Movie News, Reviews, and Discussion Super-Thread

[Joe Molotov]

Meh who cares about this childish crap now that we have game of thrones

The added back in the scene that the publishers forced Tolkien to cut where Bilbo inviso-rapes Gandalf while Golum watches.

[cool breeze]

I like the British lady's turn from "he's cute in a little brother, scrappy dog way" to "bang me" once he becomes a beefy man hunk.

I like that Tony Stark's dad is "bang me" once he becomes a beefy man hunk.

[chronovore]

Saw Nowhere Boy, the John Lennon biopic starring the guy from Kick-Ass. Only, I didn't know it was the guy from Kick-Ass, and I spent half the movie trying to figure out where I'd seen him. Very good acting, all around, particularly for Lennon's "two mothers."

[fistfulofmetal]

Vengeance and La Femme Nikita

more foreign thrillers. Vengeance is alright for the first half but there's this really weird shoot-out near the end that takes place in a garbage field with dudes pushing big blocks of compressed paper at each other for cover. it's kinda dumb but kinda cool at the same time. mostly kinda dumb though. they use lost memory as a plot device for the main character and it's not really well done. super hokey. decent movie overall 6.5/10

Never seen Nikita before today. i enjoyed it but i'm spoiled by modern action tropes that clearly were clearly aped from this. my favorite scene was in the middle where Nikita has to perform a mission while he boyfriend is in the other room asking her question. really tense scene with a good payoff. i felt the ending was a little abrupt as the mission that preceded it didn't seem like the big finale. pretty good. 7.5/10

[Great Rumbler]

Vengeance is alright for the first half but there's this really weird shoot-out near the end that takes place in a garbage field with dudes pushing big blocks of compressed paper at each other for cover. it's kinda dumb but kinda cool at the same time. mostly kinda dumb though. they use lost memory as a plot device for the main character and it's not really well done. super hokey. decent movie overall 6.5/10

Standard Johnny To movie. Nothing more, nothing less.

[Robo]

I couldn't finish Vengeance.  The premise is fine, but it's super hokey once it starts moving along.

[fistfulofmetal]

Insidious

when it was released i figured it was nothing more than another shitty mainstream "horror" movie. the fact that Saw director James Wan did it definitely caused for some pause but judged the book by it's (awful) cover and the fact that it's PG-13.

then i started hearing around that it was actually pretty good. that it's a well shot suspense/thriller with really well done atmosphere and tension.

gotta say, I was flat out wrong in my prejudices.

the first act follows a lot of "haunted family" tropes that you would expect. family moves into new house - bad shit starts going down. you've been there before. it's in the clever sound design, and camera design where it stands out. there's even a scene where the mother hears things coming out of a baby monitor. these kind of tropes are well known as i mentioned but they are used constantly because they work and if a director can play it just right he can manage to do something good with it. in Insidious it works and works well. in a scary movie, the one thing that always does it for me is holding off on a payoff until the tension is crazy high. here we see plenty of scenes that play the chord long enough to the point where the typical payoff point has nearly been passed and now you have no idea where it's going to actually happen.

up until the second act or so i was really enjoying everything about the film. then it kind of lost me a little bit. movies like these tend to follow a few different paths. here we see the family attempting to reach out for "professional" help ALA Poltergeist. It's during this section of the movie that it's revealed what's going on and initially it did nothing but result in me rolling my eyes. i was legit surprised however when the film revealed a set of clues that i had to go back and confirm where actually there the entire time but are missed because they are simply in the backround. i really appreciate stuff like that. set design that ends up being relevant. also the design of the "bad guy" is amazing and pretty horrifying IMO.

Rolling into the third act I was pretty much back on board 100% because the movie dives head first into "SUPER HAUNTED HOUSE" territory and it's awesome. there's rolling mist, creepy apparitions, crazy demons, and kind of hilarious seance scene with a great payoff.

i'm rambling a lot. blah blah

TL;DR - the movie is a well shot and tension filled horror movie that manages to be scary in spite of it's PG-13 rating. really really enjoyed it.

8/10

[fistfulofmetal]

last night before i went to bed i round out my movie marathon weekend with


edit.. wtf. in progress


The Adjustment Bureau

it was alright. it was a very light and breezy kinda sci-fi thriller. the dudes in the fedora's were awesome, especially John Slattery. There's some real good framing in the adventurey sequences with people running/getting chased. i LOVED the scene where the dudes are chasing Matt Damon and John Slattery is trying to prevent him from getting to the girl and he reaches out his hand to grab a door but his fedora falls off. I dunno - something about the way that scene was cut together got a big smile out of me.

i think the biggest strength in the movie is the chemistry between Damon and Blunt. Really the entire movie hinges on this chemistry so thankfully it's believable.

it's not classic sci-fi by any means but it's well done and pretty fun all the way through. definitely worth a watch

[Eric P]

Watched Unfaithfully Yours on netflix.  Written and directed by Preston Sturges it's a very black comedy about a man who thinks his wife is cheating on him and the fantasies he concocts of how he will confront her.  It's not very funny, but it is very droll.

[bud]

tree of life > 2001.

[Mupepe]

Piranha 3D
So fucking good. 

[bud]

but the tree of life is better.

[Bildi]

I'm behind the times but I saw Serenity - OMFG.  Since that was so good I watched the first episode of Firefly - OMFG.  They were so awesome I finally found a reason to buy a blu ray player.  Can't believe Firefly got canned after just one season.  :'(  It's like the most entertaining scifi I've seen since SG1 and Atlantis.

Also saw the jap horror Dark Water.  Pretty enjoyable, and they did a great job at creating suspense by only letting you see glimpses of the ghost.  Lots of scary movies seem to lose all suspense because they show way too much of the "scary thing".  Let down slightly at the end by what should be a scary scene but is actually a little funny.

The Nothing Men - really awesome Aussie film, pretty darn sad.  It's probably impossible to rent or buy outside Australia but it's on veehd.com if anyone is interested.

The American - I loved it.  The deliberate pacing was awesome.  Looking online afterwards I see it was advertised as a Bourne-like experience.  No wonder people were disappointed.

Ghost Writer - Bitchin'.  The last Roman Polanski "mystery" I saw was the Ninth Gate, and I felt a bit let down by its ending.  Ghost Writer had no such problem, pretty riveting all the way though.  It had a steady pace as well which I liked.

Red Riding Hood - I suppose it was OK for the fantasy/adventure type of film.  I never seem to be engaged with most films in this genre (like Brothers Grimm,  Sleepy Hollow).  Maybe it's because they're just not very good.

[fistfulofmetal]

The American was really great. George Clooney

[EvilBoris]

Horse of War by Spielberg.



 lots of the old fashioned spielberg tropes sweeping together here but i like it.

[Great Rumbler]

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[ManaByte]

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[Great Rumbler]

EvilBoris just posted that trailer two posts ago!

[chronovore]

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WTF@ that music. "Mission Eminempossible"?

[Mupepe]

How is The Island of Dr. Moreau? The Val Kilmer version. 

I got that in from Blockbuster last night and tonight I should be getting The Thing (pretty damn excited about this one).

[Himu]

Man, I saw that movie with my friend in 5th grade. I haven't seen it since.

RE: Island of Dr Moreau

[Mupepe]

So it's crappy?

[ManaByte]

Awesome.

[Himu]

I dunno. I was like 11 at the time. I remember being neutral on it, and liking the book more.

Just give it a shake. I haven't seen the film in over a decade so I can't judge.

[Mupepe]

It has Marlon Brando.  It's gotta be awesome!

[ManaByte]

http://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/harrison-ford-calls-shia-labeouf-a-fucking-idiot/220914

The pair appeared together in latter-day sequel Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull, but LaBeouf later spoke out against the film, saying he and director Steven Spielberg "dropped the ball".

Now Ford has lambasted his screen son for his comments. He told Details: "I think he was a fucking idiot. As an actor, I think it's my obligation to support the film without making a complete ass of myself. Shia is ambitious, attentive, and talented - and he’s learning how to deal with a situation which is very unique and difficult."

[Great Rumbler]

Shia isn't wrong, but Shia's also a talentless hack whose career would have gone nowhere without Papa Spielberg.

Also, Harrison Ford .

[Phoenix Dark]

Shia isn't wrong, but Shia's also a talentless hack who apparently thinks his career can survive without Papa Spielberg. Also, it's not like he's blameless in Crystal Skull being a pile of suck.

It can and will.

That being said, the idea of Shia lambasting Indy still makes me shake my head even though he was correct. The film sucked, but this is the same guy who seems to think the Transformers films are good.

[Eric P]

it's a horrible mess of a film.  the history of the movie is far better than the movie itself

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Island_of_Dr._Moreau_%281996_film%29

[Mupepe]

ah shit.  What about the older version?  Is that one any good or is it a mess too.  I read the book when I was younger and it seemed like it would be difficult to translate to film without being hokey.

[Mupepe]

Holy shit.  I just read that wiki page.  Constant rewrites, director change, actor changes and on set feuds.  It's like an epic storm of bad decisions.

[Great Rumbler]

Shia isn't wrong, but Shia's also a talentless hack who apparently thinks his career can survive without Papa Spielberg. Also, it's not like he's blameless in Crystal Skull being a pile of suck.

It can and will.

Probably, but at least we can take some solace in knowing that Shia's yet to headline a boxoffice hit that isn't Transformers or Indiana Jones.

[Himu]

There you have it. I had been meaning to give it another watch because it's been so long I don't remember if I liked it or not.

[Mupepe]

I think I'm gonna smoke a bowl and watch it.  Seems like it might be so bad it's good.

[Phoenix Dark]

Shia isn't wrong, but Shia's also a talentless hack who apparently thinks his career can survive without Papa Spielberg. Also, it's not like he's blameless in Crystal Skull being a pile of suck.

It can and will.

Probably, but at least we can take some solace in knowing that Shia's yet to headline a boxoffice hit that isn't Transformers or Indiana Jones.

Disturbia? Eagle Eye? Both films were very successful and hit the top of the box office with no big names attached but his. Eagle Eye was alright, but Disturbia was surprisingly good. He's a good enough actor and quite likable

[Great Rumbler]

Watch the version with Bela Lugosi instead.

[Great Rumbler]

Shia isn't wrong, but Shia's also a talentless hack who apparently thinks his career can survive without Papa Spielberg. Also, it's not like he's blameless in Crystal Skull being a pile of suck.

It can and will.

Probably, but at least we can take some solace in knowing that Shia's yet to headline a boxoffice hit that isn't Transformers or Indiana Jones.

Disturbia? Eagle Eye? Both films were very successful and hit the top of the box office with no big names attached but his. Eagle Eye was alright, but Disturbia was surprisingly good. He's a good enough actor and quite likable

Disturbia was 35th in 2007 and Eagle Eye was 27th in 2008 [and it came out on the heels of Indiana Jones]. Disturbia was a success, thanks to a low budget, and Eagle Eye did okay.

And as far Shia being talented or likable:

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[Diunx]

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Looks fucking cool but eminem? really?

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wow this is like Oscar Bait: the trailer. at least it has Sherlock Holmes and Loki.

[Phoenix Dark]

Shia isn't wrong, but Shia's also a talentless hack who apparently thinks his career can survive without Papa Spielberg. Also, it's not like he's blameless in Crystal Skull being a pile of suck.

It can and will.

Probably, but at least we can take some solace in knowing that Shia's yet to headline a boxoffice hit that isn't Transformers or Indiana Jones.

Disturbia? Eagle Eye? Both films were very successful and hit the top of the box office with no big names attached but his. Eagle Eye was alright, but Disturbia was surprisingly good. He's a good enough actor and quite likable

Disturbia was 35th in 2007 and Eagle Eye was 27th in 2008 [and it came out on the heels of Indiana Jones]. Disturbia was a success, thanks to a low budget, and Eagle Eye did okay.

And as far Shia being talented or likable:

[youtube=560,345]8IXCK1EyP4s[/youtube]

Both were #1 box office films that made back their budgets easily. Not saying they were POTC level, but they were big successes. I like Shia, and have since I watched Even Stevens religiously as a kid. He won't have any trouble branching beyond Spielberg shit

[Great Rumbler]

Shia isn't wrong, but Shia's also a talentless hack who apparently thinks his career can survive without Papa Spielberg. Also, it's not like he's blameless in Crystal Skull being a pile of suck.

It can and will.

Probably, but at least we can take some solace in knowing that Shia's yet to headline a boxoffice hit that isn't Transformers or Indiana Jones.

Disturbia? Eagle Eye? Both films were very successful and hit the top of the box office with no big names attached but his. Eagle Eye was alright, but Disturbia was surprisingly good. He's a good enough actor and quite likable

Disturbia was 35th in 2007 and Eagle Eye was 27th in 2008 [and it came out on the heels of Indiana Jones]. Disturbia was a success, thanks to a low budget, and Eagle Eye did okay.

And as far Shia being talented or likable:

[youtube=560,345]8IXCK1EyP4s[/youtube]

Both were #1 box office films that made back their budgets easily.

So was Jumper and Takers.

[Great Rumbler]

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[Great Rumbler]

Ya, should help to erase the memories of Cars 2.

[Great Rumbler]

Cars, The Incredibles, Wall-E and Cars 2 have been erased after the awesomeness that was Up and Toy Story 3. Pixar can do wrong as evidenced but they can still make awesome movies.

-Cars
-The Incredibles
-WALL-E
-Cars 2

Two of these movies don't belong.

[Boogie]

Cars, The Incredibles, Wall-E and Cars 2 have been erased after the awesomeness that was Up and Toy Story 3. Pixar can do wrong as evidenced but they can still make awesome movies.

woah woah woah, back the fuck up.

You dissin' on the Incredibles, Wrath?! 

[Cormacaroni]

I went to see that in the theatre with a group of 8 people. I barely remember the movie but I do recall hours of hilarious trashing it afterward

[Great Rumbler]

the piece of shit that was Wall-E.

[Diunx]

smh wrath even I like The Incredibles.

[chronovore]

Wrath, you had better be trolling. Incredibles was teh incredible.

[Brehvolution]

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[Herr Mafflard]

awesome cast

[Ridley327]

On the other hand, I suspect a dramatic decrease in the number of Dutch angles without Branagh at the helm.

[ManaByte]

Prometheus plot:

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Earth. Year 2058.

Archaeological digs in Africa reveal alien artifacts that humans were genetically engineered by a advanced alien race (space jockeys). These "Alien Gods" also terraformed Earth in order to make it habitable for their human creations. Amongst finds are coordinates to the Alien God's home-world, to Paradise. Months later the Weyland Corp launch the spaceship PROMETHEUS and his crew, into deep space to make first contact. Thanks to faster than light travel a few years later the PROMETHEUS enters the Zeta Riticuli star system. Humans are greeted by their makers, then transported further into space to a scary yet fascinating world. The Alien Gods are proud of their "children", their first creation to reach such levels of intelligence.

As a reward they share bits of their astonishing bio-based technologies with the humans. But for one crew member of the Prometheus it's not enough. In a treacherous act he steals the "bio-source code" to Terraforming, a technology at the origin of all Gods' power, that could make humans equal to the gods. The Alien Gods may be scientists but are also ruthless conquerors, destroyers of worlds who will not accept humans as equals. They unleash on the escaping human crew their favorite bio-weapon, a creature used to "clean up" worlds before colonization. But something goes wrong in the process and humans manage to turn the bio-weapon against their makers. Giving birth to a smarter, nastier, bigger breed of gut eating creatures. Creatures that will be the demise of Paradise. What's left of the Prometheus crew manages to escape the doomed planet.

On their trail a survivor Alien God in very familiar ship with one ultimate mission.

Bring the wrath of the Gods to Earth.

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Ridley Scott's confirmation:

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“The (space) journey, metaphorically, is about a challenge to the gods. NASA and the Vatican agree that is almost mathematically impossible that we can be where we are today without there being a little help along the way. That’s what we’re looking at (in the film), at some of Eric van Daniken’s ideas of how did we humans come about.”

[close]

Fox's denial, which is also a confirmation:

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Visionary filmmaker Ridley Scott returns to the genre he helped define, creating an original science fiction epic set in the most dangerous corners of the universe. The film takes a team of scientists and explorers on a thrilling journey that will test their physical and mental limits and strand them on a distant world, where they will discover the answers to our most profound questions and to life's ultimate mystery.

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[fistfulofmetal]

Let Me In

really really really really liked it. a lot.

[The Sceneman]

currently watching: 2012 Ice Age

lol, theres C-grade movies and theres C-grade movies, of which this is the latter.

[Vertigo]

Vanishing on 7th street

I enjoyed it. Was suitably creepy and interesting the characters still did dumb as fuck things but that comes with the territory with these films
the general plot is john leguizamo is a cinema projectionist. While showing a film to a packed screen the light in the the building go off and we hear screaming then silence.

We see inside the screen and clothes and shoes lay strewn across the seats it's inhabitants having disappeared. Along the way he hooks up with Thandie Newton and Hayden Christensen and two little kids. As they try to find a way out of the city.

I really liked the idea of creepy shadow people really added a chilling feeling whenever a character found themselves in near dark and they started to appear. Well worth a watch.

[ManaByte]

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[Cormacaroni]

THOR!

Pretty damn good! Hemsworth is a star, serious charisma. Hiddleston was great too. In about 5 years (when he is a bit more grizzled), he could be perfect for Jack Reacher, if any films ever get made. He'll be tied up with Thor 2 and Avengers etc for years anyway.

The plot was a bit odd and I doubt it will be all that rewatchable but I can live with it. More Warriors Three next time! And Beta Ray Bill!

[Vertigo]

Yep Hemsworth made that film his. Only reason i went to see it a second time was because of him.

Really looking forward to the Avengers now. 

[Great Rumbler]

How long until we get a Booster Gold movie?

I nominate Aaron Eckhart for Booster Gold and Tom Cruise for Max Lord.

[Bildi]

Let Me In

really really really really liked it. a lot.

I wasn't sure how it would be compared to the bitchin' Swedish version, but I liked them both equally.  Awesome films.