Movies The Movie Thread!

[Assymilum]

Soooo, I heard there's another Saw movie. The fifth one, eh? That's four too many if you ask me.

I saw the first three but that was my limit for those movies. The first one was pretty cool at first, the second one was okay the first couple of times (it's one of those movies everyone seems to love for some reason and they make you watch it over and over), but the third one was too much. Really flogging a dead horse with that franchise.

Anyone seen the new one (and the fourth, for that matter)?

Ah, Saw. Good ol' Saw. It's getting boring, with that many sequels...

 

[Hollow Kurono]

Tropic Thunder I didnt laught when I saw it in the cinema,I was a bit frustrated back then,but I laughed now realy funny movie.The action was good to nah good movie overral.

Get Smart this was funnier to me then Tropic Thunder,for me.I wanted Terry Crews to get a bigger role,not some kind of dude that gets a minute here and there,Masi Oka was there man he looked way better then he does in Heroes.Funny movie,for real.

Not sure I can agree with that statement. Sure, when it comes to visuals HBII>HB but as far as the movie as a whole goes, I'll have to go with the first one.

Well I realy liked the second part,I realy didnt like the villain the first Hellboy,it was a bit slow comparin to Hellboy 2,but that is just mine opinion,I like the 2 better.

It's not $82 million. It's around $42 million only. There's no way that in such a short time, a movie like that (no offense) could gross out a hell lotta money.

Yeah it was 42 in North America and it got 40 mils overseas.And now it earned 100+ mills,ofcourse if wiki aint lying.

 

[Riku]

I just saw an awesome old finnish film! Calmari Union (1985) tells a story of 15 men named Frank and one Pekka. Seeking for better live, they decide to travel from Kallio (suburb of capital Helsinki) to Eira, another part of the city. They start their brave rek thorough the middle of Helsinki. Only two of them make it to Eira alive, just to find out that Eira is already populated.

It was hilarious! Roles by the biggest celebrities of the 80's Finland. Seemed to be some kinf of an inside joke. Absolutely awesome. Great absurd humor. I really encourage you to watch it if the opportunity arises! Though I guess there is no chance to see any finnish films outside of Finland.

 

[Organizized]

Oh..... my...... god..........!

Calamari Union! Holy shit, I saw that movie about ten years ago and even though I really didn't get most of the humor back then (I was six or seven) I loved it. You know, I've always gone around calling that movie "that finnish 80's movie", and even though my dad is finnish he'd never seen it. I'm definitely going to see if this film is as good as I remember it. I give you my thanks.

I'm not sure people all over the world would enjoy the finnish humour, though, but it's definitely worth a shot!

 

[Hollow Kurono]

Saw Quontum of solace this was great,for me that is,I ejoyed it more then Casino Royale.The action was great,insane!The car chases,the shooting...I loved it. 9/10

 

[Paper]

@HK- Agreed. Then again, I never give a 007 film anything less than a 9/10...

 

[Hollow Kurono]

NAh for real man,I was watchin this movie and I was speechless,thats how much I enjoyed it,unbelievable movie,I will definantly see it again.Can you believe it man.When I was walkin out of the cinema one dude was sayin "ah this movie is for kids" I turned back and I see about a 40 year old man complaining and hatin the movie cause he cant be Bond

HAppy feet :/ imdb review said it was funny,nah they said it was hilarious,I only laughed two times in that movie,it was nice,but a movie like this is for kids.I didnt realy like it.

 

[blai]

I totally agree about QoS. Saw it a week ago and t'was an awesome movie! The plot was great, the action was better and more intense than in CR and somehow i love Daniel Craig as bond. He've taken him to a whole new level. He differs soo much to the previous bond-characters.

Oh and i loved the beginning of the movie!!

 

[baboysai]

I was watching The Godfather 1 for the nth time after a very long while, and I just can't forget how that movie owns. nuff said.

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And I just watched the Alvin and the Chipmunks, the live one. Aww man, just brings back memories, makes me all warm and fuzzy inside, so nostalgic since we loved that cartoon when we were kids

 

[goldb]

@H-K: i saw 007 this sunday, it was A-mazing, the action is disgustingly great! the story, the fights, everything about that film was great...i found it better than casino royale...9/10

 

[Hollow Kurono]

@Goldb:for me it was better then Casino and there are still people at imdb that say it Casino was better,they said they didnt like that there were lots of actions,tsk.

 

[ssjohn]

hsm made Domestic: $86,821,000 Foreign: $123,007,930 bringing its total to Worldwide: $209,828,930

I just saw Twilight... here is my review from another site:

Spoiler

And "She's not one of us Edward"

#1. WHERE IS THAT LINE??? The most quoted line from the trailer and build up was NO WHERE to be seen.

Okay now for actual review,

As a fan of the book i was going in with higher expectations then some, and after reading some reviews ( C's (person on that forums)) i must say that my expectations dropped, but because of that I LOVED this movie, it was almost everything i expected.

The movie could have been improved with a few more key scenes (Bella/Carlise , More Alice especially in the hotel i mean just one scene with her and Jasper and then calling Edward would have been awesome.)

And because of those missing scenes it isn't a perfect film, but anyone expecting perfection from Twilight obviously hasn't read the books lol.

Alot was riding on the casting for the vital roles, The Cullens and Bella, I really loved all of the actors, I did want to take a comb to Ransom Spunk (Robert Patterson) hair but I really think that Kirsten Stewart *?* was a really good Bella, she was exactly like i saw her (though a tiny bit smaller).

Yes Edward is a creepy stalker, and Bella falls way to in love with him, but it was true to the book.

I did have issue with the Cullen's house, it just wasn't anything like i imagined it would be, but those are all minor.

There was also a few lines i think could have been changed and improved the scenes ("What if im not the hero? what if im the bad guy" that just sounds wrong why couldn't it be villain ????)

The minor cast was very well cast and acted, Mike Newton has to be my favorite and I LOVE him and Jessica, you could see how Jessica couldn't keep her eyes off him from the moment she was on the screen.

Overall i thought it was a amazing movie, it could have been better but it could have been a LOT worse.

4/5

(Tossed it in spoilers just in case people didnt want to read reviews before they saw it )

 

[blai]

Very nice review john

 

[ssjohn]

Thanks , Now i just wonder what i will see before the year's up, right now nothing is catching my eye, maybe bedtime stories but thats about it lol.

 

[goldb]

has anyone seen max payne yet?

i saw last wednesday...and i wouldn't pay to see it again. it was a good film, good action, the cinematography and animation for the demons and that were good, but i think there were a few plotholes for how certain characters got to where they were and some characters didn't get enough screen time imo to really have an impact in the film. 3/5

 

[Hollow Kurono]

I saw Payne,I didnt like it that much either.

I saw Blood Diamond this was good movie,Leo died again,wtf?Well the end realy amost made me cry,almost.Djimon Hounsou made me laugh,hes realy a good actor,if they are going to make the Black Panther movie,they should definantly put him in the role.

 

[Paper]

Clarification with the Reviewers Bias grade: 1-4 indicates that I didn't like the movie even before watching it. 5 means that I know nothing about the movie, and 6-10 means that I'm somewhat part of it's fanbase.


---Just saw Twilight today and I thought that it was ok. ---

WARNING: contains spolers

Spoiler

I've never read the book so I can't really compare it with anything. All in all I thought that the movie was good. The production values were decent, the acting was decent to some extent (Kristen Stewart's acting just doesn't do it for me... I was only able to stomach her acting because I find her cute), and the whole feel of the movie was ok. Kudos to the makeup and costume design department for giving the Cullens a really creepy look!

I only have one complaint; the scene where Laurent warns the Cullens about James' plans was a but odd for me. They never explained what caused him to sell out his companions. It was a very literal and brash use of Deus Ex Machina. If the movie was supposed to be gritty, I'd understant, but the fact that the movie isn't supposed to be gritty...well you get what I'm pointing at.

Also, I don't get why chicks swoon over Robert Pattinson and not swoon over Quentin Tarentino... They share a striking resemblance! The only difference is that the latter has 10 times more talent.

Visual effects/ Cinematography: 9/10
Audio: 9/10
Acting performance: 7/10
Direction: 7/10
Story progression: 5.75/10
Main plot: 6/10
Reviewers Bias: 5/10

Overall: 6.96 I'd sum it up as a teeniebopper chick-flick with vampires

---I saw Zack and Miri make a porno just the other day and...---

It was great! There wasn't a single moment where I didn't laugh my ass off! The sheer stupidity mixed with the random comedy just piled up and made a work of genious, rolled in with a nice pair of Katie Morgan boobies!

Visual effects/ Cinematography: 7/10
Audio: 8/10
Acting performance: 7/10
Direction: 9/10
Story progression: 8/10
Main plot: 7/10
Reviewers Bias: 10/10

Overall: 8. The movie board authorities are dumb fucks to no let a movie like this show on the cinemas!

 

[baboysai]

which zack are you talking about, paperboy?

 

[Paper]

Zack and Miri Make a Porno not that useless piece of crap from the HSM franchise.

 

[baboysai]

i thought so

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well i actually took my time to watch Zack and Miri, paperboy, and I was hugely disappointed. I mean, the mushy part didn't fit the whole mood of the movie. It felt all too... forced, or contrived. >.< The only good thing about the movie was Jay (from Jay and Silent Bob). I'd give it a 4/10 at best... and the 4 could only have been made possible because Jay was there.