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[snogger]

Looper: I don't get the love for this; thought it was average at best. The ending was given away pretty early and pretty much killed any suspense. Willis needs to stop. Never liked the guy and his shtick is played out. JGL needs to stick to dramatic roles. Him as a badass just doesn't work. 2/5

Thought it was well done and enjoyed it quite a bit and no I didn't see the ending coming. Although once it did happen it made sense that it had to happen.

Maybe the Bold part is the issue.. No idea how someone that "never liked the guy" would go see a movie starring the guy

Hint.. I'd suggest you stay away from "a good day to die hard" Rumor has it Bruce is in it.

 

[snogger]

Wasted $6 on "Broken City".. No idea why I thought it might be more than it was.. But if you have seen any cop movie made in the last 10 years you know how this one is going to turn out... and the so called "twist" was meh..2 out of 5 only because I liked the actors in it, they just couldn't carry a "been there done that" story.

 

[Cliff Clavin]

Looper: I don't get the love for this; thought it was average at best. The ending was given away pretty early and pretty much killed any suspense. Willis needs to stop. Never liked the guy and his shtick is played out. JGL needs to stick to dramatic roles. Him as a badass just doesn't work. 2/5

Thought it was well done and enjoyed it quite a bit and no I didn't see the ending coming. Although once it did happen it made sense that it had to happen.

Maybe the Bold part is the issue.. No idea how someone that "never liked the guy" would go see a movie starring the guy

Hint.. I'd suggest you stay away from "a good day to die hard" Rumor has it Bruce is in it.

Watched it at home and it was the GF's choice.

 

[Chaka]

And how in the world did The Thing remake/prequel improve on the original? It copied the original and didn't do a very good job of it.

Carpenter's version was a remake of the 1951 film "The Thing From Another World".

Thought jdogg was talking about the 2011 remake.

It wasn't a remake, it was a prequel. Big difference.

See bolded.They called it a prequel but it was pretty much a remake.

 

[jdoggydogg]

The Three Stooges

No, I did not pay to rent this. Free with HBO.

This was a bad idea to begin with. I like remakes. But unlike Carpenter's The Thing - a movie where the remake improved upon the original - we have a movie attempting the impossible task of trying to be as funny as the original Stooges. This movie was awkward before the extended baby urine gag. Once I got to the baby urine, that was enough.

Dumb idea for sure. They should make a biopic about them, not attempt to do their slapstick with actors portraying Moe, Larry, Shemp, and Curly.

 

[wikkidpissah]

The Three Stooges

No, I did not pay to rent this. Free with HBO.

This was a bad idea to begin with. I like remakes. But unlike Carpenter's The Thing - a movie where the remake improved upon the original - we have a movie attempting the impossible task of trying to be as funny as the original Stooges. This movie was awkward before the extended baby urine gag. Once I got to the baby urine, that was enough.

Dumb idea for sure. They should make a biopic about them, not attempt to do their slapstick with actors portraying Moe, Larry, Shemp, and Curly.

As i've told around here b4, the Howard family make it almost impossible to make a quality project based on either the lives & work of their legators. 20 yrs or so ago, i got the idea for a slacker Stooges project (with a female Mo) & asked my agent to check on rights. Just from asking around, he got served with a Cease & Desist letter and several threatening calls. Because of that, i followed the TV biopic & Farrelly Bros version from the time they were announced and heard the family hijacked progress & budgets with their caprices at several turns.

 

[jdoggydogg]

The Three Stooges

No, I did not pay to rent this. Free with HBO.

This was a bad idea to begin with. I like remakes. But unlike Carpenter's The Thing - a movie where the remake improved upon the original - we have a movie attempting the impossible task of trying to be as funny as the original Stooges. This movie was awkward before the extended baby urine gag. Once I got to the baby urine, that was enough.

Dumb idea for sure. They should make a biopic about them, not attempt to do their slapstick with actors portraying Moe, Larry, Shemp, and Curly.

As i've told around here b4, the Howard family make it almost impossible to make a quality project based on either the lives & work of their legators. 20 yrs or so ago, i got the idea for a slacker Stooges project (with a female Mo) & asked my agent to check on rights. Just from asking around, he got served with a Cease & Desist letter and several threatening calls. Because of that, i followed the TV biopic & Farrelly Bros version from the time they were announced and heard the family hijacked progress & budgets with their caprices at several turns.

That's a shame. Knowing what I know about the real lives of the Stooges, I think their story would make for a solid biopic.

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

That's a shame. Knowing what I know about the real lives of the Stooges, I think their story would make for a solid biopic.

I thought the TV one that wikkid mentioned was pretty good. Michael Chiklis gave an understated performance as Curly, and did a fine job. So did the guy who played Moe (he was known primarily for those strange McDonald's commercials in the mid-90's).

 

[wazoo11]

The Perks of Being a WallflowerI'm a little torn on this movie...on one hand I really enjoyed it for the acting and writing, but on the other I had a tough time believing these were high school students. Also, it was meant to take place in the 80's but the people in it didn't look like they were from the 80's at all. Some parts, like bullying kids, were cliche. Despite all this, I'm still going to give it 8/10 and in a weak year for movies it's probably going to be in my top 10.

Emma Watson was fantastic in this movie.

 

[saintfool]

watched "looking for eric" the other night as well as "transsiberian" last night. i had higher hopes from "looking for eric" - slightly crazy guy has visions of his soccer-god-idol eric cantona advising him - in that it would be funnier, sweeter or even weirder maybe. it was none of these. i like Loach as a director - "wind that shakes the barley" was really good, i thought - but this was meh.

"Transssiberian" was a little better. good thriller-type movie with woody harrelson, ben kingsley and emily mortimer. i think they wasted woody's character and talent as an actor. kingsley is has a habit of taking bad roles of late and this is no exception. his russian accent? Nyet. i was surprised by mortimer's character development and more or less liked it. not a great film but interesting because of her character.

ETA- forgot that i watched "mission impossible: ghost protocol" too. it stunk. brad bird did not make the jump from pixar to real life well here. largely tedious film that wasted a huge budget and good cast. lame jokes, set pieces and plotting doomed this. can cruise skip this action star nonsense? it's just not for him any longer.

 

[jdoggydogg]

That's a shame. Knowing what I know about the real lives of the Stooges, I think their story would make for a solid biopic.

I thought the TV one that wikkid mentioned was pretty good. Michael Chiklis gave an understated performance as Curly, and did a fine job. So did the guy who played Moe (he was known primarily for those strange McDonald's commercials in the mid-90's).

Ah yes. I haven't seen it yet.

 

[saintfool]

That's a shame. Knowing what I know about the real lives of the Stooges, I think their story would make for a solid biopic.

I thought the TV one that wikkid mentioned was pretty good. Michael Chiklis gave an understated performance as Curly, and did a fine job. So did the guy who played Moe (he was known primarily for those strange McDonald's commercials in the mid-90's).

Ah yes. I haven't seen it yet.

it stunk. don't bother.:jaysherman:

 

[jdoggydogg]

That's a shame. Knowing what I know about the real lives of the Stooges, I think their story would make for a solid biopic.

I thought the TV one that wikkid mentioned was pretty good. Michael Chiklis gave an understated performance as Curly, and did a fine job. So did the guy who played Moe (he was known primarily for those strange McDonald's commercials in the mid-90's).

Ah yes. I haven't seen it yet.

it stunk. don't bother.:jaysherman:

Noted.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

ETA- forgot that i watched "mission impossible: ghost protocol" too. it stunk. brad bird did not make the jump from pixar to real life well here. largely tedious film that wasted a huge budget and good cast. lame jokes, set pieces and plotting doomed this. can cruise skip this action star nonsense? it's just not for him any longer.

You're pretty wrong about this. It was a fun movie.

 

[jdoggydogg]

ETA- forgot that i watched "mission impossible: ghost protocol" too. it stunk. brad bird did not make the jump from pixar to real life well here. largely tedious film that wasted a huge budget and good cast. lame jokes, set pieces and plotting doomed this. can cruise skip this action star nonsense? it's just not for him any longer.

You're pretty wrong about this. It was a fun movie.

I mostly hate action movies, but I liked this one

 

[saintfool]

ETA- forgot that i watched "mission impossible: ghost protocol" too. it stunk. brad bird did not make the jump from pixar to real life well here. largely tedious film that wasted a huge budget and good cast. lame jokes, set pieces and plotting doomed this. can cruise skip this action star nonsense? it's just not for him any longer.

You're pretty wrong about this. It was a fun movie.

i would agree that it seemed looser than the previous films in the series. it tried for a measure of humor this time around. it didn't necessarily work but they tried. pegg and patton were good in the secondary roles; renner was not. this did not set the stage for him to take the jump to action hero that "Bourne" does. the plot, though, was the problem because it was just a mess.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

ETA- forgot that i watched "mission impossible: ghost protocol" too. it stunk. brad bird did not make the jump from pixar to real life well here. largely tedious film that wasted a huge budget and good cast. lame jokes, set pieces and plotting doomed this. can cruise skip this action star nonsense? it's just not for him any longer.

You're pretty wrong about this. It was a fun movie.

i would agree that it seemed looser than the previous films in the series. it tried for a measure of humor this time around. it didn't necessarily work but they tried. pegg and patton were good in the secondary roles; renner was not. this did not set the stage for him to take the jump to action hero that "Bourne" does. the plot, though, was the problem because it was just a mess.

The new Bourne was much worse than MIGP. Talk about dull.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Dredd

Whatever.

 

[Chaka]

ETA- forgot that i watched "mission impossible: ghost protocol" too. it stunk. brad bird did not make the jump from pixar to real life well here. largely tedious film that wasted a huge budget and good cast. lame jokes, set pieces and plotting doomed this. can cruise skip this action star nonsense? it's just not for him any longer.

You're pretty wrong about this. It was a fun movie.

Agreed

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Dredd

Whatever.

The title says it all

 

[jdoggydogg]

Dredd

Whatever.

The title says it all

Yeah, I am dredding the sequel.

 

[Daywalker]

ETA- forgot that i watched "mission impossible: ghost protocol" too. it stunk. brad bird did not make the jump from pixar to real life well here. largely tedious film that wasted a huge budget and good cast. lame jokes, set pieces and plotting doomed this. can cruise skip this action star nonsense? it's just not for him any longer.

You're pretty wrong about this. It was a fun movie.

I mostly hate action movies, but I liked this one

Really liked Mi3. Ghost Protocol on the other hand bored me to tears.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Just saw "Zero Dark Thirty" the other day. I don't know what it is about Jessica Chastain but I can't stand watching her. I know she's a good actress. I know she's attractive. But there is something about her that repulses me.

 

[biggamer3]

Just saw "Zero Dark Thirty" the other day. I don't know what it is about Jessica Chastain but I can't stand watching her. I know she's a good actress. I know she's attractive. But there is something about her that repulses me.

I am of the opposite, i really like watching her on screen. When she finally emerged from her shell to yell at Kyle Chandler i thought it was some amazing acting going on

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Just saw "Zero Dark Thirty" the other day. I don't know what it is about Jessica Chastain but I can't stand watching her. I know she's a good actress. I know she's attractive. But there is something about her that repulses me.

I am of the opposite, i really like watching her on screen. When she finally emerged from her shell to yell at Kyle Chandler i thought it was some amazing acting going on

Once again it has nothing to do with her acting...it's just something about here. There's just no spark to her for me.ETA: On the other hand I'm really digging Jennifer Ehle. Just watched her in "Contagion" last week and then "Zero Dark" the other day. She's good.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Just saw "Zero Dark Thirty" the other day. I don't know what it is about Jessica Chastain but I can't stand watching her. I know she's a good actress. I know she's attractive. But there is something about her that repulses me.

I am of the opposite, i really like watching her on screen. When she finally emerged from her shell to yell at Kyle Chandler i thought it was some amazing acting going on

Count me as a fan. She was amazing in Tree of Life.

 

[wazoo11]

Just saw "Zero Dark Thirty" the other day. I don't know what it is about Jessica Chastain but I can't stand watching her. I know she's a good actress. I know she's attractive. But there is something about her that repulses me.

I am of the opposite, i really like watching her on screen. When she finally emerged from her shell to yell at Kyle Chandler i thought it was some amazing acting going on

Count me as a fan. She was amazing in Tree of Life.

 

[STBootleg]

Wasteland: Documentary about artist Vik Muniz and his visit to the biggest landfill in the world in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro.

He helps the "pickers" of recyclable materials by creating art from the exact stuff they pick everyday and sells it to help their organization.

I really liked this as I love a good documentary.

 

[Socrates11]

Just saw "Zero Dark Thirty" the other day. I don't know what it is about Jessica Chastain but I can't stand watching her. I know she's a good actress. I know she's attractive. But there is something about her that repulses me.

Am I the only one that keeps confusing her with Opie Cunningham's daughter? Bryce Howard I think?

 

[El Floppo]

Switched to HBO from Showtime so have a bunch of movies to watch finally. Caught Margret last night (written and directed by Kenneth Lonnergan w/ Anna Pacquin, Matt Damon, Mark Ruffalo, Jean Reno). Fantastic cast and fantastic casting- some superfluous/self-involved direction, particularly with his use of slow-motion. I wanted to like this- a lot of it felt honest in terms of dialogue and interaction and the acting felt honest too, but I ####### hated every self-involved character in it. Maybe that's a success for the movie in eliciting fairly strong emotions from me... even if most of them revolved around being annoyed.

Nobody else saw this? It affected me- want to see how others felt about it.

oh well. K4?

 

[saintfool]

Switched to HBO from Showtime so have a bunch of movies to watch finally. Caught Margret last night (written and directed by Kenneth Lonnergan w/ Anna Pacquin, Matt Damon, Mark Ruffalo, Jean Reno). Fantastic cast and fantastic casting- some superfluous/self-involved direction, particularly with his use of slow-motion. I wanted to like this- a lot of it felt honest in terms of dialogue and interaction and the acting felt honest too, but I ####### hated every self-involved character in it. Maybe that's a success for the movie in eliciting fairly strong emotions from me... even if most of them revolved around being annoyed.

Nobody else saw this? It affected me- want to see how others felt about it.

oh well. K4?

it's in my queue. no rush for me. i'm kind of over paquin, quite frankly.

 

[biggamer3]

Saw man on wire last night, solid doc but fail to see the supposed greatness if it. this was the second best film on rotten tomatoes ever? I just can't believe that.

 

[Thunderlips]

Ran through....Across 110th Street....(Anthony Quinn) part of my New York in the 70s jag I'm on. White Irish Drinker....Yeah...we're Irish and we drink and fight and fight and drink. Not bad. Don't understand why the main kid hasn't gotten more work. Good looking kid....did a pretty decent job.Joe Kidd........standard Clint Western with the added bonus of Robert DuvallDead Man........I wanted to like it. I liked Ghost Dog. I love the soundtrack. I just didn't feel it. I wasn't in a right mood to watch it; so I'll watch it again. But the initial reivew is...meh.Dead Snow.......Nazi zombies. Needed more boobies,but it was all in all pretty entertaining.D.C. Cab........It's funny how we've become more sensitive about race; don;t even really hear the word honkey anymore. Anyway,love the 80's move where a totally average accomplishment is the live dream/obsession of the main character. The kid wanted to own a Cab company. Typical 80's comedy. Not sure why The Barbarian Brothers aren't bigger stars.Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.....First time seeing it. Can't deny the presence or compatibility of Redford and Newman, but nothing happens....and that's something I notice more in late 60's/70's movies. I don't know, was the "journey more important than the destination" in the films of yesteryear? Were people more interested in the actor and seeing him perform the craft than a plot driven story? I certainly don't mind it, but it's something I think I picked up on.50 Dead Men Walking......IRA movie. Fairly well done. FDR: American Badass.....Pure schlock. Entertaining, but grew tiresome. If it had a filter or a little more subtlety...it could have been mentioned in the same paragraph as The Naked Gun. As it stands, too crude to be anything more than a little better than those "Scary Movie/Meet the Spartan" type movies. Do-Deca Penthalon..........Excellent movie that showcases the strange love/hate relationship one has with a brother, the continual spirit of competitivess people have with their sibilings and the way life just "flabs us up" and dampens our fire.

 

[wazoo11]

Beasts Of The Southern WildI just found it to be very tedious. 2/5

 

[biggamer3]

Killer Joe, what a crazy movie. Still not sure if i actually enjoyed it especially that ending but it was very different then any other movie I have seen in ages.

 

[BigSteelThrill]

ETA- forgot that i watched "mission impossible: ghost protocol" too. it stunk. brad bird did not make the jump from pixar to real life well here. largely tedious film that wasted a huge budget and good cast. lame jokes, set pieces and plotting doomed this. can cruise skip this action star nonsense? it's just not for him any longer.

Spot on.

 

[Dr. Awesome]

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.....First time seeing it. Can't deny the presence or compatibility of Redford and Newman, but nothing happens....and that's something I notice more in late 60's/70's movies. I don't know, was the "journey more important than the destination" in the films of yesteryear? Were people more interested in the actor and seeing him perform the craft than a plot driven story? I certainly don't mind it, but it's something I think I picked up on.

Alright, I'll admit I'm biased as this is one of my three favorite movies of all time (with their other tandem, The Sting, also on the list). That said...wth do you mean "nothing happens"? Can't possibly understand how you can honestly say that with a straight face. I know you're not fishing but completely shuked here. They rob trains. They run from a posse. They flee to another country. They leave the life of crime. They're lured back in. Nothing happens in Star Wars. Absentee father comes back into the kid's life and wants him to join the family business. What happens in Titanic? A boat sinks. People die. Rocky? A boxer boxes. Rear Window? Some cripple sits in a chair and watches life from his window. Batman? Dude with issues from childhood plays dress up at night. Big Lebowski? Fat man goes shopping for a rug.

Killer Joe, what a crazy movie. Still not sure if i actually enjoyed it especially that ending but it was very different then any other movie I have seen in ages.

This one has seemingly pushed people strongly into the love it or hate it category. Glad more folks are giving it a go. I loved the movie but absolutely despised all the characters.

 

[biggamer3]

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.....First time seeing it. Can't deny the presence or compatibility of Redford and Newman, but nothing happens....and that's something I notice more in late 60's/70's movies. I don't know, was the "journey more important than the destination" in the films of yesteryear? Were people more interested in the actor and seeing him perform the craft than a plot driven story? I certainly don't mind it, but it's something I think I picked up on.

Alright, I'll admit I'm biased as this is one of my three favorite movies of all time (with their other tandem, The Sting, also on the list). That said...wth do you mean "nothing happens"? Can't possibly understand how you can honestly say that with a straight face. I know you're not fishing but completely shuked here. They rob trains. They run from a posse. They flee to another country. They leave the life of crime. They're lured back in. Nothing happens in Star Wars. Absentee father comes back into the kid's life and wants him to join the family business. What happens in Titanic? A boat sinks. People die. Rocky? A boxer boxes. Rear Window? Some cripple sits in a chair and watches life from his window. Batman? Dude with issues from childhood plays dress up at night. Big Lebowski? Fat man goes shopping for a rug.

Killer Joe, what a crazy movie. Still not sure if i actually enjoyed it especially that ending but it was very different then any other movie I have seen in ages.

This one has seemingly pushed people strongly into the love it or hate it category. Glad more folks are giving it a go. I loved the movie but absolutely despised all the characters.

In almost same boat as you, the writing was pretty solid, but the characters EVERY FREAKING one of them was despicable

Spoiler

I need someone to explain to me wtf happened after Chris pulled the gun on Joe...Sharla stabbed him in the shoulder...why? after Joe had just done what he did to her, why wouldnt she prefer Joe get shot by Chris?the dad also wanted Chris dead for some reason more than Joe. Dottie, seemed like she really wanted to escape with Chris, did she shoot him on purpose? I know the ending was a did she or didnt she pull the trigger, but after what happened at the end, i dont think we can know what any of these people were supposed to be thinking

 

[bonesman]

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.....First time seeing it. Can't deny the presence or compatibility of Redford and Newman, but nothing happens....and that's something I notice more in late 60's/70's movies. I don't know, was the "journey more important than the destination" in the films of yesteryear? Were people more interested in the actor and seeing him perform the craft than a plot driven story? I certainly don't mind it, but it's something I think I picked up on.

Alright, I'll admit I'm biased as this is one of my three favorite movies of all time (with their other tandem, The Sting, also on the list). That said...wth do you mean "nothing happens"? Can't possibly understand how you can honestly say that with a straight face. I know you're not fishing but completely shuked here. They rob trains. They run from a posse. They flee to another country. They leave the life of crime. They're lured back in. Nothing happens in Star Wars. Absentee father comes back into the kid's life and wants him to join the family business. What happens in Titanic? A boat sinks. People die. Rocky? A boxer boxes. Rear Window? Some cripple sits in a chair and watches life from his window. Batman? Dude with issues from childhood plays dress up at night. Big Lebowski? Fat man goes shopping for a rug.

Killer Joe, what a crazy movie. Still not sure if i actually enjoyed it especially that ending but it was very different then any other movie I have seen in ages.

This one has seemingly pushed people strongly into the love it or hate it category. Glad more folks are giving it a go. I loved the movie but absolutely despised all the characters.

In almost same boat as you, the writing was pretty solid, but the characters EVERY FREAKING one of them was despicable

Spoiler

I need someone to explain to me wtf happened after Chris pulled the gun on Joe...Sharla stabbed him in the shoulder...why? after Joe had just done what he did to her, why wouldnt she prefer Joe get shot by Chris?the dad also wanted Chris dead for some reason more than Joe. Dottie, seemed like she really wanted to escape with Chris, did she shoot him on purpose? I know the ending was a did she or didnt she pull the trigger, but after what happened at the end, i dont think we can know what any of these people were supposed to be thinking

Spoiler

Yea, they didn't flush that out too well... I was assuming that they had something to gain by Chris dying and it was some big twist, but yea, it just sort of ended with the girl killing everyone. oooooookay

 

[Dr. Awesome]

In almost same boat as you, the writing was pretty solid, but the characters EVERY FREAKING one of them was despicable

Spoiler

I need someone to explain to me wtf happened after Chris pulled the gun on Joe...Sharla stabbed him in the shoulder...why? after Joe had just done what he did to her, why wouldnt she prefer Joe get shot by Chris?the dad also wanted Chris dead for some reason more than Joe. Dottie, seemed like she really wanted to escape with Chris, did she shoot him on purpose? I know the ending was a did she or didnt she pull the trigger, but after what happened at the end, i dont think we can know what any of these people were supposed to be thinking

White trash is too kind a term. Don't recall ever watching a more vile group of characters. Definitely one of my all time favorite black comedies. And unlike many black comedies, it doesn't let up and instead only gets darker. Felt like I needed to take a shower after it ended.

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Most of the characters were at the end of their very frayed ropes by the time the final scene hits. They're desperate, broken, defeated, and have no real next move after the initial plan fell to crap. Sharla - Good question. Maybe she was scared of Joe and didn't think Chris could kill him so she was protecting the ensuing beatdown. Don't really have a strong answer here. Maybe she felt she could manipulate Joe at some point into giving her the money? My best guess is she realized the same thing as the dad - the whole mess is because of Chris. It's all his fault for bringing this psycho into their lives.The dad was beaten down and broken by life. Not particularly smart. Sleazeball and stupid kid. His ex left him and was killed. His new woman crapped all over him. Thinking he was angry at his son for pulling this crapstorm down upon them and probably wanted to give the beatdown himself. Ex-wife dead because of his son. Dottie was pimped out and knocked up because of Chris. But in general just didn't give a damn about life at that point. He knows what they all realize by the ending - they're all absolute morons.I got the impression Dottie wanted to go away with Joe. She's as crazy as the rest of 'em, just starts off as being sweet because she's so young/naive. She might be the smartest of the bunch, but because she's so quiet and supposedly slightly brain damaged, it's hard to know how much she's picking up. After the hand job imo she seemed to latch onto Joe. She was pregnant (though I question if she actually was) and Joe was the daddy. Though iirc the movie ends on an ambiguous note as to whether she pulls the trigger on Joe himself. As for gunning down the others, she's got the crazy genes for one. Two, a crappy life has been piling up on her for a long time. Joe is in some weird way the first decent thing (admittedly low standards) to happen to her. As evil as Joe is, he does have some odd standards regarding proper manners. She simply snaps at the end. And really, with the buildup of how everything played out, not sure they could have gone in any other direction but the one they did. Maybe you want to take it as a girl power type message at the end. She had enough. Her brother sold her to a psychotic hitman. Her dad...well he was a real lost cause who did her no favors. They never really treated her great. If Dottie were a more likeable character I could see it being a bizarrely happy ending. She was abused and mistreated for years and at the end finally gets her revenge. The one thing I felt was clear is they were all angry with Chris. His debts caused him to look up Joe. He got in contact with Joe. He put his sister up as collateral. Joe gave him chances and in some weird way was extremely honorable by sticking to his word. It's Chris who unleashed the nightmare on the family and imo they all realized it at the end. So they unleash their rage. Don't get angry with a rabid dog for biting you - that's what it does. Instead get angry at the man who let it off its leash.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Been into John Wayne Westerns lately.....The Searchers - loved itMcClintock - listed as a comedy but there weren't a lot of laughs. - OK but too long.El Dorado - this is my favorites western as a kid and still is. The Sons of Katie Elder - Meh. The Shootist -

 

[jamny]

I'm usually not that much into superhero movies but I've liked Christopher Nolan's Batman and Dark Knight Rises is no exception. I really liked it. Yes, it was a little slow to start, Bane's voice (and Christian Bale's Batman voice) was annoying, Catwoman was miscast but it still worked for me. Just a fun, entertaining movie. 3.5/5

 

[wazoo11]

I'm usually not that much into superhero movies but I've liked Christopher Nolan's Batman and Dark Knight Rises is no exception. I really liked it. Yes, it was a little slow to start, Bane's voice (and Christian Bale's Batman voice) was annoying, Catwoman was miscast but it still worked for me. Just a fun, entertaining movie. 3.5/5

Who would you have cast as Catwoman then?

 

[biggamer3]

In almost same boat as you, the writing was pretty solid, but the characters EVERY FREAKING one of them was despicable

Spoiler

I need someone to explain to me wtf happened after Chris pulled the gun on Joe...Sharla stabbed him in the shoulder...why? after Joe had just done what he did to her, why wouldnt she prefer Joe get shot by Chris?the dad also wanted Chris dead for some reason more than Joe. Dottie, seemed like she really wanted to escape with Chris, did she shoot him on purpose? I know the ending was a did she or didnt she pull the trigger, but after what happened at the end, i dont think we can know what any of these people were supposed to be thinking

White trash is too kind a term. Don't recall ever watching a more vile group of characters. Definitely one of my all time favorite black comedies. And unlike many black comedies, it doesn't let up and instead only gets darker. Felt like I needed to take a shower after it ended.

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Most of the characters were at the end of their very frayed ropes by the time the final scene hits. They're desperate, broken, defeated, and have no real next move after the initial plan fell to crap. Sharla - Good question. Maybe she was scared of Joe and didn't think Chris could kill him so she was protecting the ensuing beatdown. Don't really have a strong answer here. Maybe she felt she could manipulate Joe at some point into giving her the money? My best guess is she realized the same thing as the dad - the whole mess is because of Chris. It's all his fault for bringing this psycho into their lives.The dad was beaten down and broken by life. Not particularly smart. Sleazeball and stupid kid. His ex left him and was killed. His new woman crapped all over him. Thinking he was angry at his son for pulling this crapstorm down upon them and probably wanted to give the beatdown himself. Ex-wife dead because of his son. Dottie was pimped out and knocked up because of Chris. But in general just didn't give a damn about life at that point. He knows what they all realize by the ending - they're all absolute morons.I got the impression Dottie wanted to go away with Joe. She's as crazy as the rest of 'em, just starts off as being sweet because she's so young/naive. She might be the smartest of the bunch, but because she's so quiet and supposedly slightly brain damaged, it's hard to know how much she's picking up. After the hand job imo she seemed to latch onto Joe. She was pregnant (though I question if she actually was) and Joe was the daddy. Though iirc the movie ends on an ambiguous note as to whether she pulls the trigger on Joe himself. As for gunning down the others, she's got the crazy genes for one. Two, a crappy life has been piling up on her for a long time. Joe is in some weird way the first decent thing (admittedly low standards) to happen to her. As evil as Joe is, he does have some odd standards regarding proper manners. She simply snaps at the end. And really, with the buildup of how everything played out, not sure they could have gone in any other direction but the one they did. Maybe you want to take it as a girl power type message at the end. She had enough. Her brother sold her to a psychotic hitman. Her dad...well he was a real lost cause who did her no favors. They never really treated her great. If Dottie were a more likeable character I could see it being a bizarrely happy ending. She was abused and mistreated for years and at the end finally gets her revenge. The one thing I felt was clear is they were all angry with Chris. His debts caused him to look up Joe. He got in contact with Joe. He put his sister up as collateral. Joe gave him chances and in some weird way was extremely honorable by sticking to his word. It's Chris who unleashed the nightmare on the family and imo they all realized it at the end. So they unleash their rage. Don't get angry with a rabid dog for biting you - that's what it does. Instead get angry at the man who let it off its leash.

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I know the dad was as dumb as rocks but from all indications from the KFC supper scene, Sharla was behind the whole ploy from the getgo. She got Rex to tell Chris so he could take out the mom for them to split the 100K. How could she actually blame Chris when it was her doing the whole time?The dad probably wouldnt put two and two together but Sharla could not have had that much anger towards someone she was screwing over badly.

Also i will say, when the dad started off the movie with the "I got not pants" line, I knew i was in for one crazy ### movie

 

[biggamer3]

Dont know where to put this but i found this interview Peter Farrelly (one of the Farrelly Bros) gave to Nerdist Podcast recently very insightful, well worth a listen too.When they were trying to make Dumb and Dumber (their first film) the studio offered Jim Carrey 200K for the role he wanted 300K, studio balked. Next week Ace Ventura comes out at number 1 and now Carrey wants like 500K and they offer like 300K he previously requested. Following week Ace is still #1 in box office and now Carrey wants like 1M and they lowball him again. Turned out that Ace was #1 for 4 straight weeks and they ended up having to pay Carrey 7 Million for Dumb and Dumber when they could have had him for a fraction of the price a few weeks earlier if they werent such richards about it.Also the studio wanted someone other than Daniels as the sidekick and the Farrelly Bros got Carrey to tell studio he wanted Daniels. The studio wanted to embarrass Daniels and offered him like 50K to do the movie just so they could say they offered him the role. Even knowing that Carrey got 7M, Daniels took the offer (they said they were stunned he took it, but in the end he made lots of money off the back end of the profits)Also of interest was that the final 3 actors they were considering for the Stiller role in Something about Mary were, Stiller, Owen Wilson and get this guys, JON STEWART!!!

 

[jamny]

I'm usually not that much into superhero movies but I've liked Christopher Nolan's Batman and Dark Knight Rises is no exception. I really liked it. Yes, it was a little slow to start, Bane's voice (and Christian Bale's Batman voice) was annoying, Catwoman was miscast but it still worked for me. Just a fun, entertaining movie. 3.5/5

Who would you have cast as Catwoman then?

someone hotter. Anne Hathaway is cute but not really sexy, imo. I don't think she's a good fit as Catwoman.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

I'm usually not that much into superhero movies but I've liked Christopher Nolan's Batman and Dark Knight Rises is no exception. I really liked it. Yes, it was a little slow to start, Bane's voice (and Christian Bale's Batman voice) was annoying, Catwoman was miscast but it still worked for me. Just a fun, entertaining movie. 3.5/5

Who would you have cast as Catwoman then?

someone hotter. Anne Hathaway is cute but not really sexy, imo. I don't think she's a good fit as Catwoman.

Not my type either, but I thought she did a great job.

 

[Thunderlips]

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.....First time seeing it. Can't deny the presence or compatibility of Redford and Newman, but nothing happens....and that's something I notice more in late 60's/70's movies. I don't know, was the "journey more important than the destination" in the films of yesteryear? Were people more interested in the actor and seeing him perform the craft than a plot driven story? I certainly don't mind it, but it's something I think I picked up on.

Alright, I'll admit I'm biased as this is one of my three favorite movies of all time (with their other tandem, The Sting, also on the list). That said...wth do you mean "nothing happens"? Can't possibly understand how you can honestly say that with a straight face. I know you're not fishing but completely shuked here. They rob trains. They run from a posse. They flee to another country. They leave the life of crime. They're lured back in. Nothing happens in Star Wars. Absentee father comes back into the kid's life and wants him to join the family business. What happens in Titanic? A boat sinks. People die. Rocky? A boxer boxes. Rear Window? Some cripple sits in a chair and watches life from his window. Batman? Dude with issues from childhood plays dress up at night. Big Lebowski? Fat man goes shopping for a rug.

Killer Joe, what a crazy movie. Still not sure if i actually enjoyed it especially that ending but it was very different then any other movie I have seen in ages.

This one has seemingly pushed people strongly into the love it or hate it category. Glad more folks are giving it a go. I loved the movie but absolutely despised all the characters.

The movie comes across as very disjointed; to the point where any action or event comes across as an afterthought. In a real sense there isn't even much of a coherent story. There didn't seem to be any growth in the characters; they didn't seem to be wanting anything or aspiring to anything. A lot of movie seemed a bit extraneous, inlcuing; (as mush as I liked it) the fight for the leader of The Hole In the Wall Gang, the bicycle montage, the encounter with the "friendly" sherrif, the traveling to Boliva montage, the bank robbing montage in Boliva and (even though I liked it) the entire situation with Strother Martin.I'd always heard and seen that it was an "all time" for a lot of people and critics.....and I just didn't see that. Why do you like it so much?

 

[Chaka]

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.....First time seeing it. Can't deny the presence or compatibility of Redford and Newman, but nothing happens....and that's something I notice more in late 60's/70's movies. I don't know, was the "journey more important than the destination" in the films of yesteryear? Were people more interested in the actor and seeing him perform the craft than a plot driven story? I certainly don't mind it, but it's something I think I picked up on.

Alright, I'll admit I'm biased as this is one of my three favorite movies of all time (with their other tandem, The Sting, also on the list). That said...wth do you mean "nothing happens"? Can't possibly understand how you can honestly say that with a straight face. I know you're not fishing but completely shuked here. They rob trains. They run from a posse. They flee to another country. They leave the life of crime. They're lured back in. Nothing happens in Star Wars. Absentee father comes back into the kid's life and wants him to join the family business. What happens in Titanic? A boat sinks. People die. Rocky? A boxer boxes. Rear Window? Some cripple sits in a chair and watches life from his window. Batman? Dude with issues from childhood plays dress up at night. Big Lebowski? Fat man goes shopping for a rug.

Killer Joe, what a crazy movie. Still not sure if i actually enjoyed it especially that ending but it was very different then any other movie I have seen in ages.

This one has seemingly pushed people strongly into the love it or hate it category. Glad more folks are giving it a go. I loved the movie but absolutely despised all the characters.

The movie comes across as very disjointed; to the point where any action or event comes across as an afterthought. In a real sense there isn't even much of a coherent story. There didn't seem to be any growth in the characters; they didn't seem to be wanting anything or aspiring to anything. A lot of movie seemed a bit extraneous, inlcuing; (as mush as I liked it) the fight for the leader of The Hole In the Wall Gang, the bicycle montage, the encounter with the "friendly" sherrif, the traveling to Boliva montage, the bank robbing montage in Boliva and (even though I liked it) the entire situation with Strother Martin.I'd always heard and seen that it was an "all time" for a lot of people and critics.....and I just didn't see that. Why do you like it so much?

Oh my.

 

[Dr. Awesome]

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.....First time seeing it. Can't deny the presence or compatibility of Redford and Newman, but nothing happens....and that's something I notice more in late 60's/70's movies. I don't know, was the "journey more important than the destination" in the films of yesteryear? Were people more interested in the actor and seeing him perform the craft than a plot driven story? I certainly don't mind it, but it's something I think I picked up on.

Alright, I'll admit I'm biased as this is one of my three favorite movies of all time (with their other tandem, The Sting, also on the list). That said...wth do you mean "nothing happens"? Can't possibly understand how you can honestly say that with a straight face. I know you're not fishing but completely shuked here. They rob trains. They run from a posse. They flee to another country. They leave the life of crime. They're lured back in. Nothing happens in Star Wars. Absentee father comes back into the kid's life and wants him to join the family business. What happens in Titanic? A boat sinks. People die. Rocky? A boxer boxes. Rear Window? Some cripple sits in a chair and watches life from his window. Batman? Dude with issues from childhood plays dress up at night. Big Lebowski? Fat man goes shopping for a rug.

Killer Joe, what a crazy movie. Still not sure if i actually enjoyed it especially that ending but it was very different then any other movie I have seen in ages.

This one has seemingly pushed people strongly into the love it or hate it category. Glad more folks are giving it a go. I loved the movie but absolutely despised all the characters.

The movie comes across as very disjointed; to the point where any action or event comes across as an afterthought. In a real sense there isn't even much of a coherent story. There didn't seem to be any growth in the characters; they didn't seem to be wanting anything or aspiring to anything. A lot of movie seemed a bit extraneous, inlcuing; (as mush as I liked it) the fight for the leader of The Hole In the Wall Gang, the bicycle montage, the encounter with the "friendly" sherrif, the traveling to Boliva montage, the bank robbing montage in Boliva and (even though I liked it) the entire situation with Strother Martin.I'd always heard and seen that it was an "all time" for a lot of people and critics.....and I just didn't see that. Why do you like it so much?

They absolutely wanted to be something. Rich. Is that not an aspiration many of us have? I completely and totally interpreted the scenes differently from you. To me, the scenes didn't simply happen. The fight for leader, the bicycle montage (okay, the montage itself wasn't needed but it showed the love). They went to Bolivia to escape. I can understand if you didn't like the movie. Tastes differ. But to say nothing happened? Mind is completely boggled. If you go down that road, can't you say the same for any movie?