just recently watched some movies that've been around for a while: "(500) Days of Summer", "Eternal Sunshine on a Spotless Mind", and "The Prestige". All movies that I liked and definitely deserves a second watching in the near future. (and I'm picky about movies, has to blow me away or else i'll think it's time wasted)

GloomyBeaR

United States77 Posts

January 28 2011 17:46 GMT

#1462

I just watched "Drag me to Hell". It's awesome if you're an Army of Darkness fan.

Enki

United States2548 Posts

January 28 2011 19:05 GMT

#1463

Pretty good. Didn't expect to hear so much racism in it but it was actually kinda funny most of the time :S

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Awesome. Fun fact, this movie holds the record for the most amount of re-takes in a film. There is a scene involving a jianzi game that they did over 2900 takes for a single shot, pretty crazy. The movie actually went over budget because of this.

Ryndika

1489 Posts

January 29 2011 01:07 GMT

#1464

Plot (no spoilers) : + Show Spoiler +

On the final days of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his four-year-old sister Setsuko are orphaned after their mother is killed during an air-raid by American forces in Kobe, Japan. After having a falling-out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency funds and rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko must struggle to survive their hardships as well as those of their country, which is on the losing end of the war.

- Copypaste from http://myanimelist.net/anime/578/Grave_of_the_Fireflies -

Ahh what an greatly done anime movie. I really liked it much because I was very simple and different to other movies because it had little to none plot twisting.
Sad and rough too.

ZapRoffo

United States5544 Posts

January 30 2011 03:45 GMT

#1465

Coraline

For adults: Not very much depth but a great light fun movie that's not even a bit obnoxious (a flaw I find in many pixar movies, for example) great storytelling with enthralling visuals.
For kids: Excellent horror-ish movie, especially because it's rewarding for an adult at the same time and has good themes. Probably too scary for very young kids though (rightly PG rather than G rated).

OverZero

United States271 Posts

January 30 2011 07:33 GMT

#1466

Probably one of my favorite movies ever behind the first one and a couple others.

Fourohh

United States35 Posts

January 30 2011 09:28 GMT

#1467

One of my favorite horror films of all time

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Posted High Tension because I recently saw this not realizing until afterwards it was directed by Alexandre Aja. I fully expected this movie to be a joke but I actually thought it was done really well. Sure its pretty exploitative and semi ridiculous, but for a movie like this I thought they did as good a job as is humanly possible.

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Saw this recently (available on instant netflix for those who have it) and really enjoyed it.

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uiCk

Canada1925 Posts

January 31 2011 06:34 GMT

#1468

saw pirhana recently, A+
also, tenure is awsome, funny stuff

saw this onight, good flick
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crfty

United States174 Posts

January 31 2011 08:08 GMT

#1469

http://robpg.wordpress.com/2011/01/31/the-green-hornet/

I’m sure in 3D on a good screen, and in great quality, this movie might be fun to look at for someone who needs to go to bed before 9:30, but for the rest of us, let’s save our time and money.

Menkt

Canada113 Posts

January 31 2011 08:31 GMT

#1470

On January 07 2011 04:21 Sm3agol wrote:

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I saw it too.

It was quite enjoyable but the ending/story telling was just pure garbage.

Dues ex Machina ending... nuf said there.

WTF was up with the Tron character? They built him up as this super bad-ass all movie long, this silent but deadly, mysterious, ninja warrior guy.....and then just suddenly killed him with no explanation or purpose. WTF?

WTF was up with the white light cycle? They bring it up several times, it's described as the fastest one of all time, they have that awesome light cycle duel, etc. When we see him take the "fastest bike ever" alone into the heart of the enemy city.....you're thinking, fark yeah, epic battle coming up. Heck no, he just hands it over to some random hobo, never to be seen again.

Zeus.......wtf was he? They just suddenly introduce this really interesting character out of nowhere, and then with nary an explanation or justification, just kill him right off. Really?

Again, highly entertaining movie....but I think the director handed the script over to his 9 year old child to finish.

And, imo, most DEFINITELY not better than Avatar.

Avatar was farking legendary comparatively.

It might clear things up if you knew the movie was a sequel :/.

ZapRoffo

United States5544 Posts

February 01 2011 04:56 GMT

#1471

Audition

Watched this Japanese horror last night. Man is it a FREAKY TWISTED MOVIE. Also pretty good, definitely one of the most well done horror movies I've seen. I can't stop thinking about it because it engages your brain as well as your gut.

BlackJack

United States10568 Posts

February 01 2011 05:17 GMT

#1472

Quiz Show

It's a docudrama about the rigging of a game show that happened in the 1950s. It stars John Turturro who is always entertaning. Very good movie, I really liked it. 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

The Taking of Pelham 123

Very good thriller about a group that hijacks a subway for ransom. Great performance by Denzel Washington who plays the subway dispatcher that negotiates with the hostages.

Enki

United States2548 Posts

February 01 2011 05:36 GMT

#1473

I love Jackie Chan, but this was pretty bad. For all the jackie lovers out there, this one is a pass.

Tony Campolo

New Zealand364 Posts

February 01 2011 05:41 GMT

#1474

No way... I remember watching it when I was 14 and couldn't stop laughing at the Street Fighter II scene... But then again I was 14... I have to say though of all the Jackie Chan movies I've seen that one and Wheels on Meals were my favourite. Name any other Jackie Chan movie that is good... Truth be told now that I think of it if I had to rewatch all Jackie Chan movies I wouldn't enjoy a single one of them. They're all pretty much pretty shit.

FragKrag

United States11552 Posts

February 01 2011 05:42 GMT

#1475

rewatched requiem for a dream

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Enki

United States2548 Posts

February 01 2011 05:51 GMT

#1476

On February 01 2011 14:41 Tony Campolo wrote:
No way... I remember watching it when I was 14 and couldn't stop laughing at the Street Fighter II scene... But then again I was 14... I have to say though of all the Jackie Chan movies I've seen that one and Wheels on Meals were my favourite. Name any other Jackie Chan movie that is good... Truth be told now that I think of it if I had to rewatch all Jackie Chan movies I wouldn't enjoy a single one of them. They're all pretty much pretty shit.

Lol, the Street Fighter II scene had me laughing, but not in a good way. It was just bad...I never read that manga it was based on though.

All Jackie movies are shit? Have you have watched the Police Story films?

thai_quan_doh

United States45 Posts

February 01 2011 05:57 GMT

#1477

Girl I'm kinda-seeing recommended this and Snatch to me. Watched this just last night and will probably watch Snatch sometime tomorrow. Loved it and have kinda high expectations for Snatch.

buickskylark

Canada664 Posts

February 01 2011 06:02 GMT

#1478

On February 01 2011 14:57 thai_quan_doh wrote:
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Girl I'm kinda-seeing recommended this and Snatch to me. Watched this just last night and will probably watch Snatch sometime tomorrow. Loved it and have kinda high expectations for Snatch.

if u liked lock stock then you have to see layer cake. or you'll die in 7 days.

Tony Campolo

New Zealand364 Posts

February 01 2011 06:06 GMT

#1479

On February 01 2011 14:51 Enki wrote:

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Yes, they were all pretty shit - basically involved one big scene at the end of each movie. Drunken Master was OK. And are you serious... You called Street Fighter... A... Manga?