Manhunter sucks a bucket of cocks

I've heard conflicting reports. I've never seen any of the Hannibal movies though so I figure maybe that'd be a unique place to start.

we're either watching Article 99 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101371/) tonight or M. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022100/).

or maybe a disc of Mr Bean. I've had my three blockbusteronline movies for like, a week. I guess I should watch them, huh?

i just watched sunshine. i enjoyed it until the last thirty minutes. although, i think i'm over that now and kind of want to watch it again already.

we're either watching Article 99 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101371/) tonight or M. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022100/).

or maybe a disc of Mr Bean. I've had my three blockbusteronline movies for like, a week. I guess I should watch them, huh?

please watch the godfather :(

Paprika - B-
Savages - B-
Cloverfield - B+

Article 99 - B

3:10 to Yuma-B+
30 Days of Night-C+

I've just watched Braveheart for the 100th time.

I've just watched Braveheart for the 100th time.


wow you are an idiot 99 times over

wow you are an idiot 99 times over

Are you still pissed because I won't friend you on my myspace alex?

:confused:

Oh and I happen to LOVE braveheart so GFY!

Been meaning to ask is that pic for real?

It is AFAIK.

Fuck! Great image.

Almost as harrowing as Bardy's arm fat.

I can't figure out what's going on in antipops picture.

someone is walking in front of a train

Oh yeah I see it now.

I just watched Juno again, and I think I have to redact my evaluation to an A.
This movie makes me happy. Very happy.

M. - D (didn't even finish it)

1931 version?

I just watched Juno again, and I think I have to redact my evaluation to a A.
This movie makes me happy. Very happy.

oh yeah i watched this.

Juno - C+

Not a fan?

1931 version?

yeah

Doesn't seem like your type of movie from my limited knowledge of what you've been seeing.

I forced myself to start seeing older and foreign films about a year and a half ago. It took time getting used to the obvious differences and appreciating them, and although M is supposedly very good (I haven't seen it) that might not be the place to start.

oh yeah i watched this.

Juno - C+

you suck

Doesn't seem like your type of movie from my limited knowledge of what you've been seeing.

I forced myself to start seeing older and foreign films about a year and a half ago. It took time getting used to the obvious differences and appreciating them, and although M is supposedly very good (I haven't seen it) that might not be the place to start.

i pretty much will give any movie a chance, but the hardest ones to give chances are westerns, sci-fi, and foreign

recently watched:

baraka

even dwarfs started small

gates of heaven

hell house

a nous amours

morvern callar


currently rented and about to watch:

shock corridor

on the beach (1959)


just bought off the internet and am waiting to receive:

forbidden zone

the nomi song

Foreign Films That Are Good:
Last Year at Marienbad
Persona
Irreversible
Too Beautiful For You

Old (Pre-1980 or so) Movie That Are Good:
Citizen Kane
The Third Man
2001: A Space Odyssey
Apocalypse Now
A Clockwork Orange
Barry Lyndon
Raging Bull
The Godfather I/II
Taxi Driver
Dr. Strangelove

I'm not really into Westerns at all, but 3 good sci-fi flicks worth seeing are the aforementioned 2001 as well as Solaris (2002 version) and the original Alien.

you suck

He has no heart.

but he listens to a lot of noise music that has to count for something

i watched there will be blood again today and i think im going to upgrade it to A+

Engorged Male Anuses 7
A+++

dork

Hardcore stuff.

yeah he tried to show it to me one night

How to engorge a male anus?

Are you still pissed because I won't friend you on my myspace alex?

:confused:

Oh and I happen to LOVE braveheart so GFY!

you add me then delete me, I'm not bothered to be honest :rofl:

This film is shit however, and pisses on everything Scottish

I just watched:

Paris, Texas - B+

Foreign Films That Are Good:
Irreversible


Old (Pre-1980 or so) Movie That Are Good:
Citizen Kane
2001: A Space Odyssey
A Clockwork Orange
Taxi Driver
Alien

ok, i did love these.


Apocalypse Now
The Godfather I/II
Dr. Strangelove

haven't seen yet, but they are on my computer with 100 other movies i haven't had time to watch.

by the way,

Shattered (2007) (with Maria Bello and Pierce Brosnin) - A

i was biting my nails the whole time, even though me and my co-worker guessed a few plot points. the numerous plot twists were really enjoyable.

While looking at this thread my work computer hiccuped for about 10 seconds while D's avatar was vacant. I was transfixed staring at the empty room just waiting for D to go dancing across. In summation, it is really late and I'm really tired and I'm ready to go home.

^ hahaha ^

i forgot, as well:

Jackass 2.5 - low B, high C

for an outtakes disc, it was good. the extras were half worthless, half gold.

i saw a juno trailer and i wasn't excited in the least. is it worth downloading?

i saw a juno trailer and i wasn't excited in the least. is it worth downloading?

Go to quicksilverscreen.com, you'll have the whole ~750MB file in about ten minutes. It's indeed worth it.

Hell, Michael Cera and Jason Bateman are in it, what could you possibly want more?

thanks :)

It's not there. Thanks anyway, I'm downloading 2 other movies from there and I'm downloading Juno from isohunt

Yeah, they take some of the newer movies down within a few hours, and I got it yesterday.
What are you d/ling?

Superbad and Memories

Superbad was a bit disappointing after all the hype, but still enjoyable.
Have fun, I'm gonna get back to work.

http://www.abload.de/img/1200635694436sn6.gif

Serious question: Does anyone know anything about a d-movie called The Return of the Ghostbusters?

Hmm.

http://www.returnoftheghostbusters.com/

Old (Pre-1980 or so) Movie That Are Good:



you might want to start trying to expand this list, because the seventies were the best decade for film, period.

Yeah I've seen a fair amount from the 70's I'm just careful with my recommendations.

This film is shit however, and pisses on everything Scottish






Lower your flags and march straight back to England, stopping at every home to beg forgiveness for a hundred years of theft, rape, and murder. Do this and your men shall live. Do it not, and every one of you will die today.


Give me a fuckin break. Dances with Wolves pisses on my ancestors. Try being a descendant of Black Elk and sit through a movie that does nothing but thrash your language and make the white man the hero who saves the day. The book isn't even based on the Lakotas, it's about comanche's....but they used Lakotas because they thought that nation was more interesting. wtfe.

This isn't a contest.

Girl with a Pearl Earring - C

This isn't a contest.

Yes it is.

It's a fucking arms race!

Indiana Jones and the temple of Joeri's diseased anus

Not a fan. C+

...

<d>

fuck you asshole

Death Sentence - D

The Man With the Golden Arm - B

American Psycho

Cloverfield - B+
Magnolia - B

American Beauty - A
Team America: World Police - B-

Cloverfield: A

damn. fucking awesome.

its labor day and my grandma just ate 7 fuckin hotdogs

city of god - A

We've just tanned all of dexter s2. Delightful.

American Psycho

...and?

National Treasure - C+
Not a fan.

Corpse Bride - B
Okay.

breaking the waves = n/a

and i didn't think lars could do worse than hanging bjork from a rope :cry:

so i saw juno!

i liked it but wasn't blown away. i did enjoy it and some parts were moving. it was after all a movie. the sweet guitar songs were a little much at a certain point.

not a fan. c+

ok a bit of a fan, b+

ok a bit of a fan, b+

I told you.

Lower your flags and march straight back to England, stopping at every home to beg forgiveness for a hundred years of theft, rape, and murder. Do this and your men shall live. Do it not, and every one of you will die today.

as an englishman i'd just like to protest this. scottish cross-border raids were not exactly a jamboree either.

Give me a fuckin break. Dances with Wolves pisses on my ancestors. Try being a descendant of Black Elk and sit through a movie that does nothing but thrash your language and make the white man the hero who saves the day. The book isn't even based on the Lakotas, it's about comanche's....but they used Lakotas because they thought that nation was more interesting. wtfe.

i did not know this; kind of spoils the movie.

red dragon C+

little dieter needs to fly - B

definitely a compelling story, but the reenactments were kind of weird and sort of cheapened the weight of the film as a whole

This doesn't count as a movie, but I just watched the Family Guy Star Wars episodes [6x01, 6x02] - A-.
Lots of laughs.

'the water horse'.

A.

definitely a cute children's movie but not geared towards kids under the age of say... 6/7.

Salo or 120 Days of Sodom: A+

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073650/

"movie title" - "pretentious, self-opinionated grade"

"movie title" - "pretentious, self-opinionated grade"

don't forget the IMDB link

"movie title" - "pretentious, self-opinionated grade"

superbad - D-

"movie title" - "pretentious, self-opinionated grade"

um duh

Give me a fuckin break. Dances with Wolves pisses on my ancestors. Try being a descendant of Black Elk and sit through a movie that does nothing but thrash your language and make the white man the hero who saves the day. The book isn't even based on the Lakotas, it's about comanche's....but they used Lakotas because they thought that nation was more interesting. wtfe.

:rofl:
:rofl:
:rofl:

I saw the movie The Opposite of Sex with Christina Ricci and Lisa Kudrow yesterday, for free On Demand. It was okay.

The big cube.... c- (but its still an amazing cinematic tour de force)
Trog..... d-

hey brando hows taht HIV

cloverfield....C-

the minus is for the headache

The Seventh Seal
A++++++++++++

movie is overrated.

Have you seen Persona?

Northanger Abbey (itv bbc) - B





(ftf - I'm not responding to anymore personal attacks in this thread, use the rep system to be an asshole there. I <3 film. It's part of my IRL job and I have actually been enjoying this particular thread)

as an englishman i'd just like to protest this. scottish cross-border raids were not exactly a jamboree either.



i did not know this; kind of spoils the movie.


Sorry :( I think it would have been better had they stuck to the book. I enjoyed the book and the sequal "The Holy Road".

Snatch. - B

Cloverfield: A

damn. fucking awesome.

For real? I've avoided everything to do with this but may go see it if it's actually entertaining.

Death Proof: B

I saw this when it first came out via a dodgy cam version and despised it. Figured I should give it a fair hearing with proper sound and audio quality so I rented it and was very surprised to find how much I enjoyed it. Some of the dialogue is still terrible but it is really nicely photographed and I think this time approaching with
much lower expectations meant it fared much better.

Juno: B-

Kinda with Joeri on this one. Didn’t enjoy it as much as some of you but it’s definitely good and Ellen Page’s performance is top notch. I watched this quite late and quite drunk so perhaps a more salubrious viewing is deserved.

Before night falls: B+
Beautiful and heartbreaking. I cried. Thought Depp shouldn’t have been there though or Penn even though he fared much better.

did you see planet terror aurel?

i still haven't seen anyone who seemed to love it as much as i did, its so delightfully awesome

Yeah saw it on the same cam version. Really enjoyed it. Looking forward to seeing it properly.

First time I've seen all of these.

Heathers - F+ Holy fucking shit this was awful. Christian Slater turns in one of the worst performances in cinema history. Only cool part was him blowing himself up and Winona Ryder lighting her cigarette on the explosion.

Little Children - A Excellent, but it was exactly the same as the book except for the ending, which I wasn't crazy about. The child molester was an amazingly acted and written part. I was hoping for a little more Kate Winslet fucking action though.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off - C- Pretty shitty but his girlfriend was smoking hot and there were some mildly amusing parts.

Swingers - B- The NHL '95 scene is one of the funniest things I've ever seen, but there was way too much focus on Jon Favreau and his stupid love life. Cringeworthy dance scene at the end, too.

The Big Lebowski - A Pretty great. Haven't seen much by the Coens but everything I've seen I've loved. Peter Stormare is one of the best actors. My favorite part is where John Goodman says "I didn't watch my buddies die face down in the muck..." and The Dude says "I don't see the connection between this and Vietnam." That whole exchange.

Eastern Promises - B+ Viggo Mortensen and Naomi Watts, pretty much all you need to say. I could have done without seeing his dangly bits though. The owner of the restaurant was pretty chilling.

28 Weeks Later - B Lots of plot holes but it was fucking awesome to watch. Better than "Days" I'd wager.

I could have done without seeing his dangly bits though.

They're gonna haunt you in your dreams. Trust me, I'm not kidding.
:/

Didn't know anyone could hate Heathers. I really want to watch Pump up the volume now.Thought Little children was distinctly average and had the pungent whiff of desperate housewives.

i watched pump up the volume a couple of months back :/

Was that your first time seeing it? I haven’t seen it in years. Perhaps it’s lost its lustre at this stage.

nah id seen it on telly years and years ago

it was ok.. prolly not as good as you remember it though

The danger of revisiting.

gil thinks anything that doesn't have anything to do with vans shoes or generic alt rock is pretentious

gil thinks anything that doesn't have anything to do with vans shoes or generic alt rock is pretentious

Why are you talking bout Gil now?

i dunno, he said something on the last page about it. i can't keep up - i'm busy.

anyway:

Cloverfield: A

i loved it. :) glad it didn't dissapoint. wished there were more famous landmarks being destroyed, but for what it was (one person's filmed account), it was awesome.

There Will Be Blood - B

Juno - B+

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn - B+

Let's see

Juno - C+
The chick is hot in that movie, and micheal cera doesn't have a big enough part. It was a cool movie to see as a fan of arrested development. I saw the trailer and thought the movie looked great, but the movie didn't live up to the trailer.

AVP - B
A fun movie. I thought it was funny and highly entertaining, better than the first one.

Walk Hard - B-
Pretty decent movie. Little letdown by it, but it was still good. Jenna Fischer was absolutely mind blowingly hot in this movie. Tim Meadows was great in it as well. I loved the running joke in the movie where cox would walk in on meadows using some newer drug. "You don't want none of this dewey. It's cocaine. It turns all of your bad thoughts into good ones, it's a nightmare."

Sweeney Todd - C+
I knew this was a musical, but I thought it was a musical in the sense that they sing 5 songs in the movie, not singe throughout the entire movie. So I wasn't really a fan of the singing throughout the entire thing. Movie moved a bit slow too. But the violence quality was very high in it.

Cloverfield - B
Fun movie. Went into it expecting it to be trash, so maybe that's why I enjoyed it. Got stupid torwards the end but whatever.

The Boondock Saints - B- [pretentious, self-opinionated grade]

I just like it, but I've seen it too many times.

"I can't buy a pack of smokes without running into nine guys you've fucked!"

28 Days Later - A

<i>FUCK</i>

I mean I love movies where the whole world dies and this was maybe the best one yet

I saw Dan In Real Life last night and liked it.

gil thinks anything that doesn't have anything to do with vans shoes or generic alt rock is pretentious

You read me like a book.


Just watched Smokin' Aces again last nite [Grade: USDA select], decent flick, but it feels rushed and somewhat out of order with unnecessary scene filler. I see what they were going for, but to me it is ultimately failed execution.

Sunshine - B+

Not the ending I would of chosen....should of went with Alex Garland's.

Cloverfield - B

Exactly what I expected: a fun ride, nothing more. Despite sitting in the very back I was still getting motion sickness halfway thru it. But I endured. I did miss the easter egg that people are talking about at the end though (the one before the credits, not after).

People expecting a regular monster movie that will hold your hand and explain everything to you or even a full story with a beginning and an ending should lower their expectations.

I'm Watching American Psycho 2 right now. God this movie sucks. Whats with the horrible score and soundtrack? SUCKS !!

there is no such movie as american psycho 2!!!!!!!

watched balls of fury last night.. it was mildly amusing to begin with but wore thin very fast. D

its like they are making this more of a comedy than anything wtf

once this movie is done, i will refuse to acknowledge its existence

Snatch. - B

I love this movie.

"yah like dahgs?"

fargo - B

this is suppose to be the coen bros masterpiece? im coming off the high of no country for old men and the big lebowski is one of my fav movies ever, but this was a bit of a let down.

yah?

you betcha

Sunshine - B+

Not the ending I would of chosen....should of went with Alex Garland's.

What was Garlands proposed ending twoone?

the brown bunny - pretty boring. maybe i just didn't get it, but i fell asleep watching it and my friend finished it and told me i didn't miss anything. john frusciante's music apparently wasn't even in the movie at any point :(

28 Days Later - A

<i>FUCK</i>

I mean I love movies where the whole world dies and this was maybe the best one yet


go and watch the sequel right now!!

speaking of 28 days later

28 weeks later--A-

Cloverfield--B, i liked it, i also like that it didn't out stay it's welcome--i too missed the easter egg in the last scene

Lucy number slevin-B+--i liked it a lot. i remember many critics hated it, but i think most non critics enjoyed it.

fargo - B

this is suppose to be the coen bros masterpiece? im coming off the high of no country for old men and the big lebowski is one of my fav movies ever, but this was a bit of a let down.

well, that (fargo) is one great movie.

Star Wars: Episode IV - B+
I just watched this at work. Always a pleasure.

People expecting a regular monster movie that will hold your hand and explain everything to you or even a full story with a beginning and an ending should lower their expectations.
this is what is unfortunate. people need everything explained to them. i heard someone ask aloud why there wasn't a news report at the end.

UH BECAUSE IT'S JUST THE VIDEOTAPE AND EVERYONE WITH THE CAMERA DIED.

there is no such movie as american psycho 2!!!!!!!

word.

Oscar nominations today.

I am so sick of hearing about how good Juno is. I know very little about it but it seems like it would be far too cutesy for me.

Surprised to see Michael Clayton get so many nods, including Best Picture. Is it worth seeing?

yes! a thousand times yes!

Hhmm an opinion I trust.

Guess I'll be finding the time.

Manos Hands of Fate - A++++++++!!!!!!

Silent Hill: C- at best

Not worth watching, not a whole lot of innovation in the horror department. Poor acting and unrealistic courses of action on the part of characters. Not a very interesting plot either, and the side plot with the woman's husband hilariously leads nowhere at all.

The one part that was actually kind of innovative gore-wise was when the dude rips that girl's clothes off and then rips all of her skin off in one fell swoop.

Cloverfield is a 3 out of 5 for me. the camrea style got more irritating than nauseating (*Shake shake shake* Oh My God! *shake shake shake* and repeat for 90 minutes), all the characters were goddamn stupid yuppies, and the monster was a mish-mash of Godzilla, Alien, The Host, and Sin from Final Fantasy X, but it has some very cool moments that work with the concept, and it is a pretty cool and unconventional way to present and monster movie. Worth a look for being that strange.

Scanners: B
Naked Lunch: C-

Both Cronenberg films. Scanners i actually enjoyed and the people that watched did not, i actually was the only left watching it. the acting is kind of cheesy, bad special effects, but i thought the storyline was interesting enough.

Naked lunch, however, was barely watchable, until the end where the ending just falls flat. didnt care about. I was stoned and the random bugs made me chuckle though.

How the fuck can people not stand shaky camera. This doesn't bother me in the least. Jesus Christ. You people actually get nautious?

How the fuck can people not stand shaky camera. This doesn't bother me in the least. Jesus Christ. You people actually get nautious?

hell yeah i got nauseous. I wish I didn't. It fucking sucks. Just like trying to read a book in a moving car and getting motion sickness: my brain and inner ear arguing whether or not the body is in motion, resulting in nausea and headache.

saw Eastern Promises. thought it was quite good. B+ on an uninflated scale.

Lunacy - C+. Great cinematography and atmosphere (the Libertine in particular), but pointless moral message and too fucking long.

juno: c+
it was kind of cheesy and some of the characters seemed really forced (juno in particular)

AvP:R - C+ Not nearly as bad as the first one. It reminded me at times of the better movies in both series. I guess that's about as good as I could have hoped for. Can't say I didn't enjoy it for as long as my brain was off.

Cloverfield - B Pretty good for what ultimately amounts to a creature feature B-movie (with a bigger budget). Like AvP, I enjoyed it more when I just stopped thinking about it. Once I stopped getting so bogged down in the stupid character decisions or the blatant 9/11 imagery it was a fun little ride.

Saw IV - C

they really need to stop

Finally got shot of FDM and Flashget and got internet download manager, woke up this morning to;

BASEketball, Cape Fear (91), Citizen Kane, Cobra, Control, Critters, Dark Prince, Don't Look Now, Family Guy: Blue Harvest, Hard Candy, Hitman, I Am Legend, Jimi Hendrix - The Complete Story, Juno, No Country for Old Men, Saw IV, Sweeney Todd, The Hidden, The Invisible, The Wraith.

Nice haul, No Country and Sweeney Todd are pristine copies too.

i watched the elephant man some days ago. good film. A i guess.

Nice haul indeed CH. Cobra, Critters and The wraith would be a great nostalgia night.

i have never seen the wraith, hadn't even heard of it before, read the synopsis on imdb and saw sheen was the main character, that was me sold

Could be nearly twenty years since I've seen it but I have fond memories.

see no country for old men first

im going to watch it last now

HOW U LIKE DEM APPLEZ?!?!

dude wtf :(

Sweeney Todd - B+
Another beautifully done Burton/Depp/Bonham-Carter masterpiece.

The Color Purple - i'm seriously supposed to grade this??!
I REFUSE.

I just saw juno and it was really cute and I enjoyed it. I mean it was basically an edgier napeoloen dynamite but I actually thought juno's character was funny

the lingo was kind of absurd but it made me laugh

and it was pretty hilarious how awkard it got when juno and the husband guy got close and the whole theatre was waiting for them to make out.

cute movie and I'd watch it again A-

wild strawberries - A+

wonderful

high fidelity - B
elephant - B-
office space - B+
the bourne supremacy - B
the bourne ultimatum - B

in short, b

post/av

i am legend - B

oh by the way ive been using this site recently, nifty.

http://www.watch-movies.net/

The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward Robert Ford - A

I wish I had gotten the chance to see it in the theater.

i fucking love that movie, casey affleck was amazing in it

i want to make a list of every movie i've ever seen. what would be a good way tog o about doing this.

i fucking love that movie, casey affleck was amazing in it


Yeah, he was really good at being so...squirrelly? Awkward? Desperate? I do not know what word I am looking for but he great in it.

i want to make a list of every movie i've ever seen. what would be a good way tog o about doing this.

I have an excel database. Each movie is listed with title, director, year, and my personal rating so I can instantly reorganize them by any of those categories.

That's how I would do it. Unless you were asking how to go about REMEMBERING every movie you've ever seen. Then I would go impawards.com and just go through year by year and write down the ones you've seen.

Gia - D-
We only watched it because we knew there would be a lot of topless Jolie in it. Lame.

pan's labyrinth - A

i want to make a list of every movie i've ever seen. what would be a good way tog o about doing this.

this is a pretty gay thing to do. you could spend that time watching more movies. or eating a mcgriddle.

i'm almost done watching the no fun fest 04/05 dvds and so far i'd give it a B

the editing is pretty great. often the visuals are better than the music.

oh also i'm sure sean casey is in there somewhere

Knocked Up - B-
I guess I was expecting another Superbad

post/av

i am legend - B

oh by the way ive been using this site recently, nifty.

http://www.watch-movies.net/

awesome!!!!

28 weeks later. B-

can't help but be a little disappointed after being so blown away by 28 days later. that ending... :(

No Country For Old Men - A+
holy fucking shit, is it

But I'm A Cheerleader- C
Casablanca- C

I only watched the first half of no country for old men and I was kind of bored but I am going to give it another shot at a later date

no country for old men - F - i didn't need to watch a whole fucking movie to be left with more questions than i did going into it. fuck you coen brothers. you broke the golden rule of making a kick ass movie. pulling an m night isn't cool, and i hate you forever for it. other than that, it could have been one of the best movies ever made. javier bardem steals the show, and it was awesome seeing skank from trainspotting and that really handsome dude with the sexy facial hair.

juno - A - for aweseome

that m night shamlafjdlksfjs movie with the red color was really good what was that called

6th sense?

oh The Village

ew, the village?

The twist in The Village ruined the movie (that's it? that's all there is to it?).

Despite being a huge disappointment, it still is way better than the childish and god awful Lady in the Water.

28 weeks later. B-

can't help but be a little disappointed after being so blown away by 28 days later. that ending... :(

I think the ending of 28 Weeks Later was a little :erm: ...but I think it was a ton better than pretty much the entire last act of 28 Days Later. 28 Weeks Later didn't hit the same highs 28 Days Later did, but I think it's a much more even film.


Casablanca- C

A C for Casablanca? Say it ain't so. There's a reason it's a classic.

Speaking of classics:

Rambo - C+ for the story, A++++ for the amount of blood and guts and people getting utterly fucked up. I'd say that averages out to a solid B overall.

I thought The village was a really beautiful movie and sometimes that's all that I need

The twist in The Village ruined the movie (that's it? that's all there is to it?).

Despite being a huge disappointment, it still is way better than the childish and god awful Lady in the Water.

I don't think the twist in the Village would have been that bad if it weren't so obvious and telegraphed. I'm almost never the type to figure out plot twists before they happen, but I figured that one out not even halfway through the movie.

And yeah, Lady in the Water is horrendous. I've made earnest attempts at trying to watch it several times, but 10-15 minutes at a time is the absolute most I can stand.

I'm afraid that Shyamalan hit his peak with Unbreakable, because everything since has been worse and worse.

I thought The village was a really beautiful movie and sometimes that's all that I need

SNAIL IN A CUP

A C for Casablanca? Say it ain't so. There's a reason it's a classic.

In terms of my enjoyment of it, yes. I liked it more than I thought I would, to be quite honest, but it was still hard for me to really get immersed in it. Older movies tend to have a naivety to them- the actors are acting (picture that as Jon Lovitz would say it)... everything is deliberate and often times unnatural- and I just have a difficult time getting past that when I am viewing them.

The twist in The Village ruined the movie (that's it? that's all there is to it?).

Despite being a huge disappointment, it still is way better than the childish and god awful Lady in the Water.

never saw it and im afraid to watch it because i've heard it's so bad

Sweeney Todd - It was pretty good and hella bloody. Some of the songs were really good but the Joanna story with the sailor was a bit wishy washy. B-

Stardust - A really nice wee family film. I can definitely see why it's getting Princess Bride comparisons, but despite the extra money pumped into effects, it lacks the charm of the Princess Bride. A certain scene with De Niro and the fact that Ricky Gervais gets muted and then stabbed and dies moments later brings it up from a solid C to a B- as well.

In terms of my enjoyment of it, yes. I liked it more than I thought I would, to be quite honest, but it was still hard for me to really get immersed in it. Older movies tend to have a naivety to them- the actors are acting (picture that as Jon Lovitz would say it)... everything is deliberate and often times unnatural- and I just have a difficult time getting past that when I am viewing them.

I'm kinda the same way. I usually don't like stuff from the 30s and 40s unless it's horror (Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolf Man, etc.). A lot of the movies from that time still seem to have a kind of "we still haven't quite gotten the silent era out of our system" vibe, which really affects the acting in particular (as you point out). But I think a few movies work despite that (or maybe because of it), and to me, Casablanca is one of them.

I'm kinda the same way. I usually don't like stuff from the 30s and 40s unless it's horror (Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolf Man, etc.). A lot of the movies from that time still seem to have a kind of "we still haven't quite gotten the silent era out of our system" vibe, which really affects the acting in particular (as you point out). But I think a few movies work despite that (or maybe because of it), and to me, Casablanca is one of them.

the lingo in 40's noir cannot be beat.

No Country for Old Men - B

Mansfield Park (itv bbc production) - F

Horrible adaptation which is nothing at all close to the book.

requiem for a dream - A

I think the ending of 28 Weeks Later was a little :erm: ...but I think it was a ton better than pretty much the entire last act of 28 Days Later. 28 Weeks Later didn't hit the same highs 28 Days Later did, but I think it's a much more even film.



I disagree. 28 Days' story had so much more to it than the sequel: the nazistic thing at the army camp, the mind versus heart story at the end. I also like the Days cast better. If I had to be gay for one man, it would be Cillian Murphy.

plus the very ending of Weeks....




*SPOILER*



how the hell did they suddenly get to paris? you saw something of a helicopter flight I believe, but how the fuck did the infected get on it? did someone willfully fly them over? eurasia is fucking doomed, they spoiled what was saved in Days. waaah!

days >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> weeks

and im a massive fan of bobby c, just wasn't as fresh, didn't do it for me

yes!!

Casablanca - A-
What can I say...

no country for old men - F - i didn't need to watch a whole fucking movie to be left with more questions than i did going into it.

What's wrong with being questiony?

And in no way did they pull an M.Night. Bardy, the village is fucking hideous.

What's wrong with being questiony?

And in no way did they pull an M.Night. Bardy, the village is fucking hideous.

whats wrong with being questiony? that question in itself bothers me. it sounds whiney. no where am i saying that introducing plot to a film is wrong. if you are, quote me on some other quote. if you like the last 10 minutes of your films all cut off at the end so that you dont know a damn thing what happened and its all left to your own imagination, then well then i guess you're more patient and forgiving than i. i don't like going to pay for movies that leave me in a lurch. there's nothing artistic about that. it's annoying.

if you're going to make a crime drama mystery thriller that introduces lots and lots of plot and outcome questions considering the fate of the main characters, just please don't bother introducing those questions if i dont get the answer to them in the end. it's a waste of my time. you don't get time back that you or other people have aided you to waste. that is why i stand behind my opinion. and i could give a fuck all if everyone thinks it's better than any movie ever made. you go on ahead and like it and be all forgiving of douchebaggery. maybe your generation is much more tolerant of stupidity than i am. but anyway, i can go on ahead and dislike it while you guys beat off over it. that's what's wrong with being questiony.

i don't like going to pay for movies that leave me in a lurch. there's nothing artistic about that.
well actually there is

well actually there is

sound like you're flipping through a dictionary there. okay, what is artistic about it. where am i wrong about my very own opinion.

how the hell did they suddenly get to paris? you saw something of a helicopter flight I believe, but how the fuck did the infected get on it? did someone willfully fly them over? eurasia is fucking doomed, they spoiled what was saved in Days. waaah!dude, the little boy got bitten by his dad, but didn't show any symptoms, just like his mother. i thought it was a brilliant ending.

sound like you're flipping through a dictionary there. okay, what is artistic about it. where am i wrong about my very own opinion.

i don't know, i haven't seen the film. but it's clearly an artistic choice to leave the audience of a work puzzled. old hat really

rockin cherub: against the grain since 01-04-2004

whats wrong with being questiony? that question in itself bothers me. it sounds whiney. no where am i saying that introducing plot to a film is wrong. if you are, quote me on some other quote. if you like the last 10 minutes of your films all cut off at the end so that you dont know a damn thing what happened and its all left to your own imagination, then well then i guess you're more patient and forgiving than i. i don't like going to pay for movies that leave me in a lurch. there's nothing artistic about that. it's annoying.

if you're going to make a crime drama mystery thriller that introduces lots and lots of plot and outcome questions considering the fate of the main characters, just please don't bother introducing those questions if i dont get the answer to them in the end. it's a waste of my time. you don't get time back that you or other people have aided you to waste. that is why i stand behind my opinion. and i could give a fuck all if everyone thinks it's better than any movie ever made. you go on ahead and like it and be all forgiving of douchebaggery. maybe your generation is much more tolerant of stupidity than i am. but anyway, i can go on ahead and dislike it while you guys beat off over it. that's what's wrong with being questiony.

What's wrong with being questiony was a lame spinal tap joke. I think a problem alot of people have with the ending is that they think that moss and Chigur are the main protagonists when really outside of all of that it's actually Tommy lee jones's film. And in all fairness about the ending it's not really all that confusing. The focus changes obviously back to Jones and I thought it was fantastic to experience the aftermath at the motel through Jones's eyes and not have the gratification of the violence that the audience had been expecting. This constant stream of violent aftermath with little chance of bringing anyone to justice is one of the main reasons for jones's dissillusionment and feeling of letting down the family lawman tradition which is implicit in his dreams at the end.

What ending would you have preferred?

In terms of my enjoyment of it, yes. I liked it more than I thought I would, to be quite honest, but it was still hard for me to really get immersed in it. Older movies tend to have a naivety to them- the actors are acting (picture that as Jon Lovitz would say it)... everything is deliberate and often times unnatural- and I just have a difficult time getting past that when I am viewing them.

it was just the way acting was back then, before brando and the realism style came in. you have to just view them within that context. a lot of the dialogue of the period is written with a rapid-fire delivery in mind, no naturalistic pauses etc. there are very few proponents of this style of writing left, maybe aaron sorkin is the only one off the top of my head.

casablanca, whilst a universally hailed classic of cinema never quite connected with me. i would rate it a B, but can see why many would have it higher.

dude, the little boy got bitten by his dad, but didn't show any symptoms, just like his mother. i thought it was a brilliant ending.

well yeah no question about that but i'm talking about the very last part where you see the zombies hittin' the eiffel tower

wedding crashers: b-. some good jokes, likeable characters, but 20 mins too long and some flat scenes.

eye: d. chinese ghost/horror. there was only 3 ways i could see this film ending and the most likely was how it transpired. too slow, in an effort to create mood, tension i would guess, totally undone by overly showy effects. appeared to steal some ideas from sixth sense and ring. the psychologist "lead man" looked 19 and bereft of any discernible on-screen charisma could not be taken seriously.

i was pretty disappointed at the end of No Country for Old Men too, considering it was such an outstanding movie otherwise. After a while though, I realized one thing that worked about feeling that way; just as Tommy Lee Jones' character never got the nice little wrapped up ending, neither does the audience. You're left feeling a little confused and disappointed, a small taste of what his character must have felt.

I disagree. 28 Days' story had so much more to it than the sequel: the nazistic thing at the army camp, the mind versus heart story at the end. I also like the Days cast better. If I had to be gay for one man, it would be Cillian Murphy.

I agree to a slight extent. I thought 28 Days was great up until they get to the army camp. I just think things drop off considerably from that point on. And without a doubt the actors in 28 Days are better and the characters are more memorable. But still, I stand by my assertion that 28 Weeks is the more even film. It never gets as good as the first 2/3 of 28 Days, but it doesn't grind to a halt in the last act either.

I guess maybe I'd say 28 Days is the better "film" in that it's (for the most part) better written, directed, and acted. But that 28 Weeks is the better horror movie in terms of entertainment and pacing, if that makes sense.

it was just the way acting was back then, before brando and the realism style came in. you have to just view them within that context.

I understand that, certainly, yet I was trying to convey that it is still difficult for me to do exactly that. I haven't seen a whole lot of older films, so perhaps as I get more under my belt, this will change, but for now it remains a sticking point with me as it relates to older movies.

As I mentioned, I enjoyed Casablanca more than I thought I would. Perhaps that is indeed an indication of how good a film it really is. I'm certainly not going to argue someone else's higher opinion of it, especially if they have a deeper understanding of the context the film fits in than I do.

What's wrong with being questiony was a lame spinal tap joke. I think a problem alot of people have with the ending is that they think that moss and Chigur are the main protagonists when really outside of all of that it's actually Tommy lee jones's film. And in all fairness about the ending it's not really all that confusing. The focus changes obviously back to Jones and I thought it was fantastic to experience the aftermath at the motel through Jones's eyes and not have the gratification of the violence that the audience had been expecting. This constant stream of violent aftermath with little chance of bringing anyone to justice is one of the main reasons for jones's dissillusionment and feeling of letting down the family lawman tradition which is implicit in his dreams at the end.

What ending would you have preferred?

oh i can compeltely understand all sides of this. and you do bring up a very valid point. it definitely was about tommy lee jones. i didn't really get that aspect of the movie until i had watched it a second time around, and picked up on who was actually narrating. i didnt know who was narrating at the beginning of the movie the first time around. and the narration at the end is quite awesome. but anyway, i think as far as plot, and intention, what you say is probably spot on.

but for me, the ending i want was, i wanted a CLEAR message of weather carla jean got blown away (i'm going to ASSUME she did, because of the very nice subtle fade in of the bicycle tire clicking), and i want to know what happened to llewelyn and anton. the movie really is awesome. i've watched it 4 times in the last week now. i can appreciate that people do appreciate the ending, and yes, the directors and whoever have all kinds of "artistic" choices to make, but i guess i didn't want as a depressing ending as i got. the message i got, is that it doesnt turn out how you want. the good guy doesnt win. everyone dies. things are getting crazier. used to be simple. yadda, yadda, yadda.

i also would've been fine with more gore. seeing anton blow the fuck out of every single person would've been awesome. i was thrilled watching the movie and seeing him just fuck up everything, everywhere, with no paranoia, fear of consequence, or thought to what he was doing.

but yeah, i wanted a ending. it was ambiguous, and i can assume and make assumptions about how each scenario worked out, but as you say, that really wasnt the focus of the whole picture. the movie had me on edge of my seat waiting for the next scene the entire time. thats pretty rare. and i hate that it really did feel like a repeat of the final sopranos episode. lets just leave people hanging because we can! that's art. it makes me want more. it makes me a little annoyed. and it annoys me even more when i liked the movie so god damned much. it was really amazing and totally deserving of all the attention and awards it's getting. im just pissed off at the coen brothers for being lazy. (my opinion). i expect everyone's to differ. thats just my take on things, and what i walked away with, not feeling satisfied. but can't always get what ya want or expect to get i suppose. ;)

I kinda wanna go watch Casablanca now. I think I've seen it twice so far. Maybe twice and a half.

i need to watch the ending of no country for old men again, with subtitles. :(

i just watched cashback. pretty cool. lots of boobies.

Would anyone actually recommend Blade Runner? I've never seen it. :erm:

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Watched fight club again this past weekend two times.

Trying to figure out if it is my favorite movie of all time. Not sure if I can pinpoint a movie as my favorite but it's up there with Children of Men, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotlessmind, and Anchorman.

QUOTE=Banana03;3149948]Watched fight club again this past weekend two times.

Trying to figure out if it is my favorite movie of all time. Not sure if I can pinpoint a movie as my favorite but it's up there with Children of Men, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotlessmind, and Anchorman.[/QUOTE]

Ridiculously hyped as it is, how can you equate a fantastic film like Fight Club with those other three? :think:

QUOTE=Banana03;3149948]Watched fight club again this past weekend two times.

Trying to figure out if it is my favorite movie of all time. Not sure if I can pinpoint a movie as my favorite but it's up there with Children of Men, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotlessmind, and Anchorman.

Ridiculously hyped as it is, how can you equate a fantastic film like Fight Club with those other three? :think:[/QUOTE]


I don't see how it's such absurd thing that I did.

With anchorman it is by far my favorite comedy. I have probably seen it more than any other movie yet it never gets old and cracks me up every time. Every single line in that movie is quotable.

Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind is just cool. I love dumb and dumber but ETotSM is easily the best movie that Jim Carry has been in. I find it to be a very relatable movie. Extremely cool concept and it was done very well.

And Children of Men, if I had to pick my favorite movie, would probably be it. Just an amazing movie. Exciting from the first scene until the last. Absolutely love this movie.

I love dumb and dumber but ETotSM is easily the best movie that Jim Carry has been in.

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Would anyone actually recommend Blade Runner? I've never seen it. :erm:


uhhhh, YEAH. you haven't seen blade runner? rent the new final cut.

Cloverfield- B+

we own the night - A - for awesome. great movie that starts out weird and ends weird.
american gangster - B - i was impressed. there hasnt been much denzel washington i haven't liked. and ridley scott always seems to put out something interesting.
artic tale - C - would've been great if that whale cunt queen latifah wasn't narrating an otherwise fantastic documentary.
close encounters of the third kind - A - i watch this in 1080p and just relived watching this. such a great movie. and lots of stuff i had forgotten about.
i am legend - A - i think i liked this more than most people. but i was impressed. and i usually hate will smith.
the kingdom - B - pretty awesome for a political slanted movie.

definitely see blade runner mo

i am legend - A - i think i liked this more than most people. but i was impressed. and i usually hate will smith.


agreed 100%

well not A maybe

Blade Runner is decent, worth it for the atmosphere and style alone.

Children of Men is a digital crapfest and horribly overrated.

Fight Club is one of the greatest movies ever made.

^ interesting that you should say that about children of men because we sat down to watch it and turned it off after 25mins or so.. i always figured that we just weren't in the mood for it at the time, but i must admit that what i saw really didn't appeal to me

I'm watching the Cable Guy stoned and it still sucks. And yet I'll still end up watching it most of the way through if I don't crash first.

Kill me.

i can't understand how every person i've seen review 'i am legend' in this thread gave it b or higher. could a couple of people please say it sucks to restore my faith in netphoria.

That film is awful, I don't get it either

charlie wilson's war = not very good



children of men was pretty dumb.

but for me, the ending i want was, i wanted a CLEAR message of weather carla jean got blown away (i'm going to ASSUME she did, because of the very nice subtle fade in of the bicycle tire clicking)

There's a wonderful little moment where chigur leaves her house and checks his boots are clean which pretty much locks it in my opinion.



im just pissed off at the coen brothers for being lazy. (my opinion). i expect everyone's to differ.

I agree about it hitting different people in different ways. It's the nature of this kind of ending for a film. Personally I love returning to a film and noticing new things and understanding other details more clearly. Obviously this shouldn't be done as a cheap trick to ensure multiple views but should be an integral move within the piece. And for me it is entirely justified for the focus to shift so completely at the end and then reflect the dissillusionment and defeat of Jones's character.

Thanks for actually going into some detail about why you didn't like the ending.

Fahrenheit 451: B

Love this style of futurism where only a few things look out of place while the rest looks absolutely normal, kind of like Alphaville. Strange mix of whimsy and thriller that actually manages to work. The systematic destruction of all books is a scary fucking thought.

Fahrenheit 451: B

Love this style of futurism where only a few things look out of place while the rest looks absolutely normal, kind of like Alphaville. Strange mix of whimsy and thriller that actually manages to work. The systematic destruction of all books is a scary fucking thought.

I dig the accent.

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BTW - This is probably another stupid question, but how good/bad is He Was A Quiet Man? That movie looks interesting, but I'm not sure if I should spend money on it.

I dig the accent.


That guy was really cool. Is he austrian? I take it that's what you sound like then.

That guy was really cool. Is he austrian? I take it that's what you sound like then.

He's Austrian, but I think my accent isn't as... German, I guess.

ju-on: C. not at all scary. some bad acting (see: chief detective). failed to involve the viewer and the bit with the schoolgirls broke my concentration totally to the point where i wasn't too bothered how things turned out.

has anyone seen I'm Not There? casting cate blanchett as bob dylan is the most pretentious thing i can see hollywood doing this year

I did see it. It wasn't great but it was pretty good. I'd give it a solid B. Cate Blanchett was actually really, really good in it though.

blanchett did a great job, bale was terrible

movie was a let down in general

http://www.dpm-cultura.org/2001/excarteles/06_cartel.jpg
eeeh c.i don't know if it was the pot or the fact that my brain has to be functioning on some sort of odd frequency at 4am but i wasn't crazy about this one. tame? a little tough trying to clear predispositions to imagine what it would have been like to see this back then. i probably would've been blown away.

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b-. mostly i heard bad things about this but i was pleased. same sort of quirky melancholic feel of secretary. but with shifts between realities and whimsy aesthetics. i think i would have smacked an A on it but even as far from nicole kidman is from herself in this movie i still can't stand something about her presence. rdj combined with the whimsy made it easy to forget that, though.

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a. this one blew me away. all of it. best fucking ending i've seen in too long.

ha, you people have shitty taste in movies if you don't like children of men.

http://forums.netphoria.org/showthread.php?t=156030

coneheads = B+
good morning vietnam= A+
good will hunting= A

ha, you people have shitty taste in movies if you don't like children of men.

ha, fuck off

how was the village hideous? it was a nice looking film I am not talking about the plot, just the camera work and whatever

I suppose that's fair enough. I can't get past the way the film generally insults my intelligence though in order to appreciate any other aspect.

Hot Fuzz = B+

The Bucket List - B-
Nice little movie, some phantastic pictures, and Freeman/Nicholson good as always. Nothing special, but I like it.

jackass 2.5: C
some parts in the beginning were funny but towards the end i just wanted it to be over. preston lacy's ass was a deciding factor in this grade

^ interesting that you should say that about children of men because we sat down to watch it and turned it off after 25mins or so.. i always figured that we just weren't in the mood for it at the time, but i must admit that what i saw really didn't appeal to me

due you should really, really watch this whole movie.