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

[dainthomas]

Kubo and the Two Strings 9/10

Plotwise, it's standard martial arts quest fare. Artistically it's one of the most beautiful films I've seen. The blend of stop motion and CGI is seamless and very well done. A must see just for this reason.

The voice work is also great, but it leads to my one quibble. I believe Matthew McConaughey was miscast. His voice didn't seem to fit well with the others and kind of pulled me out of the movie a little bit.

Living in Hillsboro, Oregon where Laika studios is located there were quite a few people who worked on the film in the theater with us Friday, so it was cool getting to talk with a couple of them afterward.

 

[KingstonU]

Resolution (2012) - 8.7 / 10
IMDb www.imdb.com/title/tt1977895/
Low budget indie movie that is unique and very creative and captured my attention beautifully despite it's supposedly simple premise. A guy tries to help his former best friend by getting him to agree to go into rehab since his life spiraled to shit due to drugs, but not all is so straightforward. Very well acted. If you are looking for an simple but intriguing thriller (with hints of horror film) that induces thought and discussion. Highly recommended. Do not google any more than this to not ruin it.

On a similar vein, though I watched it long ago was:
The One I Love (2014) - 9.3 / 10
IMDB www.imdb.com/title/tt2756032/
Different premise (this is more about relationships) but also extremely well done and unique psychological indie thriller that induces thought and discussion. Do not read reviews or anything at all or you will spoil the movie.

 

[Charmonium]

I'm late to it, but I've been burning through Rick and Morty very quickly. Funny and very creative

I've been watching old seasons of South park on my treadmill but those are going to run out soon. If I love SP, would this be a decent replacement?

War Dogs - 7/10. It's strictly a guys movie, so don't bring a date. There are scenes in the trailer that are not in the movie. Miles Teller is good, Jonah Hill is great (maybe his best role).

It depends on the woman. I saw it with 2 women and another guy. The chicks loved it. The one I know pretty well loves action movies generally though. The other one, I can't say.

 

[MongGrel]

This is kind of a interesting list of 21 Century films the BBC put out, are a few on there I'll be checking out at any rate out that I haven't seen.

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20160819-the-21st-centurys-100-greatest-films

 

[slayer202]

I've been watching old seasons of South park on my treadmill but those are going to run out soon. If I love SP, would this be a decent replacement?


It depends on the woman. I saw it with 2 women and another guy. The chicks loved it. The one I know pretty well loves action movies generally though. The other one, I can't say.

It's different but it's worth a try. I was hooked after the first episode. There's also Archer if you haven't watched that

 

[DigDog]

i watched .. wait.

***TRIGGER WARNING****

i watched the Final Cut version of Blade Runner - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083658/alternateversions
(link to Alternate Versions section)

which doesn't have the voiceover.

well guys, i like the voiceover version better. Scott removed it, (and never wanted it in the first place), Ford phoned it in because he didn't even think it was gonna be used, but, it's the version i first saw and i loved it. And honestly, i don't think it's bad, maybe because i love VO in films, maybe because i get more Deckard with it, or just because of nostalgia. But the voiceover really helps with the feeling that this is a film noir .. and it is. Deckard is Sam Spade, he's Spillane, he's every gumshoe who's ever fallen for a dame.
I like the additional scenes, even though they are not new to me (i watched this in verious european releases, which means god knows what cuts they made), and the film still looks gorgeous - i can hardly believe they filmed this in the 80s.

but please give me back my voiceover.

You know how Ford .. well, he was against the idea that Deckard was a replicant. He was 100% sure, he said he spoke to Scott about this and Scott said clearly to him "no your character is not a replicant".
I'm in the camp of those who believe that Deckard isn't, cannot actually be a replicant. But that is besides of the point.

Now, Scott has gone and said that Deckard IS a replicant; your guess is as good as mine, but i suspect that Scott is just riding the wave of people speculating this twist and that it was never intended, nor was it in the script (or even in Scott's imagination). He's just gone like "oh shit, that's a good idea! and people are talking about it!"

Well, Ford now has backtracked and said that yes, he too believes that Deckard is a replicant.

Now, i love Harrison Ford as an actor .. but not as a person. He just wants to get paid (of his own admission) and whatever works, guys.

great film, but i like the previous incarnation more.

(a simple proof of Deckard being human, is in how easily Roy whoops his ass. or, you know, you could always say he was built to be weaker .. which is kidna stupid, in an overpopulated world, to build a human replacement which is inferior to the human it replaces ... )

 

[purbeast0]

Mr Robot Season 1 - 10/10 up until about episode 8, then 8/10. It kind of went off the deep end a bit at that point and I didn't like how the season ended with so many things not explained. I plan on starting season 2 shortly.

Bosch Season 1 - 7/10 - it reminded me a bit of Mad Dogs in that it had a lot of really stupid decisions made in the show that nobody would ever make. And the acting was awful for the most part.

Ratchet and Clank - 5/10 - I'm a huge fan of the PSX games but the movie was just very meh. My wife was watching Zootopia on the plane right next to me and the CG quality between the two was night and day. But the CGI quality reminded me a lot of the cutscenes in the game which was cool. And I liked that they used the same voice actors for the movie that they use for the game for the main guys.

 

[Puffnstuff]

I broke down and watched Kill Command today which actually wasn't that bad.

 

[Ichinisan]

i watched .. wait.

***TRIGGER WARNING****

i watched the Final Cut version of Blade Runner - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083658/alternateversions
(link to Alternate Versions section)

which doesn't have the voiceover.

well guys, i like the voiceover version better. Scott removed it, (and never wanted it in the first place), Ford phoned it in because he didn't even think it was gonna be used, but, it's the version i first saw and i loved it. And honestly, i don't think it's bad, maybe because i love VO in films, maybe because i get more Deckard with it, or just because of nostalgia. But the voiceover really helps with the feeling that this is a film noir .. and it is. Deckard is Sam Spade, he's Spillane, he's every gumshoe who's ever fallen for a dame.
I like the additional scenes, even though they are not new to me (i watched this in verious european releases, which means god knows what cuts they made), and the film still looks gorgeous - i can hardly believe they filmed this in the 80s.

but please give me back my voiceover.

You know how Ford .. well, he was against the idea that Deckard was a replicant. He was 100% sure, he said he spoke to Scott about this and Scott said clearly to him "no your character is not a replicant".
I'm in the camp of those who believe that Deckard isn't, cannot actually be a replicant. But that is besides of the point.

Now, Scott has gone and said that Deckard IS a replicant; your guess is as good as mine, but i suspect that Scott is just riding the wave of people speculating this twist and that it was never intended, nor was it in the script (or even in Scott's imagination). He's just gone like "oh shit, that's a good idea! and people are talking about it!"

Well, Ford now has backtracked and said that yes, he too believes that Deckard is a replicant.

Now, i love Harrison Ford as an actor .. but not as a person. He just wants to get paid (of his own admission) and whatever works, guys.

great film, but i like the previous incarnation more.

(a simple proof of Deckard being human, is in how easily Roy whoops his ass. or, you know, you could always say he was built to be weaker .. which is kidna stupid, in an overpopulated world, to build a human replacement which is inferior to the human it replaces ... )

If the director wants the character to have no idea he's a replicant, it would probably be best to lie to the actor playing that character.

 

[DigDog]

yeah but, are we ignoring reality? i'm not saying it's impossible - just .. unlikely.

let's forget for a second the fundamental fact that Deckard is a Phil Dick character and he, who wrote it, says he's human. If we go by chain of command, Scott is shafted.

i've read the reasons why he is and why he isn't. the reasons why he isn't are simple, obvious, fit within the narrative and in the world of the story. the reasons why he isn't are far-fetched, unrealistic, and unlikely.

 

[CZroe]

yeah but, are we ignoring reality? i'm not saying it's impossible - just .. unlikely.

let's forget for a second the fundamental fact that Deckard is a Phil Dick character and he, who wrote it, says he's human. If we go by chain of command, Scott is shafted.

i've read the reasons why he is and why he isn't. the reasons why he isn't are simple, obvious, fit within the narrative and in the world of the story. the reasons why he isn't are far-fetched, unrealistic, and unlikely.

Well, it is a sci-fi fantasy.

 

[DigDog]

ermm.. ok. i know this human or not story has pretty deep roots, i'm not willing to discuss it to death or even spam this thread with it.

whether you think human or not, what i think is more important, is that (in my opinion) Scott went with "not human" because of the internet buzz about it and because it got people interested in a 20yo (at the time) film who nobody was buying anymore. And that sucks.

 

[purbeast0]

Batman vs. Superman - 8/10 - it was better than I expected and I did see why people said it felt a bit all over the place. However that didn't really detract from anything since I could follow along pretty easily. The main thing I didn't like was that the fight scenes towards the end looked like I was watching Dragonball Z or some anime bullshit, and the guy who plays Lex Luthor I simply do not like and wanted to rip my eyes out every time he was on screen.

 

[DigDog]

there is only one Lex Luthor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWiwYApseDk

 

[WiseUp216]

Sausage Party - 6.5/10

Funny stuff but not on the level of their other movies. A few clever bits but some of the lamer jokes get repeated too often. Definitely worth a rental but that's about it.

My favorite character was definitely Gum. Every one of his lines had me dying.

 

[Charmonium]

i watched .. wait.

***TRIGGER WARNING****

i watched the Final Cut version of Blade Runner - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083658/alternateversions
(link to Alternate Versions section)

which doesn't have the voiceover.

well guys, i like the voiceover version better. Scott removed it, (and never wanted it in the first place), Ford phoned it in because he didn't even think it was gonna be used, but, it's the version i first saw and i loved it. And honestly, i don't think it's bad, maybe because i love VO in films, maybe because i get more Deckard with it, or just because of nostalgia. But the voiceover really helps with the feeling that this is a film noir .. and it is. Deckard is Sam Spade, he's Spillane, he's every gumshoe who's ever fallen for a dame.
I like the additional scenes, even though they are not new to me (i watched this in verious european releases, which means god knows what cuts they made), and the film still looks gorgeous - i can hardly believe they filmed this in the 80s.

but please give me back my voiceover.

You know how Ford .. well, he was against the idea that Deckard was a replicant. He was 100% sure, he said he spoke to Scott about this and Scott said clearly to him "no your character is not a replicant".
I'm in the camp of those who believe that Deckard isn't, cannot actually be a replicant. But that is besides of the point.

Now, Scott has gone and said that Deckard IS a replicant; your guess is as good as mine, but i suspect that Scott is just riding the wave of people speculating this twist and that it was never intended, nor was it in the script (or even in Scott's imagination). He's just gone like "oh shit, that's a good idea! and people are talking about it!"

Well, Ford now has backtracked and said that yes, he too believes that Deckard is a replicant.

Now, i love Harrison Ford as an actor .. but not as a person. He just wants to get paid (of his own admission) and whatever works, guys.

great film, but i like the previous incarnation more.

(a simple proof of Deckard being human, is in how easily Roy whoops his ass. or, you know, you could always say he was built to be weaker .. which is kidna stupid, in an overpopulated world, to build a human replacement which is inferior to the human it replaces ... )

I love the voice over version mainly because of the actress playing the replicant. I think she gets more screen time in the original plus she has no expiry in the original. In the directors cut, I forget what happened but I know I didn't like it.

 

[DigDog]

The Conjuring (2)

having never watched The Conjuring (1), i can only judge this film on its own merits.

the story, is a super-classic spooky ghosts thing film. There is NOTHING innovative about the script.

the production is .. amazing. The dialogue, acting, casting, costumes, lighting, direction, camerawork, production, costumes ..

besides one little touch of laughably bad CGI, this film is incredibly well made. If you dislike horror, then skip it, because the scary bits will get on your nerves; but if you tolerate it, or even enjoy it, The Conjuring TOOO! is some of the best film i have watched in a long time. If it only had a little more .. daring, a little more creativity, it could have rivaled The Ring.

 

[ImpulsE69]

The Conjuring (2)

having never watched The Conjuring (1), i can only judge this film on its own merits.

the story, is a super-classic spooky ghosts thing film. There is NOTHING innovative about the script.

the production is .. amazing. The dialogue, acting, casting, costumes, lighting, direction, camerawork, production, costumes ..

besides one little touch of laughably bad CGI, this film is incredibly well made. If you dislike horror, then skip it, because the scary bits will get on your nerves; but if you tolerate it, or even enjoy it, The Conjuring TOOO! is some of the best film i have watched in a long time. If it only had a little more .. daring, a little more creativity, it could have rivaled The Ring.

Not sure if it would ruin it or not since you watched 2, but Conjuring 1 is VERY good. I would say it is better than 2, but I enjoyed 2 as well, which doesn't happen often with horror movie sequels. I agree that some of the CGI was kind of WTF, but it was otherwise a good movie. The movie Annabelle is a spin off of the first one (and gets a cameo at the end of 2), but it didn't turn out that great.

 

[Ichinisan]

Not sure if it would ruin it or not since you watched 2, but Conjuring 1 is VERY good. I would say it is better than 2, but I enjoyed 2 as well, which doesn't happen often with horror movie sequels. I agree that some of the CGI was kind of WTF, but it was otherwise a good movie. The movie Annabelle is a spin off of the first one (and gets a cameo at the end of 2), but it didn't turn out that great.

I was surprised The Conjuring was pretty effective for PG-13.

 

[DownTheSky]

Mulholland Drive - 8/10

For the first 2hours I kept thinking what the hell am I watching. The only thing that kept me going was the 8/10 on IMDB. Glad I pulled through, the final 20mins made the movie. Requires a second viewing if you're strong enough to keep off the spoilers on the internet.

 

[DownTheSky]

Batman vs. Superman - 4/10

It is bad. It's worse than bad, it's stupid and forced. If you just want to see batman vs. superman fight and don't care about anything else this movie is for you. If you want to watch an interesting story, with good plot and some solid reasons for the fight, this movie is not for you. A 10min short in which batman takes on superman would have been a more worthwhile view than this 3hrs movie.

 

[Homerboy]

Keanu - 7/10

I'm not a big fan of this comedy duo, but I figured I'd give the movie a shot. It was pretty solid but I went into it with ZERO expectations so that probably helped. I laughed pretty hard at a few parts and smirked at a ton of parts. With the 90 mins of time for a senseless movie watching.

 

[clamum]

Mulholland Drive - 8/10

For the first 2hours I kept thinking what the hell am I watching. The only thing that kept me going was the 8/10 on IMDB. Glad I pulled through, the final 20mins made the movie. Requires a second viewing if you're strong enough to keep off the spoilers on the internet.

I still need to watch this!

A co-worker recently suggested Mr. Robot, on Amazon Prime Video, to me. I had heard a bit about it but decided to give it a shot after his praise for it. I'm four episodes into it so far and goddamn, it's great. I liked Rami Malek ever since seeing him in The Pacific and it's good to see him in a lead role because he's a great actor. It's a computer/hacker-centric show, and usually that would mean a bunch of computer and tech terms thrown randomly into the dialog to sound "legitimate," but it's actually done fairly well in this show. It isn't a typical drama show either, there's a big psychological aspect to it too. It's very good stuff.

 

[purbeast0]

The computer terminology in Mr. Robot is the most accurate I've ever seen in a show/movie before. I have only seen season 1 but liked it.

 

[KingstonU]

The Good Dinosaur - 3/10
It's really just a technical demonstration of how far 3D animated movies have come with a half attempted story tacked on. The visuals are absolutely stunning and in many instances reach "photo-realism". The story is cringe worthy. Might be good for young kids.