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I had yet to see Kill Bill, so a friend lent them to me and I watched the first last Friday, and the second two nights ago.. Great films, further cements Tarantino as a director whose films I look forward to. Preferred the first but the second was great as well.

Next up, Sin City.
 
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I had yet to see Kill Bill, so a friend lent them to me and I watched the first last Friday, and the second two nights ago.. Great films, further cements Tarantino as a director whose films I look forward to. Preferred the first but the second was great as well.

Next up, Sin City.
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It's one film though.
 
JGS said:
Hook- Still one of my least favorite Spielberg movies, but watching it this time I get it now. It was completely and totally for the under 12 demographic and on that level it was actually pretty smart. My kids love it to death and laugh at all the right moments. It was the most sterotypical Spielberg movie ever though and fortunately he hasn't gone back.

It was odd to me that Williams' character was clearly loving his son 10 times more than his daughter.

Diary of A Wimpy Kid - It was good, not great. Largely depressing imo and as meandering as the books (My oldest is addicted to them) until the end which closed the all over the place story nicely.
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Hook is one of my favorite movies :)

I gave the dvd to my sister as a gift though
 
JGS said:
Hook- Still one of my least favorite Spielberg movies, but watching it this time I get it now. It was completely and totally for the under 12 demographic and on that level it was actually pretty smart. My kids love it to death and laugh at all the right moments. It was the most sterotypical Spielberg movie ever though and fortunately he hasn't gone back.

It was odd to me that Williams' character was clearly loving his son 10 times more than his daughter.
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Hook is awesome. It got motherfucking Phil Collins for chrissake


the whole baseball thing put me off though
 
Anasui Kishibe said:
Hook is awesome. It got motherfucking Phil Collins for chrissake


the whole baseball thing put me off though
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The one part I consistently laugh to is the guy stealing second. "Bad Form!"

Also, it's so obvious Gwyneth Paltrow is in this movie that I can't unsee it after years of never noticing.
 
JGS said:
The one part I consistently laugh to is the guy stealing second. "Bad Form!"

Also, it's so obvious Gwyneth Paltrow is in this movie that I can't unsee it after years of never noticing.
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ahhh yeah, young Wendy, had forgotten about that
 
Wow I just watched An American Werewolf in London for like the first time in at least a decade, and was pretty underwhelmed. The nurse in the film was gorgeous and some of the dialogue between David and Jack was entertaining, but jeez what an awful and uninspired ending. I mean fuck I don't even know why this film was made, he brings little new to the Werewolf ballgame. I had better plot ideas when I was ten. I definitely was expecting more interaction with the undead, which was really the most entertaining part, and at least some sort of ending that wasn't totally redundant. 5/10
 
In The Bedroom - 8.5/10

I found the realism of the dialogue to be really surprising, and moments in the film that were supposed to catch me off-guard actually did. I love how the film sets up the son as the protagonist and then
kills him and focuses mainly on the father
. It was pretty solid and raises a couple interesting questions on morality and revenge. However, the second act was a bit long. I feel like they could have cut out 2-3 minutes of it and made for a tighter, more powerful overall experience.
 
Wow I just watched An American Werewolf in London for like the first time in at least a decade, and was pretty underwhelmed. The nurse in the film was gorgeous and some of the dialogue between David and Jack was entertaining, but jeez what an awful and uninspired ending. I mean fuck I don't even know why this film was made, he brings little new to the Werewolf ballgame. I had better plot ideas when I was ten. I definitely was expecting more interaction with the undead, which was really the most entertaining part, and at least some sort of ending that wasn't totally redundant. 5/10
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OrangeGrayBlue said:
In The Bedroom - 8.5/10

I found the realism of the dialogue to be really surprising, and moments in the film that were supposed to catch me off-guard actually did. I love how the film sets up the son as the protagonist and then
kills him and focuses mainly on the father
. It was pretty solid and raises a couple interesting questions on morality and revenge. However, the second act was a bit long. I feel like they could have cut out 2-3 minutes of it and made for a tighter, more powerful overall experience.
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Man, seeing those (smiling) photos at the guy's house really sets you back huh? That's the highlight of the whole movie for me, making me realize that its not exactly as black and white as it appears to be. Great movie.
 
Infernal Affairs - Pretty good movie, but I think I only appreciated it as much as I did because I got to see how it influenced 'The Departed'

Lost in Translation - I don't usually go for these kinds of movies, but I thought this was really good. Bill and Scarlett's characters were both really charming and man was this film every beautifully shot.

Shaun of the Dead - Never had any great desire to see this, the thought of a comedy zombie movie never really appealed to me - but this was really excellent, because even though the humour was good, there were a lot of pretty serious/dark parts.
 
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Thank You Gaf for introducing me to this movie. It will sit next to A Prophet upon release.:D

Can someone recommend more foreign mob movies?
 
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Just got done seeing this.

And as expected spoilers in the paragraph:

And wow, I gotta say that this definitely lived up to the hype. Much better than expected.

The performance by everybody was dynamite. The story itself was entertaining.

But what I loved what how well directed the movie was.

Now I'm not sure how accurate the movie was to what actually happened, but I felt that the film portrayed Zukerberg perfectly. The woman at the end summed it up perfectly. He wasn't an asshole, he was just trying to be. In school he was obsessed with being the all-star elite genius, so he pretended that he was one, a snobbish one at that. He talked down to people and talked up about himself. With facebook it was the same, in the beginning he had the mindset that he was an entrepreneur with a prodigy in his hand, so he acted like one. And during facebook's rise, he fed off of Parker's speak of being a hard, ruthless, and elite businessman, so much so that he even agreed to shut his then best friend from the business. Now don't get me wrong, he obviously wasn't the nicest guy, but I think that he was just a regular dude who played mindgames of a superiority complex, this is in contrast to just a straight asshole like say Steve Jobs.

Another thing I loved is how the woman at the end also noted that nearly all the testimonial was exaggerated. Which the film obviously put in by saying it was self-aware. Obviously a girl didn't light a scarf on fire, obviously Zukerberg wasn't so headstrong all the time, etc. It let the viewers know that yes the film has some exaggerations and it's very well aware of that. Anyway great film. I must admit though that I was pretty shocked when I realized that I was the only person in the entire theater.

Though I must ask:
So what exactly happened when Zukerberg screwed over his then best friend?
 
Hellion said:
Thank You Gaf for introducing me to this movie. It will sit next to A Prophet upon release.:D

Can someone recommend more foreign mob movies?
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One Nite in Mongkok
City of God (and Tropa de Elite to show the other side of the coin)
Gomorrah
36 (aka 36 Quai des Orfèvres)
 
Hellion said:
Can someone recommend more foreign mob movies?
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Exiled (2006 - Johnnie To)
Election 2 (2006 - Johnnie To)
Election (2005 - Johnnie To)
Brother (2000 - Takeshi Kitano)
Dead or Alive (1999 - Takashi Miike)
Ley Lines (1999 - Takashi Miike)
Sharkskin Man and Peachhip Girl (1998 - Katsuhito Ishii)
Rainy Dog (1997 - Takashi Miike)
Shinjuku Triad Society (1995 - Takashi Miike)
Sonatine (1993 - Takeshi Kitano)
Boiling Point (1990 - Takeshi Kitano)
Violent Cop (1989 - Takeshi Kitano)
A Better Tomorrow (1986 - John Woo)
Yakuza Graveyard (1976 - Kinji Fukasaku)
Graveyard of Honor (1973 - Kinji Fukasaku)
Battles Without Honor & Humanity (1973 - Kinji Fukasaku)
Sympathy for the Underdog (1971 - Kinji Fukasaku)
Bloodstained Clan Honor (1970 - Kinju Fukasaku)
Brutal Tales of Chivalry (1963 - Kiyoshi Saeki)
 
Raydeen said:
Elm St remake. Horrible waste of everyones time.
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Just got done watching that too brother. I feel your pain. I think the only one of these horror remakes they did well at all was The Texas Chainsaw Massacre but I get around to watching all of them. I guess that makes me part of the problem.
 
Bootaaay said:
Exiled (2006 - Johnnie To)
Election 2 (2006 - Johnnie To)
Election (2005 - Johnnie To)
Brother (2000 - Takeshi Kitano)
Dead or Alive (1999 - Takashi Miike)
Ley Lines (1999 - Takashi Miike)
Sharkskin Man and Peachhip Girl (1998 - Katsuhito Ishii)
Rainy Dog (1997 - Takashi Miike)
Shinjuku Triad Society (1995 - Takashi Miike)
Sonatine (1993 - Takeshi Kitano)
Boiling Point (1990 - Takeshi Kitano)
Violent Cop (1989 - Takeshi Kitano)
A Better Tomorrow (1986 - John Woo)
Yakuza Graveyard (1976 - Kinji Fukasaku)
Graveyard of Honor (1973 - Kinji Fukasaku)
Battles Without Honor & Humanity (1973 - Kinji Fukasaku)
Sympathy for the Underdog (1971 - Kinji Fukasaku)
Bloodstained Clan Honor (1970 - Kinju Fukasaku)
Brutal Tales of Chivalry (1963 - Kiyoshi Saeki)
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Don't forget Un Prophete!!!
 
I saw Never Let Me Go. Though it's the first real science fiction film I've seen in a long time, I wished it would have focused more on the ethics than the romance. Still a good and interesting film, especially to watch with a significant other.
 
In addition to The Ghost Writer, I forgot that I rented Hot Tub Time Machine, too.

I actually liked it. I chuckled more than I gave full laughs, but the scene with the football game (with Billy Zabka!) and the running gag with Crispin Glover were hilarious.
 
I finally got around to seeing Brooklyn's Finest with Snipes, Gere, Cheadle, and Hawke and cannot believe I let the fucking critics decide my movie ticket again. It's not re-writing the book on crime drama and you've seen the situations before, but jesus the actors definitely make this film. Two actors who can phone it in (Snipes and Gere) decide to steal the film from Hawke and Cheadle entirely. I even stopped and rewound a scenes with both of them because they were that fascinating/well done. I enjoyed the fuck out of this dark and macabre ride.

Edit: Would also like to say I loved the fact that most of the lighting was realistically placed and most actors looked like people, as in their skin was not clean and up-close shots didn't spare their ages. It's refreshing.

Edit: And Waltz with Bashir, which is a 6/5 stars.
 
afternoon delight said:
I finally got around to seeing Brooklyn's Finest with Snipes, Gere, Cheadle, and Hawke and cannot believe I let the fucking critics decide my movie ticket again. It's not re-writing the book on crime drama and you've seen the situations before, but jesus the actors definitely make this film. Two actors who can phone it in (Snipes and Gere) decide to steal the film from Hawke and Cheadle entirely. I even stopped and rewound a scenes with both of them because they were that fascinating/well done. I enjoyed the fuck out of this dark and macabre ride.

Edit: Would also like to say I loved the fact that most of the lighting was realistically placed and most actors looked like people, as in their skin was not clean and up-close shots didn't spare their ages. It's refreshing.
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Yeah, this movie is surprisingly good. Great, even.

Was roped into watching it at a friend's place. Just a few scenes in, I felt stupid for having protested. Interesting characters played by skilled actors in a complicated, but not flashy, story.
 
REC - Great movie, I won't say that it scared me, but it felt so realistic
REC2 - Started of really bad, but then got interesting, I loved that they added the possession story
Grownups - boring, I did not find anything funny in this movie
4321 - not great, but I found it entertaining, just lots of random shit happening in different perspectives but a fun ride
Iron Man 2 - a lot of people said this was not as good as the first one, but I found it just as good (and I loved the first one), I think the first one has the edge because it is an origin story (how Iron Man was created) but that is expected
Prince of Persia - fun popcorn film that I highly enjoyed, have not had a film like this since The Mummy Returns
Clash of the Titans - shit, bored me to death
Knight and Day - average, but still a fun action movie
The Last Airbender - I have watched the series before this, and this was an abomination in comparison to the series
Predators - pretty good, I was entertained throughout the whole film, it was a mindless action film but I was still glued to the screen
Expendebles - another mindless action film, but for some reason this one just bored me to death

these are just the films I remember, I have been watching tons of films lately, been watching around 4 films per week.
 
Was roped into watching it at a friend's place. Just a few scenes in, I felt stupid for having protested. Interesting characters played by skilled actors in a complicated, but not flashy, story.
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Probably the best way to put it.

these are just the films I remember, I have been watching tons of films lately, been watching around 4 films per week.
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Get rid of cable television = movies are the television. :lol We average
nine
a week.
 
Movies I've seen over the last few days:

The Fall - Absolutely breathtaking and extremely charming. Made even more amazing by the fact that there's no CG used on the effects. An definite treat and probably one of my favorites
About a Boy - Never seen this until now. It's really good, and nobody does a likable douchebag like Hugh Grant. Was very funny and sweet
The Good, The Bad, The Weird Awesome. The translation was incredible, probably one of the best I've seen. The slapstick (and pretty much all of the humor) hit and the not-so-subtle homages were well-done. Really fun movie
 
I watched Predators. It was pretty good I thought. I knew the twist with
Topher Grace
was coming though. It just didn't make sense that
he would be there with no prior combat experience
.

It was much better than the AvP movies and hopefully there will be another film made.


Also saw The Town this weekend. I liked it a lot. Jeremy Renner must like playing the crazy fuck. SWAT, The Hurt Locker, this film. He's really good at it though. And John Hamm was the man! Really liked how he portrayed the character.
 
afternoon delight said:
I finally got around to seeing Brooklyn's Finest with Snipes, Gere, Cheadle, and Hawke and cannot believe I let the fucking critics decide my movie ticket again. It's not re-writing the book on crime drama and you've seen the situations before, but jesus the actors definitely make this film. Two actors who can phone it in (Snipes and Gere) decide to steal the film from Hawke and Cheadle entirely. I even stopped and rewound a scenes with both of them because they were that fascinating/well done. I enjoyed the fuck out of this dark and macabre ride.

Edit: Would also like to say I loved the fact that most of the lighting was realistically placed and most actors looked like people, as in their skin was not clean and up-close shots didn't spare their ages. It's refreshing.
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Strange, I work in a videostore and most customers who returned this said it sucked..
 
LabouredSubterfuge said:
Damn right, one of the best movies I've seen this year.
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I must be one of the very few people that was not impressed by Un Prophete. It didn't really do anything especially well. The story was just okay. What am I missing?
 
i find topher grace to be a horrible actor outside of that 70s show. he keeps playing that same dorky character in every movie.


LM4sure said:
I must be one of the very few people that was not impressed by Un Prophete. It didn't really do anything especially well. The story was just okay. What am I missing?
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i agree with you. it felt to me like he
got to the 'top' without too much of a hassle
. i thought it was good enough; certainly not great.
 
LM4sure said:
I must be one of the very few people that was not impressed by Un Prophete. It didn't really do anything especially well. The story was just okay. What am I missing?
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I felt the same way. I actually thought "what am I missing here?" My best guess was some sort of cultural difference that heightened the impact. French people going in to see it would have some preconceived ideas that the film played off of that we don't have here. I'm assuming you're an American.
 
Borgnine said:
I felt the same way. I actually thought "what am I missing here?" My best guess was some sort of cultural difference that heightened the impact. French people going in to see it would have some preconceived ideas that the film played off of that we don't have here. I'm assuming you're an American.
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thirded here, especially you if start to compare it to the films in bottayy's list.
 
This past weekend I saw Red which I enjoyed far more than Killers, Knight and Day, or Salt, although that's not saying a whole lot. Malkovitch looks like he's been pretty busy.
 
LM4sure said:
I must be one of the very few people that was not impressed by Un Prophete. It didn't really do anything especially well. The story was just okay. What am I missing?
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Yeah, it did very little for me as well. Although I wasn't a big fan of The Beat My Heart Skipped either. Maybe that dude just isn't for me.
 
I saw Let Me In yesterday with my best friend. It was not as good as the original, but as a stand-alone film it was really great. I thought the cinematography really stood out and made the film all the more enjoyable, and the soundtrack was fantastic. I just started reading the book too, it's pretty great so far :D
 
I just finished Predators and...it sucked. It was still way better than Predators VS Alien series but it lacked any kind of sympathetic character. They were all monsters that you were afraid to like.


oh but the story is about monsters who find their humanity on a world ruled by monsters. nice concept but the writers didn't pull it off.
 
Just watched How to Train Your Dragon. I didn't think the humor was up to snuff, but overall it was a great movie with lots of character.
 
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