NOW CLOSED ; List some movies you've watched recently. Theatre, rental, TV... and give a */10

[Muse]

The Departed (Scorsese, DiCaprio, Damon, Wahlberg -- 2006) 10/10

What a great fucking movie!!!

Where so many movies struggle to find an ending, any ending that doesn't feel ponderous, this one ends perfectly. It makes me laugh every time. 4th viewing, first in 6 years.

More than one reviewer has said it was Scorsese's best since Goodfellas but I like it a whole lot more.

 

[SKORPI0]

Upgrade... 7/10

 

[Zanovar]

The Departed (Scorsese, DiCaprio, Damon, Wahlberg) 10/10

What a great fucking movie!!!

Ya sure was

 

[Thebobo]

The Departed (Scorsese, DiCaprio, Damon, Wahlberg) 10/10

What a great fucking movie!!!

If you have time see the original version that the departed is based on.

Infernal Affairs
Trailer.

 

[kn51]

I watched 5h of film,

Interstellar

Always loved the water planet scene with the tick-tock track that basically means 1 earth day has passed.

 

[DigDog]

I hate to be *that* guy but if you are experiencing relativistic effects where 1h takes 5 years to pass, you would be subject to enough gravity to mulch your body and compress it into a one-inch cube.

I do however like the water planet scene.

 

[Bubbleawsome]

As far as I know (and I don't really), the 'well' of effects could be stable enough to be in. Getting there could be interesting I guess.

Watched Sicario today. 8/10. Pretty brutal, and not 100% my kind of movie, but one of the best of it's kind for sure. Heard the second one isn't quite as good, but I'm still incredibly excited for the blu-ray release.

 

[thebestMAX]

'Hostiles", Netflix, 8/10

Not a happy or uplifting film but worth seeing. Slow in spots, beautiful scenery and photography, good cast. Not a Western in the way we have come to think of them.

 

[A Casual Fitz]

Have you tried Triangle (2009) ?

That was kind of weird production and okay acting, but damn what a cool movie.

 

[A Casual Fitz]

As far as I know (and I don't really), the 'well' of effects could be stable enough to be in. Getting there could be interesting I guess.

Watched Sicario today. 8/10. Pretty brutal, and not 100% my kind of movie, but one of the best of it's kind for sure. Heard the second one isn't quite as good, but I'm still incredibly excited for the blu-ray release.

The 2nd one was, okay. I was like more adventures of Benecio Del Toro that nobody was asking for. But it was fine.

 

[DigDog]

Speaking of which, i watched Pan's Labyrinth

and as you can guess, i didnt like it.

Ok so it wasnt BAD, but i found it lacking.

In early Francoist spain, a really mean boss-guy of the army is chasing rebels. Encamped in a wooden house in the forest, he has with him his wife and step-daughter.

Said daughter has hallucinations where she sees marvellous things, and in which she performs a magical ritual to unlock a magic gate.

Both the stories are The first story is good. Sergi Lopez is good as the exquisitly evil Captain Vidal. All the rest of the cast is as good and possibly the non-fantasy part of the film could have made a solid 7/10 film of its own. The story makes sense and progresses properly to a satisfying ending.

The second story is .. well, not as good. It's terribly underdeveloped, it progresses slowly, and the ending is cheesy. Neither the girl nor the faun are good characters OR actors.

And the really bad is that not only do these two stories not work together, due to the wildly contrasting tones, but the second story - which leaves much unexplained while the first has steady development and clear answers - takes away interest from the better half and fastidiously breaks the pacing.

In the end i feel that this is a film that can be skipped without missing out on anything good.

6/10

 

[ImpulsE69]

Speaking of which, i watched Pan's Labyrinth

and as you can guess, i didnt like it.

Ok so it wasnt BAD, but i found it lacking.

In early Francoist spain, a really mean boss-guy of the army is chasing rebels. Encamped in a wooden house in the forest, he has with him his wife and step-daughter.

Said daughter has hallucinations where she sees marvellous things, and in which she performs a magical ritual to unlock a magic gate.

Both the stories are The first story is good. Sergi Lopez is good as the exquisitly evil Captain Vidal. All the rest of the cast is as good and possibly the non-fantasy part of the film could have made a solid 7/10 film of its own. The story makes sense and progresses properly to a satisfying ending.

The second story is .. well, not as good. It's terribly underdeveloped, it progresses slowly, and the ending is cheesy. Neither the girl nor the faun are good characters OR actors.

And the really bad is that not only do these two stories not work together, due to the wildly contrasting tones, but the second story - which leaves much unexplained while the first has steady development and clear answers - takes away interest from the better half and fastidiously breaks the pacing.

In the end i feel that this is a film that can be skipped without missing out on anything good.

6/10

They need a 'you are so wrong' button.

 

[Muse]

If you have time see the original version that the departed is based on.

Infernal Affairs
Trailer.

I'm not going to watch the trailer (I only do that after seeing a movie... occasionally). But I am getting it from my library. They have 3 different versions, evidently... released in 2002, 2003 and 2004. I figure the most recent must have something the others don't so I reserved it.

 

[Bubbleawsome]

Looper. 8/10
I liked it more than Sicario, but couldn't justify a 9/10. Maybe I gave Sicario too much. Looper was pretty tough, did not fit the story ideals I like my movies to follow, but it was great. Man...

 

[DigDog]

They need a 'you are so wrong' button.

I know right? And instead you have to go through the whoooole process of replying to the post AND write your own review .. aint nobody got time fo dat.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

The Departed (2006) is on Netflix.

All this talk, i had to check and YES IT IS!

 

[sdifox]

The Departed (2006) is on Netflix.

All this talk, i had to check and YES IT IS!

Watch infernal affairs. Much better.

 

[frozentundra123456]

'Hostiles", Netflix, 8/10

Not a happy or uplifting film but worth seeing. Slow in spots, beautiful scenery and photography, good cast. Not a Western in the way we have come to think of them.

Absolutely fantastic performance by Christian Bale. Oscar worthy IMO. The overall movie was very good as well, but I thought the plot was a bit cliched and worked out a bit too easily in the end. I probably would agree with 8/10.

 

[frozentundra123456]

Last movie I saw was Mile 22, an action thriller with Mark Walberg. I would probably rate 6/10. Suspenseful with lots of action, but kind of pointless, and the main purpose of the plot seemed to be to set up a sequel.

 

[sdifox]

Netflix Magic for Humans 8/10

Funny magic show.

 

[MtnMan]

October 5, Season 3 of "The man in High Castle" on Amazon.

 

[Thebobo]

October 5, Season 3 of "The man in High Castle" on Amazon.

Kewl!

 

[sdifox]

Kewl!

You mean sieg heil right xd

 

[purbeast0]

Snagged Deadpool 2 from Redbox but had I remembered Jack Ryan started today I may have not.

 

[Bubbleawsome]

Jack Reacher In terms of a movie 7/10. In terms of how much I liked it. 9/10

Fun movie with enough of every part to be intense and quick, but not depressing like the other movies I've watched recently. Makes me think I should grab the Mission Impossible films.