Oh I'm sorry, Did I Break Your Conversation........Well Allow Me A Movie Thread by S&T

[big j 33]

I really like Funny People.

I like it, probably rate it higher because I really want to like it. An Apatow dramedy with Sandler and Rogen... about comedians? Yeah, I'm going to love that premise. It really needs better editing, just the same as This is 40.. it runs too long and you feel it. I think once they get to her house and the focus shifts to their relationship the movie really starts to suffer.

I think it's better than people give it credit for.. it wasn't going to be 40 Year Old Virgin or Knocked Up, but it's got a lot of things to like.

 

[am1x90xnike]

I don't think I could be a movie critic. Reading through this thread I realize I like to much, can't really rank actors, I can't see the bad unless its really bad...Overall I have two rankings good or bad...and even then, if I finish it it's good, if I walkout it's bad...that's all I got.

 

[mitchellicious]

That's a good attitude to have man! A lot of people are way too critical or on their high horse too much

 

[CP1708]

Not about being too critical, or on a high horse. It's opinions and chopping it up.

Most of the folks in here are "well read" movie wise, and willing to look a little deeper. If someone disagrees, then usually they'll give another watch or two, and reassess.

I myself, don't know all the technical aspects of things, so I enjoy more random films than most, like IM2. It truly doesn't bother me, but IM3 did. That's just me tho.

Nothing wrong with looking more in depth at films and being harsh if the movie doesn't grab someone.

 

[Master Zik]

This critic thing aint for everybody. Some ppl get it and then some ppl get it. Whether it's a negative or positive review.

Kinda like a feeling but basically it's something else when you can read a long *** post by ONeg or CP or Big J or Venom and be on the same pg with damn near everything. Like to the point you don't have to post your review cuz they just did it for you. Leaves your posts to just cosigning there's whether it's about an actor or director or movie. That's what I've seen from my time in this thread. I can enjoy that. Then it gets better when ppl post reviews from movies you didn't plan on watching and then the discussions from when ppl disagree about something. I can tell you simply saying something like "Transendence was bad" or "Transendence was good" is not gonna cut it unless everybody saw it and it doesn't really require much more insight (and a movie getting insight is arguable anyway). Plus there's the lulz when somebody loves something horrible or says something pretty crazy but can at least argue it while not trolling



As for the previous IM talk. IM2 was bad but not flagrantly so. It's kinda like not as good as IM1 what's up with that? It didn't make you leave the theater 30 min in or make you say you weren't going to watch IM3. IM3 was a mess and Marvel have had some flops story wise. I think ONeg had said something like Thor1 and Thor2 both were missing what the other had. I really liked Thor 2 but I can get that criticism and it's easy to admit neither were the epic movie in scale they have the potential to be. Regardless a bad movie is a bad movie, I don't think there's an "all said and done" for the MCU but even if there was watching every movie is not gonna make you enjoy IM3 in hindsight. They aint doing heavy call backs like it's some long form intricate plot. If it weren't for the more successes I could be way more critical of Marvel and at this point you gotta hold them to their own standard, these movies are getting better so aint no real excuse for things to decline in quality.

 

[mronegative]

Well...it's all the same thing, just...in different words.

And some people (like me) don't know how to be short or concise about it. Like, you ever stumble onto one of those beer youtube channels? Where dudes drink the rarest malts or whatever and chop it up on all the different tastes and hops and all types of stuff that seems real extra to even care about. But in a way you kinda get what they're saying? It's just complicated ways of saying...this is sweeter than that or this has more fizz.

That's all this really is at the end of the day. I think in the earlier days of the thread, it was more fluid, cuz we had the movie drafts and movie of the week (and we were in S&T ) and all that. We never just stuck on 1 thing and picked it apart forever...it was just, chip in, post your fav stuff or just say, hey saw this, it was good or bad, cya.

It's all the same thing, whether you're compelled to throw a wall of text at it or just 2 sentences on why you think people should give X a shot or should stay away, or just what you hoped to get outta *insert movie*, or movies in general.

 

[am1x90xnike]

I'm here for the suggestions. Cats put me on to a bunch of movies I'd never thought twice about seeing, good, bad, tell me what happened, storyline , spoilers included plz, in a spoiler for everyone else(personally I can't help but to click, especially if I really want to know), I better not feel disappointed with the story, then ill decide.

I get alot of the technical, I can tell you if it was 'textbook' or not, not whether it was good or not, cuz if I enjoied any element of a film ill watch it just as an example of how to do that element, whether its cinematography, 'acting' , screenplay, hell I can even watch leo's Gatsby and just enjoy the pageantry(although I enjoy many elements of that film). It seems like people watch films to see what they don't like instead of watching to see what they do like, it's way more 'I'm disappointed with X' opposed to 'I really enjoyed Y' even if x sucked, Y should be enough to enjoi (now I do recognize there are some X's that can't be overcome or some movies don't have Y's, but I spend more time looking for Y than I do looking for X, you'll be surprised how many Y's you find when you're looking for them )(hope that made sense)

It gets to me cuz people want me to take sides. I don't want to take sides. I don't want to have a stand on everything, I don't want to create division, I want to live and let cook, but I can't help myself after pages of **** thrown on something I like, and the underlying 'I devalue you as a person because you like X' (ex. Eg. '**** you if you like X' but in a clever way). Try not to take it personal, but the Internet is vile.

 

[CP1708]

Bottom line, movies or tv, find another thread with the amount of info, reviews, opinions, recommends, knowledge and breakdowns as clean as this one.

The blood, sweat, and tears in this thread >*

Even if I am bias, I love this thread more than any other on the web.

 

[Kimchi Papi]

The 12 best long takes according to Cinefix.

Alfonso Cuaron's work in there twice.

1. The Protector - Restaurant Fight Scene
2. The Mirror - Burning Barn Scene
3. Atonement - The Beach Sequence
4. Weekend - Traffic Jam Scene
5. Hard Boiled - Hospital Shootout
6. The Player - Opening Shot
7. Touch of Evil - Bomb Sequence
8. Boogie Nights - Little Bill Sequence
9. Gravity - Opening Shot
10. Goodfellas - Copacabana Lounge
11. Snake Eyes - Boxing Match
12. Children of Men - Car Scene

 

[suberzat1]

So word is Johnny flim flopped.

Johnny Depp’s “Transcendence” bombed last night as expected, taking in just $4.8 million. That means the $150 million movie will likely take in around $12 million for the weekend.

This is Depp’s second major flop at the box office, following the catastrophic “Lone Ranger.” And now this poses an important question: can Depp open a movie that isn’t “Pirates of the Caribbean”? The answer is No. He’s made zillions from the Disney adventure movies.

But Depp has so limited himself as Jack Sparrow that he’s not known for anything else. His last real movie that was a hit and brought him some critical acclaim was “Finding Neverland” some ten years ago.

Other than that his resume is a list of “almosts”– “Public Enemies” and “Sweeney Todd” fit that bill. His work with Tim Burton is spotty– “Alice in Wonderland” was a big hit, but not just because of Depp. “Dark Shadows” was awful.

He (and Leonardo DiCaprio) are among a small group of very precious leading men who don’t do romantic comedies. When he did try to do something in that vein, Depp failed miserably with “The Tourist.”

Depp’s other big outing this year will be in the fall when he plays the Wolf in Rob Marshall’s “Into the Woods” musical film adaptation. The next time Depp is seen after that will be in 2015 as mobster ****** Bulger in “Black Mass.”

 

[johnnyredstorm]

Too grand of a concept for the mainstream to understand or be concerned with.

 

[venom lyrix]

I've been saying Transcendence would flop for months in here.

It's too jumbled of an idea. Even in the trailers you're still questioning what the film is about. Hard to sell a film like that.

While the same won't happen for X-Men: Days of Future Past, I think it won't be received as well because, on the surface, it seems like a very convoluted plot

 

[suberzat1]

I've been saying
While the same won't happen for X-Men: Days of Future Past, I think it won't be received as well because, on the surface, it seems like a very convoluted plot

You damn right. I don't go to the movies often but this and Dawn of The Planet of The Apes are the only ones I am looking forward to seeing.

 

[Kimchi Papi]

Lol @ X-Men movies. A step worse than the Raimi Spidey movies.

 

[venom lyrix]

Lol @ X-Men movies. A step worse than the Raimi Spidey movies.

woah woah that's a bit harsh.

First Class was excellent

 

[mronegative]

After the script of Quentin Tarantino’ s “The Hateful Eight” was leaked in January, the director said he had “no desire to make it.” Well, it’s safe to say he’s reconsidered. At Film Independent’s staged reading of “The Hateful Eight” on Saturday at Downtown L.A.’s Ace Hotel, Tarantino said he was working on a second draft and a third would also come.

“This is the first draft,” he clarified. Tarantino noted that the final chapter, chapter five titled “Black Night, White Hell,” has been rewritten and “this is the only time you’ll see” this version.

Link

Same old QT russlin. But hey...I'll be ready in case.

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

 

[Kimchi Papi]

Lol @ X-Men movies. A step worse than the Raimi Spidey movies.

woah woah that's a bit harsh.

First Class was excellent

When I first saw it, I thought it was serviceable. But upon viewing it for the second time thereafter, I found it hokey at best. I love Fassbender but his accent change from beginning of the movie to the end is laughable, he should've just kept his British accent. The acting wasn't very good particularly from Bacon (whom I like), January Jones, & Zoe Kravitz. Jones & Kravitz in particular gave hollow performances. Bacon just didn't fit in this role. His performances seemed forced & kinda overdone. Unless my son wants to see them, I don't think I'll ever waste time watching another X-Men movie.

 

[venom lyrix]

You don't watch an X-Men film expecting stellar acting. Look at the names you listed lol what do you really expect.

These films are more about telling a fluid story and the entertainment and effects

 

[mitchellicious]

Transcendance just doesn't look very good. I'll reserve judgment until I see the actual film, but the trailers are not appealing at all

 

[am1x90xnike]

So I'm thinking about Nebraska. They say its a movie about dementia, but I think that's unfair and dismissive. It was more about a man wanting to leave a legacy for his son. He wasn't out there forgetting things, he wasn't getting lost, he was just determined. To say 'he's just old' offends me, just because he didn't want to quietly die a nobody with nothing doesn't mean he's got some mental illness. It's a commentary on society at large, if someone does something we don't agree with we automatically think somethings wrong; personally I admire his determination and resilience.

 

[youngdoc]

I enjoyed First Class. I probably rank it second behind X2 personally.

I agree about Cap 2 being excellent and just behind Avengers and IM1

It's a well made very entertaining action movie with enough humor and a story that makes sense

 

[Master Zik]

Damn estimated at most at 12 mil and they put 150 mil in to it? That's a huge flop :x

I highly doubt Transcendence is that bad so yeah I'm gonna have to say the concept simply didn't grab ppl enough then you add in stuff like maybe they couldn't follow it.

 

[am1x90xnike]

Saw Death Wish II lastnight. It's the og Taken, but more gritty. Dudes daughter gets kidnapped by Lawrence Fishbourne and crew then he proceeds to go vigilantly marked dudes left and right. It was way more realistic, dude wasn't super clever, wasn't super nice at guns or fighting, he just had a goal and was willing to die for it. Another good one coming from the 80s.

 

[Master Zik]

I meant to bring this up before, I'm reminded as I see the movie again. I watched Hangin With The Homeboys a few weeks back and like two other movies and I wanted to talk about movies that end but feel like they shouldn't have ended when and where they did. Movies that feel unfinished.

Can't remember the other two right now but Hangin With The Homeboys feels like it needed one more act. Like they should've extended that night if it was gonna end once it was morning. Just felt the story lines could've finished better than seemingly the friends no longer being friends and all going there separate ways. I like it cuz it didn't adhere to any cliches or tropes. Characters didn't have to learn some lesson or come to a revelation about themselves and that makes it real realistic but I gotta say there's not much of a silver lining other than one character remaining hopeful and confident but he was that all along. The other 3 don't change much.


But anyway what other movies have y'all come across that feel they needed one more act or scene to really complete it other than it ending the way it did?

Saw Death Wish II lastnight. It's the og Taken, but more gritty. Dudes daughter gets kidnapped by Lawrence Fishbourne and crew then he proceeds to go vigilantly marked dudes left and right. It was way more realistic, dude wasn't super clever, wasn't super nice at guns or fighting, he just had a goal and was willing to die for it. Another good one coming from the 80s.

CP if you gonna listen to dude about anything this is it right here. HE KNOWS

 

[deleted]

People are just getting tired of Johnny Depp.