[Movies] Talk about the last movie you saw 2: Electric Threadaloo

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Philosopher B.

Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome

Holy crap. I've heard some deride this as being a loony third movie and the low point of the series, and while I'll agree with the former, I'm not so sure about the latter. The action was not only awesome as usual, but they managed to introduce loads of crazy new characters and concepts in a giant stew ... and it worked! It just really had all the ingredients to make a fun action/adventure film. This may be one of my favorite film trilogies. I can't think of much else to say aside from that I agree with Roger Ebert's 1985 rating.

Ebert - Beyond Thunderdome
 
Hylian

Hylian

How to Train Your Dragon

This movie was just plain awesome! I can not believe it took me so long to sit down and watch it. I will definitely be buying it as soon as I get some extra $$.
 
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Philosopher B.

28 Weeks Later

I thought this was going to blow like a giraffe at a penis party; surprisingly, however, it did not. While it may not have been as good as the first film (WTF, stalking zombie?), it was still an awesomely shot, decently exhilarating flick that also showed the horrors humans visit upon each other just as the zombies (or creatures or whatever-the-dick you'd like to call them) do.

It also had Jeremy Renner in a hero role, which was funny, because right after I watched

The Town

Jeremy Renner was particularly great, and I liked seeing Pete Postlethwaite, even if his character was FUCKED UP for reals, y'all. I liked the movie overall, even if I fuckin' nearly busted a gut when Affleck said 'underoos' during his sad mother-story.
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Oh and I saw True Grit in the thee-ay-ter on Christmas. Jeff Bridges simply getting down off a horse was the best goddamn thing I've seen in the cinema all year. Great acting and directing all around. Highly recommended.
 
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So last night I was re-watching Inglourious Basterds. I really think it's my favorite Tarantino movie after Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs, closely followed of course by the Bride films. It's amazing how long the conversations are in this movie, yet how much tension they instill (and how effective it is when there are quick cuts in the middle to something outrageous). The acting in this movie is also just brilliant. From Christoph Waltz, to Mélanie Laurent, to the guy who played Stiglitz (whose expression during the whole scene in the basement was freaking gold), everyone in the cast shined.
 
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AshburnerX

Went to see Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader a few days ago, without realizing it was only available in 3D. Movie was decent, but I'm pleased to report I no longer get terrible headaches from 3D movies.
 
Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

Black Swan: Words like "brilliant" and "amazing" are not words I often use with movies, and when I see them in critic quotes on posters or DVD boxes, I view them as cliched or exaggerated.

"Brilliant" was my reaction as the credits hit, and then I toned it down to "amazing" so I wouldn't sound as affected as I was.
 
twitchmoss

twitchmoss

Saw The Illusionist last week (not the edward norton one, this one). Its from the director of "the triplets of belleville'' and is a goddamn fantastic film. Its less light-hearted than triplets, but the animation is awesome, and the view of Edinburgh at the end of the 50s is incredible. I damn near never tear up watching films, but the end of this one came close.
 
Espy

Espy

Saw True Grit the other day.

Might... be... my favorite movie of the year. Not sure. I can't seem to remember what else I saw this year. Damn grad school wiping my brain.
 
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Jiarn

My girlfriend, who's as into horror and bad movies as I am, managed to get her hands on a copy of REC2. It was amazing. I thought nothing could repeat the wonder and pure terror that REC managed to bring to the screen (which has been sorely missed in the genre for a while) but I was gladly proven wrong. It was a perfect sequel.

The next night, was over with her and another friend, lazying around her apt. Happened to see "Extreme Movie", a sexual high school skit kind of thing. Turned out to be pretty damn fun. Not alot like the "Scary/Epic/" movie series, it was genuninely funny. Had some unexpected guest stars. Mathew Lillard, Kage (of Tenacious D), Frankie Muniz, Andy Milkankis. While in no way, major movie stars, they fit this type of film pretty well.
 
Hylian

Hylian

I know it's not a movie per se but this still seemed like the best place toput this.


I just watched the complete series of "The Last Exile" over the weekend and I must say it was an absolutely fantastic series that I would heartily recommend to anyone. Granted some people may complain that the characters are a bit on the generic side and the story line doesn't really bother explaining anything until towards the middle/end and even at the end you are left with a lot of questions but it is still a fantastic show.
 
Jay

Jay

Jay said:
Watched the Last Avatar (the movie)

I watched the entire series the last few months and loved the show. When I sat down to watch the movie I already knew it bombed and people claimed it sucks however, I went in going, it'll have a few good scenes right?

Yep, it did. And the effects were cool though I'll I'll bring out a few things.

- The movie is 90 minutes long to cover the entire BOOK 1. This is an outrageous low amount of time. Sure, they don't to include EVERYTHING but a bit of character background would have been nice. I read on IMDB that they cut down from over 2 hours to 88 minutes because they wanted to save money as they converted the movie to 3D. A failed plan on their part IMO as they could have sorely used that extra half an hour to build up some characters. They even fucked up the best part of Book 1 where Aang and Zuko had a special moment, "do you believe we could be friends?" to a quick and misplaced one liner to save those 30 seconds of screen-time. I felt everything was on a budget.

- Awwwng, SUCKAH, AVATOR... the mispronunciations was driving me bad. On IMDB, it mentioned it was voluntary as Shams wanted to respect the Asian who gives a fuck. HEY! SHAMALION! ITS AAAAAAAAANNGGGHHH not AWWWWWWWWNNNGGGG. Leave the fucken names alone!

- Dev Patel was a horrible casting decision for Zuko. Heck, from the things I read, he didn't even enjoy doing the role. He's too tall, clumsy and looks brittle. Would have been nice if they would have gone through with Bosko who was interested and available. Dev did not have Zuko down pat at all.

- I wasn't huge on the Katara choice. Should have been slightly older, talented (for the essential part) and have darker hair. That Tue actress was far better.

- Fight scene were fun to watch. They can do a lot of things with this type of movie.

- Overall felt like they were giving me a summary of Book 1. "We were here" "They became friends" "We went there" and conversation was kept brief and short all throughout the movie as if the Fire Nation were up their ass.

Overall, an OK movie but it's a shame it turned out like this.

No news of a sequel yet eh? Ouch.
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So, I showed my fiancee what the cartoon is all about. Watched the entire Book 1 in 4 days while cuddled under a warm blanket.

then I popped the movie on the ps3 and watched it.... I said nothing during the movie, when it was finished i turned to her (and i never told her anything about how i felt about the movie) and the first words she said were.

"I feel like someone took me out to the shed and punched me in the stomach, wtf was that"
 
ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Machete

Two words: FUCKING AWESOME. The opening ten minutes pretty much sold me on the movie. And it does slow down at certain points, unfortunately. But it's all worth it just for the "intestine" scene, which I won't spoil.

Basically, this is going on my list of movies that made me feel so manly, I felt like I needed a shot of estrogen.
 
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Philosopher B.

Corpse Bride

Fucking fantastic. The animation made me cream my goddamn jeans. Having dabbled (poorly) in stop-motion animation myself, I could feel the effort wafting from every frame. I feel like a big goon for not seeing this years ago.

Bullitt

Great movie (especially the cinematography!) ... except for the girlfriend's speech by the roadside, which came across corny as hell. I think it was a combination of the actress and the writing of that particular bit ... still, it helped set up the end, which was nice and understated.
 
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Jiarn

Jay said:
So, I showed my fiancee what the cartoon is all about. Watched the entire Book 1 in 4 days while cuddled under a warm blanket.

then I popped the movie on the ps3 and watched it.... I said nothing during the movie, when it was finished i turned to her (and i never told her anything about how i felt about the movie) and the first words she said were.

"I feel like someone took me out to the shed and punched me in the stomach, wtf was that"
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She's a keeper, for sure.
 
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sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

True Grit

Wow did they do a great job in casting the teen-aged lead.

Now I need to find the John Wayne movie. The new film is much better as a "film." I don't feel that the original was as well cast outside of Mr. Wayne.
 
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Made in Britain

A 1982 British TV movie, it stars a young and energetic Tim Roth in a fantastic performance as a swastika-tattooed skinhead. It's straightforward, no-frills stuff, but no less captivating for that fact. In it, Tim Roth seethes with sneering unrest, angry at the world and everyone in it, as one by one he uses up all of his 'second chances.'

Probably my favorite part was when Trevor (Roth) paused to stare into a shop window depicting a cozy, idealized British living room, complete with a mannequin family of four. It represents a phony ideal, and after viewing it, Trevor slowly breaks into a run, which climaxes with a shout of 'Bollocks!' One wonders, however, if for but a moment, whilst gazing into that scene and considering what it represented, he didn't rue the self-destructive path he'd set upon.
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I also noticed Steve Sweeney in the job center. Dude's got a distinctive voice.
 
checkeredhat

checkeredhat

Once Upon a Time in the West
It was good, but I really don't understand how anyone can say it was Sergio Leone's best, or that it was the best western of all time (Especially when Leone himself gave us The Good the Bad and the Ugly). It was nearly 3hours long, and it took about 2 and a half for anything to actually happen. BEAUTIFUL compositions and amazing set design though.
 
Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

It's actually better the second time you watch it, but I wouldn't blame you for not bothering. I also feel The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly is a superior film. Once Upon a Time in the West just takes itself more seriously.
 
Cajungal

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Heehee, wow. Jake and I went to see Season of the Witch this weekend. It was... about just what I expected. It wasn't great, but man, was it entertaining.
 
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Jiarn

Long Kiss Goodnight - Being a Sammy Jackson fan, I can't believe I missed this movie for so long. Girlfriend brought it over for the weekend and even though we had to watch it in parts (3 kids being up and rambunctious = movie constantly on pause) I really REALLY enjoyed the hell out of it. Humor, action, suspense, and just flat out badassery. Great great movie.

The Last Exorcism - We're both horror and cheesy horror movie fans. This movie disapointed on both fronts. The "twist" is plain pathetic and lame. The build-up lasts for 9/10ths of the movie for a very pathetic payoff. I have no idea why this movie got good reviews.
 
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First Lady Puffinstuff said:
Caught The Secret of Kells recently (animated, styled after celtic illuminated manuscripts) and really enjoyed it.

Also finally watched inception and enjoyed it, although I find I'm turning into one of those, "Tell me what you mean by the ending!" people, which is too bad, because too many movies do spend a lot of time pandering to people who lack imagination. They did a fantastic job at making sure the audience kept up with everything that was going on, though - this could have been a horribly confusing movie.

But, yeah, I'm assuming he's stuck in a dream and I'm curious about what ended up really happening in the real world to the other characters, and whether someone stuck it to him, or if he did this to himself.
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Think you missed the point there. Remember how he said that that top of his never falls over in the dream-world? That last scene was a bit of reassurance, a way of telling us that he made it, there is nothing above, and he can get on with his life now. After the business with his wife, I bet a few viewers were entertaining some unpleasant possibilities.

Watched The King's Speech last Friday, which was excellent. Best film about speech therapy you'll ever watch.
 
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^^ The sound of the rattling was changing and growing louder in a manner that indicated it was falling over. Spin a top (or even just a coin, since you're more likely to immediately have one of those on you) and you'll see what I mean.

Maybe the top didn't matter to him any more, but it seemed to serve as a spot of reassurance for the audience.
 
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Gryfter

Jiarn said:
The Last Exorcism - We're both horror and cheesy horror movie fans. This movie disapointed on both fronts. The "twist" is plain pathetic and lame. The build-up lasts for 9/10ths of the movie for a very pathetic payoff. I have no idea why this movie got good reviews.
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Saw this too and I was bothered by the it's supernatural, it's not supernatural, ah but it is supernatural, wait... it's not supernatural, is supernatural, is not supernatural, and finally fooled you it is supernatural. Plus, everyone on that crew deserved to die as they had at least 5 chances to leave and never come back and they never took them. Skip this one.
 
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Jiarn

Watched Trick r Treat last night with the girlfriend, she hadn't seen it yet, which totally shocked me considering how into horror movies she is. It was just as awesome, if not MORE the second time through. Truly one of the best Halloween themed horror movies there is.
 
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