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Usually Lurkin · 02-11-2011, 01:49 AM

Watched RED the other night. It sucked.

Usually Lurkin · 02-13-2011, 10:38 PM

The Mechanic. Charles Bronson. Cool.

Big Boy Laroux · 02-20-2011, 01:32 AM

Saw "127 Hours" today. Solid solid movie. Highly recommended. Franco's one-man show absolutely deserves the Oscar.

CadBane · 02-20-2011, 01:34 AM

Colin Firth is a lock, sorry.

Usually Lurkin · 02-20-2011, 01:52 AM

Taken. Very good stuff. Surprisingly good.

rmacomic · 02-20-2011, 02:29 AM

Ok someone else bumped this thread tonight so I won't feel guilty about adding. I am VERRRRRYYY psyched about James Cameron and Guillermo del Toro's new project, At The Mountains Of Madness. For those who read Lovecraft, this is his ultimate work.

Forget the icky creatures, Lovecraft's genius was his ability to illustrate the insignificance of human existence in the cosmos. At The Mountains Of Madness was his masterpiece in this end. I was never more terrified from the written word than when I first read this story. If Cameron And del Toro can recreate that feeling of utter horror at the reality of how little you matter, then this movie could be the best horror film of all time. Failing that, they might make a flick worthy of an author, whose work is mostly dismissed due to his mythology outshining his brilliance in creating sense of foreboding dread.

Kirobaito · 02-20-2011, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by rmacomic

Ok someone else bumped this thread tonight so I won't feel guilty about adding. I am VERRRRRYYY psyched about James Cameron and Guillermo del Toro's new project, At The Mountains Of Madness. For those who read Lovecraft, this is his ultimate work.

Forget the icky creatures, Lovecraft's genius was his ability to illustrate the insignificance of human existence in the cosmos. At The Mountains Of Madness was his masterpiece in this end. I was never more terrified from the written word than when I first read this story. If Cameron And del Toro can recreate that feeling of utter horror at the reality of how little you matter, then this movie could be the best horror film of all time. Failing that, they might make a flick worthy of an author, whose work is mostly dismissed due to his mythology outshining his brilliance in creating sense of foreboding dread.

I have a sticky-note on my monitor at work with a lo-fi drawing of Cthulhu on it. It's to remind me how little my work actually matters.

Big Boy Laroux · 02-20-2011, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by CadBane

Colin Firth is a lock, sorry.

Should have clarified - I wasn't saying Franco would win, but he is absolutely deserving if he does. Same would go for firth. But not eisenberg or Bridges. They were good, but not at level of firth/Franco. And I have to admit I didn't see Bardem's movie.

Usually Lurkin · 02-20-2011, 09:33 AM

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Taken. Very good stuff. Surprisingly good.

Bumping my own post just to ask of anyone who's seen this movie: WTF were all his buddies doing the whole time?

mary · 02-20-2011, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by CadBane

Colin Firth is a lock, sorry.

This, co-sign, X, ditto.

CadBane · 02-21-2011, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by rmacomic

Ok someone else bumped this thread tonight so I won't feel guilty about adding. I am VERRRRRYYY psyched about James Cameron and Guillermo del Toro's new project, At The Mountains Of Madness. For those who read Lovecraft, this is his ultimate work.

Forget the icky creatures, Lovecraft's genius was his ability to illustrate the insignificance of human existence in the cosmos. At The Mountains Of Madness was his masterpiece in this end. I was never more terrified from the written word than when I first read this story. If Cameron And del Toro can recreate that feeling of utter horror at the reality of how little you matter, then this movie could be the best horror film of all time. Failing that, they might make a flick worthy of an author, whose work is mostly dismissed due to his mythology outshining his brilliance in creating sense of foreboding dread.

I've been waiting for this for years (Guillermo wrote the script a long time ago). I'm a huge Lovecraft fan, I've read every work he's ever published. Del Toro has had such a hard time getting it greenlit because his stance has always been "I'm doing it MY way or I'm not doing it at all". And that's how it should be. MoM deserves a HARD R. You cannot do it PG-13, you just can't. With Cameron on board as Producer, that helped alleviate Studio concerns, and they should be entering production this Spring (Pearlman is already attached). Del Toro wants Cruise for the lead, but the Studio is pushing for McAvoy. They're also shooting in 3-D, which could be pretty cool. I really really really hope this is as epic as it deserves to be.

Axilla · 02-21-2011, 11:06 AM

last film i watched was Capturing the Friedmans. it won awards for best documentary and was nominated for an Oscar.

i don't know if i'd recommend it to many people. basically about a school teacher that was found with child porn and then tried for child-rape, etc.

a lot of footage is essentially home videos that one of the sons recorded while the trial was happening. showed how the family was divided and how it affected everybody. how the people of the town handled it and then how there was hysteria in the media.

basically a gruesome story.

Usually Lurkin · 02-21-2011, 11:35 AM

This thread has taken a turn for the dark and terrible.

alexamenos · 02-26-2011, 12:39 AM

Lost Season 3, specifically the Nikki and Paulo episode.

Greatness...underrated greatness.

ShaggyDirk · 02-28-2011, 01:52 PM

Henry: A Portrait of a Serial Killer

I feel dirty.

MavsX · 02-28-2011, 03:47 PM

oh oh oh..check out "Machete" its sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Murphy3 · 02-28-2011, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ShaggyDirk

Henry: A Portrait of a Serial Killer

I feel dirty.

Yeah, I know what you mean.. I've seen that one a couple of times.

LonghornDub · 03-01-2011, 12:18 AM

I watched about 15 minutes of that Equilibrium flick with Bale and Taye Diggs on TV the other day and was immediately reminded of how much ass it sucks.

(A lot.)

Usually Lurkin · 03-01-2011, 10:37 AM

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Henry: A Portrait of a Serial Killer

I feel dirty.

as I scrolled past I saw Harry Potter: a Serial Killer

Usually Lurkin · 03-01-2011, 10:40 AM

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I watched about 15 minutes of that Equilibrium flick with Bale and Taye Diggs on TV the other day and was immediately reminded of how much ass it sucks.

(A lot.)

seconded. I forced myself all the way through, and have been trying to gather myself to do it again just so I can think of all the things they did wrong and imagine myself making it into a good movie. Cause it's one that might should have been good.

GermanDunk · 03-24-2011, 03:04 PM

I watched the Sci-fi "Sunshine" by Danny Boyle recently. Those, who liked "Moon", will enjoy this movie either.

CadBane · 03-24-2011, 04:02 PM

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I watched the Sci-fi "Sunshine" by Danny Boyle recently. Those, who liked "Moon", will enjoy this movie either.

Moon is so much better. Sunshine was a letdown, in part because I had really high expectations.

Underdog · 03-24-2011, 04:46 PM

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Moon is so much better. Sunshine was a letdown, in part because I had really high expectations.

Sunshine really fell apart in the 3rd act when it decided to turn into a slasher film...

GermanDunk · 03-24-2011, 05:29 PM

I agree here. Sunshine could have ended better. Really good astro-sci-fi´s are hard to find. I consider Sunshine as solid.

CadBane · 03-24-2011, 10:10 PM

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Sunshine really fell apart in the 3rd act when it decided to turn into a slasher film...

Agree. I still enjoyed it, but expected more. Absolutely loved Moon though.

LonghornDub · 03-25-2011, 01:58 AM

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seconded. I forced myself all the way through, and have been trying to gather myself to do it again just so I can think of all the things they did wrong and imagine myself making it into a good movie. Cause it's one that might should have been good.

Just saw this, but you're absolutely right. It could have been good. Instead, it was some horrible fusion between a really crappy Matrix and a really crappy Fahrenheit 451.

dude1394 · 05-12-2011, 09:21 PM

Anyone seen Thor yet?

Underdog · 05-12-2011, 09:24 PM

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Anyone seen Thor yet?

Yep.

Thespiralgoeson · 05-12-2011, 09:32 PM

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Anyone seen Thor yet?

I liked it. Not as good as "Iron Man" but better than "The Incredible Hulk." B-.

dude1394 · 05-12-2011, 10:32 PM

Thanks I was a big Thor fan...

DevinHarriswillstart · 05-13-2011, 12:11 PM

Just watched 13 Assassins recently. Not bad considering the dearth of Samurai movies these days. Still, I was actually surprised at how tame it was for a Takashi Miike film. It wasn't quite the blood bath of killing that I had anticipated. The third act was a pretty epic battle, but that is really all that was worth it imo. Overall a B-

Big Boy Laroux · 05-13-2011, 11:02 PM

watched Thor tonight. I liked it. Good acting, plus some decent humor mixed in (and it wasn't roll-your-eyes cheesy humor). I definitely recommend it.

Underdog · 05-13-2011, 11:32 PM

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watched Thor tonight. I liked it. Good acting, plus some decent humor mixed in (and it wasn't roll-your-eyes cheesy humor). I definitely recommend it.

Yep, this is how I'd put it too.

As far as "popcorn flicks" go, Thor is in one of the upper-brackets of what Hollywood can deliver...

EDIT: Chris Hemsworth's Thor definitely makes the idea of the Avengers movie a lot more interesting when viewed in contrast to RDJ's Tony Stark... It's good to see some diversity in the ranks - the backstory is building nicely... I'm definitely more interested in seeing Captain America now.

Big Boy Laroux · 05-14-2011, 07:22 AM

Some additional notes:

I've read reviews saying that Kat Dennings was annoying. I actually thought she was a nice touch - there for comic relief, but she had some great lines.

Stringer Bell pretty much stole the show in his scenes.

Hemsworth was definitely good. But close-ups of his dyed eyebrows were distracting.

Hopkins was great, of course, and Loki was a very crafty (and not over-the-top) villain.

It did feel light on action during the middle, but the movie never dragged for me. And it actually probably had more action than a typical superhero movie cause we didn't have to sit through 45 minutes of origin story before the butt-kicking could begin.

bernardos70 · 05-23-2011, 12:18 AM

Just watched a very interesting documentary on HBO called Gun Fight. Very interesting, highly recommended that you DVR it, if you have HBO. Or watch it on HBO Go if you have that.

irontoad · 06-16-2011, 10:12 AM

I tried to watch Twilight last night, recorded from my DVR... Of course I'd heard the million jokes and bad things about it, but figured I'd witness it with my own eyes and make my own conclusions...

Well, I got through about 40 mins. of it. I put aside all judgments, and tried to appreciate it for what it is, but damn I thought it was awful. Bad acting, vapid characters, but what made me turn it off was the glittering... When I'd heard about the glittering vampires in twilight, I thought people meant that it was just the makeup that they used (or something like that) on the characters. Nope, he's standing in a sunbeam, and sparkling like a prism or a diamond or something. "This is the skin of a killer, bella"... Um yeah, thanks for your time, Edward. Click.

Of course, I'm not going to knock people that do like this and the other ones, god knows I love stuff that people can't even fathom how I could; I guess it just wasn't my thing...

Murphy3 · 06-16-2011, 10:18 AM

Just re-watched Wedding Crashers... I suppose I had forgotten how genius that movie is.. it's amazing.

bernardos70 · 06-16-2011, 10:21 AM

Cedar Rapids: Very quirky comedy. Very enjoyable though, I had quite a few laughs.
Super 8: Old school sci-fi, sold as such, and delivers as such. Very fun movie. Loved it.
Too Big To Fail: Interesting, insightful. Painted Henry Paulson in a very good light.

I also have a few others waiting to be watched: Battle: Los Angeles (don't have high hopes for this one), Cyrus, and The Adjustment Bureau.

irontoad · 06-16-2011, 11:16 AM

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Just re-watched Wedding Crashers... I suppose I had forgotten how genius that movie is.. it's amazing.

Oh man, quotes from that pop into my head all the time for no reason -

"Call me... 'kittykat'"
"It's all deadly"
"Ma! Meatloaf! FU&$!!"

yeah, great flick, one of the few truly funny comedies of the last 5ish years. I think my favorite part is when Walken absently touches the rope on the bed and then just walks out...

orangedays · 06-16-2011, 03:14 PM

May have been mentioned already but 'Buried' was a great film.