Movie News, Reviews, and Discussion Super-Thread

[Phoenix Dark]

After Zodiac's look into obsession, I'm all for another look into obsession (plus greed/privacy/etc) with Social Network. Serial killers are more interesting than facebook but I'm still excited to rent it on dvd asap.

[CajoleJuice]

I'm really more interested with what Fincher can do with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

[Solo]

I'm really more interested with what Fincher can do with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Fincher + Craig = my pants tight. I'm hoping its a return to a Se7en-esque film.

[TakingBackSunday]

Fincher and Sorkin together is too awesome of a pairing to pass up, regardless of the content.  Plus, Zuckerberg is one of the most interesting fucking assholes of the modern age, and I'm unfamiliar with his origins, so definitely color me curious.

I also don't think Fincher's directed a bad mainstream movie, besides Alien 3 which even he seems to hate on.

[Joe Molotov]

Last Airbender almost doubled its budget so M Night isn't going anywhere

Big deal, they could get Chris Columbus to direct the sequel and it would be a huge improvement. It's not like Shyamalan's magic touch is necessary to make movie based off a Nickelodeon cartoon.

[Fresh Prince]

i dont see the appeal of the social network. great director yeah but the subject matter is complete devoid of anything interesting. who the hell really care about the origins of facebook. kinda disappointed he wasted his time with it. we coulda got something else in it's place.

From what I've read it's more about Zurbecker's narcissim which is quite ironic :hipster

Beaten by hipster ironically

[Solo]

The Social Network will be great. I have no doubt of that. I was just getting a rise out of the notion that somehow its some highbrow fare while The Town is a popcorn flick.

Both movies are on the same level, ambitions-wise. Which is better? Hard to say given that Ive only seen one of them 

[cool breeze]

Remember The Curious Case of Benjamin Button?

yeah, me neither.

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Zodiac 

The Social Network seems too up its own ass.  The story of facebook is probably dull and they'll try to jazz it up with drama and shit.  It should have been a crummy TV movie like Pirates of Silicon Valley.

[close]

[Great Rumbler]

Oh wait he did write it.

bah ha ha

He didn't actually write the screenplay, but the story came from him.

[TakingBackSunday]

Benjamin Button's faults weren't in its direction–it was a beautifully visualized movie.  I blame Eric Roth for thinking he could pass off Forest Gump 2 as something under a different title.

[Eric P]

Forbidden Planet- holds up remarkably well.  great design, clean special effects, good acting.

Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte-  I have a soft spot n my heart for Southern Gothics so I really loved this even if it was quite similar to Diabolique

tried to watch A Short Film About Killing.  Poland is jaundiced. 

Now I'm watching Krush Groove.

[Robo]

I started Being There, which is like an exercise to see how long a film can run on a single joke told over and over again.  I'd like to continue because it's got Peter Sellers in the lead, but it's probably gonna have to be in short bursts unless something else starts happening.

[ManaByte]

Remember The Curious Case of Benjamin Button?

yeah, me neither.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Zodiac 

The Social Network seems too up its own ass.  The story of facebook is probably dull and they'll try to jazz it up with drama and shit.  It should have been a crummy TV movie like Pirates of Silicon Valley.

[close]

Nothing in the trailer looks jazzed up from the book it's based on.

[Cheebs]

Oh wait he did write it.

bah ha ha

He didn't actually write the screenplay, but the story came from him.

the absurdly stupid twist in the devil is all shamamamamalan.

[Cheebs]

Of course, I'll eat my own shit if Affleck ever does something as incredible as Zodiac, so it all evens out.

Don't get me wrong, Affleck is going nowhere. He has proved that by showing gone baby gone was not a fluke. Affleck is going to be directing solid movies when he is 70 way after his close pals like Matt Damon have long disappeared. He'll have a Clint Eastwood style career. Another guy who long outlasted his fellow 1960's action stars thanks to directing.

But he isn't Fincher.

[Phoenix Dark]

Last Airbender almost doubled its budget so M Night isn't going anywhere

Big deal, they could get Chris Columbus to direct the sequel and it would be a huge improvement. It's not like Shyamalan's magic touch is necessary to make movie based off a Nickelodeon cartoon.

I know, I'm just saying he has plenty more shitty movies to be greenlit.

Night wrote Devil? Good lord it's gonna suck hard

[Cheebs]

Last Airbender almost doubled its budget so M Night isn't going anywhere

Big deal, they could get Chris Columbus to direct the sequel and it would be a huge improvement. It's not like Shyamalan's magic touch is necessary to make movie based off a Nickelodeon cartoon.

I know, I'm just saying he has plenty more shitty movies to be greenlit.

Night wrote Devil? Good lord it's gonna suck hard

Hard choice to make this weekend:
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_town/
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/771203480/

[Phoenix Dark]

Of course, I'll eat my own shit if Affleck ever does something as incredible as Zodiac, so it all evens out.

Don't get me wrong, Affleck is going nowhere. He has proved that by showing gone baby gone was not a fluke. Affleck is going to be directing solid movies when he is 70 way after his close pals like Matt Damon have long disappeared. He'll have a Clint Eastwood style career. Another guy who long outlasted his fellow 1960's action stars thanks to directing.

But he isn't Fincher.

fuck you!

[Robo]

Saw The Town; was a nice little heist flick -- well acted, decent plot, well done heist scenes.  Doesn't stray too far from the typical paint-by-numbers heist crap, but there's nothing to seriously dislike about it.  If it hadn't been such a shit year for movies so far, I'd be confused as to why anyone would call it their favorite, but that isn't such a curious thing in 2010.

[ManaByte]

Saw Percy Jackson via netflix. Really blantant Harry Potter clone, but that guy would've made a good Peter Parker.

[Solo]

I would find it amusing as hell if Affleck ended up with Oscars for screenwriting (which he already has) and directing (which he could very well land in the future if he keeps going on like this), but nothing but Razzies for acting, which is what he got in the business for in the first place 

[Cheebs]

Of course, I'll eat my own shit if Affleck ever does something as incredible as Zodiac, so it all evens out.

Don't get me wrong, Affleck is going nowhere. He has proved that by showing gone baby gone was not a fluke. Affleck is going to be directing solid movies when he is 70 way after his close pals like Matt Damon have long disappeared. He'll have a Clint Eastwood style career. Another guy who long outlasted his fellow 1960's action stars thanks to directing.

But he isn't Fincher.

fuck you!

If you think otherwise you probably haven't seen a Affleck directed movie. He has the stuff to have a nice long career. He won't ever be Martin Scorsese but not ever director needs to be. He also deserves props as a writer Good Will Hunting, Gone Baby Gone, and The Town all had his hands behind the scripts. Not just a director.

Saw The Town; was a nice little heist flick -- well acted, decent plot, well done heist scenes.  Doesn't stray too far from the typical paint-by-numbers heist crap, but there's nothing to seriously dislike about it.  If it hadn't been such a shit year for movies so far, I'd be confused as to why anyone would call it their favorite, but that isn't such a curious thing in 2010.

I agree with this. Thank god this fall is going to make up for the summer. So many awesome looking movies coming out. The Social Network, Black Swan, True Grit, 127 Hours, Somewhere, etc.

[Eric P]

watched Krush Groove.  Still can't believe this movie even exists.  Weird to see a scrawny LL Cool J and so much Fat Boys

then watched Beat Street.  Love it

[Bloodwake]

Going to see the Town as soon as I possibly can. Probably sometime this week.

[Cheebs]

Just watched 500 Days of Summer again.  This is a great movie.  Fuck the haters.

I like a lot of the poser indie movies and zooey deschanel but that movie was trying too hard even for me. The overt Jean-Luc Godard references were just painfully blatant.

[fistfulofmetal]

The Town

liked it. didn't love it. well made and well acted. issues come from the poor editing. it's far too long and the pacing is off.

[etiolate]

The Beguiled

WTF

[Bebpo]

The Town

Good.  Everything has been done before, but it's done well and Affleck is a way better director than he is actor.  Movie keeps the tension well and is entertaining with generally good performances.  Probably won't get nominated for any awards though.

[Diunx]

Mulholland Drive

BONER!!!! dem titties

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Watched Inglourious Basterds today.  Probably my 4th viewing.  Great movie, fuck the haters.

[lordoftherink]

Saw The Conversation and Barry Lyndon recently. Both were great, picked them up for cheap along with Wall Street, The Fountain, and Michael Clayton, which I'll watch over the next week. First time seeing all of them.

[Diunx]

The Way of the Dragon

Haven't seen it since I was a kid, still pretty awesome.

I love the credits, Chuck Norris U.S Karate champion, Malisa Longo Italian beauty(she was on the screen only a couple of seconds but fuck me those where some very memorable seconds )

[TakingBackSunday]

Watched Inglourious Basterds today.  Probably my 4th viewing.  Great movie, fuck the haters.

There are haters?  I haven't encountered one.

[trippingmartian]

The Town is a great genre flick. Best of its kind since The Departed, and before that, Heat.

[Mupepe]

Brokeback Mountain
I'm confused as to why this got so much hype?  Was it just gay fever going on in 2005 or something?  I mean, it's okay, but it's not brilliant and it's quite boring at times.  Plus Heath Ledger plays a terrible cowboy.  Jesus Christ.

[chronovore]

Has anyone seen Never Let Me Go yet? I loved the book so am excited about it...

I'd not even heard of it until this, but the preview makes me want to see the movie, then read the book.

[chronovore]

Saw Percy Jackson via netflix. Really blantant Harry Potter clone, but that guy would've made a good Peter Parker.

It's less clearly a HP ripoff in the book; sure, it's escapist young adult fiction and will share some empowerment of the hero, but it's not as much of a "oh, I'm an orphan and my step-parents are unreasonably..." Oh, wait. Maybe it is. Anyway, its primary conceit and the extension of it into magic is a bit more creatively enabled in the book.

[Dickie Dee]

Mesrine
Parts 1 &2

Tells the story of Jacque Mesrine, French criminal and at the time Public Enemy No. 1. Vincent Cassal was pretty amazing as the title character.

[ManaByte]

Just watched the original Wall Street again before the sequel comes out.

It's set in 1985, but right in the beginning they reference the Challenger blowing up, which was 1986.

[Mupepe]

Just watched the original Wall Street again before the sequel comes out.

It's set in 1985, but right in the beginning they reference the Challenger blowing up, which was 1986.

Let me ask you a question. Why would a man whose shirt says "Genius at Work" spend all of his time watching a children's cartoon show?

[Bildi]

Brokeback Mountain
I'm confused as to why this got so much hype?  Was it just gay fever going on in 2005 or something?  I mean, it's okay, but it's not brilliant and it's quite boring at times.  Plus Heath Ledger plays a terrible cowboy.  Jesus Christ.

For a movie that was supposed to be about love and painful experiences and deep stuff like that, it ended up being about two horny dudes who couldn't keep their hands off each other.  What a disappointment.

[Bildi]

Mulholland Drive

BONER!!!! dem titties

When she jumps over the couch onto the other chick my eyes popped out of my head.  Hotter than any porn.  And more confusing.

[Mupepe]

Brokeback Mountain
I'm confused as to why this got so much hype?  Was it just gay fever going on in 2005 or something?  I mean, it's okay, but it's not brilliant and it's quite boring at times.  Plus Heath Ledger plays a terrible cowboy.  Jesus Christ.

For a movie that was supposed to be about love and painful experiences and deep stuff like that, it ended up being about two horny dudes who couldn't keep their hands off each other.  What a disappointment.

exactly.  there wasn't much that made me even want to try to care about the characters besides the bland, cliche "well my ma and pa died and my brothers and sisters raised me" BS.  Terrible, terrible fucking writing and progression.  That movie is on my shit list.

[EvilBoris]

 Eh, Brokeback is not a completely successful film however there is some seriously wrongheaded shit here.

Clearly the film's potency is found in the stagnation of the pair's intrinsically sad hiding ritual, the dissipating effigy and realization a simple memory will make up all the dilipidated pair's best decisions in life.

It's business is in chipping away at the romance; how the character deals with what is ‘incomprehensible’ to him, his ‘abstraction’, the impracticality of it all.. rather than any attempted sympathy over the character's background.

 The context is Ennis’ paralysis; his rigorous self abnegation, self loathing, inarticulate longing, that cowboy persona masking a simple man who can’t face up to who he is. This is the film's anchor and also makes Jack’s transition from the loose shepard to disillusioned romantic that more effective.
Unmoved by the quiet emotional release Ennis still can barely allow in the last scenes? you must be dead.

[Phoenix Dark]

sounds like two (non black) dudes banging to me. pass

[Mupepe]

Eh, Brokeback is not a completely successful film however there is some seriously wrongheaded shit here.

Clearly the film's potency is found in the stagnation of the pair's intrinsically sad hiding ritual, the dissipating effigy and realization a simple memory will make up all the dilipidated pair's best decisions in life.

It's business is in chipping away at the romance; how the character deals with what is ‘incomprehensible’ to him, his ‘abstraction’, the impracticality of it all.. rather than any attempted sympathy over the character's background.

 The context is Ennis’ paralysis; his rigorous self abnegation, self loathing, inarticulate longing, that cowboy persona masking a simple man who can’t face up to who he is. This is the film's anchor and also makes Jack’s transition from the loose shepard to disillusioned romantic that more effective.
Unmoved by the quiet emotional release Ennis still can barely allow in the last scenes? you must be dead.

yeah i'm sorry.  That seems like an easy way to mask shallow writing and story progression and to boot it covers the bad acting.  while that may have been the intent, it left little to no emotional impact/attachment with me.  Which in turn made me not give a shit about where the movie was going or how it went about it or in fact anything about it.  If it wasn't for two decently known male actors banging each other, I don't think it would have garnered much or any traction in the film world.

[Mupepe]

sounds like two (non black) dudes banging to me. pass

but if they were black? 

[Phoenix Dark]

I'd be on board

[Mupepe]

BRB.  XHamster has a few.

[The Fake Shemp]

Finally watched all of Return of the Living Dead on Blu-ray. Transfer is bleh. If you have the DVD, save your money.

[The Fake Shemp]

I don't know, I've bought a string of older movies where the Blu-ray transfer was godlike: The Evil Dead, Flash Gordon, North by Northwest, The African Queen, etc.

[ManaByte]

Brokeback Matrix

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/09/weve_got_details_on_the_wachow.html

Secondly, part of the film takes place in the future all right — nearly a hundred from now. But its main story is told in Cloverfield-esque flashbacks by digital archeologists sorting through “found footage” from CNN and chips from old digital cameras from the U.S. occupation of Iraq. The heroes are indeed a gay American soldier named (with little irony) "Butch" and an Iraqi soldier turned militant. Butch is endearing, young, and a ravishingly handsome Marine. Our spies tell us that he "just wants to fuck and kill everything" in Iraq — until, that is, he falls in love with the Iraqi.

The two meet while Butch is on a combat patrol in Iraq during the second Gulf War, and soon enough, the two are engaged in graphically described sex (actual line from the script: "They rut like animals behind this fence") albeit while disguised in burqas. The two soldiers’ relationship blossoms, and Butch begins to get to know his lover's family. But after he inadvertently draws attention to their ancestral home, disaster strikes. This tragedy radicalizes the pair and they become convinced that the only way to rid the world of evil is to kill the architect of the invasion, the then-president of the United States, George W. Bush. And so, during one of the president’s secret sorties to Iraq, they attempt to assassinate him.

[Phoenix Dark]

what the fuck

[Dickie Dee]

now with 25% less gay than speed racer

[Diunx]

Sounds like a winner.

[Joe Molotov]

lol

[Fresh Prince]

The Business and Jinfash: A Love Story

[Great Rumbler]

So...this is a comedy, right?

[Diunx]

Have any of their movies NOT being a comedy?

[Bildi]

Eh, Brokeback is not a completely successful film however there is some seriously wrongheaded shit here.

Clearly the film's potency is found in the stagnation of the pair's intrinsically sad hiding ritual, the dissipating effigy and realization a simple memory will make up all the dilipidated pair's best decisions in life.

It's business is in chipping away at the romance; how the character deals with what is ‘incomprehensible’ to him, his ‘abstraction’, the impracticality of it all.. rather than any attempted sympathy over the character's background.

 The context is Ennis’ paralysis; his rigorous self abnegation, self loathing, inarticulate longing, that cowboy persona masking a simple man who can’t face up to who he is. This is the film's anchor and also makes Jack’s transition from the loose shepard to disillusioned romantic that more effective.
Unmoved by the quiet emotional release Ennis still can barely allow in the last scenes? you must be dead.

I felt no sense of what I'm sure was supposed to be a deep emotional attachment between the two characters, which meant I couldn't empathise with their struggles.  It was about two dudes bangin'.