Topic: I just watched [movie x here] (Read 502591 times)

Method of Madness · « **Reply #850 on:** 23 Mar 2014, 19:32 »

THE GUN IS GOOD! THE PENIS IS EVIL!

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #851 on:** 25 Mar 2014, 18:19 »

I finally watched Wolf Children. It was cute and a little heartwrenching, even if the animation was wonky at times.

Thrillho · « **Reply #852 on:** 26 Mar 2014, 02:32 »

Watched Delivery Man. I didn't care for it.

Method can tell you more

Method of Madness · « **Reply #853 on:** 26 Mar 2014, 05:36 »

The prospect of sitting through that movie again makes my upcoming day of work seem downright pleasant. So it has that going for it, I suppose.

Confession: I've only seen the first hour, but I finish everything I watch, so...yeah.

In that hour, I don't think I laughed once. Nothing was even accidentally funny. Vince Vaughn should have retired after Wedding Crashers.

Lupercal · « **Reply #854 on:** 27 Mar 2014, 16:34 »

I'll be damned if I can find it but I distinctly remember Vaughn doing an interview soon after Delivery Man was universally panned. He said he wanted to stop doing frat-pack comedy crap. Because he's been good, at times. Just not recently. And now he knows this, he might improve the next time we inevitably see him on screen.

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #855 on:** 28 Mar 2014, 18:06 »

I just watched the Grand Budapest Hotel, and it was amazing, hilarious, and suspenseful

Method of Madness · « **Reply #856 on:** 30 Mar 2014, 18:21 »

Saw Muppets Most Wanted today. Liked it a decent amount, although it wasn't as good as the last one. Although this song? Easily the best part of either movie, IMO.

(Kind of spoilers I guess?)

Grognard · « **Reply #857 on:** 31 Mar 2014, 06:24 »

I took my daughter out Saturday to see 'The LEGO Movie'.

I enjoyed the heck out of it! Laughed my ass off.

but now I've got this stupid song stuck in my head...

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #858 on:** 31 Mar 2014, 10:20 »

Olympus has fallen.

Loads and loads of death. And little story.

ev4n · « **Reply #859 on:** 31 Mar 2014, 12:43 »

Ender's Game. Teaching my kids how to be incredibly cynical about movies made from books.

Thrillho · « **Reply #860 on:** 31 Mar 2014, 13:22 »

So I've watched a shitload of movies lately.

Anchorman 2 - just... not very funny. And at least half an hour too long.

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The Internship - again, just wasn't very funny, although it makes Anchorman 2 look like Airplane. However, at least, unlike Delivery Man, it was fucking offensively terrible.

Eddie Murphy - Delirious - Alarmingly homophobic and anti-woman. Didn't care for it. Not sure I can enjoy anything Murphy's in any more.

Last Vegas - Kind of sweet, quite funny, entirely carried by a fantastic cast (not least Kevin Kline who is the most eminently likable actor in Hollywood)

American Reunion - Absolutely pointless, but enjoyable seeing the old gang all back together. Intermittently funny but puts into harsh relief how little we need sex comedies these days when the internet exists. If you want comedy, you watch a film. If you want sex, you go online.

That's My Boy - I fell asleep during the opening half hour, which included the classic 'hot teacher fucks underage boy, boy is hailed as a hero.' Admittedly the teacher does go to jail in the movie, but at no point is it indicated that that is the right option, it just happens in spite of it all. I did not regret falling asleep.

Hunger Games - Solid four out of five. Great concept, beautifully presented, nice little comment on modern television. Jennifer Lawrence is hot.

Hunger Games 2 - Basically the exact same as the first film, but a little darker, and I don't really see any problem with that. JENNIFER LAWRENCE IS SO HOT.

Django Unchained - It was a Tarantino movie. They're kind of... all the same, really. Lots of language. Lots of violence. Acres of easily cuttable scenes, including the majority of the closing half hour. Jonah Hill in a pointless comedy lynching scene (yes, really). I have no idea why people were concerned over the gore. It was hilariously, cartoonishly over the top from the outset, the only time it was shocking was when DiCaprio watches two black slaves beating each other to death in his parlour for his own entertainment. Has absolutely nothing to say about racism. Was reasonably entertaining but ultimately unnecessary.

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #861 on:** 31 Mar 2014, 14:50 »

I haven't seen the whole movie. But I have seen the comedic attempt at an attack on a caravan. The whole bit with the masks. It struck me as very funny. Also, I felt there was something there about the banality of evil. Such an overused phrase. But not, I felt, pointless.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #862 on:** 31 Mar 2014, 14:56 »

Quote from: Gareth on 31 Mar 2014, 13:22

Was reasonably entertaining but ultimately unnecessary.

Is this a bad thing?

Thrillho · « **Reply #863 on:** 31 Mar 2014, 15:00 »

I didn't say the scene wasn't funny. It was just the only funny scene in the movie.

And it isn't necessarily a bad thing but given the Oscar buzz and critical wankathon it received there was really nothing to it.

Aimless · « **Reply #864 on:** 02 Apr 2014, 15:30 »

Woohoo! Winter Soldier!

Thrillho · « **Reply #865 on:** 03 Apr 2014, 04:54 »

Forgot to say, I watched Amazing Spiderman. It's decent, good visual effects, but not especially interesting or original and in places, very confused (not confusing, confused). I am glad I didn't pay to see it at the cinema because I still much prefer the first Maguire movie even if Garfield is a vastly superior Peter Parker.

Lupercal · « **Reply #866 on:** 03 Apr 2014, 15:07 »

I think TAS made a bit more sense, in terms of story. Uncle Ben was so much more convincing this time around. I have love for the first two Maguire films but I think that the reboot films (assuming another trilogy) will eclipse it.

Can we get Emma Stone in a rain scene ala Kirsten Dunst?

Thrillho · « **Reply #867 on:** 04 Apr 2014, 01:53 »

I don't agree with that (as far as making story sense). What happened to him hunting for Uncle Ben's killer? Where'd that plotline go? Just kinda dropped off the map.

I do agree this was a much better Uncle Sheen. Er, Ben.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #868 on:** 04 Apr 2014, 02:06 »

Uncle Bartlet.

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #869 on:** 05 Apr 2014, 16:02 »

I just watched Captain America: The Winter Solider and I really liked it. Definitely better than the original

Loved this guy:

didn't notice this guy

Aimless · « **Reply #870 on:** 06 Apr 2014, 01:57 »

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Blyss · « **Reply #871 on:** 06 Apr 2014, 20:04 »

Just watched Odd Thomas today.

I didn't even know they'd made the movie, but I do like the series of books by Dean Koontz. It stars Anton Yelchin, better known as Chekov in the new Star Trek storyline.

The movie was great in that it almost stayed in complete sync with the book (only a couple of things that didn't match up) and Yelchin really was believable as the title character. Willem Dafoe takes a paycheck as the local chief of police, and does a decent job of it without overpowering the young 'uns that are actually the stars of the show.

I really really enjoyed the books, and was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed the movie as well.

Blyss · « **Reply #872 on:** 11 Apr 2014, 15:24 »

Winter Soldier:

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My friend told me about this. Fucking hysterical and props to whoever did it.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #873 on:** 11 Apr 2014, 20:49 »

Hahaha yeah, my theater was not packed (Monday evening) but I was the only one who laughed at that. So people who didn't see that or didn't get it probably thought I was crazy.

Welu · « **Reply #874 on:** 13 Apr 2014, 09:25 »

I did not notice that when I saw it. That's a great thing.

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #875 on:** 30 Apr 2014, 12:45 »

The Grand Boedapest Hotel.

Hi-La-Ri-Ous. Loved every second of it.

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #876 on:** 30 Apr 2014, 14:21 »

Quote from: Gareth on 22 Nov 2013, 01:27

I only saw A Few Good Men a few years ago, but it is one of the films that made me realise that a celebrity may be a weirdo (not an asshole, a weirdo) but that doesn't mean their work isn't top notch. Cruise is oozing with charisma and magnetism in that film, he MAKES that film. Everyone else in it is good, but if you took Cruise out of it the picture would be far poorer.

I would lodge a disagreement. Cruise is excellent in AFGM, but Jack Nicholson OWNED that movie.

Thrillho · « **Reply #877 on:** 30 Apr 2014, 14:39 »

I'm sorry you disagree with me five months ago

I think the picture is shit out of luck without either one of them. They both make the movie. Nicholson is absent for the majority of the central hour.

Welu · « **Reply #878 on:** 30 Apr 2014, 15:57 »

Despicable Me. I loved it. It was way better than it had any right to be, really funny and enjoyable sappy.

Detachable Felix · « **Reply #879 on:** 30 Apr 2014, 20:29 »

Despicable Me had the best theme tune. For a kid's film, it was pretty original, too. The sequel gets ridiculously corny and excessive, but eh. 4.5 stars for the first, 3.5 for the second

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #880 on:** 30 Apr 2014, 20:45 »

Quote from: Gareth on 30 Apr 2014, 14:39

I'm sorry you disagree with me five months ago

I'm sorry you were wrong five months ago and no one corrected you then.

Thrillho · « **Reply #881 on:** 04 May 2014, 03:35 »

So I watched Grown Ups 2 (I was bored and wanted to fall asleep to something) and it is... frustrating.

I expected it to be a jokeless snorefest with nothing whatsoever going for it but it's actually worse than that because it is actually within a whisper of being watchable.

First of all, this thing is CRAMMED with talent. Sandler hasn't been good since the 90s and David Spade is the world's worst comedian, but Kevin James, Chris Rock, Steve Buscemi, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Taylor Lautner, Shaq(???), Salma Hayek, the woman who's getting married in Bridesmaids - there is so much talent here, and it means that somehow it actually avoids being completely terrible, scraping into two star territory. The jokes are mostly terrible, but the precious few that actually are good are given to people who are sharp enough to actually make them funny - most of the funny lines belong to Kevin James (it's a joke that makes absolutely no sense, but when he lets off an auto-inflate water raft from his fanny pack, while dressed as Meat Loaf, and sings 'like a raft outta hell' I was laughing for a while). Chris Rock also gets a couple of good lines which I can only presume are ad-libs ('No-one's even scared of black guys any more?').

There is basically no plot in the entire fucking movie, but what little plot there is involves an asshole frathouse who starts a rivalry with the main characters. This is where Taylor Lautner comes in and is so absolutely perfectly fucking cast that I'm kind of gutted he doesn't do this kind of thing more often. He was built up a lot of... what's the opposite of good will? Bad will I guess, from the Twilight saga and it makes him a perfect pretty boy villain, helped by the fact that he really is game for anything in the movie. Steve Austin is also perfect as Sandler's school bully (I think he might have been in the first one too?) and Shaq gets quite a few funny lines and sight gags.

The most frustrating jokes are the ones that are so close to being funny. Like when the guys go to a sexy car wash and it's all guys - the ensuing slow motion parody of sexy car washes could've been hilarious, had they not deliberately made it massively homophobic (oh and there's some transphobia thrown in there too, surrounding a genuinely gorgeous female bodybuilder who deserves better than to be treated like that but only has herself to blame for signing up to the movie).

It's just one big fat missed opportunity, but I'm willing to bet it made enough money that the studios don't give a fuck regardless. It's just a waste. A waste of time, of comic talent, of punchlines that were so close to being funny.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #882 on:** 04 May 2014, 05:03 »

Quote from: Gareth on 04 May 2014, 03:35

Sandler hasn't been good since the 90s

It may be barely out of the 90s, but watch Punch Drunk Love immediately.

Thrillho · « **Reply #883 on:** 04 May 2014, 05:52 »

Method of Madness · « **Reply #884 on:** 04 May 2014, 06:07 »

Why? Not a PT Anderson fan?

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #885 on:** 04 May 2014, 07:09 »

Quote from: Gareth on 04 May 2014, 03:35

David Spade is the world's worst comedian

David Spade is not Dane Cook, so this is incorrect.

Thrillho · « **Reply #886 on:** 04 May 2014, 07:13 »

Dane Cook isn't a comedian, he's an abomination.

And I am just not a Sandler fan at all, I watched this cause I had it free.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #887 on:** 04 May 2014, 07:57 »

PDL's not a typical Sandler movie, that's why I recommended it. He had nothing to do with the story, he just acts in it.

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #888 on:** 04 May 2014, 08:17 »

I just watched Amazing Spider-man 2 and I thought it was ok. I still enjoy the second Spider-man movie the most, but I definitely put it above Spider-man 3. It did suffer a little from too many villains, but it it used them a lot more conservatively then Spider-man 3 did. I mean:

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BeoPuppy · « **Reply #889 on:** 04 May 2014, 11:40 »

I have some love for 'Funny People' but other than that Sandler sucks big bouncy donkey balls.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #890 on:** 04 May 2014, 17:47 »

Oh god I fucking hated Funny People. Well, I hated the second half of it, at least, and overall it's mediocre at best. The fact that it followed Knocked Up (which I loved) did not help matters at all.

I saw Spidey 2 today, liked it more than I thought I would.

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #891 on:** 04 May 2014, 19:28 »

I just rewatched the original Star Wars trilogy. I would pay good money for the ORIGINAL movies on DVD, none of the Lucas digital add ons.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #892 on:** 04 May 2014, 19:48 »

You don't have to pay anything.

Blyss · « **Reply #893 on:** 05 May 2014, 13:02 »

Okay, so let's see - Brick Mansions - does anyone else think that Luc Besson keeps making District 13 over and over again, with a bigger budget? Meh, it was okay.

Watched Monuments Men - that was fun. I don't know how much is actual history, but I am interested now in finding out more, so I guess it was good for that.

I, Frankenstein. Actionfest featuring gargoyles and demons - but I actually enjoyed it. That was a lot of fun.

That's about it for now.

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #894 on:** 17 May 2014, 19:22 »

I just watched the new Godzilla movie, and it was awesome! Especially that

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Blue Kitty · « **Reply #895 on:** 18 May 2014, 14:52 »

Also:

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Godzilla, a giant radioactive lizard who wasn't actually trying to save anyone, ended up looking more heroic than Superman.

Let that sink in for a moment.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #896 on:** 18 May 2014, 14:52 »

I'm ok with that. Also, gonna see it tomorrow.

Aimless · « **Reply #897 on:** 18 May 2014, 15:17 »

Godzilla was great, v romantic

Method of Madness · « **Reply #898 on:** 20 May 2014, 14:57 »

Ok, did it bother anyone how little Godzilla was in Godzilla? Although I kind of liked

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Welu · « **Reply #899 on:** 21 May 2014, 16:11 »

The Other Woman. Surprisingly feel good. Doesn't have many big laughs till after the halfway point but I'm really glad I saw it.

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