Author Topic: Movies (Read 304820 times)

Idun · « **Reply #1325 on:** March 03, 2011, 04:17:35 PM »

Magnolia - 4/5. Unfortunate people.

Machete - 4/5. Hahaha, this movie is hilarious. A Rodriguez movie I finally enjoy. There's many scenes that lack continuity - and characters (only Jessica Alba really) who I find no real purpose for in terms of her investigating the Network, but whatever.

Nowhere Boy - 5/5. Not a fan of the Beatles. Love this movie about the younger John Lennon.

L'Auberge Espagnole - 3/5. Watched this French series backwards. Sort of glad I did - L'Auberge Espagnole was full of scenes that required more development.

A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop - 3/5. Interesting cinematography, forgettabble cast.

Explicit Ills - 2/5. A movie where the idea behind it is greater than the actual film. Still instills a bit of activism in me by putting an anonymous face on certain health situations, but it could have been much better. Similar to Magnolia in that in links multiple characters together into an overarching domino theme, but is really bad at it.

X-Files Season 7 - less quirky X-Files. Still liked it. 5/5. Should have been better in preparation for No Moulder though.

Sierra · « **Reply #1326 on:** March 03, 2011, 08:38:22 PM »

Be warned that if you continue with the X-Files, you do so at your own peril.

Grefter · « **Reply #1327 on:** March 03, 2011, 09:33:03 PM »

The dude that replaced Moulder is pretty good, but yeah he really didn't have much at all to work with.

Also you don't like the Beatles? How much have you done? Have you listened to Sgt. Peppers in its entirety? Because they are pretty amazing. Having a bit of context helps though.

Unknown - Watched this last weekend, it was alright, not a waste of time to watch. There was a few parts that raised my hackles a bit, like the part where the foreigner that hasn't been in the country before demands the keys from the chick that has been earning money in the city as a taxi driver for ages as they escape and stuff. I know there is plot stuff for it, but it is a bit of a stretch. If you want to watch Liam Neeson action star though you are better off watching Taken though.

Sierra · « **Reply #1328 on:** March 04, 2011, 09:40:35 PM »

Quote from: Grefter on March 03, 2011, 09:33:03 PM

The dude that replaced Moulder is pretty good, but yeah he really didn't have much at all to work with.

Robert Patrick, yeah. I kinda feel sorry for the guy since it's not really his fault the stories went to shit as soon as he arrived. He could've been fine if they ever figured out what they wanted to do with him. Duchovny brought a desperately needed lighter touch to the show that no one seems to have bothered even thinking about continuing.

The Scully stand-in in season 9 was just flat-out awful, though.

Fenrir · « **Reply #1329 on:** March 05, 2011, 12:59:13 AM »

I've seen a ton of movies at the theater last year, and pretty much stopped buying DVDs. The theater is a much better experience for about the same price or less if you go with someone, and a lot less expensive if you're alone. You can't watch it again, but from what I've seen most people don't rewatch movies aside from their top 10 or whatever.
Ghost Writer, Inception and Black Swan were the most impressive, I'd say. All top notch; The Prestige's excellent too, I really regret not having seen it at the theater back then. I bought that crazy poster, it was worth it: http://images.fan-de-cinema.com/affiches/thriller/the_prestige,7.jpg

Luther Lansfeld · « **Reply #1330 on:** March 05, 2011, 01:19:30 AM »

No Moulder X-Files?! That's madness.

Dark Holy Elf · « **Reply #1331 on:** March 05, 2011, 01:24:47 AM »

I find it amusing that we are all collectively misspelling the name of one of the show's main characters, obviously confusing him with a random FE8 scrub because we are the DL and find those more memorable. Good show, us.

Or it could have something to do with Mulder's name being spoken and not spelled, but who's letting logic get in the way of a good snark?

Grefter · « **Reply #1332 on:** March 05, 2011, 03:02:06 AM »

That is a pretty sweet poster, ran a different one down here in Aus, was way more generic than that.

Have you checked out the Illusionist as well Fenrir? It is pretty good from the same time and always has to be mentioned if Prestige is. It is different, but both are stage magicians from the early 1900s whoamg mystary movies.

Fenrir · « **Reply #1333 on:** March 06, 2011, 02:25:35 AM »

Yeah, I've seen it, I can't say it grabbed me as much though. I nearly don't remember anything about it.
Isn't The imaginarium of dr Parnassius similar too?

Grefter · « **Reply #1334 on:** March 06, 2011, 02:30:33 AM »

I still need to sit down and watch that actually. Picked it up at release on DVD and never got around to it.

Shale · « **Reply #1335 on:** March 06, 2011, 05:21:11 AM »

The similarities don't go very deep, but two movies about mysterious turn-of-the-century magicians with acts that are impossible to figure out that were released at the same time are naturally going to end up being seen as a matched set.

Grefter · « **Reply #1336 on:** March 06, 2011, 05:28:18 AM »

That and you know, they were both really damned good as well.

superaielman · « **Reply #1337 on:** March 10, 2011, 03:37:52 AM »

Momento- Pretty fantastic film. Q though:

I thought I saw a a very brief scene of Leonard with his tattoos and his wife together at the very end. What's up with that?
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Shale · « **Reply #1338 on:** March 10, 2011, 04:46:11 AM »

Inception: Pretty awesome. Nowhere near as mindscrewy as I was led to believe (the ending is ambiguous without being actually confusing. Lady And The Tiger, not Evangelion.) but a very very good movie in all respects. I'd love to see more stories set in that world.

Grefter · « **Reply #1339 on:** March 10, 2011, 07:22:47 AM »

On the off chance that you missed it, he had memory problems before she died. She was not killed by John G. She was damaged, but he was hit over the head and got his memory problems then. She was killed when she overdosed on insulin like he thought Sammy Jenkis was. There never was a Sammy. That sequence shows how they had started to deal with if it is in there. I honestly forget how well all of the above is explained in the movie directly though. Can't even recall if the thing you saw exists, but that would be the explanation. He always needed coping mechanisms.

Fenrir · « **Reply #1340 on:** March 10, 2011, 07:53:16 AM »

Super:
"The picture of Leonard that Leonard finds in the envelope under his motel door shows him pointing at a bare spot on his chest. He tells Natalie that this spot is reserved for when he finds John G. Later, when Leonard is driving to the tattoo parlor, he thinks about his wife, and a flashback his shown in which he is lying in bed with his wife. The bare spot in this shot now contains: "I've done it."" Seen on IMDB
Glad you liked this anyhow.

Nolan has said he wanted to create a videogame based on Inception. No idea how this will turn out.

Idun · « **Reply #1341 on:** March 10, 2011, 04:48:34 PM »

Assassin's Creed meets Radiant Historia at The Matrix's House?

Watched Open Season 2. Pales in comparison to its former. I don't remember the rating I gave it.

The Art of the Steal. Documentary about Albert Barnes's Post-Impressionist/Modern Collection's unethical and shady acquisition to the Philadelphia elite. In many cases similar to Art History modes, there is a significant biographical focus. This is necessary, as he was essentially the philistine's antichrist to museum collections, but the docu goes through depths to explain the issues in a coherent way. Love the passion of the interviewees. I believe.. I gave it a 5/5, to hopefully skew some fragment of its ratings on Netflix to influence people in watching it.

DjinnAndTonic · « **Reply #1342 on:** March 18, 2011, 09:56:08 AM »

I went to the video store and rented some Fine Art and some Mindless Sci-Fi Trash. By which I mean Japanese Gay Porn and Battlestar Galactica. You decide which label applies where.

Grefter · « **Reply #1343 on:** March 18, 2011, 10:57:40 AM »

Just so no one makes a mistake I am not actually saying Battlestar Galactica is a piece of fine art, but you rented Sci-Fi themed Japanese porno?

superaielman · « **Reply #1344 on:** March 20, 2011, 01:34:35 AM »

Nobody's fool- Rewatched this for the first time in 15+ years. It's an extremely well done movie, which is unsurprising when you have Jessica Tandy, Paul Newman, and Bruce Willis in it. It was great as a serious piece from start to end, but it was also fucking hilarious, which I missed the first time I watched it. Was probably too young to appreciate the dialog.

Edit: Command performance: Dolph Lundgren stops an execution with the power of a guitar riff. Seriously. It is as camp as it gets. A: His 'love interest' is young enough to be his daughter. His young daughter. B: The dialog and acting is terrible from top to bottom. C: The dude from a biker gang outfits several members of the russian special forces. D: They shoot the journalist at the end for the hell of it.

It's pretty fucking entertaining.

SnowFire · « **Reply #1345 on:** March 21, 2011, 12:19:13 AM »

"Rango" is pretty sweet. Watch it.

Re "The Illusionist": There's one problem I always had with that movie.
The main characters are NOT the cheery good guys with a happy get away ending! Or shouldn't be, despite the fact the narrative thinks they are. The putative bad guy is a jerkwad and a cad, yes. But just that. He never actually does anything criminal or evil. For the crime of being a jerk, he gets *framed for murder*?! And probably imprisoned for the rest of his life? Dude, this is a seriously evil act our two lovebirds committed. I'm fine with them getting away but then our sympathies need to be on the poor prince who pursued the wrong woman rather than the guy who perverted the law to win the girl.

Captain K. · « **Reply #1346 on:** March 21, 2011, 12:49:46 AM »

Battle Los Angeles: I liked it. Pretty intense stuff. Don't like herky-jerky camera movements, but they're trendy nowadays so every movie has to use them.

Sierra · « **Reply #1347 on:** March 21, 2011, 01:15:56 AM »

Snowfire: If I recall correctly, jerkwad villain (who was way too obviously one, in my opinion) was plotting to overthrow his father, so he does have that against him. I am pretty sure he also kills himself at the end or something? Don't remember with total clarity, only saw it once and honestly wasn't all that impressed.

Grefter · « **Reply #1348 on:** March 21, 2011, 10:30:42 AM »

So let me get this right, the movie about stage magicians and complete and total showmanship was misleading and defied expectations?

How dreadful.

OblivionKnight · « **Reply #1349 on:** March 23, 2011, 10:14:38 PM »

Hey what is this I saw movies recently...SPOILERS!!!!

Black Swan - Very well-done psychological thriller. Also great porn. Mmm...Natalie Portman masturbating...

Despicable Me - I...don't know. The movie felt pretty standard. It had some parts I really laughed at, and some I didn't. Way too plain - which is a shame. I really expected it to be...well, more over-the-top. They didn't play the supervillain part up enough, I think. Overall was good, but the conflict just wasn't there the way I was expecting, and it was very, very obvious how things would work out (although cute).

Adjustment Bureau - Man. Did not use its potential. Good movie, but it really did not explore what it could. It took the concept...and then just skimmed the surface. It also didn't help that we got so little background on the antagonists - Thompson "The Hammer" is so very not hammery (lol he talks to you wow...), the first white-haired guy basically vanishes after the first act, and Harry is...still not detailed much. And the water thing really, really needed some explanation - I feel like the directors were too afraid to go deep into the concept here, and it hurt. Soooooo much potential. The acting was great, there were hilarious parts of it (when Harry and Whitey are trying to stop David right before Thompson is called in, it's hilarious - moreso than Despicable Me was at its funniest), and it was overall good, but sooooo much potential that they didn't access.

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