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Nostalgia Critic (Even for those who DON'T like him)

Sep 24, 2009#1

Shegokigo

Being very real and just "himself". I have a feeling this is gonna strike a few of you as very surprising. His top 20 favorite movies.

http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/11655-top2002

http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/11654-top2001

Sep 24, 2009#2

Hylian

Sadly I have only seen a couple of the movies on that list

Sep 24, 2009#3

The Lovely Boehner

Can I get a list so I can judge him without watching the video?

I think the preview was a Dark Knight screencap on the top half of the list so already we're off to a rousingly shitty start.

Sep 24, 2009#4

Shegokigo

He doesn't do a "schtick", it's worth the watch.

Sep 24, 2009#5

Kitty Sinatra

Shegokigo said:
He doesn't do a "schtick", it's worth the watch.

To see some internet guy's list of favorite movies? How is that worth the watch?

Sep 24, 2009#6

AshburnerX

Gruebeard;262734][quote=Shegokigo said:
He doesn't do a "schtick", it's worth the watch.

To see some internet guy's list of favorite movies? How is that worth the watch?[/QUOTE]

It's worth it when he's being earnest and explains his thoughts in a clear and honest manner.

Sep 24, 2009#7

The Lovely Boehner

Bolded the movies, deal with my horrible typos. I muted it and just went ahead as much as possible to find the movie posters and not have to see that horrible logo. Deal with the chatlog with fellow halforum sensation Gusto!

(19:09:35) n30raven: Titus
(19:09:42) n30raven: I ain't seen it, can't really make fun

(19:10:06) WithGust0: :-(
(19:10:29) n30raven: his stupid fucking logo thing of himself is really obnoxious
(19:10:37) n30raven: next is Hamlet, also haven't seen it
(19:11:00) n30raven: is #1 going to be O or some shit
(19:11:20) n30raven: now Patton, can't argue too much here
(19:11:43) n30raven: Ed Wood, again haven't seen, but heard good things
(19:12:09) n30raven: Fantasia, good movie no doubt, but just a kind of odd hoice
(19:12:24) WithGust0: yea it really is
(19:12:40) n30raven: Secret of Nimh, never seen
(19:12:56) n30raven: Sideways, good choice
(19:13:27) WithGust0: I've never seen like any of these
(19:13:37) n30raven: now spirited away
(19:13:56) WithGust0: hmmmmmm
(19:13:56) n30raven: oh hay clockwork orange, noie
(19:14:28) n30raven: Fearless which I ain't never heard of
(19:14:48) WithGust0: isnt fearless a JLo movie?
(19:14:57) n30raven: no
(19:15:00) n30raven: it's some older movie
(19:15:04) n30raven: well maybe 80s
(19:15:32) n30raven: I accidentally didn't mute it
(19:15:36) n30raven: this dude sounds like an asshole
(19:15:46) WithGust0: hahaha
(19:15:53) n30raven: 10 is Citizen Kane
(19:16:30) WithGust0: man everyone loves that fucking movie i dont get it
(19:16:45) n30raven: I haen't seen it
(19:17:07) n30raven: Fear and Loathing 9
(19:17:08) WithGust0: me neither but i understand the concept
(19:17:24) WithGust0: eh i didnt like that movie so much
(19:17:32) n30raven: hahaha 8 is the Dark knight hahahahahhaha
(19:17:36) n30raven: mocking COMMENCING
(19:17:42) WithGust0: OF COURSSSE
(19:18:31) n30raven: 7 good night and good luck
(19:18:35) n30raven: which I admittedly haven't seen
(19:18:52) n30raven: 6 lost in translation
(19:19:11) n30raven: 5 eyes wide shut
(19:19:18) n30raven: whih I haven't seen either
(19:20:00) n30raven: hahahahhahahaha
(19:20:03) n30raven: 4 is the original batman
(19:20:08) n30raven: which is fucking terrible
(19:20:11) n30raven: ahhahahahahahahahahahah
(19:20:34) n30raven: 3 is to kill a mockingbird which is a very legit choice
(19:20:55) n30raven: 2 Amadeus which is also legit
(19:21:48) n30raven: 1 brazil, which I haven't seen

But no, seriously, the first Batman isn't even the 4th best Batman movie of all time.

Sep 24, 2009#8

ElJuski

That's a pretty shitty list of the Best Movies of All Time.

I'll deal with A Clockwork Orange and the top three; not in those positions, but they're all good movies (I haven't seen Brazil in fucken forever though...)

Thanks for posting that Charlie so I don't have to deal with Nostalgia Critic being "himself".

And Gruebeard...exactly

Sep 24, 2009#9

Gusto

I'm a sensation!

Sep 24, 2009#10

CynicismKills

Seen most of what he chose and they're all good movies, though I'm not big on top # lists so I've never bothered to put them in order.

Sep 24, 2009#11

Shannow

is he saying best of all time, or simply his favorites? I mean, there is a difference.

Sep 24, 2009#12

CynicismKills

Shannow said:
is he saying best of all time, or simply his favorites? I mean, there is a difference.

His favorites.

Sep 24, 2009#13

Shegokigo

Seriously, people mocking the video when they didn't even listen to it. There's a difference between a movie snob and being an ignorant jackass.

This was simply meant to be posted, for those who don't like the "NC Schtick" and see that there is more sides to Doug. Yet some people just can't seem to grow up and give something a chance before wailing on it like a kid flailing about in a dark room holding a flashlight but refusing to turn it on.

And yes, it is a 'favorites' list, not an "all time greatest". Which you could have heard, if you had watched it at all.

Sep 24, 2009#14

Hailey Knight

We know what Charlie is.

Seen more than half of those. I really never cared for the Branaugh Hamlet, and I can see the good in Sideways, but I just can't make myself like it.

Sep 24, 2009#15

Shegokigo

Was talking directly about Charlie either.

Sep 24, 2009#16

Shannow

CynicismKills;262764][quote=Shannow said:
is he saying best of all time, or simply his favorites? I mean, there is a difference.

His favorites.[/QUOTE]

Makes sense then. I see nothing wrong with it.

Sep 24, 2009#17

Shegokigo

Gruebeard said:
So fuck off with the name calling.

:moon:

Sep 24, 2009#18

Shannow

Hahahahahahaha.

Not too bad so far. just the guy listing his favorites, and why he likes em. I agree with Sheg on this one. no real reason to hate at all.

and yes, I do watch his stuff normally as well.

Sep 24, 2009#19

Shegokigo

I just thought it'd be a nice "second look" for some of those NC critics who might only have one view on him. To see that he's got some real taste in films (and some odd ones as well) and he can come across very sincere.

Sep 24, 2009#20

RealBigNuke

Never really liked the shtick. That's not a bad favorite movie list, if a bit quirky, but I'm going to continue not really liking the shtick, I think.

Sep 24, 2009#21

Frankie Williamson

I'm a little curious to why Charlie hates the 89 Batman so much. I'm with Critic there, it's the first movie I ever remember seeing in theatres (I grew up in a town without a theatre) and I still love it to this day, even beyond it's oddities.

Sep 24, 2009#22

The Lovely Boehner

Frankie said:
I'm a little curious to why Charlie hates the 89 Batman so much. I'm with Critic there, it's the first movie I ever remember seeing in theatres (I grew up in a town without a theatre) and I still love it to this day, even beyond it's oddities.

Michael Keaton is a really off-putting batman. Jack Nicholson gives a really weird, campy performance. The tone is really annoying and dated, and Tim Burton's style just really doesn't work for the whole Batman vs Joker story. It works a lot better in Returns. I mean, it's not one of the worst movies of all time, but I like Returns, Forever, Begins, and Dark Knight better without even thinking about it.

Sep 24, 2009#23

Shegokigo

Forever?

FOREVER?

You just lost "movie snob" title. Seriously.

Sep 24, 2009#24

AshburnerX

Shegokigo said:
Forever?

FOREVER?

You just lost "movie snob" title. Seriously.

Batman Forever was for the people who enjoyed Batman in the Silver Age. If you didn't like the campy, off the wall humor or the bright colors present in that iteration, you didn't like Forever.

Sep 24, 2009#25

The Lovely Boehner

Here's how I see it. Forever went full-camp. But the Burton ones were stuck in some half-camp purgatory. Jim Carrey and Tommy Lee Jones knew exactly what movie they were in.

Sep 24, 2009#26

Krisken

Charlie Dont Surf;262839][quote=Frankie said:
I'm a little curious to why Charlie hates the 89 Batman so much. I'm with Critic there, it's the first movie I ever remember seeing in theatres (I grew up in a town without a theatre) and I still love it to this day, even beyond it's oddities.

Sep 24, 2009#27

ThatNickGuy

I was never crazy about the first Batman movie, honestly. For one, it hasn't aged well. Two, I hated the first four movies' treatment of Jim Gordon. Jack Nicholson, as great as he was, wasn't really The Joker to me. It was just Jack Nicholson playing Jack Nicholson dressed up as Joker. Keaton was a great Batman, but not quite as good as Bruce (though still pretty good).

I too liked Returns more, but mostly for Devito as Penguin, which was just awesome to watch. I used to have his solioquay to Max Shrek memorized. "I believe the word you're looking for...is AHHHHHH! Actually, this is all just a bad dream..." Great stuff.

I actually kinda dig Forever, as well. It was still kinda dark like the first two movies, but with more over-the-top fun. Jones did what he could with what he was given and Carey just went nuts, which was good at this point in his career. And I thought Kilmer had a good balance between both Bruce and Batman. He wasn't great as either, but it felt more balanced.

Mind you, I don't rate any of them higher than Mask of the Phantasm or Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker. I firmly believe they were the best.

Regarding Doug's list? I liked it, honestly. Surprised by some choices on the list, but not surprised by most since I've followed him from the beginning. I did like that he had some Shakespeare on there and kinda surprised by Brazil being on there, as I'd never heard him mention it before on the site, I don't think.

Sep 25, 2009#28

JCM

ThatNickGuy said:
I was never crazy about the first Batman movie, honestly. For one, it hasn't aged well. Two, I hated the first four movies' treatment of Jim Gordon. Jack Nicholson, as great as he was, wasn't really The Joker to me. It was just Jack Nicholson playing Jack Nicholson dressed up as Joker. Keaton was a great Batman, but not quite as good as Bruce (though still pretty good).

I too liked Returns more, but mostly for Devito as Penguin, which was just awesome to watch. I used to have his solioquay to Max Shrek memorized. "I believe the word you're looking for...is AHHHHHH! Actually, this is all just a bad dream..." Great stuff.

I actually kinda dig Forever, as well. It was still kinda dark like the first two movies, but with more over-the-top fun. Jones did what he could with what he was given and Carey just went nuts, which was good at this point in his career. And I thought Kilmer had a good balance between both Bruce and Batman. He wasn't great as either, but it felt more balanced.

Mind you, I don't rate any of them higher than Mask of the Phantasm or Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker. I firmly believe they were the best.

Regarding Doug's list? I liked it, honestly. Surprised by some choices on the list, but not surprised by most since I've followed him from the beginning. I did like that he had some Shakespeare on there and kinda surprised by Brazil being on there, as I'd never heard him mention it before on the site, I don't think.

Pretty much this.

People today write off the 89 Batman, and forget that just like Neil Adaim´s run on on the Batman comics, the Batman movie made Batman be for adults again.

Before that? Batman was a show for kids with BAM! and POW! (and so were the comics before the Moench/Adams run). The 89 batman showed that a GOOD and SERIOUS hero movie could be made, and not for kids, and still do well in the box office.

It also made Warner brothers accept the idea of the Batman: The animated series, with just the itroduction sequence and the movie-ish intro song, which gave us Bruce Timm and Paul Dini and all of modern DC animation.

Sep 25, 2009#29

fade

So who came first? This guy, or Alton Brown's Good Eats? His schtick seems like a lesser copy of Alton Brown's humor.

Sep 25, 2009#30

CynicismKills

fade said:
So who came first? This guy, or Alton Brown's Good Eats? His schtick seems like a lesser copy of Alton Brown's humor.

I...I don't see that at all. Alton Brown speaks quickly and matter-of-factly, whereas NC pretty much fluctuates between talking and screaming.

Sep 25, 2009#31

fade

I haven't seen but maybe 1.5 Nostalgia Critics, but I do watch a lot of Good Eats. They weren't exactly the same, but sure felt similar to me.

Sep 25, 2009#32

Adammon

Shegokigo said:
Forever?

FOREVER?

You just lost "movie snob" title. Seriously.

Judging from the chat log from above, he's a 'movie snob' who hasn't seen many movies...

Sep 25, 2009#33

The Lovely Boehner

I've seen like 1,000 movies. There's still a lot of good stuff on my queue/to-watch list.

Sep 25, 2009#34

Shegokigo

Charlie Dont Surf said:
I've seen like 1,000 movies.

O MAI! U SO MOVIE MAN!

Sep 25, 2009#35

Shannow

HAHAHAHAHA

Sep 25, 2009#36

Adammon

Charlie Dont Surf said:
I've seen like 1,000 movies. There's still a lot of good stuff on my queue/to-watch list.

If you take the time to see Batman Forever, but not Citizen Kane, you have very little right to be taking the piss out of anyone else's movie choices.

Sep 25, 2009#37

The Lovely Boehner

I haven't seen every great movie ever made, very few people have.

Sep 25, 2009#38

Adammon

Charlie Dont Surf said:
I haven't seen every great movie ever made, very few people have.

That's a pretty lame excuse.

Sep 25, 2009#39

The Lovely Boehner

Adammon;263095][quote=Charlie Dont Surf said:
I haven't seen every great movie ever made, very few people have.

That's a pretty lame excuse.[/QUOTE]

Well, yours was a pretty lame opinion.

edit:

What I'm getting at is that it's senseless to say "oh, your opinions have no merit, you haven't seen x movie!" Since you could find a truly great "x movie" for almost anyone that they've never seen. You could dismiss someone if they haven't seen any really great movies, or hate all movies in black and white or refuse to watch any older movies period or something inane like that.

Sep 25, 2009#40

Adammon

Charlie Dont Surf;263096][quote=Adammon;263095][quote=Charlie Dont Surf said:
I haven't seen every great movie ever made, very few people have.

That's a pretty lame excuse.[/QUOTE]

Well, yours was a pretty lame opinion.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, well, your face is lame!

Sep 25, 2009#41

Norris

Charlie Dont Surf said:
What I'm getting at is that it's senseless to say \"oh, your opinions have no merit, you haven't seen x movie!\" Since you could find a truly great \"x movie\" for almost anyone that they've never seen. You could dismiss someone if they haven't seen any really great movies, or hate all movies in black and white or refuse to watch any older movies period or something inane like that.

It's not that you haven't seen movie X, Y, or Z. It's that you you get all film snobby, "your favorite movie sucks" mode every damn time the discussion comes up and you have never seen what is almost universally considered the best movie ever made. You can't really be much of a film snob if you haven't seen the pinnacle of the medium.

EDIT: And for Nostalgia Critic fans who wouldn't mind a behind the scenes look (and have thirty-ish minutes to kill), check Linkara's vlog from the making of the Alone In The Dark review here: http://atopfourthwall.blogspot.com/2009/09/vlog-alone-in-dark-behind-scenes.html

Sep 25, 2009#42

The Lovely Boehner

I don't even think I'm a film snob. I see a lot of crap. It's funny that people call me a film snob just because I don't like everything I see.

Sep 25, 2009#43

Adammon

Charlie Dont Surf said:
I don't even think I'm a film snob. I see a lot of crap. It's funny that people call me a film snob just because I don't like everything I see.

People call you a film snob because you deride other people's taste in films. I wouldn't consider you a film snob now because your knowledge of film is kinda lacking.

Sep 26, 2009#44

Shegokigo

Your title for a while WAS movie snob....

Sep 26, 2009#45

Hailey Knight

Adammon;263168][quote=Charlie Dont Surf said:
I don't even think I'm a film snob. I see a lot of crap. It's funny that people call me a film snob just because I don't like everything I see.

People call you a film snob because you deride other people's taste in films. I wouldn't consider you a film snob now because your knowledge of film is kinda lacking.[/QUOTE]

Ice cold.

Sep 26, 2009#46

The Lovely Boehner

I don't care if you think my film knowledge is lacking. I haven't studied film in any way, or done anything but read a lot of essays/reviews and such. I just watch a bunch of movies

Sep 26, 2009#47

figmentPez

fade said:
So who came first? This guy, or Alton Brown's Good Eats? His schtick seems like a lesser copy of Alton Brown's humor.

Good Eats is celebrating 10 years. That Guy With The Glasses hasn't even been around for 2 yet.

Sep 26, 2009#48

Hailey Knight

Charlie Dont Surf said:
What I'm getting at is that it's senseless to say "oh, your opinions have no merit, you haven't seen x movie!" Since you could find a truly great "x movie" for almost anyone that they've never seen. You could dismiss someone if they haven't seen any really great movies, or hate all movies in black and white or refuse to watch any older movies period or something inane like that.

Or because they like a movie you don't like.

Heyyyyy!

Sep 26, 2009#49

Kitty Sinatra

escushion;263436][quote=Charlie Dont Surf said:
What I'm getting at is that it's senseless to say "oh, your opinions have no merit, you haven't seen x movie!" Since you could find a truly great "x movie" for almost anyone that they've never seen. You could dismiss someone if they haven't seen any really great movies, or hate all movies in black and white or refuse to watch any older movies period or something inane like that.

Or because they like a movie you don't like.

Heyyyyy![/QUOTE]

^This. 300 times this.

:cool:

Sep 27, 2009#50

Bowielee

I'm with the Michael Keaton was the best Batman camp. He's the only one so far that has been able to balance the bruce wayne/batman with any great success. Christian Bale is an AWSOME Bruce Wayne, but, really, he's a pretty shitty Batman. It still boggles me that he thinks that being Batman means YELLING UNINTELLIGIBLY IN A REALLY GRAVELLY VOICE.

Keaton made the transition well, and I loved his absentminded/distracted take on Bruce and he didn't go over the top when he slipped into Batman mode.

Even though Batman Begins captured the post Frank Miller feel of the comics more than any movie before it, Batman Returns is still my favorite Batman movie. It had Christopher Walkin, which is always a plus, and Danny Devito and Michelle Pfeiffer were just great as Catwoman and the Penguin.

Sep 27, 2009#51

Shegokigo

Calling Batman Returns a better film is easy to agree with. Saying Batman Forever though?

Sep 27, 2009#52

Bowielee

Honestly, I liked Batman Forever to a degree. It's not anywhere near being a great film, but I enjoyed parts of it. None of which had anything to do with any of the "good guys" Kilmer, Kidman, and O'Donnel all sucked terribly in that movie. I think that Jim Carrey was really the only thing I can say I really liked in that movie.

Sep 27, 2009#53

Shegokigo

Pretty much. Kilmer had to be the worst Batman, tied with Clooney.

Sep 27, 2009#54

Bowielee

The only complaint I have about the Tim Burton Batman movies was a complaint I had about many movies from around that time period. They were just too dark. I don't mean in their tone, I mean "for the love of god, turn on a damn light so I can see what the hell is going on."

Low lighting was like the shaky cam of the late 80s.

Sep 27, 2009#55

Cajungal

Bowie, you talked about Bale's gravelly, forced batman voice... and I agree, it's weird. When the second movie came out, I was hoping he'd drop it. The voice didn't bother me much in the first movie, because I thought that was all part of his learning process. I thought maybe he was using it because he was trying so hard to be something frightening, and later, when he was more experienced, he would drop it for something different. But I guess not.

Sep 27, 2009#56

ElJuski

I don't know, I'd still trust Charlie's judgment in movies over 92% of the rest of the forum's. I think he's shown, to a fair extent, a good taste in film and a pretty decent understanding of how films are made.

Just like any reviewer, though, I wouldn't give him 100% credibility.

I think most of you are just trying to have your snively moment in the sun hoping on one of his poor choices. Which, I guess, is your right to do. But just because a dude hasn't seen Citizen Kane isn't enough of a reason, I don't think...

Sep 27, 2009#57

Shegokigo

ElJuski said:
I think most of you are just trying to have your snively moment in the sun hoping on one of his poor choices. Which, I guess, is your right to do. But just because a dude hasn't seen Citizen Kane isn't enough of a reason, I don't think...

Sep 27, 2009#58

ElJuski

I've never seen

Titus
Hamlet
Ed Wood
Lost in Translation

and Eyes Wide Shut either. But that's just such a small scope of what is considered "great film".

Sep 27, 2009#59

Shegokigo

You also don't attempt to pass yourself off as "better taste than you" movie style critic.

Sep 27, 2009#60

The Lovely Boehner

I could post any top 100 movies list, and anyone would have 20-40 they haven't seen.

Sep 27, 2009#61

Kitty Sinatra

Shegokigo said:
You also don't attempt to pass yourself off as "better taste than you" movie style critic.

Does Chuck actually do that? (I can't remember) But if so, that's just idiotic of him in 300 different ways. :cool:

Sep 27, 2009#62

The Lovely Boehner

Gruebeard;263610][quote=Shegokigo said:
You also don't attempt to pass yourself off as "better taste than you" movie style critic.

Does Chuck actually do that? (I can't remember) But if so, that's just idiotic of him in 300 different ways. :cool:

[/QUOTE]

yes I get it, you love 300, enjoy the sequel

Sep 27, 2009#63

Hailey Knight

Gruebeard;263610][quote=Shegokigo said:
You also don't attempt to pass yourself off as "better taste than you" movie style critic.

Does Chuck actually do that? (I can't remember) But if so, that's just idiotic of him in 300 different ways. :cool:

[/QUOTE]

He does that up and down, round and round, like a record, baby.

Sep 27, 2009#64

Shegokigo

escushion said:
He does that up and down, round and round, like a record, baby.

http://tinyurl.com/yexdqe

Sep 28, 2009#65

JCM

Shegokigo;263594][quote=ElJuski said:
I think most of you are just trying to have your snively moment in the sun hoping on one of his poor choices. Which, I guess, is your right to do. But just because a dude hasn't seen Citizen Kane isn't enough of a reason, I don't think...

If it was just Citizen Kane, I could see your point, but he has not seen:

Titus
Hamlet
Ed Wood
Spirited Away
Good Night and Good Luck
Lost in Translation
Eyes Wide Shut
Brazil

As well as putting the original Batman flick on nearly the bottom of all the Batman movies.

That's a whole different level there Juski and you know it. :smug:[/QUOTE]He hasnt watched Eyes Wide SHut?

Knowing every Kubrik film is a norm for film critics, although the 1000 movies claim is pretty small (I have half of that just on DVD), to not have watched Kubrik´s last is pretty much worse.

Charlie Dont Surf said:
I could post any top 100 movies list, and anyone would have 20-40 they haven't seen.

Really? Do post that list.

Because you´d do worse if I gave you my list, unless you understand Arabic, Portuguese, Spanish and French, or have any Korean/Iranian/Brazilian/Mexican/Bollywood.

Sep 28, 2009#66

ElJuski

thanks for playing the cultural elitism card once again, brah.

Sep 28, 2009#67

JCM

ElJuski said:
thanks for playing the cultural elitism card once again, brah.

Works better, and is less idiotic than "Ive watched a 1000 movies", although unlike someone else, I dont claim to have a better taste at movies or to be a real "critic", just to enjoy stuff that most probably never will.

Except for Batman Begins, which should be burnt in hell along with everyone who liked it.

Sep 28, 2009#68

The Lovely Boehner

I have really seen a embarrassingly paltry number of foreign movies too

Sep 28, 2009#69

Hailey Knight

Charlie just likes to fuck with peoples' heads into thinking he watches a lot of movies, when he's really counting WWE pay-per-view shows.

Sep 29, 2009#70

Kitty Sinatra

escushion said:
Charlie just likes to fuck with peoples' heads into thinking he watches a lot of movies, when he's really counting porn and WWE pay-per-view shows.

Fixed for greater accuracy.

(he's really only ever seen "real" 5 movies)

Sep 29, 2009#71

The Lovely Boehner

http://www.criticker.com/resource/8054/on/rankings.txt

I stand by most of those ratings, although some I rated after it's been a while since I saw the movie, some I rated early on before I got down much of a system for the 0-100 scale, and some people have pointed out to me that I must have been drunk or typoed when I rated them.

Sep 29, 2009#72

JCM

Charlie Dont Surf said:
http://www.criticker.com/resource/8054/on/rankings.txt

I stand by most of those ratings, although some I rated after it's been a while since I saw the movie, some I rated early on before I got down much of a system for the 0-100 scale, and some people have pointed out to me that I must have been drunk or typoed when I rated them.

I like Metacritic, but most of the times I´ll just check who´s the producer, screenwriter, actor and director, then take a risk.

Not that I dont like reviews, its just that these days some writers will spoil a movie, and sometimes trailers contain the best parts of a movie, and suddenly ther´s very little left for you to see but filler.

Oct 3, 2009#73

Shegokigo

I really can't pinpoint what it is about a movie that will get me to the theatre. Mostly a good enough trailer will peak my curiosity, after that I tend to listen to "general" reviews (I won't watch a movie at the movies till it's been out at least 2-3 weeks) with no spoilers and get a decent idea if it's worth spending the cash on.

I also won't watch anything drama/comedy/romance at the movies as films like that are wasted on a big screen.

Oct 3, 2009#74

The Lovely Boehner

Shegokigo said:
I also won't watch anything drama/comedy/romance at the movies as films like that are wasted on a big screen.

I disagree. There are still great sweeping shots that look better in 35mm than your shitty pirated cam. Or even a blu-ray.

Oct 3, 2009#75

Shegokigo

Huh?

Sweeping shots in a drama/comedy/romance?

Oct 3, 2009#76

The Lovely Boehner

Yeah, what I said. There are great shots in movies other than the Lord of the Rings trilogy that look a lot better in a theater than on a computer screen.

Oct 3, 2009#77

Shegokigo

Charlie Dont Surf said:
Yeah, what I said. There are great shots in movies other than the Lord of the Rings trilogy that look a lot better in a theater than on a computer screen.

Computer screen?

If I watch a movie at home on DVD it's on the 42''

What are you talking about?

Oct 3, 2009#78

The Lovely Boehner

Well yeah, better than a bluray on any size screen too.

Oct 3, 2009#79

Shegokigo

Sweeping shots on a comedy/drama/romance film are a complete waste for me and no amount of screen size can make up for the difference that BLU-RAY can make on upclose/any movement shots at all.

Oct 3, 2009#80

The Lovely Boehner

Shegokigo said:
Sweeping shots on a comedy/drama/romance film are a complete waste for me and no amount of screen size can make up for the difference that BLU-RAY can make on upclose/any movement shots at all.

This might be the dumbest thing you've ever said

Oct 3, 2009#81

Shegokigo

Right back at 'cha. You're totally right though, I really wish I was in a movie theatre when Martin Lawrence came in as a big fat lady. I mean, the epicness of seeing that on the big screen would have totally been worth the $20. Oh no, wait, I should have gone to see all those Sandra Bullock/Hugh Grant films on the big screen cause, you know, it totally makes it a different experience than watching it at home. :rofl:

Oct 3, 2009#82

figmentPez

Shegokigo said:
Sweeping shots on a comedy/drama/romance film are a complete waste for me and no amount of screen size can make up for the difference that BLU-RAY can make on upclose/any movement shots at all.

Do you realize that 35mm film is higher resolution than Blu-ray? A good theater is going to have better picture quality than any 1080p home theater can deliver. How much better will depend on a lot of factors, but it's simply not possible to match full film resolution on a home TV set.

Oct 3, 2009#83

Shegokigo

Upclose, as in, I'm close to my TV as opposed to far from a theatre screen.

Oct 3, 2009#84

Bowielee

I get what Shego's saying. I don't go see comedies or dramas at the theater either. It has to be a spectacle type of movie to motivate me to go out to the theater. A romantic comedy is just as good on the small screen as it is the big screen.

Oct 4, 2009#85

ElJuski

For people looking to see a movie for its story and execution, I can see why it wouldn't matter (most of the time that's me too). I can also see Charlie's vantage though, of wanting to pick apart a movie mis en scene, as many filmophiles are wont to do.

There usually is more going on than the surface level within cinema. Personally, I go see comedies in the theater to feel all the laughs. Group laughter really heightens the mood.

Oct 4, 2009#86

JCM

Amorous Vamp said:
The only reason I'd see a comedy/drama/romance movie in a theater would be if I were on a date. and then prolly only the romance one. Actually, then my preference still goes to scifi/action movies. lol

Of course epic costume dramas can be an exception, but they tend to fall into the action genre pretty quick.

But really, is there any need to see certain movies on a screen that big? Hardly.

Pretty much my opinion.

Cinema is for LOTR, Star Wars and Watchmen. Comedy? Maybe on a date. Although stuff like Schindler's list or foreign movies ala No Fun or Children of heaven will get me to go to the movies.

Oct 6, 2009#87

ThatNickGuy

I go to the theatres to see SHIT GET BLOWN UP! Hell, I happily paid money to see the new Rambo. My friend and I expected a big, dumb action flick with a lot of shit blowing up and a high body count. If there was a plot or character development, we'd be disappointed.

We weren't.

I do make a few exceptions, though:
-Kids movies, especially if the place is packed with kids, because their youthful exuberance while watching it is infectious.
-Something I'm just dying to see and can't wait (Children of Men, Pan's Labyrinth)

Aside from that, there's very little that can't wait for video.

Oct 6, 2009#88

Hailey Knight

I see no reason to go to the movies, attempting to enjoy a good character-driven drama, and have to hear cell phones, or the guys in the front whistling at the screen, or the couple arguing in Spanish two seats away, or a baby crying somewhere when it's R-rated, or etc etc etc.

Oct 6, 2009#89

The Lovely Boehner

escushion said:
I see no reason to go to the movies, attempting to enjoy a good character-driven drama, and have to hear cell phones, or the guys in the front whistling at the screen, or the couple arguing in Spanish two seats away, or a baby crying somewhere when it's R-rated, or etc etc etc.

Go to better theaters.

Oct 6, 2009#90

Hailey Knight

Charlie Dont Surf;270120][quote=escushion said:
I see no reason to go to the movies, attempting to enjoy a good character-driven drama, and have to hear cell phones, or the guys in the front whistling at the screen, or the couple arguing in Spanish two seats away, or a baby crying somewhere when it's R-rated, or etc etc etc.

Go to better theaters.[/QUOTE]

The theaters of my imagination play certain movies and the ones out there play others.

It's not a matter of theater; it's a matter of crowd. One night at Theater A can have an awesome crowd, and the next night it can suck. Could be the same or a different movie, you're pretty much rolling dice. Theater B will be the same situation. You won't know what you're walking into until it's too late.

Release dating doesn't help either. Opening night is likely to draw the biggest crowd, and this could mean the people who really want to see the movie, or it could mean lots of bored people seeing whatever and don't give a shit about interrupting someone else's night. Midway through a movie's run may be safest, so perhaps I should give that a try, as others trying to avoid the idiots may come then. Going too late means stragglers in empty theaters who think it's fine to chat and do what they please, let their kids run through the aisles like it's a playground.

Timing of day assists. Although I like movies at night, seeing a movie in the morning does mean less shitheads, and also cheaper movie tickets.

So now that I think about it, while I disagree that the theater makes a difference, there do appear to be things I could do to better my chances at a good experience.

Oct 7, 2009#91

Kitty Sinatra

Go to Canadian Theatres.

Well, I don't know about that specifically, but I've really never had a bad experience going out to see a movie.

Oct 7, 2009#92

Frankie Williamson

Gruebeard said:
Go to Canadian Theatres.

Well, I don't know about that specifically, but I've really never had a bad experience going out to see a movie.

I have nothing but shitty experiences in theatres. Especially since in Edmonton it seems like they've closed all but 3 gigaplex 14 screen hypermonstrosity theatres. So, everyone in the city is forced to congregate to a handful of places. It fucking sucks.

If I didn't love seeing movies in theatres so much I'd just wait.

Oct 7, 2009#93

Bowielee

Gruebeard said:
Go to Canadian Theatres.

Well, I don't know about that specifically, but I've really never had a bad experience going out to see a movie.

I saw X-Men when it was first released in Toronto.

Oct 7, 2009#94

Shegokigo

Bowie, that avatar made me laugh a bit too loud at work. :rofl:

Oct 7, 2009#95

Bowielee

I'm surprised you never saw it before. It's kind of verging on old pic is old territory, but it still makes me smile whenever I see it.

Oct 7, 2009#96

The Lovely Boehner

I go to a theater that serves food/beer and the waiter/ushers will throw anyone out that isn't respectful. It owns. I forget that every city isn't as blessed as mine.

Oct 7, 2009#97

Shegokigo

We have a Drafthouse too Charlie. It's fantastic. :thumb:

Oct 7, 2009#98

CynicismKills

There's one (or at least one like it) out here in GA somewhere, I keep forgetting to check it out.

Oct 7, 2009#99

Hailey Knight

Charlie Dont Surf said:
I go to a theater that serves food/beer and the waiter/ushers will throw anyone out that isn't respectful. It owns. I forget that every city isn't as blessed as mine.

Where the hell do you live?

Oct 8, 2009#100

The Lovely Boehner

escushion;271198][quote=Charlie Dont Surf said:
I go to a theater that serves food/beer and the waiter/ushers will throw anyone out that isn't respectful. It owns. I forget that every city isn't as blessed as mine.

Where the hell do you live?[/QUOTE]

Austin, TX

Oct 8, 2009#101

Frankie Williamson

There are theatres that you can't get food or beer at?

I just wish we had ushers.

Oct 8, 2009#102

JCM

Charlie Dont Surf;271484][quote=escushion;271198][quote=Charlie Dont Surf said:
I go to a theater that serves food/beer and the waiter/ushers will throw anyone out that isn't respectful. It owns. I forget that every city isn't as blessed as mine.

Where the hell do you live?[/quote]

Austin, TX[/QUOTE]God, that goes so well with the Stone Cold avatar its almost spooky.

I can almost imagine it in his voice. Of course, then he would punch escushion, out him in the Stone Cold Stunner, grab a beer and drink it.

Oct 8, 2009#103

The Lovely Boehner

I like to picture my Halforum posting as driving a beer truck down, ramming the ring, and spraying Coors all over the place.

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