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

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

I loved "The Spirit". Then again, I like the type of movie that's just so ridiculous it warps right back around to "awesome".

The Assassination of Jesse James
I didn't used to like Brad Pitt, then he made Se7en, then Sleepers, with Fight Club, he sealed it. I wouldn't say I was a "fan", but knowing he was headlining was enough to get me interested. Unfortunately, this isn't one of those films. Just "zzzzzz" the whole way through.

Cemetary Man/Dellamorte Dellamore
Hm, what can I say other than it was so terrible it was awesome? If you don't like terrible movies (you can see the strings holding up spirits floating around, nothing is consistant with the infection/deaths, etc) I would suggest skipping it, otherwise, give it at least a chance and watch it through once. I wouldn't buy it, but I'd showing it to friends if given the chance.
 
Shawn

Shawn

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The best way to describe this film is to compare it to a live action Looney Tunes cartoon that takes itself seriously and yet gives you a sly wink every now and again. It twists reality upside down and you happily accept it. It is whimsical, visual, and everything that is right with adventure fantasy. Best part? No computer effects (well... maybe one or two appropriate uses). Just puppets, miniatures, make-up, lighting, camera tricks, etc. Many scenes look like they came straight from a painting (and some do quite literally).
Highly recommended.

Berthold: "Oh my god! It's the Sultan's army! Quick! Back in the fish!"
 
klew

klew

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs was a fun adventure. Never read the book, but enjoyed the visuals, and the music was a pleasant surprise. Fortunately, the big-name voice cast was able to sound not too much like themselves, with the exception of Faris and Mr T.
 
CynicismKills

CynicismKills

Shawnacy said:
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The best way to describe this film is to compare it to a live action Looney Tunes cartoon that takes itself seriously and yet gives you a sly wink every now and again. It twists reality upside down and you happily accept it. It is whimsical, visual, and everything that is right with adventure fantasy. Best part? No computer effects (well... maybe one or two appropriate uses). Just puppets, miniatures, make-up, lighting, camera tricks, etc. Many scenes look like they came straight from a painting (and some do quite literally).
Highly recommended.

Berthold: "Oh my god! It's the Sultan's army! Quick! Back in the fish!"
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I finally saw this like a month ago and I am so happy I did. It makes me stop procrastinating on Brazil.
 
Enresshou

Enresshou

Zombieland

Shaun of the Dead has just been replaced as my favorite zombie movie.

Best part?

Bill FUCKIN' Murray and Tallahassee re-enacting a scene from Ghostbusters with a vacuum and a replica proton pack.
 
Shawn

Shawn

Zombieland

It's a buddy road-trip movie... with zombies. Much like "Shaun of the Dead" it makes the smart move of just making the survivors the source of the comedy rather than the zombies. It's worth a good hour and a half of laughs, but of the two I still prefer Shaun.
 
LittleSin

LittleSin

Zombieland

You know....I never much liked Shaun of the Dead. It was entertaining, sure, but it wasn't funny to me.

Zombieland, however, is fucking awesome.
 
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ThatNickGuy

Trick 'r Treat: Wow. No, wait, let me rephrase that. WOW! I thought Drag Me to Hell was going to be my fave horror movie of the year but...wow! WOWEE WOW! I want more of this, already.

Damnit, why did WB have to cancel this in 2007, leaving it to straight-to-video hell next week? Bastards. This was fantastic. It wasn't entirely scary, but as far as mood and a tongue firmly in cheek? I loved it. Seriously, check this one out, horror fans.
 
Shawn

Shawn

ThatNickGuy said:
Trick 'r Treat: Wow. No, wait, let me rephrase that. WOW! I thought Drag Me to Hell was going to be my fave horror movie of the year but...wow! WOWEE WOW! I want more of this, already.

Damnit, why did WB have to cancel this in 2007, leaving it to straight-to-video hell next week? Bastards. This was fantastic. It wasn't entirely scary, but as far as mood and a tongue firmly in cheek? I loved it. Seriously, check this one out, horror fans.
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Will do.
 
phil

phil

I saw The Hangover in the dollar theater yesterday. It was seriously funny, and I plan on seeing it again with either my roommate or my buddy Tim, neither of whom have seen it yet.

It was a little over hyped for me, and some parts made me just have to stop and think about how many new things they did while drunk, you know? The hospital, the marriage, the tiger, the gambling, the kidnapping all seems like almost too much to even fit into the night. By the time we got to a new plot point I just felt myself saying "Really? More? They haven't dealt with enough already?"

However, it was still incredibly funny to me.

I also rented Adventureland tonight. Honestly though, I think I need to re-watch it when my roommate isn't here and I don't have to compete for noise. I don't know if I just can't hear, or if it's just a shitty sound system or if me watching the movie and other things like my roommate watching football or some combination of all three just bade the audio so poor that I couldn't hear most of the first half clearly. I wasn't 100% sure what was going on for the first bit.

Also, the relationship between the main guy and Em felt kind of forced. I don't really know what they saw in each other, and it kind of felt to me like they were only dating because they were the main male and female protagonists.

I think the almost complete lack of plot, which may have just been another audio issue and me not always knowing what's going on, was also kind of a turn off. It just felt like a bunch of events rather than a story. By the end of the movie I wasn't really that interested anymore and was focused more on my facebook than the movie.
 
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JCM

Perfume- didnt watch it the first time around, maybe its me hating narrating in movies (cant stand any narrated movie but for Stardust), but I only kept on watching to see the fabled orgy scene.

B13 district, and its sequel B13 ultimatum- Great french sci-fi/action movie, with awesome lepacur. Wish american action movies were this good.

Invisible Target - Shitty Hong Kong action movie.
 
Shegokigo

Shegokigo

Ernest Goes to Jail
Felt like some nostalgic dumb comedy Sat night, so I watched the best (my opinion) Ernest film I remembered. If you don't know who Jim Varney was, and you grew up in the 80s, FOR SHAME!

Ernest Joins the Army
After checking Instant Watch for my second favorite Ernest film (Scared Stupid) and not finding it available I checked on the other Ernest films available to watch, having no recollection of "Joins the Army" I qued it up. Pretty standard Ernest fare, which isn't a bad thing if that's what you're looking for.

Chocolate (Thai Action Film)
Interesting little movie, couple of twists but pretty standard martial arts movie fare. Worth a watch if you enjoy hard hitting, REAL fighting (no stuntmen, no wire fighting, no nets for long falls, the cuts and bruises are done on the spot) from the same producers of Ong'Bak and The Protector.
 
Charlie Don't Surf

Charlie Don't Surf

Shegokigo said:
Chocolate (Thai Action Film)
Interesting little movie, couple of twists but pretty standard martial arts movie fare. Worth a watch if you enjoy hard hitting, REAL fighting (no stuntmen, no wire fighting, no nets for long falls, the cuts and bruises are done on the spot) from the same producers of Ong'Bak and The Protector.
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This movie literally climaxes with a (mental) cripple fight.
 
J

JCM

Charlie Dont Surf;269361][quote=Shegokigo said:
Chocolate (Thai Action Film)
Interesting little movie, couple of twists but pretty standard martial arts movie fare. Worth a watch if you enjoy hard hitting, REAL fighting (no stuntmen, no wire fighting, no nets for long falls, the cuts and bruises are done on the spot) from the same producers of Ong'Bak and The Protector.
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This movie literally climaxes with a (mental) cripple fight.[/QUOTE]Youve gotta give them credit for doing something noone thought of before.

I wonder what will the sequel be like, Alzheimer´s vs cerebral palsy? Crosseyes vs partial blindness? A debate between a deaf guy and a mute woman?
 
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Philosopher B.

Blade

Some motherfucker's always trying to ice skate uphill. APPARENTLY.
 
Shannow

Shannow

Staff member
Harry Potter and the half-Blood prince

dvd of it is now "available," watched it this weekend. Not too shabby.
 
SpecialKO

SpecialKO

Notorious. Excellent Hitchcock spy-thriller with Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman. Goes back and forth between light-hearted and tension-filled.

B13 district, and its sequel B13 ultimatum- Great french sci-fi/action movie, with awesome lepacur. Wish american action movies were this good.
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Loved the first one, how's the second one stack up?
 
phil

phil

I just re-watched the 1973 Disney animated Robin Hood. Holy crap I never realized just how great of a villian the Sheriff of Nottingham is. He just casually comes in, does the meanest thing possible at the moment, thanks the people for their time and strolls on out.
 
@Li3n

@Li3n

well the weirdness was a factor in my enjoyment of it... i totally see why without a taste for it it would be way less enjoyable
 
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