Rate The Last Movie You Watched - This Thread Took 12 Years To Make Edition - General

[QUOTE=SweetSwifter;49484741]The Raid: Redemption. 9/10. The choreography of the combat was nothing short of amazing, and although it lacks a little in story, it makes up for it with tense action and gruesomely realistic violence.[/QUOTE] Watch the second one and let us know what you think. I love the Raid, and Mad Dog. What a guy.

[QUOTE=matt000024;49482516]The Beast (1988) - Great war film. Not many American films I can think of taking place during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Enjoyed how [sp]both sides of the war were really in a moral gray area throughout the film.[/sp] Had some tense moments too, such as [sp]when one of member tank crew was out finding the range on the enemy as bullets landed just feet away from him.[/sp][/QUOTE] I remember there being a big time, well known actor in this movie, but looking back on IMDB, there isn't anybody? Wtf?

I was incredibly underwhelmed by The Raid.

[QUOTE=Scot;49484940]I was incredibly underwhelmed by The Raid.[/QUOTE] fighting was p good i don't remember anything else

I remember I kept comparing it to Dredd and compared to that, The Raid was kind of lame.

The Raid was very asian. Since [del]I'm not really into martial-arts movies[/del] I don't really watch a lot of martial-arts movies, a tactical raid martial-arts film was an [I]awesome[/I] gimmick, but still a gimmick to me.

how the fuck was The Raid a martial arts film I thought it had a really nice variety of action - guns, axes, machetes, hand-to-hand, etc.

[QUOTE=Mbbird;49485655]The Raid was very asian[/QUOTE] what does that even mean

Nevermind I guess. The action struck me as fast, intricate, and coordinated exactly like some of the martial-arts movies I've got watched. IIRC, the "final boss" was literally a hand-to-hand arena showdown, and then there's that scene with the knife. Thinking back, I'm remembering how enjoyable the movie was, so I'm sorry? I've seen films that I've thought were "very French" or "very English", which nobody would take offense to.

[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;49485999]what does that even mean[/QUOTE] from my experience with asian cinema it means that the plot is your classical "dude's brother is the bad guy getting revenge for the death of his mom by joining with the murderer to undermine him from within" type of story that you see in a lot of cheeky old asian films, and like soap operas n shit. not to that extent necessarily but it's basically the same thing. most people will watch the films for the action first, story second anyway, which is fine since that's what it's really sold on.

A.I. Artificial Intelligence, when I first watched it, I watched it from the scene where Gigolo Joe was running outside a hotel(?). From then I watched the entire film [B]without[/B] sound (mum was sleeping behind), everything, from the narration to voice, I made them up in my mind how they sounded like, and towards the end where David still believed in the Blue Fairy, and leading up the the part where he finally met his mother made me cry like a little bitch. There's something so surreal, captivating and moving about how David, a child robot, could go through all of that journey just to seek for the Blue Fairy - a fictional character he heard in a story, so that fairy could turn him into a true human and then his mom could love him, like a mother loves her child. But here's the main reason I posted this, when I re-watched the film with sound, it didn't move me as much as it had done before. Especially the main part with the naration. Anyone feel the same? Is there any movie that seems better without sound?

The Revenant - 9/10 I'll probably go for a rewatch and sit with it for a while before I finally decide what it deserves in the end but first reactions are holy shit I haven't been so captivated by a movie for a while. I had high hopes and it exceed them. Incredible cinematography (makes me feel about the US like Lord of the Rings makes me feel about New Zealand), great acting, viscerally intense all the way through. Not as innovative and deep as Birdman, but I like that about it in a way. It's a change of pace. Iñárritu can do a lot of different styles well. Definitely a movie that benefits from being seen on the big screen. Makes me really want an Iñárritu-directed adaptation of Blood Meridian. He does beautiful and brutal extremely well.

[QUOTE=Darth Ninja;49483006]I love stop motion. I wish there were more films made in that style.[/QUOTE] I'm seeing Anomalisa on monday, it looks rad as fuck.

[QUOTE=matt000024;49482516]The Beast (1988) - Great war film. Not many American films I can think of taking place during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Enjoyed how [sp]both sides of the war were really in a moral gray area throughout the film.[/sp] Had some tense moments too, such as [sp]when one of member tank crew was out finding the range on the enemy as bullets landed just feet away from him.[/sp][/QUOTE] You should check out When Trumpets Fade. I'd never heard of it up until today when I browsing HBO Go and it's actually really good, especially considering it's another low budget movie that came out the same year as Saving Private Ryan. It takes place during the Battle of Hurtgen Forest, which apparently a lot of American vets consider the best example of idiot generals sending people to die for no good reason on the western front. The whole thing is a pretty damn brutal slog, it reminded me of Fury in a lot of ways only it was purely focused on the soldiers. It's a real gem, overall rather unconventional and focuses on a part of the war most people forget about. [editline]d[/editline] Honestly the fact that it's low budget makes it even better. Makes good use of everything.

[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;49489844]The Revenant - 9/10 I'll probably go for a rewatch and sit with it for a while before I finally decide what it deserves in the end but first reactions are holy shit I haven't been so captivated by a movie for a while. I had high hopes and it exceed them. Incredible cinematography (makes me feel about the US like Lord of the Rings makes me feel about New Zealand), great acting, viscerally intense all the way through. Not as innovative and deep as Birdman, but I like that about it in a way. It's a change of pace. Iñárritu can do a lot of different styles well. Definitely a movie that benefits from being seen on the big screen. Makes me really want an Iñárritu-directed adaptation of Blood Meridian. He does beautiful and brutal extremely well.[/QUOTE] I feel like I am a terrible movie-rater. Whilst I agree with your points on the beautiful cinematography (and how it made me wish I lived somewhere scenic in America), I really didn't find the movie riveting. There were a few scenes that had me hooked ([sp]where he saves the Native girl from that French camp, when he fights the bear, the initial battle scene with the trappers and Native Americans[/sp])but most of the movie was very slow-paced and dull. Maybe I've secretly got ADD and a result of that makes me the shittiest movie critic ever. Beautiful shots, but overall I found it bland and not very engaging. Yeah, [sp]his son was killed horribly and he vows revenge, but a lot of the film was just mediocre dialogue, unexciting travel and ultimately the protagonist (Leo) getting his revenge in a horrible twist of fate whereby the antagonist (Tom) gets scalped [I]again[/I] and then killed, whilst Leo is left alive since I think the Natives recognized him as the one who saved the Tribe leader's daughter[/sp] Maybe I am a filthy pleb and can't appreciate the finer points of cinema.

a lot of things seem dull to you huh :( i havent seen the revenant but you said almost the exact same thing about sicario

Bubba Ho-Tep - 4/10 Wasted potential: the movie. The premise is "Bruce Campbell is an elderly Elvis fighting a cowboy mummy in a retirement home". How did they manage to make it boring? Great soundtrack though. [editline]9th January 2016[/editline] This may be an unpopular opinion but whatever

[QUOTE=Rofl_copter;49490363]a lot of things seem dull to you huh :( i havent seen the revenant but you said almost the exact same thing about sicario[/QUOTE] yeah, I guess they're just not my kind of movie or something. I'm trying to think of movies (that are all about ambience) that I enjoyed, and I'm sure there are a couple, but I can't remember any off the top of my head.

[QUOTE=loopoo;49490554]yeah, I guess they're just not my kind of movie or something. I'm trying to think of movies (that are all about ambience) that I enjoyed, and I'm sure there are a couple, but I can't remember any off the top of my head.[/QUOTE] if I remember correctly you said you alt-tabbed out of the movie or skipped "boring" parts of the movie which is a BIG no-no when watching something that thrives on ambience/atmosphere [editline]9th January 2016[/editline] actually you shouldn't be doing that ever, unless the film is so awful you can't continue to watch it

I have a really bad habit of taking breaks whilst watching a movie if it's on the PC / TV. I'll watch a segment, then pause it and do something else for a bit. Only time I watch a movie all the way through is if I'm completely hooked and loving it (which is rare), or I'm watching it with friends. I guess you're right, alt-tabbing during a movie that relies heavily on atmosphere is dumb, but I just found it really hard to sit there and watch it in one take.

I generally don't have a problem watching movies in one go, but that's mostly just because I watch about 4-5 of them a week and it's just normal for me at this point It's also worth mentioning, re: your "can't appreciate the finer points of cinema" comment, everyone I know who's really into film has a specific film that really blew their mind when they first started watching movies. It's different for everyone, but mine was Mulholland Drive. A big reason I like seeking out and watching new films is that, sometimes, a film will really affect me personally and just knock me on my ass, and change the way I see the medium like the first time I saw Mulholland Drive. It happens rarely, but when it does, it really puts why I love cinema into perspective. The best thing to do in order to get into cinema is to basically just watch films - figure out what you like and dislike when you critique a film, find directors you like, find out which directors influenced them and watch their films, etc. Cinema is extremely rewarding and I think anyone could be able to get into it, it just requires some patience and dedication

[QUOTE=cheetahben;49490694]I think anyone could be able to get into it, it just requires some patience and dedication[/QUOTE] I thought it just required being a bum with a netflix account

the revenant excellent. i don't understand why people were saying it doesn't have much of a story. it's simple, but solid. i was worried it would just be 'pretty hd movie' but it was definitely a lot more than that. beautiful, well acted, brutal, and an incredible ordeal. similar to how i felt watching apocalypse now for the first time. i hope leo wins something for it.

[QUOTE=Rofl_copter;49490282]You should check out When Trumpets Fade. I'd never heard of it up until today when I browsing HBO Go and it's actually really good, especially considering it's another low budget movie that came out the same year as Saving Private Ryan. It takes place during the Battle of Hurtgen Forest, which apparently a lot of American vets consider the best example of idiot generals sending people to die for no good reason on the western front. The whole thing is a pretty damn brutal slog, it reminded me of Fury in a lot of ways only it was purely focused on the soldiers. It's a real gem, overall rather unconventional and focuses on a part of the war most people forget about. [editline]d[/editline] Honestly the fact that it's low budget makes it even better. Makes good use of everything.[/QUOTE] I'll be sure to check it out. The Thin Red Line (1998) - I found it to be a really well made and tense war film. It somehow was able to transition from beautiful shots of nature to tense battles without me even noticing the transition. Loved certain aspects such as how [sp]initially the Japanese are only shown as muzzle flashes or shadows running across a hill, but as the film continues they are actually shown closer and closer until the viewer actually gets to see the emotional impacts on individual Japanese soldiers.[/sp] Only problem I really had with the film was that some of the voice overs I found to be purely pretentious and not contributing to the film in any way. I rather have had the points be brought across through dialogue than a character narrating his philosophies directly to the audience. I'm also curious how the initial five hour cut differed from the final one seeing as certain actors such as Adrien Brody expected a larger role than they actually received. I feel that the amount it was cut seeped through a bit into the final film. At times I was a bit confused not about the moment in the film, but its positioning overall which I assume is due to this. Still, despite flaws, this was a really great war film.

the thin red line is a big guilty pleasure of mine. incoherent and terrence malick is a dick for snubbing so many great actors but theres still so many scenes i love in it wouldve been way more effective without all those monologues and more focused overall, just completely overextended. i lost track of who like half the characters were [editline]d[/editline] never in a movie have i seen so many themes crammed next to each other. there's a really great scene where it shows them all tired and walking back from battle, and in one really moving line of dialogue one of the younger soldiers talks about how much his soul has aged and how he's ready to live. then cue the pretentious dialogue from sean penn and he's talking about the military industrial complex, and then after that it just delves into straight the most random mish mash of philosophy of you name it. it has no idea what it's trying to do, someone really effed up in the editing room big time i always thought it was funny that that one line of dialogue from the kid on the ship at the end is more powerful than like the billion lines of shitty voiceovers terrence malick tried to shove in there [editline]d[/editline] reminds me of the the original cut of Blade Runner with Harrison Ford's voiceovers borderline ruining the atmosphere. people need to take "show, not tell" to heart more often

di caprio must win something at least...

[QUOTE=AK'z;49491198]di caprio must win something at least...[/QUOTE] I'm genuinely surprised he didn't win something for his role in Django. He played it amazingly well. The damn man has so much commitment to his roles. Wolf of Wall Street, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, The Departed. So many movies he's given his all and made them turn out great, yet no Oscar.

[QUOTE=loopoo;49491371]I'm genuinely surprised he didn't win something for his role in Django. He played it amazingly well. The damn man has so much commitment to his roles. Wolf of Wall Street, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, The Departed. So many movies he's given his all and made them turn out great, yet no Oscar.[/QUOTE] But did you know he literally hurt his hand during the shooting of Django and DIDN'T EVEN BLINK and without breaking a character he incorporated that into the script and actually killed slaves at the southern cotton fields. That's some real dedication, give him an Oscar. Or ten. And Nobel Peace Prize.

Dredd good lord, this movie gets better the more i watch it.

[QUOTE=Joz;49491423]But did you know he literally hurt his hand during the shooting of Django and DIDN'T EVEN BLINK and without breaking a character he incorporated that into the script and actually killed slaves at the southern cotton fields. That's some real dedication, give him an Oscar. Or ten. And Nobel Peace Prize.[/QUOTE] "You cut your hand on 100% of the takes you don't shoot" - Waynardo DiGretzkio