What is the latest movie you watched and what did you think of it?

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Originally Posted by clocker

Wonder how the Africans survivors are going to feel about being overrun by a bunch of non-native outsiders who, judging by their actions during the rest of the movie, are going to be feeling pretty damn superior and self-righteous and not about to let a bunch of indigenous savages get in the way of their plan for repopulating the world.

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Probably pretty much the way they felt the first time.:idunno:

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Originally Posted by clocker

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Originally Posted by looby1

Hey i saw 2012 last saturday an awesome movie.

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Your use of the word "awesome" totally makes my point.

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Initial post was awesome btw.I especially like the use of the word fuckatated .Hard to work that into most conversations.

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Originally Posted by IdolEyes787

I especially like the use of the word fuckatated .Hard to work that into most conversations.

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Depends on who you're talking to.

Rereading the initial post, I think it's not as coherent as it should be but the movie simply doesn't justify more effort on my part.

I really have no problem with blockbuster/special effects heavy movies...I'm totally willing to suspend belief and go along for the ride.
What kills me though is that most films of this genre spend so much energy/time/talent on the effects and then hang them on a script scribbled on a bar nap.
There was more thought given to the physics of cars tumbling through space that the motivation and actions of the protagonists.

I spent a lot of time- while watching the movie- thinking that the whole thing would have been far more entertaining if Woody Harrelson's character had been the focus...he had the requisite insanity and resourcefulness to maybe survive the catastrophe but no, he delivers the necessary plot point and gets discarded early.
Meanwhile, the prototypical middle class American family- who struggle to survive for ONE GODDAMN DAY in a national park- somehow find the reserves needed to navigate an epic upheaval.
Credit PBS and NPR for this, I suppose.

Sigh.

I Confess (1953)
8/10

This part just struck me " the majority of the survivors bought their way onto the ark ".In the context of the movie does that make any sense seeing as monetary system as we know it would have a hard time withstanding the end of the world?
I mean even if you are the most corrupt asshole on the planet it would make little sense in taking anyone who isn't directly going to contribute to your future well-being.Doctors and builders and farmers and the like.
Comes right down to it I wouldn't even take like Playmates or anything because chances are the floozies would just leave me for someone else.

I understood- as much as anything in the film is comprehensible- that the tickets were sold to finance the construction, not that the wealth would be of any use afterwards.

This is of course absurd, since you're now saving a class of people who are used to being cared for/waited on, hardly the brave pioneer type that would be needed.
Saving the workers who actually built the arks would make more sense.

Did you wonder what the hell they thought they were going to do with the Mona Lisa in the post-apocalypse world?
Rebuild the Louvre so all the folks- with their massive amounts of leisure time- could ponder their former glory?
More likely, it'll get eaten, just like the giraffes and children.
The rich won't take to starving with grace.

But really, did you expect logic here?

They lost me as a potential viewer as soon as I saw this.

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I don't think Emmerich is exactly what you would call an actor's director.:eyebrows:
"John look over here and show disbelief.Good,good .Ok now scream as loud as you can.No louder and more nonsensically and while you're at it wave your arms like an idiot "

Watched 2012 finally!

Pretty good, my rating would be 8/10

Dont watch it if ur a sissy who likes lovey dovey movies! :P

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Originally Posted by Slixx

Dont watch it if ur a sissy who likes lovey dovey movies! :P

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So, 2012 is your litmus test, eh?
My, what a low bar you set.

Clocker and Idol, what are you guys talking about??!! It's all about the effects after all. It's only a matter of time till we'll have movies with no actors at all. Just explosions and trance music! :P

I know that you're joking but for a disaster movie to work it requires a real investment by the audience in the principle characters.,otherwise you don't care what happens.
The same of course can be said about any movie but even it's more necessary in disaster films where it's literally a question of life and death.

Either that or put in a lot of gratuitous nudity .

Btw it doesn't necessarily take backstory or a ton of character development to get people to care about a character. Even dogs without the benefit of dialogue but with a decent story and director behind them can accomplish that in one scene.

Of course dogs are nude .

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Originally Posted by IdolEyes787

Of course dogs are nude .

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Which explains your fondness for Lassie, Come Home.

:lol:

Tbh, I haven't watched many disaster movies. So you're prolly right.

Let the Right One In

I thought it will be better

District 9 - I'm just gonna say that the movie is WORTH watching :)

Why?

The last movie I watched was Coraline. I loved the visuals. The story was kind of weak. It had some good strange moments but the plot just never seems to go anywhere of consequence.

I wish more films were made in this style though. It was a visual treat for sure. Especially in HD. Watch in on blu ray if you have the chance!

The Cove , gee I wish I did n't . Depressing it was , a real horror movie .

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Originally Posted by blazer22

The last movie I watched was Coraline. I loved the visuals. I wish more films were made in this style though.

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i love stop-action animation & all of Henry Selicks films. there's quite a bit of movies filmed this way, but they're mostly risk taker films so they are few and far between.

Quite a few movies are filmed that way but they're few and far between?

My head hurts.

lol, my bad. not sure wtf i meant.

I assumed you meant that although many films are stop action, they tend to be small, indie films, don't get wide release and are not seen by the masses.

Watched Highlander (1986) yesterday.

First I have to say I'm biased since I grew up listening to Queen. So I thought the movie was great. Just 2 things that bothered me. Sean Connery will have to work on his spanish accent and the scenes with the Kurgan were too similar to those from the first Terminator movie.

6,9/10

Samson and Delilah
http://akas.imdb.com/title/tt1340123/
took the camera d’Or prize at cannes and its probably the reason why I had to check it out.Very little dialogue but the acting makes up for that in telling this love story.Am not that much into film recommendations but if you got a taste for foreign then this one is a sure must get.Probably the best thing to come out of AU in a long time.

check out the trailer
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The Informant!- Matt Damon.
Based on the true story of Mark Whitacre (Damon), the highest ranking corporate whistleblower in American history, The Informant! is a breezy look at corporate fraud and what the FBI will do to combat it.

A very successful VP in a little known but very powerful industry, Whitacre approaches the FBI and offers to help prove charges of worldwide price-fixing.
Problem is, he may have a personal agenda behind his seemingly altruistic offer.

The other, and far bigger, problem is that he may be crazy.

Matt Damon is the whole reason to see this film.
No Jason Bourne here...Damon gained a lot of weight for the role and is completely believable as a corporate drone with visions of grandeur.

Throughout the movie Whitacre's interior monologue is presented as a voice-over, much of it is outright hilarious even as it show's his increasing disconnect from reality.

Since the only version I could obtain was *cough* a cam, I can't comment on the cinematography or sound design other than to say that the soundtrack was oddly manic but ultimately quite apt.

Watch it to see Matt Damon give a good, if different, performance.

Hardware(1990) uncut .

A cult classic 90.s sci-fi spatterfest which after being hung up in legal limbo for years because of distribution rights recently became available on blu-ray/DVD in the previously ( in NA) uncut flirt with Xrated form.

Breath.

Like Terminator if envisioned by Clive Barker.Sex violence and cool music.With better production values it would compare well to staples of the genre.A few well known faces (Dylan McDermott) and a tough heroine to both root for and lust after.
The script though not amazing is at least unpredictable( as much as this type of movie allows ) which in itself is a welcome treat.
Anyone that has played Borderlands will see some distinct similarities to that as well.

I think anyone who appreciates a good dystopian movie and isn't put off by a little cheese a modicum of sex and a lot of violence would enjoy it.

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I followed IdolEyes' suggestion (against my better judgement :P) and saw The Man Who Would be King.

I really enjoyed it. Why? Because it was serious and funny at the same time and it was an adventure. Not many movies are like that (I can only think of old Indy ones atm).

PS: Dude you sure don't suck at suggestions, it was just what I'd been looking for!

Pretty much anything with Michael Caine is a win.

The bad lieutenant ......

Original or pseudo-sequel and as the thread title says "what did you think of it?"

The Ringer

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Not to demean anyone but I edited the thread title to read as it does because no one really wants to hear that you watched such and such movie.The whole point is to say something about it so that either
a. they have an opportunity to give their comparative thoughts on the movie and agreeing or dissenting opinions are given and we are all richer for it
or b. They haven't seen the movie but get some idea if the film might be something that they are interested in checking out for themselves.

Imagine if in real life someone said to you "I'm thinking about buying a Toyota,what's your opinion of the car ?" and you look them in the eye, give adequate pause for dramatic effect and to make sure that you have their undivided attention and reply ...."Toyota" .
Fuck even if it's blue at least say green or something.

And no 7/10 doesn't count,go back and in the thread and learn why.

Awesome post...7/10.

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Originally Posted by clocker

Awesome post...7/10.

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OH, that's harsh. He used a smilie ffs. at least an 8 imo.

I need my Advanced Internet User license before I'm allowed to use emoticons.
I'm studying for the written test now.

The Idiots (1998) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0154421/

I've actually seen it( 'though not recently),it's laugh out loud funny but also a serious examination of what is deemed acceptable versus what actually makes life worth living.It's better than the iMDB rating gives it credit for and more importantly somehow it seems appropriate here.

There is also nudity.Many of it.

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Originally Posted by IdolEyes787

The Idiots (1998) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0154421/

I've actually seen it( 'though not recently),it's laugh out loud funny but also a serious examination of what is deemed acceptable versus what actually makes life worth living.It's better than the iMDB rating gives it credit for and more importantly somehow it seems appropriate here.

There is also nudity.Many of it.

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hmm are you saying that fst forums are full of idiots!?!?!?!? :O No way! :angry:

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Originally Posted by Totti

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Originally Posted by IdolEyes787

I'll see if I can get you into Rabbit if you want.

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Isn't the rabbit also dead?

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Originally Posted by IdolEyes787

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Originally Posted by Totti

Isn't the rabbit also dead?

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:shifty:

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Like i said I said i understood the sarcasm just wasn't sure if i had my facts right.....

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Joke

Dumb and Dumberer.

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Originally Posted by DubDub

The bad lieutenant ......

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watched the original again and then chased it with the Nicolas Coppola version. mild similarities, but stripped from anything worthwhile. i can't see myself watching the new one ever again. boring.