Last movie you watched and your critique of it

[G13]

Atlas Shrugged: Part 1

Movie adaptation of the book. Never read the book, but I can already tell you it's better than the movie. But I was pretty much expecting BioShock without the underwater city and plasmids.

4/10

[NorthernChaosGod]

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Overall, I think the movie was great. A very solid movie with a smart storyline, nice visuals and editing, but I think they did get a little bullet time happy as well towards the end. Holmes and Watson is one of the best duos I've seen in a long time. I love watching their antics. :D

[G13]

Another Earth

Interesting sci-fi about a counter-earth appearing within view of our earth. It was a bit chick-flicky towards the end, but overall it was a great movie.

9/10

[Gamblet]

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

This might be the best movie I have ever seen.

10/10

[NeoCracker]

Finally saw Inception, and it's fucking awesome.

That is all.

[Iceglow]

I watched Chalet Girl and Black Swan (again) over the christmas period.

Black Swan is just amazing, it's not my normal type of movie but the execution of the movie and it's stunning performances by Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis in particular make it one of those must see movies. Complete head fucker though.

Chalet Girl is pretty much a chick flick in the sense that it's a romantic comedy with a happy ending but much like Forgetting Sarah Marshall it has something about it what makes it watchable for me. The story was ok and there was enough genuinely funny moments to make it an entertaining watch.

[Shaibana]

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

This might be the best movie I have ever seen.

10/10

that movie seems to really get to me..
i saw it view weeks ago. i felt sad all day :o

[Agent Proto]

The last movie I've recently watched was the A-Team.

I'll give it an 8/10 Good action scenes, and I enjoyed how it's relevant to current events. I hope there will be a sequel in the future.

[G13]

Tucker and Dale vs. Evil

Comedy about a couple of hillbillies mistaken for backwoods murderers by a group of camping college students. The students spend the movie trying to rescue their friend who was "kidnapped" by Tucker and Dale, the hillbillies, after she fell and hit her head, and inadvertently begin killing themselves trying to save her. The hillbillies think the kids are part of a suicide pact and the kids think the hillbillies are killing them off one by one. Pretty hilarious.

7/10

Jackass 3

Chris Pontius playing baseball with his dick, Steve-O being slingshotted into the air inside of a brimming port-a-potty, Knoxville getting hit by yet another bull. The usual.

6/10

[TrollHunter]

Hooooly crap I forgot all about that Beauty and the Beast Christmas movie.

Anyways, I went to see the new Sherlock Holmes movie. I LOVED it at least as much as the first. Super fun storyline, great ending. My only gripe is that the second half of the movie may have gone a little bit overboard with weird Matrix bullet time effects and it started to get cheesy. Other than that, though, it was great. 9/10 for sure.

I disagree, it was also the last movie I saw and I didn't like it much at all. Maybe I'm being too overly critical...
I just didn't get the same amount of awesome from it at all, and found it boring compared to the first. Not to mention the just holy crap overkill with the slow-mo. DO YOU NEED 10 BITS OF SLOW-MO IN A 20 SECOND SCENE?

The movie I watched previous to it was a classic crappy low budget horror "Gravedancers" fully equipped with bad actors, crappy plot, and hilarious everything. It was actually really good for the first 60% of it... but then it went downhill into the funniest thing I've seen in ages. The piano playing girl starts flying around like marry poppins, and as the last 2 survivors try to escape she turns into a giant floating skull and chases after their hummer... cant beat that

[Shiny]

I watched the most redonkulous movie the other day. Well, part of it at least. I turned it off because I couldn't stomach any more of it and now I can't remember the title. If anyone knows the name of this movie please let me know (so I can further avoid it).

The synopsis: It's about a serial killer who breathes really heavy and kills teens as they're about to or as they're having sex. It's a B horror movie and I think from the 80s.

[McLovin']

Friday the 13th. :)

[Shaibana]

Cowboys & aliens
7/10
it was an... enjoyable movie :)

theres just one thing i didnt get,
what and why were those aliens harvesting stuff out of ppl? for what reason did they make them into 'zombie's' ??
it didnt get explained at all..

[Iceglow]

I watched Tomorrow When The War Began tonight. It's an Australian movie where 7 teenagers from a small harbour town of New South Wales go on a camping trip in to the outback to a place they know as Hell. During their trip they see a load of military aircraft fly overhead and think nothing of it. On their return to town they discover their homes are empty after some investigating they discover that the country has been invaded by a coalition of local asian forces (I'm guessing Korea/China/Phillipines by the looks of the soldiers, their uniform symbols and hardware). Not willing to give themselves up and yet unable to simply hide they become resistance fighters. After an incident where they see a friendly Australian fighter jet get shot down by 3 enemy planes they decide they can no longer stay at the town. Though the enemy finds them and destroys the building they have been staying in they fail to kill them. On their way out of the city back to the outback location known as Hell, they encounter Chris a stoner from their school who explains a little bit more of what has happened and joins them. Considering there is only one bridge in to the town from the harbour they decide to blow the bridge up and succeed in doing so. The movie ends on a clear cliff hanger several weeks after the destruction of the bridge where the group of teenagers are now facing up to the fact that they are no longer civilians in this war but soldiers behind enemy lines and that they are unwilling and unable to flee or give up. IMDB informs me that the sequel is in direct production.

My opinion on this film is that it is a fairly good movie with a lot of unknowns in which means the acting at times is of course not quite up to the par of the usual Hollywood releases though this is an independent movie not a Hollywood production so that is to be expected. I feel that the movie may have been a little on the short side or that the story may suffer from some pacing problems since the film seems to cover very little ground and yet expects us to pick up a lot more on the basis of a few short video diary clips in a retrospective approach. The action scenes in the film are however visually impressive and well done. The film is however an enjoyable movie. I didn't find watching it to be a chore nor did I end up left without the desire to see the sequel when it is released. If you're looking for an enjoyable, refreshing break from the Hollywood main action titles of late then this could be a movie worth watching.

[Parker]

I finally watched Blue Velvet. I enjoyed it, but not quite as much as Mulholland Dr.

Watch it though, it's great.

[Gamblet]

Corrina, Corrina

I woke up in the afternoon and turned on the TV. This movie had just started an I thought that I should watch it, even though I don't watch those types of movies too much.

The movie was very entertaining and funny, especially those parts where the black kid talked to a mug, thinking that it was a telephone. :D It had some sad parts too, but I won't be writing about them because they would be spoilers.

The movie was well put together, after a sad part came a funny part and the acting was just wonderful.

I would give it a 10/10. And I recommend watching this movie.

[Pete for President]

I just watched the first half of The Art Of Flight and good god this stuff is bonebreaking die-hard.

It's basically a snowboard film combined with a BBC's Planet Earth like approach, where world's best snowboarders rip the world's most challenging slopes and mountains. It's jaw-dropping and definitely a must see for anyone with an interest in extreme sports.

[Shiny]

Friday the 13th. :)
LOL, no that's not it. It was way worse than that.

SUPER

It's really bizarre. It started off really comedic, quirky. So I gave it shot, but then it got disturbing and I mean really disturbing and it was more violent then it had to be. Ellen Page's voice is also really annoying in this as well. In fact her whole character is. I'm not sure what to rate it yet, but I'll have more comments later prob.

[Gamblet]

Well, its not a movie, but I finished watching Farscape. It was the best TV show that I have ever seen. The ending was perfect.
I'm looking forward to watching The Peacekeeper Wars.

[Hollycat]

dr horrible
I will never get tired of this movie, I love the songs so much
9/10

we bought a zoo
basic Im a dad, I have a son I don't get along with and my wife died movie.
6/10
didn't add anything new to the genre, but didn't detract either

super troopers

I started this movie with a pad and everytime I lol'd I made another tic mark.
at the end of the movie there were 3 tic marks.

It is about a bunch of retarded troopers who hate cops and are getting shut down and a drug monkey.
Also there is the biggest jerk I have seen in a movie in a long time (and he is one of the good guys!)
jerk rating 10/10
story 5/10
funny 6/10
cursing 8/10 (a five or higher marks the f word)
overall 7/10

the hannah montanna movie

oh never mind

that is the basic summary
1/10

it gets a one because it has horses.

[Gamblet]

it gets a one because it has horses.

Speaking of horses....you have a pony in your sig.

[Shaibana]

it gets a one because it has horses.

Speaking of horses....you have a pony in your sig.

and its so cute
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[Hollycat]

I like horses.

[Peegee]

Against my better judgement I watched transformers 3 yesterday. It was the most bizarre, unscientific, plotless pile of desu ever.

I think an action movie [nowadays] basically has one big action scene and the only reason we have it take 2.5 hours is to build up to that scene. There wasn't a protagonist, character development [Spike ... I mean Sam being a jelly BF doesn't count], weird twist plot points [humans were decepticon slaves for decades but didn't bother finding Megatron], and a final battle that made no sense.

Also they made Shockwave cooler than the cartoons but a nonsensical character when compared to the comics. I was like 'wait since when did Shockwave transform into a tentacle monster?'

Do not watch.

[Mittopotahis]

A few films I've watched recently. Warning: I don't watch a lot of movies so my taste is pretty normal and/or bad.

The Descendants. Definitely had its moments and was pretty well written. George Clooney really performed well, and that was my favourite thing about it. That and Sid. Sid was amazing. 7/10

A Beautiful Mind. Yes, this was quite good. For some reason I am a bit prejudiced against Russel Crowe (I think it's because I hated Master and Commander so much), but he really surpassed any and all expectations I had of him. The plot twist came at a very good moment, when I was starting to get bored, and kept the rest of the movie very interesting. 9/10

There Will Be Blood. Oh man. Oh man. I know it's popular and over-hyped and everything, but that last scene was incredible in the context of the film. Daniel Day-Lewis is just a remarkable actor, not a lot of people can hold a candle to him. He better have won the Oscar for that. Yeah, he did. Good. All is right with the world. Not only that, but the movie was tense and weird at times, but I couldn't go to sleep for a few hours after because I was just like "Man that was good!" and that can only be a good thing. 9.5/10

[Hollycat]

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Xmen origins, I liked it quite a bit, but not nearly as much as I thought I would from the hype.

Since my reviews are somewhat lackluster, I shall now follow all my posts with related memes

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[Shiny]

30 Minutes or Less

5/10

Granted, a few parts were legitimately funny such as the bank scene. I think Aziz Ansari was the funniest thing about the entire film. However, there were parts that just made no sense whatsoever. Such as the fact that they took off their masks as they walked out of a bank that they just robbed. AND when the alarm was set off. I know they're amateur's but they're definitely smarter than that. The cop who sees their faces, never reports their faces to a detective? Really? Or at least, they never get to that in the movie... Also the car that explodes, someone Danny McBride's character is still alive. The other heist guy's head catches on fire and he's also still alive. Just alot of things were poorly written and thought-out. I know it's supposed to take place all in a day for most of the film, but it all seems rushed.

[Agent Proto]

50/50

6/10 This movie was alright. It tells a story about a 27 year old who has cancer coping with life with it. First half of the movie was meh, and the second half was just depressing. However, it's good to know that he manages to beat cancer and survive.

[Hollycat]

Cowboys vs aliens.
7/10
harrison ford rockin hats.

[Rostum]

Sherlock Holmes 2
9.5/10
Absolutely loved it, was great filming too.

[Bubba]

I watched a couple of films over the weekend. Finally got round to watching "Super 8" last night. I wasn't as impressed as I thought I was going to be. The kids in it were likeable enough but at the end I wasn't arsed whther the town was destroyed or not. Also, I think you were supposed to feel some sympathy towards the monster but again... I didn't care whether it lived or died. 6/10

On Friday I watched "True Grit" (2010) which I thought was an excellent film. Although I think Jeff Bridges may have overdone his southern accent a little bit. Am I the only one who had to watch the entire film in subtitles? The young girl in it was superb though. 9/10.

[Gamblet]

A Sound of Thunder

Saw this movie for the second time on TV. I still like it.

I just looked at IMDB and wow, ratings are so low, even though it was quite well done film.

I would rate it 7/10

[Peegee]

nobody has watched tintin? My brother says it's good but I haven't seen it.

I will be watching girl with the dragon tattoo tomorrow :D if shiny says it's a 7/10 it'll be a good movie

[McLovin']

Mystery Team

3/10

Horrible movie but had some funny one liners. "Sometimes I wish you never beat cancer." Best line. Now you've seen the movie.

[Shaibana]

nobody has watched tintin? My brother says it's good but I haven't seen it.

I will be watching girl with the dragon tattoo tomorrow :D if shiny says it's a 7/10 it'll be a good movie

those stupid lazy armicans :P
*moks* 'we're to lazy to read subtitles, so we'll just re-make it'

last movie came out not even 2 years ago, and they're already remaking it -.-
American parasites :P 'lets see if we can do it to'

[TrollHunter]

Ip Man 1/2
Both just astonishing movies... just so well done... easily two of my favorite martial arts movies out there.
I just... NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
Obsession/10

[Slothy]

Last thing I watched was The Grey with Liam Neeson. Ever since I saw Taken there are few things I enjoy more than watching Liam Neeson be a complete badass and this didn't disappoint. There's less wolf killing than you may expect given the previews, but there's still some, not to mention a whole lot of Liam taking charge and telling people to get their tit together if they don't want to die/have him kick the tit out of them.

Everyone else dies anyway.

Stick around after the credits if you want to see the final little scene, though I think it ends quite well without it.

1 giant Irish badass/10

[Araciel]

Girl with Dragon Tattoo (Hollywood)

ehhh it was a lame murder mystery and her character was lame. Not a single smurf was given that day... Except by her.

[Unbreakable Will]

The Messengers; 6/10
Not a bad film all in all I suppose, yeah sure it has Kristen Stewart but she fit the bill for her character. Really character driven in the beginning but resorted to some cheap scares every now and again. Storyline felt rushed but I still enjoyed it a bit. I like horror films and have seen a fair amount that suck in comparison, hence the generous six out of ten.

S. Darko; 1/10
Horrible movie, I hated every second of it but sat through it so I could at least say I gave it a chance. It got a one instead of a zero for some 'ok' cinematography.

The Green Lantern; 7/10
Really enjoyed this movie, no clue as to how true it is to any of the green lantern incarnations but I thought it was pretty bad ass.

[BG-57]

The Woman in Black

A period ghost story set in Britain, it nevertheless bears a striking similarity to Onryo movies like the Ring or the Grudge where the ghost lashes out at people that stumble into its path rather than taking revenge on those responsible for its misery. Well acted with suitably gloomy atmosphere, relies a little too much on jump scares where building dread would be better.

[Gamblet]

Safe House

Denzel. Enough said.

[NeoCracker]

Finally I watched Bladerunner, after all these years of hearing how good it was. And.....

4/10.

The visual design is the saving grace of this movie. The world is amazingly well crafted, the pyramid like structures of the corporation being my personal favorite set piece. Past that? I found nothing enjoyable about this movie.

Mostly it's the main character. The guy the bring in because he is the best they have, the man no one else can compare too, only succeeds through dumb luck. He almost get's strangled to death with his own tie, only surviving because a bunch of random dancers happen to walk in and the one choking him runs off. He is almost killed by the second one, only surviving because another replicant kills him from behind. Crazy acrobatic hooker chick would have killed him had she not done a large amount of incredibly stupid acrobatic stunts for some unknown reason. And to top it off, the last scene was pretty damn pointless as the leader of this little replicant group was about to die anyway. Hell, they were all going to die soon had he not gotten involved at all.

And it's not like he accomplished anything while chasing them down. Don't get me wrong, watching that last scene of a guy freaking the hell out, running around in his underwear and howling like a wolf was funny, but felt pointless.

And then we get a cliffhanger ending... for some reason?

I am completely boggled by why this movie is so popular.

[Gamblet]

I am completely boggled by why this movie is so popular.

I haven't even heard of it. And now I will stay away from it.

[Shiny]

As Good as it Gets

"Sell crazy some place else. We're all stocked up here!" Jack Nicholson is the man.

9/10

[Sephex]

Chronicle

I liked the movie, but the end made me feel sad for everyone involved. Don't want to get into it to accidentally spoil something for people who are meaning to see it.

[Shaibana]

star wars 3d
that one thats in cinema now.
6,5/10

the 3d didnt add much if you ask me

p.s
Wtf?
when i was at the cinema i saw a poster: Titanic 3d
for crying out loud -.- so now they're gonna bring all the old movies back in 3d?

[Gamblet]

p.s
Wtf?
when i was at the cinema i saw a poster: Titanic 3d
for crying out loud -.- so now they're gonna bring all the old movies back in 3d?

I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

[Slothy]

p.s
Wtf?
when i was at the cinema i saw a poster: Titanic 3d
for crying out loud -.- so now they're gonna bring all the old movies back in 3d?

Jame Cameron probably feels he isn't rich enough these days, and bad movies can never make enough money really.

[Hollycat]

Too bad for them they already released avatar in 3d.
twice.

[Bubba]

Cowboys and Aliens - 7/10

To be honest, this was better than I expected. Daniel Craig was pretty good and I am actually in love with the woman in this film... yes, I actually love her. A lot. Harrison Ford is always great to watch as well. It was a lot jumpier than I expected and the aliens looked pretty good on screen.

I'm glad the dog didn't die. Movie Rule Number One: Never kill off the dog. Fuck you "I am Legend".

[Shaibana]

p.s
Wtf?
when i was at the cinema i saw a poster: Titanic 3d
for crying out loud -.- so now they're gonna bring all the old movies back in 3d?

Jame Cameron probably feels he isn't rich enough these days, and bad movies can never make enough money really.

:O ur saying Titanic is a bad movie?
it might be not your taste but that movie is HUGE...
Big bad-ass blockbuster.

[Peegee]

nobody has watched tintin? My brother says it's good but I haven't seen it.

I will be watching girl with the dragon tattoo tomorrow :D if shiny says it's a 7/10 it'll be a good movie

those stupid lazy armicans :P
*moks* 'we're to lazy to read subtitles, so we'll just re-make it'

last movie came out not even 2 years ago, and they're already remaking it -.-
American parasites :P 'lets see if we can do it to'

So I went and watched it. it's good. I had no idea where it was going (I thought the girl with the dragon tattoo was the plot device) and by the end I was like 'but who was phone?'

seriously. That's the most apt explanation of what I thought.

As for it being a remake - I would normally agree except the movie was based on the book. So I'm okay with this.mp3

7.5/10

[Hollycat]

p.s
Wtf?
when i was at the cinema i saw a poster: Titanic 3d
for crying out loud -.- so now they're gonna bring all the old movies back in 3d?

Jame Cameron probably feels he isn't rich enough these days, and bad movies can never make enough money really.

:O ur saying Titanic is a bad movie?
it might be not your taste but that movie is HUGE...
Big bad-ass blockbuster.

I believe it has the second best box office after avatar for all time.

James Cameron is definitely going to be remembered.

[Shiny]

Crazy Stupid Love

5/10

Crazy. Stupid. Movie. The best part was when the altercation with everyone about the nekkid pic of the babysitter. Otherwise it was just okay. I'm not a huge fan of rom coms, but I have seen funnier than this.

[Jiro]

The Woman in Black

I'm not usually one for this type of movie but I kind of really enjoyed it. The first 2/3 of the movie I was fine, the cheap scare tactics didn't work. But then shit starting going down and I started shitting myself and holy fuck she looked at me.

[Parker]

I watched Salò. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sal%C3%B2,_or_the_120_Days_of_Sodom)

It was quite beautifully shot - but totally disturbing, as you might expect. One of the actors looked EXACTLY like Robert Pattinson, so if you ever want to see him in a wedding dress eating poop then see this movie

[Shiny]

Speaking of Robert Pattinson...

Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 1

4/10

My boyfriend really wanted to watch this, so I rented it On Demand. Having seen all of the Twilight series on Shotime, I can say that this was probably the most boring one. With Harry Potter they did two parts because (in addition to money) the book was really friggin' long. I haven't read the books, but regardless, they could have made this movie in 20 minutes instead of splitting it in to two parts to make more money. Then again, that can be said for most movies over 20 minutes.

With that said, they probably would've had a better film since most of the action that takes place in this one is them getting married, playing chess, and dealing with pregnancy. The only interesting part was the wolves, but even that was laughable. When they started speaking to each other telepathically it was some of the worse voice acting I've ever heard.

The visual effects in the film were also a bit odd although I don't think the average person could tell that the feathers weren't real feathers. They could've easily just had real floating feathers. The whole big amped up scene with them in the water was also really really bad, not because of cheesiness, but because of the fact that the lighting was so off. It's obvious they shot that during the day, or just had simply horrid lighting. At least this one was color corrected decently for the most part, unlike it's predecessor Twilight.

As for the acting, I can tell that the actors have really gotten use to their roles and are now shining in them; such as Taylor Lautner who was particularly convincing as an embittered and violent werewolf. I can also say the same for Kristen Stewart, who despite still constantly fluttering her eyes throughout the film, was alot less jittery and more confident in what she was doing. As for the sound, it was okay. I actually think the sound was better in Eclipse, but perhaps there was just more action in that film for me to judge that on.

It was cool that they threw in the music from the first film in the series to tie things together nicely. I believe the song during their wedding is the one playing during Bella and Edward's first unofficial date. However, I think it was overdone to have music in practically every scene. As if to say, "Hey this movie is boring so here's some music to make it less painful." Sometimes the best sound is no sound, and that goes for the dialogue as well...could've did without some of it.

The flashbacks and flash-forwards were also way too bountiful. Last I checked, only Alice could see in the future, but yet we have a flash-forward in to the future from Jacob (played by Taylor Lautner) and I believe even Bella (played by Kristen Stewart) at one point. During the flash-forward, I realized that Jacob's character is fantasizing about a newborn baby. And that's when I realize that nothing can redeem this film at all. Don't go see this film if you have any respect for the horror genre, or even romantic dramas.

[BG-57]

The Secret World of Arietty

It's Miyazaki, so if you're familiar with his work, what more needs to be said other than 'see it'?

It's a nice take on the Borrowers stories, with a small cast of characters and moments of quiet observation. The characters are believable and well defined. I saw it with a large crowd of kids and it was nice to see it get a good reception.

[Shaibana]

My boyfriend really wanted to watch this.
these words really disturb me ....

[NeoCracker]

My boyfriend really wanted to watch this.
these words really disturb me ....

At least I wasn't the only one. :p

[Jessweeee♪]

I downloaded Breaking Dawn Part 1 and Human Centipede 2 but nobody seems up for having a bad movie night with me :(

[Shaibana]

I downloaded Breaking Dawn Part 1 and Human Centipede 2 but nobody seems up for having a bad movie night with me :(

even bad movies for a 'bad movie night' have limits xD

[sharkythesharkdogg]

I downloaded Breaking Dawn Part 1 and Human Centipede 2 but nobody seems up for having a bad movie night with me :(

Why did this movie get a sequel?!??! It's as bad as the fact the Uwe Boll keeps getting work.

[Hollycat]

Conqueror of shambala.
not as good as the original story, not even close.
next thing Im watching is men who stare at goatse

[Jessweeee♪]

This time there are twelve people in the centipede.

[Hollycat]

This time there are twelve people in the centipede.

There needs to be 25 for it to be a centipede.

[Jessweeee♪]

Well then, there needs to be more sequels!

[Shaibana]

I downloaded Breaking Dawn Part 1 and Human Centipede 2 but nobody seems up for having a bad movie night with me :(

Why did this movie get a sequel?!??! It's as bad as the fact the Uwe Boll keeps getting work.

reminds me of Saw..
the cow is already dead and rotting away.. still they try to milk it

[Jessweeee♪]

Human Centipede only made $252,207 xD

[Miriel]

Attack the Block - It was really good! Funny, surprising, great acting, and I loved the take on alien creatures as "big gorilla-wolf motherfuckers". Lol.

[Gamblet]

1408

"I don't know what's going on, better get wasted."

[Bubba]

1408

"I don't know what's going on, better get wasted."

Is that a quote from you or from John Cusack?!

I thought 1408 was pretty good actually

[Wolf Kanno]

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - The original British version with Alec Guinness but I think it's technically more of a mini-series, still I've heard people claim they've seen it in theaters back in the 70s. A really good film, if very British, which means most of the action is just understanding the context of events cause there is very little action to speak of and it's mostly listening to guys talking in hotel rooms, fields, and inside cars using elaborate codenames that often don't make much sense. The flashbacks are very jarring cause they are very long and sometimes happen without telling you, but otherwise it's a really good spy film though you seriously need to pay attention cause the film seriously just spills out all this information at the beginning which is important but doesn't seem like it is at the time. Alec Guinness does a superb job in his role and the cast was really well thought out and entertaining.

[Gamblet]

1408

"I don't know what's going on, better get wasted."

Is that a quote from you or from John Cusack?!



I kind of summarized the film with that sentence.

[Bubba]

1408

"I don't know what's going on, better get wasted."

Is that a quote from you or from John Cusack?!



I kind of summarized the film with that sentence.

Best film critique so far!

[ReloadPsi]

The Karate Kid (2010)

Without going into much detail, my favourite aspect of the film is how the kid, Dre, actually seems to eventually grasp the philosophies and disciplines surrounding kung fu (it annoyed me the film was still called The Karate Kid actually) and also Jackie Chan's acting is, as usual, excellent.

I like it.

[Wolf Kanno]

Just came back from watching The Artist and it was a really cool and unique flick. A very compelling narrative about one of Hollywood's first big technical leaps in cinema and it was just charming throughout. It was also just completely refreshing to watch a film with legitimately good acting that isn't cluttered up with silly stuffy dialogue. I would definetly recommend i for people who want something different in their usual film watching curriculum.

[Shiny]

Gun Hill Road

8/10

Although it sounds like an action flick it's actually a really good drama about a Latino family. It's unconventional in it's approach to family centered films and deals with other issues that haven't been portrayed that much in cinema. The dialogue and characters are authentic. Sometimes it's uncomfortable to watch such authenticity on screen so much so that I had to constantly remind myself that this was just a movie—albeit a very good one.

[McLovin']

X-Men First Class

This is how you make an origin superhero movie. Whole movie is worth it just for the ending...

[Shiny]

Dead Alive

3/10

If you approach this as a serious movie, you will be disappointed. My recommendation: approach this as a B-movie. This movie actually had a bigger production value than most B horror movies I've seen. The prosthetics were very well done even by today's standards -- although you'll see mostly CGI as opposed to make-up effects now. I was expecting weird, but I wasn't expecting some of the extremities of that weirdness such as zombie sex and midget zombie babies getting punched. It was certainly absurd.

Then there was the giant zombie old lady naked huge ass saggy boobed zombie. This film was seriously gross in pretty much every possible way. What the hell Peter Jackson. Please stick to what you do best; making long ass movies for nerds with hard-ons for elves.

[BG-57]

Although the lawnmower scene was truly epic, like something out of an Evil Dead movie.

Peter Jackson got his start with shocking movies designed to attract attention, like Bad Taste. Meet the Feeples is another good example, being an x rated parody of the Muppet Show.

Heavenly Creatures is a good transitional film where two schoolgirls become emotionally attached to each other, enough to kill people for. The made up world they share look like an early draft for LOTR.

[Shaibana]

the three musketeers (the new one)
5/10

i dont know if it was becaus i was verry tired when i watched it, but i really hated the movie.

it was a little too much pimped. and it was clear that Milla Jovovich was casted just becaus she is the directors wife. so they just made up the character Milady for her, and she just doesnt fit the picture.

edit: alright i googled it... he didnt just make up the character Milady, but he did put her on the forground just to put his wife in the spotlight.

[Jinx]

Like Crazy

9/10

This movie was great. It was so sad, and very realistic in its portrayal. It's a story about an English girl who studies in LA and falls in love with one of the other students, and their trials with a long distance relationship. I definitely recommend it to someone who wants to watch a romantic movie that isn't sappy, and wants to feel really sad.

[edczxcvbnm]

Casa de mi Padre: Do you think Spanish Language soap operas(telenovela) are hilarious in and of themselves? I do and I enjoyed this parody of the genre. I recommend!

7/10

[Shiny]

Young Adult

5/10

Regretably not as good as Up in the Air by the same director as this film.

[Jinx]

Young Adult

5/10

Regretably not as good as Up in the Air by the same director as this film.

I'm actually going to watch this today. I'll edit this post with my own score.

[magewarrior]

The Adventures of TinTin 10/10

From one exciting fast paced action scene to the next this is a hell of a ride. Spielberg crafted a work of art with Peter Jackson. Not only did they bring the beloved Tintin character to life but they stuck to the source material. If Herge were alive today he would be thrilled to see his creation brought to life in such a way. Speaking as an individual who read Tintin a lot as a kid, I couldn't imagine a better way to bring Tintin to the movie screen. A true masterpiece.

- Copied and Pasted from my original critique about the film posted on GetGlue.

[BG-57]

The sidewalk artist who sketches Tintin at the begining is meant to be Herge himself.

[NeoCracker]

Hannibal 7/10

It's a good movie. It's no Silence of the Lambs, Which I would give a 9, but none the less I find it enjoyable. Lector is always a pleasant site on my TV Screen.

[Bubba]

I'm watching 'Thor'...

Its pretty fucking bad so far.

[leader of mortals]

The last movie that I actually actively watched was probably My Neighbor Totoro. It was fucking magical. I had so much fun watching that movie. It just made me feel good inside the way few things can.

[Gamblet]

The Hurricane (1999)

I enjoyed this movie a lot, it is one of my favourites now. It had some illogical moments, but they did not ruin the movie, so I'll give it 8/10.

This song is just amazing: Bob Dylan - The Hurricane (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMcrci6KomU)

[Rocket Edge]

Titanic (1997)

Went to see it in 3D there during last week. I was blown away. I seen it a few times before (like pretty much everyone) but I really got involved with it, helped by the fact I went to see it in the cinema. It's hard to believe this film is 15 years old with the scenes detailing how it sank. It does have it moments where it's a bit cheesy but I was hooked from start to finish. It was definitely worth another watch on the big screen. This film really doesn't warrant the hate that it so often get's.

9/10

[krissy]

breakfast at tiffany's in color

9/10

-1 for the racism and i dunno i wanted better acting from doc
i've never seen the entire thing in one sitting before it was good

[Jaemiuh]

I want to see in April last film is the Titanic, the most classical music with the most classic scene it's not very bad,

[Depression Moon]

OLD BOY

WATCH IT!

[Mercen-X]

Doomsday 10/10 (although I had already seen it in theater during a date, I hadn't really been paying attention to it, if you get my meaning :jokey:)
The Longshots 9/10 charming
Dear John 4/10 kind of left me upset*
Bridesmaids 10/10 extremely inappropriate with moments of sickening (I really can't remember much past the gown-shopping incident) but still hilarious mishaps.
Spy Kids 4 5.5/10 loved Ms. Alba, loved the kids, loved the dog (Ricky Gervais), loved Tick Talk... funny... the deleted scenes showed that Robert Rodriguez was originally trying TOO HARD, but the actual cut is only just barely overdrawn. I wish they'd have had more screen-time for Danny Trejo.

I was hoping Channing Tatum would die at the end.


Hoodwinked! Too 7/10 funny enough, but sometimes I felt like I was actually "trying" to pay attention.
Immortals 7/10 actiony with superpowers here and there. I was a little disappointed with storytelling, the plot, and even the ending.
Real Steel 9/10 I love Hugh Jackman (I'm gay for his accent), I loved the robots... sometimes, I was confused by the fight scenes. The commercials had heavily advertised "our robot's" ability to shadowbox and I was expecting Hugh and the Robot to be fighting together throughout the movie. I was a little disillusioned that they waited until the end to bring it out, but I was also a little grateful. They had to put some kind of lid on this box and that was quite an impressive way to pull a win out. I'm still holding out hope for a sequel but I can't imagine what more they can possibly do with this.

[Jiro]

Chronicle - I thought the camera idea was shaky but it worked. Enjoyed the hell out of it honestly. Telekinesis is awesome.

[Bubba]

Chronicle - I thought the camera idea was shaky but it worked. Enjoyed the hell out of it honestly. Telekinesis is awesome.

Amazingly, I posess the power of telekinesis. Last night I used the power of my mind to move my hand... and I forced it to pour 10 pints of beer and 6 whiskey and cokes down my throat.

My powers are now taking a rest for 48 hours...

[Shaibana]

The Avengers
8/10

it was a verry nice movie, though maybe a little but messy becaus of the big group, wich all have to get some 'introduction time'
its a shame they didnt make a movie about Black Widow and Hawkeye before this movie, and becaus of that i couldnt really apreciate them.

but besides that the movie is just awesome :D
with great humor... dnt wanna spoil it, just watch it :D

gotta love Tony Stark ^^

[Chris]

Underworld: Awakening - To be honest, I'm a fan of the previous movies. I liked the lore and the action. This one wasn't bad, but entire movie felt like one long chase scene. It didn't really have a story, and it felt more like a warm up to Underworld 5.

[edczxcvbnm]

Drive

10/10

What an amazing movie and I think this is what a lot of movie should strive to be. This movie showed us everything with a lot of minimal dialog between the main character and others. The 80s stylization along with the synth pop soundtrack brought the movie to a whole new level. The camera work and lighting was great.

It is a bit of a slow moving movie but it really engages you in everything that is happening. The violence can be quite brutal but it is quick and over with. Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan really steal the show while Al Brooks turns in a fantastic performance in every scene he is in. Of course Ron Pearlman and Bryan Cranston turn in solid performances.

Why did it take me so long to watch this movie is my only complaint...and that one is on me.

[Sephex]

Drive

10/10

What an amazing movie and I think this is what a lot of movie should strive to be. This movie showed us everything with a lot of minimal dialog between the main character and others. The 80s stylization along with the synth pop soundtrack brought the movie to a whole new level. The camera work and lighting was great.

It is a bit of a slow moving movie but it really engages you in everything that is happening. The violence can be quite brutal but it is quick and over with. Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan really steal the show while Al Brooks turns in a fantastic performance in every scene he is in. Of course Ron Pearlman and Bryan Cranston turn in solid performances.

Why did it take me so long to watch this movie is my only complaint...and that one is on me.

I basically agree with everything ed says here. "Nightcall" has been stuck in my head ever since I watched it for the first time last weekend.

[Hollycat]

Men in Black 3. No time Travel Paradox involved. It was about what I expected, but for like 90% of the movie there was no aliens, and for the rest it was mostly just 2 aliens. It was better than the shambles that was MIB2, but not as good as the first one.
7.5/10

[Shiny]

Snow White and the Huntsman

----SPOILERS AHEAD----
Don't read if you don't want to know what happens in the ending which to be honest isn't much.







Beautiful CG and matte painting scenery. The forest, the troll monster, fairies, green moss looking turtle -- it's visually stunning no doubt about that. However, it's substance was lacking. Charlize Theron was believable in her role as the wicked queen, Raveena and she made you hate her and feel a little sorry for her, but when it came time to reveal why she's such crazy bitch, the film failed to deliver a good back story. It was done in a very poorly constructed thirty second flashback where you could hardly see what was going on in a very overblown white dream-like flashback.

Another thing that left more to be desired was the relationship between The Huntsman played by Chris Hemsworth (Thor) and Snow White played by Kristen Stewart (Twilight). In the original fairy tale it's the Prince that kisses her and breaks the spell. Apparently once she eats the poison apple her true love's kiss can break the spell of her fatal slumber, but when the Prince kisses her nothing happens. So then a few scenes later, The Huntsman kisses her and she awakes. Though throughout the story there is really nothing between them apart from the scene where they kiss that actually explains they have strong feelings for each other.

Lack of development much? And it's not believable in the slightest that these two would be together in this film or in real life. The chemistry is not there and it's apparent on screen.

Still, I liked the film, up until the ending where just before being easily flung around by the evil queen, Raveena, she effortlessly kills her with just a stab to her chest. Raveena basically walks in to her knife. Total let down and then the film ends with a scene of her holding a friggin' branch as she's declared the new Queen. Lame as hell.

5/10

Generous points were given for the fantastic effects in this film and the acting was decent. The over-the-topness was okay for a fairy tale action film.

[NeoCracker]

Saw Avengers, it was awesome.

The only thing I disliked was the new actor for Bannor. He felt like an entirely different character, and one of his lines near the end I'm Always Angry Was seriously fucking stupid.

Still, when he's just the Hulk, he's awesome. Great Fight, Great Characters, Great laughs, and an all right story.

[I Took the Red Pill]

Drive

10/10

What an amazing movie and I think this is what a lot of movie should strive to be. This movie showed us everything with a lot of minimal dialog between the main character and others. The 80s stylization along with the synth pop soundtrack brought the movie to a whole new level. The camera work and lighting was great.

It is a bit of a slow moving movie but it really engages you in everything that is happening. The violence can be quite brutal but it is quick and over with. Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan really steal the show while Al Brooks turns in a fantastic performance in every scene he is in. Of course Ron Pearlman and Bryan Cranston turn in solid performances.

Why did it take me so long to watch this movie is my only complaint...and that one is on me.Drive was indeed an excellent movie. The stylistic choices just worked so well together. I wouldn't complain if more movies were like it in the future. "Want a toothpick?"

I recently watched Gomorrah, I had it on my Netflix Instant Queue for the longest time and I finally sat down and watched it. I was mostly underwhelmed. It deals with the Neapolitan mob and their influence on the surrounding environment. I felt like the narrative tried to introduce so many disparate story-lines, and they never really all meshed together nicely in the end. It kind of just felt sloppily thrown together to me. I like listening to Italians speak Italian tho.

6/10

[Shaibana]

Snow white and the huntsman 5/10

i totaly agree with Shiny.
it looked amazing but the story just didnt do it.
it was slow and just not interesting, and there was simply no 'chemistry' between the actors.

but even though i have to give the compliments to Charlize Theron, without her i would have fallen asleep

[Miriel]

Man, you guys are generous. The most I'd give Snow White is a 3/10.

I thought it was really terrible. Gorgeous visuals for sure, but all around it just wasn't any good. I started checking facebook and dozing off in the middle. And I honestly don't despise Kristen Stewart as much as other people do, but she really is a shit actress. I've never seen her in a movie (and yes, I've watched her in other stuff besides Twilight) where she isn't sullen and awkward.

Chris Hemsworth was the best thing about the movie. Also, I love Charlize Theron but man... her overacting was painful. She's so lovely and commanding when she just reels it in a bit. But all that screaming was just silly.

[Jinx]

I haven't seen this movie, and probably won't. I will say, however, Charlize Theron is a great actress. I've heard she was just godawful in this movie. If the movie itself is as bad as everyone says it is, I'm gonna give her the benefit of the doubt and say it's possible that's what the director wanted from her.

[Shaibana]

Sure, maybe Charlize theron overreacted a bit, but even though she was the only one who was truly confincing.

ive seen kirsten steward in the twilight movies.. she is just a bad actres if you ask me :o

and i guess Chris was pretty much in the middle, he was ok in this movie.. not good but neither bad

gaga generous? thats 2 for the story and 3 extra's :P 1 for Ms Theron and 2 for the looks

[Shiny]

Brave

7/10

Saw this yesterday at a special screening with Kelly MacDonald. I went into thinking it was going to try to be like "the new Disney princess" but in actuality it didn't really focus on that and there wasn't a bunch of musicals. What it was, was a touching story between a mother and daughter who don't really understand each other, but learn to compromise. It's also really funny. I'm not going to give too much away other then that, but definitely a must see for any Pixar fan or someone who loves touchy-feely stories with comedic value.

As far as animation goes, Pixar took seven years to make this and it shows because it looks amazing. The trees look almost realistic. I went to see this in 3D so not sure if that had something to do with it, but even her hair animation was amazing. Very impressed. A lot of things were pretty predictable and the I'm not a big fan of Scottish accents -- hard to understand what some of the characters were saying especially when they used Scot slang.

If you go in with low expectations then you'll like it, but compared to other Pixar films story wise, it isn't as tear-jerking as Up or Toy Story 3. The characters are unique and endearing. This is what saves it apart from of course, the animation and comedy.

[Jinx]

^I can't wait to see that.

[Miss Lady Shelly]

The last movie i watched was the Sandlot. Love that movie.

[McLovin']

Ted

8/10

Live-action Family Guy. From the jokes to the music. And it was fucking hilarious. If you like Family Guy even a little bit then go watch this. Also be extremely faded.

[Gamblet]

Four Brothers

8/10

Must be my fourth time watching it. It is one of my favourite movies. It has action, sadness and some humor. I recommend it to everyone who have not seen this yet

[Shorty]

All the Real Girls - 4/10

This story started out incredibly cute with Paul Schneider and Zooey Deschanel and their "forbidden love" because Schneider is a rampant manwhore in their little southern town and Zooey is the younger sister of Schneider's best friend. I really liked the story up until about the middle when one of them acts out in a way that changes their relationship and from then on, it ended up being pretty uninspiring.

I found the ending was particularly disappointing - I had hoped for better with how the film started out but it didn't pull through for me.

[The Babekeepers]

The Amazing Spiderman - 8/10

I think this movie has been discussed enough in the thread for it I won't go into any real details here. :p

Edit: DAMMIT THE THIRD TIME I"VE DONE THIS!

This is Uncle Big Hands. :p

[Hollycat]

captain america- 4/10.
Sorry, but after seeing the genious that was the first Iron man, it's hard to take thor and captain america seriously.

[Del Murder]

Thor was pretty good for the mythology of it. I'm excited for Thor 2.

[Mahad]

The Watch

7/10

Funny overall, but I don't like the character of Vince Vaughn very much. Some jokes miss, others hit, and all that. I liked the story, it's just the sort of plot you'll never buy from a more serious movie but for the comedy take on aliens and the whole neighborhood watch stuff with it's characters, I think it works great. Plenty of suggestive and explicit language/material for those of more sensible tastes.

[Araciel]

Movie:

A Boy And His Dog

Review:

LOL

[fire_of_avalon]

Yesterday I watched True Romance because it's Gary Oldman time and because I like Tarantino and this is an early Tarantino and because Christian Slater is kind of awesome.

The plot was basic but the dialogue was excellent, as one should expect. That being said, though the character development was so intense, the motivation was... absent. We want to sell you lots of cocaine so we can have lots of money. Also we're suddenly in love because we like kung-fu movies and pie. And cheeseburgers. You're sooo coooooool.

Best parts of the movie don't really involve much of Christian Slater, which is sad because I really do think he's a good actor. The scene with Drexl (Gary Oldman) and Clarence (Slater) sizing each other up and Drexl's abject violence at Clarence's insult was intense and funny at the same time. Similar was the scene between Dennis Hopper and Christopher Walken later in the film.

The best scene of the movie, though, is the ridiculous and grotesque scene in which Patricia Arquette as Alabama is mercilessly beaten by the mob hitter just to turn the tables on him and utter destroy him. Alabama is soft, sweet and fragile but when she needs it the grit really comes to the fore.

Overall I give it a 7/10.

Also I should come to the lounge more often.

[Shaibana]

transporter 2 and 3
7/10
they are enjoyeble movies :) nothing special though :o

[Shiny]

Moneyball

7/10

I normally don't like baseball movies especially ones with Kevin Costner in it, but this one took the cake and ate it. Loved how the actual baseball footage was incorporated with footage filmed for the movie. I thought the performances were strong. Brad Pitt continues to prove he's more than his hairstyles and expensive clothing. Not knowing the story beforehand, I had a little ounce of hope. The film was enjoyable and it was interesting learning about baseball statistics. How they pick their players was the most interesting. Players picked more for the most shallow reasons than their actual talent.

[Mercen-X]

Total Recall... good action... awkward pacing... not my personal choice for casting... loved the car chase... robots? again?... story overall pretty good... setup horribly cliche... original is preferable.

Dark Knight Rises... awesome action... good pacing... good casting... how does Bane eat?... overall story good... conclusion of film satisfactory.

Also, I didn't actually watch it, but I somehow concluded it was better to insert it here rather than to start a thread asking whether anyone else has watched it this: Zokkomon (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c1/Zokkomon.jpg)

[Gamblet]

Ice Age 4 3D

It had some funny parts, but I expected more.

6/10

Flags of Our Fathers

Saw this on TV yesterday, it was pretty good. Heads flying around the battlefield and stuff.

8/10

[TrollHunter]

Legend of the Fist, Return of Chen Zhen

....ugh

Where do I start? Alright, I went into this movie expecting a cheesy martial arts super hero movie with one of my favorite martial arts actors (Donnie Yen, check out Ip Man on netflix, it's easily my favorite martial arts movie EVER). I got nothing even close to that. The beginning was promising, cheesy and epic as hell, and it was fun. The problem was, it tried to be so many genres at once. Let me list them off
-War movie
-Spy movie
-Superhero movie
-Martial Arts movie

It just did not work. The idea behind the Costume was stupid as hell and the costume itself was only onscreen for like 10minutes total. The spy movie part may have been better if it made sense in context. It threw the pacing off, especially after the fight scene in the first set. The movie was spread too thin, and tried to do too much. The final fight scene almost saved it though.It was epic, and fun to watch. Completely in contrast to the vast majority of the movie.
I'd give a score but I don't really do scores anymore.
So, it was sloppy, spread too thin, and very slow. I'll forget it in a couple days, and it won't be missed.

[Shiny]

Dead Man's Shoes

6/10

Very disturbing British film with an interesting twist. Of course, you'll probably figure out the twist before it happens, but I actually didn't figure it out until a few moments before it was revealed. Either way, I enjoyed the film. The acting was superb. Especially by Paddy Cosidine who is mainly known for his roles in comedic films like Hot Fuzz. He was great in this mystery/drama/thriller. This film is a revenge flick, but it's not full of gore like many American films of this genre. The only thing I wasn't so fond of were the extremely cryptic flashback sequences. Some of them were out of place, or just poorly constructed. Lastly, like most British films, you can tell the quality of their camera equipment. It's shot and looks like a typical BBC movie or 28 Days Later.

[Shorty]

happythankyoumoreplease
10/10

Okay, so maybe more like a 8 or 9/10. I loved the fact that you are introduced to the main character, and then another character is introduced and you believe, "okay, this story is going to be about these two people." But the story goes on to introduce more characters that have their own separate storylines that all become important to you and they are all related because the characters know eachother and their stories interweave together somehow.

I loved the challenges that the characters were faced with and how they handled them. They weren't life-altering or serious world-ending changes - just life-in-general changes. I loved to see the development and how things popped up in each of their stories that you wouldn't have guessed would happen.

Also, Buster Bluth gives a speech that will make you fall madly in love with him. It sounds unreal, but just sayin'.

[Rostum]

God Bless America
7/10

It was pretty decent, and it's nice to see douche-bags get killed. I think the pacing towards the end threw me off though.

[milliegoesbeep]

Wishing Stairs 9/10

It's a fantastic, very disturbing Korean horror that had a really solid storyline. My only critique is that it can jump a little between parts but otherwise, definitely recommend.

[NeoCracker]

Sat through the last half of Dark Crystal.

Most mistakes made in both Dark Crystal and Labrynth are pretty forgiveable due to the amazing atmosphere of them.

[Cloudane]

The Expendables 2

Can't really give it a score as I don't watch enough movies. I got dragged to it with friends :P

Bloody brilliant though. We were all laughing all the way through it at the INSANE full-on action, references and well humoured self-deprecation of the ageing actors.


With the first one I didn't know even what genre it was, never mind that it was basically the action movie to end all action movies and tried to understand what was going on (a silly thing to attempt) so I went in with the wrong expectations and came out disappointed. This time I knew what it was, and loved it for what it was (and hey, this one actually made sense, which is a nice bonus too!)

[Shaibana]

the expendables..
4/10
i wathed 20 minutes of it when i realised its just a movie about who's dingdong is the biggest..
all they do is 'praise' eachother in a sarcastic sort of way. 'my knives are faster than your bullets' and then they start showing how good they are with a straight bad-ass face..

Seven below
2/10
what the hell? this movie is so *** bad :S
me bf almost fell alseep halfway, and so did i.. so we just skipped to the last part to see who the murderer is.


Skyfall 8,5/10
i dont even really like James bond movies. ive seen them all with Daniel Greg, but they werent any good.
at first i wouldnt have payed for the movie myself but my dad invited me so.. why not?
turned out to be a great movie :D


Sinister 7/10
the movie had some bad reviews but it turned out to be a desent movie, and a little more than your standart haunted house movie.
the movie had me jumping off my seat a view times, and it reminded me why i didnt like horror movies that much :P
but i didnt like the end at all.. it just seemed to simpel, like: 'ok, we have done all the horror, lets just finish this up'

p.s if you really want to enjoy this movie then dont watch the trailer.
becaus of the trailer i knew when to look away most of the times

[Croyles]

Skyfall 8,5/10
i dont even really like James bond movies. ive seen them all with Daniel Greg, but they werent any good.
at first i wouldnt have payed for the movie myself but my dad invited me so.. why not?
turned out to be a great movie :D



Yeah I love Daniel GREG, GREG is such an awesome dude! :P

[Shaibana]

Skyfall 8,5/10
i dont even really like James bond movies. ive seen them all with Daniel Greg, but they werent any good.
at first i wouldnt have payed for the movie myself but my dad invited me so.. why not?
turned out to be a great movie :D



Yeah I love Daniel GREG, GREG is such an awesome dude! :P

my mind went numb, and forgot how his last name was spelled
ive seen my spelling mistake a while ago, but have not made up the will to correct it..
Craig

[Croyles]

Skyfall 8,5/10
i dont even really like James bond movies. ive seen them all with Daniel Greg, but they werent any good.
at first i wouldnt have payed for the movie myself but my dad invited me so.. why not?
turned out to be a great movie :D



Yeah I love Daniel GREG, GREG is such an awesome dude! :P

ive seen my bad spelling a while ago, but have not made up the will to correct it..
Craig

I really don't care about mistakes on the internet, it just made me chuckle a bit when i read Daniel Greg out loud. :)

[Shaibana]

Skyfall 8,5/10
i dont even really like James bond movies. ive seen them all with Daniel Greg, but they werent any good.
at first i wouldnt have payed for the movie myself but my dad invited me so.. why not?
turned out to be a great movie :D



Yeah I love Daniel GREG, GREG is such an awesome dude! :P

ive seen my bad spelling a while ago, but have not made up the will to correct it..
Craig

I really don't care about mistakes on the internet, it just made me chuckle a bit when i read Daniel Greg out loud. :)

why? Craig, greg.. its pretty much the same word when you say it out loud

[Croyles]

Skyfall 8,5/10
i dont even really like James bond movies. ive seen them all with Daniel Greg, but they werent any good.
at first i wouldnt have payed for the movie myself but my dad invited me so.. why not?
turned out to be a great movie :D



Yeah I love Daniel GREG, GREG is such an awesome dude! :P

ive seen my bad spelling a while ago, but have not made up the will to correct it..
Craig

I really don't care about mistakes on the internet, it just made me chuckle a bit when i read Daniel Greg out loud. :)

why? Craig, greg.. its pretty much the same word when you say it out loud

Not really. At least not how I would pronounce them. Could be similar in an american pronunciation? If you are indeed american? I don't know.
Anyway, it was a pretty good film!

[Shaibana]

Skyfall 8,5/10
i dont even really like James bond movies. ive seen them all with Daniel Greg, but they werent any good.
at first i wouldnt have payed for the movie myself but my dad invited me so.. why not?
turned out to be a great movie :D



Yeah I love Daniel GREG, GREG is such an awesome dude! :P

ive seen my bad spelling a while ago, but have not made up the will to correct it..
Craig

I really don't care about mistakes on the internet, it just made me chuckle a bit when i read Daniel Greg out loud. :)

why? Craig, greg.. its pretty much the same word when you say it out loud

Not really. At least not how I would pronounce them. Could be similar in an american pronunciation? If you are indeed american? I don't know.
Anyway, it was a pretty good film!

im Dutch

[Croyles]

Skyfall 8,5/10
i dont even really like James bond movies. ive seen them all with Daniel Greg, but they werent any good.
at first i wouldnt have payed for the movie myself but my dad invited me so.. why not?
turned out to be a great movie :D



Yeah I love Daniel GREG, GREG is such an awesome dude! :P

ive seen my bad spelling a while ago, but have not made up the will to correct it..
Craig

I really don't care about mistakes on the internet, it just made me chuckle a bit when i read Daniel Greg out loud. :)

why? Craig, greg.. its pretty much the same word when you say it out loud

Not really. At least not how I would pronounce them. Could be similar in an american pronunciation? If you are indeed american? I don't know.
Anyway, it was a pretty good film!

im Dutch

Lol well there goes my theory out the window! :)

[Shaibana]

Skyfall 8,5/10
i dont even really like James bond movies. ive seen them all with Daniel Greg, but they werent any good.
at first i wouldnt have payed for the movie myself but my dad invited me so.. why not?
turned out to be a great movie :D



Yeah I love Daniel GREG, GREG is such an awesome dude! :P

ive seen my bad spelling a while ago, but have not made up the will to correct it..
Craig

I really don't care about mistakes on the internet, it just made me chuckle a bit when i read Daniel Greg out loud. :)

why? Craig, greg.. its pretty much the same word when you say it out loud

Not really. At least not how I would pronounce them. Could be similar in an american pronunciation? If you are indeed american? I don't know.
Anyway, it was a pretty good film!

im Dutch

Lol well there goes my theory out the window! :)

the only thats different is that the middle part is pronounced longer...
greg - craaaiiig

[Croyles]

im Dutch

Lol well there goes my theory out the window! :)

the only thats different is that the middle part is pronounced longer...
greg - craaaiiig

And the C instead of the G, so pretty much most of this long singular syllable name. I guess accents come into it though, you are using the american pronunciation (which is fine, just different). Why are we still talking about it? O_O

[Gamblet]

I watched Citadel..... what a big pile of dung that was...

[Shaibana]

im Dutch

Lol well there goes my theory out the window! :)

the only thats different is that the middle part is pronounced longer...
greg - craaaiiig

And the C instead of the G, so pretty much most of this long singular syllable name. I guess accents come into it though, you are using the american pronunciation (which is fine, just different). Why are we still talking about it? O_O

ya, i dont know either..
i dont even know how you pronounce it the 'english way' you are saying :o

[Croyles]

ya, i dont know either..
i dont even know how you pronounce it the 'english way' you are saying :o

In england the 'Crai' in 'Craig' is pronounced like the 'Cray' in 'Crayfish' or tha 'Cra' in 'Crazy'

I'm not a ridiculous language snob or anything, both are fine. But in the case of the british actor Daniel Craig, it is definitely pronounced 'Cray-g' :)

[Shaibana]

ya, i dont know either..
i dont even know how you pronounce it the 'english way' you are saying :o

In england the 'Crai' in 'Craig' is pronounced like the 'Cray' in 'Crayfish' or tha 'Cra' in 'Crazy'

I'm not a ridiculous language snob or anything, both are fine. But in the case of the british actor Daniel Craig, it is definitely pronounced 'Cray-g' :)

that is how i pronounce it yes

[Croyles]

ya, i dont know either..
i dont even know how you pronounce it the 'english way' you are saying :o

In england the 'Crai' in 'Craig' is pronounced like the 'Cray' in 'Crayfish' or tha 'Cra' in 'Crazy'

I'm not a ridiculous language snob or anything, both are fine. But in the case of the british actor Daniel Craig, it is definitely pronounced 'Cray-g' :)

that is how i pronounce it yes

Then i completely misunderstood! Sorry!

But back on topic.
I recently watched:

Looper - Pretty great film. Unfortunately I spent most of the film trying to figure out what will happen, instead of just waiting for the answers to come, meaning I actually missed the dramatic nuances of the film.
Having Bruce Willis in it made me think it would me more like Surrogates. Thankfully it wasn't.
There's one scene near the start of the film that really confused me though, and it has to do with a time travelling segment.

Pirates of the Carribean 4 - Meh

The Count of Monte Cristo (Cavaziel and Guy Pearce version) - Not so great version of Dumas' book. I don't expect too much from a feature length movie about a very very long novel, but it was mostly the strange happy ending that ruined it for me.

and some others i can't remember.

[The Man]

Lincoln.

I can't find a single thing to criticise about this film. Easily the best picture I've seen all year. Nothing else even comes close.

[Balzac]

I watched ParaNorman last night, it was absolutely fantastic! Everyone should watch it :)

[Mercen-X]

Haywire
Gina Carano, Michael Angarano, Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, Antonio Banderas, Channing Tatum, Bill Paxton, Michael Douglas

I just watched it a half-hour ago, but now I don't remember what I wanted to say about it. It was good. I like the idea of films that don't have a musical score, but I think the lonely battle sequences between Gina Carano and her always singular opponents is an emptiness that leaves me feeling sadly bored. I think battle sequences with more clutter onscreen should be unscored while battles between individuals should have awesome music.

[Shorty]

Our Idiot Brother (2011) 8/10

Fantastic, all star cast including Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Adam Scott, Zooey Deschanel Rashida Jones and Emily Mortimer. A pretty typical feel-good comedy along the lines of 40 Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up writing styles.

I'm surprised this film isn't rated higher - the only thing I didn't like about it was that it really wasn't more creative, I suppose. Other than that, it's super cute and entertaining and definitely worth watching if you're in a feel-good comedy mood.

[Bubba]

The Dark Knight Rises

Why the Hell is Gotham City suddenly New York? Explain that to me?!!

[PoolHandMan]

the last movie I watched was The 40 Year Old Virgin, with Steve Carell. I watched because I was really into The Office and he's the main character as well.

It's a really funny movie, exacly what you can expect from a Steve Carell's movie. It's not a masterpiece, but it's really worth watching.

[Araciel]

Django Unchained

Excellent, great feel-good movie, but there were a few vagaries and missed opportunities at some excellent development in character and plot.... and a slightly weak ending.

[TrollHunter]

Die Hard
Do I even need to say anything?
It was a joyride of explosions and one-liners.
Great way to end the winter break I say.

[Shorty]

The Dark Knight Rises

Why the Hell is Gotham City suddenly New York? Explain that to me?!!

THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THIS FILM?

It's a combination of New York, Chicago and Tokyo or some shit. Probably LA, too.

[Bubba]

The Dark Knight Rises

Why the Hell is Gotham City suddenly New York? Explain that to me?!!

THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THIS FILM?

It's a combination of New York, Chicago and Tokyo or some trout. Probably LA, too.

Ha, it's just a minor irritation considering how awesome Gotham looked in the first film. The film itself is unbelievably good and I would happily allow myself to be violated by Tom Hardy.

[DMKA]

The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

Keanu Reeves was fantastic in it, but aside of that it's a pretty unremarkable film with lousy CGI work.

[Franjopz]

i watched chocolate and would say it was just awesome movie to watch it at........

[Mercen-X]

Zokkomon... why did I watch this?

[NeoCracker]

The Secret World of Arrietty.

Its a Studio Ghibli movie with all the charm and sweetness of Totoro, but with a much better narrative.

8/10.

[Shorty]

8/10 is pretty good! I wanted to see this so I think I'll get on it :love:

[NeoCracker]

Just a heads up, a lot of people didn't like it as much as me. :p

It seems the general consensus is that it's enjoyable though. :p

[Shaibana]

the sims...

maybe its becaus i just started, but it doesnt seem to be that much fun on the ps3 as it was on the pc

[Bubba]

the sims...

maybe its becaus i just started, but it doesnt seem to be that much fun on the ps3 as it was on the pc

Ah yes, Sims - The Movie

Wasn't that directed by Martin Scorcese? It's his finest work in my opinion.

[Shaibana]

the sims...

maybe its becaus i just started, but it doesnt seem to be that much fun on the ps3 as it was on the pc

Ah yes, Sims - The Movie

Wasn't that directed by Martin Scorcese? It's his finest work in my opinion.
what the hell is that doing here at the movie topic?:o

[Jinx]

the sims...

maybe its becaus i just started, but it doesnt seem to be that much fun on the ps3 as it was on the pc

Ah yes, Sims - The Movie

Wasn't that directed by Martin Scorcese? It's his finest work in my opinion.

I didn't like it. I just didn't think that people burning alive while taking a bath next to a fireplace or people peeing themselves translated well to the big screen.

I did, however, like the part where the social worker sim was taking their baby away, and walls randomly popped up around her so she couldn't leave.

[Gamblet]

the sims...

maybe its becaus i just started, but it doesnt seem to be that much fun on the ps3 as it was on the pc

Oh, that movie?
The plot sucked, I could not understand what the people were saying.
But I loved the part where the whole family got killed and the death was watching TV in the living room.

[Scotty_ffgamer]

I just saw Mama on Friday night. I went into the movie thinking I was going to leave terrified, but I honestly just left the movie feeling more sad than anything.

I can't really go into too much detail about my problems with the movie without spoiling it, but there are a few things I can mention. For one, I felt that most all of the characters were not that well-written except for the two little girls. The other characters either seemed like they would be cool but ultimately were left out of the movie or had potential and were poorly paced. As I said though, the girls had a really interesting story. Also, they were probably the best child actresses I have ever seen in a movie. They were phenomenal.

Without giving anything away, I will also just say that I think the director could not really decide what kind of movie he wanted to make. It kept trying to be a horror movie, but I think what he really wanted to make was more of a dark fairy tale.

That is my two cents on this movie. I wish I would have rented it instead of gone to the theater, and I was ultimately disappointed. The acting and story of the two girls made it more worthwhile, though. I'd rate it 6/10 frogs from Qu's Marsh

[chionos]

Dredd. It's terrible. The end.

[Shaibana]

silent hill: revelations
an enjoyable movie, for those who want to see a horror without too heavy scary moments.

i personaly would have liked to see more of Allesa herself
the plot was a bit shallow

[kotora]

Just saw Django Unchained. Pretty entertaining movie, but doesn't have any other value. Except maybe for relieving white guilt for those who are in need of that kinda thing.


Actually did some more thinking about and realized there's plenty that could be said about racist ideology in the film :monster:

[Shiny]

Zero Dark Thirty

5/10

The whole entire film was pretty droll. The exciting part, which was the inevitable end of them killing Osama Bin Laden was a huge letdown. Without giving too much away, I will just say this: my friend and I thought a better ending to this troll of an ending would be for them to switch to stop motion animation or gameplay of Halo 3. If you're going to be a troll movie mine was well do it all the way!

Jessica Chastain's character was fairly emotionless up until the very end where she cried, and to be honest who the smurf cares? That wasn't even the most relieving cry I've seen in a film. She ain't gonna win. The torture scenes were not as shocking as everyone says they are. Watch Audition or something if you really want to be shocked by torture. This film was a film about a woman in a powerful position not seen as powerful; so basically it's a story sort of about Kathryn Bigelow in a not so subtle way. I only wish it were a lot more thrilling like The Hurt Locker was. Admittedly, that film had to grow of me, and maybe some day this one will too...nah.

I'll be updating this with reviews of Argo and Silver Linings Playbook after I receive those FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION screeners.

[Shaibana]

Doomsday book.
i saw a review about it in a magazine, so i thought:lets give it a try
its a korean movie.

didnt like it that much :( its 1 movie but it is actually 3 movie's
the first one is about a zombie out-break. it took just way to long before anything relative started.
the 2nd is about a robot that has become a monk, and ppl want to shut him down becaus he is to human. the story didnt really interest me
the 3rd is about a girl accidently making contact with alien on her pc. i havent watched it (yet)

This is just not my type of movie 4/10

[Miriel]

I recently watched:

Beasts of the Southern Wild - At first I was like, "what is this? what is going on?" and then I fell into the rhythm of the film and ended up enchanted. I really enjoyed it. And the little girl playing Hushpuppy, WOW. Seriously, wow.

Les Miserables - Oh lord what a disappointment. It just did not work. What was with all the super tight closeups? Why in gods name did they cast Russel Crowe in a role he clearly wasn't suited for? In general why was the singing so bad?! There were some moments here and there that were good, but overall it was so long an uninspired.

Silver Linings Playbook - I liked it. I've always liked Bradley Cooper, ever since Alias and he really did such a great job in this movie. I don't know why he's not getting more attention for it. And as much as I dislike Jennifer Lawrence in real life, she is ridiculously good in all the movies she's in. How is that possible? She has such a terrible ditzy blonde word vomit thing going on in real life and then in films she's just flawless. Overall though, I thought it was a nice film but not great and I don't get why people are falling all over themselves for it. I'm thinking it's pure Harvey Weinstein's doing.

Argo - Loved it. LOVED IT. I can't remember the last time a movie was so engaging and freaked me out so much (in a good way). The only bad parts were toward the end when the scenarios just got a little too ridiculous for believability. Other than that, ARGO smurf YOURSELF! YEAH!

Zero Dark Thirty - It was ok. First half was better than the 2nd. I was pretty engaged for a lot of it, and then after hour 2 I just started zoning out. This movie seriously needed to be shorter. It just dragged on and on, and the payoff at the end was not worth it.



Jessica Chastain's character was fairly emotionless up until the very end where she cried, and to be honest who the smurf cares? That wasn't even the most relieving cry I've seen in a film. She ain't gonna win.

Huh, I thought she was riveting. I know that her character was pretty stoic, but Jessica Chastain is magnetic even when she's just standing there. So I thought she was phenomenal. And her character was pretty fired up the more frustrated she got as the days kept piling up. She was the best part about the movie for me.

[Shorty]

Silent Hill: Revelation
2/10, and that is being outrageously generous.

So much potential. The worst piece of trout I've ever seen in my life. I would have rather watched Death Bed: The Bed That Eats People or Thankskilling 3. Could not take any of it seriously, especially Jon Snow's terrible lines and overall character in general.

Big steaming pile of disappointment.

[Chris]

Locked

4/10

Good Sci Fi, but not outstanding. Pretty middle-of-the-road movie, and not enough hotties. If you're going to make a mediocre movie, at least make sure that your cast is above that. :D

[Bubba]

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. 8/10

it is what it is. Another Mission Inpossible film. It's definitely the best one I've seen though. Fantastic sequences and some beautiful locations. I loved the the whole scene with the infiltration of the Kremlin. Simon Pegg and Jeremy Renner were reliable as always.

It really has put me in the mood for my trip to Dubai in April too. Though I'll probably admire the Burj Khalifa from the ground/inside as opposed to hanging off the outside of a 120th floor window.

[G13]

Angels and Airwaves: Love

I didn't know it was done by Angels and Airwaves until after finishing it. I couldn't even begin to tell you what it was about. I think a second watch is needed in order to really understand it but I just don't think I can do it.

[Mirage]

I watched Life of Pi but I still have no idea if I liked the movie or not. I also have no idea if I disliked it or not either. It is strange. Maybe that attribute is a thing that makes it good, though, who knows?

I also watched Jack Reacher a bit before that, and I thought it was a pretty all right action thriller. 7/10 I guess. Worth my money.

[Slothy]

Dredd. It's terrible. The end.

Bite your tongue sir! Dredd was probably one of the best action movies I saw last year.

[BeyondMyPower]

Silver Linings Playbook
Jennifer Lawrence :heart:

Life of Pi
Decent movie

Killing Them Softly
It was kinda boring movie without any kind of story in my opinion. Watched this since I didn't have anything else to do at that moment.

[TrollHunter]

There will be blood: It was definitely something alright. It took me 2 days after watching the movie to find out if I actually liked it or not. In the end, I quite like the movie. It made me think, and it made me think a lot. It was definitely a slowpaced movie and as such can be quite exhausting to watch.... but the protagonists gradual descent into madness is so subtle. I still don't know how I felt about the ending though.

The invention of lying: So, this movie set a personal record for me. Never before have I given up on a movie 10minutes in. After hearing the same joke muttered 5000 times without even smirking once, I gave up.
It's a piece of trash, and not even in a fun way.

Finding Forrester: Fantastic movie. Both key characters have amazing chemistry, and while the main antagonist is a bit exaggerated it still made for a fun feel-good movie.

Into the wild: Yeah, I hadn't seen that movie into recently. Sue me. I didn't like it at first as it came off as a pretentious piece of crap, but it grew on me as it went on. All the characters were really colorful in their own way, and the protagonists story was definitely endearing until the end.

The wrestler: Even though it had little action in it, what little it had was hard to watch. This was a fantastic movie, with a great cast of characters. It was intense, and depressing as hell, but by god was it great.

Butterfly effect: Gave up on it 40 minutes in. It relied so much on shock value and exaggerated characters I was actually starting to argue with the movie as it went on. I don't watch movies that make me that frustrated and annoyed. Major disappointment.

[Shiny]

Jessica Chastain is nothing impressive. She cannot carry a film though granted the film was uninspiring anyway. I have no idea why film critics are lapping her up. The only scenes where she shows a depth of emotion is when she briefly yells at at an analyst and then the last scene. The only thing I did find interesting about her was her butt chin which I stared at for most of that boring film.

Speaking of boring: Lincoln and it was also melodramatic. I tried to force myself to like it because it's Spielberg and Daniel Day but I just could not.

Argo was't accurate but at least it was enjoyable.

I cannot say the same for Les Miserables which was awkward and cringeworthy. Anne did a good job but wtf at the direction. Ruined a good play.

I have yet to see Beasts of the Southern Wild but I will most likely like it going by clips I have seen.

[Agent Proto]

I just watched The Princess Bride yesterday for the first time. It was quite cheesy, but enjoyable to watch.

[Bubba]

I just watched The Princess Bride yesterday for the first time. It was quite cheesy, but enjoyable to watch.

The Princess Bride is never cheesy! It's probably one of my favourite scripts of all time. It doesn't take itself seriously at all. Glad you enjoyed it though, Proto!

It also has the best sword fight in any film of all time, ever, in the eternity of film, ever... of all time.

Westley: Give us the gate key.
Yellin: I have no gate key.
Inigo Montoya: Fezzik, tear his arms off.
Yellin: Oh, you mean *this* gate key.

[Shoeberto]

Django Unchained
It was fun to watch but it's sort of obvious that Tarantino cared less about pushing artistic boundaries with this and more about just doing something he'd have fun with. Which is A-OK in my book, because Tarantino just dicking around is still more creative and energetic than most films that you see hitting theaters. Still, the plot wasn't terribly strong and the dialog lacked the sort of intensity you'd expect from him; nothing terribly memorable here, aside from the KKK scene, which was totally unnecessary but had me almost rolling on the floor laughing.

I can't say I was disappointed, because I wanted a Tarantino film, and I certainly got one. But after the relatively challenging opuses (opii?) that were Inglorious Basterds and the Kill Bill saga in the 2000s, Django was lacking, never reaching the heights that his other films did. But I was still totally engaged for the entirety of the runtime, which was a lot longer than it felt while watching everything on screen. I'd give it an easy 7/10.

[Agent Proto]

I just watched The Princess Bride yesterday for the first time. It was quite cheesy, but enjoyable to watch.

The Princess Bride is never cheesy! It's probably one of my favourite scripts of all time. It doesn't take itself seriously at all. Glad you enjoyed it though, Proto!

It also has the best sword fight in any film of all time, ever, in the eternity of film, ever... of all time.

Westley: Give us the gate key.
Yellin: I have no gate key.
Inigo Montoya: Fezzik, tear his arms off.
Yellin: Oh, you mean *this* gate key.

Yeah, the dialogues were great!

Buttercup: You can die for all I care! *pushes Man in Black*
Man in Black: Assssss yoooouuu wiiiiiissssh!!!!! *tumbling downhill*
Buttercup: Oh my sweet Westley, what have I done?

[Bubba]

Meh... there are much better lines than that.

But I'll let you off Proto as you enjoyed the film!

[Agent Proto]

I laughed during that part though. :(

[Bubba]

Did you know that Bob Anderson (master at fencing) choreographed The Princess Bride and... The Lord of the Rings!

There's a reason why both these films had awesome fight scenes. He died last year :(

What a legend.

[chionos]

The Princess Bride is never cheesy! It's probably one of my favourite scripts of all time. It doesn't take itself seriously at all. Glad you enjoyed it though, Proto!

It also has the best sword fight in any film of all time, ever, in the eternity of film, ever... of all time.


Yep, absolutely.

Inigo: That Vizzini, he can...fuss.
Fezzik: Fuss, fuss… I think he like to scream at...us.
Inigo: Probably he means no...harm.
Fezzik: He’s really very short on...charm.
Inigo: You have a great gift for rhyme.
Fezzik: Yes, yes, some of the time.
Vizzini: Enough of that.
Inigo: Fezzik, are there rocks ahead?
Fezzik: If there are, we'll all be dead.
Vizzini: No more rhymes now, I mean it!
Fezzik: Anybody want a peanut?

Moon

Starring Sam Rockwell and well that's about it. So if you just don't like Sam Rockwell you should probably avoid the movie. If you do like him, well, there's a lot of just him in the movie. Him and Kevin Spacey's voice.

I don't want to give anything away, so it's hard to say anything specific about the movie, but it's very well acted, though not always well directed.

The background is that Sam is the lone human worker overseeing a massive mining operation on the far side of the moon. He's coming to the end of a three year contract, and he's excited to return to earth and his wife and young daughter.

There are some interesting themes (memory, identity, corporate greed) though none of them get fully articulated, not the way I would have liked. But then again, I don't think the movie intended to be that way and failed. I think it did what it set out to do, but it definitely left me wanting more.

I personally found it worth my time simply to see Rockwell in the role.

9/10

Movies like Moon that you should see:
Sunshine 9/10
Pandorum 8.5/10

I realize at this point that there is a depressing lack of GOOD space-themed psychological thrillers. Not enough for my taste anyway.

[Loony BoB]

Silver Linings Playbook - 5/5
It's extremely rare that I watch a romance and really get sucked into it, this has to be right up there. It's also extremely rare I watch a modern movie with Robert De Niro in it without cringing, and I didn't cringe, so that's good, too. I found this enjoyable on pretty much all levels and while at times it was predictable, it wasn't something I was thinking about at the time. I just really enjoyed the movie, the characters, the writing. All round, thumbs up.

I have a buttload of movies to watch now, so hopefully I get through some more of them soon (Moonrise Kingdom, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Cloud Atlas etc).

[I Took the Red Pill]

I'll throw up some quick reviews of some Oscar movies I watched

Life of Pi - Really enjoyed it. Cinematography was excellent. Also THE only movie where the 3D really made the experience way way better for me (Avatar can suck my balls). Never read the book. Probably my 2nd favorite of the batch I've seen here 8/10

Lincoln - Better than I expected. TLJ was pretty great as Thaddeus Stevens. It made me sad to be reminded of how politicians in the US used to stand up for what they believed in regardless of bulltrout party loyalties. Melodramatic, sure, and nothing breathtaking, but good cinema. Which sums up about 95% of Spielberg's oeuvre. 7/10

Zero Dark Thirty - Mostly a steaming pile of crap. I felt no connection to the story or the characters. The main actress was nominated for Best Actress in a leading role...right? How in the smurf did that happen? Only interesting from a historical standpoint. 4/10

Beasts of the Southern Wild - Great movie with a lot of heart. The young actress is so talented and so believable. Fell in love with her from the start. Also an excellent performance from the guy playing the father. Ending was a bit disappointing in my opinion but that doesn't stop it from being a great movie8/10

Argo - Picture of the year for me. I was so impressed not only with the way the historical context was handled, but also with how real the dialogue seemed. When all the diplomats were holed up in the Canadian ambassador's house, frustrated with each other and their situation, and bickering at each others' throats, I was so impressed with how the conversations were acted out. People butting into others' arguments, people being petty and being called out for it; I haven't seen it done so well in a film since I can remember. Also John Goodman is always a class act. Only gripe is the ending got a bit too riduculous, but hey, Hollywood 9/10

Silver Linings Playbook - Wholly unimpressed. Good concept, and I was intrigued by it from the beginning, but it just ended up a gigantic mess. Jennifer Lawrence was good because her voice is sexy, but that's about it. Bradley Cooper gives the best performance I've seen him give, but that is not saying much at all. The relationships between the various characters are stupid as hell (the perpetual presence of the policeman and the psychologist in particular irked the hell out of me), and the only part that moved me in any way was Cooper's monologue in the beginning at the mental ward. Huge disappointment. 5/10

[Shorty]

I have a buttload of movies to watch now, so hopefully I get through some more of them soon (Moonrise Kingdom, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Cloud Atlas etc).

If you're not a Wes Anderson fan, you may not like Moonrise Kingdom. Some people called it weird, which stung my little heart. I found it adorable.

Babe and I are watching Beasts of the Southern Wild tomorrow! I had never even head of it before until I was looking around on some movie trivia website and found that it had received awards and stuff. I'm kindof excited based on the hype it's received.

[Shiny]

Zero Dark Thirty - Mostly a steaming pile of crap. I felt no connection to the story or the characters. The main actress was nominated for Best Actress in a leading role...right? How in the smurf did that happen? Only interesting from a historical standpoint. 4/10


THANK YOU. Finally someone with some good taste up in here.

I just saw Beasts of the Southern Wild yesterday and about to watch Argo in a few minutes so reviews pending.

[The Man]

Zero Dark Thirty - Mostly a steaming pile of crap. I felt no connection to the story or the characters. The main actress was nominated for Best Actress in a leading role...right? How in the smurf did that happen? Only interesting from a historical standpoint. 4/10


THANK YOU. Finally someone with some good taste up in here.

For whatever it's worth, I find the premise of the film too revolting to even watch.

[Shiny]

Okay I finished Argo and I will say this...there are many times through the years where mediocre films like Dances with Wolves or Shakespeare in love beating out films that were more deserving of Best Picture.

I don't feel that way with Argo because I feel that the films this year weren't up to par with some of the films from last year or even as far ago as 2007. Out of the choices of all the films that were nominated this was the least mediocre.

Lincoln, while I am bias of Daniel Day Lewis, not even he could make me love this melodramatic, wordy, droll of a movie. To me it was Spielberg trying too hard to win Best Picture so everything in is so obviously deliberate it's almost nauseating.

Beasts of the Southern Wild: Yeah the little girl was terrific and so was the dad, but apart from enjoying their scenes together, and being really emotionally connected to the girl, this film is just meh. The ending is meh, the middle is meh, the beginning is interesting. If anything I'd say I enjoyed the little girl's performance more than Jennifer Lawrence's and I actually wished she would've won.

Speaking of Jennifer Lawrence, yeah her performance was really good and it made Silver Linings Playbook much more endearing. I will even go as far to say Bradley Cooper's performance was also good and I liked how he veered away from being a douchebag in a comedy to a douchebag in a dramatic rom com. However, like most rom coms it was predictable and the end speech is just cringe-worthy. Call me cynical, but hey, I haven't liked a romantic drama/comedy since Annie Hall, or The Notebook. I'm not starting again now.

Now back to Argo - Best Picture. I think it's a good film by comparison to a lot of the other films of this year, but the whole thing is like an analogy for Hollywood jerking themselves. It was done purely for drama and not so much to be historically accurate which is fine, but my miff about everything is that if you're going to do that then do it all the way and go deeper in to the drama of it. There were a lot of parts where there could have been more back story in to why Ben Affleck's character (who by the way was Hispanic so why the hell was was wooden Ben Affleck playing him) was an alcholic and struggling with his family. I couldn't help but want more from his performance aside from the woodenness. In fact every time he picked up his brandy I thought, you know who did this better and was even subtle about it? Paul Newman in The Verdict. Maybe he should take a cue.

If you're going in to this film thinking it's going to be a movie about the Americans held captive in the Middle East, you're going to be dissappointed because that's only about twenty percent of what the film is truly about. The film is almost entirely about Hollywood.

All in all, enjoyable film, but unimpressive compared to the likes of films like The Departed, No Country for Old Men, or There Will be Blood. The editor saved this film which was otherwise flawed most likely due to Ben Affleck's mediocre acting and direction.

The final Oscar films I have yet to see is Amour, but it's French so I don't care. If it's not Amelie idgaf. Half joking there. Also haven't seen Life of Pi yet. I hate Ang Lee for ruining The Hulk and making Brokeback Mountain...actually just in general I hate Ang Lee's work, so that's why I put off seeing that film for so long. When I found out that beloved VFX company, Rhythm and Hues worked on it I was like "oh I have to see this now". They're my saving grace.

[Unbreakable Will]

Sinister;
Excellent movie, great scares and interesting storyline. They were sensible with the gore and artful with the paranormal introductions to the movie. 10/10 Best horror flick in a long line of fuck ups imo.

Brave;
Watched this with little bit today, not too shabby.
7/10

[Loony BoB]

Brave - 3/5
I mean, it's not bad in any way, but it never blew me away and it never had me rolling in fits of laughter. Just seemed a bit too serious for it's own good. The accents amused Danielle and myself, though, and it was a decent story, good animation, etc.

Megamind - 4/5
So funny I didn't mind watching it a second (third?) time. Drags at times near the end, but I just love Megamind. He's hilarious.

Gran Torino - 5/5
So awesome I didn't mind watching it a second time. In fact, in a rare situation, I suggested watching a movie I'd already seen before. Which is really unusual because that kind of thing is normally reserved for Danielle in our flat.

[NeoCracker]

A Perfect Host I watched the other night.

Dear god, I don't think I've ever been so unnerved while watching a movie, and it was glorious. The Premise is a guy who is guilty of armed robbery breaks into a guys house, but the guy in question is beyond fucking nuts, and played by the guy who played Frasier's brother. :p

The movie isn't very gory or anything, all of the creepy comes from the villains mannerism and issues and it is fucking wonderful. Also, did not see the end coming at all. This is really a damn good movie in pretty much every respect. And hey, not many movies are as funny as this is, as well as creepy. Go watch it, it's on Net flix.

9/10. (Really tempted to give it a 10/10.)

[McLovin']

Oz

7/10. Pretty solid movie. Was entertaining all the way through. Nothing stood out really in the story or anything except that it was events prior to the Wizard of Oz. Wicked Witches were awesome tho.

[DMKA]

Oz: The Great and Powerful

It was actually really good. Very solid acting and gorgeous visuals. Also had some of the best 3D work I've seen yet.

[Shorty]

Update on Beasts of the Southern Wild: I liked it. I liked seeing the difference of the culture from the life most of us know. Hushpuppy was good, but she was no Tatum O'Neal. I liked the film as I was watching it, but after it was over I didn't feel like it left any significant impact on me. Rantz and I had kindof different feelings about the endings, though, and it was neat to compare those thoughts. 7/10

Which brings me to The Five Year Engagement. I liked this one a bit more than the film mentioned above. My indie film side is kicking my general romantic comedy side for saying that, but I just felt like I could relate more to this film and it made me squee and feel things and I just really liked it a lot. 8/10

[Night Fury]

When In Rome: Funny movie with Kristen Bell and Josh Duhamel about a girl who picks out some coins from the fountain of love in Rome, and that makes those men fall in love with her. I like to watch easy-going films like this on a Friday night to help me get ready for bed, I was pleasantly surprised by this. I like Kristen Bell, and thought she was good in this, there were also some funny side characters played by Danny DeVito, Jon Heder and Dax Shepard (who is married to Kristen irl). What I didn't like about it was this stupid whole story based around the fact that Beth (Bell) is a career woman so needs a man who she loves more than her career. I think a lot of movies these days have that whole thing and I find it a bit tiresome and overdone. I'd give this movie a 6/10 and I'd probably watch it again.

You Again: Another Kristen Bell I film I watched a few weeks ago about a girl whose brother is marrying her high school bully. This had a great cast; Jamie Lee Curtis, Sigourney Weaver, Kristen Chenoweth and Betty White. I really liked it up until it just started getting a bit silly, I think the stars of the movie were Curtis and Weaver - they were just brilliant together :lol: I'd give this 7/10

[NeoCracker]

Two movies this time, both of these are a first time seeing them.

Resevior Dogs - I'm surprised it's taken me so long to watch this movie, and man was it glorious. Mr. Pink was the best part, followed by Tim Roth's character. I really like to think that Mr. Pink managed to make it out with the money.

8/10

Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead: Okay, this is fucking horrible and Glorious. A fried chicken fast food joint is built atop an anctient indian burial ground, and the Indian spirits are possessing the chickens to reak thier revenge. And it's a musical. If this hasnt' convinced you to watch this movie, you are dead inside. Very gory and explicit, with some nudity.

8/10

[Bubba]

Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead. A fried chicken fast food joint is built atop an anctient indian burial ground, and the Indian spirits are possessing the chickens to reak thier revenge. And it's a musical. Very gory and explicit, with some nudity.

This has potential to be the greatest crap film I will ever watch in my life. I must see this!

[Night Fury]

Morning Glory: Film starring Rachel MacAdams, Harrison Ford, Jeff Goldblum and Patrick Wilson. It's about a girl named Becky (MacAdams) who loses her job as the producer of a morning news show. So she gets a new one on a slowly failing show and is tasked with getting the ratings back up. She employs Mike (Ford) to be an anchor on her show, but he's a really grumpy, horrible journalist who is very 'pedigree' and hates everything to do with infotainment, but he has to take the job or he loses his contract with the network.

I really like this film, like REALLY liked it. I totally connected with Becky. Rachel MacAdams was brilliant in this role, and she was awesome alongside Harrison Ford. I kind of had this thought that Becky is me in my early 30's. It was pretty funny at times and quite heartfelt whilst not trying too hard to be either. There wasn't a whole lot of emphasis on Becky being such a hardworking career female that she can't have a boyfriend, in fact the love story was pretty secondary to her building a bond and helping Mike not be so grumpy. This was such an enjoyable movie though, maybe because it was about journalism and media, I really liked it.

8/10

[Shiny]

Hitchcock

5/10

I liked the made for television movie better because the focus was on Hitchcock's unstable mental state and how he used his frustrations toward his leading ladies in his films. For this film, the focus was more so on his tumultuous relationship with his wife and how she was the driving force for many of his films. While the performances were good, I thought this was a lot less interesting. She was probably overlooked in this, but Scar Jo (horrible nickname by the way) did a good job playing a very convincing Janet Leigh. My favorite part of the film was the scene where Hitchcock is imagining the man he thinks his wife is having an affair with as he makes stabbing motions during the famous Psycho shower scene. A lot of the characters looked like the real people they were portraying which was nice, but overall, this didn't feel like a movie that can't be passed up. In fact, I can see why this wasn't nominated for an Oscar — it is at most — easily forgettable.




Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead: Okay, this is smurfing horrible and Glorious. A fried chicken fast food joint is built atop an anctient indian burial ground, and the Indian spirits are possessing the chickens to reak thier revenge. And it's a musical. If this hasnt' convinced you to watch this movie, you are dead inside. Very gory and explicit, with some nudity.

8/10
Ah, that movie. You were watching EPIX weren't you? :bigsmile:

[NeoCracker]

Nah, I was at a buddies and it was on Netflix. A lot of Troma films are actually. :p

[Araciel]

Movie: Oz the great and powerful

Review: shut up Meg

[Pheesh]

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Took me a few watches cause I was putting it on at night and kept falling asleep (which is just a 'me' thing, nothing to do with the movie really), but once I got through the whole thing I loved it. I read the book so many times as a child and even though I haven't picked it up in years the movie brought back so many great memories. The second half of the film especially was amazing, the game of riddles gave me actual chills when I was watching it. 8/10

[Mercen-X]

Les Mis : Awesome
Les Mis (19??) : Eh... at least it had Liam Neeson
Zookeeper : eh.
Wreck-it Ralph : Awesome
Pitch Perfect : I thought it was awesome.
Taken 2 : Awesome
End of Watch : depressing
Rampart : WTF? What the hell kind of ending is that? Where's my resolution? Woody Harrelson! Give me closure!

[Burtsplurt]

A Good Day to Die Hard

2/10
And one of those points is for McClane's vest. Ultimately, any Die Hard film is going to be compared to the original. The original has: a simple premise; flawed characters that you can relate to; a small number of bad guys who are fleshed out; Alan Rickman hamming it up; and very tight action sequences. The new film has... none of that. I didn't care about the characters, the plot (and that's using the word 'plot' in its loosest possible sense) is incomprehensible, and stupid action sequences which involve destroying half of Moscow.

[The Man]

Life of Pi. Great film, didn't particularly like the rather heavy-handed Aesop though. But from a technical standpoint it's flawless, and the story is quite entertaining indeed. Apparently the book was much more subtle about its Aesop which probably would've worked a lot better, but then it's a bit more difficult to be subtle on film. Film isn't a medium that lends itself well to subtlety, I don't think; if you're too subtle large numbers of people will miss it entirely. Of course they probably could've been subtler without people missing the intended message, but whatever :monster: The Best Soundtrack, Best Director, and special effects Oscars were certainly well earned, at least :monster:

[Shiny]

Les Mis : Awesome
Les Mis (19??) : Eh... at least it had Liam Neeson
Zookeeper : eh.
Wreck-it Ralph : Awesome
Pitch Perfect : I thought it was awesome.
Taken 2 : Awesome
End of Watch : depressing
Rampart : WTF? What the hell kind of ending is that? Where's my resolution? Woody Harrelson! Give me closure!
I haven't seen some of the films on your list, but your first review discredits the rest of your list on account of how inaccurate it is.


Nah, I was at a buddies and it was on Netflix. A lot of Troma films are actually. :p

I need to get Netflix.

[Pheesh]

Silver Linings Playbook

Looooved it. Definitely my kind of movie, and I had a feeling I was going to enjoy it basically from the first moment I heard about it. Great acting/cast, awesome story and I really enjoy movies that focus on mental health. It also didn't hurt that Jennifer Lawrence's boobies were bouncing all over the damn place. 9/10

[Lonely Paper Star]

Title: Sinister
Genre: Horror
Rating: 3/10

I found this movie to be boring. There were a few jumps, but nothing to keep me up at night, not even the ~scary~ visuals, much less the torture. Maybe I'm just desensitized, but either way, if the background music did more work in doing that than the actual movie, I find it a problem.

I did like the use of 8mm films, but.... everything else just bored me. Ethan Hawke's character went about the films' dark secrets in a typical way, resulting in an unsurprising and typical ending that left me unimpressed.

[Loony BoB]

Carlito's Way - 4/5
A very predictable (for me, anyway - and I think in some cases it's supposed to be) but still really enjoyable film. I love watching Al Pacino movies, I don't think he's ever failed me. A solid 4/5.

Moonrise Kingdom - 4/5
Such a quirky wee film, but I loved it. Perhaps more suited to a lazy Sunday afternoon than the evening when I'm ill, but yeah. Great acting, great little story. Reminds me a bit of other 'awkward romance' films but with a very fresh take on it. Edward Norton should do more comedy because I loved his character (but then, Edward Norton should do more everything).

[Shorty]

I'm so glad you liked Moonrise Kingdom <333

[Loony BoB]

Outside of half of Tarantino's stuff, Citizen Kane, There Will Be Blood and Dr. Strangelove... there aren't too many movies that are widely considered to be great that I don't at the very least enjoy. :)

[jade1989sean]

mama, its pretty freaky

[jade1989sean]

grave of the fireflies 5/5
i didnt realise when i actually watched it its actually based on a true story. i never cry at films and this is actually an anime aswel but this got me its heartbreaking

[Del Murder]

A Good Day to Die Hard

I was a bit disappointed with this one because Live Free or Die Hard was pretty good. Bruce Willis certainly showed his age here and the plot and villains were pretty mediocre. Action movies are not known for their plots but the Die Hard series always provided interesting situations for McClain to get himself into and the villains always had a certain charm. I think because this one took place in Russia it didn't have the same connection that the others did. It did take a while to get going too, but once it did, the action sequences were pretty spectacular and I could tell they were trying to top what had been done before. I liked it, but it was pretty unbelieveable, moreso than usual.

[kotora]

Two movies with the same theme: dumb teenage girls with no direction in their lives.

Clip (2012, Serbia)
An entry in the film festival we had last year. A lot of penis sucking in this one, and the film end on quite an unresolved note. The protagonist is just as bad off as she was at the start of the film (or even worse), but we don't really see anything new developing in between. The whole thing feels like a gonzo style documentary on the depravities of bored lower-class Serbian youths.

Little Vera (1989, USSR)
Decent film. It's interesting in how it shows the typical lifestyle of working class people in the Soviet Union in the 1980s and apparently it's one of the best selling Soviet films ever made. Like with the previous film, not sure what to make of the ending, but it does feel like more development has taken place over the course of the film. Contrary to Clip, no actual onscreen cock being shown which was a bit of a relief, as the film had more interesting dialogue instead.

[Loony BoB]

The Hunger Games - 3/5
It was very entertaining and all that, as you would expect of a movie of this nature. Just didn't score a 5/5 because it was clearly set up with sequels in mind. That's not a bad thing, but hey, if you cut a movie in half of course people aren't going to feel that it's been finished very well (unless it's really, really good). I gotta admit, I prefer Battle Royale and found myself thinking of it way too often. Actually, scratch the 4, I'm gonna make this one a 3 based on some of the many things I felt weren't done well (particularly the costume/culture/people in the "first world" of this creation). It's a harsh 3, but that's the nature of a rating out of 5 system that I prefer to follow.

Chinatown - 4/5
Was great until the ending, which I felt didn't resolve the story in a way that I would have liked it to. Sadly, an unsatisfying ending is rather unforgiveable in my perspective and that's the end of that, I suppose.

Life of Pi - 5/5
Really glad I watched this, it was a fantastic journey from start to finish.

[Rostum]

Oz the Great and Powerful - 2/5
I was hoping for a lot more from this, especially considering the source material they had to work with. Acting was bad, script was bad, visuals were bad (especially the make-up), and the story was lacking.

[Unbreakable Will]

The Tall Man-
Really enjoyed this film. Jessica Biel usually does a terrible job, despite her stunning good looks, but she was excellent in this. Story-line was incredible with many twists and turns, the dying mining town was a believable example of many such towns around the world, dialogue was somewhat lacking at times but still decent, and the message of the movie was pretty hardcore. Excellent movie.
5/5

Rio-
Hated this movie, I love Jesse Eisenberg but this film was just godawful.
2/5 (I'm being generous because some of the scenes were gorgeous)

The Prophet-
I usually enjoy most movies that Christopher Walken is in but it didn't engage me in the first thirty minutes or so. Gave up but I've heard good things about it so I'll try again sometime.
?/5

[Depression Moon]

Had to watch Annie Hall in class today... That was a basket of dry cornbread.

[Shorty]

aww, I like Annie Hall :(

[RSL]

<b>Zero Dark Thirty - 3/5</b>

The first half hour or so of this movie was hard to watch with the torture scenes. I really thought the last act of the movie was well done. Even though I knew how it turned out, it still managed to be suspenseful.

<b>Les Misérables - 1/5</b>

I broke my no Russel Crowe rule by watching this movie... Actually, my wife and I are in the process of watching all the movies that were nominated for best picture this year.

This movie was 2 1/2 hours, it felt more like 5. Russel Crowe in extreme close up singing at me... It'll be a long time before I can get that out of my head.

[chionos]

aww, I like Annie Hall :(

Hey, what's wrong with dry cornbread?

[Shaibana]

Hansel and gretel; witch hunters 6/10

im actually a bit annoyed that all the sudden ALL the fairy tales have to be 'pimped' into tough action movies (i still hate kirsten steward for raping Snow White, that was just horrible)
But Hansel and gretel isnt all to bad, but its not that good either.
a bit shallow movie wich seems to be more about the action and being bad-ass then anything else. but even though its an ok movie to watch. in did enjoy it

[Depression Moon]

Hansel and gretel; witch hunters 6/10

im actually a bit annoyed that all the sudden ALL the fairy tales have to be 'pimped' into tough action movies (i still hate kirsten steward for raping Snow White, that was just horrible)


You know I wouldn't mind a gangsta version of little red riding hood, but it'll have to the Darkstalkers version of her, B.B. Hood (Bulleta). If Chloe from Kick-ass was still young enough to play the part I would choose her for the main role.

[Shaibana]

there actually already is a pimped Red riding hood, with Amanda seyfried,, though its more of a romantic'ish thing
but its a pimped version ^^

[Jinx]

there actually already is a pimped Red riding hood, with Amanda seyfried,, though its more of a romantic'ish thing
but its a pimped version ^^

Omg, that is the worst movie ever. xD

[Shaibana]

it was... ok

[Loony BoB]

Modern Times - 4/5
It dragged at times but was enjoyable overall for a silent film. Chaplin was Chaplin, but it was the girl's performance that caught my eye. Felt like I could hear all the words being spoken by the end of the film and that can only be a good thing.

[chionos]

Modern Times - 4/5
It dragged at times but was enjoyable overall for a silent film. Chaplin was Chaplin, but it was the girl's performance that caught my eye. Felt like I could hear all the words being spoken by the end of the film and that can only be a good thing.

That's really a great movie. I love it. I'm not a big fan of silent films, but that one's special.

[TrollHunter]

Dredd - Oh my, what a movie. So SO fun to watch. It knew exactly what it was and wanted to be, and it did it perfectly.
This was one of the most entertaining action movies I've seen in a long time, and the villain of the movie did a fantastic job making you hate her guts. Was it a bit cheesy at times? Well... YEAH, but that was part of the fun. It felt like an 80s action movie, and hell I'd even say it did it better than a ton of the movies back then. Heck, it did Die Hard better than the most recent Die Hard.
Fantastic popcorn flick, and I should also say it's extremely.... EXTREMELY violent in the most beautiful way.

Highly recommend it. Twa-twa-twenty/Dredd (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=732Spw0hGrU)
(By the way, I'm referring to the most recent one. Not to the one with Stallone that never happened. )

[McLovin']

Dredd - Oh my, what a movie. So SO fun to watch. It knew exactly what it was and wanted to be, and it did it perfectly.
This was one of the most entertaining action movies I've seen in a long time, and the villain of the movie did a fantastic job making you hate her guts. Was it a bit cheesy at times? Well... YEAH, but that was part of the fun. It felt like an 80s action movie, and hell I'd even say it did it better than a ton of the movies back then. Heck, it did Die Hard better than the most recent Die Hard.
Fantastic popcorn flick, and I should also say it's extremely.... EXTREMELY violent in the most beautiful way.

Highly recommend it. Twa-twa-twenty/Dredd (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=732Spw0hGrU)
(By the way, I'm referring to the most recent one. Not to the one with Stallone that never happened. )

"Inhabitants of Peach Trees, this is Judge Dredd. In case you have forgotten, this block operates under the same rules as the rest of the city. Ma-Ma is not the law... I am the law."

I jizzed epicness.

[TrollHunter]

Dredd - Oh my, what a movie. So SO fun to watch. It knew exactly what it was and wanted to be, and it did it perfectly.
This was one of the most entertaining action movies I've seen in a long time, and the villain of the movie did a fantastic job making you hate her guts. Was it a bit cheesy at times? Well... YEAH, but that was part of the fun. It felt like an 80s action movie, and hell I'd even say it did it better than a ton of the movies back then. Heck, it did Die Hard better than the most recent Die Hard.
Fantastic popcorn flick, and I should also say it's extremely.... EXTREMELY violent in the most beautiful way.

Highly recommend it. Twa-twa-twenty/Dredd (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=732Spw0hGrU)
(By the way, I'm referring to the most recent one. Not to the one with Stallone that never happened. )

"Inhabitants of Peach Trees, this is Judge Dredd. In case you have forgotten, this block operates under the same rules as the rest of the city. Ma-Ma is not the law... I am the law."

I jizzed epicness.

That line... oh that line. Mmmmmmm

[Slothy]

and I should also say it's extremely.... EXTREMELY violent in the most beautiful way.

This. The violence in that movie, hard as it may be to believe, really was a thing of beauty. And it was actually made better by the 3D when I saw it in theaters. I can't think of any other movie ever that was actually enhanced by the 3D.

[the_best_noob]

Moonrise Kingdom-4/5-She stabbed me with lefty scissors! Nuff said.

[Rantz]

Moonrise Kingdom-4/5-She stabbed me with lefty scissors! Nuff said.

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[Shoeberto]

Chinatown - 4/5
Was great until the ending, which I felt didn't resolve the story in a way that I would have liked it to. Sadly, an unsatisfying ending is rather unforgiveable in my perspective and that's the end of that, I suppose.
That's really the point of the ending, though - there's no resolution, no happy-go-lucky feeling to walk away with. Just "That's Chinatown, Jake." Brilliantly executed noir in my opinion, totally caught the sense of hopelessness that it needed to.

I rewatched Superbad yesterday for the first time in a while. I think when it came out I was amused at how much it reminded me of the interactions I had with my friends in high school. Now it's like... holy god I was that awkward? When I got past that, though, I saw it's still a really solid comedy, though it drags in the second act; no high school adventure-comedy needs to be a full two hours. Seth Rogen and Bill Hader are great in supporting roles, and as much as I like Rogen, I think I liked it more when he took the backseat and let an ensemble cast get more of the gags. Good movie, though - I'm home for surgery recovery right now and it made some great comfort food for a sick day.

[Loony BoB]

Chinatown - 4/5
Was great until the ending, which I felt didn't resolve the story in a way that I would have liked it to. Sadly, an unsatisfying ending is rather unforgiveable in my perspective and that's the end of that, I suppose.
That's really the point of the ending, though - there's no resolution, no happy-go-lucky feeling to walk away with. Just "That's Chinatown, Jake." Brilliantly executed noir in my opinion, totally caught the sense of hopelessness that it needed to.
I get that it was intended that way, but it doesn't make for good entertainment in my books. This is the reason I don't like a lot of otherwise good movies. Different movies will give you different kinds of emotions at the end. A sense of hopelessness can indeed be one of them, and there are movies that do this well - unfortunately I can't reveal which ones they are without spoiling them by saying they have an ending that doesn't work out in favour of the good guys. But a sense of dissatisfaction? That's something I can never view as a good thing. I am not satisfied with the ending, therefore I am not satisfied with the movie. Speaking of which...

Casino - 4/5
Okay, maybe that's harsh, the ending wasn't as unsatisfying as Chinatown by any means, it was a lot better (if not awesome). This film reminded me (for obvious reasons) of Goodfellas, but it really did feel like a poor man's Goodfellas the entire way through. I really enjoyed the whole thing, don't get me wrong, but it's just not a 5/5 movie. I think it was very interesting how it all played out, but in a lot of ways very predictable and at times I must concede it felt like the film was sitting in the same state for some time, repeating itself on occasion. Despite that, it was a very good movie. De Niro, Pesci, Stone, Vincent - all of them great. Scorcese, great. The plot, very good. The ending, satisfying. I don't know what would have pushed this movie into a 5/5, the kind of movie I would go around insisting people watch, but it just isn't Goodfellas. And that's not an insult - Goodfellas is just that bloody good.

[chionos]

I don't get the Dredd love, apart from a few pretty scenes. I just don't.

Maybe I'm just disappointed that there's no super-awesome Dredd+Bones pic-meme.
Dammit Jim, I'm a doctor, not the law.
My dear girl, I'm the law. When I peek, it's in the line of duty.

I dunno.

Just...something.