The Movie/Film/DVD thread...

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 1:53 pm

ghetto kitty wrote:
mrj wrote: The fact that it stars two of my most hated hollywood stars, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner.
DUDE.

why did you even go there?

I don't know. I just don't know.

Because I'm fallible ok. Because I had a momentary lapse in judgement. Because I forgot that they have no talent, no heart, no soul. Because I forgot about Pearl Harbour. I forgot about Armageddon. I forgot about Jersey Girl, The Sum of All Fears, and Reindeer Games. I forgot about Surviving Christmas, The Kingdom, 13 going on 30 and Alias.

In that nano second where in making decisions, your brain scans your memories to there is any precedent against which your intended actions can be compared against your prior expereince to ensure that said actions don not place you in harms way, in that nano second, my brain failed.

I forgot about all those movies. About all those pieces of cinematic criminality. And that Ben Fucking Affleck and Jennifer Fucking Garner were responsible for them all.

I failed.

<sobs>

I failed.

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 1:56 pm

mrj wrote:The Kingdom,

I thought that movie was awesome

Post by **breaksRbest** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 2:04 pm

mrj wrote: Because I forgot about Pearl Harbour. I forgot about Armageddon. I forgot about Jersey Girl, The Sum of All Fears, and Reindeer Games. I forgot about Surviving Christmas, The Kingdom, 13 going on 30 and Alias.

I'm guessing I should be thankful I've only heard of 2 of those movies & not seen ANY?

Going to see a preview screening of Choke tomorrow night, should be awesome!

FoundationStepper · Post by **FoundationStepper** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 2:06 pm

yeah my gf was thinking about going to a preview tonight - it looked ok but i saw quite a few dud reviews. not knowing anything about it though - you reckon it looks good aye?

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 2:23 pm

mrj wrote: Because I'm fallible ok.

I failed.

<sobs>

I failed.

aw, we all do it.

:kittyhug:

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 4:49 pm

deviant wrote:
mrj wrote:The Kingdom,
I thought that movie was awesome

thats ghey.

you're ghey dan.

Zerotonine · Post by **Zerotonine** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 5:04 pm

Frank Miller's The Spirit

http://io9.com/5066279/frank-miller-exp ... l-fighting

Looks camp as all hell, but you know you want it.

J Gal · Post by **J Gal** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 5:12 pm

recently watched eagle vs shark. Its been likened to the kiwi version of Napolian Dynamite. Great movie. Super cute and super lol worthy.
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=-xVMkqaOUS0

andy_hoffman · Post by **andy_hoffman** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 5:20 pm

J Gal wrote:recently watched eagle vs shark. Its been likened to the kiwi version of Napolian Dynamite. Great movie. Super cute and super lol worthy.
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=-xVMkqaOUS0

I thought it was quite funny but "likened to the kiwi version of Napolian Dynamite"??? It's a complete rip off if u ask me.

paranoid edge · Post by **paranoid edge** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 5:22 pm

Jus watched this

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1126596/

J Gal · Post by **J Gal** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 5:32 pm

andy_hoffman wrote:
J Gal wrote:recently watched eagle vs shark. Its been likened to the kiwi version of Napolian Dynamite. Great movie. Super cute and super lol worthy.
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=-xVMkqaOUS0
I thought it was quite funny but "likened to the kiwi version of Napolian Dynamite"??? It's a complete rip off if u ask me.

I can see defiant similarities, but the plots are completely different! I reckon its a pretty cool movie, considering it was filmed in 25 days or something ridiculous like that, with a budget of 1.8mil. I still <3 it

youthful_implants · Post by **youthful_implants** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:40 pm

gone baby gone is a good film. but it does star ben affleck's younger less ghey brother.

nic · Post by **nic** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:58 pm

Adulthood is a bad movie. I wanted it to be good.
I like Plan B, but he is a manchild.
Have to see Kidulthood now, best be better.

dust · Post by **dust** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:14 pm

deviant wrote:
mrj wrote:The Kingdom,
I thought that movie was awesome

I thought it was one of the worst movies i've ever seen.

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:55 pm

watched Shoot Em Up the other night. what the absolute fuck? that movie was madness. the story line, the gun fights. i was like

the whole time. crazy crazy

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 1:21 am

dust wrote:
deviant wrote:
mrj wrote:The Kingdom,
I thought that movie was awesome
I thought it was one of the worst movies i've ever seen.

The way the movie is shot is superb - its way gritty and has a real Michael Mann feel to it (heat, collateral - also, he was a producer on the film).

The action sequences are handled differently to your standard Middle Eastern 'war' films.

The treatment of Saudi culture is way off. Simple division of the culture into 'regular' Islamic folk and 'the fundamentalist bad guys' is a little black and white for my liking - given that the 'bad guys' aren't really given any humanising elements until the end of the film.

I don't mind Jamie Foxx - in fact i rather like him. Jason Bateman works well outside of a comedy role. I've always liked Chris Cooper and Jennifer Garner is... well, wooden as she is in EVERYTHING (even Juno, but the role called for it).

The whole thing feels much more like a visual experience rather than a character piece.

Zerotonine · Post by **Zerotonine** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:40 am

mecka wrote:
The way the movie is shot is superb - its way gritty and has a real Michael Mann feel to it (heat, collateral - also, he was a producer on the film).

The action sequences are handled differently to your standard Middle Eastern 'war' films.

The treatment of Saudi culture is way off. Simple division of the culture into 'regular' Islamic folk and 'the fundamentalist bad guys' is a little black and white for my liking - given that the 'bad guys' aren't really given any humanising elements until the end of the film.

I don't mind Jamie Foxx - in fact i rather like him. Jason Bateman works well outside of a comedy role. I've always liked Chris Cooper and Jennifer Garner is... well, wooden as she is in EVERYTHING (even Juno, but the role called for it).

The whole thing feels much more like a visual experience rather than a character piece.

I haven't seen The Kingdom, but it sounds a lot like the Miami Vice remake. (also produced by Mann) Long scenes with no dialogue, real visual treat though, gritty as all hell.

Holy shit Watchmen looks awesome

http://io9.com/5066933/new-watchmen-foo ... -tormented

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:38 am

I liked the kingdom, but I thought Miami Vice was shithouse.

Post by **breaksRbest** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:31 am

FoundationStepper wrote:yeah my gf was thinking about going to a preview tonight - it looked ok but i saw quite a few dud reviews. not knowing anything about it though - you reckon it looks good aye?

yeah, I reckon it'll be awesome. doubt it will be quite as good as Fight Club though.

Did your girl go last night? not sure I am going now coz I only got a single pass

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 12:28 pm

I saw the Strangers the other night. Well, the bits I didn't fast forward anyway. It sucked.

youthful_implants · Post by **youthful_implants** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 12:37 pm

Just started watching the Wire, has anyone seen that?

its kind of slow and depressing but it ghetto as bro.

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 1:18 pm

http://melbournebeats.com/forum/viewtop ... 88#p501888

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:02 am

10,000 BC = shithouse.

Rendition = very good. Although there's some very strange subtitling afoot.

dust · Post by **dust** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:37 am

Love In The Time of Cholera.

Thought it would be good because it has Javier Bardem as lead and the book is awesome.

Frankly it was the biggest pile of shite i've ever seen and i turned it off after 45 minutes.

Horrible hammy acting, bad accents and even cheap looking sets.

Just awful. Never ever watch it if you know whats good for you.

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:07 pm

just watched "The happening"

steaming

pile

of dog shit

Mark Wahlberg is fucking atrocious and should be shot.

youthful_implants · Post by **youthful_implants** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:25 pm

deviant wrote:just watched "The happening"

steaming

pile

of dog shit

Mark Wahlberg is fucking atrocious and should be shot.

FFS dude why??!!

it is without a doubt the worst film I have ever seen, but I had the excuse of no prior knowledge.

we just watched 'In the valley of Elah' with Tommy Lee Jones which is a damn good post Iraq retrospective crime movie.

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:18 pm

I had no prior knowledge either.... my flatmate chucked me the DVD as she was going out the door and said "you can watch that if you like, it's pretty good."

holy shit, bad film

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 11:38 am

DAMN! I just fucking borrowed The Happening.

Shitfuckbloodyhell

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 12:01 pm

grossed $65mil at the box office...... wtf? I gotta get into this movie business

youthful_implants · Post by **youthful_implants** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 12:03 pm

deviant wrote:grossed $65mil at the box office...... wtf? I gotta get into this movie business

its not even so bad its good.

but it reminds me of those awful 70s US horror films. 21st Century vintage cinema? Fuck that.

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 12:34 pm

youthful_implants wrote: we just watched 'In the valley of Elah' with Tommy Lee Jones which is a damn good post Iraq retrospective crime movie.

i love tommy lee, but turned this off.
way too minimal and shit scripting meant i didnt give a shit if he found his son or not.

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 12:46 pm

i watched the Death Note the other night. Was on World Movie channel. Used to be a manga but they turned it into real life movie except the death demon, he was still cartoon. Bit corny in parts, but the concept holds you on tightly to keep on watching - guy finds a note book and anyone's name he writes in it dies. So he starts killing all the murderers and rapists, but he gets chased by the police cos they think he is just as bad as the killers etc etc.

youthful_implants · Post by **youthful_implants** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 1:16 pm

ghetto kitty wrote:
youthful_implants wrote: we just watched 'In the valley of Elah' with Tommy Lee Jones which is a damn good post Iraq retrospective crime movie.
i love tommy lee, but turned this off.
way too minimal and shit scripting meant i didnt give a shit if he found his son or not.

callous woman!!!

haha

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:09 am

Imax Blue Planet - 4/10 - I expected sooo much more, so what I got actually pissed me off. Maybe I'm used to the superior quality of the BBC's doco's cause I thought this was utter tripe. The pics were great, it was the fucking narration that ruined it for me.

Actually the pics weren't all that great. When she discussed countries as viewed from above it was difficult to know which part of the screen she was talking about...great sections of land were meant to be recognizable. Maybe the editing is what sucked the balls, rather than the actual photography.

But the narration...farking 'ell! Was this doco meant for 10 year old's? Her descriptions were incredibly basic. If by now no one knows that astronauts need to wear spacesuits to breathe in space...

It just felt like I was in Grade 4 watching BTN or something. Nearer the end, the narrator started making textbook comments like "we only have one planet...". I wanted to throw up

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:52 am

Is meant to be watched at IMAX.
That was the first thing I saw at IMAX and it blew my mind!

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:54 am

I definitely felt like something was missing, that's furshure. Could have watched it in silence and enjoyed...

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 12:34 pm

The new Futurama movie is "out". Watching it now.

andy_hoffman · Post by **andy_hoffman** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 1:03 pm

Is that the beast with a thousand backs or whatever it's called?

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 1:06 pm

andy_hoffman wrote:Is that the beast with a thousand backs or whatever it's called?

No, this is the one after that, "Bender's Game".

andy_hoffman · Post by **andy_hoffman** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 1:36 pm

NICE!! Will have to check it out

menace · Post by **menace** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 12:30 am

MOVIE WARNING ALERT

stay away from :the happening :

mega crap ... the story line is mega geyhey a chemcial in the brain making ya kill ya self ..wtf ?

plz explain why people where aloud 2 make this shit box

mega fail .. i bet you can not get past the 25 min mark

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:26 am

HAHAHA, read my post on the last page....

BIGGEST FAIL EVER...

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 10:04 am

Burn After Reading

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 10:48 am

Watched Untraceable last night....

forgettable... not total fail, but meh

spin · Post by **spin** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 11:30 am

the fall, new spike jonze... a little bit of magic

apophenian · Post by **apophenian** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 5:01 pm

My girlfriend bought me the 3 series of Tribe on dvd. Awesome show

spin · Post by **spin** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 5:46 pm

the fall, new spike jonze. amazingness...

Post by **huge** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 7:12 pm

spin wrote:the fall, new spike jonze... a little bit of magic

spin wrote:the fall, new spike jonze. amazingness...

you must like it.

btw Fincher and Jonze just stuck their name on it so it would get seen, other than film festivals and russia. you wont see them in the rolling credits. its all Tarsem.

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 8:20 pm

watched "the man who knew too little", old bill murray job. v lol, can't believe I had never seen it before.

also rewwatching twin peaks series, its v good, starts to get fucking weird as early as episode 2 (which is really 3rd episode in, as it goes pilot, then ep 1). its dated very very well, and its quite refreshing to go back to a time when lara flynn boyle was both not hideous and also able to be seen from side on. the guy who plays the fbi agent is brilliant, does it with such charisma and humour but never hams it up and still delivers the horror/thriller stuff on target. I'd even go so far as to say his performances are fucking brilliant. I give the whole thing 4 laura palmers wrapped in plastic.

i tell you waht tho, give me some of whatever david lynch is smoking, jeeeeeesus h christ that dude has some weird concepts, or at the very least one hell of an imagination.

Flash · Post by **Flash** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 10:41 pm

mrj wrote: i tell you waht tho, give me some of whatever david lynch is smoking, jeeeeeesus h christ that dude has some weird concepts, or at the very least one hell of an imagination.

Apparently the man has a sugar addiction and never touches drugs of any kind.

"I like things to be orderly. For seven years I ate at Bob's Big Boy. I would go at 2:30, after the lunch rush. I ate a chocolate shake and four, five, six, seven cups of coffee--with lots of sugar. And there's lots of sugar in that chocolate shake. It's a thick shake. In a silver goblet. I would get a rush from all this sugar, and I would get so many ideas! I would write them on these napkins. It was like I had a desk with paper. All I had to do was remember to bring my pen, but a waitress would give me one if I remembered to return it at the end of my stay. I got a lot of ideas at Bob's." - David Lynch