cinema-what have you seen lately?

[brickhardmeat]

I am currently watching Krzysztof Kieslowski's THE DECALOGUE. This takes dedication; it is 10 1 hour films. He is one of my favorite directors. His stuff is great.

I am a film fanatic.

So what have you seen lately?

[Yaris Revenge]

Transformers = Total awesomeness.

Pirates 3 = Awesome, but un-fulfilling ending

Rented "The Island" 2 nights ago, not bad. It's another Michael Bay, pre-shakey-camera technique.

~YR

[BailOut]

We've been on a theater boycott since 1998, but rent movies often.

If you haven't seen "Pan's Labyrinth" yet I highly recommend it. It's subtitled (Spanish), and one of the best films we've seen in a long time.

[brickhardmeat]

We've been on a theater boycott since 1998, but rent movies often.

If you haven't seen "Pan's Labyrinth" yet I highly recommend it. It's subtitled (Spanish), and one of the best films we've seen in a long time.

I saw it and liked it. not as great as I wanted it to be but it was quite good.

I do not go the theater except for the Magnolia and Angelika on occassion.

These are some of my favorite foreign directors, I love subtitles!

Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Takashi Miike
Krzysztof Kieslowski
Pedro Almodóvar
Werner Herzog

I use Netflix these days.

some of my favorite Americans would be


John waters
Jim Jarmusch
Andy Warhol/Paul Morrissey
Woody Allen
H.G. Lewis



and many many more

[ChinoCharles]

Knocked Up was one of the funniest movies I have seen in a loooong time.

[eTiMaGo]

Last I saw was Die Hard 4, not bad at all... Still gotta see Transformers though, maybe this weekend...

[YarisTom73]

Saw Transformaers last nite, took the kids and splurged. I was glad too, that movie was the best I'd seen in some time. Of course, I only go out to the movies about once every six months or so. Only complaint: that gaggle of giggling teenage girls running back and forth, all through the first 20 mins or so. One of them actually fell on the floor at one point: I got the attendant and he silenced them. Upon leaving, they mouthed off behind us, but by then I had the post-movie shock going on and really didn't care :w00t:

[elsteverino889]

Harry Potter the new one that just came out was pretty good, I do have to say.

[sherryberry]

I saw License to Wed.. i know it's a chick flick.. but guess what, I'm a chick!

and I rented Educating Rita.

[brickhardmeat]

funniest movie I have seen recently was Troma's War

[kurokoma-kun]

Don't seem to have time for movies lately, but those I can remember seeing recently:

Dreams - Akira Kurosawa
Pi - Darren Aronofsky
Iron Monkey - Woo-ping Yuen
Clerks - Kevin Smith

[brickhardmeat]

Pi - Darren Aronofsky

someone has been telling me to watch this for years

chan wook park is great too: "sympathy for mr. vengeance" is among my all time favorites

[vodkalush]

Last Movies Seen in theaters:
Knocked Up,
Harry Potter 5
Die Hard 4
1408
Evan Almighty

should be going to see Transformers next week and I just got a copy of Sicko that I'm gonna be watching at home tonight....

also I got "The Professional" at bestbuy the other day and i'll be watching that one soon....

[brickhardmeat]

Last Movies Seen in theaters:
Knocked Up,
Harry Potter 5
Die Hard 4
1408
Evan Almighty

should be going to see Transformers next week and I just got a copy of Sicko that I'm gonna be watching at home tonight....

also I got "The Professional" at bestbuy the other day and i'll be watching that one soon....

I see you are keeping up with the mainstream. Nothing wrong with that. Did you enjoy any of these movies?

1408 looks to be the most interesting to me, I'm sure I'll catch that on DVD

[Typer73]

I've been crawling the web for Hitchcock movies... love Hitchcock. So far I've found Marnie & Dial M for Murder. Next quest is Rear Window (so far all the links are dead).

[joey1320]

in the past 2 weeks i seen
transformers: it was ok. i wouldn't have cared for it if i wasn't such a big fan as a young kid. but nowhere near as good as i was hoping. acting was cheezy and the "transformation" from car/plane to robot left something to desire. wait for rental.

pan's labyrinth: great movie. good acting and storyline. a must see.
english substitles for all you non-spanish speakers!

big nothing: good comedy. the ending was not to my liking' but i would recomend it to anyone.

maria full of grace: a movie about humans being used a cocaine mules. what people go through and the life that it creates. good movie.

21 Grams: i have seen this movie about 4 times in the past year and it continues to get better. great acting by sean penn and benicio del toro. watch it.

and last amores perros: spanish movie with english subtitles. combining 4 different stories from one plot, if you can deal with the subtitles, it'll be worth the time.

[brickhardmeat]

in the past 2 weeks i seen
transformers: it was ok. i wouldn't have cared for it if i wasn't such a big fan as a young kid. but nowhere near as good as i was hoping. acting was cheezy and the "transformation" from car/plane to robot left something to desire. wait for rental.

pan's labyrinth: great movie. good acting and storyline. a must see.
english substitles for all you non-spanish speakers!

big nothing: good comedy. the ending was not to my liking' but i would recomend it to anyone.

maria full of grace: a movie about humans being used a cocaine mules. what people go through and the life that it creates. good movie.

21 Grams: i have seen this movie about 4 times in the past year and it continues to get better. great acting by sean penn and benicio del toro. watch it.

and last amores perros: spanish movie with english subtitles. combining 4 different stories from one plot, if you can deal with the subtitles, it'll be worth the time.

21 grams is a really good movie and also amores perros I've seen several times it is beautiful

[brickhardmeat]

I've been crawling the web for Hitchcock movies... love Hitchcock. So far I've found Marnie & Dial M for Murder. Next quest is Rear Window (so far all the links are dead).

Pedro Almodóvar "Volver" I found it very Hitchcockian

you should get Netflix it's so easy

[fnkngrv]

I see a lot of movies in the theatre...my favs so far this year were:

Transformers
Shooter
Blades of Glory
Wild Hogs
300
Redline



Movies that I enjoyed, but not favs:

Pirates 3
Rise of Silver Surfer
Freedom Writers
Bridge To Terabithia
Ghost Rider
TMNT
Disturbia
Kickin' It Old School
Spider-man 3


Movies I was disappointed in:

Stomp the Yard
Harry Potter Order of the Phoenix
Hot Fuzz
28 Weeks Later
Shrek The Third


And that about wraps up the year so far for me :headbang:

There are of course older movies that i have seen, but too many to list....:eyebulge:

[Yaris Revenge]

Dude, what on earth possessed you to watch TMNT?!?!?! Got kids?

Under no circumstances should anyone "wait for the rental" of Transformers. Action flicks lose half their appeal when you take them off the big screen.

Explosions need to be BIG. :thumbsup:

And I thought the acting was great... fit the movie perfectly. C'mon, when dealing with giant alien robots, Shindler's List-quality acting doesn't quite fit.

~YR

[brickhardmeat]

Im dying to see -28 Weeks Later-; I loved -28 days later-

Did anyone enjoy Feast? I totally loved it.

[sherryberry]

Dude, what on earth possessed you to watch TMNT?!?!?! Got kids?

Under no circumstances should anyone "wait for the rental" of Transformers. Action flicks lose half their appeal when you take them off the big screen.

Explosions need to be BIG. :thumbsup:

And I thought the acting was great... fit the movie perfectly. C'mon, when dealing with giant alien robots, Shindler's List-quality acting doesn't quite fit.

~YR

AHEM.. I watched TMNT... I used to love the cartoons when I was a kid. I also liked the power rangers as a kid.... and lots of other shows that I won't mention :smile:

[Thirty-Nine]

My wife and I recently saw:

Dream Girls
The Queen

Both were well done, but didn't really trip my trigger. My co-worker is letting me borrow Blood Diamond and Last Kind of Scottland -- two movies I wanted to see.

I happend to buy Clerks 2 and Ferris Bueller's Day Off last night (two of my favorite movies).

I really want to see Transformers, too.

[nqd]

im going to see transformers!!!!

and i saw dejavu the other day

[stuffy]

just saw ratatouille a while ago (yes i have one offspring), it was well done.

pirates of the carribean 3 was absolutley awful, i couldn't even follow the damn story, i was at least hoping for the classic disney formula to come through with a watchable movie, but wasn't to be.
my daughter had been so excited to see this movie and ended up falling asleep during it.

some of my favourite movies of the past year:

pan's labrynth
children of men
bridge to terabithia

[joey1320]

just saw ratatouille a while ago (yes i have one offspring), it was well done.

pirates of the carribean 3 was absolutley awful, i couldn't even follow the damn story, i was at least hoping for the classic disney formula to come through with a watchable movie, but wasn't to be.
my daughter had been so excited to see this movie and ended up falling asleep during it.

some of my favourite movies of the past year:

pan's labrynth
children of men
bridge to terabithia

oh children of men was a really good movie. to see what the world can turn into when people lose the hope of eternal existence. great movie. :thumbsup:

[joey1320]

also Harsh Times was kinda cool. rent it if you liked training day.

[YarisTom73]

Along the lines of subtitled Spanish films: anyone seen Santos Peregrinos? Funny as heck, IMO. :biggrin:

[brickhardmeat]

children of men was good

blood diamond sucked ass and last king of scotland was luke warm

[eTiMaGo]

oh children of men was a really good movie. to see what the world can turn into when people lose the hope of eternal existence. great movie. :thumbsup:

Yes that really was quite a good movie, very bleak, but very well made.

I also just watched the new Zodiac movie, quite captivating!

[WRBlue]

Lets see...

I don't watch new movies too often, theres alot of classics I haven't seen yet that are much, much better than what comes out now.

Anyway:
Last night I finally watched Infernal Affairs. Well done movie, but I actually enjoyed The Departed more. Maybe if I hadn't seen the remake first...

I've got Derzu Uzala sitting at home. A late Akira Kurosawa movie.

Got stuck in the front row for Harry Potter 5. Decent adaptation of the source material - which wasn't that great to begin with.

Spider-Man 3 last week. Not as good as 1, which wasn't as good as 2. Too much stuff going on, but oddly too much character exposition - which already happened in the first 2 movies!

About a month ago I watched Sky High, the Japanese ghost movie, not the Disney movie ;) . Pretty good, but not as good as the directors other ghost movies (Versus and Akumi)

[brickhardmeat]

Yes that really was quite a good movie, very bleak, but very well made.

I also just watched the new Zodiac movie, quite captivating!

still haven't seen zodiac, poor reviews from friends but Perfume: The Story of a Murderer has me hyped for a soon to be released DVD

[joey1320]

Along the lines of subtitled Spanish films: anyone seen Santos Peregrinos? Funny as heck, IMO. :biggrin:


haven't seen it. what is it about?


have you seen y tu mama tambien or the motorrcycle diaries?
both really good movies.

[fnkngrv]

Dude, what on earth possessed you to watch TMNT?!?!?! Got kids?~YR

Yeah I have a 7 yr old son...TMNT was one of my favorite past lives...it was funny because my son loves the original TMNT movie from way back when....when we can home and then I was putting him to bed after seeing the new one he said, "dad, when are we going to go and see the real TMNT movie?"

I could not help but to laugh....I told him that most of the great movies have already come and gone...that there were only a few gems left to be discovered...movie quality is going downhill as the years go by....


As for Children of Men I was pretty disappointed actually...it seemed like one of those B rated "green" group movies...not what I was expecting at all. At least they had the strawberry smokes (I don't smoke though)...anyway...

28 Weeks later was ok, but in many ways very disappointing because of the ending....I won't go further to prevent spoilage...

[brickhardmeat]

y tu mama tambien was beautiful and sad

[vodkalush]

children of men was good

blood diamond sucked ass and last king of scotland was luke warm

i would have loved children of men.... but it had no ending... it just stopped at the 80% mark in my mind....

as far as all the mainstream movies they all have been alright, nothing spectacular...

[brickhardmeat]

i would have loved children of men.... but it had no ending... it just stopped at the 80% mark in my mind....

as far as all the mainstream movies they all have been alright, nothing spectacular...


if j-horror appeals to you at all I would highly suggest checking out some takashi miike stuff, however all of his movies are not really j-horror

visitor Q is amazing

I liked the ending of children of men I thought it was a perfect ending for the movie, I didn't really want to know what happened to each individual and see them living in some commune later on a cute little island or whatever, it was as bleak as the rest of the film and it left it up to you to in a way have your own pondering thoughts of that future

[joey1320]

if j-horror appeals to you at all I would highly suggest checking out some takashi miike stuff, however all of his movies are not really j-horror

visitor Q is amazing

I liked the ending of children of men I thought it was a perfect ending for the movie, I didn't really want to know what happened to each individual and see them living in some commune later on a cute little island or whatever, it was as bleak as the rest of the film and it left it up to you to in a way have your own pondering thoughts of that future

so true. to me the baby died and the world continued the same way.
:smile:

[vodkalush]

I just wanted to know if she got either hit by the boat, got on it, or told to f#ck off and get her own ride....

[nqd]

anyone see that movie with jim carey called 23??? i saw a poster of the movie once but never really heard of it

[brickhardmeat]

anyone see that movie with jim carey called 23??? i saw a poster of the movie once but never really heard of it

no thanks, that looked awful

[nqd]

u know what i cant wait forto come out on dvd......300!

[YarisTom73]

haven't seen it. what is it about?


have you seen y tu mama tambien or the motorrcycle diaries?
both really good movies.

These poor inner-city families are living commune-style in this closed gated community in some Mexican city. They are about to celebrate this festival honoring the deceased relatives and the Saints. Someone drops one of the ceremonial statues, and they realize that the contents are pure gold. So, the families start battling over them, to cash them in for a better life. People start getting killed, and noone knows who has them... it's quite funny. Check it out. What are those you listed like?

[brickhardmeat]

These poor inner-city families are living commune-style in this closed gated community in some Mexican city. They are about to celebrate this festival honoring the deceased relatives and the Saints. Someone drops one of the ceremonial statues, and they realize that the contents are pure gold. So, the families start battling over them, to cash them in for a better life. People start getting killed, and noone knows who has them... it's quite funny. Check it out. What are those you listed like?

you would like common wealth, similar story, great movie

the most shocking movie I saw this year was short bus, basically it is porn and if you are not very accepting I wouldn't reccomend at all, by no means is this movie mild

[Thirty-Nine]

blood diamond sucked ass and last king of scotland was luke warm


Well, luckily I'm borrowing them from a co-worker and didn't have to pay anything!

I happen to like Forest Whitiker, too.

[joey1320]

These poor inner-city families are living commune-style in this closed gated community in some Mexican city. They are about to celebrate this festival honoring the deceased relatives and the Saints. Someone drops one of the ceremonial statues, and they realize that the contents are pure gold. So, the families start battling over them, to cash them in for a better life. People start getting killed, and noone knows who has them... it's quite funny. Check it out. What are those you listed like?

i gotta get that santos peregrinos, sounds like a great flick.

the motorcycle diaries follows che guevara and his best friend while he was in his early twenties. they embark on a motorcycle trip througout south america, where he faces the injustices the poor have to endure to get by in life, while the big oil/mining corporation exploit the land/people while getting filthy rich. he was going to be a doctor but the trip made him change his future into the che we know today.

y tu mama tambien has 2 young teenagers coming of age with an older woman. they learn about life and love. i saw it last year so my memory is not the best, but i know is a good movie.

[YarisTom73]

Thanks man, sounds great, I'll see if my local joint has it available..they're funny. If it isn't rented often enough, they trade it to another store. Hard to find good flicks, as they get older. Alas, another casualty of our "progressive" society. :rolleyes:

[reznunt]

live free or die hard - :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
knocked up - :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[brickhardmeat]

Thanks man, sounds great, I'll see if my local joint has it available..they're funny. If it isn't rented often enough, they trade it to another store. Hard to find good flicks, as they get older. Alas, another casualty of our "progressive" society. :rolleyes:

no netflix account?:confused:

I couldn't live without it.:laugh:

[WRBlue]

the motorcycle diaries follows che guevara and his best friend while he was in his early twenties. they embark on a motorcycle trip througout south america, where he faces the injustices the poor have to endure to get by in life, while the big oil/mining corporation exploit the land/people while getting filthy rich. he was going to be a doctor but the trip made him change his future into the che we know today.

I was rather dissapointed with it. It was a good movie, but didn't carry any weight with me. I didn't care much what happened with the riders, the people they met, etc.

[brickhardmeat]

I was rather dissapointed with it. It was a good movie, but didn't carry any weight with me. I didn't care much what happened with the riders, the people they met, etc.


I didn't identify with that one either.

Another good movie with that actor would be the Science of Sleep, that movie was quite good to me.

[sherryberry]

running with scissors was good.. i didn't pay attention to the whole movie cuz I was playin my games as the video was playin but what I do remember was good :smile:

[brickhardmeat]

running with scissors was good.. i didn't pay attention to the whole movie cuz I was playin my games as the video was playin but what I do remember was good :smile:

yeah, better than I expected, I liked it, thought it was going to be terrible but it was good

[Typer73]

no netflix account?:confused:

I couldn't live without it.:laugh:

Hey Brick... do you get a kick-back from NetFlix?

[brickhardmeat]

no, but it really is the coolest thing ever, I hate blockbuster and there is a great video store around the corner that has obscure stuff but they are behind the times and most of the good stuff is on video although they have some good dvd, browsing is a bitch and it's 4 bucks a rental and late fees and all that shit, irritations

I find it much easier to search for what I want using netflix and they have a very broad selection also I only spend 20. bucks a month and I watch a ton of movies, they basically send me one as fast as I can get them back

I am on the 3 at a time plan and I almost always have something to watch plus they have the watch now feature with a fairly good selection that continues to improve

I've watched 118 movies this year not including my instant watching stuff, DVR recordings, stuff I watch on Saturday night at my friend's place 'cuz that's movie night and a few I've seen in theaters

[sherryberry]

I only use blockbuster cuz i get two coupons for free in-store video or GAME rental.. and guess what I use it for... that's right, GAMES! :smile: and i can easily just go into the store and pick up new movies after i watched the dvds that comes in the mail. they are also doing blu-ray and hd dvd online now but those are impossible to get since everyone is renting it and there aren't that many blu-ray/hd dvd titles out yet. I pay 17.99 a month for all this. And I live in crazy commercial area.. so I think the only video rental stores around are... blockbuster and possibly hollywood video but I've never been to one myself.

[brickhardmeat]

I only use blockbuster cuz i get two coupons for free in-store video or GAME rental.. and guess what I use it for... that's right, GAMES! :smile: and i can easily just go into the store and pick up new movies after i watched the dvds that comes in the mail. they are also doing blu-ray and hd dvd online now but those are impossible to get since everyone is renting it and there aren't that many blu-ray/hd dvd titles out yet. I pay 17.99 a month for all this. And I live in crazy commercial area.. so I think the only video rental stores around are... blockbuster and possibly hollywood video but I've never been to one myself.


my friends switched from netflix to blockbuster, like you they like being able to go to the store, their tastes are more mainstream than mine

[gonzo452001]

Went and seen Hairypotter and seen transformers saturday at the same theater didn't have to buy more popcorn or soda saved a lot of money.
American Beauty is one of my favorite movies.Anybody seen Hostel 2 I liked it.

[brickhardmeat]

Went and seen Hairypotter and seen transformers saturday at the same theater didn't have to buy more popcorn or soda saved a lot of money.
American Beauty is one of my favorite movies.Anybody seen Hostel 2 I liked it.

I didn't enjoy Hostel so I haven't even bothered with Hostel 2 yet. Something has been lost in these movies. This guy is getting a ton of credit for these movies and me being a horror fan; I would put his movies in another genre. Just not my thing but nice to see lots of tits.

American Beauty was good and also around that time and often overlooked, The Virgin Suicides

[gonzo452001]

Hostel2 does have a twist at the end some people find those movies to gross have you ever seen ichi the killer

[brickhardmeat]

I love Ichi the Killer!

Audition*
The Bird People in China
City of Lost Souls*
Dead or Alive*
Dead or Alive 2*
Dead or Alive Final*
Deadly Outlaw:Rekka
Fudoh: The New Generation*
Full Metal Yakuza
Gozu*
The Great Yoki War
The Happiness of the Katakuris*
Ichi the Killer*
Izo*
Last Life in the Universe*
Ley Lines*
Masters of Horror-Takashi Miike:Imprint
MPD Psycho, II, III
Neighbor No. 13*
One Missed Call*
Rainy Dog*
Sabu
Shinjuku Triad Society
Three....Extremes
Visitor Q*
Yakuza Demon*
Young Thugs: Innocent Blood

Above is what I have seen so far of Takashi Miike films. I put asterisks by the ones I most enjoyed but I have never been dissapointed by any of his films.

Have you seen Ichi-1 based on the same character but different director? I haven't seen yet. It is a prequel to Ichi the Killer.

[gonzo452001]

Don't think so have seen other takashi Miike movies think he has a thing for breast milk

[brickhardmeat]

yes both in Gozu and in Visitor Q breast milk was used

I would highly recomend Last Life in the Universe and Gozu. Gozu is quite like a David Lynch film as far as the style of the film.

[kurokoma-kun]

Ever seen wandafuru raifu (wonderful life) by Hirokazu Koreeda?

[brickhardmeat]

Ever seen wandafuru raifu (wonderful life) by Hirokazu Koreeda?


I just queued it up in my Netflix. Probably catch it later this week. Translated as "after life" on the netflix sight. They compare with Red and Blue and Red is one of my favorite Krzysztof Kieslowski films.

[Thirty-Nine]

Saw Last King of Scotland last night; I thought it was very good.

[brickhardmeat]

Saw Last King of Scotland last night; I thought it was very good.

That scene with the arms for legs and legs for arms is pretty wicked. It wasn't a terrible movie. Could have been worse.

[Thirty-Nine]

Dude, I hear ya. I was like -- holy crap -- that's nasty!

[vodkalush]

I liked the last king of Scotland, nothing to write home about: but i did go into it with no expectations

[sherryberry]

I've yet to see last king of scotland. All i know is that there's good acting in it heh.

[brickhardmeat]

I've yet to see last king of scotland. All i know is that there's good acting in it heh.


there have been far worse movies made, it's worth viewing

[sherryberry]

there have been far worse movies made, it's worth viewing

I'll rent it next chance I get. :smile: Although, I haven't had as much time to watch movies as I used to. Darn work. :frown:

[kurokoma-kun]

there have been far worse movies made

What in your opinion is the WORST movie you've ever seen? I mean relative to how much it cost to make.

[kurokoma-kun]

Oh yeah, have you seen Metropolis by Fritz Lang? One of my all-time faves, even with the cheesy soundtrack on Giorgio Moroder's version.

[brickhardmeat]

What in your opinion is the WORST movie you've ever seen? I mean relative to how much it cost to make.

That's a really tough one because many of the movies I like would be considered bad but my tastes vary tremendously.

The Fountain-what a waste-it was pretty awful:barf:

This would be my choice as far as somewhat recent viewings go. I'll have to ponder it for a bit to come up with an all time WORST.

[brickhardmeat]

Oh yeah, have you seen Metropolis by Fritz Lang? One of my all-time faves, even with the cheesy soundtrack on Giorgio Moroder's version.


that super old movie? I have never seen the entire thing, no. I have been meaning to for a very long time.

as far as visual masterpieces go......

I did see Kenneth Anger Volume I

FIREWORKS, PUCE MOMENT, RABBIT'S MOON, EAUX D'ARTIFICE, and INAUGURATION OF THE PLEASURE DOME

I was wowed to say the least. AMAZING

[sherryberry]

looks like i'll be doing a lot of renting in the near future.

[WRBlue]

Oh yeah, have you seen Metropolis by Fritz Lang? One of my all-time faves, even with the cheesy soundtrack on Giorgio Moroder's version.

Excelent movie. Even if you don't like movies about class struggle and the proletariat rising up against the bourgeoisie.

[kurokoma-kun]

Excelent movie. Even if you don't like movies about class struggle and the proletariat rising up against the bourgeoisie.

...or movies with big symbolic clocks, actors wearing too much eyeliner, and who look like they are about to faint from the effort of showing intense emotion in a silent film! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Another really great silent film is The General by Buster Keaton as star and director, so funny you forget it was made 80 years ago.

[death is my gift]

Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix sucked ASS. Of course I'm a little biased because it's my favorite book in the series (so far) but even as a stand alone movie it was horrid.

of course this is only my opinion.

[brickhardmeat]

Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix sucked ASS. Of course I'm a little biased because it's my favorite book in the series (so far) but even as a stand alone movie it was horrid.

of course this is only my opinion.

I haven't watched any of the Potter movies and I won't.

[sherryberry]

I haven't watched any of the Potter movies and I won't.

Why not? just wondering. don't care for the movies but just curious :smile:

[death is my gift]

I haven't watched any of the Potter movies and I won't.

ok?

[brickhardmeat]

oh, just not something I would pick up, not a big fantasy fan at all, gag

I like some sci-fi fantasy like Blade Runner but this is more action/science fiction

Also the movie is extremely mainstream; I will ,but not often, sit through mainstream cinema.:rolleyes:

It's not like I have a problem with the occult or anything.:laugh:

[kurokoma-kun]

It's not like I have a problem with the occult or anything.:laugh:

Then have you seen The Ninth Gate? I have not, but hear it's one of the few truly decent movies about the occult.

[brickhardmeat]

yes, saw the Ninth Gate but I prefer Satanis

I still haven't sat through the Davinchi Code-boring

[brickhardmeat]

Ever seen wandafuru raifu (wonderful life) by Hirokazu Koreeda?

I just finished after life. It was very good.:thumbsup:

[eTiMaGo]

Recently seen:
Transformers - I guess the best word for it is exhilarating :biggrin:
Disturbia - starts off like a twisted teen comedy, ends up really really tense!
Evan Almighty - The idea is good, a few laughs, but not that great.
Are We Done Yet? - a decent sequel, funny yet sweet

[brickhardmeat]

I watched Alpha Dog this evening, fucking sad story, shit. Sad and true. Grim.

I thought this movie was going to be a real piece of shit and it wasn't.

[gonzo452001]

I saw alpha Dog it was a very sad story

[slvryaris]

Same here. Anyone seen I now pronounce you chuck and larry? I about pissed myself. It's a must see for anyone that likes Sandler films or Happy Madison Production stuff.


I haven't watched any of the Potter movies and I won't.

[joey1320]

I saw alpha Dog it was a very sad story

true. the acting could had been better but oh well. since it was based on a true story it makes it sad the way it ends...:frown:

[brickhardmeat]

yeah it did have a very expensive made for tv, after school special kinda feel but like I said I was expecting total dog dump and it wasn't that

[sherryberry]

Same here. Anyone seen I now pronounce you chuck and larry? I about pissed myself. It's a must see for anyone that likes Sandler films or Happy Madison Production stuff.

I saw that this weekend... hilarious! sandler is hilarious *when touching jessica biel's boobs* "ewwiee" hehehe

And oh yeah, Alpha Dog was really sad :frown: and i was actually sorta surprised by justin timberlake. I don't like him personally but he did a decent job with his part.

[brickhardmeat]

"yeah you're mah boy" ....."we'd never hurt 'ya"

[death is my gift]

I saw Hairspray on Friday. I know most of you will be all, "eewww gaaaay", well...yeah. It's a musical. I really love the original. John Waters rocks my face. He also makes a cameo in this remake.

I really liked it.

[brickhardmeat]

I will see this version of Hairspray eventually. Can wait for DVD.

I absolutly love the original and just about everything John has ever done.

[Irishlass]

Live Free or Die Hard.... an absolute hoot.... fun, totally not real, some great special effects and way over the top.....

[brickhardmeat]

Live Free or Die Hard.... an absolute hoot.... fun, totally not real, some great special effects and way over the top.....

a lot of people are saying that

[Irishlass]

I'd heard it too... I was along with the crowd but was the one laughing!

[sherryberry]

I want to see hairspray. I haven't seen the original but I love broadway shows and I like to watch the ones that get turned into movies, even though not all of them does the original justice.

[brickhardmeat]

I want to see hairspray. I haven't seen the original but I love broadway shows and I like to watch the ones that get turned into movies, even though not all of them does the original justice.

see the original movie first, then watch the broadway movie version, for sure

[Slummy]

Battle Royale Directed by Kinji Fukasaku was very good.
I enjoyed Transformers
I did not enjoy the new Harry Potter.
I watched Match Point the other day...not bad.

[death is my gift]

I want to see hairspray. I haven't seen the original but I love broadway shows and I like to watch the ones that get turned into movies, even though not all of them does the original justice.

Do yourself a favor and see the original first. Seriously.

[brickhardmeat]

Battle Royale Directed by Kinji Fukasaku was very good.
I enjoyed Transformers
I did not enjoy the new Harry Potter.
I watched Match Point the other day...not bad.


match point is excellent and also celebrity

I love battle royale!

[Slummy]

I love battle royale![/QUOTE]

Have you seen B.R. II? If not I wouldnt worry too much..its pretty much crap. IMO.

A few more good ones if your into Japanese Action/fantasy:
Casshern dir. by Kazuaki Kiriya
Shinobi dir. by Ten Shimoyama
Shadowless Sword dir. by Young-jun Kim (this one is Korean actually)

[brickhardmeat]

I love battle royale!

Have you seen B.R. II? If not I wouldnt worry too much..its pretty much crap. IMO.

A few more good ones if your into Japanese Action/fantasy:
Casshern dir. by Kazuaki Kiriya
Shinobi dir. by Ten Shimoyama
Shadowless Sword dir. by Young-jun Kim (this one is Korean actually)[/QUOTE]


yeah battle royale II was total crap, agreed, I am not big on sequels anyway I never expect too much at all

These are older classics aren't they?

Casshern dir. by Kazuaki Kiriya
Shinobi dir. by Ten Shimoyama
Shadowless Sword dir. by Young-jun Kim (this one is Korean actually)

I like takashi miike's stuff and he -never-disappoints.

j-horror is more my genre

[sherryberry]

Don't worry, brick and death, i plan on seeing the original first. prob be renting it soon.

[Slummy]

Apparently Casshern was an old anime. the movie was released in 2004. (thanks Wiki!)
Shinobi was was relased in 05 I think?

I will definitely check out takashi miike. Cool thread too!

[brickhardmeat]

Apparently Casshern was an old anime. the movie was released in 2004. (thanks Wiki!)
Shinobi was was relased in 05 I think?

I will definitely check out takashi miike. Cool thread too!

ok, not oldies, I'll have to check out these directors

[ROCKLAND TOYOTA]

not sure where thrad is at but ive seen harry pothead and the new die hard....

[brickhardmeat]

harry is a millionaire today

[whooppee777]

my g/f made me watch alpha dog with her. which is horribly written, directed, and produced. but is based on a very interesting true story.

saw transformers which was pretty tight.

going to see the simpsons which better rock ass!

[brickhardmeat]

my g/f made me watch alpha dog with her. which is horribly written, directed, and produced. but is based on a very interesting true story.

saw transformers which was pretty tight.

going to see the simpsons which better rock ass!

well, I will say this for alpha dog, I think they tried to keep the story based on evidence and the real sequence of events so writing was limited, it is one of those "is what it is movies", nothing spectacular that's for sure

[vodkalush]

battle royale!!!!!!!!!!!

[brickhardmeat]

I finally saw 300 tonight. It was good.

[eTiMaGo]

I still haven't seen it, ordered the HD version though, should be here in a few days :biggrin:

Surf's Up was surprisingly good, very charming and fun movie, a step away from the norm of CGI animated movies... And the CGI water? Amazing...

[brickhardmeat]

so, in a couple of weeks Stranger Than Paradise will FINALY be released on DVD:biggrin:

this weeks choices...

Daywatch *****
This Is England*****
The Host****
The Beales of Grey Gardens (waiting arrival)
Inland Empire (patiently waiting arrival!!!!)


tonight Driller Killer and Mad Cowgirl double feature

August 31st Halloween!!!!!! Who can't be excited about this one?

[eTiMaGo]

Saw Redline recently... OMFG it makes the first Fast & Furious or Torque look like cinematic masterpieces... Though I guess it is a pure unashamed concentration of what guys like: fast cars, skanky girls, cheesy one-liners, guns and fistfights... :iono:

[brickhardmeat]

The WORST movie I've seen recently was Pathfinder.:barf:

terrible

[sherryberry]

The WORST movie I've seen recently was Pathfinder.:barf:

terrible

that bad eh? my bf insisted on renting it. i had no desires of seeing it.

i saw bridge of teriabithia lately. i didn't read the book so i had actually thought it'd be like another chronicles of narnia fantasy type deal from the trailers.

[RS07]

The Simpsons :biggrin:

[whooppee777]

superbad = hilarious

[brickhardmeat]

hot fuzz - it had it's moments

[seanele]

that bad eh? my bf insisted on renting it. i had no desires of seeing it.

i saw bridge of teriabithia lately. i didn't read the book so i had actually thought it'd be like another chronicles of narnia fantasy type deal from the trailers.

That Terabithia movie is suck!
it is boring.., though i stay 'till the end..:redface:

[seanele]

Last I saw was Die Hard 4, not bad at all... Still gotta see Transformers though, maybe this weekend...


I haven't seen Die Hard 4 yet..but Transformer is freaking awesome!!

[seanele]

Anybody seen " Legend of Zu"??

damn, one of my all time fave.
i have the DVD..and a copy in my one of my 1k gigs external..:biggrin:

[seanele]

I haven't watched any of the Potter movies and I won't.

same here..!!
people said it's a great story and movies.., but i think it's just not good for the kids.
fun story?..maybe, ...but still not approving it...sorry.:smile:

[ROCKLAND TOYOTA]

im an old man already but harry pothead movies are interesting....

[sherryberry]

That Terabithia movie is suck!
it is boring.., though i stay 'till the end..:redface:


ya I didn't like it but I still cried :redface:

on another note, I saw Ghost Rider. fires are fun

[derrick452]

last movie i watched was "the reaping"..before that I rewatched "clockwork orange" and downloaded a few others last night. I have, but have yet to watch "hot fuzz" and "28 weeks later" along with whatever else just came out.

[brickhardmeat]

I just watched Inland Empire last night

all I can say is "whoa!"

some of the best cinematography I have ever seen in my whole life

If you like David Lynch and haven't seen it, SEE IT NOW

[sherryberry]

I just watched Inland Empire last night

all I can say is "whoa!"

some of the best cinematography I have ever seen in my whole life

If you like David Lynch and haven't seen it, SEE IT NOW

what's that about?

[brickhardmeat]

what's that about?

Nikki (Laura Dern) is a married actress who ends up in bed with her co-star (Justin Theroux), but is it an affair or just acting? When the two start calling each other by their characters' names, the faint line between fact and fiction gets even fuzzier in this David Lynch mystery. Jeremy Irons stars as Kingsley, the director of the film within the film who does little to help the characters -- or the audience -- distinguish reality from fantasy.

[sherryberry]

whoa.. that sounds very interesting... time to rent :smile:

[brickhardmeat]

whoa.. that sounds very interesting... time to rent :smile:

be warned, if you don't like david lynch stuff o you are going to hate it

it is also 3 hours long, you may want to start with eraserhead, mulolland drive, lost highway, wild at heart, and dune and get a good feel of his stuff if you don't have that already under your belt

or just jump right in

[sherryberry]

be warned, if you don't like david lynch stuff o you are going to hate it

it is also 3 hours long, you may want to start with eraserhead, mulolland drive, lost highway, wild at heart, and dune and get a good feel of his stuff if you don't have that already under your belt

or just jump right in

I like all types of movies, esp. ones that will make you think hard. 3 hours is fine. most of the times, good movies, even if they are long, won't feel like they are that long. Bad movies, however.. never seem to end :smile: thanks for the heads up.. it's already added in my blockbuster's queue.

[brickhardmeat]

Night on Earth and Stranger Than Paradise are both FINALLY cooming to DVD on Sept 4th 2007!!!!!!!:thumbup: :clap:

[eTiMaGo]

just saw a movie from New Zealand called Black Sheep... Think of it as Shaun of the Dead, with zombie sheep, really over the top and hilarious!

[sherryberry]

I saw Mozart and the Whale recently. it was OK.

[nsmitchell]

I just got the 1980 Flash Gordon "Saviour or the Universe Edition" on DVD. It was just released earlier this month. That is one cool movie! Major camp though!

[ROCKLAND TOYOTA]

SUPERBAD was hella funny.......

[brickhardmeat]

just saw a movie from New Zealand called Black Sheep... Think of it as Shaun of the Dead, with zombie sheep, really over the top and hilarious!

yeah, Black Sheep is on my list to see, looks great

[brickhardmeat]

I just got the 1980 Flash Gordon "Saviour or the Universe Edition" on DVD. It was just released earlier this month. That is one cool movie! Major camp though!

haven't seen since like '82 but I have fond memories of this one, I'll have to see it again soon

[brickhardmeat]

It is all about shock and sexual violence this weekend-my extreme foreign selections

Anatomy of Hell*****
Baise Moi*****
Dance With The Devil****

[sherryberry]

has anyone seen hot fuzz yet? Saw it last night.. funny but way too long.

[brickhardmeat]

has anyone seen hot fuzz yet? Saw it last night.. funny but way too long.

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it was ok, not as funny as I expected

[eTiMaGo]

has anyone seen hot fuzz yet? Saw it last night.. funny but way too long.

It was pretty good, starting quite slow but really setting up the stage for the mindlessly fun last part :smile:

[sherryberry]

just saw the nanny diaries this weekend. cute movie. scarlett was better than usual in it.

[The Phoenix]

I was watching one of the Funniest Movies Ever!

Ace Ventura Pet Dictective

What the...
That's it! That's it!
Einhorn is Finkle, Finkle is Einhorn,
Einhorn is a man... Oh my God...
Einhorn is a MAN!

-The Phoenix
hahahaha

[Irishlass]

Just saw Hot Fuzz Sunday. Yes funny but the ending dragged on and on...

It's good to find movie and vidiots here..... :clap:

[sherryberry]

Just saw Hot Fuzz Sunday. Yes funny but the ending dragged on and on...

It's good to find movie and vidiots here..... :clap:

yup exactly ha and it took forever to get to that end as well. I liked Shaun of the Dead better.