Watched the new Conan over the weekend. Actually lived up to my expectations.
Saw Moneyball last night. I know absolutely nothing about Baseball but I really enjoyed it. Pitt really is one hell of an actor.
Goemon- epic as shit, hate dubbing so if u can rent it with subtittles ratheer than stream, do it. just honestly captures fantasy and honor so well for me, i was uplifted by the running and jumping scenes.
bang Ok 2: Also extrmely good, hooked my friends on it after 10 min, just really loving good exciting asian movies lately, the entire culture just suits my imagination much better
Rampart
Finally got around to watching it, it was a tad underwhelming in terms of what I expected. But Woody was fantastic, no doubt and should be in contention for some awards. They don’t focus much on him doing actual police work, just alluding to things he has done or would do if he had to. Definitely a switch up from the usual “corrupt cop” film. The women of the film were equally as impressive and it seems like Ice Cube was channeling real life frustration from the (I’m assuming) numerous times LAPD has harassed him.
I know its a repeat, just watch Red State, all of you guys were right, excellent excellent stuff, real convincing staff, good twists.
Definitely watch this.
Left Bank - a real surprise as I had no idea what it was, other than being seemingly supernatural and from Belgium. Really, really good. Slow, but not boring. However the climax happens too fast and the last scene is a bit of a head scratcher. But highly recommended. Plus the lead gets naked a lot, so that’s always a plus.
Seven Pounds
A bit slow, but Will Smith does a great job portraying a tormented, multi-faceted character.
Heartbreak Ridge
Ninja
The Man from Earth - watched this b/c some of you guys recommended it. Definitely a great movie. It takes some balls from a director to have your entire movie take place in one room for 90 mins. But he knew what he was doing I guess because the dialogue was great, entertaining, scientific, historical… awesome.
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
[quote]roybot wrote:
[quote]MattyXL wrote:
Re watched Limitless for Roybot, I took off my cynical hat and just watched it, I must say it was a fun flick, I was way too hard on it, my apologies Roy.[/quote]
No need to apologize. I’m glad you enjoyed it the second time - it would’ve sucked if you gave it a fair go and still didn’t like it. Most get a kick out of it for the wish fulfilment aspect of it alone.
I had the chance to watch it when it was first released and I didn’t, because I couldn’t sound out the negative buzz which, in hindsight, took the movie too seriously. It seems now that it’s getting due credit through word-of-mouth, and the ratings are slowly creeping up. I’m happy that it’s getting the recognition it deserved from the start.[/quote]
Cult classic[/quote]
You still haven’t watched Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? have you?
The Most Dangerous Game.
FINALLY saw it after years of being a fan of the story, which has had countless variations/adaptations done over the decades, including what I still consider John Woo’s best american film to date:Hard Target (fuck Broken Arrow).
The problem is that once you know what it’s about, that’s it. It’s very short (64 min.) and sometimes these olden classic films are, well, dated. With theatrical, unconvincing acting that takes you out of it at times.
But it does star Fay Wray, who went to star in the same director’s next film the following year, King Kong.
I’d be curious to read the original story.
Tokyo Zombie
Two words: Jiu-jitsu and Zombies
that movie is on my all-time favorite.
[quote]DBCooper wrote:
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
[quote]roybot wrote:
[quote]MattyXL wrote:
Re watched Limitless for Roybot, I took off my cynical hat and just watched it, I must say it was a fun flick, I was way too hard on it, my apologies Roy.[/quote]
No need to apologize. I’m glad you enjoyed it the second time - it would’ve sucked if you gave it a fair go and still didn’t like it. Most get a kick out of it for the wish fulfilment aspect of it alone.
I had the chance to watch it when it was first released and I didn’t, because I couldn’t sound out the negative buzz which, in hindsight, took the movie too seriously. It seems now that it’s getting due credit through word-of-mouth, and the ratings are slowly creeping up. I’m happy that it’s getting the recognition it deserved from the start.[/quote]
Cult classic[/quote]
You still haven’t watched Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? have you?[/quote]
No I suck I know. No excuse. I even have it qued on NetFlix.
Trollhunter
Lolcat.
[quote]PB Andy wrote:
The Man from Earth - watched this b/c some of you guys recommended it. Definitely a great movie. It takes some balls from a director to have your entire movie take place in one room for 90 mins. But he knew what he was doing I guess because the dialogue was great, entertaining, scientific, historical… awesome.[/quote]
Credit goes to Makavali for that. I watched and reviewed it before reading the start of this thread, unaware that Mak had already posted about it on the first page…
The screenwriter, Jerome Bixby, worked on eps of The Twilight Zone, and completed the script on his deathbed (the idea of looking back on your life and experiences can be seen in one character in particular).
The director was chosen because he wanted to keep the single location instead of jazzing it up with flashbacks. He was right - the script doesn’t need any help.
Fermat’s Room - Low-key , Spanish-produced equivalent to Saw and Cube where the physical traps are replaced by mental conundrums. Four Mathematicians get locked inside a shrinking room and engage in a battle of wits with the mysterious Fermat, who put them there…
[quote]roybot wrote:
Point Blank (A Bout Portant) - another quality French thriller. A trainee nurse saves a patient and becomes part of a major conspiracy. Story kicks in around the 30 minute mark. The safe cracker is badass and he isn’t even the villain.[/quote]
Hey Roy could not find this on netflix stream, guess have to get the disc.
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
[quote]roybot wrote:
Point Blank (A Bout Portant) - another quality French thriller. A trainee nurse saves a patient and becomes part of a major conspiracy. Story kicks in around the 30 minute mark. The safe cracker is badass and he isn’t even the villain.[/quote]
Hey Roy could not find this on netflix stream, guess have to get the disc.[/quote]
Yeah. I didn’t stream it. Worth the wait.
[quote]roybot wrote:
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
[quote]roybot wrote:
Point Blank (A Bout Portant) - another quality French thriller. A trainee nurse saves a patient and becomes part of a major conspiracy. Story kicks in around the 30 minute mark. The safe cracker is badass and he isn’t even the villain.[/quote]
Hey Roy could not find this on netflix stream, guess have to get the disc.[/quote]
Yeah. I didn’t stream it it. Worth the wait. [/quote]
Yea it says long wait