I finally saw X-Men Origins: Wolverine last night. I'm not a huge Marvel purist, so I was entertained. I did find myself cringing a few times, particularly in the scenes involving gambit-- they seemed particularly corny.
Also, for a movie with such a huge budget, why did they let his claws look so crappy? I mean, claws that look like they were rendered on a Nintendo 64 were fine for the first X-Men, but it's been nine years. You'd think they wouldn't look so cartoony anymore.
What was the last movie you've seen?
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Ramatut4001
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HG Wells' First Men in the Moon. Great Victorian Sci-Fi from 1964 available on Netflix Streaming. I can't believe I've never heard more about this one.
I just read the Time Machine, having always liked the movie. I guess I need to read some more Wells.
I just read the Time Machine, having always liked the movie. I guess I need to read some more Wells.
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samuraifez wrote:Watch half of Seven Samurai last night. Great flick, but damn is it long.
Watch the other half, it is amazing.
I just watched the Rebuild of Evangelion 1.0. It was not bad, but I feel the original episodes did a better job with the execution. We got told more information faster, but it destroyed the original sense of mystery and deceit.
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Yes the Seven Samurai is in my top ten of all time!
Speaking of which, just finished watching the Yakuza (1974). It is sort of a precursor to Black Rain. It even co-stars Ken Takakura (A bit of trivia: He was nearly 60 when he did Black Rain. I couldn't believe it!). Very underrated and is highly recommended for otakus and fans of good cinema alike!
Speaking of which, just finished watching the Yakuza (1974). It is sort of a precursor to Black Rain. It even co-stars Ken Takakura (A bit of trivia: He was nearly 60 when he did Black Rain. I couldn't believe it!). Very underrated and is highly recommended for otakus and fans of good cinema alike!
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Ramatut4001 wrote:HG Wells' First Men in the Moon. Great Victorian Sci-Fi from 1964 available on Netflix Streaming. I can't believe I've never heard more about this one.
I just read the Time Machine, having always liked the movie. I guess I need to read some more Wells.
I have it on DVD, and I loved it. Saw it once, though.
Luke wrote:Coraline. Eh.
Eh??? Really??? EH??!!!
Try incr-EH-dible.
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BoringSupreez
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Luke wrote:BoringSupreez wrote:The Great Outdoors.
N to the V.
Someone define please.
prfsnl_gmr wrote:There is nothing feigned about it. What I wrote is a display of actual moral superiority.
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BoringSupreez wrote:Luke wrote:N to the V.
Someone define please.
N to the V. NV. Envy.
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BoringSupreez
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Dylan wrote:N to the V. NV. Envy.
Oh, I see. Now I can't understand how I managed to miss that.
prfsnl_gmr wrote:There is nothing feigned about it. What I wrote is a display of actual moral superiority.
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FAQ About Time Travel. Yet another fun, low-budget comedy from the UK!
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So I’ve been moving through some of the stuff on my DVR – and I can now see why some of these films have been sitting for so long. This is a real bunch of stinkers, but here goes:
Turistas (2006) – I figured this would be like Hostel but in Brazil – so I was ready for some torture porn and over-sexed teens. And while the movie does a good job of contrasting the beauty of the environment with the ugliness of death, the small number of scares and the poorly-realized sense of suspense really drags this down as a horror film. The actors are certainly less annoying than those in the Hostel films, but the story itself is entirely predictable and the pacing is slow. If you really have a fear of travel, maybe it’s worth a look – but there are better recent horror films dealing with tourists (I would recommend Wolf Creek, for example).
Grade: 2/5
The Good German (2006) – This film strikes me as a classic example of style over substance, which might be a fair critique of most of Soderbergh’s work. Filmed with black and white film stock and set in post-WW2 Berlin, Soderbergh tries to tell a film noir-esque story with all the visual and audio trappings of the great noir films from the 40s and 50s. It comes across as an average noir film, at best, with a boring story and uninspired performances by a relatively strong cast. This might be one of the worst roles I’ve seen Clooney in, as nothing that makes him an interesting actor comes across here. Blanchett overacts even more than normal, and McGuire – well the best thing I can say about him is that he’s not in the film for long. The supporting cast is a little more interesting, but they can’t do much with what is essentially a dull story. As an homage it is an interesting curiosity of a film, but not much more.
Grade: 2/5
The Rocker (2008) – Here’s all you need to know: Dwight leaves the office to go be a rock movie cliché in Disney's High School Musical: Rock Edition. Boring, unfunny, and tedious. I love me a good rock and roll movie. This is most decidedly not one.
Grade: 1.5/5
Babylon A.D. (2008) – I am still not sure exactly what was going on in this film, which basically involves Vin Diesel in full on jackass mode in a dystopian future where the Cold War is still going on (or something). Also, there are clones. Not even the piss-poor CGI effects can save this one, as the plot is a mess and the action scenes are uninteresting and poorly choreographed. I get the feeling that there is something more interesting under the surface (perhaps the work it was based on is half decent?), but very little of that comes to the surface.
Grade: 1/5
See how I suffer so that you need not! Avoid these four unless you are looking for some punishment.
Next Up: More DVR backlog – hopefully better stuff!
Turistas (2006) – I figured this would be like Hostel but in Brazil – so I was ready for some torture porn and over-sexed teens. And while the movie does a good job of contrasting the beauty of the environment with the ugliness of death, the small number of scares and the poorly-realized sense of suspense really drags this down as a horror film. The actors are certainly less annoying than those in the Hostel films, but the story itself is entirely predictable and the pacing is slow. If you really have a fear of travel, maybe it’s worth a look – but there are better recent horror films dealing with tourists (I would recommend Wolf Creek, for example).
Grade: 2/5
The Good German (2006) – This film strikes me as a classic example of style over substance, which might be a fair critique of most of Soderbergh’s work. Filmed with black and white film stock and set in post-WW2 Berlin, Soderbergh tries to tell a film noir-esque story with all the visual and audio trappings of the great noir films from the 40s and 50s. It comes across as an average noir film, at best, with a boring story and uninspired performances by a relatively strong cast. This might be one of the worst roles I’ve seen Clooney in, as nothing that makes him an interesting actor comes across here. Blanchett overacts even more than normal, and McGuire – well the best thing I can say about him is that he’s not in the film for long. The supporting cast is a little more interesting, but they can’t do much with what is essentially a dull story. As an homage it is an interesting curiosity of a film, but not much more.
Grade: 2/5
The Rocker (2008) – Here’s all you need to know: Dwight leaves the office to go be a rock movie cliché in Disney's High School Musical: Rock Edition. Boring, unfunny, and tedious. I love me a good rock and roll movie. This is most decidedly not one.
Grade: 1.5/5
Babylon A.D. (2008) – I am still not sure exactly what was going on in this film, which basically involves Vin Diesel in full on jackass mode in a dystopian future where the Cold War is still going on (or something). Also, there are clones. Not even the piss-poor CGI effects can save this one, as the plot is a mess and the action scenes are uninteresting and poorly choreographed. I get the feeling that there is something more interesting under the surface (perhaps the work it was based on is half decent?), but very little of that comes to the surface.
Grade: 1/5
See how I suffer so that you need not! Avoid these four unless you are looking for some punishment.
Next Up: More DVR backlog – hopefully better stuff!