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Post by i move the stars for no one on Sept 16, 2009 5:22:22 GMT -5
i just rented Coraline.i was really bummed i paid to see it...totally didn't live up to my expectations.
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Post by betahat on Sept 16, 2009 11:41:31 GMT -5
Maybe you have to see it in 3-D? I have yet to see any of the new 3-D films, but I will definitely see James Cameron's Avatar in 3-D when it comes out. Then again, with these animation films that are sort-of aimed at adults, I guess it can be hit or miss.
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Post by Pocky Monster on Sept 16, 2009 14:36:23 GMT -5
^ Disney's new 3D X-mas Carol w/ Jim Carrey also looks to be promising.
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Post by ay1128 on Sept 17, 2009 3:23:01 GMT -5
since i didn't really find anything really intriguing that i haven't watched yet from blockbuster, i decided to go for a foreign film, i believe it's a award winning norwegian film about two writers, the film is called "El Reprise", definitely worth watching in my book.
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Post by keeper of the funk on Sept 29, 2009 8:24:19 GMT -5
I think there is a line between people who enjoyed Kill Bill and Grindhouse (and Basterds) and those who enjoyed Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs. The former are only for people who appreciate the B movies that serve as his inspiration. I think some people have the mistaken idea that Tarantino is trying to make movies that are "art" or that have some kind of "depth." On the other hand, your problem seems to be in large part that it was "not funny enough to actually make me laugh" which is a fair comment, since I believe his main goal is entertaining people rather than making them think deep thoughts about the human condition. I found it to be laugh out loud funny and cringe inducing at times (I especially loved Brad Pitt pretending to be an Italian) but not consistently, the pacing was a bit slow, and the action sequences were not as good as Kill Bill, to which I would give a 9/10 (at least part 1) for entertainment value alone. But I loved Christoph Waltz (Hans Landa). 2.5/10 is pretty low though, and unless you do some other reviews it's hard for me to tell whether you have really high standards or just really different tastes than me (and the majority of film critics). A critic who agrees with you is Stephen Whitty of the Newark Star-Ledger, but that guy panned the Two Towers, so he is dead to me. Don't tell me you were bored by that too lol. i prob need 2 see it again if i was to evaluate the score, it just wasn't doin it for me at the time, maybe i was in the wrong mood to appreciate it. by depth i just meant the way everything comes together and tarrintos style of referencing pop culture or cinematic history, its possible those elements werent there or went straight over my head. i never approached tarrantinos work as art house or deep on the level of evaluating the human condition. he just likes making movies as far as i know he has never attempted to do either through his work. no doubt the movie wasn't inteded to be serious, just entertainment. little things irked me when i was watching it, can'y recall specifics as the mojority of it has drifted from my mind. the little bits i remember don't seem that bad. do remember being bored in the cinema, mind drifting to imagine a similar type of movie being made about any other genocide and when is this movie gonna end. therefore my low score, but if it ever comes on tv and i decide to watch it again, its up for evaluation.
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Post by Maverick on Sept 30, 2009 11:38:09 GMT -5
Saw Hurt Locker this afternoon. 9.5/10 - by far the best Iraq war movie I've seen, probably the best war movie made in my lifetime, and suspenseful as hell. Saw it a few months ago, great movie! Best movie made in my lifetime, come on man, it has to go to top gun. In all seriousness, black hawk down was a great war flick as well....
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Post by betahat on Sept 30, 2009 15:21:25 GMT -5
^it has to go to top gun
I have to admit that top gun is more rewatchable. For soundtrack and cheese factor alone, though I'm not sure how finding out that Kelly McGillis was gay, combined with Tom Cruise's ongoing weirdness, will affect my next viewing experience. It will be interesting to see if Hurt Locker is up for any Academy Awards - I think it has a decent shot a few categories, but we don't know the competition yet as "Oscar movie release season" is just beginning.
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Post by Maverick on Sept 30, 2009 15:40:47 GMT -5
^it has to go to top gun I have to admit that top gun is more rewatchable. For soundtrack and cheese factor alone, though I'm not sure how finding out that Kelly McGillis was gay, combined with Tom Cruise's ongoing weirdness, will affect my next viewing experience. It will be interesting to see if Hurt Locker is up for any Academy Awards - I think it has a decent shot a few categories, but we don't know the competition yet as "Oscar movie release season" is just beginning. Haha, I totally agree. The volleyball scene is epic. Another reason why I enjoyed the Hurt Locker was that it was an actual war movie, rather than an anti war movie.
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Post by buffyuna on Oct 1, 2009 0:10:57 GMT -5
Just saw Jennifer's Body...eh, not too bad but not as funny as I thought it would be. The "teen lingo" that they used was cringe worthy.
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Post by Ganbare! on Oct 1, 2009 18:53:15 GMT -5
Most of the film critics acclaiming Tarantino's works in the West never dug Chinese/HK martial and action flicks...
Just saw Park Chan-Wook's Thirst, I rate it 9/10 essentially because of the plot's maestria..
He definitely is the best Korean film director of this decade...
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Post by palaver on Oct 1, 2009 22:17:44 GMT -5
^Kim Ki-duk and Park Chan-wook are tied. Ki-duk's films are profound but subtle. I recently saw Angel-A (2007), a French film noir staring Jamel Debbouze and Rie Rasmussen. 9/10 If I were to explain this picture, I would also explain this whole film. Angela is guardian angel. She just sold her body to someone she met in club to raise money for Andre, the man she is trying to help. Andre is outside the stall trying to convince her not to go through with it. He doesn't know who she is or what is really happening.
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Post by Ganbare! on Oct 2, 2009 10:19:48 GMT -5
^Damn, that must feel empowering...
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Post by delorian on Oct 11, 2009 14:58:34 GMT -5
Watched "Buffalo Soldiers" with Joaquin Phoenix and Anna Paquin. I actually bought it because I saw it years ago and loved it. It's a movie set in Germany during the end of the cold war. Shows what soldiers do when they have no war to fight. Recommended, especially if you like military movies.
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Post by betahat on Oct 19, 2009 0:51:07 GMT -5
I loved Oldboy but wasn't as impressed with Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (have yet to see Lady). What else would you recommend by him besides Thirst?
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Post by palaver on Oct 19, 2009 13:34:57 GMT -5
^I haven't seen JSA. Heard it was pretty good. It looks more like an action film which is why I've been avoiding it. I'm surprised you liked Oldboy, but not Sympathy. Were the deaths too irrational in Sympathy? Lady is in my personal top 20. I love films with a strong female lead. That pretty much describes half my DVD collection.
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