[Movies] Talk about the last movie you saw 2: Electric Threadaloo
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I think the unrealism is a you thing, because I have judges in my cases at work who talk like that, even though DiCaprio is supposedly doing a George circa 1880s-style of accent. I don't think the judges are that old, but it's an actual accent. You might not be acquainted with it because there's like 30 different southern accents, so pinning a single one as the southern accent of the U.S. is impossible. It certainly isn't what you'd hear in Alabama or Virginia. Still, it shouldn't be dismissed as unrealistic.
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Man I've lived all over this country and was born and raised in the south. Never heard anyone who wasn't trying to put on a show talk like that. My high school principle talked like it and everyone giggled at him behind his back for putting on the hollywood accent. I mean I'm far from the only person to feel that way about the Hollywood southern accent. If the word ends in an ER sound and they pronounce it as "iya" it's a red flag to me.
Well, putting on a show does sound like the judges in my cases.
Hang on. Sam Jackson does that. I'd decided to watch the making of DVD and in a clip just now, he pronounces "here" as "he-ya".
Trying to watch Never Sleep Again but the video keeps getting out of sync.
Leo's character in the movie is putting on a show literally every second he's on screen in the movie
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I have been watching some movies lately where Jackie Chan hurts a lot of people. Rumble in the Bronx, First Strike (Police Story 4??), Project A, etc...
To be fair, he don't want no trouble.
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I love me some Jackie Chan. Rumble in the Bronx always will have a soft spot in my heart for them trying to pass off Vancouver, complete with mountains in the background, as New York. Twin Dragons was decent, and Rush Hour is a guilty pleasure. Even Shanghai Noon wasn't that bad. But when it comes to favorite Jackie Chan movies, I always fall back on Legend of Drunken Master.
It's hard to go wrong with pre-Hollywood Jackie Chan
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Even hollywood Jackie was pretty good, so long as you steer clear of sequels.
My favorite part of The Myth was in the outtakes, when Jackie's filming a fight scene atop an elevated platform, slips, and goes tumbling down like twenty feet of set. Everyone frantically rushes over, but Jackie just gets up, doesn't even bother brushing off the dust, he just climbs back up the twenty feet of set for another go at the scene.
Jackie's first and 'best' US fight scene.
It is hard to remember that he is really that old.
It is hard to remember that he is really that old.
They probably left it out of the movie because it's really dumb in the book.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The stuff I liked as a kid is dumb now, but there's a bunch of stuff I didn't even notice that I like as an adult.
I honestly feel like this movies stands up. It's funny when it needs to be, it's serious when it should be, the fights are realistic enough to feel a bit gritty at times (especially the one against Shredder) despite the slapstick, and it has a bit of an emotional heart. Compare this to the new one by Bay and it's clear which is the better movie.
Here's another comparison to make: compare the 90's turtle series with the new one on Nick. The one on Nick is heads and tails better, proving once again that our TV sucked as kids.
The emotional stuff surprised me, especially the campfire meditation scene. It was pretty much a goodbye.
Well yeah the new series has good animation and story telling, while the nineties one had awful animatronics and she who shall not be named.
Batman: I've never seen this before and that's a damn shame. While Burton's take on the character is not without its problems in this movie or its sequel (which I've seen several times), this is a fantastic movie. The narrative arc is a little wonky, but there are great scenes, lines--hell, most shots are framed in an engaging or striking way. Jack Nicholson does a better job than I thought he would. I really never gave this movie a fair chance and it damn well deserved one.
Stand By Me: Hadn't seen this before. Good overall. I liked the kids' interactions despite the looming sense of Keifer Sutherland dread. I just wish there wasn't a voice-over, because 9 times out of 10 it wasn't informing anything that the movie didn't already do through dialogue and/or action.
Stand By Me: Hadn't seen this before. Good overall. I liked the kids' interactions despite the looming sense of Keifer Sutherland dread. I just wish there wasn't a voice-over, because 9 times out of 10 it wasn't informing anything that the movie didn't already do through dialogue and/or action.
did I miss the Interstellar thread?
since woof. That was bad.
since woof. That was bad.
Edge of Tomorrow. I enjoyed it much more than I anticipated, but I generally like Tom Cruise action movies.
I really love Groundhog's Day. So, I was hoping for a bit of a nod to that movie; a ned ryerson moment. He could have punched out the sarge.
My major complaint was not being able to visualize the monsters. The action was way too fast and everything was a blur most of the time. Also the climax was way too dim and I couldn't see half of what was going on. I hate that.
My major complaint was not being able to visualize the monsters. The action was way too fast and everything was a blur most of the time. Also the climax was way too dim and I couldn't see half of what was going on. I hate that.
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Let me guess, great visuals, Michael Caine, and a story hampered by an ending so terrible it makes the rest of movie less enjoyable?
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Kinda sounds like Contact, if you swap out Michael Caine for Matthew McConaughey.
but it wouldn't be a Christopher Nolan film without Michael Caine.
