The SRK Movie Fanatic Thread (REVIEWS, QUESTIONS, RANTS, STARS...ETC.) EVERYTHING!!!

[Satomiblood]

I'm glad Greengrass got a nom as well. I thought United 93 was a more appropriate depiction of 9/11 than Oliver Stone's World Trade Center, although the focus of 93 was more centralized.

[ChairHome]

I still haven't been able to catch The Departed. Question to anyone who has seen both The Departed and the original "Infernal Affairs": Does seeing IA first take away from The Departed since you know more or less what's going to happen? Has anyone seen The Departed first then IA?

[Xenozip.]

^
Yeah I feel it takes away from the experience. I saw IF first and I strongly disliked TD. I felt that TD was way too Americanized and the plot twists were pretty much spoiled.

It's like watching the same movie, but I felt they made the western version "cheesy" and overemphasized the wrong things.

[Taito]

I saw Departed 1st then IA.. Departed's dialogue alone sets the movie apart from IA (doesn't make it better but makes it worth watching, even if you prefer IA).. I liked how they handled the ending and the boss in IA better, I felt everything else in Departed was superior. Plot-wise, both movies are practically a scene-for-scene match, with Departed dropping some surprises, changes and artistic license here and there.

[Xenozip.]

^
Eeep, spoiler?

[mylthazzz]

it's funny, i called the forest whitaker nom from the first preview i saw of last king. kate winslet can do no wrong, she gets nommed every year...not saying i'm not happy, i LOVE kate. i am in love with kate. she's like the oscar sweetheart, she does a movie, they nom it...


maybe she picks movies she knows will get nominated because she's good at recognizing whats a good script and whats not?

[angryliberal]

no, i'm not bashing kate. i love kate. i love kate sooooo fucking much. kate is actually my number one of celebrities i would do distgusting acts just to be with. i also think she is a brilliant actress. it wasn't a bash at all, she seems to be the oscar golden girl of this generation.

[angryliberal]

so, now hollywood has found it's new way around making "remakes" by doing the broadway show version of the story on film...i know this has happened for the producers, but now hairspray? this is all a remake in my book and how can you top the og hairspray with licky rake? i can't believe this. however, seeing john travolta in drag and christopher walken in, well anything, might entice me. i am, however, a john waters fan and i'm not very happy with remakes of any kind. i never even bothered with the producers remake. yeah, i'm calling it a remake, cuz essentially, thats what it is...same characters, same story...being on broadway does not excuse remaking quality cinema. hairspray is not "quality", but it's john waters...

[HeaT]

so has anyone seen the movie, The Proposition with Guy Peirce?

that was a pretty intense movie...a VERY general synopsis of what it is about...the main character Guy, is given a proposition that to save his little brother from prison he has to kill his older brother, who is a crazy ass maniac wanted for murdering people...

serioulsy it is very intense...

i would say that it could even go on a top 10 list for top movies of 2006...

im outi

Roberth

[P. Gorath]

yeah I watched The Proposition a few weeks ago, thought it was pretty good although felt like there was just something missing. Really good acting though

Went to the Grindhouse last night and watched an awesome movie by Jack Hill called Switchblade Sisters. Had to bail on the second feature because my girl is sick at home but Jack Hill and one of the actresses was in attendence and did a Q&A.

[angryliberal]

you know, i was watching jaws last night and it came up on the quint speech about the indianapolis, that is one of my favorite movie moments ever. i get chills to this day when he starts talking about the sharks "lifeless eyes"...anyone have some fave monologes from movies?

[HeaT]

i just saw The Three Burials of Marquiadas (sp) Estrada (sp)...

it was directed by Tommy Lee Jones and he also starred in it...

really good movie imo...yall should check it out when you have the time...

im outi

Roberth

[P. Gorath]

you know, i was watching jaws last night and it came up on the quint speech about the indianapolis, that is one of my favorite movie moments ever. i get chills to this day when he starts talking about the sharks "lifeless eyes"...anyone have some fave monologes from movies?
Pump up the volume when slater talks about all the great themes being used up and turned into theme parks; Any monologue in Pulp Fiction (or resevoir dogs). Several good ones in Red Beard (the dying guy's story that caps the first section of the film)...um...

[angryliberal]

oh, the tom hanks speech about crazy neighbors at the end of the burbs...

[P. Gorath]

Pumpkinhead is back http://dvd.ign.com/articles/759/759710p1.html

theres got to be a good monologue from cool hand luke im forgetting...

[angryliberal]

lib's 80's nod of the day - rad. the movie title says it all.

[SFFanatic]

you know, i was watching jaws last night and it came up on the quint speech about the indianapolis, that is one of my favorite movie moments ever. i get chills to this day when he starts talking about the sharks "lifeless eyes"...anyone have some fave monologes from movies?

All of Agent Smith's shit. Seriously, he almost made Matrix Revolutions watchable.

Best.Speech.Ever:http://youtube.com/watch?v=prXXOxCPNek

[SFFanatic]

oh, and I hate to say it, but martin scorsese STILL won't get his due. Clint Eastwood FTW yet again...FUCK THAT SHIT.

[NG1313]

Anyone have IMDB Pro?

I'm sure most of you who would care, have already seen it... The Adventures Of Ford Fairlane is a movie I have to recommend. Top score for a brilliant piece of work.

[HeaT]

some movies that are on my to watch list...

the death of mr. lazarescu

the cook, the theif, his whife, and her lover

idioacracy (sp)

this film is not yet rated

the science of sleep...

has anyone seen any of these and/or know if they are good???

im outi

Roberth

[P. Gorath]

lib's 80's nod of the day - rad. the movie title says it all.
I used to watch Rad religiously back in the day (waay back) along with some other bike movie called bmx bandits. In Rad, I could never understand why the bad guy waited for the main character to catch up in the big race at the end. Those two movies along with Thrasher and Gleaming the cube were my childhood.
oh, and I hate to say it, but martin scorsese STILL won't get his due. Clint Eastwood FTW yet again...FUCK THAT SHIT.what makes you say that? I dont know anyone who seriously thinks eastwood will win this year.

Heat - idiocracy is a good bad movie...or a bad good movie...

Watched the original Hitcher - very enjoyable. c thomas howell is the man.
also watched Primer - pretty good, makes me glad I have no engineer friends.

[angryliberal]

i saw "this film is not yet rated" - very good film. the presentation of the material is ok, but the topic itself is very interesting...

edit: to pg - my brother has seen rad so many times, you can literally play the first note of the opening music and he knows what it is, intsantly. my 80's skate movies were all the old bones brigade shit like search for animal chin...

[P. Gorath]

I havent seen rad in probably 15 years. It along with Monster Squad are two 80s classics not available on dvd (although highly bootlegged on ebay)

[orochizoolander]

Anyone here ever see EQUILIBRIUM that is a fucking GREAT movie it is such a matrix ripoff but it's still just as good if not better then the original matrix n the gun-martial arts was SICK i loved this movie n i've seen it liek 10 times i can't get enough n christian bale fulfills the role PERFECTLY u couyld sooo tell he was destined for batmant begins when u see this movie...too bad the hype of the matrix overshadowed this movie's success but all of SRK should see this movie ASAP lol i jus watched it again yesterday n i still can't get over the ptchblack gunfights!!

[angryliberal]

I havent seen rad in probably 15 years. It along with Monster Squad are two 80s classics not available on dvd (although highly bootlegged on ebay)

yeah, i have a bootleg copy of it on dvd. the quality is shit, but it's worth it simply for the bike dancing sequence with lori laughlin to "send me an angel"

[Xenozip.]

-snip-
also watched Primer - pretty good, makes me glad I have no engineer friends. I couldn't even watch this movie the first time I saw it because I was having a few drinks. Second time watching it was much better, but the dialogue was still so annoying because it was so scattered and bitchy (like they had too much caffeine). I'm sure they intended it though.

Good concept. It's probably better that they filmed it that way, but it was just a bit too raw for me. Not one of my favorite "think" movies.

[P. Gorath]

Anyone here ever see EQUILIBRIUM that is a fucking GREAT movie it is such a matrix ripoff but it's still just as good if not better then the original matrix n the gun-martial arts was SICK i loved this movie n i've seen it liek 10 times i can't get enough n christian bale fulfills the role PERFECTLY u couyld sooo tell he was destined for batmant begins when u see this movie...too bad the hype of the matrix overshadowed this movie's success but all of SRK should see this movie ASAP lol i jus watched it again yesterday n i still can't get over the ptchblack gunfights!!

the matrix>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>battlefield earth>>>>equilibrium

[arcticninja]

an actual good movie that was overshadowed by The Matrix was eXistenZ (or however the fuck you spell it).

[angryliberal]

the matrix>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>battlefield earth>>>>equilibrium

battlefield earth? you scientologist...hollywood is getting to you pg...

[P. Gorath]

an actual good movie that was overshadowed by The Matrix was eXistenZ (or however the fuck you spell it).

yeah i think liberal would like existenz...lots of hole licking

[Satomiblood]

Some of my fave clips from The Way of the Gun:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaJP5aeSo4Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XNogs4AjGg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIzKOXvNppI

[angryliberal]

yeah i think liberal would like existenz...lots of hole licking

really? imma have to watch it...

[ShinAkumax]

It's no office space. The problem with that movie is that it was a 15 minute movie expanded into a full feature film.

[FragMasterGen]

i thought existenz was so fucking horrible that i watched half of it then shot my tv

also, equilibrium fucking kicked ass

[ShinAkumax]

I actually saw existenz in the theather. It felt very " canadian scifi ".

[FragMasterGen]

I actually saw existenz in the theather. It felt very " canadian scifi ".

wtf?! existenz came out in theaters?

that shit had b-movie written all over it

[HeaT]

ya i saw Primer a while ago, really crazy movie, it was really good...

im outi

Roberth

[P. Gorath]

finally watched ginger snaps. was pretty good, probably would have liked it better if i was a girl. the tail stuff just freaked me out

damn josh, you still havent watched yojimbo?

[orochizoolander]

i thought existenz was so fucking horrible that i watched half of it then shot my tv

also, equilibrium fucking kicked ass


CO-SIGN! although jude law was a decent actor it didnt help cuz the plot of the movie itself was just so...bad it makes johnny mnemonic look good.


Ok now we all know how great equilibrium was anotheer underrated toptier movie i would like to direct ur attention to is session9 this movie was the shit is was pretty much perfect in every way i could find very little flaw with the plot, pacing, acting, atmosphere it was all there this is definitely 1 of the best horro/psychological thrillers i have ever seen.



EDIT: i saw ginger snaps 2 i dunno why t was just randomly on a few months ago n it was pretty bad but i jus couldn't stop watching lol.

[Satomiblood]

Longshot here but did anyone see Volver?

[P. Gorath]

no but I watched Krull last night on showtime

[Taito]

Anyone here ever see EQUILIBRIUM that is a fucking GREAT movie it is such a matrix ripoff but it's still just as good if not better then the original matrix n the gun-martial arts was SICK i loved this movie n i've seen it liek 10 times i can't get enough n christian bale fulfills the role PERFECTLY u couyld sooo tell he was destined for batmant begins when u see this movie...too bad the hype of the matrix overshadowed this movie's success but all of SRK should see this movie ASAP lol i jus watched it again yesterday n i still can't get over the ptchblack gunfights!!
One thing Matrix and Equilibrium really have in common is, some filmmakers shouldn't make sequels or followups.

I noticed the word 'Pitch Black' in the above quoted post.. that movie applies to what I said as well.

[Stevie White]

For whatever reason I'm stuck in on a Saturday - but Taxi Driver is on AMC, and I don't feel like I'm missing out on a damn thing. This film easily breaks my top ten. At this very moment, I'm having difficulty thinking of a movie that I like more than it. Travis Bickle might be the best protagonist in the history of film.

[HeaT]

i just saw The Libertine...very good movie imo...very well done and well directed...there was some camera direction i have never seen in a movie before as well...anyway, depp was amazing in the movie...

im outi

Roberth

[Satomiblood]

I watched Pan's Labyrinth today. Pretty good. It's a Spanish language fantasy. Plenty of gore and one of the monsters is creepy in a Silent Hill sort of way.

[SunocO]

Yamakasi.

It was a piece of shit from what I remember of it. Horrible. The easiest way to have made it good shit was make it a piece of trash that glorified each and every stunt but it was some sort of moral story in the end.

Okay, it might've been good, I dunno. But I hated it.

EDIT: Props to them for being fucking good at what they do though. Too bad it made a horrible movie.


Holy Shit! I just stumbled upon this reply while looking for movies i should download. I just started downloading it now with the right title. I'll rewatch it to see if i was wrong or not. Thanks man.

BTW - i know it's been out for a while but i just watched it again last night. Watch KISS KISS BANG BANG. It's so fucking hilarious and the girl is so freaking hot (the MI3 girl).

[P. Gorath]

I watched Alone in the Dark the other night

I uh...kinda enjoyed it?

[DaDesiCanadian]

Just saw House of Sand and Fog. Pretty good movie, though it's way too overboard with the symbolism. It's supposed to be subtle, not thrown in your face.

[angryliberal]

so, i FINALLY watched the departed last night. i thought it was very good, but i really want to go back and watch it a second time. i was following the story so closely that i missed alot of the interesting editing and shots in the film. i really want to go back and look at how scorsese set up the scenes. there were some long shots used that i found very intriguing.

[P. Gorath]

so, i FINALLY watched the departed last night. i thought it was very good, but i really want to go back and watch it a second time. i was following the story so closely that i missed alot of the interesting editing and shots in the film. i really want to go back and look at how scorsese set up the scenes. there were some long shots used that i found very intriguing.
Yup, I finally watched it this weekend as well. For me first time through I didn't feel I was paying too close to the story as scenes tended to run long and I just enjoyed watching the actors do their thing. It felt less kinetic than most scorsese pics, and while I definitely enjoyed it, I don't think it amounted to as much in the end as I expect from his stuff.

Also finally watched the new Seven Samurai disc and it is :pray: . The picture looks probably the best it has ever looked and I can't wait to listen to the new audio commentary.

Also watched Music & Lyrics...don't ask

[angryliberal]

Yup, I finally watched it this weekend as well. For me first time through I didn't feel I was paying too close to the story as scenes tended to run long and I just enjoyed watching the actors do their thing. It felt less kinetic than most scorsese pics, and while I definitely enjoyed it, I don't think it amounted to as much in the end as I expect from his stuff.
i felt people's comparison to goodfellas was a little out of line, but i did enjoy it greatly.

Also finally watched the new Seven Samurai disc and it is :pray: . The picture looks probably the best it has ever looked and I can't wait to listen to the new audio commentary.
i hate you...if it wasn't for overwhelming dental bills, i may be able to buy it, but now i have to wait...

Also watched Music & Lyrics...don't ask
you have a gf, no need to ask...i saw "never been kissed" in the theaters...not because i wanted to, but because i had a gf...however, my fiance knows my overwhelming hate for romantic comedy, so she goes with a gf or waits for dvd to watch 'em...

[HeaT]

i just saw idiocracy (mike judge film), so awful, some parts were funny, interesting concept though...

and i also saw this film is not yet rated...documentary about the rating system and all the bullshit around it...i really recommend seeing this, it is pretty rediculous like wtf status...

im outi

Roberth

[angryliberal]

and i also saw this film is not yet rated...documentary about the rating system and all the bullshit around it...i really recommend seeing this, it is pretty rediculous like wtf status...
yeah, i saw this one as soon as i could get a hold of it. it's beyond insane. the film maker sucks at the form of documentary, but the topic is awesome...

[AkumaTX]

I just finished watching Cannibal Holocust. For an old movie, its really graphic :)

[Satomiblood]

Babel came out on DVD yesterday for anyone that's interested in picking up a copy. What's everyone looking to get?

Me: Babel, Little Miss Sunshine, Children of Men, Pan's Labyrinth

[rsigley]

Also watched Music & Lyrics...don't ask

me too and i loved it

POP goes my heartttttttt


Breach was pretty good too for a movie with no action or violence, it still kept you on the edge of your seat, kind of like what The Good Shephard should of been.

Personally, i gave up on watching horror movies in theaters because the unrated versions on DVD always turn out better, but I really want to see The Abandoned on Friday. here's a trailer for it, looks pretty good http://youtube.com/watch?v=PdY0XeV6-ss

[P. Gorath]

me too and i loved it

POP goes my heartttttttt


yeah it pretty much went down hill after the opening music video


oh yeah, and angry, you are going to really hate me...

Last night was the once-a-month grindhouse at the new bev. to celebrate black history month the showed Black Shampoo and The Human Tornado (the sequel to Dolemite) of which we were graced by the filmmakers, actors, etc. But the real news came when they announced that there would be NO grindhouse screening for the next two months. As everyone groaned, he revealed the reason: because for the next two months, EVERY screening EVERY night would be a grindhouse screening, courtesy of the man Quentin Tarantino who personally programmed every single show and filled it up with all sorts of crazy siht and themed nights from his personal collection and more. Details should be released next week but it sounds sweeeeeet

[Yoshi21]

some movies that are on my to watch list...

the science of sleep...


isnt that movie by michel gondry? Gondry and Cunningham has got to be my favorite music video directors. Their creative vision is just like. WHOA WOWIE.

http://www.imdb.com/chart/top

Though I dont agree with IMDB's top 250 list, I started a project of watching all of them. I started about 1/5 of them Now at about less than half done. I started with Indies and foreign films first cause usually if they are on the list, they are on it for no other reason than being a good film. Not because its popular of big budgeted CG-action spectacular.

I have 2005 IMDB excel spreadsheeted so none of the 2006 movies are on my project yet. Maybe when Im done, I'll try the updated list.

[ChairHome]

yeah it pretty much went down hill after the opening music video


oh yeah, and angry, you are going to really hate me...

Last night was the once-a-month grindhouse at the new bev. to celebrate black history month the showed Black Shampoo and The Human Tornado (the sequel to Dolemite) of which we were graced by the filmmakers, actors, etc. But the real news came when they announced that there would be NO grindhouse screening for the next two months. As everyone groaned, he revealed the reason: because for the next two months, EVERY screening EVERY night would be a grindhouse screening, courtesy of the man Quentin Tarantino who personally programmed every single show and filled it up with all sorts of crazy siht and themed nights from his personal collection and more. Details should be released next week but it sounds sweeeeeet

That sounds like a sweet magical dream.

[angryliberal]

omfg! i hate you...i wanna see that list as soon as it's published...i may have to venture north to hollywood...

[DragonSama]

I friend of mine gave a copy of “Big Money Hustlas”. Well not so much gave as more in he said “I’m getting rid of some my old movies I don’t want no more and here” then he hopped in the car and sped off before I could see what it even was. God damn I know I used to listen to Insane Clown Posse when I was younger strictly as a gimmick novelty act but I was never much of a fan let alone a Juggalo.

My god this movie is stupid. It’s a send up of old “Blaxploitation”. The main character Sugar Bear (shaggy 2 dope) is a cop from San Francisco who always talks in Rhyme. He is sent to help the NYPD take down Big Baby Sweet (Violent J) I’ve only watched about half of this thing and I’m not sure if I even wanna a finish it. The Sex scene alone made me want to puke. Picturethe a woman who you would never want to see in her underwear let alone naked. ya that's what you get. There are a few Cheep laughs here and there but they are few and far between.

Is there any reason to go on? I'm up to the part where Big Baby Sweet kills his whole crew and summons the Magic Ninjas. yes you heard me right magic ninjas :wtf:

[SFFanatic]

yeah it pretty much went down hill after the opening music video


oh yeah, and angry, you are going to really hate me...

Last night was the once-a-month grindhouse at the new bev. to celebrate black history month the showed Black Shampoo and The Human Tornado (the sequel to Dolemite) of which we were graced by the filmmakers, actors, etc. But the real news came when they announced that there would be NO grindhouse screening for the next two months. As everyone groaned, he revealed the reason: because for the next two months, EVERY screening EVERY night would be a grindhouse screening, courtesy of the man Quentin Tarantino who personally programmed every single show and filled it up with all sorts of crazy siht and themed nights from his personal collection and more. Details should be released next week but it sounds sweeeeeet

Fuck you man :arazz:

[Chozen1]

Babel came out on DVD yesterday for anyone that's interested in picking up a copy. What's everyone looking to get?

Me: Babel, Little Miss Sunshine, Children of Men, Pan's Labyrinth

wtf? pan's labyrinth? I take it from a torrent as I haven't seen it released yet. good choice nevertheles as I have 3 of the 4 so good times

[rsigley]

wtf? pan's labyrinth? I take it from a torrent as I haven't seen it released yet. good choice nevertheles as I have 3 of the 4 so good times

i'm pretty sure the term "looking to get" means he's waiting for them to come out so he can get them

[Bacardi]

i just saw the infernal affairs trilogy cost me like 20 bucks at fye for the boxset, I liked it a whole lot more than the departed

[angryliberal]

i know at least pg can help me out with this one, what are some of the films that were based off of kurosawa films? like mag 7 was based off seven samurai. i was thinking about this while i was watching yojimbo this weekend.

[P. Gorath]

i know at least pg can help me out with this one, what are some of the films that were based off of kurosawa films? like mag 7 was based off seven samurai. i was thinking about this while i was watching yojimbo this weekend.
A Fistfull of Dollars is based off Yojimbo, as is that 90s Bruce Willis movie Last Man Standing. I thought For A Few Dollars More was based on Sanjuro but Im not quite sure. Broad strokes of The Hidden Fortress were used by George Lucas for Star Wars (A knight leading a misplaced princess through enemy territory; the story being seen through the eyes of two peasants(droids) ). Also Rogr Corman did Battle Beyond the Stars which is 7 Samurai in space and Martin Ritt (Elon grad) remake Rashomon as The Outrage

Alot of the other stuff was based on classic literature, usually shakespeare (throne of blood, Ran), dosteyevsky(the idiot, ikiru, red beard), and even gorky (the lower depths)

have you watched night of the hunter yet?

[YellowS4]

Star Trek 11 stuff
February 26, 2007 - IGN Movies has learned from studio sources which actors may play the Big Three in Paramount's Star Trek XI. By the "Big Three," we mean, of course, Captain James T. Kirk, Mr. Spock and Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy.

Confirming rumors that have been making the rounds for some months now, IGN has learned that Oscar winner Matt Damon is indeed in talks with Paramount about playing the role of Jim Kirk, previously immortalized onscreen by Emmy winner William Shatner.

Damon brings star power and an acting pedigree to the role that should convince audiences that this is a serious reboot of the beloved franchise.

For the part of Kirk's Vulcan first officer Mr. Spock, IGN has been told that none other than Oscar winner Adrien Brody (King Kong, The Pianist) is in talks with Paramount to play the role. If cast, Brody would succeed Leonard Nimoy in a role that forever marked Nimoy's career. But with a Best Actor award already under his belt and an eclectic mix of films on his resume, Brody wouldn't have as much to lose by taking on the iconic role as Nimoy had.

IGN has also been told that Oscar nominee Gary Sinise -- currently seen on the small screen in CSI: NY -- is in talks for the role of Dr. McCoy, the ornery and politically incorrect ship's physician aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise. McCoy's prickly relationship with Spock was the basis of much of the humor and humanity of the original 1960s series. The late DeForrest Kelley played "Bones" on TV.

Golden Globe and Emmy winner Sinise is no stranger to films about space flight, having previously appeared in Apollo 13 and Mission to Mars.

Those are the three actors that our studio insider advised us were the closest to being cast, with Damon's talks said to be further along than the rest. We have also heard of an actor being eyed for the role of Enterprise helmsman Lt. Sulu: Daniel Dae Kim ("Jin Kwon" on Lost). Sulu was played on the classic TV series by George Takei, who can now be seen on Heroes. We should stress, however, that Kim's possible casting is at a far earlier stage than that of the aforementioned three.

Lost, of course, was created and is executive produced by J.J. Abrams, who has just signed on to direct and produce Star Trek XI.

Sources also advised IGN that Scottish thesp James McAvoy may indeed be in the mix to play chief engineer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the film.

Neither Damon's reps at Endeavor nor Brody and Sinise's respective reps at CAA had responded to our inquiries for comment at time of publish.

[P. Gorath]

i hate gary sinese

[angryliberal]

have you watched night of the hunter yet?

yes, i watched it on saturday while recovering from my wisdom teeth extractions. it was very good. mitchum is one creepy ass mother fucker, but too happy of an ending for the feel of the film, imo...

i've heard the hidden fortress/sw comparisson before. i knew that ran and throne of blood were based off shakspeare, but i didn't know about the others. doesn't miller's crossing have alot in common with yojimbo? i haven't had a chance to watch it yet...

edit: holy shit, i just noticed the "play now" feature has been added to netflix...i knew they were planning this, but i didn't know it went live...

[angryliberal]

well, it looks like not everyone has the view it now function...my brother, who has a pretty recent account, doesn't have it...

[P. Gorath]

i dont see it. what is it? stream movies online?

[Arcas V]

Babel came out on DVD yesterday for anyone that's interested in picking up a copy. What's everyone looking to get?

Me: Babel, Little Miss Sunshine, Children of Men, Pan's Labyrinth

co-sign...although children of men and pan's labyrinth aren't on dvd yet.. are they??. and I'll add- the departed and prestige.

Last movies I saw:

Lady Vengence- Same director/ trilogy with Oldboy... nuff said (great movie).

Three Colors: Blue, White, and Red (for the second time). A trilogy by one of the best directors I've seen - Krzysztof Kieslowski. The colors Blue, white, and Red represent the colors of the french flag which stand for liberty, equality, and justice respectively (but it's not political). Highly reccomend these movies (mainly blue and red with Julliet Binoche and Irene Jacob).

[angryliberal]

i dont see it. what is it? stream movies online?

yeah, it's not like their whole library, more like recent stuff, here, i'll screen cap it...

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y277/anglib420/flix1.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y277/anglib420/flix3.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y277/anglib420/flix2.jpg

[angryliberal]

ok, the movies selection is not the greatest. it has like 12 movies from my queue available...most of them being classic films...

[P. Gorath]

QT Grindhouse screening released:
Films scheduled at the Los Angeles Grindhouse Festival 2007 include:
3/4-3/6 - The Mack, directed by Michael Campus; The Chinese Mack, directed by Lai Chien.
3/7-3/8 – "Italian '70s Crime Films." Machine Gun McCain, directed by Giuliano Montaldo; Wipeout!, directed by Fernando Di Leo.
3/9-3/10 – Triple Feature of The Van, directed by Sam Grossman; Pick-up Summer, directed by George Mihalka; Summer Camp, directed by Chuck Vincent.
3/11-3/13 –Rolling Thunder, directed by John Flynn; The Town That Dreaded Sundown, directed by Charles B. Pierce.
3/14-3/15 –Chinese Hercules, directed by Choy Tak; Black Dragon, directed by Chin-Ku Lu.
3/16-3/17 – "Euro Sex Comedies Triple Feature." Sex With A Smile, directed by Sergio Martino; Sex on the Run, directed by Franz Antel; The Oldest Profession, directed by Claude Autant-Lara and Mauro Bolognini.
3/18-3/20 –Brotherhood of Death, directed by Bill Berry; Johnny Tough, directed by Horace Jackson.
3/21-3/22 –Autopsy, directed by Jose Maria Forque; Eyeball, directed by Umberto Lenzi.
3/23-3/24 – Triple Feature of Coonskin, directed by Ralph Bakshi; Shame of the Jungle, directed by Picha Boris Szulzinger; Tunnel Vision, directed by Neal Israel and Bradley R. Swirnoff.
3/25-3/27 –Pretty Maids All in a Row, directed by Roger Vadim; Revenge of the Cheerleaders, directed by Richard Lerner.
3/28-3/29 – "Kung Fu Double Bill." Fearless Fighters, directed by Man-Hung Mo; Super Man Chu, directed by Yang Hsiang.
3/30-3/31 – "All Blood Triple Feature." The Blood Spattered Bride, directed by Vicente Aranda; Asylum of Blood, directed by Fernando Di Leo; Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary, directed by Juan Lopez Moctezuma.
4/1-4/3 –The Lady in Red, directed by Lewis Teague; Bare Knuckles, directed by Don Edmonds.
4/4-4/5 –The Female Bunch, directed by Al Adamson; Wonder Women, directed by Robert Vincent O'Neill.
4/6-4/7 –White Line Fever, directed by Jonathan Kaplan; Return to Macon County, directed by Richard Compton.
4/8-4/10 – "Sexploitation Night." The Girl From Starship Venus, directed by Derek Ford; The Legend of the Wolf Woman, directed by Rino Di Silvestro.
4/11-4/12 – "70's Low Budget Horror Combo." Slithis, directed by Stephen Traxler; Screams of a Winter Night, directed by James L. Wilson.
4/13-4/14 – "Regional Double Feature." Hot Summer in Barefoot County, directed by Will Zens; Redneck Miller, directed by John Clayton.
4/15-4/17 –The Muthers, directed by Cirio H. Santiago; Fight For Your Life, directed by Robert A. Endelson.
4/18-4/19 – Dragon's Vengeance, directed by Ng Loo; Kung Fu: The Punch of Death, directed by Chai Yang-Min.
4/20-4/21 – Triple Feature of The Swinging Barmaids, directed by Gus Trikonis; The Swingin' Pussycats, directed by Alexis Neve; The Swinging Cheerleaders, directed by Jack Hill.
4/22-4/24 – "John Hayes Double Bill." Grave of the Vampire and Jailbait Babysitter, both directed by John Hayes.
4/25-4/26 – "Back-To-Back Angela Mao." Return of The Tiger, directed by Jimmy Shaw; Stoner, directed by Feng Huang.
4/27-4/28 – "Barbara Bouchet Double Feature." Death Rage, directed by Antonio Margheriti; Cry of the Prostitute, directed by Adelchi Bianchi.
4/29-4/30 – The Real Bruce Lee, directed by Larry Dolgin and Jim Markovic; Lee Lives Within, directed by Tam Kai.

[P. Gorath]

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117960308.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

[Taichi]

Since I Can't find the DVD Thread at the moment (and the link on the front page doesn't work)

I'm gonna just post some things here:

my most recent DVD purchases are:

Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
and
Tenacious D: In the Pick of Destiny.

POD is good, I think it was pretty much under the radar......very funny, quite sponaneous, and the music was quite good (of course, most rock musicals are good, so I'm thinking this flick will have a longer life as a rental than it ever did in theaters).

Conqueror of Shamballa is a great end to the FMA Series, I just have a problem with one thing:

when the movie starts, it kicks up the 'camera angle' option on my DVD Player (no matter what player I put it in), and it won't go away.

any idea what I can do to deal with it?

[P. Gorath]

i think someone else was bitching about that too taichi...maybe in the dvd thread?

[Taichi]

I mentioned it there, but never got an answer. I don't know if anybody else brought it up or not.

I can't find the DVD Thread, because "Search" ain't working for me at the moment.

[angryliberal]

i'm subscribed to both the movie fanatic and dvd thread, cuz they disappear regularly.

watched stranger than fiction last night. i enjoyed it greatly. the ending was pretty predictable, but i loved it.

[Satomiblood]

Anyone here watch 6 Degrees of Separation? What about The Crying Game? I've been wanting to rent/buy these for quite some time.

[P. Gorath]

netflix to watch this weekend: the enforcer (dirty harry 3), american hardcore (docu that came out this past year)
dvr stuff to watch: rolling thunder, bukowski: born into this
dvd's to watch: finish off the seven samurai extras (2nd commentary was good)

I don't have a huge interest in seeing zodiac. jake g. really bothers me these days

[Lebowsk1]

I went to see 'Hot Fuzz' last night and highly recommend it. It's a comedy from here in the uk by the team who brought you 'Shaun of the Dead' (the 'zom-rom-com' which gained critical praise from Romero himself). I've been a fan of their stuff since way back when they did the channel 4 sitcom 'Spaced', and what can I say, this new film is no dissapointment.

Some really big laughs to be had at this one. It's set in the UK but there are loads of references to US movies, that's one thing these guys do: load their films with subtle (and not-so-subtle) homages and references.

If this has got a US release yet then whaddyawaiting for, GO SEE IT!

EDIT: here's the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO9xhRrsy9A

[P. Gorath]

netflix to watch this weekend: the enforcer (dirty harry 3), american hardcore (docu that came out this past year)
dvr stuff to watch: rolling thunder, bukowski: born into this
dvd's to watch: finish off the seven samurai extras (2nd commentary was good)


Watched Rolling Thunder - very good stuff, was surprised how little tommy lee jones was in it. Very understated.

bukowski - dude lived in my neighborhood

american hardcore - funny watching old ex-punks bitch about the new kids

[angryliberal]

watched running with scissors cuz my fiance wanted to watch it...fucking horrible. i mean, HORRIBLE.

watched the episode of extras with kate winslet...i died laughing....plus i love kate(obviously), it was amazing. i'm a big rick gervais fan...

[locoghoul]

i watched Pan´s Labyrinth and liked it, although i expected a little more fantasy. Good movie. which one is better? dream girls or the last king of scotland?

[Fadedsun303]

Me and my friend found this website to watch free movies. onempeg.com or something like that.

I told him to click on the DoA movie. I just wanted to see the beginning for the hell of it. But we ended up watching the whole thing. Man, that was crappiest movie I've ever seen in my life. Terrible story, stupid fight scenes. There was even a volleyball scene with the girls. Gen Fu was in it for a total of maybe 1 minute. Helena hooks up with some nerd named Weatherby that was in the movie.

It was entertaining, I suppose. I figured since we already watched about a half hour of it, we might as well finish the whole thing. Now I regret doing that.

[HeaT]

I saw The Sting, this weekend...movie with Robert Redford and Paul Newman...made in 1973 I think...also won like 7 academy awards...

it was really good, i recommend it...

im outi

Roberth

[versus addict]

Finally saw The Departed, just an awesome movie all around.

I hate to admit it...I was 100% positive that my Marky Mark hate would never be diminished....but that dude was fucking awesome....I can't hate anymore. Loss of hate....damn.

[Satomiblood]

watched running with scissors cuz my fiance wanted to watch it...fucking horrible. i mean, HORRIBLE.

I thought it was okay. Not my favorite, but I love Brian Cox as an actor. It had a solid soundtrack too.

[angryliberal]

yeah, the ost was good, but the movie was shit. i like brian cox also, but it didn't make up for the horrible pacing and execution of the movie...

[angryliberal]

finally watched inconvenient truth last night. i found it to be a very amazing and important documentary. i'm not even going to talk about it's contents and i do NOT want to spark any discussion of it, but what i saw really shook me.

i have "who killed the lectric car" and "jesus camp" at the top of my list right now

[rsigley]

i just saw the movie "Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon"

its pretty cool horror/comedy movie

the acting is really good too which is surprising

also checked out Deranged/Motel Hell double feature DVD for really cheap. Both movies are above average and worth the price ($10)

[Geese Pants]

I saw Casino Royale............I thought it was a interesting take on James Bond. I don't think James really used a gun much, and whooped ass.

The villain sucked in this one though...........

[P. Gorath]

i just saw the movie "Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon"

its pretty cool horror/comedy movie

the acting is really good too which is surprising

also checked out Deranged/Motel Hell double feature DVD for really cheap. Both movies are above average and worth the price ($10)

is deranged the one about the guy that lived with the old woman (his mom?) and feeds her green pea soup or something and then some necrophilia stuff?

Motel Hell is a classic though

[bafiaris13]

hi
yesterday i watched 300 the movie..
best comic book movie so far i think..best movie i ve seen lately..
together with the gladiator its the best movie of that kind..

[rsigley]

is deranged the one about the guy that lived with the old woman (his mom?) and feeds her green pea soup or something and then some necrophilia stuff?

Motel Hell is a classic though

yea ha

it's based on Ed Gein story

supposedly they're remaking Motel Hell

[ShinAkumax]

Meh, not enough Zombie action!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zwtZ49bYJ0

[P. Gorath]

Weekend viewing:

The Sentinel (remake): Started out interesting enough but crashed beginning when Michael Douglas is revealed to be sleeping with the first lady. Movie falls victim to too many unbelievable actions by characters, from Michael Douglas running in the first place to basically every single thing the assassins did. Keifer didnt have much to do and his character was basically a joke. The one scene of the foot race between Douglas and Kiefer was extremely confounding in that while it is going on you have no idea what the purpose is.

The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill - This movie ruled.

[ChairHome]

I couldn't find the old thread for Horrorfest 2006 (was it merged into this one?), but I figured I'd put this here in case anyone is interested. 7 of last year's horrorfest films are coming to DVD next week:
http://www.horrorfestonline.com/index.html

I think the consensus was that the Gravedancers looked the most promising. I'll have to see if they're available on blockbuster.com...

[0746]

I saw Jekyll + Hyde the other day. And I gota say, its be best horror movie I've seen since saw II.

[SFFanatic]

Shrek 3, Spidey 3, Pirates 3

Which one will rule the summer?

My pick is on Pirates 3. Most people are going to want to see how it ends.

[angryliberal]

hard one to say, don't dismiss potter 5, the potter army is ever growing. even a cynic like me actually took the time to read the books and discovered that they are actually really good. every potter fan i know is more excited about potter 5 than any other film, and considering how large of a group that is, you have to include it into the equation...

[SFFanatic]

hard one to say, don't dismiss potter 5, the potter army is ever growing. even a cynic like me actually took the time to read the books and discovered that they are actually really good. every potter fan i know is more excited about potter 5 than any other film, and considering how large of a group that is, you have to include it into the equation...

yeah, but the only potter movie that came out in the summer did the worst

[angryliberal]

i think it's a very tough year for films, whoever comes out on top, is not going to come out on top by a large margin. while it is a year filled with sequels, i think they will rate higher than 2006's dismal movies. pirates 2 was just a transition piece for 3, so 3 should be a better film. i know shrek 3 will do well, though after 2, i don't have high hopes of it coming near the quality of 1. spidey three is going to be the shit, as long as they don't over-do the special efx, which i'm sure they will. potter 5 will be good for the average viewing audience, but the book is 870 pages long, there is no way the potter fans will be that happy with the cuts they will have to make...my vote goes for spidey or pirates...

[P. Gorath]

I saw Jekyll + Hyde the other day. And I gota say, its be best horror movie I've seen since saw II.

and this is saying what exactly? :confused:

[PaRt2]

Shrek 3, Spidey 3, Pirates 3

Which one will rule the summer?

My pick is on Pirates 3. Most people are going to want to see how it ends.

I'm with you on that one 100% but I'm worried that it will be in the shadow of all the Spiderman 3 Hype. I'm excited for both movies so I guess we'll see in due time.

[TheMaidenMasha]

I picked up the Scorsese box set (mean streets, departed, goodfellas, the aviator)


Why have the Aviator in there instead of Casino???????


Did they want 2 Leo and 2 Deniro flicks? If so, Gangs of New York>>> The Aviator.

[jreinert13]

I went to see 'Hot Fuzz' last night and highly recommend it. It's a comedy from here in the uk by the team who brought you 'Shaun of the Dead' (the 'zom-rom-com' which gained critical praise from Romero himself). I've been a fan of their stuff since way back when they did the channel 4 sitcom 'Spaced', and what can I say, this new film is no dissapointment.

Some really big laughs to be had at this one. It's set in the UK but there are loads of references to US movies, that's one thing these guys do: load their films with subtle (and not-so-subtle) homages and references.

If this has got a US release yet then whaddyawaiting for, GO SEE IT!

EDIT: here's the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO9xhRrsy9A


I saw the preview for it when I saw Fido on Tues. It's probably coming in a month - it looks good.

I have to recommend Fido to any movie fanatic. Simple and very refreshing filmaking. Pretty funny too (more giggles than laughing out loud).

[rsigley]

Shrek 3, Spidey 3, Pirates 3

Which one will rule the summer?

My pick is on Pirates 3. Most people are going to want to see how it ends.

shrek 3

[Akutabi Gamma]

Saw the Pirates 3 trailer the other day- movie is gonna be badass.
Here's the trailer if anyone wants to see it, but I warn you it has spoilers-
Click me (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1t52deUYcI)

[HeaT]

i vote that spiderman 3 is going to be bad...

i recently saw Taxi Driver, dope movie...

i also revisted the movie Heat...classic right there, so many good lines in that movie...

im outi

Roberth

[angryliberal]

i've never been a micheal mann fan, heat just didn't do it for me.

i agree with the casino sentiment. i don't understand some of the movies they put into box sets sometimes, and the movies they leave out. if i were to put together a scorsese box set, i would say 5 movies - mean streets, taxi driver, raging bull, casino and goodfellas...but all those pretty much fall into the same "guy flicks" catagory. anyone see last temptation of christ recently? i've been wanting to go back and explore that movie more, since i have scorsese fresh on my mind...

[P. Gorath]

goodfellas and the other movies are Warner Bros, Casino is Universal

[SFFanatic]

I also like to point out that Spidey 3 comes out two weeks before Shrek 3 and Pirates 3, so its got NO competion for a couple of weekends.

[angryliberal]

yeah, potter 3 doesn't hit till july 13, so it gets a pretty clear run...plus potter 7 book comes out the next week, so potter mania will be high...expect me to disapeer a few weeks before hand, i expect more than one person on this board to try and ruin the end of the book for people...

[P. Gorath]

Grindhouse >>> Pirates >> Spidey >> Potter >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. Shrek

[SFFanatic]

Grindhouse >>> Pirates >> Spidey >> Potter >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. Shrek

No love for TRANSFORMERS? :sad:

[Chozen1]

i've never been a micheal mann fan, heat just didn't do it for me.

i agree with the casino sentiment. i don't understand some of the movies they put into box sets sometimes, and the movies they leave out. if i were to put together a scorsese box set, i would say 5 movies - mean streets, taxi driver, raging bull, casino and goodfellas...but all those pretty much fall into the same "guy flicks" catagory. anyone see last temptation of christ recently? i've been wanting to go back and explore that movie more, since i have scorsese fresh on my mind...

I'd agree with you BUT, i can understand why you disliked as so by many others I've heard in the past. However, If you're able to find a fan made re-cut of the film much like the matrix de-zionized than i 'd think you prob. enjoy a bit more without the nonsense intact as many disliked that about the film. To me, it will remain classic but Nothing tops LEON <<--- my best film

[P. Gorath]

weekend viewing:

The Howling II: Stirba - saw this a long time ago but wanted to watch it again before i move on to the rest of the series (I will NOT be watching new moon fever or whatever the fkc it's called)

Cobra - never saw it, go figure

Death Wish 3 - part 2 was good so looking forward to this one

Dirty Harry 4 - I thought part 3 was pretty crappy so hopefully this one was better

I went to the grindhouse last night and saw Autopsy and Eyeball, both were pretty bad. Nice trailer for Deep Red though.

[angryliberal]

Grindhouse >>> Pirates >> Spidey >> Potter >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. Shrek

is this a quality scale or box office? i agree on grindhouse being number one in quality, but spidey and potter rate higher than pirates for me in sheer desire to watch...never been a huge fan of pirates, i thought the first was fun but number 2 sucked ass, imo...

[rsigley]

hills have eyes 2 remake = horrible

the hills 1 remake was one of my favorite remakes. it had good pacing, you cared about the chars, decent violence.

new one undoes all of that. pacing is horrible, could care less about the people, it fell into the one guy dies, pause, next ugy dies, shhocking rape, people die, etc.

hills 1 film had a grainy look to it that helped the mood a lot, this one is all bright and colorful

boringggggggggggggg avoid at all costs

cobra is awesome, tribal axe dancing scene is needed in every movie

[Armo]

Just saw Texas Chainsaw Massacre: the Next Generation, shitfest from start to finish:mad:, just had to see since i've seen the 3 previous ones, havent seen any of the current ones, any good??

[rsigley]

is that the one with renee zelwigger and matt mcconnehcduyheh??

the original tobe hooper one is nice

i liked 2 mostly because of dennis hopper and chop top

3 had a hilarious trailer with the chainsaw coming out of the ocean, being struck by lightning and ending up in his hand, but movie wasn't that good

4 was horrible

the original remake was alright

the tcsm the beginning was really bad tho

if i had to rasnk them i'd guess i'd put

tcsm original
tcsm 2
tcsm remake
tcsm 3
tcsm: beginning
tcsm 4

[P. Gorath]

is that the one with renee zelwigger and matt mcconnehcduyheh??

the original tobe hooper one is nice

i liked 2 mostly because of dennis hopper and chop top

3 had a hilarious trailer with the chainsaw coming out of the ocean, being struck by lightning and ending up in his hand, but movie wasn't that good

4 was horrible

the original remake was alright

the tcsm the beginning was really bad tho

if i had to rasnk them i'd guess i'd put

tcsm original
tcsm 2
tcsm remake
tcsm 3
tcsm: beginning
tcsm 4

yeah basically, although I would say just watch tcm 1 and 2 and dont even bother with the rest. I would put Next Generation ahead of beginning just because at least it tried some stuff and wasnt completely boring and predictable

I couldnt get into the first Hills remake. It was just that every "good" part of the remake was what they took from the original, and everything new they added was either dumb or ineffective. And now Aja is going and doing some other remake...it's sad

[angryliberal]

i won't go past the og tcm. one of my favorite movies ever. tcm2 and beyond just made me sick...

[P. Gorath]

again, i would think a sexual deviant such as yourself would appreciate the subtleties of tcm 2

[Armo]

Yes, TCM:the next generation was with Renee Zellweger, and Matthew McConaughey.

The thing is i kinda wanted to like it, cause i liked the original, thought part 2 ok, and 3 was meh, but this one just sucked badly, Leatherface became a transvestite and just became so fucking annoying, McConaughey's robot leg gave a me WTF look on my face everytime the camera focused on it.

I hear that the movie does have its share of fans, but i cant find a place anywhere where people are actually defending it.

Bottom line: "Night on Elm Street" series > "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" series.

[angryliberal]

again, i would think a sexual deviant such as yourself would appreciate the subtleties of tcm 2

i think the horror of seeing dennis hopper in that role...also, it was just too overly campy to me, not in a good way...

tho, it is the tcm that tom hanks is watching in the burbs....

[rsigley]

Yes, TCM:the next generation was with Renee Zellweger, and Matthew McConaughey.

The thing is i kinda wanted to like it, cause i liked the original, thought part 2 ok, and 3 was meh, but this one just sucked badly, Leatherface became a transvestite and just became so fucking annoying, McConaughey's robot leg gave a me WTF look on my face everytime the camera focused on it.

I hear that the movie does have its share of fans, but i cant find a place anywhere where people are actually defending it.

Bottom line: "Night on Elm Street" series > "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" series.

i personally think NoES > any other horror seuqel like Fri 13th, Halloween, Texas Chainsaw, Puppet Masters, etc.
The Freddy character had a good backstory that was for the most part consistant throughout every movie, whereas with Jason/Myers it seemed their story changed every movie

[P. Gorath]

yeah, as a consistant series, NOES is hard to beat, but individually I would put the first TCM and the first Halloween above any Elm Street movie

[Armo]

I've always said my Favorite Horror movie of all time was the John Carpenter's "Halloween." Music from that movie(not just the theme) owns every other horror movie. Of course most of the sequels just sucked in comparison.

[angryliberal]

i just can't compete with the horror film knowledge of alot of the members on here, since essentially i'm not a horror fan. thats not to say i don't enjoy horror films, but my palate is very limited. my tastes lie in films like tcm, the omen, exorcist, carrie...the only more modern horror film i've seen that i enjoy is audition. i do enjoy the first nightmare, but did not enjoy any subsequent ones. i recently saw the og nightmare on the big screen with a followup of all trhe death scenes from each film.

[P. Gorath]

weekend viewing:

The Howling II: Stirba - saw this a long time ago but wanted to watch it again before i move on to the rest of the series (I will NOT be watching new moon fever or whatever the fkc it's called)

Cobra - never saw it, go figure

Death Wish 3 - part 2 was good so looking forward to this one

So The Howling II was possibly the greatest horror movie I have ever seen :rofl: . I dont know I forgot about some of the stuff in it but this movie is straight GOLD.

Death Wish 3 was all sorts of awesome in the most nonsensically bad movie I have seen in a while. Death Wish 1 and 2 was somewhat realistic but part 3 is like a comic book. Hilarious good stuff though.

Cobra was pretty awful...the bad guys didnt even fight with the axes! Lots of 80s cheese.

[angryliberal]

saw 300 this weekend...a violence intake to hold me over until grindhouse...

other than 300, i did no movie watching this weekend. we were going to watch the prestige last night, but we knew we would pass out before the end, so i'm sure i'll watch it tonight...

[Arsenal]

Just rented and watched Rocky Balboa. Considering the fact that I had ZERO expectations for this movie, I was entertained. Some parts dragged, and the dialogue was horrid, but overall, the message was pretty good and the detailed way they depicted a fighter's past glory (all the pictures/ghosts on the wall) was good.

[angryliberal]

finally saw the prestige. i'm going to do my review in a spoiler tag just in case i'm not the last eprson on here to see it.

ok, i figured half of it out by half way into the film. i knew that the other guy was his double, figured it was his twin. the wife thing gave it away. it was an ok movie, not as good as i was hoping. i hate movies that rely on reality for 90% of the film, but a major plot point relies on fantasy. i felt the machine that made clones was a little over the top and too easy of a crutch for the story development.
my fiance wondered if hugh and christian flipped a coin to see who had to play the american...

[Infested Jester]

Sorry if this was aksed already, but are any of the "8 Films to Die For" any good? They have them all at my job, any worth getting or should I avoid them at all costs?

[angryliberal]

watched jesus camp last night. i know pg has got to love this one, proves his darkest fears about christians. i enjoyed it because it disturbed me. as a former christian, and one that came from a very open minded church, it was scary to see that side of the fundamentalist religion. i also like the view it took, not laying down judgement directly, but there was definately an air of negativity toward the fundies.

[Catholic Light]

Hey P.Gorath and Angryliberal.

can eithe rof you recommend some "B movie" style Vampire flicks with lots of gore/sexuality that are fun to watch.

Its a strange request but i thought you guys would be the best to ask.

[angryliberal]

pg is your man on b movie horrors, the guy is like a catalog of information on the obscure and violent. i can't compete with his grindhouse knowledge...

[Infested Jester]

Hey P.Gorath and Angryliberal.

can eithe rof you recommend some "B movie" style Vampire flicks with lots of gore/sexuality that are fun to watch.

Its a strange request but i thought you guys would be the best to ask.


Near Dark comes to mind, although it doesn't have that much sexuality in it, still an awesome movie though.

[Dios <-X->]

Anyone seen the movie " Boo " , my gf is a huuuuge movie freak, its a straight to dvd random flick, but was better than any horror movie ive seen in a good while.

[ChairHome]

Sorry if this was aksed already, but are any of the "8 Films to Die For" any good? They have them all at my job, any worth getting or should I avoid them at all costs?

I mentioned those earlier, but it looks like nobody has watched them. They were on that Horrorfest that was going on last year, but I guess no one went. I'm probably going to check out Gravedancers at least, when I get the chance.

[P. Gorath]

Hey P.Gorath and Angryliberal.

can eithe rof you recommend some "B movie" style Vampire flicks with lots of gore/sexuality that are fun to watch.

Its a strange request but i thought you guys would be the best to ask.

hmm...usually the sexy vampire stuff is light on the gore (vampyres, daughters of dracular...god tier embrace of the vampire). If you want fun to watch vampire flicks that have some nudity and pretty good special effects and kills then definitely check out Fright Night 1 and 2. The Howling 2 is werewolves but it's got gore and sexuality (in the rhio2k vein).

[ChairHome]

Has anyone see the fake trailer for "Thanksgiving" that Eli Roth made for Grindhouse? I hope they play it in front of Grindhouse, cause its pretty funny. I'd link it, but there's boobies. Check out IGN.

[Arsenal]

Finally saw Hustle & Flow. I was expecting soooooo much more, based off of the rave reviews by critics and moviegoers...

It was decent, but I never really connected with any of characters, and while I like rap (casual fan), I definitely don't understand Memphis rap scene (3-6 Mafia, etc).

Oh well, at least they tried to portray pimps and hoes as they really are (not the Bihop Don Magic Juan bullshit....).

[P. Gorath]

Has anyone see the fake trailer for "Thanksgiving" that Eli Roth made for Grindhouse? I hope they play it in front of Grindhouse, cause its pretty funny. I'd link it, but there's boobies. Check out IGN.I hear it got cut up pretty bad by the mpaa for the theatrical release

[ChairHome]

I hear it got cut up pretty bad by the mpaa for the theatrical release

Man, so it is in there? I guess since its not nc-17, they had to cut some of it.

[angryliberal]

i can't see what was so bad, unless that was the cut version, but that was in no way nc-17 material...

[P. Gorath]

watched half nelson last night, thought it was basically self-hating liberal crap

[angryliberal]

liberal crap

*gasps*

[P. Gorath]

*gasps*

"self-hating liberal" crap

ie liberal filmmakers throwing in digs against liberals in order to feel aloof or superior.

Plus the movie just went nowhere, and wasted two of the kids from season 4 of the wire

[angryliberal]

ahhh...i see...i wanted to see it just for ryan gosling's peformance, but i'm not going to go out and rent it, i'll wait till dee rents it or somthing like that...

[Arsenal]

gosling & hopkins in Fracture looks sweet.

[rsigley]

the lookout - really good, the only thing i think that ruined it was that cheesy line, whoever got the money has the power. mainly because right before he said it like 4 people in the audience screamed it out and everyone cracked up. that kid from 3rd rock is always in awesome movies

finally saw casino royale too, kinda blah. the intro scene was awesome with the black man running, but i never was a big fan of the bond movies

[NG1313]

Caught Danny The Dog on TV. The plot was promising, the casting was cool, and the movie didn't disappoint. One of Jet Li's best films, in my opinion.

[P. Gorath]

i preferred fearless

[rsigley]

i was just listening to an interview with robert rodriguez from O&A this morning about grind house and he said they had no problems with the censors (got a R the first time through) and that all the jagged stuff on the trampoline and the scenes missing from the other trailers were done on purpose


tarrantino is on tomrorow

[Chozen1]

i was just listening to an interview with robert rodriguez from O&A this morning about grind house and he said they had no problems with the censors (got a R the first time through) and that all the jagged stuff on the trampoline and the scenes missing from the other trailers were done on purpose


tarrantino is on tomrorow

MEh.. tis ok

[rsigley]

just saw grind house

awesome awesome movie

i liked death proof better, but barely

[Armo]

Grindhouse was great stuff, loved the fake previews, and the real ones (Cant wait for Halloween, dont think it will be better then the original, not a chance)

Yeah i think Death Proof was better but damn Planet Terror was amazing.

[rsigley]

i watched too many movies this weekend because of easter. everyone i know is reglious and can't go out of the house cause they're at church all day, so i was stuck at home with nothing to do

mission impossible 1/2 (hd) - the visuals didn't even look good, i'm not sure if it was because a bad HD transfer or if its just old. i was surprised cause i liked 3 so much. 2 was the worst, i'm not a big fan of john woo's directing style so maybe thats why i hated 2, but 2 didn't even seem like it was in the mission impossible world. only thing that was the same was the mask gag. tho the sound was pretty nice on the HD DVD

vanishing point - wanted to rewatch this after grindhouse. awesome movie, if you haven't seen it check it out.

the departed - got the HD DVD so i rewatched it, great movie. HD transfer is great.

babel - i got it on blu ray for $5 from some glitch and finally got to watch it. blah. did anyone like this movie? it seemed too much like crash where it's just playing on stereotypes trying to make you feel upset. tho that deaf jap girl was messed up in the head. wish she was a lil hotter tho, but then i guess she woulda got fucked by then even if she was deaf.

[P. Gorath]

I agree that MI:2 was the worst. The trailer was so hot when it came out but then the movie was ass. I havent seen the first one since it was in theaters and dont remember too much about it beyond lots of scooby-doo moments.

I watched Fearless Fighters off showtime. It was alright...I'm just not much of a kung fu fan.

Im not much of a fan of The Devil's Rejects but for the past couple weeks I can't get "Tootie fuckin frootie" out of my head

I have the Brian Yuzna movie "Society" at home from netflix. Yuzna has made some good horror films, some not so good, but I always enjoy the energy and pacing of them, and they usually always have good gore effects

[ILLiterate]

When Grindhouse came out on Friday I was in such a B-Movie mood so me and a friend went to see what was on the TMC Underground and that nights showing was "A Bucket of Blood"

The basic plot is that Walter is a busboy at a hippie cafe, and pretty much everyone just dismisses him even though he's a big fan of all their work. He decides he wants to be an artist and buys some clay. After trying to get the land ladies cat out of his wall, he accidentally stabs it. Taking inspiration from a poem said by the worlds greatest hippie that had a beard made of steel wool, he decides to cover the dead cat in clay and pass it off as a sculpture, and the hippies love it and the amount of detail, and they want to see a human sculpture. You can guess what he has to do to sculpt a human...

Amazing film for laughs. It has THE GREATEST HIPPIE I've ever seen in a film. Every time he popped up on screen he said something brilliant that just made me laugh. The main character was a delight to watch especially when his terrible deeds messed up his mind, he's just a complete failure in every way and agrees to all the idiocrity that he hears. The whole cast is VERY dumb as it's incredibly obvious what he's doing. The effects are bad, and OH MY GOD, the events leading up to him sculpting that cat are HILARIOUS.

My only compliant would be, it's an old film, and it doesn't live up to the title. There's no blood in the film at any point, just those cheesy deaths. While the deaths are great and provide some good laughs, I'd just like to see a bucket of blood in a movie called "A Bucket of Blood"

If you're in the mood to watch a B-Movie with a friend I really recommend this one, not very violent or shocking but a solid script and a well executed idea really make this one, including the "great" bad acting

[angryliberal]

Im not much of a fan of The Devil's Rejects but for the past couple weeks I can't get "Tootie fuckin frootie" out of my head


i'm not much of horror fan, but i liked devil's rejects. i like zombie's nods to other films in it. his wife, however, annoyed the fucking shit out of me.

ok, so did i miss your review of grindhouse, or does it not exist yet? i
m going tomorrow morning, i'll have my review to follow.

[P. Gorath]

yup...havent seen it yet, was in boston this past weekend.

there is a remake of a bucket of blood with anthony michael hall that they show on cinemax a lot

[rsigley]

three things about the grind house flop disturbs me:

1) lot of good reviewed wide release movies in the past 6 months have done horrible at the box office. zodiac and children of men are the first that come to my mind. even "the lookout" which was well reviewed and had a young cast bombed.

2) this movie could bankrupt dimension/weinstein - which is my favorite studio. everyone said the budget was 50 million, but now they're saying its more like 100 million. it sucks for that company since they split from miramax their only real box office hit was scary movie.

3) this ties in with #1 but we're probably going to get more formulaic, "safe" movies - instead of experimenting due to the poor performance of so many well reviewed movies and crap like "Are We Done Yet?" or even The Reaping (made a lil less than Grindhouse on a much smaller budget) making a lot of money at the box office.

Plus maybe if the movie did good at the box office they coulda shot movies for the fake traliers and threw them on the DVD. I wonder if this will effect the Machete DVD release.

[P. Gorath]

three things about the grind house flop disturbs me:
2) this movie could bankrupt dimension/weinstein - which is my favorite studio. everyone said the budget was 50 million, but now they're saying its more like 100 million. it sucks for that company since they split from miramax their only real box office hit was scary movie.

Im thinking this wont be the case. The budget was 50 million, plus probably another 50 mil in P&A which the weinsteins love to spend which is where the 100 mil figure comes from. They are splitting them into two films for the international markets (so two 25 mil films by directors that the international market love) and there is even talk now of releasing them as two films here in the U.S. as well.

I think an optimistic final domestic gross estimate for the double bill is 25 mil. Both Kill Bill and KB 2 took in about 50 million MORE internationally than they did domestically so I think the seperate movies have a strong chance of bringing in the dough, maybe 40 million each.

Add to that the strong dvd sales that are associated with QT and RR and I think TWC comes out just fine in the end.

I find the press coverage of the "flop" to be disturbing and disingenuous in many respects. All the pre-buzz in regard to box office was that no one had a clue how a 3 hr double feature in a genre not many people are familiar with would do. Now people are trying to act like it was supposed to be some blockbuster, when that was never the case.

I agree that a lot of crappy movies have done well this year and a lot of well-reviewed movies have not. We will have to wait and see what the consequences are. Regardless, I don't foresee QT and RR not making movies any time soon

[P. Gorath]

I think they fucked up in marketing. They took the base for granted and instead spent all their time getting it in to all the critics and getting write-ups in the NY Times and those kind of places while ignoring a big internet/video game/comic push. They should have had 15 minutes of Planet Terror available to watch for free online, plus online-only trailers long before the movie opened to go viral and create buzz.

It's just like politics - play. to. the. base. Look what pieces of shit like Saw 3 and TCM: the beginning gross. You dont think those audiences would love Grindhouse that much more?

[rsigley]

the thing about wein/dimension is since the break up they really haven't had a hit. the only profitable movie i can think of was Scary Movie 4

they gave clerks 2 to mgm to release, so mgm prolly took some of that money.

i read an itnerview somewhere with harvey where they said they're failing at the box office, but they diversified enough where they're not in trouble financially (strong DVD sales + they co own project runway)

but i mean how many bombs can you release before you're out of money?

about saw, i don't understand it. the first one was alright, didn't think it needed 2 sequels, and now a 3rd is on the way.

thing about those movies too is they're made dirt cheap

1 cost 1.3 million, 2 cost 4 million, 3 cost 10 million

1st made 103 million, second made 147, 3rd made 164 million

just in ticket sales

sick ROI

[HeaT]

just finished watching The Good Shepard, pretty dope movie right there...very intense...

im outi

Roberth

[P. Gorath]

Man, wtf happened to Pathfinder? Wasn't that supposed to be good at one point?

Viking movies are cursed

[angryliberal]

wasn't it supposed to be out like last summer? i remember reading about it in premier last year in their summer blockbuster issue

[Infested Jester]

Just watched Turistas with a friend....surprise surprise it sucked royally. :tdown:

[P. Gorath]

weekend report card:

Aqua Teen Hunger Force - good stuff (see thread)

300 Imax - finally got around to seeing it, thought it was alright, not much depth

The Howling III - had its moments, liked the the soundtrack and the director. It's no part 2 though

Curse of Frankenstein - was not very impressed, thought the frankenstein makeup wasnt very good. The relationship between the two guys was cool though.

The Muthers - good stuff all around

Fight For Your Life - they dont make them like this anymore (did they ever?)

[AdverseSolutions]

yo anybody ever seen this movie 'die amerikanische freund'?? saw it last night and it nearly destroyed my mind. definitely the darkest movie i've ever seen because of its particular surreality. directed by wim wenders. any comments?

[HeaT]

man i gotta watch some more movies, i got a grip loading of movies on my list that i need to watch...i think one weekend, imma sit down and watch movies all fucking weekend...

i wonder why movies fasinate people so much that we seak to watch them...that is pretty interesting, the form of entertainment they provide...

im outi

Roberth

[angryliberal]

yo anybody ever seen this movie 'die amerikanische freund'?? saw it last night and it nearly destroyed my mind. definitely the darkest movie i've ever seen because of its particular surreality. directed by wim wenders. any comments?

never heard of it, but i am a fan of wim wenders work

[The Chief]

Man seriously.

Watching 300 is like buying an energy drink for 9 bucks.

[Geese Pants]

Just saw Lock Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels....................great movie.

[Darth Kidd]

Anyone remember the movie "Demolition Man" with Sly Stallone, Wesley Snipes, and Sandra Bullock? Pretty shitty movie, but it's fun to watch.

[Ne0phyte]

Just saw Lock Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels....................great movie.
Ending scene of that movie is one of my favorites ever :rofl:

[rsigley]

hot fuzz - really funny, the editing tho kinda got to me. the quick pace was nice and funny in some scenes (like when he's moving to the new town), but other times it just was confusing. the point break reference at the end was so funny

vacancy - surprisingly pretty good

hollywoodland - blah, good performances by everyone IMO but the story was just boring. i guess if you were alive during that time it'd be more relevant, but most of those people are dead now. watched it on HD DVD and it crapped out towards the end so had to use SD side, supposedly a lot of versions of the HD are fucked up :(

[sleepyguy69]

If you don't mind subtitles or speak German, go see 'The Lives of Others', ~ Das Leben Der Anderen. An absolutely fantastic movie, one of the best I've seen in years.

[angryliberal]

JACK VALENTI IS DEAD!!!! i know this doesn't change anything about the mpaa, but the symbolic nature of the event is enough for me to smile. fuck the mpaa and fuck jack valenti is his dead ass hole!

[Satomiblood]

Can't fucking wait til The Bourne Ultimatum comes out.

[P. Gorath]

did we lose some posts?

[angryliberal]

yes we did

[HeaT]

i saw black snake moan...

it was meh...could have been A LOT better...

im outi

Roberth

[angryliberal]

got fog of war coming in soon, review to follow...

[HeaT]

holy shit, alpha dog, was HORRIBLE...from acting to the pacing to everything...if you were thinking about watching this dont...just read up about what happened and save yourself some time...

im outi

Roberth

[rsigley]

I'm concluding I just don't like Terry Gilliam films. I hated Brazil, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Tideland and now I just saw 12 Monkeys and didn't like it either. It's not the stories, it's the directing for me. Seems too all over the place and has weird and annoying camera angles and unorthodox shots. I don't care for the pacing either.

I guess I'll never understand his movies like how I don't understand why all NYU film students are obsessed with Cronenberg. Every NYU student I hire for temp work goes on and on about his movies like they're the best thing ever. I just don't get them tho.

[HeaT]

am i the only person ever to think the spiderman movies sucked and not being hyped by the 3rd???

anyway...for those of you that have seen momento, what is the big twist at the end??? i am just curious because i get into arguements about this all the time...

im outi

Roberth

[P. Gorath]

what is there to get in an argument about?

[ChairHome]

The twist to momento is:
- He killed his wife accidently with too much insulin
- He makes up clues to trick himself into pursuing a fake killer

I haven't seen the movie in a while, so forgive me if I'm wrong, but I do remember an interview where they asked, "What motivates you in your life?" as a theme to this movie. Without a purpose (finding his wife's killer), there is nothing else to motivate his life and keep it going. That's all he has left, and if it ends, there's nothing.

[EmptyJumpThrow]

Wow, I didn't realize we have a flicks thread.

I agree that Spidey 1 & 2 sucked. The only reason I will see the third is Venom, but I still expect the movie to suck.

Memento is awesome

I watched The Fog of War in my Philosophy of War class. God, it is excellent. And thats coming from a fairly conservative individual.

I also did not enjoy Brazil, I do not comprehend all the accolades it gets. I do however, enjoy 12 Monkeys. Fear and Loathing is also not my syle.

Lock Stock is top notch. Also check out Snatch and L4YER CAKE. Both great, but dont expect to be completely blown away like Lock Stock.

My friends and I skipped all our classes opening day of 300 to go see it in IMAX at 11:00 am. There was in-chair moshing and fist pounding the entire time. I fucking loved it.

I hope you are kidding when you said Howling III was not as good as Howling II, because correct me if I am wrong, but Howling II is "My Sister was a Teenage Werewolf." If so, it is one of the worst movies I have ever seen, horror or otherwise. Haha.

I will be visiting this thread a dozen times a day. I watch so many movies its stupid. Later all

[P. Gorath]

I hope you are kidding when you said Howling III was not as good as Howling II, because correct me if I am wrong, but Howling II is "My Sister was a Teenage Werewolf." If so, it is one of the worst movies I have ever seen, horror or otherwise. Haha.
It's just your sister is a werewolf and I'm guessing you havent seen part 3 then. Howling 2 is all sorts of awesomeness and is entertaining at every turn.

[Geese Pants]

I just saw Smokin Aces.............decent movie. Alot of shooting scenes, and alot of actors I know about in this movie, and some I didn't even know were. Good job to Keys and Common.

The ending confused me though........and I woudn't have guessed it.

I know that Heller = Sparazza.........but was Sparazza was really a fictional mob boss made by the feds? Why did the feds want him dead in the first place, onlt to want him alive so badly that they would kill Buddy to save him? Did Carruthers know boforehand? I guess what Messner did at the end was justified........

Alica Keys was smokin hot in that movie..............:ihitit:

[R | C]

Just saw The Hitcher on DVD.
Some creepy moments, but pretty weak overall.
Not bad, not good. Short movie.

[HeaT]

what is there to get in an argument about?

well my side of it is, he really does not have that "disease" (losing memory every 15 min), it is something he made up to make it easier to con people, as he is a con artist...the hardest thing to remember is not to forget to remember...he says something along those lines, and it is hinted at in the side story of the old man...

but people dont agree with that, so i always get into this discussion...

im outi

Roberth

[rsigley]

haven't seen a good movie in a while :(

usually i don't mind japanese horror remakes but Pulse was sooooo bad. I gave up on it about half way through, but I still watched hoping the hot blonde chick would get naked, but of course she doesn't. Couple bra shots thats it. I think I get more pissed when you have such a great idea and just butcher it completely.

i just bought a bunch of HD DVD's tho so i hope one will be good: Casino, Feast (already saw and liked it), Slither, The Hitcher, and The Fountain (which got to me 1 week before street date for some reason)

[P. Gorath]

watched flags of our fathers and hollywoodland. both were alright. Affleck was really good in Hollywoodland but the Adrian Brody stuff dragged. I went by target and saw they are selling a 2 disc anniversary edition of reservoir dogs for $7.50

[P. Gorath]

death wish 4 = not as good as 1, 2 or 3 but the way he takes out the last guy is great

[HeaT]

i saw hannibal rising...it was as bad as people were saying it was, but it was not good either...i thought the kid who played hannibal was pretty tight...

up next i am going to watch this movie called Shadow of the Vampire with John Malcavich and William Dafoe...it is like a fictional documentary on the making of the movie nosfaratu (the old silent version)...and how the director of this movie actually hired a real vampire for the movie, bahahahaha sounds funny...we will see...

im outi

Roberth

[P. Gorath]

volver was two hours of my life im not getting back

[NG1313]

Vampire Hunter D is a great movie.

[DaDesiCanadian]

Spidey was...weird. Can't decide whether to watch Blood Diamond, The Namesake, or The Hitcher tonight.

[angryliberal]

volver was two hours of my life im not getting back

really? how was penelope cruz? i was on the fence about that one...

[rsigley]

i didn't like volver either. the whole plot was built around the murder and i didn't really think the murder was a big deal.

plus all the male bashing!! us men need to stand up and protect ourself from such hate speech

but seriously, it was too much of a woman's movie for me.

tho i did love Waitress and that's a big woman's movie too

i liked the ending to vacancy, even though it had one cliche, it didn't succomb to a huge one so i guess it's forgivable

[SlayerofBodom]

Vampire Hunter D is a great movie.

That film completely blew me away when I first saw it at the age of eight. However, as incredible as the original was, the sequel is better.

A lot better.

Focus-

I finally got around to watching House of 1000 Corpses, and I must say, Rob Zombie is an even better director and writer than he is a solo musician.

[CRYSIS_ROSSO]

I JUST SAW HOT FUZZ....and wierdly I wasn't as dissapointed as I thought I was going to be.

[P. Gorath]

yeah Im waiting till video to check out waitress...

volver was just too much of a chick flick

[HeaT]

so i saw Shadow of the Vampire...pretty tight movie, wasnt funny at all actually, pretty dark and serious movie...the performances were amazing and i think that dafoe got nominated (academy award) as the vamp...the ending was also very intense...good shit all the way around, i recommend it...

im outi

Roberth

[HeaT]

holy shit, the hitcher was such a tight movie HAHAHAHA...on sooo many levels...yall gotta see this shit...one of the cops in charge in the movie has such a classic line...it should have been called the Cable though, cause everyone muthafucking gets shot!!!

im outi

Roberth

[EmptyJumpThrow]

I am hoping that you arent talking about that Sean Bean pile of shit remake of the Rutger Hauer awesomeness of the 80s. That Hitcher remake was absolute horror blasphemy. Don't even get me started on the Black Christmas remake, or When a Stranger Calls. The Hills Have Eyes remake was suprisingly good, though not so much when you take into consideration that Alexandra Aja, the director of High Tension (you want gore? This has gore), directed the remake of the Wes Craven 70s milestone. It is too bad that Aja had no hand in the new Hills Have Eyes 2, since that was almost as bad as the original Hills Have Eyes 2. I find it insulting that movie trailers don't even bother to point out the fact that all these new movies are remakes. No respect for the actual creative minds that first came up with this stuff. I am not looking forward to the Halloween remake (despite loving Zombie's first 2 directorial efforts) or the soon to be filmed Hellraiser remake (the only thing that has going for it is that it is being directed by Clive Barker, the man behind the original. However, it does beg the question "What the hell is the point?")

[AlphaDragoon02]

Just saw The Hitcher on DVD.
Some creepy moments, but pretty weak overall.
Not bad, not good. Short movie.

Best thing about the entire film...

Sophia Bush. Damn. :wow:

[SlayerofBodom]

death wish 4 = not as good as 1, 2 or 3 but the way he takes out the last guy is great

Seriously? Death Wish 4 was my absolute favorite of the series. "I wish he would DROP DEAD" is one of the best-placed quotes in an action film ever.

Also, feel free to skip Death Wish 5. It sucked.

Focus

I watched Miike's Imprint yesterday. (The director behind "Audition", "Ichi the Killer", the "Dead Alive" trilogy, "Visitor Q", etc.)

I have to say, the Jap motherfucker really outdid himself here; I'm so jaded by violence that things like the Freddy or Jason series are like cartoons to me, with nothing scray or disturbing about them.

But this film was really fucked up and disturbing. I now have some truly horrific images burned into my brain, possibly forever. Don't watch this unless you have a very high tolerance for this stuff.

[HeaT]

I am hoping that you arent talking about that Sean Bean pile of shit remake

oh that is what im definately talking about...such awsomeness in that movie i couldnt believe it!!!

im outi

Roberth

[P. Gorath]

I'm so jaded by violence that things like the Freddy or Jason series are like cartoons to me, with nothing scray or disturbing about them.

Really...I would say that better describes my thoughts on Miike. After you've seen one or two of his, they all become one long cartoon

And Death Wish 4 is petty bad - some nancy reagan say no to drugs bullshit, no dirty street punks, no freaking Browning machine gun from part 3. They switched up directors and it showed. Plus the biggest crime - NO RAPES! How can you have a Death Wish without rape??

[rsigley]

I am hoping that you arent talking about that Sean Bean pile of shit remake of the Rutger Hauer awesomeness of the 80s. That Hitcher remake was absolute horror blasphemy. Don't even get me started on the Black Christmas remake, or When a Stranger Calls. The Hills Have Eyes remake was suprisingly good, though not so much when you take into consideration that Alexandra Aja, the director of High Tension (you want gore? This has gore), directed the remake of the Wes Craven 70s milestone. It is too bad that Aja had no hand in the new Hills Have Eyes 2, since that was almost as bad as the original Hills Have Eyes 2. I find it insulting that movie trailers don't even bother to point out the fact that all these new movies are remakes. No respect for the actual creative minds that first came up with this stuff. I am not looking forward to the Halloween remake (despite loving Zombie's first 2 directorial efforts) or the soon to be filmed Hellraiser remake (the only thing that has going for it is that it is