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Film Thread.
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_all_threads.php

Anyway, discuss films...
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True Blood 
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. 
Agreed 
but the brother is priceless and he alone makes it worthwhile 
Totally Agree 
his whole storyline is what is keeping me going in season 2 (3/4 of the way through). 
Inception. 
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. 
Predators. 
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. 
Inception 
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. 
Inception 
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! 
 
i'm not actually sure i like it more than kick-ass :) hard to compare though... 
Action Tacked On? 
seemed to me like the whole last half is an action scene. 
 
tacked right on at the end, see, right after the climax. 
Inception 
After Kick-Ass, Hot Tub Time Machine and Solomon Kane, it was brilliant. Best heist movie this year, definitely. 
 
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 
What? 
Over here, Bill Murray is not well known? You must have been born in the nineties. 
 
No, the eighties. And if it was not for the internet I would still not know him. 
Bill Who? 
That was the low point of the film. 
Bill Murray 
Wasn't he the kid in the Lost in Space television series? :D 
Bill Murray 
Is a household name. He was the main guy in Ghostbusters for starters. Groundhog Day.....?

"Watched" Predators. Thought it was good. 
"Good" 
Is obviously even more subjective than I thought :( 
Ricky 
Metch 
no he meant Groundhog Day, classic Bill Murray :

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107048/ 
 
So he did 2 movies involving gophers! that knucklehead! :D 
He's Also The Voice Of 
Garfield! 
 
his later roles are kind of weak though, but yeah, back then he was hilarious. 
 
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. 
Payback 
is one of my alltime favorites as well! 
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