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

[Master Zik]

The Last Detail was great. Just a lot of fun. I really enjoy stories like that. Might track down the book. Jack Nicholson, Otis Young, and a young Randy Quaid was a great trio for this. Movie made me want to experience America in the 70s. The camaraderie reminded me of when I use to go out drinking with my boys in college. Strong 7/8

Still of the Night was very enjoyable for me. Even though I read about the heavy Hitchcock homages and style I watched cuz of the premise. It sort of paid off although there was no eerie or macabre twist. The Hitchcockian vibe was rampant throughout. Then I got to see some Meryl Streep mass Had me like Cool movie

I just finished watching Company Business with Gene Hackman. Another good enjoyable movie. Liked how they maneuvered through Europe avoiding the CIA and KGB.

Might watch the Flying Scotsman or Lilies of the Field or Organization or The Bounty in between watching a Twilight Zone ep I haven't seen.

 

[keko jones]

We should do Tuesday night flicks ...everyone watch a movie on Tuesdays and discuss likes or not ... Or any other day.

 

[licensed to ball]

K let's watch Wolf of Wall Street (again for some of us) next Tuesday since it's streaming on Netflix and Amazon Prime, many non-blu ray owners will have access.

We can discuss next Wednesday

 

[keko jones]

LoL ... I'm down ... We should look for films that might not be big budget like Indy films, foreign, etc on occasions.

 

[hymen man]

Lets watch Triangle, every Wednesday, for eternity.

 

[servechilled81]

LoL ... I'm down ... We should look for films that might not be big budget like Indy films, foreign, etc on occasions.

that sounds cool.

not wolf of wall street though please

 

[licensed to ball]

Lol.

It was just an initial idea, but yeah Keko I'm down for indie or low-key good films that not many people may have seen.

Always cool to discuss good movies that fly under the radar.

Put out some good ideas!

 

[illmaticsoulchild]

I'll suggest Metro Manila. I really wanted to watch it last year but couldn't get my hands on a copy. Surprisingly on Netflix now.

 

[keko jones]

Predestination is not an Indy film but it's pretty cool ... Some might not like it but it was pretty mind blowing.

 

[keko jones]

I'll suggest Metro Manila. I really wanted to watch it last year but couldn't get my hands on a copy. Surprisingly on Netflix now.

I'm down for this. Will watch ...

 

[Master Zik]

Lets watch Triangle, every Wednesday, for eternity.

 

[big j 33]

I still haven't seen Triangle

I feel like I'm missing out and personally hurting the feelings of @Kevin Cleveland

 

[japanair21]

Just finished watching the recent remake of Carrie..

So much potential.. What I don't get is, the brian de Palma version was quite a bit different from the book.. So why basically remake that version instead of maybe going more with what actually happened in the book

They literally just updated the de Palma version adding modern stuff (cell phones and youtube) and better special effects






With a lot of the subject matter which took place being so prevalent today (bullying and mass killings), they literally could have went with a closer version to the novel (inclusive of the aftermath) and it would have made for a far better movie.. Maybe they should have taken the source materially a little more seriously and tried to make a genuinely good movie from a King novel (like the green mile)

What was so disappointing bout the film was that Chloe is so fricking talented, but they decided to rehash the original De Palma film almost verbatim at times.

I have not seen a remake be so faithful to the original since Night of the Living Dead; but at least that was a film which you could make sense of it since it was for some of the original film makers to make money on their masterpiece. This? Cruddy.

 

[japanair21]

Peter Jackson has finally come full circle with his films based on Middle Earth. With the last "The Hobbit," film being released today, it can be assumed that he has put his finishing touches on the series. That is, unless the Tolkein estate relinquishes their hold on some of his other work.

Every detail. You're judging off months of expectations. Those that watched opening weekend blind were blown away. (Myself included)

The feels with his mom to start, the humor after, the right to the point stone, meet Gamora, Rocket, Groot. The humor of Rocket right away, how great Groot was, the prison scene, the walkman scene, the escape, meeting Drax and his deadpan humor, the joining together, Ronan showing up and waxing Drax, Ronan defying Thrawn who just smiles (!!!!!!!!) the gorgeous blue b*tch, the "plan", Blue Merle whistling, the space battle, just like Kevin Bacon, Jackson Pollack, the final battle, the dance, the music, the end feels, Groot saying We, uniting to hold the stone, then closing it all down, knowing a sequel is coming.

This all worked and came together perfectly. Unexpected. Just sheer enjoyment for two and a half hours. People I know that hate every movie ever, LOVED this film. Men, women, kids. No expectations tho.

You saw it five months too late.

That's my complaint with a lot of you guys catching movies months later.

It's like, someone's gonna come through in three or four months saying he just caught Interstellar and be like, "Meh, it didn't look that good on my TV...."

 

[japanair21]

Best part of Guardians outside of the humor, music, and Groot was how great of a job Gunn did world building.

He nailed it and you just bought into it immediately.

Gunn is brilliant, I'm so happy that Guardians has put him on the map. He was really one of the most underrated genre filmmakers prior to this film.

 

[Master Zik]

I think there's a huge difference between judging a movie on it's overall quality and pointing out what it's lacking in some parts.

If the movie is just a viewing spectacle it really isn't worth watching to me. Word to Gravity. I'd at least expect a good story from Interstellar no matter if I watched it on a tv set from the 50s or if I watched it in Imax 3D.

 

[IATT]

Watched "what if", "the perks of being a wallflower" and " when Harry met Sally"

Enjoyed all 3, wasn't overly in love with any of them.. But all good movies.. Loved the way the actors played off of each other in all 3.. Really good chemistry in the movies

 

[johnnyredstorm]

Honeymooners marathon

Happy New Year y'all

 

[japanair21]

I think there's a huge difference between judging a movie on it's overall quality and pointing out what it's lacking in some parts.

If the movie is just a viewing spectacle it really isn't worth watching to me. Word to Gravity. I'd at least expect a good story from Interstellar no matter if I watched it on a tv set from the 50s or if I watched it in Imax 3D.

But film is made to be seen on a large screen, with professional sound, and an audience.

Television is made to be seen on, yes, your television.

Your missing a large amount of detail by watching a film on your television, unless you have a pretty damn good home theater, which I don't think anyone on here has.

I can go on and on about films that were great theatrical experiences, that would still hold up if I were to go see them again tomorrow in the theater, but loses some detail when you go see them in the theater. Hugo was the most glaring example for me. Yes it's a decent/good film on it's own, but in a theater it's damn close to a masterpiece.

A good story, script, acting, and directing is noticeable on any screen, sure, but when films dedicate so much time and money to put the effects on screen, it counts.

For me, if I see a movie in the theater as opposed to a home viewing for the first time, that first theatrical experience will always hold a special place in my mind. I watched Her yesterday for the first time since I saw it in theaters, and while it wasn't as good, it took me back to how I felt when I first watched it, and was able to accept some of the technical flaws that I bypassed earlier because of the experience I had watching it in theaters.

I'm a HUGE stickler for quality. I really hate watching movies on my laptop or especially my phone/tablet, unless I have seen it at least once before. I will, but I don't like to. I will always spend a little bit more for a better experience. Every time.

That's just me though, and I feel like a lot of people lose out of their experience because they don't venture out to the theater enough. I know I go way more than I should, but I also know that others probably don't go out as much as THEY should.

 

[Master Zik]

Twilight Zone marathon >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Never liked The Honeymooners.

 

[IATT]

Just finished watching the recent remake of Carrie..

So much potential.. What I don't get is, the brian de Palma version was quite a bit different from the book.. So why basically remake that version instead of maybe going more with what actually happened in the book

They literally just updated the de Palma version adding modern stuff (cell phones and youtube) and better special effects






With a lot of the subject matter which took place being so prevalent today (bullying and mass killings), they literally could have went with a closer version to the novel (inclusive of the aftermath) and it would have made for a far better movie.. Maybe they should have taken the source materially a little more seriously and tried to make a genuinely good movie from a King novel (like the green mile)

What was so disappointing bout the film was that Chloe is so fricking talented, but they decided to rehash the original De Palma film almost verbatim at times.

I have not seen a remake be so faithful to the original since Night of the Living Dead; but at least that was a film which you could make sense of it since it was for some of the original film makers to make money on their masterpiece. This? Cruddy.

Exactly they could have very easily went with the book version and it would have been a far better movie and story.. Plus it would be relevant with the stuff that is going on in schools today.. Bullying.. Mass killings

 

[IATT]

And happy new year guys

 

[IATT]

Also currently watching 'x-men first class', easily the best x-men film to date.. Should have just let Vaughn start from scratch and run the show fresh

 

[Master Zik]

I think there's a huge difference between judging a movie on it's overall quality and pointing out what it's lacking in some parts.

If the movie is just a viewing spectacle it really isn't worth watching to me. Word to Gravity. I'd at least expect a good story from Interstellar no matter if I watched it on a tv set from the 50s or if I watched it in Imax 3D.

But film is made to be seen on a large screen, with professional sound, and an audience.

Television is made to be seen on, yes, your television.

Your missing a large amount of detail by watching a film on your television, unless you have a pretty damn good home theater, which I don't think anyone on here has.

I can go on and on about films that were great theatrical experiences, that would still hold up if I were to go see them again tomorrow in the theater, but loses some detail when you go see them in the theater. Hugo was the most glaring example for me. Yes it's a decent/good film on it's own, but in a theater it's damn close to a masterpiece.

A good story, script, acting, and directing is noticeable on any screen, sure, but when films dedicate so much time and money to put the effects on screen, it counts.

For me, if I see a movie in the theater as opposed to a home viewing for the first time, that first theatrical experience will always hold a special place in my mind. I watched Her yesterday for the first time since I saw it in theaters, and while it wasn't as good, it took me back to how I felt when I first watched it, and was able to accept some of the technical flaws that I bypassed earlier because of the experience I had watching it in theaters.

I'm a HUGE stickler for quality. I really hate watching movies on my laptop or especially my phone/tablet, unless I have seen it at least once before. I will, but I don't like to. I will always spend a little bit more for a better experience. Every time.

That's just me though, and I feel like a lot of people lose out of their experience because they don't venture out to the theater enough. I know I go way more than I should, but I also know that others probably don't go out as much as THEY should.

I don't care about most of that. I don't disagree that some ppl should get out more and go watch a movie and I'm not saying that the tv experience is equal to the theater experience by any means but I just tend to have my priorities that I naturally drift to when I watch a movie.

I just want to see good stories, good acting, a good script acted out, good directing, etc. I can tell if I'm seeing excellent cinematography on my tv. I know which movies need to be seen in theaters for the most part.

There's more trash to average movies out there being made than very good to excellent films for ppl to say I have to watch the flick in theaters and if not I'm missing out on a vital part of the experience. So how much they put in to visuals is a bit of a wash imo. The way you make it sound is the theater experience first just straight up fools you and ***** with your first impression and how you digest the movie when you end up seeing it a 2nd time on tv.

I don't believe I needed to see the Maltese Falcon in theaters to enjoy it right.

My 50+ inch HD plasma suits me fine when a movie gets that visual praise but nothing else.

I'll always be substance over style when approaching film.

 

[japanair21]

Here's my 2014 watch-list, in which I'll either say enjoyed, neutral, or did not enjoy:

Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (Neutral)
The Raid 2 (Enjoyed)
Robocop (Enjoyed)
The Lego Movie (Enjoyed)
300: Rise of an Empire (Neutral-Enjoyed)
Neighbors (Did not enjoy)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (Enjoyed)
Divergent (Neutral-Did not enjoy)
Sabotage (Neutral)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Enjoyed)
Godzilla (Enjoyed)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (Enjoyed)
Foxcatcher (Enjoyed)
Edge of Tomorrow (Enjoyed)
22 Jump Street (Neutral)
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (Enjoyed)
Deliver Us From Evil (Neutral)
The Purge: Anarchy (Neutral-Did not enjoy)
Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie (Neutral-Enjoyed)
Guardians of the Galaxy (Enjoyed)
Lucy (Neutral)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Neutral)
The Expendables 3 (Neutral)
As Above, So Below (Enjoyed)
Nightcrawler (Enjoyed)
The Equalizer (Enjoyed)
Annabelle (Neutral-Did not enjoy)
Gone Girl (Enjoyed)
Fury (Enjoyed)
Interstellar (Enjoyed)
The Babadook (Enjoyed)
The Hunger Games: Mockinjay Part 1 (Enjoyed)
The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies (Enjoyed)
The Interview (Enjoyed)

Narrowing to my Top Ten:

Foxcatcher, Edge of Tomorrow, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Guardians of the Galaxy, Nightcrawler, Gone Girl, Fury, Interstellar, The Babadook, The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies.

And for my favorite film of the year? It was tough, but I'd have to say Interstellar, followed closely by Gone Girl.

There are quite a few from 2014 I didn't get to catch that I want to: Selma, American Sniper, Birman, John Wick, Inherent Vice, The Imitation Game, Boyhood.