Rate The Last Movie You Watched - April V3 - no tv shows - General

[QUOTE=Fort83;42172822]So I just returned from seeing the pre-screening show for Insidious Chapter 2. It was quite good, not as good as the first one mind you but still a good scary movie, a little predictable if I might add though. Overall 8/10[/QUOTE] if its not as good as the first one, then it cant be 'quite good'. cuz that movie stank

I have no idea why so many people liked Insidious.

Insidious had a pretty decent start and then they revealed the Darth Maul creature and it turned into a Ghost Hunters parody.

[QUOTE=The_Marine;42176229]Insidious had a pretty decent start and then they revealed the Darth Maul creature and it turned into a Ghost Hunters parody.[/QUOTE] i kinda liked the demon dude, the only problem is he went from dark evil creature to cheesy tim burton villain in his only 2 appearances in the movie

The Conjuring - 7/10 the only good thing about this movie is the Warrens and their story, really liked the scene where they were [sp]putting up equipment in the whole house. really cool[/sp] Blue Jasmine - 7.6/10 really like Woody Allen movies, should watch them all someday. lots of interesting characters with great development and performances all over. and Cate blanchett oscary worthy performance imo

Alan partridge It's actualy almost scary. That guy is pretty much an older, less cynical me. 8/10 Edit: like me in real life! I don't think i'm so great in the forums.

Reincarnated 5/10 Some of the stuff about how Snoop and his co-musicians came up with music, scenes where Snoop talks about his past, and one scene where he goes to a music class at a boy's school were interesting but basically the entire thing was Snoop 'n' friends smoking weed. [editline]13th September 2013[/editline] I guess that's all I really should have expected going in huh

Friday the 13th part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan. 5/10 Bit of a shame the Manhattan part doesn't end up happening until the third act (which was due to budget reduction during filming so it's somewhat understandable) but it's still not all that bad. While it does have some creative moments (such as when Jason punches Julius's head right off), it lacks the gore the previous movies had and overall feels like a lesser entry in the series. It just feels painfully average. Also, fun fact in hindsight: when Jason chases our heroes through a diner, the manager steps in his way and gets thrown into a mirror. That manager is played by Ken Kirzinger, who succeeded Kane Hodder in the Jason role, albeit for one movie only (Freddy vs Jason). [editline]13th September 2013[/editline] Also rewatched Repo! The Genetic Opera and I still believe it deserves to be less obscure than it currently is. Watching Bill Moseley, Nivek Ogre and Paris Hilton (in one of the funnier casting-related gags I've seen) portray the Largo siblings is hilarious, the visual design is just AMAZING and the songs range from stupidly catchy (such as Zydrate Anatomy) [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVTAf4FAXaU[/media] to strange juxtapositions with the scenes they're played in (Mark it Up) [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo1Hl4DFUwQ[/media] to downright awesome (Anthony Head's shift in voice tone makes the last 30 seconds or so of Legal Assassin amazingly creepy). [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9He9WlFDXqw[/media] These are just 3 songs I highlighted but the list goes on and on. At the Opera Tonight, Happiness is not a Warm Scalpel, Repo is a movie that deserved a much better fate (made about 190k on an 8.5 million dollar budget).

[QUOTE=Fort83;42180229]In your opinion it stunk, in mine it didn't. People have different opinions in movies Get over it. [editline]13th September 2013[/editline] Insidious 2 turns into Ghost Hunters in some parts.[/QUOTE] people have a difference of opinions but a difference doesn't mean one can't be wrong :)

[B]Broken Flowers[/B] God damn, this is one hell of a flick. Thou Bill Murray is at his very best. I would have thought he peaked long ago but here is the film that really did it. How I didn't hear of it sooner, I don't know. It of course, won't be for all. It doesn't have a stinging sequence of dramatical events. It's a very personal, "solo" oriented film. It's a journey into this "Don" characters past and a real search into the self. If you aren't appealed by this idea, you won't enjoy this at all. It's unique among "road" films because unlike pretty much all other road movies I've seen, it really is just one guy who sets on his own particular path. Others might find it difficult to find a liking but for me, it is a very solid night film that soothes as well as teaches. The film doesn't exactly "conclude" and this may bother a lot of folk, but this is where the strength of the film lies. It's open-ended but not by a [I]wide[/I] margin. Unlike a movie such as Doubt, which is very open ended to the point where you could really set off on a lengthy discussion; this one is more for the person's own judgements. Long live the king, Bill Murray. The film is carried through beautiful women who were all happy (ish) to rediscover their past relationship with the Murray. It's depressive in a sense, but very warm with some damn nice music. One of the rare occasions (becoming less and less rare) that I'll regard a modern masterpiece. Whoever this director is, he's cool.

Reservoir Dogs(1992) - 10/10

Star Trek Into Darkness 8 / 10 [editline]14th September 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;42189408]I love how Pulp Fiction gets the spotlight, yet this movie is just as great, if not better.[/QUOTE] It's also a remake. [editline]14th September 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Rusty100;42187160]people have a difference of opinions but a difference doesn't mean one can't be wrong :)[/QUOTE] I don't think you understand the definition of opinion or subjectivism.

[QUOTE=AK'z;42188299][B]Broken Flowers[/B] God damn, this is one hell of a flick. Thou Bill Murray is at his very best. I would have thought he peaked long ago but here is the film that really did it. How I didn't hear of it sooner, I don't know. It of course, won't be for all. It doesn't have a stinging sequence of dramatical events. It's a very personal, "solo" oriented film. It's a journey into this "Don" characters past and a real search into the self. If you aren't appealed by this idea, you won't enjoy this at all. It's unique among "road" films because unlike pretty much all other road movies I've seen, it really is just one guy who sets on his own particular path. Others might find it difficult to find a liking but for me, it is a very solid night film that soothes as well as teaches. The film doesn't exactly "conclude" and this may bother a lot of folk, but this is where the strength of the film lies. It's open-ended but not by a [I]wide[/I] margin. Unlike a movie such as Doubt, which is very open ended to the point where you could really set off on a lengthy discussion; this one is more for the person's own judgements. Long live the king, Bill Murray. The film is carried through beautiful women who were all happy (ish) to rediscover their past relationship with the Murray. It's depressive in a sense, but very warm with some damn nice music. One of the rare occasions (becoming less and less rare) that I'll regard a modern masterpiece. Whoever this director is, he's cool.[/QUOTE] I honestly didn't like this film at all. I thought it was slow and boring and pointless and even Bill Murray wasn't very good. There was nothing to keep me interested as I worked out very quickly that [sp]he'd never find who he was looking for[/sp] The director's Jim Jarmusch and tbh he is actually a good and creative director but Broken Flowers just missed entirely for me. Gattaca- 3/5 A powerful film that I've been meaning to see for ages. An interesting view and critique of the progress of science and whether or not it's better or worse for us- and even if it is better, does it really keep us as who we are? Lots of great questions are raised on ethics as well as being a very compelling and heartfelt story that felt very real. Enjoyed this film quite a lot. Ethan Hawke's career is a weird one and is not someone you can bank on for a good film at all, but generally when it hits it hits well. This was great and one of his best films. Hanna- 4/5 A pretty awesome and energetic action film by Joe Wright who is imo a pretty underrated director- his visual talent is impressive but goes quite unrecognised. Starring 16 year old Saoirse Ronan, a great young actress who I think still has a lot of potential in her to become big. I've seen her in a few films now and think she's really good every time. (she got a best actress nomination at 13 for Atonement, also directed by Joe Wright) No exception here. She gives a very believable performance of an estranged young girl thrown into a world she has barely even heard of. Eric Bana gave a good performance as Hanna's father, Cate Blanchett's southern accent was iffy and her hair was terrible (true) However I enjoyed the story and the cinematography was great and very creative, some lovely tracking shots and some great long shots (the amazing 5 minute shot where Erik gets off the train, leaves the station and goes into the car park, then fights like 4 guys and leaves again without any cuts was really great. Which also reminds me, the action scenes were done very well- especially for the film being a 12. The Hunger games should take a fucking lesson. You don't have to use shaky-cam to get a 12 rating in a violent film. This film's got loads of long shots of hand to hand violence (Saoirse Ronan trained for a few months before shooting with one of Bruce Lee's protege's to prepare for her role- pretty awesome) as well as guns and knives etc that doesn't hide what's going on with shaking the camera, in fact it's always crystal clear what's going on every second of every fight scene. Loved how they were done. There's some cuts to hide blood but it doesn't feel like it was done that way just to secure a lower rating, even though it probably was. Raising Arizona- 3/5 Hilarious, heartfelt and pretty crazy- The Coen Brothers' second feature is really different from their dark and gritty debut Blood Simple- Raising Arizona is a total screwball comedy that is very good and quite ridiculous. Nicolas Cage stars as a criminal who marries the cop (Holly Hunter) who takes his mug shots as he's in and out of prison a lot. Hunter is infertile so they steal a baby from the Arizona's who are locally famous for owning a furniture company, and just had quintuplates. Hilarity ensues. Loads of ridiculous shit goes on, some great dialogue, quirky camerawork, inventive storyline. Keeps on going and you have no idea where. I wanna give it 4/5 tbh but I feel like the film has become worse since I've seen a fair few Coen Brother films and this was when they were younger and, honestly, not as good. I couldn't help but think that it sometimes got too silly, or the camerawork didn't quite work even though it was a good idea, etc etc. Towards the start of their careers their skills have improved exponentially and even now they're still improving. However I just don't think this is nearly as good as a film like Fargo, No Country For Old Men, O Brother Where Art Thou... [editline]14th September 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;42189408]I love how Pulp Fiction gets the spotlight, yet this movie is just as great, if not better.[/QUOTE] I disagree with you. I actually like Reservoir Dogs more but Pulp Fiction is a better film. It's a significantly better script (going way past the dialogue, which seems to be the only thing most people care about for some reason. I guess it's cos it's cool to say DEAD NIGGER STORAGE on reddit.) Pulp Fiction is packed full of themes, symbolism and metaphor, and the direction in Pulp Fiction is much improved. Better camerawork, better use of lighting and set design, he got better performances from a lot of average at best actors- Reservoir Dogs is just a stylish heist film.

[QUOTE=mikeyt493;42189876]I honestly didn't like this film at all. I thought it was slow and boring and pointless and even Bill Murray wasn't very good. There was nothing to keep me interested as I worked out very quickly that [sp]he'd never find who he was looking for[/sp] The director's Jim Jarmusch and tbh he is actually a good and creative director but Broken Flowers just missed entirely for me.[/QUOTE] For some, the conclusion is null but imo it just made it clear about why he had to do all of this in order to reach the philosophy which he mentions quietly in the end of "living in the present". He doesn't know what he is after but inevitably it is something that really caught up with him. He put his back into finding his past only to prove to himself that he cares. I'm not on the same page with "Murray wasn't very good". He was spectacularly seldom and with it throughout. It's a very different Murray from Groundhog Day, for sure.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - 3/4

Robocop 9/10 Loved this movie. Can't believe I never watched it sooner. I heard the sequels aren't so good though. Are any of them worth watching or should I just avoid them all?

[QUOTE=JesterUK;42191995]Robocop 9/10 Loved this movie. Can't believe I never watched it sooner. I heard the sequels aren't so good though. Are any of them worth watching or should I just avoid them all?[/QUOTE] A lot of people bash on 2, but I still like it. 3 deserves every ounce of negativity it gets, though.

I'll give 2 a go and ignore 3. Apparently it doesn't even have Peter Weller in it. What the hell.

Friday the 13th parts 4 and 5, they get a 6/10 and a 3/10 respectively. Number 4 was basically what I expected. Special mention to Crispin Glover, for he has the best moment in the whole movie: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAMWNNhIGTM[/media] A nice movie if somewhat forgettable for the most part. Then again, it served its purpose well. Which isn't something I can necessarily say for number 5. Besides the fact that [sp]'Jason' turns out to be a copycat[/sp], there's practically no gore at all. It constantly either cuts away from the gore or just doesn't show it. Hell, we have [sp]a man falling out of a barn and getting impaled in at least 4 places[/sp] and there's NOTHING. It's riddled with issues and it just isn't a very interesting movie.

[QUOTE=Sungrazer;42189642]Star Trek Into Darkness 8 / 10 [editline]14th September 2013[/editline] It's also a remake. [editline]14th September 2013[/editline] I don't think you understand the definition of opinion or subjectivism.[/QUOTE] I don't think you understand the post-preschool adult world mentality of some opinions being wrong. That's real life.

thor - 7/10 actually avoided seeing this until now, kind of regret it because it's pretty damn good, there's not a shit ton of boring smashing, it's got some awesome costumes and effects, it's amazingly, unapologetically nerdy and it's actually quite funny and charming captain america - 5/10 avoided seeing this as well - kind of cool but utterly predictable imo. cap is really likeable but it was kind of boring [editline]15th September 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;42189408]I love how Pulp Fiction gets the spotlight, yet this movie is just as great, if not better.[/QUOTE] nah pulp fiction is definitely better [editline]15th September 2013[/editline] oh yeah I also watched stoker (2013) - 9/10 go watch it now, it's so screwed up and awesome

[QUOTE=Rusty100;42196069]I don't think you understand the post-preschool adult world mentality of some opinions being wrong. That's real life.[/QUOTE] Just like how you can be wrong sometimes Rusty.

[QUOTE=mikeyt493;42147516]if you want bad cinematography watch Transformers 2 and 3 honestly the worst[/QUOTE] I know this is really late but if you want utterly nauseatingly bad cinematography catwoman is a great choice, this scene in particular is literally sickening to watch, imagine watching it in a cinema [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNlmRId2FVQ[/media] [editline]15th September 2013[/editline] that or rag tale - a film entirely shot at 45 degree angles [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxEsaAbPAGg[/media]

[QUOTE=Generic Monk;42196162]I know this is really late but if you want utterly nauseatingly bad cinematography catwoman is a great choice, this scene in particular is literally sickening to watch, imagine watching it in a cinema [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNlmRId2FVQ[/media][/QUOTE] holy balls my eyes actually hurt

Catwoman was a fucking strange movie and it continues to baffle me to this day. How do you even call it an adaptation of DC's Catwoman? [editline]14th September 2013[/editline] Also yes that basketball scene was absolutely nauseating to watch in the cinema. Had to close my eyes for a bit.

Just got back from Riddick. 3/5 Very close to a 4/5, but it isn't quite that good, or as good as Pitch Black. However, I rather enjoyed it. [QUOTE=Scot;42196265]holy balls my eyes actually hurt[/QUOTE] And then you see the cinematography.

[QUOTE=Rusty100;42196069]I don't think you understand the post-preschool adult world mentality of some opinions being wrong. That's real life.[/QUOTE] There's no way to prove one opinion is correct over another when it comes to things such as art, film, music, etc.

Just finished watching Serenity. It was pretty much the perfect transition of a television show to a movie. Perfectly understandable to anyone who hasn't watched Firefly, but the plot twists and revelations make it so much more worth it if you've seen the show. Can't recommend Firefly and Serenity enough.

[QUOTE=Butthurter;42162538]most of the brosnan bond films after goldeneye can only come close to such raw top quality bond-defining films as this[/QUOTE] That's why I dig the Craig movies. Sure, they're not typical Bond movies as you'd define them, but they're solid, well-made action movies. Even Skyfall managed to incorporate gadgets without overdoing it.

[QUOTE=Sungrazer;42197736]There's no way to prove one opinion is correct over another when it comes to things such as art, film, music, etc.[/QUOTE] christ... jesus... portrayed by Willem Dafoe... please stop this dead end discussion with Rusty.