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TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #540 on:** February 28, 2009, 07:57:46 PM »

Well, out of them all, I guess I'd go with Raging Bull personally, but a lot of people will tell you Goodfellas.

But I think The Aviator is one of the better movies I've seen all decade. Shit was good.

Solo · « **Reply #541 on:** February 28, 2009, 08:00:09 PM »

Its definitely my favorite biopic (yes, I like it more than Raging Bull), but I dont know if it particulary stounds out in the decade for me.

WrikaWrek · « **Reply #542 on:** February 28, 2009, 08:03:53 PM »

I liked the Departed more by the 3rd time i watched it.

I guess i stopped comparing it to Infernal Affairs. Which is the better film.

Solo · « **Reply #543 on:** February 28, 2009, 08:05:10 PM »

My biggest problem with The Departed is how sloppy it is. Shit could have used a LOT of editing, and been so much better. There are so many scenes that serve no purpose whatsoever. Most of them involving Jack chewing scenery. Which, while hilarious, stalled the movie more than once.

Himu · « **Reply #544 on:** February 28, 2009, 08:10:52 PM »

I liked The Departed quite a bit, but the editing, like Solo said was sloppy.

I LOVED the ending. It was something you didn't really expect and were forced to watch even if you didn't want to.

Solo · « **Reply #545 on:** February 28, 2009, 08:12:39 PM »

Even though I had seen Infernal Affairs and knew the fate of Leo's character, I still just about shat my pants when he gets shot coming out of the elevator the first time I saw TD in theatres. Shock total

Himu · « **Reply #546 on:** February 28, 2009, 08:13:37 PM »

Oh definitely. It came out of nowhere. I still haven't seen Infernal Affairs.

WrikaWrek · « **Reply #547 on:** February 28, 2009, 08:55:24 PM »

Quote from: Solo on February 28, 2009, 08:12:39 PM

Even though I had seen Infernal Affairs and knew the fate of Leo's character, I still just about shat my pants when he gets shot coming out of the elevator the first time I saw TD in theatres. Shock total

I was shocked because it was Leo getting shot in the head. Leo...

I was enraged with the ending though, and with the overall hollywodization of the story. And the editing was weird, like you mentioned.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #548 on:** February 28, 2009, 08:57:40 PM »

Came back from Coraline, just now. Awesome movie that kept the obnoxious 3D effects to a minimum. The details in the set pieces amazed me and I absolutely love the cute mannerisms and the caricatured look of the puppets.

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #549 on:** February 28, 2009, 09:07:58 PM »

Quote from: Solo on February 28, 2009, 08:05:10 PM

My biggest problem with The Departed is how sloppy it is. Shit could have used a LOT of editing, and been so much better. There are so many scenes that serve no purpose whatsoever. Most of them involving Jack chewing scenery. Which, while hilarious, stalled the movie more than once.

Effing A. The Departed was 50 gotdamn minutes longer then Infernal Affairs, and added nothing to the plot and very little in terms of character development. It did add a lot of amusing profanity, but that doesn't really justify nearly an hour of extra anything.

cool breeze · « **Reply #550 on:** February 28, 2009, 09:22:01 PM »

My best memory about The Departed was talking with a teacher about how distinguished mentally-challenged it was to have a rat at the end of the movie.
It was alright

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #551 on:** March 01, 2009, 02:28:22 AM »

The more I watch The Departed, the less I like it. Still a good movie, but definitely not the best thing ever - which is what me and Shake initially thought.

lordmaji · « **Reply #552 on:** March 01, 2009, 02:32:59 AM »

I just saw Tropic Thunder. I actually enjoyed it.

cool breeze · « **Reply #553 on:** March 01, 2009, 03:34:52 AM »

The Wrestler

It was pretty great. Rourke was good in it; Marissa Tomei was hot in it; the daughter was ACTING in it.

Cheebs · « **Reply #554 on:** March 01, 2009, 08:32:03 AM »

Quote from: bud on February 28, 2009, 06:59:49 PM

Quote from: Cheebs on February 28, 2009, 06:51:39 PM
Quote from: Spencer on February 28, 2009, 06:38:39 PM
Just watched Across the Universe, won't lie, I cried.

dude, you'd be all over it if it'd won oscars smh

There are tons of oscar nominees/winners that I hate.

Across the Universe was just plain painfully bad, Mamma Mia is more watchable musical than it!

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #555 on:** March 01, 2009, 02:41:12 PM »

Holy shit, Jarosh <3

Slumdog the Crash of 09 confirmed

I fucking love Rourke, dude got snubbed so badly

WrikaWrek · « **Reply #556 on:** March 01, 2009, 02:43:29 PM »

Rourke didn't win because of teh gay

Herr Mafflard · « **Reply #557 on:** March 01, 2009, 02:47:46 PM »

Rourke should of won an oscar for Sin City.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #558 on:** March 01, 2009, 02:54:29 PM »

Slumdog gives off a Crash vibe to me.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #559 on:** March 01, 2009, 02:54:37 PM »

i watched Valkyrie the other day. I really enjoyed it.

Cheebs · « **Reply #560 on:** March 01, 2009, 03:04:06 PM »

Crash had A LOT of backlash from winning, it was everywhere. Slumdog's backslash is amongst the fringes, a very very very select few. Hell, I can't think of a movie as universally loved as Slumdog in years.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #561 on:** March 01, 2009, 03:05:48 PM »

Quote from: Cheebs on March 01, 2009, 03:04:06 PM

Crash had A LOT of backlash from winning, it was everywhere. Slumdog's backslash is amongst the fringes, a very very very select few. Hell, I can't think of a movie as universally loved as Slumdog in years.

Slumdog haters are the silent majority

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #562 on:** March 01, 2009, 03:07:12 PM »

Any movie that has a song with an Indian dude using auto-tune just because deserves the Crash comparisons. UGH

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #563 on:** March 01, 2009, 03:08:00 PM »

The Wrestler deserved more awards, for sure. The Oscars were more political this year than they've been in a long while.

Cheebs · « **Reply #564 on:** March 01, 2009, 03:09:56 PM »

How does that even make sense? Crash was a overly sentimental movie that was made to play at hollywood's liberal race guilt with lots of A list actors to win awards. Slumdog was a movie that was barely lucky to get made, has no stars, and nearly was released straight to dvd and was all but written off for oscars up until december (everyone though button, the real oscar bait had it in the bag). Not comparable films at all.

You may hate both but I cant see a single similar thing between them, other than a hell of a lot of people hated Crash and barely anyone hated Slumdog outside nerdlings on the internets.

Oh and if the oscars were political then Milk would have won.

cool breeze · « **Reply #565 on:** March 01, 2009, 03:10:57 PM »

yeah, The Wrestler was a lot better than Slumdog.

like, I can tell you that the only bad part about the movie was his daughter, and wasn't so much the character there, it was that she was a shitty actress.

WrikaWrek · « **Reply #566 on:** March 01, 2009, 03:14:58 PM »

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on March 01, 2009, 02:54:37 PM

i watched Valkyrie the other day. I really enjoyed it.

I was a bit meh about it.

Tom Cruise did a good job and whatever, but you know the ending. And it's not a cool ending. So the buildup to it is always hard to stomach.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #567 on:** March 01, 2009, 03:24:50 PM »

Quote

Oh and if the oscars were political then Milk would have won.

No, that's not really true. Both awards Milk won were surrounded by better nominees. If this wasn't the year after Pro 8, neither would've won.

And I have problems with Penn now, more so than I used to. He stole the award the year the Murray deserved it, and this year was the same case but with Rourke.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #568 on:** March 01, 2009, 03:28:57 PM »

That argument makes no sense. Why not give best pic to Milk since the oscars were "all about" politics this year? Penn's performance has received universal praise, as has Rourke's. No matter who won there would be disagreement

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #569 on:** March 01, 2009, 03:30:37 PM »

But it doesn't seem a teensy bit fishy, especially this year?

I don't really care, I liked Milk.

WrikaWrek · « **Reply #570 on:** March 01, 2009, 03:39:45 PM »

The thing about Penn's performance is that, ultimately, it's not but a serious exercise in acting. Seriously, yes it's great, but what did it do for you? It's another bio role, it's another part where the best thing the actor does is transform itself.

Rourke's role was more about living it, and you sense it, he doesn't have easy things like quirks to hang on to, not he's acting was all about transmitting emotion, living it, making it look real.

I see rourke in wrestler, and it makes an impact in me, i can feel his pain at times. I see Penn in milk, and i'm like "Well, he does act really goddamn gay." And that's all.

There will be another acting performance like Penn in milk in the next years, time and time again.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #571 on:** March 01, 2009, 03:40:26 PM »

Of course politics played a part - it's the Oscars. I just take offense to the idea that Penn's win was 100% politics; if that was the case, the film would have won best picture.

Good to see Solo and Cheebs annihilating the idea that Slumdog was premeditated "oscar bait"

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #572 on:** March 01, 2009, 03:53:09 PM »

Quote from: WrikaWrek on March 01, 2009, 03:14:58 PM

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on March 01, 2009, 02:54:37 PM
i watched Valkyrie the other day. I really enjoyed it.

I was a bit meh about it.

Tom Cruise did a good job and whatever, but you know the ending. And it's not a cool ending. So the buildup to it is always hard to stomach.

that's true. but i'm one of those kind of people who will watch a rerun of a movie/tv show and think to myself "Well.. maybe they'll escape this time!"

so even though I KNEW Hitler survived, my mind still tried it's best to convince me otherwise. It kept screaming at me: HE SAW THE BLAST

Barry Egan · « **Reply #573 on:** March 01, 2009, 04:58:40 PM »

Quote from: WrikaWrek on March 01, 2009, 03:39:45 PM

The thing about Penn's performance is that, ultimately, it's not but a serious exercise in acting. Seriously, yes it's great, but what did it do for you? It's another bio role, it's another part where the best thing the actor does is transform itself.

Rourke's role was more about living it, and you sense it, he doesn't have easy things like quirks to hang on to, not he's acting was all about transmitting emotion, living it, making it look real.

I see rourke in wrestler, and it makes an impact in me, i can feel his pain at times. I see Penn in milk, and i'm like "Well, he does act really goddamn gay." And that's all.

There will be another acting performance like Penn in milk in the next years, time and time again.

what the fuck are you talking about

Greatness Gone · « **Reply #574 on:** March 01, 2009, 04:59:42 PM »

Quote from: WrikaWrek on March 01, 2009, 03:39:45 PM

The thing about Penn's performance is that, ultimately, it's not but a serious exercise in acting. Seriously, yes it's great, but what did it do for you? It's another bio role, it's another part where the best thing the actor does is transform itself.

Rourke's role was more about living it, and you sense it, he doesn't have easy things like quirks to hang on to, not he's acting was all about transmitting emotion, living it, making it look real.

I see rourke in wrestler, and it makes an impact in me, i can feel his pain at times. I see Penn in milk, and i'm like "Well, he does act really goddamn gay." And that's all.

There will be another acting performance like Penn in milk in the next years, time and time again.

...
What.

bud · « **Reply #575 on:** March 01, 2009, 06:11:18 PM »

Quote from: WrikaWrek on March 01, 2009, 03:39:45 PM

The thing about Penn's performance is that, ultimately, it's not but a serious exercise in acting. Seriously, yes it's great, but what did it do for you? It's another bio role, it's another part where the best thing the actor does is transform itself.

Rourke's role was more about living it, and you sense it, he doesn't have easy things like quirks to hang on to, not he's acting was all about transmitting emotion, living it, making it look real.

I see rourke in wrestler, and it makes an impact in me, i can feel his pain at times. I see Penn in milk, and i'm like "Well, he does act really goddamn gay." And that's all.

There will be another acting performance like Penn in milk in the next years, time and time again.

Greatness Gone · « **Reply #576 on:** March 01, 2009, 06:13:31 PM »

I watched 8mm today. I miss the old Joaquin Phoenix.

Cheebs · « **Reply #577 on:** March 01, 2009, 07:30:54 PM »

I bet people on the internet care more about Rourke losing to Penn than Rourke does himself.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #578 on:** March 01, 2009, 07:32:49 PM »

Did you see his acceptance speech for the Golden Globe? I believe it was. He didn't even remember Marissa Tomei's name... dudes baked :'
( but I love him.

Cheebs · « **Reply #579 on:** March 01, 2009, 07:34:56 PM »

Quote from: BlueTsunami on March 01, 2009, 07:32:49 PM

Did you see his acceptance speech for the Golden Globe? I believe it was. He didn't even remember Marissa Tomei's name... dudes baked :'
( but I love him.

I saw him on one of the oscar pre-shows. He didn't answer any of the ladies questions but rambled about some tux he had made for his dead dog. He seemed oblivious to the fact he was at the oscars. But as you said, I still love him.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #580 on:** March 01, 2009, 07:36:08 PM »

The past 5 movies I've seen recently had Seth Rogan or Will Farrell in it.

They have all sucked donkey dong.

They both play the same character in every movie.

Cheebs · « **Reply #581 on:** March 01, 2009, 07:38:25 PM »

Quote from: Zero Hero on March 01, 2009, 07:36:08 PM

The past 5 movies I've seen recently had Seth Rogan or Will Farrell in it.

They have all sucked donkey dong.

They both play the same character in every movie.

Well then you'll be happy to know both of them have starring roles in multiple movies this summer.

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #582 on:** March 01, 2009, 07:45:36 PM »

When does Forgetting Sarah Marshall start to get entertaining?

I'm 30 minutes in and the only good part so far has been Jason Segel's penis.

Tucah · « **Reply #583 on:** March 01, 2009, 07:50:06 PM »

Quote from: Malek on March 01, 2009, 07:45:36 PM

When does Forgetting Sarah Marshall start to get entertaining?

I'm 30 minutes in and the only good part so far has been Jason Segel's penis.

There's a scene at the end involving puppets that I enjoyed, but that's about it.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #584 on:** March 01, 2009, 07:55:09 PM »

I caught half of Forgetting Sarah Marshall last night and I already forgot most of it. I am requesting a ban on Apatow stuff.

Cheebs · « **Reply #585 on:** March 01, 2009, 08:31:09 PM »

Forgetting Sarah Marshall was boring. Pineapple Express is the only Apatow movie I haven't grown tired of since Knocked Up.

cool breeze · « **Reply #586 on:** March 01, 2009, 08:35:42 PM »

I remember Forgetting Sarah Marshall as the movie with hot chicks starring, yet the person we see naked is that stoner from Freaks and Geeks.

Cheebs · « **Reply #587 on:** March 01, 2009, 08:38:27 PM »

Mila Kunis is very hot in the movie, Kristen Bell was annoying in it which made it hard to find her hot.

EvilBoris · « **Reply #588 on:** March 01, 2009, 09:19:21 PM »

Incredible! I'm also tuned into Sarah Marshall just right now.. It does feel a bit slight.. some gag-ish cutaways are not so good.

EvilBoris · « **Reply #589 on:** March 01, 2009, 09:26:29 PM »

double

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #590 on:** March 01, 2009, 09:43:19 PM »

I still love Apatow comedies.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #591 on:** March 01, 2009, 09:44:37 PM »

Just saw Role Models. Wasn't expecting much, but as a David Wain fan I had to see it. It was AWESOME. Best comedy of last year. Criminally overlooked.

Cheebs · « **Reply #592 on:** March 01, 2009, 09:46:38 PM »

Weird thing about forgetting sarah marshall, the guy who wrote and directed it is doing a fucking MUPPET movie now of all things.

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #593 on:** March 02, 2009, 04:49:07 AM »

Couldn't finish Forgetting Sarah Marshal, so I watched Training Day instead. I can't believe that (a) the movie is eight years old and (b) I've never seen it until now. How PD of me.

I enjoyed the movie, but I was disappointed with some of the contrived plot points. For example, it was an amazing coincidence that the girl Hoyt stopped from being raped also happened to be the cousin of the man paid to kill Hoyt. And Alonzo's carefully planned and highly contingent set-up of Jake Hoyt was very contrived. Since Alonzo needs the money by the end of the day, what happens if Hoyt refuses to bend his ethics right from the start, derailing everything?

Hell, Alonzo was contrived and over-the-top. I was, wrongly, expecting more of a morality tale involving a jaded police-officer's means-ends reasoning gone bad. But that wasn't the case; Alonzo's just a self-interested sociopath, though an entertaining one.

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #594 on:** March 02, 2009, 04:59:24 AM »

Quote from: The Business on March 02, 2009, 04:53:27 AM

Hey, sincerely, thanks for a review of a movie everyone here already saw 10 years ago.

1. The title of this thread isn't the "new movies you've seen" thread, it's The new and improved "Movies you've seen recently" thread. I watched Training Day recently--like ten minutes ago recently.
2. It wasn't a review: it was a small impression with a critique of a character and two plot points and
3. Go fuck yourself.

edit: beaten to the punch on point number one by one minute.

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #595 on:** March 02, 2009, 05:10:44 AM »

Quote from: Kosma on March 02, 2009, 05:03:10 AM

I'm gonna start a thread about people I've beaten recently

It seems I'm late with everything tonight.

I still don't understand the business' sarcastic post. It's not as though I was oblivious to the age of the movie or my own tardiness; I fuckin' prefaced my comments by acknowledging the untimeliness of my impressions.

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #596 on:** March 02, 2009, 05:22:09 AM »

Quote from: The Business on March 02, 2009, 05:14:50 AM

Do the Sixth Sense next!

Since I haven't RECENTLY watched the Sixth Sense, I don't see why I would.

So how old does a movie, album, symphony, painting, or book have to be before I am no longer allowed to discuss i?

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #597 on:** March 02, 2009, 10:37:19 AM »

The Business annihilated

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #598 on:** March 02, 2009, 11:13:46 AM »

THE BUSINESS AIN'T GOT SHIT ON ME

bud · « **Reply #599 on:** March 02, 2009, 11:27:19 AM »

has anyone seens religulous? god (

), that was boring. i didn't even make it to the end.

this part with the jew cracked me up, though. skip to 6:50.
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