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[SmoovySmoov]

IMDB Daily Poll:Which John Cusack performance from the 1980s is your favorite?Current Results:1) Lloyd Dobler- Say Anything 33.1%2) Denny Lachance- Stand By Me 18.9%3) Lane Meyer- Better Off Dead 17.0%Is 18.9% of the population really comprised by idiots?

To be fair, there were like 15 options and not 5 and Im not sure Ive even heard of half of those movies, so I can see its inclusion in the poll, but in reality it shouldnt be an option. Whats he have, 5 minutes of screen time in SBM?I dont have an account so I cant vote. Where is Tapeheads and One Crazy Summer at? Those would be the 2 I put behind Say Anything and Better Off Dead

Sixteen Candles? I didn't even remember that he was in SBM.

I didnt even remember he was in 16 Candles

He delivers my favorite line in the entire movie after Farmer Ted knocks over the football players Beer Wall:"Real smooth, Cliff."

 

[whoknew]

Just Go With It-I went in to this one knowing I'd hate it. Stupid premise. Not so great acting. Many parts were forced. For some crazy reason I liked it. I found that while watching it, Mrs TRF and I would both have the same goofy smiles on our faces. Go figure. I understand it was a crappy movie. It worked for me. The thing I like about Sandler movies is that he always has a sound track I can identify with and always seems to have banter indicating that he's enjoying himself in the movies. 3.5/5 (for me...however, I'd never recommend it in public)

I watched this last night and had a similar reaction. I mean, look - its not a good movie. Its not a good comedy. But I didn't hate it. To the contrary, it made me laugh multiple times. Nick Swardson was funny. And Jennifer Aniston, the Aussie chick and Brooklyn Decker were great to look at.There are worse ways to spend 2 hours. 2.75/5.

 

[Limp Ditka]

Watched Gangs of New York for the first time yesterday.

DDL was fantastic, Leo was fantastic, Cameron Diaz was as capable in front of a camera as she'll ever be.

But talk about ####ty endings. Awful, awful awful.

Movie had 4 - 4.5 / 5 written all over it. Then, for some reason, a cannon was fired and knocked about 1.5 off

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

If you aren't into summer block buster action type flicks, then you do not need to read this. I have to start out that Transfomers in general has the nostalgia factor for me. I really looked forward to the initial movie and thought that it was a pretty decent take-off of the cartoon and origin story done in the present. The second movie I thought was absolutely horrible, from the story, to the cheesy attempts at comic relief, and the "old-timey" transfomers.

This film I thought was much better than the second and just about as good as the first. My issue really was more about story continuity rather than the story itself. This movie seemed confused about its own role --was it another type of origin story or was it the 3rd movie in a trilogy? In the first movie we discover that Megatron was frozen in ice for at least 100 years in search of the all-spark and that a group of 7 people and later a secret government department were the only ones aware. Take us to Dark of the Moon and in 1961 an Autobot ship crashed on the moon and the US government/NASA seemed to not know about the already discovered Megatron which caused the building of the Hoover Dam. Plus, we find out later that Megatron was supposed to rendezvous with that crashed Autobot ship on earth . . . but some how they were 100 years apart??

I do not expect much in these types of movies/series, but when they screw up continuity or render a previous movie in the category useless, I take issue.

The action sequences and the story on its own were pretty decent for what they were. I did think that the ending seemed sort of sudden and anti-climatic.

2.5/5

 

[Socrates11]

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

If you aren't into summer block buster action type flicks, then you do not need to read this. I have to start out that Transfomers in general has the nostalgia factor for me. I really looked forward to the initial movie and thought that it was a pretty decent take-off of the cartoon and origin story done in the present. The second movie I thought was absolutely horrible, from the story, to the cheesy attempts at comic relief, and the "old-timey" transfomers.

This film I thought was much better than the second and just about as good as the first. My issue really was more about story continuity rather than the story itself. This movie seemed confused about its own role --was it another type of origin story or was it the 3rd movie in a trilogy? In the first movie we discover that Megatron was frozen in ice for at least 100 years in search of the all-spark and that a group of 7 people and later a secret government department were the only ones aware. Take us to Dark of the Moon and in 1961 an Autobot ship crashed on the moon and the US government/NASA seemed to not know about the already discovered Megatron which caused the building of the Hoover Dam. Plus, we find out later that Megatron was supposed to rendezvous with that crashed Autobot ship on earth . . . but some how they were 100 years apart??

I do not expect much in these types of movies/series, but when they screw up continuity or render a previous movie in the category useless, I take issue.

The action sequences and the story on its own were pretty decent for what they were. I did think that the ending seemed sort of sudden and anti-climatic.

2.5/5

Good points. If they make any more of these movies, they need to reboot and start over. And keep Bay away from them.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Watched Gangs of New York for the first time yesterday.

DDL was fantastic, Leo was fantastic, Cameron Diaz was as capable in front of a camera as she'll ever be.

But talk about ####ty endings. Awful, awful awful.

Movie had 4 - 4.5 / 5 written all over it. Then, for some reason, a cannon was fired and knocked about 1.5 off

What kind of ending were you hoping for?

 

[El Floppo]

Watched Gangs of New York for the first time yesterday.

DDL was fantastic, Leo was fantastic, Cameron Diaz was as capable in front of a camera as she'll ever be.

But talk about ####ty endings. Awful, awful awful.

Movie had 4 - 4.5 / 5 written all over it. Then, for some reason, a cannon was fired and knocked about 1.5 off

What kind of ending were you hoping for?

one with a rat in it.

 

[Gr00vus]

Watched Gangs of New York for the first time yesterday.

DDL was fantastic, Leo was fantastic, Cameron Diaz was as capable in front of a camera as she'll ever be.

But talk about ####ty endings. Awful, awful awful.

Movie had 4 - 4.5 / 5 written all over it. Then, for some reason, a cannon was fired and knocked about 1.5 off

What kind of ending were you hoping for?

one with a rat in it.

And a musical number.

 

[hooter311]

Watched Gangs of New York for the first time yesterday.

DDL was fantastic, Leo was fantastic, Cameron Diaz was as capable in front of a camera as she'll ever be.

But talk about ####ty endings. Awful, awful awful.

Movie had 4 - 4.5 / 5 written all over it. Then, for some reason, a cannon was fired and knocked about 1.5 off

What kind of ending were you hoping for?

one with a rat in it.

 

[Cliff Clavin]

Captain America: Wasn't overly impressed. Fell asleep during the last big action sequence. I was entertained for the first hour then was bored until Sam Jackson showed it. Not sure why but it just felt like a big miss to me. 2/5

 

[hooter311]

Captain America: Wasn't overly impressed. Fell asleep during the last big action sequence. I was entertained for the first hour then was bored until Sam Jackson showed it. Not sure why but it just felt like a big miss to me. 2/5

It is kind of amazing how often this happens to me with these "Blockbuster" type action films. Seems like the 3rd act of 75% of them is a complete waste.

 

[Cliff Clavin]

Captain America: Wasn't overly impressed. Fell asleep during the last big action sequence. I was entertained for the first hour then was bored until Sam Jackson showed it. Not sure why but it just felt like a big miss to me. 2/5

It is kind of amazing how often this happens to me with these "Blockbuster" type action films. Seems like the 3rd act of 75% of them is a complete waste.

Agreed. This definitely isn't the first time it has happened to me. When I'm watching these, I've got my stereo as loud as I can stand yet still manage to doze off.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Watched Gangs of New York for the first time yesterday.

DDL was fantastic, Leo was fantastic, Cameron Diaz was as capable in front of a camera as she'll ever be.

But talk about ####ty endings. Awful, awful awful.

Movie had 4 - 4.5 / 5 written all over it. Then, for some reason, a cannon was fired and knocked about 1.5 off

What kind of ending were you hoping for?

one with a rat in it.

One strawberry tart without so much rat in it.

 

[Limp Ditka]

Watched Gangs of New York for the first time yesterday.

DDL was fantastic, Leo was fantastic, Cameron Diaz was as capable in front of a camera as she'll ever be.

But talk about ####ty endings. Awful, awful awful.

Movie had 4 - 4.5 / 5 written all over it. Then, for some reason, a cannon was fired and knocked about 1.5 off

What kind of ending were you hoping for?

You don't think turning the general populace of New York City into cannon fodder is a little over the top?It screamed of Scorsese thinking "I've basically had these two groups fight once already. What can we do to spice this up?"

 

[Daywalker]

#1 movie I'm looking forward to seeing:

Shame Trailer

 

[Kenny Powers]

Red State

Settled in last night for my first horror film of the season, or so I thought. I hadn't seen a trailer or read much, if anything about this film, except that it was Kevin Smith's attempt at horror. What I got was unexpected, and satisfying. What we have here is a rare attempt of a genre buster. Films like From Dusk Till Dawn and Devil's Rejects immediately come to mind. This film starts as a Hostel type horror film and turns into a botched ATF Waco-style raid. It is unpredictable and fun. It isn't overly gorey, but there are of course a couple of fairly extreme scenes. Michael Parks is awesome in it. Smith's direction has come a long ways since the static shots of Clerks. I know the people that have commented on it say it was hack stuff here too, but I have to disagree, easily the best directed film shot-wise Smith has done.

Ok, now the bad, the storyline is very choppy, and the ending is stupid, tacked on, and awful in just about every other way imaginable.

If you are a fan of film and horror I think there is enjoyment to be found here. If you are just a fan of one or the other you may be disappointed in a big way.

3.5/5

I added this the other night and ended up watching it just now. I pretty much agree with everything you said to a tee, & you said it much better. I added it because it was the most popular horror movie on instant watch, but totally forgot it was the Kevin Smith film that was ripped here until you brought it up again.I guess it starts out feeling like a horror film, but all in all, it definitely isnt. It feels like a horror for so short of a time Im amazed its categorized as such. Again, I agree that it was unpredictable but satisfying, and also that it was Smith's best movie as far as direction goes (I dont even know how this is questioned). I also agree with your complaints.

Acting wise, I totally forgot that Melissa Leo played the "mom". She was good. Early on, I thought Michael Angarano was going to have a big part. Not really, but he's a kid actor that I think has a lot of potential.

 

[Socrates11]

Beautiful Boy- Don't know why I watch these type of movies when I know it's going to feel like a kick in the nuts afterwards, but the idea was compelling: what are the parents lives like after their child takes a couple of guns to school and starts blowing people away, ending with himself. Michael Sheen and Maria Bello do a good job, even if the movie does drag in spots, and their emotions seemed very real. Still, it felt like it was missing whatever it was that it was aiming for.

3/5

 

[hooter311]

Red State

Settled in last night for my first horror film of the season, or so I thought. I hadn't seen a trailer or read much, if anything about this film, except that it was Kevin Smith's attempt at horror. What I got was unexpected, and satisfying. What we have here is a rare attempt of a genre buster. Films like From Dusk Till Dawn and Devil's Rejects immediately come to mind. This film starts as a Hostel type horror film and turns into a botched ATF Waco-style raid. It is unpredictable and fun. It isn't overly gorey, but there are of course a couple of fairly extreme scenes. Michael Parks is awesome in it. Smith's direction has come a long ways since the static shots of Clerks. I know the people that have commented on it say it was hack stuff here too, but I have to disagree, easily the best directed film shot-wise Smith has done.

Ok, now the bad, the storyline is very choppy, and the ending is stupid, tacked on, and awful in just about every other way imaginable.

If you are a fan of film and horror I think there is enjoyment to be found here. If you are just a fan of one or the other you may be disappointed in a big way.

3.5/5

I added this the other night and ended up watching it just now. I pretty much agree with everything you said to a tee, & you said it much better. I added it because it was the most popular horror movie on instant watch, but totally forgot it was the Kevin Smith film that was ripped here until you brought it up again.I guess it starts out feeling like a horror film, but all in all, it definitely isnt. It feels like a horror for so short of a time Im amazed its categorized as such. Again, I agree that it was unpredictable but satisfying, and also that it was Smith's best movie as far as direction goes (I dont even know how this is questioned). I also agree with your complaints.

Acting wise, I totally forgot that Melissa Leo played the "mom". She was good. Early on, I thought Michael Angarano was going to have a big part. Not really, but he's a kid actor that I think has a lot of potential.

Spoiler

Did they ever show how Angarano got in the armory and under the body of Billy Ray? Or did Smith jump-cut to it like I thought he did? I wasn't interested enough to rewind it and now it is bugging me.

Ending is pissing me off more as well, the more I think about it.

 

[hooter311]

Bad Teacher

I thought you guys said this wasn't funny? Not really a gut buster, but it was much more consistent than the usual comedy and easily held my attention the whole way through. Maybe, I liked it a little bit better because I was a substitute teacher when I was 22 and wasn't a much better example than what we have on display here. JT has my vote as the most talented man on the planet (no homo). His delivery is very hard to match.

4/5



For some reason I kept waiting for Billy Bob Thornton to show up.

 

[Time Kibitzer]

What's the best version of The Shining to see for someone who has never seen it? I still have never seen it before ( i suppose) and figure I should see it sometime soon, but looking at the wiki page there appears to be 3 different versions, the US Cut (144 min), International Cut (119 min), and the Original Cut (146 min). Am I right to assume the original cut is the one to see?

 

[hooter311]

What's the best version of The Shining to see for someone who has never seen it? I still have never seen it before ( i suppose) and figure I should see it sometime soon, but looking at the wiki page there appears to be 3 different versions, the US Cut (144 min), International Cut (119 min), and the Original Cut (146 min). Am I right to assume the original cut is the one to see?

Actually, I believe Kubrick edited all three versions himself. The international cut was his last one, so I guess that should be referred to as the Director's cut.I assume most people have seen the 144 min US cut.

 

[SmoovySmoov]

What's the best version of The Shining to see for someone who has never seen it? I still have never seen it before ( i suppose) and figure I should see it sometime soon, but looking at the wiki page there appears to be 3 different versions, the US Cut (144 min), International Cut (119 min), and the Original Cut (146 min). Am I right to assume the original cut is the one to see?

Actually, I believe Kubrick edited all three versions himself. The international cut was his last one, so I guess that should be referred to as the Director's cut.I assume most people have seen the 144 min US cut.

I thought you were talking about the Kubrick one that King hates vs. the recent one with the younger brother from Wings that had King's approval. If you ever run into that argument, go Kubrick. Yeah, he changed some things, but the end result is pretty great.

 

[Kenny Powers]

Red State

Settled in last night for my first horror film of the season, or so I thought. I hadn't seen a trailer or read much, if anything about this film, except that it was Kevin Smith's attempt at horror. What I got was unexpected, and satisfying. What we have here is a rare attempt of a genre buster. Films like From Dusk Till Dawn and Devil's Rejects immediately come to mind. This film starts as a Hostel type horror film and turns into a botched ATF Waco-style raid. It is unpredictable and fun. It isn't overly gorey, but there are of course a couple of fairly extreme scenes. Michael Parks is awesome in it. Smith's direction has come a long ways since the static shots of Clerks. I know the people that have commented on it say it was hack stuff here too, but I have to disagree, easily the best directed film shot-wise Smith has done.

Ok, now the bad, the storyline is very choppy, and the ending is stupid, tacked on, and awful in just about every other way imaginable.

If you are a fan of film and horror I think there is enjoyment to be found here. If you are just a fan of one or the other you may be disappointed in a big way.

3.5/5

I added this the other night and ended up watching it just now. I pretty much agree with everything you said to a tee, & you said it much better. I added it because it was the most popular horror movie on instant watch, but totally forgot it was the Kevin Smith film that was ripped here until you brought it up again.I guess it starts out feeling like a horror film, but all in all, it definitely isnt. It feels like a horror for so short of a time Im amazed its categorized as such. Again, I agree that it was unpredictable but satisfying, and also that it was Smith's best movie as far as direction goes (I dont even know how this is questioned). I also agree with your complaints.

Acting wise, I totally forgot that Melissa Leo played the "mom". She was good. Early on, I thought Michael Angarano was going to have a big part. Not really, but he's a kid actor that I think has a lot of potential.

Spoiler

Did they ever show how Angarano got in the armory and under the body of Billy Ray? Or did Smith jump-cut to it like I thought he did? I wasn't interested enough to rewind it and now it is bugging me.

Ending is pissing me off more as well, the more I think about it.

Dont remember. When I was watching, it seemed plausible for him to be where he was but they definitely cut to him.Ending was pointless. It shouldve just ended once the raid was done.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Watched Gangs of New York for the first time yesterday.

DDL was fantastic, Leo was fantastic, Cameron Diaz was as capable in front of a camera as she'll ever be.

But talk about ####ty endings. Awful, awful awful.

Movie had 4 - 4.5 / 5 written all over it. Then, for some reason, a cannon was fired and knocked about 1.5 off

What kind of ending were you hoping for?

You don't think turning the general populace of New York City into cannon fodder is a little over the top?It screamed of Scorsese thinking "I've basically had these two groups fight once already. What can we do to spice this up?"

I don't necessarily disagree - although that choice didn't taint an otherwise stellar movie.

 

[whoknew]

Captain America: Wasn't overly impressed. Fell asleep during the last big action sequence. I was entertained for the first hour then was bored until Sam Jackson showed it. Not sure why but it just felt like a big miss to me. 2/5

It is kind of amazing how often this happens to me with these "Blockbuster" type action films. Seems like the 3rd act of 75% of them is a complete waste.

Agreed. This definitely isn't the first time it has happened to me. When I'm watching these, I've got my stereo as loud as I can stand yet still manage to doze off.

This will sound weird because it is a comic book movie - but I think Captain America missed because it was too cartoony. There was a ton of CGI and it was just kind of silly.Having said that, I'm glad I watched it so I will understand the backstory for the Avengers.

 

[EYLive]

Paranormal ActivityCreepy friggin movie. Just creepy.

I just watched this alone with the lights off. The last 2 scenes were good, but I wanted more of the movie to be like that instead of all that extra build-up.I'll admit to turning all the lights back on before going to pee afterward.

 

[David Yudkin]

What's the best version of The Shining to see for someone who has never seen it? I still have never seen it before ( i suppose) and figure I should see it sometime soon, but looking at the wiki page there appears to be 3 different versions, the US Cut (144 min), International Cut (119 min), and the Original Cut (146 min). Am I right to assume the original cut is the one to see?

I do not believe that the original cut has ever been released on DVD or VHS. I also have not seen the innternational cut available, so the US cut is your only option. IIRC, the original version has a scene or two after the US version ends, but very few people oddly enough have ever seen the original ending.

 

[jeter23]

Red State

Settled in last night for my first horror film of the season, or so I thought. I hadn't seen a trailer or read much, if anything about this film, except that it was Kevin Smith's attempt at horror. What I got was unexpected, and satisfying. What we have here is a rare attempt of a genre buster. Films like From Dusk Till Dawn and Devil's Rejects immediately come to mind. This film starts as a Hostel type horror film and turns into a botched ATF Waco-style raid. It is unpredictable and fun. It isn't overly gorey, but there are of course a couple of fairly extreme scenes. Michael Parks is awesome in it. Smith's direction has come a long ways since the static shots of Clerks. I know the people that have commented on it say it was hack stuff here too, but I have to disagree, easily the best directed film shot-wise Smith has done.

Ok, now the bad, the storyline is very choppy, and the ending is stupid, tacked on, and awful in just about every other way imaginable.

If you are a fan of film and horror I think there is enjoyment to be found here. If you are just a fan of one or the other you may be disappointed in a big way.

3.5/5

I added this the other night and ended up watching it just now. I pretty much agree with everything you said to a tee, & you said it much better. I added it because it was the most popular horror movie on instant watch, but totally forgot it was the Kevin Smith film that was ripped here until you brought it up again.I guess it starts out feeling like a horror film, but all in all, it definitely isnt. It feels like a horror for so short of a time Im amazed its categorized as such. Again, I agree that it was unpredictable but satisfying, and also that it was Smith's best movie as far as direction goes (I dont even know how this is questioned). I also agree with your complaints.

Acting wise, I totally forgot that Melissa Leo played the "mom". She was good. Early on, I thought Michael Angarano was going to have a big part. Not really, but he's a kid actor that I think has a lot of potential.

Spoiler

Did they ever show how Angarano got in the armory and under the body of Billy Ray? Or did Smith jump-cut to it like I thought he did? I wasn't interested enough to rewind it and now it is bugging me.

Ending is pissing me off more as well, the more I think about it.

Spoiler

Nope, they just jumped to that part w/ no explanation.

 

[Time Kibitzer]

What's the best version of The Shining to see for someone who has never seen it? I still have never seen it before ( i suppose) and figure I should see it sometime soon, but looking at the wiki page there appears to be 3 different versions, the US Cut (144 min), International Cut (119 min), and the Original Cut (146 min). Am I right to assume the original cut is the one to see?

I do not believe that the original cut has ever been released on DVD or VHS. I also have not seen the innternational cut available, so the US cut is your only option. IIRC, the original version has a scene or two after the US version ends, but very few people oddly enough have ever seen the original ending.

Yeah I actually watched the film last night, and after doing that I went on the film's wiki page and on there it made it sound like Kubrick had a change of heart after the first week the movie was released and demanded all theaters physically cut the last 4 odd minutes of the film out. The wiki page also made it sound like the original ending killed a lot of the ambiguity which would have been really bad imo, so I think the US Cut is probably the one to see.

 

[Kenny Powers]

What's the best version of The Shining to see for someone who has never seen it? I still have never seen it before ( i suppose) and figure I should see it sometime soon, but looking at the wiki page there appears to be 3 different versions, the US Cut (144 min), International Cut (119 min), and the Original Cut (146 min). Am I right to assume the original cut is the one to see?

I do not believe that the original cut has ever been released on DVD or VHS. I also have not seen the innternational cut available, so the US cut is your only option. IIRC, the original version has a scene or two after the US version ends, but very few people oddly enough have ever seen the original ending.

Yeah I actually watched the film last night, and after doing that I went on the film's wiki page and on there it made it sound like Kubrick had a change of heart after the first week the movie was released and demanded all theaters physically cut the last 4 odd minutes of the film out. The wiki page also made it sound like the original ending killed a lot of the ambiguity which would have been really bad imo, so I think the US Cut is probably the one to see.

Its been awhile since I saw this but what was ambiguous about the ending? I thought Jack freezes to death, Shelley Duvall and the kid live, and thats that.

 

[Time Kibitzer]

What's the best version of The Shining to see for someone who has never seen it? I still have never seen it before ( i suppose) and figure I should see it sometime soon, but looking at the wiki page there appears to be 3 different versions, the US Cut (144 min), International Cut (119 min), and the Original Cut (146 min). Am I right to assume the original cut is the one to see?

I do not believe that the original cut has ever been released on DVD or VHS. I also have not seen the innternational cut available, so the US cut is your only option. IIRC, the original version has a scene or two after the US version ends, but very few people oddly enough have ever seen the original ending.

Yeah I actually watched the film last night, and after doing that I went on the film's wiki page and on there it made it sound like Kubrick had a change of heart after the first week the movie was released and demanded all theaters physically cut the last 4 odd minutes of the film out. The wiki page also made it sound like the original ending killed a lot of the ambiguity which would have been really bad imo, so I think the US Cut is probably the one to see.

Its been awhile since I saw this but what was ambiguous about the ending? I thought Jack freezes to death, Shelley Duvall and the kid live, and thats that.

The movie has a lot of ambiguity, at least from my point of view.

Spoiler

The 2 biggest ones for me is are there really ghosts in the hotel or have the 3 characters just gone mad? Each character sees the "ghosts" at different times, and in different scenarios. The kid sees them pretty well anywhere, Jack sees them whenever he's facing a mirror, and Mrs. Torrence sees them when she's completely mortified and confused. imo, the throughout the buildup of the film its suggested that there really are no ghosts and they've all gone crazy, but then once a "ghost" unlocks the cellar door letting Jack out, I can't think of any other explanation except for the ghosts being real. But also I don't think it was ever explained that once Jack came out of there he was limping..The other obvious one was the very last scene of the movie shows a picture of Jack surrounded by hundreds of people captioned something like "The Overlook Hotel Ball, 1921", which I don't get at all considering the rest of the film is set in the 60s or 70s and Jack looks roughly the same age in the 1921 picture as he does in the other parts of the film.

 

[Kenny Powers]

What's the best version of The Shining to see for someone who has never seen it? I still have never seen it before ( i suppose) and figure I should see it sometime soon, but looking at the wiki page there appears to be 3 different versions, the US Cut (144 min), International Cut (119 min), and the Original Cut (146 min). Am I right to assume the original cut is the one to see?

I do not believe that the original cut has ever been released on DVD or VHS. I also have not seen the innternational cut available, so the US cut is your only option. IIRC, the original version has a scene or two after the US version ends, but very few people oddly enough have ever seen the original ending.

Yeah I actually watched the film last night, and after doing that I went on the film's wiki page and on there it made it sound like Kubrick had a change of heart after the first week the movie was released and demanded all theaters physically cut the last 4 odd minutes of the film out. The wiki page also made it sound like the original ending killed a lot of the ambiguity which would have been really bad imo, so I think the US Cut is probably the one to see.

Its been awhile since I saw this but what was ambiguous about the ending? I thought Jack freezes to death, Shelley Duvall and the kid live, and thats that.

The movie has a lot of ambiguity, at least from my point of view.

Spoiler

The 2 biggest ones for me is are there really ghosts in the hotel or have the 3 characters just gone mad? Each character sees the "ghosts" at different times, and in different scenarios. The kid sees them pretty well anywhere, Jack sees them whenever he's facing a mirror, and Mrs. Torrence sees them when she's completely mortified and confused. imo, the throughout the buildup of the film its suggested that there really are no ghosts and they've all gone crazy, but then once a "ghost" unlocks the cellar door letting Jack out, I can't think of any other explanation except for the ghosts being real. But also I don't think it was ever explained that once Jack came out of there he was limping..The other obvious one was the very last scene of the movie shows a picture of Jack surrounded by hundreds of people captioned something like "The Overlook Hotel Ball, 1921", which I don't get at all considering the rest of the film is set in the 60s or 70s and Jack looks roughly the same age in the 1921 picture as he does in the other parts of the film.

I dont think we need spoiler tags for a 25 year old movie that is a classic, but...

Spoiler

Forgot about the last scene that shows him in the picture. So yeah, I guess the ambiguous part was he really alive or just a ghost to begin with. But that doesnt really make sense since the wike and kid clearly arent ghosts since the black guy talks to them (and maybe other people did too, dont remember).

 

[TylerRoseFan]

The Hangover and This is Spinal Tap

I must have a really different sense of humor because neither of these elicited anything more than a slight guffaw from me.

Yes, your sense of humor is broken.Watched Audition again the other night.

kiri kiri kiri

One time was enough for me.

 

[David Yudkin]

What's the best version of The Shining to see for someone who has never seen it? I still have never seen it before ( i suppose) and figure I should see it sometime soon, but looking at the wiki page there appears to be 3 different versions, the US Cut (144 min), International Cut (119 min), and the Original Cut (146 min). Am I right to assume the original cut is the one to see?

I do not believe that the original cut has ever been released on DVD or VHS. I also have not seen the innternational cut available, so the US cut is your only option. IIRC, the original version has a scene or two after the US version ends, but very few people oddly enough have ever seen the original ending.

Yeah I actually watched the film last night, and after doing that I went on the film's wiki page and on there it made it sound like Kubrick had a change of heart after the first week the movie was released and demanded all theaters physically cut the last 4 odd minutes of the film out. The wiki page also made it sound like the original ending killed a lot of the ambiguity which would have been really bad imo, so I think the US Cut is probably the one to see.

Its been awhile since I saw this but what was ambiguous about the ending? I thought Jack freezes to death, Shelley Duvall and the kid live, and thats that.

The original did not end at the picture hanging on the wall.

After its premiere and a week into the general run (with a running time of 146 minutes), Kubrick cut a scene at the end that took place in a hospital. The scene shows Wendy in a bed talking with Mr. Ullman who explains that Jack's body could not be found; he then gives Danny a yellow tennis ball, presumably the same one that lured Danny into Room 237. This scene was subsequently physically cut out of prints by projectionists and sent back to the studio by order of Warner Bros., the film's distributor. This cut the film's running time to 142 minutes.

 

[Kenny Powers]

What's the best version of The Shining to see for someone who has never seen it? I still have never seen it before ( i suppose) and figure I should see it sometime soon, but looking at the wiki page there appears to be 3 different versions, the US Cut (144 min), International Cut (119 min), and the Original Cut (146 min). Am I right to assume the original cut is the one to see?

I do not believe that the original cut has ever been released on DVD or VHS. I also have not seen the innternational cut available, so the US cut is your only option. IIRC, the original version has a scene or two after the US version ends, but very few people oddly enough have ever seen the original ending.

Yeah I actually watched the film last night, and after doing that I went on the film's wiki page and on there it made it sound like Kubrick had a change of heart after the first week the movie was released and demanded all theaters physically cut the last 4 odd minutes of the film out. The wiki page also made it sound like the original ending killed a lot of the ambiguity which would have been really bad imo, so I think the US Cut is probably the one to see.

Its been awhile since I saw this but what was ambiguous about the ending? I thought Jack freezes to death, Shelley Duvall and the kid live, and thats that.

The original did not end at the picture hanging on the wall.

After its premiere and a week into the general run (with a running time of 146 minutes), Kubrick cut a scene at the end that took place in a hospital. The scene shows Wendy in a bed talking with Mr. Ullman who explains that Jack's body could not be found; he then gives Danny a yellow tennis ball, presumably the same one that lured Danny into Room 237. This scene was subsequently physically cut out of prints by projectionists and sent back to the studio by order of Warner Bros., the film's distributor. This cut the film's running time to 142 minutes.

Good call to cut that out then

 

[Anonymous Internet User]

Captain America: Enjoyable romp, better than average comic book movie. 3.5/5

Hanna: Disappointing - poorly written characters. 2/5



Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus: Perhaps the most important film of the twenty first century, a defining moment in my life. 10/5

 

[Statorama]

In Time : very not good. Would have made a great PKD short story, but becomes a jumbled mess over 110 minutes.

Timberlake surprisingly ok in it. Figure this movie is his foray into the "can he carry a movie" club. Can't see this doing big BO, but I'd love to see him given something to do.

Reminded me a lot of "The Island", just not as good.

 

[hooter311]

In Time : very not good. Would have made a great PKD short story, but becomes a jumbled mess over 110 minutes.

Timberlake surprisingly ok in it. Figure this movie is his foray into the "can he carry a movie" club. Can't see this doing big BO, but I'd love to see him given something to do.

Reminded me a lot of "The Island", just not as good.

oh my, how bad is it then?

 

[Kenny Powers]

In Time : very not good. Would have made a great PKD short story, but becomes a jumbled mess over 110 minutes.

Timberlake surprisingly ok in it. Figure this movie is his foray into the "can he carry a movie" club. Can't see this doing big BO, but I'd love to see him given something to do.

Reminded me a lot of "The Island", just not as good.

oh my, how bad is it then?

I was going to say the same thing after reading the last sentence

 

[jdoggydogg]

Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus: Perhaps the most important film of the twenty first century

 

[Luke Skywalker]

I just finished Tron Legacy, the Blu-Ray was gifted to me weeks ago but I never got around to watching it.

Pleasantly surprised. Had a "Matrix Revolutions" vibe to it and honestly probably pulled about 2/3 of its ideas from that movie, but did it so much better I can't hold it at fault.

Solid flick, glad I gave it a chance.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Friday the 13th (1980):

Been awhile since I have visited a lot of the original horror movies they have been pumping out the remakes for, so I ordered up the 1st 4 of these through the library. I was surprised on both ends of the spectrum for this one. For the bad, I forgot just how bad the acting was in this one, but I guess that is expected to a point on the budget we had here.

What I didn't realize is that this movie was attempting to more of a murder mystery and less of a straight up slasher. They made a point of hiding the killer and giving you lingering shots of 'suspects' and other clues - killer driving a Jeep, killer has the same color pants as the crazy guy, shots with a counselor and the owner with axes/machetes, etc. Just thought it was interesting since I think about the series and automatically think straight slasher (which it turns into later). Where the mystery fails is by not ever introducing you to the killer in the movie. Hell, you could have had her working at the diner the first girl goes into at least.

Get the feeling that his movie was made as a stand alone movie, but after they put in the final scare (which is awesome), I guess they felt they had to run with that idea for 85 more movies. Still enjoyed this movie for what it was trying to be even if it fell short of the goal.

 

[Cliff Clavin]

Super 8: Pretty solid. It started getting a little over the top towards the end. I was expecting a lot more action/garbage from it since it. The kids were pretty entertaining. 3.5/5

Crazy Stupid Love: Started slow, predictable and pretty boring but gathered steam all the way through. A couple hilarious scenes (Marisa Tomei ) really saved it. Thought it would be the typical romantic comedy... I was pleasantly surprised. 4/5

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

True Grit

I know I am a little late, but I really liked this. Bridges was great, and I actually liked the girl. Now, I never saw the original in full, so maybe I am not as biased against this as others. But if you're looking for a good Western this is worth watching. It's no Unforgiven of course, but still.

3.5/5

 

[Kenny Powers]

Super 8: Pretty solid. It started getting a little over the top towards the end. I was expecting a lot more action/garbage from it since it. The kids were pretty entertaining. 3.5/5

Really liked this. I wouldnt call it a popcorn flick, but you could, and if you do, its the best Ive seen in years. I thought the kids were great and reminded me of The Goonies and Stand By Me, not even sure what the last movie Ive seen I could say that about. I think there was less action than expected to add to the intrigue/mystery of the monster and keep the suspense up, which I had no problem with. Id probably go 4.2/5

 

[Kenny Powers]

True Grit

I know I am a little late, but I really liked this. Bridges was great, and I actually liked the girl. Now, I never saw the original in full, so maybe I am not as biased against this as others. But if you're looking for a good Western this is worth watching. It's no Unforgiven of course, but still.

3.5/5

I saw the original after the Coens version. I didnt even like the Coens remake that much all things considered, but its much better than the original.

 

[TylerRoseFan]

Super 8: Pretty solid. It started getting a little over the top towards the end. I was expecting a lot more action/garbage from it since it. The kids were pretty entertaining. 3.5/5

Really liked this. I wouldnt call it a popcorn flick, but you could, and if you do, its the best Ive seen in years. I thought the kids were great and reminded me of The Goonies and Stand By Me, not even sure what the last movie Ive seen I could say that about. I think there was less action than expected to add to the intrigue/mystery of the monster and keep the suspense up, which I had no problem with. Id probably go 4.2/5

Enjoyable flick. However, I still think it fell apart at the end.

 

[Kenny Powers]

Super 8: Pretty solid. It started getting a little over the top towards the end. I was expecting a lot more action/garbage from it since it. The kids were pretty entertaining. 3.5/5

Really liked this. I wouldnt call it a popcorn flick, but you could, and if you do, its the best Ive seen in years. I thought the kids were great and reminded me of The Goonies and Stand By Me, not even sure what the last movie Ive seen I could say that about. I think there was less action than expected to add to the intrigue/mystery of the monster and keep the suspense up, which I had no problem with. Id probably go 4.2/5

Enjoyable flick. However, I still think it fell apart at the end.

How so?

 

[TylerRoseFan]

Super 8: Pretty solid. It started getting a little over the top towards the end. I was expecting a lot more action/garbage from it since it. The kids were pretty entertaining. 3.5/5

Really liked this. I wouldnt call it a popcorn flick, but you could, and if you do, its the best Ive seen in years. I thought the kids were great and reminded me of The Goonies and Stand By Me, not even sure what the last movie Ive seen I could say that about. I think there was less action than expected to add to the intrigue/mystery of the monster and keep the suspense up, which I had no problem with. Id probably go 4.2/5

Enjoyable flick. However, I still think it fell apart at the end.

How so?

Had the feeling of deus ex machina at the end. Everything just fell together at the end. It seemed forced and didn't work for me.

 

[mr. furley]

In Time : very not good. Would have made a great PKD short story, but becomes a jumbled mess over 110 minutes.Timberlake surprisingly ok in it. Figure this movie is his foray into the "can he carry a movie" club. Can't see this doing big BO, but I'd love to see him given something to do.

saw this last night and actually enjoyed it. went in with low expectations and was entertained for 2 hours. end was a bit of a letdown but there really wasn't a good way to wrap it up, imo