NuclearNed
Raconteur
- May 18, 2001
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I liked both the original and the new version. I probably liked the new version just a little bit more because for me it captured more the atmosphere that I imagined when I read the books.
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I liked both the original and the new version. I probably liked the new version just a little bit more because for me it captured more the atmosphere that I imagined when I read the books.
NuclearNed
Raconteur
- May 18, 2001
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13 Assassins
7/10. Great action movie that gets just a little unbelievable towards the end. This movie has way more butt-kick than most.
7/10. Great action movie that gets just a little unbelievable towards the end. This movie has way more butt-kick than most.
shortylickens
No Lifer
- Jul 15, 2003
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I looked for it a while back ad couldnt find it.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094673/
Its on streaming right now.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094673/
Its on streaming right now.
Anubis
No Lifer
The Art of Flight - 10/10 and I'm not kidding about that.
The art of flight is a Snowboarding movie (think warren miller) that is prob better then anything WM has put out, Similar concept many different locations pseudo documentary style. The main point however is the snowboarding and the locations they are at.
the ranking of 10/10 has less to do with the content and nearly everything to do with the audio and video, i can honestly say it is hands down the best looking non animated film i have ever seen. there is no CGI, its simply the world in amazing high def, colors are amazing contrast is spot on, no digital bullshit processing.
The audio if you have a decent 5.1 or 7.1 setup with a sub will blow you away, great LFE, music and natural sounds are amazing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh29_SERH0Y
The art of flight is a Snowboarding movie (think warren miller) that is prob better then anything WM has put out, Similar concept many different locations pseudo documentary style. The main point however is the snowboarding and the locations they are at.
the ranking of 10/10 has less to do with the content and nearly everything to do with the audio and video, i can honestly say it is hands down the best looking non animated film i have ever seen. there is no CGI, its simply the world in amazing high def, colors are amazing contrast is spot on, no digital bullshit processing.
The audio if you have a decent 5.1 or 7.1 setup with a sub will blow you away, great LFE, music and natural sounds are amazing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh29_SERH0Y
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Sounds cool. I've never really watched any of these types of movies, but I love a good skateboarding compilation, so I imagine I could enjoy the snowboarding ones too.
Not me; know nothing about it. You going to watch it on Netflix? Let me know if it's any good.
Season 2 of Sherlock showed up at my house today though, so excited for that one!
KT
busydude
Diamond Member
- Feb 5, 2010
- 8,793
- 5
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I've watched the first two episodes of Season 1, liked it very much... very entertaining.
- Nov 30, 2005
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Yeah I found it very entertaining myself. Each episode is like a mini-movie!
Should be interesting to see how the American remake goes with Lucy Liu as Watson. :hmm:
KT
HamburgerBoy
Lifer
- Apr 12, 2004
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Felidae - 3/10
Animated feline murder mystery with copious gore and little interest, and a ridiculous
twist at the end. 2 points for the sex scene.
Animated feline murder mystery with copious gore and little interest, and a ridiculous
OMG NAZI
- Nov 30, 2005
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The Hunger Games - 1/10: I should say this movie is probably not meant for me; it is meant for those who read and loved the books. That said, wow, what a piece of shit this was and it's a complete failure as a film for those of us who have not read the books. It is completely humourless, which would be fine if the drama had any sort of impact, but it doesn't and if you are going give this pseudo-Running Man/Fifth Element style to the world and the games, how do you not have anything to lighten things up? I suppose Banks and Tucci were supposed to do that, but their characters were flat and irrelevant (just like everyone else in the film) and I think a lot of it has to do with the horrible script containing completely flat, bland dialogue that has all been spoken before in films far better than this.
Lawrence is a dial tone, but again I'm not sure I can blame her considering the character she is given; there is nothing to the character and how I am supposed to be rooting for her is beyond me as there is absolute no impetus to do so! There is nothing interesting about her and the sudden character shifts make no sense (again, like so many other things in the film). There are elements introduced as if they are the most important thing to the story, then they are almost entirely abandoned later on for no reason and this is in a painfully long 2.5 hour movie; what a freaking waste of all that time! Oh and for an $80 million film with a pretty inexpensive cast, this movie looks terrible; the CGI is awful and it looks drab, even in the areas that are supposed to be fanciful and impressive.
How this piece of shit is over 80% in Rotten Tomatoes is absolutely dumbfounding; I can only assume the majority have reviewers have read the novels and therefore have some sort of inherent attachment to the material, but that does not make a good film! A films is an absolute failure if you need to read hundreds of pages of prose beforehand to get something out of it and that appears to be the case with Hunger Games. Complete waste of time.
Battle Royale (Special Edition/Director's Cut) - 8/10: I just had to re-watch this and The Running Man after being tortured by The Hunger Games and while this film is likely a bit overrated now, it is so much more fun and interesting than what was presented in that other film, so much of it obviously taken from here. This is the first time I have seen the special edition version of the film and while I'm not sure I could differentiate the eight minutes of additions here, there is apparently far more gore and and some extra shots of characters killed so we can see who is who, which I think worked for me since there are so many characters to keep track of. Anyway, it's over the top with it's political themes and it's gore, but it's a lot of fun and moves at a great clip. Still good times twelve years later.
KT
Lawrence is a dial tone, but again I'm not sure I can blame her considering the character she is given; there is nothing to the character and how I am supposed to be rooting for her is beyond me as there is absolute no impetus to do so! There is nothing interesting about her and the sudden character shifts make no sense (again, like so many other things in the film). There are elements introduced as if they are the most important thing to the story, then they are almost entirely abandoned later on for no reason and this is in a painfully long 2.5 hour movie; what a freaking waste of all that time! Oh and for an $80 million film with a pretty inexpensive cast, this movie looks terrible; the CGI is awful and it looks drab, even in the areas that are supposed to be fanciful and impressive.
How this piece of shit is over 80% in Rotten Tomatoes is absolutely dumbfounding; I can only assume the majority have reviewers have read the novels and therefore have some sort of inherent attachment to the material, but that does not make a good film! A films is an absolute failure if you need to read hundreds of pages of prose beforehand to get something out of it and that appears to be the case with Hunger Games. Complete waste of time.
Battle Royale (Special Edition/Director's Cut) - 8/10: I just had to re-watch this and The Running Man after being tortured by The Hunger Games and while this film is likely a bit overrated now, it is so much more fun and interesting than what was presented in that other film, so much of it obviously taken from here. This is the first time I have seen the special edition version of the film and while I'm not sure I could differentiate the eight minutes of additions here, there is apparently far more gore and and some extra shots of characters killed so we can see who is who, which I think worked for me since there are so many characters to keep track of. Anyway, it's over the top with it's political themes and it's gore, but it's a lot of fun and moves at a great clip. Still good times twelve years later.
KT
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It's weird, I am generally not angered by a shitty movie, but this one pissed me off for some reason. Honestly the more good reviews I hear and particularly the ones from people who have not read the books, it actually pisses me off. I just don't see how anyone without a pre-existing attachment to the material, can think this is a good movie, It is objectively bad as far as I am concerned.
KT
KT
Powermoloch
Lifer
- Jul 5, 2005
- 10,085
- 4
- 76
slayer202
Lifer
- Nov 27, 2005
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:wub:KT, I hope your Shia hate doesn't kill this one for you
New Look At Tom Hardy & Shia LaBeouf In John Hillcoats Lawless
Scanned from the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, this image of Tom Hardy and Shia LaBeouf has arrived online from John Hillcoats (The Road, The Proposition) upcoming prohibition crime-drama Lawless. This film is without a doubt one of my anticipated films of 2012, it features a powerhouse cast in Hardy, LaBeouf, Jason Clarke, Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Guy Pearce, Dane DeHaan and Gary Oldman. Adapted from Matt Bondurants novel The Wettest County in the World: A Novel Based on a True Story, Lawless formerly went under the title The Wettest County. The story follows two brothers (played by LaBeouf and Hardy) who become bootleggers in the South during Prohibition. The screenplay for the film is penned by frequent Hillcoat collaborator Nick Cave whos also on soundtrack duty. Look out for Lawless August 31st. Below is a brief synopsis of the novel. Source: ThePlaylist.
New Look At Tom Hardy & Shia LaBeouf In John Hillcoats Lawless
Scanned from the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, this image of Tom Hardy and Shia LaBeouf has arrived online from John Hillcoats (The Road, The Proposition) upcoming prohibition crime-drama Lawless. This film is without a doubt one of my anticipated films of 2012, it features a powerhouse cast in Hardy, LaBeouf, Jason Clarke, Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Guy Pearce, Dane DeHaan and Gary Oldman. Adapted from Matt Bondurants novel The Wettest County in the World: A Novel Based on a True Story, Lawless formerly went under the title The Wettest County. The story follows two brothers (played by LaBeouf and Hardy) who become bootleggers in the South during Prohibition. The screenplay for the film is penned by frequent Hillcoat collaborator Nick Cave whos also on soundtrack duty. Look out for Lawless August 31st. Below is a brief synopsis of the novel. Source: ThePlaylist.
rh71
No Lifer
- Aug 28, 2001
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Hunger Games: 7/10 - Didn't read the book and my wife asked me to go. While it was a good sci-fi flick, that's all it was. I don't know why millions of people are into this - there's no special reason for it. And... I can't believe I paid $5.50 for popcorn.
Fingolfin269
Lifer
- Feb 28, 2003
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I don't understand why people like The Running Man so much. I remember watching it in the theater and thinking it was ok but there's no way I could watch it now and enjoy it. Battle Royale is decent but I really think both of these films are getting talked back up again almost as if to say "Ha, Hunger Games? I saw the original in these two other movies!". It happens every time something popular comes out.
Still haven't seen Hunger Games. Hoping to see it on Friday just so I can see if they captured the book well enough with a PG-13 rating or if I'm going to be disappointed.
Still haven't seen Hunger Games. Hoping to see it on Friday just so I can see if they captured the book well enough with a PG-13 rating or if I'm going to be disappointed.
lokiju
Lifer
- May 29, 2003
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- 5
- 0
John Carter - 7/10
Went to the movies for the first time since Thor was out in the theaters!
We intended to see The Hunger Games but greatly underestimated how popular this was going to be.
Being that we were "on the clock" with a baby sitter already watching our son, we decided the only other thing we'd even consider watching was John Carter but none of us were all that excited about it.
Thankfully it was so talked down and with so many articles about how much of a flop it was that I had very low expecations and was therefor pleasently surprised with it.
Over all it was a entertaining movie.
This movie is a failure due to the marketing and NOT the movie itself IMO. Disney truly failed at throwing their said $100 million at it as none of the previews did justice to what it was really about or gave much desire to go see it.
Went to the movies for the first time since Thor was out in the theaters!
We intended to see The Hunger Games but greatly underestimated how popular this was going to be.
Being that we were "on the clock" with a baby sitter already watching our son, we decided the only other thing we'd even consider watching was John Carter but none of us were all that excited about it.
Thankfully it was so talked down and with so many articles about how much of a flop it was that I had very low expecations and was therefor pleasently surprised with it.
Over all it was a entertaining movie.
This movie is a failure due to the marketing and NOT the movie itself IMO. Disney truly failed at throwing their said $100 million at it as none of the previews did justice to what it was really about or gave much desire to go see it.
SP33Demon
Lifer
- Jun 22, 2001
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Hunger Games - 5.5/10: The Running Man meets Twilight, except Running Man was better because of Arnold > teenage kids. Shaky cam, unrealistic (wasp scene) inconsistencies, and bad sappy teenage love crap + subpar acting by everyone but the main character. The plot was very predictable and I felt the foreshadowing was dumbed down and sappiness amped up for the masses. Other recent movies have done this (add sappiness and predictability) but dialed down a bit more, such as Moneyball. Maybe I'm just biased because teen romance sappiness is the worst kind in my book.
Also, it was probably hyped up so much b/c of the book (didn't read it but heard it was good), and the fact that "omg kids are killing other kids" vs say, Arnold killing other men. I'm sure that when they Twilight-tize other ideas like Terminator (teen robots sent from the future can become human if they choose love over killing) or Rambo (teen commandos come across other teens in a Chinese sweatshop and are faced with a dilemma), they will make just as much money as long as there's a book involved first. It's just the world we live in now, there are 22 million more 0-24 year olds vs 25-44 (2010 Census) so get used to this trend. Yet I digress.
21 Jump Street - 8/10: Juvenile humor mixed with more adult humor which turned out to be pretty funny. This one will depend on your sense of humor. I thought Jonah did a great job and really made this flick, so if you like him then this is must see. Had me laughing for half of it, and the end scene was just hilarious. Turned out to be better than the trailer.
Chronicle - 7.5/10: Rehashed plot of high schoolers with super powers, as well as "found footage" from a documentary but the special effects were exceptional for the film's low budget (12 mil). There is some shaky cam in it but not as bad as Hunger Games. If you like super hero movies in general you'll probably like this, although I felt they could have done more with it. For example, the black kid should have played football which would have been great to see him use his telekinesis. Overall, a dark flick that explored the age old concept of how a broken home can drive someone to be evil and have the power to lash back.
Pitch Black - 6/10: On Netflix. While I really enjoy a good sci fi flick, this didn't quite cut it for me. It started out pretty good but toward the last 1/3, there was too much inconsistency on the monsters' part. For example, one minute they're surrounded, and the next the monsters are scared of the light and there are none to be found. Which is it? Also, the poor planning made me slightly laugh... if you knew that a solar eclipse was coming, there'd be a lot more urgency than these guys showed.
Knight Rider - 9/10: On Netflix. First bunch of episodes were awesome, and can't wait to finish it up. Really brought me back to childhood, and of course it was THE HOFF.
Also, it was probably hyped up so much b/c of the book (didn't read it but heard it was good), and the fact that "omg kids are killing other kids" vs say, Arnold killing other men. I'm sure that when they Twilight-tize other ideas like Terminator (teen robots sent from the future can become human if they choose love over killing) or Rambo (teen commandos come across other teens in a Chinese sweatshop and are faced with a dilemma), they will make just as much money as long as there's a book involved first. It's just the world we live in now, there are 22 million more 0-24 year olds vs 25-44 (2010 Census) so get used to this trend. Yet I digress.
21 Jump Street - 8/10: Juvenile humor mixed with more adult humor which turned out to be pretty funny. This one will depend on your sense of humor. I thought Jonah did a great job and really made this flick, so if you like him then this is must see. Had me laughing for half of it, and the end scene was just hilarious. Turned out to be better than the trailer.
Chronicle - 7.5/10: Rehashed plot of high schoolers with super powers, as well as "found footage" from a documentary but the special effects were exceptional for the film's low budget (12 mil). There is some shaky cam in it but not as bad as Hunger Games. If you like super hero movies in general you'll probably like this, although I felt they could have done more with it. For example, the black kid should have played football which would have been great to see him use his telekinesis. Overall, a dark flick that explored the age old concept of how a broken home can drive someone to be evil and have the power to lash back.
Pitch Black - 6/10: On Netflix. While I really enjoy a good sci fi flick, this didn't quite cut it for me. It started out pretty good but toward the last 1/3, there was too much inconsistency on the monsters' part. For example, one minute they're surrounded, and the next the monsters are scared of the light and there are none to be found. Which is it? Also, the poor planning made me slightly laugh... if you knew that a solar eclipse was coming, there'd be a lot more urgency than these guys showed.
Knight Rider - 9/10: On Netflix. First bunch of episodes were awesome, and can't wait to finish it up. Really brought me back to childhood, and of course it was THE HOFF.
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:wub:KT, I hope your Shia hate doesn't kill this one for you
New Look At Tom Hardy & Shia LaBeouf In John Hillcoats Lawless
Scanned from the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, this image of Tom Hardy and Shia LaBeouf has arrived online from John Hillcoats (The Road, The Proposition) upcoming prohibition crime-drama Lawless. This film is without a doubt one of my anticipated films of 2012, it features a powerhouse cast in Hardy, LaBeouf, Jason Clarke, Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Guy Pearce, Dane DeHaan and Gary Oldman. Adapted from Matt Bondurants novel The Wettest County in the World: A Novel Based on a True Story, Lawless formerly went under the title The Wettest County. The story follows two brothers (played by LaBeouf and Hardy) who become bootleggers in the South during Prohibition. The screenplay for the film is penned by frequent Hillcoat collaborator Nick Cave whos also on soundtrack duty. Look out for Lawless August 31st. Below is a brief synopsis of the novel. Source: ThePlaylist.
D: Ugh, yeah I was so disappointed when I heard he was cast, but I'll tough through it considering everything else surrounding him should be awesome. I'll keep my fingers crossed that he doesn't ruin it!
KT
shortylickens
No Lifer
- Jul 15, 2003
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Why did Beverly Hills Cop 3 get such a shitty rating?
It wasnt any more or less stupid than the others.
It wasnt any more or less stupid than the others.
Anubis
No Lifer
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