Movies and TV Movies - Page 292

irishjayhawk · 10-13-2007, 11:31 PM

Yeah, so I saw a lot of movies this weekend.

Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Mediocre, at best. Slow and dragged on. Shorten it to 2 hours and it's golden. It's not, so it fails.

Michael Clayton - Amazing. Everything about it is awesome. However, it's VERY complex and mind bending. You have to think, so be prepared. I still feel like I'm missing key details of exactly what happened. Gotta see it again.

Across the Universe - Perfect is one word that comes to mind. It just works. And, contrary to many people I bet, the movie is best viewed sober. Trust me.

**Reaper16** · 02-21-2010, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee

If you cannot recognize even the possibility that 'you're an appalling person' could be uttered in some degree of seriousness from a persona such as you've actively engendered here, particularly in response to the diss of an undeniably 'fapworthy' movie as CoM in said persona's general estimation, I can't help you.

Uttered from the joking part of the persona. Seriously, if someone thought I was seriously saying the poster was an appalling human being for a movie opinion, however terrible of an opinion it is, then that person has missed something about me along the way. Which is pretty funny to me.

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And I'd add, your assertion that you've never ever had a sarcasmeter malfunction [unless the sarcasticator was somehow the anomoly], as well as how tenaciously you grip this whole 'sure I can be pretentious, but I could NEVER be TOO pretentious in this area' line just feeds into said persona.

I am aware that I continue to blur the lines. It is fun. I must take umbrage with your use of pretentious. No one uses the word pretentious if what they're talking about delivers on what is promised.

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In the interest of general peacable relations, I'll cop. I'm a dumbass, I should've recognized that Reaper was intimately versed in the subtle distinctions between reerun and full reerun when it comes to the sanctity of proper media criticism and opinion, and would never cross improper lines.

Who is to say what lines are improper?

DeepPurple · 02-22-2010, 04:11 PM

Here's my take on all the DVD's I've watched since the beginning of the year.

Public Enemies - 8 (above average, worth viewing more than once)
The Hangover -8 (better than your average comedy)
The Hurt Locker - 8 (good suspense, but lacked character development)
A Perfect Getaway - 7 (much better than I expected)
Inglourious Bastards - 7 (not as good as expected, above average)
Law Abiding Citizen -7 (better than expected, worth renting)
Pandorum - 7 (much better than expected, very entertaining)
Paranormal Activity - 7 (disappointing at first but gets better)
The Other Man - 7 (good film, sort of like the Sixth Sense)
Zombieland - 7 (very entertaining, not much story)
500 Days of Summer - 6 (very disappointing, almost hated)
Taking of Pelham 123 - 6 (very tired of John Travolta tough guy act)
Julie & Julia - 6 (pleasant story but boring)
Stepfather - 6 (much better than expected, entertaining)
Whiteout - 5 (very disappointing, director shouldn't work again)
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt - 4 (Michael Douglas should be ashamed)

**Reaper16** · 02-22-2010, 04:17 PM

DeepPurple -- on the matter of The Hurt Locker lacking character development, I disagree. The movie is a character study of the protagonist, so the film is largely centered on him. If you were desirous of a fuller exploration of other characters in the film then you are imposing the form of a different film upon it.

DMAC · 02-22-2010, 04:25 PM

How do you give (very disappointing, almost hated) and (much better than expected, entertaining) the same rating?

DeepPurple · 02-22-2010, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Reaper16

DeepPurple -- on the matter of The Hurt Locker lacking character development, I disagree. The movie is a character study of the protagonist, so the film is largely centered on him. If you were desirous of a fuller exploration of other characters in the film then you are imposing the form of a different film upon it.

Towards the end when he returns to the states we find some of what he is made of, and overall the film accomplished what it meant to do, which is why I gave it a very good score of 8. I guess for the film to score a 9 or 10, I liked how it opened with action and after the scene with the main character assuming the role a possible flashback could of been inserted with a little knowledge of the character. If only they could of combined Jar Head with The Hurt Locker and we could of had a 10.

DeepPurple · 02-22-2010, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by DMAC

How do you give (very disappointing, almost hated) and (much better than expected, entertaining) the same rating?

I think you're referring to 500 Days of Summer, after reading reviews I was under the impression that film could almost walk on water. The film for me, was a major disappointed to the extent I couldn't stand the main character Zooey. Better than expected, would be a sci-fi flick such as Pandorum, because I always expect a cheesy film when Dennis Quaid is involved, and this movie was actually good. So expectations do play a part when I'm scoring a film.

**Reaper16** · 02-22-2010, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by DeepPurple

Towards the end when he returns to the states we find some of what he is made of, and overall the film accomplished what it meant to do, which is why I gave it a very good score of 8. I guess for the film to score a 9 or 10, I liked how it opened with action and after the scene with the main character assuming the role a possible flashback could of been inserted with a little knowledge of the character. If only they could of combined Jar Head with The Hurt Locker and we could of had a 10.

Oh, well thanks for the response. For my part, I would emphatically say that the flashback would have made the film worse.

**Buck** · 02-22-2010, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee

A serious look into correlation of terminology would reveal as strong an inverse correlation between accusations of being 'an appalling human being' and threats exaggerated violence, as the correlation between Perez Hilton's queeny hyperventilations and 'put a boot in yer ass cuz it's tha 'mercan way' bravura.

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I am unaware of saying that exagerrated violence represents the totality of my me-playing-around posts.

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2010, the year Reap busts his 'sarcasm isn't self-evident on the internet' cherry. Pose for a post coital photo.

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Originally Posted by Reaper16

I disagree. I think that it is self-evident in nearly all cases. The only times that I don't detect sarcasm are when posters known for being idiots go all sunshine/dog's ass.

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee

If you cannot recognize even the possibility that 'you're an appalling person' could be uttered in some degree of seriousness from a persona such as you've actively engendered here, particularly in response to the diss of an undeniably 'fapworthy' movie as CoM in said persona's general estimation, I can't help you.

And I'd add, your assertion that you've never ever had a sarcasmeter malfunction [unless the sarcasticator was somehow the anomoly], as well as how tenaciously you grip this whole 'sure I can be pretentious, but I could NEVER be TOO pretentious in this area' line just feeds into said persona.

In the interest of general peacable relations, I'll cop. I'm a dumbass, I should've recognized that Reaper was intimately versed in the subtle distinctions between reerun and full reerun when it comes to the sanctity of proper media criticism and opinion, and would never cross improper lines.

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Originally Posted by Reaper16

Uttered from the joking part of the persona. Seriously, if someone thought I was seriously saying the poster was an appalling human being for a movie opinion, however terrible of an opinion it is, then that person has missed something about me along the way. Which is pretty funny to me.

I am aware that I continue to blur the lines. It is fun. I must take umbrage with your use of pretentious. No one uses the word pretentious if what they're talking about delivers on what is promised.

Who is to say what lines are improper?

Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

**Reaper16** · 02-22-2010, 05:24 PM

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Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

Maybe.

blaise · 02-22-2010, 05:55 PM

I wouldn't even rate Julie & Julia a 6. It's like the first act the whole time and that's it. They try and create some conflict with the husband, but it's forced and doesn't work.

phisherman · 02-22-2010, 07:45 PM

finally got around to seeing Frost Nixon.

How Sean Penn got the Oscar for f**king Milk over Frank Langella playing Nixon is beyond me. Truly a crime punishable by nuthooks.

Probably the 1st movie in 5 years that I was that impressed with.

**Reaper16** · 02-22-2010, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by phisherman

finally got around to seeing Frost Nixon.

How Sean Penn got the Oscar for f**king Milk over Frank Langella playing Nixon is beyond me. Truly a crime punishable by nuthooks.

Probably the 1st movie in 5 years that I was that impressed with.

Last year was ****ing stacked. Penn, Rourke, Langella and Richard Jenkins each delivered performances that deserved to win and would have been the best performance of 2009.

**KcMizzou** · 02-22-2010, 08:18 PM

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Probably the 1st movie in 5 years that I was that impressed with.

Damn. You're hard to please.

Sure-Oz · 02-22-2010, 08:42 PM

Watched 'a perfect getaway'

boring and long, towards the end it was decent but not enough to save it...not worth the rent

phisherman · 02-22-2010, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by KcMizzou

Damn. You're hard to please.

i took a bunch of film classes in college and it made me very critical of film in general.

a shitload of quick edits and jump cuts in an action flick doesn't really do anything for me. creativity with the camera and strong acting performances are what i enjoy.

don't get me wrong; i like many genres of film, but on the whole, most of the blockbuster movies bore me to tears. way too formulaic.

when i want to enjoy a movie, i will normally go to older movies. directors like billy wilder, hitchcock, sam peckinpah, orson welles, sam fuller, hal ashby are what i like the most. i even like to throw in some foreign stuff, powell and pressburger, truffaut, and some kurosawa when i'm feeling really adventurous.

10-13-2007, 11:31 PM
irishjayhawk Feelin' Alright Join Date: Aug 2004 Casino cash: $10004900	Movies Yeah, so I saw a lot of movies this weekend. Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Mediocre, at best. Slow and dragged on. Shorten it to 2 hours and it's golden. It's not, so it fails. Michael Clayton - Amazing. Everything about it is awesome. However, it's VERY complex and mind bending. You have to think, so be prepared. I still feel like I'm missing key details of exactly what happened. Gotta see it again. Across the Universe - Perfect is one word that comes to mind. It just works. And, contrary to many people I bet, the movie is best viewed sober. Trust me.
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02-22-2010, 04:11 PM	#4367
DeepPurple I could of gone pro Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The Villages, Florida Casino cash: $10005676	Here's my take on all the DVD's I've watched since the beginning of the year. Public Enemies - 8 (above average, worth viewing more than once) The Hangover -8 (better than your average comedy) The Hurt Locker - 8 (good suspense, but lacked character development) A Perfect Getaway - 7 (much better than I expected) Inglourious Bastards - 7 (not as good as expected, above average) Law Abiding Citizen -7 (better than expected, worth renting) Pandorum - 7 (much better than expected, very entertaining) Paranormal Activity - 7 (disappointing at first but gets better) The Other Man - 7 (good film, sort of like the Sixth Sense) Zombieland - 7 (very entertaining, not much story) 500 Days of Summer - 6 (very disappointing, almost hated) Taking of Pelham 123 - 6 (very tired of John Travolta tough guy act) Julie & Julia - 6 (pleasant story but boring) Stepfather - 6 (much better than expected, entertaining) Whiteout - 5 (very disappointing, director shouldn't work again) Beyond a Reasonable Doubt - 4 (Michael Douglas should be ashamed)
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02-22-2010, 04:25 PM	#4369
DMAC MVP Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Springfield, MO Casino cash: $10008735	How do you give (very disappointing, almost hated) and (much better than expected, entertaining) the same rating?
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02-22-2010, 05:55 PM	#4375
blaise In Search of a Life Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Plano, TX Casino cash: $9999900	I wouldn't even rate Julie & Julia a 6. It's like the first act the whole time and that's it. They try and create some conflict with the husband, but it's forced and doesn't work.
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02-22-2010, 07:45 PM	#4376
phisherman King Sandbagger Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Summit, MO Casino cash: $1625484	finally got around to seeing Frost Nixon. How Sean Penn got the Oscar for f**king Milk over Frank Langella playing Nixon is beyond me. Truly a crime punishable by nuthooks. Probably the 1st movie in 5 years that I was that impressed with.
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