The Movie Review and Discussion Thread

[hoosier2007]

She's out of my league - 3.5 out of 5

Its a great comedy with good acting, Jay Baruchel is awesome in it.

I recommend it to everyone who's looking for a good laugh.

[Freekman]

Despicable Me - 4/5

[jhiggy23]

Originally Posted by lDlisturb3d

2001 A space odessey was the most boring movie i've EVER seen, but i still gave it allot of credit for it originality. The d8mn movie was made in the late 60's and from what i saw it was way before its time. But on another note it took me 3 days to watch it. I feel asleep every single time.

I will always have it in my collection just because i believe that movie was a landmark for many other movies to follow.

Great post! I don't blame ppl for thinking it's boring, as long as they respect it, which you clearly do. Good attitude.

[jhiggy23]

Originally Posted by DjMethod

Considering all of the credibility you give that list, I'm surprised you haven't given A Serious Man a legitimate chance considering it's right next to your most adored film!

Well, I think the top 1000 list is extremely credible. The top films of the 2000s I don't find very credible, with The Lives of Others being 66 when multiple critics consider it one of the top 10 of the decade. But I get ya....I will see A Serious Man at some point, but it's just not a priority. I'm more excited to see A Single Man, to be honest.

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by jhiggy23

Well, I think the top 1000 list is extremely credible. The top films of the 2000s I don't find very credible, with The Lives of Others being 66 when multiple critics consider it one of the top 10 of the decade. But I get ya....I will see A Serious Man at some point, but it's just not a priority. I'm more excited to see A Single Man, to be honest.

[jhiggy23]

Triangle (blu)

PQ and AQ: 4 stars (out of 5)

Film: 3 1/2 stars (out of 4)


This is only the second time I viewed the film. The first time I was really trying to take everything in, while this time I kind of left the analytical side of me aside and just tried to enjoy the film. However, a few things did come to mind:

[Show spoiler]Two things are indisputable after seeing it again. The first is that there are always three Jess's on board, which I think surf first came up with (might be wrong). The second indisputable fact is that Jess dies when she is hit off of the boat. Factually it's indisputable because when she is shown on the beach, her eyes are dead and glazed over. The water hits her (water has been used virtually forever to represent new life) and she wakes up. Notice how she takes very deep breaths, as if she's breathing for the first time. In a way, she is. Also, thematically it's indisputable because part of her punishment is killing herself.

Two things I'd like to look into: the fruit on the table and the band members looking on at the crash scene. Both are biblical in nature. The Last Supper, or one's last meal before death, and the musicians are representative of Revelation. This might very well be a stretch, but it's just one of those details that really has no importance at all but is something to notice, nonetheless.

Oh, and I figured out the most perplexing mystery of all:

[Show spoiler]them things are F-A-K-E!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lDlisturb3d]

Originally Posted by jhiggy23

Great post! I don't blame ppl for thinking it's boring, as long as they respect it, which you clearly do. Good attitude.

Yeah i do, you have to IMO.
On another note how well do you like stephen king? I think he's an awesome writer, and i've loved ever movie ive viewed with his name on it.
-The Stand, Storm of the Century(My Favorite), Shawshank Redemption, The Mist(Underrated IMO)

[jhiggy23]

Originally Posted by lDlisturb3d

Yeah i do, you have to IMO.
On another note how well do you like stephen king? I think he's an awesome writer, and i've loved ever movie ive viewed with his name on it.
-The Stand, Storm of the Century(My Favorite), Shawshank Redemption, The Mist(Underrated IMO)

Coincidentally, I finished his newest novel (came out in Dec or Jan) Under the Dome only a week and a half ago. It was my first full-length King book and I was VERY underwhelmed. The writing was poor, the dialogue was pathetic, the themes were non-existent, the characters were as cliche and uninteresting as I've ever seen (I read a book a week), the payoff was absolutely laughable. It was 1100 pages of garbage. It will certainly be made into some sort of movie though.

The Stand and Storm of the Century (especially this) I really want to read. These are his classics and they deserve to be read, not this new junk. Interesting you mention the Stand because I just picked up The Passage, which is the second hottest hardcover of the summer, behind Stieg Larsson's The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. This book already got picked up by Ridley Scott and will be a movie at some point too. The Stand is a big influence on it, supposedly. I'm gonna start reading it in two weeks (just started Elizabeth Kostova's The Swan Thieves--on a side note, when the hell is The Historian gonna be made into a movie??? It's been on imdb for years now).

[lDlisturb3d]

Originally Posted by jhiggy23

Coincidentally, I finished his newest novel (came out in Dec or Jan) Under the Dome only a week and a half ago. It was my first full-length King book and I was VERY underwhelmed. The writing was poor, the dialogue was pathetic, the themes were non-existent, the characters were as cliche and uninteresting as I've ever seen (I read a book a week), the payoff was absolutely laughable. It was 1100 pages of garbage. It will certainly be made into some sort of movie though.

The Stand and Storm of the Century (especially this) I really want to read. These are his classics and they deserve to be read, not this new junk. Interesting you mention the Stand because I just picked up The Passage, which is the second hottest hardcover of the summer, behind Stieg Larsson's The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. This book already got picked up by Ridley Scott and will be a movie at some point too. The Stand is a big influence on it, supposedly. I'm gonna start reading it in two weeks (just started Elizabeth Kostova's The Swan Thieves--on a side note, when the hell is The Historian gonna be made into a movie??? It's been on imdb for years now).

lol who knows. I was looking into buying that new king book. Maybe one day ill buy or just as you mentioned watch it when they make a movie out of it.

[surfdude12]

Originally Posted by jhiggy23

Triangle (blu)

PQ and AQ: 4 stars (out of 5)

Film: 3 1/2 stars (out of 4)


This is only the second time I viewed the film. The first time I was really trying to take everything in, while this time I kind of left the analytical side of me aside and just tried to enjoy the film. However, a few things did come to mind:

[Show spoiler]Two things are indisputable after seeing it again. The first is that there are always three Jess's on board, which I think surf first came up with (might be wrong). The second indisputable fact is that Jess dies when she is hit off of the boat. Factually it's indisputable because when she is shown on the beach, her eyes are dead and glazed over. The water hits her (water has been used virtually forever to represent new life) and she wakes up. Notice how she takes very deep breaths, as if she's breathing for the first time. In a way, she is. Also, thematically it's indisputable because part of her punishment is killing herself.

Two things I'd like to look into: the fruit on the table and the band members looking on at the crash scene. Both are biblical in nature. The Last Supper, or one's last meal before death, and the musicians are representative of Revelation. This might very well be a stretch, but it's just one of those details that really has no importance at all but is something to notice, nonetheless.

Oh, and I figured out the most perplexing mystery of all:

[Show spoiler]them things are F-A-K-E!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

great review and great insight on the

[Show spoiler]fruit/band. that is fascinating and we'll have to delve into it further in the Triangle thread

.

I think Diesel first discussed

[Show spoiler]3 Jess' on board: he coined them "mean jess", "our jess" and then "second our jess" or "second mean jess"

what about

[Show spoiler]the Jess whose corpse is tossed off by the other Jess (witnessed by "our Jess" when she is with the ton of Sally corpses?) presumably this corpse is a "mean Jess" (i.e., one who stabs Sally/Downey in 237, and is shot in face by a "nice/our Jess"). what happens to that body? does it wake up on beach too?

[tbizzle]

Originally Posted by surfdude12

great review and great insight on the

[Show spoiler]fruit/band. that is fascinating and we'll have to delve into it further in the Triangle thread

.

I think Diesel first discussed

[Show spoiler]3 Jess' on board: he coined them "mean jess", "our jess" and then "second our jess" or "second mean jess"

what about

[Show spoiler]the Jess whose corpse is tossed off by the other Jess (witnessed by "our Jess" when she is with the ton of Sally corpses?) presumably this corpse is a "mean Jess" (i.e., one who stabs Sally/Downey in 237, and is shot in face by a "nice/our Jess"). what happens to that body? does it wake up on beach too?

I need to watch this again!

[iam1bearcat]

Monster's, Inc.

PQ: 5/5
AQ: 4.5/5 (i finally get to rate AQ now since i have a soundbar )

FIRST TIME VIEWING.

technically, this is my second time watching Monster's, Inc. but since the first time was years ago in my creative writing class and it took us 3 days to finish it, i don't think it counts. so this was essentially a blind buy.

but again, Pixar succeeds. i believe this is their fourth film (not sure though...) and since i have yet to see Wall-E, which i hear is very "adult themed" Monster's, Inc. is definitely a very 'adult concept' kids film. that's something i really love about it. the characters (the "monsters") have jobs, live in a city, work for a company that needs kids screams to power the city and has a hilarious "outside government" group that cleans up mistakes (the CDA), and there are also very humorous news reports. things that kids won't understand the true humor behind until they're older. i know all Pixar films have some of these things, but Monster's, Inc. really brings them to the forefront.

the plot is focused around Sully and Mike who must return a kid to its world before they get caught with the kid and the company gets shut down. all while Sully's rival, Randal, has a different plan for the kid and the company.

i also believe Pixar made a big risk that paid off by making a movie that is essentially "monsters who scare kids" but, have the movie APPEAL to kids. tricky stuff. but the movie is by far a huge success.

the characters are terrifically voiced by John Goodman (Sully) and Billy Crystal (Mike), along with an assortment of other known voices. the monsters are all original, fresh, colorful and fun to meet and interact with. the world feels real, and there are rules and regulations for what happens in Monstropolis. the folks at Pixar have done their work at creating a living, breathing, and even logical world that kids and parents can enjoy.

i personally am not a fan of kids and do not want kids, but i really enjoyed the humorous relationship between Sully and Boo. when they say goodbye, it is touching and i could see some getting teary eyed here. the film also has tons of laugh out loud moments: from simple things like when Mike has on flippers and oven mits (because they believe a child touching them could kill them) to when Sully think a block of garbage is something else and passes out... three times. i was impressed by how much i enjoyed the film.

it also looks amazing (as is typical for Pixar) with so much vibrant color and detail, from Mike's spots to Sully's fur, easily a 5/5. and the sound is at times shockingly good. there are only a handful of really 'loud' moments, the stand outs being when Sully

[Show spoiler]is going down the mountain on the sled

and when Sully, Mike and Boo

[Show spoiler]are speeding around on the door

, so i give it a 4.5/5.

great addition to my collection, like i knew it would be since it says 'Pixar' on it.

5/5

[lDlisturb3d]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

Monster's, Inc.

PQ: 5/5
AQ: 4.5/5 (i finally get to rate AQ now since i have a soundbar )

great addition to my collection, like i knew it would be since it says 'Pixar' on it.

5/5

Pixar cant mess up. They are truly ELITE. My first viewing of Monster Inc. I gave it a 4/5 but everytime i watch it its better and better.

But my all time favorite Pixar movie is Ratatouille.

[lDlisturb3d]

i just wanted to take a second to Recognize Hans Zimmer, he really is a gifted musician!!!!

[lDlisturb3d]

Diesel gave Inception a 4.5/5
Its gonna be hard to beat this flick when it comes to the Oscars.
The Story Original
Direction The weirdest since the Matrix
Stunts Amazing
Acting A++

If you like this genre you will love this movie.

[Romulus]

Originally Posted by jhiggy23

Well, I think the top 1000 list is extremely credible. The top films of the 2000s I don't find very credible, with The Lives of Others being 66 when multiple critics consider it one of the top 10 of the decade. But I get ya....I will see A Serious Man at some point, but it's just not a priority. I'm more excited to see A Single Man, to be honest.

Great film! I honestly believe that Colin Firth gave the best acting performance last year. It was very subtle and powerful. I have a few direction qualms with the film, but on a whole it's fantastic.

Also as a huge fan of the Coen Brothers, you can probably hold off on seeing A Serious Man for a while. I thought the film was very good, but it does polarize a lot of people. Among the group of people that I showed it, the room was split about 50/50.

If you don't understand the film, I'm sure Gremal can give you a thorough explanation.

[Denoku]

Serenity 10/10

[tbizzle]

Originally Posted by lDlisturb3d

Diesel gave Inception a 4.5/5
Its gonna be hard to beat this flick when it comes to the Oscars.
The Story Original
Direction The weirdest since the Matrix
Stunts Amazing
Acting A++

If you like this genre you will love this movie.

If you think the Matrix had weird directing, you really need to see more non-mainstream movies

Man, if only there was an Academy Award for best stunt

[tbizzle]

Originally Posted by Dark Moses

Serenity 10/10

Awesome movie. I blind bought Firefly because of this, but I haven't got around to seeing it yet. I need to get on that!

[tbizzle]

Originally Posted by lDlisturb3d

i just wanted to take a second to Recognize Hans Zimmer, he really is a gifted musician!!!!

He's a great composer!