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This entire thread is spoilers! As youre watching a movie for the first time post about it here.
....the movie Twilight. Oh what a condition I think this films gonna be!
http://www.impawards.com/2008/posters/twilight.jpg
10 minutes into this, and feel Anne Rice has nothing to worry about. (When is that Lestat movie coming?!) I can tell Twilights gonna need some hillbilly werewolf to give this film some zip. Lead actress looks like a young Robin Tunney. So does the lead actor. Hmph well these vampires arent very powerful. Mr Moody cant even switch classes in his high school.
20 minutes - Augh damn these kids cant act! If she looks down in confused bewilderment one more time... I cant believe Im saying this, but I miss Christopher Lee.
Brother Blue
06-14-09, 09:27 AM
I cant believe Im saying this, but I miss Christopher Lee.
That's Sir Christopher Lee :D
He recieved a Knighthood yesterday. Congrats to him.
Twilight contd, and Sir Christopher Lee wept...
30 minutes : Oh the dialogue is rotten. Just rotten! No IMDb quotes up in here whatsoever. Ive seen pro wrestling promos with more range, and depth.
42 minutes : "No. Im on a special diet." Best line of the film by far. I shouldnt have kicked off a thread concept like this with Twilight as the first effort. Reading what Ive typed so far it looks as though Im trying to be funny when in fact Im just trying to finish watching.
Oh! 45 minute mark he's spilling his guts about his mysterious powers. Is this impact? Reminds me of an 80s movie American Ninja...
"Howd you do that?"
"Im a ninja"
Iroquois
06-14-09, 10:39 AM
Ah, Twilight. I willingly put myself through that, but of course I thought it was so terribly bad that it was hilarious.
And if you're having a little trouble seeing the funny side, check out this video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApBJ7fdLM6w
Powdered Water
06-14-09, 11:23 AM
Ha! Pants.
Ill def watch your vid Iroquois after this. ill need your vid after this.
Twilight contd...
01:06 - Damn this is the most centered girl on all of planet Earth! Do they believe in story immersion whatsoever?! Ive come to the conclusion this is all aimed at high school girls, but vampires dont burn in sunlight....they just look prettier. DaYuM!!! Pretty in Pink just mightve had more depth than this Im serious!
Ok girls if some moody gorgeous guy revealed he was a vampire by speeding around like the cartoon Road Runner, and then lifted his pickup truck...oh sorry this is Vam-Pires and theyre fancy n deep...I mean their sedan youd pee yourself in fright then go into shock. Yes even Leo! This girl volunteered to confirm her vampire suspicions in the middle of the woods. Oliver North never had such grit. My hope at this point is the indians are werewolves and throw some well needed Dances With Wolves plain perspective into this drivel.
Twilight...
01:23 - Oh they dont ever sleep too?! This movie just keeps coming and coming. ROFLMFAO!! Theyre playing baseball now?! Oh I need to cleanse myself after this with the 70s classic Love At First Bite.
The human blood drinking bad guy vamps want to play baseball too. Oh damn that sounds like Im making a crack but its really happening. West Side Story was a badass piece o business compared to this carebeared yarn. Im sounding bitter. Might need to post in the Marijuana Do You Smoke It thread.
Iroquois
06-14-09, 12:28 PM
Out of curiosity, have you ever seen Near Dark?
Out of curiosity, have you ever seen Near Dark?
Yes and I think Ill rewatch it. Bigelows best work, and a great cast.
01:39 Twilight - Right after I cracked on the baseball game the movie picked up. Still early episodes of Buffy The Vampire Slayer haunt my good sense of taste, but at least its better than the first half. Ill refrain from going into how many holes are in the storyline as itd be too exhausting, and cruel. After Iroquois made the Near Dark reference I automatically compare it to....this. Comparing the two vampire families - Near Dark makes Twilight look like TVs The Waltons.
Classicqueen13
06-14-09, 01:14 PM
All I got from this movie was
Edward: "I want to kill you"
Bella: "I love you! I trust you!"
Please! :rolleyes: Why did I waste a portion of my life on this film? All the ditsy teen girls that love this movie need to learn what a good movie is, if you ask me.
Final Twilight
I didnt like the movie.
Anyone wishing to use this thread to post as you watch feel free. Im sure Im not the authority on first impressions, and yours is surely interesting. LOL! Its not like youre going onstage after the Beatles!
Edit in - ROFLMFAO! I just watched your video Iroquois and its a keeper!
honeykid
06-14-09, 11:06 PM
Twilight contd...
Ive come to the conclusion this is all aimed at high school girls...
Why did you think otherwise before?
I didnt know a damn thing about Twilight, but wish I had. I follow the philosophy never watch a commercial for a movie you know you'll see. A commercial shows the best scenes of the film. A big time book series about vampires I thought was a sure thing. Such is the price for freshness.
Powdered Water
06-14-09, 11:22 PM
I know in the past you've said you're not into "artsy" type flicks, but I strongly urge you to check out Let The Right One In (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1139797/). It is a foreign film But I think you can handle it T. It is what horror movies are made of.
Here's the trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICp4g9p_rgo
Actually that looks damn good. Thanks PW Ill check it out.
Its not if the films artsy. For instance Ive seen alot of Steven Soderberghs work, and be it early or later works he's hit or miss. If the director lets his style overpower the story both are lessened. Be it David Lynch, Oliver Stone, Soderbergh, or whoever imo story comes first. Sometimes the artsy directed movies, like anything Sophia Coppollas done, is pure drivel. She has promise she'll never realize due to her being overpushed. Why is she going to push herself to develop as a director? She coulda been the next Marty Scorsese but alas we'll never know.
Powdered Water
06-14-09, 11:39 PM
Cool, I think you'll enjoy it.
Brother Blue
06-14-09, 11:43 PM
I know in the past you've said you're not into "artsy" type flicks, but I strongly urge you to check out Let The Right One In (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1139797/). It is a foreign film But I think you can handle it T. It is what horror movies are made of.
Here's the trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICp4g9p_rgo
Actually that looks damn good. Thanks PW Ill check it out.
That is a really good film. I'll advise all of those who havent done to see it. It's far more imaginative and well made than any recent Hollywood "horror" movie and the cast excell in a really well written slighty left field vampire flick.
One of the better movies of last year in my opinion. Or whenever it came out .... ?
Iroquois
06-15-09, 08:11 AM
Or you could for the American remake of Let the Right One In that's coming out next year.
I havent seen this movie im going to wait untill it is reduced in price as I dont think I will like it.
I havent seen this movie im going to wait untill it is reduced in price as I dont think I will like it.
Good damn man dont do it! Wait till it comes on TV! You are talking about Twilight right?
Good damn man dont do it! Wait till it comes on TV! You are talking about Twilight right?
:rotfl: yeah I was on about Twilight, is it really that bad dude? :)
honeykid
06-15-09, 09:48 AM
Tongo, another vote for Let The Right One In here. :up:
Ill try and find it and watch it. Maybe someone else will take a crack at "view and post". I know Ill read it, and I know there are more literate types than I on here.
Oh Newt dont do it to yourself seriously. In fact youve just inspired a thread idea, No Im not picking on you but trying to save you.
Well boys I took your tip...
http://chud.com/articles/content_images/5/let_the_right_one_in_ver3.jpg
Let The Right One In
15 min - Im all about fitting in at MoFo and all, but this movies starting pretty damn slow. The kid cant act a lick, and Im betting he's the producers son. Not a quieter movie have I watched. Im sure though this will pick up unless you all are just hazing me or something.
30 min - Still a very quiet movie. The little girl at times reminds me of Elijah Wood with those big eyes. Im resolved that this will be a slow paced vampire flick. Strangely Im not bored with it. Either the director knows what theyre doing or Norway truly is the creepiest land on earth. Will get back to this tomorrow.
It's Sweden, but that's close.
I thought the little kid who played Oskar was great. :confused:
Iroquois
06-17-09, 03:40 AM
Where's the next update? Did he give up or something?
Nope I had to go to bed. Now Ill watch 30 min or so before going into work then Ill finish er off tonight.
Sorry about my comment on the acting. It was the dubbing thats so awful. Ive learned by watching TONS of Kung Fu with my friends always watch subtitles over dubbed cause dubbing just kills the acting.
Contd. Let The Right One In..
This director reminds me of Will Eisner. To those that dont know Will Eisner was the creator, writer, and artist of the original comic book The Spirit. Eisners art was strong, but it was his layout ability which was second to none. He always knew how to present the picture fopr maximum effect.
45 min - Oskar is a strange piece o business. Taking a buggy whip to the face with no reaction...thats weird. Maybe his childhood vampire friend will bring him out of his shell, eh?! Cool scene with the cat. Wonder what they did to make it hiss on cue.
1 hour - Whoa! Her daddy wasnt the sharpest knife in the drawer. I could think of alot better ways to kill yourself without pouring acid on your face. It wasnt even enough to do the job! The poor girl sees her disfigured daddy! Being a vampire of course whats required is for her to drink his blood. We would just go on Dr Phil.
More to come, but I gtg to work.
Iroquois
06-17-09, 09:28 AM
You picked a good spot to stop watching, I guess. That last update was slightly amusing.
Brother Blue
06-17-09, 10:21 AM
Cool scene with the cat. Wonder what they did to make it hiss on cue.
I know how you do that. That cat is probably male, if you hold up another unknown male cat in its general area (where it's not going to get in shot of course) it'll hiss :D.
Iroquois
06-17-09, 10:52 AM
You can get that impression.
1h 15min - Well good for Oskar! He thwacked that kid good with the stick! (too bad it didnt hit the voice actor). Uh oh! Oskars looking like hes getting into it too much. Hope his girlfriend didnt give him a hickey.
The amount of dialogue in this movie makes me think the book was 12 pages long. Oh damn Oskar. Doing bloodbrothers with her?! Could you have found a worse way?! Whoa! Well she aint 10 yrs old!
Oh damn people this dubbing's just rotten! The vampire girls actually good, Oskar Ive gotten used too, but good luck finding something of worth elsewhere. Oops! Vampire girl got punted!
ROFLMFAO! Never in my life have I seen cats attack a vampire! Is this like the last Indiana Jones where the monkies attacked the russians?! Ok this movies picked up. Ill post later with the finish, but I gtg for a couple hrs.
You see, I don't really know what you're specifically talking about because I watched it in Swedish with English subtitles. I believe that's the way you would have seen it at the American theatres anyway, so I ONLY watch "dubbed" movies when that's the only way they're available.
You see, I don't really know what you're specifically talking about because I watched it in Swedish with English subtitles. I believe that's the way you would have seen it at the American theatres anyway, so I ONLY watch "dubbed" movies when that's the only way they're available.
Hey Mark. Yeah dont I know it. The worst voice actor in the entire film's the main bully that picks on Oskar. Like something from a nosecold and helium.
Let The Right One In final
Possibly the worst vampiric fate was the blond that survived Elis attack, turns into a vampire - no manual available, gets attacked by a trailer load of cats, and then burns to death.
Oskar must have been on the road to being a mentally effed up kid, but Elis keeping him from becoming a sicko. No Im serious "Oskar, I do it because I have to. Be me, for a while." When a vampire serves as a good big brother thats bad parenting.
Those poor stupidassed bullies. Possibly the dumbest adult displayed in this film is Oskars swim instructor. Theyre methodically drowning little mellow Oskar! At least in The Outsiders Leif Garrett was drunk, but these are little kids comparatively. Sweden! fugedaboudit Oops! Well that takes care of that problem.
Well good flick. Open for a sequel which might be fitting for this story. Better than the last 3 M Night films for sure. Light years better than Twilight! I was sympathetic for Eli, but at no time fearful for Oskar. The director has real talent, and the girl should have a career ahead of her. Without a doubt Oskar was the strangest character in the film. Kids today...
Iroquois
06-18-09, 12:26 AM
Interesting that you make that comment about "kids today" yet the film is based in the 1980s.
Kids...
-cut then paste on last line of my post-
It was just a quip. The wardrobe was like the seventies or even the sixties at times. Good flick, but you can find mistakes if you look hard enough on most things.
Iroquois
06-18-09, 12:35 AM
I never really got the impression that any of the clothes were from the '60s or '70s but that doesn't necessarily mean they didn't exist at all in the '80s.
honeykid
06-18-09, 10:25 AM
It's set in the early-mid 80's (as will the American remake be, BTW) although there are audio clues throughout the film (mentions of USSR and nuclear power, etc) the fact that there's a Rubik's cube centres it firmly in that period.
Also, I'd highly recommend seeing it properly, i.e. with subtitles. I really can't imagine how different an experience LTROI must've been dubbed. Like mark, I'll only watch a dubbed version if it's the only one available. I'm waiting for a cheap copy of Time Crimes (subtitled) to become available. I saw a cheap one but it was dubbed, so I passed it up.
Im looking forward to the american remake of Let The Right One In. I feel it will be better.
Remember this entire thread is spoilers
The International
http://www.alltrailers.net/img/movie/4091/the-international-3865-poster-large.jpeg
3min 43 sec - Ow damn! Thathadtohurt!!! Great beginning to this one.
Ah! Same guy that directed Heaven. With Clive Owens & Naomi Watts Ill get my acting fix for sure. Its always great when real talented actosr decide to do action (See Liam Neeson in Taken).
13min 20 sec - Hmph?! I wonder if stickling your head in freezing cold water to remember something would work?
Final Twilight
I didnt like the movie.
I just had to jump in here. :laugh:
My son asked me to watch this last Sunday and I couldn't believe how bad this film was. My students are 13 and the girls were all reading the books earlier in the year, and when I came in on Monday and said something like, "OMG, I just saw Twilight. What a terrible movie," most of the boys in the room let out a whoop and a cheer. It was pretty funny. Some of the girls just looked a bit sad.... :laugh:
How did that book sell so many copies?
I watched The International last night... I gather you stopped watching it?
Iroquois
06-20-09, 12:17 PM
If this thread is any indication, TONGO tends to watch movies in stops and starts.
Great post Tramp. Im glad the boys in your class feel its stupid too. Tell them in an extra installment of Harry Potter the lad should kill all the Twilight vampires. ;)
Not always Mr I, but lately yes. Today Im having to stop watching The International because The Ultimate Fighter Season 9 marathon is on today, and I havent seen any of them. The finale fights are tonight!
Actually that looks damn good. Thanks PW Ill check it out.
Its not if the films artsy. For instance Ive seen alot of Steven Soderberghs work, and be it early or later works he's hit or miss. If the director lets his style overpower the story both are lessened. Be it David Lynch, Oliver Stone, Soderbergh, or whoever imo story comes first. Sometimes the artsy directed movies, like anything Sophia Coppollas done, is pure drivel. She has promise she'll never realize due to her being overpushed. Why is she going to push herself to develop as a director? She coulda been the next Marty Scorsese but alas we'll never know.
I am sorry to disappoint you but LOst in Translation is driven by an incredible script. It's more character driven than arty....
..but then again if you're looking for real art try Stranger than Paradise by Jarmusch or anything by Kieslowski
Back to the flick The International, and remember this threads all spoilers. Am I the only person ham enough to do this?! Cmon! Theres just gotta be another obnoxious opinion out there!?
30 min - Im not a mark usually for fair skinny blonds, but Naomi Watts (fugedaboudit) She's a keeper! Clive Owens is reminding me of a young british Harrison Ford. Hasnt quite mastered vulnerability like Harry though still too tough. LOL! He just storms into the house and smashes the phone open without saying a word then shows him the wire.
Love how the high end spy movies theres always some always some mega sniper extremely precise and shiny. Never some redneck with a dipcup.
more International...
39 min - It happens everytime. They convince someone to help them, he says Ill talk to you after the speech, and you know hes a dead man. Competent cinematography. I remember seeing Heaven and this director had talent.
1 hour - LOL! Like how they lied and scared the crap out of grumpy ole Dr Isaacson. The one thing I like is the great acting. Makes the slow points less so. Yknow with that lil immersion ability in all. Hollywood should recruit from the stage alot more then they do.
1 hr 15 min - Whoa! Just when I thought the movie was gonna be all talk it. Very scary bulletwound to the neck, and hes dead. Him dragging the assassin to the stairwell reminds me of the old John Woo movies. What and where is this video museum thingy theyre fighting in? Very odd looking.
FrodoBagginsDazzlesMe
06-21-09, 11:38 PM
Blech, I hated that movie. I did read the books around 2006, back then they were a little okay, I wouldn't say they were the best books in the world or even close though...
Did you hear that the actor who played Edward, Rob Pattinson or something got hit by a cab recently trying to get away from crazy fangirls?
I know it has nothing to do with this thread, but I couldn't think of anything else worth writing...
Final of The International...
1 hr 37 min - Ah italian cliffs. Need to post in Stunning Pictures Of World thread again.
I like Clive Owen, but he comes across as too tough in this. This role would have been better cast with someone wimpier. His presence instinctively I feel theres going to be action. Hes very tense almost like trying to carry the rhythm of the film on his shoulders alone. Mueller-Stahl is great in this. The german Wilford Brimley! LOL!
Final - Well if you paid attention to the closing credits the last newspaper headline said the U.S. Senate was going to investigate illicite activity so you just know it will all work out. ;)
Ah well I was wondering throughout the movie how they could stop an international bank, and the country of China from distributing small arms to the third world. The answer was they couldnt. This movie was like a 70s style international crime drama. Was bearable due to the great acting, and directing. They should have chosen a better script imo. More steak less sizzle as they say.
Im open to any film suggestions unless someone wants to take a turn too.
honeykid
06-22-09, 09:18 PM
more International...
... What and where is this video museum thingy theyre fighting in? Very odd looking.
I've not seen the film, so I don't know when the shootout occurs, but I know there's a big action scene in the Guggenheim Museum, so that's probably the what. Well, not the actual place, but a scale mock-up.
As for where? My guess is the Manhatten one, though there is one in Bilbao. I don't know of any others, though that doesn't mean there isn't one.
Pyro Tramp
06-22-09, 09:22 PM
Yeah, it was in the Guggenheim, Manhattan. Didn't realise it was mock up but suppose that makes sense. Was probably best bit of the film for me, having visited there recently.
Thanks guys, and easily the best scene in the film. If this film had 3 more scenes like that itd been the next Eiger Sanction. Well at least the threads climbing from the depths with Twilight. Any suggestions?
The architecture in the movie was like a character -- meant to make Clive look small as he fights a global organization. Sorta perfect timing! :laugh:
I watched the special features and it was pretty cool how they re-created the Guggenheim and they also used some big office complex that is owned by Volkswagen (who had never let in a film crew before) to double as the bank.
I found the film pretty interesting because it didn't follow the usual thriller conventions (no romance and the woman actually seemed smart as opposed to just sexy, the ending wasn't exactly tidy or fulfilling, and the hero didn't always succeed), the story was rather contemporary and thought-provoking, and the look of the film was cool. But overall, the film was missing something.
And TONGO, it looks like you weren't exactly wowed by the movie either.
Ok somebody pick the next one -
Mongol,
Miracle At St. Anna,
or a movie with Ray Liotta called Powder Blue?!
honeykid
06-23-09, 08:38 PM
Mongol.
If I can get the time (and the mood) over the next few days, I'll do one of these. I've got the '79 version of Dracula sitting around and I've been meaning to take a look at it. I only bought it because someone on here (Holden or mark f, I think) mentioned how good Frank Langella was in the role, so it'll kind of be a 'come full circle' thing if I do this.
Mongol.
If I can get the time (and the mood) over the next few days, I'll do one of these. I've got the '79 version of Dracula sitting around and I've been meaning to take a look at it. I only bought it because someone on here (Holden or mark f, I think) mentioned how good Frank Langella was in the role, so it'll kind of be a 'come full circle' thing if I do this.
Excellent! I dimly remember it, but Im sure its commentworthy.
Great my disc of Mongol is scratched. I got nothin! :mad: Had to wait two weeks for that scratched disc!
honeykid
06-24-09, 07:53 PM
Oh that's really ******. I hope you don't have any trouble returning it.
If you still want someone to pick, I'll go for Miracle At St. Anna.
Well I took Mongol back to the store, and they gave me a free credit. Yeah no Mongul though. Miracle At St Annas 2 hr 40 min, and I know a buddy of mine wanted to see this movie so I grabbed it.
Fast & The Furious 4
http://www.shockya.com/news/wp-content/uploads/fast_and_furious_poster4.jpg
First 15 min - I actually never saw 2, and didnt know there was even a 3. Oh yeah you can tell theres gonna be a lotta posing going in this. Looks like Vin and crew are trying to hijack some blind trucker unable to see the circus driving up on him. Daaaamn so they jack 2 cargos out of 4 and Senore Oblivio is unphased hes pulling half the weight. If Mad Max was driving that rig hed be serving Vin a cup of shut the hell up - oh! He bailed with his iguana out of the truck! This reads like Cheech & Chong.
Remember when a bouncing tanker of gas is coming towards you its just best to floor it and charge.
Oh FFS! Is it possible there could be a movie where the guy doesnt tell his lover sidekick "Oh its too dangerous for you baby!"?! Just once Id like him to say "Damn woman! Youre getting fat and I need someone younger that could keep up." Michelle Rodriguez would slug him, theyd kiss passionately, and its better than the typical Barnaby Jones old assed dialogue routine scene. Oh he leaves her of course. Destined to live isolated and tortured due to his loneliness but secure in his mind cause shes safe.
Fast n Furious 4
30 min - So he leaves her so she wont get hurt, and then shes killed. Like how they did the flashback scene. Ive always felt they should use computer animation sparingly in hollywood.
Rather than go thru hundreds of David Parks just have the guy that gave you the name pick which one he is! Btw Jordana Brewster is HAWT! OI!
Ha! They found the real David Parks because unlike the others Parks drives a souped up car. LOL! The cops n Vin found out thru Parks theres a "big race" ?!?!? Thatd just be perfect for this movie wouldnt it?! So you know what time it is?! Its soup up your car time folks! For a movie like this it equates to the Rocky trining scene jog music and all. My Chevy Cavalier wouldnt do well in this movie, and that reminds me I need to get my oil changed.
Fast and the Furious 4
52 min - LOL! Halfway thru the race the cop gets lost! Hes yelling at his souped up GPS ok thats funny. LMFAO! The cop just apologized to his car! Btw I think Vin Diesel is singlehandedly trying to bring back the Izod shirt.
Michelle Rodriguez better not be dead in this flick cause drinking problem or not shes more of a draw to me than cop boy. Damn. Vin just walks away from some skinny french chick in a see thru shirt with prominent radio dials. LOL! We all would be branded as queers for doing that, but Vin we just know he's cooler, and stronger. Be like Vin.
Siiigh sadly I gtg to work. Why cant I be a mega racer han solo like girl magnet wanted by the law?!
honeykid
06-25-09, 10:27 PM
LOL... Why would you get this film?
LOL... Why would you get this film?
Got it for a friend. LOL! I know theyll like it, but lets see if I can even finish it. I didnt want to watch anything heavy (St Anna) its been a long week.
Fast & The Furious 4
1 hr - If a Trans-Am pulled up and Burt Reynolds got out Id hit the floor right now hysterics! Well he aint. This movie should be a drinking game - whenever any actor stops, stares, then poses for a sec you take a swig/shot. Come with a stomach pump.
Ok so trying to hijack a semi truck in a couple of pickup trucks going in reverse is nothing compared to this new act of genious. Racing at top speeds thru a mine shaft to get across the border. Theres less room for error than what Jada Pinkett had in Matrix 3. Now what? Oh Vin and the cop broke off from the crooks taking $60 million dollars. The cop gets orders to arrest him, but instead the federal agent takes him to his girlfriends house for dinner.
Allright I gotta finish this thing...
Fast & Furious 4
1 hr 15 min - It took 4 movies for me to actually get it, but Vin is this federal agents Bodie. Point Break with cars, and I shockingly have more respect for Katheryn Bigelow. I know Im cracking wise on this flick, but Paul Walker reminds me of Matthew Fox from LOST. Crap actor. Maybe even worse than.
The guy playing the fake big boss Braga reminds me of Dos Equis The Most Interesting Man in the World from the mexican beer commercial. Oh if only he was. Ugh Vins doing alot of Caruso style posing which is camp acting overload. OI! Is it possible that a car engine in this flick doesnt shine like a x-mas ornament?! Dont these people go muddin'?!
Fast & Furious 4
Final - Hm?! The main bad guy Braga's very religous. Might be good for a recurring villain with depth, but my moneys on him dying at the end in a car crash. Who wants to bet me?! LOL! Oh ffs. If this movie couldnt have thrown the book of reality further now theyre gonna take Brag back to the states. Oh thats right what was I thinking there are 2 guys in 2 fast cars against a mega heroin cartel.
ROFLMFAO! Vin and fedboy are getting shot at by Bragas minions. So Vin elbows breaks his driver side window rather than rolling it down to shoot his shotgun! With one shell two cars blow up I aint kidding. He is the lovechild of Bo Duke and Rambo. Back to the mineshaft which I guess was a proven winner to escape border patrol. The baddy that killed Michelle Rodriguez character just took out fedboy in a car duel. Never thought Id see a stormtrooper that actually hit. Realism aside finally this mineshaft duel endchase is pretty cool. Welp that guys dead as hell. Ole Vin got his revenge.
Vin helps the good guys bring Braga back to the states, and is rewarded with the maximum sentence of 25 to life. Maybe they wanted a prison section for the videogame? Oh looks like fedboys gone loco and joined with Vins gang n sis too bust Vin free from the prison transit bus. No dont end! I'm so excited I could pee! Dry humor typed is tough to master.
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Please someone take a turn. I know there are some fuinny folks here. Better yet unfunny folks watching a bad flick can be hilarious. Sorry I have to admit if Holden Pike posted while he watched Catwoman I'd be LOLing.
honeykid
06-27-09, 09:49 PM
Fast & Furious 4
It took 4 movies for me to actually get it, but Vin is this federal agents Bodie. Point Break with cars, and I shockingly have more respect for Katheryn Bigelow.
That's actually how a friend of mine got me to see the first one. I looked that it and the trailer and thought, "Nah, this isn't for me." then he saw it and told me it was Point Break with cars. Thinking back on the trailer, I could see how that could be true, so I went with it. As you say, it tells you how good a job (or how much better a director) Kathryn Bigelow is. Not only that, but how much more charisma and talent Swayze and Reeves have over these two morons.
http://www.aafca.com/page/images/stories/2008/miracle.jpg
Miracle At St Anna by Spike Lee. Remember there's dreaded Spoilers within...
25 min -Ok I like alot of Spike Lees stuff, but hardly consider him the level of director as Scorsese, Speilberg, R Scott, Coppolla, etc.... I do think his talent's deeper than alot in the business. Alot! Crooklyn is my favorite movie he's made. Yeah I know Denzel wasnt in it, but unlike alot of his films Washington was in Crooklyn was hilarious, and not overdirected. Overdirecting is Spikes weakness like many directors today.
John Turturro, and Leguizamo are in it. LOL! Thats like saying I saw Arnold in a James Cameron movie. Nice well paced beginning. 15 min in and were going back to WWII.
WTF??!! This one black soldier looks 35 years old, and has gold teeth. Derek Luke has a career ahead of him but Im smelling alot of bad acting. Oi cast your movies smarter! The german lady broadcaster demoralizer scene is funny. "Save yourself negro brothers!" LOL! The nazis didnt even regard black folks as human beings. LOL! Even the nazis want her to shut up. I believe the last thing anyone in war would want to hear in the field of combat is Elizabeth Hasselbecks voice chatterting away.
Miracle At St Anna
45 min - A white commander dropped bombs on them knowing they were there. It sucks to be white. Alot of the miscast actors were blown up in a firefight. I guess Spike knew them and wanted to throw a check their way, but ffs the guy playing the big dumb guy Train is killing me. He carries with him and rubs a 45lbs statue head for luck. Good thing it wasnt a kitchen sink eh?! After all a sink would be too cumbersome on the field of combat. Rule #1 Never cast a weak actor to play the dumb guy. It takes more craft than you'd think to pull it off, and this guy aint got it at all. He should have cast the actor that played Biggie Smalls in Notorious. These have to be the loudest field soldiers in the history of man. Out of nowhere Train will just start bellerin'.
Miracle At St Anna
1 hr 20 min - Train is killing this movie for me. The actor playing him is so weak yet has so much screen time. Dont forget to rub that statue head! f There are an assorted cast of entertaining characters, and Lee doesnt demonize the nazis. The little boy they picked up along the way is supposed to be 8 or 9, but acts the age anywhere from 2-5 believing Train is made of chocolate.
Lee wants to explore the plight of the Buffallo Soldiers during WWII, but kills his own authenticity with loose filmmaking, and storytelling surrounding the theme i.e. this aint Glory. Im at the halfway point to this flick, and am worried when the "miracle" occurs it will fall flat.
Miracle At St Anna
1 hr 35 min - Well we find out thru a flashback a southern diner would serve nazi prisoners over black soldiers. I know those nazi prisoners were in high abundance down in the south...oh wtf cmon Spike there was enough prejudice back then you hardly need to make stuff up! Uh oh theyre pissed and coming back. Theyre making him serve ice slushies at gunpoint! I bet a 7-11 clerk got the chills just watching that. Alls well...
These soldiers keep dragging this kid with them wherever they go, and did I tell you theyre behind enemy lines?! The miracle of the film must be this kid not dying. Really gorgeous italian girl in the flick.
Lots of contrived emotional dialogue. In comparison this makes the Damon scene in Private Ryan telling about his brothers back home look natural and effortless.
Miracle At St Anna
2 hrs - This movie needed alot of editing as it runs way too long. Not even commentworthy really. Just predictable with occasional good scenes that are few and far between. This movie should have been alot better. Ah well 40 more minutes to go.
honeykid
07-08-09, 07:51 PM
Jesus! Another 40 minutes of this?!? Sounds like torture to me.
Miracle At St Anna
Final - So the italian Butterfly is like Robin Hood vs the nazis. The nazis must really hate him they even gunned down an entire italian village cause nobody would tell of him. One of the butterflies men betrayed him! The butterfly finds out! And the guys kills Butterfly. Im serious Butterflies' dead. So the kid is hunted due to him witnessing these nazis gunning down an italian village.
Theres a love triangle between the beautiful italian girl, and two soldiers. This furthers the story in no way other to show her breasts. Yes Spike Lee is still guilty of gratuitous nudity, and sex in his films. Heck he even has used porno stars to play bit parts on more than one film.
Oh. So the nazis are attacking this italian village too. Wtf?! Did I get an F in history or something?! The germans and italy were allies! Theyre not gonna cause an act of war to get Robin Butterfly Hood or whatever, and then risk further war by killing more villages to cover for previous villages. Damn this movies so bad Im sounding like a nazi sympathizer.
Yknow I could go into the ending, but its just a pure gyp. Miracle my balls! If youre gonna make a fictional war movie do it right (see Platoon) cause this was the worst movie Ive ever seen by Spike Lee. Except maybe Girl 6. Maybe. The acting in this was much worse, and he has zero ability to direct a war movie. Lee is at his best when doing Woody Allen type movies, and is better at it than Kevin Smith. None of these great directors know truly what to do with a big budget epic though.
honeykid
07-09-09, 09:48 PM
... Did I get an F in history or something?! The germans and italy were allies!
Only until 1943, when the allies landed and overthrew Mussolini's government. Italy signed an armistice a couple of months later (September I think), so they were on 'our' side then. From what I know, the Germans really dug in deep all the way up Italy (my grandfather was there for the duration, including the Battle of Monte Cassino) and he told me of some terrible things he saw and heard in towns and villages.
Only until 1943, when the allies landed and overthrew Mussolini's government. Italy signed an armistice a couple of months later (September I think), so they were on 'our' side then. From what I know, the Germans really dug in deep all the way up Italy (my grandfather was there for the duration, including the Battle of Monte Cassino) and he told me of some terrible things he saw and heard in towns and villages.
Ok then. Maybe Spike knows more about WW II than me after all. Thats good though!
Cmon Honeykid wanna take a turn? Its weird posting when nobody else is, but unique too. Somewhat of a spotlight on the ham or just the texted thoughts of a pissed off movie viewer. LOL! By far you aint going on after the Beatles.
Yep, two movies I recommend about what was happening in Italy during WWII after Mussolini are The Four Days of Naples, a wonderful Italian film, and the gargantuan surrealistic nightmare Catch-22.
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honeykid
07-10-09, 10:18 PM
Cmon Honeykid wanna take a turn? Its weird posting when nobody else is, but unique too. Somewhat of a spotlight on the ham or just the texted thoughts of a pissed off movie viewer. LOL! By far you aint going on after the Beatles.
I still intend to do it Tongo. I still haven't gotten around to watching the '79 version of Dracula yet. :D
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THE FOUNTAIN: the only aronofsky film i havent seen
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THX1138: lucas' film debut
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BAD MOON: out of interest because of the actress who stars in it. Woody Allen's young lover in Manhattan.
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just made me think if the truly smart kids think like this. if they feel so alone and overwhelmed with their ablities. the scene where fred is able to be a kid made me so sad and happy all the same time. happy since he was able to be a kid but sad because he almost missed that chance to be a regular kid.
So I was hanging out with some friends, and one grabs me by the arm away from the group and in a whisper asked if I would download & burn him a movie. What could this be I wonder?! He made me promise not to tell anyone, give him the disc on the sly, and I ask "Well what is it?!". "Twilight 2 New Moon" he says.:laugh: I bust up laughing, and he's swearing up n down the whole time its for his wife. I imagine Ill hand the disc off to him like Ron Livingston did with his buddies in Office Space, when they had their genious virus to steal from the company, being subtle with spylike mannerisms and such.
So Im gonna eventually do this, and yes I proudly announce Ill pirate that glossy empty stupid piece o s*** movie, but I promise to watch it and share the experience again with you all again.
Unless that is you were going to see it yourself.
Holden Pike
01-02-10, 04:20 PM
Wouldn't it be terrible to have to pay a big fine and legal fees because you were caught downloading Twilight: New Moon? Is it even worth the risk?
Wouldn't it be terrible to have to pay a big fine and legal fees because you were caught downloading Twilight: New Moon? Is it even worth the risk?
Thats actually a damn good point, but the alternative is to spend....oh.... no there is no alternative. If I was arrested, caught, etc... Id still have a 50-50 chance of getting off due to how bad the movie is.
Holden Pike
01-02-10, 08:18 PM
... I'd still have a 50-50 chance of getting off due to how bad the movie is.
No, see that's not true. Whether you're caught with a $5,000 a night call girl giving you the full girlfriend experience or getting a $10 hand job from a meth-head in a back alley, the penalty is the same. That's why I say, is it worth the risk. Hell, if I was on your jury I'd be more likely to convict for downloading a piece of crap than a good movie.
SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS!!!!!
True Blood Season 4 Episode 9 aired sunday 8/21/11
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Im 17 minutes into this crap and was compelled to post. What the hell happened to this show?!
5 minutes into this episode the great witch brigade, led by Tara, wants to make a stand against Antonia. Why?! Because Antonia wants them to join hands and cast a protection spell vs the vampires. Henh?! I so wanted Antonia to slap Tara and her stupidassed MMA backstoryline down to the ground! She casts a simple telekinisis barring the doors, and all the hyper whiteys quickly stfu.
Like the brief interaction with Bill and Alcide. 8 minutes in Im enjoying Sams storyline more than any prior one simply for gorgeous Luna. Janina Gavankar is breathtaking, and I havent been so smitten since Desperado with Salma Hayek
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I like Elcides trailer trash girlfriend better than Elcide. Shes funny and had some of the best lines. Last season "They killed my Cooter!" comes to mind. Elcide is useless, and the actor just cant at all.
10 minutes in end Jessica babbling all her boyfriend troubles to chill vampire Nan Flanagan. Nan vows never to be a maker due to the never ending pain of ones like Jessicas company. :up:
14 minutes in and the shows done the impossible. My interest has crested toward the human storyline over the vampires. Lafayette being possesed by some vooddoo ghost mama with a .38 in one hand and a baby in another. :eek:
Jason Stackhouse character I thinks hilarious and the actor completely sells that role like a genius. His expressions of stupidity always deliver.
Sookies daytime dream with Eric & Bill, and their interaction. I want to drink paint. So bad this scene I start writing this thread to voice my disapproval.
Tommy certainly will cause another disaster again as that boys so trailer. A nice campfire scene with Sam, Luna, and her daughter. UGH! 23 minutes in and the Sookie blood dream with Eric & Bill make me physically wince. The suck is strong. How a telepath can be so oblivious Ive no idea. Lafayettes stock has gone up if that were possible. The actor Nelson Ellis is an excellent talent.
28 minutes in and Elcides gf Debbie is hopped up on V getting ready to Jerry Springer Sookie werewolf style. ......... no theyre talking in the kitchen. Theyre gonna be friends. No Im not kidding. So she had to get hopped up on V to be nice to Sookie. This shows hitting Twilight level fast.
37 minutes - Elcide is talked into the Sam & Luna vs her werewolf baby daddy Marcus storyline. Whats more interesting is the Lafayette/Mavis resolution. A happy ending with the best finish line as the ghost Mavis thanks Laf, and he replies warmly "You got it b!tch." Laf rawks!!
Debbie and Sookie are attempting infilitration of the Moon Goddess Emporium alone. Makes perfect sense with this show. Tommy imitates Sam to go meet Marcus' crew, and Tommy gets a long overdue beatdown.
48 minutes Eric Northman is under spell to kill King Bill at the vampire tolerance rally. Cut scene to Jason and Jessica doing the rut-rut in the back of a pickup truck. Louisiana culture. Back to the rally where Antonia has 3 more vamps spellbound. Whoa! The vamps literally gutted the guards Hannibal Lector style and all hell breaks loose. Erics going after Bill! Thats the end of the episode!
:)
wintertriangles
08-23-11, 12:58 PM
I'm glad I dropped that show after the second season.
moviegoddess
08-23-11, 05:23 PM
i tried to like the series, but i have read all the books to date...and i just cant get over the inconsistancies...
the first season was great the second season was pretty good...the third, i think i just watched it to get to over with...i saw about 3/4 ep of season 4, but im done.
the books were entertaining esp with barry the bell hop. the gang always took road trips, i hate that tara sooo different than in the book..
i tried to just watch it for the artistic differences, and a new take on the idea...maybe its to soon for me to give it a fair chance...
i personally loved planet of the apes, yes the one with marky-marky, i had seen the orginial in bits and pieces over the years, i didnt care for it, so i can like the newer one with fresh eyes and a different mind set.
This ones for Sexy C as he has taken the "post while youre viewing" concept to an entirely new level.
Anyone can post in this thread while watching flicks if they want. I post about my flicks in small bursts like this one as I am not able to do a 2 hour viewing in one sit sometimes.
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When posting about a flick I always seek out movies that I feel would be good targets for ridicule. :)
First 15 minutes.
So two girls are driving along the northeastern shore seemingly going on vacation. They have that vacation type load of crap in the car, and the music theyre listening to is terrifying. Is there such a thing as good music in a horror movie?! Im guessing this is horror. Obligatory chit-chat scene, and they start hysterically laughing. Pretty girls arent funny.
They meet up with a friend, and she looks very familiar....Imdb....Whoa! Its Jenny from The League! She wrote and directed this movie too! Shes hot :) ...Awesome. I just had my previous statement fed back to me. Well Jenny and another girl are in an eternal feud over some past boyfriend, the third party is Peacemaker Gal, and they go riding on a boat to a rocky island. In the cold. With wind. Girls just dont go out and do this. They dont realize yet theyve got victimitis disease.
They make camp on the rocky windy beach :laugh: More drama between Jenny and big eyed girl about whatshisname back when. Some guys come across our heroines, and look sketchy. Through some strained conversation they realize that one of them went to elementary school with one of the guys older brother or something. Jenny invites them to get drunk by the campfire. Victimitis.
Mr Minio
08-21-13, 05:16 PM
No, see that's not true. Whether you're caught with a $5,000 a night call girl giving you the full girlfriend experience or getting a $10 hand job from a meth-head in a back alley, the penalty is the same. That's why I say, is it worth the risk. Hell, if I was on your jury I'd be more likely to convict for downloading a piece of crap than a good movie. Wut? Do you get fine for "using" prostitutes in US?
S P O I L E R S
Last few times I tried to watch some obviously awful film for comedic review purposes, I never finished watching the movie. So Im shifting gears, and only watching & talking about possible good films. Though I should have posted in this thread when I watched "Surfer, Dude". Oh my goodness, Jackass The movie was deeper fare.
Prisoners
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35 minutes into the movie
Oh man oh my. I knew what the plot was going into it, but when you have exceptional acting at the helm, you're sucked in anyway. Its 1:17 am and I have no business entertaining staying up till 3:30-3:45am to finish this. I just might.
When the suspect Alex Jones is revealed as someone with a 10 year olds intellect, and he was just so damned pathetically terrified, I thought "Oh so he isnt the predator!? This poor bastards gonna get needlssly tortured later.". Then after Hugh Jackman slung Jones ass to the pavement in front of the police station, and Jones whispered to the Jackman "They didnt cry till I left". OH HELL NAW! Go get the pipes and call the brothas'!! Fricking resurrect Joe Pescis dead mobster character from Casino! And bring his vice!
Now Jackmans watching the Jones house, and manboy Jones while walking the dog decides to hang it by the neck with his leash. Hating on manboy very much right now. I came to post, I shall return. ;)
54 minutes in...
Well after Jackman hears Alex Jones singing the Jingle Bells limerick exactly like the kids did, he snatched him up. Then he brought Terrence Howards character in, I think that was a mistake, and Jackmans in process of pounding Jones' face to where it's looking like the venison they cut up earlier in the movie.
Strange that Alex Jones aunt hasnt reported him missing, and this former priest Gyllenhall captured...I dont know. Jake Gyllenhalls doing a great job too. His "solved every case" swag mixed in with the involuntary blinking, I think theres definitely something substantial to come later from him.
For a 2 1/2 hour movie this is moving along alot faster than I thought it would. I dont know what can happen in another 90 minutes, but Im pleasantly surprised I didnt know 90% of the flick like I thought I did going in.
1 hour 24 minutes in...
Well Terrence Howards character told his wife, and so now thats 3 in the know. When Howards character was going to free that big headed manboy, and she stopped him, now thats a mom wanting her baby back.
This creepy bastard thats sneaking into Howardss & Jackmans houses, and hes obviously looking for Alex Jones. Thats the accomplice! Sad the only character I know by name in this flick is the probable predator Alex Jones, and the cop whose name sounds like Loki.
I got to hit the sack but will watch the rest tomorrow, and post.
Final, yeah I couldnt sleep.
Thats frickin BS!!! Thats where they end it?! No rescue of Hugh?! I HATE BS endings like this where its not a true ending! Glad the girls were rescued, wished that sickassed bitch suffered greatly at length before dying, and I cant understand what-so-ever why they would let that bigheaded idiot manboy go! He brought the kids to her! Oh, but I guess they never heard that detail since she told it to Dover (Hugh Jackman), and he's still stuck down in the hole! BS ending. Im disgusted.
Well I got some sleep, and still am pissed about the ending. Anyone want to talk about this movie? If theres no reply I guess I was too late since it came out last year.
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Watching this for the first time now, about 15 minutes into it. Tom Hardy is unrecognizable. Hes gonna be the next big thing :yup: To say he was holding his own in scenes with Leo, to this point, is an understatement.
I am stunned and impressed by the cinematography and especially the directing. Already to this point there have been at least three 5 minute unedited scenes, and everybody's brilliant in their performance. Ive a feeling Im gonna finish watching this and think it should have won more awards.
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colejwalker
03-09-16, 06:23 PM
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Watching this for the first time now, about 15 minutes into it. Tom Hardy is unrecognizable. Hes gonna be the next big thing :yup: To say he was holding his own in scenes with Leo, to this point, is an understatement.
I am stunned and impressed by the cinematography and especially the directing. Already to this point there have been at least three 5 minute unedited scenes, and everybody's brilliant in their performance. Ive a feeling Im gonna finish watching this and think it should have won more awards.
I don't want to burst your bubble, but the American Indian fight in the beginning is edited together with just trick editing, much like Birdman is.
I don't want to burst your bubble, but the American Indian fight in the beginning is edited together with just trick editing, much like Birdman is.
NO! You lie! Really?! Damn.
Well its the best editing then Ive seen since JFK.
30 minutes in.
Tom Hardy so deserved his supporting actor oscar nom.
Watching the bear scene now HOLY CRAP! Now this is how computer animation should really be used. This looks like an unedited version of Faces Of Death.
This director is a great actors dream. The closeups are plentiful, but Inarritu knows when to use them too. The scene where the bears paw is on Leos head and the drool comes down onto his face :up: This is best film of this type ive seen since Last Of The Mohicans.
Holy crap the scenes not done its coming back!!! Leos shot to its face just pissed it off and its using him like a Raggedy Andy doll. If this isnt computer editing the bear deserved a supporting actor nom too.
The scenes finally over.
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Thats not just a joke, my jaws dropped a few times. This movies awesome!!! I gotta walk away from it now though to prepare for a Survivor challenge.
Glad to see you enjoying it so much Tongo. My favorite from last year, great film.
Judging by your reactions so far, I think you're gonna like this film. :up:
False Writer
03-09-16, 07:20 PM
Pretty much my same reactions when I first watched it, hope you enjoy the rest! :up:
The Revenant
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Was able to watch another 20 minutes then will have to do something before getting back to it. Oh....Oh I hate Tom Hatrdys character! What a good job hes doing. I was laughing a little when he was trying to coax Leo into letting him kill him, sooo sincere and coldblooded. Then when he killed Hawk :eek: Oh that sonofabitch! Right in front of him too!
One bad thing about this movie is Ill never think of myself as a real man again. As time goes on movies are stripping all romantic notions built by, well movies, that the old west was a civilization. No it was more likened to medieval.
Sexy Celebrity
03-09-16, 09:19 PM
You brought back the original commentary thread, I see.
You brought back the original commentary thread, I see.
Yeah I thought for a sec it got erased in the site overhaul.
1 hour in.....
This poor bastard. He kills a grizzly bear, and his only reward is to live thru wounds hed rather be dead from. Then they try and stitch him up, which makes him pass out. Then they leave him with and his half breed teenage son with the meanest scalped bigot in the bunch. Then his son is killed before his eyes while he lay helpless. THEN they leave him in a shallow grave, alone, in dirt, open wounds, and hes still alive. John McClanes cut up feet from Die Hard just cant compare.
How the....Glass's (Leo) leg is so broken it looks like a krazy straw, cant even crawl on his hands and knees having to drag his belly, and hes getting gear together. I mean....if this movie wasnt based on true events Id be screaming b.s. at it now. Where the hell can he go, and what possible gear could he carry? Ill post again when I watch alot more but this is a movie to be seen and talked about at the same time. (Not in a theatre)
OH! :eek: Another True Grit scene! Hes drinking water from his canteen and some waters spurting from wound in his neck! :eek:
gbgoodies
03-10-16, 12:05 AM
OH! :eek: Another True Grit scene! Hes drinking water from his canteen and some waters spurting from wound in his neck! :eek:
That's disgusting. :sick:
Ooooh hell hes gonna take care of this neck problem right now, pouring gunpowder into his neck wound. Makes a fire with rocks and twig to cauterize it. Oh hell...Oh sonofa...Damn. You knew what was gonna happen but damn.
Good spit, now the indian war party searching for that girl, the party I thought was gonna find him and help him (Ive seen too many movies), and now theyre shooting at him. His only defense is to bob in the raging water and hope. Dances With Wolves my balls..
1 hour 30 minutes in...
Well he finally caught a break by meeting that indian. An ugly indian at that, but hes cool. Now its been quiet for a stretch. Love the scenery throughout the film. First hour of this movie kept coming and coming, and Ive a feeling its gonna finish like it started.
Now hes finally at the indian emergency room, where an old woman sings then pours dirt in his wounds, and smoke goes in his face.
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Damn, now the french bastards hung his indian friend,.All he has is a stick and a limp.
1 hour 45 minutes...Im not prejudice towards french btw. Ok, good.
Those french bastards were the ones that took the girl the war party is searching for. Leo freed her and shes got a knife on her rapist...Leo got his voice back too it seems. Oooooh #$@! she done cut it off!
Another big OMG moment wehere hes hauilin ass from the indian war party on horseback (He saved the girl youre looking for you idiots!) and the horsechase looks so immersive. The whole film is, even when he and the horse take the header off the cliff, and the tree breaks his fall. Poor bastard.
Sexy Celebrity
03-10-16, 01:18 AM
Oh noz. I shouldn't be looking at this thread. I haven't seen this movie yet.
Oh noz. I shouldn't be looking at this thread. I haven't seen this movie yet.
Oh no no you shouldnt! This thread is nothing but spoilers!!
S P O I L E R S
Well now hes hollowing out the horse in the snow. He must have seen Return Of The Jedi.
The Empire Strikes Back
Right! Correct. :) Imagine if they hollowed out an ewok in Return of the jedi?! That wouldve got a reaction.
2 hours in
Suddenly hes found, and Tom Hardys done grabbed the cash and hauled ass. Oh hellz to the yeahz Leos talkin bout how hes run into the woods scared, and how hes the only one that can find him. This is gonna be good.
Glass and his redheaded boss, looks like Jake Busey but isnt, have gone off to find Fitzgerald (Hardy). If this ends like No Country For Old Men ill be pissed.
At the last 10 minutes. Really liked the walk-chase scene they did for about 1 minute because they both were so exhausted.
1:19am in the morning and just finished.
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I havent seen Spotlight yet but will be surprised if its better than this. There was simply too much good going on with this movie from all aspects. DiCaprio and Hardy were mesmerizing, but it was the director and cinematographer that stole the show. Such smooth patient storytelling with the ability to make the land itself the most fierce adversary. Just awesome, best movie Ive seen in years.
So Ill give it 5 boxes of popcorn and a snickers bar :yup:
gbgoodies
03-10-16, 02:28 AM
1:19am in the morning and just finished.
:)
And it only took you about 8 hours to watch a 2-1/2 hour movie.
Sexy Celebrity
03-10-16, 02:30 AM
And it only took you about 8 hours to watch a 2-1/2 hour movie.
To me, that's extremely fast.
And it only took you about 8 hours to watch a 2-1/2 hour movie.
Yeah I can rarely get a 2 1/2 hour block to watch a film nonstop. Too much going on, but it does allow me to post about it as Im watching though.
gbgoodies
03-10-16, 02:36 AM
Yeah I can rarely get a 2 1/2 hour block to watch a film nonstop. Too much going on, but it does allow me to post about it as Im watching though.
Next time, post about a better movie. That one was too graphic for me.
Well the next one I think Ill watch & post is Spring Breakers (2012). Itll definitely be a shift from this, same director that did Gummo.
Gummo is.....I dont know what Gummo is. I still dont.
gbgoodies
03-10-16, 02:50 AM
Well the next one I think Ill watch & post is Spring Breakers (2012). Itll definitely be a shift from this, same director that did Gummo.
Gummo is.....I dont know what Gummo is. I still dont.
Wasn't Gummo one of the Marx brothers?
I watched Spring Breakers for one of the movie tournaments here and I hated it.
I'd give it a 3.5+. but I'm glad you thought it was a perfect film - that means you've found a rare film that's special to you.
False Writer
03-10-16, 11:05 AM
1:19am in the morning and just finished.
:)
I havent seen Spotlight yet but will be surprised if its better than this. There was simply too much good going on with this movie from all aspects. DiCaprio and Hardy were mesmerizing, but it was the director and cinematographer that stole the show. Such smooth patient storytelling with the ability to make the land itself the most fierce adversary. Just awesome, best movie Ive seen in years.
So Ill give it 5 boxes of popcorn and a snickers bar :yup:
I definitely agree with your rating, it really should have won best picture. Spotlight was good but for me it was nothing compared to Revenant.
I'd give it a rating_3_5+. but I'm glad you thought it was a perfect film - that means you've found a rare film that's special to you.
dayum! Only 3 1/2 stars?! I wouldnt put it in my top ten of all time, but Im sure itd make my top 20.
Ok so I went and looked to see how they did the bear attack, and yes there was computer animation, but I didnt know it was so much that there was a guy playing the bear! :eek:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3413440/Terrifying-grizzly-bear-like-big-smurf-claims-stuntman-mauled-Leonardo-DiCaprio-Oscar-nominated-epic-Revenant.html
honeykid
03-10-16, 04:50 PM
Remember that bit in the Oscars when Chris Rock is shaking Leo because he wants a part in the film? That's sans computer bear with Chris instead of the man who was playing the bear. At least, that's what I assumed att. Maybe its' not?
I dont know but the director is incredible. Im going to watch all of Alejandro González Iñárritus work, whoa what a name.
Now Im watching one of the films done by Harmony Korine. Hey did you know he played that lil spot in Good Will Hunting as the crack whore?!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzKCG2Kv5h4
This is a film he directed called Spring Breakers (2012)
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5 minutes in...
Hey, it opens with hot topless chicks on the beach bathing their boobies in booze. If I was a woman Id be morally offended. Thank god Im not :)
Korine does immersion brilliantly, right up there with M Night, and shows the kids in college. It looks as dull as can be, but lo and behold I see Jeff Jarrett playing a preacher talking to them. You know....the professional wrestler! Jeff always could talk well, I guess Harmony likes pro wrestling.
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15 minutes in...
Well this aint The Revenant. So far all thats learned in 15 minutes is the money they all saved from the beginning of the year ($325) isnt enough. I wish there was more to say. Saw some dude smoking weed who made a pipe out of a doll, betcha that was a prop from Gummo.
This is not a postworthy movie. Ill give a rating later if anyones possibly interested.
If Harmony Korine ever directed a truly well written story he'd be dangerous.
Edit in - Watched another 15 minutes, I can watch no mo'!
This movie gets no popcorn box. :nope:
gbgoodies
03-10-16, 08:07 PM
This is not a postworthy movie. Ill give a rating later if anyones possibly interested.
If Harmony Korine ever directed a truly well written story he'd be dangerous.
Edit in - Watched another 15 minutes, I can watch no mo'!
This movie gets no popcorn box. :nope:
That sounds about right.
Would you believe Ive never seen this movie...
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Well Im watching it now. :)
5 minutes in...
They get right down to it with the action, and love the slick lil touches they do with the computer animation (besides the massive touches), like when Caps shield bounces off everything physically and non physically possible and goes right back into his hand while hees riding a motorcycle dodging bullets and popping wheelies. :D
Theyre squishing some slavic terrorist bunch, I guess Hydra, and Stark sent a drone to clear the neighboring city, which is then pelted with rocks and garbage. Though I dont think this is gonna get all Blackhawk Down with Hulk around. :nope:
15 minutes in...
Well the animations great, and the storys certainly not muddled like every Pirates of the Caribbean sequel. Love how RDJ walks out of his suit, and Hulk transforming. Just so seemless and slick.
Quicksilvers played well, but dont agree with who they cast for Scarlet Witch. Scarlet Witch was ridiculously fine, and this girls good looking, but not Scarlet Witch level good looking.
Yeah, I sound like Im 12. :facepalm:
30 minutes in...
Good movie, at least its starting good. Love the party scene where they all take turns trying to lift Thors hammer. In the comics Captain America could lift it. Enjoyed the cyberworld conversation between Jarvis & Ultron too.
I do agree with them making Stark being Ultrons creator. In the comics it was Ant-Man, but Stark makes more sense. I dont see the relationship of Black Widow and Bruce Banner, in the comics her & Iron Man hooked up briefly, then her & Cap, then her & Hawkeye, but never Hulk. Thats hollywood for ya'
40 minutes....
James Spader as Ultron. Hm. Well they never had Ultron talk like this though I do like James Spader. I mean, no computer talks like that. Oh well it coulda been worse.
Have to admit the one liners from Ultron Spader (sounds like a Survivor character) are distracting. Hell they could have used a scary sounding cyber voice and saved a chunk of change on Spaders paycheck.
RDJ is the rock for this franchise. If he ever stopped playing Iron Man....well lets say theyd have an easier time replacing James Bond.
Another change from the comics is Scarlet Witch's powers. She used to have a hex which would cause catastrophic unluckiness, but now she throws people into an illusionary reality, like the villain Mastermind. It does make for better storytelling, but if I was a diehard Scarlet With fan (theyre out there) Id be pissed.
1 hour in...
For instance the Witch has made the Hulk rampage, Thor and the rest are out of commission, and Iron Man and his entire armory are trying to take Hulk down. Sweeeet fight! Back in the old days of comics the Hulk would occasionally have a Rampage, and heroes would try and stop him, mostly bounce off him.
Hm. Hawkeyes a family man...I like it! Hes not the smartass he was in the comics, and wasnt starting out like a villain like he was in comics, so they might as well since theres already so much SHIELD stuff elsewhere.
1 hour 25 minutes in....
This movies wild! Not much to make fun of other than some obvious impossibilities occuring Ive already given a mental curve to thru reading comics.
Curious what the Vision looks like when he gets out of the "cradle", and I think Captain America is unwittingly stealing the show. The beauty about Cap is he was just a man with a shield, going solo up against Thor & Hulk level opponents, and can still get it done. :yup:
It took me a solid hour to get used to, but Ive come to accept Ultron Spader.
He never had a real personality in the comics, so its better than nothing.
I LIKE how they did the Vision, and Paul Bettany gets much deserved screen time (face time since he was Jarvis's voice).
The reason these movies work is Joss Whedon. He is a true fan of the source material he works on, and knows how to sell it properly not just to the mainstream, but the built in fans too.
1hr 45 min in.....
Remember when I said Scarlet Witch had Masterminds powers? Well shes got more than that, shes telepathic, telekinetic, shoots magic rays, has the hex powers, and the mastermind powers. Dont like Elizabeth Olsen in her role at all, nor who they cast as Quicksilver. CAST SOME REAL RUSSIANS YOU IDIOTS, or at least good actors that can properly pull it off. Sheesh.
2 hrs in.....remember this is all SPOILERS....
Whoa. Pietro/Quicksilver died. Thats a twist.
Mostly been floating city, action, one liners, action, and even more action. Hey, it delivers!
Uh oh. The Hulks trying to out like Robert Duvall did in The Great Santini (great film!). That aint gonna happen, too many lunchpails to sell still.
Solid exchange between Vision and Ultron Spader (thats gonna stick). Love the dialogue in their final face off. I wonder if Whedon planed to use Bettany all along to play Vision. Perfect casting choice!
Dare I say that Joss Whedon is this generations Steven Spielberg?
I finished it. AWESOME! I liked it more than the first one actually.
Soo Ill give it a solid 4 out of 5 popcorn boxes. :)
gbgoodies
03-10-16, 11:30 PM
Would you believe Ive never seen this movie...
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/custom/Blog_Images/avengers-age-of-ultron.jpg
Well Im watching it now. :)
Will post after I get into it a bit.
I haven't seen it yet either, so I can't follow along with this one. Too great a risk of spoilers, and I'm hoping to watch it within the next few days.
Sexy Celebrity
03-10-16, 11:30 PM
I haven't seen any Avengers movies.
I haven't seen any Avengers movies.
If youre not a Marvel comic book fan I guess theres no appeal.
Sexy Celebrity
03-10-16, 11:38 PM
Iron Man kinda lost its appeal to me after Iron Man 2. They might be great movies, though.
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First 20 minutes....
Jennifer Jason Leigh! Well QT must have an inner mission to revitalize cold careers, and shes deserving of one. Nice exchange between Samuel L and Kurt Russell. The pacing of the movies at a slow tempo, and now I know why this is a 2hrs 45min long film. If its good I wont mind the long ride.
Jen Leigh has a scene where shes sticking her tongue out to catch snow. Just saw that in The Revenant too. I probably just think thats neat cause Im in Florida.
30 min in....
Walter Goggins has joined the carriage ride. This whole movie so far has been b.s.ing banter, but its entertaining due to whose saying it. Chris Walken and Donald Sutherland have made a mint in b-rated films just with exchanges like this here.
I always liked Goggins in The Shield, Justified and The Apostle. Dont think hes ever gonna catch into a-list work, but he holds his own.
Did I mention this movies kinda slow? Its not boring, but you notice it.
45 min in....
Still more introductions and banter. Tim Roth has entered the film and is a noticeable refreshing jolt. So far Jen Leigh hasnt done much to deserve a supporting actress nom, but theres till 2 hours to go yet. How she says the N word is funny. Probably a good idea she didnt win at the blackout Oscars :laugh: Oh that Oscars was ass, but it was at least better than Spring Breakers.
Kurt Russell is steady as always, but they could have got someone better for that part cause that role is pure money. Clooney would have rocked it in Russells role, but hes too expensive so thats that. John Goodman would have been perfect except for the necessary physical action needed. Ah well, I gotta remember this is Snake effin Plisken :yup: Anyway hes doing a steady job.
Oh, ouch. Theres a timesink of a scene where Goggins and another guy re planting spikes in snowy ground leading to the outhouse (QT NEEDS AN EDITOR! BAD!) and whats worse is theres this ...just godawful painfully bad ..idk ..mood music in background, it sounds bad. Im stalling by posting about it before going back to finish the scene level bad. So now you know.
1hr 15 min in....
Well all 8 are together snowed in some tavern/store. Im guessing this is the movie them snowed in, cause not a damn thing has happened other than banter. Them screaming for people to keep nailing the door shut is funny, and its amazing how many N words are being used. Theyve even overtaken the F words :yup:
Im going to bed. When I wake I know what Ill be getting into - a Jackie Brown western without the good music. Not worthless, somewhat entertaining, but I doubt ill sit thru 2hrs 45min of this again. QT NEEDS AN EDITOR! Ive seen novelists after getting big just have the fattest books because the publishers wont edit them.
1 hr 35 min in.....
Well the 8 have become 7 as Sam Jackson tells Bruce Dern just the most.....awful story. If you liked that story you probably liked the movie Tusk too. Anyway I didnt like either.
Gone from 5, to 4, to 3 1/2 popcorn boxes at this point.
2 hours in....
Finally! Its all hit the fan now. Bad part is Kurt Russell, and I think Tim Roth are dead, and besides Samuel L, they were what was entertaining about his movie. 45 min to go, but Im hopeful it stays at this pace and finishes strong.
5 minutes later...
Timeskip time. I guess its a QT standard. What a drug addled idiot. He says "The 8th Film By Quentin Tarnatino" before the title like his name itself is worth spending $10 and 3 hours of your life, and it doesnt matter what the story is.
Finding out what happened now before they got there. A second person from England has popped up in the middle of ol west Wyoming. Dumb drug addled idiot...
Oh, sorry, the second person wasnt from England, but New Zealand. Theres also a french speaking sophisticate cowboy too played by Channing Tatum. :rolleyes:
This is pathetic. Tarantino is narrating this western. Tarantino!? Do you think an italian New Yorker like Scorcese if he made a western, that he'd use his own voice to tell that tale?! Im not saying this movies worthless, but Im sad that it scored an 8.0 on IMDb, ohhelltotheno!
2hrs 20 min....
On the final chapter, QT breaks his films into chapters to compartmentalize his genius yknow', and the unlikey shot up team of Googins and Samuel L are up against everyone else left. Thankfully it didnt take long to show what happened before everyone got there, though all that couldve been done effectively with a quick 5 min narration by Sam Elliott.
In all honesty if an hour was shaved off this movie itd just be great, but it wasnt shaved so I gotta bitch.
Whoops! Looks like Sam L shot Jen Leighs brother in back of head and his gores all over her face. Need to call Winston Wolf!
Finished it.
Well the last hour had content but it certainly did not need a 1hr and 45 min setup time to get there. Everyone played their part well. Ending was less hokey than Inglorious Basterds.
Ill give it 3 1/2 popcorn boxes. Expect a long watch and youll be fine.
honeykid
03-12-16, 11:32 AM
I'm not reading this because I've not seen the Hateful Eight and, should I do so, I'd like to know as little as possible, so I've just repped you every time I've noticed you've written QT needs an editor. :D I've been saying that since Kill Bill and it was my only real criticism of Jackie Brown.
I'm not reading this because I've not seen the Hateful Eight and, should I do so, I'd like to know as little as possible, so I've just repped you every time I've noticed you've written QT needs an editor. :D I've been saying that since Kill Bill and it was my only real criticism of Jackie Brown.
Glad I didnt spoil anything. Yeah 2hrs 45min....ol' QT is going the wrong direction from improvement.
Decided Im gonna post the entire film watch in one post from here on out. That may make my thin old review thread thinner, but the review would be properly shown. Waaay too disjointed reading this mess. I may edit my previous reviews in the thread too. To someone looking in I dont want to give away a Spoiler accidentally them not seeing spoiler warning page before.
Think Im gonna watch a horror movie later and post. Its supposed to be good, and older so the spoilers shouldnt matter. Dont worry Ill warn.
Yknow anyone can use this thread if they ever have the inclination of posting while watching a film. Just sayen' :)
The Rodent
08-25-16, 04:56 PM
I'll be watching a movie in a few minutes called Evil Aliens.
I've not read the synopsis online as I want to discover what it's about without spoiling it.
The Rodent
08-25-16, 05:21 PM
I've tuned out 15 minutes in. Evil Aliens is cack.
The line from the "dumb blonde" role of "I've just seen one of those flying F.U.O thingies" did it for me.
I'll be watching a movie in a few minutes called Evil Aliens.
I've not read the synopsis online as I want to discover what it's about without spoiling it.
That definitely sounds like one where you could post/mock about it while watching :yup: Anyone can use this thread to Post & Watch. The one Im watching now is actually good so far.
The Rodent
08-25-16, 05:24 PM
It's awful mate.
Another line that made me cringe was:
Stereotypical Science dude: "We need to speak to S.E.T.I"
Stereotypical Dumb Blonde: "Why would you talk to your sofa?"
It's awful mate.
Another line that made me cringe was:
Stereotypical Science dude: "We need to speak to S.E.T.I"
Stereotypical Dumb Blonde: "Why would you talk to your sofa?"
lol! I remember trying to watch a giant monster movie with the guy that played the nerdy kid from Family Matters, Erkel, all grown up., He was the lead. It was brutal it sucked so bad. :facepalm:
The Rodent
08-25-16, 05:31 PM
Slight change of theme, a better movie... I watched for the first time on Tuesday... Grabbers.
Set on an Irish island. Pretty funny, borderline spoof, and definitely a B movie.
3.5
CosmicRunaway
08-25-16, 05:34 PM
I rather liked Grabbers. The premise is funnier than the movie, but the movie itself was pretty entertaining. :up:
The Rodent
08-25-16, 05:36 PM
I can't remember the line exactly, but it's a case of
"The only way we can survive is to stay drunk"
"We're Irish, that's not going to be too hard"
Just finished the Battlestar Galactica 2003 miniseries, and it was magnificent. Wasn't dated whatsoever and it's the best Sci fi I've seen since Mandolorian, yes even better than Strange New Worlds.
Now to jump into the 4 season series.....yes I know the final season is unpopular (hated). I'm hoping knowing that beforehand will soften the blow, or with low expectations be mildly surprised.
Dive Bar Casanova
05-18-24, 10:32 PM
Have absolutely no clue how I missed it in the past but just finished viewing the Artist from 2011 on TCM.
Loved it.
honeykid
05-19-24, 10:04 AM
Just finished the Battlestar Galactica 2003 miniseries, and it was magnificent. Wasn't dated whatsoever and it's the best Sci fi I've seen since Mandolorian, yes even better than Strange New Worlds.
Now to jump into the 4 season series.....yes I know the final season is unpopular (hated). I'm hoping knowing that beforehand will soften the blow, or with low expectations be mildly surprised.
The remake was really good for a long time. It does start to disappear you know where, though, but that's the case of most genre stuff which starts with some philosophical ponderings here and there and ends up nothing but.
I'm in season 3 and still loving the show.
Edward James Olmos has always been able to do more with less than any actor I know of. Possibly one of the most underrated actors of my generation.
Lucy Lawless is especially hot in this series. Yowza!
So uh, I just finished the season 3 finale. Yeah. :facepalm:
I could forgive if a valid explanation was given, an overview on all the things shown that would make these surprises make sense, and there is an entire season 4 yet to be viewed.
Im not getting that all things will be explained vibe, and what comes to mind is the last 2 or 3 seasons of LOST where they just did stuff without any explanation afterward. At the end it was all sizzle and no steak.
Ill finish the series though, but disappointed the show took such a flakey turn.
Yknow, what a character would and would not do is the essence of good writing. Great authors find themselves taken to paths they never imagined beforehand by staying true to the character. This tv series doesn't have this quality sadly.
Michael Hogan's portrayal of Saul Tigh was a breath of fresh cranky air for a very smart Sci fi show. Now halfway thru the last season I'm just amazed he could keep a straight face. 9 more episodes....
On the last 4 episodes now. I wonder if in the last season they had budget constraints forcing them from going from a space war setting to a character introspective theme? Lots of touchy Feeliness to wrap everything up compared to how it was the first 2 seasons.
Finished the Battlestar Galactica series. Overall I'd give it a B+, First 2 seasons were awesome, and last 2 flawed but watchable. Ill watch it again sometime.
Found out an interesting detail on Edward James Olmos. Years ago he was offered the part of Jean Luc Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Problem was he wouldn't be able to do any other projects but that, and didn't want such inflexibility, so he passed and Patrick Stewart got the role. Olmos would have been awesome, but Patrick worked out too.
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