Rate the last movie that you saw for the first time. [Archive] - Page 7

Fox

10-30-2008, 04:24 PM

Rocket Science: 6/10

I heard so many good things about this movie and I was pretty disappointed when the credits finally rolled. I liked the girl who played Ginny, but the protagonist and his constant stutter got more than a little bit annoying after the second act. I kind of felt like they were just packing in off-beat, weird characters with no purpose other than to include off-beat, weird characters. They didn't play that big of a role in the movie and the laughs they garnered from me were few and far between. I loved the cinematography and the music though, and this perverted geeky kid who lives across from the female antagonist made it watchable, but not re-watchable.

thedamndest

10-30-2008, 10:00 PM

Zodiac - 7/10

DrA

11-02-2008, 12:25 AM

Zack and Miri 4/10

PorkSoda

11-02-2008, 12:42 AM

Sex Drive 3/10.

Thought it would be better. Maybe I was just in a pissy mood and didn't think anything was funny at the time. I would have probably given it a 5 if they didn't show the grandpa in the chair thing (if you see it youll know what I mean)

Boondock Saint

11-02-2008, 02:33 AM

Dance Of The Dead 3/5

The Genius

11-02-2008, 04:45 AM

iron man 9/10

Juan

11-02-2008, 04:47 AM

Beer League - :n:

OssMan

11-03-2008, 12:42 AM

Donnie Darko - 9/10
V for Vendetta - 9.5/10
300 - 7/10

Confused

11-03-2008, 03:48 AM

Saw 4 - 0/10

Requiem

11-03-2008, 04:43 AM

August Rush - 10/10

One of the most beautiful movies I've ever seen. Anyone with an appreciation for music will love this. I teared up several times during this movie.

Requiem

11-03-2008, 07:09 AM

Forgetting Sarah Marshall 8/10

Pretty good movie. Funny, but not over the top.

D Mac

11-03-2008, 02:34 PM

Journey to the Center of the Earth 7/10

NeanderCarl

11-03-2008, 03:01 PM

Ghost Town

7/10

Enjoyable but not laugh-out-loud funny that often. A few chuckles but more a highly watchable film than an hilarious one.

PorkSoda

11-03-2008, 10:14 PM

Naked Gun 7/10.

First time actually seeing the first one. Big Leslie Neilson fan, so give it a 7.

D Mac

11-04-2008, 11:33 AM

WTF Porksoda

It's 10/10 easily :mad:

Kalyx triaD

11-07-2008, 04:42 PM

New Avengers - 7/10

A fun animated adventure that sees the children of the Avengers take on their parent's killer and bringer of world subjugation, Ultron. In many ways the Marvel version of Teen Titans without the quasi-anime style. It would certainly merit a TV series should they continue this story. I also kept finding myself trying to tie this with the Ultimate Avengers movie that came before; though no clear evidence is present, its not impossible to think of it that way. The plot is Cartoon Network ho-hum 'kid-power', but fairly straight forward. I enjoyed it overall.

Resident Evil: Extinction - 4/10

Spoilers Ahead: Fucking stupid. You just know they're in trouble when they force down bits from the first (and best) RE film just for a pathetic attempt at continuity. Sorry, doesn't work. RE:E's setting is too far gone from what the first two established. I didn't like RE:A because it followed the game too closely, and in this third installment the movie series abandons game continuity. I'd think that would be a good thing, but now I feel they should have used some game plots. This movie does not know what to do with itself. There are scenes totally disconnected with the rest of the film. It was more like a series of short films; I expect titles saying "Episode One: Alice vs Hillbillies", and "Episode Two: Alice Dreams of Crap". Seriously, the first 5 minutes was utterly useless. Then when an actual plot gets going, you don't care (see how important the five minute rule is?). Characters are killed off seemingly for no reason other than to force an eventual reboot of the series, and Alice's character enters some pseudo Jean Grey-Phoenix level of presentation that I cannot follow as a sympathizer. Oh yeah, her blood was the cure for the T-Virus all along. Paul Anderson, thank you for Mortal Kombat, now stop writing.

Confused

11-09-2008, 06:42 AM

Quantum of Solace - 7/10

Trying too hard to be Jason Bourne.

11-09-2008, 05:58 PM

The Incredible Hulk 8/10

(Would have been a 7 but got an extra point for the Tony Stark cameo)

ClockShot

11-09-2008, 08:10 PM

Meet Bill - 4.5/5

A must grab for Aaron Eckhart fans. It's also the first movie I appreciate Jessica Alba's acting.

The Genius

11-09-2008, 09:52 PM

P2 4/10

Champion of Europa

11-10-2008, 07:28 PM

P2 4/10

The only thing I remember about P2 was when you first see the villain, cause my friend shouted out, "He's the P2! RUN AWAY!"

OssMan

11-10-2008, 08:53 PM

Iron Man 6/10

11-10-2008, 10:30 PM

Wow. That's a pretty low score for Iron Man (considering how well received it was).

PorkSoda

11-11-2008, 06:17 PM

ClockShot

11-11-2008, 06:32 PM

Changeling - 4.5/5

Jeff Donovan and John Malkovich brought their A-game to this. Another stellar directing job by Clint.

The Genius

11-12-2008, 02:44 AM

Iron Man 2/10

Seriously, I saw this in theatres and thought it was horrible. Just watched it again today, rented it, thought it was even worse. After the blowup scene in the beginning, it gets extremely boring. All talk, not enough action, and even the action scenes weren't that great. I turned it off 45 minutes in cause thats how bored I was.
didnt RDJ sign on for something like 3 films? they have to do the backstory and character build up. i felt that there could have been more action too but i assumed there would be plenty in the second and third plus future Avenger movie tie-ins.

El Fangel

11-12-2008, 02:46 AM

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

3/10

Fucking waste of time.

Kalyx triaD

11-12-2008, 04:20 AM

TMNT - 7/10

Shredder would've added 2 points but... yeah. Okay movie. But I gotta say, April O'Neal as Ninja... very mixed feelings.

Blitz

11-12-2008, 04:41 AM

Role Models: 7.5/10

FearedSanctity

11-12-2008, 06:49 AM

Repo! The Genetic Opera 9/10

Amazing. Any movie that can make Paris Hilton even SLIGHTLY attractive to me is good in my book. Anthony Head, Sarah Brightman and all the songs were just awesome

Nark Order

11-12-2008, 01:30 PM

Meet Bill 8/10

Awesome movie and just a perfect role for Aaron Eckhart. I was very pleasantly surprised at how much I liked this movie. Definitely worth the rent or buy.

Champion of Europa

11-12-2008, 01:47 PM

Watching Slumdog Millionaire tonight, so I shall post in here when I get home.

Destor

11-12-2008, 03:40 PM

Meet Bill- 9/10

Body of Lies- 5/10

Kris P Lettus

11-12-2008, 04:16 PM

The Incredible Hulk

7/10

So much better than that last one but still not up to par with shit like Batman Begins etc..

Harold and Kumar: Escape from GB

9/10

Saw the unrated version which had some parts that prolly needed to be left out but all in all it was fucking hysterical.. NPH is my hero..

Kris P Lettus

11-12-2008, 04:17 PM

Repo! The Genetic Opera 9/10

Amazing. Any movie that can make Paris Hilton even SLIGHTLY attractive to me is good in my book. Anthony Head, Sarah Brightman and all the songs were just awesome

Rolling Stone tore this movie apart in their review..

Destor

11-12-2008, 06:06 PM

Anthony Stewart Head you say? Gotta see this.

Destor

11-12-2008, 06:12 PM

Just watched a trailer, looks amazing.

FearedSanctity

11-13-2008, 12:55 AM

Rolling Stone tore this movie apart in their review..

Never actually read the review, but from what I'd heard about it, they basically trashed it because of Paris? Pretty lame reason, considering her role is kinda minor, and even then she really wasn't that bad, I'd even say she was good

Xerzes

11-13-2008, 03:10 AM

Had a busy weekend.

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist 5/10
Sexdrive 6.5/10
College 6/10
Tropic Thunder 7/10

FearedSanctity

11-13-2008, 07:00 AM

Some Repo! videos for anyone interested...

Chase the Morning

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At The Opera Tonight
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Zydrate Anatomy
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Bad Company

11-13-2008, 07:41 AM

Quantum of Solace 8/10 Great as a film, kinda shit as a Bond film.

Champion of Europa

11-13-2008, 01:58 PM

Slumdog Millionaire - 10/10

Crazy heartwarming and also heartbreaking in bits. Such amazing cinematography, too. The guy who plays Salim and the guy who plays the host of the show could earn some best supporting actor nominations, I think. Everyone in this movie was so good.

Kevin Smith: Sold Out, A Threevening with Kevin Smith - 8/10

Some parts of it drag, but overall it's goddamned hysterical. Especially the story about Live Free, Die Hard.

PorkSoda

11-13-2008, 04:21 PM

Max Payne 7/10.

Enjoyed it. Mark Walhberg has a deer-in-the-headlights-look in his moviies, and he did it in this and it made me laugh.

DrA

11-13-2008, 10:50 PM

Quantum of Solace 8/10 Great as a film, kinda shit as a Bond film.

I'm hoping they keep the Bond aura of the films intact and not turn it into generic action movie series number 3529.

Requiem

11-14-2008, 08:25 AM

The Girl Next Door
10/10

For a romance comedy, this was pretty solid. I guess I liked it so much because I was expecting it to be complete shit, and just another 'teen movie' like so many others. But it was genuinely funny, and I laughed out loud a LOT, which I don't usually do when I'm by myself.

PorkSoda

11-14-2008, 08:49 AM

Role Models 7/10.

Kane Knight

11-14-2008, 12:07 PM

Get Smart: 8/10. It could have been better, but Carrell is a great Smart, and I loved the chemistry.

Pan's Labyrinth: 10/10. Inspired, imaginative, and some FUCKED UP SHIT.

The Incredible Hulk: 7.5/10. Waaaaaay better than the Hulk, better than most comic book movies, but after Iron Man and Batman Begins, I can't rank it any higher.

Iron Man: 9/10. If it had a little more content, I would have probably given it a perfect score. Fucking loved it, though.

Jeritron

11-14-2008, 12:13 PM

Quantum of Solace: 5.5/10
Had it's moments, and Craig is the goods...but ultimately a misfired mess

Kalyx triaD

11-14-2008, 04:53 PM

Jumper - 6/10

...

This movie has alot of mixed signals...

Blitz

11-14-2008, 06:20 PM

In Search Of A Midnight Kiss: 6.5/10

IC Champion

11-15-2008, 12:26 AM

Taxi Driver - 9

Goldfinger - 8.5

ClockShot

11-15-2008, 09:19 PM

Hellboy 2: The Golden Army - 2/5

Downunder

11-15-2008, 11:41 PM

Tropic Thunder

7/10 ROFL funny.

Kris P Lettus

11-16-2008, 07:51 PM

Hellboy 2: The Golden Army - 2/5

WHAT

I thought it was better than the first..

9/10

Indiana Jones: Crystal Alien Skulls Galore

5/10

Way too cartoony and cheesy but was fairly entertaining..

Destor

11-17-2008, 01:21 AM

Hellboy 2: 1/5

Jeritron

11-17-2008, 01:25 AM

Hellboy 2 is not better than Indy4. I'll stick by that. They're both good. The only difference between the two is expectations.

Splaya

11-17-2008, 09:38 AM

Schindler's List 10/10

Kris P Lettus

11-17-2008, 11:55 AM

You guys are fucking loony toons..

Hell Boy 2 was amazing.. The whole Troll Market shit, alot more of the mystical creatures underworld, etc.. Plus some of the monsters looked alot more like they did in the comic then Guillermo's monsters.. Specially the giant plant creature..

Indiana Jones 4 was entertaining but was shot more like a Disney movie.. All the lighting was blasted out (which I'm sure the did in post) and didn't look natural at all.. The first three the lighten was subtle and natural, not blasted out like a comic book.. Even some of the action sequences looked like they were from Small Soldiers, not Indiana Jones (e.g. the first motorcycle chase).. It came across as cheesy and forced.. Not even near the same level as the first ones and is def like The Phantom Menace of the whole series..

What did y'all not like in HB2??

Jeritron

11-17-2008, 11:59 AM

I did like Hellboy 2. Also, the lighting doesn't make Indy4 a bad movie. What the fuck kind of criteria is that?
The motorcycle chase not from Indian Jones?! That's pure Indy, as a scene and visually

I refuse to get into the Indy debate.

Hellboy 2 was great but lets not blast shit unfairly. Hellboy 2 had shitty lighting and effects all over the place. Didn't make it a bad movie

Kris P Lettus

11-17-2008, 12:10 PM

The cinematography has alot to do with weather I enjoy a movie or not.. Here it looked more like a cartoon or comic book.. My job, as a motion picture electrician, is to completely light a scene so we can control it no matter what the sun/preexisting lights are doing.. This give the production control over time due to not having restraints on time of day.. While doing that, we try to make all lighting as natural as possible.. Just like every other crew on a movie.. You don't want the wardrobe, special effects, makeup, sets, etc etc etc to look fake, why would you want your lighting to look fake?? It was blasted out and overexposed to give it a cartoony feel, which took away from the griity, Joe Blow feel of what makes Indy great IMO.. You can say the lighting and effects were bad in HB2 all you want, but you are wrong.. Hell Boy is based off a comic book about mythical creatures and demons from Hell.. It's supposed to look surreal..

That's like compairing the cinematography of Reservoir Dogs and 300.. They have two completely different looks based on subject matter.. To say the lightening and cinematography isn't criteria to base the quality of the movie is insane..

Fox

11-17-2008, 12:15 PM

I disagree with you, KPL. The lighting certainly was not as gritty as the first three indys, but really, what did you expect? Most Hollywood movies these days are given that slick, pretty look in post, especially with Spielberg. While it wasn't the same as the first 3 movies, it wasn't enough to pull me out of the picture. The warehouse scene was especially well lit.

Of all the things that made Indy 4 a piece of shit, the lighting is pretty low on the list, IMO. I'd say the piss poor dialogue, lack of a gripping storyline, personal hatred for Shia, aliens, CG monkeys and CG ants are quite a bit higher.

Jeritron

11-17-2008, 12:16 PM

You're blowing this out of whack bigtime. You act as though it looked like Spy Kids start to finish. There were a few questionable shots with the compositiong.
And the cinematography was excellent

Fox

11-17-2008, 12:17 PM

That's like compairing the cinematography of Reservoir Dogs and 300.. They have two completely different looks based on subject matter.. To say the lightening and cinematography isn't criteria to base the quality of the movie is insane..

What do you think of "Streets of Fire," Krispy?

Kris P Lettus

11-17-2008, 12:19 PM

Never seen it..

Fox

11-17-2008, 12:19 PM

Anyways, the real reason I entered this thread:

Madagascar 2: 6/10

Enjoyable, wacky fun. Those meerkats are hilarious.

Jeritron

11-17-2008, 12:20 PM

I didn't say it wasn't cireteria. Its just not a proper criteria to say this particular movie sucked. Thats insane. Because there were a few questionalbe sequences it sucked? The problem is that you're makign it seem as though it's that drastically different.
The lighting isn't all to different.
The complaint you may be having is the composite work. In the jungle and Area 51 (outdoors). That's not lighting. It's shitty greenscreen work, which Raiders had a bit of, as well as the others

Jeritron

11-17-2008, 12:20 PM

Any of the shots in Indy 4 that weren't involving effects were lit exactly like those of the previous films

Fox

11-17-2008, 12:22 PM

Never seen it..

It's a low budget 1984 picture that is shot almost entirely with existing lighting. It heavily mixes color temperatures (mainly because they had no choice) and has a very distinct look to it.

It's debated whether the lighting adds to the picture or detracts from it, and I was just curious as to your take.

Jeritron

11-17-2008, 12:25 PM

The gripe I have with Indy criticisms is when it's faulted for things present, or in some cases more present, in the originals. It's by no means a terrible movie either and people's nostalgia influenced view of them drive me nuts. I reccomend checking them out again sometime and noticing how similar they really are, and how shaky visual aspects are in those as well.

We're not going to get anywhere arguing

Kris P Lettus

11-17-2008, 12:34 PM

It's a low budget 1984 picture that is shot almost entirely with existing lighting. It heavily mixes color temperatures (mainly because they had no choice) and has a very distinct look to it.

It's debated whether the lighting adds to the picture or detracts from it, and I was just curious as to your take.

I'll check it out.. All lighting doesn't have to be natural.. Look at Sin City or 300.. I loved both those movies and they didn't look natural at all.. The Hellboy movies also (any Guillermo Del Torro movies for that matter).. But it can def take away from the feel of a movie just as much as it can add to it.. Lighting can add mood and tone, when done right.. In this case, it took away from the gritty, organic feel of what made the first 3 amazing.. I look at it like Michael Scott's assessment of the Die Hard movies..

Michael: You know what, here's the thing about Die Hard 4. Die Hard one, the original, John McClane was just this normal guy. You know, he's just a normal New York City cop, who gets his feet cut, and gets beat up. But he's an everyday guy. In Die Hard 4, he is jumping a motorcycle into a helicopter. In air. You know? He's invincible. It just sort of lost what Die Hard was. It's not Terminator.It took away from what it was, IMO.. Also, the super cheesy parts didn't help either..

Triple A

11-17-2008, 05:13 PM

Indiana Jones 4 was fucking awful, imo. But I had no interest in it whatsoever going in anyway. It met my expectations. I mean I guess it was OK for what it was and for its target audience but I did not like it at all and wanted to stop watching it a lot of times.

mitch_h

11-17-2008, 08:07 PM

Starman - Don't really know why I watched this, I like Carpenter but this movie never really appealed to me. That being said it was actually pretty "fun" and Bridges was great. Kinda reminded me of ET... if ET had taken on the form of a human and impregnated Elliott before going home. 7/10

Brand Upon the Brain! - Maddin makes David Lynch look like Ron Howard. - 8/10

Paris, Texas - Harry Dean Stanton plays a guy who is found by his brother after walking around the desert for 4 years. It was excellent. 9/10

Jeritron

11-17-2008, 10:01 PM

Jeritron

11-17-2008, 10:04 PM

I think the problem in a lot of ways is that people were 8 when they saw the originals, and the rest of society was new to it. Now, they're older and jaded and society has let their view of that shit grow over 20 years.
That's why Indy4 gets blasted for being stupid, or dragging, or something like that when the originals had many of the same problems. Plus, movies like it come out all the time and go over well (the first Pirates, Hellboy 2, etc.) even if they have the same problems and are even inferior.

Jeritron

11-17-2008, 10:04 PM

My 2 cents on the filmgoing community and nostalgia

Confused

11-18-2008, 05:02 AM

Wanted - 6/10

The Mist - 8/10

Kris P Lettus

11-18-2008, 02:59 PM

Knocked Up

8/10

It was exactly what I expected..

The Franchise

11-18-2008, 03:32 PM

Indiana Jones (The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull) - 4/10

Futurama: Benders Game - 10/10

Gonzo

11-18-2008, 05:12 PM

The Happening 3/10

The concept could have been a lot better. This movie was terrible written and terribly acted.

Blitz

11-18-2008, 09:36 PM

Quantum of Solace: 7/10. Disappointing.

Jeritron

11-18-2008, 09:41 PM

Knocked Up is amazing Krispy

Kris P Lettus

11-18-2008, 09:45 PM

It was good.. Only way I would have given it a ten is if ole girl had gotten naked..

Champion of Europa

11-19-2008, 03:32 AM

Yeah, Indy 4 was a horrible experience. I've said this before, though.

Haven't seen anything new, just wanted to say that.

Last movie I saw (but I've seen many times):

Die Hard - 10/10

One of my favorite movies ever. At this moment.

Fox

11-19-2008, 09:58 AM

REPO: The Genetic Opera - 6/10

ClockShot

11-19-2008, 10:53 AM

Son of Rambow - 3.5/5

BCWWF

11-19-2008, 11:22 AM

Burn After Reading
7.5/10

Kris P Lettus

11-19-2008, 12:20 PM

The Mask

11-19-2008, 03:16 PM

W - 4/10. pretty bad. it's pretty boring to still beat up on dubya after 8 years and it basically turns him into the underachiever looking for daddy's love with terrible nightmare sequences, and evil plotting secret meetings where america invade iran and RULE THE WORLD. it is your 14 year old liberals wet dream of a film.

Juan

12-03-2008, 08:15 PM

I Am Legend - 6/10

Destor

12-03-2008, 08:51 PM

Juno: 10/10

ClockShot

12-03-2008, 09:31 PM

On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 3/5

Would have been lower, but.....

When Diana Rigg stakes up to Bond when he's on the run...........wow.

Boondock Saint

12-03-2008, 09:54 PM

The Man Who Knew Too Much 3/5

The Incredible Hulk 4/5

PorkSoda

12-03-2008, 10:57 PM

Quantom of Solace 3/10.

Good action bad script. And the fight/chase scene on foot in the beginning, was that the same place where Matt Damon fought Desh in Bourne Ultimatum?

The Franchise

12-03-2008, 11:20 PM

The Incredible Hulk

6/10

It was alright. I bet I would've given it a higher score if I saw it at the cinema. It's not Dark Knight or Spiderman tril, that's for sure.

Impeccable

12-04-2008, 04:42 AM

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Hella funny - 8/10

El Fangel

12-04-2008, 02:18 PM

Meet the Parents 8/10
Meet the Fockers 7/10
The Last Castle 9/10
Gangs of New York 10/10

The Franchise

12-04-2008, 03:32 PM

Fight Club 9/10

Yeah, I was a little late on this one. :p

PorkSoda

12-04-2008, 04:40 PM

^ You are Jack's lateness.

12-05-2008, 12:20 PM

I have friends that still haven't seen Fight Club. They better get it sorted or the next time this is mentioned they'll be in the past tense.

ClockShot

12-06-2008, 03:51 PM

RocknRolla - 4.5/5

Good shit.

The Genius

12-06-2008, 05:42 PM

four brothers 4/10

PorkSoda

12-06-2008, 05:54 PM

Catch Me If You Can 10/10.

F-ing brilliant. That Frank Abagnale guy must have been a genius. That's why its a 10 because his brains are the size of cheeseburgers.

Gonzo

12-06-2008, 09:05 PM

Forgetting Sarah Marshall 6/10

LaLa

12-06-2008, 09:44 PM

Zack and Miri Make A Porno 7/10

Impeccable

12-07-2008, 07:37 AM

Merchant of Venice (with Pacino - 2004 adaptation) - 7/10

#BROKEN Hasney

12-07-2008, 02:23 PM

Speed Racer - 8/10

El Fangel

12-07-2008, 02:36 PM

Best of The Best - 7.5/10
Girls Gone Wild: Wildest Bar in America - 9/10 :shifty:

PorkSoda

12-08-2008, 03:34 AM

Die Hard With a Vengeance 7/10.

ClockShot

12-08-2008, 07:10 PM

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas - 4.9/5

Only reason it lost a point was because it was too short. But this is the saddest movie I've seen in a long time. Had some trouble driving home.:'(

The Franchise

12-09-2008, 07:14 PM

Lower Learning - 3/10

The football guy was fucking hilarious but the movie was pretty shit.

Also bought Dark Knight today and watched it again. Fucking amazing. 10/10.

Blitz

12-09-2008, 09:49 PM

Punisher: Warzone - 8.5/10

PorkSoda

12-09-2008, 11:25 PM

Watch Dark Knight again - 10/10 :D

I actually kind of don't get it. Batman, is he good guy or bad guy?

El Fangel

12-09-2008, 11:26 PM

The Dark Knight (13th time) 10/10

The Franchise

12-10-2008, 03:13 PM

Watch Dark Knight again - 10/10 :D

I actually kind of don't get it. Batman, is he good guy or bad guy?

Well he's the good guy by being the bad guy. If that makes sense. Basically, Joker "won" in that movie by driving Harvey Dent insane and making him stop playing by the rules. If the public found out what Harvey had become, then there would be no hope for Gotham to have someone as a leader in fight against crime (since Batman already had a bad rep for not taking his mask off and letting people die.) So Batman took the blame for Dent's actions so the public would hate him and look at Dent like a hero. Then they could have Harvey Dent as their role model/hero for the fight against crooks. I love that shit, SO much better than your old happy ending. This was REAL.

Also I watched Without a Paddle which was pretty funny. 7/10

El Fangel

12-10-2008, 03:15 PM

Without a Paddle was pretty funny

$100,000 and my right nut lol

Also

The Dark Knight (14th Time) 10/10 - I fucking love this movie.

El Fangel

12-10-2008, 03:16 PM

Er, I watched Begins and The Dark Knight last night

Batman Begins - 10/10

The Franchise

12-10-2008, 03:17 PM

Hey Fallen you're Canadian right? Did you pick up the Steelbox version from Future Shop? It has 3 hours of Bonus features. Kind of a letdown to be honest, since there wasn't much 'making of the movie' stuff and no interviews with Heath or Bale (which I was expecting). There's some goofy Gothan News stuff which was unintentionally hilarious.

Still it was worth it since it's just a bad ass DVD case with Joker on the back holding a gun in the street. This was probably my favorite movie of all-time. I'm going to watch it again.

The Franchise

12-10-2008, 03:19 PM

Without a Paddle was pretty funny

$100,000 and my right nut lol

lol

I love it when they're in the hole fighting and Dan's just standing there so they're like "Stop standing there and help us" and he goes "I have a grenade should I throw it?" and all four of them just pause and scream "NO!"

El Fangel

12-10-2008, 03:19 PM

I have not "bought" anything, I had a movie recording of it and now a rip, but I fully intend to buy it, it was a hell of a performance from all partys involved. So in Ledgers memory I intend on buying this.

Requiem

12-10-2008, 10:30 PM

Zack and Miri Make a Porno 8/10
Knocked Up 8/10

Also, TDK again for like the 5th or 6th time. 10/10

El Fangel

12-10-2008, 10:47 PM

Zack and Miri Make a Porno 8/10
Knocked Up 8/10

Also, TDK again for like the 5th or 6th time. 10/10

I would laugh if Seth Rogen did a cameo in TDK, that would be rather funny.

PorkSoda

12-11-2008, 10:32 PM

I'm a huge Rogen fan, I definitly want to see more of him, but I actually think he would kind of spoil it if he was in TDK TBH. TDK was so good that Rogen, with his goofy personality, I think would just ruin it for the time being. Thats just my opinion.

But yeah, it would be funny though.

Kane Knight

12-12-2008, 03:09 PM

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull--9/10. I'd love to give it perfect marks, but the climax seemed kinda like a redo of the first movie. I know there's always been kind of an undertone of "don't mess with this shit," but still. Plus, the aliens weren't as bad as people made them out to be, but the fact is, the movie would have been better without it (Like most of George Lucas' input).

I have Batman:TDK up on queue next, simply waiting to see if Heidi's coming to visit this weekend. Otherwise, Hellboy 2 is probably my next "frst time" movie.

The Franchise

12-12-2008, 04:32 PM

I've only heard of people either LOVING Hellboy or HATING it. Curious to see what you will think of it. I've yet to see it too.

PorkSoda

12-13-2008, 11:33 PM

Four Christmases 4/10.

Don't you love the 12 year olds in the theatre who wont shut up then you got security coming over to tell them to shut up? Hilarious.

thedamndest

12-14-2008, 12:45 AM

Iron Man 8/10

Why is everyone re-rating TDK? I think we got that you think it is the best movie ever made somewhere around the 47th time you rated it a 10/10. I guess feel free to keep doing it?

Boondock Saint

12-14-2008, 03:12 AM

The Day The Earth Stood Still (Remake) 2.5/5

Triple A

12-14-2008, 03:17 AM

I Heart Huckabees - 10/10

OK this is not really the first time I've seen it, but I only watched like the second half of it before in like 2004 and thought it was "alright" or never gave it a chance or something. I can't believe I missed out on this movie. I can see why a lot of people would hate it but wow it was amazing. Like it's crazy to me that a movie like this even exists commercially.

thedamndest

12-14-2008, 12:45 PM

I just rewatched TDK 10/10. J/K it was impure thoughts I had about Christian Bale and Heath Ledger, still okay to rate?

El Fangel

12-14-2008, 03:59 PM

The Dark Knight (15th time) - 11/10
Death Race - 8/10
Lord of Dogtown - 2.5/10

D Mac

12-14-2008, 08:08 PM

The Rookie (Clint Eastwood, Charlie Sheen) 9/10

The Genius

12-15-2008, 03:50 AM

dark knight 10/10

D Mac

12-15-2008, 05:34 AM

Hancock 9/10

Champion of Europa

12-16-2008, 05:00 PM

Juan

12-17-2008, 06:09 PM

Tropic Thunder - 7/10

Triple A

12-18-2008, 02:25 AM

Slumdog Millionaire - 7/10 - Pretty good but way overrated imo. I kinda "didn't like it" because I was expecting so much more but I don't really know what I was expecting and overall it was pretty good the more I think about it.

Lonesome Jim - 8/10 - Mad good. Directed by Steve Buscemi, starring Casey Affleck. Real relatable. :mad:

The Red Balloon - 6/10 - 1950s French movie about a boy and his balloon. Not bad for what it was.

Jeritron

12-18-2008, 02:27 AM

Hancock 9/10

damn

The Franchise

12-18-2008, 04:12 PM

Diary of the Dead - 0/10

PorkSoda

12-19-2008, 01:12 AM

Wall-E 9/10.

Brilliant. That captain and his pizza seeds are hilarious.

Wall-E reminds me of my old pet ferret that died :(

The Franchise

12-19-2008, 07:59 PM

Bolt in 3D!!! 8/10

The Dark Knight, again. 10/10

I gotta say, while not being as good as Ledger's Joker, Aaron Eckhart did a fucking incredible job as Harvey Dent. Mad props to an underrated actor.

Triple A

12-20-2008, 03:40 AM

In Bruges - 7/10 - Pretty good. Started off kinda slow then got real good.

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days - 9/10 - Freaking amazing. So good.

Harvey Krumpet - 8/10 - Never watched this before for some reason. Tremendous.

El Fangel

12-21-2008, 03:32 AM

Day of The Dead - 1/10

Jeritron

12-21-2008, 03:46 AM

The Strangers - 2/5. lol

PorkSoda

12-21-2008, 08:09 AM

Day Earh Stood Still (remake) - 8/10.

Gonzo

12-21-2008, 12:21 PM

In Bruges - 8/10

Shallow Ground - 6/10 (B level horror film, not bad, but I have a hard time with horror flicks)

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - 8/10 (1939, holds up well)

Tropic Thunder - 7/10 (Probably would have been funnier if I watched it with others)

thedamndest

12-21-2008, 06:59 PM

Fiend without a Face - 8/10

If I had been growing up in 1958 I totally would have gotten to second base at the drive-in watching this movie.

Requiem

12-22-2008, 04:21 AM

Seven Pounds 10/10

I cried like a little bitch. So what, wanna fight about it? Probably Smith's best role.

D Mac

12-22-2008, 04:09 PM

Star Wars: The Clone Wars 8/10

Nark Order

12-22-2008, 07:01 PM

Scrooged 7/10

AWESOME movie but ends a bit abruptly.

Champion of Europa

12-22-2008, 07:25 PM

In Bruges is bad ass, so good.

Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang is better as far as witty movies go. Probably my favorite movie of all time right now.

But I'm watching Seven Pounds tonight, so I'll post my score for that later.

Downunder

12-22-2008, 07:42 PM

Traitor - 5/10, it was good, but not great.

El Fangel

12-22-2008, 07:44 PM

Seven Pounds 10/10

I cried like a little bitch. So what, wanna fight about it? Probably Smith's best role.

Traitor - 5/10, it was good, but not great.

cant wait to see that Req. Alot of people are saying its good.
considering these people said they would never think of Will the same way after I am Legend. It must be good

What didnt you like about it Nunder?

Downunder

12-22-2008, 07:56 PM

Dunno, I just expected more, it was very perdictable, good performances but it lacked something.

El Fangel

12-22-2008, 07:58 PM

Dunno, I just expected more, it was very perdictable, good performances but it lacked something.

I was going to wait it tonight, thats why I ask. I want a good movie experience tonight.

Champion of Europa

12-23-2008, 12:23 AM

Seven Pounds - 8.5/10

It really, insanely depressed me. I got so close to tears during this movie at multiple points. Even about 10 minutes in I was emotionally overwhelmed. I only docked the 1.5 because it kinda dragged in the middle.

I feel like I am going to cry.

12-23-2008, 04:10 AM

I have seriously heard nothing about Seven Pounds until today - when I heard it was Smith's worst opening in 7 years.

What's it about?

Requiem

12-23-2008, 04:15 AM

Once you see the whole movie, the opening was great. I don't mind slow movies, so the middle wasn't an issue for me. I felt it was needed for character development, and there wasn't really any unneeded dialogue or things that happened. It's slow, but it all falls together. It's depressing, but it's also a feel good movie. Like I'm not sure whether my tears were from sadness, or from just being really overwhelmed with happiness.

PorkSoda

12-23-2008, 03:11 PM

So Seven Pounds is kind of like Pursuit of Happyness? POH didn't really drag, but to me, it was kind of slow, and had some emotion in the ending.

I might go and see this :D

The Franchise

12-23-2008, 05:43 PM

Yeah, kinda want to see Seven Pounds.

Meet Bill - 6/10
It was OK, some funny parts. Nothing special.

Shoot Em Up - 2/10
Such a terrible movie.

Requiem

12-23-2008, 08:56 PM

lol Shoot Em Up.. rented it when my computer was shot for a couple weeks.. Watched over half of it and fell asleep.. had no urge to rewatch it and finish it so I just returned it.

Boondock Saint

12-24-2008, 02:20 AM

Shoot'em Up was awesome.

The Genius

12-24-2008, 04:15 AM

28 days later 7/10

Tb1

12-24-2008, 05:14 AM

Yes Man 8/10
Carrey really saves this from being completely average. Not great, but worth taking a look.

Quarantine 5/10
Got a headache half-way through. Way shaky. Good idea, bad execution.

Tb1

12-24-2008, 05:15 PM

WALL-E 10/10

The Franchise

12-24-2008, 05:25 PM

lol Shoot Em Up.. rented it when my computer was shot for a couple weeks.. Watched over half of it and fell asleep.. had no urge to rewatch it and finish it so I just returned it.

Did you get to the spanking scene? It was the only good part in the movie. This woman, probably in her early 30's was spanking her kid in public, so the main dude is like "how do you like to be spanked?" and just starts spanking her. :lol::naughty:

Destor

12-24-2008, 06:40 PM

Woodcock- 7/10

I lke the way it was shot.

The Franchise

12-24-2008, 07:56 PM

Walk The Line - 8/10

Requiem

12-25-2008, 04:23 AM

Step Brothers 8/10

Pretty funny, but nothing phenomenal.

PorkSoda

12-25-2008, 06:43 PM

War 8/10.

Really fng brilliant. I read/saw an interview with Jet Li saying the director was focusing on realism during the fight scenes. Fight scenes were badass, but what if they werent focusing on realism? Would have been major kickass.

Requiem

12-25-2008, 07:50 PM

Brilliant? Are you sure you watched the same movie I did? For an action movie it was alright.. but brilliant? :lol:

OssMan

12-25-2008, 07:56 PM

Milk 7/10

Xerzes

12-26-2008, 02:48 AM

Incredible Hulk 6/10
Hellboy 2 6/10
Wicker Man (original, not the retarded one) 7/10

Triple A

12-26-2008, 03:51 AM

Kicking and Screaming - 6/10 (Not the Will Ferrell movie)

Hamlet 2 - 2/10 - What the fuck. What a fucking awful, try-hard, horribly written movie. Fuck. I hated this movie so much. The humor was so awful it made me angry. Ughhhhhhhhhlasdkjf ladfsjk

Zack and Miro Make a Porno - 7/10 - Pretty good.

PorkSoda

12-26-2008, 06:26 AM

Brilliant? Are you sure you watched the same movie I did? For an action movie it was alright.. but brilliant? :lol:

I like movies with twists. Thats what I thought was brilliant about it. Should have been more specific.

thedamndest

12-26-2008, 06:51 PM

The Incredible Hulk - 7.5/10

LaLa

12-26-2008, 07:56 PM

Seven Pounds - 8/10

A little too depressing, but still pretty good.

ClockShot

12-26-2008, 09:29 PM

Sukiyaki Western Django - 1.5/5

Fucking weird. And Eastwood would be pissed off if he saw this/

Boondock Saint

12-27-2008, 12:52 AM

Quantum of Solace 4/5

The Foot Fist Way 2.5/5

PorkSoda

12-28-2008, 12:11 AM

Yes Man 5/10.

Fun movie to make. Dragged on a little bit, overall it was entertaining.

thedamndest

12-28-2008, 12:31 AM

King Kong (original) 9/10

I have never and will never see the new version because it is three hours and I can't imagine why the hell I need to watch King Kong that long. Despite the effects obviously being what they are, the rest of the movie still holds up.

Kalyx triaD

12-28-2008, 12:41 AM

Religulous - 10/10

Bill Maher's message is ironic, considering he himself is God.

Triple A

12-28-2008, 04:02 AM

Milk - 7/10 - Good/kinda inspiring. Kinda dragged in some parts like most Gus Van Sant movies but yeah I liked it. Sean Penn is amazing.

RoXer

12-28-2008, 06:46 AM

Gran Turino - 7.5/10 Horrible acting by anyone who wasn't Eastwood. and if you see this in theatres, it's pretty funny to listen to everyone's reaction to Eastwood constant racial slurs. I saw it in Scottsdale and the word "gook" got a cheap laugh every time by older rich white people. I dunno.

Slumdog Millionaire - 9/10 Pretty intense drama even though you know what's going to happen. Good acting too.

Blitz

12-28-2008, 07:47 PM

Religulous: 7/10

Religion is fucked. In other news, snow often falls in Winter.

The Franchise

12-29-2008, 02:42 AM

The Hudsucker Proxies - 7.5/10

Fox

12-29-2008, 03:46 AM

Seven Pounds: 4/10 - just dragged on and on, with very little leg to stand on for a large portion of it. i liked the story, but the way they told it was unimpressive.

Slumdog Millionaire: 10/10 - See this movie.

D Mac

12-29-2008, 01:14 PM

Dead and Breakfast 6/10

Boondock Saint

12-29-2008, 01:21 PM

Hamlet 2 3.5/5

Drillbit Taylor 3/5

The Franchise

12-29-2008, 03:42 PM

National Lampoons Bag Boy - 4/10

IC Champion

12-29-2008, 07:17 PM

Gran Torino - 8.5/10 Great movie, people knock the acting, but it wasn't as bad as some people make it out to be, and actually well acted in some parts.

ClockShot

12-29-2008, 08:04 PM

Valkyrie - 3/5

Nothing special. But this is only a small part of Tom Cruise's return tour. He needs something bigger.

In other news, I saw the X-Men Origins trailer. Looks crazy.

Boondock Saint

12-29-2008, 11:53 PM

Death Race 3.5/5

Baby Mama 3/5

Gonzo

12-30-2008, 12:35 AM

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

7/10

As far as "fantasy" flicks go this was pretty entertaining. I don't really expect much given the subject matter, as I never read the books so I'm not going to nitpick if the movies stay true to form. Although it has a PG rating and is a Disney flick, I don't think it detracts from the story.

Requiem

12-30-2008, 03:31 AM

The Wrestler
10/10 Really quality movie, and I don't even watch wrestling.

Triple A

12-30-2008, 05:47 AM

Man on Wire - 6/10 - Pretty alright. I wanted it to be way better though. I mean it was pretty good but ehhhhhhhhhhhh. Way overrated imo.

Baghead - 9/10 - Wow I love this movie. Real low budget, shot on video, and was just awesome in every way possible. Mad un-pretentious and realistic. "Four struggling actors retreat to a cabin in Big Bear, California in order to write a screenplay that will make them all stars. Problem is: What happens when their story idea -- a horror flick about a group of friends tormented by a villain with a bag over his head -- starts to come true?"

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Gonzo

12-30-2008, 11:59 AM

Step Brothers - 7/10

Haven't gotten into the last few Will Ferrell comedies but this one had some pretty lol spots.

ClockShot

12-30-2008, 02:45 PM

Slumdog Millionaire - 5/5

Wonderful. Shed a tear or two at the end.

Downunder

12-30-2008, 11:27 PM

JCVD - 7/10.

best movie he has ever done (ok that's not saying much) But it was a bloody good movie.

Requiem

12-31-2008, 01:16 AM

Slumdog Millionaire - Just as good as everyone says. Seriously, great fucking movie.

thedamndest

12-31-2008, 01:18 AM

Extras (season 1) 9/10 Hilarious

Blitz

12-31-2008, 01:21 AM

The Wrestler: 8.5/10. Really nails the business.

El Fangel

12-31-2008, 01:22 AM

Seven Pounds 10/10

The Genius

12-31-2008, 01:45 AM

ghost in the shell 7/10

RoXer

12-31-2008, 09:14 PM

Benjamin Button - 6.5/10

The Wrestler - 8/10

Crazy Nick

12-31-2008, 10:53 PM

Silent Hill 8/10

The Genius

12-31-2008, 11:45 PM

street fighter alpa 6/10

planet terror 5/10

Destor

01-01-2009, 06:42 PM

The Wrestler - 10/10 (I'm a little bias to the subject matter)

thedamndest

01-01-2009, 06:49 PM

I also love Mickey Rourke.

The Genius

01-01-2009, 06:57 PM

28 weeks later 5/10

Boondock Saint

01-01-2009, 07:11 PM

Transsiberian 3/5

Boondock Saint

01-02-2009, 04:26 PM

Valkyrie 3/5

RoXer

01-02-2009, 04:31 PM

Changeling - 8/10

A lot better than I thought it would be. I dunno what I was expecting tbh but it was real good.

I dunno I don't wanna summarize right now. Ok? Get off my ass.

01-02-2009, 04:38 PM

Step Brothers

01-02-2009, 04:38 PM

And The Wrestler before that.

ClockShot

01-02-2009, 05:08 PM

Mrs. Brown - 3/5

El Fangel

01-02-2009, 05:17 PM

The Strangers 8.5/10

PorkSoda

01-02-2009, 07:17 PM

Champion of Europa

01-02-2009, 08:04 PM

The Wrestler 10/10

So good. Favorite movie of the year.

D Mac

01-02-2009, 10:35 PM

Death Race 9/10 Awesome

01-02-2009, 11:53 PM

Death Race was awesome. Just finished Mummy 3. A lot better than I expected. Didn't have subtitles though during the ching chang chong scenes.

Requiem

01-03-2009, 12:20 AM

Disturbia 0/10.

Realy fn horrible and boring. I want to give it .5 for being original, but I just can't. I think the acting is what made it horrible. Shia Lebeouf did a decent job, but the guy who was portraying the serial killer was horrible. They at least could have gotten someone better.

Are you fucking serious? David Morse is fucking amazing and that was a great movie. Not at all worthy of your ratings, but then again you do this a lot to really good movies it seems.

01-03-2009, 12:41 AM

Yeah, seriously. Disturbia is a great movie.

PorkSoda

01-03-2009, 01:19 AM

Alright, lets try again.

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer 6/10.

Thought it could have used more action, but I enjoyed it even though I'm not a huge fan of comic book movies.

Champion of Europa

01-03-2009, 01:58 AM

Disturbia is 1/4th of a good movie.

The stuff with him really digging that girl while forced to stay in his house is really interesting stuff. If they ditched the murderer plot and ran with that, it would be awesome.

Boondock Saint

01-03-2009, 02:01 AM

Disturbia was better when it was called Rear Window.

But David Morse is the man.

mitch_h

01-03-2009, 02:23 AM

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Eh, pretty dissapointing, not a bad movie... but a missed oppurtunity for sure. Pitt was good, but the character of Button was flat, nothing felt particularly genuine, instead everything felt like scenes and scenarios from previous films. That being said, the film wasn't just three hours of tedium, on a technical level it's superb; I loved the cinematography, makeup, score etc. 7/10

Requiem

01-03-2009, 09:08 AM

Death Race
7/10

Actually was surprisingly good. Better than I expected, and actually really intense and attention grabbing through the whole thing.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button -
10/10

Loved this movie. I'm probably biased because I love Brad Pitt as an actor, but this was a fantastic movie. Loved all 2 hours and 40 minutes of it.

01-03-2009, 10:28 AM

Bangkok Dangerous

ClockShot

01-03-2009, 05:25 PM

Doubt - 4.9/5

Meryl Streep was awesome. Only thing holding it back from being perfect was that it was a tad too short.

El Fangel

01-03-2009, 06:20 PM

The Wrestler 11/10

PapaGeorgio

01-03-2009, 07:01 PM

Over past week seen a lot of great movies, and really recommend them all pretty much.

Doubt - 4/5 I agree with ClockShot that Meryl Streep was amazing. She def made the movie. At the same time it did feel a bit rushed towards the end.

The Wrestler - 4/5 Was a great movie that you all should see, but at same time don't see it becoming one of my favorites anytime soon. Not sure why, but it just didn't hook me somehow the way I thought it would, dunno. Def amazing though.

Frost/Nixon - 4.5/5 Really enjoyed this and think everyone should see it. This is the type of movie I could just watch over and over. It just hooks you into it.

Curious Case of Benjamin Button - 3/5 I think part of it is I was preoccupied while watching it. It had its moments, but I wasn't overly blown away with it. It just seemed kind of meh in some ways, but in other ways I loved it. I'll have to rewatch it to get a proper feeling for it sometime.

Gran Tarino - 4/5 Artistically, nothing special. Especially compared to everything else listed here. But in terms of entertainment, it certainly accomplished that for me. Parts were a bit too predictable, parts made me roll my eyes. But I still really went away enjoying this film. Lot of good one liners with it all.

MILK - 4.5/5 Really enjoyed this movie too. With a lot of big name movies recently being released (in terms of Oscar worthy movies too), I feel this one may be overlooked by some of you. It is a good movie, moves along nicely and hooks you into it. Give it a try.