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

[QUOTE=Killuah;42584148]Think about this: Would the movie WITHOUT the script make it [I]more[/I] or [I]less[/I] COMPLICATED for young Joe? [/QUOTE] ???? a movie without a script is a movie that doesnt exist yet

Without the kid. Mistyped.

I have to agree with Rusty. The kid being so powerful actually makes sense. It reenforced the point that the kid is special for old Joe and highlights the change of heart that young Joe undertook by meeting this family.

[QUOTE=SGTNAPALM;42584164]I have to agree with Rusty. The kid being so powerful actually makes sense. It reenforced the point that the kid is special and highlights the change of heart that young Joe undertook by meeting this family.[/QUOTE] I would rather see him undertake these changes out of his own motivation, in a sense, by conflicting with himself and himself(old). Not because of meeting a kid with superpowers. Maybe my only complaint is that the movie had so much metaphoric potential - conflict with oneself, would you prevent the mistakes of your youth, do we change over time, if i repair the grip of my axe and then later te head is it still the same axe- and then the kid reduced it to the same old standard "do it for love, for yours, for theirs" formula, the conflict with himself(old vs young and inner conflict) is never really resolved.

Well he did. That's the point of the whole diner scene. Before he arrived at the farm he made up his mind that he was gonna antagonize old Joe. Before he met the kid, though, he was doing it for selfish reasons. [editline]20th October 2013[/editline] I'm actually warming up to this movie now that I know that one piece of information. It just answered so many questions.

[QUOTE=SGTNAPALM;42584209]Well he did. That's the point of the whole diner scene. Before he arrived at the farm he made up his mind that he was gonna antagonize old Joe. Before he met the kid, though, he was doing it for selfish reasons.[/QUOTE] And I think it would've been much more interesting and -in comparison with other movies that come out of hollywood- dramatic. We have thousands of movies about this "don't be selfish do it for others" stuff. But that wouldn't sell well I guess. Did you see "The Following" ? That movie has a curageous ending. Imagine they resolved it with the ususal drama "love for woman/kid/humanity wins" schlock plot. Ugh.

looper was superb, definitely have to see that again. [editline]20th October 2013[/editline] intrigued to hear the commentary too

Speaking of Looper, I gotta say I was pleasantly surprised by the kid's acting abilities. I expected some cringe worthy bland crap but hey, it's nice being wrong sometimes.

[B]the Conjuring[/B] Painfully average flick. Granted: it's better than most possession movies, but that's not saying much since they usually are utter crap. The photography was nice, the last ~25 minutes were good (well, like most of these films), but I don't think it has any other redeeming qualities. It had 2 or 3 "original" scares, but most of them were predictable and as a whole I didn't find the atmosphere to be creepy in any shape or form. It tried to bring new things to the table, but they didn't work very well. It still ended up being cliche' and standard. I got tired a little after half way in, it picked up a little at the end, but...eh..it was OK at best 5/10

[QUOTE=Rusty100;42584155]???? a movie without a script is a movie that doesnt exist yet[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]Tunnel Rats, also known as 1968 Tunnel Rats, is a 2008 war film directed by Uwe Boll. The film is based on the factual duties of tunnel rats during the Vietnam War. In a documentary for the film, Boll revealed the film did not have a script, instead the actors are improvising their lines.[/QUOTE] And supposedly, it was met with positive reviews from some people.

Tunnel Rats rule!

Gravity 7/10 The visuals were amazing and the setting was really original, but there was so much "convenient" stuff happening all the time, it was kind of annoying. Like how all the space stations just happened to be next to each other with exactly the same orbit, how a magic force just pulled George Cloney away (seriously, what was that?), how the ISS survived the first debris shower without any major problems, how the Chinese station survived the first two debris showers without any problems at all. And I could just keep going.

Last night I was at an "All Night Horror Madness" event. One of the local cinemas here does it around twice a year, this was my second one. It was great. I prepared for it by staying up til 5am on the Friday and buying a bunch of caffienated shit. My heart was giving in by the end but I made it all the way and didn't fall asleep (the first one, I fell asleep for a fair bit of They Live and kept zoning in and out) Much more lucid this time. (I am still awake at almost midnight the day after, coming up for 36 hours without sleep- going to bed after this :v:) It was great. The line-up was- Hardware, Carrie, Stage Fright, Frankenhooker, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Hardware- 2/5. My least favourite film of the night. It was a cool concept, reminded me of Fallout and Mad Max. However it suffers from a promising start that creates a really cool world (amazing set design, especially considering the $1m budget) but it ends up just becoming a kind of home invasion film, only instead of a killer its a population control robot. Cool stuff, it got pretty trippy and psychadelic at parts, Iggy Pop is the radio DJ. I wouldn't really recommend it but it's a cool little film. Carrie- 4/5 Everyone's seen Carrie, and if not go watch it. It's a horror classic. Incredibly good film and one of the best horror films, as well as the first and one of the best film adaptations of Stephen King works. Made even better by the fact that it was 35mm print, and man it was a gritty print. Very very orange and looked vintage as fuck, it really made the film a lot cooler. Loved it. Stage Fright- 5/5 I'd never heard of this little Italian giallo/slasher flick until I read it on the leaflet for the night. I didn't really pay attention to it and had no idea what it was. I just assumed it'd be some low-budget shlock. This film took me by surprise in the best possible way. It was absolutely amazing. The guy who made this, Michele Soavi, has worked with Dario Argento a few times as an assistant director and made a feature length documentary on him. Argento produced and co-wrote a few of Soavi's films (not this). It was scary, stylish, slick, funny, clever, really well directed, original enough to stand out, quirky and had a fuckin banging soundtrack. This is one of the greatest horror films I've ever seen. Seriously. I loved it. It's so much fun as well. It's a little campy but it totally knows it, although it's not a spoof or even really a comedy-horror. It's pretty straight but it's very theatrical and fun. Highly, highly recommend checking this out. There are a bunch of films called Stage Fright, this one is from 1987. It's also called Stagefright: Aquarius or Delirium. Frankenhooker- 3/5 A really silly but really fun comedy-horror film. Ridiculous and entertaining from beginning to end, definitely recommend this. Hilarious, good effects, the plot just gets more and more crazy as it goes on and it's brilliant fun. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre- 3/5 This was 35mm as well, first time it's been shown on film in Scotland this century apparently :v: they had to buy it over from Ireland. Idk. I didn't like this as much as I expected (maybe because it was from 6:30am til 8am) but I did quite like it, great atmosphere, and tension although everything was over very very quickly. Also SO much fucking screaming. Honestly, I just kind of wanted the main character to just either shut the fuck up or be murdered cos the constant screaming for the last 30-40 minutes was just fucking ridiculous and annoying. Went right through me. Maybe have just been cos it was really loud and I was tired though. Overall really cool night and I'll be continuing to attend these. This was the 7th one, there was a fundraiser raffle (and there'll be another the next time) to get a 35mm print of Demons for the 9th one which will be awesome.

[B]Phantasm[/B] - 5/10... Hasn't aged well at all, I still give it props for some of the effects and the Tall Man in general but that's it. [B]Hellraiser[/B] - 8/10... This on the otherhand, is almost timeless and still creeps me the fuck out and makes my skin crawl.

Oh yeah I also watched- The Other Guys 3/5 Funny, kinda childish but entertaining. Some of the jokes fall flat. Will Ferrell was good, Marky Mark was average. Weaker than normal, considering I actually really like him (more than most I think) Sam Jackson and The Rock's final shot was amazing though. So funny. Phenomena- 3/5 This would be a 2/5 if it wasn't for the fucking awesome ending. My second Dario Argento film, I watched it cos it was the only Argento film one Netflix but I really wanna watch more of his stuff cos I fucking love Suspiria and feel like he could be one of my favourites. Featuring Jennifer Connelly in her first starring role at only 14, she's honestly not very good. Not a lot to say. The concept's ok. There's an obviously English actor playing a Scottish man. As a Scot I picked up on it being a fake accent right away and it bugged me the whole time. But yeah, the version I watched was the edited US release version- a whole 28 minutes shorter than the original cut that loses a lot of character and plot development. Which probably made it much less interesting than it should have been. although the end was outstanding. It just kept giving and I loved it. really really great. Waxwork- 3/5 A horror-comedy about a wax museum that contains stock horror characters (zombies, mummies, vampires etc) in their own waxwork displays. Apparently the first self-referential horror (1988, well before Scream), I actually really quite enjoyed this film. It's got Bobby Briggs from Twin Peaks in it. Worth a watch, a good fun little film that's quite smart. [editline]21st October 2013[/editline] also this is the killer in Stage Fright and if it doesn't make you want to watch the film, aside the fact that the dude is Argento's pupil and it's one of the best slashers I have ever seen then you suck. The film's definitely a new horror favourite. [img]http://www.scaredstiffreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/stage-fright-12.jpg[/img]

Pacific Rim - 8.5/10 badass

[B]Snatch[/B] Brilliant, hilarious movie. Love the narration style and cinematography. Also I love the gritty setting and the funny way of talking. Is this what Britain is like? Seems like a funny place indeed.

I think Ennio Morricone is one of the cinema's true master composers. He makes music for films that are either bad or good, but somehow he is able to make you go into the movie or have the feeling within it. His western motifs make you feel that you are in a outlaws land, a sorrowful theme about a orca who wants revenge against a fisherman for killing his family, you can feel the orca's pain within the tones of the music. A devastated strong woman who is determined to continue on something even though her family was killed, you can feel that within the tones as well especially when they do not appear to pick her up at the station. [video=youtube;c_icVqP1ADA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_icVqP1ADA[/video] I also forgot to mention the Untouchables, where his motifs make the music sound like a last stand tone towards Al Capone and his criminal activities

Atlantis: The Lost Empire 8/10 This movie is still funny as shit.

[B]The Evil Dead (1981)[/B] A classic horror movie that everyone should see. It's cheesy, but it's self-aware and great. The effects are quite well done, there's some subtle comic bits that work well, and it's overall spooky. I've seen this one multiple times, but have yet to see the other 2, nor have I seen the modern version. I'll need to sometime. [B]The Shining[/B] One of my all-time favorite movies and, in my opinion, the best horror movie ever made. The ominous atmosphere starts right from the beginning and leaves a heavy feeling over the whole film that you can always feel. It's not a BOO kind of movie, but the horror is deeper, a feeling of true spookiness. Jack Nicholson was the perfect actor for Jack Torrance, and I feel if this movie had a different main actor or director, it would not have been the same. Seen this one at least 5 times before, still one of my favorite movies.

The Evil Dead is great but Evil Dead 2 is a million times better in all ways [editline]21st October 2013[/editline] so watch it

[QUOTE=mikeyt493;42591287]The Evil Dead is great but Evil Dead 2 is a million times better in all ways [editline]21st October 2013[/editline] so watch it[/QUOTE] I own all 3 movies on Blu-Ray so I probably will within the week.

All great watches. 2 is one of my all-time favourites. 3 is different, more action-y and really silly and slapstick but it knows what it is and plays off it. I know a few people who really didn't like Army of Darkness because they missed the type of humour. but tbh if you got some of it in 1 you'll probably enjoy 3.

Do British people actually talk like they do in Snatch?

Also, to elaborate a bit on The Shining, I'm glad that the movie used a hedge maze rather than the [sp]hedge animals that come to life[/sp] from the book. One thing that I do like from the book though is [sp]Dick not dying[/sp]. That's the one bit that kinda threw me off in the movie, but I like that part anyway.

[QUOTE=PollytheParrot;42591509]Do British people actually talk like they do in Snatch?[/QUOTE] I think the gypsy accent is quite exaggerated (though I've never really met any so lolidk). The rest, yeah some do. There are quite a few different accents in the UK though. I think younger people seem to be sounding more and more american though (including me), probably mainly due to the greater exposure to american media.

[QUOTE=PollytheParrot;42591509]Do British people actually talk like they do in Snatch?[/QUOTE] my bubby was from tottenham and she sounded almost exactly like Brick Top

Strange. Why does it seem like America speaks better English than England then?

[QUOTE=PollytheParrot;42599947]Strange. Why does it seem like America speaks better English than England then?[/QUOTE] Because regional and social dialects are a thing.

[QUOTE=Drasnus;42600787]Because regional and social dialects are a thing.[/QUOTE] but he watched snatch therefore he's an expert on english dialects.