Finally watched The Human Centipede. Stu, you were right, it sucked.
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Finally watched The Human Centipede. Stu, you were right, it sucked.
ok, a couple of days ago watched the proposal. had a couple of small laughs but for the most part a lame chick flick.
today watched showtime on cable. not the channel, the eddie murphy bob deniro flick. horrible, shitty, worthless anti gun piece of shit. on of the worst films I've ever seen deniro in. (or seen, period)
however, one scene made me laugh out loud. eddie murphy gets out of his flashy corvette and slides across the hood trying to show off, and deniro says real cops don't slide across the hood.
mruphy asks why not, and deniro points at the hood and replies because your holster scratches the hell out of the paint job.
murphy looks back and sees a huge gouge in the hood of the nice car.
that was awesome.
the rest was utter shite. if they had stereotyped and marginalized blacks or gays or anyone else as badly as they did guns and gun owners in that film it would have been banned.
Watched Life as a House last night. Awesome film. Weird I had never heard of it before
I couldn't help but to laugh at The Proposal.
We also finally watched Inception (on our slightly newer, slightly smaller, but much better TV) and I loved it. I watch movies like Inception, and wonder why people even bother making all those other shitty movies. Obviously it is for the money.
I'm going to have to go back through this thread until I can find the discussion on that movie.
so I just watched the expendables.
it was meh, neat action but otherwise pretty stupid.
you can always tell when sly stallone is a driving force in production, because the plot develops holes big enough to drive one of judge dredd's flying motorcycles through.
Giselle Itié is pretty freakin' hot tho.
The expendables... At least the guns were nice...
The proposal I thought was a good movie. Sandra Bullock is just damn sexy. The Blind side was good also.
Has anyone seen the new movie Red?
I've seen most of it. It was a good funny movie with funny movie action in it. It was better than Expendables.
You have seen most of it? Did you walk out of the theater? [ROFL1]
I just rented "The other guys" on bluray from the redbox. I will see how that is.
Took the boy to see Tron at the Imax. Our first modern Imax experience. A great movie to pay the extra for 3D. I won't be wasting money on Imax anymore. I think I was expecting a screen 3 times the size that wraps around more like the old school museum Imax (midnight Pink Floyd laser shows). Regardless, The movie was absolutely mesmerizing. I can look around the plot holes and goofy "Bowe-esque" character midway through.
Salt- Angelia Jolie, La Fem Nikita.....hmmm... not bad till it climaxed in the implausible 'basement' scene.
Inception, Pretty cool. I try to avoid DiCaprio, even though he really didn't act much in the movie, but couldn't avoid it. Worth watching!
The Other Guys was so stupid I didn't make it past the first 15 minutes. Then I accidently returned the red box movie to the library and it took me 10 days to get it back from the library. So I ended up spending $10 for that stupid movie!
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I'm sorry, I didn't see this until now. Yeah, the only thing it really shared with other movies in the genre is terrible acting. You've seen Teeth already right?
You were right, The Other Guys was a stupid movie. Next one I want to find is Dinner with Schmucks.
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Watched Valhalla Rising last night. Interesting movie. Not from Hollywood for sure. Very little dialogue and lots of brooding.
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YES! That's what I was expecting when I went to see a Harry Potter movie in IMAX. Nothing like the IMAX screen that you described and I saw a movie of some sort on when I was MUCH younger. Very disappointing.Quote:
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Hmm. Sounds like every DiCaprio movie I've ever seen. [ROFL1]Quote:
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So, I'm sitting here in my living room thinking that tonight is a great night to stay in and watch a movie but after reading the titles of many of the movies that a lot of you (esp Stuart) watches, I know better than to ask for a recommendation. You folks watch some really weird stuff.
Is that directed at me? If it is, then yes I do watch a lot off beat movies. Tonight is Machete and Hellride. [Muaha]Quote:
Originally Posted by theGinsue
DiCaprio's best role (IMHO) was in What's Eating Gilbert Grape.
You should watch either Revolver or Real Rock 'n Rolla Ginsue. They are both by Guy Ritchie and I bet you'll like either one of them. Just because I've seen some weird movies, doesn't mean that they all are.
I've decided that I've never seen a DiCaprio movie that I didn't like. That includes Titanic, which I refused to watch for several years because of all the hype. During the scene where they have sex for the first time, I laughed my head off at the irony of them being in the middle of the ocean on a huge boat, and because of the time period there were only a few cars in the world, and yet they still lost their virginity in a car.
X2 on both of these. Great flicks!Quote:
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Okay, I'll admit that the preview for Revolver looks exactly like something I'd enjoy - gona have to find it and check it out.
I was trying to place the guy playing Mr. Green but was at a loss until the credits rolled - Jason Stratham. wow, I didn't recognize him visually, but his voice...
Thanks for the nudge Stuart and MB888 - this is one I probably would have overlooked.
I really like the gun play in Revolver. Real Rock n' Rolla is awesome as well; has Gerard Butler in it.
EDIT: I'm about to go to sleep, but if I had Revolver still, I'd watch it right now. Love that movie.
EDIT 2: In American films, Jason Stratham and Gerard Butler are in mostly shitty movies. They are great in these Guy Ritchie films though.
Anybody ever watch Lucky Number Slevin? I remember really liking this movie. Haven't seen it for a few years.
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Watched Machete. Pretty fun action movie. If you get keyed up over the immigration issue, skip this one.
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Hope you have a great surround system and 50" hooked up to your PC/media center. Enjoy
I loved the original "True Grit" with JW. I, too, was torn about seeing it because I thought, "Why just watch a remake when I can watch the Duke in the original?"
But I did some reading and found the reviews positive and that it was faithful to the book. So yesterday, my son/DIL/wife and I went to see it.
While it was very similar to the original, their were some differences that added up to a worthwhile experience. I don't see many movies in theaters...last one was "Gran Torino"...but I'm glad I saw this one.
When watching westerns there are 3 actors by whom I judge all others: John Wayne, Robert Duvall and Clint Eastwood. After this movie I may have to add Jeff Bridges to the list. And the young girl that played Mattie did a fine job, too.
The modern touches, such as very slightly more graphic realism (gunshot wounds, etc...) were an improvement. That's not to say there was a lot of blood and gore. There wasn't. Just a little more realism. And the sounds were a tremendous improvement over the original. The scenery and cinematography were good, but I'd say no better than the original. Guns seemed to be very realistic.
All in all, I was pleased and enjoyed the movie. It's probably one I'll get on DVD...as a matter of fact, I'll probably get both the new and the original.
I'd give it two thumbs up. And for those like me who hate going to theaters, it's worth it...unless you have a really superb home theater system you'll miss out. It was meant to be seen on the big screen.
Lucky Number Sleven was great.
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Well put. I saw it yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it. The Mattie character had me rollin'. I cannot compare it to the original because I have never seen it. I'll remedy that soon.
As far as Guy Ritchie goes I'm still partial to Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels as his best.
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ok so earlier today I watched the original True Grit for the first time. It was ok, but I'm immune to all the nostalgia that folks who saw it as a kid feel.
It's funny that the duke hated the girl that played mattie.
Tonight I watched lucky number slevin again. (because of it's mention here) I like it. Good plot twist crime caper flick.
Tonight we are gona watch Dinner with Schmucks. Anyone see it yet?
I watched dinner for schmucks last night.
didn't like it much. mildly funny in a couple of places, but for the most part frustrating how weak and stupid the lead character is.
Watched Legendary last night.
Better than I thought it would be, actually.
I liked it, wasn't my favorite, but ok funny. However I will agree with you about how frustrating it was to watch the main character be so pathetic.Quote:
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Watched The Godfather last night.
Leave the gun, take the cannoli.
Where the hell is Jake? I hope he hasn't left us forever.
Watched Hellride last night. Fun movie! Good remake of the '70s motorcycle genre.
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Watched Case 39 also. Or should I say fast forwarded through it. Don't waste your time. I have seen/read this same story somewhere else.
We watched The Town tonight. There were a few Hollywood parts, but it was an okay movie. My issue was that the sound was terrible and there were a few scenes that just abruptly switched to the next scene. It was like the production was done by some first year film student. I don't know if it was because we rented it from Comcast or what, but we got Inception from Comcast and it wasn't as bad.