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

Star Wars VI - 7.5/10 A lot better, but it still doesn't feel like environments were used to its fullest, on some you only get 1 shot of etc Very anticlimatic plot points, i had no "feelings" for any of the characters, no development at all. Cool fight scene at the end at least, not bad. Now for ep 1 i guess v:v:v

[QUOTE=Scot;44753936]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] i disagree, i think it has his style, you can really see it start to shine through in certain scenes. Grave of the Fireflies - 8/10, pretty much emotionally destroyed me. why did I watch this on a friday night?

[QUOTE=psientist;44759814]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. [/QUOTE] if i had to write a review for tasm2 id literally just write the opposite of every statement you made [editline]9th May 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;44765699]I don't understand how you guys can shit all over the new Spider-Man movies but give so much praise to movies like Captain America and Thor. To be honest, I found those movies to be extremely forgettable. I saw both of them less than a year ago and I barely remember anything about them excluding a few scenes.\[/QUOTE] nobody really praises the first ca or thor here, the general consensus on the movies (outside of the mcu thread i guess) is that they ARE kinda forgettable

[QUOTE=Giraffen93;44766968]Star Wars VI - 7.5/10 A lot better, but it still doesn't feel like environments were used to its fullest, on some you only get 1 shot of etc Very anticlimatic plot points, i had no "feelings" for any of the characters, no development at all. Cool fight scene at the end at least, not bad. Now for ep 1 i guess v:v:v[/QUOTE] If you didn't even like the original trilogy that much, you should definitely stay far the fuck away from the prequels as possible.

[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;44767401]if i had to write a review for tasm2 id literally just write the opposite of every statement you made [editline]9th May 2014[/editline] nobody really praises the first ca or thor here, the general consensus on the movies (outside of the mcu thread i guess) is that they ARE kinda forgettable[/QUOTE] when the new capt America came out everyone was giving like 9/10 lol

[QUOTE=mikeyt493;44767637]when the new capt America came out everyone was giving like 9/10 lol[/QUOTE] [quote]the first ca[/quote]

[QUOTE=simkas;44767584]If you didn't even like the original trilogy that much, you should definitely stay far the fuck away from the prequels as possible.[/QUOTE] I'm just a few minutes in and I sense it already. Oh well. Now I gotta watch some more cult classics, you wouldn't believe how many I've missed.

[QUOTE=AK'z;44766926]I don't see any reason why they couldn't just regroup and make Spiderman 4 instead of spawning pointless remakes.[/QUOTE] uhh, i can give you several reasons -spider-man 3 was the worst movie ever made. It was somehow worse than X-Men 3, even. it was received so poorly that there's absolutely no way it wouldn't have affected interest in future installments. -Raimi & Co. completely fucked up the symbiote. perhaps not 100% completely, some things were accurate, but what they did with it was pretty bad. Not talking about just Venom, either. The entire usage of the symbiote. They totally wasted the opportunity they had with it. If anything, the reboot is a new chance to do that entire story arc right which is arguably the most popular story line of the entire spider-man universe. -the main reason, Raimi had creative differences with Sony during the production of 3, and he wanted more money. He wasn't returning for a 4th. If they had taken your advice and "regrouped", we would have probably ended up with a Spider-Man movie the equivalent of Terminator Salvation. No thanks, bro. After seeing the first Amazing, i felt pretty much the same. The reboot seemed pointless, though rather than a spider-man 4 i'd have rather seen the rights go back to Marvel. But now i am really liking the direction Sony is taking things. They're building up their own cinematic universe, and they're doing it right. At least 2 more SM movies planned, a solo Venom film planned. It's truly an exciting time to be a Spider-Man fan. [QUOTE=Zukriuchen;44767401]if i had to write a review for tasm2 id literally just write the opposite of every statement you made [/QUOTE] really? so you would have wrote the action was boring or non-existent? You would have wrote that garfield and stone, whom have been dating irl for a few years now, had no chemistry whatsoever?? you would have written that there was no message of hope, despite the word literally being shoved done our throats by several of the lead female characters? No offense, but you are either a special kind of dipshit, or you're playing devil's advocate just to be an ass.

"no offense but you're an idiot"

[QUOTE=psientist;44767721] It's truly an exciting time to be a Spider-Man fan.[/QUOTE] for me it was all downhill after 2 anyway. Reboot 1, i found to be ok.

[QUOTE=psientist;44767721]really? so you would have wrote the action was boring or non-existent?[/quote] that part wasn't in what i quoted btw [quote]You would have wrote that garfield and stone, whom have been dating irl for a few years now, had no chemistry whatsoever??[/quote] i know they have been dating, which is exactly why i expected more. their conversations, along with most of the dialogue in the movie, were really unnatural and kind of odd [quote]you would have written that there was no message of hope, despite the word literally being shoved done our throats by several of the lead female characters?[/quote] there was a message of hope, but it felt fake and forced. "shoved down our throats" describes it perfectly. am i really supposed to root for that [sp]kid who was stupid enough to dress up as a superhero and try to stand up to what was literally a war machine?[/sp] [quote]No offense, but you are either a special kind of dipshit, or you're playing devil's advocate just to be an ass.[/QUOTE] i'm not allowed to dislike a movie without being called a dipshit? wtf

[QUOTE=Rofl_copter;44767753]"no offense but you're an idiot"[/QUOTE] No offense but i met Gosling during the filming of your avatar. Not really sure how that applies in this particular situation... but maybe it means i'm better than you. [QUOTE=Zukriuchen;44767935]that part wasn't in what i quoted btw [/QUOTE] It was. [QUOTE=psientist;44759814]The action was [B]ridiculously satisfying[/B]!!!![/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Zukriuchen;44767935]i know they have been dating, which is exactly why i expected more. their conversations, along with most of the dialogue in the movie, were really unnatural and kind of odd[/QUOTE] all seemed pretty legit to me. do you have a girlfriend? (boyfriend?) maybe you're just unaware of what real couples act like. that's your problem, though. Leave Stone and Garfield out of your angst and derpy preconceptions about how people are suppose to interact. Many of the reviewers that trashed the film at least said their chemistry together was great, so you're really making a stretch here.

[QUOTE=psientist;44768257]It was.[/quote] misread it then [quote]all seemed pretty legit to me. do you have a girlfriend? (boyfriend?) maybe you're just unaware of what real couples act like. that's your problem, though. Leave Stone and Garfield out of your angst and derpy preconceptions about how people are suppose to interact. Many of the reviewers that trashed the film at least said their chemistry together was great, so you're really making a stretch here.[/QUOTE] wtf?

Finally caved in on the Frozen hype because some dude on /v/ said there were only a couple of songs in it. Oh boy oh boy, finished it in like half an hour, i hate musicals. Snow effects were good at least. 4/10

I hate when people say they hate musicals it's like saying they hate comedies

[QUOTE=mikeyt493;44768371]I hate when people say they hate musicals it's like saying they hate comedies[/QUOTE] I don't like the way they sing in musicals. Isn't that a pretty solid argument?

Also finished it in 30 mins do you mean you ended it there (whole the films still starting?? Also the bit with the most songs) or did you skim through it and if so no fucking wonder you didn't like it lol [editline]10th May 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=Giraffen93;44768377]I don't like the way they sing in musicals. Isn't that a pretty solid argument?[/QUOTE] No lol cos there's not one way to sing. Disney have a style though so you probably mean you dislike Disney songs (if that's the case then dude wtf they own)

[QUOTE=mikeyt493;44768381]Also finished it in 30 mins do you mean you ended it there (whole the films still starting?? Also the bit with the most songs) or did you skim through it and if so no fucking wonder you didn't like it lol [editline]10th May 2014[/editline] No lol cos there's not one way to sing. Disney have a style though so you probably mean you dislike Disney songs (if that's the case then dude wtf they own)[/QUOTE] i skimmed past all songs yes i watched sweeney todd (my mom forced me to watch it) and that was the same shit i haven't watched many recent movies, but older ones like lion king have really great songs especially in swedish

[QUOTE=mikeyt493;44768371]I hate when people say they hate musicals it's like saying they hate comedies[/QUOTE] how? most comedies are semi-realistic and relatable. didn't you complain about how tony's character in iron man wasn't relatable? well, i rarely think to myself "hey you know what, this would be a good time to start singing about how i feel"

In serious, you like praise the new TASM2 as a masterpiece psientist. 10/10 isn't for movies like that, I mean Jaws is better deserving. We can all tell you, even if the movie can be enjoyable but in no way it is a masterpiece

[QUOTE=Giraffen93;44768311] Oh boy oh boy, finished it in like half an hour, i hate musicals. [/QUOTE] Maybe don't watch a Disney musical then? While we're on Disney [b]Sleeping Beauty[/b] I had no idea how much influence this has had, with obvious direct influence on stuff like Shrek, The Legend of Zelda and pretty much every other fairytale film since its release. It's interesting now to go back and watch classic Disney films because more often than not they're pretty much barebones plot, and all the focus is on the animation itself compared to the more traditional filmic style storytelling of modern Disney films. Of course the focus on the visuals and animation is warranted, the film was very well animated and aesthetically beautiful. The one thing I wish the film did was focus on Maleficent more, she was pretty much the most interesting character in film and she's barely in it, I spose that's why they're making the Angelina Jolie film.

The Wolverine it was okay. the cinematographer needs a slap in the face; some of the action scenes were disgustingly shaky and so many beautiful locations were barely utilised. other than that it was just okay.

We'll I just mean it's disregarding an entire genre. Granted its maybe a bit of a stretch for comedy cos its so diverse but my point was so are musicals. Look at Lion King, Dancer In The Dark, Moulin Rouge and The Jazz Singer and they're all incredibly different in many many ways (and all brilliant) And to your iron man thing, you're kinda mixing two points, between a believable world and relatable characters. Two different things. With the world, It's all about creating a story, character and delivery that is believable [I]inside the universe created by the film[/I]. Frozen is believable and the songs work because in the Frozen universe, it's a musical and we know it. We understand it and despite being realistic, we accept it as an established element to the film (notice how it's the singing, not the magic powers, that took you out of believing properly) Look at say the big lebowski. It is unrealistic in a lot of ways, if it was told straight it'd be criticised for a confusing and silly plot with lots of loose ends. However, the slightly surreal nature of the direction and The Dude as a character allow us to believe that everything that happens works and is the right way to progress. As for Iron Man being a relatable character, I don't really remember 3 particularly well but I do think they distanced him. He was relatable in 1. I couldn't really discuss this though since I simply can't remember but I found Elsa to be not just a believable and understandable character, but a very compelling, emotionally complex character with a very satisfying arc. I think she was brilliantly realised and worked totally well. I got that she sang, it worked, but Tony stark was kind of an asshole but not so much in a loveable way but also not in a way that we deliberately dislike him (a recent one I saw was Maniac which puts you in the shoes of a serial killer without glorifying him. It works here because we're meant to dislike our protagonist. You're meant to like Tony but I didn't) for the purpose of story telling or putting us in a specific emotional state. I think it meant to be 1 but fell more into 2 so in my opinion he was a slslightly failed character [editline]10th May 2014[/editline] 're zukriuchen

oh hey I watched Frozen too (for the first time in...... my life) 8/10 solid disney musical tbh. I really liked all of the songs and the characters were cool. Not 10/10 like everyone makes it out to be, though.

^ i was expecting olaf to be a cringeworthy relief character but he turned out to be my favorite of them all

Another thing that really put me off was the pronunciation of the names, it was just really odd. also wtf you don't say glogg [QUOTE=The Stills;44768469]Maybe don't watch a Disney musical then?[/QUOTE] I got bamboozled into watching it.

[B]Mud [/B] - 8.5/10 After seeing this and True Detective Matthew McConaughey is pretty much my favorite actor right now. Also Neckbone is a boss.

the thing with "diregarding an entire genre" is that it's a genre that relies on a very specific thing. action films require a decent amount of shooting/fighting/racing/exciting stuff to be labeled as such, while musicals need an universe where people sing because they feel like it. and even in the craziest action or sci fi films, you're always wondering, "could that ever happen?", while the most down-to-earth musical in history will still require a certain level of suspension of disbelief

[QUOTE=DChapsfield;44768574]^ i was expecting olaf to be a cringeworthy relief character but he turned out to be my favorite of them all[/QUOTE] yeah when he turned up i was thinking "for fucks sake" but yeah he was really funny

I hate traditional musicals but I can make an exception for stuff like Tenacious D and Scott Pilgrim. They are executed in a way where you don't have to have that "suspension of disbelief" that most musicals have. You could argue that they really aren't musicals but they rely pretty heavy on their music. I dunno , I am probably just talking bullshit lol.