Movies

[irishjayhawk]

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.

[mikeyis4dcats.]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

Was the victim running?

he was walking on a ridge.

I saw a sniper once on a show that hit a guy sprinting across a narrow alley at about the range you're talking about. If it can be done in a narrow alley, it is quite feasible.

Snipers have always intrigued me, so I have seen most of the shows about them and read quite a few things.

[mikeyis4dcats.]

BTW for all those thinking the ultimate sniper weapon is a 50 cal, you'd be wrong. The newer Cheytach .408 has a better range and more power at long range due to it's proprietary rounds which have superior flight characteristics.

[Reaper16]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

I personally find it apalling that one would think that one's worth as a person could be dispositively devined by his or her opinion on a movie, particularly if it's 'meh.'
Maybe if someone opined that Schindler's List was about German's 'kicking ass,' but otherwise, that's a tad overwrought.
Or maybe you meant 'appalling human being' in the sense that he simply offended your sense of smug.

I think that it is rhetorically obvious that "apalling human being" was hyperbolic. It seems, though, that you are simply being defensive. Are you worried about the value of your own humanity (since you apaprently find Children of Men to be merely 'meh')?

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by Reaper16

I think that it is rhetorically obvious that "apalling human being" was hyperbolic. It seems, though, that you are simply being defensive. Are you worried about the value of your own humanity (since you apaprently find Children of Men to be merely 'meh')?

Whatever assessment of my humanity I might countenance, my opinion of a single movie, or your reaction to said opinion will almost certainly have negligible effect. That said, I've said my piece in praise of Children of Men. CF4L's 'meh' was the 'meh' to which I was referring.

FTR, as an experience, the movie is as visceral and compelling as any I've seen recently, and the verite style they employ is right in my wheelhouse as my favorite movie of all time is Apocalypse Now for the very same reasons. But as a polemic on our pending future they evidently envisioned, as evidenced by the attendent DVD interview/short, it's run of the mill. Kind of comes across to me as if those kids crying for the trees out in the forest in that infamous youtube clip decided 'dude, we need to sober up and be like super cereal and make like a movie to show everyone how super cereal all this stuff we're wailing about is.'

And C'mon man, if you don't realize that you MIGHT come across as someone who actually found someone else genuinely fundamentally appalling on the basis of their opinion on literature, media or art, you might have the requisite self-awareness for the board.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.

BTW for all those thinking the ultimate sniper weapon is a 50 cal, you'd be wrong. The newer Cheytach .408 has a better range and more power at long range due to it's proprietary rounds which have superior flight characteristics.

Or, as it's known to those in the COD universe, the Intervention.

[Reaper16]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

Whatever assessment of my humanity I might countenance, my opinion of a single movie, or your reaction to said opinion will almost certainly have negligible effect. That said, I've said my piece in praise of Children of Men. CF4L's 'meh' was the 'meh' to which I was referring.

FTR, as an experience, the movie is as visceral and compelling as any I've seen recently, and the verite style they employ is right in my wheelhouse as my favorite movie of all time is Apocalypse Now for the very same reasons. But as a polemic on our pending future they evidently envisioned, as evidenced by the attendent DVD interview/short, it's run of the mill. Kind of comes across to me as if those kids crying for the trees out in the forest in that infamous youtube clip decided 'dude, we need to sober up and be like super cereal and make like a movie to show everyone how super cereal all this stuff we're wailing about is.'

And C'mon man, if you don't realize that you MIGHT come across as someone who actually found someone else genuinely fundamentally appalling on the basis of their opinion on literature, media or art, you might have the requisite self-awareness for the board.

Oh, I assumed the 'meh' verdict was coming from you because it wasn't coming from CF4L. He thought it was one of the 5 worst movies he's ever seen.

If I come across as not-joking when I clearly am then chalk it up to people being penz'd Reaper'd.

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by Reaper16

Oh, I assumed the 'meh' verdict was coming from you because it wasn't coming from CF4L. He thought it was one of the 5 worst movies he's ever seen.

If I come across as not-joking when I clearly am then chalk it up to people being penz'd Reaper'd.

When someone follows up '5 worst ever' with 'just never drew me in' THAT'S when my hyperbometer blips, and say 'oh, he means more like 'meh.

And so you know, your proclivities vis-avis 'the arts' can be as difficult to read as reading when Dane is and isn't kidding with his 'I'm King Shit of jew Mountain, the first thing they teach the waitstaff at Dorsia is 'recognize and respect the Dane,' schtick.

[Buck]

Originally Posted by Reaper16

Spoiler!

Leo's character didn't revert back into the intrepid U.S. Marshall fantasy at the end. He does actually realize who he is and what he's done. Only, now that he realizes it, knows that he can't live with himself. So he pretends to relapse so that he can be lobotomized.

That's what I got out of it.

[Buck]

And Children of Men was a great film.

[ChiefsFan4Life]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

When someone follows up '5 worst ever' with 'just never drew me in' THAT'S when my hyperbometer blips, and say 'oh, he means more like 'meh.

And so you know, your proclivities vis-avis 'the arts' can be as difficult to read as reading when Dane is and isn't kidding with his 'I'm King Shit of jew Mountain, the first thing they teach the waitstaff at Dorsia is 'recognize and respect the Dane,' schtick.

You're right I am sure I can think of five worse movies but I was truly unimpressed for the reasons I stated earlier. Anyone who gets offended so much by someones opinion of a MOVIE is an unreasonable person and thus why I kind of ignored the other guy

[luv]

Just watched The Other Side of Heaven for the soul reason that it has Anne Hathaway. It's about a Mormon guy who becomes a missionary. They write letters for three years before seeing each other again. Would be a major yawner for you guys. Not because it's romantic, because it's actually not, but just for some of the subject matter. Made me do some thinking about what's really important to me.

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by ChiefsFan4Life

You're right I am sure I can think of five worse movies but I was truly unimpressed for the reasons I stated earlier. Anyone who gets offended so much by someones opinion of a MOVIE is an unreasonable person and thus why I kind of ignored the other guy

I think, if as you say you can appreciate violence, that if you allow yourself, you COULD be drawn in by this movie. If it just washes over you without requisite attention, you might miss how immediate and suffocating the action is in the set pieces. This isn't stylistic John Woo stuff, or some CGI GI Joe hyperconvoluted orgy of violence [though there is a good deal of CGI, but it's not blatant stuff crafted for 'hyperrealism,' instead crafted for actual realism]. They do a good job of putting you in the midst of the degrading scene. Again, reminscent of what AN did so well 35+ years prior.

[Reaper16]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

When someone follows up '5 worst ever' with 'just never drew me in' THAT'S when my hyperbometer blips, and say 'oh, he means more like 'meh.

And so you know, your proclivities vis-avis 'the arts' can be as difficult to read as reading when Dane is and isn't kidding with his 'I'm King Shit of jew Mountain, the first thing they teach the waitstaff at Dorsia is 'recognize and respect the Dane,' schtick.

I've never had a problem with reading Dane appropriately. But, just to keep up this allegation of being hard to read, I present the text following the next quote.

Originally Posted by ChiefsFan4Life

You're right I am sure I can think of five worse movies but I was truly unimpressed for the reasons I stated earlier. Anyone who gets offended so much by someones opinion of a MOVIE is an unreasonable person and thus why I kind of ignored the other guy

The other guy? I've nearly given away more awe-inducing readings and interpretations of film than you've given away charitable contributions to NAMBLA, you apalling twat. Go back and look at CoM's long, single-camera takes and then get back to me about "engaging" cinema.

[ChiefsFan4Life]

Originally Posted by Reaper16

I've never had a problem with reading Dane appropriately. But, just to keep up this allegation of being hard to read, I present the text following the next quote.


The other guy? I've nearly given away more awe-inducing readings and interpretations of film than you've given away charitable contributions to NAMBLA, you apalling twat. Go back and look at CoM's long, single-camera takes and then get back to me about "engaging" cinema.

If I was as overly-sensitive as you are I might take offense to being called an appalling twat for calling you "the other guy" instead of "your royal highness" (or what did you want to be called your majesty?) but instead I can only laugh that people in this world can be so offended by someone not liking a movie, lol

[Reaper16]

Originally Posted by ChiefsFan4Life

If I was as overly-sensitive as you are I might take offense to being called an appalling twat for calling you "the other guy" instead of "your royal highness" (or what did you want to be called your majesty?) but instead I can only laugh that people in this world can be so offended by someone not liking a movie, lol

Yes. You laugh because the only appropriate response to the stench of you own shitty movie-watching skills wafting around you is suicide. So you laugh because, as evidenced by your thoughts on Children of Men, you are unable to give the appropriate response to anything.