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Post by Great Boo's Up on Jul 31, 2014 23:00:01 GMT -5
Amazing Spider-Man 2, I felt it was better than most people said. Not great, but there was some nice stuff in there. Kind of a mess though. Yeah, my feeling is, if I had any knowledge of how to use video editing software, I could probably condense an AMAZING 30-40 minute Spider-Man movie out of it. It would have no real plot or through-line, but it's the closest the movies have gotten to precisely translating a Spider-Man comic to the screen. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2014 23:22:23 GMT -5
Amazing Spider-Man 2, I felt it was better than most people said. Not great, but there was some nice stuff in there. Kind of a mess though. Yeah, my feeling is, if I had any knowledge of how to use video editing software, I could probably condense an AMAZING 30-40 minute Spider-Man movie out of it. It would have no real plot or through-line, but it's the closest the movies have gotten to precisely translating a Spider-Man comic to the screen. My main problem was with the green goblin storyline and peter's dad. The green goblin stuff could have been decent I think if They didn't have Harry rapidly lose his health. That felt way too fast, especially since Norman kicked the bucket around age 50 or 60. They can keep the plot of harry wanting Spider-Man's blood, but they didn't need to try to cram in Harry getting the goblin serum and going full villain, or even have a plot where he is fighting corporate investors. They were just trying to fit in too much. Sure, working on the goblin plot more wouldn't have made the movie great or anything, but it could have been more coherent and consistent. It does make me wonder how they had Mary Jane in between all they had, since they did film scenes with her but cut them out. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2014 4:19:21 GMT -5
Just watched Captain America 2, I loved it. The first MCU film I have loved, not merely liked.
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Post by Lone Locust of the Apocalypse on Aug 1, 2014 5:08:15 GMT -5
Just watched Captain America 2, I loved it. The first MCU film I have loved, not merely liked. I'm an outlier, I guess. BTW, check out the AVC's new article on Spider-Man 1. |
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Post by ganews on Aug 1, 2014 19:44:08 GMT -5
Holy crap, Mel Gibson: although I just happen to have it on TV while waiting to go out, these first 40 minutes of Apocalypto have been damn good. I'm actually going to have to come back and watch the rest.
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Post by [Citrus] on Aug 1, 2014 21:53:10 GMT -5
Wadjda, which sweet and sad and had a weird combo of depressing and uplifting to it.
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Post by Ron Howard Voice on Aug 1, 2014 22:25:39 GMT -5
Tonight's Criterion double-header:
Blow Out - Travolta, Allen, Lithgow
A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles
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Post by Great Unwashed on Aug 2, 2014 5:35:34 GMT -5
Let's see, I met you on Blood Bath, right? And then we did Blood Bath 2. And then we did Bad Day at Blood Beach. Then we did Bordello of Blood. And then, well, that brings us up to date, Co-Ed Frenzy. By the way I didn't tell you this, but I'd like to think this our finest film
Almost two years
Oh God, two years, Five films in two years.
Prompted by drunkenly wandering into the shoutbox, I watched Walk Hard again.
HE NEEDS MORE BLANKETS AND HE NEEDS LESS BLANKETS
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2014 15:52:53 GMT -5
Going to introduce the nephew to Mortal Kombat(1995) and Michael Bay(The Rock). This may be a very bad idea I have to stop like 10 minutes in and just watch something else instead(was hoping for the first spy kids but not on any streaming service or on demand service I can access right now).
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Post by William T. Goat, Esq. on Aug 3, 2014 11:41:45 GMT -5
Can't remember which of these is the last one I saw:
Richard Ayoade's The Double. Had to see it because of all the comparisons to Brazil. Not quite as epic as Brazil, and I didn't quite get the ending.
Timebomb: 90's action movie. Michael Biehn is a humble watchmaker who doesn't remember his secret past as a science-enhanced super-soldier. Big dumb fun.
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Post by William T. Goat, Esq. on Aug 3, 2014 11:54:51 GMT -5
Tonight, I completed the Shaggy Dog-a-verse with the Shaggy D.A. Again, a movie I hadn't seen in 30 years, but was still enjoyable. I would love it if somebody would turn a clip from that movie into a gif. The bit where the hero, in dog form, runs at the villain, who's blocking the room's exit, and just when you think the dog's going to dive between the villain's legs and escape, the dog STANDS UP AND PUNCHES HIM IN THE FACE |
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Post by WKRP Jimmy Drop on Aug 3, 2014 12:17:33 GMT -5
Just watched Captain America 2, I loved it. The first MCU film I have loved, not merely liked. SEE I TOLD YOU |
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Post by WKRP Jimmy Drop on Aug 3, 2014 12:22:39 GMT -5
Yesterday I re-watched Muriel's Wedding, and Strictly Ballroom. I had forgotten how Aussie "comedies" can often have a hard, ugly edge to them (or maybe that's just their 90s comedies). Toni Collette and Rachel Griffiths were so young! And so cute!
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Post by Generic Poster on Aug 3, 2014 12:24:19 GMT -5
The Darjeeling Limited. My least favorite Wes Anderson movie, but still pretty good.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2014 20:23:40 GMT -5
I saw Mean Girls for the first time this weekend, and its not bad! Drags a bit in the second half but I found it quite funny despite not being in the target demo because Tina Fey is awesome and perfect. Stray thoughts:
- Lindsey Lohan really coulda been something, huh? Hope she gets her shit together someday.
- Rachel McAdams looks odd with blonde hair.
- Tina Fey is awesome and perfect.
- Tim Meadows needs more work. Great straight man.
Oh also for the first time as an adult I saw CONGO which is hilarious. Within the first 10 minutes Bruce Campbell is hit with an eyeball before being killed by a gorilla and Joe Don Baker delivers the line "I am a human leader!" Highly recommended.
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Post by 🔪 silly buns on Aug 3, 2014 20:32:18 GMT -5
I saw Mean Girls for the first time this weekend, and its not bad! Drags a bit in the second half but I found it quite funny despite not being in the target demo because Tina Fey is awesome and perfect. Stray thoughts: - Lindsey Lohan really coulda been something, huh? Hope she gets her shit together someday. - Rachel McAdams looks really odd with blonde hair. - Tina Fey is awesome and perfect. - Tim Meadows needs more work. Great straight man. Oh also for the first time as an adult I saw CONGO which is hilarious. Within the first 10 minutes Bruce Campbell is hit with an eyeball before being killed by a gorilla and Joe Don Baker delivers the line "I am a human leader!" Highly recommended. Are you going to listen to the We Hate Movies and How Did This Get Made eps about Congo? Cause you should. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2014 20:37:53 GMT -5
I saw Mean Girls for the first time this weekend, and its not bad! Drags a bit in the second half but I found it quite funny despite not being in the target demo because Tina Fey is awesome and perfect. Stray thoughts: - Lindsey Lohan really coulda been something, huh? Hope she gets her shit together someday. - Rachel McAdams looks really odd with blonde hair. - Tina Fey is awesome and perfect. - Tim Meadows needs more work. Great straight man. Oh also for the first time as an adult I saw CONGO which is hilarious. Within the first 10 minutes Bruce Campbell is hit with an eyeball before being killed by a gorilla and Joe Don Baker delivers the line "I am a human leader!" Highly recommended. Are you going to listen to the We Hate Movies and How Did This Get Made eps about Congo? Cause you should. Oh boy am I |
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Post by dboonsghost on Aug 3, 2014 20:58:04 GMT -5
Surf Nazis Must Die: The title was way better than the actual movie.
Adventures In Babysitting: This was hilarious. How come I've never seen this before?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2014 21:17:42 GMT -5
Just watched Captain America 2, I loved it. The first MCU film I have loved, not merely liked. SEE I TOLD YOU YOU DIDN'T TELL ME ANYTHING! Though I agree with opinions you may have told other people, NOT ME! |
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Post by Ron Howard Voice on Aug 3, 2014 21:39:18 GMT -5
Tonight's Criterion double-header: Blow Out - Travolta, Allen, Lithgow A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles Rounding out the weekend: Fantastic Mr. Fox - Wes Anderson and his troupe Meet the Fokkens - documentary about Dutch old lady prostitutes Rough recap in order of preference: 4. Fantastic Mr. Fox. I'm not sure I'll ever be crazy about Wes Anderson, but this one was pretty fun, and there were a bunch of good jokes. Most of the cast seemed underused - in particular Michael Gambon and Meryl Streep - but there was enough here for a good time. It was fun seeing Pairesta's avatar. 3. Meet the Fokkens. Really enjoyed this documentary - it's touching, and also, uh, there's a lot of touching. The twin sisters, aged 69, are irresistibly charismatic, and it just about breaks your heart to hear some of their stories about how and why they entered prostitution, lost a child to the foster care system, and were abused by spouses. Still, when the sister who's still a practicing hooker indulges in men's odd fantasies (and you see it all), or when they play around at the beach or in the snow like little kids, it's a super-engaging watch. As charming and joyful as a movie about prostitutes with uncertain retirements and regretful pasts can be. 2. Blow Out. Dang, Brian de Palma was on point here, from the beginning (which very successfully faked me out) to the climax, which is as brilliantly and grippingly filmed as anything in Hitchcock. Grisly murders lit up by red, white, and blue fireworks? John Travolta fading into the shadows, crushed by an unbearably cruel ironic joke? Heck yeah. Yikes. 1. A Hard Day's Night. I'm super confused by comments online that Paul's grandfather (Wilfrid Brambell) is a "villain" or "obstacle" or otherwise opposing force to the Beatles. Not at all! To me he's a heroic force. The whole movie sees the Beatles repeatedly trying to bust out of their confines, dash the rules, run down the fire escape, find freedom from the daily grind and from their management. And who embodies those ideals? Paul's grandfather, one of the greatest forces of pure anarchy in any movie before Johnny made a hat and a brooch in Airplane! Man, this movie is fun, crazily fun, and the B&W cinematography is flat-out spectacular. I'm glad I got the Blu-Ray because I will watch this again and again. Only complaint: the repeats in the soundtrack. I wanna hear a different song, darn it! |
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Post by Generic Poster on Aug 3, 2014 22:55:40 GMT -5
Hannah. Eh. 'twas fine, but not as good as I had hoped.
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Post by Great Unwashed on Aug 4, 2014 0:48:17 GMT -5
I did find the playground fight unintentionally funny though, with the slow-motion shot of Eric Bana emotionally pushing a roundabout after he's punched out a guy.
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Post by MrsLangdonAlger on Aug 4, 2014 6:44:58 GMT -5
I did find the playground fight unintentionally funny though, with the slow-motion shot of Eric Bana emotionally pushing a roundabout after he's punched out a guy. I laughed out loud at this when I saw it in the theater. |
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Post by Murray the Demonic Skull on Aug 4, 2014 7:07:11 GMT -5
Jimmy's Hall the last Ken Loach.
I was a bit disappointed by that movie. Wasn't bad per say but given the topic, the place and the time of the story it could have been great. Plus (and maybe it's just me there)the acting was not really top notch (compared to his last movie). One actress in particular (Aisling Franciosi)made me cringe.
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Post by MrsLangdonAlger on Aug 4, 2014 9:58:00 GMT -5
@ifwewait and I watched House of the Devil last night, which is one of my favorite horror movies. I think he liked it as well. Such a great tribute to 70s/early 80s era horror.
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Post by Tellyfier on Aug 4, 2014 11:56:11 GMT -5
Holy crap, Mel Gibson: although I just happen to have it on TV while waiting to go out, these first 40 minutes of Apocalypto have been damn good. I'm actually going to have to come back and watch the rest. "Say what you want about Mel Gibson, but the son of a bitch knows story structure." It's much better than a subtitled movie about heart-ripping mayans/aztecs (don't look at me, Gibson got that all confused) has any right to be. I saw The Muppets: Most Wanted this weekend! I liked it, though not as much as the previous one. Jason Segel was just perfect for the Muppets; Gervais, well, meh. The russian gulag stuff was funny, but I found it was a tiny, weensie, little bit uncomfortable. I mean, it's the Muppets, a jungle prison on a made up tropical island banana republic would have been fine, too. |
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Post by Generic Poster on Aug 6, 2014 14:02:29 GMT -5
I finally started watching the PBS Hollow Crown series that's been sitting on my DVR forever. I watched Richard II last night. I really enjoyed it, though it hammered Richard II as a Christ-figure a little too hard. Also, I'm not that familiar with the original play, but it seems like a lot was cut out. Like, there is no explanation as to why Henry and Mowbry (or whatever his name was) hated eachother and were going to fight the duel at the beginning. I assume that was explained somewhere in the play, but maybe not.
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Post by Mrs David Tennant on Aug 6, 2014 16:01:59 GMT -5
I finally started watching the PBS Hollow Crown series that's been sitting on my DVR forever. I watched Richard II last night. I really enjoyed it, though it hammered Richard II as a Christ-figure a little too hard. Also, I'm not that familiar with the original play, but it seems like a lot was cut out. Like, there is no explanation as to why Henry and Mowbry (or whatever his name was) hated eachother and were going to fight the duel at the beginning. I assume that was explained somewhere in the play, but maybe not. I tried to watch Richard II, gave up and went straight to Tom Hiddleston, and then gave up. I just couldn't get into it. |
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Post by usernametoolong on Aug 7, 2014 4:56:23 GMT -5
Sacrificed Youth, a Chinese movie from 1985. The most gorgeous looking movie I've seen in a very long time, like Malick-gorgeous. The story of a city girl moved to the countryside during the Cultural Revolution, it's all very understated, while the culture shock is there, it's all very subtle and allusive. What I particularly loved was that it in no way felt like a message movie, it just played as a tender recollection of teenage years. The most surprising is that considering the title and that it was the Cultural Revolution, it's all rather pleasant and shows the experience in a relatively positive light, while still acknowledging it was pretty messed up. |
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Post by Dellarigg on Aug 7, 2014 5:20:21 GMT -5
The first Captain America film. Not my sort of thing really. Even when I think I'm in the mood for this sort of splashy light entertainment, I'm pretty much not.
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