Author Topic: Movie News, Reviews, and Discussion Super-Thread (Read 2639031 times)

Momo · « **Reply #14940 on:** July 22, 2012, 02:20:40 AM »

Eh, I dunno. Apart from the wandering lonelyman shit ....oh wait thats the entire trailer

Diunx · « **Reply #14941 on:** July 22, 2012, 10:08:33 AM »

Comic Con trailer: awesome shot of Clark lit in fire and being punch through a building.

Teaser that millions around the world will see: Clark fishing and asking for a fucking ride.

Momo · « **Reply #14942 on:** July 22, 2012, 10:31:23 AM »

I wonder if Superman is subject to the gas, ass or grass rule.

Diunx · « **Reply #14943 on:** July 22, 2012, 10:45:44 AM »

The logo is terrible.

Diunx · « **Reply #14944 on:** July 22, 2012, 01:15:29 PM »

Mirror Mirror: surprisingly fun! great cast and really pleasant to look at.

Wrath of the Titans: terrible fucking movie.

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #14945 on:** July 22, 2012, 01:51:17 PM »

Quote from: Bebpo on July 19, 2012, 02:18:59 AM

The Amazing Spiderman

Did a mid-week evening at the movies and saw this. It was actually pretty good! I liked it more than the 3 Raimi Spidermans. Raimi Spiderman was enjoyable but it always felt off. I disliked his picks for most of the actors and the movies always felt too cheesy and ridiculous. I thought this one worked better because of two things: The script & The actors. The script was intelligent for a superhero movie. Everything felt fairly realistic, flowed well, and the lines were good without being cheesy. And then the actors were GREAT. Garfield is THE BEST PETER PARKER EVER. He's so perfect for the role. Makes the Toby Maguire spiderman look even dumber. Emma Stone was great and the guy who played Dr. Conners did a very good job as well. Because this trio gave good performances and good delivery of a non-stupid script, the movie was good!

Also, like I'm noticing in a lot of superhero origin movies, the first half origin story is notably better than the 2nd half VS. VILLAIN story. I think in this case it was especially noticeable because Garfield did such a great Peter Parker that was really fun watching him discover his powers and learn to use them as Spiderman. He definitely makes a better Peter Parker than Spiderman. Spiderman still needs a bit more wise cracking in his movies.

But overall, nice movie. I think I will enjoy the next ones with this cast as long as the scripts are good.

ASM had the most wise cracking spider-man on film to date. I think it's the opposite: better Spider-Man than Peter. Playing games in the sewer while waiting for the Lizard is totally something Spider-Man would do.

tiesto · « **Reply #14946 on:** July 22, 2012, 07:46:13 PM »

Saw Alien for the first time since I was little... still (mostly) holds up, although what was once I'm sure freaky as fuck was now kinda funny (the chest burst scene)!

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #14947 on:** July 22, 2012, 08:30:20 PM »

Quote from: Martin Raperman on July 20, 2012, 10:58:39 AM

Also I'm going to get drunk and watch The Raven tonight.

Probably the best course of action if you're going to watch The Raven.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #14948 on:** July 22, 2012, 08:36:04 PM »

Quote from: tiesto on July 22, 2012, 07:46:13 PM

although what was once I'm sure freaky as fuck was now kinda funny (the chest burst scene)!

Yeah, there's just really no way it could after decades of references and parodies. Especially Spaceballs.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #14949 on:** July 22, 2012, 09:12:43 PM »

Quote from: Premium Lager on July 19, 2012, 03:49:16 AM

Quote from: Cormacaroni on July 16, 2012, 03:32:05 AM
I'd go for 'incarcerated terrorist' myself but yeah, soldier is very much the term his supporters would use. I've heard it's great from multiple sources so will probably check it out one of these days.

Ireland was occupied by the English.

This dude was in the Irish Republican Army.

I think the preferred term is soldier, or freedom fighter.

Or was George Washington a terrorist as well?

ooh, history lesson!

Diunx · « **Reply #14950 on:** July 24, 2012, 11:49:59 AM »

REC 3: what the flying fuck!!?

Mupepe · « **Reply #14951 on:** July 24, 2012, 01:34:09 PM »

oh shit. it's out already??? sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet Seeing REC: 2 in theaters was one of the best movie experiences. The entire crowd was into the cheese

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #14952 on:** July 24, 2012, 01:35:38 PM »

Quote from: Diunx on July 24, 2012, 11:49:59 AM

REC 3: what the flying fuck!!?

good? bad?

I enjoyed REC2 well enough.

Momo · « **Reply #14953 on:** July 24, 2012, 01:40:53 PM »

There was RECs after the first one? Sprung from the original or the remake?

Philip Cardgage · « **Reply #14954 on:** July 24, 2012, 01:46:06 PM »

REC 2 was awesome. I've been looking for REC 3 subs.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #14955 on:** July 24, 2012, 01:49:19 PM »

Quote from: Momo on July 24, 2012, 01:40:53 PM

There was RECs after the first one? Sprung from the original or the remake?

REC2 happens directly after the first. It's about a spanish swat team who goes into the building after the events of the first movie and also follows a group of kids who snuck into the building right before the end of the first movie.

Momo · « **Reply #14956 on:** July 24, 2012, 01:54:25 PM »

Alright so we are talking from the latin stream, good. I will try and get these!

@mojo, here have subs!

http://subscene.com/subtitles/rec-gnesis

Diunx · « **Reply #14957 on:** July 25, 2012, 03:36:14 PM »

REC 3 is more of a comedy than an horror film, it felt like plaza wanted to make his own Army of Darkness, disappointing but still a little fun if you enjoy the ultra violence and silliness also the bride was reallyyyyy hot

Philip Cardgage · « **Reply #14958 on:** July 25, 2012, 04:11:10 PM »

Quote from: Momo on July 24, 2012, 01:54:25 PM

Alright so we are talking from the latin stream, good. I will try and get these!

@mojo, here have subs!

http://subscene.com/subtitles/rec-gnesis

Eric P · « **Reply #14959 on:** July 25, 2012, 07:52:15 PM »

Guns and Roses, the newest from the director of Crazy Stone and Crazy Racer is a fucking brutal action comedy with a crazed ending. MUST SEE.

Trurl · « **Reply #14960 on:** July 25, 2012, 08:13:57 PM »

Quote from: tiesto on July 22, 2012, 07:46:13 PM

Saw Alien for the first time since I was little... still (mostly) holds up, although what was once I'm sure freaky as fuck was now kinda funny (the chest burst scene)!

The chest bursting itself still holds up pretty well and disturbs me viscerally (regardless of all the times it has been referenced). The little alien running away from the body immediately afterward is pretty funny, though.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #14961 on:** July 26, 2012, 12:27:10 AM »

Quote from: Trurl on July 25, 2012, 08:13:57 PM

Quote from: tiesto on July 22, 2012, 07:46:13 PM
Saw Alien for the first time since I was little... still (mostly) holds up, although what was once I'm sure freaky as fuck was now kinda funny (the chest burst scene)!
The chest bursting itself still holds up pretty well and disturbs me viscerally (regardless of all the times it has been referenced). The little alien running away from the body immediately afterward is pretty funny, though.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #14962 on:** July 26, 2012, 11:22:49 AM »

CLOUD ATLAS

21 stills: http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00052543.html

6 minute "first look" trailer with HUGE SPOILERS: http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/wb/cloudatlas/

I would not recommend you watch the trailer unless you've read the book.

Barry Egan · « **Reply #14963 on:** July 26, 2012, 01:06:37 PM »

Oh man that was fantastic.

ManaByte · « **Reply #14964 on:** July 26, 2012, 01:29:26 PM »

Wachowskis interview:
http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/wb/cloudatlas/

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #14965 on:** July 26, 2012, 02:29:02 PM »

Just proving a point that Lana Wachowski has always been a lazy piece of shit, he can't even take being a woman seriously and commit to it. I've seen better pre hormone traps in my day, he's just lazy.

Movie looks awesome I've never heard of the book so I might have to check it out. I love genre benders, or things that don't conform to the rules were used to. The visuals look fantastic and it looks like a departure from the norm. I'm concerned with the length of the movie someone says the rough cut is nearly 7 hours long.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #14966 on:** July 26, 2012, 02:47:23 PM »

Quote from: G The Resurrected on July 26, 2012, 02:29:02 PM

Just proving a point that Lana Wachowski has always been a lazy piece of shit, he can't even take being a woman seriously and commit to it. I've seen better pre hormone traps in my dad, he's just lazy.

she's your mom now

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #14967 on:** July 26, 2012, 03:05:08 PM »

stupid auto type. I meant "day"

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #14968 on:** July 26, 2012, 03:14:34 PM »

Quote from: Howard Alan Treesong on July 26, 2012, 02:47:23 PM

Quote from: G The Resurrected on July 26, 2012, 02:29:02 PM
Just proving a point that Lana Wachowski has always been a lazy piece of shit, he can't even take being a woman seriously and commit to it. I've seen better pre hormone traps in my dad, he's just lazy.

she's your mom now

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #14969 on:** July 26, 2012, 05:24:21 PM »

Quote from: G The Resurrected on July 26, 2012, 03:05:08 PM

stupid auto type. I meant "day"

iconoclast · « **Reply #14970 on:** July 27, 2012, 09:53:36 AM »

I watched Dark Water (the original, not the western remake). I was enjoying it up until the final twenty minutes or so. I just don't like horror movies that

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actually involve supernatural stuff, like ghosts and such. I greatly prefer it when they try and provide a logical explanation for everything that's been happening. I thought this movie was heading in that direction, since the mother needed psychiatric help in the past, and she was under a lot of stress from the divorce and everything... But as it turns out, she was actually being haunted by a killer ghost LOL.

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Meh. I wish they would make more horror movies like

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A Tale of Two Sisters. Tell Me Something and Strange Circus were pretty good too.

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chronovore · « **Reply #14971 on:** July 27, 2012, 10:46:50 AM »

Dark Water was enjoyable except for the very end for me as well. I enjoyed the psychology and suspense throughout the film, but the decision made at the very end just didn't make any sense to me.

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There was no guarantee that sacrificing herself would save her child, and as a parent it seems impossible to think about leaving one's child behind, vulnerable in a world with this type of creature still existing in it. I guess it's possible she felt attending to the ghost as a new mother would be enough to satisfy it, but it just doesn't seem like a thing which can be satiated.

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chronovore · « **Reply #14972 on:** July 27, 2012, 10:49:30 AM »

Quote from: chronovore on July 12, 2012, 01:20:07 AM

Quote from: Eric P on July 10, 2012, 07:53:21 AM
A movie I really liked has been added to Netflix streaming

http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/Absentia/70204765?country=1&rdirfdc=true

Added, thanks.

Watched this the other day. I really enjoyed it. The cast was mostly very normal looking people. My only complaint about the acting was the younger sister is not a very believable jogger. (She was kinda hot though.) The suspense and limited FX made the whole scenario surprisingly believable. Good ending, too.

Eric P · « **Reply #14973 on:** July 27, 2012, 11:19:54 AM »

Yeah I was really impressed with it.

added just today Salvage Mice

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Salvage_Mice/70236161

From the director of a lot of Sentai stuff
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1934299/

Looks better than Batman

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #14974 on:** July 27, 2012, 02:33:06 PM »

watched Roger Corman's opportunistically timed Carnosaur last night, its a movie where a T-Rex gets disemboweled by a bulldozer and women give birth to gosh-dam-live-raptors and its still blows chunks.

Verdigris Murder · « **Reply #14975 on:** July 27, 2012, 05:06:15 PM »

Quote from: Martin Raperman on July 20, 2012, 10:58:39 AM

Also I'm going to get drunk and watch The Raven tonight.

I'd avoid The Raven if you have spartan free time. It's pretty shit, but the main girl has great jugs, and lol at the ammount of Brits trying and fail at merican accents. The doctor in particular is amazing.

Probably a 4, but I'll give it a 4.5.

Robo · « **Reply #14976 on:** July 27, 2012, 05:09:42 PM »

You should've told yourself that before you watched it, dummy.

Verdigris Murder · « **Reply #14977 on:** July 27, 2012, 05:46:40 PM »

You can't make an omelette.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #14978 on:** July 27, 2012, 06:49:53 PM »

Watched the last 2/3rds of It's Kind of A Funny Story. Cute but thats about it. Galifinakis was quite good.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #14979 on:** July 27, 2012, 08:37:08 PM »

CLOUD ATLAS

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #14980 on:** July 27, 2012, 08:43:24 PM »

Hanks as a badass seems to pull it off better than Travolta

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #14981 on:** July 27, 2012, 09:54:42 PM »

Underworld: Awakening

what a terrible, ugly, dull and pointless movie.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #14982 on:** July 27, 2012, 11:36:11 PM »

hahahahahahaha WHAT

Robo · « **Reply #14983 on:** July 27, 2012, 11:41:25 PM »

Oh man, he looks like Kenny Powers with a shaved head.

Diunx · « **Reply #14984 on:** July 28, 2012, 01:34:59 AM »

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #14985 on:** July 28, 2012, 01:40:14 AM »

Looks like Bepbo in 20 years

cool breeze · « **Reply #14986 on:** July 28, 2012, 02:35:22 AM »

chronovore · « **Reply #14987 on:** July 28, 2012, 03:18:31 AM »

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on July 27, 2012, 09:54:42 PM

Underworld: Awakening

what a terrible, ugly, dull and pointless movie.

Yeah, it was crap. And there's not really an interesting path they can take it, now that they're in "bat's out of the bag" territory.

Eric P · « **Reply #14988 on:** July 28, 2012, 07:27:27 AM »

Crazy Stone - This is a GREAT little film about 3 groups of people trying to get an expensive jade stone. This is the first film from the director of Guns and Roses which I watched last week. Unlike GnR, this is a tiny budgeted film shot on video with an all amateur cast and it's still quite good. Worth a watch for sure. He did a follow up called Crazy Racer which I have to see as well

Death Becomes Her - Really loved it. Hadn't seen it since it was in theaters, so i was surprised with how much I remembered from then, but this is a fun little screw ball comedy with Goldie Hawn and Meryl Streep chewing up the scenery like nobody's business. Was great to see Bruce Willis in a comedy.

So much of this trailer didn't make it into the film itself so I'm really curious about the cut scenes

Boogie · « **Reply #14989 on:** July 28, 2012, 11:29:45 AM »

Quote from: Mamacint on July 27, 2012, 08:37:08 PM

CLOUD ATLAS

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Did they give him prosthetic cauliflower ear?

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #14990 on:** July 28, 2012, 11:52:26 AM »

Crazy Racer is fugging great. Its like the Chinese equivalent of a Guy Ritchie comedy, only better then he's made them since Snatch or so.

oddly enough I've got Crazy Stone (on DVD) sitting on my living room table right now and was planning to watch this weekend.

Momo · « **Reply #14991 on:** July 28, 2012, 02:39:33 PM »

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on July 27, 2012, 09:54:42 PM

Underworld: Awakening

what a terrible, ugly, dull and pointless movie.

thats the latest one right? I remember hating it but cant recall anything else apart from a huge fucking werewolf.

Verdigris Murder · « **Reply #14992 on:** July 28, 2012, 05:18:54 PM »

Martyrs is a waste of fucking time. Wtf Frenchies. Le OBE.

Verdigris Murder · « **Reply #14993 on:** July 28, 2012, 05:28:21 PM »

Actually guys, has anyone not British seen Withnail and I ? And if so did the humour translate ?

Eric P · « **Reply #14994 on:** July 28, 2012, 08:08:44 PM »

I have seen it and it doesn't translate but it's still quite good, if only for the acting

worst vacation ever.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #14995 on:** July 28, 2012, 08:28:39 PM »

Quote from: Momo on July 28, 2012, 02:39:33 PM

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on July 27, 2012, 09:54:42 PM
Underworld: Awakening

what a terrible, ugly, dull and pointless movie.
thats the latest one right? I remember hating it but cant recall anything else apart from a huge fucking werewolf.

yes. it's so devoid of any style or originality. every scene is just the most basic boilerplate answer to the question of "how do we do this scene?"

I'm not gonna say Underworlds is a classic series or anything but the first two at least had a style to them and the action was fun. Underworld 2 is my favorite. It's so hard hitting and brutal in it's action sequences. The 3rd just feels fake with ultra clean and sharp image quality that doesnt match the tone. it's terribad.

I re-watched Batman Begins and TDK today. BB is about as good as I remembered. TDK favored better on this viewing mostly because I hadn't seen it in a while. I still feel the last act of the movie is much weaker than everything before it.

Momo · « **Reply #14996 on:** July 28, 2012, 09:09:36 PM »

Honestly the last Underworld felt like a straight to DVD project to me. The ones before I enjoyed.

Diunx · « **Reply #14997 on:** July 29, 2012, 02:02:27 AM »

Verdigris Murder · « **Reply #14998 on:** July 29, 2012, 04:02:38 AM »

Quote from: Eric P on July 28, 2012, 08:08:44 PM

I have seen it and it doesn't translate but it's still quite good, if only for the acting

worst vacation ever.

Interfesting. Personally it's one of the pure classics, even though it's been tv quoted to near death.

Eric P · « **Reply #14999 on:** July 29, 2012, 08:27:28 AM »

I watch it and say "oh, this is humor" and I'm able to recognize it, but nothing that made me actually laugh out loud.

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