What was the last movie you saw?

[BigMoosie2009]

I'm July.

Really nice German road movie set in several countries.

[rockouthippie]

Originally posted by 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.

Yep. worth watching, but the last movie that should ever be made with handheld cameras.

I finished the 1915 silent movie 'Birth of a Nation" which was based on the 1905 novel, The Clansman: An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan. It had a higher box office than any movie made before. The cinematography was groundbreaking. Between the book and the movie, it caused a resurgence in KKK activity. Some of the reviews I've read on this said it was subtly racist. It didn't seem very subtle to me. I think what is revisionist and racist about it is just about as disturbing as what was accurate.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/The-clansman.jpg/250px-The-clansman.jpg

Free from Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org/details/dw_griffith_birth_of_a_nation)

[swingdjted]

^yeah, the first half hour of Cloverfield was almost bad enough to give a true headache. It got a little less annoying, but still not something I want to go through again.

I'll check out your link.

Last watched was Flight of the Phoenix. It mostly held my attention, and I'm not sorry that I borrowed it from the library (free) and spent the time to watch it. Don't waste more than a buck or two renting it though. It's ok, but not much better than ok. A plane full of oil rig gear crashes on the Mongolian dessert with about a dozen oddball passengers. They have to use the wreckage to build a new plane to fly to safety before running out of water and food.

[rockouthippie]

Originally posted by swingdjted
Last watched was Flight of the Phoenix.

1965 with Jimmy Stewart or 2004 with Dennis Quaid? Both are pretty decent movies.

When you want the finest prints of significant films, you get Criterion Collection. A happy choice for CC was 1976 "The Man Who Fell to Earth" in BD. David Bowie plays an alien who crash lands on earth to get water. He doesn't count on disingenuous and greedy humans. It's a blast from the past.

[swingdjted]

'04 w/ Quaid.

Yesterday I was incredibly tired and tried to watch "From Hell", but fell asleep. I don't remember liking or disliking it (too tired to pass judgment); I just remember that it was a string of prostitutes getting murdered one at a time, with an investigation following it. It was set in horse & carriage times.

[Sawg]

District 9 - Yeah, didn't see this until it was on DVD, and sad I waited. Such a fun and amazing movie. For some reason I like the documentary feel, though I know it bugs some people. Plus, for a sci-fi movie it seemed more based on character developments then action and cool special effects. As for the plot, I like the idea of alien refugees and how they would be treated. (And I am sure everyone knows it really about South African apartheid, which it does a good job representing). A bit slow at points and drags on, but overall good storytelling and a beautiful movie. 4 out of 5.

And now keeping with the districts to throw in a random find from Netflix Watch Now.

District B13 - This is a French action movie. Another movie about walled off districts, this time in France. Where in the future to combat excessive crimes, and where the local authorities have just given up, they start walling off and pulling out of the worst slums. Where a super-cop and a jailed member from inside must go back in to defuse a nuke that a local gang has acquired. The idea seems a bit silly, but it is a surprisingly good movie with a lot of the acrobatic fighting leading to some very impressive fight scenes. The main charters are likable and play their roles well. The ending is a bit of a twist, but not hard to figure out, though it still makes for what I thought ti be a fun climax. Well worth a watch, especially if you have Netflix and can stream it. 3 out of 5.

[rockouthippie]

District 9

:up: Way more than I expected when I rented it.

[Widdykats]

Go! (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139239/)
I find this movie to be outrageously funny! On IFC this month. The cast is amazing. Best scenes, for me, are the "Cop" scenes.:D 11:14 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139239/) Another story with what seems to be a lot of sub plots going on, but they all come together, at 11:14!
Also on IFC this month.
The Libertine (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0375920/) The Earl Of Rochester debauches his nose off, but keeps his sense of humour. You name it; he did him/her.
Johnny Depp may be one of the few people to look good without half his face.:confused: But the movie really is about having a "fuck it" attitude and the price one pays for that. Also on IFC.

[Sawg]

Plus, Go has an awesome soundtrack. (And why did Sarah Polley never become bigger?). I for some reason love the druggie movies.

[Widdykats]

^ I'd say Amen!:D:up:

[swingdjted]

I saw Go at the theater when I was in high school. I remember liking it quite a bit, but part of that was liking who I brought...

I finally saw the latest Indiana Jones movie (crystal skull or something like that). Spielberg must have forgotten a lot of what used to make those movies awesome. It wasn't even good enough to say "more of the same". It looked like a movie that had been made by Disney instead, but not even to their standard. Annoying silliness replaces the well placed comic relief of the previous movies. The primitive architecture, traps, riddles, devices used on the set were nowhere near as creative, interesting, or exciting of those past. The annoying love story didn't fit or help the movie the way it did before, and worse yet, the discovery of Indiana's greaser son didn't seem to work or help the plot the way the Sean Connery family story did before either. The special effects were somewhat interesting and made it so that the movie didn't flat out suck, but after seeing the older ones, this one was far below the standard that had been set. The bar was set too high in the past, and this half-assed attempt at creating a decent sequal seems to hurt the series.

[Widdykats]

Memento (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0209144/)
The lies we tell to ourselves to live with ourselves, only backwards!:D
Temple Grandin (http://www.hbo.com/movies/temple-grandin/index.html#/movies/temple-grandin/synopsis.html)
Made for HBO movie about the life of Dr. Temple Grandin and her struggle to humanize the cattle slaughter industry, while dealing with her own Autism. Not bad.

[rockouthippie]

I think it would have been a little optimistic to expect that Indiana Jones wouldn't be worn out in your mind, even if Crystal skull didn't suck.

I have been on sort of a TV kick lately. 24 has new episodes. I have watched all the Seasons of 24. This one is pretty good so far. Like Indiana Jones, I think this series needs a decent burial soon. The last season of Lost comes when I never watched anything after Season 1. I watched the season premiere and was still lost. This show never grabbed me. All of the seasons are on free on Hulu now, but keeping track of the plot line seems more a chore than fun.

I have been sorta picking at this cheapo MGM DVD set of old John Wayne movies. They were Expendable, Flying Leathernecks, Operation Pacific and Back to Bataan. It was worth the $7. Nice prints.

[swingdjted]

Underworld

It's a decent vampire movie, but it takes on a lot of story lines found elsewhere, e.g. vampires having other non-human, non-vampire enemies just like the Blade trilogy. There are better vampire movies out there, but this one wasn't bad I suppose.

[Widdykats]

Frost/Nixon (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081210/REVIEWS/812109987/1023)
Nicely acted. It gives a litle license on the happenings of those interviews. But it does get to a good core point; so I'd say watch it. ON HBO.
Frozen River (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080814/REVIEWS/808140302/1023)
Life is no day at the beach for these two women. I think it's a great small movie. The acting is semmless. And you become aware of how people can end up doing things they would never normally would have thought to do, because they need the money. It's that base.
On Starz/Encore.

[swingdjted]

^I thought Frost/Nixon was pretty well done - entertaining, historical, and without being too condescending to the point where you lose the feeling that it's still just a movie.

[rockouthippie]

I liked Frost/Nixon too, but I somehow expected more out of it.

Goldfinger (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058150/)

There aren't too many movies from 1964 that benefit from Bluray, but this is one of them. Sean Connery is young. "Q" is young. Yep. Bond destroys the bullet proof, ejector seat Aston Martin and then has to thaw Pussy Galore. Goldfinger has everything a Bond movie needs and points out the moral of the James Bond stories. When you are a bad girl, you'll have just about enough time to bang Bond before you get painted gold or have your head chopped off by the Korean assassin. This movie does special effects the old fashioned way and the consumption of brick house figured girls, ammo, and explosives is opulent.

It's probably been 20 years since I revisited this one. The last time was likely on bleary cable or VHS. Goldfinger holds up pretty good for being more than 40 years old. The print on the BD release is outstanding.

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Fargo (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0382026/) is fun. Especially the performance of Frances McDormand as the perky, quirky, pregnant, small town cop investigating a staged kidnapping.

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Zombieland (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1156398/)

If Zombieland is a formula zombie film, Woody Harrelson makes it fresh. It's a zombie movie. It's a good zombie movie.

[Widdykats]

Love FARGO! The Coens always throw some twist in for the fun of it.
The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3 (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090610/REVIEWS/906109994/1023)
I liked it better than Mr. Ebert. It's not a bad watch and I found Denzel and Travolta kinda cool and Tony Scott's direction over the top but not in such a bad way. It's on Starz this month.

[swingdjted]

Fargo? I'm immersed in that stuff! My years in South Dakota and now northwest Iowa make me think that everyone I talk to is from that movie. That and Dances With Wolves are huge out here. Good movies.

[rockouthippie]

How much Travolta can a guy stand when all his roles are shades of Pulp Fiction? I really liked the 1974 version of Pelham.

Watching Travolta foam at the mouth one more time didn't do it for me. Pelham is a great story, but the 2009 movie covers that up and makes it a formula action movie starring formula hyper-violent psycho John Travolta. I guess I'm just Travolta'd out. Maybe he should do a movie .... something to do with puppies or bunnies without him eating them....

Watch the 1974 version if you haven't seen it. Really. It's one of the best movies ever made. I'll admit that could have something to do with my reservations about 2009 Pelham.

1974 version (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072251/)

I'm gonna have to pass on Dances with Wolves. It doesn't overcome the enormous drag factor of starring Kevin Costner. No movies do. It's really too bad. Ol' Kev running around fucking up what otherwise would be good movies. What a block of wood.

[swingdjted]

An Inconvenient Truth

Amount of time spent belaboring the viewer with a problem:
about 1 hour, 34 minutes

Amount of time spent giving suggestions on what you as the viewer can do to solve the problem:
about 2 minutes

It's really sad that these kinds of movies are like this when they could have been so effective at helping spread awareness of solutions and hope rather than guilt and despair. I see them on both ends of our political scene, and I wish someone would just step up and fill the void.

Gore could have spent about half or even a generous 2/3 making his point about the problem and spent the other half or 1/3 focusing on what people can do to help solve said problem. That would have made the movie great, but sadly this wasn't the case.

[Widdykats]

Originally posted by rockouthippie
How much Travolta can a guy stand when all his roles are shades of Pulp Fiction? I really liked the 1974 version of Pelham.

Watching Travolta foam at the mouth one more time didn't do it for me. Pelham is a great story, but the 2009 movie covers that up and makes it a formula action movie starring formula hyper-violent psycho John Travolta. I guess I'm just Travolta'd out. Maybe he should do a movie .... something to do with puppies or bunnies without him eating them....

Watch the 1974 version if you haven't seen it. Really. It's one of the best movies ever made. I'll admit that could have something to do with my reservations about 2009 Pelham.

1974 version (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072251/)

I'm gonna have to pass on Dances with Wolves. It doesn't overcome the enormous drag factor of starring Kevin Costner. No movies do. It's really too bad. Ol' Kev running around fucking up what otherwise would be good movies. What a block of wood.
I have seen the 1974 version of Pelham, also. It is a better movie. I didn't mind this version as an action movie. I mean, parts of it were just silly, but I wasn't bored to death(whooppee!:rolleyes: ) I didn't realize how many people didn't like Kevin Costner in Dances 'til recently. The scenics and point were good.:confused:

[swingdjted]

I liked it too, but I guess I can see RoH's point, if I were to watch too many Costner movies, I might get sick of them too; luckily I haven't. This is true (for me at least) with a lot of actors though, especially people like Ben Stiller, Jim Carrey, Robin Williams, and probably a few others too, where you might get me to enjoy a couple of their movies (small doses at a time), but not too many.

[rockouthippie]

Quentin Tarentino films are on my list of things I'm probably going to start skipping. Been there. Done that. Zombieland was probably one too many.

Check out this vid:

http://blip*****file/3167170/

John Travolta .... lol

[swingdjted]

I made it through about a third of the review and had to abandon it. What a sad way to see Travolta and even more sad cinematography...

[swingdjted]

Whiteout.

Skip it. Too many stupid annoying things that wouldn't actually happen, even though the movie tries to make it look like they could. Story was lame and acting mediocre at best. The ending was just sorta random (not suspenseful or anything cool like that) and left you curious as to what the writer wanted to accomplish; sorta like running out of gas in the middle of nowhere when you didn't really have a purpose or destination for driving in the first place.

Julie & Julia

I didn't watch it, but Renee rented and liked it.

[Widdykats]

Mr and Mrs Smith (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0356910/)
Just for the fun of it.:D
*goes off to beat the shit outta' ex* What?:weird:

[rockouthippie]

Julie & Julia



Amy Adams is just such a little cutie :)

[swingdjted]

I really liked Mr. & Mrs. Smith. I ripped Julie & Julia with DVD Cloner before returning it, so hopefully I'll get a chance to watch it soon.

Last watched - Gracie (high school girl has her high school brother soccer star die in car accident, then tries to become the first girl on the soccer team, fighting a lot of battles that go along with it)

It was ok for what it was. The DVD was a free library rental, damaged at chapter 12 of 13 where 13 was just credits. In other words I never saw the ending, but I'm guessing it was a predictable outcome. Most library dvds are fine, but this one didn't make it in the regular player or in the computer, even after careful cleaning.

[rockouthippie]

Sometimes with old DVD's, they've de-laminated. Look through them in a bright light. You'll see holes. That sucks. End of DVD.

They thought DVD's would last for a zillion years. If you have backed up old home movies on DVD, you probably better back up the backup. In real life DVD/DVD+-R lasts between 4 years and a zillion years, and there is no way to tell what it's gonna be.

I've gotten scratches out with a little gel (only use gel) toothpaste, water and your finger. You don't need to grind the scratch off. Circular motions across the scratch. Just dull it to make it less glossy. Rinse good. Dry good. Has worked on some nasty scratches.

I watched "A River Runs through It" on Hulu:

http://www.hulu.com/watch/46339/a-river-runs-through-it

:up:

[Sawg]

Checking the Netflix queue and it turns out I haven't watched too many movies as of lately. Mostly because I just finished off the second series of Hustle. So, let's interrupt the normal movie reviews for a British television review (from an American).

Hustle - A BBC series about a group of grifters (con artists), which I got into after going though the first two series of the American Leverage. Which are somewhat similar (though Hustle doesn't bother with making theme the good guys, the cons in Hustle are all for their own profit). But so far I am loving this show. I like the whole setup of the con, which is usually nor fully explained until after the climax. Id you are unfamiliar with either show, it is a bit like the Oceans 11 series. And half the fun is trying to figure out what really is happening, and not what they are letting you to believe is happening. Really looking forward to the following seasons. (Though I am a bit worried about the American/AMC influence and cast changes). But for at least the first two series, it is a strong (TV wise) five out of five.


But I did catch one movie...
Extract - I like Mike Judge and will watch anything he does. (Yes, I am one of "those" fans of Office Space). This was alright, I suppose. Not great, but not horrible. It got some chuckles here and there, but nothing really stands out as amazing. Not a 90 minutes I regret, but nothing that is that memorable either. (Which is why this review is light on details). A meh... 3 out of 5.

[Widdykats]

For Sawg! (http://www.bullshitjob.com/officespace/)
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41VKJUHcO7L._SL500_AA280_.jpg
:cool:

[swingdjted]

Odd Girl Out

I think this gives a pretty realistic view of some of the shit that goes on in the adolescent girl world. It covers some of the non-physical, but very damaging effects of verbal and cyber bullying. I plan on showing it as a discussion and project-idea piece to my 8th graders. It's mostly well done.



Mean Girls

This is the first one I tried for the same purpose, but decided against it after seeing Odd Girl Out. Mean Girls covers high school cliques and their problems but is less realistic, more hollywood oriented, and less focused on what I'm trying to cover, so I don't plan on showing it to my students in class.

[rockouthippie]

The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) 50th Anniversary Bluray

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052738/

50 years since 3 Oscars. Nice BD. :up: A classic.

Odd Girl Out

I think you should use Carrie instead. Odd girl out seems like one of those movies that would want to make me gouge my eyes out with a fork. Who knows though, you might give them some new ideas on how to inflict maximum damage on their classmates. Trying to talk 8th grade girls into being civil. Fat Chance :)

[swingdjted]

Well, the best I can hope for is a significant measurable reduction in documented bullying incidents, and I think that this and other things might help if handled right. I haven't seen Carrie yet, so I should check that out. I'm just using the movie to help students identify what it is and what it can become if not handled early on, then I go into appropriate ways of handling it. I use it together with ideas/material borrowed from the OLWEUS program (http://www.clemson.edu/olweus/) and the Stop Bullying Now program (http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/kids/). Both of those have good and bad points in my opinion, so I just sorta mix that stuff with my own stuff (e.g. peer mediation program) to best fit our setting. Students will then create and act out skits of their own showing how to handle common bullying situations and present them to 6th and 7th graders. I'm hoping this will teach them how to handle most of it on their own, and to bring it to my attention early if they can't. I don't think it'll eliminate adolescent bullying altogether, but I do hope and expect to see good measurable outcomes.

[Widdykats]

^Although I don't think you could show this in class, it is an interesting movie on many levels. Bully (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20010720/REVIEWS/107200302/1023)
I have seen this movie many times and like Havoc, it is something you don't want to look at and yet cannot turn away from.

[swingdjted]

Oh shit, now I remember Carrie... heh, I don't think I could get that movie approved by my principal, although I wish I could. That would make a fun movie day, but I doubt it would teach much. Bully doesn't ring a bell yet though - might have to search for it.

[Widdykats]

^Uh ..Clicky the Linky!:confused:

[swingdjted]

got that, just need to find the movie. I'm not a netflix-er yet, but I probably should be.

[Widdykats]

I don't use netflix either. Got cable, though.:D

[swingdjted]

Empire of the Sun

Good points and bad points, mostly worth the time spent so far (the movie is over 2.5 hours). I'm not finished with it yet though. It's the story of a British boy that spends late childhood/early adolescence in Japan, mostly as a prisoner of war without separate from his parents during WWII. I didn't think I'd like it at first, but it gets better is it progresses. So far so good. Looks like I only have about 15 minutes left.

over - not bad - give it a look if you see it and have the time

[Widdykats]

^My first memory of Christian Bale on screen. I remember his face when he is reunited with his parents and how guant and "somewhere else" he looked..like someone who hadn't slept for a very long time. And one wanted to say.."you can sleep, now". I liked that movie very much.

[swingdjted]

I tend not to like his current stuff, but I have to say that it was pretty well done. I'm glad to say that I had no idea that the movie was Spielberg & Bale until after I was done watching it, and that's a good thing. I tend to like Spielberg movies and hate Bale movies, but it's so much better just to watch something on it's own merit rather than come in with preconceptions, and this was the rare occasion for me to do that, not knowing that this movie involved either of them.

[mcdoc]

Last night I saw Dante's Inferno Animated Tonight im gonna see Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. :)

[QOAL]

Hustle used to be great.
I think it went down hill after the 3rd or so series sadly. (Character changes, writing etc)
I used to really enjoy watching it.

Also worth watching would be Coupling (The original UK version), which has no relation to Hustle but I also enjoy it.

Anyway, I just watched the extremely manly, gritty action packed, Alice In Wonderland, because I'm extra manly and cool. (Or my mate actually wanted to see it and were going to meet up with a girl he works with + friends, who actually went to a different cinema and didn't tell us until we were basically at the other one.)

Ramblings copy/pasted from the counting thread:

Well as you can see it wasn't a long film.
Pacing was constant, no surprises along the way.
I still don't like watching stuff in 3D, needs a higher frame rate - I know that would cost more to produce though, also the 30% darker issue due to the glasses and your brain thinking you can look anywhere because it thinks it's real and then you catch your self out trying to focus on a blur.
Compositing software/techniques still have a long way to go before stuff looks actually seamless IMO.
The white queen isn't as hot as Alice.
It wasn't hugely entertaining to me.
Some things/chars had assumed importance with no real reason why so.
It felt wishy washy in places.
I'm fed up with over saturated visual styles.
It was like seeing a plate of food and knowing what it tastes like before you get to eating that part. (And I've never read the book.)

[rockouthippie]

Carrie! About a girl (Sissy Spacek) who gets antagonized by her classmates and displays telekinetic abilities, more or less burning the prom down. It's R. It's also probably one of the best horror films ever made.

In the 1970's rulebook of high school horror films it says nice sweet girls don't get chopped up by Freddie, but all the horny, nasty, bad girls are candidates for chainsaw action.

I don't know if that's educational or not. ;)

[swingdjted]

^yeah, see my first march 10 post here - I did eventually remember seeing Carrie. It was good.

Renee and I watched M*A*S*H (the movie that came before the TV series) again. I still like it, except the football game part. They should have left that out - it was very unfitting to say the least when compared to the rest of the movie. The rest of the movie has some really creative and unique comedy throughout.

[rockouthippie]

Rewatched Sante Sangre:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Sangre

It is too weird for words. A 1989 Italian cult film about a guy in a mental hospital having flashbacks about his experiences with a cult called the "Holy Blood" (Sante Sangre).

If you like bizarre movies, check this one out. Not for the squeamish to be sure. "A Clockwork Orange" sort of weird. Maybe even weirder.

[rockouthippie]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/59/The_Lost_Weekend_poster.jpg/200px-The_Lost_Weekend_poster.jpg

1945. Jane Wyman and Ray Milland are a couple drunks on a "Lost Weekend".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Weekend_(film)

Related and in my rental queue:

1966. Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe? Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor get drunk and beat the hell out of each other, reprising their real life.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who's_Afraid_of_Virginia_Woolf%3F_(film)

[rockouthippie]

A couple of undistinguished movies:

*Might have been worth the $2 at Redbox.

The Surrogates.

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I want to try this again in Bluray. The plot was really thin. Predictable. Good eye candy.

The Men who Stare at Goats

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It was everything but funny. It could be that I'm just sort of Cloonied out. Clooney is sort of this zen hippie weird psychic peace soldier and acts weird for a couple hours.

[deeder7001]

Hot Tub Time Machine.

Stupid movie but has funny parts.

[Komodo]

Just watched Paranormal Activity... and now a lightening storm is starting :p
Actually dug the flick, pretty creepy. If you liked The Blair Witch Project you should check it out. Some of the tension was excellent.

[rockouthippie]

CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY

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The latest installment from America's quintessential tub of Crisco.

Moon

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This rocked. :up: Popcorn and HDTV time!

[swingdjted]

Gridiron Gang.

A football movie. It shows juvenile criminals using football to transform from gang thugs to football jocks. It was worth the borrowing from a neighbor's renting (free for me), but it was nothing to write home about.

edit, well what do you know, I have 7K non-bin posts now. (probably around 30K if you include the bin, as it was near 28 when the forum was upgraded) I need to back off.

[rockouthippie]

I went and saw Kick Ass. L... O.... L !!!!! Don't watch the trailer because it's got a scene you should just watch in the movie.

This sort of thing wouldn't ordinarily be my cup of tea, but I usually don't laugh out loud in a movie theater. I don't think anyone could help it.

:up:

I can't help wondering if the 11 year old girl who plays the femme fatale in this film will need counseling. If you are offended by sex, drugs, violence or language, you might want to skip this one. I think it's so funny it gets away with it. I just went to see this because I never saw a Nicolas Cage movie I hated. It was even funnier than Raising Arizona.

[Sawg]

Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day - I was a little worried having a sequel show up eight years later and not really do well at all in theaters. That being said, this is clearly a cult classic and the sequel will probably fall into the same category. Staying away from any spoilers, I have to say the ending is just amazing. The mount of retuning cast is quite impressive and the addition of Julie Benz was quite awesome and she tool the mantle of the FBI Agent quite well. (I guess she has a thing for serial killers). If you haven't seen the first, this will make no sense to you at all. If you have seen the first and feel it is one of those college cult classics then it's a five out of five.

How to Train Your Dragon - I think 3D is a lame gimmick and it used to try to sell bad movies. This movie is far from a bad movie, but the 3D still feels like a gimmick, so if you see it in 2D you aren't gonna miss anything. Except for the occasional boat, projectile or dragon coming right for you. But the story is excellent, the humor is funny and the voice acting is near perfect. As an adult with no children I toughly enjoyed this movie. But because of the 3D wank... four out of five.

[rockouthippie]

I don't think RealD cuts it either. I don't think I'd dismiss 3d outright though. It has possibilities.

[Widdykats]

I just saw http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090617/REVIEWS/906179987/1023
Moon. I really enjoyed it. Sam Rockwell as Sam(all of them) and Kevin Spacey is the voice of Gerty. Well done.

[rockouthippie]

Jakob The Liar (http://retrovision*****freevideo/jakob-the-liar-1999/) is a freebie on Crackle. Robin Williams plays a jewish man in the Warsaw ghetto during WWII. What would a movie with such themes be without Alan Arkin? He's in it too.

It's a solid film, if not inspired, and free is a good price.

[crumejack]

I watched The Hangover movie last night with my friends....It is a good movie to watch....We all like this lovely comedy and crime movie....

[deeder7001]

I watched The Notebook and The Boy in Striped Pyjamas.

I thought they both were good movies.

[biggamehunter44]

the hangover sure is a funny one

[cakweh]

guys, i think superman returns:up: always in my favorit movies. I wonder what they will release a superman 2? :D

[swingdjted]

Montana Sky (a movie made from the Nora Roberts book)

I didn't see much of it; Renee viewed it while I was doing stuff for work, so I'll give you her opinion. She liked it, but she said the book was much better. From what I saw it wasn't bad.

[rockouthippie]

vjIBX5RrG4Q

How did I ever miss this one? Robin Williams in an awesome thriller.

[Widdykats]

^ I like One Hour Photo. Creepy as shit!
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080811/REVIEWS/593221592/1023Tropic Thunder!! Ahahahahahhahaha
Really funny!! No, really!!! :D

[Sawg]

Time for catching up...

The Informant & The Men Who Stare at Goats - Can I review two movies at the exact same time? Yes. All the advertisements made this movie look like it was supposed to be a comedy, which seemingly was missed on me. Sure there were a few humorous moments, but nothing really stood out as being all the funny. It had an interesting story, but in the end it was a dialog and exposition heavy story that just really failed to entertain. Even with the big star as the odd but lovable character who just never seemed quite right, it was hard to really care for him or feel for his story. Needless to say, I found myself fast forwarding a lot though this movies. I am gonna have to give it a two out of five.

Iron Man 2 - Knock it off with the crazy character additions. Iron Man 2 was a movie of too may characters with not enough screen time. At least this movie seemed to have only one main villain (though there is the rich guy / villain financier. When will they ever learn...) But half this movie felt like a setup for the Avengers and not Iron Man. (Though that did get us Scarlett Johansson in skin tight black outfits kicking ass, I guess it isn't all that bad). But it really felt like a lot of diffrent characters all fighting for screen time. That being said, it was freakin' awesome. Amazing action scenes, good addition of comedy and a lot of delving into Stark's dark side. Well worth seeing in the theaters and not waiting for the Bluray. Four out of five.

[Widdykats]

^ Sorry to hear The Men Who Stare At Goats was such a flop. If you like Robert Downey Jr. You'll love Tropic Thunder...I loved him in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. (with Val Kilmer as Gay Perry :D)

[rockouthippie]

Yeah, the goats movie was pretty lame.

I went and saw the last Shrek in 3d. I have seen some critical reviews over a thin plot. I didn't choose an animated fairy tale for a complicated plot. It was a little predictable. Fairy tales are. Shrek was colorful and fun. The 3D was well done. It made me LOL a couple times. 4/5.

I liked the latest Iron Man installment. Again, you could pick at the plot, but it was fun. 6/10.

Neither of these made it less than fun to drink Coke and eat 40 weight oil with popcorn in it.

[deeder7001]

The Messenger

[Widdykats]

^ The Joan Of Arc, Mila one?:confused:

That one had some moments.

[lencemark]

I watched "Big Fish" last night. it wasnt quite what i expected, but i did enjoy it. rate it? i would have to say seven out of ten. there were some disjointed scenes that were hard to follow, and some of the acting was a bit shallow. however, it starts with five, just because it was a Tim Burton film, and because it was all about fantasy.

[Widdykats]

District 9
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1136608/
Smart, and a great watch and I loved Chrisphopher and his lil' "Prawn" son CJ. I was never bored. :D:up:

[Widdykats]

Any Given Sunday.
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19991222/REVIEWS/912220302/1023
Starring Al Pacino, Jaimie Foxx, Cameron Diaz and more. Directed by Oliver Stone. For whatever reason, this is my favorite football movie. :D

[rockouthippie]

Alexander the Great with Richard Burton. 1960's sword and sandal. Classic.

Despite his dad being a drunk and his mom being a slut and having no pants, Alexander took over the known world in 400BC.

[swingdjted]

I think I would really like to see One Hour Photo.

Tonight Renee watched 6 Days 7 Nights and I caught most of it while I was re-imaging and reinstalling programs to a friend's laptop. The story was fine, but there were too many unlikely events to make it seem believable. The characters were empty handed in the middle of the wilderness, found a wrecked Japanese WWII plane (believable), but somehow were able to hacksaw it's pontoons off, without going back to their own wreck first (the movie has no explanation on how this was possible - not believable)... Many other scenes had this sort of thing, too many and too distracting. A few would have been fine, but this was too much. I should stick with documentaries and historical fiction. I'm too damn picky for regular fiction.

[Widdykats]

^ No! You're fine! A little "Suspension Of Disbelief" is ok..too much is too much! :D
My pet peeve STOP CHANGING YOUR EYE COLOR!:weird:

[Koopa]

The last house on the left

Really a great movie. It has been a while, since a movie produced a few shock moments for me :up:

[rockouthippie]

I think I would really like to see One Hour Photo.

If you like a movie where you like getting weirded out. The suspense is killer. The end is not telegraphed. Saying anything more would be a spoiler. I bought it for lending. Great movies take you to a different place.

I almost said too much. Rent that puppy. You'll get that hair on the back of your neck feeling. More important, you'll care about the characters, but you won't be sure why.

:up:

The last house on the left

If that didn't scare the crap out of you..... Thanks Koopa. Added to my rental queue because you thought it was cool. No kidding.

:up:

sl2lmFPBGN8

You better have a strong stomach for gore, but what would you expect from Wes Craven?

[alexdwsn12]

I have seen "Prince of Persia" recently. It is nice movie but i am not impressed with its story which was very common. But its sound effect, location and other visual effects are very amazing. Overall, it is watchable movie.

[LeeRoyX]

it was Wolf with Jack Nicholson
i just adore this fantastic actor!

[rockouthippie]

I really liked him in About Schmidt.

[adam007]

The last movie i watch is Karate Kid movie this movie is fine Action movie and i think you can watch little bit drama also. the movie is so entertaining and i really enjoy this movie.

[san4os]

Hello!
Im waching Persons Unknown right now.

but the last movie were - Shrek 4 and Prince of Presia

[kane02]

Sex and the city 2 movie

[jafferinc]

Well, the last movie I saw was the Robin Hood starring Russell Crowe and it is a beautiful story of an Archer in the army who fights against the Norman invaders and therefore, he becomes the legend Robin Hood. It is a movie of heroic outlaw.

[gillcrist32]

last movie i saw prince of persia. this is vary nice movie you all should watch this movie

[thomas121]

Terminator Salvation

[Widdykats]

Rachel Getting Married!http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/8550/50121

Not a girlie movie, unless you're dating a recovering junkie with a nightmare event in her past. Bill Irwin , Anne Hathaway(The recovering junkie Kym), Rosemarie de Witt,Tunde Adebimpe; Debra Winger . Directed artfully by Jonathan Demme. On Starz Encore.

[swingdjted]

@ Widdy - thanks for the support on getting too distracted by totally unbelievable series of events

@ RoH - I STILL haven't seen One Hour Photo, and it's pissing me off. Every time I have a chance, I forget that it's pretty much at the top of my list of movies yet to see.

Tonight I watched G.I. Joe with some friends. Wasn't really great, but didn't really suck either. For what it's worth, it did what it was designed to do.

[Widdykats]

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090629/REVIEWS/906299997/1023 Public Enemies! Directed skillfully by Michael Mann.
Johnny Depp is terrific as Dillinger. Mann did great work in Thief, Heat and this movie. He does cops and robbers very well. On HBO. :D:up:

[ridery]

Last week i saw the MI2 of Tom Cruise. This Movie is full of Action and Thrill. Specially Bike Action seen is Wonder full.

[Widdykats]

^ I kinda like The MI Series. But since I refuse to give Tom Cruise my money, I'll catch it on HBO or Starz. But I bet it was fun. :D

[ethan.hunt]

i watched Twilight Saga Eclipse Recent

[siena8788]

The last movie that i saw is Knight and Day.

[shadow689]

I think it's Iron Man 2

[QOAL]

Toy Story 3.

Very very good.
Fantastic story, impeccable graphics; quite emotional and final too.

[Widdykats]

^ None of the Toys die, do they? I can't watch that . I freak out. I almost went woo-woo when Wall E lost his board and his memory for a bit.Thank God for Eve(ah)! :D

[Jacob02]

The last movie that I saw was Despicable Me (2010). :) Yeah it's a animation movie.

[harryden]

Toy Story3.I love this movie.

[zarine]

I saw the salt movie.Angeline Jolie is superb.Her acting is so good.

[pearlshea]

Recently I saw Salt movie.Its Awesome!!

[tobbyhot]

Inception just last week I have seen this and it was tremendous the whole cast had given their best in this movie....

[swingdjted]

Hot Fuzz

again.

Because it's funny enough to see a second time, even for someone like me who finds fault in almost every movie I've seen. Good movie. :up: :up:

[ethan.hunt]

Last week i saw , Distict 13 movie
it was nice

[SunBee]

Eclipse. I was forced to :eek:

[swingdjted]

Leap Year

Chick flick. Renee liked it. I was opening a summer's worth of mail while it played.

[swingdjted]

Leap Year

Chick flick. Renee liked it. I was opening a summer's worth of mail while it played.

[rockouthippie]

I saw the Sorcerer's Apprentice in the theatre.... Nicolas Cage. It was overwhelmingly mediocre.

[swingdjted]

You were also correnct before the edit when you said it was meh.

Sixgun.

Poor acting, although good acting couldn't have saved it - the story really sucked too. Not worth the $1 rental, and especially not worth the time spent watching it.

[adelina]

I watched Grown Ups Movie in last week with my friends and there was a great funny environment at that time. Everyone was looking cheer from this comedy flick. Now we all want some more comedy movies like it and will make them our must weekends.

[ethan.hunt]

After watching Distict 13 Last week i saw INCEPTION movie

[DoctorX]

Rambo 4

[aenajones]

Last movie I saw was Inception. Inception was Awesome movie. I and was very impressed with this film. I saw the preview on TV, but had not realised it was. The story in the movie was gripping and touching. With all of the dream world action it was very difficult to look away from the screen. There is even a cute little bonus at the end of the movie.

[ellasherlin]

Robin Hood - this movie bore absolutely no resemblance to any version of the Robin Hood legend ever written.:down:

[EmilyPeel]

Last movie I sat and watched was the A-Team...not that I was impressed... :(

[Widdykats]

Requiem For A Dream http://www.requiemforadream.com/ Be Excited!!! Click around! Where's my razor blades? On IFC
And The Wrestler http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1125849 On HBO
Thanks Aronofsky!

[doller]

I saw this movie more than once last month, so I think I've given it enough time to digest and review. With that said, I think I'm ready to say that...

Inception

...is the best movie I have ever seen. By far my favorite. well, maybe not "by far", but it is my undisputed #1 favorite movie. Best one in my eyes.

[kalora]

Inception. It's a tremendous movie.

[ella09]

Inception is the rocking movie which i was saw...

[princess8788]

The last movie that i saw is the last exorcism. I like the horror in the movie very much.

[Widdykats]

Up In The Air! http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091202/REVIEWS/912029999/1023
Well worth a watch..on HBO!:D

[samortan]

The last movie i saw was "Case 39". It was a nice thrilling, mystery movie. I like the role of that small girl.
She was ghost.

[jimmy32]

Recently i watched Final Destination.Really it's a great movie..

[mania123]

Hi.
I saw most movie clip and songs for free video download. This is very useful for these members who interested in video songs and clips.

Good luck

[kekec_pasteta]

Jackass 3D - nothing special, to many painfull joke

[Widdykats]

The Hangover

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090603/REVIEWS/906039989/1023
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ahehehehehehee ahhhh *whew*
I give it four paws up. *whoops* I wished I were there.:D:up:

[swingdjted]

^Good. Worth the rental price and time taken to watch. I don't think I'd pay what it costs to buy, but it definitely wasn't a waste of time or money to rent. I recommend it too.

[SCarlisle]

The Facebook movie. Very good although they portray him to be quite geeky...which he is not.

[k_rock923]

I just watched Toy Story 3. *sniff*

[justinkemp]

Iron man is the movie i watch last time ,Jon Favreau made some great effort in making this superhero epic hit with some talentive acting from Robert Downey Jr.I download Iron Man (http://www.movieadobo.com/Iron_Man) for watching .......................

[jennyjuan]

a Chinese film-lets the bullets fly,just so so.

[rockouthippie]

I went to some movies this axemas season. I took one of my favorite gals to see Tangled. It was a tickle. I also thought Megamind was good jokes. I did see them in 3d, but you could probably live without it.

[AVlution]

Salt...it's wicked, recommend it.

[swingdjted]

Sex In The City 2

(Renee rented it; I was working on bills and other paperwork for most of it.)

[rockouthippie]

I went to the theater for True Grit. The script was an 8, the acting was a 9 :up: The end is a little disappointing. I also saw Tron, which I would give a non-enthusiastic "okee dokey". It's really hard to make SciFi movies that are worth a damn. By SciFi standards, Tron gets a little more of a break. It is good eye candy.... 6/10. It needs the RealD to take full advantage of that.

I bought a $10 box set of Irwin Allen movies: Fantastic Voyage, The Lost World, The Towering Inferno and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. Cool. I watched "Family Guy: It's a Trap!". I liked the first two Star Wars family guy movies. This one sucked and sucked bad! It might have had to get twice as good to suck.

[Too-DAMN-Much]

last movie i saw was "Grown Ups"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375670/

another predictable shitter from the same two or three has-bins (plus rob schneider who's more of a never-was)
didn't bother finishing it.
wish i could strangle someone for this movie.

i'm tempted to go see the green hornet too, i've heard it's pretty lame a lot so i'm really on the fence and i have no clue about the earlier series/comic, to be honest i hope the green hornet is the car (LTD like the men in black one, isn't it? :up: ) and not an actual actor though.

[robert32]

Recently i watched Death Race 2 movie its really a great action movie.

[Singomat]

Just watched "Let me in" and I figured original "Let the right one in" is better (Låt den rätte komma in).

[ujay]

"How to Steal a Million"

One of your favourites I expect Widdy. Audrey Hepburn at her most Givenchy gorgeousness.

UJ

[rockouthippie]

"How to Steal a Million"
UJ

Awesome film. Hulu has been playing Charade:

http://www.hulu.com/watch/94303/charade

Not as good, but still Audrey Hepburn. Martini sipping, 1960's cool..... :)

[Widdykats]

^♥

[fc*uk]

Domino.

I dunno what it is about this movie, but I just love it. Keira Knightley and Mickey Rourke in this film just kick ass. The blu-ray edition of this movie is also amazing in terms of picture and sound quality.

[Widdykats]

^It's shot very high tech ;with altered colors and very well done And it just exciting and way fun.(Well, in a gory dead people kinda' way.):cool:
Crazy Heart http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1263670/
*four paws up* *whoa*

[weirdseye]

Hi to all, first time poster here...

last movie seen was "Unknown"...great movie!

[Singomat]

Buried (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1462758/):

Decent movie if you are bored. If you like movies like Phone Booth, just should check it, although it's slightly worse overall.

[Widdykats]

^oooo Ryan Reynolds....Yummy Loved him in Smokin' Aces (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475394/)
Way fun movies and cast.:D

[swingdjted]

Mallrats and Dogma

both funny and worth having for when you need a laugh

[Widdykats]

^ You Slacker, you!:p

[swingdjted]

It's sad that I don't watch more movies, but this weekend I've watched those plus A Beautiful Mind, which I thought was reasonably well-done. Renee had to watch it for extra credit in a license-renewal class. I recommend renting it if you see it available.

I also watched about 5 episodes of Cheers over the weekend, and this week I'm hoping to find the other Jay/Silent Bob movies (Clerks 1&2, Chasing Amy, Strike Back... did I miss any?) this week.

[Widdykats]

^ I've seen A Beautiful Mind, which, as a movie isn't bad at all. But, Ron Howard completely "whitewashed" and even changed Nash's life. And since for eons he had trolled around Princeton, I will tell you for a fact, he doesn't vaguely resemble Russell Crowe, and would have preferred to date your dad rather than your mom, Because even if a guy can have sex with a woman, that don't make 'em straight. Also, it's never brought up how Nash had a kid with a nurse way back in the day, and then abandoned both of them. But Ron Howard makes pretty movies. They may have nothing to do with reality, but they make one feel good. Still strong performances by a good cast.

[swingdjted]

I did some Wikipedia reading on him after reading your post. It does list a few inconsistencies between his life and the movie. It does seem sad that Hollywood likes to sugarcoat reality, when even the truth would still have made a good movie.

[Widdykats]

Yeah. That movie had very little to do with the real John Forbes Nash(jr) His real life should have been made by a darker soul than Howard. :D

[Singomat]

Just preparing to watch TRON:legacy (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1104001/) on borrowed DVD. Probably not top movie, but in lack of right sci-fi, this will ahve to do :P

[Widdykats]

A Prophet (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1235166/) I rewatched this on Starz. It is an amazing movie. Great acting, seamless..directed by Jacques Audiard . Well worth a watch.
*four paws up*

[swingdjted]

Ballistic (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0308208/)

It's what it's title says it is. Extremely low on plot, extremely high on martial arts, guns, and explosions. If you know, understand, and agree to this ahead of time, it's worth watching. I kinda knew ahead of time, so I was ok with it, but many critics list it as one of the worst movies ever made.

[rockouthippie]

I thought that movie was a real stinker. I looked it up. It lost 50 million dollars, costing 70 to make and returning 20 at the box office.

[Widdykats]

^ I have a list of quilty pleasure movies. The Replacement Killers (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120008/l=) is one :D

[Widdykats]

That should be http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120008/
GUILTY PLEASURE MOVIES! NUTS!:rolleyes:

[rockouthippie]

^ I have a list of quilty pleasure movies. The Replacement Killers (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120008/l=) is one :D

Even with the enormous drag factor of Mira Sorvino, I liked The Replacement Killers 5/10.

[rockouthippie]

Another 5/10 movie is Battle: LA. A race of liberal eco-conscious aliens try to take over Los Angeles. They are very "green" aliens in that everything they do is powered by water, therefore they have an extremely low carbon footprint. If you look close, you'll see the alien attack craft have "Change you can believe in" bumper stickers. You can tell these aliens were just trying to take over the planet for our own good. US marines from Camp Pendleton take offense, ignoring the properly indoctrinated grade school kid, who thinks "They just want to talk".

It sort of reminds me of Starship Troopers.... you know... the movie with Denise Richards most memorable performance... but it is a more serious movie. That is, if you can call a movie where shit blows up non-stop for two hours serious.

ORb3zC8z94w

This was good jokes in a THX theater :up:

[swingdjted]

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

It was assigned as a movie to watch for Renee's license renewal class. It's available free on an 11 part youtube. Aside from having to click the next section 10 times, it was a decent all-star movie.

[rockouthippie]

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

I thought that movie was a period toadstool. Luckily Depp redeemed himself with Willie Wonka.

[Widdykats]

The Road To Perdition. Very well made, acted and directed. On HBO this month. :D

[Widdykats]

The Salton Sea! Cool Linky (http://saltonseamovie.warnerbros.com/cmp/flash.html?theTarget=_top) keep clickin'
With Val kilmer ,Vincent D'Onofrio and others. :cool:

Tweakers, crooked cops, rats oh and hungry Badgers.....

[swingdjted]

Fifth Element...

...
...
...
...

[Please note that the ellipsis is the only way I can accurately describe the film without posting a frame-breaking-sized image of the letters w, t, and f.]

[NJK]

mrs wants to see the latest Harry Potter tonight.

It's on the ondemand part of digital tv since yesterday.

[Singomat]

Last night I want to cinema for The King's Speech (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1504320/) and it was lovely movie. I'd say those Oscars went in the right hands when comparing it with other candidates.

[Widdykats]

^ I bet it was very well done. The White Ribbon (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1149362/)
written and directed by Michael Haneke. Excellent and frightening. In German with Subs. on Starz. Well worth a watch.

[swingdjted]

I just can't seem to like his acting. It's to the point where just seeing his face makes me want to leave or turn off the TV. I keep thinking about that recording where he was acting like a total dick by abusively scolding a stage hand for next to nothing. I see bits and pieces of that come out in his acting too. He just reminds of of the kind of cocky douche that needs his teeth punched down his throat. I already somewhat noticed it, but after that stage hand incident, I just stopped watching his stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrvMTv_r8sA

No one deserves to be treated like that. Nobody. He questions a person's professionalism while dropping f-bombs and acting completely unprofessional himself. I refuse to support anything related to him and I don't believe he deserves any credit for what he does if that's the way he does it. People like that should lose their career and found guilty of harassment. I know if I did that on the job I would get both of those consequences, and he should be no different.

[Widdykats]

I saw Toy Story 3 (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100616/REVIEWS/100619990/1023) I cried like an eight year old with skinned knees. *Four Paws Up* Whooops!

On Starz this month.

[swingdjted]

Leap Year

Chick flick picked out by my wife... but not too painful.

[_Marian]

The last movie I saw was.... SAW 7!

[rockouthippie]

Two from Crackle I enjoyed:

Vibes (http://www.crackle.com/c/Vibes)

The Gods Must Be Crazy II (http://www.crackle.com/c/The_Gods_Must_Be_Crazy_II/)

Both of these were panned by the critics, but more often than not liked by the public.

[swingdjted]

^censored

[Titus Lorkson]

Letters to Juliet. Although there is no surprise as to the end and where the plot is going, it was nice watching.

[rockouthippie]

Went and saw Source Code in the theater. Wait for the DVD. 5/10.

[rockouthippie]

My recording PVR computer caught C a s i n o Royale. 1966. It's preposterously LOL. David Niven, Ursula Andress (wow.... she was hot) , Orson Welles, Peter Sellers...... In the category.... so bad it's good.

In order to confuse our cold war enemies, multiple James Bonds are released on the world. A cameo of Woody Allen playing Jimmy Bond and facing a firing squad... priceless...

A training program for the new "Bonds" to not be tempted by the wiles of 1966 babes.... funny...

If I watched this movie in 1966 (I was 4), I might have given it a "fair" rating. As a piece of vintage Americana, LOL.

[swingdjted]

Antwone Fisher (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0168786/)

Good movie. It's used for part of a class my wife teaches. I would recommend it.

[Widdykats]

Salt (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100721/REVIEWS/100729997/1023)
Although I don't share the amount of enthusiasm Roger Ebert has for the film, it was worth a watch. I've seen Jolie do better. On STARZ this month.

[swingdjted]

Renee and I watched that and liked it.

[Widdykats]

The Invention Of Lying (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090930/REVIEWS/909309993/1023) I really liked this movie(The "Ten Commandmentson the Pizza Boxes" did me as well as most of it. :D On HBO this month.

[fc*uk]

Salt (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100721/REVIEWS/100729997/1023)
Although I don't share the amount of enthusiasm Roger Ebert has for the film, it was worth a watch. I've seen Jolie do better. On STARZ this month.

I really liked Salt. I do agree that she has done better.

Not to be petty/catty ... but I also think she has looked much better. The last two movies I have seen her in (Salt and The Tourist) I have personally felt she looks quite unattractive. For what ever it is worth, my wife agrees with me and was actually the one to point it out.

[swingdjted]

A little too masculine for most people's tastes perhaps? (jawline, etc)

[Icegravez]

Avatar. I couldn't even make it all the way through the movie it was so bad.

[Widdykats]

^ Here dude you'll love this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJarz7BYnHA
My thanks to G-Man for this. :D

[NJK]

Pirates of the Carabean - on stranger tides

3 days before it's official release in the Netherlands.

[Widdykats]

^ Uh..Who do you know?:weird:

[NJK]

My job

the isp i work for has made a deal with the disney studio's
so we got tickets for this.

[swingdjted]

One Way Out (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290795/)

I've had this sitting on a pair of VCDs for years and never got around to seeing it. If you're super bored, it'll pass the time. I wasn't so much bored, just really sleepy/lazy and didn't feel like doing anything productive, so I finally got around to watching it.

[Widdykats]

My job

the isp i work for has made a deal with the disney studio's
so we got tickets for this.
See, You're honest. I woulda' said "Some guy named Vinnie":p

[Accessory Geeks]

The last movie I saw was on my cell phone, it was the remake of Karate Kid. Great high definition quality.

[timewarptickers]

Got "Closed City" from the Redbox Revue... a sorta unknown film about the establishment of the first La Grunta Inn in Maulhattan, MO. It has a funny scene where the main character, Rico, mauls a guy who told him he didn't like his movie.

[swingdjted]

Soul Surfer

I liked it.

[swingdjted]

The Foreigner

another one of those movies that I've had sitting on an old hard drive for nearly a decade

It was ok and helped pass the time while my wife was at her school's graduation.

[Widdykats]

The History Boys (http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/the-history-boys-20061113)
I LOVE this movie. I've seen it a few times and think it's wonderful. On Sundance this month.:D:up:

[swingdjted]

Thor

Don't even rent it. Our local theater only has one title at a time and we had free tickets, so it was that or skip. I should have skipped.

[Widdykats]

I saw Inception. I know, I know it got raves. I, however, didn't care for it..at all. *Two Paws Down*
Yes, the effects were great. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[rockouthippie]

I watched Princess of Mars. Don't bother.

[Too-DAMN-Much]

saw the last x-men one, pretty good, i wish they hadn't focused on magneto as much though and the wolverine cameo was a bit of a low blow.

[Widdykats]

The Social Network (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100929/REVIEWS/100929984/1023) Loved this movie ...and hated The Character. :D But it's smartly done. Well worth a watch on Starz.

[Widdykats]

Wendy and Lucy (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090128/REVIEWS/901289985/1023)
This small movie is on Sundance. The end is heartbreaking. But, sometimes being a "hero" means doing the right thing, even if you lose your best friend. *Four Paws Up*
Oh, Lucy is not a Golden...she's just an adorable mutt. Yeah, she's that cute.

[Widdykats]

^ As a Post Script(since I can't edit) The NY Times Review, which I liked better] (http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/12/10/movies/10wend.html) :D

[rockouthippie]

I can understand why someone would like Wendy and Lucy. It wasn't my cup of tea.

[Widdykats]

^ Yeah...I get that. There are a lot of "Wendys" out there, but, very few with the sense to do the right thing for their dog(who she clearly loves) But the end got me. It really did. And I think Williams performance was exceptional.:up:


And the filmmakers gave Lucy(Lu) her proper credit.:D

[rockouthippie]

I gave Deathtrap (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083806/) a revisit after a lot of years. The performances of Caine and Reeve are fantastic. Even remembering how most of this worked out, the suspense is still awesome.

[Widdykats]

^ I've seen it a few times. I like it very much. It's crafty on many levels. :D

[ElChevelle]

Every movie I've seen thusfar this year has been a let down.
Still to come?
Cowboys Vs. aliens
Rise of the Planet of the Apes

[Widdykats]

A Prophet (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1235166/) I rewatched this on Starz. It is an amazing movie. Great acting, seamless..directed by Jacques Audiard . Well worth a watch.
*four paws up*
If you haven't seen this, you might like it. And Up In The Air ....
I have more.:D

[fc*uk]

I saw Inception. I know, I know it got raves. I, however, didn't care for it..at all. *Two Paws Down*
Yes, the effects were great. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

What!?!?!??!?!?!?!

I mean to each their own, and you are certainly entitled to your opinion (which for a matter of record, I happen to respect).

But I do not agree with you at all on this. This movie, in my opinion, is nothing short of sheer brilliance. It's a plain and simple mind fuck on so many levels (literally). I like movies that do that.

I last watched 300 on blu-ray. I'll leave the comments about the movie alone and just comment on the blu-ray (I mean, the movie mindless entertainment at best, just like comic books, from which it was based. What more were you expecting).

The blu-ray quality of this movie blew. Fucking grainy to say the least. A very poor show on this one. You are better off with the dvd. Only reason why I bought it was it was $10. I've got a thing; if I can find a blu-ray of a dvd I have for less than $10 I'll buy it. If not, too bad. This one was a bad gamble.

[Widdykats]

^ I didn't get invested in The Characters at all. And they are talented. And Cobb's relationship with his wife...I neither accepted the explaination nor after a bit cared. But, the special effects were mind blowing and the idea of "How to plant a seed of change", that I liked. A lot missing for me, though.:D

[Widdykats]

Just for fun.... A Preview
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[swingdjted]

Renee and I attempted to watch "It's Complicated" but we couldn't finish it. It just didn't interest us at all. The only reason we had it was because I had ripped it from a family member's dvd a while back.

[Timberlake]

The last movie that I saw was rio and that was very good movie. I like watching this movie.

[Widdykats]

I recently re-watchd Monster (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040101/REVIEWS/40310032/1023) Heartbreaking, and unnerving. But I would recommend this movie to anyone adult enough to see it.

[rockouthippie]

I got Batman, the 1943 serial at the supermarket of all places. The new Columbia release does not redact the racially charged content like the VHS copies from the 80's.

It talks about a government that wisely sent Japanese Americans off to the internment camp...... oh brother....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(serial)

Very camp. Pretty funny. This is one of the best examples of serials of the day. The only one that I think might have been better is the Crimson Ghost.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crimson_Ghost

http://forums.winamp.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=49094&stc=1&d=1315014035

Maybe it's just because I used to date a gal that looked like the Crimson Ghost..... especially if you gave her champagne.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

It was a little better than fair.

[BestAffiliate]

Watched Battle: Los Angeles and The Rite the other night. Perhaps it was because I heard such negative things about them and thus did not expect too much, but I thought they were entertaining.

[rockouthippie]

Watching Omega Man on Netflix. It's a remake of this Vincent Price film.... the Last Man on Earth...

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Omega Man has all that really cool 1971 Technicolor flavor. The cars are big block. The zombies sorta get that Manson family flavor. Makes me want to wear zipper boots and bell bottoms. Charlton Heston had already coined "Get your hands off me you dirty ape!". Anthony Zerbe was a perfect psycho. No OPEC yet. Gas was 35 cents. Cars got 7 mpg.

[striker503]

Kill the Boss, Comedy ;)
and "Tucker and dale vs evil, horor comedy!

[MrMidwest]

Surf Ninja's aka The Greatest Ninja Movie ever lol!

[rockouthippie]

Netflix has Santa Sangre (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098253/plotsummary) streaming. This movie is about a 10/10 on the weirdometer and an 8/10 of a movie. If you could deal with A Clockwork Orange then this is a movie for you. Very, very weird.

[Widdykats]

The American (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100831/REVIEWS/100839999/1023) Excellent. Clooney is perfect, the scenic is beautiful, and it's all well directted. On HBO this month. Give it a look. :D

[swingdjted]

Paranormal Activity 2

Never saw the original or 3. Glad I didn't. This was slow, boring, and not at all scary. It was just a compilation of security cam and handheld cam videos trying to tell a very unoriginal story with little to no talent in the actors, and little or no special effects. It takes the budget feel and annoying camera shake of Blair Witch Project and Cloverfield, but with far less content, money, and creativity.

I had company that somehow liked it, so it would have been rude to shut it off or leave, so there's a couple hours of my life wasted that I'll never get back. Please don't make the same mistake.

[Widdykats]

Let Me In (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100929/REVIEWS/100929983/1023) Surpisingly good. Read the review and see if this is your cup of blood...er tea. On Starz this month. Skillfully done. :up:

[Mr Jones]

Blues brothers....

Old but gold..

[rockouthippie]

Paranormal Activity 2
I had company that somehow liked it, so it would have been rude to shut it off or leave,.

I had the same thing happen to me with Prelude to a Kiss. It's typical Meg Ryan where she is trying to make yet another guy, this time Alec Baldwin, queer.

[Widdykats]

Blues brothers....

Old but gold..
Nick will be so pleased! :D And it is way fun!:up:

[thinktink]

Paranormal Activity 2

Never saw the original or 3. Glad I didn't. This was slow, boring, and not at all scary. It was just a compilation of security cam and handheld cam videos trying to tell a very unoriginal story with little to no talent in the actors, and little or no special effects. It takes the budget feel and annoying camera shake of Blair Witch Project and Cloverfield, but with far less content, money, and creativity.

I saw Paranormal Activity 3. Same review as ted's review for #2.

[swingdjted]

I found Conan the Barbarian buried on a hard drive and started to watch it but didn't make it very far before stopping and deleting. It just couldn't seem to capture my attention.

[rockouthippie]

I never thought Conan was that great either. Watched "Spy Hard". I don't know how I missed this one, but it was pretty funny. Leslie Nielsen as Agent WD40.

One of my favorite bits is nuns with machine guns...

"Make em' Holey sisters!".

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117723/

5.5/10 - On Netflix.

[holoqueen]

Thank for sharing this moive. Can this moive free?

[rusev_ivo]

The muppets...hah..a classic

[rockouthippie]

Two Alfred Hitchcock films via US only Hulu:

Foreign Correspondent (http://bit.ly/vzyhCT)

A rather excellent WWII spy film directed by A. Hitchcock. Nominated for 6 Academy awards, won 4.

Notorious (http://bit.ly/sdY2pA)

Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant. Also directed by Alfred Hitchcock. 2 Academy nominations. 1 win. This was before Bergmans' scandal... having an affair with Roberto Rosellini. America banned her for 7 years before she did Anastasia in 1956.

Both are Criterion collection, so the video is awesome quality.

:up:

[rockouthippie]

Today I was watching Lion in Winter with Patrick Stewart and Glenn Close. I don't understand why anyone made this made for TV garbage. Patrick Stewart sure isn't Peter O'Toole and Glenn Close sure as hell isn't Katherine Hepburn.

No Anthony Hopkins. :down:

The 1968 version was perfect. The scripts are almost identical. I think if you are going to remake something, it shouldn't be a clone.

In the 1968 version, only Richard and Louis were gay. In the remake everybody is gay.

[glosilver]

The last movie that I saw was Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. I love Johnny Depp so I always make sure that I watch his movies. Pirates of the Caribbean is one of my favorites!

[swingdjted]

I just saw the Spy Hard post. Yes, that was a good one. I loved his stuff when I was younger.

[Widdykats]

Never Let Me Go! (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100922/REVIEWS/100929994/1023) I can't recommend this movie enough. Although slow paced, it is a movie which makes one think. The acting is good, and directed very well. On HBO this month.
What if you knew you only had about thirty years to live and your whole purpose was to donate your vital organs til you "Complete"?

[rockouthippie]

I watched this Russian spy miniseries called Arkangel on Netflix. It was pretty good.

[MizuShim]

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

I'm going to watch that movie again, it was so amazingly good. I should take like fifty of my friends XD

[swingdjted]

Come to think of Russian spy movies... I just watched Salt again. Pretty good if you ignore physics. I guess that's true with most action movies though.

[Widdykats]

Seabiscuit (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030725/REVIEWS/307250304/1023)
On HBO this month. One of my favorite Horse movies. Well acted, well directed and great cinematography. If you love comeback stories, this is for you. And, with time, love and patience almost anything can come around.
Give it a watch. :D

[neralex]

black swan

[swingdjted]

So far, none of the major horse movies have disappointed me. I've always found them to be a safe bet for a rental. Seabiscuit, Flicka, Hidalgo, Secretariat, Black Beauty, Black Stallian, War Horse, etc. were all pretty good and worth a watch.

Yesterday I went out to see Red Tails (story about Black WWII fighter pilots) with some family members that had made the trip to visit us. It was ok, and a good film for the big screen. It was worth the drive, time, and ticket price to see it at the movie theater, and normally I feel robbed when I go to a theater. Get off your ass and see it. You won't say it was the best movie you ever saw, but you might agree that it was worth it. I don't get out much, but I finally did for this, and it was alright.

[paulvincent]

The last movie I saw was the one where Hugh Hackman controls a robot for boxing. I honestly forgot about the title.

But unfortunately, I haven't seen Ghost Protocol yet.


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[Ginq]

wrong turn

[rockouthippie]

normally I feel robbed when I go to a theater

No kidding. I don't buy candy and pop anymore. I go out for dinner first. It's about the same money. The ticket price isn't that bad. It's $12 for a coke and popcorn that's a killer. $12 buys pretty good dinner.

I don't feel really burned if I do it that way. Well... not always... sometimes the movie is so bad... The Apprentice with Nicolas Cage was one of those....

I saw Tangled in 3d. This sort of thing probably wouldn't be my normal cup of tea, but it was so beautiful. Terrific eye candy and a gentle story... how could you go wrong?

[Widdykats]

black swan
Prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr I love Obsession . :cool:
(or addiction, either is fine)

[rockouthippie]

Blue Steel. It's on Netflix. Jamie Lee Curtis as a cop. Not bad.

[Widdykats]

Recently saw Once Upon A Time In Mexico (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030912/REVIEWS/309120304/1023)
Third of the bunch. Stellar cast, Fun Watch!:D:up:

[rockouthippie]

That movie was a riot. I love it when Johnny Depp shoots the chef because his carnitas are too good.

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