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Scorcher

A film in which people with family issues whine constantly despite the fact that a mass extinction event is underway. They whine while explaining it, whine after it, whine on the way to try and fix it, then other people whine in the background. Then there's more whining when the only character who seems to understand the whole "all life on Earth is going to be baked alive if we don't fix this" concept is vilified by the movie for lying to ensure that the person in charge of trying to save the world doesn't get sidetracked by emotion and potentially let 99.9% of all life die out.

It also somehow got, and wasted, John Rhys-Davies. There should be legal charges brought against these people!


Ring of Fire

I honestly cannot tell if this is the work of somebody who really wants to mock environmentalism but don't know a thing about science, written by overly zealous environmentalists who have a bone to pick and don't know a thing about science, or by really stupid people who don't know a thing about science but want to sound smart, all while using the tried and true cheap tactic of evil big companies to push this crap. The characters are unlikable, it resorts to the most basic of emotional manipulation for drama and in place of actual character development, it's a smear piece either way toward environmentalists (marking them all as either extremists to the point where they can see nothing but a company as pure evil or just so incompetent that they're stupid) and again, whoever wrote this knows nothing at all about science, much less does it have actors who can pronounce basic words like nuclear.


Killer Klowns from Outer Space

Not as good a title as Nazis at the Center of the Earth, but a much better film. This film is just... I mean... it's difficult to convey in words what this film is. It's something you gotta see for yourself, it's just that...


Soylent Green

One of those movies everybody knows the SHOCKING TWIST to, but have never seen. Now I have seen it, and it just further makes me question every movie that involves the over population of Earth doesn't have ay actual attempts at population control. It's a decent film and all, but its vision of the future is hilarious, like somebody having a Computer Space cabinet in the year 2032 and it still being considered a proper toy.

Kumiko the Treasure Hunter-I was compelled to watch it because of the trailer and the connection to Fargo. I'm conflicted about the movie to be honest. Kumiko is a lonely,miserable office girl in Tokyo. She finds a vcr tape of Fargo. She watches it obsessively to figure out where the money is located. She goes to Minnesota to find it. She becomes consumed with finding this money. I'm not going to spoil the rest of it,but I don't know how to feel about this movie.

I went to see "Jurassic World" today, was a pretty good movie.

Age of Ultron. More like Age of BORETRON!
























Only kidding. Really enjoyed it but it definitely wasn't as good as the first one and it felt very cliched.

Just watched District 9 today. Read an online review that suggested it would be a thoughtful morality tale about how people treat each other, using aliens as a metaphor. It was that for about 15 minutes, then wavered into "humans = bad" territory before just becoming a full blown action flick half way through. Unlikable main character, poorly defined villains, and aliens who don't speak our language and are not given subtitles mute any impact the story had.

Honestly, it was disappointing.

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Just watched District 9 today. Read an online review that suggested it would be a thoughtful morality tale about how people treat each other, using aliens as a metaphor. It was that for about 15 minutes, then wavered into "humans = bad" territory before just becoming a full blown action flick half way through. Unlikable main character, poorly defined villains, and aliens who don't speak our language and are not given subtitles mute any impact the story had.

Honestly, it was disappointing.

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Turn on the subtitles.

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Turn on the subtitles.

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Hmm, fair enough. Doesn't change my overall opinion though. :p

Watched It Follows with my little brother yesterday. Creeeeeeeepy! I watch so many horror movies that it's been years upon years now since I saw one that really unsettled me, and honestly I was beginning to find the genre a bit stale, but this one totally got under my skin. A really good movie besides, too! Beautifully shot, neat 80s horror styled soundtrack, and packed full of homages to classic horror movies while at the same time feeling like something different and fresh. One I'll remember in the coming years alongside my absolute favourite horror movies, I think. ^^;;;

I don't like horror films. I think the last one I watched was like, Saw 1. It's funny, I have no problem mowing people down in GTA or hacking things to bits in DmC, but I don't like seeing actual people in pain or stress. Must be down to a sense of control. The movie will happen the way it will happen, but ignoring cutscenes I at least have some say in the virtual violence I inflict on others.

Rewatched my favorite movie earlier, Lord of War. A bit slow in places, but the cynical nihilism dripping from the script is wonderful. The main character is an amalgamation of several actual arms dealers operational from the 80's to the early 2000's, and details his rise from selling single guns in hotel rooms to selling tanks stolen from post USSR Ukraine. I can't adequately describe why I find it so appealing, seeing as how it deals with the horrible things that happens to people in warzones... Maybe the same thing that makes people slow down to look at a car accident.

"You know who's going to inherit the Earth? Arms dealers. Everyone else is too busy killing each other. That's the secret to staying alive. Never go to war... especially not with yourself."

Transformers: Age of Extinction

So are they just using the worst not porn fanfiction they can find at this point? And they're making another movie! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH EVERYBODY?!

Jurassic World.

Not a bad movie. Starlord is OP :O

Succubus: Hell-Bent

If there was ever a movie you just wanted to punch for being a massive douche, this is it.

Just seen Jurassic Park World, which was surprisingly good, and everything I wanted the last godzilla movie to be and wasn't. It was a little predictable but still fun.

If you liked that you're probably going to like Chappie too. I was expecting a little more Asimov but it was still good.

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Just watched District 9 today. Read an online review that suggested it would be a thoughtful morality tale about how people treat each other, using aliens as a metaphor. It was that for about 15 minutes, then wavered into "humans = bad" territory before just becoming a full blown action flick half way through. Unlikable main character, poorly defined villains, and aliens who don't speak our language and are not given subtitles mute any impact the story had.

Honestly, it was disappointing.

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AAAARGH, WORST MOVIE EVER ETC.

No, but really, why did people think it was clever to begin with? They make the fucking aliens live in the South African slums for crying out loud. Oooooh subtle clever metaphors ooooh.

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Dark Planet

A movie from 1997 that looks like it was made in 1980.


Code Red: The Rubicon Conspiracy

Somebody really liked Predator, wanted to make their own version, but couldn't get the rights, so they just jammed as many action movies cliches in as they could to try and disguise the fact that they were just making Predator.


Strange Days

All I see in this is a whiny political statement about racism in the LAPD and Sony trying to push their MiniDiscs, all set four years into the future at the time of the film with a flimsy science fiction framework to justify it all.

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AAAARGH, WORST MOVIE EVER ETC.

No, but really, why did people think it was clever to begin with? They make the fucking aliens live in the South African slums for crying out loud. Oooooh subtle clever metaphors ooooh.

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If you think that's in your face and frustrating, try Elysium. :wacko:

I also watched It Follows recently, brilliant film, I normally don't enjoy horror films because they don't spook me but this was one was very entertaining, the idea behind the monster being so simple it was probably very cheap to create.

It Came From Beneath The Sea (1955) colourised version.
Hell Boats (1970).
Battlefield Earth (2000).
The Omega Man (1971).

The Matrix
Mad Max (the new one)
Chappie
Fast & Furious 7

Oh and The Interview. :dread:

I just saw Cowboys and Aliens. I donut get it... Han y u no falcon? (╯⌐■_■)╯︵ ┻━┻

Last movie I caught was Jurassic World - kind of dumb but me my wife enjoyed it. I got to see what I didn't see in the other Jurassic movies - rampaging dinos tearing up lots of people :-D

Hoping to catch Ant-Man soon

Metal Tornado

Not as metal as it sounds, it's just a magnetic tornado that tried to destroy Philadelphia, while another destroyed some of Paris, France. And the Eiffel Tower.


Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)

A might bit slow to start, but when it gets going, it gets amazing.


Jinn

I find it odd that in every movie in which God actually does exist, it seems to be too much of a hassle for it to actually do any of the work, so it's up to some guy to do it for the deity. Especially since this seemed to be all God's fault to start with.

Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
meh. just another transformers movie


Super 8 (2011)
a bunch of kids vs a massive alien

I went to watch Ant-Man today. I recommend it, it's good fun, felt like the first Iron Man movie. It's fresh, comedic and full of easter eggs for the Marvel fans :D

King Kong Escapes (1967)

I always love to watch kaiju movies, as my username obviously states.

Interstellar

What a giant piece of garbage this movie was. I haven't been this angry since the RoboCop remake.


THX 1138

Maybe I "just don't get it". Maybe it's something, like Alien, where at the time it was something new and amazing, but because of when I was born and how late into my life that I've seen it, the film doesn't hold up to me. But I just didn't care for it at all.

X-Men Days of Future Past - The Rogue Cut.
Avengers Age of Ultron.
Chappie.
Ex Machina.
War Pigs.



Star Trek Renegades (2015).

I went to watch the new Fantastic Four movie and it was w o w.

Anything but fantastic. At least there were 4, they got something right :wacko:

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I went to watch the new Fantastic Four movie and it was w o w.

Anything but fantastic. At least there were 4, they got something right :wacko:

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Aww man. I was looking forward to that..........:P

Also I watched the new Mission Impossible film. Pretty much what I expected, but very well done.

Stretch on Netflix
Kung Fury on Steam

Kung fury is ~30 minutes of concentrated satirical awesomeness.

The Wolverine (2013)

Wow, a lot better than I expected. Felt like a complete side-story of Wolverine.

The Void

Not even Exdeath would be interested in this abomination which has Samantha Carter and Duncan MacLeod trying to stop John Henry Eden from creating a black hole that will destroy the Earth.


Crossworlds

I thought this would be like Sliders, instead I got a horrible early attempt at Jumper, but also with some kind of weird magic that doesn't explain anything at all.


Message From Space

Some people call this Japanese Star Wars. Some of it seems to be so, but a lot of it is really just more general Japanese space drama. I personally really enjoyed it, but I know it's not for everybody, especially those going into it expecting an actual Japanese take on Star Wars.


Beyond the Time Barrier

Better than a lot of the black and white Cold War era movies because it lacked the giant monsters. It tried, and I give it credit, but in the end it's just not very good.


Dracula 3000

Still a better vampire movie than Twilight.

Sunset Boulevard, brilliant film.

Terminator Genisys.

Jurassic World.

Conan the Barbarian

The 1982 version, an era when you could have titties all over the place and nobody would complain about objectification. Also a time when you could make awesome high fantasy films without the abomination that is CGI ruining everything.


Masters of the Universe

Sure, the ending was lame, but I enjoyed it. I guess I don't have the nostalgia induced rage to hate it.


Babylon 5: Thirdspace

I was kinda hoping for more Thirdspace in a movie about it, but eh. Felt like a decent two parter.


Tremors 5: Bloodline

Parts of the movie I could have done without, but as a whole it wasn't too bad, especially since this is the first Tremors film in over a decade and it doesn't have any of the original writers or creators involved. I would totally be up for a Tremors 6.

Mission Impossible Rogue Nation.

Mad Max Fury Road.

The Martian
Maze Runner
Maze Runner - Scorch Trials (was pretty shit compared to the original :-/ )

Oh and the first Indiana Jones film.

Watched King of Kong. Very interesting movie. Also Billy Mitchell is a dick.

Recently Saw Hot Tub Time Machine 2. Nowhere near as good as the first. Really terrible movie in my view.

400 Days (2015).

I recommend people avoid this movie. Even if you're just curious.


No Escape (2015).

Just saw Digimon Adventure Tri: Reunion, it was good, can't wait to see the other moves that are going to be part of tri.