Saw Legally Blonde again.
Still holds up well, good message and something Ali Larter wasn't terrible in for a change.
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Saw Legally Blonde again.
Still holds up well, good message and something Ali Larter wasn't terrible in for a change.
Finished Scott Pilgrim vs The World
Currently watching It Takes Two. Just a few hours before HBO Free Trial is over :(
Repo! The Genetic Opera. I FUCKING LOVED THAT MOVIE.
Safe House
>_> wondering where the morgan freeman movies are :(
Reno 911: Miami
This movie. Never gets old. Just...hilarious.
Pirates of Silicon Valley.
Haven't seen the movie in years but for a made-for-tv film, this is still a good movie.
Saw Thor today. The girlfriend has been on a marvel high for a while and I've been watching these films with her. Very good film. I liked this film a lot and its got me in the mood to watch all the other movies they did (captain america, iron man etc)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
Die Hard 2
The Avengers, saw it two days ago.
Also, I still have the same boner I got from watching it.
You mean it's good? O_OQuote:
Originally Posted by Darkseid
It's not good, it's superb.Quote:
Originally Posted by gezegond
Alien Anthology,.. refreshing things waiting for Prometheus here where i live.
If there was justice in the world, it would be nominated for best picture.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cookie Monster
Best scenes?
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I watched Captain America recently and my god, casting Hugo Weaving as a high ranking SS officer was brilliant.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stark
War of The Arrows
and Shaolin (extra awesome only because Jackie Chan is a supporting character)
I'm not sure I'd say that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darkseid
There's very little emotional range exhibited in the movie. Iron Man just gets to spend the movie making sarcastic quips, Thor just has to act as nonchalant as possible about everything for his super brief screen time, Captain America just gets to be....Captain America. All over the place. Which isn't exactly great seeing as he stopped being a person partway through his movie to become GREAT INFALLIBLE HERO OF PATRIOTISM. Then there's the hilariously underused Hawkeye and the passable but not exactly interesting Black Widow. In retrospect, they probably could have been more accurate to call this movie "Iron Man and Captain America's Happy S.H.I.E.L.D. Fun Hour (with occasional appearances by The Avengers)". The one time they even skirted anything that was supposed to make the characters emote beyond who they were was quickly rushed through and I felt more depressed watching a character die than the other characters seemingly did.
The plot is pretty bare bones and not really 'about' anything. There's a big bad guy and we need to get a team of superheroes from the last few movies together to fight him. End plot. As far as the actual story goes, you could knock it out in a half hour cartoon. If there's a message anywhere in this it's probably "it's okay to be a dick, as long as you have a couple friends who'll beat up the people who call you on being a dick/attempt to be dicks right back". Or something similar. :wacko:
Most fun movie I've seen in years. But let's not forget that there's more to the movie than damn good script writing and appropriate acting for the characters portrayed. Because the other areas are kinda not really award winning material overall. So, eh, even if movies were judged by people who weren't reanimated sacks of bones I suspect there's plenty of arguments to be made for other films getting an award over this one. This is the sort of movie where the equivalent to an "award" is box office placement. And I suspect it'll be seated in its rightful place at the top of that pile. Because for the sort of movie this is, it's above anything I've seen this year.
But I guess we could retool the setting into oscar bait.
It's now about a young Nick Fury dealing with being a young black spy in late Cold War era America where there's now a superpower arms race brewing. But that's largely placed into the background so they can call it up as a plot element or possibly use it as a metaphor of some kind. First superman on the moon? Yes sir! Instead the bulk is about how difficult it is to be taken seriously as a minority when the civil rights movement is still a fresh memory for the oppressive brass. Furthermore Nick is engaged in an interracial relationship with some random woman. And of course they wind up bringing up her super strength and difficult superheroism career which later weighs heavily on the relationship. In a rare move, the female superheroine beats the male human seriously after a failed battle with a superpowered Russian. Eventually she dies in the line of duty and he's forced to question whether this war is worth it, why they demand so much of costumed vigilantes, and whether or not putting this much power in the hands of someone who is ultimately just some guy (as well as giving them a huge pass when they misuse said powers) is really a good thing. This eventually culminates in him becoming an integral part of the system he has grown to despise and being completely unable to leave due to the realization that if he did, someone worse would inevitably come along and subsequently cause a complete catastrophe.
There, instant awards. Wire the funds and I'll get started on the screenplay. :wacko:
Blackthorne (2011)
It was fine.
(3'5/5)
Love and Other Drugs (2010)
It was average.
(3/5)
The Tourist (2010)
It was good, but it could had been better.
(3/5)
Just got back from seeing Prometheus. It was... okay, I guess. But I wasn't really blown away either. Also, it had its fair share of dumbfuck moments.
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were their actually any classic "alien" monster in it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gare
Yes, for roughly 10 seconds. :wacko: Otherwise, not really.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zaladane
It's not an Alien movie, but it does try to establish how the classic aliens/xenomorphs were born.
GUESS WHAT I FINALLY SAWWWWWWWW!!!!
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Gone in 60 Seconds.
Watched House. Weird as hell, but worth it for several scenes.
Star Wars Episode I
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Originally Posted by Zaladane
IT'S CLEAR YOU TWO DON'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT ROCKS. :wacko:Quote:
Originally Posted by Gare
Bangkok Dangerous (2008)
It was good.
(3/5)
Serenity, wonderful movie :).
Spoiler warning:
That pissed me off to no end (your hidden section) Especially WashQuote:
Originally Posted by Mao-nax
Watching Zombieland, HOTD got me in a zombie mood. :D
Watched Wrath of the Titans and I have to say that the first one (Clash of the Titans) is the better one...
From Up on Poppy hill, the new Ghibli film. is fun and cool. 4/5
The Amazing Spider-Man.
I love Spidey but I have to admit that I wasn't too excited when they announced the reboot. After watching it I can't say I liked it more than Sam Raimi's Spidey but it's still a very enjoyable movie.
Stan Lee's cameo was brilliant :lol
I love watching bad movies and riffing on them. Troll, and Troll 2. It's goblin spelled backwards! Oh my god!
I feel like it was a little more honest to the comics than the original film, of course I'm trying to compare ultimate and normal spider man, but yeah over all I'd say it was enjoyable.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cookie Monster
Cars 2 (2011)
It was very good. But in overall i prefer the first movie.
(4/5)
Middle Men (2010)
It was good.
(3'5/5)
The Dilemma (2011)
A really bad movie indeed...
(1/5)
The Rite (2011)
It was good.
(3'5/5)
Creepshow- I love this movie. It's not scary, but it's fun to watch. I've seen this movie millions of times.
I really enjoyed Creepshow.... seen it many times. I have a soft spot for the early 80's horror movies, and this one in particular had some pretty clever segments. Stay away from the second movie though.Quote:
Originally Posted by iamerror
I've recently seen Goon, which was far better than I ever imagined it could be. It reminded me a lot of Slapshot with Paul Newman, and it's funny, vulgar and bloody. All good qualities in my book :-)
Also seen recently on a scale of 1 - 5
American Wedding (2 of 5)
Chronicle (4.5 of 5) Whoever wrote/conceived this movie must have been a massive Akira fan. Watch it and you'll know what I mean.
A Clockwork Orange (5 of 5) Seen it many many times, but every time I stumble across it on DISH, I have to watch it and it was on tonight.
Zombie Apocalypse.
:rofl:
I watched Shopping yesterday. Pretty poor film imo, but lots of nice cars none the less. :wacko:
I saw Serenity recently.
It was good, but it was basically just a long episode of Firefly