Waldorf and Statler Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 I've already seen Rango and you were right. Isn't it Timothy Olyphant doing a Clint Eastwood impersonation? If so I remember I squee'd. I love the part in that movie where they put on the play. "Who are they?" "I think they thespians paw'" "Isn't that illegal?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 (edited) I watched The Dark Knight Rises again last night. I enjoyed it more this time than I did the first time. I think part of that is that I wasn't completely excited for it, and since I already knew what happened I wasn't wtf-ing the whole time. I still think it's the weakest of the series, but it's a good movie anyway. My wife likes it more than the first one, which she thinks takes too long to get to the part where he's Batman. Edited January 21, 2013 by TheMightyEthan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madbassman39 Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 i just got back from.watching gangster squad. i really enjoyed that movie, a little predictable but still really entertaining Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 Chronicle. PRetty good, and yeah there's many times when you're wondering "why are they recording this?" as is an issue with many "found footage" type films. Housemate commented it's somewhat Akira-like. In many ways predictable, but yeah still quite good and very much a "if random teens/twenties got telekinesis this is likely what would happen". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 Everybody has said it is Akira-like. If somebody here hasn't seen Akira watch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 And read it. The comic(manga) is quite a bit different in many plot elements to the film. like Akira actually being alive and not just cells in jars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 Dredd. It's rather Judge Dredd-like. My housemate, whose only exposure to it is the Stallone film, was quite surprised by how ultra-violent it is. Also refreshing to have a non-origin story comic book film (though I guess it could count as an origin story for Anderson). The story was fairly simple, but it's an action film so not expecting much out of it. Also Johannesburg is seemingly somewhat distinctive, at least when used in films. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 I'm starting to feel sad that the theater I was in was the only one that truly appreciated that black thug's weird wig. The one with the really straight fake hair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 hah, I made note of that too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 (edited) No Country For Old Men. Can't believe I waited this long to see it. Absolutely amazing film, and even though I don't put too much stock in the Oscars, they were surely deserved. I can see why they wanted Javier Bardem for Skyfall (though, he's clearly far better with a Coen brothers script). The dialogue is a lot less verbose than the usual Coen's fare, but really on-point and the suspense rivals Hitchcock..even if it does use some 'cheap' editing tricks. And it really makes me want to read some Cormac McCarthy sooner than I anticipated, because the adaptation is more of a compression, so the book (and other writing) must be really dense with other details. It's certainly a film to mull over, if not watch again, soon afterwards. Edited January 27, 2013 by Hot Heart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Zero Dark Thirty. While I'm not quite onboard with the 'film of the year' claims, it's a good procedural. I guess maybe it has a more cathartic feel for Americans, which is what's causing the high praise. It does an admirable job of balancing the tone and atmosphere, without going overboard into patriotism (though, it does use some quietly heroic themes at one point), and focuses on the Maya character as its throughline. As for the 'pro-torture' debate, I feel they play it as non-partisan as they can. They certainly don't glorify it (how could they?), but there's no denying that torture or the threat of it, did secure key parts of the puzzle. There's a brief moment where a couple of prominent characters appear to almost lament the end of 'the detainee program', which would've been OK except one of them is Maya, who seemed like the shining example of how to 'crack a case' with painstaking investigative work and a little ingenuity (plus, the usual pissing off your superiors with your tenacity). I think the film tries to offset that by having the larger breakthroughs come from the carrot rather than the stick, but I think more could've been done to connect the negative side to the characters. Either way, I still think perception plays into it, which leaves something up for debate and discussion amongst viewers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 I would prefer for something like Argo to win film of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Well, I'm not bothered with who wins what, I just meant that I don't quite get the hype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 I thought ZD30 was well executed and a fantastic film. I also thought the same of Argo and many other films this year. Similarly though I'm sure Lincoln as a great movie, but I fucking hate Oscars bait and that's the same kind as The King's Speech. Somebody needs to replace these older folks voting for the academy with somebody that can objectively view all types of movies and doesn't jizz at the first sight of old time movies or british government films. The worst offender in my opinion will always be the loss of A Clockwork Orange. Sure it lost to Forrest Gump, but that's not the first nor the last time shit like that has happened. Also if something like Frankenweenie beats ParaNorman as best animated film I'll lose all hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 I thought ZD30 was well executed and a fantastic film. I also thought the same of Argo and many other films this year. Similarly though I'm sure Lincoln as a great movie, but I fucking hate Oscars bait and that's the same kind as The King's Speech. Somebody needs to replace these older folks voting for the academy with somebody that can objectively view all types of movies and doesn't jizz at the first sight of old time movies or british government films. The worst offender in my opinion will always be the loss of A Clockwork Orange. Sure it lost to Forrest Gump, but that's not the first nor the last time shit like that has happened. Also if something like Frankenweenie beats ParaNorman as best animated film I'll lose all hope. Huh? The Oscars are a joke. If you're as fond of film as you sound, I'd highly encourage reading Mark Kermode's 'The Good, The Bad And The Multiplex' (it will make you hate). The reason those 'British' films win is usually down to some big American producer, usually Harvey Weinsten, buying the Golden Globes committee (whose picks usually carry through to the Oscars). It's why you get crap like The English Patient winning Oscars, and Judi Dench receiving an award for a performance that had eight minutes onscreen. Hollywood loves Queens and all that idealised British history tripe. Fortunately, British film sees a lot more diversity and talent, just that 'the Academy' doesn't recognise a lot of foreign films. Of course, this year, it's a lot of 'patriotic' American stuff. Though, to be fair, I think only Argo is untempered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 (edited) Again I have a problem in my wording with shit that can get me in the most trouble. Also I was mistaken in a derp moment with some my favorite films, Shawshank Redemption AND Pulp Fiction which seem to have lost to it. Clockwork Orange lost to something called French Connection. Who the fuck even knows what that is basically this list is my anger http://jaymckinnon.com/blog/movies/10-flicks-best-picture-losers Edited January 29, 2013 by Waldorf And Statler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 (edited) I don't think A Clockwork Orange lost to a bad film. Certainly not like losing to Chicago or Forrest Gump. And if it isn't obvious from the previous page, I much prefer No Country For Old Men to There Will Be Blood. Also, Saving Private Ryan wasn't great, it just had that opening and Tom Hanks; the rest is Hollywood cliche. I would've picked something like The Truman Show, and actually I think many feel The Thin Red Line to be the superior (war) film on the nominee list. Edited January 29, 2013 by Hot Heart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 I actually think No Country for Old Men was an overrated movie. Not a BAD movie, just not deserving of the amount of praise it got. If I recall correctly, it did beat There Will Be Blood at the Oscars, which I liked more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 You're dead to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 You're both dead to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 You never existed to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Funny. That's what your moms said... ..only about you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 The Last Stand is a solid Arnie film. Loads of fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 Arnie? As in Arnie Palmies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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