Spoderman Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Major studio flick, not surprised one bit. Foreign art house with a pair of boobs would get R. I understand that, but I was just surprised they let that much slide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FramingDragon Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I enjoyed the theatrical and the Directors Cut even more. Great cast (Orlando Bloom may be the weakest character of the bunch), some strong Arabic characters (Saladin and the doctor from Star trek deep space nine). In my opinion, Edward Norton's best character in years. Great soundtrack and visuals. Solid pic. I have the movie loaded and ready to go but three hours is quite the commitment. If Eva Green is nude for big chunks of those 40 mins then perhaps... In my straight female ranks other females' pairs list, hers would probably near the top if not at the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLuciano Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Just tried watching American Hustle with my wife and we both stopped it 20 minutes in. We thought it was awful. We were bored with the story and did not like any of the characters. Thought Christian Bale's character was the worst. 1/10 I did the same but stopped it at 35min Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down by the River Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Guardians of the Galaxy: 7/10 - Just a one time watch for me, don't have much to say. Really behind in my movie watching (Take Shelter, Boyhood, Annie Hall) because of school and wanting to finish The Wire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:D Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Trailer Park Boys - Don't Legalize It 7/10 Greasy Phil Collins' last appearance Just seemed like a long episode. All of my favourites back though, Sam, Cyrus, Jacob Collins. A few laughs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 (edited) Crank 2 - 2/10 D-Money will hate me for watching another Crank film. The first was bad enough, but the second is just "Cranked" up to another level. The first film and the follow up always seemed like they were first graphic novels. I'm still surprised that the writers/directors (Neveldine/Taylor) haven't developed this into one. There were a few scenes that I did end up enjoying, tbh. The fight scene which turns into a "Godzilla Fight" was enjoyable and sort of funny/clever involving the generators. And the Psychiatrist scene with Glenn Howerton and Lauren Holly, where Howerton's character from the first film finally overcomes his traumatic experience and decides to embrace life, only to die by a ricocheted bullet seconds later. While I wasn't as offended as I was from the first film, it still isn't a terrific film. Edited September 8, 2014 by Monty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Went to find Boyhood and disappointed it's not out until November apparently. Sure looks good though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandmaster Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I did the same but stopped it at 35min Glad I stopped it at 20 min!!! I could have lost another 15 minutes of my life for nothing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 before sunrise: 8/10 before sunset: 7/10 done the trilogy before midnight: 9.5/10 perhaps the relationship movie to end all relationship movies. better acting than the previous, IMO more engaging dialogue. just a really difficult-to-watch movie that is really great all the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bookie Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 just a really difficult-to-watch movie that is really great all the same It's intense, right? In the theater, the entire second half was excruciating, you could see everyone squirming in their seats. It's just so real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bookie Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Went to find Boyhood and disappointed it's not out until November apparently. Sure looks good though! still in theater, here at least, I'm finally going to try and catch it tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g_bassi13 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 We're the Millers - 6.5/10 I think it hit enough of the right buttons. It wasn't particularly endearing, but there's enough there to get me to care just enough. Though most of it came together hastily, I liked the very end of the movie, which just seemed fitting. Jason Sudeikis' character was a fucking drag throughout the whole thing though. Crude and largely simplistic humour, but there were some knee slapping moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 It's intense, right? In the theater, the entire second half was excruciating, you could see everyone squirming in their seats. It's just so real. the hotel room sequence was just ungodly. i couldn't help but lol at how uncomfortable i felt during some of the lines still in theater, here at least, I'm finally going to try and catch it tomorrow do itttttttt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone909 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 done the trilogy before midnight: 9.5/10 perhaps the relationship movie to end all relationship movies. better acting than the previous, IMO more engaging dialogue. just a really difficult-to-watch movie that is really great all the same One of my very favorite trilogies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 (edited) Fast Five - 2.5/10 So if you haven't noticed, my last few reviews have been from watching some absolutely brutal films. Wife and I were inspired to start watching the "so bad they're good" films, thanks to the "How Did This Get Made?" podcast. We first watched F&F6, and then finished watching Fast Five yesterday. First things first, and this is an honest question. Do you people who like these films just cream your pants during the driving sequences? I just don't understand why it is exciting or interesting. I've seen cars drive fast before, so I'm not sure I understand what the appeal to these are. Now, the studio really should put out a disclaimer at the beginning of these movies that say, "These movies take place in a fictional universe where people drive really fast and there are no reprecussion to the mayhem that they cause." That driving sequences at the end should have ended with hundreds of innocent people dying. Nope. No innocents. Just faceless/bodyless cops and enemies. You just see cars being destroyed. And with that final driving scene. F&ck me in the ear that was dumb. Dragging a safe down the street by two guys, one with pec implants. After we watched it, my wife said, "Time to watch Tokyo Drift!" Balls. Edited September 9, 2014 by Monty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 still in theater, here at least, I'm finally going to try and catch it tomorrow I don't do theatres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandmaster Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 We're the Millers - 6.5/10 I think it hit enough of the right buttons. It wasn't particularly endearing, but there's enough there to get me to care just enough. Though most of it came together hastily, I liked the very end of the movie, which just seemed fitting. Jason Sudeikis' character was a ???? drag throughout the whole thing though. Crude and largely simplistic humour, but there were some knee slapping moments. My wife and I really liked that movie. We belly laughed a few times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bookie Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Boyhood was amazing. Don't know if I ever have or ever will give a perfect 10/10 except maybe for a documentary, but I'll go as near as possible with 9.75. I've never left a fictional film so invested in the characters, and I don't know that something like this will ever be made again. I've read that Lars von Trier started a similar project but eventually gave up. Loved the throwbacks to his past films too. The part where they're in the 24hr diner and there's a guy rambling to himself in another booth seemed to nod to a couple scenes from Slacker. Oh! And the scene where the drunk stepfather gets them to go cash his cheque - the clerk was the same actor who sells the underage Mitch beer in Dazed and Confused, getting a little cheer from me. Just a one of a kind masterpiece all around. I'm glad I waited to watch this, the timing is nice heading into the 'awards season' of the year. The oscars are still pretty conservative so I don't think this will get a BP nomination, but Linklater may finally get his first directing nomination, and depending on what happens I really think Patricia Arquette could win for supporting actress. She was outstanding. Also I got to see previews for two others I've been looking forward to, Birdman and Whiplash, together with Gone Girl there's a lot to look forward to the next few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KassianBeastMode Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Yes, I did pay attention at the end and I get what you're saying about the divergence of options, it just didn't quite resonate with me as much as I expected it to. BTW, I don't think your reply to me is pretentious at all because I absolutely agree I probably missed something. I'm curious though, have you read the book? I've heard from a couple of my friends that you really need to have read the book to fully appreciate the movie. I'm thinking that might be my problem. its the kind of movie you need to watch twice there is so much in it, that every time you watch it you glean more that being said, books tend to be more fulsome in explaining/allowing you to think about things more since you can come back to it, reread a passage etc... vs a movie that flies by you....worth doing both.. I am reading the book now and know I missed alot in the movie as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KassianBeastMode Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 As above so below 3/10 Very predictable and had a bad ending. wasn't that predictable? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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