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fnkngrv · 07-13-2007, 01:17 AM

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

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

Yaris Revenge · 07-13-2007, 09:04 AM

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.

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 · 07-13-2007, 10:19 AM

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

Did anyone enjoy Feast? I totally loved it.

sherryberry · 07-13-2007, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by 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.

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

Thirty-Nine · 07-13-2007, 11:13 AM

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 · 07-13-2007, 11:15 AM

im going to see transformers!!!!

and i saw dejavu the other day

stuffy · 07-13-2007, 11:24 AM

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 · 07-13-2007, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by 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

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.

joey1320 · 07-13-2007, 11:30 AM

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

YarisTom73 · 07-13-2007, 11:43 AM

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

brickhardmeat · 07-13-2007, 12:21 PM

children of men was good

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

eTiMaGo · 07-13-2007, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by joey1320

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.

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 · 07-13-2007, 12:25 PM

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 · 07-13-2007, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by eTiMaGo

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 · 07-13-2007, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by YarisTom73

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

haven't seen it. what is it about?

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

fnkngrv · 07-13-2007, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Yaris Revenge

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 · 07-13-2007, 01:30 PM

y tu mama tambien was beautiful and sad

vodkalush · 07-13-2007, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by brickhardmeat

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...

07-13-2007, 01:17 AM	#19
fnkngrv Mr. 155 and climbing View User's Garage Drives: Seriously Modded 07 Sedan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In The Hotbox Posts: 4,742	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 There are of course older movies that i have seen, but too many to list.... __________________ Team Tiamat Racing on Facebook Youtube Channel: Team Tiamat Racing *Class record holder in Land Speed @ 154.5mph for 1.5 mile and 145.5mph in the mile in the F (2.016 to 3.014 L), G (1.524 to 2.015 L), and H (1.016 to 1.523 L) classes.*

07-13-2007, 09:04 AM	#20
Yaris Revenge GIGA...DRILL...BREAKER!!! Drives: Lagann. ;P Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: My own little world. Posts: 717	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. 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 __________________ Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

07-13-2007, 10:19 AM	#21
brickhardmeat Lonesome Cowboy View User's Garage Drives: 2007 WHITE HATCHBACK Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Inner City, Dallas Posts: 2,995	Im dying to see -28 Weeks Later-; I loved -28 days later- Did anyone enjoy Feast? I totally loved it. __________________ SPONSORED BY

07-13-2007, 11:13 AM	#23
Thirty-Nine Small cars are a big deal View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 3,144	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. __________________ Subcompact Culture: The Small car blog

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brickhardmeat Lonesome Cowboy View User's Garage Drives: 2007 WHITE HATCHBACK Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Inner City, Dallas Posts: 2,995	children of men was good blood diamond sucked ass and last king of scotland was luke warm __________________ SPONSORED BY

07-13-2007, 11:15 AM	#24
nqd Drives: 07 Yaris LB Absolute RED Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 884	im going to see transformers!!!! and i saw dejavu the other day

07-13-2007, 11:24 AM	#25
stuffy Drives: 06 yaris 5-dr le man Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: ontario, canada Posts: 699	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

07-13-2007, 11:30 AM	#27
joey1320 View User's Garage Drives: Yaris LB Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lakewood, Ohio Posts: 538	also Harsh Times was kinda cool. rent it if you liked training day.

07-13-2007, 11:43 AM	#28
YarisTom73 46 and 2, just ahead... Drives: 07 Yaris sedan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Johnstown, PA Posts: 533	Along the lines of subtitled Spanish films: anyone seen *Santos Peregrinos*? Funny as heck, IMO.

07-13-2007, 12:25 PM	#31
WRBlue View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 3 Door, 04 WRX, 69 Lotus Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: norcal Posts: 128	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)

07-13-2007, 01:30 PM	#35
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