Sometimes we think too hard when we rate movies, so I'm gonna give a "Goshboots Quickie" here:
I saw "The Punisher" last night. Was the acting good? No. Was the action good? No. Was the story good? No.
In fact, the movie was made in 2004, and I might have thought that John Travolta was beyond shit movies like this by that time. I mean, dude was nominated for an Oscar (inexplicably over Samuel L Jackson, who WAS Pulp Fiction) for Pulp Fiction before this. What the hell was he thinking? Did the L Ron Hubbard Club hit him up for a donation?
The REAL injustice, though, was that the movie had Rebecca Romaigne (SP help) in it, and she is niether: Naked or fucked.
I have a new rule: If you are trying to be a Superhero, or an Ace Crime Fighter, you have to fuck ALOT of chicks. None of this "lonely, troubled, I'm too busy fighting crime to get a blow job" shit. If you run into a phone booth to change into a pair of fucking tights and a cape, you have to PROVE you're not a fag. If you play with bats in a cave (again, while wearing a pair of tights), you have to demonstrate, by fucking every chick who even looks at you (even if she thinks you are a nutbag for playing with bats in a cave while wearing tights) in order to prove that you didn't win the Gold Medal in Men's Figure Skating.
Otherwise, join forces with the Amibiguously Gay Duo and fight crime from the closet.

Every movie I have seen lately has been so bad that I didnt think they even deserved reviews. Here is a quick list.. Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, Altered, The 8th Plague, Butterfly Effect 2, Children of Men. Obviously a couple of those I knew were going to suck, but still managed to be blown away by their suckage. Im about to stop watching movies alltogether and stick with the old ones that are good. Considering that, Im really nervous about the new Hannibal Rising movie that is coming out but Im pretty sure I have to see it.

Has anyone checked out Pan's Labyrinth?

300's coming out soon as well, has potential if the storyline isn't garbage, because the art direction is stellar.

I agree on "300". It might turn out to be what "Troy" should have been, with the way it was filmed.

Has anyone checked out Pan's Labyrinth?

300's coming out soon as well, has potential if the storyline isn't garbage, because the art direction is stellar.

the previews were definitely eye candy. looks like one of those movies you MUST see on a big screen, rather than a small television.

Pan's Labyrinth was alright. It's like a violent fairy tale. with two seperate plot lines that really didn't tie together too much. one about WWII i think and the other about a little girl's strive to complete 3 tasks. Kinda bloody at times and very weird all the time. It takes place in Spain and is entirely in Spanish with English subtitles.

I liked Children of Men contrary to what UxKa says. It was a thinker.

Oh, Pan's Labyrinth being in Spanish is kind of a bummer.

i'm going so see pan's labrynth soon. 300 is on my must list. Has a god of war feel to it. I've touting it as must see for the past 2 months though.

Here's one for ya. Japanese movie, Azumi..Terrific action drama about a young girl raised to be an assassin. she's kinda fine too.

http://www.kungfucinema.com/images/stills/a/azumi.jpg
http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/azumi/trailer/

Orphaned as a little girl, Azumi (Aya Ueto) is raised in the forest with a group of ten children by their master (Yoshio Harada), who trains them to be peerless assassins. Azumi and Nachi (Shun Oguri) are the strongest of the fighters. When the group comes of age, the master gives them one final test. He tells them to team up with the person to whom they feel closest. Then he tells them to kill that person, explaining that an assassin never gets to choose whom to kill. The teens reluctantly fight to the death. Then the survivors are brought out of the woods to begin their work, assassinating the corrupt warlords who are preventing peace in the land. The assassins, particularly Azumi, perform their missions with flair, but complications arise. One of the teens (Takatoshi Kaneko) is poisoned by a ninja's blade, one (Kenji Kohashi) falls in love with a circus performer (Aya Okamoto), and Azumi begins to question her desire to live the violent life of an assassin. Meanwhile, one warlord (Naoto Takenaka) cleverly escapes their blades, and together with his bodyguard Kenbei (Kazuki Kitamura) and a "monkey-faced" ninja, Saru (Minoru Matsumoto), they find Bijomaru (Jô Odagiri from Bright Future), a violent madman, release him from prison, and unleash him upon the young team of assassins. Azumi, based on the manga by Yu Koyama, is the first of cult director Ryuhei Kitamura's (Versus) films to be made within the Japanese studio system. It was shown at the 2004 New York Asian Film Festival, presented by Subway Cinema. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

gutz, you like international movies?

I guess they might be good but I can't stand reading the subtitles for the whole movie.

gutz, you like international movies?

I guess they might be good but I can't stand reading the subtitles for the whole movie.
if a movie is good, its good. subtitles make me no difference. They only time i probably won't watch subtitles is on an anime. otherwise its not a big deal for me. Also international movies tend to try different things more often than american movies. they can be refreshing when you're bored.

Oh yea i finally saw the Prestige starring batman and wolverine.

The movie featured solid acting yet a predictable plot, but it compensated with great twists and the real entertainment was in the Why and how. It was hard to root for anybody because everybody was a bad person at some point, but the conflict between Bale and Jackman was pretty good. Oh ummm keep your eyes open for a classic pop star cameo in the movie if you can find him/her.

gutz, you like international movies?

I guess they might be good but I can't stand reading the subtitles for the whole movie.
Azumi appears to have a dub as well a a sub. That's fun because sometimes the dub and sub can vary considerably adding another level of entertainment. BTW, thanks for the pointer Gutz -- another movie added to my Netflix queue.

I avoid movies that only have subtitles. That's not to say that I won't watch them, but they demand more of my attention. It's hard to update my favorite basketball board or do some casual cleaning while I have a subtitle-only movie on, to cite an example of what I did while watching Jesus Camp, a disturbing documentary about the religious indoctrination some kids are getting. It's well worth watching, definite thumbs up from me, but if I had to watch it because it was in a foreign language and subtitle-only, I probably wouldn't.

I think English subtitles are a must when there's an English commentary track. That way, you can track where you're at in the movie as the director or stars or whoever are talking.

Azumi appears to have a dub as well a a sub. That's fun because sometimes the dub and sub can vary considerably adding another level of entertainment. BTW, thanks for the pointer Gutz -- another movie added to my Netflix queue..
no prob, nothing better than watching a a fairly fine Japanese woman carve 200 people up with a shiny kitana and a very very short mini skirt.
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no prob, nothing better than watching a a fairly fine Japanese woman carve 200 people up with a shiny kitana and a very very short mini skirt.


As long as it is not that one in white with the sword on the previous page. I'm not sure what gender that person is.

WTF Chris, you read my mind.

As long as it is not that one in white with the sword on the previous page. I'm not sure what gender that person is.
just your typical metrosexual japanese assassin. :yingyang:

Well, well. Today my wife comes home early from work (luckily, I ditched Ms Strange earlier in the morning), and utters those five words that make ANY man contemplate the thought that paying child support and alimony might not be that bad: "Let's cuddle and watch movies".
So, for some unknown reason, she grabs the remote. Now, any woman worth her salt knows that the remote is a part of a mans body. As a woman, if you grab the remote, you must be prepared to have your arm ripped off. But before I can proceed to do that, she flips on a movie called "Extreme Measures" and sees (and says), "Hey! Elizabeth Hurley!". So, thinking of another use for her arm when Ms Hurley is onscreen, I let it go.
Much to my chagrin, Elizabeth Hurley is not in the movie, she's the producer, and the movie stars Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker. No bombs, no sexy women vampires, no potential. In fact, whenever I see a movie with a female producer and Hugh Grant, I think one thing: Fag City.
Now, all I can say about Hugh Grant is, "At lest he spent a few years banging Elizabeth Hurley", because for the life of me, I CANNOT get past his fucking haircut.
The fucker has the same hairdo as Dorothy Hamill! Hey, if I want to see that, I'll watch the goddamm Olympics!
Not to mention that Srah Jessica Parker is a freakazoid who looks EXACTLY like those old claymation kids from such classics as "The Year Without A Santa Clause". The term BUTT UGLY would be a compliment for this skank. Matthew Broderick has GOT to be gay.
So I watch this shit for two hours, and I can't remember a thing from it. All I can remember is I think I'm 13 and listening to Dick Buttons saying, "And Dorothy Hamill wins the Gold!", and thinking that if Sarah Jessica Parker ever offered me a blow job, I'd have to decline, out of fear of having my dick end up being a part (a SMALL part), of a pile of chewed off twigs damming up some stream somewhere.

Saw "Smokin' Aces" over the weekend. Surprisingly, it wasn't bad. I went into it expecting it to be a bloody mess, with no plot and terrible acting... but I was pleasantly surprised. Is it going to win awards? No. The plot twist: you can see it coming from a mile away. But if you want to go in and be entertained, it's a good movie. The acting wasn't too bad, especially by the newcomers Alicia Keys and Common.


****SPOILER ALERT****

(Plus Ben Afflack dies early)

***END***

The Snow Miser. I can see it.
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Look at the image search for "Year Without a Santa Clause". Its weird.

the guy who did smoking aces also did "narc" which was shot in detroit. I wouldnt expect him to do anything too corny.

http://www.telvi.de/UserFiles/Image/friendsRus/sarah-jessica-parker.jpg

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*Credit: Jim Rome

I just saw Idiocracy, Mike Judge's recent movie about just where our cultural dumbing down is leading us. Trust me -- just get this movie! It's a cult movie classic! Judge bit off a little more than he could chew, and executes the plot unevenly, but DAMN if there aren't funny moments up the wazoo! Here's just a little taste:

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im really feeling 300...

Yeah, Cross, I hope it's a good movie, it really looks promising. People all over are raving about Pan's Labyrinth too, I'll have to check that one out sooner rather than later.

Yeah, Cross, I hope it's a good movie, it really looks promising. People all over are raving about Pan's Labyrinth too, I'll have to check that one out sooner rather than later.
Saw it, best way to describe it is that it's a fairy tale for grown ups. Its kinda twisted. I liked it, but felt weird about how some of the things play out, kinda how i felt watching oldboy.

I saw The Departed last night. It was a pretty solid movie, albeit too slow developing for me -- I didn't think it was as good as a lot of the reviews I read made it out to be. I'll give it 7.8 out of 10.

Not a review... yet. But I'm frickin' JACKED about 300. Sometimes you just need to see an ass kicking movie.


There have been some advanced reviews about it and they say it was amazing.

I called that movie out months ago. You fucks are late on the hype.:yingyang: :mccosky:

I hate pretty much every movie.

I called that movie out months ago. You fucks are late on the hype.:yingyang: :mccosky:

Very true - I will give you your props on that one. I was a little iffy at first when you were hyping it, but the Nine Inch Nails trailer won me over.

So here are your props: [smilie=cheers.gif]



I hate pretty much every movie.
in the ass...?

Saw Breach for $4 at 10am on Sunday morning. It was solid. It didn't over reach itself and try to be some sort of epic tale. It just kind of came through on what it was. Nothing spectacular but worth seeing.

I watched "Bobby" this weekend at the Universal Mall. it was a pretty good movie. Basically it tells the story behind the scenes of RFK's assasination at the ambassidor hotel. There were a ton of stars in it (anthony hopkins, christian slater, emelio estevez, martin sheen, demi moore, lawrence fishbourne, ashton kutcher, william h macey, frodo, lindsay lohan, etc). it was cool because you never really hear that much about it unlike JFK's assasination. It's definately worth a rental anyway.

I saw Reno911. Very funny movie, just like the episodes, but its only worth 8 bucks if you are a diehard.

"People come for me for children, and I give them babies"

decide for yourself how good it was

I...don't know where else to...put...this.
I, er, agreed to watch...the Oscars with my f-f-f-f-family...tonight.
My soul...is...rotting...can't take IT ANY MORE...please...help me...one more...bad...Ellen Degenerous joke...choir makes...noises with their mouths...and people appplauuudd...ARRGHH
Must...find...porn channel...or die....

^Luckily, my cable is out.

Popped in an old tape of "Men Behaving Badly" episodes.

Funny stuff.

I watched District B13 on Gutz''s recommendation -- thumbs up, good call Gutz!

Goddamn, The Departed was so fuckin' overrated....

"Men Behaving Badly"
Is there any other way?

Goddamn, The Departed was so fuckin' overrated....

Yeah, that's what I think, too.[smilie=peepwall.gi:

I saw The Number 23 on friday and let's just say it was very entertaining just based on the fact that they all freak out about the number. It's serious but just becomes funny because it is so obsurd.

Yeah, that's what I think, too.[smilie=peepwall.gi:

I also thought the departed was over rated and no where near the level of goodfellas or even casino.

My Two Cents on The Departed:
I think this one was all about the characters. The cast was great, and I thought every performance within the flick was top notch. Maybe the movie didn't have the blow ups, or the Bang, and while definitley not Scorsese's best effort, to me this film wasn't really lacking in any area.
Let's take Nicholson's character first: Although to me Jack is Jack, I thought it was a great portrayal of an old gangster losing his touch. Pretty subtle hints that he handled well. for instance, in his "old" days, he'd have whacked DiCaprio's character in a heartbeat, even knowing his family, but here he just coudn't pull the trigger. You see a guy who's empire is starting to crumble, and what he's done for years has kind of caught up with him, and he's just a bit too tired to really clean up his house.
Alex Baldwin and Martin Sheen nailed their roles as well. Both were understated, yet forceful when they needed to be. Two guys who were "friendly foes", and I think they kept the tension at a good level. There was a relationship, yet there wasn't a relationship. Great job of showing how cops work together while seeming to work against each other; of showing that cops don't even trust each other.
My good friend Marky Mark was flat out fucking great. The mouthpiece for the Chief (Sheen), saying and doing what Sheen couldn't, but really would like to.
Damon has turned himself into a REALLY good bad guy: maybe it's natural, he's reached a point where you see him on screen and think "Fuckhead", and it's sweet when you are an asshole, yet you can still charm the pants off the room when you walk in.
The chick psychiatrist was something. She's got more problems than her patients, and they all flip her. But hey, she's a "government" therapist, so she probably got her degree online anyway.
I guess the old "Hey, if I get killed, give these tapes to the newspapers" way that DiCaprio exposed Damon was a bit too formulaic: The chick psychiatrist could have figured that out herself (especially since she was unwittingly playing Damon and DiCaprio off on each other), but it DID lead to Marky Mark whacking Damon in the end. Up till then, Damon was just reviving his role as "The Talented Mr Ripley".
The last bit of the movie, where everyone ends up getting whacked (good and bad), beginning with Sheen being tossed off a building, I think, is meant to be farcical. It reminds one of Hamlet, where they all kill each other in the end, and it's actually fucking hilarious. By now, no one knows who is who, who to trust, who to like, they've all crossed some line or another, and they can't even figure themselves out, except for DiCaprio (Hamlet), so whack 'em all and start over tomorrow.
(I'm not comparing this movie to Hamlet as a masterpiece, guys, so don't panic. There are elements of Shakespeare in everything that has been written for the last 400 years).
I'll leave you with two points: The scene where DiCaprio's cell phone rings after Sheen has been killed, and it's Damon, is riveting. It's one of those scenes that brings you up in your chair a notch.
Point two: This is why I try not to think too much before I post.

That's more like 42 cents.

Inflation. It's everywhere.
you read pretty goddam fast.

He's not the one that actually reads your posts, that's me you are thinking of.

I thought I was the only one who read my posts.
See? This "Intranet" thing is helping people connect with people all over the world.

Good call, I totally didn't read that. (I haven't seen the Departed yet)

Then see it, read my review, and damn if you won't agree with the three other people in the world who don't wish I'd die in a grease fire.

I mean i like damon and dicaprio and i think mainly what made me see the movie was my legence to them. catch me if you can, the titanic, good will hunting, rounders are some of my favorite movies.

I understand what you are saying in your analysis, however I feel that there are much better chemistry moments in other movies. such as in casino when pecsi gets beat witht he baseball bat or in good will hunting when damon starts crying or hell even in the Karate kid when danielson kicks willaim zabka with the crane kick and elizabeth shue runs out sreaming and myagi just nods his head because he knows how great the situation is.

Yeah, but if you're talking Karate Kid, everyone and their mother knew what was coming when he went into the Crane Position.
I'm quite sure they didn't make the movie only to have Ralph Macchio take a knee to the junk, fall down coughing blood, and lose.
Now, tell me you knew DiCaprio was going to get whacked in the elevator.
Hey, don't rain on Scorsese's parade, guys: He should have gotten an Oscar long ago, but his fucking eyebrows probably scared the shit out of everybody. Imagine him winning, and them damn things get out of control and eat somebody. Not pretty, and definitely NOT tailor made for the Academy Awards.

Zip - excellent post about the Departed. While I don't feel that it is the same quality of previous "Best Pictures", I do believe it was the best of the year due to the fact that 2006 really had some shitty movies.

The entire movie was stressful, and I felt like I was living through DeCaprio's stress with him, so the film accomplished what it set out to do.

I agree with both your points MoTown
Having said that, I think it's a great movie, certainly one you can watch more than once.

Just saw Lord Of War, a Nick Cage movie that came out in 2005 and didn't get much love domestically. It's actually quite good and enjoyable. If you like movies where you root for the bad guy (in this case, Cage is an international arms dealer who gets into some fucked-up shit), then this is definitely worth watching. It's not really an action movie, though there's suspenseful moments. While not as good, it has a Goodfellas kinda vibe to it.

Saw Lady of the Water, Running with Scissors, and Shopgirl all in a 2 day span (the wife is home this week recovering from minor surgery). All three sucked something terrible.

check out crank.

I thought it was pretty good and had some scenes that made me laugh.

Amy Smart is so hot!!!!!!!
Crank kicks ass! Check your brain at the door and enjoy the ride.

300 opened today... I assume you saw the midnight showing Gutz - how was it?

300 opened today... I assume you saw the midnight showing Gutz - how was it?
naw, saw it on friday. Best movie of the year so far(though there isnt much competition). Terrific movie though. Plenty of blood, sex, murder, and ballsy attitude with a story that never slowed down too long. its everything the preview made it out to be in all its barbaric glory, which you can't say too often for a movie. Also the director did a real good job of keeping the same feel as the graphic novel. probably the best adaptation of such i've seen.

9 out of 10 and i'm seeing it again on IMAX next week.

I saw 300 last night -- I'll give it an 8.3 out of 10. The action and effects were everything I hoped for, but the character development was so lax that it hurt the story for me. Still, though, a pretty solid movie and like Gutz said, best of the year so far.

I saw The Invincible Iron Man animated feature. The animation itself was great, but the story was less so. They played too many shenanigans in retelling Iron Man's origin story, which by and large isn't all that interesting and isn't needed to tell a good Iron Man story. If you want cartoon superheroics that kick butt, stick with the Ultimate Avengers DVDs or anything from Bruce Timm/Paul Dini.

I saw 300 last night -- I'll give it an 8.3 out of 10. The action and effects were everything I hoped for, but the character development was so lax that it hurt the story for me. Still, though, a pretty solid movie and like Gutz said, best of the year so far.
if your complaint was lack of sappy story and character development in between the fighting, then I'd say your gf has you watching too many slow movies. this movie was meant to be like it was. the characters needed no background developing when they are that straight to the point. the only one who did was the king, and i thought they nailed his character's depth perfectly. Its a man movie man. MAN LAW.:yingyang:

http://www.filmfodder.com/pop/archives/20060609-man-law.jpg

also after getting time to soak in the seeing of it i give it a 10 out of 10 instead of 9.

Saw The Departed and was disappointed.

Not what I expected at all.

Don't see:
Black Dahlia or Pink Panther, fell asleep during both (and I'm not one who does that).

Charlotte's Web is a decent kids flick though. Although there's pretty much no reason to see this newly done one over the animated standard.

if your complaint was lack of sappy story and character development in between the fighting, then I'd say your gf has you watching too many slow movies. this movie was meant to be like it was. the characters needed no background developing when they are that straight to the point. the only one who did was the king, and i thought they nailed his character's depth perfectly. Its a man movie man. MAN LAW.:yingyang:

http://www.filmfodder.com/pop/archives/20060609-man-law.jpg

also after getting time to soak in the seeing of it i give it a 10 out of 10 instead of 9.

Saw it yesterday and agree completely. I think it was the first great movie of 2007. Leonidas and his wife have good character development, and the rest of the movie is done extremely well. The visuals were amazing, the sound was great, and the story, while not exactly compound, did exactly what it set out to do.

I thought all the actors did their job very well, and even the villians were great.

I give it about a 9.7 out of 10.

Saw it yesterday and agree completely. I think it was the first great movie of 2007. Leonidas and his wife have good character development, and the rest of the movie is done extremely well. The visuals were amazing, the sound was great, and the story, while not exactly compound, did exactly what it set out to do.

I thought all the actors did their job very well, and even the villians were great.

I give it about a 9.7 out of 10.
I'd have to say I haven't rated a box office movie that high in maybe two years. I can't think of anything that came out last year that was as good(last year was was one of the weakest ever). Hopefully the other movies coming after it will do just as well.

Also had the 3rd best R Rated movie weekend ever at $70.9 million. I'm definitely doing the IMAX re-watch. The backgrounds are so sharp I gotta see them on the digital screen.[smilie=heatsmiley2:

Well, there's still some things that should be done in the movie. They rarely even mentioned anyone's name except for Leonidas and Xerxes. The story was servicable, and while I was never bored with the non-stop action, I just felt the story was lacking at times, just my opinion. While Gladiator could also be said to be a "man movie," its story was loads better, and that's why that movie is my favorite of all time. Needless to say, I suppose 300 was a Frank Miller flick, and the visuals were incredible. I'm still pleased with the very good movie that 300 is. To me, the movie is probably a 9-9.5. But I was attempting to be objective.

Not many "names" associated with the "300" in terms of what it's about.
Now, if Troy had gone this way, involving Gods, and with the heroic names we now know actually fought the battle, then I'd still have a boner even though it would be about 4 years old by now.

If anyone sees Blades of Glory I'd like to hear about it. I'd check it out myself, but it looks like it's got the potential to be downright awful.

Taking my 3 year old to see Meet the Robinsons tomorrow, so I'll be sure to fill you guys in next week.

really? i LOVED the departed. thought it was the best movie i'd seen in ages....

just got 'blood diamond' & 'the good shepherd' but haven't had a chance to watch them yet.

"Ya givin' me a haaad aan" - classic quote from Departed. I thought it was great.

The Black Dahlia is horrible. Hartnett and Scarlett are dece, but Hilary Swank is horribly miscast as an attractive female and the rest of the movie is either stupid or unintentionally funny. If you read the book first (which I did, pumping me up for the movie), the first half becomes much more watchable.

Some random tidbits about other movies I've seen lately:

-Old School was so funny, I personally believe it was better than Anchorman and easily in my Top 5 comedies.

-Blue Chips is pretty worthless as a movie but the thought of Penny Hardaway and Shaq playing high-schoolers is hilarious in its own right. Very high on the "unintentionally funny" scale.

-Saw Animal House on a theatre screen. Still funny, still damn awesome. It means even more to me that I go to the school where they filmed that movie.

-The Departed was really good. Come on, Glenn. DiCaprio was actually pretty ballsy in it.

-Beerfest relied so much on stupid humor it could easily bomb in most people's eyes, but the premise was so good (an international beer-drinking competition...who the fuck DOESN'T want to watch that played out) that it more than made up for the stupidity that this movie occasionally sunk to. And God knows it did.

-Snakes On A Plane surprised me...it played out so well as a serious movie that I really didn't care about the fact that it had one of the dumbest premises ever used (intentionally or unintentionally) in a movie today.

-Don't watch Man of the Year. If you've already watched it, hit yourself in the groin. If you thought Robin Williams did a good job, hit yourself in the groin lightly (because he did; the movie just fucked itself over with the subplots).

-Do watch Jesus Camp. Amazing documentary, simple premise, good choice of scenes, and just enough interview material to keep the movie as informed as it had to be. Also...fucking terrifying.

This Film Is Not Yet Rated is a very good, entertaining piece of journalism about the evils of the MPAA rating system. I wouldn't have laid out the information in quite the way he did, but it gets its points across and was informative and interesting.

I saw a shitload of movies during my absence.

300 was good but not THAT good. I saw gutz excellent post on 300 about character buildup. I agree but there wasn't enough plot. War and sex is good, a definite man movie. best movie of the year..so far.

Inside man. I really enjoyed the ending. I am a huge Denzel fan enough said. but if ur looking for a movie with action and shit, this isn't the movie. oops

Saw training day for the first time a few weeks ago. Great movie, the shit.

Babel. I thought i wasted my time

Cross:
Couldn't agree more on Bable. A total piece of shit. Some "terrorrorrists" buy a gun in Japan and they can trace it to a kid who shoots an American tourist by accident? Well, have those fuckers look for Osama Bin Laden then!
This movie smacked of the same kind of sappy bullshit "we're all in one big circle of life" that filled the gagfest known as Mitch Alboms "Five People You Meet in Heaven".

Another "Movie with the Wife" review:

Trust the Man
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This movie appears to be about how women are always right when it comes to relationships since the only thing that happens in this movie is that both men in the film almost ruin their lives by not appreciating their loved ones. I think the director wanted Jack Black for the role of the guy who isn't from X-Files because the guy they got to play the role plays it in a quirky style that reminds one of Black without the exhuberance.

The all important "Romantic Comedy Mystery" that each director implants into these movies to hold a man's attention while he watches a Romantic Comedy for his wife comes in 2 parts in this film.

First, the aforementioned male actor in the film who wasn't on X-Files has the email address of "Assman204" which plays a minor part in the movie. The mystery imbedded in this address however is that the guy who's so much of an assman that he has it as his ONLY email address is supposed to be involved in a relationship with this chick.
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Maggie Gyllenhaal the sister of homosexual cowboy Jarhead.

What's tragically ironic about this is that she has the face that only a true assman could love, but not the neccessary ass that would be the basis of such love. Certainly bewildering.

The second mystery comes in the form of the actress whom the non-X-Filer is tempted by to betray his relationship with his assless ass-faced lassy.
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Eva FUCKING Mendes.

What? Eva Mendes is in this movie and she's NOT on the cover of the box? ...Wha ... I ... ??? And Assman204 is supposed to be faithful with MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL? I mean EVA MENDES comes on to him and he says "no thanks"? Really? Assman? Eva Mendes. Alright then.

The rest of the movie revolves around Mulder (or was he Scully, I never did get into X-Files) having an affair with some random European looking actress who is solidly hot enough for you to believe that a stay at home dad who gets no action would risk it with her. Especially since he's cheating on Julianne Moore who is as much of a "two-face" as there is in Hollywood IMO. Plus Moore is often sleeveless in this flick which only throws her extreme freckle disorder in your face and helps you believe that the alien detective would be unhappy that he found himself locked in a marriage with her.

It takes place in New York which means there is the required level of pretentious banter and of course an official "Dinner Party" where the beer drinkers make fun of the European artist. The movie ends with the guys making asses of themselves to prove their love and everyone ends up happy, except Eva Mendes who only gets a cold shower. This film should definately be classified as "unrealistic" and the presence of Mendes gives it the edge it needs to be an average to slightly above average chick flick.

Has David Duchovny actually starred in a good cinematic film post-X Files?

I've been waiting for the indie film The TV Set to come out, trying to balance my like of Jake Kasdan's vs. my dislike of every film I've seen Duchovny in.

(And no, I don't count the Red Shoe Diaries as cinematic films. For that matter, Duchovny isn't the star. :) )

Wow, hadn't thought of the Red Shoe Diaries in years. He did have a cameo in Zoolander [smilie=footballhel:

saw blood diamond. really good flick. dicaprio is one hell of an actor, i don't care what anyone says.

Don't watch: Black Dahlia, just like everyone says. There's a point about halfway through the movie where you say to yourself, "have I been hanging on all this time for plot twists in a plot that makes zero fucking sense?" What a disaster.

Do watch: Children Of Men. Wow, what a movie. Fantastic acting in all of it.

I finally got around to seeing Playas Ball, the movie that the Pistons' own Dale Davis co-wrote and produced that wasn't released when it was made because it was too close to the Kobe Bryant story. It's a so-so movie, not great, but certainly not awful by any means.

- The women are healthy and actually have back and meat on their bones (and even the token white skank isn't as anorexic as she could be), but don't show enough flesh.

- The music is poorly mixed in with the movie. DD was trying too hard to feature artists on his W.A.R. label, so you have music and talking where there should just be talking.

- The main almost chick-flicky plot is interesting and pretty good (if you can accept that someone would wait a year to set it all up). But, apart from the two moneygrubbing girls, the comic sidelines fall flat.

- There's a quick point at which our hero, the undersized PG, blurts out in frustration "we're just talkiin' about practice, man" which sounds like AI.

- At the very end, you see WEED-TV as one of the microphones interviewing the baller.

- Scottie Pippen and Dale Davis make an appearance, but don't interact with the rest of the cast. DD: "The mentor of my life is my mother." Just how real is it to have a movie about professional ballers without showing anyone taller than about 6'3"?

http://war-entertainment.com/playasball/

Nobody here will take my advice I know, but if you go see Grindhouse, as soon as the last frame of Robert Rodriguez's "Planet Terror" is over, leave. Immediately. Throw away the rest of your popcorn and walk out. I made the sad mistake of staying, and now I will never have that hour and a half of my life back. Tarantino's "Death Proof" is soooooo fucking bad, that I feel the need to go back a re-watch all his other films to make sure they don't suck as well. This is coming from a former Tarantino fan, mind you. I won't spoil anything for you (as if there was something to spoil), but maybe I'm doing you a favor and building your expectations so low, that you might enjoy it. Apparently some people did. Hey, if you like to watch an hour of banal and useless dialogue among a couple of chicks in a sort of "Thelma and Louise" kick while the director jerks off all over you and shoves homages of his own goddamn films down your throat, then it might be your thing.

However, like I said, not all is lost. Rodriguez's film is phenomenally entertaining. It's purposefully campy and oozes style in a way only he can do.

Then you're treated to an hour and a half of this: [smilie=master_emot:

Over the weekend I saw "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Film for Theaters." My take is this: if you don't like the show or don't understand it, don't go see it. It won't change your mind. However, if you think the show is funny (or you're high), you'll freaking love it. Honestly, it was stupid, but that's why I liked it. None of the movie makes sense, and that's why I thought it was hysterical. They have trouble filling in an 11 minute show, so just think about how hard it was for them to fill in an hour and a half movie.

Just watched about 14 minutes of "RV". Although I still kind of want those minutes back, the irony of hearing Robin Williams' character just say "You know what it's like to be fifty and have someone trying to bury your career in a dumpster?" almost made it worthwhile.

^saw that movie. There were some funny parts though. The sewage part was pretty funny. I think it was worth a rental if you don't expect Williams to be that funny (his act is getting old). Man of the Year is a horrible movie though.

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some of my friends said it was better than Training Day and i know there aren't alot of movies that get better than Training Day.

The movie's not horrible but it doesn't make you think. Eva's fine as hell

Tarantino's "Death Proof" is soooooo fucking bad, that I feel the need to go back a re-watch all his other films to make sure they don't suck as well.

No, you're completely right. Go back and watch Kill Bill again - it's completely awful, and this is coming from someone who really enjoyed it when he saw it. I must have been on drugs. (I was almost certainly on drugs.) The dialogue in that movie is painfully awful, now that I watch it again. And what was the whole point of that stupid piece of shit anyway?

Yeah of course he's a big fan of 60s and 70s exploitation movies, but he's taking exploitation to a whole new level. Why do I give a shit about the main character of Kill Bill? Because she was raped, or had her child stolen? That's all you can do to get me interested in the course of that person's life? Sloppy, shitty writing, written by a worthless fanboy nerd.

All I know about Pulp Fiction is that it also involved writing by some guy named Roger Avery and I don't know him, but he was obviously the talented one.

Just saw the movie Brick.

RT link (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/brick/)

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Fun movie. You have to really listen to the dialogue, because they talk fast and use A LOT of slang. It's like a old time detective movie, in a high school setting. I recommend it.

300: meh. for what it was trying to be, i thought it did ok. basically, just trying to build up the ultimate adrenaline rush. but i found it hard to take seriously most of the time, especially the naration. also, i thought it looked like it was filmed on a stage with a backdrop, 3 amigos style. since it was also pretty cliche, i couldnt give it more than a 6. thats not hating on the style though. i liked how, at the least, it wasnt pretentious or try to be some bs that all movies strive for. i'd like to see more movies follow 300's trend.

apacolypto: liked this one alot better. say what you will, mel makes good movies.

diddy:
For me, narration of or in a movie is cheese city. 300 could have done better without it. Give me some credit as a thinking human. Also, let me follow the story in my own way.

eh, i dont know. some movies, the narration is the best part. i can agree in part, i dont need my hand held. see: godfather III. in the first two, the climatic "everyone gets killed" scene had no narration. sure, you probably didnt know who everyone was the first few times you watched it, but it was still cool. in 3, they had garcia walk you through it, probably cuz they did such a crappy job explaining the mafia side of the plot.

shawshank strikes me as a movie that not only was narration integral, but also enjoyable.

diddy:
For me, narration of or in a movie is cheese city. 300 could have done better without it. Give me some credit as a thinking human. Also, let me follow the story in my own way.
FWIW, the graphic novel 300 had a lot of narration. The opening in particular was Prince Valiant-esque, IIRC.

Sometimes, narration adds to the experience. Sometimes, it detracts. It's a tool that a movie maker can use for good or ill, like CGI.

What the fuck does IIRC mean? Can't you computer geeks just speak ENGLISH for chrissakes?

got a chance to rent a couple this week;

007 Casino Royale (with cheese): Frickin' Great....loved it

Smokin' Aces: Frickin' Great....loved it

The Good Shepherd: Frickin' Horrible.....hated it

smokin aces was an excellent movie.

i saw that 5 times in 3 days...I guess this was just my type of movie

I should hope so. That's enough popcorn, milk duds, and cokes for a lifetime.
How much weight did you gain in this epic run?

I enjoyed the trailer for spiderman 3 more than the movie itself

I enjoyed the trailer for spiderman 3 more than the movie itself

I completely agree. I guess I was expecting a whole lot more because SM1 & 2 were so good. It reminded me a whole lot of Fantastic 4 - just a lot of stupid plots. Way overdone. If the entire movie was about Venom, it would have been good. Sandman sucked.

I know that's a lot of random thoughts, I'll give a full review tomorrow when I'm not so tired and disappointed.

Sandman was dumb, and Kirsten Dunst singing is something they would have to pay ME to listen to.

The Man Who Sued God: It's a reasonably light Australian movie about Billy Connolly suing God (via his reps, the churches of various religions) for an act of god that destroyed his houseboat that evil insurance companies won't cover. It's not super-deep, not LOL funny, but decidedly "pleasant". I enjoyed it, didn't feel like I'd wasted a Netflix rental.

N Is A Number: Paul Erdős was the most prolific mathematician of the 20th century, a brilliant, selflessly devoted, and odd character. It's a PBS-style documentary on his life, dry in the moments when talking with mathematician peers, but when Erdős speaks it's worth it. He's like Wilt Chamberlain or Ben Franklin, so legendarily accomplished that you have a hard time thinking he's real, that we all breathe the same air.

Sandman was dumb, and Kirsten Dunst singing is something they would have to pay ME to listen to.

was that her really singing?

I heard from a friend that the new Spiderman was shitty. He considered walking out when she started singing.

What the fuck does IIRC mean? Can't you computer geeks just speak ENGLISH for chrissakes?

I had to wikipedia it, I had no idea either. Is it really that damn hard, people, to type "If I Recall Correctly"? It takes an extra whole two seconds or so. Same with AFAICT. What the fuck is that shit? As Far As I Can Tell, yeah that's so damn hard to type out.

Rant over, and sorry, I've not seen any new movies.

Thanks eray, you've been a big help. I had just figured out what LOL means, and then they whip IIRC on me, and I'm in a fog.
I'd google Wikipedia, but I spent too much time trying to figure out what it meant, y'know? If I knew it was an actual WORD, I'd be able to find it.

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I hear Spiderman 3 is pretty bad.

Horrible, eray.
I know Peter Parker was a nerd, but really, Toby McGuire?
At least Spidey gets laid, unlike most super heroes. Even if it is Kirsten Dunst.

There's a lot of low hanging fruit when it comes to picking apart spiderman 3. I'm taking my shot at Kirsten Dunst.

She was always a little borderline from the neck up and the years are not being kind to her. She looks old. It also doesn't help that they dress the character in aunt may's hand me downs. MJ in the comics is supposed to be hot. Not just hot but hawt. Supermodel hawt.

As if her progressively more grotesque looks weren't bad enough, her voice... her singing ended just in time as I had started looking for a sharp edge on my box of milk duds to slit my wrists with.

They had another shot at it with Gwen Stacy and again settled for servicable when they should've gone for stunning.

The makers of xmen and the fantastic four understood that you have to buy yourself an insurance policy by casting someone so hot that people will forgive a movie's flaws as they drool into their popcorn buckets.

Speaking of the fantastic four, they cut a damn good trailer for the sequel. It's still suspect because the first one was so weak but still... that trailer made me want to see it.

Yeah, I've always been a little turned off by Kirsten Dunst for a number of reasons.

First: I still remember Interview With The Vampire.
Second: She's always seemed a little...well...dumb. You can kind of tell, from her facial expressions, and the way she talks, that she's kind of dense. She seems like the kind of person who uses nonexistent words like "supposably" or "nother."

The Invisible was pretty good. First movie I've seen in theaters in a while and it was worth it. I almost went to see Spiderman 3 but then I remembered all the horrible reviews its been getting on here and opted for a movie I hadn't heard much about.

im not the biggest fan of the spidermans, but i've thought all 3 were ok. go see it, atleast. or better yet, go check out... other... parts of this website.

i agree on dunst. not a fan of hers. she must really bang the hell out of movie producers to get the roles she gets.

the movie is fine. the major complaints i heard were too many plots (huh?), too long (maybe, but where do you really have to go?), giant plot holes (?, i didnt watch THAT closely but i didnt notice any), dunst's singing (not good but also not long).

i liked that they didnt just go for louder noises and stuff. they actually had some sort of character depth.

not a big summer blockbuster guy, but i thought this was about as good as those get.

im not the biggest fan of the spidermans

Haha, that's funny. The way you wrote that, it's almost as if you're saying that you don't like your new Jewish neighbors. "I like the Silbers, I like the Weismans, but the Spidermans...sheesh, what an asshole that Jeffrey Spiderman is."

Jeffrey Spiderman doesn't sound Jewish to me.

Jeffrey Spiderman doesn't sound Jewish to me.

You'd rather I went with Barry Aquaman? He's an ichthyologist.

Hot Fuzz was funny. Anytime I can see an old woman get dropkicked in the face, I know it was money well spent. Even if I got my ex-girlfriend to pay for the movie, the popcorn, and the pop. I'm such an ass.

Stranger Than Fiction: 8, maybe 9. A chick flick thats not a chick flick. I even got a tad emotional over it. Will Ferrel broke his mold much like Jim Carey did with some of his more recent movies, and did a damn good job of it. The premise is a lil out of whack, but you just have to roll with it. Final word, bought.

9 1/2 weeks: very good movie, excellent for nursing a hangover. think im about to go through rourke's back catalog. pope of greenwich village is next.

Artificial Intelligence
First time I seen it, but heard quite some negative reviews about it. I don't quite get that after watching it. At the very least, the premise is better than that of I, Robot. Imagine, human life carrying on when the human race became extinct.

That kid is a tear inducing agent.

Artificial Intelligence
First time I seen it, but heard quite some negative reviews about it. I don't quite get that after watching it. At the very least, the premise is better than that of I, Robot. Imagine, human life carrying on when the human race became extinct.

That kid is a tear inducing agent.

The reason it was critisized is that it was Stanley Kubricks project but he died while they were making it. Spielberg took over and tried to make it 'too ET like'. The talking bear wasnt in the movie until Kubrick died. He wanted to make it a dark movie looking into the future, but Spielberg 'kiddied' it up too much, to appeal to a wider audience.

With that said, I dont think it is a bad movie, but that is where most of the hate comes from.

Yeah, what a weird choice to have Spielberg take over the project. He's seriously the exact opposite of Kubrick. In every way.

Kubrick - stark, subtle, fearless. Stayed at the top of his game until right before the end. Watching one of his movies is like having your ass beat by a 25-year-old Muhammad Ali.

Spielberg - weasely, goofy, sentimental. Started to suck right around the time of Jaws and has sucked worse with every cloying, tear-jerking kiddie movie since. Watching one of his movies is like having $10 stolen from you by a precocious child.

Kubrick - stark, subtle, fearless. Stayed at the top of his game until right before the end. Watching one of his movies is like having your ass beat by a 25-year-old Muhammad Ali.

Yeah but he made you enjoy your beating and come back for more.

I have to be in a certain mood to watch and appreciate most Kubrick films, but I will gush at his musical sensibilities. I could listen to most Kubrick soundtracks all day long.

On a completely unrelated note, Kill Zone is one of the better pieces of Hong Kong action cinema I've seen in awhile. You want some guns and chopsocky and a plot that is vaguely sensible and doesn't have a happy-joy ending? This is a flick for you. Sammo Hung rocks as a bad guy. It's not great, but it's a lot better than most.

Most of Donnie Yen's fighting is solid.
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I know i been missed out on this but I just saw Ocean's 11 for my FIRST time. Great movie and I loved all the characters. The actors played a good job in their roles in the movie. I heard oceans 12 is shit though. Am going to see that right now

oceans 12 isnt that good. Probably because tehre isnt enough of ocean's 11. It was focused alot on Pitt's love life and the nightfox motherfucker. I wanted to see more action from ocean's 11. I'm going to be expecting big things from 13.

has anyone seen 28 weeks later, I am really looking foward to that one

For classic '80s kickass movies, see Action Jackson. Lines like:

Action's boss: You ripped his arm off!
Action Jackson: He HAD A SPARE.

Babes like Vanity and Sharon Stone at the peak of their babeness.

Action scenes in DETROIT!

OH YEAH...

Spiderman 3 was bleh.

Too long, too many villains at once, Sandman was lame (but it was nice to see Lowell again!).

Putting on that black suit should have done more than turned Parker into a Goth kid.

At first I thought his blonde classmate was kinda hot, but when my wife informed me that she was Ron Howard's daughter, I couldn't stop thinking about Ron Howard when I saw her. Not a good thing.

Also, the movie could have totally done without that kid from "That 70's show". Horrible acting from him. Nice frosted tips, though.

Okay, I suddenly just got more interested in "Transformers".

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Over the weekend I saw "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Film for Theaters." My take is this: if you don't like the show or don't understand it, don't go see it. It won't change your mind. However, if you think the show is funny (or you're high), you'll freaking love it. Honestly, it was stupid, but that's why I liked it. None of the movie makes sense, and that's why I thought it was hysterical. They have trouble filling in an 11 minute show, so just think about how hard it was for them to fill in an hour and a half movie.

I am not a fan of the show at all (I think it's pretty retarded) but this movie was pretty funny. The beginning sequence was the best part by far, but at least there were a good number of funny parts. I would love to see this movie in an altered state.

Glenn: I have to disagree with you; Topher Grace was one of the best things about Spider-Man 3. I enjoyed his acting.

Last Hurrah for Chivalry is a John Woo film from the late '70s that's well worth watching if you like ancient Hong Kong martial arts swordplay. It boasts a threadbare (but reasonably coherent) plot involving building a team to kick some badguy ass. There's nothing that gets in the way of the action. It's well-shot, amusingly-dubbed, and pleasant if you're wanting some old-school chopsocky.

Any comments on Knocked Up? Thinking about seeing that one.

I'm intending to see that one. That guy's movies are always fantastic.

Any comments on Knocked Up? Thinking about seeing that one.

Saw it on Saturday with my wife and my dad. I really liked it. A good balance of male and female humor. Seth Rogen and his four retarded friends are hilarious, and so is Paul Rudd.

One of the things I liked about the movie was the realistic feeling of friendship you get from the guys who share the house together. There was the running snap of "you know what you look like? You look like..." that I thought only my friends and I did. "You look like Bill Gates and John Goodman had a man-baby together, and it had Down Syndrome."

I think I found it funnier than my wife. We saw it yesterday and I think it's one of those movies like Old School that is better watched with buddies than chicks. It wasn't stellar (could have waited for it on DVD), but still funny.

I think I found it funnier than my wife.

Isn't your wife funny? I'm going to tell her you said that.***
***Complete sarcasm alert.
Disclaimer: I do not know Chris's wife, nor do I know anybody that knows her.

That was a funny post until you started worrying about it.

Isn't your wife funny? I'm going to tell her you said that.***
***Complete sarcasm alert.
Disclaimer: I do not know Chris's wife, nor do I know anybody that knows her.

I hate you.

J/K, nice play.

BTW, my wife is funny and has a good sense of humor. She likes a lot of silly movies i like (Office Space, etc), but she wasn't big on this one.

V for Vendetta: I initially had no interest in seeing this but it was on HBO and it was awesome. For any 9/11 consipiracy theorists it would be quite interesting for them.

That was a funny post until you started worrying about it.

I had to start worrying about it. Wives and mothers are off limits.
But kids, well, fuck 'em.

But kids, well, fuck 'em.
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Nice.

Some of you guys are awesome at this. (some not so much) Check out the stickied thread in OT about this show my friend is casting for. Video-blog movie reviews from the comfort of your own room. I can't imagine jobs being much cooler or easier than that. Zip, Fool, and Mxy; you guys have to do it.

Check out Wilderness Survival For Girls. It's a low-key character piece, the story of three attractive teenage girls up at their parents cabin when an intruder comes into the picture. It's sort of an anti-"scream queen" coming of age movie, and could easily be a stage play. The teenage girls are stupid in the way you'd expect teenage girls to be stupid, not "Hollywood stupid". The intruder is menacing but doesn't wear a hockey mask and live hundreds of years. The girls are cute and hot in the way that real girls are, and two take off their tops. The look and sound of the movie is really nice for a $90k budget. It's not a perfect movie, but it definitely got 4 out of 5 stars from me.

can't wait for this movie, Superbad.

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Oceans 13 anyone? I liked it and was alot better than 12 but not better than 11.

Don't really want to spoil anything so I'll just keep quiet..

It's now time for another episode of:

Zip Goshboots At the Movies(I haven't seen).

Evan Almighty. Ohh kay. Alrighty.
Not gonna see this one, and there are several reasons why.
First, I'm sick and tired of "Life Lessons From Morgan Freeman". Whether it's Shawshank, and him telling us that getting butt raped by four or five guys is how you spend your days in prison (until you dig a four mile tunnel through concrete with a Q-tip and escape), or telling us that not everyone's prayers can be answered (as if I didn't know that already, I mean, I've still never had that threesome with Jennifer Anniston and Beyonce), enough IS enough. Morgan, who do you think you are? God?.
Steve Carrell. I know this will be blasphemy to the many of the tens of people who hang on my wisdom, but Carrell is about as stiff as a fourteen year old boy who's banging the English teachers prick. He was great in Miss Sunshine, because he played a stilted gay guy who was embarrassed to be himself. Fine. Dustin Hoffman won an Oscar playing a retard.
Carell is not a good actor; He's no Jim Carrey, hell, he's not even as good as Paul Ruud, who carried forty year old virgin on his back.
The story. Unless you completely spoof this doozy of a bedtime story, and I mean lampoon it so bad that you and everyone who sees it will burn in hell, what the fuck you gonna do? Let me guess: Off beat, but pretty much normal boring guy hears "God" talking to him, thinks he's going crazy, then realizes he's not crazy, God is (build a big boat, eh?), builds it, then it looks like he made a mistake, but KABOOM! Morgan Freeman rides a wave in wearing his white suit, and there's rain, and elephant shit everywhere, and in the end one big preachy sappy, "Yes, Virginia, there IS a God" ending. I don't expect a "surprise ending" either, because the last surprise ending I saw was when Judy Garland found out that she just bumped her head and had a really wierd dream.
Fuck this piece of shit. I'd rather see Sin City. Then I'd know I'm watching something realistic.

There are many comic types. There's the Straight man, the Loudmouth, the Ass, the Basket Case, the Rubberface...etc. Steve Carell's comic type is the "No-One's-Home." It refers to a guy who's a blank slate, a guy who might say and do seemingly normal and rational things but you can tell he doesn't understand them. For a comic actor, it's really hard to play against your type.

I think I'd call Steve Carrells type the "Can you fucking beLIEVE I'm making all this money?" type.

It's now time for another episode of:

Zip Goshboots At the Movies(I haven't seen).

Evan Almighty. Ohh kay. Alrighty.
Not gonna see this one, and there are several reasons why.
First, I'm sick and tired of "Life Lessons From Morgan Freeman". Whether it's Shawshank, and him telling us that getting butt raped by four or five guys is how you spend your days in prison (until you dig a four mile tunnel through concrete with a Q-tip and escape), or telling us that not everyone's prayers can be answered (as if I didn't know that already, I mean, I've still never had that threesome with Jennifer Anniston and Beyonce), enough IS enough. Morgan, who do you think you are? God?.
Steve Carrell. I know this will be blasphemy to the many of the tens of people who hang on my wisdom, but Carrell is about as stiff as a fourteen year old boy who's banging the English teachers prick. He was great in Miss Sunshine, because he played a stilted gay guy who was embarrassed to be himself. Fine. Dustin Hoffman won an Oscar playing a retard.
Carell is not a good actor; He's no Jim Carrey, hell, he's not even as good as Paul Ruud, who carried forty year old virgin on his back.
The story. Unless you completely spoof this doozy of a bedtime story, and I mean lampoon it so bad that you and everyone who sees it will burn in hell, what the fuck you gonna do? Let me guess: Off beat, but pretty much normal boring guy hears "God" talking to him, thinks he's going crazy, then realizes he's not crazy, God is (build a big boat, eh?), builds it, then it looks like he made a mistake, but KABOOM! Morgan Freeman rides a wave in wearing his white suit, and there's rain, and elephant shit everywhere, and in the end one big preachy sappy, "Yes, Virginia, there IS a God" ending. I don't expect a "surprise ending" either, because the last surprise ending I saw was when Judy Garland found out that she just bumped her head and had a really wierd dream.
Fuck this piece of shit. I'd rather see Sin City. Then I'd know I'm watching something realistic.

Agree with you %100. But the Office is one of my favorite TV shows. I think Jim and Dwight make that show though.

Son of a B word, I keep forgetting to watch that show. I'd like to see it--is it worth buying the DVD sets?
Or should I just wait till it turns up on channel 932 at 11 PM?

I watched a couple re-runs last night, but they weren't in order. It would be hard to watch it that way since they are not totally independant episodes like Sienfeld is. It's not like 24, where you'd have to watch them in order, but you'd still miss out on a lot of plot watching them out of order. you'd miss inside jokes a lot. I think it would be worth renting/buying the series. I've seen a few of them multiple times and still laughed.

I'm leery of Evan Almighty because it's being marketed specifically to the church-going types. Steve Carell does make me laugh, though, and he stole plenty of scenes in the Ron Burgundy movie(s). God should've been recast -- Ron Jeremy would be ideal if he weren't coaching the Tragic.

Saw Oceans 13 last night, much better than 12, on par with 11. I loved it.

http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=7415

behind the scenes of the iron man movie.

Also on the same site they have some pretty interesting transformers clips that are mostly teaser clips(meaning they dont spoil the movies plot)

I'm leery of Evan Almighty because it's being marketed specifically to the church-going types. Steve Carell does make me laugh, though, and he stole plenty of scenes in the Ron Burgundy movie(s). God should've been recast -- Ron Jeremy would be ideal if he weren't coaching the Tragic.

Moxie, I can't agree with you on Carell's role in Anchorman, and most of the critics felt the same way: Having Carell play a retard did him and that movie a great disservice. Thank Gawd Fred Willard was there to balance Carells idiotic role.

Oh man, I really thought Carell was great in Anchorman. He had all the memorable lines.

I agree with Mich & Tele.

I DON'T KNOW WHY WE'RE YELLING

I stabbed a man in the heart!

AHAOAHAHWOAOTE WHY ARE WE YELLING MAKING LOUD NOISE
Fucking' A, That is just plain ol' Great Writing!

Come on Zip, what are you gonna do? The guy took the role of a retard and polished that turd into comedy gold.

It's basically just Ralphie Wiggum from the Simpsons. "I ated the purple berries and they taste like burning."

Just got back from the late showing of Mr. Brooks. It starts well. Gets a little slow in the middle. Doesn't have a great deal of suspense but it ends very well. The ending was the only "twist" you don't see coming and it even makes sense for the movie.

Come on Zip, what are you gonna do? The guy took the role of a retard and polished that turd into comedy gold.

It's basically just Ralphie Wiggum from the Simpsons. "I ated the purple berries and they taste like burning."

I'll give it up to you Mich. You've got a serious set of brains and a solid sense of humor. And I'll admit that killing a guy with a trident was pretty funny.
It's just that, well, Fred Willard was also in that movie, and between him and Paul Ruud, I didn't have time to give Carell his proper due. BTW, Anchorman is the best movie of all time.

High-five on the Fred Willard note. He's been fantastic since Real People was on the air.

United 93 anyone? Really sad movie. Beginning was so fucking boring but later it was pretty intense. I've become so into 9/11 after it had passed watching alot of clips about what really happened, conspiracies etc.

Come on Zip, what are you gonna do? The guy took the role of a retard and polished that turd into comedy gold.

It's basically just Ralphie Wiggum from the Simpsons. "I ated the purple berries and they taste like burning."
Check out "Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie", the outtake plotlines of Ron Burgundy rearranged into a brand new movie on the two-disc Anchorman DVD. You find out that he's a Vietnam vet who's shell-shocked into idiocy, but his "vet" self comes out when they have to plan a raid. Funny, funny stuff. The movie doesn't *quite* stand on its own IMO, but as a companion piece to Anchorman, there's a ton of top notch stuff.

So you know when you are watching American Beauty and
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and Kevin Spacey are at home and Spacey is coming on to
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and she goes into that whispery voice and is all "There happens to be a lot about me that you don't know, Mr. Smarty Man."

Do you ever think that's the voice she uses to get
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all aroused?

I think it is too. And I think its awkward that I know what gets
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I put Warren Beatty and Paul Newman in the same category these days. They're both always shuffling around like, "huh? What?" Same with Harrison Ford. I know movie heroes get old like everyone else, but these 3 guys have just gone absolutely senile before their time.

I put Warren Beatty and Paul Newman in the same category these days. They're both always shuffling around like, "huh? What?" Same with Harrison Ford. I know movie heroes get old like everyone else, but these 3 guys have just gone absolutely senile before their time.
Newman raced at the Daytona at age 80. To whatever extent he may be getting a little long in the tooth, he's not senile before his time.

I first got turned onto Paul Newman by one of my all-time favorite movies, The Verdict. Whenever I see it on TV, I want to watch it until the end even though I have it on videotape somewhere, because the end is just SO worth it. It has compelling David Mamet dialogue, and Paul Newman is in top form! If you're a fan of classic legal drama, this one is for you.

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And my friends are spending this afternoon drinking and when I get out of work I'm picking them up and DDing for them. The plan is to take them to see the new Die Hard. Should be interesting.

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies is a very good serious (but not overwhelmingly so) documentary about some of the history of 50-60s-era exploitation industry. "Some" means snippets of all of the living people like Roger Corman, Vampira, and Sam Arkoff that the director could get his hands on, in conjunction with cool snippets from various exploitation films reflective of various sub-genres. If Reefer Madness and a little 50-60s-era nudity and gore is your bag, this is a worthwhile rental.

Note that the above is definitely not kid-friendly viewing and has stuff that might surprise you, which is sort of the point.

Saw the new Die Hard a few days ago. It was pretty solid. Good action, good acting, good storyline. Nothing amazing but worth seeing.

Went to see Ratatoulle with the girlfriend (she's got a thing for Pixar movies). Pretty good for a kid movie. Had its funny parts. Could be good for taking the girlfriend/wife to.

I saw 300 finally. It was a lot better than I expected. Although not historically accurate (aside from the 'monsters' and exceptionally huge animals) it was good. Ill give it a 7.

I'm leery of Evan Almighty because it's being marketed specifically to the church-going types. Steve Carell does make me laugh, though, and he stole plenty of scenes in the Ron Burgundy movie(s). God should've been recast -- Ron Jeremy would be ideal if he weren't coaching the Tragic.


I saw Evan Almighty, it was a good movie, not as good as Bruce Almighty was though...

it had a John Goodman sighting too!!!


Probably a movie worth seeing in the cheap show...

I saw Blades of Glory w/ my girlfriend last night at the cheap show (macomb mall) also...

i've seen it twice now...funny ass movie...

I hear that Transformers is a pretty sick movie too. I'm going to end up watching it this week, anyone watch it?

No, but I would like to see it this week...

I just watched Garden State for the first time. Pretty cool flick. 8.3/10.

i doubt i ever get my self to watch garden state.

im watching "in her shoes" right now on hbo (muted). looks like a crappy movie, but cameron diaz struts around 1/2 naked for most of the movie and is unbelievable.

wowzers i used to think she was overrated. no more!

Finally someone agrees with me about Cameron. She gets better with age.

Just saw "Die Hard".

Go see it. Every once in a while, as a guy, you need a movie where you can just sit back and not think and watch people die. So unrealistic it's great!

I also think that if you gather every super hero in the world and put them up against Chuck Norris, Jack Bauer, and John McClain, the Trio would walk away unscathed.

Just saw Transformers.

Loved every minute of it.

Much, MUCH funnier than I anticipated, and some of the best CGI ever seen in human history. The robot battles were breathtaking.

They made Starscream incredibly cool.

saw transformers being prepared to be disappointed, somehow i wasn't. Easily the best movie of the summer, and the first movie since 300 that i'll probably see a 2nd time. Michael Bay probably was meant to do this movie, it had his signature all over it, yet was terrific and sharper than his previous films which had too much popcorn at times. Easily his best movie so far.

Are there things an old Transformers fan could complain about? yep. But if you found time to, i'm amazed because it was too much going on for that. Again it was a great movie and it kinda lived up to its hype.

Also Hugo Weaving(agent smith) was chosen for megatron for his voice style, but they flipped his voice with so many effects that the voice itself sounds nothing like him. But I can see why they chose him. You can hear how his agent smith like manorisms give megatron that extra cold flavor.

Also Shia Leblouf is going to be a star. I noticed some people hate on the kid, but he's definitely got box office skills. And Steven Spielberg became a new connect for him, meaning he'll get to be in plenty of future blockbusters(Indiana Jones 4 is next on his plate).


Oh starscream was the illest decepticon. I still hate his design, but he was nevertheless the coolest decepticon with megatron(whose design was also a lil' awkward" and devastator tied for second.


Lastly Megan Fox can get it a few times over.

Also Shia Leblouf is going to be a star. I noticed some people hate on the kid, but he's definitely got box office skills. And Steven Spielberg became a new connect for him, meaning he'll get to be in plenty of future blockbusters(Indiana Jones 4 is next on his plate).

Been on the front of that bandwagon since "Even Stevens". Hell I even happened to see the animated movie he did a voice in. Kids good.

Lastly Megan Fox can get it a few times over.

Yikes!

I've agreed with Gutz twice today already.

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Been on the front of that bandwagon since "Even Stevens". Hell I even happened to see the animated movie he did a voice in. Kids good.
I saw that greenlight screenplay contest they used to have and he was casted in the movie they made from it. the movie sucked. but during the whole period of behind the scenes interviews for the series, he seemed to have some solid elements to him to be a big time actor. I thought that silly curl from he had needed to go though. thus its gone and now he's on the spielberg gravy train to blockbuster jobs. The same gravy train scorcese put dicaprio on. But unlike dicaprio, i actually like Shia.

Yikes!

I've agreed with Gutz twice today already.

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Why wouldnt you, I'm The Healer.

Yikes!

I've agreed with Gutz twice today already.

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That pic doesn't even do her justice.


She is SMOKING hot in the movie....

Apparently Transformers is supposed to be a trilogy. Just thought I'd throw that in there.

Apparently Transformers is supposed to be a trilogy. Just thought I'd throw that in there.
Every successful movie is a trilogy if hollywood had the say. They tried to talk Zack Snyder into somehow doing a trilogy of 300. LMAO...I guess call it zombie ghosts of sparta. oh wait there already is a ghost of sparta.



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i've heard great things about Transformers...i'll definitely see that soon.

has anyone seen Ratatouille? i'm a sucker for Pixar animated movies. i've heard the animation in this movie is unbelieveable.

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That pic doesn't even do her justice.


She is SMOKING hot in the movie....

good LAWD. not to detract from the movie thread, but DAMN.

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anyone who wants to watch transformers at home right now might want to go check out the link i put up in... somewhere else. it'll probably be taken down soon. im going to watch it after the tiger game.

I saw ratatouille PM me for the link, I doubt it lasts more than a day. It's a very good movie, and I usually don't like the animated ones.

I took the gf to see it. She loved it, I didn't think it was all that bad either. I'm not usually big on seeing movies like that in theaters but it was a great date movie.

I saw Unhitched, a British romantic comedy with a couple American stars (Seth Green with a silly British accent, Amy Smart) that was entertaining. It's classic "guy wants girl to marry him instead of the wrong guy" fare, done pretty well, and pleasant enough for a 90 minute rental.

Does Seth Green play the short guy?

He plays the wacky British guy, who's trying to get the wrong man to break up with the right woman and has some funny moments.

Does Seth Green play the short guy?
He plays a 6'4" bodybuilder. Its amazing what they can do with camera angles these days.......

:emo kid:

Saw "Alone With Her", an interesting little indie film about a surveillance psycho dweeb (Tom Hanks' son Colin) voyeurizing and stalking a hot/cute Mexican girl (Ana Claudia Talancón -- I like!). The big conceit of the movie is that it's shot entirely from the "stalker-eye" view. It ends realistically grimly (definitely not a "date" film if you're seeing someone new), and you'll like the girl enough to not want it to end grimly, and that's what makes this a good film.

Don't see Ratatouie. My kid fell asleep in it and my ex-wife wanted to walk out on it (which we eventually did since my kid was asleep). It does look good (graphically).

I've been a bit late, but I just watched Transformers.

People have been saying one of the best movie ever. It doesn't deserve the hype imo. Good movie, good acting, good story(never seen the cartoon), but a shitty ending. Come on what the fuck, without spoiling it for everyone, but then again, everyone has probably watched it. They should have changed the ending or something.

Megan Fox is some fineass piece of woman although some pics of her on the internet are really bad

Has anyone ever seen a preview for the movie Sunshine? It came out on Friday, and it is supposed to be a Summer Blockbuster with a decent cast and I have yet to see a preview for it. I have never seen a movie with less hype. It even got good critical reveiws.

Here's a preview for it:
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Gutz posted something about this(?), and it looked good.

Has anyone ever seen a preview for the movie Sunshine? It came out on Friday, and it is supposed to be a Summer Blockbuster with a decent cast and I have yet to see a preview for it. I have never seen a movie with less hype. It even got good critical reveiws.

Here's a preview for it:
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i saw it, i'd give it a B-. The story is ridiculously enticing. The Twists are terrific. But in the end the ending didnt have as much spark as the rest of the movie. It wasnt bad at all though. But too much story in it to be a blockbuster unfortunately.

But its a second level all star cast of people who arent quite as famous as a-list stars. The scarecrow from batman begins, Crouching tiger's Michelle yeoh, and Chris evans aka Johnny storm of tghe Fantastic four headline the cast. Again you know them, but they arent a-list.

I've been a bit late, but I just watched Transformers.

People have been saying one of the best movie ever. It doesn't deserve the hype imo. Good movie, good acting, good story(never seen the cartoon), but a shitty ending. Come on what the fuck, without spoiling it for everyone, but then again, everyone has probably watched it. They should have changed the ending or something.

Megan Fox is some fineass piece of woman although some pics of her on the internet are really bad
Maybe you not seeing the cartoon before is a factor in your opinion. but i thought it was good from beginning to end. the ending was solid imo. wasnt the key to life or anything, but solid with plenty of room for a sequel.

Spolier I guess...

I didn't just expect Sam to put the cube into Megatrons fucking heart, I was expecting Prime and Bumblebee to kick his ass, but instead, Sam had to put the cube into Megatron's heart.

Why not have Prime kill Megatron by sacricifing himself? Too much of a cliche? Maybe...or maybe that is how it went to in the comics. It was a really solid movie, but the end was wasted.

Sequel????Hells yeah!

Spolier I guess...

Sequel????Hells yeah!
They could kill him off or there wouldn't have been a sequel...........
That's my guess anyway

Knocked up was funny but it was basically a romantic comedy. Not what I wanted to see 3 hours after breaking up with my girlfriend. I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry had its funny parts, but it was more of a rental movie to me. It was good, but it wasn't 10$ ticket good.

I saw the movie "Proof".

I didn't really like it.

Led by Gwyneth (though really Hope Davis was better), there was all sorts of solid acting of various emotional states corresponding to a plot about a math geek gone psycho.

But it felt fundamentally pointless. They could all flush themselves down a toilet and I'd think "pity, they acted well, but I didn't care what they were saying".

Any comments on the wedding movie with the guy from the Office?

Saw the new Harry Potter. Not bad, actually. It's the shortest one by far, and I think it was probably one of the longest books, so thumbs up to whoever adapted the screenplay. The special effects were easily the best so far, and Ralph Fiennes is pretty cool as Voldemort.

On the downside, it's a pretty serious movie, not as lighthearted and fun as the other ones. They're trying to emphasize the fact that Harry Potter is in real danger of being killed. So with that, you get scenes of Harry Potter's bulging muscles, Harry Potter's raging hormones, Harry Potter's awful temper...definitely one for the swooning teenage girls.

I bet Harry bulked up after almost getting kilt by Ron Artest.

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Any comments on the wedding movie with the guy from the Office?
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I liked the Potter movie also. And I liked the serious darker tone myself. Felt very Lord of the Ringish. I must say there is some accomplishment in 4 successful sequels and possibly 6 of them when its said and done. Big time kudos to WB for picking up this money maker business wise and more kudos to the producers for keeping the formula solid enough to last this long.

Can anyone even think of a 5 movie franchise kicking ass let alone 7? Freddy kruger is probably jealous of all the careful treatment and work they put into those movies vs the crapping out of the anus effort they put into his sequels.

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James Bond is still going strong after 30 some years and many sequels. I'd like to see Harry Potter pull a dartgun out of his ass and shoot a cuple of Russki's while roller skating. So he's got a little "Magic Wand". Wow, so he isn;t even as good as Samantha, who just had to wiggle her nose, or Genie, who just had to wigle her hips. Amateurs need props, not the pros.

Apparently, they are getting ready to make an 8th one of these too, lol.

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The difference between Harry Potter and James Bond is that every one of us has seen a James Bond movie that just plain sucked, and we said to ourselves "god damn Bond sucks now. Let's not go see another Bond movie for like 10 years." "The Living Daylights," anyone?

The Harry Potter movies have been remarkably good, and I think it's because they're humble. They don't really think they're making classics. They're not trying to define a generation. They don't pretend they're making art films. They're just kiddie stories meant to entertain. They set their goals a little lower and they end up succeeding quite nicely every time.

Bond movies are a series, not direct sequels in any manner whatsoever. Not the same thing really. I'm talking linear movies. And though I joke on Krueger his sequels dont count either since each one is in a different zone.

There is a challenge in keeping a consistently along the same lines group of sequels going. Part of what works is the growth factor. Seeing characters grow can keep them from becoming boring. With that in mind they need to hurry up on these last two potter movies before he's roaming through Hogwarts with a beard, receded hair line, two muggle strippers, and a fifth of gin and pumpkin juice.

Saw "Alone With Her", an interesting little indie film about a surveillance psycho dweeb (Tom Hanks' son Colin) voyeurizing and stalking a hot/cute Mexican girl (Ana Claudia Talancón -- I like!). The big conceit of the movie is that it's shot entirely from the "stalker-eye" view. It ends realistically grimly (definitely not a "date" film if you're seeing someone new), and you'll like the girl enough to not want it to end grimly, and that's what makes this a good film.


Fuck, I want to know what happens at the end!! Tell me!!

Bond movies are a series, not direct sequels in any manner whatsoever. Not the same thing really. I'm talking linear movies. And though I joke on Krueger his sequels dont count either since each one is in a different zone.

There is a challenge in keeping a consistently along the same lines group of sequels going. Part of what works is the growth factor. Seeing characters grow can keep them from becoming boring. With that in mind they need to hurry up on these last two potter movies before he's roaming through Hogwarts with a beard, receded hair line, two muggle strippers, and a fifth of gin and pumpkin juice.

Funny shit, Gutz.

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[QUOTE=Gutz Gatsu]I liked the Potter movie also. And I liked the serious darker tone myself. Felt very Lord of the Ringish. I must say there is some accomplishment in 4 successful sequels and possibly 6 of them when its said and done. Big time kudos to WB for picking up this money maker business wise and more kudos to the producers for keeping the formula solid enough to last this long.

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I actually heard the Harry Potter movie sucked donkey balls, worst of all the Potter ones. When they tried to make it look like a scary movie in the beginning, it was shit.

well whoever told you that is on his own. Its still breaking IMAX records and honestly I thought it was pretty much another hit. But thats just me.

theres people who think transformers was shit and 300 was garbage. But loved both those movies.

Just saw "Die Hard".

Go see it. Every once in a while, as a guy, you need a movie where you can just sit back and not think and watch people die. So unrealistic it's great!

I also think that if you gather every super hero in the world and put them up against Chuck Norris, Jack Bauer, and John McClain, the Trio would walk away unscathed.

Wurrrrd.

Most unrealistic movie I've seen in a long time. You'd think maybe there'd be a change in these action movies, but not in this one, Bruce doesn't die for shit. Movie's a cliche, but the asian girl was sizzling

Actually I really like the Bourne movies for balls-out asskickery. Looking forward to the new one, which is getting good prerelease reviews.

That being said, Matt Damon is still the devil.

I love those movies too. I'm a big fan of his other books too (the covert ops series). I can't wait to see the Bourne Ultimatum.

That being said, Matt Damon is still the devil.


How do you like them apples?

Saw Zodiac on DVD this weekend, I can't remember the last movie that I saw that I thought was really good (the wife thinks I'm a "movie snob") but this was a very good flick.

Make sure you have about 3 hours available, because we were planning on watching half one night and the other half the next, but we couldn't turn it off.

jet uses that (forgive me for not knowing weapon names) 3-segment stick weapon which has always intrigued me.
I saw Fearless over the weekend on Region 1 DVD. It has fucking AWESOME fighting sequences! The rest of the movie is decent, but bashes you over the head and overdoes the Important Message just a little -- "afterschool special, with blood". Jet Li comes across as a fucking badass, though... even moreso than in Lethal Weapon 4. About the only thing I could wish for are even more fighting scenes. Supposedly, there were a lot of cuts and there's a Director's Cut with even more. That I want to see...

Just saw The Lives of Others. I was going to go to the Traverse City film festival (and see this movie and some others) but plans fell through and oddly enough my buddy found it playing in Canton last week. We were the only two people in the theatre which gave it the feel of watching it at home only with a kick ass home theatre system. It was good and definately worth the watch. It has a bit of a slow build-up while its introing the characters and setting the scene for the main portion of the movie which my buddy and I used to goof on things. But once it gets through the prologue you are drawn in (and we instictively stopped ripping on things). The ending has a bit of a jump through time portion as it needs time in the movie's world to pass to get to the ending they want but we both agreed they walked the thin line of just throwing you into the future and came out on the good side of things. Its subtitled (from German) which you should know going in, but I definitely recomend it.

i watched a movie last night called cannibal holocaust. its from the early 80s, i stumbled upon it, not sure if its at all known or not.

i guess it was a bit of a precurser to blair witch project, in that the producers tried to creat the buzz that it was real.

and i'll tell you what, ive seen some pretty f'd up things, and this movie is up there. the movie's point, if it has one, is very simple. but it is expressed so powerfully that it works great.

i think its a movie thats definitly worth watching, but a warning that there is extremely graphic violence, rape, and real animal torture. not a movie youd watch with your kids or while downing a couple beers.

you can check it out through this website: alluc.org (delete this if this isnt cool).

I saw the Bourne Ultimatum this morning. Great action, plot starts out kinda exciting but kinda drags to the point that you don't care, but there's plenty of kaboom and crunch and slam so you don't think much about inconsistencies and the "why is this happening" aspect. There was good, mostly laconic acting. It'd probably be a good idea to watch the previous Bourne movie before this one, which I didn't. My experience was hampered by the air conditioning not being turned on in the theater It's definitely a thumbs up, but I may have liked it better if not for that "cooped up hot air" feeling.

i watched a movie last night called cannibal holocaust. its from the early 80s, i stumbled upon it, not sure if its at all known or not.

i guess it was a bit of a precurser to blair witch project, in that the producers tried to creat the buzz that it was real.

and i'll tell you what, ive seen some pretty f'd up things, and this movie is up there. the movie's point, if it has one, is very simple. but it is expressed so powerfully that it works great.

i think its a movie thats definitly worth watching, but a warning that there is extremely graphic violence, rape, and real animal torture. not a movie youd watch with your kids or while downing a couple beers.

you can check it out through this website: alluc.org (delete this if this isnt cool).

Agree with you totally, I couldn't believe what I saw when I watched it.

Enjoyed Caligola though >_>

im impressed youve seen it. i would have guessed no one had.

one thing i really liked about this movie was the method the story was told. crew is missing, second crew goes in looking, finds tape. 2nd half movie is watching the tape.

you would think a ton of thrillers would be set up that way, but its really rare.

Saw Shrek 3 at the dollar movies at Briarwood (hey, it was a buck, why not?). Definately the worst of the 3. There were a few funny spots but nothing stellar. Worth the buck, but glad I wasn't one of the millions who spent 8-10 bucks on a ticket.

I saw the Bourne Ultimatum this morning. Great action, plot starts out kinda exciting but kinda drags to the point that you don't care, but there's plenty of kaboom and crunch and slam so you don't think much about inconsistencies and the "why is this happening" aspect. There was good, mostly laconic acting. It'd probably be a good idea to watch the previous Bourne movie before this one, which I didn't. My experience was hampered by the air conditioning not being turned on in the theater It's definitely a thumbs up, but I may have liked it better if not for that "cooped up hot air" feeling.

you definately have to see the first 2. They are great movies for sure. Perhaps you didn't enjoy this one as much because of that (don't know, I haven't seen the new one yet).

Rented Mike Judge's "Idiocracy" this weekend with high expectations (I'm a big Office Space and Beavis/Butthead fan). Luke Wilson is okay, so I thought it might be good.

It was one of the most god awful 15 minutes of movie that I've ever seen. That's how long it took to turn it off.

Please do what is right and avoid this film.

I was so excited when that movie came out - I love Mike Judge. But it was a huge disappointment, and I'm not sure if it's because the movie was supposed to be filled with that much stupidity or not, but this I know: no one wants to see a movie that's this stupid for this long.

pleasantly surprised by 'lord of war'. i usually hate nicholas cage but this was a decent film. nothing i'd watch repeatedly but it was a decent movie.

you definately have to see the first 2. They are great movies for sure. Perhaps you didn't enjoy this one as much because of that (don't know, I haven't seen the new one yet).
What I meant is that you may want to re-watch them if you haven't seen them recently. I saw the first two when they came to DVD, but that was awhile ago. Ultimatum spend a lot of time flashing back to events from the second movie in particular, almost to the point of distraction.

And, as for the Idiocracy negativity:
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I just watched them a couple weeks ago, so I am primed for the new one.

BTW, I rented the Pristege and it was decent, but the sound was the worst I have EVER seen. The music was really loud and the talking was really soft. I could barely hear them talking most of the movie. It really pissed me off. Even if you turned it up that didn't help because the music drowned out the talking. And my wife said the same thing, so I know it wasn't just my ears. Did anyone else experience this?

also, you fooled me Mxy. I thought your clip was the "um yeah, I'm just not sure about that right now"

I watched the Prestige on DVD with some friends and the sound wasn't a problem that I recall.

go see knocked up if its out in the theaters or in tvlinks but mother of fuck its a great movie.

I watched the Prestige on DVD with some friends and the sound wasn't a problem that I recall.

It was probably the DVD then. We rented another movie from there and there were parts were the audio went out completely. I'm not going back to the local movie store again.

Saw Bourne Ultimatum last night. The flashbacks to the 2 previous movies aren't of obscure scenes so I didn't have the same problem with it that Mxy had. I liked it and it was good to see some closure to the story. My only problem with the series is probably its main strength. It sticks with the same formula so tightly that you know coming in exactly what you are getting. The bad parts to that are very little dialogue, a new female love interest who will suddenly help Bourne for no reason other than "women are sappy and fall in love easily", a story built on the audience's lack of knowledge so its easier to steer the plot (my main beef right there), new executive bad guy, new executive bad guy's boss who is the real bad guy, a CIA that is apparently incapable of getting anything done, in fighting between good CIA and bad CIA, running/car chases that are overly long and only somewhat cool to fill the lack of story. The good parts are quick action, easily followable storyline (since they give you almost no information to get sidetracked on), a movie that isn't bogged down with uneeded dialogue, personal drama, or false plot leads.

In the end I wasn't given enough story throughout the series to care about Bourne enough to over look the fact that the movie's plot was so thin. It was decent though.

Something certainly notable about this one was that Bourne not only looks a lot older than the first (Damon getting old and a bit thick?) but he gets torn up more as well. I actually really liked seeing him get his but kicked a little before pulling things off. Very anti-James Bond.

Saw "Superbad" on Monday night. Pretty funny movie, but flawed. Not enough Michael Cera, too much of the two dumb cops, but the squeaky little dork Fogle (aka "McLovin") fuckin put this movie in his pocket and walked away with it. He was awesome.