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Post by tenebrae99 on Mar 12, 2009 22:03:14 GMT -5
Watchmen. I enjoyed it. 4/5 Cool! How'd you handle the new ending?
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Post by Iron Rich on Mar 12, 2009 22:06:51 GMT -5
Watchmen. I enjoyed it. 4/5 Cool! How'd you handle the new ending? I was fine with the ending. What I wasn't fine with was the blue dong that was on the screen entirely too much.
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Post by tenebrae99 on Mar 15, 2009 9:44:44 GMT -5
Rambo: 8 out of 10
John Rambo comes out of retirement and blows the crap out of a good portion of Burma to rescue some captured missionaries. Sly does the triple here by starring, co-writing, and directing. The cool thing is that the movie goes back to the quieter approach from the first movie. The Burmese soldiers are the kind of villains that even the most peace-loving person would want to see torn to shreds by machine-gun fire (and in one scene, they get their wish). And Rambo himself isn't turned into the nice, wisecracking action hero; he's all glare and minimal dialogue.
One gripe is actually based on something really cool that doesn't get explored like it could: in this one, Rambo actually admits his actions were never done in the name of serving his country, that he did what he did because he likes killing. (This also comes after a nicely done dream sequence made up of clips from the previous movies.) It's a bold move, but it kinda gets tossed off and forgotten. I'd have liked to see a little more -- not too much, 'cause let's face it, we came to see Rambo tear it up -- and it also makes me wish Marvel would approach Sly about possibly handling yet another reboot of The Punisher.
Overall, even better than I'd heard it was and certainly a better return of a classic character than the other one we got last year (yeah, I'm still pissed over Indy 4).
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Post by Iron Rich on Mar 15, 2009 14:42:26 GMT -5
Rambo: 8 out of 10 John Rambo comes out of retirement and blows the crap out of a good portion of Burma to rescue some captured missionaries. Sly does the triple here by starring, co-writing, and directing. The cool thing is that the movie goes back to the quieter approach from the first movie. The Burmese soldiers are the kind of villains that even the most peace-loving person would want to see torn to shreds by machine-gun fire (and in one scene, they get their wish). And Rambo himself isn't turned into the nice, wisecracking action hero; he's all glare and minimal dialogue. One gripe is actually based on something really cool that doesn't get explored like it could: in this one, Rambo actually admits his actions were never done in the name of serving his country, that he did what he did because he likes killing. (This also comes after a nicely done dream sequence made up of clips from the previous movies.) It's a bold move, but it kinda gets tossed off and forgotten. I'd have liked to see a little more -- not too much, 'cause let's face it, we came to see Rambo tear it up -- and it also makes me wish Marvel would approach Sly about possibly handling yet another reboot of The Punisher. Overall, even better than I'd heard it was and certainly a better return of a classic character than the other one we got last year (yeah, I'm still pissed over Indy 4). I agree with your feelings about this movie but I only gave it 4/5.
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Post by Iron Rich on Mar 15, 2009 14:44:53 GMT -5
Lakeview Terrace. Samuel L. Jackson plays an LAPD officer who has an issue with the new neighbors. The issue isn't really with them but instead an incident from his past. But they trigger the emotions from this past incident and he makes their lives a living hell. I've been excited to see this movie because Samuel L. Jackson rocks the hard ass role better than most and I couldn't wait to see him in this role. Jackson didn't let me down with his performance but the supporting cast did. So I can only give it 3/5.
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Post by tenebrae99 on Mar 18, 2009 12:59:30 GMT -5
I agree with your feelings about this movie but I only gave it 4/5. Are you being serious, or did you actually just make a math joke? Videodrome: 10 out of 10 Yeah, I could have done this in the last horror movie thread, but it's one of those movies that can fit in a few genres, so yeah, here we go. Anyway, still amazing and surprisingly close to reality over 25 years after its release. But this time around, I finally noticed just how perfect casting James Woods was to making the movie work. With all the lingo tossed around -- media prophets, the Subterranean network, etc, etc -- and all the creepy messed up shit going on, you need a good lead to anchor the thing or you're gonna lose your audience.
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Post by Iron Rich on Mar 18, 2009 19:17:33 GMT -5
Math joke
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Post by tenebrae99 on Mar 18, 2009 19:59:09 GMT -5
*sigh* Well, all good things come to an end, I guess. ::officially hands Rich the nerd crown::
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Post by bradster on Mar 24, 2009 14:17:10 GMT -5
*sigh* Well, all good things come to an end, I guess. ::officially hands Rich the nerd crown:: don't worry tenebrae. you're still the "joke killer" though!
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Post by saucefox on Apr 20, 2009 7:18:14 GMT -5
baby mama. *sigh* i needed to kill a few hours last night. i hoped that this movie, which i had read was smart and funny and featured two leading ladies who play off of each other very well and was a boon for women and comedy, would give me a few smart laughs and i'd feel well with the world. boy, was i wrong. disappointing. dare i say horrifying? piece of bilge. my anger is not assuaged, rather, it mounts.
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Post by asshat on Apr 20, 2009 8:12:25 GMT -5
baby mama. *sigh* i needed to kill a few hours last night. i hoped that this movie, which i had read was smart and funny and featured two leading ladies who play off of each other very well and was a boon for women and comedy, would give me a few smart laughs and i'd feel well with the world. boy, was i wrong. disappointing. dare i say horrifying? piece of bilge. my anger is not assuaged, rather, it mounts. As much as I love both Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, two of the top comediennes of their generation, something about this premise made me less than anxious to rush out and see this. I know Ang watched it, but never said much about it, so that said a lot, and not in a good way. Our comedy taste overlap is in the 90th percentile, so generally if she likes something I'll like it and vicey versey...
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Post by saucefox on Apr 20, 2009 8:58:36 GMT -5
baby mama. *sigh* i needed to kill a few hours last night. i hoped that this movie, which i had read was smart and funny and featured two leading ladies who play off of each other very well and was a boon for women and comedy, would give me a few smart laughs and i'd feel well with the world. boy, was i wrong. disappointing. dare i say horrifying? piece of bilge. my anger is not assuaged, rather, it mounts. As much as I love both Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, two of the top comediennes of their generation, something about this premise made me less than anxious to rush out and see this. I know Ang watched it, but never said much about it, so that said a lot, and not in a good way. Our comedy taste overlap is in the 90th percentile, so generally if she likes something I'll like it and vicey versey... i had high hopes, but i think that they hit their high watermark with their palin/clinton schtick.
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Post by asshat on Apr 20, 2009 9:55:04 GMT -5
As much as I love both Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, two of the top comediennes of their generation, something about this premise made me less than anxious to rush out and see this. I know Ang watched it, but never said much about it, so that said a lot, and not in a good way. Our comedy taste overlap is in the 90th percentile, so generally if she likes something I'll like it and vicey versey... i had high hopes, but i think that they hit their high watermark with their palin/clinton schtick. As a team, yes. Not sure where they could go from there. I haven't seen Poehler's new show yet, but Fey's 30 Rock is top ramen, baby.
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Post by Elphaba on Apr 20, 2009 14:17:10 GMT -5
i had high hopes, but i think that they hit their high watermark with their palin/clinton schtick. As a team, yes. Not sure where they could go from there. I haven't seen Poehler's new show yet, but Fey's 30 Rock is top ramen, baby. I had low expectations. I am never a fan of a movie that involves a women wanting to have a baby. The whole obsession with having babies gets on my nerves. However, I love Tina Fey. The movie was better than I thought in some ways but meh in other ways. I thought the ending was super meh. I enjoyed the romance between Tina & Greg, but it seemed to start out good but then went flat. Amy playing super white trash was also meh. I would rather see her in a smart role. I also thought it would have been cute if they would have hooked her up with the doorman at the end.
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Post by tenebrae99 on Apr 20, 2009 20:55:24 GMT -5
As a team, yes. Not sure where they could go from there. I haven't seen Poehler's new show yet, but Fey's 30 Rock is top ramen, baby. 30 Rock: yes! Parks & Recreation...um...well, there's a reason they're really thumping the "From the Creators of The Office" drum big time. Not a bad show, but it's basically The Office via small-town politics.
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