[Movies] Talk about the last movie you saw 2: Electric Threadaloo

drawn_inward

drawn_inward

ThatNickGuy said:
I'm probably in the minority here, but I love seeing a movie in a theatre packed with kids. Their energy and enjoyment of the movie is infectious.
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I really like it when a theater of kids erupts in laughter over a fart joke or something. I should have watched Despicable Me 2 in the theater. I bet kids were laughing like crazy over that one.[DOUBLEPOST=1388685890,1388685769][/DOUBLEPOST]
Espy said:
Seriously go watch this:

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I did after your first suggestion! There was a lot of this going on: :aaah: and some of this: :Leyla: and a bit of this: :facepalm:
My wife and I were riveted!
 
Krisken

Krisken

drawn_inward said:
I really like it when a theater of kids erupts in laughter over a fart joke or something. I should have watched Despicable Me 2 in the theater. I bet kids were laughing like crazy over that one.[DOUBLEPOST=1388685890,1388685769][/DOUBLEPOST]

I did after your first suggestion! There was a lot of this going on: :aaah: and some of this: :Leyla: and a bit of this: :facepalm:
My wife and I were riveted!
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They were! That was a great movie to see with kids, I have to admit that.
 
Bowielee

Bowielee

Finally got around to seeing Kung Fu Hustle.

I have no words sufficient to describe that movie other than insane, but in a good way.

Out of morbid curiosity and because it was there (and possibly because I was high on painkillers), I watched Dragonball Evolution.

What a steaming pile of donkey farts. I mean, seriously, this movie made M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Air Bender look palatable by comparison. I haven't seen an adaptation that misses the point of its source material so badly since... well, since ever.
 
PatrThom

PatrThom

Bowielee said:
Finally got around to seeing Kung Fu Hustle.

I have no words sufficient to describe that movie other than insane, but in a good way.
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It's a cartoon. Watch it again with that in mind.

I think that the "good" sequences are a little too far apart, but I realize wanting more of teh awesum is just natural. You want the entire movie to be awesome, but that would leave out too much of the plot.

--Patrick
 
Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

Bowielee said:
What a steaming pile of donkey farts. I mean, seriously, this movie made M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Air Bender look palatable by comparison. I haven't seen an adaptation that misses the point of its source material so badly since... well, since ever.
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King of the Fighters Live Action film was worse. If you can believe that.
 
Bowielee

Bowielee

PatrThom said:
It's a cartoon. Watch it again with that in mind.

I think that the "good" sequences are a little too far apart, but I realize wanting more of teh awesum is just natural. You want the entire movie to be awesome, but that would leave out too much of the plot.

--Patrick
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I feel like you completely misread my post.
 
sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

Ted: Seth McFarlane might be one of the crudest writers on the planet, but he has his heart in the right place with this movie. I am really glad no one spoiled this movie for me.
 
PatrThom

PatrThom

Bowielee said:
I feel like you completely misread my post.
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I just meant that it goes between spectacular/buddy flick/spectacular/feeeelings/spectacular kind of suddenly. I haven't seen many of his other movies, so I don't know if that's just his style, or just a hallmark of Hong Kong cinema in general. As for being a cartoon, even Chow himself has said that he was inspired with the Looney Toons cartoon feel for the the movie (the Road Runner chase scene is a good example).

I read your post as, "I couldn't believe what I was seeing. It was ridiculous, but I kinda liked it."

--Patrick
 
checkeredhat

checkeredhat

I saw it opening weekend so my review has been a long time coming. But December is a busy month.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

I defended PJ's decision to make it two movies, and I was afraid when he later decided to make it three. After watching An Unexpected Journey, I was satisfied. There were lots of changes to the book but I can deal with that. The movie was not without issues but on the whole it was very enjoyable. THIS movie, on the other hand, was crap. The barrel scene was awesome. That's all. I don't care they made the chief of the guard a woman (Even though the book actually DOES refer to the chief of the guard as male several times over despite what Peter Jackson's wife says). Good on them for adding in a strong female character. Its too bad the only reason they did that though was to treat her as an object for two men to fight over. Disgusting. It'd be less offensive if at least one of the sides of that love triangle wasn't one of the most forced romances in cinema. Then you have the fight with the spiders; a favourite part of mine in the book where Bilbo is revealed to be badass and the Dwarves really start to look to him for guidance. Instead its the Dwarves who do all the fighting, getting once again saved by the Elves in this case because Peter Jackson and co. Can't stop gushing over the elves for twelve seconds, and Bilbo is left to fend only for himself. Again, I don't mind changes to the book, but it has to make sense. It seems like while he's saved them once or twice in the movies, he hasn't yet REALLY proven his worth to them.
Then you have this fucking like 8 hour convoluted fight sequence between the dwarves and Smaug. It just never fucking ends.

The worst part is I'm still going to go see the third one because there is an army of dwarves in it and that should be badass. But knowing how PJ loves him some Elf, I'm guessing the battle of Five Armies will be presented as Elves vs goblins, with a dwarf here and there to make a joke about.
 
Frank

Frank

So, I was gonna go see Wolf of Wall Street last night, but I couldn't even find a parking spot at the theater so my friend and I just ended up watching the Keanu Reeves directed Man of Tai Chi. Man of Tai Chi....was actually pretty rad. Very old school Hong Kong style action movie with very mixed Chinese and English dialog (lots of subtitles), so no wonder it was only in theaters here for 20 seconds. The fight choreography was great and the story was a simple enjoyable excuse for lots of that great fight choreography. Keanu playing a bad guy is also not something you see every day.

 
Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Arthur Christmas: Hello, new one of my favorite Christmas specials! The comedy is solid, and without spoiling the ending will fill you straight up with Christmas cheer.
 
Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

Frank said:
So, I was gonna go see Wolf of Wall Street last night, but I couldn't even find a parking spot at the theater so my friend and I just ended up watching the Keanu Reeves directed Man of Tai Chi. Man of Tai Chi....was actually pretty rad. Very old school Hong Kong style action movie with very mixed Chinese and English dialog (lots of subtitles), so no wonder it was only in theaters here for 20 seconds. The fight choreography was great and the story was a simple enjoyable excuse for lots of that great fight choreography. Keanu playing a bad guy is also not something you see every day.

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... did he throw a goddamn hadoken at the end of that trailer?

I have to go see this.
 
ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

stienman said:
Stardust (2007)

Really had a lot of fun watching this. Didn't know dinero was in it, so when he showed up as a flamboyant pirate it cracked me up. Interesting story, which makes sense given it was written and produced by Neil gaimen.

Witches, pirates, captured princesses, heirs fighting over the throne, boys seeking adventure... If princess bride didn't exist, this would be pretty close.
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Funny enough, I called it sort of like a modern Princess Bride when I first saw it. Not exactly on par in terms of overall quality and lasting appeal, but close enough in all the right ways.
 
Covar

Covar

stienman said:
Stardust (2007)

Really had a lot of fun watching this. Didn't know dinero was in it, so when he showed up as a flamboyant pirate it cracked me up. Interesting story, which makes sense given it was written and produced by Neil gaimen.

Witches, pirates, captured princesses, heirs fighting over the throne, boys seeking adventure... If princess bride didn't exist, this would be pretty close.
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They played up on DeNiro pretty heavily in the tv spots, because DeNiro. Of course they only showed shots from his front, so it was still a big kick in the theater.
 
Frank

Frank

Saw Anchorman 2 because once again, fucking Wolf of Wall Street was sold out (that's strike 2), and I enjoyed it enough. If you liked the first one, this one has enough funny shit to keep your attention. I had read a lot of complaints about

The big battle at the end was just a pandering try to hard rehash of the joke from the first movie, and while yes, it was, when Liam Neeson of the History Channel news showed up with the ghost of Stonewall Jackson played by John C. Reilly and a fucking minotaur I ended up laughing so hard I missed about half the jokes through the rest of the battle.

It was the opposite of The Hangover sequels. Enough time had passed for me to want to see more of the Action News Team again.
 
B

BErt

That's good to know about Anchorman 2. I loved the first one but heard a lot of complaints about the sequel. I wasn't expecting a masterpiece, just didn't want a sequel just for the sake of having a sequel. It's still on my list to see.

That said, don't stop trying to see Wolf of Wallstreet. That was a great film. I was surprised at how long it was at 3 hours but I didn't even realize it had been that much time.
 
Bubble181

Bubble181

Re: "kids in the theatre". It really depends on what movie. I want to go see Nymphomaniac (waiting for pt 2 to be out), but I really don't think I want to see that with a room full of children :p
 
bhamv3

bhamv3

Saw the Hobbit. Agree with a lot of what's been said already. One thought.

Beorn had one scene and around three minutes of screen time. If the Battle of Five Armies really does end with Beorn saving the day, it's going to feel like a massive deus ex machina.
 
Bowielee

Bowielee

you man like the eagles at the end of LOTR. It's pretty much Tolkein's thing.

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bhamv3

bhamv3

Bowielee said:
you man like the eagles at the end of LOTR. It's pretty much Tolkein's thing.

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True, but the films are even worse, I'd say.

Also, calling it now, there's no way Tauriel is surviving the third film.
 
ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

bhamv3 said:
Saw the Hobbit. Agree with a lot of what's been said already. One thought.

Beorn had one scene and around three minutes of screen time. If the Battle of Five Armies really does end with Beorn saving the day, it's going to feel like a massive deus ex machina.
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Oh boy, another misunderstanding of deus ex machina.

Because Beorn has now been established, it WOULDN'T be a deus ex machina, just like the eagles. A true deus ex machina is something that comes out of nowhere with absolutely no build up or previous establishment.
 
Covar

Covar

ThatNickGuy said:
Oh boy, another misunderstanding of deus ex machina.

Because Beorn has now been established, it WOULDN'T be a deus ex machina, just like the eagles. A true deus ex machina is something that comes out of nowhere with absolutely no build up or previous establishment.
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Like a LionTurtle
 
ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Covar said:
Like a Lion Turtle
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Bingo. Although, to be fair, the Lion Turtle HAD been mentioned very sporadically through the show. Their existence had been mentioned and there were pictures scattered throughout the show. But close enough to be true.
 
bhamv3

bhamv3

If the previous buildup or establishment was so little as to be nearly negligible, does it count as a deus ex machina then?

Thus far, Beorn has had approximately as much screen time and development as the drunk elven keeper of the keys. Even the Master of Laketown's assistant is a more developed character than Beorn. And I guarantee that if the final battle was resolved by the Master's assistant coming out of nowhere and killing Bolg, people would be going "WTF, who was that?"

We have the advantage of having knowledge of the books, so we know who Beorn is, we know what sort of character he is, etc. Therefore, if he does finish the battle in the same way as in the book, it'd be merely par for the course. I'm not sure someone who hasn't read the books would feel the same way. They'd probably go "Who was that? Oh the bear guy from the beginning of the last movie? Wow that was a long time ago."
 
Bowielee

Bowielee

We're The Millers- I had absolutely zero expectations going into this movie and ended up being kind of delighted by it. It's by no means the best movie ever made, but it was a solid comedy that was really heartfelt. Sure, it was pretty predictable, but overall, I really liked it. Much of it comes down to some really solid performances by all the actors involved.
 
Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

Bowielee said:
We're The Millers- I had absolutely zero expectations going into this movie and ended up being kind of delighted by it. It's by no means the best movie ever made, but it was a solid comedy that was really heartfelt. Sure, it was pretty predictable, but overall, I really liked it. Much of it comes down to some really solid performances by all the actors involved.
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Despite Jennifer Awefulstin, I enjoyed this movie as well. Jason Sudeikis is really growing on me.
 
ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Bowielee said:
We're The Millers- I had absolutely zero expectations going into this movie and ended up being kind of delighted by it. It's by no means the best movie ever made, but it was a solid comedy that was really heartfelt. Sure, it was pretty predictable, but overall, I really liked it. Much of it comes down to some really solid performances by all the actors involved.
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Huh, you know, I saw the trailer and thought it looked funny but was hesitant because most comedies are god awful these days. I might check it out, after all.

(Heh, then again, you and I don't always agree on stuff. See also: Civil War. :p)
 
GasBandit

GasBandit

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I'll speak up for We're the Millers - it wasn't bad. I wouldn't call it an instant classic or anything that I'll be quoting in 10 years, but it was enjoyable.
 
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