What was the last movie you watched?

[stoneje]

Larry Crowne.

Meh. A few funny parts, mostly awkward, some really strange casting. Predictable feel good movie. 6/10.

[AlpineValley804]

Originally Posted by jackisback24

that's interesting.

I should note that when I said I'd rank Season 1 of 24 over Breaking Bad, I meant to say I'd probably rank 24's respective first season over Breaking Bad's respective first season.

As great as I thought 24 was in its first three seasons, it never reaches the highs that Breaking Bad does. The writing and acting put the latter on a completely different level of quality than the former.

[Dancing Ants]

Originally Posted by Jake

being banged up with a concussion has reduced me to only being able to lay around and watch netflix all day. I actually started Weeds (the showtime show, not the actual herb). I think I may finish the entire run by tomorrow

it falls on its face pretty hard after season 3.

[grace2]

just started season 3. this show is more addicting than meth

[water_into_wine]

Old news, but Avengers was really good, even though it has flaws that every super hero movie has.

[thebridge15]

I'm gonna try to see Avengers tomorrow. Excited.

[coldengrey12]

Chronicle - 7/10
If not for the found footage angle, this would be a pretty run-of-the-mill superhero origin story.

Colors - 5/10
We don't get enough characterization on the villains and Sean Penn and Robert Duvall's characters are clichés.

[thechad90000]

Ghost Dog - 6/10

I actually really enjoyed Forrest Whitaker in this movie.

[BotheDMBFan]

Originally Posted by thechad90000

Ghost Dog - 6/10

I actually really enjoyed Forrest Whitaker in this movie.

One of my favorite movies of all time, and probably the most realistic look on the Mafia post-1990 ever.

[junior94]

Feel like I'm already seeing massively polarizing reactions to PROMETHEUS. There seem to be some pre-screenings of it happening around the states, and it's opened internationally in several places. I haven't gone too deep into reviews, but some sound really pleased, while others have outright hated it, saying they're massively disappointed (though, I've got a funny feeling that's due to their own misguided belief this is a strict Alien prequel, when all the principals have repeatedly stated that's not really true).

[Beebz]

Project X: 5/10

Started off promising but devolved into sheer absurdity. The filmmakers would have been much better off keeping the party realistic than trying to create some stock high school wet dream that collapsed under the weight of its own cliches. It wasnt nearly as fun as it should have been or the makers thought it was.

[BotheDMBFan]

Originally Posted by Beebz

Project X: 5/10

Started off promising but devolved into sheer absurdity. The filmmakers would have been much better off keeping the party realistic than trying to create some stock high school wet dream that collapsed under the weight of its own cliches. It wasnt nearly as fun as it should have been or the makers thought it was.

Exactly what my Dad said.

[Beebz]

Originally Posted by BotheConcussionfan

Exactly what my Dad said.

I love how the 30 year old with the baby was the asshole for asking them to shut down a 2000 person party with two DJs at midnight. It could have been much better had they had a 75 person party with strong storylines rather than a ridiculous rager. Plus, they ripped off Lethal Weapon 4 for no reason. Sacrilidge.

[RJP2741]

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

2nd viewing for me and I still think it's a damn good movie. I really love the visual style of the film and the sets, and Oldman and Tom Hardy were both very very good.

One theory I have in spoilers below:

I think that Jim Prideaux (Mark Strong) and Bill Haden (Colin Firth) were gay. For anyone that's read the book, is that the case? Or are there allusions to it in the book? Did anyone else get that sense when watching the movie?

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[junior94]

Originally Posted by Beebz

Project X: 5/10

Started off promising but devolved into sheer absurdity. The filmmakers would have been much better off keeping the party realistic than trying to create some stock high school wet dream that collapsed under the weight of its own cliches. It wasnt nearly as fun as it should have been or the makers thought it was.

Is that movie literally entirely about/surrounding a high school party?

[dmbbearcat]

RJ:

Totally agree. I think they alluded too hard at it toward the end of the movie. I thought that since the first time I saw it.

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The movie didn't quite hold up for me on second viewing, but it's still pretty damn solid.

[RJP2741]

I had those suspicions the first time I saw it as well.

[bannar7]

About to start Jaws

For the first time

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[thebridge15]

They need a bigger boat.

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[bannar7]

/movieruined.

[bannar7]

I hope Jaws eats that guy that scratched the chalkboard.

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[Beebz]

The Raid: 9.5/10

Get this movie into the hands of every shaky-cam, jump-cut action director on the planet, and have them watch it in a locked room for a week straight. Holy shit what a fantastic, balls-out flick. Those actions scenes were things of beauty -- fluid, coherent, organized. Just incredible. I'll be amazed if this doesn't stay in my top 10 by the end of the year.

[AlpineValley804]

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

If you have Netflix, set aside two hours of your time and watch this film. Riveting from start to finish, and the most emotionally involving historical drama that I've seen in some time. I was reminded of two inferior films while watching this - Michael Collins, with Liam Neeson, another film about the beginning days of the IRA. The other is Defiance, a film that also captures the conflict of two brothers drifting political ideologies. Michael Collins was a straight up bad movie that confused bombastic musical score and constant action sequences against a tyrannical government as emotionally compelling material. In "Wind", director Ken Loach really gets it right. For as intense and brutal as this movie sometimes is, it has real drama and emotion that is not instigated by lazy technique of simply using music, but rather actually having a grasp on the subject matter. It gets to the heart of the characters; their sacrifices, their arcs, their hypocrisies. It gets specific about the unjust that was being done in Ireland, and it never loses sight of why this conflict was so long, so complicated and ongoing to the point that it went on for far long after this particular story takes place. The drama actually comes from the acting and how the conflict interfered and divided people who were once close to one another. Watching this film, I felt like I actually learned something about this part of history, where I really didn't learn anything from watching Michael Collins. In that movie, it was basically "He's a bad guy, we're good, fight for freedom, cue score, and do your best to care", but there is no reason to care watching that. I had every reason to care in this one.

In relation to Defiance, while I thought that was a good film mostly due to the fact that Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber's performances really carry it through, the depiction of two conflicting brothers is so much more interesting in this because it didn't feel so Hollywood-manufactured. It doesn't reject the reality of the situation for the sake of convenient moral epiphanies that would keep the family bond intact despite political differences. The dynamic is so compelling because of what I mentioned above, about the hypocrisies and sacrifices these characters made that have made them what they become. Their changes aren't following a writing formula that feels forced in order to have a story, but rather come from an authentic, endearing place that makes these characters exist beyond the plot of the movie. They feel like real human beings with a shared bond that is constantly in danger of being broken that can't simply be mended with a trite speech or a romantic recollection of the way things were.

This was a fantastic movie that was not without its flaws - some things are told instead of shown, that really should have been shown and the ending feels a bit abrupt. But that aside, this is easily one of the best films that I have watched this year. 9.5/10

[dre2142]

I love this thread because of reviews like above.... just added to my netflix que and Ill be watching it tomorrow at work.

[dre2142]

Just added a bunch of new netflix releases to my que......guess Ill keep it afterall.

[Rodey]

Originally Posted by stoneje

Larry Crowne.

Meh. A few funny parts, mostly awkward, some really strange casting. Predictable feel good movie. 6/10.

I liked this movie for some reason.

[thebridge15]

The Avengers

Joss Whedon is the man. There was so...much...fucking...talking for a movie like this, but when action got going it was very well done. I don't like when action movies will have pointless scenes (like that scene in Transformers when Shia's trying to hide the giant robot from his parents for about 15 minutes). All of the action scenes were perfect, easy to follow and generously long. The final battle in Manhattan was just fun to watch, mostly since you could follow the ups and downs without having to take breaks for minor scenes. The tracking shot following Iron Man and gradually showing all of them was amazing.

Still not entirely sure what Renner and Johansson were doing in the group. I guess they needed a love story of sorts, happy that they didn't make that more of a big deal.

[stully1]

Sin Nombre: 8.5/10

[salrx95]

Contraband last night. Just okay. Worth the watch and that's about it.

[winterscold]

Wife and I watched Die Hard last night. She hadn't seen it so I thought I would do her a favor and forcibly expose her to it. She fell asleep before Bruce got the chance to walk on glass.