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[Lehigh98]

Spy Game --> Underrated

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Spy Game I couldnt stand, but I agree with your other underrateds, or at least the ones Ive seenQuite the collection!

I couldn't stand Spy Game either, but I haven't seen it since theaters. Last Castle is the only movie I enjoyed Robert Redford in since 1980. And yes, that includes The Natural.

How about Sneakers?

 

[saintfool]

Rushmore - This is supposed to be a corky cult classic, right? I'm not sure I got it. It was ok, but the main character was forgettable to me. 6/10

let me ask, how do you feel about "the big lebowski"?

 

[Lehigh98]

I have a friend who refuses to watch rented or used movies. He might have 10,000 DVDs for all I know. Has a whole room full of them, along with CDs, VHS, Laser Discs, etc. I doubt he watches many more than once and quite a few probably remain unopened.

Not sure why anyone still does this when its so easy to just rip rentals to a hard drive.

 

[joffer]

Rushmore - This is supposed to be a corky cult classic, right? I'm not sure I got it. It was ok, but the main character was forgettable to me. 6/10

let me ask, how do you feel about "the big lebowski"?

i like it, but not as much as most.

 

[zoonation]

Watchded the Hurt Locker this weekend.

Best movie I've seen this year. 9/10

 

[Lehigh98]

Saw 6

If you can stomach the beginning, that's the most gruesome part. Half way through I thought to myself, why do I bother still watching these? But by the end I was entranced. I'll watch the 7th one next year too, although I could care less about the "twists" they always try to throw in. I can vaguely follow the storyline and have no idea what scenes are from what number of film. First one will always remain a masterpiece in my book.

2/5

IMO, Cary Elwes performance brings it down too much to even discuss it as a masterpiece for the genre.

 

[saintfool]

Rushmore - This is supposed to be a corky cult classic, right? I'm not sure I got it. It was ok, but the main character was forgettable to me. 6/10

let me ask, how do you feel about "the big lebowski"?

i like it, but not as much as most.

hm. i am an immense fan of "rushmore". it's one of those movies that speaks to me and i love almost everything about it. i think it's light years ahead of "bottle rocket" in pretty much every way. it's superb, assured storytelling that films geeks like me adore.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Rushmore - This is supposed to be a corky cult classic, right? I'm not sure I got it. It was ok, but the main character was forgettable to me. 6/10

let me ask, how do you feel about "the big lebowski"?

I love The Big Lebowski, but Rushmore didn't do it for me.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Rushmore - This is supposed to be a corky cult classic, right? I'm not sure I got it. It was ok, but the main character was forgettable to me. 6/10

let me ask, how do you feel about "the big lebowski"?

i like it, but not as much as most.

hm. i am an immense fan of "rushmore". it's one of those movies that speaks to me and i love almost everything about it. i think it's light years ahead of "bottle rocket" in pretty much every way. it's superb, assured storytelling that films geeks like me adore.

I agree that Rushmore is far more polished. It's just that I think Bottle Rocket is a lot funnier.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Rushmore - This is supposed to be a corky cult classic, right? I'm not sure I got it. It was ok, but the main character was forgettable to me. 6/10

let me ask, how do you feel about "the big lebowski"?

i like it, but not as much as most.

hm. i am an immense fan of "rushmore". it's one of those movies that speaks to me and i love almost everything about it. i think it's light years ahead of "bottle rocket" in pretty much every way. it's superb, assured storytelling that films geeks like me adore.

I agree that Rushmore is far more polished. It's just that I think Bottle Rocket is a lot funnier.

agree completely.I'm not comparing Bottle Rocket to Godfather or Citizen Kane, but it has way more laughs in it than Rushmore, which makes it much more rewatchable.

 

[Todem]

Just watched the remake of Last House on the Left.

Here is a case where the remake was far better than the dated low budget original. The acting was razor sharp and the suspense was tight.

8/10

 

[Anonymous Internet User]

I have a friend who refuses to watch rented or used movies. He might have 10,000 DVDs for all I know. Has a whole room full of them, along with CDs, VHS, Laser Discs, etc. I doubt he watches many more than once and quite a few probably remain unopened.

Not sure why anyone still does this when its so easy to just rip rentals to a hard drive.

ethics down? if everyone pirated DVDs, then studios would have much less revenue, and therefore could not produce as many movies at such large budgets.

 

[saintfool]

Rushmore - This is supposed to be a corky cult classic, right? I'm not sure I got it. It was ok, but the main character was forgettable to me. 6/10

let me ask, how do you feel about "the big lebowski"?

I love The Big Lebowski, but Rushmore didn't do it for me.

there is a armchair theory that divides men into one of two camps: those that love "rushmore" and those that love "lebowski". surprisingly, i have found it more often than not holds true. personally, i think there is a far amount of projecting which the two character archetypes. they are both kind of "man-child" but anderson's is rooted in adolescence. max wants to be an adult in many ways but can't bring himself to grow up entirely. the dude, by contrast, doesn't seem to really want to be a true adult with responsibilities and the baggage that comes with adulthood. like i said, it's just a theory and not a terribly deep one but it's kind of fun to take it out for a spin every now and then...

 

[jdoggydogg]

Rushmore - This is supposed to be a corky cult classic, right? I'm not sure I got it. It was ok, but the main character was forgettable to me. 6/10

let me ask, how do you feel about "the big lebowski"?

I love The Big Lebowski, but Rushmore didn't do it for me.

there is a armchair theory that divides men into one of two camps: those that love "rushmore" and those that love "lebowski". surprisingly, i have found it more often than not holds true. personally, i think there is a far amount of projecting which the two character archetypes. they are both kind of "man-child" but anderson's is rooted in adolescence. max wants to be an adult in many ways but can't bring himself to grow up entirely. the dude, by contrast, doesn't seem to really want to be a true adult with responsibilities and the baggage that comes with adulthood. like i said, it's just a theory and not a terribly deep one but it's kind of fun to take it out for a spin every now and then...

Interesting. I have a theory that Anderson has yet to make his best movie. I've seen Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tennenbaums, and The Darjeeling Limited, and it seems like Anderson is trying too hard to be clever sometimes. I think his movies are all entertaining, and "weird" is a quality I really enjoy in movies. But I think the Coen brothers offer a nice contrast to Anderson's work. I think the Coens have mastered the art of weird, yet satisfying, filmmaking. Whereas, I think Anderson's efforts are more uneven. Just a theory...

 

[Tremendous Upside]

Anderson is too in love with his own whimsy

 

[saintfool]

Anderson is too in love with his own whimsy

while i am a fan of his, i am less enamored the further removed he is from "rushmore". i haven't seen "fantastic mr fox" yet but he desperately needs to use someone else's material for a new project. he needs to step out of his own head for a time.

 

[Osaurus]

The Book of Eli

This was not a good movie. I had a hard time actually paying attention to it as it was the most boring post-apocalyptic story I have seen on film in a long time. Mila Kunis was one of the only good things about this movie. She needed more scenes IMO. 2/5

My favorite part of the movie:

 

[KarmaPolice]

Saw 6

If you can stomach the beginning, that's the most gruesome part. Half way through I thought to myself, why do I bother still watching these? But by the end I was entranced. I'll watch the 7th one next year too, although I could care less about the "twists" they always try to throw in. I can vaguely follow the storyline and have no idea what scenes are from what number of film. First one will always remain a masterpiece in my book.

2/5

IMO, Cary Elwes performance brings it down too much to even discuss it as a masterpiece for the genre.

Saw was a decent idea, but yeah Elwes was HORRIBLE in that movie. IMO Saw just took the ideas from Se7en to the next level. Making people make a choice and hurting/killing themselves, etc.. (at least that's what I thought watching the movie)

 

[jamny]

Saw 6

If you can stomach the beginning, that's the most gruesome part. Half way through I thought to myself, why do I bother still watching these? But by the end I was entranced. I'll watch the 7th one next year too, although I could care less about the "twists" they always try to throw in. I can vaguely follow the storyline and have no idea what scenes are from what number of film. First one will always remain a masterpiece in my book.

2/5

IMO, Cary Elwes performance brings it down too much to even discuss it as a masterpiece for the genre.

Saw was a decent idea, but yeah Elwes was HORRIBLE in that movie. IMO Saw just took the ideas from Se7en to the next level. Making people make a choice and hurting/killing themselves, etc.. (at least that's what I thought watching the movie)

I am far from a knowledgable film critic but I could not believe how horrible a performance Elwes gave in the first Saw. It was laughable and really took away from the movie. I think I might have seen up to Saw IV and given up. Maybe I'll have to try some newer editions.

 

[offdee]

My wife rented Paranormal Activity. For some reason, I thought it was a movie about some psychologist interviewing people who had paranormal experiences. I guess the movie I was thinking of has a Four in the title.

Does anybody know the name of this movie he's thinking of? I seem to remember commercials right around the time of Paranormal Activity was in theatres and it was a movie about alien abductions. What was the name of that one?

 

[saintfool]

My wife rented Paranormal Activity. For some reason, I thought it was a movie about some psychologist interviewing people who had paranormal experiences. I guess the movie I was thinking of has a Four in the title.

Does anybody know the name of this movie he's thinking of? I seem to remember commercials right around the time of Paranormal Activity was in theatres and it was a movie about alien abductions. What was the name of that one?

"the fourth kind" with the lovely mila jovovich. she has terrible taste in movies but she's a stunner...

 

[offdee]

My wife rented Paranormal Activity. For some reason, I thought it was a movie about some psychologist interviewing people who had paranormal experiences. I guess the movie I was thinking of has a Four in the title.

Does anybody know the name of this movie he's thinking of? I seem to remember commercials right around the time of Paranormal Activity was in theatres and it was a movie about alien abductions. What was the name of that one?

"the fourth kind" with the lovely mila jovovich. she has terrible taste in movies but she's a stunner...

So this movie sucked?

 

[saintfool]

My wife rented Paranormal Activity. For some reason, I thought it was a movie about some psychologist interviewing people who had paranormal experiences. I guess the movie I was thinking of has a Four in the title.

Does anybody know the name of this movie he's thinking of? I seem to remember commercials right around the time of Paranormal Activity was in theatres and it was a movie about alien abductions. What was the name of that one?

"the fourth kind" with the lovely mila jovovich. she has terrible taste in movies but she's a stunner...

So this movie sucked?

i haven't seen it but consensus at rotten tomatoes does not think highly of it....

 

[jdoggydogg]

Anderson is too in love with his own whimsy

while i am a fan of his, i am less enamored the further removed he is from "rushmore". i haven't seen "fantastic mr fox" yet but he desperately needs to use someone else's material for a new project. he needs to step out of his own head for a time.

 

[Fletch F Fletch]

I have a theory that Anderson has yet to make his best movie.

I don't see how one could improve upon The Royal Tenenbaums. A perfect film in every way. Just a theory......

 

[Mr. Mojo]

Rushmore - This is supposed to be a corky cult classic, right? I'm not sure I got it. It was ok, but the main character was forgettable to me. 6/10

let me ask, how do you feel about "the big lebowski"?

I love The Big Lebowski, but Rushmore didn't do it for me.

I thought Rushmore was below average and all the hype made it seem even worse.Speaking of overrated, I just saw The Hangover. It wasn't bad - just average. It just seems like a movie with a good idea and all the crazy things that went on should have been much funnier. Surprisingly I didn't laugh much. Maybe I'll watch it again sometime.I also saw 500 Days Of Summer which was actually better than I expected. Lots of truth in it.

 

[Todem]

My sister bought me the BD of Inglorious Bastards and i will be watching that this week. Very excited to see it as I am a big Quinton fan and heard this is his best since Pulp Fiction (Although I loved Kill Bill Vol 1).

 

[Anonymous Internet User]

My sister bought me the BD of Inglorious Bastards and i will be watching that this week. Very excited to see it as I am a big Quinton fan and heard this is his best since Pulp Fiction (Although I loved Kill Bill Vol 1).

as someone who also loved, in particular, KB vol.1, i'll say that i thought IB was probably 2 or 3 steps below that in terms of entertainment value.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Rushmore - This is supposed to be a corky cult classic, right? I'm not sure I got it. It was ok, but the main character was forgettable to me. 6/10

let me ask, how do you feel about "the big lebowski"?

I love The Big Lebowski, but Rushmore didn't do it for me.

I thought Rushmore was below average and all the hype made it seem even worse.Speaking of overrated, I just saw The Hangover. It wasn't bad - just average. It just seems like a movie with a good idea and all the crazy things that went on should have been much funnier. Surprisingly I didn't laugh much. Maybe I'll watch it again sometime.

I also saw 500 Days Of Summer which was actually better than I expected. Lots of truth in it.

There's parts in the middle that are very weak, but that final photo montage at the end was so funny I tend to recommend the movie.

 

[Kenny Powers]

I don't see how one could improve upon The Royal Tenenbaums. A perfect film in every way. Just a theory......

Royal Tenenbaums is easily Wes Anderson's best movie, IMO

 

[Kenny Powers]

Speaking of overrated, I just saw The Hangover. It wasn't bad - just average. It just seems like a movie with a good idea and all the crazy things that went on should have been much funnier. Surprisingly I didn't laugh much. Maybe I'll watch it again sometime.

If you didnt like it the first time, I doubt youll like it any better the next time. All the crazy things that happen is - outside of Galifianakis - is what makes this movie as funny as it was. When you watch it again and already know whats coming, not near as funny. For how funny this was the first time, its got the worst rewatchiability for a movie of its caliber

 

[Chaka]

Speaking of overrated, I just saw The Hangover. It wasn't bad - just average. It just seems like a movie with a good idea and all the crazy things that went on should have been much funnier. Surprisingly I didn't laugh much. Maybe I'll watch it again sometime.

If you didnt like it the first time, I doubt youll like it any better the next time. All the crazy things that happen is - outside of Galifianakis - is what makes this movie as funny as it was. When you watch it again and already know whats coming, not near as funny. For how funny this was the first time, its got the worst rewatchiability for a movie of its caliber

I enjoyed it plenty the second time.Smartest thing they did is putting the funniest part of the movie (the pics) in the credits. Everyone left the theater on a high note.

 

[Kenny Powers]

Speaking of overrated, I just saw The Hangover. It wasn't bad - just average. It just seems like a movie with a good idea and all the crazy things that went on should have been much funnier. Surprisingly I didn't laugh much. Maybe I'll watch it again sometime.

If you didnt like it the first time, I doubt youll like it any better the next time. All the crazy things that happen is - outside of Galifianakis - is what makes this movie as funny as it was. When you watch it again and already know whats coming, not near as funny. For how funny this was the first time, its got the worst rewatchiability for a movie of its caliber

I enjoyed it plenty the second time.Smartest thing they did is putting the funniest part of the movie (the pics) in the credits. Everyone left the theater on a high note.

Yes...but more than the first time?

 

[Kenny Powers]

there is a armchair theory that divides men into one of two camps: those that love "rushmore" and those that love "lebowski". surprisingly, i have found it more often than not holds true. personally, i think there is a far amount of projecting which the two character archetypes. they are both kind of "man-child" but anderson's is rooted in adolescence. max wants to be an adult in many ways but can't bring himself to grow up entirely. the dude, by contrast, doesn't seem to really want to be a true adult with responsibilities and the baggage that comes with adulthood. like i said, it's just a theory and not a terribly deep one but it's kind of fun to take it out for a spin every now and then...

wow....no wonder I love Big Lebowski so much

 

[joffer]

Speaking of overrated, I just saw The Hangover. It wasn't bad - just average. It just seems like a movie with a good idea and all the crazy things that went on should have been much funnier. Surprisingly I didn't laugh much. Maybe I'll watch it again sometime.

If you didnt like it the first time, I doubt youll like it any better the next time. All the crazy things that happen is - outside of Galifianakis - is what makes this movie as funny as it was. When you watch it again and already know whats coming, not near as funny. For how funny this was the first time, its got the worst rewatchiability for a movie of its caliber

i think i enjoyed it the most the 18th time i saw it.

 

[cosjobs]

I guess I did some inebriated internet shopping some late night in the past week or so.

Today the UPS guy showed up with a BluRay copy of True Romance

God, I like that movie. Sometimes I do good things that I may not remember doing.

 

[Chaka]

Speaking of overrated, I just saw The Hangover. It wasn't bad - just average. It just seems like a movie with a good idea and all the crazy things that went on should have been much funnier. Surprisingly I didn't laugh much. Maybe I'll watch it again sometime.

If you didnt like it the first time, I doubt youll like it any better the next time. All the crazy things that happen is - outside of Galifianakis - is what makes this movie as funny as it was. When you watch it again and already know whats coming, not near as funny. For how funny this was the first time, its got the worst rewatchiability for a movie of its caliber

I enjoyed it plenty the second time.Smartest thing they did is putting the funniest part of the movie (the pics) in the credits. Everyone left the theater on a high note.

Yes...but more than the first time?

The percentage of movies that a person enjoys more the second time is pretty small. But I'd say I enjoyed it as much as the first time.

 

[jamny]

Does anyone know of a good movie about Napolean?

 

[ScottNorwood]

Does anyone know of a good movie about Napolean?

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

 

[Anonymous Internet User]

Does anyone know of a good movie about Napolean?

Dynamite?

 

[jdoggydogg]

I guess I did some inebriated internet shopping some late night in the past week or so.

Today the UPS guy showed up with a BluRay copy of True Romance

God, I like that movie. Sometimes I do good things that I may not remember doing.

Love that movie. The Walken / Hopper scene is one of my all time favorite movie scenes.

 

[cosjobs]

I guess I did some inebriated internet shopping some late night in the past week or so.

Today the UPS guy showed up with a BluRay copy of True Romance

God, I like that movie. Sometimes I do good things that I may not remember doing.

Love that movie. The Walken / Hopper scene is one of my all time favorite movie scenes.

watching it now. starts out kinda slow.but some good quotes already

I can tell you how relieved I was when you took out your dress and you didnt have a d###

 

[RudiStein]

Rushmore - This is supposed to be a corky cult classic, right? I'm not sure I got it. It was ok, but the main character was forgettable to me. 6/10

let me ask, how do you feel about "the big lebowski"?

I love The Big Lebowski, but Rushmore didn't do it for me.

there is a armchair theory that divides men into one of two camps: those that love "rushmore" and those that love "lebowski". surprisingly, i have found it more often than not holds true. personally, i think there is a far amount of projecting which the two character archetypes. they are both kind of "man-child" but anderson's is rooted in adolescence. max wants to be an adult in many ways but can't bring himself to grow up entirely. the dude, by contrast, doesn't seem to really want to be a true adult with responsibilities and the baggage that comes with adulthood. like i said, it's just a theory and not a terribly deep one but it's kind of fun to take it out for a spin every now and then...

Hmmm....Idon't love either one. Actually I hate Rushmore. Lebowski is good but doesn't deserve the cult status it has IMO.

 

[joffer]

I guess I did some inebriated internet shopping some late night in the past week or so.

Today the UPS guy showed up with a BluRay copy of True Romance

God, I like that movie. Sometimes I do good things that I may not remember doing.

Love that movie. The Walken / Hopper scene is one of my all time favorite movie scenes.

watching it now. starts out kinda slow.but some good quotes already

I can tell you how relieved I was when you took out your dress and you didnt have a d###

"It ain't white boy day is it?""Nah man, i ain't white boy day"

 

[Chaka]

Burma VJ

Documentary about covert reporters smuggling video footage to the west of a series Buddhist monk protests against the oppressive government in Burma in 2007.

The reporters risked imprisonment and even death just for having a camera let alone filming and smuggling the video out of Burma. The monks, and Burmese citizens risked the same by the act protesting.

Very powerful stuff.

The Cove was a very well done documentary about an outrageous and barbaric practice that really should be stopped. However no offense to Flipper, but screw the dolphins. There are far more important things to be outraged about.

 

[Bob Magaw]

Does anyone know of a good movie about Napolean?

alas, kubrick's great unfinished project...

 

[Chaka]

Does anyone know of a good movie about Napolean?

Don't know any movies but there was an epic episode of I Dream of Jeannie featuring the Little Corporal.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Just ran into this documentary ...looks good, anyone seen it?

WHO IS HARRY NILSSON...

(AND WHY IS EVERYBODY TALKIN' ABOUT HIM)?

 

[fsufan]

Just watched the remake of Last House on the Left.

Here is a case where the remake was far better than the dated low budget original. The acting was razor sharp and the suspense was tight.

8/10

 

[jamny]

Does anyone know of a good movie about Napolean?

alas, kubrick's great unfinished project...

Here's a pdf of Kubricks scriptThe Production Notes at the end are really interesting.

I think sufficient proof must now exist that over-priced movie stars do little besides leaving an insufficient amount of money to make the film properly.