Critically Evaluate the last movie you saw.

Nice review but as much as I like Asian people wielding sharp objects I feel I would probably want to hurt myself if I gave in and watched this.

At some point I think you have to stop following the masses especially if the masses are headed off a big cliff.

"The Croods"

Another whimsical approach to explain very early development of mankind. This movie was very entertaining and had a decent moral for the grand kids, (who watched it 5 times over a few days....YAY!) and I think the voice over of Nick Cage & Emma Stone magically grabbed them from the start. (R. Reynolds and many others were also in there to fill it out.)

All in all it was pretty well done if you like that sort of thing. :)

(I must confess I myself watched it twice with them... and enjoyed it both times.) ;)

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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.

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The movie fell apart badly at the end as someone decided that all the 12 year olds in the audience must be incensed that up to that point it wasn't comic booky and dumb enough.

Spoiler: Show

So the old guy's "plan" because he needed Wolverine alive so badly was to suppress Wolverine's healing ability and then send most of Japan off to kill him .OK let's go with that.:unsure:

Also it's probably just me having unfortunately seen stuff that isn't entirely shit,but this sort of thing demands that the "hero" through his basic awesomeness defeats the villain single-handedly and not himself require saving every 5 minutes by members of a J-Pop girl's band.He should also not have gotten the girl.
I agree with you though that the movie gained from limiting the mutants,now if they could only have limited the number of giant robots.

Anyway I liked the title character,the immortality aspect,everything in the wild or having to do with swords,most of the angst, although I found Famke Janssen.'s stretched- back post facelift face pretty disturbing and not a whole lot else..

I also found how you devoted half your post, purportedly reviewing a movie, talking about TS mildly offensive.:)

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I also found how you devoted half your post, purportedly reviewing a movie, talking about TS mildly offensive.:)

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It was a word of caution that a fair amount of the show hinges on the special effects and sound. I also suggested that people should not spend their hard-earned (versus stolen) cash on a theater seat. Waiting for a good quality download is the best balance between the two.

See if I ever review another movie for you and the three others who read this stuffs. :snooty:

Now I find it mildly offensive that out of the entirety of my post you only deemed to make comment on that.:)

Anyway to further my point on why I think it was a bad idea to have Wolverine bed his damsel in distress.
Wolverine is being presented as an idealized version of the selfless hero and therefore as much as he deserves a "reward", he can never under any circumstances be allowed to have any (reward) beyond simply doing what he knows to be right.:)

If you don't understand this,it's probably because the closest that you've ever come to doing anything heroic is refusing that fourth donut at lunch.:)

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Now I find it mildly offensive that out of the entirety of my post you only deemed to make comment on that.:)

Anyway to further my point on why I think it was a bad idea to have Wolverine bed his damsel in distress.
Wolverine is being presented as an idealized version of the selfless hero and therefore as much as he deserves a "reward", he can never under any circumstances be allowed to have any (reward) beyond simply doing what he knows to be right.:)

If you don't understand this,it's probably because the closest that you've ever come to doing anything heroic is refusing that fourth donut at lunch.:)

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As a story device, heroes can have moments of happiness, but it must always be taken from them. Now give me that donut back. :ermm:

Only in this particular case it wasn't taken from him,he simply walked away from it.Likely because after seeing her father he realized she probably wouldn't age well or maybe the idea of listening to that accent for the next 40 years made trotting off to face unknown peril seem suddenly attractive. :unsure:
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Man of Tai Chi

I know because a lot of you filesharing types are mindless lemmings you are going to want to download this but be warned that except for a couple of cool fights which btw strangely get increasing shitter instead of better as the movie progresses,this is basically shite and even worse than that it is shite that needed to meet the approval of some dictatorial wank Chinese film approval committee or whatever those heathens are currently choosing to call their particular form of mind enslavement.

On the plus side it isn't French.:)

I would review it further but obviously as with the case of MBM,my words are wasted so I won't.

What? It's not French? Well forget it then! Re: Wolverine...
watch the spoilers boys... I have not seen it yet....

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Only in this particular case it wasn't taken from him,he simply walked away from it.[...]
I would review it further but obviously as with the case of MBM,my words are wasted so I won't.

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Heroes can never live the "Happily ever after life". Their calling is more the greater good. However, a guy's gotta eat. :naughty: And, just like in the Bond filums, the ladies know that there is no settling down.

And Wolverine is more of a self-centered emo than the shining, selfless hero type.

Wolverine ain't Bond.Bond's womanizing is intrinsic to the character.Besides spies by definition lie and betray so it doesn't diminish his heroic appeal.
Wolverine on the other hand is a solitary,mostly noble if conflicted figure whose path was partially carved by the loss of his one true love.Bringing in other women dilutes his singularity of purpose.

Nerd factor 10.

Also heroes can be happy,they just place duty first.

His one true love was dead (oops...sorry, babe. Told ya to sleep on the couch when I've been drinkin'. :blushing: ), and the damsel had no expectations of anything long-term (*cough*slut*cough*). Turning her down for some kind of hermit's vow would have been more silly. Besides, what better way to protect her than to throw his body on top of her- you know, incase somebody throws a grenade, or something.

I'm beginning to think you are just jealous of her. :ghey:

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Turning her down for some kind of hermit's vow would have been more silly.

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Yeah because in a movie based on a guy who is immortal and has claw-like things that come out of his forearms which he uses to fight ninjas and giant robots, silly is clearly something they were trying hard to avoid.:mellow:

Anyway donut boy I think the point that you are missing here is that it is a movie not real life and the only thing we ask of the people or giant robots on the screen is to remain true to their character and not be wandering around willy nilly doing things that go against their nature just because the script writer lacked the wherewithal to find a better way of tying them emotionally together than some quick off camera anal sex and maybe a dirty sanchez.:)

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Only in this particular case it wasn't taken from him,he simply walked away from it.Likely because after seeing her father he realized she probably wouldn't age well or maybe the idea of listening to that accent for the next 40 years made trotting off to face unknown peril seem suddenly attractive. :unsure:
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Man of Tai Chi

I know because a lot of you filesharing types are mindless lemmings you are going to want to download this but be warned that except for a couple of cool fights which btw strangely get increasing shitter instead of better as the movie progresses,this is basically shite and even worse than that it is shite that needed to meet the approval of some dictatorial wank Chinese film approval committee or whatever those heathens are currently choosing to call their particular form of mind enslavement.

On the plus side it isn't French.:)

I would review it further but obviously as with the case of MBM,my words are wasted so I won't.

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Thanks. This doesn't bode well for Keanu and his shit acting and now, it seems, shit directing.

I do wanna see 47 Ronin tho'. I saw 46 Ronin and liked it so since 47 is moar, hey why naut?

Just few weeks ago was in cinema and watched The Great Gatsby and I must say that it's one of the best movies I saw in last time. There were som funny moments like Jay-Z soundtrack (for the time the story tells very funny) and black guys driving a car and hearing rap music. generally nice story, Dicaprio plays amazing role (his last movies will be better and better), can only advice for all to see.

Words I don't want associated with anything I'm doing :Baz Luhrmann and Jay-Z.

Anyway Leonardo DiCaprio was having this argument with a guy in a bar about who had the best life and after Leo said "I dunno but just yesterday I was riding this sweet hoverboard off the coast of Ibiza while my Victoria Secret model girlfriend looked on from the yacht" the other guy knew anything he said afterwards was basically pointless.


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Since the "hoverboard" only goes up, it's basically just a very unstable ladder. One that is more likely to make you face plant than the cheapest one from Wal Mart.

And, since I have (well, it is on my Christmas list) the cheapest ladder (practically) at home- which rules out the unnecessary inconveniences of travel to this "Ibiza" place (like that is a real place...), wouldn't want to pay for fuel on some big behemoth, slow-moving, Titanic wanna-be (we saw what happened last time he was on a big ship), and can only imagine how many passengers his "model" girlfriend has ferried around the harbor---I have to conclude that my life is at least marginally better than his. :snooty:

And even if it isn't, my life is still FAR better than Idol's. :dry:

Red Dawn the recent one with Thor

Literally the worst movie I have ever seen mostly due to the fact it's basically content to just lay there and flop around while in the process dumbing down the original.
Which may have been silly but was never condescending or dumb.

Anyway the "new" one goes cardboard character,explosion,annoying and intrusive music telling me I'm suppose be feeling something at this point,rinse and repeat.
I'm not even exaggerating when I tell you that I can't believe people of the extremely limited talent of the writer and director actually are able to find work.

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Red Dawn the recent one with Thor

Literally the worst movie I have ever seen

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So, you admit there was some entertainment in watching a guy rape a bunch of women into lust, then watching a pig get human dick fucked.

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Red Dawn the recent one with Thor

Literally the worst movie I have ever seen

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So, you admit there was some entertainment in watching a guy rape a bunch of women into lust, then watching a pig get human dick fucked.

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Yeah, yeah, we've seen your high school graduation party tape. :no:

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So, you admit there was some entertainment in watching a guy rape a bunch of women into lust, then watching a pig get human dick fucked.

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Yeah, yeah, we've masturbated to your high school graduation party tape. :no:

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Because you shouldn't be modest about voluntary admissions.

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Red Dawn the recent one with Thor

Literally the worst movie I have ever seen

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So, you admit there was some entertainment in watching a guy rape a bunch of women into lust, then watching a pig get human dick fucked.

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I'll admit that neither exist purely to insult my intelligence.

I think what really bothers me about this and the new Kick- Ass movie is another example, is how gutless the mass market movies have become.

Like in this Red Dawn remake they find a more sanitized way of dealing with the "traitor" thing which was obviously one of the more lasting images from the first film.
That it was originally nasty and left a bad taste in your mouth was sort of the whole point.
They also kind of blend this new take into Lea Thompson's demise except Thompson's death was poignant in how it really gave you a sense of trying to at least make your death worth something.
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Kick-Ass 2

A tepid remake where the producers are clearly simply trying to check all the boxes of what make the first one successful.The problems are though that while a little girl who is a stone cold killer and who swears like a sailor is interesting,a teenager who does so not so much.
Also in a monumentally bad decision they try to give the story some heart which if you think about it , is really the antithesis of the original concept.

That and everything is basically done at half measures and for something as absurd as this to work,you really have to go at it balls out and you either find an audience or you don't..

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and for something as absurd as this to work,you really have to go at it balls out and you either find an audience or you don't..

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Finally, someone gives Oleg dating advice he can use.

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The problems are though that while a little girl who is a stone cold killer and who swears like a sailor is interesting,a teenager who does so not so much.

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Someone's with me on this. Bring in more little girls!

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The problems are though that while a little girl who is a stone cold killer and who swears like a sailor is interesting,a teenager who does so not so much.

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Someone's with me on this. Bring in more little girls!

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An entire army of teen, toned, testy, street urchins out in force for good. :w00t:

I just rewatched the original John Milius Red Dawn and if anyone requires any proof that the current style of movie making is terribly inferior to that of a couple of decades ago,compare this to the 2012 version and look no further.

Coincidentally I could have replaced "movie making " with "Charlie Sheen" and it would still be as true.:mellow:

but bratts pitt can kill 1000 zombies & not get bitten?
thats tougher than troy

whats wrong with charlie anyway?

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whats wrong with charlie anyway?

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http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/bfb...inning-recipes

ok, you win

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but bratts pitt can kill 1000 zombies & not get bitten?
thats tougher than troy

whats wrong with charlie anyway?

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I'll I've got to say is that he's very fortunate that he's handsome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcRYL_G33vg

I'm pretty sure that the average non-professional schmuck off the street could deliver a better audition than that.
Somewhere in an alternate universe, Brad Pitt is no doubt a mediocre waiter.:mellow:

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Somewhere in an alternate universe, Brad Pitt is no doubt a mediocre waiter.:mellow:

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Two words: NAILED. IT.


In contrast, this one has no future...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k62rN3UHBs

Obviously slept with the producer for whatever bit part she got. :no:

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Somewhere in an alternate universe, Brad Pitt is no doubt a mediocre waiter.:mellow:

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Two words: NAILED. IT.


In contrast, this one has no future...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k62rN3UHBs

Obviously slept with the producer for whatever bit part she got. :no:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-PDArBZrz8#t=31

Clearly she also slept her way to a college degree if she thinks becoming a French citizen is a smart idea.

http://www.starpulse.com/news/Joe_Bo..._become_a_fren

Pain and gain - 4/5*
The rock,mark wahlberg and the other black dude really did a good job being muscle bound idiots.there crazy schems had me interested im the outcome.that is somthing most films fail to do.didnt even see the end but fuck it.hella funny.watch that shit.

Boss 2013! The ever greatest movie of akshay kumar:)

Machete Kills

Drawn in by the possibility of sex,violence and Mexicans I made the huge mistake of watching some of this movie.

Suffice it to say that Uwe Boll would be ashamed to attach his name to this horrible hodgepodge of grotesque yet ultimately pointless characters,unexciting over the top action and unfunny farce.

"Machete Kills" is exploitation cinema, in the same way that a teen who pays $28 at the mall for a Sex Pistols T-shirt is a punk rocker." ie neither have any real heart in it.

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Yep, fucking awful. You'd think a guy who made El Mariachi for 50 cents could put out a stronger effort. CG blood/gore is a real turnoff. Doubly so in a 'exploitation' flick. Triple-y when Tom Savini himself guest stars in said movie. Take the money alloted for Gaga's makeup & wardrobe and create some practical fx. Karo syrup is cheap.

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"Machete Kills" is exploitation cinema, in the same way that a teen who pays $28 at the mall for a Sex Pistols T-shirt is a punk rocker." ie neither have any real heart in it.

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In his defense, Rart got his on sale. :yup:

So I'm reading this right, a sequel to Machete was actually produced?

I prefer the term "vomited forth".

Anyway I'm certain that there won't be a third as I will personally see to it that Rodriguez burns in Hell first. :)

You know when someone keeps harping on a joke when they don't realize that they have become the joke? That's what this situation sounds like.