Surprisingly The Last Movie You Saw Didn't Suck Pt. 2

I thought Contraband was mostly Schlock. I didnt hate it , but I didnt like it at all.
Funny thing I did enjoy : It had above average sound design. Which in itself is a strange thing to comment on. But it was so good it was noticeable.. Goes to show that good sound can take a mediocre shoot out and turn it into something interesting.

I know we're supposed to comment on movies that didnt suck , but I also saw Savages.
Hands down , the worst movie of the year
 
I didn't think Savages was that bad. The only movies I didn't like this year were Amazing Spiderman, Lockout and Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter.
 
Finally got around to watching The Man From Nowhere. Pretty great Korean revenge film. However, I though the silent protagonist was dead in cinema. I guess not. Still, I loved the art direction, music and shooting of the film.
 
Rise of The Guardians.

Lots of creativity in it. The movie was good, but I feel like it could have been better.

Still liked it though, even though it had the (as expected) cheesy ending.
 
Just saw Prometheus as well. Never seen any of the Alien movies. Prometheus took a lot of it's plot from Ancient Aliens tv show but did it worse than the tv show. The movie had the trivial scenes take up too much time and not enough time on developing the good parts of the plot further. A few of the characters were not created well,
particularly Charlie Holloway archeologist, just came off as not believable due to his personality conflicting with who he is supposed to be
. All in all, it had good parts, but overall nothing that great, only good if it is the first part of a trilogy with 2 much better sequels.

[quote name='detectiveconan16']Watched Prometheus, and the only other movie I saw in the franchise was Alien. Just as terrifying though I didn't think they really NEEDED a live giant, unless there's going to be further stories in the franchise right? The corpses would've been enough, especially since it's all about the facehuggers. I would've been fine with Robot David as the real villain of the story, but now I want to see more of Shaw's adventure throughout the stars.[/QUOTE]
Some stuff you mention could use a spoiler tag. Not sure what you're referring to when you say
live giant?
[quote name='keithp']I just watched Prometheus finally myself.

I thought it was ok. There were some things left on the cutting room floor I'm sure, but the biggest question I have is why the engineers would've created us and then changed their mind and wanted to kill us. Hopefully their motivations become clearer in the next movie. I know there was a guy in the official Prometheus thread saying this film went against canon, but then cited the comics and AvP of all things.[/QUOTE]
Spoilers! But ya they definitely set it up for a sequel.
 
[quote name='EdRyder']I know we're supposed to comment on movies that didnt suck , but I also saw Savages.
Hands down , the worst movie of the year
[/QUOTE]

[quote name='whoknows']Savages was disappointing.

The ending was hilarious though.[/QUOTE]

Glad I am not the only one who thought that movie was a totally piece of crap. At least in a few spots it was so bad it was funny.
 
[quote name='moon_knight']I didn't think Savages was that bad. The only movies I didn't like this year were Amazing Spiderman, Lockout and Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter.[/QUOTE]

I thought Abe Lincoln was far better than it had any right to be, but I didn't read the book and came in with real low expectations.
 
[quote name='Bloodbooger']I thought Abe Lincoln was far better than it had any right to be, but I didn't read the book and came in with real low expectations.[/QUOTE]

I thought that movie was awesome. I didn't expect it to be, but I ended up really liking it.
 
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter.

Surprisingly decent. Not something I'd buy or probably ever watch again, but was an enjoyable watch.
 
[quote name='detectiveconan16']I've gotta watch Face/Off sooner or later. Those commercials for it were so damn hilarious for me as a kid. Total Recall was just fun.[/QUOTE]

Face/Off is worse than I ever could have remembered. Just terrible. It's like a huge budget "Darkman" (in cheesiness factor) that thinks it's an epic. With guns.

Just terrible. Total Recall (old) is better than the new one by a mile.
 
Planes, Trains and Automobiles- Old and lame
Little Miss Sunshine- Indie garbage
Sound of My Voice- Indie garbage
Moonrise Kingdom- Indie garbage
 
[quote name='moon_knight']Planes, Trains and Automobiles- Old and lame
Little Miss Sunshine- Indie garbage
Moonrise Kingdom- Indie garbage[/QUOTE]

LOL at all of these
 
[quote name='moon_knight']Planes, Trains and Automobiles- Old and lame
Little Miss Sunshine- Indie garbage
Sound of My Voice- Indie garbage
Moonrise Kingdom- Indie garbage[/QUOTE]

Planes, Trains & Automobiles is a classic! Very funny, can't beat John Candy. Little Miss Sunshine was hilarious.
 
Casino Royale.

Still haven't got around to seeing Skyfall, decided to rewatch the Craig Bond's first. CR is still my favorite Bond movie--didn't care that much for the series before it honestly. Some good action flicks along the way, but the Craig ones are the only one's I've liked enough to buy.
 
Argo- Was alright. Guess I had really high expectations.That sounds sort of negative. I was still happy to see it. Just didn't blow me away or anything.
 
Quantum of Solace.

Still enjoy it and never got why it gets so much hate. It's not as good as Casino Royale, but is still a good continuation of the story with some awesome action scenes. Greene is a pretty lame villain, but otherwise I have no gripes.
 
[quote name='dmaul1114']Quantum of Solace.

Still enjoy it and never got why it gets so much hate. It's not as good as Casino Royale, but is still a good continuation of the story with some awesome action scenes. Greene is a pretty lame villain, but otherwise I have no gripes.[/QUOTE]

Same here. I actually liked it. I mean not amazing by far but it was still pretty enjoyable.
 
[quote name='whoknows']Does that mean you're going to rush to watch the sequel now?[/QUOTE]
Not right now, but maybe this weekend.
 
The Robber - Neat story about a compulsive bank robber who moonlights as a long-distance runner. Quiet film but two, maybe three, really cool chase scenes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIgT3RVsZHQ

Black Narcissus - A bit like Black Swan but without a main character I actively hated. Film has some absolutely gorgeous production design. I saw it in HD and it's pretty breathtaking. The grainy youtube trailer doesn't do it justice. Pretty decent story but it's the sets that steal the show. Wow!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZRzcLK1Ar0
 
[quote name='bobo2k4']Expendables 2
Loved it and totally makes up for the disappointing first film.[/QUOTE]
I have mixed feelings about it and I guess the first tempered my expectations for the sequel. I think I still like the first one more though.

The gf had me watch Dancing Queen on netflix and it was actually not a bad movie. Thankfully the subtitles were working because it's a Korean movie.
 
Safety Not Guaranteed.

Interesting story taken from a strange classified ad in a small town local newspaper.
Aubrey Plaza and Mark Duplass are great in this movie and the chemistry they develop as the movie progresses is great. The ending was fantastic.
 
[quote name='thefallingscream']VHS-Loved it![/QUOTE]
I'm thinking of grabbing that from redbox today. Is it a actual horror movie or more like we are going to make loud noises to try to make you jump type of horror movie
 
[quote name='flybrione']Safety Not Guaranteed.

Interesting story taken from a strange classified ad in a small town local newspaper.
Aubrey Plaza and Mark Duplass are great in this movie and the chemistry they develop as the movie progresses is great. The ending was fantastic.[/QUOTE]

Agreed. I'm really glad they went the way they did with the ending otherwise I think I would have been disappointed.
 
The last movie I actually watched was Hobo With A Shotgun and from the name alone I thought it was going to suck badly.

Surprisingly enough,It was actually really good.
 
Brief Encounter (1945) - A romance story about a married pair that contemplates an affair. If you like dramas, watch this with your better half. Seriously good.



Brighton Rock (1947) - Has this guy:
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When he looked like this:
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- He plays a hardcore out of his man psychopath gangster named Pinkie Brown that isn't above murder or marriage to cover his tracks. Just look at the crazy in his eyes:
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. Richard Attenborough's performance is the easy highlight of the film. And probably one of the best all-time bad guys/gangsters in cinema.... see.



Charade (1963) - I love Audrey Hepburn. I love her hard. So hot and sexy and smart. She's got a quick tongue and a hint of mischief that I don't believe I can stand to be without... Well I guess I can say the same thing about Cary Grant too. Cary Grant is who George Clooney and Brad Pitt wish they were. fuck this guy is awesome! Trust me! My gushing is well deserved, Charade is a fantastic whodunit about a group of people looking for $250,000 (in 1963) although they don't have the first clue about where it is they need to look. Man these old films had dialogue and lines that just BLOW current films out of the water. Probably the best film I've seen this week.

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I watched National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation last night. It's always a good one to watch around this time of year.
 
Seven Psychopaths

Was good fun. Elephant is a good movie too, remember I first watched it in college as a example of long takes in movies.
 
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - I loved it. It did drag on a bit in the middle portion, but I don't see where much of the complaints on the movie are coming from.
 
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The Hobbit HFR 3D - I loved it as well. It was so nice to see a LOTR in the theaters again, makes me realize how long it's been since Return of the King. I thought the HFR was fantastic. It was a bit weird in the beginning but my god does it work. Everything feels so much more real and I don't even want to see this in the normal framerate. A lot of complaints are that the HFR brings out the flaws of the movie and makes the special effects look less real, I thought the contrary. Everything felt even more real to me. One thing that's kind of bugged me about 3D movies is there seemed to be a lot of film stutter. With the HFR the stutter is completely gone. I am tired of the whole 3D thing, but this movie looked unbelievable in 3D. I haven't felt like that since Avatar. I can't wait to see this again.
 
[quote name='GhostShark']The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - I loved it. It did dragon a bit in the middle portion, but I don't see where much of the complaints on the movie are coming from.[/QUOTE]
I liked it more than any of the LOTR movies, with the exception of Gollum. He just annoys the shit out of me for some reason, like Jar Jar did for Star Wars but not as bad.
 
I didn't expect to like The Hobbit as much as the LotR movies, but I have to say I liked it more.

You're right though, you really have to see it in HFR. It's fantastic.
 
[quote name='whoknows']The Man With The Iron Fists - Not a great movie, but entertaining. I expected a super cheesy kung fu movie and that's what it was.[/QUOTE]

I wouldn't expect anything less from RZA.
 
The Hobbit (2D)

It wasn't bad. But it was adequate I guess. I'm just conflicted about this one. I feel like some stuff just wasn't needed. I also sort of don't give a shit about the plot's main motivation for some reason.

Also, some stuff looks weird in standard 24 fps in this, like smoke and particle effects. They looked really slowed down.
 
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