Movie News, Reviews, and Discussion Super-Thread

[Timber]

It's nice that a movie other than Kane topped the list. We should celebrate diversity and pour one out for the HEGEMONIC STATUS QUO.

No joke I'm kinda delighted that Tokyo Story is #1 on the directors' list.

[Timber]

Also Man With a Movie Camera in the top 10 is way cool.

Brad Pitt movie looks like ass garbage, suck it.

[Timber]

8. Man With A Movie Camera - this is still one of the most OMG things ever made



edit abort, there's no sound on that link, so sorry, silent movies should always go with a merry gay tune.

[Tasty]

I have no idea how anyone can take that genre seriously. Blackwitch had some interesting parts and a solid ending, but this shit is embarrassing

The first PA was legitimately scary at points. PA2 went over the top and was a retread all at the same time, but PA3 brought things back to being slightly scary and worth it. Dat fan camera.

Honestly the "story" wrapped up fine with PA3, we've now officially entered  milkage territory.

I absolutely love found footage films though -- Blair Witch is my favorite horror movie, and I give even mediocre movies a pass if they're the same genre.

Now it's being used an excuse to hire no-name actors, drop the budget to pocket change and a box of Cheez-Its, and not bother with pointless things like framing, cinematography, plot, and actually making a good movie that people want to see.

That's exactly why I like them. Horror movies shouldn't feel overproduced at all, barring some exceptions. The grittier and more realistic, the better. (And it's impossible to be realistic without no-names, I feel.)

[Great Rumbler]

Found footage has basically become on par with jump scares in the horror genre: effective with the right director, but often used to disguise the lack of anything worthwhile. Except that found footage takes up the entire movie.

[cool breeze]

21 Jump Street is hilarious.  Funniest comedy I've seen in some time.

[Eric P]

Roger Etherbert has some words for you Vertigo Haters

For years people have been telling me they just don't see what's so great about 'Citizen Kane.'" Now they tell me they just don't see what's so great about "Vertigo." My answer will remain the same: "You're insufficiently evolved as a moviegoer." Or, more simply, "You're wrong."

[Mandark]

My parents met at a screening of Vertigo.

You know, any time I've read the source material for a Hitchcock movie, it's nowhere near as good as the movie.  Rear Window, for example, is a super cheesy short story where Grace Kelly's character is a loyal black sidekick.  Makes you wonder why they bothered adapting the things instead of coming up with original material, but you can't argue with the results.

[Joe Molotov]

Roger Etherbert has some words for you Vertigo Haters

For years people have been telling me they just don't see what's so great about 'Citizen Kane.'" Now they tell me they just don't see what's so great about "Vertigo." My answer will remain the same: "You're insufficiently evolved as a moviegoer." Or, more simply, "You're wrong."

Or to paraphrase the ultimate debate winning line: "You're wrong because you are."

[Philip Cardgage]

I have no idea how anyone can take that genre seriously. Blackwitch had some interesting parts and a solid ending, but this shit is embarrassing

Blair Witch was pretty cool because nobody had done anything like it before. Now it's being used an excuse to hire no-name actors, drop the budget to pocket change and a box of Cheez-Its, and not bother with pointless things like framing, cinematography, plot, and actually making a good movie that people want to see.

Dragging this across 2 pages, but no, Blair Witch really wasn't the first "Found footage" movie.



And the movie that directly drove Blair Witch to happen.

[cool breeze]

My parents met at a screening of Vertigo.

You know, any time I've read the source material for a Hitchcock movie, it's nowhere near as good as the movie.  Rear Window, for example, is a super cheesy short story where Grace Kelly's character is a loyal black sidekick.  Makes you wonder why they bothered adapting the things instead of coming up with original material, but you can't argue with the results.

That's interesting.  I once saw a remake of Rear Window on TV with Christopher Reeves (post-accident) and he had a loyal black (Jamaican) sidekick.  There's still a blond woman who visits but the roles don't fit with the original film.  And it's a then-modern adaptation, so there's stuff about internet cheating and using cameras to spy.

[Momo]

Batman Bullshit. What a stinker.

[Tasty]

I have no idea how anyone can take that genre seriously. Blackwitch had some interesting parts and a solid ending, but this shit is embarrassing

Blair Witch was pretty cool because nobody had done anything like it before. Now it's being used an excuse to hire no-name actors, drop the budget to pocket change and a box of Cheez-Its, and not bother with pointless things like framing, cinematography, plot, and actually making a good movie that people want to see.

Dragging this across 2 pages, but no, Blair Witch really wasn't the first "Found footage" movie.



And the movie that directly drove Blair Witch to happen.

Last Broadcast was so good until like the last 1/5.

[Philip Cardgage]

Yeah, it just didn't know how to put the final touches on everything it built. Overall, I still liked it better than Blair Witch though.

[Tasty]

Yeah, it just didn't know how to put the final touches on everything it built. Overall, I still liked it better than Blair Witch though.

I like Blair Witch more because of its ending. Other than the endings, both movies are about on the same level I think... although I still might give it more to BW. The setting and circumstances were more engrossing than "here's some dude interviewing some other dudes with old footage spliced in."

Poughkeepsie Tapes were effing crazy though. Like Saw, done right.

[Great Rumbler]

I have no idea how anyone can take that genre seriously. Blackwitch had some interesting parts and a solid ending, but this shit is embarrassing

Blair Witch was pretty cool because nobody had done anything like it before. Now it's being used an excuse to hire no-name actors, drop the budget to pocket change and a box of Cheez-Its, and not bother with pointless things like framing, cinematography, plot, and actually making a good movie that people want to see.

Dragging this across 2 pages, but no, Blair Witch really wasn't the first "Found footage" movie.



And the movie that directly drove Blair Witch to happen.

[Philip Cardgage]

Yeah, it just didn't know how to put the final touches on everything it built. Overall, I still liked it better than Blair Witch though.

I like Blair Witch more because of its ending. Other than the endings, both movies are about on the same level I think... although I still might give it more to BW. The setting and circumstances were more engrossing than "here's some dude interviewing some other dudes with old footage spliced in."

Poughkeepsie Tapes were effing crazy though. Like Saw, done right.

I was just bored through 90% of Blair Witch, but the ending is fucking fantastic.

Yeah, Poughkeepise was good, but just felt too acted.

Still love Man Bites Dog though.

[Tasty]

Yeah, it just didn't know how to put the final touches on everything it built. Overall, I still liked it better than Blair Witch though.

I like Blair Witch more because of its ending. Other than the endings, both movies are about on the same level I think... although I still might give it more to BW. The setting and circumstances were more engrossing than "here's some dude interviewing some other dudes with old footage spliced in."

Poughkeepsie Tapes were effing crazy though. Like Saw, done right.

I was just bored through 90% of Blair Witch, but the ending is fucking fantastic.

Yeah, Poughkeepise was good, but just felt too acted.

Still love Man Bites Dog though.

Haven't seen that one. Good?

[Philip Cardgage]

If you think Poughkeepise Tapes is fucked up... ha ha.

Yeah, its good.

[Tasty]

Lol I looked it up, wow.

Seems more like a comedy than horror, though.

[Philip Cardgage]

Ah, its not horror, buts it not a comedy for sure.

Also, V/H/S was fucking awesome.

[Bebpo]

Is Cannibal Holocaust worth watching?  Trailer looks cheesy and I've heard it's pretty gross.

[Verdigris Murder]

21 Jump Street is hilarious.  Funniest comedy I've seen in some time.

It really is !

Holmes 2 loses its stride about half way through. Yeah, not so great. And demonoid is still down.

[The Sceneman]

I just rented Wargames and Twilight for crappy fridae movie night. Gonna be fun!

[The Sceneman]

I just re-watched Total Recall, a Blu-Ray remaster came out today. It's the earliest theater experience I can remember. Mars atmosphere and its effects on Arnold scarred me for life.

Fuck Colin Farrell.

There's some stuff in Total Recall which doesn't hold up real well, but it's pretty solid in general. The effects of Mars' atmosphere on Arnold are some of the things which aren't super impressive.

But, yeah, fuck Colin Farrell and fuck the remake. What is the damned point?

they should have just given the remaster of the original a theatrical release, makes more fiscal (and common) sense.

I would gladly pay full admission to hear this on a Dolby 7.1 cinema system:

[ManaByte]

Oh god Total Recall is shit. I want those 2 hours back. At least I didn't pay for it.

Shocked that they flashed the three tits in a PG13 these days tho.

[chronovore]

PG13 is the most useless rating in a largely already-useless rating setup.

[Diunx]

Don't watch it if you like animals

[Phoenix Dark]

I kind of want to see those three boobs tho

[ManaByte]

I kind of want to see those three boobs tho

It's like one second. And the movie is horrible. It should be illegal to remake any Arnie movie.

[Enl]

Yeah there's some animal violence in Holocaust, but if you could stomach that and have a taste for old school Italian horror then it's kind of worth the watch. Despite its very shallow characters (typical of most old Italian horrors) its one of the few films that can really get under my skin. I guess it's the whole rawness of how everything is shot.

And it has such a lovely theme song:




Also I second Man Bites Dog as well worth watching if you're wanting more "found footage" films.

[Barry Egan]

I'm still waiting on a Last Action Hero remake actually

[Great Rumbler]

I would gladly pay full admission to hear this on a Dolby 7.1 cinema system:

Jerry Goldsmith

[Momo]

Michael Fassbender is The Last Action Hero

[The Sceneman]

I'm still waiting on a Last Action Hero remake actually

Last Action Hero is my favourite movie of all time. A remake would be a mindblowingly ludicrous concept

[cool breeze]

Last Action Hero remake could work if they mocked action movies of the past decade or so.

[Diunx]

Watching some shitty (christian I'm guessing) movie called the lamp, this has a literal magic negro

[Eric P]

High five Mr P. Have you seen Lake Mungo?

just watched this finally.  Really really good.  I liked the ending and the structure of the film.

[Verdigris Murder]

The ending is really satisfying. It's weird that more people haven't seen it really.

[fistfulofmetal]

High five Mr P. Have you seen Lake Mungo?

just watched this finally.  Really really good.  I liked the ending and the structure of the film.

just watched this as well.

pretty good movie. i'm not sure if i'm the only one but i got the feeling the movie implied:

spoiler (click to show/hide)

that the brother and sister were having a relationship. there's a part where you see some of his footage of her and it has a very creepy tone to it and there's one clip of him in her room and she freaks out when she looks at him and tells him to leave.

[close]

maybe it's just me.

[Eric P]

that's an interesting angle but i don't know that i agree.  i thought it would just be that he's, you know, her brother.

[chronovore]

The Skin I Live In: Oddly, I called it about 1/3 into the movie, but still enjoyed the whole thing. I'd heard this called a horror movie, but it was not horror as horrific. Great movie.

[Mupepe]

Total Recall was total ass.  What a boring fucking movie.

[Eric P]

agreed but has anyone seen the remake?

[Mupepe]

agreed but has anyone seen the remake?

lulz

I haven't seen the original since I was like 7 but I don't remember caring about that one either.  I honestly can't imagine it's worse than the remake though.  I don't know if I've ever watched something so bland that tried so hard.

[HyperZoneWasAwesome]

so Len Wiseman creates and launches the Underworld franchise, which isn't exactly quality but is still somehow successful enough to make it to four entries.  Directs Die Hard 5 and has a sizable hit, takes all this accrued goodwill from the studio bosses he's made from his utterly mediocre but successful career and uses all that pull to make...

a 90% similar remake to a very good Schwarzenegger blockbuster.

Len Wiseman must be the most unoriginal man on earth.


oh, and in the news of non-shitty, underbudgeted Sci-Fi, Lockout is actually kinda good.  Shame it bombed so badly, Guy Pearce makes a decent action hero.  The movie is dumb as hell, but like any good B-movie, it's got a scruffy enthusiasm in spades that makes up for the rough parts.

[cool breeze]

yeah, Lockout is fun.  Reminded me of old action movies.  Supposedly there's an unrated version and what I watched is the edited PG-13 version, which I can believe without looking it up myself. 

[cloudwalking]

can anyone tell me, without spoiling, how grisly prometheus is? i am a fucking pussy but i want to watch the movie anyway. i heard there was a scene that made people throw up and/or run out of the theatre? that sounds too hardcore for me. i guess what i am asking is are the brutal scenes coming out of fucking nowhere or do you kind of know when they are about to happen? i don't wanna lose my lunch in the theatre.

no, this is not a joke post

[cool breeze]

You can tell when those scenes are coming up, more or less.  You'll definitely know when that scene you've heard about is coming up.  But the audio is just as bad, so covering your eyes might not help that much.  There's only one time in the movie (very late into it) where it's a surprise. 

[cloudwalking]

You can tell when those scenes are coming up, more or less.  You'll definitely know when that scene you've heard about is coming up.  But the audio is just as bad, so covering your eyes might not help that much.  There's only one time in the movie (very late into it) where it's a surprise. 

thanks a lot.

i guess i will go see it then. i don't actually have a problem with violent movies but if it's super graphic i sometimes get a bit woozy. the movie interests me otherwise though.

[chronovore]

can anyone tell me, without spoiling, how grisly prometheus is? i am a fucking pussy but i want to watch the movie anyway. i heard there was a scene that made people throw up and/or run out of the theatre? that sounds too hardcore for me. i guess what i am asking is are the brutal scenes coming out of fucking nowhere or do you kind of know when they are about to happen? i don't wanna lose my lunch in the theatre.

no, this is not a joke post

There's just the one sequence which is "squishy." The others are pretty "meh," compared to some of the scenes even in the original ALIEN.

[Joe Molotov]

can anyone tell me, without spoiling, how grisly prometheus is? i am a fucking pussy but i want to watch the movie anyway. i heard there was a scene that made people throw up and/or run out of the theatre? that sounds too hardcore for me. i guess what i am asking is are the brutal scenes coming out of fucking nowhere or do you kind of know when they are about to happen? i don't wanna lose my lunch in the theatre.

no, this is not a joke post

Depends on how you feel about sushi.

[BobFromPikeCreek]

Finally watched The Warriors and, oh dear, I guess I watched the wrong version. Comic Sans ERRYWHERE.

[Joe Molotov]

Ugh, yeah they added those comic panels to the Director's Cut. You can still find the original version on DVD if you look hard enough.

[Verdigris Murder]

Battleship is hilarious and pretty watchable too. Glad Rhianna dies early on.

[Positive Touch]

Battleship is hilarious and pretty watchable too. Glad Rhianna dies early on.

  will never watch

[Spurgeon]

I just watched The Campaign. Why do comedies always lose their balls in the third act?

[Robo]

I just watched The Campaign. Why do comedies always lose their balls in the third act?

Plot.

[Verdigris Murder]

Battleship is hilarious and pretty watchable too. Glad Rhianna dies early on.

  will never watch

You should. It's a good couples film. Romance, danger, French horns.

[Momo]

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