Author Topic: Movies thread (Read 7315 times)

Rounding 3rd · « **Reply #100 on:** April 09, 2010, 05:54:47 PM »

Quote from: RobTheGood on April 09, 2010, 05:35:34 PM

is this your first time seeing it?

no, about my 3rd time.

Dirtybird · « **Reply #101 on:** April 12, 2010, 01:04:53 PM »

Watched Shutter Island last week. It was an enjoyable movie.

trodge · « **Reply #102 on:** April 15, 2010, 09:54:05 AM »

Anyone going to see Kickass this weekend?

bluejaysfan4life · « **Reply #103 on:** April 15, 2010, 11:10:28 PM »

yup i am tomorrow ight with my friend

trodge · « **Reply #104 on:** May 09, 2010, 04:39:22 PM »

Checked out Iron Man 2 last night, loved it!

Can't wait for The Avengers!!

RobTheGood · « **Reply #105 on:** July 21, 2010, 10:13:30 AM »

Inception, and it's AWESOME.

blue_metal · « **Reply #106 on:** August 01, 2010, 06:50:20 AM »

Saw Toy Story 3 a week or two ago, it was a pretty good movie! Lots of action surprisingly though I still don't think it can beat the first Toy Story. I saw it in 3D, and I don't think it was worth the extra cost, I didn't notice really any 3D effects at all though the new projectors do make for a nice on screen picture.

Will probably go see Inception in the next couple of weeks.

trodge · « **Reply #107 on:** August 04, 2010, 05:43:05 PM »

Saw Inception on Friday, one of the best movies I've seen this year.

Then saw Salt on Monday, had it figured out pretty early on, but the action was still pretty good.

blue_metal · « **Reply #108 on:** August 07, 2010, 08:03:26 AM »

Saw Inception on Thursday night, was very good! The music was a bit heavy, but the story was pretty good and the effects good as well. I would say everyone should see it in theaters.

Darryl · « **Reply #109 on:** August 07, 2010, 11:50:14 AM »

Have not seen Inception yet but I want to cause everyone tells me it is really good.

Went to see Dinner for Smucks last night. Hiliarious. I laughed thru the whole thing.

Dirtybird · « **Reply #110 on:** August 12, 2010, 02:08:38 PM »

I finally got around to seeing Inception. I have to admit that I was a bit disappointed. Don't get me wrong, I think it was a good movie, but I wouldn't call it a great one. I went in thinking that it was a more cerebral movie where I had to figure stuff out than it actually was. It certainly raises some interesting ideas and some of the things discussed apparently do have scientific basis. Imo, films like the Matrix, Memento, Dark City, Blade Runner, Donnie Darko, and Rashomon did a better job at pushing me to think about things.

Blacksheep · « **Reply #111 on:** August 14, 2010, 10:15:11 AM »

Quote from: Dirtybird on August 12, 2010, 02:08:38 PM

I finally got around to seeing Inception. I have to admit that I was a bit disappointed. Don't get me wrong, I think it was a good movie, but I wouldn't call it a great one. I went in thinking that it was a more cerebral movie where I had to figure stuff out than it actually was. It certainly raises some interesting ideas and some of the things discussed apparently do have scientific basis. Imo, films like the Matrix, Memento, Dark City, Blade Runner, Donnie Darko, and Rashomon did a better job at pushing me to think about things.

That's kind of how I felt. Inception was good, but they literally explained exactly what they were going to do word for word before the big quad layer dream sequence, didn't really have to think about it. I'm mystified how some people said it confused them? lol. All it requires is listening.

And yes, the Matrix, Dark City, Donnie Darko and I'd throw in Solaris, make you think a lot more about what you are seeing, and then they make you think a long time afterward about them. They leave you, the viewer, to try and form your own ideas about what happened and perhaps several different ideas are right. So, Inception goes one level below these movies for me, good, not great because it wasn't as elaborate or open ended as I imagined it would be.

Darryl · « **Reply #112 on:** September 02, 2010, 11:24:11 PM »

Anyone seen the Expendables? I've heard mixed reviews from friends.

trodge · « **Reply #113 on:** September 03, 2010, 09:30:23 AM »

Quote from: Darryl on September 02, 2010, 11:24:11 PM

Anyone seen the Expendables? I've heard mixed reviews from friends.

I've heard it isn't a great movie, but they say it's a fun ride regardless.

NorthernRyanExpress · « **Reply #114 on:** September 04, 2010, 03:47:56 PM »

That is what I have heard as well. It's short on story but big on action.

Dirtybird · « **Reply #115 on:** October 05, 2010, 05:19:03 PM »

I'll test out the spoiler tags.

I watched the Boys from Brazil over the weekend.

I thought it was a decent movie, but not really meriting the Oscar consideration that it got. The cast was certainly top notch (Peck and Olivier), the plot and storytelling had things going for it, but ultimately I never really felt that the bad guys had a realistic shot at succeeding.

Spoiler for Hiden:

Overall: 6.5/10

I think for my next movie, I'll re-watch Fritz Lang's M. I liked it the first time that I saw it and apparently the Blu-ray version of it has it close to how it was originally released and gives it a little different field.

Krylian · « **Reply #116 on:** October 05, 2010, 06:34:05 PM »

Anyone see The Social Network yet?

I'm hearing it's quite good.

RobTheGood · « **Reply #117 on:** October 06, 2010, 05:19:58 PM »

Quote from: Krylian on October 05, 2010, 06:34:05 PM

Anyone see The Social Network yet?

I'm hearing it's quite good.

yeah i saw it on monday. it's pretty good... entertaining... it's hard to believe it's the "movie of the year" though. There has been, and will be better. but it was quite good.

Rounding 3rd · « **Reply #118 on:** December 27, 2010, 05:50:26 PM »

Saw Little Fockers tonight, pretty funny and better then most comedies out there.

Anyone wanna see The Kings Speech? It's apparently gonna sweep the big award show over in the states but it looks like a movie i'd leave on in the background while i'm napping.

Blacksheep · « **Reply #119 on:** December 27, 2010, 08:17:22 PM »

Saw Black Swan a week or two ago with the fiance, it was an excellent movie. After it ended, I told her it was "like Fight Club for you!" Basically revolves around a ballerina (Natalie Portman) who is trampled on by everyone constantly including in the creepy relationship with her mother. She goes insane after thinking another ballerina is after her star role, starts hallucinating an entire world and interactions with people only to find it was herself and mostly in her head. I liked it, but I indicated it was "Fight Club" for my fiance because she (my fiance) was a ballerina previously and it has a more feminine bend to it (obviously) then Fight Club but it ultimately has the same kind of story idea (of course it is different in many ways and it's own story entirely). Either way, good film making that makes you think back and try to figure out what was reality and what wasn't, even moreso than Inception did.