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

[KeithTalent]

I never saw it but I heard the recent CGI film "How to train your Dragon" by Dreamworks was pretty good.

Oh right, forgot about that one. It was pretty good.

Theres not really a dragon, but the 13th warrior reminds me of most dragon movies. held up at the home base, defending against the enemy. thats an awesome movie, and one I watched because I kept seeing it mentioned on AT

Is that the one with Antonio Banderas? I've never seen it.

KT

 

[Arkaign]

Theres not really a dragon, but the 13th warrior reminds me of most dragon movies. held up at the home base, defending against the enemy. thats an awesome movie, and one I watched because I kept seeing it mentioned on AT

That was a fun film. You know that's a really interesting story. IIRC the original director bailed on the film after numerous delays, rewrites, and other miscellanous problems. The title was originally 'Eaters of the Dead', and a trailer came out far far before the movie was worked on quite a bit and released as 'The 13th Warrior'. That kind of mess during production usually leads to a genuinely bad film, but it came off pretty good for what it was. KT, if you haven't seen it and want a good swords and testosterone flick, it fills the bill well.

 

[sandorski]

That was a fun film. You know that's a really interesting story. IIRC the original director bailed on the film after numerous delays, rewrites, and other miscellanous problems. The title was originally 'Eaters of the Dead', and a trailer came out far far before the movie was worked on quite a bit and released as 'The 13th Warrior'. That kind of mess during production usually leads to a genuinely bad film, but it came off pretty good for what it was. KT, if you haven't seen it and want a good swords and testosterone flick, it fills the bill well.

It was an ok movie. Not spectacular, not craptacular.

 

[KeithTalent]

Cool, thanks guys, I'll add it to my list. :thumbsup:

KT

 

[SaDiZTiKStyLeZ]

Now that it's October, I will be watching nothing but horror films.

Puppet Master - 3/5

 

[BurnItDwn]

Cool, thanks guys, I'll add it to my list. :thumbsup:

KT

If you like bloody movies about vikings and folklore, it's great. But, as others have said, its not very polished, and could have been sooo much better.

 

[SaDiZTiKStyLeZ]

Puppet Master 2 - 3/5

 

[erikistired]

jennifer's body - 3/5 i suppose - i'm not really sure how i feel about this film. i might have to watch it again.

 

[slayer202]

If you like bloody movies about vikings and folklore, it's great. But, as others have said, its not very polished, and could have been sooo much better.

I like that its not polished, it has a rugged feel that I really like. Newer action films just don't do it for me, over the top special effects etc. This was only 1999, but still fits into the category of older style action movie

damn, 33% on rotten tomatoes. its clearly no masterpiece, but its a fun movie

 

[BoomerD]

Rented Iron Man 2 last night. I was very disappointed. It had a few decent parts, but overall, it sucked.
3/10

 

[mesthead21]

You know I was listening to a podcast on Dragon Slayer the other day and it made me wonder if there has ever been a good movie with dragons as the focus. I could not come up with one. :hmm:

KT

How to Train Your Dragon was great.

A must see if you have had a pet you loved

 

[SaDiZTiKStyLeZ]

Suspiria - 3/5

 

[Ichinisan]

The Social Network 3/5

Was worth watching.

 

[OCNewbie]

How to Train Your Dragon was great.


If you have ever had a pet you might tear up at the end...

Grrrrrrrrr... this certainly sounds like a spoiler to me... I was planning on watching this soon...

 

[legcramp]

Grrrrrrrrr... this certainly sounds like a spoiler to me... I was planning on watching this soon...

+1 faccckkkkkkk

 

[KeithTalent]

Grrrrrrrrr... this certainly sounds like a spoiler to me... I was planning on watching this soon...

+1 faccckkkkkkk

It's not what you're thinking, so don't worry.

KT

 

[slayer202]

It's not what you're thinking, so don't worry.

KT

Spoiler

so technically that is a spoiler

 

[KeithTalent]

Spoiler

so technically that is a spoiler

Well yeah, but I can't edit the posts, so it's the best I can do. :awe:

KT

 

[KeithTalent]

Reverse (Rewers) - 8/10: A Polish film taking place mainly in the 1950's, but also with flashes of current time, of an old woman looking back at her life in 50's Warsaw. I really liked how this was done; set around this mousey woman, who edits poetry at a publishing, and still living with her Mother and Grandmother who are constantly on her to find a man. There's an undercurrent of the war and rebellion, but at its heart, it's about a woman and her relationships. The noir elements here are just awesome, the only thing that knocked it down a bit for me was the current time flashes with the old woman, which just ended up taking me out of the story (didn't help that it switched to colour at those points). Good stuff though.

Plug & Pray - 4.5/10: A documentary on the advancement of computer technology and particularly robotics focusing on the quest to build a human-like robot. Some interesting cast members here, including Joseph Weizenbaum, who helped build some of the earliest computers around, but later in life he turned against the advancement of technology to some degree, and the guy who created the first page reader for the blind. Anyway, some interesting stuff, but it was put together quite poorly and it got very boring. I feel as if I could have watched something as good or better on PBS.

Of Love And Other Demons (Del amor y otros demonios) - 6.5/10: Based on Gabriel García Márquez's novel of the same name, this follows a young girl who is bitten by a rabid dog and ends up being locked up by the local church as they fear she is possessed. I liked some of the elements here, particularly the love story and the struggle with the church, but this was a bit disjointed and actually moved way too fast. This kind of story needs a long build-up, time to develop the characters and the relationships, but this clipped along way too quickly and could have used another 30 minutes.

Cold Fish (Tsumetai nettaigyo) - 8.5/10: A crazy-ass Japanese film about two guys who own tropical fish stores, one very successful and one not at all. They start to work together and one of them turns out to be, well, a bit insane and likes to dabble in murder. Lots of whacky Japanese humour, which I love, plus lots of over the top Japanese violence, which I also love. The characters are and the various relationships here are quite fascinating, plus some of the twists are great. If you like those dark, kind of crazy, Japanese comedic/crime/horror films, then it's definitely worth a watch.

KT

 

[legcramp]

It's not what you're thinking, so don't worry.

KT

Ooooo ok haha, maybe it'll be tears of joy then

 

[CoinOperatedBoy]

A Little Help - 4/10 - Caught this at the San Diego film festival and was deeply irritated by the whole thing. Jenna Fischer is eminently watchable, but I seriously could not stand her character in A Little Help. She plays an immature, alcoholic mother and the first 75% of the movie felt like it played out through shouting matches between her and her husband, her son, her mother, and her neighbor's dog. Every relationship in this film felt phony.

Only Daniel Yelsky as the son and Rob Benedict as the brother-in-law salvaged this trainwreck, and their performances felt right. Avoid.

 

[SaDiZTiKStyLeZ]

The Host - 4/5

 

[pontifex]

watched Evil Dead 2 tonight and it is way better than Evil Dead 1.
So did they kind of remake Evil Dead 1 with Evil Dead 2 because it's like everything is the first time for Ash?

 

[Aikouka]

Puppet Master 2 - 3/5

I always liked the Puppet Master movies... they were so weird, but Six Shooter was always pretty awesome to me. I just can't remember which one he was in.

jennifer's body - 3/5 i suppose - i'm not really sure how i feel about this film. i might have to watch it again.

I watched this tonight... mostly just looking for a silly horror movie. I think it failed mostly because of a bad script, which just lead to some odd moments.

 

[A Casual Fitz]

watched Evil Dead 2 tonight and it is way better than Evil Dead 1.
So did they kind of remake Evil Dead 1 with Evil Dead 2 because it's like everything is the first time for Ash?

No he's more experienced but it's clearly the same kind of plot. Army of Darkness is great too.