Last Movie you saw at the Cinema
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THE BROTHERS BLOOM
MOON new!
DRAG ME TO HELL
AWAY WE GO
SIN NOMBRE
UP
OBSERVE AND REPORT
THE HANGOVER
DUPLICITY
THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT
STAR TREK
MY SISTER'S KEEPER new!
KNOWING
ALEXANDER THE LAST
PUBLIC ENEMIES new!
THE SOLOIST
WATCHMEN
TAKEN
GOMORRA
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM
I LOVE YOU, MAN
THE PROPOSAL
DONKEY PUNCH
THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE
X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE
TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN new!
MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D
FRIDAY THE 13TH
TERMINATOR SALVATION
● ● ● ● ● ●
In the interests of brevity, a uni-review!
Public Enemies/Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen
A dull, overlong chore. It's clear that Michael Mann/Bay loves his gunshots/explosions, but can't seem to develop any interesting characters, even though Depp/Shia does his blessed best to infuse charm and life into his underwritten lead role. You'd think gangsters and g-men/robots and soldiers would be automatically entertaining but Mann/Bay just sucks all the life out of them. The rest of the film is filled with ugly grainy video/messy cgi-crammed shots that just left me bothered. Marion Cotillard in a tub/Megan Fox draped over a bike isn't even enough to keep me interested; overall, a waste of great source material.
There's nothing for me to add to the criticism of Transformers 2. I watched it with my Transformers-mad nephew, who was in awe the whole time, so it was still a nice enough experience. He's so cute. I told him that if he talked during the show, we'd leave, and if there was something important, he should tap me on the shoulder and whisper into my ear. Not two minutes would pass by before there was something important to tell me, usually like this:
Devastator appears on screen.
Someone in the film says "Devastator".
(shoulder tap) "That's Devastator, Uncle Donnacha".
I was a little surprised to see he didn't seem too excited to see the film early. I later found out that his parents had told him that I make movies (and he's seen the ones on youtube), so when they told him that he's be going with Uncle Donnacha to work to see Transformers, he thought I'd be making a movie with them, and that he could help. So just watching a movie was a bit of a letdown...
My Sister's Keeper was fine. Grand performances, especially from the kids in the cast. The problem is the screenplay. The film seems constrained to fit the book inside two hours, so interesting subplots feel shoved in, often at the expense of the main story. There's a sense of "well, that twenty-minute bit was nice. Oh, and now we're back to the main plot". The ending feels flat and is not nearly as affecting as the emotional storytelling of what came before. Looking at wikipedia I see the ending was changed from the book, but the book's ending reads a bit like a cop-out anyway, so I can see the challenge Cassavetes had to face in adapting the film. However, when you get the director of The Notebook, you also get the director of John Q, so there's a lot of the film that feels bland and maudlin.
Moon is great, a 2000 AD story come to life. Sam Rockwell is very, very good. I love how the film for the most part avoids cliches, setting it apart from typical sci-fi films. It honestly feels like a short that was adapted into a longer film, like a "Tales From The Crypt" episode that you really enjoyed and thought was interesting enough to be extended beyond the ending. The application of a literal "ticking clock" is a little disappointing, considering how entertaining the rest of the film is. The look of the film is beautiful and never seems cheap or fake - if there's any CG in this I didn't see it. I was also happy to see British actors Benedict Wong and Matt Berry crop up as corporate bastards (that's two very intelligent space films for Wong, along with Sunshine), and Kevin Spacey's voice as Sam's doting robot assistant was a pleasure to hear. Other reviews might talk of a "twist". It's not really so much of a twist as a complication that happens at the end of the first act, but which works better if the audience isn't already aware of it. It's fairly easy to guess anyway, and I'm happy that it wasn't used for the ending, but rather the beginning of Sam the astronaut's story. I'm really, really looking forward to seeing what Duncan Jones does next.
MOON new!
DRAG ME TO HELL
AWAY WE GO
SIN NOMBRE
UP
OBSERVE AND REPORT
THE HANGOVER
DUPLICITY
THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT
STAR TREK
MY SISTER'S KEEPER new!
KNOWING
ALEXANDER THE LAST
PUBLIC ENEMIES new!
THE SOLOIST
WATCHMEN
TAKEN
GOMORRA
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM
I LOVE YOU, MAN
THE PROPOSAL
DONKEY PUNCH
THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE
X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE
TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN new!
MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D
FRIDAY THE 13TH
TERMINATOR SALVATION
● ● ● ● ● ●
In the interests of brevity, a uni-review!
Public Enemies/Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen
A dull, overlong chore. It's clear that Michael Mann/Bay loves his gunshots/explosions, but can't seem to develop any interesting characters, even though Depp/Shia does his blessed best to infuse charm and life into his underwritten lead role. You'd think gangsters and g-men/robots and soldiers would be automatically entertaining but Mann/Bay just sucks all the life out of them. The rest of the film is filled with ugly grainy video/messy cgi-crammed shots that just left me bothered. Marion Cotillard in a tub/Megan Fox draped over a bike isn't even enough to keep me interested; overall, a waste of great source material.
There's nothing for me to add to the criticism of Transformers 2. I watched it with my Transformers-mad nephew, who was in awe the whole time, so it was still a nice enough experience. He's so cute. I told him that if he talked during the show, we'd leave, and if there was something important, he should tap me on the shoulder and whisper into my ear. Not two minutes would pass by before there was something important to tell me, usually like this:
Devastator appears on screen.
Someone in the film says "Devastator".
(shoulder tap) "That's Devastator, Uncle Donnacha".
I was a little surprised to see he didn't seem too excited to see the film early. I later found out that his parents had told him that I make movies (and he's seen the ones on youtube), so when they told him that he's be going with Uncle Donnacha to work to see Transformers, he thought I'd be making a movie with them, and that he could help. So just watching a movie was a bit of a letdown...
My Sister's Keeper was fine. Grand performances, especially from the kids in the cast. The problem is the screenplay. The film seems constrained to fit the book inside two hours, so interesting subplots feel shoved in, often at the expense of the main story. There's a sense of "well, that twenty-minute bit was nice. Oh, and now we're back to the main plot". The ending feels flat and is not nearly as affecting as the emotional storytelling of what came before. Looking at wikipedia I see the ending was changed from the book, but the book's ending reads a bit like a cop-out anyway, so I can see the challenge Cassavetes had to face in adapting the film. However, when you get the director of The Notebook, you also get the director of John Q, so there's a lot of the film that feels bland and maudlin.
Moon is great, a 2000 AD story come to life. Sam Rockwell is very, very good. I love how the film for the most part avoids cliches, setting it apart from typical sci-fi films. It honestly feels like a short that was adapted into a longer film, like a "Tales From The Crypt" episode that you really enjoyed and thought was interesting enough to be extended beyond the ending. The application of a literal "ticking clock" is a little disappointing, considering how entertaining the rest of the film is. The look of the film is beautiful and never seems cheap or fake - if there's any CG in this I didn't see it. I was also happy to see British actors Benedict Wong and Matt Berry crop up as corporate bastards (that's two very intelligent space films for Wong, along with Sunshine), and Kevin Spacey's voice as Sam's doting robot assistant was a pleasure to hear. Other reviews might talk of a "twist". It's not really so much of a twist as a complication that happens at the end of the first act, but which works better if the audience isn't already aware of it. It's fairly easy to guess anyway, and I'm happy that it wasn't used for the ending, but rather the beginning of Sam the astronaut's story. I'm really, really looking forward to seeing what Duncan Jones does next.
07-11-09, 06:27 PM
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Took the clan to see Ice Age 3 in 3-D. I thought the 3-D was OK, but not as impressive as I thought it was gonna be, and actually, a preview of some kid's movie about turning water into food had WAY better 3-D. As for the movie, more Scrat, which was good, but now there's a female Scratte which sucked, and I really liked the new character "Buck" (Simon Pegg, I believe).
07-11-09, 07:06 PM
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^ really?! I thought the 3D effects were better implemented than 'Up'. As for the movie itself, it was rather cheesey and contrived, but the action scenes were fun.
07-12-09, 06:52 PM
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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs: Decent animated film. It wasn't near as good as Up though. Saw it in 3D, meaning DLP. The picture was beautiful, sound was about right, but the projectionist did a horrible job of fitting the image on the screen. The edges of the screen went unused.
07-12-09, 08:42 PM
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If I'd seen this thread before midnight last night, the answer would have been Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. As it was, my wife and I took my 14 year old cousin to see Batman (1989) for the first time last night. It was great, all over again!
07-14-09, 05:57 AM
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As a huge Star Trek fan, the last film I saw in a theater was Peter Jackson's King Kong.
Right. No it was Star Trek. But, before that, it was Kong. So I hadn't been to a theater in a few years when I saw Trek.
The thrill of seeing a film in a theater is long gone for me. I was a kid in the early '70s and back then it was a huge thing to go see a new film in a theater or the drive in. Now I'd rather wait to see it on a movie channel or DVD. Too many cretins in the theaters now. People have the attention span of a gnat, they talk constantly to eachother and on their damn phones, or they text on them with the screen lit up.
Right. No it was Star Trek. But, before that, it was Kong. So I hadn't been to a theater in a few years when I saw Trek.
The thrill of seeing a film in a theater is long gone for me. I was a kid in the early '70s and back then it was a huge thing to go see a new film in a theater or the drive in. Now I'd rather wait to see it on a movie channel or DVD. Too many cretins in the theaters now. People have the attention span of a gnat, they talk constantly to eachother and on their damn phones, or they text on them with the screen lit up.
07-14-09, 05:56 PM
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just saw Bruno and Moon this afternoon, am thinking about seeing Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan at the AFI Silver tonight - but with only one hour of sleep last night, I just might crash.
07-14-09, 07:50 PM
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07-14-09, 10:53 PM
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I'm just kidding.
But seriously, don't let it happen again.
07-15-09, 08:14 AM
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was tempted to see Harry Potter at midnight, thought otherwise, came home, and slept for eight hours.
07-15-09, 10:03 AM
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Bruno. Planning on doing some catchup and trying to cram Harry Potter 6, Transformers 2, 500 Days of Summer, Public Enemies and Year One in this weekend.
07-15-09, 03:13 PM
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Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince
Too much fun!
Too much fun!
07-15-09, 05:27 PM
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Please look at the first post of the thread. Thank you.
Please do not post anything about the new Harry Potter film. No one gives a shit about it. Don't waste peoples time. Thank you. All other movies are allowed, just not Harry Potter. It's just, I can't handle british kids running around with wands yelling "rubbish" every two minutes. Sorry, just can't do it.
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07-15-09, 10:57 PM
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Yeah, because we shouldn't talk about movies you don't like. 
Harry Potter for me as well. It was a lot of fun, but they took out some of my favorite parts from the book.
If you must just pretend this movie doesn't exist, my answer would be Star Trek a month or two ago. Also
Harry Potter for me as well. It was a lot of fun, but they took out some of my favorite parts from the book.
If you must just pretend this movie doesn't exist, my answer would be Star Trek a month or two ago. Also
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Yeah, because we shouldn't talk about movies you don't like.
Harry Potter for me as well. It was a lot of fun, but they took out some of my favorite parts from the book.
If you must just pretend this movie doesn't exist, my answer would be Star Trek a month or two ago. Also
Harry Potter for me as well. It was a lot of fun, but they took out some of my favorite parts from the book.
If you must just pretend this movie doesn't exist, my answer would be Star Trek a month or two ago. Also
07-16-09, 09:31 PM
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Velvet Goldmine
07-17-09, 05:01 PM
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Went to go see Public Enemies this week. Twice I had to ask the guy in front of me to please stop talking. Even his kids were saying "Dad, be quiet"