The Movie Review and Discussion Thread

[Gamma_Winstead]

Originally Posted by DjMethod

You're pretty serious about catching up

Who has seen The King's Speech?

I have.

[Steve46]

Originally Posted by DjMethod

You're pretty serious about catching up

Who has seen The King's Speech?

Number one on my want to see list, but I may as well watch it later in the week and take advantage of the three at half price today.

[KilloWertz]

Originally Posted by Diesel

Get Smart

[Show spoiler]

No proper review for this one.

I laughed twice and chuckled twice, 3 of the four were from Dwayne Johnson.

as a movie in general but absolutely horrid as a comedy.

Steve Carrel is, in my opinion, one of the most unfunny people to have ever walked the Earth.

Dwayne Johnson (in a small part), Terry Crews (in a VERY small part), Terrence Stamp and Anne Hathaway each made the movie better for me though to some extent.

But it wasn't enough unfortunately.

Rating - 2.75/5

For Comedy - 0.5/5

We don't always agree on movies, but I think this might be one of the ones we disagree on the most. I love this movie and actually liked it better than I expected to when I saw it the first time.

I'm not a Steve Carell fan in the slightest, but I did like him in this movie (and Despicable Me if you want to count it). I thought him and Anne Hathaway worked pretty well together. They were quite the odd pairing, but I think that was a plus.

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by Diesel

Get Smart

[Show spoiler]No proper review for this one.

I laughed twice and chuckled twice, 3 of the four were from Dwayne Johnson.

as a movie in general but absolutely horrid as a comedy.

Steve Carrel is, in my opinion, one of the most unfunny people to have ever walked the Earth.

Dwayne Johnson (in a small part), Terry Crews (in a VERY small part), Terrence Stamp and Anne Hathaway each made the movie better for me though to some extent.

But it wasn't enough unfortunately.

Rating - 2.75/5

For Comedy - 0.5/5

agree 100% one of the worst films i have never finished. i keep catching about 20-25 minutes a night of it when it plays endlessly on TBS and i just cannot for the life of me find any of it funny. overall, mildly entertaining, but as you so excellently put it - as a comedy it SUCKS.

Carrell is best in The Office, and The 40 Year-Old Virgin. not much else he has been in has been funny. much like Will Ferrell. he is very rarely funny to me. maybe like 1 out of 5 films of his i enjoy.

[SquidPuppet]

127 Hours - Seeing today

Black Swan - Not bad for a "Dance" flick

[Show spoiler]5 jumbo stars

The Fighter - Very good

Inception - Meh/OK/pretty but yawn

The Kids Are All Right - Top of Netflix queue

The King's Speech - will see this week

The Social Network - Top of Netflix queue

Toy Story 3 - 5 big stars

True Grit - Better than Inception, but not much.

Winter's Bone - Descent film with an excellent performance

[Foggy]

You've seen Black Swan

Edit: I caught you

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by Foggy

You've seen Black Swan

Edit: I caught you

he saw it about a week or so ago drove in a blizzard to see it. risked life and limb!

[CZAR]

127 Hours - May blind buy but will definitely see!

Black Swan - Will netflix for sure but cant blind buy.

The Fighter - Will blind buy.

Inception - Meh/OK/pretty but yawn (will watch again to be sure)

The Kids Are All Right - Not interested.

The King's Speech - Not interested.

The Social Network - Its in Netflix queue

Toy Story 3 - May be the best animated film to date!

True Grit - Not interested.

Winter's Bone - Descent film with an excellent performance.

Got Em!!

[Foggy]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

he saw it about a week or so ago drove in a blizzard to see it. risked life and limb!

I know, he said he would "Eventually" see it, before he edited it

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by killowertz

We don't always agree on movies, but I think this might be one of the ones we disagree on the most. I love this movie and actually liked it better than I expected to when I saw it the first time.

I'm not a Steve Carell fan in the slightest, but I did like him in this movie (and Despicable Me if you want to count it). I thought him and Anne Hathaway worked pretty well together. They were quite the odd pairing, but I think that was a plus.

That was good because thats how the TV show was. I thought Carrel was a PERFECT choice for Smart, but I found the movie very meh.

[iam1bearcat]

Hotel Rwanda [116 minutes]

Year: 2005 (yes, 2005. February 2005 )
Director: Terry George

after picking up all my pre-orders from Best Buy this morning i decided to start with Hotel Rwanda to get my rolling. and what a mistake that was not because the film is bad. no, not at all. it's amazing. it's just severely depressing and emotionally draining and not exactly the best way to start your day

story is centered around Paul Rusesabagina (portrayed brilliantly by the awesome Don Cheadle) who works at / runs a hotel in the middle of a conflict zone between the Hutu militia and the Tutsi rebels and harbors Tutsi rebels, who are being slaughtered, while being a Hutu himself (which means he is safe, but by harboring and protecting the "enemy" he is risking his family's life and his own).

the film is a roller coaster of emotion, and while maybe not perfectly made, it does what it's supposed to - glues your eyes to the screen and makes you care about the characters. numerous times i was on the edge of my seat, worried about what was gonna happen next. and numerous scenes that really tug at ya. i think the hardest scene to watch was

[Show spoiler]when the "whites" were leaving and the kids were being separated from the nuns and priests and put on the buses to leave

, which is odd because there are numerous scenes involving violence, or the aftermath of violence.

not a film i will watch very often, but was well worth the $10

PQ: 4/5 blu-ray looks pretty damn good. sure, there are some soft scenes, but detail is always found and nothing is "fuzzy" or washed out.
AQ: 3.5/5 i wasn't really paying too much attention to this, but it was quite good. nothing demo worthy, but very nice sound. especially with distant gun fire and an excellent score over the dialogue.

4.5/5

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by Foggy

I know, he said he would "Eventually" see it, before he edited it

ohhh

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by CZAR

127 Hours - May blind buy but will definitely see!

Black Swan - Will netflix for sure but cant blind buy.

The Fighter - Will blind buy.

Inception - Meh/OK/pretty but yawn (will watch again to be sure)

The Kids Are All Right - Not interested.

The King's Speech - Not interested.

The Social Network - Its in Netflix queue

Toy Story 3 - May be the best animated film to date!

True Grit - Not interested.

Winter's Bone - Descent film with an excellent performance.

Got Em!!

Prejudger X 3

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by Foggy

I know, he said he would "Eventually" see it, before he edited it

I copied and pasted and then realized I didnt fix the most important one.

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by CZAR

His best film is Remember the Titans and his best performance is Malcolm X. Got Em!!

I haven't seen Malcolm X and am not interested in doing so...but Remember the Titans is

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

No robots, explosions or car chases.

I really don't understand why some writers/directors don't seem to comprehend that those three things make movies amazing

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

I laughed pretty well for "Get Smart," and found the movie quite entertaining overall.

I hated "Johnny English" though.

I have a strange sense of humor sometimes...

The things I laughed at were when Dwayne Johnson made his entrance to the film and when he

[Show spoiler]stapled that guys head!

Originally Posted by killowertz

We don't always agree on movies, but I think this might be one of the ones we disagree on the most. I love this movie and actually liked it better than I expected to when I saw it the first time.

I'm not a Steve Carell fan in the slightest, but I did like him in this movie (and Despicable Me if you want to count it). I thought him and Anne Hathaway worked pretty well together. They were quite the odd pairing, but I think that was a plus.

How would you rate this one? 4.5?

Maybe you are just giving the movie a 2 point boost because you enjoyed Anne Hathaway so much...which is far from a bad thing

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

agree 100% one of the worst films i have never finished. i keep catching about 20-25 minutes a night of it when it plays endlessly on TBS and i just cannot for the life of me find any of it funny. overall, mildly entertaining, but as you so excellently put it - as a comedy it SUCKS.

Carrell is best in The Office, and The 40 Year-Old Virgin. not much else he has been in has been funny. much like Will Ferrell. he is very rarely funny to me. maybe like 1 out of 5 films of his i enjoy.

I've only seen some of 40 Year-Old Virgin (like 20 minutes or so), no interest in seeing the whole film. Will Ferrel has Talladega Nights for me, Carrel has...well nothing, so I guess by default I think he is less funny than Ferrel.

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

127 Hours - Seeing today

Review required

Black Swan - Not bad for a "Dance" flick

[Show spoiler]5 jumbo stars

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

ohhh

Oh snap!

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

Hotel Rwanda [116 minutes]

[Show spoiler]Year: 2005 (yes, 2005. February 2005 )
Director: Terry George

after picking up all my pre-orders from Best Buy this morning i decided to start with Hotel Rwanda to get my rolling. and what a mistake that was not because the film is bad. no, not at all. it's amazing. it's just severely depressing and emotionally draining and not exactly the best way to start your day

story is centered around Paul Rusesabagina (portrayed brilliantly by the awesome Don Cheadle) who works at / runs a hotel in the middle of a conflict zone between the Hutu militia and the Tutsi rebels and harbors Tutsi rebels, who are being slaughtered, while being a Hutu himself (which means he is safe, but by harboring and protecting the "enemy" he is risking his family's life and his own).

the film is a roller coaster of emotion, and while maybe not perfectly made, it does what it's supposed to - glues your eyes to the screen and makes you care about the characters. numerous times i was on the edge of my seat, worried about what was gonna happen next. and numerous scenes that really tug at ya. i think the hardest scene to watch was

[Show spoiler]when the "whites" were leaving and the kids were being separated from the nuns and priests and put on the buses to leave

, which is odd because there are numerous scenes involving violence, or the aftermath of violence.

not a film i will watch very often, but was well worth the $10

PQ: 4/5 blu-ray looks pretty damn good. sure, there are some soft scenes, but detail is always found and nothing is "fuzzy" or washed out.
AQ: 3.5/5 i wasn't really paying too much attention to this, but it was quite good. nothing demo worthy, but very nice sound. especially with distant gun fire and an excellent score over the dialogue.

[B]4.5/5[/B

]

Do you know how long BBs exclusive is? I want to Netflix it, but they wont have the Blu until BBs deal is done.

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

Do you know how long BBs exclusive is? I want to Netflix it, but they wont have the Blu until BBs deal is done.

no idea and i don't think it says on amazon or BB how long it is. i would guess... a month or two? but not sure. i mean, Anchorman is still an exclusive, but TBWP isn't (i don't think) so i have no idea how they figure this out or sign it for exclusivity for.

[Gamma_Winstead]

My list:

127 Hours: Fantastic film. It's got the editing Oscar in the bag.

Black Swan: a neat dance movie. [spoiler] 10/10 [ /spoiler]

The Fighter: great flick. One of the more enjoyable on the list. 8.5/10

Inception: the best popcorn flick in years. 9.5/10

the Kids are Alright: havent seen it.

The Kings Speech: Brilliant performances/film. 10/10

The Social Network: My favorite Fincher film. 10/10

Toy Story 3: incredible, but I thought Tangled was better. 9.5/10

True Grit: good, but over hyped. 8/10

Winters Bone: haven't seen it.

[CZAR]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

Prejudger X 3

I didnt say they would suck or anything. I am just not interested. There is a difference. Got Em!!

Originally Posted by Diesel

I haven't seen Malcolm X and am not interested in doing so...but Remember the Titans is

Yea he turns into Malcolm X in that film! Its a very good movie although its very long but the performance is 2nd to none in my book. Remember the Titans is in my top 5 films of all time I believe. Top 10 for sure. Got Em!!

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by CZAR

I didnt say they would suck or anything. I am just not interested. There is a difference. Got Em!!



Yea he turns into Malcolm X in that film! Its a very good movie although its very long but the performance is 2nd to none in my book. Remember the Titans is in my top 5 films of all time I believe. Top 10 for sure. Got Em!!

Q: Why are you not interested?

A: Because you dont think you'll like them.

Q + A = Prejudger