What was the last movie you've seen?

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Time for a daily dosage of Dolph.

Hope some of you guys go see EXPENDABLES 2 today, would love to hear what you think of it. I'm going to see it again today, in the hopes of being in a packed theater.
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Luke wrote:Time for a daily dosage of Dolph.

Hope some of you guys go see EXPENDABLES 2 today, would love to hear what you think of it. I'm going to see it again today, in the hopes of being in a packed theater.
Gonna wait for the DVD/BR. The 1st one was okay but, it was a bit over the top on violence.


Oh and I saw the Big Lebowski... Definitely didn't live up to the hype. Some funny stuff but not legendary like I've heard. :roll:
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Luke wrote:Time for a daily dosage of Dolph.

Hope some of you guys go see EXPENDABLES 2 today, would love to hear what you think of it. I'm going to see it again today, in the hopes of being in a packed theater.
I saw some of the dailies back in February. Even without the special effects, it was awesome.
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D.D.D. wrote: Gonna wait for the DVD/BR. The 1st one was okay but, it was a bit over the top on violence.


Oh and I saw the Big Lebowski... Definitely didn't live up to the hype. Some funny stuff but not legendary like I've heard. :roll:
Over the top is what Stallone is all about (even made a movie called exactly that).

Expendables 2 is even more over the top on everything, except for Dolph. He's mostly the largest man ever to be scripted for comic relief. You'll miss out by not seeing this in the theater. The sound is incredible. There are even a few IMAX worthy moments (Yay sex plane!) that look incredible on the big screen.

But yeah, it's not for everybody as I could enjoy a movie where these guys simply sit around and eat sandwiches (same with Marvel's The Avengers).

I really enjoy LEBOWSKI, but I agree it's not legendary, epic, nor a monument of magnificent proportions. But it's still pretty great. It's a character piece, and you have to at least agree that every actor and actress gave phenomenal and believable performances. Hell, even Flea was great.

Less than an hour away to going to the theater, again. I should ask the manager about having a reserved seat after all the movies I've seen the past few years.
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fastbilly1 wrote: I saw some of the dailies back in February. Even without the special effects, it was awesome.
Some of the filming was leaked a looooong time ago (has to still be up somewhere) and Christ is Sly one intense director. I couldn't imagine working with him. Not that h is a perfectionist, well kinda sorta, but it is like red bull flows through his veins.
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Luke wrote:
Expendables 2 is even more over the top on everything, except for Dolph. He's mostly the largest man ever to be scripted for comic relief. You'll miss out by not seeing this in the theater. The sound is incredible. There are even a few IMAX worthy moments (Yay sex plane!) that look incredible on the big screen.

I am a huge Dolph Lundgren fan.. is his role in this film really small?
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This aggression against The Big Lebowsi will not stand.

It trails only The Holy Grail as the funniest movie ever. There's never been a better looking or more artfully constructed comedy.

15 All time best comedies (according to me):

1. The Holy Grail
2. The Big Lebowski
3. Duck Soup
4. Dr. Strangelove
5. Some Like it Hot
6. The Life of Brian
7. A Night at the Opera
8. Arsenic and Old Lace
9. Young Frankenstein
10. The Jerk
11. Dumb and Dumber
12. Office Space
13. Airplane
14. Horse Feathers
15. Animal House

That's a list of comedies I can watch over and over, so some "funny the first time only" comedies don't really make the cut, nor do comedies which just haven't aged well...

I will say (as I have before) that movie comedy has REALLY sucked for over a decade now. Almost every film replaces wit with shock, the writing is almost all formulaic, and we have no modern day great film comedians or comedy directors (no, Apatow doesn't count). Le sigh.
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No Clerks?
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BoringSupreez wrote:No Clerks?
Kevin Smith would show up in my top 25, but I consider all these better. Anchorman, Bad Santa, Billy Madison, The Cable Guy, Best in Show, and Shaun of the Dead would also be in a slightly larger list...but I think all these are just stronger and more consistent films.
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I was going to say "I bet Clerks is at least top 25." :P

I really, really relate to Clerks. Love that movie.
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