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

[IdolEyes787]

Assassination Games - Good movie, reminded me of some old school Van Damme action

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1436568/

So which is it , good or does it remind you of Van Damme movies?

[The_Martinator]

I thought Mallrats was very good. Also I'd say I enjoyed Clerks 2 even more than I did the original. That doesn't happen often.

[K7]

Apocalypse Now. What can I say... it's damn genius.

[MicrosoftMan]

Transformers 3 good movie

[Swanny14]

Rise of the planet of the apes was fantastic. Best movie of the summer

[clocker]

The Kings of Kong- documentary.

People- at least some people- take Donkey Kong seriously...very seriously.
I did not know this.
Thanks to The Kings of Kong, I now do.

I've never played Donkey Kong, in fact, I've never really played any arcade games...old fashioned pinball or newer video games.
This movie should have had zero appeal to me but two factors made it fascinating...the presumptive "King", Billy Mitchell...


...and the twisted fanboi politics of this inbred, tiny community.

Mitchell, a star video game player from youth, apparently styled himself after the stereotypical Disney evil prince.
He is immaculately coiffed, has a beard so perfect it seems fake and is always dressed (ALWAYS!) like a used car dealer.
His nemesis, Steve Weibe ("Weebee") is the polar opposite, a schlub from Washington state, possibly mentally afflicted.
The contrast is cinematically striking and aided by the fact that Mitchell (and his minions) act like major douchebags...but no spoilers here, sorry.

This film achieved all the goals I require from a documentary.
I was introduced to a subject I was unaware of, drawn into the nuance and passion that attracts its followers and saw a grand episode from its history.

Still don't give a damn about video games but sure did for about two hours as I watched The Kings of Kong.
That's entertainment.

[zizoo]

Source Code
6/10

[iLOVENZB]

Cowboys and Aliens.

Boring as fuck! Fell asleep constantly and kept waking up every 30 minutes when there was an explosion. Nearly the worst 2 hours of my life!

[Decent]

^
lol cant agree more!

-1 \10

[clocker]

OK! It's a red letter day!
Not only will this be my 15,000 post but a few hours ago my 20 year old Mazda rolled over 200K on the odometer, so it's a double superfab landmark!
To celebrate this momentous event I decided to watch...
Thor- Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman, some others.
TBH, this would not normally be a movie I'd "celebrate" with but I had some time to kill before Breaking Bad came on, I was already comfortably settled in with an ample supply of Sour Grape and lemon sorbetto and Thor was readily available, so...

Hmm, how to put this nicely?
Thor is stupid, watching it made me stupider, how it grossed $430 million stupifies me.
Thor is a turd that Marvel has dropped, another in the trail that will eventually lead to The Avengers, a movie I have to assume will be so awesome that it will immediately lead to The Rapture.
And be five hours long, so every Marvel superhero ever can make an appearance.
Can't hardly wait, nope.

Not to waste my big moment here on such a small film as Thor, allow me to recommend a small film that in every way outshines it...Spellbound (2002).

A documentary about the Scripps-Howard National Spelling Bee, Spellbound follows eight (semi-disparate) kids as they try to make the finals of the national bee.
Who knew spelling could be so compelling?
The scenes at the finals as the kids run into words they don't know are alternately hilarious and heartbreaking...and that is the whole point.
Even the kids realize the essential absurdity of what they're attempting but they strive like maniacs to achieve it (keep in mind, they can't be over 14 and for most of them this was their own idea) and the moments when they face their failure are pure art.
And relief, mostly.
You'll feel far more emotion and feel much more entertained if you watch Spellbound rather than that idiotic CGI placeholder I mentioned above.