The Movie Review and Discussion Thread

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by Hep

Mmmmm, I think I want a milkshake .

saaaaame!

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

i've abandoned my

[Show spoiler]MILKSHAKE!

and you owe me a new, clean v-neck white short sleeve t-shirt. i don't care what your company statement says

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Originally Posted by Hep

Mmmmm, I think I want a milkshake .

....me too.


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Well I'm through with that list of movies I DVR'd, here's how things turned out:

• First Blood - 1.5/5
  
  
  
• Rambo: First Blood Part II - 4/5
  
  
  
• Bad Boys II - 4/5
  
  
  
• Rambo (Seen it) - 4.5/5
  
  
  
• The Karate Kid - 4.25/5
  
  
  
• Ocean's Thirteen (Seen it) - 4.25/5
  
  
  
• Forest Gump (Seen it) - 5/5
  
  
  
• Blood Diamond - 2.5/5
  
  
  
• Mystic River - 3.5/5
  
  
  
• Gone Baby Gone - 4.75/5
  
  
  
• Zodiac 4.75/5
  
  
  
• Collateral - 3.75/5
  
  
  
• Die Hard (Seen it) - 4.5/5
  
  
  
• The Fugitive - 4.25/5
  
  
  
• Shooter - 2.75/5
  
  
  
• The Perfect Storm - 4/5

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Here's what's set to record in the next two weeks:

• Extraordinary Measures - Haven't seen it
  
  
• xXx - Haven't seen it ()
  
  
• Valkyrie - Haven't seen it
  
  
• Fight Club - Haven't seen it (DON'T KILL ME BEARCAT)
  
  
• No Country for Old Men - Haven't seen it
  
  
• The Terminal - Seen it, remember liking it.
  
  
• Nine - Haven't seen it
  
  
• Coach Carter - Seen it, like it.
  
  
• 16 Blocks - Haven't seen it.
  
  
• Magnolia - Haven't seen it.
  
  
• Hulk - Haven't seen the entire thing
  
  
• D3: The Mighty Ducks (DON'T JUDGE ME!
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  ) - Seen it years ago, liked it then
  
  
• Days of Thunder - Haven't seen it
  
  
• The Crucible - Watched it in high school; liked it.
  
  
• Out of Time - Haven't seen it.

The first five on the list all play Friday.

[lDlisturb3d]

Guys i've been MIA for a while and i've seen a ton of movies that i havent written a review for but ill like to mention how POWERFUL BLACK SWAN was. OMG 5/5 Once i get some time i'll catch up on reviews but this military thing is killin me

[KilloWertz]

Originally Posted by Hep

Some of us liked it right out of the gate

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, others just need some time.

I didn't watch Inception in the theater, but I did blind buy it and liked it. I'm not going to declare it the best movie ever, but it is definitely staying in my collection.

Originally Posted by Diesel

[*]Fight Club - Haven't seen it (DON'T KILL ME BEARCAT)

He'll have to kill two people then because I've never seen Fight Club either.

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by Diesel

Here's what's set to record in the next two weeks:

• Fight Club - Haven't seen it (DON'T KILL ME BEARCAT) - haha, no worries. no killing necessary as much as i love Fight Club i just don't have the energy at this old age (22 i know ) to be angry about such things. i will be very interested to see your thoughts on the film. can't really tell if you'll hate it or love it, but i'm sensing a 3.25/5 or something near that...
  
  
• No Country for Old Men - Haven't seen it - interested in your thoughts here as well. i enjoyed the film overall (and while the ending gets a lot of the "monday morning quarterback" talk, i didn't mind it but thought it could be better executed, as could the entire film. i enjoyed it and love the atmosphere and cinematography. will pick it up when it hits 10 bucks or so.
  
  
• The Terminal - Seen it, remember liking it. haven't seen it, but have wanted to for years now.
  
  
• 16 Blocks - Haven't seen it. i remember trying to watch this years ago but couldn't get adjusted to Bruce Willis having a mustache! will have to try again at some point lol
  
  
• Magnolia - Haven't seen it. a film i truly love on every level. an exquisite masterpiece imo that excels at every turn. interested to see what you think. FYI: this is a three hour film with a lot of talking. along with Tom Cruise's BEST performance. just wait till you see him here. and if you say he's "good but not great" - or whatever you said for Collateral then we're gonna have some problems
  
• D3: The Mighty Ducks (DON'T JUDGE ME!
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  ) - Seen it years ago, liked it then as long as you've seen the first two (which i'm sure you have... right?) then this is okay

thoughts. are. above

Originally Posted by killowertz

He'll have to kill two people then because I've never seen Fight Club either.

haha no murders are gonna take place. just make sure you put it on your list to be viewed at some point

[Marcus Wright]

Originally Posted by Diesel

Here's what's set to record in the next two weeks:

• Extraordinary Measures - Haven't seen it
  
  
• xXx - Haven't seen it ()
  
  
• Valkyrie - Haven't seen it
  
  Fight Club - Haven't seen it (DON'T KILL ME BEARCAT)
  
  
• No Country for Old Men - Haven't seen it
  
  
• The Terminal - Seen it, remember liking it.
  
  
• Nine - Haven't seen it
  
  
• Coach Carter - Seen it, like it.
  
  
• 16 Blocks - Haven't seen it.
  
  
• Magnolia - Haven't seen it.
  
  
• Hulk - Haven't seen the entire thing
  
  
• D3: The Mighty Ducks (DON'T JUDGE ME!
  [Show spoiler]
  ) - Seen it years ago, liked it then
  
  
• Days of Thunder - Haven't seen it
  
  
• The Crucible - Watched it in high school; liked it.
  
  
• Out of Time - Haven't seen it.

The first five on the list all play Friday.

I really suggest you start with the Fight Club.

It is the ultimate "guy" movie, as well as a masterpiece movie in and out of itself.

[Hep]

Originally Posted by killowertz

I didn't watch Inception in the theater, but I did blind buy it and liked it. I'm not going to declare it the best movie ever, but it is definitely staying in my collection.

Years from now I doubt anyone in their right mind will remember Inception as the best movie ever, but I sure had a great time watching it (both at the theater and now at home); for me it was just solid entertainment all around - visually stunning and thought provoking.

[KilloWertz]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

haha no murders are gonna take place. just make sure you put it on your list to be viewed at some point

It is on my list.

[Show spoiler]Way down on my list.

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

[*]Fight Club - - haha, no worries. no killing necessary as much as i love Fight Club i just don't have the energy at this old age (22 i know ) to be angry about such things. i will be very interested to see your thoughts on the film. can't really tell if you'll hate it or love it, but i'm sensing a 3.25/5 or something near that...

Great, now the whole time I'm watching I'll be thinking, "3.25...3.25...3.25..."

[*]No Country for Old Men - - interested in your thoughts here as well. i enjoyed the film overall (and while the ending gets a lot of the "monday morning quarterback" talk, i didn't mind it but thought it could be better executed, as could the entire film. i enjoyed it and love the atmosphere and cinematography. will pick it up when it hits 10 bucks or so.

I really don't know anything about it. Heck I don't even know who's in it besides Tommy Lee Jones. I'm a virtual blank slate going in and have no expectations...so we'll see what I come out with

[*]The Terminal - haven't seen it, but have wanted to for years now.

I haven't seen it since it first hit DVD I think, so I can't say much about it, but I do remember really enjoying it. Hopefully I still do

[*]16 Blocks - i remember trying to watch this years ago but couldn't get adjusted to Bruce Willis having a mustache! will have to try again at some point lol

A mustache?! What the hell is up with that?!

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[*]Magnolia - a film i truly love on every level. an exquisite masterpiece imo that excels at every turn. interested to see what you think. FYI: this is a three hour film with a lot of talking. along with Tom Cruise's BEST performance. just wait till you see him here. and if you say he's "good but not great" - or whatever you said for Collateral then we're gonna have some problems

The only thing I've read about the movie is that Cruise is at his best and the synopsis for the movie, and it was enough to get me interested to watch it.

I better like it

[*]D3: The Mighty Ducks as long as you've seen the first two (which i'm sure you have... right?) then this is okay

Yep, I've seen the first two

Originally Posted by Marcus Wright

I really suggest you start with the Fight Club.

It is the ultimate "guy" movie, as well as a masterpiece movie in and out of itself.

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by Diesel

Great, now the whole time I'm watching I'll be thinking, "3.25...3.25...3.25..."

you're right. you should probably just pass and give it a... 3.25/5

I really don't know anything about it. Heck I don't even know who's in it besides Tommy Lee Jones. I'm a virtual blank slate going in and have no expectations...so we'll see what I come out with

really? wow. that's pretty awesome. you don't eve know who one of the mai characters is? you may have seen him but didn't know it was him. you might go "oh, he's in this!" when you see it.

...

actually you will. at least once

A mustache?! What the hell is up with that?!

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i know right?!

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The only thing I've read about the movie is that Cruise is at his best and the synopsis for the movie, and it was enough to get me interested to watch it.

I better like it

excellent!

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

you're right. you should probably just pass and give it a... 3.25/5

I'll go and delete it from my recording schedule now

really? wow. that's pretty awesome. you don't eve know who one of the mai characters is? you may have seen him but didn't know it was him. you might go "oh, he's in this!" when you see it.

...

actually you will. at least once

Hmmm....

i know right?!

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Somethings just shouldn't happen

excellent!

We'll see...we'll see


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I'll have a review up for Equilibrium later. I started to watch it last night but fell asleep
So I need to finish it now. I really wish there was a US blu-ray

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by Diesel

I'll have a review up for Equilibrium later. I started to watch it last night but fell asleep
So I need to finish it now. I really wish there was a US blu-ray

is this the movie with Christian Bale () and some weird sci-fi futuristic setting and a creepy little kid? and the story is something about not having / displaying feelings? and Bale almost is always wearing a black trench-coat?

i saw bits and pieces of this a few weeks ago on the sci-fi channel and laughed hysterically at how awful it was! felt like it was very, very much made for tv. and very, very much made for the sci-fi channel

[KilloWertz]

Originally Posted by Diesel

I'll have a review up for Equilibrium later. I started to watch it last night but fell asleep
So I need to finish it now. I really wish there was a US blu-ray

Same here since I've never seen Equilibrium. I do want to, but never really got around to it since it's not on Blu-ray here. Then I'll be able to say I saw what Ultraviolet should have been if Sony didn't totally screw it up.

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

is this the movie with Christian Bale ()

Yes ()

and some weird sci-fi futuristic setting

Yes

and a creepy little kid?

Yes

and the story is something about not having / displaying feelings?

Yes

and Bale almost is always wearing a black trench-coat?

Yes! Stop asking!

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i saw bits and pieces of this a few weeks ago on the sci-fi channel and laughed hysterically at how awful it was! felt like it was very, very much made for tv. and very, very much made for the sci-fi channel

That's it, I'm REALLY not seeing Fight Club now.

[Show spoiler]Okay, not really

You should sit and watch it from the beginning instead of just jumping in for a few parts of it. It's awesome

It gets compared to The Matrix.....Equilibrium >> The Matrix.
But they are pretty different films aside from the sucky future aspect, interestingly choreographed fights and no emotion (though in Equilibrium its intentional, in The Matrix its just Keanu )



It's a "low" budget, small movie he did in 2002.

Also it has the awesomeness that is Sean Bean


A basic overview:

In a futuristic world, a strict regime has eliminated war by suppressing emotions: books, art and music are strictly forbidden and feeling is a crime punishable by death. Cleric John Preston (Bale) is a top ranking government agent responsible for destroying those who resist the rules. Whe he misses a dose of Prozium, a mind-altering drug that hinders emotion, Preston, who has been trained to enforce the strict laws of the new regime, suddenly becomes the only person capable of overthrowing it.

Originally Posted by killowertz

Same here since I've never seen Equilibrium. I do want to, but never really got around to it since it's not on Blu-ray here. Then I'll be able to say I saw what Ultraviolet should have been if Sony didn't totally screw it up.

Ultraviolet....
I actually saw that in the theater. Me, my cousin and one of our friends were going out one night and one of them said, "Hey lets see this!"

After the movie I said, "....what was that about?"

Neither of them could answer


As for Equilibrium, you should definitely check it out one day, most likely would need to be a DVD rental since I don't think we'll ever see a US blu-ray. I think you would like it.

[KilloWertz]

Originally Posted by Diesel

Ultraviolet....
I actually saw that in the theater. Me, my cousin and one of our friends were going out one night and one of them said, "Hey lets see this!"

After the movie I said, "....what was that about?"

Neither of them could answer


As for Equilibrium, you should definitely check it out one day, most likely would need to be a DVD rental since I don't think we'll ever see a US blu-ray. I think you would like it.

I really thought Ultraviolet was going to be a badass movie when I saw the trailer for it before Underworld Evolution in the theater. I actually liked it the first time, but not as much the second time of course. Then I read about all the issues they had with making that movie and that made me sad since it could have been cool.

I have little doubt I'd like Equilibrium. It's definitely right up my alley. I'll watch it one of these months.

[Denoku]

Agreed on Equilibrium being a great movie

Have to love the Gun Fu

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by killowertz

I really thought Ultraviolet was going to be a badass movie when I saw the trailer for it before Underworld Evolution in the theater. I actually liked it the first time, but not as much the second time of course. Then I read about all the issues they had with making that movie and that made me sad since it could have been cool.

I have little doubt I'd like Equilibrium. It's definitely right up my alley. I'll watch it one of these months.

I agree it could have been good, too bad it didn't turn out that way.

I'm actually considering importing the UK blu-ray now. I checked it out on Amazon UK and its $14.40 shipped. Not sure if I'll pull the trigger but I'll definitely think about it.

Originally Posted by Dark Moses

Agreed on Equilibrium being a great movie

Have to love the Gun Fu

[KilloWertz]

Originally Posted by Diesel

I agree it could have been good, too bad it didn't turn out that way.

I'm actually considering importing the UK blu-ray now. I checked it out on Amazon UK and its $14.40 shipped. Not sure if I'll pull the trigger but I'll definitely think about it.

The UK Blu-ray is in the wrong aspect ratio. I don't know if that matters to you or not.

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by killowertz

The UK Blu-ray is in the wrong aspect ratio. I don't know if that matters to you or not.

Yea I know.

It's open matte though instead of cropping (well except for effects shots) and from the screenshot comparisons I've seen it doesn't ruin the picture or anything. Some even say it looks better being on the full screen and from the few comparisons I've seen I agree.


So if the quality is sufficient I may import it. Going to talk to a few members who own it first and see if its worth it.

[Lepidopterous]

Talk to Her (Hable Con Ella)

Unbelievable. Almodóvar blew me away again... but on a whole different level. One of the most incredible, unique, and beautiful films I have ever seen. I'm speechless.