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| Posted by Shambler [213.40.131.65] on 2003/05/11 15:08:47 |
I thought a trio of themed threads about other entertainment media might be good. If you're not interested, please just ignore the thread and pick some threads that interest you from here: http://celephais.net/board/view_al...
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| #3354 posted by rj [86.0.165.149] on 2010/07/16 19:49:52 |
^ do i sense irony there? :P
i preferred batman begins too, but that may have been down to the insane amount of hype behind TDK in comparison
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Batman Sucks... |
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| #3355 posted by JPL [82.234.167.238] on 2010/07/16 20:52:16 |
... I prefer Superman :P
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| #3357 posted by nonentity [188.223.82.21] on 2010/07/17 00:43:40 |
lawl. But yeh, Superman is a pansy, seriously.
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Hmm |
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| #3358 posted by nonentity [188.223.82.21] on 2010/07/17 00:44:31 |
Altho tbh, Spider Jerusalem would kick both their arses
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Inception |
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| #3359 posted by rj [92.236.85.179] on 2010/07/18 11:45:48 |
it was good. not GREAT, but good. i enjoyed it and would love to watch it again but can't say i was totally blown away by it
the concept was intruiging and explored really well. it keeps you thinking without ever being too confusing or high-brow. some neat ideas and fascinating visuals.. and plenty to talk about when we left the cinema too
on the other hand, some of the action scenes felt a little too strung out, and the main character's sub-plot seemed to interfere a bit too much and wasn't all that satisfying. ellen page's character seemed to only exist to help explain to the audience what was happening (although i have to admit i was grateful for this in places)
definitely worth a watch, particularly if you like nolan's other stuff, but don't expect it to be teh bestest filum evar, although i would probably rank it as my favourite so far this year
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Yeah |
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| #3360 posted by Tronyn [24.222.116.132] on 2010/07/18 23:58:38 |
I generally agree - it is by far the most ambitious film I've ever seen in theatres, and it doesn't succeed 100%, but it is really awesome, the degree to which the concept is explored is impressive, and a lot of the action scenes were good. DiCaprio was good as the main character, I liked the stuff about his character though (SPOILER HINT ALERT) after seeing Shutter Island only a few months ago, it seemed almost too similar. Anyway, I enjoyed it a lot and I'm going to have to see it again. When Peter Jackson made Return of the King, the studios let him do whatever he want; he made "King Kong." Nolan's financial license from TDK seems to have been used for better purposes with this film.
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Leo Seems To Specialize In Those Kinds Of Roles |
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| #3361 posted by Drew [98.124.27.98] on 2010/07/19 13:45:08 |
he must really like em.
I loved the movie, but it is bound to be over-rated, and I've heard a couple people say it's 'the new matrix'.
I kind of agree in that I enjoyed the parts before everything started exploding more.
ps - king kong is kind of awesome.
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Crap, I Need A New Tv Series To Watch. |
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| #3362 posted by DaZ [92.26.167.253] on 2010/07/19 23:38:09 |
Maybe you guys can help, as you've been very helpful in the past! =)
What I've seen recently
BSG
SG-U
The Wire
Treme
The pacific
Now I'm twiddling my thumbs trying to find something worth watching again, any suggestions?
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Dazbler. |
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| #3363 posted by Shambler [86.25.164.171] on 2010/07/19 23:51:14 |
Don't have a TV but at bird's house recently have been watching Misfits and find it quite entertaining and a bit different, good dialogue too.
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Daz |
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| #3364 posted by nitin [210.84.23.206] on 2010/07/20 01:57:40 |
Deadwood and/or Carnivale is done I take it?
Otherwise, I love Mad Men (although it may not be your type of thing) and Breaking Bad is also excellent.
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TV Shows |
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| #3366 posted by pjw [75.128.249.127] on 2010/07/20 05:31:53 |
The only things I'm watching currently are True Blood and Justified, both of which are very good.
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Yeah |
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| #3367 posted by SleepwalkR [130.149.148.83] on 2010/07/20 09:22:50 |
Breaking Bad, True Blood, Justified, but also a new show called Persons Unknown
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True Blood |
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| #3368 posted by nitin [210.84.23.206] on 2010/07/20 12:44:16 |
I'm a little ambivalent towards this, the main character and her best friend are really grating on me. But some of the other stuff is good and its definitely watchable.
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Agreed |
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| #3369 posted by SleepwalkR [130.149.148.83] on 2010/07/20 13:03:19 |
but the brother is priceless and he alone makes it worthwhile
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Totally Agree |
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| #3370 posted by nitin [210.84.23.206] on 2010/07/20 13:26:14 |
his whole storyline is what is keeping me going in season 2 (3/4 of the way through).
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Inception. |
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| #3371 posted by Shambler [86.25.164.171] on 2010/07/21 14:11:26 |
Great film, does exactly what it promises, although the mad curving city shit is negligible. Like TDK it's an action crime thriller dressed up as (sort of) sci-fi, and it does that very well. The action is pretty average but the concept and the set-ups and dicking around with dreams within dreams are all very cool, I particularly like the "timings" aspect.
TBH I think a film doesn't really do the idea justice and it could easily be longer and more indepth, particularly with the background to both the dream-tinkerers (what context do they exist in) and their targets.
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Predators. |
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| #3372 posted by Shambler [86.25.164.171] on 2010/07/22 11:41:01 |
Sorry, I saw it. But at least you don't have to. A fine blend of cliches, vacuousness, contradictions and non-sequitors. The basic premise is fine, the characters are tolerable, but it's full of obvious errors and gaps. Not only obvious, but very obviously fixed to. Hour of brainstorming on the bog and I could have made it twice the film.
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Inception |
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| #3373 posted by mwh [118.92.175.237] on 2010/07/22 22:49:09 |
Really very good, yes. Nice to see a big budget film with a brain. Lots to say but don't want to give spoilers :-) Go see.
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Inception |
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| #3374 posted by DaZ [92.26.162.127] on 2010/07/24 00:41:44 |
Yeah its a great one!
I kinda feel the same way as Mr Rj about it, its certainly the best film I've seen this year. The trailer is a tad misleading as I was expecting more of an action heavy approach but the film is more of a discovery thriller with action tacked on, its not any worse off for it, I was just expecting something slightly different.
[now possible small spoilers part]
I found the whole idea of architects fascinating, as I'm sure a lot of other level designers did, as they get to basicly do your job at the highest level possible :) Ellen Page's character could have dropped a few Ogre's in or some scrags and I would have bought that completely :)
Really interesting film!
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| #3375 posted by mwh [118.92.175.237] on 2010/07/24 01:00:49 |
i'm not actually sure i like it more than kick-ass :) hard to compare though...
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Action Tacked On? |
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| #3376 posted by Drew [76.75.125.97] on 2010/07/24 14:51:45 |
seemed to me like the whole last half is an action scene.
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| #3377 posted by meTch [99.68.57.170] on 2010/07/25 18:50:10 |
tacked right on at the end, see, right after the climax.
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Inception |
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| #3378 posted by Vigil [213.243.147.121] on 2010/07/27 00:07:43 |
After Kick-Ass, Hot Tub Time Machine and Solomon Kane, it was brilliant. Best heist movie this year, definitely.
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| #3379 posted by Spirit [80.171.53.53] on 2010/07/31 01:36:53 |
Zombieland (2010)
Pretty mediocre after the good beginning. Bill Murray was just stupid (might have been fun for USA people, but over here he is not well known). And the whole setup for the ending was dumb. Good feedback on hits. 5/10
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What? |
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| #3380 posted by SleepwalkR [78.52.96.68] on 2010/07/31 07:37:18 |
Over here, Bill Murray is not well known? You must have been born in the nineties.
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| #3381 posted by Spirit [80.171.128.142] on 2010/07/31 10:55:05 |
No, the eighties. And if it was not for the internet I would still not know him.
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Bill Who? |
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| #3382 posted by Shambler [86.25.167.201] on 2010/07/31 11:51:46 |
That was the low point of the film.
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Bill Murray |
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| #3383 posted by generic [67.233.149.177] on 2010/07/31 15:00:05 |
Wasn't he the kid in the Lost in Space television series? :D
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Bill Murray |
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| #3384 posted by RickyT23 [86.23.98.66] on 2010/07/31 16:22:12 |
Is a household name. He was the main guy in Ghostbusters for starters. Groundhog Day.....?
"Watched" Predators. Thought it was good.
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"Good" |
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| #3385 posted by Shambler [86.25.167.201] on 2010/07/31 20:14:22 |
Is obviously even more subjective than I thought :(
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| #3388 posted by meTch [99.36.1.199] on 2010/08/01 14:36:13 |
So he did 2 movies involving gophers! that knucklehead! :D
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He's Also The Voice Of |
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| #3389 posted by RickyT23 [86.23.98.66] on 2010/08/01 18:31:36 |
Garfield!
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| #3390 posted by necros [99.227.131.204] on 2010/08/01 18:49:24 |
his later roles are kind of weak though, but yeah, back then he was hilarious.
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| #3391 posted by Spirit [80.171.128.86] on 2010/08/01 20:02:04 |
I just watched Payback and damn was it nice. Sure, some silly bits but overall it is Max Payne as a movie (ok, the other way around). The language was a bit hard to understand at times (spoken too muffled) and the soundtrack was sub-optimal, but I enjoyed like not many movies recently. Great cast too. I am surprised the previous posts here are so negative about it. I gave it 8/10 as I will definitely watch it again and recommend it further.
Pretty obvious how Max Payne was influenced by it, especially one song sounded very much like "Mona - The Professional" from MP2.
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Payback |
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| #3392 posted by SleepwalkR [78.52.98.53] on 2010/08/01 21:27:48 |
is one of my alltime favorites as well!
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Even Though Bill Murray Isn't In It? |
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| #3393 posted by Spirit [80.171.128.86] on 2010/08/01 22:18:22 |
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Up Yours |
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| #3394 posted by SleepwalkR [78.52.98.53] on 2010/08/01 22:38:38 |
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Necros |
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| #3395 posted by nitin [124.148.181.100] on 2010/08/02 01:05:11 |
I actually think he's funnier now than before, but I guess I prefer the deadpan stuff.
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Max Payne Film |
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| #3396 posted by DaZ [78.147.169.232] on 2010/08/02 02:04:12 |
...What
Some nice shots, but this was just baaaad. I was horrifically bored by the half way mark, and couldn't wait for it to end :/
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Payback |
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| #3397 posted by mwh [118.92.175.237] on 2010/08/02 21:44:06 |
is a fun ride. it's a shame phillip k. dick died before all his books/stories started to get made into movies :)
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That's Paycheck. |
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| #3398 posted by metlslime [159.153.4.50] on 2010/08/02 21:50:29 |
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Oops |
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| #3399 posted by mwh [118.92.175.237] on 2010/08/02 21:51:06 |
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LOL |
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| #3400 posted by SleepwalkR [78.52.102.153] on 2010/08/02 22:16:58 |
classic
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Hmm |
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| #3401 posted by nonentity [188.223.82.21] on 2010/08/03 21:51:32 |
Further recommendations for DaZ (and anyone else, but he was the one asking about good TV series);
Just started rewatching Generation Kill, realised forgot to mention it previously, same people as The Wire/Treme (a lot Wire actors, mostly s2 guys, altho some others). It was a one off mini-series about the Iraq War, following one of the elite units in the US army. Based on the memoirs of the irl Lt. in the unit, very, very good and definately worth watching. Always makes me both want to join the army and realise why it would be a terrible idea.
Also, if you haven't watched it, go watch the Sopranos, if nothing else for the fact that it was one of the shows that started the 'epic season long plot line' style of TV.
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| #3402 posted by nonentity [188.223.82.21] on 2010/08/03 21:52:25 |
Also, new Futurama, new Futurama, new Futurama, etc, spoooge
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But New |
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| #3403 posted by nitin [203.202.43.53] on 2010/08/04 02:27:02 |
Futurama isnt good is it? Is it better than the 2-3 movies they released a while ago, I thought they were terrible.
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Hmm |
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| #3404 posted by nonentity [188.223.82.21] on 2010/08/04 02:29:37 |
Surprisingly amusing actually. I'm a fanboy tho, Futurama is frankly my ideal life.
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| #3405 posted by nonentity [188.223.82.21] on 2010/08/04 02:29:58 |
And yeh, definately better than the movies.
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Hmm |
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| #3406 posted by nonentity [188.223.82.21] on 2010/08/04 02:30:42 |
Definitely. Definitely. Definitely.
Twice today dammit.
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Agree Nitin |
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| #3407 posted by DaZ [78.147.174.84] on 2010/08/04 02:35:00 |
they were awful, it made me cry :(
Not seen the new season episodes yet, but friends say its good!
Thanks for the heads-up nonentity about Generation Kill, anything from those guys gets an auto-watch from me =)
I think it was Nitin who mentioned True Blood, its fecking awesome! I got through 2 seasons of it in as many weeks and am now just starting season 3. Seeing Anna Paquin get semi-naked in most episodes never hurts either, she's smokin.
As a heads-up, I watched the first episode of a new show on the BBC called "The Deep", it looks to be something like The Abyss in episodic form. This first episode is more of tease of what's coming later but held my interest nicely. Some fairly high production values also which never hurts, worth a punt!
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GK |
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| #3408 posted by nitin [203.202.43.53] on 2010/08/04 03:57:52 |
is in my next dvd order, looking forward to it.
I did mention True Blood but I was saying I didnt think it was that great, but definitely watchable. Sleepy mentioned Jason Stackhouse who is definitely the best reason for watching, everythign he does is hilarious.
Anyone seen John Adams, the HBO miniseries? Is it any good or just high production values with good actors but not much substance? And if you're not american, will you actually care?
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More TV Shows |
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| #3409 posted by SleepwalkR [85.177.91.171] on 2010/08/04 07:24:55 |
I have enjoyed Rescue Me, esp. the first three seasons are absolutely great, gritty and hilarious at the same time. It goes downhill after that, but I'll keep watching just for old times sake.
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Dexter Obviously |
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| #3410 posted by nitin [203.202.43.53] on 2010/08/04 07:59:04 |
despite the cop out endings to each of the first 3 seasons.
I also really like In Treatment even though that will only be for a select few people.
The one and only season of The Middleman is also quite entertaining.
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Inception |
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| #3411 posted by nitin [124.168.107.193] on 2010/08/05 16:13:32 |
just saw it tonight, definitely a great film but I do think the plotting was not quite upto the ambition and ideas. A few holes here and there stop it from being a classic but the sheer creativity and imagination on display is very welcome in the age of remakes and reboots.
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| #3412 posted by Spirit [80.171.97.23] on 2010/08/17 00:06:44 |
Kick Ass
Great except for some just a bit too out of character/style bits (wrgcnpx, onmbbxn, fghcvq Onq Erchgngvba fbat, rivy thl'f fba raqvat). A lot of things were just touched, especially the romance was so weak it could have been left out without loss. 7/10 or something, good rewatch potential.
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| #3413 posted by nonentity [188.223.82.21] on 2010/08/17 00:33:18 |
The romance was some bullshit made up for the film. It wasn't in the comics. At least not in the same way...
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You're Kidding Me... |
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| #3414 posted by Spirit [80.171.97.23] on 2010/08/17 00:57:15 |
I thought "oh well, I guess it came from the comic and they had to include it".
The soundtrack is great too. Apart from the Reputation track at least. For a Few Dollars More theme was a nice touch.
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| #3415 posted by nonentity [188.223.82.21] on 2010/08/17 01:02:25 |
Wasn't it mostly the new Prodigy album?
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For A Few Dollars More Theme |
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| #3416 posted by nitin [202.161.17.215] on 2010/08/17 01:07:22 |
is also in Fantastic Mr Fox, which is a nice little film by the way.
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| #3417 posted by megaman [91.66.119.75] on 2010/08/17 10:04:58 |
Recently rewatched it after kinda liking it in the cinema... although I thought that the whole stereotypical teen comedy stuff should have been left out of the movie, because it just didn't add anything to it other than the occasional "funny" bit, it felt like a fun movie that occasionally was a blast to watch.
The rewatch totally made me think of it as a much worse movie. If you expect the surprising blow-you-away scenes, you basically just sit through all the other stuff to see them, and then those scenes themselves are less than impressing, because all the other stuff didn't leave enough impression to contrast them.
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And Payback |
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| #3418 posted by megaman [91.66.119.75] on 2010/08/17 10:05:19 |
if you're referring to the movie with mel gibson, it rocks.
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Hmm |
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| #3419 posted by nitin [202.161.17.215] on 2010/08/17 12:30:54 |
sounds like Payback is worth a watch. Which version are people on about? The recut newish dvd version or the original theatrical cut?
A quick look shows they are quite different.
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| #3420 posted by Spirit [80.171.95.202] on 2010/08/17 12:39:46 |
Seems like I watched the original, but the DC seems quite interesting too. It also has a higher rating at imdb and people say it is even darker. Thanks for making me aware of it.
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| #3421 posted by Spirit [80.171.97.206] on 2010/08/22 01:40:49 |
Salt (2010)
Highly recommended NOT to watch. It does not go anywhere, is boring, weird, super unrealistic and clichee and duuuuh. 3/3 watchers said "thanks god we did not pay for this". Some sequences could be watched as involuntarily Crank-like but they were rare and groaners nonetheless.
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| #3422 posted by Spirit [80.171.95.102] on 2010/08/27 01:02:04 |
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Draaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag. Boring, weird mish-mash of classic things and idiotic special effects, annoying clichees/cliffhangers, I don't like Downey Jr, did not really like the music. Guy Ritchie lost his appeal to me (did not like RocknRolla already, love his older stuff though).
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I Enjoyed It |
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| #3423 posted by nitin [203.202.43.54] on 2010/08/27 06:05:05 |
but I went in thinking it would be disastrous.
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Has Some Funny Moments |
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| #3424 posted by RickyT23 [86.142.195.34] on 2010/08/27 10:21:48 |
Like the part where he gets into the barenuckle boxing match.
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Didnt Like That Bit |
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| #3425 posted by nitin [203.217.67.37] on 2010/08/27 11:02:10 |
but some of it was much cleverer than I thought it would be.
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| #3426 posted by Spirit [80.171.83.166] on 2010/08/27 11:27:17 |
That bit was the beginning of the dislike for me. :)
I too liked some bits, like when he had those explanation moments, but then those were chopped together so quickly and weird, and his voice is super hard to understand.
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| #3427 posted by Spirit [80.171.95.111] on 2010/08/29 21:49:06 |
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Another movie that showed me how US centric IMDB ratings really are. Music was rare and when, it was devastating (imagine watching an action scene with something like http://www.jamendo.com/track/63680... ). Beginning was so boring and then annoyingly "hollywood romantic" (with "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" playing, yeah, that's the 1969 equivalent of The White Stripes opening a James Bond wannabe movie) I almost quit, but I saw nitin's review and gave it a try. Story was good in the middle, then they got to bolivia and it dragged along, not deciding to be funny or serious. Bah.
5/10
Funny tidbit: The part when they jumped into the water has been borrowed in Resident Evil 5 (or whatever generic PS3 game that was, maybe Uncharted?).
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Thats A Classic IMHO |
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| #3428 posted by nitin [203.217.67.37] on 2010/08/30 01:12:54 |
yes the music doesnt quite fit but otherwise, its a classic film in all respects.
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The Expendables |
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| #3429 posted by starbuck [92.236.80.129] on 2010/09/07 17:20:23 |
Bad movie, or WORST movie? Discuss.
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| #3430 posted by [78.54.86.99] on 2010/09/07 17:24:19 |
Bad movie. Not worst because it was totally to be expected especially considering the cast. While we're at it Iron Man 2 is extremely bad too.
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HOBO With A SHOTGUN! |
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| #3431 posted by metlslime [159.153.4.50] on 2010/09/07 20:24:26 |
they're making a real movie out of this, and it starts Rutger Hauer:
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Hob...
Speaking of which, still need to see Machete...
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Yeah |
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| #3432 posted by nitin [124.148.168.212] on 2010/09/08 12:09:00 |
havent seen it but how can it be worst when the expectations arent that high?
Iron Man 2 has a good first half, bad second half.
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I Fully Intend To Watch The Expendables... |
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| #3433 posted by mwh [202.124.96.158] on 2010/09/09 05:09:24 |
... on my next long haul flight, with the accompaniment of as much wine as I can sweet talk out of the cabin crew.
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