Movie News, Reviews, and Discussion Super-Thread

[chronovore]

Winona's tits basically counterbalance Keanu's atrocious accent/performance. Also it has Gary Oldman chewing the entire fucking backlot and the effects are great (and all done in-camera, too!). It also nails the atmosphere and turns the original story's weird sexual perversions and shit all the way up to fifteen.

Coppola's Dracula fucking rocks.

Plus, don't forget that badass armor Dracula rocks around in. Hell yes.

[WrikaWrek]

OK, who do you want to do it?

James Mctiegue, Mathew Vaughn, Lens Wiseman, Brad Bird, Francis Lawrence, etc


IF we are talkiing Ultimate Avengers, which i have no doubt Marvel will have a very hard time adapting because they gotta keep that shit PG 13 unfortunately.

[brawndolicious]

[Cheebs]

[The Fake Shemp]

The Wolfman is an editing mess. Beautiful film that has absolutely no emotional heft.

[Cheebs]

Joe Johnston is the definition of studio-hack director who does whatever the studio pleases. There is no apparent vision that can be traced from Honey I Shrunk The Kids to Jurassic Park 3 to The Wolfman.

[The Fake Shemp]

Eh, not really. He's a solid director, but he's not a visionary. The Wolfman production was nothing but tension between the studio and Johnston. A large reason why that film doesn't work is because of studio interference, of which he was very upset about. I mean, he was almost replaced.

He likes big, throwback B-movies. That's his thing. Doesn't make him a studio hack.

[WrikaWrek]

The Wolfman is an editing mess. Beautiful film that has absolutely no emotional heft.

Yup.

Really great looking movie, good actors, some good sequences, but it never comes together and there's never any sense of urgency of fear, or tension.

[Tauntaun]

Well, Wheadon wrote Alien: Resurrection, so I hate him.

Love him for the Firefly! 

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You can't take the sky from meeeeee!

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[muckhole]

I enjoyed Firefly for what it was, but I really felt Serenity was a mess. It seemed Whedon felt he had too much to prove making the jump to the big screen, and took the fun out of the whole thing.

[Disposable White Guy]

Firefly
Alien: Resurrection
Dr. Horrible

Since I'm still on a samurai binge lately, I'll post this.

http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=3898

Hardly news, since a lot of people knew that Criterion had been working on these for BD, but it was almost like Duke Nukem Forever in terms of an actual release date, which we more or less now have.  I'm totally psyched for The Seven Samurai after watching Yojimbo a few times; the transfer is to the point that that score gives it away as a film from the 60s.  I haven't bit into the special features on the disc yet, and I'm still looking for a copy of Sanjuro that isn't highway robbery, but I have high hopes for the next Kurosawa release.

[The Dark Shake 3000]

The Yojimbo/Sanjuro restorations they did for the last DVD set are fucking amazing. Criterion almost makes me want to run out and get a Blu-Ray player

[Great Rumbler]

Ran

Proof that even at the end of his career Akira Kurosawa still knew how to make a great movie. While I don't think it quite reaches the heights of, say, Seven Samurai or maybe even Kagemusha, it's still a very engaging movie with some great performances, particular from Tatsuya Nakadai as the aging Hidetora. One scene in particular that really struck me was the battle scene at the one hour mark. The way that the first half is silent except for the score was a really great choice, I think it made the slaughter even more brutal. And then the way sound is suddenly restored with the clap of gunshot was another great choice. The ending was pretty depressing, but it's based on Shakespeare so that's hardly a surprise.

[Diunx]

A Fistful Of Dollars >>> Yojimbo, real talk.

[Great Rumbler]

Trailer for "The Other Guys":

http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1018955545/

[The Dark Shake 3000]

The shot of the blind dude inching closer and closer to the edge of the cliff is devastating

[Green Shinobi]

Will he judge us by our knowledge of film?

I wouldn't presume to do that. I'll leave that to real film buffs like Mupepe.

[Great Rumbler]

The shot of the blind dude inching closer and closer to the edge of the cliff is devastating

Yeah, I think of everybody in the film, he's got it the worst.

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Most of the other major characters died by the end of the movie. Except for him. Now he's alone on a cliff and completely blind. Unless he falls to his death, he'll probably wind up starving, never knowing what happened to his sister.

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[Green Shinobi]

Everyone I know who saw it and every review I glossed over said it was an incoherent boring mess. I'm down for incoherent, but boring?

FFC's Dracula? I'd agree with that.

There was about a 20 minute stretch in the middle of Dracula that was absolutely brilliant film-making. The part with the scene where the girl seems to remember who she is and has that line that goes something like "I want to see what you see, love what you love" or whatever it was. I was really into it at that point, and I was hoping that the movie was just hitting its stride.

Then it went right back to its previous level of shittiness.

[Great Rumbler]

Everyone I know who saw it and every review I glossed over said it was an incoherent boring mess. I'm down for incoherent, but boring?

FFC's Dracula? I'd agree with that.

There was about a 20 minute stretch in the middle of Dracula that was absolutely brilliant film-making. The part with the scene where the girl seems to remember who she is and has that line that goes something like "I want to see what you see, love what you love" or whatever it was. I was really into it at that point, and I was hoping that the movie was just hitting its stride.

Then it went right back to its previous level of shittiness.

He's talking about The Wolfman. FFC's Dracula is awesome.

[The Fake Shemp]

Dracula is mediocre, but very pretty. Keanu almost destroys the whole thing by himself.

[Great Rumbler]

I always struggled to figure that casting out.

This was before people realized that Keanu Reeves only has one emotion: boredom. Which is also, incidentally, the emotion his performance is most likely to illicit from the audience.

[Smooth Groove]

Dracula is mediocre, but very pretty. Keanu almost destroys the whole thing by himself.

That's kinda how I felt except I found Keanu's acting to be entertaining as always.  It just seemed like too much focus was placed on the technical abilities of the director, much like a Tim Burton movie. 

[The Dark Shake 3000]

Keanu is indeed atrocious in the film, but come on, guys.

[Phoenix Dark]

And Monica Belluci naked. Only a homo would complain about Reeves, given the high quality boobage on display throughout the film.

[The Dark Shake 3000]

And Monica Belluci naked. Only a homo would complain about Reeves, given the high quality boobage on display throughout the film.

Real talk

[Phoenix Dark]

Or you.... could watch any of the other 1000 movies she shows her tits in without Bill S. Preston, Esq.

Stop what you're doing and rent Malèna. Great movie, greater Belluci nudity
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[Eric P]

OK, who do you want to do it?

[Eric P]

and ffc's dracula is pretty shitty.

Kim Newman's Coppala's Dracula is pretty awesome

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anno_Dracula_series#Coppola.27s_Dracula

[Eric P]

Vacancy.  After watching Armored over the weekend and really enjoying it, I thought I'd bump this up in the queue, and while it was great for the first half, it all fell apart in the end.  Nothing yet has matched his first film Kontrol.  Maybe he should ditch Hollywood?

[Smooth Groove]

I found both Vacancy and Armored entertaining but I preferred Vacancy.  Vacancy just felt more real to me.  Even though the premise of Vacancy was actually crazier and more far-fetched, I felt that it's easier to relate to because we've all passed by dinky, scary looking motels and possibly even live in some.  Also, the acting in Armored wasn't always convincing.  I didn't feel a lot of the bromance that was going on.

[WrikaWrek]

As if Joss Whedon directing it wasn't shitty enough, he's going to rewrite it!

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118017689.html?categoryid=10&cs=1


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Just adapt The Ultimate Avengers you fucking taco

[WrikaWrek]

I had more fun with Armored.

[Cormacaroni]

Now I get it, Wrika wants Mark Millar to direct.

[Bebpo]

An Inconvenient Tax
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1268224/

Saw this debut of this documentary at my school today about the horrible mess that the current federal income tax law is, how it got that way and other viable tax methods that are possible.  Was ok.  Some of the information like the history of changes to the fed tax law was interesting, but it skipped to the modern discussion pretty quick without really going in-depth as to how it got really bad and then the opinions presented are very one-sided (not that I disagree with them that it's a mess, but I think giving both sides makes it more convincing).  Just makes you think the US is screwed, but so does turning on the TV or reading a paper or basically acknowledging the current world situation.

[Diunx]

As if Joss Whedon directing it wasn't shitty enough, he's going to rewrite it!

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118017689.html?categoryid=10&cs=1


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Just adapt The Ultimate Avengers you fucking distinguished effete fellow

Movie died before it even began, now all my hopes are in a future Justice League movie.

[Cheebs]

Marvels whole strategy of rushing everything out fast as possible just to do Avengers seems pretty messy as  is. 

[Robo]

I thought Martyrs was really good, but I think others here have voiced a negative opinion of it.  It offers an interesting twist on the torture porn genre, if not necessarily one new to horror.  Definitely left me reeling for several hours at any rate.

[The Dark Shake 3000]

Marvel's film division is trying desperately to mirror Marvel Comics. Rushing out poorly thought out, even more poorly planned cross-over events blockbuster films and half-assing everything just to make a quick buck.

[The Dark Shake 3000]

I Spit on Your Grave is bleh. I picked up the DVD a few years back after seeing it mentioned everywhere as some great horror film, but in reality it's a mildly interesting exploitation D-picture. Half of the film is an uncomfortable rape sequence and the other half is the chick getting revenge in the most boring ways possible (save one castration that's pretty amusing). It might be worth watching once, but I wouldn't recommend it.

[Mr. Gundam]

So in this Human Centipede film, do they deal with the logical consequences of what a surgical ATM connection would entail (i.e. what happens when nature calls for the guy at the head of the chain)?

The Wiki plot summary says yes, they do.

[Ichirou]

It's all a coprophiliac's fantasy.

[chronovore]

I watched Cat People last night. How can a song inspired by the motion picture be the best thing about a motion picture? Answer: Cat People.

The whole soundtrack is very good, and Annette O'Toole's tits make a lot endurable.

Jacob's Letter

Pretty unnerving. The best Silent Hill movie ever. The ending was kinda predictable, though.

8/10

Jacob's Ladder, right?

I don't think I even began to enjoy Dumb and Dumber until I was older, when I stopped trying to have refined sensibilities about film.

Now it's dick and fart jokes 24/7.  

Do you have kids? I found it became a lot easier to laugh at the stupid stuff after I had kids.

Nope, no kids. I just set the bar low and will laugh at anything.

He just DIED INSIDE.

Naw, I'm still ready to get nekkid and mudwrestle Muckhole. FOR THE KIDS.

[The Dark Shake 3000]

Fuck the Avengers. I just want to see Cameron actually make Aquaman.

A hack filmmaker making a three hour epic about one of the shittiest comic book characters of all time. Sounds like OSCAR GOLD.

[Diunx]

[Cheebs]

Can we all agree to never make Entourage references anymore? That show feels so......2006.

[The Dark Shake 3000]

Entourage stopped being relevant or interesting around 2004.

[The Dark Shake 3000]

Dude made Ed Harris cry on the set of The Abyss. Mad respect REVOKED.

[Ichirou]

Fuck the Avengers. I just want to see Cameron actually make Aquaman.

A hack filmmaker making a three hour epic about one of the shittiest comic book characters of all time. Sounds like OSCAR GOLD.

Shake

[Phoenix Dark]

Dude made Ed Harris cry on the set of The Abyss. Mad respect REVOKED.

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[The Dark Shake 3000]

Google it

[Cheebs]

Fuck the Avengers. I just want to see Cameron actually make Aquaman.

A hack filmmaker making a three hour epic about one of the shittiest comic book characters of all time. Sounds like OSCAR GOLD.

Dude made The Abyss. Mad respect.

Shake got right about Harris. Cameron was a egomanic asshole on the set of Abyss and nearly the whole cast and crew hated him.

[Ichirou]

Kate Winslet said she'd never work with him again after Titanic.

[Cheebs]

I'll take winslets side over camerons any day

[The Dark Shake 3000]

The best thing Cameron ever did was expose me to the Winslets at an early age.

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A PG-13 movie with titties? Cameron was my hero at age eight

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[ManaByte]

Marvel's film division is trying desperately to mirror Marvel Comics. Rushing out poorly thought out, even more poorly planned cross-over events blockbuster films and half-assing everything just to make a quick buck.

Marvel is rushing everything out so they can milk all the franchises as much as possible prior to the various movie licenses expiring and reverting to Disney. The CEO of Marvel that remained after the buyout is being compared to the Miramax era Wienstiens in that he's doing everything possible to create headaches for Disney (there was a NYT article that mentioned that this week).

Disney is already doing new Avengers and Ultimate Spidey animated series on cable and they have expressed interest in Pixar doing movies once all the licenses expire.

[Phoenix Dark]

Google it

i don't see anything and i'm lazy, tell meee

[The Dark Shake 3000]

From The Abyss wiki:

The cast and crew endured over six months of grueling six-day, 70-hour weeks on an isolated set. At one point, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio had a physical and emotional breakdown on the set and on another occasion, Ed Harris burst into spontaneous sobbing while driving home....

IIRC Harris is another actor who vowed never to work for Cameron again after this film. Cameron seems to have that effect on people.

[ManaByte]

Link to NYT article, Manabyte?

It's really about Iger and how much he fucking rules but there's discussions about the Marvel CEO and the headaches he can cause:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/11/business/11iger.html?src=me&ref=business

[The Fake Shemp]

I Spit on Your Grave is bleh. I picked up the DVD a few years back after seeing it mentioned everywhere as some great horror film, but in reality it's a mildly interesting exploitation D-picture. Half of the film is an uncomfortable rape sequence and the other half is the chick getting revenge in the most boring ways possible (save one castration that's pretty amusing). It might be worth watching once, but I wouldn't recommend it.

I don't think I have ever heard of someone praising it as anything other than a very exploitative film.