What was the last movie you've seen?

[Luke]

Is it me, or is the new Poltergeist too silly because it has a cursed flatscreen TV? Speaking of curses, I hope none of the crew is going to experience unfortunate events like the original's.

I'm looking forward to the new one.

Did you know they used actual human skeletons in the original? That's going the distance.

Makes me wonder if Indiana Jones and The Goonies also used actual skeletons.

[prfsnl_gmr]

Admittedly you also have kids, so the impact is a bit different. Still, I thought it was quite good, and I loved the changing protagonist/antagonist dynamic that evolves through the film.

Another thing I admired was the film's shifting view of the child. At the beginning, you view him from the mother's perspective...and he is horribly demanding and truly awful. As the film progresses, however, you begin to view him more objectively and, eventually, from his perspective. (The director deftly moves the camera closer to the floor during the second half of the film.) When viewed from this perspective, he is much, much more sympathetic (and you realize just how much his mother terrifies him).

[Pulsar_t]

Speaking of skeletons, anyone else remembers Mad's take on the original?

[prfsnl_gmr]

Blad Runner and The Thing are awesome. They are drastically better than Poultergeist and almost as good as E.T.

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Also -and since I didn't respond earlier - the correct ranking for Star Wars films is:

IV, V, III, VI, I, II

EDIT: IV and V are basically interchangeable. (IV is better by itself and V is better in the context of the other films.)

[Ack]

I have no opinion on the new Poltergeist. I love the original film and am willing to give the remake a chance. But I don't care for the trailer much.

And Empire is the best Star Wars movie because it features General Veers and his AT-ATs. Also bounty hunters. I love the bounty hunters.

[Gamerforlife]

More of you guys need to watch Gozu.

Okay, after seeing some posts in this thread, Why Don't You Play in Hell seems kind of tame

But if you want a fun, weird movie that DOESN'T feel like hentei, it's pretty cool. It feels like the lovechild of Quentin Tarantino, Stephen Chow, and Suda 51

I give it a thumbs up:

[jp1]

Admittedly you also have kids, so the impact is a bit different. Still, I thought it was quite good, and I loved the changing protagonist/antagonist dynamic that evolves through the film.

Another thing I admired was the film's shifting view of the child. At the beginning, you view him from the mother's perspective...and he is horribly demanding and truly awful. As the film progresses, however, you begin to view him more objectively and, eventually, from his perspective. (The director deftly moves the camera closer to the floor during the second half of the film.) When viewed from this perspective, he is much, much more sympathetic (and you realize just how much his mother terrifies him).

So surprised to see all the love for this. I had a hard time finishing it. I wouldn't put it among the worst horror movies I've seen, by a long shot. Top ten, or even top fifty, I just can't see it. But, to each their own.

"Bada dook dook dook", ugh.

[noiseredux]

Admittedly you also have kids, so the impact is a bit different. Still, I thought it was quite good, and I loved the changing protagonist/antagonist dynamic that evolves through the film.

yeah I mean I thought it was great, and I'd recommend it all day. But I can come up with lots of other movies from the past decade that I'd rank above it too.

[marurun]

Man, you guys have a twisted view of the correct quality ranking of Star Wars films. The spacing is important.

V (head and shoulders above the rest, no competition at all)
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IV
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VI
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II, III
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I

[BogusMeatFactory]

Man, you guys have a twisted view of the correct quality ranking of Star Wars films. The spacing is important.

V (head and shoulders above the rest, no competition at all)
.
.
IV
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.
VI
.
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II, III
.
I

Amen brutha.