Surprisingly the Last Movie You Saw Didn't Suck

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[quote name='bmachine']I was completely blown away by that movie. Happy to hear that others are getting to see it.

I just read that Matt Reeves, the director of Cloverfield, is doing an English-language remake of it next year. I'm not sure how I feel about that. ;)[/QUOTE]

LOL, I told my GF right after we had seen this film that there would be an American remake...
Hollywood has run out of ideas.
 
[quote name='doctorfaustus']LOL, I told my GF right after we had seen this film that there would be an American remake...
Hollywood has run out of ideas.[/QUOTE]

Hey, remakes from foreign films aren't bad....anyone remember Magnificent Seven or The Man With No Name trilogy? Remakes can work out in the right hands, just not when they are remaking the same exact film ala The Last Dragon, Karate Kid, etc.
 
Rogue - I was expecting the worst from this Dimension Extreme release since most films under that label appear to be of questionable quality, but I thought the film was done very well. Quite entertaining.
 
[quote name='hiccupleftovers']Hey, remakes from foreign films aren't bad....anyone remember Magnificent Seven or The Man With No Name trilogy? Remakes can work out in the right hands, just not when they are remaking the same exact film ala The Last Dragon, Karate Kid, etc.[/QUOTE]


Yeah, but those we're made many years ago. Recent remakes, for the most part, have been lackluster and unnecessary. I'm specifically thinking about horror movie remakes (Halloween, The Ring, The Eye, etc).
 
[quote name='doctorfaustus']Yeah, but those we're made many years ago. Recent remakes, for the most part, have been lackluster and unnecessary. I'm specifically thinking about horror movie remakes (Halloween, The Ring, The Eye, etc).[/QUOTE]

I was slightly busting your balls, but yeah, I know what you mean. A lot of the talent and good film making just isn't in Hollywood in regard to the remakes. Still, I have to admit that I didn't think the first Ring was that bad, nigh actually pretty good, and felt that Rob Zombie did a great job on the Halloween remake (I'm a huge rob Zombie fan though).
 
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Severance

Both were extremely enjoyable and really, really funny.

If you enjoy "intentionally funny" horror movies (think Shaun of the Dead, Slither, or Dead and Breakfast), I'd definitely recommend Severance.

[quote name='hiccupleftovers']Hey, remakes from foreign films aren't bad....anyone remember Magnificent Seven or The Man With No Name trilogy? Remakes can work out in the right hands, just not when they are remaking the same exact film ala The Last Dragon, Karate Kid, etc.[/quote]


I immediately think of great movies like La Femme Nikita getting remade into the awful Point of No Return, or Spoorloos remade into The Vanishing, or even the potential for an Americanized remake of Oldboy starring...ugh...Will Smith, and I just immediately dismiss American remakes of foreign films.

The odds aren't good for a successful transition.
 
[quote name='captainfrizo']Rogue - I was expecting the worst from this Dimension Extreme release since most films under that label appear to be of questionable quality, but I thought the film was done very well. Quite entertaining.[/quote]

other good dimenson extremes that ive seen recently:
mother of tears
inside
teeth (of course)
 
[quote name='cdubb1605']other good dimenson extremes that ive seen recently:
mother of tears
inside
teeth (of course)[/QUOTE]

Black Sheep wasn't bad either.
 
[quote name='hiccupleftovers']Hey, remakes from foreign films aren't bad....anyone remember Magnificent Seven or The Man With No Name trilogy? Remakes can work out in the right hands, just not when they are remaking the same exact film ala The Last Dragon, Karate Kid, etc.[/quote]

I'm sorry, but Americans need to get over their xenophobia and fear of reading and just see the foreign originals. Hollywood remakes rarely bring anything new to the table, and more often turn into bastardizations of their source material. Yeah, resetting Seven Samurai or Yojimbo in the American West is fine, and I enjoyed the results, but I wouldn't say they were better than the originals.

"City of Angels" vs. "Wings of Desire"

I rest my case.
 
[quote name='hiccupleftovers']Black Sheep wasn't bad either.[/quote]

fuck me no idea how i forgot that one, but it was hilarious
 
License To Wed. An okay movie overall but those robot babies were funny as shit. I about pissed myself laughing at the scenes that have them.
 
Well, probably going to Quantum Solace tonight with the gf, i didnt see Casino Royale, but know it definitely was an upgrade from some of the more recent Bond movies. Im a AMC moviewatcher member so there is always an secondary motive in going to see a movie..... will check out Transporter 3 next week...
 
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[quote name='Tybee']"City of Angels" vs. "Wings of Desire"[/quote]

Wings of Desire was amazing...I didn't even bother seeing City of Angels.

Open Your Eyes/Vanilla Sky is another good example of how to NOT remake a foreign-language film.
 
[quote name='bmachine']Wings of Desire was amazing...I didn't even bother seeing City of Angels.

Open Your Eyes/Vanilla Sky is another good example of how to NOT remake a foreign-language film.[/quote]

I actually didn't like Open Your Eyes, while Vanilla Sky is one of my favorite movies.
 
Seven Samurai. It was ok, but I didn't see what all the fuss was about. It was at least an hour and a half too long for the little plot and character development it had.
 
[quote name='Tybee']I'm sorry, but Americans need to get over their xenophobia and fear of reading and just see the foreign originals. Hollywood remakes rarely bring anything new to the table, and more often turn into bastardizations of their source material. Yeah, resetting Seven Samurai or Yojimbo in the American West is fine, and I enjoyed the results, but I wouldn't say they were better than the originals.

"City of Angels" vs. "Wings of Desire"

I rest my case.[/QUOTE]

I sometimes enjoy watching both and making a comparison, but yes, the American remakes usually tarnish the original. Also, I haven't seen City of Angels (it is on my list though), but I've seen Wings of Desire and thought it was just alright.
 
[quote name='dmaul1114']Seven Samurai. It was ok, but I didn't see what all the fuss was about. It was at least an hour and a half too long for the little plot and character development it had.[/QUOTE]

You clearly did not understand the film if you thought it was either A) too long or B) had little plot or character development.
 
[quote name='hiccupleftovers']You clearly did not understand the film if you thought it was either A) too long or B) had little plot or character development.[/QUOTE]

Just not my cup of tea I guess. I probably just had too high of expectations after not seeing it for so long. And I went in expecting some kind of epic movie with large battles, not a rag-tag band of Samurai saving some farmers from a group of bandits, so that misconception probably hurt my enjoyment as well.

As for length, it was around 3.5 hours and a lot of time was spent just rounding up the Samurai, dicking around in the village etc. and I just didn't see a lot of character development probably because there were so many "main" characters they don't spend much time on any one of them. There was some with the drunk wannabe Samurai, but the others pretty much stayed themselves until the end of the movie (or their deaths).

But I "understood it" fine. I just didn't enjoy it much. I hate when people get all snobbish when people don't like a movie/band/book/game etc. that they enjoy. :roll:
 
[quote name='hiccupleftovers']I sometimes enjoy watching both and making a comparison, but yes, the American remakes usually tarnish the original. Also, I haven't seen City of Angels (it is on my list though), but I've seen Wings of Desire and thought it was just alright.[/quote]

I can understand not being blown away by "Wings of Desire." For a long time it was in my top 10, but I went back and watched it again recently and decided it wasn't the masterpiece I once thought it was (plus, there's that not very good sequel to contend with). But spare yourself the misery of "City of Angels." Please. Trust me.

[quote name='dmaul1114']Just not my cup of tea I guess. I probably just had too high of expectations after not seeing it for so long. And I went in expecting some kind of epic movie with large battles, not a rag-tag band of Samurai saving some farmers from a group of bandits, so that misconception probably hurt my enjoyment as well.

As for length, it was around 3.5 hours and a lot of time was spent just rounding up the Samurai, dicking around in the village etc. and I just didn't see a lot of character development probably because there were so many "main" characters they don't spend much time on any one of them. There was some with the drunk wannabe Samurai, but the others pretty much stayed themselves until the end of the movie (or their deaths).

But I "understood it" fine. I just didn't enjoy it much. I hate when people get all snobbish when people don't like a movie/band/book/game etc. that they enjoy. :roll:[/quote]

Just to be clear: You wanted a shorter film with more/bigger battles AND more character development? How would that work, exactly?

*Imagines Toshiro Mifune expounding at length on how his drinking and carousing are merely symptoms of his frustrated desire to help others as he single-handedly fends off 200 bloodthirsty ninjas*
 
[quote name='Tybee']*Imagines Toshiro Mifune expounding at length on how his drinking and carousing are merely symptoms of his frustrated desire to help others as he single-handedly fends off 200 bloodthirsty ninjas*[/quote]

Coming soon from Michael Bay?
 
[quote name='Tybee']
Just to be clear: You wanted a shorter film with more/bigger battles AND more character development? How would that work, exactly?

*Imagines Toshiro Mifune expounding at length on how his drinking and carousing are merely symptoms of his frustrated desire to help others as he single-handedly fends off 200 bloodthirsty ninjas*[/QUOTE]

Not spend nearly an hour and a half just setting up that a village was under threat from bandits and rounding up 7 samurai in the town would have been a start.

But really the length isn't so much the issue, as there are plenty of 3-4 hour movies that I enjoy. The plot and characters in this movie just didn't suck me in much. It was just too simple a plot/premise and I though the characters were fairly bland. Again, just not my cup of tea I guess.
 
My girlfriend had to nudge me to wake me up during the Quantum Solace, guess that kinda shows how interesting i found it...:applause:
 
[quote name='dmaul1114']Not spend nearly an hour and a half just setting up that a village was under threat from bandits and rounding up 7 samurai in the town would have been a start.

But really the length isn't so much the issue, as there are plenty of 3-4 hour movies that I enjoy. The plot and characters in this movie just didn't suck me in much. It was just too simple a plot/premise and I though the characters were fairly bland. Again, just not my cup of tea I guess.[/QUOTE]

There isn't an overused and underused minute in Seven Samurai. Akira Kurosawa was a master of film making and there isn't a second that is wasted or just there for his ego.
 
[quote name='hiccupleftovers']There isn't an overused and underused minute in Seven Samurai. Akira Kurosawa was a master of film making and there isn't a second that is wasted or just there for his ego.[/QUOTE]

Like I said, just not my cup of tea I guess. Glad you liked it. I didn't find it bad by any means, just nothing special and definitely not something I'll watch again as long stretches were painfully dull for me.

I'm sure the fact that I was tired and wiped out from a long 3 weeks of traveling and working long hours when I finally got around to watching it (had it from netflix for nearly a month before firing it up) didn't help. Classic foreign films aren't the ideal thing to watch in that state of mind (with the slower pace of older movies, and having to read subtitles), but I didn't want to send it back without watching it.

But I'll also admit that I'm not one of those "movies as art" people, I watch purely for entertainment value--be it a popcorn flick or an indy/foreign film and this one just didn't entertain me much.
 
[quote name='farfus']My girlfriend had to nudge me to wake me up during the Quantum Solace, guess that kinda shows how interesting i found it...:applause:[/quote]

.....You are the 4th person to say that.

Just when I thought I was going to get back into bond.
 
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