Last Movie You Watched Redux

Sean P Kelly · 03-03-2010, 12:52 PM

New one.

***Booyakasha*** · 03-05-2010, 08:17 PM

I saw the new 'Wolfman' today. It was okay. They nailed the atmosphere, managed some impressive effects, and got some really good performances out of the principal cast; but the story and pacing were kind of lacklustre, and the fight scene at the end was really, really stupid.

Panfan · 03-05-2010, 11:04 PM

District 9. Part one of post-09 watching. On my list right now are Fantastic Mr. Fox, Moon, Inglorious Basterds, The Blind Side, The Hurt Locker, An Education, Up in the Air, Zombieland, Coraline, probably a few more.

So far last year's top 5:

1. Up
2. (500) Days of Summer
3. Star Trek
4. District 9
5. Avatar

Bomby · 03-13-2010, 11:08 AM

The Art Museum by the Zoo - An entertaining little romance that has a couple revealing technical flaws, but is overall a very nice film.

Last Year's Top 5 (for me):

1. Mother (Bong Joon-Ho)
2. Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino)
3. Thirst (Park Chan-Wook)
4. Up (one of those Pixar guys whose name I can never remember)
5. The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow)

t3hDarkness · 03-13-2010, 10:12 PM

Watched a Korean Action movie yesterday.

The American title is Warrior , but that narrows the list down of movies it might have been by a factor of maybe, 2?

Sean P Kelly · 03-16-2010, 05:01 PM

The Ghost Writer

Bomby · 03-16-2010, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by t3hDarkness

Watched a Korean Action movie yesterday.

The American title is Warrior , but that narrows the list down of movies it might have been by a factor of maybe, 2?

I'm assuming it was probably Musa, which was actually the first Korean film I ever saw, though I didn't really get into Korean cinema super-hardcore until I saw Park Chan-Wook's Lady Vengeance and Bong Joon-Ho's Memories of Murder about a half a year later, both of which are still two of my favorite Korean films ever.

**Galefore** · 03-16-2010, 07:55 PM

I saw Zombieland today on the way home from Nashville, and it was really good. Just for good measure, I watched Shaun of the Dead directly after, and of course I still prefer Shaun. Even so, Zombieland had a completely separate charm and I really enjoyed the Bill Murray cameo.

Zombieland - 9/10
Shaun of the Dead - 10/10

Metal Mario · 03-16-2010, 08:14 PM

^Throw Fido in with those two, and you've got the holy trinity of zombie comedies.

***Booyakasha*** · 03-23-2010, 09:25 PM

Saw 'Repo Men' today. It was pretty good.

t3hDarkness · 03-24-2010, 12:08 AM

Picked up Ninja Assassin and Slayers Extra on a whim.

Bomby · 04-03-2010, 01:54 AM

The Fantastic Mr. Fox was, for lack of a better term, fantastic.

CuccoLady · 04-04-2010, 12:37 AM

How to Train Your Dragon. Sooooooooooooooooooooooooo worth it!!!!

t3hDarkness · 04-04-2010, 01:54 AM

Just watched How to Train Your Dragon as well.
A must for any D&D nerd.

Also, the 3D was pretty good, it works even if you have poor eyesight.

Panfan · 04-04-2010, 06:50 AM

Princess Bride last night

other movies I've watched since my last update include Zombieland, It Might Get Loud, Fight Club, V for Vendetta, and Pulp Fiction

**Galefore** · 04-04-2010, 12:49 PM

How To Train Your Dragon and Sherlock Holmes.

Both were ****ing sweet.

**Galefore** · 04-05-2010, 06:17 PM

People post too slowly in this topic. WATCH MOVIES MOAR

Anyway, so I saw Clash of the Titans yesterday. It was okay, certainly kept me entertained for one and a half hours. I enjoyed their version of Hades, though I would have liked to have seen more interaction with the other gods. Overall, 6.5/10

Earlier today I watched the 2003 version of Zatoichi, directed by Takeshi Kitano. Really liked it. The action scenes were great, and Kitano's got a gift for atmosphere. The pace was disorienting at first, but I got used to it quickly enough to keep it from affecting me too badly. My only issue was the soundtrack. Some of it was great, some of it just didn't sit well with me, probably just because it wasn't the type of soundtrack I as an American viewer would associate with an action film, and that's my fault, not theirs. But otherwise, a fine film, and a great piece to fuel my obsession with Samurai movies. 9.5/10

***Booyakasha*** · 04-05-2010, 10:42 PM

Just got back from 'How to Train Your Dragon'. It was really good.

Panfan · 04-06-2010, 11:44 PM

Wasn't the last movie I saw, but I want to mention two movies that I saw in the past two weeks and give my take on them.

As you can see by my recent watchings of V for Vendetta, Fight Club, and Pulp Fiction, my friends and I enjoy movies on the action-oriented side with some nice stylized violence.

So naturally we watched The Boondock Saints and The Boondock Saints II. I'd have to say that I was kind of underwhelmed after hearing how good it was from multiple sources. I mean the violence was nice and stylized (OMG SLOW MO!) and the dialogue was nice and cussy (Tarantino level, probably more than that), but some parts were kind of boring. I didn't really care for the story too much (especiallly in the second one with all the **** between the two old men). Some scenes were completely unnecessary (like in the second film, a scene in seventies cop show style with even more over-the-top action, even though it was meant to be funny or something I don't know it was just another slow-mo fest).

The movies weren't bad but I was expecting much better. Though "Who ordered the whupass fajitas?" has entered my vocabulary. Oh and Willem Dafoe was delightfully over-the-top in a not-really-delightfully over-the-top movie. THERE WAS A FIREFIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT

Bomby · 04-06-2010, 11:50 PM

That's because The Boondock Saints kind of sucks. Don't believe the hype.

Also, the last film I watched was The River. The Tsai Ming-Liang one. It was good. Oh, also a Korean film called White Nights, which kind of sucked, though I got to see Son Ye-Jin bare naked, so I guess that part was worth it.

03-03-2010, 12:52 PM	#1
Sean P Kelly Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,789 Thanks: 19 Thanked 58 Times in 46 Posts	Last Movie You Watched Redux New one.

03-05-2010, 08:17 PM	#2
*Booyakasha* SuperMod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 9,945 Thanks: 157 Thanked 1,481 Times in 763 Posts	I saw the new 'Wolfman' today. It was okay. They nailed the atmosphere, managed some impressive effects, and got some really good performances out of the principal cast; but the story and pacing were kind of lacklustre, and the fight scene at the end was really, really stupid.

03-05-2010, 11:04 PM	#3
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,249 Times in 1,338 Posts Blog Entries: 15	District 9. Part one of post-09 watching. On my list right now are Fantastic Mr. Fox, Moon, Inglorious Basterds, The Blind Side, The Hurt Locker, An Education, Up in the Air, Zombieland, Coraline, probably a few more. So far last year's top 5: 1. Up 2. (500) Days of Summer 3. Star Trek 4. District 9 5. Avatar

03-13-2010, 11:08 AM	#4
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,491 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	The Art Museum by the Zoo - An entertaining little romance that has a couple revealing technical flaws, but is overall a very nice film. Last Year's Top 5 (for me): 1. Mother (Bong Joon-Ho) 2. Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino) 3. Thirst (Park Chan-Wook) 4. Up (one of those Pixar guys whose name I can never remember) 5. The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow)

03-13-2010, 10:12 PM	#5
t3hDarkness Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: I weep oily black tears of joy. Gender: Posts: 7,590 Thanks: 119 Thanked 418 Times in 306 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Watched a Korean Action movie yesterday. The American title is Warrior , but that narrows the list down of movies it might have been by a factor of maybe, 2?

03-16-2010, 05:01 PM	#6
Sean P Kelly Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,789 Thanks: 19 Thanked 58 Times in 46 Posts	The Ghost Writer

03-16-2010, 07:55 PM	#8
Galefore EXPLOSION GOD OF MUSIC Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Some studio somewhere Gender: Posts: 8,275 Thanks: 1,361 Thanked 826 Times in 535 Posts Blog Entries: 5	I saw Zombieland today on the way home from Nashville, and it was really good. Just for good measure, I watched Shaun of the Dead directly after, and of course I still prefer Shaun. Even so, Zombieland had a completely separate charm and I really enjoyed the Bill Murray cameo. Zombieland - 9/10 Shaun of the Dead - 10/10

03-16-2010, 08:14 PM	#9
Metal Mario Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Gender: Posts: 16,435 Thanks: 72 Thanked 190 Times in 127 Posts	^Throw Fido in with those two, and you've got the holy trinity of zombie comedies.

03-23-2010, 09:25 PM	#10
*Booyakasha* SuperMod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 9,945 Thanks: 157 Thanked 1,481 Times in 763 Posts	Saw 'Repo Men' today. It was pretty good.

03-24-2010, 12:08 AM	#11
t3hDarkness Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: I weep oily black tears of joy. Gender: Posts: 7,590 Thanks: 119 Thanked 418 Times in 306 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Picked up Ninja Assassin and Slayers Extra on a whim.

04-03-2010, 01:54 AM	#12
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,491 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	The Fantastic Mr. Fox was, for lack of a better term, fantastic.

04-04-2010, 12:37 AM	#13
CuccoLady Anime and Cartoons Mod Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: THIS LOCATION REMINDS ME OF A PUZZLE, LUKE Gender: Posts: 9,077 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 1,222 Times in 822 Posts	How to Train Your Dragon. Sooooooooooooooooooooooooo worth it!!!!

04-04-2010, 01:54 AM	#14
t3hDarkness Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: I weep oily black tears of joy. Gender: Posts: 7,590 Thanks: 119 Thanked 418 Times in 306 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Just watched How to Train Your Dragon as well. A must for any D&D nerd. Also, the 3D was pretty good, it works even if you have poor eyesight.

04-04-2010, 06:50 AM	#15
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,249 Times in 1,338 Posts Blog Entries: 15	Princess Bride last night other movies I've watched since my last update include Zombieland, It Might Get Loud, Fight Club, V for Vendetta, and Pulp Fiction

04-04-2010, 12:49 PM	#16
Galefore EXPLOSION GOD OF MUSIC Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Some studio somewhere Gender: Posts: 8,275 Thanks: 1,361 Thanked 826 Times in 535 Posts Blog Entries: 5	How To Train Your Dragon and Sherlock Holmes. Both were ***ing sweet.*

04-05-2010, 06:17 PM	#17
Galefore EXPLOSION GOD OF MUSIC Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Some studio somewhere Gender: Posts: 8,275 Thanks: 1,361 Thanked 826 Times in 535 Posts Blog Entries: 5	People post too slowly in this topic. WATCH MOVIES MOAR Anyway, so I saw Clash of the Titans yesterday. It was okay, certainly kept me entertained for one and a half hours. I enjoyed their version of Hades, though I would have liked to have seen more interaction with the other gods. Overall, 6.5/10 Earlier today I watched the 2003 version of Zatoichi, directed by Takeshi Kitano. Really liked it. The action scenes were great, and Kitano's got a gift for atmosphere. The pace was disorienting at first, but I got used to it quickly enough to keep it from affecting me too badly. My only issue was the soundtrack. Some of it was great, some of it just didn't sit well with me, probably just because it wasn't the type of soundtrack I as an American viewer would associate with an action film, and that's my fault, not theirs. But otherwise, a fine film, and a great piece to fuel my obsession with Samurai movies. 9.5/10

04-05-2010, 10:42 PM	#18
*Booyakasha* SuperMod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 9,945 Thanks: 157 Thanked 1,481 Times in 763 Posts	Just got back from 'How to Train Your Dragon'. It was really good.

04-06-2010, 11:44 PM	#19
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,249 Times in 1,338 Posts Blog Entries: 15	Wasn't the last movie I saw, but I want to mention two movies that I saw in the past two weeks and give my take on them. As you can see by my recent watchings of V for Vendetta, Fight Club, and Pulp Fiction, my friends and I enjoy movies on the action-oriented side with some nice stylized violence. So naturally we watched The Boondock Saints and The Boondock Saints II. I'd have to say that I was kind of underwhelmed after hearing how good it was from multiple sources. I mean the violence was nice and stylized (OMG SLOW MO!) and the dialogue was nice and cussy (Tarantino level, probably more than that), but some parts were kind of boring. I didn't really care for the story too much (especiallly in the second one with all the **** between the two old men). Some scenes were completely unnecessary (like in the second film, a scene in seventies cop show style with even more over-the-top action, even though it was meant to be funny or something I don't know it was just another slow-mo fest). The movies weren't bad but I was expecting much better. Though "Who ordered the whupass fajitas?" has entered my vocabulary. Oh and Willem Dafoe was delightfully over-the-top in a not-really-delightfully over-the-top movie. THERE WAS A FIREFIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT

04-06-2010, 11:50 PM	#20
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,491 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	That's because The Boondock Saints kind of sucks. Don't believe the hype. Also, the last film I watched was The River. The Tsai Ming-Liang one. It was good. Oh, also a Korean film called White Nights, which kind of sucked, though I got to see Son Ye-Jin bare naked, so I guess that part was worth it.