Movies or "the breakdown of jasper"

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#1861 Post by Larry B. » Fri Feb 09, 2018 5:35 pm

I saw The Prestige this week, which I had downloaded long ago.

I thought it was decent, but it had been really overhyped, as if it was one of great movies of the last decade, "with great plot twists"... when in reality, the "big" reveal was quite fucking obvious since like 1/4 of the movie. But it was entertaining. I love Jackman and I love Scarlett. I love Bowie too, but he wasn't good in this movie.

5.5/10.

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#1862 Post by nausearockpig » Fri Feb 09, 2018 5:58 pm

Saw Chips the other day. Amusing in a dumb mindless way. In the vein of the 21 Jump Street movie(s?)...

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#1863 Post by wally » Mon Feb 12, 2018 11:44 am

went and saw "Soy Cuba" the other night.
Amazing cinematography.

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#1864 Post by Matz » Tue Feb 13, 2018 8:55 am

Hanna, which is also starring Soairse Ronan, is great too, she's one hell of an actress

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#1865 Post by clickie » Thu Feb 15, 2018 4:19 pm

I watched 'Wake in Fright' yesterday. What a cool movie. I rate it about an 8 outta 10. I need to check out more of Donald pleasence earlier work since I mostly became familiar with the guy from when he did Halloween.








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#1866 Post by Pandemonium » Thu Feb 15, 2018 6:56 pm

clickie wrote:I watched 'Wake in Fright' yesterday. What a cool movie. I rate it about an 8 outta 10. I need to check out more of Donald pleasence earlier work since I mostly became familiar with the guy from when he did Halloween.
He was in some great movies in the late 50's and 60's. He was Blofeld in the last decent Sean Connery James Bond flick "You Only Live Twice" and Himmler in "The Eagle Has Landed." The two movies I most recall him from my teenage years are oddities, a late 50's b/w horror film about Burke and Hare (he played one of them) in a Peter Cushing flick called "Flesh And The Fiends" and a late 60's sci-fi movie called Fantastic Voyage that was one of Raquel Welch's first movies.

Also, he hosted the infamous episode of Saturday Night Live when they had Fear as the musical guest:


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#1867 Post by farrellgirl99 » Sun Feb 18, 2018 6:37 pm

i thought three billboards outside ebbing, missouri was one of the worst movies ive ever seen. tone was all over the place - i thought it was complete trash.

if it wins best picture i will throw a fit.

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#1868 Post by wally » Mon Feb 26, 2018 2:06 pm

so i watched "Treasures from the wreck of the unbelievable"
interesting doc on netflix.
If you're going to watch it, just hit start, don't read anything about it at all.
you can thank me later.

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#1869 Post by SR » Tue Feb 27, 2018 5:53 am

farrellgirl99 wrote:i thought three billboards outside ebbing, missouri was one of the worst movies ive ever seen. tone was all over the place - i thought it was complete trash.

if it wins best picture i will throw a fit.
:lol: ....haven't seen it, but I can say I had the same reaction to Hostiles. Cheap emotional grab (with an immoral premise) from the git go. Excruciating film. Btw, what does "tone all over the place" mean?

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#1870 Post by perkana » Thu Mar 01, 2018 2:47 pm

I went to see with my dad Black Panther yesterday. When it finished he told me that Trump must have loved it. Being about a "third world" African country with technology :lol:
I loved it, totally recommend it watching it on 4DX :cool:

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#1871 Post by clickie » Tue Mar 06, 2018 7:03 pm

farrellgirl99 wrote:i thought three billboards outside ebbing, missouri was one of the worst movies ive ever seen. tone was all over the place - i thought it was complete trash.

if it wins best picture i will throw a fit.

Its that bad huh? I still want to see it though. Props to Sam Rockwell for getting the accolades he deserves.

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#1872 Post by chaos » Sat Mar 10, 2018 8:55 pm

farrellgirl99 wrote:i thought three billboards outside ebbing, missouri was one of the worst movies ive ever seen. tone was all over the place - i thought it was complete trash.

if it wins best picture i will throw a fit.
I just saw this. I thought France McDormand was good, especially considering the weak script. I am surprised this was nominated for best picture. WTF.

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#1873 Post by SR » Sun Mar 11, 2018 6:41 am

I just watched it too....I liked it. I agree the acting was good....there were some "Cheever" moments I appreciated, plus any loose study of the convoluted mind where good and evil are concerned is interesting to me.

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#1874 Post by Larry B. » Sun Mar 11, 2018 7:27 am

Saw 'Darkest Hour' last night, I really enjoyed it. There were some odd moments in terms of script, acting and cinematography, but I thought the story was quite well told. Gary Oldman was ridiculously good, and the woman who plays the typist stole my heart.

There were some moments of unashamed propaganda, but they really got to me, particularly as the movie approached its end. Very well done. 7/10.

On the other hand, a few days ago I saw a romantic comedy called 'I do... Until I don't.' It was fucking shitty, but the humour was on the right lines, it had a good style although most of the jokes were lame. The acting was awful and the story was abysmal. But it did have funny bits that made me skip it forward only once or twice. Overall, I think it did its job. 4/10.

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#1875 Post by chaos » Sun Mar 11, 2018 10:42 am

SR wrote:....there were some "Cheever" moments I appreciated
You are too kind (and Cheever is rolling in his grave :lol: )

Btw his novella Oh What a Paradise It Seems is one of my favorites.

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#1876 Post by SR » Sun Mar 11, 2018 10:51 am

:lol: Funny you say that as it was the coffin/chrysalis moment in Falconer I compared to the douchebag cop (wrapped in anonymity) in the hospital that initially brought Cheever to mind. There's more such as the forlorn son eclipsed by a domineering mom. Love Cheever too :thumb:

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#1877 Post by SR » Mon Mar 12, 2018 11:10 am

Looking forward to this....done by his daughter Rebecca Miller, who was just now revealed to me to be the bride of Daniel Day Lewis


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#1878 Post by Hype » Mon Mar 12, 2018 1:00 pm

That looks amazing. He was one of those people who seemed to be somehow both completely genuine and completely fabricated. I don't know how that happens, or how it's possible, but it's one of my favourite things about famous people when they have it.

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#1879 Post by SR » Tue Mar 13, 2018 5:57 am


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#1880 Post by creep » Sun Mar 25, 2018 8:30 pm

I saw "game night". It was pretty funny.


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#1881 Post by Larry B. » Thu Mar 29, 2018 3:03 pm

Went to see "Ready Player One" today.

I thought it was really good, regardless of a few weak moments. Definitely the best videogame-related movie I've ever seen. It's warm, entertaining, and with the right amount of deepness for a very uneducated population and kids. It touches on topics like the structure of society, wanting to avoid reality, communication and relationships in the modern world... really sweet.

I'll give it a 7/10. Go watch it.

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#1882 Post by Matz » Thu Apr 05, 2018 8:56 am

Gone girl, amateurish piece of shit, even with that "cute" little twist thrown in where we find out that the wife is psychopath :jasper: :crazy: :sui:

and Reznor's soundtrack sucks of course, he has such a limited palette to work with when it comes to scoring, has he come to his senses and returned that Oscar of his btw?

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#1883 Post by Hype » Fri Apr 06, 2018 7:38 am

Matz wrote:Gone girl, amateurish piece of shit, even with that "cute" little twist thrown in where we find out that the wife is psychopath :jasper: :crazy: :sui:

and Reznor's soundtrack sucks of course, he has such a limited palette to work with when it comes to scoring, has he come to his senses and returned that Oscar of his btw?
I agree with you about this movie. I couldn't understand why people liked it so much. It was grotesque, and not in a good way. The "twist" was lame, and the acting was absolutely terrible.

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#1884 Post by Xizen47 » Fri Apr 06, 2018 8:32 am

I think people just want to like David Fincher movies too much. After the success of Seven and Fight Club, it's like he gets a pass when he puts out crap. Like Christopher Nolan, Wes Anderson and Tool

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#1885 Post by kv » Fri Apr 06, 2018 8:45 am

What crap did Wes Anderson put out? :hs:

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