Rate The Last Movie You Saw

[bluedeed]

Hey, I'm in the Arthouse Mafia though

[Guaporense]

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Best animation of 2015!!!!!!!!!

[edarsenal]

From the little black and white film within a film at the start, I thought I was going to enjoy it. I thought it seemed like it was made by someone who loved the little details of films. It had a good quirkiness to everything whilst being totally plausible, and looked gorgeous a lot of the time. I laughed at a lot of its jokes, I thought the humour was great. Things like this in particular reminded me of Anderson:

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When you had mentioned Anderson this was the image that came to mind. And I agree about the humor; kept a wistful smile throughout.



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Roman Holiday (1953) 4 A film I had never seen and needed to and wondered "What the hell took me so long?" A lovely and very charming movie.

[DrSoup007]

Blood Simple directed by Joel Coen - 3.5
As the Coen brothers first feature film, it does an outstanding job of creating a tense atmosphere and interesting story. And while it does wander a little aimlessly through the plot, there are some good performances that help develop the air of discomfort the film holds so dearly to in the third act. In my personal opinion, the movie fizzles out after the second act, but I would be lying if I said it didn't go out with a bang. I will say I'm a little disappointed, I expected something more attention getting, but once you start the grasp what the story has in store you can't really help but be compelled by it. And it has an undeniably attractive visual charm that the Coen's certainly grew into later in their careers. I probably wouldn't watch it again, but it re-solidified my love of the Coen's, and for that I'm grateful.

[Guaporense]

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This movie is pretty bad. It is just too politically correct and cliche to be interesting.

[Zappho]

No Deadpool ratings? I'm shocked. I'll try to have one up tomorrow as well as A Most Violent Year, Antman, Bridge Of Spies, and Infinitely Polar Bear.

[cricket]

Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)

3.5+

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From the top 100 Noir's list, and I would have to agree. The story is very well executed and goes in unexpected directions. Good cast with Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Karl Malden, and more.

[Rey Skywalker]

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Shame (2011)

rating_5

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Maps to the Stars (2014)

rating_4

[cricket]

Sin Nombre (2009)

4+

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Two stories become one in this movie. A family from Honduras consisting of a teenage girl, her father, and her uncle, are traveling atop freight trains to go north to the US in search of a better life. Meanwhile, we see the story of a young man trapped in the vicious gang life in Mexico. I couldn't help but think of the great City of God while watching this movie, which can't quite match the ferocious energy of that masterpiece, but is still an excellent movie in it's own right. Very far from a feel good movie with plenty of powerful moments.

[AboveTheClouds]

I really like that film Cricket, I gave it the same rating as you did. The story isn't too inventive, but I like how they used the MS13 in the film to really give it realism. And the acting was pretty good for what it was, I did enjoy it quite a bit


As for me.

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rating_2
There are days when I really must chastise myself for literally watching anything that even has a whiff of Horror. This is one of those times, where I felt almost immediately like I was not the target demographic, and perhaps a female would enjoy the film much more than I did. Basically the film revolves around a very gay fellow and a bunch of (mostly) vapid women more concerned with carousing and sleeping around like crazy. The films antagonist basically murders based on vanity and that sort of thing, I sat through the entirety of it because I always held out of hope it would maybe get a bit better, but nope. It's not really a bad movie, it is kind of cheesy and you can plainly tell it's low budget. My biggest gripe is that it's definitely not meant for someone like me. Oh well, this is what I get for never reading a synopsis first, it's always more fun to torture yourself I guess, hahaha.

[Mäx]

Paths of Glory (Stanley Kubrick, 1957) - 4+

Hiroshima Mon Amour (Alain Resnais, 1959) - 3

[Nope1172]

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4+
Thoughts posted in the 50s HoF

[Gideon58]

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4.5/10

[rauldc14]

Spotlight

Journalist stories are always one of intrigue to me. This was a wonderful film with wonderful performances from Keaton, Ruffalo, and McAdams, the latter of which I'm happy finally grabbed an Oscar nomination. I love to see how the story unfolds and I love how the film keeps its boundaries with such a touchy subject. It was a really well directed film. Since Brooklyn won't win Best Picture, I'll be rooting for this one. This film makes me want to start a Boston HOF. Something about movies centered around that city that just seems to work for me.

4

[Guaporense]

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Hitchcock is not for me. I felt like I was awaiting for it to be over rather than actually imersing myself in the plot.

[Guaporense]

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Found this more entertaining and visually interesting than the last one. It also has the most conspicuous actor of all time with his huge head towering above all. :D James The Magnificent Stewart. :)

Good watch but I am not in the mood to consume more movies from the old man.

[cricket]

A Star is Born (1954)

3.5

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I watched this because of the upcoming 50's countdown, and this movie is on MoFo's top 100 Passion's list. That doesn't mean I was looking forward to it; a 3 hour classic musical is not normally my idea of a good time. What saves the movie for me is that it's a tragic story, rather than a feel good romp. Judy Garland plays a rising star who gets her big break thanks to a mega-star played by James Mason. Mason's character has a drinking problem, but the two of them fall in love and get married, while his fame plummets. I could have done with this movie being shorter, and the musical numbers are hit or miss for me. Garland is very good, and I'd guess that this movie is mostly remembered for her, but in my mind this movie belonged to Mason. His downward spiral is the most riveting part of the movie. The movie looks fantastic and does have an aura of greatness. There is also a parallel between the movie and Garland's real life struggles that bring out a haunting quality.

[FM19]

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The Good Dinosaur (2015)

3.5

The Good Dinosaur was better than I'd expected, although it's still pretty average for a Pixar film.

[DrSoup007]

Jesus Camp directed by Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing - 3.5
It's not a particularly easy movie to comment on, because with most documentaries, the quality of it comes down to the handling of its subject and its style. Jesus Camp doesn't have anything too special in its visuals, but the way it tells its horrifying story is certainly gripping. It can be undeniably one sided, and that is the movies biggest issue, but it doesn't hold much back when it comes to its shocking truths. It all goes to show you how impressionable children are, and how manipulative adults can be. For quite a majority of the movie I sat with my jaw open, in a sort of amused daze, at just how ridiculous these people could be. Jesus Camp is nothing extraordinary, but it brings some light to the depravity of extremist behavior in the christian faith, and it does that in an interesting and compelling way.

[foster]

Jesus Camp directed by Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing - 3.5
It's not a particularly easy movie to comment on, because with most documentaries, the quality of it comes down to the handling of its subject and its style. Jesus Camp doesn't have anything too special in its visuals, but the way it tells its horrifying story is certainly gripping. It can be undeniably one sided, and that is the movies biggest issue, but it doesn't hold much back when it comes to its shocking truths. It all goes to show you how impressionable children are, and how manipulative adults can be. For quite a majority of the movie I sat with my jaw open, in a sort of amused daze, at just how ridiculous these people could be. Jesus Camp is nothing extraordinary, but it brings some light to the depravity of extremist behavior in the christian faith, and it does that in an interesting and compelling way.

After that movie I developed a fondness for speaking in gibberish ("tongues") but I don't do it very often. It's pretty easy to do although I can see how it's a talent that can be improved upon.

[cricket]

The Martian (2015)

3.5-

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I wasn't sure about this one as I rarely enjoy outer space movies, but a story about someone being stranded can be involving in any setting if done well. I always like Matt Damon who was very good, and so was the supporting class. It's a movie that's easy to enjoy, but I did think it dragged out a little bit. I love the disco songs on the soundtrack, but I wish they'd be saved for a different kind of movie. My wife was loving it until she fell asleep about halfway through.

[dadgumblah]

Merrily We Live (1938)

Screwball comedy from the same year as Bringing Up Baby, although not as famous as that film. The stars are Constance Bennett, Brian Aherne, Alan Mowbray, Billie Burke, Ann Dvorak, Clarence Kolb, and Bonita Granville. Some of these people were big stars of the era, especially Bennett, Aherne, Dvorak, Granville, and especially Burke, whom you'll remember as Glinda the Good Witch from The Wizard of Oz.

This is a tale about a rich family where the mother (Burke) is really ditsy and has a habit of taking in bums and giving them jobs around the house. The bums end up ripping them off of this or that, the last bum having made off with the silverware. The butler is constantly packing his bag, threatening to quit, the oldest daughter is constantly staving off the attentions of her pushy ex-boyfriend, the younger daughter always offers to give out the latest house gossip for fifty cents (yep, big money back then), and the dad is somewhat shallow, rubbing elbows with senators and the like.

Into this household comes someone who is mistaken for a bum, and of course the mom sets him up right away with a job as the chauffeur. And that's just the beginning of the goofy happenings. And like a lot of the screwball comedies, there's a love story attached, and a case of mistaken identity. This is well-worth seeking out.

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4

The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015)

Second film in the "Divergent" series, which picks up where the first left off, with Tris having made good her escape from the city, along with her love, Number Four, her brother Caleb, and total jerk Peter. They find sanctuary in Amity, a peace-loving compound. But things never stay peaceful in the dystopian world of the Divergent series. The escapees are constantly being hunted and those who help them are being hurt or killed. And there is a sort of MacGuffin in this one, one that revolves around Tris, although neither she nor the evil Jeanine know it...yet.

Shailene Woodley is good, again as the powerful and prone to violence Tris; Kate Winslet is pure evil, but nattily dressed as Jeanine; Theo James and Miles Teller are solid as Four and Peter, respectively; Octavia Spencer lends a strong presence as Amity leader Johanna; and new arrival Naomi Watts is on hand as Evelyn, someone who has a close relationship to someone in the story. This is another of those rare second installments of a series that makes me want to see the third. Doesn't really end on a cliffhanger as much as making you want to know "what's next?"

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4

Re-watch:

Hooper (1978)

After the success of Smokey and the Bandit, director Hal Needham and stars Burt Reynolds and Sally Field got together for this action-comedy about movie stuntmen. In a movie about stuntmen making a movie (is that meta?), you know there's going to be tons of action and stunts and that's what you get, but there's lots of laughs, too. This has Brian Keith, James Best, Robert Klein, John Marley, and Adam West along for the ride, too. In a small appearance, there's also Terry Bradshaw as a brawling fellow who gets into it with Reynolds and gang. And Bradshaw has a full head of hair! Excellent fun.

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4.5

[Camo]

Watched a few more 2015 films over the past few days.

Anomalisa - 4.5

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Incredible! My second favourite from last year so far after Going Clear and if it holds up on a second viewing one of my very favourite animated films.

Carol - 4

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Wasn't sure what to expect here, i thought it turned out pretty great again one of my favourites from last year. Curious to check out more from Haynes now.

Brooklyn - 3

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Big disappointment for me i was expecting this to be one of my favourite best picture nominees but it is actually the one i've liked least out of the four i have seen. Saoirse Ronan was great though.

[Iroquois]

The Editor - 2.5

Being a parody of giallo movies, it looks amazing, but I'm not entirely sure it works all that well as a comedy.

[foster]

Rewatched Edge of Tomorrow.. for like the 6th time.
4.5

Still not exactly sure whats wrong with the final act. I know it's too dark. It's just not nearly as exciting or funny as the rest of the film.

[Mäx]

Rebel Without a Cause (Nicholas Ray, 1955) - 3.5+

Shoot 'Em Up (Michael Davis, 2007) - 1

[Hit Girl]

13 Ghosts (1960)

A fun film that was far more entertaining than the 2001 effort. This one employs a gimmick where you too can see the ghosts by using special googles. A warning would appear on the screen to use the googles and you could choose which filter to look through to either see the ghosts or not see them.

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Yes, for those who might recognise her, that is Margaret Hamilton (The Wicked Witch of the West) at the left of the picture.

3/5 :)

[Daniel M]

The Black Dakotas (Ray Nazarro, 1954) rating_2_5

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Decent enough "B-Western" that I caught on TV one morning. It's just over an hour long, and there's nothing to substantial or memorable about it, but there's enough twists and turns and decent enough performances to keep you interested. I've started waking up earlier in the day recently, and I've noticed that a lot of the movie channels show these cheap, obscure Westerns throughout the morning/day, it's a shame they don't regularly make Westerns any more.

The Great Silence (Sergio Corbucci, 1968) rating_4

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I mainly watched this because of Swan, who gave it the same rating as me. I had previously seen Corbucci's Navajo Joe and Django, which I thought were "meh" and "decent", but this one is on another level to them for me. Really great film. I can see the comparisons with The Hateful Eight, mainly in the film's stylistic choices. The snowy setting works well, Kinski makes a fantastic villain, and Trintignant is cool as the unusual hero. The films bleak attitude and bloody violence hit hard, and although some scenes/editing could do with refining, perhaps as a product of their time/production, there's something attractive about this grittiness that makes this film appealing, a statement which I guess applies to Spaghetti Westerns in general. This is the type of film you perhaps wish was shot on Ultra Panavision 70mm.

[neiba]

Glad you liked Il Grande Silenzio, Daniel!!! :) One hell of a movie!

[neiba]

Wild Strawberries (Ingmar Bergman, 1957)


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Thoughts posted on the 50's HoF.

rating_3_5

[Daniel M]

Glad you liked Il Grande Silenzio, Daniel!!! :) One hell of a movie!

Yep, about time I got to it. By the way, I was planning on watching Wild Strawberries very soon, so I'll be sure to post in here as usual what I think.

[Captain Spaulding]

My wife was loving it until she fell asleep about halfway through.

Did she mutter Swan's name in her sleep?

[cricket]

Did she mutter Swan's name in her sleep?

She mutters a lot of things. Ambien.

[Lucas]

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Deadpool 2.5-

It was fairly entertaining, but it's not nearly as clever as it thinks it is.

[Daniel M]

That's the impression I've been getting from the trailers/marketing. Always going to be difficult to actually be cool, when it's trying so obviously to be so.

[edarsenal]

Merrily We Live (1938)

Screwball comedy from the same year as Bringing Up Baby, although not as famous as that film. The stars are Constance Bennett, Brian Aherne, Alan Mowbray, Billie Burke, Ann Dvorak, Clarence Kolb, and Bonita Granville. Some of these people were big stars of the era, especially Bennett, Aherne, Dvorak, Granville, and especially Burke, whom you'll remember as Glinda the Good Witch from The Wizard of Oz.

This is a tale about a rich family where the mother (Burke) is really ditsy and has a habit of taking in bums and giving them jobs around the house. The bums end up ripping them off of this or that, the last bum having made off with the silverware. The butler is constantly packing his bag, threatening to quit, the oldest daughter is constantly staving off the attentions of her pushy ex-boyfriend, the younger daughter always offers to give out the latest house gossip for fifty cents (yep, big money back then), and the dad is somewhat shallow, rubbing elbows with senators and the like.

Into this household comes someone who is mistaken for a bum, and of course the mom sets him up right away with a job as the chauffeur. And that's just the beginning of the goofy happenings. And like a lot of the screwball comedies, there's a love story attached, and a case of mistaken identity. This is well-worth seeking out.

http://www.constancebennett.byethost14.com/Photos/Year1938/Merrily%20We%20Live%20021.jpg?ckattempt=1

Re-watch:

Hooper (1978)

After the success of Smokey and the Bandit, director Hal Needham and stars Burt Reynolds and Sally Field got together for this action-comedy about movie stuntmen. In a movie about stuntmen making a movie (is that meta?), you know there's going to be tons of action and stunts and that's what you get, but there's lots of laughs, too. This has Brian Keith, James Best, Robert Klein, John Marley, and Adam West along for the ride, too. In a small appearance, there's also Terry Bradshaw as a brawling fellow who gets into it with Reynolds and gang. And Bradshaw has a full head of hair! Excellent fun.

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4.5

Merrily sounds similar to a Capra flick or in the same vein as My Man Godfrey with Powell and Lombard, which is a favorite. Can't remember if I've seen this or merely that it has a similar plot from another film I've seen Burke as a lovable ditzy mom; but I will be adding it to my watchlist, regardless.

And Hooper is great. Haven't seen that one for decades - need a rewatch of that one.


The Great Silence (Sergio Corbucci, 1968) rating_4

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I mainly watched this because of Swan, who gave it the same rating as me. I had previously seen Corbucci's Navajo Joe and Django, which I thought were "meh" and "decent", but this one is on another level to them for me. Really great film. I can see the comparisons with The Hateful Eight, mainly in the film's stylistic choices. The snowy setting works well, Kinski makes a fantastic villain, and Trintignant is cool as the unusual hero. The films bleak attitude and bloody violence hit hard, and although some scenes/editing could do with refining, perhaps as a product of their time/production, there's something attractive about this grittiness that makes this film appealing, a statement which I guess applies to Spaghetti Westerns in general. This is the type of film you perhaps wish was shot on Ultra Panavision 70mm.

Watched The Great Silence for the 60's countdown and it made my list. I remember quite a few people praising it at the time ( for good reason) which prompted me to check it out. Glad to hear you enjoyed it Daniel.

[Raven73]

Deadpool 7/10.

[edarsenal]

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Where The Sidewalk Ends (1950) 4.5. Saw Cricket's review and found it on youtube. A true noir classic that I'll be putting on my 50's list.
THANKS Cricket!!

his partner and the new lieutenant we on the pay from the gangsters at one point. It definitely had the setup for it. I wonder if they were in the book this came from?

Along with the great cast I noticed that one of the "thugs" named Steve, was played by Neville Brand who I recognized from Stalag 17, which was kinda cool to see.
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[muny288]

The last movie I saw was "Windsor Drive". It's not terrible, but it's definitely not anything great. It seems to be a step up from a Cinemax movie. All the girls in the movie are hot, but there is not nudity, so it's not one of them files. The movie really has no point until the end, I'm not gonna spoil it.

[Cole416]

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Magnolia (1999)- Full Thoughts Here (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1454231#post1454231)


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Following (1998) - Full Thoughts Here (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1459007#post1459007)

[neiba]

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (Jan Harlan, 2001)

I wish I had seen this before the Docs Countdown, because it would have definitely made my list. I think pretty much everyone here knows how I feel about Stanley Kubrick and I think this is a very good insight on his work and life.
It still doesn't top Frederic Raphael's book Eyes Wide Open because it could dig deeper into what was most fascinating about Kubrick: his mind and way of thinking, but it's amazingly enlightening! The almost 2 and half hours just went flying watching this! :)
Calling him the most brilliant mind who ever looked into a camera is almost underrating him and I just wished he was alive and still producing masterpieces!

4

[Nausicaä]

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[False Writer]

Deadpool (2016)

If you've seen the trailer, then you pretty much know the whole plot. This is a very straight-forward superhero revenge story with an R-Rated twist. Half of the jokes and action scenes were already shown in the trailer. It really wasn't about plot though, it was about the masses finally getting their wish and seeing the actual Deadpool on the big screen. Even though it was very cliche, I must admit that it was VERY entertaining.

3.5

[TheUsualSuspect]

Deadpool. Review coming soon.

[s1n1st3r]

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The Visit

M. Night Shyamalan the name had forever been tainted ever since Unbreakable, I was reluctant to see this movie to say the least. Surprisingly it was pretty good not at Sixth Sense level but still good to watch. The 2 young actors were enjoyable to watch especially the young boy with his raps. The actor who played the Nana was good and she added the creepy vibe to it all. i found this to be a bit more of a dark comedy than horror/thriller but it did not take anything away from it. Also traditional of M.Night he does have a twist at the end which I didn't really pick.

3.5/5 Stars

[ursaguy]

Robocop 2014: 3_5
I know that PG-13 remakes of 80s movies are the worst thing to happen since the Berlin Wall, but I thought this was pretty decent. It makes Robocop a real character, which is great. The plot has conveniences, and the satire is kind of heavy handed, but the original had those problems too. The movie is not worse in any way because it doesn't have gory 80s violence, but admittedly it is hurt by mediocre CGI effects. Chasing down criminals is fun. Fighting the big bad CEO is uninteresting. Acting is pretty strong from Oldman and Kinneman, but anybody could have played their roles. The little kid wanting to watch hockey with his father hit me hard personally. On its own it's a fine action film to rent for a casual watch.

[Iroquois]

Anomalisa - 3.5

Gotta love a cartoon about an existential crisis.

[Derek Vinyard]

Ant-Man (2015) - Peyton Reed
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- Definitely one of my favorite Marvel character and movie. It's a very enjoyable and entertaining flick with a lot of likeable character. Paul Rudd fit perfectly in the role of Ant-Man and the rest of the cast is pretty solid especially Michael Pena who is completely hilarious. The Storyline is nice and was well-made (better than average super-hero movie storyline). The ending is cool and it was a nice viewing. I appreciate this flick.
4

[this_is_the_ girl]

I'm fairly new here, so I was wondering what you guys personally tend to use the "like" button for, other than to indicate that you agree with the poster's rating, and how often is it that you use it for other reasons? I mean, do you use it because:
1) you find the poster's review cool, insightful, funny, well-written, etc., even if you don't agree with the actual rating;
2) you find the review useful because it's a movie you haven't seen, and you're on the hunt for new movies to watch;
3) you simply like the fact that someone else watched that movie, period;
4) you dig that cool poster :)
5) insert you option.

[Gatsby]

5) All of the above

[this_is_the_ girl]

Memento (2000) 5/5

Whiplash (2014) 2.5/5

[Gatsby]

Memento (2000) 5/5

Whiplash (2014) 2.5/5
You're off to a bad start girl. At least you gave Memento a proper rating. :D

[Gatsby]

The Quiet Man (Ford, 1952)

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I watched a Ford film, and got one. First of all, the film is tightly written, with plenty of quotable dialogue and appropriate pauses inserted as a tension-builder or comedic relief. And there's something about old Hollywood films that makes conversations very entertaining. As for imagery, The Quiet Man is indeed a beautiful film, filled with lavish photography and Ford's brilliant usage of the surroundings he is given, however, as we all know, beauty is subjective, and the film's overall look did not blow me away.

4-

[the samoan lawyer]

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978) - 4
Come Drink with me (1966) - 3.5
One-Armed Swordsman (1967) - 4
Selma (2014) - 3
Animal Farm (1954) - 3.5

[cricket]

Death Sentence (2007)

2

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Kevin Bacon is a successful at work and at home, but while stopping at a gas station one night, his eldest son is savagely murdered by a gang. The person who physically did it is caught, but when Bacon learns that he will only get about 3 years due to lack of evidence, he purposely develops memory loss so the guy can go free. Of course, this is only so he can exact his own bloody revenge. However, there are other gang members he has to deal with. I enjoyed this a little bit as I'm a sucker for sweet revenge, and there's some pretty decent action. I have to say though that this is probably the dumbest movie I've ever seen, from the actions of the characters, to the dialogue, the soundtrack, the lighting, and everything in between. Kevin Bacon has never been worse, and John Goodman looks awful, like a walrus who shed his tusks. Imagine a cop saying, "you went to war with the wrong dawg". Holy crap.

[Raven73]

A walk in the woods 8/10

Story of a writer getting on in his years (played by Robert Redford) who just decides to hike the entire Appalachian Trail, which will take about 6 months. His wife - after citing all the dangers of such an adventure - only agrees to letting him go after insisting he takes someone with him. He ends up with an older, crusty, old friend with a slight limp (played by Nick Nolte). Funny and beautifully photographed, this movie was a joy to watch. The book was good too. Often true stories are the best.

[the samoan lawyer]

Death Sentence (2007)

2

http://cdn.moviestillsdb.com/sm/6168250f5846dc2c2cb1fd29d221a56d/death-sentence.jpg

Kevin Bacon is a successful at work and at home, but while stopping at a gas station one night, his eldest son is savagely murdered by a gang. The person who physically did it is caught, but when Bacon learns that he will only get about 3 years due to lack of evidence, he purposely develops memory loss so the guy can go free. Of course, this is only so he can exact his own bloody revenge. However, there are other gang members he has to deal with. I enjoyed this a little bit as I'm a sucker for sweet revenge, and there's some pretty decent action. I have to say though that this is probably the dumbest movie I've ever seen, from the actions of the characters, to the dialogue, the soundtrack, the lighting, and everything in between. Kevin Bacon has never been worse, and John Goodman looks awful, like a walrus who shed his tusks. Imagine a cop saying, "you went to war with the wrong dawg". Holy crap.


Agree.

[Lucas]

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The Blue Angel 4.5

Moral of the story:

These hoes ain't worth it.

[Lucas]

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The Green Ray 3

Couldn't care less about the "plight" of the main character. Boo hoo I'm lonely and single.

Photography was killer, tho.

[KaitheCritic]

I just saw Deadpool over the weekend and I give it a A-. I honestly did not expect Deadpool to be this good, I thought it would be an average action movie instead it delivers a fun, action packed, above average movie. The jokes are hilarious especially the many, many fourth wall breaks and references to other films (When Deadpool saws off his hand he says “Ever seen 127 Hours? Spoiler alert!”). Even if not all of the jokes hit the mark, Deadpool makes up for it by being fantastically fun.
You can see my full review on KaiTheCritic.com.

[Mr Minio]

The Blue Angel rating_4_5 The Last Command > this

[The Gunslinger45]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/46/Deadpool_poster.jpg

4.5

link (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1459407#post1459407)

Review up.

[bluedeed]

The Last Command > this

Yeah but The Blue Angel is probably one of his weakest

[Thursday Next]

Far From the Madding Crowd (2015)

Slightly disappointed with this. I only watched it because Vinterberg directed it, and so I expected it to be a bit more gritty and raw but instead it was a pretty but moderately middle of the road costume drama which doesn't match up to the sixties version with Terence Stamp.

3+

[FM19]

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

4.5


I have to admit, The Force Awakens is my new favorite film in the Star Wars saga. While A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back are arguably more well-made films, this is the one that I personally enjoyed watching the most. This film, in my opinion, got pretty much everything right that the prequels got wrong. The acting was very good, with great performances from the newcomers (especially Daisy Ridley) and the returning cast members from the OT. Most of the cinematography and visual effects were beautiful. It was very refreshing to see the film predominantly use practical effects, and when CGI was used, it rarely looked bad or over-the-top. John Williams provided another great score, and while it isn't quite on the level as some of the earlier Star Wars film scores, I believe it was worthy of the Oscar nomination it received. As most everyone has said, the plot does bear some similarities to that of A New Hope, however, that didn't effect my enjoyment of the film since it was well-executed. My only real problems with TFA were that some events/scenes felt very convenient to the plot, and the CGI used for a few of the characters (mainly Snoke) wasn't so great, but overall, this was a terrific addition to the Star Wars saga that J.J. Abrams did a great job with. Can't wait to see the next two films.

[Gideon58]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a4/Atlantic_City_(1980_film).jpg

8/10

[Nausicaä]

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rating_2

[Derek Vinyard]

Whiplash (2014) 2.5/5

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If you wonder how getting rep from me don't give 2.5 to Whiplash :p

[cricket]

Sabrina (1954)

3.5

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I think this is a very average story, but a very charming and enjoyable movie thanks to director Billy Wilder, and stars Bogart, Hepburn, and Holden. Unfortunately, no part of it made a substantial enough impact for me to call it a favorite.

[matt72582]

Sabrina (1954)

rating_3_5

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I think this is a very average story, but a very charming and enjoyable movie thanks to director Billy Wilder, and stars Bogart, Hepburn, and Holden. Unfortunately, no part of it made a substantial enough impact for me to call it a favorite.


Totally agree, I'm a big fan of Billy Wilder and Bogart (and Holden).. I even DVR'd it, but I just deleted it.

Seemed like Bogart wasn't very comfortable in the role either.

[gbgoodies]

Sabrina (1954)

3.5

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I think this is a very average story, but a very charming and enjoyable movie thanks to director Billy Wilder, and stars Bogart, Hepburn, and Holden. Unfortunately, no part of it made a substantial enough impact for me to call it a favorite.


Have you seen the remake of Sabrina? I think it's one of the few times that the remake is better than the original, basically due to the casting of the male leads.

[cricket]

Have you seen the remake of Sabrina? I think it's one of the few times that the remake is better than the original, basically due to the casting of the male leads.

I haven't, but I thought the 3 leads were everything in this movie. I can't imagine liking it with different actors.

[Citizen Rules]

Totally agree, I'm a big fan of Billy Wilder and Bogart (and Holden).. I even DVR'd it, but I just deleted it.

Seemed like Bogart wasn't very comfortable in the role either. Bogart died in January 1957 from a long time terminal illness. He might have been feeling poorly when he made this. Being paired with an ingénue at his age didn't help matters any either. He should have played the chauffeur who's Sabrina's father.

[Lucas]

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Lolita 4.5-

Not entirely sure why it took me so long to watch this one. I found it extremely entertaining and quite funny, too. Top 6 Kubrick for me.

[gbgoodies]

I haven't, but I thought the 3 leads were everything in this movie. I can't imagine liking it with different actors.


I thought that Bogart was too old for his character in Sabrina. I liked Harrison Ford in that role in the remake much more.

[cricket]

I thought that Bogart was too old for his character in Sabrina. I liked Harrison Ford in that role in the remake much more.

I think Ford and Bogart were about the same age, and I'd say that Ford is the only member out of the latter trio that could compete with the original trio.

[Camo]

Bogart was two years older than Ford when he was in Sabrina.

[gbgoodies]

I think Ford and Bogart were about the same age, and I'd say that Ford is the only member out of the latter trio that could compete with the original trio.


Ford and Bogart may have been about the same age, but Bogart always looked old. I just thought the chemistry was better in the remake, and I think Bogart was the reason for that.

If you get a chance to watch it, I'd be interested to hear your opinion on the remake.

[cricket]

If you get a chance to watch it, I'd be interested to hear your opinion on the remake.

I added it to my secondary watchlist.

[TheUsualSuspect]

Death Sentence (2007)

2

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Kevin Bacon is a successful at work and at home, but while stopping at a gas station one night, his eldest son is savagely murdered by a gang. The person who physically did it is caught, but when Bacon learns that he will only get about 3 years due to lack of evidence, he purposely develops memory loss so the guy can go free. Of course, this is only so he can exact his own bloody revenge. However, there are other gang members he has to deal with. I enjoyed this a little bit as I'm a sucker for sweet revenge, and there's some pretty decent action. I have to say though that this is probably the dumbest movie I've ever seen, from the actions of the characters, to the dialogue, the soundtrack, the lighting, and everything in between. Kevin Bacon has never been worse, and John Goodman looks awful, like a walrus who shed his tusks. Imagine a cop saying, "you went to war with the wrong dawg". Holy crap.

I appreciated how malicious the film was. Did not see the bit coming with his wife at all.

Well directed too, but not overly amazing.

[cricket]

I appreciated how malicious the film was. Did not see the bit coming with his wife at all.

I liked that about it too.

My wife made fun of it the whole way through, and afterwards blamed Swan for me showing her a lousy movie lol.

[Swan]

Tell her I hate James Wan and would hate that movie probably!

[Gideon58]

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God, I loved this movie...8/10

[edarsenal]

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(REWATCH) Lion in Winter 4.5 well, well over half a month late for January's Featured Movie to actually watch it and I am, yet again, reminded just how much I love this movie. The quips, the constant bickering and double-dealing of the royal family. . . just a fantastic movie with a top-notch cast.


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Wrinkles 4 Want to thank Miss Vicky for this one. Read her review on it and put in a request at my library and checked it out over the weekend. Poignant, touching, filled with laughter and tears. A very wonderful movie. Thank you, Miss Vicky

[matt72582]

Yeah Bogart drank a lot... Definitely made him look older. Even in the 30's, he didn't seem that young.

[cricket]

The Great Silence (1968)

4-

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I didn't exactly think this was a great movie, but this Western stands out in multiple ways. First off, Klaus Kinski is brilliant as the villain; the guy even looks like pure evil. Also, the movie is savage, with a brutal, surprising, and memorable ending. Great atmosphere and musical score as well. I notice a lot of Westerns set in snowy conditions have been popular around here lately. I'd also recommend Day of the Outlaw (1959).

[Rose Reviews]

The last movie I saw was Spotlight. A truly moving film which focuses on the cover up of sexual abuse to children by Catholic priests and the power that the Catholic church has in order to cover up this crime. It praises the Boston Globe for its uncovering of this tragedy and subsequently names the film after the investigation team who exploited the Catholic church; Spotlight.

Mark Ruffalo plays an amazing part, allowing the audience to join in with his fustration at finding out the truth and feeling his anger when yet another brick wall is met. A truly remarkable film and one which I would recommend to everyone. If not to enjoy, then to become knowledgeable about this story which happened underneath the worlds nose, abusing hundreds of children from all over the world. This film is for them.

[Cinepinions]

Deadpool: A or 8.5/10

Though I personally didn't love the film, I recognize that it was very well made. The casting was perfect, the storytelling was unique and it was true to the source material, but it wasn't necessary to be familiar with the source to enjoy it.

[Swan]

I didn't exactly think this was a great movie

I disagree, you gave it four stars!

Hey everyone! Cricket thought The Great Silence was great!

[Iroquois]

Flirting with Disaster - 1.5

Oh, great, another David O. Russell movie about a dysfunctional family. I'm starting to think that Three Kings was either an anomaly or ghost-written.

[tatmmw2]

Deadpool (2016?) 3.5
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A movie I was really looking forward to watch. I saw deadpool for the first time 4 years ago, nobody knew him, I was kind of selfish enough to feel bad that Deadpool was going to be known by everyone. I am now glad they made this movie, it's really cool to show up this amazing character and a pretty cool adaptation, by both the crew and the actor himself.

I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would. I went to see it with my friends, I love going to the cinema. I think I didn't enjoy it that much because I knew Deadpool a lot, enough to kind of predict the jokes and some puns there were going to happen. I think this movie is great for anyone who doesn't know him. We stay until the end of credits, and I knew exactly was going to happen. Captian Deadpool appeared asking why the hell we were still watching, the same as I though

Basically, the movie was wayyy too Deadpool for me, and that's amazing, because that means the adaptation was perfect. But I just didn't enjoy a story without that much plot, the puns are there to make it more original, but I expect them so they didn't get to me that much. Also the lack of "Cable" Then again, it's a vague opinion of mine, the movie was awesome, hoping for a sequel!!

And #ShameOnTheOnesThatDidn'tStayTillTheEndOfCredits

[Daniel M]

I didn't exactly think this was a great movie, but this Western stands out in multiple ways. First off, Klaus Kinski is brilliant as the villain; the guy even looks like pure evil. Also, the movie is savage, with a brutal, surprising, and memorable ending. Great atmosphere and musical score as well. I notice a lot of Westerns set in snowy conditions have been popular around here lately. I'd also recommend Day of the Outlaw (1959).

I actually added that to my watchlist after watching this, Andre de Toth looks like an interesting director.

[Derek Vinyard]

Tell her I hate James Wan and would hate that movie probably!

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[The Gunslinger45]

Death Sentence (2007)

2

http://cdn.moviestillsdb.com/sm/6168250f5846dc2c2cb1fd29d221a56d/death-sentence.jpg

Kevin Bacon is a successful at work and at home, but while stopping at a gas station one night, his eldest son is savagely murdered by a gang. The person who physically did it is caught, but when Bacon learns that he will only get about 3 years due to lack of evidence, he purposely develops memory loss so the guy can go free. Of course, this is only so he can exact his own bloody revenge. However, there are other gang members he has to deal with. I enjoyed this a little bit as I'm a sucker for sweet revenge, and there's some pretty decent action. I have to say though that this is probably the dumbest movie I've ever seen, from the actions of the characters, to the dialogue, the soundtrack, the lighting, and everything in between. Kevin Bacon has never been worse, and John Goodman looks awful, like a walrus who shed his tusks. Imagine a cop saying, "you went to war with the wrong dawg". Holy crap.

Pity you didn't like it.

[this_is_the_ girl]

If you wonder how getting rep from me don't give 2.5 to Whiplash :p

:laugh:
Sorry, personally I didn't like that film much at all and find it highly overrated - but this is based purely on my subjective emotional reaction to it. Technically it's very well done - it is pretty intense, is nicely shot and edited - and at some points I really got captivated by what was going on, but in retrospect I thought it relied too much on shock value in certain scenes and was overall somewhat shallow in its treatment of the subject-matter, with jazz basically reduced to a ridiculously over-the-top sports competition. Total lack of nuance - instead we get a manipulative onslaught on our emotions and senses, and that I hate.

I am sure I would have enjoyed it way more if I had managed to detach myself from my own musical sensibilities (I love music and I love jazz) and strictly view it as your typical thriller type flick but I just could not. Too many things in the movie grated on me, too much was so over-the-top it didn't look credible. I expected more depth to the story and characters who were dull and one-dimensional. It may well be a great movie but sadly, it didn't work for me.

But Simmons was objectively awesome, can't deny that.:)

[Derek Vinyard]

Death Sentence (2007)

2

http://cdn.moviestillsdb.com/sm/6168250f5846dc2c2cb1fd29d221a56d/death-sentence.jpg

Kevin Bacon is a successful at work and at home, but while stopping at a gas station one night, his eldest son is savagely murdered by a gang. The person who physically did it is caught, but when Bacon learns that he will only get about 3 years due to lack of evidence, he purposely develops memory loss so the guy can go free. Of course, this is only so he can exact his own bloody revenge. However, there are other gang members he has to deal with. I enjoyed this a little bit as I'm a sucker for sweet revenge, and there's some pretty decent action. I have to say though that this is probably the dumbest movie I've ever seen, from the actions of the characters, to the dialogue, the soundtrack, the lighting, and everything in between. Kevin Bacon has never been worse, and John Goodman looks awful, like a walrus who shed his tusks. Imagine a cop saying, "you went to war with the wrong dawg". Holy crap.

sorry that you didn't like it. for myself, like every James Wan flick I love it :)

[Mickeynee]

Deadpoo- 8/10 Really nice movie :);) !! i like until i found a quiz and it stated me is hero!! HAHAHA

[TheUsualSuspect]

Deadpool

(Tim Miller)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/46/Deadpool_poster.jpg/220px-Deadpool_poster.jpg

"Daddy needs to express some rage."

4

Deadpool, aka "The Merc With A Mouth" made an appearance in Wolverine: Origins, played by Ryan Reynolds. The bits with Reynolds had him without a mask, but still the sassy attitude. He later appeared near the end, a bastardization of the character, this time played by Scott Adkins. This guy was known as Weapon XI, the next evolution of Wolverine? I'm still not sure because that film was a mess of epic proportions. The use of Deadpool in this film is a travesty and fans were obviously upset.

So how does his own stand alone feature fare?


FULL REVIEW (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1459679#post1459679)

[TheUsualSuspect]

Furious 7 - 3.5

A lot of eye rolling fun. They say cars don't fly multiple times in the film, yet they do fly, multiple times. James Wan was a nice addition to the franchise, gave it a bit of a different style behind the camera. Still fast, still furious.

Surprised they are making 3 more sequels though. The question is, will they be successful in the wake of Walker's death? This one was because of the curiosity behind it. Now that that is gone, where do they go?

I'll still give them a watch. It's very rare to say that the 7th installment in a franchise is one of the better ones. It's weird to say that this might be the only series where they get BETTER the more they do.

[the samoan lawyer]

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Man with a Movie Camera (1929)

I didn't expect to enjoy this film anywhere near as much as I did. I had put this off for some time as a plotless Russian arthouse documentary from the 20's, which would not appeal to me in the slightest. Having watched it, it still is a (relatively) plotless Russian arthouse documentary from the 20's to me, but its also so much more. Not one for highlighting the technical aspects of a film, its difficult not to here. Aside from the fantastic score, the editing and stop-motion technique is just exceptional and never once does the movie drag.

Not bad for a plotless Russian arthouse doc from the 20s.

4+

[Nabby]

The Hateful Eight
4

1st viewing was ruined by a baby in the screening (who the **** brings a baby to a Tarantino movie!?) - complained & got free tickets.

2nd viewing was quiet and allowed me to enjoy the film. Whilst it's definitely too long, there's so much I love about it - most of all being the score. Especially in the opening shot. Oh my god, love it.

[Mäx]

Inside Out (Pete Docter/Ronnie del Carmen, 2015) - 4

[Rey Skywalker]

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Sherrybaby (2006)

rating_4_5

[MovieMeditation]

The Good Dinosaur (2015)

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there will be some spoilers
Pixar used to pitch one perfect idea after another, but after a decade of animated dominance they showed their first sign of slowing down. Thankfully, it was only a small pitstop on their road to more success and they kept on releasing amazing movies after that. Because, movie like 'Cars' was merely a scratch in the paint of a beautiful piece of art, at least until the follow up came along, which caused complete engine failure and Pixar has never recovered since... that is, until 'Inside Out' turned everything upside down and resurrected the studio for good. But Pixar had to find a way to pass their peak somehow, which of course is a doomed project from the very beginning; in this case, the beginning of man. 'The Good Dinosaur' may not match its predecessor, but maybe it will leave its mark on an already fantastic filmography even so?

When I got my first glimpse at the next Pixar project, through pictures and handpicked film clips, the expection held and ultimate reaction received was about the same as those dinosaurs giving a damn about that humongous meteor, which just flew straight past them. I doubt I have to make it much clearer than this, when I say that my expections for the actual movie were rather low; but hopefully the movie will rise above that and not below, since that would leave Pixar extinct for good. Thankfully, 'The Good Dinosaur' is much better than expected, but unfortunately not far and beyond its titular description - "Good". This film has a story that feels kind of fragmented and loosely fumbled forward, which is no surprise given the fact that this movie had 7 different writers credited. Well, Pixar films do tend to have a lot of writers attached, which, like a parting river, causes things to flow in a few different directions; but maybe it isn't exactly the different directions but moreso the actual water in those rivers, which is too poor to take in? But shouldn't it all come from the same source, that is Pixar Animation Studios? Yes, perhaps, but rivers do run dry once in a while or turn into a waterfalls only to take one hell of a drop. To some degree, 'The Good Dinosaur' is that movie, though hankfully, the magical Pixar fountain can still be felt throughout - only not all the time or even often enough.*

Where the film finds its footing though, is within the visual storytelling. Some of the more superior scenes are mostly free from dialogue and combined with the beautiful background animation, this dino-movie dares to rise above stone age material and deliver something far from dull and dreary. In particular there is one scene, involving branches and mud, which sticks out from the bunch as an emotional and engaging element to the story. Where the film fails though, is when it suddenly don't know what to do or what kind of film to be, which result in a nausiating nose dive directly into a supposedly kiddie-friendly acid trip of some sort. Of course, there is also the wise dinosaur and his wild friends, the flying hamsters and the bug being beheaded by the small cave man; a scene, which might be the nastiest and most inappropiate ever in a Pixar flick. Yes, despite the uneven blend of photorealistic backgrounds and cartoonish character animation, this movie is pretty damn dark even when hinting at harmlessness.

Everything leads to a pretty satisfying intense final act, which is ultimately a little too predictable as is the whole story when all comes down to it. The themes and morals feels so outdated by now and the movie isn't exactly trying to hide this fact. The photorealistic enviroment is ever so beautiful though, full of detail and shots of sunlight, which might lead one to wonder how it would look if Emmanuel Lubezki ever shot an animated film... kind of like this I would imagine. Anyways, the film is actually well directed and is overall a solid animated film. I guess it has enough visible flaws for me to dig through for hours, but sometimes the surface of things is enough to enjoy - especially when it is surfaced entertainment from Pixar. I give this one a pass, but I hope for something much better in the future...

3.5-

[Gideon58]

http://www.dvd-covers.org/d/77263-3/211waitingforguffman_hires.jpg



7/10

[Derek Vinyard]

Funny Games U.S. (2007) - Michael Haneke
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http://www.filmforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/funny-games.jpg
- One of the most boring experience of my entire life.... I didn't know why I finish this movie at the first place but that was one hell of a painful experience. This movie is stupid as hell and has no goal at all. The two ''vilain psychopath'' of the movie look like Backstreet Boys members and both of them are terrible actors. Tim Roth and Naomi Watts (two actors I like usually) are both awful. The Logic of this movie is no logic at all.... at least the ending is some sort of cool but it doesn'T change the fact that the movie was a piece of garbage. The ''Breaking the fourth-wall'' scenes were so d*mb and totally sh*tty. In Conclusion, save yourself time and money don't watch that crap.
1

[Swan]

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[Swan]

Oh wait, wrong one.

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[colejwalker]

I Origins (2014) - Mike Cahill

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This is a very interesting film because its idea I feel is one that is rarely been touched on before thus making it fairly original. The way it uses science and religion is fascinating to watch as Mike Cahill challenges the viewer to pay attention to the large themes he is juggling throughout the films plot. Michael Pitt works very well in this film alongside the other lead Astrid Frisbey who I haven't seen before, but I bought her playing this character for the most part. There is a very big problem with this film though and that is some of the ways it connects all these ideas that Cahill has thought up in his mind. The film very sloppily connects all the main plot points, so it is hard for the viewer to figure out how Cahill leaped to the next point in the story. There are also a lot of cheesy scenes between characters where the writting is just very sub-par to put it best. Cahill's ideas are solid, but sadly the film is not and it falls short of all of the potential it had in this fascinating concept.

2.5 +

[Gatsby]

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (Reynolds, 1991)

http://i.imgur.com/CAm3oIz.jpg

Honestly, there is no reason to watch this film unless you are a huge fan of Kevin Costner or have a bad taste in guilty pleasures. Film is about as pointless as my pencils. Alan Rickman stole every scene he was in, but that's pretty much it. Nothing to see here, disperse.

2+

[TodayIsFeb17th2016]

The Big Miracle starring John Krasinski & Drew Barrymore.

I give it 6.6/10. Decent movie, would recommend for a chill night in. Light hearted.

[the samoan lawyer]

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The Revenant (2015)

Stunning.

4.5

[Mr Minio]

In Conclusion, save yourself time and money don't watch that crap. Generally, you're right. Don't watch this one, watch the original instead.

Oh, Derek, you're so mainstream you watch American remakes instead of originals.

[Tugg]

The Lobster rating_4
Remember rating_3
The Night Before rating_2_5
Creed rating_3
Regression rating_3

[Mäx]

The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955) - 2+

Very disappointing!

[MovieMeditation]

The Lobster rating_4
Remember rating_3
The Night Before rating_2_5
Creed rating_3
Regression rating_3
Some expanded thought on The Lobster?

[Nabby]

The two ''vilain psychopath'' of the movie are terrible actors.

I haven't seen the US Version of Funny Games, so I can't judge based on the performances there - but Michael Pitt (one of the villains) is far from a terrible actor imo. His performances in Hannibal Season 2 as Mason Verger were unbelievably brilliant. Love the guy.

[Derek Vinyard]

I haven't seen the US Version of Funny Games, so I can't judge based on the performances there - but Michael Pitt (one of the villains) is far from a terrible actor imo. His performances in Hannibal Season 2 as Mason Verger were unbelievably brilliant. Love the guy.

didn't watch Hannibal so I can't judge... but in Funny Game U.S. he is awful.

[Derek Vinyard]

Generally, you're right. Don't watch this one, watch the original instead.

Oh, Derek, you're so mainstream you watch American remakes instead of originals.

both are from Michael Haneke no? So it's the same style and the same storyline as the original...

[Tugg]

Some expanded thought on The Lobster?
The Lobster rating_4


"The Lobster" is social science fiction with comedy and romance elements. First half of the film is totally unpredictable and weirdly awesome. During second half it slows down in frequency of mind blowing wtf surprises, but it remains cohesive within established rules of it's world. "The Lobster" direction brilliantly plays into the weirdness with revelatory string music and firm feminine vocal narration. The film touches on social, political, personal, psychological, war themes and many other themes that I couldn't fully absorb because of never ending surprises and mind bending story twist presented matter of factly and as self evident common sense. I don't foresee this movie becoming boring in the near future.

[matt72582]

Cool Hand Luke

I can't rate this - I only put it on because the first movie I tried wasn't interesting, and I saw "Cool Hand Luke" a handful of times, so I was able to chat and kinda watch at the same time. I think I would give it a 7 or an 8. I think the movie appeals to many because we all have a rebellious side to us - the question is do we act upon what we believe in, or chicken out..?

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[Gideon58]

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8/10

[Iroquois]

Kick-Ass - 1

Can't believe I used to like this movie.

[colejwalker]

Kick-Ass - 1

Can't believe I used to like this movie.

That movie is so great. Can I get some reasoning?

[Iroquois]

That movie is so great. Can I get some reasoning?

The comedy's extremely obnoxious, the action's pretty lacklustre, the tonal inconsistency's annoying, it's not nearly as clever as it thinks it is (especially when it comes to dropping some incredibly leaden pop-culture references), the performances are generally underwhelming, and any attempts at introducing dramatic weight fall incredibly short. This is par for the course regarding any film based on a Mark Millar comic, though in this case it was especially boring on top of that.

Anyway...

Breakdown - 2.5

Middling but watchable thriller that has the always-enjoyable Kurt Russell in it.

[colejwalker]

The comedy's extremely obnoxious, the action's pretty lacklustre, the tonal inconsistency's annoying, it's not nearly as clever as it thinks it is (especially when it comes to dropping some incredibly leaden pop-culture references), the performances are generally underwhelming, and any attempts at introducing dramatic weight fall incredibly short. This is par for the course regarding any film based on a Mark Millar comic, though in this case it was especially boring on top of that.

Anyway...

Breakdown - 2.5

Middling but watchable thriller that has the always-enjoyable Kurt Russell in it.

I would call Kickass's action some of the best of the decade and I thought it was pretty funny. It's got such relatable characters in it and the drama is great. Cage gives one of his best performances in a long time in that film so I disagree. I will agree though that Kingsman wasn't good and Kickass 2 is ever worse.

[Iroquois]

I would call Kickass's action some of the best of the decade and I thought it was pretty funny. It's got such relatable characters in it and the drama is great. Cage gives one of his best performances in a long time in that film so I disagree. I will agree though that Kingsman wasn't good and Kickass 2 is ever worse.

You're going to have to cite some examples of how Kick-Ass comes close to providing the best action of its year, let alone the decade. The only scene I can think of that comes close to being genuinely great is the one where Big Daddy takes down a collection of bad guys in a warehouse while the theme song from 28 Days Later plays in the background. Humour's a much more subjective thing anyway so I'm not sure how much we could argue about it, but I personally didn't get a single laugh out of it - if anything, the comedy side of things is much more flaccid than the action side as they trade all the tiresome jokes you'd expect from awkward teenage comic-book nerds (and that whole mistaken-for-gay sub-plot is a mess, too). You'll also have to specify exactly which characters are relatable or what exactly makes the drama great.

Besides, even though I've been pretty vocal in my disdain for Kingsman, I have to admit that I still find it preferable to both Kick-Ass and Wanted (I haven't seen Kick-Ass 2 so I can't comment on it).

[colejwalker]

Besides, even though I've been pretty vocal in my disdain for Kingsman, I have to admit that I still find it preferable to both Kick-Ass and Wanted (I haven't seen Kick-Ass 2 so I can't comment on it).

You shouldn't watch Kickass 2 if you didn't even like this film. Seems like you have a vendetta against Vaughn. I can understand if your not a fan of his style, but the only film I don't like from him is Kingsman. The action scenes that I personally love in the film is the intro to Hitgirl and the ending. The character of Dave Lizewski who is awkward is cool and I can kind of relate to him. He's also really just wants to succeed in life and be a hero, which I have always found to be the best part of the film. Dave does what every little kid wanted to do all their lives, be a hero to someone. The film's got a great message and the comedy really works for me because I think Mark Strong has really good timing. Strong is also a very cool villain and brings something new to the what would usually be generic. He for me at least is funny at times, but still manages to be menacing when he needs to be. It's been awhile since I have seen it, but I do remember the girl side story being a very weak link to the whole film, still I think it's a really good film. The drama by the way is a very sad at times as you realize their not heroes their just people fighting for something that means a lot to them. When they are tortured that whole scene is very dark in and it pulls you out of the comedy and shows you this film is pulling no punches.
When Big Daddy gets doused with gas and ignited it's painful to watch because it's so damn brutal.
I can't really remember to be honest how much I bought into Moretz's emotional response to the scene, but never the less she was still good to me. I don't really know what more I can say besides your wrong, just kidding, but I'm not your wrong ;).

[Derek Vinyard]

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) - Shane Black
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- This movie is badass and it's cool as hell. I like both principal characters (Downey Jr and Kilmer) and Michelle Monaghan is very good as well and she's hot. Many memorable moments and some hilarious scenes that makes me laugh my a** off. Theres many nice details and I love the naration in the storyline. The style of the movie is unique and I really appreciate it. The ending is nice and the movie was a very good rewatch (I see it 4 years ago and didn't remember anything about the movie). Finally, I recommend it.
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[Iroquois]

You shouldn't watch Kickass 2 if you didn't even like this film. Seems like you have a vendetta against Vaughn. I can understand if your not a fan of his style, but the only film I don't like from him is Kingsman.

I'd say it's more to do with Millar than Vaughn (especially since Vaughn didn't direct Kick-Ass 2), though I have generally found Vaughn's films to be average at best - still want to revisit Layer Cake, though. What exactly don't you like about Kingsman that makes it significantly worse than Kick-Ass?

The action scenes that I personally love in the film is the intro to Hitgirl and the ending.

I...guess? There's only so much variety involved as Hit Girl stabs and shoots lots of people so these scenes get boring pretty fast.

The character of Dave Lizewski who is awkward is cool and I can kind of relate to him. He's also really just wants to succeed in life and be a hero, which I have always found to be the best part of the film. Dave does what every little kid wanted to do all their lives, be a hero to someone. The film's got a great message

Yeah, but I'd still contend that that's a pretty boring excuse for a character regardless of how outwardly relatable the character may be. Also, I'm not sure if the film's got a great message beyond some vague idealistic platitude about standing up and being a hero (as reflected by the multiple instances where ordinary people stand by and do nothing), plus that's arguably compromised by the film's haphazard approach to the subject of vigilantism (especially concerning Big Daddy's decision to train Hit Girl into a killing machine and whether or not that is truly justified despite the way in which it contributes to the resolution of the plot).

and the comedy really works for me because I think Mark Strong has really good timing. Strong is also a very cool villain and brings something new to the what would usually be generic. He for me at least is funny at times, but still manages to be menacing when he needs to be.

Strong's a generally decent actor, but I wasn't a fan of his work here. It came across as yet another generic New York crime boss who seemed especially at odds with the film's comical tone.

It's been awhile since I have seen it, but I do remember the girl side story being a very weak link to the whole film, still I think it's a really good film.

Yeah, Hit Girl is a rather underdone character and only seems to exist in service to the character arcs of both Big Daddy and Kick-Ass or to wipe out lots of enemies at relatively convenient moments.

The drama by the way is a very sad at times as you realize their not heroes their just people fighting for something that means a lot to them. When they are tortured that whole scene is very dark in and it pulls you out of the comedy and shows you this film is pulling no punches.
When Big Daddy gets doused with gas and ignited it's painful to watch because it's so damn brutal.
I can't really remember to be honest how much I bought into Moretz's emotional response to the scene, but never the less she was still good to me. I don't really know what more I can say besides your wrong, just kidding, but I'm not your wrong ;).

Does it? By the time the film reaches that point it's already shown us scenes of violence like a man being literally microwaved to death or another man being crushed to death in a car compactor, to say nothing of the many stabbings and shootings that have already occurred. By the time that the film gets around to that particular scene an audience can just as easily be numbed to this particular instance of violence, even if it is being perpetrated against the film's main characters. The scene is also compromised further by Kick-Ass's glib voice-over that undercuts any serious dramatic tension by casually referencing Lost and American Beauty.

[neiba]

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) - Shane Black

- This movie is badass and it's cool as hell. I like both principal characters (Downey Jr and Kilmer) and Michelle Monaghan is very good as well and she's hot. Many memorable moments and some hilarious scenes that makes me laugh my a** off. Theres many nice details and I love the naration in the storyline. The style of the movie is unique and I really appreciate it. The ending is nice and the movie was a very good rewatch (I see it 4 years ago and didn't remember anything about the movie). Finally, I recommend it.
rating_4-


Can't rep this enough!!! 👍

[TheUsualSuspect]

My biggest dislike for Kick-Ass has to be Christopher Mintz-Plasse. I'm not a fan of him in general and he's been riding the McLovin' train for far too long. Here he does the exact same role, if McLovin' was a psychopathic lunatic.

The allure of the film was definitely the 'anti-comic-book' feel it brought to the table. Hit Girl is the exact opposite of what parents want for their children. Ebert discussed how watching a little girl swear was off-putting. That was part of the charm of the film I guess. It never really did anything for me, I was more invested in her relationship with her father, played hilariously by Cage. I love Nic Cage,here he does up Adam West and it works in my opinion. Cage is the only good performance in this film. Aaron Taylor-Johnson does up his weird awkward schtick and Chloë Grace Moretz is just finding her handle on the whole acting thing. I like her character, but I wasn't too big a fan of her "I'm cool" attitude, maybe a more accomplished actor could have handled it better? She's getting better.

Vaughn's directing services the material just fine in my opinion. He's a very visual director and brings a lot of colour to his films. I don't dislike anything he's done, but at the same time have never been blown away either. I think the Kingsman is great popcorn filled entertainment, which fits perfectly with this film too.

As for the sequel....the less said about it the better.

[the samoan lawyer]

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Shadows (1959)

Struggled quite a bit with this one. Shame as I have loved everything Casavettes so far.

3

[matt72582]

The Gazebo - 4/10

This might be my shortest review ever. I can't think of anything I liked about it. The black humor was silly, the situations. Every solution was followed by a problem. But, I did learn what the word "Gazebo" meant.

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[colejwalker]

I'd say it's more to do with Millar than Vaughn (especially since Vaughn didn't direct Kick-Ass 2), though I have generally found Vaughn's films to be average at best - still want to revisit Layer Cake, though. What exactly don't you like about Kingsman that makes it significantly worse than Kick-Ass?


I just thought Kingsman was a really annoying movie, that wasn't as clever as it thought it was, didn't have any funny comedy, and had storylines that I just thought were boring to watch. I still think there is very good action in the film, but the story is just so overdone and it's got humor that doesn't really work for me. Samuel L. Jackson is just kind of annoying and the ending is just so silly and it takes so many leaps in logic that it becomes a little too ridiculous.

As for Kickass, to respond to all of your gripes I will start with Dave Lizewski as a character. He is basically Peter Parker, but he goes a different level and he is much raunchier. His character is excelled by getting caught up in this crazy war going on between Cage and Strong; watching him interact in all these situations, he shows his acting chops and I just really bought his character. If you don't like that character I can't really persuade you that much, but I just enjoy the dynamics between characters. Dave isn't the same as Hit-Girl and Big Daddy because their actually insane and that's why it's so funny to see them be put in all these scenarios together.

To address Hit-Girl, I remember liking her character because I haven't seen anything like that in a superhero film. It's supposed to be jarring seeing her cuss, it's so weird, but it's an original take on a superhero film. She is a brutal murderer trained by her insane father who lusts for the downfall of Strong and he makes her a monster in order to defeat him. I just feel like it's such an original take and thats why it's jarring for the audience.

I've kind of already said my piece on Strong, but another thing that makes him different is that his kid is a f*ck up and he screws with his plans. He just wants to be the b*dass like Strong, so it offers something more to his character and to Strongs.

The torture scene is more brutal than anything else in the film because it drags and you can see the pain they are experiencing. This is the cost of them doing good, you see this in almost all superhero movies, but I felt their repercussion is more powerful than what you would usually see. I can't exactly remember, but I think it's the first torture scene in a superhero movie.

I mean I probably won't change your opinion and I think I have pretty much said my piece on the film. Sorry you couldn't get the same enjoyment from it that I did.

[TheUsualSuspect]

I think this is the biggest action Kick-Ass has seen on these forums.

[mark f]

Too bad 3/4 of the opinions about Kick-Ass and Kingsman are wrong-headed.

[edarsenal]

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) - Shane Black
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- This movie is badass and it's cool as hell. I like both principal characters (Downey Jr and Kilmer) and Michelle Monaghan is very good as well and she's hot. Many memorable moments and some hilarious scenes that makes me laugh my a** off. Theres many nice details and I love the naration in the storyline. The style of the movie is unique and I really appreciate it. The ending is nice and the movie was a very good rewatch (I see it 4 years ago and didn't remember anything about the movie). Finally, I recommend it.
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Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang F@CKIN ROCKS!!!


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The Salvation 3.5++ While the usual vengeance western (a man is horribly wronged and goes after those who have wronged him) it is still a very solid, entertaining film.

[cricket]

The Cranes Are Flying (1957)

4

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This was a blind watch, picked from the Cannes's award winners list, also with an IMDb rating of 8.2. It's a Russian movie about a young couple in love, but who get separated when he goes off to war. No need to spill the details of the plot; if you like foreign films, it's definitely worth watching for the 50's list. It packs some real good emotion into about 95 minutes. Any other opinions on this movie?

[Mr Minio]

A masterpiee of cinematography!

[False Writer]

Meru (2015)

This is a documentary about three climbers trying to be the first to climb a massive mountain peak in India. It chronicles their first attempt where they were just 100 meters short of reaching the top, but due to life-threatening conditions they had to turn back. Also the tragic events that transpired before their second attempt, and then ultimately their second attempt at reaching the top of Mount Meru.

I don't watch many documentaries and don't really know how to rate them well. All I can say is that I was interested in the subject and thought it was well-done.

4


The Howling (1981)

I was interested in this since it is viewed as the "rival movie" of one of my favorites, An American Werewolf in London. The reason being is that both are werewolf movies, were released around the same time, and had Special Effects genius Rick Baker attached to them (being the actual effects guy on American Werewolf, and being the effects consultant on the Howling).

To me, Howling wasn't even half as good. The acting was pretty bad and the first half was very boring. I did like the look of the werewolves and the effects were pretty good. The climax was decent but nothing too amazing either. I'll give it a bit more props I guess since I have a soft spot for werewolf movies.

3

[The Gunslinger45]

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Meh.

3

[colejwalker]

Dredd (2012) - Pete Travis

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Why did anyone say this is a good film? It's so bad, not all of it, but most of it. Like always, Karl Urban plays a lifeless character, in which he brings no charisma to the role whatsoever and his other lead Olivia Thirbly does an okay job with the atrocious dialogue that she is given. This story is a very interesting concept, but from what I heard it's a lot like The Raid (2011), which if so makes me less okay with it. The only thing that I really enjoyed from the film is the settings. It's filmed in this very industrial building and it's interesting to watch them make their way through this dingy atmosphere. This film had far too much of a small budget to do the scale in which the script was written. The CGI is so bad in this film you can practically see the green screen in some shots. The villain is lazy and not interesting, which is to be expected when the writing is this bad. The only character that has any depth is Thirbly who is just trying to seek justice on her training day for the job. The action for the most part is very lackluster and poorly shot; there is a twist toward the end, however, that did surprise me. The only saving grace scene in the film is the mind reading scene in which the editing is well done and it's actually fairly well written. This film lacks any solid characters for me to really embrace anything that is going on, I could care less if the Judge just died, it really wouldn't matter to me. The other problem is Urban tries to be gruff and use one liners, but it doesn't work at all, it's so amateur. Overall, the film is a waste of time and there are only a couple of moments that are worth watching.

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[MovieMeditation]

I didn't like the Dredd remake either and also wondered why it was so beloved...

Don't like Kick-Ass either, just to throw in my opinion on the past discussion. ;)

[colejwalker]

I didn't like the Dredd remake either and also wondered why it was so beloved...

Don't like Kick-Ass either, just to throw in my opinion on the past discussion. ;)

Does anybody like Kick-Ass here?

[Derek Vinyard]

Does anybody like Kick-Ass here?

I like Kick-Ass! it's hilarious and it's different from other type of hero movie.

[Swan]

Kick-Ass is no good.

[Iroquois]

My biggest dislike for Kick-Ass has to be Christopher Mintz-Plasse. I'm not a fan of him in general and he's been riding the McLovin' train for far too long. Here he does the exact same role, if McLovin' was a psychopathic lunatic.

Yeah, I'll concur with that, but I end up tuning him out rather than getting actively irritated by his antics - at the very least, he's more tolerable than the guys who play Kick-Ass's friends.

The allure of the film was definitely the 'anti-comic-book' feel it brought to the table. Hit Girl is the exact opposite of what parents want for their children. Ebert discussed how watching a little girl swear was off-putting. That was part of the charm of the film I guess. It never really did anything for me, I was more invested in her relationship with her father, played hilariously by Cage. I love Nic Cage,here he does up Adam West and it works in my opinion. Cage is the only good performance in this film. Aaron Taylor-Johnson does up his weird awkward schtick and Chloë Grace Moretz is just finding her handle on the whole acting thing. I like her character, but I wasn't too big a fan of her "I'm cool" attitude, maybe a more accomplished actor could have handled it better? She's getting better.

Yeah, Hit Girl didn't feel out-and-out offensive so much as an overload of empty shock value and that's why she ultimately doesn't work as a character. Surprisingly enough, I didn't really feel like Cage was particularly strong here (and while I could agree that he pulls off the best performance in the film, that's not really saying much). It takes more than just an Adam West impersonation for him to leave a good impression here.

Vaughn's directing services the material just fine in my opinion. He's a very visual director and brings a lot of colour to his films. I don't dislike anything he's done, but at the same time have never been blown away either. I think the Kingsman is great popcorn filled entertainment, which fits perfectly with this film too.

Yeah, I don't necessarily think that Vaughn is that bad a director so much as I don't much care for the subject matter of his films, especially when his own adjustments to the material can have an adverse effect on the resulting film. This much is true of the scene in Kingsman where the villain activates his secret weapon for the first time, which is played horrifically straight in the source comic but is changed into an awesome action extravaganza in the film. Not like it isn't well-captured, but the context makes it difficult to genuinely appreciate and I think that's the cost of him trying to prioritise spectacle over storytelling.

As for the sequel....the less said about it the better.

I'm morbidly curious about seeing the sequel now, especially if people who liked the original are calling it awful.

I just thought Kingsman was a really annoying movie, that wasn't as clever as it thought it was, didn't have any funny comedy, and had storylines that I just thought were boring to watch. I still think there is very good action in the film, but the story is just so overdone and it's got humor that doesn't really work for me. Samuel L. Jackson is just kind of annoying and the ending is just so silly and it takes so many leaps in logic that it becomes a little too ridiculous.

I'm actually inclined to agree with all of this, though I could argue that a fair few of those criticisms apply to Kick-Ass as well (especially regarding the issue of cleverness because both films have their characters offer sly commentary on their respective genres).

As for Kickass, to respond to all of your gripes I will start with Dave Lizewski as a character. He is basically Peter Parker, but he goes a different level and he is much raunchier. His character is excelled by getting caught up in this crazy war going on between Cage and Strong; watching him interact in all these situations, he shows his acting chops and I just really bought his character. If you don't like that character I can't really persuade you that much, but I just enjoy the dynamics between characters. Dave isn't the same as Hit-Girl and Big Daddy because their actually insane and that's why it's so funny to see them be put in all these scenarios together.

Yeah, I don't care too much for Peter Parker in the first place, let alone some raunchy knock-off. I'm not sure how much acting ability you need to convincingly play an awkward/sarcastic teenage boy even as he undergoes all sorts of traumas.

To address Hit-Girl, I remember liking her character because I haven't seen anything like that in a superhero film. It's supposed to be jarring seeing her cuss, it's so weird, but it's an original take on a superhero film. She is a brutal murderer trained by her insane father who lusts for the downfall of Strong and he makes her a monster in order to defeat him. I just feel like it's such an original take and thats why it's jarring for the audience.

Just because something's jarring and original doesn't automatically make it good.

I've kind of already said my piece on Strong, but another thing that makes him different is that his kid is a f*ck up and he screws with his plans. He just wants to be the b*dass like Strong, so it offers something more to his character and to Strongs.

Maybe it's because I watched it yesterday and so it's fresh in my mind, but his son is not that much of a f*ck-up and there are at least a couple of instances where he actually helps his dad (such as a nanny-cam teddy bear he plants in a warehouse that reveals the existence of Big Daddy, plus his whole plan to disguise himself as a superhero almost works). There's the obvious comedy in how this intimidating mob boss has an eager-to-please dweeb for a son, but despite that he's still shockingly competent. Even when he does screw with the plans, it's on purpose and only because he realises what's at stake here.

The torture scene is more brutal than anything else in the film because it drags and you can see the pain they are experiencing. This is the cost of them doing good, you see this in almost all superhero movies, but I felt their repercussion is more powerful than what you would usually see. I can't exactly remember, but I think it's the first torture scene in a superhero movie.

I'm trying to think of any earlier examples of superhero torture scenes, but I'm drawing a bit of a blank. This one doesn't feel like it'd be the first, though.

I mean I probably won't change your opinion and I think I have pretty much said my piece on the film. Sorry you couldn't get the same enjoyment from it that I did.

Yeah, at the end of the day everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but I figure that they should at least be well-informed opinions on top of that. If people still don't feel like they enjoy a film even after hearing the defences, then so be it.

I think this is the biggest action Kick-Ass has seen on these forums.

Think again (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=22376).

Too bad 3/4 of the opinions about Kick-Ass and Kingsman are wrong-headed.

Considering how most people's opinions actually seem to favour those particular movies, I agree.

I like Kick-Ass! it's hilarious and it's different from other type of hero movie.

Yeah, the problem is that what little difference it does have doesn't make much of a positive impact.

Kick-Ass is no good.

This guy gets it.

[this_is_the_ girl]

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Inside Out (2015) 5/5

A masterpiece of animation and just a very touching, life-affirming movie. The little kid in me surely enjoyed it!
Thanks, Pixar!

[Tugg]

I'm morbidly curious about seeing the sequel now, especially if people who liked the original are calling it awful.
The way I see it, in "Kick- Ass 2" anything that might have been liked about "Kick- Ass" was gone, and negatives were even more overblown.

[foster]

yeah kick-ass 2 was terrible and also contradicted the entire spirit of the first movie.

Kick ass 1 you've got big daddy and hit girl murdering bad guys and it's awesome.
Kick ass 2 out of nowhere there is this "we're superheroes, we don't kill people" principle everywhere in every character. WTF!! Those writers can take that script and shove it.

[TheUsualSuspect]

Dredd (2012) - Pete Travis

http://whysoblu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dredd-3d-whysoblu-8.jpg

Why did anyone say this is a good film? It's so bad, not all of it, but most of it. Like always, Karl Urban plays a lifeless character, in which he brings no charisma to the role whatsoever and his other lead Olivia Thirbly does an okay job with the atrocious dialogue that she is given. This story is a very interesting concept, but from what I heard it's a lot like The Raid (2011), which if so makes me less okay with it. The only thing that I really enjoyed from the film is the settings. It's filmed in this very industrial building and it's interesting to watch them make their way through this dingy atmosphere. This film had far too much of a small budget to do the scale in which the script was written. The CGI is so bad in this film you can practically see the green screen in some shots. The villain is lazy and not interesting, which is to be expected when the writing is this bad. The only character that has any depth is Thirbly who is just trying to seek justice on her training day for the job. The action for the most part is very lackluster and poorly shot; there is a twist toward the end, however, that did surprise me. The only saving grace scene in the film is the mind reading scene in which the editing is well done and it's actually fairly well written. This film lacks any solid characters for me to really embrace anything that is going on, I could care less if the Judge just died, it really wouldn't matter to me. The other problem is Urban tries to be gruff and use one liners, but it doesn't work at all, it's so amateur. Overall, the film is a waste of time and there are only a couple of moments that are worth watching.

2

Judge Dredd isn't suppose to have any charisma. He's a judge. He does his job, nothing else.

I think the praise for this film comes from the horrible reaction to the first adaptation. Stallone as Dredd, wearing his helmet for only the beginning sequence, the cringe worthy camp filled dialogue, Rob Schneider....

This Dredd was more faithful to the source material, more violent, more stylized. The slow-mo drug was an interesting concept.

The structure of the film is similar to The Raid, but I won't hold that against it.

You're right about Thirbly being the only one with any depth, but it makes sense to me. She's the rookie, she's the one who needs to have the arc. Dredd does not. He's a machine for the system. Urban (whom I really like) serves the character just fine. He's rough, tough and grizzled.

I feel like Dredd falls into this weird place where it doesn't make fun of itself, nor take itself too seriously. It's a fancy looking B-Movie, the anti-hollywood. It even feels like a comic book, which was what they were going for.

I'd give Dredd a better rating, more like a 3.5

[foster]

i couldn't make it past the first action sequence. Dredd is one of the stupidest things I've ever seen.

[Iroquois]

Here (http://www.movieforums.com/reviews/1408162-dredd.html) is my review of Dredd. I liked it.

[the samoan lawyer]

http://images.popmatters.com/news_art/l/lovestreams_dvdreview_splash650.jpg
Love Streams (1984)

Despite the previous setback I had with Shadows, I still had high hopes for Cassavetes' Love Streams. These hopes were justified ten-fold as I thought this was outstanding!! Rowlands continues on her brilliant performance from AWUTI with another wonderful display as a woman on the edge. Overall the film was not as unsettling as AWUTI but just as emotional and its great seeing Cassavetes on screen, especially sharing it with Rowlands.

5

[matt72582]

http://images.popmatters.com/news_art/l/lovestreams_dvdreview_splash650.jpg
Love Streams (1984)

Despite the previous setback I had with Shadows, I still had high hopes for Cassavetes' Love Streams. These hopes were justified ten-fold as I thought this was outstanding!! Rowlands continues on her brilliant performance from AWUTI with another wonderful display as a woman on the edge. Overall the film was not as unsettling as AWUTI but just as emotional and its great seeing Cassavetes on screen, especially sharing it with Rowlands.

rating_5

Great movie! Maybe I'll watch this again today :)

[Chypmunk]

I guess it helps if you liked the comic 2000AD, for me Urban played Dredd like Dredd is supposed to be played.

[Lucas]

http://dl9fvu4r30qs1.cloudfront.net/46/0c/8e4219f14e65ad386008b0aeddf6/the-witch-poster-2.jpeg

The Witch 3

I liked it? dunno yet, still in the process of digesting. Rating could go up or it could go down.

[Daniel M]

Swan will be both jealous and happy, I think :p

[Mäx]

The Myth of the American Sleepover (David Robert Mitchell, 2010) - rating_2

I only watched it because i loved It Follows. This one, i did not like. It's not a bad movie but there wasn't much of interest for me. At least, it's solidly made.

[Lucas]

Swan will be both jealous and happy, I think :p

Swan will probably love it. It's a remarkably atmospheric film, with impeccable sound design and lighting.It's also genuinely creepy, relying on suggestion rather than cheap jumpscares. Antichirst+Day of Wrath; sort of. It's a tough one to write about.

[Swan]

I'm more jealous than happy, but I do think I'll like it a lot more than Lucas did.

Swan will probably love it. It's a remarkably atmospheric film, with impeccable sound design and lighting.It's also genuinely creepy, relying on suggestion rather than cheap jumpscares. Antichirst+Day of Wrath; sort of. It's a tough one to write about.

This makes me just that more excited. :up:

[Lucas]

I'm still thinking it over in my mind (hence the lukewarm rating). It is a very symbolic film that deals with a lot of complex themes and ideas, so it might requite a second watch. My main issue was a purely subjective one: the dialogue was hard to understand. I might be going deaf....

[Camo]

That VV really annoys me now after seeing it on a poster.

[Swan]

No worries Lucas. I'm seeing it on Sunday, and am as excited as ever. :)

[Camo]

The Myth of the American Sleepover (David Robert Mitchell, 2010) - rating_2

I only watched it because i loved It Follows. This one, i did not like. It's not a bad movie but there wasn't much of interest for me. At least, it's solidly made.

I had no idea he had made anything else. Will have to check that out at some point/

[Mäx]

It's on MUBI Austria right now (you'll need a VPN though).

[doubledenim]

The slow-mo drug was an interesting concept.



:highfive:

[Nausicaä]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1e/Dogma_%28movie%29.jpg

rating_3

[MovieMeditation]

https://s3.graphiq.com/sites/default/files/7522/media/images/Creed_2015_7020137.jpg

Rocky got gangster.

2.5+

[neiba]

Up in the Air (Jason Reitman, 2009)


http://cascadefellows.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/George-Clooney-in-Up-in-the-Air.jpg


This was on TV tonight and I never had heard of it. I was pretty tired so just thought: what the hell, a romcom will do...
Well, I ended up being pleasentlysurprised!
I'm not Clooney's biggest fan, I never saw much more in him than the pretty face that gets better with age and that all girls like. On this film he shows he's more than that! A very skilled actor with an interesting range of emotions that make his character incredibly human and easy to relate to.
The plotline feels fresh, and Reitman managed to keep this away from the clichée in which was easy to fall into. I loved the ending and how good this makes you feel!
Damn, I was needing something like this.

rating_3_5 +

[The Gunslinger45]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1e/Dogma_%28movie%29.jpg

rating_3

Needs to be higher. But at least at is not that low.

[Mr Minio]

Dogma's terrible. I couldn't even finish it.

[Iroquois]

Commando - 4.5

A masterpiece.

[The Gunslinger45]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/46/Deadpool_poster.jpg

Still a whole lot of fun.

4.5

[Mr Minio]

Commando - rating_4_5

A masterpiece. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZkBlpdX__4

[Iroquois]

https://youtu.be/txuWGoZF3ew?t=9s

[Mr Minio]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hppHWD-J9_w

[Iroquois]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pe1a49QWbM

[Mr Minio]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y0p7dE4AnA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LshS8OaqLc

[Iroquois]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA02g0Ffy7Q

[Mr Minio]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s4et2hNoUg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzllNSKItYw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLl0DVzRksk

[Gatsby]

Gave rep to every Arnie video posted.

[Iroquois]

Battlefield Earth - 1

Pretty bad, but doesn't piss me off enough to deserve a 0.5.

[DrSoup007]

Olympus Has Fallen directed by Antoine Fuqua - 4
It's far from a perfect movie, and it has a small handful of issues that are certainly difficult to ignore. Somehow it manages to be a solidly paced and entertaining action flick that has a brutal and compelling story. The writing is so-so, Gerard Butler is your main star, and the CGI is pretty dodgy, but if you can look past it, you'll find it has some solid execution to a very gritty and dark story. I wish I'd made some popcorn because this fit the very definition of the term popcorn flick. This was an unexpected surprise and I'm curiously optimistic to see if the franchise continues to be as good as this.

[dadgumblah]

The Gazebo (1959)

Tremendously funny black comedy starring Glenn Ford and Debbie Reynolds. Glenn is being blackmailed by a mysterious person on the phone due to that person having blackmail photos of Debbie in her young, lean years as a "model." When Glenn gets the idea to kill the blackmailer from his unwitting lawyer (Carl Reiner), things go south. He ends up killing somebody and burying the body beneath the new gazebo that Debbie bought. Things only get crazier from there. There is a scene where Glenn kills someone in the dark and is sitting in a chair watching the silhouetted person go from wall-to-wall and trying to guide them with his hands from across the room to land on a tarp, and it's sidesplitting. I've seen Glenn be funny in movies but never so nervous and jittery with all the goings-on making him a nervous wreck. There is a pigeon that Glenn makes a pet out of that figures greatly into the plot an even has his own billing, "Herman the Pigeon" played by Herman. :) Worth one viewing at least if you like any of the stars or "hide the body comedies" (if that's a genre).

http://ftv01.stbm.it/imgbank/GALLERYXL/GA/00460103.JPG

4

The Narrow Margin (1952)

A tough-as-nails cop is charged with escorting a mobster's widow from Chicago to Los Angeles so she can testify against the men who killed her husband and who run the mob. As they travel by train, the cop notices the men who have been watching him. The question is, are they all bad guys or not? The woman he's escorting is not exactly helping things with her attitude. He meets several people on the train, including a woman taking care of a young boy, and an attractive young woman who may get in the way. Also a large, heavyset man who blocks the tight corridors of the train at inopportune times. This movie, at 71 minutes, is tightly edited, which makes the movie all the more tense. Every knock at the train compartment door may have murder behind it. Some characters may be exactly who they seem to be, or not. There is suspense, action, and extremely tense buildup. It stars Charles McGraw, Marie Windsor, and Jacqueline White. There are lots of familiar-looking faces that I can't place but they are perfect for this excellent movie. A great 50's thriller.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5Zgp9iP_kQs/U24-mwcY7eI/AAAAAAAAD1w/zKhua1Q7Qa0/s1600/narrow+margin.jpg

4.5

Creep (2004)

Franka Potente is the star of this horror movie where she plays a woman who falls asleep in a London tube station and wakes up to find it's closed with her locked in. A "friend" from the party she's left has followed her and attempts to rape her, only to be attacked by an unseen assailant. This is the start of her horrific night in the tube system where she meets a few people, most of whom meet a ghastly end at the hands of the "person" running amok. This mysterious fiend turns out to be a deformed human who looks like Jason Voorhees, maybe worse. He cannot speak, and can only communicate by screeching. There are hints as to who he might be, but to its credit the movie doesn't tell the viewer flat-out. There is a picture of a man and a little boy in a room but we are not told who they are or if the boy is this grown-up killer. He definitely knows something about surgical procedures, if only by copying what he maybe has seen in his time under the city. Smart or not, he murders one young woman strapped to a table by stabbing her repeatedly...somewhere sensitive.. Yes, there is quite a bit of gore in the movie but it wasn't so bad that it made me turn away. I was just invested in Potente's struggle to escape and if she eventually does. Still, I can see if some people find it very unpleasant. I was a bit annoyed by the stupid things Potente does at certain times, but by the end I was okay with it. I mean, if people didn't do stupid things, they wouldn't put themselves in danger in these types of movies. Overall, I really liked it. The bad guy was unique, and Potente, with blonde hair this time, looks extremely nice.

http://www.linternaute.com/cinema/image_cache/objdbfilm/image/300/3155.jpg

3.5

[foster]

Deadpool, 4/5.

I don't download movies or anything but my friend had a bootleg so I wasn't going to say no to watching it. I didn't break any laws :lol: Strangely though the bootleg had all the curse words censored. How bizarre, how bizarre.

Rio - Hmm I think 4/5 too. Animated movie bout birds. My favorite character was the bulldog tracy morgan.

[gbgoodies]

I'm glad to find someone else here who likes The Gazebo. I think it's a great movie, but it's not getting any love in the 50's HoF. :(

[hello101]

The Last Castle (2001)

I really liked this despite Redfern's stiff performance, Hackman would've been a better choice for his role.

Red Heat (1988)

Arnold and Bill make a cool duo, I always like buddy-comedies with a slice of seriousness/drama.

[colejwalker]

The Witch (2016) - Robert Eggers

http://dorkshelf.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/The-Witch-Featured-480x400-1455570651.jpg

This is a film that probably won't appeal to wide audiences due to it being such a slow burn. At least that was my experience with the film, I also would hardly call this a horror film, but more a psychological drama. That might sound very strange, but I feel that most indie horror films now are usually dramas and don't really scare many people, at least the ones I have seen. This film never scared me or my audience at all through the whole runtime. Most people were laughing while the "horror" moments were happening and that's a really bad thing. The concept for this film is ripe to make a great horror film and also have it be original. The story isn't bad I would say, but I think most people who were interested in the concept won't be satisfied with the actual turnout. There are still good horror ideas in this movie, but they don't pan out and are pushed aside for character development. I did like the characters in the film, writing wise, but I could have liked them so much more if they were just put in more terrifying scenarios. The best thing about this film is easily it's cinematography, which at times is even mediocre, but for the most part it's very well done. The acting from the parents are good, but from the kids it's kind of cringe worthy at times as well, especially from the boy in this film, who at one point has to give a pretty convincing monologue and fails to do so. The lighting is a problem for me in this film as well because I think the director thought if he made the film darker it would create a better atmosphere, which is not the case. Instead, the audience has to try and see through all the darkness in order to get any shock value. The direction was decent, but I don't really feel like I said before that he created any dread during the scenes that should have been full of it. This film's ending could also really bother a lot of people, since it's kind of comes out of nowhere and just felt like someway to end it quickly. I wish I could agree with all the critics and say this satisfied my need for a scary film, but it just didn't and it was just so much missed potential.

2.5

[colejwalker]

Like Crazy (2011) - Drake Doremus

http://www.aceshowbiz.com/images/still/like-crazy-pic04.jpg

I walked into this thinking that it was going to be a love story and at times it is, but it's mostly about the inevitable struggle of long distance. The leads are played by Anton Yelchin, who I haven't seen much of, but from what in this he is decent and Felicity Jones who I always find to be gripping on screen. I'm not sure how to feel about the romance in the film because although they are both good actors I never bought that they could be together, but I'm not sure if that was supposed to be intended. Don't get me wrong there are some great moments in the film especially the things that involve the chair representing their relationship. These characters spend a lot of time away from each other and I think this is where the film excels and differentiates itself from your standard run of the mill love story. It captures how it is hard to forget about love when you are torn apart from someone and how it's hard not to fall back on it, like these characters do. This film also builds up unintentional drama and it becomes hard to keep watching these two fall back in love so many times, it's far too tedious. Ultimately the film takes some directions that I don't really like and after awhile it began to annoy me watching these two. In some ways I just don't think these characters were as deep as the director thought they were. I don't really understand why they ever got together in the first place. This film has a very sour ending as well in which it reaches for something that it truly isn't and it felt undeserved. I would check this out if your a fan of the actors and or the director, but don't go in with high expectations.

2.5 ++

[foster]

daddy's home
3/5

I heard it had bad reviews but it seemed like an ordinary film to me not a bad one.
decent plot filled with jokes.

[Iroquois]

Deadpool - 2

Strong review to follow.

[foster]

Deadpool - 2

Strong review to follow.

from the guy that gave dredd 4 stars :lol:
this is why i don't believe in reviews.

[Iroquois]

from the guy that gave dredd 4 stars :lol:
this is why i don't believe in reviews.

From the guy who gave a swear-free bootleg of Deadpool four popcorn boxes out of five but claims that Dredd is one of the stupidest things ever after seeing only the first ten minutes and then shutting it off.

This is why I do believe in reviews (and finishing movies).

[foster]

From the guy who gave a swear-free bootleg of Deadpool four popcorn boxes out of five but claims that Dredd is one of the stupidest things ever after seeing only the first ten minutes and then shutting it off.

This is why I do believe in reviews (and finishing movies).

Not sure why that would make you believe in reviews.
But yeah the sound was so bad I couldn't hear some of the jokes :lol:

Dredd was so awful it made it into my thread of shame.
http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=38673

literally one of the worst things i've ever seen, I had no reason to keep watching unless I wanted to be aggravated or make fun of it. One of the few movies I could probably make an entertaining riff track for.

[Mr Minio]

Gave rep to every Arnie video posted.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnF2IoRhqbw

[Iroquois]

Not sure why that would make you believe in reviews.

I'm not sure why you wouldn't.

But yeah the sound was so bad I couldn't hear some of the jokes :lol:

That would explain why you gave it such a good rating.

Dredd was so awful it made it into my thread of shame.
http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=38673

literally one of the worst things i've ever seen, I had no reason to keep watching unless I wanted to be aggravated or make fun of it. One of the few movies I could probably make an entertaining riff track for.

How would you know if you never finished it?

[colejwalker]

Not trying to engage in your guy's argument, but I agree with Iro that you can't judge if you haven't finished the film. Even though I personally hate Dredd and you probably shouldn't finish it. ;)

[The Gunslinger45]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/50/Pink_Flamingos_%281972%29.jpg

4

Well I still enjoy it. My girlfriend on the other hand had the same "WTF did I just watch?" reaction she did when she saw Blue Velvet for the first time. Though she did say she was more shocked by Blue Velvet.


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5a/Arsenic_And_Old_Lace_Poster.jpg

5

We had to get Pink Flamingos out of her head somehow with something more light hearted. I figure Cary Grant would fit the bill. Still kind of dark humor, but no where near as dark and messed up as Pink Flamingos.

[foster]

I agree with Iro that you can't judge if you haven't finished the film.

Really? So you can't say that 2 girls 1 cup disgusts you unless you watch the whole thing ?

[ursaguy]

The Forest 1.5
That was a waste of time. The creepy Japanese schoolgirl was amazing at being a creepy horror kid, and the plot twist she throws in is what keeps this ahead of a 1, but I really didn't like this at all. So many dream sequences that I stopped caring about what actually happened. Don't let the ElfYourself viral marketing creator direct a movie.

Fifty Shades of Black 2_5
Surprisingly decent, especially because I didn't think Fifty Shades of Grey was bad. It's not consistently funny, but there were a few great scenes in it. I like going back to the Mel Brooks method of actually parodying a movie instead of lumping 20 in for two jokes each.

[-KhaN-]

Really? So you can't say that 2 girls 1 cup disgusts you unless you watch the whole thing ?

Kinda different situations, movie can change and have a twist that makes it better. For example The Game is awesome until the last part, then it becomes lame, so how can you judge it if you didn't watch until the end?

[honeykid]

Really? So you can't say that 2 girls 1 cup disgusts you unless you watch the whole thing ?

Of course you can. You can hate it. But rating it is difficult if you've not seen it.

[Swan]

Really? So you can't say that 2 girls 1 cup disgusts you unless you watch the whole thing ?

Yes, because a full-length work of cinema (good or bad) is entirely comparable to the trailer for a scat porno.

[cricket]

The River (1951)

2+

http://classiq.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/The-River-1951.jpg

From the Ebert list, this was well made, but it hardly did anything for me.

[Thursday Next]

The Good Dinosaur

In the tradition of Bambi and Finding Nemo, Disney continue their crusade to traumatise small children with endless peril, parental death and manipulatively emotional scenes. The background animation is stunning but sadly that is not matched by the character design. The plot is boring and uninspired, lurching from danger to danger without a shred of wit or charm. The emotional journey boils down to facing the fear and doing it anyway, which come across as oddly one note after the more emotionally complex Inside Out. It's surprisingly harsh at times, almost like a nature documentary, but then at other times we have very cutesy anthropomorphised dinosaurs who live in little family units and farm; it's strangely uneven. It's not a cheap cash-in like Minions, but that's damning with faint praise, really.

2.5 (kids rating 1.5)

[foster]

Yes, because a full-length work of cinema (good or bad) is entirely comparable to the trailer for a scat porno.

Seemed pretty similar to me. Except with dredd I was the one eating the cup of ****.

BTW 2 girls was a short film not a trailer.

[Mäx]

Escape from L.A. (John Carpenter, 1996) - 2.5

[neiba]

Ace in the Hole (Billy Wilder, 1951)



http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BurC6enfE8U/TLap4x9J_rI/AAAAAAAACgA/sZ2wGjWb9Hs/s1600/aceground.jpg

Thoughts posted on the 50s Hof (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1463170#post1463170)

rating_4_5

[Mr Minio]

Yes, because a full-length work of cinema (good or bad) is entirely comparable to the trailer for a scat porno. Scat porno? This is some sick sh*t for deranged people. I will finish my post after I've seen my vomit porn that just finished downloading.

[Memento Mori]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/91U4-pBxxxL._SX342_.jpg
Day for Night
4

https://s3.amazonaws.com/criterion-production/release_boxshots/1037-a6919539e879573fd9a8b600225e6f87/447_box_348x490_original.jpg
Les Doulos
4

https://s3.amazonaws.com/criterion-production/release_boxshots/1100-9d833ed769128bb8dea9d4b753dbb7a7/335_box_348x490_original.jpg
Elevator to the Gallows
4

[cricket]

The only way that Dredd and 2 Girls 1 Cup are similar is that they're both awesome.

[AdamUpBxtch]

http://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/deadpool-SYB_2040_v076.1040_rgb.jpg
Deadpool (2016) 4.5

The jokes hit right from the beginning with those hilarious opening credits, the action was great, the fourth wall breaking was good and very clever and also the romance story was surprisingly really good, andI can't forget to mention those end credit scenes lol that's all I'll say.. The chemistry between Wade and his girlfriend was very well done and I applaud the writers, the director Miller, Reynolds, and Baccarin for making it work and making us actually care for the two of them. This is easily in my top 5 favorite comic book movies of all time. Only problems I had with this film was that the villains could of been fleshed out more.

[cricket]

God Told Me To (1976)

2

http://www.mondo-digital.com/godtold2big.jpg

The first 25 minutes were promising with ordinary citizens going on sudden killing sprees, including a police officer played by none other than Andy Kaufman. Their last words are always "God told me to". The rest of the movie is a complete snoozefest until a decent ending. This is the kind of movie that if you saw it when you were 7, and looked back at it many years later, you would look at it fondly due to a couple of cool scenes, despite the fact that you slept through most of it.

[Swan]

That sounds like a really cool premise though.

[cricket]

That sounds like a really cool premise though.

Yea I thought so, and that's why I had it on my watchlist. It should've went more the exploitation route.

[carlspackler]

I watched Truth with Cate Blanchett and Robert Redford on a plane ride home yesterday.
9.5/10,more movies like these are needed.

It really does portray how we can end up losing our jobs or possibly going to jail for telling the truth.

It's a fecking messed up world we live in.

https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://is3.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Video7/v4/93/fe/12/93fe126a-542b-b0d1-a233-0ac9b2681419/source/200x200bb.jpg&imgrefurl=http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/sony/truth/&h=200&w=133&tbnid=DR_78IJE-4WOLM:&docid=MsiY_n9_BrbS_M&ei=djXJVpXvNdSiugTUmp-ACQ&tbm=isch&ved=0ahUKEwiVgrWg-4fLAhVUkY4KHVTNB5AQMwggKAMwAw

[FM19]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/02/Race_2016_film_poster.jpg
Race (2016)

3.5

[Hit Girl]

Deadpool (2016)

Straight out of the gates this movie has you laughing. It's loaded with pop culture references and is very cleverly written.

9/10

http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/xmenmovies/images/7/7a/Deadpool_thumbs_up.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/300?cb=20150715231436

[Nabby]

I Give it a Year.

Most people I know think this movie is average - but it makes me laugh time & time again. I enjoy it.
4

[Derek Vinyard]

Whiplash (2014) - 10/10

http://www.abload.de/img/tumblr_llwp5scibc1qzkfwlh6.gif

[Mäx]

Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, 1931) - 3.5+

[Iroquois]

Spotlight - 3.5, possibly 4

A fine movie.

[Mäx]

Days of Thunder (Tony Scott, 1990) - 2.5+

The racing scenes are actually pretty entertaining but the rest of the movie is pretty meh.

[cricket]

The Narrow Margin (1952)

3.5+

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From the top 100 Noirs list, a detective has to get a mob widow from Chicago to L.A. by train, with the mob in hot pursuit to keep her from testifying. This is a very tight 71 minute movie thats easy to watch. The no name cast is terrific, and so is the dialogue. There's a great payoff with a nice twist and a dynamite ending.

[Camo]

Glad to see you liked that Cricket that is something i'm planning on checking out for the countdown.

[cricket]

I probably underrate noirs as well; none of them seem to blow me away no matter how good they are.

[foster]

not a big fan of noirs but double indemnity was great. has one of the best dramatic scenes I've ever seen thanks to barbara stanwyck .

[neiba]

Double Indemnity is good but to me Sunset Blvd beats every noir I've seen so far!

[Citizen Rules]

I loved! The Narrow Margin (1952) I love film noirs and that one is one of top favs.

[ursaguy]

Million Dollar Baby-4
That was darker than I was expecting. I guess I'll dodge spoilers (even though it was a high profile movie from over a decade ago), but this film takes a sharp turn and gets really bleak. Hilary Swank was very good in the ring, outside of it, and in the third act. A very deserving Oscar winner. Less deserving is Morgan Freeman, who only really "acts" in one scene (an admittedly fantastic scene), and just narrates and soliloquies his way through the film. Eastwood plays Eastwood better than I've ever seen him. I like how slow it was, because it never got boring. These three characters all have interesting and different backgrounds, and their mundane conversations contribute a lot to their personalities. I'm an outspoken non-fan of boxing movies, but this one dodges cliches and is more about the people than the boxing. I don't know if it deserved best picture, but it's pretty great.

[Citizen Rules]

Days of Thunder (Tony Scott, 1990) - rating_2_5+

The racing scenes are actually pretty entertaining but the rest of the movie is pretty meh.
That's exactly what I thought too...good film for nascar fans.

[foster]

The running man
2.5

Not too bad for an 80s movie I guess, but some pretty stupid writing.
Unarmed guy getting chased by killers.. and he never picks up a weapon. Kills a dude with a chainsaw, just leaves the chainsaw there to go run from the next guy unarmed.

Hell, early on I was thinking pick up a rock or something!! would have come in handy when someone was chasing them on a motorcycle… driving at you at 40 mph thats like you're throwing the rock at 70mph if you can even make a 30mph pitch

Makes a big deal about not killing mr. lite brite in cold blood, then ends the movie by killing someone in cold blood. And everyone rejoices. uhhhh

Don't by too concerned about the spoiler tags. It's an 80s action movie with Arnold, you already know how it ends :lol:

[Wolfsbane]

Spotlight - 4

No nonsense film, gives you to details, lets the story unravel slowly and efficiently. Great performances from key players, decent performances from others. Recommended.


The Big Short - 2

Interesting story with some comical performances that betray the film. The tone seems all off and rabid editing mixed with the off-the-wall directing makes it suffer. The complete opposite of Spotlight, despite both films being relevant today with depressing stories. Gosling has the best self-aware performance, Bale chews up all the scenery.

[Mäx]

The Overnight (Patrick Brice, 2015) - 3+

An entertaining yet absurd little movie. Liked the cast around Taylor Schilling, Jason Schwartzman and Adam Scott.

[matt72582]

The Yearling - 6/10

Most annoying kid in film history (lol).. I think the fawn was the best actor of them all, and the best part of the movie. The script is often too cliched, sappy, and lacked substance.

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[Nabby]

Hotel Transylvania
3.5

Cloverfield
4 - can't wait to see what 10 Cloverfield Lane turns out to be!

[Gideon58]

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6/10

[Nausicaä]

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[MovieMeditation]

James Dean 1/3
East of Eden
1955

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3.5

[foster]

Ip Man the final fight
Not nearly as good of fight scenes as the donnie yen versions, but this seemed more interested in the facts of his personal life..

3/5 average film

[False Writer]

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The Witch (2016)

One of the best horror movies of the decade imo. Chilling, disturbing, and suspenseful. Great acting as well, particularly by the father, the older son, and especially Black Phillip!

4.5

[Derek Vinyard]

In Bruges (2008) - Martin McDonagh
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- The Cast is red hot in that flick and they're all very good especially Collin Farrell who's one actor I really appreciate. The storyline is cool and highly entertaining (which is a big plus for me). Some hilarious moments and some most shocking ones.... The city is beautiful and the cinematography is nice. It has also a cool atmosphere of the city I cannot really describe but I really appreciate the aspect. The ending is some big kharma thing that I really like. Nice Movie and I recommend it.
4-

[Cobpyth]

Best of Enemies (2015)

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A very well made portrayal of a rhetorical power play between two giants and what it meant for the future of American political television.

4.5

[colejwalker]

Zero Dark Thirty (2012) - Katheryn Bigelow

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I like a lot of Bigelow's work so I was looking forward to it and I can't say that I was let down. This film is like you probably know about the people involved with tracking Osama Bin Laden after 9/11. Jessica Chastain plays the lead and she does for the most part a good job, but sometimes her acting bothered me. Jason Clarke is basically the second bill and he was great in this, probably the best thing he has ever done. Some of the torture scenes are very brutal and it paints a good picture of the struggle in finding the truth about Bin Laden. The writing is good in this film, but I kind of feel like some of the scenes could have been cut for a shorter runtime. I also wasn't really that attached to Chastain till about half way through because I didn't feel like there was much development from her. Bigelow did a good job as well and I think she brought good performances out of most involved, but I did think there should have been more tension in some scenes that could have been full of it. I have to give it to her though for crafting a perfect ending to the film, it was beautifully shot as you see the silhouettes move through the dark house searching for Osama. Overall, I wasn't in love with everything about it and I would still probably say Argo (2012) deserved Best Picture more, but still this a really good film.

3.5

[AboveTheClouds]

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rating_5

Best Horror flick I've seen in theaters in nearly a decade.

But the theater seemed divided, I swear half the theater loved it and the other half didn't seem to give a damn, and were getting up and being a-holes. I think a lot of people had different expectations as to what they were walking into, and maybe expected another Insidious or Sinister, which this film is not. This film deals with the occult and witchcraft in a way that few films have ever been able to do so well. I sat through the entire thing wide eyes and bushy tailed, and was so pleased they let the horror come from the subject matter instead of cheap scares and bad sound cues. This is the kind of horror film I love, focus on plot and people not cinematography(Which was actually magnificent btw) and SFX. Everything from the dialogue/accents, costumes, buildings and folklore used were well researched and really helped set the mood for the film. One thing I found funny mind you was that there was seemingly a large number of non native English speakers in my theater, who at times didn't really seem to understand the dialogue and kept talking amongst themselves in frustrated tones. If you have a hard time understanding early Modern English, I would maybe wait for a dub/sub if available.

[cricket]

Bigelow^^is one of my favorite directors. Have you seen Strange Days and Near Dark?

[AboveTheClouds]

Bigelow^^is one of my favorite directors. Have you seen Strange Days and Near Dark?


I know you're talking to Cole, but both are deadly Cricket, Near Dark is probably my favorite vampire movie ever.

[ursaguy]

Guys, read the poster. You're talking about The VVitch. Two Vs. Not Witch.