The Movie Review and Discussion Thread

[Diesel]

I didn't see the smoke

[P@t_Mtl]

What's with all the pirate talk?

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by Hep

Lightbulbs? LOL. His beard hairs are burning, like the wick on a stick of TNT, just before it sparks up and burns in earnest .

[Show spoiler]Your first clue is the smoke trails billowing up from the burning hair embers

My mistake. They are actually LEDBD. Light Emitting Diode Beard Decorations.

He is from the future Hep... You didnt know that? Get with the times bro.

[Hep]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

My mistake. They are actually LEDBD. Light Emitting Diode Beard Decorations.

He is from the future Hep... You didnt know that? Get with the times bro.

LEDBD...LOL, at least he`s eco-friendly, something I didn`t really expect from Blackbeard! Although, I think he should get his electrician to look at that...me thinks he has a short .

Also, the fountain of youth isn't a time machine (strictly speaking); at least not one that would allow travel back in time...silly Squid.

[KilloWertz]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

He might.

You never saw Kung Fu Panda? Dude, it's damn fun.

In Diesel's defense, I've never seen Kung Fu Panda either.

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by Diesel

I never saw that movie...but his character looks bad***.


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http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/...IEWS/110429986

Maybe Higgy will be seeing Fast Five

Jhiggy doesn't watch fun films. He only watches boring, serious dramas. Unless his girl drags him to a rom-com

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

Jhiggy doesn't watch fun films. He only watches boring, serious dramas. Unless his girl drags him to a rom-com

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[jhiggy23]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

Jhiggy doesn't watch fun films. He only watches boring, serious dramas. Unless his girl drags him to a rom-com

[volcomsocal]

Toy Story 3 - 2010

Been waiting a few months to watch this. Just got it from Netflix today.

Well, this was the most entertaining out of the 3. It was also the funniest, had the most depth, the most emotion, and the best script. Not to mention the best PQ... AQ on all 3 were equal to me. All in all TS3 was a great movie that is great for all ages. Just pure innocent entertainment. Highly Recommended.

PQ - 5/5 (gorgeous cgi in the last scene)
AQ - 4.5/5

4/5

[jvince]

Originally Posted by Diesel

I never saw that movie...but his character looks bad***.

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

You never saw Kung Fu Panda? Dude, it's damn fun.

It's not bad, but it's not as good as the hype. HtTYD is DreamWorks' only true great animated movie imo, and that one gets by largely because of its heart and charm.

Originally Posted by Diesel

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/...IEWS/110429986

Interesting. Even Ebert seemed to enjoy it.

[Steve46]

Originally Posted by volcomsocal

Toy Story 3 - 2010

Been waiting a few months to watch this. Just got it from Netflix today.

Well, this was the most entertaining out of the 3. It was also the funniest, had the most depth, the most emotion, and the best script. Not to mention the best PQ... AQ on all 3 were equal to me. All in all TS3 was a great movie that is great for all ages. Just pure innocent entertainment. Highly Recommended.

PQ - 5/5 (gorgeous cgi in the last scene)
AQ - 4.5/5

4/5

And best of all it has a Totoro.

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

Next greatest blind-buy: “The Town.”

A

[Show spoiler] pair of scary masked dudes on the cover with guns, with a plot revolving around bank heists, and a bunch of good reviews spurred me to check this out. The fact that it’s another fine film directed by Ben Affleck got me even more intrigued (I thought “Gone Baby Gone” was alright).

Running along similar lines to “Heat,” “The Town” follows bank robbers and cops chasing each other all over…the town. The opening scenes are pretty darn intense, and the various fights and conflicts that follow are equally violent. The entire last half-hour or so includes some really sweet shootouts and pursuits. And in between, there are healthy doses of emotional drama, character-driven conflicts, and suspense. It’s very interesting seeing how all the characters come together and ultimately break apart; it makes for quite an entertaining experience. My only complaint is that the film is fairly long (at least with the extended cut) with maybe some drag in the middle.

The story’s brilliant though, making ample use of dramatic irony to keep the audience glued to the action to see who’s going to find out what and how the characters react. Some of this may be predictable, but I felt the movie reached a satisfying resolution. Characters are quite strong throughout. And the settings are quite distinctive; with the locations, sets, and character accents, I felt effectively immersed in Charlestown.

As a film, “The Town” has wonderful photography; thankfully not as jumpy as “Gone Baby Gone.” A few well-chosen flashback shots show decent editing, and help make the film even more stylish. Acting is pretty good and the writing’s great. Production value seems high, and the music is cool.

Even though I need to re-watch “Heat,” I currently like this here film a grade better.

4.5/5 (entertainment: 4/5, story: 4.5/5, film: 4.5/5)

Recommendation: Yep.

This Blu-Ray looks and sounds great; I have no big complaints.

PQ: 4.5/5, AQ: 4.5/5

I loved their costumes and masks.

I thought it was quite clever that they

[Show spoiler]collected hair from a barber shop and left it at the crime scene to mislead the forensic investigators.

Very sneaky.

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by Diesel

It never appealed to me in the slightest

...plus I hate Jack Black.

Did you see King Kong?

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by killowertz

In Diesel's defense, I've never seen Kung Fu Panda either.

Dudes, get with it. There is some awesome action in KFP, a good story, and reference audio.

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by jvince

It's not bad, but it's not as good as the hype. HtTYD is DreamWorks' only true great animated movie imo, and that one gets by largely because of its heart and charm.

Thats what I thought on my first viewing. Just good. But I picked up on a ton of little details during my second watch, and the story seemed to flow a lot better. It aged very well and I bumped it up to "I really dig it a lot".

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

Did you see King Kong?

Yup...didn't like him OR the movie

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by Diesel

Yup...didn't like him OR the movie

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[Diesel]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

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[Marcus Wright]

Originally Posted by Diesel

It never appealed to me in the slightest

...plus I hate Jack Black.

You said it, man.



Actually I dont really like Jack Black either.

[Steve46]

I thought I would start a movie review blog.

Another 40 years and it might have enough reviews

Four reviews up so far. I'm currently working on The Mist, which I saw again last night. I'll post them all here too.