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Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #11100 on:** July 21, 2011, 01:45:56 PM »

Sweeny Todd is WAY better than Sleepy Hollow. not even close.

Mupepe · « **Reply #11101 on:** July 21, 2011, 02:04:32 PM »

Sleepy Hollow is alright, kinda boring and flat. It seems like every modern take on legends in the past 20 years. Convoluted.

Sweeney Todd is lame because I hate most musicals and it screams Hot Topic art design.

Although I guess I'm a hypocrite because Corpse Bride really IS Hot Topic art design.

cool breeze · « **Reply #11102 on:** July 21, 2011, 04:52:36 PM »

Quote from: Billy Rygar on July 20, 2011, 02:06:52 PM

the thing is the CGI feels like Mirror's Edge. It's not simply the perspective.

yes

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Great Rumbler · « **Reply #11103 on:** July 21, 2011, 11:46:19 PM »

Doom

It would be a decent Aliens ripoff if not for the fact that the movie has no lightning. Literally zero lighting. I think a few scenes may have been lit by a Zippo. Maybe.

rodi · « **Reply #11104 on:** July 22, 2011, 09:34:04 AM »

Quote from: Wrath2X on July 22, 2011, 04:02:17 AM

Harry Potter and The Deathly Hollows Part 2

Pretty good actually, I can't help but feel though that I would have liked it more if I followed the series before cause from what I know it was a great way to end the story and I feel some of the movie would have had more impact if I had an attachment to the characters from the beginning. I might end up having a Harry Potter marathon at some point so that I would have been able to follow the full story. Going in from watching the first Deathly Hollows, one of the first four movies at my cousins place, and a few scenes when its on tv I was able to understand some of the bigger things though.

A good ending to this generations legacy franchise.

I hated the ending.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #11105 on:** July 23, 2011, 01:27:47 AM »

The Fly [1986]

That finally scene...*shudders*. Gonna have nightmares tonight. $:-\$

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #11106 on:** July 23, 2011, 01:37:36 PM »

Black Dynamite

Holy shit, I can't believe it took so long to see this despite everyone recommending it. Hilarious, fun, just a badass blaxploitation. I'm going to have the buy the soundtrack.

[youtube=560,345]wcim1O9ECTE[/youtube]

Himu · « **Reply #11107 on:** July 23, 2011, 01:58:55 PM »

This is where I step in. Check this out PD:

http://pfmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-black-dynamite-album

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #11108 on:** July 23, 2011, 02:09:38 PM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on July 23, 2011, 01:58:55 PM

This is where I step in. Check this out PD:

http://pfmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-black-dynamite-album

also, Stacy Adams plays the nurse lol. I recognized her right away

Himu · « **Reply #11109 on:** July 23, 2011, 02:46:41 PM »

Er..that's not the black dynamite soundtrack proper. It's something a friend did. A tribute.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #11110 on:** July 23, 2011, 02:47:54 PM »

I know, still hot tho. I'm gonna buy the original one regardless

only bad thing about the movie is that we never got to see the chick with the huge afro naked. Gonna have to jerk it to some Angela Davis pics again

Mupepe · « **Reply #11111 on:** July 23, 2011, 03:12:28 PM »

harry potter: deathly hallows pt 2
Its harry potter. Damn good too. Up there with prisoner. Loved it. Was surprisingly satisfied with the ending

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the revision of oh snap Snape is good was a little eye rolling but I saw it coming and it was pulled off well in the end

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captain america
Jesus what a mess of a movie. So boring. Worst marvel movie I've seen yet

Himu · « **Reply #11112 on:** July 23, 2011, 03:31:14 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on July 23, 2011, 03:12:28 PM

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the revision of oh snap Snape is good was a little eye rolling but I saw it coming and it was pulled off well in the end
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I thought the way the book handled that was better. In the book, Snape ended being my favorite character.

Maybe it wasn't as good as I remember it.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #11113 on:** July 23, 2011, 04:11:41 PM »

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I thought they did a pretty phenomenal job with Snape in the film during his memory scenes. Perhaps it wasn't as constructed as well as in the books, but Rickman's performance during those scenes proved to be his best work in the entire series. And ultimately, probably the best performance out of the entire cast

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Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #11114 on:** July 23, 2011, 04:19:51 PM »

[youtube=560,345]G_nHhlBFs2k[/youtube]

Himu · « **Reply #11115 on:** July 23, 2011, 04:28:32 PM »

I thought the flashback scene was amazing.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #11116 on:** July 23, 2011, 04:34:26 PM »

Him finding Lilly :'(

The entire theatre was sniffling and crying. I went at the midnight showing so everyone there was a potter nerdling but it was still pretty powerful.

Bebpo · « **Reply #11117 on:** July 23, 2011, 04:47:45 PM »

http://www.movieweb.com/movie/grave-encounters/comic-con-exclusive-the-vicious-brothers

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #11118 on:** July 23, 2011, 06:18:38 PM »

Skyline

what a nerdy ass movie. you can tell the director(s) are just a bunch of nerdy cg animators and somehow got to make a big alien invasion movie. as expected, the movie aspect is pretty awful (characters, dialogue, plot). but the set pieces and action are obviously not bad. the actual design of the aliens is awful too actually. it's just a messy mashup up various alien designs from other (better) movies. The worst thing about it was that most of the time you're just watching the characters watch things happen from a distance. there's a lot of "epic thing is happening over there" and the characters are watching through a window. other times they will try to make you believe something is happening near the characters but they cleverly keep it on the other side of a room and it never actually interacts with the character. a few times it does defy though i will admit but those times are few.

pretty bad movie all told. but i thought the ending was hilarious and i actually liked what they did with it there. so overall i give it 2 stars.

Mupepe · « **Reply #11119 on:** July 23, 2011, 06:21:03 PM »

The flashback scene was amazing. I just don't like the idea of the twist in general. The entire series was a back and forth of Snape is actually good. Wait he does something suspect. Oh whew he's good. Like I said, I saw it coming though. Can someone put the difference between the book and movie in spoilers.

Himu · « **Reply #11120 on:** July 23, 2011, 08:01:17 PM »

I don't even remember, buddy. It's been ages since the books finished and honestly, after the books I filtered out everything HP-related of my mind until a movie comes out.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #11121 on:** July 23, 2011, 08:19:56 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on July 23, 2011, 06:21:03 PM

The flashback scene was amazing. I just don't like the idea of the twist in general. The entire series was a back and forth of Snape is actually good. Wait he does something suspect. Oh whew he's good. Like I said, I saw it coming though. Can someone put the difference between the book and movie in spoilers.

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There isn't really a difference, to be honest, other than the book obviously has more details about the entire history of Snape. The movie didn't make it very clear, but Snape was indeed a true Death Eater for a while and was the main informant to Voldemort regarding the prophecy regarding Harry/Neville. When Snape learned that Voldemort decided to go after Harry (because he, too, was a half-blood and Voldemort considered that a stronger link between the two of them), Snape was distraught and came crawling to Dumbledore with the information. He requested that the Potters be hidden, and he shared with Dumbledore his true love for Lily. When their protection ultimately failed, Snape was devastated and completely switched to being a member of the order, his new mission in life simply to protect her son at all costs. It's what she would have wanted, as Dumbledore said.

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Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #11122 on:** July 23, 2011, 08:23:37 PM »

Saw Tabloid last night. Highly entertaining even though Joyce McKinney is nuts.

Mupepe · « **Reply #11123 on:** July 23, 2011, 09:21:13 PM »

Oh ok cool. Thanks brandnew. Yeah that wasn't clear at all in the movie

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #11124 on:** July 23, 2011, 10:03:25 PM »

Battle Los Angeles

this movie is a wannabe. it tries and tries so hard and wants to be Black Hawk Down with aliens. Sometimes it's successful, most other times it is just a poor copy-cat. a lot of the shootouts just dont have that much of a punch that BHD did. there's also a sense of danger in BHD where you know enemies are all over the place and this small group of soldiers is literally fighting for their lives. in BLA that is definitely the case contextually but you dont really ever feel that. that's probably because they are CGI and due to budgetary reasons they can't be all over the place like actual extras can but it's still a negative. i enjoyed the design and style of the aliens. they have a very mechanical vibe to them. they are obviously more advanced than us but only just so. enough where they are threatening but still vulnerable. especially the air vehicles and the sound they make when the propulsion mechanics are kicking in. reminds me of the big x shaped pod racer in Phantom of the Menace.

it's not aggressively bad or particularly memorable so it sits as being an average action war movie with good special effects. 3/5

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #11125 on:** July 24, 2011, 12:04:48 AM »

I saw two movies that I should have seen a long time ago but haven't: Raging Bull and Silence of the Lambs. Both of them are great movies but everyone and their dog knows that by now.

cool breeze · « **Reply #11126 on:** July 24, 2011, 03:02:16 AM »

I'm trying to watch Wall Street 2 and it's...not good. But Shia Labuf's character's cellphone ringer is the same as mine and it's creepy and I kinda want to keep watching just for that...except it's not good.

It's that "wah wah wah" sound bit from The Good, the Bad, the Ugly. I have to find something new now.

Himu · « **Reply #11127 on:** July 24, 2011, 12:45:18 PM »

Watch Bamboozled, Jungle Fever, She's Gotta Have It, He Got Game, and Inside Man.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #11128 on:** July 24, 2011, 01:28:00 PM »

Don't watch Bamboozled, it's absolutely horrible. If you don't like Do The Right Thing you're racist

Himu · « **Reply #11129 on:** July 24, 2011, 01:29:57 PM »

Shut the fuck up, PD. Bamboozled's message is very important. Even if the ending is fucking distinguished mentally-challenged.

Himu · « **Reply #11130 on:** July 24, 2011, 01:34:59 PM »

Quote from: Wrath2X on July 24, 2011, 01:31:39 PM

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on July 24, 2011, 01:28:00 PM
Don't watch Bamboozled, it's absolutely horrible. If you don't like Do The Right Thing you're racist

Nice troll there PD

If you're wondering whether I liked it or not, I did. I just wouldn't put it as greatest film of all time contender like a lot of people are.

It's mostly the message and style choices why it's considered as such. I'd say next to Malcolm X it's his best movie. Spike is very random in terms of quality.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #11131 on:** July 24, 2011, 01:40:43 PM »

[youtube=560,345]-gTT59NibGw[/youtube]

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #11132 on:** July 24, 2011, 01:46:07 PM »

That actually looks pretty good.

Eric P · « **Reply #11133 on:** July 24, 2011, 02:07:51 PM »

Baby uh, damn. A woman is a social worker whose new charge is a difficult case; a full grown man who has the mental capacity of a baby, and she thinks the family caring for Baby is being abusive. This movie is incredibly fucked up and I am almost embarrassed for myself for not having watched it sooner.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #11134 on:** July 24, 2011, 02:09:02 PM »

Just because the message is good doesn't make it a good movie. I hate the way it looks like a daytime soap, the acting isn't good, not a fan of the characters, the writing seems to obvious, etc. If I want a clever take on that shit I'll watch The Boondocks

Himu · « **Reply #11135 on:** July 24, 2011, 02:20:58 PM »

I respectfully disagree.

Himu · « **Reply #11136 on:** July 24, 2011, 02:31:55 PM »

I told you, Spike Lee is just okay. He's varies wildly in regards to quality.

I'd say he has only one classic movie under his belt and that's Malcolm X.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #11137 on:** July 24, 2011, 02:42:10 PM »

Quote from: Wrath2X on July 24, 2011, 02:29:54 PM

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on July 24, 2011, 02:09:02 PM
Just because the message is good doesn't make it a good movie. I hate the way it looks like a daytime soap, the acting isn't good, not a fan of the characters, the writing seems to obvious, etc. If I want a clever take on that shit I'll watch The Boondocks

Thank you! A lot of the scenes were unnecessary and to be honest, Radio Raheem attacked Sal and was choking him and everyother person in that neighborhood except for Mookie and Da Mayor weren't being stupid about it. And then attempting to blame the murder on Sal was annoying plus that bugging guy is the same kind of annoying asshole who reminds you of somebody(my younger dumbass brother for example).

When I say I liked it I meant as in a look at things back in the late 80's and how it used racial tensions to add to the buildup. Also this quote bugs me:

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Spike Lee has remarked that he himself has only ever been asked by white viewers whether Mookie did the right thing; black viewers do not ask the question.[17] Lee believes the key point is that Mookie was angry at the death of Radio Raheem, and that viewers who question the riot's justification are implicitly valuing white property over the life of a black man.[15]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_the_right_thing

That is distinguished mentally-challenged

I'm talking about BAMBOOZLED. I love Do The Right Thing

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #11138 on:** July 24, 2011, 06:55:53 PM »

Juat been thinking when pacino will make something good again. Miss Heat, Scarface, Insomnia, Glengary Glen Ross Pacino.

Mupepe · « **Reply #11139 on:** July 24, 2011, 07:03:11 PM »

I hated do the right thing when I saw it in high school. Never cared to rewatch it.

etiolate · « **Reply #11140 on:** July 24, 2011, 07:07:58 PM »

I think Bamboozles message or point fell apart in the end.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #11141 on:** July 24, 2011, 07:23:10 PM »

I don't see why Pacino/De Niro don't do their money grabbing films AND more serious, good films too. Maybe they just don't care about acting anymore

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #11142 on:** July 24, 2011, 08:16:36 PM »

STAKE LAND

it's the super serious and SUPER dark version of Zombieland. you got the young-ish boy, the grizzled veteran, and the female love interest. but like i said, it's not funny at all. its dark and grim and pulls no punches. the other difference is that it isn't zombies but "vampires", however the "vampires" act just like zombies pretty much. worth a watch if you're in to a post apocalyptic movie that is completely serious 100% of the time.

Eric P · « **Reply #11143 on:** July 24, 2011, 08:28:17 PM »

The Adjustment Bureau - for the first hour i was convinced that this was going to be the absolute best Philip K Dick movie ever made

and then they give it a sappy, happy ending which felt like a huge HUGE cop out.

but that first hour, man, fucking gold

cool breeze · « **Reply #11144 on:** July 24, 2011, 09:20:58 PM »

I saw The Adjustment Bureau recently too

If you watched that movie and somehow missed the overall plot, Matt Damon's character would be an absolute creeper.

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Less than 5 minutes in a bathroom--MY SOUL MATE

after a grand total of maybe 10 minutes between bathroom and bus, he takes the same bus for three years hoping to meet her again. astonishingly, she is just as batty and decides those 10 minutes were more memorable than the entire run with her boyfriend/fiance. so between these two romantics--the unknown dancer and famous politician--only the politician searches for her. How hard could it be to find him? she knew his full name while he only knew her first

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anyway, I liked it. I only knew Emily Blunt as the kinda bitchy broad from Devil Wears Prada, but she is delightful in this.

yeah, that ending...yeah. I was expecting something like

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Eternal Sunshine at best. but the "Chairgod acknowledges your relationship. This was a test. Continue relationshipping." was a bit much.

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and I do appreciate it when the action gimmick is really explicit

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #11145 on:** July 25, 2011, 04:15:09 AM »

Captain America was quite a stinker. Super boring, flat action sequences and a slew of characters that it fails miserably to make me give even a third of a shit about. Boring. Waste of time.

rodi · « **Reply #11146 on:** July 25, 2011, 09:35:28 AM »

Quote from: BobFromPikeCreek on July 25, 2011, 04:15:09 AM

Captain America was quite a stinker. Super boring, flat action sequences and a slew of characters that it fails miserably to make me give even a third of a shit about. Boring. Waste of time.

Oh my, and the trailer got me all pumped too :'(

Mupepe · « **Reply #11147 on:** July 25, 2011, 09:43:26 AM »

Quote from: BobFromPikeCreek on July 25, 2011, 04:15:09 AM

Captain America was quite a stinker. Super boring, flat action sequences and a slew of characters that it fails miserably to make me give even a third of a shit about. Boring. Waste of time.

Yep. 2/3 Through the movie it felt like the end because I was ready for it to end. The pacing was all out of wack. Also what should have been a montage sequence was a drawn out 15 minute scene.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #11148 on:** July 25, 2011, 10:41:47 AM »

True Grit

it was pretty good. i thought the girl was pretty great in it as was Bridges. Damon was miscast i would say.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #11149 on:** July 25, 2011, 02:24:24 PM »

The Fearless Freaks - Flaming Lips doc

Awesome, very candid look at the band's entire history up through Yoshimi. It's on netflix streaming

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #11150 on:** July 25, 2011, 06:51:25 PM »

WTF Street Fighter The Movie on netflix is actually the kung fu movie Street Fighter.

Bildi · « **Reply #11151 on:** July 26, 2011, 12:47:42 AM »

Quote from: Wrath2X on July 24, 2011, 09:07:43 AM

Zodiac

This is easily the best serial killer movie out there and at the same time probably the best movie based on true events imo. I have this weird obsession with real life serial killer stories and this movie couldn't be more perfect, every official murder is done amazingly and every scene involving potential Zodiac suspects is chilling and creepy. I have read everything I could about the zodiac and this movie exceeded my expectations greatly.

This movie is a mix of Noir, horror and thriller and does all 3 exceptionally. David Fincher's best film by far.

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I've always said Arthur Leigh was the killer, every time I went through the zodiac murders and the evidence going against him I always thought it was him.
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I think it's one of Fincher's best films, maybe my favourite of his. The picnic scene is easily one of the most powerful scenes I've ever seen. The way it conveys the emotion and trauma of what the people are going through is utterly gobsmacking.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #11152 on:** July 26, 2011, 12:59:46 AM »

My mom turned it off after the picnic scene. I finally convinced her to just skip that scene and watch the rest of the movie; she really likes it.

My favorite Fincher film

TEEEPO · « **Reply #11153 on:** July 26, 2011, 01:08:57 AM »

Quote from: BobFromPikeCreek on July 25, 2011, 04:15:09 AM

Captain America was quite a stinker. Super boring, flat action sequences and a slew of characters that it fails miserably to make me give even a third of a shit about. Boring. Waste of time.

eh, i found it enjoyable enough but at one point it seemed the film became montage after montage with unnecessary characters being added midway through the film with each and every scene becoming more and more ridiculous as it went on. but i'm hyped for the avengers so i guess it did its job.

TEEEPO · « **Reply #11154 on:** July 26, 2011, 01:12:30 AM »

oh yea, i saw world on a wire yesterday. well worth sitting in a theater for nearly four hours. even after 30(?) or so years, the ideas conveyed in film don't seem in the slightest to be outdated. the best part though is the awesome old school scifi b-movie charm.

Bildi · « **Reply #11155 on:** July 26, 2011, 01:24:27 AM »

Cloverfield

I've passed it over all this time thinking "Godzilla movie? Pass". Then I found out it's a hand-held cam dealie, a genre I'm loving right now. Chock full of cliche's, but sure enough the handheld camera made it interesting. The involvement of my current man-crush JJ Abrams clearly made all the difference.

Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County

Another hand-held cam movie, actually kept me interested all the way through. Although the grandma was infuriating. "Oh aliens are attacking us with their death rays? Well, we should have some turkey, it's getting cold."

I'm Still Here

I thought it would be a good fly-on-the-wall type movie, and a little funny, but it's not grabbing me. Got half way through and don't feel like watching the rest. Impressive that Joaquin kept up his charade all that time.

Robo · « **Reply #11156 on:** July 26, 2011, 06:17:41 PM »

You should at least catch Malcolm X and 25th Hour before you bail on Spike Lee completely. Inside Man ain't too bad neither.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #11157 on:** July 26, 2011, 06:42:38 PM »

Inside Man is amazing.

Himu · « **Reply #11158 on:** July 26, 2011, 06:44:47 PM »

what phoenix said

Mupepe · « **Reply #11159 on:** July 26, 2011, 06:47:30 PM »

+1 For 25th hour and Malcolm x. Never seen inside man.

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