What was the last movie you've seen?

Post by **samsonlonghair** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 11:20 am

I just watched that Power Rangers "bootleg" short film that was making the rounds on the interwebs two or three weeks ago. I had high hopes going in.

I'm pretty disappointed. It's basically a generic action flick with brooding dudes, a morally ambiguous setting, and a female character who is a trope wrapped in a trope wrapped in another trope. Zach, the black ranger, is the only one we see doing any fighting in his ranger outfit. There's only a brief moment wherein we see zords fighting in the background.

Post by **ExedExes** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 11:34 am

marurun wrote:I agree that it wasn't up to the standard of the original, but I think too many folks are unable to take the movie on its own merits because of that latent comparison. I mean, what made the original Robocop was lots of splatter and lots of social/political satire. The new one isn't as splatterific, or satirical at all, but it does still try to be a political criticism, and I actually think it does OK, even though it definitely changes the tone. And I still think it's an OK movie.

That's what I wanted to say. The original was the best, but this new one wasn't terrible either. Put down the stones

I'll add another movie real fast -

I first saw this about 10 years ago on UPN, back when they were a network and they had a Saturday afternoon movie for a while. This was also on Amazon.

When Sam Elliott gets sent to Australia to retrieve a one of a kind jewel, all hell breaks loose, and I'm not just talking about the cultural clashes he experiences. As usual, Sam gets all the best lines as he experiences life Down Under. Plus Robert Culp as the bad guy.

Post by **Pulsar_t** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 4:47 pm

Stalingrad

This is probably my fifth viewing of this WWII classic, yet every time the credits roll by I find myself sobbing like a baby.

Post by **KalessinDB** » Sun Mar 22, 2015 2:25 am

We're doing back-to-back Chocolate Factories at work. Just finished the far superior Willy Wonka, now watching Charlie. I didn't detest the remake like most people did, but it really didn't hold a candle to the original.

Post by **MrPopo** » Sun Mar 22, 2015 2:27 am

KalessinDB wrote:We're doing back-to-back Chocolate Factories at work. Just finished the far superior Willy Wonka, now watching Charlie. I didn't detest the remake like most people did, but it really didn't hold a candle to the original.

See, I always felt like the original diverged far too much from the book and didn't enjoy it. Charlie is closer to the book with some understandable modernizations. Now, the ending is definitely changed, but up until that point I enjoyed it better.

Post by **KalessinDB** » Sun Mar 22, 2015 2:51 am

Never read the book, but yeah everyone I've talked to has said that the remake is much more faithful. And yet, maybe it's nostalgia, but everyone seems to think the original movie is way better.

Post by **J T** » Sun Mar 22, 2015 2:54 am

Movie 43.

Horrible. If you had seen every movie ever made except this one, I still would urge you not to waste your time with it.

Post by **Gamerforlife** » Sun Mar 22, 2015 3:02 am

This oughtta be good:

If you guys haven't seen the first Sha Po Lang you should

Post by **SpaceBooger** » Sun Mar 22, 2015 8:03 am

Snowpiercer
This is a nice take on us humans and the post apocalyptic future minus zombies. The survivors are all living on a train divided up by social classes. The movie deals with that issue, the true meaning of most revolutions, and a somewhat open ending.
This movie can be a fun action flick or somewhat thought provoking depending on your mood when watching.

Post by **samsonlonghair** » Sun Mar 22, 2015 9:32 am

MrPopo wrote:
KalessinDB wrote:We're doing back-to-back Chocolate Factories at work. Just finished the far superior Willy Wonka, now watching Charlie. I didn't detest the remake like most people did, but it really didn't hold a candle to the original.
See, I always felt like the original diverged far too much from the book and didn't enjoy it. Charlie is closer to the book with some understandable modernizations. Now, the ending is definitely changed, but up until that point I enjoyed it better.

I've heard the argument that the remake is closer to the original book, but here's the rub:

The original book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was written by Ronald Dahl, and the screenplay for Willy Wonka was written by...Ronald Dahl. See where I'm going here? Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory diverges from the original book because the author made that choice. Ronald Dahl understood a simple truth: Books aren't movies, and movies aren't books.

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