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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2014 23:58:37 GMT -5
Watched Thor the Dark World, it was kinda boring, dull, and empty. That is about all I have to say for that.
Also watched the first TMNT live action film. Seen it billions of times and it is always fun. Find myself getting older and liking the Casey/April stuff more than the turtles. Elias Koteas is great.
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Post by Dr. Rumak on Aug 9, 2014 17:41:42 GMT -5
Guardians of the Galaxy
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Post by UnarmedAndDangerousVorta on Aug 9, 2014 17:46:00 GMT -5
Guardians of The Galaxy followed by Dawn of Planet of The Apes
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Post by Generic Poster on Aug 9, 2014 20:33:04 GMT -5
Last night, I finished Henry IV Part 1 (with Loki from Thor; very good) and this afternoon we went to see Boyhood (astounding).
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Post by Dr. Rumak on Aug 9, 2014 20:53:00 GMT -5
And this evening, I watched The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug.
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Post by Jean-Luc Lemur on Aug 10, 2014 7:26:34 GMT -5
Into the Wild Green Yonder—not the best of Futurama but still fun on a bun.
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Post by Generic Poster on Aug 10, 2014 9:01:32 GMT -5
And this evening, I watched The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug. On a scale of 1-10, how angry did that movie make you? I didn't particularly like the first Hobbit, but this one enraged me. |
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Post by Dr. Rumak on Aug 10, 2014 16:14:05 GMT -5
And this evening, I watched The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug. On a scale of 1-10, how angry did that movie make you? I didn't particular like the first Hobbit, but this one enraged me. Hmm. Smaug was not as desolated as the title would have led me to believe, but I thought it was fine. I can't imagine getting angry about it. |
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Post by Generic Poster on Aug 10, 2014 22:31:26 GMT -5
On a scale of 1-10, how angry did that movie make you? I didn't particular like the first Hobbit, but this one enraged me. Hmm. Smaug was not as desolated as the title would have led me to believe, but I thought it was fine. I can't imagine getting angry about it. Huh. The ridiculous padding angered me. About 15 minutes of stuff actually happened in almost 3 hours of film. But, different strokes and all that. |
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Post by Nudeviking on Aug 11, 2014 3:29:53 GMT -5
Hmm. Smaug was not as desolated as the title would have led me to believe, but I thought it was fine. I can't imagine getting angry about it. Huh. The ridiculous padding angered me. About 15 minutes of stuff actually happened in almost 3 hours of film. But, different strokes and all that. It was a perfectly cromulent novel turned into a side-scrolling beat 'em up video game turned into a feature length film. Anyway last night I watched Captain America in The Winter Soldier. It was a pretty good cloak and dagger movie that wore the trappings of a super hero movie. I loved that that movie was basically the complete opposite of Guardians of the Galaxy, but that they somehow can exist in the same universe. I, for one, cannot wait for super serious super soldiers and super spies to inevitably interact with a talking raccoon and Dave "Basketballs Don't Hold Grudges!" Bautista while deciding the fate of the universe. I like that Marvel (unlike the Nolan Batman movies) has decided to just go balls to the wall, "BECAUSE COMICS BABBY!!!!!!!" and isn't really trying to rationalize any of the insanity or explain how anything happening in the movies could exist in the real world. |
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Post by Douay-Rheims-Challoner on Aug 11, 2014 7:46:48 GMT -5
Hmmmm. I guess I really should have posted this in the movies section. If a mod wants to move it, feel free. I was a bit lazy about it, but I did get around to it eventually! |
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Post by Generic Poster on Aug 11, 2014 11:34:28 GMT -5
I watched The Warriors last night, which I had somehow never seen. Much more enjoyable than it should have been. I got a kick out of the ridiculous gangs. It was like a Frank Miller comic before he went super-crazy.
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Post by rimjobflashmob on Aug 11, 2014 12:01:41 GMT -5
History of Future Folk.
Fucking delightful. Apparently they just toured at a theater a few blocks away from my apartment and I missed it. Dang.
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Post by Great Unwashed on Aug 11, 2014 12:18:47 GMT -5
I watched The Warriors last night, which I had somehow never seen. Much more enjoyable than it should have been. I got a kick out of the ridiculous gangs. It was like a Frank Miller comic before he went super-crazy. So you dug it? |
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Post by Generic Poster on Aug 11, 2014 13:23:32 GMT -5
I watched The Warriors last night, which I had somehow never seen. Much more enjoyable than it should have been. I got a kick out of the ridiculous gangs. It was like a Frank Miller comic before he went super-crazy. So you dug it? I did! |
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Post by Post-Lupin on Aug 11, 2014 14:58:57 GMT -5
Under The Skin. Still recovering.
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Post by repulsionist on Aug 11, 2014 15:46:40 GMT -5
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Likeable retooling of Anderson archetypes. Strong correlation to The Fantastic Mr. Fox. |
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Post by X the Anonymous Zeus or Odin on Aug 11, 2014 22:24:14 GMT -5
Just watched Mad Max again. It was thoroughly enjoyable.
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Post by dboonsghost on Aug 14, 2014 0:01:42 GMT -5
The Last Man on Earth: About ten million times as awesome as the stupid Will Smith movie. I should watch some more of these Cold War Paranoia movies, they really seem to be up my alley, and I especially enjoyed this film's allusions to fascism and themes of being Othered. Absolutely brilliant screenplay, and Price owns. I've watched this six or seven times over the last three days and haven't gotten bored with it yet, so there you go.
Dr. Phibes Rises Again!: I should probably see the first Dr. Phibes someday, I've read that it's a much better movie, but I enjoyed this. Price had the unique ability to ham it up without ever becoming mawkishly silly, and I think this is a great example of that. In fact, I would say this movie being paired with The Last Man on Earth is a great demonstration of how versatile an actor he was despite the simplistic categorization of being a "gothic horror" actor. Between these two movies he was more than capable as a serious dramatic leading man and a goofy comedy character actor.
Edgar Allen Poe's The Raven: Same as the above. Very goofy, very funny, this time with the addition of Peter Lorre being completely awesome. If you've never seen it, be warned that it has absolutely nothing in common with The Raven aside from its title. I would say it's the best of Roger Corman's Poe movies, at least of the ones I've seen, followed closely by The Pit and the Pendulum.
The Tomb of Ligeia: A pretty good movie, classically middling Corman. It becomes horrifically dull whenever Price isn't onscreen, though.
So yeah, Vincent Price Collection Volume II coming out this Fall. Definitely buy it if you're a fan.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2014 8:35:51 GMT -5
Neighbors.
There were a lot of good parts I felt to this, and some good jokes, and I did want to like it..... but I couldn't. By the end of the movie both sides are just unsympathetic that I really don't care who "wins" the war, I just want them both to lose. I do appreciate that they did try to be more than just the usual R rated comedy. They got a lot deeper than I expected with some parts of the story(namely the Zac Efron character and his fears of growing up). The high point was probably the Robert De Niro bit they showed some of in the trailer, it ends up growing into one pretty funny thing of bad impressions and sam jackson speeches. Out of the actors Zac Efron probably had the best/most interesting character, and he handled it pretty well, the dude has comedic chops.
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Post by The Prighlofone on Aug 14, 2014 10:40:21 GMT -5
^I liked "Neighbors" a lot personally. It made me appreciate Dave Franco as an actor where I really couldn't before. Finally saw "Frozen" last night. I liked it a lot, but...is there a reason that after the entire movie's conflict is about a neverending winter, Ilsa just makes it winter again at the end of the movie? I even asked my younger sister that and she said "you know, I never thought about that...I don't know!" |
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Post by usernametoolong on Aug 14, 2014 11:36:58 GMT -5
Black Snow
A very good but slightly depressing Chinese drama, based on a novel of the same name. Except they were tricked by the weather forecast, they didn't get any snow when filming and now the title doesn't make sense.
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Post by Great Unwashed on Aug 15, 2014 8:51:27 GMT -5
Two Days, One Night. A delightful romp!
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Post by usernametoolong on Aug 15, 2014 9:25:25 GMT -5
Pina
Amazingly beautiful
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Post by repulsionist on Aug 15, 2014 13:56:15 GMT -5
The Osterman Weekend - Peckinpah surrogate John Hurt coils around his prey. Interesting moments of martial artistry from Craig T. Nelson. Softcore porn moments abound. Disjunctive editing still tells some kind of story ending with the moral: "You are all DUPES!"
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Post by Generic Poster on Aug 15, 2014 22:16:25 GMT -5
I watched Dark City for the first time since it was out in theaters. Man, that movie was ahead of its time.
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Post by Great Boo's Up on Aug 16, 2014 23:24:48 GMT -5
The Birdcage (because...well, you know). This is the first time I've seen it since I was...maybe 16? (It was on cable a lot in the late 90s and it was a frequent "Oh hey, this is on, it's great, let's watch it" view for Young Boo's Up.) Anyway, watching it as an adult in 2014 fills one with mixed feelings. Can anyone provide any perspective on it? I mean, now I think, "Fuck this Spike Spiegel-sounding kid, he's an asshole to even ask his fathers to do this, no matter how young and callow he is," but maybe I am too far removed from the time (or the situation of being a 20-year-old in love) to have the proper perspective...
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Post by dboonsghost on Aug 17, 2014 2:05:23 GMT -5
Wim Wenders makes me cry. He makes me cry like a big, dumb homo. Speaking of crying, I watched Once Upon A Time In The West this morning. As fun as the Man With No Name trilogy is, the Once Upon A Time trilogy is equally as upsetting and painful. Just miserable movies. So amazing. I can't wait for the final cut of America to be released next month, I already have it pre-ordered. |
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Post by usernametoolong on Aug 17, 2014 17:10:47 GMT -5
Monsters, Inc.
Currently starting the part that makes me cry.
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Post by repulsionist on Aug 17, 2014 23:41:29 GMT -5
American Hustle - David O. Russell presents an Aaron Spelling production of a Martin Scorsese teleplay, Abscam! Excellent romping, er acting, through the scenes. Funhinged.
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