Movie Discussion Thread

[Caddy]

Finally watched Looper and really enjoyed it. It isn't in the upper echelon of sci-fi movies, but it did some very interesting things.

[b316]

Rosebud must love him some Uwe Boll. That his Boy Blue.

[SuperMcGee]

Wreck-It Ralph is all kinds of fun. Funny and cute and a pretty decent idea.

[jayceheathman]

[Dr. Gonzo]

Originally Posted by Rosebud

He's the most cookie cutter director possible and if his name weren't spielberg his movies wouldn't get reviewed nearly as well. I mean even Munich got good reviews and that film was garbage.

**** Spielberg. He is talented and he does have so much money and backing and yet he continues to churn out ****. Munich was decent but then you look at a movie like The Terminal or War of the Worlds, both awful. He makes mindless drivel most of the time and I hate him for it. At least when someone says their favorite director is Spielberg I know they are full of **** and not someone who;s opinion I care about. He consistently does not challenge with his films, what you see is what you get and they always could have been better. He comes up with some good ideas but his execution is ****.

Originally Posted by Ness

I don't think so. He's had some movies that weren't that great like all directors and that people didn't necessarily praise just because he directed them. But films like Jaws, E.T., Saving Private Ryan, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park or Schindler List are all great films which I wouldn't necessarily classify as cookie cutter. Nor would I say those films are overrated and get undeserved praise because Spielberg directed them.

Like all directors? No, not true. Not great is also incredibly generous. He has made some ****** films. Just look at A.I. The minute he has challenging material, something ambitious that requires good directing to make it a great film (Kubrick would have made a masterpiece) he ***** it up because he is a hack. Now to be fair he has made some movies I do really enjoy but the one thing they all have in common is they were great ideas with great actors involved (because the biggest name in directing obviously attracts that biggest talent except for maybe E.T.) but universally they could have been better in the hands of someone more talented. Is he a bad director? No. He is average. Good for him.

[Jvig43]

http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/11/...justice-league

Good lord no.

[Ness]

Originally Posted by Bengals78

You just listed about every movie I loved as a child.

I know he's made some fantastic and memorable films. He's a great director.

[Ness]

Lincoln was great. Fantastic performances all around.

[themaninblack]

Life of Pi was pretty freakin' spectacular too. Might seem kind of stupid to those who have never read the book but it's a really interesting story. The visuals were freakin' amazing too and the 3d was done exceptionally well. Usually I'm not much of a fan of 3D movies but this was one of the few exceptions. Great movie, go see it now!

Might have to go see it again not sober.

[hobbes2053]

Although rather slow moving, I thought this was incredibly good.

[thefalconer]

i don't have sound right now but this looks good. made by the same team who produced the hurt locker, which i LOVE.

[Da-Phins]

Watched 500 days of Summer last night and thought it was alright. Kinda disappointed cause I read many good things about it.

And also, Summer is a full out biotach!

[Bert Macklin]

Early reviews of Django Unchained.

Jeff Goldsmith ?@yogoldsmith
From start to finish Django Unchained is a fantastic crowd pleaser. Smartly humorous, great action & dialogue - Definite awards contender!

Jeff Goldsmith ?@yogoldsmith
Interestingly there were many nuanced changes to the leaked script- some minor, some completely new scenes plus cuts as well. Great writing!

Anne Thompson ?@akstanwyck
Django unchained is super violent spaghetti western w/ anachronistic songs. waltz & jackson steal it. All talk & action. 1st screening.

Anne Thompson ?@akstanwyck
Standing ovation for Tarantino at DGA. Taylor hackford doing q and a.

david ehrlich ?@davidehrlich
DJANGO UNCHAINED: holy *****. brutally hilarious spaghetti comedy does for business what Basterds did for war. Best American film of 2012.

@NoreeVictoria
Ho. Ly. Crap. #DjangoUnchained! BEYOND BRILLIANT PERFORMANCES! INCREDIBLE Q&A with Mr. Tarantino himself!

D-Dub ?@silkyd67
Django Unchained, Quentin Tarantino's first DGA film, is funny, crazy violent, thoroughly entertaining. Luv that Christoph Waltz

D-Dub ?@silkyd67
Django Unchained: Don Johnson needs to work more. He and Christoph Waltz together..awesome

Lou Lumenick ?@LouLumenick
Just watched what was basically a three-hour homage to BLAZING SADDLES

Julie Seureau ?@IndieJuls
Really happy to have been to the advanced screening of #Django. Christoph Waltz is such an extraordinary actor. He really stole the thunder!

Julie Seureau ?@IndieJuls
#Django was a great film: very bloody but also very funny. The kind of film that makes you laugh about issues you don't usually laugh at!

Eric Appel ?@erockappel
Well, Django Unchained is fricking incredible. ****, man. The best. Tarantino is the King! Wow!

joshua cordes ?@yumyumfish
Django Unchained was incredible. And this isn't just some "I saw it first" ***** happening. Hilarious and exciting. Shoe in Best Pic nom.

AnnaMaria DeMara ?@iamBANANNA
Just saw Django Unchained WOW!! Amazzzzzzing - One of His best movies! & Tarantino showed up for Q & A's

Tarantino's awesome Django unchained its over 2 1/2 hrs & has the best bloodiest shoot out's ever, fantastic performances even from Don Johnson & the KKK will never be the same go see it in the dark with strangers

Lissa Price ?@Lissa_Price
Name dropping: Took a couple of hours off to see Django (great) w/Quentin Tarantino speaking. Got to tell Jamie what an amazing job he did.

Lissa Price ?@Lissa_Price
Much can be learned about scene structure and tension from #Django that I'm taking back to my desk. Thank you, Quentin.

Lissa Price ?@Lissa_Price
Django - it's hard to imagine it any better. It is a Movie with all the emotions, tension, surprises and it's a statement. @SpencerToday

Lissa Price ?@Lissa_Price
Django Unchained is everything Tarantino fans expect from him and more. Foxx, Waltz, and Jackson are brilliant. Cannot imagine anyone else.

Rian Johnson ?@rcjohnso
Django was terrific. DiCaprio blows the roof off the joint.

[WMD]

Killing Them Softly was just alright. Kinda boring.. lots of talking, which is always fine.. The acting was good enough though, especially Pitt and Gandolfini. The movie is not subtle about its political message at all. I'd give it a 7/10.

[Todd Bertuzzi]

Originally Posted by WMD

Killing Them Softly was just alright. Kinda boring.. lots of talking, which is always fine.. The acting was good enough though, especially Pitt and Gandolfini. The movie is not subtle about its political message at all. I'd give it a 7/10.

Ya it was pretty underwhelming. Like you said there was some good acting from Pitt and some decent dialogue but the plot was really straightforward and it was pretty easy to see where everything was headed from the start.

The fact Dominik was trying to hit the audience over the head with the political diatribe at every turn bumps it down a few notches for me as well. Probably could have gone without the slow motion drive by also.

[WMD]

Originally Posted by Todd Bertuzzi

Ya it was pretty underwhelming. Like you said there was some good acting from Pitt and some decent dialogue but the plot was really straightforward and it was pretty easy to see where everything was headed from the start.

The fact Dominik was trying to hit the audience over the head with the political diatribe at every turn bumps it down a few notches for me as well. Probably could have gone without the slow motion drive by also.

I think it looked cool, but it felt a little out of place.. also, Gandolfini's character didn't even need to be in the movie at all. He did nothing of consequence, aside from being an alcoholic sex addict.

[49erNation85]

Who is getting The Dark Knight Rises this week?

[Jvig43]

Who is not getting the dark knight rises this week?

[49erNation85]

Originally Posted by Jvig43

Who is not getting the dark knight rises this week?

But why would you not get it?

[WMD]

I'm not getting it because I'll be too busy with MIAMI ******* CONNECTION!!!!!!!!!





ALMOST HERE!

[holt_bruce81]

So my brother is coming home next week, hasn't been around in 6 months. All he wants to do for the first few days is sit around and watch movies. Anyone got a top 10 "must see" list? for movies that have recently come out.

Dark Knight Rises is an obvious one.

[BuckeyeDan17]

I still haven't seen the dark knight rises. I will have to check it out when it becomes available on demand.

[Bert Macklin]

Edit: too good to be true.

[Rob S]

Alright. What movie should I download before my flight today?

[Job Reborn]

Originally Posted by Rob S

Alright. What movie should I download before my flight today?

The Flight of the Phoenix.