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AlternativeUlster said:
Ive been doing the same thing, but ive been using my twitter account. http://twitter.com/Gusx
Elite Squad 2
Awesome movie !
But it is some depressing stuff, specialy for people who live in Brazil ... but gave me even more hopes for Padilha doing some crazy stuff in Robocop (high hopes for creative control)
Also, loved how they incorporated some of the "fascist" stuff people said about the first one
Awesome movie !
But it is some depressing stuff, specialy for people who live in Brazil ... but gave me even more hopes for Padilha doing some crazy stuff in Robocop (high hopes for creative control)
Also, loved how they incorporated some of the "fascist" stuff people said about the first one
Monsters
"... Oh wow really? Is that how they chose to end it.. ok then"
I mean what is this. Heavy handed political message, which I personally hate in alien movies like this. They kept the (major story spoiler)
"Monsters" out of the movie for most all of it, which I thought was supposed to be the main pull with a title like that. Unless they were saying "omg American politicians are the monsters hur hur"
we don't get closure for the two main characters with that horribly half done ending.
3/5
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Loved it as well.faridmon said:
in theater:
Lady Eve **** one of my favorite movies of all time. it was wonderful to watch with a crowd who loves the movie as well.
rewatch
cat people **** still so awesome.
hero ** still so boring outside of the plot structure
other:
through the olive tree *** i need to go back and rewatch the other films, but it was pretty wonderful though i think i might just love the ending.
Lady Eve **** one of my favorite movies of all time. it was wonderful to watch with a crowd who loves the movie as well.
rewatch
cat people **** still so awesome.
hero ** still so boring outside of the plot structure
other:
through the olive tree *** i need to go back and rewatch the other films, but it was pretty wonderful though i think i might just love the ending.
I've been meaning to watch this for a loooong time, probably will do asap.swoon said:
The visuals of this film we're awesome. I agree the Rashomon story-telling style was great, but what really blew my mind was the impressive cinematography and the pretty color palette. What part of it do you find boring?swoon said:
Fallout-NL
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CrunchyFrog said:
The Hangover (the first one)
Figured I needed to see it since the second one is coming out. Definitely had its laughs and moments, but it was soooooo typical frat-boy humor. looooooool it's mike tyson I know him the guy with the lisp looooooooool, looooooooooooooooool they stole a tiger dude looooooooooooool, loooooooooooool naked asian dude on his face loooooooooool (though his first few smack talking lines later on were comedic gold, at least until that premise got beaten to a bloody pulp) Very quotable at least. Points for being actually somewhat realistic and cohesive, a compelling sort of detective mystery-ish plot (reminiscent of The Big Lebowski). I'll say it was better than I expected, better than your average frat boy comedy these days, but funniest comedy of the decade it is not.
Didn't get all the hype either. The only thing that got a chuckle out of me was when Zack did the 'jerking' motions with the baby. The rest plain fucking sucked.
ReturnOfTheRAT
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Harsh Times
A movie of bad decisions that just continues to escalate. In the beginning were supposed to see where Bale's psychosis comes from, but the sequence fails miserably. Then the rest of the movie is like Training Day, except with two unlikeable characters you can't root for and who don't know when to quit when they're ahead.
It could have been so much better if Bale and Rodríguez were going around shady parts of L.A. acting like detectives when they really weren't. They certainly had the look, attire, and vehicle to do it. That would have been a much better main plot to go along with the subplot about their career ambitions.
I can only recommend it to the most hardcore fans of Bale who want to laugh at his various accents and impeccable methodology when playing crazy people.
A movie of bad decisions that just continues to escalate. In the beginning were supposed to see where Bale's psychosis comes from, but the sequence fails miserably. Then the rest of the movie is like Training Day, except with two unlikeable characters you can't root for and who don't know when to quit when they're ahead.
It could have been so much better if Bale and Rodríguez were going around shady parts of L.A. acting like detectives when they really weren't. They certainly had the look, attire, and vehicle to do it. That would have been a much better main plot to go along with the subplot about their career ambitions.
I can only recommend it to the most hardcore fans of Bale who want to laugh at his various accents and impeccable methodology when playing crazy people.
rubbishmonkey
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Platy said:
Have to agree. Just watched this and I thought it was great. Didn't know the director was in line to do the Robocop remake.. could be interseting.
Watched Insidious last night which was shit.
Night_Trekker
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I finally watched Kick-Ass. I expected to be disappointed by it due to general reactions, but it was hilarious. It isn't a great film, but it's much better than I thought it would be.
I was disappointed that the film turned into a plain jane action movie
. Such a pity. Up until that point, I thought it might be more than a "good fun" film :/
Strangely, I am not at all hyped for the sequel the end promises.
I was disappointed that the film turned into a plain jane action movie
after Big Daddy died. There were interesting hints at the nature of the dysfunctional relationship between himself and his daughter before that, but it was never really explored
Strangely, I am not at all hyped for the sequel the end promises.
Kitschkraft
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FTH said:
I liked this quite a bit, but I knew what it was about before going in. I prefer these kinds of genre films though. If you went in expecting War of the Worlds or something I can definitely see the disappointment.
I think the closure for the two main characters was : "I don't want to go home". What happens next does not mean that we didn't get closure. Although, I do tend to dislike that type of circular ending gimmick.
It's true that the two leads are married.
Anyways, I just saw :
The mixture of intelligence, delusion, regret, and hope displayed by Kurzweil was explored well enough. What really struck me was that the film was surprisingly sad to me in a few parts, I wasn't ready for that. Seeing that room with all of his fathers belongings....I went from thinking "Wow, he's optimistic" to "Fucking crackpot" to "I understand" all in the span of 90 minutes.
Snowman Prophet of Doom
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So, I watched Videodrome just now, for the first time. In lieu of my usual paragraph, I'll keep it short: were I to try and be objective about the movie I'd likely be pretty 'meh' on it, as a lot of it is really just weirdness for the sake of weirdness (really, it's the plot and visuals that are memorable, not the characters and/or the way that the writing explores its issues to any depth), but I really did enjoy it and find it extremely entertaining for those things that I said were memorable.
Buckethead
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I love the first 1/3 of Videodrome then it gets all gross/weird/pointless.
roosters93
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AwesomeSauce said:
How was it? Niccol's work is interesting and I just read about In Time the other day.
What I've been watching:
Saving Private Ryan - The opening battle is quite memorable and there's good performances from the actors. Is it just me or was there a lot more shakycam in the battle sequences than say something like Band of Brothers? That distracted me somewhat.
Is the premise plausible? With the brothers that the story is loosely based on, the soldier that was sent home wasn't hunted down at the frontline. I don't know one way or another, it just made me think would they really give all those men's lives for one Private. (Even if he is the last surviving of 4 brothers)
The Maltese Falcon (1941) - I think I like Hammett's novel more, but the film is still very impressive. Bogart is great and the film is very entertaining. I'm currently reading The Big Sleep and will watch that too when I'm done.
Night_Trekker
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Ashhong said:
I know. I might do that after I finish up Watchmen.
lazybones18
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Apocalypse Now Redux
Yeah, theatrical version is vastly superior over Redux.
Yeah, theatrical version is vastly superior over Redux.
"Clean" getting a proper/fitting burial was nice, but the rest of the stuff with the French was too long and boring. And the more Brando, the better IMO.
My favorite war movie ever.roosters93 said:
The story is partially based on this situation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niland_brothers
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
Saw 21, Vacancy and The Cavern on Crackle today. They were all exactly what i expected. Not necessarily a bad thing.
alex chilton
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Hobo With A Shotgun - Sooo awesome. It felt authentically old school, from its batshit plot to its music to its ultraviolence. This also would have been the greatest videogame plot ever.
SCULLIBUNDO
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roosters93 said:
FYI Saving Private Ryan catalysed shaky-cam in movies. Only other directors don't have the same understanding of the method as Spielberg. Goddamn it Greengrass, you still have to frame your action properly. Shaky cam close-ups of character's lapels do nothing for the narrative.
Poimandres
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Buckethead said:
I saw it for the first time last year, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It didn't lose me but I do tend to enjoy films that explore dark hallucinatory territory.
If you (or anyone else here) hasn't seen it, I'd recommend The Fly which is the film Cronenberg made immediately after Videodrome. I think it is a far more balanced film, and most agree that it's pretty great.
bigmit3737
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I'm looking for comedies from the past couple of years.
I don't really have a specific type I'm looking for, so I'm willing to try any.
Last recent comedy I saw was, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, which I thought was alright.
Thank you.
I don't really have a specific type I'm looking for, so I'm willing to try any.
Last recent comedy I saw was, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, which I thought was alright.
Thank you.
BaronLundi
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Borgnine said:
Which version did you watch ? Where I am I think only the cut off DVD with a shitty transfer is available.
BaronLundi
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bigmit3737 said:
I'll probably get a lof of flak for this suggestion, but the only recent one (well... 2005) I can think of is Little Miss Sunshine.
Fake Edit : Oh and A Serious Man which is very particular though and not really the kind of laughing out loud comedy.
Borat and the Informant are worth checking out. I find Wedding crashers and The 40 Year Old Virgin hilarious.
Of course Up and Toy Story 3 if you haven't already watched them.
Haven't seen Pineapple Express, Zack, Miri Make a Porno and the Hangover.
BaronLundi
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Borgnine said:
Yeah, that's the US/shorter version. I think the full one is closer to 3 hours.
Ah... Netflix... I wish you'd accept me and my fellow digital peasants...
swoon said:
It's 159 mins, there's no Criterion logo at the beginning, just a 20th Century Fox one. I'm sure the Criterion transfer is better, but like I said I didn't think it was bad. Certainly not unwatchable like some of the shit they throw up. Reading up on the 20 minute difference I guess the biggest loss is Takashi Shimura, but the thing was long enough as it is, and I liked it.
Red Riding Hood
How do stupid movies like these get greenlit?
Fair Game The one with Watts and Penn
Meh
Eva 1.11
Meh. How does Neo Tokyo rebuild itself? Everytime there's an angel attack the whole city gets wiped but somehow Shinji's apt and school is left intact and business is as usual.
Eva 2.22
Holy moly how awesome is this movie!!!!
How do stupid movies like these get greenlit?
Fair Game The one with Watts and Penn
Meh
Eva 1.11
Meh. How does Neo Tokyo rebuild itself? Everytime there's an angel attack the whole city gets wiped but somehow Shinji's apt and school is left intact and business is as usual.
Eva 2.22
Holy moly how awesome is this movie!!!!
Mister Wilhelm
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HiResDes said:
Why would you be embarrassed? It's a damn well made movie.
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