The Movie Review and Discussion Thread

[CZAR]

I kinda miss the snow as I was born in Indiana. It never snows where I am at in Cali. I have to admit this is easily the coldest winter Ive ever experienced since I been living in Cali and that is a long time. Its cold enough to have snow here actually. Got Em!!

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by CZAR

I kinda miss the snow as I was born in Indiana. It never snows where I am at in Cali. I have to admit this is easily the coldest winter Ive ever experienced since I been living in Cali and that is a long time. Its cold enough to have snow here actually. Got Em!!

never say that again! i'm born and raised in Wisconsin and if i never see snow again i won't think twice about it and i will be extremely happy. i hate looking at it. i hate driving in it. i hate feeling it. i hate when it turns to slush and looks like crap. snow has no redeeming qualities lol

[Hep]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

never say that again! i'm born and raised in Wisconsin and if i never see snow again i won't think twice about it and i will be extremely happy. i hate looking at it. i hate driving in it. i hate feeling it. i hate when it turns to slush and looks like crap. snow has no redeeming qualities lol

Skiing, Snowboarding, Snowshoeing, inspiring movies like Frozen

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by Hep

Skiing, Snowboarding, Snowshoeing, inspiring movies like Frozen

if you enjoy those things, then snow is good. i, however, hate being outside during winter. and the main reason i will never own a house - SHOVELING. i freakin' HATE shoveling snow lol so an apartment will always be my choice. unless the gf wants to shovel

[Hep]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

if you enjoy those things, then snow is good. i, however, hate being outside during winter. and the main reason i will never own a house - SHOVELING. i freakin' HATE shoveling snow lol so an apartment will always be my choice. unless the gf wants to shovel

I do like those things, but hibernating with a good movie is alright too .

[Riff Magnum]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

if you enjoy those things, then snow is good. i, however, hate being outside during winter. and the main reason i will never own a house - SHOVELING. i freakin' HATE shoveling snow lol so an apartment will always be my choice. unless the gf wants to shovel

Ahhhhh, but you'll never get to crank those speakers properly. U do the headphone thing?

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by Hep

I do like those things, but hibernating with a good movie is alright too .

that's how i roll

Originally Posted by Riff Magnum

Ahhhhh, but you'll never get to crank those speakers properly. U do the headphone thing?

for sound i just have a puny sound bar that i've only had for about 8 months or so. it works great and is MUCH better than TV speakers, but yeah, being in an apartment limits the volume i can sustain during films, but i don't mind too much. i get headaches easily, so loud sounds for long periods of time bother me anyway.

it also helps that the apartment below us has been vacant for about 3 months now and we live in the "corner" apartment with our living room facing 'out' so sound has to carry through the entire apartment before reaching the next folks, who are about mid 30's and work a lot of overtime so no complaints there. and they're pretty cool people too so they understand some rumbling if it gets that bad.

otherwise if it's just me, then yes, i usually rock the headphones. i've got a couple different kinds that are all great for using with films / video games. sometimes i'll use them even if the building is empty just because it sucks me into the film more. no outside noise.

[Riff Magnum]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

that's how i roll



for sound i just have a puny sound bar that i've only had for about 8 months or so. it works great and is MUCH better than TV speakers, but yeah, being in an apartment limits the volume i can sustain during films, but i don't mind too much. i get headaches easily, so loud sounds for long periods of time bother me anyway.

it also helps that the apartment below us has been vacant for about 3 months now and we live in the "corner" apartment with our living room facing 'out' so sound has to carry through the entire apartment before reaching the next folks, who are about mid 30's and work a lot of overtime so no complaints there. and they're pretty cool people too so they understand some rumbling if it gets that bad.

otherwise if it's just me, then yes, i usually rock the headphones. i've got a couple different kinds that are all great for using with films / video games. sometimes i'll use them even if the building is empty just because it sucks me into the film more. no outside noise.

Yeah, i've lived in houses my whole life, except for the two years i lived in Chicago. It was a three story stone house, where each level was a different apartment. We were on the third floor, but there was no one on the second and an older lady was on the ground floor. Everyone seemed to think we had it made with ONLY $1500 a month rent. Of course that was split three ways between me and my bandmates. It was pretty sweet now that i think about it.
I really enjoy my movies loud(i like to teter on the verge of pain), but i too have to do the headphone thing at night. It's really a nice substitute in lieu of the real deal. Remember, sound waves turn to heat once they dissipate. That can keep you warm on those frozen nights.

Right now Squid is getting his mind blown. That makes me feel good.

[Hep]

Originally Posted by Riff Magnum

I feel the thread has somehow climaxed here and all the momentum has gone out. If someone pops in with a review of "Yogi Bear" or some such nonsense they will be ex-communicated forthwith from the kingdom of blizray.
How funny would it be if Squidd hated "B.S."? Like despised it. I guess it wouldn't be that funny. Ironic maybe.

It would be like District 9 all over again...the mystery, the eager anticipation, and then the disappointment...ohh the sadness

[Show spoiler]

On second thought, there's no way Squid will dislike this one - not a chance!

[Riff Magnum]

Originally Posted by Hep

It would be like [I]District 9[/I] all over again...the mystery, the eager anticipation, and then the disappointment...ohh the sadness

[Show spoiler]

On second thought, there's no way Squid will dislike this one - not a chance!

Yeah, i totally forgot we were all pretty pumped for that and then........... What a piece of hooey.
I take it you were kicked in the face by Black Swan too?

[Hep]

Originally Posted by Riff Magnum

Yeah, i totally forgot we were all pretty pumped for that and then........... What a piece of hooey.
I take it you were kicked in the face by Black Swan too?

Totally. I thought about it for days after. I know my hand will be shaking when I'm loading the BD in my player .

BTW, I liked District 9 for what it was. I guess I didn't let the hype inflate my expectations.

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by Hep

Totally. I thought about it for days after. I know my hand will be shaking when I'm loading the BD in my player .

BTW, I liked District 9 for what it was. I guess I didn't let the hype inflate my expectations.

I just got District 9 in the mail today from Amazon..... netflixed it a couple of months ago, and thought it was "fun"

Haven't seen you around Hep.... hope you had a good New Year....

[Diesel]

Pressed for time since its late (I'm going out and get a haircut before going to look for a job in the morning ), so I'll make this short:

I watched The Ring tonight.


It was

Not scary in the slightest; I honestly didn't care if the characters did/didn't die; rather for this sort of movie. I don't need explosions to hold my attention but it needs to be interesting in some way, shape or form for me to really enjoy a movie. This one was only interesting enough to keep me from switching to something else.


Rating - 2.5/5



I see I missed 2.5 pages of stuff today, I'll catch up when I return home tomorrow

[jhiggy23]

Originally Posted by Diesel

Pressed for time since its late (I'm going out and get a haircut before going to look for a job in the morning ), so I'll make this short:

I watched The Ring tonight.


It was

Not scary in the slightest; I honestly didn't care if the characters did/didn't die; rather for this sort of movie. I don't need explosions to hold my attention but it needs to be interesting in some way, shape or form for me to really enjoy a movie. This one was only interesting enough to keep me from switching to something else.


Rating - 2.5/5



I see I missed 2.5 pages of stuff today, I'll catch up when I return home tomorrow

Gotta disagree. While certainly not one of the top 5 best horror films, The Ring is still very effective. Verbinski's direction is artful and masterfully creates the mood. I enjoyed the mythology and thought the acting was good pretty good. I also thought the score was excellent. Would love to have this on blu. I know surf, wherever he is, agrees with all I just typed!

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by jhiggy23

Gotta disagree. While certainly not one of the top 5 best horror films, The Ring is still very effective. Verbinski's direction is artful and masterfully creates the mood. I enjoyed the mythology and thought the acting was good pretty good. I also thought the score was excellent. Would love to have this on blu. I know surf, wherever he is, agrees with all I just typed!

The Ring is one of the most iconic remakes of all-time and since I adore Naomi Watts so much, I doubt I'd like Ringu as much. They should update it for blu-ray by having the movie inside the movie be on a blu instead of on VHS.

[Al_The_Strange]

Originally Posted by jhiggy23

Gotta disagree. While certainly not one of the top 5 best horror films, The Ring is still very effective. Verbinski's direction is artful and masterfully creates the mood. I enjoyed the mythology and thought the acting was good pretty good. I also thought the score was excellent. Would love to have this on blu. I know surf, wherever he is, agrees with all I just typed!

Agreed.

Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

The Ring is one of the most iconic remakes of all-time and since I adore Naomi Watts so much, I doubt I'd like Ringu as much. They should update it for blu-ray by having the movie inside the movie be on a blu instead of on VHS.

"Ringu" is about 60% the same, and a heck of a lot slower in pace. A little creepier perhaps, but I prefer the remake for its visuals and a deeper mystery plot.

[Hep]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

I just got District 9 in the mail today from Amazon..... netflixed it a couple of months ago, and thought it was "fun"

Haven't seen you around Hep.... hope you had a good New Year....

I agree, "fun" is an appropriate descriptor.

I had a great New Year, thanks for asking. I've been around, but I know you hang in the Criterion thread a lot, and that one I usually just visit to read now and again .

[CZAR]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

never say that again! i'm born and raised in Wisconsin and if i never see snow again i won't think twice about it and i will be extremely happy. i hate looking at it. i hate driving in it. i hate feeling it. i hate when it turns to slush and looks like crap. snow has no redeeming qualities lol

Yea I think for me was I mostly experienced the snow as a kid so I loved it. Got Em!!

Originally Posted by Diesel

Pressed for time since its late (I'm going out and get a haircut before going to look for a job in the morning ), so I'll make this short:

I watched The Ring tonight.


It was

Not scary in the slightest; I honestly didn't care if the characters did/didn't die; rather for this sort of movie. I don't need explosions to hold my attention but it needs to be interesting in some way, shape or form for me to really enjoy a movie. This one was only interesting enough to keep me from switching to something else.


Rating - 2.5/5



I see I missed 2.5 pages of stuff today, I'll catch up when I return home tomorrow

Wow Diesel whats goin on man?? U have been hammering some very good films lately haha. The Ring is excellent!!! I love everything about it. The story was great, the acting was on point and it was very creepy in my book. I dont think I know to many people who dont like this one. I am surprised man.

Let me ask u if u watch these type of films during the day? Its funny that some people watch horror films during the day? To me that takes away an effectiveness the film may have. These films are for pitch dark and quiet setting. Got Em!!

Originally Posted by jhiggy23

Gotta disagree. While certainly not one of the top 5 best horror films, The Ring is still very effective. Verbinski's direction is artful and masterfully creates the mood. I enjoyed the mythology and thought the acting was good pretty good. I also thought the score was excellent. Would love to have this on blu. I know surf, wherever he is, agrees with all I just typed!

Oh I agree with u fully man. Not I wouldnt say top 5 of all time either but still very high on the list. I know Squid loves this film also. Its funny u mentioned the blu for this. It recentlly played on cable in HD and I recorded it just to have in case they dont release it on blu. Got Em!!

[SquidPuppet]

Black Swan

I cant find words to match Riffs, so I'll just describe it as Requiem for a Nightmare. Yes, it was that intense, and an even more disturbing journey. To my surprise, I was fightened more frequently and more deeply than during the best horror films. I had my knees to my chest and covered myself with my coat like a child protects himself in bed when he is afraid. I felt like I was in danger. Aronofsky yo-yos between scenes of intensity and scenes where a viewer can recover and breath. As the story advances, the (needed) restful gaps between the intense scenes become briefer and less frequent. All culminating to a point where I almost couldnt handle the constant barage, the uninterupted onslaught of insanity being shoveled onto my emotional well being. I felt fragile and damaged by the end. I cried, yet I felt a sense of freedom and release. If only to have made my escape.

Technically, I noticed dozens of small and subtle things effectively employed simply to keep me disturbed.

The score was unreal. Imagine wading ankle deep in a river swollen to capacity by rains and melting snow. It's raging and violent. It's a living thing, a beast. Now wade in to your knees. Take a few more steps...and it takes you. It owns you. It engulfs you and makes you a part of it. You can paddle and kick all you want, but its futile. You are at the mercy of its rage, and it WILL abuse you. It will drag you and heave like a ragdoll. It will bring you to near death, and then allow you another moment of hope. Yes, that is what the score did to me. It is Ballet afterall.

Portman? During the final 15 minutes something happened. Something foriegn occupied Portmans body. Not the character, but Portman herself. When the character "Let go", Portman simultaneously became something beyond an actress in a role. She went beyond an actress portraying and actress. She became something so haunting that I cant even put my finger on it. She wasnt Natalie any longer.

I missed my off-ramp on the drive home. At the next off-ramp I turned the wrong way. I felt disoriented. I still do.

I shed a few more tears when I got home too. It makes me so happy that there are still people like Aronofsky who CARE so much about their final product. You just cant make a film like this without being monumentally passionate, and it shows.

5/5

[Steve46]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

Black Swan

I cant find words to match Riffs, so I'll just describe it as Requiem for a Nightmare. Yes, it was that intense, and an even more disturbing journey. To my surprise, I was fightened more frequently and more deeply than during the best horror films. I had my knees to my chest and covered myself with my coat like a child protects himself in bed when he is afraid. I felt like I was in danger. Aronofsky yo-yos between scenes of intensity and scenes where a viewer can recover and breath. As the story advances, the (needed) restful gaps between the intense scenes become briefer and less frequent. All culminating to a point where I almost couldnt handle the constant barage, the uninterupted onslaught of insanity being shoveled onto my emotional well being. I felt fragile and damaged by the end. I cried, yet I felt a sense of freedom and release. If only to have made my escape.

Technically, I noticed dozens of small and subtle things effectively employed simply to keep me disturbed.

The score was unreal. Imagine wading ankle deep in a river swollen to capacity by rains and melting snow. It's raging and violent. It's a living thing, a beast. Now wade in to your knees. Take a few more steps...and it takes you. It owns you. It engulfs you and makes you a part of it. You can paddle and kick all you want, but its futile. You are at the mercy of its rage, and it WILL abuse you. It will drag you and heave like a ragdoll. It will bring you to near death, and then allow you another moment of hope. Yes, that is what the score did to me. It is Ballet afterall.

Portman? During the final 15 minutes something happened. Something foriegn occupied Portmans body. Not the character, but Portman herself. When the character "Let go", Portman simultaneously became something beyond an actress in a role. She went beyond an actress portraying and actress. She became something so haunting that I cant even put my finger on it. She wasnt Natalie any longer.

I missed my off-ramp on the drive home. At the next off-ramp I turned the wrong way. I felt disoriented. I still do.

I shed a few more tears when I got home too. It makes me so happy that there are still people like Aronofsky who CARE so much about their final product. You just cant make a film like this without being monumentally passionate, and it shows.

5/5

So you liked it then

I'm glad it justified the 90-mile drive.

I'm anxious to see it too.