Movie News, Reviews, and Discussion Super-Thread

[Phoenix Dark]

I swear I liked it! Although I was disappointed my brother was wrong and the "twist" wasn't dragons

[Eric P]

Dragons?  This mist was ok until the end.

[Mr. Gundam]

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

Yes, but they're also Avengers villains.

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

The end is what pushed The Mist into greatness territory, or as far as a B movie can get to that.  I can completely understand people having a severe negative reaction to it but I loved how brutally dark it got.  I'm not sure how I'd feel about the film if it ended differently.  Not as positive, that's for sure.

[Phoenix Dark]

they basically troll all Marvel heroes

[Vizzys]

saw Edge of Darkness

its basically a nonsensical movie about mel gibson killing dudes

which is ok with me cause thats always awesome

[The Fake Shemp]

The end is what pushed The Mist into greatness territory, or as far as a B movie can get to that.  I can completely understand people having a severe negative reaction to it but I loved how brutally dark it got.  I'm not sure how I'd feel about the film if it ended differently.  Not as positive, that's for sure.

My only problem with the ending is the score; the overblown Middle Eastern chorus set to slow motion was so overdone by then (Ridley Scott, I'm looking at you!). Kind of took me out of the film. Other than that, B+ would watch again

[Philip Cardgage]

The last great Stephen King movie.

[Bebpo]

The last great Stephen King movie.

Isn't it literally, the last stephen king movie released? 

[Great Rumbler]

The last great Stephen King movie.

Isn't it literally, the last stephen king movie released? 

There's Dolan's Cadillac with Christian Slater that came out last year.

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

Yeah that would've been more powerful and it was kind of a M. Night Shyamalan moment, but I didn't mind too much. 

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It would've been awesome if at the end he took one of the rifles from one of the soilders and offed himself right by the pickup.

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[The Fake Shemp]

The real twist is that it was all purgatory and they all go to pan-dimensional heaven, teaching us a valuable lesson about post-9/11 society.

[The Fake Shemp]

That would be a pretty funny SNL sketch: Jesus in heaven, grilling the cast of Lost for answers.

[fistfulofmetal]

The Mist was so good. I was blown away by how much time was spent developing the characters. Really high quality stuff. I should watch the black and white version.

[Great Rumbler]

The only thing I didn't like about The Mist was the crazy, religious woman. She just seemed way too cliche, but it's not really a big issue though.

[The Fake Shemp]

The only thing I didn't like about The Mist was the crazy, religious woman. She just seemed way too cliche, but it's not really a big issue though.

[Eric P]

i watched Bad Day In Black Rock today

totally. fucking. awesome.

lee marvin is amazing with a level of casual menace given to his body language which far outweighs the character's spoken lines.  goddamn

also, spencer tracey karate attack on ernest borgnine

[Mr. Gundam]

Pineapple Express

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

I think Willco loved it, but I didn't care for it.

[Eric P]

i was entertained by PE but it wasn't great cinema

[The Fake Shemp]

I really liked it, but I don't own it or anything. If you go in thinking it's a straight comedy, I could understand being disappointed.

[Robo]

James Franco and Danny McBride

[The Fake Shemp]

Danny McBride is pretty much great in anything.

[brawndolicious]

i was entertained by PE but it wasn't great cinema

Observe and Report was a better stoner movie.

[The Fake Shemp]

Observe and Report wasn't a stoner movie.

[brawndolicious]

It was completely random and in-your-face.

And it had drug use.

[The Fake Shemp]

I don't think it even had marijuana use, let alone adhered to any "stoner" tropes. It wasn't even really that random.

[Barry Egan]

My theory about Observe and Report is that it only would have made sense with Danny McBride as the lead.  The movie that was released is okay, but Rogen couldn't elevate the script, whereas McBride + Mall Cop is intrinsically funny no matter what the actual plot of the film was.

[brawndolicious]

It had marijuana and heroine.

But I'm just saying it was completely random and funny in a juvenile way.  It did not focus on the actual process of getting stoned or dealing drugs or whatever, but it was very, very funny while high.

[Third]

My mom came over last weekend. We often watch a movie or two together. I recommended her 28 Weeks Later. I told her that the movie is about something that could really happen. We watched it...for 30 minutes. 
We had to switch over to Alice in Wonderland. What a shitty movie. But she liked it.

[ManaByte]

Holmes will return to the big screen once more on Dec. 16 ... 2011. (It couldn't possibly premiere much later than that, because the following month, the world will end, right?)

Other release dates discussed today during a presentation given by Warner Brothers chairman and CEO Barry Meyer (some of which had been announced previously) include:

Red Riding Hood: April 22, 2011
Green Lantern (3D): June 17
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (3-D): July 15
Journey to the Center of the Earth 2 (3-D): Sept. 23
Happy Feet 2 (3-D): Nov. 18
Batman: July 20, 2012
Superman: Holiday season 2012
Meyer added that the studio is also "nearing" a green light for a "Flash" movie, with films featuring Wonder Woman, Aquaman and Mad magazine characters also in development.

[Phoenix Dark]

I'm going to put the over/under on the incoming "Am Nintenho annihilation, subsequent denial, and long defeat" display at under three pages.

[Great Rumbler]

My mom came over last weekend. We often watch a movie or two together. I recommended her 28 Weeks Later. I told her that the movie is about something that could really happen. We watched it...for 30 minutes. 
We had to switch over to Alice in Wonderland. What a shitty movie. But she liked it.

She liked it...but you turned it off and put something else on? 

[chronovore]

i watched Bad Day In Black Rock today

totally. fucking. awesome.

lee marvin is amazing with a level of casual menace given to his body language which far outweighs the character's spoken lines.  goddamn

also, spencer tracey karate attack on ernest borgnine

Just chiming in to say this would be a good name for an emo band.

[brawndolicious]

I'm going to put the over/under on the incoming "Am Nintenho annihilation, subsequent denial, and long defeat" display at under three pages.

with regards to observe and report?

[Barry Egan]

"it was funny when I was high" does not equal "stoner movie". 

[Mandark]

"it was funny when I was high" does not equal "stoner movie". 

<am nintenho> yes it does, like with schindlers list

[Great Rumbler]

Cold Souls

It tiptoes a fine line between religious film and science fiction, making for a rather unique film. It's closest cousins would be something like Synedoche, New York or The Fountain. The premise of the film is that the soul is a physical thing, something that can be removed and then re-implanted at will or you can even implanted someone else's soul into your body. At the same time, maybe there's a bit more to it than that. It asks a lot of questions and give some answers, but given the nature of the questions themselves not all of them are going to be fully answered. Also, Paul Giamatti really owns this movie. He plays it toned-down most of the time, but when he gets going it's really something to see. The movie's probably worth watching just for those scenes, actually, but it's nice that the rest of the movie is pretty good too.

[Great Rumbler]

Holmes will return to the big screen once more on Dec. 16 ... 2011. (It couldn't possibly premiere much later than that, because the following month, the world will end, right?)

 

[ManaByte]

Instead of making a movie with Mad characters they should just bring back MADTv
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[Barry Egan]

I wonder if Manabyte feels any ambivalence over posting news about films projected to release after 2012. 

[BobFromPikeCreek]

My mom came over last weekend. We often watch a movie or two together. I recommended her 28 Weeks Later. I told her that the movie is about something that could really happen. We watched it...for 30 minutes.

So your mom saw the awesome opening scene and figured out the rest of the movie was going to be a bunch of stupid bullshit? Good for her.

[Mupepe]

Purple Rain is hilarious high

[Robo]

Even more hilarious is Prince's "Under the Cherry Moon".  It's absolutely ridiculous, in a good way.

[Mupepe]

Even more hilarious is Prince's "Under the Cherry Moon".  It's absolutely ridiculous, in a good way.

Added to my list of things to watch!

[Phoenix Dark]

His first time seeing it? Awesome

I've told this story before but Wrath hasn't heard it so there: I used to play basketball for this Christian private school, and one day while riding the bus to a game I overheard one of my teammates talking about Star Wars to another kid. He was basically explaining the entire plot of the movie to this kid, who seemed completely enthralled. He ended what I assumed to be his Empire Strikes Back recap by saying "and then Darth Vader cut off Luke's hand, and get this: he told him he was really his father all along." The kid was like "no way!" Not long afterwards I found out the kid wasn't allowed to watch any Hollywood films. I still remember the first time I saw the Star Wars films, sometime I can only say for a few films (Toy Story, Jurassic Park, Raiders). I felt so bad for that kid  

[Mupepe]

That's depressing.  My mom took me to see Jurassic Park 8 times in theaters.  Same with The Lion King.  Shit was bananas.  My mom had a movie obsession just like me so it worked out perfectly. 

On the other side, I missed most TV shows when I was little.  My dad refused to let us watch a lot of TV.  so people talk about shows (doogie and shit) and I can't relate or half of them I never heard of.  I discovered most of my generation's shows through re runs

[Phoenix Dark]

My parents were strict but at the same time they would let us in on things they loved. So for instance, my mom has always been a huge sci fi/horror fan, so she let me watch Alien, Aliens, Terminator (skipping the sex scene of course), and Terminator 2 at a pretty young age. They wouldn't let me watch Robocop though, even after my uncle bought the VHS for us as a gift. I remember sneaking to watch it late at night, and it got stuck in the VHS player and I couldn't get it out 

On the other hand, I wasn't allowed to watch many of the sitcons of that time, like Fresh Prince, Simpsons, etc. They let me watch Full House and Family Matters though. And they let me watch Xena and Hercules luckily

[Philip Cardgage]

You had the shittiest childhood I've ever heard of.

[Mupepe]

My dad let me watch It and Robocop and all sorts of shit  But no shows though

And I couldn't say the word "butt" or "fart" because they were dirty words.  We said... *sigh*... "behind" and "pooted".  This was only when my dad was married to a super religious chick by the way.  and she also didn't let me have Magic cards because they were evil and she made me watched while she burned one of my treasure trolls  And I got beat quite a few times for saying the word "sex".  We also couldn't watch the simpsons because it promoted bad behavior. 

[WrikaWrek]

Went to see Prince of Persia.

It was ok, reminded me of the Mummy somewhat. Cheesy but fun, its lacking but it won't upset you. The female lead is the most beautiful actress in Hollywood.

[bud]

yeah, she's pretty

btw, did you know was born with 11 or 12 (i forgot) fingers?

apparently, it's pretty common in her family

[ManaByte]

Cap's costume:

Now the folks over at JoBlo are saying that they've seen an "approved costume test" from the film. Apparently, Cap will wear two different sets of duds -- we've heard this before, as he'll have the costume he wears for his USO appearances that's more flashy and then his actual active duty suit which will be more appropriate for combat. The latter is the one JoBlo saw, and also, it would seem, the primary costume in the film. Here's what we can expect:

-- The wings on the cowl are gone.
-- The cowl itself is gone too, replaced by a traditional Army helmet (ala The Ultimates).
-- The "A" on the forehead remains.
-- As with the entire suit, the blue is much more muted than in the comics.
-- The white star on the chest remains but is not as prominent as in the comics.
-- Instead of red and white stripes on the abdomen, this costume just has a white base with two red utility belts acting as stripes. "These belts affix to a metal loop at the midpoint of the chest and a black strap extends up to the shoulders from that point," says the site.
-- The fabric appears to be a sort of leather, ala the X-Men films.
-- There's an old-school utility belt with a buckle and pockets.
-- The shield is very close to the classic design.

[WrikaWrek]

 

[chronovore]

Went to see Prince of Persia.

It was ok, reminded me of the Mummy somewhat. Cheesy but fun, its lacking but it won't upset you. The female lead is the most beautiful actress in Hollywood.

Is it worth 20 bucks for the big screen experience? That's what it's going to be if I go.

[WrikaWrek]

Went to see Prince of Persia.

It was ok, reminded me of the Mummy somewhat. Cheesy but fun, its lacking but it won't upset you. The female lead is the most beautiful actress in Hollywood.

Is it worth 20 bucks for the big screen experience? That's what it's going to be if I go.

Nah man. Spend it on something else.

[chronovore]

Thanks -- I will wait for rental.

[AdmiralViscen]

Wow, The Spirit was horrifically bad.

[Phoenix Dark]

Hopefully the horrible reactions to that film destroyed Frank Miller's ego. Probably not though

[WrikaWrek]

My theory about Observe and Report is that it only would have made sense with Danny McBride as the lead.  The movie that was released is okay, but Rogen couldn't elevate the script, whereas McBride + Mall Cop is intrinsically funny no matter what the actual plot of the film was.

Best scene of the movie is with Mcbride.

Should make you suck this gun like a dick, and when it comes it's gonna blow your brains all over the street

[ManaByte]

Just watched the whole original Star Wars original trilogy unaltered with my kid brother who's seeing it for the first time, sooooo good.

Empire is still my favorite, and despite the inclusion of ewoks I fucking love Return Of The Jedi. The original Star Wars is still awesome but not in the same league of TESB and ROTJ. My brother fucking loved them!

Blasphemy. Jedi is shit.