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Osaurus said:
Swiss Army Man

Didn't know what to expect with this one and I certainly got it.  Definitely original and overall interesting.  4/5
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I liked it a lot. I bet that viewers would enjoy this differently with a large theater audience. When I saw it in a theater, the weird, offbeat humor landed in a way that wouldn't be the same if you watched it alone. Just a theory.

 
Now that i think of it, Chaplin & Youtube go together like long-necked girls and.......wha?........oh...yeah...forgot...................turtlenecks. gotta go...

 
KarmaPolice said:
Spiderman: Homecoming -

Very much to my surprise I am right in step with @jdoggydogg on this one.  (not the fact that I am agreeing with you, more that I was reluctant to watch this one b/c I didn't love him in Civil War like a ton of people seemed to).  I had a blast with this one and actually think it's an upper tier Marvel movie.  I loved that we didn't feel the need for backstory and origins.  Also after all the galactic stakes and big Transformers monsters that is prevalent in a lot of the Marvel movies now as they ramp up, I really appreciated the focused story and smaller stakes here.  Keaton is easily the best Marvel bad guy and liked the blue collar tie-in to the other Avengers movie with the character.  I laughed a bit and really liked the humor too - especially the Capt. America PSAs and the end credit scene.  I think the only thing I didn't like was the KC Undercover chick as the bland 'friend'.  I had to laugh at @EYLive's comment about this being a teen movie since I seemed to like this a bit more than my son and he liked GotG much more than I. 
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:hifive:

To clarify, I see all these comic book movies with my son. So that does color my enjoyment of the genre. I see these movies through his eyes, and that does tend to change my expectations of what I want in a movie. Because really, I love dark, smart, weird, arty movies. That's my wheelhouse. 

Spider-Man is great for these reasons: funny, good, crisp script, excellent supporting cast, and probably the most relatable villain in the Marvel movie universe. When a hero is fighting a monster with no pain or human quality, there's nothing at stake. But Keaton brings a lot of humanity to this performance, and he knocked it out of the park. 

 
jdoggydogg said:
:hifive:

To clarify, I see all these comic book movies with my son. So that does color my enjoyment of the genre. I see these movies through his eyes, and that does tend to change my expectations of what I want in a movie. Because really, I love dark, smart, weird, arty movies. That's my wheelhouse. 

Spider-Man is great for these reasons: funny, good, crisp script, excellent supporting cast, and probably the most relatable villain in the Marvel movie universe. When a hero is fighting a monster with no pain or human quality, there's nothing at stake. But Keaton brings a lot of humanity to this performance, and he knocked it out of the park. 
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The house and following car scenes were about as good as it gets in movies.  Loved it. 

 
Kong Skull Island

I'm a sucker for these types of movies (summer popcorn flick).  It did what I had hoped it would do in that it provided me with a couple hours of mindless entertainment.

 
KarmaPolice said:
The house and following car scenes were about as good as it gets in movies.  Loved it. 
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I think Spider-Man resonates so well because despite his gifts, he's young, inexperienced, and he makes plenty of mistakes. When heroes are practically invulnerable, it's just not that interesting. Logan did this well.

 
jdoggydogg said:
I think Spider-Man resonates so well because despite his gifts, he's young, inexperienced, and he makes plenty of mistakes. When heroes are practically invulnerable, it's just not that interesting. Logan did this well.
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Yeah, Superman and Thor are boring.  I like Hulk just because there is at least a battle to control that aspect of himself though.

 
KarmaPolice said:
Yeah, Superman and Thor are boring.  I like Hulk just because there is at least a battle to control that aspect of himself though.
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While I wanted to like Man of Steel, it had big problems. But I don't think Superman's invulnerability was the problem. Zach Snyder is a visual artist, but most of his movies fail at the script level. I think that the original Christopher Reeve Superman did a lot better job of humanizing the character.

 
jdoggydogg said:
While I wanted to like Man of Steel, it had big problems. But I don't think Superman's invulnerability was the problem. Zach Snyder is a visual artist, but most of his movies fail at the script level. I think that the original Christopher Reeve Superman did a lot better job of humanizing the character.
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I know it is campy today. But I agree. Superman The Movie was just gigantic for me as an 8 year old kid who adored Superman. And the incredible and far better sequel Superman II in 1981 knocked it out of the park.

Pure cheese and it was laid on thick. I still love those 2 Superman Movies to this day.

Man Of Steel was good. I actually really enjoyed it for the most part, but then the battle in the end was a tad too long. But it was solid and a nice redemption for the dreck that was:

Superman III, IV and Superman Returns.

Batman vs Superman The Directors cut was solid as well.

 
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I finally saw The Accountant on HBO. Very cool movie.

Who wins if each character is contracted to kill everyone else? Christian Wolff vs. John Wick vs. Liam Neeson (Taken) vs. Jason Bourne. 

 
Green for Danger - 7/10

I find Criterion Collection titles at the library that randomly catch my eye. This was a sufficient whodunnit that has a tightly written script and which, ironically, probably wouldn't have worked if it wasn't in black and white.

Worth a watch.

 
Todem said:
I know it is campy today. But I agree. Superman The Movie was just gigantic for me as an 8 year old kid who adored Superman. And the incredible and far better sequel Superman II in 1981 knocked it out of the park.

Pure cheese and it was laid on thick. I still love those 2 Superman Movies to this day.

Man Of Steel was good. I actually really enjoyed it for the most part, but then the battle in the end was a tad too long.
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All good points. Those early Superman movies are also dear to me.

You know what I really liked about Man of Steel? All the stuff with Clark's adopted mom and dad. I thought that was done well and should have been expanded.

 
EYLive said:
I finally saw The Accountant on HBO. Very cool movie.

Who wins if each character is contracted to kill everyone else? Christian Wolff vs. John Wick vs. Liam Neeson (Taken) vs. Jason Bourne. 
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I think you have the next great action film there.. Get on phone ASAP and get it done! :excited:

 
EYLive said:
I finally saw The Accountant on HBO. Very cool movie.

Who wins if each character is contracted to kill everyone else? Christian Wolff vs. John Wick vs. Liam Neeson (Taken) vs. Jason Bourne. 
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I love this question.  Needs it's own thread.  I could argue for all of them and will spend far too much time thinking about this. 

 
EYLive said:
I finally saw The Accountant on HBO. Very cool movie.

Who wins if each character is contracted to kill everyone else? Christian Wolff vs. John Wick vs. Liam Neeson (Taken) vs. Jason Bourne. 
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No guns, Bourne. Guns, Wick or Neeson. 

 
First Blood II.

So I watched this last night and realized Stallone spends probably 80% of the movie with no shirt on.

What other movies does the lead hardly wear a shirt?

 
Andy Dufresne said:
Brief Encounter - 9/10

Will be back later for a more thorough review but I just had to write that this movie was awesome.
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A story of new & exciting love versus one that's dull yet tried and true, features several touches that enhance great performances and show why Noel Coward and David Lean are such huge names.

When the the situation turns cold, it's reflected in the lovers' visible breath and the young barista runs by with her age appropriate lover and love, it's a cruel cut.. The trains they take to their respectice homes are destined to always run opposite directions.

And the closing quote by the husband is probably the sweetest and most pitch perfect of all time.

Just a great movie. 

 
Hacksaw Ridge:

I think it took me about 3 nights to finish this one, so yeah - I didn't like it much, but I wanted to get through it for whatever reason.  As I put it in the other thread, this is a great story, but a bad movie.  I thought the first 1/2 was laughable with some pretty bad acting and casting choices.  Vaughn doing his best R. Lee Ermey impression and failing.  Honestly I thought the first 1/2 felt made for TV-ish.  Then action hits and it turns into an in your face horror movie assault.  Gibson sure loves his gore.  Long story short, I think this is one of the worst 'Best Picture' nominees I have seen in a bit. 

 
Ilov80s said:
Full Metal Jacket and Saving Private Ryan have something in common: great starts, ok finishes. I actually wouldn't put FMJ too high on Kubrick's list of great movies. I think my favorite war movies would be Apocalypse Now, Bridge on the River Kwai, Paths of Glory (the better Kubrick war film) and after just seeing it last week for the first time, The Big Parade might be there as well. 
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:goodposting:

 
Andy Dufresne said:
A story of new & exciting love versus one that's dull yet tried and true, features several touches that enhance great performances and show why Noel Coward and David Lean are such huge names.

When the the situation turns cold, it's reflected in the lovers' visible breath and the young barista runs by with her age appropriate lover and love, it's a cruel cut.. The trains they take to their respectice homes are destined to always run opposite directions.

And the closing quote by the husband is probably the sweetest and most pitch perfect of all time.

Just a great movie. 
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I love that era of British writing - Coward, Orwell, James Hilton, Graham Greene - so clear, crisp & confident, dealing with all the same issues as the American writers who were all spilling their guts on the floor about it, but keeping their powder dry all the way.

And Lean was the movie director for that voice. Though known for epics his Coward movies show that, no matter the scale, his point was to show the unrequited longing in each the little lives frustrated by this messy panorama we all share. Would have loved to seen him do a Greene novel

 
KarmaPolice said:
Hacksaw Ridge:

I think it took me about 3 nights to finish this one, so yeah - I didn't like it much, but I wanted to get through it for whatever reason.  As I put it in the other thread, this is a great story, but a bad movie.  I thought the first 1/2 was laughable with some pretty bad acting and casting choices.  Vaughn doing his best R. Lee Ermey impression and failing.  Honestly I thought the first 1/2 felt made for TV-ish.  Then action hits and it turns into an in your face horror movie assault.  Gibson sure loves his gore.  Long story short, I think this is one of the worst 'Best Picture' nominees I have seen in a bit. 
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 i just don't get any love for this film. it feels like an NBC movie of the week or along those lines. It feels out of step with the audience today,

 
Just deleted Hacksaw Ridge from my DVR. Thanks for taking the bullet, so to speak, for me.

I wasn't really all that psyched to see it anyway.

 
Ghost in the Shell. Meh. Not good at all. No backstory, no character development, no recognizable actor/actress except for Johansson who is dull, and Juliet Binoche who is in about 4 minutes of the move. Maybe people that are into anime get it, idk. 

 
wikkidpissah said:
I love that era of British writing - Coward, Orwell, James Hilton, Graham Greene - so clear, crisp & confident, dealing with all the same issues as the American writers who were all spilling their guts on the floor about it, but keeping their powder dry all the way.

And Lean was the movie director for that voice. Though known for epics his Coward movies show that, no matter the scale, his point was to show the unrequited longing in each the little lives frustrated by this messy panorama we all share. Would have loved to seen him do a Greene novel
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He could have done a great job with The End of the Affair

 
I've had alot of awesome dad moments in my life but watching Raiders of the Lost Ark with my teenager for the first time and him saying,  that was awesome,  has to be up there. 

 
This Cameron Diaz flick called The Box has been playing on Showtime or whatever.  Do yourself a favor and if it's on, don't just watch something els, turn off your TV and leave the house.

 
Copeman said:
Kong Skull Island

I'm a sucker for these types of movies (summer popcorn flick).  It did what I had hoped it would do in that it provided me with a couple hours of mindless entertainment.
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I liked it, too. Nothing great, but certainly entertaining in an old fashioned way.

 
Houston, We Have A Problem 8/10

As a fan of the space program, this one really sucked me in.

PM me if you've seen it. I'd like to know at what point you got the point.
 
Saw a few recently:

Hacksaw Ridge - I agree with others in this thread that it should have been a lot better than it was. It just wasn't that good a movie. Great story - not executed well. And what is it with Mel having to show people FLYING through the air and the most possible gore? 

Loving - Another one that I thought I was going to like a lot and just ... didn't. Maybe its the lawyer in me but I wanted to see more of the fight - the legal battles, etc. Instead it was just kind of the slow tale of ... their love story, I guess? Which that's a nice story. But I would have been more interested in a riveting civil rights/courtroom drama.

The Night Before - Finally a movie that was exactly what I thought it would be - a dumb, drug infused comedy that had some decent laughs. Not as good as the original Hangover, but a similar-type movie. Actually a good comp is probably the Harold and Kumar Christmas movie - but without NPH sadly. Its fine for some dumb laughs.

 
KarmaPolice said:
Hacksaw Ridge:

I think it took me about 3 nights to finish this one, so yeah - I didn't like it much, but I wanted to get through it for whatever reason.  As I put it in the other thread, this is a great story, but a bad movie.  I thought the first 1/2 was laughable with some pretty bad acting and casting choices.  Vaughn doing his best R. Lee Ermey impression and failing.  Honestly I thought the first 1/2 felt made for TV-ish.  Then action hits and it turns into an in your face horror movie assault.  Gibson sure loves his gore.  Long story short, I think this is one of the worst 'Best Picture' nominees I have seen in a bit. 
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Terrible movie. Religious propaganda.

 
"Spiderwick Chronicles" with my 7 year old. A few years old but the CGI - of which there is plenty - holds up. Freddie Highmore - "Bates Motel" most recently - does fine. My kid liked it. 

 
Play Dirty

Michael Caine movie from 1969 about a group of soldiers who are sent out to destroy a German fuel depot in N. Africa during WWII.  This is a very boring movie and at least a half hour too long.  2/5.  

 
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