. I heard The Wrestler was good, but didn't see it. The Fountain was a little too long for me.
Added Amores Perro to the Netflix queue.
H.
I honestly don't even remember what Akira was about. I just remember feeling like someone took a holesaw to my brain after watching it. I liked Pi and should watch it again. The Wrestler was indeed a good movie.
Have you seen Paprika? That is kind of like a Vanilla Sky type of anime. I thought it was pretty good.
The newest Aronofsky film was The Fountain. Pretty good but very odd. I liked it. :D
http://thecia.com.au/reviews/f/images/fountain-poster-2.jpg
The World's Fastest Indian is an all time fav.
http://www.icicom.up.pt/blog/take2/worlds_fastest_indian_ver3.jpg
Anyone seen The Fall? Excellent visuals. A story within a story.
http://www.movieguys.org/wp-content/uploads/the_fall_movie_poster.jpg
It's funny, I've seen Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain and The Wrestler, but I haven't got round to watching Pi yet.
I just got back from seeing The A-Team. The bits that weren't preposterous were good, but sadly the bits that were preposterous dragged the rest of the movie down. Good casting for the four leads though.
Gammorah VS Godzilla.....
gnihcraes
06-11-2010, 22:06
Just came back from seeing A-Team - pretty good flick.
Drift
Rise
Both are excellent fly fishing adventure docs.
I watched Primer the other night. Pretty good. I love movies that put me in that state of mind.
Also was watching The Jerk. Such a funny movie.
Watched a documentary about strippers called Stripped, where the director goes and becomes a dancer for a while. Not really worth watching, except 2 of the five girls she met in the 8 or so months she made the movie were dead by the time the movie came out.
Watched a documentary called Michael Moore Hates America. That one was just okay as well, but it had one of my all time favorite celebrities in it, Penn Teller.
theGinsue
06-20-2010, 22:27
I purchased and watched Book of Eli on Wednesday (finally).
When the movie was in the theaters several folks mentioned how they wanted one of the couches like hte one in the movie (towards the end). Now I see what all of you meant - I want one too.
Pretty good movie overall, but not quite what I had hoped for (7 out of 10).
I haven't seen the movie yet, but have seen the couch. I want the front seats of my car to be like that. Like in the first Fast and Furious, but guns instead of nitrous bottles.
I just watched it this evening with my wife. I watch something she suggests without complaining, then she watches something I suggest and bitches and moans and gets distracted the whole way through. It's a deal we have.
Anyway, I'd forgotten how atmospheric the soundtrack is and the cinematography was really good too.
theGinsue
06-20-2010, 23:17
Agreed Jake. Unlike several of the folks here on the site, I am totally NOT musically oriented, BUT....
A soundtrack can either make or break a movie. A truly good soundtrack makes you FEEL the movie - asthough you are actually there.
Oh, Jake - I think I must have signed that same movie-viewing contract with my wife that you and your wife have. I've finally just gotten to where I'll go watch my movies on the TV in the bedroom (No, they aren't THOSE types of movies!). She hates Westerns and war movies and WON'T watch them. I just get the complaining comments throughout almost all other movies that I choose.
Watched a documentary called Michael Moore Hates America. That one was just okay as well, but it had one of my all time favorite celebrities in it, Penn Teller.
I'll have to see that, Penn & Teller's "Bullshit" tv series was one of my favorites. I just got done watching Capitalism: A Love Story. Constantly refers to Capitalism and Democracy as things which are mutually exclusive. Goes on about FDR's "Second Bill of Rights" which talks about things I can't see being reasonably implemented. Did not like.
H.
There is a documentary about the income tax called America: Freedom to Fascism. Has anyone seen that one. You can Google the title and watch the whole thing online. It is about 1 hour long.
Yes very informative..they show it on PBS quite often.
Watched Book of Eli last night. It was OK.
One of my favorite scenes from The Jerk. I feel like I was born too late. If I ever wrote a movie it'd be just like this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkVzspuCkxg
cowboykjohnson
06-22-2010, 13:49
anyone mention The Big Lebowski yet?
So last night I watched Push.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465580/
anybody else see this? what'd you think of it?
I saw it when it was released, and while I was watching it I couldn't decide if it was the best movie ever made or the worst.
In hindsight I think it was an interesting idea poorly executed.
One of my favorite book series is called Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson. From the previews of Push, it seems like the movie ripped off the idea, but I can't tell since I haven't seen it. One of my friends that have all read the Mistborn books and saw Push said that Push basically ripped off the idea though. I might have to check it out just to see what I think (and how pissed I get).
Driftwood
07-02-2010, 14:09
Not sure if it's been mentioned yet but Dark City is a pretty interesting one. Came out roughly the time that the first Matrix did so it got buried under that. Pretty interesting flic; a dark, sci-fi film.
Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSpowoKqSzc
Dark City is good, and you can't beat Jennifer Connelly
Scanker19
07-02-2010, 22:32
How has no one mentioned The Beast ( the one with Jason Patric in Afghanistan as a Russian Tanker), I mean the first ten minutes of that movie were some of the best shooting seances ever, or Pentagon Wars for the Bradley fans. Just have to have those Sheep Specs.
And Idiotoracy, great Movie but every day it comes closer to becoming a documentary.
Oh and conversely, how crappy was The Hurt Locker, so crappy I didn't wait for the ending removed it from my DVD player and gave it back to Blockbuster. That damn movie was like the final ramblings of a dementia patient, even if the plot didn't smell like the under side of fromunda cheese the camera man needs to to at least be strung up Pace picante style. (get the rope)
Sorry had to vent that, well would you look at that time for my meds.........
Gammorah VS Godzilla.....
Bambi -v- Godzilla
[LOL]
Jordan, elaborate on why you hated The Hurt Locker so much please.
I've seen that a lot from people, but only those with military experience.
Bambi -v- Godzilla
[LOL]
http://www.killertomatoes.com/assets/downloads/wp2_800x600.jpg
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
Scanker19
07-03-2010, 17:53
Stu, its just the little things that , no offense, the lay person wouldn't catch unless they knew any better, leaving people alone, cruising through Baghdad alone, making the Special Forces or SAS who ever they are look like little pansies the SGT E-5 yelling and hitting the Sergeant First Class E-7 and making every one who isn't EOD look like clowns. But the just the Plot in general. First they're bomb guys then they're on par with SF then they're uber bomb guys and the baddest mofos in Iraq.
To me it was a shitty movie in general but an even worst army movie.
I think Tank Girl is better. Mmmmmmm.....Lori Petty.
Speaking of Lori Petty In the Army Now was closer to real life than the hurt locker.
http://z.about.com/d/movies/1/0/C/8/Q/shootemupmonicabellucciposter.jpg
http://www.shockya.com/news/wp-content/uploads/poster_shoot_em_up_paul_giamatti.jpg
http://pinartarhan.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/shoot_em_up_movie_poster.jpg
willy wonka alternate ending
http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2010/07/the-willy-wonka-alternate-ending
http://pinartarhan.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/shoot_em_up_movie_poster.jpg
New uses for a carrot.[Coffee]
Someone watched a LOT of blacksploitation movies. [NunChaku]
In the immortal review style of Joe Bob Briggs;
Kung fu 10
Boob fu 7
Flashback fu 5
Drug fu 8
Fool fu 100
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Ggm-PAOfL._SS500_.jpg
SA Friday
07-10-2010, 12:59
Heat
Miami Vice
The Kingdom
Collateral
Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Manhunter
These all have something in common other than being all very good movies.
Terry Goodkind's Confessor series as mentioned in pg one or two has a lot more than the philosophies of Ayn Rand in them. There are a lot of other philosopher's views reflected within the work, and more than a little military doctrine in it. I suspect there's some counterintelligence dealings in Goodkind's background. BTW, they made this into a tv series that absolutely blew chunks...
If you want to watch a movie that reflects the origins of the 5th amendment, watch "Man for All Seasons". It's hard to come by though. It was the 1966 Best Picture.
million dollar baby in 5 seconds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp_j3ZirLjM
SA Friday
07-10-2010, 13:55
million dollar baby in 5 seconds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp_j3ZirLjM
That shit was way funny [ROFL1]
chrisguy
07-10-2010, 14:17
Heat
Miami Vice
The Kingdom
Collateral
Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Manhunter
These all have something in common other than being all very good movies.
That would be Michael Mann, one of my fav directors. Can always count on him for great shots/visuals, and usually good-to-great action sequences.
[Beer]
Manhunter is great. Some might complain that it shows some lingering influence (visuals mostly) from Mann's time doing the original Miami Vice TV series, but hey I liked that too. You can still buy these (http://www.usgalco.com/Marketing/Miami.htm)... just get a blue t-shirt, white jacket and shave through a screen door... [Tooth]
Heat
Miami Vice
The Kingdom
Collateral
Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Manhunter
These all have something in common other than being all very good movies.
Terry Goodkind's Confessor series as mentioned in pg one or two has a lot more than the philosophies of Ayn Rand in them. There are a lot of other philosopher's views reflected within the work, and more than a little military doctrine in it. I suspect there's some counterintelligence dealings in Goodkind's background. BTW, they made this into a tv series that absolutely blew chunks...
If you want to watch a movie that reflects the origins of the 5th amendment, watch "Man for All Seasons". It's hard to come by though. It was the 1966 Best Picture.
Holy Shit! You are one of the last people on the website that I would have guessed would have read the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. I can't even watch the TV series for a full minute before I get pissed and change the channel. They couldn't even make Darken Rahl have blond hair? 5 people in the Confessor hunting "Quads?" I watched about 5 minutes of the first episode and was in a rage and never watched again. That Comedy Central spoof of epic fantasy shows was much better.
I hope the movie of Mistborn and World War Z won't be such epic failures.
Jumpstart
07-10-2010, 21:43
There is a documentary about the income tax called America: Freedom to Fascism. Has anyone seen that one. You can Google the title and watch the whole thing online. It is about 1 hour long.
Yep. Very interesting and disturbing. That's why I like Glenn Beck. He actually reports on these type of amazing conspiracies.
To quote Rodney Dangerfield "it's all bullshit".
SA Friday
07-10-2010, 23:56
Holy Shit! You are one of the last people on the website that I would have guessed would have read the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. I can't even watch the TV series for a full minute before I get pissed and change the channel. They couldn't even make Darken Rahl have blond hair? 5 people in the Confessor hunting "Quads?" I watched about 5 minutes of the first episode and was in a rage and never watched again. That Comedy Central spoof of epic fantasy shows was much better.
I hope the movie of Mistborn and World War Z won't be such epic failures.
You would be suprised what I've read Stuart. I've been an avid reader since my early teens. I don't really discriminate in my reading tastes either, other than shitty writing style or no talent hacks. OK, OK, I tend to shy away from the fru-fru romantic style crap... Orson Scott Card's Enders Game series is currently my favorite over the last couple of years of reading. I currently working my way through the second trilogy of Maria Snyder's Poison Study series, Just finished all the Percy Jackson books, re-read Tears of my Soul (I splurged and bough a first print copy of this book), and before this read two of Malcom Gladwells' books... anyway I digress.
Yes, Michael Mann. Love his work. If you ever get the chance to pick up a copy of Heat with the bonus disc in it, there's stories about the making of it. Mann made all the actors take intense shooting courses, made the bad guy actors actually surveil and plan robbing the bank before filming, and talks about the sound effects from the shoot out. I have a copy of it. It's pretty cool stuff. He does like to be accurate in his action scenes.
Check out the Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson when you get a chance please. I won't derail this thread with it, but I've talked about it before.
theGinsue
07-11-2010, 00:27
Speaking of movies, have any of you ever heard of this type of film called "porn"?
I understand that it's supposed to be particularly exciting and will get your blood flowing - much like a good war movie.
A good war movie is 100x better than the best porn, which gets old immediately.
theGinsue
07-11-2010, 00:39
A good war movie is 100x better than the best porn, which gets old immediately.
Not if you play it backwards. [Coffee]
Not if you play it backwards. [Coffee]
The porn or the war movie?[Stooge]
theGinsue
07-12-2010, 06:55
Yes.
[Coffee]
Not sure if it's been mentioned yet but Dark City is a pretty interesting one. Came out roughly the time that the first Matrix did so it got buried under that. Pretty interesting flic; a dark, sci-fi film.
Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSpowoKqSzc
Watched Dark City. It was okay. Didn't get really campy until the end. It had a pretty good concept that must have been difficult to portray in film without being too hokey.
Jolly Green
07-14-2010, 16:51
Has any seen predators yet? It could be a good watch.
lead_magnet
07-14-2010, 17:02
A good war movie is 100x better than the best porn, which gets old immediately.
I disagree.
Two letters .... HD
[NoEvil]
Jolly Green
07-14-2010, 17:04
I disagree.
Two letters .... HD
[NoEvil]
I disagree with what you disagree with. LOL :p
Just got done with Watchmen. What a great movie that was. I really need to stop listening to mainstream opinion on movies. I've heard a LOT of people trash both District 9 and Watchmen, but they are on my top list. Excellent flick*. I could see how people thought it was too long and too boring, but I loved it. Excellent sound track as well.
*I've never read any comics, so I'm immune to things that were left out or altered in any comic book movies.
As far as Predators goes, I don't think it is a movie that I can tolerate. Once I saw the preview with the Yakusa Dragons in it, I completely dismissed the movie. Well, all the previews made me not want to see it, but the Yakusa one pushed me over the edge. At first I was mad that they ruined a great movie, but then I remembered how lame Predator 2 was, and realized that the original Predator was probably lame and I was just too young to notice at the time. I don't want to watch it again because I fear that it is better in my memory.
Did Watchmen get bad reviews from any mainstream critics? I guess I was so excited for it to come out that I just tuned out any reviews. I know the fanboys didn't like it, and of course Alan Moore distanced himself from it but he does that with all of the adaptations.
I don't really listen to main stream reviews (maybe I should). Just a bunch of people in random forums saying how it was long, boring, and showed too much dong. Idiot radio DJs and stuff say the same thing. Did you like it?
I tend to just watch movies despite reviews/what some guy o the internet says. This has tended to lead me in the right direction and I've seen some flicks I probably wouldn't have listening to critics that ended up being great
I usually see great movies from recommendations from friends and other people whom I've learned to trust. I can tell pretty quick if someone likes the same kinds of movies as me now. I've watched some great ones from here before.
I really enjoyed Watchmen. The book is really dense, and although it's ultimately good it was very hard to get through the first time but the movie did a good job of adapting it. Unfortunately the fanboys, I guess like most fans, don't realise that you have to trim these things down for the screen.
I've read The League of Extraordinary Gentleman, V for Vendetta, Watchmen and From Hell and League aside they all were good adaptations if you aren't too precious about the source material.
Were they books or comics?
It depends on whether I'm trying to offend the geeks who read them :D
I suppose graphic novels works best. From Hell is too extraordinary in its depth to be called a comic. At the end of the anthology I have, Alan Moore has added pages of references to the actual historical happenings that support his Jack the Ripper theory.
I liked V for vendetta. when parliment was exploding at the end I had to chew my lip to keep from cheering. I love the 1812 overture.
League was good as well, in a campy action movie way. (hell I loved hudson hawk)
never read watchmen, and thought the movie sucked. complete shit.
today I watched the bounty hunter. utterly forgettable.
a couple of days ago I watched hot tub time machine. mildly funny, but not nearly as good as the hangover.
SPOLIER ALERT
I liked time machine much better after reading a theroy on imdb that bald guy was actually successful in killing himself and the rest of the film is his afterlife. makes much more sense when looked at from that perspective.
I have Hot Tub Time Machine waiting for me and wish that I hadn't read your spoiler. I thought, how could you spoil a comedy?
Jake, I've never read a graphic novel before, but am intrigued.
I can totally see how people wouldn't like Watchmen though.
I enjoyed Hot Tub Time Machine. Of course it's no Hangover, but it was really funny.
I read that theory on IMDB too, and it reminded me of this: http://www.cracked.com/article/18367_6-insane-fan-theories-that-actually-make-great-movies-better/
CrufflerSteve
07-15-2010, 14:44
Most movie goers know about Roman Polanski, the talented director who drugged & raped a 13 year old girl. He then fled overseas so he have a great life. When he came back into the news with an attempted extradition a bunch of artistic types came to his defense since artists can do what they want. Creeps!
If you want to make sure a movie is creep free this site helps: http://tenangrypitbulls.com/rp/
Steve
Most movie goers know about Roman Polanski, the talented director who drugged & raped a 13 year old girl. He then fled overseas so he have a great life. When he came back into the news with an attempted extradition a bunch of artistic types came to his defense since artists can do what they want. Creeps!
If you want to make sure a movie is creep free this site helps: http://tenangrypitbulls.com/rp/
Steve
I dunno, that link says ferris bueller's day off is creep free, but jeffery jones got busted with kiddie porn in 03
CrufflerSteve
07-15-2010, 14:59
I dunno, that link says ferris bueller's day off is creep free, but jeffery jones got busted with kiddie porn in 03
I think the site is just limited to Roman Polanski's enablers. I believe the guy who directed the Jeepers Creepers movies is a convicted pedophile. If they did a site that listed all the Hollywood folk who were pervs there would be a small list of movies left. I think some of them believe being a pedophile is a lesser sin than being a Republican.
After all:
"If you say a modern celebrity is an adulterer, a pervert and a drug addict, all it means is that you've read his autobiography."
P. J. O'Rourke
SA Friday
07-16-2010, 01:42
I went and saw Predators tonight. Some interesting new alien twists in it. Lots of talk about humanity in it. Lots of gun stuff. One really big plot hole in it towards the end, but it doesn't necessarily ruin the movie. I would wait for the DVD.
Driftwood
07-19-2010, 21:01
The wifey and I saw Inception today....
INCREDIBLE FILM! Christopher Nolan is the best filmmaker today IMO, bar none. He's a real talent. Memento is one of my top 3 fave films, but Inception is right up there now with it. One review I read described it as a cross between James Bond and The Matrix. That's VERY accurate.
Don't wait for a rental, check it out in the theater! It's worth it.
Glad to hear that Inception was good. I've been wanting to see it from the previews.
Speaking of Leonardo Dicaprio movies, we just watched Shutter Island. I really enjoyed the movie and would like to discuss it with anyone else who saw it. I suggest using white font for any spoilers so people have to highlight the font in order to read it and won't ruin it for themselves.
Driftwood
07-19-2010, 21:33
Speaking of Leonardo Dicaprio movies, we just watched Shutter Island. I really enjoyed the movie and would like to discuss it with anyone else who saw it. I suggest using white font for any spoilers so people have to highlight the font in order to read it and won't ruin it for themselves.
I enjoyed Shutter Island, as well. Very well made. The twist fooled me, I didn't see it coming.
Driftwood, did your audience groan at the end of Inception? I agree, what an amazing film. We're going back to see it, probably next week so that it's had a chance to fade a little from our memory. In the meantime, I should probably get round to showing my wife Memento. She loved Dark Knight and The Prestige too so I'm sure she'll be up for it.
So, Shutter Island. What was your take on the ending? >Was he still delusional, or was he faking it so he could be lobotomized and finally forget what he had done to his wife?<
On Shutter Island:
>I feel like he was faking it to get the lobotomy. He made the comment about "...living as a monster or die as a good man?" then he willingly went with the staff. Had he actually relapsed like he had done before, he never would have just gotten up and allowed himself to be led off by the staff. The more I think about this, the more I think I came to the correct conclusion because of the remarks made earlier in the film where the German doctor is telling him how he will never back down from any physical confrontation.
What I thought was interesting, is the way that the camera panned to the light house as the very last scene. To me, this indicates that the light house is indeed where they would perform the lobotomy, and to me, kind of validates his quest in the rest of the movie, since they were in fact performing surgeries in the light house. If the whole ordeal was an elaborate role play with a predictable ending, then clearing the light house of the operation equipment would have been relatively easy to do.<
Jake when I read this about Watchmen, it reminded me of you.
http://roomyverse.com/?p=3471
Don't read if you haven't seen Watchmen.
another double-thumbs-up for Inception, excellent film
bonus: the preview reel has the first trailer for Tron: Legacy
Driftwood
07-20-2010, 08:24
Driftwood, did your audience groan at the end of Inception? I agree, what an amazing film. We're going back to see it, probably next week so that it's had a chance to fade a little from our memory. In the meantime, I should probably get round to showing my wife Memento. She loved Dark Knight and The Prestige too so I'm sure she'll be up for it.
No, the audience didn't groan when we went. Yours did? I personally didn't think it was groan worthy, not sure why some would.
Per Inception, my wife and I were arguing about the end. LOL. Spoilers: So do you think he was still dreaming or do you think he woke up when he saw his kids? There's two clips of the totem that he spins 1, of when he first starts spinning it and 2, when they pan back to it and show it still spinning. I recall that the 2nd time when they show it spinning it was spinning perfectly with no wobble (wobble thus indicating it's going to stop and he's not dreaming) but my wife recalls it wobbling the last they show it. Do you remember which it is?
Driftwood
07-20-2010, 08:27
Shutter Island: I agree with the lighthouse scene, Stu. That was my impression, as well. Nefarious things were indeed transpiring there, IMO.
Well it wasn't a groan of displeasure, it was more along the lines of "damn, was the totem going to fall or not?" A gasp of frustration is probably a better way of describing it. I thought it was funny.
As for my take on the ending, I agree with your wife; the totem definitely seemed to be starting to wobble before the cut to block (hence the frustration). However, a lot of people are pointing out that it was Mal's totem anyway, not Cobb's. Some people who think that the ending was reality have suggested that his kids were his totem. In the dream he never sees their faces, whereas at the end they turn and run to him.
160 Greatest Arnold Schwarzenegger Quotes (http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=94d_1279666031)
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=94d_1279666031
Couple pages into the Watchmen comic. So far everything is the same except for some of the topical stuff added to make it a little more present.
Hidalgo is still one of my favorite movies. Just watched it again the other night.
http://images.allmoviephoto.com/2004_Hidalgo/2004_hidalgo_wallpaper_002.jpg
just saw inception today, very good film
spoilers to follow>>>> I think he made it out, back in the real world, mega happy ending
so I was watching police women of memphis, now I think I'll go down there and try to get arrested by aubrey olson.
http://www.poptower.com/aubrey-olson-police-women-memphis.htm
this made me laugh out loud
http://www.break.com/index/kid-lights-his-nose-and-cries.html
theGinsue
07-26-2010, 20:24
I was practically rolling on that one. That kid is an A+ dumb@$$.
"I gotta start doing some hardcore stuff"
yeah real hardcore homeboy, especially when you were crying
[ROFL2][ROFL3][ROFL2]
Just finished Guy Richie's version of Sherlock Holmes. I haven't read any of the books, so I can't critique it that way, but otherwise I thought it was decent.
Driftwood
07-27-2010, 08:08
The Sherlock movie was great. The books are FAR better though. True classics.
I saw Green Zone today. I'd like to hear from the military people (and people in general) about it. Did it make you angry? Seemed kind of like a liberal media circle jerk movie; I still liked it though.
It was alright, I suppose. But Matt Damon is Jason Bourne so I just kept seeing Jason Bourne. Liberal media circle jerk? I don't know. Obviously the media is controlled by liberal corporations and there's only one plucky minority channel that's hardly watched by anyone and hardly has any influence telling the TRUTH but hasn't the post-invasion handling of Iraq been a bit of a clusterfuck by most standards? I saw it in the cinema so it's been a while, maybe I'm not remembering the preachy bits that you noticed.
I watched Unthinkable last night. Pretty thought provoking movie if you're not a 'rah-rah torture is cool' kind of person. There was one point where the movie was almost ruined completely but they managed to reel it back for a pretty chilling finale. Michael Sheen is a great actor, Samuel L Jackson hasn't been any good for years - casting him detracted from the story in my opinion.
Well it all depends on what people thought of the WMD situation I guess. I wasn't there and don't really know what went on. I was thinking of a way to better explain what I mean, but I can't verbalize it right now. I wasn't saying that the movie was preachy, just that it suggested that the WMD intelligence was fabricated. Of course there was all kinds of talk about that in the news and on the net, but there is also lots of talk about whether or not the US government knew about 9/11 before it happened. It might have been lazy of me, but I kind of tossed both those conversations into the same box and stopped thinking about them. I'm still not sure if I'm being very clear.
what up my ninjas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ns-kXeQCMk
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksbikuaLAh1qz4e21o1_500.jpg
here's an interesting write up on Inception.
don't click until after you've seen the film, as it contains spoilers.
http://chud.com/articles/articles/24477/1/NEVER-WAKE-UP-THE-MEANING-AND-SECRET-OF-INCEPTION/Page1.html
and here's something else, highlight below for spoilers:
I've read online that at the end of the credits, you can hear the sound of the top falling over.
I watched Unthinkable recently as well and found it to be quite repetitive. Guy does what she doesn't like, "Don't worry about it just do your job", guy does something she doesn't like, "Don't worry just do your job", etc, etc.
lol inception ripped off scrooge mcduck
http://videogum.com/208132/caught-inception-ripped-off-scrooge-mcduck/remakes-and-spinoffs/
I'm watching The Ghost and Mr. Chicken. It is a 1966 film with Don Knotts. We had it on VHS (or Beta) up at my family cabin and watched it as kids. Thought I'd check it out as an adult.
Byte Stryke
08-03-2010, 16:51
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0795505/
Campy, Corny, blatantly out of reality.
Zombie Hookers, Cowboys, Indian Women in Skimpy outfits...
add all of that to a late night and you have yourself some A Rated entertainment!
did I mention Zombies?
Here is a clip from The Ghost and Mr. Chicken. I don't know about you guys, but I'm sure I've given a book report or something else in front of the class back in the day that sounded something like this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inDf6-TUq5s&feature=related
Scanker19
08-05-2010, 22:13
Zombies, you say. How about Dead Alive, its a peter jackson film from the early 90s so awful its wonderful. "your mother ate my dog!" classic.
Even better Movie, Stalag 17. Good old movie.
[quote=StagLefty;211103]I don't know exactly why but the most recent I saw that I enjoyed was
"Book of Eli" [Beer]
I enjoyed it too; especially about the two scenes of the four legged cats.Because I was almost banned from a private gun range,for trying to get the gun range's pet "wild cat"rabies shots;last fall.They finally caved in to my request six month's later.[Beer]
punks with more money than good sense. yet, still fun to watch.
http://www.break.com/index/how_to_destroy_a_jeep2.html#comments-target
ghettodub
08-17-2010, 15:42
Zombies, you say. How about Dead Alive, its a peter jackson film from the early 90s so awful its wonderful. "your mother ate my dog!" classic.
Even better Movie, Stalag 17. Good old movie.
Love Dead Alive, and Bad Taste if you haven't seen that one
punks with more money than good sense. yet, still fun to watch.
http://www.break.com/index/how_to_destroy_a_jeep2.html#comments-target
I've seen videos of that location before. I want to know where it is (I'm under the impression that it is some where on the east coast). I've always wanted to wheel on hills like that. Everything that is steep here is on rocks.
Watched "She's Out of My League" the other day. I thought it was pretty funny; especially all the scenes with the main character's family.
this is high-larious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhJ-x4CE5Dk
I've seen videos of that location before. I want to know where it is (I'm under the impression that it is some where on the east coast). I've always wanted to wheel on hills like that. Everything that is steep here is on rocks.
I think that place is in the UK.
Toy Story 3 -
Took my kids to see it and it was a great film....
except for one scene that had little kids all over the theater crying with fright.
I wouldn't recommend it for any kids younger than 7 or 9-
Is it more creepy than Coraline?
From the people that brought you The "Lost Skeleton Of Cadavera", two new tales of terror... [Muaha]
http://www.dreadcentral.com/img/news/may10/lk.jpg
If you like Mystery Science Theater , these will be right up your alley.
Beprepared
08-22-2010, 14:09
Watched "Kick Ass" last night. I haven't laughed like that in a long time. The 12 year old kickin' mob ass was priceless.
Saw the Expendables this weekend... much fun, I actually laughed out loud during a scene with an AA12 Shotgun cutting massive swaths through hoards of bad guys.
Great shoot em' up flick and Jet Li is absolutely hillarious, smallest guy in the cast and they play great fun with it.
not enough snakes.
This enough snakes for ya?
Rattlers (http://www.archive.org/details/Rattlers-Trailer)
It's great to see that stupid thriller movies haven't gotten any better over the years.
Ryan_Th3_K1d
08-24-2010, 09:32
Just saw a trailer for a re-release of Avatar in the theaters...It'll give me a chance to not go see it again :D
ChunkyMonkey
08-24-2010, 17:32
Just saw a trailer for a re-release of Avatar in the theaters...It'll give me a chance to not go see it again :D
Nothing more than space blue pocahontas story
Just watched The Losers. An excellent example of a summer action movie.
Super predictable plot with plenty of holes. Ridiculous shooting sequences. Mediocre one-liners. All that being said, it was still mostly enjoyable to watch. I expect that is pretty much how The Expendables will be.
It's not. It's worse. Not that I was expecting much.
Of the 'big three' that I just decided upon, I would rank them:
1. The Losers
2. The A-Team
3. The Expendables.
Sylvester Stallone, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke and Arnold Schwarzenegger in one movie? That's a perfect recipe for the dialogue being mummernummer nummer nummer.
Hmmm, even though I fully anticipated The Expendables being crappy, I still wanted to see it. I never wanted to see The A-Team. Oh well.
Shifting gears, has anyone seen The Crazies? I expected it to be worse than Zombieland. Is that about how it was?
I liked Zombieland and the Crazies. Zombieland was closer to being 'a classic' whereas Crazies was just an enjoyable waste of a couple of hours, but sometimes that's all you need.
Thanks, I'll look into it. I expected Zombieland to be much worse than it actually was.
ChunkyMonkey
08-24-2010, 20:07
I watched KICK ASS just because of what I read here. That movie is funny as hell. [ROFL1]
So I watched Hot Tub Time Machine last weekend, and She's Out of My League a few days before. I thought both were pretty good, but laughed a lot harder at the 'funny parts' in She's Out of My League. I found Hot Tub Time Machine to be more endearing than anything, even though I don't really remember most of the 80's.
Driftwood
08-24-2010, 20:55
Zombieland was freakin' hilarious! Even my wife was laughing at Woody's lines. He had some great quotes.
http://cheesy-movies.com/movies/z/images/zombie-aftermath-1982/zombie-aftermath-1982-vhs-cover.jpg
ghettodub
08-26-2010, 10:28
I want to see The Crazies still, since I'm a huge Romero fan, which makes me a little hesitant though...
Zombieland was freakin' hilarious! Even my wife was laughing at Woody's lines. He had some great quotes.
Agreed. Bill Murray's part in the movie was hillarious too!
I watched The Square last night. It is a Kiwi film. It was a good movie, but the effect of what I like to call Catastrophic Drama was greatly reduced after having already seen movies like House of Sand and Fog, Requiem For a Dream, Amores Perros, etc. If you need constant action to keep you focused, this is not the movie for you.
Discussion if you've seen it:
It is basically a movie where adults continuously make one terrible decision after another, further digging themselves into a hole that eventually becomes an inescapable abyss. It has guns, betrayal, car chases, etc, but little to no action.
I think I was irritated at how there is almost never any hope for anyone in the film to rectify, or even get away from the consequences.
End.
I've been seeing the trailer for it on a lot of movies we've rented recently, so I added it to the queue. One of the guys in the trailer looks like Sam Worthington (the Avatar dude) but apparently it's not. Oh, and in case you weren't aware, Kiwis are from New Zealand.
I get a pass on geography since I'm from America.
ChunkyMonkey
08-27-2010, 19:04
Just finished watching 'Broiler Room' for the so many times. That movie along with Wallstreet always pumps me up.
Tonight is going to be The Crazies (I'll get a report for you Ghettodub) and some time next week will probably be From Paris With Love.
I signed up for Netflix and just got my Nintendo Wii streaming disc. First up, The Horsemen, then 44 inch chest and The Lovely Bones. It's going to be movie night non-stop, got to get my 9 bucks worth.
Tonight is going to be The Crazies (I'll get a report for you Ghettodub) and some time next week will probably be From Paris With Love.
Both were good imo.
Of course, even though I posted that, I haven't had a chance to watch either. I'm happy about your endorsement though. It's still early tonight, perhaps I'll get one of them in; assuming Mario Kart Wii doesn't consume me all night. *minimum of a Star rating in every cup baby!!!*
Harry Brown is like the British version of Gran Tornio, only it is twice as good.
Has Michael Cain and Emily Mortimer in it. Check it out asap.
EDIT: Oops, I meant Michael Cain.
I've been watching a lot of movies lately. Bittorrent for the fuckin win
The Love Guru - stupidly goofy but enjoyable
The Bank Job - great heist flick
Down Periscope - one of my all time favorite funny movies
Above the Law - could have been good but was edited by a retard.
Breast Men - sure lots of boobs but pretty uninteresting plot.
The Happening - not quite as bad as I had been told, but close.
Bittorrent for the fuckin win
Be careful with torrents. You are technically redistributing the content when you seed. Check into some of the Usenet providers, they're cheap, fast, and at no point are you illegally distributing.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/49/Bubba_Ho-Tep_poster.JPG
Saw this movie, it's high-camp. Bruce Campbell is Elvis Presley, who traded his life with a impersonator and is living out his last days in a retirement home. Low budget reminds me of Evil Dead in some ways; though not as good.
ghettodub
09-08-2010, 10:00
Be careful with torrents. You are technically redistributing the content when you seed. Check into some of the Usenet providers, they're cheap, fast, and at no point are you illegally distributing.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/49/Bubba_Ho-Tep_poster.JPG
Saw this movie, it's high-camp. Bruce Campbell is Elvis Presley, who traded his life with a impersonator and is living out his last days in a retirement home. Low budget reminds me of Evil Dead in some ways; though not as good.
One of my favs
Ususally not a fan of Japanese sci-fi but I liked this one. Comes out in Oct on DVD. It's on Youtube now. There are some interesting firearms.
http://img4.immage.de/231281b46dassaultgirls.jpg
Well, we watched The Crazies tonight. Pretty disappointing. For the first 30 minutes I was surprised at how well it was put together. However, the first plot holes and character development faux pas start right about then and the movie falls apart. About halfway through the film I've given up on liking it and I just want everyone to die because their character is so terrible.
Spoilers: The first plot hole is how the sheriff goes from where ever the train drops him off with the rest of the town. He goes back for his wife, and when he gets there (and meets up with his deputy) WHOA! all the cars have boots and there is no transportation. How did he get there again? Then there were a bunch of stupid little things like when the military guys are searching the barn and one of them says to the other, "The military is pulling back to the perimeter." How dumb is the audience supposed to be?
I pretty much hated the wife, who starts out being all strong in the face peril, but the second she gets home she turns into a retard for the rest of the movie. Pretty much every scene was predictable, down to the nuke at the end. Also, I don't know shit about nukes, but I'm pretty sure they were only like 1/2 mile away. If you're close enough to have the blast roll your truck over, aren't you pretty much dead in a few hours? Movie sucked. <<
netsecsys
09-18-2010, 01:37
I don't know exactly why but the most recent I saw that I enjoyed was
"Book of Eli" [Beer]
Jackie blew it for me ;)
Not the best movie ever and not the worst. Part was black & white. Part was color. All for a girl and a gun.[BooHoo]:D
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ChunkyMonkey
09-21-2010, 23:51
Ususally not a fan of Japanese sci-fi but I liked this one. Comes out in Oct on DVD. It's on Youtube now. There are some interesting firearms.
http://img4.immage.de/231281b46dassaultgirls.jpg
I hate you for making me watch what this thing is all about.
I hate you for making me watch what this thing is all about.
[Coffee][Peep] :D
ghettodub
09-22-2010, 08:42
Well, we watched The Crazies tonight. Pretty disappointing. For the first 30 minutes I was surprised at how well it was put together. However, the first plot holes and character development faux pas start right about then and the movie falls apart. About halfway through the film I've given up on liking it and I just want everyone to die because their character is so terrible.
Spoilers: The first plot hole is how the sheriff goes from where ever the train drops him off with the rest of the town. He goes back for his wife, and when he gets there (and meets up with his deputy) WHOA! all the cars have boots and there is no transportation. How did he get there again? Then there were a bunch of stupid little things like when the military guys are searching the barn and one of them says to the other, "The military is pulling back to the perimeter." How dumb is the audience supposed to be?
I pretty much hated the wife, who starts out being all strong in the face peril, but the second she gets home she turns into a retard for the rest of the movie. Pretty much every scene was predictable, down to the nuke at the end. Also, I don't know shit about nukes, but I'm pretty sure they were only like 1/2 mile away. If you're close enough to have the blast roll your truck over, aren't you pretty much dead in a few hours? Movie sucked. <<
I liked it actually, much better than I thought it was gonna be. Have you seen the original?
No sir. I didn't know it was a remake, but I'm not at all surprised.
ghettodub
09-23-2010, 09:07
No sir. I didn't know it was a remake, but I'm not at all surprised.
Everything in Hollywood is a damn remake these days... But yeah, it's a George Romero film
Just finished watching Band of Brothers. I thought it was VERY well done. I liked to see actors that I never thought I'd see in a war movie, like David Schwimmer and the guy from Office Space. It was very touching and a great piece of history.
Has the Pacific finished its run yet?
Also, Gloria was watching Daybreakers, and from what I saw, it wasn't as bad of a movie as I thought it would be. I'll have to sit down and actually watch the whole thing sometime.
Just finished watching Band of Brothers. I thought it was VERY well done. I liked to see actors that I never thought I'd see in a war movie, like David Schwimmer and the guy from Office Space. It was very touching and a great piece of history.
Has the Pacific finished its run yet?
Also, Gloria was watching Daybreakers, and from what I saw, it wasn't as bad of a movie as I thought it would be. I'll have to sit down and actually watch the whole thing sometime.
egad, it's a shame if you waited until 2010 to see Band of Brothers. Oh well better late than never.
The Pacific is done. Comes out on DVD Nov 2. Don't wait until 2019 to watch it.
Daybreakers was meh. Not unwatchable, but could have been better.
Recently saw two great movies if you're in the mood for crass, over the top camp and comedy.
Black Dynamite and The Haunted World of El Superbeasto.
I've been wanting to see Black Dynamite. I don't/didn't/have never had HBO though. I kept hearing about Band of Brothers and thought I'd watch it.
I still haven't seen Braveheart, despite having it in my possession more than once. I'll get there.
Right now I just got a movie called Fido on a recommendation from a friend. I guess it's a zombie movie?
Fido was an pretty good funny Zombie movie, though it was light on the Zombie killing part of zombie movies I enjoy so much.
We have "The Haunted World of El Superbeasto" and its also pretty decent.
Couple of days ago we went to see Resident Evil in 3d, That was not decent in fact I spent the entire movie trying to go to sleep to get out of having to watch any more of it.
Fido was hysterical. Black Sheep is another good one. Zombie sheep in Ireland.
steveopia
09-27-2010, 16:07
I haven't read through this entire thread so please excuse me if this has already been posted up.
A couple great (IMO) infected/zombie movies are:
- 28 Days Later
- 28 Weeks Later
Sjpeaking of zombies, it's not a movie but I'm really looking forward to "The Walking Dead" on AMC.
I saw "The Town" this weekend and I liked it pretty well.
ShooterJM
09-29-2010, 12:27
Fido was an pretty good funny Zombie movie, though it was light on the Zombie killing part of zombie movies I enjoy so much.
We have "The Haunted World of El Superbeasto" and its also pretty decent.
Couple of days ago we went to see Resident Evil in 3d, That was not decent in fact I spent the entire movie trying to go to sleep to get out of having to watch any more of it.
Fido was pretty good. I'll have to check out el Superbeasto.
I have to say I'm sad to hear about Resident evil 3d! I enjoyed the first few games and movies and was looking forward to it.
ghettodub
09-29-2010, 13:24
Sjpeaking of zombies, it's not a movie but I'm really looking forward to "The Walking Dead" on AMC.
Ugh, i was doing a great job not thinking about this series every day, until now...thanks...
I can't wait for that damn show!
ghettodub
09-29-2010, 13:25
egad, it's a shame if you waited until 2010 to see Band of Brothers. Oh well better late than never.
The Pacific is done. Comes out on DVD Nov 2. Don't wait until 2019 to watch it.
Daybreakers was meh. Not unwatchable, but could have been better.
Recently saw two great movies if you're in the mood for crass, over the top camp and comedy.
Black Dynamite and The Haunted World of El Superbeasto.
Agree on daybreakers, wasn't a fan.
Unfortunately, I'm one of the few that hasn't seen Band of Brothers yet either. Coming soon from netflix.
And hell yes on Black Dynamite (and Superbeasto). I'm a huge fan of the old blaxploitation films, and have the Shaft series, Superfly, Black Belt Jones, etc, so Black Dynamite was amazing.
gadzooks ya'll go watch band of brothers, now!
and all you folks who have seen it, go watch it again.
the pacific is good but IMO band of brothers is better.
just watched my favorite seagal flick, marked for death.
ghettodub
09-30-2010, 13:08
Marked for Death was awesome. That and Hard to Kill are the best Seagal movies!
I just watched Machete...interesting I guess if you take it for what it is, common day try at blaxploitation (or mexploitation I guess)
It seems like every single movie that guy (main character in Machete) has ever been in, he is some hired Mexican running around in a leather vest and throwing knives. Anyone else feel that way?
I got through the first episode of The Pacific last night. I don't expect it to be as good as Band of Brothers, but still expect it to be worth my time.
steveopia
09-30-2010, 16:30
Ugh, i was doing a great job not thinking about this series every day, until now...thanks...
My pleasure sir.
I enjoyed The Pacific series very much. I agree that it is not quite the caliber of Band of Brothers but it is still very good IMO. My favorite part of any of those shows are the vets talking about their experiences at the beginning of the episodes.
I'm almost jealous of those who haven't taken the time to watch Band of Brothers yet. I'd love to have that feeling of watching that series for the 1st time again. What a terrific show that was!!
Anybody ever watch Mr. Brooks?
It seems like every single movie that guy (main character in Machete) has ever been in, he is some hired Mexican running around in a leather vest and throwing knives. Anyone else feel that way?
I got through the first episode of The Pacific last night. I don't expect it to be as good as Band of Brothers, but still expect it to be worth my time.
danny trejo is in marked for death~
danny trejo is in marked for death~
He was also a model/face for De Palma clothes for a while.
Could ya really see him as the hunky love interest? [Tooth]
He was also a model/face for De Palma clothes for a while.
Could ya really see him as the hunky love interest? [Tooth]
not really.
but he was really good in heat and bubble boy.
Anybody ever watch Mr. Brooks?
I love that movie +1 William Hurt as the murderous second personality was great casting.
not really.
but he was really good in heat and bubble boy.
Once Upon A Time In Mexico [Awesom]
http://www.imfdb.org/images/thumb/9/9e/El_cucuy_%281%29.jpg/400px-El_cucuy_%281%29.jpg
I do not like Kevin Costner but I liked him in Mr. Brooks. William Hurt was great. Dane Cook should stick to what he does best. NOTHING.
The Prince Of Persia was a whole lot better then I expected. Then again, I didn't have very high expectations.
http://www.filmofilia.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/prince_of_persia_the_sands_of_time_gemma_arterton. jpg
steveopia
10-01-2010, 15:11
I love that movie +1 William Hurt as the murderous second personality was great casting.
Agreed. Cracked me up when he's talking to "himself" in the car and then starts laughing with "himself". Great flick.
daviddwilson
10-04-2010, 07:42
I can never pas up Star Ship Troopers, sucks me in every time.
Anyone seen The Road? Is it worth renting?
The Road was good (probably because it was based on a book). It made my fiance all gung hoe to stock up on food. She's already bought a package of rice and some extra noodles. lol. The Road did a great job of making all the scenery very bleak and colorless. I'd like to see the same thing happen (only better) if they ever make a Mistborn movie.
I haven't seen Star Ship Troopers yet. I know it is a big Sci-Fi favorite though. At first I wrote it off as just another summer action movie, but didn't know it was based on books and had a following.
The Road was good (probably because it was based on a book). It made my fiance all gung hoe to stock up on food. She's already bought a package of rice and some extra noodles. lol. The Road did a great job of making all the scenery very bleak and colorless. I'd like to see the same thing happen (only better) if they ever make a Mistborn movie.
I haven't seen Star Ship Troopers yet. I know it is a big Sci-Fi favorite though. At first I wrote it off as just another summer action movie, but didn't know it was based on books and had a following.
I thought that looked like something I said. Need some quote brackets in your post.
I just finished with The Pacific. I didn't think it was as good as Band of Brothers, but can understand the differences. Watching BoB first really helped me appreciate what I saw in The Pacific a lot more though. I also really liked how The Pacific ended with showing the pictures of the soldiers that the characters were based on. I wish that they had done that with Band of Brothers.
I also really liked how The Pacific ended with showing the pictures of the soldiers that the characters were based on. I wish that they had done that with Band of Brothers.
I thought at the end of BoB they did a wipe from each actor to the soldier he was portraying, or vice versa. The problem for me with the Pacific was at the end when they showed the photos, I could only remember two or three of the characters in the first place.
I thought at the end of BoB they did a wipe from each actor to the soldier he was portraying, or vice versa. The problem for me with the Pacific was at the end when they showed the photos, I could only remember two or three of the characters in the first place.
I had that exact same issue (remembering the characters) and it was one of the main things I disliked about The Pacific. However, I realize that BoB followed on company for the entire series, where as The Pacific followed at least two to three. I give The Pacific a pass for that very reason.
Other points about the Pacific:
- It seemed like all the battle scenes were poorly put together as you just have the Americans setting up machine guns and blasting waves of Japs. It was difficult to have an idea of what the objective was, or even to follow what was going on. I gave this a pass because if I understand correctly, the Japanese were a completely different enemy than those faced in the European theater and missions probably were less defined.
+ I liked that The Pacific was shot in full color, but don't take away points from BoB either as I really appreciated the artful way it was shot with very muted greens and yellows.
- I thought that even though The Pacific showed the soldiers doing a lot more things that were not combat related, I still had a difficult time with understanding character development. The only two characters you really saw changes in were Eugene Sledge and Robert Lechy. Last night my fiance watched Part 9 of The Pacific with me, and when she asked, "So what's that guy's story?" (referring to Snafu) I couldn't even tell her anything.
Question: Band of Brothers had a full hour documentary about the show and longer interviews with the soldiers. Was this done with The Pacific at all, or did they skip it since they had so few surviving (at the time it was shot anyway) members?
ghettodub
10-04-2010, 11:58
not really.
but he was really good in heat ...
One of my top ten movies, easily. And i've seen more movies than most people will see in a lifetime. Such a great film
I saw the movie "The Road", and thought it was good, but sad and melancholy. But did anybody here read the book? Somebody told me that in the book, the boy never was saved by the family; but instead the son shoots and kills his father with that last remaining round in that pistol. That is how the book ends.
theGinsue
10-04-2010, 22:20
I'm glad that I saw The Road, but I'd be hard pressed to say that I enjoyed it. As ERNO said, it was "melancholy", and bleak, and depressing. It's one of those movies that really leaves you feeling there is no hope for mankind.
I hated the movie Starship Troopers, but loved the book. I'd put the movie into the same catagory as Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow.
I saw the movie "The Road", and thought it was good, but sad and melancholy. But did anybody here read the book? Somebody told me that in the book, the boy never was saved by the family; but instead the son shoots and kills his father with that last remaining round in that pistol. That is how the book ends.
The only difference between the endings of the book and the film is that in the book it takes a few days before the boy encounters the family near his father's body rather than right away. Otherwise it was a pretty faithful adaptation.
Starship Troopers, on the other hand, was an absolute travesty of a film. I think I've said this before but Paul Verhoeven makes a bad movie, someone says "this is a bad movie" and then Paul Verhoeven says "ah, no, it's satire."
Just finished The Last Samurai.
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