Rate The Last Movie You Watched - Page 97

Grover · 04-04-2012, 12:49 PM

Hanna - 7/10

Flick about a teenage assassin that is raised in the middle of nowhere in a cabin. Interesting well paced action flick.

stevew · 04-08-2012, 09:59 AM

A trio of .25 rentals I got from the Google Play store during a promotion.

American Psycho 6.5/10
Every time I see it, I notice more and more that I don't like about the movie. I don't think the movie is deep enough to merit such an ambiguous storyline. I should not have to read the book in order to appreciate the nuances of the film

Sunshine Cleaning 7.5/10
Really neat little film about 2 sisters who start a crime scene cleanup service. I really like Amy Adams a ton. I felt like Emily Blunt's side story could have been fleshed out better. And it suffers a bit from the cute unrealistic kid syndrome.

Vicky Cristina Barcelona 8/10
I was drawn in by the rumors of a hot romp between ScarJo and Penelope Cruz. Although that really doesn't materialize at all. Woody Allen is one of my favorites. It kind of sucks that he got old.

chadritt · 04-16-2012, 08:09 PM

Cabin in the Woods - 9/10

I really dug this one. I dont really think theres a big "twist", the major one is probably whats given away at the very beginning, but its definitely a cool approach to the whole horror genre. Theres only one moment thats so laughably illogical

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but it leads to a TON of greatness so im willing to look past it.

ISiddiqui · 04-17-2012, 09:13 AM

Blue Like Jazz - 8/10: Absolutely charming Christian film. It's the rare Christian movie, that is not over the head God, and acknowledges the secular world. Its based on Donald Miller's memoir, about him going from a Southern Baptist background to the super liberal Reed College in Portland. He begins to drop his faith to fit in before realizing he's not being true to himself and God and its the story of his journey. Very well done and well acted (I loved the book and the movie did it great justice, though took some liberties)!

Mirror, Mirror - 7/10: It won't win any awards, but this movie was a whole lot of fun! Julia Roberts is absolutely delightful as the Queen. She just plays that type of character great. She makes the movie (along with Nathan Lane, who is always good). Snow White is relatively forgetable, but the dwarves and Prince Charming are quite good in their roles.

JediKooter · 04-17-2012, 10:43 AM

3 Stooges - 5/10: I love the original 3 Stooges and I had an open mind going in to see this new iteration of the gang. There were some funny moments, but, I just don't know if they work in a contemporary setting. They just seemed kind of out of place, for the lack of a better explanation. I can see where it could possibly appeal to a younger audience though.

My recommendation...wait for it on Showtime or HBO. Unless you are a huge Stooges fan, then go ahead and see it in the theaters.

sterlingice · 04-17-2012, 11:37 AM

When I heard they were going to do a Three Stooges movie, I was a bit happy. It seems like a franchise that could be re-done for the modern age. However, the ads for it looked awful and I may check it out on cable, at most.

But maybe what you said is the problem- maybe there is something structurally wrong about wanting a Three Stooges movie in the modern era. Maybe they will always be a fish out of water from a bygone era that we cannot go back to.

There have been some quality throwbacks to the 80s recently (The Muppets, Rocky) that mostly kept the tone of their era and still could play today. Maybe going back 30 years is possible but 60-80 is just too far.

SI

JediKooter · 04-17-2012, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

When I heard they were going to do a Three Stooges movie, I was a bit happy. It seems like a franchise that could be re-done for the modern age. However, the ads for it looked awful and I may check it out on cable, at most.

But maybe what you said is the problem- maybe there is something structurally wrong about wanting a Three Stooges movie in the modern era. Maybe they will always be a fish out of water from a bygone era that we cannot go back to.

There have been some quality throwbacks to the 80s recently (The Muppets, Rocky) that mostly kept the tone of their era and still could play today. Maybe going back 30 years is possible but 60-80 is just too far.

SI

It kind of felt like the Little Rascals movie they came out with a few years ago. They all just seemed out of place. Actually, I think it would be awesome if the 3 Stooges took off again, but, like you said, I think it needs to be re-done with a little bit of a modern makeover.

There were definitely some "Hey, that's the 3 Stooges" moments. So I think there is a ray of hope. I actually had no problems with the casting and the story

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was alright, nothing spectacular though.

Yes. The Muppets have stood up to the test of time pretty well in my opinion, but, you may be right, 60-80 years may just be too much of a gap. They didn't stop until the late 60s/early 70s, but, their golden era was probably from the late 30s to the late 40s.

sterlingice · 04-17-2012, 12:35 PM

I see a problem with the humor as it's mostly slapsticky and dumb but innocent humor, for the most part. But how were they viewed at the time: was it cutting edge humor or "safer" humor that was lowbrow but not really offensive.

I worry that to get a similar level of lowbrow today, you have to add in profanity and vulgarity and sexuality to make humor edgy and that's not them at all.

SI

JediKooter · 04-17-2012, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

I see a problem with the humor as it's mostly slapsticky and dumb but innocent humor, for the most part. But how were they viewed at the time: was it cutting edge humor or "safer" humor that was lowbrow but not really offensive.

I worry that to get a similar level of lowbrow today, you have to add in profanity and vulgarity and sexuality to make humor edgy and that's not them at all.

SI

It's definitely slapsticky for sure. The ironic thing is, they pretty much used the same adult innuendos as they did with the original Stooges. There were kids there and they were laughing at quite a few of the eye pokes and head slaps.

Yes, if they had gone more to the edgy, vulgar humor, I would have given the movie zero stars, because like you said, that's not them at all. I think their style could work though, it just needs an update somehow.

Matthean · 04-17-2012, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

Blue Like Jazz - 8/10: Absolutely charming Christian film. It's the rare Christian movie, that is not over the head God, and acknowledges the secular world. Its based on Donald Miller's memoir, about him going from a Southern Baptist background to the super liberal Reed College in Portland. He begins to drop his faith to fit in before realizing he's not being true to himself and God and its the story of his journey. Very well done and well acted (I loved the book and the movie did it great justice, though took some liberties)!

This has been a mildly interesting movie to keep track of. It seems to be falling into the category of the critics finding it mediocre(47% on Metacritic, in the 40% range on RT) and yet RT listed people seeing it and liking it at 92% last I checked. I think it's due to the people who are going to go see it knew of the book and were drinking the Kool-Aid so to speak. I guess I'll see it eventually, but I'm not busting my butt to go see it. Miller is an interesting character. I don't have an official opinion of him yet. I did pick up a 3 books in 1 type of book which included Blue Like Jazz, but I haven't read it yet. I did see him speak live though.

rowech · 04-17-2012, 02:42 PM

21 Jump Street (10/10) This movie was absolutely hysterical. Enjoyed it much more than I anticipated.

Hunger Games (6/10) Never read the book but I found this movie blah. Visually, there were parts that were awesome. Costume designer should win an Academy Award but overall, I just felt it was flat.

Kodos · 04-20-2012, 11:03 PM

The Cabin In The Woods - very entertaining, it was.

ISiddiqui · 04-21-2012, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Matthean

This has been a mildly interesting movie to keep track of. It seems to be falling into the category of the critics finding it mediocre(47% on Metacritic, in the 40% range on RT) and yet RT listed people seeing it and liking it at 92% last I checked. I think it's due to the people who are going to go see it knew of the book and were drinking the Kool-Aid so to speak. I guess I'll see it eventually, but I'm not busting my butt to go see it. Miller is an interesting character. I don't have an official opinion of him yet. I did pick up a 3 books in 1 type of book which included Blue Like Jazz, but I haven't read it yet. I did see him speak live though.

Blue Like Jazz is one of those groundbreaking books for people of a certain mindset. It tends to be the "gateway" for a lot of Postmodern Christians, because it honestly and faithfully (no pun intended) details a lot of young Christians' struggles with evangelical doctrine and what their heart is telling them about the nature of God.

Grover · 04-29-2012, 01:41 AM

Hesher - 8/10

I'm not sure how to describe this film. It's funny, it's sad, it's thought-provoking. It is a film about loss, every single character in this film's story is based around the loss of something.

Stars: Natalie Portman, Joseph Gordon-Leavitt, Devin Brochu and Rainn Wilson

k0ruptr · 05-01-2012, 08:39 AM

The Avengers - 7.5/10, maybe 8?

not so much spoilers, but don't wanna risk nothing since not released state side yet.

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ISiddiqui · 05-04-2012, 11:18 AM

The Avengers - 10/10: Just a wonderfully done group superhero movie. The stars all "played nice" with each other and credit has to be given to Joss Whedon for allowing them all to have plenty of screen time without seeming too forced. The humor was great and the action was absolutely incredible. I can see it winning an Oscar or two for the technical awards. Decent enough story as well, but wasn't a great story - though I guess in a movie like this its mostly about the stars, the humor, and the action.

For my money, not as good as "The Dark Knight", but a few people with me disagreed (then again, in a midnight showing people tend to go a bit crazier about the quality of a movie due to the atmosphere in the theater).

sabotai · 05-04-2012, 01:46 PM

Everyone keeps saying great things about The Avengers, but the trailers I keep seeing for it make it look absolutely awful.

Honolulu_Blue · 05-04-2012, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by sabotai

Everyone keeps saying great things about The Avengers, but the trailers I keep seeing for it make it look absolutely awful.

We must be watching different trailers.

Swaggs · 05-04-2012, 01:56 PM

Saw Avengers last night, as well.

I thought the last 20-minutes or so were fantastic, but I don't think it was as good as either Iron Man or Captain America (didn't see Thor or the Hulk). I felt like Thor and Loki (the main villain) didn't have the acting chops to keep up with the rest of the cast. I'm a big fan of Jeremy Renner and his stuff was alright, but that was probably the worst work I have ever seen him do (and again, it wasn't awful, just subpar from what I've come to expect from him).

Downey Jr. killed it and was hilarious and the Hulk had two scenes that made the theatre erupt into laughter. The guy who played Agent Coulson also stole several scenes.

I liked it and will try to see it again (maybe not in the theatre), but I think they should have gone with more of a heavyweight actor for the super villain.

I'd probably give it a 7/10.

sabotai · 05-04-2012, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

We must be watching different trailers.

I'm pretty sure we're watching the same trailers. We just have different opinions on what makes a trailer good.

stevew · 05-04-2012, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by sabotai

Everyone keeps saying great things about The Avengers, but the trailers I keep seeing for it make it look absolutely awful.

I agree. I looks about as awesome as Batman Forever. I love movies with 9 main characters and bad guys that are more powerful than 6times theoretical god.

heybrad · 05-04-2012, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Kodos

The Cabin In The Woods - very entertaining, it was.

I saw The Cabin In The Woods this past Thursday. I can't even begin to rate it. I certainly can say I've never seen anything like it and it was fairly entertaining if not a tad over the top in the last 30 minutes or so.

Matthean · 05-04-2012, 05:27 PM

After I got out from watching The Avengers I instantly wanted to see it again. Action wise it starts slow and there are some other minor issues but it was too fun for me to really care.

bhlloy · 05-04-2012, 05:35 PM

Avengers was great. It might not be the pinnacle of acting or cinematography but it was just a blast. And I was very cynical going in that I would enjoy it.

ISiddiqui · 05-05-2012, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Swaggs

I felt like Thor and Loki (the main villain) didn't have the acting chops to keep up with the rest of the cast.

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I think they should have gone with more of a heavyweight actor for the super villain.

There was that. Loki wasn't even that good of a super villain in Thor. Then again, this was essentially an Avengers origin story, so it was more about how they came together - so why waste one of the super villains on that?

Matthean · 05-05-2012, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by sabotai

I'm pretty sure we're watching the same trailers. We just have different opinions on what makes a trailer good.

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Originally Posted by stevew

I agree. I looks about as awesome as Batman Forever. I love movies with 9 main characters and bad guys that are more powerful than 6times theoretical god.

HULK SMASH PUNY OPINIONS!

larrymcg421 · 05-05-2012, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

There was that. Loki wasn't even that good of a super villain in Thor. Then again, this was essentially an Avengers origin story, so it was more about how they came together - so why waste one of the super villains on that?

Loki was the original villain in the first Avengers comic. Also, he was already introduced in Thor so they didn't have to waste time doing an origin story for him.

Buccaneer · 05-05-2012, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by sabotai

Everyone keeps saying great things about The Avengers, but the trailers I keep seeing for it make it look absolutely awful.

Same here. I'm only interested in seeing the Iron Man, the rest looks silly.

chadritt · 05-05-2012, 01:52 PM

Its kind of silly by its very nature. You have a supersoldier, a hulk, ironman and multiple gods after all but its a LOT of fun especially once

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Matthean · 05-05-2012, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by chadritt

its a LOT of fun especially once

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I also said this elsewhere. It's decent in terms of action and stuff before that happens, but it's merely the warm up.

ColtCrazy · 05-05-2012, 05:02 PM

Absolutely loved Avengers. Great movie from beginning to end, and the last 20 minutes or so are worth the price of admission. Still trying to figure out where it ranks in regards to my all-time favorite super hero movies. It's up there, I know that. I actually liked the villain in the movie, thought he did a good job. Ironman and Hulk steal the scenes, but I've always like Captain America too. Will probably end up seeing it again in the theaters, which is rare for me.

Peregrine · 05-05-2012, 08:23 PM

I loved Avengers, as did everyone I went with - just great fun from start to finish, I think.

spleen1015 · 05-05-2012, 08:32 PM

Avengers 10/10

My whole family loved it. Ironman was awesome as usual. I like the new guy as Banner. Thor is cool. Hawkeye was kind of meh for me. Black Widow was awesome too. I'm not sold on Capt. America. I still that Evans as the Human Torch and I think he was better in that roll.

You guys remembered to stay for through the credits, right? There's always a little something after the credits with Marvel movies.

Matthean · 05-05-2012, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by spleen1015

Avengers 10/10

My whole family loved it. Ironman was awesome as usual. I like the new guy as Banner. Thor is cool. Hawkeye was kind of meh for me. Black Widow was awesome too. I'm not sold on Capt. America. I still that Evans as the Human Torch and I think he was better in that roll.

You guys remembered to stay for through the credits, right? There's always a little something after the credits with Marvel movies.

Technically there are two things to stay for. I stayed for the one assuming that was it. Capt. was kind of OK for me as well, but he filled his leader of the Avengers role by the end.

spleen1015 · 05-05-2012, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Matthean

Technically there are two things to stay for. I stayed for the one assuming that was it. Capt. was kind of OK for me as well, but he filled his leader of the Avengers role by the end.

I have a feeling I missed the second one then....

GrantDawg · 05-06-2012, 09:43 AM

I agree with the Avengers love. My whole family loved it, and then stopped on the way home to pick up Iron Man I and II, Sherlock Holmes, and Captain America. I had seen the first Iron Man (and loved it) but I hadn't seen the second one. Watched those two last night (and had a blast), and look forward to Capt. America today.

larrymcg421 · 05-06-2012, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by spleen1015

I have a feeling I missed the second one then....

If there were still credits rolling when you left, then you missed something. The second thing happened at the end of all the credits.

Young Drachma · 05-06-2012, 01:37 PM

Saw Avengers last night. Saw it last night and even the 1030 non-3D show was pretty near full (We're talking western nebraska here...so not a real population center.) And I think the 3D was just as packed. Not being a comix nerd, I don't really have any context for anything other than what I've seen in the other movies and I've seen all of the individual ones and so...it was good from that perspective. Thought it was entertaining and well acted, if not a bit long.

But a worthwhile flick to see in the movies.

WVUFAN · 05-06-2012, 02:30 PM

Re: Avengers:

Not sure if many people who watched it with me got the magnitude of the first scene after the credits. You really have to be a comic book fan to get it.

The very last scene ... meh.

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fpres · 05-06-2012, 02:34 PM

I'll be seeing Avengers with the family later on this week, and we're all really looking forward to it. $200.3 million estimated box office for the weekend is insane.

Matthean · 05-06-2012, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by WVUFAN

Re: Avengers:

Not sure if many people who watched it with me got the magnitude of the first scene after the credits. You really have to be a comic book fan to get it.

The very last scene ... meh.

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I was still surprised by the number of people who got it though. I think they tipped their hand of it when

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CrimsonFox · 05-06-2012, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by WVUFAN

Re: Avengers:

Not sure if many people who watched it with me got the magnitude of the first scene after the credits. You really have to be a comic book fan to get it.

...or to sit through the whole movie.

Matthean · 05-06-2012, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

...or to sit through the whole movie.

The hinted at story line goes beyond the surface level fandom and even the dialog was fan service for comic book geeks.

WVUFAN · 05-06-2012, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

...or to sit through the whole movie.

I take it you didn't like the film.

Mathean:

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CrimsonFox · 05-06-2012, 03:22 PM

Haven't seen it, nor Am I going to. Never got into superheroes, especially films as they are usually boring and onenote.

Buccaneer · 05-06-2012, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by WVUFAN

I take it you didn't like the film.

Mathean:

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Thoughts from a decidedly non-comixnerd:

This is a good example of me having no idea what you are talking about. I was into comics when I was growing up but it was very rarely superheroes (mostly sports, funnies, adventure and history). So I never had a history, nor any interest in fantasy superheroes and when the movies started coming out, they looked silly (of what I've seen when my son watches them like spiderman, transformers, etc.). It was only when I thought the acting/story was engaging would I have an interest. That's why I loved Iron Man (who I had never heard of until the movie). Except for the silly fighting scene towards the end, it was a engaging story and acting. Same thing with The Dark Knight. As long I can skip over or ignore comic action stuff, then it would be interesting to see. As far as Avengers, despite having Iron Man in it, I would assume it has a lot of action so a no go for me. Truthfully, even though I have heard the name, I don't even know who Capt America or Thor was and never heard of Shield until it was mentioned in Iron Man. But I guess I'm the only one that did not grow up reading action heroes comics. Pretty amazing how much it made; saw it coming when the overseas numbers came in two weeks ago.

Matthean · 05-06-2012, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by WVUFAN

I take it you didn't like the film.

Mathean:

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CrimsonFox · 05-06-2012, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by WVUFAN

Re: Avengers:

Not sure if many people who watched it with me got the magnitude of the first scene after the credits. You really have to be a comic book fan to get it.

and

Pop pop!

Matthean · 05-06-2012, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Buccaneer

Thoughts from a decidedly non-comixnerd:

This is a good example of me having no idea what you are talking about. I was into comics when I was growing up but it was very rarely superheroes (mostly sports, funnies, adventure and history). So I never had a history, nor any interest in fantasy superheroes and when the movies started coming out, they looked silly (of what I've seen when my son watches them like spiderman, transformers, etc.). It was only when I thought the acting/story was engaging would I have an interest. That's why I loved Iron Man (who I had never heard of until the movie). Except for the silly fighting scene towards the end, it was a engaging story and acting. Same thing with The Dark Knight. As long I can skip over or ignore comic action stuff, then it would be interesting to see. As far as Avengers, despite having Iron Man in it, I would assume it has a lot of action so a no go for me. Truthfully, even though I have heard the name, I don't even know who Capt America or Thor was and never heard of Shield until it was mentioned in Iron Man. But I guess I'm the only one that did not grow up reading action heroes comics. Pretty amazing how much it made; saw it coming when the overseas numbers came in two weeks ago.

And this pretty much proves my point. There will be a decent amount of people oblivious to the first end credit scene. For those who have seen it and don't know the reference and why the dialog was used as such

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WVUFAN · 05-06-2012, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

Haven't seen it, nor Am I going to. Never got into superheroes, especially films as they are usually boring and onenote.

So you're not going to see the movie, yet you feel the need to bash it?

How very troll of you.

04-04-2012, 12:49 PM	#4801
Grover Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lisboa, ME	Hanna - 7/10 Flick about a teenage assassin that is raised in the middle of nowhere in a cabin. Interesting well paced action flick. __________________ Come On You Irons! West Ham United \| Philadelphia Flyers \| Cincinnati Bengals \| Kansas City Royals FOFC Greatest Band Draft Runner Up FOFC Movie Remake Draft Winner FOFC Movie Comedy Draft Winner

04-16-2012, 08:09 PM	#4803
chadritt High School Varsity Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA	Cabin in the Woods - 9/10 I really dug this one. I dont really think theres a big "twist", the major one is probably whats given away at the very beginning, but its definitely a cool approach to the whole horror genre. Theres only one moment thats so laughably illogical Spoiler why is there a purge button at all? but it leads to a TON of greatness so im willing to look past it.

04-17-2012, 09:13 AM	#4804
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	Blue Like Jazz - 8/10: Absolutely charming Christian film. It's the rare Christian movie, that is not over the head God, and acknowledges the secular world. Its based on Donald Miller's memoir, about him going from a Southern Baptist background to the super liberal Reed College in Portland. He begins to drop his faith to fit in before realizing he's not being true to himself and God and its the story of his journey. Very well done and well acted (I loved the book and the movie did it great justice, though took some liberties)! Mirror, Mirror - 7/10: It won't win any awards, but this movie was a whole lot of fun! Julia Roberts is absolutely delightful as the Queen. She just plays that type of character great. She makes the movie (along with Nathan Lane, who is always good). Snow White is relatively forgetable, but the dwarves and Prince Charming are quite good in their roles. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

04-17-2012, 10:43 AM	#4805
JediKooter Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Diego via Sausalito via San Jose via San Diego	3 Stooges - 5/10: I love the original 3 Stooges and I had an open mind going in to see this new iteration of the gang. There were some funny moments, but, I just don't know if they work in a contemporary setting. They just seemed kind of out of place, for the lack of a better explanation. I can see where it could possibly appeal to a younger audience though. My recommendation...wait for it on Showtime or HBO. Unless you are a huge Stooges fan, then go ahead and see it in the theaters. __________________ I'm no longer a Chargers fan, they are dead to me Coming this summer to a movie theater near you: The Adventures of Jedikooter: Part 4

04-17-2012, 11:37 AM	#4806
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	When I heard they were going to do a Three Stooges movie, I was a bit happy. It seems like a franchise that could be re-done for the modern age. However, the ads for it looked awful and I may check it out on cable, at most. But maybe what you said is the problem- maybe there is something structurally wrong about wanting a Three Stooges movie in the modern era. Maybe they will always be a fish out of water from a bygone era that we cannot go back to. There have been some quality throwbacks to the 80s recently (The Muppets, Rocky) that mostly kept the tone of their era and still could play today. Maybe going back 30 years is possible but 60-80 is just too far. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

04-08-2012, 09:59 AM	#4802
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	A trio of .25 rentals I got from the Google Play store during a promotion. American Psycho 6.5/10 Every time I see it, I notice more and more that I don't like about the movie. I don't think the movie is deep enough to merit such an ambiguous storyline. I should not have to read the book in order to appreciate the nuances of the film Sunshine Cleaning 7.5/10 Really neat little film about 2 sisters who start a crime scene cleanup service. I really like Amy Adams a ton. I felt like Emily Blunt's side story could have been fleshed out better. And it suffers a bit from the cute unrealistic kid syndrome. Vicky Cristina Barcelona 8/10 I was drawn in by the rumors of a hot romp between ScarJo and Penelope Cruz. Although that really doesn't materialize at all. Woody Allen is one of my favorites. It kind of sucks that he got old.

04-17-2012, 12:35 PM	#4808
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	I see a problem with the humor as it's mostly slapsticky and dumb but innocent humor, for the most part. But how were they viewed at the time: was it cutting edge humor or "safer" humor that was lowbrow but not really offensive. I worry that to get a similar level of lowbrow today, you have to add in profanity and vulgarity and sexuality to make humor edgy and that's not them at all. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

04-17-2012, 02:42 PM	#4811
rowech Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2006	21 Jump Street (10/10) This movie was absolutely hysterical. Enjoyed it much more than I anticipated. Hunger Games (6/10) Never read the book but I found this movie blah. Visually, there were parts that were awesome. Costume designer should win an Academy Award but overall, I just felt it was flat.

04-20-2012, 11:03 PM	#4812
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	The Cabin In The Woods - very entertaining, it was. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

04-29-2012, 01:41 AM	#4814
Grover Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lisboa, ME	Hesher - 8/10 I'm not sure how to describe this film. It's funny, it's sad, it's thought-provoking. It is a film about loss, every single character in this film's story is based around the loss of something. Stars: Natalie Portman, Joseph Gordon-Leavitt, Devin Brochu and Rainn Wilson __________________ Come On You Irons! West Ham United \| Philadelphia Flyers \| Cincinnati Bengals \| Kansas City Royals FOFC Greatest Band Draft Runner Up FOFC Movie Remake Draft Winner FOFC Movie Comedy Draft Winner

05-01-2012, 08:39 AM	#4815
k0ruptr Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Las Vegas	The Avengers - 7.5/10, maybe 8? not so much spoilers, but don't wanna risk nothing since not released state side yet. Spoiler Enjoyed it, though I thought the first 1/3 or half was a little lacking in build up/action. 2nd half was 10/10 bad ass in all superhero glory. Ihearthulk __________________ Xbox Live Gamertag: k0ruptr My Favorite Teams : Chicago White Sox - Carolina Panthers - Orlando Magic - Phoenix Suns - Anaheim Ducks - Hawaii Warriors - Oregon Ducks Last edited by k0ruptr : 05-01-2012 at 08:40 AM.

05-04-2012, 11:18 AM	#4816
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	The Avengers - 10/10: Just a wonderfully done group superhero movie. The stars all "played nice" with each other and credit has to be given to Joss Whedon for allowing them all to have plenty of screen time without seeming too forced. The humor was great and the action was absolutely incredible. I can see it winning an Oscar or two for the technical awards. Decent enough story as well, but wasn't a great story - though I guess in a movie like this its mostly about the stars, the humor, and the action. For my money, not as good as "The Dark Knight", but a few people with me disagreed (then again, in a midnight showing people tend to go a bit crazier about the quality of a movie due to the atmosphere in the theater). __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

05-04-2012, 01:46 PM	#4817
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	Everyone keeps saying great things about The Avengers, but the trailers I keep seeing for it make it look absolutely awful.

05-04-2012, 01:56 PM	#4819
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	Saw Avengers last night, as well. I thought the last 20-minutes or so were fantastic, but I don't think it was as good as either Iron Man or Captain America (didn't see Thor or the Hulk). I felt like Thor and Loki (the main villain) didn't have the acting chops to keep up with the rest of the cast. I'm a big fan of Jeremy Renner and his stuff was alright, but that was probably the worst work I have ever seen him do (and again, it wasn't awful, just subpar from what I've come to expect from him). Downey Jr. killed it and was hilarious and the Hulk had two scenes that made the theatre erupt into laughter. The guy who played Agent Coulson also stole several scenes. I liked it and will try to see it again (maybe not in the theatre), but I think they should have gone with more of a heavyweight actor for the super villain. I'd probably give it a 7/10. __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

05-04-2012, 05:27 PM	#4823
Matthean Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Aug 2008	After I got out from watching The Avengers I instantly wanted to see it again. Action wise it starts slow and there are some other minor issues but it was too fun for me to really care. __________________ Board games: Bringing people back to the original social network, the table.

05-04-2012, 05:35 PM	#4824
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	Avengers was great. It might not be the pinnacle of acting or cinematography but it was just a blast. And I was very cynical going in that I would enjoy it.

05-05-2012, 01:52 PM	#4829
chadritt High School Varsity Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA	Its kind of silly by its very nature. You have a supersoldier, a hulk, ironman and multiple gods after all but its a LOT of fun especially once Spoiler Banner says hes always angry

05-05-2012, 05:02 PM	#4831
ColtCrazy College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Midwest	Absolutely loved Avengers. Great movie from beginning to end, and the last 20 minutes or so are worth the price of admission. Still trying to figure out where it ranks in regards to my all-time favorite super hero movies. It's up there, I know that. I actually liked the villain in the movie, thought he did a good job. Ironman and Hulk steal the scenes, but I've always like Captain America too. Will probably end up seeing it again in the theaters, which is rare for me. __________________ The Field Generals and Statis Pro Basketball Super League

05-05-2012, 08:23 PM	#4832
Peregrine Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Cary, NC	I loved Avengers, as did everyone I went with - just great fun from start to finish, I think. __________________ Your guilty conscience may force you to vote Democratic, but deep down inside you secretly long for a cold-hearted Republican to lower taxes, brutalize criminals, and rule you like a king. --Sideshow Bob

05-05-2012, 08:32 PM	#4833
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	Avengers 10/10 My whole family loved it. Ironman was awesome as usual. I like the new guy as Banner. Thor is cool. Hawkeye was kind of meh for me. Black Widow was awesome too. I'm not sold on Capt. America. I still that Evans as the Human Torch and I think he was better in that roll. You guys remembered to stay for through the credits, right? There's always a little something after the credits with Marvel movies. __________________ Why choose failure when success is an option?

05-06-2012, 09:43 AM	#4836
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	I agree with the Avengers love. My whole family loved it, and then stopped on the way home to pick up Iron Man I and II, Sherlock Holmes, and Captain America. I had seen the first Iron Man (and loved it) but I hadn't seen the second one. Watched those two last night (and had a blast), and look forward to Capt. America today.

05-06-2012, 01:37 PM	#4838
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Saw Avengers last night. Saw it last night and even the 1030 non-3D show was pretty near full (We're talking western nebraska here...so not a real population center.) And I think the 3D was just as packed. Not being a comix nerd, I don't really have any context for anything other than what I've seen in the other movies and I've seen all of the individual ones and so...it was good from that perspective. Thought it was entertaining and well acted, if not a bit long. But a worthwhile flick to see in the movies. __________________ Current Dynasty:The Zenith of Professional Basketball Careers (FBPB/FBCB) FBCB / FPB3 Mods

05-06-2012, 02:30 PM	#4839
WVUFAN College Starter Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Huntington, WV	Re: Avengers: Not sure if many people who watched it with me got the magnitude of the first scene after the credits. You really have to be a comic book fan to get it. The very last scene ... meh. Spoiler Many people thought it was the Red Skull, for some reason, not who it really was. __________________ Last edited by WVUFAN : 05-06-2012 at 02:30 PM.

05-06-2012, 02:34 PM	#4840
fpres High School JV Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston, Texas	I'll be seeing Avengers with the family later on this week, and we're all really looking forward to it. $200.3 million estimated box office for the weekend is insane.

05-06-2012, 03:22 PM	#4845
CrimsonFox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2009	Haven't seen it, nor Am I going to. Never got into superheroes, especially films as they are usually boring and onenote.

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