[quote]pushharder wrote:
Just saw Blackhat. Was one of, if not the best films of that genre that I have ever seen. Do not miss this one. The acting was superb. The directing was superb. The camera work was superb. The locations were fascinating.
Michael Mann delivers.[/quote]
I have been wanting to see this.
Any thoughts as to why it was a flop/given such bad reviews?
Watched “The Rover” with Guy Pearce. Kind of a post apocalyptic revenge flick about true loyalty. The more I think about it, the more I like it.
Saw Fury last night. Loved it. The scene with the two German girls was fantastic.
I also watched Fury thought it was very well done. Sin City 2 was visually very entertaining the story however wasn’t nearly as good as the first one. Also saw American Sniper.
anyone seen Inherent Vice? I really like the look of it. Read a few Thomas Pynchon books and enjoyed them
The Judge - Incredibly well-acted drama starring Robert Duvall as an old, by-the-book rural county judge that gets in trouble with the law. Robert Downey Jr. plays his hotshot, bend-the-rules-to-win defense lawyer son that tries to help him clear his name.
Really gripping, emotional story; especially if you have aging parents and/or a strained relationship with your own dad. Highly recommended.
Oldboy (2003) - It was good, not great. Without ruining anything, a guy is imprisoned for 15 years, but he doesn’t know why or by whom. When we find out why/whom, I didn’t find it that compelling. If it was me, I wouldn’t be happy about it, but I’m not locking a guy up for 15 years either.
There are some brutal scenes involving pulling teeth with hammers and the cutting of tongues with scissors.
A Walk Among the Tombstones. Didn’t like it. Thought it was boring and unimaginative.
[quote]Steel Nation wrote:
The Judge - Incredibly well-acted drama starring Robert Duvall as an old, by-the-book rural county judge that gets in trouble with the law. Robert Downey Jr. plays his hotshot, bend-the-rules-to-win defense lawyer son that tries to help him clear his name.
Really gripping, emotional story; especially if you have aging parents and/or a strained relationship with your own dad. Highly recommended.[/quote]
x 10
Early entry. Getting together with some friends for a Friday movie nite. They’ve never watched House of 1000 Corpses and The Devils Rejects. A few of them don’t like clowns!
[quote]Dr. Pangloss wrote:
Oldboy (2003) - It was good, not great. Without ruining anything, a guy is imprisoned for 15 years, but he doesn’t know why or by whom. When we find out why/whom, I didn’t find it that compelling. If it was me, I wouldn’t be happy about it, but I’m not locking a guy up for 15 years either.
There are some brutal scenes involving pulling teeth with hammers and the cutting of tongues with scissors.[/quote]
Yep. The ending was a letdown, IMO.
[quote]Dr. Pangloss wrote:
Oldboy (2003) - It was good, not great. Without ruining anything, a guy is imprisoned for 15 years, but he doesn’t know why or by whom. When we find out why/whom, I didn’t find it that compelling. If it was me, I wouldn’t be happy about it, but I’m not locking a guy up for 15 years either.
There are some brutal scenes involving pulling teeth with hammers and the cutting of tongues with scissors.[/quote]
I LOVE that movie!
Apparently the Spike Lee remake was abysmal
Watched “trust me” starring agent Coulson as a former teenage star turned agent, not bad saw it free on demand. Also saw “afternoon delight” about a 30 something suburban mom who takes a shining to a stripper, also watched for free on demand. These freaking snow storms are.killing me.
[quote]CLUNK wrote:
[quote]Dr. Pangloss wrote:
Oldboy (2003) - It was good, not great. Without ruining anything, a guy is imprisoned for 15 years, but he doesn’t know why or by whom. When we find out why/whom, I didn’t find it that compelling. If it was me, I wouldn’t be happy about it, but I’m not locking a guy up for 15 years either.
There are some brutal scenes involving pulling teeth with hammers and the cutting of tongues with scissors.[/quote]
Yep. The ending was a letdown, IMO.
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Gotta be honest, thought Oldboy sucked. A lot of the “edgy” foreign films just seem forced and kind of hokey, like they’re trying too hard. Couldn’t even finish it I was so uninvolved.
[quote]Yogi wrote:
[quote]Dr. Pangloss wrote:
Oldboy (2003) - It was good, not great. Without ruining anything, a guy is imprisoned for 15 years, but he doesn’t know why or by whom. When we find out why/whom, I didn’t find it that compelling. If it was me, I wouldn’t be happy about it, but I’m not locking a guy up for 15 years either.
There are some brutal scenes involving pulling teeth with hammers and the cutting of tongues with scissors.[/quote]
I LOVE that movie!
Apparently the Spike Lee remake was abysmal [/quote]
I was totally into it until we found out why he was imprisoned. It seemed very culturally based. I wonder if the Spike Lee version changed the reason at all.
[quote]Dr. Pangloss wrote:
I was totally into it until we found out why he was imprisoned. It seemed very culturally based. I wonder if the Spike Lee version changed the reason at all.
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Eh, I’m pretty sure the similar reaction to the issue at hand would have happened in places like the U.S.
And I believe you’re supposed to find the entire situation behind the imprisonment absurd and demented.
[quote]magick wrote:
[quote]Dr. Pangloss wrote:
I was totally into it until we found out why he was imprisoned. It seemed very culturally based. I wonder if the Spike Lee version changed the reason at all.
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Eh, I’m pretty sure the similar reaction to the issue at hand would have happened in places like the U.S.
And I believe you’re supposed to find the entire situation behind the imprisonment absurd and demented.[/quote]
Perhaps. But if so, why did Spike Lee feel the need to change it for the US version?
If you read the Wikipedia entry for OB2013 (which I just did) the reason for the imprisonment resonates with me more. It speaks to Western sensibilities of what exactly would justify* imprisoning a man for 15 years. There seemed to be a disconnect for me between the reason for the imprisonment and the imprisonment itself in OB2003. Which is why I suggested there may be a cultural difference that I’m not aware of.
[quote]Dr. Pangloss wrote:
Perhaps. But if so, why did Spike Lee feel the need to change it for the US version?[/quote]
Hmm. Not sure. He kept the fundamental issue intact, but made it… a lot more brutal imo.
Ya, I think you’re right. Asian societies probably would place sufficient shock value on just the act alone. No need for the rest of what happens in the 2013 version.
[quote]Dr. Pangloss wrote:
Ha ha.