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

Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

Chad Sexington said:
I watched Blackfish finally... Damn, you guys. There are few documentaries I really want to watch a second time right away, but it was very compelling, and honestly... just damn.
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I felt a need to show my wife the very next day, and watch it again too. Had to pause when they played the mother screaming after her baby was taken away, because the baby was distracting her from doing the shows that the whales "want" to do according to Seaworld.

And then there's their whole line about orca lifespan being 25 to 40 years ... Scientists know this to be false, and then last year a wild killer whale was found to be 103 years old.
 
Frank

Frank

Saw Pitch Perfect 2, was taken aback by how unbelievably racist it was. Like, this is Breakfast at Tiffany's level racism. In 2015.
 
sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

Mad Max: Fury Road

I wish I did a word count. I think only Silent Movie had fewer lines.

It was pretty intense. And it hardly let up for the whole run.
 
Jay

Jay

Mad Max

Non stop action and it was amazing. Solid female lead, solid male lead, no romance... solid script. It was goooooood fun summer action flick.

And that guy with the guitar made my day, every scene he was in was awesomesauce.
 
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Charlie Don't Surf

Charlie Don't Surf

Frank said:
Saw Pitch Perfect 2, was taken aback by how unbelievably racist it was. Like, this is Breakfast at Tiffany's level racism. In 2015.
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I wouldn't go THAT far, no one is in blackface/yellowface here. But it still kind of made me double take and enjoy the movie less. Did a character accidentally wander into the movie from the set of the latest Seth McFarlane/Adam Sandler movie? She just felt completely tone deaf (HAHAHAHAHAH I'M HILARIOUS) from the rest of the movie's humor. At least when John Michael Higgins' commentator says hideous shit, it's undercut by Banks or from him in general just being a gigantic boob.
 
fade

fade

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Hot Fuzz

Eh. It was overlong, and predictable at every turn. Yeah, I know it was kind of supposed to be, what with being a sendup of action movies. But still. It might've been funnier if it was shorter. I paused it at the point where Pegg accuses Dalton, and you know exactly how that's going to turn out... except I saw that there was an entire hour left. This one might have suffered from too much buildup, because I've heard nothing but praise for it.
 
Charlie Don't Surf

Charlie Don't Surf

I don't want to roll up on the fade hate train since I love when my opinions happen to go against the grain (AVENGERS STILL SUCKS), but Hot Fuzz is a flawless movie. Like it's technically perfect. Jaws-level shit y'all
 
ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

fade said:
Hot Fuzz

Eh. It was overlong, and predictable at every turn. Yeah, I know it was kind of supposed to be, what with being a sendup of action movies. But still. It might've been funnier if it was shorter. I paused it at the point where Pegg accuses Dalton, and you know exactly how that's going to turn out... except I saw that there was an entire hour left. This one might have suffered from too much buildup, because I've heard nothing but praise for it.
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Honestly, I wasn't crazy about it the first time I watched it, either. Liked it more than you did, from the sounds of it, but still didn't see what the big hullaballoo was.

But I found repeat watchings of it and cathing more and more of the little jokes, I wound up liking it and appreciating it more.
 
Bowielee

Bowielee

Mad Max: Fury Road

What the fuck did I just watch?

Was it art?

Was it trash?

Was it the fever dream of a madman?

I mean, the cinematography was just absolutely amazing. Parts of it were just beautiful. Parts of it were poignant even if the characters were incidental to the action.

Then it becomes a Megadeath album cover. Then it becomes a Whitesnake video. Then it becomes beautiful haunting imagery.

I feel about this movie like I felt about Shoot 'Em Up. I know from a story and character perspective it's ridiculous, vapid and spectacle for the sake of spectacle. But what a spectacle it is.

I mean, jesus christ, how surreal is it when there's a car made almost entirely out of speakers with a guy dressed like a cenobite hanging from it cirque du solei style playing a guitar that spits flame out of the end.
 
Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

Funny thing is, in the wrong hands, we've already seen this movie. It's not the story that makes it art, but the way it's told and shot.

Can't wait to see it again. Probably in a couple weeks.
 
Dave

Dave

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I thought I would hate Chappie. I went into it with a lot of preconceptions that turned out to be all wrong. I expected a light-hearted affair thanks to the trailers and instead I got a pretty gritty view of how putting a sentient robot in the hands of petty criminals might turn out. It was like Robocop meats Short Circuit, but without the good-natured humor of either. All in all I rather enjoyed it and thought the actor who portrayed Chappie did a wonderful job with the conflicting emotions.
 
GasBandit

GasBandit

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Dave said:
I thought I would hate Chappie. I went into it with a lot of preconceptions that turned out to be all wrong. I expected a light-hearted affair thanks to the trailers and instead I got a pretty gritty view of how putting a sentient robot in the hands of petty criminals might turn out. It was like Robocop meats Short Circuit, but without the good-natured humor of either. All in all I rather enjoyed it and thought the actor who portrayed Chappie did a wonderful job with the conflicting emotions.
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I was curious to see it myself, and I understood it was going to be the latter gritty story, but when it got 30% on rotten tomatoes I decided to skip it.

Also, District 9 put me over my tolerance quota for the south african accent. It just sounds too much like a dutchman with a head cold for me to take seriously. My warhammer guild had a member from south africa who was incredibly vocal on ventrilo, and the more frustrated he got the more he would talk, and I had to start literally biting myself to stop from bursting out laughing at him.
 
Dave

Dave

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You are letting critics tell you what is good? You have no movies that you like that the critics hated? Let's look at some Rotten Tomatoes scores:

  • Home Alone - 54% (#2 only got 24%)
  • Tommy Boy - 44%
  • Hook - 31%
  • The Butterfly Effect - 33%
  • Kung Pow! Enter the Fist - 11%
  • Constantine - 46%
  • Boondock Saints - 20%
  • Tango & Cash - 39%
You get my drift? I'll bet you liked some of these. And if you decided not to see them based on their RT score, you'd have missed out on something you enjoyed.

See the movie. If you don't like it you've only wasted an hour or two.
 
GasBandit

GasBandit

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Dave said:
You are letting critics tell you what is good? You have no movies that you like that the critics hated? Let's look at some Rotten Tomatoes scores:

  • Home Alone - 54% (#2 only got 24%)
  • Tommy Boy - 44%
  • Hook - 31%
  • The Butterfly Effect - 33%
  • Kung Pow! Enter the Fist - 11%
  • Constantine - 46%
  • Boondock Saints - 20%
  • Tango & Cash - 39%
You get my drift? I'll bet you liked some of these. And if you decided not to see them based on their RT score, you'd have missed out on something you enjoyed.

See the movie. If you don't like it you've only wasted an hour or two.
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I'd actually say those are pretty fair scores - Hook, Constantine, and Tango and Cash actually should be lower. Just because I like a movie doesn't mean it's good ;) I do know that critics, however, definitely have to be taken with a grain of salt where comedies are concerned - none of them seem to have a sense of humor.
 
Charlie Don't Surf

Charlie Don't Surf

Movie criticism rules and everyone should read critics they agree with and disagree with. They also love funny movies that are good. Doesn't Hangover 1 have like 80%+? Bridesmaids is probably 90+. Recently The Duff, Spongebob, Paddington Top Five, St. Vincent were all fairly well-reviewed.
 
Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

Dave said:
You are letting critics tell you what is good? You have no movies that you like that the critics hated? Let's look at some Rotten Tomatoes scores:

  • Home Alone - 54% (#2 only got 24%)
  • Tommy Boy - 44%
  • Hook - 31%
  • The Butterfly Effect - 33%
  • Kung Pow! Enter the Fist - 11%
  • Constantine - 46%
  • Boondock Saints - 20%
  • Tango & Cash - 39%
You get my drift? I'll bet you liked some of these. And if you decided not to see them based on their RT score, you'd have missed out on something you enjoyed.

See the movie. If you don't like it you've only wasted an hour or two.
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I'm gonna agree with Gasbandit; those seem like more than fair scores for some of them. I like Boondock Saints, but I'd never defend it.

Also, the closer a movie is to 50%, the more divisive it is, not like getting an F in school. That's how Rotten Tomatoes scores should be taken, as they tell you a percentage of agreement. If a movie is near 50%, that means you probably need to see it for yourself to judge.
 
GasBandit

GasBandit

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ThatNickGuy said:


Also, what on earth movie is that screenshot from, Gas? And what's up with the Ninja Rapist billboard? That's just weird shit.
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"This Is The End."

The billboard is there because the movie goes to great lengths to exaggerate/spotlight (depending on your point of view) the depravity of humankind, especially in LA.

 
ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

GasBandit said:
"This Is The End."

The billboard is there because the movie goes to great lengths to exaggerate/spotlight (depending on your point of view) the depravity of humankind, especially in LA.

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Huh, you know, I never got around to seeing that. Heard it was all right. I'll have to check it out.
 
Covar

Covar

I find for me that a movie has to be below 70% before I should start looking at reviews to see if I'd like it.
 
GasBandit

GasBandit

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ThatNickGuy said:
Huh, you know, I never got around to seeing that. Heard it was all right. I'll have to check it out.
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It's alright. I saw it in the theater with some family. If I'd been on my own, I probably would have wanted to wait for it to come out on premium cable/netflix. But hey, it's definitely worth a torrent.
 
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