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Tasty · « **Reply #20100 on:** June 05, 2014, 02:22:47 AM »

Quote from: Barry Egan on June 05, 2014, 01:36:19 AM

Quote from: Tasty Meat on June 05, 2014, 01:02:58 AM
Tron: Legacy was better than any Star Wars movie.

Shower me with your hate.

I can just imagine you veering left and right along with the bikes, like little children do when they go bowling.

If I ever get rich I'm buying one of these babies first thing.

And then one of these

^ These scene alone shows more directing chops than Lucas or Kershner ever shat out.

Tasty · « **Reply #20101 on:** June 05, 2014, 02:34:38 AM »

It makes me sad people just don't get the movie.

benjipwns · « **Reply #20102 on:** June 05, 2014, 02:46:01 AM »

Quote from: Raban on June 04, 2014, 06:10:58 PM

y'all put so much effort into being down on this movie like you've got something to prove. still salty about your movie ticket money for the prequels?

We're sorry, due to circumstances beyond our control, the script to the rest of the episode was lost on its way overseas. Luckily, the episode was finished by the Korean animators. We hope you enjoy the new ending.

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #20103 on:** June 05, 2014, 05:22:16 AM »

RoboCop 2014:

Damn those trailers sucked at displaying this movies damn good adaption of the source materials. I absolutely loved everything about it.

Groogrux · « **Reply #20104 on:** June 05, 2014, 07:31:53 AM »

Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on June 05, 2014, 02:38:03 AM

i haven't seen legacy, because the first movie is honestly one of the most boring experiences of my life. i'm sure it's better simply by law of averages, but do you stand up for the first movie, too?

Tron was awesome back in the day because it was the first movie to use CG. I remember watching it as a kid. It was pretty good. The story line was even decent. It didn't age well though, and I could see why someone would say that it's boring today.

Tron Legacy, in my opinion, was a good movie. The plot wasn't amazing and had some continuity issues. The CG looked bad in some parts (KEVIN FLYNN, WHERE ARE YOU NOW!?!?!?!). However, I'm a big Jeff Bridges fan, Olivia Wilde was ridiculously hot in that movie for no particular reason, the movie had a good tempo to it, and the soundtrack was great. I'll watch that movie anytime it's on.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #20105 on:** June 05, 2014, 08:34:12 AM »

Best thing to come out of Tron was Tron: Deadly Discs. I played the shit out of that game. I don't think I've ever seen the movie all the way through

Tasty · « **Reply #20106 on:** June 05, 2014, 10:03:35 AM »

Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on June 05, 2014, 07:56:57 AM

i dunno. i saw tron in the theatres because the commercials looked awesome to a kid, and fell asleep. my stepdad rented it a few years later, and i fell asleep. got a job at a video store when i was 14 and tried to watch it again, didn't fall asleep but fuck was it boring. then when the dvd came out, i tried again, and no, it was so goddam boring i wanted to play final fantasy 11 instead.

i appreciate what's going on special effects-wise there, but even though how they were doing it was amazing, the end result wasn't all that spectacular compared to what other movies were doing with greenscreen, miniatures, and practical effects at the time, and many of those weren't nearly as soporific. and, like, i know it wasn't just me... that movie had a reputation at our video store as one of the worst big budget movies ever made, kind of like disney's ishtar or something. no one ever, ever rented it. except me, that one time. it wasn't until i got the internet that i found even one human being that enjoyed the movie. lots of praise for special effects, but nobody ever seemed to like the movie itself.

Oh the original Tron was boring as hell, no argument there.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #20107 on:** June 05, 2014, 10:07:30 AM »

Quote from: Tasty Meat on June 05, 2014, 10:03:35 AM

Oh the original Tron was boring as hell, no argument there.

Tasty · « **Reply #20108 on:** June 05, 2014, 11:05:29 AM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on June 05, 2014, 10:07:30 AM

Quote from: Tasty Meat on June 05, 2014, 10:03:35 AM
Oh the original Tron was boring as hell, no argument there.

my favorite part was when the main characters literally took a nap for 20 minutes of screentime (three hours on the grid i think)

even they knew it was boring, man

Momo · « **Reply #20109 on:** June 05, 2014, 12:09:12 PM »

I've never liked tron for anything but the videogame/music video/daft punkness visuals it inspired. The movie itself is like watching paint try while an uncomfortable fart cloud approaches.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #20110 on:** June 05, 2014, 01:43:36 PM »

Watched Grand Budapest Hotel.

I'm generally not the target for Wes Anderson films. I get why people like them but they are sometimes a bit too cutsey and wear their artsiness a bit too much on their sleeve for my particular tastes.

I did like this one though. Mainly because the performance of Ralph Fiennes was so good that he was able to carry the movie for me and give a really charming performance that the rest of the movie hangs on.

So I ended up liking it more than something like Life Aquatic or Rushmore.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #20111 on:** June 05, 2014, 04:05:34 PM »

RIPD

Jesus Fucking Christ.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #20112 on:** June 05, 2014, 04:16:07 PM »

lol why dude

Huff · « **Reply #20113 on:** June 05, 2014, 09:51:49 PM »

that new ninja turtles movie is going to be so bad

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #20114 on:** June 06, 2014, 01:28:20 AM »

Days of Future Past; wow that was fucking good. They did everything right and the future sentinels were awesome and scary.

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #20115 on:** June 06, 2014, 02:43:27 AM »

Eel I swear you were sending out vibes when watching that movie. I saw it randomly on the guide and commented that I fucking hated that POS movie. I normally don't get that upset at lackluster entertainment.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #20116 on:** June 06, 2014, 01:17:15 PM »

I was too lazy to get up and find the remote

Eric P · « **Reply #20117 on:** June 06, 2014, 01:24:44 PM »

Ravenous - Man this movie is so freaking weird. I still can't believe that this was ever funded or even actually was released.

Steve Contra · « **Reply #20118 on:** June 06, 2014, 01:38:08 PM »

The weird half horror/half comedy period piece? Yeah it's fucking weird.

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #20119 on:** June 06, 2014, 01:46:10 PM »

Quote from: Eric P on June 06, 2014, 01:24:44 PM

Ravenous - Man this movie is so freaking weird. I still can't believe that this was ever funded or even actually was released.

from Fox no less. I remember a TV ad for it scored to White Zombie's 'More Human Then Human'. Somebody actually expected this to make money.

I really like Ravenous btw.

Mupepe · « **Reply #20120 on:** June 06, 2014, 03:39:27 PM »

Ravenous is a great black comedy. One of my favorites.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #20121 on:** June 07, 2014, 05:47:29 PM »

Edge of Tomorrow was pretty dang good. Cruise still has it, you guys. Emily Blunt held her own, too. Also, Bill Paxton as a master sergeant from Kentucky was so good and I wish there'd been more scene with him in it. They did a good job here of never letting the movie get too serious for too long. You know, no dwelling too much on how war is so bad, and it had some genuinely funny/amusing moments.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Best part was Cruise's first attempt to sneak away from his unit by rolling under a truck, which resulted in him getting squashed and Bill Paxton using a

face in response.

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Tasty · « **Reply #20122 on:** June 07, 2014, 05:56:06 PM »

Yeah, loved it. It's more 8/10 material than 9/10 though (going off the RT score.)

Loved it all the way through. Cruise was absolutely excellent, and Bill Paxton was great. Halfway through it I was like, "oh! That's the bad guy from Agents of Shield!"

Totally different build in this movie.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #20123 on:** June 07, 2014, 06:12:03 PM »

Mastah Sahgent Farrell

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #20124 on:** June 07, 2014, 06:18:03 PM »

Too bad this movie is bombing so hard it'll make WB pine for the heady days of Pacific Rim.

Might as well had just made this movie a hard-R because everyone under the age of 30 is seeing The Fault in Our Stars this weekend.

Tasty · « **Reply #20125 on:** June 07, 2014, 06:22:13 PM »

This movie's bombing? NOOOOO

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #20126 on:** June 07, 2014, 06:31:17 PM »

$10 Million Friday, it's gonna do worse than Oblivion with a way bigger budget. And Oblivion wasn't even 3D.

Tasty · « **Reply #20127 on:** June 07, 2014, 06:37:22 PM »

Fucking shit

StealthFan · « **Reply #20128 on:** June 07, 2014, 06:38:18 PM »

Edge of Tomorrow owned. Ravenous owned.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #20129 on:** June 07, 2014, 06:41:09 PM »

Speaking of Ravenous and crazy-ass movies that are on Netflix, Ken Russel's "Gothic" is on Netflix now.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #20130 on:** June 07, 2014, 09:42:37 PM »

Edge of Tomorrow was excellent! Starship Troopers meets Groundhog Day! The first half is surprisingly light-hearted and a ton of fun. See it guys; this might be the movie of the summer.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #20131 on:** June 07, 2014, 09:53:58 PM »

Ugh, EoT is bombing?

chronovore · « **Reply #20132 on:** June 07, 2014, 09:57:26 PM »

Quote from: HyperZoneWasAwesome on June 06, 2014, 01:46:10 PM

Quote from: Eric P on June 06, 2014, 01:24:44 PM
Ravenous - Man this movie is so freaking weird. I still can't believe that this was ever funded or even actually was released.
from Fox no less. I remember a TV ad for it scored to White Zombie's 'More Human Then Human'. Somebody actually expected this to make money.

I really like Ravenous btw.

Ravenous was totally good fun. Tasty, too.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #20133 on:** June 07, 2014, 10:13:12 PM »

Finally saw DOFP. It's eh. I'd rank it about equal to X1 and behind X2 and First Class.

Funny, though, that when the picture of Quicksilver got released everyone had a fucking fit and he ended up being one of the best parts of the movie. Spergs gonna special fellow I guess.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #20134 on:** June 08, 2014, 05:07:25 PM »

DOFP is disjointed, has poor pacing, and suffers from trying to undo a lot of Last Stand. First Class is a tighter, more concise story. It's kind of disposable and not very memorable but as a technical achievement, it's a better movie than DOFP.

Wait, why the fuck am I arguing with a Muse listening, GRRM ball gargling loony toon?

Boogie · « **Reply #20135 on:** June 08, 2014, 05:08:11 PM »

Quote from: Creepy Old Guy on June 07, 2014, 10:13:12 PM

Funny, though, that when the picture of Quicksilver got released everyone had a fucking fit and he ended up being one of the best parts of the movie. Spergs gonna special fellow I guess.

His scenes were great, but the costume still looks fucking stupid.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #20136 on:** June 08, 2014, 05:09:48 PM »

Quote from: Boogie on June 08, 2014, 05:08:11 PM

Quote from: Creepy Old Guy on June 07, 2014, 10:13:12 PM

Funny, though, that when the picture of Quicksilver got released everyone had a fucking fit and he ended up being one of the best parts of the movie. Spergs gonna special fellow I guess.

His scenes were great, but the costume still looks fucking stupid.

His "costume?" Dude was dressed like a 70's teenager.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #20137 on:** June 08, 2014, 05:45:37 PM »

Yeah. The costume criticism were mostly leveled at the Avengers version of Quicksilver, which admittedly looks awful

cool breeze · « **Reply #20138 on:** June 08, 2014, 06:20:53 PM »

that's kinda true. but I think all you need is first class and an idea of who wolverine is, about as much as you needed to know about the hulk going into the avengers.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #20139 on:** June 08, 2014, 06:37:09 PM »

First Class is just lazy filmmaking, but it works. It's a by numbers "team building" movie. A lot of the Jr. characters are forgettable, but they're not really there to be characters, more like props.

DOFP does try more, but it fails at it too, imo. I mean, basically you're quibbling over me giving FC an 8.0 and DOFP a 7.5 or the equivalent. I liked both but think FC is a bit better.

Eric P · « **Reply #20140 on:** June 08, 2014, 07:11:33 PM »

The Toolbox Murders - Nasty little film. I'm not too certain how I feel about it. It's very cheap and very grimy but that works in the film's favor. It has a very unusual ending and a brutal if non-explicit coda.

Come Drink With Me - the film that turned The Shaw Brothers into a kung fu film factory. I hadn't seen this in nearly a decade, but a local museum's King Hu retrospective motivated me to take a look. You can tell that a lot of the content is sui generis as it sets up several tropes which are still in play in 2014 within the genre. It's a bit sloppier than I recall but then Hu's editing hadn't yet hit its highs. Hard to say if it's worth a watch as anything other than a history piece.

Rahxephon91 · « **Reply #20141 on:** June 08, 2014, 07:16:07 PM »

Quote from: AWESOM-O on June 08, 2014, 02:37:46 PM

DOFP below First Class

Well it's not like DOFP is good.

TEEEPO · « **Reply #20142 on:** June 08, 2014, 09:12:31 PM »

i watched DOFP last night and was completely blown away

it's easily up there along side Kick-Ass and Spider-Man 2, and in time i wouldn't be surprised if i were to call it my favorite comic book movie because of how it effectively erased all the shit that came before it and expanded the franchise into one that can easily compete with Marvel's shit. this hinges on whether they recast Jean, Cyclops, Storm and Rogue moving forward.. luckily we'll be seeing more of the first class era which is especially good since i am totally gay for Fassbender's Magneto.

Yeti · « **Reply #20143 on:** June 10, 2014, 12:45:21 AM »

I'm probably the only person who would look forward to this, but it looks like they might bring back Clone High as a movie

http://collider.com/clone-high-movie-phil-lord-chris-miller/

Momo · « **Reply #20144 on:** June 10, 2014, 03:14:22 AM »

I liked clone high, especially the obnoxiously high sung OP. srs

chronovore · « **Reply #20145 on:** June 11, 2014, 10:33:17 PM »

I'll see it in a theater, even though Frank Miller is another Miller who was brain-broken by 9/11.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #20146 on:** June 11, 2014, 10:54:28 PM »

guess I'm in the minority: Miller was always trash IMO, outside of Daredevil. Not a fan of his writing style.

chronovore · « **Reply #20147 on:** June 12, 2014, 09:05:36 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on June 11, 2014, 10:54:28 PM

guess I'm in the minority: Miller was always trash IMO, outside of Daredevil. Not a fan of his writing style.

I'll grant you Ronin, even 300 and Elektra Returns are divisive... but you didn't like the original Dark Knight Returns arc, or Batman Year One? You're kidding me.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #20148 on:** June 12, 2014, 04:50:19 PM »

Haven't read Year One but I really don't like Dark Knight Returns. Ronin...bleh. 300 isn't horrible but it's just...there.

Yeti · « **Reply #20149 on:** June 12, 2014, 05:29:45 PM »

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #20150 on:** June 12, 2014, 05:32:56 PM »

Man, Marvel's really scraping the bottom of the barrel.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #20151 on:** June 12, 2014, 06:41:02 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on June 12, 2014, 05:32:56 PM

Man, Marvel's really scraping the bottom of the barrel.

Still, Michael Keaton wrestling a nearly naked Edward Norton.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #20152 on:** June 12, 2014, 06:57:05 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on June 12, 2014, 04:50:19 PM

Haven't read Year One but I really don't like Dark Knight Returns. Ronin...bleh. 300 isn't horrible but it's just...there.

There is an animated Year one that is pretty much just the comic in full form. I recommend it.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #20153 on:** June 12, 2014, 10:15:58 PM »

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #20154 on:** June 12, 2014, 10:26:57 PM »

Wow, the description of the trailer that leaked a few months ago>>>>the actual trailer. Looks like trash

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #20155 on:** June 12, 2014, 11:07:05 PM »

Glad to see the Farley brothers are still trapped in the 90s.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #20156 on:** June 12, 2014, 11:41:05 PM »

And after that Three Stooges reboot had built them up so much good will.

TEEEPO · « **Reply #20157 on:** June 13, 2014, 02:33:06 AM »

Edge of Tomorrow would have easily been my movie of the summer had DOFP not owned so much. that money shot of Emily Blunt

The Dance of Reality had a few brilliant moments but the film dragged on for far too long and i had very little interest in Jodorowsky's political lesson.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #20158 on:** June 13, 2014, 12:06:35 PM »

EoT is doing pretty well overseas. Hopefully it will inspire someone to throw a bunch of money at Paul Verhoeven and get him back on Scifi.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #20159 on:** June 14, 2014, 03:28:45 PM »

Quote from: http://www.slashfilm.com/aquaman-jason-momoa-batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice/

Jason Momoa has been cast as Aquaman in the Zack Snyder‘s Man of Steel sequel/Justice League prequel Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice. Hitfix has confirmed the long rumored casting, and claims Snyder has “already finalized his designs for the character so shooting can take place soon.”

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