What movies have you seen lately?

[alexsm]

Killer Crocodile (I don't think it has ever been released in the U.S.)

Italians are great people when we talk about making movies. Great people with loads of filmaking wisdom.

They know that making a bad movie is just pointless. If your movie is not gonna be good, at least make it unforgettable. If you are gonna be bad, be the worst ever.

They know that hidding bad FX is just pointless, everyone will notice them. Just show them as if they where awesome, in daylight, full frame and in as many shots as you can.

They know that hidding that their movie is a rip-off of another succesfully Hollywood movie is pointless, everyone will notice it. If you copy, then copy 'til the end. It's fine to copy full sequences and even the score. You just won't be able to release it in U.S theatres but, did you ever had any honest hope about that?

They know that if the script lacks in gore or nude scenes they have a problem. A problem easily fixed. It's fine to point a propeller mincing meat in full frame for more than 30 seconds and it's also fine to make some pointless women undreassing for no reason.

They know that hidding the creature doesn't create suspense. That's just an urban legend. People could miss the monster as it's easy to empathize him than the human characters. Showing him killing 3 or 4 people in the first 5 minutes is fine. Some could say that makes the rest of the attacks less shocking, but let's be honest, that shock never existed.

They know that the most irritating a character is, the better. That makes their death more satisfying.

They know that the only purpose of those characters is to be killed by the monster. So making them try to be eaten is fine. Also you could make them fail in their efforts some times, that really creates suspense. A sense of "oh, no, he is still alive!".

An Italian filmaker knows this and even more. And they show us all their wisdom in movie form, to make it easy to learn.

God Bless Italian Filmakers!

[taybrian1]

Really? *groan*

I did like it though. The only problem is that if I see it again, my weird compulsion to count the F-bombs will be very strong. Did that when I saw the movie Crash.

The only really gross part is the fingernails. Believe me, you'll know when it's coming up.

[Trailbreaker]

I did like it though. The only problem is that if I see it again, my weird compulsion to count the F-bombs will be very strong. Did that when I saw the movie Crash.

The only really gross part is the fingernails. Believe me, you'll know when it's coming up.

That was the only part where I wanted to look away. The teeth falling out kinda made me cringe too.

[Bayhem]

"Stephen King's Riding the Bullet" - this movie definitely exceeded my expectations and I'll see it again.

Check out the trailer, if you're interested - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdlCnaz4AAA

Trust me, it's worth it.

[alexsm]

Black Water

Tense Crocodile movie. In the way of Rogue. Great use of the scenario.

A bit worst than Rogue but better than Primeval.

I recommend it.

[Nenita]

28 days later

The film is simply dark and made so ingenious. Something other ' zombie' film. And all dear I the background. The partial beautiful in addition, abandoned location. Me on DVD looked at yesterday. AWESOME.

[Trailbreaker]

Inglorious Basterds

[SPOILER!!!]

Am I missing something? Or is this movie suppose to be some kind of fantasy? Because they totally pelted Hitler's face into ground beef.

Too many Nazis talking, not enough Nazis getting their asses handed to them, except for the end.

I like Brad Pitt's performance though, just wish there was more of it.

[Dynasty]

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Originally Posted by taybrian1
I did like it though. The only problem is that if I see it again, my weird compulsion to count the F-bombs will be very strong. Did that when I saw the movie Crash.

The only really gross part is the fingernails. Believe me, you'll know when it's coming up.

That was the only part where I wanted to look away. The teeth falling out kinda made me cringe too.

Yeah, a lot of swearing, a bit much, but it didn't annoy me as much as it usually does... the fingernail thing made me cringe when I saw it- particularly cuz I'm picky about mine... and I had to look away when... you know... the arm thing.

I loved the interaction between the big alien and the little one!

[Bayhem]

Pearl Harbor: The Director's Cut


After seeing the movie so many times I can honestly say, and I just wanna point out that it's only my opinion, that the attack itself is the best action sequence I have ever seen in a motion picture. The build up, the scope, the real stunts, the CGI, the cinematography, the music, the editing, the sheer terror - it was a pure masterpice.

In my opinion, it's the best ( and most underrated ) Michael Bay film.

[IHeartBayhem]

I've always felt Pearl Harbor didn't deserve the hate it got. Sure, it had flaws (instances of hammy writing was the biggest flaw), but nothing film destroying. I felt that if 30 minutes were trimmed (all from the first 90 minutes), the film would have been better received, if ever so slightly.

Anyways, onward to films I saw.

Halloween II - Man, what a terrible film. Whatever soul was left in the previous remake was gone here. A thoroughly unpleasant film.

The Final Destination - A fun little flick made better in 3D. The acting was pretty atrocious, and some of the characters were utterly ridiculous, but the kills were pretty funny. Not as good as the others, but still a fun ride.

[Xsubs]

Pearl Harbor: The Director's Cut

After seeing the movie so many times I can honestly say, and I just wanna point out that it's only my opinion, that the attack itself is the best action sequence I have ever seen in a motion picture. The build up, the scope, the real stunts, the CGI, the cinematography, the music, the editing, the sheer terror - it was a pure masterpice.

In my opinion, it's the best ( and most underrated ) Michael Bay film.

I agree the battle sequence was just breath-taking and eye candy, but everything else in that film really had nothing to do with the war. It tried to be too much like Titanic with the silly love triangle.

[Bayhem]

It tried to be too much like Titanic with the silly love triangle.

If we look at the big picture we'll see that the love story is always present in Michael's films - Marcus and Theresa in "Bad Boys", Goodspeed and Carla in "The Rock", A.J. and Grace in "Armageddon", Rafe and Evelyn in "Pearl Harbor", Mike and Syd in "Bad Boys II", Lincoln and Jordan in "The Island" and Sam and Mikaela in the Transformers movies.

That's why ( in my opinion ) his movies are always very successful, because the audience is able to connect with these characters on emotional level.

And let's not forget the amazing action.

[TIMtationX]

The Final Destination SUUUUUCKED... a few 3D effects were okay, but this series should have stopped after #2.

[sora]

Seen some movies now playing in Japan..

Night at the Museum 2 (USA) - Fun, safe for kids. Laughed at "I'm sorry, I thought you wanted the Cube".

Taken (France) - Entertaining. Dads with teen daughters might dream of becoming a super dad like him.

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (UK) - A quiet but well-made film. Some elements are historically incorrect, still the ending is powerful.

20th Century Boys (JAPAN)
20th Century Boys: Chapter Two - The Last Hope (JAPAN)
20th Century Boys: The Last Chapter - Our Flag (JAPAN) - I haven't read the original manga. Action and CGI look shabby and there're some plot holes but I liked the way a bunch of subplots came together at the end.

Hachi: A Dog's Tale (USA)
Who doesn't like a pup movie? I went to see this because I've liked Lasse Hallström's films since Mitt liv som hund (My Life as a Dog).

[Dynasty]

I love pup/animal movies... the exception being Marley and Me, saw some on the plane, and now I have no desire to watch it through...


I'd love to know how I managed to get "[IMG]file:///C:/Users/School/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.png[/IMG][IMG]file:///C:/Users/School/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.png[/IMG]" into my last post... that's not my stuff... I need more sleep! LOL

[Trailbreaker]

I love pup/animal movies... the exception being Marley and Me, saw some on the plane, and now I have no desire to watch it through...


I'd love to know how I managed to get "[IMG]file:///C:/Users/School/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.png[/IMG][IMG]file:///C:/Users/School/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.png[/IMG]" into my last post... that's not my stuff... I need more sleep! LOL

If it's your own image, the image needs to be on the internet, not your computer. You need a photo sharing service like Photobucket or Imageshack or something.

EDIT: Actually, I have no idea what you're trying to ask.

[Dynasty]

If it's your own image, the image needs to be on the internet, not your computer. You need a photo sharing service like Photobucket or Imageshack or something.

EDIT: Actually, I have no idea what you're trying to ask.

Haha, sorry... I don't think I was trying to post a picture, and to be sure, I checked, and couldn't find anything with the file names in the code on my computer. So I'm not sure why there was HTML in my second to last post for 2 images... I'm puzzled.

I sometimes like to attach pictures when I don't want other sites I use the same photo sharing services for to see the pictures- that's a nice feature.

[razgriz21]

Tombstone(Director's Cut)

I'm not a fan of Westerns but I like this one.

[Bot Girl]

Tombstone(Director's Cut)

I'm not a fan of Westerns but I like this one.

I LOVE Tombstone. One of my all time favs! Not too bad historically either. (OK, Not perfect in that regard, but I get my history from documentation, not Hollywood.) :-)

lately, I've seen District 9, Star Trek, GI Joe, oh yeah, I saw ROTF for the 8th time today! It's still great! :-)

[Spruebox]

Pearl Harbor: The Director's Cut


After seeing the movie so many times I can honestly say, and I just wanna point out that it's only my opinion, that the attack itself is the best action sequence I have ever seen in a motion picture. The build up, the scope, the real stunts, the CGI, the cinematography, the music, the editing, the sheer terror - it was a pure masterpice.

In my opinion, it's the best ( and most underrated ) Michael Bay film.

I really need to watch that sometime. Other then I think being about one of the only MB movies I've never seen, Dan Aykroyd has a part in that movie. They have it On Demand on Comcast and it's also available to stream on Netflix, though next movie I'm planning on seeing is War Inc (it's supposed to be the spiritual successor to Grosse Pointe Blank, so gotta see it...I have it here, but just haven't gotten around to popping it in the computer).

The love triangle thing doesn't interest me at all, but is that for the most part easily overlooked because the rest of the movie is so much better?

[Xsubs]

I really need to watch that sometime. Other then I think being about one of the only MB movies I've never seen, Dan Aykroyd has a part in that movie. They have it On Demand on Comcast and it's also available to stream on Netflix, though next movie I'm planning on seeing is War Inc (it's supposed to be the spiritual successor to Grosse Pointe Blank, so gotta see it...I have it here, but just haven't gotten around to popping it in the computer).

The love triangle thing doesn't interest me at all, but is that for the most part easily overlooked because the rest of the movie is so much better?

The love triangle is somewhat cliche (80% of the film is pretty much about that and has nothing to do with Pearl Harbor). I would just skip those scenes and just watch the terrific war sequences.

[megatron42]

Tombstone(Director's Cut)

I'm not a fan of Westerns but I like this one.

i like it too.. i don't like wyatt earp tombstone is more closer to what really happen from what i watched the extras the decendants of doc, wyatt, morgan and virgil wanted sam val, kurt russel, and bill paxton
they looked like them watch it

[yoco]

I saw Watchmen last night, directors cut. WTF was this movie about, I was so confusing. The only good thing was Malin Akerman!

[Bayhem]

"Twister"

What can I say - it's still one of my favorite films of all time, love the amazing cinematography ( the aerial shots are just breathtaking and some of the best I have ever seen ), Bill Paxton, Helen Hunt and Phillip Seymour Hoffman were all on the top of their game, the score by Mark Mancina was beyond incredible, the CGI is still great...overall it's just a good, good movie.

If you haven't seen it, give it a shot.



On a side note, what the hell happened to Jan De Bont?

I mean, that's the guy who made "Speed" and of course "Twister". I really want to see more of him.

[Bayhem]

"The Ice Harvest"


In my opinion, a brilliant and ( unfortunately ) completely underrated movie. Personally, I really like "snow films" like "Fargo" and "A Simple Plan"..."The Ice Harvest" is no exception.

John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton and Oliver Platt, they were all perfect.

If you like dark humor and characters that are not exactly good and honest, this is the movie for you.