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

[shortylickens]

This looks FREAKIN awesome!!


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1082098/reference


:awe:

 

[Mayne]

Good movie. It has the late Chekov actor and Patrick Stewart. Worth the watch.

 

[ctbaars]

Shetland
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2396135/
I binge watched seasons 1 and 2 from my local library collection.
Very good who-dun-it that kept my attention on the story throughout. Good cinematography. Very good acting. The only difficulty I had was with following along was the accent. It's beautiful and appropriate but distracting at times. 9/10, 7/10 if easily distracted. I am looking forward to season 3 (2016).

Room
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3170832/
Also from the library. Interesting story and somewhat strange camera work; disconcerting. Kept my wife's attention really well but for me, 6/10

 

[JEDI]

Stan Lee's Lucky Man 8/10

It's about a detective with a gambling problem who comes to possess a lucky bracelet. But there's actually a whole lot more to the story. This is easily on a par with Dare Devil or Jessica Jones and probably a lot better.

I'm only halfway through but I love it. And James Nesbitt, as always, is spectacular.

that opening song is hypnotic and catchy!

 

[RossMAN]

The bay famous for pirates may have it.
as well as it's kickass competitor.

10 episodes

Was hoping for an easy and legal option.

 

[ImpulsE69]

Good movie. It has the late Chekov actor and Patrick Stewart. Worth the watch.

This was surprisingly good. Kept me tense. - 7/10

 

[JEDI]

Was hoping for an easy and legal option.

apparently, in this case, you can only pick 1

 

[TridenT]

Tried watching The Purge Anarchy. 6.5/10 on IMDB. Wtf? How did it even get past a 4?

I was skipping and skipping and skipping scenes of dialogue... and then the action scenes are so horrifically bad too.

My god, it's terrible. The idea could've been better but it's overall terrible. I stopped watching not even 45 minutes in. Couldn't bear it.

 

[A Casual Fitz]

But but... Omar.

 

[DigDog]

Tried watching The Purge

and you had no idea what to expect?

 

[JEDI]

Stan Lee's 'Lucky man' episodes 1-4 8.5/10

episode 5 5/10
- scene where you bet

Spoiler

body parts

made no sense. why would they be against the winner not wanting

Spoiler

to cut off

the loser's

Spoiler

tongue

?
and what happened next seemed even more confusing. Why did everyone have a stake in that bet???

- ill gotten usb drive. why plug it into your work computer?
you know your boss is gunning to have you fired.

 

[Mai72]

I just checked out Tony Robbins: I'm Not Your Guru" on Netflix. 10/10

The documentary focuses on Tony's 6 day retreat "A Date w/ Destiny." It starts off with a young man whose talking with Tony in a room filled with about 2,500 other people. This young man whose from Germany is suicidal. He tells Tony that he's been thinking about killing himself. Tony's amazing. He's able to breakthrough the pain and suffering this man is feeling, and Tony frees him. You can literally see the transformation.

The one that had me literally in tears was the 28 year old lady whose family was abused sexually, emotionally, and physically. She was born into a cult that told her that to find God, she must have sex with older men. At the time she was 9 years old. BTW, she's from Brazil. She was sold into sex. The same with her mother and brother. It was heart breaking. Through Tony's guidance, she was able to have her breakthrough. Amazing. It's like the weight was lifted off her shoulders.

I know this is probably the wrong audience to talk about Tony Robbins. He has his skeptics. Yet, he has helped so many people over his 30 years in personal development. You can't deny that he's helped out so many people.

It gives you a glimpse into Tony's life. I hope to attend his "Date w/ Destiny" within the next 5 years.

 

[DigDog]

Criminal (2016) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3014866/reference

Kevin Costner action-spy film with much star cast and classic hollywood tropes.

Out of the gate, putting Kevin Costner - whom i suspect was a driving force behind this production - in this role is the proverbial shot in the foot; there is just no way anyone is going to see him as anything but the one, same character he plays in every film.

And yet you can see him clearly trying his best and most to not-be the same guy he always is, the emotional, righteous person empowered by justice. or, just Kevin Costner.

See, this film is half based on Costner's character being a savage, brutal killer, and half being Costner The Director's classic soppy, emotional shlock where everyone must turn good and there's gotta be an happy ending.

So you see what i mean when i say, this film is its own worst enemy; if *anyone else* had been cast in this film as the lead, even an unknown, it would have been better. Pick whether you want to make a grim, sadistic film, or a carebear film where everything turn out for the best, and stick with it, don't jump between styles.

Criminal is the story of a thing which is very dangerous. The Amuricans are looking to get it back and the bad guys are looking to steal it. While trying to get the thing, one good guy dies, so they put his brain in Costner's brain. Costner was a bad guy but he becomes a good guy, he kills all the bad guys and gets the thing. (Winner of 2016 Most Innovative Plot Award)

Criminal uses fairly well all the other actors it has, without over-saturating the screen time with them, and by keeping the plot moving. It's not perfect, it has a couple things which are plain bad (how they drag the wife back into the picture, a totally unnecessary twist which goes against the tone of the film), it can't decide if it wants to be a hard and unforgiving film, or an emotional feelgood film.

But all in all, it's a pretty decent spy story with an unusual character in the lead; Costner in himself is not bad, the direction is pretty solid, the dialogue is decent (the Dutchman is horrible and should be completely re-written), and just to remind you that this is Hollywood, the ending is garbage.

I liked Criminal.

I liked it despite its baffling choices of cast and plot, and while i will say that this film could have been made into a really epic film and it wasn't, which is a shame, it's still worth the price of a ticket.

my vote: 7/10 - conservative here, innovative there, faulty but enjoyable.

 

[pontifex]

Vacation - 1/10 - no reason for this. it's vulgarity for vulgarity's sake. some of it was funny but not enough. Just full of crap for shock value.

 

[Ichinisan]

Vacation - 1/10 - no reason for this. it's vulgarity for vulgarity's sake. some of it was funny but not enough. Just full of crap for shock value.

Have you seen the original movie? It seems to me that you have not.

 

[ItsMeeYourDaddy]

Black Mass- 9.5/10
Nice Guys- 8/10
Money Monster- 7/10
And now we patiently wait for Bourne......

 

[zerocool84]

Have you seen the original movie? It seems to me that you have not.

Vacation - 1/10 - no reason for this. it's vulgarity for vulgarity's sake. some of it was funny but not enough. Just full of crap for shock value.

Yea, the new Vacation movie sucked. They tried hard time gross you out and they didn't do it well at all.

 

[DigDog]

but but .. it's got Kelly Bundy in it!

 

[pontifex]

Have you seen the original movie? It seems to me that you have not.

I saw the original many times and its a classic, nothing like this one.

 

[CZroe]

I saw the original many times and its a classic, nothing like this one.

Then how does the "vulgarity for vulgarity's sake" criticism apply negatively to this one and not the original? Were you watching one of the (admittedly: common) TV edits?

 

[zerocool84]

Then how does the "vulgarity for vulgarity's sake" criticism apply negatively to this one and not the original? Were you watching one of the (admittedly: common) TV edits?

Because it's vulgar just to be vulgar, no reason behind it, and it's not done well at all either. Plus there's so many stupid segments in the movie, especially with the dumb car hijinks.

 

[MongGrel]

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot - 8/10

This was surprisingly good. There are some great jokes in the movie but not comedy type jokes. More like funny observations. For example at the beginning of the movie Fey's plane is coming in to land at Kabul Int'l Airport and the plane suddenly goes into this banking maneuver. Fey thinks something is wrong but the guy next to her explains that this corkscrew maneuver is necessary in case there are any Taliban with surface to air missiles. In the process he makes a joke about the initials for KIA - noting that it also stands for 'killed in action.'

There's a lot of that sort of gallows humor and it's all done really well. Fey's sense of comedy timing really pays off in this movie. You'll find yourself laughing at things that are actually pretty grim. Billy Bob Thorton has some fantastic lines as the marine colonel.

There isn't a lot of graphic violence in the movie but there is some. Most notably one scene where she is embedded with a marine unit. But for the most part, the movie takes place in Kabul.

Just watched this myself, I thought someone had reviewed it.

I'll agree on the 8/10, the wife and I thought it was very well done.

 

[ImpulsE69]

Because it's vulgar just to be vulgar, no reason behind it, and it's not done well at all either. Plus there's so many stupid segments in the movie, especially with the dumb car hijinks.

You might want to watch the first one again then, because theme for theme it touches all the same things, and then some (just watched it again). Of course in this day they go a bit further because that one was done 30 years ago, but vulgar to be vulgar without reason was a staple of 80's movies. I will say I think European vacation goes further, but it isn't as good. BTW I thought the new one was pretty good.

 

[Carson Dyle]

Ray Donovan, Season 4

I'm really enjoying this season. Four episodes so far, and, so far, less blood, fewer broken legs, and a little bit less of every single character in the show being a complete shitbag.

 

[Perknose]

Ray Donovan, Season 4

I'm really enjoying this season. Four episodes so far, and, so far, less blood, fewer broken legs, and a little bit less of every single character in the show being a complete shitbag.

Love this show. Seemingly not much love or attention for it here, though.