Gravity IMAX 3-D was a lot of this: 
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And a lot of this:
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[Movies] Talk about the last movie you saw 2: Electric Threadaloo
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Soooooo...you didn't like it?Gravity IMAX 3-D was a lot of this:
Followed by:
And some of this:
And a lot of this:
Twas a joke about the Imax 3D and the spinning on the screen. I really didn't get sick or anything, but a couple of times I had a twinge of acrophobia/vertigo.
I give it:
x2Dead Silence
Despite it being pretty dumb, I actually enjoyed this a lot more than I expected. It's certainly a credit to director James Wan, who after this movie went on to make some damn fine horror flicks.
There's a twist near the end that I won't spoil, but honestly, if you're paying even a slight bit of attention like I was, you'll see it coming fifty miles away. Still a cool twist, but it's an obvious one.
Despite it being pretty dumb, I actually enjoyed this a lot more than I expected. It's certainly a credit to director James Wan, who after this movie went on to make some damn fine horror flicks.
There's a twist near the end that I won't spoil, but honestly, if you're paying even a slight bit of attention like I was, you'll see it coming fifty miles away. Still a cool twist, but it's an obvious one.
I was just reading on the differences between the unrated and rated versions.
Apparently the unrated version is the only one with the tongue bits. The rated version - the one I saw via Netflix - doesn't have it. And honestly? Just from reading about it and seeing the screen caps, I think I'm glad I didn't see it. The movie was silly enough as it was. The tongue stuff sounds stupid.
Oh THAT'S what that was. I thought it was just some random creepy thing--didn't realize its mechanism. Ew.
Necronic
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I finally watched World War Z. It's funny because I swear I was pretty apologetic as it was getting made while everyone else was claiming it would be shit, then it comes out and, while no one argued that it was amazing, most people agreed it wasn't bad. And now here I am, after defending it during production, forced to admit that it's a train wreck.
I don't know if it's impossible to make a movie out of that book, but I think Pitt made a sincere effort of it and failed dramatically. Too many plot elements were shoehorned in withou enough time for it to feel right, they did good with what they had, but what they had should never have been made into a movie.
I don't know if it's impossible to make a movie out of that book, but I think Pitt made a sincere effort of it and failed dramatically. Too many plot elements were shoehorned in withou enough time for it to feel right, they did good with what they had, but what they had should never have been made into a movie.
I don't think I've met anyone with any sense that thought it was amazing....
Gravity
Okay, that was pretty fantastic. Even though the score was breathtaking and awe inspiring, I wonder if the film would have been served better without any music at all. Just to get across the vast emptiness of space and such. Despite that, the tension throughout the movie was heart-pounding.
And while I'm not the biggest Sandra Bullock fan, I won't purposely avoid movies with her in it. I'm glad I didn't here because she did a phenomenal job. Clooney, of course, was as great as always. I'm even surprised to hear myself saying that as just a few years ago, I honestly did avoid everything he was in because the stink of Batman & Robin never wore off for me. But like Leonardo DiCaprio, he's won me back with some fantastic performances like this.
One of the things I love about the director's style - at least with this and Children of Men - is that the camera almost at all times follows the main character. You rarely see shots without them in it, so the entire time, you're seeing things essentially from their point of view. Like Children of Men, that camera focus on the main character (Clive Owen in Children of Men and Bullock for this) really helps drive home the constant tension.
If I have the chance before it's out of theatres, I'd like to see this again in 3-D. It's a shame the only theatre in town doesn't have IMAX, because I bet this would be phenomenal to watch on it.
Okay, that was pretty fantastic. Even though the score was breathtaking and awe inspiring, I wonder if the film would have been served better without any music at all. Just to get across the vast emptiness of space and such. Despite that, the tension throughout the movie was heart-pounding.
And while I'm not the biggest Sandra Bullock fan, I won't purposely avoid movies with her in it. I'm glad I didn't here because she did a phenomenal job. Clooney, of course, was as great as always. I'm even surprised to hear myself saying that as just a few years ago, I honestly did avoid everything he was in because the stink of Batman & Robin never wore off for me. But like Leonardo DiCaprio, he's won me back with some fantastic performances like this.
One of the things I love about the director's style - at least with this and Children of Men - is that the camera almost at all times follows the main character. You rarely see shots without them in it, so the entire time, you're seeing things essentially from their point of view. Like Children of Men, that camera focus on the main character (Clive Owen in Children of Men and Bullock for this) really helps drive home the constant tension.
If I have the chance before it's out of theatres, I'd like to see this again in 3-D. It's a shame the only theatre in town doesn't have IMAX, because I bet this would be phenomenal to watch on it.
Not amazing, no, but not horrid either. If it'd been called anything other than World War Z then it might be considered a decent popcorn zombie flick.
Have you not watched it yet? It was amazing on a huge screen in 3D. I imagine it'll be amazing at home too, but not as amazing.
Man of Steel
I watched this again during a recent flight, and I deliberately tried to keep track of the times Superman either deliberately caused, or ignored the fact that he was causing, collateral damage.
On the whole, while the other Kryptonians definitely did more deliberate damage, I still don't think Superman's innocent in this regard.
Still a very enjoyable movie though.
I watched this again during a recent flight, and I deliberately tried to keep track of the times Superman either deliberately caused, or ignored the fact that he was causing, collateral damage.
On the whole, while the other Kryptonians definitely did more deliberate damage, I still don't think Superman's innocent in this regard.
Still a very enjoyable movie though.
I did see it in theaters. But I've been wanting it on Blu Ray for some time now.
Rosemary's Baby: Second time seeing this, and also second time this year. I cannot believe how great this movie is. I feel like this movie has the most real performances I've seen out of people out of most movies, but especially for movies of its era with a domestic setting. I love showing how Rosemary is with her neighbor vs with her friends. Sometimes a single scene can add enormous depth to one character or another.
Ending stuff:
For me, this is up there with Chinatown.
Ending stuff:
Everything is done so well and believably and real-feeling that I was convinced that the coven just believed they were witches, that none of that was real, until the end, which comes as a shock. And Mia Farrow portrays that shock flawlessly when she first looks into the bassinet.
For me, this is up there with Chinatown.
Gravity. Why doesn't her hair float in her helmet?!?!
Aquanet?
Scrunchie?
Wasn't union represented.
Sandra Bullock is so awesome that she generates her own micro-gravity environment and her hair is responding to that.
Insidious: Well, that was fucking creepy.
I want to see the second one now.
I want to see the second one now.
I loved the first one and haven't seen the second one yet either.
I finally got around to watching Ginger Snaps. I thought it was good to a point. It wasn't a great movie, but in a world where there are so few good werewolf movies, It stands head and shoulders above most. I think I just had really high expectations going into it because so many people I know had gushed about how revolutionary it is. I thought the werewolf as puberty metaphor was extremely hamfisted. For god's sake, they even had the one boy who gets infected break out with huge zits when he starts turning.
Also, BOY is that movie ever Canadian. There's something that's just doofy and fun about Canadian film and television.
Also, BOY is that movie ever Canadian. There's something that's just doofy and fun about Canadian film and television.
This is where I stand with it. It's a good horror movie (though not scary), but relative to werewolf movies, it's very good. My favorite werewolf movie is still Wolf.
I always wondered why the prequel wasn't called "Square".
I don't know why out of all the movie monsters, Werewolves are the hardest to do right. I mean it's its own built in metaphor.