NOW CLOSED ; List some movies you've watched recently. Theatre, rental, TV... and give a */10

[Imp]

Knight & Day: 7.5/10

Just a fun movie and I loveTom Cruise as an entertainer, just not his personal shit. Partly a rom-com, moreso a comedy. Pretty good pacing, doesn't take itself too seriously. Doesn't look like it did great at the box office, though it did make twice its production budget.


Battle LA: 6/10

I watched it... Not particularly good, not particularly bad. Entire movie felt like a 2 hour commercial that was approved by the Marine Corp. Lot of "awkward" military cliches. Aaron Eckhart is the only thing carrying it.

 

[KeithTalent]

Knight & Day: 7.5/10

Just a fun movie and I loveTom Cruise as an entertainer, just not his personal shit. Partly a rom-com, moreso a comedy. Pretty good pacing, doesn't take itself too seriously. Doesn't look like it did great at the box office, though it did make twice its production budget.


Battle LA: 6/10

I watched it... Not particularly good, not particularly bad. Entire movie felt like a 2 hour commercial that was approved by the Marine Corp. Lot of "awkward" military cliches. Aaron Eckhart is the only thing carrying it.

I agree on Knight & Day; I liked it quite a bit. Say what you will about Cruise, but he is very charismatic on screen and fun to watch.

Definitely not with you on Battle L.A. though. I think my review was something like: "A live-action Call of Duty film, but with less character development" and that is exactly what it felt like to me. Not a fan at all. A boring, cliche, video game of a film.

KT

 

[Baked]

Looper: 7/10

I read reviews on this movie and people were confuse as hell. I thought it was pretty entertaining. Although the plot got all side track when they got to the main villain. JGL looks so weird in this movie.

 

[nutxo]

I love this movie for some reason. Many people rag on it for one reason or another (like for instance the Evil Dead moment). I don't know, I just really enjoy it.

Misfits (British TV Series) - 8/10 Currently on season 4. It's about this group of people on community service that gain special powers during a storm. The first 2 seasons are awesome. 3rd season is good, 4th season kinda meh so far (can't really say why w/o giving away spoilers). I have read there is a season 5 coming out sometime this year. Points knocked off because of season 4. Otherwise this is a hilariously fun show.

I loved this movie. After watching I told my wife it was like the person who made it had just read "making horror movies for dummies" It seemed like a perfectly made ( not the best ) horror flick.

 

[pcslookout]

Misfits (British TV Series) rocks!

Though I was not liking Season 4 way to many of the original people left

 

[Dr. Detroit]

Zero-Dark-Thirty - 8.5/10

Saw this today, great storytelling and did a great job of timelines. Important in a movie that spans 10yrs. Was long at over 2.5hrs but pacing was still good. I learned a lot and really enjoyed the first 45-minutes. Torture scenes were very real and gritty. Character development was good.

I'd read the headlines about the liberals not liking this movie and how its Oscar chances diminished. After watching it - very true - was not kind to the liberal thought process.

Movie is a long drama, not an action movie.

Argo, Django Unchained, Zero-Dark-Thirty

I've seen all three and Argo was still my favorite and when one Hollywood Oscar voter said that Django was like watching Tarantino masturbate, I can see that. Django was all Tarantino - its his style, his writing, his cinematography. While I enjoy his movies immensely I can certainly understand why it did not win and did not deserve to win.

I've been raving about Argo since I saw back in early December. Great movie.

 

[arrfep]

End of Watch

I really liked it.
I think Jake Gyllenhaal nailed the part so well. I did not expect that quality of acting from him.

End of Watch 8.5/10

Very solid movie. Best bro-cop movie since the original Lethal Weapon, IMO. Same blend of intense drama and occasional comedy, with an emphasis on the Brotherhood aspect of police work. I found myself truly caring for both Gyllenhaal and Pena's characters. Their chemistry was the best I've seen in a movie in a long time; most of their shit-shooting was so natural I'm going to assume it was improvised. They mixed in the usual cop/firefighter-movie cliches (brotherhood, marriage, parenthood) without them being cliches. And the action scenes were all well done, some real nail-biters in there. Also, best use of "found footage" since the originator of the genre, Blair Witch Project. Highly recommend this one.

 

[Farang]

Looper: 7/10

I read reviews on this movie and people were confuse as hell. I thought it was pretty entertaining. Although the plot got all side track when they got to the main villain. JGL looks so weird in this movie.

Not only does he look weird, he looks so different all throughout the movie. One scene specifically, where he is standing and waiting in the field, he looks like a totally different person. This film showed he can be a very versatile actor for years to come, his look can change in so many ways.

As for the movie.. I enjoyed it. But the plot was confused, and the movie knew it, kept telling the audience not to think about it.

I saw Flight today. Denzel Washington offers a great performance. Entertaining because of it. But looking back, some major weaknesses in the plot and characters. It's basically a film carried by Denzel, the rest is meh.

 

[purbeast0]

<-- not a fan of End of Watch.

i think a lot of it was because the movie was marketed as being a totally different movie than it was, and i was just let down by that. had the trailers made it more of a bromance type movie instead of making it look like some action packed nitty gritty movie, then i probably wouldn't have had as much of an issue with it.

 

[Zeze]

Silver Linings Playbook - 4/10

I really, really disliked this movie. Probably because I had such high expectations (due to reviews and the Oscar nods), but yet didn't know what I was getting myself into. It is so unbelievable, as in, everything the actors/characters did seemed forced and not real. You have the funny old man (Dinero) playing his usual role, and then the half retarded, or I guess BiPolar guy playing a mentally challenged person, the clueless mom, and the naive girl. The characters were pushed on the viewer to the extent that I felt like I was watching a cheesy sitcom. The plot was terrible and predictable as well. I am really just shaking my head as to why this movie has had such great reviews. I only give it a 4/10 because J-Law is a 100*10/10 in the movie. I would not recommend this movie to anyone except some sappy women.

You are giving it FAR too much credit and rating it FAR too high.

KT

I don't know why you guys hated it so much. I thoroughly enjoyed it. You guys seem to have missed the big point too about mental problems.

I've been craving a good human drama film that didn't take itself too seriously. And this fit the bill perfectly. It had a serious underbelly about mental problems and how we as society put a stigma on it while other physical handicaps are more 'accepted'.

[spoilers]

It also shows that mental problem isn't just on or off. Everyone suffers some forms of it on a linear scale. You got the dad with OCD and stupid level of superstition, yet what he doesn't catch flak. He's also a life-ruining gambler- what if Pat didn't win the dance competition? His life would've been wrecked.

Also remember when Pat thought he had a 'superior' mental illness than Tiffany's? Or how Robert Dinero wrote Tiffany off as 'crazy' because she went to therapy, only to be reprimanded by Pat because he went to therapy too?

It's scary how it's similar to nerds on internet dissing each other for being worse nerds. It's like pot and kettle having a pissing contest. Nerds online, gamers, and people with mental problems- they all are self-hating self-consuming hypocrites. And the film addressed that PERFECTLY right in the gut.

It's far more than a sappy chick flick. And the story was comical in its sick and twisted way. It was very refreshing.

As for Jennifer Lawrence, I'm VERY happy for her. Her acting was absolutely top notch. It's true scripts can ruin or make actors. She was terribly cringe worthy in Hunger Games, and she was given the opportunity to show her true skills in this movie. Bradley Cooper is solid as always.

I wholly agree with the saying, 'Jennifer Lawrence is everything Kristen Stewart wished to be'.

Great story, great acting, and a dash of humor. She deserved that Oscar, especially compared to some who got it for really pretentious or circle-jerk roles in recent past.

8.5/10

 

[Kaido]

Batman - the Dark Knight Rises: 7/10

Finally got around to seeing the third Nolan batman. Loved the first two; this one was kinda on the long & slow side, never really felt like the action picked up. I also wasn't impressed with the bad guy's death scenes. The ending was good though, and they left it open for another one. I saw MIB III right after that and liked it more.

 

[bigrash]

American Wedding - 3.5/5

 

[SMOGZINN]

Frankenweenie 4.5/10 - I am not sure just who this show was for. Our 10 year old found it a little too intense (and he enjoys other scary movies) the 17 year old thought it was dumb (and she LOVES Pixar and Disney movies). I thought the story was just bad, but had some redeeming moments near the end. Overall, it is my least favorite feature length animated move of the last year.

 

[gamefreakgcb]

I recently saw L.A. Confidential and The Game (someone mentioned them in this or the other thread somewhere or IMDB recommended to me) All I can say is, WOW.

The Game had me on the edge of the seat till the end.

10/10 for both from me.

 

[Pheran]

I recently saw L.A. Confidential and The Game (someone mentioned them in this or the other thread somewhere or IMDB recommended to me) All I can say is, WOW.

The Game had me on the edge of the seat till the end.

10/10 for both from me.

I absolutely love The Game, great movie.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

Jeff, Who loves at home 8.7/10
Hilarious movie with some emotion behind it. Loved it from the beginning till the end.

 

[Andy22]

Win Win - 7.5/10 - Paul Giamatti is really good in this as the Wrestling coach of a bad team. He's also a lawyer with a dwindling practice and facing some financial issues. I really enjoyed how the movie does not define a black and white (good or bad) premise but loads of grey. There is some pretty good humor in it as well.

 

[purbeast0]

Frankenweenie 4.5/10 - I am not sure just who this show was for. Our 10 year old found it a little too intense (and he enjoys other scary movies) the 17 year old thought it was dumb (and she LOVES Pixar and Disney movies). I thought the story was just bad, but had some redeeming moments near the end. Overall, it is my least favorite feature length animated move of the last year.

my wife and i watched this a couple weeks ago and we had that same conversation. the movie is too scary/dark for kids, and is just all around odd. but then i just chalked it up to being tim burton being himself.

 

[KeithTalent]

I recently saw L.A. Confidential and The Game (someone mentioned them in this or the other thread somewhere or IMDB recommended to me) All I can say is, WOW.

The Game had me on the edge of the seat till the end.

10/10 for both from me.

The Game is my second favourite Fincher film after Zodiac. It's awesome.

KT

 

[Ichinisan]

The Game is my second favourite Fincher film after Zodiac. It's awesome.

KT

Where do Panic Room, and Alien3 fit? Fight Club is highly entertaining. I own and love the soundtrack.

 

[Fingolfin269]

I love The Game. To be honest the three movies that come to mind when I think of 'movies that really got the twist ending trend started' are as follows:

The Usual Suspects
The Game
The Sixth Sense

The first two were not really huge successes, at least not that I recall. They were great movies but not massive hits. Obviously the 3rd on the list is the one that really set the stage.

I'm sure there are others before Usual Suspects but these are the ones that immediately pop into my head when I think back to the earlier "surprise ending" movies of this generation.

 

[arrfep]

Where do Panic Room, and Alien3 fit? Fight Club is highly entertaining. I own and love the soundtrack.

Uh, and Se7en??

 

[KeithTalent]

Where do Panic Room, and Alien3 fit? Fight Club is highly entertaining. I own and love the soundtrack.

http://letterboxd.com/keithtalent/list/fincher-ranked/

So I have:

1. Zodiac
2. The Game
3. Se7en
4. Fight Club
5. The Social Network
6. Panic Room
7. Benjamin Button
8. Alien 3 <-- I need to re-watch this as I read a very good dissection of the film which shed a different light on the film.

I excluded Dragon Tattoo because I turned it off after about 30 minutes. It felt very boring and was too close to the original to be interesting to me.

KT

Edit: Actually, just decided to add it to the end of the list.

 

[KeithTalent]

I love The Game. To be honest the three movies that come to mind when I think of 'movies that really got the twist ending trend started' are as follows:

The Usual Suspects
The Game
The Sixth Sense

The first two were not really huge successes, at least not that I recall. They were great movies but not massive hits. Obviously the 3rd on the list is the one that really set the stage.

I'm sure there are others before Usual Suspects but these are the ones that immediately pop into my head when I think back to the earlier "surprise ending" movies of this generation.

I agree, however, to me anyway, The Usual Suspect and The Game both hold up very well even when you know the twist ending. The Sixth Sense not so much.

KT

 

[Fingolfin269]

I agree, however, to me anyway, The Usual Suspect and The Game both hold up very well even when you know the twist ending. The Sixth Sense not so much.

KT

Yep I agree. It seems like the one thing that movie had going for it was the ending. Trying to go back and watch that movie all the way through now is tough. With that said I recently watched both of the others and enjoyed them both. It helped that I was watching with someone who had never seen either one.