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

Mad Max 2 10/10 Great movie, just very sad that the car had to go.

it makes me wonder how cancer patients and survivors feel to see their pain represented by stunningly beautiful people i had read the book, they're supposed to be somewhat plain and ordinary looking even BEFORE the medication and organ failures wreak havoc on their weight, complexion, hair, nails, etc.

I've read both Looking For Alaska and The Fault In Our Stars and the biggest problem I have with both of them just how contrived the dialogue is. “The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.” Nobody talks or even thinks like this, especially not teenagers. All the characters seem like they're giving a performance instead of being actual characters. Shit gets preachy as fuck at times too. The way the MC of Looking For Alaska dealt with [sp]death[/sp] was to explain everything he's learned from it to the reader. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed these books, probably because I can relate to the pretentious smoking douches that listen to The Smiths but I really don't understand the hype behind John Green. His persona on his youtube videos really annoys me too. In anyone actually that preppy? [editline]7th May 2014[/editline] Peppy* Why can't I edit this post properly?

[QUOTE=Dunsparce;44741250]Why can't I edit this post properly?[/QUOTE] The [B]”[/B] character messes with the post editor.

House of the Devil-- 8/10 Sometimes you just gotta slowthings down and damn this movie did that. Always suspenseful, never boring. [sp]Of course, the problem with a movie thats 80% buildup is that you`ve got no time for much of a climax.[/sp] I think it workee regardless.

Metropolis - 30/30 Seen a version restored 2 years ago that contains long lost scenes found in a reel in Buenos Aires. The lost scenes actually make the movie a whole lot more sensical and less 'rhapsodic' in it's cinematography, as critics used to say about it. Also I love the guys over at Murnau Stifung for restoring so many great movies from that era, recently seen Nosferatu, Das Cabinet des Dr.Caligaris, Der Golem and Metropolis, all of which are impressive quality (Expecially Dr.Caligari, restored SO GOOD) I'm thinking about majoring in expressionist cinema now.. [editline]7th May 2014[/editline] A little OT; but I bet my ass Joh Fredersen was the inspiration for David Sarif in DE:HR.

Kill Bill Vol. 1 - 10/10 I've always liked Tarantino's work, but Kill Bill made me really love it. I just love how outrageous it is. Probably gonna watch vol. 2 tonight.

American Psycho - 3/5 pretty interesting movie. the ending was weird(?)(can't think of a better term) but not in a bad way. also bale's a good actor

Unforgiven 5/5 "Hell of a thing, killin' a man. You take away everything he's got and all he's ever gonna have." I still get chills when I hear that line. Great film. [editline]8th May 2014[/editline] The Raid: Redemption 4/5 Cool action film, but Dredd was definitely the better film. Shame The Raid overshadowed it.

Dark Skies - 7.5/10 My score should be a lot lower, but it was genuinely interesting from start to finish. Signs is unironically one of my favorite movies of all time, and this was a lot like that but in a modern place and with a bit different scenarios. The end scenes (like last 15 minutes) could very well be some of my favorites of any movie in a long time. Not the scene after the credits though, that was pretty ludicrous. Some dumb things I didn't like though was how no one noticed the monsters at all if they were actually visible at times during the end. Like, you'd think they'd have seen it at least once or thought about this stuff earlier. Didn't like the child acting, but the actors all did their jobs decently well (J.K. Simmons!). I liked it but I definitely shouldn't have. I'm sure if I watch it again it'd be slightly less good, but on first watch it's decently enjoyable. Ok thinking a little more, I think I liked it as much as I did because it's a slow building suspense that actually delivers without kind of fizzing out. Also the fact that they didn't rely a whole lot on cheese to make the movie entertaining throughout, rather they went with small creepy things throughout the film, getting increasingly serious (which they even gave reason for, which kind of blew my mind) until something actually happened. I was also maybe more surprised because I thought I was going to hate it because I hate most modern horror but it was pretty solid. I dunno. Go watch it, you might like it.

[B]The Raid: Redemption[/B] - 8/10 Fantastic, brutal action with some of the best kung-fu fightin' I've ever seen. This film isn't perfect. It's a lower-budget film, and that shows in some of the special effects. The gunplay in particular is underwhelming - CGI smoke and blood spurts take some of the 'punch' out of it. The pacing wasn't that great, either. The opening is a bit slow, there's not much characterization and I found the ending to be too abrupt. I also noticed that nearly every room was big, square, and completely empty in the middle. Of course, nearly all those shortcomings only serve to better emphasize the frenetic hand-to-hand action: Blistering, brutal battles with a furious flurry of fists and feet with some of the best choreography and cinematography I've seen. When this movie is good, it's edge-of-your seat fantastic. P.S. I planned to see this and then check out the sequel in theaters, but (like an idiot) I waited too long and missed it. I'll certainly be checking it out on video, though!

[QUOTE=Corndog Ninja;44752383] P.S. I planned to see this and then check out the sequel in theaters, but (like an idiot) I waited too long and missed it. I'll certainly be checking it out on video, though![/QUOTE] Wanted to see it quite bad but it didn't come to any theaters close to me

[QUOTE=Corndog Ninja;44752383][B]The Raid: Redemption[/B] - 8/10 Fantastic, brutal action with some of the best kung-fu fightin' I've ever seen. This film isn't perfect. It's a lower-budget film, and that shows in some of the special effects. The gunplay in particular is underwhelming - CGI smoke and blood spurts take some of the 'punch' out of it. The pacing wasn't that great, either. The opening is a bit slow, there's not much characterization and I found the ending to be too abrupt. I also noticed that nearly every room was big, square, and completely empty in the middle. Of course, nearly all those shortcomings only serve to better emphasize the frenetic hand-to-hand action: Blistering, brutal battles with a furious flurry of fists and feet with some of the best choreography and cinematography I've seen. When this movie is good, it's edge-of-your seat fantastic. P.S. I planned to see this and then check out the sequel in theaters, but (like an idiot) I waited too long and missed it. I'll certainly be checking it out on video, though![/QUOTE] The best part about the raid is really that when someone gets beat up, he gets fucking killed and brutally so, in usual martial arts/action flicks similar to this one when a goon gets beaten he just rolls out of the way and disappears forever.

Rushmore I had to keep reminding myself that this was a Wes Anderson movie; apart from the performances and dialogue it doesn't feel at all like him. Maybe it's because I've seen all his movies since then went back to watch this but it just didn't have his style. Not to say it's a bad movie of course, it was very enjoyable. There were some very beautifully shot and funny scenes in there and an okay story around it that didn't feel too wacky.

[QUOTE=Corndog Ninja;44752383][B]The Raid: Redemption[/B] - 8/10 Fantastic, brutal action with some of the best kung-fu fightin' I've ever seen. [/QUOTE] just you wait til you get your hands on the sequel

Her - 4/5

The Departed - 9/10 Very engaging and enjoyable movie. Everything about it was darn near perfect. From the acting, camera work, music, and the story, I was riveted until the very end.

but the end was one of my favorite parts

[QUOTE=PollytheParrot;44754424]but the end was one of my favorite parts[/QUOTE] i think you confused at what he's saying

New stills out for Ryan Gosling's writing/directorial debut, Lost River (formerly How To Catch A Monster, which was a much better title imo but whatever) [IMG]https://24.media.tumblr.com/d6d83a4259afe23a5c95520b0f5ee764/tumblr_n59a59i3Ev1roixiho6_500.png[/IMG] [IMG]https://31.media.tumblr.com/2438a22e87ac5cbee988b5c34d11fefd/tumblr_n59a59i3Ev1roixiho2_500.png[/IMG] [IMG]https://31.media.tumblr.com/6a3dc13d3103b61302f6a0d7ffe9a872/tumblr_n59a59i3Ev1roixiho1_500.png[/IMG] [IMG]https://31.media.tumblr.com/f00d2b7211b45a81eefb032eacdd1dc2/tumblr_n59a59i3Ev1roixiho4_500.png[/IMG] [IMG]https://31.media.tumblr.com/06ce410b6c7fd0047d08eb8400ad758f/tumblr_n59a59i3Ev1roixiho3_500.png[/IMG] [IMG]https://31.media.tumblr.com/eeb498aaaa16edada62d74710a726d88/tumblr_n59a59i3Ev1roixiho5_500.png[/IMG] And if you've not seen them, the first two stills released a couple weeks back- [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/bSBDYY6.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/quu2tCi.jpg[/IMG] Personally I'm legitimately excited about this. I think it has the potential to be very good (although I feel it won't be for everybody) for a number of reasons, including the promising and interesting visuals. I say this mainly because he's making this after acting since childhood and an adult career showing his versatility and talent as one of the best actors of this generation- yet he only begins to direct after meeting Refn, who cast him in two of his most out-there roles in probably his (Gosling's) two most stylised films, and with whom he formed a personal friendship with. They're really good friends now and hang out apparently, which is cool. So he decided to direct not after working on The Notebook, not Half Nelson, not even Blue Valentine or The Place Beyond The Pines- no, it was after working on two low-key, dark, thematic art house thrillers that he decided to pursue directing. Also on the set of Only God Forgives he and Refn met Gasper Noe (Irreversible/Enter The Void, two stunningly unique, relentless and powerful films that are technical masterpieces) as he assisted Refn a bit but I'm not sure for how long or in what way. So maybe that was an influence. I dunno. I do know though that the film's DoP is Benoit Debie, a great French cinematographer who shot both of Noe's films as well as Harmony Korine's latest film Spring Breakers, which was visually stunning as well as a great film. So we're guaranteed a visually striking film at the very least. Gasper Noe and Harmony Korine are also friends (there is a 40 minute documentary of Harmony Korine showing Gaspar around his home town which I gotta say is disturbingly accurate to Korine's portrayal of run down, poor areas of America shown in his film Gummo. Maybe the documentary is fake though, people thought Kids, Gummo and Trash Humpers were real and he's a total prankster so I wouldn't be too surprised), I dunno if any of this is totally relevant but I think it's kinda cool how it all ties up. Also, the film is about a boy discovering an underwater fantasy world, from what I can tell below his house, as his mother delves deeper into the underworld of prostitution (hello symbolism of descent), I assume through desperation and trying to provide for her child. So that tied with the purple bubble thing over Christina Hendricks (the mother) is interesting and perhaps an insight into the Lynchian aspects that Matt Smith mentioned when discussing getting the role (the close-up of Christina Hendricks looks like it would fit in perfectly in Mulholland Dr.). I know as well Gosling is fascinated with fantasy, especially dark and mysterious stuff, ghosts, etc since he was a kid. His (surprisingly good, actually) band covers these topics. So Gosling's writing from something he's known all his life, and I expect it to be weird and stylish. Given the team working on it, the influences and where Gosling is in his career, and the promising stills, I reckon we've got something to be very interested in here. Only time will tell though. Maybe Gosling is a shit writer but I've not seen the film or read the script and the concept is cool. So time will tell.

In response to AK's post: Correct. I enjoyed every moment of the film. I didn't expect that ending.

[QUOTE=PollytheParrot;44754424]but the end was one of my favorite parts[/QUOTE] The ending (and top notch acting by DiCaprio, Damon, Baldwin, Nicholson, Sheen and Wahlberg) was what made The Departed superior over Infernal Affairs. The Departed's was satisfying and neatly tied all plotlines - Infernal Affairs did the opposite and milked the story for two more films. [editline]8th May 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=mikeyt493;44754589]New stills out for Ryan Gosling's writing/directorial debut, Lost River (formerly How To Catch A Monster, which was a much better title imo but whatever)[/QUOTE] Tbh they're both cheesy and cliche titles, but at least How To Catch A Monster was less forgettable, and I already had it written in my memory.

[B]The Way Way Back-8/10[/B] A real surprise here since I was kinda expecting cliche story elements from it but actually was really gud. [B]You don't know Jack-7/10[/B] A interesting topic combined with some good acting by Al Pacino makes this good, although I thought it kinda had a somewhat lack of respect for those who died.

amazing spider-man 2 10/10 I really thought this movie was incredible. I say that as someone that found the first one to be kind of underwhelming.. and ultimately sort of a pointless reboot. But what an [I]amazing[/I] (derp) turn around this one was. What i loved most was the overall aesthetic. The web swinging shots against such an authentic nyc backdrop were mesmerizing. This area alone is where they really went above and beyond the original trilogy, due especially in part to Webb's dedication to actually getting mid-air spider-man poses to look like they were ripped straight from the comics. The use of music, to me, was phenomenal. Absolutely loved the playful melody that carried us through Max Dillion's beginnings every time he was on screen. Spidey's main theme was epic and heroic. And the almost dubstep vibe during electro's action scenes was exhilarating as hell. The chemistry between stone and garfield was on point, never dull. The main villains were developed in a way that you couldn't help but feel sympathy for their blight and understand their motivations. The action was [B]ridiculously satisfying[/B]!!!! And finally, the consistent message of hope was delivered so incredibly well, especially when the concept seems to be so severely lacking in the "dark & gritty" era of super hero films as of late. I loved it so much. Can't wait to see it again in 3D this time, just for the hell of it.

[QUOTE=psientist;44759814]amazing spider-man 2 10/10 [/QUOTE] My sides hurt right now

[B]Master Of Disguise (2002)- 2/10[/B] This was on netflix in either the comedy or the kids section and my friend wanted to watch it cos he remembered seeing it as a kid and thought it was kinda funny. I'd never heard of it, and it starred Dana Carvey who I liked in Waynes World, so I thought why not. Oh god. First warning was that it was a Happy Madison production (Adam Sandler's production company known for putting as little effort into a movie as possible so long as it can turn a profit), but I thought, this is 12 years old, Sandler was still pretty funny in 2002, maybe it wasn't a big deal. I dunno if it was but basically there's no jokes in this film, Dana Carvey just goes around with his mouth wide open talking with a weird accent. Hes also called Pistachio. Aside being a comedy with no jokes, it's racist, sexist, ableist, low brow and just plain annoying. We turned it off after he thought the Turtle club meant a club for real turtles where he apparently became even more disabled as he tried to disguise himself as a turtle and just said turtle over and over, as we finally accepted that we fucked up big. It's not funny and it's offensive. That just about sums up any joke in the film- they almost don't hire their secretary cos her butt's too small, in his process of learning to become the titular "master of disguise" he becomes a stereotypical middle-eastern man with a disgustingly exaggerated accent, stereotypical features, a turban, white robe, and he charms a snake. Fuck it man. Just fuck this film. It sucks 100%. recommended to literally no one on this earth. And we didn't even get half way, I think. I mean maybe. Comedies drag when [I]every single joke[/I] drops flat. I've watched a bunch of other, far better films over the past couple days but I'll write about them soon. [editline]9th May 2014[/editline] there is also a Scarface reference for some fucking reason. Its a kids film, they don't even know their fucking audience, what young kid has seen scarface :I

John Dies At The End, 6/10 I recommend picking up the novel if you were even slightly interested in the movie. It is so much better in every conceivable way. Most of what they cut was the more interesting stuff, and the gags simply work better in text. That being said the movie did a fantastic job not paying too much attention to itself. It kept throwing batshit crazy things, and didnn't stop to go "WOW ISN'T THIS WACKY, VIEWER????" which helped the viewing experience.

[QUOTE=psientist;44759814]amazing spider-man 2 10/10 I really thought this movie was incredible. I say that as someone that found the first one to be kind of underwhelming.. and ultimately sort of a pointless reboot. But what an [I]amazing[/I] (derp) turn around this one was. What i loved most was the overall aesthetic. The web swinging shots against such an authentic nyc backdrop were mesmerizing. This area alone is where they really went above and beyond the original trilogy, due especially in part to Webb's dedication to actually getting mid-air spider-man poses to look like they were ripped straight from the comics. The use of music, to me, was phenomenal. Absolutely loved the playful melody that carried us through Max Dillion's beginnings every time he was on screen. Spidey's main theme was epic and heroic. And the almost dubstep vibe during electro's action scenes was exhilarating as hell. The chemistry between stone and garfield was on point, never dull. The main villains were developed in a way that you couldn't help but feel sympathy for their blight and understand their motivations. The action was [B]ridiculously satisfying[/B]!!!! And finally, the consistent message of hope was delivered so incredibly well, especially when the concept seems to be so severely lacking in the "dark & gritty" era of super hero films as of late. I loved it so much. Can't wait to see it again in 3D this time, just for the hell of it.[/QUOTE] uh oh, I rated him dumb, and he went back to the previous page and just rated my posts dumb [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/XYo1AAu.png[/IMG] sure showed me am literally in tears atm

Neighbors. 7.5/10 Funny movie about old people getting revenge on young people.

[QUOTE=PollytheParrot;44760008]uh oh, I rated him dumb, and he went back to the previous page and just rated my posts dumb [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/XYo1AAu.png[/IMG] sure showed me am literally in tears atm[/QUOTE] man you better quit facepunch now that you've been owned so hard