Recently Seen Films

[Puma1]

Since there is a thread for favorites films, I've decided to start my first thread. And since I'm am a movie guy, I'll start one about film. Just post any recent films you've just seen and if you liked them or not. I'll go first.

No Country For Old Men- Bought it on DVD, saw it again, brilliant.
Fracture- I missed it in theaters so I bought it on DVD and it exceeded my expectations. Good acting by Hopkins and Gosling (fan of both).
Diary of the Dead- While not good Romero, average Romero is better than most
Hitman- Garbage stopped watching it after an hour.
Funny Games- I love Naomi Watts. I would marry her. And as much as I tried to like the film I didn't like it. That "Click" twist was weak storytelling.

[The Dude]

Pretty bad for a Film Graduate, I really haven't been bothered to watch anything new.
Watched No Country for Old Men, thought it was great bar the ending.
Recently got 3:10 to Yuma on DVD, was pretty good.
Also picked up the entire Miyazaki collection on DVD, friends got irritated with me borrowing them all the time.

[rewak]

Videodrome - Was....weird, and then it just kicked you in the balls with the ending, i really hate films that cut off before what you'd expect to be the end

[SinValentine]

i saw no country for old men as well, what's the name of that gun that guy has? oh and my ex told me to see atonement so i saw it, it was really good!!

[The Dude]

I hate anything with Keira Knightley in it, Atonement was almost as dull as meeting her a couple of weeks ago. *My uncle is a farmer and takes goods to a farmers market she frequents in the weekends in London*

[bungholio]

Joshua - Like the Omen, but the kid has nothing to do with the devil, he's just evil and the show is boring and stupid. It was in the newly released movies in some video store. Avoid it. When you get to the end of the movie, you think "How much of my life did I just waste!!???" and "That's not a good ending?".

Grindhouse Presents PlanetTerror - Not my style. To me it's very stupid. And the barbecue guy disgusts me. And Rose McGowan has a gun that shoots bullets and missiles for a leg? Most idiotic thing I've seen in this decade. That would probably work in the 1950's, but I just find it very dumb.

The Quiet - I like it.

[Puma1]

While I don't think Kiera Knightley is that bad, I wouldn't watch Atonement. Not my cup of tea. 3:10 to Yuma was a great film, but then again as long as it's Christian Bale I'm happy. And Planet Terror but then again it's not a film for everyone but I've seen and love those Exploitation flicks.

[TheSelfishGene]

I watched Alien VS Predator 2 last night.
Wasn't as terrible as I was dreading. I found it much more enjoyable than the first. Still not a really good film though.

[en masse murder]

Hey. puma1!

Funny Games the remake is a bit crappy, I don't blame you for disliking it. I like Naomi Watts to! Try and track down the original if you can. It's a deeply affecting film, extremely unnerving. Not entirely enjoyable to watch really, but great film making and riveting to the end.

Funny Games (1997) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119167/

Yeah, who mentioned Keira Knightley!? What a total bore she is. Scrawny, wirey frame, more like a boy than a women. How she can be classed as a sex symbol is beyond me!1??//

[SinValentine]

yea she is really scrawny, but that's not why i liked it. i liked the story.

i just finished seeing memento not too long ago, it was good

[delage]

Watched 10,000 B.C., REALLY bad, such a waste opf money

[Enigma_632]

The Condemned, switch your brain off for 2 hours and enjoy.

[The Dude]

If you think Keira Knightley is scrawny, she's even more horiffic in person.

[BLSR1]

1. Nothing But Trouble: Awesome pure unadulterated awesome
2. Diary of the Dead: Very shallow. ok for a B movie
3. Doomsday: Testosterone condensed into movie format. Very insane and entertaining film.

[TheSelfishGene]

I just watched the King of Kong. Very good insight into the world of video game high scores.

[SinValentine]

If you think Keira Knightley is scrawny, she's even more horiffic in person.

alright already, point noted :P

[Predator]

Never Back Down: Surprisingly good. The fight scenes were nice.
10,000 BC: Gotta agree with Delade. It was a complete flop.

[SinValentine]

yea i heard 10,000 bc sucked. looked dumb anyway, i wanted to see 21 is it good?

[Puma1]

21 looks good, but then again I prolly only want to see it because of Kevin Spacey. Oh and I added the Darjeeling Unlimited to films I've seen this weekend and I thought it was damn good. The chem between Adrien Brody, Owen Wilson, and Jason what's his face makes the film work. Even though I like The Royal Tenenbaum's more, if you're a fan of Wes Anderson definitely check out the Darjeeling Unlimited.

[Puma1]

Hey. puma1!

Funny Games the remake is a bit crappy, I don't blame you for disliking it. I like Naomi Watts to! Try and track down the original if you can. It's a deeply affecting film, extremely unnerving. Not entirely enjoyable to watch really, but great film making and riveting to the end.//

I don't mind films that aren't enjoyable and in fact like it when filmmakers are brave enough to make a film to disturb you. I will check out the original, but it's hard to when 1. Not many people will want to see it, let alone the people who saw the remake with me. 2. The remake was done by the same guy who did the original. And seeing the original will only remind of the lone film I dislike in Watt's career.

[nemesis_lover]

hmmm old school stuff but i watched Terminator 2 the other day, just thought i'll watch it after watching the series just awhile ago.
By the way Keira in my view is quite hot ;)
love to meet her, the dude, hook her up with me one time :D

[kevstah2004]

Waxwork

[JcFFx]

The last movie I remember seeing was the Fifth Element (it's the main reason why I still like Milla :P) and that was weeks ago :/

Me no watch that much movies...

[nemesis_lover]

fifth element was a gr8 film, but i thought that ages ago not sure if i'd think the same now, but i do like the kinda future films, my fav is total recall

[Claire Redfield]

Weirdsvillle - I read the plot online and waited for it to come on dvd. It was funny and worth the rental.

[SuperZero]

Last night I watched 28 days later, it was as creepy as it was when I last watched it

[The Dude]

28 Days Later is brilliant.
Also like the fact Deptford was mentioned, its 10 mins away from where I live.

[Stars_g36]

Abandoned: It was ok, definitly made me feel like I could care about the character, a lot of plot holes and weird stuff that didnt make sense...other wise a 4 out of 10.

Both 28 days later and 28 weeks later was brilliant and very well done, I loved how it went from totally british to american while still retaining the same style of setting and direction. Very sick and awesome.

[Hcloud13]

Just saw Sweeny Todd.
Even tho it's a musical give it a chance,if only for the visual's alone.

[Predator]

28 days/Weeks later are what Resident Evil films should have been liked, except they just screwed them up. Alice sucks.

I didn't really like Sweeney Tood. Johnny Depp was awesome, and the visuals were kinda cool, maybe it was the musical side to it that turned me away, because when I left the theatre, I was like 'I didn't like that... But I don't know why.'

[Puma1]

Yea 28 Days Later was amazing and easily at the top of my list in term of great horror films. But I thought 28 Weeks Later was terrible. Stupid characters, annoying kids, and it was just a meh flick.

[The Dude]

I thought 28 Weeks Later stank also, felt way too americanised and 'mainstream' for my liking.
I loved the all indie film aspects of 28 Days Later.

[Darkmoon]

My issue with 28 Weeks is you never get a main character. Everytime you think someone might be remotely important they die, horribly. It was unnesecery to run through characters like that. The storyline wasn't exciting either...'America has saved the world again! But soon we'll screw it up somehow.'

[BLSR1]

I saw Frisky Dingo season 1, Sweeny Todd, and The Mist all this weekend.

Frisky Dingo:
An obscure adult swim show from the creators of Sealab. The main difference between them is that this show has a story that continues from episode to episode. The show is great, Its random and hilarious. Unfortunately the show isn't that well known so this is a good chance to see the first season before it sinks into obscurity. After you see it catch the second season still airing on Adult Swim.
As for the plot. It revolves around 2 people. The main character, Killface, is a supervillain who wishes to destroy the world with his billion dollar doomsday device. The other character, Xander Cruise, is a billionaire playboy who masquerades as the superhero Awesome X who has killed all of his arch-enemies and is being forced into an unwanted retirement to run his murdered parents' company. while at the same time treating his insane girlfriend like crap and being a douchebag. The whole plot spins out of control from there to the point where everything has flipped and you don't even notice.

I give it a 9/10. Fans of mature cartoons will like it.


Sweeny Todd:
This is one of those movies thats "Pretty to look at" I love the art direction. This is Tim Burton's strong point. His movies always look fantastic.
The movie itself is quite enjoyable. The songs are entertaining and move the story along nicely. Depp Is great as Todd. Probably because they are so similar, why? THEY'RE BOTH INSANE. Depp captures the madness of Todd very well.
My main problem is that the music drowns out the vocals. At some parts you cant understand what they're singing. And the Gore was a bit too "in your face" for me.

I give it a 8/10.



The Mist:
I like this movie. Its great. If not only for how accurately it depicts how people will lose their shit in a crisis. The monsters are scary and the deaths are gruesome. You learn to hate some of the characters and love others. The ending is sad but also funny. Which brings me to my next point. The irony in this movie is great. You can see what would have happened if they had made a different decision. People die because of the choices they make. "If he had waited" "If they had gone with her". The movie is great but has some flaws in it. The movie gets bonus points for the sheer awesomeness of the old lady.

I give it an 8/10.

[delage]

I so want to watch the Mist, as I really like Laurie Holden (I'm an X-Files fan), but it's going to be released on cinemas in May here in Spain, so I'll have to wait a bit.

The last film I saw was The Eye, the original Asian film, not the remake which I don't have any intention of watching, it was really good and scary

[babydome]

Caught a couple of theatrical releases recently, Funny because the movie I thought I'd like the most I ended up disliking and the one I figured I'd be indifferent at best about I actually really enjoyed. That said don’t waist your box office dollars on Forbidden Kingdom. Although if you are interested in just having a jolly old theatre going time then go and see Zombie Strippers with Jena Jameson. Trust me you haven’t seen zombies tell you've seen em pole dance.

[nemesis_lover]

Seen Awake in the cinema, and i think its one of the top movies this year, i love how the storyline went and loads of twists here and there.
Another movie i saw was called The Rocker, which is about a 80's drummer who gets kicked out of a band on the edge of being famous because his apperance and drinking makes the bands image look bad. But you see what he does after, like working in dead end jobs, having to move in with his sister, where he joins his nephews band and then they become famous. It's a funny film and is worth watching.
Next film i'm after seeing is "getting over sarah mashal", with russel brand in, I heard it's quite funny and russels brands first big hollywood film went down well, which im glad as im a big fan of him :)

[Helegad]

Loved the Fifth Element. A bit violent for a PG rating though.

Just watched Rambo: First Blood. Not the best movie I've ever seen, but a good action ride anyway. The rats in the mine made me shudder...

I also found the sherrif(?) a bit racist for trying to keep Rambo out. Asshole.

Before that? AVP2: Requiem and Hollow Man 2. Loved Requiem, thought it was just as good as the first one. Hollow Man 2? Liked it too, but not as good as the first.

[Carnivol]

Dunno why, but there's been a little pattern in my two latest movie viewings at home.

I watched Stardust the other day, sweet piece of adventure.
Think it might very well be one of the best movies I've seen recently.

Then I for some reason right after went over to watch Bridge to Terabithia.
I dunno if anyone here has seen this one or not, but it's a really fantastic story.
Unfortunately, I guess many got put off of watching that movie thanks to a terribly misleading trailer. In another kinda way, it's a good trailer as it allows you to actually see a movie that is not exactly what you expected (especially not if you're not familiar with the source material.)
I dunno exactly where to put this movie, but I guess you could say it somewhat belongs in the same bin as Pan's Labyrinth. Just slightly less "dark".


Anyway, to continue this odd pattern of real world vs odd fantasy stuff, I jumped onto the series of tubes and just put down orders for Tideland and Pan's Labyrinth.

Haven't seen Tideland yet, but my brother had more than enough positive stuff to say about it. And I've ofcourse already seen Pan's Labyrinth, but since it's one of my favorites amongst the recent "international" stuff that has been praised for various reasons, I figured I could just as well add a HD DVD copy of it to my pile of movies (Currently only got a Spanish Limited Edition box of it)


And oh, saw Iron Man at the cinema earlier.
Really enjoyed it. Only real complaint I have about it was the music score/soundtrack, which felt horribly repetitive most of the time. (You know how it is, right? Let's say you watch 5~6 episodes of some 20min weekly show and some character has a theme tune that pops up like twice in every episode. Apply that entire sequenced experience to a movie and you've got the majority of the score for Iron Man going)

[Helegad]

I never noticed the soundtrack to Iron Man... The action was a good diversion :lol:

Just watched Alien3 and Resurrection again, loved Alien3 but Resurrection was a load of bullshit. Alien3 was kinda gory for a M rated movie though. Lots of blood splatters and horrible ways to die.

The biggest bullshit bit of Resurrection is when the general gets stabbed in the back of the head... and pulls out a bit of his brain! I couldn't stop laughing, it is so dumb. Also, it tries too hard to be funny at times, and overuses the action-movie cliches.

(P.S: the funniest bit I think in Resurrection is when Ripley asks: "Now, who do I have to fuck to get off this boat?" and that other guy replies: "I can get you off... but maybe not this boat..." That joke was probably the only decent one.

[Puma1]

As a fan of comic book films, Iron Man was awesome. It was right on the money in terms of seriousness and the action sequences made the film flow nicely. The humor, even when it was a bit childish was funny all thanks to the fantastic casting of Robert Downey Jr. (who I always thought was a damn good actor). In fact it is right under Batman Begins (one of my favorite films of all time) to take my 2nd fav. Comic book film.

[delage]

Bought yesterday the Deadly Friend dvd, a 1986 Wes Craven film. The film's not really that good but it's always been a guilty pleasure of mine. Plus, it has Kristy Swanson in it. And besides, the movie's worth it just for this scene:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSW2pPlZF-M

[Helegad]

Oh man, just watched the first Dirty Harry. He is BADASS! That antagonist/bad guy is fucking crazy though. I wanted to shoot him myself just for his behaviour throughout the movie. Poor bus driver near the end... kids were ugly, didn't care about them :lol:

[SinValentine]

i never watched narnia.. don't plan to watch it either but that caspian guy looks damn good :o

[The Dude]

Re-Watched Iron Man for the 2nd time, damn good movie but always felt it was lacking something, probably because the confrontation at the end was pretty downplayed but I suppose it fit in with the real world constraints of the movie.

Saw the premiere of Doomsday in London a couple of weeks ago which I forgot to mention, its...bizarre, not bad or good, just...a total mind f*ck totally lacking in substance but making up for it with bizarre content, nutters doing the can can and gratuitious violence.

[TheSelfishGene]

Last night I watched Jesus Camp (I love documentaries). Brain-washed children. Absolutely terrifying. I was nearly in tears (and I VERY VERY rarely cry, especially in movies) at seeing some of the things that's happening to these children.

[Helegad]

I just read the wiki. That's DISGUSTING! That's explicit brain-washing, and I bet those kids didn't have a choice. I tell ya, if I was forced to go there, I'd bash the shit out of those 'instructors', leave, and let God heal their wounds.

[ZERO]

yesterday i saw speed racer,very good,but the races were too animated for me.

[nemesis_lover]

Bought yesterday the Deadly Friend dvd, a 1986 Wes Craven film. The film's not really that good but it's always been a guilty pleasure of mine. Plus, it has Kristy Swanson in it. And besides, the movie's worth it just for this scene:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSW2pPlZF-M

WTF, i bet they didn't let her play dodgeball at school....yep i went there -.-

Well i watched iron man yesterday, i was really looking forward to it because unlike spiderman etc, i didn't know what iron man was about. I don't know if it keeps to the comics but i loved it. I wished the final battle was a bit... well i'm not too sure but just seemed to quick and not alot of beating up the bad guy so to speak.

[Helegad]

The granny me of that guy in Alien Resurrection at the end where the alien in his chest bursts out. Even though he's pretty much dead he keeps running!

[alf717]

This past Thursday I saw Indiana Jones. For an old time Jones fan I really enjoyed the movie. It had a few moments where some stuff felt out of place however overall I really enjoyed it from start to finish. It may be hit or miss for new comers but I'd still recommend it to anyone looking to see a new movie.

[TheSelfishGene]

I watched Shortbus again last night. I actually got a lot more out of it. Since I knew what to expect this time around. Once you get over the shock of it all, it's a really good film.

[Dot50Cal]

Oh man. I just got done watching The Mist. What a film. I really recommend it to everyone. Avoid any spoilers though. The trailers do spoil a tiny bit. Man, what a great film. Has anyone else seen it?

I also saw Indiana Jones 4 and Iron Man. Both were excellent.

[Project Omega]

All my friends hated the ending, and then by association, also hated the movie.

Me, I personally like Steven King movies and I don't care what anyone says. "It" still creeps me out to this day, dammit!

[TheSelfishGene]

Last night I watched Zeitgiest, another doco. It's free to download (http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/ if you're interested).

It has 3 main parts.

1. Jesus Christ is a lie
2. 9/11 is a lie
3. People contolling the Federal Reserve pull all the strings behind The President.

The JC bit I had no troubles with.

I haven't seen Loose Change, so the 9/11 stuff was pretty much all new to me. Alot of long bows, but still quite convincing. I wouldn't be suprised at all that in 50 years time it was revealed it was an inside job.

I dunno about the investment bankers bit. They said the 9/11 attacks were the stimulus to go into war, which is in the bankers interest, but that still doesn't explain terror attacks in London, Madrid, and Indonesia. I wouldn't be suprised at all if this is also all true.

A very interesting watch, especially since it's free.

[biohazard_star]

Well I just saw Untraceable. I was ok with the "anti-snuff yet tons of snuff scenes" thing but the main character was just really idiotic. Seriously.

SPOILERS

Her car got rigged by the murderer to suddenly stop running, so she runs towards the emergency phone to ask for help (she was on a bridge). After asking for help, her car conspicuously springs back to life. She being the "FBI agent" that she is, decides to go back and use her car. Obviously, the murderer was in the car all along and she gets taken away to be the next snuff film victim. Oh yea, her daughter also fell for the same trick earlier in the movie, now I know why. Like mother like daughter.

[MarkGrass]

1. Jesus Christ is a lie
2. 9/11 is a lie
3. People contolling the Federal Reserve pull all the strings behind The President.

1. Pwhahahahahahahahahahahaha, good one. I'm sorry, but... actually, im not sorry, but i'd much rather worship a man who once walked this Earth and our heavenly father in faith who will forgive my horrendous sins rather than a cattle made of gold, or any other material good this place has to offer.

2. Um, yeah. I definitely can't disagree. John hates this subject, so I will skip my personal opinion.

3. Very possible. I'm sure you know the old saying, "Money makes the world go 'round". Knowing what I can about our government, it wouldn't surprise me the least bit.


The JC bit I had no troubles with.

EDIT - Your avatar makes you a hypocrite.

[TheSelfishGene]

EDIT - Your avatar makes you a hypocrite.

I couldn't disagree with you more. Here's the full image
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The 3 points there were the three main points addressed in the film, hastily summarised by me. All three I am not very familiar with. That said, I found them all to be somewhat convincing.

Wether Jesus ever walked the Earth or not, I don't know. However I'm an atheiest, and I haven't seen enough evidence to convince me that there has been divine intervention in the creation and/or perpetuation of the universe. And if I don't think there's a God, then I don't think the son of God can be sent to walk the Earth, which makes the question of his mortal manifestation moot. That said. There may have been a man who went by the name of Jesus some 2000 years ago. And he may have professed to be the son of God, but I don't think that he was the son of God.

[Nomad9026]

Well Iron man was great, it is actually the only Marvel film that I liked in a long time and the only one about what I can say that it is as good as comics. You mensioned the Mist, the movie is great the best horror movie for me and dont you think that latest Steven King's based movies are great (Dreamcatcher, 1408)? Lots of people said that it's ending sucks, but I think that itis the best part of the Mist. Also watched Forbiden Kingdom recently, good movie.
P.S. I also think that making the movie based on the game will lead to tragedy. All this movies are great for those who have not played the games, but for me: they sucks. Only Silent Hill was decent.

[MarkGrass]

@Gene - I wasn't trying to get in a religous debate with you, as I read that you're an atheiest in another thread, and i'm definitely not trying to cram religion down your throat. Please forgive me, Gene. I was only stating personal belief.

Also, I love it how I edit my post to avoid any conflict, yet it reappears hours later in a repost I didn't even make. :\ To whoever made that one happen, thanks. :nervous: Peace.

[TheSelfishGene]

@Gene - I wasn't trying to get in a religous debate with you, as I read that you're an atheiest in another thread, and i'm definitely not trying to cram religion down your throat. Please forgive me, Gene. I was only stating personal belief.

Also, I love it how I edit my post to avoid any conflict, yet it reappears hours later in a repost I didn't even make. :\ To whoever made that one happen, thanks. :nervous: Peace.

No worries at all. My attitude to personal beliefs is live and let live. The only time I have a problem is when, like you say, it's being foisted upon me (and my personal beliefs aren't respected), which is the only time I'll get into a serious argument. I never instigate, and I'll always entertain people who want to speak to me, and understand why I believe what I believe, in order to broaden their horizons. You can tell who just wants to 'save your soul' and who wants to hear what you have to say and listen (even if they do disagree after they have listened). The worst thing in any debate is having one side second-guess the other. The earlier reply I sent took me around 10 minutes to type, only that little, because I didn't want to make any assumptions about what you do or don't believe. I'm aware that there are theists and deists and young Earth creationists, and alot of other systems of belief that all fall under the umbrella of 'Christianity'.

If anyone is interested in having a good chat with me about such matters, or even about why I think I can tout that avatar and not be a hypocrite, then send me a private message. I love to talk about this sort of stuff.

Peace & Love

[MarkGrass]

I respect people's personal belief(s), have the upmost respect and am genuinely interested in hearing what others have to say about the matter at hand, so please, drop me a PM. :)


EDIT - I also have a theory about your avatar, one i've had for years. I would be interested in discussing that, as well.

[Dot50Cal]

SPOILERS

We have spoiler tags for a reason! >_<

Mark, you know that avatar is from Claire's biker jacket, right? XD

[Helegad]

Lol, I was just about to say that Dot :lol: I don't think it has anything to do with Gene's beliefs, I reckon he thinks it just looks cool :D

[Project Omega]

Peace & Love

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/6918/trigunvash1ub7.jpg

[Helegad]

Huh? Who's that? o_o

[Darkmoon]

Vash the Stampede. He marches along chanting 'Love and Peace' due to his pacifist nature.

[Helegad]

Oh, some anime character? Okay then.

[Nomad9026]

I LOVE anime. It rocks. God bless the Japan for making such a great thing:). And I think that japanese people make the best storys, scripts and games:) Honestly

[cerberes]

Last movie i watched was an oldie. Silent trigger with Dolph Lundgren. Good movie when you wanna see some action but don't wanna think to much. I do that alot after a week of working cause then i am kinda braindead:lol:

[Project Omega]

The last movie I saw was The Big Lebowski. It was a pretty good movie with alot of funny moments.

[Puma1]

The Big Lebowski is awesome but then again it is the Coen Bros.

I saw Indi 4 and Don't Mess With the Zohan recently in theaters. Indi 4 was just alright. It had its moments but it was really bad in some parts. However, Harrison Ford is as kickass as always. Don't Mess With the Zohan was good for what it was. I won't be giving it any awards, but hey I'm guilty of laughing through the whole thing. Look foward to seeing the Incredible Hulk tomorrow.

[Nomad9026]

And I'am going to see the Incredible Hulk today, and the Hapening tomorow. Does anyone saw the Happening already, should I give it a try?

[Helegad]

I want to see The Happening, but I won't bother with the new Indiana Jones. The special effects look really bad in the trailer.

[Puma1]

Well actually I have heard the twist that happens at the end of the Happening and it's just dumb. It also is supposed to be some message, a social commentary if you will.

[Project Omega]

Yeah, the Happening looks good, although I REALLY hope it doesn't have the same plot as Suicide Club. If it does I will be pissed and my friends will rag on me forever for liking him as a Director. I don't care -- The Sixth Sense was awesome.

[MarkGrass]

The Sixth Sense was awesome

Not a bad movie at all, it still "gets me" everytime (specifically Bruce Willis' character). Though, most of it was kinda boring and it drags out too much, IMHO.

I don't like anything else from M. Night Shyamalan, though.

[Project Omega]

His movies suffer from horrible "follow-through". As the end approaches, he has a seizure and somehow makes the movie suck alittle more than it should if it ended another way. He's known for his twisted endings... Like in Signs where the world is saved by throwing water on the aliens. WTF was that? Why didn't they have like wet suits or something instead of coming down completely naked?

[Nomad9026]

I'am gona give a try to The happening this saturday.
I watched THE incredible Hulk yesterday and te movie is great. I can finally say that Marvel started to make a good movies, and the first was Iron man, so if you liked it you just have to watch Hulk because this movies are conected, Marvel finally start to conect their movies in one universe, just like in the comics. There are a great number of easter eggs and the action is great, so yeah go watch this movie, you will not regret.

[Puma1]

I second Nomad9026. I saw the midnight premier of The Incredible Hulk and loved it. It was great. It had enough story but I mean this is the Hulk, I wanna see a bunch of crap blowing up and and getting smashed and it delivered. The beginning credits are brilliant by showing us the how it went wrong and how Banner became that way, which leaves the film to take it own path without giving us origin. Acting was great (Liv Tyler was just good) and the cameos are awesome. This is just further proof of why Edward Norton is f**king awesome.

[Helegad]

Hmmm... I'm not really into that sort of comic book characters movies, but it seems like a good action flick from what you've just said. Maybe I'll watch it when it comes out on DVD.

[LeonsBuddyDave]

I saw Cloverfield. It rocked, although the camera style was a little dizzying at times.

8/10 for the movie.

10/10 for the post-movie fun. Google search "Cloverfield theories" if you don't know what I'm talking about. :P

[Stars1356]

Saw Iron Man and later today I'm going to see the Incredible Hulk. Really looking forward to seeing the Dark Knight and X-Files.

[LeonsBuddyDave]

Oh yeah, I also saw Indiana Jones. I thought it was pretty true to the original films, and I enjoyed it. I really hope they don't make another one, though. That's just overkill.

8/10

[Itashious_boy]

i saw 3:10 to yuma it was awesome i loved it ^^

[Dot50Cal]

I saw Cloverfield again, but this time on Blu-ray. I sort of regret buying it. I was hoping they'd explain a bit more of the back story, since there was this odd security sticker on it which said "secrets revealed". All I ended up getting was a crappy "Location Identifier" which shows the locations of the main characters, monster, and the military during the course of the film. Talk about disappointing.

The film itself was good, though I wish they had explained things a bit more. Its fun to watch the first time, but on a second viewing it just sort of lags.

[Project Omega]

I heard a prequel was in the works which I'm excited about :) Explaining more about the monster and such.

[Darkmoon]

I just watched Cloverfield on DVD. It was...interesting. The main issue is the one I have with every film in this style. There comes a point where no matter how dedicated to capturing the events you are you're going to put the damned camera down. Or at least not hold it as perfectly as possible.

Other than that it's pretty good.

[hellrizer]

Today i watched the mist and the part where the soldier was thrown outside, i notice that the creature that him looked alike the tall monster in a game called "The Thing" ( really cool xbox game) except only bigger than the game.

[LeonsBuddyDave]

I saw Cloverfield again, but this time on Blu-ray. I sort of regret buying it. I was hoping they'd explain a bit more of the back story, since there was this odd security sticker on it which said "secrets revealed". All I ended up getting was a crappy "Location Identifier" which shows the locations of the main characters, monster, and the military during the course of the film. Talk about disappointing.

The film itself was good, though I wish they had explained things a bit more. Its fun to watch the first time, but on a second viewing it just sort of lags.
Wish I had a Blu-ray player. I wanted to use the Location Identifier to prove to all the conspiracy artists that no, there was not two monsters, there was just one that they happened to encounter more than once. If that's all the Blu-ray version has to offer extra than the DVD though, I don't think it's worth getting a player just for that.

[DXP]

Finally watched cloverfield wanting to see what all the hype was about, liked the film thought it was a bit short, watched Rambo 4 after watching it i was like not too bad but kinda sick and total over the top violence, alot more violent than the first 3 imo.

[Dot50Cal]

I went into Rambo 4 expecting a good story like Rambo 1. All I got was mindless action. Quite disappointing. I wish he sent the character off the way he introduced him, with an actual story and not just random death.

[DXP]

I went into Rambo 4 expecting a good story like Rambo 1. All I got was mindless action. Quite disappointing. I wish he sent the character off the way he introduced him, with an actual story and not just random death.

gotta agree with you there Dot it was just mindless action and to think there's going to be a 5th one now >.<

[Scream]

I saw Rambo 4 yesterday, it was way too short but I liked it. The action scenes reminded me of stuff I've only read about it in books. Good to see things have progressed since Commando's one shot and fall over lol. Let off some steam Bennett! And yeah life is like that Dot, random death...

[SinValentine]

i liked cloverfield too but i didn't understand how tha girl had that thing lodged in her neck she was fine after a while :/ and when the helicopter crashed they were ok back there

[Project Omega]

If you haven't seen the movie :

When she was injured, she must have been infected with some parasites. As soon as they matured, they just busted out. She was a bitch for 2/3 of her role anyway, so it was funny when she died...

[SinValentine]

lol i was kinda creeped out because that's how manhattan life is. but i don't think the statue of lib's head would fly off that far since it's on jersey shores

(statue of liberty does not belong to NY anymore, that's why we had to get rid of our license plates a few years ago and replace it with the empire state for anyone who didn't know)

since the monster was in manhattan it's not like he stretched really far to get statue of liberty and throw it down there : / distance-wise i don't see it happening. with that said i want to go to statue of lib next week :lol:

[Project Omega]

It may have carried it with him and then flung it as he was approaching...

[SinValentine]

sounds like he just had a piece of paper and decided to litter when he walked a few blocks :P

[Itashious_boy]

XD littering mosnter!!


i saw the first ten minutes of the new degeneration movie, its got the horror everyone wants, dont ask how i got it =.=

[Darkmoon]

...you mean you got to see the first ten minutes of RE Degeneration? Yeah. You're gonna have to back that one up somehow or, really, you've just made yourself look like an idiot.

[DXP]

Saw Diary of the dead a few days ago, thought it was a good zombie movie anyone else seen this yet?

[Twist]

Recently watched The Crow the other night. I've seen it a handful of times now but still. Great movie.

[Scream]

I saw The Crow the other night too, it was on Sky Digital at about 12am or something. Then I changed it to Robocop lol.

[Enigma_632]

Saw Diary of the dead a few days ago, thought it was a good zombie movie anyone else seen this yet?

Got it the other day on Blu-Ray.

Thought it was pretty good, thats despite reading some 'Awful' reviews I saw.

But then again I always like Romero's zombie movies anyway.

[SinValentine]

saw hancock :/ then snuck in to see wanted, then snuck in to see hulk. was going to see wall e or whatever the name was, but one of the friends had to be home early.

[Bertha]

I saw Hancock tonight too. I liked it. It was pretty funny....a lot more than what I was expecting.

[Corrin]

XD littering mosnter!!


i saw the first ten minutes of the new degeneration movie, its got the horror everyone wants, dont ask how i got it =.=

I seriously doubt this. There's no way you can prove this statement, so I can only assume you're a liar.

[delage]

Saw the Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, and it has the same flaws as the first film, the pacing is very slow and a lot of footage could have been deleted to make the movie better paced. It was enjoyable though. Best though was Tilda Swinton reprising her role of the White Queen.

[Dot50Cal]

gotta agree with you there Dot it was just mindless action and to think there's going to be a 5th one now >.<

Wait, there is? They should have just left it. The ending to 4 was a good way to leave the series. :\


Then I changed it to Robocop lol.

Bitches leave. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W6cT3Tvu9g&feature=related)

[Stars1356]

I just watched Robcop the other night and it never gets old. Can't wait for the Dark Knight to come out.

[Dot50Cal]

i saw the first ten minutes of the new degeneration movie, its got the horror everyone wants, dont ask how i got it =.=

http://static.pici.se/pictures/FcJEayNVv.jpg

[SinValentine]

those birds scare me...

[Enigma_632]

http://static.pici.se/pictures/FcJEayNVv.jpg

WTF!!! lol. :lol:

I tried to add a video from youtube, but instead I get told the video is not available. Why?

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=al-Fg9chJzM

[Ridley W. Hayes]

I recently saw Return of the Dead 4: Necropolis... what an awful zombie movie.. jeez... bad acting, poor plot, a lot of characters got killed in non-sense situations, over-reacted scenes... the stupidity made a zombie film... men, the principal character was the worst actor ever u_u.

@ Itashious_boy: Too bad, nobody likes the liers.

[DXP]

I recently saw Return of the Dead 4: Necropolis... what an awful zombie movie.. jeez... bad acting, poor plot, a lot of characters got killed in non-sense situations, over-reacted scenes... the stupidity made a zombie film... men, the principal character was the worst actor ever u_u.

Ain't seen that one i've seen 1 and 3, their not bad but funny to a degree I mean zombies that can talk and call in paramedics and what not :lol: how i laughed at those moments xD, anyway just watched Be kind Rewind not a bad film in my opinion \m/

[Ridley W. Hayes]

The first two were funny, I enjoy them a lot. They start to try to do it more 'serious' from the 3rd and the 4th and there were not much fun.. =(. Though I haven't seen the fifth, but the title is not very promising... 'Rave to the Grave' =/

[Dot50Cal]

I forgot to post about this, but I saw Day of the Dead 2008. Man, what a HORRIBLE movie. Really, do not see it. Spiderman zombies..gah, just totally awful. Nothing entertaining about it at all, except for maybe the RE5ish machete sheath the one guy has towards the end. But yeah, stay away.

[Enigma_632]

Dot, I feel sorry for you having to watch that dire attempt at a movie.

Has anyone actually watched the Day of the Dead remake and said they actually liked without joking. Gives me the chills just thinking about it, saw the trailer, that was more than enough for me. >_<

______________________________

Who actually had the gaul/stupidity to make this?

Did they ask George Romero's permission to make it?

If I was Romero I'd sue whoever made it.

It wasn't Uwe Boll, who made it was it? (shudders violently at the thought and almost breaks neck.)

[Scream]

Return of the Living Dead Part 3 was good. It had the riverman. The greatest character ever.

[Enigma_632]

Just recently watched the remake of horror classic Halloween.

Ok, first off when I heard this was to be remade, I literally thought 'oh crap'. Thats usually what I think when I hear a classic is to be remade, anyway.

However, I was pleasantly surprised by this remake. I don't want to spoil anything for anyone who hasn't seen it so I'll try to keep this relatively spoiler free.

I like the way director (Rob Zombie) attempts to explain why Myers ends up the way he does. But to be honest and maybe unfairly comparing it to the original, I always preffered not really knowing why he was, the way he was. However I give Zombie credit for not basically copy & pasting the original scene by scene.

I also like Tyler Mane as Myers he does a great job and particularly scary, given his height and overall body mass.

There are also a few difference's from Carpenters original, that may suprise, shock and annoy in equal measures.

It only cost 4 pounds (lousy PS3 with no pound sign.) because it's on-demand on cable.

If you can find it for this price or abouts and you liked the original, give it a chance, you may like it.

[Scream]

Good movie I thought, they should hurry up with the blu-ray version.

[Scream]

I saw Session 9 for the first time recently. Some of the scenes were pretty good and Silent Hill-ish. Anyone else see it?

And Halloween is coming to Blu-ray on October 31st (I friggin' knew it *sigh*).

Next film I'm gonna watch is Batman Begins on Blu-ray when it arrives on Monday. People are complaining the PQ is soft but I don't think I'll notice too much with my 42 inch LCD.

[Darkmoon]

Session 9 is my wife's favorite horror movie. I think I have the DVD somewhere. The extras and deleted scenes are a nice bonus with that one, though, and explains a storyline they never followed through with.

[DXP]

I agree with you Enigma the remake is a really good watch, remember seeing this after watching the original and comparing the pair of them this is one of them remakes that is deffo worth the watch you will not be disappointed.

[alf717]

Went to see the Dark Knight this morning and wow what a blast. The last hour was nothing but on the edge of your seat action. Definitely recommend this one to anyone that wants to check out a new movie. I loved it from beginning to end.

[Archelon]

The Dark Knight is quite possibly my favorite movie of all time.

[MarkGrass]

Just recently watched the remake of horror classic Halloween.

F-ing awesome movie. :)

I also cringed at the thought of a remake, but when I found out Rob Zombie was directing it, I knew right away it would be a sick-ass movie. Needless to say, Mr. Zombie didn't let me down.


I always preffered not really knowing why he was, the way he was.

I sorta felt the same when details of the movie first surfaced, but then I came to the conclusion that on-screen serial killers with no apparent motive are so passé.

It made me both happy and sick to my stomach to find out why the fictional character Michael Myers "is the way he is", which is now something i've come to expect of horror films (detailing how and why people get the way they are). It really creates an illusion of fear, disgust and true horror for me. Strangely, I somehow find contentment in that.

The dark humour was great too - "Joe Grizzly" is now one of my all time favorite fictional characters, along side "Captain Spaulding".

[Bertha]

One Hour Photo. Robin Williams = creepy

[SinValentine]

omg yeah! the dark knight was amazing ;D beats the first one in my opinion but can someone explain this:

i don't remember that much from the first one but didn't scarecrow die? why was he still there?

[Archelon]

omg yeah! the dark knight was amazing ;D beats the first one in my opinion but can someone explain this:

i don't remember that much from the first one but didn't scarecrow die? why was he still there?

He lived to fight another day. Rachel tazed him in the face, and that was the last we saw of him. Gordon mentioned that he was still at large at the end of Batman Begins.

[SinValentine]

oh thanks, i had forgotten :P

[Project Omega]

Dark Knight was amazing <333

[Nomad9026]

Watched Hellboy the golden army yesterday, nice movie, but the 1st impressed me more.

[Puma1]

I saw Wanted in theaters. It was pretty average, nothing spectacular. In fact it was closer to badly mediocre than to average. Nothing much to say about it.
I also saw Hellboy II and I loved it. It was really well shot and the special effects are beautiful. Del Toro is a visionary master and all the characters are extremely likable. That scene where they are drunk, singing is one of the best all year.
I also saw the Dark Knight. What can I say about it that hasn't been said? Flawless and amazing, you can't compare it to any other comic book film. Heath Ledger's joker is the most chilling and breathtaking villain that I can remember and really has a chance winning awards, particularly one (which he should). I like Dent's role alot since they used that character most differently than anyone else, and this is film is easily my favorite films of all time beating Goodfellas. Oh and people need to see it in IMAX since it is just a beautiful film in it.

[Stars1356]

Dark Knight is the movie of the summer and probably the year. Heath Ledger was amazing and made the movie. Now I looking forward to X-Files.

[Itashious_boy]

WTF!!! lol. :lol:

I tried to add a video from youtube, but instead I get told the video is not available. Why?

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=al-Fg9chJzM

it could be the one that posted the video checked it so that external sites cant use it.. i hate it when someone does that it exables someone to show of someones video thus adding to the view:) number XD

pluss i just saw diary of the dead, it was alot better than the RE movies, i liked it cause it was made to look like a documentary and i saw AVPR again + 10,000 BC

[DXP]

Just saw Wall-e a few days ago and loved every moment of it.

[Project Omega]

I've been wanting to see Wall-E since it was released. No one wants to go with me though >_> I'm not much of a do-social-things-by-myself kind of person... It's weird to goto the theathers by yourself... Just feels different...

[DXP]

I've been wanting to see Wall-E since it was released. No one wants to go with me though >_> I'm not much of a do-social-things-by-myself kind of person... It's weird to goto the theathers by yourself... Just feels different...

I know what ya mean about that Project Omega, if I ever have to see a movie that's just come out I need to drag someone along with me otherwise it feels completely weird to me.

[Dot50Cal]

I saw the Dark Knight finally, but I guess I expected too much from the movie? I went in expecting some epic crime drama with "teh best villain evars". But the film was just boring. The opening scene was interesting, but it was all down hill from there. Maybe it was Ledgers character, but I just didn't see the Joker as a great villain. He seemed like some wimpy guy who managed to con some people to work for him through various means. I guess thats supposed to make him some epic villain?

The story dragged on far too much. I can't even really recall what the movie was about besides Joker constantly escaping police custody, or just harassing certain members of the public while Batman tries to stop him. When do the interesting parts start? There wasn't any kind of drama, and the Batmans love interest storyline was so hard to swallow with her eye bags and generally older looking appearance. There wasn't any clever back and forth between Joker and Batman. Joker was just some insane guy who wanted to see the world burn. That doesn't make for a very interesting villain imo.

I read a critic review that compared the movie to Heat, on that same level of a crime drama. But holy cow, how wrong they are. This was just boring all throughout. :\

[Trent]

The Joker's character in The Dark Knight portrayed a psychopathic, deranged, unstable and complex individual with a genius master plan. To be honest I think you did not fully understand his character. In my opinion it was this character that really raised the movie and gave it all the praise we see. Without the Joker's presence, the movie would not have become this popular. And if you missed the idea of the Joker, the movie would be pretty much boring, I think as you have come to experience.

*The following might contain spoilers*

What makes The Joker the epic villain is that he is the master planer, he got us all fooled. He spoke of the unnecessity of plans, that he is not a planer, that he is a simple person wishing to create anarchy. As a matter of fact, almost the entire film was The Joker's plan. It was his plan to run away with millions of dollars (in that sense it was his plan to control all the villains), it was his plan to get arrested by the police, it was his plan to convert Harvey Dent and it was his plan to misguide the Batman. The idea behind The Joker was anarchy, destruction, harassments and so on. This was also a big part of the idea behind the movie. All of this added to simple character details (The Joker's voice, laughing, licking lips etc.) to The Joker executed an excellent and very entertaining performance.

The Dark Knight was actually inspired by Heat, this was stated by Christopher Nolan.

[Scream]

Meh, it was alright. I didn't like all the politically correct crap, Morgan Freeman's character saying he will quit just because he has to work with that phone machine, boohoo cry me a river. And Batman can't even kill anyone, that's kinda dumb. It makes me wonder what the point of Batman's mission is, it just doesn't make sense to me. There's no way he can change anything without some sort of massive revolution or lots of destruction like those ninja guys were trying to do in the first one.

Batman is confused - but it's a good movie nonetheless...

[Dot50Cal]

That part disappointed me too. They could have explored his struggle with not wanting to kill the Joker. During the
bike chase scene, Joker (on foot) shoots a burst into a car windshield, probably killing someone, just as Batman is barreling down on him.
And he didn't want to kill him after that? Cmon..

[DXP]

i ain't seen this yet and don't intend too for some reason, really wanted too see it but really can't be bothered now >_<, i have recently started watching from duck till dawn and really getting into it, its one of them unique films i suppose.

[Project Omega]

The last movies I've seen are:

Pinapple Express (hillarious)
Step Brothers (also hillarious)
High Crimes (<3 Morgan Freedman)
Alone in the Dark (horrible ending, although the action was alright but everyone had the IQ of a sponge... I know it sucked, but had to witness it for myself.)

[Trent]

Pinapple Express (hillarious)
Step Brothers (also hillarious)

These should be some fun comedy, can't wait for them!

I recently watched "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", a 1975 classic by Milos Forman. It was a powerful film and Mr. Nicholson definitely deserved the Oscar.

[Nomad9026]

Watched Tropic thunder today, damn this movie made me laugh like an idiot. But damn the translation was bad, I would give a lot to watch it without any translation in english.

[Trent]

Haha, I actually saw an advertisement on Tropic Thunder the other day. Oh God, Ben Stiller is hilarious. I can only imagine how he would be on this film.

[Scream]

Been watching some movies on Blu-ray...

Con Air - Great step-up from the DVD, PQ very detailed, noticed a lot of new things.
Face/Off - PQ not as great as Con Air but good enough improvement. Good movie.
Shrooms - Cheap horror movie some parts are just awful.. just a bit of fun really.
Vacancy - Good idea but badly thought out. Crappy ending (or maybe it was just too short).
Casino Royale - Didn't really like it even though I saw it before, it really dragged on towards the end.

Gonna start watching the Resident Evil trilogy on BD tonight.

[Stars1356]

Just saw Robcop 2 again and will probably watch the 3rd one tomorrow, well actually today. I heard they were making a new one.

[Nomad9026]

Yep, a new robocop was anounsed, but there are almost no info about this progect.

[aris13]

I saw the Dark Knight finally, but I guess I expected too much from the movie? I went in expecting some epic crime drama with "teh best villain evars". But the film was just boring. The opening scene was interesting, but it was all down hill from there. Maybe it was Ledgers character, but I just didn't see the Joker as a great villain. He seemed like some wimpy guy who managed to con some people to work for him through various means. I guess thats supposed to make him some epic villain?

The story dragged on far too much. I can't even really recall what the movie was about besides Joker constantly escaping police custody, or just harassing certain members of the public while Batman tries to stop him. When do the interesting parts start? There wasn't any kind of drama, and the Batmans love interest storyline was so hard to swallow with her eye bags and generally older looking appearance. There wasn't any clever back and forth between Joker and Batman. Joker was just some insane guy who wanted to see the world burn. That doesn't make for a very interesting villain imo.

I read a critic review that compared the movie to Heat, on that same level of a crime drama. But holy cow, how wrong they are. This was just boring all throughout. :\

Believe it the dark knight is overrated - And Chris Nolan the director cites the film Heat as a major influence on this movie. William Fichtner (the bank manager ) played in Heat and in the scene in The Dark Knight that was obviously inspired by Heat.

Of course Heat is far surperior than the dark knight in terms of crime drama

[Mr. Spencer]

Yep, a new robocop was anounsed, but there are almost no info about this progect.

What the hell are they doing? The third film was terrible. Robocop was something for the 1980s. Leave it there, that's where it belongs. It's happy there.

[kevstah2004]

Been watching some movies on Blu-ray...

Con Air - Great step-up from the DVD, PQ very detailed, noticed a lot of new things.
Face/Off - PQ not as great as Con Air but good enough improvement. Good movie.
Shrooms - Cheap horror movie some parts are just awful.. just a bit of fun really.
Vacancy - Good idea but badly thought out. Crappy ending (or maybe it was just too short).
Casino Royale - Didn't really like it even though I saw it before, it really dragged on towards the end.

Gonna start watching the Resident Evil trilogy on BD tonight.

I think they cut a lot of the action scenes leaving the film dragging on for ages "the casino scene made me want to fall asleep" people where complaining that Daniel Craig was too much like Action Man early on in production, Bond was never to be ripped etc.
Sean Connery is Bond simple as :P.
Timothy Dalton was the worst Bond ever imo even though I hated Roger Moore too he tried too much to be like Sean and his sense of humor is awful.
First to last:
Sean Connery
Pierce Brosnan
Daniel Craig
George Lazenby
Roger Moore
Timothy Dalton
Good to see people aren't dick riding Dark Knight just because of a dead actor, I haven't it fully yet but from what I seen so far I prefer Batman Begins I don't like his batman voice either sounds like he's got throat cancer Michael Keaton was much better.

[Mr. Spencer]

Foolishness, my boy!

Dalton brought a certain grittiness to the character that was more in line with the Bond of the novels, and a welcome change from the campness we got with the post-Connery actors. Daniel Craig is doing now what Dalton did back in the 80s, except that people welcome the change today.

You keep it...old buddy.

[Nomad9026]

What the hell are they doing? The third film was terrible. Robocop was something for the 1980s. Leave it there, that's where it belongs. It's happy there.

They are making a remake, so a new variation of "the dead cop returned as the killing machine" story is going to be made. But who knows maybe they wil make something good, everybody said that Batman was dead after Batman and Robin, but then Begins and Dark Knight apeared, so, who knows.

[Scream]

The casino scene was alright, it was the parts after that dragged on like when they were on the beach, the bank transfer etc., it was god damn boring. I wanted to turn it off. I don't really think much of Craig as Bond either, I think it's something to do with his attitude and personality in the film.

I saw RE Extinction on Blu-ray last night. It seemed better than the first time I saw it but the Alice is god parts really sucked. I saw the deleted scenes too.. "Everyone is telling stories about you Alice".. what were they thinking, really...

[Ryler]

The recent films I saw was Wall-E and The Mummy 3 w/c both disappoint me. :(

[Mr. Spencer]

They are making a remake, so a new variation of "the dead cop returned as the killing machine" story is going to be made. But who knows maybe they wil make something good, everybody said that Batman was dead after Batman and Robin, but then Begins and Dark Knight apeared, so, who knows.

See, the reason why Robocop worked so well was not only because of its themes (corporate greed, the loss of humanity and the transition of man to machine), but chiefly because the entire film was a social commentary on the 1980s. I don't think that same thing can work in this day and age, unless they go down a completely different route and throw a whole new spin on things. Regardless, it just won't feel the same, won't give the same vibe as the original. It's also kind of interesting to know that Robocop has all the traits of cyberpunk, yet it never sold itself as such, unlike a certain other film that got overhyped and praised too much for being something it wasn't.

[Vogue_Dirge]

I watched Fight Club last night. It's still one of my favorite movies, and the book it was based on is also amazing. Chuck Palahniuk (the original author) is an absolute genius.

I've also been watching a lot of Marilyn Monroe movies. She's amazing <3

[Mr. Spencer]

Eh, Fight Club is overrated. It's alright, but it gets far too much praise than it deserves.

[aris13]

Eh, Fight Club is overrated. It's alright, but it gets far too much praise than it deserves.

Personally i like that movie, i think that Seven is way overrated - people dig this film because of the ending

[Trent]

Saw Terminator 3 HD (720p) on projector today, it was great :)

[Mr. Spencer]

Saw Terminator 3 HD (720p) on projector today, it was great :)

Of all the films to watch in high-def. You're insane.

[SlurmsMackenzie]

I watched 'Nightwatch' last night.I liked it and will be getting the sequel next week.

[Helegad]

I'm currently in the middle of the Matrix. Haven't seen it in a while.

That opening sequence is a bit stupid and exaggerated. Doesn't really set the film up well.

[Scream]

I watched RE: Apocalypse (BD) and Leaving Las Vegas (DVD) last night. Not bad... Though Leaving Las Vegas was a bit weird, I don't know how anyone could survive past a week drinking the way the main character does.

[Helegad]

I'm in the middle of Fight Club now, I'll finish it off tonight, then The Matrix tomorrow night.

[Mr. Spencer]

I'm currently in the middle of the Matrix. Haven't seen it in a while.

That opening sequence is a bit stupid and exaggerated. Doesn't really set the film up well.

I recommend Equilibrium. Underrated film. In the end, you have to ask yourself this: Which do you prefer? Christian Bale, or Keanu Reeves? I think the outcome would be pretty unanimous.

[Gideon Quinn]

I've just watched Fudoh, which is a Takashi Miike film. I don't know how many people here are familiar with his directing, but he's one of the most diverse (not to mention insane) directors there is. I've seen a lot of his movies before, like Audition, Ichi the Killer and Happiness of the Katakuris, they are all very deranged but Fudoh just takes the biscuit. One of the leading characters is a hermaphrodite assassin who kills by firing darts out of her vagina and into people's faces... 'Unusual' isn't the word!!

[Twist]

I've just watched Fudoh, which is a Takashi Miike film. I don't know how many people here are familiar with his directing, but he's one of the most diverse (not to mention insane) directors there is. I've seen a lot of his movies before, like Audition, Ichi the Killer and Happiness of the Katakuris, they are all very deranged but Fudoh just takes the biscuit. One of the leading characters is a hermaphrodite assassin who kills by firing darts out of her vagina and into people's faces... 'Unusual' isn't the word!!

LMFAO OWN3D by a vagina dart! Man it would suck to go out like that...

[Mr. Spencer]

Reminds me of Tetsuo: The Iron Man. That had a man with a robotic penis, and I don't mean the friendly and welcoming kind that Charles Dance had in Space Truckers, this thing was practically a large drill attachment that he uses to fuck some chick, shredding her vagina in the lovemaking process.

[Helegad]

Sounds... painful.

[Gideon Quinn]

Reminds me of Tetsuo: The Iron Man. That had a man with a robotic penis, and I don't mean the friendly and welcoming kind that Charles Dance had in Space Truckers, this thing was practically a large drill attachment that he uses to fuck some chick, shredding her vagina in the lovemaking process.

Haha, yes! I've seen that movie too. Thank goodness it is in black and white :|

[Mr. Spencer]

It's also a form of body horror in a way too, which adds to the greatness.

[Project Omega]

I saw the 2008 remake of Day of the Dead. Although I was warned about this film, against my better judgment, I figured I would have to see it for myself. This film is an extremely cheap and bastardized attempt to cash in on the name of Romero's "Of the Dead" series. This movie had nothing which made the original Day of the Dead movie so great.

The movie was boring and the only thing scary about this movie was that the actors agreed to do this film. It tried to hard to be like the Dawn of the Dead remake and failed miserably at making anything believable in the movie....

Horrible.

[Mr. Spencer]

Ving Rhames is more desperate than we thought.

[Project Omega]

I think the creators got him purposefully to trick people into watching it so we would think it was a sequel to the Dawn of the Dead remake. That movie was actually watchable and created tension.

[Scream]

I wasn't gonna bother watching Day of the Dead remake, so definitely not now. Might try Diary of the Dead though... also gonna pick up the original Dawn of the Dead/Day of the Dead on Blu-ray.

[Mr. Spencer]

I think the creators got him purposefully to trick people into watching it so we would think it was a sequel to the Dawn of the Dead remake. That movie was actually watchable and created tension.

Truth be told, the Dawn of the Dead remake was actually pretty good. I enjoyed watching it, and it didn't feel like it was a cheap remake. Felt like a lot of genuine effort and thought had gone into it, even with unfamilar actors. Save for Mr. Rhames.

[Helegad]

I just watched Wanted. Awesomely cool movie!

... but the part when the assassins are all in a circle and Fox fires that curved bullet... too predictable :P

[Project Omega]

I would have liked to see some "Revolver Ocelot Ricochet Gunplay" in the mix.

[Helegad]

Some of the stunts in the movie were pretty stupid, what with the car hitting the gutter, flying over the roadblock, landing on the bus, then driving off. Stupidness, but coolness :P

I rented Alone In The Dark for tonight. Uwe Boll crap-fest, here we come! :lol:

[Colicab]

The Mummy 3, and i didn't like it,too many unnecessary "funny" parts. And i didn't like the new Evelyn =\

[Umon Daisuke]

Having watched it 3 times already, this news comes as a nice little surprise (I didn't want to clutter the board with another topic):

http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/the-dark-knight.html

That third LE is mine.

[Stars1356]

I actually saw this movie again the other night and most say it great. I don't know how they are going to top it.

[Mr. Spencer]

I rewatched RoboCop again. Never gets old.

[kevstah2004]

When's the new one out?

[Mr. Spencer]

If rumours are to be believed, 2010.

Delta City is here, folks.

[Helegad]

Is RoboCop particuarly gory as in "head mutilation" (people getting shot in the head with a shotgun, etc.)?

[Mr. Spencer]

Yes.

We love you, Paul Verhoeven.

http://www.ghosts.org/verhoeven/recall/paularnie9.jpg

[Helegad]

I just watched Gone Baby Gone. Awesome movie, 10/10 for me.

I think what Patrick did was wrong. After all, Amanda looked much happier with Doyle, than what she did with Helene. I noticed that Helene still acted like a slut (going out with someone she didn't even know), and didn't pay Amanda much attention in the end anyway. Also, despite her saying "oh, don't leave your kids with anyone ever" to the media, she decided to impulsively let some random person look after her kid while she went on a date. I don't know if Helene would clean up the drugs act she was in to, but one might hope that she would have learnt her lesson. You can see her drinking a bottle of beer at the end, and I didn't take that as a good sign. Okay, that's my two cents :)

[aris13]

I am torn about that movie's ending Helegad:

I personally think that Patric as a detective did the right thing by giving Doyle to the Police but on the other hand Doyle would have raised Amanda better than her irresponsible mother. At the end of the film, when Helen asks Patric to babysit her daughter while she's on a date you can see that Patric regreted his decision.

[Helegad]

He didn't look like he regretted his decision, he looked more quieted by the fact that he's sitting next to a little girl that was believed to be dead for months and months

[rewak]

http://kotaku.com/5057729/live-action-dragon-ball-trailer-successfully-fails

Huh?

[Ridley W. Hayes]

Oh f**k, they're gonna remake [REC] as 'Quarantine' :nervous:...:

For the ones that doesn't know, [REC] is a great spanish movie about some people that were contained in an apartament building due an unknown outbreak... and now some smartass is gonna remake it... I hope they doesn't screw it up, I really like the original... :\

Here the link to the oficial page of the remake: http://www.containthetruth.com/

Trailer of [REC]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4inLY7YmNI
Trailer of Quarantine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4inLY7YmNI

[Vector]

^ I definitely prefer the name 'Quarantine' to [REC], no matter how original it may be.

[Stars1356]

Watched Forrest Gump the other night. That movie never gets old.

[Helegad]

I saw the trailer for Quarantine quite a few months back... looked alright.

I watched Pulp Fiction and Rendition last night.

Rendition was really confusing, I didn't see how the love affair between those two Indian people affected the story in any way, but Reese Witherspoon, Meryl Streep, and Jake Gyllenhaal gave really good performances.

Pulp Fiction, on the other hand, made it into my top ten movies of all time :D Fantastic movie, really funny! I love it at the end how they walk out of the diner all cool and shit, wearing the dorky clothes :P

Also saw Eagle Eye a couple of days ago. The computer reminded me of Glados from Portal :P Great action flick too.

[Vector]

I'm watching Starship Troopers as I type(the original, not the terrible sequel...didn't see the 3rd).

This is such a cheesy movie, but at the same time, it has some really great qualities.

[Mr. Spencer]

The original was decent, since it took what the book did and then sprinkled it liberally with the cutting wit of Paul Verhoeven. When you take something that could already be seen as cynical, and then add Verhoeven to the mix, it's the perfect combination. The man's a genius when it comes to satire - and blood, lots and lots of blood. But that's not all he's known for.

One of these days I really need to get round to watching Soldier of Orange.

[Corrin]

Also saw Eagle Eye a couple of days ago. The computer reminded me of Glados from Portal :P Great action flick too.

I heard that movie's ending was a big Rock Band commercial.

[Helegad]

I can't remember, but the dude gives the chick's kids some presents. I can't remember what the presents were, so it mustn't have been much of a commercial.

[rewak]

Drawing Restraint 9

2 hours and 20 minutes of my life i am never gonna get back.

[Helegad]

I assume you hated it?

Gonna see Max Payne on Thursday (opening day :D) I'm determined to enjoy it!

[rewak]

Heres the trailer for it - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yXHbotv1NqQ&fmt=18

And that's kind of it, imagine the trailer stretched over 2 hours 20 minutes and you've kinda got the film. Should you actually want to see it (i don't know why you would though) you'd need to find it on torrents, the guy doesn't release his movies on DVD or anything so finding them online is the only way to see them. Strange but after watching this i can understand why, no one would buy them!

[Vogue_Dirge]

I watched Rocky Horror Picture Show last night.
I forgot how good it was.
:]

[Helegad]

Watched 4D Executer again. Great new translation :)

[Sevket]

Some old Hong Kong Classic
1985 - Hong Kong Godfather it was oldie but a good one nevertheless

[Trent]

Tropic Thunder, it was alright :P

[Biohazard EX]

Jacob's Ladder... Pardon my language, but... Mindfuck central. Definitely a must see.

[Trent]

Jacob's Ladder is a very interesting movie, definitely recommendable.

[riderkid]

i just saw hte locker.

this is the most blatant ringu/grudge clone i have ever seen

[Vector]

I just turned off "You Dont Mess With The Zohan" about 20 minutes in.

[beasley23803]

watch-movies.net! I've seen everything!

[Vector]

Wow, I just saw Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull. Wow. WOW. What a fuckin' disaster.

Wow...I liked the first 3, but this one...wow. Horrendous.

[Helegad]

Yeah, that Crystal Skull was bullshit.

I also didn't get through the whole Zohan bullshit.

[Jill's Boob]

I don't watch many movies anymore. After I moved back to the U.S., I went to see Indiana Jones 4, and suffice to say - it sucked. The only other films I saw this summer were "Tropic Thunder" (meh...I laughed a few times but I probably will never want to see it again) and "Iron Man" (not enough action).

I'm actually anxious to see "Role Models." Now that looks hilarious.

[Itashious_boy]

i just saw a bunch of movies, been buying a few lately, mostly a bunch of zombie movies, but yea

asimilation transfusion
feast
dawn of the dead
land of the dead

the doctor and the devils (very good plot)

[Helegad]

Just watched the Silent Hill movie. It was a fairly good film, 7/10 from me. I thought the ending was a bit sad, how Rose and Sharon/Alessa could not see Christopher any more and vice versa. I guess Silent Hill never leaves you once you go there. However, the fact that the front door was open leaves me wondering if they will/are slowly return/ing to the real world.

I'm still chipping away at the first game ;)

I actually didn't really understand the plot of the SH movie towards the end though. Can someone clear it up for me? Did Alessa break into two beings, Sharon (good incarnation) and Alessa (bad incarnation)? And why did those church people want to burn her? Did it have something to do with the fact that Alessa never "had" a father?

[aris13]

Death Race 7/10. It's nothing more than an enjoyable - ridiculously macho B-movie, but it's Anderson's best movie since the underrated Event Horizon and Mortal Kombat.

[Biohazard EX]

I went to see Pride and Glory, because I think Edward Norton is a terrific actor. As for the movie itself, I was expecting to see an average cop drama. I was pleasantly surprised.

I could not believe how powerful this movie was. Of course, Edward Norton and Jon Voight performed very well, which is to be expected. What I didn’t expect was that every single actor in the entire movie would perform just as well. From what I’ve seen, Colin Farrell is a pretty decent actor. But I was not expecting a performance like that. He surprised me the most. But as I’ve said, every actor performed phenomenally. The dialogue was packed, bursting with emotion. Anger, sadness, affection, everything was delivered to its fullest.

The plot was very well done. It started as a pretty straight forward killer chase, but it grew into something much deeper. Of course, the plot itself involves crooked cops, drug dealers, the usual. But it is extremely well written and delivered. There are no mysteries, instead the movie revolves around the problems themselves and how they are solved. You get to caring about the characters, good and bad, and by the end, you feel sorry for them either way. I did not expect this movie to draw me to tears, but it did.

Pride and Glory is a terrific cop drama that did not get the advertising it deserved. Unfortunately, so far it seems like it’s going to fly under the radar, but to those who are reading this, I very much recommend you see this movie.

[Vector]

I just saw Crash for the first time. Wasn't bad, wasn't as great as it was talked up to be. Thought-provoking and controversial, though, I'll give it that.

[Sephiroth]

I saw Quarantine on saterday the film was good there alot of moment when you screm I ened up som time sticking my head in my popcorn box but yeah when the film finished I was shacken I give it 8/10

[Vogue_Dirge]

Wall-E

Best. Movie. Ever.

[himher_elle]

Wall-E

Best. Movie. Ever.

Yeah! it was really nice and fun

I just saw Saw V, makes the fourth one much better (I hate the fourth one), gives sence to the hole movies, but still, I thought the character of Hoffman (or watever) was really random and all, but with this movie you really get to know him a bit more, you can't see the fourth one withought seeing this one after, 'cause you'll stay with a bad taste of the plot, UNTILL you see the fith one.

Mega spoilers:
Am I the onlly one that thinks they left it for another one? It's just stupid, I was really happy when I went to see it, I KNEW inside me they wouldn't continue the story; but then they show this box to Jigsaw's wife and she keeps it, you don't see what it's about, and she goes away. Is that the infor regarding Hoffman? And the bad guy is still alive (good thing is you ask me, its a bit original, onlly a bit)

[Helegad]

Might watch the first Saw tonight.

I'll post a review once I'm done ;)

[Foggle]

Rocknrolla

Better than I thought it was going to be, a true return to form for Guy Ritchie.

[missvalentine]

well i went to the movies with my friend last weekend,we had a choice of seeing death race or max payne, i wish we choose death race.

max payne had some pretty cool scenes and all, but it was kind of weird, and lots of meaningful stares in to the distance scenes, and to many symbols everywhere, like how ther was snow in every scene and then it turned to fire embers when certain things happened, kind of weird.

maybe ill have to play through the games first to get it more.

ill give it about 4/10.

[Crimsonheadkill]

i wanna see the new 007 movie and quarantine, i saw anacondas a few days ago alright movie bt kinda weird, but it had owen wilson so it was cool

[Mr. Spencer]

Last night, I listened to Ridley Scott's audio commentary on the BR Final Cut. Honestly, I could listen to that man for hours. Fascinating stuff, though not quite up to the level of information that Paul M. Sammon goes through on the Workprint. That man knows just about everything about it, and RoboCop too! I was astonished to see him in this RoboCop documentary I watched, talking at length about the actual RoboCop costume. I'd love to meet the man.

[Alexia_Ashford]

I don't really like how they've carried the Saw series on. I think it should have ended with 3. Jigsaw and his apprentice dead. That was what the films were about; Jigsaw. The first film is brilliant, the second one was okay, the third one was good but very gruesome.

[Mr. Spencer]

I couldn't really stomach Saw. Too vulgar. Too crude.

[Alexia_Ashford]

The first one really wasn't that bad. The only sick part was towards the end of the film. The story was really good and interesting. Saw 2 and 3 were very sick and I found it difficult to stomach the third one, it kind of ruined it for me, very sick with little story, just for the thrill factor. The first one will always be the best. Nothing on Ridley Scott and Gladiator though, eh?

[Mr. Spencer]

Nothing on Ridley Scott and Gladiator though, eh?

One of these days, I need to get round to watching Black Rain.

[missvalentine]

IMO saw didn't have enough gore, i was not satisfied with it, after hearing about how cool it was for years i rented the first two, i liked the story, but NOT ENOUGH BLOOD!!!!!!!!!!!

[Helegad]

Oh God.

Anyhoo... tomorrow my school is going on an end-of-term excursion to the movies to see some Rob Schnieder film called "Big Stan". It's a comedy, and I've never heard of it before. Afterwards, I'm gonna part with the school group, and while they swim in a muddy shithole called Lake Placid (no relation to the film), I'm gonna be seeing Quantum Of Solace. Booyah :D

[JcFFx]

Recently watched:

- The House on Haunted Hill (the remake)
Boring as hell. It's not new to me. It was a lot more interesting when I was like, 12, but this time around I struggled to stay awake and eventually everyone agreed to just turn it off.

- Wall-E
Was a lot better than I expected. I'm usually not into Disney/Pixar animated movies.

- Harold and Kumar: Escape from Guantanamo Bay
and
- College
Were both funny and gross.

[Town of Green]

Hellboy 2: The Golden Army

I loved it. I thought it was much better than the first film and as everyone will say you can see Del Toro's visionary style which is definitely a plus. My only problem was no explanation for why Liz's flames are now orange and not blue (unless I missed that) and that's pretty much it.

[Vogue_Dirge]

I just saw Twilight with my friends...

AND laughed my ass off.

Apprently in the Twilight books, Vampires sparkle in the sunlight. Yes, I said sparkle. So there was this one part when he (Edward Cullen, the pre-teen dream vampire) was warning Bella (the main character) not to fall in love with him, so he steps into the sunlight and starts to sparkle and he's all: "THIS IS THE SKIN OF A KILLER!"

LMAO!
I couldn't stop laughing.

[himher_elle]

Just saw Stepbrothers, laughed a lot, its really great, veeeeeeeeeeeery funny

[Biohazard EX]

I just saw Twilight with my friends...

AND laughed my ass off.

Apprently in the Twilight books, Vampires sparkle in the sunlight. Yes, I said sparkle. So there was this one part when he (Edward Cullen, the pre-teen dream vampire) was warning Bella (the main character) not to fall in love with him, so he steps into the sunlight and starts to sparkle and he's all: "THIS IS THE SKIN OF A KILLER!"

LMAO!
I couldn't stop laughing.

So, umm... By any chance is the phrase "per se" overused in that movie?

[missvalentine]

WOW, just WOW, twilight looks bad, but in a RE1 sort of way.

[Biohazard EX]

Except in RE1, the characters didn't sparkle in the sun.

[missvalentine]

^ LOL.

is there any mention of sandwiches in twilight?

[Biohazard EX]

Well, I didn't actually see it. I wouldn't subject myself to that kind of angsty torture. I mean, I'm sure it's nowhere nearly a bad as Vanilla Sky, but still.

[Vogue_Dirge]

So, umm... By any chance is the phrase "per se" overused in that movie?

I wasnt that much attention to notice how much per se was used.

Why, did you here somewhere that it did?

[Biohazard EX]

I wasnt that much attention to notice how much per se was used.

Why, did you here somewhere that it did?

Well, the new episode of South Park brought up the issue about all the trendy kids dressing up like vampires because they watched Twilight and want to be just like the vampires in the movie. And they said "per se" in virtually every sentence. Even when it wasn't even appropriately used.

[Crimsonheadkill]

Twilight, is that out in America coz i just saw an ad for it on tv