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EvilBoris · « **Reply #1440 on:** August 09, 2009, 05:56:14 AM »

zooey deschanel is a bit creepy.. I think she's some kind of pod person.

Reb · « **Reply #1441 on:** August 09, 2009, 06:00:37 AM »

Saving Private Ryan - Took me a long time to get around to this one, I really enjoyed it.
Idiocracy - Too zany for my tastes, meh.
I Love You, Man - I always like this type of movies, liked this one as well.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #1442 on:** August 09, 2009, 12:42:27 PM »

It was far from a hipster movie, douche-turd. It was about as "hipster" as Eternal Sunshine.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #1443 on:** August 09, 2009, 12:47:55 PM »

I'm sorry, I should've said emo hipster flick. You're right, those films belong in their own subgenre of hipster flicks.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #1444 on:** August 09, 2009, 12:51:58 PM »

*shrugs* Whatever. It was a fantastic movie that deserves it's critical acclaim. You don't see me proclaiming it as a Juno, or that shitty Paper Heart movie do you?

and christ, have you even seen it? I don't think you have. You don't see any movie unless it's some crappy summer popcorn flick

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1445 on:** August 09, 2009, 12:54:10 PM »

sorry brandnew. skinny white people romance flick in 2009=assumed hipster nonsense

to make matters worse, Cheebs loved it

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #1446 on:** August 09, 2009, 01:03:05 PM »

And so did a few others in this thread. People who wanted to hate it. I wasn't so sure about the movie either when I went to go see it. The only hate coming towards this movie are from groups of people on internet forums trying label it as something that so disgusts them that they have an excuse to not go see it, simultaneously building up ammunition for folks who genuinely enjoy a movie for its merits, not its inherit culture. It's kind of bullshit.

But of course, why do I bother. I'll just get some sly response that makes fun of me for whatever unrelated post I've made, or someone will just post a frustratingly short insult and still think they're soooo right about a movie, a person, whatever. I don't know why I bother.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1447 on:** August 09, 2009, 01:04:44 PM »

he produced Transformers

/discussion

Barry Egan · « **Reply #1448 on:** August 09, 2009, 01:05:01 PM »

Quote from: BrandNew on August 09, 2009, 01:03:05 PM

And so did a few others in this thread. People who wanted to hate it. I wasn't so sure about the movie either when I went to go see it. The only hate coming towards this movie are from groups of people on internet forums trying label it as something that so disgusts them that they have an excuse to not go see it, simultaneously building up ammunition for folks who genuinely enjoy a movie for its merits, not its inherit culture. It's kind of bullshit.

But of course, why do I bother. I'll just get some sly response that makes fun of me for whatever unrelated post I've made, or someone will just post a frustratingly short insult and still think they're soooo right about a movie, a person, whatever. I don't know why I bother.

http://www.whitewhine.com/

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #1449 on:** August 09, 2009, 01:06:23 PM »

Quote from: The Tallahassee Democrat

That's probably why the bittersweet, hipster, indie rom-com "(500) Days of Summer" actually feels alive...

Quote from: NPR

'Days Of Summer': Ephron For The Hipster Set

Quote from: New York Press

(500) Days of Summer brings that elitism to the mainstream. Full of hipster self-congratulation...

Quote from: E! Online

(500) Days of Summer a Cute-Enough Hipster Love Story

Quote from: Los Angeles Times

"(500) Days of Summer" stars hipster axiom Joseph Gordon-Levitt as an aspiring architect who falls for a romantically challenged co-worker...

Quote from: KDAF TV

Hipster heartbreak might leave you hollow...

Quote from: Charleston City Paper

The fractured, hipster rom com (500) Days of Summer is no Graduate...

Quote from: Richmond Arts

Most normal couples spend at least the occassional (shameful) evening dumbing down to reality TV or taking in T.G.I. Fridays shrimp poppers. But not our hipster lovebirds.

Quote from: Hollywood Reporter

Batten down the hatches -- the hipsters are coming.

Quote from: Movies.com

(2) hours of hipster (un)love

Quote from: KQED Arts

500 Days of Summer does very well being exactly what it's meant to be: a bittersweet, off-beat take on hipster love.

Quote from: Cultured Club

(500) Days Of Summer: Hipsters In Love

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #1450 on:** August 09, 2009, 01:11:05 PM »

Quote from: BrandNew on August 09, 2009, 12:51:58 PM

and christ, have you even seen it? I don't think you have. You don't see any movie unless it's some crappy summer popcorn flick

Yes, Funny People, Moon, Up, etc. are crappy, summer popcorn flicks (well, Funny People was pretty crappy). Keep in mind, I've actually passed on all the summer popcorn flicks save for Transformers 2!

... but yeah, I'm certainly not going to pay $10 to $12 to see a film that doesn't benefit from the theater environment whatsoever, when I can buy it on DVD for roughly the same price and watch it at home. Or stream it from Netflix.

Stupid hipster.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #1451 on:** August 09, 2009, 01:12:40 PM »

Hey, the first one was entertaining!

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #1452 on:** August 09, 2009, 01:29:15 PM »

Willco: How would you describe (500) Days of Summer
Cheebs: eh?
Willco: The film.
Willco: How would film historian, Jake Yenor, describe this indie hit.
Cheebs: the juno/little miss sunshine of 2009...?
Cheebs: I dunno it kinda is going for that
Willco: Thank you, that is good enough!

BrandNew in hipster denial.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1453 on:** August 09, 2009, 01:38:33 PM »

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #1454 on:** August 09, 2009, 01:39:28 PM »

Cheebs: [BrandNew] likes even more hipster movies and music than me so he is crazy
Cheebs: and he wears scarves and stuff for STYLE, he is a complete hipster

Cheebs throws BrandNew underneath the hipster bus!

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1455 on:** August 09, 2009, 01:41:15 PM »

There's no coming back from being labeled "too hipster" by someone who spends $60 on haircuts

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #1456 on:** August 09, 2009, 01:42:34 PM »

Let us not forget that Cheebs has his mom chauffeur him from bookstore to bookstore, whilst drinking Starbucks lattes and sitting in the backseat.

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #1457 on:** August 09, 2009, 02:35:48 PM »

I am more hipster than any of you

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #1458 on:** August 09, 2009, 03:05:56 PM »

Quote from: jarosh on August 09, 2009, 02:33:00 PM

why don't you all just shut the fuck up about this already

That's such a hipster thing to say.

Reb · « **Reply #1459 on:** August 09, 2009, 04:26:20 PM »

Quote from: jarosh on August 09, 2009, 02:33:00 PM

why don't you all just shut the fuck up about this already

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #1460 on:** August 09, 2009, 05:07:16 PM »

Quote from: Willco on August 09, 2009, 03:05:56 PM

Quote from: jarosh on August 09, 2009, 02:33:00 PM
why don't you all just shut the fuck up about this already

That's such a hipster thing to say.

Better a hipster than a willco.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #1461 on:** August 09, 2009, 05:27:49 PM »

Quote from: jarosh on August 09, 2009, 05:16:44 PM

i'm very comfortable with my hipsterness

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #1462 on:** August 09, 2009, 05:47:29 PM »

Quote from: jarosh on August 09, 2009, 05:16:44 PM

i'm very comfortable with my hipsterness

Hipsters are always self-centered!

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1463 on:** August 09, 2009, 06:17:31 PM »

Hmmm I will look it up

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #1464 on:** August 09, 2009, 07:50:41 PM »

500 Days of Summer was excellent, and I thought Juno was a pile of steaming vomit.

But anyway, I saw Let The Right One In. It was pretty great.

demi · « **Reply #1465 on:** August 10, 2009, 10:15:14 PM »

don't wear yourself out there hipster, wouldnt want hard work to get in your way.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #1466 on:** August 10, 2009, 10:29:30 PM »

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on August 10, 2009, 10:13:01 PM

Quote from: jarosh on August 09, 2009, 05:16:44 PM
i'm very comfortable with my hipsterness
this works for me. all the hipster hate is getting pretty fucking tired.

Pretty much.

Besides, real hipsters on Capitol Hill would mock the fuck out of me since I'm a homeowner, have a car and live North of the cut.

cool breeze · « **Reply #1467 on:** August 10, 2009, 10:36:02 PM »

I don't even know what a hipster is anymore. I've seen the pictures of the people called hipster in this thread and I wouldn't think they were.

but Brandnew saying 500 days of summer wasn't a hipster movie only for Wilco to reply with all those reviews calling it one was pretty funny. I'll watch the movie eventually if only to understand why it's (500) and not 500. Is it an area code?

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #1468 on:** August 10, 2009, 10:37:24 PM »

I liked it, but Zooey Deschanel's character is a bitch who needs to be smacked.

ManaByte · « **Reply #1469 on:** August 12, 2009, 03:17:58 PM »

They are moving forward with two more Riddick movies to complete the trilogy started with Chronicles of Riddick and they're just discussing the rating issue now:

Quote

The Riddick discussion is about rating now…

Though Hollywood likes their PG Ratings, the next chapter in the COR series was always envisioned as an R rating, like Pitch Black…

One Studio exec suggested doing both “The Underverse” and “The Furyan”, (working titles) at the same time, allowing us an R rating for the first and a PG rating for the second.

The good news- David Twohy’s script comes in next month.

That's from Vin Diesel.

Tauntaun · « **Reply #1470 on:** August 12, 2009, 05:18:46 PM »

Quote from: ManaByte on August 12, 2009, 03:17:58 PM

They are moving forward with two more Riddick movies to complete the trilogy started with Chronicles of Riddick and they're just discussing the rating issue now:
Quote
The Riddick discussion is about rating now…

Though Hollywood likes their PG Ratings, the next chapter in the COR series was always envisioned as an R rating, like Pitch Black…

One Studio exec suggested doing both “The Underverse” and “The Furyan”, (working titles) at the same time, allowing us an R rating for the first and a PG rating for the second.

The good news- David Twohy’s script comes in next month.

That's from Vin Diesel.

YES! Riddick was sex. Give me more sci-fi. mmmmm

Yeti · « **Reply #1471 on:** August 13, 2009, 12:51:37 AM »

I thought Chronicles of Riddick bombed and there was no hope for any more. I wasn't blown away by Chronicles, but I did love Pitch Black and Escape From Butcher Bay.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #1472 on:** August 13, 2009, 01:40:15 AM »

PG Chronicles of Riddick = Shitty shit shit

I always thought it had(s) an interesting mythos but before shit gets interesting it goes all typical Hollywood rollercoaster action. Hopefully they'll do something interesting with the next installments, I'm not too hopeful though, seeing as how they're fighting for R rated content (but that's probably typical).

etiolate · « **Reply #1473 on:** August 13, 2009, 02:14:15 AM »

Quote from: BlueTsunami on July 24, 2009, 06:00:31 AM

I wonder if the visual direction is actually being pulled from Fallout 3 or something (or is there some other precedent?). Its as if the Hughes Brothers played the game and had this image in mind when filming. I'm not that knowledgeable on how movie are born and progress but would Gary have that much influence on the actual look of the movie?

Either way, I love the way it looks and can't wait to watch it.

Whitta wouldn't have much say. Writers are normally requested to make some changes/alterations up to a point. But they don't get to pop in and suggest changes to the director. They are kept pretty separate from the film making process.

Bebpo · « **Reply #1474 on:** August 13, 2009, 06:12:46 AM »

Watched Adventureland & Hellraiser tonight.

Adventureland was pretty good. I've been enjoying the coming of age movies that have been appearing over the last 3-5 years. They tend to have good music, likeable characters, and sometimes neat cinematography.

Hellraiser was...ok. I dig Clive Barker's stories and his macabre vision, but honestly I didn't find the movie very creepy or grotesque. It was just kinda slow and standard with a few cool scenes here and there. Plus it was sooo 80s and that's always a bad thing.

Tucah · « **Reply #1475 on:** August 13, 2009, 12:00:17 PM »

The Boat that Rocked.

It was alright, the (very) thin plot was terrible and the ending was cheesy, but I enjoyed it otherwise.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #1476 on:** August 13, 2009, 12:47:55 PM »

Quote from: Bebpo on August 13, 2009, 06:12:46 AM

Plus it was sooo 80s and that's always a bad thing.

Never a bad thing.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #1477 on:** August 13, 2009, 12:49:40 PM »

i wonder what color scarf is brandnew's favorite. i'm guessing blue.

ManaByte · « **Reply #1478 on:** August 13, 2009, 04:39:03 PM »

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #1479 on:** August 13, 2009, 04:46:10 PM »

That looks so awful.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #1480 on:** August 13, 2009, 04:52:07 PM »

What a piece of shit

Enough with trailers that exceed one minute, btw. Red band or not

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #1481 on:** August 13, 2009, 04:54:03 PM »

Normally, I give first time directors a lot of leniency, but that looks awful just from the trailer. Not to mention, for someone that carved his name in the digital effects realm, the CG looks like total shit.

Bildi · « **Reply #1482 on:** August 13, 2009, 06:14:30 PM »

Quote from: Bebpo on August 13, 2009, 06:12:46 AM

Plus it was sooo 80s and that's always a bad thing.

WHAT.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #1483 on:** August 13, 2009, 07:23:23 PM »

Oh god, its like a Dogma without Chris Rock

ManaByte · « **Reply #1484 on:** August 13, 2009, 07:38:20 PM »

No it's like Constantine but taking ideas from The Mist (Dennis Quaid's death is like directly out of the spider part of the Mist) while looking like a made for SyFy movie.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #1485 on:** August 13, 2009, 08:40:34 PM »

I popped Big Trouble in Little China into the Blu-ray deck.

Transfer is gorgeous. How come Halloween doesn't look as good?

The soundtrack sounds great too. I love Carpenter's music video! 80s rule!

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #1486 on:** August 13, 2009, 08:47:23 PM »

so the Blu-Ray has all the features of the 2-disc DVD edition? Cool.

and the music video Wilco refrences might just be the most 80's-iest thing ever made. More so then a picture of the members of WHAM watching Alf while chugging Diet Rite.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #1487 on:** August 13, 2009, 08:51:27 PM »

I love it so much! John Carpenter is so great.

Yeah, it's a pretty great disc. I don't own a lot of movies, but Big Trouble is in my personal Top 5 of all-time, so it was mandatory. And next month ARMY OF DARKNESS comes out! Yay!

It really hits, me though - I hope I write something half as good as Big Trouble in Little China.

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #1488 on:** August 13, 2009, 08:57:13 PM »

just wait a year on Army of Darkness, you just know there will be a better edition coming out later.

ManaByte · « **Reply #1489 on:** August 13, 2009, 09:11:42 PM »

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #1490 on:** August 13, 2009, 09:15:33 PM »

I will buy that one too.

I cannot wait for HD Army of Darkness.

Now that I have HD copies of The Thing, Big Trouble, Ghostbusters, Evil Dead II, Godfather, Nightmare Before Christmas, Halloween, Predator, Unbreakable - all I want is Jaws, Escape from New York, Flash Gordon, Alien/Aliens, Conan the Barbarian, Darkman and Suspiria.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #1491 on:** August 13, 2009, 09:19:03 PM »

Abduction movie? :yawn

ManaByte · « **Reply #1492 on:** August 13, 2009, 09:26:50 PM »

Quote from: Willco on August 13, 2009, 09:19:03 PM

Abduction movie? :yawn

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #1493 on:** August 13, 2009, 09:31:12 PM »

Yawn.

So, a quick Google search shows that none of the names or information from The Fourth Kind trailer come up as legit. That is pretty fucked up to have Milla talking as herself, vouching for the credibility of the so-called "archive footage".

Bebpo · « **Reply #1494 on:** August 13, 2009, 09:49:38 PM »

Quote from: Bildi on August 13, 2009, 06:14:30 PM

Quote from: Bebpo on August 13, 2009, 06:12:46 AM
Plus it was sooo 80s and that's always a bad thing.

WHAT.

I am a teen of the 90s, 80s were my enemy.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #1495 on:** August 13, 2009, 11:09:42 PM »

I wasn't born in the 70s, but I don't hate everything from that decade because I've got TASTE.

Bildi · « **Reply #1496 on:** August 14, 2009, 02:14:45 AM »

Not a movie but I saw the first episode of Sarah Connor Chronicles last week. I didn't find it particularly engaging what with it just rehashing a typical Terminator storyline. I'm hoping it gets better.

Bebpo · « **Reply #1497 on:** August 14, 2009, 03:44:52 AM »

saw I Love You, Man

was kind of disappointing considering the actors. Segel did a good job, but Rudd who is a very funny actor was stuck playing a really unlikable annoying character for the first half of the movie who just wasn't particularly enjoyable to watch. When he loosen's up in the 2nd half he's ok, but it's still a movie about a character who is unlikable and that really hurt the film. It also just wasn't that funny. boo

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1498 on:** August 14, 2009, 04:29:57 AM »

District 9

It's not destined to be this generation's scifi movie, but, putting that aside, it's a pretty good movie. It's got some satire, some social commentary, and lots and lots of people getting BLOWED UP. Cool stuff. Like some reviews have stated, it starts out as kind of a documentary about aliens living on Earth and then becomes more of an action movie. Both parts have their strong parts, though the second half will be the most remembered. What really amazes me about this movie is how much they were able to do with such a [relatively] small budget. These days you can barely even make a comedy for $30 million, much less a scifi action movie that actually looks believable.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #1499 on:** August 14, 2009, 05:07:41 AM »

Quote from: Willco on August 13, 2009, 09:15:33 PM

I will buy that one too.

I cannot wait for HD Army of Darkness.

Now that I have HD copies of The Thing, Big Trouble, Ghostbusters, Evil Dead II, Godfather, Nightmare Before Christmas, Halloween, Predator, Unbreakable - all I want is Jaws, Escape from New York, Flash Gordon, Alien/Aliens, Conan the Barbarian, Darkman and Suspiria.

i have Army of Darkness on HD-DVD ( which is the definition of

) - so surely there must be nice rips of it out there.

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