LMAO Fish will NEVER be a successful movie critic.

Horrible assessment.

If you didn't like it, that's fine.

It's like you didn't even watch it.

Just watched Mama. Not terrible. Decent enough horror flick... relies on too many jump scares, bit sufficiently creepy (at least for the $6 I paid to see it).

Silver linings playbook was great. Funny, heartbreaking and uplifting. Cooper and Lawrence nailed it. JLaw is smoking hot.

I love her. Quick becoming one of my favorite actors.

This. And she is at least this point a sufficient actress. Unlike other hawties like Megan Fox who couldn't act their way out of a paper bag.

Agree. She was really good in this. Heck, they all were. Best DeNiro performance in awhile.

Saw this tonight. Some depressing shit. Fassbender is terrific, though.

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Got in too late so I have the DVR set for Thursday's showing on HBO

I watched a movie the mrs got me for Christmas called Trauma,still trying to decide what I'd give it.Kept me interested but have to admit lost me a couple of times as well.

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You'll enjoy it if you like depressing films that are borderline pornographic.

The last scene was kind of amusing though.

Forgot to mention I watched a phenomenal documentary on Queen called The days Of Our Lives,2 thumbs way up!

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I've seen that, too. Excellent.

Agreed. Worth seeing.

yes! i recommend that one too.

I've recently watched...

Zero Dark Thirty - Good movie, entertaining. I hated the Hurt Locker and this was much better, but I don't think it deserves best picture.

Silver Linings Playbook - for a guy watching a rom-com, I thought I would hate it but I enjoyed every minute of it. Bradley Cooper is a way better actor than I ever gave him credit for, and DeNiro's still got it. Highly recommended.

Django Unchained - ****ing loved it. My favorite Tarantino movie.

The Hobbit - Huge LOTR fan and I think I enjoyed this movie more than the trilogy. When I first heard it was being made into a trilogy I thought that was reeruned but now I can't wait for the next two.

Skyfall - definitely the best of the Craig-era movies which basically means it might be the best Bond movie yet.

Seven Psychopaths - I had no idea what this movie was about going into it and it really wasn't what I was expecting. I still don't know how I feel about it. I'm not sure if I loved it and think it's brilliant or I ****ing hated it. Either way, it's worth a watch.

Lincoln - Daniel Day Lewis is one of my favorite actors but I couldn't make it past 15 minutes into the movie. I'm not saying it's bad, it's probably a great movie...my ADD just kind of prevents me from watching movies like this.

Still need to watch Argo, Cloud Atlas, and Life of Pi

You're going to like Argo.

Great flick. I truly enjoyed it for basically being an upscale rom com.

Still not sure 100% how id rank it with other QT movies....his movies tend to get even better the more i see them. Right now id put it behind everything but Death Proof and i truly enjoyed the movie. Thats how much i love QT movies.


Indeed. Definately in the top 3 or 4 Bond movies ever.

It insisted upon itself.

To each his own, but I'm not the only one to have these specific criticisms.

I finally saw The Godfather. This movie just might have a chance to be popular.

have you read the book? brilliant book, and the only movie i can think of that matches or exceeds the brilliance of the novel its based on.

The Exorcist is the only other I can think of off the top of my head, but yeah... I'm a HUGE fan of the film (cinema's only perfect film, IMO) and expected to be underwhelmed by the novel. I was blown away.

I watched this over the weekend. I thought it went a little long and was choppy in some places, but otherwise very good. And Rodney Mullen is still very much the man to this day.

I never read the book. Are the sequels just as much worth watching?

I recently reread, "Do androids dream of electric sheep?" and got the urge to watch Blade Runner (Final Cut) again as well. While I do enjoy the movie, I find the "Do androids dream..." a hell of a lot better. I realize the story would be very difficult, if not impossible, to draft as a film script, but I wish it would happen.

Godfather II is an absolute must see.

LMAO

Chiefsplanet's post presenting logic just pranked me, and I've lost the power to delete posts. I'm starting to get concerned about the planet's time-space continuum.

i read The Godfather first before ever seeing the film, after which i went on a Puzo binge.
this was in my younger years and i quickly learned that movies rarely capture what the novel was, which sucks!
so i've never read the exorcist, and i initially watched the movie sooo long ago, there are only a few scenes left in memory. should i read the book first before watching it, or the other way around?

So you are saying they aren't any good? :)

you should see them. but give the first movie a few more looks before you do, it takes a few times to fully appreciate it.
he's laughing because he assumed everyone on earth already knew they were great movies.

Personally, I'd watch the movie first. But that's the way I always approach it when I find a movie/novel-combo in which I'm interested. As you mention, movies are generally the weaker of the two, and I find if I watch the movie first, I'm more apt to enjoy the movie on its own merits since I'm not comparing it to my preconceived notions of what it should be.

Throat punch.

Yeah I got that. I will definitely check them out. For whatever reason I never got around to watching them. Probably has a lot to do with the fiance doesn't really like sitting through long movies or movies in that genre in the first place.

Number 3 is not so good.

Just watched from dusk till dawn.

What the ****.

I always take issue with that... compared to 1 and 2 - yeah, it's not so good. But taken by its own merits and as a stand-alone film, it's pretty good. The problem is we compare it to two of the best movies ever made.

What?

I've never seen any of the Godfather movies.

Absolutely agree,now if somehow they could pull off a Part 4 with Garcia moving the family back to NY only to end up in a war with the Sopranos....

Well, the problem is mostly Sofia Coppola.

I watched it once, and didn't like it, and so I tried watching it again and couldn't stand it. I wish they never made it.

This this. Ive tried rewatching it and the whole daughter, Sonnys bastard son relationship makes me want to puke. Spoiler for anybody who gives a crap but when she gets blasted at the end I stood up and applauded. I dont think that was Francis' intention.

Speaking of Coppola the guy had maybe the greatest four movie stretch ever. Godfather, Conversation, Godfather 2, and Apocalypse Now. I dont think we're ever going to see anything like that again.

No offense, but that's a terrible idea. The story is not about Garcia's character. It's about Michael. Besides, it isn't going to happen. Coppola owns the rights, and he has said there will not be another movie unless Puzo writes it. Since. Puzo is dead, that ain't happening. Worth noting, Coppola said that after Pouzo died.

Man card. Now.

We'll think about giving it back once you've seen the movies. No guarantees.

No offense taken,I just love both series and simply put couldn't get enough of them.

LMAO

The Godfather Part III is good, it just has its weak elements (and yes, Andy Garcia and Sofia Coppola are the biggest weak elements). Nevertheless, if I watch The Godfather and Part II, then I always will watch Part III. It's still a terrific movie and a fine completion to the series.

Never wanted to watch them when I was younger. Now it's just about finding time to sit down and watch them.

Shit....I didn't see Scarface until around 6 years ago.

BTW I'm sure I've shared this before but have you ever seen the Complete Epic 1902-1959.Sadly it's only available on VHS but I do own a copy and it is superb.

Now the complete uncensored story is available in THE GODFATHER 1902-1959, THE COMPLETE EPIC. Presented especially for the home video audience by Paramount Home Video. It contains all of the footage from the original theatrical productions including scenes never seen on television. Riveting in its fifty-seven year scope, THE GODFATHER 1902-1959, THE COMPLETE EPIC is a very special videocassette program.

I have it on Laserdisc. Took me for-freakin'-ever to find it, too. It's probably the only reason I keep a functioning LD player around.

Same with me and the VHS but damn what a great copy to own.

And in my case the first two were released before I or any of my older brothers were born. Just learning about how they are considered so great was one thing then finally finding the time and getting to watch them was a whole process.

Is that the old NBC version they would show back in the 70s and 80s where they edited everything in order?

Yes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Godfather_Saga

Yep,it also included a lot of cut scenes added back in,one that I specifically like is when Hyman Roth is a young man being introduced to Vito.

All of this Godfather talk begs the question...

Which is the better mafia movie, The Godfather or Goodfellas?

My vote is Goodfellas, but it's damn close. And I'm talking just The Godfather, not a combination of The Godfather I and II.

I could probably say Goodfellas one day and the Godfather a month later. I really couldn't pick. They're both so great.

The Godfather, and it's not that close.

I personally also prefer Miller's Crossing and Road to Perdition to Goodfellas.

But we're just talking varying shades of awesome here. All great films.

This much is true.

It's also hard to compare The Godfather with Goodfellas in part because they're films about completely different mafias.

I'd agree.

To each his own, but I can't see how Road to Perdition would be better than Goodfellas. I could maybe see Miller's Crossing, but not Road to Perdition.

Yea, i love them both...who doesnt really? But Godfather is more densely layered.

I like most mob/gangster movies. Untouchables, Donnie Brasco, Casino, Carlitos Way etc...

I'm a big fan of Bugsy as well and while I'm thinking about it any recollection of a movie with Mickey Rourke about the Chinese mafia?

I watched The Long Good Friday a couple of months ago. It's a British gangster movie with Helen Mirren from 1980. It was good. Worth a watch.

Oh yea, Bugsy was great. forgot about that one. I vaguely remember the Rourke one...seen bits and pieces but dont remember the name?

That's a good reminder. I need to watch Goodfellas now. I have seen bits and pieces of it but now I need to watch it all the way through.

go get your shinebox.

The Possession wasn't a total waste of time, but I also wasn't really expecting much.

I should mention that it isn't even scary at all. The DVD's main menu video sequence is by far the scariest part of the film, and even that is only creepy.

Found it...Year Of The Dragon

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What do you all think about ip man 1 and 2?

Fantastic movies.

So I just watched Goodfellas. I really liked it but I would The Godfather was a little bit better. The tension was just elevated nonstop.

Whiteout was horrible. But it was free so meh.

Just bought Dick Tracy on Blu-Ray. This shit's gonna be awesome!

I watched V/H/S on Netflix streaming the other night, and I must say, pretty damn solid for a horror flick. It was all "found footage" stuff but it kept me on my toes the whole time. Parts were super creepy with good amounts of gore thrown in.

Ever seen Road to Perdition with Tom Hanks, Jude Law, Daniel Craig, and Paul Newman? That's probably my favorite mob movie...

There is quite a bit of discussion about it just a few pages back.

I missed that. Anyone ever read the graphic novel it was based on? Most people haven't but I thought the ending was better. In the graphic novel, the boy shoots Jude law's character at the end. Then, it pans out to him later in life and he is telling the story. At that point, he is a Catholic Priest.

So, it's like he did become what his father was protecting him from but, he redeemed himself and turned out better than what his father would have liked.

I liked it better...

Got to see End of Watch last night, couldnt have loved it any more.

Great story, great acting and chemistry between Gyllenhall and Pena... just plain great, the movie really works hard to get you emotionally invested in those guys and it really pays off, great character development, they were very easy to buy as partners.

It also does a great job of showing all of the good things that cops do on a daily basis across the US... getting kids out of abusive homes, going above the call to save people in burning houses, getting violent pieces of crap off the streets, etc.

Probably the biggest thing i took from this movie though, is that these mexican gangs need to be brought to heel asap, roughly. They're already doing the things from the movie in this country, human trafficking, murders, kidnapping... the only thing i'm unaware of them doing is brazenly targeting police, but thats not far behind you can bet. They make the old italian mafia look like childs play, they're basically Al-Qaeda south, its only a matter of time before they start killing rancher families who try to thwart them and police.