Recent movies seen - Page 68

lumi · 06-11-2006, 06:04 PM

Highlander - not a bad movie. Could be better if it had more substance added. Reading the plot summary for Highlander 2 makes it sound like it's downhill from here. An anti-ozone shield?!

The Thief and the Cobbler - I should note that I watched an unofficial release that tried to show it as correctly as possible, including with unfinished animation. The animation and art style were amazing.

*Melanie68* · 06-11-2006, 08:33 PM

MASH (the 1970 movie)

Brilliant as always. It had a lot more humor and really very little of the anti war preaching than the TV series did. I liked the antiwar theme of the TV series but the raunchy humor of the movie is lots of fun.

Quote:

Duke Forrest: What color was her hair?
Trapper John: Black, shiny. Shiny black hair.
Duke Forrest: Black. You like black, huh? I'm kinda partial to blondes myself.
Hawkeye Pierce: I knew it. I knew you had a - - had an attraction for Hotlips Houlihan.
Trapper John: Hear, hear.
Duke Forrest: Go to Hell, Captain Pierce. You know I damn near puke every time I look at her. 'Sides, I'll bet she's not a real blond.
Hawkeye Pierce: How dare you say that about an officer of the United States Army, sir.
Duke Forrest: I'll not only say it, but I'll back it with twenty bucks, how's that?
Hawkeye Pierce: You have yourself a bet, sir.
[to Trapper]
Hawkeye Pierce: You're my witness.
Trapper John: I'll be a witness, but who's going to be the poor schmuck who finds out?
Duke Forrest: We... We gotta all see it together.

And then they proceed to all get a look

I also learned that this was the first major motion picture to use the word f***.

insane_cobra · 06-11-2006, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Spider Crusoe

Highlander - not a bad movie. Could be better if it had more substance added. Reading the plot summary for Highlander 2 makes it sound like it's downhill from here. An anti-ozone shield?!

The second one is still kind of fun, in a silly B-movie way, but I dare you to watch the subsequent parts.

Kolzig · 06-13-2006, 10:54 AM

Hmm, all the movies that I saw while I was in England.
I might not remember all of them, because we saw about 11 movies in movie theaters...

Alien Autopsy
Failure to Launch
Tristan + Isolde
X-men 3
Silent Hill
Da Vinci Code
16 Blocks
Scary Movie 4
American Dreamz
Confetti
Mission Impossible 3

I think those are all of them, I'm not sure though because we did visit the movie theater A LOT.

But I must make this clear, only a small part of these movies were MY CHOICE, others were chosen by the two girls who accompanied me for this UK adventure.

I also saw a pile of DVD movies.

Born on 4th of July
Garfield
Hudsucker Proxy
Miller's Crossing
The Big Lebowski
Blood Simple
Barton Fink
Corpse Bride
Deuce Bigalow 2: European Gigolo (what a horrible and stupid movie...)
Finding Neverland

Intrepid Homoludens · 06-16-2006, 11:18 AM

I finally just reinstated my Netflix account and am now starting again to catch up on my movies.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith - A cute but ultimately disengaged romantic action comedy thingy. As always, 'Pillow Lips' Jolie looks drop dead gorgeous and naturally wicked, so it seems a no-brainer for her. I think they could've truly pushed the envelope on this one but instead played it safe and ended up with a cynical yet clinical look at marriage. You're far, far better off with the teasingly evil Mr. & Mrs Smith (1941) from the master himself, Alfred Hitchcock.

Batman Begins - Hey, I liked this more dramatic and deeply gloomy rendition. It's refreshing after seeing Tim Burton's more "Please-don't-hate-me-'cause-I'm-weird" interpretation of the comic book hero's story. Batman as humanistic character study, and philosophical clashes to boot. I also like how the special effects this time takes the passenger seat while the human drama drives. A mindful action movie - the hero's journey.

RLacey · 06-16-2006, 12:38 PM

Ghostbusters

On a whim I bought the double pack of this and the sequel; I last saw them quite a while ago. They're inoffensive, if not the funniest of films.

insane_cobra · 06-16-2006, 01:55 PM

Population 436

For a while it seemed like a really neat little thriller, but then they ruined it with some trully cheap and unnecessary plot devices. And what was that laughable CGI fire all about? Talk about no budget...

Still, the fair and hospital basement scenes were priceless and it was worth it if only to see Fred Durst cry.

Jatsie · 06-16-2006, 05:40 PM

V for Vendetta.

So I finally got around to watching it. I must say I don't usually go for films based on comic books, but I really enjoyed this picture.

Natalie Portman, bless her cotton socks, I really wasn't buying her English accent. At best it was an above average impersonation, but it wasn't an authentic replication by any means.
Kudos to her for shaving her head though, Sigourney Weaver beat her to it by a decade or so, but still it enhanced the impact of that plot point. So hats off, or maybe on in Natalie's case.

Stephen Fry, who doesn't love Stephen Fry? He brought something special and uniquely him to the role, that, if absent, would have been of detriment to the piece.

One last note, I could never ever condone the destruction of the Palace of Westminster and St. Stephen's Tower. It is simply a horrendous act of historic vandalism.

AFGNCAAP · 06-17-2006, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Intrepid Homoludens

Batman Returns - Hey, I liked this more dramatic and deeply gloomy rendition. It's refreshing after seeing Tim Burton's more "Please-don't-hate-me-'cause-I'm-weird" interpretation of the comic book hero's story. Batman as humanistic character study, and philosophical clashes to boot. I also like how the special effects this time takes the passenger seat while the human drama drives. A mindful action movie - the hero's journey.

That would be Begins, wouldn't it?

I am a great fan of Tim Burton in general, and his two Batmans in particular, but still agree Nolan's film was the best take on "Caped Crusader" to date.

Intrepid Homoludens · 06-17-2006, 12:25 AM

Sorry, it's Batman Begins, yes. Fixed it.

Spiwak · 06-17-2006, 06:10 PM

Scent of a Woman by Martin Brest - Al Pacino basiclaly made the movie. Without his awesome, engaging performance it'd be a much, much lesser movie. Not to discredit the other aspects of the film, as it's all tastefully done but that's really it. The only outstanding part of it is in Pacino.

[toj.cc]Phantom · 06-17-2006, 08:20 PM

Hoodwinked

Maquisard · 06-17-2006, 10:08 PM

Nacho Libre

Kolzig · 06-17-2006, 11:10 PM

I'd really like to see Nacho Libre, but I doubt that it will ever come to the movie theaters in Finland...

[toj.cc]Phantom · 06-18-2006, 05:08 AM

Woops, I forgot. I saw Nacho Libre on Friday.

Dasilva · 06-18-2006, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Intrepid Homoludens

I finally just reinstated my Netflix account and am now starting again to catch up on my movies.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith - A cute but ultimately disengaged romantic action comedy thingy. As always, 'Pillow Lips' Jolie looks drop dead gorgeous and naturally wicked, so it seems a no-brainer for her. I think they could've truly pushed the envelope on this one but instead played it safe and ended up with a cynical yet clinical look at marriage. You're far, far better off with the teasingly evil Mr. & Mrs Smith (1941) from the master himself, Alfred Hitchcock.

Batman Begins - Hey, I liked this more dramatic and deeply gloomy rendition. It's refreshing after seeing Tim Burton's more "Please-don't-hate-me-'cause-I'm-weird" interpretation of the comic book hero's story. Batman as humanistic character study, and philosophical clashes to boot. I also like how the special effects this time takes the passenger seat while the human drama drives. A mindful action movie - the hero's journey.

The Mr. & Mrs. Smith TV series was great, Im a big fan of the series so I had some high expectations for the film, I thought it was a good movie, safe but good.

Kolzig · 06-18-2006, 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Dasilva

The Mr. & Mrs. Smith TV series was great, Im a big fan of the series so I had some high expectations for the film, I thought it was a good movie, safe but good.

I'd like to see again the tv series from the early 90's that had Scott Bakula in the lead role.

Once A Villain · 06-18-2006, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Kolzig

I'd like to see again the tv series from the early 90's that had Scott Bakula in the lead role.

Quantum Leap? Heh.

*Melanie68* · 06-18-2006, 08:41 AM

Scott Bakula was in the series Mr. and Mrs. Smith (and also in Quantum Leap).

Kolzig · 06-18-2006, 10:54 AM

Yeah, the Bakula version of Mr and Mrs Smith lasted only half a season, 13 episodes, but they showed the series in Finland.

Quantum Leap was cool too.

06-11-2006, 06:04 PM	#1341
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06-13-2006, 10:54 AM	#1344
Kolzig The Reggienator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Vaasa, Finland Posts: 5,519	Hmm, all the movies that I saw while I was in England. I might not remember all of them, because we saw about 11 movies in movie theaters... Alien Autopsy Failure to Launch Tristan + Isolde X-men 3 Silent Hill Da Vinci Code 16 Blocks Scary Movie 4 American Dreamz Confetti Mission Impossible 3 I think those are all of them, I'm not sure though because we did visit the movie theater A LOT. But I must make this clear, only a small part of these movies were MY CHOICE, others were chosen by the two girls who accompanied me for this UK adventure. I also saw a pile of DVD movies. Born on 4th of July Garfield Hudsucker Proxy Miller's Crossing The Big Lebowski Blood Simple Barton Fink Corpse Bride Deuce Bigalow 2: European Gigolo (what a horrible and stupid movie...) Finding Neverland Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "The old standby, that never got old in the first place. We come back to them weekly, nightly, for hours at a time--and they always deliver. They are pure, timeless, and often taken for granted." - Nick Breckon - Shacknews My gamesale list updated 26.8.2007 Hey, dear people please buy my games, I need money to conquer Europe! Or do something similar. Last edited by Kolzig; 06-13-2006 at 10:59 AM.

06-16-2006, 11:18 AM	#1345
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	I finally just reinstated my Netflix account and am now starting again to catch up on my movies. Mr. & Mrs. Smith - A cute but ultimately disengaged romantic action comedy thingy. As always, 'Pillow Lips' Jolie looks drop dead gorgeous and naturally wicked, so it seems a no-brainer for her. I think they could've truly pushed the envelope on this one but instead played it safe and ended up with a cynical yet clinical look at marriage. You're far, far better off with the teasingly evil Mr. & Mrs Smith (1941) from the master himself, Alfred Hitchcock. Batman Begins - Hey, I liked this more dramatic and deeply gloomy rendition. It's refreshing after seeing Tim Burton's more "Please-don't-hate-me-'cause-I'm-weird" interpretation of the comic book hero's story. Batman as humanistic character study, and philosophical clashes to boot. I also like how the special effects this time takes the passenger seat while the human drama drives. A mindful action movie - the hero's journey. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien Last edited by Intrepid Homoludens; 06-17-2006 at 12:26 AM.

06-16-2006, 12:38 PM	#1346
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	Ghostbusters On a whim I bought the double pack of this and the sequel; I last saw them quite a while ago. They're inoffensive, if not the funniest of films. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.

06-16-2006, 01:55 PM	#1347
insane_cobra gin soaked boy Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Virovitica, Croatia Posts: 4,093	Population 436 For a while it seemed like a really neat little thriller, but then they ruined it with some trully cheap and unnecessary plot devices. And what was that laughable CGI fire all about? Talk about no budget... Still, the fair and hospital basement scenes were priceless and it was worth it if only to see Fred Durst cry. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ What you piss in is yours for life.

06-16-2006, 05:40 PM	#1348
Jatsie Lovable rogue Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Great Britain Posts: 6,378	Strength through unity... V for Vendetta. So I finally got around to watching it. I must say I don't usually go for films based on comic books, but I really enjoyed this picture. Natalie Portman, bless her cotton socks, I really wasn't buying her English accent. At best it was an above average impersonation, but it wasn't an authentic replication by any means. Kudos to her for shaving her head though, Sigourney Weaver beat her to it by a decade or so, but still it enhanced the impact of that plot point. So hats off, or maybe on in Natalie's case. Stephen Fry, who doesn't love Stephen Fry? He brought something special and uniquely him to the role, that, if absent, would have been of detriment to the piece. One last note, I could never ever condone the destruction of the Palace of Westminster and St. Stephen's Tower. It is simply a horrendous act of historic vandalism. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "Jatsie is amazing." - Jazhara "My mental image of Jat is a gentleman sitting in a leather armchair, wearing a robe. The light in the room is dim and strangely he's not sitting in front of a computer, but next to a small, round table with a box of cigars on." - Jelena Gay-Nerds.com

06-17-2006, 12:25 AM	#1350
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	Sorry, it's Batman Begins, yes. Fixed it. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

06-17-2006, 06:10 PM	#1351
Spiwak is not wierd Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,148	Scent of a Woman by Martin Brest - Al Pacino basiclaly made the movie. Without his awesome, engaging performance it'd be a much, much lesser movie. Not to discredit the other aspects of the film, as it's all tastefully done but that's really it. The only outstanding part of it is in Pacino. Share Share this post on Twitter

06-17-2006, 08:20 PM	#1352
[toj.cc]Phantom The Punisher Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Pleasant Plain, Ohio Posts: 771	Hoodwinked Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ I've got a bad rap as a senseless killer. Let me point out that I am a very sensible killer.

06-17-2006, 10:08 PM	#1353
Maquisard Citizen of Bizarro World Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Htrae Posts: 4,219	Nacho Libre Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ By no rocket’s blue shade am no shells dead down there, Gave no proof all day long that the flag was unwhere! No say does am spar-strangled shroud hang limply! Under land of no free! Am us home coward-leeee! ~Excerpt from the Bizarro Anthem

06-17-2006, 11:10 PM	#1354
Kolzig The Reggienator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Vaasa, Finland Posts: 5,519	I'd really like to see Nacho Libre, but I doubt that it will ever come to the movie theaters in Finland... Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "The old standby, that never got old in the first place. We come back to them weekly, nightly, for hours at a time--and they always deliver. They are pure, timeless, and often taken for granted." - Nick Breckon - Shacknews My gamesale list updated 26.8.2007 Hey, dear people please buy my games, I need money to conquer Europe! Or do something similar.

06-18-2006, 05:08 AM	#1355
[toj.cc]Phantom The Punisher Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Pleasant Plain, Ohio Posts: 771	Woops, I forgot. I saw Nacho Libre on Friday. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ I've got a bad rap as a senseless killer. Let me point out that I am a very sensible killer.

06-18-2006, 08:41 AM	#1359
Melanie68 Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,907	Scott Bakula was in the series Mr. and Mrs. Smith (and also in Quantum Leap). Share Share this post on Twitter

06-18-2006, 10:54 AM	#1360
Kolzig The Reggienator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Vaasa, Finland Posts: 5,519	Yeah, the Bakula version of Mr and Mrs Smith lasted only half a season, 13 episodes, but they showed the series in Finland. Quantum Leap was cool too. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "The old standby, that never got old in the first place. We come back to them weekly, nightly, for hours at a time--and they always deliver. They are pure, timeless, and often taken for granted." - Nick Breckon - Shacknews My gamesale list updated 26.8.2007 Hey, dear people please buy my games, I need money to conquer Europe! Or do something similar.

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