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

They're only above average because the average action movies suck now. Also after 6 movies the audience has gotten to know the characters.
 
Master Zik said:
I still don't think FF is worth the watch. Especially all the movies at this point.
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O, Big J, JRS, and myself all swear by them. That should say at least something after all these years in here, dont'cha think?

But, you and I have talked about it enough. Someday. Someday man....
 
You put them on, suspend all concepts of reality, and just enjoy the ride. It's cheesy, it's borderline dumb at times, but something about it is damn entertaining.
Like when I saw the trailer and saw the cars fall out of that plane, that right there summed up the franchise for me. It's so ridiculous it's awesome. I don't know if they do this stuff on purpose or not, but it's hilarious.
 
It's ALL connected. The Studio, the director, the actors/actresses, the fanbase are all in on the awesomeness. We ask for more, and they give it to us. Jokes, stunts, heartfelt storylines about family, cars, music, women, and then The Rock, then Owen Shaw, now The Transporter. They keep giving us more.

No other franchise like this one.
 
He basically is. Remember Owen Shaw talking to Dom? :nerd:

"My brother says you have to have a code."

Brilliant tongue and cheek dialogue. :lol:
 
All of them outside of Tokyo Drift kept me interested. Not a fantastic series by any stretch but entertaining for what it is.

Finally saw Nightcrawler tonight. Amazing.
 
Fast and Furious?

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I'm watching My Kid Could Paint that.  The art world is nuts

also anyone else love getting caught in a K-hole of trailers on youtube?
 
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CP1708 said:
Much better.

The difference is, I'm not bashing TS. I'm sure that it is very good for whom it's intended. I know that it was an early marvel for the animation films that followed. I don't mock, or knock the films, or anyone who likes them. I, simply, don't follow them or watch them over and over. That's all. My own preference.

Big difference between how I don't "enjoy" a film, vs how you trash a film (or franchise) you don't think is good.
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Best post I've ever seen from you

sidenote: Mad I turned the channel and Nightmare on Elm Street is 20 minutes in. Time to search ROKU

sidenote: Master Zik dislikes FF, CP1708 likes FF, both play footsies each time the subject of FF arises
 
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ServeChilled81 said:
I'm watching My Kid Could Paint that.  The art world is nuts
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Yes it is. My brother's an artist (ceramics/photography), so as I result I've been to a fair number of art shows, galleries, etc. I've definitely had a large number of moments when I looked at stuff on display and was like "WTF is that and why is it art?"
 
I generally do not find Kevin Hart funny -- at all -- but I caught about half of Ride Along this morning and enjoyed it. Not so much because of Hart; mainly because of everyone else, particularly Ice Cube. But I'd say its a worthwhile watch if you're looking for a comedy and don't have anything else going on.
 
First time seeing the wire finished first season man when they smoked wallace that was a truly sad tv moment,,,

What are the best seasons of the wire?
 
Birdman is probably the most creative, best acted and best directed film I've seen in a long while. But for some reason, I was just sorely disconnected from it. I highly recommend it to everyone but (again) I'll be in the minority who couldn't really enjoy it.

Anyone else who has seen it, please share your thoughts...
 
But yeah, I took a break from NT, cuz you blink and you lose 2 hours to this place. :lol:

Gonna hit up Interstellar late...anyone seen yet? What's the word?

illmaticsoulchild said:
Birdman is probably the most creative, best acted and best directed film I've seen in a long while. But for some reason, I was just sorely disconnected from it. I highly recommend it to everyone but (again) I'll be in the minority who couldn't really enjoy it.

Anyone else who has seen it, please share your thoughts...
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Yea. It's this year's Gravity imo. You almost have to ignore the script to love the film, but the cup runneth over with amazing distractions from it.

But I'm probably the wrong one to listen to.
I've always hated Michael Keaton, for no real good reason.
He was good in Beetlejuice...s'bout it. :nerd:

What was great was watching the performances and the scope of the film grow with the themes.
But just like Gravity, Birdman is missing this soulfulness. There's something a little too basic and thin about it.
The artistry on display deserved more than "you've got a great ***" and jokes that didn't hit and a message Modern Family could've dropped.

I mean, it tried. It's the kinda movie that makes a movie addict's heart ache. All the 'almosts' in it. It's almost genius.
How can you have that moment with Emma and everything Ed Norton did and Naomi Watts disappearing into it and that moment with the critic and that last shot and the jokes that did hit and the revelation from the first shot and that level of impossible shooting style and NOT end up with genius?? :lol: The drums, damnit.

Honestly, though, all I could think through a lot of it was, what if...same everything, same gimmick...but have Darren Aronofsky direct it. Or on the other end...Michel Gondry?

Still, I wanna just look at the movie again.
I could see myself having it on in the background forever.
Just maybe don't waste too much grey matter on it.
 
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MrONegative said:
But yeah, I took a break from NT, cuz you blink and you lose 2 hours to this place. :lol:

Gonna hit up Interstellar late...anyone seen yet? What's the word?

Yea. It's this year's Gravity imo. You almost have to ignore the script to love the film, but the cup runneth over with amazing distractions from it.

But I'm probably the wrong one to listen to.
I've always hated Michael Keaton, for no real good reason.
He was good in Beetlejuice...s'bout it. :nerd:

What was great was watching the performances and the scope of the film grow with the themes.
But just like Gravity, Birdman is missing this soulfulness. There's something a little too basic and thin about it.
The artistry on display deserved more than "you've got a great ***" and jokes that didn't hit and a message Modern Family could've dropped.

I mean, it tried. It's the kinda movie that makes a movie addict's heart ache. All the 'almosts' in it. It's almost genius.
How can you have that moment with Emma and everything Ed Norton did and Naomi Watts disappearing into it and that moment with the critic and that last shot and the jokes that did hit and the revelation from the first shot and that level of impossible shooting style and NOT end up with genius?? :lol: The drums, damnit.

Honestly, though, all I could think through a lot of it was, what if...same everything, same gimmick...but have Darren Aronofsky direct it. Or on the other end...Michel Gondry?

Still, I wanna just look at the movie again.
I could see myself having it on in the background forever.
Just maybe don't waste too much grey matter on it.
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Really couldn't have said it better myself. I'll probably try to catch it again soon, but I doubt I'll feel differently

As for Interstellar, I almost have it give it the same disclaimer as Gravity. If you see Interstellar on IMAX, it's amazing and worth seeing. On a regular theater, or lets say digital media, you lose a lot of what makes it spectacular.

The story and script itself is very derivative of sci-fi but there are some fascinating concepts. I'll leave it at that for now, because there were some plot points that weren't really revealed in the trailers that I didn't expect.

Aggregates online put it as a mid-7 film, and that's where I come out as well. On the Nolan scale, it's probably right above Insomnia and The Dark Knight Rises. I initially said it's his weakest film, but I did enjoy it more the second time around.
 
birdman was one of the best movie experiences ive been to. i guess what would put some people off is that while the characters are interesting and very well acted, there was no character that i related with and really rooted for. i dont see this as something they could have done better as i think they never intended for it, its more of a movie where you watch in awe as events unfold. the non stop tracking shots never really give you a break for your mind to process what just happened as its already moving on to the next scene.

interstellar was very good, but i can see why not everyone likes it. for a guy like me who loved learning about space as a kid i was sucked back into that world as i explored the universe with the characters. i didnt mind that a lot of the dialogue was written purely so that the audience could get a science lesson but if you're not into that then the movie could start to drag. a minor problem i had with the film was that it didnt show enough of earth's destruction to really emphasize the scope of the space mission, they are going off to save mankind but it never shows much of mankind dying off. two major issues i had with the movie would be spoilers so ill just say that there is one character that doesnt need to be in the movie and the last ten minutes of the movie was either cut off or done differently 
 
Saw Nightcrawler last night. I enjoyed it, thought Gyllenhaal killed it. Nice to see him take on these roles, ever since Prisoners.

Thought the movie could have ended (perfectly at that) with Lou and Nina talking/staring at one another in the control room after he gave her the chase/Rick dying footage. Knew law enforcement would question how he got the footage, but didn't think they were all that necessary for the plot to progress. Though, I did like the interrogation scene; the twisted side of Lou really showed.

Sad that night-crawling is real and that guys rather film than help if ever alone with a potential news piece :smh:
 
enjoyed the sci fi references in interstellar

of course there are the obvious 2001 references 

but i thought it was awesome how parts of their spaceship looked exactly like a tie fighter 
 
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