The "Movies I recently saw" thread - Page 27

Amras.MG · 10-22-2013, 01:50 PM

So long, and thanks for all the fish!

Mercutio · 10-26-2013, 02:42 AM

So I watched Iron Man 3. It was ok. Better than two, probably would have liked it more if I was 10 and needed stuff spoon fed to me that much.

Mercutio · 10-27-2013, 04:34 PM

Damn. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter was incredibly lame. I put it on specifically because I thought it would be awesome.

Mercutio · 10-28-2013, 01:57 PM

Triple post!

Just saw Filth in the cinema. It is messed up. I think I liked it, though I found it hard to follow at points. The cast is brilliant and the soundtrack is fantastic but it goes perhaps a little far of its way to be controversial.

**Sneaze** · 10-29-2013, 08:16 PM

Because both The Croods and Monsters University came out on Redbox today, I managed to watch them both.

Both were actually much better than I expected, even if they did have the usual levels of "Oh god the cheese I can taste it."

Amras.MG · 10-29-2013, 10:41 PM

Saw Iron Man 3 yesterday, not as good as the first, probably on par or slightly better than second. Wheeee!

Torkoal Stu · 10-31-2013, 03:10 AM

Saw Thor 2 yesterday, much better than the first one and they managed to strike the right balance between the emotion and humour. Cause sometimes I find the Marvel movies a little try hard in the humour department.

Also Christopher Hemsworth is totally beautiful and I wish I could marry him. And the visuals (other than Chris) we're stunning.

Mercutio · 10-31-2013, 05:19 AM

Was Natalie Portman hot? I might have to go just for her...er... acting. Also, is Christopher Eccleston in it much?

Torkoal Stu · 10-31-2013, 10:05 AM

Natalie Portman had a lot of good bits, but she didn't have a mostly naked scene or anything.

And Christopher Eccelston was in it loads but I didn't realise it was him at the time.

**DaveTheFishGuy** · 10-31-2013, 12:08 PM

What Stu said, just seen it myself. I agree with his analysis that there's a good balance between the laughs and serious stuff.

Mercutio · 10-31-2013, 12:38 PM

Sounds good, I'll have to go check it out at some point.

**Loki** · 10-31-2013, 04:25 PM

Did it come out earlier in the UK cause it doesn't come out for another week here in the states.

**DaveTheFishGuy** · 10-31-2013, 04:26 PM

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Thor: The Dark World premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square in London on October 22, 2013. It was internationally released on October 30, 2013, and is scheduled to be released on November 8, 2013, in the United States.

Ahahahahaha.

PikaGod · 11-03-2013, 08:25 AM

Finally got around to watching Beautiful Thing. Sure it is ridiculously dated due to whatever slang they were using, but it was such a good, heartfelt movie. I really enjoyed watching it, and words don't describe how happy I was to watch a gay movie that actually had a happy ending.

Mercutio · 11-03-2013, 05:14 PM

Watched After Earth. Man. That kid just cannot act, can he.

Mercutio · 11-06-2013, 05:25 PM

So I just watched Kick Ass 2. I am definitely going to hell.

**DaveTheFishGuy** · 11-06-2013, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Mercutio

So I just watched Kick Ass 2. I am definitely going to hell.

For the same reasons as me?

Good man either way.

Mercutio · 11-06-2013, 05:37 PM

Yeah there's a special circle for people like us. Dante would have us flayed alive with the hair of barbie dolls.

**Loki** · 11-06-2013, 06:01 PM

Kick Ass 1 was so far off from the comic I really couldn't enjoy it. Seeing what people were saying about Kick Ass 2 slightly surprised me that it was a bit more accurate, but was a total failure simply because they couldn't balance the violence and the family nature of films. Honestly, that movie is more family friendly than the actual comic series was.

I really hope they don't push for a third film.

Mercutio · 11-06-2013, 06:05 PM

Judging from the end of it, they're definitely going to.

Schadenfreude · 11-09-2013, 09:29 AM

Blue Jasmine is something I watched recently. Cate Blanchett was amazing, as usual, but it's not my favourite Woody Allen. I guess I'm too attached to Annie Hall and will always compare Allen's films to that flagship one.

Torkoal Stu · 11-14-2013, 04:49 PM

I watched The Purge today.

It's about the US after they've instated a law that means there's a 12 hour window one day a year where things that are normally illegal (Drugs, murder, rape etc.) become legal. The logic behind it being that in the long run it will help prevent illegal activity as people 'save' it all for that one window. To be fair I haven't described it very well but that is what drew me in initially, because I think it was a very interesting concept.

On the whole though I was slightly disappointed, partly due to the direction in which they decided to focus. I think if they had based it on people stuck in the middle of all this chaos trying to survive or something it would have been more powerful, rather than focusing on this one particular family locked in their house and dealing with things that kick off. Secondly the characters weren't likeable enough, like I really didn't care if they lived or died, there was nothing to make them endearing and were fairly two dimensional.

But the idea itself is good enough for it to deserve a watch, but its sad because they could have done so much more with the concept. Quite a bit of wasted potential in my eyes.

Schadenfreude · 11-14-2013, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torkoal Stu

I watched The Purge today.

It's about the US after they've instated a law that means there's a 12 hour window one day a year where things that are normally illegal (Drugs, murder, rape etc.) become legal. The logic behind it being that in the long run it will help prevent illegal activity as people 'save' it all for that one window. To be fair I haven't described it very well but that is what drew me in initially, because I think it was a very interesting concept.

On the whole though I was slightly disappointed, partly due to the direction in which they decided to focus. I think if they had based it on people stuck in the middle of all this chaos trying to survive or something it would have been more powerful, rather than focusing on this one particular family locked in their house and dealing with things that kick off. Secondly the characters weren't likeable enough, like I really didn't care if they lived or died, there was nothing to make them endearing and were fairly two dimensional.

But the idea itself is good enough for it to deserve a watch, but its sad because they could have done so much more with the concept. Quite a bit of wasted potential in my eyes.

I remember watching this film with some mates from my football team. The only memorable part is when Lena Headey

Spoiler: show

Despite the innovative concept, the rest of the film was unintentionally funny at times. :/

SoS · 11-14-2013, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torkoal Stu

I watched The Purge today.

It's about the US after they've instated a law that means there's a 12 hour window one day a year where things that are normally illegal (Drugs, murder, rape etc.) become legal. The logic behind it being that in the long run it will help prevent illegal activity as people 'save' it all for that one window. To be fair I haven't described it very well but that is what drew me in initially, because I think it was a very interesting concept.

On the whole though I was slightly disappointed, partly due to the direction in which they decided to focus. I think if they had based it on people stuck in the middle of all this chaos trying to survive or something it would have been more powerful, rather than focusing on this one particular family locked in their house and dealing with things that kick off. Secondly the characters weren't likeable enough, like I really didn't care if they lived or died, there was nothing to make them endearing and were fairly two dimensional.

But the idea itself is good enough for it to deserve a watch, but its sad because they could have done so much more with the concept. Quite a bit of wasted potential in my eyes.

100% agree. I fucking love this idea. I think it would be perfect for something like a dystopian work. And they completely wasted it. I really hope there are other filmmakers willing to try this concept in a different light, because some truly powerful things about the human condition could be done with it.

Torkoal Stu · 11-15-2013, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schadenfreude

I remember watching this film with some mates from my football team. The only memorable part is when Lena Headey

Spoiler: show

Despite the innovative concept, the rest of the film was unintentionally funny at times. :/

That bit was probably my favourite bit of the whole film to be fair.

Also I don't know if I missed it but I'm pretty sure they never explained,

Spoiler: show

Quote:

Originally Posted by Son_of_Shadows

100% agree. I fucking love this idea. I think it would be perfect for something like a dystopian work. And they completely wasted it. I really hope there are other filmmakers willing to try this concept in a different light, because some truly powerful things about the human condition could be done with it.

Definitely. I was actually surprised they had a concept that was so much about the human condition and human nature, but then decided to have the plot so it became almost completely removed from these themes. A strange decision for such an interesting idea.

10-29-2013, 08:16 PM	#655
Sneaze Mrow? Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Camping the White Market Posts: 6,938	Because both The Croods and Monsters University came out on Redbox today, I managed to watch them both. Both were actually much better than I expected, even if they did have the usual levels of "Oh god the cheese I can taste it." __________________ Daisy wins at life for making this Battle Cut

10-31-2013, 03:10 AM	#657
Torkoal Stu This Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Searching for ABL~ Posts: 1,399	Saw Thor 2 yesterday, much better than the first one and they managed to strike the right balance between the emotion and humour. Cause sometimes I find the Marvel movies a little try hard in the humour department. Also Christopher Hemsworth is totally beautiful and I wish I could marry him. And the visuals (other than Chris) we're stunning. Last edited by Torkoal Stu; 10-31-2013 at 03:30 AM.

11-03-2013, 08:25 AM	#664
PikaGod Marsh Badge Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,739	Finally got around to watching Beautiful Thing. Sure it is ridiculously dated due to whatever slang they were using, but it was such a good, heartfelt movie. I really enjoyed watching it, and words don't describe how happy I was to watch a gay movie that actually had a happy ending. __________________ Fizzy Bubbles: Karmas

10-22-2013, 01:50 PM	#651
Amras.MG Not sure if gone... Join Date: May 2008 Location: Or just lurking. Posts: 2,709	So long, and thanks for all the fish!

10-26-2013, 02:42 AM	#652
Mercutio Banned Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 14,729	So I watched Iron Man 3. It was ok. Better than two, probably would have liked it more if I was 10 and needed stuff spoon fed to me that much.

10-27-2013, 04:34 PM	#653
Mercutio Banned Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 14,729	Damn. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter was incredibly lame. I put it on specifically because I thought it would be awesome.

10-28-2013, 01:57 PM	#654
Mercutio Banned Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 14,729	Triple post! Just saw Filth in the cinema. It is messed up. I think I liked it, though I found it hard to follow at points. The cast is brilliant and the soundtrack is fantastic but it goes perhaps a little far of its way to be controversial.

10-29-2013, 10:41 PM	#656
Amras.MG Not sure if gone... Join Date: May 2008 Location: Or just lurking. Posts: 2,709	Saw Iron Man 3 yesterday, not as good as the first, probably on par or slightly better than second. Wheeee!

10-31-2013, 05:19 AM	#658
Mercutio Banned Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 14,729	Was Natalie Portman hot? I might have to go just for her...er... acting. Also, is Christopher Eccleston in it much?

10-31-2013, 10:05 AM	#659
Torkoal Stu This Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Searching for ABL~ Posts: 1,399	Natalie Portman had a lot of good bits, but she didn't have a mostly naked scene or anything. And Christopher Eccelston was in it loads but I didn't realise it was him at the time.

10-31-2013, 12:08 PM	#660
DaveTheFishGuy Primordial Fishbeast Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 12,258	What Stu said, just seen it myself. I agree with his analysis that there's a good balance between the laughs and serious stuff.

10-31-2013, 12:38 PM	#661
Mercutio Banned Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 14,729	Sounds good, I'll have to go check it out at some point.

10-31-2013, 04:25 PM	#662
Loki The Path of Now & Forever Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 5,304	Did it come out earlier in the UK cause it doesn't come out for another week here in the states.

11-03-2013, 05:14 PM	#665
Mercutio Banned Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 14,729	Watched After Earth. Man. That kid just cannot act, can he.

11-06-2013, 05:25 PM	#666
Mercutio Banned Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 14,729	So I just watched Kick Ass 2. I am definitely going to hell.

11-06-2013, 05:37 PM	#668
Mercutio Banned Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 14,729	Yeah there's a special circle for people like us. Dante would have us flayed alive with the hair of barbie dolls.

11-06-2013, 06:01 PM	#669
Loki The Path of Now & Forever Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 5,304	Kick Ass 1 was so far off from the comic I really couldn't enjoy it. Seeing what people were saying about Kick Ass 2 slightly surprised me that it was a bit more accurate, but was a total failure simply because they couldn't balance the violence and the family nature of films. Honestly, that movie is more family friendly than the actual comic series was. I really hope they don't push for a third film.

11-06-2013, 06:05 PM	#670
Mercutio Banned Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 14,729	Judging from the end of it, they're definitely going to.

11-09-2013, 09:29 AM	#671
Schadenfreude Volcano Badge Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Bar-hopping with Notorious RBG Posts: 2,263	Blue Jasmine is something I watched recently. Cate Blanchett was amazing, as usual, but it's not my favourite Woody Allen. I guess I'm too attached to Annie Hall and will always compare Allen's films to that flagship one.

11-14-2013, 04:49 PM	#672
Torkoal Stu This Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Searching for ABL~ Posts: 1,399	I watched The Purge today. It's about the US after they've instated a law that means there's a 12 hour window one day a year where things that are normally illegal (Drugs, murder, rape etc.) become legal. The logic behind it being that in the long run it will help prevent illegal activity as people 'save' it all for that one window. To be fair I haven't described it very well but that is what drew me in initially, because I think it was a very interesting concept. On the whole though I was slightly disappointed, partly due to the direction in which they decided to focus. I think if they had based it on people stuck in the middle of all this chaos trying to survive or something it would have been more powerful, rather than focusing on this one particular family locked in their house and dealing with things that kick off. Secondly the characters weren't likeable enough, like I really didn't care if they lived or died, there was nothing to make them endearing and were fairly two dimensional. But the idea itself is good enough for it to deserve a watch, but its sad because they could have done so much more with the concept. Quite a bit of wasted potential in my eyes.

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