List some movies you've watched recently. Theatre, rental, TV...

[Baked]

I don't give ratings, just likes and dislikes. This week I watched -

Never Back Down: It's ok. Amber Heard is uber hot though.
What Happens in Vegas: Fail on so many levels.
Rocket Science: Win. I wanna do bad things to Anna Kendrick.
Into the Wild: Whoa, I like it for so many reasons. Kristen Stewart looks fine in this movie. I didn't even realize she's the girl in Panic Room.

 

[Raduque]

Below 7/10. I'm a sucker for submarine movies, and for ghost movie (even bad ones) so this is two great flavors in one, but it could've been better. I loved the scene with the mirror and the new XO, and the scenes when the repair crew is inside the pressure hull. Classic scary movie stuff.

Death Ship 9/10. Another haunted ship movie. I absolutely love this movie. It's still as scary and tense as I remember when I watched it in like 89 or 90 (i was 7 or 8 when it came out on VHS). Haunted Nazi torture/interrogation ship that cruises the ocean like a metal shark looking for other ships to ram to kill people to live - What's not to love?

Starship Troopers 3: Maurader 5/10, and ONLY because t'pol was in it w/long hair. It was not as good as the first one, but a million times better than the direct-to-dvd/brd second one(thought the second one did have kimber from nip/tuck in it). The Maurader project seemed more like what the original book was - powered armor that slaughters bugs. Overall decent flick if you just go in expecting a meh plot and lots of gore and casper van dien.

 

[mryellow2]

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time 8/10 (animated film loosely based on a novel from the 70's or thereabouts, actually follows the niece from the book or something)

 

[DomS]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
The Constant Gardener - 6/10 Was a little heavy-handed with all of the social and political messages they were trying to convey. I thought Ralph Fiennes was good as usual and Rachel Weisz was pretty good, though her character grated on me after a bit. The idea behind the story is very compelling, but I think it just could have been done better. I imagine the book would be a pretty good read, so maybe I'll pick that up.

KT

I wasn't a big fan of Gardener at all...bought the DVD just on the hype...was grossly disappointed...although the scene at the beginning where if you look at it just right you can see the guy is fingering the girl's butt is great.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Donnie Darkie - free on Comcast in demand - 8/10

Pretty damned close to a 10/10 but I think the ending could have been done much better. A better ending would have gotten it a 10/10 and would have become one of the best movies of all time to me. Oh, I'm 32 for what its worth.

 

[xanis]

Jackie Brown - 9/10

I'm a Tarantino fan and this movie did not disappoint.

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: DomS

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
The Constant Gardener - 6/10 Was a little heavy-handed with all of the social and political messages they were trying to convey. I thought Ralph Fiennes was good as usual and Rachel Weisz was pretty good, though her character grated on me after a bit. The idea behind the story is very compelling, but I think it just could have been done better. I imagine the book would be a pretty good read, so maybe I'll pick that up.

KT

I wasn't a big fan of Gardener at all...bought the DVD just on the hype...was grossly disappointed...although the scene at the beginning where if you look at it just right you can see the guy is fingering the girl's butt is great.

Haha, now I wish I owned it so I could check that out. Certainly missed it the first time. :laugh:

KT

 

[abaez]

Just saw my Children of Men hddvd - well worth the $5. 8/10.

Too tired to watch my kill bill blu rays, but that's after the game tomorrow.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: abaez
Just saw my Children of Men hddvd - well worth the $5. 8/10.

Too tired to watch my kill bill blu rays, but that's after the game tomorrow.

Yeah, I'm considering upgrading my CoM DVD to HDDVD for 7 bucks at Fry's. haven't pulled the trigger though. Not sure how much mileage I'll put into the player (only have 5 discs, anyway), and hell, I haven't hooked it up in more than a month as it is

There was never enough exclusive content for HDDVD for me to anyway, so that's a pretty small collection.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: Xanis
Jackie Brown - 9/10

I'm a Tarantino fan and this movie did not disappoint.

I don't know why Jackie Brown never gets the love that it deserves. I like it more than Reservoir Dogs, for sure.

 

[dionx]

Tropic Thunder 8/10
Balls of Fury 2/10
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 9/10
Nightmare Before Christmas 10/10
Juno 9/10

 

[Sureshot324]

Flawless - 8/10 - Great heist flick. A lot more low key then something like Ocean's Eleven but also a lot more believable.
John Rambo 7.5/10 - About as mindless as they come, but this movie knows exactly what it is and delivers some great action!

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: Xanis
Jackie Brown - 9/10

I'm a Tarantino fan and this movie did not disappoint.

I don't know why Jackie Brown never gets the love that it deserves. I like it more than Reservoir Dogs, for sure.

Blasphemy!!! I like Jackie Brown, but Reservoir Dogs is one of my favourite movies ever!

KT

 

[ivan2]

Chasing Amy - 7/10 - good movie, to the point unlike other chick flicks. It doesn't get higher because the plot is not notable.

Nancy Drew - 6/10 - 6 points awarded for the cute chick emma roberts alone, relevant to my interest. And legal in my state too.

Apocalypse Nao - 8/10 - Wow WTF is with this movie. I felt I was being taking on a theme park ride with different scenes of ghosts and dead people, except much better, like if I was also high. Very chill and stylish. 2 points off because it doesn't totally make sense.

Jay and Silent Bob Strikes Back - 3/10 - Funny not found, 3 points for effort and a cute shannon elizabeth.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: Xanis
Jackie Brown - 9/10

I'm a Tarantino fan and this movie did not disappoint.

I don't know why Jackie Brown never gets the love that it deserves. I like it more than Reservoir Dogs, for sure.

Blasphemy!!! I like Jackie Brown, but Reservoir Dogs is one of my favourite movies ever!

KT

eh, maybe it's b/c I watched Reservoir dogs ~ every day for one year...in my younger days. Got burned out I guess, and Tarantino's character/dialogue (and some of the other characters' dialogue) never failed to annoy the piss out of me.

Good film, for sure. I just always saw it as his first full stab, with the expected growing pains.

 

[KeithTalent]

The Last King of Scotland - 8/10 Great performance by Forest Whitaker of course. I thought it dragged a little bit about 3/4 of the way through, but overall it was an interesting account of what went on there. I wish they would have spent less time with the McAvoy character. I do understand why they did it how they did, but I just thought there was a lot left unsaid.

KT

 

[dakels]

Watched Batman Begins with my girlfriend on my new 1080p blueray set up... amazing.

The movie looked amazing in HD but more then that, I really enjoyed it a lot. I'm not much of a fan of the batman genre but I have seen most of the movies and comics and shows, and my girlfriend knows almost nothing about it. It was enjoyable for both of us, especially for me seeing the interesting spin they took on establishing characters, setting, and back story. The acting was overall very competent to outstanding minus Katie Holmes which was passable at best. The side characters were incredible actors doing incredible jobs, Oldman, Caine, Freeman, Neeson were all outstanding. Also ncie to see Ken Watanabe albeit briefly.

My friend told me to buy this DVD immediately, it's worth it even if you aren't a huge batman fan. I have to say, he was right.

Batman Begins
9/10

 

[zinfamous]

The Fall 8.5/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460791/

This film seems to have received a lot of underground attention recently, particularly from the HD enthusiasts due to the high quality of the transfer, which probably owes to the spectacular visuals. Tough to describe what's going on here, you just have to see it. I think the closest comparison is Pan's Labryinth (which I'd rate 6/10). It's a fantabulous story, made-up as it goes along, by a recovering suicidal patient in a 1920s era LA infirmary. What sets it apart from Pan's, is that the fairy tail aspects actually tie in to the Real World plot of the film. We get direct parallels, some obvious some metaphorical, which is lacking significantly from PL. So you're not left confused as to what the actual story is by the end.

That being said, it is a strange film from the start. Driving action is not clear at first, so you kinda have to go along for the ride. Accept the stylistic visuals as simply another character, and you'll be fine. I'd say the best aspect of this film is the performance of Catinca Untaru, the young Indian girl. Her non-acting realism is endearing, and not "disgustingly cute," which is the danger with such a character. (Huge props to Tarsem, the director, for her character) AT will like the gorgeous Justine Wadell; and I for one hope to see more of her in the future.

If you loved Pan's Labryinth, you'll probably like this. If you hated Pan's, you might appreciate this more (esp if you were hoping that you would like Pan's but came away disappointed, as did I...).

Certainly worth renting, esp if you want to show off your HD setup.

 

[Aikouka]

Originally posted by: ivan2
Jay and Silent Bob Strikes Back - 3/10 - Funny not found, 3 points for effort and a cute shannon elizabeth.

Not a fan of the C.L.I.T. are we?

Originally posted by: Baked
Never Back Down: It's ok. Amber Heard is uber hot though.
What Happens in Vegas: Fail on so many levels.

I didn't think Never Back Down was too bad... I mean it was your average teen angst fighty movie. Kinda amusing at parts .

What Happens in Vegas wasn't horrible, but it has the same problem as most "comedies" like it... it's too textbook. You can guess what's going to happen, because it's not different and half the time the only interesting part in these movies is how they'll go about the "change" from couple that doesn't like each other to couple that wants to make the bang boom.

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: zinfamous
The Fall 8.5/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460791/

This film seems to have received a lot of underground attention recently, particularly from the HD enthusiasts due to the high quality of the transfer, which probably owes to the spectacular visuals. Tough to describe what's going on here, you just have to see it. I think the closest comparison is Pan's Labryinth (which I'd rate 6/10). It's a fantabulous story, made-up as it goes along, by a recovering suicidal patient in a 1920s era LA infirmary. What sets it apart from Pan's, is that the fairy tail aspects actually tie in to the Real World plot of the film. We get direct parallels, some obvious some metaphorical, which is lacking significantly from PL. So you're not left confused as to what the actual story is by the end.

That being said, it is a strange film from the start. Driving action is not clear at first, so you kinda have to go along for the ride. Accept the stylistic visuals as simply another character, and you'll be fine. I'd say the best aspect of this film is the performance of Catinca Untaru, the young Indian girl. Her non-acting realism is endearing, and not "disgustingly cute," which is the danger with such a character. (Huge props to Tarsem, the director, for her character) AT will like the gorgeous Justine Wadell; and I for one hope to see more of her in the future.

If you loved Pan's Labryinth, you'll probably like this. If you hated Pan's, you might appreciate this more (esp if you were hoping that you would like Pan's but came away disappointed, as did I...).

Certainly worth renting, esp if you want to show off your HD setup.

Sounds awesome. Just added the Blu-ray to my queue. I haven't had a chance to watch Pan's yet; a friend lent it to me, but she won't let me watch it on my own for whatever reason. Anyway, I'm looking forward to both of them and hopefully I like Pan's more than you do.

KT

 

[KeithTalent]

The Island: 6/10 The first 45 minutes or so of this movie were pretty fun; an interesting, if somewhat predictable, story, cool visuals, and some decent acting. Then Bay decided to turn this into yet another POS action flick with 10 minute car chases, cheesy love scenes, and one of the most laughable endings I've seen in a while (I literally laughed out loud). A real shame because this movie could have been pretty awesome, if someone else had directed it.

The Darjeelng Limited: 8/10 I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and I'm not entirely sure I know why. Has the same quirkiness as all of Anderson's movies, with a lot of the same actors, so maybe that has something to do with it. The movie looked great, with a lot of vibrant colours and decent cinematography, plus I found the story quite engaging. Added bonus of naked Natalie Portman in part 1 of the movie (Hotel Chevalier). :thumbsup:

Burn After Reading: 7.5/10 Not so sure I enjoyed the story here, but the acting was pretty great. I'm a huge fan of John Malkovich and I always go in knowing I'll like his performance. Everyone else was quite good, particularly Tilda Swinton, who I thought did a great job as Malkovich's controlling wife. Overall a fun movie, but not something I'd rush out to watch again.

KT

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

The Castle ... free on UBS. It was actually pretty good. Not great but I made it through the whole movie without getting bored.

imdb link

hen three star General Irwin is transferred to a maximum security military prison, its warden, Colonel Winter, can't hide his admiration towards the highly decorated and experienced soldier. Irwin has been stripped of his rank for disobedience in a mission, but not of fame. Colonel Winter, who runs the prison with an iron fist, deeply admires the General, but works with completely different methods in order to keep up discipline.

 

[KeithTalent]

Collateral: 7/10 Overall not too bad and I thought Cruise and Foxx were both quite good (sometimes it's hard to remember Cruise can actually act when he wants to). The plot kind of left me wanting and I had to suspend my disbelief a little too much near the end. I think it probably could have been about 15 minutes shorter or so and been more effective. Worth a watch, but I won't rush to see it again.

KT

 

[Arcadio]

Fargo 8/10 Spoiler warning
Excellent story, good acting, superb filmmaking. I was expecting more laughs, and I didn't expect so much blood. Do people in that region really talk like that???

Midnight Madness 6/10
Wacky movie, first acting gig for Michael J. Fox. The nerds were funny. Basically a silly, enjoyable family movie.

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: Arcadio
Fargo 8/10 Spoiler warning
Excellent story, good acting, superb filmmaking. I was expecting more laughs, and I didn't expect so much blood. Do people in that region really talk like that???

The accents were a bit exaggerated in my opinion. I've been to Fargo a few times and some of the people I met did talk like that, but not quite as pronounced as it was in the movie.

KT