Yesterday, I watched "Wrath of the Titans" if you enjoy heads being impaled into pillars then this is your kind of movie (it was mine for those scenes). Today, I watched the Director's Cut of Battle Royale and it was pretty great. Also, girls with short shorts are bad news dude!
I was really surprised by how well done The Hunger Games was done. Other than my familiarity of the basic premise of a dystopian society which forces children to fight for their amusement, I knew next to nothing about the franchise. Anything Lyddi, Pete, or Creamsteak said; were the summation of my thoughts about it (aka: I wont go into any deep detail since it would be redundant). The editing and shakycam gave me a continuous headache for the first 25 minutes, but I eventually got over it. I felt that almost all the performances were top of the line and perfectly cast. Overall I can't wait to see the next 3 movies (Mockingjay is rumored to be two parts which seems to be the trend nowadays) and I will tell all I know to see this immediately.
Ed Wood is the best film Tim Burton has ever directed in his decidedly patchwork career. He peaked with this and hasn't surpassed it to date, in my opinion. Big Fish is probably the closest he's come in that regard. Ever since this film, Mars Attacks, Sleepy Hollow, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Alice in Wonderland, and Planet of the Apes were all wretched awfulness. Sweeney Todd and Corpse Bride were meh okayness.
Also, I don't think I'm in the red by saying that this is quite possibly in the top 3 of best roles Johnny Depp has ever given. He is just so goddamn good in Ed Wood and it is impossible to not be smitten by that smile and raw enthusiasm.
Just got back from seeing Indie Game The Movie and it was excellent. At the most basic level, it's about the power of a single-minded vision and how much risk and sacrifice is involved in order to achieve such a thing. The film is also really beautifully shot. Highly recommend it.
Ed Wood is the best film Tim Burton has ever directed in his decidedly patchwork career. He peaked with this and hasn't surpassed it to date, in my opinion. Big Fish is probably the closest he's come in that regard. Ever since this film, Mars Attacks, Sleepy Hollow, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Alice in Wonderland, and Planet of the Apes were all wretched awfulness. Sweeney Todd and Corpse Bride were meh okayness.
If you think that those movies are "wretched awfulness", then you have not seen bad movies. They are too competently made for them to be considered "wretched awfulness", at worst they are crushingly mediocre (which is sometimes worse than being just bad as it can get really hard to talk about them). Also, Mars Attacks is a good movie, and Sweeney Todd is one of his best films.
On a side note the more I think about Amazon Prime the more it seems like a great service. I buy enough stuff on Amazon to where the $60 (or like $30 for students) seems well worth it. Plus the other stuff they're adding to it now.
On a side note the more I think about Amazon Prime the more it seems like a great service. I buy enough stuff on Amazon to where the $60 (or like $30 for students) seems well worth it. Plus the other stuff they're adding to it now.
Ed Wood is the best film Tim Burton has ever directed in his decidedly patchwork career. He peaked with this and hasn't surpassed it to date, in my opinion. Big Fish is probably the closest he's come in that regard. Ever since this film, Mars Attacks, Sleepy Hollow, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Alice in Wonderland, and Planet of the Apes were all wretched awfulness. Sweeney Todd and Corpse Bride were meh okayness.
If you think that those movies are "wretched awfulness", then you have not seen bad movies.
No, and I'm quite pleased about that thank you very much. Unlike you, I'm not a cinematic masochist. Something has to be so bad it's good/funny/both for me to give it my time, like Troll 2 or The Room.
Just for clarity's sake
Top 5, Personal Favorite Tim Burton Films
1: Ed Wood 2: Big Fish 3: Beetlejuice 4: Batman 5: Edward Scissorhands
Also, Mars Attack isn't a good movie. It's more of a fun concept than a movie. I got what he was trying to go for, but it didn't work. The movie is about an hour longer than it needed to be, still, I understood what he was trying to shoot for. I'll end on that with: Gut busting Jack Nicholson.
It's not that I'm a complete cinematic masochist (although I am, to an extent). Watching bad movies really throws the idea of quality into perspective.
It's not that I'm a complete cinematic masochist (although I am, to an extent). Watching bad movies really throws the idea of quality into perspective.
I can't deny that, that is very true. The following might make it sound like I'm joking, but I'm not. There are certain awful movies I've seen that, while I regret seeing them, I owe some sort of gratitude to because they allowed me to restructure what I think of as a bad movie; such as Battlefield Earth and Odin: Photon Space Sailer Starlight.
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Today, I watched the Director's Cut of Battle Royale and it was pretty great.
Also, girls with short shorts are bad news dude!
Also, I don't think I'm in the red by saying that this is quite possibly in the top 3 of best roles Johnny Depp has ever given. He is just so goddamn good in Ed Wood and it is impossible to not be smitten by that smile and raw enthusiasm.
Now that I know that, yeah it's his best work.
Still haven't seen Big Fish, but I favor the Edward Scissorhands. However, there is the Batman movies.
Just for clarity's sake
Top 5, Personal Favorite Tim Burton Films
1: Ed Wood
2: Big Fish
3: Beetlejuice
4: Batman
5: Edward Scissorhands
Also, Mars Attack isn't a good movie. It's more of a fun concept than a movie. I got what he was trying to go for, but it didn't work. The movie is about an hour longer than it needed to be, still, I understood what he was trying to shoot for. I'll end on that with: Gut busting Jack Nicholson.