..::What Have You Seen Lately?::..

[Hunter]

I was inspired recently.


Pans Labrynth 10/10

I usually dislike movies in Spanish, but this one was VERY good.


The Fountain 9/10

Great visual, though the story was a bit of a put-off at times.

[sapphire]

The most recent one...not new, but I watched Zoolander.

[Hunter]

My Media Center keeps taping Zoolander for some reason. :|

[Newport420]

I actually want to see the Fountain so hearing you give it a 9/10 is good news for me.

I liked Pans a lot but I was expecting more of the fairy tale / fantasy stuff and instead I got an equal dose of fantasy and bloody reality.

Either way it is a sweet movie no doubt!

[Hunter]

As I said, there are some things the story doesn't completely clear up, so it's a bit dissapointing, which is why I gave it a 9. Pans is probably a lot more enjoyable if you speak spanish. ;)

I really loved it. There's nothing I can think of to improve it. I gotta get the soundtrack.

[Cystic]

I just watched Shooter 10/10 and Dead Silence, again 10/10!!

[jp]

I want to see Shooter. :(

[Hunter]

Yeah, I didn't want to, but I keep hearing good things. now I'm intrigued.

[DarthArcturus]

Chasing Amy 4/5

Queen of the damn 1.5/5

Unbreakable 3.5/5

:alexkidd:

[Hunter]

Unbreakable is good. Just watched Go. 7/10 fun flick, but forgettable.


Gonna watch Identity, but I dont wanna

[DarthArcturus]

yeah I think I liked it better when I first saw it years ago. It was the first time i saw it again.

[Frogacuda]

How about watching the movies from the Movie Club, eh?

Jerks :D

[DarthArcturus]

yeah I should.. I'm going to get netflix soon :o

[Advocate]

I would like to restart that again. I am still waiting for Chung King. F'ing BB!

And I have the torrents Frog. Ill d/l them soon.

[shinjirod]

Spinal Tap 9/10

[Mister_Saturn]

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Hellsing Ultimate DVD 2

[ngt]

Sakura Wars Revue the 3rd / benitokage


http://static.zoovy.com/img/gkworld/-/gkw_000000004433

[lordsnarf]

Been really bored lately so I've been on a movie kick, some good some bad.

Pan's Labyrinth 9/10
Solaris 2/10
Grandma's Boy 4/10
Smoking Aces -as a movie 3/10, as a collection of cool action scenes and snazzy characters 8/10
The Last King of Scotland 8/10
The Departed 9/10
Clerks 2 5/10 I liked it a lot less the second time
Scanner Darkly 7/10
Borat 9/10
Pirates 2 5/10

[Frogacuda]

The League of Extraordinary GentlemenYou poor thing.

[Mister_Saturn]

You poor thing.
I willingly watched it, and I did enjoy it. Could be better, but IMHO it's a pretty good movie.

[oneironama]

I saw Last King of Scotland on DVD recently...no comment.

[Hunter]

I am going through beast machines on DVD and loving every minute. There's some interviews I wanna rip off the DVD's and post for you haters.

[Wildcat]

Lately, I've watched:

Zoolander (odd coincidence) - 8/10 Funny, funny movie.
La Calvadier d"Eon V.1 (SP, anime) - 9/10 An interesting anime that has caught my attention. Great animation and a different storyline/setting help it stand out from the rest.
Monty Python & The Holy Grail - 9/10 First time I've seen it, but it's so kooky and weird it's awesome. I love the French taunting. It's the best. Killer Rabbit FTW!

That's about it for now.

[Newport420]

I just watched the Fountain. Kinda confusing really and needs to be watched a few more times for me to really settle into what they were trying to convey there. But I will say the visual style was amazing and it really does pull at your heart strings. I give it an 8/10.

Solaris is a kind of similar movie in certain ways, mostly themes like love and loss. I can't believe you'd give it a 2/10. Its not what most people expect after reading the back or seeing the cover. I'd give it a 7/10 personally as I love the emotional aspects and the 2010 vibe it has.

I also bought The Score, Lemony Snicket's A series of Unfortunate Events and Enemy at the Gates all for 4.99 each while at BB yesterday so I'll be watching those over the next week or so.

[Celebrant]

Just saw flew to / from Europe on vacation, and saw:

Blood Diamond (worth seeing)

Seraphim Falls (never heard of it, but compelling)

Zodiac (thumbs up)

The Departed (do yourself a favor and see it)

Shooter (good action movie)

Ghost Rider (skip it)

[Newport420]

Couldn't agree more about Ghost Rider. That movie was the ass IMHO. 2/10

The Departed is one of my favorite movies to come out recently. 9/10

[jp]

Yeah... Ghost Rider sucked hard.


I got the Pan's Labirynth DVD (special edition even!) from work when some guy traded it in a month or so ago for like, $3, but I'm yet to watch it sadly. :frown:

[Newport420]

Be prepared to read as it is subtitled. Not saying thats a bad thing but with a movie that grabs you so much visually its a shame you need to stare at the bottom of the screen to catch whats being said when you should be dropping your jaw at all the stuff going on above the words.

I give Pans an 8 out of 10.

[Hunter]

lol. I didn't need the subtitles. Knowing Spanish FTW!!!

And I actually enjoyed Ghost Rider. :(


Hey newport, out of curiosity, what movie would you give a 9 or 10?

[jp]

Be prepared to read as it is subtitled. Not saying thats a bad thing but with a movie that grabs you so much visually its a shame you need to stare at the bottom of the screen to catch whats being said when you should be dropping your jaw at all the stuff going on above the words.

I give Pans an 8 out of 10.



Oh I already saw it in the theaters. :nod:

[Frogacuda]

I watched Sicko. Goddamn is it good. I shed a tear.

[Newport420]

Of the stuff I have seen recently I'd give The Departed and 300 9/10's.

I'm sure some will disagree but those two really floored me in a bunch of ways and had me wanting to see them again and again.


Lets see of what I currently own on DVD I'd give the following 9+ ratings...

American Beauty
Batman Begins
Casino
Departed, The
Face Off
Goodfellas
Heat
L.A. Confidential
Road to Perdition
Ronin
Saving Private Ryan
Seven
Shawshank Redemption, The
Usual Suspects, The

Again thats of what I OWN on DVD and not in any way an all inclusive list of the best of the best as things like the Godfather etc would be on there too. So don't bust my bawlz too hard mmmm'kay? :p

[Hunter]

I just wanted a general idea of your taste in movies.

I agree with a few of your choices.

[Newport420]

I don't know if that list gives a good idea of my "taste" in movies or not. Those are just flicks in my collection that I consider at the top of the "ratings" IMO. I really enjoy a lot of off beat comedies and such that though I enjoy a lot I would not give them a 9 or 10 in the grand scheme of things.

I'm sure some people disagree with my ratings and my taste.... but hey... to each his own right?

Oh yeah and I just realized I didn't have LotR on there. That trilogy is a 9.5/10 for me. :p

Edit: The extended versions of LotR of course.... only way to really enjoy them IMHO.

[DarthArcturus]

Black and White 2/10
Chinatown 10/10

[Hunter]

Wow, noticed I didn't post reviews for th last two. Let's see:


Identity - 7/10 - It was good until the ending, then it all fell apart.

Beast Machines - 8/10 - Oddly enough same as above, fell aprt in the ending. The story was great, but the execution of the ending was poor.



And to add on. I just watched Bridge to Terabithia. WOW, I'm shocked. I thought it was going to blow wads, but it was a GREAT movie. 9.3/10 Could have done with some better acting in some parts, but overall a very good movie.

[DarthArcturus]

On the Waterfront 10/10 first time I've seen it and I was amazed by everything about it.

The Color Purple 8/10 Very good movie by Spielburg that really moved me. Only thing I thought had some problems was the pacing and lost focus on the main character.

[Frogacuda]

On the Waterfront 10/10 first time I've seen it and I was amazed by everything about it.
I meant to watch this movie today, too, but I was too busy fighting with jp :lol:

I watched 11:14 yesterday, which was pretty cool.

[DarthArcturus]

haha, darn thanks a lot JP :p

[shinjirod]

lost 8.5/10

[ShinobiWan1]

I've been watching some of my older DVD's.

One worth mentioning is the original Transformers cartoon movie! Still can't get enough of that awesome soundtrack; You got the touch! You got the powaah! YEEEAH! duh duuh duuuuh.

[Celebrant]

I've been watching some of my older DVD's.

One worth mentioning is the original Transformers cartoon movie! Still can't get enough of that awesome soundtrack; You got the touch! You got the powaah! YEEEAH! duh duuh duuuuh.

Yesss another place to talk about Transformers! Soundtrack for the animated movie is one of my favorites... they even threw a Weird Al Yankovic song on there!

Haha which reminds me that my biggest disappointment in the new live-action movie was the Soundtrack... they didn't even include the Transformers theme at all! Not even in the background or on the radio as a subtle little easter egg!

[Newport420]

I don't think Bridge to Terrabithia was a 9.3/10 more like an 8 or so. It was kinda like Pans for me in that I expected more fantasy and got more reality instead. Definitely a great kids movie though. The part with the girl main character at the end was a bit shocking considering it was a Disney movie and all.

[Hunter]

Yes, VERY shocking, I did not expect that at all. The problem with Terabithia was the marketing campaign. From what I understand, the directors and writers were NOT happy at all with Disney's marketing campaign, which takes only certain excerpts to try and make it look like Narnia or something, when it is NOT like that AT ALL.

In the end, I try not to judge things by what I expected, but what I got. Otherwise, I'd always be dissapointed. Terabithia was never meant to be percieved that way, just a dirty marketing trick on disnes part, and I don't think the film should lose points because of that.

[Celebrant]

Wait, what was Terabithia actually like, if not a children's Narnia-clone?

[Mister_Saturn]

House of Wax - An okay horror movie, kinda disappointed in how they took the occult part out, even though the original was kinda campy, and the sequel was plain retarded. *sigh* The way the people were killed off was interesting, and how they were turned into wax figures. However, my favorite screen was how Paris Hilton's character dies ~squee~ That turd was pwnt!

[Advocate]

Wait, what was Terabithia actually like, if not a children's Narnia-clone?

Its like a G version of Pan's Labrynth.

[Newport420]

I'm not docking it points because of my expectations at all, just merely relating some dissapointment I had with the film is all.

I did think it was good. I believe my 8/10 conveys that I thought it was good. The acting and some of the cinematography held it back as well as some of the dialogue. It really wasn't one of those films striving to be all it could be (10/10).... in the end 8/10 seems like a solid rating to me. It accomplished what it was trying to do and did it well..... thus the score. Actually thats another weak point IMO..... the score (music).

[Advocate]

I have actually yet to see any movie from last year. I just know from my expansive research into all films, that Terebithia was like a Pans Labrynth. And not that good.

[Hunter]

It was no bad at all. It got positive reviews, and is rated Fresh on RT. You're right to some small degree, it has quite a few simliarities to Pan's Labrynth. It's not as good though, which you can see reflected in my scores.

As for the muscial score, yeah, it didn't stand out in any way.

[Newport420]

A great score and a bit more of the fantasy sequences would have gone a long way too making Terrabithia better IMO.

[Hunter]

Well, it was never meant to be a fantasy epic. But yeah, it could have done with a better score.

[Frogacuda]

Finally got around to watching Standing in the Shadows of Motown. I had been meaning to watch this forever, but I was reminded of it by the other thread where we were talking about R&B.

Basically it's a documentary about the Funk Brothers, the Motown studio band that wrote and performed every one of Motown's hits from 1959 to 1973 and went largely uncredited. It's really shocking when you realize how all these different artists that came out of that scene were just a rotating cast of front men for one single band.

The movie starts off by pointing out that this band has had more #1 hits than the Beatles, Elvis, The Beach Boys, and the Rolling Stones combined, which is pretty staggering.

Anyway, I definitely recommend it.

[DarthArcturus]

interesting I've never heard about that before

here are some movies I've seen recently on dvd

Annie Hall 8/10

Maltese Falcon 9/10

[Hunter]

Walking Tall 8/10

The Rundown was better. Man, the Rock needs to stop doing these cheesy disney flicks and get back to action.

[DarthArcturus]

The Game Plan looks terrible. The rock sucks now :(

[WasherDryerCombo]

Weeds Season 2 - finished it in 1 day, it was awesome

Zodiac - Didn't devote my entire attention to it like I should of I was playing Just Cause at the time.

Shooter - great movie.

The prestige - One of my favorite movies ever.

[Bruhaha69]

I bought Hajime no Ippo per Raz (who no longer seems to frequent here) and Frog who praised the game. I will start watching soon, so this is more of a "Will see lately" than a "have seen latelt". I hope it kicks ass

[Frogacuda]

Raz still comes here, but the game she's working on is in crunch mode for like the last month, so she has no time.

[Bruhaha69]

Life always prevails. I hope she gets time to post with us again cause she's cool as hell.

[Mister_Saturn]

Monster Squad - Classic monster classic that I hadn't seen as a kid. Some things that didn't register with me when I was younger hit me when I watched this. Still a very good movie, IMHO.

[shinjirod]

lost season 2 - 9/10

[Newport420]

Well I picked up 300 2-disc special edition, Pathfinder Uncut/Unrated, Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead yesterday at BB.

I had seen 300 twice in theaters and have been awaiting this release for quite some time. It was great to watch it on the 1080p plasma even if it was only a regular DVD in an up converting player. The extras disc has been cool so far. Interesting to see just how much history was actually in there and where Miller took a bit of poetic license too.

Pathfinder intrigued me from its previews. I loved Shaun of the Dead and decided to give Hot Fuzz a no look purchase based on SotD.

[Hunter]

Oh god, if you haven't opened pathfinder yet, take it back and try to get your money back.

[Newport420]

D'OH!!!!!!!!!! Too late man. I watched it last night. Not a very good movie but also not horrible either. It would have been better as a bargain purchase. Also not one I would recommend as a purchase and only as a rental for those in love with indians, vikings and sword fighting.

[shinjirod]

office space : 9.5

[Hunter]

This wasn't your first time watching Office Space was it?

We have the red stapler :)

[shinjirod]

nah, ive seen it maaaany times before.

[jp]

Picked up True Lies, Big Trouble in Little China, Total Recall, T2, and the Ninth Gate in the bargain bin at Wal-Mart.


Watched True Lies so far. Great movie. I love Arnold flicks. :)

[Newport420]

True Lies was a great flick and actually made me wanna bone Jamie Lee Curtis. Damn does she have some smoking legs!

Office Space is f-ing awesome. I love the remake that G4 did of the fax/printer beatdown for the xbox....funny shit I tells ya.

[Neocloud]

300 and Hot Fuzz

[Newport420]

I have Hot Fuzz and plan on watching it for the first time on the plane this Friday afternoon!

[Bruhaha69]

Arnold movies rule

[Newport420]

Arnold movies rule


Not all of them man. There have been a handful of stinkers IMO. Junior comes to mind as does Batman and Robin.

I still think that title was so fucking lame seeing as Robin was in the previous one and Batgirl was the new character. Of course aside from the first and the latest BM movies the middle have all been hoorrid wastes of time and money IMO.

[Hunter]

Batman and Robin was ass.

[Frogacuda]

Way to go out on a limb. Next thing you'll tell me the Godfather was good.

[shinjirod]

The Godfather is shit. utter trash. i cant believe people like that piece of junk.

/sarcasm

[Newport420]

It depends on which Godfather your talking about of course! ;) I almost bought them all on DVD last weekend. Probably should have too.... 7.50 each at BB. D'OH!

[Hunter]

Way to go out on a limb. Next thing you'll tell me the Godfather was good.


Believe it or not, there are plenty of people out there who think Batman and Robin was, "not that bad".

[Frogacuda]

I don't believe you.

[Hunter]

Prepare to have your dreams and all your faith in humanity shattered:


http://imdb.com/title/tt0118688/usercomments?start=10


It's ok, you can cry, let it out, I'm here for you man. Welcome to the sad reality that is our world.


The saddest part was, I made that comment half in jest, I expected it would be very difficult to back it up, and then, BOOM, third page of reviews on IMDB, four glowing reviews, one entitled, "Not That Bad"

[Hunter]

Night at the Museum: 7.5 - It was like, Jumanji 3


Futurama, the final season :( - 9.5/10


I have Grave of the Fireflies at home, but need to set aside some time to watch it.

[Mister_Saturn]

A Series of Unfortunate Events
Hot & Fluffy - Gabriel Iglesias Special
Hot Fuzz

[DarthArcturus]

Identity 3/10
Blazing Saddles 7/10
Black Snake Moan 8/10

[Hunter]

Wow you really hated Identity. I didn't care for it. The first half was enjoyable IMO, It just falls apart at the end.

[Wildcat]

300 - Awesome movie. Certainly one of the best action films I've seen. 9.5/10

Mythbusters Season 1 Pts. 1/2 - Excellent series and lots of good episodes? Win! 10/10

[DarthArcturus]

Wow you really hated Identity. I didn't care for it. The first half was enjoyable IMO, It just falls apart at the end.


yup, dumb idea. Whole point of the movie? The first hour was a waste of time and a cope out of what you just saw.

[Newport420]

Hot Fuzz was pretty dissapointing to me. I give it like a 6.5/10. I expected it to be an 8/10.

300 is f-ing amazing. Yankee just saw it and though he liked it he couldn't "get" why I am so stoked on that movie. Gahhhhhhh!

[Hunter]

I liked 300, but I preffered Transformers.

[Hunter]

I have a couple to add.

Grave of the Fireflies - Depressing, but a good flick. 9/10

Shooter - Decent action flick. It's been a while since there's been one. 8/10

Babylon 5: The Lost Tales - Voices In The Dark. 9/10

Futurama Vol. 4 - 9/10

Heroes Season 1 - Not really DVD but whatever, 9/10

[Newport420]

Just picked up Bad Boys II on sale (SHUT UP!) while I was in BB to get Blades of Glory. I have yet to watch either one.

[DarthArcturus]

You should have said SHUT UP! to Blades of Glory. I haven't seen it but damn did it look fucking retarded.

[Newport420]

So long as fucking retarded is accompanied by incessant laughing then I have no problem with that.

[Raz]

"Blades of Glory" takes a while to get going, but once it's started, it's a fun ride. It's also a very modern comedy, considering that it manages to dole out the gay jokes without being painfully stereotypical (meaning a gay person can actually laugh at them alongside a straight one). It also has a strange ending which vaguely reminded me of "Cheech & Chong's Next Movie", in that you'll either be amused by it or not.

I recommend it.

Outside of that, I haven't watched anything on DVD in a very long time. I have no idea what the last DVD I watched was.

[Hunter]

"Blades of Glory" takes a while to get going, but once it's started, it's a fun ride. It's also a very modern comedy, considering that it manages to dole out the gay jokes without being painfully stereotypical (meaning a gay person can actually laugh at them alongside a straight one).


That's no fun. I want to laugh at gays, not with them.
*runs away*

[Bruhaha69]

Finally saw Children of Men. Not bad at all. It actually made me like Clive Owen much more. He's a pretty good actor.

[DarthArcturus]

Finally saw Children of Men. Not bad at all. It actually made me like Clive Owen much more. He's a pretty good actor.

HELL YES! I still need to buy it :( It was my favorite movie of 2006 :(

[shinjirod]

HELL YES! I still need to buy it :( It was my favorite movie of 2006 :(

i bought it this weekend :D

[Hunter]

Always glad to turn someone on to new things. I'm glad you liked it, it was an awesome movie. I can't speak for clive owen, but that movie does well by him. :)

[Bruhaha69]

Yea, thanks for the recommendation. It was definitely a cool movie and he filled the role very well. My only real lasting impression of him before that was in Sin City and I can honestly say I didn't like him in that.

[Biff_Pocoroba]

Bought 3 movies last night on the way home from work


Unbreakable 9/10

Grosse Point Blanke 9/10 (if you have not watched this, do so)

Troy WideScreen Edition 8/10 A lot of people don't like this film, but I think it's pretty good.

[Hunter]

Yeah, I enjoyed Troy though most people didn't. I'd say an 8 is about right.

lmao, I just checked out the plot outline for Grosse Point Blanke on IMDB. Sounds like a cool flick. Might have to check it out.

I just got Castle In the Sky and Dune - Directors Cut, from netflix, as well as the first disc of Stargate Season 10. I have yet to watch any of them.

[Newport420]

Gross Pointe Blank is a GREAT movie with a GREAT soundtrack. 9/10

I watched Blades of Glory last night and I laughed MY FUCKING ASS OFF! No really I had to use duct tape to get it back on after the film. In all seriousness I was a bit worried that I had been suckered into buying another mediocre Will Ferrell movie (Taladega Nights really was just average IMO 6.5/10) but thankfully I was wrong. Between Will and Napolean D (sorry don't know the kids name by heart) they managed to light the screen on fire with their comic genius. I never would have thought you could make a movie this funny about figure skating.... I am glad I was wrong. This movie is chock full of laughs and I personally give it a 8.5/10. I'll only add one thing here in semi-jest..... I must warn Biff and others that they may experience significant "manwank" while watching this film..... you have been warned. :p

I'll agree with the Troy remarks too. I really enjoyed that movie. The intro scene where after teh fight Achilles is standing in front of the enemy army screaming "Is there no one else?!!!!!!!" Fucking epic I tells you.

[Hunter]

I enjoyed Talladega Nights :(

[Newport420]

I enjoyed Talladega Nights :(


Perhaps I am a little harsh... 7/10. It was decent and I did laugh but it really felt forced to me and unnatural. This movie was so much better IMO. For me Will Ferrel does his best work when he has another great person to work with. In Talladega it rested almost 100% on his shoulders. In BoG its 50/50 and the comic chemistry is perfect IMO.

[Hunter]

Perhaps I am a little harsh... 7/10. It was decent and I did laugh but it really felt forced to me and unnatural. This movie was so much better IMO. For me Will Ferrel does his best work when he has another great person to work with. In Talladega it rested almost 100% on his shoulders. In BoG its 50/50 and the comic chemistry is perfect IMO.


I'm pretty sure that's what he was going for. The long uncomfortable silences and all. I found that hilarious.

[Biff_Pocoroba]

It only won a reward for the best movie ever made.

[Newport420]

I understand the whole pause aspect of comedy. That suit is black............................................. .............. NOT! But thats not what I'm talking about. There just was not really any comic chemistry between characters in Talladega. Blades of Glory is much better IMO.

[Newport420]

Just picked up the following 4 movies for 3.99 at BB.

Pi (the symbol)
American Psycho - Uncut
Requim for a Dream
The Devils Rejects

I've seen American Psycho but I don't own a copy. The others I have heard good things about but have never seen them. Good thing I have a long weekend coming up. :)

[Hunter]

I got Pi once, but couldn't bring my self to watch it.

I hate American Psycho, only Bale movie I've ever considered absolute crap.

[Newport420]

I liked American Psycho. Probably a 7/10 for me. For me this is the movie that put Bale on the map as I don't recall anything from him prior and it stood out IMO. The parts where he has the hookers and is reviewing 80's music is equal parts hysterical and psycho IMO.

Besides at 3.99 each. Its hard to feel too ripped off IMO. Its why I bit on Pi and Requim. Cheap enough that even if I didn't really like them it was still OK by me money wise.

[Hunter]

Oh, his acting was awesome. and I enjoyed the music dialogue, but the overall plot was ass. For me, Equilibrium put him on the map.

[Luminous]

Blades of Glory - good flick 7.5/10
Apocalypto - better than I thought it would be 7/10
Hot Fuzz - I love those 2 guys 8.5/10
300 - love it 9.5/10

I figure I will comment on almost all of the other movies referenced here. :p


I thought Children of Men was a very good movie. I am a fan of Clive Owen. King Arthur, Sin City, Closer and Children of Men. I thought he was good in all of those movies.

I couldn't get through Talledega Nights. I was very disappointed in the first hour. Blech. I agree Will Ferrell is much better as part of a cast. See "Old School" and "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back". He was great in both of those.
Equilibrium is a great movie. Another actor I like was in that as well. Sean Bean., even though he wasn't in the entire movie.

Gross Pointe Blank is an excellent movie. Just one more actor I really like, John Cusack (I didn't like Identity either). I have a lot of his movies. Definitely see Gross Pointe Blank if you haven't. Jeremy Piven has a good role.

I enjoyed Troy as well. Eric Bana did a very good job, IMO. The battle scenes were great.





Hold on, Bad Boys II? WTF is that all about? :p Not that I should talk, I have plenty of movies in my collection that are questionable to most people.

[Advocate]

I love Bad Boys 2. Until TF ... I thought that was the best Chase scene in film. But Transformers has that beat now.

[squall_vb]

I get a tad frisky with my Friday night rentals.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b334/amartin757/Amsterdam1651cover.jpg

[DarthArcturus]

:o

[Biff_Pocoroba]

I love Bad Boys 2. Until TF ... I thought that was the best Chase scene in film. But Transformers has that beat now.


The Blues Brothers and the Matrix shit all over this comment.

[Advocate]

Matrix Reloaded's chase scene was filmed on one section of man made highway and shot in both directions. The time total of the scene was 15 minutes ... it was also attached to a movie that bored the fuck out of everyone.

Blues Brothers chase scene I do not view as the same. But I will give you that. But it is a comedy so the stuff they did was more for hilarity.

---------
Bad Boys 2 the chase scene lasted for 30 minutes ... consisted of a chase on a above ground covered parking garage, a gun fight in the middle, and the final coup de grace ... a damn Tractor Trailer full of cars being tossed at a Ferrari at speeds of actual .. 60 miles an hour.

[DarthArcturus]

I watched Blades of Glory tonight, and was surprisingly entertained. Just silly fun 7/10

[Advocate]

I still haven't seen Talledaga Nights.

[Biff_Pocoroba]

Just watched Unbreakable (Bought the new Box set) 9/10

This movie was M. Night's best effort imo, brilliant.

[Raz]

Just watched Unbreakable (Bought the new Box set) 9/10

This movie was M. Night's best effort imo, brilliant.

Agreed.

I'm currently watching "Eyeshield 21", which no one outside of anime and/or North American football buffs will likely care about. It's "Hajime no Ippo" ("Victorious Boxers"), except not as serious, and features a sport that's even less respected in Japan (so its characters must struggle to be taken seriously). Definitely enjoyable.

[Luminous]

I know what I will be watching when it is released.

The Twin Peaks Definitive Gold Box edition.

http://tinyurl.com/yp6rqp


Every episode including the pilot. :D:D:D:D

[shinjirod]

you people need to lay off the drugs. shyamalan is the worst thing hollywood couldve ever imported from india.

[Biff_Pocoroba]

you people need to lay off the drugs. shyamalan is the worst thing hollywood couldve ever imported from india.


Have you watched unbreakable or are you speaking out of your blowhole sir?

[shinjirod]

Have you watched unbreakable or are you speaking out of your blowhole sir?

I have seen every shyamalan film. im a communications major. it is my career AND my passion to watch this movies, and as a journalism prespecialty student, i would NEVER speak out of my blowhole. ;)

[lordsnarf]

Today I wasted two hours of my life watching Ultraviolet. That was after wasting even more time watching Superman Returns. Superman was meh, Ultraviolet was so bad I almost threw up.

[Hunter]

Superman Returns would have been an awesome movie IMO, if they had just removed the kid, and the overly long death scene that went from tragic to comical.

In the end, I give it a 7/10.

I enjoyed Unbreakable very much despite what shinji says, I also liked the sixth sense. The rest of his movies are complete ass.




I am about to watch the South Park movie. I also have the final Stargate SG-1 season. I'm torn, part of me wants to watch, to continue the story. The other part doesn't want to, because once I'm done, it's all over. The straight to dvd movies don't count, they will be so few and far between.

[DarthArcturus]

actually hunter they count more than the last half of season 10 combined. So many fills and terrible episodes that the series finale is pretty weak and has nothing to do with the main story. The movies should kick ass though.

[Advocate]

I loved Unbreakable. It was definitely a great comic book movie. Before Spiderman and Xmen .. this was how a comic movie was to be portrayed.

[Hunter]

actually hunter they count more than the last half of season 10 combined. So many fills and terrible episodes that the series finale is pretty weak and has nothing to do with the main story. The movies should kick ass though.


Hmm, thanks for ruining season 10 for me before I even watch it. :cry:


Even so, I will miss it. :(







The only problem I had with Unbreakable was the water weakness thing, that was kind of lame. But the twist was awesome.

[Advocate]

how is that lame? Everyone has a weakness. Green Lantern ... the color yellow. Superman his own planets rock. Batman him looking deeper into things, that sometimes he doesn't see the obvious. Wolverine his berserker rage. Hulk calming him down.

How is a weakness to water lame? A lot of people can't swim.

[Biff_Pocoroba]

Agreed, I found the weakness to water pretty awesome. He had to have some weakness or the Super Villian would have no way to hurt him and that would have made for a boring comic.

[Newport420]

Today I wasted two hours of my life watching Ultraviolet. That was after wasting even more time watching Superman Returns. Superman was meh, Ultraviolet was so bad I almost threw up.


I'm sorry you had to watch that movie as it is pretty bad. Who the fuck wears glass armor? The only decent thing is like the first 10-15 minutes of the movie. Thats it.

[Biff_Pocoroba]

Nobody wore glass armor, where did you get that from sir?

He had a glass cane.

[Advocate]

He's talking about the travesty of a movie Ultraviolet. He even quoted it.

[Hunter]

how is that lame? Everyone has a weakness. Green Lantern ... the color yellow. Superman his own planets rock. Batman him looking deeper into things, that sometimes he doesn't see the obvious. Wolverine his berserker rage. Hulk calming him down.

How is a weakness to water lame? A lot of people can't swim.


The issue is not that he had a weakness, it's what the weakness was. Water just seems like a pretty stupid weakness for a superhero, it renders him the most useless superhero of all time. I can kill him with a super soaker.

[DarthArcturus]

He's talking about the travesty of a movie Ultraviolet. He even quoted it.

biff failed IMO

[Advocate]

The issue is not that he had a weakness, it's what the weakness was. Water just seems like a pretty stupid weakness for a superhero, it renders him the most useless superhero of all time. I can kill him with a super soaker.

But you don't know that. In the framework of the movie you don't know he's weak from water.

[Biff_Pocoroba]

biff failed IMO


I'll do what I do best when I fail, blame and fire an underling.


Advocate, I need to see you in my office in 15, please bring in your badge and laptop, thanks.

[Hunter]

But you don't know that. In the framework of the movie you don't know he's weak from water.


Well, the worldn is 75% water, there's water everywhere. Actually how the hell does he drink water? Doesn't he need it to survive? Or is it only drowning? If so, it's not a REAL weakeness then, he just has to learn how to swim.

[Luminous]

I know what I will be watching when it is released.

The Twin Peaks Definitive Gold Box edition.

http://tinyurl.com/yp6rqp


Every episode including the pilot. :D:D:D:D


Yes I just quoted myself.

Nobody is interested in the entire Twin Peaks series? This is the first time the pilot is being released on DVD.



You people are too busy trashing a crappy movie. :p Ultraviolet was pretty bad, except for a couple of action sequences.

[Advocate]

not even the action sequences.

[DarthArcturus]

sorry CJ I have never seen or really heard of Twin Peak *runs away*

[Hunter]

I may have, I think I watched it on a flight back from El Salvador, wasn't too bad.

[Advocate]

I remember twin peaks. I thought the movie was better than the show. And both I thought sucked. Very weird show. I may like it now. So, I might give it a try.

[SNKJorge]

Today I watched King Kong and Goodfellas, both on HD DVD.
Really nice flicks.

[Newport420]

Just bought Season 1 of My Name is Earl. Great seies but I never caught the episodes.... despite having a DVR... D'OH! It was on sale at BB for 24.99 down from 41.99 or some crap.

[lordsnarf]

Unbreakable was awesome. period.

I didn't dislike Superman, it was just bland.

Every bad guy in Ultraviolet wore glass armor. That's just to make them look cool when they're getting killed, the way it should be. Faceless masses should always look cool when getting killed, that's a fundamental law of good movie-making.

[Hunter]

I should be getting Hot Fuzz today. :D

[Biff_Pocoroba]

Let me know how that is, I'm tempted to purchase. I loved Sean of the Dead.

[Newport420]

Hot Fuzz was a total let down IMO. Shaun of the Dead was 3x better. You may really like it though.

The glass armor thing is retarded and not everyone wore it in the movie. Bad guy minions should look cool while getting the snot kicked out of them though... I do agree on that.

[Biff_Pocoroba]

http://www.kittensofdarkness.net/gallery/knimages/minions.jpg

[Newport420]

I just printed that out and hung it up at work.

[Hunter]

Hot Fuzz was awesome. 9/10 for me. Would've been 10/10 but there was one scene I though they could have done without. Not as funny as Shaun of the Dead, but just as awesome IMO.

At the end, when the head of the NWA guy comes into the station. One too many endings IMO

[Hunter]

Ok, i watched Metropolis, the anime, not the silent film. It had great potential, but it was ass. My biggest annoyance was the character design, it was SO out of place with all of the CG backgrounds, and overall art style of the world. Plot was ass too.

[Bruhaha69]

I've been watching Evangelion but I don't have Disc 5. I need to get that ordered so I can go on with it.

[Hunter]

I've been meaning to watch that. But I've heard the ending is ass.

[Biff_Pocoroba]

If I had my wish, every and all anime disk would be destroyed, pissed on, then crushed for the sake of humanity, that shit is TERRIBLE!

[DarthArcturus]

some anime I have enjoyed but generally I pass on it :redface:

[jp]

FLCL, Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, Berserk, Vampire Hunter D, and Akira are about the only anime I've ever seen that I really enjoyed.

Everything else was either really really boring or really really retarded.

[Bruhaha69]

You might like Gungrave, JP. Same crew as Trigun. It's pretty damn good.

the 2nd Vampire Hunter D movie has some of the best animation I've ever seen. I love that movie.

[Wildcat]

the 2nd Vampire Hunter D movie has some of the best animation I've ever seen. I love that movie.

:goodpost:

I concur. Pretty solid movie all the way around. My fiance loves it, too, so it's all win. :D

[Hunter]

If I had my wish, every and all anime disk would be destroyed, pissed on, then crushed for the sake of humanity, that shit is TERRIBLE!

Have you ever watched a complete anime? They are far better than 90% of the shit that gets put out on live action cinema.

[Raz]

If I had my wish, every and all anime disk would be destroyed, pissed on, then crushed for the sake of humanity, that shit is TERRIBLE!

Anime, as a medium, is identical to live action cinema in its ability to convey storyline and emotion. Additionally, its ratio of crap to goodness is in favor of the abundant crap -- the same applies to live action film. This is not an insult, as I myself watch far more anime than anything else, but only a fool would say that it's the best genre of visual entertainment in the world. There is no "best".

Neither method is superior to the other, though if you live in a country where only one of the two dominates, naturally, you'll see less of the other and therefore have less reason to respect it.

[Frogacuda]

:goodpost:

I enjoy plenty of anime, but I'm not someone who can sit through any anime because it's an anime. There are good ones and bad ones, and I enjoy them alongside American and European movies as well.

[Hunter]

I honestly believe that anime has a higher ratio of good to bad than live action cinema.

[Bruhaha69]

I like anime because it's not limited by human actors and stunt men. They can draw whatever they want and make characters do whatever they want. The use of more and more CG and artificial people/scenes in movies just lends proof to what makes animation so great.

[Hunter]

And the awesome thing is, it's MUCH easier to integrate CG in animation than in live action where it tends to look out of place.

[Luminous]

I love CG and what it can do. I am not a big fan of anime though. Animation, yes. A lot of anime is all the same to me, but I haven't seen enough of it to really be a critic. I doubt that will change anytime soon. I prefer my live action films. Still, a good animated TV show or film is always welcome.


I watched Red vs Blue Season 5 last night.......great as always.

[Advocate]

Berserker, Bleach season 1, Trigun, Gasaraki, Ikki Tousen, Love Hina, Claymore, and Vampire Hunter D. Are some of the best in anime and I could say are on par with today's Hollywood.

[Hunter]

I recommend Rahxephon to the unbelievers. The series, NOT the movie. Anime movies based on a series suck ass 99% of the time. It's because they attempt to condense a 26 episode show into 2 hours.

[Advocate]

Only one of the anime's I listed have a Movie equivalent.

[Hunter]

I will never watch Berserk, and I recommend against anyone doing so if you hate being stuck at a cliffhanger. I know how it ends, and it would just kill me to have a series cliffhanger like that. .Hack//sign is bad enough. :|

[Newport420]

Evangelion is a great series with a "What-in-th-fucking-hell-was-that-crazy-ass-shit?" ending. You may think you understand whats going on but in the last few episodes and that finale movie or whatever they just take a left turn and dive right off the cliff with the story. Still love the series but they lost me at the end comprehension wise.

I have been watching more movie length anime and less series as I hate starting to buy a series and the realizing it sucks(Gantz anyone?). With the movie I can buy and then move on to something new. The series are investments of at least 100 bucks usually if not more. There are soem really great anime movies out there too. You don't even need to watch the series either.

Appleseed and Ghost in the Shell are my two favorites. The animation and visual style in Appleseed are second to none IMO. If your looking for great movie length anime and your not sure about most stuff I guarantee you that this movie will blwo you away.

[Bruhaha69]

When the Berserk anime ends, the manga is always there waiting to be read......awesome manga.

[Hunter]

When the Berserk anime ends, the manga is always there waiting to be read......awesome manga.


I thought it was Japanese? Even so, not quite the same.

[Bruhaha69]

They're slllllllllllllooooooooooooooooooooooowly translating it, but you're right....not the same. Still great, though. The manga actually beats out the anime for this one.

[Biff_Pocoroba]

Yawn,

I'll still waiting for Goku to power up. Obtain some taste, queers.

[Bruhaha69]

I have some taste for kickin your ass. What's wrong with queers, anyway?

[Biff_Pocoroba]

I have some taste for kickin your ass. What's wrong with queers, anyway?


Nothing, they have better taste in movies than we do.

Also, you better take your pills and say your prayers tough guy, you'll find my ass fights back. What kind of fucking douchebag makes threats on the internet anyway? LOL @ You. www.internettoughguy.com (http://www.internettoughguy.com)

[Advocate]

I will never watch Berserk, and I recommend against anyone doing so if you hate being stuck at a cliffhanger. I know how it ends, and it would just kill me to have a series cliffhanger like that. .Hack//sign is bad enough. :|
YOu do know why it ended right?

The original creator told the anime studio to stop. He didn't like the direction. So he pulled the rights out from under them. It still is an awesome show.

[ShinobiWan1]

I like to watch things like that sometimes. More like, it's not about the destination, but the ride :p

[Bruhaha69]

Nothing, they have better taste in movies than we do.

Also, you better take your pills and say your prayers tough guy, you'll find my ass fights back. What kind of fucking douchebag makes threats on the internet anyway? LOL @ You. www.internettoughguy.com (http://www.internettoughguy.com)

Meengya, settle down. I was just kidding. Why are you always so serious, Biff?

Honestly, though, I'm one of the weakest guys you'll meet (or not meet). I can say with confidence that most people on here could kick my ass, regardless of strength or fighting skills.

[Frogacuda]

Watched Dead Ringers again. Great flick. So twisted.

[Hunter]

Yawn,

I'll still waiting for Goku to power up. Obtain some taste, queers.


Don't mention Dragonball Z ever again, I will kill you. Dragonball Z is ass, it is the giant pimple on the face of an awesome artistic form of entertainment. Don't judge the genre by the bullshit you seen on TV here. Go out and get some real anime. Heat Guy J, awesome series.

[Biff_Pocoroba]

K, but has Goku powered up yet?

[Hunter]

http://gallery.globalink.org/d/12104-1/kill+yourself+slowly.jpg

[Biff_Pocoroba]

Absolute and total fail. Ban yourself pls.

[Advocate]

I hate Dragonball.

I watched the japanese series too in fansub. Still terrible.

[Bruhaha69]

I liked DB and DBZ initially but I tried watching it again like 2 weeks ago.....it's pretty bad. They wasted way too much time on the posturing shit. They could have probably cut the series in half if they removed a lot of that wasted time.

[Hunter]

Castle In The Sky - 9/10

[Wildcat]

I've never finished watching Castle in the Sky. It somehow hasn't captured my interest like most other Ghibli films. Maybe it's James Van der Beek. :p

[Hunter]

I'm almost done with SG-1 Season 10. :(

Halfway through The Office Season 3. Gettin Prison Break Season 2 soon. Likely today.

[DarthArcturus]

what do you think about season 10 hunter?

[Hunter]

Very enjoyable so far. One or two episodes that were kind of, not THAT again. I'm glad they tied up the Lucien Alliance ends, since that was getting old Jack comes back a few times, that was awesome. Overall very good stuff. Still 1 disc to go. BTW, about what you said about it ending blah, I was watching some extras, apparently they had already finished writing the entire season when they heard it was going to be cancelled, so that was understandable. Can't wait for the movies!!!

[oneironama]

I haven't seen any of those shows, or Castle in The Sky. It's one of the only Ghibli films I haven't seen (Cagliostro, Totoro, Mononoke and Spirited Away are my favorites)

saw "the Illusionist" on DVD recently, WOW. Ed Norton is a marvelous actor.

[Frogacuda]

I liked the Illusionist a lot. Laputa as well.

I watched Dead Ringers again. Really amazing film. Jeremy Irons was absolutely robbed for the oscar for that role (or rather two roles). I'm going to see Eastern Promises this weekend. More Cronenberg. Yay.

[lordsnarf]

saw "the Illusionist" on DVD recently, WOW. Ed Norton is a marvelous actor.
Yeah, Illusionist was a really great flick. Glad you enjoyed it.
I finally got around to checking out Lady in the Water, decent stuff. Also caught Thank You for Smoking, I liked it. It had a fun, morbid sense of humor.

[Frogacuda]

I finally got around to checking out Lady in the Water, decent stuff.
Oh my god, you like everything. Is there any movie you don't like?

[Hunter]

Yeah, Lady in the Water is complete ass. Thank you for Smoking is AWESOME. The illusionist is a decent flick, but The Prestige >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Illusionist.

[squall_vb]

If you're in the mood to be pissed off, I recommend Maxed Out. It's a pretty harsh documentary of the credit industry's predatory tactics.

The whole thing was well done. It reminds me of when Micheal Moore used to put out quality work.
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[post updated]

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Quick caveat before someone eats my asshole:

I haven't seen Sicko yet, so I cannot lump it into the previous comment. Once it hits DVD, I will give it a fair chance.

[Frogacuda]

Sicko is the best thing Moore's ever done. Farenheit 9/11 sucked, nothing else he made bothered me.

[squall_vb]

Better than Roger & Me? That's setting the bar pretty high.

[lordsnarf]

Oh my god, you like everything. Is there any movie you don't like?
I sad decent, maybe I'm too soft. Guess it's a good thing I don't review movies for a living.
Oh, and in answer to your question, there are movies I don't like *cringes in anticipation of an incoming martyrdom*, like for instance Kill Bill. I didn't like Kill Bill.

[Frogacuda]

Do you realize how many billions of times better all 4 and half hours of Kill Bill was than stupid Battlefield Earth and Lady in the Water?

[squall_vb]

I didn't like Kill Bill.

This is always an incorrect answer.

The only exception would be something like, "While an awesome movie in and of itself, I did not enjoy Kill Bill because as I was trying to enjoy it, I was being ass-raped by an HIV-positive Gamestop employee."

[oneironama]

Haven't seen Kill Bill...Tarantino bothers me.

[DarthArcturus]

Very enjoyable so far. One or two episodes that were kind of, not THAT again. I'm glad they tied up the Lucien Alliance ends, since that was getting old Jack comes back a few times, that was awesome. Overall very good stuff. Still 1 disc to go. BTW, about what you said about it ending blah, I was watching some extras, apparently they had already finished writing the entire season when they heard it was going to be cancelled, so that was understandable. Can't wait for the movies!!!


yeah, not their faults so much in the past they were ready to wrap up the series (season 6,7,8) but finally they got caught by surprise.

[jp]

Matador - Fairly decent movie. Had its funny moments. Really weird pacing though.

Behind the Mask: Leslie Vernon - Basically the Shaun of the Dead of the slasher genre. Fucking awesome movie. Its a documentary about the people who choose a career in being a homicidal seemingly supernatural serial killer (such as Myers, Kruger, and Vorhees) and what all they have to go through to become the legends they are. So the whole thing follows this guy named Leslie Vernon and its just awesome. Sheer awesomeness. Hilarious, cheesy, and all around good. :nod:

[shinjirod]

I sad decent, maybe I'm too soft. Guess it's a good thing I don't review movies for a living.
Oh, and in answer to your question, there are movies I don't like *cringes in anticipation of an incoming martyrdom*, like for instance Kill Bill. I didn't like Kill Bill.

Wow, your taste in movies is BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD. :(

[Hunter]

I agree with snarf and oneironama, Tarantino = Uwe Boll.


Yes, I'm exaggerating, and I have actually never seen a Uwe Boll movie.

[Frogacuda]

snarf likes Tarantino, just not Kill Bill.

I love Tarantino, but I think you need to be into the same kind of movies he's into (including a lot of 70s shlock) to appreciate some of what he does.

[Hunter]

What's odd is, I like the movies Tarantino likes. I've seen a ton of the crap he's brought over from other people, and loved it. I just think his stuff is ass.

[DarthArcturus]

Tarantino is one of my favorites. I have just about every movie he has been involved in (not counting those movies where he plasters his name on there though)

I watched 300 again last night..enjoyable but still not as great as people make it out to be.

[Frogacuda]

What's odd is, I like the movies Tarantino likes. I've seen a ton of the crap he's brought over from other people, and loved it. I just think his stuff is ass.

What could you not like about Reservoir Dogs?

[Advocate]

**Stuck in the middle with you**

Also ... Kill yourself for not liking Kill Bill.

Lordsnarf's movie opinions are now REVOKED!

Hunter ... we already knew.

I knew there was a reason me and Darth hit it off.

Anyone who doesn't like Kill Bill vol. 1 .. needs to perform hari kari and then douse themselves like the arab from Airplane and light themselves on fire. Except in Airplane he just exploded ... and the next scene to follow was ... ???

[Newport420]

The Wind that Shakes the Barley. Story about Michael Collins and freeing Ireland from English rule. Girlfriend had me watching it as prior to my trip to Ireland. It sounded dry and boring as fuck but it actually was a pretty good flick. Anyone into history and Ireland shoudl check it out.

[Frogacuda]

I was talking to snarf about this yesterday, and I explained that Kill Bill doesn't have a strong central plot, and isn't supposed to. It's more a collection of vignettes, all of which have their own characters, conflicts, and plots that are introduced and resolved. If you want it to be a really coherent whole, you'll be disappointed, but there are a lot of scenes in Kill Bill that are classic.

[Advocate]

The Wind that Shakes the Barley. Story about Michael Collins and freeing Ireland from English rule. Girlfriend had me watching it as prior to my trip to Ireland. It sounded dry and boring as fuck but it actually was a pretty good flick. Anyone into history and Ireland shoudl check it out.

http://www.jeffersontodd.com/blog/pics/carbombs.jpg

http://www.wingsstadium.com/main_photos/LEPRECHAUNBANNER.jpg

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also ...

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[DarthArcturus]

here I am stuck in the middle with you

[Frogacuda]

Such a great scene. What really makes it is the part where he goes outside and it's a beautiful day and you can hear children playing.

[Bruhaha69]

Kill Bill Volume 1 was great. I saw it drunk and thought it was amazing but then I watched it again to make sure it wasn't just cause I was obliterated. I was happy to find that it was still great.

Kill Bill Volume 2 was ok just because I was curious to see how it turned out. Other than resolution, it was pretty bland, comparatively speaking.

Reservoir Dogs kicked some ass. That damn old lady gets me every time. I always hope it turns out different, haha.

[Advocate]

Kill Bill Volume 1 was great. Then I watched it again to make sure it wasn't just cause I was amazed. I was happy to find that it was still great.

agreed.


Kill Bill Volume 2 was ok just because I was curious to see how it turned out. Other than resolution, it was pretty bland, comparatively speaking.

definitely agreed.


Reservoir Dogs kicked some ass. That damn old lady gets me every time. I always hope it turns out different, haha.

totally

[Frogacuda]

It was in theaters, not DVD, but I'm going to use this thread anyway.

I saw Eastern Promises today. David Cronenberg's latest flick about the Russian mob. It's pretty interesting to see Cronenberg using his un-hollywood indie film skills on some more mainstream material. You can tell the movie was penned by the guy that wrote Dirty Pretty Things. Similar tone and story progression.

But God damn was that one scene hard to watch. You'll know the scene when you see it. Yeesh. It's amazing how Cronenberg's depictions of violence in this and History of Violence aren't gory or stylish, they're clumsy and visceral and that somehow makes them so much more brutal.

[DarthArcturus]

It was in theaters, not DVD, but I'm going to use this thread anyway.

I saw Eastern Promises today. David Cronenberg's latest flick about the Russian mob. It's pretty interesting to see Cronenberg using his un-hollywood indie film skills on some more mainstream material. You can tell the movie was penned by the guy that wrote Dirty Pretty Things. Similar tone and story progression.

But God damn was that one scene hard to watch. You'll know the scene when you see it. Yeesh. It's amazing how Cronenberg's depictions of violence in this and History of Violence aren't gory or stylish, they're clumsy and visceral and that somehow makes them so much more brutal.

Awesome to hear. History of Violence was one of my recent favorite movies. I want to see this pretty bad.

[Frogacuda]

Awesome to hear. History of Violence was one of my recent favorite movies. I want to see this pretty bad.

Fun fact 1: I've actually known the dude who wrote that movie personally for almost my entire life.

Fun fact 2: I'm a name dropping whore.

[Luminous]

I picked up Knocked up and watched it the other day. Good movie. I still think 40-year old Virgin is better though.

[Frogacuda]

Watched Bad Lieutenant. You have to love Harvey Keitel. Such a creep in that movie.

[Hunter]

I'm one of the few who hated Forty Year Old Version. I'm interested in Knocked up though, I recently saw Superbad and loved it, but that was in theaters.

As for "DVD", I've been using Netflix Watch online service to watch Sliders season 4. I got stuck at the end of season three on TV so I am happy to finally finish it. I'm enjoying it as much as I remember. I love Netflix. :x

[Frogacuda]

Sliders was a great show. I remember the last season or two really falling apart, though.

[squall_vb]

Oh shit, Sliders is on DVD?? I gotta add that to my queue... now.

[Hunter]

Just recently added to DVD, it came out on Netflix online viewing service before it came out on DVD. I'm almost done with season 4, and so far so good. But yeah, I hear season 5 is pretty bad since Jerry O'connel left. I hate it when they lose the main character of a show. I will still watch it, but I'm not expecting much.

[Bruhaha69]

Sliders ruled. They definitely did slip a bit in the final seasons, but at least Kari Wuhrer was hot (I think).

[Hunter]

Oh she was, SCORCHING

[Frogacuda]

I remember the end of Season 3 (or maybe 4) had a really stupid ending, as well.

[Hunter]

Probably 4, I'll let you know when I get there.

[Advocate]

but at least Kari Wuhrer was hot (I think).


Oh she was, SCORCHING

This Kari Wuhrer:
http://www.global-report.com/gg/p/in/12c780b72960c1a6e72717f683775f5d.jpg


NSFW! (http://www.celebritygo.net/comics3/kari-wuhrer/kari-wuhrer74.html)

[Hunter]

Indeed, that's the one.

[squall_vb]

Oh yes indeed, I would absolutely put my tongue in her shit pipe.

[oneironama]

Oh yes indeed, I would absolutely put my tongue in her shit pipe.whoa now


I watched 300 again last night..enjoyable but still not as great as people make it out to be.Yeah someone brought the DVD over last week; just not my kind of movie. I enjoyed Troy alot more, but that may have been because of Eric Bana = ) Now his character Hector had heart.

[Hunter]

Going through the Halo 3 extras disc.

[Bruhaha69]

Just finished up Evangelion then watched the End of Evangelion. I dunno how I feel about the series and movie as a whole. Right now, it feels like disappointment.

[DarthArcturus]

Watched Casablanca again the other night. Still one of my favorite movies from that era.

[Frogacuda]

You know, I've still never seen that, somehow.

[Hunter]

I've only seen bits and pieces. I'll add it to my queue.

[Newport420]

Just bought....

Knocked Up
Crank
The Protector
Fearless
Fantastic 4 Rise of the Silver Surfer

I saw Knocked Up a few days ago..... it was decent and best as a date movie IMO, 7.5/10.

I saw F4:RotSS on the plane to Ireland... decent summer action flick..... 7.5/10 IMO.

[Hunter]

Should not have gotten Crank, terrible movie. Protector is pretty good, though I like Ong-Bak better, and Fearless is also pretty good.

[Newport420]

I watched Fearless last night and though a bit confused at times it was a good movie though not great. Yet another 7.5/10.

I hope The Protector is better. I got Crank cause I like Jason Statham, hopefully it will be worth the 8 bucks I paid for it at least.

[Hunter]

Ong-Bak>>> Tom-Yum-Goong (The Protector) but Tom-Yum is still a decent action flick.

Crank is just cheese to the max. Though I also like Statham.