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Recently viewed movie thread - Rental Edition (4 Viewers)
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bonesman
Footballguy
Thought this movie was really good. Not that I really "got it"... but it was an interesting watch.
I LOVED the first musical number that came out of nowhere, with the accordians... bad-###. The second one was horrible and I skipped all the way through it. The talking limos at the end made no sense.
Dr. Awesome
Footballguy
The musical number was pretty great. If they had really embraced the weird and no sense direction of the movie and had done more in that vein I would have loved it. Still, too many scenes simply made no sense or were outright stupid. And if they're really going to go the no sense route I felt they could have made some scenes even weirder/more artistic. Heck, I would have taken an entire movie of the musical and the flower eater guy.
Time Kibitzer
Footballguy
I completely agree with everything you said; I loved the crazy leprechaun scene, loved the accordian scene, really hated the Kylie Minogue musical scene and the limo talking at the end, and was interested enough with everything else. Though since all the scenes I didn't like came near the end, it kind of left a bad taste in the mouth, so to speak.
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bonesman
Footballguy
The musical number was pretty great. If they had really embraced the weird and no sense direction of the movie and had done more in that vein I would have loved it. Still, too many scenes simply made no sense or were outright stupid. And if they're really going to go the no sense route I felt they could have made some scenes even weirder/more artistic. Heck, I would have taken an entire movie of the musical and the flower eater guy.
Agreed. They totally should've gone even more to the weird/dark side with it.
Is there anything similar about the appointments that anyone noticed? I'm kinda trying to make some sense out of what the limo people were. A metaphor for some kind of esoteric angel type beings that interject themselves into our lives is the only thing I can really come up with.
But yea, worth the watch for alone for the accordian scene. Watched it like 3 times when it happened and then another 2 or 3 after it was done and am about to peep it again... awesome jam!
Is there anything similar about the appointments that anyone noticed? I'm kinda trying to make some sense out of what the limo people were. A metaphor for some kind of esoteric angel type beings that interject themselves into our lives is the only thing I can really come up with.
But yea, worth the watch for alone for the accordian scene. Watched it like 3 times when it happened and then another 2 or 3 after it was done and am about to peep it again... awesome jam!
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bonesman
Footballguy
Hey... thanks for the reminder on this one. Saw it mentioned in the documentary thread but forgot about it. GREAT film. Inspirational, yet sad... so many emotions. Thank you.
Dr. Awesome
Footballguy
The musical number was pretty great. If they had really embraced the weird and no sense direction of the movie and had done more in that vein I would have loved it. Still, too many scenes simply made no sense or were outright stupid. And if they're really going to go the no sense route I felt they could have made some scenes even weirder/more artistic. Heck, I would have taken an entire movie of the musical and the flower eater guy.
Is there anything similar about the appointments that anyone noticed? I'm kinda trying to make some sense out of what the limo people were. A metaphor for some kind of esoteric angel type beings that interject themselves into our lives is the only thing I can really come up with.
But yea, worth the watch for alone for the accordian scene. Watched it like 3 times when it happened and then another 2 or 3 after it was done and am about to peep it again... awesome jam!
I figured he was an actor hired by eccentric millionaires tired of the theater to play out various lives. There are cameras scattered throughout the city and a few dozen of these actors to entertain the audience. 
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mr. furley
Footballguy
couldn't disagree morewife and i very entertained the whole time. thought it was well done. doesn't try too hard and the dialogue is quality.
Time Kibitzer
Footballguy
I thought the same. Nothing extraordinary (besides the opening scene which was done really well), but overall it was an above average action/crime film. And Rosamund Pike's cleavage was magnificent in a starring role.
Reacher can't acquire a gun to bring to the showdown?
Duvall brings him a knife?
Was Duvall intentionally just shooting off warning shots?
Pike's life is at stake and Cruise decides to lay down his gun to go hand to hand with the bad guy?
I zoned out early on this one. Right around when Cruise escaped on a city bus while being surrounded by 100 cops staring at his empty getaway car. The random guy at the bus stop helping him was another great touch.
Also when the two guys jumped Cruise in the bathroom and were bumping into each other like the three stooges trying to get at him. It went on and on like a bad comedy.
This movie sucked.
Duvall brings him a knife?
Was Duvall intentionally just shooting off warning shots?
Pike's life is at stake and Cruise decides to lay down his gun to go hand to hand with the bad guy?
I zoned out early on this one. Right around when Cruise escaped on a city bus while being surrounded by 100 cops staring at his empty getaway car. The random guy at the bus stop helping him was another great touch.
Also when the two guys jumped Cruise in the bathroom and were bumping into each other like the three stooges trying to get at him. It went on and on like a bad comedy.
This movie sucked.
Time Kibitzer
Footballguy
Yeah the bathroom scene was really dumb, no argument there. The final showdown scene was pretty silly too, but it was pretty standard action film fare I thought. What I thought Jack Reacher did better than the average action film was the unravelling of the mysteries which is what really kept me interested. The Werner Herzog character was also a really good villain I thought, would have been nice if they spent more time on developing that character.
Chaka
Footballguy
I thought Chastain's character was not fictional at all.
Based off a real woman but maybe not a dainty-goddess like Chastain. Haven't seen it yet to see if Chastain pulls it off.
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48 Hrs.
Somehow had never seen this one. Big fan of Trading Places and Beverly Hills Cop. Most of Eddie's stuff pre-1990. Had heard 48 Hrs. was one of Eddie's best.
I don't get why this one is held in such high regard. I was laughing at a lot of the lines but problem was their is barely any lines. Eddie doesn't appear until nearly 30 minutes in. Lots of gunfights and chasing around. Just not a lot of dialogue.
The redneck bar scene was good but I was expecting a bit more.
Somehow had never seen this one. Big fan of Trading Places and Beverly Hills Cop. Most of Eddie's stuff pre-1990. Had heard 48 Hrs. was one of Eddie's best.
I don't get why this one is held in such high regard. I was laughing at a lot of the lines but problem was their is barely any lines. Eddie doesn't appear until nearly 30 minutes in. Lots of gunfights and chasing around. Just not a lot of dialogue.
The redneck bar scene was good but I was expecting a bit more.
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jdoggydogg
Footballguy
If brother and sister had knocked boots, the stupid song would have been forgivable.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
Furthermore, I don't think gay people would be thrilled that a same sex encounter is seen as rock bottom.
FUBAR
Footballguy
Saw this with the wife last night. Sort of a chick flick but a watchable one, might be one of my favorite date-type movies. The son is downright annoying. The rest of the group was really good.
JZilla
Footballguy
I've seen mixed reports on how fictional she was ("Jen" in real life), but I suspect more fiction than fact. This character was clearly their license to style the whole story up. Not a dainty goddess here, maybe tries too hard to go the other way. At least she doesn't go completely off the reservation like Renner in Hurt Locker. It was a pretty engrossing film, in any case. Moves along nicely and ends with a dead Osama.ETA: I haven't kept up with Homeland but I think maybe the character was based more on that character than any "Jen". Don't worry though, no romantic entanglements here.
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sports_fan
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Dinosaur Project - 3/5
There aren't many decent dinosaur movies. This one's not bad. The dinos don't get a lot of screen time but they are surprisingly well done. The acting and script leave a lot to be desired and stay away if you don't like the found footage, shaky cam effect. Despite the flaws I thought it was a fun movie.
There aren't many decent dinosaur movies. This one's not bad. The dinos don't get a lot of screen time but they are surprisingly well done. The acting and script leave a lot to be desired and stay away if you don't like the found footage, shaky cam effect. Despite the flaws I thought it was a fun movie.
cstu
Footballguy
It's been a lot time since I've seen it but the scenes with Murphy/Nolte are so great that it makes up for a lot.'Daywalker said:48 Hrs.
Somehow had never seen this one. Big fan of Trading Places and Beverly Hills Cop. Most of Eddie's stuff pre-1990. Had heard 48 Hrs. was one of Eddie's best.
I don't get why this one is held in such high regard. I was laughing at a lot of the lines but problem was their is barely any lines. Eddie doesn't appear until nearly 30 minutes in. Lots of gunfights and chasing around. Just not a lot of dialogue.
The redneck bar scene was good but I was expecting a bit more.
I found myself caring about the little girl. Not really any other likeable characters although the dad was tremendous and I hope he doesn't get forgotten come awards season.
Time Kibitzer
Footballguy
Care to list them? Also, are screeners of good enough quality that it's not worth waiting for bluray rips?
biggamer3
Footballguy
Screeners are basically DVD quality, sometimes a bit less. But they are good enough to watch the film without being annoyed at all about the quality not being Blu Ray.In the last week the following screeners have been released all in solid DVD like quality
jangoZero Dark ThirtyThe HobbitFlightThe Impossible Argo (worst quality of the bunch, not sure it was a screener but a web rip with chinese subtitles hard coded)
Cliff Clavin
Footballguy
Most of the time you're going to get VHS quality which looks terrible on a big screen. The odd one will be DVD quality. Maybe they've gotten better recently but they were bad enough that I quit even trying them.
Time Kibitzer
Footballguy
Are there still distracting watermarks on screeners?Screeners are basically DVD quality, sometimes a bit less. But they are good enough to watch the film without being annoyed at all about the quality not being Blu Ray.In the last week the following screeners have been released all in solid DVD like quality
JZilla
Footballguy
The quality is adequate and the watermarks are pretty mild, some versions will have them blurred out.
Thinking about waiting for higher quality to watch The Hobbit, but for a lot of these it's fine. For ZD30 I'll say I could have used better quality for the actual nighttime assault.
ZD30, that's mine by the way.
Thinking about waiting for higher quality to watch The Hobbit, but for a lot of these it's fine. For ZD30 I'll say I could have used better quality for the actual nighttime assault.
ZD30, that's mine by the way.
cstu
Footballguy
There was a Django Unchained release that's a straight rip of the VOB's. You have to convert it to an ISO (I used ImgBurn) but it's nearly perfect. I didn't bother with the Hobbit one since I'm forcing myself not to watch it yet.There's only a few top movies that haven't leaked yet: Life of Pi, Les Miserables, Silver Linings Playbook, Wreck It Ralph, Seven Psychopaths, The Master, Rise of the Guardians.BTW JZilla, are you on TL?
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Saw life of Pi this week. Great movie. Gave me some appreciation of Indian culture - make no mistake, this is an Indian movie. In any case, great storytelling. Beautiful movie. My kids loved it, they're 12 & 10. Says a lot of good things about appreciation of other religions as well. There are a lot of good moral lessons to take from it.
My daughter says 8.5/10.
My daughter says 8.5/10.
JZilla
Footballguy
Cliff Clavin
Footballguy
Oscar season. Screeners get sent out to a ton of people.'JZilla said:
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
All in all, it was passable, but a lot of pointless, disconnected scenes. 6/10.
that bothered me too. Felt like they pulled punches there.
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
This. Guess everyone's emboldened with the new "blur out your name on the screener" shtick.I liked ZDT, more or less. Jessica Chastain's character is a bit of a cowboy, don't know how realistic that is.
cstu
Footballguy
Last year very few screeners leaked early.
JZilla
Footballguy
I've been mooching crap off the internet for years and I don't remember a screener season like this, everTwo more since we started this discussion, Hyde Park on Hudson and Anna Karenina
bosoxs45
Footballguy
Was Chastain's performance Oscar worthy?
JZilla
Footballguy
JZilla
Footballguy
Right now out of Lincoln, Django, and ZD30, I'd say I liked ZD30 the best but I'd give best picture to Lincoln
I'm not gonna watch Argo until a better version comes out, in its case. That Chinese looks pretty obnoxious. I suspect I'll be mildly disappointed like I was with the last couple hyped up Affleck joints.
End of Watch was good but not THAT good. Life of Pi I saw in the theater, and as with Avatar I'm glad I was able to enjoy those effects because otherwise it would have been a complete waste.
I'm not gonna watch Argo until a better version comes out, in its case. That Chinese looks pretty obnoxious. I suspect I'll be mildly disappointed like I was with the last couple hyped up Affleck joints.
End of Watch was good but not THAT good. Life of Pi I saw in the theater, and as with Avatar I'm glad I was able to enjoy those effects because otherwise it would have been a complete waste.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
The Hunt For Red October
Re-watched this with my son for the first time in many years. Holds up pretty well.
Re-watched this with my son for the first time in many years. Holds up pretty well.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
Dune
Watched the last 10 minutes last night. Haven't seen this in like 20 years. Holy balls what a mess. Who decided to let David Lynch direct a science fiction film?
Watched the last 10 minutes last night. Haven't seen this in like 20 years. Holy balls what a mess. Who decided to let David Lynch direct a science fiction film?
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
The Moderns
I enjoyed this movie when I saw it back in the late 80s. But it hasn't held up well at all. Similar material done much better in movies like Midnight in Paris.
I enjoyed this movie when I saw it back in the late 80s. But it hasn't held up well at all. Similar material done much better in movies like Midnight in Paris.
Usual21
Footballguy
What is TL? PM plz. I just got ZD30 last night.
cstu
Footballguy
and Seven Psychopaths.
joffer
Footballguy
JZilla
Footballguy
Awesome
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
Could Scott Glenn be the coolest actor ever?
Jutz
Footballguy
I was off almost the whole time between Christmas and New Years (and then some). My daughter came to visit. Her mom and I divorced years ago and she was with me these past couple weeks. She is really into movies so I saw the following:
Pride & Prejudice 1995 BBC 6 part series
Pride & Prejudice 2005 version
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (directors cut)
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
The Princess Diaries
Wreck It Ralph
Howl's Moving Castle
I needed my daughter to 'interpret' for me during the Pride & Prejudice movies, as well as the Lord of the Rings series. I am by no means 'cultured' and needed help keeping up with the plot and just knowing what the heck is going on. I am pretty terrible at reviews and I don't know what to say except I liked them all. Victorian era and fantasy are definitely not in my wheelhouse, but they were good movies.
I guess the one thing I can comment on was Howl's Moving Castle. It was my first introduction to Japanese Anime movies and I liked it a lot. Very interesting to see how different a Japanese movie is. I may be dipping my toe into more anime waters from this point on.
Pride & Prejudice 1995 BBC 6 part series
Pride & Prejudice 2005 version
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (directors cut)
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
The Princess Diaries
Wreck It Ralph
Howl's Moving Castle
I needed my daughter to 'interpret' for me during the Pride & Prejudice movies, as well as the Lord of the Rings series. I am by no means 'cultured' and needed help keeping up with the plot and just knowing what the heck is going on. I am pretty terrible at reviews and I don't know what to say except I liked them all. Victorian era and fantasy are definitely not in my wheelhouse, but they were good movies.
I guess the one thing I can comment on was Howl's Moving Castle. It was my first introduction to Japanese Anime movies and I liked it a lot. Very interesting to see how different a Japanese movie is. I may be dipping my toe into more anime waters from this point on.
