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  • davidtrios
    davidtrios Posts: 9,732
    looper was badass... :corn: see it
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    The new Bond Movie looks good:

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/video/20 ... heme-video
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    I broke my movie theater protest and saw LAWLESS yesterday.

    I thought it was awesome.

    I'm still waiting to see this. If it's anywhere as good as The Proposition then I know I'll like it.
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    Jason P wrote:
    Just saw that The Princess Bride is having it's 25th anniversary. Damn good movie.

    (dang ... 25 years ... I'm getting old! :shock: )

    yeah ... love this movie ... definitely a classic ... i just recently showed it to a pair of 7 year olds ... and they loved it too ...

    that buttercup still looks great!
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,165
    Saw Trouble With The Curve. I was hesitant about this movie, but it was pleasantly good. Clint Eastwood was Clint Eastwood :| Amy Adams and Justin Timberlake were good (albeit kinda predictable). The plot and story were pretty decent as well.
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,165
    Argo was great! Ben Affleck did an outstanding job directing and starring in it. :thumbup:
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  • Heisenberg
    Heisenberg Los Pollos Hermanos Posts: 4,958
    Saw Seven Psychopaths today and laughed my ass off. What a great cast and unique story. Martin McDonagh and Jeff Nichols are probably the 2 best young directors around today.

    "Ghandi was wrong!" :lol:
  • SatansFuton
    SatansFuton Posts: 5,399
    I've been wanting to see "Lockout" since it came out. The commercials looked like it was a pretty decent Sci-Fi/Action flick, and kind of funny. And that's what I got, except for the kind of funny part, as Guy Pearce was nothing short of VERY funny. It's sort of like "Escape From New York", "The Rock", "The Fifth Element" (Luc Besson co-wrote the movie) and "The Minority" report all had a baby, maybe thrown in a little "Memento" (and not just because of Guy) and some comedy, and that's "Lockout".

    Basically the story is that the First Daughter (who appears to be an aspiring doctor) goes to an orbiting prison, where all the prisoners are kept in sleep/stasis, as part of a fact finding mission to investigate long term affects of the stasis. While she's there a prisoner escapes, gets a gun, and releases all the prisoners. Guy Pearce's character, a spy who was framed in the opening minutes of the movie and is being sent to the prison, is then tapped to rescue the First Daughter.

    The only thing that really got me about this movie, and I know you have to suspend disbelief when watching a movie of this kind, is the lack of security at this space prison. I've been in county jails here on present day Earth that have MUCH tighter security than this orbiting "Maximum Secutiy" prison, and that's without a visit from the First Daughter to make it all the more tight. The entire film, and all the deaths within, could have been avoided by simply frisking a man. Don't take his word for it that he has no weapons.

    Also, the special effects weren't that consistent. I'm not a big special effects guy though, so even if they were all sub-par I wouldn't be that disappointed, but when they look really bad it is distracting. Sometimes the effects were terrible (like in a motorcycle chase near the beginning) and other times they were flawless. I'm assuming they blew their entire budget on some of the scenes and had to scrounge together money to finish the rest. I just don't understand how they could create a giant space battle with fighters and a giant space station, and make it look flawless, and the same crew can't create a believable motorcycle chase taking place on Earth.

    All in all, not the greatest movie, but it is fun and funny. And pretty tense as well. Definitely a good rent if you're into this sort of movie. Or even if you're not but you like Guy Pearce, definitely rent it. He makes the movie, and even some of the worst reviews I have read still make it a point to praise him, even if they go on to shit on the movie itself.
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  • EmBleve
    EmBleve Posts: 3,019
    eeriepadave wrote:
    Argo was great! Ben Affleck did an outstanding job directing and starring in it. :thumbup:
    I want to see that..
    over here, I saw "Dark Shadows" over the weekend.. loved it. :D
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    Looper: 6.5/10 - not what I expected which was good, but missing pieces to elevate film
    7 Psychopaths: 6.5/10 - some really good scenes/writing mixed in with cliches and substandard filmmaking
    Argo: 7/10 - argofuckyourself ... hollywoodized a bit too much for my liking but overall, well done ...
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,165
    I saw a matinee of Wreck It Ralph. Very good! Great story and loved the homage to past and present video games! Real good possibility of winning animated film of the year! :D
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  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    saw a couple over the weekend

    Cloud Atlas: 7.5/10 - this film has gotten a decent score from rottentomatoes and is arguably been a bomb at the box office. Although there are some elements that did not work for me - the overall film was quite ambitious in my mind and executed pretty good. There are similar themes in this movie like other Wachowskis films such as corruption, corporate hegemony, choice, etc... Those themes do play well to my sensibilities but aside from that - there is a beautiful arc to this film. Even tho we jump from one story/period of time to another - you don't get too lost because of this arc. I am going to say this film is not for everyone ... heck, it is only probably for a few of you. I think it will speak to those few - for the rest of ya, I would say you're not gonna like it at all.

    Man With The Iron Fists: 1.5/10 - as a beloved fan of this genre, it was so disappointing to not only watch this film but also come to the realization that it could have actually been made and released. I don't know who this RZA guy is but really - there is no way in hell he should have been allowed to make this movie. Awful is listening to Britney Spears do opera - this is worse.
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,165
    Few movies I def. Want to see:

    -Skyfall not a huge Bond fan, but enjoyed the last two, esp. Casino Royale. Also hearing great things about this one.

    -Flight also heard good things and it's Denzel.

    -Cloud Atlas i'll probably use my free Regal movie card for this one. Hearing mixed reviews and 3 hours is pretty damn long for a movie. :|
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  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    Watched "We Bought a Zoo" Wednesday night. I really liked, especially since it was a Cameron Crowe movie.

    Looking forward to seeing:

    Lincoln
    Flight
    Argo

    May be seeing "Flight" tomorrow.
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  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    caught the new james bond movie......

    solid flick....
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  • Horos
    Horos Posts: 4,518
    81 wrote:
    caught the new james bond movie......

    solid flick....
    Going to check that out tonight too. Big Bond fan.
    #FHP
  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    Horos wrote:
    81 wrote:
    caught the new james bond movie......

    solid flick....
    Going to check that out tonight too. Big Bond fan.

    woman is a bigger fan than me, but was a little dissapointed....i dunno....i thought it was really good.

    very high on action.
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,165
    81 wrote:
    Horos wrote:
    81 wrote:
    caught the new james bond movie......

    solid flick....
    Going to check that out tonight too. Big Bond fan.

    woman is a bigger fan than me, but was a little dissapointed....i dunno....i thought it was really good.

    very high on action.

    saw it last night. Yeah def. leads up to the hype. Fast paced action. pretty decent plot and i thought danial craig and javier bardem were fantastic.
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  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,724
    downloading argo now
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  • rick1zoo2
    rick1zoo2 between a rock and a dumb place Posts: 12,632
    I saw saw Wreck It Ralph yesterday with my two oldest sons. We all enjoyed it a lot, good story, good animation.

    Before we went we were debating between that and the new James Bond movie, so when we were walking out to the car I said "that had to be the strangest James Bond movie I've ever seen..."

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