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

[B]The Truman Show[/B] - 8/10 Good stuff. The humor and seriousness (both visually and in the writing) is balanced very well, and Carrey nails his role as Truman.

[B]Glory[/B] - 4/5 Right from the start the film doesn't waste much time and gets into the training of one of the first black regiments in the civil war which was great, going through the training and first deployment of the men was really effective and obviously gets you more invested in them before their big assault. Pretty straight forward, but really well done. (The music doesn't quite hold up at times, but it didn't bother me as much as others from that time, like The Untouchables)

[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;43567176]I find the various awards and their respective ceremonies to be boring and pointless.[/QUOTE] They made sense for a while but now that there's the internet it really feels outdated. The only big thing I still like is Cannes because there's a whole festival around it and it's friendly to the average moviegoer, stuff like Oscars are so far up their ass it's not even interesting.

[QUOTE=Corndog Ninja;43564406]No [I]Pacific Rim[/I] nomination for Visual Effects? Bull honkey![/QUOTE] Just because it had the most flashing lights I'd seen in years, doesn't mean it's a forward thinking film..

[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;43567176]I find the various awards and their respective ceremonies to be boring and pointless.[/QUOTE] it isn't american if there isn't clapping [img]http://media.tumblr.com/8cb046e6f16e05f8521e15de31927f52/tumblr_inline_mg4j25xqL91qabw0a.gif[/img]

[b]Hachi: A Dog's Tale - All the feels/10[/b] Good movie, definitely a tearjerker. Think Seymour from Futurama.

The Right Stuff 9/10 I've been meaning to watch this for quite some time now after I finally have, it definitely lived up to its reputation. There's not many films taking place during the famed space race and in fact, I know only two. This and Apollo 13, another great film. But they are very very different films. While Apollo 13, like its title suggests, focused entirely on one near-disaster event during the Apollo Program, this film, adapted from Tom Wolfe's book, is about the birth of a new age: the Mercury program, after the first manned 'breaking' of the sound barrier. It's quite long (192 minutes) and it has a pretty big cast of 'main characters'. And due to that, there are some characters that just quietly and almost meaninglessly stay in the background throughout the entire film. It's not '100% accurate' either. You barely get any sort of info on the people behind the Mercury Program and the technicians who made those rockets work. And to my surprise, the film's tone isn't precisely 'realistic' either. Some scenes and characters feel exaggerated and energised, sometimes very much so. You have the 'nerdy egg-heads', the comically obnoxious reporters, boastful arrogant government figures and heroic brave adventurous 'heroes'. So it's not 100% historically accurate and lacks a 'grounded' tone. I suppose they can be major flaws for others but they didn't bother me. However 'comical'/'exaggerated' the film got, it never lost focus on what it set out to do. This was a film focused on the birth of a new age with new 'heroes'. It details the good and bad such as the fear and paranoia of the Soviets, the apparent 'we have no idea what we're doing moments' and the public's apparent want of dehumanising these astronauts into permanent smiling American heroes and role models. The performances are all great, the slight comedic and satiric tone were handled well and none of them overstayed their welcome and the special effects, despite its age, still holds up. In a way, it's a very comfortable-to-watch film about the new space age and its new astronauts who were willing to accept the very new danger of space-flight that leaves a sense of wonder. I would definitely recommend this film to anyone who are interested in the astronauts behind the easily forgotten Mercury program and most importantly, the supposed spirit of the birth of the space age.

Collateral Pretty good. Well written, flowed well, [sp]the way it sort of circled back felt very coincidental but not too unbelievable[/sp]

[QUOTE=AK'z;43568670]Just because it had the most flashing lights I'd seen in years, doesn't mean it's a forward thinking film..[/QUOTE] I personally found Pacific Rim's creature, machine, wardrobe, and overall production designs to be detailed, well-realized, and very creative. [video=youtube;x0G6mXiA33Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0G6mXiA33Y[/video] [video=youtube;f1YQOIginV0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1YQOIginV0[/video] Of course, I haven't seen [I]The Lone Ranger[/I] so it's possible that that film may be far more "forward thinking".

Saw Insidious the other day and didn't like it.. It's like a sillier Poltergeist.

ignore what i said, just realised Iron Man 3 got nominated :/

Total Recall (The Ahnuld version) - 8/10 Yeah, I saw this coming. My brother's had this on bluray for a while (and my god, does it look GOOD on bluray, seriously) so it wasn't so much a matter of 'if' but more of a 'when' I would be watching this. And I'm glad I watched it. It's awesome. The plot is interesting enough to keep you invested, the set design is cluttered but pleasing to the eye and while the CG effects haven't aged that well (and that's putting it charitably), the practical effects are nothing short of amazing. Also, Breaking Bad's Dean Norris as an alien. Can't say I was expecting that.

[QUOTE=AK'z;43573655]ignore what i said, just realised Iron Man 3 got nominated :/[/QUOTE] Ben Kingsley for Best Supporting Actor [B]Edit[/B] I wasn't being serious

[QUOTE=TheKritter71;43575970]Ben Kingsley for Best Supporting Actor[/QUOTE] not a chance, that's probably one of the easiest roles he's had to play.. May sound weird but after seeing Sexy Beast, I don''t think I doubted Gandhi could be a chameleon. Throughout his career he's been through vastly different characters and this one was nothing special. In the context of superhero flicks, yeah he's probably one of the more memorable performers. edit: thx for editing, but ben kingsley is great

Wolf of Wall St. 9/10 What a fucking experience. Phenomenal acting throughout, especially from DiCaprio and Jonah Hill. Jonah Hill blew me away.

Casablanca (1942); 10/10. Decided to give this a go next, considering it's more Humphrey Bogart, and only a single year later than The Maltese Falcon. It's the same case as The Maltese Falcon, but more. I whole-heartedly loved this movie from start to finish, and just talking about it now makes me want to watch it again. The defining moment of this film for me at least is when Sam plays As Time Goes By for Ilsa the first time she appears at Rick's bar, the sheer atmosphere in that scene is just spectacular. Impeccable overall. Next on the list for me is The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.

I really can't stand most old movies, even ones that everyone considers classics. I've watched plenty of 30's noir and 60's comedies and such. There's no way to describe it, they don't resonate with me.

Saving Mr. Banks - 7.5/10 Being a big Disney fan I can't really say anything bad about a film like this, I enjoyed it. Nothing amazing, but I'd say it's a must see for Disney fans out there.

[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;43577321]I really can't stand most old movies, even ones that everyone considers classics. I've watched plenty of 30's noir and 60's comedies and such. There's no way to describe it, they don't resonate with me.[/QUOTE] It just means you've seen the worst of them that's all.Old movies can be bad too, just like modern ones. Pm me with a top 10 movies of yours and I'll recommend you some old movies you'll surely like.

[b] Her - 9/10 [/b] Really liked the art style, and Amy Adams.

[QUOTE=Sir Whoopsalot;43574118]Total Recall (The Ahnuld version) - 8/10 Yeah, I saw this coming. My brother's had this on bluray for a while (and my god, does it look GOOD on bluray, seriously) so it wasn't so much a matter of 'if' but more of a 'when' I would be watching this. And I'm glad I watched it. It's awesome. The plot is interesting enough to keep you invested, the set design is cluttered but pleasing to the eye and while [B]the CG effects haven't aged that well [/B](and that's putting it charitably), the practical effects are nothing short of amazing. Also, Breaking Bad's Dean Norris as an alien. Can't say I was expecting that.[/QUOTE] How do you mean? Apart from compositing here and there, the only real CG effect in that movie was the x-ray scanner. [img]http://www.stikkymedia.com/sites/default/files/images/shared/total_recall_skeleton.jpg[/img]

Prisoners 7.5/10 Beautiful cinematography that worked wonders in setting the mood, but the story just seemed all over the place with quite a few parts that could have been simply left out of the film. Pacing was good for the first 3/4 of the movie.

[QUOTE=Corndog Ninja;43579377]How do you mean? Apart from compositing here and there, the only real CG effect in that movie was the x-ray scanner. [IMG]http://www.stikkymedia.com/sites/default/files/images/shared/total_recall_skeleton.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] Okay, maybe I should've been more specific. The compositing effects have indeed aged kind of poorly. The security scanner was weird as hell though, in a cool way.

Rush Hour II - 8/10 This movie never gets old for me. Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan just form the perfect buddy-cop combo for me.

The Wolf of Wall Street (second viewing) Watched it again with my friend yesterday, he loved it, but on the second viewing... let's just say cracks begin to show. There are some really jarring cuts I didn't notice the first time around.

I've seen very little of Scorseses work but I noticed the same thing in The Departed. The first 30 minutes are horrendous because of the terrible editing. It was a struggle because it was so disorienting. Overall the film was quite good but it took a while to get past it. Is this a common thing in Scorsese films?

So 28 Days Later was on AMC last night, after seeing it 3 times or so, it still has not lost its value on being a great 'zombie' movie. 8/10.

[B]American Hustle[/B] Very good but maybe a little drawn out. Bale is near on perfect and the rest of the cast do a good job, even that cunt Brad Cooper. The presentation felt similar to Goodfellas because of the narration and music overdub on many scenes. Even the choice of songs was exactly like a Scorsese film because the songs were happy tunes at the darker moments which is very much a Scorsese signature. Either way aside from a bit of clock watching during scenes that added absolutely nothing to the film, I was entertained. Shame I didn't feel anything for the characters. Theres a lot of Oscar talk on here, does anybody really give a fuck what a few suits do to kick the film industry into the public gaze so the money comes rolling in? So much of the good stuff passes them by. Fuck the Oscar, Sundance/Cannes has much more to offer. [highlight](User was permabanned for this post ("alt of jewdozer" - Rusty100))[/highlight]

[B]Wolf of Wall Street[/B] hehe, Scorsese you devil you.. Anyway, I'm afraid there's a bit of conflict with my thoughts of this film. It's not been common for me to be filled with a strong hatred for people as much as I have for the folk in this film. What's weird is that with films like Goodfellas, where you're placed into the lives of murderers and lunatics, I felt comfortable and joyful; mostly due to the way it's written to make you feel in awe of the lifestyle.. Saying this is weird, because here they don't do nearly as worse. But that's not why I was bothered by it. I was just so alien/distant to the Belfort character, he's literally inhuman to me. I could never really get into the inner workings of the dude, even though we're part of his mind for 3 hours. As far as this film goes as a comedy piece, Scorsese goes beyond the joke into the realm of, smack everything funny. I am ashamed of myself :) It's very familiar in terms of tone, it's a full on ruthless extravaganza which I don't think any regular Scorsese fan would be surprised by. Scorsese took a 2 movie break to experiment with styles and veered off from his usual methods, but here it's really a tour-de-force. Which means the 3 hours just fly by, counting you've still held onto the adrenaline rush long enough. All these things aside, as much respect I have for the people involved, I just can't get my head around my distinct hatred for the people in this film. It's so "anti" everything I enjoy to learn about people. The sequence which really finished whatever enjoyment I had has gotta be obvious to people who have seen it... For a person to lose themselves to drugs to the extent where children are affected, only puts the nail into the coffin. From then on end, I just felt odd how little I cared what the fuck this guy was doing. Dark comedians with class, like Tarantino.. don't dehumanise their characters' story to the point where your entire experience is hindered. There's a Japanese film about a serial killer, called Vengeance is Mine.. I had a distinct hatred for that character, but the way in which that film was written, I could just freely understand and direct my thoughts about the character involved. With Belfort, you're getting a one way street into oblivion. It [I]really[/I] doesn't glorify his character at all, it just signals to me how empty people can really be. Then again, it is the most I've laughed in a long while so I'm clueless really. ;) If the academy does give it some awards, I think their moral standing will get blurred out of place a bit, but we'll see.

I didn't hate anybody in Wolf of Wall Street on a personal level. Not like I did with Spring Breakers.