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

[goodm0urning]

its like they just added a guy so they can kill himIt's like the time they shoehorned an entire family of trailer trash into the movie, just so the guy they sacrificed at the end wouldn't be totally random. Welcome ta erf!

[P. Gorath]

sigley did you ever see a horror movie about a slasher who stinks called The Reeker? and did you ever finish going through the ten disc blade runner set?

[rsigley]

haha never heard of that movie, is it any good or you didn't see it

and i watched workprint, final cut, and the ~4 hour documentary on the blade runner thing

still have to go through the 2nd disk full of special features and the documentary about the release history which is like 6 hours of featurretes, deleted scenes, phillip k dick stuff, and other stuff

the ~4 hour documentary is actually really good, didn't even check the time once and was engrossed the whole time

ford didn't seem to get along with anyone during the production, not only scott

and its only 5 disks ha, 3 are HD DVD (or blu ray) and the other two are just standard dvd's

i'm not sure what is included in the regular dvd special edition though, i think its only 4 disks

[ChairHome]

Just watched Beowulf on HD-DVD (yeah, that's right). It was pretty good, I didn't realize how animated it was going to be. For some reason (probably cause of what I had heard of Angelina Jolie's role), I thought it would be mostly live action with a lot of cg touch up. From the beginning, it looked like a slightly more realistic Shrek, but the quality of the animation got better, and there were some parts that looked straight up real. Anyways, I liked it. I'm sure it would've been awesome if I caught it when it was in IMAX 3D.

The funny part is when I caught the end credits and saw that Crispin Glover was in it. Had no idea that he played that part. It was genius to cast him in that role, in my opinion. What's even better is that one of the extras on the HD-DVD is like the extra on 300, where you can see what it looked like before all the CG. So you get to see Anthony Hopkins and everyone acting on motion capture sets with a bunch of motion capture dots on their faces. And you get to see Crispin Glover go to town on some stuffed dummies. No Angelina though, for some reason.

[BunnyHead]

^hmm I think ima have to buy the Beowulf dvd some time soon
...but today Enchanted DVD came out:lovin:so tommorrow=payday and that = purchased. That movie was awesome, Amy Adams is so pretty and Patrick Dempsey and James Marsden are so hot:lovin::lovin: as for movies coming out in theaters
my money is going to see 21, and I doubt I'll be seeing any movies until May when Speed Racer comes out.

[tsukihimeblood]

doomsday was alright. had some cool parts but over all was pretty cheesy. it was like, futuristic -> lost boys in Hook -> lord of the rings -> ???. had some ok action scenes though. the Sol character made the movie for me.

[Arsenal]

doomsday was alright. had some cool parts but over all was pretty cheesy. it was like, futuristic -> lost boys in Hook -> lord of the rings -> ???. had some ok action scenes though. the Sol character made the movie for me.

Was Rhona Mitra smokin' hot? Like, "Hollow Man" hot?

[HeaT]

man i just watched Hard Boiled again...what happened to john woo, he needs to start making tight movies again...

im outi

Roberth

[EvilSamurai]

man i just watched Hard Boiled again...what happened to john woo, he needs to start making tight movies again...

im outi

Roberth

He started making movies not starring Chow Yun-Fat and a pair of pistols.

[P. Gorath]

sigley did you get unbreakable on blu ray?

[HeaT]

so ummm has anyone seen that new al pacino movie 88 mins??? i thought it looked interesting but probably either a hit or a miss and no inbetween...just wondering...

im outi

Roberth

[SNAAAAKE]

^ 88 minutes is allright..its like an episode of 24 but with al pachino. 7/10

[EvilSamurai]

^ 88 minutes is allright..its like an episode of 24 but with al pachino. 7/10

Screaming self-parody Al Pacino or good Al Pacino?

[rsigley]

sigley did you get unbreakable on blu ray?

not out yet, comes out april 1st. it's a disney release though so i bet the quality will be awesome, disney is probably the best studio for releasing on blu ray

i'm going to pick it up, but i think i'm going to wait until deepdiscounts 20% off sale, it should be coming soon

thats when i've been picking up a lot of catalog titles on blu ray/hd dvd

you got a blu rya player now?

i just watched heartbreak kid, it was pretty funny dunno why it bombed. same with dan in real life, i actually didn't hate dane cook in 2 movies now!! (dan in real life and mr brooks). i think everyone can related to the dan in real life plot and i think thats what makes it funny.
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hitman was pretty blah, but looked really good in 1080p except for some night scenes. i thought the alternate ending was better, but for some reason they went for the happy ending

[SNAAAAKE]

Screaming self-parody Al Pacino or good Al Pacino?

Id say good al pacino

just watched hellboy..I dunno how I missed this one..so random :rofl:

[ChairHome]

not out yet, comes out april 1st. it's a disney release though so i bet the quality will be awesome, disney is probably the best studio for releasing on blu ray

i'm going to pick it up, but i think i'm going to wait until deepdiscounts 20% off sale, it should be coming soon

thats when i've been picking up a lot of catalog titles on blu ray/hd dvd

you got a blu rya player now?

i just watched heartbreak kid, it was pretty funny dunno why it bombed. same with dan in real life, i actually didn't hate dane cook in 2 movies now!! (dan in real life and mr brooks). i think everyone can related to the dan in real life plot and i think thats what makes it funny.
/
hitman was pretty blah, but looked really good in 1080p except for some night scenes. i thought the alternate ending was better, but for some reason they went for the happy ending

Word. I liked HBK (though the farrely brothers gross out tactics were too much at the end. Not like it was too much for me, but like they were trying too hard), but I thought it wasn't anything special, though it did have many funny parts.

Dan In Real Life was really good, but what did you think about the love interest? Was I being too harsh earlier?

[NG1313]

What are the scariest movies you've seen? Scary, not necessarily gory. To me, it was definitely Ringu, followed by the 2003 remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Ringu had a great plot, or starting point, and followed through with the same high quality throughout. Same with Texas Chainsaw Massacre. It had a stronger impact for being based on a true story, and the plot of an isolated town inhabited by self-righteous folks with such twisted minds, and the psychopathic Leatherface having a dog-like relationship to the family, along with the affection you give to dogs and the sub-human treatment you naturally give them, made up for a disturbing life on the countryside story.

So I'm looking for recommendations on a truly scary movie.

I saw a bit of The Hills Have Eyes, and it was kind of good, but fell short, and it seemed like a rip-off of Texas Chainsaw Massacre. I've seen the remake of The Grudge and thought it was alright. The Eye was interesting but not scary enough. There just never seemed to be any real threats going on. Other horror movies I've seen include Friday The 13th, Hellraiser, Chucky and those decades-old movies, but they're hardly scary for us adults.

I'm a fan of ghost stories, though I can't think of anything in particular that I really appreciated. Recommend something.

[ChairHome]

Watched August Rush. A little corny, but it was a good movie.

[ChairHome]

Just watched "Finishing the Game". Its a parody movie (shot in faux documentary style) that was based around Bruce Lee's death and how the studio tried to finish his last film, "Game of Death", after only recording 12 minutes of footage. They try to find a replacement for Bruce and have open auditions, and you see all these weird Asian actors auditioning for the part.

It started off strong, and has a few really funny parts, but its a mediocre film. Its weird, this is by the guy that made, "Better Luck Tomorrow", and you don't expect this type of film to be his follow up. I guess he was going for satire.

[YellowS4]

What are the scariest movies you've seen?

Event Horizon.

[SNAAAAKE]

"the rock" = awesome pwesome !
ed harris always delivers :rock:

Event Horizon.


not scary at all...:confused:

[.Free.]

What are the scariest movies you've seen?
Candy Man to me was one of the scariest movies. that damn guy with a hook for a hand.:chat:

[NG1313]

Event Horizon.

Story sounds interesting. Something like The Dark Side Of The Moon, which was a great science-fiction horror.

Candy Man to me was one of the scariest movies. that damn guy with a hook for a hand.:chat:

Hehe. I found it scary when I saw it way back then. I remembered the interesting settings and came across some tunes from the movie I thought were great, so I downloaded it some time ago and got really disappointed. No worse than the average horror movie, though... I forget if we actually did say Candyman 5 times before a mirror.... I hope so :nunchuck:

[angryliberal]

the only thing scary about the remake of tcm is that the people who made it find a way to sleep at night...

[goodm0urning]

What are the scariest movies you've seen?Probably the Exorcist, and Carpenter's Halloween. I can't really think of any other movies that genuinely gave me an inkling of that fight-or-flight response. The vast majority of "scary movies" are not.

[P. Gorath]

saw The Bank Job...very good little movie. Nothing mindblowing, but a solid caper flick.

[ChairHome]

What are the scariest movies you've seen?

Not necessarily the scariest, but I will admit, being the little girl that I am, that What Lies Beneath actually scared the bejeezus out of me. I watched it in the theater, and during the last scene when she was in the tub, I was closing my eyes and just peeking through my fingers to see if the scary part had happened yet.

And, yes, I will also admit that I watched Blair Witch Project when I was 16/17 and had to drive home alone and my parents were gone that night so I was scared to be in my house by myself and didn't sleep that night.

I am a wuss.

[Arsenal]

What Lies Beneath was truly frightening, I actually walked out of the theater haflway through.

[angryliberal]

blair witch scared me the first time i saw it, and i was like 19-20...it was just before all the super-hype around the film...

however, when i was forced to watch it a second time, it was just a big motion-sickness fest with no real punch anymore...

edit: the most scared i've ever been after a film was the first poltergeist when i was like 7 years old...holy shit that scared me...

oh, and i could never get through silver bullet when i was young either...i used to have crazy night,mares about werewolves in my backyard cuz of that busey/haim masterpiece...

[NG1313]

the only thing scary about the remake of tcm is that the people who made it find a way to sleep at night...

I assume you saw the other versions first? Then I can understand. I never saw any of them, and the 2003 remake as a stand-alone presentation was really good, in my opinion. It already had the story cut out and ready for it, but I thought pretty much everything else was up to par with it. A relatively great movie, to put it that way.

Probably the Exorcist, and Carpenter's Halloween. I can't really think of any other movies that genuinely gave me an inkling of that fight-or-flight response. The vast majority of "scary movies" are not.

The Exorcist gave me a good scare too. I hate it now. The atmosphere wore off and it's left with nothing but a bad concept. I saw one or two of the Halloween movies, but the first is probably the best, I should check that out.

Not necessarily the scariest, but I will admit, being the little girl that I am, that What Lies Beneath actually scared the bejeezus out of me. I watched it in the theater, and during the last scene when she was in the tub, I was closing my eyes and just peeking through my fingers to see if the scary part had happened yet.

And, yes, I will also admit that I watched Blair Witch Project when I was 16/17 and had to drive home alone and my parents were gone that night so I was scared to be in my house by myself and didn't sleep that night.

I am a wuss.

Hehe. Yeah, I thought the same about Blairwitch. I thought everything was real, though. I caught it on TV when it had already begun, probably past the introduction text and all. I was disgusted when I found out it was just a movie. What a let-down... and what would we want with a sequel for?

I actually saw the sequel on TV also, half-way through. Didn't follow the same camera-work, and wasn't all too bad as a scary movie. Not exactly worth your time, either, though...

blair witch scared me the first time i saw it, and i was like 19-20...it was just before all the super-hype around the film...

however, when i was forced to watch it a second time, it was just a big motion-sickness fest with no real punch anymore...

edit: the most scared i've ever been after a film was the first poltergeist when i was like 7 years old...holy shit that scared me...

oh, and i could never get through silver bullet when i was young either...i used to have crazy night,mares about werewolves in my backyard cuz of that busey/haim masterpiece...

I didn't watch more than 20 minutes of Poltergeist. But I was far older than 7 when I watched it...

[angryliberal]

I assume you saw the other versions first? Then I can understand. I never saw any of them, and the 2003 remake as a stand-alone presentation was really good, in my opinion. It already had the story cut out and ready for it, but I thought pretty much everything else was up to par with it. A relatively great movie, to put it that way.

it's wayyyyy more than i saw the og first, tcm is absolutely one of my favorite films of all fucking time. even the notion of it being remade at all offends me more than priests raping children...

[goodm0urning]

The Exorcist gave me a good scare too. I hate it now. The atmosphere wore off and it's left with nothing but a bad concept. I saw one or two of the Halloween movies, but the first is probably the best, I should check that out.The first one is a horror masterpiece. No exaggeration. The rest of the Halloween films aren't worth the film they're printed on.

[HeaT]

i was pretty scared by the shinning that shit was frightening...

i saw diary of the dead this weekend...i thought it was really good...more focused on social commentary than zombies...but still awsome...there were some awsomely funny parts in it too...

im outi

Roberth

[goodm0urning]

i was pretty scared by the shinning that shit was frightening...Fuck, I can't believe I forgot the Shining. Me, the Stanley Kubrick fan that I am. I am going to go flog myself now.

I am sorry.

[rsigley]

Word. I liked HBK (though the farrely brothers gross out tactics were too much at the end. Not like it was too much for me, but like they were trying too hard), but I thought it wasn't anything special, though it did have many funny parts.

Dan In Real Life was really good, but what did you think about the love interest? Was I being too harsh earlier?

haha i didn't think she was too hot either, but i guess for dan it was more the connection he had with her in the bookstore and dane cook's char was trying to stop being with shallow women and figured she was good

i don't think i'd be fighting over her though


just ordered this http://xploitedcinema.com/catalog/grindhouse-complete-japanese-limited-edition-p-13665.html

hopefully it will come today or tomorrow

i don't remember being scared of any movies growing up, my friends and i ended up renting every horror movie they had by the time we were 13 too

[HeaT]

i don't remember being scared of any movies growing up, my friends and i ended up renting every horror movie they had by the time we were 13 too

we are not all as hardcore as you are sigley BHAHAHAHA...

oh misery was pretty fucking scary for me...i saw that shit when i was hella young...

im outi

Roberth

[Kusanagi02]

So i turn on the tv this morning skimming through the movie channels and all of a sudden i see Guyver 2:Dark Hero playing on Cinemax.
I haven't seen this in forever. I still think its a pretty good movie for its time. Leagues better than the first one.

A saw Johnny Bosch's movie Broken Path back during Katsucon. Its a damn good movie. More on action and a little on dialogue.

[orochizoolander]

Candyman and the original exorcist scared me as a little kid, that's pretty much it.

[ChairHome]

So i turn on the tv this morning skimming through the movie channels and all of a sudden i see Guyver 2:Dark Hero playing on Cinemax.
I haven't seen this in forever. I still think its a pretty good movie for its time. Leagues better than the first one.


Heck yeah. Solid Snake's voice is the lead, too. He also wrote X-men and X2's screenplays.

The action in that movie is great.

[rcaido]

I was about 6 or 7 years old...It was during Christmas time & they played this movie about a killer Santa Claus goes back & starts killing all the people that did him wrong...The last part was creepy...It shows a nun sitting down quietly they were like "mother superior are you here" You see her back turn sitting quietly...Then when they move her, her head rolls right off...Fucking traumatize for life...
The santa eventually get shot at the end but after the credits he jumps out alive...Fucking scared the shit out of me until this day...The other movie would also be Jaws...Im scared to go to beaches because of this movie...

[Arsenal]

Heck yeah. Solid Snake's voice is the lead, too. He also wrote X-men and X2's screenplays.

The action in that movie is great.

Yeah, I thoroughly enjoyed Guyver 2. I thought it was pretty good for what it was (B-Movie, low budget sci-fi flick based off an anime). David Hayter rocks. Excellent screenwriter, amazing voice actor, and not too bad of an action/sci-fi actor.

[HeaT]

i saw bladerunner final cut in the theaters, that shit was amazing...hot damn...such a great movie...

i would like to see them re release aliens...when they released alien in theaters i was so excited that shit was tight man...but aliens would be epic...

im outi

Roberth

[goodm0urning]

I was about 6 or 7 years old...It was during Christmas time & they played this movie about a killer Santa Claus goes back & starts killing all the people that did him wrong...The last part was creepy...It shows a nun sitting down quietly they were like "mother superior are you here" You see her back turn sitting quietly...Then when they move her, her head rolls right off...Fucking traumatize for life...
The santa eventually get shot at the end but after the credits he jumps out alive...Fucking scared the shit out of me until this day...The other movie would also be Jaws...Im scared to go to beaches because of this movie...Hint: my avatar.

[CrouchingTiger]

I just watched 2001: A Space Odyssey for the first time. Wow. Pretty unique movie. Definately one of the more artistic movies I've ever watched. I enjoyed it.

On a side note, I love discoering little things in movies I should have seen ages ago, that suddenly cause other things I've seen to make more sense. Like the "giant space baby" in an episode of Sea Lab 2021, or the intro to that episode of the Simpsons where Homer is an ape among other apes and he's sleeping against a monolith. No more losing sleep over those two things! :smile:

[Chozen1]

blair witch scared me the first time i saw it, and i was like 19-20...it was just before all the super-hype around the film...

however, when i was forced to watch it a second time, it was just a big motion-sickness fest with no real punch anymore...

edit: the most scared i've ever been after a film was the first poltergeist when i was like 7 years old...holy shit that scared me...

oh, and i could never get through silver bullet when i was young either...i used to have crazy night,mares about werewolves in my backyard cuz of that busey/haim masterpiece...

i saw it the first time alone and thought it was a joke. this is it? i thought to myslef while other people were freaking out. weaksauce:amazed:

[Geese Pants]

I finally saw I am Legend.........it was good even though I think it missed on the point of the whole "Legend" thing.

Will Smith was impressive in this move...........

[rcaido]

No Country for Old Men - Good movie throughout...Didn't understand the ending with Tommy Lee though, probably have to watch it again...9 out 10

Hint: my avatar.

Huh?

I finally saw I am Legend.........it was good even though I think it missed on the point of the whole "Legend" thing.

Will Smith was impressive in this move...........

Going to watch this now...

[rsigley]

I finally saw I am Legend.........it was good even though I think it missed on the point of the whole "Legend" thing.

Will Smith was impressive in this move...........

its pretty funny cause the legend status made more sense in the theatrical ending

but the original ending which is better, not so much

because he cured the virus, so he is the legend who cured it, at least thats what i think. in the other ending i mean it doesn't really hint on that he gets to vermont and ends up curing the disease like in the theatrical version

btw i think the omega man with heston is much better than this movie

[EvilSamurai]

Some reviews:

I watched No Country For Old Men a few weeks ago and it was good but not like Best Picture material (considering some of the crap (Crash, Titanic) they have given the trophy to though... maybe.). The whole thing is basically a glorified chase movie that uses the old theme of rednecks/other ignorant people stealing money from the mob/other people you should not be stealing money from and dying. The whole philosophizing about fate shit and the Tommy Lee Jones subplot with the paralyzed ex-cop were uncalled for. It also would have been stronger to have ended the movie with JAvier Bardem walking away from the car crash instead of Tommy Lee Jones eating breakfast.

The Mist sucked. The acting was terrible and the special effects were shitty CGI. If I was in that situation in the supermarket I would be like to the crazy lady once she started freaking out about hell and shit "Are you threatening me? Are you? I am going to have to ask you to leave the store. Someone escort her outside, by force if necessary."

[HeaT]

Some reviews:

I watched No Country For Old Men a few weeks ago and it was good but not like Best Picture material (considering some of the crap (Crash, Titanic) they have given the trophy to though... maybe.). The whole thing is basically a glorified chase movie that uses the old theme of rednecks/other ignorant people stealing money from the mob/other people you should not be stealing money from and dying. The whole philosophizing about fate shit and the Tommy Lee Jones subplot with the paralyzed ex-cop were uncalled for. It also would have been stronger to have ended the movie with JAvier Bardem walking away from the car crash instead of Tommy Lee Jones eating breakfast.


your description of what it was about is way off...the tommy lee jones subplot was not the subplot really, it was what the movie was about...

im outi

Roberth

[rcaido]

Some reviews:

It also would have been stronger to have ended the movie with JAvier Bardem walking away from the car crash instead of Tommy Lee Jones eating breakfast.
"

Or just have him have a car crash & then end it right there & have like a coin spinning on the ground....

[rsigley]

The Mist sucked. The acting was terrible and the special effects were shitty CGI. If I was in that situation in the supermarket I would be like to the crazy lady once she started freaking out about hell and shit "Are you threatening me? Are you? I am going to have to ask you to leave the store. Someone escort her outside, by force if necessary."

damn i loved the mist

the black and white version looks awesome

oh and N OCOUNTRY WOULDA BAEEN SO MUCH COOLER IF THERE WAS A HUGE SHOOTOUT WITH GUNS AND MATRIX STYLE AND THE GUY GETS THE MONEY AND THE GIRL AND IT ENDS HAPPY ANSD JUST DOESNT TRY TO MAKE AP OINT ABOUT SOCIETY AND LIFE I MEAN IM SEEING A MOVIE WHY DO I NEED TO THINK ABOUT THINGS TOO IF I DID ID JUST READ THE BOOK LOL

[rsigley]

oh and FROM DUSK TIL DAWN WAS AWESOME UNTIL IT TURNED INTO A VAMPIRE B MOVIE I MEAN WHAT WERE THEY THINKKING TRYING TO BE DIFFERENT!!!!


btw grindhouse 6 dvd box set is fucking best thing i own movie wise

the box folds out and posters for every movie

damn its nice

[EvilSamurai]

^
Better than the metal briefcase Blade Runner set?

[rsigley]

yea the blade runner thing is a rip off, inside the case there's nothing useful

i'll take some pics of it later

there's a funny interview on it where RR finished his movie way under budget and QT spent his half + RR left over and still went way over budget

from watching the movies you'd think planet terror cost a lot more than death proof, but i guess when you do everything [cinematography, direct, put family in the movie, music, special effects, etc.] yourself you can save some money

[rsigley]

oh and premonition is the greatest time continuity movie ever made

sandra bullock!!!!!!!

can't believe i bought that crap on blu ray and watched it

but i love that broad

[P. Gorath]

sig - so one of the grindhouse discs has the american theatrical cut with all of the trailers and the shortened versions of the films?

Movies I watched this weekend -

Bride of Re-Animator: really crappy dvd, full frame, bad sound, very grainy. I enjoy most of Brian Yuzna's stuff but this one really pales in comparison to the original classic. You can tell it is a direct precursor to RoTLD 3 though

Reform School Girls: I've been trying to complete my Sybil Danning and Tom DeSimone oeuvres and this one took care of both. Classic stuff, not quite enough boobage but a great finale.

Alice, Sweet Alice - this movie is hilariously over-acted. Strangely attracted to the bad little girl. A few good deaths

Night of the Creeps - not as good as I remembered. some fun 80s makeup efx though

House Party 2 - not as good as the first

[HeaT]

sig - so one of the grindhouse discs has the american theatrical cut with all of the trailers and the shortened versions of the films?



im pretty sure that is what it said in the description that he had the link to...

im outi

Roberth

[rsigley]

yep, full theatrical with trailers, commercials, and shortened version

[YellowS4]

Fuck I was reading up on the Grindhouse boxset and I'm tempted to pick it up, I'll just have to buy an upscaling dvd player since my upscaling BD drive isn't region free lol.

[P. Gorath]

oh yeah Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night 2 finally comes to dvd on tuesday. part 3 and 4 have been out on a crappy artisan double feature dvd with full frame transfers and part 3 being the tv edit so hopefully they will re-release those. the sequels are actually pretty strong.

[angryliberal]

I watched No Country For Old Men a few weeks ago and it was good but not like Best Picture material (considering some of the crap (Crash, Titanic) they have given the trophy to though... maybe.). The whole thing is basically a glorified chase movie that uses the old theme of rednecks/other ignorant people stealing money from the mob/other people you should not be stealing money from and dying. The whole philosophizing about fate shit and the Tommy Lee Jones subplot with the paralyzed ex-cop were uncalled for. It also would have been stronger to have ended the movie with JAvier Bardem walking away from the car crash instead of Tommy Lee Jones eating breakfast.

tommy lee jones "subplot"?! that's like saying the "mafia" subplot of godfather was not needed...

[CrouchingTiger]

Or just have him have a car crash & then end it right there & have like a coin spinning on the ground....

Wow, uh, that actually would have been a pretty awesome ending. :tup: Like fate is flipping the coin to decide whether or not to take Anton's life.

[Taito]

I liked No Country but it just reminds me of Pulp Fiction minus any humor.

[angryliberal]

so, no quentin commentary on the death proof disk? hmmm...

hopefully something like this will get released in the us...

[EvilSamurai]

tommy lee jones "subplot"?! that's like saying the "mafia" subplot of godfather was not needed...

You don't understand. I am saying it just did not need bit at the end were Jones talks to the paralyzed guy and eats breakfast.

[angryliberal]

You don't understand. I am saying it just did not need bit at the end were Jones talks to the paralyzed guy and eats breakfast.

???

ok...

[HeaT]

???

ok...

HAHAHAHAHHAHA :rofl:

im outi

Roberth

[rsigley]

the movie would have no point if you didn't have the last scene and would just finish without finishing the story

[rsigley]

funny how QT doesn't do a death proof commentary, but he does one on Hot Fuzz

it's really good though, it's just Edgar Wright/QT talking about every movie except Hot Fuzz

Have the Coens ever done an audio commentary? I know Blood Simple had one, but that was a really long joke written by them and performed by someone else

[angryliberal]

i dunno...when i saw the barebones state of the ncfom dvd, i pretty much passed up buying it. buying dvd's without a good commentary feels so empty...especially when dealing with films of quality.

i didn't know about the hot fuzz one...i'm going to have to check that out.

[rsigley]

it's on the 3 disk edition of hot fuzz

they have commentaries from real police men and another with wright/tarantino and 3 with the cast/crew

kind of overkill

looking at my collection of coen movies, none really have any special features and no commentaries at all

guess they don't like them

[EvilSamurai]

I am buying that Hot Fuzz DVD right now. Another good commentary is the Cannibal the Musical one with Matt Stone and Trey Parker. They start talking about the film and then they start drinking.

[HeaT]

here is a small..."independent" theater where i live, that shows really cool movies, old school...independent, limited releases...pretty cool...

http://www.loftcinema.com/comingsoon

they also do cool stuff like the 48 hours shoot out...sigley would probably dig this...

http://www.loftcinema.com/node/141

its a really tight theater...do you guys have something like this where you live???

oh they also have SOFAS and lazy boys in one of their screening rooms!!! its tight...

im outi

Roberth

[angryliberal]

not in san diego, unfortunately. we have like one realy good theater for foriegn releases and one that shows some revival stuff. pg, the bastard, has the new beverly near him...

edit: that's a bummer about the coens...i'd LOVE to listen to the two of them wax for a couple hours about their films...

[angryliberal]

no amount of adjectives and adverbs could properly convey the anger and fury inside me right now:

http://buzzsugar.com/1513283

[P. Gorath]

not in san diego, unfortunately. we have like one realy good theater for foriegn releases and one that shows some revival stuff. pg, the bastard, has the new beverly near him...

the New Beverly, the Nuart, the Aero, the Egyptian...used to have the Vine on hollywood blvd but it's closing down, we also have a silent movie theater that just plays old silent films with live music, plus there are theaters in japantown that play Kurosawa movies n stuff.

that's why I don't buy dvds anymore...netflix + revival theaters = ggpo

...and that list doesnt even count the numerous art house theaters for current releases (not to mention that places like The Grove and the Arclight show those movies anyway)

[angryliberal]

yeah, like i said, pg is a bastard! not really, i just hate how close he is to many awesome theaters...

[rsigley]

BREAKING NEWS:

MY SMALL VIDEO PRODUCTION COMPANY JUST BOUGHT OUT ANOTHER SMALL INDEPENDENT FILM COMPANY!!!!!

i now own the united states distribution rights to 139 crappy european trash and slasher movies for only 6k

i'm going to their office tomorrow and picking up the film stock and other stuff

now i need to find a distributor for the dvd's after i remaster them

if i break even that would be great

[EvilSamurai]

^
Any notable trash films?

[rsigley]

no idea, the titles are all in italian or i never heard of them. they're either subtitled or dubbed in english tho

most of them don't even have imdb entries, but they all received some sort of theatrical run somewhere in europe during the 70s and 80s. i get all the financial data with it, so i figure i'll look for the one that did best at theaters and work from there

so something has to be good and make me money i hope

i bought them mostly cause i know the guy and he's like a million in debt and about to declare bankruptcy, so he would of lost them anyway to some bank that would destroy them

so what i paid him for is actual the value of the film the movies are recorded on, otherwise he could get in some trouble for something

i guess you can't firesale everything you own then declare bankruptcy

guy was making insane money during the housing boom as a realtor, cleared like 3 million in one year

bought the rights to all this shit because he was a big movie collector, then tried to get into flipping houses and yea with the market now he's broke

[angryliberal]

you should re-dub them with new dialog...

[rsigley]

haha, that would be pretty funny, dunno if i can do that though, there's all these rules. like if i make dvd's i can only have english subtitles because thats the only language i own the rights to, i'd have to ask this guy

i think it was a stupid buy and will probably do nothing with them except maybe watch a bunch on my projector, was more to help out a friend

maybe i'll get lucky and find the holy grail and use that to flip into a blue underground type company

the guy also spent almost 100k for these rights, so i guess i got a deal

[angryliberal]

hrmmm...well, it would be an awesome project to take on. i mean, it would be time consuming and would most likely not produce any results for you, but damn it would be fun...

[P. Gorath]

does anyone have the wonder years complete series on dvd (bootleg)? One of my discs broke and I need a burned replacement...asap...pm me

[angryliberal]

so, is there no real wonder years dvd set, only a bootleg one?

[rsigley]

there's two best of's, but thats it

i think its cause of the music

i dunno why they just don't replace it like most tv shows end up doing

[angryliberal]

are you serious?!? that's crazy...they did the same thing for "get a life" - rhino produced a couple eps on dvd, but thats it...

[Geese Pants]

Something similar is holding back releasing further seasons of Malcom in the Middle.........but I won't jump into that.

I just watched Underworld......wasn't as bad of a movie as I thought it was. Infact, I thought it was good.

So I was watching the credits and saw Kevin Grevioux credited as the writer of Underworld, and I was like..........the guy who played Raze wrote the screenplay?

[EvilSamurai]

I just bought Sweeney Todd, Sleepy Hollow, and a bunch of exploitation flicks off of Amazon.

[goodm0urning]

Watched Troll 2 + Rifftrax with Ne0phyte yesterday.

I concede: this film is worse/better (depending on your point of view) than Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2.

[angryliberal]

how are those rifftrax? as good as classic mst3k(comedy central and before)?

[P. Gorath]

sig when you start up your distribution company i will be your acquisitions guy

[rsigley]

sig when you start up your distribution company i will be your acquisitions guy

awesome, i'll bankrupt everyone in this thread

[Weta]

Troll 2's so packed with killer dialogue, is there even any room for riffs? Still, I'm curious too as to whether Mike Nelson's still got 'it', I liked his MST3k run a lot.

In other news, I saw [REC] (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1038988/) this week and I really loved it. It's getting a slow release across Europe in April, and I recommend it to any jaded fan of modern horror waiting for something at least watchable.

[goodm0urning]

how are those rifftrax? as good as classic mst3k(comedy central and before)?Troll 2's so packed with killer dialogue, is there even any room for riffs? Still, I'm curious too as to whether Mike Nelson's still got 'it', I liked his MST3k run a lot.This is the only Rifftrax I've ever listened to, and it was very funny. I'm not sure how confident I'd be in stacking it up against the best of MST3K, but for what it was worth, I enjoyed it and it made me want to hear more.

[rsigley]

i guess one more comment about no country for old men, since everyone i talk to say the same thing about the ending

how many times in real life does someone really load themselves up with a lot of weapons and go meet their destiny? the way tommy lee went out is how all of us will go out, life just doesn't end with an action sequence



here's a great experiment or maybe a reality tv show

take 5 directors, you each have to make a good movie with tom hanks and you have an unlimited budget

good luck

i don't think anyone can make a good movie with tom hanks in it

[HeaT]

i guess one more comment about no country for old men, since everyone i talk to say the same thing about the ending

how many times in real life does someone really load themselves up with a lot of weapons and go meet their destiny? the way tommy lee went out is how all of us will go out, life just doesn't end with an action sequence



here's a great experiment or maybe a reality tv show

take 5 directors, you each have to make a good movie with tom hanks and you have an unlimited budget

good luck

i don't think anyone can make a good movie with tom hanks in it

i thought charlie wilson's war was pretty good...halarious...

im outi

Roberth

[goodm0urning]

Charlie Wilson's War was awesome... though to be fair, I think Philip Seymour Hoffman deserves a share of credit equal to Tom Hanksksksksss'.

[angryliberal]

i don't think anyone can make a good movie with tom hanks in it

joe dante did already...

[rsigley]

joe dante did already...

ha, i loved the burbs, but i hated tom hanks in it

so yea it was good, but without hanks could of been great

i did like saving private ryan, but not bc of hanks


i just got prom night 2, hopefully its good only seen 1

guess they're trying to capitalize on the remake

[EvilSamurai]

All of this Tom Hanks sucks talk reminds me of Kevin Costner, whose best performance was as a dead body in The Big Chill. I have ranted on htis before but Kevin Costner is such a horrible actor. Some of his movies are ok (The Untouchables, Robin Hood... thats about it) but not because of him. Like in his Robin Hood flick, he was just like some random bum with a mullet, not Robin Hood. I seriously just wanted the always excellent Alan Rickman to kill him. Rickman needs to be a Bond villain more than any other actor alive.

I thought Hanks was ok in Saving Private Ryan. I liked the movie but thought the modus operandi (like 10 dudes risking their lives to save one dude) was dumb.

About WW2 movies, is anyone hyped for Inglorious Bastards?

[HeaT]

All of this Tom Hanks sucks talk reminds me of Kevin Costner, whose best performance was as a dead body in The Big Chill. I have ranted on htis before but Kevin Costner is such a horrible actor. Some of his movies are ok (The Untouchables, Robin Hood... thats about it) but not because of him. Like in his Robin Hood flick, he was just like some random bum with a mullet, not Robin Hood. I seriously just wanted the always excellent Alan Rickman to kill him. Rickman needs to be a Bond villain more than any other actor alive.

I thought Hanks was ok in Saving Private Ryan. I liked the movie but thought the modus operandi (like 10 dudes risking their lives to save one dude) was dumb.

About WW2 movies, is anyone hyped for Inglorious Bastards?

costner was not too bad in mr. brooks...

im outi

Roberth

[goodm0urning]

About WW2 movies, is anyone hyped for Inglorious Bastards?Is it actually getting made?

Nah, I can't get hype for Tarantino and his many non-projects. I enjoy his movies as much as the next guy, but Pulp Fiction is really the only one that's more than just a clever regurgitation of his influences.

[P. Gorath]

ha, i loved the burbs, but i hated tom hanks in it

so yea it was good, but without hanks could of been great

i did like saving private ryan, but not bc of hanks


i just got prom night 2, hopefully its good only seen 1

guess they're trying to capitalize on the remake

goddammit i talked about prom night 2 a page back...or maybe it was in the dvd thread. anyway, prom night 2, 3, and 4 are all pretty damn good believe it or not, although only the highly edited version of part 3 is available on dvd and the transfers for both part 3 and 4 blow

[rsigley]

goddammit i talked about prom night 2 a page back...or maybe it was in the dvd thread. anyway, prom night 2, 3, and 4 are all pretty damn good believe it or not, although only the highly edited version of part 3 is available on dvd and the transfers for both part 3 and 4 blow

oh yea thats what made me buy it, your comment!

i didn't even know it was coming out

[angryliberal]

ha, i loved the burbs, but i hated tom hanks in it

so yea it was good, but without hanks could of been great

the burbs is one of those movies where i wouldn't change a thing, not even tom hanks. i don't really dislike tom hanks, nor do i think he's a bad actor, but i also don't think he's as good as people make him out to be. he was very good in big.

[ChairHome]

So, I just put in an order for the Terminator 2 UK HD-DVD (dead format, I know, but the quality on this one is supposed to be one of the best) from xploitedcinema, which from word of mouth is a pretty good site for hard to find or import dvds/hd-dvds and blu-rays.

While I was browsing the site, I saw a Blu-Ray for Infernal Affairs, which I'm tempted to pick up, and a blu-ray for Sukiyaki Western. I know a few people here saw SW, should I just wait for a domestic release? The import was $42.95 before shipping :-/ I haven't seen the movie yet, but the trailer looked pretty awesome. Would I just be better off buying the standard DVD instead?

[Arsenal]

Going to go see Stop-Loss this Friday, been hearing it's not too bad of a movie and definitely isn't a typical teenie-bopper film.

[goodm0urning]

the burbs is one of those movies where i wouldn't change a thing, not even tom hanks. i don't really dislike tom hanks, nor do i think he's a bad actor, but i also don't think he's as good as people make him out to be. he was very good in big.Hanks has a great advantage in that he's very naturally charming. He's like Jackie Chan: you can't help but like him at least a little, no matter what he's in. It's a great boon for roles like Charlie Wilson's War, in which the character on the page is not particularly likable. Putting an actor with a likable type in the role ensures that the audience will have a much easier time rooting for a guy who starts off as a scumbag.

As far as his skills go, he's not on par with the likes of DeNiro or Nicholson, but he's hardly crap.

Going to go see Stop-Loss this Friday, been hearing it's not too bad of a movie and definitely isn't a typical teenie-bopper film.Not to be negative or contrarian or anything, but I heard that it's crap. Another Iraq war film that spends too much time driving its message and not enough time on everything else.

Of course, I have not seen it and I do not personally know.

[HeaT]

Hanks has a great advantage in that he's very naturally charming. He's like Jackie Chan: you can't help but like him at least a little, no matter what he's in. It's a great boon for roles like Charlie Wilson's War, in which the character on the page is not particularly likable.

his character was not likeable??? hahaha i like his character HAHAHA...

im outi

Roberth

[ChairHome]

Just watched Sweeny Todd. It was okay. Didn't hate it, but I didn't love it either.

[YellowS4]

So, I just put in an order for the Terminator 2 UK HD-DVD (dead format, I know, but the quality on this one is supposed to be one of the best) from xploitedcinema, which from word of mouth is a pretty good site for hard to find or import dvds/hd-dvds and blu-rays.

a blu-ray for Sukiyaki Western. I know a few people here saw SW, should I just wait for a domestic release?

How is T2 UK? I almost went out to buy a HD player because of it. But I held back and decided to wait for a BD version... which I hope comes out lol.

I enjoyed Sukiyaki Western a lot. Which isn't saying much depending on what kind of movies you like lol.

[ChairHome]

Well, the trailer for Sukiyaki Western looked really good. I think I'll pick it up on DVD then wait till the import BR price comes down, or wait for a domestic BR release.

I haven't gotten the UK HD-DVD of T2 yet, should be coming soon. I'll let you know how it is. Reading reports on avsforum though, it has better video quality than the German steelbook ultimate HD-DVD that just came out (though the german one has way more extras). Through comparison though, the video quality ranking goes like this (according to screenshots I've seen and comparisons on avsforum):

US Blu-ray < German HD-DVD < French/UK HD-DVD

[rsigley]

i just got this laserdisc today and was going through both sides of the first disk

awesome for horror fans

http://www.horrordvds.com/reviews/a-m/eoh-jld/eoh-jld_fl.jpg

don't think its on dvd tho, only laser disc

here's what is on it

http://www.horrordvds.com/modules.php?name=Reviews&file=viewarticle&id=693

[P. Gorath]

yeah i would kill to watch that. kevin fuckin tenney.

[rsigley]

if you're ever in NJ let me know and you can watch it

payed way too much for this on ebay ($175 :( ) but worth it so far and only 1/4th through it

[DaDesiCanadian]

So I recently saw atonement, and it was garbage. Cliched, overdramatic, piece of crap. With the stupidest ending i've seen in a long time. James Mcavoy is still a fantastic new actor though.

I recently bought a Audrey Hepburn compilation. Has all the good movies, but also has funny face, which I dislike. Roman Holiday > *

[EvilSamurai]

I just watched Sweeney Todd, Sleepy Hollow, Shogun Assassin 2-4, and Lone Wolf and Cub 6: White Heaven in Hell.

Sweeney Todd was good with Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, and Alan Rickman perfectly cast. The best scene was Alan Rickman in the courtroom. Classic, godtier Rickman. Some of the songs are a bit overlong and the young dude who wants Depp's daughter is annoying and has way too much screentime. They should have cut most of his stuff and left Christopher Lee in. Still a good flick overall and the best musical since Cannibal the Musical. Rickman needs more screentime though.

Sleepy Hollow is still my favorite Tim Burton movie with Batman Returns as a close second.

Shogun Assassin 2: Lightning Swords of Death is ok as it retains the cheesy, grindhouse dub, synth score. It was actually dubbed originally in the mid 1970s from the third Lone Wolf and Cub movie and released on the grindhouse circuit as "Lightning Swords of Death." The first two Lone Wolf and Cub flicks were spliced together in 1980 to make the classic Shogun Assassin. The originals are of course much better but eventually even they degenerated into stupidity and completely veered from the classic manga, which is imo the best japanese comic of all time. Shogun Assassin is worth buying as is the "first" of its "sequels."

Shogun Assassin 3 and 4 are just semi-successful attempts to create the same grindhouse vibe of 1 and 2. The dubs were only create last year and do not have the same level of epicness as 1 and 2. 5 is coming out later this year and will be the final one in the series as the first was made from the first 2 of the sixth lone wolf and cub flicks. Worth a rental as they are both entertaining. If a boxset comes out for a reasonable price, I would buy it just to get 1 and 2 of the Shogun Assassin dubs.

Lone Wolf and Cub 6: White Heaven in Hell is the last, worst, and least faithful to the comic of the legendary film series. Basically they ditched the epic ending of the comics and made some stupid ski battle with a hint of medieval japanese hot tub sex. The film was still enjoyable though but not worth buying outside of the LW&C dvd boxset. Rent it.

[ChairHome]

How is T2 UK? I almost went out to buy a HD player because of it. But I held back and decided to wait for a BD version... which I hope comes out lol.


So, I watched the UK T2 HD-DVD. It was great! The pic quality didn't look amazing during the first sequence (the future war), so I was a little disappointed, but after that, you can really see how sharp the picture is. Really great quality. Sound, too. This edition has the Director's Cut only, which I've never seen. Its been a while since I've watched T2, so I think these scenes were the new ones...
- Sarah dreaming/hallucinating about Kyle
- Sarah trying to smash Arnold's CPU
- T1000 killing the dog
- Arnold learning how to smile (the best scene that they should have left in)
It was pretty cool. The movie still holds up well. Its a little light on extras (actually, there are no real extras on it), but I'm glad I bought this HD-DVD.

Side note, when I was checking out the disc at first just to see the quality, I left it playing and went to the bathroom, and when I got back, my wife told me that you could see Robert Patrick's wang at some point. When he arrives in the 90's and is picking up the cop's gun, he turns a bit and you see something in the crotchular region. I think there's something covering it, but you definitely see something.

[angryliberal]

Sleepy Hollow is still my favorite Tim Burton movie with Batman Returns as a close second.

really? sleepy hollow over adventure, ed wood, nightmare or bettle juice? i wasn't a fan of sleepy hollow, especially when stacked against some of his other work...

[Arsenal]

I rented "The Mist". I don't know if there's some deeper meaning, or I missed some sort of artistic concept, but I thought it was a horrible, horrible movie. Bland characters, cheesy CGI, retarded premise that took itself way too seriously, stupid ending that defeated the purpose of the previous 89 minutes, etc... Really bad. 3/10.

[YellowS4]

Lol Chair in re: to T1000. Pretty sure it happens in regular version haha. I'm waiting for a proper BD version, so for now I'm watching the Ultimate DVD.

88 Minutes is shit. I don't know what Pacino is doing, but the film is awful.

[AdverseSolutions]

saw my blueberry nights or whatever tonight, the new wong kar wai, wow nice flick.

good movie to go to with a girl.

[Spaceman Spiff!]

i saw the ruins last night with my girls, pretty original idea for a horror movie.i was surprised,they kinda slacked on the ending, but i was so glad the rest of it didnt suck and was actually interesting,that i let it slide,XD..all in all i give it and 8

[Arsenal]

Really? I chose to see Vantage Point over The Ruins because I thought The Ruins looked like your typical, run-of-the-mill teenie bopper horror flick. It had Sean Ashmore (of X-Men Iceman fame), Jonathan Tucker (was in that dreadful Texas Chainsaw remake), and Jena Malone (meh), so I really didn't give it a thought.

[P. Gorath]

versus vantage point which had what going for it exactly? o.O;

light movie weekend, only watched Into the Wild and 42nd Street Forever vol. 3

ITW was alright but a little too pretentious. 42nd Street had some great picks to put on my queue but netflix basically doesn't carry any of them. I still need to buy the dvd of Savage Streets. Other highlights were Jaguar Lives, Scorchy, Blood Beach, etc

[Arsenal]

Meh, the cast in Vantage Point looked pretty buff, and there wasn't too much else at the theater. Vantage Point turned out to be pretty generic and uninspiring.

I guess I'll gives The Ruins a shot when it comes out on DVD; I despise watching movies at theaters in general due to rude people. Thankfully, Vantage Point had 6 total people, and all of them were upper-class, middle-aged white couples.

[goodm0urning]

So... how about that Manos: Hands of Fate?

[HeaT]

ITW was alright but a little too pretentious.

i mean what do you expect from a dude who lives life like that and his philosophy??? i think any movie that you going to make about something like that is going to turn out..."pretentious"...

im outi

Roberth

[angryliberal]

don't mess with manos...torgo is going to bring the goat-legged beastage...

[HeaT]

so i just saw Raging Bull for the first time...what a fucking amazing movie...holy shit...i might have to watch this again within this week...

im outi

Roberth

[scum gale 88]

me and the gf finally got around to watching I am Legend.

it was good, not as good as Omega Man (RIP Charlton Heston)
the ending was shit
my gf cried when he had to kill his zombie dog. also, why the fuck did he blow himself up? that grenade took about 20 seconds to explode, he could have gotten away for gods sake! fuck this movie, and NO special features on the dvd!? what the fuck!? so there is no alternate "good" ending?

[Debaser]

So... how about that Manos: Hands of Fate?

It's so bad that you can't not enjoy it. Speaking of MST3K, I saw one of the Gamera movies recently. I laughed and I cried, mostly because I was laughing so hard. I highly recommend it.

[angryliberal]

manos is by far my favorite episode of mst3k, but mitchell hold a special place in my heart...i love that episode.

[Geese Pants]

me and the gf finally got around to watching I am Legend.

it was good, not as good as Omega Man (RIP Charlton Heston)
the ending was shit
my gf cried when he had to kill his zombie dog. also, why the fuck did he blow himself up? that grenade took about 20 seconds to explode, he could have gotten away for gods sake! fuck this movie, and NO special features on the dvd!? what the fuck!? so there is no alternate "good" ending?

Did you get the 2 Disc SE?
It had an alt. ending..........

[Arsenal]

I'm assuming he rented it from Blockbuster. Blockbuster just has the single DVD edition; no extra disc with features.

[rcaido]

Watch the following this week:

I am Legend - Pretty decent film until he meets woman/boy then kinda fell apart...So what's the alternate ending? 7 out 10

30 Days of Night - I usually get scared pretty easily but this movie didn't scare me at all...A lot of raise eybrows or why dont they just fucking do this...Still has some nice shots especially when the vampires went to town on the towns people...6 out 10

Enchanted - Not as great as a lot of people were telling me...Felt kind of bland & forgettable...Still its a good family film to watch...6.5 out 10

[Kusanagi02]

Watch the following this week:

I am Legend - Pretty decent film until he meets woman/boy then kinda fell apart...So what's the alternate ending? 7 out 10

30 Days of Night - I usually get scared pretty easily but this movie didn't scare me at all...A lot of raise eybrows or why dont they just fucking do this...Still has some nice shots especially when the vampires went to town on the towns people...6 out 10

Enchanted - Not as great as a lot of people were telling me...Felt kind of bland & forgettable...Still its a good family film to watch...6.5 out 10

Man 30 Days of Night restored my faith in vampires in movies. These things didn't play around and like you said they went to town on the people and then some. Ending did sort of leave it open for sequel somewhat if they wanted seeing as how with the leader killed and the other vampires dispersed once the sun was starting to come up.

[CrouchingTiger]

I rented "The Mist". I don't know if there's some deeper meaning, or I missed some sort of artistic concept, but I thought it was a horrible, horrible movie. Bland characters, cheesy CGI, retarded premise that took itself way too seriously, stupid ending that defeated the purpose of the previous 89 minutes, etc... Really bad. 3/10.

The characters were soooooooo stupid! I agree; it definately wasn't a very good movie. We may have indeed missed a "deeper meaning" though, as from what I've read, The Mist is related to several other King stories (Dark Tower or something). Some King buffs even think that Pennywise (It) came from the same realm as the creatures from The Mist. I don't know all the details, but the movie may have been more enjoyable for those who are familiar with most/all of King's work.

[ChairHome]

So what's the alternate ending?


Alternate Ending (http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/i%2Bam%2Blegend%2Bending/video/x4ne84_i-am-legend-alternative-ending_news) (obviously spoilers)

[Arsenal]

The characters were soooooooo stupid! I agree; it definately wasn't a very good movie. We may have indeed missed a "deeper meaning" though, as from what I've read, The Mist is related to several other King stories (Dark Tower or something). Some King buffs even think that Pennywise (It) came from the same realm as the creatures from The Mist. I don't know all the details, but the movie may have been more enjoyable for those who are familiar with most/all of King's work.

I actually thought for a second that it might be a psychological thriller/horror piece, examining the people's thoughts and mentality being bunkered in a weak fortress, fighting an unknown enemy. But no. Just retarded nonsense.

[TheDarkPhoenix]

Alternate Ending (http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/i%2Bam%2Blegend%2Bending/video/x4ne84_i-am-legend-alternative-ending_news) (obviously spoilers)

much better than the one they put in the movie. wonder why they didn't use that one

[rcaido]

Hey thanks for the link...Makes more sense...

[rsigley]

went to pick up there will be blood on dvd today and the dvd's are in such horrible shape

why did they use a cardboard sleeve instead of a regular dvd case for both 1 disk and 2 disk edition

i picked up the 2 disk, but it doesn't seem like it has much more to justify $8 extra

the cover is already falling apart and all i did was open it up

[ChairHome]

I rented TWBB... if I like it I'll wait for the Blu-ray to drop. Bought Walk Hard on BR, too. Heard good things... It has two discs, one has the theatrical cut, the other has the "Way too long, self indulgent director's cut" that is almost a half hour longer. Can't wait to check both movies out.

[rsigley]

i watched walk hard on blu ray last night (fye got me my copy one day early)

the PQ isn't that great, but the movie was pretty good

i figure i'll just rebuy TWBB when it comes to blu ray if ever

[scum gale 88]

Alternate Ending (http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/i%2Bam%2Blegend%2Bending/video/x4ne84_i-am-legend-alternative-ending_news) (obviously spoilers)

wow, that was WAAAAY better.

[bokchoy]

Over the weekend, I finally watched No Country for Old Men for the first time (bought it for Blu-Ray). Since then, I've watched it three more times.

IMO, best movie since 2000 and possibly one of my all-time favorites. Maybe top five. A+++

[HeaT]

wow, that was WAAAAY better.

meh there was nothing "legend" about it...

im outi

Roberth

[rsigley]

if you want to waste a day rent these disaster movies

Category 6
Category 7 (blu ray)
10.5
10.5 Apocalypse (blu ray)

I ended up buying all 4 from amazon and wasted 12 hours on a movie that has the most ridiculous scenarios and horrible CGI. I also like how they reuse scenes from the previous movies in the new one. The mall in Category 6 suddenly becomes the Mall of America in Category7 and they reuse the nuclear power plant scenes and a couple others. I think the Category series is much better than 10.5 if you have to choose one.

Oh yea and the world is in impending doom with these tornadoes, but Gina Gershon, the head of FEMA, has time to get coffee and go for walks, attend formal parties, and spend some time with her son talking about things. Bitch only works 9-5, no matter whats going on

[P. Gorath]

I watched TMNT this weekend, thought it was pretty good. Plot was nonsensical but the characterization was spot-on for the most part, even if mike and don got the short end in screen time.

I also watched Hard Candy, thought it was really good. I know some people hate the movie...the only thing I didn't like was Ellen Page's haircut that made her look like a little boy.

[angryliberal]

I also watched Hard Candy, thought it was really good. I know some people hate the movie...the only thing I didn't like was Ellen Page's haircut that made her look like a little boy.

her insanely toned abs kinda shocked me for some reason...i think the fact that i don't find her all that attractive precludes any desire to see her look "more girly"...

[rsigley]

anyone see opera by dario argento?

the music ruined it so bad

chick got that needles in her eyelids, guy about to die, then this rock music starts blasting (with vocals too!) and ruins everything. every kill in that movie has the same thing

bloodfeast has horrible music too and ruined the movie

this movie really drove home how bad music can really ruin a movie to me

[Satomiblood]

Yea AL, Ellen Page's abs were crazy in that movie.

I watched her latest one, Smart People, on Friday. It was pretty good. Thomas Haden Church was great as usual

[EvilSamurai]

Some thoughts on recently watched movies:

- I watched TWBB on last Friday. It definitely deserved its award for Best Cinematography and should have won for Best Original Score. Daniel Day-Lewis was hit or miss though. Some of his line deliveries were great while others were way too hammy. I give the film an 8.5/10. I still think that Viggo should have won for Eastern Promises.

- I recently watched the entire Star Wars series on Spike for the thousandth time (Only the second time for watching the prequels though). Here are my thoughts:

Episode 1: Aniken was a whiny fucktard. The only scene were he even resembled Darth Vader (he beats the shit out of little Greedo) was removed from the final cut of the film. I also did not like his backstory. Why not have his mom be a slave owned by Jabba the Hutt and have Liam Neeson as his dad. Liam Neeson should have gone to Tatooine to investigate rumors that he had a son and then have to deal with Jabba. Darth Maul was a great character that needed more screentime and should not have been killed until the end of episode II. The score was great though. Also WTF is with Obi Wan having a rattail? The Trade Federation shit sucked (Why not just introduce Christopher Lee right away?) and they should have already been in the process of replacing the battle droids with armies of virtually infinite clones. I give episode 1 a 2.5/10. one point for the score, one for Darth Maul, and half a point for casting Liam Neeson and Samuel L Jackson even though they sucked due to the horrible script.

Episode 2: This was total suckitude. Why did only one side have clones? They were called the Clone Wars. It should have both sides have infinite armies of easily replaceable Mandalorian clones bringing the universe to the edge of ruin. Jango Fett should have been Mandalore and Boba should not have been a clone. Palpatine should have been hinted at as being Christopher Lee's apprentice and Aniken should have been played by some ultra bad ass like Clancey "Kurgan" Browne. Imagine him slaughtering hundreds of clones as if it where dynasty warriors or something. A non-cyborg General Greivous should have been introduced and played by Gary Oldman. Anyway the trainspotting guy became half decent as obi wan, Natalie Portman looked hot in the white body suit, and the Yoda-Christopher Lee fight was awesome, and Christopher Lee was excellent, but otherwise the movie sucked. 3.5/10. 2 points for Christopher Lee, 1/2 point for the yoda fight, 1/2 point for the white bodysuit, and 1/2 point for Aniken slaughtering a tribe of Sand People.

Episode 4: The only watchable one of the trilogy. They should have shown Greivous becoming Proto-Vader, Aniken should have killed his wife, Christopher Lee should not have died in the first 5 minutes and should have become emperor first before Palpatine, Natalie Portman sucked, more Wookiees needed, Grevious should have headed a Mandalorian death squad hunting jedi, and Grand Moff Tarkin should have been introduced. Hayden Christiansen definitly improved though. He went from being annoying and whiny to more wooden than Keanu Reeves playing a tree in a school play. Still he came off as excellent compared to Natalie Portman. I give this film 5/10 for actually being mostly watchable.

Star Wars (episode 4): almost Perfect. 10/10.

The Empire Strikes Back (episode 5): 11/10. Could Star Wars get better? Yes.

Return of the Jedi (episode 6): Lucas shot himself in the foot by insisting the production be non-union. Ewoks should have been Wookiees, ewoks should have been mostly slaughtered and only blow up the shield generator through teh zerg rush, and the Dagobah scenes sucked (We already know Vader is Lukes father. He should just go back to Dagobah, find Yoda dead, Yoda's ghost tells him Leia is his sister, and that he must confront Vader and the Emperor. There was no need for Obi Wan's ghost to appear and explain the father thing. Vader being Luke's father was already confirmed in ESB when he tells him to search his feelings. Jedi had the best space battle out of all the Star Wars flicks though, the Jabba scenes were cool except for Boba Fett not putting up a fight, and the lightsabre battle was great. 8/10.

- I watched the Sonny Chiba flick where he is Jubei Yagyu and slaughters thousands of zombie samurai and the one where he is the japanese soldier who goes back in time. Both are fun watches.

[Kusanagi02]

Saw Street Kings this weekend. Wasn't that bad and it had a sort of Training Day vibe. The ending surprised me a little.

I've been noticing for the advertisements for Forbidden Kingdom they're showing more of Jet Li and Jackie Chan than the white kid. Maybe its for the best.

[angryliberal]

anyone seen the trailer for "tokyo gore police"?

speaking of japanese splatterfests, any word on "machine girl" being available here in the states?

[P. Gorath]

I dont remember the music in Opera being any different than Argento's other Goblin-esque scores. Havent watched the movie in a long time though, sold it off a while ago. Makes me want to go watch Demons though

ps happy birthday me...

[rsigley]

"A true sleeper, 'Water Horse' may just be 2007's most unjustly overlooked film."

"

'The Water Horse' is one of 2007's most underrated gems. It's a cute family film that's entertaining and uplifting, if perhaps a bit too soft for some, but I totally got suckered in. This Blu-ray has quite nice video, good, but less impressive audio, and supplements that could have used some work. 'The Water Horse' is definitely a sleeper that I'm happy to recommend. "

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/1346/waterhorse.html

[angryliberal]

saw the darjeeling ltd the other night. i really enjoyed it. i'm a fan of wes andersons work though. while it wasn't near the quality of tennenbaums, i liked it much better than life aquatic.

[Raziel321]

who here has seen Momento


one of the most unique and interesting movies ive ever seen. i think its mandatory to watch this movie 2 times. its so fun

[goodm0urning]

one of the most unique and interesting movies ive ever seen. i think its mandatory to watch this movie 2 times. its so funThree times, the third being the hidden feature on the DVD that plays the movie chronologically.

[rsigley]

i rewatched walk hard, this movie really is brilliant

sucks that it bombed at the box office

i never seen memento, bought the blu ray but never got around to it. maybe i'll watch it now

or disaster zone: volcano in new york

[angryliberal]

i need to pick up walk hard - i have all the other similar comedies, i'm sure i'll enjoy that one. i'm a john reilly fan, i've been waiting for him to break out since magnolia...

[HeaT]

i never seen memento, bought the blu ray but never got around to it. maybe i'll watch it now


what??? crazy talk, you need to watch that shit...its amazing...

im outi

Roberth

[Sixshot]

ps happy birthday me...lol happy bday fool


Saw Sexy Beast recently, that shit was pretty fucking good I thought.

Memento is pretty good. Pretty original, I liked it.

Yo PGorath what is your opinion on the Troll series (Troll 2 in particular)

[Arsenal]

Rented Wrong Turn 2: Dead End... wow. I rarely laugh at horror movies, but some of the scenes were hilarious.

[goodm0urning]

Yo PGorath what is your opinion on the Troll series (Troll 2 in particular)Speaking strictly from the point of view of someone who recognizes the apparent state of flux that exists between trolls and goblins, understands that the most potent weapon of a benevolent ghost is the trusty fire extinguisher, and believes that an RV filled with popcorn is a suitable conclusion to any subplot... I think Troll 2 is a solid 8 out of 10.



(Yes, I realize I am not P. Gorath, but I spoke up anyway. I rule.)

[Wild Kitty]

Oh My Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo od

[HeaT]

why hasnt sigley posted about him watching memento yet...dont sleep on that shit...its like essential movie watching...

im outi

Roberth

[rsigley]

i watched disaster zone: volcano in new york and Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone instead

i'm big on made for TV disaster movies

[rsigley]

i finally went through the top 10 grossing movies from those crappy ones i bought

this is really some crap, 2 were pretty enjoyable of the 10 i watched so those will be the 1st two for my new unnamed company (i was thinking of Holla If Cha Hear Me)

i'm going to start remastering one tomorrow and writing up a synopsis and looking for sites to sell it on, if anyone wants to buy them when they're out i'll sell it for cost

one step closer to bankruptcy!!!!

[goodm0urning]

I watched Dominion this evening (Paul Schrader's version of the Exorcist prequel). It was very good. I'm a big fan of Schrader's writing, but this is the first of his directorial projects that I've seen. I definitely need to look at more of his stuff.

I haven't seen the second version, directed by Renny Harlin. I'm not sure I intend to. If I do, it'll probably be out of curiosity, to see what the studio deemed would be more mainstream-friendly than Schrader's original take.

[rcaido]

Atonement - Overall movie seem pretty good but the music made me sleepy...Maybe the movie i dont know but seem pretty solid...7 out 10

Rendition - To torture or not to torture that is the question...Pretty solid film...In the film "If you beat your wife in the morning and then don't know why...then she does..." Can anybody explain what that meant...Anyway 7.5 out 10

Forbidden Kingdom - Jackie & Jet w/ asian beauties nuff said 9/10

Watching Smallville Season 6 right now...

[bokchoy]

Some thoughts on recently watched movies:

- I watched TWBB on last Friday. It definitely deserved its award for Best Cinematography and should have won for Best Original Score. Daniel Day-Lewis was hit or miss though. Some of his line deliveries were great while others were way too hammy. I give the film an 8.5/10. I still think that Viggo should have won for Eastern Promises.

- I recently watched the entire Star Wars series on Spike for the thousandth time (Only the second time for watching the prequels though). Here are my thoughts:

Episode 1: Aniken was a whiny fucktard. The only scene were he even resembled Darth Vader (he beats the shit out of little Greedo) was removed from the final cut of the film. I also did not like his backstory. Why not have his mom be a slave owned by Jabba the Hutt and have Liam Neeson as his dad. Liam Neeson should have gone to Tatooine to investigate rumors that he had a son and then have to deal with Jabba. Darth Maul was a great character that needed more screentime and should not have been killed until the end of episode II. The score was great though. Also WTF is with Obi Wan having a rattail? The Trade Federation shit sucked (Why not just introduce Christopher Lee right away?) and they should have already been in the process of replacing the battle droids with armies of virtually infinite clones. I give episode 1 a 2.5/10. one point for the score, one for Darth Maul, and half a point for casting Liam Neeson and Samuel L Jackson even though they sucked due to the horrible script.

Episode 2: This was total suckitude. Why did only one side have clones? They were called the Clone Wars. It should have both sides have infinite armies of easily replaceable Mandalorian clones bringing the universe to the edge of ruin. Jango Fett should have been Mandalore and Boba should not have been a clone. Palpatine should have been hinted at as being Christopher Lee's apprentice and Aniken should have been played by some ultra bad ass like Clancey "Kurgan" Browne. Imagine him slaughtering hundreds of clones as if it where dynasty warriors or something. A non-cyborg General Greivous should have been introduced and played by Gary Oldman. Anyway the trainspotting guy became half decent as obi wan, Natalie Portman looked hot in the white body suit, and the Yoda-Christopher Lee fight was awesome, and Christopher Lee was excellent, but otherwise the movie sucked. 3.5/10. 2 points for Christopher Lee, 1/2 point for the yoda fight, 1/2 point for the white bodysuit, and 1/2 point for Aniken slaughtering a tribe of Sand People.

Episode 4: The only watchable one of the trilogy. They should have shown Greivous becoming Proto-Vader, Aniken should have killed his wife, Christopher Lee should not have died in the first 5 minutes and should have become emperor first before Palpatine, Natalie Portman sucked, more Wookiees needed, Grevious should have headed a Mandalorian death squad hunting jedi, and Grand Moff Tarkin should have been introduced. Hayden Christiansen definitly improved though. He went from being annoying and whiny to more wooden than Keanu Reeves playing a tree in a school play. Still he came off as excellent compared to Natalie Portman. I give this film 5/10 for actually being mostly watchable.

Star Wars (episode 4): almost Perfect. 10/10.

The Empire Strikes Back (episode 5): 11/10. Could Star Wars get better? Yes.

Return of the Jedi (episode 6): Lucas shot himself in the foot by insisting the production be non-union. Ewoks should have been Wookiees, ewoks should have been mostly slaughtered and only blow up the shield generator through teh zerg rush, and the Dagobah scenes sucked (We already know Vader is Lukes father. He should just go back to Dagobah, find Yoda dead, Yoda's ghost tells him Leia is his sister, and that he must confront Vader and the Emperor. There was no need for Obi Wan's ghost to appear and explain the father thing. Vader being Luke's father was already confirmed in ESB when he tells him to search his feelings. Jedi had the best space battle out of all the Star Wars flicks though, the Jabba scenes were cool except for Boba Fett not putting up a fight, and the lightsabre battle was great. 8/10.

- I watched the Sonny Chiba flick where he is Jubei Yagyu and slaughters thousands of zombie samurai and the one where he is the japanese soldier who goes back in time. Both are fun watches.

I whole heartedly agree on your reviews on the six SW movies. 1 & 2 were awful and an insult to his own Star Wars legacy. The Ewoks ruined RotJ. Fucking stupid.

[toha heavy ind.]

Forbidden Kingdom was pretty good if you had to right kind of expectations for it. The plot was far from amazing, the fight scenes were really well done, and the villains were cool - hell, they even managed to make me not hate the white boy for ruining what could have been an epic Hong Kong movie... Oh well. 7.5/10, easily.

[angryliberal]

i watched lars and tye real girl recently and i was pleasantly surprised. it wasn't a silly, indie comedy, but a touching film about human interactions. loved it. i can't understand how this got overlooked and juno got so many nods. and, i do like juno, so thi isn't juno hate...

[rsigley]

i liked lars, dunno why so much hate for it

anyone pick up cloverfield on dvd? are the special features any good? i haven't seen it yet, but i might hold out for a blu ray release, doesn't look like a movie i'd want to buy twice in less than a year. i read they were going to do a really cool interactive thing with HD DVD and online, but then hd dvd died so it got scraped and Paramount hasn't gone back to releasing on blu yet

kind of wish they did cause i wanted sweney todd, but i'll wait

and there will be blood actually looks really bad upconverted

[angryliberal]

lars did an amazing job of taking a piece of plastic and humanizing it.

[Taito]

I loved everything about There Will Be Blood except the slow pacing.. DDL's performance just begged for an Oscar.. memorable characters, great cinematography, perfectly appropriate score and my favorite ending scene in recent memory.. is there another quality 'character study' film this decade?

[Arsenal]

I know this is technically an anime film, but it's too good to be confined by a label.

Grave of the Fireflies.

If you have not seen this film, do yourself a favor and set aside an hour and a half to watch this powerful, emotional film. I cannot even express in words how powerful this flim was for me to watch...

[EvilSamurai]

I loved everything about There Will Be Blood except the slow pacing.. DDL's performance just begged for an Oscar.. memorable characters, great cinematography, perfectly appropriate score and my favorite ending scene in recent memory.. is there another quality 'character study' film this decade?

I thought that his line delivery was hit or miss. Like the getting away from it all and milkshake ones were great but then you have hammy stuff like "I've abandoned my boy!"

[P. Gorath]

that line was supposed to be hammy

[SNAAAAKE]

watched "funny games" last night. not necessarily a bad movie but not a good one either. was wayyyy too slow for me.

naomi watts is SUCH a hottie..I cant believe she is like 40..:hitit:

[HeaT]

I thought that his line delivery was hit or miss. Like the getting away from it all and milkshake ones were great but then you have hammy stuff like "I've abandoned my boy!"

your trippin on hit or miss...

im outi

Roberth

[P. Gorath]

where the hell has taichi been?


anyway, been a little slow on the movie reporting. recently I've watched -

Don't Deliver Us From Evil - classic grindhouse structure: scintilating poster art, you think there is going to be mad nudity/gore, end up with no nudity, one murder, boring as hell up until a good ending that kinda makes it worth it

Lions for Lambs - this movie is fucking horrible. This would have been my worst movie from last year. What a POS. How can braindead conservatives think this was some kind of liberal propaganda? Right, braindead. Anyway, this is the biggest piece of pseudo intellectual wishy washy crap and Redford is a senile old man.

Troll - always a classic. Michael Moriarty dance scene rules. Beuchler would go on to do the superior Friday part 7

Chained Heat - Boy do I love me some Sybil Danning. Interesting juxtapose to Reform School Girls. Good T&A, Linda Blair titties, rape, death...classic

Lucky Number Slevin - Not that bad actually. Pointless and shallow but it held my interest.

[HeaT]

Lucky Number Slevin - Not that bad actually. Pointless and shallow but it held my interest.

haha this movie was fucking tight...halarious shit...

im outi

Roberth

[angryliberal]

slevin was like smokin aces for me...trying way too hard to be "cool" without delivering anything new or interesting. same with shoot 'em up, cept that had monica in it which is auto-win.

saw sweeney todd and did not care for it. it was ok, but i'm just not a musical fan (which is funny since i'm a former theater geek.)

saw walk hard, thought it was funny, pretty much your average apatow dumb comedy (as opposed to his romantic comedies). i don't care if it's cool to hate on the apatow crew because those guys are about the only ones producing mainstream comedies worth investing time in...oh, and it had jenna fischer in it, so that's always a bonus.

[P. Gorath]

Machine Girl is playing here this weekend, might check it out

[Sixshot]

Troll - always a classic. Michael Moriarty dance scene rules..I'm telling you man it's all about the sequel

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE SEQUEL

Troll 2 is officially the funniest movie I've ever seen in my life, I don't give a shit what any 'critic' says, it is the most comical film ever produced, that much is fact.

It is very well done and should've won Oscars

[HeaT]

so i saw the counterfieters (sp) the other night, dope movie, suprisingly the monte carlo scenes were my favorite and i thought they were the most powerful, also suprisingly i did not find this nazi film piece "sad" not sure why but i did not...

i also saw paranoia park last night...dope ass movie, first movie i seen from this director...very well done, a lot of long shots without any dialouge, sort of expressing the characters emotions just throughout these long shots...very intersting how he pulled that off...some very interesting scenes like the shower scene and the teenage "sex" scene...

i highly recommend paranoia park, be warned it is an apreciation/thinking piece...

im outi

Roberth

[EmptyJumpThrow]

Please let us know how Machine Girl is. Won't get a chance to see that for some time. Looks like it might be too over the top to even be cool, but obviously thats the point. Intrigued by it.

[angryliberal]

Machine Girl is playing here this weekend, might check it out

!!! gotta give a review if you see it

[P. Gorath]

so i saw the counterfieters (sp) the other night, dope movie, suprisingly the monte carlo scenes were my favorite and i thought they were the most powerful, also suprisingly i did not find this nazi film piece "sad" not sure why but i did not...

i also saw paranoia park last night...dope ass movie, first movie i seen from this director...very well done, a lot of long shots without any dialouge, sort of expressing the characters emotions just throughout these long shots...very intersting how he pulled that off...some very interesting scenes like the shower scene and the teenage "sex" scene...

i highly recommend paranoia park, be warned it is an apreciation/thinking piece...

im outi

Roberth

You never saw Good Will Hunting?



To Die For?
Elephant?
Last Days?
My Own Private Idaho?

[HeaT]

You never saw Good Will Hunting?



To Die For?
Elephant?
Last Days?
My Own Private Idaho?

nope, my friend that went with me also threw these at me and the only movie i heard of from the same list you and he gave me is good will hunting...

he told me elephant is similar to paranoia park, but good will hunting is not...

im outi

Roberth

[rsigley]

elephant was pretty bad

i think the best school shooting movie i seen was zero day

anyone ever see the documentary on a history of violence? i saw it in theaters and didn't pick up the dvd until today, but the documentary is really good. he gets pretty in depth with the film making while including cast interviews and other behind the scenes stuff well into one nice package instead of having a bunch of smaller featurettes for each thing

[P. Gorath]

is that on a blu ray or regular dvd?

weekend viewing:

Smokin Aces - this was garbage. lower than garbage. so bad it made me angry. entirely devoid of originality, characterization, logic, etc. Cant believe liberal put Slevin in the same category as this turd.

The Mist - I thought I would like this but how wrong I was. Darabont has really proven himself to be a one hit wonder. The Mist was a terrible fim all-around, from the laughable thomas jane performance to the shitty script, the horrible monster effects and a dumbass ending.

AvP: Requiem - not as bad as I was lead to believe. Unrated version appears to be almost 10 minutes longer than theatrical cut and Im not sure what it added but I ended up liking this one okay. There are definitely numerous flaws and the aliens themselves were pretty bad but for whatever reason it held my interest. Maybe because the first one killed my dreams of a good AvP movie I really wasnt expecting anything.

Aeon Flux - This one was pretty shitty. Plot was completely nonsensical, designs were stupid, characters were stupid, etc. Much worse than Ultraviolet, which was at least fun stupid. this one was boring stupid.

Forgetting Sarah Marshall - in hindsight, did not need to see this one. Not as funny as knocked up or super bad.

[rcaido]

Juno - Thought it was a bit boring, i dont see how this got nominated for best picture...Then again Michael Clayton was garbage too... 6 out 10

AvP-R Alot better then the first one...It was a fun movie but the action was hard to follow/see...Still not worthy of Alien or Predator movies...6 out10

Before the Devil Knows Your Dead - Wow movie starts off with Marissa Tomei getting doggie styled...That alone was worth the rental...Get to see her boobs too 9 out 10

Chocolate - Pretty cool MA film girl is a bit slow but yeah she kicked ass...One of the better MA films iv'e seen in awhile 8 out 10

[ChairHome]

Just watched Southland Tales. Do not recommend to anyone.

Its like the producers or whoever wanted to see how many b-list celebs they could put in a terrible movie. I guess it was good for watching and going, "hey, its that guy/girl". A lot of it just seemed like the guy who wrote the script was just throwing random stuff in there just for the sake of being weird.

I found out that this movie was based on some graphic novels, so I guess something was lost in translation. It was also written/directed by the guy who did Donnie Darko, so I guess it explains some of it, but its like he was trying for something profound that you could read into like Donnie Darko, but the execution was terrible.

[rsigley]

is that on a blu ray or regular dvd?
.

regular dvd, its not on blu ray (yet i hope)

he gives away a lot of his techniques too which was pretty cool

but its not boring like most featurettes

too bad eastern promises had nothing good in terms of special features

i just watched the matrix 1-3 for the first time ever. why does everyone hate 2 and 3? i thought they were pretty good. maybe too much philosophy, but i dunno i liked them more than the original

[EvilSamurai]

Before the Devil Knows Your Dead - Wow movie starts off with Marissa Tomei getting doggie styled...That alone was worth the rental...Get to see her boobs too 9 out 10


You also get to see Philip Seymour Hoffman's bitch tits no homo.

[P. Gorath]

I loved matrix reloaded, saw it 3 times in the theater. was disappointed in the third one but it has grown on me since.

last night went to a double feature of Soylent Green and Westworld. The concession stand had a plate of soylent greens, yellows and reds out for people to eat.

[Arsenal]

Re-watched Predator. So good. Arnold was in prime form in that movie. The Predator's glowing yellow eyes were tight, I wonder why they changed it to white/translucent in AvP:R.

[goodm0urning]

Second and third Matrices aren't as tightly scripted as the first, but the first had the annoying cop-out third act. So... meh. None of them really live up to their potential, but they all have great moments that make them worth watching.

[rsigley]

the one thing too is, if you got the matrix on hd dvd you can see how they cheated a lot

i borrowed the regular dvd's to check and there's a couple scenes on the hd dvd version where you can clearly see keanu reeves is computer generated and not an actor. his face is all blocky and 2001 graphics. its not as obvious on the dvd version unless you're looking for it (i asked someone to watch the dvd version and hd dvd after and they're like what wait)

my one complaint though is that the last fight between smith/neo was kind of anticlimatic. The films had so many good action scenes and that one was kind of a let down by comparison.

i just scored house party 1-3 on dvd for $5 combined all sealed. can't wait to watch that tonight!!!!!!!! the father from house party 1, robin harris, is a really underrated comedian. died way too soon

[HeaT]

the one thing too is, if you got the matrix on hd dvd you can see how they cheated a lot

i borrowed the regular dvd's to check and there's a couple scenes on the hd dvd version where you can clearly see keanu reeves is computer generated and not an actor. his face is all blocky and 2001 graphics. its not as obvious on the dvd version unless you're looking for it (i asked someone to watch the dvd version and hd dvd after and they're like what wait)

my one complaint though is that the last fight between smith/neo was kind of anticlimatic. The films had so many good action scenes and that one was kind of a let down by comparison.

i just scored house party 1-3 on dvd for $5 combined all sealed. can't wait to watch that tonight!!!!!!!! the father from house party 1, robin harris, is a really underrated comedian. died way too soon

wait you still havent watch memento??? your sleeping on some hard shit hahahah:looney:

im outi

Roberth