What was the last movie you watched?

[Ascf33]

Not really my bottom 5 but more my least favorite movies that other people seem to like:

Donnie Darko
Garden State
Precious
Star Wars (any)
The Princess Bride

[doesmusicbest]

Originally Posted by Ascf33

Not really my bottom 5 but more my least favorite movies that other people seem to like:

Donnie Darko
Garden State
Precious
Star Wars (any)
The Princess Bride

[thebridge15]

Originally Posted by thebestauntie

It was just so dumb, such a waste of time. How do movies like that get the green light to be made anyway?

I don't understand how movies like http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808510/ end up being made.

[thebestauntie]

Originally Posted by Ascf33

Not really my bottom 5 but more my least favorite movies that other people seem to like:

Donnie Darko
Garden State
Precious
Star Wars (any)
The Princess Bride

Wow. Did Sara know this before marrying you?

[thebestauntie]

Originally Posted by thebridge15

I don't understand how movies like http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808510/ end up being made.

Oh my God I know. I almost cried when I saw the trailer for that.

[Ascf33]

Originally Posted by doesmusicbest

Originally Posted by thebestauntie

Wow. Did Sara know this before marrying you?

I thought it was retarded when I was young. Forced to watch it again in 10th grade when we read the book. Still awful.

...and yes, my wife knows and doesn't like it either.

[Elliott Evans]

Yeah, that looks awful. I am very disappointed in Ashley Judd. She is much better than this.

[Beebz]

LA Confidential
Schindlers List
Get Shorty
Michael Clayton
Saving Private Ryan

[AlpineValley804]

Originally Posted by ExistenceNow

Dead on.

[AlpineValley804]

Dr. Strangelove

Amazing as always, and it's utterly beautiful to look at it. It's in another class on all respects of filmmaking, but the cinematography is something that truly always stands out whenever I watch this film. Going to watch the special features in a bit, which I've shockingly never watched before.

[funktabulous]

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

(I've been sick in bed)

[BotheLaneFan]

Tooth Fairy: 7/10.

It was actually pretty good.

[BotheLaneFan]

Originally Posted by bannar7

My sister and her BF asked me what my top 5 movies were recently...i had a hard time making my list. I was curious about other peoples top fives...what are they?

1. The Sting
2. Life is Beautiful
3. Malcolm X
4. Jackie Brown
5. The Tooth Fairy.

[BotheLaneFan]

Originally Posted by thebridge15

Bo's top 5 will include 2 movies with titles in a different language and the Evil Dead movies.

I made ED series exempt, as it would be unfair.

[doesmusicbest]

Originally Posted by bothedmbfan

Tooth Fairy: 7/10.

It was actually pretty good.

So you've only seen 4 movies that are above a 7/10 not including the ED series? Or is that the equally stupid '06 horror film?

[BotheLaneFan]

Originally Posted by doesmusicbest

So you've only seen 4 movies that are above a 7/10 not including the ED series? Or is that the equally stupid '06 horror film?

The Rock's latest movie will ALWAYS be in my top 5.

[doesmusicbest]

Originally Posted by bothedmbfan

The Rock's latest movie will ALWAYS be in my top 5.

Oh ok. That makes sense.
























*throws up*

[BotheLaneFan]

Originally Posted by doesmusicbest

Oh ok. That makes sense.
























*throws up*

He's been through a lot. He lost the title after Mankind pinned him under a forklift. Tragic.

[doesmusicbest]

Originally Posted by bothedmbfan

He's been through a lot. He lost the title after Mankind pinned him under a forklift. Tragic.

I'm sure lowercase mankind shed a tear for him that day. Doesn't mean he can dress up in a tutu, shrink down to the size of a pack of smarties, and steal teeth from little children on camera. That's called THEFT, Bo!

[jimibadfish]

What should I rent to watch with me lady: Up in the Air or A Serious Man?

[BotheLaneFan]

Originally Posted by doesmusicbest

I'm sure lowercase mankind shed a tear for him that day. Doesn't mean he can dress up in a tutu, shrink down to the size of a pack of smarties, and steal teeth from little children on camera. That's called THEFT, Bo!

It's called SAVVY bitch, because they get money in return. It's like the scheme of people giving up their gold for cash. Retards.

[BotheLaneFan]

Originally Posted by jimibadfish

What should I rent to watch with me lady: Up in the Air or A Serious Man?

Up in the Air. A Serious Man is A Serious Bore.

[jimibadfish]

Originally Posted by bothedmbfan

Up in the Air. A Serious Man is A Serious Bore.

Word. I hear great things.

[1eyed_jack]

man i hate getting in arguments with film majors. they always know they are right because a teacher said something and they refuse to budge from that

[BotheLaneFan]

Originally Posted by jimibadfish

Word. I hear great things.

My #2 of the year and #3 of the decade.

[BotheLaneFan]

Originally Posted by 1eyed_jack

man i hate getting in arguments with film majors. they always know they are right because a teacher said something and they refuse to budge from that

Main reason I don't want to go to film school: I don't want some dick trying to teach me theory. I don't particularly give a fuck what Demme was thinking when he made Silence of the Lambs; I would like to know how he shot it and dealt with the huge egos on set, though.

[doesmusicbest]

Originally Posted by bothedmbfan

It's called SAVVY bitch, because they get money in return. It's like the scheme of people giving up their gold for cash. Retards.

Genius.

[1eyed_jack]

Originally Posted by bothedmbfan

Main reason I don't want to go to film school: I don't want some dick trying to teach me theory. I don't particularly give a fuck what Demme was thinking when he made Silence of the Lambs; I would like to know how he shot it and dealt with the huge egos on set, though.

we got into a big argument because because he is now an independent film maker and his whole basis for making films is to get rich. he has no desire to actually create art, he wants to create a paycheck. he kept saying that to do that he needs to make movies people want to see, even if it means shitty movies. he seems to think any movie that makes money is successful.
i guess i was equally difficult because as an english major i focused on how movies should be art and have some kind of meaning to them. he seems to think there's no way to be artful and make money.
i was pissed that movies like avatar and teen flicks and martin lawrence movies open up on thousands of screens whereas movies like the road and up in the air are limited releases and he's ok with that because it's all about business and money.
i told him i'd rather be f scott fitzgerald and live my life as a struggling writer but doing it my way, than to be michael bay who is a studio whore and has no redeeming value.

he hung up on me

[BotheLaneFan]

Oh, Casey knows full well that I am fully willing to be a studio whore.

It's all about priorities. If he wants to get into film to make money, more power to him. If he wants to get into film to make great art that hardly anyone will see, more power to him. Obviously, the goal is to find that perfect balance, but there's a reason why there have been very few GREAT filmmakers in the history of film. That balance is damn near impossible to find.

[BotheLaneFan]

Originally Posted by 1eyed_jack

we got into a big argument because because he is now an independent film maker and his whole basis for making films is to get rich. he has no desire to actually create art, he wants to create a paycheck. he kept saying that to do that he needs to make movies people want to see, even if it means shitty movies. he seems to think any movie that makes money is successful.
i guess i was equally difficult because as an english major i focused on how movies should be art and have some kind of meaning to them. he seems to think there's no way to be artful and make money.
i was pissed that movies like avatar and teen flicks and martin lawrence movies open up on thousands of screens whereas movies like the road and up in the air are limited releases and he's ok with that because it's all about business and money.
i told him i'd rather be f scott fitzgerald and live my life as a struggling writer but doing it my way, than to be michael bay who is a studio whore and has no redeeming value.

he hung up on me

Also, Up in the Air STARTED as a limited release to gather buzz and to figure out how to market it. Same with The Road. A basic marketing strategy by studios, really.