Surprisingly the Last Movie You Saw Didn't Suck

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[quote name='rabbitt']Finally managed to grab hold of a copy of

8½

and loved it.[/QUOTE]
See La Dolce Vita next.
 
[quote name='Brak']See La Dolce Vita next.[/QUOTE]

The Border's closest to me has it in stock for $40. Soon as I scrounge up the dough, I'll grab it. I might re-watch 8½ first, though.
 
[quote name='rabbitt']The Border's closest to me has it in stock for $40. Soon as I scrounge up the dough, I'll grab it. I might re-watch 8½ first, though.[/quote]

I take it you are a collector?

I just usually get my videos off of Netflix or the web somewhere.
 
[quote name='rabbitt']The Border's closest to me has it in stock for $40. Soon as I scrounge up the dough, I'll grab it. I might re-watch 8½ first, though.[/QUOTE]
$40?

Check Best Buy. I bought it for $29.99 there, a couple of years back.
 
[quote name='Brak']$40?

Check Best Buy. I bought it for $29.99 there, a couple of years back.[/quote]

DVD Planet is your best bet for Criterions. $25.97 for 8 1/2 (and free shipping for orders over $35).
 
[quote name='darthbudge']I take it you are a collector?

I just usually get my videos off of Netflix or the web somewhere.[/quote]

Nah, not really a collector. I just like to own the things I enjoy, I suppose.

[quote name='Brak']$40?

Check Best Buy. I bought it for $29.99 there, a couple of years back.[/QUOTE]

I'll keep searching around, 'cos I hate to spend that much on a single film.

I snatched Mulholland Dr. for $13 today.
 
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
It was.....ok, with the reviews it got I thought it was going to be amazing, definitely overrated.

Gone Baby Gone
I liked this one alot.

We Own The Night
Bleh. It got better towards the end, but still just a mediocre movie.
 
"The Good, The Bad, The Ugly" 5/5

This was truly a classic movie. Everything was excellent about it, the only thing that bothered me was the cheesy acting and VO's in the movie. However Clint Eastwood did a great job.
 
"Juno"

Watch it with your girlfriend if you have one, instant make out session by the end of the movie.

Plus it's not too bad of a movie
 
[quote name='I AM WILLIAM H. MACY']Charlie Bartlett
5.5/10[/quote]

That movie was handled weirdly. I saw a sneak of it 8 months ago. Then it got released a few places. Then it disappeared. And now it's being released again. It wasn't very good (about all it had going for it was Robert Downey Jr.). Not sure if this is just an old-fashioned post-Oscar, pre-Summer blockbuster dump of a dud, or if they're hoping to market it as some kind of feel-good thing ala Juno.

2008 Oscar-nominated Live Action Shorts
7/10

2008 Oscar-nominated Animated Shorts
8/10

Away From Her (Julie Christie deteriorating from Alzheimer's as her husband struggles to cope. She's nominated for best actress for this. If you are married or in a committed long-term relationship, this will be very hard for you to watch.)
9/10
 
Surprisingly, Jumper didn't completely suck. Sure, it was wish fulfillment at its' finest and there were plot holes you could drive a truck through, but it was fun in its' own way.

Of course, I would've liked it more if I'd seen it at half-price. Seven bucks for it was ridiculous.
 
We Own The Night (Blu-Ray) - I thought it was ok....just average, I expected more

Death Sentence - Pretty decent revenge flick, Kevin Bacon was good in it
 
Schindler's List - Wow, I've seen this movie so many times and it still blows me away. Probably the "best" movie I own in terms of importance and one of the top five in terms of acting, set design, etc. One of the best (saddest) soundtracks ever. I really hope this is getting an eventual Blu-Ray release packed with extra stuff.
 
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon. A pretty decent horror spoof in which a group of broadcasting grad students make a documentary about the next great serial killer (i.e. The next Jason Vorhees). I would recomend this movie to any horror afficianado.
 
SiCKO 3/5

Well to start of I have to say something. Micheal Moore is crazy.

With that said I thought this movie was a mixed bag. It did bring up some good points about the american health care system. However it was also obviously very biased and wasn't considering the full picture. Also it was calling itself "A Funny Documentary", I never found it funny in the least. In fact it felt painful whenever it tried to do comedy.

Overall it was an OK movie, but definately not great.
 
[quote name='Tybee']That movie was handled weirdly. I saw a sneak of it 8 months ago. Then it got released a few places. Then it disappeared. And now it's being released again. It wasn't very good (about all it had going for it was Robert Downey Jr.). Not sure if this is just an old-fashioned post-Oscar, pre-Summer blockbuster dump of a dud, or if they're hoping to market it as some kind of feel-good thing ala Juno.[/quote]
Judging by the TV spots, they are indeed capitalizing on Juno's success. Actually, the screening I saw had the director present, and he said that it was supposed to be released last August, but he demanded they postpone the release date, as it was competing against some big summer blockbusters and he felt this was a word-of-mouth movie that needed some time to breathe and find an audience.

It really was not that great a film, and I'd say it's because of a lazy and completely unbelievable script with completely unbelievable performances. It's at best, a rental.
 
[quote name='I AM WILLIAM H. MACY']Judging by the TV spots, they are indeed capitalizing on Juno's success. Actually, the screening I saw had the director present, and he said that it was supposed to be released last August, but he demanded they postpone the release date, as it was competing against some big summer blockbusters and he felt this was a word-of-mouth movie that needed some time to breathe and find an audience.

It really was not that great a film, and I'd say it's because of a lazy and completely unbelievable script with completely unbelievable performances. It's at best, a rental.[/quote]

QFT. Everyone I saw it with declared it lame. At best, it's an homage to the precocious high-schooler genre that really hit its peak in the 80s, but I don't even give the filmmakers that much credit. It wanted to be Ferris Bueller, but it really just played like a bad after school special crossed with an episode of Doogie Howser. The kid who played the lead was annoying as hell and Robert Downey Jr. and Paige Davis were completely wasted.


Last night, Michael Clayton: 8/10

Taut, taut legal thriller. Great performances by every single person in the cast, but most especially Clooney. He's so great at playing in-the-know, in-control characters, but in this movie you see him operating without critical knowledge and essentially without control of the situation for most of the movie, and it is his struggle to make sense of things and act accordingly that makes the film so compelling. Great flick.
 
[quote name='natureboy46']Gone Baby Gone

I thought it would be decent but it turned out to be really good.[/quote]

Got that coming from Netflix today. Looking forward to it.

Last night, "La Vie en Rose." By the numbers biopic of French chanteuse Edith Piaf. Probably unsuitable for 98% of the CAG audience, but I liked it alright. Did get a bit shrill in parts. Marie Cotillard, while turning in an admirable performance (especially having to play such a broad range of ages), doesn't stand a chance among her fellow best actress nominees. 6/10
 
Persepolis
8/10

SO well done. Animation really has the power to draw you in in a way that live action wouldn't in some ways. I think a lot of people would hear this is a coming of age story about an Iranian girl and be like, "Ew..." but in the form of an animated film, your defenses are down and you're free to enjoy what is a beautiful, funny, and thought-provoking story.
 
Resident Evil - Extinction

Possibly the worst movie I've ever sat all the way through. It didn't even fit into the "so bad it's funny category". fucking retarded from top to bottom. I'm 90 minutes closer to death thanks to that garbage. How Capcom will make brilliant RE games and then allow those turds to get pushed out every couple years is beyond me. I hope the set burns down when they try and make the fourth movie and everyone involved dies.
 
[quote name='darthbudge']SiCKO 3/5

Well to start of I have to say something. Micheal Moore is crazy.

With that said I thought this movie was a mixed bag. It did bring up some good points about the american health care system. However it was also obviously very biased and wasn't considering the full picture. Also it was calling itself "A Funny Documentary", I never found it funny in the least. In fact it felt painful whenever it tried to do comedy.

Overall it was an OK movie, but definately not great.[/QUOTE]
I saw part of that. What I got from the movie is that I should move to Canada. Looks like I'm going to have to start my maple syrup business sooner than expected.
 
The Kingdom 4/5

I thought this was a very well done movie. The charecters were likeable, the story wasn't "Kill All Arabs" and it really showed that on both sides there are humans fighting.

I also thought the suspense, the action and the more comedic parts were also well done.
 
In the Valley of Ellah. Pretty good movie, I enjoyed it. It dealt with the affects war has on people pretty well. Also, Tommy Lee Jones is the man.
 
[quote name='dastly75']Be Kind Rewind - pretty funny movie, not a bad family movie if you need one[/quote]


omg i thought that was horrible... except for the ghostbusters scenes
 
Charlie Bartlett - Totally underrated. Juno sucked compared to this movie (actually, I just simply hated Juno). Juno is the most overrated piece of garbage gaining praise that I've seen since Crash. fuck, Juno defines soppy overrated crapfest. I can see how Charlie Bartlett film will grow with time, acquiring its audience (mostly through word of mouth), though it might have a love-hate relationship with audiences. Sort of like Rocky horror Picture Show...if you know what I mean. I really really enjoyed this film.
 
Hitman - i just saw it yesterday during some down time on a bootleg copy , here in iraq!!! Pretty awesome movie , and faithful to the games , id like to see a sequel to this one:D!!!
 
Since people are putting crappy movies on here as well, I caught (didnt actively seek out this movie) Employee of the Month.... Dane Cook still sucks, and looks pretty rough in high def... one movie where I found myself not liking ANYONES character... sure Jessica Simpson looked great, but I was hoping for a bomb to blow up that club... would have provided the first laugh I had for the movie...

I myself LIKED Juno, had my brother in law and his wife over last weekend and watched it, we all enjoyed it... sure it seems like Michael Cera is being pigeonholed into the same type roles, but Ive enjoyed all of his work from Arrested Development, yo Superbad, to this...
 
just saw stardust on ppv and it was an ok movie. not wow amazing but cool and diff kind of a dark fairytale with some interesting aspects and original bits. i think it could have been better a bit darker with diff name and less big name talent.
 
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