From above - I watched the Breaking Dawn Part 2 rifftrax and it was really funny and probably the best they've done.
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I need to watch more Rifftrax, I've only seen the Plan 9 one in full.
I do the same thing. I kind of feel like an elitist jerk when I do so, but those movies are ridiculous. I haven't read the books (and won't). I kind of feel the same way about The Hunger Games. I thought the movie was terrible. Better than Twilight, but still pretty awful.
I just watched The Intouchabables (no, not the gangster movie), and it was pretty great. It's a little sappy feel-good, but I still enjoyed it. I also drooled every time they showed the Maserati. Oh man what a car. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maserati_Quattroporte
Good movie. Definitely worth a rental.
I've two friends who tell me they have a... I guess we could call it a morbid curiosity towards the Twilight Series. They have seen a few of the films, and would like to watch rest of the series. Not on the basis that they enjoy it. Not at all. In fact they both say they think the series is absolute garbage. Yet they feel obligated to see the rest of the films.
I just keep telling them that if you want to like Twilight you can go right ahead and like Twilight. I'm not judging you.
I just keep telling them that if you want to like Twilight you can go right ahead and like Twilight. I'm not judging you.
I tried them with Rifftrax and they're just as fucking impossibly shitty to watch. There's that threshold of bad that they can't save.
Transformers 2 is the worst movie ever made. 3 is Citizen Kane in comparison, which considering it's still fucking terrible, isn't saying much.
There are saving graces in Transformers 2 (At least 5 seconds of Optimus/StarScream/MegaTron screentime completely destroys anything Twilight has to offer).
As someone that has seen every Twilight and every Transformers movie, the Transformers films are incredibly better(yes all of them).
I sat through all 3 Transformers, I could not make it through the fist half hour of Twilight.
The way I feel it.
Transformers 1 and 3 > Twilights = any of the nine layers of hell > Transformers 2
It's hard for me to put into words just how much I hate Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
When I have a conversation with someone about my hate I'm always questioned on how I can call it the worst movie ever made and I usually explain it as dollar for dollar, budget for budget Transformers 2 is the worst movie made based on how much it cost to make. Sure, some 25.59 budgeted Asylum films are worse movies in every technical sense, but they cost 25.59 to make not more than the annual GDP of some countries.
Twilight movies make for fun Rifftrax because of their level of shittiness. Transformers 2's rifftrax is as unlistenable as the movie is unwatchable because they struggle to even make good jokes throughout because the movie itself is the sickest joke of all.
Transformers 1 and 3 > Twilights = any of the nine layers of hell > Transformers 2
It's hard for me to put into words just how much I hate Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
When I have a conversation with someone about my hate I'm always questioned on how I can call it the worst movie ever made and I usually explain it as dollar for dollar, budget for budget Transformers 2 is the worst movie made based on how much it cost to make. Sure, some 25.59 budgeted Asylum films are worse movies in every technical sense, but they cost 25.59 to make not more than the annual GDP of some countries.
Twilight movies make for fun Rifftrax because of their level of shittiness. Transformers 2's rifftrax is as unlistenable as the movie is unwatchable because they struggle to even make good jokes throughout because the movie itself is the sickest joke of all.
You're preaching to the choir on Transformers 2 hatred. I saw it once, in theater, just because I had to know. But I still think it has more interesting shots, performances, plot twists, action sequences, and better special effects than every Twilight movie.
It's possible to like bad movies.
Ghostbusters: Pro-tip: do not watch this while you have a sore throat. Laughter is not the best medicine for a sore throat.
But I love this movie too much to hold that against it. I remember as a little kid this was just a sequence of different ghost events, as if I was watching live-action episodes of the cartoon. It was nice the first time I saw it as an adult to get a grasp of the narrative, especially the Gozer stuff, which is really complex and well thought-out for a comedy. Then again, Dan Akroyd is really into that kind of metaphysical junk, so he probably did research and looked up theories and his character played him.
Got a little annoyed that my wife was playing Colors 3D during the second half of the movie, but whatever, nobody has an attention span anymore and can watch/do just one thing these days.
But I love this movie too much to hold that against it. I remember as a little kid this was just a sequence of different ghost events, as if I was watching live-action episodes of the cartoon. It was nice the first time I saw it as an adult to get a grasp of the narrative, especially the Gozer stuff, which is really complex and well thought-out for a comedy. Then again, Dan Akroyd is really into that kind of metaphysical junk, so he probably did research and looked up theories and his character played him.
Got a little annoyed that my wife was playing Colors 3D during the second half of the movie, but whatever, nobody has an attention span anymore and can watch/do just one thing these days.
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Ghostbusters rocks. It's not just funny, it's well made, too. Good shots, and some really well directed scenes. The scene where the containment unit is shut down and the ghosts begin to invade NYC is very nicely done.
That's another thing. 1970s-1980s movies had a knack for making cities seem alive. That's missing in new movies. NY in Ghostbusters or Superman or Splash feels like NY and not like a sound stage. There are humans and there's smog, and angry people.
That's another thing. 1970s-1980s movies had a knack for making cities seem alive. That's missing in new movies. NY in Ghostbusters or Superman or Splash feels like NY and not like a sound stage. There are humans and there's smog, and angry people.
Your wife couldn't sit through Ghostbusters?!
Divorce her. She ain't worth it.
Divorce her. She ain't worth it.
You just told me to cherish her the other week! I can't live my life by your demands anymore, Nick. It's too confusing.
She did watch it and enjoyed it--she was even asking about the sequel. She just seems to need to be doing something her hands and now that winter's over, she doesn't see a point in knitting, even when I mention how because she never starts her knitting projects until it's cold out, they're never ready for her to wear until it warms up and maybe she should knit before winter in preparation ... I don't understand.
Honestly, if Ghostbusters was more a talking movie and not so visual, it wouldn't have annoyed me. But there are a lot of visual cues that characters don't exactly outright say (like the sequence fade mentioned where the ghosts escape and Dana's apartment is ripped open) that I didn't want her getting confused later as to why shit was going down.
The real struggle is going to be getting her to watch Jaws without having to sit through Gone With the Wind in exchange.
I love movies from then for that as well; it made everything feel busy and a part of a larger world.
My youngest son does that with my oldest. I have to tell him the same thing. -Noone knows, none of us have seen it!-
My dad does the same thing throughout movies, but it is because he has no idea that he can't hear shit.
[DOUBLEPOST=1365963027][/DOUBLEPOST]Also, my dad did that when I still lived with my folks. He wouldn't be interested in anything I watched unless he'd happen to be in the room while I was watching it. And of course, he'd never stick around to watch it. But he'd, say, be on the treadmill or just be walking by and watch a bit and just start asking questions like the above. UGH.
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I have no complaints about Jake, but I hate watching movies with his mom. If she thinks she knows how it will end, she blurts it out! It doesn't matter who did or didn't see something coming; it messes with the experience. The worst thing is that she then looks around the room like a proud baby who just took her first step.
This is my mom.
And this is my wife.I have no complaints about Jake, but I hate watching movies with his mom. If she thinks she knows how it will end, she blurts it out! It doesn't matter who did or didn't see something coming; it messes with the experience. The worst thing is that she then looks around the room like a proud baby who just took her first step.
It's small wonder I'm waiting for an opportunity to watch Chinatown by myself. My best friend in NY is the best person to watch movies with; she's completely rapt in it like I am and then afterward we have an awesome long discussion and analysis and such. People think it's stupid that I go up there and spend half the time watching movies, but it's because we both have a passion for cinema that people around us don't (and no one else around either of us loves horror).
Dark Shadows.
Well, it was okay I guess. Weird out-of-left-field shit in the last bit, but funny and entertaining in parts.
Well, it was okay I guess. Weird out-of-left-field shit in the last bit, but funny and entertaining in parts.
True Grit (remake): It was alright. I liked Jeff Bridges as Rooster and the conversations were fun to listen to. I also enjoyed the laid back. But in the last stretch, events sort of just fizzle out, as if the movie lost interest in what it was doing, and I kind of stopped caring for it as well.
Rare Exports: This is the one about the ancient evil Santa Claus. Good production values, performances, and imagination, but something felt off with how the story leaped along. The movie's content was so odd that I can't really fault it. They mixed up Krampus with Santa Claus a bit, but I don't mind. It kept me interested.
Super 8: This felt really messy and self-indulgent. And it indulged in stuff I like (I love that it was set in the 80s--before seeing it, I thought it was just meant to feel that way). I also hate the creature designs in JJ Abrams movies (this and Cloverfield). They feel like someone took the monster from Godzilla 2000 and decided his limbs needed a dozen more joints. I kind of relaxed on the fact that the characters don't even know there's a monster until two-thirds of the way through because I realized it was more about the kids than the plot, and I did like their characters, but it felt like Spielberg and Abrams were each vying to make two different movies and sort of compromised by making both in one. The alien is really a catalyst for their government cover-up movie. This script needed one more draft.
Trying to figure what else I should watch while sick, but I may just resort to playing video games, because the movies I pick keep disappointing me. I wanted to watch Prometheus since I missed it (yeah, I know it's a mess too, but at least I know that in advance), but it's not available for rent via Amazon instant, only purchase. I also want to watch Chinatown, but the Amazon Prime account is my wife's, and long story short, I need her account to give permission. She's at work since she's finally getting over her month-long illness.
So, watch more disappointing movies or play games. As it is, I'd almost rather be at work, but I don't think they'd want me there feverish and coughing up blood.
Super 8: This felt really messy and self-indulgent. And it indulged in stuff I like (I love that it was set in the 80s--before seeing it, I thought it was just meant to feel that way). I also hate the creature designs in JJ Abrams movies (this and Cloverfield). They feel like someone took the monster from Godzilla 2000 and decided his limbs needed a dozen more joints. I kind of relaxed on the fact that the characters don't even know there's a monster until two-thirds of the way through because I realized it was more about the kids than the plot, and I did like their characters, but it felt like Spielberg and Abrams were each vying to make two different movies and sort of compromised by making both in one. The alien is really a catalyst for their government cover-up movie. This script needed one more draft.
Trying to figure what else I should watch while sick, but I may just resort to playing video games, because the movies I pick keep disappointing me. I wanted to watch Prometheus since I missed it (yeah, I know it's a mess too, but at least I know that in advance), but it's not available for rent via Amazon instant, only purchase. I also want to watch Chinatown, but the Amazon Prime account is my wife's, and long story short, I need her account to give permission. She's at work since she's finally getting over her month-long illness.
So, watch more disappointing movies or play games. As it is, I'd almost rather be at work, but I don't think they'd want me there feverish and coughing up blood.
Chinatown: It was nice to watch a good movie for a change. Roman Polanski to the rescue twice this year ...
But goddamn, that ending.
But goddamn, that ending.
I just couldn't believe that happened to him again. And I feel like my wife would've called it 45 minutes earlier when he was in bed with Evelyn telling her about what went on in Chinatown before. I didn't see it coming and the shattered look on his face. Geez.
NOW YOU MAY LIVE AS A PERSON WHO HAS SEEN TRUTH.
Go forth and spread the good news that is Chinatown my son.
Also I don't think Prometheus is a mess, I think it owns all day long
I rewatched The Evil Dead (1981) and well, it felt way rough. I also think the folks that said the tone of Evil Dead (2013) was "wrong" hadn't seen the original in a while, since it's mostly all nasty and 0% intentionally funny.
I rewatched The Evil Dead (1981) and well, it felt way rough. I also think the folks that said the tone of Evil Dead (2013) was "wrong" hadn't seen the original in a while, since it's mostly all nasty and 0% intentionally funny.
Prometheus
While it had some great visuals, the story was all over the place and the whole thing ended very abruptly with zero resolution. Other than a bunch of kinda nods to the previous entries in the series this movie really felt like it knew where it wanted to go but had no idea how to get there.
While it had some great visuals, the story was all over the place and the whole thing ended very abruptly with zero resolution. Other than a bunch of kinda nods to the previous entries in the series this movie really felt like it knew where it wanted to go but had no idea how to get there.