Rate the last movie you watched - February - General

Minority report 7/10 Loads of little things ruined what would've otherwise been a brilliant movie.

[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;34665600]hahahahaha[/QUOTE] hey real steal may not be a masterpiece but it was pretty cool for what it was [editline]13th February 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Zukriuchen;34666615]if you watch a movie for the CGI then you might as well just mute it generic annoying kid generic hot girl generic main character sorry but I honestly don't like anything that I've seen at least a thousand times in other movies. and please don't say you liked that kid can't argue with that, as bad as it is, it's sort of enjoyable because, if a lot of people like it, it's totally good[/QUOTE] nope sorry you're wrong asshole main character that you genuinely warm up to (albiet the change is sudden and not natural) annoying kid that you also warm up to generic girl that doesn't even service the plot at all so lets just ignore her but it actually did a lot of things well. it was compelling, it often had realistic cgi, and the plot I think went down a very interesting and different path than what you'd expect the pacing was well done, the cinematography was nice, the actors were pretty alright, and then, at the end, SPOILERS, they didn't even win the fight. hugh jackman DIDN'T get to keep his son. he sold his son and he can't go back on that regardless of what growing experience they had. you genuinely want them to stay together. but they don't, it's kind of a sad happy ending. it was pretty different for these kinds of movies. i liked that. it had a lot of cliches, but as far as the overall plot arch goes they kept them to a minimum. it was a cool, kid friendly action flick. obviously not deserving of the praise he gave it but it wasn't bad.

[QUOTE=Rusty100;34672773] asshole main character that you genuinely warm up to annoying kid that you also warm up to [/quote] tbh they're so generic that I can't feel anything for them [quote]and the plot I think went down a very interesting and different path than what you'd expect[/quote] it was the most predictable thing ever [quote]the pacing was well done, the cinematography was nice, the actors were pretty alright[/quote] I can agree with that [quote]they didn't even win the fight.[/quote] big deal everyone was cheering for the kid's robot anyway, it was just like Rocky 6 [quote]hugh jackman DIDN'T get to keep his son. he sold his son and he can't go back on that regardless of what growing experience they had. you genuinely want them to stay together. but they don't, it's kind of a sad happy ending.[/quote] this is a part that I wish they had given more emphasis to. your points ARE right, but they showed that as "he doesn't get his kid, ok, whatever", so it was pretty meh

[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;34673193]tbh they're so generic that I can't feel anything for them [/QUOTE] Generic as in easy to digest, or the "I've met these characters before too many times". Either one says you're a doughtnut.

This movie is pretty personal to me as I grew up in a post Khmer Rouge Cambodia during my childhood and although I was young, certain aspects of it have stuck throughout my life. So I thought I would make an efforts and do a relatively in-depth review. And here we go. [img]http://i.imgur.com/gGnU4.jpg[/img] The Killing Fields is an important film. It tells the story of two journalists—one American and one Cambodian—struggling to stay alive in war-torn Cambodia. Of course, it tells a bigger story too, namely the result of the bombing of Cambodia by the United States and subsequent atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge: torture, slavery, brainwashing, increasingly indiscriminate murder on a mass scale. All very real and very terrible things. The film manages to tackle all of this heavy material without glossing anything over, (I'm looking at you Hotel Rwanda) and without making it so brutal as to be unwatchable. Unfortunately, the majority of the acting and dialogue in The Killing Fields isn't quite good enough to do the aforementioned atrocities justice. That is not to say these aspects of the film are bad, they're perfectly adequate. I just wish they were as flawless as some enraptured reviewers would have you believe. Ironically, (and perhaps even fittingly) it's the non-actor Cambodian children that give the most convincing, (and touching) performances in the movie. They may just be being themselves, but it lends the film an authenticity which few of the trained actors were able to capture with any consistency. The cinematography is spot on. Brilliantly balanced and flawlessly framed, it's practically symbolic in a few shots. Just beautiful. All of the filming appeared to be shot on site, in Cambodia and elsewhere, a practice that the majority of modern directors seem to have forgotten about, which is a shame since no amount of CGI or special effects are as convincing as the real place. The sets look 100% real, nothing looks staged. The music ranges from moving, to merely fitting, to downright strange and painfully 80's. Fortunately, there's more of the former than of the latter. With the exception of a few crude sound effects, The Killing Fields sounds quite good overall. While important, The Killing Fields is unlikely to ever be a very popular film. While it's technically a "war movie" (in part) it never glorifies violence, or tries to make it look cool. There's plenty of violence, of course, but it's more of the uncensored 6 o' clock news variety. Obviously, the film also draws attention to a very dark page from the United States past, and raises a lot of uncomfortable questions, which is bound to turn some people off. However, for anyone mature enough to handle its subject matter, and empathetic enough to explore the wide range of emotions covered in the film, The Killing Fields should really not be missed. 7.9/10

Watched this for the second time, it's beautiful and awesome. it was my first kurosawa film and finally coming back to it after seeing most of his other classics only reaffirms it as my favourite. [img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rk7_6iCdDQI/TefSpi0hN_I/AAAAAAAAAXE/ldNMkJZL0vQ/s1600/seven-samurai-poster.jpg[/img] also I had tears in my eyes when kikuchiyo carried the baby out of the mill ;_;

chronicles of riddick 6.5/10 i love vin diesel even if he can really only play one role really well. just hearing him speak in certain parts makes me squee like a schoolgirl. yes yes the film itself is pretty awful. there's loads of scenery porn, is semi trippy and it has vin so i'm sold anyways. i like to think of it as a sci fi movie with vin diesel, not a riddick movie. this movie is like paul ws anderson smoked crack or something or a bunch of things then watched pitch black and was asked to make a sequel (and during the making of said sequel was still on shitloads of crack or watevers) i mean in some action sequences the cutting is epileptic, like some music vide- video all in all it's a film i suggest you watch when you get high or something. the ending kinda sucks but in an awesome way. it's pretty awful i guess if you don't like vin.

[B]The Big Lebowski[/B] 11/10. Cult classic, 12th time watching it. If you haven't seen this film, there's something wrong with you.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCJFHiXJ6a0[/media] That is all.

that's not all. it's a really good song but it doesn't make the ending of that film any less atrocious, and an ending is integral to the overall film. it's absolutely retarded. ruined the film. average movie. [editline]13th February 2012[/editline] that version of the song is different to the one in the film also

[QUOTE=Rusty100;34676562]that's not all. it's a really good song but it doesn't make the ending of that film any less atrocious, and an ending is integral to the overall film. it's absolutely retarded. ruined the film. average movie. [editline]13th February 2012[/editline] that version of the song is different to the one in the film also[/QUOTE] I found the ending to be surprisingly in keeping with the overall feel of the film. The build up including seurl talking about the sun, him slowly going mad, hinting at what may become of someone who has to much time to stare into the sun. Admittedly it did turn into a semi skimmed (if youl excuse the analogy) slasher, but Danny Boyle has done that with so many of his other films, take 28 days later as an example. And in any case i felt that even that had its place within the structure of the movie, the rise or crucendo to the final chord of a overture. But as my opinion will obviously be wrong...

[QUOTE=Rusty100;34676562]that's not all. it's a really good song but it doesn't make the ending of that film any less atrocious, and an ending is integral to the overall film. it's absolutely retarded. ruined the film. average movie. [editline]13th February 2012[/editline] that version of the song is different to the one in the film also[/QUOTE] After watching event horizon for the second or third time i realized the ending is just a giant shout out to event horizon. also he is the physical embodiment of all the fears of the protagonist(s if you really think she was a big protagonist, there's even a different ending that's absolutely terrible where [sp]the sun dude kills her just like that like fuckin nothing then there's some kind of stand off or sun dude stands over his shoulder as he activates the bomb or some shit[/sp]). while the ending itself wasn't great think about what else really could have happened? it's well established in the beginning that they all get along well and while there are jerkasses and dipshits in the crew, there are no turncoats or zealots. and how god damn predictable would it be if searle or the captain or one of the crew was a zealot, or if they converted slowly and all turned on one person (who would probably be cillian murphy). personally while the ending isn't the greatest ending ever, it's the best one i can think of really. especially considering the fact that the film itself is quite groundbreaking as being one of those few actually pretty good space-ship thrillers. much better than event horizon or pandorium. [editline]13th February 2012[/editline] also while that song isn't the theme (the theme is called icarus or main theme or some shit) it's a much more awesome version. it's very post rock-y while the true main theme is pretty flat, no real crescendo or anything like that. i prefer it.

event horizon is the bomb [editline]13th February 2012[/editline] also absolutely no, not a chance is that version better than the regular one. not on your life, even slightly. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQXVzg2PiZw[/media] saying that doesnt crescendo is just blatantly wrong

i said no real crescendo. it just sorta goes... fluuhhh at the end. sure it builds but then it just deflates quickly like a disturbed half done souffle. observe. what should have happened: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adHIsUEWQnw[/media] but we got this instead: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtLs_4jkCd4[/media] you get the difference? i'm not saying there's no crescendo i just don't acknowledge one exists because it's so lame. both versions are not how i would have done it at all. oh yes same style but with much more pomp.

stop trying to push ur generic music formulas [editline]13th February 2012[/editline] i like it way better john murphy knows wAHT hes doin

and yes, event horizon is the fucking shit. psycho space thrillers in general are the shit if they aren't shit to begin with. [editline]13th February 2012[/editline] underworld 10/10 i like this movie. it's good and long and the plot is strange and a bit twisty because it's full of black and grey morality. most decisions made by characters are twisty in one way or another because it's a world full of secret plots and corruption. noone is absolutely right or wrong. also kate beckinsale is fucking hot, i love those boots on her. plus she's a dark haired dark eyed (both score points in my book) brit (another for the accent) who's fucking beautiful. her face structure is incredibly pleasing and quite satisfying to admire. plus she's got nice pursey lips... you know, duck face but to a lesser, subtler and much sexier extent, like when a character is concentrating or something really hard so their face tenses up. also it's got that awesome old british dude in it honestly i can dig the whole vampire thing. never liked the sun or brightness much so i wouldn't mind keeping to the dark. plus the whole blood-is-my-drug-and- my-life-force thing... keeps things simple. and, you know, immortality, being able to drift through time like a sprite. it's one thing i want to see the most, how everything turns out as time goes on. live milllenia, see how the world changes to the very end. then there's the whole vanity thing, which i dig too. be young forever. plus it's not like i'm cursed to live forever, i can always die if i want. being a vampire would be pretty fuckin sweet. as long as it's a sweet mythos. i like meadows but i sure as fuck hate what twilight did to vampires and the occult.

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[QUOTE=Rusty100;34677915]stop trying to push ur generic music formulas[/QUOTE] i'd rather something be generic and awesome than be different and shit.

except that the original version is way more awesome, that different version is cheesy and the crescendo is no different except for the addition of one guitar track over the top that adds no intensity to it seriously just turn the other one up maybe it's too quiet a youtube video ok

i'll stick to tangible boner inducing apocalyptic endings to my songs tankuvry-much [editline]13th February 2012[/editline] god those BOOTS there should be a law every bitch has to wear those. well if they hot.

My Neighbor Totoro : 9/10. Dat [sp] Cat Bus thing[/sp]

Yet another in depth review, i should really be getting on with work... Engineering doesn't prostrate itself in front of you like a dog, it needs to be whipped into submission like an enraged lion. On with the review! [img]http://i.imgur.com/RS0FS.jpg[/img] There is every now and again a film which comes out that can be summarised in the title. One that springs to mind (albeit of lesser standing) is Zack and Miri Make a Porno. But i digress, The film in question does just that, It is in no short term about the assassination of infamous western criminal Jesse James by one of his compatriots, Robert Ford who ends up being defamed by history as a coward for his actions and the timeline preceding these events. simple yes? But not as simple as it may seem, for every great story or film there is an underlying sub-scene, another message that the film/story is trying to convey to its audience. ANd this film is not only that, a great film, but also a fantastic story. Visually, the film is just stunning, The barren western landscapes are shot through lenses that give it that tin type photo feel, which sets the scene and really captures the mood of the story. The blurred effects of the oldtype lenses only add to the unhinged portrayal of James who is played by Brad Pitt. This film is a Film that does away with the pretty boy image of the actor, and he really shines through with fantastic performance, showing James to be a un-caged lion, but with a sense on melancholic foreboding, as if he has a knowledge that he is living on borrowed time. It's matched, and perhaps even bettered, by a superb performance by Casey Affleck as Ford; Affleck is a dreamer, a man refusing to grow up, whose fantasies of riding with the James gang and being the criminal's best buddy seem to have corrupted his naive innocence. When the cold-blooded reality sinks in of the true nature of Jesse's work and Jesse's character, it becomes unbearable. There are other terrific performances in the film, not least from Sam Rockwell as Ford's older brother, whose own gullibility is soon swallowed up by fear, and a short but mesmerising turn from Garret Dillahunt as Ed Miller, whose paranoia costs him his life and lights the fuse for James' own fragile sense of trust to be shattered. The script is well paced, exploring the story like a history documentary with Hugh Ross' calm narration. There's no point in hiding the ending - the title's given it away already. Instead, the script is full of explanations, showing why Ford did what he did, and leaving it up to us to determine whether or not it was a good thing and whether or not he really was a 'coward', as suggested in the ballad sung by one of the film's co-composers, Nick Cave. He and Warren Ellis do a fine job with the score, leaving it subtle and calm, and adding to the quiet life out in the wilderness. Overall, the film is about fame and the hunger for fame. James is famous for his notoriety, a man who, like the characters played by Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis in "Natural Born Killers", becomes famous for all the wrong reasons. Ford wants the same kind of fame, but when he gets it in the aftermath of his role in James' death, he finds it stifling and unsatisfying, and over far too quickly; the fame of a coward does not last as long as the fame of a 'hero'. And so the film speaks volumes for us today, in this age where we've lived through the last decade as the Decade of 15 Minutes, the decade where anyone and everyone can be famous for as long as Ford was, and can still find it as he does. A fantastic film. Which i would very seriously recommend you watch. If you liked the feel of say, the proposition or more recently drive. Different styles of film with a similar feel. 8.4/10

John Murphy is a great film composer. Up there with the best of them.

[QUOTE=FoodStuffs;34677929]and yes, event horizon is the fucking shit. psycho space thrillers in general are the shit if they aren't shit to begin with. [editline]13th February 2012[/editline] underworld 10/10 i like this movie. it's good and long and the plot is strange and a bit twisty because it's full of black and grey morality. most decisions made by characters are twisty in one way or another because it's a world full of secret plots and corruption. noone is absolutely right or wrong. also kate beckinsale is fucking hot, i love those boots on her. plus she's a dark haired dark eyed (both score points in my book) brit (another for the accent) who's fucking beautiful. her face structure is incredibly pleasing and quite satisfying to admire. plus she's got nice pursey lips... you know, duck face but to a lesser, subtler and much sexier extent, like when a character is concentrating or something really hard so their face tenses up. also it's got that awesome old british dude in it honestly i can dig the whole vampire thing. never liked the sun or brightness much so i wouldn't mind keeping to the dark. plus the whole blood-is-my-drug-and- my-life-force thing... keeps things simple. and, you know, immortality, being able to drift through time like a sprite. it's one thing i want to see the most, how everything turns out as time goes on. live milllenia, see how the world changes to the very end. then there's the whole vanity thing, which i dig too. be young forever. plus it's not like i'm cursed to live forever, i can always die if i want. being a vampire would be pretty fuckin sweet. as long as it's a sweet mythos. i like meadows but i sure as fuck hate what twilight did to vampires and the occult.[/QUOTE] you forgot the part where underworld sucked

I don't remember Underworld sucking but it's definitely not amazing 10/10 is just ridiculous FoodStuffs I bet you love transformers you seem like the type

[QUOTE=mikeyt493;34681453] FoodStuffs I bet you love transformers you seem like the type[/QUOTE] if you mute the movie and delete all parts with Shia Labeouf, it's not bad :v:

fight scenes have the worst camerawork ever I remember watching 2 and being like what the fuck is even happening I can't see shit. Didn't see 3 and I was probably too stupid to understand that the first was terrible since it came out I was like 14 it's like 4-5 years old yea? not watched them since because well they suck and I don't really want to watch them

I watched 2 at the theaters, I don't remember much though last time I watched the first, I couldn't continue so I just stopped halfway through

The soundwork is really good though.

I've seen the second and third transformers in the cinema (with friends, not my choice). Second one was terrible and the third was also terrible but I think the story was slightly better.