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Originally Posted by dmaul1114 The Next Three Days. I liked it a lot, not sure why the reviews were so bad (51% on Rotten Tomatoes).

I liked the film. I did feel like the only characters given any actual depth were Crowe and his family. All the other characters felt flat. I think a lot of people had issues with the cop who'd randomly have hunches that led to clues to Crowe's plan. Or the other cop and lady who spent most of their time talking to each other. Even Oliva Wilde's character only existed to add some last minute tension when it came to the kid. Then theres the stunt Crowe's wife pulled on the highway... it was cringe-worthy in how overly dramatic it was.

Originally Posted by AshesofWake that means the movie was good actually. Rotten Tomatoes isnt a grade scale, its a percentage of positive to negative reviews. 51% means technically more than half of critics enjoyed it, thus it's rated "fresh." completely different than the 1-10 point scale.

I understand how RT works. But as I said in my follow up post, I don't tend to like movies that are below 60% on there very often.

Technically a 51% score just indicates that reviews were very mixed, getting almost an even number of thumbs up and thumbs downs. My tastes tend to run generally in line with overall critical consensus--I tend to like things that get mostly positive reviews and dislike things that get mostly negative (or mixed) reviews. There's just the occasional exception like this.

Originally Posted by dm85 Glory. Nuff Said. If you've never seen it give it a watch.

ill second that i love that movie.

Alien.

Great as always, and looked great on Blu. Working my way through the Anthology set I bought a while back. Need to start watching more movies I own and not just my Netflix rentals.

Fast Five - probably had the most action of all the movies and was a very entertaining popcorn flick. Just pop it in, turn off your brain and enjoy.

Red - good performances all around for this movie based on a DC comic of the same name.

Easy A - Emma Stone was great and overall it was a pretty good movie.

Aliens. Still probably my favorite action movie. Looks great on Blu as well.

Originally Posted by dmaul1114 Aliens. Still probably my favorite action movie. Looks great on Blu as well.

I heard a lot of people hated it because Cameron removed all the film grain. When I was a kid...meh, but when I was an adult: "Sigourney Weaver is ing hot."

Tucker and Dale vs Evil on netflix. This shit is comedy gold. I watched it drunk so you probably should, too.

Originally Posted by crunchb3rry but when I was an adult: "Sigourney Weaver is ing hot."

Just no.

Originally Posted by crunchb3rry I heard a lot of people hated it because Cameron removed all the film grain. When I was a kid...meh, but when I was an adult: "Sigourney Weaver is ing hot."

I just ignore the a/v nerds about film transfers. I like the picture to look as clean and sharp as possible, so I'm all for cleaning up up film grain.

Donnie Brasco - Felt a little off while watching it, but still a solid movie.
Good Will Hunting - Always a good movie to watch. Robin Williams is my favorite part of the movie. I enjoy his acting when he plays a serious roll.
Crash - Very awesome movie.
Varsity Blues - Only movie I enjoyed James Van Der Beek in.
The Breakfast Club - Classic.
Walk The Line - Solid performance by all.

Originally Posted by Necrozilla Just no.

To be fair, Weaver looked much better back in 1979 and 1986 in Alien and Aliens than in 2010. I wouldn't call her hot, but she was decent enough looking in her heyday.

Originally Posted by dm85 Walk The Line - Solid performance by all.

I wasn't impressed with that movie personally. After watching it though, I noticed jokes I had missed in Walk Hard.

Originally Posted by dmaul1114 To be fair, Weaver looked much better back in 1979 and 1986 in Alien and Aliens than in 2010. I wouldn't call her hot, but she was decent enough looking in her heyday.

Still no.

Sigourney Weaver can be hit or miss, but I thought she looked good in the Ghostbuster movies.

Straw Dogs (2011) - I enjoyed it, probably more than the original.

The Town - Pretty good film and ended different than I thought it would end.

Alien 3. Pretty sucky compared to the first 2. First time I've watched the extended/alternate cut. Don't think it improved anything. Just made a pretty bad move longer.

Always amazed how terrible the Alien looks in this movie compared to the first two.

War Horse - It was pretty good, and it wasn't as happy of a movie as I was expecting, which I liked with it being a war movie and all.

Saw it solo because I didn't feel like finding anyone to go. First time I went alone, but I think I'll be doing it more often since I like watching almost everything that's in theaters and finding people to go every time can be a hassle.

Anyone else ever go alone?

Originally Posted by whoknows War Horse - It was pretty good, and it wasn't as happy of a movie as I was expecting, which I liked with it being a war movie and all. Saw it solo because I didn't feel like finding anyone to go. First time I went alone, but I think I'll be doing it more often since I like watching almost everything that's in theaters and finding people to go every time can be a hassle. Anyone else ever go alone?

I've gone alone a few times alone, because no one could go or it was a movie I wanted to see alone.