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CNNN

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Saw the movie Fury, it was just ok. The movie was over the top of blood and guts, if you like to see parts of the human head exploding and other gory death scenes, this is for you.

Would give it a 4 out of 10, mostly due to Brad Pitt ruining it for me.
 

ImpulsE69

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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - 8.5/10 - Surprisingly I really liked the first one and didn't expect to, and more of a surprise was that the second one was really good too. Even though it is 90% cgi, it is done really well. There were only a few moments during some fight scenes where it was a bit over the top, but eh, it's a pretty enjoyable movie.
 
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drumster

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FURY

A dark, claustrophobic and foreboding depiction of how the "greatest generation"
not only fought against the evil of Nazism, but also the monster within themselves.

Pretty good!
 

JulesMaximus

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I saw the 2007 remake of 'Halloween' by Rob Zombie. This movie is 2.5 hours long and it really should have been split into 2 movies. Makes me wonder how much of the film wound up on the cutting room floor the way this was put together. The first half of the film covers the back story to the original movie and IMO it is excellent but it drags a bit from there because there is so much action and gore in the first half (leading up to Michael Myers escape from the mental institution) that you are suddenly thrust into a completely different movie for the second half.

Casting is excellent and the acting is also very good. The kid who plays young Michael Myers is fantastic and the adult Myers is scary as fuck. Not sure who played him though as you never see his face, just glimpses of his eyes through the various masks he wears. The girls are hot and there is a lot of gratuitous nudity and poor decision making by the victims.

Overall it is pretty good and if you like horror movies definitely give this one a watch. I still think this should have been two movies and needed more development on the second half of the movie. 6.5/10
 
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WiseUp216

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Watched a few movies this weekend...

Cheap Thrills - 8.25/10 - Hilarious, bloody and gross. I enjoyed it quite a bit.
The Babadook - 7.5/10 - Good, but I think I had put my expectations too high. Still better than most other modern horror, though.
The Bay - 6/10 - Found footage horror-ish movie that was better than expected.
Mall - 3/10 - Meh.
 

purbeast0

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I saw the 2007 remake of 'Halloween' by Rob Zombie. This movie is 2.5 hours long and it really should have been split into 2 movies. Makes me wonder how much of the film wound up on the cutting room floor the way this was put together. The first half of the film covers the back story to the original movie and IMO it is excellent but it drags a bit from there because there is so much action and gore in the first half (leading up to Michael Myers escape from the mental institution) that you are suddenly thrust into a completely different movie for the second half.

Casting is excellent and the acting is also very good. The kid who plays young Michael Myers is fantastic and the adult Myers is scary as fuck. Not sure who played him though as you never see his face, just glimpses of his eyes through the various masks he wears. The girls are hot and there is a lot of gratuitous nudity and poor decision making by the victims.

Overall it is pretty good and if you like horror movies definitely give this one a watch. I still think this should have been two movies and needed more development on the second half of the movie. 6.5/10

i enjoyed that movie (and actually caught a lot of it on IFC halloween night), but the one thing that i didn't like about his backstory is that they somewhat give us a reason that mike meyers is all messed up - cause of his fucked up family. it is just so cliched and used so often in movies.

i prefer the mike meyers that just killed his upscale family in a nice neighborhood because he heard voices in his head, not the one who killed his family living in poverty because he had daddy issues. just kind of kills some of the mysteriousness behind mike meyers.
 

Svnla

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Addicted - 7/10. Some nudity but mostly, if not all, were butt shot/behind, a very brief boobies few seconds. Let say the woman in the story is just like Tiger Wood (behavior speaking).

John Wick - 8/10. Some neat fight scenes but not that great. I think the fight at the bath house in Eastern Promise was the best ever (Russian mob). Turn off your brain and enjoy the actions because the plot has so many holes.

Book Of Life - 7.5/10
. Very nice visually and unique style of cartoon. I am not familiar with the Mexican culture (day of the death and remember and forgotten), therefore, I did not enjoy the movie fully as someone more familiar would.
 
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sportage

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I'll second or third or fourth it for NIGHTCRAWLER. That was unbelievable and beyond weird.
Like some Alfred Hitchcock film and THE SHINING combined.
I rate a film by whether I would watch it again.
This is a movie I would definitely want to see again.
If Jake Gyllenhaal doesn't get an award for this, the academy can go suck a duck.
Quack quack.
 

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Let's Be Cops -- 8/10

Fun movie starring two cast members from New Girl (tv show). Good one for a Saturday afternoon.

Step Up All In -- 2/10

This was bad even by Step Up standards. Definitely the worst of the bunch, and yes, for some reason I've seen them all. FWIW, the actual dance sequences weren't as cool as others in the series. Also, Ryan Guzman should do us all a favor and quit acting -- if that's what you want to call it.

Wish I Was Here -- 8/10

Drama featuring Zach Braff, Kate Hudson, and Mandy Patinkin. Not the most up-tempo of story-lines, but I thought it was good. A bit of a sad/depressing one, but worth a watch at least once.

Gravity -- 6/10

Finally watched it to see what all the fuss was about. I didn't think it was that great. I think the sound was really well done and probably deserved the Oscars the film received in that category, but I thought some of the lines were pretty cheesy, for example
as she's "talking to" Clooney's character about her daughter as she's going through the sequence at the end, or the fact that he even appeared to her as a vision was very predictable.
Other than the sound, it was completely forgettable.
 

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I finally saw Hercules, which is strange because I am a big Rock fan and a big Hercules fan. I'd give it a 6/10. I'd watch it again, even knowing the "twist". I liked him being more human than actual legend and building his image to attract more jobs.
 

ImpulsE69

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Gravity -- 6/10

Finally watched it to see what all the fuss was about. I didn't think it was that great. I think the sound was really well done and probably deserved the Oscars the film received in that category, but I thought some of the lines were pretty cheesy, for example

The key here is I'm assuming you didn't see it in the theater in 3D, because, that really is what made it shine. I liked it, but have no interest in watching it again on my tv.
 

smackababy

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The key here is I'm assuming you didn't see it in the theater in 3D, because, that really is what made it shine. I liked it, but have no interest in watching it again on my tv.

Which is just a testament to how bad it actually was. If the movie requires an incredibly large format screen and 3D, the merits of it being a movie are gone. It is a tech demo, with some bad acting and annoying characters.
 

Xonim

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The key here is I'm assuming you didn't see it in the theater in 3D, because, that really is what made it shine. I liked it, but have no interest in watching it again on my tv.

No I didn't, but I'm not sure how much better I'd have liked it in 3D. Polish a turd and it's still a turd, you know?

Not saying that Gravity was a turd, but ... that's all.
 

StarTech15

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Yep, he was freaking awesome in that. I just hope the film/role is not so dark that the academy gets freaked out by it.

KT

Saw this movie twice over the weekend. It was just completely original. JG's acting was phenomenal. His character was likable and immoral. And I think one of the lessons of the film was that businessmen who will do anything will thrive. What a great movie.
 

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Saw this movie twice over the weekend. It was just completely original. JG's acting was phenomenal. His character was likable and immoral. And I think one of the lessons of the film was that businessmen who will do anything will thrive. What a great movie.

Awesome, so glad you liked it! Everyone have recommended to has loved it so far. I'm sure there will be a backlash at some point but to me it seemed pretty hard to hate.

KT
 

slayer202

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Interstellar tomorrow...

a fierce battle between 70mm IMAX and an 8:00 showing of a 2h 49m movie on a Tuesday night
 

KeithTalent

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Interstellar tomorrow...

a fierce battle between 70mm IMAX and an 8:00 showing of a 2h 49m movie on a Tuesday night

Nice. I'll be doing a matinee on Saturday, unless you say it's shit. :D

KT
 

StarTech15

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Nice. I'll be doing a matinee on Saturday, unless you say it's shit. :D

KT

I've heard it's a masterpiece. And I've also heard it is visually amazing but lacks a heart. So far the reviews are a little mixed but generally positive.

At the least we'll get to see the most realistic rendering of a black hole ever. The physicist Kip Thorne was a consultant on this movie.

This was supposed to be Spielberg's project in the beginning.
 

StarTech15

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Awesome, so glad you liked it! Everyone have recommended to has loved it so far. I'm sure there will be a backlash at some point but to me it seemed pretty hard to hate.

KT

Yeah I'm not sure who could dislike Nightcrawler except people who don't like black humor. I went with 6 people of different tastes and they all enjoyed it. The only thing we differed on was our opinions about Lou Bloom.
 

StarTech15

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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - 8.5/10 - Surprisingly I really liked the first one and didn't expect to, and more of a surprise was that the second one was really good too. Even though it is 90% cgi, it is done really well. There were only a few moments during some fight scenes where it was a bit over the top, but eh, it's a pretty enjoyable movie.

This movie was phenomenal. Sci-Fi lives!
 

StarTech15

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I'll second or third or fourth it for NIGHTCRAWLER. That was unbelievable and beyond weird.
Like some Alfred Hitchcock film and THE SHINING combined.
I rate a film by whether I would watch it again.
This is a movie I would definitely want to see again.
If Jake Gyllenhaal doesn't get an award for this, the academy can go suck a duck.
Quack quack.

I fifth Nightcrawler. Such an instant classic.

Who knew JG could go darker than Donnie Darko.
 

StarTech15

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Let's Be Cops -- 8/10


Gravity -- 6/10

Finally watched it to see what all the fuss was about. I didn't think it was that great. I think the sound was really well done and probably deserved the Oscars the film received in that category, but I thought some of the lines were pretty cheesy, for example
as she's "talking to" Clooney's character about her daughter as she's going through the sequence at the end, or the fact that he even appeared to her as a vision was very predictable.
Other than the sound, it was completely forgettable.

Visually this movie is groundbreaking. But it had Sandra Bullock in it. End of review.
 
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List of NC-17 movies:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NC-17_rated_films

Why is this interesting to me?

Because some known movies were recut to get R. Like The Wolf of Wallstreet. But more importantly ... I want to see the uncut version of Predator 2 .... NOW!

Huh, Robocop was an NC-17 movie and it took 11 recuts to get R? Wow. I admit it is violent and people tend to forget this but really? I want to see the original cut

Anyone selse see interesting movies listed? ANyone know if hte uncut versions are available?
 
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