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

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Iron man 2, amazing movie :D

Legion

I'd actually always wanted to see this movie but up until now never got around to it .I guess this was one case where I should have checked the IMDB rating (5.0) first.

Monumentally bad and not in a entertaining sort of way.
The best way that I could describe it is a unholy cross between Terminator 2 and Demon Knight/Feast but making even less sense.

Zero characterization ,which isn't necessarily death to something like this( see above examples) even though it helps if you actually care about what is happening to who .Far worse is that very little is ever actually happening and when it does it is either so blatantly stolen from better sources or so totally ludicrous (Arch-Angel as T-1000:mellow:. I'm thinking that maybe if God really,really wanted someone dead he could do better than send Martin Keamy from Lost flapping around with some wings and brandishing a tricked-out mace:blink: I mean even Death does a better job of it in the Final Destination series and he's only ...Death.:mellow:)that it makes you grimace.

Not good good enough to be good ,not bad enough to be good.
Seriously where do they find these idiot writers?Do the studios troll the roads looking for short buses ?

Avoid at all costs.Giveaway your first born if necessary to do so but avoid at all costs.

The Kid - Charlie Chaplin
An excellent movie :D

Mary and Max (2009)

In the mid-1970's, a homely, friendless Australian girl of 8 picks a name out of a Manhattan phone book and writes to him; she includes a chocolate bar. She's Mary Dinkle, the only child of an alcoholic mother and a distracted father. He's Max Horowitz, living alone in New York, overweight, subject to anxiety attacks. He writes back, with chocolate. Thus begins a 20-year correspondence, interrupted by a stay in an asylum and a few misunderstandings.

The film is claymation, but it's not a kid's movie (although a precocious child could enjoy/identify with it too). It is gently humourous, bittersweet and filled with love for its characters. A solid 9/10.

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Old School.
Very funny movie. Glad I watched it.. again :P

IdolEyes, it had so much potential. I don't know what happened.

Also what was the point of the child?

A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) - Everyone was telling me this film sucks and how they are really old and like the original film better.But i ended up enjoying this remake.Again for me, Not scary.I enjoy other aspects of the film.Like seeing a legend return.He does look a little alien-ish but that does not take away from the movie.Seven/Ten

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IdolEyes, it had so much potential. I don't know what happened.

Also what was the point of the child?

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I come away from a lot of mediocre or outright bad movies thinking that they had potential to be so much better with a little more focus and character exposition and a whole lot less pointless action and just plain stupid.
You don't care about people that you pass on the street as much as people you know and the same thing applies to character in movies.You can spend all day carving up, blowing up and tearing up cartoons and none of that will have an iota the effect of putting one character that you have an invested interest in peril.A point seemingly totally lost on the current generation of film makers.

Create characters and then tell their story .Simple right?

About the child ,supposedly ,for no known,apparent or logical reason he/she ( they couldn't even be bothered to specify ffs) was the "hope of mankind " . makes zero sense since Michael himself said that truly Good" people were already among us(Jeep) and if he/she was another Messiah then that would be the Will of God and not something that God was looking to destroy wouldn't it?
More likely what I alluded to earlier ,just a cheap poorly executed rip-off of Terminators 1 and 2 with God and Angels subbing for Skynet and the evil machines even down to te last shot of the car loaded with guns driving away into an uncertain future.

really what bothered me the most though was the incredible stupidity of it all.
I'm God .I want a unborn baby dead .I don't send shark-toothed possessed people or even avenging Angels to do the job, I simply cause a miscarriage or drop a tree on the mother . End of problem .Case solved.:mellow:

The Social Network (more or less forced to watch it), however not as bad as I presumed it would be.

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The Social Network (more or less forced to watch it), however not as bad as I presumed it would be.

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It's probably going to score a few Oscar nominations so it can't be that terrible .
Btw David Fincher has never made a bad movie ( OK Alien 3 was a bit of a depressing mess) so storyline and cast aside I'd never presume that any film of his was going to suck.

Actually I just did not care about a Zuckerberg biography in the first place where about 80% are simply made up or pure speculation. Yet, the film was quite entertaining but nothing beyond that.

Dear John (2010 )

It's been criticized for losing focus in the middle act ,which is true ,and being above average on the treacle scale ( which is also true) but it is what it is and as such I think it works just fine.

First let me say that I'm a fan of director Lasse Hallestrom ,he of the idylic and the melancholy , and I would probably sit through a film of his if it was nothing but a 90 minute shot of a tree swaying in the wind.
Dear John fortunately ,whatever it's faults, is definitely more than that.

The main and most important thing is the romantic leads ,Amanda Seyfried and Channing Tatum :O are both "real" and likable . You ( at least I did ) root for these people and when the inevitable "boy loses girl" part occurs you definitely hope (even though it's a foregone conclusion) that somewhere in the third act they "find " each other again.
Besides that any movie that casts the kid from E.T. as pseudo-villain is alright by me.

Anyway as romantic films go not on a level with The Notebook but a million times better than anything starring Jennifer Aniston or Katherine Heigel.

6.5 as a movie, 7.5 as a romance movie.
Actually should probably rate it higher since any movie that can make me appreciate Channing Tatum must be doing something right.

30.Days.of.Night.Dark.Days.1010
8/10

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30.Days.of.Night.Dark.Days.1010
8/10

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no way, but if u insist. part 1 was pretty good imo. a lot better than 2. i'd give part 1 the 7/10 and part 2 gets maybe 2/10.

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Jennifer Aniston

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Can't believe she's 41. Must be a Greek thing?

Wog Boy 2: Kings of Mykonos

I was a huge fan of Wog Boy 1, being a Greek myself and living in Australia, it's very easy to relate to Steve Karamitsis character (Nick Giannopoulos). However Wog Boy 2 captured nothing that Wog Boy 1 offered. I was actually ashamed to watch it. There was nothing funny throughout the film and it was as if Nick was a typical Australian visiting Greece.

The plot was slow but ended up finishing in a cliche type of way. Watch it if you're not planning on seeing a comedy.

Not meaning to brag as I have no directing of writing experience but I could do better. Steve Karamitsis inherits a beach but has to pay for the tax. How the fuck can you possible fuck that up and not make it into a comedy

Jonah Hex 2010
6.5/10

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The Ice Storm (1997) - Elijah Wood looks just like Tobey Maguire.Through the whole movie i was like what the fuck is going on.For awhile i thought it would be explained but it never did.It wasn't untill the credits i saw.I figured the character was in two places at once or was edited differently.
4/10:pinch:

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7/10

It was good, but I prefer the Kevin Costner version.

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375670/

grownups very funny 9/10

The last three posts are really what make this thread ,you know....worthwhile.:ermm:

I bet that anyone that took the time to commit pen to paper (metaphorically speaking of course) in attempt to express an actual opinion is feeling pretty fucking foolish right about now.

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Btw David Fincher has never made a bad movie

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The last three posts are really what make this thread ,you know....worthwhile.:ermm:

I bet that anyone that took the time to commit pen to paper (metaphorically speaking of course) in attempt to express an actual opinion is feeling pretty fucking foolish right about now.

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As a newbie here I was pleasantly surprised to see some real critics rather than the usual Movie name + note/10 spam posts polluting many forums, and making this thread as interesting as a 404 error. As for the occasional spam posts, well, they probably did what they're used to do elsewhere, bad habits die hard..

The A-Team. It was great. Especially the Tank flying scene!

Going to watch Fist of Legend 2 in a few hours. For those who're into foreign movies, DO check it out. Trailer looked awesome.

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The last three posts are really what make this thread ,you know....worthwhile.:ermm:

I bet that anyone that took the time to commit pen to paper (metaphorically speaking of course) in attempt to express an actual opinion is feeling pretty fucking foolish right about now.

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wtf just because you want to type bio ,some of use dont like to for various reasons

what does the title say "What is the latest movie you watched and what did you think of it?" <-- it does not say right an essay

what you want me to say,,i rated it as a 9/10 cos it had me in stiches most of the time..the great comedians in it ,,we are not reviewing the movie if you wanted that put it in the god dam title

Yeah some users bullshit about lighting and what not.:dry:
And then others seem like spam.

primetime a word of advice, you won't like IdolEyes when he's angry ;).

aw shit hes here!

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The last three posts are really what make this thread ,you know....worthwhile.:ermm:

I bet that anyone that took the time to commit pen to paper (metaphorically speaking of course) in attempt to express an actual opinion is feeling pretty fucking foolish right about now.

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wtf just because you want to type bio ,some of use dont like to for various reasons

what does the title say "What is the latest movie you watched and what did you think of it?" <-- it does not say right an essay

what you want me to say,,i rated it as a 9/10 cos it had me in stiches most of the time..the great comedians in it ,,we are not reviewing the movie if you wanted that put it in the god dam title

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Listen truthfully I basically discounted you post when you began it with wtf and it went steadily downhill from there with the lack of capitalization but if you want some sort of reasoning then it's been reiterated a million times in this thread already. Here is a sampling by two people both smarter and more reasonable than me..

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OK, PEOPLE! LISTEN UP!

At ease, please.
Now that I have your attention, we need to talk.
All you people who are attaching a rating- like 9/10- to your "reviews"...and, let's be honest here, hardly any of these are actually reviews at all, are they?...your rating means NOTHING if we don't know what you think a ten is.

So if your post looks like this...

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Slumdog Millionaire
7/10

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...you have effectively said ziltch except that you viewed the film.

So please, either write a brief description of your reaction to the film or just list the title but stop with the meaningless "x out of 10" shorthand.

Now, back to whatever you were doing.

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I disagree Clocker, it is instantly gratifying when they do that as i can instantly judge them in return.

eg.

The dude is ok, but is incapable of seeing the pathetic attempt multi political & social depth of the masterpiece, or is simply manic depressed.

where as

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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 10/10

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The person loves Brad, is glad to see him in some meaningful role other than pure hawtness and is still trying to understand the logic of the film.

Presently watching Underworld Lycans.... that should say enough about me...
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I disagree Clocker, it is instantly gratifying when they do that as i can instantly judge them in return.

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That was my whole point though...I don't see how you can arrive at any relative comparison at all.

For instance, my idea of a ten might be Citizen Kane, yours might be Dumb and Dumber...if we both rate Slumdog Millionaire as a 7, what does that say to a third party who isn't aware of our preferences?

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As for writing essays ,hardly necessary . Renzokuken managed to tell me everything that I needed to know in twenty words or less ( Like Roger Ebert I think that "flying tank scene" pretty much sums up both the movie and if enjoyed the person watching it).

Other than that I used to actually Mod this section and changed the thread title at least twice in an obviously vain attempt to lessen the chance of spam posts like yours from happening.

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what does the title say "What is the latest movie you watched and what did you think of it?"

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You thought 9/10 ? OK I would have considered that a rating instead of an opinion or God forbid some actual insight but clearly you understand movies,English and this section better than me so ,whatever .
Btw I would have made the thread title read "Rate he last movie you saw" as if that was the intent of this thread beyond increasing anyone's post count.

Sorry for the essay in expressing my views .Just sum everything up for yourself by saying "your post 1/10"

Love On a Diet 2001 720p
7/10

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Love On a Diet 2001 720p
7/10

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i disagree. 8/10 becuz is 720p.

Yes but he didn't specify the encoder .Was it a good encode by what'shisname or youknowwhoI'mtalkingabout ? That's really the deciding factor isn't it?
Sure I wouldn't even spit on a movie if it wasn''t HD but more importantly I wouldn't even piss on that spit if it wasn't iToones or something.

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The last three posts are really what make this thread ,you know....worthwhile.:ermm:

I bet that anyone that took the time to commit pen to paper (metaphorically speaking of course) in attempt to express an actual opinion is feeling pretty fucking foolish right about now.

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wtf just because you want to type bio ,some of use dont like to for various reasons

what does the title say "What is the latest movie you watched and what did you think of it?" <-- it does not say right an essay

what you want me to say,,i rated it as a 9/10 cos it had me in stiches most of the time..the great comedians in it ,,we are not reviewing the movie if you wanted that put it in the god dam title

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We should have a beer sometime, Prime.

I like to drink before I kill.

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with the lack of capitalization

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lol, u must really hate me!

Nails - The amount of posters here who still post as if they're in primary school is ridicules. At least you add punctuation to your posts!

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with the lack of capitalization

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lol, u must really hate me!

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Actually I like you .Lack of capitalization doesn't make someone an idiot,lack of thought does.
Besides you post here because you like movies and you have something to say and not as some nefarious/cynical post count means to an end.

Doesn't matter if I don't agree with you ,that's totally beside the point.
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30 Days of Night : Dark Days

More like Dark Daze because whoever green lit this bit of pointless garbage was clearly in one.

First a little perspective . I have seen the first movie ,even enjoyed it up to a point though it was basically only a good setup/premise and a heartfelt climax bookending pretty much nothing .
I've even read the graphic novel series and again even enjoyed it up until the writer ran out of originality and compensated with just being mean instead.
Here with this movie though, like the less talented and likable people subbing for the originals everything is decidedly tenth second rate.
From what passes for a story to the identical but somehow more phony vampire effects ( how'd they manage that?) to the confusingly shot action sequences to even the totally gratitious yet incredibly unsexy sex scene (note to producers if you have Kiele Sanchez - great ass or not , Diora Baird and Mia Kirshner in a movie ,you don't give the sex scene to Sanchez:mellow:).

Anyway in a nutshell. The writer of both the comics and the movies, Steve Niles, ran out of ideas somewhere during the original one and all that follows is derivative trash and with director Ben Ketai in charge, ineptly made derivative trash.

Final note: I know that it was sort of in keeping with the comics graphic novels but I can't stress enough how pointlessly tacked on the ending feels.Not even mentioning that it dragged on for what seemed like 30 days to a very predicable "shock" ending.
Would not surprise me if Ben Ketai is actually a pseudonym for M. Night Shyamalan:mellow:

preadators!!

liked it... reminds me a bit of the first one but lower quality and action.

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preadators!!

liked it... reminds me a bit of the first one but lower quality and action.

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The contradiction contained within is so strong, so pure and unrelenting that it may well warp space and time, shredding this thread into unrecoverable tatters.

Or it may just lead to the next Adam Sandler "review".