Rate The Last Movie You Watched

[Bad-example]

Glad to hear good things about Attack the Block. It looked really good from the reviews I saw. That one is first up, tonight! Thanks.

[Matthean]

Attack the Block has been on my list to see before it came out and I added it to my Netflix queue. I just haven't been watching Netflix as of late, but that hopefully will change in about a month.

[larrymcg421]

Cedar Rapids is a good character comedy with a really fun cast. The Kids Are All Right is a solid indie drama that has some terrific performances (including Mark Ruffalo who was justly nominated). Tree of Life is a bizarre avant garde film that is made with amazing skill, but very hard to digest.

[ISiddiqui]

Men In Black 3: 6/10: An enjoyable MIB sequel involving time travel and lots of Will Smith charisma. Josh Brolin did an amazing job channeling a young Tommie Lee Jones. An interesting storyline as well (which I didn't expect - though it'd be just a cash-in movie) and the time travel aspect wasn't too cheesy. Good popcorn movie. An absolutely great and heart wrenching ending as well!

[Bad-example]

Cedar Rapids 8/10...solid, a bit unsettling. 'Clay Davis' was pretty damn funny.
Another Earth 2/10...not a science fiction movie. Mostly lame.
The Kids Are All Right 7/10...it just didn't do much for me.
American Psycho 6.5/10...Strange, interesting, ultimately unsatisfying.
Attack The Block 8/10...I liked it. Heavy accents made much of the dialogue unintelligible. I feel like I missed a lot of good lines.
The Guard 7/10...No chemistry between the leads. Needed better script/direction.

[terpkristin]

Snow White and the Huntsman - 5/10

I don't know what the hype is about this one. Kristen Stewart proves yet again that it's a challenge for her even to breathe on the big screen. Charlize was "meh." There was a lot of CGI and action and very little story-telling. There needed to be more acting and story.

/tk

[Grover]

Originally Posted by terpkristin

Snow White and the Huntsman - 5/10

I don't know what the hype is about this one. Kristen Stewart proves yet again that it's a challenge for her even to breathe on the big screen. Charlize was "meh." There was a lot of CGI and action and very little story-telling. There needed to be more acting and story.

/tk

I had some interest in seeing this, but Stewart being in it in any capacity is a killer for me. The trailers make it look like it has tons of potential, glad to see it's a waste of money.

[Young Drachma]

Snow White And The Huntsman 3.5/10

Kristin Stewart was horribly miscast. But save for that, everyone else tried to do their best to prop this thing up. They did a good job of sticking to the fairy tale while keeping it interesting and give us a bit more twists to it, but...at the end of the day, I felt like this could've been a bad-ass epic and instead, it was just a waify story about how a girl needed to be saved by a bunch of dudes.

[stevew]

Stewart kills all the movies she is in. Her non nudity clause in Adventureland was especially heinous. They are going to go night swimming in underwear? How unlikely.

[ISiddiqui]

Apparently her next film "On the Road" has no nudity clause. Though "Adventureland" was awesome and Stewart was good in it.

[larrymcg421]

Yeah, I thought Stewart was really good in Panic Room, Adventureland, and In the Land of Women. I have no doubt she's terrible in Twilight, but she's playing one of the most unappealing literary characters in history.

[Grover]

Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

Apparently her next film "On the Road" has no nudity clause. Though "Adventureland" was awesome and Stewart was good in it.

Ugh. She's going to ruin the movie version of one of my favorite books too?

[Julio Riddols]

Originally Posted by Bad-example

I went through my on demand menu and wrote down some movies that look interesting. Any thoughts?

Cedar Rapids
Another Earth
The Kids Are All Right
American Psycho
Tree Of Life
Attack The Block
The Guard

Cedar Rapids is hilarious and completely overlooked.

The Kids are all right is quirky and fairly funny with a decent story.

American Psycho is a fucking classic, and one of the funniest movies I ever watched.

Attack The Block, I agree with the general assessment already put forth. Pretty good, but not as good as the hype made it seem like it would be.

[Noop]

Avengers - 6.5
I fell asleep on it the first time and the second time I was bored out my mind until about half way through the movie when it got interesting. The movie had way to much going on and was a bit of a clusterf*ck. The coolest part was seeing the Hulk dish rag Loki.

John Carter - 8
Everyone said it sucked but then again everyone is a mindless sheep. I thought this was a good action movie with an interesting plot. I liked the idea of there being a race of aliens who secretly control wars (can you tell I am into conspiracy).

Journey 2 the Mystery Island - 7
A fun movie. I will definitely buy the DVD/Blueray and watch it with my lady friend.

The Sitter - 8.5
Stoner comedy. This is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen and I could not stop laughing from the opening credits. If you're ever looking for a movie that gives you a laugh while being light then give the Sitter a chance.

Young Adult - 7
I will call this one a Seinfeld like comedy, either you get it or you don't. I got it and I liked it.

[SteveMax58]

Originally Posted by Bad-example

Another Earth 2/10...not a science fiction movie. Mostly lame.

Oh good God this movie was just terrible. There is nothing redeeming or thought-provoking about it and the sci-fi component of it is not even a good distraction from the rest of the terribleness.

[korme]

Watch American Psycho, you'll probably hate it. Watch it again, you'll get it and love it forever.

[BrianD]

Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

Apparently her next film "On the Road" has no nudity clause. Though "Adventureland" was awesome and Stewart was good in it.

No. Stewart is exactly the same in every movie she is in. The only way she can hope to be good in a movie is to have her character be as awkward and as halting in her speech as she is.

[Matthean]

The short version of her acting is you just hope she doesn't really take away from the movie. She'll never add to it. She was decent in Adventureland, but it's not like she comes across as somebody who could carry a movie if need be. Note, she's not carrying Twilight. The phenomenon itself is. She is easily one of the actresses who when you see her named attached to a film you instantly have an idea of how good it will be. See also Megan Fox, Jessica Alba and a long list of so called attractive actresses living off of their looks.

[ISiddiqui]

I'd have to disagree on that score. I thought she carried "Adventureland". Eisenburg and Reynolds were great in it, but Stewart was the one who stole the show.

[JediKooter]

Snow White and the Huntsman - 4/10

I noticed quite early that the director (or whoever made the decision) kept Stewarts lines to a minimum. However, I could have done with about 75% less head shots of her emoting her way through a scene.

Charlize...damn, she even looks hot in old lady makeup.

Outstanding job on the dwarfs. Hats off to whatever company did those scenes.

[Izulde]

Midnight in Paris - 5/7.5
I'm giving this movie two ratings. The first is for anyone who isn't a Lost Generation junkie. You won't get 90% of the references and without that, it's a very ordinary movie with some shallow acting and a predictable ending. That said, there's some hilarious non-in joke dialogue and Owen Wilson is oddly charming in the lead role, both of which elevate it to a mediocre rating for people in this group.

The second is for those who are Lost Generation fanatics, particularly if you've read Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein and A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway, the two best contemporaneous books of the American writers and artists in 1920's Paris and if you've seen the special Paris: The Luminous Years.

Those who fall into the latter category will laugh hysterically at all the references they get and recognize that what appear to be shallow acting of historical figures is actually amusing caricature laden with opportunities for in-jokes.

This is one of the few movies I wish was a lot longer. The time just sped by and at the end I was like "...That was it? I want MOAR!". The fast-pace of this thing for the second category viewers (first category viewers will probably have been bored by the time the movie ends) makes the pat conclusion that much more clunky.

There was so much more room to have even more fun with this and play out the arc of the story which is concluded far too quickly IMO, so there's a sense of lack in some aspects. As is though, this is probably a film I'll end up buying and watching repeatedly.

There's also one joke that was a missed opportunity to make even more hilarious that I'll spoiler.

Spoiler

When Zelda goes off with the toreador, they could have made it even funnier by having her go with a French aviator to directly reference Edouard Jozan.

[JediKooter]

Prometheus - 7.5/10

I was definitely entertained by this movie. Hats off to the main actors and the way they portrayed their characters, with tiny bits of weakness here and there, but, not too distracting. I was worried how the movie played out since Lindelof of Lost had his hands all over it. I can't stand Lost and was worried this would be Lost in the Alien Universe. Luckily, it wasn't in my opinion.

Why not 10/10? Well, there were a couple of parts, that while I did have my suspension of disbelief on, I think could have been handled better and would have made things more intense.

I'd go see this again and just might on Saturday or Sunday. As mentioned in the Prometheus thread...this is no "Alien" movie (though it is set in the Alien universe prior to the events of the first Alien movie), however, if you don't notice the Alien connections, you either weren't paying attention or were blind.

Not sure if this would be a spoiler or not, so, I'm putting it in a spolier:

Spoiler

I highly recommend checking out the viral marketing for this movie. It helps fill in some of the things that aren't really explained, like David's behavior.

[sabotai]

Moneyball - 8/10 - Really good movie IMO, and I'll probably watch it several more times.

The Ides of March - 6/10 - Political drama that felt like it could have been a lot better. Usually, political dramas have subplots and mystery going on and they generally last 2+ hours. This was just 1.5 hours long, no subplots really, and felt like it sprinted to the end. If not for Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Paul Giamatti, I'd have rated this maybe a 4/10. Those two were fantastic as always.

[Scoobz0202]

Originally Posted by JediKooter

Prometheus - 7.5/10

I was definitely entertained by this movie. Hats off to the main actors and the way they portrayed their characters, with tiny bits of weakness here and there, but, not too distracting. I was worried how the movie played out since Lindelof of Lost had his hands all over it. I can't stand Lost and was worried this would be Lost in the Alien Universe. Luckily, it wasn't in my opinion.

Why not 10/10? Well, there were a couple of parts, that while I did have my suspension of disbelief on, I think could have been handled better and would have made things more intense.

I'd go see this again and just might on Saturday or Sunday. As mentioned in the Prometheus thread...this is no "Alien" movie (though it is set in the Alien universe prior to the events of the first Alien movie), however, if you don't notice the Alien connections, you either weren't paying attention or were blind.

Not sure if this would be a spoiler or not, so, I'm putting it in a spolier:

Spoiler

I highly recommend checking out the viral marketing for this movie. It helps fill in some of the things that aren't really explained, like David's behavior.

I agree with this. Watched it this evening in 3D+IMAX. I was entertained and that's all you can ask. First time watching 3D and it was very enjoyable (although you'd think they could put some damn cushions on the ear pieces. God damn). Perfect summertime flick.

[Grover]

I would go so far to give Prometheus 8.5/10. It was well paced. I've read a lot of complaints about character development, but it didn't seem nearly as bad as some people were crowing. I was definitely entertained throughout.

I agree with Kooter's third paragraph of his spoiler completely. I was a bit surprised at the lack of subtlety toward it early on.

[sabotai]

Pineapple Express - 8/10 - Just brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.

[Swaggs]

I saw Prometheus last night, too.

Right now, I'd give it about a 7/10. Aside from Avatar, I think it is the best use of 3D for a film that I have personally seen (and btw, did anyone else get "The Great Gatsby 3D" trailer -- really, a 3D movie about The Great Gatsby?). Beautiful environment, scenery, set, costumes, etc.

I'm nicking it for some of the suspensions of belief and some of the open-ended stuff that they never seemed to get around to closing (stuff that was not designed for a sequel). Also, seemingly random use of Guy Pearce (who I really like).

Spoiler

The things I didn't like:

First, the two women running directly ahead for like 45-seconds as the giant spacecraft rolled like a wheel of cheese. How about running left or right? I could understand if it was rolling super quickly, but they outran it for what seemed like forever and neither thought to run to the side (other than the one that fell and easily rolled away).

Although I liked the scene between the two actors when it happened, I didn't really understand why David "infected" the lead scientist guy and/or what it did to him. I get that it was some sort of bio-weapon, but that whole storyline seemed like it could have been much better. For an outcome of a major character, that could have been explained better.

The ending: Didn't someone say that all of the ships had the bio-weapons in them? Every crew member aside from the star was wiped out from the effects of said bio-weapons. The last scene shows them flying away in one of the ships. Cheesy/sloppy.

[JSmith44]

Saw Prometheus last night.

I really did not like it at all. Right now I give it a 3/10. There was just too much where I couldn't suspend my disbelief. The visuals were amazing, but that just can't make up for all the rest I did not like at all.

Spoiler

Here are some of the problems I had that I can remember.

They get off the ship to investigate and find the first chamber to have breathable air so they whip off their helmets. Later, when they return to the ship a second time, they are then worried about contamination so keep your helmets on. My thought, well its too late now.

Its been mentioned, but why did David infect the lead guy? Just to see what happens?

How did those first two idiots that got killed end up still in the ship. They left before anyone else did and got lost? They have a map of the ship and could have easily gotten out.

Lastly when Dr. Shaw, Noomi Rapace's character, had that squid thing taken out of her. She has just had major surgery, been stapled up and has drugged herself so many times I lost track. Yet she is still running around, jumping, climbing and getting attacked. Every once in a while she stumbles a bit in pain just so you don't forget what she had happen early. I figure she would also have a lot of internal injuries as well from all that crap, but I'm not a doctor.

Whether this was supposed to be an Alien prequel or not, I was very disappointed in this movie.

[Pyser]

Originally Posted by JSmith44

Saw Prometheus last night.

I really did not like it at all. Right now I give it a 3/10. There was just too much where I couldn't suspend my disbelief. The visuals were amazing, but that just can't make up for all the rest I did not like at all.

Spoiler

Here are some of the problems I had that I can remember.

They get off the ship to investigate and find the first chamber to have breathable air so they whip off their helmets. Later, when they return to the ship a second time, they are then worried about contamination so keep your helmets on. My thought, well its too late now.

Its been mentioned, but why did David infect the lead guy? Just to see what happens?

How did those first two idiots that got killed end up still in the ship. They left before anyone else did and got lost? They have a map of the ship and could have easily gotten out.

Lastly when Dr. Shaw, Noomi Rapace's character, had that squid thing taken out of her. She has just had major surgery, been stapled up and has drugged herself so many times I lost track. Yet she is still running around, jumping, climbing and getting attacked. Every once in a while she stumbles a bit in pain just so you don't forget what she had happen early. I figure she would also have a lot of internal injuries as well from all that crap, but I'm not a doctor.

Whether this was supposed to be an Alien prequel or not, I was very disappointed in this movie.

100% agree. nothing in this movie made sense. i asked every single question you did when i got out. i don't even get the plot:

Spoiler

the creators accidentally created man, then went to another planet to create something terrible to go back to earth to wipe man out? why couldn't these guys just kill mankind on their own?

or did they go to another planet and randomly stumble upon the pre-alien stuff, and it was all a coincidence

the mere fact that i am asking that shows how little sense this movie made

also, NOTHING david did made sense. also:

Spoiler

was charlize theron an android? based on how she seemed to manhandle david i thought she was, plus she called guy pearce "father". but if she was an android, so what? it had no bearing on the film at all. so why bother making is ambiguous?

4/10. it looked cool at least.

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

Snow White And The Huntsman 3.5/10

Kristin Stewart was horribly miscast. But save for that, everyone else tried to do their best to prop this thing up. They did a good job of sticking to the fairy tale while keeping it interesting and give us a bit more twists to it, but...at the end of the day, I felt like this could've been a bad-ass epic and instead, it was just a waify story about how a girl needed to be saved by a bunch of dudes.

I actually think quite the opposite. The fundamental core of the story is the prince kisses her and she wakes up, so unless they are planning a sequel where the Huntsman is a prince they completely changed the story

Originally Posted by BrianD

No. Stewart is exactly the same in every movie she is in. The only way she can hope to be good in a movie is to have her character be as awkward and as halting in her speech as she is.

This- I turned to my wifa at on point and commented on how she has the same stupid look on her face every movie she is in.

Originally Posted by JediKooter

Snow White and the Huntsman - 4/10

I noticed quite early that the director (or whoever made the decision) kept Stewarts lines to a minimum. However, I could have done with about 75% less head shots of her emoting her way through a scene.

Charlize...damn, she even looks hot in old lady makeup.

Outstanding job on the dwarfs. Hats off to whatever company did those scenes.

I agree with all of this. I was pretty underwhelmed. Bummer since we only get to a few movies a year.

My wife had the perfect comment, Stewart is the female Keanu Reeves. She is ok as long as they don't give her to many lines to screw up.

Theron was amazing.

[OldGiants]

The Artist 8/10 -- Really surprised by this one. After a big meal at Can Can down Cary Street in Richmond, I was ready to snooze through this silent movie. However:

1) Best silent movie since Mel Brooks made Silent Movie 30+ years ago.
2) The nightmare sequence early on is the best use of sound in an otherwise silent movie since Brooks had Marcel Marceau deliver the only word in his film.
3) Since Roseanne went off the air, John Goodman has gone on to become a great actor, while Roseanne Barr has gone back to being a $2 hooker except she can't get two bucks for a BJ anymore.
4) The dog should have been name 'Asta' instead of The Dog.
5) Movies need more heroic terriers these days.
6) If you are a fan of old movie sound tracks, remembering which classic movie the music came from is fun.
7) Seeing this film in the historic Byrd Theater is way more fun than a megaplex.

[fpres]

Caught a pair of movies in the theater this weekend and watched a couple through Netflix...

Prometheus - 8/10 - I'm not sure what I was expecting going into this one, but I was entertained. Great visuals. Strong performances by Rapace and Fassbender. After discussing a few things with some of the people I saw this with, I think I have a better handle on some of the points which were confusing me initially.

Chernobyl Diaries - 2/10 - When you have at your disposal the entire Chernobyl story and the aura that goes along with the Russian countryside, you just can't drop the ball like this. Boring and predictable.

Coriolanus (2011) - 9/10 - This probably isn't everybody's cup of tea, but I thought this was a brilliant film.

Shame (2011) - 8/10 - Another Fassbender flick. Very well done albeit uncomfortable to watch at times.

[chadritt]

Safety Not Guaranteed- 8/10 - small movie that I think is in less than a dozen theaters so far. If you like the trailer I think you will like the movie. A couple of bits that reek of "Indie" but otherwise I really enjoyed it. A lot of clapping at the end in my packed theater

[SteveMax58]

Originally Posted by Lathum

My wife had the perfect comment, Stewart is the female Keanu Reeves. She is ok as long as they don't give her to many lines to screw up.

Wow...I was saying the exact same thing the other day about her. We were flipping through & one of the Twilight movies was on a movie channel and I said "She is the female version Keanu Reeves. She is the same personality in every role & can barely be relied on to utter more than 3 words at a time".

Funny...but I guess not that surprising that somebody else would notice the same thing.

[EagleFan]

Always late to the party when it comes to movies:

Bridesmaids (2/10): This movie sucked big time. I'm going to sound sexist when I say this but women just don't understand funny or comedic timing. The exception seemed to be the lady that was in the Drew Carey show. I thought she had the only really funny moments. I only watched this because someone was raving about how great it was; he usually has good taste so maybe he was playing a joke on me.

The Hangover (9/10): Now this is what a comedy should be. It was great, raunchy and unpredictable (that was the last thing I was expecting when he opened the trunk).

Avatar (8/10): I may be letting how spectatular the movie looks sway my vote a little. If it didn't look that nice I would probably go somewhere around 5-6.

Couple's Retreat (2/10): I would gouge my eyes out before watching this again. Couldn't even make it all the way through.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Originally Posted by EagleFan

Always late to the party when it comes to movies:

Bridesmaids (2/10): This movie sucked big time. I'm going to sound sexist when I say this but women just don't understand funny or comedic timing. The exception seemed to be the lady that was in the Drew Carey show. I thought she had the only really funny moments. I only watched this because someone was raving about how great it was; he usually has good taste so maybe he was playing a joke on me.

The Hangover (9/10): Now this is what a comedy should be. It was great, raunchy and unpredictable (that was the last thing I was expecting when he opened the trunk).

Comedy is probably the most subjective genre out there.

I liked the Hangover well enough. I enjoyed it overall and loved some small moments and lines, but overall I thought Bridesmaids was funnier.

[Matthean]

I guess I bought into the hype that was The Hangover. I found it rather overrated. There might have been 1-2 genuine humorous points. I laughed far more watching Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.

[larrymcg421]

Originally Posted by EagleFan

Always late to the party when it comes to movies:

Bridesmaids (2/10): This movie sucked big time. I'm going to sound sexist when I say this but women just don't understand funny or comedic timing. The exception seemed to be the lady that was in the Drew Carey show. I thought she had the only really funny moments. I only watched this because someone was raving about how great it was; he usually has good taste so maybe he was playing a joke on me.

Wow, I loved this movie from beginning to end. I liked The Hangover, but this was insanely funnier and had more depth. Also, what lady from The Drew Carey Show are you talking about?

[chadritt]

Originally Posted by larrymcg421

Wow, I loved this movie from beginning to end. I liked The Hangover, but this was insanely funnier and had more depth. Also, what lady from The Drew Carey Show are you talking about?

Im guessing he means Melissa Mccarthy.

[larrymcg421]

Originally Posted by chadritt

Im guessing he means Melissa Mccarthy.

Yeah I figured he was mixing up Melissa McCarthy and Kathy Kinney, but just wanted to make sure.

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by larrymcg421

Wow, I loved this movie from beginning to end. I liked The Hangover, but this was insanely funnier and had more depth. Also, what lady from The Drew Carey Show are you talking about?

I really liked Bridesmaids also. It went a totally different direction than I thought and I enjoyed it. Wigg did a great job of playing a down on your luck type character struggling watching a friend change and have good things happen for them.

I can only assume EF is talking about the Mike and Molly lady and confusing her.

[JediKooter]

Originally Posted by Swaggs

I saw Prometheus last night, too.

Right now, I'd give it about a 7/10. Aside from Avatar, I think it is the best use of 3D for a film that I have personally seen (and btw, did anyone else get "The Great Gatsby 3D" trailer -- really, a 3D movie about The Great Gatsby?). Beautiful environment, scenery, set, costumes, etc.

I'm nicking it for some of the suspensions of belief and some of the open-ended stuff that they never seemed to get around to closing (stuff that was not designed for a sequel). Also, seemingly random use of Guy Pearce (who I really like).

Spoiler

The things I didn't like:

First, the two women running directly ahead for like 45-seconds as the giant spacecraft rolled like a wheel of cheese. How about running left or right? I could understand if it was rolling super quickly, but they outran it for what seemed like forever and neither thought to run to the side (other than the one that fell and easily rolled away).

Although I liked the scene between the two actors when it happened, I didn't really understand why David "infected" the lead scientist guy and/or what it did to him. I get that it was some sort of bio-weapon, but that whole storyline seemed like it could have been much better. For an outcome of a major character, that could have been explained better.

The ending: Didn't someone say that all of the ships had the bio-weapons in them? Every crew member aside from the star was wiped out from the effects of said bio-weapons. The last scene shows them flying away in one of the ships. Cheesy/sloppy.

JK:

Spoiler

The old man make up for Guy Pearce was just horrible and over the top.

Vickers' death was a bit weak for such a strong willed character. She should have been killed by an 'alien' since she was so adamant about not letting anything on board. Getting rolled over and saying no over and over again as it sloooowly rolls over her...boring.

David was told by old man Weyland to 'Try harder'. Old man Weyland is in search for the fountain of youth or fountain of immortality. David needed a guinea pig to see if it would work and Holloway was it.

I can't remember anyone saying that all of the ships had the black goo on them, possibly though. I do remember David saying that there were many other ships on the planet and Janek did say that since he was a military man, that he feels the whole planet is some kind of WMD site.

Originally Posted by JSmith44

Saw Prometheus last night.

I really did not like it at all. Right now I give it a 3/10. There was just too much where I couldn't suspend my disbelief. The visuals were amazing, but that just can't make up for all the rest I did not like at all.

Spoiler

Here are some of the problems I had that I can remember.

They get off the ship to investigate and find the first chamber to have breathable air so they whip off their helmets. Later, when they return to the ship a second time, they are then worried about contamination so keep your helmets on. My thought, well its too late now.

Its been mentioned, but why did David infect the lead guy? Just to see what happens?

How did those first two idiots that got killed end up still in the ship. They left before anyone else did and got lost? They have a map of the ship and could have easily gotten out.

Lastly when Dr. Shaw, Noomi Rapace's character, had that squid thing taken out of her. She has just had major surgery, been stapled up and has drugged herself so many times I lost track. Yet she is still running around, jumping, climbing and getting attacked. Every once in a while she stumbles a bit in pain just so you don't forget what she had happen early. I figure she would also have a lot of internal injuries as well from all that crap, but I'm not a doctor.

Whether this was supposed to be an Alien prequel or not, I was very disappointed in this movie.

JK:

Spoiler

If I remember correctly, they didn't know anyone was contaminated or dead yet until they went to look for the two scientists that were left behind. After they found the body of the guy with glasses and then Holloway starts to get sick, that's when they put their helmets back on.

David was told by Weyland to 'Try harder'. From the viral videos, Weyland appears to be an extremely smart man and has probably figured out that these 'engineers' were the ones that created life on Earth. The black goo that David puts in the guys champaign was a test to see what happens. Will this stuff make you immortal or what? That's how I saw it at least. Also, in one of the viral videos, David explains that he is capable of doing things that humans would find immoral.

This movie takes place in the future where a machine can perform surgery. She was also pumping herself full of (what I assume were) pain meds. Not too far of a stretch to believe that those pain meds were really good. Also, maybe the machine closed her up pretty good. A small point, but, she was scared shitless too and in combination with the drugs and the adrenalin, I'd say her actions weren't too hard to believe.

Originally Posted by Pyser

100% agree. nothing in this movie made sense. i asked every single question you did when i got out. i don't even get the plot:

Spoiler

the creators accidentally created man, then went to another planet to create something terrible to go back to earth to wipe man out? why couldn't these guys just kill mankind on their own?

or did they go to another planet and randomly stumble upon the pre-alien stuff, and it was all a coincidence

the mere fact that i am asking that shows how little sense this movie made

also, NOTHING david did made sense. also:

Spoiler

was charlize theron an android? based on how she seemed to manhandle david i thought she was, plus she called guy pearce "father". but if she was an android, so what? it had no bearing on the film at all. so why bother making is ambiguous?

4/10. it looked cool at least.

In a nut shell...the plot (not the subplot) is to find the origins of humans and their creator/creators.

The subplot:

Spoiler

was Weyland trying to find immortality.

JK:

Spoiler

Yes, in a way, they accidentally created man. More like, they purposefully created life on Earth and man was a by product of that. It's obvious (to me at least) that the engineers created the black goo from the opening scene where the one drank it. You did see the hologram that played back of the engineers running from 'something' and then all dying, except for one that was in hypersleep? They tried to go back to Earth, but, they were all killed. Did you see the pile of Engineer bodies by the big door? The exact 'why' they wanted to go back to Earth was never revealed though. That's what Shaw was asking the engineer before he ripped David's head off.

A lot of what David did made sense...He was told to.

No, she is quite obviously not an android to me. If you watched the video of old man Weyland during the presentation after everyone woke up, he says that David is the closest thing to a son to him. Followed by a close up of Vickers face and a pissed off look with her eyes welling up a little bit. She's also doing pushups after she wakes from hypersleep. Why would an android need to do that? She has sex with Janek. Why would an android do that? David is quite obviously submissive to her. He makes her drinks, fetches her robes. He won't harm her because she is Weyland's daughter. That's why she can treat him like shit and push him around. He wasn't going to fight back. The androids are strong, but, they aren't heavy like Terminators. Plus, she's emotional. Androids do not have emotions, though they do understand them.

Upon further reflection, there is one other nagging problem I have with the movie...the music just didn't fit in some places. It's not a perfect movie by any stretch, but, it's a very entertaining one.

[korme]

Finally got around to seeing Ides of March (2011): 8/10.

A little bias here, it was shot in my hometown of Cincinnati so all of the little references to places around the city got me giddy everytime. From a story standpoint though, I loved it and thought Giamatti/Hoffman/Clooney were great as usual. Gosling was solid but some of his scenes I didn't buy. All around, a good flick that kept me interested all the way.

Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011): 6/10. Twenty minutes in, I thought this was going to be one of my favorite movies from last year, but, the story kind of dragged and I found myself losing a bit of interest toward the end. It was a very compelling plot, but there were hardly any groundbreaking moments, or anything that changed the course of the show.

[korme]

If anyone could post their thoughts on Tree of Life, I'd be interested. I'm thinking about picking it up tonight.

[ISiddiqui]

It was good, but very philosophical. Don't expect a traditional narrative here, but more like vignettes demonstrating the difference between grace and violence. And you have random nature show like part that's just inserted into the movie (it has a point, but at the time it doesn't feel like it).

If you aren't philosophically or theologically inclined, don't get it.

[Pyser]

Originally Posted by korme

If anyone could post their thoughts on Tree of Life, I'd be interested. I'm thinking about picking it up tonight.

see it. because no one can describe it.

[EagleFan]

Originally Posted by larrymcg421

Yeah I figured he was mixing up Melissa McCarthy and Kathy Kinney, but just wanted to make sure.

i assumed that was the person; guess I assumed incorrectly. She seemed a lot likerr herr to me. Oh well, still she had about the only parts worth laughing at. Not just line but the delivery was spot on.

I guess that's why they make more than one movie. I still don't see what people thought was funny about it. It was like watching a chick flick that thought it was being The Hangover (infinitely more entertaining that Bridesmaids).

That plane scene was one of the most annoying scenes ever. Though again, the one that I thought was the Drew Carey woman did her best to save the scene.

Sorry, I just don't get it.

Oh well, life goes on.

[Kodos]

I've seen both, and I'll join the camp that says Bridesmaids is waaaay funnier than The Hangover was.

[Swaggs]

I think both Bridesmaids and the Hangover are great.

The scene where Wiig's character gets the lemonade in her crappy car and doesn't want to like it still kills me (and i've seen it several times).

[terpkristin]

I can't stand Wiig. Another TV Kristen/Kristin giving a bad name to us K's out here.

Bridesmaids reminded me of a boy movie crossed with a chick-flick. It had its moments, but wasn't anything near as good as boy movies without trying to appeal to girls.

/tk