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bigdaddy2003

Posts: 7,384

Aug 23, 2012 5:16pm

Anchorman and Step Brothers are easily at the top for me. I've never watched Elf in it's entirety so I can't really comment on it. I thought Old School had it's moments but I'm not as big on it as some seem to be, I don't really care for Night at the Roxbury, Talladega Nights and Semi Pro (very few) both had their moments. I enjoyed his 5 or 6 minutes in Wedding Crashers. I thought Campaign was alright. I don't remember Galifanakis saying more than 2 funny lines and that was disappointing.

like_that

Posts: 26,625

Aug 23, 2012 5:58pm

Galifanakis' act is already getting old as well. At least in comedies. I think in certain non comedic roles, he could actually be solid.

OSH

Posts: 4,145

Aug 24, 2012 3:12pm

I am NOT a fan of Ferrell at all. I do enjoy Kicking and Screaming though. That was about it.

I haven't seen The Campaign yet, but as I mentioned earlier, I'd like to. I enjoyed Galifianakis in Due Date...it seems that he has a similar role, which I don't mind.

bigdaddy2003

Posts: 7,384

Aug 24, 2012 3:33pm

Hit and Run has a 47 percent on Rotten Tomatoes right now and Premium Rush is at 75 percent.

Crimson streak

Posts: 9,002

Aug 24, 2012 6:26pm

bigdaddy2003;1254052 wrote:Hit and Run has a 47 percent on Rotten Tomatoes right now and Premium Rush is at 75 percent.

Really? I thought hit and run was going to be good.

Trueblue23

Posts: 7,463

Aug 25, 2012 11:26pm

Will Ferrell is like Jim Carrey, only not as good. And JC can actually act a little bit.

wes_mantooth

Posts: 17,977

Aug 26, 2012 2:20pm

Hit and run gave total recall a run for its money for worst movie of the summer.

Dax Shepard is terrible....I don't know how he keeps getting work

jordo212000

Posts: 10,664

Aug 26, 2012 2:24pm

wes_mantooth;1255056 wrote:Hit and run gave total recall a run for its money for worst movie of the summer.

Dax Shepard is terrible....I don't know how he keeps getting work

Yeah I didnt think it was great either. Knew it had poor reviews but some reviewers on rotten tomatoes thought there were funny parts, but I didn't think so.

There were maybe 2-3 times where I chuckled

wes_mantooth

Posts: 17,977

Aug 26, 2012 2:28pm

jordo212000;1255060 wrote:Yeah I didnt think it was great either. Knew it had poor reviews but some reviewers on rotten tomatoes thought there were funny parts, but I didn't think so.

There were maybe 2-3 times where I chuckled

Only times I laughed were when tom Arnold was involved

bigdaddy2003

Posts: 7,384

Aug 26, 2012 4:22pm

Is there a reason for Bradley Cooper having his hair like that?

wes_mantooth

Posts: 17,977

Aug 26, 2012 4:26pm

bigdaddy2003;1255137 wrote:Is there a reason for Bradley Cooper having his hair like that?

No...not really. Also, he isn't even in the first half of the movie....I don't think

bigdaddy2003

Posts: 7,384

Aug 27, 2012 1:29am

Premium Rush made like 6 million this weekend and Hit and Run has made like 5.8 since Wednesday.

bigdaddy2003

Posts: 7,384

Aug 27, 2012 6:32pm

I just watched The Apparition. I didn't expect much but it wasn't very good at all. To all my fellow chatters who go to the movies to be entertained I advise you to skip this one.

Heretic

Posts: 18,820

Aug 27, 2012 6:46pm

wes_mantooth;1255063 wrote:Only times I laughed were when tom Arnold was involved

When the funniest parts of a movie are the ones with Tom Arnold...something went horribly wrong...

like_that

Posts: 26,625

Aug 27, 2012 7:16pm

Heretic;1255822 wrote:When the funniest parts of a movie are the ones with Tom Arnold...something went horribly wrong...

This.

For some reason I thought he was dead.

bigdaddy2003

Posts: 7,384

Aug 28, 2012 3:25pm

Well now I see why Hit and Run has only made like 6 millions bones. I just thought it was overall lame. I don't understand how it has a 45 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. They tried to make Bradley Cooper a bad ass but failed in my opinion. I'm not sure if it was his hair or what but I couldn't take him seriously. I agree that Tom Arnold was the funniest part of the movie. I think I laughed once or twice outside of his parts. Plus I feel like they went out of their way to be politically correct and those scenes just fail in a movie that is supposed to be a comedy. Bell's character had a doctorate in non violent conflict resolution. A guy below me laughed because he thought it was a joke and when he found out it wasn't he looked around and said "what the fuck."

Benny The Jet

Posts: 2,987

Aug 30, 2012 11:43am

Went and watched Lawless last night. Really liked it, but it could have been just me since I really like movies about that time period and mobsters/good ol boy movies. Shia Labeouf did a pretty good job, Tom Hardy was solid.

bigdaddy2003

Posts: 7,384

Aug 30, 2012 5:38pm

I'm going to go check out Lawless tomorrow. I've wanted to see it for a few months.

bigdaddy2003

Posts: 7,384

Aug 31, 2012 4:12pm

I too thought Lawless was pretty good. Shia LeBeouf just may become a better actor than I would ever imagine. Tom Hardy was solid also. I'm starting to like him in everything he's in. You also get to see a pretty decent rack.

Scarlet_Buckeye

Posts: 5,264

Aug 31, 2012 5:27pm

bigdaddy2003;1258932 wrote:Tom Hardy was solid also. I'm starting to like him in everything he's in.

Tom Hardy is a helluva actor.

Commander of Awesome

Posts: 23,151

Aug 31, 2012 10:01pm

Finally saw Batman. Solid and enjoyed it, but would put it as 3rd in the bale tril. Action was good, and if you dissect the story, the movie sort of falls apart. Thus I tried not to think about the plot holes and poor catwoman acting towards the end of the film. Absolutly hated what they did with Bain. Went from a mad genius psychopath to a pussy whipped little bitch puppet. Pathetic. I just shook my head at the "twist" that everyone could see coming a mile away. Twist had no reason to be there.

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Manhattan Buckeye

Posts: 7,566

Aug 31, 2012 11:52pm

Commander of Awesome;1259056 wrote:Finally saw Batman. Solid and enjoyed it, but would put it as 3rd in the bale tril. Action was good, and if you dissect the story, the movie sort of falls apart. Thus I tried not to think about the plot holes and poor catwoman acting towards the end of the film. Absolutly hated what they did with Bain. Went from a mad genius psychopath to a **** whipped little bitch puppet. Pathetic. I just shook my head at the "twist" that everyone could see coming a mile away. Twist had no reason to be there.

I watched it again a few nights ago, the film itself is beautifully filmed (Chris Nolan is a genius IMO as a director), the plot the second time around made even less sense. Granted, trying to upstage "The Dark Knight" (which IMO was a fantastic film) wasn't easy, and perhaps the bar was set too high, but a better script was much needed. It tried to be too much, much bigger and more impressive than The Dark Knight and collapsed under its own (proverbial) weight.

People can talk about plotholes, IMO the entire film is a plothole. I'm not sure if trying to get a PG-13 rating was part of the issue, but the action seemed neutered.

Commander of Awesome

Posts: 23,151

Sep 1, 2012 12:10am

I agree on the plot not making sense. IMO batman was one of the most boring characters in the film. One thing besides hime escaping prison (ridiculous) was the leg brace thing. He has this mechanical brace that enable him to kick through concrete (LOL). Yet is never mentioned in the film again, not even in the fight with bain. So why in the hell show it in the first place? It served no purpose.

bigdaddy2003

Posts: 7,384

Sep 1, 2012 12:14am

I too hated what they did with Bane at the end.

wes_mantooth

Posts: 17,977

Sep 1, 2012 12:14am

I thought the second fight with Bain was a direct rip off of Rocky 4...lol.

Also, I still liked this movie better than the Dark Knight...even though it had corny moments and it had my one pet peeve.....the dreaded make out session while time is ticking away.