What are the last two movies you watched?

[Servo106]

The Machine Girl - Over the top Asian Revenge Movie, Excellent


Wait that is real?

[Black Roman]

Hairspray - Wow, I really didn't think I'd like this movie (holding the original so near and dear and all) but I really really liked this movie, I like how it's totally unlike the original, which mean I can love them both. :D

Big Fish - I really, really love this movie and the last 10 minutes get to me every single time. It proves that Tim Burton is anything but a one trick pony,.

[silverboy]

Hairspray - Wow, I really didn't think I'd like this movie (holding the original so near and dear and all) but I really really liked this movie, I like how it's totally unlike the original, which mean I can love them both. :D

Big Fish - I really, really love this movie and the last 10 minutes get to me every single time. It proves that Tim Burton is anything but a one trick pony,.

Definitely Tim Burton stretching his cinematic muscles in that movie.

I didn't care for Hairspray, which surprised me because I'm a mild musical fan.

[Black Roman]

Definitely Tim Burton stretching his cinematic muscles in that movie.

I didn't care for Hairspray, which surprised me because I'm a mild musical fan.

Yeah, I could tell Hairspray's one of those "Maybe you'll like it, Maybe you won't"

I found Hairspray more enjoyable the second time around myself.

[that bastard]

It was my wife's turn to pick SO:

27 DRESSES which was pretty lame but Katherine Heigl is very attractive

and

JUNEBUG which bored the shit out of me.

[Bill!]

Just watched Frontiere(s). Supposedly France's "answer to Saw and Hostel". But it didn't come off as torture porn at all. It came off as more of a actual horror movie. Nicely done and incredible music for such a film. It was banned from Horrorfest because it was too intense/graphic apparently.

[Blastbeat Science]

Incredible Hulk--ok action movie
Rambo 3--ok action movie

[Supreme Convoy]

Diary of the Dead and Ratatouille... fantastic double features!

[Rosemary's Baby]

Them
Timecrimes

I enjoyed both. Timecrimes is insanely clever.

[Dr. Hackenbush]

Reno 911!: Miami
Hot Fuzz

Fuzz was better than Reno.

[ClintP]

Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull (2nd time, liked it quite a bit more this time)
Gridiron Gang - Decent yet predictable inspirational movie. :)

[Jew Mafia]

Resident Evil 3
Sneakers

[ClintP]

Resident Evil 3
Sneakers

Sneakers is great!

What did you think about RE3? Kind of hokey, huh? I thought it made a better action/scifi movie than a horror movie.

[JoeE]

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Raging Bull

[Glixy]

Sneakers is great!

What did you think about RE3? Kind of hokey, huh? I thought it made a better action/scifi movie than a horror movie.

I love that he asks for the chicks phone number at the end.

I'm a hopless romantic, and I fucking LOVE that.

[Jew Mafia]

Sneakers is great!

What did you think about RE3? Kind of hokey, huh? I thought it made a better action/scifi movie than a horror movie.

I only caught about the last 2/3rds of it. I thought it was okay. Definitely light on the horror aspects, but it was entertaining enough to keep my interest. I'm presuming there will be a 4th based on how it ended right?

An Sneakers is awesome. It's been so long since I'd seen it I forgot that River Phoenix was even in it.

[Cactusakic]

My unsolicited 2 cents:

I always thought that Sneakers was what the Mission Impossible movies SHOULD have felt like.

It just seemed more in-tune with the original MI than the actual MI films.

[schizorabbit]

I saw two movies while getting drunk.

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. To my surprise, I laughed hard throughout the whole movie. Not sure how funny it is sober, but it's sure funny as hell while drunk.

Jumper. Watched this while a friend and I were finishing our third bottle of wine. I don't remember the third act at all. Thought Annakin was okay, Billy Elliot being in a movie like this was a surprise, Ms. O.C. was tolerable...but what's up with Samuel Jackson's white hair? Overall, a predictable but pleasant mindless diversion while drinking. Vaguely remember watching a behind-the-scenes featurette and thinking that the director (Doug Lyman of Bourne Identity, Go, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith fame--wait, he also executively produced The O.C., ahhhhh, hence the casting of Ms. O.C.) looked like a muppet.

The next two movies on my Netflix Queue are The Signal (made by fellow Atlantans--Atlanteans?--and staring a friend of an ex) and Them (glad Rosemary's Baby liked it).

[Fygar]

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - Better than I remembered it, but still my least favorite of the original three. Leagues ahead of Crystal Skull though. I enjoyed Connery's performance much more this time around than previous viewings. He's oddly dopey and lovable.

Incredible Hulk - Pretty good actually, much better than I thought it'd be. I really like Norton's Banner. The final battle was cool to watch, but man the dialogue was awful.

Trekkies - I've never seen an episode of Star Trek anything, but was in the mood for something light and disposable. This has been on my DVD shelf for years (it's Cheegy's), and I'm glad to say I finally watched it. It wasn't amazing, but fairly interesting. Only a few of the nerds really bothered me. I thought some of the casts stories were pretty great.

The Host - Didn't love it, and didn't hate it. It was just average. I never found it particularly funny. I'm not even sure if it's trying to be "haha" funny. Most of the characters annoyed me. Good cinematography for the most part, but some of the scenes had a garish quality to them (and I'm not talking special effects wise).

[J. R. Scherer]

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Kung Fu Panda
I loved this movie. Kinetic and fun. I had a big grin on my face every single moment of it.


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The Incredible Hulk
I dug it, but I was still hoping for a bit more, you know? I wanted a bit more introspection--like why is the Hulk so freakin' angry all the time--and I also wanted more smashin'. I thought the final fight was going to be a bit more epic in scope. Overall, I give it a B+.


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Reign Over Me
Sandler needs to actually act more often. He was damned good in this.

[Rafiennes]

Incredible Hulk - Really, really good. Great companion piece to Iron Man.

Iron Man - Which I saw right after the Hulk (wife hadn't seen it and wanted to) Just as good the second time.

[Patton]

Incredible Hulk
The Happening

[J. R. Scherer]

My unsolicited 2 cents:

I always thought that Sneakers was what the Mission Impossible movies SHOULD have felt like.

It just seemed more in-tune with the original MI than the actual MI films.

I am in definite agreement, though I also like the more action-y flavored M:I films.

[J Money]

The Street Fighter-I couldnt get into it. The violence was interesting but the rest of the movie...
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang-First Blu Ray rented. It's a cool movie, I really liked it.

[JAK]

Into the Wild- well executed flic, but the story is so engrossing it would take a Herculean effort to fuck it up. Good movie.

Semi Pro- a decent enough comedy, although like some of Ferrell's other stuff its a little hit and miss. Although it includes one of the funniest things a ball player SHOULD say to a ref- "suck my cock. I'll murder your family". Completely out of the blue and unexpected. Almost worth it for that scene alone.

[(akaRyanHoffman)]

The Incredible Hulk A decent enough movie with some good scenes of Hulk smashing shit, despite the Hulk obviously being CGI. A nice Marvel U take on the TV series. The opening credits were great! I also loved the the inspired casting of such a weird perfomer like Tim Blake Nelson, who I hope comes back as The Leader.


The New Frontier I thought it was ok, a bit too condensed, though. I mean, I suppose the main is story there, but all the great details that fill out the manic pacing of the comic, are missing. Because of that it doesn't seem quite as special and rather ordinary...

[cPol]

Spider-Man 3: I had originally seen it on a pirated DVD, so it was time to watch my Blu-Ray version to see what the Hell was going on.

Hitman: I have a man-crush on Timothy Olyphant. Movie was a little light on story, but for a videogame-based movie, they did quite well.

[schizorabbit]

Spider-Man 3

Hitman: I have a man-crush on Timothy Olyphant. Movie was a little light on story, but for a videogame-based movie, they did quite well.

Hey, I have a man crush on Timothy Olyphant as well. Ever since Go, where he played the kinda intimidating but likeable drug dealer.

[cPol]

Hey, I have a man crush on Timothy Olyphant as well. Ever since Go, where he played the kinda intimidating but likeable drug dealer.

I can't pin down the exact moment I started crowding my shorts when I'd see him in a movie. It was either Gone in 60 Seconds, Rock Star or Scream.

[Gavin]

I watched all of these yesterday (I had the day off):

Rambo: The only Rambo film I've seen, and probably the only one I'll ever see. Meh.

Smokin' Aces: I liked it, but the last thirty minutes had a totally different tone than the first ninety.

There Will Be Blood: Interesting, but that's a film I never need to see again.

American Gangster: Really good.

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: Interesting French film, based on a true story, about a man who suffers a stroke that leaves him almost completely paralyzed. He dictated a book about his experience by blinking.

The Incredible Hulk: A solid effort, but something about it left me wanting.

[J. Wilson]

Drive Me Crazy and Kung Fu Panda

[Rafiennes]

OVERNIGHT - Great documentary about what NOT to do if you get a film deal.

RAMBO - possibly one of the most beautifully photographed violence fests i've ever seen

[Rich Lozano]

Kung Fu Panda- alright

The Eye

Awake- sucked on so many levels

[Icaruss]

Platoon. I've had this movie for years and have never watched it until now. It was pretty good.

La Mala Educación (Bad Education). It was pretty gay. It's the first movie by Almodóvar I've seen, and I loved the whole story, within a story, within even another story. I enjoyed watching it, but I don't know if it's really as amazing as other people say it is. I did like it though. A lot.

[Sackhead]

The Incredible Hulk - lots of loud fun.

Dead Alive a.k.a. Braindead - easily the goriest and silliest zombie movie ever made. I love this movie.

[Matt O'Keefe]

The Following - Chris Nolan's first film, fantastic debut. I love all his work.

Overnight Delivery - Very enjoyable movie. Nothing particularly special, just a lot of fun. Really sweet.

[Gavin]

Kill Bill Volume 2: Saw volume 1 a few years back, wasn't too impressed, but felt like I ought to finish it. My verdict: I am not the intended audience for this particular art.

Full Metal Jacket: Finally saw it. Only one film away from having seen all of Kubrick's stuff. It's good.

[Slewo.O]

Iron Man and the Incredible Hulk.

[Patch]

-

[JoeE]

Juno: I did not care much for this film, and I went in expecting to like it. You can definitely tell that the story came after the character here - Diablo Cody created this Juno character and she could have given her any story she wanted, but she gave her the story for which she is least suited - teen pregnancy. I just did not buy, for one second, that this character had a living, breathing person growing inside of her. I'm not saying I needed to see her written as a walking womb, but I just didn't find this to be a believable depiction of teenage pregnancy, and given how the pregnancy is the central object of the movie, that's what I needed to see to believe in the movie. Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner are the only actors in the movie displaying something remotely resembling human behavior, in my opinion. I couldn't believe how much I did not like the Michael Cera character. And that final scene - nice try, but a punk chick in high school wouldn't be caught DEAD listening to indie twee, much less performing it.

Citizen Kane: For the first time. Not much I can say that hasn't already been said, but it was definitely a balls-flatteningly awesome movie worth every bit of the hype bestowed upon it.

[Supreme Convoy]

I had a fantasy double feature...

Legend - I've never seen it before. Not exactly my favorite Ridley Scott movie but it does look awesome. Love Lord of Darkness.

Willow - I haven't seen this in about 15 years. It's plain fun!

[silverboy]

The Great Debaters 3.5/5
Get Smart 3/5

[Mike_Johnson]

Watched Shaun of the Dead and The Green Mile yesterday.

[amy]

Get Smart - It was pretty good. Several laugh out loud moments.

[Patton]

The Signal

Be Kind Rewind

[Afny]

War Inc: I enjoyed it, mostly because of Cusak. It got shaky for me near the end.

Pi: There were parts about it I really liked, and parts I hated. I really liked the dynamic between Max and the Professor, and Max's slow decline in to insanity, but some of the acting was pretty terrible.

Khadak: Amazing scenery and atmosphere, and very emotional. Sort of minimalist from a storytelling perspective, but it had depth. One of the most interesting movies I've seen in a while.

[Taxman]

The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Get Smart

[(akaRyanHoffman)]

The Sound of Thunder Wow. This is movie is just plain DUMB. It's sad that something with a production budget of $80 million looks like something made for the Sci-Fi Channel. Yowzas!

No End in Sight Pretty great documentary that clearly explains through interviews with the peope involved how and why the Iraq War turned out the way it did. Seek this out.

Crime Wave This mid-50s crime/noir/police procedural with Sterling Haydin is pretty standard stuff, but the way it was just filmed/shot raises it out of the trenches to make it more endearing.

[Haborym]

On DVD, The Signal, which I really enjoyed, and Bio Zombie, which was mostly horrendous.

On TV, some awful SciFi original movies, including Man Thing right now.

[Taxman]

The Sound of Thunder Wow. This is movie is just plain DUMB. It's sad that something with a production budget of $80 million looks like something made for the Sci-Fi Channel. Yowzas!I remember that I was actually excited when I heard that they were making this having read the story years and years ago. After the trailers and reviews, I never bothered to see it.

[JoeE]

Ratatouille
Touch of Evil

[Taxman]

Ratatouille
Touch of EvilI doesn't get much better than that.

[amy]

The Bucket List

[J. R. Scherer]

The Sound of Thunder Wow. This is movie is just plain DUMB. It's sad that something with a production budget of $80 million looks like something made for the Sci-Fi Channel. Yowzas!

It's amazing how often this movie betrays its own internal logic.

[aviolentmist]

The Happening on bootleg..terrible movie

The Hulk

[Ryan_ZOOM_Turner]

American Gangster and Get Smart.

[J Money]

Hairspray 07-Good performances, hard not to like.
Pocahontas-Some memorable songs, showing some age though. Irene Bedard is a favorite of mine.

[BURKE]

Machine Girl = Awesome
Black Sheep = Super campy gorefest

[Gavin]

Stand By Me: Ihad never seen it before. It was fine.

Letters From Iwo Jima: Great film. Much better than Flags of Our Fathers.

[schizorabbit]

On DVD, The Signal, which I really enjoyed, and Bio Zombie, which was mostly horrendous.

On TV, some awful SciFi original movies, including Man Thing right now.

Just finished The Signal on Blu-Ray last night. Loved it. It was freaky watching it, 'cuz I used to know the female star of it--Anessa--this girl who kept saying, "There's no 'V' in Anessa." She used to be a waitress at my regular hangout, Apres Diem, an Atlanta, Cafe. Hip pixie-like girl, super-funny, and a friend of my last ex-girlfriend, who used to also waitress there; knew she was into horror but didn't know she was an actress. It's amazing how in the middle of Hollywood pumpin' out PG-13 horror crap and remakes and shit geared towards teenagers, an indie-horror film like this can blow 'em all out of the water. This and The Orphanage are my favorite horror movies I've seen in the past...year, maybe? Check out its trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xJgvhxixeg

Some TV stuff on DVD: Weeds (Season 2, Disc 1, first 2 episodes), and Californication (Season 1, Disc 1, first 2 episodes). Thank God for cable shows for adult viewers.

[schizorabbit]

I had a fantasy double feature...

Legend - I've never seen it before. Not exactly my favorite Ridley Scott movie but it does look awesome. Love Lord of Darkness.

Willow - I haven't seen this in about 15 years. It's plain fun!

Which version did you see of Legend? The theatrical cut (done by producers) where they cut out stuff and added the Tangerine Dream soundtrack, or the Director's Cut (soundtrack by Jerry Goldsmith) that was more...Disney-like with the musical scenes intact?

[Rafiennes]

rataouille - gets better every time I see it

3:10 To Yuma -- quite possibly one of my favorite westerns -- just a great movie all around

[Rich Lozano]

Batman Begins-love that movie!! Has me excited for The Dark Knight

Incredible Hulk-this is how the Hulk should have been made in the first place. Great movie.

[JMP]

Southland Tales - Pretty much an unorganized trainwreck, but you could see potential in the cracks.

Before the Devil Knows Your Dead - Loved it. Between this, Charlie Wilson's War and The Savages, Philip Seymour Hoffman is quickly becoming one of my favorite actors.

[Gavin]

Dial M for Murder: Another great Hitchcock.

A Streetcar Named Desire: It was fine.

[Mylazycat]

The Diving Bell And The Butterfly - Wow. Just, wow. The range of emotions I felt watching this film was amazing. The most profound thing I've seen in ages. We should all be thankful each morning just for the ability to walk and function on our own. I hope this movie stays with me for a long time because I don't want to lose that feeling in the day to day grind of the rat race.

Speaking of which...

Into The Wild - In a way, a lot like The Diving Bell And The Butterfly in it's concept of striving for meaning in life but in the materialistic modern world rather than just to live, period. A few times you want the grab the boy and give him a shake as you can't decide if he's just reckless or really has seen the light that we all haven't. A very good film with a nice Eddie Vedder sondtrack.

[J Money]

Beverly Hills Cop-Classic Murphy, liked the soundtrack too.
Police Story-I was watching his top 10 on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI1AwZN4ZYg and rented Police Story, Chan is amazing! I think I liked his "hanging by an umbrella on a moving bus" stunt best. Crazy.

[Rosemary's Baby]

Rescue Dawn - Fantastic movie. I was shocked at how good it was. Nearly had me in tears by the end.

Mongol - If I had to rate this film, I'd give it a 7.5. I thought it was great up until the ending, which was just a little too silly for me. I can suspend disbelief like a motherfucker, but it pushed even my limits. Asano Tadanobu is one of my favorite actors and he does a fantastic job. Some of the cg, especially in the battle scenes, looked a bit outdated, but it doesn't affect my opinion on the film all that much. Part of a trilogy on the life of Genghis Kahn. Can't wait for the other two.

[Patton]

Dial M for Murder: Another great Hitchcock.

I still haven't seen this. And I love the remake.

[JimmyF1982]

the incredible hulk: meh

national treasure 2: what disappointed me about this movie is that the clues and figuring them out were nowhere near as in depth as the first one. but overall 7/10

[Gavin]

I still haven't seen this. And I love the remake.

You should definitely check it out.

[Jen Grunwald]

Saw Wanted last night!! I loved it, a lot of fun! Very different from the book, but who cares, still an entertaining movie.

Love James McAvoy now, too! :drool:


:rogue:

[Dr. Hackenbush]

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Eastern Promises

Both good movies. "Cheryl Cox-Tiegs" was one of the funniest gags in a long time.

[Scotty]

Videodrome= Wtf did I just watch?
Night of the Living Dead 3D= Wtf did I just watch in 3D?

[(akaRyanHoffman)]

The Long Goodbye I enjoyed this, but it's pne of the those movies I'm pretty sure I'll like more on multiple viewings.

Detour Mid-50s noir flick. This is one weird flick!

[NeverWanderer]

30 Days of Night - Better the second time around. Still has a weak climax, though. Any word on sequels?

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy - Holy shit was that hilarious. It's like two hours of SNL sketches that are all funnier than ANY episode of SNL being made today. This is my new Kung Pow.

[J. R. Scherer]

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy - Holy shit was that hilarious. It's like two hours of SNL sketches that are all funnier than ANY episode of SNL being made today. This is my new Kung Pow.

"Smells like Bigfoot's dick!"


This movie is about 100 times better than Kung Pow.

[Fygar]

Mongol - Eh...it was okay. Nothing spectacular but not horrible by any means. I didn't think the digital blood smeared battle scenes fit with the drama. They seemed over the top and not very classy. I didn't think the story was all that compelling either. It had it's moments, but I want see Genghis Kahn's later years that's for sure.

The Golden Compass - Holy shit! That was fucking awful. They totally one hundred percent butchered the novel. They took everything that was great, and spit on it. Everything was rush rush rush. I swear there isn't a scene in this movie that is over two minutes long. They don't let anything incubate in your brain. I can't even imagine it making any sense or being a cohesive story if you've never read the book. Nothing has any weight to it nor any emotional resonance. So they rush all the way to the end of the book, and then removed the fucking ending! They removed the entire point of the story! That's insane, dreadful, disgusting, and I'm glad this movie bombed. Hopefully these dicks won't lay their grubby mitts on (the superior) Subtle Knife and Amber Spyglass.

[Gavin]

Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang: Really entertaining stuff.

Lolita: This is it, the last Kubrick film for me to see. Very well done, but at times hard to watch.

[Patton]

Definitely, Maybe

Chaos Theory

[greg donovan]

KUng Fu Panda and Fools gold.

kung fu panda was awesome and fools gold was ok. not bad but not great either. just ok. felt like and 80s comedy. glad it was free from the red box dvd vending machine.

[J. R. Scherer]

Mongol - Eh...it was okay. Nothing spectacular but not horrible by any means. I didn't think the digital blood smeared battle scenes fit with the drama. They seemed over the top and not very classy. I didn't think the story was all that compelling either. It had it's moments, but I want see Genghis Kahn's later years that's for sure.

The Golden Compass - Holy shit! That was fucking awful. They totally one hundred percent butchered the novel. They took everything that was great, and spit on it. Everything was rush rush rush. I swear there isn't a scene in this movie that is over two minutes long. They don't let anything incubate in your brain. I can't even imagine it making any sense or being a cohesive story if you've never read the book. Nothing has any weight to it nor any emotional resonance. So they rush all the way to the end of the book, and then removed the fucking ending! They removed the entire point of the story! That's insane, dreadful, disgusting, and I'm glad this movie bombed. Hopefully these dicks won't lay their grubby mitts on (the superior) Subtle Knife and Amber Spyglass.

Yeah, it was not good. Worldwide, though, it was definitely NOT a 'bomb'.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=goldencompass.htm

[Arion]

The Incredible Hulk

The Happening

[Gavin]

The Thing: First time watching it. It was ok.

Clerks II: Not the worst thing Kevin Smith has done, but not the best either.

[Scotty]

Warlock: The Armageddon= Cheesy fun and I love Julian Sands

Escape from New York: I thought you were dead

[Yorick Brown]

Get Smart
Wanted

[Petey Parker]

3:10 To Yuma (the Bale/Crowe version) I enjoyed it

Be Kind Rewind - It had its moments. I wish they had done more with the fake movies. I was eating something and almost choked at the scene when they were breaking in to the West Coast Video. That was hilarious

[greg donovan]

rambo and wall-e

i did not care for rambo and wall e is probably my favorite pixar film now and easily in my top 5 for science fiction films.

[Scotty]

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight= Cheesy and fun
Tales from the Crypt: Bordello of Blood= Eh blah

[JoeE]

Annie Hall
Paths of Glory

I watched them both for the first time and they were both excellent. Annie Hall, I feel like I have to watch a few more times, though, while Paths of Glory hit me like a ton of bricks instantly.

[Gavin]

Wanted: Pretty lame.

Gone Baby Gone: Very well done.

[amy]

Mad Money - eh
Wanted - Over the top, unbelievable action. And Angelina. I enjoyed it.

[greg donovan]

Mad Money - eh
Wanted - Over the top, unbelievable action. And Angelina. I enjoyed it.

my wife is watching mr & mrs smith right now and i must say that if an assasin comes for me i hope it is angelina. what a way to go. sigh.

[JoeE]

Wall-E: Achingly beautiful.

2001: A Space Odyssey: I realize this movie is an enormously influential classic, and I probably need to watch it a few more times. But do the shots really need to take so long? I'm all for glacial pacing when the film requires it, but it feels like a lot of these long, lingering shots are just extended for no reason with no real revelation to justify their extraordinary length. I admire craftsmanship, and I can tell a lot of work went into the various spaceship shots. I just don't necessarily feel that I needed five minutes every time to take them in.

[Icaruss]

my wife is watching mr & mrs smith right now and i must say that if an assasin comes for me i hope it is angelina. what a way to go. sigh.

Man, that movie sucks.

[Mike_Johnson]

Dark City: Fuck everyone. I'm with Ebert on this one, the movie is great.

Sleepers: First time I've seen this one. The first half was very difficult to watch. Those poor kids.

[schizorabbit]

Dark City: Fuck everyone. I'm with Ebert on this one, the movie is great.


Shit, thanks for reminding me. I haven't seen it since it first came out in the theaters, and I remember watchin' it and goin', "Damn, this is awesome," throughout the movie, and the climax--wow!!!! Gonna go Netflix it now!!!!

[Mike_Johnson]

Shit, thanks for reminding me. I haven't seen it since it first came out in the theaters, and I remember watchin' it and goin', "Damn, this is awesome," throughout the movie, and the climax--wow!!!! Gonna go Netflix it now!!!!

Do It!

[THWIP!]

Hot Fuzz-Again. This movie gets better each time.

Mulberry St.-One of those 8 horror film things. Pretty bad.

[Girlfriend In A Coma]

Mulberry St.-One of those 8 horror film things. Pretty bad.

You think that's bad? Lake Dead. Haha. Awesomely bad Horrorfest film.

Saw Wanted last night and loved it. I git what I expected.

Watching Bug right now thanks to the thread about it....

Next up: Pink Flamingos. John Waters is a personal hero of mine.

[silverboy]

The Astronaut Farmer - 1.5/5

WALL-E - 5/5

[NeverWanderer]

Wall-E and an anime called 5 Centimeters Per Second.

It's been a good day for animation.

Both movies were absolutely beautiful to behold, were touching on a deeply human level, and had music that sticks with you long after they're over.

I highly recommend people seek out both of them. (The former shouldn't be too hard. :p)

[J. R. Scherer]

Shit, thanks for reminding me. I haven't seen it since it first came out in the theaters, and I remember watchin' it and goin', "Damn, this is awesome," throughout the movie, and the climax--wow!!!! Gonna go Netflix it now!!!!

Super cool movie. I love how the ending is pretty much live action anime. It out-Matrixes the Matrix, I think.

[Ashwin Pande]

Harold & Kumar... again.

Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels... again.

[Gavin]

Hot Fuzz: Entertaining, but a little long.

Leon: The Professional: Good movie; a little disturbing.

[danlomb]

ZODIAC: I've always been fascinated with the Zodiac killings, and I FINALLY saw this Downey Jnr / Gyllenhaal / Ruffalo one by the guy who did Se7en. And by FINALLY, I mean because I acidentally tuned into a movie made the year before, called THE ZODIAC, based on the same things, but really really bad with a horrible stupid ending.
Although, the murder scenes were more graphic, oddly enough.
Anyway, great film, great performances.

THE COURT JESTER: My all time fav. Finally came out on DVD in Aus a few months back, but saved it to give to my dad. Danny Kaye. Basil Rathbone. Angela Lansbury. Just hilarious, I'd suggest it to anyone who liked The Princess Bride and Men In Tights. Like I said, one of my all time fav's.

[Arion]

The Incredible Hulk

The Happening

[Rafiennes]

Juno - Eh. Little too cool for its own good.

Wall*E - Need to see it again. I have to be sure it's as good as I think it is.

[Andrew j]

Downfall: Last days of Berlin during WWII. Very good movie. Glad they left out the multiple gang rapes.

Mrs. Henderson Presents: Just a lot of fun.

[CougarTrace]

Downfall: Last days of Berlin during WWII. Very good movie. Glad they left out the multiple gang rapes.

Mrs. Henderson Presents: Just a lot of fun.

Downfall was a very good movie

[silverboy]

Be Kind Rewind - 3/5

[Rosemary's Baby]

There Will Be Blood
Wall-E

[costello]

Near Dark -- it didn't hold up like I thought it would've, but damn, the bar scene is still unsettling as all hell. It'll be interesting to see how the remake is handled.

Night of the Creeps -- OK, so did USA Network always screw with films back in the day? I remember on a lot of movies I watched like Child's Play 2 and Needful Things had added/alternate scenes. I specifically remember watching this on Up All Night and the ending was completely different. In the version I watched last night, the detective dies in the blast and the girl gets killed by the dog. In the version I watched as a kid, and I remember this because it gave me nightmares for a month, the detective walks away from the blast, falls to the ground, his head opens up, and the slugs take off. WTF?

[adam_warlock_2099]

Key Largo -- Great classic. Good acting all around, great premise. Great pairing of Humphrey Bogart and Edward G Robinson.

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back -- You know cause I was drinking, and it seems funnier then.

[Kedd]

Finally saw The Incredible Hulk. And as a person who actually liked the first hulk movie, may I just say: This one was way better.
Also, My girlfriend and I watched Deathrace 2000 Friday night. wow.

[silverboy]

There Will Be Blood
Wall-E

Very complimentary ;)

[Rosemary's Baby]

Very complimentary ;)

I do my best.

The only thing they have in common is that both are perfect.

[copypastepuke]

michael clayton i watched last night. i thought it was excellent.
next up i am watching some movied called wristcutters, starring shannon sossamyn, oh god she is hot, and the kid from almost famous, who plays the hilarious kid in spun

[THWIP!]

Kill Bill Vol.1 Last night.

Kill Bill Vol.2 Tonight.

[schizorabbit]

Kill Bill Vol.1 Last night.

Kill Bill Vol.2 Tonight.

Reminds me: guess what I got from ebay last Friday...


Sweeeeeet.
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk200/schizorabbit/bridestatue.jpg

[schizorabbit]

Near Dark -- it didn't hold up like I thought it would've, but damn, the bar scene is still unsettling as all hell. It'll be interesting to see how the remake is handled.

I haven't seen it in ages, but I do remember the soundtrack by Tangerine Dream was pretty cool. Back in the day, I used to buy anything Tangerine Dream, especially their soundtracks (Thief, The Keep, Near Dark, etc.). And I used to have a huge crush on that actress who disappeared from acting. *sighs*
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk200/schizorabbit/jenny.jpg

[Fourthman]

I haven't seen it in ages, but I do remember the soundtrack by Tangerine Dream was pretty cool. Back in the day, I used to buy anything Tangerine Dream, especially their soundtracks (Thief, The Keep, Near Dark, etc.). And I used to have a huge crush on that actress who disappeared from acting. *sighs*
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk200/schizorabbit/jenny.jpg

Jenny Wright is a friend of a friend. My friend used to work with her mother in publishing. Said she got involved with someone who was abusive. This was while she was still acting.

[schizorabbit]

Jenny Wright is a friend of a friend. My friend used to work with her mother in publishing. Said she got involved with someone who was abusive. This was while she was still acting.

That's sad to hear/read. :(

[Fourthman]

That's sad to hear/read. :(

Yeah, sorry. Uhh... Wall-E.

Better?

[schizorabbit]

Yeah, sorry. Uhh... Wall-E.

Better?

Whew.

[The Human Target]

Stranger than Fiction- Surprisingly good, if a little predictable. 7/10

Jumper- I was expecting bad, but the plot and acting of this film are worse than made for tv Sci Fi Channel moves. Yuck. 3/10

[Patton]

Severance

Vantage Point

[costello]

Finally saw The Incredible Hulk. And as a person who actually liked the first hulk movie, may I just say: This one was way better.
Also, My girlfriend and I watched Deathrace 2000 Friday night. wow.

I need to see these.

[costello]

I haven't seen it in ages, but I do remember the soundtrack by Tangerine Dream was pretty cool. Back in the day, I used to buy anything Tangerine Dream, especially their soundtracks (Thief, The Keep, Near Dark, etc.). And I used to have a huge crush on that actress who disappeared from acting. *sighs*
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk200/schizorabbit/jenny.jpg

What is Tangerine Dream? I saw the name and thought it was code for something.

[costello]

Severance
...

I think he's my favorite character played by Bill Paxton.

[Patch]

-

[greg donovan]

Wanted and Barbie: Mermadia (again)

loved Wanted and hated having to hear barbie again.

[costello]

Gimme Some Damn Gum
He didn't ask, he just took, and took, and took...

A Student Calling
It's 10 at night, and he wants a better grade...

Ha!

[Blastbeat Science]

Be Kind Rewind-it was alright

Ratatouille-not with people on this, thought it was boring

[Girlfriend In A Coma]

Be Kind Rewind-it was alright

Ratatouille-not with people on this, thought it was boring

Be Kind Rewind is just a wonderful movie. So, is Ratatouille!

I watched Wall-E last night and loved it.
Tonight I watched Marionierre which was uh...interesting, I love Junji Ito- this was a film based on his work made by his fan club from what I understand. Not the best but fun campy japanese horror.

[divinus]

Wanted and White Noise 2, of all things.

You are all hereby ordered to NOT watch "Jumper", by the way.

[Fygar]

Lost in Translation - Still great.

Wall-E - I honestly think the board will crash if another positive thing is said about this masterpiece...oh no.

I Am Legend - Good but easily could have been great. Will Smith's performance was actually top notch. He shocked me at how subtle he could be at times. Some of the imagery was absolutely gorgeous. I have the same complaint as everyone else the overuse of CG, and bad CG at that. The infected were poorly designed, and did not fit with the tone of the movie at all. Plus them having a leader was just dumb. It didn't ruin the movie, I was still entertained, but it's sad to think of what could've been.

[NeverWanderer]

What is Tangerine Dream? I saw the name and thought it was code for something.

Tangerine Dream is a musical group from the 80's that did mostly ambient synth instrumental albums. They're best known for doing the soundtrack for (the theatrical release of) the movie, Legend. I actually didn't know that they did the soundtrack for Near Dark...

One of their members, Paul Haslinger, went on to compose the score to the first Underworld movie also!

[Gavin]

Be Kind Rewind-it was alright

Ratatouille-not with people on this, thought it was boring

Glad to hear I'm not the only one. That movie did nothing for me.

[shoelaceless]

x

[J. R. Scherer]

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CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK
I know a lot of folks didn't care for this movie, but I rather dig it in a Gothic Flash Gordon sort of way.



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THE LAST SUPPER
I hadn't seen this movie in a long time. Despite some really obvious lapses in logic plot-wise, it's a mostly smartly written piece and pretty funny.



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WANTED
Kickass crazily over-the-top film. I think this is the movie that Shoot 'Em Up was trying to be. I liked it an order of magnitude more than I did the comic that inspired it. Angelina Jolie is way too fucking skinny, though.



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GET SMART
Likable enough, but definitely fluff. Very mediocre. Would've played extremely well as a pilot episode to a television revival of the original show.

[silverboy]

Definitely, Maybe - 2.5/5

[Rosemary's Baby]

Yakuza Papers: Battles Without Honor or Humanity - Just awesome. It's the first in a five film series that I can't wait to delve further into. They're directed by Kinji Fukasaku, famous for Battle Royale. I've always been very fascinated with the Yakuza so this is perfect. I mean really, what kinda asshole wouldn't want to watch this?

Fireworks - I haven't seen much Takeshi Kitano and this is supposed to be his best film. I very much enjoyed it, but I think I expected a little bit more. While it was expertly shot and edited, I wanted the violence to have more purpose. Beat sure is a bad ass in it though. 8 out of 10.

Serenity - Third time watching it. Still a ton of fun. I swear I'm shocked every time I see him die.

Manhattan - Great Woody Allen movie. Right up there with Annie Hall. I was shocked at how well Woody used the black and white. Some really fantastic cinematography in there and the score is perfect.

[Cactusakic]

Batman: Gotham Knight - A bit of a disappointment. Some of the segments were good, some were terrible, the rest were meh. 3/10

The Ruins - No. 1/10

[McAfee]

The Mist: Story more about humanity than the monsters in it, and for that I loved it. The ending was fucking depressing, though. I was a little upset there wasn't an alternate on the disc...

Walk the Line: Second time I've watched it. Such a fantastic piece with outstanding performances by pretty much every cast member. And the music just kicks all sorts of ass.

[MIKE D]

SCREAM BABY SCREAM - 60's grindhouse silliness about art school hippies and a famous painter with a gothic secret.


WALL*E - Sublime.

[Fygar]

Yakuza Papers: Battles Without Honor or Humanity - Just awesome. It's the first in a five film series that I can't wait to delve further into. They're directed by Kinji Fukasaku, famous for Battle Royale. I've always been very fascinated with the Yakuza so this is perfect. I mean really, what kinda asshole wouldn't want to watch this?

Fireworks - I haven't seen much Takeshi Kitano and this is supposed to be his best film. I very much enjoyed it, but I think I expected a little bit more. While it was expertly shot and edited, I wanted the violence to have more purpose. Beat sure is a bad ass in it though. 8 out of 10.

Serenity - Third time watching it. Still a ton of fun. I swear I'm shocked every time I see him die.

Manhattan - Great Woody Allen movie. Right up there with Annie Hall. I was shocked at how well Woody used the black and white. Some really fantastic cinematography in there and the score is perfect.

Sounds like a great batch of movies to watch in succession though I have to admit. I'm going to have to check out Yakuza Papers.

[Rosemary's Baby]

Sounds like a great batch of movies to watch in succession though I have to admit. I'm going to have to check out Yakuza Papers.

Do it up. At first, it was a bit jarring because he introduces about fifteen characters in just as many minutes, but once the plot starts to form, it's a great ride. A real bloody ride.

[regarr]

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[JoeE]

The French Connection - Holy shit, one of the best movies I've ever seen. There isn't much in the way of cop-related entertainment I can think of that doesn't shown signs of being influenced by this. The car chase scene is pretty much the basis for half of GTAIV's missions.

Be Kind Rewind

[Icaruss]

American Psycho: Sex scene is still the best. Last lines still dissapoint a bit.
La Dolce Vita: Great. Some segments were better than the others, but I liked how it was structured like an episodic novel.

[chazbot]

The Ten: Surprisingly, really really damn funny. Loved the intro bits and how some of the "stories" overlapped. A really great movie to drink to and watch with friends.

Rock 'n' Roll High School: This is an old favorite, but I wanted to see it after watching the Ramones documentary. All the little comedic bits really start to stand out after multiple viewings. CLASSIC.

[Patton]

Lions For Lambs - Not bad

Monster House - A lot of fun

[Kingsumo]

ultrachrist - best movie in the history of best movies ever
pans labrynth - Amazing movie that I will never watch ever again.

[sans serif]

I Am Legend- Started off well enough, but the CG sucked and so did the ending.

Kung Fu Panda- I had fun with this movie. Usually I'm not a Dreamworks fan, but this one was good.

[J. R. Scherer]

The French Connection - Holy shit, one of the best movies I've ever seen. There isn't much in the way of cop-related entertainment I can think of that doesn't shown signs of being influenced by this that I can think of. The car chase scene is pretty much the basis for half of GTAIV's missions.

Friedkin is a true car chase maestro.

[Fygar]

Kung Fu Panda
At first I wasn't really into it. Mainly because Po was simply a bumbling Jack Black, and not a character. That and I didn't really like the voice/ design of his father. Once Po is chosen as the Dragon Warrior I started to fall in love. I really liked all of the five, and Po's two masters. There were a lot of well written scenes, and some fantastic looking backdrops. They went crazy with the color palette, and made every scene as visually stunning as possible. The fight scenes were fantastic, my personal favorite being the battle over the last dumpling. I kept thinking that the next TMNT movie is going to have it's work cut out for it. That was pretty great. It's better than Cars, but still not quite as magical as the other eight Pixar movies. I hope they keep this up though, competition is always a good thing.

The Pianist
I swear I was destined to never own this movie. I picked it up years ago used, and it skipped quite a bit near the middle. I was able to get through it, but it really destroyed the experience. I ordered it online years later, and it never came (of course I was refunded). I finally picked it up for a third time (this time on HD-DVD) and watched it tonight. It's such a fantastic film. It just gets progressively better. The third act is brilliant, and Adrian Brody really shines. The piece of music he plays for the empathetic German is amazing. Great cinematography throughout as well, some of the locations are jaw dropping.

[JoeE]

Memento - Finally saw this. Nolan rocks!

August Rush - bleh

[Andrew j]

Diving Bell and the Butterfly: One of the hardest topics to think about let alone make a movie about and they did it without disappearing into either sappy or depressing territory. Amazing on absolutely every level. Gonna read the book sometime this summer.

Charlie Wilson's War: Damn good film. Damn good! I owe it to the board for convincing me to rent it.

[costello]

Children of Men. For some reason I've been putting this film off since it came out. I've rented it three times and I've had it at my house via Blockbuster online for three months. I finally watched it and holy shit, this was probably the scariest movie I've ever seen. I need to search for a thread on this and see what all of you thought.

[Andrew j]

Children of Men. For some reason I've been putting this film off since it came out. I've rented it three times and I've had it at my house via Blockbuster online for three months. I finally watched it and holy shit, this was probably the scariest movie I've ever seen. I need to search for a thread on this and see what all of you thought.


Thought it was the best movie of whatever year it came out. Probrably my favorite sci-fi movie.

[jason hissong]

I watched Jaws with my roommate yesterday.

Right now I'm watching The Alchemy of Art- the documentary about David Mack.

[NickT]

Thought it was the best movie of whatever year it came out. Probrably my favorite sci-fi movie.
I'll debate that it is sci-fi, but it's a top movie for sure. It manages to be both bleak and optimistic at the same time, which is pretty impressive :)

[hamgmt]

"21" yesterday, and "Autism: The Musical" over the last few days...

[Andrew j]

I'll debate that it is sci-fi, but it's a top movie for sure. It manages to be both bleak and optimistic at the same time, which is pretty impressive :)


To keep my interest in bleak you gotta balance it out like Children of Men did.

[Patton]

Sicko

Old School

[niceguyeddie]

Rescue Dawn - Fantastic movie. I was shocked at how good it was. Nearly had me in tears by the end.

Mongol - If I had to rate this film, I'd give it a 7.5. I thought it was great up until the ending, which was just a little too silly for me. I can suspend disbelief like a motherfucker, but it pushed even my limits. Asano Tadanobu is one of my favorite actors and he does a fantastic job. Some of the cg, especially in the battle scenes, looked a bit outdated, but it doesn't affect my opinion on the film all that much. Part of a trilogy on the life of Genghis Kahn. Can't wait for the other two.

i was just going to ask about this movie.
it's barely playing in a theatre nearby me.
i didn't know it was part of a trilogy. i'm interested in checking it out though.

[King of Mars]

The Omega Man - Chuck Heston, in all his wrinkly, shirtless glory, fighting diseased, homicidal maniacs in a post-Apocalypse world. Really good movie. Watch this one as part of a double feature with I Am Legend if you want a perfect illustration of how Hollywood can take some good source material and dumb it down for modern audiences.

Betrayal - This was a nice reminder of the days when Jeremy Irons and Ben Kingsley actually gave a shit about making good movies.

[CougarTrace]

Jumper - not a bad movie, but not a great movie either. It had such a great premise that was never really fully realized.

Near Dark - watched on on FEARnet on Comcast. Don't remember seeing this back when it came out. I heard alot of good things about it. To me, the movie wasn't that great, but the bar scene was brutal.

[adam_warlock_2099]

Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Evolution

[wes]

I saw Hancock and the Mist over the weekend.

Both were good.

[Gavin]

The 39 Steps: Classic early Hitchcock.

The Lady Vanishes: Another early Hitchcock. Enjoyed this one a bit more than the other.

[/(. . )/]

Cloverfield and Rambo

both in the theater

[Rosemary's Baby]

No Country for Old Men - What hasn't been said about it already. An Amazing movie from start to finish. The ticking clock at the end is fantastic.

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson - Pretty damn good documentary. It shows two sides to Thompson, the "patriot" side and the personal side. In other words, it glorifies him and then it humanizes him. I was hoping it wouldn't just be one big send-off for him and it certainly wasn't. He wasn't afraid of much.

[Captain Nate]

The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) - Watched this with my g/f on DVD last night, her pick. Very disconcerting scenes, especially between Eric Bana and Natalie Portman.

Wall-E before that.

[MIKE D]

THE THIRD MAN - About as close to perfection as a film gets. This must have been my 10th viewing and I love it now as much as I did the first time.

RAMBO - Funniest movie of the year, for me.

[Gavin]

THE THIRD MAN - About as close to perfection as a film gets. This must have been my 10th viewing and I love it now as much as I did the first time.
RAMBO - Funniest movie of the year, for me.

That's my favorite film. Absolutely love it.

[Scotty]

The Call of Cthulu= 2005 Black and white and Silent it was very nice

Whatever happened to Baby Jane- classic

[Fourthman]

4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days
Great, bleak film. About what a teen had to go through to get an abortion in late Soviet Romania, shot Dogme style. It took me two starts to get in, but once there the film grabs hold and forces you to watch the proceedings. It's absolutely worth the near nausea and anxiety. Fantastic.

Wall-E
Pixar's masterpiece, and not just their latest masterpiece. I hope that says enough.

[Rosemary's Baby]

4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days
Great, bleak film. About what a teen had to go through to get an abortion in late Soviet Romania, shot Dogme style. It took me two starts to get in, but once there the film grabs hold and forces you to watch the proceedings. It's absolutely worth the near nausea and anxiety. Fantastic.


That's a movie with not much replay value. It's amazing, but I think I'll stay away for a while. It really got underneath my skin. That last scene nearly killed me.

[Fourthman]

That's a movie with not much replay value. It's amazing, but I think I'll stay away for a while. It really got underneath my skin. That last scene nearly killed me.

Agreed. I had to leave the room at one point (which is rare for me, but it was getting a little too icky. In your face abortion is one of the few things in cinema that reduces me to the 12 year old who left the theatre in the face disintegration scene in Poltergeist) and I asked my wife if I'd missed anything. She told me what I'd missed (not much, graphically) and as much as I ended up liking the film, I really didn't need to go back and catch that.

[Rosemary's Baby]

Agreed. I had to leave the room at one point (which is rare for me, but it was getting a little too icky. In your face abortion is one of the few things in cinema that reduces me to the 12 year old who left the theatre in the face disintegration scene in Poltergeist) and I asked my wife if I'd missed anything. She told me what I'd missed (not much, graphically) and as much as I ended up liking the film, I really didn't need to go back and catch that.

Yeah, there's definitely some ick in there, but it never feels cheap or tossed in for shock value. It's just part of the film that you wouldn't mind forgetting.

I couldn't believe that the man performing the abortion wanted sex from the friend. Or rather, I just didn't want it to occur. Then when she cleans herself off in the tub...tough stuff. And as you say, bleak.

That looooooong shot at the dinner table was incredible.

[Mark4myself]

Yeah, there's definitely some ick in there, but it never feels cheap or tossed in for shock value. It's just part of the film that you wouldn't mind forgetting.

I couldn't believe that the man performing the abortion wanted sex from the friend. Or rather, I just didn't want it to occur. Then when she cleans herself off in the tub...tough stuff. And as you say, bleak.

That looooooong shot at the dinner table was incredible.

My wife is Romanian so we had to go and see that as soon as it came out. We even purchased the DVD when it was released recently. I felt the movie was VERY well done and unnerving (although it should be unnerving). The scenes you mentioned in the spoiler hit me as well, and who could forget the certain bathroom scene you've eluded to which makes it hit home. I also left the theater really hating her pregnant friend who never really showed a shrewd of responsibility, especially for EVERYTHING the Friend with a capital F endured to correct her "mistake." That being said I would definitely reccomend this film to anyone.

On this Romanian film slant, has anyone here seen 'The Death of Mr. Lazarescu"? Another great unnerving film from the last couple years.

Another film I've seen recently was "Black Book" which was superbly done in my opinion and I felt the outrage over the sex in it was much ado about nothing. There was some but nothing over the top or distracting. It was a great story with great characters and I felt the actors did a fantastic job. Not uplifting, but not many movies about World War II and Jews are. Another recommendation.

[Rafiennes]

Casino Royale -- the new 007 trailer got me wanting to see this film again. Gets better with every viewing.

In Bruges -- Not the wacky comedy the previews make it out to me. A really good film that covers a lot of ground. And Ralph Fiennes is really good in it. Imagine that.

[Fourthman]

On this Romanian film slant, has anyone here seen 'The Death of Mr. Lazarescu"? Another great unnerving film from the last couple years.

Another film I've seen recently was "Black Book" which was superbly done in my opinion and I felt the outrage over the sex in it was much ado about nothing. There was some but nothing over the top or distracting. It was a great story with great characters and I felt the actors did a fantastic job. Not uplifting, but not many movies about World War II and Jews are. Another recommendation.

I saw Lazarescu, and I think in the final assessment I liked it, but I was kind of put off because I was led to believe it was a comedy, and not biting (read: unfunny if you don't live there, and even then...) social satire.

Black Book was great - it's what I always want from these foreign directors who do great films at home then come to H'wood and make less great to shitty films (I'm kicking YOUR balls, John Woo!). I always wish that if they're not going to outright leave, they should at least go home and find themselves. Of course, I have a soft spot for Verhoeven. He directed "The Fourth Man" back in the late 70's. (Not released in the US until '84, for all the sticklers).

[Mark4myself]

I saw Lazarescu, and I think in the final assessment I liked it, but I was kind of put off because I was led to believe it was a comedy, and not biting (read: unfunny if you don't live there, and even then...) social satire.

Black Book was great - it's what I always want from these foreign directors who do great films at home then come to H'wood and make less great to shitty films (I'm kicking YOUR balls, John Woo!). I always wish that if they're not going to outright leave, they should at least go home and find themselves. Of course, I have a soft spot for Verhoeven. He directed "The Fourth Man" back in the late 70's. (Not released in the US until '84, for all the sticklers).

I had the fortune to know ahead of time exactly what Lazarescu was about so I knew not to expect a comedy but rather a social satire. I also know exactly what you mean about foreign directors. I am tired of seeing and hearing of great directors from overseas and then having them deliver subpar performances here. Although it makes me wonder if it's the directors fault or perhaps a flawed system we have in place instead.

[Rosemary's Baby]

I still haven't got around to seeing Black Book, but I definitely mean to.

[Rosemary's Baby]

Peking Opera Blues - I'm not sure I've ever seen so many different genres combined so successfully to form one film. At no point did I ever feel the film didn't know what it wanted to be, which happens so often when a filmmaker tries to do what Tsui Hark here. Political drama, martial arts, slapstick, mystery, romance, period piece, costume drama - all are represented. Such an amazing film.

Bad Lieutenant - Huh? This was awful.

[Patton]

Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show

Delicatessen

[nihilance]

Bad Lieutenant - Huh? This was awful.

What?!?! Show me how you suck cock.

[Rosemary's Baby]

What?!?! Show me how you suck cock.

I just couldn't take it. At some point, I was like, "okay, he's a bad Lieutenant, I get it." And the Jesus imagery...guy tried very hard to be an edgier Martin Scorsese, but he fucked it up. There's only so many times I can watch Harvey nod off. And the ending with the two guys getting on the bus with the cash...so bad.

I didn't buy his redemption at all.

[Taxman]

The Fountain and Constantine. I had no idea that the Shia kid was in Constantine. Interesting that there are two Oscar winners in that thing now.

[Andreas]

The Fountain and Constantine. I had no idea that the Shia kid was in Constantine. Interesting that there are two Oscar winners in that thing now.

Whoever thought casting Keanu Reeves as Constantine would be a good idea should be crucified.

Andreas

[Andreas]

Them
Timecrimes

I enjoyed both. Timecrimes is insanely clever.

I'm glad you saw (and enjoyed) Los Cronocrímenes (2007). At some point the narrative goes on like clockwork and it's up to Karra Elejalde to carry the movie with his performance alone. And he does a great job as a man who is confused about how he could have allowed this to happened, but also has a violent streak and is determined to fix the problem, whatever needs to be done.

Andreas

[Andreas]

The last two movies I watched were Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skrull (2008 ). And [*Rec] for the first time in the theatre.

Cate Blanchett is such a versatile actress, I didn't even notice it was her. :shock:

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s65/museumofman/comic-fav2008/comic-fav0805/indianajones4.jpg

Andreas
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[Shwicaz]

Conan The Barbarian

Conan The Destroyer. :rofl: Grace Jones and Wilt Chamberlain! and MAKO! wow. the first one was kind of boring, but this was just fun.

[Andrew j]

Basquiat: After seeing Diving Bell I netflixed the guy's 2 other movies. Did a quick search of Basquiat on the board and had no idea it was so well known here.
One hell of a cast.

Avenue Montaigne: Took awhile to get started but once it did it turned into a very nice movie. The kind of movie I like, lots of stories that sometimes turn into something else and sometimes are just there. Gosford Parkish.

[Fygar]

Hellboy - Some of the wire-fu and effects have aged, but it's a fun action flick with heart. I don't love it nor hate it.

Hellboy II - As I said in the official thread I fucking loved this movie. I thought Del Toro nailed it. It's such an odd film. The only thing I hated was kid Hellboy in the beginning, that was a whole new kind of awful. Everything after that scene left me with a big smile on my face. Gorgeous fantasy with fun super heroics makes for a fine feature in my book.

Batman Begins - Still have minor quibbles here and there, but it's a great film. I always forget how well everything connects. It was pretty ballsy to go with Scarecrow and Ra's for the first villains in a new franchise.

[King of Mars]

The Invisible. - Terrible film. Brainless and unoriginal. I could write a better movie while in the grip of a hallucinatory fever. David Goyer should be ashamed to have his name on this.

Hancock - All the buzz about the "twist ending" had me expecting something spectacular...and the movie didn't quite deliver that. Still, I found it to be a fairly entertaining Summer movie.

[CougarTrace]

The Signal - great premise but it just didn't work for me..

Be Kind Rewind - i'm a Jack Black fan, but this movie was dull..

[CougarTrace]

Conan The Barbarian

Conan The Destroyer. :rofl: Grace Jones and Wilt Chamberlain! and MAKO! wow. the first one was kind of boring, but this was just fun.

I loved the original Conan..

The second one..eh..it was fun..but not nearly as good.

[Meteornotes]

Vantage Point
Brick

Enjoyed both, especially Brick, which is amazing and if you nave not seen it, you really should.

dt

[Andrew j]

Before Night Falls: Fantastic movie on every level. Mixing the spanish with the english was brilliant. Johnny Depp showing up was kind of jarring and felt out of place. Schnaubel is now one of my top five directors. Hope he keeps making movies.

Midsummer Nights Dream (1999): Really enjoyed it. Had to put the subtitles on because I can read shakepearian ok but still have trouble following it spoken. Acting was all fine and the updated setting was interesting.

[MIKE D]

Vantage Point - Really dumb, but slickly made. It killed 90 minutes, which is all I can really say about it.

Rushmore - One of my favorites, and easily my favorite of Wes Anderson's. I think this film is just about perfect.

[schizorabbit]

Vantage Point - Really dumb, but slickly made. It killed 90 minutes, which is all I can really say about it.

Rushmore - One of my favorites, and easily my favorite of Wes Anderson's. I think this film is just about perfect.

Ditto. Bottle Rocket is a close second. I don't know why, and I'm probably in the minority on this, but *leans closer, whispering*...I'm not a big fan or his other films. There are scenes in his later films that are like perfect moments, but his movies (maybe it's the fact that he uses other co-writers instead of Owen Wilson now) seem like caricatures of his own films. Don't know.

[MIKE D]

Ditto. Bottle Rocket is a close second. I don't know why, and I'm probably in the minority on this, but *leans closer, whispering*...I'm not a big fan or his other films. There are scenes in his later films that are like perfect moments, but his movies (maybe it's the fact that he uses other co-writers instead of Owen Wilson now) seem like caricatures of his own films. Don't know.

I tend to agree. I think it started to happen around the time of LIFE AQUATIC, which was the first film written without Owen Wilson. So I think that there's the possibility that Wilson is the guy that grounds Anderson, not in reality, but in the humanity behind the character's attempts to build their own realities. It's hard to pin down, but this seems to be the movie where the balance is perfect. So much of it is funny, and so much of it is heartbreaking. The look on Murray's face when Max finally introduces him to his barber father might be the best piece of acting Murray's ever done, and that's in a movie filled with such moments of pathos and grace from him, and from the rest of that cast for that matter.

[schizorabbit]

I tend to agree. I think it started to happen around the time of LIFE AQUATIC, which was the first film written without Owen Wilson. So I think that there's the possibility that Wilson is the guy that grounds Anderson, not in reality, but in the humanity behind the character's attempts to build their own realities. It's hard to pin down, but this seems to be the movie where the balance is perfect. So much of it is funny, and so much of it is heartbreaking. The look on Murray's face when Max finally introduces him to his barber father might be the best piece of acting Murray's ever done, and that's in a movie filled with such moments of pathos and grace from him, and from the rest of that cast for that matter.

Shit, I gotta go rent this again. Haven't seen it in years. I vaguely remember a look Murray had after a prank (I believe it dealt with bees) pulled off by Schwartzman's character: if I remember correctly, at first he's angry and shocked...then a smile creeps into his face.

EDIT: just Netflixed it.

[Rosemary's Baby]

Hellboy 2 - Good times.

Two-Lane Blacktop - I love this movie more with every viewing. A friend was visiting this time around. He just got back from hitchhiking around the Western U.S. and working on various farms. I said this movie was perfect for him and surely enough, he loved it. I think this is what he's looking for, in a sense, but he won't find it. He very much reminds me of James Taylor from the movie.

[MIKE D]

Shit, I gotta go rent this again. Haven't seen it in years. I vaguely remember a look Murray had after a prank (I believe it dealt with bees) pulled off by Schwartzman's character: if I remember correctly, at first he's angry and shocked...then a smile creeps into his face.

EDIT: just Netflixed it.

First there's the shock that bees are in his room, then the smile when he realizes it's Max, then a pure look of "Of course you know, this means war."


Also, lovely, lovely work by Olivia Williams, especially in the scene where Max fakes the accident to get into her house and finds her spending her nights in her dead husband's old boyhood bedroom.

Oh, and that pitch perfect ending. I think I want to watch it again.

[SMACK!]

Hellboy 2 - Good times.

Two-Lane Blacktop - I love this movie more with every viewing. A friend was visiting this time around. He just got back from hitchhiking around the Western U.S. and working on various farms. I said this movie was perfect for him and surely enough, he loved it. I think this is what he's looking for, in a sense, but he won't find it. He very much reminds me of James Taylor from the movie.

Just watched TwoLane Blacktop. Great flixk.

Also watched Vanishing Point. what a double feature.

[schizorabbit]

Hellboy 2 - Good times.

Two-Lane Blacktop - I love this movie more with every viewing. A friend was visiting this time around. He just got back from hitchhiking around the Western U.S. and working on various farms. I said this movie was perfect for him and surely enough, he loved it. I think this is what he's looking for, in a sense, but he won't find it. He very much reminds me of James Taylor from the movie.

That's one of those movies that I always meant to watch but never got a chance too. Damn, soooooo many movies, soooo little time. I sometimes wish that I still worked in a videostore. All those freeeeeee rentals. It was the perfect job (an indie video store with the coolest customers) until it got bought out by--gulp--a corporation.

[Your Pal, Carl]

Warning from Space (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049900/) - The first color sci-fi film from Japan. The goofy Starro alien look aside I really enjoyed this. Much in the same way I enjoy silver-age Jimmy Olsen stories.

Wall-E - Pixar outdid themselves. The visual gags were hilarious, the animation was stunning and Ben Burtt is a master of sound.

Legend of Bagger Vance - A nice depression era story. I'm a sucker for this time period.

[Taxman]

Constantine - could have done without that one, I didn't realize that the Shia kid was in this.

Flags of Our Fathers - pretty powerful

[MIKE D]

Black Sister's Revenge - Country cousin comes to LA and causes some riotious shit. This was a fun forgotten blacksploitation flick.

Wanted - Glad I didn't pay for it. It was probably an improvement from Millar's weak sauce original story, but it wasn't anything that I would classify as awesome.

[J. R. Scherer]

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HANCOCK
I dug the first half of this quite a bit. The second half was a whole big bunch of "Huh? What the fuck? Really? You make a $150 million dollar movie and decided to go with this?" Jason Bateman is the real star of this movie. He's steals every scene he's in.





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HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
Lots of fun, visually opulent, but what happened to Hellboy himself? He seems to get short shrift in this one. The bedtime story prelude done with wooden puppets that look exactly like Mignola's was phenomenal.

[Taxman]

I saw three movies yesterday:

Wall-E which was fantastic.

I Robot, I had no idea that the Shia kid was in this thing either.

Letters From Iwo Jima, not much I can say about that one.

[Patton]

Shutter

The Incredible Hulk

The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight

[richbamf]

Disturbia - Meh

Be Kind Rewind - so crap

[Marc Lombardi]

Wall-E : The awesome

Hellboy II : Also the awesome

[Afny]

Hellboy II: Hated it.

The Dark Knight: Loved it.

[Scotty]

Hellboy 2

candyman

[cPol]

Wall-E (sucktacular)

Hellboy 2 (meh)

[Slewo.O]

Fear (Mark Wahlberg! and Reese Witherspoon) One of the most scary movies I've ever seen plus a few scenes like Mark Wahlberg repeatedly punching his chest to get bruises for instance will never leave my mind.

Wanted: It was pretty good for a story so different from the comic, it had the same tone and some pretty cool twists based on the comics.

Plus Rictus was in the movie but not in the way you think.

[niceguyeddie]

from russia with love - damn good. it had a nice slow pace compared to the later bond films which i've only seen. (only seen the pierce ones and now dr. no and from russia with love. i'm watching all the bond films in chronilogically filmed order).

dark knight. i'll post my review in the official thread.

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[Icaruss]

Last four movies I watched.

The Dark Knight: Awesome. It was a bit long (those chase sequences, though well done, felt a bit overdrawn), but Heath Ledger's performance more than made it worth while. It's what Daniel Day-Lewis' Daniel Plainview was last year. Really, really good. Watch out for the pencil scene. Great stuff. Everybody's talking about how this Joker's replaced Nicholson's humor and buffonery, but I think Ledger's performance is much funnier. Sure, it's scarier, but I found myself laughing out loud throughout the scene. Also: the film stopped at the climax, and the audience went wild. Almost rioted, and shit. Well, not really but they screamed. Anyways, they sorted it out, and we saw the ending, and it was good, though kinda depressing.

In Bruges: Great movie. Specially the beginning scenes. Ralph Fiennes was fucking excellent, and Colin Farrel was great too. Nice script, though the ending felt a bit clumsy.

All The President's Men: Though at first I didn't quite understand what the fuck was going on, because the movie just kept going and going and never took a moment to just breath a bit, I still enjoyed myself. It's a long movie, but it went by fairly quickly, and by the end it really grabbed me. Great stuff.

Be Kind Rewind: Pretty much sucked. Had some good parts, and some clever bits of direction (like Jack Black magnetizing our point of view when he got close to the camera, and the way they filmed certain things, like 2001 and Men In Black), but was mostly really silly and the ending was really bad.

Overall... I don't know which one's the best. Possibly The Dark Knight, though In Bruges would be very closely behind along with All The President's Men.

Next: Cool Hand Luke, Diary of the Dead, The Bank Job, Marty and Munich.

[Taxman]

The 40 Year Old Virgin - this has some very funny moments.

The Bank Job - this film is freakin' outstanding.

[Taxman]

The 40 Year Old Virgin - this has some very funny moments.

The Bank Job - this film is freakin' outstanding.

[Cactusakic]

Next: Cool Hand Luke

Number 8 on my Top Ten Films Of All Time. You are in for a treat, Sir. Assuming you haven't seen it before, that is. If you have seen it before then you already know what delights await you.

My last two were:

Harold And Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay.
I can't really say I was disappointed by this film as I had very low expectations of it in the first place. I saw the first one at a friends insistance and although I thought it was quite poor overall, it did have enough funny bits to warrant me checking out the sequel. Sadly, the sequel has even less going for it than the original. It made me smile once or twice and made e laugh out loud once (at one of NPH's bits) but other than that it was just juvenile and disgusting. Don't get me wrong, sometimes I quite enjoy films that are deliberately juvenile and "frat-boy"-esque, but this one wasn't one of them.

Doomsday.
A good, fun action-horror from the writer/director of Dog Soldiers and The Descent. It ripped heavily from quite a few other films (The Resident Evil's, 28 Days/Weeks Later, From Dusk Till Dawn, Mad Max, The Warriors and especially Escape From New York/L.A) but it repackaged and presented them in a way that was still thoroughly entertaining if not the most original of efforts. Plus, Rhona Mitra is so fine it hurts, so that's a bonus.

[CougarTrace]

The Eye - another great horror movie premise that just doesn't live up to what it can be

Lars and the Real Girl - do yourself a favor and watch this movie. One of the best I've seen in awhile.

[Taxman]

The Big Lebowski - much funnier than I remembered it being from its original release.

Ray - very moving, and fantastic music

The Dark Knight - 'nuff said

[Taxman]

Shia Le-Beoff, Lebaff, Le Beef, Le-- I give up. I don't get it. Some people we make stars. Some people have their stardom thrust upon us.This is the way it was with Matthew McConaughey. I remember when his publicity agents first got going and there was an article calling him "the next Tom Cruise". I still have not seen anything which I could qualify as a performance out of the guy, yet here he is over a decade later still pulling leading roles on a regualr basis.

LaBeouf, I really think has a lot more range than McConaughey. If he gets paired with the right directors, I think he is going to be all right as an actor.

[amy]

The Dark Knight - Loved it
The Dark Knight - Loved it more

Currently watching: My Blueberry Nights

[Marriedtoit]

"NUTS"
and
"THE RUNDOWN"

[Patch]

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[Taxman]

Satan's balls, man! Your post makes it look like I said something positive about He-Who-Should-Not-Be-Mentioned.
Do you know what that could do to my credibility!? Do you think I'm gonna find work if you go around making it look like I'm a fan of Matth-- He-Who-Should-Not-Be-Mentioned?!
Damn it, man, I gotta family to feed!

Fuck's sake!:lol:

I have never posted anything positive about McConaughey.

[Kingsumo]

Ruang talok 69 - Really a very good movie. Thai film, subtitled. kind of a murder suspense.

Transmorphers - Horrid, horrid film. That said, I still kind of enjoyed it on a B movie level.

[Patch]

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[Darthdaw37]

Hot Rod

The Dark Knight

[Gavin]

Lars and the Real Girl: Interesting if a little weird.

The Dark Knight: Second time watching it; first time in the IMAX.

[Rosemary's Baby]

The Dark Knight

Yakuza Papers: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima - Not quite as good as the first one, but still great. It's much different than the first one in the way that it mostly focuses on just one person and his career as a yakuza. Fantastic to watch.

[Patton]

The Happening (1967)

Jeremiah Johnson

Hang Em High

Hard Candy

Atonement

[J. R. Scherer]

:lol:

I have never posted anything positive about McConaughey.


I will.

I think he's dreamy...

[Taxman]

I will.

I think he's dreamy...Yeah, that about as far as anyone can go with him, I would assert.

[Andrew j]

Starting out in the evening: Little slow but worked. Great acting with subtle character development. Always wondered what Langellas penis looked like.

King of Kong: Loved the two guys relationships with their wives. One wife tolerant but annoyed and then completely supportive and defensive and one was a jerk to everybody but clung onto his wife when he was unsure of how to react in the arcade.

[dasNdanger]

Hellboy II - twice. I'm sure you can figure out why... :p


das

[~Hernandez~]

There Will Be Blood- Took about 1/2 of the movie to convince me it was a good movie and the ending convinced me it was a great movie. Im not so sure it would've worked with anyone BUT Daniel Day-Lewis. His over-acting always sells me.

End of Days- Not as bad as I remember. Great soundtrack but muddled in the score during the movie for some reason.

[greg donovan]

dark knight and hancock.

enjoyed both of them. knight was the better film of the two by far but i still really enjoyed hancock.

[shoelaceless]

x

[danlomb]

The Dark Knight. - Eckhart is a real standout.

Snatch. - as many times as I've seen it, I still think it's just fucking fantastic. Never got the haters. It's practically a heist movie. And a top one, at that.