Rate The Last Movie You Saw

[Mr Minio]

No, it's awful. https://49.media.tumblr.com/41516f78ea5ef1d448e4d26591190519/tumblr_nprzuaRGPX1t3km5mo1_500.gif

[MovieMeditation]

I agree,

Possession is awful.

[honeykid]

I agree,

Possession is awful.

Quoted for truth.

[Camo]

Strangers On a Train - 8.5/10

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I thought this was excellent right up there with my favourite Hitchcocks. It was certainly one of his simpler films, two guys Bruno and Guy meet on a train Bruno suggests he kills Guys wife and Guy kills Brunos father, Bruno then kills Guys wife then the rest of the film is Bruno harassing Guy into killing his dad, despite its simplicity pretty much everything worked for me. The highlight was easily Robert Walker, i think Bruno is now one of my favourite Hitch characters he was really sinister and intense and also hilarious. The supporting cast was solid too i'd probably say Farley Granger as Guy was the weakest although not bad at all. While visually very simple i still thought Hitch pulled off a few excellent shots like watching the murder through the glasses and that shot of Bruno on the capital building steps. The Merry-go-Round ending was a bit silly and it did all wrap up perfectly but i found it entertaining, i loved the mother crying out for her son then we see him having the time of his life :D.

To me this was one of Hitchs funnier films, mostly anything to do with Bruno i loved him mingling at the party and this scene in particular cracked me up:

Bruno: (Talking about his Mothers painting) That's him. That's the old boy allright.
His Mother: Is it? I was trying to paint Saint Francis.

This was my 14th Hitchcock film and i think it is my 4th or 5th favourite after North By Northwest, Notorious, Vertigo and maybe Dial M For Murder.

[Gideon58]

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6/10

[MovieGal]

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It's not the gore factor. I love some horror that doesn't have gore. "The Possession" suxed!!! I love Sam Neill but he overacted and the creature was down right stupid. It was horrible!!!!!!

[Redwell]

It's definitely a polarizing movie. Not for everybody.

[cinemajack]

The Assassin
Hou Hsiao-Hsien | 2015
2.5

Chi-Raq
Spike Lee | 2015
5

The Danish Girl
Tom Hooper | 2015
1.5

Joy
David O. Russell | 2015
3.5

Mad Max: Fury Road
George Miller | 2015
4.5

Phoenix
Christian Petzold | 2014
4

Reservoir Dogs
Quentin Tarantino | 1992
5

Room
Lenny Abrahamson | 2015
4

Ted 2
Seth MacFarlane | 2015
1.5

Trumbo
Jay Roach | 2015
3.5

[Used Future]

I agree with MovieGal's rather crude (****) summation of Zulawski's Possession which despite a fine performance from Adjani; is certainly an abrasive watch best enjoyed by movie masochists. I just about made it through whilst nursing a thumping headache, but have absolutely no desire to revisit it's spurious charms.

Yes 80's horror is cheese..

Not that I'm upset, but I think the 80's gets tarred too easily with the 'cheesy horror' brush because of the glut of generic slashers and cheapo gore flicks that clogged the home video market (the 70's had plenty of drive-in dreck too). It's also the decade that really gave rise to the popularity of tongue-in-cheek-comedy horror which further devalues the reputation. Easy to forget so many decent genre pictures that aren't cheesy were released in the 80's. Kubrick's The Shining, and Peter Medak's The Changeling were a great start, but other stuff like Sidney J. Furie's The Entity, John McNaughton's Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, and David Cronenberg's The Fly are also very effective depending on your taste. I wouldn't even say more flamboyant movies like An American Werewolf In London, Tobe Hooper's Poltergeist, Tom Holland's Fright Night, or Robert Harmon's The Hitcher are cheesy more than they are slightly dated. Like every other bygone decade in the history of movies really. :)

[matt72582]

The Ugly American - 7/10

I've had this movie for 15 years on VHS and thought I saw it until I watched it tonight. A fine political movie involving not only politics, but friends, and a woman who represents a man's conscience. It reminds me so much of Vietnam - probably they used a fictitious name for a country.

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[BrowningIdentity]

The Ridiculous 6 - 2/10 - Ridiculous is right. The movie was not good at all. The one thing that saved it from a 1/10 was that some of the music score was pretty good and felt western. However, terrible acting, terrible dialogue, terrible jokes, just a terrible movie.

[edarsenal]

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Black Coal Thin Ice (China) 3.5 a mix of visceral and cerebral crime drama. I kinda ran the gambit of liking, disliking, enjoying, trudging through, caught up in to losing interest and back again while watching this.
Will need a rewatch to get a more solid feel or will meander again for meandering's sake.


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Red Lights 3 all kinds of potential, all sorts of "red herrings" to intrigue, a barrage of attempted twists that, when it got down to the final reveal; my enthusiasm had waned. Sadly.

[AdamUpBxtch]

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The Revenant (2015) 4

The entire cast was great. Especially Will Poulter who really surprised me with his performance in this. The bear maul scene was great and the visuals really help immerse you in the story of this movie. Granted the story is dramatize and isn't completely true to the actual events, but then if they did that i'd be a pretty boring movie so I'm glad that they added in stuff to turn it into a good ole revenge story.

[Mr Minio]

It's not the gore factor. I love some horror that doesn't have gore. "The Possession" suxed!!! I love Sam Neill but he overacted and the creature was down right stupid. It was horrible!!!!!! That's weird that you liked Szamanka, but disliked The Possession. Well, ¯u³awski is a hit or miss director for me, too.

[Derek Vinyard]

Reign Over Me (2007) - Mike Binder
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- Adam Sandler is TERRIFIC in that flick wow. It is BY EXTREMELY FAR his best performance and he prove that he can act perfectly in a drama or more serious movie. This movie is very touching and bring tears to my eyes a couple of time during the viewing. The storyline is awesome in my opinion and it prove that friendship is one of the most important thing in your life. The direction is very good and the Don Cheadle and the supporting cast are very good. Definitely a movie that I gonna buy very soon. Love it.
4+

[AdamUpBxtch]

Reign Over Me (2007) - Mike Binder
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- Adam Sandler is TERRIFIC in that flick wow. It is BY EXTREMELY FAR his best performance and he prove that he can act perfectly in a drama or more serious movie. This movie is very touching and bring tears to my eyes a couple of time during the viewing. The storyline is awesome in my opinion and it prove that friendship is one of the most important thing in your life. The direction is very good and the Don Cheadle and the supporting cast are very good. Definitely a movie that I gonna buy very soon. Love it.
4+

It is sad that he does garbage like Pixels instead of doing more dramas....I really think he has it in him to do some great performances and this movie is the proof.

[Derek Vinyard]

It is sad that he does garbage like Pixels instead of doing more dramas....I really think he has it in him to do some great performances and this movie is the proof.

His performance in this flick blow me away... this guy can act.

[AboveTheClouds]

Spanglish was good too, and I didn't mind Punch Drunk Love. And don't kid yourselves The Wedding Singer is awesome.

[AboveTheClouds]

Ok, I'm done with my Nightmare on Elm Street marathon for the night, got to #3.

NoES - 8.5/10
NoES 2: Freddys Revenge 9/10 (personal favourite in the series)
NoES 3: Dream Warriors 7/10 (usually a 6 to 6.5 but enjoyed it a lot tonight)

[The Gunslinger45]

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Holy CRAP this was good! The cinematography was AMAZING! So many complex long shots that change angles multiple times. And Leo gives possibly the best performance of his career! If he doesn't get the Oscar I will call BS on the Academy... again. I got feelings of Tarkovsky and Kurosawa with this movie. Much like Tarkovsky, Inarittu uses the long shot, A LOT! Where as Tarkovsky used the long shot to create hypnotizing a serene sequences of nature and space to set the mood and create an incredible atmosphere for the film, Inarittu uses these longs shots in a lot of instances of people drama. In this film he uses them for raids by Native Americans, fight sequences, bear mauling, and Leo's character Glass trying to survive in the wilderness. And the shots of the great forests and tundras of Canada (and Argentina) and the many ways Leo and others have to struggle to survive the fierce cold reminded me heavily of Kurosawa's Dersu Uzala. This is easily one of the best films I saw this year. That being said the run time was a bit long. At 2 hours and 36 minutes with the credits, the movie was quite a sit. Now that being said, I don't think that the movie was dragged out that much, nor did the film feel too over indulgent in it's shots and run time. And while I could think of a few shots or sequences that could be cut, to their credit they were really really good shots. It also played heavily upon themes of greed, anger, murder, and revenge.

What Inarritu created was a big budget art film. Very artsy in it's presentation, gripping in it's acting, but the premise is very straight forward and has the ability to easily connect with the audience. The revenge story has been done from comics, exploitation movies, big budget action flicks, and documented in history (this was inspired by true events) and The Bible. But Inarritu put his own beautiful stamp on this kind of story with an amazing film.

4.5

[AboveTheClouds]

Was kind of waiting for you to get back to read what you thought, and I am glad now that I made plans to go tomorrow.

[Iroquois]

The Revenant - 3

whatever

[Rey Skywalker]

Reign Over Me (2007) - Mike Binder


- Adam Sandler is TERRIFIC in that flick wow. It is BY EXTREMELY FAR his best performance and he prove that he can act perfectly in a drama or more serious movie. This movie is very touching and bring tears to my eyes a couple of time during the viewing. The storyline is awesome in my opinion and it prove that friendship is one of the most important thing in your life. The direction is very good and the Don Cheadle and the supporting cast are very good. Definitely a movie that I gonna buy very soon. Love it.
rating_4+


Agreed.

[neiba]

Joy (David O. Russel, 2015)


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Review here (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1437915#post1437915)!


rating_2

[the samoan lawyer]

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The Big Red One (1980)

Solid war film that recounts events mostly from the perspective of an American Infantry Division. Shows the horrors of war without being too harrowing and has some moments of black humour and total absurdity. Lee Marvin gives a powerhouse performance as the hard-nosed yet caring Veteran. Apparently based on Fullers own experiences whilst serving in WW2.

4++

[mzsk]

man of steel (2013)

some good set pieces but some action scenes are confused.....3/5

[Chypmunk]

Black Coal Thin Ice (China) 3.5 a mix of visceral and cerebral crime drama. I kinda ran the gambit of liking, disliking, enjoying, trudging through, caught up in to losing interest and back again while watching this.
Will need a rewatch to get a more solid feel or will meander again for meandering's sake.
Thanks for bringing this one to my attention, sounds interesting 👍

[Nemanja]

Love Hunter (2014) 3.5 A very warm and hopeful story of how lives can take us where we want, but sometimes the circumstances will surprise us.

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[edarsenal]

Thanks for bringing this one to my attention, sounds interesting 👍

I'd be very curious to hear what you think, let me know

[AboveTheClouds]

The Wolf Man(1941)
Director - George Waggner
Starring - Lon Chaney Jr, Bela Lugosi, Claude Rains, Evelyn Ankers
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Even a man who is pure in heart
and says his prayers by night
may become a wolf when the wolfbane (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aconitum) blooms
and the autumn moon is bright.

Rating: 9.5/10

This is my favourite Universal Pictures monster movie and one of my favorite films of that decade and happens to star one of my favourite actors in the early horror genre. This movie is to me a masterpiece of storytelling and camera work, making wonderful use of lighting and props to create a meaningful and believable setting. It also doesn't hurt that Bela Lugosi is in this, and I simply love that guy.

[Chypmunk]

I'd be very curious to hear what you think, let me know
Will do - could be a while though as it's a relatively recent release on dvd (Jul '15) so it's currently gone into the wishlist to see when/if the price drops a bit (I don't generally stream) ... unless of course Film 4 decide to be ultra-kind and show it (not impossible).

[cricket]

Interiors (1978)

3.5+

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This was my 10th Woody Allen film, and while that's a small number relative to how many films he's made, I thought I had enough of a taste to know what I was going to get. This is a family drama with absolutely no humor. It reminded me of a Bergman film, only American and less psychological. There are several terrific performances and a few powerful scenes, most notably with about 10 minutes left. I thought it was a really good flick.

[Derek Vinyard]

Dear Mr. Gacy (2010) - Svetozar Ristovski
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- One of the most psychological mind-blowing movie that I've ever seen and that rewatch was awesome. I must the only one on this forum who watch that flick but this movie is a must-see in my opinion. You travel in the head of a sick serial killer (John Wayne Gacy) through series of phone calls and letters. The fact that this movie happen in real life blow me away.... it is completely surreal. My favorite part is definitely when he go see Gacy in the prison, We really enter in the head of a crazy psychopath. Actors are really good and direction is great. Definitely among my favorites.
4.5-

[Camo]

Never seen Dear Mr.Gacy. but i've watched this about Jason Moss -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ild9q0WOm4

[matt72582]

Somebody Up There Likes Me - 6/10

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[colejwalker]

A.I. (2001) - Really not what I was expecting. Don't waste your time with this movie unless your just morbidly curious like I was considering all of Kubrick's involvement. I found it to be the most void ending to any movie. The only thing I truly liked about it was Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, and the first forty five minutes. I would probably give it a 5.2/10.

[edarsenal]

Will do - could be a while though as it's a relatively recent release on dvd (Jul '15) so it's currently gone into the wishlist to see when/if the price drops a bit (I don't generally stream) ... unless of course Film 4 decide to be ultra-kind and show it (not impossible).

Surprisingly I found this at my local library. I've been rather lucky with them have a rather decent amount of good films

[Citizen Rules]

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Compulsion (1959) rating_3_5+
Mini review here (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1438219#post1438219)

[MovieGal]

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5.25/10...

I watched this because when I was younger I used to love the books by VC Andrews.. however, I think they should have stuck to the book instead of changing the story... meh!

[Iroquois]

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl - 2 or 2.5

Damn.

[Lucas]

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The Ladies Man 4-

Funniest movie I've seen in a long while. I do have some minor qualms with it, but this really is a delightful comedy (and an effective satire as well). Can't wait to see more from the Jer.

[Lucas]

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The Addiction 3.5+

This is a tough one to write about, especially after only a single viewing. It's an absolutely fascinating, complex piece of filmmaking from Ferrara. Hard to digest.

[carlspackler]

In The Heart of the Sea. 6.5/10,worth a watch.

The hateful eight. 3/10,almost as bad as Kill Bill and toooooooo loooong.

[Guaporense]

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Very good documentary. I would have put it into my top documentaries list.

[colejwalker]

In The Heart of the Sea. 6.5/10,worth a watch.

The hateful eight. 3/10,almost as bad as Kill Bill and toooooooo loooong.

Totally agree with Hateful 8 and Kill Bill, although I like Vol. 2.

In The Heart of the Sea sucked though man. That film was garbage and felt longer than the Hateful 8.

[colejwalker]

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl - 2 or 2.5

Damn.

Probably the best film of the year. Why didn't you like it?

[AboveTheClouds]

NoES 4: The Dream Master - This one actually surprises me the most for how much I actually love it, the characters are the most likable since Freddy's Revenge and I think this is my favorite Renny Harlin movie. 7/10

NoES 5: The Dream Child - Actually the hardest to sit through for me, the darker plot is a nice change of pace but I always seem to get bored and thus preoccupied during the viewing of it, and have trouble finishing it. 5.5/10

[Nemanja]

The Wayward Wife (1953) 4 Beautifully constructed piece of cinema...

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[dadgumblah]

Because I Said So (2007)

Featuring quite a good cast, this is nevertheless one of the most aggravating movies I've ever seen. Diane Keaton is the mother of three grown, beautiful women who cannot stop meddling in the lives of her daughters. They are Mandy Moore, Lauren Graham, and Piper Perabo. Graham and Perabo are shown getting married at the first of the move, so we don't know if Keaton interfered there, but they are happy, so obviously not. The main thrust of the flick is Keaton interfering with Moore's affairs to the point where I was hoping for Keaton to be killed in a drive-by or an earthquake or run over by a steamroller. The fist half of the movie is mainly pain and destruction comedy, with Keaton dropping plates, Moore dropping stuff, the leading man's little son running amok and causing people to drop plates, and even pushing a cake in the face of Keaton who starts crying. Oh yeah, Keaton cries a lot in this one. And Moore, although the leading lady and sincere in her role, is irritating also as she is something of a ditz that we are supposed to feel sorry for. Sorry, no dice. This whole family is unbearable because they can't get out of each other's way for a second. The only good things about it are Gabriel Macht as the better of the two boyfriends and the ending. I'm not kidding about how bad this was. It even has Keaton accidentally get stuck on a porn site and her dog getting horny and humping an ottoman. High comedy, folks. The only reason I sat there through this was because I'm sick with flu and everything hurts and I didn't want to talk about the movie with my wife. So, on it went. Glad I made it through. I think it actually broke my fever.

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[TokeZa]

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Inglourious Basterds (2009) by Quentin Tarantino and Eli Roth

As a warm up for The Hateful Eight i rewatched Tarantinos Inglourious Basterds yesterday. In short its a damn fine movie and the start of Tarantinos revisionist cinema within the thematics of a revenge movie. In a valuejudgement i would say this the finest movie by Tarantino closely followed by Pulp Fiction. Whether you like the style of Tarantino the historical revisionist take on ww2 should be interesting for most people.

4.5

[cricket]

A Face in the Crowd (1957)

3.5+

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Terrific performances from Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, and Walter Matthau, and a fantastic ending.

[the samoan lawyer]

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Fixed Bayonets (1951)

A low budget war film from Fuller that has a small unit of American soldiers tasked with slowing down the huge number of opposing Chinese Army in Korea, whilst their own troops get a chance to regroup. Another gritty and no-frills offering from Fuller and although it fails to hit the heights of The Steel Helmet, which is probably my favourite war film, it is still a must see for any fans of the genre. Also contains the uncredited film debut of James Dean.

4++

[TheUsualSuspect]

The Revenant - 3

whatever

Classic Iro.

[TheUsualSuspect]

The Boy Next Door (2015)

2.5

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I got this movie for my wife because she likes all those crazy Lifetime movies, and I figured this would be something similar. Well, she thought it sucked and I enjoyed it. It is dumb as hell, but I thought it was funny and easy to watch. It reminded me a lot of The Guest, and I would say they're fairly comparable in terms of quality. J Lo looked good in this too.

The film is nothing like The Guest, if you're referring to the Adam Wingard flick. That film was a throwback to 80's horror films, disguised as a modern thriller. The Boy Next Door is exactly what you said it was, a big budget lifetime movie starring someone who desperately is trying to stay relevant and sexy. She fails on both accounts as does the film. We've seen crazy psycho boyfriends before, the actor playing him does nothing new for the character. He gives menacing stares and physical threats. Give me something more conflicted with him.

Genre wise, they are nothing alike either. The only things in common is that someone has a new person enter their life and they won't leave. Something that happens in a lot of films. To compare these two is just weird....in my opinion of course. I don't want to come off as too stern or a sour puss.

The Guest is an under seen flick from 2014 that has 90% on Rotten Tomatoes. Boy Next Door sits at 10%, deservedly.

[lynchian]

Spotlight- 3.5 out of 4

[this_is_the_ girl]

Sundays and Cybele (1962) 4.5/5

A sad and moving story of alienation beautifully lensed by Henri Decae. Excellent in every way - well, maybe aside from the ending which I found a bit disappointing but the rest was great.

[this_is_the_ girl]

A.I. (2001) - Really not what I was expecting. Don't waste your time with this movie unless your just morbidly curious like I was considering all of Kubrick's involvement. I found it to be the most void ending to any movie. The only thing I truly liked about it was Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, and the first forty five minutes. I would probably give it a 5.2/10.
It's been a long time since I saw it but, very much like you, I vaguely recall liking the opening and overall the first part of the movie kept me interested but then it all went downhill from there, and the ending - well, it just went over my head.
Not sure how I'd feel about it if I saw it now.

[Mäx]

Mission: Impossible III (J. J. Abrams, 2006) - 3

[Rocket_Sam74]

Mission: Impossible III (J. J. Abrams, 2006) - rating_3

Haha I just thought of something true (for me):


Mission: Impossible rating_1
Mission: Impossible 2 rating_2
Mission: Impossible III rating_3
Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol rating_4
Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation rating_5

[Cole416]

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Punch-Drunk Love

Here (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1438664#post1438664) 3.5+

[Redwell]

Manderlay (2005) 4
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Manderlay falters in that it is a political experiment outright where as Dogville began as a more typical drama and slowly chipped away at its roots in traditionalism. It also suffers from being the middle picture which ends on a cliffhanger in a trilogy that never was. Bar those two shortcomings, it is certainly a poignant statement on race in America that only an outsider like Trier would have the nerve to present so bluntly. A quite abrasive affront to liberalism and an excellent retort to the many incarnations of the white-person-saves-the-day narrative.

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Breaking the Waves (1996) 4
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Trier at his sweetest and funniest makes his habit of enlightenment through suffering, often for the audience as much as the characters, all the more devastating. The scenes in the church alone cement Emily Watson's performance as one of the best Trier has ever captured which is quite the compliment.

http://boxd.it/88hZN

Trial on the Road (1971) 3
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My second tour through the apocalyptic mind of Aleksei German, Trial on the Road is a trek through Soviet snowscapes filled with gutsy criticism and dotted by visionary craft, however suffers from romance and propaganda overcoming narrative sensibility.

http://boxd.it/88p3n

The Pest (1997) 1
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Aggressively bad. Highly recommended.

http://boxd.it/89egH

[MovieMeditation]

I really like Manderlay too, don't get the hate.

[Thursday Next]

Kung Fury, short, 2014

I've seen some mixed reviews of this on here, but I thought it was a very funny pastiche of 80s action movies and video games.

4

[Redwell]

I really like Manderlay too, don't get the hate.
With somebody as divisive as Trier, I'm almost more surprised when people do like his stuff.

[cricket]

The film is nothing like The Guest, if you're referring to the Adam Wingard flick. That film was a throwback to 80's horror films, disguised as a modern thriller. The Boy Next Door is exactly what you said it was, a big budget lifetime movie starring someone who desperately is trying to stay relevant and sexy. She fails on both accounts as does the film. We've seen crazy psycho boyfriends before, the actor playing him does nothing new for the character. He gives menacing stares and physical threats. Give me something more conflicted with him.

Genre wise, they are nothing alike either. The only things in common is that someone has a new person enter their life and they won't leave. Something that happens in a lot of films. To compare these two is just weird....in my opinion of course. I don't want to come off as too stern or a sour puss.

The Guest is an under seen flick from 2014 that has 90% on Rotten Tomatoes. Boy Next Door sits at 10%, deservedly.

No, you're not a sour puss, and I did think The Guest was a little better. I do see my share of Lifetime movies courtesy of my wife though, and at least from my perspective, that movie fit in the Lifetime mold. That being said, some of those movies are fun to watch.

[Cole416]

The Boy Next Door (2015)

2.5

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I got this movie for my wife because she likes all those crazy Lifetime movies, and I figured this would be something similar. Well, she thought it sucked and I enjoyed it. It is dumb as hell, but I thought it was funny and easy to watch. It reminded me a lot of The Guest, and I would say they're fairly comparable in terms of quality. J Lo looked good in this too.

Thoughts on the epi pen scene and Guzman memorizing The Iliad? Some of the best writing in all of cinema!

[gugubee557]

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Cake
Daniel Barnz
Although this movie is very slow, it is perfectly executed and delivers quite a strong and optimistic message. The acting is great, and I thought the ending was perfect. It just didn't do too much for me, but I definitely enjoyed the artistic aspect about the film.
3

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Concussion
Peter Landesman
First of all, I thought the title of the movie was very misleading, especially since I hadn't seen any of the trailers out there. However, Will Smith did a terrific job in the movie. I did think that the movie was a bit too slow, most likely because there wasn't really much content to build a story with. The ending is predictable, but since it's a true-story, I guess we can't really blame the writers for that.
2.5+

[cricket]

Thoughts on the epi pen scene and Guzman memorizing The Iliad? Some of the best writing in all of cinema!

Hehe it was all ridiculous, but my standard are not very high.

[Jamuel L. Sackson]

Okay so I am new on the Terrence Malick and Andrei Tarkovsky train. (Don't kill me)

Days of Heaven 7/10- Undeniably the Nestor Almendros Cinematorgraphy was breathtaking at certain points. I like that we never stood in one location/scene for more than 3 mins. I just felt that it took a lil too long to get to the "problem" or plot point. The climax however makes it worth it.

Solaris- 9/10 (Nope haven't watched the Soderbergh remake) I went in knowing this was an art film and that the amount of dead silence would be equal to the amount of dialogue. Despite it being really long, I enjoyed exploring the psychosis of Hari and Kelvin. The movie made me want to come back to earth the minute I got there, the interaction with the other characters was unsettling.

:cool::cool::cool:
-R

[Jamuel L. Sackson]

Requiem For A Dream - 8.5/10 Great movie but I dont wanna watch it twice....

LOL definitely a movie I can only watch once a year.

[Iroquois]

Probably the best film of the year. Why didn't you like it?

Too damn quirky - not only that, it's quirky in a way that I should like (what with the barrage of cinema references and flatly sarcastic lead characters) which only compounds things and made it a bit too disappointing. At least the soundtrack is good.

Classic Iro.

I keep it real.

[Swan]

Being hyperbole about everything is better. In fact, it's THE GREATEST THING YOU CAN BE!!!!!!!!

[Lucas]

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The People Under the Stairs 4.5-

Rest in Peace, Wes.

[MovieBuffering]

The Big Short - 2015

Watched this movie about a week ago. Ton of bloated information that can leave you dizzy if not done entertainingly. I'm still not sure of the meat of the movie to be honest. Kind of just hang on while all these charismatic leads keep you abreast of the proceedings with their performances. I wouldn't call it dumbed down for the masses, I just think it is entertaining enough that you can follow all the financial jargon without being completely bored and lost. Everyone did really great in the movie especially Carrell and Bale. It's actually kind of emotional at the end when it all comes to a head.

Only beef with it is it paints only the banks and Wall Street as scapegoats in the economic meltdown. While they did have a HUGE hand in the deal, the government was not innocent in the events either. It almost feels like a 2 hour campaign for Bernie Sanders, who Adam Mckay donated a lot of money to, come to find out. It's not so in your face with that message that it ruins the movie though. I was definitely in the dark about what happen in the economic crash in 2008 and this helped me understand it better. At least got me interested in learning more about it for myself, which any good movie will do make you think about it after you watched it. I can see it being nominated for a lot of awards but not winning many.

I'd give it 3.3 out of 5

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[AboveTheClouds]

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The People Under the Stairs rating_4_5-

Rest in Peace, Wes.


My personal favourite Wes Craven film. RIP

[Iroquois]

Being hyperbole about everything is better. In fact, it's THE GREATEST THING YOU CAN BE!!!!!!!!

It's too late for that.

Carol - 3

Wow, those women are really good friends.

[doubledenim]

:lol:

[cricket]

To Be Twenty (1978)

2.5+

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This is an Italian film about the misadventures of two hot, young girls who become friends, and decide to make their way to a commune in Rome. For the first 90% of the film, it plays out like an erotic comedy. It's fairly amusing and the girls are nice to watch. All of a sudden, you get a very upsetting ending which gave me the jolt I needed to save this otherwise below average movie.

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[Iroquois]

Heathers - 4.5

"You're beautiful."

[the samoan lawyer]

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Hell and High Water (1954)

After reports pof an atomic bomb going off somewhere in the North Pacific, a submarince crew leave America to investigate the source.

This is definately a weaker Fuller movie and despite a decent enough ending, which was the best part in the whole movie, this really is a quite forgettable wartime/submarine flick.

3

[The Sci-Fi Slob]

I've seen a lot recently, and I've not been inactive on purpose. I'm still having to use my phone and it's annoying - so I still love you all. Anyway here's what I've watched.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens 4
Knight of Cups 4
Black Mass 3
Vendetta (Big Show Film) 1
Sicario 4.5
Digging up The Marrow 2
Area 51 1
Everest 3
Sharknado 2 0.5
Skin Trade 3
Solace 2
The Martian 4
The Visit 3.5
Silver Linings Playbook 4
Bone Tomahawk 3

[Nemanja]

Le Amiche (English: The Girlfriends) 1955 3

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[Raven73]

The Kingsman 6/10.

[gugubee557]

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The Social Network
David Fincher
I just love the approach of this film. It's just not the typical ''I'm-a-nice-guy-and-I-made-a-billion-dollars-by-being-nice-and-I-also-have-a-cat-named-Kitty'' storyline : it also shows the other side of the medal, the one that few people talk about. An entertaining and motivating movie. My hat's off to you, Fincher.
4

[MovieGal]

The Forest
(2016, USA)
Directed by Jason Zada
6/10

Not that scary and not a great story.. could have been a lot better

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[Guaporense]

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Now they talked about the use of steroids. Indeed, in Arnie's day they at least had hair, before the river of steroids made all of it fall out. :D

[SeeingisBelieving]

The Forest

Thanks for reminding me – I remember seeing this around the same time as the trailer for The Witch. I must give it a go.

[MovieGal]

do you mean VVitch? its two V's.. not a W... lol... Im hopeing to see VVitch very soon.

[SeeingisBelieving]

The last film I saw was Autumn in New York. A lot better than I expected (Vera Farmiga helped me to stick around;)) and Richard Gere and Winona Ryder were a surprisingly good fit – it's that quality of eternal youth and humour, I suppose. I liked their performances, too.

[SeeingisBelieving]

do you mean VVitch? its two V's.. not a W... lol... Im hopeing to see VVitch very soon.

You are quite right – vvhat vvas I thinking:p! Yes, The VVitch. I'm pondering whether to avoid seeing the new trailer and just go for it when it comes out on Blu-ray. The title does intrigue me as I would like the VV stylisation to actually mean something as well as making it strange. I was thinking it might refer to a date.

[SeeingisBelieving]

One film I will also mention, which I saw over Christmas was Haunted (1995) with Aidan Quinn and Kate Beckinsale. It reminded me of some of the more recent ghost story films and certainly had its moments – I mean Aidan Quinn would look haunted tying his shoelaces so they picked the right actor for it:). I think I also became quite emotionally invested in the story because it brought to mind a favourite Arthur Conan Doyle story of mine, The Land of Mist, which was inspired by spiritualism.

[seanc]

do you mean VVitch? its two V's.. not a W... lol... Im hopeing to see VVitch very soon.

It is called The Witch on IMDB but the poster does say VVITCH. What does this mean?

[MovieGal]

It is called The Witch on IMDB but the poster does say VVITCH. What does this mean?

Just a stylish way of doing W I guess.. when I watch the film I will see and tell you.

[SeeingisBelieving]

It is called The Witch on IMDB but the poster does say VVITCH. What does this mean?

Your guess is as good as mine:). As I say I hope there's a reason for it as part of the story. It could be 5 5 as in Roman Numerals.

[hell_storm2004]

Room - 6/10
The Big Short - 8/10. Should have done my MBA before watching this one!
The Martian - 7/10.
Trumbo - 7/10
Shaun the Sheep Movie - 7.5/10.
Peanuts movie - 7/10.
The Good Dinosaur - 6.5/10.
Beasts of No Nation - 8.2/10. Simply blown away by the acting on this one by the kid and Idris.
The Revenant - 8/10.
Brooklyn - 7.5/10
Carol - 6/10.
Spotlight - 7.8/10.
Steve Jobs - 6.5/10.
Creed - 6.8/10.
45 Years - 5.5/10.
Youth - 5/10.
Hateful Eight - 8.5/10. Loved it. Tarantino got his touch back! Jackson nailed it!!
Straight Outta Compton - 7.3/10.


Most of the oscars done!! :)

[honeykid]

It is called The Witch on IMDB but the poster does say VVITCH. What does this mean?
Marketing. :rolleyes:

[Swan]

do you mean VVitch? its two V's.. not a W... lol... Im hopeing to see VVitch very soon.

:|

[Swan]

Just did a little research, it seems to be a throwback (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W#History) to when printing presses had to write W's with two v's or two u's.

I think that's all. It's perfectly acceptable for someone to call it "The Witch," though, as "Vvitch" aint a flippin' word.

[MovieGal]

Just did a little research, it seems to be a throwback (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W#History) to when printing presses had to write W's with two v's or two u's.

I think that's all. It's perfectly acceptable for someone to call it "The Witch," though, as "Vvitch" aint a flippin' word.

I knew that the V and the W sound the same in Germanic words.. I figured it had to do with the time period of the film and the migration of those who lived in New England area are of old Germanic tribes....

I was unsure of this theory so that is why I did not mention it.

Edit: good example.. the word "vindauga" is of Old Norse origin... but Im sure you can figure the modern English word out.

[Swan]

Well, there's your answer.

[SeeingisBelieving]

Just did a little research, it seems to be a throwback (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W#History) to when printing presses had to write W's with two v's or two u's.

Ah, right. Thanks for that. I like it that something that would have been commonplace and innocuous at the time makes it look creepy as hell on this contemporary poster.

[AboveTheClouds]

Until relatively modern times they would to use V instead of U for engraving into stone/wood as well (I also believe that the letter U is a substitute of V, because V was used in latin instead of U). Not to mention that when you sound it out W even has it's root letter in the name. You can even see evidence of this in old text where at times they would use a different name and spell Wodan(Odin) as Votan(keeping with MG's Germanic-migration hypothesis). The poster could have been done with two V's or two U's, but the V's look more menacing for all intents and purposes, which is why I think they chose it for this movie. Pure marketing ploy

[honeykid]

All this is true. However, the reason they've done it for this poster is marketing. :yup:

[edarsenal]

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Compulsion (1959) 4 Want to thank Citizen for posting this one and I was lucky to find it on youtube. Dean Stockwell did an absolutely amazing job in this version of the 1924 Leopold and Loeb case.
This one WILL be making my '50's list.

[Citizen Rules]

Thanks Ed, GBG originally told me about it, it was on her movie log thread.

I didn't know Compulsion was on Youtube (hint, hint;) for all of you working on your 50's list)

[honeykid]

Compulsion a good film. Well worth a look for a 50's list.

[Friendly Mushroom!]

Until relatively modern times they would to use V instead of U for engraving into stone/wood as well (I also believe that the letter U is a substitute of V, because V was used in latin instead of U). Not to mention that when you sound it out W even has it's root letter in the name. You can even see evidence of this in old text where at times they would use a different name and spell Wodan(Odin) as Votan(keeping with MG's Germanic-migration hypothesis). The poster could have been done with two V's or two U's, but the V's look more menacing for all intents and purposes, which is why I think they chose it for this movie. Pure marketing ploy

U was used in Latin. V substiuted U when it was used on buildings, signs, etc as it was easiler to chisel out.

[AboveTheClouds]

Which is what I originally stated, and I've read latin text with V used instead of U which is why I said what I did :)

[seanc]

VVonderful answers. Seems like a vvitty vvay to get people to see their movie. I can barely vvait.

[Zotis]

Latin is so over rated. Koine Greek is where it's at.

[dadgumblah]

Batman: Year One (2011)

Being a fan of comic book superstar Frank Miller, I've read a fairly huge chunk of his work and his own artwork is some of the best I've ever seen. I'd forgotten that this was adapted as an animated film and was pleasantly surprised to see it appear on cable last week. I was not disappointed. The movie kept the same look of art from the book (that was actually done by Miller cohort David Mazzucchelli) and followed the story closely all the way. Great stuff that explores the first year (naturally) of Batman's rise in Gotham City and the first steps of Jim Gordon, long before he became the Commissioner of the Gotham Police Department. As much as Bruce Wayne/Batman deals with his internal struggle, this shows how much, maybe more, Gordon has to deal with. He's working with a crooked department but feels he's in no place to do much about it; his strained relationship with his pregnant wife is made all the more pressured by his attraction to a new female co-worker; he's determined to bring down a mafia boss; and this new vigilante character is running around taking down punks and flaunting the police's authority. This is really Gordon's story but there is plenty of Batman, with the beginning also of Selina Kyle/Catwoman's "career." Great voice work by Bryan Cranston, Ben McKenzie, Eliza Dushku, Jon Polito, Alex Rocco, and Katee Sackhoff.

Well done flick that I must see again.

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4

[Derek Vinyard]

The Revenant (2015) - Alejandro González Iñárritu
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- This movie was AWESOME. I didn't expect to like it that much especially after Pussy Galore tell me he didn't very like it... I found this movie and especially the survival tale really well-crafted and highly interresting I love everything about it. That bear attack and the injured body of Leo was totally amazing It was very realistic and the camera shots was totally great. Dicaprio and Tom Hardy performance are crazy they both put one hell of a great show in front of that camera and the rest of the cast are really good as well. The cinematography is so beautiful definitely gonna win the oscar and it deserved it x1000. The soundtrack and score was perfection. I'm not the biggest fan of Iñárritu but this movie is his best work hands down. The Revenant for Oscars!! Highly recommended.
4.5-

[Iroquois]

For your consideration (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1439736#post1439736).

[the samoan lawyer]

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The Hateful 8 (2015)

First of all, yes, I am a Tarantino fanboy. I own all his feature films and I love every single one, sure some are better than others but even my least favourite of his, Death Proof, still gets a 4+ from me.
The Hateful Eight is obviously a film ive been anticipating for ages and finally I got to see it last night...and I was not disappointed. The dialogue was probably my favourite part alongside the performances. Some of the exchanges between the characters were compelling when not utterly hilarious. Hard to choose my favourite performance as every main character was superb barring Madsen who I thought was quite uninteresting, shame because Ive loved him in QT's other work. The most surprising of the actors here for me were Leigh and Goggins who were just an absolute joy to watch! There is a nice feel of suspense throughout, which accumulates in an excellent and bloody finale. I loved the cinematography here, the snow and chasing blizzards gave a great feel of claustrobia and this is only heightened by Morricone's great score.

The Hateful Eight is certainly going to heavily divide opinions amongst its viewers, regardless of whether they are fans of the director or not. But for me, I loved it.

Special note also goes out to the cabin door, surely the funniest door in a movie ever.

4.5

[neiba]

The Martian (Ridley Scott, 2015)


At first, I thought this was going to be similar to Interstellar. Matt Damon lost on a planet, Jessica Chastain trying to help him... I was pleased to see that it was not Interstellar 2.0, though it comes in the same line Sci-Fi has been going the past couple of years, which is being more concerned with scientific accuracy, which is great! And excluding some necessary leaps of faith, it seemed quite solid from that point of view!

The cast has a lot of great actors and they all did really well. The script is solid, well written, it's visually very compelling, I hated the sountrack but I can see some people liking it, and the more intense scenes were quite well orchestrated. It kept me interested the whole time, even when it was a bit too idealistic.

Now, I still think this movie is highly overrated, and the fact that it's among the Academy's nominations for Best Film tells me the year was not especially great.
I haven't watched Gravity but I watched Interstellar and I believe it's better than this in almost every aspect, excluding the script.

I don't think Scott will ever return to whom he once was but I believe this is the closest he will ever be.

rating_3


Also, am I the only one thinking Matt Damon looks like DiCaprio when he wears a beard?

http://s17.postimg.org/aoc3myx3j/mattdamon.jpg

[FM19]

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The Martian (2015)

rating_4_5

This was an all-around well-made film that was very thrilling and enjoyable from start to finish. Matt Damon gave a great performance, as did most of the cast, and Ridley Scott proved to us that he's still got it.

[Rey Skywalker]

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Queen of Earth (2015)

The film follows two friends, Catherine and Virginia spending time at Virginia's lake house and we also see flashbacks to a year ago, when Catherine unexpectedly brought her boyfriend James to the lake house and pissed of her best friend.

At the start we think the film is about the friendship between them, but as the story unravels we realize we are witnessing one of them having a mental breakdown.

Queen of Earth is a chilling thriller. Elisabeth Moss brilliantly plays a woman going crazy and she finds her match in Katherine Waterson who portrays a person struggling to salvage a friendship. Her facial expressions in the flashbacks when she is being annoyed by Catherine and James are priceless.

The only thing that bothered me was that these two women didn't really seem like friends. They bickered all the time. I wish the script included maybe two flashbacks scenes of them just having fun.

All in all, this is a great film and I will probably revisit it in the future.

rating_4_5

[doubledenim]

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The Hateful 8 (2015)

The most surprising of the actors here for me were Leigh and Goggins who were just an absolute joy to watch!

4.5

My plans fell apart to see this, but I figured Goggins was a sure thing in this. He just seems like a guy made to spew Tarantino.

[Redwell]

Wings of Desire (1987) 3
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What starts as an experimental depiction of our internal world versus or external world and the resulting social distance boils down to a love conquers all fantasy. Any profundity is lost in the long winded definitey of the conclusion.

http://boxd.it/8azRh

Mister Lonely (2007) 3
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Korrine humanizes the pop culture mythos in an a relatively tame look at our search for acceptance. His fascination with street performance and oddity, while arguably exploitative in his previous work, is unquestionably endearing here. The most troubling aspect of Mister Lonely is that we aren't allowed to witness the birth of hope without a somber penance in exchange.

http://boxd.it/8avSv

[Mäx]

Harold and Maude (Hal Ashby, 1971) - 4.5

This movie is in every way just great. Love it!

[AboveTheClouds]

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Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

This is what you get when the directors themselves acknowledge they were having a hard time coming up with good and fresh idea's for the series, but they wanted to make another film in the series. This is technically the last film in the series as "New Nightmare" doesn't take place in the canon of the film universe and instead switches focus to the real world and actors who portrayed them. I always found this and 5 to be the two weakest entries into the series, and the whole Freddys daughter angle kind of sucked. 5.5/10

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Wes Cravens New Nightmare

Like previously stated this film takes place out of the original films continuity. This film is basically what would happen if the actors/producers/crew met Freddy, Heather Langenkamp stars as well, herself and as Nancy and Robert Ungland as himself and Freddy. This movie is actually one of my favorites involving Freddy, and how Wes Craven returns to save the day and return Freddy to his more sinister side, this film is more of a straight up horror film and a return to form of the first two movies. Besides, it's always awesome to see the robo Freddy arm go possessed and ruin people's days. 7/10

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House of Flying Daggers

I have always been a big fan of martial arts and Wuxia films, and I love wire fu and am absolutely fascinated by films done in this time period. The use of colour and costume are very effective in this film, the furniture and locations are superb at really allowing you to immerse yourself in the world the director creates. Although I personally don't usually go for romances, I find the one in the film to be subtle yet well crafted, even though at first it's a total ruse. Definitely a good follow up to Hero, but I feel HOFD is a better film, and I enjoyed it more.

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Rocky IV

Our hero Rocky now has a buttload of money, a nice house, a couple Lamborghini's, a precocious son and through some miracle of science a more attractive wife. As does his friend and colleague Apollo Creed, however Apollo cannot be content to live happily, he needs to prove that he can still be the best. Enter Ivan Drago 6'5 of **** you up, Apollo cocky as ever during a press conference only serves to exacerbate the situation. Ivan and Apollo meet in the ring and the rest is film history, Rocky makes an announcement that he will fight Ivan for pride, vengeance and for country. Now we sit through a good 25 minutes of montages/training sequences split between Ivan in a hi tech training lab and Rocky playing sled dog. Rocky and Ivan meet in the ring on Xmas day in Moscow and it's a slugfest, and imo one of the more entertaining fights in the series, In the end Rocky swarms him and finishes Drago off. Russians are pissed, awesome ending. 8/10

[doubledenim]

http://i.imgur.com/UFmqVxB.gif (https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fforums.superherohype.com%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D503177&psig=AFQjCNH4ld3rFIHR6hqhHgMdZZRJVz0bAQ&ust=1452975701359102)










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Easy watch that goes right where you think it will. Love del Toro in a role like this, opposed to the garbage he was in Savages.

rating_3_5

[Cole416]

The Martian (Ridley Scott, 2015)


At first, I thought this was going to be similar to Interstellar. Matt Damon lost on a planet, Jessica Chastain trying to help him... I was pleased to see that it was not Interstellar 2.0, though it comes in the same line Sci-Fi has been going the past couple of years, which is being more concerned with scientific accuracy, which is great! And excluding some necessary leaps of faith, it seemed quite solid from that point of view!

The cast has a lot of great actors and they all did really well. The script is solid, well written, it's visually very compelling, I hated the sountrack but I can see some people liking it, and the more intense scenes were quite well orchestrated. It kept me interested the whole time, even when it was a bit too idealistic.

Now, I still think this movie is highly overrated, and the fact that it's among the Academy's nominations for Best Film tells me the year was not especially great.
I haven't watched Gravity but I watched Interstellar and I believe it's better than this in almost every aspect, excluding the script.

I don't think Scott will ever return to whom he once was but I believe this is the closest he will ever be.

rating_3


Also, am I the only one thinking Matt Damon looks like DiCaprio when he wears a beard?

http://s17.postimg.org/aoc3myx3j/mattdamon.jpg


Agreed on everything you said... Including the beard.

[Citizen Rules]

http://i.azcentral.com/thingstodo/movies/images/82936/82936_aa.jpg


The Tree of Life
I'm not sure it I will like it?
Didn't like the first 12 minutes so shut it off. Does it get better as the film goes on?

[Mr Minio]

Didn't like the first 12 minutes so shut it off. Does it get better as the film goes on?

And I thought you're a serious cinephile...

[MovieGal]

And I thought you're a serious cinephile...

Im a serious cinephile and if a movie sucks in my opinion.. I shut it off... no matter how far its into the film....

[Citizen Rules]

Im a serious cinephile and if a movie sucks in my opinion.. I shut it off... no matter how far its into the film....Yup agreed. There's way too many movies and far too little time for me to give a couple hours of my time to something that doesn't interest me.

[MovieGal]

Yup agreed. There's way too many movies and far too little time for me to give a couple hours of my time to something that doesn't interest me.

its a bit different if I go to the cinema.... but I try to go to movies that are good and dont suck.. if its watchable... thats good.. it will just get a low rating...

[Mr Minio]

Whatever, looks like me and mark f are the only people on this site, who always watch every movie till the end.

[Citizen Rules]

I haven't been to a theater in 10 years? Though one of these days I'm going to Seattle to the Cinerama theater.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Cinerama

[MovieGal]

We have a few cinemas that was very popular long ago... AMC bought one and now... its a Alamo Drafthouse Cinema... the building is a landmark...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainstreet_Theater

https://localtvwdaf.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/20141223_132942.jpg

The other is a venue for concerts and such

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uptown_Theater_(Kansas_City,_Missouri)

[Nausicaä]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c6/Highway_Jacket_DVD.jpg
- Second viewing of this film.

3


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ea/Danny_Collins_Official_Poster.jpg

rating_2_5

[Guaporense]

Didn't like the first 12 minutes so shut it off. Does it get better as the film goes on?


Gets worse. I watched the whole thing. Really boring and tremendously pretentious. If I wanted to watch Malick's masturbate I would peek at his room at night.

[Camo]

Gets worse. I watched the whole thing. Really boring and tremendously pretentious. If I wanted to watch Malick's masturbate I would peek at his room at night.

Hahahahahaha

I haven't even seen it this made me laugh though.

[Guaporense]

https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQIaEPb8gLO1brIyBU2TYMEhfS_BiqtKi5uGExh1EQqad0EWXMzkz7Oa9JljA

Nice movie. A generic 50's Western, its decently executed but doesn't fit well with my PlayStation mentality, although the CS match in the end was very tense. Overall I got the feeling that I "should" have liked it more than I did.

[Camo]

https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQIaEPb8gLO1brIyBU2TYMEhfS_BiqtKi5uGExh1EQqad0EWXMzkz7Oa9JljA

Nice movie. A generic 50's Western, its decently executed but doesn't fit well with my PlayStation mentality, although the CS match in the end was very tense. Overall I got the feeling that I "should" have liked it more than I did.

Playstation mentality?

I loved High Noon, it is probably the most simple, straight to the point Western i have seen and i love it for it.

[Lucas]

http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTY0MTg5OTkzN15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODg0MDcxMQ@@._V1_UY1200_CR117,0,630,1200_AL_.jpg

La Collectionneuse 3.5

Finally finished viewing all six of Rohmer's "moral tales". This one ranks somewhere down the middle for me. It isn't the best, but it is the one I found the funniest.

It's centered around an arrogant, condescending guy and a girl that sleeps with, like, everyone. He's the only one that she doesn't sleep with, and so he lies to himself to not make himself lose self-esteem. This is a scathing, yet ultimately subtle critique of male "values" and "morals".

[Lucas]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c8/R_xmas_poster.jpg

'R Xmas 4+

This is genuine, sincere filmmaking from an underrated master of the medium. Ferrara zeroes in on a drug-dealing couple, yet he never condemns or condescends. There's such unbelievable honesty on display here.

I recall so many fleeting, beautiful moments:

The young daughter opening her presents, completely unaware of the hell her parents went through the previous night.

The subtle, nuanced gestures between the two leads. Each facial expression says more than words ever will.

The profound display of affection between the characters and an actual understanding of what Christmas truly means.

Best film I've seen so far in 2016.

[Zappho]

Chappie
rating_1_5

Extremely disappointing and frustrating. Is Neil Blomkamp trying to beat M. Night Shyamalan for fastest career nose dive? District 9? Sci-fi classic. Elysium? Showing some cracks but still has stuff to enjoy. Chappie? Other than the well done CGI (you can see from the rating how much that buys) and Chappie himself, this movie is an absolute mess that gets worse the more I think about it. For crying out loud, the writing was so lazy that two of the central characters had the same names as the actors playing them.

Sisters
rating_2

I wasn't planning on seeing this movie (was actually planning on seeing Hateful 8 but problems occurred so settled for seeing this one instead) and this movie really wasn't made for me so take the rating as you will. I did find myself chuckling at some points but the storyline and arcs for the two leads were predictable, it felt like they just reversed the leads roles from Baby Mama, they stuck to certain jokes for way too long, and the pacing made it feel an hour longer than it should have been. Also, due to its R rating, you got a f-bomb or penis joke every 10 to 15 seconds (over exaggerated but not by much).

Black Snake Moan
rating_4_5

Saw this movie a long time ago, back when it came out on DVD and I enjoyed it then but I love it now. The blues soundtrack fit so well with the tone and themes of the film and I really liked that they put a lot of emphasis on it. Samuel L. Jackson and Christina Ricci were fantastic together and individually. Christina Ricci especially stood out. Definitely the best role of her career. The plot can be seen as a bit ridiculous but I found it compelling and believable watching these two broken people who are brought together by chance affect each others lives so profoundly. An underrated gem in my opinion and definitely worth checking out.

Sicario
rating_4_5

So now it's three for three with Denis Villeneuve. Prisoners, Enemy, and now Sicario. One more and I'm going to have to throw him up there with David Fincher and Quentin Tarantino. The cinematography was breathtaking. The story was compelling and brutal. Emily Blunt continues solidifying her "badass" reputation and I don't think I've seen Benecio Del Toro in such a masterful role. Dude was mesmerizing. The last five to ten minutes of this film had me gripping my chair because I had no idea how it was going to end.

The Hateful 8
rating_4

Finally!!! It almost seemed like fate didn't want me to see this. I tried quite a few times since New Years to see Hateful 8 but something always got in the way. Now that I've seen it though, I feel a tad bit disappointed by it. Don't get me wrong. It was a great movie. The acting was great. Everybody felt natural in their roles (though I'm not as over on Jennifer Jason Leigh as everybody else seems to be. It was a good performance but I felt her role could've been played by anyone else and it would've came off just the same. Honestly think Walton Goggins should be getting recognition for his performance). The filmmaking was excellent considering the setting the story takes place in. The dialogue was clever and snappy (it is Tarantino after all), there's quite a few memorable moments, and all the characters were very well written. My problem comes down to the script. It just fells too "been there done that". Like I feel confident in saying that Hateful 8 was Django Unchained meets Reservoir Dogs and while that's not a deal breaker in any way (two of my favorite movies by the way), looking back at Tarantino's previous work, I just kind of wish he came up with something a bit more original. Still extremely entertaining though.

[Miss Vicky]

Black Snake Moan
rating_4_5

Saw this movie a long time ago, back when it came out on DVD and I enjoyed it then but I love it now. The blues soundtrack fit so well with the tone and themes of the film and I really liked that they put a lot of emphasis on it. Samuel L. Jackson and Christina Ricci were fantastic together and individually. Christina Ricci especially stood out. Definitely the best role of her career. The plot can be seen as a bit ridiculous but I found it compelling and believable watching these two broken people who are brought together by chance affect each others lives so profoundly. An underrated gem in my opinion and definitely worth checking out.


So great to see someone else who loves this movie. It's a former top ten for me (probably around #12 now) and I totally agree about it being Christina Ricci's best performance. I think it's among Samuel L. Jackson's best as well.

Just a shame it was marketed as some kind of pseudo S&M porn.

[Zappho]

So great to see someone else who loves this movie. It's a former top ten for me (probably around #12 now) and I totally agree about it being Christina Ricci's best performance. I think it's among Samuel L. Jackson's best as well.

Just a shame it was marketed as some kind of pseudo S&M porn.


Agreed. The marketing is the reason I didn't give it five. I think that was what steered people away from watching it or made some critics confused on what it was going for.


Also like Chris Stuckmann said that Samuel L. Jacksons role in Hateful 8 was his best since Pulp Fiction and I was like "Have you not seen Black Snake Moan?"

[gugubee557]

http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02569/HYM03THE_MARTIAN_2569541f.jpg
The Martian
Ridley Scott
Am I the only one who thought this movie was very average ? The actors are good, but don't offer an astonishing performance. The ending is cheesy, very predictable and doesn't bring anything new to the table. But the script... it's so full of moments that look a bit like this :

''- Yo fam. I'm about to spit a scientific freestyle right here. Yall ready ?
- Hell yeah dude !
- Ayt. So let's turn this geomatic rover 12.66 degrees north-east. Then we will rotate the multi-processor of the space shuttle so it can align with Mars. Then, the proximity of the planet should be of 2856 meters, or 1723 kilo-knots. That should do it guys !!!
- Yo dude. That's a dope freestyle, but how do you know that's gonna save Matt Damon ? I mean, I know we're in Hollywood and all, but that doesn't even sound plausible.
- Don't worry dude. It don't matter if the plan makes sense or not dude. All we gotta do is wear this NASA patch I bought on Ebay and the plan will work. That's how it's done dude. Don't overthink this bro.''

2.5+

[Iroquois]

You're not alone, I gave it a 2.5 in this review (http://www.movieforums.com/reviews/1395027-the-martian.html). Technically decent, but not enough substance to make it click for me.

Also, last movie I saw...

Mad Max: Fury Road - 4

Third time through, still good.

[Gatsby]

The Revenant (Inarritu, 2015)

http://i.imgur.com/f3qdW2m.jpg

Yep, Leo's definitely getting that oscar.

4

[The Sci-Fi Slob]

The Revenant (Inarritu, 2015)

http://i.imgur.com/f3qdW2m.jpg

Yep, Leo's definitely getting that oscar.

4

I still think Critters 3 was his best performance...

[Mäx]

Dial M For Murder (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954) - 3.5+

A very enjoyable flick but not among Hitchcock's best.

[matt72582]

Whatever, looks like me and mark f are the only people on this site, who always watch every movie till the end.

I was like that until last year, for reason CR mentioned. I can only manage about 3 movies a week, so why waste it on something bad, when there are dozens of movies instead.

[cricket]

Monster (2003)

2.5

http://cdn.moviestillsdb.com/sm/9b9adf54059b9e0f52077148a91421b7/monster.jpg

I don't think it helped that I watched a couple of terrific documentaries last month about Aileen Wuornos, although that's what finally pushed me to see this. I can't help but compare real to recreated. Charlize Theron was good in the title role; she had the walk and some of the mannerisms down pat. The make-up was a big aid to her though, and the 6 inch heigh difference was easily noticeable to me. I don't think it was Academy Award worthy, but still, I would consider her performance a strong point of the film. I did have a problem with the Christina Ricci character, a fictional character based on Aileen's real life lover. I'm guessing they needed to change the name due to legal concerns? Anyway, Ricci looked to me like she was a child in the movie, which is not her fault. But my big problem with the character was how much she was featured. Their relationship was a major focal point in the movie, and I would have rather that time been spent on her earlier years, and why she became such a tragic figure. I also hated the whole feel of the movie. I didn't think it ever developed that authentic feel, and instead came off as generic. Some great scenes and I love true crime films, so not a total waste, but I thought this movie should have been a whole lot better. Oh yea, using Journey's Don't Stop Believin' over the end credits made me want to puke.

Actual Aileen Wuornos mugshot-

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Wuornos.jpg

[honeykid]

It's a shame you didn't like it much, cricket. I've not seen it since soon after release, but I really liked it and thought the two performances (both individually and the chemistry between the two) were fantastic.

[cricket]

I think I would've liked it much more if I saw it before the documentaries.

[Swan]

It's a shame you didn't like it much, cricket. I've not seen it since soon after release, but I really liked it and thought the two performances (both individually and the chemistry between the two) were fantastic.

Maybe one day he'll see it again and like it more. Don't stop believin'!

[Derek Vinyard]

Monster suck terribly.

[Rey Skywalker]

Easy watch that goes right where you think it will. Love del Toro in a role like this, opposed to the garbage he was in Savages.


rating_3_5

Savages is indeed a trash movie, but I thought he was great in it! Him and Salma were the only entertaining parts of that mess

[Mäx]

Airplane! (Jim Abrahams/Jerry Zucker/David Zucker, 1980) - 2+

Mmh, i used to like that movie a lot but this time it did almost nothing for me.

Rango (Gore Verbinski, 2011) - 3.5+

[colejwalker]

(500) Days of Summer - 6.5/10

A little cheesy at times and I didn't really buy their chemistry in the film, but the ending is so damn good and there are a couple other memorable scenes.

[Captain Steel]

Watched the St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967).
This might be thought of as a pre-curser to modern-day mob movies ala Roger Corman!
It's got a large, very recognizable cast (with little gems thrown in like a small part for Bruce Dern and an uncredited appearance by Jack Nicholson).
It's the story of Al Capone vs. Bugs Moran in 1920's Chicago that culminates with the eponymous event.

What stands out about this movie is the narration (by the great Paul Frees - look him up - you may not know his name, but you know his voice!) which occurs periodically throughout the movie, and it tells who each character is, when they were born, what they did and how & when they died.

A great role for Jason Robards who doesn't resemble Capone physically, but plays the part well - he even takes up a baseball bat at one point - a scene given homage by Robert DeNiro as Capone in The Untouchables (1987)!

I give this 2.5 out of 5 stars.

[Nemanja]

Christmas Evil (1980) 2.5
http://www.joblo.com/images_arrownews/christmas-evil-postera.jpg

[this_is_the_ girl]

The Martian
Ridley Scott
Am I the only one who thought this movie was very average ? The actors are good, but don't offer an astonishing performance. The ending is cheesy, very predictable and doesn't bring anything new to the table.

2.5+

It was average, yeah, but I enjoyed it nevertheless. I'd probably give it a 3/5.

[gugubee557]

It was average, yeah, but I enjoyed it nevertheless. I'd probably give it a 3/5.

It's just the basic flick where everything that's supposed to go wrong goes right and that just pisses me off. Entertaining, but not worthy of its ranking on IMDB. But again, it's IMDB, so it doesn't really mean anything.

[neiba]

I knew that the V and the W sound the same in Germanic words.. I figured it had to do with the time period of the film and the migration of those who lived in New England area are of old Germanic tribes....

I was unsure of this theory so that is why I did not mention it.

Edit: good example.. the word "vindauga" is of Old Norse origin... but Im sure you can figure the modern English word out.

Just saw this. No, they don't! V in german sounds life an F, W sounds like a V (in english). The letter V is called in fact "fau"!

Except, of course, when it comes after a Q. Like Quelle is read as KVELLE, while Vater is read as Fater!

[MovieGal]

Just saw this. No, they don't! V in german sounds life an F, W sounds like a V (in english). The letter V is called in fact "fau"!

Except, of course, when it comes after a Q. Like Quelle is read as KVELLE, while Vater is read as Fater!

There are some words but not all.

[MovieGal]

Oh wait, I said Germanic not necessarily German in particular. Old Norse is a Germanic language but it's not German!

And Vindauga is Window.

[neiba]

Oh, sorry, my mistake then! Cause in German, the rule is V=F. But Germanic is different, you're rigt! :)

[doubledenim]

You're not alone, I gave it a 2.5 in this review (http://www.movieforums.com/reviews/1395027-the-martian.html). Technically decent, but not enough substance to make it click for me.

Also, last movie I saw...

Mad Max: Fury Road - 4

Third time through, still good.

I just love reading stuff like this. Completely opposite of my stance, but great nonetheless.

[kelly01]

the forest- 9/10. i like the rush of adrenaline i felt while seeing this movie, even though it was sort of sad at the end.

[Hambo]

Van Wilder (2002)

http://movienewz.nl/img/photos/wilder.jpg

Not as bad as I thought it would be, considering all the negative ratings and reviews. There were moments that made me chuckle, which doesn't really happen with a lot of these 'comedies'. Kal Penn really stands out in this film and is the source of most of the laughs, I found Ryan Reynolds to be a bit annoying and Tara Reid was really just there for show.

6/10

[Lucas]

http://pics.filmaffinity.com/The_Tall_T-974015063-large.jpg

The Tall T 4.5

Simply brilliant, a near-perfect western.

[Steve Freeling]

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/7J4iGLqzYEHX2iDXyXs955UnS4A.jpg
5

[ursaguy]

IMO the strength of the Martian is that nobody actively dislikes it. I've heard people call it just okay, or emotionally empty, but I've never heard of somebody who outright hates it. For better or for worse, that's not something you can say about The Revenant or Mad Max, for example.

[Iroquois]

The Iron Giant - 4

SUUUUUPERMAAAAN

[Swan]

The Iron Giant - 4

SUUUUUPERMAAAAN

You rang?

[Mäx]

Forrest Gump (Robert Zemeckis, 1994) - rating_5

Not the best movie ever made but THE movie i connet to most on an emotional level. Uncountable moments which get me every time.

[Mäx]

Mon oncle (Jacques Tati, 1958) - 3.5+

A fairly entertaining movie. Could've been a bit shorter, though.

[neiba]

IMO the strength of the Martian is that nobody actively dislikes it. I've heard people call it just okay, or emotionally empty, but I've never heard of somebody who outright hates it. For better or for worse, that's not something you can say about The Revenant or Mad Max, for example.

That's a strength? Following that point of view it's a better movie than 2001: A Space Odissey.

[bluedeed]

Mon oncle (Jacques Tati, 1958) - 3.5+

A fairly entertaining movie. Could've been a bit shorter, though.

It's my least favorite of Tati's movies

[honeykid]

That's a strength? Following that point of view it's a better movie than 2001: A Space Odissey.

Yeah, you're point being? :p

[Mäx]

Mon oncle (Jacques Tati, 1958) - rating_3_5+

A fairly entertaining movie. Could've been a bit shorter, though.
It's my least favorite of Tati's movies
That sounds promising. :)

[Citizen Rules]

It's my least favorite of Tati's movies It's the only Tati film I've seen but I really liked it. My short review of Mon Oncle (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1426309#post1426309)

[Thursday Next]

Jurassic World (2015)

3

Sabrina (1995)

3-

Clue (1985)

2

[colejwalker]

I watched 13 Hours yesterday. I just want to let people know that it was a mistake. I don't feel like I have to say much more other than just... stay home... please just stay home.

2

[neiba]

That's a strength? Following that point of view it's a better movie than 2001: A Space Odissey.

Yeah, you're point being? :p

You might not like it, but you can't deny it's one of the most influential movies ever made, Sci-Fi or not. Who will remember The Martian in 5 years?

[honeykid]

Matt Damon. :D

[AdamUpBxtch]

http://cdn.collider.com/wp-content/uploads/cabin-in-the-woods-movie-image-1.jpg
The Cabin in the Woods (2012) 4.5

everytime I rewatch this movie I still can't believe it was made....that elevator scene doe

[Daniel M]

Nosferatu (F.W. Murnau, 1922) 4

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/92/Nosferatuposter.jpg/220px-Nosferatuposter.jpg

[MovieGal]

Matt Damon. :D

http://33.media.tumblr.com/0e662b5e8f2e199bb3bcd24bc0756509/tumblr_inline_nurs5294nI1qzq0wc_500.gif

[Citizen Rules]

I haven't seen Nosferatu (F.W. Murnau, 1922) but want to watch it one of these days. I like silent films as it requires the viewer to participant in the story by following along and using the imagination.

[Sexy Celebrity]

I haven't seen Nosferatu (F.W. Murnau, 1922) but want to watch it one of these days. I like silent films as it requires the viewer to participant in the story by following along and using the imagination.

Even I have seen it. What's wrong with you?

[Mr Minio]

This guy only watches Citizen Kane on perpetual repeat. He's never seen any other film. His top 10 is fake, too.

[Citizen Rules]

Too busy watching John Candy movies.;)

[Citizen Rules]

Nah, I don't rewatch films often. I've only seen Citizen Kane once (twice if you count watching it with the commentary track). It's not a film you want to watch over and over again. Not enough babes in it.

[Mr Minio]

"Babes"? I thought you said "babies" and thought you're a pedo for a moment.

[AboveTheClouds]

Dirty Work(1998)
http://images.moviepostershop.com/dirty-work-movie-poster-1998-1020203678.jpg
Director - Bob Saget
Starring - Norm Macdonald, Artie Lang, Jack Warden and Traylor Howard(Worst first name ever)
Rating - 7/10 (15+ rewatches)

I find this movie to be a prime example of like it or leave it, personally I like this movie, quite a bit. Such a ridiculous concept but supplies an awesome amount of laughs from awesome sight gags and Norm Macdonalds trademark sarcasm and aloofness. At around the half way mark the movie starts to sputter a bit when the focus shifts from a buddies getting revenge on the world thing, to trying to stop an evil real estate developers plan and get Norm Macdonald laid. Anyway, the film has a few awesome guest stars (notably Chevy Chase as an inept gambling addicted heart doctor, Chris Farley as the guy who got his nose bitten off by a Saigon whore and Adam Sandler as Satan) This film has lots of lines which are quotable as hell,

CC: "I know there's really nobody to blame for this but myself, well, I don't know, maybe the Buffalo Bills, the Boston Red Sox, or Mr. T or, or the Jets.."

NM: "Wait a minute, Mr T.? Are you telling me that you bet on the fight in Rocky III, and that you bet against Rocky?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6Qzf3vCyIo
One of the funniest scenes in the whole damned movie, "dead" hookers in trunks was well played.

[colejwalker]

I just finished Blood Simple. (1984) and I would probably say its one of the better first films of a director I've ever seen. The film keeps you guessing throughout the whole run time and it can be very gratifying guessing what is happening. The performances I found mostly to be good other than John Getz, thought he was a little weak and didn't feel that invested. The script is a very simple plot with an original twist on it similar to most of the Coen Brother films. The problems I had were some of the character motivations didn't really make sense looking back. I also think a couple of the scenes are a little too drawn out, a problem I have with most of the Coen's films. Overall, it is a very solid picture and worthy of a watch.

3.5

[colejwalker]

http://cdn.collider.com/wp-content/uploads/cabin-in-the-woods-movie-image-1.jpg
The Cabin in the Woods (2012) 4.5

everytime I rewatch this movie I still can't believe it was made....that elevator scene doe

Drew Goddard really can do no wrong. Very interesting take on the horror cabin cliche.

[Nope1172]

http://www.wearemoviegeeks.com/wp-content/uploads/ExMachina_Payoff_hires2-2-header.jpg
4+
One of the better movies of 2015

[Lucas]

http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/f/fd/Star_Wars_Episode_VII_The_Force_Awakens.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20151018162823

Star Wars:The Force Awakens 3

There were a few inspired moments, but this felt like more of a "product" than an actual film. There was too much pandering to appease the rabid fanbase of the original trilogy and there's very little "new" here. Even though the prequels were universally panned by audiences, at least they were made by an auteur with a vision (even if that vision was inherently flawed and misguided). Abrams just brings nothing new to the table which, truthfully, is the saddest part of it all.Some of the new leads were good, tho. Kylo Ren was the character I found the most fascinating, due to him having actual internal conflict. I liked Rey as well, but she's totally a Mary-Sue like many have pointed out. Still, thought the movie was enjoyable despite my numerous issues with it.

[The Gunslinger45]

Dirty Work(1998)
http://images.moviepostershop.com/dirty-work-movie-poster-1998-1020203678.jpg
Director - Bob Saget
Starring - Norm Macdonald, Artie Lang, Jack Warden and Traylor Howard(Worst first name ever)
Rating - 7/10 (15+ rewatches)

I find this movie to be a prime example of like it or leave it, personally I like this movie, quite a bit. Such a ridiculous concept but supplies an awesome amount of laughs from awesome sight gags and Norm Macdonalds trademark sarcasm and aloofness. At around the half way mark the movie starts to sputter a bit when the focus shifts from a buddies getting revenge on the world thing, to trying to stop an evil real estate developers plan and get Norm Macdonald laid. Anyway, the film has a few awesome guest stars (notably Chevy Chase as an inept gambling addicted heart doctor, Chris Farley as the guy who got his nose bitten off by a Saigon whore and Adam Sandler as Satan) This film has lots of lines which are quotable as hell,

CC: "I know there's really nobody to blame for this but myself, well, I don't know, maybe the Buffalo Bills, the Boston Red Sox, or Mr. T or, or the Jets.."

NM: "Wait a minute, Mr T.? Are you telling me that you bet on the fight in Rocky III, and that you bet against Rocky?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6Qzf3vCyIo
One of the funniest scenes in the whole damned movie, "dead" hookers in trunks was well played.




Glad to see I am not the only one who likes this movie.

[Rocket_Sam74]

The Land Before Time


http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQMxbt3T1JJj6LlGtEWNl-Tnei8HJGluBYC7xMfa42rxKDAWou5


Overall, very touching :bawling:


This is one of those animation classics. I remember watching this movie when I was like 5-6 years old. I remembered more the fifth one (of which I'll do a review also). I remembered this series for no reason but the urge to re-watch it was urgent, so...I watched it.


It was a good thing I didn't remember a lot if the first installment, since I could re-discover a lot of things. I nearly cried in the scene where Littlefoot's mom dies


The animation is really beautiful in the same way the message this movie shows is. I don't really remember a lot of flaws, and I don't want to, nah, so I really don't have a lot to say about this movie except that it's one of the few perfect children's movies that can please both children and adults alike.


I give The Land Before Time a rating_4_5. I've been watching a lot of movies lately so you can expect a lot of ratings coming up.

[Rocket_Sam74]

The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island


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Overall, not better than the original, but I still like it a lot.


This is the fifth installment in the Land Before Time franchise (which, by the way, re-boots/continues this year) and it is my favourite. I watched all the Land Before Time films in French, so I can't really give an opinion about the actors' voice-over. I can say that in French it fits very well and that they did a good job. In English, I don't know. The animation wasn't as good as in the first installment since they didn't pay as much attention to details as in the first one.


There were still a few things that didn't quite make sense, like the shadow that floats in the air to give the impression of a huge T-Rex. I didn't quite like the voice-over of the sea-dinosaur at the end...but well.


Far from perfect, this movie still is a very good animation film, despite the fact of lacking the presence of a message of any kind. I give The Land Before Time V a rating_4

[Rocket_Sam74]

Before going on, these are movies I started but didn't finish because of either, their stupid content, their bad CGI, their lack of humor or just for being plain BAD!


Spy


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rating_2


The Expendables 3


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rating_1_5


And also not including the next one since I didn't finish it because I didn't find a good player with subtitles for the sign language scenes.


Dawn of The Planet Of The Apes
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Pending

[Rocket_Sam74]

Bad Boys


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Overall, one of the few Michael Bay films that 1) make sense and 2) that are good...even though they include explosions.


Having heard it was the first action movie where two black people were the stars and being the first action movie where Will Smith stars, I decided to give it a try. I had seen a little of it before, but a long time ago, so I kinda knew what to expect.


In fact, the movie itself is really good with good stunts and good acting also. The comedic moments were very good and the chemistry between Martin and Will is very good. I liked almost every second of the action-packed scenes...except for the use of slo-mo in a lot of unnecessary moments.


Talking about flaws, the movie has some of them with some chronological errors or plot-holes in some scenes. Even though the mistakes are present, the scenes that follow tend to make you forget/forgive them only to carry-on with the movie.


A very satisfying Bay movie, I give Bad Boys a rating_4.

[Cole416]

Before going on, these are movies I started but didn't finish because of either, their stupid content, their bad CGI, their lack of humor or just for being plain BAD!


Spy


http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSK6NDqbBO9rCNb4t5Q5Nfzr6OlpQX1rVksnPXh5Nu2elYA0y7h
rating_2


The Expendables 3


http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQZoOBzv-qrPekZBTS7Fl52AVNFPUNqKhY_u3zu2nVbOAa14s1m
rating_1_5


And also not including the next one since I didn't finish it because I didn't find a good player with subtitles for the sign language scenes.
Shouldn't they be 0 if you couldn't even finish it? Either way a 1.5 is around where Expendables 3 should be lol

[MovieGal]

There is no way in hell I would watch either of them... for one.. Spy is a comedy.. a stupid american comedy.. I wonder how many fat jokes are in that film?... and The Expendables.... well they are old so they are expendable.. and their acting has been overdone Im sure...

[Rocket_Sam74]

The Hateful Eight


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Overall,...phew


Being quite big Tarantino fan, I was expecting this movie with a lot of impatience. I had the privilege to watch it today and, it is AWESOME.


The movie kinda spends the first hour and a half in introducing the characters. Although an hour and a half can sound a lot to you, Tarantino plays it well by inserting brilliant dialogue with incredible performances to support it. After that first hour and a half, the tension and action start coming in...hard. I have to say that this, for me, is Tarantino's bloodiest film yet. Although there was a lot of blood in Kill Bill, this one is waaaaay more exaggerated and more detailed, for example: When Channing Tatum's head gets blown out, we can spot little brains in the Jennifer's hair .


This is an almost-flawless movie, the only flaw being the running time. The landscapes are beautiful and the cinematography is amazing. However, I can see why it wasn't nominated for an Oscar: too bloody.


I wouldn't say that this is Tarantino's masterpiece but sure as hell I wouldn't call it his worst. I would definitely call it one of Tarantino's finest movies. I give The Hateful Eight a rating_5

[Rocket_Sam74]

Watch out guys, I'm on a killing spree here, don't stop me :cool:

[Rocket_Sam74]

The Revenant


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Overall, a very beautiful film with top performances from Hardy and Dicaprio...as always.


This is truly a masterpiece of filmmaking and of cinematography. The idea of only using natural light for the filming was absolutely perfect, since it adds up to the realism of the film. I have to admit one thing though: the bear-attacking scene was awesome! I didn't even notice or couldn't even tell it was CGI! Also the scene where he jumps off a cliff was amazing! I read it was made for real but I don't know if it's true.


This is truly a flawless movie. The performances along with the ambient, the suspense and the visuals is a combination of euphoric elements. This is truly a breathtaking movie that every cinephile or movie fanatic should watch. I swear if DiCaprio doesn't win an Oscar this time, I will...do...something bad...I guess...


Anyway, I have to admit that if it beats Mad Max in certain categories for the Oscars, I won't be mad since both of them equally deserve them. I give The Revenant a rating_5

[Iroquois]

Dang, Rocket_Sam, how are you not going to finish Spy because it's got bad humour and then give Bad Boys a 4? I mean, dang.

Anyway...

Black Rain - 2.5

Another day, another middle-of-the-road Ridley Scott movie. At least this is one of the better ones.

[MovieBuffering]

The Hateful Eight - 2015

Tarantino coming through with his 8th movie so you know I would want to see it eventually. Whatever your opinions on Tarantino are you have to respect that he writes and directs his own movies and man can he write some dialogue. This is chalk full of vibrant characters and great dialogue per usual QT flick. You can just tell actors really enjoy being in a Tarantino flick because it challenges them. No different here everyone brings their A game acting wise. There wasn't necessarily a stand out to me everyone was great, maybe Samuel L and Jennifer Jason Leigh. If you enjoy Tarantino flicks you will enjoy this one. (Side note if you told me Channing Tatum would be working with the Cohen Brothers and Tarantino in back to back movies 5 years ago I would have laughed you off these forums. He was great in his little screen time)

However it fell short compared to his recent outings, at least to me. Not that it's a bad movie by any stretch just a little bit flatter than his recent movies. His staple is violence, everyone knows that going into his movies and he doesn't hide that fact. However I believe, for whatever reason I can't put my finger on, it would have better served this story to ease up on it. I was very invested into these characters and then the last third of the movie is just an absolute hyperbole of a blood bath. Sort of drew me out of the movie. The intimacy of the cabin and the setting he created sort of gets sucked out. It's appropriate for Kill Bill but not to that extend for this. Don't know just my opinion. But still a stellar outing by Tarantino even if it's not on par of his last few movies.

2.9 out of 5 (probably go up on repeat viewing, little hard on it because Tarantino sets such a high bar)
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[MovieBuffering]

The Sting - 1973

Found it on blu ray at I believe Best Buy for like 7 bucks. Older flicks are never really my thing because, at least to me, it's hard for me to get into repeat viewings. That's my standard for my favorite movies, can I watch it over and over again without getting tired of it. Anyways I try to at least watch all the important older films at least once because I can appreciate what they have done for the movies of today. This movie seems to have set the standard for what con movies should be like. Newman and Redford were awesome (it's uncanny how much RR looked like Brad Pitt when he was young, like scary). The Irish mob guy they were conning sort of annoyed me but he served his purpose. The screenplay was great, there were a couple twists and turns I didn't expect at all and the story was structured pretty well. Having been to Chicago once they did a pretty good job of making Chicago a character in the movie. The L trains definitely make you feel Chicago.

I really did enjoy the flick even if I did have a few problems with it. The cons are so elaborate and involve so many people, I just don't see how you keep it a secret and how you pay all those people. And again the performances aren't as nuanced as today's actors at least in my opinion so that takes me out a bit. Still they did a great job, especially Newman, I can tell why he was such a big star. Anyways the plot with its unexpected turns is the really winner here. I could actually see myself watching this again sometime in the future.

3.3 out of 5
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NuB3gBJLR_c/movieposter.jpg

[AdamUpBxtch]

http://trailers.apple.com//705/us/media/galleries/universal/thepurge/ThePurge1_720.jpg
The Purge (2013) 3.5

Man these movies have such a cool concept. Many like the second one better than the first one but they are kind of even for me. I'm about to watch the second one again. The reason I see them as very even movies is both have different pros and cons. For one the first movie has MUCH better lead actors in Hawke and Headey, so the acting is much better, but then on the other hand Anarchy (Purge 2) takes you out into the Purge itself, which is what many hungered for after seeing the first one, which doesn't deliver on that promise. Also the story in the second Purge is surprisingly stronger than the first one. I'll give a better review once I rewatch it again, it has been a while since I've seen it.

[The Gunslinger45]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/79/Miami_Connection_movie_poster.jpg

3.5

See thoughts in B Movie HOF

[The Gunslinger45]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/83/Exterminator_ver1.jpg

4

See thoughts in B Movie HOF.

[Thursday Next]

Inside Llewyn Davis (2014)

This reminded me of A Serious Man in that it's more clever than it is enjoyable. If you like folk music you might like it more than if you don't.

3

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

I watched this with my husband who does not like fight scenes or car chases. This movie is basically one long car chase fight scene. And yet he liked it and said he thought it was very well done. This tells you pretty much everything you need to know about this film and how it ended up getting nominated for a ton of oscars.

I enjoyed it quite a lot, although maybe not quite as much as I was hoping to after all the hype. I really liked Charlize Theron's character. Tom Hardy's Max doesn't do a lot except look wild eyed and hang upside down a lot and sometimes take over the driving and shooting for Charlize Theron. You could drive a rig through the plot holes, but it really, really isn't about plot.

4

[the samoan lawyer]

Memories of Murder (2003) 3.5+
The Selfish Giant (2013) 3+
Insidious Chapter 2 (2013) 3
Hannibal Rising (2007) 2.5
Ginger and Rosa (2012) 3

[The Sci-Fi Slob]

Tara Reid was really just there for show.
She has one use... :hogan:

[TheUsualSuspect]

Galaxy Quest


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1f/Galaxy_Quest_poster.jpg/220px-Galaxy_Quest_poster.jpg

I loved this film when I first saw it in theatres and it still holds up well today. It doesn't make fun of Star Trek fans, it embraces them and that is the one key to the success of this film. Of course I watched it after the news of Alan Rickman, I decided on this one because he's great in it. Everyone talks about Die Hard, Harry Potter or Robin Hood, but very rarely do you here the praise for Galaxy Quest, despite it being well liked.

4

[Rey Skywalker]

There is no way in hell I would watch either of them... for one.. Spy is a comedy.. a stupid american comedy.. I wonder how many fat jokes are in that film?

none.

[Daniel M]

Mad Max: Fury Road (George Miller, 2015) 2.5

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6e/Mad_Max_Fury_Road.jpg/220px-Mad_Max_Fury_Road.jpg

Very boring I thought for most of it, so simple. I guess I can see the appeal though, and certain aspects are impressively done.

[mojofilter]

http://unsoloclic.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/The-Revenant-2015.jpg
THE REVENANT
(Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, 2015)


Riveting movie that is based on a true story about the American frontiersman Hugh Glass, played brilliantly by DiCaprio, who was mauled by a bear and left for dead by one of his crew members, the despicable John Fitzgerald, played remarkably by Tom Hardy, who also kills his son in front of his own eyes. Glass makes the long trip back to his camp through snow blizzards, attacks from Natives, and other challenging situations to seek revenge against Fitzgerald.


The movie is by far my top favorite film of 2015.


rating_4_5

[mojofilter]

http://www.impawards.com/2015/posters/joy_ver2.jpg
JOY
(Directed by David O'Russell, 2015)

It seems like the collaborations between director O'Russell, actress Jennifer Lawrence, and actors Bradley Cooper and Robert Deniro are not about to slow down anytime soon.


Joy is yet another entertaining and quite inspiring film that is based on the true story of Joy Mangano, the lady who, in the early 90's, invented the Miracle Mop and turned into an overnight sensation after she personally advertised the product on the newly established Home Shopping Network. Cooper plays an executive at the network who gives Joy a shot at promoting her invention herself live on television, and Deniro, in another hilarious turn, plays her father Rudy.

The movie starts off great, but loses momentum in the last third of the movie. Still, an entertaining enough movie to warrant at least one viewing.

rating_3_5

[Guaporense]

http://www.anime-planet.com/images/anime/covers/a-tree-of-palme-485.jpg

Very uneven animation. Some of it is great while other elements of it fail almost disasterously, still it is pretty impressive and ambitious obscure animated film. I guess anybody who is into animation should watch it.

[Rocket_Sam74]

Dang, Rocket_Sam, how are you not going to finish Spy because it's got bad humour and then give Bad Boys a rating_4? I mean, dang.



Well, first point, the movie was boring as f*ck. I'm not really a fan at all of Melissa McCarthy and throughout the beginning of the movie, the only "joke" I laughed at was when Law shoots the guy in the head by accident. However, the following moments right after that happens killed my smile. Melissa McCarthy is just plain BAD for me. Her jokes aren't funny not even worth a smile and Feig simply destroyed many great actors for me: Jude Law and Statham to name a few. The fight choreography was horrible and absolutely incredible...like in "not"-credible...I didn't...anyway. It's not by throwing a guy to the ground simply that his spine cracks, like really, What the F*ck? I found the restaurant scene extremely boring and with cheesy but CHEEEESYY dialog!! I hadn't watched that movie before, yet I could tell exactly what was going to happen since it is so PREDICTABLE. I didn't finish it, it's true. But I knew it was going to be bad for me and I would've ended up giving it less that 2 out of 5. Sincerely

[False Writer]

The Hateful Eight (2015)

A great mystery-western done in grand style. Acting and dialogue is brilliant as you would expect from a Tarantino flick. As I expected, it started a little slow at first but then became increasingly bloody and outrageous til the end. My favorite performances were Kurt Russell and the guy who played the sheriff. I would say that this is probably my favorite post-90s Tarantino. The only gripe I have with it is that after watching it and now knowing everything that happened, I feel like I don't have a huge desire to re-watch it again. That's mainly because of how long and slow-paced it is, but that all may change once it comes out on video. It was a great first watch though!

4.5

[AdamUpBxtch]

https://pmcdeadline2.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/the-purge-anarchy-images.jpg?w=970
The Purge: Anarchy (2014) 3.5

Like I said before, I liked that they went bigger with The Purge 2, The story itself was surprisingly really good imo and was actually interesting. Though the first Purge "tried" to pay homage to Horror classics and tried to make it a horror scenario (I put tried in quotations because it didn't work from a horror aspect but the movie itself was interesting and had some thrills), the second Purge goes more action than anything which is a welcome change since these movies really call for the genre switch. Though they may have tried to keep it horror but it didn't work for me since none of the movie was necessarily "scary"

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/arhMMJx7tCU/maxresdefault.jpg
Daddy's Home (2015) 2.5

I am one of the few people who liked The Other Guys, so I was actually looking forward to this movie, though I wasn't expecting anything fantastic, but I was expecting to get a couple laughs and I did. The biggest problems I had with this movie was the blatant advertising for the Ford Flex, Angie's list, and The NBA, but other than that I didn't really have any other problems with the movie, a by the numbers comedy. Like seriously the beginning and end of the movie suck up to the Ford Flex so hard is it hard to miss...

[Gatsby]

Critters 3 (Petterson, 1991)

http://i.imgur.com/hUBWqQa.jpg

#Leoisaprettyboy

1.5

[tatmmw2]

Inside Out 4
http://www.hdwallpapers.in/walls/inside_out_2015_movie-wide.jpg
I don't care how old I am, I will always watch an overrated Disney movie. I love the design of the characters and environments, the concept of the movie I find it pretty unique and how do you associate everything about the memory in the movie (like when the workers start erasing stuff of school for example). I really enjoy it and I loved to watch all the people's minds at the end.

[s1n1st3r]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKx7SUfWwAAswCR.jpg

Bus 657 (or Heist)

No really sure why this title was change for some countries I am in Australia and it is called Bus 657. Anyway when I saw the title I thought here we go another crappy B grade movie. I was quite surprised that I enjoyed it even with the typical cliche heist movie things happening. Quite an ok cast having DeNiro and Bautista coming off some decent roles, there was a twist in the end that I didn't pick was refreshing.

3.5/5 Stars

[matt72582]

The Formula - 5/10

It's important for me to note that the only reason I saw this was because Marlon Brando was in it, but even that wasn't enough - it took someone I admire more than Brando to talk about this movie. We only see so many movies, and how or why we choose is important. By watching this, another movie gets eliminated.

The movie's theme is great, and when talking about the world in philosophical terms is very fine, but the rest is garbage. Each character sets up the other, the interactions feel fake, the acting was really bad too. George C. Scott finishes everyone's thoughts like a cheesy detective movie. The twists are also very silly.

Lots of big-named actors to get people to watch it, and it works, which is the entire movie and repeated. That people are just customers.

Brando ad-libs a great line. Someone says "Won't the Arabs be mad if we raise the price of oil too much" and Brando replies

"We are the Arabs"

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8c/Formula_imp.jpg

[Lucas]

http://dl9fvu4r30qs1.cloudfront.net/34/bc/1bd0d17244de8deab122ffee405c/carol-poster.jpg

Carol 3.5

The most disappointing 3.5 rating I'll ever give, Carol is flawlessly filmed and acted,elegantly scored and coated in subtlety, but it's also somewhat cold and distant. There were moments of power, sure, there's no denying that, so it disappointed me to leave the theater feeling somewhat unaffected by the whole thing. There's stylistic and thematic inspiration taken from the films of Sirk and Ophuls, but Haynes has enough talent to distinguish himself from such filmmakers.

I might have to see it again.

[AdamUpBxtch]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKx7SUfWwAAswCR.jpg

Bus 657 (or Heist)

No really sure why this title was change for some countries I am in Australia and it is called Bus 657. Anyway when I saw the title I thought here we go another crappy B grade movie. I was quite surprised that I enjoyed it even with the typical cliche heist movie things happening. Quite an ok cast having DeNiro and Bautista coming off some decent roles, there was a twist in the end that I didn't pick was refreshing.

3.5/5 Stars

Oh god that poster screams "Low Budget" so much, even if you didn't say it was I would of known....I know I shouldn't judge a movie off a poster, but jesus...

Hopefully De Niro isn't going down the same road as Nicholas Cage....

[Iroquois]

Well, first point, the movie was boring as f*ck. I'm not really a fan at all of Melissa McCarthy and throughout the beginning of the movie, the only "joke" I laughed at was when Law shoots the guy in the head by accident. However, the following moments right after that happens killed my smile. Melissa McCarthy is just plain BAD for me. Her jokes aren't funny not even worth a smile and Feig simply destroyed many great actors for me: Jude Law and Statham to name a few. The fight choreography was horrible and absolutely incredible...like in "not"-credible...I didn't...anyway. It's not by throwing a guy to the ground simply that his spine cracks, like really, What the F*ck? I found the restaurant scene extremely boring and with cheesy but CHEEEESYY dialog!! I hadn't watched that movie before, yet I could tell exactly what was going to happen since it is so PREDICTABLE. I didn't finish it, it's true. But I knew it was going to be bad for me and I would've ended up giving it less that 2 out of 5. Sincerely

I'll admit that the first third or so is underwhelming, but I persevered and there's some good stuff scattered throughout the film - enough for me to give the entire film a 2.5 (which, for the sake of comparison, is also the same rating I gave to both Bad Boys and Kingsman: The Secret Service, so...yeah). Then again, I believe in finishing a movie you start no matter what and don't see much point in rating anything I haven't seen in full.

Anyway...

Grease - 1.5

Oh, hell no.

[cricket]

The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)

3.5

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/The-Magnificent-Ambersons-7.jpg

I watched the first 20 minutes of this 4 times before I could get into it. I feel like I see something special in it, but it's not quite all the way there. Knowing a little of the story behind the film could very well be affecting me subconsciously, as I can't help wondering what could have been. It's shot beautifully, has fine performances, is charming, and has a certain magical quality, but it left me wanting more.

[Lucas]

Totally agree with you, Cricket. I like The Magnificent Ambersons a bit more than you - I gave around a 4 (it is a great film). If the film was released in its complete, studio untouched cut then It would be an absolute masterpiece.

[Citizen Rules]

The studios did that to Orson almost every time (except for Kane), it broke his heart. Still I really like The Magnificent Ambersons.

[Jamuel L. Sackson]

Concussion 2015-Will Smith, Alec Baldwin 9/10

Guys this movie was really good. Smith is another one of those actors that get snubbed because when they see him on screen all they think of is the fresh prince. It's a biographical drama about football players committing suicide at a young age, due to the severe head trauma they receive.

This film was produced by Ridley Scott and Smith was nominated for a Golden Globe. Worth the watch, please watch it.

-R

[s1n1st3r]

Oh god that poster screams "Low Budget" so much, even if you didn't say it was I would of known....I know I shouldn't judge a movie off a poster, but jesus...

Hopefully De Niro isn't going down the same road as Nicholas Cage....

Honestly I thought the same when I saw this poster, however it wasn't as bad as the poster depicts. De Niro isn't in the movie too much either.

[Iroquois]

American Ultra - 2

Ultimately mediocre, but the supermarket scene can easily go head-to-head with the church scene from Kingsman.

[bluedeed]

http://dl9fvu4r30qs1.cloudfront.net/34/bc/1bd0d17244de8deab122ffee405c/carol-poster.jpg

Carol 3.5

The most disappointing 3.5 rating I'll ever give, Carol is flawlessly filmed and acted,elegantly scored and coated in subtlety, but it's also somewhat cold and distant. There were moments of power, sure, there's no denying that, so it disappointed me to leave the theater feeling somewhat unaffected by the whole thing. There's stylistic and thematic inspiration taken from the films of Sirk and Ophuls, but Haynes has enough talent to distinguish himself from such filmmakers.

I might have to see it again.

I've heard good things about Haynes staging and I love Ophuls and Sirk so I'm still looking forward to it in spite of your lukewarm review

[colejwalker]

I've heard good things about Haynes staging and I love Ophuls and Sirk so I'm still looking forward to it in spite of your lukewarm review

I was as well looking forward to this movie and I'm afraid to say that this review is very spot on with the actual film. The problem I found is the storyline was not up to par with everybody else. It's still a brilliantly directed, shot, and acted film just the story impairs it so much.

[the samoan lawyer]

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Slaughterhouse-5 (1972)

Loved the book but was always put off watching the film. Now that I have, it is better than I had anticipated but gets no favours from the lead character who's performance I thought painful at times.

3

[doubledenim]

Concussion 2015-Will Smith, Alec Baldwin 9/10

Guys this movie was really good. Smith is another one of those actors that get snubbed because when they see him on screen all they think of is the fresh prince. It's a biographical drama about football players committing suicide at a young age, due to the severe head trauma they receive.

This film was produced by Ridley Scott and Smith was nominated for a Golden Globe. Worth the watch, please watch it.

-R

Good to hear somebody likes this. The previews of him and his accent and "tell the truth" just seem horrible. He was great as Ali, but this role seemed to outreach the scope of his ability.



Anyway...

Grease - rating_1_5

Oh, hell no.

Must have earned 1 bucket for saw-blade wheels or ONJ's black outfit :eek: .

[Rocket_Sam74]

Grease - rating_1_5

Oh, hell no.

On that one I think we can agree Iro :)

[this_is_the_ girl]

In the Mood for Love (2000) 4.5/5

You'd think a film with a title like that should have at least one single kiss in it. Not this one, though, and I love it for that.

[TheUsualSuspect]

American Ultra - 2
but the supermarket scene can easily go head-to-head with the church scene from Kingsman.

....no.

[Lucas]

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Alice In The Cities 4.5

A delightful film. Might be my new favorite Wenders film, although Paris, Texas is magnificent as well.

[gbgoodies]

Grease - 1.5

Oh, hell no.


Are you sure you didn't watch Grease 2? :skeptical:

[Rocket_Sam74]

Are you sure you didn't watch Grease 2? :skeptical:
Anyway both are as bad...maybe the 2nd is worse...but the 1st is also bad

[Miss Vicky]

Grease - 1.5

Oh, hell no.


Are you sure you didn't watch Grease 2? :skeptical:
Seems like a generous rating to me. :shrug:

[mark f]

Oh, hell no.

[MovieMeditation]

Grease is great. Iro must be cuckoo.