Recently viewed movie thread - Rental Edition (5 Viewers)

[Kenny Powers]

Never saw the La Femme Nikita movie, but Anne Parillaud sounded familiar. It didnt take me long. Love this movie. Never seen a movie quite like it.

 

[El Floppo]

Never saw the La Femme Nikita movie, but Anne Parillaud sounded familiar. It didnt take me long. Love this movie. Never seen a movie quite like it.

Didn't see that, and didn't read much about the plot. But it immediately made me think of Liquid Sky.

 

[Kenny Powers]

Never saw the La Femme Nikita movie, but Anne Parillaud sounded familiar. It didnt take me long. Love this movie. Never seen a movie quite like it.

Didn't see that, and didn't read much about the plot. But it immediately made me think of Liquid Sky.

Best comparison I guess would be something like Shaun of the Dead, but it takes itself much more seriously and has still has plenty of laughs. Its almost like vampire neo-noir with some humor.

 

[Chaka]

Never saw the La Femme Nikita movie, but Anne Parillaud sounded familiar. It didnt take me long. Love this movie. Never seen a movie quite like it.

Didn't see that, and didn't read much about the plot. But it immediately made me think of Liquid Sky.

Best comparison I guess would be something like Shaun of the Dead, but it takes itself much more seriously and has still has plenty of laughs. Its almost like vampire neo-noir with some humor.

It's got Don Rickles which makes awesome by default.Need to check this out.

 

[Chaka]

Please see mine

 

[Kenny Powers]

Never saw the La Femme Nikita movie, but Anne Parillaud sounded familiar. It didnt take me long. Love this movie. Never seen a movie quite like it.

Didn't see that, and didn't read much about the plot. But it immediately made me think of Liquid Sky.

Best comparison I guess would be something like Shaun of the Dead, but it takes itself much more seriously and has still has plenty of laughs. Its almost like vampire neo-noir with some humor.

It's got Don Rickles which makes awesome by default.Need to check this out.

Id consider you 1 of the biggest film fans around here, along with JDogg, Krista, KP, Hooter, Groovus, Floppo and a few others. Innocent Blood isnt groundbreaking (well, maybe it was 20 years ago), but I would say its must see for all the above if you havent seen it.

 

[Chaka]

Never saw the La Femme Nikita movie, but Anne Parillaud sounded familiar. It didnt take me long. Love this movie. Never seen a movie quite like it.

Didn't see that, and didn't read much about the plot. But it immediately made me think of Liquid Sky.

Best comparison I guess would be something like Shaun of the Dead, but it takes itself much more seriously and has still has plenty of laughs. Its almost like vampire neo-noir with some humor.

It's got Don Rickles which makes awesome by default.Need to check this out.

Id consider you 1 of the biggest film fans around here, along with JDogg, Krista, KP, Hooter, Groovus, Floppo and a few others. Innocent Blood isnt groundbreaking (well, maybe it was 20 years ago), but I would say its must see for all the above if you havent seen it.

but not in a gay way.I am completely down with this one and fully intend to watch it.

This is my favorite thread it's where I mine new content, and you are one of the guys I pay attention to. You're not all uppity like Floppo, or self superior like jdogg or juvenile like Hooter or all avant garde like krista, or all Radioheady like KP , (who's Groovus?). You seem like good people, I don't care what anyone else says about you.

 

[Kenny Powers]

Never saw the La Femme Nikita movie, but Anne Parillaud sounded familiar. It didnt take me long. Love this movie. Never seen a movie quite like it.

Didn't see that, and didn't read much about the plot. But it immediately made me think of Liquid Sky.

Best comparison I guess would be something like Shaun of the Dead, but it takes itself much more seriously and has still has plenty of laughs. Its almost like vampire neo-noir with some humor.

It's got Don Rickles which makes awesome by default.Need to check this out.

Id consider you 1 of the biggest film fans around here, along with JDogg, Krista, KP, Hooter, Groovus, Floppo and a few others. Innocent Blood isnt groundbreaking (well, maybe it was 20 years ago), but I would say its must see for all the above if you havent seen it.

but not in a gay way.I am completely down with this one and fully intend to watch it.

This is my favorite thread it's where I mine new content, and you are one of the guys I pay attention to. You're not all uppity like Floppo, or self superior like jdogg or juvenile like Hooter or all avant garde like krista, or all Radioheady like KP , (who's Groovus?). You seem like good people, I don't care what anyone else says about you.

but seriously, Innocent Blood is awesome and somewhat of a genre starter

 

[wikkidpissah]

Never saw the La Femme Nikita movie, but Anne Parillaud sounded familiar. It didnt take me long. Love this movie. Never seen a movie quite like it.

Didn't see that, and didn't read much about the plot. But it immediately made me think of Liquid Sky.

Best comparison I guess would be something like Shaun of the Dead, but it takes itself much more seriously and has still has plenty of laughs. Its almost like vampire neo-noir with some humor.

It's got Don Rickles which makes awesome by default.Need to check this out.

Id consider you 1 of the biggest film fans around here, along with JDogg, Krista, KP, Hooter, Groovus, Floppo and a few others. Innocent Blood isnt groundbreaking (well, maybe it was 20 years ago), but I would say its must see for all the above if you havent seen it.

but not in a gay way.I am completely down with this one and fully intend to watch it.

This is my favorite thread it's where I mine new content, and you are one of the guys I pay attention to. You're not all uppity like Floppo, or self superior like jdogg or juvenile like Hooter or all avant garde like krista, or all Radioheady like KP , (who's Groovus?). You seem like good people, I don't care what anyone else says about you.

get a theater, you two.

 

[cosjobs]

I really liked Innocent Blood when it came out and when I saw it 10 years later, I still liked it.

 

[Kenny Powers]

I really liked Innocent Blood when it came out and when I saw it 10 years later, I still liked it.

It definitely looks 90's, but I think the theme/story/acting - Loggia is great! make it stand up well 20 years later

 

[cosjobs]

I really liked Innocent Blood when it came out and when I saw it 10 years later, I still liked it.

It definitely looks 90's, but I think the theme/story/acting - Loggia is great! make it stand up well 20 years later

Might have been Loggia's finest hour, definitely Paurillaud's, and probably Landis' last great movie.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Full Metal Jacket

To me, there's a dead heat between FMJ and Apocalypse Now for best Vietnam film. What can I say about Kubrick? He possesses one of the most mature voices in cinema. The tonality, the editing, the dialogue...it's just incredible. I think FMJ will be relevant and fresh 500 years from now.

 

[Chaka]

Full Metal Jacket

To me, there's a dead heat between FMJ and Apocalypse Now for best Vietnam film. What can I say about Kubrick? He possesses one of the most mature voices in cinema. The tonality, the editing, the dialogue...it's just incredible. I think FMJ will be relevant and fresh 500 years from now.

Those are the two seminal Vietnam movies without question (even if Uncommon Valor is my guilty pleasure in the genre). The amazing thing about them is that they have such contrasting styles. To watch them you would think they are entirely different wars but both speak in a voice that feels honest...sincere. I think FMJ captures reality better but psychologically I think AN really messes with your head in such a way that it speaks truth if not of the reality at least of the perception.Both great flicks.

 

[WVU Alum]

Watched Gran Torino last night. Two thoughts: underrated car, overrated movie.

The acting by everyone not named Eastwood was spotty. The Priest held his own in places, but the rest of the cast was rough. I enjoyed the story line and the ending. This movie got a lot of hype when it was released and not all of it seems justified. Still enjoyed it. 3.5/5

 

[KarmaPolice]

The Lovely Bones:

Really struggled to get through this one, but was curious about it after reading the book and Jackson directing it. Makes sense with the narration of the book, but of course it had the voice-over through the whole movie which is an instant negative for me. Also really disappointed in what they did with Heaven in the movie - thought it looked terrible, and that was the thing I was interested in seeing how they handled it after reading the novel. 4/10.

What?! Next thing you're gonna tell me is that Goodfellas is overrated

Yes, there is a long discussion somewhere when I went off about how voiceover is not needed 90% of the time. I think Goodfellas uses it way too much and for things that are completely obvious. Liotta I got used to, but just about kicked the TV when his wife's voice started telling me what was going on in the movie too. I understand why people love the movie, but I don't think I could watch it again.

The ironic thing is that a few of my favorite movies use it - Fight Club, American Beauty, etc.. (although I think much more sparingly). I can understand it more when translating from a book, but for the most part you should be able to tell a story without using it. I think only Krista has the hatred for the technique that I do.

.....I knew that was gonna stir something up. Watched Goodfellas last weekend. Still love it.

I'll nibble on this stinky bait every time.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Drive Angry:

What a complete piece of #### this movie was. Keep wondering who Mr. Cage is ####### to be able to star in all these crap movies and still have a job in Hollywood. Can't think of one good thing about this movie. 1/10

On another note, something really has to be done about this 3D technology. Please either use it to it's potential - Avatar, or don't use it. I am really tired of watching action movies in 2D and having a couple things here and there "pop" out at the screen at me. I was done with that #### in the 80s. Are people really impressed with somebody flipping a quarter in the movie and having the quarter jump out at them? I think the unfortunate side effect might be that studios are looking at the "3D" movies and not seeing the turn out (because this is dumb stuff going on), and less willing to back something bigger that might put the technology to full use.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Never saw the La Femme Nikita movie, but Anne Parillaud sounded familiar. It didnt take me long. Love this movie. Never seen a movie quite like it.

Didn't see that, and didn't read much about the plot. But it immediately made me think of Liquid Sky.

Best comparison I guess would be something like Shaun of the Dead, but it takes itself much more seriously and has still has plenty of laughs. Its almost like vampire neo-noir with some humor.

It's got Don Rickles which makes awesome by default.Need to check this out.

Id consider you 1 of the biggest film fans around here, along with JDogg, Krista, KP, Hooter, Groovus, Floppo and a few others. Innocent Blood isnt groundbreaking (well, maybe it was 20 years ago), but I would say its must see for all the above if you havent seen it.

but not in a gay way.I am completely down with this one and fully intend to watch it.

This is my favorite thread it's where I mine new content, and you are one of the guys I pay attention to. You're not all uppity like Floppo, or self superior like jdogg or juvenile like Hooter or all avant garde like krista, or all Radioheady like KP , (who's Groovus?). You seem like good people, I don't care what anyone else says about you.

not sure what this means, but..... HEY!!!

 

[KarmaPolice]

Full Metal Jacket

To me, there's a dead heat between FMJ and Apocalypse Now for best Vietnam film. What can I say about Kubrick? He possesses one of the most mature voices in cinema. The tonality, the editing, the dialogue...it's just incredible. I think FMJ will be relevant and fresh 500 years from now.

Those are the two seminal Vietnam movies without question (even if Uncommon Valor is my guilty pleasure in the genre). The amazing thing about them is that they have such contrasting styles. To watch them you would think they are entirely different wars but both speak in a voice that feels honest...sincere. I think FMJ captures reality better but psychologically I think AN really messes with your head in such a way that it speaks truth if not of the reality at least of the perception.Both great flicks.

I think the reason I love both is because they do such a great job of showing the psychology and horrors of war. I think what makes FMJ stand out a little more for me is that Kubrick was able to relay the horrors of war without actually showing much war, and that's always interested me about the movie. Aren't the only 2 'war' scenes - shooting people from the helicopter and the final stand off?

Both fantastic movies though.

 

[El Floppo]

Please see mine

I voted Six Feet Under... IMO far and away the best show on that list.

 

[El Floppo]

Never saw the La Femme Nikita movie, but Anne Parillaud sounded familiar. It didnt take me long. Love this movie. Never seen a movie quite like it.

Didn't see that, and didn't read much about the plot. But it immediately made me think of Liquid Sky.

Best comparison I guess would be something like Shaun of the Dead, but it takes itself much more seriously and has still has plenty of laughs. Its almost like vampire neo-noir with some humor.

It's got Don Rickles which makes awesome by default.Need to check this out.

Id consider you 1 of the biggest film fans around here, along with JDogg, Krista, KP, Hooter, Groovus, Floppo and a few others. Innocent Blood isnt groundbreaking (well, maybe it was 20 years ago), but I would say its must see for all the above if you havent seen it.

but not in a gay way.I am completely down with this one and fully intend to watch it.

This is my favorite thread it's where I mine new content, and you are one of the guys I pay attention to. You're not all uppity like Floppo, or self superior like jdogg or juvenile like Hooter or all avant garde like krista, or all Radioheady like KP , (who's Groovus?). You seem like good people, I don't care what anyone else says about you.

uppity? uppity?!

 

[Chaka]

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit drunk posting.

 

[Time Kibitzer]

Drive Angry:

What a complete piece of #### this movie was. Keep wondering who Mr. Cage is ####### to be able to star in all these crap movies and still have a job in Hollywood. Can't think of one good thing about this movie. 1/10

On another note, something really has to be done about this 3D technology. Please either use it to it's potential - Avatar, or don't use it. I am really tired of watching action movies in 2D and having a couple things here and there "pop" out at the screen at me. I was done with that #### in the 80s. Are people really impressed with somebody flipping a quarter in the movie and having the quarter jump out at them? I think the unfortunate side effect might be that studios are looking at the "3D" movies and not seeing the turn out (because this is dumb stuff going on), and less willing to back something bigger that might put the technology to full use.

Not a fan of boobies?

 

[krista4]

Kynodontas (Dogtooth) - Greek film from 2009 & subtitled. This is a weird and at times disturbing movie, it is slow paced and has no real soundtrack, the subject matter is twisted and at times (though not often) gratuitous. I couldn't look away. It just held from the first minute to the last. It centers around a family of five (father, mother, eldest daughter, youngest daughter & son). The parents have chosen to completely isolate their children from the world, apparently from the day they were born. They educate the children (geometry, medicine etc) but at the same time also prevent them from having any concept of the outside world. To that end they, for example, teach the children that the word "sea" refers to a large chair, and "shotgun" is a type of bird. The reasoning behind it becomes a primary driver for the viewer "why the hell are they doing this?" is the question that runs through your mind, along with the thought that there is no way that this can end well. There is some violence, not much but it is powerful, and certainly some adult sexual content which is surprisingly graphic (don't worry the parents are not sexually abusing the kids and there is really never even the suggestion of same. It's not Caligula).

While Kynodontas is not even remotely similar in concept or execution, when I think of another movie that created a similar emotional response from me the first one that pops into my mind is 13 Tzameti

It definitely is not for everyone, but it is only 90 minutes and as I said I found it entirely captivating.

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Werner Herzog, a small crew and a cheap 3D camera join a group of scientists on a foray into the Chauvet cave. THis cave in southern France has a bunch of cave drawing over 30K years old- twice as old as any others ever found. It was discovered in 1994 and access is extremely limited, primarily to scientists and archeologists and the like once or twice a year.

The subject artwork is amazing. Its stories are fascinating. And having Werner as the tour guide makes it pretty much mandatory viewing for anyone with an appreciation of art, film or voiceover narration with a German accent.

Even tho it clocks in at only about 90 minutes, it still seems a bit long. The story is kind of simple and an hour or 70 minutes would have been better. But still, a great documentary that I VERY highly recommend you catch in the theatre with 3D.

4.65/5 stars

Both of these sound right up my alley.

 

[krista4]

Never saw the La Femme Nikita movie, but Anne Parillaud sounded familiar. It didnt take me long. Love this movie. Never seen a movie quite like it.

Didn't see that, and didn't read much about the plot. But it immediately made me think of Liquid Sky.

Best comparison I guess would be something like Shaun of the Dead, but it takes itself much more seriously and has still has plenty of laughs. Its almost like vampire neo-noir with some humor.

It's got Don Rickles which makes awesome by default.Need to check this out.

Id consider you 1 of the biggest film fans around here, along with JDogg, Krista, KP, Hooter, Groovus, Floppo and a few others. Innocent Blood isnt groundbreaking (well, maybe it was 20 years ago), but I would say its must see for all the above if you havent seen it.

Another . Thanks for the recommendation.

 

[wikkidpissah]

Kynodontas (Dogtooth) - Greek film from 2009 & subtitled. This is a weird and at times disturbing movie, it is slow paced and has no real soundtrack, the subject matter is twisted and at times (though not often) gratuitous. I couldn't look away. It just held from the first minute to the last. It centers around a family of five (father, mother, eldest daughter, youngest daughter & son). The parents have chosen to completely isolate their children from the world, apparently from the day they were born. They educate the children (geometry, medicine etc) but at the same time also prevent them from having any concept of the outside world. To that end they, for example, teach the children that the word "sea" refers to a large chair, and "shotgun" is a type of bird. The reasoning behind it becomes a primary driver for the viewer "why the hell are they doing this?" is the question that runs through your mind, along with the thought that there is no way that this can end well. There is some violence, not much but it is powerful, and certainly some adult sexual content which is surprisingly graphic (don't worry the parents are not sexually abusing the kids and there is really never even the suggestion of same. It's not Caligula).

While Kynodontas is not even remotely similar in concept or execution, when I think of another movie that created a similar emotional response from me the first one that pops into my mind is 13 Tzameti

It definitely is not for everyone, but it is only 90 minutes and as I said I found it entirely captivating.

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Werner Herzog, a small crew and a cheap 3D camera join a group of scientists on a foray into the Chauvet cave. THis cave in southern France has a bunch of cave drawing over 30K years old- twice as old as any others ever found. It was discovered in 1994 and access is extremely limited, primarily to scientists and archeologists and the like once or twice a year.

The subject artwork is amazing. Its stories are fascinating. And having Werner as the tour guide makes it pretty much mandatory viewing for anyone with an appreciation of art, film or voiceover narration with a German accent.

Even tho it clocks in at only about 90 minutes, it still seems a bit long. The story is kind of simple and an hour or 70 minutes would have been better. But still, a great documentary that I VERY highly recommend you catch in the theatre with 3D.

4.65/5 stars

Both of these sound right up my alley.

Good backups for you in case Transformers 3D is sold out...

 

[Chaka]

Kynodontas (Dogtooth) - Greek film from 2009 & subtitled. This is a weird and at times disturbing movie, it is slow paced and has no real soundtrack, the subject matter is twisted and at times (though not often) gratuitous. I couldn't look away. It just held from the first minute to the last. It centers around a family of five (father, mother, eldest daughter, youngest daughter & son). The parents have chosen to completely isolate their children from the world, apparently from the day they were born. They educate the children (geometry, medicine etc) but at the same time also prevent them from having any concept of the outside world. To that end they, for example, teach the children that the word "sea" refers to a large chair, and "shotgun" is a type of bird. The reasoning behind it becomes a primary driver for the viewer "why the hell are they doing this?" is the question that runs through your mind, along with the thought that there is no way that this can end well. There is some violence, not much but it is powerful, and certainly some adult sexual content which is surprisingly graphic (don't worry the parents are not sexually abusing the kids and there is really never even the suggestion of same. It's not Caligula).

While Kynodontas is not even remotely similar in concept or execution, when I think of another movie that created a similar emotional response from me the first one that pops into my mind is 13 Tzameti

It definitely is not for everyone, but it is only 90 minutes and as I said I found it entirely captivating.

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Werner Herzog, a small crew and a cheap 3D camera join a group of scientists on a foray into the Chauvet cave. THis cave in southern France has a bunch of cave drawing over 30K years old- twice as old as any others ever found. It was discovered in 1994 and access is extremely limited, primarily to scientists and archeologists and the like once or twice a year.

The subject artwork is amazing. Its stories are fascinating. And having Werner as the tour guide makes it pretty much mandatory viewing for anyone with an appreciation of art, film or voiceover narration with a German accent.

Even tho it clocks in at only about 90 minutes, it still seems a bit long. The story is kind of simple and an hour or 70 minutes would have been better. But still, a great documentary that I VERY highly recommend you catch in the theatre with 3D.

4.65/5 stars

Both of these sound right up my alley.

Good backups for you in case Transformers 3D is sold out...

 

[krista4]

Kynodontas (Dogtooth) - Greek film from 2009 & subtitled. This is a weird and at times disturbing movie, it is slow paced and has no real soundtrack, the subject matter is twisted and at times (though not often) gratuitous. I couldn't look away. It just held from the first minute to the last. It centers around a family of five (father, mother, eldest daughter, youngest daughter & son). The parents have chosen to completely isolate their children from the world, apparently from the day they were born. They educate the children (geometry, medicine etc) but at the same time also prevent them from having any concept of the outside world. To that end they, for example, teach the children that the word "sea" refers to a large chair, and "shotgun" is a type of bird. The reasoning behind it becomes a primary driver for the viewer "why the hell are they doing this?" is the question that runs through your mind, along with the thought that there is no way that this can end well. There is some violence, not much but it is powerful, and certainly some adult sexual content which is surprisingly graphic (don't worry the parents are not sexually abusing the kids and there is really never even the suggestion of same. It's not Caligula).

While Kynodontas is not even remotely similar in concept or execution, when I think of another movie that created a similar emotional response from me the first one that pops into my mind is 13 Tzameti

It definitely is not for everyone, but it is only 90 minutes and as I said I found it entirely captivating.

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Werner Herzog, a small crew and a cheap 3D camera join a group of scientists on a foray into the Chauvet cave. THis cave in southern France has a bunch of cave drawing over 30K years old- twice as old as any others ever found. It was discovered in 1994 and access is extremely limited, primarily to scientists and archeologists and the like once or twice a year.

The subject artwork is amazing. Its stories are fascinating. And having Werner as the tour guide makes it pretty much mandatory viewing for anyone with an appreciation of art, film or voiceover narration with a German accent.

Even tho it clocks in at only about 90 minutes, it still seems a bit long. The story is kind of simple and an hour or 70 minutes would have been better. But still, a great documentary that I VERY highly recommend you catch in the theatre with 3D.

4.65/5 stars

Both of these sound right up my alley.

Good backups for you in case Transformers 3D is sold out...

Watched Another Year on a plane the other day. It's a Mike Leigh movie and has Jim Broadbent in a starring role, so it's automatically at least a 4/5 for me. I actually think it's one of Leigh's best--very human and an excellent slice of life film. The acting was fantastic as well. 4.5/5

Also watched The Sunset Limited on the plane. Is this the one that inspired the discussion of one- or two-person films? I thought it was excellent, and Samuel Jackson was extraordinary. 4/5

 

[Chaka]

Kynodontas (Dogtooth) - Greek film from 2009 & subtitled. This is a weird and at times disturbing movie, it is slow paced and has no real soundtrack, the subject matter is twisted and at times (though not often) gratuitous. I couldn't look away. It just held from the first minute to the last. It centers around a family of five (father, mother, eldest daughter, youngest daughter & son). The parents have chosen to completely isolate their children from the world, apparently from the day they were born. They educate the children (geometry, medicine etc) but at the same time also prevent them from having any concept of the outside world. To that end they, for example, teach the children that the word "sea" refers to a large chair, and "shotgun" is a type of bird. The reasoning behind it becomes a primary driver for the viewer "why the hell are they doing this?" is the question that runs through your mind, along with the thought that there is no way that this can end well. There is some violence, not much but it is powerful, and certainly some adult sexual content which is surprisingly graphic (don't worry the parents are not sexually abusing the kids and there is really never even the suggestion of same. It's not Caligula).

While Kynodontas is not even remotely similar in concept or execution, when I think of another movie that created a similar emotional response from me the first one that pops into my mind is 13 Tzameti

It definitely is not for everyone, but it is only 90 minutes and as I said I found it entirely captivating.

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Werner Herzog, a small crew and a cheap 3D camera join a group of scientists on a foray into the Chauvet cave. THis cave in southern France has a bunch of cave drawing over 30K years old- twice as old as any others ever found. It was discovered in 1994 and access is extremely limited, primarily to scientists and archeologists and the like once or twice a year.

The subject artwork is amazing. Its stories are fascinating. And having Werner as the tour guide makes it pretty much mandatory viewing for anyone with an appreciation of art, film or voiceover narration with a German accent.

Even tho it clocks in at only about 90 minutes, it still seems a bit long. The story is kind of simple and an hour or 70 minutes would have been better. But still, a great documentary that I VERY highly recommend you catch in the theatre with 3D.

4.65/5 stars

Both of these sound right up my alley.

You are one of the people I thought of when doing the write up.I am planning to see Cave of Forgotten Dreams with my GF this week.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Full Metal Jacket

To me, there's a dead heat between FMJ and Apocalypse Now for best Vietnam film. What can I say about Kubrick? He possesses one of the most mature voices in cinema. The tonality, the editing, the dialogue...it's just incredible. I think FMJ will be relevant and fresh 500 years from now.

Those are the two seminal Vietnam movies without question (even if Uncommon Valor is my guilty pleasure in the genre). The amazing thing about them is that they have such contrasting styles. To watch them you would think they are entirely different wars but both speak in a voice that feels honest...sincere. I think FMJ captures reality better but psychologically I think AN really messes with your head in such a way that it speaks truth if not of the reality at least of the perception.Both great flicks.

Definitely. I think Platoon and Deer Hunter are both good movies. But I think they're flawed. Casualties of War is another good one.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Watched Gran Torino last night. Two thoughts: underrated car, overrated movie.

The acting by everyone not named Eastwood was spotty. The Priest held his own in places, but the rest of the cast was rough. I enjoyed the story line and the ending. This movie got a lot of hype when it was released and not all of it seems justified. Still enjoyed it. 3.5/5

Pretty much agree on all points. Although I agree that much of the acting was poor, I really liked the fact that much of the cast was authentic for the racial group the movie portrays. That was refreshing. I loved the end of the movie. It was a pleasant surprise, and I did not see it coming.

 

[El Floppo]

Never saw the La Femme Nikita movie, but Anne Parillaud sounded familiar. It didnt take me long. Love this movie. Never seen a movie quite like it.

Didn't see that, and didn't read much about the plot. But it immediately made me think of Liquid Sky.

Best comparison I guess would be something like Shaun of the Dead, but it takes itself much more seriously and has still has plenty of laughs. Its almost like vampire neo-noir with some humor.

It's got Don Rickles which makes awesome by default.Need to check this out.

Id consider you 1 of the biggest film fans around here, along with JDogg, Krista, KP, Hooter, Groovus, Floppo and a few others. Innocent Blood isnt groundbreaking (well, maybe it was 20 years ago), but I would say its must see for all the above if you havent seen it.

but not in a gay way.I am completely down with this one and fully intend to watch it.

This is my favorite thread it's where I mine new content, and you are one of the guys I pay attention to. You're not all uppity like Floppo, or self superior like jdogg or juvenile like Hooter or all avant garde like krista, or all Radioheady like KP , (who's Groovus?). You seem like good people, I don't care what anyone else says about you.

uppity? uppity?!

btw- I had this in mind with the word "uppity".

 

[jdoggydogg]

Drive Angry:

What a complete piece of #### this movie was. Keep wondering who Mr. Cage is ####### to be able to star in all these crap movies and still have a job in Hollywood. Can't think of one good thing about this movie. 1/10

On another note, something really has to be done about this 3D technology. Please either use it to it's potential - Avatar, or don't use it. I am really tired of watching action movies in 2D and having a couple things here and there "pop" out at the screen at me. I was done with that #### in the 80s. Are people really impressed with somebody flipping a quarter in the movie and having the quarter jump out at them? I think the unfortunate side effect might be that studios are looking at the "3D" movies and not seeing the turn out (because this is dumb stuff going on), and less willing to back something bigger that might put the technology to full use.

I am so over 3-D. I agree that Avatar did it well. But I just don't care enough to pay $5 more to see the movie.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Please see mine

I voted Six Feet Under... IMO far and away the best show on that list.

Six Feet Under in a landslide for me.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Watched Another Year on a plane the other day. It's a Mike Leigh movie and has Jim Broadbent in a starring role, so it's automatically at least a 4/5 for me. I actually think it's one of Leigh's best--very human and an excellent slice of life film. The acting was fantastic as well. 4.5/5

Also watched The Sunset Limited on the plane. Is this the one that inspired the discussion of one- or two-person films? I thought it was excellent, and Samuel Jackson was extraordinary. 4/5

Oooooo I like Mike Leigh a lot. Bumped that way up on my Netflix list. Sunset Limited is the Cormac McCarthy novel? I missed this on HBO somehow, but I've been meaning to see it.

 

[Kenny Powers]

Watched Gran Torino last night. Two thoughts: underrated car, overrated movie.

The acting by everyone not named Eastwood was spotty. The Priest held his own in places, but the rest of the cast was rough. I enjoyed the story line and the ending. This movie got a lot of hype when it was released and not all of it seems justified. Still enjoyed it. 3.5/5

Pretty much agree on all points. Although I agree that much of the acting was poor, I really liked the fact that much of the cast was authentic for the racial group the movie portrays. That was refreshing. I loved the end of the movie. It was a pleasant surprise, and I did not see it coming.

I agree with some points made by both of you, but with this movie especially, I dont get the hate for the acting. 90% of the cast arent even actors, they were local people that were meant to act like they do in their daily life, and to me, they did that effectively. I thought Clint was great, and really what makes this movie very good to me is the Clint-kid interactions and dialogue and how his opinions change to varying degrees as the movie went on. After his wife's death, Clint's bigoted character bonded with an Asian kid more than his family or anyone else, and ends up giving up his life for the kid. That's what makes this movie great. It displays people's ability to change.

 

[Kenny Powers]

Full Metal Jacket

To me, there's a dead heat between FMJ and Apocalypse Now for best Vietnam film. What can I say about Kubrick? He possesses one of the most mature voices in cinema. The tonality, the editing, the dialogue...it's just incredible. I think FMJ will be relevant and fresh 500 years from now.

Those are the two seminal Vietnam movies without question (even if Uncommon Valor is my guilty pleasure in the genre). The amazing thing about them is that they have such contrasting styles. To watch them you would think they are entirely different wars but both speak in a voice that feels honest...sincere. I think FMJ captures reality better but psychologically I think AN really messes with your head in such a way that it speaks truth if not of the reality at least of the perception.Both great flicks.

Definitely. I think Platoon and Deer Hunter are both good movies. But I think they're flawed. Casualties of War is another good one.

To me, its the first half of FMJ that makes it great. I really like it overall, but its so different overall (and I guess Deer Hunter is too, except on a different level). Hard to say, but if I want to pick between them, I probably prefer Platoon to FMJ. If Im in film mode, I'd rather watch FMJ. If Im in war movie mode, give me Platoon.To me, its Apocalypse Now and then there is the rest.

 

[Time Kibitzer]

Kynodontas (Dogtooth) - Greek film from 2009 & subtitled. This is a weird and at times disturbing movie, it is slow paced and has no real soundtrack, the subject matter is twisted and at times (though not often) gratuitous. I couldn't look away. It just held from the first minute to the last. It centers around a family of five (father, mother, eldest daughter, youngest daughter & son). The parents have chosen to completely isolate their children from the world, apparently from the day they were born. They educate the children (geometry, medicine etc) but at the same time also prevent them from having any concept of the outside world. To that end they, for example, teach the children that the word "sea" refers to a large chair, and "shotgun" is a type of bird. The reasoning behind it becomes a primary driver for the viewer "why the hell are they doing this?" is the question that runs through your mind, along with the thought that there is no way that this can end well. There is some violence, not much but it is powerful, and certainly some adult sexual content which is surprisingly graphic (don't worry the parents are not sexually abusing the kids and there is really never even the suggestion of same. It's not Caligula).

While Kynodontas is not even remotely similar in concept or execution, when I think of another movie that created a similar emotional response from me the first one that pops into my mind is 13 Tzameti

It definitely is not for everyone, but it is only 90 minutes and as I said I found it entirely captivating.

I wrote about this earlier that I was really surprised this film was nominated for an Academy award; not from the standpoint that the film was undeserving, but from the standpoint that a lot of contentious stuff happens in the film, and I always thought the Academy didn't like that sort of thing.

 

[El Floppo]

Watched Another Year on a plane the other day. It's a Mike Leigh movie and has Jim Broadbent in a starring role, so it's automatically at least a 4/5 for me. I actually think it's one of Leigh's best--very human and an excellent slice of life film. The acting was fantastic as well. 4.5/5

Also watched The Sunset Limited on the plane. Is this the one that inspired the discussion of one- or two-person films? I thought it was excellent, and Samuel Jackson was extraordinary. 4/5

Oooooo I like Mike Leigh a lot. Bumped that way up on my Netflix list.

Ditto. Big Leigh fan- I've bumped it up to the top of our list, but I'm sure the wife will replace it with Real Incredible Housewives.

 

[Chaka]

Never saw the La Femme Nikita movie, but Anne Parillaud sounded familiar. It didnt take me long. Love this movie. Never seen a movie quite like it.

Didn't see that, and didn't read much about the plot. But it immediately made me think of Liquid Sky.

Best comparison I guess would be something like Shaun of the Dead, but it takes itself much more seriously and has still has plenty of laughs. Its almost like vampire neo-noir with some humor.

It's got Don Rickles which makes awesome by default.Need to check this out.

Id consider you 1 of the biggest film fans around here, along with JDogg, Krista, KP, Hooter, Groovus, Floppo and a few others. Innocent Blood isnt groundbreaking (well, maybe it was 20 years ago), but I would say its must see for all the above if you havent seen it.

but not in a gay way.I am completely down with this one and fully intend to watch it.

This is my favorite thread it's where I mine new content, and you are one of the guys I pay attention to. You're not all uppity like Floppo, or self superior like jdogg or juvenile like Hooter or all avant garde like krista, or all Radioheady like KP , (who's Groovus?). You seem like good people, I don't care what anyone else says about you.

uppity? uppity?!

btw- I had this in mind with the word "uppity".

Awesome. One of my all time favorites.I want some American food, damnit! I want French fries!

 

[KarmaPolice]

Drive Angry:

What a complete piece of #### this movie was. Keep wondering who Mr. Cage is ####### to be able to star in all these crap movies and still have a job in Hollywood. Can't think of one good thing about this movie. 1/10

On another note, something really has to be done about this 3D technology. Please either use it to it's potential - Avatar, or don't use it. I am really tired of watching action movies in 2D and having a couple things here and there "pop" out at the screen at me. I was done with that #### in the 80s. Are people really impressed with somebody flipping a quarter in the movie and having the quarter jump out at them? I think the unfortunate side effect might be that studios are looking at the "3D" movies and not seeing the turn out (because this is dumb stuff going on), and less willing to back something bigger that might put the technology to full use.

Not a fan of boobies?

Sure, but boobs are easy to look at online if needed. I don't need to spend any time watching horrible movies to get a 10sec shot of some ####.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Full Metal Jacket

To me, there's a dead heat between FMJ and Apocalypse Now for best Vietnam film. What can I say about Kubrick? He possesses one of the most mature voices in cinema. The tonality, the editing, the dialogue...it's just incredible. I think FMJ will be relevant and fresh 500 years from now.

Those are the two seminal Vietnam movies without question (even if Uncommon Valor is my guilty pleasure in the genre). The amazing thing about them is that they have such contrasting styles. To watch them you would think they are entirely different wars but both speak in a voice that feels honest...sincere. I think FMJ captures reality better but psychologically I think AN really messes with your head in such a way that it speaks truth if not of the reality at least of the perception.Both great flicks.

Definitely. I think Platoon and Deer Hunter are both good movies. But I think they're flawed. Casualties of War is another good one.

To me, its the first half of FMJ that makes it great. I really like it overall, but its so different overall (and I guess Deer Hunter is too, except on a different level). Hard to say, but if I want to pick between them, I probably prefer Platoon to FMJ. If Im in film mode, I'd rather watch FMJ. If Im in war movie mode, give me Platoon.To me, its Apocalypse Now and then there is the rest.

The first couple times I watched FMJ, I might have agreed with you about the second half. But every subsequent time I've watched the movie, I appreciate the Vietnam scenes more. I think one aspect of the second half that turns viewers off is the movie's rejection of war movie cliches.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Watched Another Year on a plane the other day. It's a Mike Leigh movie and has Jim Broadbent in a starring role, so it's automatically at least a 4/5 for me. I actually think it's one of Leigh's best--very human and an excellent slice of life film. The acting was fantastic as well. 4.5/5

Also watched The Sunset Limited on the plane. Is this the one that inspired the discussion of one- or two-person films? I thought it was excellent, and Samuel Jackson was extraordinary. 4/5

Oooooo I like Mike Leigh a lot. Bumped that way up on my Netflix list.

Ditto. Big Leigh fan- I've bumped it up to the top of our list, but I'm sure the wife will replace it with Real Incredible Housewives.

She needs to save that #### for Netflix on-line streaming.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Drive Angry:

What a complete piece of #### this movie was. Keep wondering who Mr. Cage is ####### to be able to star in all these crap movies and still have a job in Hollywood. Can't think of one good thing about this movie. 1/10

On another note, something really has to be done about this 3D technology. Please either use it to it's potential - Avatar, or don't use it. I am really tired of watching action movies in 2D and having a couple things here and there "pop" out at the screen at me. I was done with that #### in the 80s. Are people really impressed with somebody flipping a quarter in the movie and having the quarter jump out at them? I think the unfortunate side effect might be that studios are looking at the "3D" movies and not seeing the turn out (because this is dumb stuff going on), and less willing to back something bigger that might put the technology to full use.

Not a fan of boobies?

Sure, but boobs are easy to look at online if needed. I don't need to spend any time watching horrible movies to get a 10sec shot of some ####.

I'd rather look at some porn then watch a good movie afterwards.

 

[Time Kibitzer]

Restrepo

Not sure how to rate this one.

It's a frustrating film but I wonder if that's not the point. You never see the enemy and watching it leads to few answers - but isn't that a reflection of the war itself?

It all felt so...pointless. But that's probably the message.

Just saw Restrepo, and pretty well agree with all of this. I'll add that I thought the editing of the movie was pretty bad; as it was all over the place making it hard to follow. Only a few of the soldiers were ever introduced or interviewed, and they seemed to be introduced randomly. A lot of the conversations amongst the soldiers were about people who are never introduced, so you have no idea who they are talking about. It's hard to get an emotional response out of the audience when you don't know who the people in the film are.

 

[krista4]

Watched Another Year on a plane the other day. It's a Mike Leigh movie and has Jim Broadbent in a starring role, so it's automatically at least a 4/5 for me. I actually think it's one of Leigh's best--very human and an excellent slice of life film. The acting was fantastic as well. 4.5/5

Also watched The Sunset Limited on the plane. Is this the one that inspired the discussion of one- or two-person films? I thought it was excellent, and Samuel Jackson was extraordinary. 4/5

Oooooo I like Mike Leigh a lot. Bumped that way up on my Netflix list.

Ditto. Big Leigh fan- I've bumped it up to the top of our list, but I'm sure the wife will replace it with Real Incredible Housewives.

I'll be eager to hear what you guys think.

 

[cosjobs]

Anyone ever gone to a movie with DBox seats.

There is only one theatre here that has them and its showing either Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides or Fast Five (the website and newspaper give conflicting accounts which one has the DBox)

Not thrilled with the choices, but either should be a fun experience, I hope.

 

[cosjobs]

Anyone ever gone to a movie with DBox seats.

There is only one theatre here that has them and its showing either Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides or Fast Five (the website and newspaper give conflicting accounts which one has the DBox)

Not thrilled with the choices, but either should be a fun experience, I hope.

ugh.

Only D-Box seating is at the Galaxy Theatre next to the mostly abandoned Highland Mall.

At $44 for a pair of tickets (11 for the movie, 3 for 3D, 8 for D-Box), I incorrectly assumed the price would keep the riff raff out.

Two toddlers 10 rows behind us either cried, screamed or chattered throughout the movie.

THe seat were pretty cool, but certainly more of a gimmick than anything else. There were a few sequences where they definitely enhanced things, but usually whenever they moved I would turn around to glare at what I thought was some guy behind me kicking my seat. Kind of distracting for the most part.

The 3-D was okay, but Hollywood- lets just go back to 2D. The 3D seems so dark and the characters seems small./ The novelty has worn off. Just stop it now.

THe film, Pirates of the Caribbean Whatever IV was almost exactly what you would expect. A gimmicky movie to go with the gimmicky 3D and the gimmicky D-Box seats. A trifecta of bourgeois cinematic novelty. Exactly what I expected, but completely unfulfilling. 2.4 / 5 stars

 

[Chaka]

Cave of Forgotten DreamsWerner Herzog, a small crew and a cheap 3D camera join a group of scientists on a foray into the Chauvet cave. THis cave in southern France has a bunch of cave drawing over 30K years old- twice as old as any others ever found. It was discovered in 1994 and access is extremely limited, primarily to scientists and archeologists and the like once or twice a year.The subject artwork is amazing. Its stories are fascinating. And having Werner as the tour guide makes it pretty much mandatory viewing for anyone with an appreciation of art, film or voiceover narration with a German accent.Even tho it clocks in at only about 90 minutes, it still seems a bit long. The story is kind of simple and an hour or 70 minutes would have been better. But still, a great documentary that I VERY highly recommend you catch in the theatre with 3D.4.65/5 stars

I am planning to see Cave of Forgotten Dreams with my GF this week.

Saw it today. The caves are absolutely fascinating, while you have to give the most credit for this to the remarkable paintings I think they would still be damn fascinating just for the stalactite/stalagmite formations within the caves. Incredibly stunning all around. I think the 3D did enhance some of the cave sequences but overall I found it completely unnecessary and at times distracting. It brings nothing to an interview with a french scientist dude wearing a pashmina (seriously).Herzog also tries to bring a lot of his own interpretation to the caves with many leading questions of the scientists involved. There was one to the effect of "Do you think these paintings (which are about 30,000 years old) represent the first example of the human soul?" and other commentary of a similar nature. It's all fine and dandy but I didn't need him to lead me down the pathway to the more esoteric questions. These caves speak for themselves and I don't think anyone, regardless of their level of education (which is honestly irrelevant as these caves transcend such things), needs anything more than the facts to determine their remarkable nature. And I feel that to a degree it takes away from the personal experience that one feels when seeing these caves for the first time and forces Herzog's own interpretation upon the viewer. The ending postscript is also a little weird, very cool but not immediately understandable as to how it might relate to the story at all. I have my interpretation but I'll leave that in case a discussion develops.More on the actual drawings. You will be absolutely stunned by the amazing detail of some of the drawings, particularly the four horses, and how remarkably they are preserved. I think it is impossible to see these and not wonder about what were the creators trying to do with these drawings. Were they telling stories? Were they creating instructive tools or entertainment? Were they merely art for the beauty of art? But when you see them and realize that they were created 20,000 years before we moved on from our hunter gatherer ways you can't help but recognize that these were remarkable people, primitive by our standards but much more complicated than most of us would likely give them credit for.I agree that it is probably too long for this kind of movie but still, the subject matter is so fascinating that I absolutely recommend viewing it.

 

[Cliff Clavin]

Hall Pass: Pretty average. Ridiculously over the top in some points. Nicky Whelan was outstanding. Not her acting. Just her. 'Fake Chow' was hilarious. Made the movie. 3/5

Cedar Point: Ed Helms cannot carry a movie. I believe I laughed twice throughout the whole movie. The funniest part of the movie is a reference to The Wire so if you haven't watched it, you might only laugh once. 2/5

True Grit: I had no idea 14 year old girls were so intelligent in the wild west. I also didn't know that they could fall down 30+ foot holes and be perfectly fine. If you get smashed on the head with a giant rock? No biggie. Shake it off and you'll be fine in a minute. A lot of stupid in this movie that I wasn't expecting. 2.5/5

The Rite: Started off pretty good but faded hard. Not nearly as bad as the reviews made it out to be but nothing to go out of your way to watch. 2.5/5