Definitely a very strange movie and it feels like it meanders a little in the middle but definitely worth watching. This is one of those movies that 30 or 50 years from now people are going to think it was really ahead of its time, at least in terms of the concept.The Congress (2014) - 7.5/10
I watched an interesting movie recently -The Congress (2014). It's definitely an...interesting movie. It gets weird quick about a third of the way in. But i really liked the overall tone of the movie, esp the last third. It's on amazon instant video, free with prime. Best if you go into the movie knowing nothing about the movie at all.
trainwreck - first half 8/10, second half 5/10 - this is the prime example of how they simply cannot make comedies just be funny for 100% of the movie. they haven't made one of those in a very long time, they always have to get serious about shit at the end, only this movie did it like 1/2 way through, and you could see it coming from a mile away. but i thought the humor at the beginning was hilarious, just crude dirty humor. i am a fan of amy shumer and it was exactly the same humor you would expect from her. all of the athletes were pretty good in it too, with john cena taking the take. he had me LOL'ing the most out of anything in the movie.
The Hateful Eight - 4.5/10 - I am a major Tarantino fan and have liked pretty much all of his films, though I didn't love Reservoir Dogs or Jackie Brown. I had really looked forward to the Hateful Eight, but found it a crushing disappointment. The first half was decent but, in places, oddly paced. The second half was, for me, a totally nihilistic kill-fest with no particular merit. One major plot hole also really bothered me -if Channing Tatum's gang were so notorious, surely at least one of the two highly experienced bounty hunters would have recognized them on sight. This would seem particularly true of Kurt Russell, who had tracked and captured Jennifer Jason Leigh, a member of the gang.
The Hateful Eight -- 10/10
Finally got to see this (not in 70mm), and it was everything I had hoped it would be. Samuel L. Jackson was amazing. Walton Goggins was just as good. The way it was pieced together, and then... man, what a film!a classic Tarantino ending.
Edit: Also got an Apple TV this weekend because my wife was tired of being behind on some CBS shows -- namely, The Big Bang theory. I've never purchased anything on iTunes before, but we signed up for the season pass for $26 something after tax. It's about the same price as the season bluray would be, but you get it immediately after airing. No commercials, 1080p streamed just fine, plus it sends notifications when there's new episodes. Pretty nifty. I set up Hulu and Netflix on there too ... the search function is great as it seems to search all "channels" or apps for whatever you look for, then shows where you can watch it. For example, if you search "The Mindy Project" it will say "Watch on Hulu" or "Buy on iTunes for xx.xx". Select Hulu and it plays. Fantastic. This Apple TV thing is something I didn't know I really wanted to have in my theater setup...they just might make a convert out of me someday.
that's the only plot hole that bothered you?I watch enough Dexter/CSI to know that 4 hours is not enough time to cover up a triple murder, and definitely not in the 1800's
To clarify for others: this is the 4th gen Apple TV with the Siri touch remote.
I dunno, they didn't really cover it up all that much. For example, they just threw a couple blankets over the chair. Maybe they covered Minnie's blood with a rug or something. /shrug
i really, really detested T2. i felt it destroyed everything that was awesome about T1. the relentless, pitiless death machine that kills without a thought.
"are you Sarah Connor?" *pew* *pew* *THUMP* pewpew some more.
that scene in the police station was just glorious. and T2 is the opposite of T1.
sure, you can say "ooh, but `it was in the script.. the kid told the terminator NOT to kill people"
besides that fact that, why would a disfunctional high-school kid in the 90s ever say that; more likely, he would say "cool, let's go kill all the kids in school that i hate".
anyway,
sure, it's in the script. and that's what i have a problem with: it's a hollywood conformist script.
they put that in there because they HAD to put it in there, family fun film 'n all; they don't have the balls to do a R rated film with a hulking metal beast that doesn't talk but just kills.
T1 is a great film, because of the content. T2 might not be that bad on its own, but considering the content, and the fact that it insults T1, makes it to me almost as bad as the prequels.
2/10 - insulting
Predator stomps
...and now THIS is probably the worst opinion Kev has ever heard.Predator was a veiled take on homophobia and the trials that homosexuals at the time went through. Arnold and his buddies were in a hot and steamy bromance (jungle) and the predator represented the manifestation of anti gay sentiment that tried to strip their privacy and hang them out to dry in front of their peers.
...and now THIS is probably the worst opinion Kev has ever heard.
Hatefull 8 70mm,
I am a tarantino fan. I give it a solid 9.
Its everything I love to see in a movie.
The cinemetography,shots, framing, light, etc farking EPIC. The only thing In recent years that I'd say matched it was Tree of Life.
The story was properly convoluted, and totally dictated by the dialogue. The characters were magnificent. The actors all did superb work.
The music was perfect.
The style was a bit overpowering, but, the substance was there to back it up.
Best western since Josey Wales. This film was diabolical in the best way possible.
It was suprisingly really good.