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

[QUOTE=Rusty100;48433767]except nobody can seem to agree on what the numbers mean "it was ok 10/10" "i loved it 7/10" "worst thing ive ever seen 6/10"[/QUOTE] well shit, ign should hire them.

[QUOTE=cheetahben;48433875]I dunno about you but movies are more than just visuals y'know[/QUOTE] not if you mute it :smug:

[B]V/H/S: Viral[/B] I only watched this because my friends wouldn't decide on another film to put on, it was complete garbage with one shining gem in the middle of it. If you are unfamiliar with the V/H/S series (You should keep it that way), It's a bunch of short "found footage" horror films with a very loose story tying them together. It seems like they forgot it was supposed to be horror in this one because none of the stories are particularly scary but that is the least of its problems. The main story was entirely pointless, it was just an excuse for some low budget gore and a couple of poor attempts at humour. I can barely even consider it a story because there was practically no plot beyond a guy chasing an ice cream van while people die around him. The first short was about an amateur magician who finds a magic cloak which lets him use real magic but at a cost. It starts off being shot as a documentary but seems to forget that sometimes and kind of just drops the whole found footage deal towards the end. The acting and effects are awful but I'm guessing it was made on a shoestring budget so that's forgivable but it is barely even a horror story. The third short is by far the worst, four skaters go to mexico and fight some weird undead cultists by accident. The characters are terrible, it spends way too long just following them around talking to each other with terrible "youth" dialogue before they even get to mexico and then the whole thing turns into an awful fight scene that goes on forever, the whole thing felt like it was made by a couple of 14 year olds who think beating someone to death with a skateboard is the epitome of cool. The second short is the gem I mentioned and is worth skipping to and ignoring the rest of the film if you have Netflix. The basic premise is that a guy opens a portal in his basement to an alternate dimension and decides with his alternate self to have a quick 15 minute swap to see what differences there are. It might just be because it was an oasis of mediocrity in a desert of absolutely abysmal film making but I really loved this short. It gets a little bit goofy and the low budget is pretty apparent but I can't help but forgive it. Overall I'd give V/H/S: Viral [B]3/10[/B] but if the second short wasn't there to redeem it I would drop it to 0.5/10.

[B]Thief[/B] 8/10 The second Michael Mann movie I've seen (after the similarly excellent [I]Heat[/I]). Just like the last movie I saw ([I]Ex Machina[/I]), this is another directorial debut that I can hardly believe was their first movie as it is so well-done. Mann's work with panning shots, contrasting neon lights with rainy nights, knowing when to use the soundtrack and when to be silent, and above all the excellent performances by the cast make this an engrossing experience. I really oughta watch more Mann movies. What do y'all recommend? Oh yeah, I should watch [I]Miami Vice[/I] too.

[QUOTE=Corndog Ninja;48434197][B]Thief[/B] 8/10 The second Michael Mann movie I've seen (after the similarly excellent [I]Heat[/I]). Just like the last movie I saw ([I]Ex Machina[/I]), this is another directorial debut that I can hardly believe was their first movie as it is so well-done. Mann's work with panning shots, contrasting neon lights with rainy nights, knowing when to use the soundtrack and when to be silent, and above all the excellent performances by the cast make this an engrossing experience. I really oughta watch more Mann movies. What do y'all recommend? Oh yeah, I should watch [I]Miami Vice[/I] too.[/QUOTE] Manhunter was decent enough, better than Red Dragon imo. I've been watching Miami Vice on El Rey. It's pretty good in my book. I haven't seen it myself but I hear good things about The Last of the Mohicans.

I have a friend who is always down to watch Last of the Mohicans. That's his goto movie. But he's not much of a movie fan in terms of knowledge. So when I found out I said "You like Michael Mann films then?" and he replied something like "I don't even know who that is". So I just named some random Mann movies and he'd say "Oh that was a good movie" and "I liked that one". I blew his mind telling him they were all directed by the same guy. He never realized that movies weren't just some product churned out of a factory, that if you liked a movie then you'd probably like other movies made by the same people. Hopefully it'll lead to him discovering great movies he'd otherwise have passed over. I like Last of the Mohicans but not as much as his other stuff.

Yeah, I always tell my friends about how Movie X and Movie Y were both directed by the same person and it blows their minds [editline]11th August 2015[/editline] also the best Michael Mann movie is Heat, obviously

2001: A Space Odyssey - I've been saving this one for a night where I was fully awake and I'm glad I saved it. Personally I loved the film despite some telling me it was overrated beforehand. I felt the special effects have aged very well and it is a great audio-visual experience. It is one of the few films I've seen that can tell an interesting story without lots of dialogue. I'll be honest though, when the film initially finished [sp]I audible said "what the fuck" in partial disappointment and confusion.[/sp] I then remembered two things though: 1. It was co-written by Aurthur C. Clarke which brought up some comparisons to Childhood's End in both theme and structure. 2. I remembered the imagery of [sp]sperm and the act of conception throughout the film.[/sp] Once I realized that the ending felt a lot more satisfying to me and took away most complaints I had. Loved the film. I'd say it is definitely worth a watch for science fiction fans out there and is considered a classic for a good reason. I heard Clarke went into a lot of details cut from the film in the simultaneously written novel. I know there's a copy of it somewhere around my house so I may read it soon.

I recently watched Se7en, I thoroughly enjoyed it; it wasn't always suspenseful and action-y, but it did keep you wondering [sp]how each murder was going to unfold[/sp]. I knew nothing about it going in, so meeting [sp]Kevin Spacey[/sp] 2/3 into the movie was a real treat. And the ending [sp]was spectacular, wouldn't have expected those two sins to be represented like that[/sp]. And now I know where that iconic box scene is from.

The Babadook 6.5/10 honestly what the fuck was the last 30 minutes of this film. the first hour of this film is great but it takes a truly incredible nose dive at the end.

Crash (Cronenberg version) - 10/10 The conversation we had earlier about Cronenberg made me go back and watch this again, it's easily my favorite film of his and one of the best films ever in my opinion I get that this isn't for everyone but I adore it, no other film I've ever seen has haunted me and stayed with me as long as Crash has. It's impossible for me to watch it without it being on my mind for the next few days, and that's what I consider to be the mark of a truly great film

Event Horizon - 7/10 I think this really suffered from the forced cuts, especially since the original footage is pretty much useless. Yeah, it's basically Hellraiser crossed with The Shining [I]IN SPAAAAAACE[/I] but goddamn, I actually like it. While the CG is typical 90s fashion (in that it hasn't aged all that well), the practical effects are still bad-ass. Performances are solid, visuals are unnerving but the story seems to meander around for a chunk of the movie until it suddenly realizes it needs to end at some point.

[QUOTE=matt000024;48434639]2001: A Space Odyssey - I've been saving this one for a night where I was fully awake and I'm glad I saved it. Personally I loved the film despite some telling me it was overrated beforehand. I felt the special effects have aged very well and it is a great audio-visual experience. It is one of the few films I've seen that can tell an interesting story without lots of dialogue. I'll be honest though, when the film initially finished [sp]I audible said "what the fuck" in partial disappointment and confusion.[/sp] I then remembered two things though: 1. It was co-written by Aurthur C. Clarke which brought up some comparisons to Childhood's End in both theme and structure. 2. I remembered the imagery of [sp]sperm and the act of conception throughout the film.[/sp] Once I realized that the ending felt a lot more satisfying to me and took away most complaints I had. Loved the film. I'd say it is definitely worth a watch for science fiction fans out there and is considered a classic for a good reason. I heard Clarke went into a lot of details cut from the film in the simultaneously written novel. I know there's a copy of it somewhere around my house so I may read it soon.[/QUOTE] if you ever get the chance you have to see it with a live orchestra. it's probably the best cinema experience you'll ever have

Joe Dirt 2: 2/10 I don't even know why I bothered to watch this, probably because the first one was my guilty pleasure but boy this is not how you make a sequel but hey Happy Madison of course surprise. First off let's talk about the actors. They sound so fucking bored that the charisma made me bored. Even Walken couldn't add any highlighted points for me. Also fart jokes, at least 3-4 minutes of it. Yeah, no. The plot is basically a mix up of Wizard of Oz, Back to the Future but they didn't bothered about it either way. It's like A Christmas Story 2 where they rely on the same references from the first movie because hey "first movie!!" Movie's bad don't watch it, but why watch something on Crackle either way I don't know. Also this: [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTWv_Ix9xRQ[/media] I swear you on my pure-hearted life that this scene is 100% real.

well it's not an Adam Sandler film unless it's full of misogyny i guess

[QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;48436774]Even the first Joe Dirt was garbage.[/QUOTE] I remember a year or so ago, every time I'd go on netflix, Joe Dirt would literally be in [I]every category[/I] aside from 'Recently Watched' and 'Watch Later'. Like, Action? Joe dirt. Horror? Joe dirt. Comedy? Joe dirt. Top 10 Recommended? Joe "Fucking" Dirt.

Joe Dirt is an American classic. Whatever that means

[QUOTE=Corndog Ninja;48434197][B]Thief[/B] 8/10 The second Michael Mann movie I've seen (after the similarly excellent [I]Heat[/I]). Just like the last movie I saw ([I]Ex Machina[/I]), this is another directorial debut that I can hardly believe was their first movie as it is so well-done. Mann's work with panning shots, contrasting neon lights with rainy nights, knowing when to use the soundtrack and when to be silent, and above all the excellent performances by the cast make this an engrossing experience. I really oughta watch more Mann movies. What do y'all recommend? Oh yeah, I should watch [I]Miami Vice[/I] too.[/QUOTE] Collateral was great, Manhunter is also pretty good, same with Public Enemies. He did a Miami Vice movie, but that was purely okay. It had its moments, but it just felt really sloppy. [editline]11th August 2015[/editline] Immortals 2/5 The only thing I can commend this movie are the visuals. This movie looks stunning. However, the plot makes no sense what so ever, characters drift in and out of the story without any impact, the acting itself isn't great and the movie itself is trying a little too hard to be 300. 300 isn't a good movie, but at least it's kind of fun to watch, whereas this is a bit of a slog. At least this movie used some practical blood effects. The Ipcress File 4/5 A nice little espionage movie with Michael Caine playing the anti-Bond. Instead of traveling around the world to find spies, he's stuck in working class England. Instead of getting the girl, she refuses him bluntly. Instead of shooting first and asking questions later, he has to do a load of paperwork. The fact that his boss keeps haranguing people about paperwork is almost comical and kind of reminded me of Hot Fuzz in a way. Its kind of refreshing if you're used to the classic James Bond movies. The ending did get a little weird, but it was getting late and I was falling asleep around then, so maybe I'm wrong. Either way, pretty good.

[QUOTE=The_J_Hat;48437261]Collateral was great[/QUOTE] Agreed. "Yo homie, is that my briefcase?" Really, really good movie that I would totally recommend.

Watched Ant Man at the cinema, really enjoyed it. A high 7/10, dragged quite a bit in the middle and it was clear they weren't sure quite what to do with the time they had. Action was terrific, humour was spot on, Badguy was rather flat, shame about the middle. Got Ex Machina on my desk as well as Interstellar, heard both are good, which one first?

ex machina [editline]11th August 2015[/editline] actually watch interstellar first so you can end with a better sci fi movie

has anyone here seen Lucy twice? I think im gonna try it again and see if it gets better or worse just because it's still the worst movie I've ever seen [editline]11th August 2015[/editline] holy shit it made >10* its budget

Terminator: Windows 10 It was okay. I'd heard from a lot of people that it was woefully awful but I think that's an exaggeration. It wasn't great that's for sure; the story was ridiculous and almost everything feels like a contradiction or just straight up retarded, but as an action movie I thought is was pretty well executed. It felt old school, which is obviously what they were going for being a reboot of an old franchise and all, but in a way that I liked rather than feeling insulted by. It felt like it had at least a little effort put into it. Which is sad that's all it takes for a big budget action movie to not bore me.

[B]The Guest[/B] (Adam Wingard, 2014) 8/10 Best thing was probably the slow and suspenseful escalation, masterfully executed. Worst thing was probably how cliché it becomes. Still definitely enjoyable. With Maika Monroe and the retro-new-wave/punk soundtrack, I genuinely thought this was from the same director as [I]It Follows[/I].

[QUOTE=elitehakor;48438387]actually watch interstellar first so you can end with a better sci fi movie[/QUOTE] Edited because I misread your comment like a dumbass. Ex machina is still one of the best sci fi movies in recent years though, that point doesn't change. And really, they're both vastly different in terms of the story they want to tell and obviously different in terms of scope. It'd be silly to compare the two seeing as these movies come from two completely different areas of sci-fi and two completely different genre of movies (Interstellar attempts to be a space epic ala Contact and Ex Machina is more of a slow burn thriller). If there's one thing that you can fault Interstellar for in terms of broad genre conventions, it's that Interstellar doesn't respect the audience's intelligence as much as Ex Machina does, especially the ending. In regards to Interstellar's ending,[sp]I honestly don't think the whole "love transcends the fundamental laws of the universe" thing is all that bad. I think if done correctly, it could have been a powerful moment aka if the bit with the tesseract was left more to the audience's imagination. Instead we have Cooper and the robot thing straight up spelling for the audience exactly how his love for his daughter is obliterating time and space in the form of some weird contrived scientific explanation, even though I feel the visuals spoke for themselves with no need for a fat exposition dump. If that moment had been entirely told through visuals akin to something like the end of 2001: A Space Odyssey, it really could have been something special imo.[/sp]Instead something that should have been profound and powerfully moving just ended up slightly hokey. Ex Machina's ending on the other hand assumes the audience has at least some level of critical thinking and doesn't spell out the message of the movie, and while I'm personally not the biggest fan of how the ending played out, it's definitely one that sits with you.

Tree of Life ?????/10 First of all, this isn't the most recent film I watched but it's just something I want to talk about. I have lots of trouble deciding whether I like it or not. The artsyness of the film and how it conveyed the troubles of childhood, growing up and how a grown person reflects on it is certainly very interesting. How both the parents deal with their children and their own problems with their two different ways is also a very interesting look at how parenting works. While the mother is a soft-hearted person who believes that childhood should be a happy, wonderful experience, the father is a man who believes in the values of discipline. The conflict of both sides is seen through how both of the parents deal with a number of things their children do. The events the director choose to portray are also symbolic and powerful - I don't remember many, but one that sticks out is the scene where the kid (now a teen) steals someones panties and gets confused feelings about whether he should ditch it or keep it, (in my opinion) looking at the idea of sexual maturity and growth. Based on this, I'd give the movie a 9/10. Onto the shitty parts. This film feels obnoxious. It's so carried away on its artsyness it shows you imagery that just doesn't really link back to the story. Some "poetic" and "beautiful" imagery just makes you more confused about what it's trying to represent the more you think about it. The writers leave too much of the story ambiguous with very slow pacing and it frankly ruins most of the film. I certainly don't believe this film is the "genius" most critics hailed it as while I don't think it was a completely shitty film. You can have ambiguity, but sprinkle it with caution. You can have artsy imagery, just keep it down to earth so we can understand it. You can have slow pacing but you have to find certain scenes that push the film forward. Shit like Blade Runner has a slow pacing in scenes but is still a good movie because it speeds it up with the action scenes. tl;dr the movie has some good scenes and good metaphors but it's too slow and carried away in its artsyness

Tree of Life is definitely not my favorite Terrence Malick film. It's noticeably flawed, but it feels so achingly personal and true to himself that I can't help but like it as a whole I'd suggest watching all of his stuff in chronological order beginning with Badlands before giving Tree of Life another go, it'll give you a better handle on Malick as a director

It Follows This film cured my constipation. [sp]The plot is a perfect tribute to a specific kind of nightmare that I'm quite familiar with and left me with a similar feeling after watching. I'm glad they didn't try to explain what 'it' was, I wish more writers would try the dream-logic approach to horror. The anachronisms were a nice touch too[/sp]

planet terror liked it alot, it was over the top but not in a stupid way like it was well-characterized for being a spoof of 80s zombie movie. the splatter and the body horror were both disgustingly good. the plot is straightforward, most of the characters are obviously stereotypes but they work (i loved the lesbian nurse character). had tons of fun with it, overall

[QUOTE=usaokay;48434833]Anyone seen [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXOE5zm2UH0]Police Story: Lockdown (aka. the gritty Police Story)?[/url] Rotten Tomatoes accumulates a 17% rating, but from one of your guy's viewpoint, is the movie marginally better - or just as good - as the previous Police Story films? Thinking about buying it to watch with my dad.[/QUOTE] I hope it's better then Chinese Zodiac, me and my dad watched that Chan film and it was just so terrible.