I just came across this poster. Seems interesting but then again, it could be misleading.



The wiki for this...

Guys, I've never seen Blade Runner. How urgent is it that I correct that?

Rather urgent, but not excessively so.

What I hate about that movie is that one unnecessarily rapey scene though.
Needed to get that off my chest.

Seven Psychopaths - 2.75/5

I really liked this director's last movie In Bruges, which was a clever, well made dramedy that actually played up both the drama and the comedy really well. This...is not quite so well made. I think the real problem here is the writing, which is just a mess - this is a very 'meta' sort of movie that tries to be funny by talking about how they're in a movie while the events are going on, and the whole thing is completely ridiculous; it is supposed to be. But intent does not signify greatness or even remote intelligence, and this is mostly just a dumb, dumb movie that goes off in too many directions at once, like a rogue firecracker. The saving grace is the acting, which is quite good, and you can tell big names like Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson and Christopher Walken tried their damndest to save the mediocre script, and we do get some very good moments here and there - but not enough to really recommend this, unfortunately.

Seeing Warm Bodies tomorrow - it's made by the 50/50 director Jonathon Levine? Consider me sold.

I recall darkeningday bashing the movie, and a bunch of us ganged up on him. Well, I still agree on the ganging up part, but when I saw the movie myself I thought the exact same thing, Emp. The acting wasn't bad, but the god damn script was a mess. Walken and Harrelson ruled, but it went NOWHERE. Totally different direction than I expected. The comedy was decent in parts but some others were too forced.

The strange thing is, up to the last scene, I really, deeply wanted to like the movie - I was trying real hard to get into a groove with what the story was trying to be, but the movie seemed to understand that, and as such, kept on changing shit up and throwing new directions in that just made no sense. And it's just sad because Walken was so great in it and Harrelson seemed to really be trying to turn it into a serious movie, but neither could do it even with their talents.

Just watched Thick as Thieves, which I have to say is probably the best Pulp Fiction influenced crime film I've seen, much better than the self-important mess that was Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead. Thick as Thieves is basically about one crook betraying another and the resultant escalating cycle of personal revenge that ends up becoming a problem for everyone. Obviously at the climax the whole thing comes to a head and is resolved; a simple plot, but it's executed extremely well, with all the quirky characters being deftly written such that you get a really good sense for who they are despite very little time being spent on each of them (and it's a short movie: just over 90 minutes). It's quite lighthearted, with a lot of laugh-out-loud moments, yet never to the point where it seems so unrealistic that it ruins the seriousness of the subject matter. The attention to realism is also quite appreciated; for example the protagonist is shown putting bullets into his gun with a cloth, so he doesn't leave his fingerprints on the cartridges, and throughout the movie he's quite meticulous about fingerprints in general. But it doesn't beat you over the head with it. Honestly I think the dialog is probably better than Pulp Fiction's for my taste, in that it's not so "HEY LOOK AT ME, WE'RE HAVING DIALOG NOW" the way Tarantino does. It's much more subtle and sprinkled liberally throughout, and always drives the plot and/or character development, so it seems much less show-offy. Anyway, great movie, and it's on Netflix too.

Wait, so you hated Flight AND Seven Psychopaths? SO MUCH disagreement.

I can see how people liked Seven Psychopaths; at least that had goofy acting and some creative bits here and there...but what's the attraction to Flight? That shit pissed me off.

I thought it was a decent enough movie. The performances were all awesome, and Denzel one of the best out there. The plane scene was intense as hell and I felt involved in the aftermath and the relationship, even if the latter could have been better handled. My only problem with it is the preachy undertones and implications of divine intervention. It basically goes: alcoholism bad, chance meeting, moral retribution, end.

Please tell me there are some Godzilla fans on the board. Fans of the Showa stuff.

My tastes lean towards the seventies. I'd say my favorite is either Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla or vs. Gigan, both are absolute treats for fans. Some cool new cosmic monsters, so old classic ones, a strangely loveable group of human characters, excellent scores, hilarious aliens, etc.

"SATORIS!"

It's funny that you mention that because I just came back from a friend's place, and he has TONS of Godzilla stuff. I frankly didn't know which one to borrow.

My little brother got a collection of VHS tapes when he was six or seven, bunch of old Godzilla films (Vs King Gidorah, Vs Gigan, Vs Megalon, Vs Mechagodzilla, and Godzilla 1985, if I remember correctly). We watched the shit out of them back in the day. Whichever one had Jet Jaguar in it was my favorite, because he was so fucking corny that I couldn't help but giggle like an idiot every time he came on screen.

I LOVE Godzilla! I own all the movies (including the much-maligned-yet-awesome Godzilla 1985, aka The Return of Godzilla), have some action figures, and a poster hanging up behind me. Favorite movie? I don't know, historically it would have to be Godzilla 1985. I actually like the American version, and I've seen and own the Japanese version too. I don't know that it's my current favorite though. As cliché as it is, it's impossible to deny that Gojira is the best movie overall. It's so incredibly sad, too. Godzilla vs. Destoroyah is awesome too. Destoroyah is easily one of the most hateable villains the big G has ever faced (Gigan comes close, because he's such a little bitch). I never cared much for Mechagodzilla, except in the later movies when they portrayed him as Kiryu, which I thought was interesting (and sometimes hilarious).

@BastardHead: The movie you're talking about is Godzilla vs. Megalon. Sad to say, but that one's always been in my bottom 10 Godzilla movies.

Edit: Wow, that's some terrible writing I just did up there. I guess I get excited when talking about Godzilla.

Just came back from the cinema. I went to see Django Unchained. First of all, I have to say is that Cristoph Waltz should get a lead role in a movie ASAP. I love how that man acts. I love how he speaks. I love the way he moves. I swear on my father's liver, that guy is awesome. Second of all; Django Unchained is one of the best movies Tarantino has made. Up there with Kill Bill and Inglorious Basterds. Also, I don't think I'll ever be as scared of Leonardo DiCaprio as I was with this film.


Really, I loved this film. Everything about it; the performances, the cast, the soundtrack, the camera work, the dialogue..... I loved it all.

And yes, I'm a Tarantino fan, in case you guys were wondering

I really enjoyed Flight, even though it's far from a masterpiece.

It is true the pacing was really weird. I know Robert Zemeckis likes to put his print on whatever script he shoots, so my guess is there were several rewrites and that is why the vibe is all over the place. But still, the main message that nothing is black and white is really well conveyed IMO. Being a careless drunk has its moment of fun and is pathetic. And you can be really accomplished at certain things and still be pathetic. I also like that he lies until the very end. When you think about it, there really isn't any big revelation dawning on the main character. His only way out is prison, because there was no way he was gonna stop drinking by himself and simply go on with his life. The scenes where they "prep him up" for the hearing after his night of binge drinking is fucking golden too.

I just finished watching The Impossible. Some cool scenes and good acting but ultimately, totally forgettable. Too cheesy to be an grand scope drama but too serious to be an epic disaster thriller. It's caught somewhere between both. A missed opportunity. Also, somewhat pathetic with casting choices and the way it focuses on tourists instead of the locals. Gave it a 5 out of 10.

I dunno you guys, I thought Flight was total ass and had almost no redeeming values. It started off OK, but then it was just like...either really, really unpleasantly depressing or almost goofy in the scenes with John Goodman. Denzel Washington did a good job acting like a total fucking douchebag drunken asshole, and I can see the argument that it reflects the tone of an alcoholic's troubled life, but a lot of the time I just wasn't getting anything out of it. The tone was too all over the place and too poorly handled - like how those scenes with the crack addict woman were just randomly, haphazardly spliced in the middle of the scenes of him flying the plane? That was shit. The scene where they finally meet up and do their little semi-flirting thing? Total contrived Hallmark moment...so corny...oh, wait, were we supposed to be feeling somber and sober at the fact that a bunch of people just died on a plane crash and Washington is still reeling in the aftermath? Whoops. Not to mention that whole romance basically goes nowhere, as she leaves in the middle of the movie so fast that you'd think she'd just come to the realization of what kind of movie she was really in. But that's a bit petty of me, I think.

And I'd also like to call attention to the total Jumping the Shark moment that I alluded to in my earlier blurb, where



Eh. Different strokes?

Just watched the best documentary I've seen in a while.

It is on Netflix, some documentary from 2000 called Dark Days. Apparently the guy that made it lived with and became trusted by a community of homeless folks who took residence beneath the Penn station tracks in NYC. The documentary covers just about every aspect of their subterranean life, and it is absolutely fascinating - mostly because of how these people retain their humanity despite being in the worst possible disposition a person could be in, and also because of the politics, etc., that go on that most civilians aren't even aware of. It is actually pretty funny to, and the whole atmosphere is incredible. Shot on black and white film, with a great trip-hop soundtrack. Lots of DJ Shadow.

Speaking of Godzilla flicks there's a new one in the works. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0831387/
Japanese studio Toho was pretty much pissed by the American reboot, so they've cancelled the deal with Sony. Therefore, it won't be a sequel of the '98 film. Stupid Japanese. I loved the rendition of the creature in that film, now they want to reincarnate that idiotic robotic pattern.

I saw that a while back, great movie.

Flight is good, but really nothing special. What is special about it, however, is how effortless Denzel makes acting seem. He's taken some rather questionable roles over the years, but never does a movie suffer from his performance, and Flight is nothing but carried by him. Otherwise, it's a so-so redemption story that tries a little too hard to be quirky and eccentric. Goodman's performance is overblown and rather ridiculous in light of the seriousness of everything going on...comedy relief is important, but Denzel's drunken shenanigans provides enough without Goodman's "Dude 2.0" routine.

Con Air: This movie rules hard. It strikes the best balance between being ultra stupid and really, really fun. The dialogue is brilliant and silly, the action kicks ass, Nic Cage's accent is hilarious and completely shitty and not believable. I loved it. This is not a deep movie. The soundtrack is nothing but guitar soloing and every character is completely over the top, especially Malkovitch. Essentially one of the best inadvertent action comedies.

But it's nothing in comparison to mothafuckin' TROLL 2: Holy fuck is this movie enjoyable. I watched it for the first time with my friend and a few beers. We spent the whole time riffing on it. Because you pretty much have to. It's actually a very memorable movie and most of the things that made you laugh immediately stick with you. The acting is horrendously bad, the quality of the footage changes randomly, there are scenes that add NOTHING to the movie, things are brought up only to never be concluded upon, in short it's brilliant. A movie that can only be rivaled by The Room in brilliant shittiness.

Henry, Portrait of a Killer: A brooding, menacing film with skin crawling sound effects, sparse music, and an eerie, pretty much emotionless main performance. Incredibly violent, slow, with an ending that packs a punch. Essential viewing.

I love Troll 2. It's so fucking silly and just a gem of horrible filmmaking...The Room I didn't enjoy nearly as much, personally, though that one is certainly a corker of a horrible movie by itself. And yeah Con Air rules.

I saw this again with my sister and I agree fully. It's such a dumb movie that I love it. Dave Chappelle is also great in this.

Did you know that Troll 2 is really about anti-vegetarianism? Watch the documentary, Best Worst Movie.

I don't know how many times I've seen Frozen River, but it still manages to knock the wind out of me every time. Haven't bitten out this many nails since The Wages of Fear.

And while it's no where near the caliber of that film, it's still really, really good and everyone who lives in the states should be required to see it at least once. One of the most assured female directorial debut's since Lynn's Ramsey's Morvern Callar.

Dredd was actually pretty good. Didn't spring for the 3D but could definitely see where it would have been used to good effect. Perhaps my extremely low expectations (compared to the original) made it better for me, but overall an enjoyable action film.

Karl Urban makes me forget about Stallone's Dredd in about 15 minutes.

watched this Sundanese movie last weekend called "Teeth" about this chick who has teeth in her vagina that bites off dicks.

Considering the story line i thought it was really well done

Good god, "well done" is about the last way I would describe that film.

Just finished re-watching the Evil Dead trilogy this weekend. Damn I love those movies (Mostly the first 2, but Army Of Darkness is amusing). "WHO'S LAUGHING NOW?!" still absolutely slays me.

Well, Following is the first Nolan film I've really disliked. It's just dull and absurd, the bad acting and bad dialogue pairing is the icing. I'm hoping Pi by Darren Aronofsky is better than this.

That movie made me cringe, and not just due to the castration scenes. Ugh.

I must be misunderstanding you because there is no possible way any Godzilla fan could want a sequal to that 1998 abomination.

because the brother frighteningly resembled yourself and you didnt like what you saw

Very mature, BCS. Very mature.

That movie was ridiculous, from its premise to the stupid way it presented its themes. Really, there are better ways to convey a sense of female empowerment than castrating rapist wannabes with a toothed vagina. I don't hate it per se, but I found it extremely silly and gross-for-the-sake-of-it.

Teeth was really good. If there's any way to convey a theme as heavy and diverse as female sexuality it's by doing it with a bizarre and grotesque theme. I thought it was excellently done actually. The directing was first rate, the acting was fantastic and overall it kept me interested throughout. The gross out scenes were well done in how shocking and strange they were, but nothing in the movie was pointless or random. It was an arty sort of movie, but really good for all that.

If you want to know more about my opinion of this movie, check out my review. The first part is silly and looking back, I could have used better jokes. But after that I did a more serious analysis of the movie and explained why it was so good, if you're curious.

Have we seen the same movie, Emp?

Personally, I think that trying to approach such a delicate subject in a way as outlandish and strange as Teeth did ended up hurting the final product, and severely so. I have nothing bad to say about the performances or the directing whatsoever, but the film's premise was far too silly to fit something as important and close to us as sexuality. Couple that with what I found to be tasteless gross out scenes and, you have a film that I cannot honestly recommend to anyone. Now, the thing is that exactly what you liked about it is what I found to be the most irritating, so I don't see us reaching an agreement on this one

Well, what did you expect from it actually? If you just went in expecting to be horribly grossed out and offended then that's probably why...

I actually had no expectations of it whatsoever. I got to a friend's house, and after the usual greetings, he said "dude, you gotta watch this movie" and boom; he put it on his DVD player. I hadn't heard of it before, and when I asked what it was about, bastard simply told me to wait and see. He just wanted to ambush me, and he somewhat succeded, now that I think about it

Suffice to say, I was less than thrilled.

I dunno man. I can't agree that anything about it was tasteless really; it was odd and gross, sure, but obviously stylized for the purposes of the film - nothing about it was gratuitous. It was exactly what it wanted to be and everything about it was smartly done. Dunno what else to tell ya there man.

Eh, don't worry Emp. Ya don't need to tell me anything in particular. We'll simply have to agree to disagree on this

By the way, is anyone here besides me looking forward to the new Superman movie that's coming out this year? You know, Man of Steel?