[quote]Professor X wrote:
Friday the 13th/ Quite possibly the best slasher flick made up to this point as it lacked the corniness (well, most of it) of the others.
This character needed an upgrade and that is exactly what they gave him. I think if they get some better writers, they could actually turn this into something really impressive in sequels…assuming the people they get to be killed quit following the same “horror movie stereotypes”. The only thing fresh in that sense was the addition of an Asian (Aaron Yoo) to the cast which I hadn’t seen before.[/quote]
Is that the new one that was out in theatres about 6 months ago…?
If so I actually liked that one as well, and I’m not a big horror/slasher film fan. Didn’t like the bit at the very end but they had to put it in there…
I also saw The Strangers recently. That movie kind of got inside my head, the bit where you just see the guy in the shadows freaked me out.
Candyman. The first one was on a level that should have made him one of the more popular slasher icons in sequels…but due to poor writing and the fact that my guess is a minority as a main character “monster” in the 90’s was poorly accepted, this franchise never became what it could have been.
They never even clarified whether there actually was a real Candyman in the movie…which was brilliant. It was basically a movie about the main actress going insane while injecting heavy awareness of the problems with the inner city and its own folklore.
I wish someone had taken the ball and filled out that character to its ultimate potential.
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
Is this thread for new movies, too?
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No, Lanky. Get lost!
(Seriously though, it’s for anything you’ve watched lately whether it’s old, new or some new season of a TV show on DVD you just powered through. At least that was my original intent when I created the first thread.)
MST3K–I laughed so hard I was literally afraid I would pass out from lack of oxygen. I couldn’t inhale to save my life. Seriously, I was worried.
Dark Knight–It’s been on HBO, so I’ve been watching it a lot lately. I watched it with my father, and even he enjoyed it (He hasn’t stayed awake through a full movie since Gangs of New York). Maggie Gyllenhaal(fuck it) is the worst thing ever.
I saw a couple of movies recently, nothing in the theater, but I thought I share-
Going on the Guy Ritchie theme someone a few posts above me shared, I saw RockNRolla, which was not nearly as good as Snatch or Lock Stock, but significantly better than Revolver, which was apparently Ritchie’s snooze-inducing take on the Kaballah (thank you very much for your shit influence, Madge). It has Ludacris! you know you want to see it now.
I also recently saw Akira Kurosawa’s masterpiece Throne of Blood, which is a take on Hamlet. This was great, and really made me think about Kurosawa’s influence on modern filmmaking- I mean, no one was doing shots like he did back then. That said, he has a tendency to have uncomfortably long scenes that make me want to fast forward. Somehow, I wonder if that’s because of the tightness of films these days- get the movie to an hour and a half so we can get more butts in seats mentality, I dunno. I think I’m used to the concept of “less is more”.
I saw a documentary of “turntablists” called Scratch. This was fascinating- I had no idea Mix Master Mike of the Beastie boys is one of the most influential DJ’s on the turntable scene. I learned all about the origins of DJing and influences on various styles of DJ, the notion that hip hop is a way of life, and rap is music- the role of the MC in the past and today- excellent if you’re into this type of music.
And finally, I saw Religulous. Now, my brother recommended this to me, and I must say I was leery of it from the get go. I consider myself an educated person, and it irritates me when people who think they are superior to other people for whatever reason make documentaries to make others look like fools. I don’t think for a second all people who have faith are stupid, and I don’t think that all people who are athiests are smart. It was an ego fest from the first scene, and while I understand that Bill Maher’s intention was to get people to think and not blindly follow, I think he went about his message the complete wrong way. Thumbs down.
“Lost and Delirious” - kinda wish I hadn’t seen it though…the story and the ending depressed me all week lol.
The description sounded harmless and wholesome enough for a late night HBO flick - an all girls’ boarding school, covert lesbian relationship, full nudity, full-breasted chicks yada yada yada, and then I unfortunately decided to “watch the whole movie”. Would recommend it.
Also “diary of the dead” (Romero’s last zombie flick). Would recommend it if only for the near-final disturbingly graphic scene!
death note - i loved this movie. it was based on manga but not done as anime. it didn’t lose anything by the change in medium. they did a great job with the story and characters. the way they made the shirigami was perfect. it’s a pretty good story about a student who comes upon a book that imbues the possessor with the power of death over whomever they choose to eliminate by writing their name on its pages and picturing their face. the ending was great.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
Candyman. The first one was on a level that should have made him one of the more popular slasher icons in sequels…but due to poor writing and the fact that my guess is a minority as a main character “monster” in the 90’s was poorly accepted, this franchise never became what it could have been.
They never even clarified whether there actually was a real Candyman in the movie…which was brilliant. It was basically a movie about the main actress going insane while injecting heavy awareness of the problems with the inner city and its own folklore.
I wish someone had taken the ball and filled out that character to its ultimate potential.
Oh well.[/quote]
yeah. i remember seeing it in the theatres when it came out. it was real good horror and i thought it would be a classic. the fact that it featured the projects in it and had that whole historical aspect made it a favorite with everyone i knew so i don’t get why it didn’t continue like final destination or something.
Predator - I hate Arnold as the governor, but he kicks ass in movies like this. I never get tired of it, probably also because my dad worked on this movie with some of the cinematography. This with Commando, those are my test boosters.
[quote]Vicomte wrote:
Maggie Gyllenhaal(fuck it) is the worst thing ever.
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This man know what he’s talkin’ 'bout!
After watching this almost every day now for 2 weeks (the kids like it) I also don’t buy Dent losing his mind because Gyllenhall got kilt.
I know something has to make him snap, but when he sets out to kill Gordon’s kids to make Gordon suffer like he’s suffered…it gets comical to me now…Gordon’s been married (we can assume) long enough to produce offspring that look to be 8-10 years old…he’s in (as far as we can tell) a committed relationship with his wife and he’s a dad…
Dent meanwhile dated some irritating (from almost the first scene we see Dent and her together in the court room she’s bitching at him about being late, trusting things to a coin flip, etc) woman for roughly a year (I’m basing the time frame on when the Joker asks the mobsters whether their money getting locked down could’ve happened a year ago which is the same time Batman appeared on the scene, so I’m assuming it’s been a year sincer Batman Begins ended and I think Wayne was ‘with’ the Gyllenhall equivalent at the end of Batman Begins and Dent wasn’t) so…Dent bitching he’s lost ‘everything’ doesn’t stand up.
[quote]sen say wrote:
Vicomte wrote:
Maggie Gyllenhaal(fuck it) is the worst thing ever.
This man know what he’s talkin’ 'bout!
After watching this almost every day now for 2 weeks (the kids like it) I also don’t buy Dent losing his mind because Gyllenhall got kilt.
I know something has to make him snap, but when he sets out to kill Gordon’s kids to make Gordon suffer like he’s suffered…it gets comical to me now…Gordon’s been married (we can assume) long enough to produce offspring that look to be 8-10 years old…he’s in (as far as we can tell) a committed relationship with his wife and he’s a dad…
Dent meanwhile dated some irritating (from almost the first scene we see Dent and her together in the court room she’s bitching at him about being late, trusting things to a coin flip, etc) woman for roughly a year (I’m basing the time frame on when the Joker asks the mobsters whether their money getting locked down could’ve happened a year ago which is the same time Batman appeared on the scene, so I’m assuming it’s been a year sincer Batman Begins ended and I think Wayne was ‘with’ the Gyllenhall equivalent at the end of Batman Begins and Dent wasn’t) so…Dent bitching he’s lost ‘everything’ doesn’t stand up.[/quote]
Damn it, Spock, quit dissecting the movie content like a frog in biology class. Yes, Gyllenhall should have been replaced with…hmmmm…someone like Jessica Biel. That way, we ALL would have cried when her fine ass died. But please, please don’t act like that movie wasn’t written well.
Absolutely perfect? Hell, has any movie ever been perfect?
Anyway, I watched The Godfather Part II and like it as much as the first installment. I thought Pacino’s acting was magnificent, one of the greatest performances ever.
Gotta love the intense punch of Diane Keaton near the end. Nothing says, “Shut up, bitch!” quite like that.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
Damn it, Spock, quit dissecting the movie content like a frog in biology class. Yes, Gyllenhall should have been replaced with…hmmmm…someone like Jessica Biel. That way, we ALL would have cried when her fine ass died. But please, please don’t act like that movie wasn’t written well.
Absolutely perfect? Hell, has any movie ever been perfect?[/quote]
[quote]Rape Weight wrote:
Gotta love the intense punch of Diane Keaton near the end. Nothing says, “Shut up, bitch!” quite like that.[/quote]
I HATE that bitch Diane Keaton. She tried to ruin the whole fucking movie. And I never bought that Michael would come back from that fine, dopey piece of ass in It-lee to hook up with her ugly, pushy…wait…I’m giving this ‘Teh Gyllenhall’ are’t I?
Last night I saw Street Fighter: Legend of Chun Li…
That movie was terrible. I noticed that when they showed some of the characters growing up, they started out as Chinese( or asian) ie Chun Li and Bison, but turned into white people as they grew older, that was pretty funny. Baby Chun Li, her chinese was pretty good, but White Chun Li, horrible english accent.