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

[DigDog]

So you didn't watch JW3 with the dogs? And JW trekking through the desert? You missed a lot of good stuff, man.

i'll watch JW3 before i watch JW4.

 

[Dr. Detroit]

Old - 6.5/10
A film written, directed and starring M. Night Shyamalan, based on a graphic novel.

This was a very disturbing and interesting flic. Interessting premise, character development was a bit haphazard, but starts to come together the longer the film goes on. Ending was a tidy wrap up which left the viewer a little flat and felt unneccsary.

 

[igor_kavinski]

Avatar: Way of the Water

Seemed stupid and unnecessary. There's gonna be 3 more?

The masses are dumb to be lining up to part with their money for generic crap like this.

It was way too long. Didn't need to be longer than 2 hours.

The kids? I don't care about Jake Sully's kids, especially when he's just gonna keep having them like he's a baboon. He seems like that hapless dumbo who can't figure out where kids come from and thinks Eywa keeps implanting them in his wife's belly.

Spoiler

He lost his eldest so I bet there's gonna be one more in the next one. *groan*

 

[Fenixgoon]

D&D - 7.5/10. Fun movie, you don't need to be a D&D nerd to enjoy it, but it definitely helps.

 

[Hulk]

Every couple of years I rewatch all of the Columbo episodes. I'm in the middle of it now. They get better each time I watch them as I pick up more things I missed. Plus I love seeing all of the "old" tech from the '70's. BTW, "Pokerface" is a direct copy of Columbo.

 

[igor_kavinski]

Every couple of years I rewatch all of the Columbo episodes. I'm in the middle of it now. They get better each time I watch them as I pick up more things I missed. Plus I love seeing all of the "old" tech from the '70's. BTW, "Pokerface" is a direct copy of Columbo.

I think you would enjoy Monk too (maybe more comedy than Columbo)

 

[IronWing]

Joker - Joaquin Phoenix is amazing. Hard to believe that he's the same guy as in Gladiator. 10/10

 

[DigDog]

i "watched" Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2906216/reference/

(which should be written "honour amongst thieves" but hey, independence, amirite?)

I couldn't take much more than the intro. It's a D&D based film where the setting is fantasy but all the characters are from 2020.
Apparently, The Critical Drinker thought it was decent, but i cannot be bothered.

no vote.
Captain Not Kirk stars.

 

[purbeast0]

Knock at the Cabin

3/10

Had a very interesting premise and Bautista killed it, but there is literally zero payoff in the movie and it ruins everything. It's basically a big waste of time that keeps you interested until you realize how much of a waste of time it was.

It's my fault for watching another one of M. Knight's movies though. I did enjoy Old and this one looked interesting from the trailers, but damnit, as usual for his movies, it ends up terrible.

 

[Muadib]

Knock at the Cabin

3/10

Had a very interesting premise and Bautista killed it, but there is literally zero payoff in the movie and it ruins everything. It's basically a big waste of time that keeps you interested until you realize how much of a waste of time it was.

It's my fault for watching another one of M. Knight's movies though. I did enjoy Old and this one looked interesting from the trailers, but damnit, as usual for his movies, it ends up terrible.

MKS had one hit. The rest is trash.

 

[JEDI]

MKS had one hit. The rest is trash.

the problem with mks is that since his 1 hit, everyone now expects a huge plot twist.
and since that 1 hit, has usually come away disappointed (alto i liked Mr Glass).
amazing how a 1hit wonder can last decades in the movie business.

he should throw a curveball once in a while with a move w/o a plot twist

 

[Artorias]

Saying the rest are trash is harsh. Signs is pretty good. Apparently people like Split as well.

To me I find it strange he hasn't yet collaborated with Stehpen King, seems like a missed opportunity.

 

[purbeast0]

No, Signs is total trash.

Aliens travel light years to a world that is 75% covered in something that will burn them. Yeah okay.

"Swing away Jimmy!"

So fucking stupid...

Stephen King probably doesn't want to be associated with him because he generally makes garbage movies.

 

[igor_kavinski]

I'm surprised he hasn't created MKS Universe.

He had to fund Split with his own money: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/m...how-his-5-million-gamble-set-him-free-965493/

I do have to say that Split from him surprised me, especially the pedo parts of it. I was like, Woah, exploring some uncomfortable stuff there, Shammy.

 

[mugs]

amazing how a 1hit wonder can last decades in the movie business.

Kevin Smith too. I mean, I love every View Askewniverse movie, but I know the guy isn't a great filmmaker. (Full disclosure: as much as I love the View Asknewniverse movies, I honestly haven't seen any of his other movies.)

 

[DigDog]

Signs is pretty good.

No.

Signs is well acted, and to a point, well directed too. You can decently get invested in the film, and i'm sure a good portion of the audience did - in fact, Signs has a reputation of being a film that *some* weirdos like. But having said that, i am not going to be too harsh in its critique, because this deus ex machina ending was VERY common in 1950s scifi films. War Of The Worlds ends with fever killing the bad guys, The Blob is killed by a fire extinguisher, it was way too common, so Signs ending with water being deadly, isn't too bad of a decision .. but .. you know .. it didnt NEED to be water. It could have been something else, they could have just put a little more effort in the script, because while some people just enjoyed the ride, some other started shouting in the theatre and made a big stink online because, come on, water is dumb. Even the flu virus isn't as dumb of an idea, it's not like you can see from orbit that our planet is full of viruses, but you can fucking well see it's covered - with - water. it RAINS water.

Hey, let's invade this planet where it rains DEADLY POISON, i'm sure that will work great.

FYI his name is NIGHT not Knight, ergo MNS and not MKS.
or just shamalamadingdong

 

[igor_kavinski]

Hey, let's invade this planet where it rains DEADLY POISON, i'm sure that will work great.

Please, please review all of his other movies too!

 

[DigDog]

Please, please review all of his other movies too!

i can't.

see, i never watched THAT ONE FAMOUS FILM.

 

[A///]

You want a great ufo alien film? Close encounters of the 3rd kind. That's all you need. Still my favorite to this day.

 

[igor_kavinski]

You want a great ufo alien film? Close encounters of the 3rd kind. That's all you need. Still my favorite to this day.

Maybe you watched it when you were very young? I tried to watch it a few years ago but the first half hour was all I could take. It just seemed dumb.

 

[igor_kavinski]

i can't.

see, i never watched THAT ONE FAMOUS FILM.

Why not dedicate a weekend to watching all of that guy's movies? Some of them might not be very good but I don't think any of them are unwatchable.

 

[A///]

Maybe you watched it when you were very young? I tried to watch it a few years ago but the first half hour was all I could take. It just seemed dumb.

LOL

Young people say that about any old film. Everything was slow burn in those days, buildup, what is cheesy today was fantastic then. Some of my favorite films of the era were led by Robert Redford. Most young people would find the golden era of his career to have boring films but they're not boring. The problem with younger generations is you all want explosions, big breasts, guns shooting left and right, lots of cgi and dead bodies piling up.

The old stuff is better. Always scintillating and keeping you thinking with your inner monologue.

 

[Artorias]

No.

Signs is well acted, and to a point, well directed too. You can decently get invested in the film, and i'm sure a good portion of the audience did - in fact, Signs has a reputation of being a film that *some* weirdos like. But having said that, i am not going to be too harsh in its critique, because this deus ex machina ending was VERY common in 1950s scifi films. War Of The Worlds ends with fever killing the bad guys, The Blob is killed by a fire extinguisher, it was way too common, so Signs ending with water being deadly, isn't too bad of a decision .. but .. you know .. it didnt NEED to be water. It could have been something else, they could have just put a little more effort in the script, because while some people just enjoyed the ride, some other started shouting in the theatre and made a big stink online because, come on, water is dumb. Even the flu virus isn't as dumb of an idea, it's not like you can see from orbit that our planet is full of viruses, but you can fucking well see it's covered - with - water. it RAINS water.

Hey, let's invade this planet where it rains DEADLY POISON, i'm sure that will work great.

FYI his name is NIGHT not Knight, ergo MNS and not MKS.
or just shamalamadingdong

Well I haven't watched Signs in like 15 years, so my perception may change on a re-watch, but maybe I won't so I can keep the childhood memory haha.

Yeah I will stick with Shamalamadingdong.

 

[DigDog]

Maybe you watched it when you were very young? I tried to watch it a few years ago but the first half hour was all I could take. It just seemed dumb.

CE3K is not a film for space nerds, it's a film for sweater wearing moms and dads. You know, people who did *not* watch Star Wars.

 

[JEDI]

I'm surprised he hasn't created MKS Universe.

He had to fund Split with his own money: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/m...how-his-5-million-gamble-set-him-free-965493/

I do have to say that Split from him surprised me, especially the pedo parts of it. I was like, Woah, exploring some uncomfortable stuff there, Shammy.

girls that look around 18yrs old as pedo?

Now if they were tweens...