Even More Movies You've Watched This Week

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Rewatched Inglorious Basterds the other day. Definitely not a good movie at all. I thought it was pretty good the first time around, but it fucking sucked the second time. Tarantino is easily the most overrated director out there right now.

The dialogue scenes that Tarantino is famous for just seem drawn out and pointless. In this movie, the first time through they seem to build some tension and actually advance the plot for once, but the second time around it’s like, fuck, get to the point already! And then he does, and you realize there is no point. Also, nothing in that movie is original at all. It’s one thing to make A movie that pays homage to a director or a particular genre of movies, but fucking move on already! Do something original for once. I’d rather watch “Where Eagles Dare” or “The Dirty Dozen” again than this overly self-serving disaster of a film again. I’d rather watch anything with Bruce Lee than either of the “Kill Bill” films, I’d much rather watch “Vanishing Point” than “Death Proof” (although the last 20 minutes are pretty wild), and even “Reservoir Dogs” is a complete rip-off of “City on Fire”. With “Inglorious Basterds” Tarantino has only confirmed the fact that he’s a no-talent hack that could only have the “genius” label attached to him in an era where there are about 100 shitpile-movies for every 1 good one. Stanley Kubrick he most certainly is not.

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To get the bitter taste of puke out of my mouth after watching “Inglorious Basterds”, I rewatched “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” for about the 100th time. A true classic and an exercise in the soothing comforts of dark, black humor. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton at their finest, which is saying something for two actors as accomplished as them. With all the remakes/regurgitations that Hollywood seems destined to shit out until it becomes completely irrelevant, I’d like to at least see them tackle something like this again. Sharon Stone and Russell Crowe as George and Martha, and perhaps Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal or some other smarmy pair of young actors to play the young couple.

I also rewatched “Double Indemnity” the other day. A classic film noir that I highly recommend for anyone who finds a certain level of comfort in classic black and white detective stories a la “The Maltese Falcon” or “The Killing” or even “Sunset Boulevard”. There’s something to be said about movies that maintain their integrity for so long based solely on a great plot and great acting, specifically the performance of Barbara Stanwyck. I’ve always felt that the best movies are the ones that depend on things other than a bombardment of cartoonish special effects and over-the-top bullshit like in “Transformers” or “Avatar” or “Fast and Furious”. Basically, if the movie can’t be successfully done in black and white or without excessive CGI, than all that stuff does nothing but distract the viewer from the fact that the storyline and the characters themselves fucking suck.

That being said, there ARE some great movies that rely heavily on special effects, but they’re far and few between. “Star Wars” and “Terminator 2” are a couple that come to mind.

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[quote]DarkNinjaa wrote:

[quote]Jereth127 wrote:
Okay so I got to see The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo last night.

Somehow I managed to escape all the talk and I didn’t have even a remote clue what it was about. And boy am I glad I went into it with no expectations or pre-conceived notions.

It was a superbly made movie. I haven’t read the book or seen the original but even I could tell that the attention to detail was amazing. Also, the soundtrack kicked ass.

Probably the most tension filled movie I’ve ever seen. Sitting down eating toast still had me kinda nervous.

Thought the first 15 and last 15 mins were a bit slow but overall a great movie. Kind of a Bond-esque intro as well…[/quote]

Original or 2011?
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  1. I haven’t seen the original but I’ve heard it’s a great watch
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[quote]Jereth127 wrote:
Okay so I got to see The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo last night.

Somehow I managed to escape all the talk and I didn’t have even a remote clue what it was about. And boy am I glad I went into it with no expectations or pre-conceived notions.

It was a superbly made movie. I haven’t read the book or seen the original but even I could tell that the attention to detail was amazing. Also, the soundtrack kicked ass.

Probably the most tension filled movie I’ve ever seen. Sitting down eating toast still had me kinda nervous.

Thought the first 15 and last 15 mins were a bit slow but overall a great movie. Kind of a Bond-esque intro as well…[/quote]

Saw it yesterday.

Saw the Swedish version last year.

I thought for sure I was going to be a snob and poo-poo this most recent version as a ploy to get American audiences to be force fed a story because they’re too lazy to keep up with subtitles.

I was wrong. This most recent telling of Dragon Tattoo is mighty impressive. Sweden is incredibly photogenic, Craig becomes his character, and Rooney Mara is a badass.

And I hate her for it.

I wanted her to be terrible.

I’m a fan of how Noomi Rapace portrayed Lisbeth and didn’t see a need for it to be re-imagined. After seeing the three Swedish films, you get attached to Lisbeth, you want to look out for her, protect her, but also rely on her to get things done. Tortured soul and all.

Mara is going to be good, hopefully Fincher stays on for the rest of them should they decide to be made.

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Oh, and Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol:

Incredibly fun action movie. Had a great time at this one.

I recommend it fully. The best MI movie so far. Cruise, for all his misgivings, is great on the bigscreen. Goofy sprints and all.

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[quote]BradTGIF wrote:
Oh, and Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol:

Incredibly fun action movie. Had a great time at this one.

I recommend it fully. The best MI movie so far. Cruise, for all his misgivings, is great on the bigscreen. Goofy sprints and all.[/quote]

Agreed. I took my son to see it in IMAX. Highly recommend it if you have access to one. The visuals of Dubai and the Burj Khalifa are amazing. The BK is over half a fucking mile high and looks completely ridiculous and awesome at the same time.

Finally got around to watching Warrior. I thought it was really good, but not great. The fight choreography was really well done, but I wanted to see more of an ending. They did a really great job of showing the enmity the brothers had towards their father. Nolte played that role perfectly, and he looks like a burnt-out recovering alcoholic too so he fit the bill perfectly.

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[quote]BradTGIF wrote:

[quote]Jereth127 wrote:
Okay so I got to see The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo last night.

Somehow I managed to escape all the talk and I didn’t have even a remote clue what it was about. And boy am I glad I went into it with no expectations or pre-conceived notions.

It was a superbly made movie. I haven’t read the book or seen the original but even I could tell that the attention to detail was amazing. Also, the soundtrack kicked ass.

Probably the most tension filled movie I’ve ever seen. Sitting down eating toast still had me kinda nervous.

Thought the first 15 and last 15 mins were a bit slow but overall a great movie. Kind of a Bond-esque intro as well…[/quote]

Saw it yesterday.

Saw the Swedish version last year.

I thought for sure I was going to be a snob and poo-poo this most recent version as a ploy to get American audiences to be force fed a story because they’re too lazy to keep up with subtitles.

I was wrong. This most recent telling of Dragon Tattoo is mighty impressive. Sweden is incredibly photogenic, Craig becomes his character, and Rooney Mara is a badass.

And I hate her for it.

I wanted her to be terrible.

I’m a fan of how Noomi Rapace portrayed Lisbeth and didn’t see a need for it to be re-imagined. After seeing the three Swedish films, you get attached to Lisbeth, you want to look out for her, protect her, but also rely on her to get things done. Tortured soul and all.

Mara is going to be good, hopefully Fincher stays on for the rest of them should they decide to be made.[/quote]

As an aside, this is a pretty badass cover of this song…

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[quote]BradTGIF wrote:

Saw it yesterday.

Saw the Swedish version last year.

I thought for sure I was going to be a snob and poo-poo this most recent version as a ploy to get American audiences to be force fed a story because they’re too lazy to keep up with subtitles.

…[/quote]

You honestly thought that? Even though you know who the director was?

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[quote]Jereth127 wrote:

[quote]BradTGIF wrote:

[quote]Jereth127 wrote:
Okay so I got to see The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo last night.

Somehow I managed to escape all the talk and I didn’t have even a remote clue what it was about. And boy am I glad I went into it with no expectations or pre-conceived notions.

It was a superbly made movie. I haven’t read the book or seen the original but even I could tell that the attention to detail was amazing. Also, the soundtrack kicked ass.

Probably the most tension filled movie I’ve ever seen. Sitting down eating toast still had me kinda nervous.

Thought the first 15 and last 15 mins were a bit slow but overall a great movie. Kind of a Bond-esque intro as well…[/quote]

Saw it yesterday.

Saw the Swedish version last year.

I thought for sure I was going to be a snob and poo-poo this most recent version as a ploy to get American audiences to be force fed a story because they’re too lazy to keep up with subtitles.

I was wrong. This most recent telling of Dragon Tattoo is mighty impressive. Sweden is incredibly photogenic, Craig becomes his character, and Rooney Mara is a badass.

And I hate her for it.

I wanted her to be terrible.

I’m a fan of how Noomi Rapace portrayed Lisbeth and didn’t see a need for it to be re-imagined. After seeing the three Swedish films, you get attached to Lisbeth, you want to look out for her, protect her, but also rely on her to get things done. Tortured soul and all.

Mara is going to be good, hopefully Fincher stays on for the rest of them should they decide to be made.[/quote]

As an aside, this is a pretty badass cover of this song…

[/quote]

you gotta be balsy to cover led zeppelin.

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[quote]optheta wrote:

[quote]BradTGIF wrote:

Saw it yesterday.

Saw the Swedish version last year.

I thought for sure I was going to be a snob and poo-poo this most recent version as a ploy to get American audiences to be force fed a story because they’re too lazy to keep up with subtitles.

…[/quote]

You honestly thought that? Even though you know who the director was? [/quote]

Yeah man I did, it was definitely my error to think that way.

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Office Space.

A classic.

The beating of the copy/fax machine still gets me.

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Black Death - I was in the mood for a horror movie.

Set during the time of the first outbreak of bubonic plague in England, a young monk is tasked with learning the truth about reports of people being brought back to life in a small village.

I liked it… nothing special but I was in the mood for something medieval-y.

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Red Cliff, part 1 (John Woo)+

The first chapter of a two-part story centered on a battle fought in China’s Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.).

epic war film, this movie was great.

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Fearless

This film tells the story of Chinese Martial Arts Master Huo Yuanjia (1869-1910). Huo Yuanjia was the founder and spiritual guru of the Jin Wu Sports Federation.

Great movie, nearly cried at one point… I cry easily during movies, true story. I cried during Star Trek for God’s sake.

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[quote]PB Andy wrote:
Fearless

This film tells the story of Chinese Martial Arts Master Huo Yuanjia (1869-1910). Huo Yuanjia was the founder and spiritual guru of the Jin Wu Sports Federation.

Great movie, nearly cried at one point… I cry easily during movies, true story. I cried during Star Trek for God’s sake.[/quote]

I love Jet Li’s Fong Sai Yuk series, you should definitely watch them if you are into this kind of movies.

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True Grit (new) just as good the third time.

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just watched that again a couple days ago. so good. I should probably see the original.

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havent read through this thread but I’m sure it was discussed already…

Went and saw The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo on Monday and I really liked it.

I hadn’t read the book or seen the original movie, I just knew it was about attempting to solve a crime. I was not really prepared for how graphic the movie was but it just added to the film.

The only thing I absolutely DID NOT like about the movie was the intro credits. Didnt make any sense with the movie and seemed like they were just trying to do something cool for the sake of doing something cool without adding to the movie at all.

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oh yeah and The Rock was on tv the other day and reminded me of two things…

  1. Thats a pretty good movie.

  2. Nicholas Cage is an absolutely awful actor.

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[quote]gregron wrote:
oh yeah and The Rock was on tv the other day and reminded me of two things…

  1. Thats a pretty good movie.

  2. Nicholas Cage is an absolutely awful actor.[/quote]