Duff Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Just came back from Edge of Tomorrow. It's probably one of the best movies I've seen in theaters this year. 10/10 from me. Not a huge fan of Tom Cruise, but I think he did a great job in this film. Plot was really cool, monsters were frightening enough, etc. | My Tumblr | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 This thread made me realize that I've gone to see a lot of movies recently... Went and saw How to Train Your Dragon 2 on Sunday. 10/10. I agree with many reviews that say it is one of the few cases where a sequel greatly improves on the first film. I loved it. I'll probably go see it again with my older sister except in 3D, cause she said it was really cool in 3D. | My Tumblr | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeRambo Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 A Million ways to die in the West. Not very good at all. The best part was When he enters the shed and sees Christopher Lloyd with the Back to the Future car :D. "Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children. I shall wear no crowns and win no glory. I shall live and die at my post. I am the sword in the darkness. I am the watcher on the walls. I am the shield that guards the realms of men. I pledge my life and honor to the Night's Watch, for this night and all the nights to come." "An imperfect man can do great deeds, and a great man imperfect ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Wasn't that part in a trailer anyways? I remember the whole theater freaking out when it showed in a preview. | My Tumblr | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeRambo Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Wasn't that part in a trailer anyways? I remember the whole theater freaking out when it showed in a preview.I didn't see that part in the trailers. Saw Edge of Tomorrow. Agree with what you said Duff. It was a good movie. "Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children. I shall wear no crowns and win no glory. I shall live and die at my post. I am the sword in the darkness. I am the watcher on the walls. I am the shield that guards the realms of men. I pledge my life and honor to the Night's Watch, for this night and all the nights to come." "An imperfect man can do great deeds, and a great man imperfect ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeRambo Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 The Lone Ranger. Just terrible. "Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children. I shall wear no crowns and win no glory. I shall live and die at my post. I am the sword in the darkness. I am the watcher on the walls. I am the shield that guards the realms of men. I pledge my life and honor to the Night's Watch, for this night and all the nights to come." "An imperfect man can do great deeds, and a great man imperfect ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirschen Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Blazing Saddles. Thoughts: I think I would have enjoyed it more if not for the fact I was too used to its kind of humor long before seeing it. Can see why people like it, but didn't click with me. The LEGO Movie. Thoughts: It turned out better than I expected. Batman and Unikitty were my favorites. but the part with the real world humans came off as bizarre to me. Was worth watching if you asked me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dax Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 The Grand Budapest Hotel: Excellent. With re-watches, I can see this becoming maybe even my favourite Wes Anderson film. Loved every second and there wasn't anything that disappointed me. #KERR2016/17/18/19/20/21. #rpgformod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeRambo Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Transformer 4. Not that great. Too long, too many explosions, etc. It just got ridiculous and boring after a while. I liked the first ones more. "Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children. I shall wear no crowns and win no glory. I shall live and die at my post. I am the sword in the darkness. I am the watcher on the walls. I am the shield that guards the realms of men. I pledge my life and honor to the Night's Watch, for this night and all the nights to come." "An imperfect man can do great deeds, and a great man imperfect ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonanananas Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Into the Wild. Absolutely stunning movie based on the true story of Christopher McCandless, who decides after College to go "into the wild": He destroys his passport, social security card etc., spends all his savings and starts tramping and travelling on his own - down to Mexico and later to Alaska to live alone in the wilderness. Great landscape shots and a story that really gets under your skin. Definitely recommend watching this! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggiwhplar Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: 9/10 [hide=Would've been 10/10 had it not been for two things:]1. The hothead at the beginning of the film who shot the ape. Let's try to be realistic here-- if this movie was actually real, whose [bleep]ing idea was it to bring that idiot along with the crew on a peace mission when they returned to the ape home? The filmmakers could've at least given some sort of plausible reason to bring him back, like maybe he's the only guy who knows how to restore the power or something. I was just asking myself, "What the [bleep] is this guy doing here? Everybody knows he hates apes and is a loose cannon. Why does he need to come along? Nothing good can come from his presence..." And then, lo and behold, he conceals a weapon and threatens Caesar's newborn. Wow, who would've thought. It was super predictable that he would only complicate things and add more conflict to the story. 2. I can't really blame Hollywood for not doing this, but I wish Caesar spared Koba's life at the end, and consequently Koba could've reformed himself in return. Overall I appreciated how much grey there was to the story, how it explored both humanity and the apes' good sides and dark sides. Though the Caesar vs. Koba's thing at the very end was pretty black and white. The final scenes were very similar to The Lion King too-- the ex-leader, presumed dead, returns to reunite his people; overthrows the new evil leader; evil leader hanging on for his dear life at the end, bargaining with the old leader. Just like Scar and Simba, lol.[/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 I watched the first Die Hard movie last night. My parents told me that it was the cream of the crop back in the day. But watching it last night, I was shaking my head the whole time, haha. There wasn't very good acting. And I found myself wondering when Bruce Willis was actually going to do something cool. I'm used to modern day action movies, lol. I gave it a 4/10 until the very end, when Powell saves Bruce and his wife from one of the German dudes who somehow is still alive after hanging 20 feet in the air by a chain around his neck for God knows how long. After that, my rating dropped to a 2/10. | My Tumblr | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low Levelled Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Yippee ki yay mother[bleep]er Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Not a movie, but I've recently picked up where I left off of Psych. I absolutely love this show so much. 1 | My Tumblr | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low C Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 The Amazing Spiderman Really surprised me and i liked it better than the first trilogy. I'll watch the sequels to this and hopefully its at least equal in quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 The Amazing Spiderman Really surprised me and i liked it better than the first trilogy. I'll watch the sequels to this and hopefully its at least equal in quality. I loved the first as well, though the villain and his motives were...mediocre. But that wasn't a huge deal breaker for me. I liked the second as well, but it had its good and bad moments (more than the first movie). | My Tumblr | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Range_This11 Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 So many excellent films I've seen recently: The Ugly Swans--totally underrated Russian sci-fi filmBlue Is the Warmest Color The Turin HorseAll about EveAin't in It for My Health: A Film about Levon HelmGrand Budapest Hotel--for me, it doesn't seem like Anderson can ever top The Life AquaticStalker--saw this for the 8 millionth time, but Tarkovsky never ceases to inspire me and reassures me that this is the greatest film ever made. I've pretty much lost faith in American cinema at this point in my life except for a very small number of American directors, none of which get much love from the movie-going public. Now, get off my lawn. "He could climb to it, if he climbed alone, and once there he could suck on the pap of life, gulp down the incomparable milk of wonder." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevepole Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 The luxury of foreign films is that we get to filter out the best of the best, which for some countries could be just one film a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dax Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Not a movie, but I've recently picked up where I left off of Psych. I absolutely love this show so much. Absolutely the most underrated under-appreciated show ever (At least where I live, I've never heard of anyone but the person who introduced me to it speak about it). Teared up during the finale. #KERR2016/17/18/19/20/21. #rpgformod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Range_This11 Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 The luxury of foreign films is that we get to filter out the best of the best, which for some countries could be just one film a year. Very true, and places like Turkey or Hungary don't have a film industry like the US does. They're not pushing out hundreds of run of the mill popcorn flicks each year too. "He could climb to it, if he climbed alone, and once there he could suck on the pap of life, gulp down the incomparable milk of wonder." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low Levelled Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 I'm tired of the superhero fad.. Actually, I don't think I was ever not tired of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevepole Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 A lot of countries are able to still make movies for the passion simply because there isn't the obligation to make back huge sums of money risked by major studios. Look at Nollywood (Nigerian cinema), they're the second largest producer of movies in the world, behind only Bollywood, no one knows of them, but they're a great example of an industry built around the passion for storytelling. I'm a personal fan of Australian cinema, so when I was at this years SXSW I was extremely excited to be able to view The Infinite Man, a sci-fi/rom-com, a film that took a huge risk to be able to tell this crazy time-traveling love story. I haven't been burnt out yet by Superhero films. The only one that really disappointed me the was latest Ironman, but I'm super stoked for Guardians of The Galaxy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Range_This11 Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 I've never had much interest in superhero movies. I just finished watching Werckmeister Harmonies (2000) a few minutes ago and it's already at the top of my all-time favorites list. In a 2.5 hour film, there are only 39 takes. If you have the patience for slow cinematic poetry I'd highly suggest it. "He could climb to it, if he climbed alone, and once there he could suck on the pap of life, gulp down the incomparable milk of wonder." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low Levelled Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I haven't been burnt out yet by Superhero films. The only one that really disappointed me the was latest IronmanI take it you never saw Green Lantern, or either of the Thor movies? How about The Green Hornet? I'll be kind and leave R.I.P.D out of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: 9/10 [hide=Would've been 10/10 had it not been for two things:]1. The hothead at the beginning of the film who shot the ape. Let's try to be realistic here-- if this movie was actually real, whose [bleep]ing idea was it to bring that idiot along with the crew on a peace mission when they returned to the ape home? The filmmakers could've at least given some sort of plausible reason to bring him back, like maybe he's the only guy who knows how to restore the power or something. I was just asking myself, "What the [bleep] is this guy doing here? Everybody knows he hates apes and is a loose cannon. Why does he need to come along? Nothing good can come from his presence..." And then, lo and behold, he conceals a weapon and threatens Caesar's newborn. Wow, who would've thought. It was super predictable that he would only complicate things and add more conflict to the story. 2. I can't really blame Hollywood for not doing this, but I wish Caesar spared Koba's life at the end, and consequently Koba could've reformed himself in return. Overall I appreciated how much grey there was to the story, how it explored both humanity and the apes' good sides and dark sides. Though the Caesar vs. Koba's thing at the very end was pretty black and white. The final scenes were very similar to The Lion King too-- the ex-leader, presumed dead, returns to reunite his people; overthrows the new evil leader; evil leader hanging on for his dear life at the end, bargaining with the old leader. Just like Scar and Simba, lol.[/hide]I give it a 9/10 too. In response to your two points: [hide]1. They do say that that guy is the only one who is familiar with the damn's engineering. I think the woman urges the man leader not to bring him along, but the man leader says that he has to because of that.2. I think it would have been very odd if Caesar spared Koba's life. He gave Koba plenty of chances and trusted Koba multiple times (not to mention putting up with Koba's insubordinate behavior). I think the movie made it clear that Koba was beyond saving. I really liked what Caesar says before he drops Koba (that Koba isn't an ape). I think that was just one more thing that showed the similarity between man and the apes. People can do such terrible things to the point where you start to question whether you could call them truly human. Heartbreaking ending though, after Caesar and the guy (I can't remember his name) did all they could to make peace.[/hide] For whoever has seen the movie, did you stay for the end audio clip? If so, what are your thoughts? (I know it isn't a huge deal) 1 | My Tumblr | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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