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TheChewyWaffles
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MMaRsu said:
Agreed. Fell asleep watching it. At least it was on my own couch.
_Isaac said:
An overblown last swordfight that did nothing in storytelling? The same camera angles in talks over and over? Super aparent blue box constraints once you are alert? The piss poor intelligence i all the characters?
Sorry, Episode 3 did nothing to redeem all that and simply continued on it.
And Clash of the Titans 2010 has poor characters with poor motivations? Must hate the original too since the motivations were none better.
Was boring?
This is excatly what I liked, not some stupid non-stop hot on your heels action but extensive periods of simple athmosphere and relaxed storytelling.
It's like the old Jame Bond movies, they had lonh stretches of not much going on except showing off scenery and locations.
Glad you guys didn't make it, if I wanted the next "hyperkinetic super-fun action movie" I normaly can't even try hard enough to avoid it.
JumpJeff84
Member
X26 said:
Wow, that's crazy that you hadn't seen it. May I ask how old you are?
Bowflex
The fact that anyone supports Hillary boggles my mind... I have tested between 130-160 on IQ tests
My brief review of Pablo Berger's comedy/drama Torremolinos 73 (trailer included)
http://biggersplashes.blogspot.com/2011/03/pablo-berger-torremolinos-73-2003.html
http://biggersplashes.blogspot.com/2011/03/pablo-berger-torremolinos-73-2003.html
Count Dookkake
Member
UrokeJoe said:
Yeah, she is one of the hottest chicks in film history in that flick.
Maybe the hottest. Either her or Princess Aura.
Buckethead
Banned
Finally got around to seeing:
Tangled
The CGI was beautiful and the forest was lush but the animation didn't really do much for me. Felt very live-actiony and not really that interesting.
However I enjoyed the characters (notably the ruffians or thieves or whatever you want to call them, they were hilarious). The two characters that were great
and also incidentally the best animated/designed were that of Maximus and Pascal. Great stuff. Really weak story though, sappy/happy cliche faire and I wanted to watch it to completion but nothing really spectacular.
The songs were pointless and shouldn't have been in there at all.
Princess and the Frog
The first 20(ish) minutes were absolutely horrible, but it really picked up strong. I loved all the characters but thought that the Shadow Man section was really weak. No tension. Boring villain.
(What was his motivation? Inducing yawns?) I wish that they would have figured out a better way to kick off the plot. But the songs were great, the characters were great, and I found some depth in the story. Seems like a very underrated flick.
Tangled
The CGI was beautiful and the forest was lush but the animation didn't really do much for me. Felt very live-actiony and not really that interesting.
However I enjoyed the characters (notably the ruffians or thieves or whatever you want to call them, they were hilarious). The two characters that were great
and also incidentally the best animated/designed were that of Maximus and Pascal. Great stuff. Really weak story though, sappy/happy cliche faire and I wanted to watch it to completion but nothing really spectacular.
The songs were pointless and shouldn't have been in there at all.
Princess and the Frog
The first 20(ish) minutes were absolutely horrible, but it really picked up strong. I loved all the characters but thought that the Shadow Man section was really weak. No tension. Boring villain.
(What was his motivation? Inducing yawns?) I wish that they would have figured out a better way to kick off the plot. But the songs were great, the characters were great, and I found some depth in the story. Seems like a very underrated flick.
Synth_floyd
Banned
Paranormal Activity 2. Lame. Since you already knew what was going on from the first movie then there wasn't anything interesting in this one besides a few "gotcha!" moments.
The Ghost Writer (2010)
Wow, excellent movie all around. The acting, cinematography, score, everything was very well done. I've never actually watched a political thriller before, but this has definitely gotten me interested in checking out a few more. If anyone has any suggestions, I'm all ears.
Wow, excellent movie all around. The acting, cinematography, score, everything was very well done. I've never actually watched a political thriller before, but this has definitely gotten me interested in checking out a few more. If anyone has any suggestions, I'm all ears.
AgentChris
Member
Fantastic film. Written and directed by John Woo. Loved Chow Yun Fat and the action.
Discotheque
Banned
Fuck yeah to Ghost Writer and The Killer. Love both films.
TheKaeptain
Banned
Take Me Home Tonight
Great movie. I was expecting a mediocre comedy but left impressed. Timing on some of the joke were so perfect and subtle.
Great movie. I was expecting a mediocre comedy but left impressed. Timing on some of the joke were so perfect and subtle.
Rubber
This is...unique. Take a persuasive statement on film as art, add some metacommentary on the nature of audiences, a shit ton of quirk, and you have Rubber. I don't know what to say about it. On one hand, the message it seems to be trying to convey seems so blatant that it can feel heavy-handed. And then at the same time, that seems to be the point. I need to see this one again, because I'm truly at a loss for words. It is definitely enjoyable, though.
Due Date
Not great, not bad. Just very good. It's mostly predictable but there are fun scenes. RDJ and Galifianakisberg are great. I think what elevated the film was that the characters were very well done. The plot has so many tropes of the "road trip" subgenre that it's hard to believe, but the characters feel fairly dimensional through all of it. Particularly RDJ's character, whose outbursts of rage fit very well with his simmering condescension but overall tolerance.
This is...unique. Take a persuasive statement on film as art, add some metacommentary on the nature of audiences, a shit ton of quirk, and you have Rubber. I don't know what to say about it. On one hand, the message it seems to be trying to convey seems so blatant that it can feel heavy-handed. And then at the same time, that seems to be the point. I need to see this one again, because I'm truly at a loss for words. It is definitely enjoyable, though.
Due Date
Not great, not bad. Just very good. It's mostly predictable but there are fun scenes. RDJ and Galifianakisberg are great. I think what elevated the film was that the characters were very well done. The plot has so many tropes of the "road trip" subgenre that it's hard to believe, but the characters feel fairly dimensional through all of it. Particularly RDJ's character, whose outbursts of rage fit very well with his simmering condescension but overall tolerance.
Discotheque
Banned
Rubber soundtrack is damn good.
EricHasNoPull
Banned
- Please Give (2010) 90 min....................8.9/10
- Bananas (1971) 81 min.........................8.9/10
- Paranoid Park (2007) 84 min................7.9/10
- Sabah: A Love Story (2005) 89 min.....7.0/10
- Bananas (1971) 81 min.........................8.9/10
- Paranoid Park (2007) 84 min................7.9/10
- Sabah: A Love Story (2005) 89 min.....7.0/10
Hell yes.Discotheque said:
Yeah, and that's why I was so reluctant to see it in the first place: it looks like it's so blatantly trying to seem similar to Hangover to share its huge profits. So that sucks, but by the end it's almost like Hangover 0.5. Not as funny or exciting, but at least decent.Acid08 said:
Skyline: Aliens invade Earth with massive ships that emit bright lights that hypnotize people to abduct them. Fairly interesting premise, and a little twist on the sub-genre, which has been fairly lacking as of late. The potential of the premise is wasted on poor directing, poor acting, unlikeable characters and the motivation of the aliens. They come here simply to study the human physiology and take human brains? Are they some type of advanced space zombie? The only redeeming quality of the movie was an ending that didn't fall into standard tropes of USA winning the fight at the very end, right before credits roll. I give the Brothers Strausse credit for trying something different, but the ending itself was almost just as bad.
TheChewyWaffles
Member
Just saw The Adjustment Bureau. Best movie I've seen this year (i.e. YTD) although the marketing for this film made it look a lot more action-oriented than it really was.
Bowflex
The fact that anyone supports Hillary boggles my mind... I have tested between 130-160 on IQ tests
Salazar said:
It was pretty much a popcorn flick in my book, but I have very particular tastes in movies. What I meant was that it was no 2001 or Brazil.
But yes you're right, very hot during certain scenes. Doesn't make it a masterpiece though
Zombie James
Banned
An absolutely horrible movie that not even Vinny Jones could save. The plot is nonsensical, the protagonists are annoying and very stupid, and the ending is predictable. Not to mention that even the "gore" is completely ruined by over-the-top CG. Avoid at all costs.
minority report
first re-watch since seeing it in theatres many years ago. i must have forgotten how mediocre this was. had remembered a much better movie. john williams' obtrusive mickey mouse score really does a terrific job of underlining everything that had already been underlined visually and through dialogue about a dozen times. the script has its moments of brilliance but too often and for crucial plot points delves into bouts of dialogue heavy exposition so contrived, you almost feel like the writers had their own precognitions and got their inspiration from a handful of future chris nolan scripts. then there's your big serving of spielberg family kitsch with the usual father-son clichés - just too much to take. the characterization overall is flat and many powerful moments are ruined by the nonsensically thunderous score, too much spoon-feeding or, well, both. and while dick's novel seems to have embraced the paradoxes and built its story on the idea of alternate futures, the film just dismisses the whole notion and pretends there are no logical fallacies... by creating a giant web of even bigger paradoxes. but eventually it relies on a separate whodunnit and the power of its not-quite-clever-enough plot twist (once again spoon-fed and overexplained) to wow the audience, but it barely succeeds. big fat meh.
first re-watch since seeing it in theatres many years ago. i must have forgotten how mediocre this was. had remembered a much better movie. john williams' obtrusive mickey mouse score really does a terrific job of underlining everything that had already been underlined visually and through dialogue about a dozen times. the script has its moments of brilliance but too often and for crucial plot points delves into bouts of dialogue heavy exposition so contrived, you almost feel like the writers had their own precognitions and got their inspiration from a handful of future chris nolan scripts. then there's your big serving of spielberg family kitsch with the usual father-son clichés - just too much to take. the characterization overall is flat and many powerful moments are ruined by the nonsensically thunderous score, too much spoon-feeding or, well, both. and while dick's novel seems to have embraced the paradoxes and built its story on the idea of alternate futures, the film just dismisses the whole notion and pretends there are no logical fallacies... by creating a giant web of even bigger paradoxes. but eventually it relies on a separate whodunnit and the power of its not-quite-clever-enough plot twist (once again spoon-fed and overexplained) to wow the audience, but it barely succeeds. big fat meh.
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
I like you jarosh. That's why I feel bad after reading your post.
Buckethead
Banned
re: Due Date
It's hard creating a movie and getting it made, takes a lot of work, etc. etc. but that movie is garbage.
Basically take everything about Trains, Planes, and Automobiles and make it mediocre.
More like Pay Date amirite?
It's hard creating a movie and getting it made, takes a lot of work, etc. etc. but that movie is garbage.
Basically take everything about Trains, Planes, and Automobiles and make it mediocre.
More like Pay Date amirite?
boo
TheKaeptain
Banned
Drewsky said:
That's because it is great. Best Sci-Fi movie of the 00's
TheKaeptain
Banned
Drewsky said:
I keep thinking D9 was released in 2010. So yeah those two are on my top.
Joel Was Right
If you smell burning, it's probably the generators acting up. Report it anyway.
brb said:The Adjustment Bureau
This
Funny, because I kept thinking of Trains, Planes, and Automobiles while watching. And I'd agree that it was pretty mediocre, but Downey's charisma alone makes it interesting enough.Buckethead said:
I've had this Blu-ray sitting at my house via Netflix for a month, but I'm at school. I cannot fucking wait to watch it.Drewsky said:
I'd agree that D9>Minority Report but I don't think the latter is as average as jarosh is making it out to be.
silentcapybara
Banned
The Darjeeling Limited.
Dir. by Wes Anderson starring Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzman, and Adrian Brody. One of my favorite movies that I have seen this year. Camera work is great, a staple of Wes Anderson's works, and the dialogue is smart and quirky without trying to be a comedy. Beautiful imagery, a fun story, and a wonderful cast make this film a no-brainer to recommend.
AceBandage
Banned
Red
Awesome awesome movie.
And such a terrific cast.
The perfect ration of action to comedy.
AgentChris
Member
Really well made heist/thriller film with Robert De Niro and the legend Jean Reno. Also features some good car chases.
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