Recently seen a movie that you really feel like posting about how awesome or horrible it was? Oh wait, it probably already had a thread when it was released in the theatres.
Well, fret no more!
Whether the movie is recently out of the theatres, or 50 years old, this is your place to rave or rant about it.
Since this isn't a one movie thread though, be sure to say if you're posting spoilers.
I'll start off:
I just saw Equilibrium a 30 minutes ago. I had heard great things about it, and finally rented it for my mom and me to watch. Not only was the action fantastic, but I thought the storyline was very well written as well. Kind of a cross between Fahrenheit 451 and The Giver.
[ February 14, 2004, 10:47 PM: Message edited by: CalvinMaker ]
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
Hmmmm. Nathan and I just had a lazy day in PJ's reading and watching movies. We watched:
The Princess Bride Mary Poppins Pirates of the Caribbean
In between times, we read out of Watership Down.
And ate. Bagels and cream cheese. Eggs and bacon. Apple crisp.
Perfectly lovely, this lazy day.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
Kiki's Delivery Service is the best movie! The cake scene made me cry... And Little Voice is just excellent. It's amazing that that woman sang all those songs like that. The Cowboy Bebop movie is also awesome.
Posted by Suneun (Member # 3247) on :
I watched the Magdalene Sisters a little bit ago, and I wanted to know what people thought about it. I didn't think the head nun was as evil as the reviews seem to think (the reviews thought the nun was portrayed really awfully and cruelly, but I thought she was a complex character).
I just watched Pretty in Pink. (bit of spoiler?) Read some reviews on that one, and I can't believe that there are people who think she should have ended up with duckie. No way, man. Duckie's interesting, but certainly not her type.
Watched Empire Records for the umpteenth time recently. Not a deep movie, but it has some lovely characters. I really enjoy Rory Cochrane's character, Lucas.
Posted by Suneun (Member # 3247) on :
Syn, in Kiki's (blah spoiler blah or something), I found it really frustrating that the cat never talked again. It bothered me, tons.
Posted by Human (Member # 2985) on :
Return of the King.
*SPOILERS*
For all of it's faults and omissions, it has to be credited with tackling the impossible (Wrapping up the LotR trilogy), and doing a really good job! From the beginning, and Gollum's treachery, to the end and Frodo leaving for the Grey Havens, all was done masterfully.
There were glitches, like the Paths of the Dead (reminiscent of PotC), but...when a movie has lines like "I can't carry it, but I can carry you!" that don't sound corny, etc...the movie done real good.
Posted by Suneun (Member # 3247) on :
Hey CalvinMaker, did you ever see Princess Bride?
Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :
Diane and I did a real date today - movie followed by going out to dinner. Both are rare events and to do both in one day was exceptional. Takes something like Valentine's Day to get us out of our workaholic modes to actually go out and do something like a real couple.
We went to see Big Fish - and I think we were both pleasantly surprised by the movie.
****Possible Spoilers****
For both of us, the movie was merely "good" until the final half hour. From the moment the son travels to Spectre the real transformative nature of the film kicked in. I'm still trying to figure out why the movie moved me so deeply - I was in tears at the end, when Edward asks his son to tell him the story of the witch seeing his death. (sounds silly, but it worked for me.)
I understand from other reviews that Secondhand Lions was similar in some ways, but since neither of us have seen that, it didn't diminish today's movie in any way.
I really didn't know I was going to see a movie that would have me in tears at the end. Probably a good thing. I have low standards for movies that make me laugh. I refuse to see a movie that's going to manipulate me toward nonlaughter tears unless it does it really really well.
Nice day. Tomorrow, it's back to shovelling out the my office space at work.
Posted by Livious (Member # 2326) on :
I watched a movie my sister made me get last night. I think it was called Casablanka or something like that. It was pretty good, although it was black and white. People should give it a shot.
Posted by CalvinMaker (Member # 2032) on :
Indeed I did. It was fantastic.
Posted by Derrell (Member # 6062) on :
The worst movie I've ever seen is House of 1000 Corpses . It came from the mind of Rob Zombie. If you've ever heard Rob Zombie's music or seen one of his videos, you probably have a good idea what the movie is like. This movie was praised by Tobe Hooper, the man who gave us the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre .
Posted by Taalcon (Member # 839) on :
quote: I watched a movie my sister made me get last night. I think it was called Casablanka or something like that. It was pretty good, although it was black and white. People should give it a shot.
I don't know Livious enough to know if this is sarcasm or not. If it isn't...I'm scared .
[ February 14, 2004, 11:00 PM: Message edited by: Taalcon ]
Posted by Suneun (Member # 3247) on :
CalvinMaker: I'm so glad Posted by TimeTim (Member # 2768) on :
Not too long ago I chanced upon Tim Burton's Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. I don't really know what I feel about them. They held my attention mostly because of the violence that seemed to permeate both. Even now, I have remembering the plot lines. I think that perhaps they were actually good movies but its hard to tell. They were certainly memorable if nothing else.
Posted by Taalcon (Member # 839) on :
*psst!* I think you mean Quentin Tarentino.
Although a Tim Burton version of Pulp Fiction would be...an interesting experience to say the least.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
Really? why? I think it symbolized that she has grown up and has to be with humans more... and he has a family o fhis own to take care of. I wonder if his kitten talked though... He was so cute!
Posted by Taalcon (Member # 839) on :
Synth is right - it's a symbol of her growing into Maturity. And I'm sure if the Kitten find a young witch girl then he'll be able to converse with her
*loved Kiki's Delivery Service - my favorite Miyazaki film*
[ February 14, 2004, 11:19 PM: Message edited by: Taalcon ]
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
I got to watch "Ghost" for the umpteenth time tonight (it was on WB). Except I tuned in late and missed my favorite "love over the potter's wheel" part...
FG
Posted by Da_Goat (Member # 5529) on :
I saw 50 First Dates yesterday. Adam Sandler plays Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore plays Drew Barrymore. If you like them, you'll like the movie; if you don't, you won't.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Identity. Great thriller.
Posted by MoonRabbit (Member # 3652) on :
Bartleby with Crispin Glover (George McFly from Back to the Future) has to be the worst movie I've ever seen, and I've seen some real stinkers. A close second is Eyes Wide Shut.
Both are extremely slow-paced, boring and pointless. I kept watching, thinking "It has to get better" - but it never does. If you're having trouble sleeping, rent either one. It's hard to believe that Eyes Wide Shut was so controversial - I'm amazed any of the critics were able to stay awake through it.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
Eyes Wide Shut was boring and ridiculous! Not even the nudity made any difference. There was nothing remotely erotic about it. Plus the sex cult really made no sense!
Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
I just saw The Frighteners with Micheal J. Fox. I was surprised I hadn't heard of it before, and I really liked it! ^_^ It amused me.
[ February 15, 2004, 03:04 AM: Message edited by: Ryuko ]
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
Worst Movie = Doom Generation
close tie with Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge. this second one just screwed up all the rules.
And The Frighteners was directed by Peter Jackson...it was him giving noncrackheaded b-movies a shot.
Posted by Maccabeus (Member # 3051) on :
Ben, the thing about the rules is I don't think that there were any yet. It was the second movie, after all, not the fifth.
Human, IMHO it did sound corny.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
I did not like IGby Goes Down. I hate movies about snotty, unsympathetic rich twerps.
Posted by MEC (Member # 2968) on :
I saw Pirates of the Carribean recently and it was good the first time I watched it, but every other time I tried watching it it felt so extremly boring that I just had to turn it off.
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
That's interesting, MEC - the first time I saw POC, I couldn't stand it. It took two more viewings to decide that there was redeeming value in it somewhere.
Ah - peer pressure, I know thee well - even at 34. You should have heard the gasps of dismay by coworkers and friends at church after my first dismissal of the flick.
So, I opened my mind and tried it again. It worked when I finally watctched it with my 10 year old. He had a great time with it - thus making it possible for me to relax and enjoy it.
Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :
Terrible movies:
The Hours-- why are all these women kissing each other? Streep's character I understand. . . but the rest of them are just random.
Much like the rest of the plot.
Far From Heaven-- what? Let me repeat, WHAT?
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not- Claire Danes french kisses a mirror.
And that scene actually makes more sense than the rest of them.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
Joe Dirt
*hides in shame that she actually saw this. At least it was free - marketers desperate to create buzz show a free screening at school*
[ February 15, 2004, 12:05 PM: Message edited by: katharina ]
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
No spoilers...
Master and Commander I saw on Thursday night. I saw it reluctantly, even though Billy Boyd is in it ( ). I was planning on just renting it, but it was the only movie on at the the right time that I remotely wanted to see.
I loved it... it was far better than I expected. Hardly any goryness, for all I had been told. It's sad and terrible in bits, but funny (not funny as such... just humourous... or something) enough in the nerve wracking bits to really make it worth watching.
It wasn't an Oscar Nomination gone astray.
EDIT: And perhaps it's worth mentioning that I went with a friend who had seen it before and disliked it, but this time she loved it.
[ February 15, 2004, 08:16 PM: Message edited by: Teshi ]
Posted by Anthro (Member # 6087) on :
I saw Peter Pan in a near-empty movie theater.
Incredible. Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
Good:The Triplets of Bellevile
Bad: Hugh Grant's Night Train to Venice Gah!
Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
I watched My Neighbor Totoro a couple weeks ago, and I thought it was very cute. It's really light-hearted (even for a Miyazaki movie), but the facial expressions of the children are spot on. It was a really fun movie to watch.
Posted by Bob the Lawyer (Member # 3278) on :
I sat down and watched Shrek last night.
"You cut me deep, Shrek."
Fantastic. I don't know about the sequel. I'd love for them to be able to capture what made the first one great but I also know that movies of this sort always lead to terrible sequels. Although, Antonio Banderas (sp?) as Puss'N Boots the assassin could be hilarious.
Posted by CalvinMaker (Member # 2032) on :
The previews for the Shrek sequel look very promising.
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
Lee. there were rules set up in part 1.
1) Freddy is back to torment the children of the parents who killed him. not random gym coaches at fetish clubs.
2) Nowhere was it stated that he could manipulate those in the real world. ever. or possess their body. or control fire. this was never explored again and didnt belong to begin with.
the other movies, although only 3 in the series were good, followed rules. dumb freddy 2.
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
The Ice Storm.
Absolutely amazing movie.
Posted by graywolfe (Member # 3852) on :
Saw the Station Agent. I've NEVER seen a movie quite like it. Everyone involved did a masterful job, as normally it's impossible to make a movie successful w/that sort of pacing, but it somehow worked, and worked beautifully. It's impossible to track down though.
Posted by Nato (Member # 1448) on :
quote:ClaudiaTherese said:Good: The Triplets of Belleville
I just saw this over the weekend. It's 85 minutes of animation with no dialogue, and I loved it. It also helped that there was an older couple of ladies sitting next to us that kept cracking up. Their laughter was infectious, I swear.
Also: Last weekend I saw The Breakfast Club. Good stuff.
( The Station Agent is really good too. (I love the little art-house theatre in town.. )
Posted by Nick (Member # 4311) on :
Who said Pirates of the Caribbean was boring the second time? I watch it regularly.
Anyway, I just saw "50 First Dates."
It was funny and good, but...
SPOILERS!!! . . . The ending was bittersweet because she was never cured, she had to find out she was a married mother every single morning. . . . END OF SPOILERS.
Okay movie. I would recommend it for a date for young people.
Posted by BrianM (Member # 5918) on :
I saw Peter Pan around New Years, I thought it was fantastic.
I rented Lost In Translation tonight, U T T E R L Y horrid. I am so dumbfounded I can't even describe why.
I was dragged to Love Actually since it was in our cheap theater, and it was actually pretty good. I was surprised.
Mystic River - very good film, probably the best of the year.
I rented League of Extroadinary Crapiness, even though I was warned. It's even worse than the warnings I got not to see it.
I re-watched Equilibrium for the millionth time recently. It's a great movie that still proves it doesn't take millions and overrated actors to make something utterly brilliant.
I rented Titus and watched it again for the umpteenth time, it's such a great movie.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
"I rented Lost In Translation tonight, U T T E R L Y horrid. I am so dumbfounded I can't even describe why."
Try to describe why? I loved this film passionately.
Posted by BrianM (Member # 5918) on :
Heh, I'll post what I posted on Ornery and even elaborate. The plot was shallow, (by shallow I mean uninteresting and non-engaging) the acting was overdone where it wasn't obviously meant to be and Bill Murray was too full of his over-powering subtlety that it made me physically ill. Just another movie about some thoughtful old guy with a midlife crisis meeting a young woman trying to "find herself." I am sick of these. Not to mention the portrayal of Japan went from ludicrous extreme to ludicrous extreme.
Also, there wasn't much character development at all, the painting of his family over the long distance was too weak, and you had no idea about how he really felt about them. The film even attempted to capitalize on this shortcoming by him always saying "it's tough," "it's complicated," "it's hard," but that kept getting restated, never got elaborated and it got boring. There was almost no depth to any character short of the laughable "soul searching" the girl went through. The partying sequences didn't really fit much as they were abruptly inserted and didn't transition well with the screenplay. I have a list of probably a million more than I might add over time, but this is it for now.
[ February 17, 2004, 11:19 AM: Message edited by: BrianM ]
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
I also saw The League of Extraordinarily Wooden Gentlemen this weekend. "I'm waiting to be impressed!" indeed.
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
If someone will explain Night Train to Venice to me, with even minimally reasonable coherence, I will dance naked on a bar.
Posted by checkerspot (Member # 6179) on :
to whoever mentioned "he loves me, he loves me not"- what movie is this? there is a french movie by the same name that's pretty quirky and actually good.
good: i've always loved amelie. tis a favorite. i haven't seen anything great in the theater lately.
bad: something's gotta give. that was awful. i'd rather to go the dentist than sit though this movie again.
Posted by MEC (Member # 2968) on :
I hope people don't hate me for this but I actually enjoyed watching League of E.G.
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
quote: The Ice Storm.
Very good. But very sad.
I haven't seen 'Lost in Translation' but my parents saw it and weren't impressed. One of their major comments was that the Japan in the movie was just all the usual parts of Japan portrayed... nothing new.
Posted by UofUlawguy (Member # 5492) on :
I love Oliver! I really, really do. And I don't think I'm alone. It won the Oscar, for Pete's sake!
I own it on video. But every time I get it out and start to watch it, my wife starts making sarcastic remarks about it, and the fact that I actually like it. I'm starting to get a complex.
[edited to added ! to the movie title]
[ February 20, 2004, 05:00 PM: Message edited by: UofUlawguy ]
Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :
If you liked The Ice Storm, you owe it to yourself to give Lost In Translation a chance. You may not like it, but I would gander that there is a strong overlap in the demographics. ---
I finally saw The Seven Year Itch the other day, and it was just sorta "meh." EDIT: I will add, however, that MM's infamous sex appeal is made quite clear. She just exudes sex in this movie, and she isn't even my type.
-Bok
[ February 20, 2004, 05:36 PM: Message edited by: Bokonon ]
Posted by Olivet (Member # 1104) on :
Ron and watched The Boys from Brazil this week, and I really, really enjoyed it.
It was over-the-top in places and understated in others, but amusing on many levels. I had forgotten that Lawrence Olivier was so much fun to watch. Not sure if he's acting or over-acting, but dang, he was just a lot of fun to watch as Lieberman, the Nazi Hunter. Oh, and then there was Gregory Peck as Dr. Josef Mengele... *chills*
For a movie that is 25 years old, the science was pretty good. In the end, it seemed very, very topical considering recent medical accomplishments.
The blue contacts and certain f/x were not so good, but I would still reccommend it for Hatrack discussion.
Anybody seen it? I'd love to talk about it with someone... so slap that puppy in your Netflix queue and let me know when you wanna chew on it with me. Posted by CalvinMaker (Member # 2032) on :
Just finished watching Gattaca ten minutes ago.
Gattaca=WOW!
SO good! Definetely made my list of movies I have to buy.
Posted by fiazko (Member # 5812) on :
Yay, CM! Gattaca is one of my favorite movies. Not everyone here agrees that it's any good, but I love it, and I'm glad I'm not the only one.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
Nick -- I have to say that what you called a bittersweet ending of 50 First Dates absolutely MADE the movie for me. I was so afraid that some deus ex machina would come by and averybody's problems would automagically disappear.
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
quote: I rented Titus and watched it again for the umpteenth time, it's such a great movie.
I loved the movie the one time I saw it. It was so pretentious, so decadent, so lovely to watch. Posted by graywolfe (Member # 3852) on :
Urbania was really unusual and interesting, the mentions of Titus reminded me of it for some reason. And Gattaca, oooh I love that movie. Lots of people actually hate it, but I loved the film, just adored it.
Posted by CalvinMaker (Member # 2032) on :
Yeah, I saw urbania on the staff picks shelf. I read the back and it looks interesting. I'll have to watch it.
I just saw the first episode of Firefly though. I rented the first of four discs in the dvd set. Holy poo was it awesome!
Posted by Foust (Member # 3043) on :
quote:Also, there wasn't much character development at all, the painting of his family over the long distance was too weak, and you had no idea about how he really felt about them.
So wrong. Watch the converstion he has with his wife that ends "...well that was a waste of time" and the one in the hot tub. He loves his family desperately, he just doesn't know to do about it.
LiT was the best movie of 2003.
Posted by digging_holes (Member # 6237) on :
I rented the latest movie version of The Time Machine the other day. Just to see how bad it was.
It didn't disappoint. It fully lived up to all my expectations of corniness, clichéness and general makes-no-senseness. I am continuously impressed by Hollywood's ability to take the best books and make the worst movies out of them. This takes alot of talent. Keep up the bad work.
The worst movie I have ever seen, as I've said on PWEB, is without a doubt the french film Baise-Moi. It is more than bad, it is wrong. It is a string of brutal, graphic rape and murder scenes that leave NOTHING to the imagination (and I really mean nothing). I am a worse person for having seen it.
Posted by CalvinMaker (Member # 2032) on :
I agree. I didn't think The Time Machine was very good either.
*Jumps up and down* I just went out and bought the collection of Firefly. All 14 episodes and extras!
Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :
Actually, I think most people here have rather favorable opinions of Gattaca.
-Bok
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
I'm one of the Gattaca detractors, and the main problem I had was with the ending. My husband thought what Jude Law did was noble, but I thought it was nihilistic.
P.S. So I guess the thing was that I didn't like my husband liking it. Does that make sense? Movies that result in spousal arguments leave a bad tasted in my mouth. I agree with the overall message that our genes are not our destiny.
[ March 09, 2004, 08:53 PM: Message edited by: pooka ]
Posted by fiazko (Member # 5812) on :
I watched Wonder Boys the other night. First movie in a while that made me laugh out loud.
Posted by Zemra (Member # 5706) on :
Definitely "Passion of Christ" excellent, and another really good movie that I was introduced to about 2 years ago is "It happened one night" I love my husband even more for it Another great movie is "Schindler's list" and of course "My big fat Greek wedding" This one is close to heart cause it reminds me too much of my family and of my culture. Bad movies, I don't know I try to forget those experiences.
Posted by Chaz_King (Member # 3184) on :
Two movies recently that are on the bottom of my list, and I hope I never see again are...
In the Bedroom
and
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
The first for how it was horribly drawn out, the story was actually not bad, but the pacing made me want to shoot myself. The second, was just because of how horribly cheesy it was, and the fact that it looked like Robert Rodriguez took a look at Desperado, and take everything he did right with it, and toss it out the window.
Posted by Chaz_King (Member # 3184) on :
oh, and Gattaca
The name uses all of the letters of the DNA cells (T cell, C Cell, etc) I thought that was great Posted by Kamisaki (Member # 6309) on :
A few Disney movies that surprised me by how good they were: Freaky Friday and Holes (that was Disney, right?). It's always nice to watch a movie that you don't have very high expectations of, and then be pleasantly surprised.
It's even nicer to watch a movie you have really high expectations of and have them be exceeded. Return of the King is my ultimate movie experience for that reason.
As far as bad movies, someone said before they hate movies that force emotions out of you. I second that. The most manipulative movie I've ever seen has got to be I Am Sam. I don't think I'll ever be able to enjoy another Sean Penn movie as long as I live, because of that.
Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :
Chaz, GATC are the names for the neucleic acid strand variants that make up DNA, not actual cells (cells have DNA, the aren't actually DNA)
-Bok
Posted by Chaz_King (Member # 3184) on :
Yes! What he said
My wife is the science buff, not me... I was still impressed though Posted by CalvinMaker (Member # 2032) on :
I recently rented Buffalo Soldiers and Bruce Almighty.
Buffalo Soldiers was pretty good. It was a nice, dark comedy.
Bruce Almighty, on the other hand, I found to be pretty cliche and not that funny. There were a few funny things, but only one joke in the entire movie made me laugh out loud. (The part where Jim Carrey was playing the trumpet to give Evan the finger.)
Posted by UofUlawguy (Member # 5492) on :
I never saw it in the theater because it just didn't look interesting, but then not long ago I watched The Game (Michael Douglas and Sean Penn) on TV, and I was blown away. I'm not a fan of either actor, but I really, really liked that movie. A lot.
Posted by Rhaegar The Fool (Member # 5811) on :
Equillibrium Babay!
Posted by CalvinMaker (Member # 2032) on :
Just saw Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
A very good movie.
My only complaint was that I thought there were a few too many memories, which made the movie drag out a little too long.
All in all though, it was very enjoyable. I would definetely recommend it.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
I finally saw A Mighty Wind. I would have enjoyed it for nothing else than to see Christopher Guest in another movie. It was a little too cheesey at times for me to stomach. Yeah, I know that it was intentional, but doesn't make it any less painful.
All in all, worth seeing.
Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
Tony and I went to see 50 First Dates last night. Because we were looking after my little brother, he came as well. I find it slightly weird taking Joe to movies - in my mind, he's still only about 6, and I should be taking him to The Lion King or something. So everytime there was a genitals / sex joke, I'd start to get worried that I was corrupting my brother - till I remembered that no, he is in year 11 now and probably knows all that stuff.
But anyway - I was quite looking forward to this movie, and I found the beginning at least disappointing. It only started to become enjoyable when Drew Barrymore's character was introduced. Some very nice moments, but I think the film could have done with some major editing. Lose the German man/woman character for example, and cut down on the beginning sequence about all the different women.
But apart from that - a very watchable film. And, like others, I was *very* glad there was no miraculous cure at the end.
Next on our list is Goodbye Lenin which I'm really looking forward to.
Posted by angelily (Member # 6298) on :
This past weekend, we rented Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring and Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers since I hadn't seen them before. I thought they were pretty good, except now I'm dying to see how it ends in Return of the King! Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
quote: Equillibrium Babay!
I just saw this today!! GUN KATA!!! SOOOO COOOOL!!!
But I do like katanas more, myself. Katana fights... drooool.
Posted by CalvinMaker (Member # 2032) on :
I just saw the movie Max with John Cusack and Noah Taylor.
I thought it was very very good.
It gave a fresh view on Hitler. Everything you seem to see about Hitler is always after he gained his power and chose his path in life.
The movie was put together well. Lots of pauses and good camera shots that simply had me thinking about and chewing on what I had just seen.
And Noah Taylor was fantastic as Hitler. He seemed to find just the right balance in order to portray Hitler's teeter-tottering between Art and Politics, Sanity and Madness, Anger and Sadness, Brilliance and Stupidity.
Posted by MEC (Member # 2968) on :
Oh, found it.
quote: MEC Member Member # 2968
posted April 25, 2004 01:08 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I couldn't find the thread were you post what movies you saw recently and what you thought of them so I'm making a new one. Anyway, I saw three movies last week that have been out for awhile. They are: Master of Disguise, Animatrix, and Brother bear.
Master of Disguise - I thought that this movie was rather funny in the way the people acted in their disguises. Unfortunatly I didn't like some of the other "humorous" stuff put in. For example, when the main villan farts every time he laughs, I found that increadibly boring.
Animatrix - I thought that most of the stories were pretty good, but some seemed pretty weak. One of which would be the runner, they never really discussed how he broke free or how no one noticed when the other runners became agents. Also some of the animation didn't look very apealing to me. I was also hoping that they would show more stories about things like previous matrices and zions.
Brother Bear - I thought this movie was very good, and it quickly became one of my favorite disney films. Although I do feel that the movie was rather short.
posted April 25, 2004 01:28 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dawn of the Dead.
*groan*
My brother and I were laughing through the whole movie, but I'm not sure we were supposed to. Think: Resident Evil meets 28 Days Later. The only explanation I can come up with is that it was first some sort of video game now turned movie.
I love those stupid "end of the world thanks to a virus" movies. The Stand comes to mind. But please, do yourselves a favor and skip this flick. Go see RotK again. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posts: 506 | Registered: Dec 2003 | IP: Logged |
MEC
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Posted by suntranafs (Member # 3318) on :
The Last Samurai, and Big Fish. Bad arse movies, that is to say, real good Posted by amira tharani (Member # 182) on :
I finally got round to watching Labyrinth. I really really enjoyed it and David Bowie rocks! And *grin* now I know exactly why my economics tutor at university was referred to as "The Goblin King."
Posted by DocCoyote (Member # 5612) on :
Dogma was surprisingly good, if you aren't too hung up about being struck by lightning by finding this stuff funny.
Oh goodness, we watched "Gerry" with Matt Damon and Casey Affleck last night. It would have been a great 15 minute short, but at 103 minutes, it was wayyyyyy too long. We each kept wondering why we kept watching, hoping we were missing the deep message. Apparently, we totally missed the message. Bummer that 3 intelligent people could be so clueless as to miss whatever we were supposed to get out of that one.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
I watched About a Boy yesterday. It was suprisingly good.
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
Pumpkin.
that movie sucks...hard. and once again, DOOM GENERATION sucks hardest.
Posted by Sugar+Spice (Member # 5874) on :
I finally saw 'The Butterfly Effect' yesterday was pleasantly surprised. It got a bit repetitive and kept making my jump with the sound effects, but the premise was fun and thought provoking.
Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
I rented Lamb several weeks ago, and it sucked out loud, except for the one redeeming quality:
A young Liam Neeson... in a Cassock! Pretty, pretty!
However, the movie was horrible and depressing. Everyone was miserable, and stayed that way.
Pretty much the same with In the Bedroom. The actors were great, but the story was just so horribly sad and twisted. I usually like movies that make me squirm... I dunno. I think maybe I liked, but I didn't.
Posted by CalvinMaker (Member # 2032) on :
I saw Dopamine the other night. It was really good. Award winner at the Sundance Film Festival or something like that.
It's about these guys who create this artificial intelligence life form named Koy-Koy, who's a character on a computer screen, and how while testing this product in a classroom it reflects upon their lives.
Posted by ? (Member # 2319) on :
All the movie's I've seen since I got back 4 weeks ago:
1. The complete Lord of the Rings; top of the list. 2. Star Wars 2; I tried to ignore everyone saying how bad it was, but I have to agree in the end. 3. Hildogo; eh, it was okay. I expected more action and that's why I was a little dissapointed. 4. Spiderman; Loved it. 5. X-men 2; Loved it. 6. The Runaway Jury; I thought it was really good. I liked the way that they changed the lawsuit from the tabacco company in the book to gun company in the movie. 7. The Bourne Identity; I don't know why but I was a little dissapointed. I loved the plot and most of the movie, but it just didn't seem to have a memorable climax at the end of it. 8. The Ring; The last movie I saw. Now that is a scary movie made right in my opinion.
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Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :
"The Ring; The last movie I saw."
Afraid to turn on the TV? Posted by ? (Member # 2319) on :
I don't even want to go in the tv room. The tv might just turn on by itself and then I'd have to clean my pants up.
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Posted by Marlozhan (Member # 2422) on :
Has anyone heard of the movie, Santa Claus takes on the Martians? I actually haven't seen it, but it is a B-movie that you can download on Movielink.com.
Posted by CalvinMaker (Member # 2032) on :
I just saw Paycheck. I liked it. Not something I'd see a second time but was definetely worth a viewing. The plot was simple, but interesting, and the action was decent. The acting wasn't exceptional, but not horrible either.
I also saw Shrek 2 the other night. Thought it was a lot of fun, and I imagine I'll see it again when it comes out on video.
Oh, I also saw Troy the other day. I liked it a lot. Especially the way Brad Pitt killed that guy at the beginning.
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Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
I have seen the first part of the MST3K version of Santa Clause Conquers the Martians. It was really bad.
If you want to see a horrible movie, I heartily recommend Manos, the Hands of Fate. I don't think I could make a movie that bad no matter how I tried.
Posted by IdemosthenesI (Member # 862) on :
Really surprised nobody's mentioned "In America" yet. Just finished wathing it about half an hour ago. EXCELLENT movie.
Tommorrow I'm going to watch "Osama" (no relation to Bin Laden) which is the first film to come out of post-Taliban Afghanistan, now that art is legal again.
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Santa Claus takes on the Martians? I actually haven't seen it, but it is a B-movie that you can download on Movielink.com.