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Steve Contra · « **Reply #21720 on:** January 02, 2015, 12:44:28 PM »

The Interview is basically a modern day Farrelly bros movie, where they had a couple of gags they thought would be hilarious and they had to make a movie around them. Strangely that movie was about assassinating a real life dictator.

benjipwns · « **Reply #21721 on:** January 02, 2015, 12:56:24 PM »

Having the white guy be the most fervent and violent of the group was a nice touch and I liked that they only really pointed it out once and iirc it was to insult him.

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Spark plugs! Jews invented spark plugs to control global traffic.

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Mupepe · « **Reply #21722 on:** January 02, 2015, 05:47:49 PM »

Exodus - wow this was boring

Hobbit battle of the five armies - easily the worst of all 6 ME movies. Felt so unnecessary.

Tasty · « **Reply #21723 on:** January 02, 2015, 07:05:26 PM »

"Why does it hurt so much?"

"Because it was real."

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #21724 on:** January 02, 2015, 07:08:29 PM »

I liked both of the other two movies more than BFM.

I mean, BFM had some pretty cool battle scenes, but...that's all it was for nearly three hours.

Mupepe · « **Reply #21725 on:** January 02, 2015, 07:16:51 PM »

Quote from: The Walrus on January 02, 2015, 05:49:07 PM

Quote from: Mupepe on January 02, 2015, 05:47:49 PM
Hobbit battle of the five armies - easily the worst of all 6 ME movies. Felt so unnecessary.

You thought AUJ was better?

A lot better. I felt like the pacing wasn't so frantic and sloppy and it seemed more like an adventure. The five armies felt like a mishmash of tones. I was mostly bored in it. I also liked DoS quite a bit

TVC15 · « **Reply #21726 on:** January 02, 2015, 07:45:44 PM »

I watched Brian Yuzna's The Dentist on Netflix the other day and it was pretty awesome. Trashy in all the right ways. Highly recommended.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #21727 on:** January 02, 2015, 07:54:49 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on January 02, 2015, 07:08:29 PM

I liked both of the other two movies more than BFM.

I mean, BFM had some pretty cool battle scenes, but...that's all it was for nearly three hours.

Yeah, which is why it was better than a bunch of dwarf fuckery for an hour and a half.

Eric P · « **Reply #21728 on:** January 02, 2015, 10:42:41 PM »

Selma is so fucking good. Great acting, great directing and it works to show dispel the "great man of history" interpretation of the past by allowing other actors and systems to show the work which they had done to get to the point where Selma could even be a possibility. Some beautiful shots, but the DP did kind of blow out some scenes which was unfortunate.

the parallels in the first half of the film and 2014 are very powerful

edit: the actor they got to portray Malcolm X was uncanny

Himu · « **Reply #21729 on:** January 02, 2015, 11:48:25 PM »

Journey to the West

I thought I would never see a bad Stephen Chow film. That was before today.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #21730 on:** January 02, 2015, 11:51:39 PM »

Quote from: Queen of Ice on January 02, 2015, 11:48:25 PM

Journey to the West

I thought I would never see a bad Stephen Chow film. That was before today.

It was better than CJ7, though.

Himu · « **Reply #21731 on:** January 02, 2015, 11:53:01 PM »

It still sucked dick.

Mr. Nobody · « **Reply #21732 on:** January 03, 2015, 12:26:27 AM »

The Equalizer was cool. Nothing spectacular but I wouldn't turn the channel if I saw it on TV

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #21733 on:** January 03, 2015, 12:33:21 AM »

Quote from: Queen of Ice on January 02, 2015, 11:48:25 PM

Journey to the West

I thought I would never see a bad Stephen Chow film. That was before today.

A Chinese Odyssey Part 1 & 2 were awesome, though.

Himu · « **Reply #21734 on:** January 03, 2015, 01:22:37 AM »

The worst part about Journey to the West adaptations is that the book is my favorite book but no one can seemed assed to do a decent adaptation of it that isn't rife with bullshit. The only exception I can think of is the original Dragon Ball and that's just a loose reinterpretation. I have no idea what the point of turning Journey to the West into a rom com considering the original source material is already fucking hilarious in that it has a talking monkey that fucks up heaven and gets drunk on all the deva's and bodhisattva's wine. Who would wants to watch a rom com featuring two nobodies and not a monkey who raises an army of apes? Not me. I just don't get it. Holy shit.

Quote from: Joe Molotov on January 03, 2015, 12:33:21 AM

Quote from: Queen of Ice on January 02, 2015, 11:48:25 PM
Journey to the West

I thought I would never see a bad Stephen Chow film. That was before today.

A Chinese Odyssey Part 1 & 2 were awesome, though.

Well, they're not DIRECTED by Chow.

Tasty · « **Reply #21735 on:** January 03, 2015, 01:24:13 AM »

Quote from: The Walrus on January 03, 2015, 01:15:48 AM

Gone Girl - outstanding.

Mr. Nobody · « **Reply #21736 on:** January 03, 2015, 03:11:03 AM »

Just finished Gone Girl myself. Holy fucking shit...amazing.

Get married brehs

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #21737 on:** January 03, 2015, 07:04:27 PM »

Gone Girl and Nightcrawler are probably my top two for the year.

my head says GG is better all around, but Nightcrawler is just so frigging fun. Yeah, I was expecting Gone Girl to be great, no shit Sherlock, a good Fincher film, well I never. But Nightcrawler knocked me on my ass and kept surprising me delightfully all the way through. Its great stuff.

StealthFan · « **Reply #21738 on:** January 03, 2015, 07:12:29 PM »

Foxcatcher was good, even if a lot of it is made up bullshit.

Yeti · « **Reply #21739 on:** January 03, 2015, 10:01:26 PM »

A teaser for a teaser for a trailer of a movie!

Tasty · « **Reply #21740 on:** January 05, 2015, 07:52:09 AM »

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit was just added to Netflix so I checked it out, and it's fucking great. Keira Knightley was damn fine. Would be there for a sequel.

Bebpo · « **Reply #21741 on:** January 06, 2015, 04:41:55 AM »

Speaking of Jake, watched Enemy and liked it even though I was definitely WTFing at the ending shot. Thinking about it and reading theories, it makes sense and is a pretty good Lynch-esque story, but:

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I'm a little bummed that the theory that it's just 1 guy fighting the internal struggle with his cheater self is basically it. While watching it, once they did the "we have the same scar" thing I was hoping it'd be more of a Twilight Zone sci-fi short story of two versions of a person that stemmed from a choice (stay or leave) branching into alternate dimensions who by some odd event exist in the same world and then forces of the universe work themselves out and bring them back to one by the end and one takes the place of the other.

Although the first hit that comes up on google is a critics' theory about how the film is Invasion of the Body Snatchers about a Spider-race taking over mankind without them knowing it. Kind of neat how the same movie can have that as one theory and a realistic subconscious battle as the other. heh.

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benjipwns · « **Reply #21742 on:** January 06, 2015, 11:51:51 AM »

https://twitter.com/channingtatum/status/552276922890485760

Magic Mike 3 set in New Orleans?!?

toku · « **Reply #21743 on:** January 06, 2015, 01:15:31 PM »

Isn't it partly a roadtrip movie?

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #21744 on:** January 06, 2015, 11:38:59 PM »

Here's the actual Ant Man trailer

...not very exciting, tbh

toku · « **Reply #21745 on:** January 07, 2015, 12:00:15 AM »

Best part is the suit which looks like something out of a tokusatsu

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #21746 on:** January 07, 2015, 01:43:20 AM »

Quote from: The Walrus on January 07, 2015, 12:07:59 AM

This is the point where Marvel stretches themselves too thin, like Hitler invading the Soviet Union.

That feel when you agree with Glen Shinobi about movies

Eric P · « **Reply #21747 on:** January 07, 2015, 06:05:28 AM »

I was digging the first half of The Guest, but I think I was kind of let down by the second half. I was very into the mystery and really dug the acting, but then when it shifted into second gear it feels like it comes out of nowhere. It's still entertaining, but it's not really what I had hoped for

edit: I didn't like it nearly as much as I did You're Next. More mumblecore horror, less mumblecore action films.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #21748 on:** January 07, 2015, 09:07:44 AM »

Hobbit; that had more cringe moments than the other 5 movies combined. Still enjoyed it.

Eric P · « **Reply #21749 on:** January 07, 2015, 09:52:01 AM »

ant-meh

cool breeze · « **Reply #21750 on:** January 07, 2015, 12:58:56 PM »

I thought it was parodying a generic action trailer, like jack ryan shadow recruit, to then subvert it, like guardians of the galaxy. but that didn't happen.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #21751 on:** January 07, 2015, 01:05:36 PM »

Yeah, I really don't understand how they think a dark, serious tone like that is going to work with a superhero who shrinks down and then rides around on a wasp.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #21752 on:** January 07, 2015, 01:55:13 PM »

Nerd pride is at an all time but when a fucking Ant Man trailer can premier in prime time and trend on twitter. Good lord.

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #21753 on:** January 07, 2015, 03:14:28 PM »

are you guys implying that the Marvel film that launches soon after Avengers 2 isn't going to make lots of bank?

I'm pessimistic that the film will be good sans Wright, but not at all about its possible financial success.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #21754 on:** January 07, 2015, 11:39:39 PM »

American Sniper

wish we got to see the wife's titties.

El Babua · « **Reply #21755 on:** January 07, 2015, 11:51:02 PM »

Saw Tusk

Basically just uttered "...fucking Kevin Smith" after it was over. Also makes me see Awesome-O in a brand new light.

TVC15 · « **Reply #21756 on:** January 07, 2015, 11:53:39 PM »

Quote from: Bobby Doucher on January 07, 2015, 11:51:02 PM

Saw Tusk

Basically just uttered "...fucking Kevin Smith" after it was over. Also makes me see Awesome-O in a brand new light.

I was considering watching this to see if it's as terrible as it looks and sounds from reviews. Worthwhile to do so?

El Babua · « **Reply #21757 on:** January 07, 2015, 11:58:51 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on January 07, 2015, 11:53:39 PM

Quote from: Bobby Doucher on January 07, 2015, 11:51:02 PM
Saw Tusk

Basically just uttered "...fucking Kevin Smith" after it was over. Also makes me see Awesome-O in a brand new light.

I was considering watching this to see if it's as terrible as it looks and sounds from reviews. Worthwhile to do so?

It's honestly better if you just watch the last 20 or so minutes without context.

Bebpo · « **Reply #21758 on:** January 08, 2015, 12:27:42 AM »

I'm not touching anymore Kevin Smith movies after Clerks II. His golden age era of writing is long past gone.

TVC15 · « **Reply #21759 on:** January 08, 2015, 12:40:13 AM »

I was really hoping Red State would be good. What a disaster and a waste of a pretty good cast.

Bebpo · « **Reply #21760 on:** January 08, 2015, 01:10:19 AM »

Quote from: Death Ghidorah on January 08, 2015, 12:38:37 AM

Clerks II was great, everything after that though

Clerks II was like 1/10th as clever and funny as Clerks 1 or Clerks The Animated Series. It wasn't awful, but it wasn't nearly on the same level as his Clerks/Mallrats/Chasing Amy writing.

toku · « **Reply #21761 on:** January 08, 2015, 02:14:07 AM »

I liked Clerks 2 as well but everything smith has done since? nope

Eric P · « **Reply #21762 on:** January 08, 2015, 07:37:13 AM »

Saw Birdman. I can appreciate the craft that went into it but it kind of ultimately left me cold. I think the best thing about it was nerd reaction to the trailer before it was released and the breathless speculation about how it was going to be an arty superhero movie.

chronovore · « **Reply #21763 on:** January 09, 2015, 03:30:37 AM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on January 07, 2015, 01:05:36 PM

Yeah, I really don't understand how they think a dark, serious tone like that is going to work with a superhero who shrinks down and then rides around on a wasp.

I got all excited, and then I realized you wrote "wasp" and not Janet Pym.

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WTF, it's Janet Van Dyne? Has it always been that?

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Eric P · « **Reply #21764 on:** January 09, 2015, 07:54:16 AM »

Saw Starry Eyes and loved it. Good examination of the degrees to which you may go for success. There's not much subtext as it's all on the screen but it's handled quite well. Hell of a final act.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #21765 on:** January 09, 2015, 08:27:58 AM »

I saw Maze Runner It ain't bad y'all, now give me part two

Also saw Under the Candelabra which was great, Rob Lowe stole the show in his short appearance but Damon and Douglas were great too

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #21766 on:** January 09, 2015, 08:33:25 AM »

I'm a complete sucker for 70's movies, so I can't wait to see Inherent Vice this weekend.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #21767 on:** January 09, 2015, 08:34:12 AM »

HAVE YOU SEEN HOW COOL THE POSTERS ARE FOR THIS?

mormapope · « **Reply #21768 on:** January 09, 2015, 11:48:58 AM »

Eyes Wide Shut

Nicole Kidman

Yeti · « **Reply #21769 on:** January 10, 2015, 01:16:33 AM »

I'll be happy if it turns out to be "Honey, I Shrunk the Superheroes"

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Anty :'(

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Eric P · « **Reply #21770 on:** January 10, 2015, 08:18:47 AM »

Why is 70s exploitation film so rape-y? Saw Don't Deliver Us From Evil as it was playing at a small DIY theater and I liked it. It's about two girls who say "fuck the police" and become Satanists in their small French town which means just being mischievous until they accidentally kill a man and then must suffer the consequences.

I liked it, but it felt difficult to enjoy; which I guess is the point, right?

Eric P · « **Reply #21771 on:** January 10, 2015, 11:21:38 PM »

Honeymoon - this small scale horror film is worth your time if you like small scale horror films. Good psychological / relationship horror mystery with an excellent final act as everything clicks into place.

Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones - trash? i dunno. i hated the camera pov character for this film. I did like the whole "let's go shoot the shit out of some witches" scenes and the "hey i have super powers" scenes. horrible final act that ties it into the rest of the PA mythology. More like miss-ology, amirite?! ha ha it's terrible.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #21772 on:** January 11, 2015, 02:35:24 AM »

Gone Girl

Real good stuff, afflecks smug face was used to great effect.Im not a fan of Pike but she was good

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #21773 on:** January 11, 2015, 03:42:27 AM »

Inherent Vice is awesome filmmaking, but people will probably hate it because they're stupid and can't just sit back and appreciate a glorious mess in the hands of a master filmmaker. Don't be a fucking wanker, go see this movie and if you hate it, just know that in 10 years you probably won't. Probably gonna see it again soon.

chronovore · « **Reply #21774 on:** January 11, 2015, 10:31:53 PM »

My son was excited to see a few moves Jackie Chan pulled off in The Karate Kid remake, so I rented Armor of God and enjoyed it again for the first time in over a decade. I’d forgotten that the opening scene was the one in which he nearly was killed due to the breaking branch on that tree. Yikes! Also, ‘80s shoulder pads in full effect, and the boozy, sexy Satanist drug cult was more awesome than I remembered. Were any of the amazon kung-fu chicks in the cave actually dudes? They had killer shoulder and back muscles.

Mupepe · « **Reply #21775 on:** January 11, 2015, 10:38:07 PM »

Quote from: Human Snorenado on January 11, 2015, 03:42:27 AM

Inherent Vice is awesome filmmaking, but people will probably hate it because they're stupid and can't just sit back and appreciate a glorious mess in the hands of a master filmmaker. Don't be a fucking wanker, go see this movie and if you hate it, just know that in 10 years you probably won't. Probably gonna see it again soon.

Out of curiosity, did you like The Master? It was such a well done boring movie

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #21776 on:** January 11, 2015, 10:40:22 PM »

Quote from: Death Ghidorah on January 11, 2015, 03:53:44 AM

It's not in theaters in this shithole :'(

Its on torrents

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #21777 on:** January 11, 2015, 10:42:14 PM »

I saw The Toxic Avenger out of curiosity then couldn't stop watching. WTF did I watch?

Can't tell if it was standard 80's cult movie camp, forced camp, or unintentional camp. "It's just the 80's" is also an acceptable answer.

chronovore · « **Reply #21778 on:** January 11, 2015, 10:44:45 PM »

Quote from: Shaka Khan on January 11, 2015, 10:42:14 PM

I saw The Toxic Avenger out of curiosity then couldn't stop watching. WTF did I watch?

Can't tell if it was standard 80's cult movie camp, forced camp, or unintentional camp. "It's just the 80's" is also an acceptable answer.

Troma captured the '80s and then applied a mocking filter on it, set to 11.

TVC15 · « **Reply #21779 on:** January 11, 2015, 10:47:02 PM »

Quote from: Shaka Khan on January 11, 2015, 10:42:14 PM

I saw The Toxic Avenger out of curiosity then couldn't stop watching. WTF did I watch?

Can't tell if it was standard 80's cult movie camp, forced camp, or unintentional camp. "It's just the 80's" is also an acceptable answer.

You watched something awesome, that's what you did. 2 and 3 suck ass, but 4 is also essential viewing.

Could Shaka become a Troma stan like me?

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