Movies and TV Movies - Page 266

irishjayhawk · 10-13-2007, 11:31 PM

Yeah, so I saw a lot of movies this weekend.

Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Mediocre, at best. Slow and dragged on. Shorten it to 2 hours and it's golden. It's not, so it fails.

Michael Clayton - Amazing. Everything about it is awesome. However, it's VERY complex and mind bending. You have to think, so be prepared. I still feel like I'm missing key details of exactly what happened. Gotta see it again.

Across the Universe - Perfect is one word that comes to mind. It just works. And, contrary to many people I bet, the movie is best viewed sober. Trust me.

**Baby Lee** · 01-08-2010, 07:29 PM

Eagle Eye?

EAGLE EYE?????

Maybe for Billy Bob chewing the scenery for pay I'd give it a grudging chuckle, but.

EAGLE EYE?!?!?!?!

rad · 01-08-2010, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee

Eagle Eye?

EAGLE EYE?????

Maybe for Billy Bob chewing the scenery for pay I'd give it a grudging chuckle, but.

EAGLE EYE?!?!?!?!

Exactly....I thought it was a good story. BB was killer...."demoted to something that involves touching shit with your hands" stuck in my vocabulary for a long time.

**Baby Lee** · 01-08-2010, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by rad

Exactly....I thought it was a good story. BB was killer...."demoted to something that involves touching shit with your hands" stuck in my vocabulary for a long time.

Fess up, you saw EXACTLY 12 movies last year.

**mikeyis4dcats.** · 01-08-2010, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by rad

Here's a list of my top dozen of '09......keep in mind these are movies I saw in '09, and not made in '09....

[rec] (Spanish)

Felon

Flawless

The Uninvited

Funny Games

Louis CK: Chewed Up

Irreversible (French)

Suicide Kings

Let the Right One In (Swedish)

Righteous Kill

Eagle Eye

Wanted

There are more that I liked, but these are the ones I happen to remember the most...I watched hundreds of movies this year. Oh, that reminds me: Watchmen was pretty good too.

Wanted?

WANTED???

rad · 01-08-2010, 07:41 PM

That's about all I remember, but I'm looking back at my renting history and there are alot more good ones.......Boondock Saints, Gran Torino....I went on a foreign movie and exploitation movie bender this year. Shit like Base Moi, Inside (gross) and Tell no One(actually pretty good) made it to my TV. Thriller: A Cruel Picture made me laugh, with all those slo-mo death scenes and square ketchup pads exploding....LOL

rad · 01-08-2010, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.

Wanted?

WANTED???

Yeah.....curving bullets and Angelina Jolie are two of my favorite things.

rad · 01-08-2010, 07:47 PM

Oh yeah, Midnight Meat Train was pretty good too...I think that had a weird ending to it though....if I'm remembering correctly.

Jenson71 · 01-08-2010, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by rad

Here's a list of my top dozen of '09......keep in mind these are movies I saw in '09, and not made in '09....

[rec] (Spanish)

Felon

Flawless

The Uninvited

Funny Games

Louis CK: Chewed Up

Irreversible (French)

Suicide Kings

Let the Right One In (Swedish)

Righteous Kill

Eagle Eye

Wanted

There are more that I liked, but these are the ones I happen to remember the most...I watched hundreds of movies this year. Oh, that reminds me: Watchmen was pretty good too.

That's really unique.

Frazod · 01-08-2010, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Jenson71

Watched Inglorious Basterds last night. It was a poor, silly, ridiculous movie. Looking forward to the discussion.

Until then: Overall, the movie was a glorified festival of torture and sadism, and an absolute mess and disregard of history. His fantasy world is pathetically distant to anything resembling a decently thought out code of ethics and morals and bears no resemblance to anything good and meaningful.

Quentin Tarantino's goal for art seems to be about glorifying himself and his own delusional view of movies as escapism. To hell with him. This was disgusting.

No way am I falling for this crap.

Simply Red · 01-08-2010, 09:12 PM

though a very nice guy and interesting, QT's flicks aren't really my thing. However I respect the hell out of him, he had ONE I loved and that was really it. Oh wait, he had his hand in Killing Zoe, right? Loved that one too.

SPATCH · 01-08-2010, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Jenson71

Watched Inglorious Basterds last night. It was a poor, silly, ridiculous movie. Looking forward to the discussion.

Until then: Overall, the movie was a glorified festival of torture and sadism, and an absolute mess and disregard of history. His fantasy world is pathetically distant to anything resembling a decently thought out code of ethics and morals and bears no resemblance to anything good and meaningful.

Quentin Tarantino's goal for art seems to be about glorifying himself and his own delusional view of movies as escapism. To hell with him. This was disgusting.

Listen. I love movies that tackle social injustices, make moral observations, have a culturally redeeming quality to them, etc. But, you're taking this too far dude. It's ok to like a movie for its entertainment value/artistic expression.

I don't want to be preached to every time I go to watch a movie. I can enjoy something that was well put together or unique even if it doesn't take on some incredibly meaningful and moving subject.

You are worse than my college know-it-all hippie friends.

Edit: Ok.. I just saw that you and I are the same age. I have a lot of friends just like you. We all share a hatred for shitty movies, but some of my friends get too wrapped in this idea that all great movies have to have some sort of preachy message. I tend to disagree.

Simply Red · 01-08-2010, 09:52 PM

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It was a smaller movie with a limited release. I think it got very positive reviews but I didn't really hear of it until the dvd was released.

let's see 'Hamas' Jenkin's card. *nervously*

**Reaper16** · 01-09-2010, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Jenson71

Watched Inglorious Basterds last night. It was a poor, silly, ridiculous movie. Looking forward to the discussion.

Until then: Overall, the movie was a glorified festival of torture and sadism, and an absolute mess and disregard of history. His fantasy world is pathetically distant to anything resembling a decently thought out code of ethics and morals and bears no resemblance to anything good and meaningful.

Quentin Tarantino's goal for art seems to be about glorifying himself and his own delusional view of movies as escapism. To hell with him. This was disgusting.

Until then: Jenson misses shit. Again. This time he misses the entirety of the point. I'll offer a buzzword to think about with respect to the film: "movies."

**Baby Lee** · 01-09-2010, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Reaper16

Until then: Jenson misses shit. Again. This time he misses the entirety of the point. I'll offer a buzzword to think about with respect to the film: "movies."

I move we rename him KnoMoMovies.

heapshake · 01-09-2010, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Reaper16

Just watched Sugar. Incredible film. Most of you have probably heard of it.

If you haven't seen Amexicano yet, you'd probably like it. It's about a Brooklyn guy who gets "adopted" into a community of illegal aliens. Netflix says it will be streaming soon.

10-13-2007, 11:31 PM
irishjayhawk Feelin' Alright Join Date: Aug 2004 Casino cash: $10004900	Movies Yeah, so I saw a lot of movies this weekend. Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Mediocre, at best. Slow and dragged on. Shorten it to 2 hours and it's golden. It's not, so it fails. Michael Clayton - Amazing. Everything about it is awesome. However, it's VERY complex and mind bending. You have to think, so be prepared. I still feel like I'm missing key details of exactly what happened. Gotta see it again. Across the Universe - Perfect is one word that comes to mind. It just works. And, contrary to many people I bet, the movie is best viewed sober. Trust me.
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Simply Red You Sweetie! Join Date: Sep 2005 Casino cash: $2021206219 VARSITY	though a very nice guy and interesting, QT's flicks aren't really my thing. However I respect the hell out of him, he had ONE I loved and that was really it. Oh wait, he had his hand in Killing Zoe, right? Loved that one too.
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