Movie Threads?

Indian Summer

The Jeagler wrote:

beat it kat!

LMAO!

finnannie

justam wrote:

I saw the new Star Trek movie yesterday. Thumbs Up.

I saw it today! It was great! "Live long and prosper."

decides2dream

haven't seen anything in the movie theatre truly worth mentioning as of late. last flick we saw in the theatre was state of play. it was good, but really, more likely DVD-rental worthy. there ARE a lot of interesting movies coming out, tho i don't think for summer but more than likely autumn. the summer blockbuster season really isn't my time for movies. the fall usually puts out higher caliber films imo. i DO look forward to the new johnny depp - as john dilinger - flick, definitely looks promising, and a great cast including christian bale and marion cotillaird(sp?).


thought the past year has been a pretty decent one for movies and we see a LOT. milk, revolutionary road, the reader, the curious case of benjamin button.....there were quite a few we really enjoyed and thought truly well-done. i even really loved he's just not that into you :P for mindless chick-flick fare.

Phantom Pain

pjsteelerfan wrote:

I am looking forward to "the hangover". Everytime I see Mike Tyson rocking out to Phil Collins, it makes me laugh.

I know me too !

When he drops the dude its funny

Yefa

I saw the new Star Trek and enjoyed it quite a bit. The Wrath Of Khan is still may favorite ST film though.

I want to see Anvil. I've only heard good things about it and I am a heavy metal fan.

I'm interested in seeing a film called The Hurt Locker which gets a limited US release in June. It's about an Army squad in Iraq that works to defuse bombs. It has a good cast and is directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Its IMDb page is below.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0887912/

Hitch-Hiker

Blockbuster season! I've already seen Wolverine which is mediocre at best, and to be honest totally unnecessary as an addition to the series. It's not as bad as The Last Stand though. Again, there was an over abundance of extraneous characters who weren't needed. And now we are guaranteed Gambit will never get a proper look in on the big screen. If they continue with the X-Men series they should delve into some characters who haven't been mentioned yet and restart to an extent. They can still keep it within the universe if they do this. There's enough material there to go on for a long time. Unfortunately the 3rd and 4th installments have hijacked a great number of important characters.
Saw Star Trek the other day too. Really cool action sci-fi. Nice reboot, I agree to an extent with the above poster who said there wasn't enough of Scotty or bones, but it must be understood that this is the beginning of a new series and is really just an introduction. Too many characters tend to spoil blockbusters. I direct your attention to Wolverine, The Last Stand, and Spiderman 3. too packed full of crap that wasn't needed. Star Trek got the balance right and will claim new fans for the series. My main complaint is the villain is a non-entity. He needed a bit more.
I'm a huge Terminator fan, and I was looking forward to Salvation, but I can't help but think it'll be far too toned down now that it has a PG-13 rating. Terminator was never meant for all ages. There's nothing I hate more than Goddamn studio interference, and this is obviously what's going on here.
Transformers 2 should be a bit of fun. I'm looking forward to that.

CJMST3K

Hey Kat,

What movies have you seen recently? Recommendations?

Heineken Helen

Byrnzie wrote:

Edit: I also watched 'Man on Wire' the other week. It's a documentary about a French fella who walked a tightrope between the world trade centers. It charts his early life as a street artist - mime, juggling, tightrope walking e.t.c. and his early feats of tightrope walking between the towers of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, and over the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It's really just about an individual who loves to entertain, challenge himself, and take risks. I recommend it.

I thought that was so shallow... all about him and all his friends blowing his own trumpet. I think if you think it's a cool thing to do you might be impressed by it... I'm a huge fan of the adventure genre and that was just dull compared to most of the books I've read or documentaries I've seen.

Doubt was one of the best films I've seen this year... the acting is just phenomenal.

Byrnzie

Heineken Helen wrote:

I thought that was so shallow... all about him and all his friends blowing his own trumpet. I think if you think it's a cool thing to do you might be impressed by it... I'm a huge fan of the adventure genre and that was just dull compared to most of the books I've read or documentaries I've seen.

Yeah, it wasn't great. Just a performance artist doing his thing. It was still quite interesting though. There aren't many people like him in the world.

intodeep

decides2dream wrote:

i DO look forward to the new johnny depp - as john dilinger - flick, definitely looks promising, and a great cast including christian bale and marion cotillaird(sp?).

That looks like it will be AWESOME.

pjsteelerfan

intodeep wrote:

decides2dream wrote:

i DO look forward to the new johnny depp - as john dilinger - flick, definitely looks promising, and a great cast including christian bale and marion cotillaird(sp?).

That looks like it will be AWESOME.

Isn't it a Michael Mann film? Usually anything he does is good.

pjtradeking

I enjoyed Seven Pounds w/Will Smith

tybird

justam wrote:

Kat wrote:

I know there are people who read here for movie reviews. You don't have to be verbose unless you like to talk. Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down would do too. Or maybe no one is going?

So many good movies this summer...anyone? anyone?

:ugeek:
xo

I saw the new Star Trek movie yesterday. Thumbs Up.

+1

libragirl

I don't go to too many movies. The last one I saw was Observe and Report which imo was a piece of shit.

Heineken Helen

Byrnzie wrote:

Heineken Helen wrote:

I thought that was so shallow... all about him and all his friends blowing his own trumpet. I think if you think it's a cool thing to do you might be impressed by it... I'm a huge fan of the adventure genre and that was just dull compared to most of the books I've read or documentaries I've seen.

Yeah, it wasn't great by any stretch. Just a performance artist doing his thing. It was still quite interesting though. There aren't many people like him in the world.

Good point... and that's why I said 'if you think it's a cool thing to do you'd probably enjoy it'. I'm kinda 'meh' about it so it didn't really fascinate me... but I can see how it might.

springsteenfan

I found myself to get really choked up during two scenes in Star Trek. I won't spoil them for anyone who hasn't seen it yet, but they were incredibly powerful. I'm a mid level Trekkie, I love the original show but don't have them memorized, I loved the 2nd, 3rd,4th,6th and 8th films and haven't had much use for anything of the other series except an occasional TNG episode. I think they did justice to the characters and really constructed a great prequel that was exciting. They really messed with some stuff and have shown us that nothing or no one is safe. That's what sucked about the star wars prequels, you knew exactly where everyone would end up at the end of trilogy.

Brisk.

I just saw - Is Anbody There? last night, and it was really was a beautiful film, was VERY like ike big fish and slumdog millionaire. Whatever the genre is called.

Heineken Helen

I BrisK I wrote:

I just saw - Is Anbody There? last night, and it was really was a beautiful film, was VERY like ike big fish and slumdog millionaire. Whatever the genre is called.

cheesy?

I jest... I really liked big fish. Slumdog was just alright.

The Champ

I'm usually good for at least a couple of movie threads per month..but post Oscar season, the movies really tend to be shitty at best. Haven't had the urge to see any of the crap that's currently playing. The last movie I saw in the theater was 'Taken,' which is a really good mindlessly entertaining action flick..

Rygar

intodeep wrote:

X-Men:Wolverine Origins- Thumbs Up
I enjoyed this although it seems i'm in the minority. I really did not see what was so bad about it. It was not as good of a superhero movie as Ironman or Batman, but it was far from a punisher, elektra, or daredevil movie too. Lots of good action. The plot could have been developed a little better, but i thought it was worth seeing.

Star Trek- Thumbs Up
This one was really good! I'm far from a "trekie" and i enjoyed this a lot. I do like my fair share of sci fi/fantasy, but i think most who are not die hards for the genre would enjoy it. It is an action packed film with a strong enough script and plot that you don't feel like you are on a all out action joy ride although at times it borders on that as the movie is fast paced.

I agree!
I was always a Trek fan though.