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#5242 posted by Shambler on 2013/11/10 22:18:38
gets the anal probes out
#5243 posted by [Kona] on 2013/11/11 10:22:32
I enjoyed the first Superman reboot too nitin, so you're not the only one. Sure Lex was way too cheesy, Lois was a bit of a bitch, but Superman himself was fine, and the situation with him nearly dying was touching. It wasn't quite as bad as everyone made out. But I'm biased because I love all comic movies.
Haven't seen the new Superman yet, but I'm not believing the bad reviews, I'm sure I'll like it.
#5244 posted by Spirit on 2013/11/16 01:21:41
Man of steel sucks just like Thor. What a total waste of time. Zero thrill, constant DRAMATIC MUSIC AND EXPLOSIONS, shallow characters, braindead "story".
 Don't See The Difference
#5245 posted by Tronyn on 2013/11/16 03:02:13
Pacific Rim sucks just like Thor. What a total waste of time. Zero thrill, constant DRAMATIC MUSIC AND EXPLOSIONS, shallow characters, braindead "story".
#5246 posted by Spirit on 2013/11/16 13:21:04
I disagree. Man of Steel is exactly the kind of incoherent movie I expected Pacific Rim to be. The review of lyre on http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0770828/reviews lists a good amount of those cringe worthy scenes.
 Some Stuff I've Seen
#5247 posted by nitin on 2013/11/16 23:28:36
Iron Man 3 - good enough diversion, awesome action scenes but like all the Marvel movies apart from maybe Iron Man 1 and Captain America, it lacks soul.
Party Down Season 1 - bit hit and miss mockumentary type comedy series but when its funny, its hilarious!
The Misfits Season 1 - Love it, the humour is right up my alley and the drama works well too.
Sons of Anarchy Season 1 - I dont get the appeal of this, will probably give another season a try before totally writing it off but came across as a much dumber Sopranos to me. Actually, the show is just dumb in terms of plotting and character motivations full stop.
Baby the Rain must Fall (1965) - From what I have read this was a critical and commercial failure but almost every review I have read spends more time discussing the fact that Steve McQueen does not actually sing in a few scenes of the movie, rather than rest of the movie itself. Anyway I thought this was an excellent film, evoking small town Americana very effectively and also doing a commendable job of hsowing a tortured soul whose life is invariably under the shadow of his abused past. Lee Remick as McQueen's wife is outstanding.
Hustle (1975) - Another one that seems to have been a critical and commercial failure and while its nothing new crime drama wise, I thought the characterisations were fascinating, and the look and feel were also excellent pulled off. One of the few good Burt Reynolds films I have seen.
Beyond the Hills (2012) - easily the best movie I have seen this year, Cristian Mungiu's followup to 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days is even better. Warning : Heartbreaking and Devastating and slow.
 I Liked Misfits As Well
#5248 posted by ijed on 2013/11/17 01:48:36
 Also
#5249 posted by nitin on 2013/11/17 06:41:05
Predators - utter shit.
 Also.
#5250 posted by Shambler on 2013/11/17 09:52:25
Misfits - very cool stuff. I have a weird chav-crush on Kelly, mostly because of her swearing.
Predators - utter shit.
 I Was Pretty Fucking Disappointed By Predators
#5251 posted by Drew on 2013/11/17 18:57:54
could have been a perfectly good slab of classic macho 80s style action bullshit.
 Well...
#5252 posted by Shambler on 2013/11/17 19:53:26
They got the bullshit bit right at least.
 There Was Not One Decent Action Scene
#5253 posted by nitin on 2013/11/17 22:43:45
and clearly no one wrote a script.
#5254 posted by [Kona] on 2013/11/17 23:53:20
its better than the last couple predator movies though.
 Yeah But
#5255 posted by nitin on 2013/11/18 01:19:46
that's a)not a hard task and b)hardly some sort of good threshold.
#5256 posted by Killes on 2013/11/27 21:01:41
All these action remakes such as Predators need to have a long hard look at Dredd.
 Yeah,
#5257 posted by Shambler on 2013/11/27 21:47:31
To learn how to make a remake dull, rather than just cheesy.
#5258 posted by Killes on 2013/11/29 08:10:29
Tosser. You are dull :D
 Gravity
#5259 posted by rj on 2013/12/02 01:45:41
- bit too much heavy breathing
- ending a bit drawn out
- got a bit sappy at the 'if you meet a girl with knots in her hair...' part (can't remember the exact wording)
otherwise awesome. tense and very original, definite benchmark film for breathtaking effects (seriously, those debris collisions!)
and i liked the scene that bothered nitin. it didn't seem right at the time but everything clicked afterwards
#5260 posted by Spirit on 2013/12/07 00:38:13
World War Z: Great beginning but shallow illogical shit from then on.
Red 2: As good as the first one. Yay!
 The Golden Compass
#5261 posted by Tronyn on 2013/12/14 14:36:43
The trailer for 7th Son looked pretty badass (yes yes I know) so I was in the mood for some magic type fighting movie.
witches, pirates, scientists, whiskey-drinking talking polar bears, and cowboys, join forces to battle the Catholic Church and their shock troops, Nazis and Eskimo warriors. Lol.... Almost seems like a caricature of fantasy and the ideas to be found there. I found the weird ideas and the portrayal of the church as this giant parasitic, nefarious organization bent on stomping out free thought and the imagination, quite amusing.
 Hahah
#5262 posted by ijed on 2013/12/14 14:49:54
 But
#5263 posted by ijed on 2013/12/14 14:51:45
Who watches the watcher doing the watching?
#5264 posted by Spirit on 2013/12/14 23:03:56
Crime Story
www.imdb.com/title/tt0108656/
Serious Jackie Chan thriller which is really nice until the last ~1/4 where everything explodes.
 The Golden Compass
#5265 posted by mwh on 2013/12/16 00:51:42
Oh man, that was pretty bad iirc. I liked the books though.
 Hobbit 2
#5266 posted by Spiney on 2013/12/16 18:40:06
Lot's of stuff to nitpick about, but I wasn't bored for a sec.
Also lots of mapping inspiration!
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