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jdoggydogg
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jdoggydogg
Footballguy
Statorama
Footballguy
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
Cloud Atlas
Finally had the time to finish this mess. I think it's a good time to reflect on the failure that is the The Wachowskis' careers. The Matrix is one of my favorite movies - infinitely re-watchable. But every subsequent film has been worse and worse. Speed Racer is awful. The only reason to see Cloud Atlas is the sheer wonder at how goofy and ridiculous it is. One has to be impressed at the hours and hard work that went into Cloud Atlas. After all, this is a lot of effort for something so ultimately bad.
Finally had the time to finish this mess. I think it's a good time to reflect on the failure that is the The Wachowskis' careers. The Matrix is one of my favorite movies - infinitely re-watchable. But every subsequent film has been worse and worse. Speed Racer is awful. The only reason to see Cloud Atlas is the sheer wonder at how goofy and ridiculous it is. One has to be impressed at the hours and hard work that went into Cloud Atlas. After all, this is a lot of effort for something so ultimately bad.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Funny how similar the Wachowskis' careers are to M Night Shyamalan.
Oh, and George Lucas.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Planes and Free Birds are two pretty bad kids movies.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Forgot to post that I watched a couple the other day:
Venus:
Fantastic and fearless performance by O'Toole. Overall the movie didn't click with me as much though - I think I was expecting more sweetness and less perv old man. 6/10
An Education:
This one I liked a lot better, and have liked Carey Mulligan in just about everything I have seen her in. Really loved the feel of the movie and Hornby's script and dialogue really shine through. 8/10
Venus:
Fantastic and fearless performance by O'Toole. Overall the movie didn't click with me as much though - I think I was expecting more sweetness and less perv old man. 6/10
An Education:
This one I liked a lot better, and have liked Carey Mulligan in just about everything I have seen her in. Really loved the feel of the movie and Hornby's script and dialogue really shine through. 8/10
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Psycho - 8/10
Another classic that I hadn't seen front to back and hadn't seen any of in years.
Anthony Perkins really is amazing in this movie. And lord do I love Hitchcock's women.
Another classic that I hadn't seen front to back and hadn't seen any of in years.
Anthony Perkins really is amazing in this movie. And lord do I love Hitchcock's women.
sports_fan
Footballguy
I didn't care for the way it ended. Otherwise a very good movie.KarmaPolice said:
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
El Floppo
Footballguy
For a guy with pretty clear mommy issues (Hitchcock, not AD), he sure as hell knew how to cast the hottest women.
Time Kibitzer
Footballguy
I can understand those who thought Cloud Atlas was a mess, but I enjoyed it well enough. 
Frances Ha
Was watching and it felt familiar. Director did "Kicking and Screaming," his debut in the 90's which I liked. Kind of has a following.
Most of the characters are annoying but the dialogue is often hilarious. Made me laugh and feel like a doosh at times hearing something I would say.
Streaming on Netflix. Definitely worth checking out.
6.5/10
Was watching and it felt familiar. Director did "Kicking and Screaming," his debut in the 90's which I liked. Kind of has a following.
Most of the characters are annoying but the dialogue is often hilarious. Made me laugh and feel like a doosh at times hearing something I would say.
Streaming on Netflix. Definitely worth checking out.
6.5/10
JoeSteeler
Footballguy
has anyone here seen As I Lay Dying?
Mr. Mojo
Footballguy
Me too.I can understand those who thought Cloud Atlas was a mess, but I enjoyed it well enough.
El Floppo
Footballguy
Noah Baumbach?
I was a big fan of this version of Kicking and Screaming (not the soccer one)- funny writing and characters and I remember really liking his handling of flashbacks with a kind of stop-motion freeze frame method I hadn't seen before.
Alos liked his Mr Jealosy (not brilliant, but highly underrated, IMO) and Squid and the Whale... will definitely check this one out.
cstu
Footballguy
Statorama
Footballguy
Just watched The Horde and it's a decent flick with lots of action.
These are 28 days later "fast" zombies. Building atmosphere reminded me a lot of "The Raid: Redemption".
Why does it take people FOREVER to figure out you have to shoot a zombie in the head to stop them. Ugh
Cliff Clavin
Footballguy
Olympus Has Fallen: Well, at least it was better than Man of Steel.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
I hate you.
Cliff Clavin
Footballguy
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
OHF is the worst movie I've seen in theaters in probably 20 years. And I saw The Golden Compass.I hate you.
Homer J Simpson
I don't push
Sure you're not thinking of White House Down?OHF is the worst movie I've seen in theaters in probably 20 years. And I saw The Golden Compass.I hate you.
Cliff Clavin
Footballguy
Seriously? It was by no means good but it was on par with pretty much every other action movie from guys like Butler, Willis, Stateham, The Rock, etc.OHF is the worst movie I've seen in theaters in probably 20 years. And I saw The Golden Compass.I hate you.
joffer
Footballguy
No. It was really, really badCliff Clavin said:Seriously? It was by no means good but it was on par with pretty much every other action movie from guys like Butler, Willis, Stateham, The Rock, etc.Andy Dufresne said:OHF is the worst movie I've seen in theaters in probably 20 years. And I saw The Golden Compass.Cliff Clavin said:Andy Dufresne said:I hate you.
FootballDummy
Footballguy
So are lots of movies. I don't even remember it, and I saw it. If it was the worst movie in the last 20 years, I'd remember it.No. It was really, really badCliff Clavin said:Seriously? It was by no means good but it was on par with pretty much every other action movie from guys like Butler, Willis, Stateham, The Rock, etc.Andy Dufresne said:OHF is the worst movie I've seen in theaters in probably 20 years. And I saw The Golden Compass.Cliff Clavin said:Andy Dufresne said:I hate you.
Statorama
Footballguy
The one with Jamie Foxx? What a disaster. The trailer looked like it jumped out of Kentucky Fried Movie or Tarantino's grind house films.Homer J Simpson said:Sure you're not thinking of White House Down?Andy Dufresne said:OHF is the worst movie I've seen in theaters in probably 20 years. And I saw The Golden Compass.Cliff Clavin said:Andy Dufresne said:I hate you.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
I didn't say it was the worst movie I'd seen in 20 years (although it's close). I said it was the worst movie I'd seen in a theater in 20 years.
I'm usually pretty successful in avoiding clunkers in the theater. I'll take more chances on rentals.
But between Olympus Has Fallen and the newest Die Hard, I whiffed twice this year.
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Chaka
Footballguy
So you're saying that it was terrible.Cliff Clavin said:it was on par with pretty much every other action movie from guys like Butler, Willis, Stateham, The Rock, etc.Andy Dufresne said:OHF is the worst movie I've seen in theaters in probably 20 years. And I saw The Golden Compass.Cliff Clavin said:Andy Dufresne said:I hate you.
Cliff Clavin
Footballguy
Compared to what? For its genre, it was average at worst. Compared to Man of Steel, it was awesome. Compared to Shawshank, it was horrific.So you're saying that it was terrible.Cliff Clavin said:it was on par with pretty much every other action movie from guys like Butler, Willis, Stateham, The Rock, etc.Andy Dufresne said:OHF is the worst movie I've seen in theaters in probably 20 years. And I saw The Golden Compass.Cliff Clavin said:Andy Dufresne said:I hate you.
Yankee23Fan
Fair Tax!
Finally caught the Les Mis movie. I have to admit that I was very impressed by it. Really no complaints.
cstu
Footballguy
Nebraska was a good movie, but personally painful to watch since it was like watching my relatives back in Iowa.
Most of the depictions were scarily spot on but Forte mother unrealistically used a lot of bad language. She wouldn't have been so blunt and said similar things without as much profanity.
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jdoggydogg
Footballguy
I'm not saying it was worthless. But you have to admit it's one of the goofiest movies ever made.I can understand those who thought Cloud Atlas was a mess, but I enjoyed it well enough.
Time Kibitzer
Footballguy
It's been a while since I've seen it, but 'goofy' isn't really something that comes to mind when I think of Cloud Atlas. I guess I can see it with Tom Hanks as a very bizarre looking gangster and whatnot, but I'm much more willing to suspend my disbelief for a film like Cloud Atlas that's trying to do something different as opposed to the standard action/adventure flick, for example.I'm not saying it was worthless. But you have to admit it's one of the goofiest movies ever made.I can understand those who thought Cloud Atlas was a mess, but I enjoyed it well enough.
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Yankee23Fan
Fair Tax!
Did a lot of TV viewing and hit the movies once.....
The Dark Knight Rises. Very enjoyable. The Talia reveal at the end I knew was coming (this was the first time I have actually watched this one) and I liked Bane. No trouble at all understanding him as I have heard. Overall it was a solid end to the trilogy for me. Nothing really special. Did like the Scarecrow guy as the judge.
The Muppets. The new one that came out last year. Still awesome in many ways. Put it on for the kids and the adults ending up wathcing and laughing our arses off most of the time. Might not be the best movie ever made but for a Muppet Movie it hit everything it should have.
Snow White and the Huntsman. Wife liked it, which was very very surprising. Alhtough I think she has a thing for Thor, or whatever his name was in this one. Kristen can't act at all and I really just didn't like her or her character. I enjoyed the darkness of the story but overall it really just didn't do anything for me.
Free Birds. Went to theater because son wanted to see it (the previews, in his defense, were hysterical when we saw them). He enjoyed. I hated it. Aweful movie. The premise had a lot of potential. The entire movie was a snorfest. It was basically a drama - I don't know if that is what they were going for, but animated drama - not for me. Would not recommend at all unless you just know your kids would like it as mine did. Although, I am willing to get he has already forgotten about it.
Battleship. Hehe. They made this a movie. That's funny. I want to be in these meetings sometimes. And, I just want to commend Liam Neeson on taking capitalism by the short hairs and just making money for the sake of making money. Good on you. That whole being a good actor thing in everything you do is overrated. Follow DeNiro - get a paycheck.
The Dark Knight Rises. Very enjoyable. The Talia reveal at the end I knew was coming (this was the first time I have actually watched this one) and I liked Bane. No trouble at all understanding him as I have heard. Overall it was a solid end to the trilogy for me. Nothing really special. Did like the Scarecrow guy as the judge.
The Muppets. The new one that came out last year. Still awesome in many ways. Put it on for the kids and the adults ending up wathcing and laughing our arses off most of the time. Might not be the best movie ever made but for a Muppet Movie it hit everything it should have.
Snow White and the Huntsman. Wife liked it, which was very very surprising. Alhtough I think she has a thing for Thor, or whatever his name was in this one. Kristen can't act at all and I really just didn't like her or her character. I enjoyed the darkness of the story but overall it really just didn't do anything for me.
Free Birds. Went to theater because son wanted to see it (the previews, in his defense, were hysterical when we saw them). He enjoyed. I hated it. Aweful movie. The premise had a lot of potential. The entire movie was a snorfest. It was basically a drama - I don't know if that is what they were going for, but animated drama - not for me. Would not recommend at all unless you just know your kids would like it as mine did. Although, I am willing to get he has already forgotten about it.
Battleship. Hehe. They made this a movie. That's funny. I want to be in these meetings sometimes. And, I just want to commend Liam Neeson on taking capitalism by the short hairs and just making money for the sake of making money. Good on you. That whole being a good actor thing in everything you do is overrated. Follow DeNiro - get a paycheck.
hxperson
Footballguy
Watched the Kings of Summer over the weekend. I found it to be an enjoyable, quirky, coming of age story that had some good laughs. Nothing unique or ground breaking, and fairly formulaic overall. Also they could have developd the characters a bit more, especially the relationships between the parents and the leads. Nonetheless, I'd recommend it.
Cliff Clavin
Footballguy
2 Guns really tries to be a clever, witty, twisting and turning buddy cop flick. It fails at pretty much all of those things. Better than Man of Steel, but that isn't saying much.
hxperson
Footballguy
haven't seen Red 2, but I thought RIPD was absolutely terrible and turned it off around 3/4 of the way through. Complete MIB rip off, imo, but one that made a lot less sense. The only thing good about it was Marisa Miller.
NCCommish
Footballguy
Well really Bridges saved the movie for me. Reynolds was awful. But Bridges chewing up the scenery was very entertaining.
Sarnoff
Footballguy
Just watched this. I think the problem was that, after the second twist in the first 20/30 minutes, it kind of gave away that the whole movie was going to be nothing but twists.
And I don't think Bill Paxton realized what kind of movie he was supposed to be acting in.
Abraham
Footballguy
Watched a bunch of stuff last week with the wife out of town...
House of Cards (series) - B+ - really good for the most part, but the plot seemed ridiculous by the end. Spacey and Penn are excellent. Worth the 13 hours to binge watch.
World War Z - B - Entertaining but I didm;t think it was as good as I Am Legend. Worth the $1 rental
Star Wars - Into Darkness - B - Worth a dollar, not as gppd as the first one.
Pacific Rim - C - Really wanted to like this, but it is slow and plodding and kind of annoying.
Catch Me if you can - B - Worth a dollar. Starts off pretty cool with regard to magic but then turns in to this light-philosophical thing which is stupid. It's pretty predictable as well, but fun.
The Place Beyond the Pines - A - Probably one of the two or three best movies I've seen this year (but I don't see many). Really liked it, left me thinking for a while. And AJ is one of the least likable movie characters in a long time.
House of Cards (series) - B+ - really good for the most part, but the plot seemed ridiculous by the end. Spacey and Penn are excellent. Worth the 13 hours to binge watch.
World War Z - B - Entertaining but I didm;t think it was as good as I Am Legend. Worth the $1 rental
Star Wars - Into Darkness - B - Worth a dollar, not as gppd as the first one.
Pacific Rim - C - Really wanted to like this, but it is slow and plodding and kind of annoying.
Catch Me if you can - B - Worth a dollar. Starts off pretty cool with regard to magic but then turns in to this light-philosophical thing which is stupid. It's pretty predictable as well, but fun.
The Place Beyond the Pines - A - Probably one of the two or three best movies I've seen this year (but I don't see many). Really liked it, left me thinking for a while. And AJ is one of the least likable movie characters in a long time.
Quez
Footballguy
Haven't seen a movie in a long time but was able to catch a few over the break.
Elysium - 6.5/10 - I give it a boost for being an original idea. The futuristic slum setting reminded me of Running Man. I also liked Jodi Foster as the antagonist. I also liked the Australian mercenary bad guy. Overall there wasn't much there as far as depth, and making you think, but it was entertaining.
World War Z - 7/10 - I'm not usually huge fan of Zombie movies but I liked this one. They actually made the concept of a zombie epidemic seem plausible. I could have done without the cheesy parts focusing on Brad Pitt and his family, but they seem to work that crap into all major flicks.
Elysium - 6.5/10 - I give it a boost for being an original idea. The futuristic slum setting reminded me of Running Man. I also liked Jodi Foster as the antagonist. I also liked the Australian mercenary bad guy. Overall there wasn't much there as far as depth, and making you think, but it was entertaining.
World War Z - 7/10 - I'm not usually huge fan of Zombie movies but I liked this one. They actually made the concept of a zombie epidemic seem plausible. I could have done without the cheesy parts focusing on Brad Pitt and his family, but they seem to work that crap into all major flicks.
Chaka
Footballguy
sports_fan
Footballguy
Stardust - 4/5
It doesn't look like much at first glance but this is a pretty solid movie.
It doesn't look like much at first glance but this is a pretty solid movie.
