•Punch-Drunk Love... A word of caution, the first half hour or so is brutally uncomfortable
That is an accurate statement. I loved Punch-Drunk Love largely because of that first half-hour. It never rests, never slows down, never lets you center yourself. I viscerally identified with the guy, and deeply understood why he is filled with such smouldering rage.
I saw Wolf of Wall Street last night. Very good movie. You might think it could keep being entertaining for 3 hours, but it totally does. I recommend it.
Soon, "her" is going to be widely released to theatres. I can't wait.
Rewatched The Matrix before work with K-rizz. Really enjoyed it as a stand alone film. Not much to say as everyone has seen it but it they really got the cyberpunk vibe down to a tee. The club scene at the begining and Neo's flat are really cool.
I'd seen the first two before, when the second movie came out 9 years ago. I really like Before Sunrise, but Before Sunset is, I think, not only a better made and better acted movie, it has more urgency to it, and the characters have a lot to lose individually that makes the drama way stronger.
With Before Midnight, the acting and movie making is stronger than before, and the drama is taken up many notches. I think it's the best movie of the trilogy in many ways, but is uncomfortable to watch, at times. So I think the second is still my favourite. Before Sunset has one of the best endings of any movie.
Fun enough, but plot holes big enough to drive a jaeger through. I don't mind all the stupid technology and aliens and shit, but I get annoyed at bad tactics and fight techniques. If the sword is so good, why not use it from the start? If two monsters turn up, and you have three big robots, why not all concentrate on one, then on the other? If you can track the monsters coming out of the breach, why wait for them to cross (thousands of kilometers across) an ocean before tackling them?
I have many other complaints about the movie, but most have them have been covered by others on the forum. Still... not a disappointment.
It has the exact same structural problems that Casino Royale exhibited:
1. The overplot made no sense.
2. There was an extended "second movie" with markedly different tone and story after the penultimate climax.
Couple this with hamfisted attempts at politics being a factor, one of the stupidest hacking scenes in movie history (with a Q character who seems tailor made to appeal to Dr. Who/Sherlock fangirls), and Bond making ridiculously bad decisions at the end, and you have a pretty disappointing movie.
I see what it was trying to do. I liked the core motivation of the villain, the interplay between the 00X agents and their "mother," the facing of old age and irrelevance, etc...
But:
1. Why the FUCK did Bond have cars cached for emergencies, but not a single gun or even a bullet in said cars.
2. Couldn't grab a gun on the way to Scotland, Mr. Super Spy and Ms. Head of the Super Spies? That was a long drive. You had plenty of time. You already established that the bad guy couldn't follow you without help. Couldn't even pick up a pistol or a hunting rifle?
3. A paramilitary death squad is after you, and you decide to re-enact Home Alone 2 in your abandoned old house in the middle of the Scottish Moors? Oh yeah, you have exactly two guns between you. Oh, there are only three of you. Couldn't have the, well, I don't know, MILITARY hanging out waiting to spring the trap to catch this ultra dangerous superterrorist?
4. Bond overcomes his age and obsolescence through willpower and shaving.
I absolutely hated Skyfall, I was so happy that I skipped seeing it at the cinema.
Apart from being stupid, it was also trying to make 007 act like Bond, fair enough since that series had some good movies and moments but it didn't fit my perception of the character.
I have yet to watch a bond movie I diddnt enjoy. Sure some are better than... others... but, they all fulfilled the promise of guns and girls and fast cars. Some added things like, plot, and wit, and Sean Connery, but those are almost luxuries, really.
If the sword is so good, why not use it from the start?
This bothered me at first, than I remembered that the move is a homage to 80's Giant robot and Monster moves/cartoons. In which they always save the transformation, using the sword, charging the mega cannon to the very last moment.
Just watched Stranded with Christian Slater. Is there a sequel in the wings?
I found it to be fun, B- grade sci-fi. It could have been better if there was some actual confusion over whether it was an alien presence or CO poisoning.
We had a bad movie night last night. Watched Sharknado, Rubber, Piranha 3D and 3DD. Sharknado is everything you've heard about it, Rubber broke my roommate, Piranha 3D took itself way too seriously, and Piranha 3DD was the jewel of the evening; it took everything that was wrong with its predecessor and fixed it.
I have yet to watch a bond movie I diddnt enjoy. Sure some are better than... others... but, they all fulfilled the promise of guns and girls and fast cars. Some added things like, plot, and wit, and Sean Connery, but those are almost luxuries, really.
I could say the same thing about any of the Fast and the Furious movies or any action movie.
Some friends did a Bond movie night last year. Now they are doing a kung-fu movie night. The previous movies were The Raid and Kung Fu Hustle, both of which I'd seen before, so I didn't bother going to watch them again.
Tonight was Ong-bak 2. It's a martial arts movie from Thailand. It was exactly as good as I thought it would be, as well as exactly as bad as I thought it would be.
And so, on its own terms, for the movie it was trying to be, I liked it far better than Pacific Rim.
I usually mix up the last two Ong-Baks, is that the one in which he fights the demon crow lady on the top of a elephant? I dug that one but the original Ong-Bak and The Protector are the stronger movies of Tony Jaa.
Completely agree. I had trouble staying awake in the first act, and Jennifer Lawrence's initial scenes were rough, with her flopping in and out of Long Island accent. Later acts are stuffed with redeeming moments and performances, but it's not a perfect movie.
Completely agree. I had trouble staying awake in the first act, and Jennifer Lawrence's initial scenes were rough, with her flopping in and out of Long Island accent. Later acts are stuffed with redeeming moments and performances, but it's not a perfect movie.
Should I still watch it then or is it not worth the time?
Completely agree. I had trouble staying awake in the first act, and Jennifer Lawrence's initial scenes were rough, with her flopping in and out of Long Island accent. Later acts are stuffed with redeeming moments and performances, but it's not a perfect movie.
Should I still watch it then or is it not worth the time?
I think American Hustle will make for a fantastic home-viewing movie, but it really doesn't need to be seen in the theater right now. There are plenty of other movies you could pick.
Oh my god Raging Bull. I am still shaking 45 minutes after watching that movie. I really don't know what to say about the movie other than I was leveled by its drama and its power. If you want to watch Scorsese's best film right now, its on Netflix Streaming.
After watching so many lackluster performances lately There Will Be Blood reminded of what excellent acting looks like. It may not be Daniel Day-Lewis' best film but it is quite a ride to bear witness to his character's downward spiral.
I am still trying to decide if Kick-Ass 2 was bad or terrible. I want to say terrible but there were some entertaining parts that would have been better served to appear in another film.
It may not be possible for me to accurately judge my own opinion of Frozen but I definitely enjoyed it. With my wife being a huge fan of Idina Menzel, my son loving all things musical, and it being the only film my daughter has sat quietly though my own enjoyment of it was likely affected a bit by theirs.
I watched Back to the Future last night, for the first time in maybe 10 years. It's still a really good movie, but parts of it feel kinda redundant. It's so influential on modern popular entertainment, that now the Doc Brown model of time travel is the default. If a story does time travel differently, it has to explain why it isn't just like Back to the Future, but now most stories just assume that model. So when the movie repeated over and over the rules of time travel, I had to keep telling myself it was needed at the time.
Saw on the road last night, it was hard work watching. But pretty good. I can see what they where doing and how its relevant to the book sort of thing. Would recommend it, but it's not exactly relaxing.
As a general comment it looks like the road involves a lot of sex and drugs though.
Anyone seen August: Osage County? I read the script to the play in a class and it was pretty enjoyable in that form, very curious to see the film. But not sure it's worth ticket prices for that type of picture... So unless it's really really good, I'd say it's probably pretty digestible on netflix.
Anyone seen August: Osage County? I read the script to the play in a class and it was pretty enjoyable in that form, very curious to see the film. But not sure it's worth ticket prices for that type of picture... So unless it's really really good, I'd say it's probably pretty digestible on netflix.
I love the heck out of it. Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts are fantastic, and that's a sentence that I've never used before!
Anyone seen August: Osage County? I read the script to the play in a class and it was pretty enjoyable in that form, very curious to see the film. But not sure it's worth ticket prices for that type of picture... So unless it's really really good, I'd say it's probably pretty digestible on netflix.
I love the heck out of it. Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts are fantastic, and that's a sentence that I've never used before!
I will think about adding it to my movie list then. Probably gonna spend like, a whole day there sometime.
Catching up for my Best Of/Worst Of Lists of the Year.
-The Way, Way Back - Loved it, big time. I think Nat Faxon/Jim Rash make some of the most realistic dramatic films I've seen. All the acting was great and it was so amazing how grounded the movie felt with the relationships and interactions. Had a good amount of laughs and even a tear or two at the end. The only thing that's odd, is that this movie so feels like a time capsule...but it isn't.
-The Lone Ranger - It's like if they turned that last 5 minutes of Django Unchained, horse tricks and all, into a movie. So horribly uneven in tone and humor. Decent action scenes and acting, but it is so drawn out with horribly dull scenes with rather convoluted scheme. And Silver the horse and Tonto are put in such higher respect in the film that the actual Lone Ranger. Not the most horrible thing, but jesus.
-Her - This became my new #1 favorite movie. I dare say it's the best film I've seen in years, because it's such an unbelievable feat with an incredible rich story. Not only that, but the film's idea of where technology could possibly go in a few decades makes so much sense. It's a god damn beauty of a film where everything from the acting, to the lighting, to the dialogue has such a level of depth and brilliance.
It overtook 12 Years a Slave simply because I can connect to this film on a more personal level. If anyone has been in an online relationship before or is right now, like I am, there's so much that hits close to home. Right down to the dialogue or how people question the attachment one can have to this being in the computer. Spike Jonze really proved he is an incredible writer/director just from taking this concept and making such an unbelievable film.
Catching up for my Best Of/Worst Of Lists of the Year.
-Her - This became my new #1 favorite movie. I dare say it's the best film I've seen in years, because it's such an unbelievable feat with an incredible rich story. Not only that, but the film's idea of where technology could possibly go in a few decades makes so much sense. It's a god damn beauty of a film where everything from the acting, to the lighting, to the dialogue has such a level of depth and brilliance.
I just went and saw this yesterday and I can’t agree with you more. It is so beautifully done. This movie made me feel all the feels. Also it is so in the wheelhouse of GeekNights. Everyone on this forum should see it.
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Soon, "her" is going to be widely released to theatres. I can't wait.
Before Sunrise
Before Sunset
Before Midnight
I'd seen the first two before, when the second movie came out 9 years ago. I really like Before Sunrise, but Before Sunset is, I think, not only a better made and better acted movie, it has more urgency to it, and the characters have a lot to lose individually that makes the drama way stronger.
With Before Midnight, the acting and movie making is stronger than before, and the drama is taken up many notches. I think it's the best movie of the trilogy in many ways, but is uncomfortable to watch, at times. So I think the second is still my favourite. Before Sunset has one of the best endings of any movie.
Fun enough, but plot holes big enough to drive a jaeger through. I don't mind all the stupid technology and aliens and shit, but I get annoyed at bad tactics and fight techniques. If the sword is so good, why not use it from the start? If two monsters turn up, and you have three big robots, why not all concentrate on one, then on the other? If you can track the monsters coming out of the breach, why wait for them to cross (thousands of kilometers across) an ocean before tackling them?
I have many other complaints about the movie, but most have them have been covered by others on the forum. Still... not a disappointment.
It has the exact same structural problems that Casino Royale exhibited:
1. The overplot made no sense.
2. There was an extended "second movie" with markedly different tone and story after the penultimate climax.
Couple this with hamfisted attempts at politics being a factor, one of the stupidest hacking scenes in movie history (with a Q character who seems tailor made to appeal to Dr. Who/Sherlock fangirls), and Bond making ridiculously bad decisions at the end, and you have a pretty disappointing movie.
I see what it was trying to do. I liked the core motivation of the villain, the interplay between the 00X agents and their "mother," the facing of old age and irrelevance, etc...
But:
1. Why the FUCK did Bond have cars cached for emergencies, but not a single gun or even a bullet in said cars.
2. Couldn't grab a gun on the way to Scotland, Mr. Super Spy and Ms. Head of the Super Spies? That was a long drive. You had plenty of time. You already established that the bad guy couldn't follow you without help. Couldn't even pick up a pistol or a hunting rifle?
3. A paramilitary death squad is after you, and you decide to re-enact Home Alone 2 in your abandoned old house in the middle of the Scottish Moors? Oh yeah, you have exactly two guns between you. Oh, there are only three of you. Couldn't have the, well, I don't know, MILITARY hanging out waiting to spring the trap to catch this ultra dangerous superterrorist?
4. Bond overcomes his age and obsolescence through willpower and shaving.
5. They never recovered that list.
Apart from being stupid, it was also trying to make 007 act like Bond, fair enough since that series had some good movies and moments but it didn't fit my perception of the character.
I found it to be fun, B- grade sci-fi. It could have been better if there was some actual confusion over whether it was an alien presence or CO poisoning.
Tonight was Ong-bak 2. It's a martial arts movie from Thailand. It was exactly as good as I thought it would be, as well as exactly as bad as I thought it would be.
And so, on its own terms, for the movie it was trying to be, I liked it far better than Pacific Rim.
After watching so many lackluster performances lately There Will Be Blood reminded of what excellent acting looks like. It may not be Daniel Day-Lewis' best film but it is quite a ride to bear witness to his character's downward spiral.
I am still trying to decide if Kick-Ass 2 was bad or terrible. I want to say terrible but there were some entertaining parts that would have been better served to appear in another film.
It may not be possible for me to accurately judge my own opinion of Frozen but I definitely enjoyed it. With my wife being a huge fan of Idina Menzel, my son loving all things musical, and it being the only film my daughter has sat quietly though my own enjoyment of it was likely affected a bit by theirs.
As a general comment it looks like the road involves a lot of sex and drugs though.
-The Way, Way Back - Loved it, big time. I think Nat Faxon/Jim Rash make some of the most realistic dramatic films I've seen. All the acting was great and it was so amazing how grounded the movie felt with the relationships and interactions. Had a good amount of laughs and even a tear or two at the end. The only thing that's odd, is that this movie so feels like a time capsule...but it isn't.
-The Lone Ranger - It's like if they turned that last 5 minutes of Django Unchained, horse tricks and all, into a movie. So horribly uneven in tone and humor. Decent action scenes and acting, but it is so drawn out with horribly dull scenes with rather convoluted scheme. And Silver the horse and Tonto are put in such higher respect in the film that the actual Lone Ranger. Not the most horrible thing, but jesus.
-Her - This became my new #1 favorite movie. I dare say it's the best film I've seen in years, because it's such an unbelievable feat with an incredible rich story. Not only that, but the film's idea of where technology could possibly go in a few decades makes so much sense. It's a god damn beauty of a film where everything from the acting, to the lighting, to the dialogue has such a level of depth and brilliance.
It overtook 12 Years a Slave simply because I can connect to this film on a more personal level. If anyone has been in an online relationship before or is right now, like I am, there's so much that hits close to home. Right down to the dialogue or how people question the attachment one can have to this being in the computer. Spike Jonze really proved he is an incredible writer/director just from taking this concept and making such an unbelievable film.