Merged: The Movies Thread

[skinsfanthru&thru]

Originally Posted by 724Skinsfan

It's Indiana-freakin'-Jones! Totally impossible to ruin it. They actually could have shown 10,000 BC with the name Indiana Jones Strangles Blind Kittens and it would have been awesome. In-di-an-a JONES!!!

Yeah, I'm a little excited to see it.

i'm psyched too but u also have to take into account if now a days George Lucas is involved, there is a chance of it getting f-ed ie 90% of Star Wars episodes 1-3.

[12thMan]

Iron Man will be this Summer's best movie. So damn good. So damn good.

[Riggo44]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

Iron Man will be this Summer's best movie. So damn good. So damn good.

I just saw Iron Man last night and loved it. Robert Downey Jr. and Jeff Bridges where great.
What I'm really waiting for is Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. I'm going at midnight tomorrow to check it out. I'm hoping it will be the best movie of the summer. I rank the Indiana Jones movies right up there with Star Wars.

[skinsfanthru&thru]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

Iron Man will be this Summer's best movie. So damn good. So damn good.

I loved Iron Man and have already seen it a couple times, but my money is on Wanted, Hellboy 2, or my personal choice of The Dark Knight.

[mooby]

I just saw Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End on Saturday. It's another good movie and it's also a great way to end the series, I was curious to see how they would end the whole thing but needless to say I wasn't disappointed.

[mooby]

I just watched The Bucket List, that's a pretty damn good movie. I'd like to go out that way someday. I wouldn't say it was a film that everyone needs to go out and watch immediately, but if you do you wouldn't be disappointed.

[dmek25]

just saw the movie with Diane Lane, and the Internet killer. untraceable. pretty good flick. looking forward to seeing vantage point. comes out soon

[itvnetop]

Just watched "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" on disc... awesome photography in that one (I think it won the Oscar for cinematography).

Also saw Mamet's new one, "Redbelt", while recuperating for a few hours in Vegas. Tight narrative with excellent acting and fight scenes.

[BleedBurgundy]

Originally Posted by itvnetop

Just watched "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" on disc... awesome photography in that one (I think it won the Oscar for cinematography).

Also saw Mamet's new one, "Redbelt", while recuperating for a few hours in Vegas. Tight narrative with excellent acting and fight scenes.

Except for the fact that Casey Affleck is an annoying, mumbling douche in any movie I've ever seen him in, I completely agree with you.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by itvnetop

Just watched "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" on disc... awesome photography in that one (I think it won the Oscar for cinematography).

Also saw Mamet's new one, "Redbelt", while recuperating for a few hours in Vegas. Tight narrative with excellent acting and fight scenes.

I love itvnetop's movie reviews! No one else talks about "cinematography" and "narrative"

Quick itvnetop, top five most infamous deus ex machinas in cinematic history. Go!

[itvnetop]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I love itvnetop's movie reviews! No one else talks about "cinematography" and "narrative"

Quick itvnetop, top five most infamous deus ex machinas in cinematic history. Go!

Thanks SS! Now you've got my mind spinning. This list isn't the most infamous ones in history... it's just the ones that I hate. The most infamous is probably Planet of the Apes, but I'm not listing it... that movie was so b-side that I thought the ending was perfect. "Damn you to Hell!"

*Spoiler*

1) Signs - Although I actually liked this movie, the ending seemed preposterous. Seriously, would an alien race that's pretty advanced actually visit a planet that's over 70% death (aka water)?

2) Battle Royale - I love this film... I own it on disc and have seen it over 20 times. But this film deserved such a better ending. The writer just packed it in at the end. Then again, it's based on a book- so it may have just followed that story till the end.

*Spoiler*

3) The Prestige - The trend continues of awesome films with copout endings. Seriously... an identical twin?

4) Superman (Original) - Yup it's a classic. But that whole flying around the Earth-turning back time thing to save Lois was booty. And wouldn't this negate all of the lives he had saved earlier?

*Spoiler*

5) 3:10 to Yuma - Great flick. Ending isn't consistent with Crowe's character. Yeah, I felt he was feeling some sympathy (and respect) for Bale's character. But enough sympathy to all of a sudden blast his crew, who went through hell to free him? Wade hadn't shown enough of a change throughout the film to suddenly decide this action during an awesome climax. It's almost as if the writer wanted to make a happy ending (sorta... even with Bale's demise), but was kinda lazy doing it. Then again, it's based on an Elmore Leonard book... so it may have followed suit.

* Honorable mention to I Am Legend. Ironically, the only film I've listed that I didn't like. Soooo, let's just throw in a butterfly crack on a piece of glass, a scientist and voila! A quick fix potion that solves everything... booooo!

Your turn, SS!

[ArtMonkDrillz]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Quick itvnetop, top five most infamous deus ex machinas in cinematic history. Go!

I don't know about most famous, but here are five of my favorite deus ex machinas...

The endings to O' Brother, Where Art Thou; Platoon; Saving Private Ryan; Jurassic Park; and Joe vs. The Volcano.

Well, maybe that last one wasn't so great...

[DynamiteRave]

I'm actually a little excited for the movie, "The Happening" that comes out June 13th with Marky Mark in it. (Yes, I said Marky Mark)

Isn't this an M. Night Shaymalan flick? (I'm actually not sure) Which means it's going to have some twist that comes directly out of left field? I haven't watched any of his movies but I hear that his twists are pretty.. Nuts.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

I'm actually a little excited for the movie, "The Happening" that comes out June 13th with Marky Mark in it. (Yes, I said Marky Mark)

Isn't this an M. Night Shaymalan flick? (I'm actually not sure) Which means it's going to have some twist that comes directly out of left field? I haven't watched any of his movies but I hear that his twists are pretty.. Nuts.

I definitely want to see The Happening. I've liked all of M. Night Shyamalan's films except Unbreakable. I really liked Signs, and who doesn't like 6th Sense? When I went to Iron Man, they had an extended preview for The Happening. Really looks awesome. And Mark Wahlberg was good enough in The Departed that I'll watch any of his new movies for a while.

Anyway, Iron Man was fun to watch, and Downey, Jr. was brilliant (not Less than Zero brilliant, but he was solid).

Forgetting Sarah Marshall was the funniest thing I've watched since Wedding Crashers. I was in tears. I was definitely "that guy" in the theater laughing way to loud.

[Lady Brave]

Originally Posted by GMScud

I definitely want to see The Happening. I've liked all of M. Night Shyamalan's films except Unbreakable. I really liked Signs, and who doesn't like 6th Sense? When I went to Iron Man, they had an extended preview for The Happening. Really looks awesome. And Mark Wahlberg was good enough in The Departed that I'll watch any of his new movies for a while.

Anyway, Iron Man was fun to watch, and Downey, Jr. was brilliant (not Less than Zero brilliant, but he was solid).

Forgetting Sarah Marshall was the funniest thing I've watched since Wedding Crashers. I was in tears. I was definitely "that guy" in the theater laughing way to loud.

Thank you. I thought I was the only one.