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[saintfool]

 

Man, what a great month for movies.

Really enjoyed Anchorman 2 and American Hustle, now I've seen two more really good ones:

Frances Ha

I was inspired to watch this after enjoying Noah Baumbach's Greenberg. I really loved Frances Ha. Excellent writing, acting and cinematography. This movie is special. It's very funny, and even when it's making a more serious point, it's very lighthearted. Probably one of the best films I've seen in the last five years. Huge thumbs up.\

I enjoyed Frances Ha but I can't stand the type of people portrayed in the movie.

You mean young and wandering?

No, just the dialogue which is almost always either pretentious or snarky.

i liked the movie quite a bit but there is a very clear sense of entitlement in that world. meh.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Man, what a great month for movies.

Really enjoyed Anchorman 2 and American Hustle, now I've seen two more really good ones:

Frances Ha

I was inspired to watch this after enjoying Noah Baumbach's Greenberg. I really loved Frances Ha. Excellent writing, acting and cinematography. This movie is special. It's very funny, and even when it's making a more serious point, it's very lighthearted. Probably one of the best films I've seen in the last five years. Huge thumbs up.\

I enjoyed Frances Ha but I can't stand the type of people portrayed in the movie.

You mean young and wandering?

No, just the dialogue which is almost always either pretentious or snarky.

See, many of the characters are college educated. But this movie is mocking pretentious people. Remember how Frances has dinner with those semi-snotty friends? They say all their boring stuff about babies in the 90th percentile and Frances mocks that kind of boring talk almost oblivious that she's kind of insulting people.

 

[Kenny Powers]

Dallas Buyers Club...solid film based on a true story in the mid-80's where Ron Woodruff (played by McConaughey) finds out he's HIV+ and is told he likely only has a month to live. From that point on, he does his own research and uses whatever means he can to best medicate himself, and once he finds the best medicinal regimen possible - one not being prescribed currently by Drs in the hospitals - sets up his own business selling the meds to other HIV patients. The script is solid, I wouldve liked some more details from the medical/medication perspective as well as the legality side, but maybe thats because Im in healthcare. Really it was solid all around, the cinematography, soundtrack, making it feel like 1985 Texas, but the big reason its worth the watch is for the acting. McConaughey's had a strong run of performances the last couple years that has totally changed my opinion of him as an actor, and with Buyers Club he has his best performance to date. Id be shocked if the Academy doesnt nominate him for Best Actor. Jared Leto also has a great performance as a tranny with AIDS, and once again Id be shocked if he doesnt get nominated for Best Supporting Actor. While not a lock like I think the actors should be, I wouldnt be surprised to see it get nominated for Best Picture...4.2/5

Escape Plan...I wouldnt say I enjoyed this because I had really low expectations, because I didnt since it currently has a 7+/10 in imdb, but it delivered what I expected - an entertaining thriller with some scene chomping from Ahnold and Sly. Stallone plays a guy who runs a company where he gets paid to break out of prisons and tell them how to improve their security. He then gets an offer he cant refuse and once at The Tomb as a prisoner, finds out he's in over his head, doubting he can actually break out and his team unable to locate where he actually is. He teams up with another prisoner, Ahnold, to try and come up with you guessed it, an escape plan. As the warden, I thought Jim Caviezel was miscast, but he was okay. Nothing great here, but the 2 action heavyweights keep it interesting and at times humorous, and the dialogue had some intelligence to it...3/5

 

[cstu]

Man, what a great month for movies.

Really enjoyed Anchorman 2 and American Hustle, now I've seen two more really good ones:

Frances Ha

I was inspired to watch this after enjoying Noah Baumbach's Greenberg. I really loved Frances Ha. Excellent writing, acting and cinematography. This movie is special. It's very funny, and even when it's making a more serious point, it's very lighthearted. Probably one of the best films I've seen in the last five years. Huge thumbs up.\

I enjoyed Frances Ha but I can't stand the type of people portrayed in the movie.

You mean young and wandering?

No, just the dialogue which is almost always either pretentious or snarky.

See, many of the characters are college educated. But this movie is mocking pretentious people. Remember how Frances has dinner with those semi-snotty friends? They say all their boring stuff about babies in the 90th percentile and Frances mocks that kind of boring talk almost oblivious that she's kind of insulting people.

To her credit I think she's the least pretentious one in the movie. Clueless but not pretentious. If I was forced to be around any of the characters it would be her. Even though she would drive me crazy I would prefer that over of #######s in the movie.

Edit: Actually it probably would be Patch, but I don't remember enough about his character to say for sure.

 

[JoeSteeler]

This Is the End - I got through 42 minutes and shut it off. Maybe it gets better, but I had to take a poop and never went back to find out. Would not recommend.

It got worse

You guys are nuts. Was one of the funniest movies of 2013. Had a great time watching it.

I'm with biggamer on this.

 

[El Floppo]

Saw The Smoggy Hobbit.

I'm a Tolkien/Fantasy nerd at heart, so I was always going to enjoy this. That said, I would have preferred:

Spoiler

- No LOR character Easter Eggs that aren't part of the book

- Following the book more closely (story-line is all action and would translate perfectly to a movie as-is)- such as:

- No orcs (until the book allows)

- No orc chases

- No love stories

- No extended dragon chase through the tunnels (felt like a Benny Hill episode)

- Don't mind the back-story and inclusion of Gandalf's errands.

 

[El Floppo]

Saw some movie with Bruce Willis and the guy who plays the new Superman. Pretty sure I saw it. I recommend it that highly.

BTW- I may have already offered this, but I enjoyed the latest Superman. Some of the fight scenes felt long, but overall I likd the pacing and look of it and enjoyed getting some depth to Zod's character. Not great- but better than expected.

 

[32 Counter Pass]

This Is the End - I got through 42 minutes and shut it off. Maybe it gets better, but I had to take a poop and never went back to find out. Would not recommend.

It got worse

You guys are nuts. Was one of the funniest movies of 2013. Had a great time watching it.

I'm with biggamer on this.

Did not enjoy it. Might grow on me, but could not recommend it.

 

[jdoggydogg]

BTW- I may have already offered this, but I enjoyed the latest Superman. Some of the fight scenes felt long, but overall I likd the pacing and look of it and enjoyed getting some depth to Zod's character. Not great- but better than expected.

Not a great movie. But better than most comic book movies.

 

[Jobber]

BTW- I may have already offered this, but I enjoyed the latest Superman. Some of the fight scenes felt long, but overall I likd the pacing and look of it and enjoyed getting some depth to Zod's character. Not great- but better than expected.

Not a great movie. But better than most comic book movies.

I agree on Zod. It's nice to know why the guy is the way he is, and not just some shallow bad guy like in Superman II.

 

[NCCommish]

BTW- I may have already offered this, but I enjoyed the latest Superman. Some of the fight scenes felt long, but overall I likd the pacing and look of it and enjoyed getting some depth to Zod's character. Not great- but better than expected.

Not a great movie. But better than most comic book movies.

Not really. I would say it was pretty far down the scale of recent comic book flicks.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

BTW- I may have already offered this, but I enjoyed the latest Superman. Some of the fight scenes felt long, but overall I likd the pacing and look of it and enjoyed getting some depth to Zod's character. Not great- but better than expected.

Not a great movie. But better than most comic book movies.

Not really. I would say it was pretty far down the scale of recent comic book flicks.

You'd be wrong about that.

 

[NCCommish]

So I saw F&F 6 and Lone Ranger. FF6 wasn't horrible I guess. Decent action set pieces, altogether predictable. Lone Ranger gave a lot of laughs. As a Lone Ranger movie it sucked. As a sly commentary on the western genre it may have worked but I don't think that's what they were going for. But I just decided to act like they were and the film wasn't horrible for me.

 

[NCCommish]

BTW- I may have already offered this, but I enjoyed the latest Superman. Some of the fight scenes felt long, but overall I likd the pacing and look of it and enjoyed getting some depth to Zod's character. Not great- but better than expected.

Not a great movie. But better than most comic book movies.

Not really. I would say it was pretty far down the scale of recent comic book flicks.

You'd be wrong about that.

Don't think so. It wasn't even the best Superman origin movie.

 

[VA703]

caught warm bodies on hbo.. not very good, worth a watch if you're bored but it has 0 rewatch value

 

[Chaka]

BTW- I may have already offered this, but I enjoyed the latest Superman. Some of the fight scenes felt long, but overall I likd the pacing and look of it and enjoyed getting some depth to Zod's character. Not great- but better than expected.

Not a great movie. But better than most comic book movies.

Not really. I would say it was pretty far down the scale of recent comic book flicks.

You'd be wrong about that.

Don't think so. It wasn't even the best Superman origin movie.

I liked this reboot. It was the most humanizing one of the bunch.

Didn't have a problem with the fight scenes and really enjoyed the fact that clearly thousands of humans died during the battles. It will be interesting to see how they deal with repercussions from that in the next film.

 

[Bob Magaw]

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.

Hilarious post-modern, self-referentially narrated noir that was the directorial debut of Shane Black (think he wrote Lethal Weapon?), with Robert Downey, Jr. and Val Kilmer. Flew under the radar, but well written dialogue with a (typical for the noir genre, see The Big Sleep or D.O.A.) satisfyingly labrythine plot.

 

[Kenny Powers]

Dallas Buyers Club...solid film based on a true story in the mid-80's where Ron Woodruff (played by McConaughey) finds out he's HIV+ and is told he likely only has a month to live. From that point on, he does his own research and uses whatever means he can to best medicate himself, and once he finds the best medicinal regimen possible - one not being prescribed currently by Drs in the hospitals - sets up his own business selling the meds to other HIV patients. The script is solid, I wouldve liked some more details from the medical/medication perspective as well as the legality side, but maybe thats because Im in healthcare. Really it was solid all around, the cinematography, soundtrack, making it feel like 1985 Texas, but the big reason its worth the watch is for the acting. McConaughey's had a strong run of performances the last couple years that has totally changed my opinion of him as an actor, and with Buyers Club he has his best performance to date. Id be shocked if the Academy doesnt nominate him for Best Actor. Jared Leto also has a great performance as a tranny with AIDS, and once again Id be shocked if he doesnt get nominated for Best Supporting Actor. While not a lock like I think the actors should be, I wouldnt be surprised to see it get nominated for Best Picture...4.2/5

Well, considering they both won the Golden Globe for their respective categories yesterday, Id say they are locks for Oscar nominations. Wins? Id say Leto is more likely to win as Best Actor is more crowded with names than Best Supporting - and Oscar voters might still have in the back of their mind much of McConaughey's filmography prior to the last couple years. I havent seen any of the other movies/performances of those who are nominated, but Id be surprised if they were better than McConaughey and Leto.

I also doubt it factors into the minds of voters, and it probably shouldnt, but maybe his very good performance in Mud gives MM a bump for winning for DBC as well.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.

Hilarious post-modern, self-referentially narrated noir that was the directorial debut of Shane Black (think he wrote Lethal Weapon?), with Robert Downey, Jr. and Val Kilmer. Flew under the radar, but well written dialogue with a (typical for the noir genre, see The Big Sleep or D.O.A.) satisfyingly labrythine plot.

Very underrated

 

[El Floppo]

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.

Hilarious post-modern, self-referentially narrated noir that was the directorial debut of Shane Black (think he wrote Lethal Weapon?), with Robert Downey, Jr. and Val Kilmer. Flew under the radar, but well written dialogue with a (typical for the noir genre, see The Big Sleep or D.O.A.) satisfyingly labrythine plot.

Very underrated

I only heard about it in here or else I would have missed it- a fun movie and Kilmer was great.

 

[Daywalker]

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.

Hilarious post-modern, self-referentially narrated noir that was the directorial debut of Shane Black (think he wrote Lethal Weapon?), with Robert Downey, Jr. and Val Kilmer. Flew under the radar, but well written dialogue with a (typical for the noir genre, see The Big Sleep or D.O.A.) satisfyingly labrythine plot.

Very underrated

As well as very rewatchable.

 

[Bob Magaw]

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.

Hilarious post-modern, self-referentially narrated noir that was the directorial debut of Shane Black (think he wrote Lethal Weapon?), with Robert Downey, Jr. and Val Kilmer. Flew under the radar, but well written dialogue with a (typical for the noir genre, see The Big Sleep or D.O.A.) satisfyingly labrythine plot.

Very underrated

As well as very rewatchable.

I meant to say about KKBB that the complexity of the plot and machine gun repartee make it bear repeat watchings very well.* I liked the scene involving Russian Roulette where Downey, Jr. said he thought there was an 8% chance of firing a live round (Kilmer - "Idiot, who taught you math?" ).

 

[Chaka]

Dallas Buyers Club...solid film based on a true story in the mid-80's where Ron Woodruff (played by McConaughey) finds out he's HIV+ and is told he likely only has a month to live. From that point on, he does his own research and uses whatever means he can to best medicate himself, and once he finds the best medicinal regimen possible - one not being prescribed currently by Drs in the hospitals - sets up his own business selling the meds to other HIV patients. The script is solid, I wouldve liked some more details from the medical/medication perspective as well as the legality side, but maybe thats because Im in healthcare. Really it was solid all around, the cinematography, soundtrack, making it feel like 1985 Texas, but the big reason its worth the watch is for the acting. McConaughey's had a strong run of performances the last couple years that has totally changed my opinion of him as an actor, and with Buyers Club he has his best performance to date. Id be shocked if the Academy doesnt nominate him for Best Actor. Jared Leto also has a great performance as a tranny with AIDS, and once again Id be shocked if he doesnt get nominated for Best Supporting Actor. While not a lock like I think the actors should be, I wouldnt be surprised to see it get nominated for Best Picture...4.2/5

Well, considering they both won the Golden Globe for their respective categories yesterday, Id say they are locks for Oscar nominations. Wins? Id say Leto is more likely to win as Best Actor is more crowded with names than Best Supporting - and Oscar voters might still have in the back of their mind much of McConaughey's filmography prior to the last couple years. I havent seen any of the other movies/performances of those who are nominated, but Id be surprised if they were better than McConaughey and Leto.

I also doubt it factors into the minds of voters, and it probably shouldnt, but maybe his very good performance in Mud gives MM a bump for winning for DBC as well.

Isn't Mud eligible for the Oscar's his year? Or did I miss it last year?

 

[Osaurus]

I didn't feel like going back to quote whoever mentioned Insidious 2, but it was pretty bad. The story was all over the place. It was interesting to see them tie the 2nd film into the 1st, but still pretty weak overall. I was hoping for more suspense like the 1st one and it came up well short IMO.

2/5

 

[jdoggydogg]

The Place Beyond the Pines

I'm a big fan of Blue Valentine, so I was pretty excited about seeing Derek Cianfrance's new movie. There's plenty to admire here. The camera work is excellent, the score is haunting, and the acting is also good. But I don't know, this movie is a lot of depressing content for the entire 2 1/2 hours. I generally admire dark films. I can see why someone would recommend the movie, and there are certainly scenes I liked. But it wasn't for me.

 

[NCCommish]

BTW- I may have already offered this, but I enjoyed the latest Superman. Some of the fight scenes felt long, but overall I likd the pacing and look of it and enjoyed getting some depth to Zod's character. Not great- but better than expected.

Not a great movie. But better than most comic book movies.

Not really. I would say it was pretty far down the scale of recent comic book flicks.

You'd be wrong about that.

Don't think so. It wasn't even the best Superman origin movie.

I liked this reboot. It was the most humanizing one of the bunch.

Didn't have a problem with the fight scenes and really enjoyed the fact that clearly thousands of humans died during the battles. It will be interesting to see how they deal with repercussions from that in the next film.

Just to be clear I liked this movie as well. Just don't think it's better than most comic book movies.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

I, for one, have been kind of bored with the superhero movies that have come out the last couple years.

Thor: The Dark World, The Wolverine, Iron Man 3, The Avengers (yes, even this one) were all kind of same ol', same ol' to me.

 

[Sarnoff]

I, for one, have been kind of bored with the superhero movies that have come out the last couple years.

Thor: The Dark World, The Wolverine, Iron Man 3, The Avengers (yes, even this one) were all kind of same ol', same ol' to me.

One of the dudes on the Cracked podcast said this current genre of "serious" comic book movies will probably not age well when looked back on in 15-20 years.

 

[NCCommish]

I, for one, have been kind of bored with the superhero movies that have come out the last couple years.

Thor: The Dark World, The Wolverine, Iron Man 3, The Avengers (yes, even this one) were all kind of same ol', same ol' to me.

Haven't seen the new Thor. The Wolverine sucked for so many reasons. Biggest being - You can't cut admantium that has already cooled with some heated admantium ginzu knife. They absolutely butchered canon on that film. I like IM 3 but still like 1 best. I thought the Avengers really lived up to what I wanted to see them do I liked that one.

 

[jdoggydogg]

BTW- I may have already offered this, but I enjoyed the latest Superman. Some of the fight scenes felt long, but overall I likd the pacing and look of it and enjoyed getting some depth to Zod's character. Not great- but better than expected.

Not a great movie. But better than most comic book movies.

Not really. I would say it was pretty far down the scale of recent comic book flicks.

You'd be wrong about that.

Don't think so. It wasn't even the best Superman origin movie.

I liked this reboot. It was the most humanizing one of the bunch.

Didn't have a problem with the fight scenes and really enjoyed the fact that clearly thousands of humans died during the battles. It will be interesting to see how they deal with repercussions from that in the next film.

Just to be clear I liked this movie as well. Just don't think it's better than most comic book movies.

I think you're just remembering the good ones. Look at this list of comic book movies. You have a handful of really good action films, and then you have a ton of just awful stuff. It's not that Man Of Steel is great. It's that this list is not impressive:

Daredevil

The Punisher

Thor

Captain America

Iron Man

Dark Knight

Batman

Batman Returns

Batman Forever

Batman & Robin

Superman

Superman II

Superman III

Superman IV: The Quest For Peace

Superman Returns

Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

Watchmen

R.I.P.D.

Blade

Blade II

Blade: Trinity

Barb Wire

Jonah Hex

Catwoman

The Spirit

Howard The Duck

X-Men

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

X-Men: The Last Stand

Spider-Man

Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 3

Green Lantern

Fantastic Four

Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer

Spawn

Judge Dredd

Elektra

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III

The Phantom

Ghost Rider

The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen

Steel

 

[Gr00vus]

Dallas Buyers Club...solid film based on a true story in the mid-80's where Ron Woodruff (played by McConaughey) finds out he's HIV+ and is told he likely only has a month to live. From that point on, he does his own research and uses whatever means he can to best medicate himself, and once he finds the best medicinal regimen possible - one not being prescribed currently by Drs in the hospitals - sets up his own business selling the meds to other HIV patients. The script is solid, I wouldve liked some more details from the medical/medication perspective as well as the legality side, but maybe thats because Im in healthcare. Really it was solid all around, the cinematography, soundtrack, making it feel like 1985 Texas, but the big reason its worth the watch is for the acting. McConaughey's had a strong run of performances the last couple years that has totally changed my opinion of him as an actor, and with Buyers Club he has his best performance to date. Id be shocked if the Academy doesnt nominate him for Best Actor. Jared Leto also has a great performance as a tranny with AIDS, and once again Id be shocked if he doesnt get nominated for Best Supporting Actor. While not a lock like I think the actors should be, I wouldnt be surprised to see it get nominated for Best Picture...4.2/5

Well, considering they both won the Golden Globe for their respective categories yesterday, Id say they are locks for Oscar nominations. Wins? Id say Leto is more likely to win as Best Actor is more crowded with names than Best Supporting - and Oscar voters might still have in the back of their mind much of McConaughey's filmography prior to the last couple years. I havent seen any of the other movies/performances of those who are nominated, but Id be surprised if they were better than McConaughey and Leto.

I also doubt it factors into the minds of voters, and it probably shouldnt, but maybe his very good performance in Mud gives MM a bump for winning for DBC as well.

Leto was in Dallas Buyers Club. Very deserving of an Oscar win.

I thought MM was great in Mud and DBC, but I have a suspicion he won't win any Oscars until he (if he ever does) pulls offl a high quality non-southerner role. I think he'll need to demonstrate that kind of range to get to that level.

 

[NCCommish]

BTW- I may have already offered this, but I enjoyed the latest Superman. Some of the fight scenes felt long, but overall I likd the pacing and look of it and enjoyed getting some depth to Zod's character. Not great- but better than expected.

Not a great movie. But better than most comic book movies.

Not really. I would say it was pretty far down the scale of recent comic book flicks.

You'd be wrong about that.

Don't think so. It wasn't even the best Superman origin movie.

I liked this reboot. It was the most humanizing one of the bunch.

Didn't have a problem with the fight scenes and really enjoyed the fact that clearly thousands of humans died during the battles. It will be interesting to see how they deal with repercussions from that in the next film.

Just to be clear I liked this movie as well. Just don't think it's better than most comic book movies.

I think you're just remembering the good ones. Look at this list of comic book movies. You have a handful of really good action films, and then you have a ton of just awful stuff. It's not that Man Of Steel is great. It's that this list is not impressive:

Yeah I was more referring to the current crop that this is competing with. If we do the entire history of any genre there will be far more stinkers than gems.

 

[jamny]

I, for one, have been kind of bored with the superhero movies that have come out the last couple years.

Thor: The Dark World, The Wolverine, Iron Man 3, The Avengers (yes, even this one) were all kind of same ol', same ol' to me.

I've been feeling like that for a while.

Even when I actually like one, it's usually half hearted. I haven't even watched Thor, Wolverine, Iron Man 3 or the newest Superman and Spiderman, and probably never will. Batman is still decent though. Avengers was ok. Seen one, seen them all, imo.

 

[Time Kibitzer]

Yeah when have superhero movies ever not been formulaic ####? At least that's the way it's been the past decade imo.

 

[Statorama]

The Place Beyond the Pines

I'm a big fan of Blue Valentine, so I was pretty excited about seeing Derek Cianfrance's new movie. There's plenty to admire here. The camera work is excellent, the score is haunting, and the acting is also good. But I don't know, this movie is a lot of depressing content for the entire 2 1/2 hours. I generally admire dark films. I can see why someone would recommend the movie, and there are certainly scenes I liked. But it wasn't for me.

I've had this sitting in the DVR que waiting for the right mood to watch it

 

[NCCommish]

Yeah when have superhero movies ever not been formulaic ####? At least that's the way it's been the past decade imo.

Cop movies - formulaic. Rom Coms - the very definition of formulaic. Action movies of pretty much every stripe - formulaic. It is what it is. Studios don't like taking chances with large budget movies. We keep going anyway.

 

[jdoggydogg]

The Place Beyond the Pines

I'm a big fan of Blue Valentine, so I was pretty excited about seeing Derek Cianfrance's new movie. There's plenty to admire here. The camera work is excellent, the score is haunting, and the acting is also good. But I don't know, this movie is a lot of depressing content for the entire 2 1/2 hours. I generally admire dark films. I can see why someone would recommend the movie, and there are certainly scenes I liked. But it wasn't for me.

I've had this sitting in the DVR que waiting for the right mood to watch it

Don't hesitate because of my review. Just don't get into it in a bad mood.

 

[Time Kibitzer]

Yeah when have superhero movies ever not been formulaic ####? At least that's the way it's been the past decade imo.

Cop movies - formulaic. Rom Coms - the very definition of formulaic. Action movies of pretty much every stripe - formulaic. It is what it is. Studios don't like taking chances with large budget movies. We keep going anyway.

Sure, genres like Rom Coms and Action movies are incredibly formulaic too, maybe not to the same degree as superhero films, but certainly not far off. I'd say I hate those genres too btw. That doesn't mean there still isn't essentially an infinite amount of films out there that aren't formulaic.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

I, for one, have been kind of bored with the superhero movies that have come out the last couple years.

Thor: The Dark World, The Wolverine, Iron Man 3, The Avengers (yes, even this one) were all kind of same ol', same ol' to me.

I've been feeling like that for a while.

Even when I actually like one, it's usually half hearted. I haven't even watched Thor, Wolverine, Iron Man 3 or the newest Superman and Spiderman, and probably never will. Batman is still decent though. Avengers was ok. Seen one, seen them all, imo.

I liked both the new Super/Spiderman movies.

I've only seen the Avengers once because I was turned off by the fact that the final battle was a carbon copy of the one in Transformers 3.

 

[James Daulton]

How's You're Next. Thinking of picking that one up.

 

[MechEng]

I enjoyed "The Way Way Back". It was different seeing Steve Carell playing the role of a jerk.

 

[Chaka]

I, for one, have been kind of bored with the superhero movies that have come out the last couple years.

Thor: The Dark World, The Wolverine, Iron Man 3, The Avengers (yes, even this one) were all kind of same ol', same ol' to me.

Disagree about The Avengers, it is just a superbly well done comic book movie.

I actually watched Avengers again last night and one thing I really appreciate about Man of Steel even more was how they handled the mass destruction in Metropolis. I mean there was no question that thousands of humans died during the final fight with Zod. And I really appreciate how Snyder chose to address that, I really hope the repercussions resonate into the next film. The Avengers, however, felt very sanitized even though the destruction of that final battle was on the same level. I mean they were just chilling eating shawarma at the end of the film, hilarious scene no doubt but it completely glosses over the human toll of the battle.

Because of that human element (I won't call it "dark") Man of Steel may get better for me upon repeat viewings.

 

[Chaka]

I, for one, have been kind of bored with the superhero movies that have come out the last couple years.

Thor: The Dark World, The Wolverine, Iron Man 3, The Avengers (yes, even this one) were all kind of same ol', same ol' to me.

I've been feeling like that for a while.

Even when I actually like one, it's usually half hearted. I haven't even watched Thor, Wolverine, Iron Man 3 or the newest Superman and Spiderman, and probably never will. Batman is still decent though. Avengers was ok. Seen one, seen them all, imo.

I liked both the new Super/Spiderman movies.

I've only seen the Avengers once because I was turned off by the fact that the final battle was a carbon copy of the one in Transformers 3.

 

[Chaka]

The Place Beyond the Pines

I'm a big fan of Blue Valentine, so I was pretty excited about seeing Derek Cianfrance's new movie. There's plenty to admire here. The camera work is excellent, the score is haunting, and the acting is also good. But I don't know, this movie is a lot of depressing content for the entire 2 1/2 hours. I generally admire dark films. I can see why someone would recommend the movie, and there are certainly scenes I liked. But it wasn't for me.

I've had this sitting in the DVR que waiting for the right mood to watch it

Don't hesitate because of my review. Just don't get into it in a bad mood.

I didn't think it was particularly dark but it was definitely not the film I thought I was going to get.

Not sure how I feel about the resolution either, it makes sense for one of them but I am not seeing it for the other.

Spoiler

The way Gosling's kid followed his path really didn't make sense for me. Clearly he comes from a loving, stable home it was just so odd that he would fall off the rails like that IMO.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

I, for one, have been kind of bored with the superhero movies that have come out the last couple years.

Thor: The Dark World, The Wolverine, Iron Man 3, The Avengers (yes, even this one) were all kind of same ol', same ol' to me.

I've been feeling like that for a while.

Even when I actually like one, it's usually half hearted. I haven't even watched Thor, Wolverine, Iron Man 3 or the newest Superman and Spiderman, and probably never will. Batman is still decent though. Avengers was ok. Seen one, seen them all, imo.

I liked both the new Super/Spiderman movies.

I've only seen the Avengers once because I was turned off by the fact that the final battle was a carbon copy of the one in Transformers 3.

Well maybe not carbon copy. Close enough...except that the one in Xformers3 was better.

You know, giant snake things attack our heroes in the middle of a metropolitan center.

 

[KarmaPolice]

How's You're Next. Thinking of picking that one up.

was going to post some reviews tomorrow. watched this one over the weekend and thought it was dull. dont understand the high ratings for it.

 

[jdoggydogg]

I, for one, have been kind of bored with the superhero movies that have come out the last couple years.

Thor: The Dark World, The Wolverine, Iron Man 3, The Avengers (yes, even this one) were all kind of same ol', same ol' to me.

Disagree about The Avengers, it is just a superbly well done comic book movie.

I actually watched Avengers again last night and one thing I really appreciate about Man of Steel even more was how they handled the mass destruction in Metropolis. I mean there was no question that thousands of humans died during the final fight with Zod. And I really appreciate how Snyder chose to address that, I really hope the repercussions resonate into the next film. The Avengers, however, felt very sanitized even though the destruction of that final battle was on the same level. I mean they were just chilling eating shawarma at the end of the film, hilarious scene no doubt but it completely glosses over the human toll of the battle.

Because of that human element (I won't call it "dark") Man of Steel may get better for me upon repeat viewings.

I liked The Avengers mostly because it's funny, and far too many comic films are humorless. Many of them try to contain humor, but they often fail. My beef with Avengers was that the monsters at the end were sort of bland. They didn't seem all that unique.

 

[jdoggydogg]

The Place Beyond the Pines

I'm a big fan of Blue Valentine, so I was pretty excited about seeing Derek Cianfrance's new movie. There's plenty to admire here. The camera work is excellent, the score is haunting, and the acting is also good. But I don't know, this movie is a lot of depressing content for the entire 2 1/2 hours. I generally admire dark films. I can see why someone would recommend the movie, and there are certainly scenes I liked. But it wasn't for me.

I've had this sitting in the DVR que waiting for the right mood to watch it

Don't hesitate because of my review. Just don't get into it in a bad mood.

I didn't think it was particularly dark but it was definitely not the film I thought I was going to get.

Not sure how I feel about the resolution either, it makes sense for one of them but I am not seeing it for the other.

Spoiler

The way Gosling's kid followed his path really didn't make sense for me. Clearly he comes from a loving, stable home it was just so odd that he would fall off the rails like that IMO.

If you don't agree that it was dark, would you agree that it was somber and humorless?

As for the spoiler:

Spoiler

I agree that stable, loving parents would more than likely produce a good kid. But given this kid's backstory, it didn't seem at all unrealistic that he'd end up troubled. The one thing I'll say is that the finale does open the door to the possibility that this chapter in his life is over and he'll pull it together to become a solid citizen.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Going to watch Oblivion this week. What should I expect?

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Going to watch Oblivion this week. What should I expect?

A cool looking movie that you'll walk away from saying "not much new that I haven't seen before, but I still liked it."