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

I've never heard of that before, but that's...

... yeah, I like that.

Going to start having the same answer. I've always been a traditionalist. "Watch them the way the were released, so you can get the information in the way you were intended to get it: 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3. Do it."

But 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 6?

I like it.

@CP1708?
 
The Bad: Mark Wahlberg is the same guy in The Other Guys, The Italian Job, Lone Survivor, Departed, etc.

The Impressive: Mark Wahlberg is the same guy in The Other Guys, The Italian Job, Lone Survivor, Departed, etc.


Not many actors/actresses have his unique ability of being able to weave in and out of genres, playing the same guy essentially, where it doesn't have a negative impact on the movie.

I don't think he's a good actor, but that's something pretty rare to me.
Denzel is described the same way, but it's a knock on him.


Denzel won an Oscar the one time he really went against type (training day).. But Denzel is good and believable in playing that character he plays in most movies

John Wayne is the epitome of this.. Every movie, he's the same guy


Mark wahlberg just isn't a good actor and gets away with it.. Like literally seems like the same dude in his entourage cameos as 95% of his movies
 
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I'm not sure what the actual point of going 4-5-1-2-3-6 is, especially if you've already seen them.

If it's your first true time watching......maybe I can see it.

But to me, and I am quite serious right now, going from Empire Strikes Back, to the Phantom Menace, back to back, is a terrible idea. One of the greatest films in movie history, to Jar Jar Binks. Yeah, no.

At least using Jedi as a buffer lets the Ewoks slowly prep you for the transition to over the top kids play.


If anything, I'd say skip every scene in 1 except Maul, skip 2, start with 3, then 4, then 5, watch 5 again, then Jedi but skip the Endor parts that are Ewok heavy.

You're welcome.
 
I just watched Dear White People.

Really enjoyed it, wish more people saw it.

Strong film that is a heavy dose of social commentary with a spoonful of satire. But overall it is presented strongly with a few laughs. Doesn't feel preachy, which is what I feared.
 
I'm not sure what the actual point of going 4-5-1-2-3-6 is, especially if you've already seen them.

If it's your first true time watching......maybe I can see it.

But to me, and I am quite serious right now, going from Empire Strikes Back, to the Phantom Menace, back to back, is a terrible idea. One of the greatest films in movie history, to Jar Jar Binks. Yeah, no.

At least using Jedi as a buffer lets the Ewoks slowly prep you for the transition to over the top kids play.


If anything, I'd say skip every scene in 1 except Maul, skip 2, start with 3, then 4, then 5, watch 5 again, then Jedi but skip the Endor parts that are Ewok heavy.

You're welcome.

The site I was reading yesterday suggest skipping TPM all together.

http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2011/11/11/the-star-wars-saga-suggested-viewing-order/

They suggest 45236
 
If you guys feel like doing some light reading. i was recently interviewed for winning my first film festival.

http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1206540

Good work! That's awesome man.


That's like a negative compliment.

It is, but it's caused me to look at how many definitions of acting there sort of can be.

Btw I was shocked at how well vast Tyler Perry was in gone girl. That was genius.

He was tremendous. Exuded charisma, confidence and humor in a movie where he's a lawyer representing a man who may have killed his wife. That's impressive.

^^ My favorite is the machete order. 4-5-2-3-6. .

My favorite is Return of the Jedi for some odd reason, but CP you're burying the lead or the biggest piece of **** ever made I mean: Attack of the Clones. My god. Phantom Menace was entertaining? I know it had the hype and to be honest, I was real young when I first saw it, like 8/9, but it was entertaining.

Maul is one of the most underrated villains ever, Neeson in a role that's not Taken or Tombstone esque, Obi-Wan taking out Maul, the pod race, etc.
 
Phantom of the Menace has the nostalgia factor w/ me, first star wars I saw as a kid, one of the earlier movies I remember watching in theatres. But I don't enjoy anything else about that movie today :lol:. Maul was cool but he wasn't on the screen enough, he kinda came and went.
 
My favorite is Return of the Jedi for some odd reason, but CP you're burying the lead or the biggest piece of **** ever made I mean: Attack of the Clones. My god. Phantom Menace was entertaining? I know it had the hype and to be honest, I was real young when I first saw it, like 8/9, but it was entertaining.

Maul is one of the most underrated villains ever, Neeson in a role that's not Taken or Tombstone esque, Obi-Wan taking out Maul, the pod race, etc.

Agree. I'd take TPM any day over Attack of the Clones. That movie is straight up boring and the Anakin-Amidala courtship scenes are cringeworthy. JarJar and Jake Lloyd are easier to watch than that stuff.
 
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Finally watched Gone Girl.

I think the argument can be made that Amy Elliot is one of the scariest character in the history of cinema.
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Michael Myers, Freddy Kruger, Jason Voorhees etc. don't have **** on her.

Watching the second half of that movie had me like

The "reunion" with Nick and Amy was comedy.

"You ******* *****."
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Great movie.
 
Rosamund Pike had a Sharon Stone kind of scary sexy. Reminded me of movies like Basic Instinct, Fatal Attraction, Disclosure, The Specialist. Crazy dangerous yambs appreciated.
 
Foxcatcher easily one of my favorite of 2014.

From start to finish, such a well acted film and eerie story. Carell deserves the Oscar nom and dare I say win. Tatum was very impressive as well.
 
I guess this is as good as any other place besides TAN and the soccer thread but I got accepted for a study abroad program this summer in Germany for Cinema. I submitted in my essay applications that an idea would be to film the day to day of a local youth academy of footy. The town I would be staying in is Bonn. I've been to Germany before for the WC in 2006. Should be fun lol. I'm not much of a speaker when it comes to great news
 
I guess this is as good as any other place besides TAN and the soccer thread but I got accepted for a study abroad program this summer in Germany for Cinema. I submitted in my essay applications that an idea would be to film the day to day of a local youth academy of footy. The town I would be staying in is Bonn. I've been to Germany before for the WC in 2006. Should be fun lol. I'm not much of a speaker when it comes to great news
Congrats, fam. Sounds really cool.

Would love to see what you end up with.
 
Checking out the Nas - Illmatic documentary on Showtime. Enjoying it. Solid doc so far.
 
So I watched Grand Budapest Hotel.
It's definitely not one of those everybody likes it movies.
Some movies have a Mass appeal, an appeal that, even if you don't love it for whatever it does best, you still think it watchable, good even.
Grand Budapest Hotel isnt that movie.

I can definitely see more than a few people calling Grand Budapest Hotel an awful movie.

You defended the movie like it was blatant how good it was. Defended it Like dude tried to convince the thread you were a woman when you know you are a man type of conviction.

Long and short, it's definitely subjective on how good or awful that Flick is.

You're better than that
 
Anyone watch those soccer themed movies, Goal and Goal 2? I forgot about them, liked them a lot. Haven't watched the third movie yet.
 
Reading that post, I have no clue how you felt about the movie other than responding to ppl's past discussions or someone's opinion in particular about the movie.

At best I can assume you didn't like it but you're leaning more on talking about it not being everybody would love.

Also everything is subjective :lol: That's this whole thread.

With that said, I think it is blatant how good TGBH is regardless it being awful seems to be just an opposite extreme and it kinda makes sense it's from somebody who doesn't care for most Wes Anderson flicks.
 
Can we think for a second about what the word "awful" means? Basically terrible, with no redeeming value. Given that, from a purely objective perspective, I don't think anyone can reasonably call TGBH "awful." If nothing else, the movie is beautifully shot, with great set design, and good acting. That's not awful. Awful should be reserved for things like How to Die in the West, the Canyons, Spring Breakers, etc. Not a movie like TGBH.
 
Agreed. Awful should be reserved for something with 0 redeeming qualities. Something well filmed with beautiful cinematography and mise en scene isn't awful. You can nitpick the script and story but that isn't enough to label it an awful film.
 
A movie is only awful if it's on the level of Transformers 2. After watching that movie, I can honestly almost watch any movie on earth
 
Watched

John Wick
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Dear White People 
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 Dude was kissing everyone for no reason

Whiplash 
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 I take back what I said earlier this month about saying it was a rainy day movie. Second favorite movie of 2014 after Gone Girl
 
You have no idea how I felt about the movie?

Hmm..

Let me make it Elementary then. It was watchable. 
 
Your post seemed more about what other ppl said about the movie and what you thought about that than any clear opinion that you had about the movie itself.
 
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