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[modernwizardry]

Thread for discussing movies.

I saw Prometheus last weekend. The plot was kind of cool but as it went on it did get very predictable. To me the biggest flaw was that there was barely any character development besides the android guy. When people started getting killed I really did not care or miss them. The visuals were great and the 3D was not overused and only came of gimmicky in a couple spots. Overall it was entertaining but I don't think I would ever have a desire to see it again.

I kind of want to see Seeking a Friend For the End of the World.

[Vegetaman]

I'm thinking about buying Dead Snow and the latest Hellraiser movie (sans Doug Bradley, and direct to DVD). Because I love me some horror movies, cheesy or no.

[Diabolik]

Dead Snow is a waste....I was so let down.

If you want some good horror....

Inside - great french film about stealing babies from the womb.
Martyrs - much more than your typical horror / torture porn movie
Tucker and Dale vs Evil - comedy horror
Black Death - not really horror but elements of horror. one of my faves
Trick r Treat - the anthology movie that came out a few years back is really good.
Isolation - imagine the Thing ( carpenters ) on a farm
Kill List - I didnt like it at first because it was so odd. Once you think about it and start putting the clues together....wow.
The Host - great korean monster movie
7 Days - man gets revenge on child killer....kind of an art house movie but damn good.

[Diabolik]

Originally Posted by modernwizardry

Thread for discussing movies.

I saw Prometheus last weekend. The plot was kind of cool but as it went on it did get very predictable. To me the biggest flaw was that there was barely any character development besides the android guy. When people started getting killed I really did not care or miss them. The visuals were great and the 3D was not overused and only came of gimmicky in a couple spots. Overall it was entertaining but I don't think I would ever have a desire to see it again.

I kind of want to see Seeking a Friend For the End of the World.

Seeing Seeking a Freind for End of the World tomorrow actually.

Prometheus was a waste. It could have been so much more of a smarter movie. Any film that has to have you listen to people tell you about all the stuff you "missed" isnt a film that works for me. Yuo should be able to "get" what is happening from the movie itself. It failed on all levels. First off with a waste of a great cast. Characters that did stuff that a normal person who was with that job would not do. The explaination of the "engineers" being Christ was unclear until reading an interview with Ridley Scott. People are trying so hard to want to like this but it just wasnt a good movie overall.

[Diabolik]

if anyone is looking for some good movies to check out.....

NEVER LET ME GO - one of my favorite movies from a few years back.



Martha Marcy May Marlene - my fave from last year



Another Earth - not really sci-fi...more about second chances at life



The Wild Hunt - such a great film...funny but messed up

[nomisofsiman]

I saw the Avengers today and enjoyed it quite a bit. My only issue with it is what I have issue with most of these Marvel films. They're too fucking long. It would be one thing if they crammed a lot of necessary stuff, but I felt a lot of stuff in the first half could have been trimmed a bit...even some of the battle sequences could have been trimmed. I don't know about you guys, but I like my superhero/action films wanting more, not wanting less.

Beyond that, recently I've seen a couple of other films.

The Grey - Enjoyed it for the most part until the end. The end just felt forced to me.

The Thing (current and Carpenter version) - My gf and I are seeing the various versions of the Thing. We're going backwards as we saw the newest one first, which I just thought was okay, then we saw the Carpenter version which I enjoyed, even if it does have those hokey special effects (then again, what Carpenter movie doesn't?) and this week, we most likely will see the '50s original.

Prometheus - I enjoyed it. It entertained me. Maybe I see what you guys are saying in that it could've gone into more, but I wasn't really expecting it to be that. I enjoyed it for what it was -- a good, not great sci-fi action film. The one thing that annoyed me more than anything was Charlize Theron. Not that she was bad or anything but I felt her character served no purpose at all.

[TychoCelchu]

I saw "Bulletproof" starring Gary Busey, from 1987, last night. It was pretty funny and offered everything I want out your basic typical 80s macho-guy action film.

[DMR]

I haven't seen a Hollywood movie in a theater in five years. (I did see that lousy black metal documentary in a theater, though.) I'm sick of movies with incoherent plots and tons of CGI.

[Vegetaman]

Originally Posted by Diabolik

Dead Snow is a waste....I was so let down.

If you want some good horror....

Inside - great french film about stealing babies from the womb.
Martyrs - much more than your typical horror / torture porn movie
Tucker and Dale vs Evil - comedy horror
Black Death - not really horror but elements of horror. one of my faves
Trick r Treat - the anthology movie that came out a few years back is really good.
Isolation - imagine the Thing ( carpenters ) on a farm
Kill List - I didnt like it at first because it was so odd. Once you think about it and start putting the clues together....wow.
The Host - great korean monster movie
7 Days - man gets revenge on child killer....kind of an art house movie but damn good.

Awww man, major bummer on Dead Snow. The trailer made it look like it had so much potential, too. And the new Hellraiser reviews are so atrocious, it sounds like it was just a "must retain the rights" movie with a budget circa $300,000. And I can't imagine it rivals "The Evil Dead" for low budget awesomeness, lol.

Though the best arbitrary horror buy I did was the movie "HIDEOUS!" (1997, Full Moon). I was... Thoroughly impressed with the cheese, the creatures, and... Yeah, all the elements I want in a horror film. Laughed my ass off quite a bit during that one.

Originally Posted by nomisofsiman

The Thing (current and Carpenter version) - My gf and I are seeing the various versions of the Thing. We're going backwards as we saw the newest one first, which I just thought was okay, then we saw the Carpenter version which I enjoyed, even if it does have those hokey special effects (then again, what Carpenter movie doesn't?) and this week, we most likely will see the '50s original.

I personally enjoy the 50s "The Thing From Another World" the best of the lot.

[modernwizardry]

Haha my favorite John Carpenter I think is They Live. It's so good and bad at the same time.

Speaking of good and bad...Under Siege starring Steven Seagal fits that category.

[Diabolik]

Originally Posted by modernwizardry

Haha my favorite John Carpenter I think is They Live. It's so good and bad at the same time.

Speaking of good and bad...Under Siege starring Steven Seagal fits that category.

there is an updated version of They Live coming out this fall called BRANDED. It looks pretty good.

[modernwizardry]

Originally Posted by Diabolik

there is an updated version of They Live coming out this fall called BRANDED. It looks pretty good.

Awesome I have to keep an eye out for it. I hope they keep the 10 minute fight scene.

[DMR]

Originally Posted by modernwizardry

Haha my favorite John Carpenter I think is They Live. It's so good and bad at the same time.

What's bad about They Live? That movie is fucking awesome.

[modernwizardry]

Well I signed up for a free trial on Netflix...already caught up on a few movies I wanted to see. Any suggestions?

I did see Super 8 which I really enjoyed. One of my favorites in the last few years I think. First movie in a long time where as soon as it was over I wanted to watch it again.

Then Skyline which was terrible. So bad.

[Jasonic]

Just saw Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Dog Days yesterday.

It was actually really good. Not as good as Roderick Rules, but still very funny.

[Diabolik]

I watched THE BAY on PPV. best thing I have seen in a long time.



I also just watched this really messed up documentary called Bad Blood: A Cautionary Tale. it is about hemopheliacs in the late 70's early 80's when AIDS hit. It is soooo messed up.

I also highly recommend these....all on Netfilx

- Battle Royale - great japanese film which Hunger Games ripped off.
- Tall Man - lots of great twist and turns. Not really a horror movie but it was marketed that way.
- Postal - Uwe Bolls very un-pc action comedy
- Prey (Proie) - great low budget horror movie. Highly recommended. Very dark and downbeat.

God Bless America - great movie.


also if you are into TV shows....I highly recommend these.

- Psychoville - one of the greatest TV shows ever. Black comedy british show. It is currently on Fearnet on cable ondemand.

-The Inbetweeners - british version...not the bad MTV remake. one of the funniest shows ever.
- Trailer park boys - love this damn show. BAMMMMM!!!!!
- Skins - british version as well. The first 2 seasons are unbeleivable. Very wel done stuff.
- This is England 86 and 88 - mini series about a group of skinheads. Not your typical fighting and racist stuff. Just about life in that era.

[Vegetaman]

Just ordered some of DVDs for black friday/cyber monday...

-Dead Snow
-Outpost
-Dark Shadows
-Cabin in the Woods
-Captain America
-The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
-Xtro / Xtro II

[modernwizardry]

Yeah God Bless America was great!

The Bay looks good. I'll have to check that out soon.

[nomisofsiman]

Is it just me or have most movies that have come out this year just been meh?

[Justin Gaines]

Originally Posted by nomisofsiman

Is it just me or have most movies that have come out this year just been meh?

I don't see nearly as many movies as I used to, but between Dark Knight, Avengers, Hunger Games and (I'm anticipating) The Hobbit, 2012 is doing just fine by me.

[Diabolik]

Originally Posted by nomisofsiman

Is it just me or have most movies that have come out this year just been meh?

This has been the worst year for movies in over a decade for me. I used to go every weekend and see 1 or 2 movies. Some weekends 3. This year I have seen under 14 movies in the theater. I used to do that in 2 months. Just a lack of good stuff coming out.

[Justin Gaines]

Originally Posted by Diabolik

This has been the worst year for movies in over a decade for me. I used to go every weekend and see 1 or 2 movies. Some weekends 3. This year I have seen under 14 movies in the theater. I used to do that in 2 months. Just a lack of good stuff coming out.

Wow, if I see 5-6 movies in the theater it's a banner year. In college it used to be 3-5 a week, but I had no social life.

[Diabolik]

what helps is that I have a bunch of movie freinds so finding people to go with is easy. Plus if no one wants to go I have zero issue going myself.

like tonight...I won free passes to see The Collection....the sequel to the Collector.

[DMR]

I'm trying to see how long I can go without seeing a Hollywood movie in a theater. The last one was Spider Man 3. I don't feel like I'm missing anything.

[Jasonic]

I don't get out to the movies much these days......

The best of the year for me hands down was ARGO.

Though a rip off, I actually enjoyed POSSESSION.