Last movie you saw? Created 14 years ago2009-09-07 16:21:32 UTC by Saribous Saribous

Created 14 years ago2009-09-07 16:21:32 UTC by Saribous Saribous

Posted 13 years ago2010-03-31 08:36:27 UTC Post #280140
I am watching Ponyo, the latest film by Miyazaki.

It's wonderful, as usual.
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Posted 13 years ago2010-03-31 10:15:14 UTC Post #280141
I Lol'd at the inflator. I never really liked the Moore-era of Bond films, they always seemed so corny to me.

Anyway, I've been watching Rome season 1-2 lately. I know it's not a movie per se but I don't care. Fantastic show, I recommend it to everyone.
Posted 13 years ago2010-03-31 12:33:49 UTC Post #280142
I watched Twilight and New Moon with my GF. We laughed at the shit the whole way through, which was why we decided to watch them anyway.

Also watched:
The Men Who Stare At Goats
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
The Boondock Saints II
Alvin and the Chipmunks (1 and 2)
Kinsey
The Princess and the Frog
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Posted 13 years ago2010-03-31 17:25:13 UTC Post #280144
Ha i just watched fifth Element today (before i saw the thread). I think it's superb! It's visually beautiful, hardcore action mixed with light-hearted humor, and Bruce Willis saving the universe from evil; what's not to love?! I also love to see movies that try to depict the far future, and in this aspect, The Fifth Element is my fav.

)

As for the Bond film, i dunno i love Casino Royale.. maybe i'm just gay for Daniel Craig?

saribous: noted and added to the cue. =)

Strider: LOL that is priceless. i kinda liked LALD, but probably because it had Dr. Quinn Medicine Women when she was young and super-hot..

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I am watching Ponyo, the latest film by Miyazaki.
god i dunno, that could be the most pointless/stupid animated film i've ever seen, but since you give it a high recommendation, i'll give it another try?
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Posted 13 years ago2010-03-31 19:01:25 UTC Post #280148
Watched "Undead or Alive". A very stupid zombedy, it was funny in the beginning but then it just got stupid, as they all seem to do these days. I also watched Stan Helsing which I actually found so boring, I fell asleep to it.
Posted 13 years ago2010-03-31 21:43:27 UTC Post #280150
Where's Blade Runner in all of this?!
Suparsonik SuparsonikI'm going off the edge to meet my maker.
Posted 13 years ago2010-04-01 00:41:42 UTC Post #280151
Well how often is it that you run into someone who just watched Blade Runner?
Posted 13 years ago2010-04-01 03:05:48 UTC Post #280153
It's probably the most overrated movie ever.
Posted 13 years ago2010-04-01 05:42:09 UTC Post #280155
It being overrated is debatable. Same goes for why it needed about 50 billion different versions.

Still a good movie.
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Posted 13 years ago2010-04-03 13:10:27 UTC Post #280228
Clash Of The Titans [2010]
Dumb and boring. the only good/interesting scenes are from the trailer, and the 3D looks stupid and completely nonexistent through most of the film. I wanted to leave halfway through and i almost did.

(

yeah i love cyberbunk as much as anyone but i didn't care for BR all that much... (got to see the "flying car" from mgm studios in their junk pile, that was kinda cool i guess.. = )
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 13 years ago2010-04-05 13:43:55 UTC Post #280268
Three more for me:

Shutter Island
Pretty good movie with some nice twists, bit of a mindfuck. Recommended

The Lovely Bones
This movie likes to drag on and on and on. The visual style is really cool but the story is lacking, with some moments that are just "wtf, get to the point" and an ending that is completely unsatisfying. One scene in particular is really annoying, wherein a character has a revelation but somehow forgets to tell everyone because her family is having a reunion. The very reason for the separation of said family is connected to what she's discovered so there's no logical reason as to why she wouldn't just shout it out immediately. Peter Jackson dropped the ball on this one.

And finally, interstate 60. I liked this movie a lot. I had never even heard of it before yesterday. It's about a guy who has an encounter with a genie-type figure, and gets one wish granted. All I can say is, watch it. :)
Posted 13 years ago2010-04-05 14:02:58 UTC Post #280270
I thought that Shutter Island's "brainfuck" was douchy because they literally "show" you his imagined characters. You never really know whether they're real or not because they're showing you all of it >_>
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Posted 13 years ago2010-04-05 15:46:08 UTC Post #280275
The Blind Side

I watched this with my family when my sister rented it over Easter.
Miraculously, it actually has very little to do with football.
Pretty good movie and hilariously witty, but some of of the sad parts felt very forced. Great performance by all involved.
Posted 13 years ago2010-04-06 21:59:57 UTC Post #280308
One of my favourite films, Universal Soldier.
Posted 13 years ago2010-04-06 22:55:23 UTC Post #280312
there's no way you can be serious..
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 13 years ago2010-04-06 23:43:04 UTC Post #280313
My favorite movie is Troll 2.
Posted 13 years ago2010-04-07 07:04:08 UTC Post #280318
The '67 Casino Royale. I have to say, even with all the bad puns, cheese, and "WTF is going on?" moments, it's written better than the latest one.

Plus it has Woody Allen as a supervillain.
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Posted 13 years ago2010-04-07 16:07:56 UTC Post #280331
there's no way you can be serious..
What's there not to like about it? They don't make films like that anymore... the 80's and 90's were great in terms of action films; Universal Soldier, Robocop, Street Fighter, Terminator, Total Recall...
Posted 13 years ago2010-04-07 19:36:58 UTC Post #280342
Pok?mon films: Mewtwo Strikes Back, Jirachi: Wish Maker and Destiny Deoxys. Wish Maker was ok, the others were great.
Posted 13 years ago2010-04-07 22:04:24 UTC Post #280345
Robocop, terminator, and total recall are on my all-time favourites list, but i wouldn't rank those other you mentioned any where near them..

P

Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 13 years ago2010-04-11 21:29:33 UTC Post #280440
I have just finished watching "El Secreto De Sus Ojos" (The Secret In Their Eyes), an Argentine film that recently won several international awards.

I tend to distrust such films, especially when given as homework, but I have to accept that both films I got as such (the other one being Goodbye Lenin, a German film that won several awards as well) were very good. I hope future homework films are good too :P

So if you can get your hands on either, do it.
Posted 13 years ago2010-04-12 01:21:09 UTC Post #280444
They showed Goodbye Lenin on television earlier this year. It was good, but unfortunately I missed the first half hour or so.
Posted 13 years ago2010-04-12 02:39:58 UTC Post #280445
I had never seen American Beauty before. I never even knew what it was about.
So I finally decided to watch it after hearing the name for years, and now I'm in awe.
I'd need more time to make a definitive verdict, but right now I want to say that it's probably one of the greatest movies I've ever seen.
Posted 13 years ago2010-04-12 04:36:05 UTC Post #280446
Saw Shaun Of The Dead today. Just like Hot Fuzz, I loved it.
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Posted 13 years ago2010-04-12 12:11:51 UTC Post #280448
RocknRolla. Good.
Luke LukeLuke
Posted 13 years ago2010-04-12 14:38:18 UTC Post #280450
Date night.. feckin hilarious.. Steve Carell is funny as hell!
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Posted 13 years ago2010-04-12 15:40:53 UTC Post #280453
From paris with love here, it was quite brilliant.
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Posted 13 years ago2010-04-12 20:04:05 UTC Post #280455
Zombieland. Enjoyed it.
Daubster DaubsterVault Dweller
Posted 13 years ago2010-04-20 02:45:43 UTC Post #280648
I just watched L?on yesterday and thought it was fantastic. Been repeating scenes and lines in my head all day. That scene with Mathilda standing in front of Leon's door hoping that he would open it was OUTSTANDING.
Sidenote: I strongly felt that the characters were very anime-ish in their personalities and their quirks. The humble, introverted over-the-top-pro contract killer with a preference for milk, the scary-psychotic lover of classical music with a mysterious drug to use "in the calm before a storm", the orphan with a troubled past who wants to learn the trade of contract killing, etc.

Now, I just finished watching Falling Down. It was pretty good, but not what I expected. Micheal Douglas's character really stole the show, but before watching I thought he was supposed to be an average, every-day man. Turns out he's just a raving lunatic with anger issues. They sort of explain why throughout the movie, but never really do more than skim the surface. Because of that, I never really sympathized with the antagonist but knew that the I was supposed to. The rest of the characters felt 1-dimensional.
Posted 13 years ago2010-04-20 09:30:30 UTC Post #280650
Mmm... loli Natalie Portman.
Posted 13 years ago2010-04-20 09:54:41 UTC Post #280651
Oh lord.

Great film though.

Last film was the old live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles... I liked it. >_>
Strider StriderTuned to a dead channel.
Posted 13 years ago2010-04-21 11:12:36 UTC Post #280672
Leon is awesome, agreed. Second only to 36 Quai Des Orfevres when it comes to French action movies in my opinion.
Daubster DaubsterVault Dweller
Posted 13 years ago2010-04-23 16:35:29 UTC Post #280731
Anchorman (2004)
So Stupid but so funny! laughed off my ball.. PANTS PARTY!

And chea L?on (The Professional) is superb. My uncle owns it on LaserDisc ROFL!

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Posted 13 years ago2010-04-27 18:40:13 UTC Post #280739
After Soup Miner's recommendation, I decided to see American Beauty. I loved it. Great, great film.

Edit: Role Models. It was a lot better than I expected and it was very funny.
Posted 13 years ago2010-04-27 19:39:13 UTC Post #280827
Zombieland. Better than I thought it would be.
Penguinboy PenguinboyHaha, I died again!
Posted 13 years ago2010-04-28 02:49:13 UTC Post #280831
How To Train Your Dragon.
Suprisingly good, I enjoyed it. Unfortunately, a lot of the dragons look really stupid.
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Posted 13 years ago2010-04-28 10:35:53 UTC Post #280835
yeah. the first half of that movie was epic. Especially Since king Leonidas is the boys father. The name of the dragon was lame, and as you said, darkie, a lot of the other dragons looked stupid. But i HIGHLY recommend anyone to go see it.
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Posted 13 years ago2010-04-28 17:51:31 UTC Post #280848
Up!, finally. Beautiful.

For all of you who enjoyed American Beauty, give American Psycho a shot. Great movie.
Daubster DaubsterVault Dweller
Posted 13 years ago2010-04-28 19:49:52 UTC Post #280850
Saw "District 9" finally.

It's really a film about racism. The science fiction aspect was trite, but I enjoyed the humor and the racist commentary in the movie.

I didn't know that "District 9" resulted from the failed attempt to make "Halo" into a motion picture until I watched the documentary.
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Posted 13 years ago2010-04-28 20:02:18 UTC Post #280851
For all of you who enjoyed American Beauty, give American Psycho a shot. Great movie.
I don't feel that it's appropriate to put the two on the same level. The only thing to two share in common are a word in their titles.

Great movies, the both of them, but I wouldn't recommend one based on how someone liked the other.
Posted 13 years ago2010-04-28 22:46:14 UTC Post #280855
Check this movie out!
The Expendables;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6RU5y2fU6s

Its odd that imdb doesn't list Arnold in the cast...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1320253/fullcredits#cast

[EDIT]Ah neverming, they do got arnold there.. my bad[/EDIT]

Its like they took all the old school heroes and put'em all in one movie
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Posted 13 years ago2010-04-29 12:37:59 UTC Post #280870
I don't feel that it's appropriate to put the two on the same level. The only thing to two share in common are a word in their titles.
Don't both involve chasing/living the American Dream?
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Posted 13 years ago2010-05-01 22:22:01 UTC Post #280935
I'm just back from seeing Clash Of The Titans, in 3D. It lacked in script, and it lacked in 3D. It didn't completely suck because there are a few hotties in there. Which I guess were there to divert attention away from the unworked script and poor 3D.
Posted 13 years ago2010-05-01 23:43:25 UTC Post #280936
Ah, Clash of the Titans. I'll spare you a rant on that film.

Iron Man 2
Fun movie with a fair chunk of sequelitus. The first film didn't really set any precedent of realism, and this one does nothing to change that, but I don't mind that. I enjoyed it, for what it is.
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Posted 13 years ago2010-05-02 01:54:22 UTC Post #280937
Don't both involve chasing/living the American Dream?
Not enough to warrant saying the two films are very similar. I can only assume you are defining The American Dream here as breaking from a redundant lifestyle in order to chase contentedness, but that's already a popular theme. I mean, by that logic, you should be able to recommend Office Space alongside the two. But the premise, plot, execution, and obviously the characters in the two films are very, very different.
American beauty is a story firmly grounded in the suburban, white collar lifestyle.
American Psycho is a story firmly grounded in the urban, executive lifestyle .

The plot of each film tackles very different objectives that I feel are driven by very different emotions, primarily being sympathy vs confusion respectively. I can be more specific if you feel that this is too vague.
Posted 13 years ago2010-05-02 04:44:19 UTC Post #280938
Watched Law abiding citizen a few weeks back. The story was a bit corny, but nevertheless a good watch. I enjoyed it.
Posted 13 years ago2010-05-02 05:51:35 UTC Post #280939
Saw Iron Man 2 yesterday. I was a bit meh'd, as I always am by these American movies with a lot of fluff and no real content. As far as action, effects and coolness goes it was great, if you're content with that you'll love it.
Posted 13 years ago2010-05-02 08:34:49 UTC Post #280941
Not enough to warrant saying the two films are very similar. I can only assume you are defining The American Dream here as breaking from a redundant lifestyle in order to chase contentedness, but that's already a popular theme. I mean, by that logic, you should be able to recommend Office Space alongside the two.
Never said they were very similar. Personally, I always felt some strong tie between Beauty and Psycho, however I can't really put my finger on what that tie actually is. Either way, feel free to ignore my recommendation due to lack of supporting analysis from my end.

Also, saw Bad Lieutenant yesterday. Quite liked it, even with the lackluster ending & celeb plugs. Cage did a nice job portraying the complete insanity of a twitchy coke addict going up shit creek.
Daubster DaubsterVault Dweller
Posted 13 years ago2010-05-02 11:58:54 UTC Post #280943
Saw The Losers. It had its moments, but it was pretty inconsistent and not real memorable. I'll probably forget about it in a few weeks. Didn't have much to set it apart from any other generic action/adventure shit, but at least it didn't take itself to seriously. That'll really bring a movie down.
Posted 13 years ago2010-05-02 13:25:23 UTC Post #280944
Yeah, I agree, alot of the time it did'nt really make sense.. like how the hell did the main badguy get away so quick? The main character jumps into the water, to stop a 'antimatter'(??) bomb from going off, then the antagonist dissappears..
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