Author Topic: Movie News, Reviews, and Discussion Super-Thread (Read 2635075 times)

brob · « **Reply #6420 on:** May 22, 2010, 10:21:07 AM »

only good thing about highlander was Queen, so who gives a toss?

Eric P · « **Reply #6421 on:** May 22, 2010, 10:46:33 AM »

yeah, i don't get the love for highlander.

bud · « **Reply #6422 on:** May 22, 2010, 10:53:28 AM »

the only thing i have ever liked about highlander is the tv show.

Eric P · « **Reply #6423 on:** May 22, 2010, 05:40:20 PM »

Elizabeth, excellent movie still. Amazing how many people are in that which would go on to be famous, and how one of the leads just fell off the face of the earth

such a shame the director was never ever to replicate his success here.

Ichirou · « **Reply #6424 on:** May 22, 2010, 08:45:43 PM »

Quote from: Wrath2X on May 22, 2010, 01:20:19 PM

Quote from: Brobzoid on May 22, 2010, 10:21:07 AM
only good thing about highlander was Queen, so who gives a toss?

The music was definitely awesome, the atmosphere was awesome. I thought the premise was really good and executed well, McCloud was a good character. Sean Connery was fucking awesome as usual, the villain was great as well. Although the love interest sucks(same with another awesome movie, Robocop).

I just loved it, I loved the idea too. Highlander 2 just literally shits all over the first in every way,

MacLeod, goddamn you.

Beezy · « **Reply #6425 on:** May 22, 2010, 08:48:25 PM »

Can I get some netflix instant watch recommendations?

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #6426 on:** May 23, 2010, 12:26:45 AM »

Onslaught

my inner teenager wants to fight to so bad

Diunx · « **Reply #6427 on:** May 23, 2010, 01:47:03 AM »

Celda 211

Awesome movie, very tense and some excellent performances.

CrystalGemini · « **Reply #6428 on:** May 23, 2010, 01:54:50 AM »

Up. Definitely late to the party but I really enjoyed it.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #6429 on:** May 23, 2010, 02:29:15 AM »

amazing film. jarosh annihilated

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #6430 on:** May 23, 2010, 11:19:46 AM »

District 13: Ultimatum

decent action. silly story. terrible dubbing. wish there was an option to turn that off.

worst part is that Dany Verissimo wasn't back. thankfully they had a new chick at the end who's a pretty hot asian chick with tattoos.

6/10

Akala · « **Reply #6431 on:** May 23, 2010, 11:59:34 AM »

avatar.

UNOBTANIUM. REALLY?

Akala · « **Reply #6432 on:** May 23, 2010, 12:57:31 PM »

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The term handwavium (suggesting handwaving) is another term for this hypothetical material, as are buzzwordium, phlebotinum, and flangium.

Another largely synonymous term is wishalloy,[16] although the sense is often subtly different in that a wishalloy usually does not exist at all, whereas unobtainium may merely be unavailable.

this is the most distinguished mentally-challenged stuff I've read in weeks.

Akala · « **Reply #6433 on:** May 23, 2010, 01:15:27 PM »

wasn't trying to troll it.

that jarred me out of the movie. I'm kinda shocked it has a history...I thought it was straight out of the Lucas/Midichlorian book, but I was wrong.

after all the shit I talked last night, I feel like I owe James Cameron a beer.

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why was there a ground attack force at the end when they were on a bombing run?

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Akala · « **Reply #6434 on:** May 23, 2010, 01:48:43 PM »

brawndolicious · « **Reply #6435 on:** May 23, 2010, 04:23:19 PM »

Quote from: jarosh on May 23, 2010, 01:08:28 PM

come on, it's so fucking easy to troll avatar. you gotta find something better than a stupid word cameron didn't even come up with.

Well you can make fun of it's context.

With the way the robber-baron businessman stereotype shows it off, and the fact that it's constantly in contact with the NEURAL NETWORK, and yet any element that is that high on the periodic table has to be extremely radioactive and therefore of course KILLS the whole garden of eden paradise thing making it a blob of carbon and filth.

They should have called it placebotainium.

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #6436 on:** May 23, 2010, 05:39:00 PM »

The Good The Bad The Weird

fucking awesome.

"hey, you've got to elaborate a bit."
Really? Okay, its totally fucking awesome.
"eh, good enough."

brawndolicious · « **Reply #6437 on:** May 23, 2010, 05:50:15 PM »

Was that that korean movie?

It had really mixed reviews.

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #6438 on:** May 23, 2010, 06:05:30 PM »

yep.

and I loved it. I loved its weird sense of humor, its great score, its kickass action setpieces. Its a pretty damn solid picture that will put pretty much most any other summer season blockbuster to shame in terms of entertainment value.

Philip Cardgage · « **Reply #6439 on:** May 23, 2010, 07:00:32 PM »

Macgruber

Pretty good

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #6440 on:** May 23, 2010, 07:15:26 PM »

Quote from: am nintenho on May 23, 2010, 05:50:15 PM

Was that that korean movie?

It had really mixed reviews.

The reviews for it are actually very positive. 83% at Rotten Tomatoes on 48 reviews and an average rating of 7.1.

Or do you mean from just regular forumgoers?

Robo · « **Reply #6441 on:** May 24, 2010, 11:15:05 AM »

Quote from: mojovonio on May 23, 2010, 07:00:32 PM

Macgruber

Pretty good

brob · « **Reply #6442 on:** May 24, 2010, 11:22:18 AM »

watched Moon last night. Pretty cool film, excellent music.

bork · « **Reply #6443 on:** May 24, 2010, 04:26:51 PM »

Quote from: chronovore on May 22, 2010, 04:43:48 AM

Quote from: Wrath2X on May 22, 2010, 04:14:27 AM
Highlander 2

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

What the fuck is this shit!? WHAT.THE.FUCK. Who decided it was a great idea to basically ruin EVERYTHING that is good about the first? Did they even watch Highlander? Jesus fucking christ!
I know I'm already too late, but: Watch the director's cut, never watch the theatrical release.

If you'd like to know what's different, to start with there is no mention anywhere of the planet Zeist. There are still problems, but it's a much better movie.

Inspired by this thread, I went and re-watched the original (didn't remember it at all) and have now started watching "Highlander 2 Renegade Version," which I thought was supposed to be the director's cut...

...but it's showing Sean Connery on another planet talking to rebels during the opera scene. Guess I need to find another version?

EDIT: Maybe not? They're talking about

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"banishing the two rebels into the future."

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I guess this is it...they just ignore the giant spaceship in the background? Wow, cheesy.

EDIT 2: This movie is fucking AWFUL.

The bad guys with their overdone laughs are just

.

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There's no backstory on what McCloud did to make the atmosphere get messed up, and changing the other planet to "the past" just doesn't make sense. The bad guys are more futuristic than the future. And why the hell was McCloud old in the first place?

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Smooth Groove · « **Reply #6444 on:** May 24, 2010, 06:08:30 PM »

The world in Highlander 2 is actually Purgatory.

brob · « **Reply #6445 on:** May 24, 2010, 06:11:07 PM »

highlander

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #6446 on:** May 24, 2010, 06:11:40 PM »

Quote from: Beezy on May 22, 2010, 08:48:25 PM

Can I get some netflix instant watch recommendations?

I have like 250 titles on my instant queue.

Watch some foreign films.

Never seen La Femme Nikita? Good. Watch it.

Mupepe · « **Reply #6447 on:** May 24, 2010, 06:18:14 PM »

Wow Himu. You didn't have to be so rude there.

bork · « **Reply #6448 on:** May 24, 2010, 06:23:52 PM »

Yes, Highlander 2 Renegade Edition gets

/

from me. That was almost three hours of pure crap!

And...and the regular version was that much WORSE!?

CrystalGemini · « **Reply #6449 on:** May 25, 2010, 04:30:22 AM »

Quote from: Wrath2X on May 23, 2010, 02:11:57 AM

I fucking love Up, best Pixar movie in a good long while.

The only Pixar film that I don't like is Cars. Couldn't sit through ten minutes of that movie.
[youtube=560,345]GroDErHIM_0[/youtube]

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #6450 on:** May 25, 2010, 05:16:11 AM »

Quote from: Good Day Sir on May 24, 2010, 06:23:52 PM

Yes, Highlander 2 Renegade Edition gets / from me. That was almost three hours of pure crap!

And...and the regular version was that much WORSE!?

there's like an even more renegade version of Highlander 2 out there, its supposed to be the most complete cut out there. They redid many of the originally very lousy special effects with CGI and better mixed in the years-apart reshoot material.

I haven't seen any other version but this one, but I'm guessing its gonna be the best bet for anybody who wants to see the most coherent version of Highlander 2. And yes, even in its reputedly improved state, its still an amazingly terrible film. For any bad movie connoisseur, Highlander 2 remains an ever essential film, perhaps even a landmark one. Its not the Citizen Kane of shit, but its at least the Casablanca.

brob · « **Reply #6451 on:** May 25, 2010, 10:02:07 AM »

I liked it well enough. Not up to par for a Pixar film I guess, but it was still entertaining enough.

ManaByte · « **Reply #6452 on:** May 25, 2010, 01:19:33 PM »

Sherlock Holmes 2 news
http://scifiwire.com/2010/05/what-we-know-and-you-need.php

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Sure, Iron Man is awesome, but what's up with Sherlock Holmes, that other franchise starring Robert Downey Jr.? Turns out Warner Brothers is gearing up a sequel right away.

We spoke with producer Joel Silver while he was promoting Splice in a roundtable interview, and during the interview we uncovered a few details about the eagerly anticipated sequel.

The start of shooting is not that far away.

First off, Silver thinks it will be ready to shoot before the end of this year. "We'll start shooting in the fall and coming out maybe the following year," Silver said on May 22 in Hollywood.

The clues to the sequel are already buried within the first film.

It ends with Holmes identifying his archnemesis, Moriarty. That will be where the second film picks up, says Silver, making the first film a blueprint for who Moriarty will be.

"We want it to be really bold and strong, and Moriarty has got to be a really incredible character," Silver said. "We spent a movie setting up a character, and now we can make the next movie where we pay that character off."

Rachel McAdams will return, but ...

If he's planning to shoot in the fall, Silver will have to cast his Moriarty soon. Downey is back as Holmes, and Jude Law returns as Dr. Watson. Silver even said that McAdams would reappear but that she wouldn't be the leading lady this time.

"She'll be present," was all Silver would say.

Who do you think should play Moriarty? And for that matter, which Arthur Conan Doyle character could pick up the baton from McAdams?

As I said in another thread, since Holmes 1 takes place in 1891 which is the start of the Great Haitus they should do four movies, with the fourth taking place in 1894 and being based on the Final Problem.

Have Moriarty in 2, new villain in 3 but have Moriarty in the background like he was in the first, and then bring Moriarty back in the fourth and send him and Holmes off Reichenbach Falls.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #6453 on:** May 25, 2010, 01:26:25 PM »

I doubt the franchise lasts 4 films

ManaByte · « **Reply #6454 on:** May 25, 2010, 01:27:15 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on May 25, 2010, 01:26:25 PM

I doubt the franchise lasts 4 films

First one made 500 million despite coming out right after Avatard.

And if they do manage to get Brad Pitt as Moriarty (he's rumored to have done the voice in the first one, and Guy Richie won't comment on that), it'll put more butts in the seats.

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Is-Brad-Pitt-In-Sherlock-Holmes-After-All-16324.html

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Matt Patches: I have to ask, who plays the voice of Moriarty in this movie?
Guy Ritchie: I'm not going to tell you.
Matt Patches: I have to say, it sounded a little like Brad Pitt.
Guy Ritchie: Can't say.

Diunx · « **Reply #6455 on:** May 25, 2010, 02:01:42 PM »

Hey guys remember when manabyte thought this piece of shit was going to make more money than avatar?

ManaByte · « **Reply #6456 on:** May 25, 2010, 02:06:03 PM »

Quote from: Diunx on May 25, 2010, 02:01:42 PM

Hey guys remember when manabyte thought this piece of shit was going to make more money than avatar?

It's a better movie than Avatard.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #6457 on:** May 25, 2010, 02:12:15 PM »

I agree. Sherlock Holmes was enjoyable.

Diunx · « **Reply #6458 on:** May 25, 2010, 02:46:35 PM »

Sherlock Holmes was awful

ManaByte · « **Reply #6459 on:** May 25, 2010, 02:48:22 PM »

Does being an Avatard immediately make you hate good movies?

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #6460 on:** May 25, 2010, 03:19:01 PM »

If George Lucas made Avatar, Manabyte would be it's biggest acolyte, making GS seem like nothing more than a sensible EBer who happened to like a meh movie

ManaByte · « **Reply #6461 on:** May 25, 2010, 03:30:32 PM »

Wrong. Avatard isn't Star Wars.

ManaByte · « **Reply #6462 on:** May 25, 2010, 03:32:33 PM »

And again, Avatard isn't nearly as good a movie as Sherlock Holmes.

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #6463 on:** May 25, 2010, 03:42:01 PM »

Quote from: Diunx on May 25, 2010, 02:01:42 PM

Hey guys remember when manabyte thought this piece of shit was going to make more money than avatar?

to be fair, the advance marketing for Avatar sucked a big huge wad of suck, there was a common perception that the film itself was going to be a massively expensive eco-wank that would have limited appeal to furries and people who dig on clumsy environmental messages. Even the first week's gross for Avatar was good-not-great and it wasn't until it started building steam as a long playing film that it defied the conventional wisdom as a huge waste of Fox's money. Sherlock Holmes had a prime release date, a mega-hot star, and a kickin trailer, Avatar had the mopey dude from Terminator: Shit and no built in audience.

Speaking of which, just because Fox bankrolled a 300 million $ movie and it payed off big time, doesn't mean that they still weren't foolish to do so. Avatar making major, major bank was a gamble that paid off. Roundabout November I guarantee there was buckets of sweat from the Fox studios about how to deal with this thing.

ManaByte · « **Reply #6464 on:** May 25, 2010, 06:36:59 PM »

Pictures have leaked out of them filming the end of Deathly Hallows, Part 2. If you haven't read the book, it's spoilers.
http://www.oclumencia.com.br/2010/05/fotos-do-elenco-filmando-o-epilogo-de-harry-potter-e-as-reliquias-da-morte-parte-ii/

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Yeti · « **Reply #6465 on:** May 25, 2010, 09:47:22 PM »

If they've already filmed the end of Deathly Hollows 2 they should have just combined them into one film.

ManaByte · « **Reply #6466 on:** May 25, 2010, 10:05:26 PM »

Quote from: Yeti on May 25, 2010, 09:47:22 PM

If they've already filmed the end of Deathly Hollows 2 they should have just combined them into one film.

Why? Why do one four hour movie when you can do two 2 1/2 hour movies and make more money?

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #6467 on:** May 25, 2010, 10:16:31 PM »

Quote from: Rob Thomas on May 24, 2010, 06:18:14 PM

Wow Himu. You didn't have to be so rude there.

How am I being rude?

I was just suggesting La Femme Nikita and saying I have over 200 titles on my queue so I can offer some suggestions.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #6468 on:** May 25, 2010, 10:30:54 PM »

Quote from: ManaByte on May 21, 2010, 02:47:12 AM

Ok, The Avengers is going to be awesome.

The story is apparently about the Skrulls (YES!) brainwashing Hulk for their own use, and the Kree will be Earths allies. There won't be a full on Skrull invasion though since they're saving that for Avengers 2.

What's all that mean? Sounds gay

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #6469 on:** May 25, 2010, 10:47:55 PM »

Quote from: AdmiralViscen on May 25, 2010, 10:30:54 PM

Quote from: ManaByte on May 21, 2010, 02:47:12 AM
Ok, The Avengers is going to be awesome.

The story is apparently about the Skrulls (YES!) brainwashing Hulk for their own use, and the Kree will be Earths allies. There won't be a full on Skrull invasion though since they're saving that for Avengers 2.

What's all that mean? Sounds gay

Aliens.

Skrull

Kree

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #6470 on:** May 25, 2010, 11:23:22 PM »

Quote from: AdmiralViscen on May 25, 2010, 10:30:54 PM

Quote from: ManaByte on May 21, 2010, 02:47:12 AM
Ok, The Avengers is going to be awesome.

The story is apparently about the Skrulls (YES!) brainwashing Hulk for their own use, and the Kree will be Earths allies. There won't be a full on Skrull invasion though since they're saving that for Avengers 2.

What's all that mean? Sounds gay

All I heard was:

BLAH BLAH BLAH

Yeti · « **Reply #6471 on:** May 26, 2010, 01:59:31 PM »

I don't know much about skrulls or krees, but aren't skrulls a fantastic four villain?

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #6472 on:** May 26, 2010, 02:34:25 PM »

Quote from: ManaByte on May 25, 2010, 06:36:59 PM

Pictures have leaked out of them filming the end of Deathly Hallows, Part 2. If you haven't read the book, it's spoilers.
http://www.oclumencia.com.br/2010/05/fotos-do-elenco-filmando-o-epilogo-de-harry-potter-e-as-reliquias-da-morte-parte-ii/
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omg

Why not get adult actors

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #6473 on:** May 26, 2010, 06:13:30 PM »

Watched The Mist again this afternoon. It's still one of the better B movies out there and imo it's one of the few Stephen King films worth seeing.

And man, that ending. Love it. Not very often do you see a movie from one of the big studios that goes that dark. It's surprising that they didn't interfere and make them change it.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #6474 on:** May 26, 2010, 06:53:09 PM »

Yeah, I love love love The Mist. I need to watch the black-and-white version.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #6475 on:** May 26, 2010, 06:58:44 PM »

Pineapple Express

Boring, not real funny. Maybe I just don't like comedies

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #6476 on:** May 26, 2010, 07:07:50 PM »

The Mist rocks. More proof that Darabont rocks. Can't wait to see his adaptation of The Walking Dead.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #6477 on:** May 26, 2010, 07:12:19 PM »

You know who probably didn't like The Mist? Phoenix Dark.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #6478 on:** May 26, 2010, 07:15:15 PM »

Actually The Mist is pretty good

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #6479 on:** May 26, 2010, 07:15:40 PM »

Oh, I get it. You're trying to troll us. Nice try, Clint Howard.

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