The Movie Review and Discussion Thread

[Batman1980]

Die Hard 1-4, all fun movies, 2 being the weak link but all still enjoyable
1 4.5/5
2 3/5
3 4/5
4 4/5
Hoping 5 will be good too, will be hard for them to top Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Maggie Q as the hotties though.

[iam1bearcat]

Fantastic Mr. Fox [81 minutes]

Year: 2009
Director: Wes Anderson
Voice work by: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Owen Wilson, Willem Dafoe and many others.

you don't own Fantastic Mr. Fox? what the cuss is wrong with you!

i bought this day one last year in March but gave it / sold it to my cousin who loved it a lot, knowing one day i would re-buy it. sure enough, picked it up at Best Buy while it was on sale for $9.99 (which apparently was for a whole day )

Fantastic Mr. Fox = complete fun. quirky, fresh, exciting and briskly paced at 81 minutes. i don't think there is a more fun film released in 2009

incredibly well written with a lot of unique dialogue and a lot of great jokes that many could miss if you're not paying attention. kids will love it because of the music, characters, visuals and humorous plot and actions, but adults will also find it charming, warm and awesome because of the same things as well as some very smart dialogue.

voice work is great, and a title that i watched a lot when i first owned it and will watch on a regular basis now that i finally own it again

i used to give it a 5/5, but i don't feel that way entirely. i still love the film, no doubt about that, but is it a 5/5? not for me. just something that makes me feel that way, but still a fantastic (pun intended) film

4.5/5 - "love it"

[Hep]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

Fantastic Mr. Fox [81 minutes]

[Show spoiler]Year: 2009
Director: Wes Anderson
Voice work by: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Owen Wilson, Willem Dafoe and many others.

you don't own Fantastic Mr. Fox? what the cuss is wrong with you!

i bought this day one last year in March but gave it / sold it to my cousin who loved it a lot, knowing one day i would re-buy it. sure enough, picked it up at Best Buy while it was on sale for $9.99 (which apparently was for a whole day )

Fantastic Mr. Fox = complete fun. quirky, fresh, exciting and briskly paced at 81 minutes. i don't think there is a more fun film released in 2009

incredibly well written with a lot of unique dialogue and a lot of great jokes that many could miss if you're not paying attention. kids will love it because of the music, characters, visuals and humorous plot and actions, but adults will also find it charming, warm and awesome because of the same things as well as some very smart dialogue.

voice work is great, and a title that i watched a lot when i first owned it and will watch on a regular basis now that i finally own it again

i used to give it a 5/5, but i don't feel that way entirely. i still love the film, no doubt about that, but is it a 5/5? not for me. just something that makes me feel that way, but still a fantastic (pun intended) film

4.5/5 - "love it"

I still give it a 5/5, but let's not split hairs, it's a really fun film.

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

yeah, i don't think some people know what a "spoiler" is or what the word means lol




oh, so you'll be seeing one good movie that day

[Show spoiler]just kidding. might be two good movies. i haven't seen The King's Speech, but will, eventually.

but nothing like watching a movie everyone universally despises and then watching a contender for Best Picture this year

It will be a day long remembered


What if I end up loving The Box and hating King's Speech?




So after Thursday the best picture race for me will look like this:


127 Hours - Want to see

Black Swan - Eventually

The Fighter - Seen

Inception - Seen

The Kids Are All Right - Not interested

The King's Speech - Seen

The Social Network - Will hopefully see next week

Toy Story 3 - Seen

True Grit - Still on the fence

Winter's Bone - Not interested

[Lepidopterous]

Originally Posted by jhiggy23

As juvenile as it was, I did like the

[Show spoiler]you look like a pumpkin *****! line, especially because it came from Portman, who you just don't expect that from. The crime scene line was good too.

[Show spoiler]"Someone call Charlie Brown and tell him we found the great pumpkin!" That was hysterical when she popped up from behind the couch.

[Steve46]

The Darjeeling Limited

Directed by Wes Anderson
Starring Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason Shwartzman
91 minutes

Similar to Fantastic Mr. Fox and Bottle Rocket, The Darjeeling Limited is filled with Anderson's quirky style of humor and deals with a dysfunctional group of people. If you like any one of the above, you will probably like the other two.

This is set in India and involves three brothers who meet up after not talking for a while in an attempt to repair their relationship. Most of the story takes place on a train and in the surrounding towns they stop in along the way.

There's not too much to the story, but I like Anderson's quirky style.

The presentation is excellent and the colors jump off the screen. Criterion did a great job with this.

Overall 4/5

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by Diesel

It will be a day long remembered

very much so

i keep trying to forget! and i can't! but Squiddy told me it wasn't a biggy so i'm good. but still pissed

What if I end up loving The Box and hating King's Speech?

then you'll be a very smart man

So after Thursday the best picture race for me will look like this:


127 Hours - Want to see

Black Swan - Eventually

The Fighter - Seen

Inception - Seen

The Kids Are All Right - Not interested

The King's Speech - Seen did you visit the future?! where's your review?!

The Social Network - Will hopefully see next week

Toy Story 3 - Seen

True Grit - Still on the fence

Winter's Bone - Not interested

mine would be...

127 Hours - blind buying. anxious to see it

Black Swan - blind buying. extremely anxious to see it

The Fighter - will rent first. no rush to see it.

Inception 3.5/5 i find it laughable for those who think this has any chance of winning BP - and that was well before Nolan got "shafted" out of a Best Director nomination

The Kids Are All Right - will see eventually. may be a few years though. odd selection for a BP nominee

The King's Speech - will see eventually. sooner rather than later.

The Social Network 5/5 - currently, easily my selection as Best Picture of the Year

Toy Story 3 5/5 - loved it, of course.

True Grit - a bit interested. will see because of the leads, but not gonna see it for awhile

Winter's Bone - i'll see it because of some praise it's gotten in this thread, but seems like another odd selection

and then there is a film that should have been nominated but was truly shafted: The Town

[KilloWertz]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

and then there is a film that should have been nominated but was truly shafted: The Town

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by killowertz

The Town and Accepted makes two Blake Lively films I've started watching but not finished.

[jvince]

I've been addicted to Korean films these past weeks. Why can't Hollywood make movies like they do? Perfect balance of style and substance. Anyways, caught 'A Bittersweet Life' and 'The Good, the Bad, the Weird' by Ji-Woon Kim. Both were excellent.

'A Bittersweet Life' is a revenge film with a classic formula done well. Byung-hun Lee is ridiculously good in this, and after seeing his collaborations with director Kim, I've become a fan. Rating: ***1/2/5

'The Good, the Bad, the Weird,' on the other hand, manages to be totally unique and original while being familiar. It's a mish-mash of Western and Eastern films, and classic and modern styles. The final result is some crazy, mad-scientist concoction that shouldn't work. But it does. The characters, the cinematography, the score, the art direction, the costume designs, the dialogue, the little quirks -- they all work perfectly in just the right doses. For those looking for something refreshing and fun, give this film a try. Rating: ****/5

[Gamma_Winstead]

The Thin Red Line.

My first Malick film. I was blown away. First off I need to say the film is BEAUTIFUL. It's probably the most gorgeous film I've ever seen. I understand why it didn't win the oscar however. SPR did something new that is still copied today.

The direction is also masterful. The story the film tells could only be told by Malick. And even then, the story, while central to the film, is not the main drive in my mind. The films drving force is the symbolism and philosophy behind every scene. The performances are not dialogue driven, but more in the face of each actor. What they can convey with their eyes.

The film is driven by beautiful imagery and fantastic performances/directing. I wish we got the original 5 hour cut. The 14 minutes of deleted scenes (including one with George Clooney that made a very important statement about the film.) were servicable, but there wasn't enough.

I won't put a number on the film. Not for a long while. To me, it became more than a film. It became a canvas. I'll need to see it multiple times to grasp what I saw.

[Chaotic]

Saw 3D: The Final Chapter 0/10

Im a Saw fan but this was just a travesty of epic proportions.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Chaotic

Saw 3D: The Final Chapter 0/10

Im a Saw fan but this was just a travesty of epic proportions.

I liked it quite a bit just wonder how

[Show spoiler]Jigsaw could've had Hoffman, Young and Gordon all helping him at the same time and the 3 not really be aware of each other as such.

[scorpion83]

I just saw this and it was indeed a great documentary like I had expected it to be. Though there maybe an other side to this coin, I still think that the writers and director did a great job putting forward their viewpoint and that of Tillmans family in short timespan of 90 minutes. Will give at an easy 8.5/10.

[Al_The_Strange]

Originally Posted by jvince

I've been addicted to Korean films these past weeks. Why can't Hollywood make movies like they do? Perfect balance of style and substance. Anyways, caught 'A Bittersweet Life' and 'The Good, the Bad, the Weird' by Ji-Woon Kim. Both were excellent.

'A Bittersweet Life' is a revenge film with a classic formula done well. Byung-hun Lee is ridiculously good in this, and after seeing his collaborations with director Kim, I've become a fan. Rating: ***1/2/5

'The Good, the Bad, the Weird,' on the other hand, manages to be totally unique and original while being familiar. It's a mish-mash of Western and Eastern films, and classic and modern styles. The final result is some crazy, mad-scientist concoction that shouldn't work. But it does. The characters, the cinematography, the score, the art direction, the costume designs, the dialogue, the little quirks -- they all work perfectly in just the right doses. For those looking for something refreshing and fun, give this film a try. Rating: ****/5

I agree; some of the best films anywhere in the world balance out style and substance imo.

I gave "The Good the Bad and the Weird" the same rating; it's a pretty damn fun movie!

[Al_The_Strange]

Originally Posted by Chaotic

Saw 3D: The Final Chapter 0/10

Im a Saw fan but this was just a travesty of epic proportions.

I gave up at #5. I liked 1-3 fine and dandy, and I liked the backstory offered in #4, but #5 bored me and none of the others really caught my interest. If they put out a complete box set I might grab it and see them all, but I'm not holding my breath.

[jhiggy23]

Originally Posted by gamma626

The Thin Red Line.

My first Malick film. I was blown away. First off I need to say the film is BEAUTIFUL. It's probably the most gorgeous film I've ever seen. I understand why it didn't win the oscar however. SPR did something new that is still copied today.

The direction is also masterful. The story the film tells could only be told by Malick. And even then, the story, while central to the film, is not the main drive in my mind. The films drving force is the symbolism and philosophy behind every scene. The performances are not dialogue driven, but more in the face of each actor. What they can convey with their eyes.

The film is driven by beautiful imagery and fantastic performances/directing. I wish we got the original 5 hour cut. The 14 minutes of deleted scenes (including one with George Clooney that made a very important statement about the film.) were servicable, but there wasn't enough.

I won't put a number on the film. Not for a long while. To me, it became more than a film. It became a canvas. I'll need to see it multiple times to grasp what I saw.

[Foggy]

Originally Posted by Diesel

It will be a day long remembered


What if I end up loving The Box and hating King's Speech?




So after Thursday the best picture race for me will look like this:


127 Hours - Want to see

Black Swan - Eventually

The Fighter - Seen

Inception - Seen

The Kids Are All Right - Not interested

The King's Speech - Seen

The Social Network - Will hopefully see next week

Toy Story 3 - Seen

True Grit - Still on the fence

Winter's Bone - Not interested

Here's mine

127 Hours - Seen - Loved

Black Swan - Seen - It's Great

The Fighter - Maybe Seeing this tomorrow (probably)

Inception - Seen - Thought it was great

The Kids Are All Right - Not interested

The King's Speech - Maybe seeing this instead of The Fighter, will eventually watch

The Social Network - Seen - Thought it was great

Toy Story 3 - Seen - Thought it was great

True Grit - Watching next Friday

Winter's Bone - Not interested

[CZAR]

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

I gave up at #5. I liked 1-3 fine and dandy, and I liked the backstory offered in #4, but #5 bored me and none of the others really caught my interest. If they put out a complete box set I might grab it and see them all, but I'm not holding my breath.

Dude u stopped to soon. Part 6 is almost as good as part one and thats saying a lot. Part 6 is easily the 2nd best film in the series. U should check it out for sure. Got Em!!

[Riff Magnum]

I see a lot of people are "not interested" in Winters Bone. You makka me sad.