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

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Brooklyns Finest , i will rate it 7/10

Sherlock Holmes.

My latest one is avatar,I rate it 8/10

One Week (2008)
If anyone isn't from Canada and wants to get a true sense of the country this film wouldn't be the worst place to start. Not just the visuals but somehow the underlying tone are inexplicably Canadian.
Ostentatiously it's a movie that presents the question "what would you do /how would you react if you were told that you had a very short time to live?" but beyond that ( which frankly is all pretty cliche in the movie) it's more importantly about finding out about yourself, facing the truth and discovering just what is really important in your life.

Anyway the movie stars Joshua Jackson who probably pretty much everyone knows as Peter from Fringe ( and a few older types remember as Pacey on Dawson's Creek ) .So the character he plays in One Week is certainly no stretch - part bad-boy part man-child but with more than a few likable and redeeming qualities.
He is a failed writer unhappy in his job but seemingly ecstatic with his engagement to beautiful fiancée Sam. Into his rather sedative life drops the bombshell that he has cancer and the prognosis is decidedly not good.
So against the best advice of family and friends he refuses immediate treatment and on a whim hops on his trusty Norton motorcycle ( my Dad had a Norton) and heads West.
What follows is part travelogue part journey of(self) discovery.

An overall just OK movie- not great by any stretch of imagination ( I found the narration very annoying until the end when it's true purpose was revealed) but like I said a tiny perfect picture postcard of rural Canada -which in my mind at least is the only true Canada .

One last note I've actually traveled that long lonely stretch from Toronto to BC myself( literally days without a single other paved road but the one you're on) so I can attest to the accuracy in the beauty of the images.
I also think that no Canadian can stand at Terry Fox's monument in Thunder Bay or ride the waves off BC's coast and be unmoved so I'm also not totally objective about this picture.

Holmes.

I actually had high hopes for this movie. I waited until a BluRay version was released and for a night that I knew I was in the mood for it. Unfortunately, it was a train wreck of a movie.

Story: Thin to non-existent. Plot holes abound.

Script: Complete failure. Just a succession of scenes without a coherent narrative.

Acting: Mediocre (although I usually like Downey).

Chemistry between characters: Completely non-existent.

Action: Too many boring fight scenes, just for the sake of it.

Humor: Got very thin very fast. Tried to be witty with the back and forth between Holmes and Watson but failed miserably in the long run.

Length: About two hours – felt like three. Boring. Painfully boring.

Visuals: Some good CGI shots of industrial London. CGI became quite dull soon, however.

Ray (2004)

If Ray Charles himself says it is good, then it must be :P.

Seriously, though, I think it was pretty good, but then again I knew very little of Ray before hand except what his music was like. I guess there could have been a little more said of how he learned to play the piano and honed his skills. Other than that, pretty good imo.

Wonderful review, Idol! Certainly a nice contrast to the "reviewer" who felt the need to tell us he can't remember what he saw last. In terms of the plot, it sounds a bit like Breaking Bad without the move to sell meth. :P

Martin,

Did Ray give props to the DVD, or the Blu-Ray? With all of the talk about, "Which version of Avatar are you reviewing?", it seems like a relevant question these days...

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Martin,

Did Ray give props to the DVD, or the Blu-Ray? With all of the talk about, "Which version of Avatar are you reviewing?", it seems like a relevant question these days...

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I don't know. I heard that they played the movie for him before he died, telling him what was being shown also and he kept saying it was exactly like that, but IDK which version he saw or if the two are any diferent besides the picture and sound quality.

Btw, Walk the Line has also recently been recommended to me.

Just a bit of a commentary about the effects of 3D, DVD,Blu-ray, etc. on people's perceptions. As you said, Ray probably wouldn't notice the dif between blu-ray and dvd. If the story fails, the movie should too. Kind of a failure in the industry mentality if you ask me. Glad you found a good one to watch!

Check out the new Dr. Who series if you get a chance.

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Just a bit of a commentary about the effects of 3D, DVD,Blu-ray, etc. on people's perceptions. As you said, Ray probably wouldn't notice the dif between blu-ray and dvd. If the story fails, the movie should too. Kind of a failure in the industry mentality if you ask me. Glad you found a good one to watch!

Check out the new Dr. Who series if you get a chance.

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They're actually on TV atm, but I've never watched a single episode of it.

About the story failing and the movie sucking for it, I agree except on days like this one, when my brain is fried from studying. Watching a shitty movie might make it relax as I don't have to think, I just see stuff blown up, naked chicks, muscled men, etc... :P

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They're actually on TV atm, but I've never watched a single episode of it.

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I never watched any Dr Who either as the whole thing seemed a little silly( and not in a good way) but I happened to see the end of the last series ? The Waters of Mars and I was shocked to find it was about the most exciting,poignant,literate, best thing I've watched on TV in maybe forever.

I think some of the earlier shows from the 60's were quite silly, and those put me off from trying the new ones for a long time. Some of the individual shows can be a bit silly at times, but the writing and character development is often better than most of the tv/movies I have stumbled across.



Or, for those who simply prefer the number ratings system....

Dr. Who (2005) series 8/10
Dr. Who (2010) series 9/10

The last movie I saw, was Alice in Wonderland 2010 in 3D, it was quite an adventure :) It's Tim Burton's style. But I wouldn't put it in my favorites.

The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

5/10

pandorum

9/10 great sci fi movie

Last movie was Big Daddy
greeat comedy.

Know now that I will spoil the hell out of the following movies.

One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest - 8/10

Let's be honest, this is, was and will always be a great movie, regardless of the time that it is seen at. The human spirit is timeless, and I found that most actors were more than capable of portraying their personalities as if they were their own. I loved the struggles, and the eventual death of some of the main characters, but they weren't played out so you felt sorry, more like quietly accepted why they had to happen; perhaps tried to wish that it happened any other way, but knew why it was so. That's probably one of the very few moments that were capable of creating that kind of realization when it comes to tragedy.

The only downside, perhaps, was the fact that there were too many ideals at play, too many themes, to concern yourself with one of them for long enough. None of the themes were downplayed or received extra significance, but at the same time, I would have loved to see some portrayed in a different light, in a different perspective. I wouldn't have minded to see some insight to as to why Nurse Ratched is the way she is; what has molded such a cruel dictator, alienated from her very own patients.

The Time Traveller's Wife - 8.5/10

I'm sure all of us have experienced that amazing sentiment, when you just watched something truly beautiful and touching, when you saw proper character development, and a proper tragic but enriching ending to a movie, that makes you stand and say "Why hadn't I seen this before now?" I couldn't help myself but feel that way watching this movie, and I'm sure anyone who misses out on it, will regret it.

A great movie, with a great twist to your average love-beyond-the-boundaries of time. We've seen it with Kate & Leopold, but this isn't quite the same. This movie puts more effort into character development than the development of the emotional bond which we've seen movie after movie emphasize. It's a welcome change, and I found that the ending stands on its own as the perfect message of how to embrace death, for nothing but the mere futility of fighting against it.

The themes, the struggles of the time traveler's wife as she copes with the realization that she truly has no power to decide on her own, just as the time traveler himself doesn't, all make for a wondrous movie where nobody truly knows what comes next and everyone is kept on the edge of their seat, waiting for the climactic moment that was hyped up time and again throughout the movie, hoping that destiny would change, but unaffected, and actually accepting of its unchanged manner.

Clash of the Titans 3D - 2/10

There are certain expectations anyone has going into a movie. One of them being the fact that you're about to see something original, and if not, the big screen should make for a good experience that you can't get at home. With some god forsaken miracle (no puns intended), this movie failed at both. All the way from the storyline which is a terribly outplayed, and replayed scenario of Greek mythology with no plot twists, all the way to the terrible visual effects that seemed shaky instead of smooth, to the sound effects and audio channels that I continued to count no more than 5 out of the 7, time and again, I have no idea why this movie was so acclaimed and hyped up.

The cast and directors didn't take any risks with the script, the plotline, or the character outlines, which made for a terrible movie experience for fanatics of the normal genre, and made it look like a higher quality replay of "Percy Jackson and the Olympians," from earlier on in the year. It will be a hit, simply because no risks were made, and all the elements of a successful summer blockbuster are present, but as what is probably the only good quote from the movie says, "There comes a time where someone has to make a stand, and where someone has to say enough," and that time is now. I keep hoping that eventually a director would take enough risks with one of these movies to revolutionize the way they play out. Nobody critiqued Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds' re-scripting of the Nazi regime's fall, I'm sure nobody would bother seeing some Greek mythology movie norms being rewritten for the big screen.

latest movie i've watched on a cinema is Clash of the Titans... the movie is ok but the experience of watching my first 3D movie is memorable (I wasn't able to watch Avatar in 3D)...

latest movie i watched at home is Sherlock Holmes (starring Robert Downey)... the movie rocks... can't wait for the sequel...

i just finished watching wall-e right now. such a beautiful movie and the whole dirty earth look is so well made. its definitely one of my favourites for a long time. the first 45mins theres hardly any talking, that was what i loved about the movie.

clash of the titans in 2d

it sucked becoz it was in 2d , i was expecting 3 d ..

glasses are not invented yet

Spartacus.Blood.and.Sand

The Hang Over!
Great Movie..!

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clash of the titans in 2d

it sucked becoz it was in 2d , i was expecting 3 d ..

glasses are not invented yet

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It's shit it 3D believe me. Read my post

It's not even a real 3D movie and quite frankly was annoying. I wish my cinema had it in 2D :(.

Clash Of The Titans: 3D conversion comes in for heavy criticism

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Spartacus.Blood.and.Sand

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I will try this one soon. should be good as i heard..

It's not a movie you Thracian scum.:glagpinch:

Armored. It wasn't that good imbo.

The Lovely Bones 6/10

I expected much better movie!

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It's not a movie you Thracian scum.:glagpinch:

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lol, i actually ment the old movie..
but this series should be good as well

The "old " movie was simply called Spartacus without the Blood and Sand addendum .
Actually I was reading up on Historical Spartacus hoping to get a little insight into the series season finale and I started remembering the original movie and how horrible Tony Curtis was in it .
Not The Son of Ali Baba or The Black Shield of Falworth "Yonder lies the castle of my fad-dah." bad but pretty darn close.God only knows why the studios thought continually putting some punk from Brooklyn in historically dramas was a good idea. :ermm:
Although Burt Lancaster another New Yorker rocked my socks off in The Flame and the Arrow and to a lesser degree in Crimson Pirate.

Equilibrium, second time. It was worth it.

I watched Eragon.

Suicide.Girls.Guide.To.Living.2009.720p.BluRay.x264-HALCYON

In the Name of the King ... (2007)

First Uwe Boll movie I've seen, absolutely hated it. Story was cliche and acting was as dry as bone. Why Jason Statham accepted the roll as farmer is beyond me.

If in a cinema, it's AVATAR. Great visual effects, but the story is not as good.

The Transporter

It was on the TV so I thought, what the hell. The car chases are pure shit if you ask me. Even I know some things are not possible and some were shot strangely. The fight scenes were OK, I guess, the one in oil was innovative, but again the thing with the bike (I guess it's all possible for Statham). The asian girl was pretty hot, tho.

5/10

From paris with love with travolta good film with a lot of blood ^^ travolta is totaly crazy in this film ;p

Crazy on the Outside

7/10

funny movie with Tim Allen

^^^ You actually enjoyed it? I'd give it a 6/10, still a nice family movie.

I just wish they showed a bit more about his piracy life. They showed a snippet of a auto-disk loader and that was it.

date night 9/10
a great movie from tina fey and steve carell