As more time passes since I saw Iron Man 2 I think I am liking it less and less. Initially the lure of RDJ had me confused but, I think objectively, it really is a bad film.

Just back from Four Lions tonight. Chris Morris' first film and it's not great. Stops being funny after about the first half hour though it does work as a don't-blow-yourself-up message film.

and how little development Vanko gets.


Someone bitched me out for mentioning that in my video over at TFW, lawl. He went "When someone calls in to question the MAIN VILLAIN I just can't accept their opinion!!!" lawl.

I don't know, when the main villain only has two brief action scenes and their primary role in between is just sitting around barely talking, I think feeling he was underused is pretty justified, but maybe I'm a crazy person.

Several others said about the same in the discussion thread, it's clear that I'm certainly not alone with that opinion, but he singled me out cos the video I guess.

I just commented on your video. I agree with it, for the very most part. I think there was one little thing where I was like "no, I actually liked that," or something to that effect but I can't remember what it was, offhand.

The first fight being brief made me think DAMN, YOU JUST GOT PUNKED, and I was excited for the next time they'd fight. I thought it was reestablishing Iron Man since the break and setting up something epic. Nope :(

It came out longer and bitchier than I meant it to, but ah well. I watched the movie again already and I can't say any of my opinions have really changed much. I could probably elaborate more clearly on some of my points, but good lawd that'd be even more talking and who cares.

It's come to the point where I don't even like looking at myself in the mask, lawl. Go self esteem go.

I want to hear from Xenogears fans

Who else thought Andvari! when Vanko arrived in a suit? I might be the dumbest person on the planet, but I didn't expect him to commandeer a drone suit, and I was pleasantly surprised by it. Damn shame that it CAME TO NOTHING

I sadly got spoilered on that before hand :(

I mean, I know it seems REALLY OBVIOUS, and I feel kinda dumb for not seeing it coming. Still, I'm glad that for once turning my brain off paid off. Even if it was halfassedly =/

I just wanna know why Vanko kept taking his helmet off :/ Reminded me off Venom in SM3, but Vanko had plenty off face time before that......

Not that having the helmet on would have saved him....

I thought about the continuous demasking in Spider-Man during the bro-fight in the middle of the movie. I kept expecting them to lift their faceplates to yell at each other, but it didn't happen, not even at the end so as to shoot an emo look or anything.

I liked the bromance-y stuff. I always do. I just wish, like with everything, there was just MORE.

The movie is 2 hours. Where did the time go? There are germs of awesome things here, why weren't they developed?

WHY!?!?!?

I just wanna know why Vanko kept taking his helmet off :/ Reminded me off Venom in SM3, but Vanko had plenty off face time before that......

Not that having the helmet on would have saved him....

I think they had him do that because he's cocky and stuff, Tony got a missile lock on his face but the mask closed up before they could hit.
It didn't bother me at all unlike the demasking in the spider-man movies because movie 1 is the origin story so he's only spider-man for some of it, #2 he is spider-man no more for most of it, and movie 3 he's got the symbiote on and half the fights he's in street clothes. Plus there's the whole secret identity thing which pisses me off that Peter doesn't do bip to protect it and almost every single person knows who he is yet the plot lines with Mary Jane & Harry revolve around him not being able to just tell them the truth.

Also I wish, wish, wish, the movie making people wouldn't always kill the bad guy off, these characters have huge histories and you're gonna want sequels and having a recurring villian or 2 would be nice of a change.

I recently watched Avatar for the first time on Blu Ray, it was truly fantastic.

Also watched X-Men origins Wolverine which SUCKED!

Rashomon (yet again).

I've saw this film numerous times and owned it twice but this was a version I bought recently. It's the Optimum special edition, and if anyone is thinking about startting a Kurosawa collection this version has a far superior picture than the BFI edition. In fact, this is the best I've ever saw it look. Still some sound issues but the picture was exceptional considering the age of the film stock.

I'm liking Ktulu's pizza metaphor more and more. You ever take a pizza out of the oven and it just fell apart? You've just got a messy pile of pizza parts? It's still a pizza, if not an aesthetically pleasing one.

I'm still gonna OM NOM NOM that shit up.



















If this is the logic of all those ROTF lovers, so be it. You have my blessing, now.

The movie is 2 hours. Where did the time go? There are germs of awesome things here, why weren't they developed?

WHY!?!?!?

^^ This right here, is exactly how I felt about the movie.

Guess I could've just come in here to see how people felt about it, instead of reviving an IM2 thread that is far inferior to Neg's.

I saw Paranormal Activity... again.

Rashomon (yet again).

I've saw this film numerous times and owned it twice but this was a version I bought recently. It's the Optimum special edition, and if anyone is thinking about startting a Kurosawa collection this version has a far superior picture than the BFI edition. In fact, this is the best I've ever saw it look. Still some sound issues but the picture was exceptional considering the age of the film stock.

Thoroughly enjoyed Roshomon and every other Kurosawa movie I've seen.

Eddie Lebron's Megaman. Well, it's technically a not-for-profit fan-film, but it's 90 minutes long, and it was a masterpiece of epic proportions. If you haven't seen it yet, I highly suggest you do so: http://vimeo.com/11554824
As for the last movie in theatres I saw, that was Date Night. Unlike the trailers made it out to be, the movie was absolutely hilarious! If you want a good laugh, this is definitely a movie you should go out and see.

I skipped through that last night. For what it is, it's neat.

Shutter Island...

Wow... Just Wow

I skipped through that last night. For what it is, it's neat.

Up

Three best films of Pixar

Toy Story1+2, Wall-E & UP

Some might even say that that makes 4.

I would agree with you though, all fantastic films, though Finding Nemo has to be a contender too. Really looking forward to Toy Story 3!

Really looking forward to Toy Story 3!

Yeah I want watch it NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW! xD

I think I liked Iron Man 2 more than everyone else in this thread. I was not expecting it to live up to the first one, and of course it didn't. Can't figure lightning will strike in the same spot twice. But I mean, I was entertained, and I didn't actually have any serious complaints.

I don't think Vanko needed to be developed any more because the movie wasn't really about him. He was pretty much just a stand in so that there was someone to be an appropriate Tony Stark antagonist.

This movie was about Tony struggling to keep the Iron Man tech under wraps and the development of his relationship with SHIELD, and that's what it primarily covered. I thought it did so adequately, and I was entertained the whole time.

Fantastic Mr. Fox - The first half-hour needed some revision, and too many moments were heavy-handed and overly explanatory. But there was lots to like, too. The story kept bringing back things from earlier, and the voice actors and animators did a great job. For Anderson, this was definitely a step up from The Life Aquatic and Darjeeling Limited.

I think I liked Iron Man 2 more than everyone else in this thread. I was not expecting it to live up to the first one, and of course it didn't. Can't figure lightning will strike in the same spot twice. But I mean, I was entertained, and I didn't actually have any serious complaints.

I don't think Vanko needed to be developed any more because the movie wasn't really about him. He was pretty much just a stand in so that there was someone to be an appropriate Tony Stark antagonist.

This movie was about Tony struggling to keep the Iron Man tech under wraps and the development of his relationship with SHIELD, and that's what it primarily covered. I thought it did so adequately, and I was entertained the whole time.

I loved it as much as the first one, it's just too much was shown in the trailers and the final boss battle was way too short is all.



Char’s Counterattack

I don't think Vanko needed to be developed any more because the movie wasn't really about him. He was pretty much just a stand in so that there was someone to be an appropriate Tony Stark antagonist.

This movie was about Tony struggling to keep the Iron Man tech under wraps and the development of his relationship with SHIELD, and that's what it primarily covered. I thought it did so adequately, and I was entertained the whole time.

That's exactly my issue with it. The movie's main story is clearly a more personal one, and I like that, but they still have all the flashy hero/villain stuff in there, which I also like, but that element is there just enough to give the "ooh, ahh!" effect for the popcorn munching masses. It's not given much care, making it feel extraneous, maybe even a bit shallow. I think the tools were there for an overall tighter story but it fell just slightly short.

I don't consider my complaints major though and from what you said I probably liked it just as much, it's just that I did have expectations.

Rush Hour 3.

I don't usually like Jackies American adventures but I did like Rush Hour 1. This one was a poor imitation. It had it's moments but they were few and far between.

And to throw into the Iron Man 2 debate, I liked it. :)

I'm not even ready or willing to compare the two. I do think that the original is much more streamlined and cohesive, but there's so many little pieces of 2 that I really like.

Can't wait til tonight. Or, for the dvd, for that matter.

Avatar on Blu-Ray (again)

Shutter Island...

Wow... Just Wow

Wow, in a good way or bad?????

Millenium Actress

Clash of the Titans. Verdict: nah.

Wow, in a good way or bad?????

It was a pretty good movie. But if you don't pay attention to what's going on, you will get lost. I would actually like to see this one again.

Wow, in a good way or bad?????


In the good way of course...

EDIT: I liked everything about the movie, specially the use of classical pieces instead of a soundtrack, the ambience & the cinematography was also spectacular, the acting of DiCaprio was at it's best & the mixture between the personalities of the characters was also great, I also liked the brief moment where Jackie Earle Haley appears & also the ending leaves many possible interpretations. Highly recomendable movie, I was surprised, because I heard many bad things about the movie.

Iron-Man 2! Going to go see it again lol.

The first two movies in the Up Series (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_Series).

I'm re-watching them because a new one came out a few years ago and I missed it. If you haven't heard of these documentaries, they follow the lives of fourteen people from different British social classes. In the first one (Seven Up) the children are seven and it's 1964. Each movie thereafter catches up with the kids every seven years. It's really funny at first. The director does a good job of just letting them talk and reveal themselves in their attitudes towards certain subjects and in their body language.

Avatar on Blu-Ray (again)

What happened to the first copy?

In the good way of course...

EDIT: I liked everything about the movie, specially the use of classical pieces instead of a soundtrack, the ambience & the cinematography was also spectacular, the acting of DiCaprio was at it's best & the mixture between the personalities of the characters was also great, I also liked the brief moment where Jackie Earle Haley appears & also the ending leaves many possible interpretations. Highly recomendable movie, I was surprised, because I heard many bad things about the movie.

I'd have to say the movie was good.... but does not stand up to the rest of martin scorsese's films. I can easily say i figured out MOST of the plot & was not emotionally attached to any of the characters.

I'd have to say the movie was good.... but does not stand up to the rest of martin scorsese's films. I can easily say i figured out MOST of the plot & was not emotionally attached to any of the characters.

I've wasn't thrilled about the plot itself, but rather on how it advances is what I really liked.
Like I said I loved the use of classical pieces instead of a soundtrack, the cinematography & the ambience, it's a really great artistic achievement IMO.
It's a different film, many of scorsese films have many things in common, this one isn't about criminals like most of his famous films for example.
I think it's unfair to compare it to his previous films IMO.

I think it's unfair to compare it to his previous films IMO.

Your right, to each his own. I hold this director to a higher standard. The patented scorsese close-ups, collapsing camera irises, gratuitous violence, language & use of period music... 50's doo-wop & classic rock. Plus this movie WAS about a "criminal", so it can be compared. I did kind of enjoy it however.

IMO, It just didn't seem like a Scorsese film, but rather something like your average everyday psychological thriller.

Last Movie watched: The Last Emperor - Excellent

What happened to the first copy?

Nothing. I just saw it on Blu-Ray again is all.

I watched the Green Zone yesterday. Pretty good film (Paul Greengrass is a great director). There is a good storyline which makes you angry though... Anyone seen it?

With all the hoo-hah over Iron Man 2 it made me want to watch the first one again. So I did. Best Marvel feature film yet.

Die Welle (The Wave)

Goodfellas

With all the hoo-hah over Iron Man 2 it made me want to watch the first one again. So I did. Best Marvel feature film yet.

TBH, I preferred Ghost Rider over Iron Man, but I did prefer Iron Man over the Spiderman movies.

Finally watched Avatar... An ok movie, though I will admit I enjoyed the aerial sequences and the final battle was well done. Overall though, regarding Avatar, I quote Homer Simpson:

"It was good... not great."

Nic Cage over RDJ o_O

Nah... just always preferred Ghost Rider as one of my top five Marvel Comic characters is all.

Ah. Cool, cool.

Agora

Great film... Highly recomendable

On side note...
Devoted & Fanatic Christians attain yourselves.

Yesterday was 7 Up and 7 Plus 7.

Tonight was 21 Up and 28 Up.

In theaters, I saw Avatar, which I thought was awesome, and we bought it the first day it came out.... as for actual movie at home

I watched Heat Guy J like yesterday I think it was, or the day before ~shrug~ I don't remember sense I don't watch tv as much as I draw and listen to music, and role playing and all that ><

Daybreakers - Aussie production of an interesting concept on the vampire genre. Some of the sfx don't seem as polished as they should be and there are definite plot holes but the style, action and gore really drive the film.

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Awesome movie.

Moon.

Good, but not mindblowing like I was told it was.

Robin Hood. Pretty mediocre stuff.

Payback

WallE

Never saw it before. I thought it was quite excellent. Definitely recommend it.

Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon

Natural Born Killers for the first time.

Pretty fucked up and chaotic, unrealistic at times, and more disturbing than what I was expecting. Liked the ending and the 90s feel, though.

WallE

Never saw it before. I thought it was quite excellent. Definitely recommend it.

Yeah! I love that film.

EDIT: Still waiting anxiously for Toy Story 3!

As am I, took them long enough to make it dammit.

Moon.

Good, but not mindblowing like I was told it was.

Liked it.... but kind of unfulfilling for me.

Trailer Park Heroes - not too shabby

The Transformers (1986 animated Movie)

Harry Brown - man, wish I could do that much when I have emphysema and am 65+.

Alice in Wonderland - perhaps it's because I've played American McGee's Alice so much, this movie was very unfufilling for me...

The Hurt Locker - It was boring.

The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus - I didn't like it but I didn't hate it. I do enjoy fantasy surrealism but this just wasn't that great, all the parts where there but it jsut didn't come together. The whole Leger, Depp, Farrell, & Law thing was done amazingly though.

The Hurt Locker - It was boring.

Agreed.

Also, 35 Up and 42 Up.

Plus this movie WAS about a "criminal", so it can be compared.


Didn't see your post, what I ment that it wasn't about Organized Crime. Anyway. We already made our points. XD

Julia & Julie

Or the other way around. Whatever it is, it's not good.

Julia & Julie

Or the other way around. Whatever it is, it's not good.

Psh, you loved it.

They actually had a midnight opening for that here, heh. I was shocked.

I only liked one part, really.

"I'm not a saint. When you call me one, I feel like the biggest asshole."

Stanley Tucci saying FUCK 'EM was cool.

i liked it, tbh. i preferred meryl streep's side of the story than amy adams, but amy was adorable too, like she always is.

Stanley Tucci is cool.

Yes

Julia Child was a spy in WWII. And Christopher Lee was like a black ops officer. I want a war movie about their romance together while killing Krauts & Tojo.


Pirate Radio.

Is had Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, & Nick Frost. 60s era British fun.

49 Up

Outlander. A pretty decent movie imo.

The Dark Crystal - I loved this film!. Puppets > CGI. It's amazing, the simple storyline, the mystical music & probably One of the Best Artistic Direction EVER!.
Why did they stopped making this kind movies?... =(

Ice Age 3: Dawn Of The Dinasours
The best one in the series IMO.

The Hurt Locker, it was pretty good!

and pieces of the Unborn

The Mangler 2 - So, so bad. About a computer virus that takes over a private school's security system, killing off students and faculty. It has nothing to do with the original which is sad since I enjoyed the first one. Serious lack of gore, no nudity, they don't even swear in this movie, and terrible acting. Nothing saves this movie from being the worst, not even the "big name" in the film, Lance Henriksen.

Predator - GET TO THE CHOPPA!

Goodfellas - Watched it again

The Covenant

It was Twilight, but with model witches instead of vampires. Completely uninspiring; boring story, crappy acting, but hot cast.

I loved it.

The Covenant

It was Twilight, but with model witches instead of vampires. Completely uninspiring; boring story, crappy acting, but hot cast.

I loved it.

I saw a trailer for this that was hilarious a few years back. I can't remember what was so funny but I think there was some really bad special effect with a car maybe? And lots of great bad acting.

I watched Tokyo Gore Police and it was wonderful.

Nah, the special effects were okay, but the acting. --" That being said, it is definitely worth a watch if you're into that kind of movies.

I must be confusing the car thing with something else. I know the trailer was for this movie, though- I remember the name and the male supermodel magic users.

I'm not sure if it's up my alley but I think it is really awesome whenever you can find a movie that you love in spite of everything wrong with it. :) Much better than when a movie's basically good but has a few flaws you can't get past!

I must be confusing the car thing with something else. I know the trailer was for this movie, though- I remember the name and the male supermodel magic users.
Wait, I think we're actually talking about the same movie. I must say that I watched it out of curiosity, and didn't think it was that bad. I mean, it has a 5 out of 100 rating at Rotten Tomatoes (or was it IGN?).

And yes, that movie for me is effin' Twilight. I know it's pure crap, but I love it. ;;

Hollywood film: Iron Man 2
Internet-Only: Kickassia {"That guy with the glasses" and crews 2nd year anniversary!}

And yes, that movie for me is effin' Twilight. I know it's pure crap, but I love it. ;;

I'm like this with horror movies. It's pretty rare that I find one I actually don't enjoy. I just have such a weakness for the genre!

Sometimes I can get really overcritical of movies but I'll forgive so much in horror movies. The acting can be terrible and the plot will make no sense but I will still have a great time watching it.

Avatar - I finally got around to seeing this and while I kind of had a resistance towards it because of all the hype, it was a fun ride. It's a movie that I knew very little about before I saw it since I wasn't too interested in it when it came out. This helped a lot when seeing familiar actors like Sigourney Weaver and Stephen Lang but when I saw the credits I was pleasantly surprised by certain names like CCH Pounder. The sfx were pretty but my favorite part would have to be the flying. Gave it a four on Netflix but up until the last bits I would have given it three.

Edge Of Darkness - Watched it again, enjoyable.

Solomon Kane - Robert E Howard has the curse that all his characters are portrayed by bad actors...
At least Arnold was born to be Conan XD.
Oh, nice & enjoyable movie IMO.

Care Bears

Care Bears

There's like 4 care bears movies. The first one, the 2nd one which contradicts the 1st, a christmas one, and an Alice in wonderland with a rapping Jabberwonky.

Halloween II directed by Rob Zombie.

Regardless of other peoples' opinions, I still watched it, and it's one of my favorite movies ever.

There's like 4 care bears movies. The first one, the 2nd one which contradicts the 1st, a christmas one, and an Alice in wonderland with a rapping Jabberwonky.

LOL.

There's like 4 care bears movies. The first one, the 2nd one which contradicts the 1st, a christmas one, and an Alice in wonderland with a rapping Jabberwonky.

Oh, snap! I've become a little rusty on my Care Bears history lately! Thank you so much for filling me in!

City of Ember. It was pretty boring to be honest. O:

Irreversible. Awesome to say the least.

Up.

Saw V

Gin Gwai 10 (The Eye 3)(2005) Hong Kong

Wasn't good. :(

Gin Gwai 10 (The Eye 3)(2005) Hong Kong

Wasn't good. :(

It's dreadful, isn't it? The first 2 are great but number three was an hour and a half of my life I'll never get back.

It's dreadful, isn't it? The first 2 are great but number three was an hour and a half of my life I'll never get back.

Yeah, Some points I wasn't to sure if it's suppose to be a comedy... but even with that it wasn't good comedy. Brakedancing possessions... Didn't know if that was suppose to be freaky or something. :/

Also, Dead girl didn't know she was dead suddenly she gets to see what happened to her, though she didn't look at peace she still was sent to light? Huh?

Yeah the first 2 were good. This one is just plain bad... and looks like it got a lower budget than the first two.

There's like 4 care bears movies. The first one, the 2nd one which contradicts the 1st, a christmas one, and an Alice in wonderland with a rapping Jabberwonky.

BTW it was the wonderland one.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ThzGN9Qv5Y

Pause at 2:05

Last movie I saw well recently was Let the Right one in and Prince of Persia.

BTW it was the wonderland one.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ThzGN9Qv5Y

Pause at 2:05

Reminds me of this glitch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W-67pHinqM

Daybreakers

I expected more out of it for some reason so I was a little disappointed.

Daybreakers

I expected more out of it for some reason so I was a little disappointed.

Ughhh I feel the same way. Thought it be a hit but it turned out disappointing U_U.

Where the Wild Things Are

Thumbs down. I thought it was set up wrong, lacked tension, and diluted Sendak's metaphor. I really wanted to like it, too, because the CGI was fantastic. Would have been better off watching this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cOEFnppm_A).

The Mask

I love how it became part of the 90's pop culture....



Would have been better off watching this.

I've never heard anything about this story before...... It reminds me of the book readings in Naoki Urasawa's Monster 0.o

Never heard of Monster, but there's a review of it by Junot Diaz...


"Forget Professor Moriarty or Hannibal Lecter; Johan could crumble them both for breakfast. Good Dr. Tenma's epic quest to bring Johan to justice involves bodies galore, assassins, cross-dressing, Nazi experiments, the Czech secret service, Johan's beautiful twin sister, a vindictive ex-fiancee with a drinking problem, a Javert-like inspector who cannot forget anything and one of the creepiest children's books you'll ever read. Urasawa is a national treasure in Japan, and if you ain't afraid of picture books, you'll see why. For those of you who like your suspense red-hot but with a beautiful beating heart, Monster is for you. 'At last [the Monster] had found a name, but there was no longer anyone around to call him by it.'"-- Junot Diaz, author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, 2008 Pulitzer Prize winner

Sounds interesting.

Oh, and I watched the Witches of Eastwick tonight. Bafflingly, humorlessly bad. I have no idea how they got Jack Nicholson, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Richard Jenkins to agree to do it--unless the script was completely different before they started shooting.

I've never heard anything about this story before...... It reminds me of the book readings in Naoki Urasawa's Monster 0.o

Disney channel, Nick Jr., TLC when it wasn't just gay reality shows, & PBS all played these short cartoons based off of books and stuff. I saw a boxset of them at Best Buy with 100 of the suckers on 25 Discs for $99.99.
It's really too bad they aren't still making similar things.

Watching Desperation, right now. Old friend told me it was coming on, just as I cracked the book.

It's......okay. I'd rather be spending this time reading the book, tbh. Ron Perlman was cool, though.

The Road - Seemingly a very depressing film, The Road pulls off the drama and the heartfelt moments. By focusing less on the why and more on characters, the story triumphs. The acting is superb, sfx unelaborate, and the set dressing/make-up appropriate. The pacing is my favorite component to the film, never lagging, always moving on down the road.

Vexille. (aka Vexille: 2077 Japanese Isolation, also aka Bekushiru 2077 Nihon sakoku)

An animated CGI thing. If you saw Appleseed, it looks similar to it, using a weird cel-shading and rotoscoping effect. I found Vexille to be disappointing considering it was written and Dir by Fumihiko Sori. The music was terrible and with the exception of a few plot twists it was underwhelming. I'm going to give it to a friend next time I see him.

Jesus Camp

Yikes.

Kung Fu Hustle.

It's fun and cartoony fighter. I think it could have had a bit better direction to the story but I still recommend it.

It's Alive - From what I had heard about this film, it was a mix of chills and giggles but while the premise and a few scenes such as the milkman death and the ice cream wagon sign were humorous, it truly is more effective as a horror movie.

Tropic Thunder

This is the best comedy I've seen in such a long time. I was howling. I actually enjoyed Tom Cruise and Matt McCona....that dude, you know the one. That's a feat!

Went in thinking I'd only like RDJ (and I did, EVERY SINGLE LINE), but was so surprised that the entire thing was great.

Have you watched the commentary yet? That is my favorite part of the whole movie.

I'm working on that. I need to buy it. Watched it OnDemand.

"I don't drop character until I'm done with the DVD commentary."

24: Redemption. It was a good lead-in to the seventh season of the show when they first aired it and it's still a fun watch on the extended edition DVD. And a nice appetizer until whenever they get around to releasing the big-screen movie.

The Red Baron
And they got the correct planes as well. The Red Baron starting in an Albatross D III and painting that red, and getting the famous Fokker Dr I triplane later.

Snoopy had the dog house.

Charlotte's Web.

Took so much not to cry in front of the students ;; Normally I just would have, but they were rowdy 5th graders and I was already having problems keeping them in line.

Neg - the original 1973 cartoon version or the 2006 live-action version? I'm guessing the latter (given that you said 5th graders), but I wanted to check.

Charlotte's Web.

Took so much not to cry in front of the students ;; Normally I just would have, but they were rowdy 5th graders and I was already having problems keeping them in line.

Was this one of those lame watch the movie first than make everyone have to read through the book assignments?

Kids are so cruel. Bunch of homos.

The original, Agent. I've never seen this live-action one of which you speak.

Snoopy had the dog house.

Don't be silly, this was a serious movie of the Red Baron. He was more than just a cartoon caricature that's always fighting against Snoopy. Arthur 'Roy' Brown was flying a Sopwith Camel, yes Snoopy is always fantasizing that's what he's in as well.

Though with this movie took some exaggerations with history because I don't believe the Red Baron and 'Roy' Brown ever met face to face before their final and fatal meeting, sadly the movie does not show this face off. And historian have now determined the Red Baron wasn't shot down by any pilot in the air. He was more likely killed by fire from the ground instead, he managed to land his plane. Red Baron's last word was "Kaputt."

Red Baron's last word was "Kaputt."

It should have been "either this beagle goes or I do."

Oh, I missed your question T3. Sorry! No, they aren't reading the book. It's the end of the year and SOLs are done. So, they were just filling time.

It really is a wonderful movie. Makes you appreciate what you have and what friends do to keep you going.

I've always liked spiders. When I was little some hatched in the air vent in the bathroom and they were all over the ceiling but 1 of them dropped bown and landed in the bath tube while I was in it. Remarkably I was able to pluck it out of the water but it was so small it still drowned becosue water acts diffrant to small things.

Watched the first half of The Colour of Magic last night. So far really liking it, and plan to watch the second this coming week!

2001 : A Space Odyssey

on bluray. I've saw the film over a dozen times but on bluray it really was extra special. For a movie released in 1968 the print quality was astonishing.

Best Sci-fi movie ever made. Period. F**K Star Wars! Kiddy crap.

Neg - if you have a chance, you might want to consider giving the live-action version a chance. It has a lot going for it, including a great score by Danny Elfman and an adaptation of the story that I felt was, in some ways, more faithful to the original novel than the 1973 cartoon version.

Slumdog Millionaire. Again. Still great.

Slumdog Millionaire. Again. Still great.

Watched with family. Aunt couldn't understand the story structure of starting at the end with the boy telling his life story that led up to that point in time:/

The Stepfather (2009) - This remake of the Terry O'Quinn 80s classic is well filmed and acted but inevitably fails from being too predictable and a lack of originality.

The Doctor and the Devils - Based off the 1950s Dylan Thomas stage play of the same name. Great premise, writing and acting though not adapted as well as I would like. Some scenes feel unnecessary and certain characters underdeveloped. The best parts involve Timothy Dalton's character Dr. Rock in bouts of poetic fervor concerning his profession and the future of science.

Toy Story 1 & 2

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Since I first saw TS2 I've called bullshit on Rex playing a Buzz Lightyear game using an SNES controller with the up on the D pad to jump and the A or B button for fire. After all, why would you be playing a PS2 game with an old controller. Well, I noticed the fact that on the old TV was an SNES console and then remembered that Toy Story 1 came out in 1995 and had video games based off it on SNES, Sega, PC, & gameboy. Most likey Buzz Lightyear had a video game released around 95-96 in the toy story universe and it would be a contra/Metroid style game on the SNES. It only looked like it was a moderen game for sake of the movie's opening.

Also the theory that Andy's mom was Jesse's owner doesn't work out. Jesse's girl was a child in the 50's to 60's and a teenager in the 60's to 70's. You can tell this by the stuff in her room and Andy's mother looks pretty young.

But I'm sure Sid Phillips is somehow related to Biff Tannen.

Toy Story 1 & 2

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Since I first saw TS2 I've called bullshit on Rex playing a Buzz Lightyear game using an SNES controller with the up on the D pad to jump and the A or B button for fire. After all, why would you be playing a PS2 game with an old controller. Well, I noticed the fact that on the old TV was an SNES console and then remembered that Toy Story 1 came out in 1995 and had video games based off it on SNES, Sega, PC, & gameboy. Most likey Buzz Lightyear had a video game released around 95-96 in the toy story universe and it would be a contra/Metroid style game on the SNES. It only looked like it was a moderen game for sake of the movie's opening.

Also the theory that Andy's mom was Jesse's owner doesn't work out. Jesse's girl was a child in the 50's to 60's and a teenager in the 60's to 70's. You can tell this by the stuff in her room and Andy's mother looks pretty young.

But I'm sure Sid Phillips is somehow related to Biff Tannen.

I don't think I've ever seen Toy Story's story read into quite this deeply :O

kk, Agent!

Freak Out -- This is the Cinema Snob's first movie. It's.......interesting. The girl's acting is honestly bad to the point of being distracting. She has moments similar to Jay's "he does not speak English well like we do" from Clerks when she has anything lengthy to say.

Maybe that was intentional? Brad does like z-grade cinema as he calls it. He does an alright job, easily the best in the movie.

The Proposal - Great cast, very funny though gets a bit chick-flicky toward the end. And it's weird seeing Sandra Bullock in the movie, knowing all the stuff that happened to her later on.

Going Postal! Though I also enjoyed The Hogfather and The Colour of Magic, as I found this one the easiest to get into and most fun to watch it's my favourite out of the three so far!

Bridge on the River Kwai

I think it's a good movie but I watched it first thing in the morning so I was very twitchy after I finished breakfast.

Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus

YEAH! I was a boy when I watched this movie, it's just fucking amazing!

Also I watched Gunsmith Cats OVA's. They're pretty good as well!

Red Cliff.

John Woo's epic new film.

Managed to get the full length 4 hour plus version. Only watched the first half so far (it's in 2 parts) and can safely say its the best thing he's did since Hard Boiled in 1992!

Just watched Mighty Joe Young for the first time in about ten years, and realized why I loved it as a "kid". I say kid, because I think I was eleven or so at the time of its release.

Red Cliff.

John Woo's epic new film.

Managed to get the full length 4 hour plus version. Only watched the first half so far (it's in 2 parts) and can safely say its the best thing he's did since Hard Boiled in 1992!

Watched part 2, and it was... a bit silly in places. Sadly. It felt very schizophrenic. If you know your Asian cinema you'll spot the occasional Zhang Yimou moment, and a Ang Lee moment, and a Yuen Woo Ping moment, and (of course) a Kurosawa moment, and if you are familiar with John Woo's usual themes you'll spot those too, although they are less developed than usual.

It was still good, but not half as good as part one. I'd guess that most of what was cut for the shamefully short western release was cut from part two.

Toy Story 3.
It was sad but also really funny.
It's a perfect end to the series.

Freak Out w/commentary

Feel kinda affectionate about it now, for some reason.

Cheap

Brad's second movie. HOLY FUCKING SHIT, this was entertaining as fuck! Every bit as "out there" as Freak Out, but the quality is just through the roof in comparison.

Toy Story 3. I loved it, and yet it's still open to more :)



Is it me or has the last few Pixar movies become much more geared towards adults than children?

I want to See Toy Story 3. ;;

I watched The Day the Earth Stood Still with Keanu and Jennifer yesterday, and I still don't think it's terrible.

Toy Story 3. I loved it, and yet it's still open to more :)



Is it me or has the last few Pixar movies become much more geared towards adults than children?

Well with Toy Story it's kind of a perfect storm of not jsut having great movies with solid characters but also having the story happen "in real time".
many of us where children when the first 2 movies came out, now 11 years later we've either are about to, are going through or have just recently gone through the same things that's happening to Andy. Add to that the fact that the toys are these characters we've been invested in for over 14 years it gets very touching.

Public Domain Theatre #1: Messiah of Evil

It was okay.

Baby Face (1933) - Part of the Forbidden Hollywood collection, the story details a down-on-her-luck beauty who decides to go to the big city and make her living by exploiting men's desires. Not usually in my range of taste but it was a decent watch.

Baby Face (1933) - Part of the Forbidden Hollywood collection, the story details a down-on-her-luck beauty who decides to go to the big city and make her living by exploiting men's desires. Not usually in my range of taste but it was a decent watch.

Of course seeing as how it was made in '33 there souldn't be too much of not in your range of taste.

Of course seeing as how it was made in '33 there souldn't be too much of not in your range of taste.

Come again?

Hell Ride. Utter shite.

Come again?

A movie about whores made in the 30's won't be as over the top as one made today.



Team America World Police

[Fuck Ya America!]

The Man From Earth - A very well written film with an intriguing premise, if a caveman somehow survived into present time, what would he be like? Production value is kind of low but the film doesn't need it. Most of the story consists of seven people sitting in a room discussing a single topic and I never once felt bored.

The Road

Awesome movie. ^

Just watched Apocalypto, and it is still awesomeness personified.

She's Out of My League - Great, great cast. Seriously, a lot of the people in this movie I love. The usual underdog love story except that it's extremely hilarious.

Zombie Death House - Bad 80s film directed by John Saxon about experiments (that lead to zombification) done on inmates. The movie doesn't get interesting until 40 minutes in and while what's left has some nice gore, the story is a complete mess. It's a case of so bad it's good so it's only enjoyable to laugh at.

Forgetting Sarah Marshall - Good comedy but lags a bit in the beginning.

Prince Of Persia.

Toy Story 3.
Is a must see.
I was able to hold my pee.
Winnie the Pooh went up a tree.
Looking for hunny he got stung by a bee.
Aqua Teen Hunder Force #1 in the hood Gee.

+2 rep, I think......:erm:

Iron Mang 2

well, i dont usually go in theater....the last one i saw was Nightmare at the Elm Street

Such a tiring name to type, but ok: BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL - NEW ORLEANS

This is 2 hours of Nicolas Cage wandering around New Orleans, trying to solve a case whilst completely out of his mind on drugs. Hijinks ensue! Entertaining, to say the least.

I'll kill all of you. TO THE BREAK OF DAWN!

A man without a gun...that's not a man at all.

What are these fuckin' iguanas doing on my coffee table?

You don't have a lucky crackpipe?

It's like the best episode of ATHF EVER. Sorta.

"28 Weeks Later". Not quite sure if I like this more than the first movie. I mean, they're pretty similar in many aspects, but this one's got Rose in it. :D

Dodge ball.

I wish they'd gone with the Alternate ending.

ip man2
shutter island( its make me crazy)



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The Road

I just picked up that movie 2 weeks ago and it's still in the plastic. I might bust it out tonight and watch it.

Last few movies I watched...

Karate Kid - I loved that movie. I was even a little teary eyed at one point.
Shutter Island - I loved that crazy ass movie.
Prince of Persia - It was aiiight. :/

Alice in Wonderland - When I first saw the trailer I was turned off by the amount of sfx in the film but when watching the film it grew on me and just made sense since AiW is such a fantastical tale. The characters actually felt fresh and I found myself laughing quite a bit, especially at the Red Queen.

Cold Storage - The trailer for this film makes it out to be some sort of thriller and while there are elements, it's more of a drama. The acting was superb which surprised me because it had such a low budget. There wasn't one weak actor in the entire film.

Deathproof. Too awesome for words.

Last Air Bender............. in 3D.......... that wasn't in 3D............

Toy Story 3 is the latest film that I watched. I definitely enjoyed this installment in the series.

Zombieland

The Last Airbender wasn' all that great like it was spouse to be.

The Last Airbender was supposed to be wonderful? I thought there were immediate concerns once it was announced that M. Night Shymalan was directing it and it certainly got trashed by the critics.

So many people saying Last Airbender was a waste D: wait for DVD.

Last movie I saw was Eclipse....it IT IT IT good.

Live action movie announced: nervous but optimistic.

M. Night Shamalamadingdongdo is directing it: Scared.

Everyone's cast as a honky: Rage.

With Jesse McCartney as Zuko: Super rage.

M. Night recasts and makes all the bad guys dark: Whaaaaa?

Trailer makes it look like a kids 300 with no color or humor: Why god Why?

Reviews come in conferming everything I feared and worse: I knew it!

that's what I'm seeing next, I really need to see a great movie to replace TLA

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

Eh, it was alright.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

Eh, it was alright.

You haven't seen any of the Potter movies until now? That's surprising considering I've seen most of them and don't even take much interest while it sounds like you really love HP.

She's Out of my League...boy did I like this movie. Going to buy it at a later point.

Nicolas Cage Wicker Man.

Hilariously bad. Nick Cage punches a woman while he's wearing a bear suit.

It was Chloe and i got way too emotional so i don't go out to movies anymore :/

The Crazies (2010) - I liked certain scenes such as the baseball game that were not in the original but overall the film didn't wow me.

Slaughter Night - Dutch horror about a group of college kids in an abandoned mine being chased and killed by the ghost of an 18th century murderer. The movie is made up mostly of jump scares and other cliches. The camerawork is the worst and it was pretty much crap.

Animal House.

John Belushi was great.

The new Sherlock Holmes. RDJ is acting gold yet again. Can that man do no wrong? And Jude Law did well too. I always thought he had potential but he just took the worst roles until now.

The new Sherlock Holmes. RDJ is acting gold yet again. Can that man do no wrong? And Jude Law did well too. I always thought he had potential but he just took the worst roles until now.

Remember how underwhelming US Marshals was?

Remember how underwhelming US Marshals was?

Nope. Never watched it. :)

I also watched Daybreakers the day before Sherlock. It attempts to put a new twist on the tired vampire genre. It's an okay movie. Some nice editing but the perpetual weird lighting is a little annoying. Willem Dafoe is in it; the best thing in it.

They should have made a mask for Norman Osborn and just use Dafoe's real face painted green for the Goblin.

Asylum (2008) - Initially wanted to see this for two reasons, the director David R. Ellis and Sarah Roemer. And while I enjoyed Ellis' Cellular and Roemer in Disturbia, this movie was a cliched mess.

Persepolis

Great animated movie. Though french is the default language so you need to switch the audio to english.

despicable me. sooooooooooooooo funny and cute

Death by Dialogue - In another case of 'so bad it's good' comes this little 80s horror gem. No use trying to adhere logic to the story, just sit back and enjoy the mayhem.

Predators. Wished it was Yatterman but Predators was not as bad as my brother thought.

The last two i saw, Shutter Island and Grown Ups.

- I really liked Shutter Island, DiCaprio's performance was great.

- And Grown Ups I was pretty disappointed in, Adam and the gang aren't what they used to be.

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.

Good animation with some plot holes that are there probably because it's like this book from the 60's that's been adapted and retold countless times and stuff.

The Blob (1988) - Certain sfx make the film feel dated but overall it's fun, gory, and completely satisfying. I can't wait for the Rob Zombie update.

Rabid - Early Cronenberg film with an intriguing premise and a nice deviation on the vampire flick. Had no idea Marilyn Chambers was a porn star until I read her biography in the special features, she did a fantastic job. Also great director's commentary on this one.

Juno - Absolutely loved it. Smart and funny dialogue, great cast. Even Jennifer Garner who I think is a bit overused was great in it. Definitely one of those movies I want to see again.

Predator (original)
[A sexual Tyrannosaurus ]

Tropic Thunder
I'd love to see RDJ play more roles like that. I really want to see him do voices and stuff.

The Human Centipede.

OH YEAH.

Inception midnight showing. Sound mix seemed bad, but it could have just been the theater's fault. It's happened before. Aside from having to work to hear it, I enjoyed it. However, crowd didn't seem to feel the same.

The Storm Riders. Great martial arts/fantasy movie. Hope the sequel will be just as good when it's finally finished filming and released.

The Human Centipede.

OH YEAH.

NO, FUCK OFF!

Clash of the Titans (remake) - The movie was terribad, had some good parts, but its 80's version is still way better in so many ways.

The majority of old remakes fail when compared to the original...

- from paris with Love 2010

- Alice in wonderland 2010

both of them are amazing!!

Godzilla Final Wars
This movie is the 50th anniversary tribute to Godzilla and is basically a remake of Destroy All Monsters with x-men, power ranger, Independence Day, & V plot points.

The Matthew Broderick Godzilla even shows up and Godzilla kills her pretty quickly.

I can't wait for the Rob Zombie update.


TBH I think it's gonna suck really bad, he wants to remake The Blob, without the blob.....

2012...don't even know I watched it. Now I'm somewhat paranoid despite still not believing much will happen upon said date.

Don't worry, everyone is.

I liked the idea of the world ending in 2012 before the world got on the hype machine about it. Now it most likely won't happen. THANKS ROLAND EMMERICH. WAY TO RUIN THE END OF THE WORLD LIKE YOU RUINED MY LIFE BY ONLY DOING THREE BTTF MOVIES.

...on topic, the last movie I saw was Stargate Continuum, capping my month-long marathon of rewatching all of Stargate SG-1. It's such a weak point to end the series on, and thanks to MGM's financial woes, we probably won't see SG-1 again anytime soon (apart from forced cameos in SGU :( ) I mean, if they had to cancel the next Bond, there's no way they'd have funding for a Stargate movie.

I think it's disappointing mainly because The Ark of Truth was so freaking epic.

The last movie I watched before that (and wasn't a rewatch) was The Runaways, the movie in which The Chick from Twilight and Dakota Fanning have a lesbian sex scene.

....that's all that really needs to be said. Actually, I lie - it shows that Kristen can actually act - very believable as Joan Jett, and the movie was enjoyable in the Almost Famous vein.

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Did not enjoy the graphic scenes one bit and the reality of it made me uncomfortable. Blood and gore and guts? Fine. Rape? A big no no with me. I really enjoyed seeing Lizbeth struggle to overcome her bad memories of men and trust Michael. If it wasn't for her excellent hacker and info finding skills so that she could screen Michael, I think she'd never trust any man. I'd probably enjoy the books as well.

Inception - Was'nt as good as i was expecting, not enough detail put into how they end up in the dream world, the matrix had the things in the back of the head, but this had some drugs going in an iv in their arm, but no explanation as to how they actually went into the dream reality, bit of a bummer film. :(

Inception. Absolutely blown away.

@Raidenx: There was a third Stargate movie planned, Revolution.


From Wikipedia

In April 2009, MGM confirmed a third new SG-1 film that Brad Wright had first announced in May 2008.[111][112] Wright and former Stargate Atlantis executive producer Carl Binder will co-write the film,[113] with the working title Stargate: Revolution.[114] The start of the film's production was planned for 2009,[115] with Martin Wood as director.[8] However, production is on hold, partly due to the effects of the late-2000s recession, though Wright has said that movie would "almost certainly" start filming before the end of 2009.[116] According to Wright, the film will center on the Jack O'Neill character and will reunite as many of the SG-1 cast as possible, depending on the cost of the film and actor availability.[111] Michael Shanks (Daniel Jackson) has confirmed his and Richard Dean Anderson's participation,[2] although contracts have not been signed as of April 2009[update].[115] Amanda Tapping confirmed her appearance in the third SG-1 film and the first Atlantis movie.[6] According to Wright, the character of Vala Mal Doran will not appear in the film.[8] On 8 January 2010, Michael Shanks told SciFi Wire that the proposed third SG-1 direct-to-DVD Movie is unlikely to happen due to the large delay between the second movie and now. He commented, "Never say never", but appeared skeptical that such a movie would ever be made, saying, "This might be the closing of the book on that particular [chapter of the] franchise."[117]

I enjoyed Ark of Truth, and felt Continuum was so so.

Last movie I saw was Judgement Night with Denis Leary, Emilio Estevez and Cuba Gooding Jnr.

The Manitou (1978) - A completely ludicrous premise about a tumor growing on a woman's neck that turns out to be the fetus of a 400 year old medicine man about to reincarnate, I love it. And it's actually based off a book. While sfx weren't great, I forgive the film since it was made in the 70s. And I had wished the star Tony Curtis hadn't been so comedic.

The Big Sleep (1945 cut)

Long live The Bogey, man......

Deadly Friend (1986) - An extremely dated film from Wes Craven about a young genius who plays mad scientist on his murdered friend Samantha. Terrible ideas all around from sfx, acting, plot and that awful credits theme song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KplquW2Sodw). What the hell was Wes Craven thinking?

Thirteen Ghosts - always a good movie to watch just to kill some time.

Thirteen Ghosts - always a good movie to watch just to kill some time.

That's the with Vincent Price playing Vincent Van Gauge Right?

the Road. I'm still a little depressed from watching it.

Toy Story 3 too funny

It was a rainy day at the Outer Banks so we saw Toy Story 3, it was too funny

Mr. Vampire. Combining horror with slapstick humor/comedy. Classic ^^b

Moon - It was a great ride with a very good ending.

Revese HAL ftw!


Now watching:
Tropic Thunder

So far, it's alright...black-face...hahaha.

black-face...hahaha.

You just went full retard on me!



Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

Way better than the original which was super boring and the copy that I watched had Jack Nicholson on the cover as if he was the lead, or rather, miss-leading!

FYI Levi Stubbs from The Four Tops who voiced Audrey II also voiced Mother Brain on the Nintendo game master show.

Saw How to Train Your Dragon at the dollar theater. Pretty good.

Groundhog Day

Strait-Jacket (1964) - A great psychological thriller from the writer of Psycho and director of such classics as House on Haunted Hill and 13 Ghosts starring Joan Crawford as a woman returning from 20 years locked up in an asylum for beheading her cheating husband. I felt that everything was well done especially the sound/music used to build the tension in the more climactic scenes. Scenes of beheading are tastefully done but still shocking. Also the ending completely came out of left field and surprised me.

Loved the last shot of the film

That's the with Vincent Price playing Vincent Van Gauge Right?

Um no...I was talking about the horror movie that came out in 2001.

Let's see here. I saw Predators last night. It was good but still nowhere as good as Predator 1.

DeepStar Six - Had some cheesy sci-fi fun with this one. Definite plot holes but I try not to look too deeply into that sort of thing otherwise it just ruins things. Now I'm in the mood for Leviathan and The Abyss.

Batman (Tim Burton)

Having rewatched it after so long is amusing, compare the stand off with the Joker in Batman and the one in Dark Knight; Batman is actually gunning for the Joker and trying to kill him! And not only that but he probably killed no fewer than 15 guys in the movie.

But I do love how the whole Bruce Wayne is Batman thing is kept as a secret for half of the movie, sure it's pretty obvious but it's still a nice touch.

It's a tragedy we'll never see Billy Dee play his version of Two-Face.

Robin Hood. It was pretty good, just needed more action in the middle of the movie.

Quick Change. Fun early 90s comedy with Bill Murray about three people that quite easily rob a bank but get into shenanigans trying to get out of the city and away from the police.

The Runaways - Great casting of Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart who did a great job playing their parts but I felt that a lot of scenes weren't the important events they should have been. I get the vibe they were going for but I don't think they fully pulled it off. Though it was nice to see scantily-clad Fanning and Stewart prancing around throughout the film.

Shutter Island.

Could easily be made into a Silent Hill.

Memoir's of a Geisha

Prefer the book. But still love this film!

Salt - it was ok. it was a bit slow at the beginning, but then it picked up. The premise is cool (Its like Dark Angel without the future cyberpunk society), she's pretty much Jason Bourne if he was trained by the Russians. Suffice it to say that there's going to be a sequel.

Before that, the last movie I saw was The Last Air bender. I actually thought it was ok, just wished there wasn't such horrible acting!

MST3K: The Giant Gila Monster

Black Dynamite
and
Bundy: A Legacy of Evil

American Psycho
Great movie espcally when it stared to get all psychological.

though I was hoping for more gore.

The Collector (1965)

Very good drama/thriller. The movie is basically 2 people's interactions. Unlike most movies about kidnapping these days, the main character was not just some maniac that want to hurt women. A real gentlemen in many ways and quite smart even though not well educated per himself. The ending was simply awesome (by my standard anyway). A movie that is quite ahead of its time.

Ghostbusters!

avatar: the last airbender

avatar: the last airbender

I'm so sorry for you.

I saw Inception last week. I want EVERYONE here to see it. You can thank me later. I'm watching it again this weekend, it's that good.