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[quote]Big Kahuna wrote:

[quote]Anonymity wrote:
Life of Pi.

Definitely worth a watch.

Speaking of Ang Lee - I haven’t seen it in years, but, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is also a film that’s worth the time.[/quote]

I loved Life Of Pi, only five people I’ve talked to out of film-oriented circles understood the idea behind the film, I can’t imagine how much less pronounced it must be to not think of the subtle religious and psychological aspects. Probably even enough to ruin the memory of it after a significant period of time.

Good show, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is a masterpiece, one of my favourite martial arts films of the 21st century.

Damn Ang Lee is a great director, looking back I can’t think of a film of his I haven’t liked.[/quote]

I think his ideas for film are less traditional, which is why I always find them intriguing. I’m always a big fan of originality and Hollywood can sometimes lack that creativity. He also has this Ron Howard type directorial quality where he can really tell a story that has a lot of heart and captures the human spirit. Even if you can’t take much from the film itself, at least his films are a breath of fresh air.

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[quote]Anonymity wrote:

[quote]Big Kahuna wrote:

[quote]Anonymity wrote:
Life of Pi.

Definitely worth a watch.

Speaking of Ang Lee - I haven’t seen it in years, but, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is also a film that’s worth the time.[/quote]

I loved Life Of Pi, only five people I’ve talked to out of film-oriented circles understood the idea behind the film, I can’t imagine how much less pronounced it must be to not think of the subtle religious and psychological aspects. Probably even enough to ruin the memory of it after a significant period of time.

Good show, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is a masterpiece, one of my favourite martial arts films of the 21st century.

Damn Ang Lee is a great director, looking back I can’t think of a film of his I haven’t liked.[/quote]

I think his ideas for film are less traditional, which is why I always find them intriguing. I’m always a big fan of originality and Hollywood can sometimes lack that creativity. He also has this Ron Howard type directorial quality where he can really tell a story that has a lot of heart and captures the human spirit. Even if you can’t take much from the film itself, at least his films are a breath of fresh air.[/quote]

I think that’s mostly true of all Oriental Asian films, they do it so incredibly well by virtue of their cultural upbringings. I find it a welcome change to the more superficial, meat and bones style of Hollywood.

Tokyo Story by Yasujiro Ozu is such a kind of film, possibly the most poignant and self-reflective. Cortes introduced me to it a while ago and I’ve spouted it several times in the forums since as a masterpiece of familial relations and human morality. If by chance you haven’t seen or heard of it, I would definitely recommend it.

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[quote]Big Kahuna wrote:

[quote]Anonymity wrote:

[quote]Big Kahuna wrote:

[quote]Anonymity wrote:
Life of Pi.

Definitely worth a watch.

Speaking of Ang Lee - I haven’t seen it in years, but, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is also a film that’s worth the time.[/quote]

I loved Life Of Pi, only five people I’ve talked to out of film-oriented circles understood the idea behind the film, I can’t imagine how much less pronounced it must be to not think of the subtle religious and psychological aspects. Probably even enough to ruin the memory of it after a significant period of time.

Good show, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is a masterpiece, one of my favourite martial arts films of the 21st century.

Damn Ang Lee is a great director, looking back I can’t think of a film of his I haven’t liked.[/quote]

I think his ideas for film are less traditional, which is why I always find them intriguing. I’m always a big fan of originality and Hollywood can sometimes lack that creativity. He also has this Ron Howard type directorial quality where he can really tell a story that has a lot of heart and captures the human spirit. Even if you can’t take much from the film itself, at least his films are a breath of fresh air.[/quote]

I think that’s mostly true of all Oriental Asian films, they do it so incredibly well by virtue of their cultural upbringings. I find it a welcome change to the more superficial, meat and bones style of Hollywood.

Tokyo Story by Yasujiro Ozu is such a kind of film, possibly the most poignant and self-reflective. Cortes introduced me to it a while ago and I’ve spouted it several times in the forums since as a masterpiece of familial relations and human morality. If by chance you haven’t seen or heard of it, I would definitely recommend it.[/quote]

Thanks, I’ll throw it on my list.

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I watched Toy Story 3 a few days ago with my girlfriend.

Massive disappointment, was a 20 min story stretched out into a feature length film.

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[quote]RATTLEHEAD wrote:
I watched Toy Story 3 a few days ago with my girlfriend.

Massive disappointment, was a 20 min story stretched out into a feature length film.[/quote]

This movie keeps my 3 and 4 year old occupied for and hour and a half so I can get some stuff done. It is worth it for that.

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Pawn - kind of a lower budget movie but it was pretty decent, better than I’d thought it’d be.

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[quote]RATTLEHEAD wrote:
I watched Toy Story 3 a few days ago with my girlfriend.

Massive disappointment, was a 20 min story stretched out into a feature length film.[/quote]

How fucking dare you.

That film was lovely.

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Just saw Ironman 3 this afternoon. Absolutely horrendous movie. The villains fucking sucked and there was practically ZERO actual action with Ironman in his suit until the very end. The only good thing about these films is when the hero kicks some fucking ass in his costume. No one watches Ironman to watch Robert Downey fucking Jr act all smarmy and cocky and cynical like he does in literally EVERY movie he’s ever been in. The fact that he’s covered up by an iron suit is the only thing that makes him bearable and this film for whatever reason decided to practically do away with the suit until the very end.

And what was with the plot, or lack thereof? How am I supposed to feel any sort of emotional attachment to Tony Starks or give one flying fuck about what happens to him? At least Bruce Wayne is somewhat of a tragic figure. But Tony Starks is a cocky fucking asshole with the world at his fingertips and they expect me to feel something for him because he has motherfucking PTSD after saving the world from aliens and basically endearing himself to the entire fucking WORLD? I don’t think so. Why even bother taking the storyline down that road in the first place? It’s not a good thing when you hope that the superhero is fucking killed and you’re practically begging for that pretentious cunt, Pepper Potts, to go down with him.

I’m more of a Batman fan than anything else, so perhaps I’m biased, but in my opinion, none of these Marvel films can hold a candle to any of Nolan’s Batman films. They’re all basically the same fucking film with different superheroes.

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My son is watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze, which mans I’m watching it, too. I forgot how great this movie is.

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[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
My son is watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze, which mans I’m watching it, too. I forgot how great this movie is. [/quote]

Dude, I still own that dvd! Got it in a 5$ bin at walmart in college. When my gf first moved in she saw it and was like why does a grown man who lives alone own this?

You will learn to call me master!

Ma…ma…mama? mama!

BABIES!!!

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[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
My son is watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze, which mans I’m watching it, too. I forgot how great this movie is. [/quote]

Pretty much the greatest movie of all time.

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[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
My son is watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze, which mans I’m watching it, too. I forgot how great this movie is. [/quote]

Dude, I still own that dvd! Got it in a 5$ bin at walmart in college. When my gf first moved in she saw it and was like why does a grown man who lives alone own this?

You will learn to call me master!

Ma…ma…mama? mama!

BABIES!!![/quote]

Haha, dude I bought it at the $5 bin when my son was 6 months old, just knowing that in a couple years this investment would pay off big time…and boy was I right!

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[quote]Steel Nation wrote:

[quote]dt79 wrote:

[quote]Big Kahuna wrote:

[quote]PB Andy wrote:
Tucker and Dale vs Evil

everyone was telling me to watch this movie… meh. [/quote]

I’m quite a fan of it, even though I never expected myself to be given the premise. It’s a silly horror-comedy of course, but I like the way they played off the satire and cliches of past horror movies. It comes off with a rather stupid demeanour, and is not the greatest film of all time, but much like Cabin In The Woods (which I did think was better) I liked how clever it was in setting itself up for those horror tropes.

I will give you the benefit of the doubt, because I can surely see why it might not seem so appealing, and the stupidity can get a little obnoxious at times, but overall I thought it handled itself pretty well.

Have you seen Shaun Of The Dead? As far as horror comedies go, it is easily my favourite. It might not translate itself too well outside of the dryness of British humour, but in the event that it does, I should recommend it. It’s quite a bit more witty and well planned than Tucker and Dale, and Cabin In The Woods for that matter, that might be the factor that tips you over the edge.[/quote]

Just saw Tucker and Dale. Appreciated the fact that they didn’t go dow to the level of slapstick. The part where the black guy gets set on fire had me laughing for a damn long time.

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I thought Tucker and Dale was fucking hysterical. Great idea for a comedy/horror movie.[/quote]

You all need to check out Juan of the Dead. I thought it started out really strong though it lost me after the first 20mins (not MY kind of humor), but others I know who love this genre love this movie a lot.

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[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
My son is watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze, which mans I’m watching it, too. I forgot how great this movie is. [/quote]

No Ninja Rap? Gonna catch it anyway :).

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[quote]dt79 wrote:

You all need to check out Juan of the Dead. I thought it started out really strong though it lost me after the first 20mins (not MY kind of humor), but others I know who love this genre love this movie a lot.
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Oh no it’s a mexican Shaun Of The Dead rip-off isn’t it? Please tell me it’s not.

I’ll look into it, and tough through it even if I feel betrayed, may report back here if it was even slightly better than expected.

996

[quote]LankyMofo wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
My son is watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze, which mans I’m watching it, too. I forgot how great this movie is. [/quote]

Dude, I still own that dvd! Got it in a 5$ bin at walmart in college. When my gf first moved in she saw it and was like why does a grown man who lives alone own this?

You will learn to call me master!

Ma…ma…mama? mama!

BABIES!!![/quote]

Haha, dude I bought it at the $5 bin when my son was 6 months old, just knowing that in a couple years this investment would pay off big time…and boy was I right!
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I remember seeing it as a kid in the theatres(along with that 3rd sequel when they like go back in time or something? with like the ghost of splinter? Having a weird childhood flashback of wearing TNT underwear the first time i saw someone my age wearing boxer shorts at summer camp and being embaressed) and just not understanding who the hell those two were? Like why was Beebop and Rocksteady not in this movie?

997

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]LankyMofo wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
My son is watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze, which mans I’m watching it, too. I forgot how great this movie is. [/quote]

Dude, I still own that dvd! Got it in a 5$ bin at walmart in college. When my gf first moved in she saw it and was like why does a grown man who lives alone own this?

You will learn to call me master!

Ma…ma…mama? mama!

BABIES!!![/quote]

Haha, dude I bought it at the $5 bin when my son was 6 months old, just knowing that in a couple years this investment would pay off big time…and boy was I right!
[/quote]

I remember seeing it as a kid in the theatres(along with that 3rd sequel when they like go back in time or something? with like the ghost of splinter? Having a weird childhood flashback of wearing TNT underwear the first time i saw someone my age wearing boxer shorts at summer camp and being embaressed) and just not understanding who the hell those two were? Like why was Beebop and Rocksteady not in this movie?

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Toka and Razaar was such a cheap rip off of Beebop and Rocksteady. I was pissed when I first saw TNMT 2 for that very reason…but looking back, it’s still a damn good movie.

That being said, I forgot all about Beebop and Rocksteady until you just mentioned them. I’m going to write a nasty letter to New Line Cinema (production company) asking why, in their 1991 film they refused to include 2 main characters and instead opted for cheap rip offs.

I expect an apology and free movie passes to the TMNT movie coming out in 2014.

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[quote]LankyMofo wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]LankyMofo wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
My son is watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze, which mans I’m watching it, too. I forgot how great this movie is. [/quote]

Dude, I still own that dvd! Got it in a 5$ bin at walmart in college. When my gf first moved in she saw it and was like why does a grown man who lives alone own this?

You will learn to call me master!

Ma…ma…mama? mama!

BABIES!!![/quote]

Haha, dude I bought it at the $5 bin when my son was 6 months old, just knowing that in a couple years this investment would pay off big time…and boy was I right!
[/quote]

I remember seeing it as a kid in the theatres(along with that 3rd sequel when they like go back in time or something? with like the ghost of splinter? Having a weird childhood flashback of wearing TNT underwear the first time i saw someone my age wearing boxer shorts at summer camp and being embaressed) and just not understanding who the hell those two were? Like why was Beebop and Rocksteady not in this movie?

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Toka and Razaar was such a cheap rip off of Beebop and Rocksteady. I was pissed when I first saw TNMT 2 for that very reason…but looking back, it’s still a damn good movie.

That being said, I forgot all about Beebop and Rocksteady until you just mentioned them. I’m going to write a nasty letter to New Line Cinema (production company) asking why, in their 1991 film they refused to include 2 main characters and instead opted for cheap rip offs.

I expect an apology and free movie passes to the TMNT movie coming out in 2014.
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And Tokka was a ripoff of Slash, the ‘evil’ ninja turtle. Why not just use Slash? Fuck I am having all kinds of Pizza Shooter flash backs right now.

999

I am about to blow Lanky Mofo’s mind.

The voice of shredder from the original cartoon series is Uncle Phil from Fresh Prince.

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[quote]Waittz wrote:
I am about to blow Lanky Mofo’s mind.

The voice of shredder from the original cartoon series is Uncle Phil from Fresh Prince. [/quote]

:::explosion sound::::