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

[@Li3n]

Not connecting with the main character because he was a passively racist arsehole that only had 1 moment when he did the right thing was my favourite thing about the film.

It did turn into explosions and mecha combat at the end... and the people i saw it with like that part better... i so need smarter friends.

 

[sixpackshaker]

sordid

I really should not type while taking calls.

I do tend to flip words.

 

[Jiarn]

I do the same thing. The calls part that is...

 

[sixpackshaker]

I tried watching Taxi Driver again the other day. I am finding that I really can not re-watch slow paced movies much anymore, it is a fantastic film, but I just can't get passed the first 30 or so minutes. When a film is new to me the good performances will hold my attention like in The King's Speech. Now I am afraid to try and watch Lawrence of Arabia again.

 

[Gryfter]

Now I am afraid to try and watch Lawrence of Arabia again.

There are long sequences in the desert. Long.... boring... sequences. BUT, it's is still a stunning film

 

[sixpackshaker]

It is in at least my top five, but like I've said, I know everything that happens, and I don't think I could sit through it again.

 

[Hailey Knight]

Batman: Under the Red Hood: Finally watched this. My only little complaints are that it was really jarring not to hear Mark Hamill as the Joker, though Bender guy did pretty good (his laugh was fine; I think his voice could've used a slightly higher pitch), and the Amazo robot that could absorb power from super-powered beings, which seemed more to fit a Superman story, since this Batman story had no super-powered beings besides maybe Ra's Al Ghul.

Other than that, this was excellent. I loved all the characters present. The unraveling of the story was great--my second favorite moment besides the climax was when Alfred's usual indifferent demeanor is broken at the revelation on Batman's computer screen. And then that climax... that was a stunner, reaching into the depths of this individual story, and the Batman mythos (who he is). Great movie.

 

[Jiarn]

Lady in the Water has to be my favorite M.Night film next to Unbreakable and Devil

 

[sixpackshaker]

Yankee Doodle Dandy: written to honor Broadway Impresario George M. Cohan. Jimmy Cagney playing a tough yet sensitive roll is a good treat. Too bad he did not get more Musical rolls, then again he played the sympathetic gangster better than anyone else. I just wish they would have splurged and did the film in color. I feel they stuck to B&W for the nostalgic quality.

 

[Krisken]

I just saw Network. Wow. The whole film was amazing to watch.

 

[Shakey]

Watching Last Waltz. Such a god damn fun show to watch.

 

[sixpackshaker]

I want Levon Helm's voice.

 

[Shakey]

God damn he has a great voice.

 

[Shakey]

Come dry your eyes!

 

[Charlie Don't Surf]

Lady in the Water has to be my favorite M.Night film next to Unbreakable and Devil

Have you not seen Sixth Sense or something?

 

[Jiarn]

Six Sense was good, but easily a 1-2 time watcher.

Personally I don't put a movie on my "favorites" unless I can see myself watching it 5+ times.

 

[HCGLNS]

Grown Ups - saved only by Salma Hayek
Easy Virtue - just plain awful, a group of talented actors all struggle to make Jessica Biel seem like she belongs with them on the screen

 

[Jiarn]

Megamind: Another surprise film for me from Dreamworks. Loved every minute. The kids had a blast and there was more than enough for my girlfriend and I to enjoy in the film as well.

Fantastically done, if a bit predictable in parts.

 

[sixpackshaker]

Greystoke the Legend of Tarzan Lord of the Apes: I know better than trying to watch an English costume drama while hungover. It was a nice 2.5 hour nap.

 

[Shakey]

Requiem for a dream. You want to feel good about your life, watch it...

 

[Hailey Knight]

Birdemic: Well, that was painfully boring and awful.

Let Me In: But this was suspenseful, engrossing, and a good horror film. Easily the best vampire story I've seen in a while.

 

[Charlie Don't Surf]

Let Me In: But this was suspenseful, engrossing, and a good horror film. Easily the best vampire story I've seen in a while.

Like since Let The Right One In ?

 

[Hailey Knight]

Like since Let The Right One In ?

Didn't watch that; skipped to the movie that focused on the core relationship and trimmed the subplots.

 

[Espy]

Uh... I'm not sure I would say that the original film ignore the core relationship... From what I've heard Let Me In is a VERY, VERY good remake but I haven't heard anyone say it's better so far. Just that if you have to remake a foreign film this is how you do it.

 

[Hailey Knight]

I'm not saying better or worse because I haven't seen the original; I'm saying, people described both, and I chose the one that sounded like the movie I'd rather watch.

 

[Jiarn]

Yeah, well, you got lied to. -grin-

 

[sixpackshaker]

But a Mecha with a 6-foot Bowie Knife?

 

[Jiarn]

Puffinstuff is right. A-Team was a fantastic example of over-the-top fun action film.

 

[sixpackshaker]

Yeah, I know. I just remember people complaining mightily about a robot with a knife. I actually thought it was one of the few things in the film that did make sense. I'd have some sort of back up weapon/machete if I was fighting in the jungle.

 

[Espy]

Yeah, I know. I just remember people complaining mightily about a robot with a knife. I actually thought it was one of the few things in the film that did make sense. I'd have some sort of back up weapon/machete if I was fighting in the jungle.

Yeah I don't totally get that either. I mean, I can see an argument for why it should be more integrated into the suit, it doesn't make a lot of sense to have it be hand held but... it's not that odd I don't think.

 

[Allen who is Quiet]

Yeah, I can see a guy in a wheelchair infiltrating a primitive alien society, falling in love, and then fighting to protect it from a military-industrial complex that just wants to exploit this alien planet for an element called unobtanium, but a giant robot having a to-scale bowie knife? That's a little far-fetched, isn't it?

 

[sixpackshaker]

That sounds like a job for Ironsides.

 

[Espy]

Yeah, I can see a guy in a wheelchair infiltrating a primitive alien society, falling in love, and then fighting to protect it from a military-industrial complex that just wants to exploit this alien planet for an element called unobtanium, but a giant robot having a to-scale bowie knife? That's a little far-fetched, isn't it?

I believe you sir, have just won the thread.

 

[Piotyr]

The Karate Kid - Will (well, Jaden) Smith edition, yo! Actually, I hate to admit it, but...I think it's actually a better movie than the original. Many of the changes they made to the original help things make better sense, the backdrop of China instead of LA makes for many more beautiful scenes, and Jackie Chan actually knows Kung-Fu, which helps the plausibility. Granted, maybe the movie should've been called "The Kung-Fu Kid", but there are tons of obvious throwbacks to the classic. Really, the times the movie was at its worst was when it had to shoehorn things from the old film as a homage. Actually an enjoyable movie, though, and will likely watch again.

 

[Hailey Knight]

Yeah, well, you got lied to. -grin-

That says you misread what I typed (shocking)--I said it wasn't about which was better or worse. I have to assume that as what you said means nothing because...
1. You have no idea what I was told.
2. You have no idea what my preferences are.
3. Knowing your preferences, if it weren't for anyone else saying the original film was great, you could be recommending the original film on the merits you'd recommend Devil and Ankle Biters.