jdoggydogg
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This movie's received some praise as a political commentary on torture. Well, that's fine. But Hostel is indicative of modern horror movies that use gore and disgust in lieu of suspense.TylerRoseFan said:
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Kev4029
Footballguy
The lady and I have gotten through a season and a half of The Wire and it is incredible. For a TV series, even an HBO series, the acting is incredible, and rarely is there any poor acting on screen. Season 1 was hard to turn off because I felt so involved in the show, but season 2 started off a little slow, not really knowing where it was going. The last couple episodes (5 and 6) have started to pick up and its starting to compare more to the first season.
As I am watching The Wire on DVD, I am also catching Boardwalk Empire on HBO every week and The Wire blows it out of the water. I got the suggestion here in this thread to give The Wire a try and people were touting it as the best drama series ever, it has not disappointed. Do all 5 seasons continue at this level, or does it begin to tail off a little like most shows?
As I am watching The Wire on DVD, I am also catching Boardwalk Empire on HBO every week and The Wire blows it out of the water. I got the suggestion here in this thread to give The Wire a try and people were touting it as the best drama series ever, it has not disappointed. Do all 5 seasons continue at this level, or does it begin to tail off a little like most shows?
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
Season 2 is one of my favorites because it's so unique.As for the entire series, I think it's strong all the way through. There are fans that had complaints about the storylines in season five, but they all worked for me.
jamny
Footballguy
I'm rewatching The Wire on Directv 101 and can't believe how much I missed the first time through. Just noticed that it was Cheese who torched Ziggy's car. I really liked Season 2 as well but can understand how some people don't like it as much as the other seasons. It's different than the rest. I think Season 4 might be the best season of any TV show ever. I don't think there's any tail off in the series as the seasons go on. When it's over, you will be left wanting more.
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Abraham
Footballguy
going to re rent it. I've been thinking about it more and more, which is a good sign.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.
Chaka
Footballguy
Me too and agreed. It's very rare that a movie resonates with me this long.going to re rent it. I've been thinking about it more and more, which is a good sign.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.
krista4
Footballguy
I hated the 2009 nominees. I loved a Single Man last year and was a bigger fan of The Hurt Locker than most here seem to be, but would choose this one if forced to make a decision. The acting in this movie was among the best I've ever seen. And I'm always a sucker for movies that absolutely nail a sense of place, which this one did. The scene where she has to reach into the water, multiple times...:shudder:. One of the most harrowing scenes I've ever seen.Me too and agreed. It's very rare that a movie resonates with me this long.going to re rent it. I've been thinking about it more and more, which is a good sign.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.
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.
Aggie 86
Footballguy
Great scene. However, overall my family didn't like the movie. First, we did not care for the incinerator scene. Second, the "Nice ascot" type comments were just irritating for a kid's movie.On a different note, the wife and I watched Winter's Bone and Temple Grandin. Both were outstanding.Loved it.
badmojo1006
Footballguy
Just rewatched Pleasantville.
Amazing special effects and Jeff Daniels really gives a very moving performance
Amazing special effects and Jeff Daniels really gives a very moving performance
badmojo1006
Footballguy
One of the few movies I ever walked out of in the theater. Just awful
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Ghost In The Shell
Not sure what the story was that I watched, but it was cool to look at.
Not sure what the story was that I watched, but it was cool to look at.
Chaka
Footballguy
SmoovySmoov
The Way of the Samurai
Probably the deepest and most in-depth "sci-fi" movie that I have ever seen. They jump right into "Sector 6" and "Sector 9" stuff immediately, and it took me a couple of views to even know what they were talking about. The beginning sequence with the thermal imaging armor is one of my favorites of all time.
Chaka
Footballguy
I definitely recommend watching the original The Wicker Man (1973). Many of you will feel the same initial reservations towards the whole 70s vibe that I did. All I can say is push through those feelings because this film is completely worth it.I didn't see the remake but I watched the original last night and I found it to be shockingly good. I went in bracing myself against what I thought would be a whole cheesy 70s vibe, and there is certainly some of that, but it honestly enhances the movie. The 70s had a real creepy factor beneath all the corduroy, herringbone and turtle necks (or maybe it was because of the corduroy, herringbone and turtle necks).
There is a lot of singing as well, something that also concerned me, but it was all really well done. The Landlord's Daughter song is actually quite hysterical and it helps that the landlord's daughter in the movie is smoking hot. All the songs are well written and important for the development of the story. And Willow's song is easily one of the single sexiest scenes in film history. My goodness.
The story is original and extremely well written and the performances are very tight and believable. While there was one obvious MacGuffin it passed quickly and was completely necessary to advance the story. Towards the end I found that I was so engrossed in the film that it started to feel like watching an event occur in real time. I always give bonus points when a film can make you feel like you are watching a slice of life instead of a piece of entertainment.
saintfool
Dead sexy
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
"We're just friends, Tom. You know...amigos."I watched Miller's Crossing again last time. It was even more awesome than the last time
Steve Buschemi's 2 mins on the screen are absolutely money
joffer
Footballguy
Tom : You're a fickle boy, Mink. The Dane finds out you got another "amigo," well, I don't peg him as the understandin' type. Mink: Find out? We ain't event been talkin'! Jesus, Tom! Dammit! Jesus!"We're just friends, Tom. You know...amigos."I watched Miller's Crossing again last night. It was even more awesome than the last time
Steve Buschemi's 2 mins on the screen are absolutely money
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Fixed.Tom : You're a fickle boy, Mink. The Dane finds out you got another "amigo," well, I don't peg him as the understandin' type. Mink: Find out? We ain't event been talkin'! Jesus, Tom! Dammit! Jesus!"We're just friends, Tom. You know...amigos."I watched Miller's Crossing again last night. It was even more awesome than the last time
Steve Buschemi's 2 mins on the screen are absolutely money
gump
Footballguy
belljr
Footballguy
thanks. I missed a couple minutes here and there and totally was
That all adds up much better now
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jdoggydogg
Footballguy
Top 10 movie in my book.I watched Miller's Crossing again last night. It was even more awesome than the last timeSteve Buschemi's 2 mins on the screen are absolutely money
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Predators was, um, not great.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
Dammit.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Top 1 in mine.Top 10 movie in my book.I watched Miller's Crossing again last night. It was even more awesome than the last timeSteve Buschemi's 2 mins on the screen are absolutely money
Chaka
Footballguy
It's not awful either.
videoguy505
Footballguy
Caught Stolen, with Mad Men's Jon Hamm, and Josh Lucas and James van der Beek. Interesting premise for a film (disclosure: I may have written a similar premise for an old college script): cop must solve a related 50-year old mystery before he can solve a current crime. About half the film is a flashback to 1958. This is the only good portion of the film. Once we cut back to present-day, it falls apart. And then there's the ending... not since Vantage Point have I been so amazingly disappointed in an ending... one that nearly completely falls flat and comes close to ruining what little good parts there are. Not to mention completely making no sense.
Don't bother. 1.5/5.
Don't bother. 1.5/5.
Carver
Footballguy
The Secret in their eyes - 8.75/10
This movie was great. terrific acting, Directing, everything you want in a great suspenseful Crime drama. The story keeps you guessing and trying to piece together what's really going on the whole way through. Maybe the best movie I've seen in 2010. If you can deal with Subtitles (I know most here obviously can), put this at the top of your queue. it wont disappoint.
This movie was great. terrific acting, Directing, everything you want in a great suspenseful Crime drama. The story keeps you guessing and trying to piece together what's really going on the whole way through. Maybe the best movie I've seen in 2010. If you can deal with Subtitles (I know most here obviously can), put this at the top of your queue. it wont disappoint.
Chaka
Footballguy
I saw this recently out of curiosity. I needed to see why this was the most universally panned and lambasted film of the last decade.After seeing it I was kind of shocked at all the hatred directed towards this film. The acting is definitely bad* (more on that in a minute) and there is too much exposition and not enough storytelling. But people are treating this like it was the worst movie ever made.
I wanted to understand why.
First off I think the 3-D really hurt this film, if you can't film in 3-D then you shouldn't add in 3-D post production. It's uncomfortable on the eyes, distracting and seldom looks good.
While watching I noticed that something seemed to be off with all the actors, not just Noah Ringer who has wicked moves but had never acted prior to this film (doesn't he deserve a little slack for that fact?). I finally realized that all of the actors went out of their way to limit the movement of their eyebrows. All of them. In every scene. It was so prevalent that it could not be simple coincidence and must have been at the specific direction of Shyamalan. This, coupled with pedantic dialogue, drained the film of almost all emotion. I thought it was so odd I felt compelled to look into it further. I figured it must relate to the actual cartoon in some way. Perhaps, I thought, this was how the characters in the cartoon were. I needed to know.
So I spent much of the last week watching season one of the show and here is where I began to truly understand why people hate Shyamalan's adaptation so very much.
Beyond the story changes, things included or omitted from the series, he directed all of the joy out of the characters. All of it. Every last drop. The cartoon characters are vibrant and intensely emotional at almost all times. Aang is really a merry jokester who wants to avoid all true responsibility in this life and just seek adventure (the show is clearly just a backdrop for teaching childhood lessons). He is a person of action and readily jumps into almost any situation with exuberance. He also seldom, if ever doesn't have a smile on his face. Shyamalan turned him into a troubled, indecisive fop, a pseudo-Frodo who carried the same pained expression on his face for all nine hours of LotR.
And it is pretty much the same thing for every character in Airbender (although Dev Patel managed the rage and drive of the mostly one dimensional Zuko).
But the answer to my question of why Shyamalan would make the decision to have his actors so lacking in expression (something like this doesn't happen by accident) still confounded me. Then I saw the last episode of season one and I think I found an explanation that fits (even if it is ultimately not the actual motivation for Shymalan). At one point in the series Aang (during the final battle of the movie and series) must travel to the spirit world and in the series he must confront the Face Stealer. He is told by the spirit of Roku (the Avatar before Aang) specifically and in very clear terms that in the presence of the Face Stealer his face must never show any emotion whatsoever or his soul will be stolen.
I think Shyamalan grasped onto this concept, perhaps misguidedly thinking it would be a nod to the Face Stealer, who was left out of the film. Or maybe he saw it as an inside joke that only true fans would get. If that's the case, he could not have been more wrong.
Or perhaps he was so concerned at the completely inexperienced lead actor that he instructed everyone to limit their range in an attempt to hide Ringer's flaws.
Any way you cut it, the lack of emotion from the actors truly doomed this film. Even the same simplistic story portrayed by actors applying joy in their performance reflective the the characters upon which this story was based would have made this a much better film.
Ultimately the film is kinda meh, lots of action, good CGI, fast moving. A typical average popcorn flick. But by no means is it as bad as all that.
As far as the animated series is concerned I strongly recommend that anyone who has children maybe 6 years and older to let their kids watch it. There is lots of action but little actual violence (GI Joe style without guns), there is an important childhood message written into every episode and most importantly they teach that actions have consequences and true achievement requires dedication & discipline. It also has a very wry sense of humor, not for consistent adult viewing but good enough to get a good chuckle or two each episode.
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KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Tonight's fare was I'm Still Here.
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Hoos First
Footballguy
The Expendables
Bad acting, bad graphics, impossible happenings, and same old same old storyline.
Loved every minute of it.
Bad acting, bad graphics, impossible happenings, and same old same old storyline.
Loved every minute of it.
GROMS
Kingdom Fighter
beer 30
Footballguy
Same with me. If they don't package this film with Red they are missing an incredible opportunity to sell these flicks past 2010.
SmoovySmoov
The Way of the Samurai
I, for one, applaud the effort. Good show, Chaka.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
Top 1 in mine.Top 10 movie in my book.I watched Miller's Crossing again last night. It was even more awesome than the last timeSteve Buschemi's 2 mins on the screen are absolutely money
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
This will inevitably show up on one of my pay channels - so I'll give it a shot some day.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
Airbender had a lot of problems. But the worst problem was the acting. It was incumbent on Shyamalan to elicit better performances from these actors or replace them. If you set aside every other bad facet of this movie and just concentrated on the acting, the movie is a catostrophic failure. And if I was the head of a major studio, there's no way I'd hire Shyamalan to direct any big budget movie.
Chaka
Footballguy
He dropped the ball, no question about it. Although I still contend that, while it wasn't good the movie wasn't as bad as all that. The bad reviews seemed to snowball to the point where it because popular to dislike the film.It's a shame really because the series has real merit as a film franchise. I hope the other two get made but, much like His Dark Materials, after an awful adaptation of the first book it's unlikely we will be seeing another one on screen for quite awhile.
Kenny Powers
Footballguy
Watched it last night...After the first couple scenes with painstakingly bad attempts at humor, Sly and Statham had pretty good banter. Was worried about all the wrestlers being in it, but Stone Cold just looks mean and Couture has about 5 lines. Couldve used some more Willis and Rourke, but oh well...Over the top gore at times was laughably fantastic. Enjoyed it for what it was...7.8/10
Glaven
Footballguy
13 Tzameti - :(
Came in knowing nothing about it, and that's probably why I enjoyed it as much as I did, though the ending felt rushed.
Anyone with 90min to waste and wanting to watch a film I suggest watching this movie. I also suggest not reading anything having to do with the plot of the film, having it unravel before you is the best part of the film imo. All you need to know is it's a low budget French film rated R and it's not a porno.
Came in knowing nothing about it, and that's probably why I enjoyed it as much as I did, though the ending felt rushed.
Anyone with 90min to waste and wanting to watch a film I suggest watching this movie. I also suggest not reading anything having to do with the plot of the film, having it unravel before you is the best part of the film imo. All you need to know is it's a low budget French film rated R and it's not a porno.
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Pick
Footballguy
Eff me this movie flat out blowed. Between Stallone, Arny, Russian guy, Rourke, Statham, and Jet Li you couldn't understand half the conversations (which I'm sure were not important anyway). All the accents or strokes have really hampered the ability of those guys to speak coherently.I think this show set a new record for me for "Show I paid for but ready to turn off after less than 5 minutes". Actually I knew it was going to suck already and warned the wife but she must be obeyed.Watched it last night...After the first couple scenes with painstakingly bad attempts at humor, Sly and Statham had pretty good banter. Was worried about all the wrestlers being in it, but Stone Cold just looks mean and Couture has about 5 lines. Couldve used some more Willis and Rourke, but oh well...Over the top gore at times was laughably fantastic. Enjoyed it for what it was...7.8/10
If I was into self-torture I'd go back and watch and count how many times they set charges. I'm not kidding I'll bet they showed them setting 30+ charges. Sometimes I felt like they didn't have enough movie to show so they just kept filming the same thing over and over again.
Some of the gore was cool.
Chaka
Footballguy
I watched this a couple nights ago.I honestly can't remember anything about it.Eff me this movie flat out blowed. Between Stallone, Arny, Russian guy, Rourke, Statham, and Jet Li you couldn't understand half the conversations (which I'm sure were not important anyway). All the accents or strokes have really hampered the ability of those guys to speak coherently.I think this show set a new record for me for "Show I paid for but ready to turn off after less than 5 minutes". Actually I knew it was going to suck already and warned the wife but she must be obeyed.
If I was into self-torture I'd go back and watch and count how many times they set charges. I'm not kidding I'll bet they showed them setting 30+ charges. Sometimes I felt like they didn't have enough movie to show so they just kept filming the same thing over and over again.
Some of the gore was cool.
videoguy505
Footballguy
One solid but messed up film.13 Tzameti -
Came in knowing nothing about it, and that's probably why I enjoyed it as much as I did, though the ending felt rushed.
Anyone with 90min to waste and wanting to watch a film I suggest watching this movie. I also suggest not reading anything having to do with the plot of the film, having it unravel before you is the best part of the film imo. All you need to know is it's a low budget French film rated R and it's not a porno.
