Rate The Last Movie You Watched - Page 74

SackAttack · 10-23-2009, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

While, not a movie I've seen, I didn't think this required its own thread. So...

They are fiming the (totally unnecessary) re-make of "Red Dawn" in Detroit. Between the tax credits available to filmmakers and the fact that Detroit already looks like a city that has been invaded by a hostile force, it's a good choice.

A large part of whatever they are filming is going on about a block from where I work. Over the last three days, there have been a number of sporadic explosions and sounds of small arms fire that can be heard (and sometimes felt) from my office. They also have made up one of the buildings across the way to look like the occupying force's (the Chinese) local police station.

I think I will head over and take a closer look during lunch.

Turns out...it's not a movie. The Chinese have invaded Detroit!

Never mind the pesky why would they WANT Detroit matter. Wolverines!

Chief Rum · 10-24-2009, 02:47 AM

Paranormal Activity-- (9/10) Scared the piss out of me, of course. Definitely best to catch this in a theater with a packed house.

DeToxRox · 10-24-2009, 10:02 AM

Wrong Turn 3 (2/10)

Was bored, and gave it a whirl. Stayed bored the entire time. At least some of the deaths were humorous.

KWhit · 10-24-2009, 07:02 PM

Rachel Getting Married - 4/10

I only give this a 4 because Anne Hathaway was really good in it. But the movie itself was horrible. It was so freaking SLOW. I told Lisa that it was like the filmmaker made a movie while accidentally taping over someone's actual wedding video and kept hitting fast forward after every scene.

Seriously. There was one part where about 20 people got up and gave toasts - one after the other. And it showed all of them, before getting to Anne Hathaway's cliche "bad toast." And then at the reception, they showed maybe 10 minutes of nothing but people dancing. Holy christ, this movie needed an editor BADLY.

After thinking about it some more, I've changed my mind:

3/10

sabotai · 10-24-2009, 08:09 PM

Quarantine - 6/10

Decent single-POV (ala Cloverfield) zombie movie, except they're not zombies, there's another explanation....but they're pretty much zombies. Very aggressive zombies. Worth watching, but not owning.

Dodgerchick · 10-24-2009, 08:14 PM

Paranormal Activity - 5.5/10

It was ok. The scary parts were indeed scary but there weren't many of 'em. I did leave the movie theater pretty freaked out though. Antmeister wasn't shaken one bit so I thought it was just me, but it seems a lot of you were pretty scared too.

JetsIn06 · 10-24-2009, 10:17 PM

The Damned United: 9/10

In the middle of watching this now, but I'm LOVING this movie so far. I haven't heard of it before today, but for anyone who remotely likes soccer, you'll likely love it.

The Damned United - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Edit: Just finished. Amazing.

DeToxRox · 10-27-2009, 11:43 AM

Maniac (9/10)

I have seen this movie countless times but it has been a while since I last watched it, so last night I popped it in and just was amazed at how well it holds up. It's probably the most underrated slasher/splatter movie ever, and features a lot of amazing and relatively realistic looking death scenes for a movie from 1980.

If you have not seen it, track a copy down and get busy.

Bad-example · 10-31-2009, 02:40 PM

Death Sentence - 6.5/10

A pretty standard vigilante-type story in the Death Wish tradition. Kevin Bacon was fine as the executive that sees his son butchered in a gang initiation. John Goodman was pretty good in a minor role. A perfectly watchable movie if you don't expect too much (there are a few eye-rolling moments but not too bad). Currently airing on premium cable.

judicial clerk · 10-31-2009, 11:08 PM

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While, not a movie I've seen, I didn't think this required its own thread. So...

They are fiming the (totally unnecessary) re-make of "Red Dawn" in Detroit. Between the tax credits available to filmmakers and the fact that Detroit already looks like a city that has been invaded by a hostile force, it's a good choice.

A large part of whatever they are filming is going on about a block from where I work. Over the last three days, there have been a number of sporadic explosions and sounds of small arms fire that can be heard (and sometimes felt) from my office. They also have made up one of the buildings across the way to look like the occupying force's (the Chinese) local police station

how can you be sure the sporadic explosions and small arms fire are from filming? Im just sayin

Dodgerchick · 11-01-2009, 12:08 AM

Zombieland - 6.5/10

It was entertaining and the cameo was great. But I wouldn't go out of my way to watch again.

Dead Snow - 8/10

Norwegian movie about Nazi Zombies. Very funny and definitely has the watch-ability factor.. I actually preferred it to Zombieland.

MrDNA · 11-01-2009, 10:12 AM

Drag Me to Hell 7/10

If you liked Evil Dead/Army of Darkness, you'll like this. Had some weak parts, but IMO the strong parts way outweighed them. The parking lot and graveyard scenes were worth the price of admission.

Black Sheep 8/10

Just for clarification, this is the killer zombie sheep "Black Sheep." As a piece of film making, it was dreck, but entertainment wise it was pure gold. You need to watch this with a group of people. Several "Ew" and laugh out loud moments.

KWhit · 11-01-2009, 12:17 PM

I just watched Drag Me To Hell also. I hated it.

If you're into bodily fluids being forced down someone else's throat, this movie was for you (as there were about 6 different scenes where that happened). It's not like it really grossed me out or anything, but man! How about a little variety?!

And the ending was horribly obvious and I could see it coming about 20 miles away.

Drag Me to Hell - 3/10

KWhit · 11-01-2009, 12:21 PM

The Exorcist 6/10

This used to be my favorite horror movie, and I've seen it a couple of times before. It definitely still has some great scenes and a lot of scares, but I found it incredibly slow in the beginning this time around. I didn't remember it being that way before. I swear the movie went for about an hour before anything really happened. I loved the rest off it, but it started very slowly.

Dodgerchick · 11-05-2009, 01:56 PM

Blazing Saddles - 8.5/10

I didn't know what to expect and at first I didn't know if I should laugh, or be offended. There was a scene in the movie that was so wrong but I kept rewinding a few times it was so ridiculous and I couldn't stop laughing.

I'm gonna watch it again to fully appreciate the ridiculousness of it. "Excuse me while I whip this out".. hahaha.

thesloppy · 11-05-2009, 04:04 PM

Where the white women at?

Groundhog · 11-05-2009, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by thesloppy

Where the white women at?

Barely a week goes by that either me or one of my friends uses that line.

ISiddiqui · 11-05-2009, 04:34 PM

It's the greatest line ever

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Greyroofoo · 11-05-2009, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Dodgerchick

Blazing Saddles - 8.5/10

I didn't know what to expect and at first I didn't know if I should laugh, or be offended. There was a scene in the movie that was so wrong but I kept rewinding a few times it was so ridiculous and I couldn't stop laughing.

I'm gonna watch it again to fully appreciate the ridiculousness of it. "Excuse me while I whip this out".. hahaha.

Don't worry, it was partly written by a black guy so there is no need to get offended.

Lathum · 11-06-2009, 10:09 PM

Finally got around to Netflixing Watchmen. My wife and I watched the first 40 minutes of it and were like WTF? Neither of us are sci-fi fans at all but like X-Men, etc.. We just didn't get it.

sabotai · 11-07-2009, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Groundhog

Barely a week goes by that either me or one of my friends uses that line.

Same here. It's a very useful phrase. Can be used in just about any situation.

Dodgerchick · 11-07-2009, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Lathum

Finally got around to Netflixing Watchmen. My wife and I watched the first 40 minutes of it and were like WTF? Neither of us are sci-fi fans at all but like X-Men, etc.. We just didn't get it.

You guys didn't miss anything, the movie was pretty bad.

JetsIn06 · 11-07-2009, 10:44 AM

The Fourth Kind: 2/10At least somewhat interesting for the first half of the movie. They start getting into some Ancient Astronaut Theory stuff which I always find interesting. Plus, they go on and on about how it's a true story and the footage is real, so that part was pretty cool.

Then, it completely nose dives and turns into one of the absolute worst movies ever. Everything that kept you thinking it was real goes out the window. You get home and realize that none of this ever happened in real life. The main character wasn't a real person. It's complete and total bullshit.

Edit: If you know nothing about the movie, my review probably doesn't make sense.

Schmidty · 11-07-2009, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Lathum

Finally got around to Netflixing Watchmen. My wife and I watched the first 40 minutes of it and were like WTF? Neither of us are sci-fi fans at all but like X-Men, etc.. We just didn't get it.

You had to have read the graphic novel to get it. It's actually a great read.

The movie was pretty good taking all that into account.

terpkristin · 11-07-2009, 10:52 AM

The Hammer - 8/10
I had very low expectations for this movie, given that it was written by and starred Adam Corolla. It was surprisingly good. It had some great laugh-out-loud moments and though there was one massive plot hole, it was really entertaining. Gotta say, never thought I'd really enjoy a movie about boxing (well, Million Dollar Baby is an exception, too...).

/tk

Dodgerchick · 11-08-2009, 02:00 AM

The Mist - 7/10

Based on a book by Stephen King, story about a creature lurking in a mist who kills anyone it finds. A group of people get stuck in a grocery store and do everything they can to survive.

Has the usual "What the hell are they doing" scenes but there were some scenes that really grabbed me. So much that once the movie was over I felt like my brain needed some rinsing.

Grammaticus · 11-08-2009, 08:24 AM

High Tension - 10/10

This is a combination horror / thriller movie. Not just blood and gore, but lots of suspense with a cool twist. It is a French movie, but the version I watched is English language. Very well done. It got some criticism the story was largely copied from a Dean Koontz book. Not sure if it was a copy or not, the movie is great. If you like the genre, this is an awesome flick.

The premise is two girls that are college friends go to one of the girls homes during a school break. While at the home, a serial killer murders the girls family and takes the girl away in his van. The friend hides during the slaying and stowes away in the truck as she tries to free the abducted girl.

Dodgerchick · 11-13-2009, 10:29 PM

2012 - 8.5/10

Completely predictable and crazy ass action scenes, but still an awesome ride. Some people were crying, some people were jerking in their seat from the action, I noticed a person laughing at inappropriate times. Yeah, I was one of the people who shed a few tears. This is a movie to be enjoyed at the movie theater because of the incredible action sequences.

Edit - oh yeah, I had no idea Woody Harrelson was in it! Made it that much more enjoyable.

stevew · 11-13-2009, 11:25 PM

Surviving the Game

Cheese Grade 9/10
This movie meets my Criteria of "So cheesy it is good".
Ice T plays a homeless man recruited to be a "Survival Guide". Once he is out to the hunting camp, though, he realizes he is the hunted.

Actors in this flick are remarkably known. You have the guy from Blade Runner. Roc. The head doctor from scrubs. And best of all. F. Murray Abraham.

Anyways this has all the cliches you know you wanna see. Only negative is that there is no nudity.
Plus it is streaming on Netflix.

Real grade is like 4/10ish.

JS19 · 11-13-2009, 11:41 PM

Men Who Stare At Goats. It was "meh". Wouldn't recommend it, but it's something to watch if you have nothing else to do. Not gonna lie, had a pretty crazy night out the night before, so I was beat and extremely tired while watching it, so maybe that had something to do with it. There was this one part though that I found real interesting and wonder if there's any truth to it. There is a scene and they are in Vietnam, a sniper just took a few guys out and reveals himself in the field. At first, nobody is shooting, then they start firing on him, but they are all missing high. In his narrative voice, Jeff Bridges says something along the lines of, "85% of soldiers will intentionally miss their targets because they are afraid of killing another human". The scene was exaggerated and meant to be funny, but that line really stuck with me.

EDIT: Just did a quick search, found this (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/...d.php?t=536561) in case anyone was interested.

Mr. Sparkle · 11-14-2009, 12:56 AM

I'm 10 minutes into Crash. I haven't seen it in a long time. If I didn't know any better, I'd say this movie is about racism.

Karlifornia · 11-14-2009, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Sparkle

I'm 10 minutes into Crash. I haven't seen it in a long time. If I didn't know any better, I'd say this movie is about racism.

Jesus. I liked Crash when I saw it in theatres, but now I think about liking it and I cringe.

Oof..Whoever told me (on this board, and in the flesh) that this movie sucked was right. Good call. It was a complete lack of judgement on my part.

It's cloying, heavy-handed, and seems like a couple writers got together and jerked each other off when they finished this, thinking it was amazing. The "Academy" fell for it, and I fell for it at the time. Then I actually developed standards for movies, rather than eating whatever bullshit Hollywood fed me. It was a real epiphany.

rowech · 11-14-2009, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Karlifornia

Jesus. I liked Crash when I saw it in theatres, but now I think about liking it and I cringe.

Oof..Whoever told me (on this board, and in the flesh) that this movie sucked was right. Good call. It was a complete lack of judgement on my part.

It's cloying, heavy-handed, and seems like a couple writers got together and jerked each other off when they finished this, thinking it was amazing. The "Academy" fell for it, and I fell for it at the time. Then I actually developed standards for movies, rather than eating whatever bullshit Hollywood fed me. It was a real epiphany.

When I finally saw this movie, I couldn't believe it had won best picture. However, the other nominees were: Brokeback Mountain, Good Night and Good Luck, Munch, and Capote.

Mr. Sparkle · 11-14-2009, 02:12 PM

I'm in the exact same boat. Remember liking it when I first saw it, but now...not so much. It's too bad because there are some really great individual scenes in that movie, but it's so over the top with the racism. We get it. Okay? WE GET IT.

It must be a Paul Haggis thing. I remember liking In The Valley of Elah, which he also wrote/directed...until the last scene. Then it was pure facepalm.

stevew · 11-14-2009, 02:17 PM

Crash was utter garbage. I think Imran was the one who led the "this movie sucks charge"

Chief Rum · 11-14-2009, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Dodgerchick

2012 - 8.5/10

Completely predictable and crazy ass action scenes, but still an awesome ride. Some people were crying, some people were jerking in their seat from the action, I noticed a person laughing at inappropriate times. Yeah, I was one of the people who shed a few tears. This is a movie to be enjoyed at the movie theater because of the incredible action sequences.

Edit - oh yeah, I had no idea Woody Harrelson was in it! Made it that much more enjoyable.

Pretty much in the same boat. I would give it an 8.

One of those visual spectacles sorta things. You do want to see this in the theater. Plotting, dialogue, odd "no way that could happen" moments aside, it's pretty much a thrill ride, and that's all it promised to be really.

If you can't turn your brain off, I guess you wouldn't want to see it. And it is overly long, which is quite the while to keep the adrenaline going.

Chief Rum · 11-14-2009, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by rowech

When I finally saw this movie, I couldn't believe it had won best picture. However, the other nominees were: Brokeback Mountain, Good Night and Good Luck, Munch, and Capote.

Good Night and Good Luck was really good.

Matthean · 11-14-2009, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Schmidty

You had to have read the graphic novel to get it. It's actually a great read.

The movie was pretty good taking all that into account.

I read the graphic novel and yet I still didn't get "it." It was long and felt it. It was as good of an adaptation as you'll about see, but there are just far more entertaining comic book movies.

larrymcg421 · 11-14-2009, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by rowech

When I finally saw this movie, I couldn't believe it had won best picture. However, the other nominees were: Brokeback Mountain, Good Night and Good Luck, Munch, and Capote.

I didn't care for Capote, but the other three movies were infinitely better than Crash.

rowech · 11-14-2009, 02:48 PM

I should clarify...I liked Good Night and Good Luck and Munich. (How important was the i that I forgot in my original post?) Thought they were both better. What I meant was that it just wasn't a great year for a standout movie.

Pyser · 11-14-2009, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by rowech

When I finally saw this movie, I couldn't believe it had won best picture. However, the other nominees were: Brokeback Mountain, Good Night and Good Luck, Munch, and Capote.

i like thinking munch is the porn version of munich.

stevew · 11-14-2009, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by larrymcg421

I didn't care for Capote, but the other three movies were infinitely better than Crash.

I tried to watch Capote. I just don't do the Flamboyant accent thing. Big fan of Phillip Seymour Hoffman too.

sabotai · 11-14-2009, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by stevew

Crash was utter garbage. I think Imran was the one who led the "this movie sucks charge"

I thought it was garbage too. All you have to do is watch the first 10 minutes since the whole movie is the same 2 scenes with the same two character archetypes on repeat.

I thought Good Night and Good Luck was the best of the movies nominated, and that Walk The Line should have been nominated for (and then should have won) Best Picture.

stevew · 11-14-2009, 05:01 PM

Hustle and Flow should have won the year Crash did. Terrence Howard was amazing.

rowech · 11-14-2009, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Pyser

i like thinking munch is the porn version of munich.

Either that are it's a Disney movie about a fat kid.

Chief Rum · 11-14-2009, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by rowech

Either that are it's a Disney movie about a fat kid.

Or the long awaited prequel life story of John Munch, SVU detective.

Swaggs · 11-14-2009, 05:22 PM

I thought Good Night and Good Luck and Brokeback Mountain were both really good.

Groundhog · 11-15-2009, 05:01 PM

Did nothing but watch DVDs all day sunday.

Wall-E - 9/10
Didn't really know what it was about but had heard the praises, so I expected good things, and wasn't dissapointed. Some amazing animation, and a solid story line. Really dug the end credits animation too.

Hell Boy 2 - 7.5/10
Liked it a heck of a lot more than the first one. Only watched it because it had del Toro directing it, but glad I did. The other people I watched it with didn't enjoy it much, so maybe it was more del Toro's style that kept me interested rather than the movie itself.

Land of the Lost - 7
This movie got slammed by everyone, but I got exactly what I was expecting - a big, dumb, funny Will Ferrell movie. I LOL'ed a number of times, but for some reason completely lost it during the mosquito scene.

Bruno - 7
Man. Some cringe worthy scenes, especially the finale. The hit/miss ratio was worse than Borat though.

Young Drachma · 11-15-2009, 05:36 PM

Netflix has resulted in me watching all sorts of movie I missed before. I'm not including any of the documentaries I've watched, just the movies.

Traitor: Don Cheadle does good work, but I found the whole thing a bit too unbelievable and slogged through it. What they got right, I liked. (5/10)

I'm Through With White Girls: It's an indie flick that was originally called something else, but they gave it a provocative title to think it'd help it sell. It's a pretty basic indie romantic comedy with a guy who thinks his dating choices are the problem, not himself. It's kitsch, but cute enough to make it worthwhile and a pretty accessible flick. (6/10)

Medicine for Melancholy: A beautifully filmed, but slow moving film about a one night stand. The filmmaker, Barry Jenkins, called it his 'love letter to San Francisco', so it's full of imagery of that city. I think all of that was a bit lost on me, because it's one of the few major U.S. cities I haven't
visited yet, but...save for that, I thought the story was a bit too politically overt and obscured whatever was going on between the characters. So I loved the cinematography, the soundtrack is kickass, but..the story was a bit plodding and yet, it works okay. (7/10)

Rachel Getting Married: Anne Hathaway is amazing. And the lead singer from TV On The Radio is in it, too. Overall, it's well acted but as others have said before it's a complete mess otherwise and so slow that I had to stop watching it. (4/10)

Serenity: I remember all of the hype about it, but because I don't watch movies "like that" I didn't really ever figure out what it was about. But I watched it today and even though I'd never seen the TV series, I found it generally entertaining. I think it'd have been better for someone who knew what they were getting into and it was a movie I almost would've had to watch again to figure out precisely what the storyline was, but...it was generally well done and the heaps of praise seem fairly well founded to me. (8/10)

Honolulu_Blue · 11-15-2009, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

Serenity: I remember all of the hype about it, but because I don't watch movies "like that" I didn't really ever figure out what it was about. But I watched it today and even though I'd never seen the TV series, I found it generally entertaining. I think it'd have been better for someone who knew what they were getting into and it was a movie I almost would've had to watch again to figure out precisely what the storyline was, but...it was generally well done and the heaps of praise seem fairly well founded to me. (8/10)

Put the TV series on your que. It's even better.

10-24-2009, 02:47 AM	#3652
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	Paranormal Activity-- (9/10) Scared the piss out of me, of course. Definitely best to catch this in a theater with a packed house. __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

10-24-2009, 08:14 PM	#3656
Dodgerchick College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Austin, TX	Paranormal Activity - 5.5/10 It was ok. The scary parts were indeed scary but there weren't many of 'em. I did leave the movie theater pretty freaked out though. Antmeister wasn't shaken one bit so I thought it was just me, but it seems a lot of you were pretty scared too. __________________ DON'T ITCH THAT NOSE! A Meditation Dynasty

10-24-2009, 10:17 PM	#3657
JetsIn06 Pro Rookie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Rahway, NJ	The Damned United: 9/10 In the middle of watching this now, but I'm LOVING this movie so far. I haven't heard of it before today, but for anyone who remotely likes soccer, you'll likely love it. The Damned United - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edit: Just finished. Amazing. Last edited by JetsIn06 : 10-24-2009 at 11:34 PM.

11-01-2009, 12:08 AM	#3661
Dodgerchick College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Austin, TX	Zombieland - 6.5/10 It was entertaining and the cameo was great. But I wouldn't go out of my way to watch again. Dead Snow - 8/10 Norwegian movie about Nazi Zombies. Very funny and definitely has the watch-ability factor.. I actually preferred it to Zombieland. __________________ DON'T ITCH THAT NOSE! A Meditation Dynasty Last edited by Dodgerchick : 11-01-2009 at 12:10 AM.

11-01-2009, 10:12 AM	#3662
MrDNA High School Varsity Join Date: Jan 2007	Drag Me to Hell 7/10 If you liked Evil Dead/Army of Darkness, you'll like this. Had some weak parts, but IMO the strong parts way outweighed them. The parking lot and graveyard scenes were worth the price of admission. Black Sheep 8/10 Just for clarification, this is the killer zombie sheep "Black Sheep." As a piece of film making, it was dreck, but entertainment wise it was pure gold. You need to watch this with a group of people. Several "Ew" and laugh out loud moments. __________________ Norfolk Flame (Shiba) Jacksonville Bulls (UFL) R.I.P. *Ayr Bravehearts (FOFL)*

10-24-2009, 10:02 AM	#3653
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	Wrong Turn 3 (2/10) Was bored, and gave it a whirl. Stayed bored the entire time. At least some of the deaths were humorous.

10-24-2009, 07:02 PM	#3654
KWhit Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Conyers GA	Rachel Getting Married - 4/10 I only give this a 4 because Anne Hathaway was really good in it. But the movie itself was horrible. It was so freaking SLOW. I told Lisa that it was like the filmmaker made a movie while accidentally taping over someone's actual wedding video and kept hitting fast forward after every scene. Seriously. There was one part where about 20 people got up and gave toasts - one after the other. And it showed all of them, before getting to Anne Hathaway's cliche "bad toast." And then at the reception, they showed maybe 10 minutes of nothing but people dancing. Holy christ, this movie needed an editor BADLY. After thinking about it some more, I've changed my mind: 3/10

10-24-2009, 08:09 PM	#3655
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	Quarantine - 6/10 Decent single-POV (ala Cloverfield) zombie movie, except they're not zombies, there's another explanation....but they're pretty much zombies. Very aggressive zombies. Worth watching, but not owning.

10-27-2009, 11:43 AM	#3658
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	Maniac (9/10) I have seen this movie countless times but it has been a while since I last watched it, so last night I popped it in and just was amazed at how well it holds up. It's probably the most underrated slasher/splatter movie ever, and features a lot of amazing and relatively realistic looking death scenes for a movie from 1980. If you have not seen it, track a copy down and get busy.

10-31-2009, 02:40 PM	#3659
Bad-example College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: san jose CA	Death Sentence - 6.5/10 A pretty standard vigilante-type story in the Death Wish tradition. Kevin Bacon was fine as the executive that sees his son butchered in a gang initiation. John Goodman was pretty good in a minor role. A perfectly watchable movie if you don't expect too much (there are a few eye-rolling moments but not too bad). Currently airing on premium cable.

11-01-2009, 12:17 PM	#3663
KWhit Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Conyers GA	I just watched Drag Me To Hell also. I hated it. If you're into bodily fluids being forced down someone else's throat, this movie was for you (as there were about 6 different scenes where that happened). It's not like it really grossed me out or anything, but man! How about a little variety?! And the ending was horribly obvious and I could see it coming about 20 miles away. Drag Me to Hell - 3/10

11-01-2009, 12:21 PM	#3664
KWhit Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Conyers GA	The Exorcist 6/10 This used to be my favorite horror movie, and I've seen it a couple of times before. It definitely still has some great scenes and a lot of scares, but I found it incredibly slow in the beginning this time around. I didn't remember it being that way before. I swear the movie went for about an hour before anything really happened. I loved the rest off it, but it started very slowly.

11-05-2009, 01:56 PM	#3665
Dodgerchick College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Austin, TX	Blazing Saddles - 8.5/10 I didn't know what to expect and at first I didn't know if I should laugh, or be offended. There was a scene in the movie that was so wrong but I kept rewinding a few times it was so ridiculous and I couldn't stop laughing. I'm gonna watch it again to fully appreciate the ridiculousness of it. "Excuse me while I whip this out".. hahaha. __________________ DON'T ITCH THAT NOSE! A Meditation Dynasty Last edited by Dodgerchick : 11-05-2009 at 01:56 PM.

11-05-2009, 04:04 PM	#3666
thesloppy Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: PDX	Where the white women at?

11-05-2009, 04:34 PM	#3668
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	It's the greatest line ever . __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

11-06-2009, 10:09 PM	#3670
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	Finally got around to Netflixing Watchmen. My wife and I watched the first 40 minutes of it and were like WTF? Neither of us are sci-fi fans at all but like X-Men, etc.. We just didn't get it.

11-07-2009, 10:44 AM	#3673
JetsIn06 Pro Rookie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Rahway, NJ	The Fourth Kind: 2/10At least somewhat interesting for the first half of the movie. They start getting into some Ancient Astronaut Theory stuff which I always find interesting. Plus, they go on and on about how it's a true story and the footage is real, so that part was pretty cool. Then, it completely nose dives and turns into one of the absolute worst movies ever. Everything that kept you thinking it was real goes out the window. You get home and realize that none of this ever happened in real life. The main character wasn't a real person. It's complete and total bullshit. Edit: If you know nothing about the movie, my review probably doesn't make sense. Last edited by JetsIn06 : 11-07-2009 at 10:51 AM.

11-07-2009, 10:52 AM	#3675
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	The Hammer - 8/10 I had very low expectations for this movie, given that it was written by and starred Adam Corolla. It was surprisingly good. It had some great laugh-out-loud moments and though there was one massive plot hole, it was really entertaining. Gotta say, never thought I'd really enjoy a movie about boxing (well, Million Dollar Baby is an exception, too...). /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

11-08-2009, 02:00 AM	#3676
Dodgerchick College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Austin, TX	The Mist - 7/10 Based on a book by Stephen King, story about a creature lurking in a mist who kills anyone it finds. A group of people get stuck in a grocery store and do everything they can to survive. Has the usual "What the hell are they doing" scenes but there were some scenes that really grabbed me. So much that once the movie was over I felt like my brain needed some rinsing. __________________ DON'T ITCH THAT NOSE! A Meditation Dynasty

11-08-2009, 08:24 AM	#3677
Grammaticus Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tennessee	High Tension - 10/10 This is a combination horror / thriller movie. Not just blood and gore, but lots of suspense with a cool twist. It is a French movie, but the version I watched is English language. Very well done. It got some criticism the story was largely copied from a Dean Koontz book. Not sure if it was a copy or not, the movie is great. If you like the genre, this is an awesome flick. The premise is two girls that are college friends go to one of the girls homes during a school break. While at the home, a serial killer murders the girls family and takes the girl away in his van. The friend hides during the slaying and stowes away in the truck as she tries to free the abducted girl.

11-13-2009, 10:29 PM	#3678
Dodgerchick College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Austin, TX	2012 - 8.5/10 Completely predictable and crazy ass action scenes, but still an awesome ride. Some people were crying, some people were jerking in their seat from the action, I noticed a person laughing at inappropriate times. Yeah, I was one of the people who shed a few tears. This is a movie to be enjoyed at the movie theater because of the incredible action sequences. Edit - oh yeah, I had no idea Woody Harrelson was in it! Made it that much more enjoyable. __________________ DON'T ITCH THAT NOSE! A Meditation Dynasty Last edited by Dodgerchick : 11-13-2009 at 10:31 PM.

11-13-2009, 11:25 PM	#3679
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Surviving the Game Cheese Grade 9/10 This movie meets my Criteria of "So cheesy it is good". Ice T plays a homeless man recruited to be a "Survival Guide". Once he is out to the hunting camp, though, he realizes he is the hunted. Actors in this flick are remarkably known. You have the guy from Blade Runner. Roc. The head doctor from scrubs. And best of all. F. Murray Abraham. Anyways this has all the cliches you know you wanna see. Only negative is that there is no nudity. Plus it is streaming on Netflix. Real grade is like 4/10ish.

11-13-2009, 11:41 PM	#3680
JS19 College Prospect Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NY	Men Who Stare At Goats. It was "meh". Wouldn't recommend it, but it's something to watch if you have nothing else to do. Not gonna lie, had a pretty crazy night out the night before, so I was beat and extremely tired while watching it, so maybe that had something to do with it. There was this one part though that I found real interesting and wonder if there's any truth to it. There is a scene and they are in Vietnam, a sniper just took a few guys out and reveals himself in the field. At first, nobody is shooting, then they start firing on him, but they are all missing high. In his narrative voice, Jeff Bridges says something along the lines of, "85% of soldiers will intentionally miss their targets because they are afraid of killing another human". The scene was exaggerated and meant to be funny, but that line really stuck with me. EDIT: Just did a quick search, found this (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/...d.php?t=536561) in case anyone was interested. Last edited by JS19 : 11-13-2009 at 11:45 PM.

11-14-2009, 12:56 AM	#3681
Mr. Sparkle High School JV Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: San Francisco	I'm 10 minutes into Crash. I haven't seen it in a long time. If I didn't know any better, I'd say this movie is about racism. __________________ I hope life isn't a joke, because I don't get it

11-14-2009, 02:12 PM	#3684
Mr. Sparkle High School JV Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: San Francisco	I'm in the exact same boat. Remember liking it when I first saw it, but now...not so much. It's too bad because there are some really great individual scenes in that movie, but it's so over the top with the racism. We get it. Okay? WE GET IT. It must be a Paul Haggis thing. I remember liking In The Valley of Elah, which he also wrote/directed...until the last scene. Then it was pure facepalm. __________________ I hope life isn't a joke, because I don't get it

11-14-2009, 02:17 PM	#3685
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Crash was utter garbage. I think Imran was the one who led the "this movie sucks charge"

11-14-2009, 02:48 PM	#3690
rowech Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2006	I should clarify...I liked Good Night and Good Luck and Munich. (How important was the i that I forgot in my original post?) Thought they were both better. What I meant was that it just wasn't a great year for a standout movie.

11-14-2009, 05:01 PM	#3694
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Hustle and Flow should have won the year Crash did. Terrence Howard was amazing.

11-14-2009, 05:22 PM	#3697
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	I thought Good Night and Good Luck and Brokeback Mountain were both really good. __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

11-15-2009, 05:01 PM	#3698
Groundhog Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia	Did nothing but watch DVDs all day sunday. Wall-E - 9/10 Didn't really know what it was about but had heard the praises, so I expected good things, and wasn't dissapointed. Some amazing animation, and a solid story line. Really dug the end credits animation too. Hell Boy 2 - 7.5/10 Liked it a heck of a lot more than the first one. Only watched it because it had del Toro directing it, but glad I did. The other people I watched it with didn't enjoy it much, so maybe it was more del Toro's style that kept me interested rather than the movie itself. Land of the Lost - 7 This movie got slammed by everyone, but I got exactly what I was expecting - a big, dumb, funny Will Ferrell movie. I LOL'ed a number of times, but for some reason completely lost it during the mosquito scene. Bruno - 7 Man. Some cringe worthy scenes, especially the finale. The hit/miss ratio was worse than Borat though. __________________ Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. --Ambrose Bierce

11-15-2009, 05:36 PM	#3699
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Netflix has resulted in me watching all sorts of movie I missed before. I'm not including any of the documentaries I've watched, just the movies. Traitor: Don Cheadle does good work, but I found the whole thing a bit too unbelievable and slogged through it. What they got right, I liked. (5/10) I'm Through With White Girls: It's an indie flick that was originally called something else, but they gave it a provocative title to think it'd help it sell. It's a pretty basic indie romantic comedy with a guy who thinks his dating choices are the problem, not himself. It's kitsch, but cute enough to make it worthwhile and a pretty accessible flick. (6/10) Medicine for Melancholy: A beautifully filmed, but slow moving film about a one night stand. The filmmaker, Barry Jenkins, called it his 'love letter to San Francisco', so it's full of imagery of that city. I think all of that was a bit lost on me, because it's one of the few major U.S. cities I haven't visited yet, but...save for that, I thought the story was a bit too politically overt and obscured whatever was going on between the characters. So I loved the cinematography, the soundtrack is kickass, but..the story was a bit plodding and yet, it works okay. (7/10) Rachel Getting Married: Anne Hathaway is amazing. And the lead singer from TV On The Radio is in it, too. Overall, it's well acted but as others have said before it's a complete mess otherwise and so slow that I had to stop watching it. (4/10) Serenity: I remember all of the hype about it, but because I don't watch movies "like that" I didn't really ever figure out what it was about. But I watched it today and even though I'd never seen the TV series, I found it generally entertaining. I think it'd have been better for someone who knew what they were getting into and it was a movie I almost would've had to watch again to figure out precisely what the storyline was, but...it was generally well done and the heaps of praise seem fairly well founded to me. (8/10) Last edited by Young Drachma : 11-15-2009 at 05:36 PM.

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