I know I have! I recently watched one of my knew all-time favorites, Black Death. I also saw Black Hawk Down for the first time. Don't know why I waited so long on that one ??? So what have you folks been watching?
The Tourist | 8 |
Season of the Witch | 1 |
Unknown | 6.5 |
True Grit | 7.5 |
Rango | 8 |
Shipping News | 6.5 |
The Adjustment Bureau | 7 |
The Rite | 3 Excorcist exist, weird. |
The Green Hornet | 1 Seth Rogen is annoying. |
Limitless | 7 |
Winters Bone | 8.5 |
Red Riding Hood | 7 |
The Resident | 5 |
The Social Network | 7.5 |
Thirteen | 6 |
Burke and Hare | 7.5 |
Source Code | 7.5 |
Megamind | 8.5 |
Xmen First Class | 7.5 |
Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides | 8 |
The Reef | 4 Why did I watch another shark movie? |
Thor | 7.5 |
Super 8 | 7.5 Reminiscent of ET |
Harry Potter Deathly Hallows 2 | 8 |
The Trip | 7 |
Re-watched everything Resident Evil. Zombies, baby! ;D
Thor was quit good.
Twilight saga was ok 'ish, looking forward to part 4.
Monsters (a low budget SiFi) was very good value for money.
Source Code? WTF how can a film with that title ever get more than a 1?
Harry Potter Deathly Hallows 2 didn't disappoint.
Knowing, good bits and bad bits but adaquate overall.
I went to see The Lion King 3D in September. I was teeny tiny and too young to appreciate it when the movie originally came out in theaters (three years old, to be exact) so I was excited to see it on the big screen. It really is one of Disney's best. I'm a giant nerd for animated stuff. If they ever do a Snow White theater re-release I will be on it like ants on a picnic.
I saw watched Unknown not too long ago and thought it was pretty good. Another movie along that line I saw was 88 Minutes which I also liked. And then of course the classic I recently re-obtained on DVD - Beavis and Butthead Do America.
Just saw Puss in boots last night. I loved it!!
2012.
Gotta love how those who pray die, while some of the few who act - or, better yet, can cough up a billion Euros - live. ;D
They certainly made a fair representation of the saying about one hand jerking being better than a million clasped in prayer... Or something like that. Can never quite remember those sayings. Weird. ???
Quote from: Asmodean on November 24, 2011, 04:23:11 PM
2012.
Gotta love how those who pray die, while some of the few who act - or, better yet, can cough up a billion Euros - live. ;D
They certainly made a fair representation of the saying about one hand jerking being better than a million clasped in prayer... Or something like that. Can never quite remember those sayings. Weird. ???
I think it's something like 100 hands working are better than 1,000 in prayer. XD I dunno.
I saw Unstoppable the other night -- runaway train movie with Denzel Washington and Chris Pine. Decent buddy movie, a number of satisfying crashes.
Cowboys and Aliens. If you can suspend disbelief for the duration of a movie made to entertain - then this is a decent movie.
I really want to see the new Planet of the Apes.
Quote from: Sgtmackenzie on December 16, 2011, 02:05:45 PM
Cowboys and Aliens. If you can suspend disbelief for the duration of a movie made to entertain - then this is a decent movie.
I really liked this one. I thought it would be cheesier than it was. There are a few issues I had with it, but overall it was good.
Quote from: SgtmackenzieI really want to see the new Planet of the Apes.
I liked this one too, but I also liked the originals, so don't take my opinion too seriously.
I watched Hangover 2 the other night. I lol'd. :)
Just watched Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol Eh...it was ok. We had bought tickets for the Sherlock Holmes initially, but someone wanted to see MIGP...so we switched our tix. I have a feeling we would've had a better experience with Shirley.
I'm going to see the new Sherlock Holmes tomorrow night with the wife and mom-in-law. I liked the first one.
I think I'm going to watch Holmes this week, but I will have to do it forever alone.
The new Holmes has Noomi Rapace who was Lisbeth in the original Girl with a Dragon Tattoo movies. The English Girl with a Dragon Tattoo is out next week. The original movies and the books are good, I hope the new one is too because I'm going to watch that one next week.
Quote from: Davin on December 16, 2011, 07:52:53 PM
The English Girl with a Dragon Tattoo is out next week. The original movies and the books are good, I hope the new one is too because I'm going to watch that one next week.
Whoa yes!! I just read the three books. Can't wait to see the film - I just hope I'm not going to be disappointed.... although I probably will be. I normally try and avoid the film if I've read the book but I'm just too curious to let this one go.
I saw Holmes last night. It was fun, like the original. There was the steam punk thing, the will they won't they thing with Holmes and Watson, and a much better villain than the first film.
Watched the Book of Eli on HBO last night, no bad. Mila Kunis was super hot :-*
Quote from: Will on December 16, 2011, 09:03:04 PM
I saw Holmes last night. It was fun, like the original. There was the steam punk thing, the will they won't they thing with Holmes and Watson, and a much better villain than the first film.
I so want to see this, I may go Xmas day after church since everyone in my family too under the weather for a get-together. What I loved about the first Downey/Law
Holmes is that they finally got Dr. Watson right. He was my favorite character in the books and Jude Law is only missing the limp to be exactly as Conan-Doyle described him.
Watched the Sherlock Holmes movie yesterday. It was 1000x better than the Mission Impossible movie...although I did fall asleep a few times the Holmes movie. Some explosions kept waking me from my slumber. I'd say I saw 85% of it. Really liked what I did see.
I didn't like the first Sherlock movie all that much. Robert Downey Junior just seemed to be portraying Robert Downey Junior, that seems to be what he does. That may be OK for Iron Man but for the iconic cerebral English character it's a fail.
This very short Sherlock TV series (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_%28TV_series%29) did OK bringing Sherlock into modern times.
Saw X-men first class, it was disappointing, I liked Wolverine movie the best, then the first two X-men, the third was OK but not great, this new one was pretty dull.
Saw Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows prt I. I had to stop it early on and google the previous movie to make sure I hadn't missed one and also to remind me of what happened in it. I think I had watched the Half Blood Prince almost 3 years ago so couldn't remember where the story line was at.
Quote from: AnimatedDirt on December 16, 2011, 06:28:42 PM
Just watched Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol Eh...it was ok. We had bought tickets for the Sherlock Holmes initially, but someone wanted to see MIGP...so we switched our tix. I have a feeling we would've had a better experience with Shirley.
Saw this tonight. It is a popcorn flick through and through. So many plot holes and things just over-looked. But it was fun, flashy, and that Russian assassin was smokin' hot (as was the female agent- and the chick fight appealed to the adolescents).
6.5/10
Saw Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol yesterday. If you go in with the mindset of that like James Bond movies, you'll like it.
I liked it.
I saw persepolis again for the second time. I like it, even though at the middle the movie seems to move a bit slow
There seems to be a bit of interest in this tattooed girl thing.
Here is a very small article
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10776427 (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10776427)
Quote from: MariaEvri on January 02, 2012, 04:55:10 PM
I saw persepolis again for the second time. I like it, even though at the middle the movie seems to move a bit slow
I love that movie. The book itself is also worth reading, as it adds a bit of detail that got left out of the movie.
We saw the Tintin movie over Christmas and really liked it, though the chase scene on the motorcycle towards the end was a little too crazy and not really keeping in the spirit of the character. Oh well ;D
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy was not bad, but really slow at times, and nothing too shocking at the end.
I went to see Hugo with a friend of mine and was blown away by how amazing it was. We originally picked it because there was nothing good playing in the other theaters, but boy was I glad that I did.
I have been wanting to see Warhorse really bad. I saw the play on youtube and thought it was great.
I watch a lot of films from the 60s and 70s, and watched a very funny one last night, The Landlord.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAntT41i2hA&feature=related (trailer)
if anyone's likes the look of it and has 90 odd minutes to spare, some kind person has put it up on youtube in parts;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1XN-yz5KT8
I wanted to bump this. :)
I recently saw The Help. I haven't read the book yet, but I really enjoyed seeing the movie and I'm looking forward to reading the book now!
I also just saw a movie that was released in 2010, called Sarah's Key. I saw it because I really enjoyed the book it was based on, written by Tatiana De Rosnay. The book was great, and although the film was changed in a couple ways, it made a big impact on me and I really think the events were portrayed well!
Any other newbies (or ole'bies, lol) see anything worth mentioning in the last while?
Faust is a 2011 Russian film directed by Alexander Sokurov. Set in the 19th century, it is a free interpretation of the Faust legend and its literary adaptations by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Thomas Mann. The dialogue is in German. The film won the Golden Lion at the 68th Venice International Film Festival.
a proper piece
The Skin I Live In (Spanish: La piel que habito) is a 2011 Spanish thriller film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes, Jan Cornet, Roberto Álamo and Blanca Suárez, and is loosely based on Thierry Jonquet's novel Tarantula.
another proper piece, with banderas out of the slime and into serious acting again
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animated with kids I liked Rio, kung fu panda 2. Puss in boots hmm ok with me, great for the kids- then again kids also "like" some vomit barbie princess and the like...
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Sherlock holmes 2 disappointed me a bit, a good action movie but the Doyle character was more witty less rambo and certainly no james bond. Nevertheless i enjoyed the movie, but not as much as the first one . In retrospect i would go see proper Bond movie which I like for what it is.
I saw War Horse a few weeks ago. Awesome, awesome movie.
I watched the film Tyrannosaur (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvyqXFmV-LI) over the weekend, its absolutely amazing though hard to watch at times but amazing nevertheless.
Quote from: Crow on January 31, 2012, 05:30:40 PM
I watched the film Tyrannosaur (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvyqXFmV-LI) over the weekend, its absolutely amazing though hard to watch at times but amazing nevertheless.
I'll need to find this one and give it a watch, I just watched the youtube clip you left us and read a couple write-ups, it looks really interesting... although as you said, it also looks like it could be hard to watch at times. I really like British movies, they're often so 'out of the box' different than the typical American Hollywood stuff, and a lot of them I've seen really make you think.
Quote from: Amicale on January 31, 2012, 11:33:03 PM
Quote from: Crow on January 31, 2012, 05:30:40 PM
I watched the film Tyrannosaur (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvyqXFmV-LI) over the weekend, its absolutely amazing though hard to watch at times but amazing nevertheless.
I'll need to find this one and give it a watch, I just watched the youtube clip you left us and read a couple write-ups, it looks really interesting... although as you said, it also looks like it could be hard to watch at times. I really like British movies, they're often so 'out of the box' different than the typical American Hollywood stuff, and a lot of them I've seen really make you think.
It is really good and highly recommend it if you can find it. Also check out 'Dead Mans Shoes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Igl24L8DjW8)', ' A Room for Romeo Brass (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhuD5cF9bBs)', 'Four Lions (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew-SrlQ9tlI)', 'In Bruges (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoE9edjEDCI)', 'Nil by Mouth (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BsPLaS0ksg)' and 'Shallow Grave (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNZrYoEWVt8)'. There are loads more but can't think of them just right now. I'm not a big fan of the typical Hollywood stuff but there are loads of fantastic American films.
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Quote from: Amicale on January 31, 2012, 11:33:03 PM
Quote from: Crow on January 31, 2012, 05:30:40 PM
I watched the film Tyrannosaur (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvyqXFmV-LI) over the weekend, its absolutely amazing though hard to watch at times but amazing nevertheless.
I'll need to find this one and give it a watch, I just watched the youtube clip you left us and read a couple write-ups, it looks really interesting... although as you said, it also looks like it could be hard to watch at times. I really like British movies, they're often so 'out of the box' different than the typical American Hollywood stuff, and a lot of them I've seen really make you think.
It is really good and highly recommend it if you can find it. Also check out 'Dead Mans Shoes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Igl24L8DjW8)', ' A Room for Romeo Brass (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhuD5cF9bBs)', 'Four Lions (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew-SrlQ9tlI)', 'In Bruges (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoE9edjEDCI)', 'Nil by Mouth (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BsPLaS0ksg)' and 'Shallow Grave (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNZrYoEWVt8)'. There are loads more but can't think of them just right now. I'm not a big fan of the typical Hollywood stuff but there are loads of fantastic American films.
Shallow Grave is one of my favorites. Saw the American
Girl w/ the Dragon Tattoo, and it was great. I liked it better than the Scandinavian one, even, which was also really good. Also saw
Contraband, which was a solid action film.
Taxidermia kept me entertained. It's delightfully and needlessly grotesque from beginning to end. Somewhat disappointing though after reading all the hype online about it being the "most disgusting film ever made omg!" etc. Not even close, my pretties, though it's disgusting
enough to still be good.
Quote from: Crowcheck out 'Dead Mans Shoes', ' A Room for Romeo Brass', 'Four Lions', 'In Bruges', 'Nil by Mouth' and 'Shallow Grave'.
taste... too... excellent... cannot... breathe.....
Quote from: Amicale on January 31, 2012, 11:33:03 PM
Quote from: Crow on January 31, 2012, 05:30:40 PM
I watched the film Tyrannosaur (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvyqXFmV-LI) over the weekend, its absolutely amazing though hard to watch at times but amazing nevertheless.
I'll need to find this one and give it a watch, I just watched the youtube clip you left us and read a couple write-ups, it looks really interesting... although as you said, it also looks like it could be hard to watch at times. I really like British movies, they're often so 'out of the box' different than the typical American Hollywood stuff, and a lot of them I've seen really make you think.
Red Road and
Naked are two great ones, too, if you haven't already seen them.
Naked, doesn't look like a barrel of laughs.
Quote from: Anne D. on February 02, 2012, 02:22:51 AM
Red Road and Naked are two great ones, too, if you haven't already seen them.
I really liked Naked its a great film but I haven't seen Red Road but looks like my sort of thing so I will certainly check it out. Thanks.
About to watch The King's Speech. I'll let you know how I like it.
Quote from: Sweetdeath on February 03, 2012, 02:50:39 AM
About to watch The King's Speech. I'll let you know how I like it.
Geoffrey Rush was awarded Australian of the year on Jan 26.
It did make me happy to hear it.
QuoteAUSTRALIAN of the Year Geoffrey Rush (http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/geoffrey-rush-australian-of-the-year/story-fn7x8me2-1226253751080) wants to use the arts to eradicate hysteria in the asylum seeker debate.
The acclaimed actor and creative mentor was speaking after being given the honour in Canberra last night.
And while he did not believe the award gave him sudden "licence to pontificate on everything and anything", he said the arts should be used to shape public debate on matters of national significance.
"Climate change, gay marriage, there's a role for arts to play in that," he said.
Quote from: Sweetdeath on February 03, 2012, 02:50:39 AM
About to watch The King's Speech. I'll let you know how I like it.
The King's Speech is wonderful. :) I hope you enjoyed it!
I haven't seen a y new movies here lately. But I have watched some that were older, Like Friday, Pirannah, and White Noise. I thought they were good. I'm looking forward to watching Chronicle. Anyone seen it yet?
Quote from: Mocha Chief on February 04, 2012, 10:13:50 AM
I haven't seen a y new movies here lately. But I have watched some that were older, Like Friday, Pirannah, and White Noise. I thought they were good. I'm looking forward to watching Chronicle. Anyone seen it yet?
I saw Chrinicle last night. It it cleverly done and thoroughly entertaining. The ending was obvious, overall an 8 out of 10.
Oh yeah,,forgot to report back. I really liked the King's Speech. :)!!
The chemistry between the two male characters were great. And I loved the ending. I can easily see why it was best movie of 2011.
Quote from: Anne D. on February 02, 2012, 02:22:51 AM
Quote from: Amicale on January 31, 2012, 11:33:03 PM
Quote from: Crow on January 31, 2012, 05:30:40 PM
I watched the film Tyrannosaur (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvyqXFmV-LI) over the weekend, its absolutely amazing though hard to watch at times but amazing nevertheless.
I'll need to find this one and give it a watch, I just watched the youtube clip you left us and read a couple write-ups, it looks really interesting... although as you said, it also looks like it could be hard to watch at times. I really like British movies, they're often so 'out of the box' different than the typical American Hollywood stuff, and a lot of them I've seen really make you think.
I thought Red Road was riveting up to the point it gave away its secrets and that it sagged badly in the last 20 minutes, but nevertheless well worth seeing.
Red Road and Naked are two great ones, too, if you haven't already seen them.
Quote from: Sweetdeath on February 06, 2012, 05:01:06 PM
Oh yeah,,forgot to report back. I really liked the King's Speech. :)!!
The chemistry between the two male characters were great. And I loved the ending. I can easily see why it was best movie of 2011.
Geoffrey Rush and Colin Firth are two of my favorite actors, and I loved the moment when the King and Mrs. Logue met -- first time I've seen Firth and Jennifer Erle together since Pride and Prejudice. What bugged me was the people claiming afterwards that
The King's Speech was pro-Nazi. Talk about taking things too far.
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on February 07, 2012, 01:25:39 AM
Quote from: Sweetdeath on February 06, 2012, 05:01:06 PM
Oh yeah,,forgot to report back. I really liked the King's Speech. :)!!
The chemistry between the two male characters were great. And I loved the ending. I can easily see why it was best movie of 2011.
Geoffrey Rush and Colin Firth are two of my favorite actors, and I loved the moment when the King and Mrs. Logue met -- first time I've seen Firth and Jennifer Erle together since Pride and Prejudice. What bugged me was the people claiming afterwards that The King's Speech was pro-Nazi. Talk about taking things too far.
Yeah, I never got support for Nazism out of the film. And I also loved that moment when he and Mrs. Logue met. :) Colin Firth is one of my favourite actors, too. I really enjoyed his character in Love Actually, which is a favourite of mine.
Tonight I saw a movie that was kinda cute -- Our Idiot Brother. Some funny scenes in it for sure. Paul Rudd really gave the movie some heart, it was cute, and entirely over the top, lol.
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on February 07, 2012, 01:25:39 AM
Quote from: Sweetdeath on February 06, 2012, 05:01:06 PM
Oh yeah,,forgot to report back. I really liked the King's Speech. :)!!
The chemistry between the two male characters were great. And I loved the ending. I can easily see why it was best movie of 2011.
Geoffrey Rush and Colin Firth are two of my favorite actors, and I loved the moment when the King and Mrs. Logue met -- first time I've seen Firth and Jennifer Erle together since Pride and Prejudice. What bugged me was the people claiming afterwards that The King's Speech was pro-Nazi. Talk about taking things too far.
How the fudge was it pro Nazi? Because they complimented Hitler's ability to command attention and make a great speech? Yeah, so what?
That's as pro nazi as The Sound Of Music. *eyeroll* American audiences need to up their INT points.
Quote from: Amicale on February 07, 2012, 02:14:05 AM
Yeah, I never got support for Nazism out of the film.
Quote from: Sweetdeath on February 07, 2012, 04:44:22 AM
How the fudge was it pro Nazi? Because they complimented Hitler's ability to command attention and make a great speech? Yeah, so what?
Trust me, I don't know, but I remember it turning up in a number of reviews and I think it was centered on the King admiring Hitler's ability to speak well in public. As if that's unusual for someone with a stutter that bad.
Quote from: AmicaleI also loved that moment when he and Mrs. Logue met. :)
"Will there Majesties be staying to dinner?" What I wouldn't give for the opportunity to use that line!
Pro Nazi? That's weird, they portrayed people who may have thought Hitler was OK before the war. What are they supposed to do, rewrite history?
Quote from: The Magic Pudding on February 07, 2012, 05:00:45 AM
Pro Nazi? That's weird, they portrayed people who may have thought Hitler was OK before the war. What are they supposed to do, rewrite history?
Exactly and one of the primary reasons that King Edward VIII was forced to abdicate.
Quote from: The Magic Pudding on February 07, 2012, 05:00:45 AM
Pro Nazi? That's weird, they portrayed people who may have thought Hitler was OK before the war. What are they supposed to do, rewrite history?
May have thought, or actually did think? "May" isn't history.