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The Sceneman · « **Reply #15240 on:** November 01, 2012, 08:03:47 AM »

yeah it's on to "to watch" list after Great Rumbler recommended it. We see eye-to-eye on action films, it seems

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #15241 on:** November 01, 2012, 09:27:24 AM »

Storage 24

Uk horror 5/10, not much to see here.

chronovore · « **Reply #15242 on:** November 01, 2012, 02:30:30 PM »

What's the deal with Full Throttle, anyway? I mean, there have been a bunch of Monkey Island sequels and reissues. Is the IP for Full Throttle less-than-fully owned by LucasArts?

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #15243 on:** November 01, 2012, 02:37:15 PM »

Full Throttle had two different sequels that were ultimately aborted. It just seems like the kind of game that's more difficult to do anything with and it's probably not as popular as Monkey Island anyway.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #15244 on:** November 01, 2012, 02:40:36 PM »

They were making a Full Throttle sequel in the early 2000's, but it looked terrible and got canned along with the Sam & Max sequel. Then when TellTale came along and had some success with Sam & Max, then I think LucasArts was like "Oh damn, we need to get some that!" and dumped some Monkey Island stuff out there because it's their best known adventure property, but I guess they don't think there's any money to be had in Full Throttle.

Eric P · « **Reply #15245 on:** November 01, 2012, 02:52:33 PM »

Safety Not Guaranteed: More like good movie not guaranteed amirite?

Eric P · « **Reply #15246 on:** November 01, 2012, 11:42:20 PM »

The Viral Factor: fucking. awesome. the plot exists to get people into gun fights rather than advance a story. it's like a drunk guy at a bar instigating fights.

Mupepe · « **Reply #15247 on:** November 02, 2012, 05:04:38 PM »

Eric P: Any good recommendations for legitimately good exorcism horror? It seems to be the easiest horror sub-genre to fuck up and I don't think I've completely liked one except for The Exorcist. But I figured if anyone knew of some good exorcism horror it would be you.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #15248 on:** November 02, 2012, 05:12:01 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on October 29, 2012, 12:17:22 AM

Drive?

So what's the EB Consensus on this? I thought it was pretty good. Very brooding, tense film that explodes into some pretty crazy shit. Gosling's performance is one of the most...emotionless I've seen in awhile.

I thought it was great, and I know Bebpo loved it as well.

Verdigris Murder · « **Reply #15249 on:** November 02, 2012, 06:23:18 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on November 02, 2012, 05:12:01 PM

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on October 29, 2012, 12:17:22 AM
Drive?

So what's the EB Consensus on this? I thought it was pretty good. Very brooding, tense film that explodes into some pretty crazy shit. Gosling's performance is one of the most...emotionless I've seen in awhile.

I thought it was great, and I know Bebpo loved it as well.

It was shit. The Gosling was told to go full autism by the weeping director, and because of that, there was FUCK ALL.

Verdigris Murder · « **Reply #15250 on:** November 02, 2012, 06:24:13 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on November 02, 2012, 05:04:38 PM

Eric P: Any good recommendations for legitimately good exorcism horror? It seems to be the easiest horror sub-genre to fuck up and I don't think I've completely liked one except for The Exorcist. But I figured if anyone knew of some good exorcism horror it would be you.

Detention is a seriously full on horror, but also Kill List.

Eric P · « **Reply #15251 on:** November 02, 2012, 06:37:41 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on November 02, 2012, 05:04:38 PM

Eric P: Any good recommendations for legitimately good exorcism horror? It seems to be the easiest horror sub-genre to fuck up and I don't think I've completely liked one except for The Exorcist. But I figured if anyone knew of some good exorcism horror it would be you.

I'm not huge on the genre myself but I like Exorcist and Exorcist 3.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #15252 on:** November 02, 2012, 06:49:31 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on November 02, 2012, 05:04:38 PM

Eric P: Any good recommendations for legitimately good exorcism horror? It seems to be the easiest horror sub-genre to fuck up and I don't think I've completely liked one except for The Exorcist. But I figured if anyone knew of some good exorcism horror it would be you.

Exorcism of Emily Rose is fantastic IMO.

Verdigris Murder · « **Reply #15253 on:** November 02, 2012, 07:44:22 PM »

Also a safety not guaranteed was pretty good. I liked various bits, and the song was nice.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #15254 on:** November 02, 2012, 10:15:25 PM »

just watched The Blair Witch Project

movie still works.

tempted to watch the sequel. I remember the ending being pretty rad when I was watched it.

Mupepe · « **Reply #15255 on:** November 02, 2012, 11:20:50 PM »

Quote from: Eric P on November 02, 2012, 06:37:41 PM

Quote from: Mupepe on November 02, 2012, 05:04:38 PM
Eric P: Any good recommendations for legitimately good exorcism horror? It seems to be the easiest horror sub-genre to fuck up and I don't think I've completely liked one except for The Exorcist. But I figured if anyone knew of some good exorcism horror it would be you.

I'm not huge on the genre myself but I like Exorcist and Exorcist 3.

The Exorcist 3 is better than I would have expected after 2. Forgot about that one.

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on November 02, 2012, 06:49:31 PM

Quote from: Mupepe on November 02, 2012, 05:04:38 PM
Eric P: Any good recommendations for legitimately good exorcism horror? It seems to be the easiest horror sub-genre to fuck up and I don't think I've completely liked one except for The Exorcist. But I figured if anyone knew of some good exorcism horror it would be you.

Exorcism of Emily Rose is fantastic IMO.

I haven't seen this since it first came out but I don't remember much about it. I'll give it another whirl. I'm in an exorcism mood.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #15256 on:** November 02, 2012, 11:24:52 PM »

Blair Witch was awesome to me as a kid. I wouldn't say it scared me per se but the ending did creeped me the fuck out. Really captured my imagination, especially as someone who went camping multiple times a year

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #15257 on:** November 03, 2012, 08:42:20 AM »

Quote from: Mupepe on November 02, 2012, 11:20:50 PM

I haven't seen this since it first came out but I don't remember much about it. I'll give it another whirl. I'm in an exorcism mood.

i think the movie lives and dies on how much you enjoy Jennifer Carpenters performance. I felt it she put 100% into the role made all the exorcism scenes work. The movie's framework (court room drama) isn't amazing but the whole thing is worth watching for her.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #15258 on:** November 03, 2012, 04:04:41 PM »

Grave Encounters 2

what a weird movie. I liked the first and this one isn't really anywhere near as good and not really scary but it's pretty entertaining due to the absurdity of it all.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #15259 on:** November 04, 2012, 10:52:22 AM »

Skyfall

10 out of 10 martinis. My favourite Bond.Dunno what to say really, an american movie that feels more british then other Bonds. Great pacing for two hour movie. Great thing is that it didnt feel like they were just ticking stuff of the bond list, nor did they try too hard to make it something its not. Just an amazin movie, bond or not.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #15260 on:** November 04, 2012, 11:16:47 AM »

Its not perfect, but its bloody awesome

spoiler (click to show/hide)

The product placement is my biggest distraction during the movie even if it shouldnt be since anyone can have a vaio or heineken

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Eric P · « **Reply #15261 on:** November 04, 2012, 04:09:23 PM »

Just wrapped Nobody Else But You which I enjoyed quite a bit. It's a genre cliche story but one which is well told.

Verdigris Murder · « **Reply #15262 on:** November 04, 2012, 06:33:56 PM »

Eric. I've accidentally written a poem about you:

Oh soft Eric with a gentle P
Violence of the act:
Penis invading the vaginas warm placement.
The angry expectoration of sperm.
And with it?
Based fulfill on you desire.

Eric P · « **Reply #15263 on:** November 04, 2012, 06:41:37 PM »

Speaking of gentle P, I just finished watching Turn Me On, Dammit which is about a young girl's sexuality. It's jailbait the movie, but it's told like a coming of age story more-so than Norwegian Pie. It's a pretty good look at teen sex and it's nice to see something other than a standard portrayal of typical horn dog dude and submissive female characters.

Lots of young flesh including a horribly fake penis.

Verdigris Murder · « **Reply #15264 on:** November 04, 2012, 06:51:15 PM »

You're the master of the segue.

Eric P · « **Reply #15265 on:** November 04, 2012, 06:58:12 PM »

Quote from: Martin Raperman on November 04, 2012, 06:51:15 PM

You're the master of the segue.

it's segueway or the highway as Dick ~~Turnpike~~ Turpin used to say.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #15266 on:** November 04, 2012, 07:01:24 PM »

Quote from: Count Drugula The Satanic on November 04, 2012, 06:55:17 PM

Downloading right now!

Hudsucker Proxy

Not the Coen Bros. best but one of my personal favoritess since I caught it on TV so many years ago. Funny, entertaining and has Bruce Campbell. Well casted, well written, well paced and has very good direction. I'm more surprised at how it isn't referenced as much, even though despite all the praise said its not a great movie still, but a very good one. But it has enough going for it to be cult status at least.

Hudsucker Proxy often gets put low on the Coen's list of movies, but I really like it, too. It's just a funny, good-natured movie.

Eric P · « **Reply #15267 on:** November 04, 2012, 07:12:13 PM »

try being a fan of Intolerable Cruelty.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #15268 on:** November 04, 2012, 07:33:22 PM »

Quote from: Eric P on November 04, 2012, 07:12:13 PM

try being a fan of Intolerable Cruelty.

Intolerable Cruelty

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #15269 on:** November 04, 2012, 08:45:33 PM »

Watched Argo (fuck yourself) and Wreck-it Ralph this weekend. I highly recommend them both.

Argo gets a little heavy-handed with the fake suspense towards it's end, but it's an incredibly fascinating tale about the Iran hostage crisis. They really nail the era with just about everything without overdoing it. Even the cinematography feels like it was from 1980.

I kind of assumed Wreck-it Ralph was going to be a cheap Disney cash-in on video game culture, but it actually has a lot of heart and the story stands on it's own. They load all the video game references in the front end and then let the story go from there. Probably the best animated movie I have seen since "Cloudy ..".

Eric P · « **Reply #15270 on:** November 05, 2012, 01:24:05 PM »

watching The Watch.

it is as horrible as you have heard.

edit: gave up

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #15271 on:** November 05, 2012, 01:36:00 PM »

Quote from: Eric P on November 05, 2012, 01:24:05 PM

watching The Watch.

it is as horrible as you have heard.

edit: gave up

It took me nearly two minutes of thinking to remember that there was a movie called The Watch.

Eric P · « **Reply #15272 on:** November 05, 2012, 02:58:03 PM »

Brave was much better.

I liked it more than UP I think.

Eric P · « **Reply #15273 on:** November 05, 2012, 04:41:02 PM »

Amazing Spider-Man. I'm kind of shocked by how much I'm enjoying this. It has the human parts down even if Peter isn't so good at the whole "secret" identity thing.

chronovore · « **Reply #15274 on:** November 05, 2012, 09:05:04 PM »

Quote from: Eric P on November 05, 2012, 04:41:02 PM

Amazing Spider-Man. I'm kind of shocked by how much I'm enjoying this. It has the human parts down even if Peter isn't so good at the whole "secret" identity thing.

Me, too. I liked it a lot, and was surprised.

Speaking of unneeded remakes:

Quote from: Eric P on November 05, 2012, 01:24:05 PM

watching The Watch.

it is as horrible as you have heard.

edit: gave up

Yes, this was pretty abysmal. I was on an 11.5 hr. flight from SFO to KIX when this was on; really a waste of film, talent, and my time. Utter rubbish.

I mean, why did they have to remake Attack the Block for US audiences, anyway?

And the liberties they take with the characters and location are just unforgivable. It's strange to change from a disaffected youth to the manager of a CostCo, but I will say there is a certain ironic genius to changing the location from a tenement to a bulk-sales wholesale outlet, revealing the utterly ripe nature of consumerism which makes us soft to outside invasion, much like Rome became vulnerable to influence by the Germanic hordes.

Eric P · « **Reply #15275 on:** November 05, 2012, 09:08:27 PM »

wait, it was a remake of AtB? If so, I hate it even more.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #15276 on:** November 06, 2012, 12:05:19 AM »

No. No way. It's not a remake of AtB. No. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Yeti · « **Reply #15277 on:** November 06, 2012, 12:23:23 AM »

Watched V for Vendetta since it was the fifth of November.

chronovore · « **Reply #15278 on:** November 06, 2012, 01:14:04 AM »

Quote from: Eric P on November 05, 2012, 09:08:27 PM

wait, it was a remake of AtB? If so, I hate it even more.

Quote from: The Wrath Of Drugula on November 05, 2012, 09:18:00 PM

Wait wait wait...How in the blue hell is it an Attack The Block remake?

Quote from: CajoleJuice on November 06, 2012, 12:05:19 AM

No. No way. It's not a remake of AtB. No. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

It was a joke...!

However, I did watch them both during the same long-ass plane trip, and noticed a number of thematic similarities.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #15279 on:** November 06, 2012, 08:14:43 AM »

I was really psyched for the Watch somehow cause Im a sucker for those kind of movies. But its really that bad? :'(

The trailer looked pretty bad.

Eric P · « **Reply #15280 on:** November 06, 2012, 08:46:58 AM »

it's horrible

from the the blatant advertising for everything from TVs to Costco to the flat direction to the horrible script to the shitty characters

there's a good movie from the concept but unfortunately none of that made it to the screen

chronovore · « **Reply #15281 on:** November 06, 2012, 06:23:10 PM »

Quote from: Premium Lager on November 06, 2012, 08:14:43 AM

I was really psyched for the Watch somehow cause Im a sucker for those kind of movies. But its really that bad? :'(

The trailer looked pretty bad.

It's bad. As I mentioned, it was on an 11.5 hr. flight, and it still bordered on feeling like I'd wasted my time.

The best thing it's provided me was the opportunity to make the Attack the Block comparison.

ManaByte · « **Reply #15282 on:** November 07, 2012, 01:14:20 AM »

Wreck it Ralph is awesome. Probably going to see it again before it hits Blu-Ray.

Hit records too:
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1696715/wreck-it-ralph-disney-box-office-record.jhtml

Beezy · « **Reply #15283 on:** November 07, 2012, 02:03:50 AM »

Cosign for Wreck-It Ralph. Saw it with a friend and his kids earlier. Really good movie.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #15284 on:** November 07, 2012, 07:55:36 AM »

OMG is no one going to see Skyfall?? I want to know if everyone likes it as much as me and we can have a circle jerk.

Verdigris Murder · « **Reply #15285 on:** November 07, 2012, 07:55:48 AM »

Watched The Bay, directed by Barry (I thought he was dead) Levinson. It's pretty good for a non-supernatural found footage joint, some of the stuff was actually pretty disturbing.

Also Total Recall. There are couple of good looking cgi bits, but its just not any fun really. I'd put Wisemans skills just above Brett Rattner, he gets kudos for fucking his hot wife I guess, who is meant to be a HUGE BITCH irl. Feign surprise everyone at that blinding fact.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #15286 on:** November 07, 2012, 08:12:57 AM »

Quote from: Premium Lager on November 07, 2012, 07:55:36 AM

OMG is no one going to see Skyfall?? I want to know if everyone likes it as much as me and we can have a circle jerk.

It's not even out in the US yet.

chronovore · « **Reply #15287 on:** November 07, 2012, 08:41:55 AM »

Quote from: Premium Lager on November 07, 2012, 07:55:36 AM

OMG is no one going to see Skyfall?? I want to know if everyone likes it as much as me and we can have a circle jerk.

Opens December 8th in Japan, I think.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #15288 on:** November 07, 2012, 08:48:13 AM »

Quote from: Premium Lager on November 07, 2012, 07:55:36 AM

OMG is no one going to see Skyfall?? I want to know if everyone likes it as much as me and we can have a circle jerk.

gonna go see it this weekend probs.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #15289 on:** November 07, 2012, 03:01:00 PM »

Rented Prometheus 3D - Interesting movie. The 3D was very well done. My 9 year old really liked it and said they'll probably make a sequel. I told her the sequel was made 20 years ago(even though it's debatable that it is the Alien prequel).

I took 4 kids to see Wreck it Ralph 3D on Saturday. $56 for 5 tickets +$20 for 1 large popcorn and 2 drinks.

The movie was cute, but they didn't cover as many games as I thought they would. This was my first 3D movie in a theater. I think 3D on my TV looks much better so I'll probably buy the 3D Bluray when it comes out.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #15290 on:** November 08, 2012, 12:01:58 AM »

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

Banzai and his crew are just so cool. This is another one of those movies that couldn't have come from any other decade than the 80's. It's got that great mix of weird and goofy that somehow works so well. Yeah, the story is a bit of a mess and it feels like episode 4 or 5 in a series, but I can forgive that because of just how much fun it is. Too bad it wasn't a success, because I definitely would watch another one of these.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #15291 on:** November 08, 2012, 01:42:12 AM »

The clothes in that movie are so fucking awesome

Eric P · « **Reply #15292 on:** November 08, 2012, 04:10:21 AM »

Time of the Wolf - Probably the least depressing Heneke film I've yet seen. Still fucked up, but not White Ribbon fucked up.

Vampyr - I thought I was getting Les Vampires, the 4 hour long silent french serial about master criminals instead I got this really great little film by Carl Dreyer, most famous for The Passion of Joan of Arc. This was great with some amazing shots and wonderful gothic atmosphere. It's based on Seridan Le Fanu's short stories but it seemed to fit more mood than taking the actual plots.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #15293 on:** November 08, 2012, 06:36:32 AM »

I caught God Bless America.

Not gonna lie, I didn't feel this one. This movie reminds me of a cross between Red State and Idiocracy...and that's not a good thing. Like Idiocracy, it has some great ideas (shooting a baby, nailing just why Diablo Cody fucking sucks) but fails in the execution to make those ideas work into a decent movie. Like Red State, it features a bunch of heavy handed dialogue that is completely unnatural and beats you over the head with it. I think that's because the writer wanted to ensure that this wasn't going to be conservative porn.

Worth a watch if you've exhausted through what's out there on Netflix. It isn't a bad movie, it's just pretty mediocre.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #15294 on:** November 08, 2012, 09:56:12 AM »

I love the end credits:

Eric P · « **Reply #15295 on:** November 08, 2012, 10:32:26 AM »

Black Sunday / Mask of Satan. Still good. I love this movie no matter how many times I've seen it which has to be like 20 at this point. The recent blu-ray is a tad rough at the start but it aquits itself quite well considering the source materials available.

love that opening

(wait for the ending)

and I also love Barbara Steele's grin at the end of the film as she realizes that she's triumphant. Very expressive face that gets put to a lot of use in her dual role. It's basically a vampire movie w/o the fangs as the ones they purchased looked too fake.

Still definitely worth a watch.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #15296 on:** November 08, 2012, 10:06:39 PM »

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #15297 on:** November 08, 2012, 10:13:57 PM »

That looks like it has zero to do with the book, but oh well.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #15298 on:** November 08, 2012, 11:09:29 PM »

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Lt. Col. Bill Cage (Tom Cruise) is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and then dropped—untrained and ill-equipped—into what amounts to little more than a suicide mission. Cage is killed within minutes, managing to take an Alpha down with him. But, impossibly, he awakens back at the beginning of the same hellish day, and is forced to fight and die again…and again. Direct physical contact with the alien has thrown him into a time loop—dooming him to live out the same brutal combat over and over.
But with each pass, Cage becomes tougher, smarter, and able to engage the Mimics with increasing skill, alongside Special Forces warrior Rita Vrataski (Emily Blunt), who has lain waste to more Mimics than anyone on Earth. As Cage and Rita take the fight to the aliens, each repeated battle becomes an opportunity to find the key to annihilating the alien invaders and saving the Earth.

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Great Rumbler · « **Reply #15299 on:** November 08, 2012, 11:47:59 PM »

That's the new movie from the guy that directed TRON: Legacy and the writer of Little Miss Sunshine and Toy Story 3 [Michael Arndt]. They've been really quiet about this for the longest time, so I'm really glad that they're finally starting to talk about it.

That's All You Need is Kill.

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