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Masterman

07-06-13, 05:05 PM

A View From The Master

Well as most of you will know my top 100 didn't quite finish the way I wanted it to. I've had to reset my phone (I lost everything, Damn you apple), so all is in good working order now. I've made a new review thread because there were still movies from my list I wanted to write something about, so a new review thread seemed a good idea. Ill also be posting reviews of new movies aswell as old ones.

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Masterman

07-06-13, 05:11 PM

The Terminator
Directed By: James Cameron

5

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Plot - A cyborg assassin called "The Terminator" is sent back through time to 1984 to kill the seemingly innocent Sarah Connor-a woman whose unborn son will lead the human race to victory in a bitter future war with a race of machines. If the Terminator succeeds, mankind is doomed. Sarah's only hope is a soldier from that post-apocalyptic war, who has chased the Terminator back through time. The future of the human race depends on which one finds her first.

Triva:
O.J. Simpson was considered for the Terminator, but the producers feared he was "too nice" to be taken seriously as a cold-blooded killer. In 1990 (before Simpson's first trial) Dark Horse Comics printed issues using his likeness.

The Terminator is where this movie franchise all kicked of, we have had tv shows, computer games, movie merchandise, and sequels all come along over the years - but The Terminator is where it all begin. For me this movie is by far the strongest in the series, I know alot of people prefer T2 but Ime a big fan of the original and nothing comes close. Ime not saying T2 is a bad movie, I think it's a fantastic movie but there are just things I like alot better about the original film.

. I like the darker tone

. This movie stars Michael Biehn

. I prefer Arnold as the villain

. Linda Hamilton looks do-able in this movie, in T2 she lookes like a beefed up steroid user who would put me in a choke hold.

. This movie doesn't star Edward Furlong.

. Edward Furlong isn't on my screen screaming his annoying ass off in every scene.

Terminator is a movie icon, it's a movie that will no doubt get a re-boot sometime soon, and it will doubt kill the franchise of even more. Some movies are better of left alone, T2 worked as a sequel but everything after that just dragged The series down, none more so than terminator 3 (terrible). Termination Salvation tryed to take the movie in a different direction, it changed the format and although it wasn't terrible it still wasn't good either.

This movie will always have a place in my favourite movies collection, it's a movie I enjoy watching and although it's a little dated now its still a fantastic movie. Great cast, great story and one of the best movie soundtracks out there make this a movie for everyone ( my mum even like this movie)..

cricket

07-06-13, 11:56 PM

I agree with every single thing you said here. When I first saw T2 at the movies, I was 20yo and thought it was awesome. I still think it is very good but the first one has held up much better for me. I'd give The Terminator 10/10 and T2 8/10. I haven't watched anything after T2 as it appears to have gone downhill. I have The Terminator in the top 5 action movies ever made and do not see the point in trying to remake it. I think you hit it right on the head with the darker tone, Arnold as a villain, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, and Michael Biehn-who was also great in Aliens.

Masterman

07-07-13, 12:13 AM

Thanks, glad you agree. I wouldn't bother watching T3 or Salvation if you havnt seen them, it would be a complete waste of time.

The Gunslinger45

07-07-13, 12:22 AM

Waste of time, wasted effort, and a waste of talent. Plus it killed the franchise.

Masterman

07-07-13, 12:23 AM

Waste of time, wasted effort, and a waste of talent. Plus it killed the franchise.

Agree'd. Atleast we still have the first 2 movies :).

The Gunslinger45

07-07-13, 12:33 AM

Agree'd. Atleast we still have the first 2 movies :).

Oh yeah they are bad ass! Classic movies.

BlueLion

07-07-13, 10:23 AM

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For me, T3 was anything but a waste of time.

Masterman

07-07-13, 12:09 PM

^^^^^ that doesn't make up for the pile of crap T3 is, although she is hot.

Masterman

07-07-13, 01:32 PM

300
Directed By Zack Snyder

5

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Plot: In 480 BC, the Persian king Xerxes sends his massive army to conquer Greece. The Greek city of Sparta houses its finest warriors, and 300 of these soldiers are chosen to meet the Persians at Thermopylae, engaging the soldiers in a narrow canyon where they cannot take full advantage of their numbers. The battle is a suicide mission, meant to buy time for the rest of the Greek forces to prepare for the invasion. However, that doesn't stop the Spartans from throwing their hearts into the fray, determined to take as many Persians as possible with them.

Trivia:
There are 1,523 cuts in the film, with over 1300 visual effect shots comprising 8631 visual effect elements.

300 is a love it or hate it movie, it's movie that devides opinion with movie fans, which isn't a shock because most of Zack Snyder's work does that. Watchmen, Man Of Steel and 300 all have there haters, but those movies also have there fair share of fans - me being a one of them. Zack Snyder is fast becoming one of my favourite directors out there, I think all his work is visually amazing and his eye for detail is remarkable. 300 is visually his best work, it looks absolutely amazing, every tiny detail looks incredible and makes some scenes in this movie look epic. I know this movie isn't a masterpiece, I know it has its flaws - but I just can't understand why it receives so much hate among some critics, and many movie fans. In my eyes it's a very entertaining movie, that looks and sounds fantastic... Although the narrator annoys the crap out of me, seriously his voice is more annoying than Bridget Jones on her period..

Trivia:
The filmmakers used bluescreen 90% of the time, and greenscreen for 10%. They chose blue because it better matched the lighting paradigm (green would have been too bright) and because red garments (a la spartan capes) look better when shot over blue.

This is a movie that cracked my top 100 favourite movies, infact in cracked my top ten so you can probably see ime a big fan. Zack Snyder is certainly making a name for him self now, whether it's good or bad press he certainly has people's attention and with his latest blockbuster Man Of Steel deviding opinion yet again.... he just keeps making more of a fan out of me. Overall 300 is a great movie, I own it on both DVD and Blu Ray and I can't wait for its sequel to hit the screens next year, even if it isn't Synder directing.

The Gunslinger45

07-07-13, 01:45 PM

I agree that 300 is a love it or hate it movie. Me? I love it! And while I have not seen all of his movies, from the ones I have seen, I agree that 300 is by far the most visually striking. The narrator I had no beefs with, and I won't ask why you watched Bridget Jones Diary.

I also liked the fact that they kept certain lines in from the accounts of the battle like "Then we will fight in the shade." And when the Persians told the the Spartans to lay down their arms they said "Come and take them" I thought that was really cool.

Masterman

07-07-13, 02:02 PM

jiraffejustin

07-07-13, 02:03 PM

Terminator I liked. 300? I'm on the opposite side of The Gunslinger on this one.

The Gunslinger45

07-07-13, 02:10 PM

Snyder is a polarizing director. Except for Sucker Punch. No one liked that movie.

Masterman

07-07-13, 02:19 PM

Snyder is a polarizing director. Except for Sucker Punch. No one liked that movie.

I have not seen Suck Punch, that's one movie of his I am staying clear from.

The Gunslinger45

07-07-13, 02:21 PM

I have not seen Suck Punch, that's one movie of his I am staying clear from.

As am I. I have yet to see or hear someone who liked the movie.

Masterman

07-07-13, 04:06 PM

As am I. I have yet to see or hear someone who liked the movie.

I have a friend who likes it :yup:, although he does like A Nightmare on Elm street (remake)..... Come to think of it - he's not a friend from today. :)

The Gunslinger45

07-07-13, 04:33 PM

i have a friend who likes it :yup:, although he does like a nightmare on elm street (remake)..... Come to think of it - he's not a friend from today. :)

ha!

Masterman

07-08-13, 08:45 AM

Adrift
Directed By: Hans Horn

1

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Plot: A weekend break onboard a boat goes horribly wrong for a group of old high-school friends. They forget to let the ladder down before they jump into the ocean for a swim. Without the ladder, it proves impossible to climb back in to the boat. They are stuck in the water many miles from shore, with baby Sara left alone onboard. Sara's mother, Amy, must contend with a childhood incident that has traumatized her into an aqua-phobic, as well as contending with the group of friends' increasing desperation, as they begin to turn on each other. Soon, the exhaustion of keeping afloat, coupled with the struggle to get back onboard, both begin to take a terrible toll. The happy reunion turns into anything but, as a fight for survival ensues.

Well the weekend is over and I managed to sit and watch a movie called Adrift, well when I say I sat and watched a movie - i actually mean I wasted 2 hours of my life ill never get back. Ime not to sure if this movie is a sequel or just a similar movie to open water, but there is no originality at all, the idea of jumping of a boat into the sea without throwing the ladder over first is something I'd probably do, so it's interesting to watch and think how they would get back on the boat. The problem with this movie is once there in the sea there's nothing new at all, there's nothing original and although Open Water wernt great I'd still say it was more enjoyable and a better made movie than this.

Trivia:
Who thinks they could of thought of a better way to get back onboard that boat.

Adrift is a movie full of flaws, I know it wernt made with a big blockbuster budget or it hasn't got a star studded cast but it has some major problems. While I sat watching this movie it became pretty frustrating, all i kept thinking was surely there are more things you could be trying to get back on that boat, I felt like they where ways they could of got out of the water and back onboard but was left floating for the purpose of the movie. Another problem with a movie like this is ..... The characters!, they need to be likeable, they need to connect with the viewer for the movie to work, you need to feel for them in the situation there in and I got nothing from them. Seriously I'd of felt more for the police officer who shot that dog if he was in this situation.

Overall this was a pretty bad movie, it had a weak cast, weak characters and the movie became very boring very fast. It's a movie clinging to that bit of success Open Water had but fails in every way possible, if that even is possible. .

cricket

07-08-13, 08:50 AM

I liked Open Water so I was planning on giving this a try sometime. I'll pass now-thanks for the heads up.

Masterman

07-08-13, 12:44 PM

I liked Open Water so I was planning on giving this a try sometime. I'll pass now-thanks for the heads up.

To be honest ime not a fan of Open Water, don't get me wrong it's better than Adrift but you may still like it.

JayDee

07-08-13, 02:20 PM

Oh great just what I need, more competition from another reviews thread! Although going by your first few attempts you don't really seem to be much competition after all! :p

Masterman

07-08-13, 02:45 PM

Oh great just what I need, more competition from another reviews thread! Although going by your first few attempts you don't really seem to be much competition after all! :p

You would need to be good for it to be competition my friend. :)

honeykid

07-08-13, 07:33 PM

Adrift has one of the most annoying characters in the history of film.

Masterman

07-09-13, 01:33 AM

Adrift has one of the most annoying characters in the history of film.

It has a whole bunch of them :).

Masterman

07-09-13, 11:05 AM

Die Hard
Directed By: John McTiernan

5

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Plot: Tough New York cop John McClane finds himself in a tight situation when an office building in Los Angeles is taken over by terrorists. Apart from himself, everyone else in the building - including his wife - is held at gunpoint while their captors spell out their demands. The F.B.I. are called in to survey the situation, but John McClane has other plans for the terrorists.

The 80's was the ultimate action movie decade, it had some of the greatest action movies ever made, movies like Predator, Lethal Weapon, Commando, First Blood, Terminator, and of course... Die Hard!. What made Die Hard stand out among the rest tho?... John McClane!!. Die Hard didn't need Muscle Bursting action Stars, it didn't need Bruce Willis running around with a machete down his pants or a Rocket Launcher over his shoulder ( Arnie), all it needed was John McClane. McClane is one of the greatest movie characters ever created. He's a character everybody loves, he's a badass, he's crazy, and he's cool all rolled into a big ball, I mean who else can pull a vest of like John McClane?..

Triva:
The original release poster for the film did not feature Bruce Willis' likeness, just the building (pre-release promo posters did show Willis). The producers originally thought it might deter non-Willis fans from seeing the movie. Posters were later altered after the early box office success

I wanted to review and share my thoughts on this movie because its a movie everybody seems to enjoy, it's a movie I've seen pop up on alot of top 100 lists, and it's a movie well received by alot of critics . Don't get me wrong Die Hard deserves all the praise it gets... but that doesn't mean it doesn't have it's minor faults.

. With a running time of 132 minutes the movie is way to long.

. There is way to much time with John McClane off screen.

. John's and Holly's relationship just doesn't feel right, it feels forced for the purpose of the story. ( he doesn't give a **** basically).

I don't really know why ime picking at minor things I don't like about this movie, maybe it's because there little things that annoy me, or maybe it's because without those minor things this movie would flow alot more nicely. I just think there's a little to much time spent on things that don't really matter. Overall Die Hard is a fantastic movie, it's entertaining as F*** and it's a very cool movie, well McClane makes it cool but it all fits together. Die Hard will always have a place in my movie collection, and a place in my top 100.

JoeHorrorFanatic

07-09-13, 05:34 PM

Masterman

07-09-13, 05:46 PM

Some of my favorite action movies came out after the '80s - The Dark Knight trilogy and Desperado, for example - but Die Hard is definitely a staple of action cinema. It's easily my favorite to come out during that time period.

I think the 80's was the best period for action movies, today's action films just don't match up to the old school action movies. They where fun, cheesy and badass at the same time.

The Gunslinger45

07-09-13, 05:48 PM

The 80's and early 90's is the golden age of action movies. It has the genres best stars, best movies, and among the biggest hits and franchises.

Masterman

07-09-13, 05:59 PM

The 80's and early 90's is the golden age of action movies. It has the genres best stars, best movies, and among the biggest hits and franchises.

Agree'd. Even to this day there trying to spin movies of the success of the 80's. movies like Die Hard, Predator, The Expandables, and now talk of re-booting Terminator. If its not bad sequels then its bad Re-boots.

The Gunslinger45

07-09-13, 06:04 PM

Agree'd. Even to this day there trying to spin movies of the success of the 80's. movies like Die Hard, Predator, The Expandables, and now talk of re-booting Terminator. If its not bad sequels then its bad Re-boots.

Mostly because the actions stars of today do not contend with the action stars of yesterday. Gerald Butler and Jason Statham are great, but no Arnie, Sly or Bruce.

Masterman

07-09-13, 06:18 PM

Mostly because the actions stars of today do not contend with the action stars of yesterday. Gerald Butler and Jason Statham are great, but no Arnie, Sly or Bruce.

Ime a fan of Gerard Butler myself, I'd like to see him in more action movies.

The Gunslinger45

07-09-13, 06:19 PM

Gerald Butler works damn well as an action lead. I liked him in Olympias has Fallen and 300 was awesome!

Masterman

07-09-13, 06:24 PM

Gerald Butler works damn well as an action lead. I liked him in Olympias has Fallen and 300 was awesome!

I watched Olympias has Fallen yesterday, I really enjoyed it. Not very original but better than most action movies around today. Butler is pretty badass aswell.

cricket

07-09-13, 07:21 PM

Agree with the perfect rating for Die Hard; don't agree with the faults-I don't really think it has any.

edarsenal

07-09-13, 10:04 PM

great reviews on 300 and Die Hard. A big fan of both

oh, and . . .

As am I. I have yet to see or hear someone who liked the movie.

regarding Sucker Punch, didn't like it too much beyond pretty lil girls with guns on the first view, but a few more watches and i gotta say i do enjoy the movie. Like his other films, its the visuals that really draw you in.

and pretty lil girls with guns DO help lol

The Gunslinger45

07-09-13, 10:07 PM

great reviews on 300 and Die Hard. A big fan of both

oh, and . . .

regarding Sucker Punch, didn't like it too much beyond pretty lil girls with guns on the first view, but a few more watches and i gotta say i do enjoy the movie. Like his other films, its the visuals that really draw you in.

and pretty lil girls with guns DO help lol

Okay so the score is one like, and dozens dislike. Still pretty poor.

edarsenal

07-09-13, 10:12 PM

LOL

yeah, it is

The Gunslinger45

07-09-13, 10:12 PM

LOL

yeah, it is

Like we have said, everyone loves at least one stinker. :D

edarsenal

07-09-13, 10:16 PM

a crapper by any other name, still gets watched all the same

The Gunslinger45

07-09-13, 10:36 PM

indeed.

Guaporense

07-09-13, 10:54 PM

300 is awesome. One of the best CGI action fests ever made.

Masterman

07-10-13, 01:25 AM

Agree with the perfect rating for Die Hard; don't agree with the faults-I don't really think it has any.

As I said there just minor faults. I just think the movie could of been more polished, there is just to much time with McClane off screen, and to much time spent on the cops outside.

LP Quagmire

07-10-13, 01:30 AM

Agree with the perfect rating for Die Hard; don't agree with the faults-I don't really think it has any.

Well, some of the stunt doubles don't really look like the people they're doubling... :yup:

Masterman

07-10-13, 04:07 AM

The Rock
Directed By: Michael Bay

4

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A group of U.S. marines, under command of a renegade general, take over Alcatraz and threaten San Francisco Bay with biological weapons. A chemical weapons specialist and the only man to have ever escaped from the Rock are the only ones who can prevent this chaos from happening..

We all know Michael Bay's movies are loud, noisy, and big. I mean sometimes it can feel abit to much when your sitting in the cinema and your ears feel like someone is hitting them with a stick, and Michael Bay is well known for throwing his stick about (insert Joke). Looking back through his filmography I wanted to pick up on a movie I think he deserves a little bit of credit for. Don't get me wrong i enjoy his movies, there big dumb fun, there entertaining and there sh**, but this is a movie that is actually a really good film, and a movie worth writing a review on.

Trivia:
Quentin Tarantino was an uncredited screenwriter on this film, along with Jonathan Hensleigh who wrote the shooting script, and Aaron Sorkin.

Sean Connery insisted the producers build a cabin for him on Alcatraz as he didn't want to travel from the mainland to the island every day; he got what he asked for.

The Rock is a movie I have always enjoyed, it has everything you would expect from an action movie, gun fights, fist fights, car chases, and explosions, well everything you would expect from a Bay movie really. The difference between The Rock and every other Michael Bay movie is.... this movie actually has a good story, it actually has a good cast, and it doesn't have Shia LaBeouf, seriously! although I love Transformers --- I just can't cope with Shia LaBeouf and his screaming. With a running time of over 2 hours this movie is long, but it's not a problem with its pacing, it's non stop from the word go and there's always something going on without a dull moment in sight. Ime not saying this movie is a masterpiece, ime not saying it's brilliant, but it is an enjoyable movie. Ed Harris and Connery are fantastic, it has a pretty interesting story (not really original) and its always fun to watch with alot happening.

Trivia:
Some of the Navy SEALs in the film were played by real Navy SEALS.

Overall Michael Bay can actually make an enjoyable movie, he can actually come up with a story for his movies, and he can actually make a movie without giant robots.....he isn't all that bad.

cricket

07-10-13, 09:34 AM

I only saw The Rock once but I thought it was a damn good action film.

The Gunslinger45

07-10-13, 10:00 AM

Ah The Rock. Bay's only legit good film. Excellent review!

Masterman

07-10-13, 10:39 AM

Ah The Rock. Bay's only legit good film. Excellent review!

Thanks mate.

JayDee

07-10-13, 04:09 PM

I'm torn over whether to rep your Die Hard review or not. I feel I should give you rep as you correctly awarded it 5 stars, but if I did that would mean it was more popular in terms of rep than my Die Hard review (here (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=912550))! And I just don't know that I can do that! :p

Masterman

07-10-13, 04:36 PM

Guaporense

07-10-13, 05:45 PM

regarding Sucker Punch, didn't like it too much beyond pretty lil girls with guns on the first view, but a few more watches and i gotta say i do enjoy the movie. Like his other films, its the visuals that really draw you in.

and pretty lil girls with guns DO help lol

I watched it for that reason: movie with pretty lil girls shooting at CGI stuff must be good. It wasn't. Left me a bad taste in the mouth in the ending.

edarsenal

07-10-13, 09:27 PM

Guaporense

07-10-13, 11:35 PM

i hear ya, Guaporense, the way the story flipped about was hard to decipher, and when you mean the ending, did you mean the bus, or inside the cell? I did like the part in the cell, though, it wasn't the usual "happy ending"

I meant that after I watched the movie it left a rather bad taste in my mouth. The whole experience felt a bit uninspired.

edarsenal

07-11-13, 01:07 AM

ahh, misunderstood, gotcha

Masterman

07-11-13, 01:27 AM

i hear ya, Guaporense, the way the story flipped about was hard to decipher, and when you mean the ending, did you mean the bus, or inside the cell? I did like the part in the cell, though, it wasn't the usual "happy ending"

Great review on The Rock and yes, it did have a good storyline and great cast doing a damn fine job

Thanks. Just out of curiosity what movie do you prefer, Con Air or The Rock?. Just wondered as Con Air made the top 100 of the nineties list.

Masterman

07-11-13, 07:42 AM

From Dusk Till Dawn
Directed By: Robert Rodriguez

4.5

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Plot summary: The Gecko brothers are fugitives, and are on the run after a very interesting bank robbery. They kidnap the Fuller family, and drive to a Mexican bar to meet with other on-the-run criminals. It turns out the crooks in the bar are vampires, and if the Gecko brothers and the Fuller family can survive from dusk until dawn, the "crooks"" will let em' go.

From Dusk Till Dawn is a movie I've always enjoyed, it's a movie that made my top 100 favourites, and it's a movie I hope will make the Mofo nineties list. This is a movie that has everything to offer, Comedy, horror, action, and one damn hot babe. Seriously, this is one of the most entertaining movies ever made, you can switch your brain of ( you need to ) and enjoy. I dont really know what to think off Robert Rodriguez as a director, I enjoyed Sin City and Dusk Till Dawn, but everything else has been.... Lets put it nicely Sh**. Edit: The Faculty is quite enjoyable aswell.

Trivia:
Salma Hayek did not have a choreographer for her dance. Director Robert Rodriguez just told her to feel the music and dance to it. Rodriguez would later use the same tactic with Jessica Alba in "Sin City".

From Dusk Till Dawn is one of the strangest movies I've even seen. The movie is split into two half's.... it would simply be like going into a dvd store and putting two completely different movies together..... sounds strange, but it works. The first half is pretty calm, pretty interesting. The second half is crazy, entertaining, and madness, that's really fun to watch. Don't get me wrong it's a pretty bad movie, but it doesn't take itself serious, and it does what it's intended to do.

Trivia:
Tim Roth and Steve Buscemi were approached to play Pete Bottoms but neither could fit it into their schedules.

Dusk Till Dawn is certainly a very cool movie, you can see Tarantino has had a hand in it, and he even pulls of his role as one of the Gecko brothers very well.... Ime lying, it was terrible!!, but he was still a pretty enjoyable character so who cares. George Clooney is a badass, Harvey Keitel is a preacher, and the Sex Machine is pretty damn cool character. The star of the movie has to go to Salma Hayek. The lapdance scene is one of the sexiest movie scenes ever, if she put her foot in my mouth I'd suck her toenail right off.

Overall From Dusk Till Dawn is a very entertaining movie, it has lots of cool characters, cool scenes and crazy moments. It's not a great movie, but it's certainly one of my favourites. If you havn't seen this movie you should really check it out.

edarsenal

07-11-13, 09:18 PM

"Everybody be cool. YOU, be cool."

GREAT movie call, and i agree, its 2 diffferent movies in one but it DOES work. It has an A Side and a B Side (that's an old fart reference to vinyl aka records lol) Very cool soundtrack to it all as well.
Bit of a Rodriguez fan since first seeing El Mariachi, and the following movies of the series.
And i agree about Salma and her snake dance!!

and between The Rock and Con Air that is a tough call since i like them for different reasons. CA is fun and no brains, while the Rock has heart, so, depending on my mood its kinda 50/50, ya know?

The Gunslinger45

07-11-13, 09:40 PM

I liked from Dusk til Dawn quite a bit. A very fun and entertaining movie. A ridiculous premise, Fred Williamson and Tom Savini in one movie, Harvey Keitel, Juliette Lewis, and of course Selma Hayek dancing in a bikini in a strip joint. One of the few times I can stand QT's writing, due in most part to the influence of Robert Rodriguez.

Masterman

07-12-13, 01:25 AM

Thanks guys. How are use finding these reviews, there not on the level of Jaydee's and Sexy's but ime trying.

Masterman

07-12-13, 04:36 AM

Warrior
Directed By: Gavin O'Connor

5
My Favourite Movie Ever

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Plot: An ex-Marine haunted by a tragic past, Tommy Riordan returns to his hometown of Pittsburgh and enlists his father, a recovered alcoholic and his former coach, to train him for an MMA tournament awarding the biggest purse in the history of the sport. As Tommy blazes a violent path towards the title prize, his brother, Brendan, a former MMA fighter unable to make ends meet as a public school teacher, returns to the amateur ring to provide for his family. Even though years have passed, recriminations and past betrayals keep Brendan bitterly estranged from both Tommy and his father. But when Brendan's unlikely rise as an underdog sets him on a collision course with Tommy, the two brothers must finally confront the forces that tore them apart, all the while waging the most intense, winner-takes-all battle of their lives..

I've done a review on Warrior before in a different thread, it wasn't a great review, it was just a few things I wanted to write about the movie. After completing my top 100 favourites, and placing Warrior as my number 1 favourite movie of all time, I thought it was only right I write a review of why I love this movie so much, and why I placed the movie at number 1 on my list. For me Warrior was the best movie of 2011, it's a very underrated movie and got overlooked because of the buzz, and hype surrounding... Drive. Don't get me wrong Drive is a great movie, you could go as far as to say both Drive and Warrior are the best movies to have came along over the past couple of years. But for me Warrior is the stronger movie, it's more emotional, more powerful, and more meaningful.

Trivia:
The role of Paddy was written for Nick Nolte by Anthony Tambakis and Gavin O'Connor, who is neighbors with the actor in Malibu. The studio was resistant to casting Nolte, but the writers held firm and Nolte's portrayal has won him universal critical praise.

The first time I seen the trailer to this movie I got pretty excited, ime a big mma fan, and ime a big Tom Hardy fan, so I was pretty pumped up for this film. After seeing the movie it was not what I expected at all, I left the cinema shocked at how much I enjoyed this film. Solid story, strong cast, great performances, emotional performances, it really was a fantastic movie. If you havnt seen this movie don't let the mma aspect put you off, it's really just the back setting to the story in front of us. Don't get me wrong there are some cool fights scenes, but the the whole point of the movie is how the characters fight as a family, something alot of people can relate to.

Trivia:
Joel Edgerton tore his MCL in the cage during production, halting fight scenes for six weeks. Tom Hardy suffered a broken toe, broken ribs, and a broken finger.

One of the strong points of this movie is the cast. Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton, and Nick Nolte are all on fine form. Nolte actually delivers one of the best performances of his career ( well best in a long while). Tom Hardy is sensational, and this movie proves why he is considered one of the best actors around today. I can't really fault any of the cast, they where all fantastic, and all there performances are convincingly real that the movie achieves so much emotion, and so much power. As I said earlier the movie focuses on it's characters rather than the mma theme, it's truly well made, and although it's not original it doesn't matter at all.

Overall Warrior is my number 1 favourite movie ever, sure it's cliched.. It has it's Rocky moments, it's sports movie moments, but it is head and shoulders above the rest. I really hope alot of people check this movie out after my review, and if you do please give me your feedback.

seanc

07-12-13, 07:53 AM

Masterman

07-12-13, 08:02 AM

I'm enjoying your reviews Masterman. I don't respond as much as some but I will throw in my two cents every once in a while, and I will certainly be around your thread. I didn't enjoy Warrior as much as you but I did think it did a decent job with the genre. A lot of what your writing is the same exact way I respond to Rocky which has always been one of my faves. Sometimes a movie just clicks for us emotionally, I wish it happened more often.

Glad to see someone else has watched Warrior :), Sexy did a nice review on it while ago so there are few members who have seen it. I agree, ime a big fan of Rocky aswell, but warrior was alot more warming, and emotional for me.

Thanks for reading my reviews aswell.

Sexy Celebrity

07-12-13, 05:06 PM

Yeah, Warrior is better than Drive by a staggering magnitude.

cricket

07-12-13, 06:35 PM

I put this at the top of my to see list after seeing it was your favorite movie. I'll be getting it within 2 weeks and I'm looking forward to it.

Masterman

07-13-13, 03:54 AM

^^^^ Glad to hear, you should really enjoy it.

edarsenal

07-13-13, 03:07 PM

well, you definitely got me interested in Warrior, having a few others post in favor of it. Big fan of Hardy as well. Will have to check it out sometime soon and let ya know what i thought. Another great review, by the way

edarsenal

07-14-13, 12:01 AM

well, masterman, just finished watching this a short time ago and let's put it this way, the end? . . . I got teary-eyed. What an amazing movie!!

Masterman

07-14-13, 05:19 PM

well, masterman, just finished watching this a short time ago and let's put it this way, the end? . . . I got teary-eyed. What an amazing movie!!

Glad to see you enjoyed it. I was also teary-eyed watching the ending.

Masterman

07-14-13, 05:20 PM

Basic Instinct
Directed By: Paul Verhoeven

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Plot: Former rock star and San Francisco nightclub owner Johnny Boz is found murdered in his bed. Detective Nick Curran is assigned to the case; he has a history of alcoholism and drug abuse although he is clean now. The prime suspect is Catherine Tramell, an attractive and manipulative novelist who had been seeing Boz for a while. Police psychiatrist Beth Gardner (who happens to be Nick's ex-girlfriend) is brought in on the case when it is discovered that Boz's murder was copied directly from one of Catherine's novels. Nick starts to get too involved and everyone seems to be a suspect.

Well I was flicking through the television last night and seen that Basic Instict was on, now ime not going to lie, I have had Basic Instict sitting in my dvd collection for years and I've actually never seen the full movie. I say it's in my dvd collection, but it's basically my happy time collection. My collection has movies like Show Girls, Basic Instict, Striptease.... You get the idea. Damn this review is going to make me sound like a bad pervert. Here's the thing, I've always had a little thing for Sharon Stone. Ive always considered her a milf, i think it's the older woman attraction.... I have Basic Instict 2 aswell, and The Specialist... Haha.

Trivia:
Alison Doody, Rosanna Arquette, Courtney Love, Melanie Griffith, Jennifer Grey, Winona Ryder, Ally Sheedy, Bridget Fonda, Joan Allen, Valeria Golino, Patricia Clarkson, Heather Graham, Geena Davis, Linda Fiorentino, Madeleine Stowe, Elisabeth Shue, Kelly Preston, Laura Dern, Theresa Russell, Demi Moore, Linda Hamilton, Daryl Hannah, Uma Thurman, Nancy Allen, Kim Basinger, Anjelica Huston, Nicole Kidman, Diane Lane, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Heather Locklear, Courteney Cox, Andie MacDowell, Madonna, Virginia Madsen, Ione Skye, Rebecca De Mornay, Kim Cattrall, Gina Gershon, Jennifer Connelly, Robin Wright, Helena Bonham Carter, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tatum O'Neal, Elizabeth Berkley, Kathleen Turner, Marisa Tomei, Ellen Barkin, Sarah Jessica Parker, Annette O'Toole, Greta Scacchi, Julia Roberts, Lara Flynn Boyle, Annette Bening, Mimi Rogers, Isabella Rossellini, Meg Ryan, Cybill Shepherd, and Drew Barrymore, were considered for the role of Catherine Tramell. Kelly Lynch was reportedly offered the role, and Mariel Hemingway, Catherine O'Hara and Kelly McGillis auditioned for it. Lena Olin reportedly wanted the role, but refused to work with Paul Verhoeven.

Basic Instict is a pretty average movie. There was nothing that really stuck out for me, and the best bits of the movie I'd actually already seen. Ime not saying this is a bad movie, it's thrilling, its clever, and it does have it's entertaining moments, but nothing unique, or nothing that really stands out. Ime not really a fan of Paul Verhoeven anyway, i loved Starship Troopers, and I enjoyed Total Recall, but that's about it. I actually think he's a very overrated director.

Trivia:
Paul Verhoeven was on record when he first signed to do the film as saying that he wanted to make it the first Hollywood mainstream film with an erect penis in it. He didn't get his wish. But he did get a limp penis on screen - on Boz's cadaver when the police examine his body.

Basic Instict is a very sexual movie, Sharon Stone looks hot, and Michael Douglas looks like a foot. I've never took to Michael Douglas as an actor, most of his movies I find him annoying, and creepy. Plus.. he always seems to play the same character, but in different movie. Sharon Stone is great, she's probably the reason I didn't turn the movie off. This is probably the hottest I've ever seen her, and the sex scenes are great :). This movie isn't all bad, ime actually making it sound worse than it is. Ime just not really a fan of movies like Basic Instinct, I can see why people may enjoy it, but it's not really a movie for me.

Overall pretty average movie, I won't be watching it again any time soon (well not the full movie anyway), but i may watch it again in time to come. I've heard Basic Instinct 2 is terrible compared to this movie..... so ime staying well clear of that.

Daniel M

07-14-13, 06:00 PM

Some really good films/reviews here, but I especially like that your a big fan of From Dusk Till Dawn, like you for me it's one of those bad films that I just love to watch. A real guilty pleasure and I am annoyed with myself now for forgetting to include it on my 90s list.

Masterman

07-14-13, 06:04 PM

Don't worry, someone else might of remembered ;).

cricket

07-14-13, 07:04 PM

I would agree that Basic Instinct is a mediocre movie, but I still enjoy watching it.

The Gunslinger45

07-14-13, 07:53 PM

Basic Instinct was a movie I did not enjoy at all. All I got out of it was Sharon Stone's beaver and that was not worth sitting through the damn movie.

mark f

07-14-13, 08:20 PM

Basic Instinct is massively entertaining. So there. :p

honeykid

07-14-13, 10:38 PM

Basic Instinct is great as it is, but I'd have killed to have Drew playing Cathrine Tramell.

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The Gunslinger45

07-14-13, 10:47 PM

Basic Instinct is massively entertaining. So there. :p

Glad you had fun! :D

Masterman

07-15-13, 04:05 AM

Basic Instinct is great as it is, but I'd have killed to have Drew playing Cathrine Tramell.

Wouldn't she of only been about 17.

Masterman

07-15-13, 12:55 PM

The Avengers
Directed By: Joss Whedon

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Plot: Nick Fury is director of S.H.I.E.L.D, an international peace keeping agency. The agency is a who's who of Marvel Super Heroes, with Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When global security is threatened by Loki and his cohorts, Nick Fury and his team will need all their powers to save the world from disaster..

Well lets start of by saying this is a movie long over due a re watch. The first time I seen The Avengers i was not impressed at all, i had waited so long for its release that I felt very disappointed when i actually seen it. Iron was fantastic, it was one of the best comic book movies I've ever seen. Iron man 2 sucked. Captain America pretty much sucked aswell. Thor and The Incredible Hulk I enjoyed, I thought they were very entertaining, and very enjoyable to watch. So why wouldn't I like The Avengers?, what went wrong?,..........Everything.

Trivia:
Edward Norton was originally set to reprise his role from "The Incredible Hulk" but negotiations between him and Marvel Studios broke down. Norton was replaced with Mark Ruffalo.

The Avengers was just one big mess. Now I know there are alot of fans of this movies on here, and I know this review probably won't go down well, but ill explain anyway. For me The Avengers just didn't work on so many levels. I felt the story was very weak, I mean Thor managed to deal with Loki all by him self in Thor, yet now we need 5 other super hero's in on it this time around.? Loki for me just wasn't a strong enough villain for this movie, I didn't feel he was menacing enough, or powerful enough.

Other problems I have:

. I don't think the characters fit together well in the avengers world. Iron man was a very grounded movie, it was quite realistic in ways. Thor was obvisouly a bit far fetched, it was abit more out there. So for me, they didn't feel right together, they didn't gel well, and they all looked out of sorts.

. The Avengers lost alot of the humour, and spark that previous movies brought. They especially toned down Tony Stark, and yet he still managed to steal the show.

. The movie feels to crammed together. I felt left behind in places with way to much going on.

Trivia:
Chris Hemsworth had to increase and expand his dietary/food intake in order to maintain the physique he built up for "Thor", consisting of chicken breasts, fish, steak and eggs every day (Hemsworth said he had to consume "his body weight in protein.").

Overall The Avengers isn't a terrible movie, it looks great, and some of the action sequences look amazing. But I have major problems with it, and it should of been a whole lot better. Weak story, and character problems make this a struggle for me to really get into. All that's really left to say is ...... Big Let Down.

Daniel M

07-15-13, 01:11 PM

When I watched the film I thought it was decent, what I expected and knew some people would love it. However thinking now I don't really care for you much and I share a lot of the same concerns for you. I didn't like Thor too much either, and Loki I thought was a pathetic stupid villain just thrown in there without much real thought for the sake of it, even though its a superhero film and you're meant to suspend your disbelief for the film I didn't like the sci-fi/alien element that they brought in to it.

On a positive note, as well as Downey Jr. I quite enjoyed Ruffalo (both are good in Zodiac too) as the new Hulk.

mark f

07-15-13, 01:35 PM

Pretty quick revisionism.

Guaporense

07-15-13, 01:38 PM

I though The Avengers was a very good, entertaining movie. Its not very smart and not a work of art but it doesn't try to be. I agree that Iron Man is a better movie.

Masterman

07-15-13, 01:48 PM

Pretty quick revisionism.

????

honeykid

07-15-13, 02:55 PM

Wouldn't she of only been about 17.
Yeah, your point being? :D I didn't say she'd be right for the role, I said I'd have killed to have her play it. She played Ivy that year.

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Masterman

07-15-13, 02:58 PM

^^^^^ Ohhhhhh Right. :p

cricket

07-15-13, 03:38 PM

I'm just getting into comic book movies having watched the first 2 Iron Man films in the last 24 hours. I loved both of those but I'm not in too much a rush to see The Avengers.

Masterman

07-15-13, 03:43 PM

King Kong
Directed By: Peter Jackson

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Plot: Set in the 1930s, this is the story of a young and beautiful actress Ann Darrow from the world of vaudeville who finds herself lost in depression-era New York and her luck changes when she meets an over-ambitious filmmaker Carl Denham who brings her on an exploratory expedition to a remote island where she finds compassion and the true meaning of humanity with an ape Kong. The beauty and the beast finally meet their fate back in the city of New York where the filmmaker takes and displays the ape in quest of his fame by commercial exploitation which ultimately leads to catastrophe for everyone including a playwright Jack Driscoll who falls in love with Ann and plays an unlikely hero by trying to save her from Kong and her destiny.

King Kong is a movie that I've always found very interesting. I've actually never scene the original movie, it was abit before my time, well alot before my time. I have tryed to watch it, but I just couldn't seem get into it ( I think it was little to old ). Anyway,.. I've always found the whole concept of King Kong very fascinating, skull Island in particular. Just the idea of an island undiscovered, full of extinct animals and ancient people is very interesting. When I heard Peter Jackson was bringing King Kong back to the big screen i was very excited, with a massive budget and a big update to the legend Kong everything seemed positive..... It was.

Trivia:
Jack Black has claimed that he did not wear any make-up at all in the entire movie after hearing a false rumor that Clint Eastwood never wears any make-up in his movies. He also wore a hairpiece during filming rather than going through makeup to achieve the '30s hairdo' look.

I actually forgot to consider this movie when updating my top 100 favourite movies. Ime not quite sure if this movie would of made the cut, but i certainly would of considered it. Peter Jackson certainly delivered big with this movie, from the very start it's a fantastic adventure ( a bloody long adventure), full of excitement, emotion, action, comedy, everything you would expect from a family movie. Ime not quite sure how this movie holds up against the original, because as I said ..I havnt seen it, but I think Jackson did a pretty good job here. King Kong looks fantastic, everything around you comes to life, the Dinosaurs, the island, and Kong himself looks incredible.

Trivia:
Peter Jackson was paid $20 million to direct this film, the highest salary ever paid to a film director in advance of production.

If I had to pick up on any negatives about this movie, then I would have to say.... It's running time. King Kong is way to long, the first hour or so of this movie could of easily been cut down to 15 minutes. Don't get me wrong, it builds to the excitement, it's builds the anticipation, but it kills the movie. The running time isn't a problem with a first viewing, but with a second viewing the first half of the movie is very boring.

Overall King Kong is a great movie. I always find it pretty strange that they go to an island full of extinct animals and bring back a monkey, I'd of thought the T-Rex was the better option... But oh well. Anyway.. King Kong is a great adventure, with a strong cast, great story and incredible moments. This is a movie for just about everyone, it's a great family movie.

Proximity

07-15-13, 03:48 PM

I though The Avengers was a very good, entertaining movie. Its not very smart and not a work of art but it doesn't try to be. I agree that Iron Man is a better movie.

I mean, it's definitely a work of art, but I get your point.

cricket

07-15-13, 03:56 PM

I remember watching the original many times as a child and I always loved it. Peter Jackson's remake did it plenty of justice in my mind. It's just a great tale.

Guaporense

07-15-13, 03:58 PM

I though King Kong was very good too.

Masterman

07-15-13, 04:01 PM

I remember watching the original many times as a child and I always loved it. Peter Jackson's remake did it plenty of justice in my mind. It's just a great tale.

I couldn't really get into the original. I always struggle to follow really old movies, they don't grab my attention.

mark f

07-15-13, 04:20 PM

If you can't get into the beginning of the original King Kong, skip the first 25 minutes and watch it from the time they reach Skull Island. :)

Masterman

07-17-13, 05:38 PM

Casino
Directed By: Martin Scorsese

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Plot: This Martin Scorsese film depicts the Janus-like quality of Las Vegas--it has a glittering, glamorous face, as well as a brutal, cruel one. Ace Rothstein and Nicky Santoro, mobsters who move to Las Vegas to make their mark, live and work in this paradoxical world. Seen through their eyes, each as a foil to the other, the details of mob involvement in the casinos of the 1970's and '80's are revealed. Ace is the smooth operator of the Tangiers casino, while Nicky is his boyhood friend and tough strongman, robbing and shaking down the locals. However, they each have a tragic flaw--Ace falls in love with a hustler, Ginger, and Nicky falls into an ever-deepening spiral of drugs and violence..

Martin Scorsese is considered one the greatest directors of all time, He's brought us many movie classics like, GoodFellas, Taxi Diver, Raging Bull, and my favourite of them all.....Casino. Ime probably one of very few who considers Casino Better than Goodfellas, and ime probably all alone when I say I consider it Scorsese's best work. Casino has always been a movie favourite of mine ever since i was a young boy ( yep I watched these films young ). It's a movie I have owned on Vhs, Dvd, and Blu Ray, and a movie i have seen more times than I wish to write. Ime a big gangster movie fan, i love most gangster films out there, but Scorsese is the man that nails it. Goodfellas and Casino are exceptional, there two of the greatest movie ever made.

Trivia:
Nicole Kidman, Melanie Griffith, Rene Russo, Cameron Diaz, Uma Thurman and Michelle Pfeiffer were considered for the role of Ginger. Traci Lords was seriously considered after an excellent audition. Madonna was almost cast, but Sharon Stone convinced director Martin Scorsese to give her the role.

Casino is fantastic movie, with a great story, and excellent cast. The cast is what really shines for me in Casino, Joe Pesci and Robert De Niro are the greatest movie duo ever, and it's no surprise Scorsese used them both in Casino and Goodfellas. Joe Pesci, Robert De Niro, and Sharon Stone all deliver fantastic performances in this movie. Joe Pesci is as crazy as ever, delivering pretty much the same performance as he did in GoodFellas. Robert Di Nero delivers as per usual, and Sharon Stone is as sexy as ever, she delivers her best performance of her career.

Triva:
According to Alan King, Frank 'Lefty' Rosenthal, upon whom the Robert De Niro character was based, wanted Richard Widmark to play the lead in the film. However, Widmark was 80 years old by that time, and, therefore, not a practical choice.

Ime really hoping Casino pops up high on the Mofo's 90's countdown. I don't know if i can call this movie underrated, but i want to. It's certainly underrated when comparing it to Scorsese's other movies, and it certainly gets over shadowed by GoodFellas. Casino is sharp, stylish and gripping. It's a movie I will always love, and a movie that I will always argue, and call Scorsese's finest.

cricket

07-17-13, 05:56 PM

Casino is a funny movie in a way for me. It's one of my favorites, but at the same time a little disappointing. Two thirds through it was my favorite movie of all time, but then something went wrong for me.

Masterman

07-18-13, 04:28 AM

cricket

07-18-13, 03:25 PM

Masterman

07-18-13, 03:31 PM

s1n1st3r

07-18-13, 09:48 PM

I didn't like where the Ginger/Nicky relationship went for one thing. And when Ace had to take a different title at the casino, I thought it was lame how he was doing those goofy shows. And the violent scene at the end bothers me, I think it's too brutal and realistic. This is coming from someone who loves violent movies like Last House on the Left, The Devil's Rejects, Hostel, etc.

I do agree about the baseball bat ending sort of made me feel uncomfortable but showing this scene just taught you that you stuff up you get the bat. I think they did the Ace changing roles in the casino bits so they could show how everything is starting to crumble and he couldn't be silenced. I liked the Ace, Ginger and Nicky love triangle thing because Ginger had everything with Ace and got so desperate to run to Nicky and then he just left her for dead.

Masterman

07-27-13, 03:41 PM

Nice to see a few of you Pm'ed me to say how much you loved Warrior. It really is a fantastic movie.

meatwadsprite

07-27-13, 03:59 PM

I'm just getting into comic book movies having watched the first 2 Iron Man films in the last 24 hours. I loved both of those but I'm not in too much a rush to see The Avengers.

You're dumb.

cricket

07-27-13, 09:28 PM

You're dumb.

Are you 13 or do you just act like it? You have to be a real sissy to make a comment like that.

Masterman

10-30-13, 02:17 PM

Ime going to kick start this thread back up pretty soon. I've got a few reviews I wanna write. Oblivion, Jurassic Park, Pain and Gain, Ted.

edarsenal

10-30-13, 08:24 PM

sweet!

Masterman

10-31-13, 05:29 PM

Ted
Directed By: Seth Macfarlane

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John makes a Christmas miracle happen by bringing his one and only friend to life, his teddy bear. The two grow up together and John must then choose to stay with his girlfriend or keep his friendship with his crude and extremely inappropriate teddy bear, Ted.

. Trivia: At one point in the movie, Ted mentions 9/11. Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane both narrowly missed being on the planes that hit the World Trade Center. Wahlberg was booked on American Airlines Flight 11 but decided to drive up to New York and fly to California later. McFarlane was scheduled on the same flight but arrived to gate ten minutes late and was unable to board. He was sitting in the airport when he saw that his plane had hit the North Tower of the World trade center.

Ted is a movie I would have found hilarious as a child. The idea of a teddy bear swearing, and drinking, and being totally outrageous would of had me laughing so hard. Don't get me wrong!, I still laughed watching it at the age of 26, but I know this movie would of been a childhood favourite of mine, just like Drop Dead Fred.

When I found out the creators of Family Guy where behind this movie I knew what to expect. I knew there would be funny jokes, stupid jokes, and crazy things all over the place, and it didn't fail to deliver. This is Seth's first full length movie, and like Family Guy, and American Dad it takes you back to your childish self. Ted has you laughing at it stupid moments, and Ted himself is outrageous fun.... I wish I had a bear like him. Ted himself steals the show, plus Mark Wahlberg is fantastic, also Mila Kunis is sexy as f***, so the movie has a little bit of everything.

Overall Ted is a great little comedy. Excellent cast, great little story, and just alot of fun.

Mmmm Donuts

10-31-13, 05:33 PM

Every time I hear that trivia tidbit, it makes me shiver. It makes you wonder how close any of us have come to death so far.

mark f

10-31-13, 05:37 PM

We were basically all dead before we were born. We just didn't know it. :)

Masterman

10-31-13, 06:24 PM

Every time I hear that trivia tidbit, it makes me shiver. It makes you wonder how close any of us have come to death so far.

Yeah, very crazy. Both must of been extremely shocked.

edarsenal

10-31-13, 07:37 PM

i didn't make it through Ted, it was turning into a Rom Com and it didn't have the sharp wit that i love from seth and crew.
great review though

Masterman

11-01-13, 12:56 PM

i didn't make it through Ted, it was turning into a Rom Com and it didn't have the sharp wit that i love from seth and crew.
great review though

Thanks. Are you a fan of Family Guy, and American Dad.?

Masterman

11-01-13, 02:02 PM

Batman Returns
Directed By: Tim Burton

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"The Greatest Comic Book movie ever"

This is my favourite Batman movie of them all. I have always swayed back and fourth with Batman Returns, and The Dark Knight, but i have finally decided Batman Returns is far more superior in every way. Ime not really a Tim Burton fan, I find alot of his movies a little to strange for my liking, But!!.... I love his Batman movies. Batman returns is everything a Batman movie should be, and more.

Neither Tim Burton nor Michael Keaton had been signed up in advance for a sequel; Burton came on board only after the script met all his demands (he hadn't been entirely happy with the first "Batman"'s screenplay), whilst Keaton only agreed to do the second film after a serious hike in salary.

Tim Burton's Batman is unique in every way, the film has so many characters yet feels so well made, and flows nicely. There are no characters going to waste, there is nothing crammed together or thrown in just for the sake of it. Everything, and everyone has a meaning, which is something comic book movies don't really do well with today. Batman Returns is probably the darkest comic book movie ever made, something Tim Burton does incredibly well, and something comic book movies are still trying to achieve now. Is it more successful for them to be dark?.. I think so, well I personally enjoy them a lot more that way, and it's part of the reason why i love this movie.

I've reviewed this movie in the past, but after a recent viewing I wanted to write a little more about why this movie is incredible. First of, the cast!. Batman Returns has an all star cast. A cast that on paper may look a little strange, but on film are all fantastic. Catwoman is the highlight of this movie for me, she's dark, cold, dangerous, and hot. Every scene she's in she steals the show. Micheal Keaton is fantastic as Bruce Wayne and Batman. He's probably my favourite actor to take on the role. All in all the cast are all exceptional.

Danny DeVito spent two hours a day in make-up. He was forbidden to describe the Penguin's makeup to anyone, including his family.

Overall Batman Returns is faultless. Everything is perfection down to the bone. The cast, the theme, the story, everything is done incredibly well, and looks amazing. This is easily the best Batman movie ever made, it's the best comic book movie ever made.

edarsenal

11-01-13, 10:38 PM

Thanks. Are you a fan of Family Guy, and American Dad.?

HUGE, HUGE fan of Seth and his shows. Watch 'em faithfully and love 'em both equally. I've even started watching Dads, which is pretty funny too.
So my bar was pretty high and Ted did start off strong but really sputtered near the mid point and then i lost interest, sadly

and reps for Batman Returns, a very serious contender for the number one spot of batman flicks. This did have a great flow and nothing was wasted or left behind, and yes, Michelle hit #1 for best catwoman with julie newmar and eartha kitt coming in a very tight second and third. That whip and her were like long time friends.

Masterman

11-02-13, 09:23 AM

^^^^ I've actually grown to like American Dad more than Fsmily Guy now. Both great shows, but I think American Dad is more enjoyable with the later series.

JayDee

11-02-13, 11:44 AM

Welcome back to the world of reviewing Master. :up:

I really need to watch Batman Returns again sometime soon. It's been so long since I saw it that while I remember liking it I don't remember much more. But all the love it gets on here makes me want to revisit it.

Not seen Ted and am a little torn on it. Thought it possibly looked like fun but was put off by the Seth McFarlane effect. I'm the complete opposite of ed really in that in general I can't stand McFarlane or his work. I do actually enjoy American Dad but that's about it from him. I particularly despise Family Guy.

Nice reviews.

Masterman

11-02-13, 02:22 PM

honeykid

11-02-13, 09:40 PM

Batman Returns is, indeed, the best Batman movie. :up:

Masterman

11-06-13, 03:05 PM

Batman Returns is, indeed, the best Batman movie. :up:

Glad to hear someone else say this. :)

seanc

11-06-13, 07:03 PM

I agree. Right after all of Nolans movies and Burtons first it is indeed the best.

honeykid

11-07-13, 03:57 AM

Pfft. Nolan's version. That's not Batman.

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This is Batman!

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And this is what villains are supposed to look like.

seanc

11-07-13, 11:48 AM

Looks like Robin is getting a colonoscopy.

Arcanis

11-07-13, 12:21 PM

I was never a fan of Batman Returns myself. The Penguin always struck me as a terribly weak villain (in terms of character, not just physically) and I thought that the plot of hijacking the bat-mobile was better done in the animated series. The whole Pied Piper storyline also never quite came together for me. While it was great to see Michael Keaton reprise his role, and Michelle Pfeiffer gave an incredible performance, I always thought that it was the weaker of the two Burton Batman movies and the second weakest overall.

edarsenal

11-07-13, 11:57 PM

^^^^ I've actually grown to like American Dad more than Fsmily Guy now. Both great shows, but I think American Dad is more enjoyable with the later series.

i'm the same way. Family Guy seems to have gone every route it could while American Dad seems to continue to expand and delve deeper and deeper into its wonderfully perverse, dark humor.
Both are great, but i look forward to Dad more, recently.

Have you checked out Bob's Burgers? Equally hilarious off-beat fare

JayDee

02-03-14, 04:53 PM

Thanks mate. You should rewatch Batman Returns and make it your next review. I'd be interested in reading your thoughts.

I don't know if you're even about just now to see this, but as requested....

JayDee's Batman Returns review (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1028555)

Masterman

02-19-14, 01:05 PM

I don't know if you're even about just now to see this, but as requested....

JayDee's Batman Returns review (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1028555)

Just read, and glad you enjoyed it alot more. Need to catch up on a few of your reviews :).

Masterman

02-19-14, 03:39 PM

Iron Man 3
Directed By: Shane Black

4

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Well I've just re-watched Iron Man 3 from the comfort of my own home, and I can honestly say i enjoyed it a lot more with a second viewing. The first Iron Man movie is not only one of my favourite comic book movies, but it's also one of my all time favourite movies. Robert Downey Jr is at his best in Iron man, he brings everything but the kitchen sink to the character.....he defines the word cool, and makes Iron Man that little bit more special. Iron Man had the potential to be one of the best trilogy's out there, well one of them. It had everything going for it, great cast, cool villains, and a big fan base. Yet they f**** it all up with the second movie. Iron Man 2 was a disaster so it's good to see the third installment get back on track. .

Trivia:

Originally, Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Pictures were looking to shoot this movie in Michigan due to the tax incentives. However, due to North Carolina guaranteeing a $20 million tax credit, the producers decided to shoot there instead.

Gemma Arterton, Diane Kruger and Isla Fisher were considered for the role of Maya Hansen. Jessica Chastain was cast but she dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. Rebecca Hall was cast in her place.

Including the bonus post-credits scene in "The Incredible Hulk", this is Robert Downey Jr.'s fifth portrayal of Tony Stark/Iron Man. This briefly tied him with Hugh Jackman's and Samuel L. Jackson's record of theatrical appearances as a comic character; however, Jackman retook the record less than three months after IM3's release with his role in "The Wolverine".

Iron Man 3 has Tony Stark back at his best. It focuses on him without his suit for a big chunk of the movie, and we see all the humour and one liners that make the character so great. Ime not saying this movie is as good as the first!, but it is a big improvement on Iron Man 2, and The Avengers. What I will criticise about the movie is it's tie's to The Avengers!. There are references made about the film that didn't really work. I mean Stark was in big trouble in this movie yet there was no help from Shield or The Avengers. There was no mention of them when times where hard, it all just seemed strange and thrown in at times just to tie things together.

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Overall Iron Man 3 was really entertaining. There are some really good action sequences, and some really cool moments. The cast is great..... Hang on!!!. Take Don Cheadle out of the statement and where good to go. Why did they take Terrence Howard away?. Anyway

Masterman

02-20-14, 04:04 PM

Jurassic Park
Directed By: Steven Spielberg

5

Well I've just finished reading the book and decided to give the movie a re-watch. I've always loved the Jurassic Park Trilogy, i think it's a childhood thing because I've always loved Dinosaurs. From a very young age, even to this day I've been fascinated by them. I read the book and thought it was pretty amazing, i think it was alot darker and more detailed than the movie, but both very good portrayals of Jurassic Park. I've decided to re-watch the whole trilogy and review it on here in my review thread. Obvisouly each movie brings something a little different, and a little better..... But all of them are really enjoyable, and very entertaining.

Trivia:

William Hurt was offered the role of Dr. Grant, but he turned it down without reading the book or the script.

Harrison Ford turned down the role of Dr. Alan Grant.

Director Steven Spielberg was worried that computer graphics meant Nintendo type cartoon quality. He originally only wanted the herd of gallimimus dinosaurs to be computer-generated, but upon seeing ILM's demo animation of a T-rex chasing a herd of galamides across his ranch, he decided to shoot nearly all the dinosaur scenes using this method. The animation was first plotted on an Amiga Toaster, and rendered for the film by Silicon Graphics' Indigo workstations.

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I remember going to the cinema back when this movie was released. I remember it being very crowded and full of excited kids. I left the cinema thinking that was the most entertaining, and exciting movie I'd ever seen, I actually don't even know how I can remember because I was only 7 years old.... Shows how great this movie is a suppose. Jurassic Park is one of those movies that will keep that magic, it will always be entertaining and exciting, even 20 years from now it will still be considered a great.

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Jurassic Park is a movie over 20 years old now, and it still looks amazing. Everything Spielberg did in this movie is magical. The park, The Dinosaurs, every single detail looks and feels fantastic. Every thump of a T-Rex has your heart pounding, every little scene has you waiting in suspense, it's like Jaws but more frightening. Steven Spielberg is a master at Suspense, and this is his masterpiece. Jurassic Park is the monster of monster movies, it's every kids dream park that goes terrifyingly wrong, and what we witness is one fantastic movie, and one entertaining nightmare.

Masterman

02-25-14, 03:39 PM

Question for someone. Is there just the 2 Jurassic Park books?.

Masterman

02-26-14, 11:16 AM

Man Of Steel
Directed By: Zack Snyder

4.5

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Over the course of several month's I've seen a lot of negativity towards Man Of Steel, bad reviews, bad comments, and pure hatred for this movie. I've re-watched the movie and wanted to write another review. Jaydee has just posted his review in his review thread, and although I love his reviews I felt the complete opposite towards Man Of Steel....." Your slacking Jaydee".

Trivia:
Darren Aronofsky, Duncan Jones, Ben Affleck, Tony Scott, Matt Reeves and Jonathan Liebesman were considered to direct the movie before Zack Snyder was later chosen.

Natalie Portman, Charlotte Riley, Anne Hathaway, Dianna Agron, Kristen Stewart, Malin Akerman, Rachel McAdams, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kristen Bell, Lake Bell, Olivia Wilde, Mila Kunis and Jessica Biel were considered to play Lois Lane.

Ben Affleck turned down directing the film because he wasn't experienced in visual effects shots: "A lesson I've learned is to not look at movies based on budget, how much they'll spend on effects or where they will shoot. Story is what's important."

I'll start by saying, if your a huge Superman fan then there maybe a few changes with the movie that would annoy you. Maybe a few things have been changed a little to much, or a few things that look a lot different. I myself don't really read comic books. I know who all the hero's are, and I've seen most of the movies old and new, but stuff like changing things doesn't really bother me. Superman needed "CHANGING", it needed updating and bringing back to life. The Planet Krypton looked amazing in this movie, I loved how detailed and visually amazing it looked. I loved the Dragon, and other species we see. It actually looked like another planet rather than the inside of a freezer. I know the original Superman is old now, but Superman returns didn't do the planet any justice either. Man Of Steel showed just how powerful his planet was, it showed how powerful his family where!, not like the original movies barbie and ken parents. The opening 20 minutes showcases how great of a director Snyder is, it's Krypton at its best, and it's never looked so good.

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-- Krypton is a lot more updated --

One thing that annoys me about this movie is the criticism it receives. Criticism about its action, it's loud noises, and it's running time. It annoys me because people pull them selfs off about how good The Avengers is, yet it basically does the same same thing. Its loud, long, and has a story straight from the script of Transformers 3. I really can't see how you can call The Avengers great, and then slam Man Of Steel, when in fact Man Of Steel is so much stronger, and looks so much better. One thing I would criticise about this movie, and i actually agree with people on is his relationship with Louis Lane. The relationship is not built right and it does feel a little forced, but we all know how that works out anyway. I want to see my superhero movies full of action, and destruction, not all loved romance.

Man Of Steel is one of the better comic book movies out there. I think it's better than Captain America, Thor, and even The Dark Knight Rises. I think people expected so much more, and fan boys are picking at any tiny flaws to hate on this movie. This is Superman as he's meant to be. It's a new era of superhero movies and Man Of Steel certainly delivered for me.

Masterman

02-27-14, 08:07 AM

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Oblivion is a very enjoyable movie, and although not very original... it still looks amazing, and it's a very well made movie. Tom Cruise is fantastic, I haven't enjoyed any of his movie in quite some time, but he is great in this. Oblivion is a very Underated movie, it never got near the praise it should have, and with a great cast, good story, and a wicked score it's hard to see why not.. 4

Saw in one of the longest going franchises out there. Every Halloween a new one was released, and the story kept going and going. Saw however started great, and although the rest of the sequels to follow sucked, at least we got one decent movie out of the bunch. Saw was new, fresh, and abit different than everything else around. It was actually one of the best horror movies to come around in a long while, with a very wicked, and clever ending.
4

Pacific Rim was one of the biggest disappointments of its year. The trailer had me pumped, and it was a movie I was quite excited for..... Damn was I wrong. Pacific Rim is a loud noisy mess. Wooden cast, and battles where you can't tell what's what leaves very little to be happy about.
1

Masterman

02-27-14, 03:40 PM

Could anyone explain how you put writing down the side of a picture?.

Masterman

02-27-14, 07:18 PM

Cloverfield
Directed By: J.J. Abrams

4

Plot: Cloverfield follows five New Yorkers from the perspective of a hand-held video camera. The movie is exactly the length of a DV Tape and a sub-plot is established by showing bits and pieces of video previously recorded on the tape that is being recorded over. The movie starts as a monster of unknown origin destroys a building. As they go to investigate, parts of the building and the head of the Statue of Liberty come raining down. The movie follows their adventure trying to escape and save a friend, a love interest of the main character.

Ime not normally a fan of the whole shaky camera movies, they normally have my head spinning, and become pretty annoying. Cloverfield on the other hand is an exception. Cloverfield is a fantastic movie, it's really well made, and the whole movie feels like your experiencing it for yourself. I really enjoy a good monster movie. Movies like Jurassic Park, Godzilla, and King Kong are some favourites of mine, but Cloverfield somehow feels fresh, it feels new and it brings something new to the table. Cloverfield is very clever, it's very mysterious and never gives anything away. We never actually get to see anything more than we need to, we see glimpses here and there and that's all we need. If only other movies took note.

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Trivia:
The first trailer for this movie played before "Transformers". It showed a giant explosion in the heart of New York City and the Statue of Liberty's head being thrown down a street. It was shot with a hand-held video recorder. There was no title.

The film has no music score and music for the end credits do not begin until 1 minute and 30 seconds after the credits start rolling.

During the first weekend of the release, many theaters posted signs warning guests that the hand held camera movements may cause motion sickness.

In 1998 Godzilla was released with a budget of 130 million dollars, it was panned by critics, and was way over done. 10 years later and only 25 million dollars to make and Cloverfield nailed every tiny detail. Less is more is certainly the case here, and Cloverfield doesn't receive half the praise it should do. Cloverfield is intense, gripping, and kind of original in its ways. It's one of the best creature features out there, and certainly one of the best movies of its year.

Sane

02-27-14, 08:31 PM

Cloverfield is one of my favourite movies - such an underrated action/sci-fi/horror movie. I feel that people miss how well the story is structured and the great script and characters that make it more than just an action movie. The writing of Drew Goddard is fantastic and really shows what he learnt in his time with JJ Abrams and Joss Whedon.

Masterman

02-28-14, 05:09 AM

Glad to see a fan. I read somewhere about a possible sequel about the same events but from another persons mobile, or camera... Pretty cool idea.

Masterman

02-28-14, 11:23 AM

The Wolf Of Wall Street
Directed By: Martin Scorsese

5

The Wolf Of Wall Street is fresh on my mind, and straight into my top 10 favourite movies. Maybe it will change, maybe it will not, but Scorsese has delivered yet again. Martin Scorsese is close.., if not my favourite directer out there, he's one of the best in the business, and I don't think I've seen a bad movie from him yet. The Wolf On Wall Street showcases his talent. It's funny, it's sexy, and it's pure entertainment. From the start of its 180 minute running time (which by the way flows nicely) It never once leaves you bored, never once did it seem to drag out, in fact I wanted more..

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Trivia:
Chris Evans and Joseph Gordon-Levitt auditioned for a role.

The chest beating and humming performed by Matthew McConaughey is actually a warming up ritual that he performs before acting. When Leonardo DiCaprio saw it he encouraged him to include it in their scene.

During the kissing scene between Leonardo DiCaprio and Joanna Lumley, Leonardo was so nervous that the scene required a reported 27 takes to get it right.

Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio have teamed up together in 5 movies now, and Wolf Of Wall Street is there masterpiece. It's by far there best film together, and this movie showcases just how fantastic Leonardo DiCaprio is as an actor, and why he's one of the best actors around today. Jonah Hill and Margot Robbie can't be forgotten. Jonah Hill is fantastic, and brings some great moments, and comedy. Margot Robbie brings pure sexiness. She's fantastic and steals the picture every time she's on screen. There's a great little scene with Mathew Mcconaughey, and although only short it's one of the best moments in the movie.

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The Wolf Of Wall Street is stylish, entertaining, and comedy gold. It has a great cast and although it's based on true events that weren't so pleasing to some family's..,,, the movie deserves every bit of praise it's receiving.

Masterman

02-28-14, 03:18 PM

Thanks Chris for putting my thread in the review section :).

Masterman

03-03-14, 01:06 PM

A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)
Directed By Wes Craven

5

A Nightmare on Elm street is what I would consider a horror classic. It's a movie that I would actually call frightening, which is something you couldn't label any of today's horror movies. Today's horror movies rely on loud noises, screams, and other jumpy, and shouting moments. Horror movies have lost there way over the past 10-20 years, they have forgotten what scary actually is, they have forgotten what actually make the audience jump, scream, and leave the cinema actually scared. Thank god we still have the old Horror movies like Halloween, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and of course A Nightmare On Elm Street.

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Trivia:

Wes Craven's original concept for Freddy Krueger was considerably more gruesome, with teeth showing through the flesh over the jaw, pus running from the sores, and a part of the skull showing through the head. Make-up artist David B. Miller argued that an actor couldn't be convincingly made up that way and a puppet would be hard to film and wouldn't blend well with live actors, so these ideas were eventually abandoned.

The scene where Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) is attacked by Freddy in her bathtub was shot using a bottomless tub, which was put in a bathroom set that had been built over a swimming pool. During the underwater sequence, Langenkamp was replaced with stuntwoman Christina Johnson. Langenkamp spent 12 hours in the bath during filming.

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Freddy Kruger is a character icon, he's one of the most recognisable horror characters of all time, and a genius creation by Wes Craven. Craven is somewhat of a horror legend now, and what he done with A Nightmare On Elm Street was very clever. Teens terrified of going to sleep in case they run into Freddy has the viewer on the edge of there seat, your screaming don't go asleep, your wondering if they are asleep, or awake, which is something we all experience for our selfs. Everything about this movie is very well made, the sound track is terrifying, Freddy Kruger is terrifying, the flipping movie is terrifying.

The Gunslinger45

03-03-14, 01:26 PM

Love for Wolf of Wall Street? I approve of this review!

Masterman

03-03-14, 02:21 PM

Love for Wolf of Wall Street? I approve of this review!

Thanks. It's one of the best movies I've seen in a long time.

The Gunslinger45

03-03-14, 02:29 PM

Thanks. It's one of the best movies I've seen in a long time.

Indeed. Fantastic flick! One of Scorsese's best and an easy favorite.

honeykid

03-03-14, 02:56 PM

Horror movies have lost there way over the past 10-20 years, they have forgotten what scary actually is, they have forgotten what actually make the audience jump, scream, and leave the cinema actually scared.
It's because they've lowered (or expanded, you decide) the age of the target audience.

Masterman

03-03-14, 03:38 PM

It's because they've lowered (or expanded, you decide) the age of the target audience.

I hate going to the cinema to see any horror now. They use loud noises to try scare you, there's nothing original at all.

honeykid

03-03-14, 04:12 PM

I agree with you. As Mark Kermode puts it "Quiet. Quiet. Quiet, LOUD!"

cricket

03-03-14, 06:23 PM

I still need to see a few movies from 2013, but I can't imagine The Wolf of Wall Street not being my favorite movie of the year, forever.

I also love A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Cloverfield was real good too.

Good stuff Masterman.

Masterman

03-03-14, 07:29 PM

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Death Proof is easily Quentin Tarantino's most underrated movie. It's a movie that defines the word cool, it defines entertaining, it's everything you could enjoy in a movie plus more. Death Proof has a great cast, great action, and badass dialogue. It's a great movie and one of Tarantino's best ( well in my opinion anyway).
4

Road House is my favourite Patrick Swayze movie. It's a fun old action movie, with hot girls, cheesy lines, and some great fight scenes. They don't make action movies like this anymore and it's a shame, because Road House is a very entertaining movie. "Nobody puts Road House in the corner".
4

Masterman

03-03-14, 08:02 PM

The Gunslinger45

03-03-14, 08:11 PM

Don't much care for Death Proof, but Road House is fun!

Masterman

03-03-14, 08:14 PM

Don't much care for Death Proof, but Road House is fun!

How come you didn't enjoy Death Proof?.

The Gunslinger45

03-03-14, 08:20 PM

You know when you go onto Rotten Tomatoes and you look at a score for a movie like Apocalypse Now or Taxi Driver that is one or two negative reviews away from being 100% Certified Fresh and you think this person is an idiot and an @$$ hole for clearly not getting or liking a genius movie?

When it comes to Tarantino... I'm that @$$ hole.

So basically the dialogue and editing. :shrug:

Masterman

03-03-14, 08:29 PM

Haha okay, fair point.

honeykid

03-03-14, 09:06 PM

Two great choices there, MM. :up: Road House is on my 100 and I also think Death Proof is hugely underrated, mainly because the man himself thinks it's his worst film (which it isn't. That's Inglorious Basterds, unless Django is even worse.)

Masterman

03-04-14, 12:24 PM

BlueLion

03-04-14, 12:30 PM

Death Proof is definitely Tarantino's worst. It's as if he wrote the whole thing while drunk.

Masterman

03-04-14, 12:33 PM

Death Proof is definitely Tarantino's worst. It's as if he wrote the whole thing while drunk.

You could say that about all his movies. If I had to rate what I've seen it would go:

Reservoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction
Death Proof
Django
Inglorious Basterds
Jackie Brown

BlueLion

03-04-14, 12:36 PM

Pulp Fiction
Inglourious Basterds
Jackie Brown
Kill Bill both volumes
Reservoir Dogs
Django Unchained
Death Proof

I wish he hadn't made Death Proof.

cricket

03-05-14, 04:14 PM

Death Proof and Road House

That's a ton of fun right there

Daniel M

03-05-14, 04:26 PM

Death Proof is great.

Masterman

03-05-14, 04:58 PM

Glad to see a lot of fans for Death Proof.

Masterman

03-11-14, 02:16 PM

Bad Grandpa
Directed By: Jeff Tremaine

2.5

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As a fan of Jackass, it's always good to see there stunts, and jokes hit the big screen. The tv series, and movies have all been a big hit with the audience (Johnny Knoxville has certainly gotten a career out of) and it's popularity is certainly still there. There next project Bad Grandpa has it's moments, but it's not up there with there other work, It's not as good as the other Jackass movies, and the other cast members are certainly missed. As much as I love to see Johnny Knoxville pranking people, and doing things that normal people don't do, there was something missing!. The other Jackass movies have variety, there are different stunts ranging from pranks, to stupidity, and seeing Knoxville and the rest of the bunch getting hurt has always been entertaining.

Trivia:

Johnny Knoxville has stated that his Irving Zisman character is a combination of his own father and a more perverted version of himself.

Although credited, Spike Jonze (Gloria) was not in the final cut but can be seen during the end credits and the deleted scenes on DVD/Blu-Ray.

Bad Grandpa does have it's funny moments, but it's dragged out way to long. They could of just took the best bits of the movie and put them into another Jackass movie. Ime not saying Bad Grandpa is a bad movie, some pranks are genius, and some had me chuckling writing this review. The problem is some of the pranks are weak, there was times I was getting a little bored with the silly story, that feels thrown in to fill the gaps.

Overall not a bad movie, it still has some great Knoxville moments, and some funny moments. The rest of the the Jackass crew are certainly missed, and the movie does become a bit stale. But it's worth a watch.

cricket

03-11-14, 09:31 PM

There were parts of Bad Grandpa that I thought were hysterical, although I believe I gave it the same ranking you did. I remember when the show first came out; I'd have the bartender put it on. Watching it with a bar full of drunks who never saw it before was a special time.

Masterman

03-19-14, 02:21 PM

The Amazing Spider-Man
Directed By: Marc Webb
4

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"Oh no. Somebody's been a bad lizard."

The first time i seen The Amazing Spider-man I didn't really enjoy it. This has been happening quite a lot lately, mainly because going to the cinema is just not that much fun anymore. Endless adverts and trailers, to much noise, and people messing about has me leaving the cinema not really enjoying the movie. Anyway, I re-watched The Amazing Spider-Man and damn did I enjoy it. I always seem to enjoy the origin story's in comic book movies, and this is one of my favourites.

Movie Trivia:

Michael Fassbender was originally considered for the role of Dr Curt Connors; he eventually went on to play Magneto in "X-Men: First Class". His "Inglourious Basterds" co-star Christoph Waltz was later rumored to be attached to the part.

. Great scenes of Spiderman swinging around the city

. Great performances across the cast, especially Rhys Ifans

. The best Spiderman Movie to have hit the big screen.

The Amazing Spider-Man has everything going for it. Great cast, great story, and a very cool villain. Andrew Garfield was great as Peter Parker, i loved how he portrayed the character, and I enjoyed the role a lot more than Toby Maguire. Emma Stone was great, she's fast becoming a star, and I think we will see great things from her. My favourite performance of the movie came from Rhys Ifans as Dr Curt Connors (Lizard). His role of the villain was very interesting, and it was a very entertaining performance from Connors.

Movie Trivia:

Before Andrew Garfield was announced for the lead part, Taylor Lautner, Josh Hutcherson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Logan Lerman, Robert Pattinson, Jamie Bell, Daniel Radcliffe, Michael Angarano, Michael Cera, Alden Ehrenreich, Zac Efron, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Xavier Samuel, Jim Sturgess, Liam Aiken and Anton Yelchin were also considered to play the lead role.

Overall this was a very good movie. I have mixed feeling about comic book movies, but this is one of favourites. The Amazing Spider-Man was a lot better than the previous Spider-Man trilogy, with some great action, and fantastic shots of Spiderman swinging over the city, all makes for a very strong, and entertaining movie.

Masterman

03-20-14, 04:41 PM

Ime doing a Jaydee rant here. 2 reps for my last review, yet in the rate the last movie thread I got 4 reps for 2 sentences. C'mon people!!!!!!. :)

Masterman

03-21-14, 03:50 PM

Ime thinking of doing a few reviews on comic book movies myself soon, with Rodents list about to start I think it would be pretty cool.

Masterman

03-21-14, 05:16 PM

Sin City
Directed By: Robert Rodriguez
5

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"I've been having so much fun, I forgot to take my medicine."

Movie Triva

Directors Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller planned each shot in the movie by using the panels from the original book as storyboard..

First off I want to say Sin City is one of my favourite comic book movies. I've stated before comic book/superhero movies are very hit and miss with me. I either love them or hate them, and Sin City is a movie I have nothing but love for. Sin City looks fantastic, its a comic book brought to life right in front of are eyes. It's a movie that defines style and is very unique in a special way. Robert Rodriguez has the potential to be a great director, what he done with Sin City was truly awesome. He just happened to spend most of his career making spy kids movies instead of really breaking the boundaries. The faculty, Sin City, and From Dusk Till Dawn all show what he's capable of doing.

Movie Triva:

Adrien Brody auditioned for the role of Jackie Boy.

Sin City follows 3 story's in glorious black and white (Looks awesome), it follows a huge selection of great characters, played by some of the biggest names out there. Bruce Willis, Michael Madsen, Clive Owen, Mikey Rourke, the list is actually endless of big names. Its actually amazing to see so many big names in one movie, all of which bring something unique to there characters. Mickey Rourke as Marv is fantastic. He's actually my favourite character in the movie. He's got some truly entertaining scenes full of action and violence, some of which are sickening. Sin City is by far Robert Rodriguez's best film, i actually can't wait to see what he has come up with for the sequel. It's certainly looks impressive.

Overall Sin City is truly remarkable film making. It's originality is something you don't see often. It's cast, and story are entertaining. And the movie itself is a truly magical ride full of violence, and action.

Movie Triva:

As each sequence of this film was shot separately, new cast members were added and incorporated in the stories throughout the production. In many cases separate footage was composited in post-production to look as if it were all shot the same day. For example: Marv (Mickey Rourke) takes Wendy (Jaime King) to Nancy's (Jessica Alba) home. Alba had not been cast yet when Rourke and King shot the scene; her footage was added in later. The same is true of the scenes between Marv and Cardinal Roark (Rutger Hauer) and Kevin (Elijah Wood), as Hauer and Wood were cast after Rourke had shot his scenes.

JayDee

03-23-14, 11:49 AM

I know it certainly isn't an universal opinion but I really enjoyed The Amazing Spider-Man and am greatly anticipating the sequel later this year. As for Sin City I think my fondness for it has waned somewhat. I used to love it (it may even have been on my top 100 list) but when I revisited it as part of my big superhero season it didn't reach those same heights. It was still a lot of fun and its visuals remain very striking but its all style, little substance approach didn't quite pay off the same. Though knowing me that could just have been the mood I was in on that particular day. The Crow for example I watched about a year ago and just didn't really get into it. I then give it another chance when I was going through all those comic book movies and rediscovered the film that I loved.

Masterman

03-23-14, 06:33 PM

300: Rise Of An Empire
Directed By: Noam Murro
4

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"I will attack the Greeks with my entire navy!"

300 has always been one of my favourite movies. As I said in my earlier review, it's a love it or hate type of film. I have always been on the love side of things. 300 Rise Of The Empire will probably fall into the same catagory with the audience. I personally loved the movie. I thought it was just as entertaining, just as cool, and looked just as amazing as the first. With a new director and a new cast i thought the movie may have lost its magic, but it didn't. I found myself on the edge of my seat with my hair standing on my neck just as excited as ever.

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Fun Movie Trivia

The movie was initially going to be about the story of Xerxes and his military expeditions. The story and narrative were changed significantly and the script was revised in subsequent drafts to have include the Athenian leader Themistocles.

With Gerrard Butler missing from the action this time around, i thought he would be hugely missed. He presented so much power and presence in the first movie that I didn't think anyone would be able to replace him. And to my surprise, of all the people to steal the show it was Eva Green. She presented so much power, evilness, and violence that she made Gerrard Butler seem like an alter boy. Seriously, she's one evil sexy bit**. Sullivan Stapleton also gave a pretty good performance. He certainly fitted the role and gave us one pretty crazy sex scene with Eva Green :).

Fun Movie Triva

The original script featured King Leonidas from "300", but he was ultimately cut out. This was due to Gerard Butler, who turned down to reprise his role as Leonidas, since it "wasn't really [his] thing".

I can't bring myself to say this movie was better than the first movie. There is just something I like more about the first that I can't quite put my finger on. Rise Of The Empire is certainly as entertaining. Its certainly just as good, but something was just that little bit better about the first. Overall this was a very strong action movie. It has some awesome moments, and looks amazing. I can't wait for the Blu Ray release.

Fun Movie Trivia

The lead role was offered to Joel Edgerton but he declined.

Masterman

03-24-14, 03:45 PM

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Ime probably one of the very few who has actually sat and enjoyed The Incredible Hulk. I thought it was very entertaining and a huge improvement on Ang Lee's attempt back in 2003. Ed Norton was great as Bruce Banner, I was actually disappointed that he didn't carry the role on into The Avengers. Anyway... Solid comic book movie, with some great action.
3.5

Captain America is certainly the weakest link in the marvel movie series. This was a movie I just didn't really enjoy at all. I thought it was really boring at times, and really cheesy in a bad way. I would go as far as to say this is actually worse than The Avengers. Captain America should of been the strongest of the series, and yet it turned out to be the worst.
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To my surprise Thor was actually a pretty good movie. This was a movie I had no interest in seeing, i wasn't the least bit excited or interested about it. Yet, it turned out to be a very well made movie with some great action and humour. Chris Hemsworth did a great job. He really fitted the role perfectly, and provided everything we love about superheroes.
4

edarsenal

03-25-14, 01:02 AM

i was the same with spider man redone at first and then on a second viewing thoroughly enjoyed it and i agree, even more so than the previous trilogy.
Still love the style of Sin City and lookin forward to seeing the 300 sequel

and include me in that number who really liked the incredible hulk movie (own it, watch it quite often)

Masterman

03-25-14, 12:05 PM

Good to see we have the same opinions with comic book movies.

The Gunslinger45

03-25-14, 12:20 PM

I disagree on the low score of Captain America, but two out of three ain't bad. :)

mlaturno

03-25-14, 12:29 PM

Sin City is one of my all-time favorite movies, glad you liked it. Would agree that the original Captain America was the weakest of the four franchises launched by Marvel, but I thought all of them were fairly mediocre (with the exception of the first and third Iron Man movies which were decent). Have yet to watch the 300 sequel.

Masterman

03-25-14, 02:11 PM

I disagree on the low score of Captain America, but two out of three ain't bad. :)

Take it you liked Captain America?.

I just couldn't get in to it. The character himself feels weak, I always forget he's in The Avengers. He just doesn't stand out to me at all.

The Gunslinger45

03-25-14, 02:23 PM

I thought it was one of the weaker films of Phase I, but I still dug it.

Masterman

03-25-14, 03:10 PM

Have you put a list in to Rodent for the comic book countdown?.

The Gunslinger45

03-25-14, 03:12 PM

Of course! :D

Masterman

03-25-14, 03:14 PM

Should be interesting to see where Captain America places.

The Gunslinger45

03-25-14, 03:15 PM

The whole list should be interesting.

Masterman

03-25-14, 07:04 PM

The Mask
Directed By: Chuck Russel
4

Fun Movie Trivia:

The nightclub "Coco Bongo", where Jim Carrey goes in this movie and "The Majestic", is also the name of Jim Carrey's nightclub in Cancun, Mexico.

The Mask has always been one of my favourite movies. It was a movie I loved as a child, and I thought it was the craziest, funniest thing I'd ever seen. Jim Carrey was fantastic back in the 90's. Movies like Ace Ventura, Dumb and Dumber, and of course The Mask are all comedy classics. He took comedy to the next level with his crazy antics, facial expressions, and pure silliness. Jim Carrey was the perfect guy for The Mask.... I mean who's more suitable for a crazy outrageous movie like The Mask other than him.

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"Tell Auntie Em to let Old Yeller out."

The Mask is a superhero like no other. Forget your Iron Man, Thor, Captain America. This is a cartoon-y creation gone wild. With a mix of comedy and a theme that is really dark. You don't know whether The Mask is a good guy or not. I look at him as if he's a good guy, I laugh at him like he's a good guy, but everything he does is wrong. The Mask is just one crazy adventure that entertains from the very start.

Fun Movie Trivia:

Based on a Dark Horse comic book series of the same name, which frequently comprised very dark horror stories. Chuck Russell has said that the movie script started off in that tone before being transformed as a vehicle for Jim Carrey's unique comedy.

Amongst all the madness there are some pretty good performances. Cameron Diaz is fantastic in her debut movie. She looks unbelievable, she's actually never looked so good. Jim Carrey is in his element with his role. And Peter Greene does a good job as the movies villain. I actually remember being a little scared when He turned into the mask when I was a kid. Overall The Mask is a really fun movie, and I hope to see it make Rodents comic book countdown.

edarsenal

03-25-14, 08:40 PM

couldn't agree more. Seeing Carey perform like a live action Tex Avery cartoon was a laugh riot when it came out and still puts a big ole cartoon lovin grin on my face whenever i see it
and yes, diaz's premiere was a sight to see and enjoy

Masterman

03-26-14, 01:57 PM

Masterman

03-27-14, 05:01 PM

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With a mix of violence, and humour, Kickass is like no other. It's a comic book movie different from the rest, and it's a movie very unique in some ways. With some very cool characters, and some very entertaining moments it's certainly a very enjoyable movie. This isn't a movie for the light hearted and certainly different from your other comic book movies out there. It's a Kickass movie (see what I done there ha).
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Another dark and gruesome comic book movie out there is The Punisher. This is another one of my favourite comic book movies. I love how gruesome and dark the movie is. I love the characters and the cast. I actually love everything about The Punisher. It's a very entertaining and fun movie. I know this isn't one of the most praised Marvel movies, but I certainly enjoy it, and think it's very Underrated.
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The Gunslinger45

03-27-14, 05:04 PM

Thomas Jane to me IS the Punisher. He had the look down pat. And he actually made a PG-13 Punisher flick good.

edarsenal

03-27-14, 09:29 PM

Nice to see you have same views as me. Have you submitted a list in Rodents countdown?.

no, and i REALLY need to -- bad llama

i was happily surprised with kickass, i really didn't think i was gonna like that one and i agree about punisher

JayDee

03-27-14, 10:00 PM

I'm a big fan of Kick-Ass though I still haven't got round to seeing the sequel yet. And The Punisher is one of the few comic book flicks I've actually not gotten round to.

Masterman

03-28-14, 12:14 PM

I'm a big fan of Kick-Ass though I still haven't got round to seeing the sequel yet. And The Punisher is one of the few comic book flicks I've actually not gotten round to.

I've not seen the sequel yet either. I need to put that in my list to watch. You should give The Punisher a go and see what you think.

adam-dvddaily

03-28-14, 12:34 PM

I saw The Punisher War Zone recently and didnt think it was half as good as The Punisher mybe the choice of actors, i dont know.....

Gideon58

03-28-14, 12:35 PM

I never knew that OJ was considered for Arnold's role in THE TERMINATOR.

Gideon58

03-28-14, 12:50 PM

I haven't seen SIN CITY, but your write-up REALLY made me want to see it.

Gideon58

03-28-14, 01:07 PM

I liked your write-up on DIE HARD...I agree that John's marriage to Holly never really worked for me either. I disagree that the movie is way too long...as long as the movie might be, I never felt the length, never found myself dozing off or checking my watch.

Masterman

03-28-14, 01:11 PM

Masterman

04-01-14, 12:56 PM

The Hunger Games Double
Directed By: Gary Ross
4

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"May the odds be ever in your favour."

Well I finally managed to catch The Hunger Games double the weekend. And I must say i was pleasantly surprised. I always had The Hunger Games movie down as a Twilight rom-com type of movie. But damn was I wrong (well sort of). The Hunger Games is a very entertaining movie, it's very interesting, and very fascinating. It's got a little bit of everything to make all people of all ages and genres enjoy it. Action, suspense, romance, and Woody Harrison is all anyone could ask for. .

Fun Movie Trivia:

On February 22nd, four weeks before The Hunger Games' release, Lionsgate began selling advance tickets. Not only did the ticket sales break the one-day record originally held by "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse", but also accounted for 83% of the ticket sales of the day.

The Hunger Games, although not original feels fresh. It feels a little bit different from what's around at the moment. And it looks amazing. Jennifer Lawrence and Woody Harrelson are great. Lawrence looks fantastic, and she's the perfect lead for the movie. Woody Harrelson brings abit of humour, tho ime not quite sure that was his purpose, but I always seem to find him funny anyway. The cast are all very strong across the two movies, it's probably one of the movies strong points.

Fun Movie Trivia:

Liam Hemsworth and Jennifer Lawrence, both natural blondes, dyed their hair brown for their roles in the film while Josh Hutcherson, naturally dark-haired, dyed his hair blond for his part.

I decided to review The Hunger Games double as one. I think there both equally as good, and both of them have there strong points. There actually pretty much the same story wise. Overall very good movies. They look awesome, and are very entertaining. There are some moments in the movie that look fantastic, it's actually visually incredible.

Masterman

04-01-14, 03:39 PM

I saw The Punisher War Zone recently and didnt think it was half as good as The Punisher mybe the choice of actors, i dont know.....

I haven't seen War Zone yet. I'll have to check it out pretty soon.

Masterman

04-03-14, 01:10 PM

Predator
Directed By: John McTiernan
5

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" Son of a bitch is dug in like an Alabama tick."

Ime going to start this review by saying Predator is the most badass movie ever made. Forget all your gangster movies, forget all your cop movies. Predator makes The Expendables seem like the club scouts. This is a movie made off testosterone. Seriously, everything about this movie screams badass. From the start of the movie where we see Carl Weathers and Arnold Schwarzenegger Shake hands...it sends buildings collapsing. With muscles bursting out there shirts, and veins bursting threw there skin we all knew what to expect.

Fun Movie Trivia
The original "Hunter" model was a large creature with a long neck, a head shaped like a dog and one big eye in the middle. This can be seen on the camouflage demo's on the DVD. It was only when Stan Winston moved in that the complete design of the now "Predator" changed, along with the title..

Predator is up there with the greatest action movies ever made. It's so original, and imaginative that's it's unlike anything else around (at that time anyway). It's a fun fuelled ride that I never seem to get tired of. The movie moves at such a fast pace, and delivers so much action that we forget all about the silly plot holes. Things like why the Alien is on earth, or why the hell it is even in the jungle fly over our heads. Things like that leave us with questions yet we don't care. We don't care because the movie is so exciting and entertaining that it doesn't matter.

Predator has so many moments, big and small that really make the movie shine. The scene mentioned above with the hand shake being one. The scene with Billy (Sonny Landham) standing on the bridge shouting the predator holding a knife. The scene where they unload on the jungle with all the gunfire they have. All these moments make Predator so badass, and one of the best action movies ever made.

Fun Movie Trivia
According to an interview with director John McTiernan, the "hole in the jungle" appearance of the Predator was played by Jean-Claude Van Damme in a "blue screen" (actually red) suit. Van Damme quit after two days, unhappy with being cast as an uncredited special effect, but can be seen as the Predator in "If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'". The alien was scrapped, redesigned and was eventually played by Kevin Peter Hall who was 7'2" tall.

Overall The Predator deserves every bit of praise it receives. It's a very special movie that still looks great to this day. The Predator is one of the most iconic movie characters ever created, and The Alien itself still looks amazing.

The Rodent

04-03-14, 05:51 PM

Predator is 5th in my Top 10... great film.

That thing with Van Damme though is full of speculation. The story I heard was after two days in the sweltering jungle wearing that suit, and knowing he'd not be seen exactly on screen... he lost his rag, had a tantrum and deliberately caused a stuntman to get hurt. So they kicked him out.
Pansy.

Masterman

04-03-14, 06:06 PM

Yeah I've read something similar to that myself. There's a lot of interesting trivia out there.

The Sci-Fi Slob

04-03-14, 06:12 PM

Did you also know that Kevin Peter Hall was the helicopter pilot at the end of the film?

cricket

04-03-14, 06:25 PM

I have become interested in The Hunger Games since discovering my love for JL. You're review should give me the final kick to see them.

Predator rocks:up:

Sedai

04-03-14, 07:29 PM

Excellent review - excellent film!

Masterman

04-04-14, 06:40 AM

Sedai

Excellent review - excellent film!

Thanks, glad you enjoyed.

The Sci-Fi Slob

Did you also know that Kevin Peter Hall was the helicopter pilot at the end of the film?

No I never knew that. Next time I watch it I'll look out for it.

cricket

I have become interested in The Hunger Games since discovering my love for JL. You're review should give me the final kick to see them.

Predator rocks

Let me know what you think of it. You should enjoy it.

Masterman

04-04-14, 01:17 PM

Alien
Directed by: Ridley Scott
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I can't see a ******* thing.

I decided to give Alien another watch last night. I only seen this movie for the first time a year or so ago, and to be honest it didn't really leave an impression on me. Now, ime not saying Alien is a bad movie, but what I am saying is I think it's very overrated. Out of all the Alien series, I think Aliens and Prometheus are the more entertaining movies. Obvisouly for it's time Alien was very frightening. I can probably see why people would of loved this movie back when it was released. And maybe having only seen this movie recently, it might of took away the experience, and the impact the movie may of made back then. .

Fun Movie Trivia
Originally to be directed by Walter Hill, but he pulled out and gave the job to Ridley Scott.

ime not going to write this review based on things I didn't like about the movie. Instead, I'll point out the things I did enjoy, like the visuals. Alien looks fantastic for its time. Obvisouly it doesn't hold up quite well with what's around today, but it's still something I can appreciate. I also loved the suspense towards the end of the movie. Like the scene where the alien bursts out from a body. And when the real horror and screams begin. But what I will say let's this movie down is it's pacing. Everything feels to long, and there's to much time were nothing is happening.

Fun Movie Trivia
Three aliens were made: a model; a suit for seven-footer Bolaji Badejo; and another suit for a trained stunt man.

The models had to be repainted every evening of the shoot because the slime used on-set removed the acrylic paint from their surfaces.

Overall it's not really a bad movie, but I also wouldn't say it was great. It's one of those classics that I think you had to off watched back when it was released like Blade Runner, and The a Exorcist to fully appreciate them.

kkl10

04-04-14, 04:04 PM

I can see where you're coming from and understand your point of view. I can see how Aliens and Prometheus might be more fulfilling experiences from a pure entertainment perspective for those who have a mindset for action movies and such.

Alien has definitely lost some power of persuasion with the years because of it's popularity and people would be more easily scared back in the 70's, it was a great cinematic feat at the time.

Alien is not particularly scary to me, I'm 26 old, but even if it was that wouldn't be the reason why I love it (it would add, of course), I love it because it's a magnificent piece of fine cinematic craft to an extent that neither Aliens nor Prometheus can match and I can't explain to you this in words in a simple way. Alien makes almost absolute sense the way it is and is one of the few works I have experienced which can actually transcend the mere sum of it's parts and become something greater to me. I'm going to cite here part of a discussion I had in another place where I describe why this movie works so well for me:

"(...) the movie is about atmosphere and suspense and does it with great technical competence and aesthetical beauty (noticeable influence from 2001: A Space Odyssey). It's simply accomplished for what it aims to be. (...) In today's general mindset the movie has much less novelty factor and power of persuasion than when it premiered in theaters, some scenes can look a bit corny today, but I see pretty well how it might have made quite an impact back at 1979. It's beautiful to watch and the amazing quality of the acting (really, all the actors here should be awarded, brilliant work), the sober and intelligent directing, the technical competence applied in all the scenarios, visual effects, sound and the sensible camera work really makes it believable and transports me to it's own universe making me feel like I'm watching a real and thrilling drama rather than watching a mere horror movie. It's rather difficult to put into words how it works for me, I can easily live it if I want to. Basically it has great power of persuasion because it's so well crafted in all aspects, at least for those who have never seen it before or forgot it like me. Even if it's just a simple "haunted house" formula applied to scify. (...)"

I love Alien and I find it one of the best films ever made not only regarding the horror genre, in fact the whole history of cinema (here I could be overrating, but it's an expression of how much I admire this work).

mark f

04-04-14, 04:16 PM

people would be more easily scared back in the 70's
I'm glad you like Alien, but what's with this? :rotfl:

Sedai

04-04-14, 04:17 PM

Alien is a magnificent film. The groundbreaking art direction by Ridley Scott (Ridleygrams!), the deep allegory, and the exceptional vision make this a timeless film IMO. Definitely the best of the series, and one of my favorite films of the 70s.

Good review, though!

kkl10

04-04-14, 04:25 PM

I'm glad you like Alien, but what's with this? :rotfl:

Lol, I think it's true that people would be more easily scared by horror cinema back then, at least according to the accounts of the old-timers I've read and heard... correct me if I'm wrong though... :)

Masterman

04-04-14, 08:23 PM

Yeah I've stated on numerous occasions that movies where a lot scarier back then. Tho ime no expert, it's just what I've heard from older people.

edarsenal

04-08-14, 12:05 AM

speaking as one of the "older" people, i was about 13 when i saw alien and i remember getting scared just hearing all the screaming going on during the show before, and actually running to the back of the theater during the movie, where a couple of other people were. The screen seemed even bigger from there but being with a few other scaredy cats made it easier. lol

hard to say if things were more scarier then or that its become so "in your face" that we've all become jaded. . . but then, when done properly, i still can get scared, so. . .

oh, and aliens was an adrenaline pounder back when it came out as well

Masterman

04-08-14, 01:00 PM

mark f

04-08-14, 01:41 PM

If kkl10 meant we were able to be scared (except honeykid :)) in earlier days, OK, but I took it more as we were just so unsophisticated compared to later generations. Sorry if I misinterpreted.

kkl10

04-08-14, 04:16 PM

Yeah I only meant how scared people get, nothing about sophistication nor anything like that...

edarsenal

04-08-14, 09:16 PM

I would of loved to have seen Aliens in the cinema. I can picture it in IMAX , I really hope they do it one day.

it WAS pretty wild. Even saw it at the drive in and i found myself stepping out of the car and pacing with the action going on.

Masterman

04-09-14, 11:09 AM

it WAS pretty wild. Even saw it at the drive in and i found myself stepping out of the car and pacing with the action going on.

That's pretty cool :). There are loads of old movies I would love to see in the cinema.

Masterman

04-10-14, 02:46 PM

Big Brother Housemates if your looking for what posts where edited it won't work!.

Masterman

04-12-14, 06:33 AM

Happy Gilmore

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Ime probably one of very few members on this site that actually enjoys Adam Sandler. I think his movies are enjoyable, entertaining, and very funny. Happy Gilmore is my favourite of his collection. It's certainly one of his funniest movies with its wild story, crazy antics, and hilarious one liners. I actually think it's quite impressive that a movie about golf, which is one of the most boring sports out there can be so entertaining, and have me enjoy it so much. " You eat sh*t for breakfast.3.5

Fun Movie Trivia
Before his first tournament, Happy asks Chubbs why he didn't play a real sport, "like football, or somethin'." Carl Weathers, who played Chubbs, was a professional football player before becoming an actor.

Gangster Squad

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Gangster Squad is easily one of the most underrated movies of the past couple of years. With a Awesome cast, great action, and Emma Stone looking damn hot, what's not to like?. Okay.., I will admit it's not the most original movie out there, and it is cliched in many areas, but it's still a very good movie, and one of the better movies of 2013. Gangster Squad looks amazing. The Cast, the set, the design, everything is stylish and fits the bill. The cast are all incredible. Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone show why there the next big thing around at the moment, and the rest of the cast deliver solid performances. 4

Fun Movie Trivia
Adam Brody, Joel Edgerton, Luke Evans and Joseph Gordon-Levitt were on the short list for the part of Sgt. Jerry Wooters but Ryan Gosling was cast.

Masterman

04-12-14, 01:30 PM

I've just finished watching The Human Centipede 2 :eek:, so ime going to get a review up pretty soon. I actually don't even know where to begin with it to be honest.

Masterman

04-12-14, 03:32 PM

The Human Centipede: Part 2
Directed By: Tom Six
1

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You can't do this. It's a film. The Human Centipede's a ****ing film!

Well I finally found the uncut version of The Human Centipede 2 and I must say I shouldn't of bothered. The first movie was a sick, shocking, and a truly disgusting piece of film. Tom Six certainly has people's attention with these movies, and whether or not it's good attention doesn't really matter (I mean he still has people talking). Now I found the first movie watchable. I think I took the first movie better than most people, and although the movie was a total piece of sh** it still held my attention till the end. Now why the hell I've been trying to find the second movie baffles me. I've been trying to find it for a while now, and for some reason I sat and watched the whole damn thing right through, yet again. It's sort of like a challenge now to see whether or not I can handle what it has to offer ..,. And I must say, I can't.

Fun Movie Trivia
Tom Six shot "Full Sequence" in color, but "was always thinking about black and white" and realized while editing that it was "much scarier" in black and white.

The Human Centipede 2 is truly the most disgusting thing I've ever watched. It contains one of the most disturbing scenes I've ever seen, and the movie truly is one messed up piece of sh**. Seriously, I can't explain how sick this movie made me feel. My stomach was in knots and all I kept doing was trying not to be sick. This movie actually makes the first movie seem like an episode of bloody Postman Pat. The Uncut version contains a scene of what I can only describe as a man with a tiny penis, which is wrapped in barbed wire rapes one of the girls at the back. The scene doesn't hold back and I found myself actually wanting to hurt that complete nutter. The Centipede scene it's self Is sickening enough, never mind the barbed wire scene thrown at us straight after.

Fun Movie Trivia
On June 6, 2011, the BBFC (UK certification board) refused to grant this film a certificate, effectively banning the movie from being shown in cinemas or DVD in the UK. However, on October 6, 2011, the BBFC granted the film an 18 certificate after 32 cuts totaling 2 minutes and 37 seconds were made.

After watching this movie I found my self asking, "is this what horror is now becoming "?. Is this what film makers think we want to see, and is this what they actually think scares us?. I mean, I was telling a friend about this movie and how bad the above scene was and he actually googled it to watch it. He was shocked by what he seen yet it still interested him enough for him to google it in the first place. Have we really turned into a population that likes to watch this type of stuff no matter how sick it is?. I actually can't pin down whether Tom Six is a complete nutter, or whether he's actually a very clever man. Has he made horror movies with no boundaries, that has everybody talking. Or is he a nutter than has just made a very sickening movie. Obvisously it could be both, but never the less his movies have gathered a lot of attention.

Overall The Human Centipede 2 is a very disturbing movie that is very hard to stomach. It's not a movie I'll ever be in a rush to watch again. And yet I feel like saying.... Bring on number 3. I feel like saying "C'mon Tom Six you can go worse than that", you can make me sick next time :).

The Sci-Fi Slob

04-12-14, 03:58 PM

"The Uncut version contains a scene of what I can only describe as a man with a tiny penis, which is wrapped in barbed wire rapes one of the girls at the back."

His penis was wrapped in barbed wire? :eek:

Masterman

04-12-14, 04:02 PM

His penis was wrapped in barbed wire? :eek:

Seriously. And it doesn't hold back from showing you. The screams of the girl knocked me sick.

christine

04-12-14, 05:59 PM

Don't like the sound of Tom Six's imagination - I'll stick to watching Tom Mix thanks ;)

http://youtu.be/WTCn3jyZ4wM

cricket

04-12-14, 06:08 PM

I've always loved Happy Gilmore, and I'm glad to find out that I'm not the only one who enjoyed Gangster Squad. Human Centipede 2 is disgusting, and a bad film that I enjoyed.

Masterman

04-13-14, 02:55 PM

I've always loved Happy Gilmore, and I'm glad to find out that I'm not the only one who enjoyed Gangster Squad. Human Centipede 2 is disgusting, and a bad film that I enjoyed.

How bad did you find The Human Centipede?. Did you watch the uncut version.?

cricket

04-13-14, 04:40 PM

How bad did you find The Human Centipede?. Did you watch the uncut version.?

Yes, and it's definitely one of the most disgusting films I've seen. I also liked part one, although it didn't live up to the idea.

Masterman

04-13-14, 06:41 PM

Toy Story

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Toy Story is one of the greatest animated movies of all time. And it's a Trilogy that could actually be considered the greatest trilogy of all time, and where not just talking about animation movies here. It's a movie full of loveable characters, entertaining story's, and comedy for the whole family. Toy Story truely is a magical movie that looks and feels amazing. 5

Fun Movie Trivia
Woody and Buzz Lightyear are inspired by director John Lasseter's own childhood toys. He based Woody on his own pull-string Casper doll, and once he grew out of Casper he moved on to a G.I. Joe, a flashy toy at the time of his childhood.

Jurassic Park: The Lost World

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Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World had all the ingredients of a classic. Following the hugely successful first movie, Jurassic Park 2 had a great concept, a great cast, and some really great ideas. Yet it failed to deliver anything close to the original. The Dinosaurs didn't look as good, the cast was very wooden, and the ending pretty much sucked. 2.5

Fun Movie Trivia
Director Steven Spielberg had to attend an early screening for "Swingers" in order to give approval for the use of the "Jaws" theme. There he was so impressed by Vince Vaughn that he offered him a part in this film.

Top Gun

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Top Gun has it's cheesy one liners. It has it's cringey moments, and it has everything we hate about Tom Cruise. Yet, Top Gun is one of the coolest movies ever made. It has it's awesome soundtracks, it's cool fighter pilot nicknames and it's has some great flight scenes that truly take your breath away. Top Gun is everything we love about the 80's.4

Fun Movie Trivia
Val Kilmer did not want to be in this film, but was forced to by contractual obligations.

cricket

04-13-14, 07:14 PM

I've always loved Top Gun ever since the 1st time I saw it at the movies; it's a blast.

I know I saw The Lost World but don't remember it. I'm sure I agree with you about it.

I still have to see the Toy Story trilogy.

Masterman

04-14-14, 03:30 AM

Please put the Toy Story trilogy on your to watch list. It truly is one of the best trilogy's ever made.

Masterman

04-14-14, 11:14 AM

Whoops.

cricket

04-14-14, 11:28 AM

I love Speed and consider it one of the top 5-10 action movies of all time.

I will be watching the Toy Story trilogy; I'm just focusing on the 70's right now.

Masterman

04-28-14, 02:32 PM

The Lost Boys
Directed By: Joel Schumacher
5

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Where the hell are you from? Krypton?

Well after re watching The Lost Boys over this past weekend I thought I'd give this movie another review. I wrote a little something about this movie in another thread a while back. It wernt nothing special, so I've decided to give a little more detail as to why this movie is one of the greatest movies of the 80's. And why it's one of my all time favourites.

Growing up as a kid The Lost Boys was one of the coolest movies I'd ever seen. It was a movie I loved to watch, even tho it scared the crap out of me. Even to this day I consider it one of the coolest movies ever. It's camp, cheesy, daft, but yet it still holds up rather well. The Lost Boys has a great cast, great story and some wicked soundtracks. It's a vampire movie like no other, and it's a movie I will never get bored of watching. To be honest id go as far as to say it's faultless. Nothing can make this movie any cooler, or anymore entertaining (in my eyes).

Fun Movie Trivia:
Executive producer Richard Donner originally intended to direct the movie himself, but as production languished, he moved onto "Lethal Weapon" and eventually hired Joel Schumacher for the job.

The Lost Boys is a teen movie like no other. It's a horror movie with a mix of humour, and adventure. Sounds strange, but it works. The young cast are all fantastic, and the two comic book kids are brilliant (Jamison Newlander, and Cory Feldman). Every scene in which these two appear offers humour, they bring a lot of comedy to the movie and there my favourite characters on the screen. Kiefer Sutherland is great as the head Vampire. You probably couldn't picture it now if you haven't seen this movie, but he was the perfect person to play the role, and his voice is scary as fu**. He actually scared me as a kid!.....To be honest I loved the whole cast in this movie. Everyone brought something to the table, and I can't really fault anyone.

Fun Movie Trivia:
Kiefer Sutherland was only meant to wear the black gloves he wears as David when riding the motorbike. However, while messing around on the bike behind-the-scenes, he fell off, breaking his arm so he had to wear the gloves through the whole movie to cover his cast.

Overall The Lost Boys is one of my favourite movies of all time. It's fun, entertaining, scary, funny, it's actually everything you could want in a movie. It's great cast, wicked story, and great soundtracks make for an awesome movie. I can't say a bad thing about this movie to be honest.

Jack1

04-28-14, 02:35 PM

Good review. Not seen it but intrigued to check it out now.

The Sci-Fi Slob

04-28-14, 02:45 PM

Nice review. The Lost Boys is a classic.

cricket

04-28-14, 02:57 PM

I have to watch The Lost Boys again soon; it's been way too long. Nice review.

Masterman

04-28-14, 03:48 PM

Thanks guys. Jack you should really watch it.

The Rodent

04-28-14, 07:20 PM

Agree, The Lost Boys got 95% from me.

Excellent film.

JayDee

04-28-14, 09:25 PM

Oh I love The Lost Boys. Such a fun film. And a truly awesome soundtrack.

honeykid

04-28-14, 11:44 PM

It's been far too long since I watched The Lost Boys. It was a permanent fixture on my 100 until my last version. I was listening to some of the tracks from the film just the other day.

Masterman

04-29-14, 03:31 AM

Thanks guys. Nice to see lots of fans.

The soundtracks are all amazing. I love the song where there at the concert. The one with the shirtless man playing the sax.

Sexy Celebrity

04-29-14, 03:36 AM

One of my favorite movies -- The Lost Boys.

Masterman

04-29-14, 08:27 AM

One of my favorite movies -- The Lost Boys.

Is it in your review thread?.

Masterman

04-29-14, 03:29 PM

Heat
Directed By Michael Mann
5

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Well ya know, for me, the action is the juice.

Heat is a movie that has always reminded me of my big brother. I remember being around 8 or 9 at the time of its release. And I remember there being quite abit of buzz surrounding the movie. My brother was so excited at the time. He must of been around 18 and he was a huge Al Pacino fan. I remember him not stop talking about the movie, but at that time I was more interested in the power rangers than listening to him. Anyway, a couple of years later my movie world was turned upside down. No more Ritchie Rich, or Power Rangers. My brother introduced me to his movie collection and I've never looked back. Movies like Pulp Fiction, Goodfellas, Scarface, and Heat made there way into my dvd collection, and I soon found myself a huge Al Pacino and Robert De Niro fan.

Fun Movie Trivia
In a promotional interview for "The Keep", director Michael Mann stated that he wanted to see "Heat" brought to the screen (it was already written) but had no interest in directing it.

Heat has always been one of those movies I'd loved to have seen in the cinema. I would have loved to have been apart of the buzz surrounding this movie, and I would have also loved to have seen the dinner scene in which Robert De Niro and Al Pacino have there iconic scene. Even now when I watch the scene on Blu Ray I still get the tiggles. The scene is so intense, and very powerful. It's one of my favourite movie scenes of all time.

Michael Mann did a fantastic job with Heat. The cast, the story, and the concept worked amazing. Mann has always been abit hit and miss for me. I enjoyed Heat, Collateral, and Public Enemy's but everything was abit Meh. Out of all his movies i have seen Heat is by far his best work. It's on a whole other level to any of his other work, and it makes my top movies list everytime.

Fun Movie Trivia:
In the UK, the film was given a '15' rating for both its cinema and video release and passed uncut in both instances. It was re-released in 2000 with a new 'Underground Epics' video cover, bearing an '18' certificate. However, this was not a different version of the film - the content was the same as the '15' version. The '18' certificate was a mistake, and the video cover was withdrawn.

I see quite a lot people criticising Al Pacino's performance in Heat, and I don't understand why?. Okay his performance is over the top and shouty, but that fits his character perfect. He's a cop constantly on edge. His life is his job, his home is his work. And I think his performance really showcases how on edge his character is. Robert De Niro is fantastic (as always), the pair of these guys are two of the greatest actors ever.

Overall Heat is a fantastic movie, it has a great cast, great story, and some truly amazing scenes. This is another faultless movie to make my review thread.

Jack1

04-29-14, 03:30 PM

Heat
Directed By Michael Mann
5

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Well ya know, for me, the action is the juice.

Heat is a movie that has always reminded me of my big brother. I remember being around 8 or 9 at the time of its release. And I remember there being quite abit of buzz surrounding the movie. My brother was so excited at the time. He must of been around 18 and he was a huge Al Pacino fan. I remember him not stop talking about the movie, but at that time I was more interested in the power rangers than listening to him. Anyway, a couple of years later my movie world was turned upside down. No more Ritchie Rich, or Power Rangers. My brother introduced me to his movie collection and I've never looked back. Movies like Pulp Fiction, Goodfellas, Scarface, and Heat made there way into my dvd collection, and I soon found myself a huge Al Pacino and Robert De Niro fan.

Heat has always been one of those movies I'd loved to have seen in the cinema. I would have loved to have been apart of the buzz surrounding this movie, and I would have also loved to have seen the dinner scene in which Robert De Niro and Al Pacino have there iconic scene. Even now when I watch the scene on Blu Ray I still get the tiggles. The scene is so intense, and very powerful. It's one of my favourite movie scenes of all time.

Michael Mann did a fantastic job with Heat. The cast, the story, and the concept worked amazing. Mann has always been abit hit and miss for me. I enjoyed Heat, Collateral, and Public Enemy's but everything was abit Meh. Out of all his movies i have seen Heat is by far his best work. It's on a whole other level to any of his other work, and it makes my top movies list everytime.

I see quite a lot people criticising Al Pacino's performance in Heat, and I don't understand why?. Okay his performance is over the top and shouty, but that fits his character perfect. He's a cop constantly on edge. His life is his job, his home is his work. And I think his performance really showcases how on edge his character is. Robert De Niro is fantastic (as always), the pair of these guys are two of the greatest actors ever.

Overall Heat is a fantastic movie, it has a great cast, great story, and some truly amazing scenes. This is another faultless movie to make my review thread.

Good review. It's another film I've never seen but need to.

Masterman

04-29-14, 03:50 PM

Good review. It's another film I've never seen but need to.

Your missing out on some great movies.

rauldc14

04-29-14, 03:52 PM

I like Heat, but I prefer Manns work of Collateral. Heat is my second favorite of his though.

Jack1

04-29-14, 03:52 PM

Your missing out on some great movies.
To be fair, I've only recently started watching films properly and I've a lot of catching up to do.

Masterman

04-29-14, 03:54 PM

I like Heat, but I prefer Manns work of Collateral. Heat is my second favorite of his though.

Collateral is great too. Haven't seen it in a while tho.

edarsenal

04-29-14, 09:53 PM

heat is definitely my favorite of Mann's. Like you say, EVERYTHING works in this one. Even the length of it doesn't feel long because the pacing so well done

cricket

04-29-14, 10:11 PM

As much as I've always loved Heat, I've always had the desire for it to be better. Greed I know.

Masterman

04-30-14, 04:43 AM

Thanks guys. And glad to see a lot of love for Heat.

The Sci-Fi Slob

05-01-14, 02:30 PM

Great review. Heat is one the best crime dramas ever made, and one of my all-time favorites.

Masterman

05-04-14, 01:00 PM

Godzilla
Directed By: Roland Emmerich
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"This thing is much too big to be some lost dinosaur."

Well with the new Godzilla movie just around the corner, I thought I'd give the 1998 movie another shot. The last time we seen Godzilla on the big screen, it was the biggest and most expensive Godzilla movie yet. Ime a huge fan of these types of movies, creature features as some may call them. I love the whole idea and concept of how these movies work. And this years Godzilla has got me more interested, and excited than ever before. It truly looks amazing, and I've read a few teaser reviews that seems to be backing that up.

Fun Movie Trivia:
A tornado disrupted filming in Jersey City on May 6, 1997. The film crew managed to get some footage of the disaster filmed.

A small statue of an alien from "Independence Day" (also directed by Roland Emmerich) is visible in the broadcast booth at Madison Square Garden.

Enough lumber was used for the sets to build 50 homes.

The last time I seen the 1998 Godzilla I was a little disappointed. I remember loving this movie as a child. I seen the movie in the cinema and was so excited, and fascinated, It was like Christmas had come early. Then a couple of weeks ago I re-watched it and was hugely disappointed. Its actually strange how that happens. I remember buying the movie thinking it's a great movie. Then sitting watching it I thought.., is this even the same movie?. This time I found myself thinking it was long, stupid, and I was bored. Damn, sometimes being a kid is cool when you can over look silly stuff and faults with movies.

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The thing that makes these movie work is the unknown. The monster (or any other animal) is the main attraction of the movie. And for me less is more. Jaws is such a successful movie because we never really see the Shark. As the movie goes the suspense builds and excitement increases. That's why Jaws is one of the greatest movies ever made. Now, with a movie like Godzilla that concept also has to be applied. We don't need to see the monster, all we need is to know is that it's there. The movie needs to suck us in and build on the suspense. It needs to give us glimpses, or sounds. We need to see that the characters are terrified. We need to see how scared they are and see there reactions. Everything then builds into the unveiling, which the audience our on the edge of there seat waiting for. But, all of the above didn't happen with this movie. We see way to much of Godzilla, and the characters couldn't be less scared if they tried. Seriously, I just couldn't get into to this movie. Everything felt very wooden, and the characters our all annoying as fu**.

Fun Movie Trivia:
The meter of the cab after the final chase sequence reads $95.20. Based on the rates on the side of the cab, this equates to Godzilla chasing the cab for about 60 miles in total.

The extra killed in his car when Godzilla first arrives in Manhattan was cast as a look-alike for J.D. Lees, editor of G-Fan magazine, because he cast disparaging remarks about the information that leaked out about the film prior to its release.

Elevator music in a scene with Matthew Broderick is "Danke Schoen", which Broderick lip-syncs in a memorable scene from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off".

I won't sit and completely pan this movie. There is some really good action scenes. Especially the scenes in where the helicopters are chasing down Godzilla as it runs and smashes through buildings. The movie is big in the sense of action, and it does deliver on a big scale. It's just for me everything else is cheesy, and over the top, and it's just doesn't fit with the movie. I'd love nothing more than to be positive about this movie, but I can't. There are just so many things that I hate and I could sit here all day writing about them. I just can't wait to visit the cinema in 2 weeks, hoping this time they get it right.

The Sci-Fi Slob

05-04-14, 01:06 PM

Great review. Though I think you were too generous with your rating.:)

Masterman

05-04-14, 02:10 PM

Thanks slob

Captain Spaulding

05-04-14, 05:11 PM

The trailers for the new Godzilla movie have definitely piqued my interest, so I'll probably watch it in theaters. It seems that a lot of people are getting their hopes up about it, so that means the movie will probably be a huge disappointment.

Masterman

05-04-14, 06:27 PM

The new movie actually has other monsters aswell as Godzilla, interesting.

Masterman

05-18-14, 01:34 PM

Godzilla (2014)
Directed By: Gareth Edwards
1.5

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You have no idea what's coming!

I honestly don't know where to even begin with this movie. I haven't felt so disappointed with a Summer blockbuster since The Avengers, and I can honestly say Godzilla was an even bigger let down. Over the past week I've read some pretty good reviews of Godzilla. Rotten Tomatoes had it at 75% last time I checked. And the internet was full of awesome reviews, that had me very intrigued and excited. The plot seemed very interesting, and the trailers looked awesome. So what went wrong..... Everything. For starters Godzilla felt like 2 movies for me. We had the human story going on, which by the way.. sucks. We have a bunch of characters that no one cares for, who can't act, and feel like they were casted straight from your local soap. Then we have the monster side of things which also sucked. The story felt very forced, with way to much going on. We swap from country to country every 2 minutes, and everything happens way to fast. Both story's didn't work for me at all. No one really seemed to bothered by 3 giant monsters smashing through the city. I mean, if that was me I'd be running down the street screaming, with sh** hanging out my shorts. But no, in this movie it's like it's an every day situation.

Fun Movie Trivia

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Henry Cavill, Scoot McNairy and Caleb Landry Jones were considered for the role of Lt Brody.

Another problem I have with this movie is the title. I think the movie would of been better titled "Muto". I mean, we see a lot more of the Muto's than we do Godzilla. And that isn't a good thing. The Muto's look like ... Let's put it nicely, Sh**. Godzilla appears on screen about 5 minutes through the whole movie. Seriously, I think the trailer shows every scene he's in. The battles are lame, and you never get to see much. The story wonders of all the time. I honestly don't even know what the hell this movie was trying to achieve.

Fun Movie Trivia

Director Gareth Edwards described Godzilla as an anti-hero: "Godzilla is definitely a representation of the wrath of nature. The theme is man versus nature and Godzilla is certainly the nature side of it. You can't win that fight. Nature's always going to win and that's what the subtext of our movie is about. He's the punishment we deserve."

I can't really explain just how disappointed I am. The first 30 minutes where entertaining. I thought it was looking very interesting, and going in the right direction. Then the movie came crashing down. From there everything was downhill, and just didn't fit together at all. It tried to be realistic, and clever and failed. It would of been much better with just Godzilla. There was no need to add the Muto's. That's where the movie really suffers for me.

Overall, there just isn't much good to come from this movie. One thing I did like was probably the one thing that others didn't, and that was Godzilla. I thought he looked awesome. His roars rattled the cinema, and I loved the scenes of him swimming in the sea. Then I'd say the first half hour was interesting. But as I said, all is then down hill from there on out.