Printable View
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
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...st_The_Man.jpg
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.
http://photos13.flickr.com/14587734_8333337482.jpg
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.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...m20Raw2003.jpg
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.
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
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?Quote:
Originally Posted by -NoQuarter-
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://images.rottentomatoes.com/ima.../70/338270.jpg
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.
FWIW, the graphic novel 300 had a lot of narration. The opening in particular was Prince Valiant-esque, IIRC.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zip Goshboots
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 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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cross
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.
was that her really singing?Quote:
Originally Posted by darkobetterthanmelo
I heard from a friend that the new Spiderman was shitty. He considered walking out when she started singing.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zip Goshboots
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.
wikipedia.org
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.
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."Quote:
Originally Posted by b-diddy
Jeffrey Spiderman doesn't sound Jewish to me.