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I heard that The Bourne Legacy isn't very good so 4/10.Quote:
Originally Posted by IdolEyes787
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Forum Nazi.
I heard that The Bourne Legacy isn't very good so 4/10.Quote:
Originally Posted by IdolEyes787
Just because you couldn't get your jackboots on in time, doesn't mean you have to sulk. :blink:Quote:
Originally Posted by IdolEyes787Forum Nazi.
I heard that The Bourne Legacy isn't very good so 4/10.Quote:
Originally Posted by IdolEyes787
Don't make me hurt you.
:naughty:
:wacko:
I watched the Total Recall remake which was basically as God awful as you would expect anything done by Len Wiseman(excluding Kate Beckinsale) to be.
Every single thing that they deemed to change from the original was made infinitely worse.
Colin Ferrel makes a decent action hero type and is plenty "likable " enough but as stated in almost every review ,the whole thing takes itself far too seriously and yearns for the simple dopiness of Arnold's one-liners and a translocation of the second act to Mars.
So in conclusion , if nothing else this proves that throwing money at a guy (Wiseman) who turns out shite medium budget movies ,will in the end get you nothing more than a shite big budget movie.
ok thank you ,next time i will write a little more in detail.Quote:
Originally Posted by megabytemeThanks for contributing, stitched. For future note, this section strongly favors original thought/writing. There is a rate the movies thread (but I can see that you were trying to go beyond that). All I'm saying is that your effort was appreciated, but we are looking for yet another notch up in this thread. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by stitched
On the subject of cringemaking remakes, another I am truly dreading (no pun intended) is Judge Dredd. The original was a hammy take on the classic 2000 A.D. comic hero, but the trailer I have seen for the remake, totally ignores most of the original storyline and becomes yet another Hollywood 're-imagining'.Quote:
Originally Posted by IdolEyes787
:chapeau:, stitched.Quote:
Originally Posted by stitchedok thank you ,next time i will write a little more in detail.Quote:
Originally Posted by megabyteme
Wow nobody's posted in this thread for like 6 years.
Star Trek Into Dumbness (Star date something or other)
I enjoyed much of the movie even though it broke the cardinal rule of good science fiction in that it lacked any imagination or originality.:mellow:
Actually ironically the "good" parts were the refurbished ones and the "bad" parts were everything else which basically amounted to a bunch of contrived and sillyexcuses for FXaction sequences that weren't intrinsic to the story and were basically just there to be there or sell Coke or something.
I will mention that I thought the inversion of the Kirk/Spock scene directly stolen from Wrath of Khan was pretty well done unlike what comes after that didn't really add anything except destroy almost 50 years of what Mr Spock's character is supposedly all about and make me wish the movie was 15 minutes shorter.
Other than that the cast impersonates well .The one notable exception beingSherlock HolmesBenedict Cumberbatch which obviously therefore makes him the best thing in the entire movie.
If I were to rate it I'd give it a
I saw the new Star Trek movie... IdolEyes you really did the topic justice and tore the movie a new whole lol.
As someone who cannot remember much of the original series or Star Trek Wrath of Khan, I have to say I really enjoyed it. It got me very excited to the possibility of more ST movies, even possibly a new TV series.
Movie itself was a lot of fun and wasn't complete fluff.. unlike Iron man 3
IM3 was a typical action adventure with absolutely no thinking necessary.
The Trouble with the Curve.
Man I really wanted to like this movie as I'm all about the hokey but this film isn't anywhere near getting it right.
The main problem is that it insists on concentrating on stuff that no one watching really cares about like the estranged father/daughter relationship(gee don't know how that's going to turn out?) or the sparks between the daughter and the guy from N Sync and leaving the good stuff to a 2 minute side note at the end.
Also Timberlake seems to be acting in a totally different movie or maybe he was simply reliving his hosting of the Espy Awards where being preternaturally glib is seen as a virtue and the fact that Eastwood is basically redoing Walt Kowalski from Gran Torino doesn't help much either.
Anyway liked the Latino kid who should have featured much more prominently if not for the delusions of the writers and director who strangely believed that the "twist" telegraphed as it was, still needed to be shot as a surprise.
My advice is to watch The Natural several times even though Redford is himself miscast and then find a Justin Timberlake Cd to smash.
We enjoyed it as a time-passer. It was interesting that both Adams and Timberlake both had their own level of charm, but together they did not seem to have any real chemistry. Eastwood is slightly more likeable than seeing Nicholson repeating the same character over and over and over. However, it would be nice to see him attempt something a bit different.Quote:
Originally Posted by IdolEyes787
That peanut guy scene was telegraphed to an embarrassing level. They would have done better by not introducing him at all, rather than the peanut "fastball". :pinch:
FTMP, Timberlake isn't too bad, he's just no Marky Mark. :no:
Still can't believe he was cheated out of an Oscar nom for The HappeningQuote:
Originally Posted by megabyteme
Let's compare Timberlake to Wahlberg.
Timberlake: Mickey Mouse Club,N Sync,solo music career thatanyone who isn't ghey would be ashamed ofgarnered him 5 Grammies,a bunch of shite movies and The Social Network, won him a couple Emmys,rich as fuck,travels the World mostly at other people's expense, now only works because he wants to, married to that hot piece of ass Jessica Biel.
Wahlberg: Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch,underwear model, for ever great movie he's been in like The Departed or Three Kings he's been in one like Planet of the Apes or The Other Guys but still nominated for 2 Oscars,produced several well received TV series,travels the World mostly at other people's expense,rich as fuck and now only works because he wants to, married to hot piece of ass fashion model Rhea Durham.
OK whatever we think about them ,clearly there are no losers here.:mellow:
Next up Leonardo DiCaprio vs. Johnny Depp.:mellow:
Easy, DiCaprio wins.Quote:
Originally Posted by IdolEyes787
Every good thing about Depp is negated by every pretentious scarf he wears. If my math is correct, that would be a wash.
DiCaprio - Critters 3Quote:
Originally Posted by pootystompEasy, DiCaprio wins.Quote:
Originally Posted by IdolEyes787
Every good thing about Depp is negated by every pretentious scarf he wears. If my math is correct, that would be a wash.
Depp - Nightmare on Elm Street
Point Depp
DiCaprio -currently dating his 3rd or 4th Victoria Secret model
Depp - currently dating Amber Heard who's bisexual
Point Depp
DiCaprio - 3 Oscar nominations.Best known for Titanic
Depp - 3 Oscar nominations.Best known for Pirates of the Caribbean
Point Depp
Depp-voluntarily chose to live in France
DiCaprio - did not
Game set and match DiCaprio:mellow:
Agreed! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by IdolEyes787
"Warm Bodies"
Caught this one last night amid a bleak outlook for little screen watching. I was pleasantly surprised at this horror/comedy/romance. Being an avid TWD fan, but am not into all zombie movies. It was a relaxing way to pass a Saturday night. Nicholas Hoult did a nice job with his character and I soon found myself getting lost in the story. The director Jonathan Levine weaved in and out of flashback sequences, but they were not overly done and added to the pace of the story in general. All in all, not to shabby if you to tend like this genre. :)
(WWZ promises to be a bit more intense.) :alien:
I started to feel that the genre was exhausted, and reluctantly gave it a watch. I was pleasantly surprised.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stehle
I don't think I can get tired of zombie movies, for that would be like getting tired of movies with people in them. I live in a brain dead world with a minority of functioning survivors, so there is no exhausting the suspense of belief.
Olymputz Has Fallen or setting the bar for taking over the White House movies really,really low for White House Down.
While I understand (and generally appreciate) the visceral appeal of the lone wolf/one man army type of movie, this film is total shite.
OK maybe if you had never seen a movie or read a book the constant use hoary old cliches might not offend you, but for anyone who has.....
To whit (spoilers)
The disgraced agent , thrust by Fate into one last chance,against all odds chance for redemption.:mellow:
The President's son emerging from the car just in time to witness his mother's death.Also the President's son knowing of the only place to safely hide in White House.:mellow:
The traitor who enables all the bad stuff to happen . In this case not even given the pittance of a motive for his betrayal.:mellow:
The faithful and long suffering wife who of course is also alawyerdoctor.:mellow:
A poorly thought out failed rescue attempt by the best equipped and most highly trained soldiers on the planet.Not to mention if the "Hydra" was such an awesome defensive weapon why wasn't the White House equipped with in in the first place?:mellow:
After all other enemy opposition has been eliminated,a final hand to hand confrontation between hero and villain.Of course no matter how old or out of shape the villain is he is also the enemy most skilled at martial arts.:mellow:
The bomb thingy gets defused but not until there are only a handful of seconds left.:mellow:
Bejesus Christ they were so lazy they even recycled the villain from Die Another Day.:mellow:
Not for nothing but seriously I could write a better script than this and would probably do it for a lot less as well.
Also I'd have the good sense to have the hero own a cute dog and at some point lose his gun and have to use a sword and also include some gratuitous nudity of some up and coming starlet who when she does become famous will probably never take her clothes off again.
I was ready to start hating her, but this story refutes the earlier "leaked" report: http://www.gossipcop.com/emilia-clar...-oona-chaplin/Quote:
Originally Posted by IdolEyes787
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White House Down
This movie wants so badly to be Die Hard that I bet it has a John McClane poster on it's bedroom wall.It even finds a way to get Tatum into the iconic white tank top by the end.:mellow:
Anyway I more or less enjoyed it if there are some real problems preventing it from being anything more than a decent time-waster.
Among these problems is that unlike the original Die Hard it veers over the line of plausibility way too much,the comedy isn't well incorporated and so seems really out of place,the "bad guys" aren't nearly interesting or demonstratively "bad" enough,a lot of the secondary characters eat up screen time for no real purpose and any action sequence that doesn't end with mass CG destruction ,even the ,what should have been climactic battle between Cale and Stenz basically director Emmerich leaves to just fizzle out.
Channing Tatum is OK as is Maggie Gyllenhaal in what is essentially Die Hard's black cop role but as stated earlier the movie really could have used Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber instead of James Wood basically mailing it in.The less said about Jamie Fox's Jordan wearing President probably the better.
Still all in all ,infinitely better than Olympus Has Fallen and if I have nothing better to do I wouldn't be entirely adverse to watching it again.
I was expecting it to be a documentary on the Bush years. :idunno:Quote:
Originally Posted by IdolEyes787
The Lone Ranger
Too much farce,not enough heroics.Loved Pirates,hated this.
Anyway everyone is horrible in this,even Depp whose attempt at a Native American accent is a constant source of irritation but worst offender is Armie Hammer as the titular hero.Simply no charm to his character.
Other than that the movie has no sense of place as it's apparently trying and failing to simply mimic the lightening in the bottle that was the original Pirates of the Caribbean.
One sort of expects that as a Western/ comedy it would fall short of the benchmark that is Blazing Saddles but what is truly amazes is that Blazing Saddles also supersedes it as simply a Western.:mellow:
Also surely someone must have seen how badly out of place and not to mention pointless considering the target audience, the inclusion of The William Tell Overture is? So why did they still include it when something actually rousing ( like the Pirates theme) might have gone a long way into rescuing the silly climax?
Really,really bad.So bad I resorted to fast forwarding through parts.I would be seriously surprised if come next Spring this movie isn't nominated for a bunch of Razzies.
Anyway don't take my word for it.
http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/r...anger-20130708
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Originally Posted by IdolEyes787
Absolutely awesome beginning and ending action sequences, the middle two hours was a joke.
Was looking foward to seeing The Lone Ranger, thanks, not sure if i'll bother now, that is a scathing review, ouch ..
The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
I started off hating this movie but by the end it had totally won me over. The scripts not great but some of the performances are,especially Logan Lerman who so transforms from the cocky,unlikable schmucks he played in The Three Musketeers and Percy Jackson that it frankly boggles my mind.
Also boggling to my mind is that a generation of people wouldn't immediately recognize "Heroes" by David Bowie.
Anyway coming of age for the win or something.
Was it the actual ending that sparked the thought that it had won you over? It's been a while, but I recall the actual reveal being quite powerfully presented.Quote:
Originally Posted by IdolEyes787
It wasn't the ending although the reveal was pretty well done.Basically the movie began with me thinking that the writer was more interested in his own cleverness than he was with telling a good story but somewhere along the way I found that I truly cared what happened to these characters.Quote:
Originally Posted by mjmacky
I think that is largely in fact due to shit writing where none of them are presented with having a mean bone in their bodies. So shit writing 1 - logic 0.
Now that I know you'll answer with sincerity, what inspired you to watch it in the first place? For me it was actually Emma Watson with short hair. That's just how shallow I was walking into it.Quote:
Originally Posted by IdolEyes787It wasn't the ending although the reveal was pretty well done.Basically the movie began with me thinking that the writer was more interested in his own cleverness than he was with telling a good story but somewhere along the way I found that I truly cared what happened to these characters.Quote:
Originally Posted by mjmacky
I think that is largely in fact due to shit writing where none of them are presented with having a mean bone in their bodies. So shit writing 1 - logic 0.
Mostly though, it was how they presented the ease and gratification for those who reach out that resonated and kept me from watching it at high speed.
I'm always sincere,just not always serious.
To answer your question though,as I apparently live in or around 1952,the movie was on TV and I thought it might be better than a repeat of Storage Wars or the other mind numbing shit that was currently on so I decided to take a chance on watching it.
I know this makes less sense than going on IMDB and perusing the insightful critiques of a bunch of tweens and taking their word as law or seeing what a bunch of dubstep loving Romanians are currently making the most popular movie on some bt site but that's just how me and Ward Cleaver do things.
Although Emma Watson might also have had something to do with it.
You had me at David Bowie... but Emma Watson with short hair has convinced me I'm missing something... I will watch and let you know...
Thanks for the insight, otherwise I would have been stuck in the Beav's aw shucks moment, forcing my kids to watch the Honeymooners...
I tend to like cute girls with boyish looks, which is probably because I'm a secret gay... or it might have something to do with an unhealthy, unrequited obsession with a tomboy during my youth. It's probably the secret gay thing. Also reference Portman in V for Vendetta. Just look, she has "man" in her name.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vestibule
No that would require you liking cute boys with girlish looks.If it's any consolation pedophile is still on the table though.Quote:
Originally Posted by mjmacky
Of course pedophiles use a table- how else are you supposed to fuck someone under 3' tall? :unsure:Quote:
Originally Posted by IdolEyes787
Easy for you to say. :mellow:Quote:
Originally Posted by taiapkfree
Drinking Buddies
Olivia Wilde was hot as fuck but the movie literally had no laughs,no drama,no ending and no real point so again thanks for nothing penis.
I would go into greater detail but basically "Olivia Wilde was hot as fuck" was the entire plot synopsis.:mellow:
Not when it's secret.Quote:
Originally Posted by IdolEyes787
The Wolverine- There certainly is something lost when watching a superhero/special effects-based show via early release Cam (no direct audio line) download. While not a complete disappointment in terms of (I'm grading on a curve because it is a superhero story) story, it was so predictable that I thought the end surprise had been revealed roughly 15 minutes before it actually had been- with suspicions VERY early on.
The acting is on par with any of the other X-Men movies, and a few of the characters are either likable or interesting enough to keep the show going. The modern day Japanese environment works well for creating an out-of-his-element backdrop, which helps add to Wolverine's sense of mortality. Another wise move was the choice of writers to limit the number of mutants. This helps the show seem a little bit more level-headed than some recent offerings which feel the audience wants to watch super combatants hurl buildings, planes, and mountains at each other for 2 hours and call it entertainment.
I will give the show another viewing once a Blu-ray surfaces, and expect to enjoy the show more than I did this go around. Certainly not my least favorite of the Wolverine-included shows. I'd strongly encourage those waiting impatiently on the fence to hold out for at least a really good TS, or preferably a DVD/Blu-ray copy. I would not tell anyone to spend their last $12 on a movie ticket- even for the "theater experience". It doesn't rate that highly, IMO.
It was quite a bit better than the most recent Superman, though.
As with most (not-intended-to-compete-for-an-Oscar) movies I watch, I give these shows a "What did you expect from a superhero movie?" bump, which takes it from about a 6-ish to a 7/10 show (factoring in the improved sound and special effects). If you are one who enjoys this kind of show, chances are you will like this one just fine.