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

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 8/10 never got the hate for this film, I agree that it's the worst of the trilogy but it's still a great film

Just saw Force Awakens I'm thoroughly satisfied. It's not a perfect movie by any means but it's definitely on par with the original trilogy and it's refreshing to have a bona-fide female protagonist. [sp]Han Solo's death[/sp] really surprised me

[B]The Martian[/B] - 7/10 fun movie. the [sp]time jump was a little jarring but honestly matt damon is such a good actor that his face just looks the part of a guy isolated for years so well[/sp]

[QUOTE=Rofl_copter;49378840]ok i just think its plain old bad then, to make myself more clear i thought fans and people who havent seen star wars would both equally think its crap after i finished watching it but obviously im wrong. it seems like it reached people and thats a good thing. i def cant dismiss it as another jurrasic world bc its clear there was some heart put into it but it just wasnt my cup of tea at all[/QUOTE] but jurassic park was a plastic lump of junk. I still have no idea what you're talking about. So you think this is exactly the same as the prequels?

[QUOTE=AK'z;49380115]but jurassic park was a plastic lump of junk. I still have no idea what you're talking about. So you think this is exactly the same as the prequels?[/QUOTE] i didn't like it, and as far as being a fan of star wars it didn't do anything for me. what's so hard for you to understand? as far as the prequels go it's obviously above them but not by much in my book [editline]d[/editline] also im saying jurrasic world was shit and has no soul dunno if you're misinterpreting that. i think FA had its heart in the right place but it gave overall poor execution. that's what i think in a nutshell

[QUOTE=Rofl_copter;49380118]i didn't like it, and as far as being a fan of star wars it didn't do anything for me. what's so hard for you to understand? as far as the prequels go it's obviously above them but not by much in my book[/QUOTE] it's hard for me to understand because none of what you're saying corresponds to the movie. I don't care whether you enjoyed it or not but you confuse me. you complain about the humour, but it's the same... you complain about character, but it's the same.. there's v little in it that is offensively different. [editline]24th December 2015[/editline] jurassic park failed because it had no resemblance to the original.

if you really wanna know i think its a cheap rip off of the original it's hard for me to describe it almost because when i left the theater i felt like i totally lost track of time, like i just watched 2 hours of forced dragged out one liners intermixed with classic jj abrams visuals. it was like i watched a story unfold and then it jumped into just a giant mess and at least with original you had a focused protagonist that you could follow, not trying to jump around like 3 different people. works for some movies, didn't work for this one the old star wars pretty much cemented luke as the protagonist, and you felt grounded with him. it introduced other characters at a good pace, while FA tried to juggle between people. like i just find it totally weird to introduce at the beginning what seems like [sp]the main character, switch to another person, kill off who you thought was the main character, then switch back to that other person and its like "oh now she's the protagonist."[/sp] just no sense of any personal journey [editline]d[/editline] like holy shit if there's any movie that i'd pick that makes me a significantly more cynical person it's this one. john boyega was good but the lines he gave him were insanely cheesy, and in a really bad way. like just zero charm to it, mainly because it just happened so damn much that it made me wanna leave people were saying it was a bit like GoTG (which I love and prob in my top 5 most enjoyable movie experiences) and it got me pretty excited, but man it couldn't be any further from it

[QUOTE=DChapsfield;49379689]earlier this year i watched Fury Road today i watched Waterworld Now, i have a pipe dream that George Miller could be given the rights to make a kickass sequel[/QUOTE] Waterworld had a ton of potential, but instead it felt too much like a Mad Max copycat.

i'm sorry but lines like [sp]'that's not how the force works'[/sp] is literally legendary. Not even a single line in the previous 3 films had anything even remotely like this which is sad. i'm so goddamn happy boyega wasn't lame.

haha, that was pretty much one of the only lines i actually liked im rambling a lot but yeah idk, just wasn't for me

I don't get why people complained about the comedy bits in TFA, they added character and reminded me a lot of the original trilogy. My biggest fear going in was that it would be a very cold, calculated movie built on a formula based in making people nostalgic..."do x, do y, etc." A few of those callbacks felt unnecessary though, like [sp]when the holographic chessboard on the Millennium Falcon pops up[/sp]

[QUOTE=AK'z;49380409]i'm sorry but lines like [sp]'that's not how the force works'[/sp] is literally legendary. Not even a single line in the previous 3 films had anything even remotely like this which is sad. i'm so goddamn happy [b]boyega wasn't lame.[/b][/QUOTE] IMO Boyega was the best part of the movie. This might be the conspiricy theorist in me, but I feel like [sp]The fact that he's left in a state where he could just die or stay in a coma or recover[/sp] feels like they were hedging their bets on what (for stupid fucking reasons) was a "controversial" character, basically if he's well-received afterwards they could just [sp]let him live, but if the response to him is negative he could die or be out of the plot for a movie[/sp] but yet again I don't know whats going on with all the actor's contracts or anything, but it just felt a lot like that thing they do on sitcoms where they put a character out of action cos the actor is being a dick about their wage or something [editline]24th December 2015[/editline] buuut I did feel like it was appropriate, very episode 5 to have the [sp]kinda semi-sad ending, luke lost his arm and almost dies, they lose Solo... and now Finn is hospitalized and they... lost Solo[/sp]

[QUOTE=Rofl_copter;49380211] and at least with original you had a focused protagonist that you could follow, not trying to jump around like 3 different people. works for some movies, didn't work for this one the old star wars pretty much cemented luke as the protagonist, and you felt grounded with him. it introduced other characters at a good pace, while FA tried to juggle between people. like i just find it totally weird to introduce at the beginning what seems like [sp] the main character, switch to another person, kill off who you thought was the main character, then switch back to that other person and its like "oh now she's the protagonist." [/sp] just no sense of any personal journey [/QUOTE] It's quite a ways into A New Hope before we see Luke for the first time, but when all is said and done, he's clearly the main protagonist. And sure, the focus doesn't jump around much in ANH once it's centered on Luke, unlike the swapping between Finn/Rey. (I'd put Poe in the same category as C3PO, as the movie begins with them but they become lesser characters as the movie goes on) However, [sp]Rey definitely becomes the main protagonist by the end, and it's as big of a personal journey for her as it was for Luke, if not bigger. Luke went from farm boy to learning he has the force to losing Obi Wan to destroying the Death Star. Rey goes from scavenger to learning she has the force to losing Han to beating Kylo Ren in a duel. Finn's a great character too but the story is really about her. He's like the Han of TFA[/sp] And remember, in ANH Leia is introduced before Luke, but we're still treated to scenes with her as she's a captive on the Death Star. Once Rey is introduced, the focus really only jumps away from her when [sp]she's a captive and Finn is trying to rescue her. The roles are just reversed.[/sp]

[QUOTE=TheKritter71;49379906]on the scenes with Phasma, let me remind you [sp] her 'badassery' scenes were probably cut to make room for the 2 hour runtime [/sp][/quote] So now you're judging the character on scenes that you not only didn't see, but don't even know actually exist? [QUOTE=TheKritter71;49379906]like I never saw her in this scene [sp]https://officialviewzwebsite.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/gwendoline-christies-star-wars-vii-chrome-trooper-captain-phasma-secretly-a-dark-side-user-not-a-sith-lord.png[/sp][/QUOTE] Literally her just standing there. What's so bad ass about that?

[QUOTE=Rofl_copter;49380211] people were saying it was a bit like GoTG (which I love and prob in my top 5 most enjoyable movie experiences) and it got me pretty excited, but man it couldn't be any further from it[/QUOTE] just to address this last bit. the way which the dudes interact with the villain is in a confidence similar to that Chris Pine or whatever his name is does in the galaxy film. Also it's comfortably silly... these kinds of films are usually so afraid of being awkwardly silly or steer towards the toilet humour for kids (e.g. Minions). This being said... there is no Batista, there's a wookie but still. [editline]24th December 2015[/editline] come to think of it actually, that curly haired luke skywalker guy or whatever his name is... he's actually a v good actor. I think I've seen him somewhere else, I forget.

[QUOTE=Rofl_copter;49380211]if you really wanna know i think its a cheap rip off of the original it's hard for me to describe it almost because when i left the theater i felt like i totally lost track of time, like i just watched 2 hours of forced dragged out one liners intermixed with classic jj abrams visuals. it was like i watched a story unfold and then it jumped into just a giant mess and at least with original you had a focused protagonist that you could follow, not trying to jump around like 3 different people. works for some movies, didn't work for this one the old star wars pretty much cemented luke as the protagonist, and you felt grounded with him. it introduced other characters at a good pace, while FA tried to juggle between people. like i just find it totally weird to introduce at the beginning what seems like [sp]the main character, switch to another person, kill off who you thought was the main character, then switch back to that other person and its like "oh now she's the protagonist."[/sp] just no sense of any personal journey [editline]d[/editline] like holy shit if there's any movie that i'd pick that makes me a significantly more cynical person it's this one. john boyega was good but the lines he gave him were insanely cheesy, and in a really bad way. like just zero charm to it, mainly because it just happened so damn much that it made me wanna leave people were saying it was a bit like GoTG (which I love and prob in my top 5 most enjoyable movie experiences) and it got me pretty excited, but man it couldn't be any further from it[/QUOTE] this is so much better than guardians which was fun and fine at the time. but in retrospect, is pretty fuckin garbo. no more marvel im fuckin done with that trash

[QUOTE=Butthurter;49379644]no she isnt she only has a cool costume that completely separates her from the rest and thats about it[/QUOTE] Phasma is the new Boba Fett. All the makings of a badass character thrown away on a minor role. People still like Boba Fett though.

The Martian: 8.5/10 It's astounding how technologically advanced we are. Just thinking of the logistics required to get the cast and crew of this movie on Mars to film this is mind-blowing.

[QUOTE=loopoo;49381415]The Martian: 8.5/10 It's astounding how technologically advanced we are. Just thinking of the logistics required to get the cast and crew of this movie on Mars to film this is mind-blowing.[/QUOTE] I do [I]recall[/I] a movie where they already did this. :smug:

nooooo stop talking about the wrong movies!!!

He's talking about Total Recall (1990), but I'm surprised no one picked up on my "I'm amazed at how they got the cast and crew to Mars to film this movie" sentence.

get ur ass to mahs

The Martian i think was the most mediocre movie I have ever seen. Everything about it was so predicable and cliché.

[QUOTE=Scot;49381828]The Martian i think was the most mediocre movie I have ever seen. Everything about it was so predicable and cliché.[/QUOTE] Whilst I agree, I gave it an 8.5 cause it did the book some justice and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Matt Damon portrayed Mark Watney perfectly. Though I will admit the movie did squeeze things in very tightly, the book took a lot longer to pace everything out and go into detail (like the whole rover section on how he modified it and sorted out the oxygen regulator etc was cut out of the movie). not gonna lie though, my rating scale is total wank and I always give movies ridiculously high scores if I even remotely enjoyed them. I'd defo recommend The Martian for a one-time watch.

Can't forget "He's no good to me dead". And Vader telling him "No disintegrations". [editline]24th December 2015[/editline] He gets like 6 lines in the entire series, I think its more the allure of him being a badass bounty hunter, but I've never truly understood the cult of personality surrounding him.

It's basically just the idea of a bounty hunter who wears a cool suit and has a cool jetpack that got the popularity.

[QUOTE=simkas;49382207]It's basically just the idea of a bounty hunter who wears a cool suit and has a cool jetpack that got the popularity.[/QUOTE] it's because: everyone wants there to be jetpacks in the future. Boba Fett is the only character who owns a jetpack. This immediately makes him the most relatable person in the whole trilogy. It's hard to watch scenes like the chasm swing, the Bespin duel, the Sarlacc sequence, and the Endor battle without thinking, "why don't they all have jetpacks it would make things so much easier!"

I always thought the reason people loved Boba Fett so much is because of the expanded universe stuff

[QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;49382170]Maybe I'm not big enough of a Star Wars nerd, but didn't Boba Fett only get like two lines ever? I only remember "as you wish" and "put captain Solo in the cargo hold". How did he get this big of a fanbase?[/QUOTE] [img]http://puu.sh/m7kSw/f5f8d5fb4e.png[/img]

The Revenant: very very slow paced, some beautiful cinematography but the plot dragged on at times. The movie focused on slow, beautiful panoramas, but there wasn't much action. Basically what you see in the trailers is all the action there is. For the ordeal DiCaprio goes through, he makes a pretty fast recovery despite having been out in the wilderness the entire time. Didn't know he had the healing factor of Deadpool, that broken leg sure did heal quick. I mean, I'd recommend people to give it at least one watch, but it wasn't captivating. I kept alt-tabbing during the movie and doing other stuff cause it's too much to sit through all at once.