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Post by Baph on Mar 5, 2017 12:34:59 GMT -5
Agree, just poorly written/dialogue. Animation was phenomenal and the creatures, tech, fights were cutting edge shit. I just don't like stopping to pinky swear with a bimbo before I fight a demonic alien god to the death for the amusement of some mysterious, impossibly advanced technology race.
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Post by Premier on Mar 24, 2017 22:22:45 GMT -5
Manchester by the sea.
This has to be the most fucking depressing movie ever. But dam, was it well acted. Everyone turned in a great performance. Affleck earned that Oscar.
10/10.
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Post by PatSox on Mar 24, 2017 23:13:23 GMT -5
Manchester by the sea. This has to be the most fucking depressing movie ever. But dam, was it well acted. Everyone turned in a great performance. Affleck earned that Oscar. 10/10. It's powerful stuff. And the reason I think films like this, while not feel good tales, should be seen and praised, is because of how they can really give you an appreciation for what it's like for people all around us, who go through horrible personal tragedies. It puts you in their shoes, without thankfully actually having to go through something like that, and helps you to, somewhat, understand why they are how they are, on a level you couldn't otherwise. And maybe understand what they really need to get through it and not be totally lost for the rest of their lives
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Post by Premier on Mar 25, 2017 6:40:45 GMT -5
Dude I haven't had a movie move me like that since I was a little kid. Went to bed thinking about it and woke up thinking about it. Sad as fuck. But so glad I watched it. Heavy stuff.
To your point, my wife and I started thinking that this guy was an asshole. Almost making fun of him. But of course that changed once we found out what he went through. She even said something like "that's why you can't judge people without knowing what they've been through"
I don't want to paint the movie as a total cry-fest. I read a review last night that called it "the funniest sad movie ever made". They do achieve to keep it light at times through some very smart writing and dialogue. The kid reminded me of a young Jessie Eisenberg.
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Post by Baph on Mar 25, 2017 16:27:09 GMT -5
Passengers - 8 of 10.
Solid, slightly unpredictable and unique, 120 year interstellar colonization mission with 5,235 people in hypersleep aboard a corkscrew helix cruiser. Outstanding CGI and atmosphere, solid leads, but needed to get darker in order to push itself up into the 9 category. We need that "Wilson!!" moment from Castaway to really sell the gravity of the situation.
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Post by nickcage on Mar 25, 2017 18:32:52 GMT -5
Went to Logan and Get Out today.
Both are extremely enjoyable. We missed out a lot by these PG13 superhero movies. Imagine the first Ironman filled with comical swear words and violence.
Get out is pretty damn good. Plays a lot on Hostel.
I'd say both are in the 8.5/10 range. I probably don't need to own Get Out but I'll buy Logan when it's released.
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Post by Baph on Mar 25, 2017 21:51:50 GMT -5
Life - 6.5 of 10.
Not amazing work here. Crew of the intnl space station retrieves some soil samples from Mars and finds alien life. Then it all goes wrong. You know the deal. And that's the problem . . . you know the deal. Predictable sci fi gotcha gags, slam the door right before it grabs you for about 20 reps, and a pretty meh creature, then kill off the best character waaaaay too soon, though the death was spectacular and super effective, and the male lead they leave alive to "finish" the film has an uncharacteristically mundane performance as some melancholy space burnout. For such a killer cast, the acting was a bit of a letdown. Cash grab? The first 20 min are great, the final scene is great, the middle is pretty formulaic and bland.
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Post by PatSox on Mar 26, 2017 7:09:37 GMT -5
It really seems like if there's a film involving weird shit happening on a large vessel in deep space, Baph is there
That said, Baph, have you seen Sunshine? If not, I think you'd really like it. There's a chance you may not have, because it's 10 years old now, and never got the attention it deserved. But it's an excellent sci-fi thriller, with a really intriguing premise. I think I gave it an 8.5 or 9, on the old forum
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Post by Spencer on Mar 26, 2017 14:49:48 GMT -5
Yep, Sunshine is a personal fave of mine, for sure.
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Post by Baph on Mar 26, 2017 18:53:10 GMT -5
I have seen that. Kind of took on an Event Horizion sort of vibe at the end. Yes.
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Post by PatSox on Mar 27, 2017 11:46:55 GMT -5
I have seen that. Kind of took on an Event Horizion sort of vibe at the end. Yes. Yeah I didn't love the ending, to be honest But everything leading up to that was great
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Post by Spencer on Mar 27, 2017 12:36:57 GMT -5
I have seen that. Kind of took on an Event Horizion sort of vibe at the end. Yes. Yeah I didn't love the ending, to be honest But everything leading up to that was great To me, the ending felt a bit rushed. Then again, the very nature of the plot meant it had to be rushed, right?
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Post by slaytan on Mar 27, 2017 17:13:15 GMT -5
Life - 6.5 of 10.Not amazing work here. Crew of the intnl space station retrieves some soil samples from Mars and finds alien life. Then it all goes wrong. You know the deal. And that's the problem . . . you know the deal. Predictable sci fi gotcha gags, slam the door right before it grabs you for about 20 reps, and a pretty meh creature, then kill off the best character waaaaay too soon, though the death was spectacular and super effective, and the male lead they leave alive to "finish" the film has an uncharacteristically mundane performance as some melancholy space burnout. For such a killer cast, the acting was a bit of a letdown. Cash grab? The first 20 min are great, the final scene is great, the middle is pretty formulaic and bland. Was it as good as the Eddie Murphy/ Martin Lawrence original?
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Post by Baph on Mar 27, 2017 21:14:40 GMT -5
Yeah I didn't love the ending, to be honest But everything leading up to that was great To me, the ending felt a bit rushed. Then again, the very nature of the plot meant it had to be rushed, right? There's a sort of niche genre here . . . racing to the (core, asteroid, sun, other thing) in time to save humanity from it's cosmic fate. This was one of the better ones.
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Post by Baph on Mar 27, 2017 21:22:39 GMT -5
Dave Chapelle: the Spin Room - 9 of 10.
Not a film, but the new Chapelle on NetFlix is killer. Dude is provocative and unpredictable and real . . . and funny AF. As these sort of deals go, easily one of the better ones. A bit of fun, nostalgic feels too seeing Dave back on stage, and he plays on that really well. "I had to watch Key and Peele do my show the last 3 years. How do you think I felt?"
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Post by Baph on Mar 28, 2017 0:41:47 GMT -5
I Don't Feel at Home in this World Anymore - 9 of 10.
Instant cult classic. Feminism done RIGHT, take notes Hollywood cunts. Frodo Baggin's with a rat tail and throwing stars. Trans Ams. Pawn shops. The daily grind. A sort of last straw situation, she snaps, then revenge mission ensues. Handled beautifully with a steady touch of comedic undertones that almost has a Lebowski vibe to it. Really fun flick.
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Post by adamg01 on Mar 28, 2017 4:48:01 GMT -5
I Don't Feel at Home in this World Anymore - 9 of 10. Instant cult classic. Feminism done RIGHT, take notes Hollywood cunts. Frodo Baggin's with a rat tail and throwing stars. Trans Ams. Pawn shops. The daily grind. A sort of last straw situation, she snaps, then revenge mission ensues. Handled beautifully with a steady touch of comedic undertones that almost has a Lebowski vibe to it. Really fun flick. I enjoyed it as well. That drunk housewife was my fav.
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Post by boboplata on Mar 28, 2017 6:10:24 GMT -5
Dave Chapelle: the Spin Room - 9 of 10. Not a film, but the new Chapelle on NetFlix is killer. Dude is provocative and unpredictable and real . . . and funny AF. As these sort of deals go, easily one of the better ones. A bit of fun, nostalgic feels too seeing Dave back on stage, and he plays on that really well. "I had to watch Key and Peele do my show the last 3 years. How do you think I felt?" Chappelle is on a whole nother level compared to Key & Peele but that was a low blow.
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Post by adamg01 on Mar 28, 2017 8:27:35 GMT -5
For horror fans. The Devil's Candy
It scored very well on RottenTomatoes so I thought I'd try it and it's definitely worth a watch. It is outside of the normal Hollywood horror formula which was nice. The ending seemed a little rushed but overall it's pretty good.
7 out of 10
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Post by mmaphreak on Apr 2, 2017 12:27:47 GMT -5
Dave Chapelle: the Spin Room - 9 of 10. Not a film, but the new Chapelle on NetFlix is killer. Dude is provocative and unpredictable and real . . . and funny AF. As these sort of deals go, easily one of the better ones. A bit of fun, nostalgic feels too seeing Dave back on stage, and he plays on that really well. "I had to watch Key and Peele do my show the last 3 years. How do you think I felt?" i thought the netflix shows were good. really good. not quite on par with Killin them softly, but that was a 10. i'd give these two new ones 8.5's. chappelle is an expert story teller. that skill is back in full effect. a couple of his social commentary moments were just ok.
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Post by Premier on Apr 3, 2017 8:15:29 GMT -5
The Rural Juror
9/10
Powerful, inspiring. Great cast.
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Post by Baph on Apr 5, 2017 1:00:08 GMT -5
Pompeii - 5.5 of 10.
Man, that's a low ass ranking. Really disappointed here. Keifer Sutherland, John Snow, good story . . . and it's just molten garbage. I spent 3/4 of the movie rooting for the fucking volcano. Also, pretty brazen rip-off of Gladiator. Opening battle sequence, taken slave, becomes gladiator, comes back face-to-face with guy who killed his fam, even some of the famous scissor swords moves and dialogue during the tense "thumbs up vs thumbs down" scene was just straight the fuck out of Gladiator. Massive turn off. Fuck these people.
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Post by boboplata on Apr 5, 2017 1:19:20 GMT -5
The Rural Juror 9/10 Powerful, inspiring. Great cast.
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Post by slaytan on Apr 5, 2017 5:12:29 GMT -5
Rogue one
Multicultural, interplanetary, diverse rebels in dishdashas take on white Anglo Saxon Empire in M1Abrams tanks is just one of many despicable subtleties in this contrived turd. Ultra violent, Saving Private Ryan without the blood, scenes for the desensitized and dumbed down masses of today. I guess that was OK. Premise of movie (closing plot hole of Star Wars 1) interesting, fairly well done except that they also created several other, equally stupid, plot holes which were unnecessary (while simultaneously making the same plot hole from Return of the Jedi even more ridiculous).
Visuals were very good, except that they did too much as always and cluttered the scenes. Also the CGI Peter Cushing and Carrie Fishers were terrible. Looked like GTA and should not have been done. Peter Cushing looked dumber and less realistic than Batman fighting the shark while suspended from a helicopter in 1964
also they had Darth Vader pulling dynamic, front line shock troop combat work, which was pretty stupid and detracted from his character. He's basically a general. Generals don't kick doors in
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Post by Baph on Apr 7, 2017 0:22:28 GMT -5
Louis CK 2017 - 8.75 of 10.
He's good. Really provocative. The first 20 min of the show are about abortion and suicide and beheadings. Jesus. Oh, and Jesus. Covers lots of topics and observations, great conversational delivery, really has command of the stage in an effortless way that feels like you're not watching stand-up but just listening to a buddy who is on a roll.
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Post by boboplata on Apr 7, 2017 1:05:23 GMT -5
Louis CK 2017 - 8.75 of 10. He's good. Really provocative. The first 20 min of the show are about abortion and suicide and beheadings. Jesus. Oh, and Jesus. Covers lots of topics and observations, great conversational delivery, really has command of the stage in an effortless way that feels like you're not watching stand-up but just listening to a buddy who is on a roll. Conan made him cry.
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Post by PatSox on Apr 7, 2017 8:07:10 GMT -5
Rogue one Multicultural, interplanetary, diverse rebels in dishdashas take on white Anglo Saxon Empire in M1Abrams tanks is just one of many despicable subtleties in this contrived turd. Ultra violent, Saving Private Ryan without the blood, scenes for the desensitized and dumbed down masses of today. I guess that was OK. Premise of movie (closing plot hole of Star Wars 1) interesting, fairly well done except that they also created several other, equally stupid, plot holes which were unnecessary (while simultaneously making the same plot hole from Return of the Jedi even more ridiculous). Visuals were very good, except that they did too much as always and cluttered the scenes. Also the CGI Peter Cushing and Carrie Fishers were terrible. Looked like GTA and should not have been done. Peter Cushing looked dumber and less realistic than Batman fighting the shark while suspended from a helicopter in 1964 also they had Darth Vader pulling dynamic, front line shock troop combat work, which was pretty stupid and detracted from his character. He's basically a general. Generals don't kick doors in Garth applying real world logic to a fucking space opera "Vader's a general, not a front line shock trooper" Except, rear generals aren't usually 50 times more powerful and effective than their front line troops are. The rebels had something Vader wanted back, very badly. So, because he was far more capable than anyone on his side or theirs, he went after it. Made complete sense, in that universe
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Post by slaytan on Apr 7, 2017 10:26:09 GMT -5
Rogue one Multicultural, interplanetary, diverse rebels in dishdashas take on white Anglo Saxon Empire in M1Abrams tanks is just one of many despicable subtleties in this contrived turd. Ultra violent, Saving Private Ryan without the blood, scenes for the desensitized and dumbed down masses of today. I guess that was OK. Premise of movie (closing plot hole of Star Wars 1) interesting, fairly well done except that they also created several other, equally stupid, plot holes which were unnecessary (while simultaneously making the same plot hole from Return of the Jedi even more ridiculous). Visuals were very good, except that they did too much as always and cluttered the scenes. Also the CGI Peter Cushing and Carrie Fishers were terrible. Looked like GTA and should not have been done. Peter Cushing looked dumber and less realistic than Batman fighting the shark while suspended from a helicopter in 1964 also they had Darth Vader pulling dynamic, front line shock troop combat work, which was pretty stupid and detracted from his character. He's basically a general. Generals don't kick doors in Garth applying real world logic to a fucking space opera "Vader's a general, not a front line shock trooper" Except, rear generals aren't usually 50 times more powerful and effective than their front line troops are. The rebels had something Vader wanted back, very badly. So, because he was far more capable than anyone on his side or theirs, he went after it. Made complete sense, in that universe Fine, you liked it. I didn't. It just didn't seem like the Vader I knew.
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Post by Baph on Apr 7, 2017 10:27:35 GMT -5
Vader did missions like this several times in the prequals, as did his counterpart Maul. Lone commando missions. Jedi temple, trade agreement, Qui Gon duel, etc. Conventionally it seems odd, but the sith apprentice has some history of being used in this uber aggressive manner. Vader at the height of his power is better, faster, smarter, more focused, and harder to kill than 1,000 storm troopers.
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Post by slaytan on Apr 7, 2017 10:37:12 GMT -5
Vader did missions like this several times in the prequals, as did his counterpart Maul. Lone commando missions. Jedi temple, trade agreement, Qui Gon duel, etc. Conventionally it seems odd, but the sith apprentice has some history of being used in this uber aggressive manner. Vader at the height of his power is better, faster, smarter, more focused, and harder to kill than 1,000 storm troopers. I guess. i suppose it just doesn't fit with the Vader I knew from childhood
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