The Movie Thread
I never quite understood Memento, I saw it at least twice.
I never realized how big of a movie it was. I had no idea about it until my friend showed it to me a couple years after it came out. It was a really hard movie to follow though. I think I had to watch it 2 or 3 times to fully get what happened.
I watched The Place Beyond the Pines. Big Recommendation.
It's a movie with three stories. Gosling plays the Drive character, this time on a motorcycle. A textbook brooding badboy alpha with a young son. Cooper plays an ambitious but conflicted cop. Then, the movie shifts forward a generation to show how we can't escape the past.
I use Solar Movie and Alluc to stream my movies, and both are good for TV too.
It's a movie with three stories. Gosling plays the Drive character, this time on a motorcycle. A textbook brooding badboy alpha with a young son. Cooper plays an ambitious but conflicted cop. Then, the movie shifts forward a generation to show how we can't escape the past.
I use Solar Movie and Alluc to stream my movies, and both are good for TV too.
"White Heat" with Jimmy Cagney is a classic movie about a gangster with a mother complex. This is where the famous line "Look at me ma! On top of the world!" comes from. Scorcese was insipired by this movie, amongst others, to make HIS gangster movies.
The Hitcock classics usually make Top 20 film lists. "Vertigo" and "Rear Window" are great ones. After I watched the latter, especially, I actually got offended when Gwyneth Paltrow was compared to Grace Kelly. Not even in the same league. Christ, the women were stunning.
Iranian movies like "A Separation" give insight into different social classes in Iran, and the complexity of the society there. It also has very realistic acting.
The Hitcock classics usually make Top 20 film lists. "Vertigo" and "Rear Window" are great ones. After I watched the latter, especially, I actually got offended when Gwyneth Paltrow was compared to Grace Kelly. Not even in the same league. Christ, the women were stunning.
Iranian movies like "A Separation" give insight into different social classes in Iran, and the complexity of the society there. It also has very realistic acting.
Quote: (05-19-2013 09:08 PM)Bacchus Wrote:
I watched The Place Beyond the Pines. Big Recommendation.
It's a movie with three stories. Gosling plays the Drive character, this time on a motorcycle. A textbook brooding badboy alpha with a young son. Cooper plays an ambitious but conflicted cop. Then, the movie shifts forward a generation to show how we can't escape the past.
I use Solar Movie and Alluc to stream my movies, and both are good for TV too.
I thought it was good until homie got shot, then it got boring.
Saw Star Trek Into Darkness. Awesome movie, better than the previous one. Saw Ironman recently too, but I thought it was kind of boring. Star Trek was much more exciting and interesting.
'Logic Over Emotion Since 2013'
Saw Iron Man 3 last week. Not very good, but it has few parts that really make you laugh. Nothing like Iron Man 1 though!
Hangover 3 was hideous, worst movie I've seen over the last two years
Quote: (05-19-2013 11:39 PM)Frontenac Wrote:
Saw Star Trek Into Darkness. Awesome movie, better than the previous one. Saw Ironman recently too, but I thought it was kind of boring. Star Trek was much more exciting and interesting.
Just watched Star Trek too.
Everyone always hates on movies like this.
I paid $10. I got ~2 hours of explosions, boobs and an entertaining storyline I'm happy.
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My favorite review quote from After Earth:
"After Earth merits comparison with 2000's Battlefield Earth, John Travolta's godawful film tribute to the sci-fi novel by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. Yes, it's that bad."
And how the fuck does Shamalayan keep getting work? He must have some dirt on someone.
"After Earth merits comparison with 2000's Battlefield Earth, John Travolta's godawful film tribute to the sci-fi novel by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. Yes, it's that bad."
And how the fuck does Shamalayan keep getting work? He must have some dirt on someone.
You want to know the only thing you can assume about a broken down old man? It's that he's a survivor.
his kid has the same fuckin goofy look on his face every time I see him.
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He can look forward to wrinkles on his forehead
“No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.”
-Socrates
Watched A Scanner Darkly.
Couldn't watch it in one sitting but saw it over three. First movie I'm not so sure about, anyone else watched it and have any thoughts?
Couldn't watch it in one sitting but saw it over three. First movie I'm not so sure about, anyone else watched it and have any thoughts?
houston, what the hell is up with designer punk jackets. Shits all studded out with a "graffiti" gucci on his shoulder.
Just watched The Place Beyond The Pines.
It was quite good but nothing spectacular.
Ryan Gosling's character was very interesting and they could have done more with his story arc but overall, if I would've went to the cinema to watch it, I wouldn't regret paying the few bucks.
The movie really makes you want to buy a bike and just ride through the country
It was quite good but nothing spectacular.
Ryan Gosling's character was very interesting and they could have done more with his story arc but overall, if I would've went to the cinema to watch it, I wouldn't regret paying the few bucks.
The movie really makes you want to buy a bike and just ride through the country
“No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.”
-Socrates
I watched The Shooter with Mark Wahlberg the other day and it was pretty good. I really like the fugitive type movies and Kate Mara is hot in this one.
I'd recommend watching.
I'd recommend watching.
"...it's the quiet cool...it's for someone who's been through the struggle and come out on the other side smelling like money and pussy."
"put her in the taxi, put her number in the trash can"
Gangster Squad.
It was very entertaining, predictable and had some bad ass violence and good costume/cinematography. Not really sure how I did not hear about it, there were some top actors in it.
Its well worth a watch.
It was very entertaining, predictable and had some bad ass violence and good costume/cinematography. Not really sure how I did not hear about it, there were some top actors in it.
Its well worth a watch.
Movie day tomorrow.. I heard This is the End is good. I haven't seen a good comedy in awhile.. and that brother who is in it (don't know the name), who was also in hot tub time machine, is funny
Man of Steel looks fucking amazing, can't wait to watch it (Wish I could watch it in Imax)
Man of Steel - I just saw the movie, and whilst I'm elated about quitting my job, I am also in a good mood after seeing the movie. If you don't want mild, to quite large, spoilers, stop reading.
Good points:
1) Henry Cavill is a great superman. Really good. The critics saying he's "too moody" are chatting rubbish, just trying to pick faults for the sake of it.
2) The effects are incredible.
3) The sequels will improve on this film.
Bad Points:
1) It's about half an hour too long, and has TOO MUCH action, if anything.
2) The whole 'becoming Superman' part felt rushed.
3) The whole sequence where he fought the tentacle-like, terraforming machine's defense system was really rather pointless IMO.
There's more for both sides, but I'm too tired to go into them!
Good points:
1) Henry Cavill is a great superman. Really good. The critics saying he's "too moody" are chatting rubbish, just trying to pick faults for the sake of it.
2) The effects are incredible.
3) The sequels will improve on this film.
Bad Points:
1) It's about half an hour too long, and has TOO MUCH action, if anything.
2) The whole 'becoming Superman' part felt rushed.
3) The whole sequence where he fought the tentacle-like, terraforming machine's defense system was really rather pointless IMO.
There's more for both sides, but I'm too tired to go into them!
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. - H L Mencken
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