A few films recently watched.

film critics lol

  On 9/28/2009 at 4:57 PM, zaphod said:

if you hated it as much as you claim to then i don't think i'm going to be able to convince you otherwise. and that first trailer for surrogates was terrible. if you liked that you'll probably love the movie, since it's just a two minute condensed summary of the film's major plot points, in order. i think it's a case of extremely differing tastes. although lately i haven't really agreed with any of watmm's general opinions on movies (in the loop being a prime example).

 

edit: you liked caprica, you'll probably like surrogates, since they're both the same dogshit rehashing of cliched and simplistic sf done as cheaply as possible.

you won't convince me but i want to know what was good about it. did you think the rebel bomb guy was cool? metal woah dude.

and caprica was ok. i'd imagine surrogates is watchable too. maybe on a plane or youtube

i thought hurt locker was extremely entertaining. basically, that's it. it wasn't a deep comment on war or iraq, it was just very tense and entertaining, to me. i also like that a female director made a more manly movie than most big name male directors. anyway, if you want to know what's good about it, go to metacritic and read some real reviews. it's got a 92 percent or something, so i'm not the only one.

  On 9/28/2009 at 6:04 PM, zaphod said:

you liked wanted, your opinions are completely void

I like a lot of terrible shit. lol

yeah thats whats confusing me. i only heard good things about the film before it bored me near tears/death.

seems the female director made a war movie for girls.

i'll tell you what looks really shit. the new michael moore film. hes such an ass. in a more just world - mark thomas would be making movies and michael moore would be on radio 4 now and again

i havent seen hurt locker yet for many reasons but one of them is because of how stupid the title is

The hurt locker felt like Adam Sandler could be in it.

Saw District 9 today, its a good movie. Especially the end, when they cut out the documentary-elements for a while. Its a nice gimmick, but it derogated the atmosphere of the movie way too much for the sake of social criticism.

has anyne seen the short version of district 9? is it out there? i'm guessign its just the documentary bits?

one part i thought let the film down was the giant metal robot suit. just a little cliche is all. ironman used it, aliens did it best etc.

oh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlgtbEdqVsk

  On 9/29/2009 at 3:46 PM, Benedict Cumberbatch said:

one part i thought let the film down was the giant metal robot suit. just a little cliche is all. ironman used it, aliens did it best etc.

but it had a gravity gun that shot pigs!

re-watched beetlejuice: 8/10

michael keaton at his best

  On 9/29/2009 at 4:57 PM, Brian Tregaskin said:

re-watched beetlejuice: 8/10

michael keaton at his best

ooh good idea i'm gunna watch this tonight. it's been years upon years.

Battlefield Earth - 0/10

  On 9/29/2009 at 7:06 PM, Squee said:

Battlefield Earth - 0/10

lol

John Travolta with dreadlocks

Trying to finish 'Cache' for the third time. I keep falling asleep on it. I must be getting old.

planet earth (blu ray) 10/10

the part where the polar bear attacks the steaming mass of walruses (walrii?) was primal as fuck.

basically the reason blu ray exists.

rewatched Antichrist. Nice family film, 8.5/10

13: Game of Death - 6/10

I wanted to give this film a higher score - but it kinda falls apart at the end. Great acting by Krissinda Terrence - was highlight of the film pretty much. I bought this film on the concept, which is kind of a cross between the Saw series and Running Man... sorta... and I wasn't disappointed but it could have been so much more. The ending is kind of a big lipped alligator moment.

The Descent: So i've made it through all the films I wanted to buy at my local video store,and am now dipping down into what I figure will be "grade B" flicks. I knew a bit about this one going in and it mostly matched my expectations. Quite boring at the start, didn't find the banter between the girls convincing and it dragged on and on. Still, despite some hammy acting and lots of "boo!" moments it was a pretty intense film. The "gotcha" ending was depressing, though. 7/10

some movie - an arbitrary score

my opinions matter

  On 10/1/2009 at 4:51 AM, zaphod said:

some movie - an arbitrary score

my opinions matter

LOL

  On 10/1/2009 at 4:51 AM, zaphod said:

some movie - an arbitrary score

my opinions matter

lol, kill yourself already

  On 10/1/2009 at 5:05 AM, lumpenprol said:

  On 10/1/2009 at 4:51 AM, zaphod said:

some movie - an arbitrary score

my opinions matter

 

lol, kill yourself already

aww come on that was funny

it was, but he's been so grumpy lately, not to mention being one of the bigger watmm film snobs

lately?

lol

  On 10/1/2009 at 5:20 AM, lumpenprol said:

it was, but he's been so grumpy lately

lately? lol

  On 10/1/2009 at 5:20 AM, lumpenprol said:

not to mention being one of the bigger watmm film snobs

we don't agree on everything but we both have very particular tastes. I am a snob, but an admittedly trashy one, if that makes any sense.