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Alucard
Watched that awful Aliens 4 movie. Didn't knowJoss Whedon helped in that film.
I watched the 'special cut' thingy. The last scene they shown is what looks like a destroyed ruined Paris.
There was lots of junk around as well. What happened to earth? I don't remember this scene from the standard version.
Did the aliens land there as well? Just a tad puzzled.
I watched the 'special cut' thingy. The last scene they shown is what looks like a destroyed ruined Paris.
There was lots of junk around as well. What happened to earth? I don't remember this scene from the standard version.
Did the aliens land there as well? Just a tad puzzled.
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I don't know...can't put my finger on an exact moment. I guess it was the mood. Honestly, I can't think why I wrote that in the review. Everything else I stand by.
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JCM
Speed Racer (Blu-Ray) My eyes, they hurt with all the detail, yet my crush on the Wachowski Brothers only grows, as alongside Matrix, its the closest Hollywood gets to the action in big-budget anime OVAs.
The Crow Brandon Lee RIP, this movie has aged well, its as beautiful now as it was back in the 90s.
Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma (Salò or the 120 Days of Sodom) Sickening movie showing the lowest human beings can go should they not be held accountable for their crimes, or Shego's normal day. I didnt manange to watch the final murder scene, even with it being shown through one of the antagonists' binoculars as he watched from afar.
The Crow Brandon Lee RIP, this movie has aged well, its as beautiful now as it was back in the 90s.
Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma (Salò or the 120 Days of Sodom) Sickening movie showing the lowest human beings can go should they not be held accountable for their crimes, or Shego's normal day. I didnt manange to watch the final murder scene, even with it being shown through one of the antagonists' binoculars as he watched from afar.
I agree with you JCM on Speed Racer, I thought it was as close to a live action cartoon as could ever be made.
Anyways, I just watched Hurt Locker and Rock'N'Rolla
Hurt Locker was fucking fantastic, I really enjoyed the hell out of it. Rivetting. On the other hand RnR seemed to me like someone watched a Guy Ritchie movie, then decided he could make one too. Guy Ritchie already made this fucking movie, it was called Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and it was better then. RNR just seemed really fucking redundant.
Edit - Yes, I realize Guy Ritchie made Rock'N'Rolla before anyone reads too far into my post.
Anyways, I just watched Hurt Locker and Rock'N'Rolla
Hurt Locker was fucking fantastic, I really enjoyed the hell out of it. Rivetting. On the other hand RnR seemed to me like someone watched a Guy Ritchie movie, then decided he could make one too. Guy Ritchie already made this fucking movie, it was called Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and it was better then. RNR just seemed really fucking redundant.
Edit - Yes, I realize Guy Ritchie made Rock'N'Rolla before anyone reads too far into my post.
Cajungal
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Just saw Sherlock tonight. I liked it, but not as much as I thought I would (just based on all the high praise I've heard). I was definitely entertained, and a lot of the dialogue was funny, but I also got bored here and there. I think that, if they make another one, it will be even better. The end provided a great setup for more. Finally, I think that the cast was very good, especially Law and Downey Jr. Rachel McAdams I can usually take or leave, but I think she did a good job in this.
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JCM
Sherlock Holmes - Great take on Holmes, not Oscar material but enough for one to wish for a franchise with Robert Downey Jr, who is impressing me to the level of Mickey Rourke.
AntiChrist - What. The. Fuck.
While I'm a fan of Lar's "Idiot" and I loved the concept, the thing with only two actors, the acting, the fox that spooked the shit out of me, this movie made Hostel and Saw look like my little pony in comparison.
I'll never think of a handjob the same way.
AntiChrist - What. The. Fuck.
While I'm a fan of Lar's "Idiot" and I loved the concept, the thing with only two actors, the acting, the fox that spooked the shit out of me, this movie made Hostel and Saw look like my little pony in comparison.
I'll never think of a handjob the same way.
Saw Sherlock Holmes tonight, and loved it. A friend of mine commented that though the movie was great, the Sherlock Holmes portrayed in it didn't feel true to the original in his opinion. We determined afterward that most of the discrepancy came from the great slew of action in the movie. Most of the things that Robert Downey Jr. did seemed like Sherlock Holmes things to do, and even the structure of the movie felt like one of the written stories. In the end, though, I think we agreed that the visual nature of film (and the action-heavy attitude of modern movies in particular) forced the story to be more physical, thus resulting in a perceived discrepancy.
I got home, and saw that one of my friends who does publicity for Universal studios in Toronto put a review of Sherlock Holmes on his facebook today. I read it, and raged at this part:
I should have known better than to read the review to begin with, though. I shit you not, this guy always rates the movies I love low, and the ones I hate high. It provides a great contrast and adds new perspective when I sit at home pondering a movie after it's over, but at the end of the day I disagree with 90% of the stuff he writes, and actually get frustrated with about 90% of what is left over.
I got home, and saw that one of my friends who does publicity for Universal studios in Toronto put a review of Sherlock Holmes on his facebook today. I read it, and raged at this part:
I hesitated to get into the Film vs. original books/short stories debate because I didn't want to look like a self-important idiot, but how could you seriously detract stars from the film because of this? Even if the stupid Watson is still Watson to you, you could at least acknowledge that stupid Watson isn't the true Watson. And it's no excuse to say you haven't read the stories, because it doesn't take much looking around the internet (especially with the slew of content that follows a big release like this movie) to learn that the short, fat, and stupid Watson isn't true to the original character.
I should have known better than to read the review to begin with, though. I shit you not, this guy always rates the movies I love low, and the ones I hate high. It provides a great contrast and adds new perspective when I sit at home pondering a movie after it's over, but at the end of the day I disagree with 90% of the stuff he writes, and actually get frustrated with about 90% of what is left over.
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JCM
Family adopts a nine-year-old orphan who turns out to be a psycho. While the last third of the movie was a bit shitty, the kid actress deserves a damn Oscar for her "kid-fom-hell" portrayal and you never see the twist coming.
Zombieland
However did this movie go unreleased in cinemas here I dont know, but its sure as hell worthy of the Shaun of the Dead comparison. My man-crush on Woody Harrelson is again justified.
Not to mention the movie looked like it had a much higher budget to boot, with the SFX and aliens, perfect, and the ending one that leaves every person leaving the theater talking about what will happen based on each individual opinion on what we humans deserve.
Seconded. I just re-watched it and I think I liked it even more than when i saw it in the theater.
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Alex B.
Watched Fuck, a documentary about the word. Cute, but really nothing I didn't already know. It's more editorial than documentary.
I saw Heathers today. It was really funny, but I wasn't quite sure what to make of it for a while after it was over. I am pretty sure I've come down on the side of "liked it pretty good".
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JCM
Mindhunters- stupid movie that was on tv with Val Kilmer, copy of an Agatha Christie book, but with three different twists at the end. Really, it sucks when a movie makes a reveal, then tells you its a lie as they have another reveal, then retcon that yet again.
Bah.
Bah.
Ah,Christian Slater back when he had a career.....
Well fuck me gently with a chainsaw...
Hey, she was in Star Trek....
Hey, she was in Star Trek....[/QUOTE]
Bit parts are not much of a career, especially when she could carry a small film quite well.
Did a little reading on her yesterday. It looks like she is in a major upswing, still supporting roles but in some high profile films.
Or like Triplets of Bellville, they're all fat and loud and dumb and mean andNobody in foreign films minds blatant, terrible stereotypes of Americans.
In America...
Shit that's true.
It's very good, the animation is wonderful and they manage to get a lot across with little to no real dialogue.
Or like Triplets of Bellville, they're all fat and loud and dumb and mean andNobody in foreign films minds blatant, terrible stereotypes of Americans.
In America...
Shit that's true.[/QUOTE]
The reason we don't mind is because none of you seem to recognize a parody... (ok, to be fair it's hard to tell with the Japanese).
I love the Final Destination series.
Well they wheren't exactly thrilling, but the 1st one had an interesting premise, and i can always watch the most horrible stuff if the premise is interesting.
Star Wars: I don't think I've watched this in 12 years and I had a blast. I was trying to ignore what I know from the prequels, but I did not that Guiness as Obi Wan had this little "eyes shift to one side" moment before telling Luke that Vader killed his father that would make it like he's lying. One of those little bits that makes some of the lying plausible even though none of it was planned by Lucas until later.
Anyway, the movie was fun. I was impressed with the story construction more than I understood before. And the final trench run got be pumped. Still a damn good movie.
BTW: this was un-fucked with version, before Lucas started carving the movies apart. I see no reason to pop in the disc 1 versions to any of these in my trilogy box set.
Anyway, the movie was fun. I was impressed with the story construction more than I understood before. And the final trench run got be pumped. Still a damn good movie.
BTW: this was un-fucked with version, before Lucas started carving the movies apart. I see no reason to pop in the disc 1 versions to any of these in my trilogy box set.
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Philosopher B.
Inglourious Basterds
This movie was basically a string of intensely awkward conversations. And I LOVED it. This movie was the tits, full of weird shit that made me laugh aloud, from the manically gleeful Christoph Waltz's theatrical pointing to his knee, to Brad Pitt's flicking the gore off of his finger after poking an injured person in the leg. Speaking of Pitt, based on what I saw in trailers, I wasn't sure if I would enjoy his hammy performance or not, but I ended up loving every minute of it. I nearly bust a gut laughing at his heavily-accented utterance of 'arrivederci'.
I really want to watch it again soon. It felt like the kind of movie that reveals more little details upon each subsequent viewing.
I should also mention that my father flat-out loves this movie. For something so dialogue-laden, that is quite a feat.
This movie was basically a string of intensely awkward conversations. And I LOVED it. This movie was the tits, full of weird shit that made me laugh aloud, from the manically gleeful Christoph Waltz's theatrical pointing to his knee, to Brad Pitt's flicking the gore off of his finger after poking an injured person in the leg. Speaking of Pitt, based on what I saw in trailers, I wasn't sure if I would enjoy his hammy performance or not, but I ended up loving every minute of it. I nearly bust a gut laughing at his heavily-accented utterance of 'arrivederci'.
I really want to watch it again soon. It felt like the kind of movie that reveals more little details upon each subsequent viewing.
I should also mention that my father flat-out loves this movie. For something so dialogue-laden, that is quite a feat.
Cajungal
Staff member
I enjoyed Inglorious Basterds very much. It wasn't quite what I expected, but I loved the story about the girl with the theatre.
The Other Man was dumb and boring. It was disappointing to see such talented people in such a dull movie. Antonio Banderas' character was ridiculous. In a movie where he's supposed to be this alluring guy, he's a complete dud.
The Other Man was dumb and boring. It was disappointing to see such talented people in such a dull movie. Antonio Banderas' character was ridiculous. In a movie where he's supposed to be this alluring guy, he's a complete dud.
Steve!
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YAOMTC
Finally got to see District 9, with my four week Blockbuster direct trial. My sister had seen it in theaters and was expecting a movie with aliens to be more... I dunno, fun? But I loved it. It was a brilliant film, I thought. If there is one, I can't wait for the sequel.
The only thing I disliked about it was... the disc. As is way too typical with rentals, there was a part that apparently had been corrupted by disc scratches/damage, about three minutes... It was when
Also I found this analysis of the alien language. Pretty interesting.
Next comes The Godfather and 2001: A Space Odyssey. All of the movies on my queue are classics that I haven't got to see yet (like Ghostbusters and Rambo: First Blood), with a few exceptions being Changeling, District 9, and Ocean's Eleven.
EDIT: What's up with this indent after the spoiler tags? A little glitch?
The only thing I disliked about it was... the disc. As is way too typical with rentals, there was a part that apparently had been corrupted by disc scratches/damage, about three minutes... It was when
Wikus and Christopher had just stopped the stolen vehicle and are making their way to the dropship hidden under Christopher's shack. I think it was around 1 hour, 15 minutes into the movie, around there. It started up again when Wikus and Christopher's son were inside the ship, starting it up -- it was just rising out of the ground -- and Christopher had somehow ended up outside. Does anyone remember how this went down?
Also I found this analysis of the alien language. Pretty interesting.
Next comes The Godfather and 2001: A Space Odyssey. All of the movies on my queue are classics that I haven't got to see yet (like Ghostbusters and Rambo: First Blood), with a few exceptions being Changeling, District 9, and Ocean's Eleven.
EDIT: What's up with this indent after the spoiler tags? A little glitch?
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Lol. I can't believe they gave that role to Neil Patrick Harris. His dialog consisted of single word sentences.. 80% of them being "Steve!". lol[/QUOTE]
I watched the film with audio commentary and the filmmakers said that they wanted somebody who could take single words and really make them funny. Hence, they hired Neil Patrick Harris.