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

[LittleKagsin]

I think Trick or Treat is a cult movie. The people that like it REALLY like it.

I'm actually expecting to get a lot of flak the more halloween-type movies we watch and I end up hating. I generally hate all scary/horror/slasher/halloween movies.

 

[Hailey Knight]

Couldn't get into Trick R Treat myself.

 

[Gilgamesh]

I think Trick or Treat is a cult movie. The people that like it REALLY like it.

I'm actually expecting to get a lot of flak the more halloween-type movies we watch and I end up hating. I generally hate all scary/horror/slasher/halloween movies.

I can understand that. I hate Romance films but there are a few gems I enjoy here and there.

 

[Covar]

It always baffled me how Casino Royale could have possibly been followed up Quantum of Solace. What a colossal dropping of the ball.

If you haven't yet, watch the two movies back to back. They become one long action movie. That's the secret.

 

[Charlie Don't Surf]

If you haven't yet, watch the two movies back to back. They become one long action movie. That's the secret.

When QOS came out in Theaters, I watched Casino Royale at home minutes before walking out the door to see QoS. It paled so badly in comparison and made it worse, imo.

 

[evilmike]

I think we officially need a photoshop of Adam's head on a Bond body. Anyone?

For some reason, I've never pictured Adam as Bond.

Maybe we should take up a collection to buy Adam a cat?

 

[Adam]

For some reason, I've never pictured Adam as Bond.

Maybe we should take up a collection to buy Adam a cat?

 

[Yoshimickster]

Know what spy movie I haven't seen in forever? Remo Williams. I loved the martial arts master in that, he was funny.

 

[SpecialKO]

Recently saw Timecrimes. Really all-around wonderful and kind of creepy. It's not the deepest time-travel film I've ever seen, but the fact that the main character is clearly out of his depth and panicking really sold it to me.

Dredd. Really liked this film. Was expecting (and hoping) it would be shitmazing, but it actually came out really solid and enjoyable. While there's some overlap with the Raid, certainly, they're actually really different feeling films and it feels on purpose. The Raid was claustrophobic, adrenaline-pumping, and 75 minutes of mayhem (+10 minutes of plot, +5 minutes of credits). Dredd was much more...inexorable. It hit every single note you expected it needed to, but it did it with such finality it was impressive to watch. It was like watching a slo-mo (no pun intended) car crash with crash dummies. And Karl Urban's chin got it done.

 

[Covar]

Recently saw Timecrimes. Really all-around wonderful and kind of creepy. It's not the deepest time-travel film I've ever seen, but the fact that the main character is clearly out of his depth and panicking really sold it to me.

Dredd. Really liked this film. Was expecting (and hoping) it would be shitmazing, but it actually came out really solid and enjoyable. While there's some overlap with the Raid, certainly, they're actually really different feeling films and it feels on purpose. The Raid was claustrophobic, adrenaline-pumping, and 75 minutes of mayhem (+10 minutes of plot, +5 minutes of credits). Dredd was much more...inexorable. It hit every single note you expected it needed to, but it did it with such finality it was impressive to watch. It was like watching a slo-mo (no pun intended) car crash with crash dummies. And Karl Urban's chin got it done.

Yea, similar plot does not mean same movie. You wouldn't call either movie a ripoff of Die Hard.

 

[Yoshimickster]

Digimon: Our War Game: The original Japanese version(the Saban one was....cluttered). Its actually really good to tell you the truth, it was suspsenful, dramatic, and still retained the sillyness from the original series. If your fan of at least the original Digimon series I reccomend checking it out.

 

[ThatNickGuy]

While I won't hold it against them, I can't understand why anyone would not like Trick R Treat. In my opinion, it's not supposed to be scary or campy. It's just meant to be fun. Just pure, Halloween-themed fun.

Meanwhile...

Looper

So, um, yeah, holy shit. If you're a fan of sci-fi movies or just good movies in general, go see this movie. Seriously. It's like a film noir Back to the Future.

 

[Covar]

So it's better than the trailer? That just made it seem like nothing special, and predictible.

 

[checkeredhat]

I have been hearing nothing but good things about that movie. I was skeptical (time travel is so hard to do well)... but am definitely intrigued now.

 

[Espy]

All I've heard is people (especially those I generally trust) raving about Looper. I'm always down for some good hard sci-fi.

 

[Far]

So it's better than the trailer? That just made it seem like nothing special, and predictible.

After seeing it, I can tell you that the movie has some of the best trailers out of anything I've seen recently. Why? Because all they really do is introduce you to the setting and the very basic story without spoiling so much of what makes it a fantastic movie.

It is not the insane action movie any of the trailers that I've seen make it out to be. It's a touching, well written and, as much as I normally am not a fan of JGL's acting, well acted film that has a great sci-fi element that doesn't overwhelm, but enhances, the actual story that is there.

 

[Charlie Don't Surf]

100% of Looper's trailers (that I've seen, I could be wrong if there's some double secret trailer??) come from about 33% of the movie.

 

[Adam]

Adele's Bond Theme has been leaked and it's pretty....meh. It has Bond pieces to it and Adele is definitely talented, I can see they wanted to go the whole Shirley Bassey/Sheena Easton route but it just doesn't work; it's quite blah.

 

[Covar]

Every bond movie opening song/sequence has been terrible (possible exception Live and Let Die, but that's because of Paul McCartney). I consider that a tradition of the films.

 

[Charlie Don't Surf]

Every bond movie opening song/sequence has been terrible (possible exception Live and Let Die, but that's because of Paul McCartney). I consider that a tradition of the films.

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Adele's Bond Theme has been leaked and it's pretty....meh. It has Bond pieces to it and Adele is definitely talented, I can see they wanted to go the whole Shirley Bassey/Sheena Easton route but it just doesn't work; it's quite blah.

also wrong, that snippet rules everything about skyfall is going to be the best movie and best bond movie ever made aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

 

[LittleSin]

I liked the theme from Casino Royale...but I like Chris Cornelle so you can probably just disregard me.

 

[Frank]

I liked the Casino Royale opening and am also a big old Soundgarden/Chris Cornell nerd.

 

[North_Ranger]

I disliked Casino Royale, I didn't see Quantum of Solace, and this next Bond just looked like those Darker and Edgier Batman movies without masks and throat cancer. Bond movies used to be funny and audacious with unrealistic gadgets and moments of comedy even when shit hit the fan. Now they just feel depressing.

 

[Covar]

I disliked Casino Royale, I didn't see Quantum of Solace, and this next Bond just looked like those Darker and Edgier Batman movies without masks and throat cancer. Bond movies used to be funny and audacious with unrealistic gadgets and moments of comedy even when shit hit the fan. Now they just feel depressing.

Quantum of Solace felt more like a bond movie than Casino Royale. There I said it.

 

[Charlie Don't Surf]

I disliked Casino Royale, I didn't see Quantum of Solace, and this next Bond just looked like those Darker and Edgier Batman movies without masks and throat cancer. Bond movies used to be funny and audacious with unrealistic gadgets and moments of comedy even when shit hit the fan. Now they just feel depressing.

Did you miss the part in the trailer where half of a train was ripped in half and an airplane helicopter crashed or some shit, and Bond magically flew into the ripped-open half train and calmly adjusted his cuff and tie

 

[Hailey Knight]

Skyfall might be a great or crappy movie, but every time I see the word recognition trailer, that scene seems really stupid. I can't see how it could intelligently fit in the context of the movie and seems like they filmed it just to be a trailer clip.

 

[Cajungal]

Our professor took us to _Won't Back Down_ instead of having class. Good message, lousy movie.

 

[North_Ranger]

Fast Times at Ridgemont High
I admit, I watched this movie for that one scene and one scene only (you know what I'm talking about). Not a bad movie, but beyond that scene and the overall eightiesness it's not really that memorable. Sean Penn as Spicoli is funny as hell, admittedly.

Mission Impossible
Ah, the movies before Tom Cruise went nuttier than a granola bar. This was the first time I watched the whole movie (I've only seen bits and pieces before), and I enjoyed it. The twists were nice and surprising, the action was sound and you just have to love the theme. Dun dun DUN DUN dun dun dun dun DUN DUN...

 

[Charlie Don't Surf]

Mission Impossible
Ah, the movies before Tom Cruise went nuttier than a granola bar. This was the first time I watched the whole movie (I've only seen bits and pieces before), and I enjoyed it. The twists were nice and surprising, the action was sound and you just have to love the theme. Dun dun DUN DUN dun dun dun dun DUN DUN...

GOOD NEWS: the next one is directed by John woo
BAD NEWS: the theme is done by Limp Bizkit

 

[Espy]

Finally saw Prometheus last night. What a fantastic film.

 

[Charlie Don't Surf]

Also, I saw Pitch Perfect and liked it. It was a thoroughly enjoyable full season of Glee crunched into 90 minutes.

Taken 2 was..uh...better than the first, I will admit. It had the same kind of really cringe-inducing ideas of patriarchy and daughters' sexuality and the same comically bad script. But the action sequences were better.

 

[Espy]

I'm a big fan of Neeson but I honestly cannot say I have any interest in Taken 2: More Taken.

 

[Ravenpoe]

I'm a big fan of Neeson but I honestly cannot say I have any interest in Taken 2: More Taken.

Taken 2: Hand Over Fist

 

[Gilgamesh]

I'm a small bit of a fan of Neeson but I honestly cannot say I have any interest in Taken 2: More Taken.

FTFY

 

[North_Ranger]

Marshal of Finland (Suomen marsalkka)
USA has Abraham Lincoln. France has Charles de Gaulle. Sweden has... someone, I think. Every country has some historical figure who people respect. For Finland, that figure is Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, formerly a member of the Czar's Household Guard, an explorer in Central Asia, then a warhero in the Civil War and the Second World War, then President after the war.
Then we get this film about his life: a low-budget, 45-minute film with stunted dialogue, bad filming and set in Kenya with an all-Kenyan cast. If that's not enough, then we have the producer making a six-piece "making of" documentary that cost three times as much as the film proper. Now, I'm all for artistic interpretations, but this is just complete bullshit. If you're going to make a movie about a historical figure, at least have the balls to make a good film instead of a badly-scripted, badly-filmed piece of shit that uses cheap tricks like the Kenyan Boys' Choir singing Finlandia to elicit emotion.