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Post by Elphaba on Apr 22, 2009 11:35:57 GMT -5
"2001: A Space Odyssey"-Yes, this is the first time I ever saw this movie! I can't believe I waited so long. It was awesome! "The Shining" is one of my favorite movies, so I was already a fan of Stanley Kubrick. This movie had a lot of really creepy and flat out wrong moments. The music and sound effects were amazing. The whole "trip" and ending sequence was a big "Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?" I loved it!
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Post by Iron Rich on Apr 22, 2009 11:57:27 GMT -5
I'm not a fan of 2001. Well I can't really say I'm not a fan because I've never finished the movie. I always fall asleep. I really need to watch the whole thing since it's supposed to be a great movie.
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Post by saucefox on Apr 22, 2009 12:08:27 GMT -5
2001 is so great! the use of silence is creepy, but damn, the sound of the monolith really freaks me out. i usually mute those parts.
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Post by Elphaba on Apr 22, 2009 12:20:11 GMT -5
2001 is so great! the use of silence is creepy, but damn, the sound of the monolith really freaks me out. i usually mute those parts. I agree the monolith sounds are super creepy. Kubrick is really good at using silence to creep us out! The 25 minutes of classical music at the beginning totally sucked me in. I would love to see it at the theater. Rich: You must watch until the end. The end is where is gets really weird.
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Post by Akasha on Apr 22, 2009 12:29:51 GMT -5
I could never get through the whole movie.
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Post by Elphaba on Apr 26, 2009 10:35:17 GMT -5
Sicko- (Michael More Documentary on Health Care)- Everybody should watch this at some point! It is eye opening and it will def. make you angry, but it's well worth it.
Passion of Mind- Demi Moore from 2000. I never heard of this movie before, but I watched it last night on The Movie Channel and it's really good. She is living two different lives. One in NYC and one in France. Which one is real? It had me guessing until the end.
The Visitor-This got a best actor nomination for the 2008 Oscars. It was better than I expected.
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Post by Elphaba on May 3, 2009 12:32:00 GMT -5
Vantage Point-Thank god this was only an hour and a half long. It wasn't horrible, but I would never watch it again. There were so many holes in the story it's ridiculous. The previews made it appear to be way more suspenseful than it actually was.
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Post by asshat on May 3, 2009 12:38:14 GMT -5
Vantage Point-Thank god this was only an hour and a half long. It wasn't horrible, but I would never watch it again. There were so many holes in the story it's ridiculous. The previews made it appear to be way more suspenseful than it actually was. And major actors and actresses were either underutilized or their presences were otherwise inexplicable. For all the time Sigourney Weaver and William Hurt spent on screen, any two other actors could have fulfilled their roles. Mathew Fox's character's motivations were completely occluded and never explained. Too many cheese-flavored and spurious convergences in the plot. It needed a number of rewrites before it could be an effective thriller. Some of the gimmicky plot devices are making me angry today...
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Post by saucefox on May 9, 2009 22:12:53 GMT -5
just watched kill bill again. love it. totally transfixes me. holds me nice and still.
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Post by Iron Rich on May 9, 2009 22:47:03 GMT -5
Star Trek - 4.5/5
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Post by tenebrae99 on May 10, 2009 19:57:03 GMT -5
Star Trek (IMAX version)
Okay, so if you're JJ Abrams, you got a huge problem. Take a franchise with a frighteningly obsessive fan base and update it so that it's newbie friendly without alienating the devoted. Basically, you'd probably expect a colossal disaster...and you couldn't be more wrong.
The amazing thing -- yes, amazing -- is how this takes classic Trek canon and manages to present it in a way that won't alienate those unfamilar with anything from the series. Classic quotes and moments get namedropped (including a Next Generation/DS9 reference; listen closely to Uhura's drink order early on). And yes, the lines and gestures everyone expects are there, but somehow it feels natural and right rather than an obligatory shoutout.
Even more impressive is that the story manages to use time travel in a really impressive way. It's made quite clear that the events here haven't erased all the stories from the original series on, which is a great salute to the fans and their support. And the explanation itself avoids technobabble and jargon that might alienate the general audience.
Sorry to be vague on this stuff, but I'm literally bursting to delve deep into the specifics. Even after skimming pre-release reviews and finding spoilers, there are...things...in Star Trek that knocked me for a loop. One occurs midway through, and it may be one of the biggest gamechangers ever. I honestly can't believe they had the balls to do it, but I am stupendously happy they did.
Praise, too, for all the cast. Chris Pine's Kirk is the only performance that has little echo of the original, but it works perfectly. He's still cocky and bold, but there's no attempt at copying the Shat...which is very wise. Zachary Quinto does a great Spock, with traces of Nimoy and even the right amount of Sylar. (Given his character arc and a better exploration of his mixed heritage, this both appopriate and welcome.) Karl Urban actually comes the closest to impersonation as Bones, but he's so damn good at it.
A couple of reviews have kinda blasted Eric Bana's villain Nero as being underdeveloped, saying you need to read a prequel comic to appreciate him. I didn't read the book, but I thought his motives came off perfectly and that Bana did quite well. He's no Khan, but then again, the main focus here is reestablishing these characters for everyone, not making them face Their Greatest Threat Ever. (That's why we have sequels.)
And the effects are phenomenal. Honestly, the only reason I knew computers were used at all is the common sense knowledge that that's what the effects teams had to use. Nothing groundbreaking, just everything done with care and attention like it should be.
Finally, regarding the IMAX version: you have two weeks to see it this way, and I would say it's a definite must at least once. First, for those who hate going to a theater, the higher ticket price seems to drive away the texters, MST3K wannabes, and assorted idiots. (Plus, the screen is so huge and the sound so good that it tends to blot out distractions.) Second...it just contributes to how truly epic this thing is and gives that afore-mentioned detail the scope it deserves.
So...yeah, Star Trek rocks! Those are three words I haven't been able to say/write in a long time. Only the most unforgiving Trekkie could hold any hate in his/her heart for this one.
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Post by Elphaba on May 11, 2009 15:27:13 GMT -5
Star Trek: A+
There was a guy three seats away from me that was texting the entire time. It didn't bother me because I was so into the movie, but I can't understand why you would go to a movie and text the entire time?? BTW: This guy was late 50's early 60's.
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Post by moleman on May 11, 2009 21:12:50 GMT -5
Star Trek: A+ There was a guy three seats away from me that was texting the entire time. It didn't bother me because I was so into the movie, but I can't understand why you would go to a movie and text the entire time?? BTW: This guy was late 50's early 60's. Maxwell?
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Post by asshat on May 12, 2009 12:05:57 GMT -5
Star Trek: A+ There was a guy three seats away from me that was texting the entire time. It didn't bother me because I was so into the movie, but I can't understand why you would go to a movie and text the entire time?? BTW: This guy was late 50's early 60's. Maxwell? Zoltan. A prick and a sharter.
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Post by saucefox on May 12, 2009 12:12:22 GMT -5
Zoltan. A prick and a sharter. mr. sir dick pumps his loaf.
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