What was the last movie you watched?

[Rodey]

War Horse - 8/10

Not sure why this movie got bashed so much around here. I really enjoyed it.

[bartender_man]

Originally Posted by dmbetc

Just put on Dumb & Dumber.

That's a hilarious movie.

Tonight: just Saw Tombstone for the first time in years. Forgot how much I love Doc

[Jake]

The Passion of the Christ.


I figured, what the Hell, it's the season and all.


it's really not very good. Directing wise, it's the worst Gibson film. I think it has poor flow to it as well. Jim Caviziel did a very very good job (should've gotten as Oscar nod), but overall it's not a great film.

[BotheLaneFan]

Really? I thought it was amazing, and I'm not too huge on the Jesus.

Also, Man Without a Face was Gibson's worst movie, Apocalypto was his best (directing wise)

[AlpineValley804]

Originally Posted by Rodey

War Horse - 8/10

Not sure why this movie got bashed so much around here. I really enjoyed it.

I had to change my clothes from almost drowning in the sap.

I might have moderately cared about anything that happened if we had followed the boy trying to find his horse, but being that it was the other way around, in which we're always following the horse, I didn't give a crap about any of the people he encountered along the way.

The movie could have probably worked as an animated feature, in which the animals could be personified, but as is, we had a protagonist who emotions were entirely intuitive - there's no real true sense of him comprehending his journey based on what has already happened and how that will effect his needs for what is to come. Yeah, sure he has memories of his original owner, but returning to him is based almost entirely on circumstances, rather than the horse having an actual objective that he actively fights to achieve. Same problem with Slumdog Millionaire - his goal is achieved by fate and "now you'll be with me because I'm rich", instead of actually truly working for it.

That's why War Horse sucks from a storytelling perspective. It's all outside forces that decide the journey the horse goes on, instead of any of his own decisions. That's why the movie was made in the wrong medium - it should have been animated, and Spielberg could have probably pulled it off.

[Ascf33]

Shame - 4.7/5
Fucking amazing. Probably wouldn't have topped Take Shelter. Maybe would have beaten A Separation on my list. Regardless, Fassbender was fucking robbed.

Hysteria - 3.8/5
Surprisingly quite good. Very funny.

[Rodey]

Originally Posted by AlpineValley804

I had to change my clothes from almost drowning in the sap.

I might have moderately cared about anything that happened if we had followed the boy trying to find his horse, but being that it was the other way around, in which we're always following the horse, I didn't give a crap about any of the people he encountered along the way.

The movie could have probably worked as an animated feature, in which the animals could be personified, but as is, we had a protagonist who emotions were entirely intuitive - there's no real true sense of him comprehending his journey based on what has already happened and how that will effect his needs for what is to come. Yeah, sure he has memories of his original owner, but returning to him is based almost entirely on circumstances, rather than the horse having an actual objective that he actively fights to achieve. Same problem with Slumdog Millionaire - his goal is achieved by fate and "now you'll be with me because I'm rich", instead of actually truly working for it.

That's why War Horse sucks from a storytelling perspective. It's all outside forces that decide the journey the horse goes on, instead of any of his own decisions. That's why the movie was made in the wrong medium - it should have been animated, and Spielberg could have probably pulled it off.

Completely disagree, but to each his own.

Overly sappy? Yes, but I think that was going to be a given when the movie was first announced. I really like how the story followed the horse. Spielberg used the horse to show the war's atrocities, humanity and struggle. I think it would have been silly if the horse had consciously returned home. The fact that the he had the will-power to survive all those years to me signifies that he was fighting to return home all along.

[jrod41]

Semi Pro- Caught this on Comedy Central last night and decided to give it another try since I was quite disappointed when I saw it in the theater.Maybe slightly better/funnier than I remember, but still probably one of Will's worsts. There are maybe like 3 genuine, LOL moments, but other than that the humor is pretty flat, unfunny, and just plain dumb (not the good kind of dumb). A couple of small chuckles, but that's about it. Movie is pretty boring too. I'm still a little disappointed it wasn't the Anchorman or Ricky Bobby I was hoping it would be. 5 (maybe 5.5)/10

[Jake]

I popped in a few times as the kids were watching Jack and Jill; I cannot fathom what pictures of what kind of farm animal that Adam Sandler has on Al Pacino.

[Beebz]

Midnight in Paris: 8.5/10

Really enjoyable watch, although the resolution was a bit abrupt.

The Sitter: 6/10

Few funny gags but it went downhill fast after the first act.

Young Adult: 6.5/10

Depressing, tone deaf examination of a trainwreck childrens book author who hatches a plan to steal back her now married high school flame (who just had a baby). Theres no one to root for and no character development whatsoever. Looking more and more like Juno was a fluke for Diablo Cody. Theron showed some chops, though, Ill give her that.

[doesmusicbest]

Originally Posted by AlpineValley804

I had to change my clothes from almost drowning in the sap.

I might have moderately cared about anything that happened if we had followed the boy trying to find his horse, but being that it was the other way around, in which we're always following the horse, I didn't give a crap about any of the people he encountered along the way.

The movie could have probably worked as an animated feature, in which the animals could be personified, but as is, we had a protagonist who emotions were entirely intuitive - there's no real true sense of him comprehending his journey based on what has already happened and how that will effect his needs for what is to come. Yeah, sure he has memories of his original owner, but returning to him is based almost entirely on circumstances, rather than the horse having an actual objective that he actively fights to achieve. Same problem with Slumdog Millionaire - his goal is achieved by fate and "now you'll be with me because I'm rich", instead of actually truly working for it.

That's why War Horse sucks from a storytelling perspective. It's all outside forces that decide the journey the horse goes on, instead of any of his own decisions. That's why the movie was made in the wrong medium - it should have been animated, and Spielberg could have probably pulled it off.

The horse isn't the protagonist, it takes us to the protagonists.

[AlpineValley804]

Originally Posted by doesmusicbest

The horse isn't the protagonist, it takes us to the protagonists.

I don't agree with you, but if that were the case, why am I suppose to give a damn about any of them?

[AlpineValley804]

So what's the status on getting this Fantasy Movies league up and started? On top of selecting one bomb, I thought of the idea that perhaps we should also rule all of the films' budget into the equation to make things more interesting and unpredictable, so that in case whoever has The Dark Knight Rises doesn't necessarily have a crippling advantage right from the start. So like depending how much a movie surpasses its budget, it gets bonus points based on how much it profited. Scales change according to the kind of budget, so something like TDKR starts getting a bonus after doubling, whereas a lower budget would start getting a bonus after making back 5 or 10x its budget.

[doesmusicbest]

Originally Posted by AlpineValley804

I don't agree with you, but if that were the case, why am I suppose to give a damn about any of them?

That's just how I watched it. It touches on a bunch of smaller stories that make up the war. The whole story is just dissecting war and finding the humanity behind it. For me the horse just functioned as a way to tie together a bunch of short stories into a feature film.

[thebridge15]

Originally Posted by Jake

I popped in a few times as the kids were watching Jack and Jill; I cannot fathom what pictures of what kind of farm animal that Adam Sandler has on Al Pacino.

$$$$$$$$$$

[Beebz]

Originally Posted by AlpineValley804

So what's the status on getting this Fantasy Movies league up and started? On top of selecting one bomb, I thought of the idea that perhaps we should also rule all of the films' budget into the equation to make things more interesting and unpredictable, so that in case whoever has The Dark Knight Rises doesn't necessarily have a crippling advantage right from the start. So like depending how much a movie surpasses its budget, it gets bonus points based on how much it profited. Scales change according to the kind of budget, so something like TDKR starts getting a bonus after doubling, whereas a lower budget would start getting a bonus after making back 5 or 10x its budget.

Ill try amd set it up tomorrow. The only problem with using budgets is that theyre not all publicized or accurate. Wed have to establish one source for those figures.

[weller3377]

Being Elmo - Pretty awesome documentary. Pretty cool insights and behind the scenes on being a puppeteer.

The Brown Bunny - What the fuck did I just watch? Not much dialogue, scenes a little to drawn out imo, way to over the top at the end.

[DrewD55]

Finally saw The Muppets on my flight from Lauderdale up to Baltimore for my sister's wedding this weekend. Really enjoyed it. It's plainly a movie written for the fans, by a fan (or fans, as it were, as I look at the IMDb entry). Kids, I can't imagine them giving a tinker's damn about anything beyond Fozzie's fart shoes, but for me, this captured everything in such a warm glow of nostalgia, that it was impossible not to love, irrespective of its actual quality. Frankly, for its target audience, it's not that kind of movie, and while not everyone's going to be happy, because their favorite characters got less screen time than they deserved (I, for one, was dying to know what the Swedish Chef had been up to, although Sam the Eagle being hooked off of his [more or less] FOX News Channel show "Everything Stinks" just about made up for it), it still works beautifully. The script that Seagel and Nicholas Stoller wrote did just about everything right, tribute-wise, including hewing really closely to the pattern of the old Muppet movies, and it adds a really nice layer of melancholy that I think speaks just as strongly to the target audience (people in their 30s, like me, not kids) as the recreation of what we all grew up loving.

The songs didn't all work, although "Man or Muppet" came across much better in its full form than it did in an abbreviated form when Brett McKenzie won his Oscar last month, and damned it all to hell, if "Rainbow Connection" didn't make me subtly tear up on the plane while watching. There's not a lot of huge laughs; the script works better with subtle barbs, anyways (as the show always did for adults anyways), and those had me silently smiling (I'm not going to burst out laughing on a plane full of people) very, very consistently.

4/5 stars, partly for nostalgia's sake, but also partly because it was a truly entertaining way to spend a 2-1/2 hour flight.

[water_into_wine]

Originally Posted by Beebz

Ill try amd set it up tomorrow. The only problem with using budgets is that theyre not all publicized or accurate. Wed have to establish one source for those figures.

Box Office Mojo and The Numbers both are good budget databases. The problem is that budget numbers aren't released very often and especially for newer movies.

I doubt budget numbers would work simply based on limited info. They were the most limiting factor in my sample size for my thesis.

[FromTheMorning]

Titanic 3D worth the money?

[DrewD55]

Originally Posted by FromTheMorning

Titanic 3D worth the money?

The boat still sinks, so if you're expecting a change there... I actually like this movie, but I won't spend anything more than I already have to perpetuate a useless fad, even if James Cameron is doing it. The whiz-bang shit didn't disguise from me the fact that Avatar was still a pretty-looking (but intermittently entertaining) piece of crap.

[bannar7]

In what order should I watch these three movies? Never seen any of them

Dr. Strangelove
Citizen Kane
2001: A Space Odyssey

[Beebz]

Originally Posted by bannar7

In what order should I watch these three movies? Never seen any of them

Dr. Strangelove
Citizen Kane
2001: A Space Odyssey

The order you have them in.

[DrewD55]

Originally Posted by bannar7

In what order should I watch these three movies? Never seen any of them

Dr. Strangelove
Citizen Kane
2001: A Space Odyssey

Depends on what your level of attention is at the moment. The first one is the easiest to follow, the second perhaps the most important, but a bit taxing (although, if you're a cinematic imagery geek like me, Gregg Toland's cinematography innovations, especially deep focus--allowing near and far images to have the same clarity--are breathtaking), and the third, well, I still don't know how to classify 2001. I do know that it's long and more than a bit taxing, to say nothing of head-scratching (at least, it was for me as a 14-year-old). Now, I might dig it more, but Kubrick doesn't hold up for me as well as some others that are usually revered in this thread.

[smokew11]

Originally Posted by bannar7

In what order should I watch these three movies? Never seen any of them

Dr. Strangelove
Citizen Kane
2001: A Space Odyssey

of those 3, Dr. Strangelove is my favorite and the most entertaining imo


I watched Anchorman on TV the other night, forgot how ridiculously funny that movie is

[Beebz]

I know this is a familiar refrain, but 2001 is one of the most pretentious, unmerited classics of all time. Its a giant clusterfuck that makes no sense halfway through and devolves into utter gibberish. If that film wasnt made by Kubrick it would be regarded as a pile of shit.

[smokew11]

Originally Posted by Beebz

I know this is a familiar refrain, but 2001 is one of the most pretentious, unmerited classics of all time. Its a giant clusterfuck that makes no sense halfway through and devolves into utter gibberish. If that film wasnt made by Kubrick it would be regarded as a pile of shit.

maybe i dont completely get it..ive tried..but i have to agree

[Beebz]

Originally Posted by smokew11

maybe i dont completely get it..ive tried..but i have to agree

It was certainly revolutionary at the time and there are some well composed sections, but overall, it fails as a film, IMO.

[bannar7]

Thanks for the advice, Im gonna do it in the order I had it. I love science fiction but I have a feeling I'm gonna hate 2001.

[water_into_wine]

Watching The Godfather Part II on Blu-ray now.

I don't think anyone could light a scene better than Coppola.