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[cstu]

The D Train - 6.5/10

This was Jack Black along the lines of Bernie (the movie, not the socialist). Guy can act.

Z for Zachiariah - 7/10

Better not to know much going in but if you like post-apocalyptic drama like The Road you should like this. Don't expect any action though, suspense is all psychological.

Mr. Holmes - 7.5/10

Wasn't sure about this going in but really enjoyed seeing an elderly Sherlock trying to hold onto his mind.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia:

Movie that was great to look at, but dragged quite a bit for me. Was hoping for more out of this one after seeing some of the reviews. 5/10

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol:

Probably should have watched this one before Casino Royale and I bet I would have liked it a bit more. There were some great action sequences for sure, but I think it should have ended in Dubai, since that was the highlight of the movie. Got overly complicated for no apparent reason, and I am not a Jeremy Renner fan at all, so I was getting tired of his shtick in this movie too. I would give MI 3 the slight edge in the series, but this is right behind it. Just a little too goofy to give it a great rating. 6.5/10

 

[Daywalker]

I'd be surprised by anyone who doesn't like:

Catch Me if You Can

Rain Man

Swingers

Shine

The Fugitive

My Cousin Vinny

Parenthood

Glory

Crimson Tide

Overboard

Notting Hill

The Break Up

Meet The Parents

A Few Good Men

Coming to America

Notting Hill?

Was trying to mix it up just a tad. Everyone likes that movie. Funny and charming.

 

[jdoggydogg]

The Specialist

Haven't seen this in years. A terrible Sylvester Stallone movie with James Woods, Sharon Stone, Eric Roberts, and Rod Steiger. So much to laugh at here: Why is Rod Steiger playing a Hispanic character? Why does Sharon Stone walk like an 8 year old girl trying to look cool? But let me say this: There are few actors that can be both menacing and funny - and James Woods is one of them. The guy always delivers a great performance.

 

[JoeSteeler]

The D Train - 6.5/10

This was Jack Black along the lines of Bernie (the movie, not the socialist). Guy can act.

Z for Zachiariah - 7/10

Better not to know much going in but if you like post-apocalyptic drama like The Road you should like this. Don't expect any action though, suspense is all psychological.

Mr. Holmes - 7.5/10

Wasn't sure about this going in but really enjoyed seeing an elderly Sherlock trying to hold onto his mind.

black dot...these all look interesting. Haven't heard of "D" or "Z"

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Saboteur > North by Northwest

 

[saintfool]

Saboteur > North by Northwest

i like Bob Cummings. He's one of those contract guys in the Hollywood system, like Joel McCrea, that seemed to be in a million movies but you can't name one off the top of your head. "Saboteur" is a bit talk-y for even Hitchcock but this one of his best finales.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Saboteur > North by Northwest

i like Bob Cummings. He's one of those contract guys in the Hollywood system, like Joel McCrea, that seemed to be in a million movies but you can't name one off the top of your head. "Saboteur" is a bit talk-y for even Hitchcock but this one of his best finales.

I thought it was strange, though, that there was no accompanying musical score.

 

[sports_fan]

Snowpiercer - 4/5

This one surprised me in a good way. I hadn't heard much about it. There is a drastic cooling of the earth. Most life dies out. The remainder of humanity is confined to a small continuously moving train which circumnavigates the earth.

It has some pretty good twists.

 

[Zow]

Snowpiercer - 4/5

This one surprised me in a good way. I hadn't heard much about it. There is a drastic cooling of the earth. Most life dies out. The remainder of humanity is confined to a small continuously moving train which circumnavigates the earth.

It has some pretty good twists.

I really enjoyed this movie, too, but you could drive that train through the plot holes. Cool movie, but doesn't touch the upper echelon of sci-fi movies.

 

[Zow]

The Guest 3.5/5

Odd, entertaining indie thriller that does a great job of making fun of itself. Storyline appeared intentionally underdeveloped but the lack of explaining the main character's motivation left me a little frustrated.

Blue Ruin 4/5

Another indie thriller. Short, concise story that just keeps a well-made, intense thriller throughout. Definitely worth a watch.

Beyond the Lights 3/5

Not at all my kind of movie, but it surprisingly wasn't terrible. Too long though and obviously predictable.

 

[sports_fan]

Snowpiercer - 4/5

This one surprised me in a good way. I hadn't heard much about it. There is a drastic cooling of the earth. Most life dies out. The remainder of humanity is confined to a small continuously moving train which circumnavigates the earth.

It has some pretty good twists.

I really enjoyed this movie, too, but you could drive that train through the plot holes. Cool movie, but doesn't touch the upper echelon of sci-fi movies.

What were the plot holes you had a problem with?

 

[KarmaPolice]

Snowpiercer - 4/5

This one surprised me in a good way. I hadn't heard much about it. There is a drastic cooling of the earth. Most life dies out. The remainder of humanity is confined to a small continuously moving train which circumnavigates the earth.

It has some pretty good twists.

I really enjoyed this movie, too, but you could drive that train through the plot holes. Cool movie, but doesn't touch the upper echelon of sci-fi movies.

Snowpiercer - 4/5

This one surprised me in a good way. I hadn't heard much about it. There is a drastic cooling of the earth. Most life dies out. The remainder of humanity is confined to a small continuously moving train which circumnavigates the earth.

It has some pretty good twists.

I really enjoyed this movie, too, but you could drive that train through the plot holes. Cool movie, but doesn't touch the upper echelon of sci-fi movies.

I thought it looked great, but was really dumb.

 

[cstu]

I thought it looked great, but was really dumb.

Et tu, Karma?

 

[cstu]

Snowpiercer - 4/5

This one surprised me in a good way. I hadn't heard much about it. There is a drastic cooling of the earth. Most life dies out. The remainder of humanity is confined to a small continuously moving train which circumnavigates the earth.

It has some pretty good twists.

I posted a thread about it and liked it so much it's one of the few movies I've seen more than once.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I thought it looked great, but was really dumb.

Et tu, Karma?

We can't agree on everything, yo.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Snowpiercer - 4/5

This one surprised me in a good way. I hadn't heard much about it. There is a drastic cooling of the earth. Most life dies out. The remainder of humanity is confined to a small continuously moving train which circumnavigates the earth.

It has some pretty good twists.

I posted a thread about it and liked it so much it's one of the few movies I've seen more than once.

You seem so passionate about movies - this does not compute. Care to unpack this a bit more?

 

[Zow]

Snowpiercer - 4/5

This one surprised me in a good way. I hadn't

heard much about it. There is a drastic cooling of the earth. Most life dies out. The remainder of humanity is confined to a small continuously moving train which circumnavigates the earth.

It has some pretty good twists.

I really enjoyed this movie, too, but you could drive that train through the plot holes. Cool movie, but doesn't touch the upper echelon of sci-fi movies.

What were the plot holes you had a problem with?

There's s thread on it somewhere.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Snowpiercer - 4/5

This one surprised me in a good way. I hadn't

heard much about it. There is a drastic cooling of the earth. Most life dies out. The remainder of humanity is confined to a small continuously moving train which circumnavigates the earth.

It has some pretty good twists.

I really enjoyed this movie, too, but you could drive that train through the plot holes. Cool movie, butdoesn't touch the upper echelon of sci-fi movies.

What were the plot holes you had a problem with?

There's s thread on it somewhere.

Yeah, well.... that takes effort and ####.

 

[cstu]

Snowpiercer - 4/5

This one surprised me in a good way. I hadn't heard much about it. There is a drastic cooling of the earth. Most life dies out. The remainder of humanity is confined to a small continuously moving train which circumnavigates the earth.

It has some pretty good twists.

I posted a thread about it and liked it so much it's one of the few movies I've seen more than once.

You seem so passionate about movies - this does not compute. Care to unpack this a bit more?

I'm referring to recently released movies. Unless a movie is incredible or I feel like I missed things the first time, I won't watch it again for a long time. Too many new movies coming out all the time (I probably see 200+ a year).

 

[GilbertGrape]

Snowpiercer - 4/5

This one surprised me in a good way. I hadn't heard much about it. There is a drastic cooling of the earth. Most life dies out. The remainder of humanity is confined to a small continuously moving train which circumnavigates the earth.

It has some pretty good twists.

I posted a thread about it and liked it so much it's one of the few movies I've seen more than once.

You seem so passionate about movies - this does not compute. Care to unpack this a bit more?

Snowpiercer was ok. I liked the Japanese Father daughter team. It's worth a watch, but just once, imo.

 

[JoeSteeler]

What we do in the shadows

GF and I both loved this. If you liked Flight of the Concords you will like this. 8.7/10

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS chronicles the adventures of four vampire roommates trying to get by in a modern world that's not always hospitable to the undead. Clement and Waititi, creators of the HBO hit series "Flight of the Conchords," co-wrote, co-directed, and co-star in this hilarious send-up in which an endearingly unhip quartet of friends reveal to us or, rather, to the documentary crew that's filming them, the details of their daily-make that nightly-routine. Ranging in age from 183 to 8,000, and in appearance from adorably youthful to Nosferatu-crusty, they squabble over household chores, struggle to keep up with the latest trends in technology and fashion, antagonize the local werewolves, cruise clubs for lovely ladies, and deal with the rigors of living on a very, very strict diet.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/what_we_do_in_the_shadows/

 

[Chaka]

What we do in the shadows

GF and I both loved this. If you liked Flight of the Concords you will like this. 8.7/10

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS chronicles the adventures of four vampire roommates trying to get by in a modern world that's not always hospitable to the undead. Clement and Waititi, creators of the HBO hit series "Flight of the Conchords," co-wrote, co-directed, and co-star in this hilarious send-up in which an endearingly unhip quartet of friends reveal to us or, rather, to the documentary crew that's filming them, the details of their daily-make that nightly-routine. Ranging in age from 183 to 8,000, and in appearance from adorably youthful to Nosferatu-crusty, they squabble over household chores, struggle to keep up with the latest trends in technology and fashion, antagonize the local werewolves, cruise clubs for lovely ladies, and deal with the rigors of living on a very, very strict diet.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/what_we_do_in_the_shadows/

I love Flight of the Conchords (seen them live 3x) and I had heard that this film was really, really funny before I saw it so I had super high expectations and it exceeded every one of them.

Friggin' hilarious from start to finish.

 

[Chaka]

Dumb and Dumber to - I have to be honest, while it wasn't as good as the original my SO and I found ourselves laughing quite a lot during this film. I think it did poorly critically but I think it was actually pretty darn funny and worth the watch.

 

[Zow]

Dumb and Dumber to - I have to be honest, while it wasn't as good as the original my SO and I found ourselves laughing quite a lot during this film. I think it did poorly critically but I think

it was actually pretty darn funny and worth the watch.

Well this is good to hear. I've stayed away b/c of the bad reviews and didn't want it to ruin the original.

 

[JoeSteeler]

What we do in the shadows

GF and I both loved this. If you liked Flight of the Concords you will like this. 8.7/10

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS chronicles the adventures of four vampire roommates trying to get by in a modern world that's not always hospitable to the undead. Clement and Waititi, creators of the HBO hit series "Flight of the Conchords," co-wrote, co-directed, and co-star in this hilarious send-up in which an endearingly unhip quartet of friends reveal to us or, rather, to the documentary crew that's filming them, the details of their daily-make that nightly-routine. Ranging in age from 183 to 8,000, and in appearance from adorably youthful to Nosferatu-crusty, they squabble over household chores, struggle to keep up with the latest trends in technology and fashion, antagonize the local werewolves, cruise clubs for lovely ladies, and deal with the rigors of living on a very, very strict diet.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/what_we_do_in_the_shadows/

I love Flight of the Conchords (seen them live 3x) and I had heard that this film was really, really funny before I saw it so I had super high expectations and it exceeded every one of them.

Friggin' hilarious from start to finish.

must see for any FOTC fan

 

[Chaka]

Dumb and Dumber to - I have to be honest, while it wasn't as good as the original my SO and I found ourselves laughing quite a lot during this film. I think it did poorly critically but I think

it was actually pretty darn funny and worth the watch.

Well this is good to hear. I've stayed away b/c of the bad reviews and didn't want it to ruin the original.

It's not high art but it's definitely Dumb and Dumber

 

[jdoggydogg]

Dumb and Dumber to - I have to be honest, while it wasn't as good as the original my SO and I found ourselves laughing quite a lot during this film. I think it did poorly critically but I think it was actually pretty darn funny and worth the watch.

Underrated.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Angel Heart - 6.5/10

Eh. It was okay I guess. DeNiro's villain was more cartoonish than menacing.

The film noir visual elements were pretty cool though.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Angel Heart - 6.5/10

Eh. It was okay I guess. DeNiro's villain was more cartoonish than menacing.

The film noir visual elements were pretty cool though.

Plus Lisa Bonet =

 

[saintfool]

Angel Heart - 6.5/10

Eh. It was okay I guess. DeNiro's villain was more cartoonish than menacing.

The film noir visual elements were pretty cool though.

i think of it as one of those films that fits the era when it was made. while it looks good and is full of *atmosphere*, i guess, it is a mostly dumb script, indulgent directing and mugging for the cameras.

 

[El Floppo]

Angel Heart - 6.5/10

Eh. It was okay I guess. DeNiro's villain was more cartoonish than menacing.

The film noir visual elements were pretty cool though.

i think of it as one of those films that fits the era when it was made. while it looks good and is full of *atmosphere*, i guess, it is a mostly dumb script, indulgent directing and mugging for the cameras.

this was the one where me and my friends realized Mickey Rourke wasn't the next coming of Brando, and was just a hack.

oh.

and Lisa's Bonets.

 

[jdoggydogg]

MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL GETS A 40TH ANNIVERSARY BLU-RAY WITH A CATAPULT

Python members John Cleese, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and the not-dead Terry Gilliam show off what could be considered the coolest accessory to a Blu-ray special edition ever: a working catapult that launches rubber farm animals. You can now relive one of the funniest scenes from arguably one of the funniest movie of all time. The only thing that could improve on this was if it came with its own shrubbery.

 

[Drifter]

Fantastic Four 2015 I think I see what he was trying to do in the beginning but oof, what a mess this thing turned into. Not to parrot the critics but that 3rd act is ridiculously trite, shallow and uninspired.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

The Third Man - 7.5/10

Let me start with this - great movie.

But...the musical score is horrendous and took away from my enjoyment of the movie. The playful sound of zither music ran contrary to the on-screen events.

Aside from that, Joseph Cotten is great. And the character of Anna Schmidt is a (for me) surprisingly complex one. Heroines of the era seem pretty straight forward, but not her.

And the closing shot, at nearly 2 minutes, is one of film's best ever.

Edit: And right now I'm kind of laughing at myself. The first line of Ebert's review starts with, "Has there ever been a film where the music more perfectly suited the action than in Carol Reed's "The Third Man"?" I guess I don't know what the heck I'm talking about.

 

[jdoggydogg]

The Third Man - 7.5/10

Let me start with this - great movie.

But...the musical score is horrendous and took away from my enjoyment of the movie. The playful sound of zither music ran contrary to the on-screen events.

Aside from that, Joseph Cotten is great. And the character of Anna Schmidt is a (for me) surprisingly complex one. Heroines of the era seem pretty straight forward, but not her.

And the closing shot, at nearly 2 minutes, is one of film's best ever.

Edit: And right now I'm kind of laughing at myself. The first line of Ebert's review starts with, "Has there ever been a film where the music more perfectly suited the action than in Carol Reed's "The Third Man"?" I guess I don't know what the heck I'm talking about.

Yeah, I hated that music.

 

[El Floppo]

The Third Man - 7.5/10

Let me start with this - great movie.

But...the musical score is horrendous and took away from my enjoyment of the movie. The playful sound of zither music ran contrary to the on-screen events.

Aside from that, Joseph Cotten is great. And the character of Anna Schmidt is a (for me) surprisingly complex one. Heroines of the era seem pretty straight forward, but not her.

And the closing shot, at nearly 2 minutes, is one of film's best ever.

Edit: And right now I'm kind of laughing at myself. The first line of Ebert's review starts with, "Has there ever been a film where the music more perfectly suited the action than in Carol Reed's "The Third Man"?" I guess I don't know what the heck I'm talking about.

Yeah, I hated that music.

well, to be fair- you're both morons, so that makes sense.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

 

[saintfool]

The Third Man - 7.5/10

Let me start with this - great movie.

But...the musical score is horrendous and took away from my enjoyment of the movie. The playful sound of zither music ran contrary to the on-screen events.

Aside from that, Joseph Cotten is great. And the character of Anna Schmidt is a (for me) surprisingly complex one. Heroines of the era seem pretty straight forward, but not her.

And the closing shot, at nearly 2 minutes, is one of film's best ever.

Edit: And right now I'm kind of laughing at myself. The first line of Ebert's review starts with, "Has there ever been a film where the music more perfectly suited the action than in Carol Reed's "The Third Man"?" I guess I don't know what the heck I'm talking about.

This is usually in my top 3 films of all time. It was one of the first films I saw that got me *thinking* about movies for a change when I was just in high school. It's just a gem of a film! I love the acting - Cotten, Welles, Aida Vali, Trevor Howard - are all perfectly cast for their roles. It's hard for me to imagine the proposed casting of Cary Grant and Noel Coward (the studio thought it would be too gay somehow, apparently, with them both) Some of the best cinematography - use of the camera and sets - to be found in film. It's just a film full of wonderful little moments that adds up to far more than its parts. And the zither? It works because it makes a post-war Vienna feel foreign, strange to the American audience. Holly Martin feels out of place in Vienna and the audience ought to as well.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

The thing that I get about the zither is that its sound is light but...off a bit.

Sort of like the naive Holly Martin's experience in the seedy post-war Vienna. His "friend" Harry Lime seemed sincere but obviously was not.

And, even larger, as a snapshot of 1949, it shows that the American was out of his depth a bit and the world wasn't quite as black-and-white, good guy/bad guy that might have been expected after WWII. Even though evil had been defeated, it wasn't eliminated.

 

[jdoggydogg]

The Third Man - 7.5/10

Let me start with this - great movie.

But...the musical score is horrendous and took away from my enjoyment of the movie. The playful sound of zither music ran contrary to the on-screen events.

Aside from that, Joseph Cotten is great. And the character of Anna Schmidt is a (for me) surprisingly complex one. Heroines of the era seem pretty straight forward, but not her.

And the closing shot, at nearly 2 minutes, is one of film's best ever.

Edit: And right now I'm kind of laughing at myself. The first line of Ebert's review starts with, "Has there ever been a film where the music more perfectly suited the action than in Carol Reed's "The Third Man"?" I guess I don't know what the heck I'm talking about.

Yeah, I hated that music.

well, to be fair- you're both morons, so that makes sense.

"Oh man, this is so suspenseful! I wonder if he's survive! You know what would make this scene even more suspenseful? A ####ing zither!"

 

[jdoggydogg]

Seriously, on the continuum between terrifying and light-hearted, the zither is less scary than a kazoo.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Seriously, on the continuum between terrifying and light-hearted, the zither is less scary than a kazoo.

 

[saintfool]

The thing that I get about the zither is that its sound is light but...off a bit.

Sort of like the naive Holly Martin's experience in the seedy post-war Vienna. His "friend" Harry Lime seemed sincere but obviously was not.

And, even larger, as a snapshot of 1949, it shows that the American was out of his depth a bit and the world wasn't quite as black-and-white, good guy/bad guy that might have been expected after WWII. Even though evil had been defeated, it wasn't eliminated.

For me, this is one of the more well rendered tales about friendship, especially old friendships. Harry and Holly's relationship was really complex and layered. It's a version of friendship that is not often told in film.

 

[jdoggydogg]

The Third Man - 7.5/10

Let me start with this - great movie.

But...the musical score is horrendous and took away from my enjoyment of the movie. The playful sound of zither music ran contrary to the on-screen events.

Aside from that, Joseph Cotten is great. And the character of Anna Schmidt is a (for me) surprisingly complex one. Heroines of the era seem pretty straight forward, but not her.

And the closing shot, at nearly 2 minutes, is one of film's best ever.

Edit: And right now I'm kind of laughing at myself. The first line of Ebert's review starts with, "Has there ever been a film where the music more perfectly suited the action than in Carol Reed's "The Third Man"?" I guess I don't know what the heck I'm talking about.

This is usually in my top 3 films of all time. It was one of the first films I saw that got me *thinking* about movies for a change when I was just in high school. It's just a gem of a film! I love the acting - Cotten, Welles, Aida Vali, Trevor Howard - are all perfectly cast for their roles. It's hard for me to imagine the proposed casting of Cary Grant and Noel Coward (the studio thought it would be too gay somehow, apparently, with them both) Some of the best cinematography - use of the camera and sets - to be found in film. It's just a film full of wonderful little moments that adds up to far more than its parts. And the zither? It works because it makes a post-war Vienna feel foreign, strange to the American audience. Holly Martin feels out of place in Vienna and the audience ought to as well.

This is eloquent and wonderful.

...but the zither is awful.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Good article:

SE7EN Screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker
Looks Back At What’s Inside The Box, 20 Years Later

 

[Andy Dufresne]

A Streetcar Named Desire - 10/10

Whoa, what a movie! It wasn't what I expected at all and I loved it.

Vivien Leigh is incredible (as is Brando, of course). It could have come across as too much of a stage performance or even campy/melodramatic, but it's controlled and amazing.

Blanche DuBois might be the most tragic character I've ever seen in a movie.​

It's almost a horror movie toward the end.

There's just nothing to criticize in this movie. It's perfect.

 

[GilbertGrape]

A Streetcar Named Desire - 10/10

Whoa, what a movie! It wasn't what I expected at all and I loved it.

Vivien Leigh is incredible (as is Brando, of course). It could have come across as too much of a stage performance or even campy/melodramatic, but it's controlled and amazing.

Blanche DuBois might be the most tragic character I've ever seen in a movie.​

It's almost a horror movie toward the end.

There's just nothing to criticize in this movie. It's perfect.

Look at how far you've come from hating any movie pre 1980. Try Arsenic and Old Lace. It's one of those movies that makes you feel like you're watching your grandparents and then you go OH DAMN!

 

[James Daulton]

A Streetcar Named Desire - 10/10

Whoa, what a movie! It wasn't what I expected at all and I loved it.

Vivien Leigh is incredible (as is Brando, of course). It could have come across as too much of a stage performance or even campy/melodramatic, but it's controlled and amazing.

Blanche DuBois might be the most tragic character I've ever seen in a movie.​

It's almost a horror movie toward the end.

There's just nothing to criticize in this movie. It's perfect.

Are you 80?

 

[Andy Dufresne]

A Streetcar Named Desire - 10/10

Look at how far you've come from hating any movie pre 1980. Try Arsenic and Old Lace. It's one of those movies that makes you feel like you're watching your grandparents and then you go OH DAMN!

It was pre-'75, but the point is still made. I'm glad to be consistenly proven wrong on that.

Are you 80?

No, but...thanks for asking?