What movie(s) did you last see?

How2PK · May 19, 2009

Canyon Passage A forgotten and underrated film from a nearly forgotten and underrated filmmaker. This is Tourneur's technicolor debut, and as we're used from Tourneur this also is a feast for the eye. This is a western, a kind of a strange one. On one hand there's all the typical western elements in it, but on the other hand there's a sort of maturity in this movie that is not often found within the western genre. This is because the typical ingredients are placed in the background, and this movie puts a lot of focus on the characters and the relations they have, this really makes this western something else. A must for those who enjoy the western genre, and I would recommend fans of classic Hollywood to see this movie (and other Tourneur films) too.

Ren0gade · May 23, 2009

Star Trek in theaters, epic

Lordjake · May 24, 2009

Flying Tigers

I was able to catch this on TV today (hurray for TCM!)

It's one of the few John Wayne movies I've seen that aren't westerns, but he still plays the same character lol.

It's a pretty average WW2 movie, even though it takes place before WW2...

This is one of those movies that were made not long after Pearl Harbor to keep American morale up, so there's plenty of scenes where the U.S. pilots are gunning down Japanese.

It's more than just a revenge story though, there's some well-layered characters too.

Salad · May 24, 2009

Angels & Demons

9/10

unkn0wnwarrior · May 24, 2009

Terminator Salvation- I usually don't like Christian Bale, but even that didn't stop me liking this one. It wasn't my favourite of the year, but it was not bad. 7/10

Gran Torino- This one took over top spot for movies I have seen this year. I am definitely buying it. 10/10

Lenticular_J · May 25, 2009

I liked Terminator Salvtion. Lots of [wagon]-kicking and explosions and hot babes. Pretty rockin'.

Skeptical · May 26, 2009

Ok, movie horror story:

A good friend and I go to the movies: not sure what we want to see, but figure that we can find something.

Wolverine - Sold out

Star Trek - Doesn't start for another 2 hours

17 Again - Not for heterosexual males, or essentially anyone that isn't a girl between the ages of 12-18.

So we go to see a movie called "Obsessed" - long story short, it wasn't a horror movie, and it cost us $10... EACH! :evil:

So we left, bought tickets to 17 Again, and made fun of Zac Efron until they kicked us out. Sorry, that was a really stupid thing to do, but at the time it seemed like a good idea. :wall:

champion · May 26, 2009

Star Trek. Pretttty good. :thumbup:

Lenticular_J · May 26, 2009

Ok, movie horror story:

A good friend and I go to the movies: not sure what we want to see, but figure that we can find something.

Wolverine - Sold out

Star Trek - Doesn't start for another 2 hours

17 Again - Not for heterosexual males, or essentially anyone that isn't a girl between the ages of 12-18.

So we go to see a movie called "Obsessed" - long story short, it wasn't a horror movie, and it cost us $10... EACH! :evil:

So we left, bought tickets to 17 Again, and made fun of Zac Efron until they kicked us out. Sorry, that was a really stupid thing to do, but at the time it seemed like a good idea. :wall:

The original is pretty good.

Saru Inc · May 26, 2009

Terminator. Pretty [bleep]in good, but way too predictable. Almost got boring because you knew what would happen next.

How2PK · May 26, 2009

Rymdinvasion i Lappland (Terror in the Midnight Sun) Right...A Swedish-American King Kong from Outer Space movie with lots of skiing. Who could think that something like this could be made? It's pretty bad, there's not much good moments. The creature looked pretty good though, the close-ups were less impressive. I think Barbara Wilson naked behind a transparent shower curtain is probably the best moment of this flick. Still, I wasn't really bored with it, so I rate it 5.5 out of 10.

Glow · May 26, 2009

xXx - Was pretty good, nothing special tho.

Ocean's Eleven - Old, but good. Seen many times but still like it, also it has my "favorite" men actors. (Damon,Clooney and Pitt)

Lordjake · May 27, 2009

Dirty Dozen

Classic war movie, loved every minute of it... Great variety of characters, and good mix of humor & intensity.

AndyPandy · May 27, 2009

Angels & Demons

Was awesome, though I haven't read the book. I've heard if you've read the book you'll be disappointed.

Otherwise it was a really really good film, was about 2hrs 20 mins but it didn't get boring.

obfuscator · May 27, 2009

The new X-Men.

I thought it was really good, and the title sequence was one of the best I've ever seen.

However, I don't really know the story, and I heard that was a big negative for some people; apparently they changed a lot.

WookieeMania12 · May 27, 2009

Airplane (A+)

"Oh stewardess! I speak jive."

indy500fan · May 27, 2009

The new X-Men.

I thought it was really good, and the title sequence was one of the best I've ever seen.

However, I don't really know the story, and I heard that was a big negative for some people; apparently they changed a lot.

Not a lot, everything. But this is a new medium and a story change should be irrelevant to your view of how good you think the movie is.

TheValeyard · May 27, 2009

I thought it was good until the ridiculous ending.

Lateralus · May 28, 2009

Finally got around to watching If... on Daan's recommendation. I enjoyed it very much. Malcolm McDowell was cool in such a creepy way when he was young.

indy500fan · May 28, 2009

Finally got around to watching If... on Daan's recommendation. I enjoyed it very much. Malcolm McDowell was cool in such a creepy way when he was young.

Oh yeah, I was going to try and see that also. I keep on losing my "to watch" lists.

Well I finally got the Coraline graphic novel (which is based on the book, which I haven't read yet) so I was able to watch the movie. Then I decided to check out the rest of Neil Gaiman's movies that I haven't seen yet (still missing two shorts which I can't find).

Coraline - Pretty much what I expected, dark and gloomy like Night Before Christmas with Gaiman's odd fantasy gloom mixed in.

Beowulf - I didn't like the animation. I could see the need for it with the monsters and stuff but I just didn't like it. I liked the story though.

MirrorMask - The craziest, weirdest and oddest of all of Gaiman's works (movies/TV/novels/comics), and if you have seen what he does then you know how much that means.

After seeing pretty much all that he has done and reading a lot of what he has done, I have come to a conclusion that I like his novel/comics more than his TV/Movies.

Dizzle229 · May 28, 2009

Schindler's List - :(

1_man_army · May 28, 2009

Gommorah - It was an interesting film. It followed a few stories that all involved characters who were working with (or against) the Camorra in some way. It's almost the opposite of every Hollywood mafia movie as it shows their life as it is - grimy and brutal. No big money and no playboy lifestyle, nothing too flashy - even the violence is dealt with in a very simple and matter of fact way. It's a good look at a variety of different aspects of the Camorra; their control of waste management, their recruitment of new blood, how they deal with trouble and how they relate to the communities that they control. I quite liked it but it won't be for everyone - that fact that it revolves around a number of different stories could put some off as could brutality (although they doesn't bother me personally). It isn't a run of the mill gangster picture despite the wannabe Tony Montana in the film (that will make sense if you see the film)

The only problem I had is that you're kind of thrown in at the deep end right from the beginning - there is a war between 2 Camorra clans but I still don't know why (not that you really need to know to be honest). It isn't a vital bit of information but I would have liked to have known. That being said, it was late when I watched this so it is possible I missed something (if anyone else who has seen the film can tell me if I'm right or not).