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Ichirou · « **Reply #4500 on:** March 28, 2010, 11:44:46 PM »

You didn't find it...informative?

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #4501 on:** March 28, 2010, 11:49:02 PM »

Great movie, but I had heard the This American Life episode about the actual events before seeing the movie, so it wasn't as surprising to me.

Raban · « **Reply #4502 on:** March 29, 2010, 04:12:50 AM »

Quote from: Green Shinobi on March 29, 2010, 01:12:09 AM

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on March 28, 2010, 09:13:42 PM
I'm going through some old classic films thanks to netflix. First up:

Seven Samurai

Pretty awesome.
Hell yeah.

Quote
Slow build leading up to some great battle sequences.
No way. The final battle has aged incredibly poorly. Basically they open a gate, some riders come in, get trapped and get stabbed by peasants with sticks. Over and over and over. Terrible battle scenes. Great everything else.

$:-\$

etiolate · « **Reply #4503 on:** March 29, 2010, 08:47:49 AM »

Mmistakes were made. And there is something powerful and elegant about the way Shimada stands atop the mound with the bow.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #4504 on:** March 29, 2010, 08:59:52 AM »

Just watched Triangle based on the vague comparisons made to Timecrimes. I don't quite understand the timeline of the movie.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

If the same chick gets on the yacht at the start of the cycle, why doesn't she remember the billions of other times she's lived that sequence?

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fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #4505 on:** March 29, 2010, 09:01:26 AM »

the nap she takes on the boat. it's a plot contrivance but it's the answer they've created.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #4506 on:** March 29, 2010, 09:04:39 AM »

Really? Eh.

It really was similar to Timecrimes, but Timecrimes was much more clever and fun to watch.

Eric P · « **Reply #4507 on:** March 29, 2010, 09:19:06 AM »

Quote from: Ichirou on March 28, 2010, 11:44:46 PM

You didn't find it...informative?

dun dun DUNNNNNNNN

no

Ichirou · « **Reply #4508 on:** March 29, 2010, 09:39:46 AM »

Matt Damowned.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #4509 on:** March 29, 2010, 09:51:37 AM »

Quote from: BobFromPikeCreek on March 29, 2010, 09:04:39 AM

Really? Eh.

It really was similar to Timecrimes, but Timecrimes was much more clever and fun to watch.

i agree with you on that, as i stated before. i think timecrimes constructs it's plot much better and is much more clear in how it relayed information to the audience

buuut, i think "time machine" is kind of boring. Triangles use of greek mythology strikes the right cord with me (especially recently thanks to GOW), and I like the idea of her being punished for being a shitty mother for the rest of eternity.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #4510 on:** March 29, 2010, 10:16:39 AM »

Yeah, I agree. Triangle had some interesting ideas, but Timecrimes' execution of its ideas was just so much better.

Ichirou · « **Reply #4511 on:** March 29, 2010, 09:00:59 PM »

I've been wondering what Timecrimes was. I saw that movie! The Spanish title is, like, Cronocrimenes or something.

Diunx · « **Reply #4512 on:** March 29, 2010, 11:19:44 PM »

Solid Snake making his debut as director with Wolves.

http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/03/29/amc-orders-six-episodes-of-walking-dead-jonny-lee-miller-expected-to-star/

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #4513 on:** March 30, 2010, 02:54:48 AM »

I'd love to be around the set where he tries to relate to his young actors by recounting tales from the shoot of 'The Guyver 2'.

He's great in interviews, and obviously owner of a great set of pipes, but he hasn't actually written any movies that weren't an adaptation. But what the hell, its not like he can make a worse werewolf movie then what's already out there, so more power to him.

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #4514 on:** March 30, 2010, 02:56:03 AM »

Quote from: Ichirou on March 29, 2010, 09:00:59 PM

I've been wondering what Timecrimes was. I saw that movie! The Spanish title is, like, Cronocrimenes or something.

doesn't that just translate to "Timecrimes"?

anyways, I saw The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo today and man, what a head spinner. Its the kind of movie that's a little tricky to appraise, as its a Swedish mystery thriller, but subtitles aside is very much done in a slick, Hollywood style. However, its exceptionally rare to see a big-budget American thriller that dares to be as uncompromisingly dark in its subject matter, to be as cruel to its characters, and to be as disinterested in courting the young and pliable minds that mainstream movies are made for these days. So its not really distinctly Swedish, but it is distinctly European (lotsa nudity).

A burned out, disgraced journalist and an off-kilter gothy hacker chick investigate the family of a business magnate and the decades old disappearance of one of the few non-evil members of the clan. During various occasions in the film shit gets real, and then the shit gets even realier. Despite the long running time and sprawling plot, pretty much everything is presented clearly. The "pretty much" part is where the slight score deduction comes from, but minor complaints aside, its very much a very good film and I'm now anxiously awaiting the other two parts of the trilogy.

***1/2

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #4515 on:** March 30, 2010, 02:59:56 AM »

I just finished the book and I really really want to check out the movie. Would need to drive about 20 miles. I think it could easily be better than the book.

Also, I'm sure the already-planned American version is going to be terrible.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #4516 on:** March 30, 2010, 03:04:23 AM »

Read the book recently too - the first couple of hundreds of pages are dry as dust but it turns into quite the page-turner after that. Really enjoyed it by the end. Know that I know the plot, I guess whether I like the movie will hinge on the portrayal of Salander, just like Manhunter/Silence of the Lambs hinged on who played Lecter.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #4517 on:** March 30, 2010, 03:09:34 AM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on March 30, 2010, 03:04:23 AM

Read the book recently too - the first couple of hundreds of pages are dry as dust but it turns into quite the page-turner after that. Really enjoyed it by the end. Know that I know the plot, I guess whether I like the movie will hinge on the portrayal of Salander, just like Manhunter/Silence of the Lambs hinged on who played Lecter.

The second book is EXACTLY the same and this time around it's really annoying me. I'm 180 pages in and I think it's finally kicking in.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #4518 on:** March 30, 2010, 03:13:15 AM »

Character A: So Character B, the plot points we shall be exploring over the next 400 pages are these:

WALL OF TEXT
WALL OF TEXT
WALL OF TEXT
WALL OF TEXT
WALL OF TEXT
WALL OF TEXT
WALL OF TEXT

and the history of every character, however peripheral, is as follows:
WALL OF TEXT
WALL OF TEXT
WALL OF TEXT
WALL OF TEXT
WALL OF TEXT
WALL OF TEXT
WALL OF TEXT

Character B: ...

Character A: I also know some seemingly obscrure trivia which will turn out to be hugely important later on!
WALL OF TEXT
WALL OF TEXT
WALL OF TEXT
WALL OF TEXT
WALL OF TEXT
WALL OF TEXT
WALL OF TEXT

Character B: Can I go pee now?

Character A: But you haven't even heard about the events of the great herring shortage of 1948 yet!
WALL OF TEXT
WALL OF TEXT
WALL OF TEXT
WALL OF TEXT
WALL OF TEXT
WALL OF TEXT
WALL OF TEXT

ManaByte · « **Reply #4519 on:** March 30, 2010, 03:13:22 AM »

He didn't even really write X-Men. He transcribed it. X-Men had so many writers they had him sit on the set and transcribe it so FOX only had to give him credit for it.

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #4520 on:** March 30, 2010, 03:13:57 AM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on March 30, 2010, 03:04:23 AM

Read the book recently too - the first couple of hundreds of pages are dry as dust but it turns into quite the page-turner after that. Really enjoyed it by the end. Know that I know the plot, I guess whether I like the movie will hinge on the portrayal of Salander, just like Manhunter/Silence of the Lambs hinged on who played Lecter.

the actress who plays Lisbeth is really freaking good. Her character isn't terribly emotive, but the way she's played is just dang captivating.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #4521 on:** March 30, 2010, 03:15:11 AM »

Well, yeah - she's basically a sociopath.

ManaByte · « **Reply #4522 on:** March 30, 2010, 03:40:42 AM »

October 5th:

Theatrical re-release for the 20th anniversary (in 3D) tentatively 2/11/2011.

ManaByte · « **Reply #4523 on:** March 30, 2010, 03:46:22 AM »

Too many Disney discs this year:

Summer - Dumbo, Fantasia/Fantasia 2000, Black Cauldron SE (DVD only)
October - Beauty & the Beast
November - Toy Story 3 and Finding Nemo

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #4524 on:** March 30, 2010, 03:50:45 AM »

Beauty and the Beast at last!

By far my favorite Disney movie.

I have a very nice 720p rip of it that my daughter has watched about 50 times already. The BR will get watched about 200x I predict.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #4525 on:** March 30, 2010, 11:11:38 AM »

Quote from: Borys on March 30, 2010, 03:44:31 AM

Van Helsing

The only appropriate response.

Green Shinobi · « **Reply #4526 on:** March 30, 2010, 11:12:45 AM »

Watching Commando again after the resurgence of gifs. How good? So good.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #4527 on:** March 30, 2010, 01:16:49 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 30, 2010, 11:11:38 AM

Quote from: Borys on March 30, 2010, 03:44:31 AM
Van Helsing

The only appropriate response.

That's the only appropriate response. What a terrible movie.

Ichirou · « **Reply #4528 on:** March 30, 2010, 01:18:17 PM »

I've never laughed as long and as loud in a movie theater as I did during Van Helsing.

"You try to get Igor, but Igor get you!"

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #4529 on:** March 30, 2010, 01:20:15 PM »

I watched it on TNT with my dad a couple months ago. I can't imagine actually paying to see it.

Himu · « **Reply #4530 on:** March 30, 2010, 01:23:24 PM »

Quote from: Borys on March 30, 2010, 03:44:31 AM

Van Helsing

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #4531 on:** March 30, 2010, 01:30:52 PM »

i went to go see van helsing at the drive-inn

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #4532 on:** March 30, 2010, 01:31:34 PM »

I can't believe they spent $160 million on that train wreck.

ManaByte · « **Reply #4533 on:** March 30, 2010, 01:32:56 PM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on March 30, 2010, 03:50:45 AM

Beauty and the Beast at last! By far my favorite Disney movie.

I have a very nice 720p rip of it that my daughter has watched about 50 times already. The BR will get watched about 200x I predict.

You should take her to see it on the big screen when they re-release it next year.

Eric P · « **Reply #4534 on:** March 30, 2010, 02:06:40 PM »

the best thing about that movie was that Universal released a ton of their classic horror movies on DVD that year.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #4535 on:** March 30, 2010, 02:06:58 PM »

I watched Van Helsing with this chick that really liked it, just so I could get into her pants. I should have known then...

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #4536 on:** March 30, 2010, 02:07:32 PM »

The Monster Squad is the superior Universal monster film.

Eric P · « **Reply #4537 on:** March 30, 2010, 02:08:51 PM »

that's probably true

or Mad Monster Party?!

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #4538 on:** March 30, 2010, 02:10:03 PM »

Gets docked points for not really having King Kong.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4539 on:** March 30, 2010, 02:26:52 PM »

My mom loved Van Helsing, but she likes everything with monsters or Hugh Jackman

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #4540 on:** March 30, 2010, 02:34:46 PM »

I was gobsmacked watching Van Helsing, it was just so impossibly stupid. There was just one line that I laughed at that was intentionally funny. Everything else was just highly expensive crap.

"Why shouldn't I kill you"
(Igor struggles to respond).

ManaByte · « **Reply #4541 on:** March 30, 2010, 02:45:28 PM »

I want to see this sooooo bad:
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-sleeping-beauty26-2010mar26,0,6329581.story

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #4542 on:** March 30, 2010, 02:46:34 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on March 30, 2010, 02:26:52 PM

My mom loved Van Helsing, but she likes everything with monsters or Hugh Jackman

Sounds like a fetish.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #4543 on:** March 30, 2010, 02:49:33 PM »

Crappy poster

ManaByte · « **Reply #4544 on:** March 30, 2010, 02:50:34 PM »

That's a fan poster...right?

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #4545 on:** March 30, 2010, 02:51:15 PM »

Nope, just came off Favreau's twitter

Eric P · « **Reply #4546 on:** March 30, 2010, 02:51:28 PM »

that is a horrible poster

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #4547 on:** March 30, 2010, 02:53:13 PM »

Johansson is making some kind of inhuman pose

ManaByte · « **Reply #4548 on:** March 30, 2010, 02:54:23 PM »

Quote from: The Fake Shemp on March 30, 2010, 02:53:13 PM

Johansson is making some kind of Rob Liefeld pose

fixed

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4549 on:** March 30, 2010, 03:06:09 PM »

I'm trying to think of a recent summer blockbuster-type film she didn't like, and I honestly can't think of one. If a movie features coarse language or young characters acting arrogant/talking back to their parents, she'll complain...at least until the next explosion happens.

T-Short · « **Reply #4550 on:** March 30, 2010, 06:37:49 PM »

Just saw Videocracy, was on TV here. Pretty great. I recommend it! It has full frontal male nudity!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1500516/

Robo · « **Reply #4551 on:** March 30, 2010, 06:48:18 PM »

Everyone should always make note of the sexual content of the movies they recommend so I know which to take seriously. It's very helpful.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #4552 on:** March 30, 2010, 07:06:21 PM »

Quote from: RoboJ on March 30, 2010, 06:48:18 PM

Everyone should always make note of the sexual content of the movies they recommend so I know which to take seriously. It's very helpful.

http://www.kids-in-mind.com/

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #4553 on:** March 30, 2010, 07:07:53 PM »

My cousin is down in New Orleans right now. The hotel he and his bride to be are staying at is also housing the Green Lantern film crew.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #4554 on:** March 30, 2010, 07:11:07 PM »

The Good, The Bad, and The Weird is finally being released in American theaters.

Robo · « **Reply #4555 on:** March 30, 2010, 07:14:23 PM »

This is like when you're playing in the sand at the park and you dig up a needle that still has some magic in it.

TEEEPO · « **Reply #4556 on:** March 30, 2010, 07:15:35 PM »

is that the movie with tarintino in it?

if so, barf

Disposable White Guy · « **Reply #4557 on:** March 30, 2010, 07:18:08 PM »

Quote from: ManaByte on March 30, 2010, 03:46:22 AM

Too many Disney discs this year:

Summer - Dumbo, Fantasia/Fantasia 2000, Black Cauldron SE (DVD only)
October - Beauty & the Beast
November - Toy Story 3 and Finding Nemo

wtf

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #4558 on:** March 30, 2010, 07:22:43 PM »

Quote from: TEEEPO on March 30, 2010, 07:15:35 PM

is that the movie with tarintino in it?

if so, barf

No, that's Sukiyaki Western Django, which feature horrid English dialogue from Korean actors. And Quentin Tarantino.

This is the movie I'm talking about:

[youtube=560,345]SukNDHx4Qs8[/youtube]

From the director of The Quiet Family, Tale of Two Sisters, and A Bittersweet Life.

ManaByte · « **Reply #4559 on:** March 30, 2010, 07:26:18 PM »

Quote from: Disposable White Guy on March 30, 2010, 07:18:08 PM

Quote from: ManaByte on March 30, 2010, 03:46:22 AM
Too many Disney discs this year:

Summer - Dumbo, Fantasia/Fantasia 2000, Black Cauldron SE (DVD only)
October - Beauty & the Beast
November - Toy Story 3 and Finding Nemo

wtf

Alice in Wonderland, Great Mouse Detective, Black Cauldron all get DVD only SEs this year.

News:

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