Author Topic: Movie News, Reviews, and Discussion Super-Thread (Read 5160066 times)

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #1500 on:** August 14, 2009, 06:14:03 AM »

Why would I rip that? That's so dumb.

I never pirate from the industry I'm trying to make it in. That's like stealing money from myself.

Not to mention that the Screwhead Edition will have U-Control, BD Live and all supplemental material from the SE DVDs (not present on the HD-DVD). Combined with the rumor that the Blu-ray might feature a better transfer based on the R3 footage that was used for the Army of Darkness Blu-ray released in the UK last year, the Blu-ray is a way better deal.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #1501 on:** August 14, 2009, 09:12:32 PM »

Came back from District 9. Great movies, effects were good but they still didn't completely gel with the environment. The modeling and animation of the aliens were fantastic though (you really do empathize with the "prawns", partly because the situation they're in and also because of how lifelike they animated them).

But the biggest annoyance was how obnoxious the main character was. What a fucking douche. Completely unlikable, and I'm guessing they wanted it to be this way but they went above and beyond and I ended up hating the character for most of the movie.

On the plus side, a large pig gets gravity gunned and shot at a group of enemies, it was hilarious and makes up for the Wikus character.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #1502 on:** August 14, 2009, 09:14:54 PM »

I pretty much had the ending spoiled for me by a short review, so any hype I had for District 9 (didn't really have any) is gone. The Hurt Locker is now playing at my local theater, so that takes priority.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #1503 on:** August 14, 2009, 09:16:26 PM »

That sucks :/ but I would watch it anyways for the SFX spectacle. Its pretty awesome.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #1504 on:** August 14, 2009, 09:18:55 PM »

It's not so much that the ending was spoiled, but what the spoiler was. I'll still see it probably, but I wanted to see The Hurt Locker more anyway. I just can't believe it's playing at my shitty town theater.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #1505 on:** August 14, 2009, 09:48:35 PM »

I want to see The Hurt Locker, but no one will go with me because of the awful trailers. $:-\$

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #1506 on:** August 14, 2009, 10:04:27 PM »

It had a bad trailer?

I don't even remember ever watching one, just the first five minutes or whatever on Hulu.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #1507 on:** August 14, 2009, 10:08:57 PM »

I can't find the shit trailer I saw online now, but I found a much better one. I should send it to a bunch of people and hope it will change someone's mind.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #1508 on:** August 14, 2009, 10:09:38 PM »

I was about to post the opening sequence on Hulu, but I forgot you're Canadian.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #1509 on:** August 14, 2009, 10:10:58 PM »

$:-\$ $:-\$ $:-\$

Hotspot Shield doesn't even work anymore.

tiesto · « **Reply #1510 on:** August 15, 2009, 02:24:41 AM »

Just got in from seeing District 9 - for a while, I had no idea where the movie would be going. Started off as a documentary, then started to get a bit freaky, before erupting in balls-out action. Can't believe the movie was on such a shoestring budget,

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hell, the 'mech' parts were more entertaining than Transformers 2

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although some of the effects where people were getting blasted to smithereens kinda looked cheesy. Thought it'd be a bit more interesting if it was mostly filmed as a documentary. Very obvious a parable to apartheid, but still good social commentary, and I liked the Jo'burg setting a lot of course. Overall I really liked the movie.

chronovore · « **Reply #1511 on:** August 15, 2009, 09:37:42 AM »

On the plane, I saw a mess of films. I will review them as Haiku:

X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Workprint pre-release
had goofy effects and yet
not much better here

Taken
Die Albanians!
O! Liam Fucking Neeson
You are so badass

Goemon
Entirely CG
yet somehow very touching
Better than Casshern

Fast&Furious
Paul and Vin are back,
in a mostly OK script;
Why did this get made?

DeathNote
So-so manga
gets big-screen adaptation
and still makes no sense

Alternately...
Pretty boys on-screen
reading from scripts so murky;
who is the hero?

I'm hoping District 9 is not a late, late, like next year late release here in Japan.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #1512 on:** August 15, 2009, 10:04:24 AM »

I think District 9 shows if you're really serious about making a good movie and go in taters deep, you can pull off something great even with a moderate budget.

cool breeze · « **Reply #1513 on:** August 15, 2009, 11:13:40 AM »

Requiem for a Dream

2nd Darren Aronofsky I've seen after The Wrestler, which I thought was great, and now I don't think I want to watch The Fountain or Pi anymore.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #1514 on:** August 15, 2009, 01:28:17 PM »

Jarosh

Aronofsky

The Fountain

But yeah, The Fountain is really something special

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #1515 on:** August 15, 2009, 01:30:43 PM »

Quote from: jarosh on August 15, 2009, 01:27:16 PM

i'd strongly advise against watching the opening before seeing the actual movie in the theatre. actually, i hate the current trend of offering 5 to 10 minute clips of upcoming movies online, even worse if it's the beginning of the film. takes away from the experience, sometimes even more so than all those shitty trailers that insist on giving away the whole plot, including any possible twists and in some extreme cases even the ending.

But I think it'd get one of his friends to want to see the movie, at least.

tiesto · « **Reply #1516 on:** August 15, 2009, 01:33:24 PM »

I still need to see Pi and Requiem... The Fountain is one of my favorite movies of all time (the first Blu-Ray I ever saw on my Sony PlayStation 3 (tm) ), and I loved The Wrestler as well.

Best part about The Wrestler:

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The custom-made NES wrestling game the main character was playing in his trailer

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CajoleJuice · « **Reply #1517 on:** August 15, 2009, 01:34:14 PM »

I want to learn Go solely due to Pi.

I've liked all of Aronofsky's films, really. Mansell's scores are so fucking awesome.

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The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #1518 on:** August 15, 2009, 04:05:43 PM »

Watched The Haunting in Connecticut since I have to review. It sucks balls.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1519 on:** August 15, 2009, 05:20:37 PM »

Quote from: Willco on August 15, 2009, 04:05:43 PM

Watched The Haunting in Connecticut since I have to review. It sucks balls.

I wasted $3 renting it. Every haunted house cliche is thrown into that movie

drew · « **Reply #1520 on:** August 15, 2009, 05:28:40 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on August 15, 2009, 05:20:37 PM

Quote from: Willco on August 15, 2009, 04:05:43 PM
Watched The Haunting in Connecticut since I have to review. It sucks balls.

I wasted $3 renting it. Every haunted house cliche is thrown into that movie

you have to review it?

who is holding a gun to your head?

also there are dvdrips and screeners (same thing) out for this thing, youre a sucker for paying money

twerd · « **Reply #1521 on:** August 15, 2009, 05:35:21 PM »

District 9 - 7/10

Not quite all I had hoped it would be. I thought it would be a lot more documentary-like, but it took Children of Men's filmography and mixed it with Terminator's action. There are plenty of plot holes, but all in all I liked it. The most annoying part for me was that the musical score was constantly in the background, and the "documentary" parts served more as a an epilogue and prologue than an actual story device. I think the concept was much more ambitious than the actual execution.

Degrassi Goes Hollywood - 10/10

Mia is hot as hell.

(500) Days of Summer - 6/10

It's not bad, but it seems very incohesive and not just because the story jumps around. It was Hollywood's idea of what a non-Hollywood love story movie would be like. The whole monologue about gift cards being an evil institute that says it's empty emotions where you should be able to say your own struck me as ironic, because this movie is meant to elicit emotions that you've felt in a relationship. In attempting to appeal to everyone, it comes off as unfocused. Just like all Fox Spotlight pictures these days, the "indie" appeal seems like an afterthought (throw in B&S reference here, hire Zooey Deschanel, play Regina Spektor and Feist in background). All in all, it was better than I expected and a fun movie, just not as good as I had hoped.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #1522 on:** August 15, 2009, 06:07:25 PM »

Quote from: drew on August 15, 2009, 05:28:40 PM

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on August 15, 2009, 05:20:37 PM
Quote from: Willco on August 15, 2009, 04:05:43 PM
Watched The Haunting in Connecticut since I have to review. It sucks balls.

I wasted $3 renting it. Every haunted house cliche is thrown into that movie

you have to review it?

who is holding a gun to your head?

also there are dvdrips and screeners (same thing) out for this thing, youre a sucker for paying money

a. I don't have to pay for it
b. I get money for reviewing
c. There is a gun!

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #1523 on:** August 15, 2009, 06:20:42 PM »

Cajole, you watch Moon yet? Clint Mansell's score in that is pretty great too. Its not as in your face but still very moody.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #1524 on:** August 15, 2009, 06:25:15 PM »

Yep, his score was solid as always. Kinda stuck with that one theme, but I dug it. Movie was good, too.

etiolate · « **Reply #1525 on:** August 15, 2009, 06:45:30 PM »

I am watching Ultraviolet on Syfy. This may be the worst movie i've seen in a decade. I am not sure there are any real people in this movie. I think they had milla come in, do gymnastics on a blue scree,carefully map her face and then handed her a check.

And the plot is just... well it's like someoe playing a joke on all the Hollywood gurus. It's fast moving, and full of action. It's perfect! Infact, as soon as a person/group/semblance of story shows up, it is blown away in glorious CGI shootouts and then the next enemy spawns.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #1526 on:** August 15, 2009, 07:20:43 PM »

How is English your second language? :'(

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #1527 on:** August 15, 2009, 07:49:10 PM »

Quote from: etiolate on August 15, 2009, 06:45:30 PM

I am watching Ultraviolet on Syfy. This may be the worst movie i've seen in a decade. I am not sure there are any real people in this movie. I think they had milla come in, do gymnastics on a blue scree,carefully map her face and then handed her a check.

And the plot is just... well it's like someoe playing a joke on all the Hollywood gurus. It's fast moving, and full of action. It's perfect! Infact, as soon as a person/group/semblance of story shows up, it is blown away in glorious CGI shootouts and then the next enemy spawns.

I think I watched that when it came on TV distractedly while I was on my laptop, seeing it under those conditions it's...something. "Good" would probably be too strong a word.

Mandark · « **Reply #1528 on:** August 15, 2009, 08:39:36 PM »

Huh. I remember thinking Streep was particularly bad in Prada.

She was going for condescending and dismissive, but it comes out as bored. She practically yawns most of her lines.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #1529 on:** August 15, 2009, 08:40:29 PM »

Quote from: jarosh on August 15, 2009, 08:17:54 PM

Quote from: CajoleJuice on August 15, 2009, 07:20:43 PM
How is English your second language? :'(
you're not making fun of me, right? $:-\$

Of course not

You describe everything so much better than I ever could.

cool breeze · « **Reply #1530 on:** August 15, 2009, 08:47:31 PM »

I liked Stanley Tucci in The Devil Wears Prada most

$:-\$

Quote from: jarosh on August 15, 2009, 01:27:16 PM

Quote from: swaggaz on August 15, 2009, 11:13:40 AM
Requiem for a Dream

2nd Darren Aronofsky I've seen after The Wrestler, which I thought was great, and now I don't think I want to watch The Fountain or Pi anymore.
i had not liked aronofsky until the fountain, which i loved to death. one of my favorite movies now. and then i saw the wrestler, which i also loved. pi was ok, requiem for a dream didn't do anything for me. so don't worry if you didn't like requiem.

that's reassuring. I'll probably check out The Fountain sometime soon.

tbh, the only reason I wanted to watch Pi was because an old professor kept mentioning it to mock the class. Darren Aronofsky made the film in college and funded it himself or something like that.

Himu · « **Reply #1531 on:** August 15, 2009, 08:51:50 PM »

I really want to see The Hurt Locker.

Pi's not bad at all. Worth seeing.

chronovore · « **Reply #1532 on:** August 15, 2009, 09:05:04 PM »

Quote from: jarosh on August 15, 2009, 08:17:54 PM

Quote from: CajoleJuice on August 15, 2009, 07:20:43 PM
How is English your second language? :'(
you're not making fun of me, right? $:-\$

Dude. As someone who gets by on his meager non-native language skills in an office environment each day, I am entirely envious of your fluency outside your native tongue. Real talk.

Himu · « **Reply #1533 on:** August 15, 2009, 09:05:56 PM »

Jarosh, tell me about your accent.

How sexy is it?

cool breeze · « **Reply #1534 on:** August 15, 2009, 09:10:33 PM »

I caught the last ten minutes of Aladdin on ABC Family HD (I think that's a channel) and fuck, that came out in 1992 and it's crazy how good it looks. I remember thinking that's how I imagined video games would look in the future.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #1535 on:** August 15, 2009, 09:11:33 PM »

Quote from: Himuro on August 15, 2009, 09:05:56 PM

Jarosh, tell me about your accent.

How sexy is it?

It's very sexy.

Himu · « **Reply #1536 on:** August 15, 2009, 09:12:09 PM »

the cave of wonders scene is so amazingly animated

18 drawings per second

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #1537 on:** August 15, 2009, 10:55:16 PM »

I can't wait until I finally get a break in Hollywood, just so I can frequent my own message board and get a scathing review from jarosh.

twerd · « **Reply #1538 on:** August 15, 2009, 11:13:27 PM »

Just saw

Moon

That is all.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #1539 on:** August 16, 2009, 04:15:25 AM »

I just watched Resident Evil: Degeneration. It was pretty enjoyable from a RE fan's point of view. ending was lol

Akala · « **Reply #1540 on:** August 16, 2009, 04:21:21 AM »

I just watched Revolutionary Road. What a fucking awful movie. American Beauty was terrible, and this was just as patronizing. Let's attempt to pose tough questions with common sense answers in useless ways and draw it out over two hours.

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #1541 on:** August 16, 2009, 04:22:26 AM »

American Beauty was hilarious if you can ignore all the preachy self-help bullshit

Tucah · « **Reply #1542 on:** August 16, 2009, 02:08:03 PM »

Quote from: twerd on August 15, 2009, 11:13:27 PM

Just saw Moon

That is all.

Moon's so great, the true sci-fi movie of the year. Fuck District 9.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1543 on:** August 16, 2009, 04:21:39 PM »

Quote from: Tucah on August 16, 2009, 02:08:03 PM

Quote from: twerd on August 15, 2009, 11:13:27 PM
Just saw Moon

That is all.

Moon's so great, the true sci-fi movie of the year. Fuck District 9.

I liked District 9, but this is the Real Talk.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #1544 on:** August 16, 2009, 04:41:27 PM »

I need to watch Moon again. The music sort of washed over me (in a good way) but a second viewing I feel I may appreciate it more so.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #1545 on:** August 16, 2009, 04:44:44 PM »

I don't think I liked Moon as much as I thought I would. Still enjoyed it quite a bit, though.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #1546 on:** August 16, 2009, 10:28:19 PM »

I watched Rambo the other day

i was surprised by how little action there actually was. there's the main rescue scenes, rambo running away from the soldiers, then the final battle sequence. all pretty cool scenes... but i was expecting a little more than that.

granted, i missed the first 20 or so minutes. were there any action scenes in the beginning?

chronovore · « **Reply #1547 on:** August 16, 2009, 10:57:29 PM »

Watched "Pokemon: Arceus' Conquering of Space-Time" with my 10 and 4 year old kids in theaters. So happy Japan's theaters have excellent air conditioning and serve draft Yebisu beer. Other than that, there is nothing worth saying about the movie; the script is a series of sound effects (WHAM! SWOOSH! BANG! PIKA!) and not even much beautiful scenery or interesting character design. My 4-year-old fell asleep, and my 10-year-old collected the wi-fi spot distributed pokemon from the hotspot. Wooo.

Tried to watch Transporter 2 which was showing in HD on broadcast TV, but gave up. Statham is one of my favorite action heroes, but the movie relied too much on mediocre CG to stage the car stunts, and Statham didn't get his fight on enough. Also, the movie didn't even make consistent internal sense. I don't mind a lack of realism, that's what action movies are for, but they have to at least make sense within their own context.

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The kidnappers get Statham to drop off the kid at their hideout, have guns on him, can easily shoot him straight in the dome, but they make him get back in his car, let him drive away, then say "OK, now blow up his car!" Dumb. Dumb, dumb, dumb. Sharks-with-frickin'-laser-beams would make more sense.

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Bebpo · « **Reply #1548 on:** August 17, 2009, 12:18:18 AM »

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on August 16, 2009, 10:28:19 PM

I watched Rambo the other day

i was surprised by how little action there actually was. there's the main rescue scenes, rambo running away from the soldiers, then the final battle sequence. all pretty cool scenes... but i was expecting a little more than that.

granted, i missed the first 20 or so minutes. were there any action scenes in the beginning?

It's a stealth movie

Watching Rambo you can totally see where MGS3 got inspiration.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #1549 on:** August 17, 2009, 12:38:41 AM »

I'm confused. Are you guys talking about Rambo or First Blood?

Bebpo · « **Reply #1550 on:** August 17, 2009, 12:41:51 AM »

Quote from: BobFromPikeCreek on August 17, 2009, 12:38:41 AM

I'm confused. Are you guys talking about Rambo or First Blood?

Whoops, I'm talking about first blood but re-reading that I guess he was talking about Rambo IV ^^;

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #1551 on:** August 17, 2009, 12:43:46 AM »

i'm talking about

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1552 on:** August 17, 2009, 01:09:09 AM »

Magnolia

Why is this movie 3hrs+ long? It starts out great but the last 40-60min are just too much, for the most part. It seems like the tragedies of each story are stretched farther and farther to the point where any emotional connection is just lost.

Great acting, some amazing camera work etc. The movie starts great as well, and overall I'd say it's good. Just eh, too much

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #1553 on:** August 17, 2009, 04:28:05 AM »

Right at Your Door

Pretty good thriller. It didn't feel horribly low-budget, but dragged on way too much before the end. The twist was neat, but will make survivalists go fucking berserk.

muckhole · « **Reply #1554 on:** August 17, 2009, 03:58:33 PM »

Observe and report: Went in expecting very little, and I enjoyed it. It is a bit darker, although I don't think all the Cable Guy comparisons quite fit either.

The Hangover: Good times.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #1555 on:** August 17, 2009, 04:17:26 PM »

Pineapple Express. Lots of blah blah blah, fucking shit movie. I fucking hate Seth Rogen, and the whole thing felt like it was carefully overseen by non-smokers. The other dude was good in his part (although I haven't seen many white, do-nothing pot dealers that well trained), but there was no saving this crap.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #1556 on:** August 17, 2009, 04:35:46 PM »

I actually really enjoyed The Pineapple Express. Fun movie.

I'm glad it was typical, lame pot movie. Look, let's make jokes about pot the whole movie! LOL!

Fuck that.

twerd · « **Reply #1557 on:** August 17, 2009, 05:58:50 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on August 17, 2009, 01:09:09 AM

Great acting, some amazing camera work etc. The movie starts great as well, and overall I'd say it's good. Just eh, too much

It's basically version 2 of Boogie Nights. if you haven't seen BN, see it, it's infinitely better and my favorite P.T. Anderson movie. although magnolia is a must-see for Tom Cruise and Tom Cruise alone.

pineapple express didn't know whether it wanted to be a fun-loving pot movie or a balls-out action movie and kind of failed at both.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #1558 on:** August 17, 2009, 06:40:48 PM »

I think it knew it wanted to be Shane Black-esque action movie and it succeeded.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #1559 on:** August 17, 2009, 06:54:16 PM »

I really liked Pineapple Express. I didn't quite love it as much the second time, but I still found it pretty awesome.

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