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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Jan 18, 2014 10:41pm
Just saw Warm Bodies on free VOD. 5/10 for mindless entertainment, and thank god I didn't spend $$$ to see it.
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Jan 18, 2014 10:41pm
Runner Runner...4/10. Plot was weak, and underdeveloped at that.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Jan 18, 2014 10:43pm
I've been wanting to see that.robj55;1568886 wrote:Prisoners 8/10
Thought Hugh Jackman and Gyllenhal were tremendous.
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Jan 18, 2014 10:45pm
Getting ready to start Captain Phillips.
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Jan 18, 2014 10:58pm
I actually didn't mind the pacing of The Place Beyond the Pines at all. The acting was superb, especially Ben Mendelsohn as Ryan Gosling's partner in crime. Dane DeHaan, in the role of Luke Glanton's son, was also exceptional. The kid can fucking act.
Those who do not particularly like the film typically cite the drawn-out plot, but to me that was the intention of the director. It was crafted as a sprawling American epic in the vein of a Legends of the Fall and other such films. I thought it was really well done in that respect. The score was awesome, and featured a song by witch house group Salem, who are fucking great.
I'd give it a solid 9 out of 10. I like films that veer off the mainstream trail, though. This was definitely not your typical, go-to-the-movies flick. While I loved it, I get why people who originally saw it in the theaters hated it.
Those who do not particularly like the film typically cite the drawn-out plot, but to me that was the intention of the director. It was crafted as a sprawling American epic in the vein of a Legends of the Fall and other such films. I thought it was really well done in that respect. The score was awesome, and featured a song by witch house group Salem, who are fucking great.
I'd give it a solid 9 out of 10. I like films that veer off the mainstream trail, though. This was definitely not your typical, go-to-the-movies flick. While I loved it, I get why people who originally saw it in the theaters hated it.
bigdaddy2003
Posts: 7,384
Jan 19, 2014 12:04am
I tried to watch Place Beyond the Pines and I just couldn't get interested.
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Jan 19, 2014 1:05am
8/10 for Captain Phillips. Loved the surprise ending!
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Jan 19, 2014 1:11am
Have you checked out Kings of Summer yet? Also, I think you'd like The Way, Way Back(Steve Carell in a Little Miss Sunshine type movie), and The Spectacular Now. They're all kind of teenage coming of age movies, but really well done.reclegend22;1568907 wrote:I actually didn't mind the pacing of The Place Beyond the Pines at all. The acting was superb, especially Ben Mendelsohn as Ryan Gosling's partner in crime. Dane DeHaan, in the role of Luke Glanton's son, was also exceptional. The kid can fucking act.
Those who do not particularly like the film typically cite the drawn-out plot, but to me that was the intention of the director. It was crafted as a sprawling American epic in the vein of a Legends of the Fall and other such films. I thought it was really well done in that respect. The score was awesome, and featured a song by witch house group Salem, who are fucking great.
I'd give it a solid 9 out of 10. I like films that veer off the mainstream trail, though. This was definitely not your typical, go-to-the-movies flick. While I loved it, I get why people who originally saw it in the theaters hated it.
iclfan2
Posts: 6,360
Jan 19, 2014 10:28am
I watched this last night as well. Was going to give it a 7 or 8 outta 10. Not sure if I liked the ending or not.robj55;1568886 wrote:Prisoners 8/10
Thought Hugh Jackman and Gyllenhal were tremendous.
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Jan 19, 2014 7:37pm
Damn it. I keep forgetting to, but it's definitely on my list. I wrote down a few movies I want to check out awhile ago, and put Kings of Summer on it.se-alum;1568926 wrote:Have you checked out Kings of Summer yet? Also, I think you'd like The Way, Way Back(Steve Carell in a Little Miss Sunshine type movie), and The Spectacular Now. They're all kind of teenage coming of age movies, but really well done.
I wouldn't say teenage-coming-of-age stories are my favorite, so not sure on those other movies you recommended. Are they like Place Beyond the Pines or something?
robj55
Posts: 9,511
Jan 19, 2014 7:41pm
Yeah still don't know how I feel about the ending.iclfan2;1568976 wrote:I watched this last night as well. Was going to give it a 7 or 8 outta 10. Not sure if I liked the ending or not.
Pick6
Posts: 14,946
Jan 19, 2014 8:04pm
Havent seen it yet, but am hearing many great things about Lone Survivor.
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Jan 19, 2014 8:10pm
Coming to America 9/10
Trading Places 9.25/10
Trading Places 9.25/10
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Jan 19, 2014 11:09pm
Lone Survivor. 9/10. Best war movie since saving private Ryan.
Wouldve been 10/10 but I hated the lens flares and slow motion parts. But that's just me and my hate for those Things being in movies like this.
Wouldve been 10/10 but I hated the lens flares and slow motion parts. But that's just me and my hate for those Things being in movies like this.
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Jan 20, 2014 2:51am
Teenage coming of age is just the theme, the movies are good just because the way they are done. I liked them because they are real life type movies. I'm a big fan of the Little Miss Sunshine type movies though.reclegend22;1569178 wrote:Damn it. I keep forgetting to, but it's definitely on my list. I wrote down a few movies I want to check out awhile ago, and put Kings of Summer on it.
I wouldn't say teenage-coming-of-age stories are my favorite, so not sure on those other movies you recommended. Are they like Place Beyond the Pines or something?
wes_mantooth
Posts: 17,977
Jan 20, 2014 7:41am
Last Vegas- 5/10
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Jan 20, 2014 10:09am
Yeah, luckily there werent too many of those parts though.Laley23;1569448 wrote:Lone Survivor. 9/10. Best war movie since saving private Ryan.
Wouldve been 10/10 but I hated the lens flares and slow motion parts. But that's just me and my hate for those Things being in movies like this.
Saving Private Ryan is amazing, no doubt. It was a more "sexy" war and nothing, I hope at least, will ever match the horrors of the D Day invasion to start that movie. SPR was more hollywood than true story when compared to LS.
I will give LS a slight edge though in my viewing.
Did see it again last weekend. First time I ever saw the same movie more than once at the theatre. I Couldnt believe someone left right at the beginning of the part when they started to show the pictures of all the soldiers. They also missed the end part that told an important part of shy something happened (who knows, they may have seen it before and known.......but still...)
bigdaddy2003
Posts: 7,384
Jan 20, 2014 1:47pm
Devil's Due - Didn't expect much but it was horrible. 1/10
pmoney25
Posts: 1,787
Jan 20, 2014 10:23pm
Lone Survivor 9/10. Great movie.
Pick6
Posts: 14,946
Jan 20, 2014 10:59pm
Captain Phillips...9/10. On edge the whole movie
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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
Jan 21, 2014 7:49am
Please, both of those are 10 out of 10. Even to this day I can shout out to one of my friends, "Looking good Billy Ray" and get a "Feeling good Lewis" in return.LJ;1569208 wrote:Coming to America 9/10
Trading Places 9.25/10
Back to the thread, watched Kick-Ass 2 - and it was a meh, 5 out of 10. Loved the first one but the sequel didn't live up.
Fab4Runner
Posts: 6,196
Jan 21, 2014 8:47am
Wreck-It Ralph - 7.5/10. I thought it was very original, and I loved the music and different characters.
Automatik
Posts: 14,632
Jan 21, 2014 10:04am
Olympus Has Fallen
6.5/10
I enjoyed it. Johnny Tran is a bitch!
6.5/10
I enjoyed it. Johnny Tran is a bitch!
Scarlet_Buckeye
Posts: 5,264
Jan 21, 2014 10:46am
My car key fell out of my pocket during Iron Man 3 (unbeknownst to me), and the next movie I saw was Oblivion when it finally dawned on me I was missing my car key, so naturally I couldn't focus during the rest of the movie; and thus am negatively biased towards it. Seemed like a kinda cool movie tho up to the point where I realized I was missing my car key.vball10set;1568788 wrote:Oblivion 7/10. Confusing at first, but got interesting once I started figuring it out.
O-Trap
Posts: 14,994
Jan 21, 2014 6:01pm
Middle Men
Was at a trade show recently, and one of the booth owners, I guy I've known for years, recommends it for anyone in online marketing.
So far, I'd say 8/10. It's not over yet, though.
Was at a trade show recently, and one of the booth owners, I guy I've known for years, recommends it for anyone in online marketing.
So far, I'd say 8/10. It's not over yet, though.