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Herr-Berbunch

02-22-15, 01:51 PM

http://www.amazon.ca/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_5/179-3580378-1004705?url=search-alias%3Ddvd&field-keywords=senna&sprefix=senna%2Caps%2C312

Amazon.com may have it, too. If not, just buy it from .ca.

Thanks, saved me two minutes on Google. :salute:

Great film though. The only time I've ever been in a cinema full of blokes and every one of them crying one way or another. I decreed to purchase it on Blu-Ray, making it my first, and I refused to buy a second hand copy so as to deprive the IAS. Any other film I have far fewer scruples. I think following F1 in the early '90s and seeing Roland and Ayrton's accidents makes it more personal.

Gargamel

02-23-15, 06:26 PM

Just saw Kingsman last night.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2802144/

Best movie I've seen in a while.

Tarantino meets James Bond. There were some parts that left my jaw hanging open, either from awesomeness or absurdity. The action sequences can get a little graphic, but not gory. And the fact that Samuel L Jackson plays the baddies, and has a lisp, had me laughing. It addresses the that fact it plays off of cliche stereotypes of Spy movies without actually being a spoof, it stands completely on it's own merits.

It also easily left the door open for sequels, albeit with some plot 'closure' required. As long as it keeps the energy level of the original, I will gladly await a sequel.

I'm not one for first run theaters and their over inflated prices, but the experience was very enjoyable and very much worth the cost of admission.

Stealhead

02-23-15, 07:36 PM

I just found a Bluray copy of Blue Thunder in a bargain bin for 3 bucks not bad. Defiantly a cult classic.

I'm talking about the movie with Roy Scheider not the crap TV show they ran later.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bwhiWIqWR0A

Sailor Steve

02-23-15, 07:59 PM

Just saw Kingsman last night.
Looks like a hoot! I see Colin Firth acting like a Michael Caine clone from The Ipcress File, and then there's the real Caine as his boss? It looks like the goal is to have everybody look like Michael Caine.

I guess I'm gonna have to see this one. :D

Red October1984

02-24-15, 01:19 AM

Amazon.com may have it, too. If not, just buy it from .ca.

I'd buy it from amazon...but here's the thing...

I don't have a credit/debit card and I have exactly zero money in the bank. My paychecks are barely enough to pa for my car at this point in time. Business at the store is down and my hours got cut from 13-15 per week to around 4-6 per week.

To order something from Amazon, I have to take 30$ of my $45 (roughly) paycheck and go buy a prepaid credit card and that doesn't leave me any for gas and insurance.

It's much easier to go to a store and pay 8-15$ and have exactly what I want.

Great film though. The only time I've ever been in a cinema full of blokes and every one of them crying one way or another. I decreed to purchase it on Blu-Ray, making it my first, and I refused to buy a second hand copy so as to deprive the IAS. Any other film I have far fewer scruples. I think following F1 in the early '90s and seeing Roland and Ayrton's accidents makes it more personal.

I wasn't around in the early 90's but I bet that was insane watching his career unfold. Just by going off of old archive race footage and documentaries and stuff, F1 was so much more exciting in those years. I wish I could've been around for it.

I'm not a fan of these new rules (turbo V6...eeewww) and I'm definitely not a fan of Lewis Hamilton. Seems he's trying to have a career in modeling at the same time. The guy doesn't strike me as a racing driver.

Stealhead

02-24-15, 01:57 AM

Sounds like you should be saving your money not spending it. You must be getting some help from your parents as no way are you at that rate of hours earning enough to pay a note on a car and the insurance and the gas to drive it. You're lucky.

One tank of gas alone is 26~30 dollars for compact car, typically insurance is 80~90 per month if combined on a parents plan(wait till you turn 18 and they start charging the adult rate)

My older brother and me split a car and we had to give the cost of the insurance to my dad and we had to pay for gas. We also had to give a portion of any money we earned while working to the family to pay our share of food. This was not because my parents where poor either they did it to instill financial responsibility. Many of my friends did not even have their own car.

Anyway back to movies a great film about financial responsibility is The Jerk
(if you've seen it and remembered the end)

Sailor Steve

02-24-15, 03:20 AM

I wasn't around in the early 90's but I bet that was insane watching his career unfold. Just by going off of old archive race footage and documentaries and stuff, F1 was so much more exciting in those years. I wish I could've been around for it.
That always makes me laugh. I was around in those years and thought they were awful. To me F1 started to die with the coming of wings in 1968, and the advent of turbochargers finished it off. I wish I could have seen people like Fangio race in the '50s. On the other hand I've seen the old film clips, and that's probably all I would have seen at the time.

And now it's finally time to stick my neck out. I may be the only person alive who detested Ayrton Senna. He was a fine driver, but he may have been one of the world's worst sportsmen. He won one championship by cheating, and intentionally risked not only his own life but that of another driver to do it. I was sad to see him die, and I was watching the race and saw it in real time, but I still couldn't stand the guy.

Sorry, but there it is.

Red October1984

02-24-15, 09:46 AM

Sounds like you should be saving your money not spending it. You must be getting some help from your parents as no way are you at that rate of hours earning enough to pay a note on a car and the insurance and the gas to drive it. You're lucky.

I get a little bit of help with insurance but gas is all mine.

One tank of gas alone is 26~30 dollars for compact car, typically insurance is 80~90 per month if combined on a parents plan(wait till you turn 18 and they start charging the adult rate)

Last time I filled up, I paid 18$ for a tank of gas and I pay $140 for insurance.

My older brother and me split a car and we had to give the cost of the insurance to my dad and we had to pay for gas. We also had to give a portion of any money we earned while working to the family to pay our share of food. This was not because my parents where poor either they did it to instill financial responsibility. Many of my friends did not even have their own car.

My school is so small that I HAVE to be involved in every sport and club otherwise the school may not have those things...so I'm always running around. It's hard not having a car and living in the middle of nowhere these days.

That always makes me laugh. I was around in those years and thought they were awful. To me F1 started to die with the coming of wings in 1968, and the advent of turbochargers finished it off. I wish I could have seen people like Fangio race in the '50s. On the other hand I've seen the old film clips, and that's probably all I would have seen at the time.

I can see where you're coming from...you might say the wings kinda started that whole arms race thing. I did a history research report on the history of the Grand Prix a while back and got to looking at some of that old 1950's GP stuff. Really cool and a lot less political.

And now it's finally time to stick my neck out. I may be the only person alive who detested Ayrton Senna. He was a fine driver, but he may have been one of the world's worst sportsmen. He won one championship by cheating, and intentionally risked not only his own life but that of another driver to do it. I was sad to see him die, and I was watching the race and saw it in real time, but I still couldn't stand the guy.

I can respect that. A lot of people love Mercedes-AMG-Petronas right now...I absolutely hate them. Hamilton and Rosberg just grind my gears.

I'll give you that part on Senna cheating. It looked on the documentary kinda like that. But Prost didn't look clean either. (Assume that's the one you're talking about)

Sailor Steve

02-24-15, 11:49 AM

I'll give you that part on Senna cheating. It looked on the documentary kinda like that. But Prost didn't look clean either. (Assume that's the one you're talking about)
No, he didn't. It could be argued that Senna was no different than his peers, and that kind of driving has become to be considered acceptable behavior.

The same year that wings came along also saw the first sponsorship deals. That, I think, is when it started becoming less of a sport and more of a business. Until that time drivers competed in every race they could find - Grand Prix, Sports Cars, Saloons, and everything else. In 1950, the year of the first championship, there were 24 races run in Grand Prix cars. Seven of them were Nationally sponsored, and six of those garnered points for the drivers. They didn't care about the Championship, and they also ran in a large number of other types of races. Today drivers are bound by contract to race in one class and only that class.

Until 1958 a team's lead driver could take over the car of another driver if his broke. the points earned would be shared between them. There was more than one case of a team leader within reach of the Championship having his car break, and another driver would just pull in and offer his. Can you picture that happening today? In those days they were true sportsmen.

In 1950 there was a rule governing engine size. That was it. Today the rules fill a fairly large book. I'm not saying that's necessarily a bad thing, but how much is too much?

Red October1984

02-24-15, 02:31 PM

No, he didn't. It could be argued that Senna was no different than his peers, and that kind of driving has become to be considered acceptable behavior.

I think both sides of the discussion can agree that it was a cheap way for the championship to end. :yep:

The same year that wings came along also saw the first sponsorship deals. That, I think, is when it started becoming less of a sport and more of a business. Until that time drivers competed in every race they could find - Grand Prix, Sports Cars, Saloons, and everything else. In 1950, the year of the first championship, there were 24 races run in Grand Prix cars. Seven of them were Nationally sponsored, and six of those garnered points for the drivers. They didn't care about the Championship, and they also ran in a large number of other types of races. Today drivers are bound by contract to race in one class and only that class.

And heck, you'll never see any form of race car that isn't COVERED in stickers, emblems, logos, etc.

I get that racing is expensive....but it's all too political when the sponsors are involved.

In 1950 there was a rule governing engine size. That was it. Today the rules fill a fairly large book. I'm not saying that's necessarily a bad thing, but how much is too much?

I can see how the FIA wants everybody to be on a level playing field. If one team has more money and resources to build a better car than another, you could say that the losing team just isn't competitive...but if you have one team that just continually dominates over the others then you don't have a competition anymore.

But yeah, it could be too much eventually. I don't know if i'd say it's too much yet...but they are some pretty specific rules.

vienna

02-24-15, 06:40 PM

For those, like myself, who are fans of the John Boorman film "Zardoz", there is good news: Fox is doing a digital restoration of the film and will release it on BluRay. I saw Boorman being interviewed on an afternoon news program and he mentioned he was here in Los Angeles to participate in the project. Here is an article I found from Variety where Boorman also talks about "Zardoz":

http://variety.com/2015/film/news/john-boorman-on-queen-and-country-retirement-and-why-boyhood-disappointed-him-1201438154/

<O>

Sailor Steve

02-24-15, 08:58 PM

I'm a fan of Zardoz. They don't come much stranger, or much more entertaining.

Red October1984

02-24-15, 10:22 PM

Got suckered into watching EuroTrip this morning.

EuroTrip (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0356150/)

Somewhat amusing. I won't say it was a bad movie. Wasn't great, but little things made this actually decent.

Gargamel

02-27-15, 12:07 PM

Looks like a hoot! I see Colin Firth acting like a Michael Caine clone from The Ipcress File, and then there's the real Caine as his boss? It looks like the goal is to have everybody look like Michael Caine.

I guess I'm gonna have to see this one. :D

I gave one of my coworkers a money back guarantee if he didn't like it.

I'm tempted to go see it again.

In my opinion, it set the bar pretty high for any action comedy spy movie to follow.

Rhodes

03-03-15, 05:54 AM

Went to see Kingsman last night! Its a great spy action film, the fight/action scenes are quite good!
I already had ask to Gargamel a few aspects of the movie, since I have the comic book.
The film has some better scenes than the comic, but not much. The comic is far better in general terms, main story, etc. It's not a a la Marvel comic/film adaptation but it works in is own terms. The director is also the co-writer of the comic.
Colin Firth does reminds me a lot of Steed (from the Avengers...:03:) but in comic, Steed name is spoken in a dialogue about former Kingsman!

Gargamel

03-03-15, 11:10 AM

The movie would make me want to read the comic. But as is usually the case, the written work usually outshines the movie adaptation. There are few movies that are better than the book, Shawshank comes to mind, and perhaps Fight Club, but they are rare.

Rhodes

03-03-15, 11:15 AM

Hope you read it to see your opinion about it. But yes, just for the action scenes of the film, one gets the desire to go watch again! :03:

STEED

03-12-15, 12:36 PM

Watched I Am Legend last night is this a remake of The Omega Man?

Not bad film but the mutant humans were over the top in their ability's.

Rhodes

03-12-15, 01:30 PM

Watched I Am Legend last night is this a remake of The Omega Man?

It's based in the same homonyms book. The first adaptation of I am Legend was in 1964, with Vincent Price.

STEED

03-22-15, 08:00 AM

Rocky Horror Picture Show

Time warp song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg-vgGuTD8A

Not seen it for many years, damn right loopy film.

Jimbuna

03-22-15, 08:16 AM

Rocky Horror Picture Show

Time warp song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg-vgGuTD8A

Not seen it for many years, damn right loopy film.

http://i.imgur.com/HEK8ZPR.gif

Sailor Steve

03-22-15, 09:35 AM

Watched I Am Legend last night is this a remake of The Omega Man?

It's based in the same homonyms book. The first adaptation of I am Legend was in 1964, with Vincent Price.
A remake of a remake of an adaptation. The Price version was called The Last Man On Earth, and in some ways is still the best. I'm a fan of The Omega Man, mainly because of where I was at in my life when I first saw it. I thought the new movie was too silly.

Eichhörnchen

03-27-15, 05:25 AM

Movie night tonight: found a Bruce Campbell film called "Bubba Ho-Tep". Don't know whether this is going to turn out to ba a mistake...

Red October1984

03-27-15, 07:38 AM

Bought two tickets to see Fast and Furious 7 opening weekend.

:woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot:

Sailor Steve

03-27-15, 10:10 AM

Movie night tonight: found a Bruce Campbell film called "Bubba Ho-Tep". Don't know whether this is going to turn out to ba a mistake...
It's...different. :sunny:

Eichhörnchen

03-27-15, 02:42 PM

:har::har::har::har: I can't begin to describe the look on my wife's face as she read the back of the dvd case in the shop. I've just had a good strong beer to put me in a receptive frame of mind...

Jimbuna

03-28-15, 08:00 AM

Enjoyed Edge Of Tomorrow when it was first released so set up the TiVo to record it last week and thought no less of a pretty good movie.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1631867/

Next recording will probably be The Imitation Game

Red October1984

03-28-15, 10:01 AM

Get Hard

6.8/10

Funny at times, but ridiculous at other times. It was essentially Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart playing the EXACT same roles they do in every other movie they've been in.

HunterICX

03-28-15, 01:42 PM

James Bond: Spectre teaser

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQx_SrKS1sQ

I'm looking forward to it, I'm very sure that Christoph Waltz will make one hell of a bond villain. :yep:

Nippelspanner

03-28-15, 02:07 PM

Just watched 'Crimson Tide' again.
Gotta admit, I love these Simpson/Bruckheimer productions, except for Bad Boys - these movies are too painful, but the others have a very certain 'flair' to them which I enjoy, although I usually prefer movies that pay more attention to authenticity/details.

Now, the 'problem' with Crimson Tide is, whenever I watch it, it makes me reinstall Dangerous Waters as well, which leads to the need to watch Red October again, and so on :D

donna52522

03-28-15, 07:47 PM

When is this going to be released?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNHb3lZobt0

Nippelspanner

03-28-15, 07:55 PM

When is this going to be released?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNHb3lZobt0
I don't even... I mean... what?
Weird. I am confused, intrigued... and aroused.

:hmmm:

Torplexed

03-28-15, 08:15 PM

I don't even... I mean... what?
Weird. I am confused, intrigued... and aroused.

:hmmm:

Nipplespectres are scary. :o

Onkel Neal

03-28-15, 10:43 PM

:haha:

TorpX

03-29-15, 12:20 AM

Academy Award material for sure.

Rhodes

03-29-15, 05:12 AM

:har::har::har::up: So good!

mapuc

03-30-15, 06:33 PM

Have seen Interstellar, a great movie with a surprising ending.

Markus

Platapus

03-30-15, 06:48 PM

Movie night tonight: found a Bruce Campbell film called "Bubba Ho-Tep". Don't know whether this is going to turn out to ba a mistake...

It's...different. :sunny:

That's about the best thing you can say about that movie. A novel concept.

Red October1984

03-30-15, 08:23 PM

Have seen Interstellar, a great movie with a surprising ending.

Is it worth staying up 3 extra hours tonight to watch or waiting and watching it tomorrow? :hmmm: That is the question for me.

Nippelspanner

03-30-15, 08:45 PM

Is it worth staying up 3 extra hours tonight to watch or waiting and watching it tomorrow? :hmmm: That is the question for me.
Watch it when mentally fit, that's all the advice I can give regarding Interstellar.
Cause if you can't pay attention and really concentrate on it... it spits you out like "whaaaaat?".

And if you concentrate... it still kinda does it.
Had to look some explanations up for some things afterwards in all honesty. :haha:

Red October1984

03-30-15, 10:32 PM

Watch it when mentally fit, that's all the advice I can give regarding Interstellar.
Cause if you can't pay attention and really concentrate on it... it spits you out like "whaaaaat?".

And if you concentrate... it still kinda does it.
Had to look some explanations up for some things afterwards in all honesty. :haha:

So definitely a "tomorrow" movie. :)

Been looking forward to watching it for a while now. :woot: Hopefully it lives up to my expectations.

Red October1984

03-31-15, 11:13 PM

My God...

Interstellar makes my mind hurt. :doh: Downright amazing movie.

:up: :up: :up: :up: :up: :up:

I agree with Nippelspanner. Watch when you're mentally fit.

Cybermat47

03-31-15, 11:40 PM

Yeah, Interstellar was amazing :D

Eichhörnchen

04-01-15, 04:18 AM

(I can report that none of the above can be said of "Bubba Ho-Tep")

Red October1984

04-01-15, 10:58 PM

Yeah, Interstellar was amazing :D

What blows my mind is that the stuff in that movie is theoretically possible, according to the bit of research I did on the movie. They brought a bunch of scientists in who wrote up a bunch of equations and fed them directly to CGI people and writers and such.

Black holes, singularities...TIME?! :doh: *head explodes*

Nippelspanner

04-01-15, 11:00 PM

My God...

Interstellar makes my mind hurt. :doh: Downright amazing movie.

:up: :up: :up: :up: :up: :up:

I agree with Nippelspanner. Watch when you're mentally fit.
Told ya! :O:

Rhodes

04-02-15, 04:26 AM

Black holes, singularities...TIME?! :doh: *head explodes*

Child's play for a Doctor Who fan!:O:

Back to the topic, yes Interstellar is a amazing movie. One of the first thing I read it was that was a bit predictable and possibly is. When I was seeing I began to :hmmm: could it be that.... One sees so many time travel and si-fi stories that can began to see when a particular film is taking the same route.
The robots are quite good and fun, TARS humour level - :haha:!
Apparently Cris. Noolan brother and co-writer, wanted a dark ending to the story, but his brother didn't like it and decided to go to the "happy ending", if one call it that!
The soudstrack is also amazing! One of my favourites!

mapuc

04-02-15, 12:23 PM

My God...

Interstellar makes my mind hurt. :doh: Downright amazing movie.

:up: :up: :up: :up: :up: :up:

I agree with Nippelspanner. Watch when you're mentally fit.

As I said it is a great movie, Nippelspanner put words into it.

Markus

Dowly

04-02-15, 07:22 PM

I tried watching Interstellar, but I stopped at the part where they were on the first planet, just kinda standing there fully knowing there was a huge wave coming. Why they did that? Because the plot says so. Oh and their ship seemed fully capable of taking off from Earth like planets, so why did they use all the booster rockets to get to Earth orbit at start? Lazy writing.

Rewatched Hot Shots Part Deux for the billionth time, still makes me laugh my butt off.... such a great movie. :rotfl2:

Hmm.. what else... Oh, I started watching Fury. Seemed like a decent movie, but then I got to the part where they attack the little forest and everyone seems to be wielding blasters from Star Wars (daylight, yet tracers are brightly visible and everyone seems to use them), so I kinda stopped watching it there.

Also saw Edge of Tomorrow, liked it very much. Finally someone tries something "kinda" original. It worked very well.

Nippelspanner

04-02-15, 07:50 PM

Hmm.. what else... Oh, I started watching Fury. Seemed like a decent movie, but then I got to the part where they attack the little forest and everyone seems to be wielding blasters from Star Wars (daylight, yet tracers are brightly visible and everyone seems to use them), so I kinda stopped watching it there.
Please, please, please watch on and finish it.
Let someone bind you in a chair with matches in your eyes, forcing you to watch, please...
Cause the rage about the final scene would be worth reading... :D

If the 'Star Wars' scene pissed you off already (same here), you will implode about the final scene.

It must be seen, trust me... :D

Dowly

04-02-15, 08:01 PM

Please, please, please watch on and finish it.
Let someone bind you in a chair with matches in your eyes, forcing you to watch, please...
Cause the rage about the final scene would be worth reading... :D

If the 'Star Wars' scene pissed you off already (same here), you will implode about the final scene.

It must be seen, trust me... :D
Oh, I will watch it all the way through some day.

I started watching the movie fully aware that it would not be historically accurate. I liked the cast, hell I even liked Labeouf!
But that tracer scene was just so sloppy.. it's like the VFX guys just had seen Star Wars and though "Those look like tracers, right?".

But yeah, I'll see it and likely come back to bitch about it some more eventually.

PS. You Germans really need to make a tank movie. Your war movies are always great. :up:

Raptor1

04-02-15, 08:04 PM

I tried watching Interstellar, but I stopped at the part where they were on the first planet, just kinda standing there fully knowing there was a huge wave coming. Why they did that? Because the plot says so. Oh and their ship seemed fully capable of taking off from Earth like planets, so why did they use all the booster rockets to get to Earth orbit at start? Lazy writing.

I figured they launched them on booster rockets to preserve as much of the fuel on the actual craft for the mission itself (they were probably using super-futuristic engines that can eat any atmosphere for reaction mass, so that wouldn't have been a problem). Probably had a decades-old rocket lying around and decided that they really didn't have a better use for it.

Red October1984

04-02-15, 11:34 PM

I tried watching Interstellar, but I stopped at the part where they were on the first planet, just kinda standing there fully knowing there was a huge wave coming. Why they did that? Because the plot says so. Oh and their ship seemed fully capable of taking off from Earth like planets, so why did they use all the booster rockets to get to Earth orbit at start? Lazy writing.

Gotta finish the movie! :timeout: If you're gonna rewatch a movie, I say rewatch this before you rewatch Fury.

Also saw Edge of Tomorrow, liked it very much. Finally someone tries something "kinda" original. It worked very well.

I really really liked that movie. Tom Cruise did something that didn't suck. :yeah:

Rhodes

04-03-15, 04:47 AM

Still have to see that! Possibly today or tomorrow!

Dowly, do try to see the Interstellar again, but you are right in the first planet scene, but for me was more about what happens there before they return to the ship!

HunterICX

04-03-15, 05:27 AM

Short summary of the stuff I've recently watched:

The Physician - Great movie, love the story and the cast does a great job bringing it on screen. Love how it potrays some of the things that was happening around that time.

Predestination - Now this was something that took me a while that it wasn't about what I was expecting but what it gave me in return when I started to get the picture was very good. Well paced and kept me glued on the screen till the credits rolled.

John Wick - Holy crap on a cracker...a Action that flick that delivers :D
It's been a while since I enjoyed a good action flick with a plot to get behind and just goes through till the end.

Calvary - Great film, Gleeson does a bang up job potraying a priest who's threatened to be killed by someone who had been sexually abused by one in the past and instead of killing a ''bad'' priest more shocking would be to kill a good one as Gleeson is in a small village with some interesting characters that live there. Great story, characters and the tone this movie carries.

Nippelspanner

04-03-15, 04:32 PM

Honest Trailers: Interstellar (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZMzf-SDWP8) :D

Dowly

04-04-15, 04:05 AM

Saw a gem called Ardennes Fury yesterday, a movie from Asylum trying to ride the Fury hype.

Complete B-movie BS. Bad dialogue, horrible CGI, but man was I entertained! :D

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1fX9zjuaR8

Eichhörnchen

04-04-15, 03:31 PM

http://i.imgur.com/eMiqQtI.jpg

Not as much fun as, say, Open Season, but good fun.

Gargamel

04-04-15, 08:33 PM

Saw Furious 7 last night.

Not really a fan of the series, but my girl wanted to go.

Don't.

Unless you're a hardcore fan of the series, the plot holes and factual screw ups (An American muscle car is NOT going to catch an European supercar where there are turns involved) ruins the movie for me. Yes some of the super stunts are suspension of disbelief, and I did, but the glaring "That doesn't work that way!!" moments killed it.

Spoiler: Example, what looks like an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile is not going to level a parking garage. In LA where everything is earthquake reinforced.

There was a nice little tribute to Paul Walker driving off into the sunset at the end of the movie (Ironically, pretty much how he died, trying to show off in a car).

On a 1 to 10 scale, this one gets a 3. Too many plot holes.

Gargamel

04-04-15, 08:40 PM

John Wick - Holy crap on a cracker...a Action that flick that delivers :D
It's been a while since I enjoyed a good action flick with a plot to get behind and just goes through till the end.

Oh oh oh... well said.

One my favorite movie lines of all time now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8M_6Sg4rWM

"Oh......"

Not a spoiler really, but if you want the full experience of the movie, don't watch it.

I think John Wick may possibly be a greater badass than Neo.

Nippelspanner

04-05-15, 12:31 AM

Good Kill (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3297330/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)

Had to rate it 4/10.
Not only where there a brickload of factual errors, but what the movie tried to deliver, just didn't work out for me, at all.
No matter what the movie did, it was just trying to hard - and that ruined it.

- Super sexy Latina sensor operator (of course it had to be a (hot) woman)
- Sketchy portrayal of the super evil CIA (not that I'd disagree, but the execution was laughable)
- Textbook PTSD-burn-out-soldier with the predictable "trouble at home" scenario.
- So much more...

No, sorry, I was really looking forward to this but even Call of Duty get's it done better, and that counts as an insult.
The only good thing about this movie, was the initial idea and purpose.
It is about time that some light is shed upon the illegal and ruthless murders conducted with drones under questionable operational procedures and outcome but the execution was miserable and too many things simply didn't make any sense, but 'had to happen for the story'.

I wouldn't even say its really worth a watch.

STEED

04-05-15, 08:55 AM

Watched The Terminator last night. :ping:

Nippelspanner

04-05-15, 08:58 AM

Watched The Terminator last night. :ping:
For the first time?

Red October1984

04-05-15, 09:08 PM

Taken 3 gets an 8.7/10

The Purge: Anarchy gets a 7.5/10

Taken 3 honestly was very good IMHO. It actually wasn't Liam Neeson-saves-his-daughter-AGAIN. It was more of a mystery type of thing. I thought that was a good move to make on the filmmakers part. I would say watch it, but don't spend too much money on it.

The Purge sucked. Straight up. Worst movie i'd ever seen. The Purge: Anarchy...actually pretty dang solid for what it is. Actually had actual Purge action in it unlike the first movie. Had satisfying plot twists but kind of flat characters. Not anywhere near as bad as the first movie. I say, watch it.

Tomorrow, either watching As Above, So Below or Cannibal Holocaust (attempting to watch it, i've heard so many terrible things about it). I figure if I made it through every bit of Human Centipede 1&2, I can probably stomach Cannibal Holocaust.

Also, planning on re-watching Event Horizon. Interstellar has got me in a space movie phase. Any recommendations from anybody?

Eichhörnchen

04-06-15, 02:59 AM

Cannibal Holocaust? Don't tell my wife about Cannibal Holocaust...

Red October1984

04-06-15, 07:03 PM

Cannibal Holocaust? Don't tell my wife about Cannibal Holocaust...

Won't. :D

I've heard two sides to this movie.

1) Absolutely unnecessarily obscene movie
2) Very good social commentary on the Civilized vs Uncivilized topic

I'll find out for myself which it is exactly. :hmmm:

Red October1984

04-06-15, 10:53 PM

Honestly, I think the hype surrounding that movie is worse than the actual movie. The worst part is the sexual assault stuff. The gory violence in the film is nowhere near as graphic as some of the stuff I've seen in other films. The new Evil Dead remake, I think, is more graphic on the violence side. And I especially think that Human Centipede 2 was much worse than Cannibal Holocaust.

The issue about the animal violence is not much of an issue for me either. I mean, I grew up learning how to gut a deer in the dark. I shot squirrels, chopped up fish and handled animal guts many times. Seeing somebody do it on screen doesn't offend me...it just tells me that these people have a lot of guts themselves to go up against animal rights groups by putting that in their movie.

So definitely, other than the sexual assault stuff, (Just unnecessary...you can get the point across without being that direct. One could make the same case about the killing gory violence too, I guess.) it was not IMHO as bad as they say. Actually has a decent plot line, however it has uninteresting characters.

As far as it being a social commentary, I picked up on that definitely. The movie shows the violence in such a direct, almost matter-of-fact way that emphasizes the savagery of the uncivilized tribal cannibals. The professor in the movie who brought back the lost tapes and the people he reviews the footage with and the reactions they offer show how the civilized view the uncivilized. Movie for sure succeeds as a social commentary.

Checking this off the list as a disappointment. :-? I was expecting the socks to be knocked off of my feet but alas, if you grow up hunting, fishing, playing video games and watching news reels of people dying every day, you get kind of desensitized to violence...and that's 90% of it right there.

4/10 Don't need to watch again.

Nippelspanner

04-07-15, 01:38 AM

Gone Girl (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2267998/?ref_=nv_sr_1)

A roller coaster of a story that was great for the first and second act but then begins to crumble when plot holes as big as barns appear to make the story that has gone way too far work out somehow.
Still great performance by Rosamund Pike (:/\\k:) and Ben Affleck.
Only 'miscast' was clearly Neil Patrick Harris, whom I like very much but... he didn't work out in that one.

I rated it a 6/10 since movie 'went too far' in the end as mentioned, I would still consider it a 'should watch!' since the story itself was new, refreshing and quite shocking.

Hobby-Detectives will sure like it. I know I did!

Rhodes

04-07-15, 04:34 AM

Red October1984, your view is quite right,but you also need to see in the time it come out. Possibly if other or more gory films already existed, it had become another one, as you put it correctly; the "sexual violence", possibly to chock more and several gore movies of the era have the so call genitalia violence, other more hard (pun or no pun intended, pick one:D) and explicit others do not!

Gone Girl, another filme I didn't saw and want it. But already saw the honest trailer!

Nippelspanner

04-07-15, 04:50 AM

Gone Girl, another filme I didn't saw and want it. But already saw the honest trailer!
Oh there is one? Awesome!
I'm sure they'll rip it apart... :D

STEED

04-07-15, 05:52 AM

For the first time?

No, but not for a long time. :)

Nippelspanner

04-07-15, 05:54 AM

No, but not for a long time. :)
It never gets old, does it?
Love the Terminator series... well, 1 and 2, cause right there it ends. Period. :hmph:

:D

STEED

04-07-15, 06:04 AM

It never gets old, does it?
Love the Terminator series... well, 1 and 2, cause right there it ends. Period. :hmph:

:D

First one was the best for me far more gritty, second good but I found the T-1000 far to advanced. The Third one was just a rip of the second one and the fourth at long last moved the story forward but could have been better.

As for the up coming new one, why the hell did they crap on first one! :/\\!!

Rhodes

04-07-15, 06:15 AM

Oh there is one? Awesome!
I'm sure they'll rip it apart... :D

Yes, it's very funny. I have 2 subscriptions on youtube. The channel of the honest trailers, that and the channel of HSIHE! Also very good!

Nippelspanner

04-07-15, 06:31 AM

Love HISHE!
Did you see the Terminator one where they do a Back to the Future cross-over (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBBw9E2Q_aY)?
Probably their best ever! :D

Just checked out the Gone Girl honest trailer, laughed my butt off. The How I met your Mother reference was great, I didn't even think of Barney's "crazy-curve-theory" during the movie. :haha:

Rhodes

04-07-15, 08:38 AM

Yes, :up:! I love more the super hero cafe and the villain lair! Hall 9000 as the door security:haha:!

Sailor Steve

04-07-15, 01:13 PM

Love the Terminator series... well, 1 and 2, cause right there it ends. Period.
As far as I'm concerned it ended with 1. The movie was perfect in that it was a closed loop, everything fit together perfectly and it needed no sequel. The second one rewrote the history, changed everything and as far as I'm concerned pretty much ruined it.

Nippelspanner

04-07-15, 01:17 PM

As far as I'm concerned it ended with 1. The movie was perfect in that it was a closed loop, everything fit together perfectly and it needed no sequel. The second one rewrote the history, changed everything and as far as I'm concerned pretty much ruined it.
Shile I agree that a sequel wasn't necessary, I can only disagree on the rest.

The second one rewrote nothing nor did it change anything.
In T2 they explain the existence of further Terminators by recovering parts from the first Terminator that got crushed in the press. Makes perfect sense to me.

How did that ruin anything?
Also, wouldn't you say T2 is a good movie?
Ignore T1 for a moment and just judge T2 on what it is I mean...
I think it is one of the best action movies of all time.

Red October1984

04-07-15, 04:49 PM

Only 'miscast' was clearly Neil Patrick Harris, whom I like very much but... he didn't work out in that one.

He stuck out like a sore thumb in that role. I feel like there's at least a hundred better choices for that role...

I rated it a 6/10 since movie 'went too far' in the end as mentioned, I would still consider it a 'should watch!' since the story itself was new, refreshing and quite shocking.

I agree that it possibly might have gone too far...but AFAIK, the book was the same way. I thought it was an excellent movie...but I'm also pretty biased. That movie was filmed half an hour from where I live. I've been to most of the locations in the movie and I remember the local news hype when all the stars came to town.

The Bar is an actual legitimate place now. :arrgh!: Walked/Driven by it many a time but never been inside.

Sailor Steve

04-07-15, 08:16 PM

The second one rewrote nothing nor did it change anything.
Except for the part where, as Larry Niven once put it, they "made it didn't happen." They changed history so the war didn't come. The world is safe. As I said, the original was a perfect closed circle, at least to me. The sequel opened that circle and changed everything.

How did that ruin anything?
Having other terminators, or making more attempts, was fine. In fact, the whole movie was fine. It is possible to ruin a whole movie with one scene. For me that scene was the last one, where they made it so the first one never happened.

Also, wouldn't you say T2 is a good movie?
Ignore T1 for a moment and just judge T2 on what it is I mean...
I think it is one of the best action movies of all time.
That's arguably true, but I don't watch movies for the action. I watch them for the story. When they rewrite their own history they lose me.

Red October1984

04-07-15, 09:27 PM

That's arguably true, but I don't watch movies for the action. I watch them for the story.

I do the same thing...and I'm very much disappointed by a lot of action movies.

Lack of originality keeps me from watching most of them nowadays. :hmmm:

Nippelspanner

04-08-15, 05:17 AM

Except for the part where, as Larry Niven once put it, they "made it didn't happen." They changed history so the war didn't come. The world is safe. As I said, the original was a perfect closed circle, at least to me. The sequel opened that circle and changed everything.

Having other terminators, or making more attempts, was fine. In fact, the whole movie was fine. It is possible to ruin a whole movie with one scene. For me that scene was the last one, where they made it so the first one never happened.

That's arguably true, but I don't watch movies for the action. I watch them for the story. When they rewrite their own history they lose me.
I gotta be honest here, I don't really follow what you're saying.
What "part" do you speak of where they changed the movie/history?
In Terminator 1, no one ever said "OK, that's it, we're all perfectly safe now." Even Sarah Connor herself wasn't feeling safe, obviously, and her final scene was underlining that heavily when the little boy at the gas station told her (or rather the guy who translated for him) "There is a storm coming!" and she just said "I know...".
While he thought of that puny storm, she clearly thought Judgement day/aftermath, don't you think? She also got herself a dog, probably because Kyle told her that they used dogs to detect Terminators, so it seems to me the movie is strongly hinting that this isn't the end.

What last scene ruined it for you, you mean the ending of T2, or T1?
Sorry I'm just confused here.
If T2... why? If, then T2 was the definite ending, since everything was destroyed for good. I don't even remember the silly justification T3 pulled out of its bum to have a reason to be. I remember something like "Well yeah, you just can't stop Skynet, bummer!" but it didn't make any sense to me, after T2.

I'm not arguing with you, I honestly don't see your points but would like to, please elaborate for the, hopefully just today, rather slow Nippel, yes? :D

Last but not least, I watch movies for their story too, and the movie snob that I now am is not that easily entertained anymore and despises 'work' like Expendables, Bayformers and the like, but it is an action movie, by genre, that is why I said action movie.
It can still have a great story, like T1 has proven and T2 - in my opinion, as well. :yep:

Sailor Steve

04-08-15, 09:17 AM

I gotta be honest here, I don't really follow what you're saying.

In Terminator 1, no one ever said "OK, that's it, we're all perfectly safe now." Even Sarah Connor herself wasn't feeling safe, obviously, and her final scene was underlining that heavily when the little boy at the gas station told her (or rather the guy who translated for him) "There is a storm coming!" and she just said "I know...".

While he thought of that puny storm, she clearly thought Judgement day/aftermath, don't you think? She also got herself a dog, probably because Kyle told her that they used dogs to detect Terminators, so it seems to me the movie is strongly hinting that this isn't the end.
I'm not sure what you're missing. What you just quoted was my point in the first place. The war is coming. No one is safe. The kid takes the picture that John Connor will later give to Kyle Reese, which makes him want to be the one to make the trip. As I said, closed loop, perfect movie.

What last scene ruined it for you, you mean the ending of T2, or T1?
Sorry I'm just confused here.
If T2... why? If, then T2 was the definite ending, since everything was destroyed for good.
T2, because everything was not destroyed for good. They changed the future and the war never happened. That's what ruined it for me.

Nippelspanner

04-08-15, 10:23 AM

T2, because everything was not destroyed for good. They changed the future and the war never happened. That's what ruined it for me.
OK, that was the missing piece for me, now it makes sense and you are absolutely right! :/\\!!

They should have made another ending that would have fit better.
While their choice makes sense, it indeed disrupts the story completely.

Red October1984

04-10-15, 11:54 PM

HunterICX

04-11-15, 03:15 AM

http://i.imgur.com/Jz40y5A.jpg

Rhodes

04-11-15, 04:49 AM

Finally saw Edge of Tomorrow and Gone Girl!

Liked very much both, the first is a good sci-fy film, no complicated or over explain story, great action scenes and laugh in various moments. I feel sorry not seen in the movie theatre.

Gone Girl, even seeing the honest trailer before, knowing a few things of the story, do to reading a lot after the film come out, it nail me to the chair until to end, to see what, who, when and how would end. Not many movies do this to me!
The actress is a great eye candy and represents great her character!

Gargamel

04-11-15, 08:27 AM

Well had dinner and a movie...finally watched Furious 7.

As a fan of the series, I give this a 15/10 Definitely Would Watch 5 More Times

You have to get past the technical errors and if you've never seen the other 6 movies you'll be lost.

Best advice, watch them all. :rock:

Missed a couple in between, and yes there were storyline plot's that I was missing, but the movie seemed to stand on it's own ok. As I said, my major beef were the MAJOR plot holes to this story. As in, "We can't have US assets associated with this op", yet they use a C17 to insert the team, in foreign airspace. And there were other technical flaws that only a nit would have issues with, and yes I'm a nit.

But the technical stunts were amazing. The hypercar building jump was very cool. And the mountain road scenes were very cool, very western train robberyish.

As a side note, read an article about the engines of all the cars. They stripped all the stock engines from all the cars, and replaced with them with I believe Dodge V8's. That way the cars would all have the same power bands and perform similarly so the driver's could perform more precise manuevers. I can only imagine the headache their mechanics had to go through to mate all those engines to the frames.

vienna

04-11-15, 12:48 PM

For all you "Star Wars" fans, here is a new video showing an invasion of Los Angeles by the Empire:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z2Xpj64Z2w

...and here is a BTS look at the making of the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9rJTdVJ7-g

<O>

Eichhörnchen

04-11-15, 03:02 PM

Yeah... Vin Diesel (Riddick); Jason Statham (The Mechanic); Telly Savalas (The Dirty Dozen); Yul Brynner (Bulbous Tara... not really) and now...

http://i.imgur.com/D31wijX.jpg

watched this last night... cracking! Got a lot of time for The Rock. His films always good. Top Man.

Red October1984

04-12-15, 01:29 PM

Missed a couple in between, and yes there were storyline plot's that I was missing, but the movie seemed to stand on it's own ok. As I said, my major beef were the MAJOR plot holes to this story. As in, "We can't have US assets associated with this op", yet they use a C17 to insert the team, in foreign airspace. And there were other technical flaws that only a nit would have issues with, and yes I'm a nit.

The movie stands up on its own, sure. But all the flashback stuff is lost upon the people who haven't seen the other movies.

And really, they made them out of order, you have to watch them 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 3, 7 for everything to be linear. There's some holes and errors here and there but they're very entertaining and they've got some deep themes.

But the technical stunts were amazing. The hypercar building jump was very cool. And the mountain road scenes were very cool, very western train robberyish.

All through the building jump scene I was like...."YOU'RE SCRATCHING THE PAINT!" :har: Sad to see that car destroyed but you see it coming.

The mountain scenes were a nod to the original 2001 movie...along with many other things in the movie. In the first movie Toretto and his crew of street racers robbed trucks on the road with riced-out Honda Civics with similar tactics.

As a side note, read an article about the engines of all the cars. They stripped all the stock engines from all the cars, and replaced with them with I believe Dodge V8's. That way the cars would all have the same power bands and perform similarly so the driver's could perform more precise manuevers. I can only imagine the headache their mechanics had to go through to mate all those engines to the frames.

Mechanics probably wanted Chevy LS engines but since the FF series is one big Dodge commercial... :doh:

I don't know how they managed to do that. There's that blue Subaru....doubt it had room for a big V8...but i've seen crazier things. I've seen a V8 Ford Focus build that was pretty wicked.

mapuc

04-12-15, 01:35 PM

I had my birthday a few weeks ago, I had the celebration yesterday.

Mostly I got money, from my Little sister, who know I love English humour especially Monty Python, I got

Monty Python's Holy Trinity and of course money.

Going to have some hours of good laugh.

Markus

Nippelspanner

04-13-15, 05:05 AM

Tora! Tora! Tora! (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066473/?ref_=fn_al_tt_4)

8/10

Now, what a masterpiece!
I know I have seen it, at least partially, when I was very young but of course that kind of movie rarely catches the interest of the youngest.

Last night I stumbled upon it on my "to-watch-list" and man, this movie was great from start to finish and absolutely not biased.
The Japanese were neither depicted as wild, mind and heartless savages (like so often) while some Americans where shown as careless/incompetent/wrong - what a fascinating and refreshing point of view.

I was afraid that the attack itself might not work out well for today's standards but in fact I was surprised about some of the well done scenes, not goofy at all and for sure not as over-dramatized, pompous and full of pathos as 'Pearl Harbor' depicted the attack, together with Hans Zimmer's most cheesy score.
On top, they even used a stunt-gone-wrong (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS_da33g5ac) in the movie, which looked just too real to me while watching it.
Well that explains a lot.:timeout:

swamprat69er

04-13-15, 05:28 AM

Yes, I have to agree TTT was a good movie.
In the opening scenes, what year was the Ford rag top the guys are cruising around in?

Rhodes

04-13-15, 05:57 PM

Not a movie, but we don't have a TV series thread!

Finished watch Marvel Daredevil, it is great! The best super-hero tv series adaptation!
The cast and their performers are very good and the fight scenes are wonderfully choreographed! :yeah:

Gargamel

04-14-15, 08:32 AM

I've seen a V8 Ford Focus build that was pretty wicked.

Read in a Car&Driver we had floating around the station house years ago, they took a stock Focus, and put into it the same amount of money that a stock Lambo Gallardo (No idea on spelling there!) would cost. Then they put them through the same courses/tests. The focus came out faster on the 1/4 mile, test track and all the other tests, including passenger space, room for baby carseats, and trunk (boot) space.

Think this is the article, guess it's motortrend. http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/coupes/112_0408_ford_focus_rs8_lamborghini_gallardo/

Oberon

04-14-15, 02:26 PM

Just seen the first hour or so of 'Olympus has Fallen'.

Well...it's got action, and explosions, and some good actors...but, yeah...cliché as hell, even down to the bullet holes in the American flag, and it really rather makes the American secret service look completely inept and North Koreans like some form of ubermensch.

I find it very hard to believe that someone in the FBI would not notice a bulk shipment of 50 cals and explosives. Not to mention a C-130 appearing from nowhere and getting that close to the capital before being intercepted, and only one SAM launcher in the vicinity of the White House, and no MANPADs.

The only scenario that stood half a chance there was the backpack bombs and the possible double-crossing Korean security service agents, the rest...nope.

And Cerberus just undermines the whole point of having an ICBM arsenal if they can be blown up in mid-flight, which is exactly why ICBMs do not have an off switch, because there are multiple fail-safes to prevent someone launching one in the first place. :O:

Still, as a Die Hard action flick I imagine it'll tick all the boxes, but at least the first three Die Hards tried to keep some semblance of plausibility. :O:

Jimbuna

04-14-15, 02:35 PM

Oberon

04-14-15, 02:57 PM

Hey, don't knock it so hard....I found it thoroughly entertaing when it was first released....one of my favourite parts being when the two terrorists were tied up and questioned about who was in charge of the bad boys.

Still got it on one of my hard drives if I'm tbh :smug:

Oh, like I said, for an action film it ticks all the right boxes. The cast is good, but it's just a little too over the top to not lose some credibility in its attempt to stir up the patriotism in any American watching it (A bit like some of the scenes in Pearl Harbour :nope:). Still, we Brits had our own era of similar sentiments, back in the war, so I guess I can't judge it too harshly.

mapuc

04-14-15, 05:27 PM

Have this evening seen Mockingjay 1

Not good at explaining a movie. I'll give it 2½ sub out of 5.

This I can say...during the movie I got remembrance of old Soviets propaganda movies.

Markus

Red October1984

04-14-15, 10:29 PM

Read in a Car&Driver we had floating around the station house years ago, they took a stock Focus, and put into it the same amount of money that a stock Lambo Gallardo (No idea on spelling there!) would cost. Then they put them through the same courses/tests. The focus came out faster on the 1/4 mile, test track and all the other tests, including passenger space, room for baby carseats, and trunk (boot) space.

That's awesome!

Anybody who says the Focus doesn't have potential is a liar. :har: Although that's a LOT of money to pour into a sleeper.

Sailor Steve

04-15-15, 09:42 AM

Red October1984

04-15-15, 08:28 PM

I used to have a '94 Ford Escort Wagon. It was one of my favorite cars I've ever owned. When I lost it in 2005 I looked at a Focus. Nice car to drive, but I've never gotten over how ugly they are. If somebody gave me one I'd sell it and buy something that looked halfway decent.

The 1st Gen wasn't too pretty, I'll give you that...and 2nd Gen was just a body kit over the same frame and slight engine improvements

But the new ones don't look that bad. ( Just realized it's been 10 years since 2005... :doh: )

http://media.caranddriver.com/images/media/51/2015-ford-focus-inline-3-photo-577739-s-original.jpg

I do really really want a mid-90's Escort though... :rock:

Sailor Steve

04-15-15, 09:51 PM

I'll give you that. They did improve the looks somewhat. This grumpy crusty curmudgeon still doesn't like 'em, though.

swamprat69er

04-15-15, 10:01 PM

Neither does this old phart. I would rather have this Ford;http://www.americandreamcars.com/1957tbird120706.jpg
A 57 Thunder chicken, black over Yellow with the continental kit.

Gargamel

04-16-15, 08:01 AM

Staying on the car/motor topic...

If any of you haven't seen "The World's Fastest Indian (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0412080/?ref_=nv_sr_1)" with (sir?) Anthony Hopkins, then you haven't seen a "car" movie.

It is one of my top 5 movies ever.

Eichhörnchen

04-16-15, 09:10 AM

http://i.imgur.com/vGeZ1t2.jpg

I've not heard of this... looks good.

Red October1984

04-17-15, 12:14 AM

Sounds good! I'll watch it eventually. :woot: :yep:

HunterICX

04-17-15, 03:41 AM

HunterICX

04-17-15, 10:03 AM

What happens if you put a 80's flick on steroids?
You get kungfury (a 30min online flick soon to be released)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72RqpItxd8M

in those 30 minutes you get a renegade cop, hacking with epic graphics, time travel, kungfu, Adolf Hitler, vikings, T-Rex and not to forget the one and only Hoff doing the soundtrack :rock: linked here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTidn2dBYbY

Schroeder

04-17-15, 11:09 AM

Dowly

04-18-15, 10:12 AM

Bilge_Rat

04-19-15, 07:23 AM

saw "Interstellar".

Have to say this movie really blew me away, one of the best science fiction movie I have seen in a long time.

since 1968, many movies have tried to match "2001: a space Odyssey", this is the first one that I would say is in the same class.

best scene in the movie: WARNING, major spoiler if you have not seen the movie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhlU3ikw8sA

Nippelspanner

04-19-15, 01:42 PM

since 1968, many movies have tried to match "2001: a space Odyssey"
Yeah... for whatever reason.
In my opinion, 2001 is just overrated/over-hyped.
While it sure is no bad movie, I fail to see the 'brilliance' in it as so many others apparently - or maybe I'm just not that impressed by it.

It did many things right and had interesting aspects, but although I can usually stick very well through "boring movies", this one made me fall asleep all 3 times I tried to see it.
For me, this brilliant masterpiece was simply a tedious and dreadful experience and, slippery slope but I wish to say it, I think many just claim to 'love' this movie "because its cult".

Opinions. :O:

Wolferz

04-21-15, 10:21 AM

Jurassic World.

Trailer...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJJrkyHas78

Nippelspanner

04-21-15, 12:05 PM

^
Yeah I've seen that one too last night.

Jurassic Park was so good back then, it was well done, had goof pacing, it was tense, the visuals where ground breaking, the T-Rex screaming made your blood freeze, it had some nice laughs, ...

And what is this now!?
My only thought during the trailer: "Why?!" :doh:

STEED

04-21-15, 12:26 PM

Jurassic World.

Trailer...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJJrkyHas78

Oh Heck they had to go there, not just a another giant dinosaur but a giant genetically modified super smart super killer dinosaur with a bad attitude.

Clearly Hollywood writers will snap up any old clap trap so lets give it a go.

Coming in 2018 the nightmare they had to create comes to life, the resurrection of the giant genetically modified super smart super killer dinosaur with a bad attitude with a deadly touch. Alien DNA from the dead Aliens found at Roswell in 1948 spliced in to create the most incredible dinosaur ever! Watch it as it duplicates itself every hour on the hour! Is this earth's last week? Can the Human race fight back? Find out in 2018 in Jurassic Hell.

Jimbuna

04-21-15, 01:00 PM

Looking forward to seeing that.

STEED

04-21-15, 02:45 PM

Looking forward to seeing that.

Spielberg eat your heart out, oh wait I need his help. Steven me ol mucker hows it hanging.....:)

Rhodes

04-23-15, 01:08 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR5HuQK5fYY

Honest trailer of Bats vs Supes!

and of course:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QFPuyDrIIk

super-hero cafe: "It's On!"
:D

Eichhörnchen

04-25-15, 05:33 AM

Just added this to my sub-movie collection. Not seen it before.

Torplexed

04-25-15, 06:12 AM

Just added this to my sub-movie collection. Not seen it before.

Yeah, K-19. That movie was the subject of one of the first cartoons I posted here. The good old days of brush and ink. :D

http://pyxis.homestead.com/SeanFord.jpg

I still prefer it to The Hunt for Red October. Director Kathryn Bigelow's career has certainly taken off since.

Jimbuna

04-25-15, 06:26 AM

Another consideration being K19 was based on true events.

Torplexed

04-25-15, 06:33 AM

Another consideration being K19 was based on true events.

Filming on an actual Russian submarine didn't hurt the atmosphere either, albeit the wrong class. Juliett as opposed to Hotel.

swamprat69er

04-25-15, 06:40 AM

I watched MY WAY in blue ray on the new 48" TV. Good flick based on a true story.

Nippelspanner

04-25-15, 04:40 PM

Another consideration being K19 was based on true events.
Red October as well... both sides just claim what we've seen has never happened. :D

mapuc

04-25-15, 05:51 PM

Last night I recorded an old movie on a Danish TV-Channel

Soldier Blue from 1970..Have heard a lot about this movie.

Markus

Jimbuna

04-26-15, 07:55 AM

^ A great thought provoking move...saw it on first release.

Eichhörnchen

04-26-15, 10:16 AM

I came across a great thought-provoking movie once, called "The English Patient". The thought it provoked was: "Why did I ever start watching this?"

Harvs

04-26-15, 05:11 PM

Watched a good Aussie horror movie last night called Wyrmwood, its got some good humour in it but the only problem is its another zombie movie, its worth checking out though.

Aktungbby

04-26-15, 10:03 PM

Just got in from The Water Deviner starring and directed by Russell Crowe; just released in the US after its premier 'down under' a year ago. Good directing (His first solid effort) but even better acting on his part: really carries the story. Solid B+ IMHO and potential to grow as anti-war classic as with Shenadoah (Jimmy Stewart) or All Quiet on the Western Front-either version. Very refreshingly even-handed on the Turkish point-of-view of Gallipoli seen sympathetically from their side as well.

Nippelspanner

05-05-15, 11:40 AM

John Wick 2 confirmed (http://www.imdb.com/news/ni58558190?ref_=hm_nw_tp1)

Nippelspanner

05-11-15, 12:06 PM

Da Hoff is back! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgL6ovr3DJM)
For those of you who don't know, "the Hoff" is a phenomenon in Germany.
We love this guy, we worship him. Every German does. If one claims he isn't, he is probably just a nazi-communist, so don't listen to them!
I post this here since he delivered the soundtrack for the upcoming Kung Fury (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72RqpItxd8M).

The movie alone will be epic enough.
But with the Hoff making the soundtrack...?

:D

Red October1984

05-16-15, 01:35 AM

Mad Max: Fury Road

Gets a 10/10 from me. :woot: :woot: :woot:

As a fan of the older trilogy, I was very skeptical. However, this film more than pulled it off. They blew it out of the water. Hardy played a great Max.

Go see it if you're a fan of the older movies and go see it if you aren't.

2015 has proven to be a strong year for movies. And this is one reboot/sequel/remake that I will NOT complain about. I also heard that there are going to be a few more of these new Mad Max movies. (Script for Mad Max: Furiousa is apparently completed and Hardy said in an interview that he's attached for 4 more MM films)

"What a lovely day!" :rock:

Eichhörnchen

05-16-15, 03:58 AM

Da Hoff is back! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgL6ovr3DJM)
For those of you who don't know, "the Hoff" is a phenomenon in Germany

:D

The Hoff is popular in GB as well; he's one of those unlikely American stars who is feted in Europe and joins in with it all in great good humour. A really great guy is da Hoff!

Nippelspanner

05-16-15, 09:35 AM

Mad Max: Fury Road

Gets a 10/10 from me. :woot: :woot: :woot:

:hmmm:

I understand that fans might rate it higher... but I'll never understand how people constantly vote movies 10/10 (or 1/10), which literally means "among the best/worst movies ever".
It's like there's only 1 or 10... there isn't though.

Rate it whatever you want, obviously, but I think due to a rather extreme rating trend like that (1 or 10, black or white, terrible or great), results get kinda watered down (or up?) and make them meaningless or at least less useful in the end.

Roughly ten years ago, you could still trust ratings on Imdb, for example.
Today, movies that can be at best considered a guilty pleasure are high ranking, ruining the whole purpose of something like Top 100 or whatsoever.

Sure, in the end, it is all excusable with "taste" - which directly disregards the art and technical aspects of movies - and that is my problem with it.
For example, I can't stand "Dirty Dancing", for rather obvious reasons.
Thing is... it is a good movie nonetheless if you're honest.

I wish more people would consider this when rating films, at least on pages like rotten tomatoes or imdb.
So far, I rated 946 titles on imdb, while only 10 from that list received a 10 from me, even if it sometimes hurts to not give a favorite a 10.

Long story short, there's more to a "perfect movie" than "I really liked it".
Just wanted to share that thought, not looking to dictate how anyone votes, I just love movies and think that everyone would benefit in the end from honest-as-possible voting. :yep:
Or does anyone here want a Pearl Harbor 2 - Rafe's Revenge? :O:

CCIP

05-17-15, 12:34 AM

I just got back from Mad Max and I can only add to the chorus of praise - honestly, as a particular type of film, I.e. a violent action flick, it's pretty much peerless. It's not one of the greats, it's easily the best film of its type and doesn't get too many things wrong. I think criticism of it as not being that great would have more to do with just not wanting to see this kind of film at all, which I could understand.

I think the most recent example of a similar kind of film that made a strong impression on me was Dredd, and Mad Max: Fury Road gave off a really similar feel, but on a way more grandiose scale. The best thing it does is show, not tell. I wish more action movies these days learned to do that.

But yeah, it's up there with all the best action films ever made. No hyperbole or anything.

Sailor Steve

05-17-15, 04:52 AM

Long story short, there's more to a "perfect movie" than "I really liked it".
For awhile I had a roommate whose brother would show up every weekend with a new movie. Every single one was "The best movie I've ever seen!", and every single one was another lightweight sex romp about ski parties or beach parties. I tried to tell him the difference you just pointed out, but he would have none of it.

I admit there are movies in my collection I wouldn't wish on anyone else, and there are classic films I saw once and will never watch again. But that's just me.

d@rk51d3

05-17-15, 06:32 AM

"Wake in fright" is a good one. Big flop when it was released, and thought to be lost forever. A rough copy was recently found, and restored, to much acclaim.

Eichhörnchen

05-19-15, 01:13 AM

Civil War movie with Robert Duvall: any good, or is this a TV movie I've got?

Nippelspanner

05-19-15, 01:21 AM

I've seen Fifty Shades of Grey... and survived.
Rated it 1 star. This is the first movie, I think, that I rate a complete catastrophe.

Nothing, I say again, nothing in this movie either makes sense or works out.
The characters are the most unsympathetic and boring ones I ever had to endure.
This oh-so-hot-and-myterious Christian Grey is laughable and there is absolutely no reason why any living being would ever fall for something like him. Yes, something. Watch the movie (God, don't!) and see what I mean.

Watched it with my girl and we loved to hate it, we sure did have a blast ripping it apart, that is the only reason why I gave it one star... and because you have to give at least one star. :D
No really, see it if you can (don't!) it is so bad and cringe-worthy, it could be considered a must-watch.

I think I might be traumatized after that one...
Yep I am.

Eichhörnchen

05-19-15, 03:39 AM

Every woman I've spoken to who's read the books did so "only out of curiosity"...:hmmm:

Sailor Steve

05-19-15, 08:16 AM

Civil War movie with Robert Duvall: any good, or is this a TV movie I've got?
It's a prequel to Gettysburg, and not as good. It's interesting enough. Duvall is better than Martin Sheen was as Robert E. Lee, and Stephen Lang shines as Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, but it's long...very long. The battle scenes are good, the main complaint by history buffs being that they don't really explain what's going on.

It's not among my favorites, but I don't consider the time I spent watching it to have been wasted.

Eichhörnchen

05-19-15, 08:48 AM

Thanks, that's very kind...:sunny:

Rockstar

05-19-15, 11:43 AM

Watched Interstellar on DVD last night. Movie goes into the possibility of time travel thanks to a little science from Kip Thorne mixed with a little Hollywood from Chris Nolan.

Its a long one you'll need 3 hours, I liked it.

https://cineworldsolihull.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/interstellar.jpg

STEED

06-07-15, 08:25 AM

Watched Red Dragon today in the early hours of the morning, not bad but I still feel Brain Cox role as Hannibal in Manhunter was better. Both films very similar apart from the endings.

Rhodes

06-07-15, 09:17 AM

I do like Manhunter more than Red Dragon! The soundtrack is amazing!

Eichhörnchen

06-07-15, 02:32 PM

http://i.imgur.com/z78eI5U.jpg This any good? Anybody seen it? (2012)

vienna

06-07-15, 05:22 PM

Here is the IMDB link; the viewer comments don't bode well:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1274596/reviews?ref_=tt_urv

<O>

Eichhörnchen

06-08-15, 01:09 AM

Thanks for that useful (and very entertaining) link... I think I'll give this movie a miss.

HunterICX

06-08-15, 05:13 AM

Last weekend, I sat down and watched ''Michiel de Ruyter'' (aka: The Admiral)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j21t1i_SiKI

As far as a historical drama goes, I never expect much from Dutch productions in terms of cinematography and acting but this blew me right out of the water (no pun intended).

Whilst the focus isn't on the historical aspect of that time it does however capture some of the conflict between the states party and the orangists, the complicated relations with England and some of the battles at sea.

I found myself liking it quite a bit (well I'm Dutch after all :D)
I think it does a good job of awakening the interest into the Dutch history around this time.

STEED

06-11-15, 03:13 PM

I was surprised to see Manhunter on YouTube, so I sat back and watched it yesterday night.

My vote goes to Manhunter while Red Dragon comes a close second.

nikimcbee

06-11-15, 07:00 PM

Any interest in the new Jurassic movie?

Jimbuna

06-12-15, 06:33 AM

Any interest in the new Jurassic movie?

On my list Jason, may as well because I've seen the others.

STEED

06-13-15, 03:59 AM

All the Jurassic park films are total rubbish. :O:

Jimbuna

06-13-15, 07:51 AM

That's because your just an old dinosaur :smug:

Red October1984

06-13-15, 03:00 PM

All the Jurassic park films are total rubbish. :O:

I agree. Never caught on with them.

nikimcbee

06-13-15, 07:14 PM

On my list Jason, may as well because I've seen the others.

I just saw it. It's okay. A nice movie theater show. It's more of a 2 hour commercial for Mercedes with dinosaurs in it. The subliminal messages/marketing didn't work on me. There's a brief scene, where the actor says, "Do you want to see something cool?" Then the next shot is of a Mercedes.:haha::haha::haha:

http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/48/484d53f0f15d562b2ab8b43cd2ff14c4b9af67d14e4f3640ce fbf27d9553ddd5.jpg

@Jim, go see it, I think you'll enjoy it. I won't talk about it anymore, as to not bias your opinion of it.:03:

STEED

06-14-15, 07:08 AM

The Onion Reviews ‘Jurassic World

http://www.theonion.com/video/onion-reviews-jurassic-world-50640

Dowly

07-03-15, 01:57 AM

Saw Cheerleader Ninjas (not to be confused with Ninja Cheerleaders) last night. I was expecting for a "good bad" movie, but instead I just got a bad movie.

The problem was that they actually seemed to have tried to make a funny comedy... by throwing every damn comedy cliché on the screen. Just horrible to watch. :nope:

It had boobs, though.

Eisenwurst

07-03-15, 05:21 AM

Oberon

07-03-15, 06:42 AM

Duvall is better than Martin Sheen was as Robert E. Lee

I should hope so, Duvalls mother was related to Lee. :yep:

Eichhörnchen

07-03-15, 06:54 AM

Elvis and JFK save the day, with a little help from the Lone Ranger.

A low budget film, but very well done.

Those with experience with nursing/rest homes will recognise a lot of sad true stuff.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlypFzuQe3I (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlypFzuQe3I)

I mentioned this movie back in March: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=2301247&postcount=1288

it CANNOT be categorised! Not even "black comedy" does it full justice. Suffice to say, then, that it's a Bruce Campbell film...

Eisenwurst

07-04-15, 12:48 AM

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoFoyHHpw_c (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoFoyHHpw_c)

A good film about French Foreign Legion paratroopers ( a tough lot - recent actions :- rescuing the Saharan oil refinery workers, liberating Timbuctoo, and a very brave rescue of what they could of the foreign workers of Kolwezi , May 1978. )

However the film starts with Den Bien Phu and follows the career of ......
well just watch it. Quite a few big stars in it. I give it 9/10.

Harvs

07-04-15, 04:58 AM

1: The Fifth Element, i have 2 copies in case i wear one out.

2: The Fifth Element.

u crank

07-04-15, 05:18 AM

1: The Fifth Element, i have 2 copies in case i wear one out.

2: The Fifth Element.

:haha:

I have a copy on my hard drive that I watch when I need entertainment. One of my favorites. Milla is nice to look at, Bruce plays Bruce as usual but Gary Oldman steels the show. Fun movie. :up:

Torplexed

07-04-15, 05:55 AM

:haha:

I have a copy on my hard drive that I watch when I need entertainment. One of my favorites. Milla is nice to look at, Bruce plays Bruce as usual but Gary Oldman steels the show. Fun movie. :up:

"That's a very dangerous weapon. You don't mind if I hang on to it?"

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=11&pictureid=4113

Love the "Gimme dah Cash" scene. :D

Sailor Steve

07-04-15, 10:44 AM

...but Gary Oldman steels the show.
I'm sorry. Oldman is very good, but Chris Tucker steals the show. :O:

Red October1984

07-04-15, 12:53 PM

I'm sorry. Oldman is very good, but Chris Tucker steals the show. :O:

Chris Tucker :haha: :haha: :haha:

I haven't seen it, but now i want to because he's in it. He made Rush Hour for me. Hilarious actor.

u crank

07-04-15, 01:27 PM

... but Chris Tucker steals the show. :O:

He had an interesting hair cut.:D

Oberon

07-04-15, 09:00 PM

I liked the negotiating scene. :yep:

Harvs

07-04-15, 10:47 PM

Chris Tucker :haha: :haha: :haha:

I haven't seen it, but now i want to because he's in it. He made Rush Hour for me. Hilarious actor.

Its a must see movie, it has everything that a great movie should have, you will not be disappointed :yeah:

Sailor Steve

07-04-15, 11:40 PM

I haven't seen it, but now i want to because he's in it.
:o

Do yourself a favor. See it now. From Milla's hilarious language to Bruce's reluctant hard-guy shtick (which never gets old) to perennial bad guy Tiny Lister as the President of Earth to Gary Oldman's hair (and acting, of course) to Chris Tucker's bizarre...well, just see it. You won't regret it.

STEED

07-05-15, 06:24 AM

Watching Terminator 4 tonight and the new one some time this week, a friend is paying I'm going free. :)

Red October1984

07-05-15, 07:02 AM

Do yourself a favor. See it now. From Milla's hilarious language to Bruce's reluctant hard-guy shtick (which never gets old) to perennial bad guy Tiny Lister as the President of Earth to Gary Oldman's hair (and acting, of course) to Chris Tucker's bizarre...well, just see it. You won't regret it.

That seems to be reason enough to see it. :woot: I'll watch it soon

STEED

07-06-15, 09:37 AM

Not long back from watching Terminator Genisys, clearly I do not want to give much away for those of you who are going to see it. You get to see the end of the war and the past time lines are all re-set again! Good Arnie is called pops :haha: and still has not got the hang of that smile. :har:

In the terms of the time line T1 & T2 are spliced in there. Lots of action but the story line gone to hell and got rather confusing at times, just to add for the Dr Who fans keep yours eyes open and you will see in a small role....Nah you have to see for yourself.

If you just like action and don't give a dam about the story you may like it but for anyone else well....

Just glad I did not pay for it.

How many bloody Terminators dose Skynet and the resistance have to send to the past? Please no more bloody films set in the past!

A shade better than T3 but not by much.

Nippelspanner

07-06-15, 09:48 AM

Watched Terminator: Genisys as well last night and just got what I expected.
Cringe-worthy dialogs, a terribly chaotic and stupid story, wannabe-blockbuster-action that just tries too hard and doesn't understand that less is sometimes more and wooden acting performances that are neither convincing nor funny. Seven Hells, even the CGI effects looked better or at least the same in T2, OVER TWENTY YEARS AGO.

I hoped it would at least be entertaining, but I found myself checking the clock way too often to call that movie entertaining.

Gave it a 3/10. :down:

Eichhörnchen

07-06-15, 12:41 PM

Started watching "Crimson Tide" for the first last night (don't know why I've never seen it before). Got interrupted as usual but I've enjoyed it so far; Denzel and Gene are favourite actors anyway.

Dowly

07-10-15, 06:20 AM

Scientist Man Explains Terminator: Genisys (Redlettermedia)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXJiSZhA5cg

Spoilers!

Rhodes

07-10-15, 08:16 AM

Saw Chappie last night. It's a ok, the special effects of the robots are wonderful, as previous films of that director. And the scenes with the hero of the movie are quite good.
The cast, well...besides the known actors, Watkin Tudor Jones aka Ninja does a good job in that role, but he and Yolandi are not acting, I think. They are beeing their alter-egos.
Besides that, the movie has some "let's rap this in the most quick way" scenes and lacks some excitement.
Elysium was good, but the District 9, so far, is the best film of Blomkamp.

Red October1984

08-05-15, 12:36 PM

Vacation

Enjoyed it very much. Thought it was very funny and i give it a 9/10

Apollo 13

Watched it last week as part of my space movie binge, acting was great and so was the execution of the plot. I liked it. Would watch it again. 8.7/10

Trainwreck

Went into it expecting a funny movie from Amy Schumer and Bill Hader...came out of it with something entirely different. Sure, some parts were funny but about halfway through it turned into a pretty serious movie. Hader didn't exactly play a role that I would expect him to but he did well. Only really need to see it once. 6/10

Europa Report

Also part of my space movie binge, very strange found-footage fictional documentary about a manned research flight to Jupiter's moon Europa. Plot was a little weak and characters didn't really develop. Some of them are pretty flat. Interesting watch though if you can get into it. Sort of cheesy and predictable ending. 6.7/10

A Most Violent Year

Excellent movie about crime in New York. An honest immigrant is trying to protect his oil company's trucks from robbery all the while under investigation from the government. The main characters are very well cast, but some of the other supporting characters could use some work. You don't really notice it much, however. I say watch it. 8.5/10

It Follows

This one surprised me. Anybody who knows anything about the plot might shrug it off because it's weird. Yes, it's weird. It's very weird....but it's actually very well put together and entertaining to watch. Nobody in the movie was really all that famous (that I recognized). The story moves along at a satisfying pace and almost leaves you wanting more at the end. Very surprising 7.9/10

Moon

Somewhat intriguing space movie that obviously takes inspiration from other space movies. As you watch it, it sucks you into it's fairly confusing plot. By the end, though, i was no longer confused. I feel like it tied up loose ends well and I would probably watch it again if given the chance. Interesting plot, pretty decent acting and a solid 6.9/10

Next on the list is Chappie and i'm halfway through 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Rhodes

08-05-15, 04:42 PM

Fantastic Four honest trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-8w4Sv50zE

Enjoy!:D

Red October1984

08-14-15, 10:02 PM

Very much enjoyed both Chappie and 2001: A Space Odyssey

Now, who's excited for The Martian? :yeah: :yeah: :rock:

Nippelspanner

08-15-15, 06:03 AM

Now, who's excited for The Martian? :yeah: :yeah: :rock:
*raiseshand*
Could be good, I liked the trailer and Matt Damon in general. Thing is, it reminded me very strongly of Interstellar and I'm not sure why... sure he was in it too but that's not it.
Somehow I was just waiting for McConaughey to pop into the screen yelling MUPRH!

Eichhörnchen

08-15-15, 06:08 AM

@ Rhodes

We took our boy and his cousins to see "The Fantastic Four" yesterday (I've lost track of these now) and I thought it was pretty disappointing for them, as it was just the backstory all over again with new actors and CGI.

Rhodes

08-15-15, 12:06 PM

^Well, for what I have read, it was a major floop, in story and remake/reboot, etc.
IMVHO, the first movies just fail in the script, the actors were a good pick for the characters, even if Sue Storm was portrait by a mexican woman.
This one, I did not see or will, because: or Fantastic Four is sold to Marvel Studios and re-done properly or so long franchise (even the 92 films is now not the worse...:dead:).

Marvel comics, now, have two big film universe adaptations : in one universe - X-Men and the other universe Marvel Studios films and series. So, or studios swallow and sold their franchise to who know how to adapt greatly comics books, or...:dead:

And of course, even if any film studio did the most great and faithful comic book adaptation, some people would not like it or find some error, so...

Herr-Berbunch

08-15-15, 12:56 PM

In the mood for a realistic British warflick? Kajaki, without a shadow of a doubt, would be my recommendation. Slowish to start it's just a brilliant reflection of squaddie humour and life on det.

I did well until the end credits then I'll admit my eyes got a littlel, err, dusty.

mapuc

08-15-15, 01:10 PM

Anyone seen this Sci-fi comedy Pixels ?

Red October1984

08-15-15, 11:16 PM

*raiseshand*
Could be good, I liked the trailer and Matt Damon in general. Thing is, it reminded me very strongly of Interstellar and I'm not sure why... sure he was in it too but that's not it.
Somehow I was just waiting for McConaughey to pop into the screen yelling MUPRH!

That's what everybody says until they actually read into the movie. I thought the same

I'm reading the book right now. It will be very much different from Interstellar. I might even go so far as to say I think it will be better.

sturmer

08-17-15, 06:09 AM

watched jurassic world yesterday and well its actually a mix of the 3 previous movies and poured right into a movie with a park that is actually open. many dialogues and scenes are way to familiar with the previous movies.

Rhodes

09-15-15, 05:54 PM

Went to see The Man from U.N.C.L.E. last night. I liked, a fun action spy film and serves has intro story for U.N.C.L.E.!
Enjoyed the soundtrack much!

HunterICX

09-16-15, 04:01 AM

Last Weekend had a bit of a movie marathon of some I never had seen before but wanted for quite a while.

Night of the Creeps (1986), Evil Ed (1995) and They Live (1988)

Don't know why but everytime I recall this scene I crack myself up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbdIk-tswYM

:haha:

Eichhörnchen

09-17-15, 02:40 PM

Otherwise known by the Greengrocers' Film Club as "Enemy At The Dates",

http://i.imgur.com/UG87aSN.jpg?1

in which Ralph Fiennes played Jude Law's friend, Political Officer "Danilov"... or was that "Harry Potsky"?

STEED

09-19-15, 02:54 AM

Watched on one of the free movie channels "The Anderson Tapes" missed the first five minutes, was the building under some sort of illegal government surveillance?

BossMark

09-21-15, 01:53 AM

Just got the new Avengers movie , must say am looking forward to seeing Scarlett Johansson in that black outfit :D:D

Rockstar

09-22-15, 06:36 PM

Recently watch a comedy 'Thor At The Bus Stop'. I thought it was good

http://www.herdofcats.ca/files/images/thor-dvd-thunderclap-version-artwork.png

u crank

09-27-15, 08:04 AM

Went to see 'Everest' last night. Typical Hollywood fare. Stunning visuals but an emphasis on the emotion of the moment means leaving out many details so well documented in Jon Krakauers' best seller Into Thin Air. Think I'll now reread the book.

Jimbuna

09-27-15, 09:07 AM

Watched Interstellar again this morning and still impressed.

Rockstar

09-27-15, 09:58 AM

American Jesus. I thought it was good, funny, astonishing, crazy. Complete with cowboys, comics, UFC fighters and the best.. snake handlers. Not something I would pay to see except maybe the snake handling especially if they got bit. But its free on my Roku Tubi Tv

http://www.moviemaker.com/wp-content/uploads/american-jesus-poster.jpg

mapuc

09-27-15, 01:53 PM

My little sister saw Interstellar and she couldn't understand my Wow best sci-fi movie in decades. She thought it was some kind of ghost movie to start with and then all this travel, time and then dad behind the wall in the girls bedroom.

After she had said these things about the movie, I started to wonder

If a person have some knowledge about the stuff that was shown in the movie-wormhole, other dimension etc, you would understand it, but if you have no knowledge about these things, the movie, will be a ordinary movie.

Next time I will say to her, watch some programs about space, wormhole, other dimension, "forgot the word-mechanics" a.s.o

Or is this wrong ?

Markus

ninoolchie

09-27-15, 08:35 PM

I am very like Mission Impossible Rogue Nation. It was very good.

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Nippelspanner

09-27-15, 08:55 PM

It was indeed!
I expected an "over-the-top-everything-has-to-explode-omg-look-at-that!" movie but fortunately they realized that bigger isn't necessarily better and told a cool story with cherry picked action, rather than going the Bay-way and just euthanize the audience with 20 explosions per minute.

Enjoyed it very much, maybe the best MI so far.

Nippelspanner

09-29-15, 11:42 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoebZZ8K5N0

This is going to be awesome!
It may even rain Oscars... except for Leo, because Leo can't have nice things.

Dowly

09-30-15, 01:53 AM

It may even rain Oscars... except for Leo, because Leo can't have nice things.
:rotfl2:

Started watching Archer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfQkIuMQBkc) last night. :haha:

Platapus

09-30-15, 05:15 PM

HUMINT sources report that I may be dragged to see Martian this weekend. Anyone seen it and if so, how bad was it? And how long was it?

Jimbuna

10-01-15, 08:26 AM

Not seen it but I can confirm it is 141mins in length/duration.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3659388/

Eichhörnchen

10-02-15, 12:10 PM

This may have been just a "mug's eyeful", but when I saw the DVD I had to grab it quick. Looks like a sort of re-vamped "Dirty Dozen"... that's OK by me so long as it's good.

Dolph Lundgren, Luke Goss and Mickey Rourke... how can it not be?

u crank

10-02-15, 02:43 PM

Going to see The Martian tonight. 2 hours and 22 minutes. Good grief. :O:

Red October1984

10-02-15, 04:07 PM

I will be seeing The Martian on Tuesday night....please, no spoilers....

I read the book but that's beside the point. :O: :timeout:

Rhodes

10-02-15, 05:17 PM

I will be seeing The Martian on Tuesday night....please, no spoilers....

I read the book but that's beside the point. :O: :timeout:

It is in Mars! Ooopss, sorry!

u crank

10-02-15, 08:01 PM

It is in Mars! Ooopss, sorry!

:har:

It was.:O:

Pretty good movie. I liked it. :yeah:

Rhodes

10-03-15, 05:00 AM

Will see, probably, next week. The night session here is in 3D and I am not found of that.

Last night saw Mission Impossible 5, not bad. In some aspects quite good with the occasional super-spy stuns. I found the story more appealing that the first movie...:hmmm:

Eichhörnchen

10-06-15, 11:43 AM

Watched "War Pigs"... it was good (no Martians in it). Some genuine hardware, plus great effects, sound and atmosphere. A great old-style war film, not taking itself at all seriously.

http://i.imgur.com/6kFCDD5.jpg "When can we see a western?"

Aktungbby

10-06-15, 12:30 PM

Saw the Martian in 3D -great flick! With my senior discount I'm now my own 'cheap date':sunny: plus the newish theatre has a wine bar and cheese plate special!:yeah:

Red October1984

10-06-15, 08:54 PM

I SAW THE MARTIAN

I absolutely loved it. Left some things out from the book, but they hit all the main points. Excellent movie. Go see it NOW. I demand of you.

vienna

10-07-15, 02:57 PM

I SAW THE MARTIAN

I absolutely loved it. Left some things out from the book, but they hit all the main points. Excellent movie. Go see it NOW. I demand of you.

I'll see it if and when I want to... :D

http://beatingcowdens.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/youre-not-the-boss-of-me-t-shirt-400x330.jpg

The author of the book was interviewed on a local news program and said he was very satisfied with the film; he acknowledged large portions of the book were left out, but noted if they had been left in, the movie would have been of an unwatchable length...

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Platapus

10-07-15, 03:44 PM

Almost 2.5 hours? Yikes. Hopefully the soundtrack will let me nap a bit. :D

I think that is why some of these movies have such loud soundtracks. :03:

Oh well, 2.5 hours for the woman I love. That ain't bad. :yep:

Red October1984

10-07-15, 10:56 PM

The author of the book was interviewed on a local news program and said he was very satisfied with the film; he acknowledged large portions of the book were left out, but noted if they had been left in, the movie would have been of an unwatchable length...

I agree. It's been a bit since I finished the book...maybe a month-month and a half, but the only things I really noticed was the explanations of how and why he does certain things. The movie hit all of the main events minus one or two (not giving spoilers).

I recommend reading the book though, it's very science-y.

Dowly

10-09-15, 09:43 AM

Right, finally sat through Interstellar.. and.. I still don't get the fuzz.

I mean, it wasn't bad, just kinda average. The ending wasn't a big surprise to me, but I liked it. Much of the rest of the movie I felt was wasted, because the idea of people going out to find new places to live on another planets is a great one.. yet most of the movie took place on Earth.

I know, I know, they had to show the daughter too to make the story make sense at the end, but I think she got too much attention.

Also, started watching the British series "Black Mirror". Only have seen the first two episodes, but especially the 2nd ep was great. 1st one was good too, but not that "futuristic".

Platapus

10-11-15, 06:08 AM

I watched the Martian last night. It was pretty good.

Yeah, it was about 2.5 hours long so if you can, watch it at one of those new theaters with the comfortable seats! One of the metrics I use for evaluating movies is how many times did I look at my watch during the movie. This one was not bad at about 10. :up:

I thought Mat Damon was pretty good in this role. Actually, I thought that all the actors did a good job. Too often in these types of movies, some/most of the characters are written kinda over the top. In this movie everyone was depicted as being professional.

It was refreshing that there were no "bad guys" in this movie. I liked that a lot. The conflict was man against nature and they stuck with that plot. To me there have been too many movies where the plot has been ruined because the director felt that there had to be a bad guy (political/military/Science). In this movie, every character acted pretty reasonable even when they made mistakes.

In these types of movies, the fictionalization of science is usually my downfall. Unlike The Frau, I have a hard time just sitting back and enjoying the fiction. :nope:

Overall, they did a good job of keeping the fictionalization of science under control. It was not until the end of the movie that they started having storytelling problems. Orbital Dynamics is a buzz killer in many science fiction stories. The math and physics get in the way a lot! Given all that, the director did probably the best job they could and still tell the story.

The movie did a good job with the CGI. It was not over done, nor did the director include any gratuitous CGI "effects for the sake of effects" that, unfortunately is too common these days.

While I don't think I will ever want to see it again, I felt I got my money's worth and that is saying a lot in the context of Hollywood movies.

I would give this movie a good solid B grade. Definitely well above average. But then the bar with Hollywood movies ain't that high. :)

As for the coming attractions?

What in the name of all that is sacred, holy and dear to our hearts are they doing to the story of Moby Dick? :wah::wah::wah:

VipertheSniper

10-11-15, 09:02 AM

Also, started watching the British series "Black Mirror". Only have seen the first two episodes, but especially the 2nd ep was great. 1st one was good too, but not that "futuristic".

That first episode was quite bizarre...

Rhodes

10-12-15, 03:37 PM

Saw The Martian, great movie and great performance by Matt Damon. Enjoyed all the 2,5 hours!

Red October1984

10-12-15, 09:13 PM

Saw The Martian, great movie and great performance by Matt Damon. Enjoyed all the 2,5 hours!

I feel like this movie is going to win a lot of awards... :woot:

darius359au

10-13-15, 04:36 AM

I feel like this movie is going to win a lot of awards... :woot:

It deserves them if it doe's ,it's one of the best movies I've seen in awhile!

mapuc

10-13-15, 11:42 AM

The Martian is on my "to watch"-list, which mean when it hits the store or my streaming service I'm going to see it.

Markus

Rockstar

10-15-15, 08:40 AM

Just happened across this one on one of those Roku 7 day trial movie channels. 'Zatoichi The Blind Swordsman' a most excellent movie.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/zatoichi_2003/

vienna

10-15-15, 03:22 PM

Not sure I really want to see the 'new' Zatoichi'; still a big fan of the old films from the 60s and 70s starring Shintaro Katsu. I'm not really fond of remakes, revivals, or updates of older, genre classic films...

BTW, the Rutger Hauer film "Blind Fury" was an adaptation of the original Zatoichi series of films. Not too bad, really...

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STEED

10-15-15, 03:32 PM

Rutger Hauer

That reminds me must dig out Split Second over the weekend to watch not forgetting strong coffee with lots of sugar and donuts and big bleeping guns. :)

Nippelspanner

10-15-15, 04:18 PM

I feel like this movie is going to win a lot of awards... :woot:
And I fully agree, it really impressed me. What a crazy ride!
I liked that Scott broke the silly unwritten Hollywood rules that usually apply for some typical scenes or conversations.

For example, during the docking maneuver (powered by the Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS :D) everything in the scene implied "uh oh, something's gonna happen", like the too-happy music, the warning signal that made the viewer think somethings wrong, the controllers reaction that looked alarmed for a second... but then everything's just...dandy!?
How dare you Ridley, someone had to die in that scene! Tzz! :hmph:

And that is what I loved about it. The movie had some "standard scenes" we've all seen before - but it didn't follow the rules.

Thank you Ridley! :salute:
I'm tempted to give this a 10/10, because I can't think of anything that would justify a 9/10.

Edit: WAIT! I found something that - unfortunately - forces me to give it a 9/10, instead of a full deck.
The unnecessary censoring of "bad words". Like when they exchanged transmissions, his text said "Are you f____ng kidding me?" instead of, well, the real word.
This made me roll my eyes, I am sick of these hypocritical moral standards in the media and that really ruined a little bit of the movie for me.

Platapus

10-15-15, 04:56 PM

The unnecessary censoring of "bad words". Like when they exchanged transmissions, his text said "Are you f____ng kidding me?" instead of, well, the real word.
This made me roll my eyes, I am sick of these hypocritical moral standards in the media and that really ruined a little bit of the movie for me.

Why, you knew exactly what he said so communication occurred. What would actually hearing the word add to the communication?

Were you really in doubt of what he said? Was his communication not understood? There are a lot of things that people do in real life that we don't need to see in a movie. :03:

Nippelspanner

10-15-15, 06:27 PM

Why, you knew exactly what he said so communication occurred. What would actually hearing the word add to the communication?
Realism, authenticity, making it believable?

I wasn't even talking about hearing, I was referring to the texts when he communicated using the hacked rover to communicate via Pathfinder.
I somehow struggle to believe that NASA scientists actually added a profanity filter just in case someone would use this thing someday and omgdarestodropanfbomb!

The purpose of this was to move along with questionable and in my opinion hypocritical moral standards.
Why hypocritical?
even by masking a word, or beeping out a word partially, you still project the 'real' word into someones head, so you basically said or wrote it anyways. This means that the whole idea of this censorship is BS to begin with. Ridley, or whoever, simply could have chosen a sentence that expresses the characters feelings/situation without the use of profanity, because using profanity but then censoring is... well I won't repeat myself.

There are a lot of things that people do in real life that we don't need to see in a movie. :03:
Speak for yourself.
I prefer authenticity over hypersensitivity any day and I guess I explained why this actually matters to me.

mapuc

10-15-15, 06:51 PM

San Andreas has premier on Oct 19 on my streaming service. Are thinking of hiring this movie and watch it on my TV.

Markus

Nippelspanner

10-15-15, 06:55 PM

San Andreas has premier on Oct 19 on my streaming service. Are thinking of hiring this movie and watch it on my TV.

Markus
A well meant advice?
Don't!

Instead do this:
1. Take the money.
2. Put it on Grill.
3. Ignite Grill.
4. Watch money burn.

And I can almost ensure you that this will be...
a) less of a waste of money and
b) more entertaining as well as
c) less painful to witness

And while I wrote that in a rather dramatic way - I still mean it. :D

vienna

10-15-15, 07:14 PM

This made me roll my eyes, I am sick of these hypocritical moral standards in the media and that really ruined a little bit of the movie for me.

If you really want a laugh, it is common practice for English language films and TV series dubbed for Spanish-speaking audiences to censor "bad language"; what is interesting is how they do the censoring. A very broad range of offensive language in native Spanish is proscribed by law in many Spanish speaking countries (a concession to the heavily Catholic citizenry), so merely substituting a Spanish word won't do; instead, they just dub in the word "maldición" which literally translates to "curse" or "bad word". So when they show "Snakes on a Plane" to Spanish speaking audiences, they get to hear Samuel L. Jackson proclaim, in Spanish, "I HAVE HAD IT WITH THESE BAD WORD SNAKES ON THIS BAD WORD PLANE!"...

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