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A "Hey I just watched a movie" thread
April 23, 2010 at
06:49 PM
One of the other forums I go to has one of these threads and I've been turned on to some good movies that other regulars just watched. I was kind of surprised not to see a similar thread here (at least not that I could find.) 
I just rewatched "Kinamand" - a cute drama about a Danish plumber who gets involved in an arranged marriage with a Chinese illegal. Good stuff (Netflix instant.)
So what have you folks watched recently?
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I just rewatched "Kinamand" - a cute drama about a Danish plumber who gets involved in an arranged marriage with a Chinese illegal. Good stuff (Netflix instant.)
So what have you folks watched recently?
April 15, 2011, 3:13 am: System Notice: This thread has been automatically renewed after reaching a post limit. Most of its content has been moved to this thread for reference purposes.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gTT59NibGw
Sucked ass.
Fast & Furious 6 - 8/10
So ridiculously stupid, it's good. Just turn your brain off and laugh at the stupidity and cheesiness. Franchise has grown on me.
I know the purists and people who appreciate film-as-art are going to castrate me, but:
This was just horrible. The movie's story could have been told in a half hour, but instead it was a directors masturbatory dream; indulging his "vision" at every turn. I get it: you want me to feel desolation - I don't need 15 minutes of empty Serengeti shots to convey that.
I've read all the critiques about how perfect it is and how there's not a wasted frame, etc, and all I can say is - bull shit. There's 2 hours of wasted frames.
Also, this supposed mind blowing story is full of gaping holes, so I couldn't even latch onto that and feel like I walked away suffering through some crappy length for a great kernel of story.
Anywho, I didn't like it, in case you didn't get that. Also, feel a little betrayed.
I know the purists and people who appreciate film-as-art are going to castrate me, but:
This was just horrible. The movie's story could have been told in a half hour, but instead it was a directors masturbatory dream; indulging his "vision" at every turn. I get it: you want me to feel desolation - I don't need 15 minutes of empty Serengeti shots to convey that.
I've read all the critiques about how perfect it is and how there's not a wasted frame, etc, and all I can say is - bull shit. There's 2 hours of wasted frames.
Also, this supposed mind blowing story is full of gaping holes, so I couldn't even latch onto that and feel like I walked away suffering through some crappy length for a great kernel of story.
Anywho, I didn't like it, in case you didn't get that. Also, feel a little betrayed.
I know the purists and people who appreciate film-as-art are going to castrate me, but:
This was just horrible. The movie's story could have been told in a half hour, but instead it was a directors masturbatory dream; indulging his "vision" at every turn. I get it: you want me to feel desolation - I don't need 15 minutes of empty Serengeti shots to convey that.
I've read all the critiques about how perfect it is and how there's not a wasted frame, etc, and all I can say is - bull shit. There's 2 hours of wasted frames.
Also, this supposed mind blowing story is full of gaping holes, so I couldn't even latch onto that and feel like I walked away suffering through some crappy length for a great kernel of story.
Anywho, I didn't like it, in case you didn't get that. Also, feel a little betrayed.
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I'd say reading the book is almost a requirement before watching it.
You'd think a movie with half a dozen pseudo-superheroes of literature all thrown together would be more interesting. I think a longer movie would have allowed more time to care more about the characters. Good try, though.
Non-Stop
Liam Neeson in Die Hard on a plane. Ok, not really. Overall has good twists and turns. I must have missed the foreshadowing for the ending, though, 'cause to me it came out of nowhere.
Lego Batman: The Movie
Are all Lego movies at least pretty good to excellent? Seems so. Good animation and fun writing. Looks like the new Lego movie is even better. Haven't seen it yet.
Dirty Wars
Documentary as told by the investigative journalist who traveled around the Middle East covering wars. Includes his investigating the U.S. killing apparent civilians and removing the bullets from the bodies to cover it up, his discovery of JSOC which allegedly operates in secret and above the law, the secret wars going on in Yemen and in dozens of other countries, and his covering of an American being killed by the U.S. government without stating the reason why, as well as the U.S. killing that person's 16-year-old, American son two weeks later.
"With a self-fulfilling prophecy, the United States had helped create the man it was now trying to kill."
"We're now seeing the effects of covert intervention in countries on multiple continents without thought of future repercussions, and it is radically expanded to over 75 countries. JSOC became a paramilitary arm of the administration. And billions upon billions of dollars was poured into it. What we have essentially done is created one hell of a hammer, and for the rest of our generation, for the rest of my lifetime, this force will be continually searching for a nail."
If you've never heard of the stuff I just mentioned, you probably should.
just as good as I remember. left with a decently pungent taste. would odor tickets again, worth every scent.
Dave
You'd think a movie with half a dozen pseudo-superheroes of literature all thrown together would be more interesting. I think a longer movie would have allowed more time to care more about the characters. Good try, though.
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Dark Touch - Creepy little girl, some ghosts, and some killings. Have tried to get through it a few times now - can't - perhaps 3rd time will be a charm.