Movie News, Reviews, and Discussion Super-Thread

[HyperZoneWasAwesome]

Deep Red (B) and Tenebre (B+)

So I've been sticking my toe into the Argento waters and I rather like it so far.  I've seen Susperia a few times but never really got into it, but I far prefer these mystery/slasher films, both of which have some really cool set pieces, great music, and pretty bad acting.  They don't rate especially high on the scare meter, but they sure are fun to watch.  And yeah, really great music (a straight razor can be funky as hell).

[duckman2000]

Let the Right One In

Finally was able to sit down and watch this one. In HD, no less (thanks Netflix)!

Awesome film, with some truly memorable scenes. I really hope Matt Reeves doesn't fuck up the American remake.

How could he not? There's no way it's going to be filmed in the same way, and Americans don't want it that way anyway.

[The Fake Shemp]

Hyper, I should warn you now, after Deep Red and Tenebre, it's pretty much all downhill from here.  I actually watched Deep Red and Tenebre as a double feature around Halloween with friends and beer. I wonder if how much of my fond memories from those two films come from the atmosphere.

Check out Phenomena, Opera and Inferno, but skip the rest.

[The Fake Shemp]

How could he not? There's no way it's going to be filmed in the same way, and Americans don't want it that way anyway.

My biggest concern, right at the bat, is that Eli's character has been renamed to Abby. That bugs me.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

The character was androgynous, and obviously implied that she is actually a he. There's a lot of stuff I'd imagine Americans won't see because the won't be comfortable with the material, like that uncomfortable scene with Oskar's father and that random guy (which implies a whole gambit of things) or the initial relationship between Harkan and Eli.

[close]

I understand American sensibilities can't handle this type of shit, though.

[Third]

City of Ember

Terrible. The idea was good. But the movie sucked. I think I'm going to read the novel.

Books >>> movies

[Great Rumbler]

City of Ember

Terrible. The idea was good. But the movie sucked. I think I'm going to read the novel.

Books >>> movies

The book is better, although I liked the movie. It had an 80's children's fantasy vibe to it, like a poor-man's Goonies.

[Phoenix Dark]

How could he not? There's no way it's going to be filmed in the same way, and Americans don't want it that way anyway.

My biggest concern, right at the bat, is that Eli's character has been renamed to Abby. That bugs me.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

The character was androgynous, and obviously implied that she is actually a he. There's a lot of stuff I'd imagine Americans won't see because the won't be comfortable with the material, like that uncomfortable scene with Oskar's father and that random guy (which implies a whole gambit of things) or the initial relationship between Harkan and Eli.

[close]

I understand American sensibilities can't handle this type of shit, though.

Abby? What the...why not something like Alex or Morgan smh

I saw some quotes from the director discussing how the story touched him, was personal for him, etc all the things you want to hear. But I'd imagine a studio will have other plans.

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"this Harkan fellow...what if he was her crazy uncle?"
"good idea. also, maybe Abby is so old she doesn't remember her gender.."
"she got hit in the head or something, then we have an exposition scene -"
"-where she realizes she's a she"
"brilliant"

[close]

[twerd]

i just saw Adventureland. I had been avoiding it ever since I heard it was from the director that brought us "Superbad," but it was much much better than that movie (which wasn't terrible, I just had no interest in seeing another one of those movies). plus it's got the girl from twilight and she actually looks good in this movie, as opposed to twilight where it looks as if everyone got lost in some goth opera. the main character was a bit forgettable, and basically just pretended he was Michael Cera, but outside of that it was a great 80s love story.

better than 500 days of bummer.

[demi]

I saw GI Joe. Fucking awesome movie. Caesar & Eko

[Bebpo]

I saw GI Joe. Fucking awesome movie. Caesar & Eko

Yeah I saw this in nyc with a friend and it was entertaining for a popcorn movie.  10x better than Transformers for sure.

[chronovore]

i just saw Adventureland. I had been avoiding it ever since I heard it was from the director that brought us "Superbad," but it was much much better than that movie (which wasn't terrible, I just had no interest in seeing another one of those movies). plus it's got the girl from twilight and she actually looks good in this movie, as opposed to twilight where it looks as if everyone got lost in some goth opera. the main character was a bit forgettable, and basically just pretended he was Michael Cera, but outside of that it was a great 80s love story.

better than 500 days of bummer.

http://www.comixed.com/2009/08/05/comics-comic-strip-yonkoma-twilight/

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[BlueTsunami]

Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht

Good and beautiful movie. Some of the cinematography felt disjointed though (beautiful scenic shots, then you've got on location shots of the main actors and a group of locals that seemed out of place). With that said when the cinematography is on point its very beautiful.

I also liked this interpretation of the whole vampire mythos. Disfigured, sad, lonely and hungry for love from (relative to his age) nubile females. I also now suspect Fistfulofmetal is a modern day Dracula.

There's two scenes that stick in my mind. When Dracula creeps into Lucy's room as a shadow (that was very cool) and the scene where you actually see Dracula feed on Jonathan (the way he crept into the room within the Castle, the lingering camera and Jonathan fully being aware of what is about to happen).

[The Fake Shemp]

I've only seen the original black and white film, not the Herzog one. So it's good? I'll have to check it out.

[BlueTsunami]

I've personally only seen the Herzog version and yep I think its good. He tends to linger on shots (which I didn't mind at all) and the music sets a nice tone (there's onc scene that I love so much just because of the music that was chosen).

[The Sceneman]

I saw 12 Rounds w/ John Cena last night. Holy shit it was hilarious/sweet

[Bebpo]

Final Destination

Watched the first one to see if I wanted to pay $$$ to see the 3d one cause I loooooooove 3d movies and I enjoy horror films that are either good or fun or both.

This movie sucked   It was slow and boring, had a crap ending, the tension was bad, and it had the generic random mysterious guy explains the plot because the characters are too dumb to figure it out cliche.

Needless to say I'm not going to see the 4th one.

[chronovore]

Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury - I loves me some Peter Chung, but the animation in this was really inconsistent. In Animatrix and Gotham Knight, I don't mind when the animation style changes even telling different sides of the same story, but it was somewhat jarring and immersion wrecking. Vin Diesel and the preacher were very well represented in the art, throughout. The other bad guys and such were very Ĉon Flux, though they were also similar to the designs from the 2nd movie.

[Great Rumbler]

Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury - I loves me some Peter Chung, but the animation in this was really inconsistent. In Animatrix and Gotham Knight, I don't mind when the animation style changes even telling different sides of the same story, but it was somewhat jarring and immersion wrecking. Vin Diesel and the preacher were very well represented in the art, throughout. The other bad guys and such were very Ĉon Flux, though they were also similar to the designs from the 2nd movie.

Dark Fury felt like a great pilot episode for a series. Too bad nothing like that ever happened. 

[chronovore]

Oh, yeah. That could have been pretty sweet.

I've meant to pick up Chung's Reign. Is it any good?

[Great Rumbler]

Oh, yeah. That could have been pretty sweet.

I've meant to pick up Chung's Reign. Is it any good?

Reign is...utterly bizarre. There are things that are familiar [since it's based on the life of Alexander the Great], but it's SO Peter Chung.

HOWEVER, it's definitely worth watching since you can get the whole series really cheap.

[Tucah]

The Final Destination - Never seen a FD movie before, dragged to this one by friends. It was ridiculous and laughable, but the 3D effects were pretty cool so I had fun.

[BlueTsunami]

I just finished "Let the Right One In"

I love the somber mood of the movie, holding back on the more fantastical aspects of the vampire habits. They really struck that nice balance of melding reality with the vampire mythos.

I was also surprised how well the child aspects came across. Movie is very easy on the eyes too, lovely cinematography.

[fistfulofmetal]

Drag Me to Hell


HOLY FUCK

[Bebpo]

Drag Me to Hell


HOLY FUCK

Yeah, it's awesome.

Drag Me to Hell + Star Trek + Inglorious Basterds = the holy trilogy of 2009 so far.  Although Star Trek is not really at the same level as the other two.

[Great Rumbler]

Drag Me to Hell


HOLY FUCK

Yeah, it's awesome.

Drag Me to Hell + Star Trek + Inglorious Basterds = the holy trilogy of 2009 so far.  Although Star Trek is not really at the same level as the other two.

Replace Star Trek with Moon.

[Bebpo]

Drag Me to Hell


HOLY FUCK

Yeah, it's awesome.

Drag Me to Hell + Star Trek + Inglorious Basterds = the holy trilogy of 2009 so far.  Although Star Trek is not really at the same level as the other two.

Replace Star Trek with Moon.

Hmmm...that actually makes sense.

[Joe Molotov]

Watched Ponyo this afternoon, it was good. Probably better than Howl's Moving Castle. at least. It was also really.....weird.

[The Fake Shemp]

Drag Me to Hell is so great.

[The Sceneman]

Final Destination

Watched the first one to see if I wanted to pay $$$ to see the 3d one cause I loooooooove 3d movies and I enjoy horror films that are either good or fun or both.

This movie sucked   It was slow and boring, had a crap ending, the tension was bad, and it had the generic random mysterious guy explains the plot because the characters are too dumb to figure it out cliche.

Needless to say I'm not going to see the 4th one.

maybe your standards are too high?

[OptimoPeach]

Finished up S3 of The Wire tonight, and I finally find myself agreeing with the hype; that was probably the best 12 hours of television ever committed to film.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

-For starters, S2 didn't really click with me to begin with, but it seems especially dismal after how awesome this season was. There were a few redeeming moments, but I think it would be a struggle for me to ever watch it in it's entirety again.

-HUGE LOL @ Rawls being a closeted gay.

-There were so many fantastic scenes in this season that I can't even remember them all, but I'd have to say the paper bag speech is on the top of my list. The whole Hamsterdam thing was brilliant, and it's unfortunate that it seems as though the show is already done with Colvin. I'd have liked to have him around a while longer.

-Cutty was pretty cool, glad that he will most likely still be in the mix. When he was first introduced I figured they would kill him off by the end of the season, but I was pleasantly surprised to see him get out of the game. I was still half-expecting him to pull out on Fruit or Marlo at the end of the finale and go down as a martyr for the youth, but that stare that he gave Fruit was good enough

-I saw the power struggle between Avon and Stringer coming way back in S2 (who couldn't?), but man was it fucking perfect. The build-up, the execution, the climax, everything. I'm pretty upset that I now have to watch 2 more seasons of the show without Stringer, but that whole arc was a big part of what made the season for me.

-I was happy to see the focus of the case unit back on the Barksdale organization, but now I feel like I did at the end of S1, and a quick glance at the main storyline of S4 does nothing to allay my worries. The school system? It was great how neatly everything tied together this season, and I'll reserve my judgment until I get a feel for the next season, but I think this show could have worked so much better if from start to finish of the series they followed this "from the ghetto to the mayor's office" theme they had going on in this season. Yeah, the show has always sorta been in that vein, but it felt like all sociopolitical conflict they're constantly pushing really flourished here.

-This mostly just expounds on my doubts about the next 2 seasons, but it seems like they could have wrapped up the whole show this season if they fleshed some minor things out a bit more. I was always hoping that the series would conclude with the downfall of the Barksdale organization, and again, I can't see them coming up with anything that will compare to the intrigue of this season. At the end of the 2nd season you could already see where the plot was headed -- up -- but this time around it seems like it's all downhill from here. Hopefully I'm wrong.

edit:

-Oh yeah, one more thing: fuck Herc right up his New York ass. Him and Carver have both always been pretty weak, but I think that this season there was a dichotomy between the two that wasn't there before. Carver is growing up (a little) and Herc is somehow becoming even more vapid. I hope to God that fucker gets killed off before the series is over.

[close]

Anyway, I know that probably no one will read all that shit, but it was mostly for my own sake anyway. The season resonated so deeply with me that I needed to organize all the thoughts bouncing around in my head in writing lol. Fuck, that was some good TV.

[Bebpo]

Final Destination

Watched the first one to see if I wanted to pay $$$ to see the 3d one cause I loooooooove 3d movies and I enjoy horror films that are either good or fun or both.

This movie sucked   It was slow and boring, had a crap ending, the tension was bad, and it had the generic random mysterious guy explains the plot because the characters are too dumb to figure it out cliche.

Needless to say I'm not going to see the 4th one.

maybe your standards are too high?

The movie is like 25% on RT.  I don't think it has anything to do with my standards!  I like a lot of horror films, even slasher stuff if fun.  I enjoyed the hell out of My Bloody Valentine 3d last year.  The first FD is just ...not that good.  From the reviews I read at RT, it seems like FD2 improves the franchise and FD3 continues to improve it and then the latest one is just awful.  Still don't have much interest in seeing any of the others after the first.

[The Sceneman]

FD1 was good when it came out, FD2 is the best in the series by far, Log to Face being amazing

[OptimoPeach]

Finished up S3 of The Wire tonight, and I finally find myself agreeing with the hype; that was probably the best 12 hours of television ever committed to film.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

-For starters, S2 didn't really click with me to begin with, but it seems especially dismal after how awesome this season was. There were a few redeeming moments, but I think it would be a struggle for me to ever watch it in it's entirety again.

-HUGE LOL @ Rawls being a closeted gay.

-There were so many fantastic scenes in this season that I can't even remember them all, but I'd have to say the paper bag speech is on the top of my list. The whole Hamsterdam thing was brilliant, and it's unfortunate that it seems as though the show is already done with Colvin. I'd have liked to have him around a while longer.

-Cutty was pretty cool, glad that he will most likely still be in the mix. When he was first introduced I figured they would kill him off by the end of the season, but I was pleasantly surprised to see him get out of the game. I was still half-expecting him to pull out on Fruit or Marlo at the end of the finale and go down as a martyr for the youth, but that stare that he gave Fruit was good enough

-I saw the power struggle between Avon and Stringer coming way back in S2 (who couldn't?), but man was it fucking perfect. The build-up, the execution, the climax, everything. I'm pretty upset that I now have to watch 2 more seasons of the show without Stringer, but that whole arc was a big part of what made the season for me.

-I was happy to see the focus of the case unit back on the Barksdale organization, but now I feel like I did at the end of S1, and a quick glance at the main storyline of S4 does nothing to allay my worries. The school system? It was great how neatly everything tied together this season, and I'll reserve my judgment until I get a feel for the next season, but I think this show could have worked so much better if from start to finish of the series they followed this "from the ghetto to the mayor's office" theme they had going on in this season. Yeah, the show has always sorta been in that vein, but it felt like all sociopolitical conflict they're constantly pushing really flourished here.

-This mostly just expounds on my doubts about the next 2 seasons, but it seems like they could have wrapped up the whole show this season if they fleshed some minor things out a bit more. I was always hoping that the series would conclude with the downfall of the Barksdale organization, and again, I can't see them coming up with anything that will compare to the intrigue of this season. At the end of the 2nd season you could already see where the plot was headed -- up -- but this time around it seems like it's all downhill from here. Hopefully I'm wrong.

edit:

-Oh yeah, one more thing: fuck Herc right up his New York ass. Him and Carver have both always been pretty weak, but I think that this season there was a dichotomy between the two that wasn't there before. Carver is growing up (a little) and Herc is somehow getting even more vapid. I hope to God that fucker gets killed off before the series is over.

[close]

Anyway, I know that probably no one will read all that shit, but it was mostly for my own sake anyway. The season resonated so deeply with me that I needed to organize all the thoughts bouncing around in my head in writing lol. Fuck, that was some good TV.

Yeah, watched the first episode of S4 and I think I'm going to take a break for a bit and pick it back up in a couple of weeks.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Marlo's crew = zzz
Nappy-headed juveniles & FUBARed school system = zzz
Carcetti campaign trail = zzz

How long does this take to pick up?

[close]

[HyperZoneWasAwesome]

the 1st movie tries to be serious and shit, Final Destination 2 drops the pretenses and goes about its deathtraps with a sadistic glee that makes for an uncommonly entertaining teen horror film.  FD3 ain't bad neither.

[Solo]

Drag Me to Hell


HOLY FUCK

Yeah, it's awesome.

Drag Me to Hell + Star Trek + Inglorious Basterds = the holy trilogy of 2009 so far.  Although Star Trek is not really at the same level as the other two.

Replace Star Trek with Moon.

Replace Star Trek with District 9 and you've got my top 3 of the summer.

[Phoenix Dark]

Finished up S3 of The Wire tonight, and I finally find myself agreeing with the hype; that was probably the best 12 hours of television ever committed to film.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

-For starters, S2 didn't really click with me to begin with, but it seems especially dismal after how awesome this season was. There were a few redeeming moments, but I think it would be a struggle for me to ever watch it in it's entirety again.

-HUGE LOL @ Rawls being a closeted gay.

-There were so many fantastic scenes in this season that I can't even remember them all, but I'd have to say the paper bag speech is on the top of my list. The whole Hamsterdam thing was brilliant, and it's unfortunate that it seems as though the show is already done with Colvin. I'd have liked to have him around a while longer.

-Cutty was pretty cool, glad that he will most likely still be in the mix. When he was first introduced I figured they would kill him off by the end of the season, but I was pleasantly surprised to see him get out of the game. I was still half-expecting him to pull out on Fruit or Marlo at the end of the finale and go down as a martyr for the youth, but that stare that he gave Fruit was good enough

-I saw the power struggle between Avon and Stringer coming way back in S2 (who couldn't?), but man was it fucking perfect. The build-up, the execution, the climax, everything. I'm pretty upset that I now have to watch 2 more seasons of the show without Stringer, but that whole arc was a big part of what made the season for me.

-I was happy to see the focus of the case unit back on the Barksdale organization, but now I feel like I did at the end of S1, and a quick glance at the main storyline of S4 does nothing to allay my worries. The school system? It was great how neatly everything tied together this season, and I'll reserve my judgment until I get a feel for the next season, but I think this show could have worked so much better if from start to finish of the series they followed this "from the ghetto to the mayor's office" theme they had going on in this season. Yeah, the show has always sorta been in that vein, but it felt like all sociopolitical conflict they're constantly pushing really flourished here.

-This mostly just expounds on my doubts about the next 2 seasons, but it seems like they could have wrapped up the whole show this season if they fleshed some minor things out a bit more. I was always hoping that the series would conclude with the downfall of the Barksdale organization, and again, I can't see them coming up with anything that will compare to the intrigue of this season. At the end of the 2nd season you could already see where the plot was headed -- up -- but this time around it seems like it's all downhill from here. Hopefully I'm wrong.

edit:

-Oh yeah, one more thing: fuck Herc right up his New York ass. Him and Carver have both always been pretty weak, but I think that this season there was a dichotomy between the two that wasn't there before. Carver is growing up (a little) and Herc is somehow getting even more vapid. I hope to God that fucker gets killed off before the series is over.

[close]

Anyway, I know that probably no one will read all that shit, but it was mostly for my own sake anyway. The season resonated so deeply with me that I needed to organize all the thoughts bouncing around in my head in writing lol. Fuck, that was some good TV.

Yeah, watched the first episode of S4 and I think I'm going to take a break for a bit and pick it back up in a couple of weeks.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Marlo's crew = zzz
Nappy-headed juveniles & FUBARed school system = zzz
Carcetti campaign trail = zzz

How long does this take to pick up?

[close]

S4 picks up immediately. That first episode is great in part because you can see where things are going, especially with the kids. It has a "boys of summer" type feel; I knew immediately that by the end of the season I'd wind up caring about those characters. I knew kids like that growing up which also made the season a bit more personal for me.

It's definitely the most emotionally strong season. S3 does indeed seem like "the end" due to the conclusion of certain story arcs, but it doesn't take long for S4 to convince you that this never ends. The game stays the game.

I thought Carcetti's arc was amazing from the beginning. The tough decisions demanded of a mayor of a dying city. Do you cut the police department, or do you cut education?

Also...I'm guessing you'll be impressed by Marlo's gangsta by the end 

[Third]

Drag me to Hell

The movie was gross. But it has one of the best endings in a movie ever.
Absolutely perfect. The whole movie felt too short, though.

8.5/10

A.I.

LOL, terrible. Steven Spielberg has become such a joke.

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and aliens again URGGHHH

[close]

3/10

[The Fake Shemp]

Yeah, I love me some Drag Me to Hell.

I don't think Raimi is a big fan of long movies. Outside of a notable few (Spider-Man), he likes to keep things 90 minutes or so.

[Phoenix Dark]

AI wasn't that bad...

although I do remember seeing it at the theater and getting up to leave (along with many folks) before realizing the movie still had one more scene -

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the alien shit

[close]

[Barry Egan]

they're not aliens

[Third]

Aliens really rape movies.

Knowing, Indiana Jones, AI, Signs..

All those movies would be pretty OK if there were no aliens included in the end. The inclusion of aliens removes the enigma of the story.
It's as if script writers include aliens as an excuse to finish the movie because they don't know how to end it the right way.

I loved the aliens is Contact, though. Maybe because you couldn't see them in their true form.

[The Fake Shemp]

Other movies that would be better served without aliens:

E.T., Close Encouters, Star Wars, Aliens

[brawndolicious]

What's wrong with the aliens in Signs?  The twist ending was pretty stupid but the scene where he chops off the fingers was awesome.

[Phoenix Dark]

Aliens don't ruin Signs. A horrible script, horrible acting, and a horrible "twist" ruin Signs.

What would have been a better boogey man for you, the government faking an alien invasion or something?

[Third]

Those movies aren't bad because you can see the alien(s) almost immediately. Aliens are a part of the movie.

I just hate it when aliens appear in the end of a movie to explain the stange phenomena going on. So cheap.

And god, how many alien movies has Steven Spielberg made? I bet he's a fucking alien himself.

[brawndolicious]

The strange phenomena in Signs was explained by tinfoiler books and whatever like midway through.  The stupid thing about the aliens was that even though water is fatal to them, they decided to invade earth buck naked.  The aliens were the least of that movie's problems though.

[chronovore]

Yeah that movie made no sense:

Alien Bob: We need a new place to live. Let's invade Earth.

Alien Joe: OK, cool, but it is covered by about 80% water.

Alien Bob: So?

Alien Joe: So, we're allergic to water. Like, "I'M MELTING. WHAT A WORLD, WHAT A WORLD!" levels of allergy.

Alien Bob: Fine, we start the invasion inland.

Alien Joe: ...You've heard of "rain," right?

[The Fake Shemp]

I always thought it was because our tap water had so many chemicals in it, that's what killed them.

[fistfulofmetal]

the problem with that plothole is that people assume the Aliens even knew what water was. It was referenced in the movie that these Aliens were just there for resources. Move to planet, purge it clean, move on. They weren't there to live.

Of course the movie left it all ambiguous and Internet Smarties started to assume and answer things the movie never intended answering so in the end it doesn't really matter. It's no different than War of the Worlds anyway.

[The Fake Shemp]

Treevenge

Eric P let me know someone finally hosted the full, unedited short film on the fantastic Interwebs, and it's pretty great.

The crowning achievement?

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Smashing a baby in the face!

[close]

[bork]

I saw Dragonball Evolution the other day.  Haven't laughed so hard since Oneechanbara.  Easily one of the best "comedies" to come along in a long, long time.  I especially liked how Chow Yun-Fat and the guy playing Yamcha spoke in largely incoherent, hard to understand sentences.

[brawndolicious]

the problem with that plothole is that people assume the Aliens even knew what water was. It was referenced in the movie that these Aliens were just there for resources. Move to planet, purge it clean, move on. They weren't there to live.

Of course the movie left it all ambiguous and Internet Smarties started to assume and answer things the movie never intended answering so in the end it doesn't really matter. It's no different than War of the Worlds anyway.

The only reason that I can imagine for them to invade a planet with life is to take the water on that planet.  The water that kills them.  How are they even able to breathe the air if it has water vapor in it?  Do they spare the humid areas?

[chronovore]

the problem with that plothole is that people assume the Aliens even knew what water was. It was referenced in the movie that these Aliens were just there for resources. Move to planet, purge it clean, move on. They weren't there to live.

Of course the movie left it all ambiguous and Internet Smarties started to assume and answer things the movie never intended answering so in the end it doesn't really matter. It's no different than War of the Worlds anyway.

You're saying they just dropped by for the beef?

[OptimoPeach]

S4 picks up immediately. That first episode is great in part because you can see where things are going, especially with the kids. It has a "boys of summer" type feel; I knew immediately that by the end of the season I'd wind up caring about those characters. I knew kids like that growing up which also made the season a bit more personal for me.

It's definitely the most emotionally strong season. S3 does indeed seem like "the end" due to the conclusion of certain story arcs, but it doesn't take long for S4 to convince you that this never ends. The game stays the game.

I thought Carcetti's arc was amazing from the beginning. The tough decisions demanded of a mayor of a dying city. Do you cut the police department, or do you cut education?

Also...I'm guessing you'll be impressed by Marlo's gangsta by the end 

Maybe I'll give it another go tonight. The sudden change of direction (the kids, mostly) from S3 to S4 might have just been too disorienting for one day. And I've never been a big political junkie, so I think a lot of the bureaucratic stuff involving Carcetti is just starting to wear on me a little (it doesn't help that he has the personality of a brick wall). I'm already itching for more of the show, though, so yeah

[Bebpo]

Treevenge

Eric P let me know someone finally hosted the full, unedited short film on the fantastic Interwebs, and it's pretty great.

The crowning achievement?

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Smashing a baby in the face!

[close]

lol

[fistfulofmetal]

The only reason that I can imagine for them to invade a planet with life is to take the water on that planet.  The water that kills them.  How are they even able to breathe the air if it has water vapor in it?  Do they spare the humid areas?

the only resource you can imagine a life-form might want to purge is water? really? you can't possibly be that dense. and then you continue to ask questions that aren't important. the movie leaves nearly everything unanswered. you're not supposed to know. you're in the same position as the family. isolated and lacking information.

if you took that idiotically critical eye at nearly any movie, you will find the same kind of questions come up. and nearly every time, they aren't important.

[Phoenix Dark]

S4 picks up immediately. That first episode is great in part because you can see where things are going, especially with the kids. It has a "boys of summer" type feel; I knew immediately that by the end of the season I'd wind up caring about those characters. I knew kids like that growing up which also made the season a bit more personal for me.

It's definitely the most emotionally strong season. S3 does indeed seem like "the end" due to the conclusion of certain story arcs, but it doesn't take long for S4 to convince you that this never ends. The game stays the game.

I thought Carcetti's arc was amazing from the beginning. The tough decisions demanded of a mayor of a dying city. Do you cut the police department, or do you cut education?

Also...I'm guessing you'll be impressed by Marlo's gangsta by the end 

Maybe I'll give it another go tonight. The sudden change of direction (the kids, mostly) from S3 to S4 might have just been too disorienting for one day. And I've never been a big political junkie, so I think a lot of the bureaucratic stuff involving Carcetti is just starting to wear on me a little (it doesn't help that he has the personality of a brick wall). I'm already itching for more of the show, though, so yeah

Yea it's very addictive.

I didn't really feel like there was much of a change in direction between S3 and S4 with respect to kids. The show always had some focus on kids in the gang culture, but in S4 it just is magnified more. It's like all the hoppers you saw throughout the first few seasons reached adolescence in S4

[OptimoPeach]

S4 picks up immediately. That first episode is great in part because you can see where things are going, especially with the kids. It has a "boys of summer" type feel; I knew immediately that by the end of the season I'd wind up caring about those characters. I knew kids like that growing up which also made the season a bit more personal for me.

It's definitely the most emotionally strong season. S3 does indeed seem like "the end" due to the conclusion of certain story arcs, but it doesn't take long for S4 to convince you that this never ends. The game stays the game.

I thought Carcetti's arc was amazing from the beginning. The tough decisions demanded of a mayor of a dying city. Do you cut the police department, or do you cut education?

Also...I'm guessing you'll be impressed by Marlo's gangsta by the end 

Maybe I'll give it another go tonight. The sudden change of direction (the kids, mostly) from S3 to S4 might have just been too disorienting for one day. And I've never been a big political junkie, so I think a lot of the bureaucratic stuff involving Carcetti is just starting to wear on me a little (it doesn't help that he has the personality of a brick wall). I'm already itching for more of the show, though, so yeah

Yea it's very addictive.

I didn't really feel like there was much of a change in direction between S3 and S4 with respect to kids. The show always had some focus on kids in the gang culture, but in S4 it just is magnified more. It's like all the hoppers you saw throughout the first few seasons reached adolescence in S4

That's what threw me. Subversion of the youth was mostly always an auxiliary theme, and that worked seamlessly when the main focus was on the entire drug trafficking operation (Wallace's subplot in S1 hit me pretty hard), but I don't know how I feel about it taking center stage. I'm probably forming an opinion way too early, though. I'm gonna go watch an episode or 2 right now, actually

[The Sceneman]

Yeah, I love me some Drag Me to Hell.

I don't think Raimi is a big fan of long movies. Outside of a notable few (Spider-Man), he likes to keep things 90 minutes or so.

Every film should be a maximum of 90 minutes long, preferably shorter

[Great Rumbler]

Yeah, I love me some Drag Me to Hell.

I don't think Raimi is a big fan of long movies. Outside of a notable few (Spider-Man), he likes to keep things 90 minutes or so.

Every film should be a maximum of 90 minutes long, preferably shorter

No way should any epic fantasy movie be LESS than 90 minutes. It's just not possible to establish a world and its rules, introduce and develop characters, and put forward a convincing story in 90 minutes.