Movie News, Reviews, and Discussion Super-Thread

[CajoleJuice]

someone rehost the chart somewhere else so that i can see it

[Himu]

Lawrence of Arabia = THREE HOURS OF SAND

[Himu]

someone rehost the chart somewhere else so that i can see it

[drew]

Aliens better than Alien?  No fucking way.

Same for Terminator.  I think the first one is much better than the second.

yes

no

[Himu]

alien and aliens are on par with each other

[drew]

Apocalypse Now = TWO HOURS OF DATED/OVER RATED SHIT AND A TOLEDO REFERENCE (when the crazy guy asks the main character where hes from he says toledo ohio)

[Robo]

evilbore continues to stand as the final bastion of highbrow film critique.

[Mupepe]

Blade Runner is the worst movie I have ever seen.

which version did you watch???

[CajoleJuice]

someone rehost the chart somewhere else so that i can see it

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nope, but thanks for trying

fuck my work

is it that trilogy meter thing?

[Himu]

Apocalypse Now = TWO HOURS OF DATED/OVER RATED SHIT AND A TOLEDO REFERENCE (when the crazy guy asks the main character where hes from he says toledo ohio)

smh

[Phoenix Dark]

Lawrence of Arabia = THREE HOURS OF SAND

leper this filth

[Himu]

Lawrence of Arabia = THREE HOURS OF SAND

leper this filth

[Great Rumbler]

"Coppola and Lean are overrated hacks. Michael Bay is a true directorial genius. "

[ManaByte]

Auschitz: A UWE BOLL FILM
 
[youtube=560,345][/youtube]
 

[Great Rumbler]

WOW

[Phoenix Dark]

wtf 

[ManaByte]

Did he have to play a Nazi leaning up against the gas chamber?

[Joe Molotov]

someone rehost the chart somewhere else so that i can see it

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Die Hard 2 was worse than Die Hard 3, and Rambo 2 is better than Rambo 3. Also Star Trek 2 should have been a lot higher than 1 and 3. Not too bad, though.

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Also LOTR Trilogy should be straight 10s.

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[Bebpo]

So much fail in that pic.

Alien 3 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you

[Joe Molotov]

So much fail in that pic.

Alien 3 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you

Maybe if Fincher hadn't killed off Newt and Hicks in the fucking prologue. That was the shittiest bit of cinematic retcon in the history of making movies that come after other movies.

[Himu]

Newt is adorable wtf

[cool breeze]

That trilogy thing is pretty awful but I'm sure you could defend a bunch of those choices.  But Die Hard 2 better than Die Hard 3 is salad tosser talk.  Same with Temple of Doom over Last Crusade.  What is the defense there? "uh, I like little asian kids.  Dr. Jones whipping a woman at the end of the film got me into s&m.  I prefer my female leads to be screaming nonstop for the entirety of the film." Die Hard 2 is "Less minorities, nice shots of a dude's toned ass, more white people...did I mention a naked guy doing tai chi?"

[CajoleJuice]

My scientific trilogy meter is better, even if it comes up with similar results (ok, i'm just assuming since you guys didn't answer me).

http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2009/02/18/the-scientific-trilogy-meter/

[Joe Molotov]

"Auschwitz is better than any of Uwe Boll's movies."

"So you're saying it's his best movie?"

"Wait...what movie?"

[Robo]

 

[etiolate]

Spiderman 2 was horrid. smh

At least 3 realized it was cheese.

[Himu]

Goddamit. Rocky 2 > Rocky 1 mother fuckers

[CajoleJuice]

My chart is just the combo of Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic scores, if you didn't click on the link (you didn't).

[ManaByte]

We may get to see Hillary Duff be thrown off the George Washington Bridge in a movie!
http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEJUVnZUNHpCON

[ManaByte]

Terrible idea if they don't kill her.

If they kill her, then it's OK.

[Diunx]

A movie about a bunch of jews dying? day one!

[Diunx]

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

[CajoleJuice]

I stopped reading your website when you wrote that goofy ass starcraft poem.

I have that bookmarked.

:'(

[CajoleJuice]

Will you screencap my explanation?

[CajoleJuice]

 

[Great Rumbler]

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

You should watch In the Mouth of Madness, if you haven't already.

[Diunx]

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

You should watch In the Mouth of Madness, if you haven't already.

I'm actually downloading it right now, will watch it tomorrow night

[Phoenix Dark]

Terrible idea if they don't kill her.

If they kill her, then it's OK.

I doubt they'd do the story right, anyway 

[ManaByte]

Yea they'll probably turn Aunt May into Carnage.

[Dickie Dee]

"Auschwitz is better than any of Uwe Boll's movies."

"So you're saying it's his best movie?"

"Wait...what movie?"

[Mupepe]

Little Miss Sunshine
I assumed it was going to be Steve Carrell playing himself and annoying the fuck out of me so I avoided it for a long time.  But it was pretty damn good.  The little girl is super cute and the pageant scene is hilarious.  But you actually really feel bad for her before she goes on.  Pretty awesome movie.

[Solo]

I found Mouth of Madness doesn't keep as well as Prince of Darkness.

Both are fucking awesome. Madness is better though. Goddamn Carpenter used to be so great. Madness was his last great effort though

[Stoney Mason]

I love Mouth of Madness. One of the last fairly modern horror movies that still has an old school feel.


I watched Kick Ass last night. It was good. Especially compared to most of the comic book fare that populates theaters. I probably didn't think it was quite as good as the hype but I did enjoy it. Pure nerd wish fulfillment which is why I can understand it being very popular among certain groups.

I think I'm finally gonna get around to watching that last Batman movie this week which I never bothered to see before.

[Phoenix Dark]

Kick Ass was pure fun. Doesn't hold up too well on multiple viewings, but I had a good time watching it the first time. And I couldn't help but laugh at how it ripped off the Batman Begins/TDK score. So awesome 

[Mupepe]

by that last Batman movie, do you mean TDK, Stoney?

[Stoney Mason]

by that last Batman movie, do you mean TDK, Stoney?

The one with the Joker. I assume that's TDK.

[Phoenix Dark]

I look forward to your review.

"overall the film was decent, not amazing like annoying Nolan fanboys say, but not the disaster others claim. It wasn't as hyper realistic as supporters claim, but not as outrageous as detractors say either. I thought Ledger's performance was good, although some people go overboard saying it was amazing. The Batman voice is kind of annoying, although some people complain about it too much - although obviously that's their opinion.

In the end I liked it, although I see why some people don't like it"

[Mupepe]

 

To be honest, after the huge hype machine and since the craze is over, you probably won't be too keen on most of it.

[Stoney Mason]

I look forward to your review.

"overall the film was decent, not amazing like annoying Nolan fanboys say, but not the disaster others claim. It wasn't as hyper realistic as supporters claim, but not as outrageous as detractors say either. I thought Ledger's performance was good, although some people go overboard saying it was amazing. The Batman voice is kind of annoying, although some people complain about it too much - although obviously that's their opinion.

In the end I liked it, although I see why some people don't like it"

Better than its the greatest movie ever or its the worst movie ever style reviews that populate most forums.

For what its worth I thought the first one is pretty overated. I thought it was okay but not worth the mountain of internet hype. But then I find the incredibly dark haunted take on Batman a bit cloying.

[Mupepe]

Then you'll be even more annoyed with TDK.  They take it to a whole new level of tortured emo BS.  Anything that doesn't involve the joker is pretty shitty and the last 20 minutes straight up suck.

[Phoenix Dark]

BB is quite overrated. Really liked TDK though, although its fanboys certainly made me want to hate it. It's far from perfect, way too many hammy monologues but it still works.

I'll agree most things that don't involve the Joker are eh. Especially the last...20 minutes with you-know-who

[Stoney Mason]

Then you'll be even more annoyed with TDK.  They take it to a whole new level of tortured emo BS.  Anything that doesn't involve the joker is pretty shitty and the last 20 minutes straight up suck.

I'll try to keep an open mind.

It's not that Batman can't be dark. There are interpretations of Batman that are very dark that I like. Hell I love Frank Miller's almost psychotic take on the character. But there was something in that first film that rubbed me wrong. Like here was a movie clearly trying to be "grown up" and going for an oscar or something. And the over-praise on Bale was just too much.

[Solo]

TDK is pretty good overall, but you can really tear it apart if you want too, especially in a few distinct areas. Overrated as heck, though.

[Mupepe]

BB is quite overrated. Really liked TDK though, although its fanboys certainly made me want to hate it. It's far from perfect, way too many hammy monologues but it still works.

I'll agree most things that don't involve the Joker are eh. Especially the last...20 minutes with you-know-who

Yeah.  It's not a movie you can watch very often.  I was very hyped on it when it first came out but repeat viewings almost made me hate it for a while.  It should have spent some more time in editing.  But when it's great, it's really fucking great.  Grab a sandwich in between those moments though.

Then you'll be even more annoyed with TDK.  They take it to a whole new level of tortured emo BS.  Anything that doesn't involve the joker is pretty shitty and the last 20 minutes straight up suck.

I'll try to keep an open mind.

It's not that Batman can't be dark. There are interpretations of Batman that are very dark that I like. Hell I love Frank Miller's almost psychotic take on the character. But there was something in that first film that rubbed me wrong. Like here was a movie clearly trying to be "grown up" and going for an oscar or something. And the over-praise on Bale was just too much.

Like I said, they take it to a new level.  The final monologue from Gordon is guaranteed to make you groan and roll your eyes.

[Phoenix Dark]

Can we all agree Bale is not a good actor? I think people confuse emotional range with dedication to a role. Losing or gaining 100 pounds for a role does not make you a good actor. De Niro gaining weight for Raging Bull isn't the crowning achievement of that role: it's his amazing acting. He brought a character to life.

Bale doesn't do much but yell and brood.

[Solo]

Ive been saying Bale sucks for years. He hams it up too much.

[Stoney Mason]

I don't have a problem with him per se. I think he's fine in certain roles. Like I think most actors are fine in certain roles. And not so good in others. I feel that way about roughly 95% of actors or actresses.

What becomes a bit tiresome is on places like GAF where a certain clique decides to spam the board with anything and everything they can about him because they think he is awesome. I don't know if it still occurs but I certainly remember there being a period on the OT side on gaf where bale was being spammed in every thread. Same thing occured with Johnny Depp before Bale.

[Mupepe]

I think we can all agree, PD.  You can't even really give him the insults of Michael Cera and Steve Carell by saying he plays the same character in everything.  Because all his characters are very different.  He just sucks so bad at acting that he somehow makes them all similar.  Terrible actor.

[Phoenix Dark]

Her excels in some roles, like American Psycho. But what works well in that film doesn't work well in other films. You'd think playing a sociopath perfectly would make you the perfect Bruce Wayne, but imo he's pretty bad at the role.

[Mupepe]

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?