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

[quote name='bburpee']Saw Django Unchained.

Great movie if you're a fan of QT's style. Some will be offended by the extreme violence, others by the rampant use of the n- word and the slave torture (rightfully so). Some will even be offended by the perceived anti-white racism. Screw all that, it's a great movie and if it's in your wheelhouse, watch it.

I would say it's basically Inglouious Basterds with slavers instead of Nazis... some great dialogue and funny sequences, some really tense moments, lots of revenge. It's not nearly as entertaining as Kill Bill in some ways, and not as relevant in the film world as Pulp Fiction, but it's not a throwaway pic. There's a lot more to it than Jamie Foxx shooting racists.[/QUOTE]

Well that pretty much kills any interest I had in Django.
 
[quote name='Tsel']Saw This Is 40 yesterday. The reviews weren't all that great, but I knew going in that I'd like it at least a little bit considering I'm a huge fan of Judd Apatow, Paul Rudd, and Knocked Up. The movie dragged on A LOT. There were probably 3-4 points where I thought it was ending, but it just kept going. Aside from that, I thought it was really good.[/QUOTE]

So you mean it's like all his movies?

Once they announced the name was This is 40, I referred to it from that point as This is 40... Minutes Too Long. The guy seriously needs a better editor, or someone to edit himself.
 
Watched X-men First Class with my parents the other days. Still one of my favorite super hero movies.

Watched Men in Black 3 tonight. Really enjoyed it. Probably my favorite of the series, but it's been a long time since I saw the first 2. May have to pick them all up on Blu at some point.
 
[quote name='whoknows']Well that pretty much kills any interest I had in Django.[/QUOTE]
I didn't think it was anything like IB. Thematically, I'd say that they're very different and even while Christoph Waltz might seem like he's the same character from IB(a critique I've read), it's really a superficial comparison when really looking at the characters. A more apt comparison would be Kill Bill, but Django is much better IMO. It can be enjoyed as a mindless popcorn action flick, but there's definitely some meat there if one cares to look. Anyone that sees this movie as being anti-white is a loon though.

[quote name='detectiveconan16']Saw Starship Troopers yesterday. It really does have the cheesiness of Total Recall. I, of course, didn't like it that much since it was a pro-war macho as hell movie, especially since I've seen Full Metal Jacket and like movies recently. Would I watch it again? Not for several years.[/QUOTE]
Ummm...Starship Troopers was a satire movie. There's a reason why the propaganda shorts and uniforms were modeled after the Nazi's.;)
 
[quote name='DestroVega']So you mean it's like all his movies?

Once they announced the name was This is 40, I referred to it from that point as This is 40... Minutes Too Long. The guy seriously needs a better editor, or someone to edit himself.[/QUOTE]

Are you referring to Judd Apatow? This is actually the only movie of his where I've noticed that it was dragging on.
 
[quote name='dohdough']I didn't think it was anything like IB. Thematically, I'd say that they're very different and even while Christoph Waltz might seem like he's the same character from IB(a critique I've read), it's really a superficial comparison when really looking at the characters. A more apt comparison would be Kill Bill, but Django is much better IMO. It can be enjoyed as a mindless popcorn action flick, but there's definitely some meat there if one cares to look. Anyone that sees this movie as being anti-white is a loon though.[/QUOTE]

Maybe I'll give it a shot when it hits the cheap theater then. I really really disliked Inglorious Basterds, so I'm hesitant to watch Django.
 
[quote name='whoknows']Well that pretty much kills any interest I had in Django.[/QUOTE]

You don't even like Tarantino films so you had no interest to begin with. Don't be lying.

[quote name='whoknows']Maybe I'll give it a shot when it hits the cheap theater then. I really really disliked Inglorious Basterds, so I'm hesitant to watch Django.[/QUOTE]

No you won't. See above comment, you liar.
 
[quote name='whoknows']Maybe I'll give it a shot when it hits the cheap theater then. I really really disliked Inglorious Basterds, so I'm hesitant to watch Django.[/QUOTE]

Django is much better than Basterds, I'll say that much.

Also, though some friends of mine were dissing the Hobbit movie, I actually really, truly enjoyed it. People are saying that it's too goofy, but, having re-read the book just before seeing the movie, the book is just as goofy, if not moreso. The whole
White Council
stuff they "added" actually added to the gravity of the situation.
 
I get caught on movie watching this time of year, since the TV shows I like are done or on a break.

The Watch - It was interesting and different than I thought it would be. Overall, I was entertained.

Snow White and The Huntsman - Very beautiful cinematography and a decent amount of action. It was good.

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter - It kept me entertained throughout the film. A good one indeed.

A Cabin in the Woods - Interesting film it had some elements of Cube, EvilDead, a few others. However, it felt wholly original. I liked it and was entertained through the whole film.
 
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Django Unchained.

Thought it was fantastic. Probably my 2nd favorite Tarantino movie after Pulp Fiction. Great dialogue, great performances from Fox, Waltz and DiCaprio. Perfect blend of spaghetti western, 70's blaxploitation and Tarantino's touch.
 
Few of my recent watches:

Django Unchained 3.5/5 - I enjoyed it, but I don't think it even cracks Tarantino's top 5. It lacked the overall tension that Basterds and Pulp Fiction had, and I was largely bored with Jamie Foxx until the last hour of the film. Waltz and DiCaprio were fantastic, though.

Batman: Year One 3/5 - If it wasn't for Gordon voiced by Bryan Cranston, this film would've been pretty bad. Whoever voiced Batman was awful.

Justice League Doom 3/5 - Solid animation, but there are way too many characters in the movie. For such a thin plot, the voicework was tremendous.

Superman vs The Elite 4.5/5 - My second favorite DC Animated film behind All Star Superman. Loved the dialogue and the narrative. I found myself wanting more and more of Superman being awesome.
 
2012....expected it to be a pointless disaster movie, but actually had some serious moral dilemmas. not the greatest film ever, but not bad
 
Aliens. Now that was a fucking awesome movie! If I thought Alien was better than Prometheus, this just sent the latter down to Davy Jones' locker! I guess I liked this sequel more because I nearly crapped myself watching the first one for being soo damn scary.
 
[quote name='moon_knight']I like Aliens, but it's very overrated imo.[/QUOTE]

This isn't really a discussion thread, but I'd like to know how?
 
I liked Django Unchained, except for one thing. I expected the movie to end
after the mansion shootout the first time
, that felt like where the movie should have ended, and most probably would have in other films. Tarantino has this thing thing about screwing with the pace (right word?) of a movie it seems. Right when you think it's over and the credits are about to roll, another 30 minutes of film.
 
Aliens is one of many fun 80s action films, especially considering the original was a blend of sci-fi and horror. You didn't know if Ripley was going to survive, and you sure as hell didn't know how she was going to do it without any weapons. For the sequel, Cameron gave her a lot of stuff, so you do get that visceral feeling of satisfaction when she destroys an entire nest, and when she kicks that Queen into space. I can understand why it does seem overrated.
 
[quote name='dohdough']This isn't really a discussion thread, but I'd like to know how?[/QUOTE]
This should become more of discussion thread.

Aliens just felt like a standard action movie with an Alien skin. The plot is straightforward and the characters aside from the main ones were lame. Also people praise for blending horror and action, but the only thing that had horror was the atmosphere.
 
Yeah Alien might be one of my top 3 movies and I really borderline hate Aliens. If someone were to turn a dark sci-fi/horror film today into an action fest sequel, it would be destroyed by fans. Somehow since it was made in the 80's, and at least has the Aliens still being badass, it gets by and not called out.
 
[quote name='Clak']I liked Django Unchained, except for one thing. I expected the movie to end
after the mansion shootout the first time
, that felt like where the movie should have ended, and most probably would have in other films. Tarantino has this thing thing about screwing with the pace (right word?) of a movie it seems. Right when you think it's over and the credits are about to roll, another 30 minutes of film.[/QUOTE]
I didn't have that feeling, but I also didn't expect
to see a scene from Kill Bill with guns and white dudes or to see Foxx's junk...handled by another dude
. Then again, without the "added" stuff, we wouldn't have seen
Tarantino with a crazy accent or a happy ending
. Although considering the length of the movie and how different it is, I can see why they didn't go a Kill Bill route with a two-parter...too much of a risk.

[quote name='moon_knight']This should become more of discussion thread.

Aliens just felt like a standard action movie with an Alien skin. The plot is straightforward and the characters aside from the main ones were lame. Also people praise for blending horror and action, but the only thing that had horror was the atmosphere.[/QUOTE]
At the time, it was as different as you can get, but having a horror atmosphere is the point of calling it action horror flick? I'm not saying it's the best movie ever, but I think you're selling it a little short.
 
[quote name='DestroVega']Yeah Alien might be one of my top 3 movies and I really borderline hate Aliens. If someone were to turn a dark sci-fi/horror film today into an action fest sequel, it would be destroyed by fans. Somehow since it was made in the 80's, and at least has the Aliens still being badass, it gets by and not called out.[/QUOTE]

I feel indifferent on both, but I think I prefer Aliens.

I completely respect and give props to what Alien did back when it came out, but by today's standards (and even when I watched it for the first time about 10 years ago) I didn't really find it even a little scary. I can see how it was back then though.

Maybe I'm just really desensitized.
 
[quote name='dohdough']
At the time, it was as different as you can get, but having a horror atmosphere is the point of calling it action horror flick? I'm not saying it's the best movie ever, but I think you're selling it a little short.[/QUOTE]
I don't think atmosphere alone is enough to make it part of the genre, but what I meant is people who praise it make it seem like theres more horror than just that. Also I don't agree with the for its time argument, we shouldn't give a movie more praise based on when it came out.
 
[quote name='moon_knight']Also I don't agree with the for its time argument, we shouldn't give a movie more praise based on when it came out.[/QUOTE]

That there is literally crazy talk.
 
Just a matter of whether you care about film history and understanding what a film did for its time, how it affected form history etc. or not. It may not scare you now (I find it scary/tense personally). But one can still respect what it did for the time, same for things like The Exorcist that people don't find scary today because they've been desensitized by the prevalence of violence and gore etc. in modern movies.

If one is just watching movies as entertainment, then the film history stuff doesn't matter and older movies can be harder to enjoy at times.
 
[quote name='moon_knight']Saying x movie was scary for its time, doesn't mean its scary now.[/QUOTE]

If a movie does something first, then it should get more praise than a movie that comes along later and copies it.
 
[quote name='moon_knight']I don't think atmosphere alone is enough to make it part of the genre, but what I meant is people who praise it make it seem like theres more horror than just that. Also I don't agree with the for its time argument, we shouldn't give a movie more praise based on when it came out.[/QUOTE]
Well, it's not really just an action movie either. It pretty much created the "space marine" genre...literally...as in they were literally space marines. It was never meant to be a pure horror movie. Most of the praise I hear is about the chemistry between the cast, production, design, atmosphere, action, soundtrack, and how it was a solid, well put-together film; none of which includes it fitting solidly in the horror genre when it isn't strictly a horror movie.

If you don't think a movie deserves more praise cause it's old, you're crazy. Aliens did it far better than a vast majority of the movies that tried to do it after. That's the reason why it's so well regarded. But hey, you're free to like whatever movie you like.
 
I respect classic movies, but if a movie takes something from a classic and refines or does it better I'll give more praise to that one. Just because a movie did something first doesn't mean its better than anything now. Also I don't hate all classics, its just that some aren't as great as people say imo.
 
Regarding Aliens - I think it deserves the praise it receives because it logically incorporated the more action-y stuff that makes up the film.

With Alien, everything was a surprise. The crew of the Nostromo didn't know what was on the planet, they didn't know how the Aliens acted, etc. They spent the whole movie reacting, never able to take the initiative because the Alien was so unstoppable.

With Aliens, you have at least a slim knowledge base to start from. You know you're going to a planet with dangerous Aliens, you know that something has happened because the comms have stopped, and you have someone with firsthand knowledge of what dealing with the Aliens is like. It makes perfect sense to send space marines and thus, their presence and actions in the movie, works great (for me).
 
I like Aliens a lot too.

Alien is one of my favorite horror movies (admittedly not one of my favorite genres) and Aliens is one of my favorite action movies. I have no problems calling it action-horror as there are still scary scenes in it IMO--like the Aliens crawling through the ceiling etc.
 
Just got back from The Hobbit. It was a lot better than I expected. Love LotR but I was hesitant about them making this into 3 movies. Only went because my sister needed someone to watch the kids. Martin Freeman is very charming as Bilbo. I am now excited for the rest. Peter Jackson is really a directing genius.
 
Judge Dredd was...interesting. Not a bad movie at all and wasn't an authoritarian love story, which was nice. It was nice to see a more diverse cast in the movie.

Total Recall was ok too. Lot's of callbacks to the original. Three boob lady really felt out of place though. Found it kinda odd that most of the people in the background were Asian, but gotta give the film credit for having a diverse cast like Dredd too.
 
Total Recall. It was ok. Had some issues with audio drop outs and getting out of sync. Seems too be a widespread issue with the Bluray as several reviews and forum posts mention it. Just a word of caution to any thinking of buying rather than renting. Had issues on both my Sony BDPS590 and my PS3.
 
Django Unchained - Really good. I loved the over the top violence. It's pretty amazing that Tarantino always gets the best performances out of the actors he puts in his movies.
 
[quote name='moon_knight']Also I don't agree with the for its time argument, we shouldn't give a movie more praise based on when it came out.[/QUOTE]

I really don't agree with this because when you look at a movie like "The Wizard of OZ" and consider it came out in 1939. That's pretty amazing. I think some movies deserve that extra amount of awe.
 
^Its okay to when talking about the movie itself, but when comparing movies or talking about them as a whole, they shouldn't be sealed off in a little bubble of how they were at the time. I respect a movie like The Exorcist, but I wouldn't put it in my top horror movies, because it wasn't scary to me no matter how scared people were back 1973.
 
[quote name='dohdough']It pretty much created the "space marine" genre...literally...as in they were literally space marines.[/QUOTE]
Wait, what? Isn't that more Heinlein territory?
 
[quote name='moon_knight']^Its okay to when talking about the movie itself, but when comparing movies or talking about them as a whole, they shouldn't be sealed off in a little bubble of how they were at the time. I respect a movie like The Exorcist, but I wouldn't put it in my top horror movies, because it wasn't scary to me no matter how scared people were back 1973.[/QUOTE]

You're way oversimplifying it.

There is a difference between a movie that hasn't aged well (like Tron) and a classic - like the aforementioned Wizard of OZ.

There are all sorts of reasons why WOZ is a classic - for example the reason the movie went from black-and-white to color in the beginning is because in 1939 black-and-white was still commonplace, so the audience was tricked into thinking the movie would be in black-and-white. When the audience was then blasted with color during the dream sequence it really packed a punch.

If you don't know that you are missing a part of the movie, you are not understanding the full impact and emotion of that scene where Dorothy opens the door. It was basically the Matrix bullet time camera shots or Avatar 3D effects of it's time.

And if you don't appreciate WOZ then you will miss all sorts of references in later movies, references to ruby slippers, flying monkeys, and the iconic melting scene will go right over your head.

IMO it really is somewhat boorish to ignore the timeperiod in which a movie is made, you go right into the same category as mouth-breathing Michael Bay fanboys.
 
[quote name='The Crotch']Wait, what? Isn't that more Heinlein territory?[/QUOTE]

Maybe as far as books are concerned, but Starship Troopers came out years after Aliens.
 
[quote name='The Crotch']Wait, what? Isn't that more Heinlein territory?[/QUOTE]
Maybe "popularized it" is a better way of putting it...kinda like the iphone! :lol:
 
Saw Demolition Man today, since it was on during a Three Stooges Marathon. Saw the parts I forgot about since childhood. Needed more Denis Leary. Holy crap this movie is 20 years old this year.

They kept in the "Jeffrey Dahmer" line. I heard they took it out when they showed on TV years ago.
 
Looper - Saw it in theaters, just watched it on blu ray. It's pretty cool to watch it a second time to catch little things that show similarities between Joe and the kid that you wouldn't have noticed until seeing it for a first time.
 
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