Official WTFDetroit Movie Review Thread

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.

Harsh Times

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

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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.

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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.

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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.