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Robo · « **Reply #7680 on:** September 08, 2010, 02:02:56 PM »

I thought he was pretty good in Rescue Dawn too, and while not a standout in I'm Not There, he plays the "preacher" role well.

The "up-and-coming folk hero" role, not so much. He overdoes the awkwardness and it comes off unnatural and stilted.

cool breeze · « **Reply #7681 on:** September 08, 2010, 02:08:18 PM »

I have no problem with Bale in the Batman movies, especially as Bruce Wayne in TDK. He plays a good super douche. But I saw 3:10 to Yuma not too long ago and I disliked him in that and in Terminator 4. I think it is commonly accepted that his best role has been the villain in Shaft.

I really like TDK, but I will say that parts of the last act suck.

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The whole boat scene.

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Every time I rewatch the movie, I still really like everything except for that.

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #7682 on:** September 08, 2010, 02:12:17 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on September 08, 2010, 01:59:48 PM

He's probably just a sociopath in real life. Wasn't it confirmed he's a raging asshole?

My guess is that he gets roid rage from time to time. Yes, seriously. He was ripped as hell in Batman Begins, which he shot only several months after The Machinist. I think he's juicing.

ManaByte · « **Reply #7683 on:** September 08, 2010, 03:13:49 PM »

White Queen in X-Men First Class:

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #7684 on:** September 08, 2010, 03:16:12 PM »

So that's why she disappeared on Mad Men

Diunx · « **Reply #7685 on:** September 08, 2010, 03:39:57 PM »

Meh, not hot enough.

Solo · « **Reply #7686 on:** September 08, 2010, 03:52:04 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on September 08, 2010, 01:59:48 PM

American Psycho was a fluke. Totally. It hasn't carried over to any other movie I've seen him in. It wasn't skill. It was luck. He's probably just a sociopath in real life. Wasn't it confirmed he's a raging asshole?

Tis my workig theory - AP wasn't a fluke so much as it was Bale getting to play what is within himself. A sociopath playing a sociopath - brilliant!

Movie still would have been better with the original casting of DiCaprio.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #7687 on:** September 08, 2010, 04:09:52 PM »

Quote from: mojovonio on September 08, 2010, 03:28:49 PM

dem knees

omg it's true this time

Mupepe · « **Reply #7688 on:** September 08, 2010, 04:12:55 PM »

I didn't know it was supposed to be DiCaprio. Hmm. A few years ago I probably would have said that it'd be a bad idea but now I think it would have been brilliant. Fuck.

Solo · « **Reply #7689 on:** September 08, 2010, 04:53:14 PM »

Yup, it was DiCaprio, who dropped out to do The Beach. Which I also love, in spite of another typical Alex Garland third act tone/genre shift.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #7690 on:** September 08, 2010, 05:02:20 PM »

Yea, first time that meme has been proven true. wtf

ManaByte · « **Reply #7691 on:** September 08, 2010, 05:07:06 PM »

Bilbo:

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #7692 on:** September 08, 2010, 05:08:40 PM »

I can support that.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #7693 on:** September 08, 2010, 05:10:14 PM »

Can't imagine Di Caprio's 12yo boy voice asking anyone if they like Huey Lewis And The News

ManaByte · « **Reply #7694 on:** September 08, 2010, 05:13:34 PM »

He's busy filming Sherlock for the BBC but Jackson and MGM want him so bad they've come up with a schedule that will allow him to film both that and The Hobbit. The deals not final yet though.

Mupepe · « **Reply #7695 on:** September 08, 2010, 05:21:08 PM »

i was just googling and i discovered dominique dicaprio. it's a good day.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #7696 on:** September 08, 2010, 05:58:59 PM »

spot on choice

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #7697 on:** September 08, 2010, 07:20:03 PM »

Looks older than most of the other candidates, which I like

Solo · « **Reply #7698 on:** September 08, 2010, 08:45:24 PM »

Too busy beating up his mom and/or embarassing a member of the crew with a verbal tirade

Diunx · « **Reply #7699 on:** September 08, 2010, 08:55:01 PM »

He is Batman, he can do whatever the fuck he wants.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #7700 on:** September 08, 2010, 10:04:26 PM »

Quote from: Billy Rygar on September 08, 2010, 09:58:37 PM

Probably been posted already, but the Avengers movie is one step closer to being shelved

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1310329/Roaring-English-countryside--Captain-America-Motorbike-scenes-comic-book-film-shooting-London.html

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Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #7701 on:** September 08, 2010, 11:16:07 PM »

that can't possibly be real

Post-production fixes lots of shit but good lord, that is not salvageable

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #7702 on:** September 08, 2010, 11:48:23 PM »

it's obviously a stunt guy in a stunt costume. one that can be trashed.

Diunx · « **Reply #7703 on:** September 09, 2010, 12:03:50 AM »

Just finished watching Scanners, pretty awesome loved the ultra violence and Michael Ironside was awesome as usual

On the other hand, the guy playing Cameron was so fucking terrible

how the fuck did that guy get the lead role on this move, did he blow Cronenberg or something?

Diunx · « **Reply #7704 on:** September 09, 2010, 12:06:18 AM »

Looks like he has a massive boner in the last pic.

Diunx · « **Reply #7705 on:** September 10, 2010, 12:33:11 AM »

In the Mouth of Madness was fucking insane! loved every second of it.

Mupepe · « **Reply #7706 on:** September 10, 2010, 10:17:42 AM »

Saw Machete. It was the hilarious. There were some pacing issues but overall it was great. It was exactly what I expected. I heard a few people complaining about it being stupid in the theater. I guess they never saw where it came from and/or didn't understand the type of movie it was before going in. But what the hell were they expecting with the trailer?

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #7707 on:** September 10, 2010, 10:26:13 AM »

Just saw Machete too, I agree on the pacing issues and the last act was a bit of a mess, but when it worked it was pretty great. Trejo is so goddamn cool.

Mupepe · « **Reply #7708 on:** September 10, 2010, 10:31:05 AM »

Hell yeah he is.

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Machete don't text

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My favorite part was

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the weedwacker part. That shit was awesome. And then breaking the 4th wall when all those same bodyguards were sitting there discussing the illogical plot.

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Solo · « **Reply #7709 on:** September 10, 2010, 12:04:44 PM »

Best part was the bodyguard just giving the fuck up

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #7710 on:** September 10, 2010, 12:08:31 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on September 10, 2010, 10:31:05 AM

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Machete improvise

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Himu · « **Reply #7711 on:** September 10, 2010, 12:09:43 PM »

MACHETE DON'T TEXT

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #7712 on:** September 10, 2010, 05:01:05 PM »

Quote from: Solo on September 10, 2010, 12:04:44 PM

Best part was the bodyguard just giving the fuck up

The whole story arc with the bodyguards was great. One guy was trying to grab his gun and Machete keep hitting his hand with the weedwacker, and then he just smacks him in the face with it. And then later, that guy was like "You know, we let them into our homes and babysit our kids, but we don't want to let them into our country. That doesn't make sense." And then when they finally just gave up, that was a hilarious.

demi · « **Reply #7713 on:** September 11, 2010, 01:27:21 AM »

I saw the new Resident Evil. They retcon the super powers in the very beginning so now Alice is a regular person again (apparently). The post-credits show that Jill Valentine is the new badguy, with the device attached to her chest (RE5). Not a bad Resident Evil movie. Would love to see a Alice + Jill fight.

cool breeze · « **Reply #7714 on:** September 11, 2010, 11:10:46 AM »

[youtube=560,345]7i89wUv25QU[/youtube]

every other movie in 2010 utterly destroyed

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #7715 on:** September 11, 2010, 02:29:42 PM »

Quote from: Linkzg on September 11, 2010, 11:10:46 AM

[youtube=560,345]7i89wUv25QU[/youtube]

every other movie in 2010 utterly destroyed

Re-release was only for Europe and Asia I thought. Are you telling me USA is getting it?!?! I'd love to see it at a drive in with the misses.

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #7716 on:** September 12, 2010, 01:37:25 PM »

Martin Freeman really does look a lot like Ian Holm. It must be kinda disconcerning to know exactly what you're going to look like when you're older*.

*unless you are Micheal Douglas.

ManaByte · « **Reply #7717 on:** September 12, 2010, 04:45:17 PM »

The US isn't getting a BTTF re-release because Universal is completely distinguished mentally-challenged (like releasing a movie based on Scott Pilgrim).

chronovore · « **Reply #7718 on:** September 12, 2010, 06:15:34 PM »

Quote from: HyperZoneWasAwesome on September 12, 2010, 01:37:25 PM

Martin Freeman really does look a lot like Ian Holm. It must be kinda disconcerning to know exactly what you're going to look like when you're older*.

*unless you are Micheal Douglas.

Michael /wishes/ he grew up to look like Kirk. Man. What a handsome due Kirk was, and Michael looks like a lech.

Groogrux · « **Reply #7719 on:** September 12, 2010, 06:35:29 PM »

Watched MacGruber, Killers, and rewatched The Girl Next Door.

MacGruber was stupid funny, which was unexpected. The trailer didn't do the comedy justice.

Killers was typical Ashton Kutcher can't act bullshit. Katherine Heigl being a mega-hottie and Tom Selleck rocking his legendary mustache were the only reasons to sit through that piece of shit.

The Girl Next Door is an old favorite of mine. Elisha Cuthbert is smoking hot, and the movie is funny as hell.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #7720 on:** September 12, 2010, 06:59:41 PM »

I was reading a book a few minutes ago, published in 2004. One part of it mentions some movies that were planned, but will never actually get made for one reason or another.

One of the movies listed was Avatar.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #7721 on:** September 13, 2010, 02:39:12 AM »

I just saw Tekken. Absolute shit. But the girl who plays Christie is hot

Mupepe · « **Reply #7722 on:** September 13, 2010, 10:45:33 AM »

The Host
I've officially given up on Korean cinema. I really thought it was going to be pretty awesome. The scene with military guy at the beginning and then the bridge scene. I really thought I'd like it (granted that was only like 5% of the movie). But then they introduced that dopey fucking shitty father in sweat pants who eats one of the squid legs. He play the typically annoying dude in Korean movies that makes that "huh" sounds a lot.

Band of Brothers
Not a movie I know. But I just watched this for the first time. Holy fucking shit it was amazing. Everything was great about it. Best 27 dollars for 10 hours of blu ray i've ever spent. Simply incredible.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #7723 on:** September 13, 2010, 11:32:04 AM »

Quote from: Mupepe on September 13, 2010, 10:45:33 AM

The Host
I've officially given up on Korean cinema. I really thought it was going to be pretty awesome. The scene with military guy at the beginning and then the bridge scene. I really thought I'd like it (granted that was only like 5% of the movie). But then they introduced that dopey fucking shitty father in sweat pants who eats one of the squid legs. He play the typically annoying dude in Korean movies that makes that "huh" sounds a lot.

Agreed.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #7724 on:** September 13, 2010, 11:42:17 AM »

The Host is a good movie, sorry guys.

Mupepe · « **Reply #7725 on:** September 13, 2010, 11:46:19 AM »

^^^
Super fucking annoying copy and paste character in almost every Korean film I've seen. Die die die die die die die die.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #7726 on:** September 13, 2010, 12:07:42 PM »

Guy's a good actor, wrong again.

EmCeeGrammar · « **Reply #7727 on:** September 13, 2010, 12:21:35 PM »

Unless the Host was supposed to be a parody I too thought it was bad. Like that one scene where the (father? Was it the whole family?) starts going hysterical and rolling around on the floor. Jesus.

Mupepe · « **Reply #7728 on:** September 13, 2010, 12:56:33 PM »

Quote from: EmCeeGrammar on September 13, 2010, 12:21:35 PM

Unless the Host was supposed to be a parody I too thought it was bad. Like that one scene where the (father? Was it the whole family?) starts going hysterical and rolling around on the floor. Jesus.

yeah when they see the picture of the little girl at the memorial deal thing. it made me cringe.

Quote from: Great Rumbler on September 13, 2010, 12:07:42 PM

Guy's a good actor, wrong again.

Thirst was bad. The Host was bad. Lady Vengeance had positive attributes but I didn't like it. Same with Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance. Those are all the movies I've seen of his and he sucked in all of them and all of them were completely underwhelming.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #7729 on:** September 13, 2010, 01:05:08 PM »

You guys.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #7730 on:** September 13, 2010, 01:06:05 PM »

Thirst suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucked.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #7731 on:** September 13, 2010, 01:23:15 PM »

Man, this thread went downhill fast. If only Shake and Cheebs were here to save it.

Mupepe · « **Reply #7732 on:** September 13, 2010, 01:42:33 PM »

Quote from: BobFromPikeCreek on September 13, 2010, 01:06:05 PM

Thirst suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucked.

This. Fucking hell that movie was terrible. I made my wife watch it when she had no interest. She made me finish while I was begging her to turn it off.

Robo · « **Reply #7733 on:** September 13, 2010, 01:55:25 PM »

I have both The Host and Thirst on my queue. Guess I'll just remove them!

Mupepe · « **Reply #7734 on:** September 13, 2010, 02:06:45 PM »

If you don't care for other Korean movies I'd remove them. If you like other ones, then go for it. They're both completely full of the things that make me loathe Korean movies.

Mupepe · « **Reply #7735 on:** September 13, 2010, 03:29:49 PM »

Anyone seen Day of the Woman (I Spit On Your Grave)? I've never seen it, but there's apparently an unrated and super gory remake. I scored free passes for the Houston premiere and I'm not sure what to expect.

I also scored free passes for Devil (lol) and The Virginity Hit. I wouldn't pay for either of them but if they're free why the fuck not?

Edit: Also scored tickets to Easy A. Don't even know what the fuck it is but the hot chick from Superbad is in it and it's free. It's at the same theater as Devil on the same night. So at 7:30 we're seeing Easy A. Then we're buying tickets (student discount day gets us both in for 13 bucks on Thursdays) for something (probably RE) and then we're hitting Devil at midnight. Should be sweet since I bet no one will show up for Devil.

Mupepe · « **Reply #7736 on:** September 13, 2010, 04:05:46 PM »

I'll agree that The Host is better. But that's like saying Batman Forever is better than Batman and Robin. Of course it is, but I'll still shoot myself if I ever have to watch either of them again.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #7737 on:** September 13, 2010, 06:23:38 PM »

Quote from: Billy Rygar on September 13, 2010, 03:51:14 PM

Thirst feels like the longest movie ever made

Which is pretty typical with Korean movies. Thirst is probably the worst offender I've encountered though. Good god was the pacing fucked on that turd.

chronovore · « **Reply #7738 on:** September 13, 2010, 07:38:28 PM »

Quote from: Diunx on September 07, 2010, 11:14:33 PM

Prince of Darkness = awesome, one of my favorite Carpenter movie I can't believe it took me this long to watch it

Quote from: Diunx on September 10, 2010, 12:33:11 AM

In the Mouth of Madness was fucking insane! loved every second of it.

My man! Yeah, these are both underrated gems. Prince of Darkness is fantastic.

Mupepe · « **Reply #7739 on:** September 14, 2010, 10:12:24 AM »

Saw Carrie for the first time in a long time. Outside of some of the 70's cliche annoyances I thought it still held up pretty well. I haven't seen it since I was like 10 and I've always been a pretty huge Stephen King fantard. The creepy parts worked really well as did most of the evil shit. I never realized how awesome that final scene in the school is (even though she looks like Michael Jackson in that scene). The way it splits in half and the right side of the screen floats over the left and she turns all evil locking the doors. Good stuff.

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