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I forgot about this...
"RCSoul":
[spoiler]Skynet didn't kill Kyle Reese because it needed him to lure John Conner to the facility. Skynet was arrogant and was eager to use it's new Terminator to kill John and Kyle. It didn't believe that they could possibly survive the encounter. It didn't count on Marcus giving himself free will by removing the control chip, either.[/spoiler]
[spoiler]Skynet didn't have to wait for John to get to Skynet Central before killing Kyle though.
Also, the fact that Skynet knew who Kyle Reese was, was retarded in it's own right. How would it know? Only Sarah and John would've known who John's father was...[/spoiler]"RCSoul":
[spoiler]Marcus' running into Kyle Reese was coincidental, yes, but everything else was a result of his programming.[/spoiler]
[spoiler]What about when he found that chick, Blair, who took him to John Connor? Totally coincidental. She was also the one that helped him escape so he could tell John about Kyle Reese being at Skynet. Lazy writing.[/spoiler]"RCSoul":
[spoiler]As far as the heart transplant goes, it was a little far fetched, but you have to keep in mind that you're watching a sequel to a movie about a time-traveling robot assassin. It ain't exactly Shakespeare.[/spoiler]
Fair enough. They could have put a bit more thought into it, though.
Face/Off is teh awesome. Brillant no-brainer action film. +1 to Travolta being a badass villian.
Finally watched Star Trek the other day, cool movie, don't have anything negative to say about it, but for some reason i just don't like the Star Trek universe... Maybe i prefer more action in my Sci-Fi... I dunno...
I give it 7 outta 10, but i haven't been talking about the movie/recommending it to peeps like i usually would for a film that i enjoyed. I even forgot i'd seen it, until i read this thread again. -
"Satan McBacon":
[spoiler]Skynet didn't have to wait for John to get to Skynet Central before killing Kyle though.
Also, the fact that Skynet knew who Kyle Reese was, was retarded in it's own right. How would it know? Only Sarah and John would've known who John's father was...[/spoiler]
[spoiler]What about when he found that chick, Blair, who took him to John Connor? Totally coincidental. She was also the one that helped him escape so he could tell John about Kyle Reese being at Skynet. Lazy writing.[/spoiler]
[spoiler]I guess those are all valid points. I never considered them. You think too much about this movie.
[/spoiler]"Satan McBacon":
Finally watched Star Trek the other day, cool movie, don't have anything negative to say about it, but for some reason i just don't like the Star Trek universe... Maybe i prefer more action in my Sci-Fi... I dunno...
I give it 7 outta 10, but i haven't been talking about the movie/recommending it to peeps like i usually would for a film that i enjoyed. I even forgot i'd seen it, until i read this thread again.
It was definitely the most action packed Star Trek film, too. They're not usually action movies at all. They're usually more mystery/political intrigue-type movies. -
Just watched a movie called End of the Line. Based on the description and Netflix reviews it sounded pretty cool. It's kinda not.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0494224/
The concept is actually really interesting: There's a religious cult preparing for the apocalype. They all get what seemed like a text message on their phones (could have been pagers I guess) to let them know "it's time" and then they basically just start killing everyone in order to "save them"
The movie follows a group of people who are in a subway train that's stopped in the tunnel when this starts happening. There are a bunch of these cult people on the train so shit starts going down. Most of the movie is this group of people trying to make their way to street level while being chased through the tunnels.
It kind of reminded me of a zombie movie - something like Dawn of the Dead, and actually really reminded me of the subway level in Left 4 Dead (video game).
Unfortunately the acting is really bad and the overall direction just kind of sucks. I don't mind cheesy acting but the whole time I was watching i couldn't help but think the movie would have been way better if they toned down the cult members' acting and had them not say as much. They all really overact and it's just not scary at all. They all have that way-too-happy-about-everything-even-while-they're-killing-someone attitude, which I think could work with good actors, but these people just kind of suck.
It would have been a lot scarier if they hardly said anything and you didn't see them out in the open as much. I think horror is way more effective when you leave something to the imagination but this movie didn't really do that.
There are also a few threads that in the plot that never really pay off and seem kind of pointless. For example, one of the main characters works in a mental hospital and in the beginning there's a whole thing with one of her patients who is let out and commits suicide by jumping in front of the train. [spoiler]She starts seeing this girl in the subway, but everyone thinks she's hallucinating and then it's just kind of dropped and she never sees her again.[/spoiler]
[spoiler]Also, the things (whatever they are) on the DVD cover are hardly in the movie at all, and even though they just dudes with make up (no CGI or anything) they're 100x scarier than anything else, and they never even really explain what they are or why they're there. I'm assuming they're some sort of demons from hell that the cult is trying to save everyone from, but you see so little of them it hardly even matters.[/spoiler]
If you like cheesy horror movies I'd say it's probably worth watching but you'll probably come away from it like I did, feeling like it could have been a lot better. -
"dan":
If you like cheesy horror movies I'd say it's probably worth watching but you'll probably come away from it like I did, feeling like it could have been a lot better.
I tend to like cheesy horror movies, but usually not ones that I think have the potential to be good. Still, you intrigued me enough to put it in my Netflix queue.
I don't think this next paragraph needs spoilers because if you haven't seen The Dark Knight yet, then you obviously don't care about the film enough to worry about spoilers.
I watched The Dark Knight again today for the first time since I saw it in theaters. I'm not convinced that Harvey Dent is dead. I believe I can make a convincing case. Earlier in the film Batman takes Moroney up in a building and Moroney comments that the fall isn't high enough to kill him. Batman drops him and it doesn't. I compared the perception of the heights of the drops that he takes and that Batman and Dent fall and they seem to be pretty close. Also, though it could have just been an editing mistake, Dent is caught on camera breathing a bit when they show his body after the fall. They have a funeral for Dent at the end, but you never see a body. They could have locked him away in Arkham or something under an alias to preserve his hero image. I mean there's no way that Ra's al Ghul is dead because of the Lazarus Pit. So, since Nolan hasn't killed any villains off, why would he start with Two-Face? I don't think he did. I think Harvey Dent died, but Two-Face was born. -
"RCSoul":
[spoiler]You think too much about this movie.[/spoiler]
Yeah, i know. I keep getting told.
What can i say, Nerd FTW!"RCSoul":
It was definitely the most action packed Star Trek film, too. They're not usually action movies at all. They're usually more mystery/political intrigue-type movies.
Yeah, it's fucking weird. I just read the sequel (Star Trek 2: Trek Harder) has been greenlit, and i thought "kewl! i'll go see that"
I watched The Dark Knight again today for the first time since I saw it in theaters. I'm not convinced that Harvey Dent is dead. I believe I can make a convincing case. Earlier in the film Batman takes Moroney up in a building and Moroney comments that the fall isn't high enough to kill him. Batman drops him and it doesn't. I compared the perception of the heights of the drops that he takes and that Batman and Dent fall and they seem to be pretty close. Also, though it could have just been an editing mistake, Dent is caught on camera breathing a bit when they show his body after the fall. They have a funeral for Dent at the end, but you never see a body. They could have locked him away in Arkham or something under an alias to preserve his hero image. I mean there's no way that Ra's al Ghul is dead because of the Lazarus Pit. So, since Nolan hasn't killed any villains off, why would he start with Two-Face? I don't think he did. I think Harvey Dent died, but Two-Face was born.
Sorry dude, he IS deadski.Seriously, Aaron Eckhart can’t make that clear enough. You know that bit at the end of The Dark Knight where Two-Face and Batman fall out of a window and everyone’s all like “Oh, Two-Face is dead†and Batman has to run off because there’s a dog chasing him or something? Yeah, despite what the corner of the internet that smells most like Clearasil and stale jism says, he is actually dead. Even Aaron Eckhart says so. Eckhart told Comingsoon:
"He is dead as a door nail. He ain’t coming back baby! I asked Chris [Nolan] that question and he goes, “You’re dead†before I could even get the question out of my mouth. “Hey Chris, am I?†“You’re dead!†Alright, cool."Â
So that’s that - Two-Face is definitely dead, definitely not coming back and that definitely means that in Batman 3 Christian Bale will have to find someone new to growl incoherently at.
http://www.hecklerspray.com/more-batman-3-eckhart-says-two-face-is-dead-dead-dead/200815991.phpand actually really reminded me of the subway level in Left 4 Dead (video game).
Left 4 Dead fucking ruuuules!!! Have you seen the teaser trailer for Left 4 Dead 2?
http://g4tv.com/videos/38606/Left-4-Dead-2-Debut-E3-Teaser/?quality=hd
Apparently, your handgun doesn't have unlimited ammo this time, but you have melee weapons to fall back on - Chainsaw, Axe, Baseball Bat and motherfuckin' Frying Pan.
The L4D website says there's bigger levels and different bosses too. -
"Satan McBacon":
http://www.hecklerspray.com/more-batman-3-eckhart-says-two-face-is-dead-dead-dead/200815991.php
I'm not convinced. Aaron Eckhart didn't write the movie. Until Christopher Nolan comes forward and says he's dead it's not canon.
EDIT- After a couple minutes research I found that the producer of the film, Emma Thomas, who also happens to be Christopher Nolan's wife and a WAY more reliable source, said in a press conference that Harvey's death scene was edited to be ambiguous to allow for a possible return should they decide to bring the character back into the films (briefly mentioned in this article: http://movies.ign.com/articles/892/892656p1.html).
Oh, and I'm awesome.
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I've been watching a lot of movies lately (I have nothing but time and the weather has been pretty bad here), but mostly just some older movies that I should've already seen but hadn't. But I've also (finally) seen The Hangover and Transformers 2. One of those movies was really worth watching (and I will probably watch it again many times, too) and the other one was horrible waste of time and money.
I also saw Synecdoche, New York on DVD and thought it was pretty good. Not a masterpiece, but very interesting and beautifully surreal. -
"Satan McBacon":
Yeah, it's fucking weird. I just read the sequel (Star Trek 2: Trek Harder) has been greenlit, and i thought "kewl! i'll go see that"
I missed this before. Hah! That's pretty funny."tommi":
But I've also (finally) seen The Hangover and Transformers 2. One of those movies was really worth watching (and I will probably watch it again many times, too) and the other one was horrible waste of time and money.
I bet I can guess which one is which. "tommi":
I also saw Synecdoche, New York on DVD and thought it was pretty good. Not a masterpiece, but very interesting and beautifully surreal.
I was semi-intrigued by that one, but haven't gotten around to watching it. You're one of two people that I know that have seen it. The other one didn't like it. -
"RCSoul":
The other one didn't like it.
I can certainly understand why. It can be confusing and boring and I actually almost stopped watching it after 40 minutes, but fought through it and in the end I didn't have to regret it. It's not an easy movie to watch.
I think it's kind of a mix between Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Perhaps a bit darker and not as good... -
I really liked that movie. To me it seemed more like a natural continuation of Adaptation where the whole process of creating something actually becomes the thing itself.
Charlie Kaufman basically wrote Adaptation about himself trying to write Adaptation, with some embellishments of course, and then in Synecdoche, although not directly about himself, it starts out as a guy wanting to create something amazing and in the process realizing that the process of creating it is part of the whole thing and starts to include that. And then it happens again... the process of adding the original process into the thing itself has to also become part of the thing.
Maybe that sounds crazy but it makes a lot of sense to me. -
"dan":
I really liked that movie. To me it seemed more like a natural continuation of Adaptation where the whole process of creating something actually becomes the thing itself.
Charlie Kaufman basically wrote Adaptation about himself trying to write Adaptation, with some embellishments of course, and then in Synecdoche, although not directly about himself, it starts out as a guy wanting to create something amazing and in the process realizing that the process of creating it is part of the whole thing and starts to include that. And then it happens again... the process of adding the original process into the thing itself has to also become part of the thing.
Maybe that sounds crazy but it makes a lot of sense to me.
It makes perfect sense. And if it was just that, the whole movie would've made perfect sense too. But there were so many things that I didn't get. Or perhaps it's just one thing, that explains all the things that I don't get, but I don't get it. I can only speculate. Didn't stop me from enjoying the movie, though. Perhaps it's even a good thing that it keeps one wondering afterwards. -
I also forgot to mention that "synecdoche" is an actual word that means:
* a term denoting a part of something is used to refer to the whole thing (Pars pro toto), or
* a term denoting a thing (a "whole") is used to refer to part of it (Totum pro parte), or
* a term denoting a specific class of thing is used to refer to a larger, more general class, or
* a term denoting a general class of thing is used to refer to a smaller, more specific class, or
* a term denoting a material is used to refer to an object composed of that material.
which obviously makes a lot of sense for this movie. -
"dan":
I also forgot to mention that "synecdoche" is an actual word that means:
* a term denoting a part of something is used to refer to the whole thing (Pars pro toto), or
* a term denoting a thing (a "whole") is used to refer to part of it (Totum pro parte), or
* a term denoting a specific class of thing is used to refer to a larger, more general class, or
* a term denoting a general class of thing is used to refer to a smaller, more specific class, or
* a term denoting a material is used to refer to an object composed of that material.
which obviously makes a lot of sense for this movie.
Yes, but why in the hell was that girls house on fire, eh? What's the symbology there? And yes, that's also a Boondock Saints reference... -
"dan":
this movies does for subways what jaws did for oceans.... -
"tommi":
[quote="dan"]I also forgot to mention that "synecdoche" is an actual word that means:
* a term denoting a part of something is used to refer to the whole thing (Pars pro toto), or
* a term denoting a thing (a "whole") is used to refer to part of it (Totum pro parte), or
* a term denoting a specific class of thing is used to refer to a larger, more general class, or
* a term denoting a general class of thing is used to refer to a smaller, more specific class, or
* a term denoting a material is used to refer to an object composed of that material.
which obviously makes a lot of sense for this movie.
Yes, but why in the hell was that girls house on fire, eh? What's the symbology there? And yes, that's also a Boondock Saints reference...[/quote]
I actually forgot about that whole thing. I'm not sure how to put it into words but somehow it just worked for me. Charlie Kaufman talks about it in the bonus features on the DVD and what he said made sense, but he doesn't come right out and explain what it means.
I think I need to watch this movie again. -
I watched Valkyrie the other night. Not bad as a fun action/thriller type movie, but this is a movie where "suspension of disbelief" really comes into play.
Tom Cruise delivers the first couple lines of the movie in German with a kind of fake sounding but passable German accent and then it kind of cross fades into him speaking English without any accent at all. So basically his every day Tom Cruise voice.
Everyone else in the movie speaks English, which is understandable for an American movie, but at least they have German accents. Then again, I think Tom Cruise speaking English with a German accent probably would have just made it worse. The real answer would be to have someone else play the role that can do a believable German accent. But I guess when Tom Cruise wants the lead role Tom Cruise gets the lead role.
Once you get past that (if you can) it's actually a decent movie. It does a pretty good job at being suspenseful when you already know [spoiler]that their plan isn't going to work.[/spoiler]
(Spoiler is there for anyone who's so out of the loop they don't know anything about Hitler and WWII. If that's you, it might be time to crack open some history books, or at least turn on the History Channel or something.)
If you're looking for a more authentic Hitler movie, and one that actually includes the part [spoiler]where he kills himself[/spoiler] check out Downfall.
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^ Fuck yeah! Those rule! I hadn't seen the Xbox Live one before. Hahahahaha Excellent.
"dan":
I watched Valkyrie the other night. Not bad as a fun action/thriller type movie, but this is a movie where "suspension of disbelief" really comes into play.
Tom Cruise delivers the first couple lines of the movie in German with a kind of fake sounding but passable German accent and then it kind of cross fades into him speaking English without any accent at all. So basically his every day Tom Cruise voice.
Everyone else in the movie speaks English, which is understandable for an American movie, but at least they have German accents. Then again, I think Tom Cruise speaking English with a German accent probably would have just made it worse. The real answer would be to have someone else play the role that can do a believable German accent. But I guess when Tom Cruise wants the lead role Tom Cruise gets the lead role.
Once you get past that (if you can) it's actually a decent movie. It does a pretty good job at being suspenseful when you already know [spoiler]that their plan isn't going to work.[/spoiler]
(Spoiler is there for anyone who's so out of the loop they don't know anything about Hitler and WWII. If that's you, it might be time to crack open some history books, or at least turn on the History Channel or something.)
If you're looking for a more authentic Hitler movie, and one that actually includes the part [spoiler]where he kills himself[/spoiler] check out Downfall.
http://www.downfallthefilm.com/
Yeah, i enjoyed Valkerie, I thought the guy that played Hilter was awesome. Creepy as fuck.
It was a weird film though, what was the point in making a film about the failed assassination atempts.
The cast made me lol from time to time, since all the main cast, aside from Cruise, were English actors. -
I saw Downfall, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist and I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell.
The first two were alright. Downfall probably doesn't have much in rewatchability since it's basically a documentary in movie form. Nick and Norah is cute I guess.
IHTSBIH is awesome. Around half the jokes are from the book, but it's still really funny even if you've read the book/site. If you haven't read it then the movie will be a lot funnier. -
I haven't posted in this thread in awhile. I've seen a ton movies since then, but I'll talk about the ones everyone been talking about recently.
End of the Line wasn't very good. Like Dan said, it's difficult to shake the feeling that there's a good movie in there. It never decided whether it wanted to be a silly horror movie or a serious one, mostly because of the acting which varied from pretty bad to cringe inducing.
I thought Valkyrie was alright. I bought into Sean Connery as a Russian in The Hunt for Red October, so I was gullible enough to believe Tom Cruise as a German. I'll eventually have to get around to watching Downfall.
I enjoyed Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, despite it being a teen chick flick. I'm a sucker for those kinds of movies. I can't help it.
I saw District 9 today and I enjoyed it. It's really not like any movie I've ever seen. The closest comparison would probably be Cloverfield, which I also enjoyed. -
Watched these recently:
Timecrimes
I really liked this. It's one of the coolest time travel movies I've seen in a while. I don't want to say too much about it because part of the fun is in not knowing what's gonna happen.
Quarantine and [REC]
Quarantine came out in the US last year I think and it just seemed like another lame horror movie that I'd be disappointed in. I saw on Netflix that it was actually a remake of a Spanish horror movie called [REC]. And the story actually sounded pretty interesting so I ended up watching both. I think the original is the better version. Quarantine is a very close remake so they're really similar. There was just something a little off about it.
Basically it's shot in the same way Cloverfield was, from the point of view of a single camera that one of the characters is actually using in the movie. A news reporter and her cameraman go on a call with some firefighters and some crazy shit goes down and they end up locked in this apartment building with all the people that live there. And then a lot more crazy shit goes down. -
"elvato87":
I saw an outstanding movie called 500 Days of Summer. It was just awesome.
That one should be coming to my house from Netflix soon. The list of people I know that really liked movie is getting pretty long."MARK!":
I just watched The Running Man. I can't believe I'd never seen it. awesomely funny
I love that movie. Definitely hilarious. There's so many good bad one-liners. My personal favorite is: "Hey Killian! Here is Sub-zero! Now... plain zero!""dan":
Timecrimes
I really liked this. It's one of the coolest time travel movies I've seen in a while. I don't want to say too much about it because part of the fun is in not knowing what's gonna happen.
I added that one."dan":
Quarantine and [REC]
Quarantine came out in the US last year I think and it just seemed like another lame horror movie that I'd be disappointed in. I saw on Netflix that it was actually a remake of a Spanish horror movie called [REC]. And the story actually sounded pretty interesting so I ended up watching both. I think the original is the better version. Quarantine is a very close remake so they're really similar. There was just something a little off about it.
Basically it's shot in the same way Cloverfield was, from the point of view of a single camera that one of the characters is actually using in the movie. A news reporter and her cameraman go on a call with some firefighters and some crazy shit goes down and they end up locked in this apartment building with all the people that live there. And then a lot more crazy shit goes down.
I really liked Cloverfield, but didn't care much for Blair Witch or Paranormal Activity. I'll give this one a chance, though. -
Saw Predators and I am sad that more Predator awesomeness wasn't displayed. I was hoping one would rip a dude's heart out and then fastball it through someone's head... Or maybe not only rip out someone's spine with skull still attached but also beat the body with it... Sigh it was okay it could have been better.
I'm going to the midnight show of Inception. -
^ Word. I thought Predators was rubbish. Better than the AVPs flicks, but that's not saying much. I think the film failed through a bad script and director. Too many plotholes and things that didn't make sense. There was no feeling of these guys being hunted...
SPOILERS
Why and how did the Predators kidnap all these hardcore killers from all over earth (including a mass-murderer on death row in a fucking prison?!) and put them on another planet that looks exactly like earth?
END OF SPOILERS
I loved [REC], and enjoyed Quarantine aswell. Would recommend [REC] to anyone, and i'd recommend Quarantine to those who think 'subtitles = bad movie'.
Get Him To The Greek was hilarious. Funniest film of 2010, so far.
Bad Taste - The So-unbelievable-shitty-yet-undeniably-awesome debut from Peter Jackson. Gory and funny.
Full Metal Jacket - Classic. Got it out for my flatmate who hadn't seen it before. Love that last scene before they go to Vietnam. Fuck, Pyle looked so evil.
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"Satan McBacon":
[spoiler]Why and how did the Predators kidnap all these hardcore killers from all over earth (including a mass-murderer on death row in a fucking prison?!) and put them on another planet that looks exactly like earth?[/spoiler]
[spoiler]Well, I think the why part is easy. To get them all in the same place together for a challenging hunt where the hunted can feel somewhat comfortable in their surroundings, but the Preds don't have to stray too far from home and don't have to worry about outside interference.[/spoiler]
I thought that movie was alright. Of course, I don't have high standards for sci-fi creature movies. Especially ones that are sequels. The only problem I really had with the movie is that I thought the deaths could have been a little more gruesome"Satan McBacon":
Get Him To The Greek was hilarious. Funniest film of 2010, so far.
I wanted to see that one. I guess I'm gonna wait until it's out on blu-ray now.
I loved Inception. I think it's one of the best movies I've seen awhile. Joseph Gordon Levitt has one of the most memorable fight scenes in any movie ever. I think it's worth going just to see that. -
"RCSoul":
I loved Inception. I think it's one of the best movies I've seen awhile. Joseph Gordon Levitt has one of the most memorable fight scenes in any movie ever. I think it's worth going just to see that.
Loved it too. Just not quite as much as The Prestige. Although Inception was perhaps more entertaining in a way and definitely visually more beautiful, The Prestige caught and kept (despite the "twist", I'm still able to rewatch it easily and relatively often) my interest in a way not many movies do.
Still, Inception is easily the best (new) film I've seen in a while and probably my second favorite of Nolan's films so far, although there's not much difference in quality between any of them in my opinion. -
"tommi":
Loved it too. Just not quite as much as The Prestige. Although Inception was perhaps more entertaining in a way and definitely visually more beautiful, The Prestige caught and kept (despite the "twist", I'm still able to rewatch it easily and relatively often) my interest in a way not many movies do.
Still, Inception is easily the best (new) film I've seen in a while and probably my second favorite of Nolan's films so far, although there's not much difference in quality between any of them in my opinion.
Yeah, I with you with The Prestige being very re-watchable. And also with Chris Nolan seemingly being unable to make a movie that's not awesome. I have a very hard time picking a favorite from his work. They're all really good.
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