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[jamny]

Elizabeth

I saw this about 10 years ago, but I wanted to revisit the movie now that I have finished the entire series The Tudors. I liked the movie originally, and Kate Blanchett is one of my favorite actors. It was a lot more impactful to me now that I understand the history a lot better. A beautiful, powerful movie. Not perfect, but highly recommended.

That's funny, I am planning to rewatch this also once I finish The Tudors. Very good movie.I've never seen the sequel and heard it's not as good.

 

[hooter311]

Watched Avatar on HBO last night. 2D, not movie screen. Even then I could tell that the visual effects of this movie are stunning and probably worth the admission price to check out in a theatre.Having said that, the acting was terrible, the script was stupid, and the story was so overdone and unoriginal that I basically could direct the general plot from the outset. In fact, the only thing I expected to happen that didn't was the main military guy not being dead in the armed suit and making one last attack where he was finally killed by a tree frog or pond scum.The effects are clearly worth an A - you can tell that without even seeing them in full 3D. The rest of it wasn't worth my time.

I'm in the minority here, but the acting and script didn't bother me. I don't know if you've watched the original Star Wars recently. Original and pioneering? Yes. But the acting is awful. Still doesn't bother me. I just don't judge sci fi movies the same way I do most dramas.

Not sure what type of acting people were looking for here. This fit the mold perfectly for over the top sci fi nonsense. Both Ribisi and the colonel completely crack me up any time they are on screen. Great villains.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Elizabeth

I saw this about 10 years ago, but I wanted to revisit the movie now that I have finished the entire series The Tudors. I liked the movie originally, and Kate Blanchett is one of my favorite actors. It was a lot more impactful to me now that I understand the history a lot better. A beautiful, powerful movie. Not perfect, but highly recommended.

That's funny, I am planning to rewatch this also once I finish The Tudors. Very good movie.I've never seen the sequel and heard it's not as good.

There was only one very weak moment. Elizabeth was rehearsing her speech to the bishops, and the director chose to do a bunch of rapid cuts of her practicing, and it seemed extremely anachronistic. Still, love the movie and there are a ton of great performances here by guys like Geoffrey Rush, Joseph Fiennes, and a riveting cameo by Daniel Craig.I did see the sequel. It received terrible reviews, but mostly I liked it. It's not as good as the first, but I think it's worth a rental. And as long as you're at it, the Helen Mirren miniseries about Elizabeth is VERY good.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

The biggest problem with Avatar is that it's just so derivative.

The "going native" meme has been done to death and that's why I always refer to it as The Last Samurai Dances With Pocahontas Smurf.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Watched Avatar on HBO last night. 2D, not movie screen. Even then I could tell that the visual effects of this movie are stunning and probably worth the admission price to check out in a theatre.Having said that, the acting was terrible, the script was stupid, and the story was so overdone and unoriginal that I basically could direct the general plot from the outset. In fact, the only thing I expected to happen that didn't was the main military guy not being dead in the armed suit and making one last attack where he was finally killed by a tree frog or pond scum.The effects are clearly worth an A - you can tell that without even seeing them in full 3D. The rest of it wasn't worth my time.

I'm in the minority here, but the acting and script didn't bother me. I don't know if you've watched the original Star Wars recently. Original and pioneering? Yes. But the acting is awful. Still doesn't bother me. I just don't judge sci fi movies the same way I do most dramas.

Not sure what type of acting people were looking for here. This fit the mold perfectly for over the top sci fi nonsense. Both Ribisi and the colonel completely crack me up any time they are on screen. Great villains.

I'm trying to scour my brain for great acting performances in sci fi, and I am having a hard time remembering one. Look at Terminator 2. It's one of the greatest action / sci fi films ever made, but the acting is ordinary.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

I'm trying to scour my brain for great acting performances in sci fi, and I am having a hard time remembering one. Look at Terminator 2. It's one of the greatest action / sci fi films ever made, but the acting is ordinary.

Well the obvious example is Blade Runner. Lots of good stuff in there.More recently, Sharlto Copley did a good turn as "Wikus" in District 9. Sam Rockwell was good in Moon.But overall, you're right. SciFi doesn't inherently lend itself well to Oscar worthy performances.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Watched Avatar on HBO last night. 2D, not movie screen. Even then I could tell that the visual effects of this movie are stunning and probably worth the admission price to check out in a theatre.Having said that, the acting was terrible, the script was stupid, and the story was so overdone and unoriginal that I basically could direct the general plot from the outset. In fact, the only thing I expected to happen that didn't was the main military guy not being dead in the armed suit and making one last attack where he was finally killed by a tree frog or pond scum.The effects are clearly worth an A - you can tell that without even seeing them in full 3D. The rest of it wasn't worth my time.

I'm in the minority here, but the acting and script didn't bother me. I don't know if you've watched the original Star Wars recently. Original and pioneering? Yes. But the acting is awful. Still doesn't bother me. I just don't judge sci fi movies the same way I do most dramas.

Not sure what type of acting people were looking for here. This fit the mold perfectly for over the top sci fi nonsense. Both Ribisi and the colonel completely crack me up any time they are on screen. Great villains.

I'm trying to scour my brain for great acting performances in sci fi, and I am having a hard time remembering one. Look at Terminator 2. It's one of the greatest action / sci fi films ever made, but the acting is ordinary.

I think Alien was well-acted, and could probably come up with a few others over the years, but I think Y23's comments are spot-on and the replies are missing the point. Avatar was a blockbuster movie that got 9 oscar nominations, including best picture and director. If you pigeon-hole it into the sci-fi category, one could perhaps say the acting and writing weren't all that bad for that limited category of movies (although I think this movie was much worse than most decent sci-fi in that regard). But judged in terms of the company it is placed in, I think it is true that the effects, while awesome and brilliant, are largely offset by the stunningly bad acting and laughably predictable story-line. The effects were the only thing keeping me in my seat after the first 30 minutes or so.

 

[Yankee23Fan]

I'm trying to scour my brain for great acting performances in sci fi, and I am having a hard time remembering one. Look at Terminator 2. It's one of the greatest action / sci fi films ever made, but the acting is ordinary.

Well the obvious example is Blade Runner. Lots of good stuff in there.More recently, Sharlto Copley did a good turn as "Wikus" in District 9. Sam Rockwell was good in Moon.But overall, you're right. SciFi doesn't inherently lend itself well to Oscar worthy performances.

Ahem. The final/death scene in Star Trek II may have the most powerful and perfectly acted scene in movie history.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

I'm trying to scour my brain for great acting performances in sci fi, and I am having a hard time remembering one. Look at Terminator 2. It's one of the greatest action / sci fi films ever made, but the acting is ordinary.

Well the obvious example is Blade Runner. Lots of good stuff in there.More recently, Sharlto Copley did a good turn as "Wikus" in District 9. Sam Rockwell was good in Moon.But overall, you're right. SciFi doesn't inherently lend itself well to Oscar worthy performances.

Ahem. The final/death scene in Star Trek II may have the most powerful and perfectly acted scene in movie history.

From Shatner and Nimoy no less.

 

[Yankee23Fan]

Watched Avatar on HBO last night. 2D, not movie screen. Even then I could tell that the visual effects of this movie are stunning and probably worth the admission price to check out in a theatre.Having said that, the acting was terrible, the script was stupid, and the story was so overdone and unoriginal that I basically could direct the general plot from the outset. In fact, the only thing I expected to happen that didn't was the main military guy not being dead in the armed suit and making one last attack where he was finally killed by a tree frog or pond scum.The effects are clearly worth an A - you can tell that without even seeing them in full 3D. The rest of it wasn't worth my time.

I'm in the minority here, but the acting and script didn't bother me. I don't know if you've watched the original Star Wars recently. Original and pioneering? Yes. But the acting is awful. Still doesn't bother me. I just don't judge sci fi movies the same way I do most dramas.

Not sure what type of acting people were looking for here. This fit the mold perfectly for over the top sci fi nonsense. Both Ribisi and the colonel completely crack me up any time they are on screen. Great villains.

Maybe it's the fact that I know Ribisi is a good - hell, sometimes great - actor. The "human" scenes were forced is I guess the best way I can put it. It seemed like every single scene with humans was "ok, hit this point on the floor, say what you have to say and get out of the way for the next 3D visual experience." There was no meat at all in any of the scenes. Comic relief? Sure. And I don't need a lot of meat in a sci fi movie on the acting side, but I need something there to give it a billion oscar nominations and all the love it's gotten. Save the visual experience (which again I'm only estimating but you'd have to be a fool not to understand them) I wouldn't even mention this as a good sci fi movie. There was nothing redeeming about the characters that made me want to see them again. I have no desire nor does the movie lend itself to a sequel or series. There was no great villian to become a cultural symbol. There was no perectly formed character (ie, James T. Kirk) to be enamored with. And there were no great fight scenes (Star Wars III) to take away from the terrible acting and stand alone as great. The entire movie was...... meh..... at best.To me - and given that we are dealing with Cameron it's the perfect analogy - this movie was the sci-fi version of Titanic. The budget was so big and the effects were so good that everyone fell for a stupid story that was overdone and nothing new, subpar at best acting, a truly unimaginative script that should have never made the first review by a producer, and just enough over the top studio magic and promotion that seeing it and being able to talk about seeing it made you with "it," whatever it is. Save the ship sinking Titanic didn't have one redeeming quality. Save the 3d visuals, Avatar is the same.And Andy is right - you can only do that story line so many times. We get it. At least love stories like Titanic have different hot chicks........ well, maybe not like Titanic. You get my point.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

To me - and given that we are dealing with Cameron it's the perfect analogy - this movie was the sci-fi version of Titanic. The budget was so big and the effects were so good that everyone fell for a stupid story that was overdone and nothing new, subpar at best acting, a truly unimaginative script that should have never made the first review by a producer, and just enough over the top studio magic and promotion that seeing it and being able to talk about seeing it made you with "it," whatever it is. Save the ship sinking Titanic didn't have one redeeming quality. Save the 3d visuals, Avatar is the same.And Andy is right - you can only do that story line so many times. We get it. At least love stories like Titanic have different hot chicks........ well, maybe not like Titanic. You get my point.

Actually I thought there was a lot to the Titanic storyline. Jack and The Iceberg are allegories of each other and the effects that they have on the Gilded Age's aristocracy are quite similar.

 

[jdoggydogg]

I'm trying to scour my brain for great acting performances in sci fi, and I am having a hard time remembering one. Look at Terminator 2. It's one of the greatest action / sci fi films ever made, but the acting is ordinary.

Well the obvious example is Blade Runner. Lots of good stuff in there.More recently, Sharlto Copley did a good turn as "Wikus" in District 9. Sam Rockwell was good in Moon.But overall, you're right. SciFi doesn't inherently lend itself well to Oscar worthy performances.

I love Blade Runner, it's one of my favorite movies of all time. Still, as you said, great acting and sci fi don't seem to cross-pollinate too often.

 

[jdoggydogg]

I think Alien was well-acted, and could probably come up with a few others over the years, but I think Y23's comments are spot-on and the replies are missing the point. Avatar was a blockbuster movie that got 9 oscar nominations, including best picture and director. If you pigeon-hole it into the sci-fi category, one could perhaps say the acting and writing weren't all that bad for that limited category of movies (although I think this movie was much worse than most decent sci-fi in that regard). But judged in terms of the company it is placed in, I think it is true that the effects, while awesome and brilliant, are largely offset by the stunningly bad acting and laughably predictable story-line. The effects were the only thing keeping me in my seat after the first 30 minutes or so.

I totally hear you. For me, for the first time, I felt I was watching a computer generated movie that I really believed. It was so real, it was almost organic. So that experience was so very immersive to me, it helped me totally buy into the movie like a child does. And as we know, children can't differentiate good acting from bad acting.

 

[Kenny Powers]

Watched Avatar on HBO last night. 2D, not movie screen. Even then I could tell that the visual effects of this movie are stunning and probably worth the admission price to check out in a theatre.

Having said that, the acting was terrible, the script was stupid, and the story was so overdone and unoriginal that I basically could direct the general plot from the outset. In fact, the only thing I expected to happen that didn't was the main military guy not being dead in the armed suit and making one last attack where he was finally killed by a tree frog or pond scum.

The effects are clearly worth an A - you can tell that without even seeing them in full 3D. The rest of it wasn't worth my time.

I'm in the minority here, but the acting and script didn't bother me. I don't know if you've watched the original Star Wars recently. Original and pioneering? Yes. But the acting is awful. Still doesn't bother me. I just don't judge sci fi movies the same way I do most dramas.

Not sure what type of acting people were looking for here. This fit the mold perfectly for over the top sci fi nonsense. Both Ribisi and the colonel completely crack me up any time they are on screen. Great villains.

Agreed..Even if the acting and script take away from the movie while youre watching it, I cant imagine thinking what Yankee did as the movie not even being worth your time.I plan on watching it in the next week or 2 on a non-HDTV. Interested on how it would translate to this after seeing it in IMAX 3D, but more interested to see if it has rewatchability for me. I was blown away seeing it in theaters.

 

[jdoggydogg]

I plan on watching it in the next week or 2 on a non-HDTV. Interested on how it would translate to this after seeing it in IMAX 3D, but more interested to see if it has rewatchability for me. I was blown away seeing it in theaters.

I've seen the movie on IMAX, I've seen it on a digital screen at the Lucasfilm campus (LOOK AT ME!!!), and I gotta say this: I have never seen a picture that's anywhere as good as a blu ray disc playing on my HP plasma screen.

 

[Bob Lee Swagger]

Wasn't sure where to stick this, and not sure if it's been mentioned in here yet or not, but Barnes & Noble has a 50% off sale (DVD and Blu-ray) on all the Criterion Collection titles through November 12th

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Wasn't sure where to stick this, and not sure if it's been mentioned in here yet or not, but Barnes & Noble has a 50% off sale (DVD and Blu-ray) on all the Criterion Collection titles through November 12th

So that makes it about the same as the retail price at Best Buy.

 

[Abraham]

Watched Iron Man 2 last night, pretty good.

Watching JOnah Hex now - AWFUL.

 

[KarmaPolice]

A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010)

Was expecting awful, but was pleasantly surprised that it was just 'really bad'. Fans of Christian Bale's Batman voice should tune into this one for Haley's inaudible growlings.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

The Crazies - 6.5/10

I don't like to be scared much, so this one was an okay horror movie by my standards since it's not particularly scary or gruesome. There are a couple tense moments and a couple eye rolling (the requisite "Hey, why don't we split up and each go somewhere where there's no light") moments.

But overall, it wasn't too bad.

 

[Bob Lee Swagger]

The Crazies - 6.5/10

I don't like to be scared much, so this one was an okay horror movie by my standards since it's not particularly scary or gruesome. There are a couple tense moments and a couple eye rolling (the requisite "Hey, why don't we split up and each go somewhere where there's no light") moments.

But overall, it wasn't too bad.

Solid, unremarkable horror movie. Not a terrible way to spend an hour and 45 minutes. It devolved into the standard freak-out moments and action-oriented "scares" that most modern horror movies do pretty quickly. If they would've continued slowly building tension with the strange actions of the townspeople throughout the movie I think it could've been a lot better. Could've been a lot of interesting stuff watching the town slowly go mad, and only getting glimpses here and there of the actual "crazies." This also could have resulted in a non-stupid ending.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

The Crazies - 6.5/10

I don't like to be scared much, so this one was an okay horror movie by my standards since it's not particularly scary or gruesome. There are a couple tense moments and a couple eye rolling (the requisite "Hey, why don't we split up and each go somewhere where there's no light") moments.

But overall, it wasn't too bad.

Solid, unremarkable horror movie. Not a terrible way to spend an hour and 45 minutes. It devolved into the standard freak-out moments and action-oriented "scares" that most modern horror movies do pretty quickly. If they would've continued slowly building tension with the strange actions of the townspeople throughout the movie I think it could've been a lot better. Could've been a lot of interesting stuff watching the town slowly go mad, and only getting glimpses here and there of the actual "crazies." This also could have resulted in a non-stupid ending.

Roger Ebert writes a pretty entertaining review of this one. \And Radha Mitchell is a really underrated actress. I really like her for some reason (Pitch Dark, Man On Fire).

 

[Chaka]

The Crazies - 6.5/10

I don't like to be scared much, so this one was an okay horror movie by my standards since it's not particularly scary or gruesome. There are a couple tense moments and a couple eye rolling (the requisite "Hey, why don't we split up and each go somewhere where there's no light") moments.

But overall, it wasn't too bad.

Solid, unremarkable horror movie. Not a terrible way to spend an hour and 45 minutes. It devolved into the standard freak-out moments and action-oriented "scares" that most modern horror movies do pretty quickly. If they would've continued slowly building tension with the strange actions of the townspeople throughout the movie I think it could've been a lot better. Could've been a lot of interesting stuff watching the town slowly go mad, and only getting glimpses here and there of the actual "crazies." This also could have resulted in a non-stupid ending.

Roger Ebert writes a pretty entertaining review of this one. \And Radha Mitchell is a really underrated actress. I really like her for some reason (Pitch Dark, Man On Fire).

Those are both excellent movies, and I would say at least Pitch Dark is probably underrated.

I found the Crazies to be entertaining. Could have been better, but compared to a lot of the dreck that comes out these days, it held my attention.

Pitch Black

 

[the rover]

Brooklyn's Finest = oof. Lots of fine actors in here, but the story is terrible.

Also, lots of dudes getting shot in the chest and just standing there before they fall down. YOU JUST GOT SHOT IN THE CHEST. One guy gets shot in the chest at close-range and appears to BE COMPLETELY UNHARMED.

Skip it. I'll give it a 2/5 because there are some ####### in here.

 

[beer 30]

Saw Prince of Persia last weekend. Meh

Watched the Expendables last night. It is what you expect it to be and it kept my interest. Ain't nobody winning an Oscar but it's an action flick. My recommendation would be get Red and watch them both back-to-back. Saw that a few weeks ago and I liked it better than the Expendables but it's not a lot different. In another year you will be able to buy them as a two pack.

 

[Al_Czervik]

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Fun and funny movie. Felt kinda long. Some of the fight scenes were ridiculous but - 3.5/5

 

[Chaka]

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Fun and funny movie. Felt kinda long. Some of the fight scenes were (and) ridiculous but - 3.5/5

 

[offdee]

Just finished watching Splice. Pretty bad.

The one scene between Adrian Brody and cloned chick was so uncomfortable and completely unnecessary to the story line (if you saw the movie, you know what I'm talking about).

 

[Yankee23Fan]

Just had a family movie night at home with Toy Story 3 - excellent movie.

In fact, the scene where Andy gives his toys to the little girl in her yard may have been the most touching scene I've seen in long long time.

 

[Kev4029]

Just finished watching Splice. Pretty bad.The one scene between Adrian Brody and cloned chick was so uncomfortable and completely unnecessary to the story line (if you saw the movie, you know what I'm talking about).

That scene was pretty effing weird. I said the same thing to my fiancee when that scene was finished, it added nothing to the story, and probably would have been a better movie without it.

 

[Abraham]

Watched iron man 2 (4 out of 5), Jonah hex (1 / 5) and winters bone (5/5). Jennifer Lawrence is hot.

 

[Twilight]

Just finished watching Splice. Pretty bad.The one scene between Adrian Brody and cloned chick was so uncomfortable and completely unnecessary to the story line (if you saw the movie, you know what I'm talking about).

That scene was pretty effing weird. I said the same thing to my fiancee when that scene was finished, it added nothing to the story, and probably would have been a better movie without it.

I didn't have quite the problem with it. To me, what needed to be cut was the final 15 minutes. I think there could have been a much better movie if they focused a bit more on Polley being a nutcase, and it ending with Dren's death. In that context, Brody's act fits a bit better with the story and the possible themes that would be explored in that movie, such as who was the true monster of the movie. Instead, they half-assed those stories/themes and spent the time instead on making the movie a cliche horror instead. But, with the final generic horror ending, I'll agree that the scene was very off. But it can be argued that it was a bit necessary to the story, as the act probably triggered the final change, and the foreshadowing of finding pictures of her for Dren's final act wouldn't have made as much sense.

 

[GoFishTN]

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Fun and funny movie. Felt kinda long. Some of the fight scenes were ridiculous but - 3.5/5

On relative terms, Godfather part 3 is closer to part 1 than this pile is to the first Pirates. Awful.

 

[Chaka]

Just finished watching Splice. Pretty bad.

The one scene between Adrian Brody and cloned chick was so uncomfortable and completely unnecessary to the story line (if you saw the movie, you know what I'm talking about).

That scene was pretty effing weird. I said the same thing to my fiancee when that scene was finished, it added nothing to the story, and probably would have been a better movie without it.

I didn't have quite the problem with it. To me, what needed to be cut was the final 15 minutes. I think there could have been a much better movie if they focused a bit more on Polley being a nutcase, and it ending with Dren's death. In that context, Brody's act fits a bit better with the story and the possible themes that would be explored in that movie, such as who was the true monster of the movie. Instead, they half-assed those stories/themes and spent the time instead on making the movie a cliche horror instead. But, with the final generic horror ending, I'll agree that the scene was very off. But it can be argued that it was a bit necessary to the story, as the act probably triggered the final change, and the foreshadowing of finding pictures of her for Dren's final act wouldn't have made as much sense.

Just confusing overall. But I think Delphine Chanéac is pretty hot so it had that going for it.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Just had a family movie night at home with Toy Story 3 - excellent movie.In fact, the scene where Andy gives his toys to the little girl in her yard may have been the most touching scene I've seen in long long time.

Loved it.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Just finished watching Splice. Pretty bad.The one scene between Adrian Brody and cloned chick was so uncomfortable and completely unnecessary to the story line (if you saw the movie, you know what I'm talking about).

That scene was pretty effing weird. I said the same thing to my fiancee when that scene was finished, it added nothing to the story, and probably would have been a better movie without it.

Someone's gotta tell what the scene was about

 

[jdoggydogg]

RED

Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman, and Brian Cox star as aging CIA black ops agents. Nothing really original here, and the movie is fairly lightweight. Still, these are enjoyable actors, and the movie is mostly entertaining.

 

[Tremendous Upside]

Get him to the Greek was pretty bad

P Diddy was the best part, which is saying something

 

[Twilight]

Just finished watching Splice. Pretty bad.

The one scene between Adrian Brody and cloned chick was so uncomfortable and completely unnecessary to the story line (if you saw the movie, you know what I'm talking about).

That scene was pretty effing weird. I said the same thing to my fiancee when that scene was finished, it added nothing to the story, and probably would have been a better movie without it.

Someone's gotta tell what the scene was about

 

[Glaven]

Get him to the Greek was pretty bad

P Diddy was the best part, which is saying something

I've heard this from a bunch people, but I thought thought he was pretty bad. He's a pretty terrible actor; not like being in a comedy movie requires you to be a good actor, but he was way worse than everyone else so it stood out big time. Overall not that funny of a movie. I find Russell Brand to be infinitely more funny as a guest on late night TV shows than in any acting role.

 

[Kev4029]

Get him to the Greek was pretty bad

P Diddy was the best part, which is saying something

I've heard this from a bunch people, but I thought thought he was pretty bad. He's a pretty terrible actor; not like being in a comedy movie requires you to be a good actor, but he was way worse than everyone else so it stood out big time. Overall not that funny of a movie. I find Russell Brand to be infinitely more funny as a guest on late night TV shows than in any acting role.

I thought it was hilarious. I saw it in theaters and loved it and rewatched it this week and I thought it held up pretty well. I don't know how you didn't like Diddy's role, he fit perfect into this dumb comedy. Did you guys see Forgetting Sarah Marshall? Some of the jokes wouldn't have made sense without seeing it.

 

[krista4]

Finally watched Winter's Bone yesterday. The people who said in this thread that it's the best movie of the year are underselling it.

 

[Kenny Powers]

The Crazies - 6.5/10

I don't like to be scared much, so this one was an okay horror movie by my standards since it's not particularly scary or gruesome. There are a couple tense moments and a couple eye rolling (the requisite "Hey, why don't we split up and each go somewhere where there's no light") moments.

But overall, it wasn't too bad.

Solid, unremarkable horror movie. Not a terrible way to spend an hour and 45 minutes. It devolved into the standard freak-out moments and action-oriented "scares" that most modern horror movies do pretty quickly. If they would've continued slowly building tension with the strange actions of the townspeople throughout the movie I think it could've been a lot better. Could've been a lot of interesting stuff watching the town slowly go mad, and only getting glimpses here and there of the actual "crazies." This also could have resulted in a non-stupid ending.

Roger Ebert writes a pretty entertaining review of this one. \And Radha Mitchell is a really underrated actress. I really like her for some reason (Pitch Dark, Man On Fire).

she was really good in Feast of Love

 

[Kenny Powers]

Get him to the Greek was pretty badP Diddy was the best part, which is saying something

I thought it was pretty good, a notch above Hot Tub Time MachineDue Date was easily better than both for me though and the best comedy Ive seen this year. In a role similar to the eccentric, friend seeking character he played in The Hangover, except with more lines, Galifianakis killed it.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Just finished watching Splice. Pretty bad.

The one scene between Adrian Brody and cloned chick was so uncomfortable and completely unnecessary to the story line (if you saw the movie, you know what I'm talking about).

That scene was pretty effing weird. I said the same thing to my fiancee when that scene was finished, it added nothing to the story, and probably would have been a better movie without it.

Someone's gotta tell what the scene was about

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[jdoggydogg]

Get him to the Greek was pretty bad

P Diddy was the best part, which is saying something

I've heard this from a bunch people, but I thought thought he was pretty bad. He's a pretty terrible actor; not like being in a comedy movie requires you to be a good actor, but he was way worse than everyone else so it stood out big time. Overall not that funny of a movie. I find Russell Brand to be infinitely more funny as a guest on late night TV shows than in any acting role.

I thought it was hilarious. I saw it in theaters and loved it and rewatched it this week and I thought it held up pretty well. I don't know how you didn't like Diddy's role, he fit perfect into this dumb comedy. Did you guys see Forgetting Sarah Marshall? Some of the jokes wouldn't have made sense without seeing it.

I thought Greek was really funny. Comedy is a tough thing to pull off, especially since few people agree about what's funny and what isn't.

 

[videoguy505]

Watched the Expendables last night. It is what you expect it to be and it kept my interest. Ain't nobody winning an Oscar but it's an action flick. My recommendation would be get Red and watch them both back-to-back. Saw that a few weeks ago and I liked it better than the Expendables but it's not a lot different. In another year you will be able to buy them as a two pack.

Just saw RED. That movie was fun.

 

[Chaka]

Finally watched Winter's Bone yesterday. The people who said in this thread that it's the best movie of the year are underselling it.

Still the best movie I have seen this year. I have trouble thinking of the last movie I saw that I felt was better.

It is certainly superior in my eyes than every nominee from last year (still haven't seen An Education but I will go out on a limb and say Winter's Bone was better).

Winter's Bone could compete with the 2009 best picture nominees (Slumdog, Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon, The Reader, Milk) but I am not sure it would win as it is far less mainstream and accessible than most of those.

Either way it is a fantastic film that I can't recommend strongly enough.

 

[-OZ-]

Just had a family movie night at home with Toy Story 3 - excellent movie.In fact, the scene where Andy gives his toys to the little girl in her yard may have been the most touching scene I've seen in long long time.

Loved it.

Watched it with my sons, awesome movie.

 

[TylerRoseFan]

Hostel Yeah, I just couldn't get into it. It was ok. Had some decent moments. But overall, the people are just dumb. Deserving of what happened to them. 2/5....and I'm being generous.