TWO DOLLARS!!!
do you have a thing for john cusack films, or just happened to catch it randomly?
who has time to really watch a movie? i don't think i have managed to actually watch one all the way without pausing umpteenmillion times ever since we had a second kid.
I will probably be watching Killing Me Softly this weekend on Jizzy's recommendation. Hopefully while intoxicated.
I will probably be watching Killing Me Softly this weekend on Jizzy's recommendation. Hopefully while intoxicated.
:P
Tonight it was the Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving, but last week I watched 1984 again, it's on Google video.meh. movie isn't as good as the book. and that chick needed a damned hedge trimmer.
who has time to really watch a movie? i don't think i have managed to actually watch one all the way without pausing umpteenmillion times ever since we had a second kid.
I have a short attention span when it comes to movies. Especially when I'm watching it by myself, because I think "Oh, I should start a load of laundry" or something like that, and then I pause it forty times and never finish. When I'm with somebody else, there's like a mental block that forces me to sit still, unless I have to pee really bad.
I will probably be watching Killing Me Softly this weekend on Jizzy's recommendation. Hopefully while intoxicated.
:P
Don't stick your tongue out at me unless you plan to use it. :P
I will probably be watching Killing Me Softly this weekend on Jizzy's recommendation. Hopefully while intoxicated.
:P
Don't stick your tongue out at me unless you plan to use it. :P
Tonight it was the Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving, but last week I watched 1984 again, it's on Google video.meh. movie isn't as good as the book. and that chick needed a damned hedge trimmer.who has time to really watch a movie? i don't think i have managed to actually watch one all the way without pausing umpteenmillion times ever since we had a second kid.
I have a short attention span when it comes to movies. Especially when I'm watching it by myself, because I think "Oh, I should start a load of laundry" or something like that, and then I pause it forty times and never finish. When I'm with somebody else, there's like a mental block that forces me to sit still, unless I have to pee really bad.
i take it you never go to the movie theater, do you?
I will probably be watching Killing Me Softly this weekend on Jizzy's recommendation. Hopefully while intoxicated.
:P
Don't stick your tongue out at me unless you plan to use it. :P
I will probably be watching Killing Me Softly this weekend on Jizzy's recommendation. Hopefully while intoxicated.
:P
Don't stick your tongue out at me unless you plan to use it. :P
:P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P
Tonight it was the Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving, but last week I watched 1984 again, it's on Google video.meh. movie isn't as good as the book. and that chick needed a damned hedge trimmer.who has time to really watch a movie? i don't think i have managed to actually watch one all the way without pausing umpteenmillion times ever since we had a second kid.
I have a short attention span when it comes to movies. Especially when I'm watching it by myself, because I think "Oh, I should start a load of laundry" or something like that, and then I pause it forty times and never finish. When I'm with somebody else, there's like a mental block that forces me to sit still, unless I have to pee really bad.
i take it you never go to the movie theater, do you?
Rarely. But mostly because it's about the only place for underage teens to go, and I get sick of them throwing popcorn and candy at adults, and just generally being obnoxious. Last time they were laying down in various places and talking through the entire movie, and I was homicidal.
Tonight it was the Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving, but last week I watched 1984 again, it's on Google video.meh. movie isn't as good as the book. and that chick needed a damned hedge trimmer.who has time to really watch a movie? i don't think i have managed to actually watch one all the way without pausing umpteenmillion times ever since we had a second kid.
I have a short attention span when it comes to movies. Especially when I'm watching it by myself, because I think "Oh, I should start a load of laundry" or something like that, and then I pause it forty times and never finish. When I'm with somebody else, there's like a mental block that forces me to sit still, unless I have to pee really bad.
i take it you never go to the movie theater, do you?
Rarely. But mostly because it's about the only place for underage teens to go, and I get sick of them throwing popcorn and candy at adults, and just generally being obnoxious. Last time they were laying down in various places and talking through the entire movie, and I was homicidal.
then you should be ok, at least as far as the throwing of foodstuffs.
or do you consider yourself an adult?
I have considered myself an adult for quite a while, as I do not enjoy the things that most kids seem to.
I have considered myself an adult for quite a while, as I do not enjoy the things that most kids seem to.
it was a joke, but you did just get, what, 4 hours of sleepish?
Suspiria.
There Will Be Blood.
I have to design a promotion package for it as my final assignment this semester.
I went and saw Role Models with my family because we were all bored. It was a pretty awful movie.
Suspiria.
Dario Argento + Goblins FTW!
Goblins? What the hell are you talking about? The movie was about a coven of evil witches.
Goblins? What the hell are you talking about? The movie was about a coven of evil witches.
Goblin is a prog rock band.
The music for the film was done by Goblin.
Many of Argento's movies were scored by Goblin. They're pals.
I went and saw Role Models with my family because we were all bored. It was a pretty awful movie.
Lies!
I thought it was pretty good. Maybe because you saw it with the family. I could see some awkward moments if you were to see that movie with the pa rentals.
There Will Be Blood.
I have to design a promotion package for it as my final assignment this semester.
What did you think.
I thought it was lame.
I hated the ending.
Goblins? What the hell are you talking about? The movie was about a coven of evil witches.
Goblin is a prog rock band.
The music for the film was done by Goblin.
Many of Argento's movies were scored by Goblin. They're pals.
That clears up the confusion then. I thought the use of the music was the best part of the movie.
Going to start Heroes Season 2 on Blu-Ray now.
Going to start Heroes Season 2 on Blu-Ray now.
:-(
That poor season. At least their sorta back on track, sorta.
I went and saw Role Models with my family because we were all bored. It was a pretty awful movie.
Lies!
I thought it was pretty good. Maybe because you saw it with the family. I could see some awkward moments if you were to see that movie with the pa rentals.
I don't think that was it. The nudity was one of its redeeming values, but there wasn't enough to save it (of course, then it would have just been a porno :)). I think the main problem I had was that they relied so much on over-the-top language for shock value. It was a bit much.
There Will Be Blood.
I have to design a promotion package for it as my final assignment this semester.
What did you think.
I thought it was lame.
I hated the ending.
vvvveeeerrrrryyyyyy sssssssllllllooooowwwwww.
it put me to sleep. but it was alright. Shows a real fuckin' cynical side of human nature.
If someone is looking for a good rental...
Don't be fooled by the title but, Little Miss Sunshine is a good one.
Based on a stabbing incident in Sweden where a young racist lost his life, the film tells the story about swedish Carl and latino Carlos. Set in the suburbs of Stockholm, the film portrays the gang fights and conflict between swedish teenagers and young immigrants.
as soon as my wife finishes watching this shitty ass show, the locator, we are watching tropical thunder.
Twilight was just...okay. The characters were pretty one-dimensional and they fell in love way too fucking fast. I really don't understand what all these teenage girls see in the book series.
I watched 'Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny' last night. It was fucking tasty.
Special
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0479162/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0479162/)
Rather disjointed at times, but was part of the story.
Good movie.
Burn After Reading.
I lolled.
No one else seemed to.
*Shrug*
Watership Down has been described as an allegory, with the labours of Hazel, Fiver, Bigwig, and Silver "mirror[ing] the timeless struggles between tyranny and freedom, reason and blind emotion, and the individual and the corporate state."[10] Adams draws on classical heroic and quest themes from Homer and Virgil, creating a story with epic motifs.[11] Additionally, some scholars have perceived a strong misogynic element.[12]
Saw Quantum of Solace last night. It was very, very mediocre. Save your money and your time.
Watership Down is great. My kid is still a couple of years too young for it, but rest assured it's on the menu.
Also supremely recommended for kids: Mouse and Child.
I guess I'll finally watch The Dark Knight. I bought it on Amazon as a Christmas gift and they sent a code for a free viewing on Amazon On Demand.
I guess I'll finally watch The Dark Knight. I bought it on Amazon as a Christmas gift and they sent a code for a free viewing on Amazon On Demand.
That was a great movie.
That's what everyone says. I figure I'll check it out if nothing else, to see what the hype is about.
I just watched
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Read it.
I guess I'll finally watch The Dark Knight. I bought it on Amazon as a Christmas gift and they sent a code for a free viewing on Amazon On Demand.
That was a great movie.
That's what everyone says. I figure I'll check it out if nothing else, to see what the hype is about.
I guess I'll finally watch The Dark Knight. I bought it on Amazon as a Christmas gift and they sent a code for a free viewing on Amazon On Demand.
That was a great movie.
That's what everyone says. I figure I'll check it out if nothing else, to see what the hype is about.
Outstanding, in every way. But, it's one of those flicks that really ought to be seen on the big screen. In my case, I saw it on the BIG screen, i.e., IMAX.
*very jealous*I guess I'll finally watch The Dark Knight. I bought it on Amazon as a Christmas gift and they sent a code for a free viewing on Amazon On Demand.
That was a great movie.
That's what everyone says. I figure I'll check it out if nothing else, to see what the hype is about.
Outstanding, in every way. But, it's one of those flicks that really ought to be seen on the big screen. In my case, I saw it on the BIG screen, i.e., IMAX.
I just watched
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Read it.
Same here. How was the movie Cowcidile?
I just watched
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Read it.
Same here. How was the movie Cowcidile?
I thought it was pretty good. My friend is reading it now I figure I can steal it from him when he is done.
My parents have a 50 inch TV, but they won't let me watch it. :shock:
My mother has a 52" and I refuse to watch it.
Death Race 2000 is extreme B movieness!Did you see the recently filmed remake?
Cube 2: The HypercubeI've seen all of them
Haha, it was free on demand.
Has anyone else in the world ever seen one of the movies from "The Cube" trilogy?
My parents have a 50 inch TV, but they won't let me watch it. :shock:
My mother has a 52" and I refuse to watch it.
I think it's 50". I don't really know. I think the picture sucks on it anyway. It's not so much they don't LET me, it's that in order to, I'd have to get them to peel themselves off the sofa to get a chance.
Death Race 2000 is extreme B movieness!Did you see the recently filmed remake?
Now that's a good movie too.Death Race 2000 is extreme B movieness!Did you see the recently filmed remake?
Nope! :)
It's A Wonderful Life is showing at a theatre in town. Took my son to see it tonight. He didn't get teary eyed but I did.
Just got netflix streaming on my xbox360. $9/mo to watch an unlimited amount of movies.
Anyway the last movie I watched was
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We watched Dark Knight a few nights ago.....I think I'm probably going to have to swear off superhero movies altogether. It was just painful.
Nope! :)
It's A Wonderful Life is showing at a theatre in town. Took my son to see it tonight. He didn't get teary eyed but I did.
We watched Dark Knight a few nights ago.....I think I'm probably going to have to swear off superhero movies altogether. It was just painful.
wow. dark knight wasn't even really a superhero movie, it was more of a crime drama/thriller that just happened to have a man in a costume.
while i do agree that the majority of what we have seen in the past few years as "suerphero movies" have been truly atrocious, this year provided two very good true superhero movies in iron man and the incredible hulk.
I didn't see the Incredible Hulk, but my boyfriend and I laughed our way through most of Iron Man....though not necessarily the way I think the movie wanted us to. It was enjoyable, but I prefer films which make me give a damn about any of the characters in them. Also it made me sad to see what happened to The Dude.
I didn't see the Incredible Hulk, but my boyfriend and I laughed our way through most of Iron Man....though not necessarily the way I think the movie wanted us to. It was enjoyable, but I prefer films which make me give a damn about any of the characters in them. Also it made me sad to see what happened to The Dude.
That rug really tied the room together didn't it? :(
I didn't see the Incredible Hulk, but my boyfriend and I laughed our way through most of Iron Man....though not necessarily the way I think the movie wanted us to. It was enjoyable, but I prefer films which make me give a damn about any of the characters in them. Also it made me sad to see what happened to The Dude.
That rug really tied the room together didn't it? :(
i am the walrus
Yeah. Also, Mother Walton was one fucking hot MILF.
Yeah. Also, Mother Walton was one fucking hot MILF.
You gotta be fucking kidding me.
When the dad said at the end "I sure did pick a peach" or whatever, I thought "yeah, a rotten one".
The original "The Hills Have Eyes" and "Last House on the Left"
NOthing like a good Christmas Classic!The original "The Hills Have Eyes" and "Last House on the Left"
Keeping with the Holiday theme eh? :)
(http://dixieugadawg.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/christmas-vacation.jpg)Those Vacation movies were the shit.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlfV1Q2eSkE
I guess I'll finally watch The Dark Knight. I bought it on Amazon as a Christmas gift and they sent a code for a free viewing on Amazon On Demand.
That was a great movie.
That's what everyone says. I figure I'll check it out if nothing else, to see what the hype is about.
(http://dixieugadawg.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/christmas-vacation.jpg)Those Vacation movies were the shit.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlfV1Q2eSkE
What the hell happened to National Lampoons?
Oh, they're still around. I guess you've never heard of Dorm Daze or Dorm Daze 2?
(They suck)
Oh, they're still around. I guess you've never heard of Dorm Daze or Dorm Daze 2?
(They suck)
Or Van Wilder (which was kinda funny IMO).
I enjoyed it. I like most of the stuff Ryan Reynolds has been in.
the tail end of big momma's house.
now, before people start going all h8r on me, my tv had kicked over to showing the parental controls box, with has a box in the middle and big black bars top and bottom. any plasma owners out there know that static images and lots of stationary black are BAD BAD BAD!!! it just happens to be where i kicked the cable box too while the wife and i finished making dinner last night.
we had tacos.
they were wonderful.
the day the earth stood still remake.I thought it was pretty good
watch the original and skip this one. seriously. oh man.
concur. Desensitizing in movies.the day the earth stood still remake.I thought it was pretty good
watch the original and skip this one. seriously. oh man.
best quote of the movie: this is not your planet
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I watch around a movie per day. Today's movie was RV although I might watch another one. RV was funny and I liked the story. It also had some nice views of tits and mountain tops. It's be a great family moive.I work at a video store so I watch around 3-5 movies a day/night. Sometimes less because there is nothing good thats coming out. This month was all F-ed up with sunday friday and tuesday releases. Burn after reading was good, traitor was ok, house bunny stupi...but that was the point wasn't it? Not much more coming out this month thats high on my to-see list.
http://www.cracked.com/blog/an-open-letter-to-scientology-regarding-the-evils-of-miley-cyrus/ (http://www.cracked.com/blog/an-open-letter-to-scientology-regarding-the-evils-of-miley-cyrus/)That asshole is still making movies?
Cyrus?
That asshole is still making movies?
Cyrus?
A Christmas StoryThis.
I must say dolph lundgren has been one upped
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I never noticed that that's Anakin fucking Skywalker.
I never noticed that that's Anakin fucking Skywalker.
Yeah, and he kind of disappeared after Episode 1.
http://cinesofa.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/2e2hvu8.jpg
Career must've went down the tubes.
How was Vakyrie? I wanted to see it, but never made it out to the theater yet.
Meet the Robinsons
Rolled my eyes when it was released a few years ago. Skipped it, 'cause I'd had enough kid movies for a while.
Turned out to have a great message with that whole "keep moving forward" thing.
How was Vakyrie? I wanted to see it, but never made it out to the theater yet.
I also would like to know. Is it worth the time & money?
How was Vakyrie? I wanted to see it, but never made it out to the theater yet.
How was Vakyrie? I wanted to see it, but never made it out to the theater yet.
I also would like to know. Is it worth the time & money?
How was Vakyrie? I wanted to see it, but never made it out to the theater yet.
I also would like to know. Is it worth the time & money?
I just can't get past Cruise.. no matter if it's a good flick or not, I'll be sitting there pondering what a twit he is.
How was Vakyrie? I wanted to see it, but never made it out to the theater yet.
I also would like to know. Is it worth the time & money?
I just can't get past Cruise.. no matter if it's a good flick or not, I'll be sitting there pondering what a twit he is.
Your loss. Personally, I don't concern myself with celebrity's personal lives. That's the kind of hobby that an idiot gets into.
I just can't get past Cruise.. no matter if it's a good flick or not, I'll be sitting there pondering what a twit he is.
Your loss. Personally, I don't concern myself with celebrity's personal lives. That's the kind of hobby that an idiot gets into.
How was Vakyrie? I wanted to see it, but never made it out to the theater yet.
I also would like to know. Is it worth the time & money?
I just can't get past Cruise.. no matter if it's a good flick or not, I'll be sitting there pondering what a twit he is.
Your loss. Personally, I don't concern myself with celebrity's personal lives. That's the kind of hobby that an idiot gets into.
I concern myself with their inability to act and destroying what could be a decent film, not unlike Mission Impossible, or War of the Worlds.
How was Vakyrie? I wanted to see it, but never made it out to the theater yet.
I also would like to know. Is it worth the time & money?
I just can't get past Cruise.. no matter if it's a good flick or not, I'll be sitting there pondering what a twit he is.
Your loss. Personally, I don't concern myself with celebrity's personal lives. That's the kind of hobby that an idiot gets into.
I concern myself with their inability to act and destroying what could be a decent film, not unlike Mission Impossible, or War of the Worlds.
I'm sorry, say what you will about Tom Cruise's personal beliefs, but the man is by no means a shitty actor. Anyone who thinks that is probably just projecting their own judgments about his real life personality onto his roles. The scripts for Mission Impossible and War of the Worlds sucked balls. It's like what Harrison Ford always says about the Star Wars scripts in his interviews. You can try to deliver the best performance possible, but when the writing is shit, it's not going to look good either way.
But hey... go ahead and donate your money to Hollywood and the big entertainment industry, like a sucker. It's not like there are any alternatives to that sort of rubbish entertainment. Fool.
But hey... go ahead and donate your money to Hollywood and the big entertainment industry, like a sucker. It's not like there are any alternatives to that sort of rubbish entertainment. Fool.
I didn't donate any money. I paid for a service and a product, and got what I wanted. If you want to play the non-conformist schtick, be my guest, but when a movie is good, and I like it, I'm going to fucking enjoy it. I don't care where it comes from. I'm just as big an independent movie buff as I am a Hollywood buff. Unlike you, I don't base my criticisms on where a movie was produced, but how it changed my life. If you have any recommendations, I'll be glad to hear them.
I ain't be hatin' foo'.. just riling him up a bit. :)
But no joke- I just can't stand the whole Hollywood Star thing.. just like I can't stand every other mainstream/copycat/bland/unoriginal "entertainment".
Garfield The Movie was good though.
I don't watch TMZ, and I won't stay in places where it is on. I explain this shit to friends. If I disagree with a group of people's actions that are legal and shouldn't be legislated or restricted by force
then the least I can do is not patronize, and not watch, and let someone else, anyone else, know why and give them the information to make their own decision. Most people I talk to hate paparazzi, and it comes up after their third hour of watching E! channel. I just say "why even watch them, write them a letter tell them you disagree with their paparazzi mentality"
I've had a few people agree, and say they would join in on such a boycott. I don't feel like I've lost anything really. I still hear the gossip I still don't want to.
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Adam, did you like it? I saw the Russian version a while back.
I'll watch it in Russian. Since I do have an innate understanding of it and all. :lol:
I'll watch it in Russian. Since I do have an innate understanding of it and all. :lol:
Da? :lol:
I'll watch it in Russian. Since I do have an innate understanding of it and all. :lol:
Da? :lol:
Da! :P
Well I had "The Departed" in my dvd player but didnt quiet get through it all and broke my 5-6 month long streak and finally got some. At any rate, its an incredible movie.
Mark
I don't know if it is a liberty movie but I just saw and loved it.
There is a who scene which is pro-freedom. The excuse the people use to cage Horton is "for the children." One character has a speech which encourages others to do bad things. Below I quoted the main character in that speech.
“Are we going to let troublemakers like Horton poison the mind’s of our children?
When Horton tells the children about world’s beyond the jungle, he makes them question authority.
Which leads to defiance, which leads to anarchy.”
Kangaroo in Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who
I don't know if it is a liberty movie but I just saw and loved it.
There is a who scene which is pro-freedom. The excuse the people use to cage Horton is "for the children." One character has a speech which encourages others to do bad things. Below I quoted the main character in that speech.
“Are we going to let troublemakers like Horton poison the mind’s of our children?
When Horton tells the children about world’s beyond the jungle, he makes them question authority.
Which leads to defiance, which leads to anarchy.”
Kangaroo in Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who
I don't know if that's necessarily pro-freedom. Have you ever considered that maybe Dr. Seuss was using that character and speech as a good example instead of a bad one?
Dr. Seuss was a huge propagandist for WWII. I don't think he had any qualms about State power or authority.
I think it was called the last warrior or final warrior or something, it had Nick Nolte as a sort of guru. good flick...
Valkyrie. It was really good. I was surprised at how good it was. I had my expectations VERY low.
Valkyrie. It was really good. I was surprised at how good it was. I had my expectations VERY low.
Valkyrie. It was really good. I was surprised at how good it was. I had my expectations VERY low.
I wasn't going to see it at all, I heard bad things about it. . . someone told me that he 'gasp' didn't use a german accent!
it is a kick ass movie.
if only we had gotten to see the exchange student naked :sigh:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Great movie, very spiritually moving and has a lot of heart.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0366780/
The plot was stupid and made no sense, but it really is just a very visual film.
First time I saw it ever too.
Not actually a movie... I'm in the process of watching all 110 episodes of Northern Exposure in order.
Has anyone seen Wall-E yet? I've heard from a few intellectual types that it is the best film of the year. I'll probably watch it eventually.
Not actually a movie... I'm in the process of watching all 110 episodes of Northern Exposure in order.
Good show.
http://surfthechannel.com/
It was a fun little movie, if you don't mind a bit of environmentalism tossed in. I was entertained.
Hell Comes to Frogtown.
Fargo. I'm still recovering.
Cloak and Dagger
I've been rewatching the LOTR trilogy. Some parts of it could have been better. I just hope New Line never gets the rights to do Children of Hurin, that's one potential film that should be done with great care as it's modeled after the Greek Tragedies.
The Man with Two Brains
The Man with Two Brains
I haven't seen that in ages. That is a fun movie.
I watched the documentary about the word FUCK.
Very entertaining... as it is my favorite curse word.
I went into the movie not knowing that Marissa Tomei was in it... and boy was she in it! :shock:
She plays a stripper
*<<drowns in a pool of his own drool*
I went into the movie not knowing that Marissa Tomei was in it... and boy was she in it! :shock:
She plays a stripper
*<<drowns in a pool of his own drool*
I liked her best in My Cousin Vinny. :)
The Wrestler.
It was a really good movie, kinda a downer, but good.
I went into the movie not knowing that Marissa Tomei was in it... and boy was she in it! :shock:
She plays a stripper
*<<drowns in a pool of his own drool*
The Wrestler.
It was a really good movie, kinda a downer, but good.
I went into the movie not knowing that Marissa Tomei was in it... and boy was she in it! :shock:
She plays a stripper
*<<drowns in a pool of his own drool*
She strips in it? Damnit! Why haven't I seen that yet?
No Country for Old Men.
Not exactly uplifting. Although it was interesting and well made.
No Country for Old Men.
Not exactly uplifting. Although it was interesting and well made.
Ha, I went to see that with some friends with plans to go for beers afterward. We came out of the theater with these glass-eyed looks on our faces. "Umm, yeah. Well, umm...so where are we going?"
No Country for Old Men.
Not exactly uplifting. Although it was interesting and well made.
Ha, I went to see that with some friends with plans to go for beers afterward. We came out of the theater with these glass-eyed looks on our faces. "Umm, yeah. Well, umm...so where are we going?"
So, not a good choice for a "date night" movie?
No Country for Old Men.
Not exactly uplifting. Although it was interesting and well made.
Ha, I went to see that with some friends with plans to go for beers afterward. We came out of the theater with these glass-eyed looks on our faces. "Umm, yeah. Well, umm...so where are we going?"
So, not a good choice for a "date night" movie?
I guess it depends on what kind of date you want to have. For me, a good date movie is any movie that is interesting and provokes discussion without making you feel generally depressed, and doesn't stir you up about an issue on which you and your date disagree so you spend the rest of the night arguing. We did have an interesting discussion at the bar afterward about how feasible it would be to out-swim an attack dog down a river....
I guess it depends on what kind of date you want to have. For me, a good date movie is any movie that is interesting and provokes discussion without making you feel generally depressed, and doesn't stir you up about an issue on which you and your date disagree so you spend the rest of the night arguing. We did have an interesting discussion at the bar afterward about how feasible it would be to out-swim an attack dog down a river....
That movie has one of the best villains I have seen. The guy is creepy.
Just got out of the theater, watching Gran Torino. Probably Eastwood's best work, both acting and producing/directing. Awesome film.
Just got out of the theater, watching Gran Torino. Probably Eastwood's best work, both acting and producing/directing. Awesome film.
You think so? I really liked the movie and his acting but, I thought the supporting cast was pretty weak.
It was still a quality film though.
a Woodie Allen movie......every character was irritating.
My favorite movies are the ones that make you laugh and cry almost at the same time. Tops in that category is La Vita è bella aka Life is Beautiful.
The Oscars are on Sunday, so I've been making an effort to see the nominated films.. so far here's my verdict:
Milk: Statist suckage, Discrimination against gays is bullshit but so is trying to legislate "anti-gayness"
Doubt: Religious suckage that's boring and makes no point
The Visitor: OK.. speaking out against the US immigration policy but quite boring. Nobody does anything more interesting than playing drums in the park
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Boring suckage... Who fuckin cares about a boy who grows up old and turns younger??? Is that supposed to give me jollies?? Nothing is said.. it's all Brad Pitt worship... Thumbs down..
The quest continues..
Can't anybody tell a good story any more???
Milk: Statist suckage, Discrimination against gays is bullshit but so is trying to legislate "anti-gayness"
The Oscars are on Sunday, so I've been making an effort to see the nominated films..
The quest continues..
Can't anybody tell a good story any more???
Into The Wild.
Good. Liked it. Book was better. Normally I try to avoid saying that, but its a damn good book, even though it's not written particularly well. But the story it tells is fantastic, read it.
I saw Religious last night...Saw it at the theatre. Same reaction... well except Bill Maher does absolutely nothing for me. It was funny until the end when he started talking about what all the fundie BS might lead to. Still though, nothing new for me.
It was just as I expected it to be and exactly how I feel about religion in general. Nothing new for me, except all the Mormon beliefs and shit... You get a planet to rule over if you have a long prosperous marriage? WTF?!?
It was funny for the most part.
Oh and ...Bill Mahr is so not attractive to look at, but something about him makes me horny. :shock:
Mega Snake.. a corny B-movie about a giant snake that eats people.. really cheesy.. but if you're into cheesy fun!
Mega Snake.. a corny B-movie about a giant snake that eats people.. really cheesy.. but if you're into cheesy fun!
Is that the made for tv movie starring michael shanks?
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I'm watching several episodes of phineas & ferb in a row. My current favoritest cartoon.
Mega Snake.. a corny B-movie about a giant snake that eats people.. really cheesy.. but if you're into cheesy fun!
Burn After Reading.I thought that was the only really good part about the movie. I laughed my ass off for a good couple minutes after that last scene, but I thought the rest of the movie was.... meh.
I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, though I share the sentiment of the final conversation in the film, in that I'm not sure exactly what the hell happened.
have you guys seen "The U.S. vs. John Lennon" great movie that shows that the big government war criminals got a little scared from one guy talking about peace not war. of course they had to take care of that little problem. durning this time it got really close to a real revolution.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqHwF3vFbkc
2006 documentary film about British musician John Lennon's transformation from a member of The Beatles to a rallying anti-war activist striving for world peace during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
have you guys seen "The U.S. vs. John Lennon" great movie that shows that the big government war criminals got a little scared from one guy talking about peace not war. of course they had to take care of that little problem. during that time it got really close to a real revolution.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqHwF3vFbkc
2006 documentary film about British musician John Lennon's transformation from a member of The Beatles to a rallying anti-war activist striving for world peace during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
The film explores the political activism that Lennon became strongly involved in with the Beatles and after the band ended.
John Lennon is established as being a potential political threat to the American government, and therefore much of the film covers the theme of 'silencing' him and other popular figures that became involved in anti-war activism. Throughout the film the audience can see both sides of the situation: the audience sees the protests and events Lennon and Yoko Ono organised, such as the famous "Give Peace A Chance" rally and concepts such as bagism and bed peace.
We also see the increasing fear experienced by the US government and CIA. This build-up of paranoia and fear for control led to the eventual deportation notice sent to John Lennon's house, informing him that 'his temporary stay in the USA was now over'. The film debunks and exposes the somewhat bizarre behaviour of the CIA and police department over John Lennon and other contemporary figures' behaviour, referring also to different modern issues like drug abuse.
Yeah.. definitely Stephen King..
I have a theory that Dr. Seuss was in on it too.
Dr. Strangelove, just a minute ago.
'Zack And Miri Make a Porno'.
'Zack And Miri Make a Porno'.
How was this? I never heard any reviews.
Gonna watch The Happening tonight. Maybe.
Gonna watch The Happening tonight. Maybe.
Aren't you concerned it may cause you to destroy your television, just to end the pain?
Watchmen
My daughter and her husband--a big fan of the comic--saw it, and hated it. "To dark and depressing," she said.
I've stopped watching comic-based movies, considering that the last ten or so that I've seen have been terrible.
I've stopped watching comic-based movies, considering that the last ten or so that I've seen have been terrible.
Once again, The Watchmen beats them all. These superheroes are seriously flawed, and we are not talking Bruce Wayne/Batman type flaws. Think sadistic, mass murdering, rapist, impotent, superheroes.
I've stopped watching comic-based movies, considering that the last ten or so that I've seen have been terrible.Once again, The Watchmen beats them all. These superheroes are seriously flawed, and we are not talking Bruce Wayne/Batman type flaws. Think sadistic, mass murdering, rapist, impotent, superheroes.
Alan Moore more or less is a nihilist, Rillion, so I wouldn't expect anything by him to be any less.
I like my heroes to be super. Not corrupt and fucked in the head.
How about Master Legend?
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http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/25020634/the_legend_of_master_legend (http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/25020634/the_legend_of_master_legend)
Once again, The Watchmen beats them all. These superheroes are seriously flawed, and we are not talking Bruce Wayne/Batman type flaws. Think sadistic, mass murdering, rapist, impotent, superheroes.
In my world those people are called "villains." And your description makes this film sound anything but appealing.
Once again, The Watchmen beats them all. These superheroes are seriously flawed, and we are not talking Bruce Wayne/Batman type flaws. Think sadistic, mass murdering, rapist, impotent, superheroes.
In my world those people are called "villains." And your description makes this film sound anything but appealing.
I agree and I should have probably put the word heroes in quotes and completely left out the word super. Only one of them actually has powers. Also, impotency doesn't necessarily make you a villain. As for the rest of them, the film challenges the viewer to question the morality of their actions and motives, thus the tagline "Who watches the watchmen?"
Sooo, The Watchmen presents a world where the "Pyramid" group runs the world with false flag terror attacks? The good people in the film are the ones who orchestrate death for the greater good? The real hero is a psychopath bad guy who deserves to be killed because he won't go along with it? I'm curious.
The only part of the movie I felt was wholly unecessary was the entire part about the comedian raping the one lady and all the drama that ensued from that. Perhaps that was supposed to add a little bit of "chic-flic" film into it. I dunno, whaddya think?
WOW.Haha that was the first thing I said when I walked out of the movie! The Soundtrack was awesome.
I'm one third of the way through watching The Watchmen (I havent read any of the comics) and I have to say that I am enjoying the music at least. A lot of songs I like a whole lot.
The rest is equally good.
A better hero:
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Hell Yessssss, Orgazmo is the best. Think they'll ever make a sequel?
I really liked that aspect of the movie although I still only give it 4/5 stars.Sooo, The Watchmen presents a world where the "Pyramid" group runs the world with false flag terror attacks? The good people in the film are the ones who orchestrate death for the greater good? The real hero is a psychopath bad guy who deserves to be killed because he won't go along with it? I'm curious.
The moral ambiguity is there on purpose. The viewer is supposed to question whether or not Veidt's actions were justified, same with Rorschach. There is no black and white good guy/bad guy dynamic. It forces the viewer to think, which seems to be confusing a lot of the moviegoing community. I guess they aren't used to that.
It forces the viewer to think, which seems to be confusing a lot of the moviegoing community. I guess they aren't used to that.
I wonder if it will make money.
I really liked that aspect of the movie although I still only give it 4/5 stars.
I really liked that aspect of the movie although I still only give it 4/5 stars.
4/5 is fair. I think it loses some points for being a tad bit to long and a slightly disjointed narrative.
Did anybody mention that Alan Moore, the author of the original comic, totally disowned the project and refuses to even see the film?
The only part of the movie I felt was wholly unecessary was the entire part about the comedian raping the one lady and all the drama that ensued from that. Perhaps that was supposed to add a little bit of "chic-flic" film into it. I dunno, whaddya think?
Have you seen a lot of chick flicks with rape scenes in them?
Wow. Apparently people are walking out (http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/talking_pictures/2009/03/who-watches-those-who-walk-out-of-watchmen.html) of the theaters...
Just watched Expelled. Total crap. Religulous will be here tomorrow, I have much higher hopes for Bill Maher.
Did anybody mention that Alan Moore, the author of the original comic, totally disowned the project and refuses to even see the film?
That's a blanket thing, though, and not restricted to this film.
Alan Moore is an nutbag asshole anyway. His opinions suck.
Just watched Expelled. Total crap. Religulous will be here tomorrow, I have much higher hopes for Bill Maher.Not gonna waste my time on Expelled. Saw Religulous in the theatre. If you watch Maher regularly and like his comments on religion, you'll probably like it. I agreed with him, laughed a little, but being immersed in atheism and church-state separation, it was mostly rehashing the same ol' stuff for me. At the end he gets melodramatic about the possible negative consequences religious irrationality might visit upon us. I give it 3 1/2 stars out of 5.
Control (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_(2007_film))
Film about Ian Curtis of Joy Division and his journey to suicide. Very good, especially if you like their music.
I recently watched that as well and agreed. Very good movie.Control (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_(2007_film))
Film about Ian Curtis of Joy Division and his journey to suicide. Very good, especially if you like their music.
Control was amazing. :)
I watched The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, about Jew/Nazi times. It was really really sad, but very good. I LOVE David Thewlis.
Watchmen.
Best "Superhero" movie ever.
The end.
It was a slimy, anti-freedom-whine-fest. Compromise with human slavery (i.e. communism) was held up as an ideal worthy of sacrificing untold millions to "unite" the world in WAR (called peace in the movie) against Dr. Dangle, who was entirely innocent. Dr. Dangle's super-powers are intentionally kept in check so as to prevent more logical questions from arising - such as, Why, if he is a human god, didn't he just flit from Soviet Silo to Silo replacing the uranium/plutonium in all the Soviet missles with mud? Well, because that would make things too easy, by passing what this movie is really about - getting you to fear and loathe everything around you so much that you'll scream for change, any change, RIGHT NOW.
Like "V for Vendetta," the "Watchmen" is just a shiny neon fig-leaf for wrinkly, tired and discredited Socialist propaganda."I have to disagree with you about V for Vendetta. V wanted anarchy as a remedy for tyranny. The whole Guy Fawkes gig about blowing up parliament is an anti-state (and therefore anti-socialism) act. Even though the original Guy Fawkes wanted to blow up parliament as a protest (ironically) to protestant rule and change the government to catholic rule. V wanted to go without government. At least that's my interpretation from the film. I've heard that the comic is more anarchist but I haven't read it.
It's. A. Goddamn. Movie.
Stop seeing political references in your cereal, god-fucking-damn you.
It's. A. Goddamn. Movie.
Stop seeing political references in your cereal, god-fucking-damn you.
Control was amazing. :)
It is, and it isn't. It's about the politics of a fantasy world, it's no different about being indignant that there is a clear monarchial system in Lord of the Rings.
Amadeus. It was very very good, especially if you like classical music or Mozart. The music was amazing. The way the scenes and the music were interwoven was amazing. And I really got a heavy hint of the same theme you get from The Fountainhead. I highly recommend it.
Amadeus. It was very very good, especially if you like classical music or Mozart. The music was amazing. The way the scenes and the music were interwoven was amazing. And I really got a heavy hint of the same theme you get from The Fountainhead. I highly recommend it.
Amadeus is an excellent movie.
Amadeus. It was very very good, especially if you like classical music or Mozart. The music was amazing. The way the scenes and the music were interwoven was amazing. And I really got a heavy hint of the same theme you get from The Fountainhead. I highly recommend it.
Amadeus is an excellent movie.
This.
I'm sneaking off to see Watchmen tonight.
And by sneaking, I mean checking to make sure everyone has everything they need, then announcing "see ya' later, alligator" and hopping in the car.
Amadeus. It was very very good, especially if you like classical music or Mozart. The music was amazing. The way the scenes and the music were interwoven was amazing. And I really got a heavy hint of the same theme you get from The Fountainhead. I highly recommend it.
Amadeus is an excellent movie.
This.
Rock Me
Paul Blart-Mall Cop..
I have to say that in a weird, retarded kind of way.. I liked it!
As for upcoming movies, the trailer for Public Enemies looked pretty good.
I just got back from Watchmen. I was too interested in the plot and characters to immediately figure out if I enjoyed it or not, but I do like it. I think it's one of those movies that I'll want to watch a number of times.
As for upcoming movies, the trailer for Public Enemies looked pretty good.
As for upcoming movies, the trailer for Public Enemies looked pretty good.
If they don't cut the scene you might see me walking through. Of course maybe they were just playing with cameras and getting the light right so no one noticed me being all dressed up in period clothes like a goof.
Yes the movie was partially filmed in Beaver Dam, WI. Less than 10 miles from my house.
As for upcoming movies, the trailer for Public Enemies looked pretty good.
If they don't cut the scene you might see me walking through. Of course maybe they were just playing with cameras and getting the light right so no one noticed me being all dressed up in period clothes like a goof.
Yes the movie was partially filmed in Beaver Dam, WI. Less than 10 miles from my house.
I saw Slumdog Millionaire last night. Good movie, some funny parts (ex. when the music started playing and I whispered to the person next to me "oh, nice! The brother is going to be a gangstah!"Yeah it was a good movie
I saw Slumdog Millionaire last night. Good movie, some funny parts (ex. when the music started playing and I whispered to the person next to me "oh, nice! The brother is going to be a gangstah!"Yeah it was a good movie
I saw Slumdog Millionaire last night. Good movie, some funny parts (ex. when the music started playing and I whispered to the person next to me "oh, nice! The brother is going to be a gangstah!"Yeah it was a good movie
The only part I didnt like was the dance scene at the end. What is it, High School Musical for the Indian Slums?
lol yeah that was funny. But I think it was just a way to show a happy ending.I saw Slumdog Millionaire last night. Good movie, some funny parts (ex. when the music started playing and I whispered to the person next to me "oh, nice! The brother is going to be a gangstah!"Yeah it was a good movie
The only part I didnt like was the dance scene at the end. What is it, High School Musical for the Indian Slums?
Last movie I watched in a theater was Watchers... awesome movie.
Last movie was on DVD THGttG
FTFY (I think/hope)
Deathproof
I was pleased that it had the lap dance. :)
Deathproof
I was pleased that it had the lap dance. :)
did kurt russell's carreer just take a spin down the toilet on that one?
what the fuck was that??
Not a movie but...
been watching Cosmos the last few nights. Just thinking about some of that stuff makes my head explode.
there will be blood
pretty much the same guy as Gangs of new York
Gattaca. Now that's a good movie. I highly recommend it.
there will be blood
pretty much the same guy as Gangs of new York
I loved There Will Be Blood. Shouldve got the Academy Award that year. What won? No Country For Old Men? Come the fuck on.
Last movie I watched was, indeed, Land of the Dead.
I've been on a zombie kick lately. Besides the Romero movies, what's really good?
Last movie I watched was, indeed, Land of the Dead.
I've been on a zombie kick lately. Besides the Romero movies, what's really good?
You see 28 days/weeks later? I enjoyed both. The Resident Evil movies are ok... On a lighter note, Shaun of the Dead was hilariously awesome.
I thought they both were great.. I guess "No Country" was more of a character driven story and "Blood" was more plot driven. But on those different fronts they were both very good.
In "Blood", I loved the "If I have a milkshake and you have a milkshake" speech!
I thought they both were great.. I guess "No Country" was more of a character driven story and "Blood" was more plot driven. But on those different fronts they were both very good.
In "Blood", I loved the "If I have a milkshake and you have a milkshake" speech!
I disagree to some extent. Blood was both character and plot driven. Watching Daniel slowly destroy his life and alienate all those around him was, to me, something akin to Charles Foster Kane's self-inflicted isolation. There Will Be Blood is on par with some of the greatest movies of all time.
Watching Religulous now.
Hellraiser. I'm going to watch all of them, 1 - 5.
I thought they both were great.. I guess "No Country" was more of a character driven story and "Blood" was more plot driven. But on those different fronts they were both very good.
In "Blood", I loved the "If I have a milkshake and you have a milkshake" speech!
I disagree to some extent. Blood was both character and plot driven. Watching Daniel slowly destroy his life and alienate all those around him was, to me, something akin to Charles Foster Kane's self-inflicted isolation. There Will Be Blood is on par with some of the greatest movies of all time.
Lesbian Vampire Hunters.
It was meh.
Lesbian Vampire Hunters.
It was meh.
That's surprising to hear. I mean, Lesbian Vampire Hunters? How can you mess that up?
Monty Python - The Meaning of Life
Monty Python - The Meaning of Life
Have you seen the Life of Bryan? Penn and Teller say it is more accurate about the time Jesus lived than The Passion of the Christ.
Not sure if it counts as a movie, but Guys and Dolls. It's a documentary about RealDolls and the pathetic bastards who love them.
I always lose any 3D glasses I own, howd you manage to take off with those without being stopped?
Watching "Cemetary Man" right now.....Boyfriend said it was good. I'm seriously questioning Boyfriend's taste.
Dr. Horible's Sing-A-Long Blog (http://www.hulu.com/watch/28343/dr-horribles-sing-along-blog)... if that counts
fine acting, I mean!
Also I just saw Dr. Horrible again, with my mom; she liked it very much.
True? Or is there a horror movie out there in which people don't idiotically put themselves directly in harm's way, over and over again?
True? Or is there a horror movie out there in which people don't idiotically put themselves directly in harm's way, over and over again?
Well, Evil dead 2 had a fantastic scene early on where the shit hits the fan, and Ash looks up, they cut to his car, and then smash cut to him driving madly away from the evil cabin. Was hilarious.
Of course, it didn't work out...
Then again, Evil Dead 2 is a crowning achievement of awesome in dozens of ways, and one of the best, funniest, most horrifying horror movies ever.
After watching Cemetery Man I asked Boyfriend if there was ever a horror movie, or pseudo-horror movie, in which people acted intelligently. He said no, because intelligent people would always get the fuck away from whatever the scary thing was and then there would be no movie.
True? Or is there a horror movie out there in which people don't idiotically put themselves directly in harm's way, over and over again?
Also I just saw Dr. Horrible again, with my mom; she liked it very much.
I watched it once by myself, once with a friend (who loved it), and once with a girlfriend who didn't think too highly of it. She has no sense of humour.
True? Or is there a horror movie out there in which people don't idiotically put themselves directly in harm's way, over and over again?
Well, Evil dead 2 had a fantastic scene early on where the shit hits the fan, and Ash looks up, they cut to his car, and then smash cut to him driving madly away from the evil cabin. Was hilarious.
Of course, it didn't work out...
Then again, Evil Dead 2 is a crowning achievement of awesome in dozens of ways, and one of the best, funniest, most horrifying horror movies ever.
Oh man, I've seen that.....but it was many, many years ago. The one where he cuts his girlfriend's head off, and then later his own hand? I think we have it on DVD; will have to check.
Then again, Evil Dead 2 is a crowning achievement of awesome in dozens of ways, and one of the best, funniest, most horrifying horror movies ever.
Also I just saw Dr. Horrible again, with my mom; she liked it very much.
I watched it once by myself, once with a friend (who loved it), and once with a girlfriend who didn't think too highly of it. She has no sense of humour.
Just watched it now, with you guys hyping it up.
I thought it was great and quite funny.
I just watched it paying attention to it for the whole movie the entire time for the first time. That creepy deer head on the wall is gonna give me nightmares.
Ever catch Curly going "Whoop whoop whoop!" during the scary sounds scene?
Poultrygeist.
AHAHAHHAHAHAAA
Poultrygeist.
AHAHAHHAHAHAAA
God help me, that movie's coming in the mail.
Dune
Every time I watch it I pick up on more historical parallels. Let the spice flow!
You bought popcorn=dumb.
You paid for parking. WTF?
You bought popcorn=dumb.
You paid for parking. WTF?
I'm watching Reality Bites right now. I really liked that movie in high school.....and now it makes me want to slap every person in it.
V for Vendetta again, last night. It didn't piss me off as much as last time, because I knew what to expect and could appreciate the next.
Babylon AD
W.
W.
What did you think of W.?
I thought it was hilarious...and sad.
Soloist.
It was good.
Soloist.
It was good.
I've ben wanting to see this ever since I saw the preview during The Dark Knight. Is it worth the money to go see, or should I wait til the DVD release.
Soloist.
It was good.
I've ben wanting to see this ever since I saw the preview during The Dark Knight. Is it worth the money to go see, or should I wait til the DVD release.
Well for starters, it is no Dark Knight, and as such, does not NEED to be seen on a huge screen with mega surround sound.
The film focuses on the characters and does not put a large emphasis on the music or on a plot. So don't go into it thinking you are going to hear a lot of classical pieces.
My wife and I did not make a special point to go see this movie, we basically picked it because it looked decent from previews and it started 5 min after we walked up to the ticket booth. We were pleasantly surprised at how good it was.
If you only want to spend money to see Great movies in theaters, I would say skip this one, it is not Great. If you are OK spending money to see good movies in theaters, I would give this one a try, it is good and was worth the money, for me.
In that case, I will see it on a cheap day. Often times though character driven movies can be some of the best. See: Citizen Kane.
Funny how perspectives change over time.
I just saw the new Star Trek tonight.
I agree joe.... meh.... the time travel thing IS worn out.
It's a sign of lazy writing, sci-fi 'duct tape'
The movie had lots of fancy special effects, but I found it disappointing to the star trek tradition.
It's just not the same without Gene Roddenberry.
The shameless plug for 'Nokia' was an insult.
Also the cinematography was terrible, the camera was all over the place, never stood still. I felt kinda dizzy afterwards.
Star Trek. The New Movie.
The plot? Meh. The whole time travelling thing is fucking worn out already.
Star Trek. The New Movie.
The plot? Meh. The whole time travelling thing is fucking worn out already.
That's what made the movie good. Creating the new timeline was the best thing about it. Hell, I think that it is one of the few time travel stories where they actually DON'T run around actually trying to correct the timeline, or have to go back in time to stop an event I think that that is one of the reasons why time travel thing is overdone. They didn't try it here. They actually left to modified timeline where it was. So everything can be new now.
There were a few things that I didn't like about it, but it was a very fun movie. There was even a reference to admiral archer and his beagle.
They Live 8)
"I am here to chew bubblegum and kick ass"
Star Trek. The New Movie.
The plot? Meh. The whole time travelling thing is fucking worn out already.
That's what made the movie good. Creating the new timeline was the best thing about it. Hell, I think that it is one of the few time travel stories where they actually DON'T run around actually trying to correct the timeline, or have to go back in time to stop an event I think that that is one of the reasons why time travel thing is overdone. They didn't try it here. They actually left to modified timeline where it was. So everything can be new now.
There were a few things that I didn't like about it, but it was a very fun movie. There was even a reference to admiral archer and his beagle.
Yeah, well, there better be a fucking sequel for this new timeline shit or I'm gonna be motherfucking pisser than a hive of africanized honeybees that got farted on by a bear.
Star Trek
I watched the Descent today with my husband, because I refused to watch it at night. It was a rather good movie, but a downer for sure. Had to watch an episode of Top Gear to counteract.
I saw Star Trek this last week, and loved the reboot. Some parts were a little cheesy (Kirk's allergic reaction, coincidentally finding Old Spock on the frozen planet), but it wouldn't be Star Trek without some cheese. I'm looking forward to seeing it again.
I watched the Descent today with my husband, because I refused to watch it at night. It was a rather good movie, but a downer for sure. Had to watch an episode of Top Gear to counteract.
I saw Star Trek this last week, and loved the reboot. Some parts were a little cheesy (Kirk's allergic reaction, coincidentally finding Old Spock on the frozen planet), but it wouldn't be Star Trek without some cheese. I'm looking forward to seeing it again.
Last House On The Left.
Last House On The Left.
Thats not out here yet, but its definitely on my "to watch" list
Last House On The Left.
Thats not out here yet, but its definitely on my "to watch" list
Oh right. Well, thats OK too, especially considering that it was basically Wes Craven's film school final project!
The original.
Traitor. It was different. I like that.
Yeah I definitely enjoyed it. I knew something was up with the main character from the beginning, but I still felt myself cursing him until I found out his secret. I loved the ending though, that was ingenious.Traitor. It was different. I like that.
I saw that, it was quite good.
last night i saw star trek then wolverine wooohooo
Stone of Destiny
It's about some Scottish college students in the '50's stealing the Stone of Scone from the English and the read to Scottish Independence.
Taken.
Taken.
And? I heard it was really good. Did you think so?
Enjoyable. Action, but not Segal stupid. Gritty. I think you'd like.
I don't wanna sound like a broken record on the moonshine thing, but..
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I hadn't seen this one before, but it's actually pretty OK. But I'm a sucker for anything early 70's & southern.
Bolt. First disney movie I've watched in years, and really wasn't that bad.
I'm learning the importance of having low expectations. It seems to make life more pleasant.
Anyone who ventures into "American Swing" expecting to see a documentary on Benny Goodman is in for one hell of a rude awakening - and that's putting it mildly. For the "swing," in this case, actually refers to the "wife-swapping" phenomenon that swept through middle-class suburbia in the 1970s. And no figure did more to popularize that trend than Larry Levenson - the "King of Swing" as he came to be called - whose "live sex club," Plato's Retreat, located in Manhattan's Upper West Side, served as the epicenter for so much of the action.
Let it be stated right up front that this eye-opening documentary is not for the prudish or the easily offended, for its footage is graphic and its language raw, often akin in its look to crude 1970's porn. It takes us straight into the heart of a scene that became famous for its flagrant nudity, its unbridled group sex, and - if the eyewitness accounts are to be believed - its really bad food (apparently, the smorgasbord that kept bringing the people in was of quite a different kind!). Directed by Matthew Kaufman and Jon Hart, the film features interviews with many of the now-aging club regulars who happily regale us with tales of their personal escapades there. A number of celebrities who frequented the club, as well as certain reporters and broadcasters who covered the beat at the time are also interviewed.
"American Swing" is most interesting as a social document, showing how the "free love" ethos espoused by the hippies in the 1960's expanded into the mainstream a decade later. Suddenly, ordinary businessmen and housewives, truck drivers and longshoremen could partake in the life of the sexually liberated. In his own mind, Levenson sincerely believed that he was serving a salutary purpose with his club, providing couples who didn't want to be stuck in a monogamous relationship with a more honest alternative to "cheating."
It is not the intention of Kaufman and Hart to judge the people who took part in what Plato's Retreat had to offer, but neither is it their intention to shy away from some of the less savory consequences that eventually overtook many of them: principally, the diminution of romance, rampant drug abuse, and the spread of disease. In fact, it was the sudden appearance of AIDS in the early 1980s that brought the decade-long love-train to a screeching halt. That, along with Levenson's own troubles with the IRS (including time spent in prison for tax evasion) and possible dealings with the mob, is what eventually brought an end to the place - and to the era of licentiousness that helped to spawn it.
So, was Levenson a trailblazing sexual revolutionary who made it possible for otherwise ordinary middle-class people to live out their wildest fantasies? Or was he an emotionally stunted individual who cast away the mores of society in a bid to fulfill his own kinky desires and make a kingdom and a name for himself in the process? To their credit, Kaufman and Hart provide no easy answer to those questions, neither for the prigs in the audience nor for the libertines.
All same for the movie itself - for even though Levenson's life ends sadly, "American Swing" does not play out like the typical cautionary tale. For, in the end, we are left to reach our own conclusions as to whether Plato's Retreat was in reality a hedonistic paradise or merely a moral cesspool - or, indeed perhaps, a little of both.
The only thing you can really do is check out "American Swing" and make that determination for yourself.
Wow, anybody else see this? Would anybody actually want to bring their girlfriend to a place like this?
I'd watch it, but it says Ron Jeremy is in it. I'd want some kind of prior guarantee that I don't have to see him naked.
American Swing.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1058058/QuoteAnyone who ventures into "American Swing" expecting to see a documentary on Benny Goodman is in for one hell of a rude awakening - and that's putting it mildly. For the "swing," in this case, actually refers to the "wife-swapping" phenomenon that swept through middle-class suburbia in the 1970s. And no figure did more to popularize that trend than Larry Levenson - the "King of Swing" as he came to be called - whose "live sex club," Plato's Retreat, located in Manhattan's Upper West Side, served as the epicenter for so much of the action.
Let it be stated right up front that this eye-opening documentary is not for the prudish or the easily offended, for its footage is graphic and its language raw, often akin in its look to crude 1970's porn. It takes us straight into the heart of a scene that became famous for its flagrant nudity, its unbridled group sex, and - if the eyewitness accounts are to be believed - its really bad food (apparently, the smorgasbord that kept bringing the people in was of quite a different kind!). Directed by Matthew Kaufman and Jon Hart, the film features interviews with many of the now-aging club regulars who happily regale us with tales of their personal escapades there. A number of celebrities who frequented the club, as well as certain reporters and broadcasters who covered the beat at the time are also interviewed.
"American Swing" is most interesting as a social document, showing how the "free love" ethos espoused by the hippies in the 1960's expanded into the mainstream a decade later. Suddenly, ordinary businessmen and housewives, truck drivers and longshoremen could partake in the life of the sexually liberated. In his own mind, Levenson sincerely believed that he was serving a salutary purpose with his club, providing couples who didn't want to be stuck in a monogamous relationship with a more honest alternative to "cheating."
It is not the intention of Kaufman and Hart to judge the people who took part in what Plato's Retreat had to offer, but neither is it their intention to shy away from some of the less savory consequences that eventually overtook many of them: principally, the diminution of romance, rampant drug abuse, and the spread of disease. In fact, it was the sudden appearance of AIDS in the early 1980s that brought the decade-long love-train to a screeching halt. That, along with Levenson's own troubles with the IRS (including time spent in prison for tax evasion) and possible dealings with the mob, is what eventually brought an end to the place - and to the era of licentiousness that helped to spawn it.
So, was Levenson a trailblazing sexual revolutionary who made it possible for otherwise ordinary middle-class people to live out their wildest fantasies? Or was he an emotionally stunted individual who cast away the mores of society in a bid to fulfill his own kinky desires and make a kingdom and a name for himself in the process? To their credit, Kaufman and Hart provide no easy answer to those questions, neither for the prigs in the audience nor for the libertines.
All same for the movie itself - for even though Levenson's life ends sadly, "American Swing" does not play out like the typical cautionary tale. For, in the end, we are left to reach our own conclusions as to whether Plato's Retreat was in reality a hedonistic paradise or merely a moral cesspool - or, indeed perhaps, a little of both.
The only thing you can really do is check out "American Swing" and make that determination for yourself.
Wow, anybody else see this? Would anybody actually want to bring their girlfriend to a place like this?
A Fistful of Dollars. Clint Eastwood rocks.Never gets old.....
Nah he's not naked, they only interview him for maybe 30 seconds.I'd watch it, but it says Ron Jeremy is in it. I'd want some kind of prior guarantee that I don't have to see him naked.
You speak for me in this matter.
it is a kick ass movie.
if only we had gotten to see the exchange student naked :sigh:
The Hangover
+ eleventy billlion
The Hangover
+ eleventy billlion
Finally saw Star Trek yesterday. Really liked it.
Finally saw Star Trek yesterday. Really liked it.
You weren't blinded by the camera flares? It took me 3 weeks to recover from that madness.
Haven't watched any movies lately, been either watching seasons of Cheers or MASH. I think the last movie was Airplane.
Too busy with work, but I just woke up and now I'm watching the end of "A Few Dollars More." I think they're about to go into a Mexican Standoff, excellent!
Haven't watched any movies lately, been either watching seasons of Cheers or MASH. I think the last movie was Airplane.
have you been living in a cave w/ japanese ww2 holdouts?
what the........
Too busy with work, but I just woke up and now I'm watching the end of "A Few Dollars More." I think they're about to go into a Mexican Standoff, excellent!
jesus christ, are you in the same cave as nannerpuss?
you niggas are jus gettin' round to shit thats been out 30+ years??
I like to watch shows that were actually good rather than the reality shit.
QuoteI like to watch shows that were actually good rather than the reality shit.
Same here. There is sooo much crap out there. I just ignore a lot of the cable channels and dont even give them a chance.
Watched Inkheart with the kids this weekend. It was not bad. If I hadn't read the book, I'd have thought it quite good.
We're caught up on the television missed (Pushing Daisies and Unusuals finales, Weeds, Nurse Jackie, Mythbusters, Phineas & Ferb, Burn Notice) during vacation, and will probably start watching a few more movies "OnDemand".
Defiance. Pretty good WW2 movie, and a true story, which are about the only decent movies made these days, since apparently no one can write a good plot anymore. The trials these Russians go through to survive the Nazi invasion are truly incredible. Stars the new James Bond guy. Now I want to go watch Platoon.Great movie!
Valkyrie. Liked it.
I just saw Bruno (fucking horribler than I thought it would be), and Public Enemies which was pretty good.
La vita è bella...Valkyrie. Liked it.
You actually liked Valkyrie?!
Bruno.I went in there expecting trash and shock humor. It was far worse than I had expected it to be. The assistant with the champagne bottle shoved up his ass backwards pouring champagne into bottles was just too much for me.
fucking hilarious.
The only people i've heard say it isn't funny take the attitude that Bruno goes "too far" i.e. the kind of people who think being gay is "okay" as long as you don't come near me, e.g. like when bruno is trying to make a sex tape with ron paul -- cringeworthy, but fucking funny.
So yeah, if you don't want to see another guys dick and think jokes about anal bleaching are in bad taste, give it a miss, personally i think its worth seeing just to admire Baron Coens balls in some of the confrontations he gets in (although its hard to tell the actors from real people).
Maybe not as good as Borat, but there are definitely some stand out scenes that rival the balls out comedy of Borat (straight dave :lol:)
Bruno.
fucking hilarious.
The only people i've heard say it isn't funny take the attitude that Bruno goes "too far" i.e. the kind of people who think being gay is "okay" as long as you don't come near me, e.g. like when bruno is trying to make a sex tape with ron paul -- cringeworthy, but fucking funny.
So yeah, if you don't want to see another guys dick and think jokes about anal bleaching are in bad taste, give it a miss, personally i think its worth seeing just to admire Baron Coens balls in some of the confrontations he gets in (although its hard to tell the actors from real people).
Maybe not as good as Borat, but there are definitely some stand out scenes that rival the balls out comedy of Borat (straight dave :lol:)
The assistant with the champagne bottle shoved up his ass backwards pouring champagne into bottles was just too much for me.
My buddy works at the local cinema, he says a ton of parents with kids have bought tickets.
The Hangover
A coupla hours of smiling interspersed with half dozen moments of death from asphyxiation laughter.
Right next to me is Road to Perdition, Planet of the Apes (1968) and Pans Labyrinth. Girlfriend gets to pick. I've seen part of Road to Perdition on t.v. once (I think), Planet of the Apes is a classic that gave me nightmares as a kid (scary 'ol apes/others), and Pans Labyrinth is from Guillermo del Toro (which is also a great movie).
I'm watching Seinfeld right now.
QuoteI'm watching Seinfeld right now.Kill yourself.
Right next to me is Road to Perdition, Planet of the Apes (1968) and Pans Labyrinth. Girlfriend gets to pick. I've seen part of Road to Perdition on t.v. once (I think), Planet of the Apes is a classic that gave me nightmares as a kid (scary 'ol apes/others), and Pans Labyrinth is from Guillermo del Toro (which is also a great movie).
Those are great. Watch all of them.QuoteI'm watching Seinfeld right now.
Kill yourself.
Watched the horror film "Autopsy" the other night. No plot, buckets o gore.
Watching one of my favorite comedies right now, Strange BRew.
Knowing with Nicolas Cage. Great movie. I only would have changed the ending a little bit.I swear man.... I was diggin the movie and halfway through I said to my girlfriend "It's gonna be aliens" jokingly, and WTF do you know? ITS FUCKING ALIENS! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Knowing with Nicolas Cage. Great movie. I only would have changed the ending a little bit.I swear man.... I was diggin the movie and halfway through I said to my girlfriend "It's gonna be aliens" jokingly, and WTF do you know? ITS FUCKING ALIENS! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
The Ugly Truth.
Just as horrible as I expected.
The Ugly Truth.
Just as horrible as I expected.
:(
I'm suppose to see that today at noon.
The Ugly Truth.
Just as horrible as I expected.
:(
I'm suppose to see that today at noon.
Thoughts?
From your one line review I was expecting a train wreck. But it was not that horrible. Better than I was expecting. It helped that the female lead was hot.
Anybody seen GI Joe yet? I'm thinking about going tomorrow morning, and was wondering how it is.
I cant believe I wasted 2 hours watching "Knowing" after seeing some decent reviews of it here. I've always hated Nicholas Cage, and I should have known Hollywood can't do sci-fi, but this was literally ridiculous. It was so slow and boring that me and my date were either laughing out loud at the ridiculously slow pace and silliness, or yawning. I've never though Roger Ebert was brilliant, but knowing that he gave this movie an "A" is so utterly absurd that I will never pay attention to what he says again. The plot is so absurd and full of holes. If you still think you want to see it, go to yahoo movies and read some of the negative reviews first. The whole movie was totally predictable. I love sci fi, but this wasn't sci fi. I also hated Signs, so maybe if you like that type of movie you will enjoy Knowing.
Just one ridiculous example: The movie is about a woman who leaves a message to the future generation by writing warnings to them in a numeric code that is buried in a time capsule. Yet somehow she forgets to tell her own daughter anything, and the daughter knows nothing about the crazy messages the mom has carved all over her home. A lot of the movie also takes place at night, for no particular reason. Nicholas Cage goes to an abandoned remote house in the woods at one point in the middle of the night and proceeds to look for clues inside this house with no electricity with only his flashlight. Just scene after scene of ridiculous plot that makes no sense. If you want some type of sci fi go see the new Peter Jackson film which has to be better. (Section 9?)
The Last House On The Left.
Tons of gratuitous violence and sick shit, but it has a happy ending.
The new one. Didn't realize there was an old one.The Last House On The Left.
Tons of gratuitous violence and sick shit, but it has a happy ending.
Was it the new one or the old one?
I haven't seen the remake and was wondering if it was any good.
Yeah, previews look great.
Yeah, previews look great.
I just have to say, don't expect a huge summer blockbuster action movie. There is a significant amount of action scenes towards the end, but I have heard some people complaining that they were expecting more. Maybe their expectations were due to the way the movie was advertised. If you want constant, over the top action go see G.I. Joe. If you want a good movie see District 9.
Ok, Thanks for the heads up. D9 still looks more appealing though. I'm checking movie times for tonight. :)
Jesus Christ: Vampire Hunter (http://www.headinjurytheater.com/article77.htm) arrived in the mail yesterday. I ordered it based on the article in that link, purely to experience how terrible it apparently is. But I'm kind of afraid to watch it.
Some Like It Hot
Great movie, and I've always loved the ending.
Jesus Christ: Vampire Hunter (http://www.headinjurytheater.com/article77.htm) arrived in the mail yesterday. I ordered it based on the article in that link, purely to experience how terrible it apparently is. But I'm kind of afraid to watch it.
I have GOT to see that. :lol:
EDIT : Just added it to my Netflix instant streaming queue.
Also available on Blu-Ray.
Jesus Christ: Vampire Hunter (http://www.headinjurytheater.com/article77.htm) arrived in the mail yesterday. I ordered it based on the article in that link, purely to experience how terrible it apparently is. But I'm kind of afraid to watch it.
Jesus Christ: Vampire Hunter (http://www.headinjurytheater.com/article77.htm) arrived in the mail yesterday. I ordered it based on the article in that link, purely to experience how terrible it apparently is. But I'm kind of afraid to watch it.
I have GOT to see that. :lol:
EDIT : Just added it to my Netflix instant streaming queue.
Also available on Blu-Ray.
Can I come over?
I downloaded that through Bit Torrent because I thought it would be hilarious, well it is HORRIBLE. HORRIBLE.Jesus Christ: Vampire Hunter (http://www.headinjurytheater.com/article77.htm) arrived in the mail yesterday. I ordered it based on the article in that link, purely to experience how terrible it apparently is. But I'm kind of afraid to watch it.
I thought it was pretty good, the guy is a really good choreographer.
Honestly, District 9 did not impress me at all. The whole premise of the movie didn't make sense and they didn't even try to explain it. Why would these aliens that are clearly physically and technologically superior to humans allow themselves to be treated like shit for 20+ years? Nobody knows. I certainly don't.
Also, beating me over the head with the South Africa thing and concentration camp references isn't necessary. I can figure that out on my own, thank you very much.
2-hour pilot of Defying Gravity.
I think I like it. Maybe a lot. Will have to see what I think after watching the next couple episodes on the DVR.
2-hour pilot of Defying Gravity.
I think I like it. Maybe a lot. Will have to see what I think after watching the next couple episodes on the DVR.
African Queen. Can't go wrong with Boggey and Hep.
2-hour pilot of Defying Gravity.
I think I like it. Maybe a lot. Will have to see what I think after watching the next couple episodes on the DVR.
Santa Clause conquers the martians.NICE. I watched that a while ago when I got on an old school SciFi flick binge. Horrible but awesome at the same time.
District 9. Really liked it. To the earlier poster who said they didn't explain why the aliens let themselves be abused for so long, they did. This isn't a spoiler, as it all is explained in the first few minutes, but the aliens in the movie are all "worker" drone types, without high level intelligence. Something happened to the control room of the mother ship(maybe there was only one leader alien onboard, maybe more, we dont know what happened). And so the only thing left was the sort of dumb brute aliens. Yeah, sorta farfetched, but at least they attempted to explain it. I do think it was odd that no one came to rescue them, and I feel pretty sure their home base would know they are on Earth. And for an advanced race, even the workers were pretty dumb. But I overlooked that because it was GOOD SCI FI, which Hollywood hardly ever releases. Plus, they set it up for a KICK ASS District 10 sequel :)
District 9. Really liked it. To the earlier poster who said they didn't explain why the aliens let themselves be abused for so long, they did. This isn't a spoiler, as it all is explained in the first few minutes, but the aliens in the movie are all "worker" drone types, without high level intelligence. Something happened to the control room of the mother ship(maybe there was only one leader alien onboard, maybe more, we dont know what happened). And so the only thing left was the sort of dumb brute aliens. Yeah, sorta farfetched, but at least they attempted to explain it. I do think it was odd that no one came to rescue them, and I feel pretty sure their home base would know they are on Earth. And for an advanced race, even the workers were pretty dumb. But I overlooked that because it was GOOD SCI FI, which Hollywood hardly ever releases. Plus, they set it up for a KICK ASS District 10 sequel :)
Yes, but they still had that one really smart guy around...and his son later on. If he was smart enough, etc. to be a leader like that, it seems strange that he was somehow unable to keep their usual social cohesion.
District 9. Really liked it. To the earlier poster who said they didn't explain why the aliens let themselves be abused for so long, they did. This isn't a spoiler, as it all is explained in the first few minutes, but the aliens in the movie are all "worker" drone types, without high level intelligence. Something happened to the control room of the mother ship(maybe there was only one leader alien onboard, maybe more, we dont know what happened). And so the only thing left was the sort of dumb brute aliens. Yeah, sorta farfetched, but at least they attempted to explain it. I do think it was odd that no one came to rescue them, and I feel pretty sure their home base would know they are on Earth. And for an advanced race, even the workers were pretty dumb. But I overlooked that because it was GOOD SCI FI, which Hollywood hardly ever releases. Plus, they set it up for a KICK ASS District 10 sequel :)
Yes, but they still had that one really smart guy around...and his son later on. If he was smart enough, etc. to be a leader like that, it seems strange that he was somehow unable to keep their usual social cohesion.
PARTIAL SPOIL ALERT!
Maybe he was smart enough to know that the only hope for his people was to start up the ship, not to create a full fledged rebellion where he (the only smart one) might die.
A Boy And His Dog
Great stuff.
Moral of the story of course: Dog is Man's best friend.Well that plus anarchy
Saw "The Kite Runner" last night. It's about a couple of friends growing up in Afghanistan. I didn't expect to like it, but it was really good. I'd have to agree with the 66% who rated it fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.I read the book, haven't seen the movie though. I didn't expect to like it, but it was a gift so I read it anyways and was surprised.
Due to Afghan mores concerning male rape, Paramount Vantage agreed to relocate the young actors out of the country to the United Arab Emirates and arrange visas, housing and schooling for the young actors and jobs for their guardians. Paramount Vantage accepts responsibility for the living expenses of Zekeria Ebrahimi, Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada, Ali Danish Bakhtyari and Sayed Jafar Masihullah Gharibzada until they reach adulthood, a cost some estimated at up to $500,000.
Death Proof.
Bad Ass.
Me tooDeath Proof.
Bad Ass.
I liked Planet Terror more.
Me tooDeath Proof.
Bad Ass.
I liked Planet Terror more.
Has anybody seen any of the following movies?
Hostel 1, or 2
Saw 1, 2, or 3
Wolf Creek
The Descent
The Devil's Rejects
I've never been big into horror, having a far too active imagination-- seriously. Didn't even see Friday the 13th until I was 25. But after reading a lot of reviews here (http://www.headinjurytheater.com/entertainment.htm), here (http://campblood.org/Reviews/Reviews%20Page.htm), and here (http://fourfour.typepad.com/fourfour/horrors/) I'm wondering if I ought to start. Just put Wolf Creek on the Netflix queue.
Without a doubt Gothika is the best horror film I have seen in years. I highly recommend it, and suggest it goes into your que ahead of those other horror flicks.
Has anybody seen any of the following movies?
Hostel 1, or 2
Saw 1, 2, or 3
Wolf Creek
The Descent
The Devil's Rejects
I've never been big into horror, having a far too active imagination-- seriously. Didn't even see Friday the 13th until I was 25. But after reading a lot of reviews here (http://www.headinjurytheater.com/entertainment.htm), here (http://campblood.org/Reviews/Reviews%20Page.htm), and here (http://fourfour.typepad.com/fourfour/horrors/) I'm wondering if I ought to start. Just put Wolf Creek on the Netflix queue.
Without a doubt Gothika is the best horror film I have seen in years. I highly recommend it, and suggest it goes into your que ahead of those other horror flicks.
I'm allergic to Halle Berry.
Without a doubt Gothika is the best horror film I have seen in years. I highly recommend it, and suggest it goes into your que ahead of those other horror flicks.
I'm allergic to Halle Berry.
You didnt like Swordfish? I have yet to meet a person who didn't like Swordfish.
You didnt like Swordfish? I have yet to meet a person who didn't like Swordfish.
Has anybody seen any of the following movies?
Hostel 1, or 2
Saw 1, 2, or 3
Wolf Creek
The Descent
The Devil's Rejects
I've never been big into horror, having a far too active imagination-- seriously. Didn't even see Friday the 13th until I was 25. But after reading a lot of reviews here (http://www.headinjurytheater.com/entertainment.htm), here (http://campblood.org/Reviews/Reviews%20Page.htm), and here (http://fourfour.typepad.com/fourfour/horrors/) I'm wondering if I ought to start. Just put Wolf Creek on the Netflix queue.
IMHO The Descent rocks
With your imagination though, you shouldn't watch it if you ever plan to go cave diving.
You could add Mum and Dad (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1129428/) to the list.. but it's pretty nasty (but with black humor).
I think you may want to avoid Hostel 2.
Weeelll.. I think you may want to avoid Mum and Dad as well.
Severance (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0464196/) - much funnier than the other one anyway.That one was awesome. Hilarious English movie
I think you may want to avoid Hostel 2.
I probably will, but not because the girls are getting tortured. After all, it was the boys being tortured in Hostel 1, so it seems like fair play. Still, not a big o' the rape scenes. I can watch somebody getting disemboweled or parts of their body sliced off, but a rape scene makes me sick. Funny, that.
Well I don't think she likes it.
Unless it's the Circus Wagon scene in The Jerk where Steve Martin gets taken advantage of by that dominatrix type lady.
Severance (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0464196/) - much funnier than the other one anyway.
You mean to say that the rape scene in A Clockwork Orange didn't turn you on?
Severance (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0464196/) - much funnier than the other one anyway.
The cast list on imdb is a bit spoilery, but pretty funny:
Levente Törköly ... Lodge Killer
János Oláh ... Flamethrower Killer
Attila Ferencz ... Head-squish Killer
Bela Kasi ... Headbutt KillerYou mean to say that the rape scene in A Clockwork Orange didn't turn you on?
We watched Ghostbusters last night, on a whim (thank you, Netfix Instant Play), and Boyfriend couldn't get over how much of a jerk Peter Venkman was. He theorized that Bill Murray played pretty much only jerks up until Groundhog Day, and nicer people after. When I asked why, he guessed it was because of his age. I'm not sure if that means that as Murray got older playing a jerk seemed less attractive, or whether movie makers are less likely to cast older people as jerks. Or maybe it's a crap theory. I don't know, we were drinking last night.
Has anybody seen any of the following movies?
Hostel 1, or 2
Saw 1, 2, or 3
Wolf Creek
The Descent
The Devil's Rejects
I've never been big into horror, having a far too active imagination-- seriously. Didn't even see Friday the 13th until I was 25. But after reading a lot of reviews here (http://www.headinjurytheater.com/entertainment.htm), here (http://campblood.org/Reviews/Reviews%20Page.htm), and here (http://fourfour.typepad.com/fourfour/horrors/) I'm wondering if I ought to start. Just put Wolf Creek on the Netflix queue.
I watched 9 last night and all I can say is "meh." It was slow and ultimately kinda pointless. I guess I just don't get it.
I watched 9 last night and all I can say is "meh." It was slow and ultimately kinda pointless. I guess I just don't get it.
From the previews, it looked really bad. I'm glad I've confirmed that before potentially wasting any of my own money to see it.
I watched 9 last night and all I can say is "meh." It was slow and ultimately kinda pointless. I guess I just don't get it.
From the previews, it looked really bad. I'm glad I've confirmed that before potentially wasting any of my own money to see it.
Yea seriously. My buddy was excited when he saw the previews but I didn't find any appeal at all. Good to know before he forced me to see it.
I watched 9 last night and all I can say is "meh." It was slow and ultimately kinda pointless. I guess I just don't get it.
From the previews, it looked really bad. I'm glad I've confirmed that before potentially wasting any of my own money to see it.
Yea seriously. My buddy was excited when he saw the previews but I didn't find any appeal at all. Good to know before he forced me to see it.
I watched the original movie (its much shorter) a significant time ago and enjoyed it (though I barely remember it now) and so once I find a quality version online I'll watch it. I hear it doesnt have much of a real plot, a mild climax, and very little of a conclusion. I do like animations though.
THX1138Watching it now.
In this case, _________ was Alan Rickman and Bill Pullman.
The Wrester. The main character reminded me of Sweetums when he was running. Also, he should have died at the end. It actually would have been more epic.
The Wrester. The main character reminded me of Sweetums when he was running. Also, he should have died at the end. It actually would have been more epic.
How do you know he didn't?
The Wrester. The main character reminded me of Sweetums when he was running. Also, he should have died at the end. It actually would have been more epic.
How do you know he didn't?
I saw Surrogates with the girlfriend the other night. It was good, but not as good as I expected. The obvious parallels to Second Life and the internets are obvious. I enjoyed it though, there was some good action sequences and Bruce Willis is still an old badass.
Here's an interesting endorsement of "The Dutchess"
http://mises.org/story/3763
Gotta look that one up.
Here's an interesting endorsement of "The Dutchess"
http://mises.org/story/3763
Gotta look that one up.
That article tells a story that you don't really get much of in the movie. The movie revolves almost entirely around her relationships and personal life, not her public life, accomplishments, etc.
Here's an interesting endorsement of "The Dutchess"
http://mises.org/story/3763
Gotta look that one up.
That article tells a story that you don't really get much of in the movie. The movie revolves almost entirely around her relationships and personal life, not her public life, accomplishments, etc.
Oh bummer. What a shame. Looks like room for a remake!
Where the Wild Things Are.
did not enjoy.
The Thing. (the second version)
Just as good as the story!
I hear the original version was lame propaganda with a frankenstein like monster.
The Thing. (the second version)
Just as good as the story!
I hear the original version was lame propaganda with a frankenstein like monster.
Is this (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084787/) the first or second version?
The Thing. (the second version)
Just as good as the story!
I hear the original version was lame propaganda with a frankenstein like monster.
Is this (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084787/) the first or second version?
Second.
The Thing. (the second version)
Just as good as the story!
I hear the original version was lame propaganda with a frankenstein like monster.
Is this (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084787/) the first or second version?
Second.
Thanks. That move scared the crap out of me when I saw it for the first time in 2003, so I had to watch it another few times to get the scariness out and the comedy in. Now it scares me and cracks me up at the same time.
Also via Netflix: "Inside Deep Throat."
Also via Netflix: "Inside Deep Throat."
Is there any prefix of Deep Throat that doesn't still sound like a porn?
In a movie that lasted an hour and a half, there was maybe 10 minutes devoted to the fact that Linda Lovelace alleged that her sex scenes were non-consensual. Her interview time as compared to that of the director, male actor, producer, site host and other talking heads was probably 5%.
I would say it was about 95% freedom of speech, 5% "Was this right/did it make sense/was it actually rape on film."
I might have watched that. Might have been a different film. In an interview with her after the film was made she spoke about how proud she was about doing the film. It wasnt until after someone or other convinced her that porn was bad that she started claiming that it wasnt consensual.
Just finished "Duck Soup" on Youtube...I think that it's the funniest MB movie, but I still consider "Animal Crackers" my favorite. I found a book at the library once that was simply the script of "Animal Crackers", and couldn't quit laughing at it.
Is there any question that the Marx Brothers are funnier than the Three Stooges?
The Day The Earth Stood Still (2008)
It was an ugly lefty socialist hack job of a pretty good original. How bad was it? The earth doesn't stand still in the middle of the plot, and really has no part in the plot at all. Apparently the writers thought they had to put it somewhere, so they put it at the end--a sort of afterthought, or "timeout" for the audience to absorb their superior leftist message (which is, that property is theft, etc. "The Earth is not yours.")
The Day The Earth Stood Still (2008)
...(which is, that property is theft, etc. "The Earth is not yours.")
The Day The Earth Stood Still (2008)
...(which is, that property is theft, etc. "The Earth is not yours.")
The original was pretty good.
"Destroy yourselves, fine. But you will NOT take us with you."
Unfortunately, it relied upon Plato's Philosopher Kings, in the "person" of Gort, the infalable all-powerful robot.
That was back when people thought the universe was contracting. Now that "we" see it as expanding, the basic argument fails.
From the last few comments, I'm going to continue avoiding the remake of The Day The Earth Stood Still.Yeah in this case the remake really is A LOT worse than the original. Hell I thought even Invasion of the Pod People was better done.
I'm not opposed to giving remakes a chance, but it sounds like I'm not going to be missing much.
We watched The Devil & Daniel Webster (1941) Saturday night, with the kidlets. On a bit of an AMC/TCM kick around here.
Angels and Demons. It was silly. And, after awhile, tiring.
Angels and Demons. It was silly. And, after awhile, tiring.
I watched Richard III (1995). Ian McKellan is awesome
Netflix instant watch will be my demise.
Interview With The Vampire
Eddie Izzard: Definite Article
Men in Black
Underworld 3
Netflix instant watch will be my demise.
In other news, Underworld 3 was actually better than 2, if you like that sort of thing.
Had to watch Tremors afterwards so I could actually enjoy watching a movie, even if it is a bad one.
I first saw an ad for that movie and thought it was a fake. I couldn't believe that it was actually being made into a real movie. When I saw the movie on bit torrent a year or so later I had to download it just because of the absurdity of the concept. Movie was horrible, but I have shared it with friends who enjoy absurd shit.Had to watch Tremors afterwards so I could actually enjoy watching a movie, even if it is a bad one.
Heh, I've always liked that movie. It might be bad, but it's fun.
Watching Teeth (http://www.headinjurytheater.com/article93.htm) now. Umm, you male types might want to skip it. In fact, I'm not sure I'm going to make it all of the way through.
I first saw an ad for that movie and thought it was a fake. I couldn't believe that it was actually being made into a real movie. When I saw the movie on bit torrent a year or so later I had to download it just because of the absurdity of the concept. Movie was horrible, but I have shared it with friends who enjoy absurd shit.Had to watch Tremors afterwards so I could actually enjoy watching a movie, even if it is a bad one.
Heh, I've always liked that movie. It might be bad, but it's fun.
Watching Teeth (http://www.headinjurytheater.com/article93.htm) now. Umm, you male types might want to skip it. In fact, I'm not sure I'm going to make it all of the way through.
A Boy and His Dog.Def awesome.
awesome....
YESA Boy and His Dog.Def awesome.
awesome....
GI Joe. I expected utter crap and was pleasantly surprised.
anyone seen The Road? I'm reading the book right now and just realized there is a movie about it.
GI Joe.Used to watch the cartoon, a very long time ago. The movie was kind of like a fun, grown-up version of that.
from Catholicism to Atheism, precipitated by a visit from two Mormon missionaries.
anyone seen The Road? I'm reading the book right now and just realized there is a movie about it.
Great book (but too short!). I started a thread here axin' the peeps where it's playing and I think only one person said it was showing in their town..
I watched Letting Go of God, which is basically a 2-hour monologue about a woman's conversion from Catholicism to Atheism, precipitated by a visit from two Mormon missionaries. It was on Showtime, and it was very good.
from Catholicism to Atheism, precipitated by a visit from two Mormon missionaries.
I am suddenly reminded of "Scared Straight."
Hitchhiker's GuideNew or old version?
New. I wasn't aware of an old version, now I gotta hunt it down and download it.Hitchhiker's GuideNew or old version?
The old version has more mistakes (like seeing zaphod's "puppeteer" repeatedly) but I like it better.
New. I wasn't aware of an old version, now I gotta hunt it down and download it.Hitchhiker's GuideThe old version has more mistakes (like seeing zaphod's "puppeteer" repeatedly) but I like it better.
2012. But it was stupid.
2012. But it was stupid.
Were you surprised?
dead snowStill sounds like a badass movie. Anything with Nazi Zombies is awesome.
i was not impressed with the nazi zombies...... the nazi zombies were much better in shockwaves. i don't even think these dead snow guys really ate anyone............ boooooooooooo
dead snowStill sounds like a badass movie. Anything with Nazi Zombies is awesome.
i was not impressed with the nazi zombies...... the nazi zombies were much better in shockwaves. i don't even think these dead snow guys really ate anyone............ boooooooooooo
Downloading now.
Definitely getting that one too.dead snowStill sounds like a badass movie. Anything with Nazi Zombies is awesome.
i was not impressed with the nazi zombies...... the nazi zombies were much better in shockwaves. i don't even think these dead snow guys really ate anyone............ boooooooooooo
Downloading now.
it was somewhat entertaining but this is my all time fave dead nazi flick
(http://blogs.ink19.com/strokeofmidnight/files/2008/09/waves60.jpg)
maybe its just because John Carradine gets killed by Zombies...
Inglorious Bastards.
Not worth a ticket, gratuitously, pointlessly graphically bloody. Excellent acting, very unstable directing.
Inglorious Bastards.i enjoyed the gore...
Not worth a ticket, gratuitously, pointlessly graphically bloody. Excellent acting, very unstable directing.
Inglorious Bastards.
Not worth a ticket, gratuitously, pointlessly graphically bloody. Excellent acting, very unstable directing.
Fuck off.
- and I'm certain thats how Quentin wrote it to begin with, he writes heros heroically.
The Nazi Colonel was off the hook.
The Nazi Colonel was off the hook.
I agree. He was my favorite part of the movie. So intelligent, polite, and refined, yet such an evil person.
It did bother me that the Jew 'Bastards' had such small parts though.
...but this was just silly and defied ALL logic.
Well, perhaps I'm missing something, because the film was and is quite popular, even though I couldn't stand it. I understand that it is 100% fictional, but the difference is most films, even Tarantino films, work within a framework of reality. You set up a premise, (ie Star Wars--we are in the future and have developed space flight and discovered other life; the Matrix--every day life is really a dream for most people; even something as crazy as Kill Bill-most of the characters have incredible fighting skills and can perform some extreme and unrealistic fighting moves) and we accept that part of the fiction, but the rest of the movie follows basic plot rules. Bill was predictably well protected from attack. Han Solo's spaceship can break down. When you are out of the matrix you are vulnerable.
But with Basterds, scene after scene was so incredibly unrealistic. I think I would have enjoyed the movie if it didn't include the historical backdrop about Nazis and Hitler. If it was just a story about group A sent out to kill group B. Because the Nazis didn't behave like Nazis. This could have easily been a Pulp Fiction like film where all the characters were just new characters and not pretending to be any historical event, and it would have been entertaining. I saw this movie at the theater, and have forgotton many of my complaints, but to name a few, the shootout (including machine guns and grenades) of a room full of Nazis and Americans behind enemy lines in the basement club that didnt bring other troops even 10 minutes after the gunfire was over, the lack of any guards placed outside the movie theater when the Fuhrer and all top leadership was present, the complete ease with which the Basterds operated behind enemy lines without any fear or hardship, and other unrealism that just didn't jibe with WW2 really irked me. That and the fact that the Americans and Nazis were both awful and there was no "good guy" at all in the film. Now Valkyrie I did enjoy, and had some "good Nazis" or a guess good German military figures.
I do wonder if anyone other than Tarantino put this movie out, if it would have been successful at all. It is fairly common for successful authors to put out a book with a pen name to see if they are really still talented, or if it is just the media and crazed fans praising whatever has their name on it as if it must be great. I know Stephen King and perhaps Michael Crichton did this. I tend to think that if Tarantino released this movie without his name in the credits it would be panned by the majority of critics and you wouldn't hear much praise that people heap on the film.
anyone see whip it?
The Gamers: Dorkness Rising (http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Gamers_Dorkness_Rising/70104325?strackid=6da032937fa160ac_0_srl&strkid=1314606683_0_0&trkid=222336). Low-budget fun for anybody who has played D&D or is familiar with how it works.
Beowulf.
Avatar was great. Worth seeing in 3D.
Eh, the 3D is shiney and the storyboards and CGI were well done. Pity about the story, if I can tell you what's going to happen next, scene by scene, I think it may be a little cliché.
Avatar was great. Worth seeing in 3D.
Eh, the 3D is shiney and the storyboards and CGI were well done. Pity about the story, if I can tell you what's going to happen next, scene by scene, I think it may be a little cliché.
Last night, we watched Crumb, about the eccentric artist who practically reinvented cartooning with his ground-breaking Fritz the Cat. We almost didn't watch it. "Did you order this? I didn't." But, I'm glad we did. Outstanding movie. What a very odd genius.
Last night, we watched Crumb, about the eccentric artist who practically reinvented cartooning with his ground-breaking Fritz the Cat. We almost didn't watch it. "Did you order this? I didn't." But, I'm glad we did. Outstanding movie. What a very odd genius.
I enjoyed that one too.
Triumph of the Will
Its pretty good if you can ignore all the Nazi stuff.
I imagine it would be really lousy in 2D, a lot of the scenes would have drawn on too long without the added effect.
Watched "Paranormal Activity" last night. I was assured by several people that I'd be "scared out of my wits" and "might have trouble sleeping." Meh--not so much. It was a good movie, especially considering it's budget of a few thousand dollars. I'd recommend it. But, unless you actually buy into the whole demon theory, not so scary.
District 9!
I can't believe I waited so long to watch this film. It has strong libertarian themes that may challenge the most libertarian people's beliefs.
Addendum
I was kinda crispy when I watched it, but with regard to the criticism, I kinda see it this way: what if a bus full of your typical riders was stranded in another universe? That's sorta how this plays out. Do you know engineers who ride the bus? Politicians?
It sorta reminded me of Douglas Adams, who, if I recall correctly, described people on earth, not as the progeny of the great apes, but rather as the progeny of a lost space ship load of hairdressers.
Errata
most libertarian beliefs -> most libertarian people's beliefs
I don't think that was clear either. I'd think with the way they were treated that they'd want to leave.
Looked pretty bad to me, but so does Detroit.
It will make an awesome sequel, where the aliens return and kick ass for all they abuse they have been taking..
Addendum
I was kinda crispy when I watched it, but with regard to the criticism, I kinda see it this way: what if a bus full of your typical riders was stranded in another universe? That's sorta how this plays out. Do you know engineers who ride the bus? Politicians?
It sorta reminded me of Douglas Adams, who, if I recall correctly, described people on earth, not as the progeny of the great apes, but rather as the progeny of a lost space ship load of hairdressers.
i just had the pleasure of watching G-Force with my kids about a hundred times. First time it was cute, after that I never want to see it again. They just do not make kids movies anymore that I want to watch over and over again..........
My 30-yo daughter has Guinea pigs, and takes them very seriously. She gets them from a pet rescue center. She hates G-Force and refuses to see it. "It'll make millions of little kids insist that their parents run out and buy pigs," she says. "Then, they get bored and mistreat them."exactly, luckily my kiddos did not demand them. we live on a farm and they know first hand how hard animals are to take care of so they do not ask me for pets anymore.
Don't forget the account executives and telephone... I want to say repairmen, but that's not right.
Don't forget the account executives and telephone... I want to say repairmen, but that's not right.
I believe you are talking about the telephone sanitizers.
This is England.
It's excellent. It's about the morphing of the skinheads into the white English Nationalist Front movement. I really love the skinhead Oi! music, but I guess here in America it's different. None of the skins I went to High School with were racists, and they would back me up when some anti-semetic shithead would talk shit about Judaism even though I wasn't part of any crew nor did I even dress the part, I was just friends with some of them. And there were Mexican skins as well. And none of them were racist or insane like the NF skins in this movie. I still loved the movie though.
I'm curious from the UK folks if the skins in the UK are typically bigots and if this movie is accurate in any way.
Holy god my eyes have been opened! I watched "Die you zombie bastards!" on netflix last night. It is probably one of the best movies I have ever seen.
That's a good one too for sure. Some pretty intense scenes in that movie.Holy god my eyes have been opened! I watched "Die you zombie bastards!" on netflix last night. It is probably one of the best movies I have ever seen.
IMDB gives it 4.8 but under "if you liked this, you may like this" it has A Boy and His Dog" so I may just watch it.
Ha. Yes A Boy and His Dog is definately on my list so I may check out the zombie flick.. its keywords under imdb are "Female Nudity | Breast Enlargement | Profanity In Title | Decapitation | Superhero"
Profanity In Title is something you can search by? hah.
Ha. Yes A Boy and His Dog is definately on my list so I may check out the zombie flick.. its keywords under imdb are "Female Nudity | Breast Enlargement | Profanity In Title | Decapitation | Superhero"
Profanity In Title is something you can search by? hah.
A Boy and His dog has one particularly ghastly scene in it (from memory--like 20 years ago, or more) and you'll probably know it when you see it. ;-) Sadly, I can't give you a hint because it will spoil the plot, but I'll bet you've never seen what you'll see (actually, I can't remember if you actually "see" it or you "know" what it is you're not seeing.) Hope that made sense.
Ha. Yes A Boy and His Dog is definately on my list so I may check out the zombie flick.. its keywords under imdb are "Female Nudity | Breast Enlargement | Profanity In Title | Decapitation | Superhero"
Profanity In Title is something you can search by? hah.
A Boy and His dog has one particularly ghastly scene in it (from memory--like 20 years ago, or more) and you'll probably know it when you see it. ;-) Sadly, I can't give you a hint because it will spoil the plot, but I'll bet you've never seen what you'll see (actually, I can't remember if you actually "see" it or you "know" what it is you're not seeing.) Hope that made sense.
We've all already seen it, we are saying that because we've seen A Boy and His Dog we may watch the other movie. Is it the ending you're saying? That was a good scene, once you realize :)
Ha. Yes A Boy and His Dog is definately on my list so I may check out the zombie flick.. its keywords under imdb are "Female Nudity | Breast Enlargement | Profanity In Title | Decapitation | Superhero"
Profanity In Title is something you can search by? hah.
A Boy and His dog has one particularly ghastly scene in it (from memory--like 20 years ago, or more) and you'll probably know it when you see it. ;-) Sadly, I can't give you a hint because it will spoil the plot, but I'll bet you've never seen what you'll see (actually, I can't remember if you actually "see" it or you "know" what it is you're not seeing.) Hope that made sense.
We've all already seen it, we are saying that because we've seen A Boy and His Dog we may watch the other movie. Is it the ending you're saying? That was a good scene, once you realize :)
< * * * SPOILER ALERT * * * >
It's the scene where you see the guy tied down and being milked of semen.
Are you talking about this film? (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072730/) If so, it sounds........weird.
and I really don't know if I believe in people having souls that leave their body when they die and what not
you have crushed all of my dreams :lol:and I really don't know if I believe in people having souls that leave their body when they die and what not
I know I dont believe that, also I know I dont believe little cloth puppets can learn how to talk and run around and battle too!
:)
another one I watched recently and really loved was 9, my kids were a little cheeped out by the whole thing and I really don't know if I beleive in people having souls that leave their body when they die and what not but I still really loved this movie.
This movie was better than I had anticipated. It is pretty much what happens after this apocalyptic war between humans and machines they created. These little burlap looking dolls have to save the world...
hubby started watching 2012 last night, meh, i was so apathetic towards the damn move i just went to sleep......It sucked hard didn't it?
the few random scenes i saw made me want to break his computer........hubby started watching 2012 last night, meh, i was so apathetic towards the damn move i just went to sleep......It sucked hard didn't it?
The Invention of Lying.
A good family film with a strong atheist undercurrent.
Are you talking about this film? (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072730/) If so, it sounds........weird.
The Invention of Lying.
A good family film with a strong atheist undercurrent.
Really? Good to know, I thought the movie looked like fun, but wasn't sure it would be okay for game & movie night with the kids. Will move this onto my list of choices for Saturday night.
Are you talking about this film? (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072730/) If so, it sounds........weird.
First chapter of the novella pretty much sets it up as a freakishly horrible post-apocalyptic world. BTW, I saw this as a thread title on IMDB.com and thought it was infinitely appropriate as a modern re-title:
Mutts before Sluts
A portion of Inglorious Bastards. Fell asleep. It appeared Tarantino made a stroke job for the Hollywood Jews for what ever reason. I found it insulting.I watched it 3 times in a row. Loved it.
Letting Go of God
Really good. In a fun little ironic twist, I was cutting & marking pieces for my daughter's Easter dress at the time. (Let's just say she & I have different views, and that I take her to church because it's good for her to come to her life views on her own.)
(http://geekofalltrades.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/zardoz.jpg)That's actually a sick movie. Zardoz rocks.
That's actually a sick movie. Zardoz rocks.
(http://geekofalltrades.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/zardoz.jpg)
avatar - crap, stupid environmentalist movie, i hate that shit
avatar - crap, stupid environmentalist movie, i hate that shit
Hmm, I saw it as a remarkable assertion and triumph of property rights. :wink:
avatar - crap, stupid environmentalist movie, i hate that shit
Hmm, I saw it as a remarkable assertion and triumph of property rights. :wink:
Rationalize much?
Still, it was a pretty hackneyed plot, well-worn from many previous incarnations. What sets the movie apart is the use of technology. That in itself isn't enough to make a move great, just interesting. And, I thought entertaining.
Avatar, fun. Best picture, alas, no.
avatar - crap, stupid environmentalist movie, i hate that shit
Hmm, I saw it as a remarkable assertion and triumph of property rights. :wink:
Rationalize much?
Hmmm, let's see. A bunch of people invade a planet in an attempt to take resources from that planet against the will of the planet's occupants. First they try defrauding the occupants, but when that doesn't work they use outright force to destroy one of their most prized possessions. Said occupants then proceed to beat the living hell out of the invaders and force them to leave.
Yep, sounds like property rights to me.
Yet much of the film revolves on the subtext that technology is bad, m'kay?
Yet much of the film revolves on the subtext that technology is bad, m'kay?
You mean the technology that enabled a disabled guy to transfer himself to an able-bodied 10 foot tall basketball player and find love with his female equivalent? Yeah, that was terrible. :wink:
My friend and I had a talk afterward about what happened to any fat or near-sighted Na'vi, whether they ever got diseases, and how they were missing out on the internet. But they seemed to be doing all right. When you've got a USB goddess and a brain that plugs into dragons through your hair, I'm not sure you need Youtube.
Yet Earth's environment was in the pot, and their over dependence on this new element was breaking them back home. That was the subtext that hung right in front of you, but you didn't seem to see. That's okay, most folks just rationalize that part away.
I watched the Truman Show. Hadn't seen it in a long time but it was on TV and I thought it was good.
Yet Earth's environment was in the pot, and their over dependence on this new element was breaking them back home. That was the subtext that hung right in front of you, but you didn't seem to see. That's okay, most folks just rationalize that part away.
Subtext? I believe it was stated quite clearly in the movie that this was the case. And I don't see anything wrong with hypothesizing that the population of Earth might someday run out of resources and need to find them somewhere else. In fact, it's quite optimistic to think that by the time we've done so, we might have actually found a place where replacement resources could be found. It's quite realistic, however, to think that if we did accomplish that, the people in charge would still be the kind of assholes you see in Avatar who have no regard for the property rights of people sitting on those resources.
Which of course you're forgetting how the natives were looking so nice and all together holding hands (via some weird ass gaia goddess bullshit). Sorry, I don't buy the narrative. You can pretend it's good, but it's Ferngully bullshit. Property rights are fine, but trying to defend the noble savage image (à la Rousseau) is retarded.
Meh, it's still retarded. And typical for leftists like Cameron who are hypocrites in trying to say that humans are bad m'kay and we should live like Sully as some sort of Dances with Wolves meets Ferngully shit. Sorry. I just don't buy into environmentalism, nothing personal.
A Scanner Darkly.
Haha that was great wasn't it?A Scanner Darkly.
I could not stop laughing when Alex Jones got picked up and put in the van.
How could that possibly be funny?
just watched Daybreakers and I was pretty happy to see vampires that do not sparkle in the sun... might not wanna watch it again but it was ok for one time watching.....right before that I watched The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day and I was pleasantly surprised, I thought with all the hype it was going to be horrible but there was decent dialogue in the movie.Dude are you copying me? I downloaded both of those movies last night and watched them. o.O
Because he's a giant attention whore. |
Also, it happened to him once when he disrupted a speech by Dubya when he was Governor of Texas by trying to ask some question about our Masonic overlords. |
weird... haha. i am pretty sure we downloaded em at the same time too. I really like Dafoe (minus antichrist, i was not shocked or disgusted, just BORED)just watched Daybreakers and I was pretty happy to see vampires that do not sparkle in the sun... might not wanna watch it again but it was ok for one time watching.....right before that I watched The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day and I was pleasantly surprised, I thought with all the hype it was going to be horrible but there was decent dialogue in the movie.Dude are you copying me? I downloaded both of those movies last night and watched them. o.O
I just download new movies that interest me as they pop up on the front page of torrentz.com . I've found a few gems that way, as well as some great B movies. Much better than going to Blockbuster and browsing their (usually poor) selection.weird... haha. i am pretty sure we downloaded em at the same time too. I really like Dafoe (minus antichrist, i was not shocked or disgusted, just BORED)just watched Daybreakers and I was pretty happy to see vampires that do not sparkle in the sun... might not wanna watch it again but it was ok for one time watching.....right before that I watched The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day and I was pleasantly surprised, I thought with all the hype it was going to be horrible but there was decent dialogue in the movie.Dude are you copying me? I downloaded both of those movies last night and watched them. o.O
The Hurt Locker -- nice graphics but didn't like the pro-war message.
Yeah, made it seem like most middle easteners are terrorists and the U.S. military should be out there killing'em.
"Moon." Better than average sci-fi, and better than I expected. This one totally fell through the cracks, I think.
The Amateurs (aka The Moguls)
It was good in a quirky way. I watched it while doing some studying for work.
shutter island - not bad, actually scared me in places, not a must buy on dvd movie but good.
Leonardo is getting more and more annoying though as he grows up.Is that possible? He's always been pretty damn annoying.
I just finished watching Breaking Bad about a week ago. All of it.
I know, it doesn't count. But the new season starts tomorrow.
AMC -- 10 PM -- Sunday, March 21st -- Season 3 Episode #1
Since we got about 10 inches of snow last night and today-- in Texas-- Boyfriend and I decided to stay in and watch Tokyo Gore Police (http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/Tokyo_Gore_Police/70099055?strackid=bac1ad5540c9fb4_0_srl&strkid=1857842876_0_0&trkid=438381). Blood spurting, eye gouging, brain-splitting Japanese fun.
It's snowed there AGAIN?!
Hogfather.
Watched the first half last night, and finished it up tonight. Wonderful.
Hogfather.
Watched the first half last night, and finished it up tonight. Wonderful.
Thank you. It's in my NetFlix queue, I was hoping it would be good.
Watched "Dark Relic" - a SyFy (hate the spelling) - which we recorded last weekend.
It was awful. And I say that as somebody who generally loves watching lame "B" movies of the action/adventure/scifi/fantasy sort. This one just wasn't fun.
Would have turned it off, but had to see how much worse it would get, and how many predictions made during the first 20 minutes would come to pass.
boondock saints 2. bullshiti'm not gonna lie, i liked it and i geeked out there a little bit at the end.........
_Interstate 60_
The guys were right, it's a great film. Thank you NetFlix.
finally saw Walk Hard today and it made me giggle a little bit. I especially liked the scene with "the Beatles" lol
_The Gamers: Dorkness Rising_
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0447166
Surprisingly good.
Anyone who has played D&D will be laughing with the movie.
Anyone who appreciates fine acting will be laughing -at- the movie.
"You're a WOMAN!"
"oh, right. Ok."
Watched the new Alice in Wonderland... didn't like it :(
Watched the new Alice in Wonderland... didn't like it :(
It was easily predictable, but the characters and the acting jobs were spectacular.
Watched the new Alice in Wonderland... didn't like it :(
It was easily predictable, but the characters and the acting jobs were spectacular.
yeah I really liked the girl who played Alice. It was just overly Disney-y, with all the references to the cartoon.
Riding The Rails (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120017/)
Pretty good.. about teens who were tossed out during the Great Depression, became hobo's. Sure hope this next recession ain't as bad.. my kids are only 3 & 9.. would hate to have to kick them out earlier than planned.
Riding The Rails (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120017/)
Pretty good.. about teens who were tossed out during the Great Depression, became hobo's. Sure hope this next recession ain't as bad.. my kids are only 3 & 9.. would hate to have to kick them out earlier than planned.
My dad did that. He wasn't tossed out, but ran away from the farm at 15, after his father nearly beat him to death.
There's a woman in my writing group who road the rails as a teen in the Thirties. She has some tales! Some of them were featured on a PBS documentary about the era.
Just finished Avatar.... I really liked it-though I didn't think it lived up to the hype... and it was really freaking long. But good movie.
Just finished Avatar.... I really liked it-though I didn't think it lived up to the hype... and it was really freaking long. But good movie.
You should have watched it in 3D at the theatre.
It's nothing more than Dances With Wolves with blue people at home on DVD.
I was blown away at the theater though.
I tried to watch Avatar at home. Didn't get to see it in the theatre.
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I tried to watch Avatar at home. Didn't get to see it in the theatre.
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Yeah, without the beautiful 3d on the big screen, it's just not that exciting.
It's goofy movie night here. Just finished "Galaxy Quest", and we're trying to decide between "Spaceballs" and "The Holy Grail"
I tried to watch Avatar at home. Didn't get to see it in the theatre.
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Black Snake Moan, liked it, nothing like a white woman in chains. Great music. Mr. Jackson done good, of course Christina Ricci and her lovely little bum steal lots of scenes, yum, yum.
IronMan 2: liked the first one better, was upset that Mikey Rourke whored himself for this film, after watching him in the Wrestler which I loved, IM2 was a disappointment. Why doesn't Stark just bend Pepper over and do her already? Oh, yea, they need to do an IronMan 3, silly me.
You have to really pay attention though or you'd get lost.
You have to really pay attention though or you'd get lost.
Sounds like _Snatch_, Brad Pitt's least famous, and very likely best, film.
Currently watching Pale Rider, for the 3rd or 4th time. Want a horse.
Invictus. Only watched 20 minutes and turned it off. I really have lots of trouble understanding people with crazy accents. Every version of English is gibberish to me except American and for some reason Irish + Scottish. The English themselves are impossible to understand which sucks cause I used to love Monty Python.
Well it depends on the area of England your from, there's quite a few different accents. Cockney, Scouse, Jordie, Mancunian, Leith, etc.
I personally have a faint Mancunian accent. Most Americans I've spoke to think I'm Scottish. Most Scottish people I've spoke to are impossible to understand. However for a true linguistic challenge, go learn Welsh.
Invictus. Only watched 20 minutes and turned it off. I really have lots of trouble understanding people with crazy accents. Every version of English is gibberish to me except American and for some reason Irish + Scottish. The English themselves are impossible to understand which sucks cause I used to love Monty Python.
Well it depends on the area of England your from, there's quite a few different accents. Cockney, Scouse, Jordie, Mancunian, Leith, etc.
I personally have a faint Mancunian accent. Most Americans I've spoke to think I'm Scottish. Most Scottish people I've spoke to are impossible to understand. However for a true linguistic challenge, go learn Welsh.
Scottish "accents" are ridiculous. I can't understand about half of what they're saying.
Soon: Life (http://www.amazon.com/Life-narrated-David-Attenborough/dp/B002UXRGLG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1275780186&sr=8-2), the BBC David Attenborough version (no Oprah, thanks). I have Planet Earth (http://www.amazon.com/Planet-Earth-Complete-David-Attenborough/dp/B000MR9D5E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1275780232&sr=1-1) and The Blue Planet (http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Planet-Seas-Collectors-Parts/dp/B000069HXC/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1275780259&sr=1-4) as well, and have watched them several times.
Soon: Life (http://www.amazon.com/Life-narrated-David-Attenborough/dp/B002UXRGLG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1275780186&sr=8-2), the BBC David Attenborough version (no Oprah, thanks). I have Planet Earth (http://www.amazon.com/Planet-Earth-Complete-David-Attenborough/dp/B000MR9D5E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1275780232&sr=1-1) and The Blue Planet (http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Planet-Seas-Collectors-Parts/dp/B000069HXC/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1275780259&sr=1-4) as well, and have watched them several times.
Ooh! There's a non-Oprah version? She does have a lovely voice, but not the sort I wanted to listen to for hour after hour.
And, did you crack up when you heard the commercials for Life?
The critics love Life...
Don't miss Life...
and during the later parts of the series... the final days/end of life.
Splice. Meh. Save it for Netflix.
Splice. Meh. Save it for Netflix.
Really? That's disappointing. I'd heard it was fun, if predictable. Rather old style B movie with better special effects. I was looking forward to a bit of cheesy B movie fun.
The Men Who Stare At Goats
Ché: 4 really bad hours of transparent leftist apology for the murderous antics of communist Ernesto "Ché" Guevara. It was constructed very mechanically and felt like a paint-by-the-numbers production. It's not like I expected the truth, but I didn't expect it to bore me to death.I felt the same exact way about that movie.
Ché: 4 really bad hours of transparent leftist apology for the murderous antics of communist Ernesto "Ché" Guevara. It was constructed very mechanically and felt like a paint-by-the-numbers production. It's not like I expected the truth, but I didn't expect it to bore me to death.I felt the same exact way about that movie.
predators - i didn't hate it
predators - i didn't hate it
I thought it was a fun little popcorn-munched.
"The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It"Seriously? I thought you were just making shit up and joking until I looked it up. wtf.
I must be getting old, because even I thought it was a bit too over the top.
"The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It"Seriously? I thought you were just making shit up and joking until I looked it up. wtf.
I must be getting old, because even I thought it was a bit too over the top.
"The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It"
The Last Airbender.
I died a little inside.
It disturbs me that Shamalamalayan has been able to keep making mainstream movies this long. Where is the rage?There's plenty of it here. All of shyamalamadingdong's movies really suck.
All of shyamalamadingdong's movies really suck.
All of shyamalamadingdong's movies really suck.
It's so refreshing to finally hear someone else say that.
All of shyamalamadingdong's movies really suck.
It's so refreshing to finally hear someone else say that.
He made that shit-fest 2 yrs ago, The Happening or whateverthefuck, with Mark Warblegarble. I felt like I'd been molested when it was over.
"The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It"
I must be getting old, because even I thought it was a bit too over the top.
He made that shit-fest 2 yrs ago, The Happening or whateverthefuck, with Mark Warblegarble. I felt like I'd been molested when it was over.
My entire family watched this last summer while on a vacation. We didn't feel molested, but only because after about twenty minutes we started making bets on how bad it could get. I still have a hard time believing that movie is real.
It was your fault. You watched one of his movies.He made that shit-fest 2 yrs ago, The Happening or whateverthefuck, with Mark Warblegarble. I felt like I'd been molested when it was over.
My entire family watched this last summer while on a vacation. We didn't feel molested, but only because after about twenty minutes we started making bets on how bad it could get. I still have a hard time believing that movie is real.
Theres a sense of safety in numbers. Try watching it alone (although the development is spoiled).
When it was over, I was empty, blank, and forlorn. Used. Crushing sadness. And I felt like it was my fault.
Night Shamalamadingdong bad, with the possible exception of Unbreakable. Just plain bad. I think I've learned my lesson (too bad my first was Unbreakable.)I actually liked that movie surprisingly.
Night Shamalamadingdong bad, with the possible exception of Unbreakable. Just plain bad. I think I've learned my lesson (too bad my first was Unbreakable.)
I enjoyed _The Sixth Sense_ quite a bit, but nothing else by him was any good.
Night Shamalamadingdong bad, with the possible exception of Unbreakable. Just plain bad. I think I've learned my lesson (too bad my first was Unbreakable.)
I enjoyed _The Sixth Sense_ quite a bit, but nothing else by him was any good.
He made that shit-fest 2 yrs ago, The Happening or whateverthefuck, with Mark Warblegarble. I felt like I'd been molested when it was over.
My entire family watched this last summer while on a vacation. We didn't feel molested, but only because after about twenty minutes we started making bets on how bad it could get. I still have a hard time believing that movie is real.
2012.. worst movie ever.
2012.. worst movie ever.
I actually walked out of the theater after paying for Strange Invaders
2012 was awful, but not THAT awful.
I saw Inception today. It was very good...not one of my favorite movies of all time, but it's certainly very good and solidly in the running for best movie of the year.
As for Strange Invaders, the 1983 version was awesome!
2012.. worst movie ever.
I saw Inception today. It was very good...not one of my favorite movies of all time, but it's certainly very good and solidly in the running for best movie of the year.
Great movie, best seen in IMAX, IMHO. The film, a fast moving high action brain-twister, is sort of mash-up of The Matrix and Ocean's Eleven.
See, I found nothing brain-twister-y about Inception. The movie over explained itself. That and gave away the ending in the first 2 minutes of the film.
I've seen Shutter Island. It was OK as a film, but utterly broadcast with the wrong message in commercials and such. I thought it was going to be about a haunted insane asylum. Nope. Not even close.
2012.. worst movie ever.
I liked it. You just have to approach these things with the right expectations.
Beauxregard 'Beaux' Dupuis (Johnathon Schaech) lives a simple, idyllic life in the Louisiana bayou with his mentally challenged younger brother, Pemon (Frederick Koehler) on a small stretch of land called Little Chenier. They live a good life until Pemon is accused of a crime and Beaux resolves to protect him at all costs.
District 9. Again.
Such a fooking good movie.
but who is who? ...to clarify for discussion
District 9 is about Israel vs. the Palestinians. Discuss.
District 9. Again.
Such a fooking good movie.
Has to be in my top five. I don't see anything beating Blade Runner, Serenity and Stargate, so I guess that makes it #4 or #5.
Man on the Moon - Film about Andy Kaufman
Confirmed my suspicion that he had very little going for him
Man on the Moon - Film about Andy Kaufman
Confirmed my suspicion that he had very little going for him
i couldn't fucking stand him.
he did an atrocious elvis impersonation.
was funny when lawler dropped him on his head (or was that staged?)
another reason to detest REM, for immortalizing him in song.
District 9. Again.
Such a fooking good movie.
Has to be in my top five. I don't see anything beating Blade Runner, Serenity and Stargate, so I guess that makes it #4 or #5.
Stargate? Really? Explain why. I saw it, a long time ago.
_Children Of Men_
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206634/
As if I needed anyting more to be DEPRESSED ABOUT.
Michael Caine does his usual best to put such an anchor into a movie to be believable no matter how impossible the premise.
Just reaffirms my FreeStateProject commitment.
Quite a remarkably depressing film, actually.
Both movies are excellent._Children Of Men_
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206634/
As if I needed anyting more to be DEPRESSED ABOUT.
Michael Caine does his usual best to put such an anchor into a movie to be believable no matter how impossible the premise.
Just reaffirms my FreeStateProject commitment.
Quite a remarkably depressing film, actually.
That's one of only two movies that I've ever bought for myself. Love it.
The other movie I bought is "Two Lane Blacktop (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067893/)"- a real sleeper, but I like it.
....Cool Hand Luke for the first time all the way through last night :D
I once had a teacher that was made to leave over showing, of mice and men.....Cool Hand Luke for the first time all the way through last night :D
I freaking LOVE that movie. The first time I saw it was in Government Class in High School while we had a substitute. He didn't get to come back.
That sounds pretty funny.
Zardoz -- Ummm. I don't think taking any amount or kind of drugs before seeing this film would make me appreciate it. They certainly seem to have helped someone to make it, though.
Zardoz was the best movie listed in the last few weeksZardoz -- Ummm. I don't think taking any amount or kind of drugs before seeing this film would make me appreciate it. They certainly seem to have helped someone to make it, though.
"The gun is good. The penis is evil!"
just watched big lebowski
i can't believe i never watched it b4
fucking hilarious.
Great spoof on Shamalamadingdong. I had to go back to page 88 to find our discussion of his suckitude.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hksKLHt9Kzg (embedding is forbidden)
Great spoof on Shamalamadingdong. I had to go back to page 88 to find our discussion of his suckitude.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hksKLHt9Kzg (embedding is forbidden)
That's so close to the truth that it's almost a documentary instead of a spoof.
Great spoof on Shamalamadingdong. I had to go back to page 88 to find our discussion of his suckitude.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hksKLHt9Kzg (embedding is forbidden)
That's so close to the truth that it's almost a documentary instead of a spoof.
Outstanding production quality, too.
My Dinner with Andre
It was both annoying (probably because it had to be) and fascinating. I got so irritated (in a less-than-entertaining way) by what seemed like a "shaggy dog tale" in the first hour that I had to look it up on IMDB and read the synopsis to give me a reason to keep watching it.
There was a good reason, and it's a spoiler...I guess I'll have to watch it again, though, if I can bear it, to catch everything significant.
If you're considering this movie, it's all dialog (you could probably strip the audio and listen to it on your ipod, and miss little, if you watch the first and last 10 minutes.) It's "heady," and it's about "headiness." (IMO) If you like thinking about people and their views on philosophy, you will probably appreciate it. If you're into action and/or hate a lot of dialog, you probably won't get through it. I, for example, appreciated it, but probably would have walked out on it in a movie theatre.
Tried, but can't really say any more.
just watched big lebowski
i can't believe i never watched it b4
fucking hilarious.
My Dinner with Andre
It was both annoying (probably because it had to be) and fascinating. I got so irritated (in a less-than-entertaining way) by what seemed like a "shaggy dog tale" in the first hour that I had to look it up on IMDB and read the synopsis to give me a reason to keep watching it.
There was a good reason, and it's a spoiler...I guess I'll have to watch it again, though, if I can bear it, to catch everything significant.
If you're considering this movie, it's all dialog (you could probably strip the audio and listen to it on your ipod, and miss little, if you watch the first and last 10 minutes.) It's "heady," and it's about "headiness." (IMO) If you like thinking about people and their views on philosophy, you will probably appreciate it. If you're into action and/or hate a lot of dialog, you probably won't get through it. I, for example, appreciated it, but probably would have walked out on it in a movie theatre.
Tried, but can't really say any more.
It holds my record as the dullest film I've ever sat through in a theater. Pretentious and brain