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

Watched iron man 3, a typical Shane black film. Needless to say it was entertaining. I'd give it an 8.5, though I agree the anxiety scenes if taken out wouldn't affect the film much at all.

They were deleted scenes material. Also the mandarin twist, while insulting to his fans did get a chuckle out of me.
 
Just re-watched Avengers before seeing IM3 tomorrow. The summation that Stark has panic attacks after "being fine" with what he dealt with in Avengers is laughable. The aliens and otherworld danger appears in the last 20 mins of the movie, meaning the last thing he deals with, and obviously at the moment he's going to react. It's perfectly normal to ponder the change in threats to his world after the fact.

As he says in Avengers as it's all happening, "seeing, still working on believing."
 
I don't know whether to love or hate Looper. The film is brilliant in a 12 Monkeys/Memento sort of way, but up until the final 30 minutes when you're finally clued in on what's going on there's not a whole lot of substance. The payoff is so good I just wish the movie didn't hang for so long halfway through. It's hard to explain without spoiling anything so I'll just say that even after most everything is revealed or you figure things out for yourself, the connection still can't be made until the end.

And personally I can't figure out if the movie was just too smart for me or if the plot was really just that weak the whole time.
 
^ I loved Looper. One of my favorites.

A couple movies I've seen lately...Beautiful Creatures. Saw it a couple months ago I think and just thought to mention it. I like it.

Also The Hole on Netflix. It's still not fantastic or anything but it was better than I thought it'd be. Mostly I think it's just because Haley Bennett is in it. Pretty sure I'm just a sucker for kinda maybe sort of bad movies with ridiculously attractive women.
 
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[quote name='destrovega']just re-watched avengers before seeing im3 tomorrow. The summation that stark has panic attacks after "being fine" with what he dealt with in avengers is laughable. The aliens and otherworld danger appears in the last 20 mins of the movie, meaning the last thing he deals with, and obviously at the moment he's going to react. It's perfectly normal to ponder the change in threats to his world after the fact.

As he says in avengers as it's all happening, "seeing, still working on believing."[/quote]

THANK YOU. Finally.
 
[quote name='Jodou']I don't think Hollywood understands this yet but people going to see superhero movies want to see *gasp* superheroes. We don't want to be reminded about real life ailments or things that pull us back down to earth. We're there to escape reality, same as videogames and the anxiety thing was an unnecessary, stupid concept.[/QUOTE]

But thats Marvels thing. DC has the godlike heroes we aspire to be, Marvel has the ones that share our faults and make them more relatable. I personally prefer DC, but this is usually one of the reasons given as to why people love Marvel.
 
[quote name='Jodou']I don't know whether to love or hate Looper. The film is brilliant in a 12 Monkeys/Memento sort of way, but up until the final 30 minutes when you're finally clued in on what's going on there's not a whole lot of substance. The payoff is so good I just wish the movie didn't hang for so long halfway through. It's hard to explain without spoiling anything so I'll just say that even after most everything is revealed or you figure things out for yourself, the connection still can't be made until the end.

And personally I can't figure out if the movie was just too smart for me or if the plot was really just that weak the whole time.[/QUOTE]

I loved looper personally. I remember in the theater I was at some people left when Bruce Willis does a certain tabooish thing. That sealed the deal for them disliking the film I think.

Also in iron man 3 when Tony is investigating the crime scene did anyone else wish that batman did more detective like stuff in the Nolan films? He killed the detective aspect of him for me.

Edit** Also watched Parker. Lackluster even for Jason Statham standards. Though I guess it didn't hurt the eyes to see Jennifer Lopez on screen again, that woman does look good for her age.
 
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[quote name='Tsel']THANK YOU. Finally.[/QUOTE]

The suit is not charging! No, you don't understand, the suit is NOT CHARGING! Oh god. I gotta go to Lowe's.
 
[quote name='whoknows']The suit is not charging! No, you don't understand, the suit is NOT CHARGING! Oh god. I gotta go to Lowe's.[/QUOTE]

I'd take you a lot more seriously if you had any other actor as your avatar.
 
[quote name='4thHorseman']But thats Marvels thing. DC has the godlike heroes we aspire to be, Marvel has the ones that share our faults and make them more relatable. I personally prefer DC, but this is usually one of the reasons given as to why people love Marvel.[/QUOTE]
Actually I was more referring to the fact that the third Batman movie also has some of the same issues that made it unenjoyable for me. I just want to see my favorite superheroes having fun, using their gadgets, and doing their thing. And let us not forget how garbage Spiderman 3 was with the whole emo thing. I guess the third superhero film in a trilogy is doomed to be bad. : \
 
Sinister-Pretty terrible and overly cliche by relying on nothing but jump scares to build tension
By the end you realize the movie is more or less just a cheap Ring knockoff. Somehow they also manages to completely bungle the creepiness of kids as killers and make it almost comedic. In particular the lawnmower scene goes from a little creepy to downright laughable when they show the "extended cut" of the little girlturning off the lawnmower and walking up to the camera.
 
[quote name='Tsel']I'd take you a lot more seriously if you had any other actor as your avatar.[/QUOTE]
The PTSD from bad nic cage movies hasn't kicked in yet.
 
Ok so I saw Iron Man. The last thing I would pick apart is his panic attacks. There's definitely more glaring drawbacks.
 
Finally saw the Evil Dead. Wow Bruce Campbell looked so young! Moody and atmospheric, Raimi and company did a really great job on their piddling budget. I guess a lot more money was spent in making this movie presentable.
 
[quote name='moon_knight']The PTSD from bad nic cage movies hasn't kicked in yet.[/QUOTE]

Its not possible to get PTSD from that. There are no bad Nicolas Cage movies.
 
The Informers - 4.25/5
solid cast with very good performances, unique story, does most everything right. Wish it did not end so soon and went in more depth for some characters. Makes me feel better about my own life after seeing some of the lives within the film.

Written by same author of American Psycho, it is quite similar to that movie, yet different enough to stand all on it's own. Going to look for more of his work after these films, probably going to check out Less Than Zero.
 
[quote name='detectiveconan16']My favorite's the one where he's a Secret Service agent in the service of a former First Lady.[/QUOTE]


I could never pick just one favorite, but I do really like City of Angels since his character in that is an angel and he truly is one.
 
[quote name='J7.']The Informers - 4.25/5
solid cast with very good performances, unique story, does most everything right. Wish it did not end so soon and went in more depth for some characters. Makes me feel better about my own life after seeing some of the lives within the film.

Written by same author of American Psycho, it is quite similar to that movie, yet different enough to stand all on it's own. Going to look for more of his work after these films, probably going to check out Less Than Zero.[/QUOTE]

Less Than Zero is solid. Spader is awesome in it.
 
[quote name='DestroVega']Less Than Zero is solid. Spader is awesome in it.[/QUOTE]

Cool, it will be interesting to watch that one since it was made so much earlier.
 
[quote name='detectiveconan16']Finally saw the Evil Dead. Wow Bruce Campbell looked so young! Moody and atmospheric, Raimi and company did a really great job on their piddling budget. I guess a lot more money was spent in making this movie presentable.[/QUOTE]

Watch Evil Dead 2 next. My favorite horror movie.
 
[quote name='tcrash247']Watch Evil Dead 2 next. My favorite horror movie.[/QUOTE]

I watched all 3 a few weeks ago, I just couldn't take them seriously, though I appreciate the intentions of the films for when they were released. I enjoyed army of darkness the most.
 
The Imposter

Part of me was hoping this would turn into a horror mockumentary film (as I had never heard of this true life case before), but that hope drowned out once I saw the A&E symbol at the beginning. Not bad though and really interesting to see how everything played out, especially since a good chunk of it is from the guy behind it all.


Also, tried watching the mockumentary "Monster". Ended up fast forwarding through almost all of it unless I saw something that looked like the monster. Pretty awful from what I did watch with bad acting and the "footage" was constantly breaking up because of how "damaged" the film was. You see tentacles in a couple scenes, but mostly just the sound of the monster in the background. Disappointing.
 
[quote name='ClydeShebang']The imposter was intriguing to say the least. What were your opinions on the family, the conspiracy at the end I mean?[/QUOTE]

I felt the sister was being genuine and honestly believes everything she was saying.

The mother on the other hand felt somewhat disconnected and didn't show much if any emotion throughout the entire thing. I wouldn't be surprised if she had some knowledge of what really happened, but had she done it, I'm not sure she would have been able to keep it together to see her son "back from the dead" and act as if nothing happened.

Wish there was more on her brother (or was it his brother?) as it sounded like he could have been a suspect. But with the disconnection between the mother and the type of person her brother was made out to be, it's easy to form a story of them working together to get rid of the kid.

Though the way they described the boy, he sounded like one of the kids you just want to smack for being a stubborn turd. And they did mention him trying to run away before, so that possibility is there especially if he was pissed that nobody would come and pick him up that day.

Really, it was the sister who felt like she had some sort of emotional attachment to her brother. Everyone else just felt like they were telling a story of someone they knew but had no real investment in. Kind of jarring that people would be so detached to someone so close to them.
 
[quote name='4thHorseman']
I felt the sister was being genuine and honestly believes everything she was saying.

The mother on the other hand felt somewhat disconnected and didn't show much if any emotion throughout the entire thing. I wouldn't be surprised if she had some knowledge of what really happened, but had she done it, I'm not sure she would have been able to keep it together to see her son "back from the dead" and act as if nothing happened.

Wish there was more on her brother (or was it his brother?) as it sounded like he could have been a suspect. But with the disconnection between the mother and the type of person her brother was made out to be, it's easy to form a story of them working together to get rid of the kid.

Though the way they described the boy, he sounded like one of the kids you just want to smack for being a stubborn turd. And they did mention him trying to run away before, so that possibility is there especially if he was pissed that nobody would come and pick him up that day.

Really, it was the sister who felt like she had some sort of emotional attachment to her brother. Everyone else just felt like they were telling a story of someone they knew but had no real investment in. Kind of jarring that people would be so detached to someone so close to them.
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It was the boy's older brother and yeah he did look pretty good for it. I just found it really absurd that they clearly knew it wasn't him but for whatever their reasons that only they know chose to think he was the boy. Then again apparently the guy has done this a few times around the world.
 
Iron Man
Iron Man 2

Now just need to rewatch The Avengers and my girlfriend and I will be set to see Iron Man 3--wanted to rewatch those and let first week crowd die down.
 
[quote name='giantqtipz']apparently star trek into darkness is positively received by critics. i was surprised lol[/QUOTE]

Why surprised? The last one was great.
 
The Star Trek reboot film was a hodgepodge of plot holes and fast-and-loose pacing. It succeeded because of some decent characterization and surprisingly strong performances. It was entertaining in spite of its various shortcomings. One of my personal complaints for it was the weak portrayal of the forgettable villain. But then, the movie wasn't "about" him, so its understandable that a lackluster villain wouldn't spoil the experience.

I am hopeful for the sequel. The previews demonstrate that the villain in this one is going to have a really great voice.
 
Star Trek was pretty good, but since seeing it in theaters I've never sat down to view it again. In fact, I've seen the older films more times since then than the reboot. It's just not what I'd consider a classic I guess.
 
Monster (the one with Charlize Theron).

Still a great movie. Terrible Bluray though--bad picture quality and the audio is a second or more out of sync.
 
The Place Beyond the Pines. Loved it. Very different in tone from the trailers. Ryan Gosling needs to try out some new roles. The brooding, disenfranchised white male is getting kind of old. Highly recommend.
 
[quote name='dmaul1114']Monster (the one with Charlize Theron).

Still a great movie. Terrible Bluray though--bad picture quality and the audio is a second or more out of sync.[/QUOTE]

Great movie. Amazing performance by Charlize Theron, so spot on it's almost scary. If you haven't seen the real life documentary footage, it's sometimes on the history type channels, and is also very interesting.
 
[quote name='kill3r7']The Place Beyond the Pines. Loved it. Very different in tone from the trailers. Ryan Gosling needs to try out some new roles. The brooding, disenfranchised white male is getting kind of old. Highly recommend.[/QUOTE]

Crazy stupid love was different enough for him. I'm gonna check this out for sure, been following it for a while.

As for gosling I think he just sticks to his strengths, the brooding type you mentioned. Check out Lars and the real girl, that's definitely not a brooding gosling there.
 
[quote name='ClydeShebang']Crazy stupid love was different enough for him. I'm gonna check this out for sure, been following it for a while.

As for gosling I think he just sticks to his strengths, the brooding type you mentioned. Check out Lars and the real girl, that's definitely not a brooding gosling there.[/QUOTE]

Lars and the real girl is one of gosling's best performances. He is one of my favorite actors hence why I wish he would take on different roles and challenge himself.
 
[quote name='kill3r7']Lars and the real girl is one of gosling's best performances. He is one of my favorite actors hence why I wish he would take on different roles and challenge himself.[/QUOTE]

I agree with you there. Have you seen Stay? Saw that when it was tv a few weeks ago, curious what you think of it if you have.
 
I keep confusing the kid from Last Action Hero with one of the brats from the Goonies, especially when the latter has a good ten years over this one.
It's a pretty stupid movie, and I can't believe I loved reading the novelization as a kid!
 
[quote name='kill3r7']Lars and the real girl is one of gosling's best performances. He is one of my favorite actors hence why I wish he would take on different roles and challenge himself.[/QUOTE]

Man I pretty much hated Lars. Mainly for the fact that I can understand his whole family acting the way they did for him, but the entire town? Give me a break.
 
Chernobyl Diaries. I loved the first half as I expected I would because it feels like you're actually taking a tour of the zone, which can legitimately be done with tour guides. I actually learned a few things I didn't know about so despite being a horror movie, it's also part documentary. The second half explores more of the zone but with all the usual scares and suspense, so at that point you can turn off your brain.

Overall, I genuinely liked it. It's presented well, has some good suspense and isn't overacted like most slashers. I think what works most for it is the element of the zone being real, so there's that level of connection to the real world rather than being totally unbelievable. A must see for anyone into dystopia.
 
[quote name='kill3r7']The Place Beyond the Pines. Loved it. Very different in tone from the trailers. Ryan Gosling needs to try out some new roles. The brooding, disenfranchised white male is getting kind of old. Highly recommend.[/QUOTE]

Very different tone? More like completely different movie. Way too long and the story went absolutely nowhere. It's like they threw two completely different scripts together and just said f*ck it, lets do this. I couldn't wait to get out of the theater and my girlfriend felt the same way. She's the one that wanted to see it in the first place.
The whole police corruption thing was dumb. It felt tacked on. The 2nd half of the movie with the kids was just a waste. You knew what was going to happen and again it went nowhere.

The trailer felt the same as Inglorious Bastards and Lawless. Went in expecting what I saw from the trailers, came out with a totally different movie

I saw Django Unchained a few days ago. That was an awesome movie through and through
 
[quote name='slickkill77']Very different tone? More like completely different movie. Way too long and the story went absolutely nowhere. It's like they threw two completely different scripts together and just said f*ck it, lets do this. I couldn't wait to get out of the theater and my girlfriend felt the same way. She's the one that wanted to see it in the first place.
The whole police corruption thing was dumb. It felt tacked on. The 2nd half of the movie with the kids was just a waste. You knew what was going to happen and again it went nowhere.
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Just recently saw The Place Beyond The Pines. Very good imo but it was indeed almost like watching 2 different movies. Kind of odd. Also it was very predictable but I liked it anyway.
 
Our Idiot Brother. I was shocked how good this was. Incredibly charming and feel good. Save this one for when you're having a bad day.
 
Saw Iron Man 3 today. I wasn't sure how they would continue the story and do it effectively, but it was worth every penny for me. Great job all around for the series. Just hoping they don't make any more movies and ruin the perfect ending.
 
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