What was the last movie you saw?

[deeder7001]

I want to see the new movie when it comes to theaters.

[Widdykats]

You should. And invite ..uh.."her"!:cool:

[deeder7001]

I should.

[Widdykats]

Girls love "Red". He's adorable.( in a monstorous kinda' way!) :confused:

[Widdykats]

Wall.E (http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/wall-e/)
i think this is the cutest thing since Johnny Five mated with R2D2's sister!:D

[Vil]

Begotten

[swingdjted]

Invincible
50 first dates
Constantine
Benedict Arnold
Step Up
(others I can't remember)


Lots of traveling = lots of movies in transit and during layovers.

[skryingbreath]

Futurama: Beast With a Billion Backs.

Fuckin' thing sucked.

[SSJ4 Gogitta]

Just got back from seeing Wall-E and Wanted. Both will have a nice spot on my blu-ray shopping list.

Wanted was just fucking insane.

[Widdykats]

From 1982 Cat People (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083722/) :rolleyes: ( I know, I know) Good Cast, absurd script. Get the popcorn. On HBO this month.



" See these eyes so green; I can see for a thousand years..."

[Nunzio390]

I just received this movie from NetFlix (http://www.netflix.com/)...

Ed and His Dead Mother (1993) (http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800193505/info)

I loved it!!! :D

Here's the trailer (http://www.videodetective.com/titledetails.aspx?publishedid=951574).

[Widdykats]

I've seen it!:D Try May (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303361/) :D

[Nunzio390]

Yeah, Ed and His Dead Mother was awesome, wasn't it? :D

Hmmm... I just looked at the trailer for "May"...

Broken hearts...

used for body parts ???

I think I'm gonna have NetFlix mail me that one too!
Thanks, Widdy! :up:

[fc*uk]

Read to Predition ... little too predictable. Plus, its just a grim movie.

[k_rock923]

Originally posted by skryingbreath
Futurama: Beast With a Billion Backs.

Fuckin' thing sucked.

Was it a lot worse than Bender's Big Score? I thought that one was great, especially the hilarious anti-fox first few minutes.

[Widdykats]

Originally posted by Widdykats
I LOVE Hellboy!( He loves cats) And This summer
Hellboy 2 (http://www.hellboymovie.com/) :D
For those wth serious interest in theater and acting (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNo5Swxf3X8)
I just quoted..uh...myself :confused:

[ReckLEssMeSS]

your totally right about hollywood homicide but i might add that josh hartnett just barely makes it convincing and worth watching however you attempt is not a bad one as you said its actually quite refreshing and welcomed :cool:

the last movie i watched was urban justice starring steven segal and it was a reality check for people raised in the projects and even those who were raised in richville places of suburbia but it the reality check is that people take advantage and take for granted the things and people they dont realize in the end are going to be the ones to more powerful in society than them and probably the ones to prove those who,m take them for granted an those who take situations around them for granted the ones they suck things around or to are the ones who finish them off so it really hits home for me too because the movies is pretty much about the ex seal who,s the father of a narc unit in the ghetto the son gets blown away by a dealers lackys and then segal the father of the dead young man packs his gear and moves into the ghetto and lives to find the truth and the dude that blasted his kid and blasts him its really action packed and not many guns being shot in this one so it was really great if you want u can add me 2 ur ppl list im new here so it be nice to have a friend to talk to thank have a goodone:cool:

[_bullet_time_99]

The lastone was Into the Wild. Grate movie. I recommend it to all.

[djmc]

We're really looking forward to Hellboy 2.


(our last film we just watched --last nite-- was called "The Ice Storm", directed by Ang Lee)

[sgtfuzzbubble011]

Just saw Hellboy II earlier this evening. I really liked it. :up:

[_bullet_time_99]

Miss Conception was the last. Good one if you're watching with your girlfriend...

[deeder7001]

The Brave One

I thought it was good.

[Namelessv1]

The Dark Knight :up:

[Spiney]

The latest Rambo flik, sly still has it, very gory tho, nice on blu-ray. Recomended

[skryingbreath]

The Dark Night.

[k_rock923]

Originally posted by Spiney
The latest Rambo flik, sly still has it, very gory tho, nice on blu-ray. Recomended

I saw it. I thought it was pretty low on plot, but he sure looks pretty good for his age.

[deeder7001]

Dark Knight

[sgtfuzzbubble011]

Just saw The Dark Knight with a good friend last night, too. :up:

[deeder7001]

I like the disappearing pencil trick.

[Widdykats]

Office Space (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151804/)
ahahahahahaha still cracks me up! on HBO this month.

[swingdjted]

Originally posted by Namelessv1
The Dark Knight :up:

Very good Joker. I was impressed.

Good supporting actress.

The actor that played batman annoys me in many movies, including this one.

Overall, I found the movie to be worth seeing at the theatres - an amount of praise that I RARELY give to a movie. Most good movies should be just rented for home viewing, but going to the theatre for this one was worth the money and effort.

[Widdykats]

Being Julia (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0340012/)
and
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478197/) which I thought was wonderful. On Sundance

[deeder7001]

Wall-e

It's a fun movie. So what if it's supposed to be a kids movie. I enjoyed it.

[Psythik]

Pineapple Express

(Wow, the theater was packed for a Wednesday afternoon)

It was good, but not as good as I thought it would be. A few of the funniest parts were spoiled in the trailers, and most of the other laughs were probably generated from the crowd effect. It did have its moments, though (especially a drop-dead hilarious one near the ending), so overall it was a solid stoner comedy.

Rating:
:up::up::up:http://psythik.com/pics/halfthumb.gifhttp://psythik.com/pics/nothumb.gif

[deeder7001]

Fight Club

[deeder7001]

The Crow

[skryingbreath]

Great film^

Felon.

[mikm]

Saw the blair witch project for the first time and it fucking sucked.

[swingdjted]

Originally posted by skryingbreath
Great film^

I quite like the soundtrack too.

Watching "Band of Brothers" again. I picked it up in a DVD set a while ago. Worth every penny.

[deeder7001]

I just watched Iron Man. Pretty cool movie.

[Widdykats]

No Country For Old Men (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071108/REVIEWS/711080304/1023)
This is as good as it gets! I'll be up for hours!
On Starz this month.

[deeder7001]

Death Race

Semi cheesy action/race movie.

[manchasm]

the birds

[deeder7001]

King Kong(2005)

[deeder7001]

Letters from Iwo Jima

Very very good movie.

[deeder7001]

Reign Over Me

Also very very good.

[Widdykats]

Michael Clayton (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465538/) I loved it! :D *Four Paws Up* *whoops*:confused:

[Widdykats]

Miller's Crossing! (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100150/)
Still love the hell out of this movie. Great cast, great acting; great direction.:D

[swingdjted]

Shooter.

This movie must have been rushed - little research was done to decide whether the events of the movie could be even remotely possible or likely and it took away from the entertainment value.

[Too-DAMN-Much]

terrible.

[deeder7001]

Silent Hill

I don't quite get it. Maybe I missed some important parts or something.

[deeder7001]

The Lazarus Project

Pretty good. Kind of cheesy but good.

[mikm]

Transmorphers, just to see how bad it would be.

[swingdjted]

Just Like Heaven.

Well, Renee liked it, but...

(My mommie told me if I don't have anything good to say then not to say anything at all.)

[mikm]

"Alien vs. Hunter", another knockoff movie by The Asylum (http://theasylum.cc/index.php).

[deeder7001]

P.S. I Love You

I thought it was good.





What?

[deeder7001]

Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

[swingdjted]

Sex and the City
because Renee rented it
There was a little porn in it though.

[k_rock923]

Originally posted by swingdjted
Shooter.

This movie must have been rushed - little research was done to decide whether the events of the movie could be even remotely possible or likely and it took away from the entertainment value.

You should see Shoot 'em up.

[Flexi]

Hard Candy

I think i have a very decent taste in movies, but that one was just mind-blowing. I'm still somehow disturbed and that has to mean something... Definitely no recommendation for everyone, just insane...

[deeder7001]

Reign of Fire

Not bad but it could have been a lot better.

[mikm]

Originally posted by k_rock923
You should see Shoot 'em up. That movie was pretty awesome.

[swingdjted]

I really should try that. I'll look for it at the video store. I don't rent enough for netflix anymore, so I cut it off.

anyway,

Charlie Wilson's War

not too bad - has a lot of familiar faces and a decent storyline

[sarahjohn]

I saw LEATHERHEADS and SEX AND THE CITY

[swingdjted]

Resistance.

Pretty good.

[Widdykats]

On TV( I don't see a Tv Series thingy here:confused: )
The last Episode of True Blood (http://www.hbo.com/trueblood/) :cool:
Jason turns out not to be a killer.
Vampire Bill turns into a crispy critter.
Sam turns into a dog.
Rene turns out to be a serial killer.
*whew*>>>>>>>>>>>

[deeder7001]

Resident Evil: Degeneration

A bit cheesy and predictable here and there but decent enough.

[Too-DAMN-Much]

bought the simpsons movie on DVD :up:

yeah, i know, i'm entirely late :p

loved it though.

[deeder7001]

Requiem for a Dream

[Too-DAMN-Much]

zombie strippers.

it was barely watchable.

not that i cared to finish it

[swingdjted]

The Good German.

Sucked.
Really sucked.
Like... "angry for wasting the money to rent it" sucked.
The spiderman dude just isn't cut out for the part at all. He's a pansy ass pre-pubescent dweeb shouting fuck and trying to act hardcore. Total waste/loss of time and money.



Eastern Promises.

I'm not so pissed about renting it, as it only sucked a bit, but it sucked enough to tell people that it's probably not really worth renting.

It's a Russian mob movie, but anyone that knows much about the Russian mob would most certainly not like it. The actors arbitrarily toggle between English and Russian languages (with subtitles), but for no reason at all. Generally, there's a reason one switches languages, often because it's more comfortable in present company or better for concealing what is being said, or to convey strong meaning that would be lost in translation, but not every other sentence in the same damn scene. Annoying. Boring, uncreative storyline and poorly done special effects too.

I need better suggestions.

[Widdykats]

Originally posted by deeder7001
Requiem for a Dream
One of my all time favorite movies..ever!
I Am Legend (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480249/)
Watchable. Loved the dogs that played Sam! 28 days Later is a better film. On HBO.:D

[fhxz99]

King Kong (the one with Naomi watts) on TV last night.

Great stuff!

[Widdykats]

^That's a Amazing Version of that movie. Wonderful and touching.
(Which reminds me...Anyone hear from Code-Boy?:confused: )

[swingdjted]

like, morse code... meaning Ethan?

[watadoo]

man on wire. the story of the french guy who wire-walked from world trade center tower 1 to tower 2. way cool movie. can't recommend it strongly enough.

[Widdykats]

Originally posted by swingdjted
like, morse code... meaning Ethan?
Yeah! Mike! He's being being boiled by a bunch of dirty, grubby people on Skull Island...
Oh, Merry Christmas. Ted!:D
:D

[Namelessv1]

The Spirit

wish I could get that $8.50 and that hour and 48 minutes back...

[Too-DAMN-Much]

disaster movie, it really was a disaster, many careers (hopefully) ended by appearing in this trite, it tries and fails at being a satire of many movies (i thought parodies and satires were supposed to be researched to be any good? oh right, i forgot who the writers responsible for this shit movie are), not only that you'll want to kill someone everytime they sing a fucking song, which unfortunately is about every 10 minutes, the only satire even remotely done well was amy winehouse except she wasn't shown smoking crack.

avoid this movie at all costs and if you must go see it at theaters, bring LOTS of people and agree beforehand to walk out, you'll want to, trust me and hopefully the rest of the audience will follow suit.

[Widdykats]

No Country For Old Men! (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477348/)
From The Coen brothers. This is a movie worth watching..over and over.
Great performances, great direction, great script.
*Four Paws Up*:up: :up: :up: :up:

[deeder7001]

Burn After Reading

Not very good. It was just kind of boring. I thought it was supposed to be a comedy of some kind. I want my hour and a half back.

[swingdjted]

Evening (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evening_(film))

Not my style of movie, but if that's the type of movie you're into, you'll probably like it. It didn't suck. Ok.

One of these days I'm going to watch something that I picked out. I generally don't go when Renee goes out to get a movie, so I just watch whatever she picks while doing something else.

[Too-DAMN-Much]

about to watch a blu ray (encoded to lossless video format) edition of Batman - The Dark Knight, just to count the stubble on the joker's chin. :up:

[swingdjted]

I don't think I liked the guy that played Batman in that movie, but Ledger did an excellent joker, which is something I would have never expected myself to say after seeing Jack Nicholson do such a good job. I saw it at the theater and thought it was good overall.

[Too-DAMN-Much]

yeah i agree, the new batman could have been better, the guy who played harvey dent (two-face) was ok, but nothing to write home about, the best actor in the entire film easily the joker, it's going to be a while untill we see the next one i've heard, just because who wants to follow ledger with a performance like that?

[namidani]

korean movie 100 pounds very entertaining

[horoskop]

The wanted

[gameplaya15143]

Iron Man

[swingdjted]

The Last Drop

Sucked.
WWII movie.
must be budget rated, as there were many historical inaccuracies - e.g. houses with vinyl siding, people wearing go-t beards, rock music playing...

Hard to follow the storyline, if there even was one.
Don't waste your time with it.

[djap101]

"She gets what she wants"
:up:
don't judge me

[Widdykats]

Juno!! (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0467406/)
I just loved it. I loved her folks. Funny and smart!:D

[Widdykats]

Valley Of The Dolls Review! (http://www.coolcinematrash.com/cctmovies/valley-of-the-dolls/) This movie is a camp classic..no lie...Oh, great Theme Song by Warwick!:D:up:


“Sure I take dolls, I gotta get some sleep! I gotta get up at 5 o’clock in the morning and Sparkle Neely, Sparkle!”
Love it

[watadoo]

Braveheart. Again. It's MY ISLAND!

[Widdykats]

25th Hour (http://www.starz.com/titles/25thHour)
Great Cast..Well shot and cool dog..Doyle. A Spike Lee Joint
I lke most of Edward Norton's movies and Philip Seymour Hoffman is always good. I have to say Barry Pepper is also very good in this. Most normal men will like Rosario Dawson.:cool:

[djmc]

the last theatrical film (non-DVD) I saw, was:
Slum Dog Millionaire

Its going to win Best Picture tonight, even though I feel "Curious Case Of Benjamin Button" was slightly better crafted and had superior acting, production and set design.

[swingdjted]

Get Smart (Steve Carell, Ann Hathaway)
Pretty good for that genre of movie. It didn't suck, and was worth renting.

[djmc]

Ted, go see Slumdog while its still in the theaters.

If you're a DJ, you'll appreciate the pulsating soundtrack and the international music (mostly indian mixed with UK & techno)

[fc*uk]

I was just suckered into Cloverfield.

Man, did that movie blow. There's about one hour and fifteen minutes of my life I'll never get back.

[swingdjted]

okie dokie, except we only have one screen in town, and it's not playing it. I'll be able to catch it next road trip though within the next two weeks I hope (nearest theater to our 1-screen room is 92 miles away). South Dakota sucks.

[deeder7001]

The Transporter 1-3

[rockouthippie]

Cosmic Voyage is a cool video that was originally an Imax.

http://retrovision*****?p=8474

[rockouthippie]

I just watched "Bolt". I like animated stuff, dog movies and it was a movie I was really trying to like. It didn't make it.

Maybe I'm spoiled by Pixar movies. The rendering is pretty cheesy. The story is kind of lackluster. Another annoyance is that the DVD version is purposefully degraded in video quality. Artifacts show and the DVD was left with 3 GB of free space that could have cured the problem. Sell BD's by making the DVD sub par? Hmmm....

C minus.

[Widdykats]

The Visitor (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080717/REVIEWS/870623841/1023)
It's an excellent movie. Jenkins performance is as subtle as it gets. Sad and powerful. *Four Paws Up* * whoops*
On Starz this month.

[Veronica_888]

Slumdog Millionaire
-Its not about winning, its more about love.
-It is a great movie, who would expect a "slumdog" winning on "who wants to be a millionaire?" gameshow. You could really do anything for love.

[swingdjted]

Originally posted by Widdykats
*Four Paws Up* * whoops*

I hadn't laughed at something online for a long time until reading that.

[rockouthippie]

I watched "W".

It's just more Bush bashing crap though it tries to give that a thin veil. Getting Dreyfus to play Dick Cheney... now that's just genius! It's the only reason I'd give this film a break.

I especially like the dream sequence when George Sr. appears to "W" like Jacob Marley's ghost from "A Christmas Carol". :rolleyes:

Maybe if your date for this movie was Michael Moore or Nancy Pelosi...............

I'm pretty sure the ghost of Bill Ayers will be appearing to Barack Obama any day now.

[swingdjted]

The New World

Poetic script, but slow/boring storyline. Lots of randomness.

[rockouthippie]

"As Good As It Gets"

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119822/plotsummary

I loved this movie with a obsessive, compulsive Jack Nicholson and an always lovely Helen Hunt. Somehow I missed this one back in 1997. It's a quirky, funny romantic comedy. This ought to be in your rental cue.

[swingdjted]

^one of the best movies I have ever seen.

You might also like "The Pledge" too, not that there are loads of similarities, but it's not bad.

[Veronica_888]

For this week the last movie I saw was Pearl Harbor.. Very nice. Based on true story.

[Widdykats]

Originally posted by rockouthippie
"As Good As It Gets"

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119822/plotsummary

I loved this movie with a obsessive, compulsive Jack Nicholson and an always lovely Helen Hunt. Somehow I missed this one back in 1997. It's a quirky, funny romantic comedy. This ought to be in your rental cue.
Love it. Some of the best dialogue pieces in a movie. Funny and poignant.:D

[rockouthippie]

"Jewel of the Nile", which I blogged here:

http://retrovision*****freevideo/jewel-of-the-nile-1985/

I haven't seen this movie since it came out. It was as fun as it was 25 years ago.

[swingdjted]

Express

football movie involving Syracuse and the first black Heisman trophy winner (includes race relations)

No better than other football movies I've seen, but not really any worse either. Worth the rent.

[swingdjted]

Appaloosa

Western. Not a very good one, but it wasn't a total loss.

[Widdykats]

Grey Gardens (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758751/)
This is not as good as Grey Gardens The Documentary (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_Gardens) by the Mayles brothers(1975) But it was worth a look. I just love how somewhat old money, now gone, survives circumstances that would kill most others.
Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore as the two Edies.
:D
On HBO this month!

[Veronica_888]

It would be beowulf(Animated) Starring: Angelina Jolie..
It is a great epic movie.. I'll rate it 7/10. It is just a short movie but you'll like the storyline of the movie..

[rockouthippie]

Frost vs. Nixon

I was somehow expecting more out of it.

Vincent Price in Tower of London

http://retrovision*****freevideo/tower-of-london-the-1962/

[Widdykats]

Jules et Jim (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055032/)
Directed by François Truffaut with Jeanne Moreau and Oskar Werner.
It's that good and
The Painted Veil with Naomi Watts and Edward Norton. Wonderful.:D

[rockouthippie]

Originally posted by Widdykats
Jules et Jim (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055032/)

:up:

[swingdjted]

Frost Nixon

Not bad. Not quite as epic as it was typecast, but interesting nonetheless.

[Widdykats]

Nobody Knows(English Title) (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050217/REVIEWS/50203006/1023)
Depressed? Watch this all the way through, and you will either jump in front of the next bus, or smack yourself for whining about your problems! Artfully acted(best performance by a young kid you are likely to see in quite awhile) and very well directed. On IFC this month.

[swingdjted]

Star Trek (the one playing in theaters)

Good one to see on a big screen with good sound. It's not better or worse than other Star Trek movies, but worth the trip. There was a great line in it too - someone asked Spok "Are you out of your Vulcan mind?" (meant to sound like "Are you out of your fucking mind?"). I'm not one to ******dly laugh during a movie, but that caught me by surprise.

edit - the o u t w a r filter stuck again... The ****** should read o u t w a r without spaces. They need to fix that.

[Widdykats]

WALL.E (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0910970/)
If Johnny Five mated with R2D2's sister, they would get Walll.E! Well worth the watch. :D
On STARZ this month.

[kalashnikov]

Fast and Furious..

cant wait for transformers 2..

[Widdykats]

Enchanted! (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071120/REVIEWS/711200302/1023)
And it is...I wanna' meet someone like Prince Edward...
Pretty and clueless.:D
On Starz.

[deeder7001]

The International

[rockouthippie]

Originally posted by Widdykats
WALL.E (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0910970/)
If Johnny Five mated with R2D2's sister, they would get Walll.E! Well worth the watch. :D
On STARZ this month.

Yep. I really liked Wall-E..... but it's not as funny as UP... Ed Asner is perfect! See it in 3d if u can.

http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/up/

[rockouthippie]

Pink Panther 2 - It was funny enough to make me laugh when I was in a bad mood. That's hard to do.

:up:

[Widdykats]

Snatch! (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0208092/)
I love this movie. *Yark* *Squeak*:D

[rockouthippie]

Underworld - Rise of the Lycans

I really liked this movie. It was a lot better than I expected. Good special effects. Lots of werewolf/vampire action. A kind of neat plot.

:up:

Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnqHbqgPpZc)

[! 4Tex]

I saw Deja Vu

[rockouthippie]

Gran Torino- Reminded me that I am an old fart :)

[Widdykats]

Burn After Reading (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0887883/)
From the Coens. Great cast, funny and twisted! On HBO this month.:D

[PlanetX]

Bagger Vance. Great movie that I am going to watch again.

[rockouthippie]

Defiance - Based on the true story of the Bielski partisans who were Jewish resistance fighters in Belorussia during WWII.

This could have been a great movie, it just fell a little short. I give it a B. The story of Tuvia Bielski and his brothers is a little more interesting than this movie paints.

Trailer (http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi2767913497/)

[rockouthippie]

A Walk in the Clouds (1995)

I think Keanu Reeves best movie. It was romantic. It was pretty. Worth a rent. Got it on Starzplay. Anthony Quinn was cool. Aitana Sánchez-Gijón.... what a cutie...

Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMnz9uCRqU0)

[PlanetX]

Tsotsi (2005)
In Johannesburg, the small time criminal Tsotsi is a teenager without feelings, hardened by his tough life. Something happens to change everything... (Not the kind of movie I usually seek out, but it sounded intriguing and, yes, was it a good one.)

[Widdykats]

^ I've seen it. It's very good. :D:up:

[k_rock923]

Casablanca. It's good every time.

[rockouthippie]

You couldn't go very wrong with selections from Bogart's filmography:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000007/

Some of my favorites are Sabrina, Dead Reckoning, The Big Sleep, To Have and Have Not and High Sierra.

Check out some of these less known films instead of watching The Caine Mutiny, The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca or Treasure of the Sierra Madre again :)

There is no such thing as a bad Bogie movie.

For my own viewing this week, I have been watching some of Mission Impossible Season 1. I was just a little kid in 1967, so I grew up on later episodes of Mission Impossible and reruns usually featuring Peter Graves as Mr. Phelps.

The leader of the IMF was initially Dan Briggs, played by Steven Hill in this first season. Barbara Bain won Emmy's in 67, 68 and 69. It was deserved.

I'm half way through the 7 disk set. Good stuff.

[swingdjted]

Public Enemies

As expected, it would have been a great movie if it weren't for the annoying presence of C. Bale. Depp did an excellent job though.

[rockouthippie]

Originally posted by swingdjted
if it weren't for the annoying presence of C. Bale.

I think all Christian Bale roles should be played by Jar Jar Binks.

[Widdykats]

^ That made me squirt coffee outta' my nose!

@ Ted: Hey, dood. Ja' find Renee' after she ran off with all the millions from the lottery?:confused:
I'd walk across ground glass to see Johnny Depp.
What? :weird:

[swingdjted]

She did buy a lot of work clothes at the outlet mall (http://www.primeoutlets.com/locations/grove-city.aspx) near where my parents live while I was off getting firewood for my dad.

[mhattaar]

i've just saw Definitely, Maybe. actually, i saw this movie after listening its soundtrack. it has a really good soundtrack. good story of movie too.
here the soundtrack link if you want to download it
http://music4free.web.id/definitely-maybe-ost-original-soundtrack-theme/

[rockouthippie]

Gas Pump Girls (http://www.hulu.com/watch/88184/gas-pump-girls). It's a classic :confused:

[drewbar]

So, the joy of Netfix is you can have a "Saved" movie lists which are basically movies that haven't come out yet. So last spring I added what were supposed to be all the summer blockbuster movies. They sit there at the bottom of the page and I forget about them, eventually they get a DVD/Blu-Ray release date and the pop in the queue. If it turns out after the movie release the movie is other crap I remove it. Sometimes I forget to remove it and it slowly makes it way up to the top of my lists and a few days later it shows up in my mailbox to my dismay. That being said.....

Dragonball: Evolution - Back in college two of my roommates were huge fans of Dragonball and Dragonball Z animes. (This is what caused me to avoid anime for years. Later I found myself a casual fan, but I don't consider myself an anime fanboy or anything, but that is besides the point. The point is that I am aware of the source material). First off it seems this movie has no idea what it wants to be. It starts off as a martial arts movie, movies quickly to teen angst drama, tries to be humorous but still have a "serious" plot. I can say the plot makes sense, it is retarded, but at last I could follow it. Now the acting the character development and the action scenes, they are just utter crap. The two random separate romances show up with very little development (though one is way rose then the other). Plus it doesn't even redeam its slef with the female cast. Fighting femals but tehre is a severe lack of gratutious tight/leather outfits (they need to take a hint form the Underworld series, or even the DOA movie). 1 out of 5.



[I did watch the entire movie, and there have been some movies I couldn't make it all they way though, so that might be a slight 1+ rating there. Then again, unlike my old DVD player the Blu-Ray player on 2X Fast Forward still plays audio. So A half hour in when I realized there is still 50 minutes to go, I can get though it all in a cool 25 minutes.]

[rockouthippie]

A little hint with Netflix. If you want a new release and don't want to wait forever, make it the only movie in your queue.

[rockouthippie]

Horsemen (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0892767/)

Horsemen is interesting only for the performance of Ziyi Zhang as "Kristin" the gentle foster child turned demon. It has a Dennis Quaid performance that fell flat.

The script could have found something interesting to do with the biblical reference to the four horsemen of the apocalypse that is the basis of the story. It doesn't.

Despite a bunch of gore, including an aborted baby in a plastic bag, I fell asleep on this stinker twice before finishing it.

:down:

[PlanetX]

Thanks for the warning, lol.

[rockouthippie]

Knowing (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448011/)

I've never watched a Nicolas Cage movie that I haven't liked. Given that, "Knowing" was a bit of a disappointment. The special effects were awesome, the story line was engaging, but I think the end got pretty contrived and Disneyesque. I couldn't really explain further without a spoiler.

:up::down: Fair. It was worth a dollar from Redbox I guess.

Valkyrie (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0985699/)

OK, so Tom Cruise movies almost always make me choke, but like Last Samurai, even a stopped watch is right twice a day.

My favorite Cruise line is from Mission Impossible 2. "You've never seen me really angry!" I almost fell out of my chair laughing. Maybe he was gonna call Nicole Kidman to kick some ass :)

This movie is about the plot to kill Adolph Hitler during WWII. We all know what happened. That makes the ending sort of predictable. It's about the only thing I can think that is a negative for this movie.

Tom Cruise doesn't seem like as much of a rodent as usual. The cinematography is excellent. The story is suspenseful and well done. Even Tom couldn't spoil it.

:up:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421715/)

This movie is L....ONG! Benjamin Button is born old, turns into stud muffin Brad Pitt and de-ages into a baby.

The critics loved it. The sets were beautiful and won Oscars. Too gooey, soppy for my taste. Too superficially formula clever for it's own good and at 166 minutes... way too long... Maybe a fair chick flick.

:down:

[Widdykats]

Quarantine (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1082868/)
Well, if you like the shaky; faux documentary thing this is for you. It's not badly done and it has some truly scary moments. But the it is predictable..still it's on STARZ this month...:D

[swingdjted]

A Very Long Engagement (in French)

Not bad, on now.

[rockouthippie]

The Soloist (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0821642/)
Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrrLJT4YS9I)

Robert Downey Jr. plays a LA Times reporter who befriends a schizophrenic street musician who is really messed up mentally, but is a very talented musician.

It's touching. It's well acted. It's a good story. It's original. I liked it.

:up:

[Widdykats]

The Soloist is a wonderful movie. :up:
Oh, where's my manners, I just saw The Fifth Element on Starz.
Mrs. Dallas MultiPass :rolleyes:

[swingdjted]

M*A*S*H (the movie)

Great, except for the football game part. They should have left it out and it would have been perfect.

[rockouthippie]

The International (Trailer) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILj3HlaoOCg)

Pretty good. I don't think I've ever seen so many bullets fired in a movie before. Interesting plot premise.

:up:

M*A*S*H is a classic, but I really liked the TV show better. If I was going to pick a movie along the same lines, I go with Kelley's Heroes.

[swingdjted]

^I should try that. I agree on the TV series too - I bought the box set and watch a couple episodes every day after work while I post and cook.

[NikonNik]

I saw The Dark Knight for the second time with my friend Jeff!

[rockouthippie]

Humanity's End (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1249453/)

Sometimes you run into a B science fiction movie that is so bad that it's good. This one doesn't qualify.

:down::down::down:

[PlanetX]

Watching "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (TCM)

[rockouthippie]

Which one? Both were pretty good movies. Here's the old 1934 one (http://retrovision*****freevideo/man-who-knew-too-much-1934/).

I'm sitting down to watch the latest episode of Warehouse 13 (http://retrovision*****freevideo/man-who-knew-too-much-1934/). If you haven't caught this show yet, I think it's great fun. It's reminiscent of the X-files and the characters are quirky and interesting. I'm hooked :)

[PlanetX]

It was the one with Jimmy Stewart.

[rockouthippie]

Doris Day was such a 1950's babe. Worth it just for that.

[PlanetX]

I can remember going around, as a little girl, singing all her songs. :)

[RockyRacoon]

oddly enough, it was The Great Debaters.


good show!

[PlanetX]

Just finished watching the Hitchcock film Psycho, and it's still scary. I haven't seen it since I was a kid, with my most memorable Hitchcock movie being The Birds. I missed the first part of Psycho, though, and don't remember the first part of it, doggone it. I began watching when that motel guy was sinking the car into the pond...
Drats.

[rockouthippie]

Earth (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0393597/#comment)

If you can get past the gloom and doom message that accompanies all modern nature films and a predictable narration of James Earl Jones to the conclusion that everything will be extinct tomorrow unless you drive a Prius, this movie does have some fantastic photography.

Personally, I'd turn off the audio and listen to some music while I watched it and spare myself the "save the planet" garbage if I were to watch it again. It's really depressing.

3/10 for politically correct drooling.... 8/10 for photography.. Bluray required.

God! If a guy could just watch a nice nature film with pretty pictures :( BUT NEEEWW! It's gotta be an inconvenient truth revisited....

[onlyican]

just saw year one
funny stuff

[rockouthippie]

Children of the Corn (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087050/plotsummary)

This movie draws an average rating at imdb, but it's a perfect example of 1984 horror movies and it's release in Bluray didn't hurt either. I haven't seen this movie in about 15 years and found it worth revisiting.

Village of the Damned (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114852/)

Not the most astonishing John Carpenter film but Christopher Reeve and a pre- Jenny Craig Kirstie Alley made a pretty good double feature with Children of the Corn.

[swingdjted]

^That's quite a long memory lane there. I'll have to dig those out some day just for old times' sake. Corny as hell but interesting at the same time.

[watchmovies]

Originally posted by laz
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.
OH GOD is this movie awsome. I was in awe at its shear awsomeness the intire movie. Soo good, so amazingly awsome. 11 out to 10.

I am completely agree with you. Its awesome. I have seen this movie 9-10 time. It is excellent. All credit goes to maker of this film. Kudos to all...

[Sawg]

It's been a bit, and I have been busy with Netflix.

I Love You, Man - First off I have to say that Jason Segel is still awesome, plus he isn't nude in this one. But I found this pretty funny. A lot of guy and physical humor, as well as boldly function jokes. There is that whole story and moral wraped in there, but it doesn't beat you over the head with it (I'm looking at you Knocked Up). Not too much to say about this one, but if you liked Forgetting Sarah Marshal then you will probably like this. 4 out of 5.

Big Trouble - Might not have heard about this one. A comedy movie (based on a Dave Barry book) that features both a bomb and a gun on a plane, originally scheduled for release on September 21, 2001. Timing not so much on their side. It was released with little advertisement and fanfare the next April. That being said, this also is a really funny movie. A pretty impressive cast plus it kept me laughing through almost all of it. Personally, I think it is worth checking out. A really funny movie that suffered from really shitty timing. Another 4 out of 5.


Knowing - Look, Nicholas Cage released another movie! Why do studios let him do that? It starts off as a decent sci-fi flick when a time capus from the 50s is unearthed and Cage's son gets a mysterious page full of numbers. He figures it out and it turns out it has predicrted all the nautral disasters and the end of the world (not a spoiler, that was in the damn trailer). Does Cage have to prebvent these disasters? Where does the note come from? Can he save the world? Does anyone actually care? This movie falls for the good idea, poor execution problem. The first half of the movie is good, suspenseful and mysterious. Then the movie explains what is going on, and there is just gets stupid and stupider. Also, I am sumhow susposed to belive that Nick Cage is a MIT professor? Really? The movie starts off well enough at a decent three and then takes a sharp turn to stupid, slamming into one. Going for the middle ground... 3 out of 5.


Finally, just returned yesterday:
Secretary - James Spader and a naked Maggie Gyllenhaal (not for all of it sadly). A self-mutilating and self-loathing woman goes to work for an egomainac lawyer. A S&M relationship forms, emtions get mixed, things get all fucked up for the both of them. It's a pretty emotional movie and it does in to multiple psychotic issues of both parties. Did I mentioned a totally nude Maggie Gyllenhaal? Worth seeing, I think. 4 out of 5.

[! 4Tex]

Inglourious Basterds - What a great movie! Tarantion is a great director! :up:

[Widdykats]

^ I liked most of his movies. Cool
Cadillac Records (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081203/REVIEWS/812039993/1023)
Bounce( yeah, I know) Knowles is no Etta, but the movie holds up.
:D

[corey26]

I just watched SuperBad again last night, which I think is still the funniest movie I have ever seen. I also recently saw AdventureLand which is also a really good flick.

[treker1]

The last movie I saw was Blast from the past - an excellent movie..

[Widdykats]

Originally posted by Sawg
It's been a bit, and I have been busy with Netflix.

I Love You, Man - First off I have to say that Jason Segel is still awesome, plus he isn't nude in this one. But I found this pretty funny. A lot of guy and physical humor, as well as boldly function jokes. There is that whole story and moral wraped in there, but it doesn't beat you over the head with it (I'm looking at you Knocked Up). Not too much to say about this one, but if you liked Forgetting Sarah Marshal then you will probably like this. 4 out of 5.

Big Trouble - Might not have heard about this one. A comedy movie (based on a Dave Barry book) that features both a bomb and a gun on a plane, originally scheduled for release on September 21, 2001. Timing not so much on their side. It was released with little advertisement and fanfare the next April. That being said, this also is a really funny movie. A pretty impressive cast plus it kept me laughing through almost all of it. Personally, I think it is worth checking out. A really funny movie that suffered from really shitty timing. Another 4 out of 5.


Knowing - Look, Nicholas Cage released another movie! Why do studios let him do that? It starts off as a decent sci-fi flick when a time capus from the 50s is unearthed and Cage's son gets a mysterious page full of numbers. He figures it out and it turns out it has predicrted all the nautral disasters and the end of the world (not a spoiler, that was in the damn trailer). Does Cage have to prebvent these disasters? Where does the note come from? Can he save the world? Does anyone actually care? This movie falls for the good idea, poor execution problem. The first half of the movie is good, suspenseful and mysterious. Then the movie explains what is going on, and there is just gets stupid and stupider. Also, I am sumhow susposed to belive that Nick Cage is a MIT professor? Really? The movie starts off well enough at a decent three and then takes a sharp turn to stupid, slamming into one. Going for the middle ground... 3 out of 5.


Finally, just returned yesterday:
Secretary - James Spader and a naked Maggie Gyllenhaal (not for all of it sadly). A self-mutilating and self-loathing woman goes to work for an egomainac lawyer. A S&M relationship forms, emtions get mixed, things get all fucked up for the both of them. It's a pretty emotional movie and it does in to multiple psychotic issues of both parties. Did I mentioned a totally nude Maggie Gyllenhaal? Worth seeing, I think. 4 out of 5.
I loved Secretary. It was so twisted. It's why they make indies.:D

[rockouthippie]

Motel Hell (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081184/)

Motel Hell is the just about worst movie ever made. It might even be as bad as Ed Wood films. If not, it's close. I remember watching it at the drive-in back in 1980.

It's so bad, so camp and so :igor: You'll love it!

My rent by mail selections this week included the Blu-Ray Bourne Trilogy (http://www.imdb.com/find?s=all&q=bourne). Suprisingly, I never saw any of them, maybe because Matt Damon looks like a dork and I didn't want to ruin the novels. He still looks like a dork. It's not as good as the Robert Ludlum novels. I've seen "Identity" and "Supremacy". Waiting a couple days on "Ultimatum" :up:

7 or 8/10

Duplicity (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1135487/)

Trite, smarm, awkward, lumbering plot line that could have been clever but comes off sorta ailing. Made me look at my watch a lot. :down:

Originally posted by ! 4Tex
Inglourious Basterds - What a great movie! Tarantion is a great director! :up:

I'm not a big Tarentino fan. If you are entertained by his predelection for extreme and almost ridiculous violence, you should like this film. I thought the plot was pretty thin. I liked Pulp Fiction, after Kill Bill I think I got bored.

Inglorious Basterds gets a "meh"... Rent it later....

Originally posted by Widdykats
Quarantine (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1082868/)
Well, if you like the shaky; faux documentary thing this is for you. It's not badly done and it has some truly scary moments. But the it is predictable..still it's on STARZ this month...:D

For an indy film, I thought this was surprisingly well done. Reminded me of Blair Witch. It jumped on the same hand held look fad bandwagon as a lot of films after Blair Witch. Given that, it's one of the better offerings in the fad. I like to see stuff like this that's obviously budget, but still worth it. I'll be tired of the mockumentary thing next time I see one, so no one should ever do this again. Quarantine gets away with it.

:up:

[Widdykats]

Rocket Science (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070816/REVIEWS/70817004/1023)

Very good little movie *See Review*:D:up:
@ROH: Yeah, I liked Quarentine. The end was creepy as hell. Which is what it should be.....

[rockouthippie]

ihave been renting Season 7 of 24. 24 leaves me with mixed feelings always. I really liked Season 1. I think Kiefer Sutherland freaking out all the time gets a little old. He sure isn't his dad.

The writings a little stupid. The characters always spend a lot of time arguing about nothing. To torture dude or not?

I say get out the electric nipple clamps amd get on with the story :)

[NJK]

The boat that rocks

[Sawg]

Well, back on the obscure Sci-Fi filler on Netflix, which brings up two movies:

Code 46 - Future dystopia, cloning is big, light is bad, people lives in restricted cities and the outside world is slums for the genetically impure. Code 46 refers basically to inbreeding, and with cloning technology and all, it is hard to know if you are genetically related to someone or not. Guy goes on a business trip, falls for a woman, turns out to be from the same clone batch as his mother. An odd concept really, but an interesting movie that I enjoyed. A bit hard to follow at times, but the story kept me interested though most of it. A pretty decent movie, but far form amazing, but maybe worth checking out. 3 out of 5.

The Gene Generation - This one shares similar concepts with genetic manipulation and the genetically pure being allowed into the safety of cities and genetic manipulation outlawed. Though is leads to "gene hackers." This has Ling Bai as a hired assassin, and also features her in gratuitous leather outfits (a popular genre with me) and a topless scene. Plus oddly featuring the Medical Examiner form CSI: Vegas. But there is more to this movie then Ling Bai's tits, it is pretty entertaining and features some fun action scenes. It features some beautiful choreographed fight scenes where Ling Bai 's character (Michelle) is just mowing baddies down. The overall story is decent, but not all that captivating, and I found myself confused a few times. Not bad, but not something to go out of the way for, another 3 out of 5.



And I finally made it to the theater to see...
Zombieland - I was a little worried this movie might have just been a romantic comedy with zombies in it. While the pairing was the one of the main points, the pairing of Columbus and Wichita didn't seem to take over the movie. Columbus's "Rules for Surviving Zombieland" and Woody Harrelson's (Tallahassee) managed to be comedy gold. Though if you are really into zombies, they are pretty much a background character and don't play a major part until the end. The movie is mostly about the interactions and development of the characters. Add that to the cameo I dare not spoil (though plenty of professional reviewers have) was excellent. Add the fact the Comedy Zombie genre is limited to this and "Shaun of the Dead" is has a semi-unique basis. As it stands so far, it might be the best comedy of the year. 4.5 out of 5. (I usually avoid half starts, but it was amazing, just not quite perfect).

[jeffersonrob]

I watched 'Faster Pussy Cat Kill! kill!' and it was pretty bad. Proper American Trash movie really.
Tonight I am going to see Blue Velvet at the cinema though, seen it a hundred times before but I love it. Will be interesting to see it on the big screen.

[rockouthippie]

But there is more to this movie then Ling Bai's tits

But hell, that sure don't hurt an otherwise fun movie.

:up:

http://retrovision*****freevideo/horror-hotel-1960/

Try Horror Hotel for a little Halloween fun :)

[jeffersonrob]

Also, not quite a film but almost as good as, I have been watching Twin Peaks recentley. It's so so good and each episode feels like a mini Lynch movie...

[Widdykats]

I loved Twin Peaks..
But I'm a House and TrueBlood junkie, now. TrueBlood is tacky and fun. I fit right in.:rolleyes:

[rockouthippie]

I just finished watching the new V miniseries pilot. I thought that when you re-imagined something, it required reimagining. Dull.

The really stupid thing is that we get the first 4 episodes in November and have to wait until March to see the last 9.

[Widdykats]

^You have cable, no? Ya' ever watch True Blood? It's addictive. I'm in love with the shape shifter, Sam.♥
Now that the World Series is over, House will be back on Fox. :up:

[rockouthippie]

True Blood. nope. no cable. netflix. Will look for that on DVD.

Hulu posted the Sergio Leone spaghetti western films with Clint Eastwood and Lee VanCleef. Fist full of dollars, For a few dollars more, The Good, the bad and the ugly...

Been watching Clint Eastwood and VanCleef blast the bad guys to Ernio Morricone music. How can a guy go wrong? :)

http://retrovision*****movies/clint-eastwood/

[Widdykats]

^ Lee Van Cliff is a way cool bad guy!:cool:

[rockouthippie]

VanCleef is THE cool western gunfighter. He did make some movies that really sucked though. I guess ya gotta eat.

John Wayne and VanCleef made "The Conqueror" which is infamous as one of the biggest high budget klinkers ever. It's so bad, you just don't know what to do.

There are other examples. Here's one:

http://retrovision*****freevideo/master-max-1980/

VanCleef, Timmy VanPatten and Demi Moore. OMG! If you play it, you'll need something to take the stink out of the room.

[Widdykats]

^AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
:D:up:
Awful is too polite a word!:D

[Widdykats]

I'm rewatching The Usual Suspects! This movie is just great fun with great dialogue.
Todd Hockney(Kevin Pollak):
[in interrogation room]
Interrogation Cop: You know what happens if you do another turn in the joint?
Hockney: Fuck your father in the shower and then have a snack? Are you going to charge me dickhead?

The Usual Suspects (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114814/) :cool:

[Sawg]

Sometimes a movie is all about perspective of how you watch it. I have heard good reviews of this movie and some really horrible reviews as well. Seemed a little off, but a few minutes in I now get why. So a quick review of the same movie twice: Crank 2: High Voltage.

Crank 2: High Voltage (The Action Movie) - The studio calls this an action movie and so does Netflix, so lets start there. A dumb concept that is way over played with the mechanical hart that needs to be charged by shocking the crap out of one's self. So the entire movie is pretty much Chev (Statham) running around trying to find out who stole his heart (after surviving falling out of a helicopter). Basically fast scenes of him either kickign someone's ass or shocking himself, or both at the same time. While over-the-top action can be quite entertaining, it can also get dump if poorly planed and ventures too far outside of the realms of reality. Throw in a couple annoying supporting characters (such as Bai Ling). It's hard to take either the plot, action or even characters seriously. One out of Five.

That being said, a few minutes into the movie (honestly after the opening "News Report" I saw how to really interpret this movie....

Crank 2: High Voltage (The Comedy Movie) - Though I am not sure if it was intended to be this way, Crank 2 feels like Jason Statham doing a parody of Jason Statham movies. Even at one a point a witness in a "news report" saying Chev looked like the guy from those Transporter movies. The movie is so over the top of the gratuitous violence and improbable physics it is near impossible not to laugh. Every character in this movie plays their role in an action move to the extreme which gets to be quite silly fun. There is one scene near the end, the "Godzilla Scene" that I found myself laughing nonstop though out. If you liked Shoot 'em Up and the Action Comedy type movies, if you watch Crank 2 as a comedy you will probably get the same vibe. Being comedy gold, though I don't think intended that way I have to give it a Four out of Five.

[Widdykats]

^ Good review skills!:cool:

[Sawg]

Why, thanks.

[Widdykats]

^Welcome!:D
In Bruges (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080207/REVIEWS/802070301/1023)
Worth the watch, well acted, not contrived and just interesting.:D

[rockouthippie]

The Taking of Pelham 123 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1111422/)

This is a 2009 remake of the 4.5 star 1974 movie of the same name starring Walter Matthau. John Travolta is usually good at playing a psycho killer, but he's a little lost in this script. Denzel Washington stumbles through a pretty lackluster performance as the train dispatcher.

Most of the movie varies little from the original Pelham movie and where it does, it's not as good. The cinematography is reminiscent of a Tarentino film, but since it isn't one, the effect is almost annoying. The reimagined end of the film borders on stupid, but could be considered boring if you felt like being kind.

2 stars

[Widdykats]

Kalifornia(with a K) (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19930903/REVIEWS/309030302/1023)
Well worth a watch.

[jeffersonrob]

Has any one seen the British movie Donkey Punch?
It starts off pretty badly but soon turns into quite a clever thriller/ horror witth quite a deep moral message. It's a bit gruesome so not for the faint hearted...

[Widdykats]

^ I'll look that up!:D
We don't have a separate section for TV, so HOUSE!! (http://www.fox.com/house/)
I have to call Cuddy and ask her if she done lost her mind.
:weird:
Ok, I'm overly involved!

[rockouthippie]

Originally posted by jeffersonrob
Has any one seen the British movie Donkey Punch?
It starts off pretty badly but soon turns into quite a clever thriller/ horror witth quite a deep moral message. It's a bit gruesome so not for the faint hearted...

That is without a doubt, the stupidest thing I've seen in a couple decades. Soft core porn film meets stupid with a british accent. A "thrilling" interaction between sluts and worthless douche bags. This movie and it's yacht needed a torpedo. :down:

[rockouthippie]

Don't load the whacked "Fox player" or any other of the crapware offered by ABC and Fox.

Use Hulu:

http://www.hulu.com/house

[deeder7001]

The last movie I saw was "This Is It".

Wasn't quite what I expected but was good.

I went by myself. There was a bunch of older(50+ years old possibly) people in there which I thought was weird.

[rockouthippie]

I watched Part 1 and 2 of V. I dunno about this reimagined V, except that it's an excuse to watch scifi hotties, Laura Vandervoort (smallville) and Morena Baccharin.

Dramatically, this could go either way at this point. Otherwise we could just entertain an old mans fantasies ;)

It is in keeping with my generel opinion that pretty girls don't hurt.

[swingdjted]

Amelia

I saw it at the theatre. It was worth going to I suppose, but nothing special.

[Widdykats]

Rewatched Rocket Science (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070816/REVIEWS/70817004/1023)
I've seen this little movie more than a few times and it gets better with each watch.
:D

[rockouthippie]

Cliche', but probably ok if you are into that sort of film.

You might enjoy the BD release of "Gone with the Wind" which is a truly stunning digital remaster. This was especially nice, because I probably haven't seen it in 20 years on an old tv, with a mono speaker. Sometimes they fix old films nice. This is one of those times. OK, once I didn't yawn from having a BluRay player.

http://www.warnervideo.com/gonewiththewind/#/downloads/

Some nifty (till tomorrow) wallpaper...

[Widdykats]

I didn't feel that Rocket Science was Cliche'. The poor kid with the horrible stutter does not conquer all, and the kids looked like regular kids..also that "spreading" that debators do is truly impressive.:D

[rockouthippie]

Oh, it's uplifting, inspiring and dramatically tragic and it's about people in high school. Game over. It is a good example of a theme, if you like that sort of movie. Chick flick value accepted.

[Widdykats]

Well, Roger Ebert liked it quite a bit..uh..he's a grown man...:D

[rockouthippie]

Yes, I am sure that Mr. Ebert is probably sorta like a man. I miss the late Gene Siskel, who dissented with Ebert on movies where we would almost always agree. Maybe in this case. We'll never know. :( RIP Gene!

I knew if Siskel said :up: and Ebert said :down:, I was in for a really good film. Now I just have to take the Ebert review and invert... generally speaking.

We should start our own show. Widdy and hippie. You can love sentimental goo movies about high school students and I'll say PASS! High school dramas died for me with "The Breakfast Club" which I did like but would never admit and probably will never watch again.

No offense Widdy, we agree sometimes. Just not this time ;)

It's not just this film. If it has a high school in it and no axe murderer.... pass..

If it has kids in it... pass... That lets out modern Star Wars and Harry Potter anything. I am sure glad I don't have to endure Hannah Montana thank the Lord! Brittany Spears, Barney the purple dinosaur,Pokemon, genetically engineered Disney child stars,"My Little Pony" and I are SO done.

FREE! FREE! I Tell you. AH AHA HAA!!!!

/me does pp dance and checks whiskers for consistency of hair dye.

[Widdykats]

I LOVED Juno. It had high school kids in it, too.:D
She was smart and so was the movie. I like movies about non-conventional people( or the not perfect people) in general.:D

[Sawg]

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Wow, was this movie bad. Let's start off with suspension of disbelief. Space robots that turn into cars, that I can believe. Shia LaBeouf giving up a Camero that is a f-ing robot and Megan Fox to go to college, that's just too much. I love my time in college, but I would traid it in a second for either a robot car or Megan Fox. A half hour into this movie I found myself totall unintrested, so it is hard to give it a proper reivew because it really didn't have my undivided attention. Yeah, the special effects and giant robots were *amazing* but I think we have gotten to a point where that jsut isn't enough to sell a movie. When computer effects were coming big when I was younger, sure I would see and love a movie because of the special effects, but at this point it is really no big deal. Yeah, giant fighting robots looks amazing, but that just isn't enough to keep my interest anymore. With characters I can't stand, and your standard action fair with limited story or development, this movie just bored the crap out of me. One out of Five.


The Usual Suspects - Back to the older movies I had never seen, and this was worth seeing. A fun crime thriller that kept me quite interested. Though the bad thing about seeing an older movie that is this popular, it has long been spoiled for me, seeing since there is one hell of a twist at the end. Even knowing the ending I quiet enjoyed this movie and the story telling involved. Great characters, good development and just overall a fun movie. Four out of Five.

[Widdykats]

The Usual Suspects..Quotes! (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114814/quotes)
Great cast, fun dialogue..and even if you know the end, you'll love watchin' it!:D:up:

[Sawg]

GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra - Like a lot of the toy based movies (and other 80/90s cartoons, I never really played with GI Joe, so I won't argue accuracies). Seeing the previews, I though this looked really bad. To my surprise it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Now admittedly the story is pretty contrived and there are several gigantic plot holes in it as well, but they weren't selling this movie because of the amazing story. So, it comes down to the action and how well it is tied together. Some scenes were quite over the top and even downright silly at times, but still entertaining. A decent cast, enough interweaving of a bit of comedy. It's not a bad movie if you want a decent turn your brain off action movie. Three out of Five.




And now for a nitpick, and there are tons to choose from with this moive, but this is a common theme I see in a lot of these types of movies and it always bugs me. The *gigantic* underground remote secret base. Most secret crime fighting organizations have one, and usually the baddie as well. The baddie never knows where the secret base is, yet say in GI Joe it is a several story underground base with planes and tanks and a giant pool for sub training. There is no way at all a place of that caliber or even 10% of it could be built in secret. The dirt evacuation alone would be impossible to go unnoticed. And instead of some highly complex plan to get a tracking beacon inside said base, why not pay off (or torture) one of the thousands of construction workers that must have been required to work on it. The conspiracy of construction would just be impossible to build a facility of that size and have nobody notice.

[Widdykats]

^ ahehehehehe That's very true. I have a small list of things in movies that are enough to make your teeth itch...we should start a thread!:D

[Widdykats]

The Wrestler (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081223/REVIEWS/812239985/1023)
Darren Aronofsky could depressed the shit outta' Mary Fuckin'Poppins! I loved this movie. And, no! No happy ending here.
^Four Paws Up*
* whoops*:confused:

[rockouthippie]

I bought the BD of Star Trek. I could pick on it here or there.

Did we spend a couple bucks making this? I think they tossed money at every frame. Wow!

:up:

It is hard to believe Abrams actually used film. That may be part of a dying breed of film in the use of anamorphic cameras.

This trekkie, later a trekker, and later bored with the Star Trek franchise ..ok I liked Jolene Blalock.. well like Kirk... "I feel young" :)

Bravo for a terrific resurrection of a long gone friend. How Abrams got some of these shots. including using a Budweiser brewery as an engine room is inspired. Watching the "extras" disk is a kick too. Watching JJ beat up a Panaflex to make it jiggle is fairly funny. Writing the computer simulation of JJ beating up a Panaflez... inspired..

It has to be the most outstanding marriage of CG and reality I have ever seen.

[Widdykats]

A Time For Drunken Horses (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20001027/REVIEWS/10270309/1023)
I can't recommend this movie enough. It's on Starz this month. If you can, see it. With subs.

[rockouthippie]

Rocked. Thanks. See... we do agree sometimes ;)

Kalifornia. Also fun. I will admit to liking Michelle Forbes in particular :rolleyes:

[Master of metal]

Alien vs predator

[swingdjted]

Philadelphia (Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, 1993)

Only the second time seeing it. Quite well done but sad.

[Widdykats]

Yes! Very sad! And you shouldn't see A Time For Drunken Horses, 'cause I like depressing movies and this one really pushed it.
@ROH: Didn't you love how Brad Pitt was so gnarly? He did a very good job of being totally disgusting In Kalifornia :D

[rockouthippie]

Julie & Julia (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1135503/)

Meryl Streep was great. Amy Adams was so cute. How could you go wrong?

Brad Pitt was pretty knarly, but not to the extent of a Val Kilmer Doc Holliday in Tombstone. I think Kilmer still wins the knarled character award.

Carriers (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0806203/)

A not too bad germ warfare/armageddon movie. Budget to be sure.

[Widdykats]

^I has a crush on Kilmer's Doc Holliday! "You're a Daisey if you do"! :p
And he didn't rape anyone. And he was a great friend.
And he didn't clean his feet at the dinner table, which is a plus.

[rockouthippie]

Terminator Salvation

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0438488/

It's not a bad sequel in keeping with a saturated terminator franchise. Probably the least memorable terminator movie. Meh. OK, special effects were cool.

[rockouthippie]

Spartacus - Free on Hulu (1960) (http://retrovision*****freevideo/spartacus-1960/)

I haven't watched this film since I was a kid. I never realized the director was Stanley Kubrick. Spartacus is a far cry from A Clockwork Orange. It is the quintessial sword and sandal at the peak of sword and sandal popularity.

A mature viewing will see Kubrick influence and great performances by Douglas, Curtis, Olivier, Ustinov, Laughton.... more...

3 hours. It kept me in my seat with a 20 minute break in the middle. 4 stars.

[! 2 !]

Seen "2012" and "Jenifers body". Both are hands down.

[rockouthippie]

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. This is probably my least favorite Ice Age movie, but it was still fun. Scrat gets a new girlfriend - Scratte, and for a time forgets about the acorn... for a time...

This movie gets the distinction of being the 2nd highest box office take (850+ million) of any animated film. Critics generally panned this movie, but the public spoke at the box office.

I'll go with public opinion on this one.

:up:

[! 2 !]

Second coming and Circle of eight. Boring movies but had nothing other than that to watch for.

[Widdykats]

Revolutionary Road! (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081230/REVIEWS/812309997/1023)
It's the fifties, it's "the Burbs", it's depressing. With outstanding performances all around. Directed by Sam Mendes )director of American Beauty)
*Four Paws Up* on HBO.

[QOAL]

I went to see Avatar (In 3D), which was the first time I've been to the cinema since Hot Fuzz (Which was years ago).

I have a few niggles with the whole 3D cinema stuff, but it does add to the experience in some nice ways.

Overall plot is easy to work out, but it does enough around it to keep you interested.

Oh and the graphics probably made my eyes orgasm.

[ElChevelle]

Avatar - Best movie EVER!
I thought that the cartoony CGI would kill it but DAMN.....

[QOAL]

Cartoony? heh. Most photo-realistic film ever, it's just hard for your brain to accept different things, since they're quite alien to you (And you know they're not real).

Did you see it in 2D or 3D? (I'd quite like to go back and watch it in 2D, right now.)

[! 2 !]

well 2D one is boring. I guess those who have seen it in 3D have certainly enjoyed it.

[swingdjted]

I saw it in 2d. Good. Amazing special effects, although a lame storyline. The walking human controlled robots were a great tribute to Sigourney Weaver's Alien days. It was certainly worth the price of going to the theater, even despite my saying most movies certainly aren't.

[rockouthippie]

I usually wait for the DVD, but I guess Avatar is supposed to be something special. I'll see this in 3d Imax when I do it. No use chimping out.

I havem't seen a 3d movie since Creature From the Black Lagoon in probably like 1970.

I have been watching the Caprica pilot. OMG! OMG! Gag me with a spoon! Not only are there frackin kids in this movie, they are frackin squaaky, frackin whiney, frackin preppie girls. This totally FRACKIN sucks. It's really frackin hard to frackin find frackin sympathy for the eventual destruction of frackin Planet SoCal. Totally! All the frackin adolescent frackin whining and frackin crying makes me frackin want to frackin slap someone. Luckily these teeneeboppers frackin have frackin waterproof mascara.

I will pray to the gods of Mars that swift and terrible vengeance will come to the producers uf this frackin show.

[Widdykats]

Originally posted by rockouthippie
Don't load the whacked "Fox player" or any other of the crapware offered by ABC and Fox.

Use Hulu:

http://www.hulu.com/house
Just caught this, thanks very nuch!:D:up:
Rewatched Doubt (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081210/REVIEWS/812109991/1023) .
The performances in this movie are outstanding!

[rockouthippie]

I'm not a big sitcom fan. I think the last one I liked was Boston Legal.

I watched 2010 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086837/). It's one of the few movies I've seen where Bluray did matter. Cool. I wish they would release Blue Thunder in BD.

It's probably because I was in my early adulthood that I liked some of those early 80's movies. Part of it was the change in film technology, where anything with a decent budget was done in 70mm and Dolby sound.

Alien, Escape from New York, The Thing, Star Wars..... After watching these on bleary analog TV sets for 20+ years, it's highly cool to revisit some of these films on progressive scan DVD or BD.

I just wish Lucas would release non fucked up original versions of the Star Wars Trilogy. Did someone drop George on his head?

[Widdykats]

I just rewatched John Carpenter's The Thing (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084787/)
It's fuckin' scary!:eek:

[rockouthippie]

I remember seeing that in the theater when it first came out. Sometimes you wish you could erase a movie from your memory and see it again fresh. That would be one.

I loved the Ennio Morricone music score in the Thing too, as in Escape from New York.

[Widdykats]

Uh..Or Hero (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299977/)
Visually stunning. Great score, fun flying sword stuff...
and "The Color Theme Changing " is drop dead eye catching.
The story is beautifully told. Another great movie from Zhang Yimou.:cool:

[Widdykats]

Closer! (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041202/REVIEWS/41116004/1023)
Or...as I've said before, home movies. Excellent. A grown-up movie. Great performances by Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Natalie Portman and Jude Law! Directed by Moke Nichols. On IFC. Well worth a watch!:D

[swingdjted]

The second Matrix movie

I absolutely hate second movies when the writer knows it's going to be a trilogy. It completely ruins a lot about the single movie itself, in addition to the plot being mostly "more of the same".

[rockouthippie]

I was Avatar 3d over the weekend. The plot is a little thin, but it's like no movie ever made before. 5 weeks in theaters and it was still selling out on all weekend shows in the two theaters nearest me. 1.1 billion dollars in revenue. Still #1 this weekend.

It's bright, it's brilliant, powerful, colorful eye candy like someone melted 3 dimensional crayons in your eyes. In 160 minutes of 3d, expect eye strain. Optimal seating is centered and pretty far back. Don't be tired. Get there early. You will not want to end up in the front row. You might want some eye drops.

Having to buy the tickets the day before and having to show up an hour ahead of time to get a decent seat, I'd still say:

:up:

Also, when I couldn't get into Avatar on the first night because it was sold out. I saw the #2 box office offering "The Book of Eli" which was a pretty formulaic apocalyptic offering which I consider to be *meh* and worth a dollar at the redbox later. 3 stars. You'll get tired of looking at sepia. CG was pretty shoddy in spots. Denzel Washington is pretty if not interesting. Martial arts reminiscent of Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles. A cameo by Malcolm McDowell. Gary Oldman is Gary Oldman typical. Yawn. Not terrible.

Later on DVD or cheapo matinee.

[Widdykats]

Rewatched Monsters Inc (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0198781/)
*I'm a tard, ok?*:weird:
loved it ♥

And It's MIKE Nichols directing Closer(*Fuck*)

[swingdjted]

Cloverfield

Basically Blair Witch Project, with even less creativity. Not so bad that I shut it off, but I didn't pause it when it was time to pick up the phone or flip the burgers or change laundry etc.

[QOAL]

I went to see Sherlock Holmes on tuesday, I liked it.
Quite a bit of action, decent acting, some good laughs and strong plot. (nice visual style too)
It left the door open for a sequal as well.