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Hypnobabe
10 Feb 2013, 11:05
The Vanishing, with Kiefer and Jeff Bridges, Nancy Travis and a little tiny cameo from Sandra Bullock.
Hypnobabe
10 Feb 2013, 17:14
The original Texas Chainsaw Massacre (meh...) The Exorcism of Emily Rose (more fun once I realised Emily was being played by Dexter's sister!) and now I'm watching Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
The Vanishing, with Kiefer and Jeff Bridges, Nancy Travis and a little tiny cameo from Sandra Bullock.
You should watch the original movie('spoorloos'). Way better than the Vanishing ;)
Just completed Lucy's Batman degree with the Dark Knight Trilogy ... onto her Masters soon with the 3 discs of special features :))
Actually planning to do a load of really bad stuff so Batman tells me off...
Hypnobabe
11 Feb 2013, 18:59
Actually planning to do a load of really bad stuff so Batman tells me off...
*LIKE*
Okay, so apparently this is movie fortnight... Last week I went to stay with Cathie for the weekend, we watched Les Misérables, Dreamcatcher, Serenity, Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, Scream 2, Scream 3, Triangle and Hairspray.
So far today I've watched Gothika, The Hard Way and I'm in the middle of The Matrix Reloaded - The Matrix was on the other day and I saw it then...
Monstro
11 Feb 2013, 19:23
Actually planning to do a load of really bad stuff so Batman tells me off...
potd, brilliant
Looks like he's already caught her
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Second best day of my life. Wedding day first, then that.
batcity
21 Feb 2013, 00:11
Death Hunt (Charles Bronson and Lee Marvin)... Such a Classic although I watched also North Face after!!
One of my guilty pleasures: Big Trouble in Little China
PanicLord
21 Feb 2013, 22:11
Skyfall - awesome film. A good one off reset - the Bond we have known and loved is now fully formed - hope the next one is a little grander in scale but keeps the excellent quality of Skyfall and Casino Royale.
Looper - very good indeed! I think JGL is amazing and it was great to see Bruce back on form.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show.. and that was yesterday afternoon. :) :) Even watched it with a buddy whose never seen it before.. friggin' priceless. He asked me what's it about.. and the first 3 words that come to me was 'Sexy Science Fiction' haha :)
batcity
21 Feb 2013, 22:58
Malena.
going to watch Hard Times aka the streetfighter and Keith Lemon Movie (again)
Deep Rising (another Guilty Pleasure)
and 'The Mad' - sleazy horror comedy at a diner :twisted:
batcity
22 Feb 2013, 15:05
big miracle starring drew barrymore
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Collector's Edition)
Cherry.Loaf
15 Mar 2013, 09:55
Some like it hot and half of Identity theif
Ballad of Lucy Whipple Friday afternoon, and doesn't really count as I took the dogs for a walk halfway through, the bounty hunter Friday night
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Hypnobabe
16 Mar 2013, 10:30
Twilight, then New Moon, and I'm halfway through Eclipse...
Hypnobabe
16 Mar 2013, 15:28
Okay, that's the lot, Twilight marathon done!
Did they ever do a part 2, to their Breaking Dawn?
Sebastian.
16 Mar 2013, 16:56
Argo - Brilliant. Have to love Emirates' ICE - so many movies.
Hypnobabe
16 Mar 2013, 21:01
Did they ever do a part 2, to their Breaking Dawn?
Yep, it was released on DVD here in the UK on Monday, hence the need for a marathon ;0)
batcity
22 Mar 2013, 23:00
the haunting of whaley house... good film.. enjoyed it
batcity
25 Mar 2013, 11:33
Last Night...the legend of Lizzie Borden (starring Elizabeth Montgomery) (very rare)... eerie as hell
Now watching MEAT LOAF LIVE AT WEMBLEY 1982 (vhs to dvd transfer)..
anotherday
25 Mar 2013, 15:44
Les Miserables
batcity
26 Mar 2013, 21:40
Maison Close (season 1)(blu ray) (cant wait for 2nd season)
Evil One
31 Mar 2013, 23:38
Skyfall. It was very good, but not as amazing as everyone would have me believe. :rly:
Yevonda
01 Apr 2013, 06:18
Polish Bar last weekend and Lincoln this weekend.
I liked Meat in Polish Bar. I haven't decided about Lincoln yet. I heard so many great things about the movie but I am not sure.
batcity
05 Apr 2013, 19:38
The Evil Dead (the original)
Identity Thief
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Cherry.Loaf
05 Apr 2013, 20:40
Identity Thief
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I absolutely love that film :)
I absolutely love that film :)
I didn't really know much about it when we decided to go and see it, my sister picked it.
There were some quite funny moments though. :D
batcity
19 Apr 2013, 02:53
lemon popsicle
Documentary 'Classic Albums - Bat out of Hell'
The Classic Album clips during the concert made me want to watch it again :-P
anotherday
23 Apr 2013, 03:48
Documentary 'Classic Albums - Bat out of Hell'
The Classic Album clips during the concert made me want to watch it again :-P
I need a copy of that :(
Cherry.Loaf
23 Apr 2013, 09:38
Oz the great and the Powerful
Hypnobabe
23 Apr 2013, 21:44
Resident Evil, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Resident Evil: Extinction (are you spotting a pattern yet?!) and Les Miserables - the 1998 Liam Neeson/Geoffrey Rush version.
duke knooby
23 Apr 2013, 22:34
karate kid... recent version
Hypnobabe
12 May 2013, 02:06
The Princess Bride followed by Silence of the Lambs, currently watching Alien: Resurrection...
The Princess Bride.
Brilliant!
Hypnobabe
12 May 2013, 08:34
I'd heard loads about it, knew it was a bit of a cult classic, but had never actually seen the film, and I was watching Sherlock, turned the DVD off and happened to catch it about 15 minutes in!
Sebastian.
13 May 2013, 21:11
Star Trek: Into Darkness
Fantastic!
Star Wars - Empire Strikes Back
And tonight Return of the Jedi(with my wife who never saw any of the Star Wars movies before)
AndrewG
13 May 2013, 22:00
Star Trek : Into Darkness
Not dark but very bright and shiny, too many computer graphics, too much action actually! Showing a woman in her underwear for absolutely no reason. Captain Kirk is more like iron man than a captain with responsibility. He is reckless and Starfleet don't respect him. Hate what Star Trek has become. Long gone is the "sci fi" of good stories with moral/human overtones. First Contact is a billion times better. Off the scale in comparison to this stuff. JJ Abrahms said to make a good film you shouldn't play into the hands of what fans want and do too much. He has done exactly that. Well done JJ. Oh well. At least I have the old Star Trek movies and series to enjoy.
AndrewG
20 May 2013, 02:30
Fast & Furious 6.
Flipping awesome! Highly recommended. 9 out of 10. Amazing action.
Monstro
25 May 2013, 02:04
Total Recall (2012)
That's 113 mins of my life I won't get back
Hypnobabe
25 May 2013, 02:22
So far today? Resident Evil 5, Cabin in the Woods, Zombieland, Shaun of the Dead... Can you tell I'm staying with Cathie?!!
(the original) Nightmare on Elmstreet
Maybe Star Trek.... ha ha
AndrewG
15 Jun 2013, 22:08
Man of Steel.
Worst Superman movie in history. If you like constant CGI, 100% destruction, no character development, no setting establishment you'll love it.
Richard Donner knew what he was doing in 1978. The clowns who have made this mess have managed to put together the most forgettable and most boring piece of entertainment I've ever sat through. Loud and visually too overwhelming to comprehend.
Shame as I had high hopes for this. Bryan Singer's Superman Returns is miles better even.
I walked out of Ghostrider 2, Transformers 2 and would have done here as well had I been on my own but had a relatively nice outing with the family anyway. :-)
Evil One
15 Jun 2013, 23:14
Worst Superman movie in history. Worse than Superman IV? :shock:
Bryan Singer's Superman Returns is miles better even.:yikes:
AndrewG
16 Jun 2013, 00:03
Worse than Superman IV? :shock:
At least in that one it was interesting to see where in Milton Keynes it was filmed, mostly near the square at the train station. :-)
No other Lex Luthor will be as good as Gene Hackman was playing it. Thought Kevin Spacey would be good in returns as he is a decent actor but thought he sucked and he got far too physical for my liking. But to be honest I'm no expert on comic books and perhaps the Donner films were more just what I liked rather than an authentic depiction. :shrug:
Bryan Singer's Superman Returns is miles better even.
... SHUT ...UP :shock:
*scrap MoS from my watchlist*
Cherry.Loaf
16 Jun 2013, 19:26
I never got the hate for Superman returns :( I'll be watching MOS in about 2 hours
PanicLord
17 Jun 2013, 00:54
Man Of Steel. A good solid 4 out of 5. Great cast, much better character development in terms of who they are and what drives them, a great modern update. The fight that ends the movie is spectacular and epic fun. Just needs a little more levity next time and the well constructed world of cause and effect kind of falls apart once the fight starts.
But the two hours just flew by and overall it was very good.
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Cherry.Loaf
17 Jun 2013, 10:27
Really enjoyed Man of Steel answered a lot of questions I had and was a great way to spend Father's day.
PanicLord
17 Jun 2013, 20:13
Really enjoyed Man of Steel answered a lot of questions I had and was a great way to spend Father's day.
Like are we alone in the universe? ;)
Cherry.Loaf
17 Jun 2013, 21:08
Like are we alone in the universe? ;)
Like why he wore an S on his chest; as much of a geek as I am (and proud of it!) I don't know a lot about Superman
AndrewG
17 Jun 2013, 22:48
Like why he wore an S on his chest; as much of a geek as I am (and proud of it!) I don't know a lot about Superman
Those are just made up stories for this particular film rather than really giving you an explanation from the Superman universe.
Originally the S did mean S for Superman but that actually was given some more background story in the original (and in my opinion FAR, Far, far superior) Superman film from 1978. Subsequent comics have used it as well.
Originally he got his costume from materials from Krypton which Martha Kent put together so again David S. Goyer is just making some shit up here.
He was never a fisherman. He actually had a degree in journalism and thus got the job at the Daily Planet and THAT's how he met Lois Lane. Man of Steel completely twists this around to the point it doesn't really make sense.
But alas the film certainly entertained a lot of people by the looks of it but I am quite flabbergasted by the approach they have taken here. I am probably getting old but so much CGI I think really isn't interesting. I truly detest what they have done.
Originally the S did mean S for Superman but that actually was given some more background story in the original (and in my opinion FAR, Far, far superior) Superman film from 1978. Subsequent comics have used it as well.
I said it before and I will say it again. If Donner had been given the oportunity to finish his Superman saga there wouldn't have been a reason for other Superman movies today! Superman was brilliant (eventhough Donner had to use the original ending for Superman II) and Superman II could have been equally brilliant :cool:
Cherry.Loaf
17 Jun 2013, 23:09
Those are just made up stories for this particular film rather than really giving you an explanation from the Superman universe.
Originally the S did mean S for Superman but that actually was given some more background story in the original (and in my opinion FAR, Far, far superior) Superman film from 1978. Subsequent comics have used it as well.
Originally he got his costume from materials from Krypton which Martha Kent put together so again David S. Goyer is just making some shit up here.
He was never a fisherman. He actually had a degree in journalism and thus got the job at the Daily Planet and THAT's how he met Lois Lane. Man of Steel completely twists this around to the point it doesn't really make sense.
But alas the film certainly entertained a lot of people by the looks of it but I am quite flabbergasted by the approach they have taken here. I am probably getting old but so much CGI I think really isn't interesting. I truly detest what they have done.
Personally I've enjoyed every superman film/series (apart from Smallville which was God awful imo)/comic I've seen because I like to see the different aspect of him they choose to highlight. I absolutely loved seeing Krypton and seeing Jor El and Lara I felt it fleshed out that part of his life exceptionally well. Henry Cavil was superb imo and I really enjoyed seeing Lois Lane do something other than be saved every two minute. The bit I most enjoyed is that they didn't rush in and push a love story on us.
AndrewG
17 Jun 2013, 23:18
I said it before and I will say it again. If Donner had been given the oportunity to finish his Superman saga there wouldn't have been a reason for other Superman movies today! :cool:
Well I think it's true the best has already been done with it. But still I thought this might be watchable to some degree. I thought it wasn't. You should go see it and see what you think for yourself.
The problem is that DC Comics and Marvel are going mental. They are trying to fast track Man of Steel 2 for late next year or 2015. A Justice League movie thereafter as well (Batman again with Superman and introducing Wonder woman and Flash), a full Wonder Woman movie, probably a full The Flash movie and even Aquaman (!) Marvel: Avengers 2, Thor 2, Captain America 2, Spiderman 2, 3 and even 4, Fantastic Four, Guardians of the Galaxy and Ant-Man (!).
All those in the space of less than 5 years whilst we also get Star Wars episode 7 and 2 Avatar sequels. If I was working on a film I'd make sure it wasn't released in 2015 that's for sure.
I think Spielberg and Lucas are correct. Hollywood is going to implode very soon. $250 million movies are unsustainable at this level I think. I think they need to go back to basics and spend less money on hiring an army of computers to make things completely ridiculous. I thought that's exactly what they did well with The Dark Knight trilogy (although somehow they still managed to spend that much money on the films, it certainly didn't go towards visual fx). Now DC Comics is turning things towards the ridiculous shiny Marvel computer animated world. But hey what do I know? If people want this type of stuff it will get made I guess.
TheDoode
19 Jun 2013, 11:58
Andrew, the Superman backstory has been recreated so many different times within the comics that you'd have to back to the golden age to get to the 'original' origin. Even the Donner films take massive liberties with that (and I grew up with those films).
As for Man of Steel - thought it was great. The Krypton bit at the beginning was maybe unnecessary, and it felt like there could've been a little more in the way of dialogue with Kal/Clark in certain scenes, but it has definitely done the job that Superman Returns didn't do in 2006.
Superman's origins have been constantly reiterated and adapted in the comics, I don't see why film should be any different. Unless you want a carbon copy of the Donner films (or no Superman films at all...).
A Haunted House (The Marlon Wayans movie) - Don't think I had a real laugh. Too predictable.
Mermaids: The Body Found - Actually a pretty entertaining mocumentary from Discovery Channel
wolfy35
24 Jun 2013, 01:35
Monsters University
Hypnobabe
24 Jun 2013, 09:21
Paul, then The Astronaut's Wife...
Argo.
Brilliantly filmed, capturing the tension of the events perfectly. Haven't watched any of the other possible Oscar of BAFTA contenders that Argo beat to the titles this year, but can see why this won.
Yevonda
27 Jun 2013, 22:51
Black Dog - Just watched it Tuesday night. I had never seen this movie. It was better than I anticipated. Meat's character was pretty funny in it. I need to see more of his movies. I have only seen a handful of them.
Yevonda
27 Jun 2013, 22:53
Like why he wore an S on his chest; as much of a geek as I am (and proud of it!) I don't know a lot about Superman
I am a proud nerd as well and I know nothing about Superman. I never really got into this character. Then again I do not read comic books so that might be why I never followed Superman.
Olympus Has Fallen
World War Z
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
Yevonda
05 Jul 2013, 04:55
Seven Psychopaths - hilarious movie! It is kind of off the wall humor but it is a Christopher Walken, Woody Harrelson movie so I wouldn't expect anything differently.
Evil Dead (2013)
Sure a lot of gore, but that was about it.
Yevonda
21 Aug 2013, 06:22
Evil Dead (2013)
Sure a lot of gore, but that was about it.
How is that movie compared to the original? The original series is a true cult hit. Does this remake do it any justice?
How is that movie compared to the original? The original series is a true cult hit. Does this remake do it any justice?
There are refferences to the original(s) but it doesn't have the cleverness and wit of the originals. Plus it doesn't have Bruce Campbell... Characters were just not interesting with perhaps the exception of one.
All in all I didn't hate it but it wasn't anything I hoped for
Yevonda
21 Aug 2013, 06:32
When I first saw the previews for it I wondered how it would be without Bruce Campbell. The previews looked okay but it didn't really look like a promising story line. I still want to check it out but I think I will wait to rent it... ;)
duke knooby
01 Sep 2013, 16:17
3:10 to Yuma
Really enjoyed it
Hypnobabe
01 Sep 2013, 20:47
3:10 to Yuma
Really enjoyed it
Which version?
duke knooby
02 Sep 2013, 02:24
Which version?
07
Hypnobabe
02 Sep 2013, 15:35
07
Excellent taste :0D
PanicLord
02 Sep 2013, 20:18
Oblivion. 3.5 out of 5. Not very original but well crafted none the less.
Yevonda
05 Sep 2013, 05:24
The Heat - very funny movie. There are a few scenes that aren't to funny but the rest of the movie had me in stitches. Sandra Bullock did a great job but Melissa McCarthy stole the show!
Battybarb
06 Sep 2013, 18:50
The Conjuring ....really good movie if you like supernatural films ,wouldn't say it was the scariest I have seen but really enjoyed it and have since read up on Ed Warren the investigator it was about and quite an interesting read
duke knooby
15 Sep 2013, 17:13
hell boy 2
the hole
Sebastian.
15 Sep 2013, 17:38
Snatch. Just brilliant.
Snatch. Just brilliant.
Almost as good as Lock, stock and two smoking barrels :cool:
Gonna watch Oblivion now. :shock:
Sebastian.
16 Sep 2013, 00:15
Almost as good as Lock, stock and two smoking barrels :cool:
Gonna watch Oblivion now. :shock:
I do love Lock, stock.
FallingDown
The one with Michael Douglas? 'Cause that one is brilliant :cool:
batcity
26 Sep 2013, 21:57
K-2 starring Kate del castillo (brilliant!!)
batcity
27 Sep 2013, 22:32
The Principal and The Substitute
the principal most excellent film:D
BostonAngel
27 Sep 2013, 22:45
Insomnia, a phsycological murder mystery/thriller from 2002 starring Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary S~~~~ and Jonathan Jackson who was Lucky Spencer on the soap opera General Hospital and was also on the TV series Nashville. Just happened to come across it while switching TV channels. Awesome movie
Monsters University, prior to that it should have been the second Star Trek reboot on the outbound flight ... but the in flight entertainment wasn't working so we had 11 hrs staring at a blank screen!
Yevonda
03 Oct 2013, 22:30
Monsters University, prior to that it should have been the second Star Trek reboot on the outbound flight ... but the in flight entertainment wasn't working so we had 11 hrs staring at a blank screen!
Not fun. The Star Trek movie was good too. To bad you had to stare at a blank screen! How was the flight back home?
Not fun. The Star Trek movie was good too. To bad you had to stare at a blank screen! How was the flight back home?
Apart from the fact neither of us really slept it wasn't too painless ... Just hated leaving Vegas where everyone is happy and polite and arriving back in a grey rainy country full of miserable grumpy people .
Sebastian.
21 Oct 2013, 12:28
Dear Zachary.
Very emotionally draining but a must see.
Sebastian.
21 Oct 2013, 15:57
Dear Zachary.
Very emotionally draining but a must see.
I'm still upset and angry over this. Again, a must see.
Yevonda
21 Oct 2013, 22:20
I'm still upset and angry over this. Again, a must see.
What is the movie about? It must be a good one if you are still upset about it! Some of the best movies are the ones that make us think and are not just made to simply entertain.
Sebastian.
21 Oct 2013, 22:56
What is the movie about? It must be a good one if you are still upset about it! Some of the best movies are the ones that make us think and are not just made to simply entertain.
It's best to watch it knowing as little as possible but it's a documentary a friend of a murdered doctor made in order to show his unborn child what he was like when he was alive.
Hypnobabe
22 Oct 2013, 01:09
Ink.
Yevonda
22 Oct 2013, 22:27
It's best to watch it knowing as little as possible but it's a documentary a friend of a murdered doctor made in order to show his unborn child what he was like when he was alive.
Really, that does sound intense. It also sounds like a tear jerker but for me I cry at the holiday Hallmark commercials... :lol:
The last film we watched... husband and I... because now about twice a week we do movie date night via cable... lol ... was Dodgeball ... I think the funniest part was when the old dude (Rip Torn I think it was) was training the team... throwing wrenches at them to teach them to dodge... Made ME scream laughing... I'm pretty well fond of Vince Vaughn and Justin Long, too ... I don't think I'd watch it again, though ...
Tonight we're watching Rock Of Ages... I don't think husband will enjoy it as much as I will ... but there ya go ... Anybody ?... Is it a good film ???
I hope this finds all good with all !!!
S ... xo
Evil One
22 Oct 2013, 23:33
I don't think I'd watch it again, though ...
Don't. It's immensely funny the first time, but doesn't hold up to repeated viewings.
tonyloaf
24 Oct 2013, 10:51
captin Phillips, really good film
Julie in the rv mirror
25 Oct 2013, 00:41
Tonight we're watching Rock Of Ages... I don't think husband will enjoy it as much as I will ... but there ya go ... Anybody ?... Is it a good film ???
I hope this finds all good with all !!!
S ... xo
I liked it- more than I thought I would. Tom Cruise was pretty good, IMO.
Last night I went to a special preview showing of a movie called "About Time"- I thought it was VERY good! :-)
The Lost Boys.
Thought I'd show the wife one of my fav. movies from the 80's. Obviously she hated it :roll:
sunshine on lieth not as good as mama mia but a nice musical film
Hypnobabe
25 Oct 2013, 11:15
The Lost Boys. Thought I'd show the wife one of my fav. movies from the 80's. Obviously she hated it :roll:
That's one of my favourites!
World War Z.
Different to the book, but a good derivative with enough nods to the key sections of the book, and an interesting take on Zombies with them moving so fast and having absolutely no regard or feeling for personal injury at that speed.
The Flying Mouse
25 Oct 2013, 19:09
The Lost Boys.
Thought I'd show the wife one of my fav. movies from the 80's. Obviously she hated it :roll:
:twisted: It's possible to hate The Lost Boys? :shock:
Last days on Mars
Dunno, it's so-so
Not good like 'Alien' or 'The Thing'
Not as bad as 'Apollo 18'
I managed to watch without using the fast forward button, so... ya...
Hypnobabe
30 Nov 2013, 12:29
Started watching The Running Man last night but got too tired to finish... Makes me want to re-read the book though, which is VASTLY different from the film, not least of all because Arnold Schwarzenegger isn't in it...
Sebastian.
08 Dec 2013, 22:40
Pearl Harbor - It gets worse but funnier everytime I watch it.
Pearl Harbor - It gets worse but funnier everytime I watch it.
You actually watched it more than once?! :O
Watched World War Z last night.
tonyloaf
09 Dec 2013, 15:34
hunger games 2- odd ending
RED 2 - Not quite as good as the first, but enough humour to make it entertaining.
TheDoode
09 Dec 2013, 21:29
Insidious 2. A film that has serious self-identity issues and ridiculously misplaced comic relief characters.
Return of the Pink Panther / Pink Panther Strikes Again
Brilliant
Hypnobabe
28 Dec 2013, 17:18
Cast Away... And hubby is currently watching Tarzan and the Valley of Gold, because he saw it at the cinema when he was a little boy...
What's Eating Gilbert Grape ... xo
Julie in the rv mirror
01 Jan 2014, 10:26
Saving Mr. Banks
Don Juan DeMarco ... :D ...
Evil One
03 Jan 2014, 15:20
Raiders Of The Lost Ark. Still a fantastic film but there's one thing that's always bothered me about it. What happens to all the snakes? They're surrounded by hundreds of snakes, Indy breaks through the wall and the snakes all vanish. :shrug:
Hypnobabe
03 Jan 2014, 18:13
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2, about to follow up with Zombieland!
tonyloaf
03 Jan 2014, 19:34
Walter Mitty , easy going movie
duke knooby
03 Jan 2014, 22:55
The conjuring
Wouldn't fancy watching it alone in the dark!
AndrewG
03 Jan 2014, 23:53
Frozen.
Unbelievably good musical animation from Disney. Fantastic songs and music. Combines the best elements from so many films. Oscar worthy and perhaps the best animated movie I've seen alongside the best from Pixar.
Now you see me
I was entertained for the entire 2 hours :D
The Big Lebowski
Had to watch it again because... You know... That rug really tied the room together.
Cherry.Loaf
26 Jan 2014, 21:19
Grudge Match
Sebastian.
27 Jan 2014, 00:58
The Alan Partridge movie - 5/5
Saving Mr Banks. -Much better than I expected it to be!
I loved Saving Mr Banks, beautifully done!
Cherry.Loaf
01 Jun 2014, 11:23
Bad Neighbours Last night and X-men Days of future past last Saturday
Pitch Black last night
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Leanne79
03 Jun 2014, 01:06
12 years a slave
really good film and yup I cried
Mars Attacks
Seen it umpteen times; it's so bad it's good. Didn't want to watch it but I promised my Sons I'd sit through it with them.
Watching Remember The Titans right now
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Now watching Men In Black III
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Annabelle,
My wife and I both liked the Conjuring. So obviously we had to see this spin off.
It's a whole less creepy. And the first hour is almost boring with only 3 or 4 more or less creepy/scary scenes and a poor built up. In the end I think it's a below average horror flick.
Just watched Scary Movie 5 ... and laughed ... out loud... a lot... even though at times... I was embarrassed to be doing that ... lol ...
batcity
20 Oct 2014, 12:37
mrs brown da movie (absolutely pants)
Sebastian.
20 Oct 2014, 14:25
About a boy.
I was called into the sergeants office last week, where they just wanted to say I looked like Marcus. Turns out I do.
Yevonda
21 Oct 2014, 05:39
Finally watched 3 Days to Kill with Kevin Costner. I really enjoyed the movie. Shoot em up action scenes along with a love story. Can't go wrong with Kevin Costner in my book!!
Julie in the rv mirror
21 Oct 2014, 06:56
Can't go wrong with Kevin Costner in my book!!
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Dances With Wolves
The Bodyguard
Bull Durham
:oops: ;)
Yevonda
21 Oct 2014, 22:42
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Dances With Wolves
The Bodyguard
Bull Durham
:oops: ;)
Yes, Yes and Yes.. :D
Finally watched 3 Days to Kill with Kevin Costner. I really enjoyed the movie. Shoot em up action scenes along with a love story. Can't go wrong with Kevin Costner in my book!!
Waterworld????
Yevonda
21 Oct 2014, 23:58
Waterworld????
Okay you got me Guy. I can't say that I will stand by Waterworld.. ;)
It's that time of year again
Halloween 35th anniversary Blu Ray
Halloween II Collector's Edition Blu Ray
After all those years they still remain in the top 10 of my favorite movies. :cool:
Sebastian.
25 Oct 2014, 19:27
Fury.
Pretty good not my favourite war film ever.
First rule of combat first aid though Hollywood: take the weapon away from the casualty, especially if they display symptoms of shock!
Sebastian.
25 Oct 2014, 22:48
Fury.
Pretty good not my favourite war film ever.
First rule of combat first aid though Hollywood: take the weapon away from the casualty, especially if they display symptoms of shock!
Oh and eh amount of tracer rounds used made it look like Star Wars.
Hypnobabe
26 Oct 2014, 01:43
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Yevonda
26 Oct 2014, 19:09
Alexander and the Terrible Horrible no Good Very Bad Day - the new Steve Carell movie. It was okay. I am a big Steve Carrell fan and I didn't think it was one of his best but it was fun.
Yevonda
26 Oct 2014, 19:09
It's that time of year again
Halloween 35th anniversary Blu Ray
Halloween II Collector's Edition Blu Ray
After all those years they still remain in the top 10 of my favorite movies. :cool:
They are some of my favorites too. Love watching horror flicks during Halloween time.. ;)
tonyloaf
28 Oct 2014, 01:13
Saw box set is great
Saw box set is great
Why? Didn't it contain any of the movies then? :twisted: :-P
PanicLord
29 Oct 2014, 01:01
It's that time of year again
Halloween 35th anniversary Blu Ray
Halloween II Collector's Edition Blu Ray
After all those years they still remain in the top 10 of my favorite movies. :cool:
Good choices. I just ordered the original and the second one is under rated. I also love h20 which I think is a brilliant modern (at the time!) Follow on
PanicLord
29 Oct 2014, 01:02
They are some of my favorites too. Love watching horror flicks during Halloween time.. ;)
Me too. Have watched H20,Final Destination, Scream 1 to 3,I know what you did last summer, and have several more to go! !
Last film seen ... Flight... starring Denzel ... it was pretty good ... I wouldn't watch it again, though ...
Deliver us from evil...
Bleh.
PanicLord
03 Nov 2014, 21:57
X Men Days Of Future Past... Great stuff!
tonyloaf
04 Nov 2014, 00:00
Fury. Really good war film
Sebastian.
04 Nov 2014, 00:07
Fury. Really good war film
Still stand by my point though. To many damn tracer rounds.
Mud ... it was...okay ... kept my interest to find out what the heck the guy was about ... and the first shot of the shoot out made me jump out my skin and giggle nervously ... lol ... Oh... and I liked Ellis' personality... His character reminded me of P Jo in Crazy In Alabama ...
Julie in the rv mirror
08 Nov 2014, 07:01
"I'll Be Me", the Glen Campbell documentary. Extremely well done- sad, but funny and uplifting at the same time. Recommended.
Nebraska ~ I laughed (even though at times I wondered if I should be... lol ...)... I cried ... I enjoyed it immensely !!! ... and probably would watch it again ... Bruce Dern... long time fave... First time I saw him was in a hippie movie... lol ... oh... what was the name of it ... Psyche-Out ... I think it was... maybe in 1969 ?? ... My friend and I went to see it because this actor we'd seen in another film we liked... Jack Nicholson from Easy Rider... was in it... and I came out from the theater with a lifelong fondness of Bruce and Dean Stockwell... Even my mom liked Bruce... but she was always prone towards bad boys for her fantasy men ... lol ... perhaps because my dad was such a mellow, easy-going fellow... lol ...
Ouija
which probably is short for
OUch It's Just Awful
Monstro
15 Nov 2014, 02:32
Ouija
which probably is short for
OUch It's Just Awful
Were you board?????
samurai7
15 Nov 2014, 13:55
Expendables III
A couple of pretty good action sequences, but not a lot else lol
Ended the night with Guardians of the Universe.
Entertaining popcorn flick
Edge of Tomorrow.
Another entertaining popcorn flick
The last film I watched was Her ... I'm not sure how I feel about it ... Kind of weirded me out ... lol ... but ended the way I would like... I thought it was on a steer a different way ... Made me tense ... lol ... oh and I'm in the middle of watching Armageddon (it's a very long film ! ) ... and so far I'm enjoying it immensely ...
Yevonda
24 Nov 2014, 22:46
Annabelle - watched in the theater this past Friday with my girlfriend. I have came to the conclusion that I can not watch a scary movie in the theater without a male chaperone... :D
samurai7
25 Nov 2014, 20:40
Guardians of the Galaxy. Brilliant fun 👍
The last film I watched was Her ... I'm not sure how I feel about it ... Kind of weirded me out ... lol ... but ended the way I would like... I thought it was on a steer a different way ... Made me tense ... lol ... oh and I'm in the middle of watching Armageddon (it's a very long film ! ) ... and so far I'm enjoying it immensely ...
Finished Armageddon... wailed like a babe at the ending... loved it ... SO much action ... wowser ...
tonyloaf
26 Nov 2014, 11:04
Guardians of the Galaxy. Brilliant fun 👍
really enjoyed that film
Hypnobabe
26 Nov 2014, 12:32
Finished Armageddon... wailed like a babe at the ending... loved it ... SO much action ... wowser ...
I ALWAYS blub at that one.... And hubby ALWAYS rolls his eyes at me!!
Not a movie but the teaser trailer of Episode VII
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh
*ohhh please don't be another Phantom Menace :oops: *
I ALWAYS blub at that one.... And hubby ALWAYS rolls his eyes at me!!
Well... lol ... I know if my Freddie had been here to watch it with me... he would have been wailing like a baby, too ... lol ... He was a crier... bless him ... xo
Last film watched was August: Osage County... and I liked it immensely... Liked all the cast members... and the characters they played... Was surprised at a few of the things that happened... and good on those girls for walking away ... bless them ... xo
Blackkat13
20 Dec 2014, 01:49
Night At the Museum 3 Really good movie :twisted:
tonyloaf
21 Dec 2014, 03:09
imitation game, very interesting film
Pandorum (Slightly predictable)
followed by
Event Horizon (one of my guilty pleasures)
Yevonda
29 Dec 2014, 23:07
Just watched a movie called Dark Skies on Netflix over the weekend. I believe it came out last year. It was a really good movie. If you like alien movies then you need to check it out.
Just watched a movie called Dark Skies on Netflix over the weekend. I believe it came out last year. It was a really good movie. If you like alien movies then you need to check it out.
My wife went with me to the Meat Loaf concert at the London 02. She didn't go to the concert but the 02 also has a movie theater. While I enjoyed the Last at Bat show she saw Dark Skies there :-)
Sebastian.
13 Jan 2015, 00:08
Four Lions.
One film which I acatually laughed out loud at.
tonyloaf
14 Jan 2015, 19:14
As above as below
John Wick = Non-stop, over-the-top-, shoot-m-dead, action extravaganza.
or as someone on IMDB called it: John Wick = Violence Porn (which I like both :lol: )
Interstellar. Not bad at all, but with almost 3 hours just too long for my enjoyment.
Also watched some of the Gotham series. I wonder if all actors were occupied during the auditions. Because what was casted... none of them can decent act. Even the Bold and Beautiful has better acting :shock:
And the dialogue makes me believe they used the writer of the Bold and Beautiful as well... Terrible... bleh
The Portrait of Dorian Gray ( 1945)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Picture_of_Dorian_Gray_(1945_film)
I had not seen this in such a long time. It was black/white .
The last film I saw was Transcendence starring Johnny Depp... and sad for me to say... being the huge deppie fan I am ... I found it to be confusing and convoluted ... :( ... and a couple hours of my life I won't get back... I just couldn't bond with any of the characters ... though I do like whatever is happening physically to JD's neck... as he ages... I found myself sitting there and staring at it when I couldn't get into what else was going on onscreen ... lol...
MeatGrl1
15 Feb 2015, 23:59
Annie Get Your Gun with Howard Keel and Betty Hutton
PanicLord
20 Feb 2015, 02:02
Kingsman... entertaining and pretty slick although somewhat unremarkable. Fun but instantly forgettable.
Sebastian.
25 Feb 2015, 00:20
The Grand Hotel Budapest.
One of the best films I've seen. Ralph Fiennes is just superb. One of my favourite if not my favourite actor.
GenoJLaw
26 Feb 2015, 01:55
Big Hero 6 I laughed so much. I want a Baymax sooo bad. :lol:
The Grand Hotel Budapest.
One of the best films I've seen. Ralph Fiennes is just superb. One of my favourite if not my favourite actor.
That was next to last film I watched.. and wasn't it a good one ??!! ... lol ... So many laugh out loud moments !! ... I'm a big fan of visual silly/ funny and the film had many moments of that... Just watching Lobby Boy following his boss about... both walking so quickly ... and them going downhill on the ski slope... was wiping tears of laughter ...
Last film I watched was Gone Girl ... I'm not much the Ben Affleck fan ... I find him to be quite the mope... in films... and when he's anywhere at an awards show ... lol ... Anyroad... I had a feeling what had really happened... quite near the beginning of the film ... Can't say what was the giveaway for me... but my feeling was confirmed ... I did have to hang in
to see ... what would happen next... but came away unsatisfied with the ending... though on reflection... perhaps what was gotten... was deserved ... ;) ... lol ...
Julie in the rv mirror
27 Feb 2015, 15:59
I saw Boyhood. It was an interesting concept- they filmed it over the course of twelve years with the same actors, so you get to see how they change over the years. Of course, the kids change more than the adults- they grow up over the course of (almost) three hours. Good movie.
St. Vincent starring Bill Murray.
Yevonda
04 Mar 2015, 18:03
St. Vincent starring Bill Murray.
How is that one? Is that the one with Melissa McCarthy?
yes St Vincent is the one with Melissa McCarthy. While she is definitely in the movie, Bill Murray and child who played her son carried the movie. I thought it was an excellent movie and Murray was very good in it. It is funny but a bit sad too. Anyway, I liked it.
tonyloaf
05 Mar 2015, 08:00
Focus . Will Smith
Yevonda
09 Mar 2015, 17:00
yes St Vincent is the one with Melissa McCarthy. While she is definitely in the movie, Bill Murray and child who played her son carried the movie. I thought it was an excellent movie and Murray was very good in it. It is funny but a bit sad too. Anyway, I liked it.
We were going to rent this movie this past weekend and the time just got away from us. Maybe we will be able to see it this weekend. I love Bill Murray and am glad he has a big role in the film.
It Follows
One of the better horror movies I've seen lately. In fact, although completely different storywise, this one reminded me in so many ways on the original Halloween movie (my personal all time favorite horror picture) it was hard for me not to like it. Basically it reminded me of the horror movies I grew up with:twisted:
4 out of 5 stars :cool:
The Age of Adaline ( 2015)
I loved this being the romantic and love time travel type movies.
The Jersey boys (2014) Loved this, all those songs I recall by The Four Seasons .
I imagine there is a soundtrack, will get that. excellent and transported me straight back to the early 60's .
Jurassic World
People don't care about making good movies anymore. It's typical for this kind of film. Just throw in millions of dollars on special effects and nobody cares that the characters are 2 dimensional, bad acted and predictable. Unfortunately I care. How sad is it that the cast of this blockbuster movie are out-acted by cgi dino's?
In the end JW turned out to be your regular SyFy channel monster movie. Only with a huge budget on special effects.
my rating: 6 out of 10
AndrewG
12 Jun 2015, 01:58
Jurassic World
People don't care about making good movies anymore. It's typical for this kind of film. Just throw in millions of dollars on special effects and nobody cares that the characters are 2 dimensional, bad acted and predictable. Unfortunately I care. How sad is it that the cast of this blockbuster movie are out-acted by cgi dino's?
In the end JW turned out to be your regular SyFy channel monster movie. Only with a huge budget on special effects.
my rating: 6 out of 10
These are my exact expectations of that film. You still gave it a decent rating. I had similar experiences with Age of Ultron. Only CGI and the rest didn't matter. Pisses me off cinema is that way now. I did really enjoy Mad Max. Together with Furious 7 best films of 2015 so far. Really hope Star Wars will offer something more because JJ Abrahms last effort pretty much destroyed everything that was ever fun and interesting about Star Trek with all his repetitive story line, the lack of "trekking" through space, all the stupid assed CGI and irritating never really in danger actors.
PanicLord
12 Jun 2015, 22:28
Jurassic World
People don't care about making good movies anymore. It's typical for this kind of film. Just throw in millions of dollars on special effects and nobody cares that the characters are 2 dimensional, bad acted and predictable. Unfortunately I care. How sad is it that the cast of this blockbuster movie are out-acted by cgi dino's?
In the end JW turned out to be your regular SyFy channel monster movie. Only with a huge budget on special effects.
my rating: 6 out of 10
Talk about sweeping generalisations! There have been some superb films out at the cinemas over the last few years.
I do agree that well rounded characters with intelligent plot lines and solid acting help any film.
Having said that I don't think any of that will affect my enjoyment of this film. I'm expecting the big dumb corporation to make some stupid decisions that lead to Dino chaos. If it delivers that and is tons of fun that's 4 stars in my book. If it is surprisingly well scripted and acted that gets the full 5 :)
PanicLord
14 Jun 2015, 01:34
Talk about sweeping generalisations! There have been some superb films out at the cinemas over the last few years.
I do agree that well rounded characters with intelligent plot lines and solid acting help any film. It was much dumber than I believed possible.
I do however think the team genuinely wanted to make a good follow up film.
Having said that I don't think any of that will affect my enjoyment of this film. I'm expecting the big dumb corporation to make some stupid decisions that lead to Dino chaos. If it delivers that and is tons of fun that's 4 stars in my book. If it is surprisingly well scripted and acted that gets the full 5 :)
Okay so having seen it I agree with your rating and would give it a 3 out of 5. It's better than JP3 and was fun in a very dumb kind of way.
I think what disappointed me the most was the lack of intelligence applied to the script. Given that they've had 13 or so years since the last one I really thought they would have had the time to create something more intelligent. It was so much dumber than I allowed for.
And unfortunately as you say each character has such a disposable and generic back story and character arc that you don't really care about them.
I can't list my specific issues without spoiling it for people.
So just sit back, marvel at the amazing park and animals, and enjoy the ride and the carnage. Then watch the original to see how it should be done.
AndrewG
14 Jun 2015, 04:13
I saw Jurassic World yesterday and actually thought it was excellent. Sure I wasn't expecting a lot but id easily put it above the two other sequels. Almost as good as the first and I honestly think the best they could have done with what went on before and what people would expect. Decent story and finally some monster madness that made some sense. I'd rate it an 8 out of 10. The working theme park aspect was done in a very convincing way.
Almost as good as the first. Decent story and finally some monster madness that made some sense. I'd rate it an 8 out of 10.
Just some quotes from your post and, Andrew, I have to ask... What was the excellent part that made you say 'almost as good as the first'?
Was it the great dialogue? The way the characters were written? The storyline?
the following CONTAINS SPOILERS:
Jurassic Park had suspense and good directing and editing to built that suspense. You can't hardly say JW had either of that There was no suspense as everything was predictable, because of the way it was directed.
Jurassic Park, although extremely fictional, made the dinosaurs credible. In this movie we have raptors being trained like puppies, even teaming up with a T-Rex. And of course the raptors betray the human alpha, only to back him up again some moment later.
The characters of Jurassic Park and JW can be put side to side. From the 2 kids (a clear nodd to the original) to the male/female leads, the owner and the bad guy. And if you compare these characters only the children were more or less equal to the original movie. All other characters didn't just fall flat, they were so poorly written and directed that you can hardly empathyse with them.
The only thing that JW had more than JP is dino CGI. And I can understand you and other people enjoyed the special effects action sequences. It's what blockbuster movies are made of today. And that JW did well. It would have been a good Marvel movie, in that matter :lol:
But put everything aside, I found the remarks about 'almost as good as the first one' a bit odd. And personally I would give movies only an 8 if it has more to it than just some pretty special effects and action. But again, it's typical for todays blockbuster movies. I just expected you to be someone who at least cared for a decent story and minimal character development. Or can you name at least one character in the movie that wasn't extremely 2 dimensional?
Sorry I sound so harsh but your reply really surprised me.
AndrewG
14 Jun 2015, 15:44
*****Spoilers******
There was much more than effects that interested me here. Seriously if it's ONLY effects I get bored. Age of Ultron is perfect example.
10 Things JW did right imo:
1. It didn't make women seem completely useless. Spielberg intentionally put a strong female character in JP after he made his own wife look completely useless in Temple of Doom. Bryce Dallas Howard helps towards the end (with a nice reference to Dr. Grant's actions in the first film) and isn't as useless as the woman protagonist in Godzilla for example who can't even answer a phone call.
2. Having to wait a little while to see a proper dino in the film, just like JP. Instead the JP theme is effectively used to show the initial areas of the park (just like JP did with the island shots) rather than the awesomeness of a dino.
3. The scale of the park is immense and much better thought out / explored than the first film. There is a hotel, areas where people can walk, merch areas, lines where people have to queue for rides. Ride operators who are a bit clueless because usually everything works perfectly, just like in a real park. It was very effective I thought.
4. The actors seemed to be in danger during the film. Especially the kids in the gyro-sphere. This was similar to the T Rex attack at night in the original film. Compare this to useless Age of Ultron where it seemed like a play with a bunch of super heroes showing up with their awesome life styles and not having anything really to worry about even when Ironman behaves like an imbicillic Dr. Frankenstein and just gets away with it. Mad Max is another great example of a recent movie where actors are in real danger and helps to make you feel more involved and not asleep like Age of Ultron did to me.
5. Several dino attack scenes effectively did not have any music. This worked well to create more suspense in the original T Rex attack in JP and was a great contrast when there is a lot of score used.
6. The music was excellent and original themes were used well. Compare this to piece of shit Man of Steel resurrection which does not contain John Williams' leidmotif and is just utter crap, considering it is Hans Zimmer, it's really bad. Just drums and 5 piano notes. Not to mention everything else wrong with that utter horrendous film.
7. Monster vs Monster fight. Kept to the point and nothing idiotic and long drawn out like in Godzilla (how did THAT director get a Star Wars gig?)
8. Superb references to first film when remains of original park were shown, merch, tools, cars even to the exact location where Grant, Sattler, Malcolm where first overwhelmed when seeing a brachiosaurus. This time the film leads seeing a dying one because of a real monster the lab cooked up. Nice reverse of plot element I thought.
9. Chris Pratt & Bryce Dallas Howard. Good leads and perfect for this film. They don't come with the baggage that some actors have. There was about as much background story to both them as there was to original leads in JP in my opinion. Only critique I have when Claire asks Owen what they should do at end of the film it would have been more fitting to have answered with "we evolve"
10. Final roar of T Rex on top of helipad before movie turns to black instantly. Great ending.
:D
I guess we won't come closer on our siagreement here :D
*****Spoilers******
There was much more than effects that interested me here. Seriously if it's ONLY effects I get bored. Age of Ultron is perfect example.
10 Things JW did right imo:
1. It didn't make women seem completely useless.
Because she shot a gun and used a flare to guide the T-Rex? (worst scene of the movie perhaps. Not just the unnecersary slomo- which didn't add anything to the suspense-, but outrunning the T-Rex on high heels)... The fact that she didn't scream with every dino situation didn't make her useless but also not a strong character. The fact that she made all the wrong decisions except when she wanted her nephews rescued and almost begged Pratt's character for help, didn't make her strong nor loveable
2. Having to wait a little while to see a proper dino in the film, just like JP. Instead the JP theme is effectively used to show the initial areas of the park (just like JP did with the island shots) rather than the awesomeness of a dino.
I found several shots, as mentioned earlier, the better part of the movie. But very early we got to see proper dinos. We saw how one man controlled 4 raptors the way Dolphins are controlled in Sea World. This was not just very unbelievable but a giveaway for the nonsense that would be part of the plot
3. The scale of the park is immense and much better thought out / explored than the first film. There is a hotel, areas where people can walk, merch areas, lines where people have to queue for rides. Ride operators who are a bit clueless because usually everything works perfectly, just like in a real park. It was very effective I thought.
Yes, exactly like Jaws 3D. It helped to expand the mayhem but not in making the movie on itself, or the storyline any good
4. The actors seemed to be in danger during the film. Especially the kids in the gyro-sphere. This was similar to the T Rex attack at night in the original film. Compare this to useless Age of Ultron where it seemed like a play with a bunch of super heroes showing up with their awesome life styles and not having anything really to worry about even when Ironman behaves like an imbicillic Dr. Frankenstein and just gets away with it. Mad Max is another great example of a recent movie where actors are in real danger and helps to make you feel more involved and not asleep like Age of Ultron did to me.
The kids in the gyrosphere was the only scene were I felt they were in danger. Of course that first team was in danger without their lethal weapons. But it was obvious from the beginning they would end up dead and it was not well directed either. The fact that Pratt had to make a semi funny line, each time something remotely intense seemed to happen didn't help either and in my opinion again to blame on poor directing
5. Several dino attack scenes effectively did not have any music. This worked well to create more suspense in the original T Rex attack in JP and was a great contrast when there is a lot of score used.
Again I found most of the dino attack scenes bad directed and never suspensefull because the way it was edited. There were no surprises (with the ecxeption of one scene
6. The music was excellent and original themes were used well. Compare this to piece of shit Man of Steel resurrection which does not contain John Williams' leidmotif and is just utter crap, considering it is Hans Zimmer, it's really bad. Just drums and 5 piano notes. Not to mention everything else wrong with that utter horrendous film.
Score was epic. Especially the re-use
7. Monster vs Monster fight. Kept to the point and nothing idiotic and long drawn out like in Godzilla (how did THAT director get a Star Wars gig?)
You didn't find the raptor sequenses or the T-rex matching up with the raptor -even both having an understanding- idiotic. Ok, we don't share the same opinion here
8. Superb references to first film when remains of original park were shown, merch, tools, cars even to the exact location where Grant, Sattler, Malcolm where first overwhelmed when seeing a brachiosaurus. This time the film leads seeing a dying one because of a real monster the lab cooked up. Nice reverse of plot element I thought.
The scene with the dying brachiosaurus was good. The reason (Bryce's character 180degrees turn on her personal view a bit cheesy. Then again, no character development forces these kinds of emotional turnarounds
9. Chris Pratt & Bryce Dallas Howard. Good leads and perfect for this film. They don't come with the baggage that some actors have. There was about as much background story to both them as there was to original leads in JP in my opinion. Only critique I have when Claire asks Owen what they should do at end of the film it would have been more fitting to have answered with "we evolve"
Funny, they are my main issue. What are their back stories? They were as 2 dimensional as any character in a syfy movie. I found all of the characters poorly written and those two were no exception imo. Just after I saw the movie I toold my wife how bad they acted. Eventually I realised that they probabbly did the best they could with the characters that were handed out to them in the script
10. Final roar of T Rex on top of helipad before movie turns to black instantly. Great ending.
lol. I give you that one :cool::lol:
:D
As I said, we disagree quite a bit and for me this was one of the worse blockbusters because of the very poor script, poor directing and lack of character development (not too mention the incredible aweful dialogue) :-P
Julie in the rv mirror
15 Jun 2015, 04:20
I just saw Jurassic World, and I have to say, I tend to agree with Andrew- I enjoyed it very much. I also saw it in IMAX 3-D, so I'm sure that added to the Wow factor, but the special effects were stunning. At points, I felt as if I was right there with the characters, and I even jumped in my seat a number of times. :lol: It kind of reminded me of the original "Jaws" in a way. (The scene with the shark might be a nod to that flick also, it just occurred to me.) Granted, the characters' backstories were not too fleshed out, but I don't think that aspect is crucial to the storyline- I think we know enough (I also get the sense there may be room for a sequel or two down the road). I think there just wasn't enough time to give too much backstory, and to do so would have slowed the movie down. I also agree that all effects and no plot can be boring- I felt that way about the last Transformers movie (and I loved the first one).
I didn't find the training of the velociraptors to be that unbelievable, considering that they are supposed to be intelligent as dinosaurs go (and considering the fact we already believe there are living dinosaurs to begin with).
The strong female character isn't really new; consider Dr. Sattler in the first movie, as well as Lex, the young girl (in the original book, the kids were reversed and the boy was the older, computer-savvy one). Michael Crichton always had strong female characters in his books, but I digress. I've got to agree with Adje on the high heels, though. I found the fact she was still wearing those more unbelievable than the dinosaurs. :lol:
I loved the nods to the original story- I'm a big fan of the first movie, hated the second, and I thought the third was passable, though I thought a large aspect of Crichton's (much more cynical) viewpoint was changed. In that respect, I would put this movie ahead of both of the previous sequels. All in all, I think it's a perfect Summer thriller blockbuster, as I'm sure it will be. There was even a toy commercial mixed in amongst the previews (which included one for a movie called "The Walk", about Philippe Petit, the Frenchman who walked between the Twin Towers on a tightrope, which looked amazing in 3-D).
PanicLord
16 Jun 2015, 00:15
Yes I enjoyed it too, it was very entertaining, in a light and frothy pop corny type way. But I was hoping for more than that. They've had 14 years since the last one. 14!
** SPOILER ALERT **
I'll actually try and do it without spoilers but just in case...
So things I found disappointing:
* Very little showing of the park being built up into a success, Clare's struggle to make it work, previous successes and failures. This means I have no emotional investment in the park. I want it to fail so I can see the carnage, rather than wanting it to succeed and feeling guilty pleasure when it goes wrong. Also means I don't care about Clare, because while we are told she has devoted her life to the park at the expense of her own life, we don't see or feel it. She should have battled against the creation of something so deliberately violent and been forced to cave in under the onslaught of angry investors.
* No evidence of any human intelligence - not just on the day, but at any time since the original park failed. That IRex should NOT have escaped that easily. There should be AT LEAST double doors, draw bridges, guard towers with effective weapons and well trained guards, moats, bloody great fences etc etc etc. Once the dinosaur is out there should be a swift, skilled, well rehearsed, professionally executed take down plan. And finally, there should be a comprehensive evacuation / safepoint type plan for the visitors, again well drilled. NOT one that just gathers everyone up into one central feeding ground. OF COURSE all these things must fail in order to serve up the fun, BUT they should fail DESPITE careful planning, and the best intentions of intelligent people, NOT because everyone involved is ludicrously stupid.
* The kids were surprisingly well done at first... and then the young one just bursts into tears... about something major and significant that could have been something we could care about... but we have had no hint of previously. As if the writers suddenly realised he didn't have enough back story so lumped something in.
All of the above robbed it of any drama or tension for me - no emotional investment at all. Can't help wondering if there is a longer version with all the gaps above filled in that could be available on Blu Ray?!?
oh and the raptor training is surprisingly well handled at first... but by the end... stretched my suspension of disbelief beyond breaking point.
Stuff I enjoyed...
* Seeing the park up and running. Amazing to see Hammond's crazy dream realised, even if only for a short while!
* Clare's solution to the problem and her (admittedly very predictable) transformation into Lara Croft. I thought Bryce did a great job.
* The mososaur is every bit as awesome as in the trailer.
* Chris Pratt was very good... but he is no Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum, or Harrison Ford :)
* The dino carnage was good. Loved the bit where the assistant gets eaten. Yeah it rips off Star Wars and lots of other films but it does it so well. Partly of course because they still get eaten :)
* Vincent D'Onofrio - as always - enjoyably bonkers with a mad gleam in his eye.
* Irrfan Khan - don't think I have seen him in anything before but he was an excellent modern Richard Hammond - sort of a cross between him and Richard Branson actually!
So in summary, very enjoyable, but almost entirely disposable. Better than JP3, no closer than 2/3 as good as the original or 80% as good as part 2.
Julie in the rv mirror
16 Jun 2015, 05:24
So things I found disappointing:
* Very little showing of the park being built up into a success, Clare's struggle to make it work, previous successes and failures. This means I have no emotional investment in the park. I want it to fail so I can see the carnage, rather than wanting it to succeed and feeling guilty pleasure when it goes wrong. Also means I don't care about Clare, because while we are told she has devoted her life to the park at the expense of her own life, we don't see or feel it. She should have battled against the creation of something so deliberately violent and been forced to cave in under the onslaught of angry investors.
* No evidence of any human intelligence - not just on the day, but at any time since the original park failed. That IRex should NOT have escaped that easily. There should be AT LEAST double doors, draw bridges, guard towers with effective weapons and well trained guards, moats, bloody great fences etc etc etc. Once the dinosaur is out there should be a swift, skilled, well rehearsed, professionally executed take down plan. And finally, there should be a comprehensive evacuation / safepoint type plan for the visitors, again well drilled. NOT one that just gathers everyone up into one central feeding ground. OF COURSE all these things must fail in order to serve up the fun, BUT they should fail DESPITE careful planning, and the best intentions of intelligent people, NOT because everyone involved is ludicrously stupid.
As you pointed out, the park did have to fail, for various reasons, with the major one of course being that it's necessary in order for the fun to ensue. :-)
From a storyline point, though, remember that the whole theme of the series revolves around the idea that "life finds a way"; these are living, wild creatures, and the stupid humans forget that. Stupid humans also don't learn from previous mistakes, hence they weren't better prepared with security. Though, if we're to believe the premise that life finds a way, it ultimately wouldn't matter. Also, though, remember the dino didn't actually escape at first, she just made them think she escaped, which was actually a trick so that...;)
Remember also Ian Malcom's Chaos Theory- the system was bound to break down at some point.
Claire doesn't care about the animals, or about the humans that much, for that matter (at least at the beginning of the film); to her, it's all about the money, hence the pressure for more terrifying dinos.
So in summary, very enjoyable, but almost entirely disposable. Better than JP3, no closer than 2/3 as good as the original or 80% as good as part 2.
Yeah, I don't think the film will win any Academy Awards, but it is a fun movie, IMO.
As I mentioned previously, I'm a huge fan of Crichton's work, and the tone of the original storyline is much darker than the movies have portrayed. Crichton's viewpoint seems to be that just because technology can bring dinosaurs back to life (for example), doesn't mean we should. The character of Ian Malcom kind of represents Crichton, IMO.
This is also why I disliked the second movie as much as I did. Crichton wrote the screenplay for the first, and aside from a few changes, the storyline followed the book pretty closely, though it left tons out (Crichton said he included about 10-20 percent of the book's content). Some parts of the first book and the second came out in the movie sequels, but they changed too much of it for my taste. If anyone is really interested in the whole story and backstory, I'd recommend reading the books ("Jurassic Park" and "The Lost World"). The humans are also much less stupid in the books. ;) One glaring omission I found is that they never really developed Dr. Henry Wu's character- he's a major character in the book. I also liked the character of Muldoon, the game warden; I think he was barely mentioned in the film, if at all.
Slightly off-topic, but I once attended a lecture given by paleontologist Jack Horner, who was the technical advisor for the film(s), and the inspiration for Dr. Alan Grant, and was able to meet him afterwards. Seemed like a cool guy.
Jurassic World
People don't care about making good movies anymore. It's typical for this kind of film. Just throw in millions of dollars on special effects and nobody cares that the characters are 2 dimensional, bad acted and predictable. Unfortunately I care. How sad is it that the cast of this blockbuster movie are out-acted by cgi dino's?
In the end JW turned out to be your regular SyFy channel monster movie. Only with a huge budget on special effects.
my rating: 6 out of 10
I absolutely loved Jurassic World myself. I thought it was brilliant. It was at least better than Mad Max, but then that wasn't really difficult.
Well, I thought Avatar was a horrible movie. Obviously I found Jurassic World terrible... And look how they do at the box office. I guess it pays off to make movies I really dislike :D
AndrewG
16 Jun 2015, 20:44
I thought Mad Max was awesome. I'd both rate JW and Mad Max 8-9 along with Furious 7. All 3 well thought out movies which delivered imo. Biggest disappointments recently were Age of Ultron and quite a few meh films such as It Follows / Kingsman / Run All Night.
Don't get how you can actually dislike Avatar really unless you don't know what you are in for. It's quite obvious what it's going to be like. It was very typical James Cameron I thought. Aliens / The Abyss and pretty much delivered exactly that imo. It easily has had the best live action 3D we've ever seen in a cinema release I'd say. Imax version was immense. And there's going to be 3 more like it. James Cameron apparently gave thumbs up to Terminator Genisys and the second trailer looks good so that will be the next movie I'll see. First trailer with some random song looked weird. Glad they fixed it.
Adje do they still have stupid breaks at the cinema in the middle of films in The Netherlands? I couldn't stand that nonsense when I was growing up.
Julie in the rv mirror
16 Jun 2015, 21:40
It easily has had the best live action 3D we've ever seen in a cinema release I'd say. Imax version was immense.
I've got to agree- Avatar was the first movie in many, many years that I went back to the theater to see (3 times total), because I knew it could never compare on a TV screen. I thought the story was good, even though predictable, but the visuals were outstanding. The flying scenes in IMAX were unbelievable.
I think it will be difficult for any sequels to live up to the first.
Don't get how you can actually dislike Avatar really unless you don't know what you are in for. It's quite obvious what it's going to be like. It was very typical James Cameron I thought. Aliens / The Abyss and pretty much delivered exactly that imo.
Adje do they still have stupid breaks at the cinema in the middle of films in The Netherlands? I couldn't stand that nonsense when I was growing up.
Breaks depend on the cinema you go to, but ya, JW had a 15 min break. Bleh
I think the Abyss was great, perhaps my fav of James Cameron but I found Avatar one of the worst Cameron movies.
One thing is for sure. We watch movies in a complete different way
AndrewG
16 Jun 2015, 23:26
Breaks depend on the cinema you go to, but ya, JW had a 15 min break. Bleh
I think the Abyss was great, perhaps my fav of James Cameron but I found Avatar one of the worst Cameron movies.
One thing is for sure. We watch movies in a complete different way
It depends. I got totally bored with the long drawn out battle movies like Lord of the rings. I totally don't like these. So never bothered with the hobbit malarkey. Hated hunger games. Just some childish running man rip off for kids so sequels not for me. so guess I try to just avoid things I reckon will bore or irritate me anyway.
Think the super hero movie stuff is getting milked to death. Ant man looks boring and batman vs superman looks insanely bad. I've seen better fan made trailers.
Well, I thought Avatar was a horrible movie. Obviously I found Jurassic World terrible... And look how they do at the box office. I guess it pays off to make movies I really dislike :D
I didn't like avatar either, and I'm definitely not interested in superman v batman
Blue Jasmine. wow, shades of Street Car named desire.
AndrewG
26 Jun 2015, 02:47
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Wow that film holds up 24 years on. Still so flipping awesome, action packed, emotional and with a great story.
Looking forward to Genisys next week. Although I'll be expecting much less than #2 for sure.
tonyloaf
26 Jun 2015, 22:48
Jurassic world! awsome!
Some oldies I had to play on my new HD Beamer.
The Goonies (my favorite movie when I was a teenager)
Big Trouble in Little China (my guilty pleasure)
Star Wars original trilogy (When you watch this it needs to be on a big screen)
Batman & Batman Returns (because the Burton movies are the only Batman movies I actually like and no one plays it better than Keaton)
Jaws (I miss 'young Spielberg'. Todays blockbusters would be so much more than just visual effects if current director's had at least 1% of young Spielberg in them)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Young Spielberg Rocks!)
Sebastian.
29 Jun 2015, 09:32
Lego Movie, really funny and visually stunning.
Watched the final version of my movie, Penguin Bird of Prey. cant wait for august 1st
I started watching Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No last night... SCREAMING laughing... SO over the top ... I was tired and nodded out ... but will track it down and finish watching... TOO freakin' funny ... hahaha ...
Jurassic world! awsome!
"need more teeth" ... "what?" ... "NEED MORE TEETH" ... wow... was that great or WHAT ?? ... lol ... loved the film ... fun stuff ...
This...
I started watching Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No last night... SCREAMING laughing... SO over the top ... I was tired and nodded out ... but will track it down and finish watching... TOO freakin' funny ... hahaha ...
explains this...
"need more teeth" ... "what?" ... "NEED MORE TEETH" ... wow... was that great or WHAT ?? ... lol ... loved the film ... fun stuff ...
:twisted::lol:;)
ChloeLee88
26 Jul 2015, 14:14
Sharknado has suddenly appeared on my sky box...i can only imagine my husband has recorded it!
Last film I watched was Jurassic World - Liked this a lot!!
The last film I watched was one based on a Stephen King story... The film is called The Mist... I've seen it before and had it on as white noise... It's creepy... and the ending a bit of a shock... a sad one ... I do like the film, though ...
ChloeLee88
27 Jul 2015, 18:44
I went to watch the new terminator film last night, I thought I was going to hate it but actually it was very very good! Some really comical parts to it too!
The last film I watched was one based on a Stephen King story... The film is called The Mist... I've seen it before and had it on as white noise... It's creepy... and the ending a bit of a shock... a sad one ... I do like the film, though ...
It's one of those rare movies where even the author admitted that the movie ending was better than the one in his book
Sleepy Hollow starring Johnny Depp ... again ... I like it ... :D ...
ChloeLee88
03 Aug 2015, 00:55
Today I watched Stage Fright for the first time....can't say it was the best film i've ever seen, but it was ok!
Terminator Genisys.
Decent enough action flick and, personally I think a better installment to the franchise than Terminator Salvation.
Not the best movie of the year by far. But also not nearly as terrible as that Syfy movie with the Dino's. Which, by now I can say with certainty was the worst big budget movie of the year.
Yevonda
13 Aug 2015, 07:00
I watched the Minions movie the other night with a bunch of co-workers. We were the only ones in the theater.. Eight grown adults watching the Minions..haha :D
Julie in the rv mirror
13 Aug 2015, 08:13
The last movie I saw was Ricki and the Flash, which was a bit disappointing. The music was good, but there wasn't too much of a plot.
Before that, I saw Mission Impossible Rogue Nation, which was excellent- good story and plenty of action.
ChloeLee88
13 Aug 2015, 09:56
I went to watch the new Fantastic 4 Movie last night, was ok! Not the best Marvel film recently but i wasn't bored!
Might go and watch Pixels today....
I watched the Minions movie the other night with a bunch of co-workers. We were the only ones in the theater.. Eight grown adults watching the Minions..haha :D
I wen with my wife 4 days ago. Didn't like it as much as the Dispicable Me movies. Most funny moment were put in the trailer anyway. But at the vey end (exchanging gifts) theu guitar scene + what followed cracked me up :lol:
AndrewG
13 Aug 2015, 14:37
Saw Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation in 4DX a few weeks ago when it came out.
Excellent film, excellent action, stunts and humour.
Easily the best entry in the MI series and probably Tom Cruise's best film.
When the film is great 4DX is great fun.
Yevonda
19 Aug 2015, 06:37
I wen with my wife 4 days ago. Didn't like it as much as the Dispicable Me movies. Most funny moment were put in the trailer anyway. But at the vey end (exchanging gifts) theu guitar scene + what followed cracked me up :lol:
I agree the Despicable Me movies were better. I like the 1st Despicable Me more than any of them. It is funny you say that about the guitar scene. That is my favorite part of the movie too!!
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