WestRider Posted September 14, 2017 Report Share Posted September 14, 2017 The atmosphere and overall feel were pretty good, yeah. In part, I think I was just frustrated by it because it could have been a great flick with a few edits to the script and better casting. I tend to go off the most on things that are almost, but not quite, what I wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkieft Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 On 9/13/2017 at 8:12 PM, WestRider said: Monsters: I have no idea what this movie was supposed to be about. I think there was something metaphorical about immigration, and the script/director seemed to be under the misapprehension that the two leads had any chemistry whatsoever, and that the various problems in their way were just kind of acts of the universe, or bad luck. Basically all their problems were the male lead's fault , as he questioned and argued with everyone they needed to trust, and then got hammered when they could have been perfectly safe, resulting in them getting robbed. The overall vibe was sort of like one of those student films where it's trying way too hard to be deep and meaningful, but ends up just being confusing and stupid. When you finally do get to see the creatures, tho, they're pretty cool. Umm... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsters_(2010_film) Here's some choice facts about the film from Wikipedia: *Monsters is a 2010 British science fiction monster film written and directed by Gareth Edwards in his feature film directorial debut. Edwards also served as the cinematographer, production designer, and visual effects artist. *Filming took place in five countries, and many locations were used without permission. Most of the extras were people who were at these locations during filming and were persuaded to act in it; all of their dialogue was improvised, and Edwards provided outlines of the primary plot points. *The film received generally positive reviews and was a box office success, grossing US$ 4.2 million against a budget of less than $500,000. The whole thing really turned out pretty amazing... but if you went in expecting a high budget low plot monster movie you were in the wrong place. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindog Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 Saving Private Ryan:.It is a great movie. I cry the end each time I watch it. Each scene propels the plot. Great Casting. Great Cast. 10/10 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 6 hours ago, dkieft said: Umm... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsters_(2010_film) Here's some choice facts about the film from Wikipedia: *Monsters is a 2010 British science fiction monster film written and directed by Gareth Edwards in his feature film directorial debut. Edwards also served as the cinematographer, production designer, and visual effects artist. *Filming took place in five countries, and many locations were used without permission. Most of the extras were people who were at these locations during filming and were persuaded to act in it; all of their dialogue was improvised, and Edwards provided outlines of the primary plot points. *The film received generally positive reviews and was a box office success, grossing US$ 4.2 million against a budget of less than $500,000. The whole thing really turned out pretty amazing... but if you went in expecting a high budget low plot monster movie you were in the wrong place. The real issue is that I absolutely couldn't stand either of the main characters, and for me, they ruined all the stuff that was done right. Good atmosphere, good monsters, but I spent way too much time not appreciating those because they were overwhelmed by my desire to reach through the screen and smack the leads. However technically well-done a film may be, if it focuses on people I hate, I'm going to hate the flick as a whole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkieft Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 11 hours ago, WestRider said: The real issue is that I absolutely couldn't stand either of the main characters, and for me, they ruined all the stuff that was done right. Good atmosphere, good monsters, but I spent way too much time not appreciating those because they were overwhelmed by my desire to reach through the screen and smack the leads. However technically well-done a film may be, if it focuses on people I hate, I'm going to hate the flick as a whole. Don't worry, one day you'll learn to love again. I honestly can't remember how bad or good the main characters are, I saw the movie in 2010... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 I love plenty of stuff. Just not that flick. For instance: The last couple of nights, I rewatched The Mummy and The Mummy Returns. Maybe not the best in a technical sense, but man, those movies are a whole lot of fun. Those, I love. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonVilkee Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 1 hour ago, WestRider said: I love plenty of stuff. Just not that flick. For instance: The last couple of nights, I rewatched The Mummy and The Mummy Returns. Maybe not the best in a technical sense, but man, those movies are a whole lot of fun. Those, I love. So true! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 If you girls are done kissing, let's rate some movies. Kung Foo 2002 2 / 3 tongues Bad kung fu movie knows it is bad kung fu movie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted September 24, 2017 Report Share Posted September 24, 2017 On 9/6/2017 at 9:59 PM, WestRider said: The Descent: OK, first off, I suffer from claustrophobia and acrophobia, and read Lovecraft's The Lurking Fear when I was way too young to deal with it. As such, this film is pretty much tailor-made to scare the $#!^ out of me, and I'm really glad that my apartment is on the top floor of my building. Even leaving those factors aside, tho, this was a damn good flick, that does a great job of gradually building up the tension level. Also, it had a really great poster, which I put up in the random photo thread. The Descent Part 2: Not quite as good as the original, but I feel like a lot of the bad press it got was just because it doesn't really add anything new. It's basically just more of the same, and for anyone who liked the first one and wanted more of that, I highly recommend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romans832 Posted September 25, 2017 Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 King Arthur: Legend of the Sword - 9/10 - Really impressed how they did the magic scenes and didn't make it all goofy. Real happy with the movie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted September 25, 2017 Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 Just watched Captain America: The Winter Soldier again. Damn I love that movie. So good. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindog Posted September 26, 2017 Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 Yes, it is! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swan-of-War Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 Bad Batch Burning Man meets Escape from New York. Pretty good apocalypse-type movie, cannibalism throughout so don't watch with kids / weak stomachs Keanu Reeves! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 5, 2017 Report Share Posted October 5, 2017 Beauty and the Beast (2017). 1/5. I loved the cartoon. This live action/CGI version tries and fails. The CGI is top notch, and the film tries hard to capture the cartoon as a live action film, while remaining it's own film. Each instance where they deviate from the cartoon's plot, I find them very lacking. The Actors are incredibly poor choices for their roles and are entirely unconvincing, seemingly selected for appearances only. Entire film sounds dubbed (though entirely possible that my stream had the audio out of sync with the film, but I doubt it). In particular, Emma Watson (whose name I had to look up for this) is cast as Belle, who just cannot act. Like she's well spoken and I think her body is acting the part, but she is unable to portray emotion in word or facial acting. Sure, she can smile or frown, but she doesn't seem attached to those emotions. Feels like she's reading lines off a page, rather than being there. I do wonder if I had not seen the original, the cartoon, if I would enjoy this one more. Reminds me of seeing a film based on a loved book. Just not as good as the one before it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonVilkee Posted October 5, 2017 Report Share Posted October 5, 2017 3 hours ago, paxmiles said: Beauty and the Beast (2017). 1/5. I loved the cartoon. This live action/CGI version tries and fails. The CGI is top notch, and the film tries hard to capture the cartoon as a live action film, while remaining it's own film. Each instance where they deviate from the cartoon's plot, I find them very lacking. The Actors are incredibly poor choices for their roles and are entirely unconvincing, seemingly selected for appearances only. Entire film sounds dubbed (though entirely possible that my stream had the audio out of sync with the film, but I doubt it). In particular, Emma Watson (whose name I had to look up for this) is cast as Belle, who just cannot act. Like she's well spoken and I think her body is acting the part, but she is unable to portray emotion in word or facial acting. Sure, she can smile or frown, but she doesn't seem attached to those emotions. Feels like she's reading lines off a page, rather than being there. I do wonder if I had not seen the original, the cartoon, if I would enjoy this one more. Reminds me of seeing a film based on a loved book. Just not as good as the one before it. Your stream really negatively impacted your enjoyment... Emma is very good in the part as the afraid to let her feelings show belle... I've seem both the cartoon and own this one on disc I'm on the other side while not mind blowing good I give it the same score I would the cartoon. edit: Timing for a musical is so important. This is a remake targeted at the same audience. Like the same people that watched it originally and are now parents themselves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 Cult of Chucky: This series is definitely back and going strong again. I really can't think of another series that has a seventh movie this good, especially not after having gone direct-to-video. Very much hoping they do an 8th one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romans832 Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 2 minutes ago, WestRider said: Cult of Chucky: This series is definitely back and going strong again. I really can't think of another series that has a seventh movie this good, especially not after having gone direct-to-video. Very much hoping they do an 8th one. Never did I think they'd get this far or keep you that interested in it. Been 20 years since I watched.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 11 minutes ago, Romans832 said: Never did I think they'd get this far or keep you that interested in it. Been 20 years since I watched.... The three in the middle sucked, to various degrees. But Curse and Cult of Chucky have really been kicking their game up again. The main writer and producer got together after the 5th one, and decided they wanted to bring it back from the over-the-top comedy-horror that the series had fallen into. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romans832 Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 Groovy dude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonVilkee Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 12 hours ago, WestRider said: The three in the middle sucked, to various degrees. But Curse and Cult of Chucky have really been kicking their game up again. The main writer and producer got together after the 5th one, and decided they wanted to bring it back from the over-the-top comedy-horror that the series had fallen into. okay now I'm interested again... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 Seriously, if you liked the first two, give these ones a shot. I think they're both on Netflix right now. I know Cult is, and Curse was, but it might have been taken down by now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 Sicario 10/10 -- I watched this to get a feel for Denis Villeneuve's style (he directed the new Blade Runner flick) and was absolutely blown away. Amazing film that covers drug wars covert-ops, the role of government vs. individual responsibility, the nature of evil, revenge... you know.. a fun romp. It's been more than a week and I'm still thinking about it. Films don't get much better. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yarbicus Posted October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 23 hours ago, andy said: Sicario 10/10 -- I watched this to get a feel for Denis Villeneuve's style (he directed the new Blade Runner flick) and was absolutely blown away. Amazing film that covers drug wars covert-ops, the role of government vs. individual responsibility, the nature of evil, revenge... you know.. a fun romp. It's been more than a week and I'm still thinking about it. Films don't get much better. I just watched for the second time and it is just a great movie all around. Seeing Blade Runner tonight and watching Sicario again had me even more excited. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted October 9, 2017 Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 V/H/S: I'd heard that Second Honeymoon and 10/31/98 were particularly scary in this volume, but I found the latter more funny, and the former actually rather sweet. Tuesday the 17th was the only one I found even slightly scary. The other two just seemed kind of tragic more than anything. Honeymoon (2014): In a lot of ways, there isn't actually a whole lot that happens in this flick, but the atmosphere is great, and it does a wonderful job of setting a mood. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PourSpelur Posted October 9, 2017 Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 On 10/4/2017 at 9:51 AM, Swan-of-War said: Bad Batch Burning Man meets Escape from New York. Pretty good apocalypse-type movie, cannibalism throughout so don't watch with kids / weak stomachs Keanu Reeves! Couldn't disagree more. Love almost every trope they put in there and still hated the actual movie. It's like eating a steak with chocolate sauce on a helicopter while trying to nap. All good things but put together horribly. Mostly just boring though. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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