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

[QUOTE=kimchimafia;46383652]i don't get this idea john carpenter did way more stuff in dealing how to place, show, hide, the thing than just gratuitous "look at my cool monster guys" shots[/QUOTE] There are entire shots in this movie that are just here to show the monster from top to bottom. It's still a good movie but I couldn't find it nearly as tense or stressful as Alien.

[QUOTE=Ganerumo;46383695]There are entire shots in this movie that are just here to show the monster from top to bottom.[/QUOTE] i don't see how that's a bad thing? it's never really overdone. the tension and atmosphere are built up really well for each reveal of the thing. besides, seeing the thing as a whole makes it look even more confusing and twisted which just the monster even better. [editline]1st November 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=Ganerumo;46383695]It's still a good movie but I couldn't find it nearly as tense or stressful as Alien.[/QUOTE] to each his own i think that both movies have merits for being highly stressful and tense horror films that have a kickass monster

They Live - 8/10 [sp]Holy fucking shit the makeup is creepy, i got legit shocked the first time it got revealed. Good pacing and shit, but that sidekick lady looked odd. Would watch more.[/sp]

[QUOTE=Bat-shit;46382772]How was his eye-blinking on this one? I need to know that first.[/QUOTE] I honestly don't remember him blinking in this movie. He always had this wide eyed stare that upped the creep factor, which was definitely a good thing.

The Princess Bride: It has been far, far too long since I've last watched this. Yes absolutely go see it

[QUOTE=Robber;46383465]The problem is that it's trying to be smart. I'd have liked a simple everyone outside the maze is dead because of mutants, the people in and under the maze are all that's left. Have fun.[/QUOTE] That's pretty much how I felt reading the book, it was rather interesting and neat until they pulled that "twist", and then the rest of the series went downhill from there.

[QUOTE=kimchimafia;46383728]i don't see how that's a bad thing? it's never really overdone. the tension and atmosphere are built up really well for each reveal of the thing. besides, seeing the thing as a whole makes it look even more confusing and twisted which just the monster even better.[/QUOTE] Yeah, the Alien is effectively the same each time we see it (apart from the brief chestburster scene) but the very nature of the Thing is that it's very different - the [sp]Norwegian, dog, Bennings, Norris, Palmer, and Blair[/sp] monsters all look completely different. Plus, because the Thing is constantly shifting and unfolding, and is made up of weird combinations of previous assimilations, longer shots work to the horror's advantage.

[QUOTE=The_J_Hat;46384010]I honestly don't remember him blinking in this movie. He always had this wide eyed stare that upped the creep factor, which was definitely a good thing.[/QUOTE] Haha alright, will check it out anyho. That and John Wick being currently on my list of films to watch.

[QUOTE=Ganerumo;46383695]There are entire shots in this movie that are just here to show the monster from top to bottom. It's still a good movie but I couldn't find it nearly as tense or stressful as Alien.[/QUOTE] considering you never really see what the thing actually looks like in the movie, i think they did a fine job.

[b]Blue Ruin (2013)[/b] Very straightforward, but good. I really liked it. A nice little twist on the whole "revenge movie" deal.

[QUOTE=Ganerumo;46383633]If The Thing had been a bit smarter about when and how to show the titular monster instead of giving really long well lit shots of it just to showcase the practical effects it would have been better than Alien as a thriller.[/QUOTE] It's just a difference between early Ridley Scott and John Carpenter. Scott prefers the method "less is more", and scares you by not showing you much, and using the monster scenes rarely in a moderate way, while Carpenter prefers to go all in, showing the monster in its full glory all the time. Both concepts are equally terrifying, and I'd love to see these two concepts reversed (Scott's The Thing and Carpenter's Alien). [editline]1st November 2014[/editline] What's more, is that both of this film maintain an unusual high level of suspense in different way - Alien by making the audience constantly ask the question: "What?" and "When?", while The Thing focuses on "Who?" and "How?"

carpenter showing much of the monster is a moot point because the monster is different every time, so no matter how good a look you get at it, you've still never seen the real thing and you still won't know what it will look like next that's the beautiful part of the movie.

Honestly I liked The Thing for the effects and the cool designs, while I liked Alien for the ambiance and the universe. In The Thing, Carpenter didn't really bother with coherency or consistency. A random base in the middle of snowy nowhere carries a bunch of shotguns and flamethrowers for no other reason than to have cool scenes involving shotguns and flamethrowers, which is fine by me, but I prefer establishing a universe that actually makes sense and then throw a threat in it that disturbs everything in a way that's coherent.

The Babadook I knew literally nothing about this movie going in other than it was a horror with 96% on RT, so needless to say I was expecting great things. Unfortunately it didn't really live up to the score. Don't get me wrong it was pretty good but it wasn't much more than your typical horror story involving a single parent. It started out really strong with a fantastic atmosphere, good character building and a spooky setup. But from about halfway through it got really cliché and even a little silly at times. Pretty much as soon as they showed the bogeyman all tension left my body and I said to myself "oh well this movie isnt gonna be scary". And it wasn't. There were definitely some spooky scenes in there but on the whole it was disappointing. Still pretty good though, definitely better than the vast majority of horror films released in the past few years. It's worth watching.

John Wick - Woah/10 Really fucking good. Solid from an action movie perspective, completely self aware and has a good sense of humor. [sp]Never kill the dog.[/sp]

Nightcrawler 9/10 A really smart movie, thoroughly enjoyed it.

just watched The Thing (1982) because everybody in the thread is doing it and it's the cool thing to do yep, s'pretty good

Evil Dead (2013) 9/10. A recent horror film that can creep the fuck out of me? YES, PLEASE! Take note that I never saw the original Evil Dead, but I understand it's famous "campy horror" vibe from my friends. Saw the remake with a full stomach in a dark room was honestly a horrible choice. Sadly the only fault I find is that the movie should NOT be viewed by elder viewers who saw the original Evil Dead back in the 1980s. Damn parents; I love them to death but they won't shut up about the things that happen in the film. It kind of ruins the horror when they laugh and talk about ALL of the horror cliches.

So my friend said he really didn't like Nightcrawler because the ending didn't make logical sense and because none of the side characters had any personality or characterization, and only focused on Gyllenhaal's sociopathic character (who he said was unlikable too). Are these valid complaints or should I disregard his opinion?

St. Vincent 4/5 Bill Murray was excellent, as always, and Melissa McCarthy was very good as well, especially given that she wasn't playing the typical character she always plays. The actual movie can be classified as a comedy, but there are some really sad moments in this, and I'm not afraid to admit that I cried a little bit. Honestly, I would have given the movie a 5/5 because of the emotional level this movie had, but I had a problem: [sp]Vincent not only owes money to some criminal element that he never pays off, and he also stole money from Oliver and none of these plot points are brought up afterword.[/sp] Also, the movie wasn't as funny as I hoped it would be. Sorry, but it's the truth. Despite my complaints, that's really minor shit and if you wanted to see St. Vincent, do not let that stop you. It's worth the time.

i also saw the babadook and quite liked it. agree with a lot of what was said by scot. however i sort of feel like the generally nonthreatening appearance of the babdook sort of added to it. it's a representation of this thing driving a wedge between the mother and her son, this problem the mom has, and the fact that something as silly as a storybook monster could crumble this fragile balance she's been holding drove that point home for me. not as great as i was expecting, but quite good nonetheless.

Interstellar 9.5/10

[QUOTE=maddogsamurai;46388579]Take note that I never saw the original Evil Dead, but I understand it's famous "campy horror" vibe from my friends.[/QUOTE] Despite it's campy horror reputation, the original Evil Dead is surprisingly unsettling and scary, it's not until Evil Dead 2 that the series really took its campiness in its stride.

[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9d/Weweresoldiers_poster.jpg[/img] not gonna lie i was expecting this to be cheesy and meh at best luckily i was proven wrong, 9/10.

Spirited Away 10/10 Beautiful movie. Good music, animation, voices, everything.

[QUOTE=usaokay;46389371]Godzilla Bryan Cranston needed a bigger part other than [sp]dying,[/sp] but I guess this was to motivate Kick-Ass into stopping the monster at all costs. But seriously, they could have at least kept him out of the film [sp]injured[/sp] rather than outright [sp]killing[/sp] Hal. It sucks to see him [sp]go out[/sp] like that and not seeing the [sp]wife killing monster being killed by Godzilla[/sp]. It was a nice action flick that kept the tension high at specific scenes (the schoolbus vs Godzilla scene). They totally teased the fuck out of the Godzilla fights up until the climatic scene at the end. I wanted to see Godzilla duke it out in Hawaii, but nope, they had to cut to the human side. I think it's a problem most movies have. They focus more on the human side while keeping the big fights at bay, but unlike a certain film series, they kept the tense moments running. They certainly got the roar down and I bet I saw a couple of other giant monster references too ([sp]Mothra[/sp]). It's definitely a fine flick for Godzilla fans of other countries, and I would love to see the sequel take place in a setting that isn't any part of the United States. Hell, I would love to see him take down half of London.[/QUOTE] discount channing tatum

[b]Killing Them Softly (2012)[/b] Not my cup of tea, it seems. The whole message of American economy fell flat for me, and I didn't like Pitt's character. If the whole movie was about McNairy's character, or like the first 20 minutes that, ironically, lack Pitt's character, then it would have been better. At least in my opinion. Some things happen without any build-up, like [sp]the australian getting arrested, or Dillon dying, or the entire Mickey's arc[/sp] Apparently, it was edited down from two and a half hours to one and a half, and it shows.

[b]Prometheus (Agent 9 Fan Recut)[/b] A couple of days ago I came across a message recommending people to watch this fan recut, and then I found people saying it's the ultimate best thing that could have come out of that movie period. Before I start my review, I feel like I should state that I didn't mind Prometheus on it's own, it was a great visual experience with a shit script, but as a part of the Alien franchise it sucked utterly and absolutely. This is what the recut is: [url]http://www.fanedit.org/ifdb/component/content/article/79-fanedit-listings/fanfix/903-prometheus-special-edition[/url] The TED talk introduction is brilliant, surely a refreshing change from the beautiful yet pointless "birth of life" opening. Cutting the "dream-reading" sequences was a nice touch. However, the first hour of the recut is very abrupt, scenes are very short and keep switching from one character to another. A lot of characterization was cut out, and to that fell victim Fifield and Milburn, two of the most fleshed out characters in the whole movie, at least in comparison to Mr. Securityman McFlamethrower and the suicidal pilots. The second hour of it is miles better than the first, and maybe even than the original picture. The alternate Fifield fight scene was great, and so were the additional crew scenes and the expanded Engineer fight. One of the most glaring problems of the recut is music. The editor made some real terrible choices, putting unfitting Alien music in a lot of scenes. He also fucked the dog on mixing it, so sometimes you have trouble hearing what the characters are actually saying. It was so loud and terrible in the Engineer fight scene I was tempted to shut the whole thing off altogether. In conclusion, I want to say this: if you didn't like the movie before, you still won't after watching this recut. It dealt with a lot of stupidity, but you can't improve a movie with an insulting script by editing roughly 19 minutes of footage.

[QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;46392380][B]The Rocky Horror Picture Show- 10/10[/B] I don't care what anyone says, this is one of the most constantly entertaining movies of all time, and easily one of my favorites ever. I've watched it every Halloween for the past 5 years and it just keeps getting better. I seriously don't know how someone could not like this movie.[/QUOTE] my mom looked at me funny when i told her i wanted to rent it one time (hadn't seen it before) sure, i was 13, and had no idea about tim curry dressing in drag, but i knew the music and knew i would enjoy it. the cool thing was that the vhs was red.

I will never watch Rocky Horror. I tried to go to one of those theater screenings of it, and they brought up 14 year old girls to the stage for an "orgasm noise contest" so I walked out