The Movie Review and Discussion Thread

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by killowertz

Nice review. I want to see this because I'm a big Anne Hathaway fan, but I'm going to save the money and just get it on Blu-ray. I'm pretty sure I'm going to like it and I rarely go to the theater anyways.

hey now. we agree on something
i don't go to the theater either, but this looks like it'll be something i really enjoy. and while i don't blind buy anything anymore (bad habit lol) this might just get me to, and i don't really worry i won't like it.

While I do watch everything other than True Blood on a weekly basis either via cable or Hulu, I actually don't think that's a bad idea given how many shows get axed nowadays. That way you know if the show is actually going to get more than one season. I'd do it just like you, but I don't have the patience to wait that long for new seasons of shows like Chuck and Fringe.

ah, see i wouldn't have patience to wait every week for a new episode of Fringe. so i just buy the seasons and then wait it out. gives me times to watch it more than once to fully digest and understand everything (if the show requires it). the only issue is when watching football on FOX and they have damn Fringe commercials for new episodes every 5 minutes luckily not much is given away, but i already know (figured it would happen, but didn't know when) that

[Show spoiler]the real Olivia comes back

, which kind of pissed me off. but at least i don't know what episode number it is, and by September i'll forget most of the previews so i'll have no idea when or what is happening

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by tbizzle

I'm curious as to why you hate Jarhead?

btw, check this out, it's pretty funny.

that video is wonderful i forgot how often they swore in the movie

i found the film to be extremely mediocre on every level. it was boring, felt pretentious, went nowhere, told no story and i didn't care what was happening or who it was happening to - and nothing did happen! so i really couldn't care less. for me, this is Jamie Foxx's second worst role, very close to his god awful decision to be in Stealth (which also makes my list ) and the movie never should have been made.

i don't remember what i gave it in 2005, but i know it couldn't have been above a 1/5

[lDlisturb3d]

Originally Posted by tbizzle

Oh god, not this again!

hahahahahahaha. You know it. No but serisouly there are some out there. IMHO

[AKORIS]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

that video is wonderful i forgot how often they swore in the movie

i found the film to be extremely mediocre on every level. it was boring, felt pretentious, went nowhere, told no story and i didn't care what was happening or who it was happening to - and nothing did happen! so i really couldn't care less. for me, this is Jamie Foxx's second worst role, very close to his god awful decision to be in Stealth (which also makes my list ) and the movie never should have been made.

i don't remember what i gave it in 2005, but i know it couldn't have been above a 1/5

+1 totally agree--- the whole thing felt so pointless.. one of the few blind buys I regretted buying....

[lDlisturb3d]

random but i thought i should add that i got my copy of INCEPTION from F.Y.E This steelbook is NICE!!!

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by lDlisturb3d

random but i thought i should add that i got my copy of INCEPTION from F.Y.E This steelbook is NICE!!!

i rented Inception off of amazon's video on demand service and trying to get the damn thing to play. surprise, surprise, it isn't

[KilloWertz]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

hey now. we agree on something
i don't go to the theater either, but this looks like it'll be something i really enjoy. and while i don't blind buy anything anymore (bad habit lol) this might just get me to, and i don't really worry i won't like it.

*pinches himself* Nope, this is real. I better write this down as the day you and I actually agreed on something. I agree with it being a bad habit, but most of the time I stick to things I know I'll like and I have rarely been bitten on blind buys. For me, I'd rather blind buy something I really want to see than spend the money to go and see it in the theater. Love and Other Drugs is a perfect example. Now, something like Avatar would be an exception since it screamed to be seen in the theater once.

ah, see i wouldn't have patience to wait every week for a new episode of Fringe. so i just buy the seasons and then wait it out. gives me times to watch it more than once to fully digest and understand everything (if the show requires it). the only issue is when watching football on FOX and they have damn Fringe commercials for new episodes every 5 minutes luckily not much is given away, but i already know (figured it would happen, but didn't know when) that

[Show spoiler]the real Olivia comes back

, which kind of pissed me off. but at least i don't know what episode number it is, and by September i'll forget most of the previews so i'll have no idea when or what is happening

I can understand your approach as it allows you to watch them at your own pace, but I couldn't do that for some shows as I've already said. Your way is probably better, but I manage. Now, when I re-watch them, it is on Blu-ray of course.

I agree about Fox's promos for Fringe. I understand it is sometimes impossible not to spoil things, but they tend to spoil the next episode too often with the promos after each episode. I watch it on Hulu now or just skip watching the promos anymore if I record the show. That keeps me away from the promos most of the time since most of the football I watch is on CBS since my team is in the AFC. I guess one positive with the promos is that it seems that they are advertising the show a lot from what you said.

[Al_The_Strange]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

the following is are the 67 most hated films i have seen, out of 638 total films i've seen.
there may be more that could be added because some films i am unsure about but left them off for the benefit of the doubt. such an example is X-Men 3. i remember really disliking it in theaters, but never watched it since, so i don't know if i full blown HATED it or just thought it sucked lol

so without further waiting, my 67 most hated films, films bold and in red are the top of the top of my most hated list

[Show spoiler]Abandon
American Pie presents Band Camp
Anger Management
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Dead
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
A Serious Man
Babe
Batman & Robin
Beerfest
Boogeyman
Borat
Broken Flowers
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever
Captivity
Catch and Release
Cry Wolf
Cujo
Cursed
Daredevil
Dead Snow
The Descent: Part 2
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
Eastern Promises
Event Horizon
Fantastic Four
Final Destination 3
The Gift
The Grudge
Halloween: Resurrection
Hannibal Rising
Happy Feet
Hide and Seek
The Hills Have Eyes 2
House of the Dead
Hulk
I Know Who Killed Me
Jarhead
Land of the Dead
Little Nicky
My Bloody Valentine
My Boss’s Daughter
Open Water
Paranoid Park
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Planet of the Apes (2001)
The Recruit
Rest Stop
See No Evil
Semi-Pro
Showgirls
Slaughterhouse of the Rising Sun
Spider-Man 3
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Stealth
Stuck on You
Swimfan
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
Tigerland
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Urban Legends: Bloody Mary
Vacancy
War of the Worlds (2005)
Wolf Creek
Wrong Turn
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
You Don’t Mess with the Zohan

It sure seems like when you hate a film, you really HATE it.

There's just a few on your list I'd disagree with, but for most of them I can't blame you.

Only one Uwe Boll film?!

[volcomsocal]

Predator (1987)

I've seen this movie a few times here and there on tv but never got the chance to sit down and watch it the way it was meant to be viewed.

I rented the blu-ray disc from Netflix and I'm pretty sure it was the original version, not the Ultimate Hunter Edition. There was a LOT of grain, a lot of uneven camera shots in terms of darkness and grain. I'm not a hater of grain, it's just something I noticed and I think the transfer job was kind of bad.

The movie itself was cool... really straightforward, no character development, but entertaining nonetheless. To be honest, I've enjoyed other action movies more. This is definitely not a movie I'd buy because I wouldn't go out of my way to watch this for another 5 years.

Anyway, all in all it was a chill movie.


6.5/10

[haphilli]

The Prestige

I've seen this movie several times and usually find something new to like about it. After knowing everything that happens in the movie it is very interesting to watch the actors performance and the way they interact with each other.

[Show spoiler] When you know that Christian Bale's character has an identical twin it is very cool to try and figure out which one is which in his interactions with his wife. He also conveys his pain and anguish as you find out what he is sacrificing in order to have such an amazing trick.

One thing that is consistent through all of Nolan's films are memories (or more broadly the mind). Every film he has made is largely driven by memories and how they affect a given character. These are conveyed through flashbacks, and are often incorporated into the story. For example in The Prestige the film is told over different periods in time. There are flashbacks telling the story as the two rivals are reading through each other's diaries.

8/10

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by killowertz

Nice review. I want to see this because I'm a big Anne Hathaway fan, but I'm going to save the money and just get it on Blu-ray. I'm pretty sure I'm going to like it and I rarely go to the theater anyways.



While I do watch everything other than True Blood on a weekly basis either via cable or Hulu, I actually don't think that's a bad idea given how many shows get axed nowadays. That way you know if the show is actually going to get more than one season. I'd do it just like you, but I don't have the patience to wait that long for new seasons of shows like Chuck and Fringe.

Fringe is a tough wait. So are Mad Men and Breaking Bad. The rest are not too hard, but those three are a struggle.

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

the following is are the 67 most hated films i have seen, out of 638 total films i've seen.
there may be more that could be added because some films i am unsure about but left them off for the benefit of the doubt. such an example is X-Men 3. i remember really disliking it in theaters, but never watched it since, so i don't know if i full blown HATED it or just thought it sucked lol

so without further waiting, my 67 most hated films, films bold and in red are the top of the top of my most hated list

[Show spoiler]Abandon
American Pie presents Band Camp
Anger Management
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Dead
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
A Serious Man
Babe
Batman & Robin
Beerfest
Boogeyman
Borat
Broken Flowers
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever
Captivity
Catch and Release
Cry Wolf
Cujo
Cursed
Daredevil
Dead Snow
The Descent: Part 2
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
Eastern Promises
Event Horizon
Fantastic Four
Final Destination 3
The Gift
The Grudge
Halloween: Resurrection
Hannibal Rising
Happy Feet
Hide and Seek
The Hills Have Eyes 2
House of the Dead
Hulk
I Know Who Killed Me
Jarhead
Land of the Dead
Little Nicky
My Bloody Valentine
My Boss’s Daughter
Open Water
Paranoid Park
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Planet of the Apes (2001)
The Recruit
Rest Stop
See No Evil
Semi-Pro
Showgirls
Slaughterhouse of the Rising Sun
Spider-Man 3
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Stealth
Stuck on You
Swimfan
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
Tigerland
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Urban Legends: Bloody Mary
Vacancy
War of the Worlds (2005)
Wolf Creek
Wrong Turn
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
You Don’t Mess with the Zohan

Man, you gotta lotta hate in you brutha.

There are many titles in there that I didnt care for either, but hate? I reserve the "hate" rating for the ones that actually p!ss me off.

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

It sure seems like when you hate a film, you really HATE it.

There's just a few on your list I'd disagree with, but for most of them I can't blame you.

Only one Uwe Boll film?!

the reason there is only one, is because i've only seen one
never gonna go through that again!

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

Man, you gotta lotta hate in you brutha.

There are many titles in there that I didnt care for either, but hate? I reserve the "hate" rating for the ones that actually p!ss me off.

these are the films that p!ss me off! as Al says above correctly, when i hate a film i HATE it. no doubt about it

[volcomsocal]

Originally Posted by haphilli

The Prestige

I've seen this movie several times and usually find something new to like about it. After knowing everything that happens in the movie it is very interesting to watch the actors performance and the way they interact with each other.

[Show spoiler] When you know that Christian Bale's character has an identical twin it is very cool to try and figure out which one is which in his interactions with his wife. He also conveys his pain and anguish as you find out what he is sacrificing in order to have such an amazing trick.

One thing that is consistent through all of Nolan's films are memories (or more broadly the mind). Every film he has made is largely driven by memories and how they affect a given character. These are conveyed through flashbacks, and are often incorporated into the story. For example in The Prestige the film is told over different periods in time. There are flashbacks telling the story as the two rivals are reading through each other's diaries.

8/10

Good review... great movie.

[iam1bearcat]

it's official, i have no urge to watch Inception. i've watched about 5 different trailers, and i just have no interest in it

[CZAR]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

it's official, i have no urge to watch Inception. i've watched about 5 different trailers, and i just have no interest in it

WOW!!!!!!!! Got Em!!

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by CZAR

WOW!!!!!!!! Got Em!!

yeah, i just... i'm not feeling it the story itself just doesn't seem interesting to me.

[Al_The_Strange]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

it's official, i have no urge to watch Inception. i've watched about 5 different trailers, and i just have no interest in it

My copy just came in, and the feeling's the exact opposite.

Will watch...tomorrow... (stupid bowling night, sucked up all my free time )

[Al_The_Strange]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

the reason there is only one, is because i've only seen one
never gonna go through that again!

Good man, spare yourself some pain.

[lDlisturb3d]

Originally Posted by volcomsocal

Predator (1987)

[Show spoiler]I've seen this movie a few times here and there on tv but never got the chance to sit down and watch it the way it was meant to be viewed.

I rented the blu-ray disc from Netflix and I'm pretty sure it was the original version, not the Ultimate Hunter Edition. There was a LOT of grain, a lot of uneven camera shots in terms of darkness and grain. I'm not a hater of grain, it's just something I noticed and I think the transfer job was kind of bad.

The movie itself was cool... really straightforward, no character development, but entertaining nonetheless. To be honest, I've enjoyed other action movies more. This is definitely not a movie I'd buy because I wouldn't go out of my way to watch this for another 5 years.

Anyway, all in all it was a chill movie.

6.5/10

NOOOOOO!!!!! This is one of the few cult follwings that at LOVE. The Predator is the sh!t!!!

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

i rented Inception off of amazon's video on demand service and trying to get the damn thing to play. surprise, surprise, it isn't

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

yeah, i just... i'm not feeling it the story itself just doesn't seem interesting to me.

Sorry, but you'll come around to it. Im pretty sure you'll have negative things to say about it.

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

My copy just came in, and the feeling's the exact opposite.

Will watch...tomorrow... (stupid bowling night, sucked up all my free time )

Have fun! Cant wait for your review.