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MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #2580 on:** December 20, 2009, 02:09:24 PM »

I finally got around to watching Gimmie Shelter. Amazing. The Malayses brothers are truly the greatest filmmaking brothers in history, and I REALLY should watch the movie they directed about my grandfather.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #2581 on:** December 21, 2009, 04:34:08 AM »

Anyone who thinks Summer was a bitch in 500 Days of Summer didn't really get the movie.

Third · « **Reply #2582 on:** December 21, 2009, 10:32:08 AM »

2012

So unrealistic. It's like watching a cartoon movie. The effects were good. 5/10

Julie & Julie

Based on a true boring story. 4/10

500 days of Summer

Great movie. It was a bit confusing though. I think I'll have to rewatch it again. 7/10

Barry Egan · « **Reply #2583 on:** December 21, 2009, 10:37:48 AM »

Quote from: BobFromPikeCreek on December 21, 2009, 04:34:08 AM

Anyone who thinks Summer was a bitch in 500 Days of Summer didn't really get the movie.

YEP.

Robo · « **Reply #2584 on:** December 21, 2009, 12:41:39 PM »

If you haven't noticed, not understanding movies is a recurring theme of evilbore. Looks like it's you who doesn't get it!

Eric P · « **Reply #2585 on:** December 21, 2009, 01:02:19 PM »

I watched The Beider Meinhoff Complex.

I am pretty ignorant about the movement itself, but i found myself sympathetic to the cause while simultaneously hating all the people involved

pedo alert; the movie opens on a nude beach and features frolicking children.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #2586 on:** December 21, 2009, 01:12:17 PM »

That's how I felt about The Battle in Seattle.

Solo · « **Reply #2587 on:** December 21, 2009, 01:14:55 PM »

Quote from: BobFromPikeCreek on December 21, 2009, 04:34:08 AM

Anyone who thinks Summer was a bitch in 500 Days of Summer didn't really get the movie.

She wasnt a bitch, but it also wasnt love either. Summer wasnt a person so much as she was an ideal.

August is much hotter anyways.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #2588 on:** December 21, 2009, 01:21:12 PM »

Quote from: Solo on December 21, 2009, 01:14:55 PM

Quote from: BobFromPikeCreek on December 21, 2009, 04:34:08 AM
Anyone who thinks Summer was a bitch in 500 Days of Summer didn't really get the movie.

She wasnt a bitch, but it also wasnt love either. Summer wasnt a person so much as she was an ideal.

August is much hotter anyways.

Exactly. The movie was about Tom growing out of his childish, fairytale understanding of love and relationships. Summer's behavior didn't match with that understanding, so his perception of her was unfairly skewed.

And the chick's name was Autumn! August would be a goofy name.

Solo · « **Reply #2589 on:** December 21, 2009, 01:22:26 PM »

Whoops, my bad! Either way, Minka Kelly

Too bad Mr. Homo has given her herpes :'(

EDIT: what the fuck? Lolz, I typed in J.eter and it wrote Mr. Homo

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #2590 on:** December 21, 2009, 01:23:27 PM »

She has herpes? That is tragic.

Edit: Yeah, Bore has some sweet word filters.

Solo · « **Reply #2591 on:** December 21, 2009, 01:24:10 PM »

Quote from: BobFromPikeCreek on December 21, 2009, 01:23:27 PM

She has herpes? That is tragic.

She is engaged to Derek J.eter. Of course she has herpes.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #2592 on:** December 21, 2009, 01:27:17 PM »

That is apparent now that I know who Mr. Homo is.

Eric P · « **Reply #2593 on:** December 21, 2009, 01:29:41 PM »

Quote from: Willco on December 21, 2009, 01:12:17 PM

That's how I felt about The Battle in Seattle.

don't even get me started

i don't understand how smashing a window feeds people half a world away.

Bebpo · « **Reply #2594 on:** December 22, 2009, 12:38:35 AM »

Just watched Sword of the Stranger with a friend. Fifth or Sixth time I've seen it from start to finish. Still incredible in every way possible. That and Millennium Actress are the two films that'll join the ranks of the anime classic films like Akira and Wings of Honneamise as the years move on. I wish Japan could right fleshed out tightly woven scripts like Stranger in their anime or live-action films more than once a decade. For the most part, Japan does not know how to write a 90-120 min script anymore.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #2595 on:** December 22, 2009, 07:47:05 AM »

Quote from: Solo on December 21, 2009, 01:22:26 PM

Whoops, my bad! Either way, Minka Kelly Too bad Mr. Homo has given her herpes :'(

EDIT: what the fuck? Lolz, I typed in J.eter and it wrote Mr. Homo

Centaur Playboy

I KNEW A.Rod would have a filter too.

Veidt · « **Reply #2596 on:** December 22, 2009, 08:08:44 AM »

Derek Jeter

ManaByte · « **Reply #2597 on:** December 22, 2009, 04:06:34 PM »

Supergirl! The Love Story

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Rumor-Taylor-Swift-To-Star-In-Supergirl-The-Love-Story-16246.html

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This website claims that Kanye West victim Taylor Swift is up for the role of Supergirl. Further they claim that someone is making an awful movie called Supergirl! The Love Story in which Taylor Swift would appear as the character. This is a rumor so impossible, that it must be true. No one would fake anything this ridiculous, would they?

It makes a certain sort of sick sense. They’re just applying the Twilight formula to superhero movies now, right? It was inevitable. So they’ll take a superhero property and fill it full of teenagers who aren’t Mormons even though they act a lot like them, and have them stand around gazing longingly at each other. Then every now and then, one of the cute ones, will fly. Whether or not this particular rumor turns out to be true, come on, we all know it’s coming. And if you’re going to do it, why not do it with Supergirl, and if you’re specifically targeting the teenage girl Twilight crowd, why not do it with Taylor Swift? I mean assuming you don’t care about making a good movie which, if you’re considering this, you most certainly do not.

Besides, it’s Supergirl. Geeks don’t care about Supergirl. Serious moviegoers even less so. Let the tweens have her if only to protect something we actually care about from their tempting purchasing power. Make Supergirl! The Love Story so they don’t make Batman! The Love Story later. Here's hoping they cast Kanye West as Lex Luthor.

How does the Man of Steel/Woman of Kleenex work in reverse?

ManaByte · « **Reply #2598 on:** December 22, 2009, 04:12:54 PM »

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on December 22, 2009, 04:09:56 PM

Sounds better than Superman Returns.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #2599 on:** December 22, 2009, 05:04:30 PM »

The Supergirl movie should be animated since no human woman has breasts large enough to play the lead role.

Or I guess they could use CG like Peter Jackson used in LORT to make the dwarves and hobbits look smaller than the humans, only in reverse.

ManaByte · « **Reply #2600 on:** December 22, 2009, 05:11:08 PM »

This isn't the 90s and Supergirl isn't drawn by J Scott Campbell.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #2601 on:** December 22, 2009, 05:16:18 PM »

http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/12/22/the-karate-kid-remake-movie-trailer-looks-surprisingly-watchable/

Quote from: ManaByte on December 22, 2009, 05:11:08 PM

This isn't the 90s and Supergirl isn't drawn by J Scott Campbell.

For some reason my mind went to Power Girl. I blame the GAF thread for that.

DJ_Tet · « **Reply #2602 on:** December 22, 2009, 05:19:33 PM »

Speaking of Supergirl, how did that shapeless twig Helen Slater ever get that role? I was just watching The Secret of My Success yesterday and wondering how Slater got so many parts in the 80's. She's pretty but not breathtaking, and she's 6 feet tall with no curves.

How the hell was she Supergirl?

ManaByte · « **Reply #2603 on:** December 22, 2009, 05:23:05 PM »

That's not the Karate Kid.

THIS is the Karate Kid:
[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

ManaByte · « **Reply #2604 on:** December 22, 2009, 05:24:20 PM »

Quote from: DJ_Tet on December 22, 2009, 05:19:33 PM

Speaking of Supergirl, how did that shapeless twig Helen Slater ever get that role? I was just watching The Secret of My Success yesterday and wondering how Slater got so many parts in the 80's. She's pretty but not breathtaking, and she's 6 feet tall with no curves.

How the hell was she Supergirl?

Because the Salkinds were fucking distinguished mentally-challenged fellows? Look at Superman II (Lester version), III, and IV.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #2605 on:** December 22, 2009, 05:26:02 PM »

Really the only thing I remember about Supergirl from the comics was at one point she was actually some gray putty thing that was Lex Luthor's sex toy.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #2606 on:** December 22, 2009, 05:29:16 PM »

I could really care less that they remade The Karate Kid, it wasn't that great to begin with. It was an entertaining flick from our youth, and like so many of them (Goonies!), they really haven't aged that well - unless you got the blinders on.

It's not they're remaking Raiders of the Lost Ark or anything.

ManaByte · « **Reply #2607 on:** December 22, 2009, 05:30:34 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov® EDGE™ on December 22, 2009, 05:26:02 PM

Really the only thing I remember about Supergirl from the comics was at one point she was actually some gray putty thing that was Lex Luthor's sex toy.

That was Matrix, which was the post-Crisis Supergirl made when DC decided that Superman could be the only surviving Kryptonian. Pre-Crisis, and currently, Supergirl was and is Superman's cousin from Krypton.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #2608 on:** December 22, 2009, 05:31:32 PM »

Holy crap, I changed my mind after viewing the trailer - it looks distinguished mentally-challenged.

... Black kid moves to China, where all Chinese kids are martial arts experts and anti-American jerks? Jackie Chan fighting children?

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #2609 on:** December 22, 2009, 05:33:56 PM »

Also, I have come to the conclusion that I find Will Smith's kid obnoxious. It's like he took the worst traits of his father, and amplified them with a sense of entitlement.

Mupepe · « **Reply #2610 on:** December 22, 2009, 05:34:56 PM »

there are no bad will smith traits. he is straight up awesome.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #2611 on:** December 22, 2009, 05:35:42 PM »

If only that were true

ManaByte · « **Reply #2612 on:** December 22, 2009, 05:38:07 PM »

Quote from: Willco on December 22, 2009, 05:31:32 PM

Holy crap, I changed my mind after viewing the trailer - it looks distinguished mentally-challenged.

... Black kid moves to China, where all Chinese kids are martial arts experts and anti-American jerks? Jackie Chan fighting children?

It gets better. The end of the movie has Will Smith Jr. siding with the communist government and using his Karate skills to crush human rights protesters!

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #2613 on:** December 22, 2009, 05:42:11 PM »

Don't troll me.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #2614 on:** December 22, 2009, 05:42:31 PM »

His name is Dre.

The only way I'd watch that is if Jackie Chan was a alcoholic hobo who taught him drunken boxing.

Diunx · « **Reply #2615 on:** December 22, 2009, 05:44:25 PM »

I might youtube the scene where Jackie Chan is beating up chinese kids when this pos comes out.

ManaByte · « **Reply #2616 on:** December 22, 2009, 05:46:07 PM »

Quote from: Willco on December 22, 2009, 05:42:11 PM

Don't troll me.

It's apparently true and that story element was part of the agreement for China to partially fund the movie and allow filming there.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #2617 on:** December 22, 2009, 05:49:57 PM »

This could be amazing.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #2618 on:** December 22, 2009, 05:50:46 PM »

Now that you have seen what a real Best Picture nomination looks like, don't you feel silly?

duckman2000 · « **Reply #2619 on:** December 22, 2009, 05:54:38 PM »

Pusher III. Saw Pusher when it came out and Pusher II earlier this year, and I have to say that the director tied this shit up real nicely. I had forgotten how raw these movies were, though.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #2620 on:** December 22, 2009, 05:56:52 PM »

What's with the move to China? Pat Morita was of Japanese descent and karate is a style of fighting that originated in Japan.

At some point they actually wanted to change the name to The Kung Fu Kid, but then changed it back.

Also, if what ManaByte says is true...

Third · « **Reply #2621 on:** December 22, 2009, 07:10:07 PM »

Paranormal Activty

So bad it makes me mad. Why the hell stay at home when you can bring the evidence to the police so that they can protect you?
Just terrible and not scary at all.

4/10

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #2622 on:** December 22, 2009, 07:32:07 PM »

Quote from: duckman2000 on December 22, 2009, 05:54:38 PM

Pusher III. Saw Pusher when it came out and Pusher II earlier this year, and I have to say that the director tied this shit up real nicely. I had forgotten how raw these movies were, though.

i just watched 1 and 2 back to back a couple weeks ago. The only thing I know about 3 is the main character and I'm really fucking excited. I really like rawness...it's like the wire, but just focusing on one guy.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #2623 on:** December 22, 2009, 07:39:52 PM »

I'm not going to spoil anything, but Pusher III was rough. I thought Pusher II was mostly about hopelessness and it was raw in its own way, but Pusher III tops both, while tying strongly into the first film. It's also totally believable, with it being set in Copenhagen.

If you liked the Pusher movies, you will probably get a kick out of Adam's Apples. Raw, surreal comedy.

Pusher III trailer, but it may be a bit spoilerish

[youtube=560,345]YngMOldVC5U[/youtube]

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #2624 on:** December 22, 2009, 10:53:21 PM »

Watched The Hangover. Was hilarious!

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #2625 on:** December 22, 2009, 11:03:18 PM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on December 22, 2009, 07:47:05 AM

Quote from: Solo on December 21, 2009, 01:22:26 PM
Whoops, my bad! Either way, Minka Kelly Too bad Mr. Homo has given her herpes :'(

EDIT: what the fuck? Lolz, I typed in J.eter and it wrote Mr. Homo

Centaur Playboy

I KNEW A.Rod would have a filter too.

Diunx · « **Reply #2626 on:** December 23, 2009, 12:53:27 AM »

Bildi · « **Reply #2627 on:** December 23, 2009, 01:06:21 AM »

They almost look like twins.

Which makes it more hot.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #2628 on:** December 23, 2009, 02:37:22 AM »

District 9

Holy shit, fuck awesome movie. I didn't know much about it going in, so the initial documentary style threw me off a bit. I really liked it on all levels, and like many of the great sci fi movies/books/etc it's more than just sci fi. I thought it transitioned pretty damn well from an adventure type flick to straight up balls-to-the-fucking-wall action in the second half

Definitely my MOTY, and I'm relieved I no longer have to tell people my MOTY was Julie and Julia

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #2629 on:** December 23, 2009, 03:38:45 AM »

Trailer wasn't bad

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #2630 on:** December 23, 2009, 04:25:39 AM »

Jaden smith looks like he's fucking 8 years old. They should have waited a couple of more years.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #2631 on:** December 23, 2009, 03:46:29 PM »

Karate Kid will bomb hopefully and Jaden Smith will stop being in movies.

Powerslave · « **Reply #2632 on:** December 23, 2009, 03:48:35 PM »

wrong thread

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #2633 on:** December 23, 2009, 03:59:03 PM »

Finally watched The Road. Oh man. I loved it, a lot. Viggo's performance in this was on another level and I was very happy that the boy was able/allowed to contribute (instead of just being there). I felt the ending

spoiler (click to show/hide)

was definitely hopeful and not as bleak as some people made it out to be (of course this is just a matter of opinion, I guess it can be interpreted any which way). The father passed on to his son a good sense of humanity and will, the son was also shown to be a good judge of character. The father going through all this, knowing he wouldn't be able to see it through, that was damn heartbreaking.

[close]

Definitely up there as the best movie I've seen this year.

I'll read the book eventually but I'm going to let this sit and move out of my system as time goes by.

Also

spoiler (click to show/hide)

my eyes welled up during Robert Duvall's scenes (especially the campfire). He exuded this character that lost it all and is just drifting. His remark about not telling the father about how he lost his son, especially not to him... was powerful.

[close]

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #2634 on:** December 23, 2009, 04:00:14 PM »

G.I. Joe

Better than I expected it to be and it pretty much hits all the right notes for an scifi-action movie. When you get down to it, the movie is basically just one, long action scene. There's almost no down time for story or character because the movie realizes that you don't really care about all that stuff too much. Mostly this works, except for the end where it's abundantly clear that everything that happened in the movie is the setup for the sequel which may or may not ever happen. Solid, but hardly spectacular.

Powerslave · « **Reply #2635 on:** December 23, 2009, 04:02:14 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 23, 2009, 03:46:29 PM

Karate Kid will bomb hopefully and Jaden Smith will stop being in movies.

wow, nice fail

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #2636 on:** December 23, 2009, 04:11:36 PM »

Quote from: Green Man on December 23, 2009, 04:50:35 AM

Why do they use a Fort Minor song?

They should have used that Foo Fighters song. WHAT IF I SAY I WILL NEVER SURRENDER??!!

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #2637 on:** December 23, 2009, 04:16:16 PM »

Quote from: Powerslave on December 23, 2009, 04:02:14 PM

Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 23, 2009, 03:46:29 PM
Karate Kid will bomb hopefully and Jaden Smith will stop being in movies.

wow, nice fail

You posted in the wrong thread too!

Robo · « **Reply #2638 on:** December 23, 2009, 05:46:45 PM »

Quote from: BlueTsunami on December 23, 2009, 03:59:03 PM

Finally watched The Road. Oh man. I loved it, a lot. Viggo's performance in this was on another level and I was very happy that the boy was able/allowed to contribute (instead of just being there). I felt the ending
spoiler (click to show/hide)
was definitely hopeful and not as bleak as some people made it out to be (of course this is just a matter of opinion, I guess it can be interpreted any which way). The father passed on to his son a good sense of humanity and will, the son was also shown to be a good judge of character. The father going through all this, knowing he wouldn't be able to see it through, that was damn heartbreaking.
[close]
Definitely up there as the best movie I've seen this year.

I'll read the book eventually but I'm going to let this sit and move out of my system as time goes by.

Also
spoiler (click to show/hide)
my eyes welled up during Robert Duvall's scenes (especially the campfire). He exuded this character that lost it all and is just drifting. His remark about not telling the father about how he lost his son, especially not to him... was powerful.
[close]

Nice. I was worried that it wouldn't live up to the source, but you (even without having read it) make it sound like Hillcoat's done it some justice. How's the score?

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #2639 on:** December 23, 2009, 08:32:33 PM »

Quote from: RoboJ on December 23, 2009, 05:46:45 PM

Quote from: BlueTsunami on December 23, 2009, 03:59:03 PM
Finally watched The Road. Oh man. I loved it, a lot. Viggo's performance in this was on another level and I was very happy that the boy was able/allowed to contribute (instead of just being there). I felt the ending
spoiler (click to show/hide)
was definitely hopeful and not as bleak as some people made it out to be (of course this is just a matter of opinion, I guess it can be interpreted any which way). The father passed on to his son a good sense of humanity and will, the son was also shown to be a good judge of character. The father going through all this, knowing he wouldn't be able to see it through, that was damn heartbreaking.
[close]
Definitely up there as the best movie I've seen this year.

I'll read the book eventually but I'm going to let this sit and move out of my system as time goes by.

Also
spoiler (click to show/hide)
my eyes welled up during Robert Duvall's scenes (especially the campfire). He exuded this character that lost it all and is just drifting. His remark about not telling the father about how he lost his son, especially not to him... was powerful.
[close]

Nice. I was worried that it wouldn't live up to the source, but you (even without having read it) make it sound like Hillcoat's done it some justice. How's the score?

The score didn't jump out at me (well some sweeping portions when they're walking), so it was a non factor while viewing, to me. Thinking about it now, it did sort of feel a little too average or vanilla sounding instead of playing to the bleak scenario.

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