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CajoleJuice · « **Reply #7200 on:** August 02, 2010, 04:35:41 PM »

Stepbrothers definitely sucks

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #7201 on:** August 02, 2010, 06:22:17 PM »

I'm not a big fan, but it has two bits I absolutely loved. It is no Anchorman/Talladega Nights. I think the McKay/Ferrell combo works when both push their patented brand of non sequitur humor. When they try to wrap a coherent narrative around their bits, it's often painful and forced. The worst elements of Anchorman and Talladega Nights are when the duo tries to create a narrative.

I don't watch McKay/Ferrell for compelling stories, I watch it for whales vaginas and stuff. They need to embrace that.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #7202 on:** August 02, 2010, 06:27:12 PM »

This was the best thing about Talladega Nights:

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bud · « **Reply #7203 on:** August 02, 2010, 06:28:45 PM »

eb challenge: name a movie that's funnier than anchorman. i dare you. the hangover sucks so don't even mention. zoolander is a good number two.

valhalla rising: one of the strangest films i've seen in a while. it's a very atmospheric period piece about a warrior and a boy who team up with a group of vikings who are about to go on a crusade to reconquer the holy land. after an incredible first two chapters the pace slows down considerably--it's only ninety minutes long but it felt much longer than that--and becomes more and more surrealistic. and moody. it features tons of beautiful landscapes and an exceptional soundtrack. i dug it, but you really have to be in the mood for it.

the cell: pretty good serial killer movie where the killer is hooked up to a dream machine to find out where his last victim is being held. visually exceptional looking film. it was weird seeing vince vaughn play a cop, though, lol. i need to see the fall. and am looking forward to immortals.

Eric P · « **Reply #7204 on:** August 02, 2010, 06:35:12 PM »

Quote from: bud on August 02, 2010, 06:28:45 PM

eb challenge: name a movie that's funnier than anchorman. i dare you. the hangover sucks so don't even mention. zoolander is a good number two.

duck soup

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #7205 on:** August 02, 2010, 06:36:32 PM »

Quote from: bud on August 02, 2010, 06:28:45 PM

eb challenge: name a movie that's funnier than anchorman. i dare you. the hangover sucks so don't even mention. zoolander is a good number two.

Ed Wood

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail

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Robo · « **Reply #7206 on:** August 02, 2010, 06:54:24 PM »

MacGruber. Yes, seriously.

Cheebs · « **Reply #7207 on:** August 02, 2010, 07:19:52 PM »

Quote from: Wrath2X on August 02, 2010, 06:39:31 PM

Life Of Brian > The Holy Grail.

Both are great though.

This is truth. Even the pythons say so.

Solo · « **Reply #7208 on:** August 02, 2010, 07:22:39 PM »

Quote from: RoboJ on August 02, 2010, 06:54:24 PM

MacGruber. Yes, seriously.

Definitely. Sex scene alone > Anchorman.

Cheebs · « **Reply #7209 on:** August 02, 2010, 07:27:26 PM »

I really enjoyed anchorman but I probably could name 20 or so comedies off the top of my head that are better.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #7210 on:** August 02, 2010, 07:45:42 PM »

MacGruber is incredible

Cheebs · « **Reply #7211 on:** August 02, 2010, 08:13:31 PM »

MacGruber needs to be one of those cult movies discovered and spread on home video. It deserved to be watched by a lot more people.

etiolate · « **Reply #7212 on:** August 02, 2010, 08:21:23 PM »

long list

Solaris(1972): One of the quietest films I've seen. It also has some of the most beautiful shots on film that I've seen. Great film if you're in the quiet mood. I noticed the space trip sequence was paid homage to in the Farscape opening credits.

Up in the Air: Much better than I expected. Very tight script with a good ending.

Ong Bak: Great stunts and fights. I love how the street chase sequence features obstacles for no reason other than to show off the athletic abilities.

Ong Bak 2: Not as good as original. Attempted to have a story and failed. Lack of stunts really hurts it.

The Protector: Ridiculous and awesome for it. Also features stunts!

Ip Man: Chinese Rocky IV

A Town Called Panic: Greatest story ever told. It's like friendly french Axe Cop story telling.

Gloomy Sunday: I figured this would be based on the song and it was. Seems like just another legend based off the song. This one involving a love triangle and nazis. Enjoyable.

Solo · « **Reply #7213 on:** August 02, 2010, 08:21:38 PM »

Quote from: The Fake Shemp on August 02, 2010, 07:45:42 PM

MacGruber is incredible

Indeed it is. I dont know how it bombed so badly. Great stuff. I was in pain from laughing so hard a few times.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #7214 on:** August 02, 2010, 08:22:44 PM »

Quote from: Solo on August 02, 2010, 08:21:38 PM

Quote from: The Fake Shemp on August 02, 2010, 07:45:42 PM
MacGruber is incredible

Indeed it is. I dont know how it bombed so badly. Great stuff. I was in pain from laughing so hard a few times.

Really? SNL fucking sucks.

Cheebs · « **Reply #7215 on:** August 02, 2010, 08:25:53 PM »

I've watched SNL pretty consistently week after week season after season since I started taping it on a VCR around like 1994 or so as a kid. It's been about a decade since I've actually enjoyed it. But I keep going out of habit. I think I'll probably be still watching it till I die at this point.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #7216 on:** August 02, 2010, 08:46:00 PM »

I kind of want to get my hands on the original spec script for MacGruber. I hear it was pretty nuts before it was pared down for production.

Cheebs · « **Reply #7217 on:** August 02, 2010, 11:45:07 PM »

Hot Rod is a pretty under-rated recent SNL (produced by Lorne Michaels and written by SNL writers so I guess it counts) movie I think.

Odd that Lorne Michaels and the SNL production staff can put out decent movies in the last decade like that, MacGruber and especially Mean Girls yet have such a mediocre show week after week.

Bebpo · « **Reply #7218 on:** August 03, 2010, 02:13:00 AM »

Death at a Funeral

I never saw the original, so I was thoroughly entertained. I thought the cast did a good job and the jokes were nonstop, so even if some didn't work enough did that it was always entertaining. Felt a little long by the end at 90+ mins, but overall thumbs up.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #7219 on:** August 03, 2010, 02:18:09 AM »

Quote from: bud on August 02, 2010, 06:28:45 PM

eb challenge: name a movie that's funnier than anchorman. i dare you. the hangover sucks so don't even mention. zoolander is a good number two.

Some Like it Hot.

Solo · « **Reply #7220 on:** August 03, 2010, 07:04:43 AM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on August 02, 2010, 08:22:44 PM

Quote from: Solo on August 02, 2010, 08:21:38 PM
Quote from: The Fake Shemp on August 02, 2010, 07:45:42 PM
MacGruber is incredible

Indeed it is. I dont know how it bombed so badly. Great stuff. I was in pain from laughing so hard a few times.

Really? SNL fucking sucks.

Your point being? Its not like the movie was marketed as "that skit from SNL!" You could see the trailer or commercials or whatever and clearly see it was a MacGyver spoof without ever watching SNL.

Cheebs · « **Reply #7221 on:** August 03, 2010, 08:46:37 AM »

I think most people were aware it's a SNL sketch though. SNL has been getting really good ratings the last few seasons. And the SNL sketch of the character is extremely one note.

Mupepe · « **Reply #7222 on:** August 03, 2010, 10:32:21 AM »

I didn't even know it was coming out until you guys talked about it here, then I had no idea what the hell it was until Willco explained it was from an SNL skit and then I lost interest until everyone said it was awesome. Now I'm waiting to Netflix it.

The Big Lebowski is funnier than Anchorman. Way funnier.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #7223 on:** August 03, 2010, 10:36:57 AM »

Quote from: Cheebs on August 02, 2010, 11:45:07 PM

Hot Rod is a pretty under-rated recent SNL (produced by Lorne Michaels and written by SNL writers so I guess it counts) movie I think.

Odd that Lorne Michaels and the SNL production staff can put out decent movies in the last decade like that, MacGruber and especially Mean Girls yet have such a mediocre show week after week.

I thought Hot Rod was pretty mediocre. It has a couple of great bits, but long stretches of mediocrity. A lot of the jokes fall flat.

I think MacGruber works because they're able to push the R-rating. If they were handcuffed a PG-13 rating, it wouldn't have been nearly as funny.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #7224 on:** August 03, 2010, 11:11:44 AM »

I heard that was pretty bad.

Eric P · « **Reply #7225 on:** August 03, 2010, 11:14:31 AM »

Mystery Team was amazingly bad

just so horrifically bad like "i can't believe i'm watching this unfold"

it's like people who have never heard laughter trying to make a comedy based on having read the definition of "humor"

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #7226 on:** August 03, 2010, 11:21:08 AM »

I thought Derrick Comedy was mostly miss anyways. They had, what, two good bits? Out of hundreds of shitty YouTube videos? And even their best stuff (Bro Rape) has a tendency to be too fucking long. I don't think I could stand 90 minutes of that.

Cheebs · « **Reply #7227 on:** August 03, 2010, 11:32:08 AM »

It failed as a movie but kinda worked as some weird nostalgia for 80's amblin movies. But that didn't save it from being a pretty miserable movie. It tried too hard.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #7228 on:** August 03, 2010, 11:34:32 AM »

I just watched Uwe Boll's 2009 film Rampage.

It's the story of a kid who's fed up with it all, so he makes bulletproof armor and goes out to slaughter everyone in his small town.

There's a scene with a bingo hall too

Mupepe · « **Reply #7229 on:** August 03, 2010, 11:37:50 AM »

Rampage was terrible. GAF has terrible taste in movies because they were going batshit crazy over it. It was as bad as his other movies just without the cheese. I SAID A LATTE or some shit. Horrible.

Synecdoche, New York
Watched this last night. It was quite a bit to take in. I really liked it though, especially the speech at the end. It reminded me a bit of Lynch where everything kinda felt like a dream almost. I'll have to rewatch it to decide exactly how I feel about it but I thought it was pretty great. My only complaint would be that it was a bit longwinded, but that was probably just my mood. I started it late and I was sleepy.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #7230 on:** August 03, 2010, 12:06:33 PM »

GAF was hyping a Uwe Boll movie?

Bebpo · « **Reply #7231 on:** August 03, 2010, 12:08:21 PM »

I'm pretty sure GAF hyped Transformers 2

GAF hypes everything. There are enough fanboys of every movie/game/band/franchise that everything is hyped to be the best "x" ever.

Mupepe · « **Reply #7232 on:** August 03, 2010, 03:42:28 PM »

I realized I needed to stop reading the GAF movies you've seen recently thread. everything is the greatest movie ever and I ended up filling my netflix queue with a bunch of fucking crap. I just realized i didn't have the same taste as those dbags.

Cheebs · « **Reply #7233 on:** August 03, 2010, 04:27:55 PM »

Nobody on GAF has good taste in movies.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #7234 on:** August 03, 2010, 06:41:46 PM »

GAF hyped Equilibrium, and was there ever a more mediocre film ever made?

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #7235 on:** August 03, 2010, 06:48:30 PM »

Equilibrium had some pretty cool action scenes and...uh...some pretty cool action scenes.

Solo · « **Reply #7236 on:** August 03, 2010, 06:50:24 PM »

Even Candyland will be better than Equilibrium.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #7237 on:** August 03, 2010, 07:04:21 PM »

"Better than Equilibrium!"
- Internet Critic, The Internet

ManaByte · « **Reply #7238 on:** August 03, 2010, 07:51:53 PM »

Equilibrium didn't even have cool action scenes.

Eric P · « **Reply #7239 on:** August 03, 2010, 09:36:35 PM »

equilibrium is some of the lamest shit i've ever seen.

the fucking dog in the goddamn trunk

i swear to god

Bebpo · « **Reply #7240 on:** August 03, 2010, 11:48:52 PM »

I want to watch something fun (aka, not slow boring drama) tonight, sell me on one of these:

Pandorum
A Single Man
Revanche
Broken Embraces
Invictus

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #7241 on:** August 04, 2010, 01:00:19 AM »

North by Northwest on Blu-ray.

WOW WOW WOW HOLY FUCKING SHIT. An unbelievably gorgeous transfer of one of the best movies ever made. Can't recommend it enough.

:kiss Cary Grant :kiss

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #7242 on:** August 04, 2010, 01:13:07 AM »

Quote from: Bebpo on August 03, 2010, 11:48:52 PM

I want to watch something fun (aka, not slow boring drama) tonight, sell me on one of these:

Pandorum
A Single Man
Revanche
Broken Embraces
Invictus

Revanche is a good movie, but it's far from fun.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #7243 on:** August 04, 2010, 01:22:30 AM »

Quote from: Sho Nuff on August 04, 2010, 01:00:19 AM

North by Northwest on Blu-ray.

WOW WOW WOW HOLY FUCKING SHIT. An unbelievably gorgeous transfer of one of the best movies ever made. Can't recommend it enough.

:kiss Cary Grant :kiss

yeah this is by far one of the best blu-rays anyone can own these days. incredible disc and such a worthwhile purchse

TEEEPO · « **Reply #7244 on:** August 04, 2010, 01:26:49 AM »

Quote from: Eric P on August 03, 2010, 09:36:35 PM

equilibrium is some of the lamest shit i've ever seen.

the fucking dog in the goddamn trunk

i swear to god

i never understood the hype for that movie, even when i was 17 and impressionable.

same with donnie darko. ugh

Raban · « **Reply #7245 on:** August 04, 2010, 02:27:49 AM »

Just saw The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Really good. I didn't really understand David Fincher as a director for the American adaptation until I saw the film, and realized it's right up his alley. Daniel Craig should be a really good Blomkvist. I highly doubt there's an American actress alive that can match Noomi Rapace's performance, so that'll be interesting to see who they cast. I'm eager to see the next film but from what I hear, it isn't as good as the first.

Also, Equilibrium is fucking terrible, and I got so much shit as a kid for thinking so when I first saw that movie.

Bebpo · « **Reply #7246 on:** August 04, 2010, 02:43:34 AM »

Ended up watching A Single Man which is about a full 180 from what I was looking for

but it was a good movie.

The cinematography that went for that old slightly out of focus grainy, desaturated bloomy look was really nice. There's one scene that is black and white and looks just amazing. And the music wowowow reminded me of a Wong-Kar Wai soundtrack. In fact the style of the film as a whole was a bit WKW-ish. Great performances too. Was a very well made film. Story was...ok. The ending was bullshit. I'm getting sick of what I call the "WAGES OF FEAR ENDING" that's seems even more in-fashion these years than it used to be where

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the protagonist overcomes the challenge and escapes demise and the audience gets a happy ending ....and then in the next scene the protagonist dies randomly for no reason other than to shock/surprise the audience and add a melancholy tone to the film

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cool breeze · « **Reply #7247 on:** August 05, 2010, 12:59:53 AM »

The Ghost Writer

Quote from: Solo on August 02, 2010, 08:13:11 AM

Quote from: Bebpo on August 02, 2010, 01:07:03 AM
The Ghost Writer

Really good for the most part. Great music. Good tension; well directed.
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the ending was kind of lol though. Guy just had to show off and get himself dead
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Brosnan's character getting his head blown off took me by surprise
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ditto to what bebpo said

about what solo said (pretty big spoiler),

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as soon as they landed I thought "Lang is definitely getting assassinated" and sure enough

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also, Netflix

I wish I got on this sooner.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #7248 on:** August 05, 2010, 01:04:04 AM »

Another convert

Canada

Right now I have The Ghost Writer, A Prophet, and Kick-Ass at the top of my queue. They are all "Short Wait" -- that means Netflix might send me an additional DVD. It's happened to me before.

Wait nooooooo only The Ghost Writer is a short wait now.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #7249 on:** August 05, 2010, 01:12:32 AM »

Just saw The Ghost Writer too.

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Was surprised at the ending, didn't think enough time would've happened for a hit to be called in, definitely was was

then :'(

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Also, Mrs. Lang

cool breeze · « **Reply #7250 on:** August 05, 2010, 01:13:54 AM »

They sent The Ghost Writer instantly. I added it to my queue on Monday, then sent back Shutter Island, and got The Ghost Writer earlier today (Wednesday). The blu-ray looks brand new. Another nice thing is that I learned that my building has an outgoing mailbox, so I can just drop off old discs when I go to check my mail.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #7251 on:** August 05, 2010, 01:17:13 AM »

I put Ghost Writer at the top, I'll see if I get it immediately. Not going to watch A Scanner Darkly tonight, though. Too late.

Bebpo · « **Reply #7252 on:** August 05, 2010, 04:00:47 AM »

Pandorum

I need to go a few pages back and read the discussion on this. I liked the background plot as in, if it was a short story or a videogame plot, it'd be alright. The actual movie part within the plot was just ok though. Not bad, but nothing really fresh or interesting. Makes me excited for Dead Space 2 though!

Quote from: Mamacint on August 05, 2010, 01:12:32 AM

Just saw The Ghost Writer too.

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Was surprised at the ending, didn't think enough time would've happened for a hit to be called in, definitely was was then :'(
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Also, Mrs. Lang

Yeah, ever since Dollhouse Olivia Williams has been on my

list
She can make you believe in fine older women

ManaByte · « **Reply #7253 on:** August 05, 2010, 05:48:22 AM »

Just finished Kick Ass.

Mupepe · « **Reply #7254 on:** August 05, 2010, 10:35:10 AM »

I watched the Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford again last night.

Cajole

for recommending this years ago

Incredible movie and it gets better everytime I watch it. I find something new to love and it's just so fucking gorgeous.

bud · « **Reply #7255 on:** August 05, 2010, 12:06:53 PM »

the ghost writer: decent enough political thriller that reminded me of similar movies from the 70s, which i quite like about it. there's a constant sense of suspense and the performances by mcgregor and brosnan were great. a bunch of things really bugged me:

1]

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the ghost finds out that emmett's been working for the cia simply by googling it. and then the former foreign secretary is surprised to hear that information. ridiculous.

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2] i immediately knew that

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lang's wife knew more about the death of mccarra when they were having the conversation

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, so the ending wasn't really that surprising.
3] i felt that the ending--the last ten seconds or so--didn't fit with the rest of the movie.
4] catrall's english accent was awful. by far the worst thing about this film.

Cheebs · « **Reply #7256 on:** August 05, 2010, 01:56:45 PM »

Quote from: Bebpo on August 05, 2010, 04:00:47 AM

Yeah, ever since Dollhouse Olivia Williams has been on my list
She can make you believe in fine older women

Yes she is awesome. I fell in love with her in either Rushmore or when I saw her on Spaced, not sure which was first both were late 90's. Glad to see she is still getting good roles despite getting older. She even was good looking as the frumpy older teacher in An Education last year.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #7257 on:** August 05, 2010, 07:21:18 PM »

I didn't think Catrall's accent was bad, she actual played her part well and took me a while to realize it was her. But huh, why cast her? Same with Jim Belushi - he played his part fine, but

ManaByte · « **Reply #7258 on:** August 05, 2010, 07:55:48 PM »

Watched Kick Ass...again.

Third · « **Reply #7259 on:** August 06, 2010, 05:14:01 PM »

Kick Ass movie is so amazing. The movie should be named Hit-Girl, though. She's way more kick ass than Kick Ass.

Watched some other movies in the last week:

Sat through an Ice Age marathon with a few friends.

- Ice Age

Great movie. And funny too.

8/10

- Ice Age 2

trash

4/10

Ice Age 3

trash

5/10

They really raped the sequels. The first one was so good.

Prinses Mononoke

Boring and tedious. The anime is like one hour too long. I liked the beginning, but the movie started to become trash during the middle part.

6/10

Grave of the Firelflies

Wow, this was really good. It almost made me cry. I watched it until the end and then rewatched the first 5 minutes again. Powerful stuff right there.

8.5/10

Alice in Wonderland

Enjoyable, but totally fogettable. I liked the special effects and designs, though.

6/10

Clash of the Titans

Utter and utter trash. I expected so much better after seeing the trailers. Oh well.

2/10

The Man from Earth

This movie totally annihilates christianity.

I think I'm becoming a buddhist...
Awesome movie. Very interesting to watch.

9/10

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