The Movie Review and Discussion Thread

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by Marcus Wright

Kickass 3D.

While I liked previous 2 ones, this one was way too over the top for its discusting experiments. I just wanted to throw out.

Didint feel anything other than disgust.

F@#@#$ this movie.

0/5.

is this supposed to say "Jackass 3D"?

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Stormcrow

He wasn't a mod last year, he just became one either this spring or this summer, can't remember exactly when. Cannot get over how good Batman Begins is, hoping Dark Knight Rises is as good.

He was a member though last year. That's enough. He shouldnt have recieved a promotion unless he can handle the tasks, which at this point, it looks shakey at best. Just the other day I caught him misspelling a word. He's really bringing down the credibility of the site.

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[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by DjMethod

I think you just really love movies. You can be entertained easily. Just raise the bar higher. Come up with a small list of the elite. A "6/5" on your scale, so to speak.

Originally Posted by Gandalf Stormcrow

LOL I'll have to think about that after work, I know my top 10 in 2008 was the 6 SWs, LoTR and TDK, pretty sure the 10th now would be Avatar.

He said raise the bar HIGHER.

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

He was a member though last year. That's enough. He shouldnt have recieved a promotion unless he can handle the tasks, which at this point, it looks shakey at best. Just the other day I caught him misspelling a word. He's really bringing down the credibility of the site.

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i almost thought that picture said "i will be blood" and then i instantly thought of "There Will Be Blood" and i was very happy
then i realized that "i will be blood" makes absolutely no sense

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

is this supposed to say "Jackass 3D"?

I was thinking he meant SAW 3D, but you are right, Jackass makes a lot more sense.

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

He said raise the bar HIGHER.

always on top of keeping Avaturd in its place
Squid deserves an award for all the hard work he does with such a talked about mess

[lDlisturb3d]

Originally Posted by DjMethod

Nice list. I can never list one LOTR film without the others like I can the Star Wars films.

thanks bro.

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

I was thinking he meant SAW 3D, but you are right, Jackass makes a lot more sense.

maybe he hated it because he thought he was going to be seeing "Kickass 3D"

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

i almost thought that picture said "i will be blood" and then i instantly thought of "There Will Be Blood" and i was very happy
then i realized that "i will be blood" makes absolutely no sense

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[Lepidopterous]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

Perhaps. What type of book is that? A "help" book, or an anaysis on the "whys"?

Kind of both. It attempts to explain the neural basis of decision-making in the human mind and how we can improve on it.

[Lepidopterous]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Stormcrow

LOL I'll have to think about that after work, I know my top 10 in 2008 was the 6 SWs, LoTR and TDK, pretty sure the 10th now would be Avatar.

I'm not letting you off that easy. Put all hype and fanboydom aside.

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[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by DjMethod

Kind of both. It attempts to explain the neural basis of decision-making in the human mind and how we can improve on it.

Sounds cool. I guess you really enjoyed it since you are going to see author.

What questions do you have lined up?

[SquidPuppet]

This looks like a David Lynch version...

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[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

This looks like a David Lynch version...

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i like it!

[Lepidopterous]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

Sounds cool. I guess you really enjoyed it since you are going to see author.

What questions do you have lined up?

Kind of long to get into but I have a few questions written down. I'm mostly just going to check it out though. These kind of events come and go all the time and I try to take advantage of opportunities when I can. Who knows, maybe what he has to say will be enlightening.

[tbizzle]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

If I were to do that, the list would changes daily with my mood. I know that I liked "A" a lot better than "B", so that easy. But there are quite a few films that I rank super highly and they would all be doing battle for 2nd place. In my head there would be a tie with about 20 films involved.

Same here. I have a rough list of my 100 favorites, but there's not way I'd be able to widdle it down to an accurate top 20 or 30

[tbizzle]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

Loser

Totally

Hey I watched Children of Men and Into the Wild the last 2 nights.

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by tbizzle

Totally

Hey I watched Children of Men and Into the Wild the last 2 nights.

two great movies.
i really enjoyed Children of Men, but i LOVED Into the Wild.

[tbizzle]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

two great movies.
i really enjoyed Children of Men, but i LOVED Into the Wild.

[iam1bearcat]

Up

Without a doubt, Up captures the viewers heart with its wonderful opening act that shows almost the entire life of Carl and Ellie. It’s beautiful, funny, heartwarming, charming and the characters suddenly feel like very real people, not CGI characters. The “montage” of Carl and Ellie’s life together is connected via music, no dialogue, which is not needed, and really makes an impact. I know a lot of people are crushed, or extremely saddened by

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, and I was, don’t get me wrong, but it’s a certain scene later on that really plucks at my heart strings.

The film as far as themes is certainly one of the deeper (if not currently the deepest - haven’t seen Toy Story 3 yet), more meaningful films Pixar has done. And having the main character be human (and not an ant, toy, fish, or robot) probably adds to that, but the way that Up goes from theme to theme is staggering. The film is almost every genre rolled into one fast paced, excellent 89 minute film. Most films with actual human beings couldn’t get me to convey as much emotion or laugh as much as Up did / does / has / will again.

The story about a man who suddenly feels bad or responsible for not accomplishing his and his wife’s dream suddenly uses that ambition as a last resort after he lost his temper. One thing I love about Up is how much you feel that Ellie is still present throughout it. You can really tell Carl loves Ellie and his actions and their home showcases this time and time again.

First few times I watched Up I thought the “weakness” of the film was Russell. And while he isn’t necessarily a favorite character of mine, he in no way brings the film down. He still gets laughs, I still feel bad for him and I still sympathize with him, at first I think he just came across as obnoxious like too many kids in movies do. But that’s generally what little kids are - obnoxious, so I can’t take away points for the film being honest.

The scene that really got to me, and it’s gotten to me every time I’ve watched Up is when Carl is

[Show spoiler]looking through Ellie’s adventure book and sees that she actually filled it in - with pictures of her life with Carl. And even though they didn’t go on any big, amazing trips, the pictures of them sharing moments together is what matters most, not where you are, but who you spend them with. And that last note she leaves him (that he should start a new adventure)

always gets me teary eyed like a school girl . I believe Up may be the first animated movie to get me to full out CRY (), but I’d have to double check with the Toy Story films (again, I haven’t seen TS3 yet , which I hear really wrecked some). but it's not a "depressing" / sad cry, it's just a truly, very emotional scene that brings about some sad tears and mainly restrained happy tears.

The ending is uplifting - as is most of the film, it’s certainly not depressing by any means aside from about 10-15 minutes - and I love how Carl grows, even at such an old age. My favorite character by far is Kevin , and one of the biggest laughs in the film is when he mocks Carl’s actions when he first meets him

I used to give Up a terrific 4.5/5, but it truly does deserve a 5/5 (same with the PQ and AQ as well) because for a film to still make me laugh as hard as it does, still make me care about the characters as deeply as I do, and still makes me tear up during certain scenes is a testament to great filmmaking.

Of course highly recommended , and I’m sure everyone has seen it by now like they should have

5/5