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

[QUOTE=Rofl_copter;49685202]there's nothing really wrong with it[/QUOTE] so 10/10? damn.

no?? it's just definitely not his weakest movie

[QUOTE=Rofl_copter;49685202] People always say this and I don't get it. Did a terrific job of showing how pointless and unforgiving war can be, what always stuck out to me is that [sp]officer you meet who seems like a great guy and a great leader, then within like 10 minutes he just dies from random artillery. And then it just keeps going down the command chain.[/sp][/QUOTE] The scene with [sp]the sniper picking off people and the whole transition from a scene of sort of dark comedy in the way the characters react to eventually killing the girl and the dark serious tone that results was absolutely brilliant. It paralleled well the transition emotionally throughout the boot camp sequence.[/sp]

yea, it's a common complaint but i always thought it all coincided really well

[QUOTE=Rofl_copter;49685202]why? there's nothing really wrong with it and it's a fun movie People always say this and I don't get it. Did a terrific job of showing how pointless and unforgiving war can be, what always stuck out to me is that [sp]officer you meet who seems like a great guy and a great leader, then within like 10 minutes he just dies from random artillery. And then it just keeps going down the command chain till it's just the "grunts."[/sp][/QUOTE] The entire film is pointless without the second part, it's literally the punchline to well-executed joke - you watch the first part and you go thinking: "Damn, that is insane, the Drill Sergeant is some sort of psycho, he literally tortures them for no reason, fucking sadist", and then you go to the second part and you see [sp]that what the recruits had to endure with Hartman was fucking nothing when compared to the hell of war, that all his psychological games were necessary to survive[/sp] Besides, people complaining that Kubrick changes the mood entirely midway the film, boo fucking hoo, it's his directional trademark.

Triple 9 It was pretty shit. Way too edgy with not a single likeable character and felt slapped together; scenes would just hard cut from one to the next with no flow whatsoever. The story did nothing new, just shitty people doing shitty things with stakes lower than a fucking disney film. It was like babby's first movie. Don't waste your time on it.

Just saw The Revenant. 8/10! My only major gripe was the sound mixing. There were moments where I felt like entire scenes were just dubbed over haphazardly, and in some places the music completely drowned out any character dialogue. But both Tom Hardy and Leonardo DiCaprio performed beautifully, and if this doesn't get Leo an Oscar, I'm pretty sure he'll just flat out never get one. Also both the major fight scenes [sp]were fantastic and tense. Never seen anything that tense, to be honest. The battle with the bear was brutal. DiCaprio really sold that scene well.[/sp]

tonight i rewatched carpenter's the thing with a friend of mine who has never seen it before thank you john for reminding me once more why this movie sits on my #1 spot of personal favourites hands down, best horror ever made

[QUOTE=Joz;49685494]The entire film is pointless without the second part, it's literally the punchline to well-executed joke - you watch the first part and you go thinking: "Damn, that is insane, the Drill Sergeant is some sort of psycho, he literally tortures them for no reason, fucking sadist", and then you go to the second part and you see [sp]that what the recruits had to endure with Hartman was fucking nothing when compared to the hell of war, that all his psychological games were necessary to survive[/sp] Besides, people complaining that Kubrick changes the mood entirely midway the film, boo fucking hoo, it's his directional trademark.[/QUOTE] yeah, its neat how the movie straight up admits to being a "sick joke" when joker is talking to the general about the peace symbol/born to kill duality. jungian stuff is so cool

Seven Samurai (1954) - 7.5/10 A good movie, a bit too slow for my tastes. The characters are done really well and so is the story. Definitely a cinema classic.

[QUOTE=Bathtub;49684818]it annoys me when people say that the ending was bad its like they missed the entire point of the movie (like i missed the point in No Country For Old Men)[/QUOTE] I feel like the ending is what elevates Ex Machina from a merely good film to a great film In my opinion, less people would have thought the ending was bad had [sp]the AI been male and the programmer been female. Not to mention that if Ava took Caleb with her and lived with him forever, he would always know that she was an AI at the end of the day when in reality she just wanted to be human like everyone else[/sp] [editline]6th February 2016[/editline] I really hope Ex Machina is remembered down the line, I'm all for this trend of science fiction films that involve social and gender politics

[QUOTE=MyBumBum;49688028]Seven Samurai (1954) - 7.5/10 A good movie, a bit too slow for my tastes. The characters are done really well and so is the story. Definitely a cinema classic.[/QUOTE] this is unacceptable, I know u like it but: for a movie that's 3 and a half hours long, it couldn't be easier to watch. magnificent film through and through :)

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly - 9/10 Wonderful performances from Clint Eastwood and the two other guys. Compelling story, interesting characters, all around awesome movie. Truly the quintessential Western.

Hail, Caesar! - 6/10 I usually hate using this word, but the movie really did feel kind of pointless. Once it's revealed [sp]that Clooney was kidnapped by the commie screenwriters like a quarter into the movie[/sp] the movie loses all of its mystery and urgency, and instead you're watching a lot of characters do nothing related to the main plot for an hour until Brolin advances the plot a bit every 15 minutes. Half of the top-billed cast are in the movie for around 10 minutes, and one is literally cameo-worthy, since he/she is only in the movie for a 2 minute scene and has only about 5 lines(I won't spoil who). That being said, the 50s atmosphere and backstage film industry setting is really awesome to watch, and each of the fake 50s movie scenes are all fun to watch. I'd recommend this if you're looking for a extremely light hearted, sort of funny comedy, because there's almost 0 stakes the whole time.

How would you rank it in regards to other Coen brothers films?

[QUOTE=matt000024;49688665]How would you rank it in regards to other Coen brothers films?[/QUOTE] I've seen an admittedly low amount of Coen bro movies, but from I have seen seen so far (Fargo, Big Lewbowski, O Brother Where Art Thou, No Country for Old Men, and True Grit), Hail Caesar is sadly on the bottom of the list. Granted, they've set a very high standard for me so far, and I'm now really enticed to watch some more of their movies again.

The Hateful Eight by Quentin Tarantino 8/10 Something one must do before watching this movie is to realize this ISN'T a Django Unchained-like western, where the story is evenly divided between characters interactions and action, but a dialogue-heavy, giallo-like movie where the (supposed) heroes must figure out who is/are the bad guys before it's too late. Granted, Trantino's trademark bloodbath comes eventually, but only much later in the movie While I do think the movie is really good, and Ennio Morricone's score and the performances of pretty much the whole cast nails it even further, and hysterically funny at times, I had one big problem with it: the general pacing. Simply put, the movie is too slow for its own good, and this isn't helped by its great lenghth (two hours and 43 minutes, these days, is A LOT for a film) and Tarantino's trademark slow cinematography The general melasse pacing becomes hard to bear with in these two particular instances: 1) The plot proper is kickstarded by the titular eight characters meeting together at Minnie's emporium and the "heroes" realizing someone is after them and thus they must find out who. This happens roughly after ONE HOUR AND HALF into the movie. One could argue that what comes before, dialogue after dialogue between the "heroes", sets up important moments later, but it's still a lot of attention to ask from the audience, without anything of importance happening till the emporium 2) The movie's final sequences are one of those instances where the audience expects the film to end there after a supposed final climax and then the whole thing just goes on. And on. And then on some more. Again, those moments aren't bad per se, but after roughly two hours and half of sitting you may expect the movie to end on THAT particular note and call it a day. To be more precise ... [sp]Warren is shot and it's revealed that actually all three men were part of the same scheme and there's a fourth one. The two remaining "heroes" are supposedly fatally shot. BUT WAIT! Here's a chapter that takes fifteen minutes or so to show the gang of criminals arriving at the emporium, killing (nearly) everyone there and set up the charade (something the audience already knows at this point). BUT WAIT! Warren and Mannix spends several minutes "debating" with Daisy what to do with her and the ramining members of the gang. After that, Mannix and Warren basically kill them all and expect themselves to die from bleeding. BUT WAIT! Mannix recives the fake Lincoln letter from Warren and reads it.[/sp] Then the movie is finally allowed to end.

i wasnt the biggest fan of hateful but that ending really was something

[b]The Hateful 8[/b] Well, I honestly do not know what to say about this movie. I'm really a big fan of his previous works except for Django but this movie left me feel empty for most of the time even though the set up was pretty great. I liked the idea. The movie itself was long but it didn't feel like it. The characters are interesting and quite unqiue, so this whole movie should really have you seat on the edge of your seat in a way but it didn't. Somehow everything that transpired on the scene didn't evoke anything in me. What I did at times was laugh, there are some pretty cool jokes and funny lines which I really liked. Thanks to Jackson, I also feel like Kurt Russell did an amazing job with John Ruth. I went into the movie without any expectations, although I though it would be similar to Reservoir Dogs but I feel like it's wasted potential. I hoped during the movie to see more characters trying to go against each other in sneaky ways but it never really happened and all the revelations left me quit cold. All things considered I wouldn't say it's an awful movie but it isn't that enjoyable to begin with. It's kind of unmemorable as well. Perhaps I need to give it another watch. [sp]That Marco ain't worth a peso comment from Marquis was so hilarious though.[/sp]

can ppl stop r8ing h8ful 8 8/10 or 8/8 m8, In my honest opinion it's 9. [img]http://histomil.com/images/smilies/icon_e_geek.gif[/img]

[QUOTE=cheetahben;49688155]I feel like the ending is what elevates Ex Machina from a merely good film to a great film In my opinion, less people would have thought the ending was bad had [sp]the AI been male and the programmer been female. Not to mention that if Ava took Caleb with her and lived with him forever, he would always know that she was an AI at the end of the day when in reality she just wanted to be human like everyone else[/sp] [editline]6th February 2016[/editline] I really hope Ex Machina is remembered down the line, I'm all for this trend of science fiction films that involve social and gender politics[/QUOTE] I always felt that [sp]Ava left Caleb behind because she had no need for him. It wasn't because he could ruin her 'plans' or anything, he was simply means to an end. She didn't necessarily think she was killing him, she was just leaving him behind.[/sp] [editline]7th February 2016[/editline] I also rewatched Prisoners yesterday and was again reminded of why I love it so much. The scene at the end with Jake Gylenhall in his car is one of the most beautifully shot sequences I've ever seen.

Spotlight - 8/10 Very, very good, basically everything I want from a movie like this - elegant direction choices, covers a tragic event tastefully and non-exploitatively, dialogue presented cleanly and crisply. Not sure if this will win Best Picture but it's a comfortably solid film on its own merits

[QUOTE=AK'z;49689963]can ppl stop r8ing h8ful 8 8/10 or 8/8 m8, In my honest opinion it's [B]9[/B]. [IMG]http://histomil.com/images/smilies/icon_e_geek.gif[/IMG][/QUOTE] Can't forget about old OB now, right?

I don't get why people say the Hateful 8's pacing was slow. I was glued to the screen the entire time and never felt bored once. I think it is more of a problem of people expecting an action filled Tarantino film after his previous two works. I can't imagine the people who thought the Hateful 8 was too slow sitting through a film like Eyes Wide Shut (which is also a fantastic film, but people often claim to have trouble focusing on it).

Slow pacing doesn't mean boring, though. There Will Be Blood is incredibly slow-paced but its almost constantly interesting.

[QUOTE=matt000024;49691513]I don't get why people say the Hateful 8's pacing was slow. I was glued to the screen the entire time and never felt bored once. I think it is more of a problem of people expecting an action filled Tarantino film after his previous two works. I can't imagine the people who thought the Hateful 8 was too slow sitting through a film like Eyes Wide Shut (which is also a fantastic film, but people often claim to have trouble focusing on it).[/QUOTE] As I said, after roughly ten minutes of sitting in the theatre, I realized that The hateful eight wasn't going to be Django 2, and this little knowledge was very useful in making me appreciate the movie in the end. Again though, the issue I have is that The hateful eight takes things incredibly slowly, at times far too slowy for its own good, to the point that the audience can and will lose interest after a while For instance, while I was interested enough in the banter bwteen Warren and Mannix on the carriage, and the discussion is important to their characters arcs, after a while I thought: "Ok, I get it, Mannix and Warren are going to be hostile to each other due to their past and their "political differences". I don't need another fifteen minutes of dialogue reinforcing the concept, can we move on, please?"

Zoolander 2 Very disappointing. For some strange reason it focused almost entirely on its thin story, barely even attempting to make any jokes. When it did they either fell flat or were just plain awkward. It wasn't terrible, I laughed a handful of times, but if you're hoping for it to live up to the original then you're gonna leave disappointed.

[B]Cartel Land[/B] - 8/10 [t]http://media2.fdncms.com/clevescene/imager/u/zoom/4616763/cartelland.png[/t] Really solid documentary on netflix, worth the look awfully depressing

[URL="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096794/"]Always[/URL] - 7/10 The first time I heard about this movie, I was told (by [URL="https://www.youtube.com/user/everyframeapainting/featured"]Tony Zhou[/URL], on his [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q4X2vDRfRk"]video about Spielberg[/URL]) that it was a terrible movie. After watching it, I can see why he had a low opinion of it, even though that wasn't my reaction. The thing is, most if not all of Spielberg movies are unashamedly sentimentalist, and that turns a lot of people off. I don't usually go for this feel-good love-conquers-all kind of movie, and you may want to skip the ending to Always if you're diabetic. That said, most if not all of Spielberg movies are really well made. True, he dialed the melodrama up to 11 here, but he counteracted it with funny and well-written dialogue and engaging and believable characters. Not to mention the actors' performances are really good. I mean, don't get me wrong, it's corny as all get-out, but at least it's a Spielberg movie. It doesn't make you feel like your intelligence is being insulted, the way it does when other directors, like Michael Bay, try to make a romantic scene (I watched [URL="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120591/"]Armageddon[/URL] before seeing Always, and let me tell you, I want to sue Michael Bay for stealing 150 minutes from my life).

Just saw The Revenant, solid 9/10 if not 10/10, disliked how some of the audio played put in a few scenes but overall it was a pretty amazing experience. The simplicity(for a lack of better words) of the major fights in the movie was what really got me, I have never felt so tense before whilst watching something.