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I'd go so far as to say the first bunch of seasons of the American Office were outstanding. It's really only in the last 2 or so years that's it's started to tail off, with last season and the current one being particularly bad. Saying Jim and Pam are exhausting is not near extreme enough, a more apt descriptor would be insufferable; at least since after the baby was born.
I loved the British Office. But this American iteration is every bit as good. At least until the last couple seasons.
I like it. I think it's original (enough) and clever (enough) and provides me with entertainment. Sometimes, that's all I want from a movie.Saw the last 20 minutes or so of Scott Pilgrim vs the World on HBO and did a lot of:wtf: before eventually settling in and finding myself kind of liking the video-game anime pop-culture bizarreness of it. Enough so that I decided to watch it from the beginning on another night, when I caught the first 10 or so minutes (but not from the absolute beginning)... this time I found myself not so interested in the video-game anime pop-culture bizarreness which just felt overwrought and forced.
So... I know the movie was discussed in here- any recommendations as to whether it's worth a full watch (caveat- with a 3month old baby, my movie watching time is precious... I've been catching 20 or so minutes of this and that at night while I put the baby down and would have to make an effort to find and watch a full movie)
You are calling me one of those curmudgeons, but I can take it. You asked me a similar thing after I said Bridesmaids wasn't that funny. I listed quite a few movies in the last few years that I thought have been really good, but honestly I haven't seen much in the last year or so that I would highly recommend. I will admit that the way my ratings are set up you will rarely see a really high rating for a comedy or horror movie out of me because it would be quite rare that I would list one in the top 10 movies of the year (which would be an 8/10 on my scale). Been thinking about that, and might put a genre-specific tweak to my ratings like I did for my horror reviews above. I think one of the big problems with the current comedies is the run time, and I partially blame that on the Apatow factor. Bridesmaids suffered from this - no need for a comedy movie to approach the 2 hour mark. (same thing with horror) very rarely do I feel they have the plot to keep me interested that long. I think where HB fell short is that they got away from the interaction with the bosses, which was fairly good and then put the 3 guys out on some silly plot to kill them (really, they couldn't just try to mess with them back? Had to kill them?) Just got bored with the movie at that point. Hooter brings up that Charlie Day was annoying as well and that grated on me too.
moments for sitting through a movie for 2 hours. There has to be something else there to sustain my interest and want to watch it again to get over a 5/10 for me. I will admit that there have been a few I haven't liked but I tried watching again and dug more, but neither of these really made me even want to try to watch them again. Stuff I have liked lately (not that all are really new), were more because I knew little about them and ending up being surprised - stuff like Fanboys, Baby Mamma, Easy A, Super, etc.. What has been failing for me is the big budget comedies that are hyped by everybody and end up showing you most of the funny scenes in the trailers.
Is this the one with Angus Macfadyen and the indian doctor? I thought that was probably the best one besides the first, IIRC.Big fan of Trick R Treat as well. Had some nice humor as well as some of the freakier stuff Ive seen in a horror in awhile
I agree on its rare for me to consider a comedy in my top 10 or so for the year, especially best as opposed to favorite, which is why my ratings I think are more genre to genre than overall comparative, and like you say, how a comedy or horror could go up to the 8/10 echelon of whatever.I dont think I could ever see Charlie in anything and dislike him.You are calling me one of those curmudgeons, but I can take it. You asked me a similar thing after I said Bridesmaids wasn't that funny. I listed quite a few movies in the last few years that I thought have been really good, but honestly I haven't seen much in the last year or so that I would highly recommend. I will admit that the way my ratings are set up you will rarely see a really high rating for a comedy or horror movie out of me because it would be quite rare that I would list one in the top 10 movies of the year (which would be an 8/10 on my scale). Been thinking about that, and might put a genre-specific tweak to my ratings like I did for my horror reviews above. I think one of the big problems with the current comedies is the run time, and I partially blame that on the Apatow factor. Bridesmaids suffered from this - no need for a comedy movie to approach the 2 hour mark. (same thing with horror) very rarely do I feel they have the plot to keep me interested that long. I think where HB fell short is that they got away from the interaction with the bosses, which was fairly good and then put the 3 guys out on some silly plot to kill them (really, they couldn't just try to mess with them back? Had to kill them?) Just got bored with the movie at that point. Hooter brings up that Charlie Day was annoying as well and that grated on me too.
Personally I am not satisfied with just getting 3
And I had never seen that guy before. Don't know WTF he is. Also not a huge fan of Sudeikis, which is probably a big reason I wasn't entertained after they moved away from the bosses and focused more on those 3.I agree on its rare for me to consider a comedy in my top 10 or so for the year, especially best as opposed to favorite, which is why my ratings I think are more genre to genre than overall comparative, and like you say, how a comedy or horror could go up to the 8/10 echelon of whatever.I dont think I could ever see Charlie in anything and dislike him.You are calling me one of those curmudgeons, but I can take it. You asked me a similar thing after I said Bridesmaids wasn't that funny. I listed quite a few movies in the last few years that I thought have been really good, but honestly I haven't seen much in the last year or so that I would highly recommend. I will admit that the way my ratings are set up you will rarely see a really high rating for a comedy or horror movie out of me because it would be quite rare that I would list one in the top 10 movies of the year (which would be an 8/10 on my scale). Been thinking about that, and might put a genre-specific tweak to my ratings like I did for my horror reviews above. I think one of the big problems with the current comedies is the run time, and I partially blame that on the Apatow factor. Bridesmaids suffered from this - no need for a comedy movie to approach the 2 hour mark. (same thing with horror) very rarely do I feel they have the plot to keep me interested that long. I think where HB fell short is that they got away from the interaction with the bosses, which was fairly good and then put the 3 guys out on some silly plot to kill them (really, they couldn't just try to mess with them back? Had to kill them?) Just got bored with the movie at that point. Hooter brings up that Charlie Day was annoying as well and that grated on me too.
Personally I am not satisfied with just getting 3
Yessir.
He's one of the 3 main actors/creators of Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Its one of the best comedies on TV for me, recommend checking it out.And I had never seen that guy before. Don't know WTF he is. Also not a huge fan of Sudeikis, which is probably a big reason I wasn't entertained after they moved away from the bosses and focused more on those 3.I agree on its rare for me to consider a comedy in my top 10 or so for the year, especially best as opposed to favorite, which is why my ratings I think are more genre to genre than overall comparative, and like you say, how a comedy or horror could go up to the 8/10 echelon of whatever.I dont think I could ever see Charlie in anything and dislike him.You are calling me one of those curmudgeons, but I can take it. You asked me a similar thing after I said Bridesmaids wasn't that funny. I listed quite a few movies in the last few years that I thought have been really good, but honestly I haven't seen much in the last year or so that I would highly recommend. I will admit that the way my ratings are set up you will rarely see a really high rating for a comedy or horror movie out of me because it would be quite rare that I would list one in the top 10 movies of the year (which would be an 8/10 on my scale). Been thinking about that, and might put a genre-specific tweak to my ratings like I did for my horror reviews above. I think one of the big problems with the current comedies is the run time, and I partially blame that on the Apatow factor. Bridesmaids suffered from this - no need for a comedy movie to approach the 2 hour mark. (same thing with horror) very rarely do I feel they have the plot to keep me interested that long. I think where HB fell short is that they got away from the interaction with the bosses, which was fairly good and then put the 3 guys out on some silly plot to kill them (really, they couldn't just try to mess with them back? Had to kill them?) Just got bored with the movie at that point. Hooter brings up that Charlie Day was annoying as well and that grated on me too.
Personally I am not satisfied with just getting 3
Big Charlie Day fan from It's Always Sunny. Never liked Sudeikis either. But they were both terric in Going the Distance which is a rom-com that is really good that has flown under the radar.And I had never seen that guy before. Don't know WTF he is. Also not a huge fan of Sudeikis, which is probably a big reason I wasn't entertained after they moved away from the bosses and focused more on those 3.I agree on its rare for me to consider a comedy in my top 10 or so for the year, especially best as opposed to favorite, which is why my ratings I think are more genre to genre than overall comparative, and like you say, how a comedy or horror could go up to the 8/10 echelon of whatever.I dont think I could ever see Charlie in anything and dislike him.You are calling me one of those curmudgeons, but I can take it. You asked me a similar thing after I said Bridesmaids wasn't that funny. I listed quite a few movies in the last few years that I thought have been really good, but honestly I haven't seen much in the last year or so that I would highly recommend. I will admit that the way my ratings are set up you will rarely see a really high rating for a comedy or horror movie out of me because it would be quite rare that I would list one in the top 10 movies of the year (which would be an 8/10 on my scale). Been thinking about that, and might put a genre-specific tweak to my ratings like I did for my horror reviews above. I think one of the big problems with the current comedies is the run time, and I partially blame that on the Apatow factor. Bridesmaids suffered from this - no need for a comedy movie to approach the 2 hour mark. (same thing with horror) very rarely do I feel they have the plot to keep me interested that long. I think where HB fell short is that they got away from the interaction with the bosses, which was fairly good and then put the 3 guys out on some silly plot to kill them (really, they couldn't just try to mess with them back? Had to kill them?) Just got bored with the movie at that point. Hooter brings up that Charlie Day was annoying as well and that grated on me too.
Personally I am not satisfied with just getting 3
I loved the intellectual material - hated the antagonist. Remove the antagonist and you have a smart movie.
Funny, I thought the exact opposite. Particularly about the intellectual material.
The only intellectual character seemed to be Mace, all the others let feelings get in the way, which is inexcusable when your mission is to save MANKIND.
For me, I liked the "mankind could cease to exist story" a lot more than the "ooooo this ugly, mean bad guy might kill everyone like Jason...Friday the 13th style!!!!!!!!!!!!!"'Time Kibitzer said:Funny, I thought the exact opposite. Particularly about the intellectual material.
I enjoyed Sucker Punch, and I have a theory about the source of heavy criticism for the movie:Viewers expected lots of naked chicks. The movie doesn't have that.'TylerRoseFan said:
Yeah the "mankind could cease to exist" story was good as I said in my initial post, my problem was the characters were all idiots in their attempts to save mankind. Except for Mace.For me, I liked the "mankind could cease to exist story" a lot more than the "ooooo this ugly, mean bad guy might kill everyone like Jason...Friday the 13th style!!!!!!!!!!!!!"'Time Kibitzer said:Funny, I thought the exact opposite. Particularly about the intellectual material.
Agreed. The sun was a far superior antagonist.For me, I liked the "mankind could cease to exist story" a lot more than the "ooooo this ugly, mean bad guy might kill everyone like Jason...Friday the 13th style!!!!!!!!!!!!!"'Time Kibitzer said:Funny, I thought the exact opposite. Particularly about the intellectual material.
'Chaka said:Agreed. The sun was a far superior antagonist.For me, I liked the "mankind could cease to exist story" a lot more than the "ooooo this ugly, mean bad guy might kill everyone like Jason...Friday the 13th style!!!!!!!!!!!!!"'Time Kibitzer said:Funny, I thought the exact opposite. Particularly about the intellectual material.
Just saw this and enjoyed it a lot. Although it moved really slowly at the beginning, I thought the pace picked up enough til the end that I was never really bored with it. Though I should say, maybe I'm strange in that I never have a problem with a movie moving too slow if I care about the characters or are interested about the story; but this film had both. It was also the most genuine film I've seen in a long time (which I really appreciated), in that there's no moment in the film that took me out of the watching experience and made me self-aware; I was pretty engrossed once the dialogue started. Bruce Greenwood, Michelle Williams, and Will Patton were all great, as was the Indian fellow. I'd give it something like 4 or 5 out of 5.
hmmm... I remember hating this movie when it came out originally and hating it when I saw it again years later just to make sure if I had missed something. fool me once, shame on you... fool me twice, I won't get fooled again.Chris Penn.'TexanFan02 said:
most excellently
I don't get the love for the intellectual material of the movie. A lot of the scientific stuff was obviously inaccurate but that didn't really bother me as that obviously wasn't what Boyle was going for. What bothered me was how un-itellectual all the characters were.most excellently
These people are supposed to be the best and brightest the world has to offer in an attempt to save the world, but it felt like they were just a random group of 8 who they picked up from some science course at the local community college.I don't get the love for the intellectual material of the movie. A lot of the scientific stuff was obviously inaccurate but that didn't really bother me as that obviously wasn't what Boyle was going for. What bothered me was how un-itellectual all the characters were.most excellentlyCilian Murphy, as the supposed brilliant physicist, had the most inane reason for going to Icarus 1, '2 shots are better than one'? How about the opposite '1 shot is better than none', and they all even went over how the likelihood of their being anything valuable on Icarus 1 was slim. Then there was Tre making a huge mistake on such an imperative thing, you'd think someone would double check his results or whatever considering all the #### he was responsible for. Then there was the 2nd in command guy acting like a little child on Icarus 1.
I don't get the love for the intellectual material of the movie. A lot of the scientific stuff was obviously inaccurate but that didn't really bother me as that obviously wasn't what Boyle was going for. What bothered me was how un-itellectual all the characters were.most excellentlyCilian Murphy, as the supposed brilliant physicist, had the most inane reason for going to Icarus 1, '2 shots are better than one'? How about the opposite '1 shot is better than none', and they all even went over how the likelihood of their being anything valuable on Icarus 1 was slim. Then there was Tre making a huge mistake on such an imperative thing, you'd think someone would double check his results or whatever considering all the #### he was responsible for. Then there was the 2nd in command guy acting like a little child on Icarus 1.
Are you watching all these in theaters or are you streaming or downloading screener DVDs online?'cosjobs said:
theaters
I put off watching 127 for a long time, but when I finally viewed it I was quite impressed. It was quite solid.I found MWSaG very disappointing, but I will give it another shot some time.
To me, this was 1 of those movies where "the whole does not = the sum of its parts", and by a big margin
Mark me down as rather seeing that chick do her stripper dance then the mind-numbingly bad action scenes. I got to the point where I was just fast-forwarding through just to see how it ends.Movie was phyiscally irritating.I enjoyed Sucker Punch, and I have a theory about the source of heavy criticism for the movie:Viewers expected lots of naked chicks. The movie doesn't have that.
Just a theory
i would agree. i remember watching this and wondering what the last good movie that spacey was in. somehow his movie career went sideways.
I read enough tepid reviews of this movie to be pleasantly surprised by it. I liked it'Kenny Powers said:
I can see that. I was expecting a visual feast, and that's what I got. I think Snyder's new Superman film is going to kill.'Daywalker said:Mark me down as rather seeing that chick do her stripper dance then the mind-numbingly bad action scenes. I got to the point where I was just fast-forwarding through just to see how it ends.Movie was phyiscally irritating.I enjoyed Sucker Punch, and I have a theory about the source of heavy criticism for the movie:Viewers expected lots of naked chicks. The movie doesn't have that.
Just a theory
Beyond the Sea, but that was also 7 years ago
just for the angry barn dancing scene.
