The Movie Review and Discussion Thread

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by surfdude12

11. You'll love it dude.

Fack it!!!!! Ordered again.

10 smackers and I have a free Prime membership.... so I am LIVING large and taking the plunge.

[surfdude12]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

DAMNIT!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now I wanna buy it.

Replay value????????????????

Just speaking for me -- I'd watch it again tonight!

Here is the #1 factor for me in Replay Value: is the journey >>> destination??

With this -- Sure, I won't be as terrified on the second viewing b/c I'll know the outcome, but I'll still be terrified -- it puts you there with them, so I'll be reliving it again -- even if I know how it'll end up.

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by lDlisturb3d

BOOOOOO! I've seen them both and this is what i have to say

Old School
-Freddy plays too much
-His make up is better
-The special effects were cooler
-The reason for him killing was better

New School
-Freddy was a true Killer
-Didnt joke around
-Way more intense
-The kill scenes were better by far


Its a slasher movie and the new school does better at the slashing and jumping parts.

what? he wasn't a killer, he was

[Show spoiler]a pedophile.

that's why it was super stupid he had

[Show spoiler]the glove, because it made no sense for the character in the new film. in the original he made the glove for a reason. in the remake they give no logic behind it. and he wasn't a murderer, until he was in their dreams of course.

[CZAR]

Originally Posted by surfdude12

Czar -- you realize Frozen has Kane Hodder -- the actor who has played Jason in more films than anyone else??

Oh yea man that was a cool cameo. Got Em!!

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

Fack it!!!!! Ordered again.

10 smackers and I have a free Prime membership.... so I am LIVING large and taking the plunge.

How long do u have to wait for this time? Got Em!!

Originally Posted by surfdude12

Just speaking for me -- I'd watch it again tonight!

Here is the #1 factor for me in Replay Value: is the journey >>> destination??

With this -- Sure, I won't be as terrified on the second viewing b/c I'll know the outcome, but I'll still be terrified -- it puts you there with them, so I'll be reliving it again -- even if I know how it'll end up.

+1 this has plenty of replay value for me! Got Em!!

[surfdude12]

Originally Posted by AKORIS

re FROZEN--


I think I've made my last review of "unpleasant/ depressing" movies here--

Maybe it's a generation thing-- I don't know-- but I really feel like I don't belong here-- I just don't get the love and high fives for this type of filmmaking!!

I'll just stick to talking about films that don't fit into this catagory

I 100% understand your position.

Here is mine -- I love to get all the goodies of being (virtually) put in a terrifying state of mind, without the drawbacks of actually being put there. This film made me feel like I was as terrified as being up that mountain and yet I didn't have to put my life on the line (or get freezy slush stuff in my booties) -- that's why I love it for me

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by surfdude12

Just speaking for me -- I'd watch it again tonight!

Here is the #1 factor for me in Replay Value: is the journey >>> destination??

With this -- Sure, I won't be as terrified on the second viewing b/c I'll know the outcome, but I'll still be terrified -- it puts you there with them, so I'll be reliving it again -- even if I know how it'll end up.

i probably will never watch Frozen again simply because

[Show spoiler]it was so sad especially when the girl talks about how her dog is going to think she left her. for some reason that really got me and wrecked me and ruined my day

but Squid, it's not one of those, "so bad i couldn't watch this", it was - and you'll love this () - "this is too depressing for me to watch again".

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by CZAR

Oh yea man that was a cool cameo. Got Em!!



How long do u have to wait for this time? Got Em!!



+1 this has plenty of replay value for me! Got Em!!

Should be here in 2-3 days.

[surfdude12]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

Should be here in 2-3 days.

I want 30-minute-increment-review chunks!!!

[surfdude12]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

i probably will never watch Frozen again simply because

[Show spoiler]it was so sad especially when the girl talks about how her dog is going to think she left her. for some reason that really got me and wrecked me and ruined my day

but Squid, it's not one of those, "so bad i couldn't watch this", it was - and you'll love this () - "this is too depressing for me to watch again".

wow bro -- I hear ya. I don't

[Show spoiler]own a dog so it didn't hit me as hard

. Plus, I'm just a cold-hearted ba@tard

No but seriously, completely understandable. GOod thing we have lots of other rewatchable blus!

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by surfdude12

Yes! I need to see Sin Nombre ASAP! And yes, great point about the non-preaching. It just said "here is a story. Make up your mind" Brilliant!



Great minds think alike Like you I dove into the commentary on the end also...great insight as I was "WTF?" on that end shot too. How great was how he tied together

[Show spoiler]the water wheel as a cycle and that regardless of whether Enrique was in Guatemala or USA, he was still a slave to the working man -- showing the cycle of enslavement of his people. Awesome, just awesome! (the film, not the theme...theme is tragic but real)

Dude, hurry up. That flick drips with atmosphere. Plus its gnarly as hell.

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by Diesel

That's when the time availability lines up with the funds availability

You aint blind buying Troy on my recommendation, are you?

We agree a lot, but we have some big gaps too.

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by AKORIS

re FROZEN--


I think I've made my last review of "unpleasant/ depressing" movies here--

Maybe it's a generation thing-- I don't know-- but I really feel like I don't belong here-- I just don't get the love and high fives for this type of filmmaking!!

I'll just stick to talking about films that don't fit into this catagory

How old are you?

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

i probably will never watch Frozen again simply because

[Show spoiler]it was so sad especially when the girl talks about how her dog is going to think she left her. for some reason that really got me and wrecked me and ruined my day

but Squid, it's not one of those, "so bad i couldn't watch this", it was - and you'll love this () - "this is too depressing for me to watch again".

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by surfdude12

wow bro -- I hear ya. I don't

[Show spoiler]own a dog so it didn't hit me as hard

. Plus, I'm just a cold-hearted ba@tard

No but seriously, completely understandable. GOod thing we have lots of other rewatchable blus!

i'm a cold hearted b@st@rd too but something about that just really got to me.

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

You aint blind buying Troy on my recommendation, are you?

We agree a lot, but we have some big gaps too.

No, I'll be renting it from the PSN

It's only $3 but moneys a wee bit tight lately

[CZAR]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

Should be here in 2-3 days.

Got Em!!

[AKORIS]

Originally Posted by squidpuppet

how old are you?

46

[tbizzle]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

I decided to rent it instead, so I cancelled my order and it has said "Short wait" since release day. The reason I cancelled my order was because even people that loved it say its a "one and done". I'll know once I see it.

I hope its dark and full of suicidal dread.

Same here, still on Short Wait.

[tbizzle]

Originally Posted by surfdude12

Yes! I need to see Sin Nombre ASAP! And yes, great point about the non-preaching. It just said "here is a story. Make up your mind" Brilliant!

Sin Nombre is a very good film. If you have Netflix, it's a Watch Instantly in HD, which looks fabulous btw. Sin Nombre, Revanche, Before the Rains and The Secret of the Grain are by far the best PQ streaming films I've seen on Netflix.

[Al_The_Strange]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

Thanks Al.

On a "Tension Scale" of 0-10, what would you give it?

Hm, for me personally it would be like a 7/10, making it "quite tense." I would say it's more tense than most other horror films out there (since it takes a lot to make me feel tension), but I wouldn't call it perfect either (I think both "[REC]" films, "Silence of the Lambs," and "The Exorcist" top the tension scale for me).

Looks like most other folks have been thoroughly captivated by it, so you should feel the tension...

Originally Posted by AKORIS

re FROZEN--


I think I've made my last review of "unpleasant/ depressing" movies here--

Maybe it's a generation thing-- I don't know-- but I really feel like I don't belong here-- I just don't get the love and high fives for this type of filmmaking!!

I'll just stick to talking about films that don't fit into this catagory

Whoops, I forgot to mention that it was rather bleak, especially as it got towards the end.

Originally Posted by surfdude12

Frozen

[Show spoiler]
Film: 4.5/5
-this is great filmmaking!
-simple story (3 kids at a ski resort), simple setting (shot on location -- no fake sets used!! yes! that means the film crew lugged huge 40 foot flood lights up 8000 foot mountain!! through nasty freezing rain some days, through 34 inches of snow in 8 hours another day -- this was a shoot from hell but worth every penny!! Yes, I watched all 90 minutes of extras when the film ended and you should too!! this is as real as it gets!!...when you see actors in the cold shivering?? they're really shivering!! that ain't no white powder make up! they're really up that mountain in the dark and cold at 0 degrees F!!)
-(calming down) I actually knew I'd love this film 10 seconds into the film. Why? Within the first 10 seconds, a shot and sound effect is used that is (a) at the core of the film, (b) shouldn't be scary by itself, but (c) is already scary as hell even only 10 seconds in. I won't say what it was -- and don't spoil it those who have for those who haven't seen it yet -- but yes, 10 seconds in I thought "this is gonna be a great effin movie"
-A true "what would I do in this situation?" film. Your mind will race. The camera work is so intimate that you're not scared at the film, and not even scared at the characters, you're scared with the characters. In fact, you're in their hell.
-The extras are awesome. A few nuggets for those who've seen the film:

[Show spoiler]
-when Green was touring the Utah ski resort they used, and was going up the ski lift on a test run (to see what spot they'd stop it at and shoot at), he said "I didn't want to use a spot where it was EVEN PLAUSIBLE to jump..it had to a be a spot where you'd say 'NO F**KING WAY WILL I JUMP HERE'"...but here's the insane part...the lift gets to a perfect 50 foot drop, Green says to his buddy in the ski lift "this is the spot"...then suddenly...THE SKI LIFT STOPS! He had no radio. The ski lift operator had no idea they were at the right spot. It was stopped for weather reasons. Green freaked out, he said "we were there for 5 mins..it felt like 5 days" and "it was sooo freaky...it stopped RIGHT WHEN i said 'this is the spot'"
-when filming, they had to stop the ski lift car RIGHT AT THE SHOOTING SPOT where all the cameras were aligned. if they even went past it by 6 inches, the 3 actors would have to ride the car all around the mountain in the pitch black night again, which had 65 mph winds at the top!! and would go through hell just to get back to the shooting spot
-tons of other great stuff...check it out

PQ and AQ: 4/5 (great)

Didn't realize they went through so much trouble making the film!

On the next viewing, I might appreciate it more.

Great review!