D-Money Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Going to watch The Grand Budapest Hotel tonight. Not sure how excited to get for this one. After hearing all the glowing reviews for Moonrise Kingdom, I couldn't have been more underwhelmed. So I'm hoping for the best. Felt the same about MK, so similarly tempering my expectations. Looking forward to your rating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel_3 Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Blended - 4/10 Adam Sandler + Drew Barrymore....It was 50 First Dates with a different story line. Very predictable with classic Sandler humor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VICanucksfan5551 Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Drive - 6.5/10 On the plus side, I thought the action sequences were really well done. They were very tense and visceral. I also thought Bryan Cranston and Oscar Isaac did very well with their roles. On the negative side, I found the plot to be dumb and simplistic and Ryan Gosling's character annoyed me with his corny "strong silent type" shtick. The soundtrack also rubbed me the wrong way. Her - 8.5/10 Funny and an interesting look at relationships as a whole. The dialogue feels very natural and what could have been a ridiculous premise seems surprisingly grounded in reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Did you watch the other ones? I tried watching the first two and I swear I can't for the life of me explain to you what on earth the plot is even though I paid attention Drive 9.5/10 How can I praise this movie in a way that hasn't been done before? I don't know. I loved it, it was hypnotic. Now I'm motivated to go through some more of Gosling's work. Between Blue Valentine and Only God Forgives, which one should I watch first? I've already seen Place Beyond the Pines and I'm not touching the Notebook only god forgives was totally panned (people jeered and walked out of it during Cannes lmao) i thought it was pretty good though, the end is a bit silly and excessively 'weird' IIRC, but the first 75% isn't nearly as bad as some people say it is, i don't think. but i have a very high tolerance for some slow movies, so take it with a grain of salt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Only God Forgives is balls. I like Gosling and Nicolas Winding Refn, so it wasn't as if I went in expecting to hate it. But it really was awful. It looked beautiful, but it was just sh*t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beluga Whale Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Her- 8/10. Very interesting and funny movie with great acting and writing, but it gets an 8 because the ending didn't leave me very satisfied. Drive 9.5/10 How can I praise this movie in a way that hasn't been done before? I don't know. I loved it, it was hypnotic. Drive is one of my favorite movies. The greatness of that movie goes so far beyond the plot. Great characters, great acting and writing, and an amazing soundtrack. The overall mood of Drive is just incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanTSN Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Million Ways to Die in the West - 3/10 Horrible, horrible movie. Seth needs to shy away from the spotlight because in person, without the army of writers and actors to accommodate him, he's really, really quite unfunny. I liked Ted. A liked Ted a lot. But if you shave Ted, you have Seth. Beedie eyes, chubby, teddy-like face and all. And that... Just doesn't look good. My expectations for Million Ways wasn't high to begin with, but I expected some laughs. And while a few were there, the overall lameness of the movie trumped it all. If you're going to make fun of Hollywood and all of the lame clichés used within, then it would help your cause if you didn't apply every available lame cliché in your own bloody movie. Utterly predictable jokes. Useless plotline. Unfunny cameos (that last one? Please...) The movie just stunk. I cannot recommend it. And I like Family Guy. Even enough to tolerate all his stupid singing numbers. While Blazing Saddles used the race issue and all sorts of well-timed jokes and actors who appeared to be more interested in just the snickering use of the f-word, this movie just seemed racist, poorly-delivered and awfully acted by all participants. Conway Twitty could've made a better movie. Stay off the screen, Seth. Keep to voice-only, you freaky-lookin' little dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THERETOOL Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Million Ways to Die in the West - 3/10 Horrible, horrible movie. Seth needs to shy away from the spotlight because in person, without the army of writers and actors to accommodate him, he's really, really quite unfunny. I liked Ted. A liked Ted a lot. But if you shave Ted, you have Seth. Beedie eyes, chubby, teddy-like face and all. And that... Just doesn't look good. My expectations for Million Ways wasn't high to begin with, but I expected some laughs. And while a few were there, the overall lameness of the movie trumped it all. If you're going to make fun of Hollywood and all of the lame clichés used within, then it would help your cause if you didn't apply every available lame cliché in your own bloody movie. Utterly predictable jokes. Useless plotline. Unfunny cameos (that last one? Please...) The movie just stunk. I cannot recommend it. And I like Family Guy. Even enough to tolerate all his stupid singing numbers. While Blazing Saddles used the race issue and all sorts of well-timed jokes and actors who appeared to be more interested in just the snickering use of the f-word, this movie just seemed racist, poorly-delivered and awfully acted by all participants. Conway Twitty could've made a better movie. Stay off the screen, Seth. Keep to voice-only, you freaky-lookin' little dude. thanks for saving me the two hours I would have lost ... I love this thread .. it actually enhances my life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lychees Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Princess Mononoke - 9.5/10 One of my favorite movies of all time, There's really nothing bad I can say about this movie except I dislike the english dub voices Lupin the Third and the Castle of Cagliostro - 9/10 Another of my favorite animes, good blend of comedy/action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g_bassi13 Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Did you watch the other ones? I tried watching the first two and I swear I can't for the life of me explain to you what on earth the plot is even though I paid attention First one was interesting in that it presented something that hadn't quite been seen before. Also I was 13 and liked fast cars when I saw it, so much leeway was given to a fairly bad movie. I mean I didn't even like the movie at the time. I thought it was ok. I dunno if I would bother to defend it today. The second one was balls. Not worth bothering with. The third one was not good, but I absolutely loved it, lol. It ranks so high on my list of guilty pleasure movies. I can't justify much of anything about it, but I think the setting and elements of its story make it far more bearable then other entries in the series. I think this is most people's most hated one of the bunch, but I can watch it over and over again. The fourth one starts off very poorly, and very slowly. Though by the end with the smuggling and all that, you get a fairly entertaining movie. Just inconsistent is all. The fifth one as I said above I did not like at all, much like the second. I think it was a poor heist movie, a poor action movie, a poor crime/suspense/cat and mouse story, and the bits where they once in a while drive cars was lame. I hated this one. The sixth one I didn't bother with, after the last 2. I do appreciate it for what it is, to be honest. Just a silly action film. As said above, I just specifically hated that entry. Felt almost like I was watching a Transformers movie without explosions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksSayEh Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 I thought Drive was one of the worst movies I have ever seen.Kill Bill 2, can't decide which was better vol.1 or 2. 8.5/10 for both, very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 (edited) Frozen 3/10 I heard nothing but good things about this movie, but it didn't live up to the hype. It was average at best, all the music was too similar it was like they kept singing the same song. The story was also really lacklustre and not that enjoyable. I was wondering about this one. I LOVE me a good Disney/Pixar/Dreamworks flick and this one's had tons of positivity swirling around it...but everything I've seen (commercials, trailers etc) it looks highly average and formulaic. Like the animated film version of pop music. Highly conflicting... Anybody else seen it/have thoughts? My initial impressions were sadly correct IMO. The first half was borderline horrible with forced and below par songs and a quite frankly, boring story. The second half picks up a bit with a bit more interesting story and less forced/generic/bland music but overall it's mediocre at best. Generous 5/10. How did you people like this thing? Edited June 20, 2014 by J.R. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Going to watch The Grand Budapest Hotel tonight. Not sure how excited to get for this one. After hearing all the glowing reviews for Moonrise Kingdom, I couldn't have been more underwhelmed. So I'm hoping for the best. Felt the same about MK, so similarly tempering my expectations. Looking forward to your rating. You guys are wrong MK was excellent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 you guys are such weirdos. Frozen was great (minus the music). get a heart, bums grand budapest hotel: 8.5/10 first 30 mins are great, last 30 mins are great. got a little bored in the middle, but i think that's just because i was super tired probably my favourite writing from any Anderson movie. cute story, yet it was very 'grand' with a bit of melancholy in there too. takes a serious subject (or at least a pretty bleak period in history) yet deals with it almost in a light hearted way. it's no Fantastic Mr. Fox, but it's very, very good. could have been a novel, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyFox Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Bangers funny Movie 7/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 you guys are such weirdos. Frozen was great (minus the music). get a heart, bums If by "great" you mean "generic/mediocre", than yeah, sure. And I love the "(minus the music)"...it's a damned musical! Never mind that "Olaf" is akin to Frozen's own Jar-Jar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g_bassi13 Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 you guys are such weirdos. Frozen was great (minus the music). get a heart, bums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 But this does indeed look excellent! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bTbW70umbQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajusta Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Edge of Tomorrow 8/10 - it was more comical than I thought.. not bad though.. I did enjoy it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 If by "great" you mean "generic/mediocre", than yeah, sure. And I love the "(minus the music)"...it's a damned musical! Never mind that "Olaf" is akin to Frozen's own Jar-Jar! it's generic in that it's a disney movie based on a pretty famous fairy tale. i don't expect much else from that that description. but the animation was cute, i did enjoy the story and the characters. and i did think a few of the songs were cute too. just wasn't into the really intense ~i'm a pop star, listen to my scale~ songs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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