Movies

[NAD]

Harry Pooter and the Gobpoop of Poopdom

some good shit, as expected. i really like how each director makes these films their own.

 

[dorian gray]

saw syriana tonight. awesome movie. reminded me of "the insider" which is a good comparison. syriana is much more complex though. highly recommended.

 

[NAD]

http://www.hpana.com/forums/topic_view.cfm?tid=52362

yeah i was going "wtf?" in the theatre today.

also i want to see Syriana.

 

[dorian gray]

yeah. i might suggest waiting till it comes out on dvd. its pretty complex and you wont understand everything first time around. and personally, i think movies are too damn expensive to view a second time at the theater. plus, some dumbass screamed aloud during a "startling" moment, effectively distracting me from said "startling" moment - which is essentially the climax of the movie.

 

[jimbobhickville]

Chronicles of Narnia - Wasn't terrible, wasn't great, just kind of was. If you want to see a scene-for-scene adaptation of the book without good acting or direction, go for it. Effects and cinematography were great. The kids couldn't act very well, though. And the director is rather incompetent at giving any scenes any sense of weight. Why'd they get the guy who directed Shrek to do their huge budget movie again? He's only ever done computer animated movies; he has no experience directing actors.

 

[Thanatopsis123]

I just watched Audition last night. I was expecting more but it was still pretty good.

The best part about it was that it gave me a wicked nightmare!

 

[cthulufhtagn]

ps: IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOUTH OF SAURON GTFO. ummm, it's totally related, i swear. WITHA TEETHA.

the mouth of sauron is fucking sweet, 's a damn shame they cut that scene from the theatrical release

 

[Conspicuously Absent]

Downloaded the first 5 parts of Band of Brothers, but only watched the first one so far.

 

[dorian gray]

how do you download movies? i dont get it

 

[jimbobhickville]

Band of Brothers is excellent. Been watching them again since my wife hadn't seen them. Definitely THE best television series I've ever seen.

 

[Conspicuously Absent]

how do you download movies? i dont get it

http://www.torrentspy.com/

or very slowly using a p2p program.

Btw, for a bittorrent client, i reccomend azureus.

 

[JayKeeley]

Chronicles of Narnia - Wasn't terrible, wasn't great, just kind of was. If you want to see a scene-for-scene adaptation of the book

That's amazing because the one thing the director has emphasized ad nauseum is how much they've tried to adapt it more so for adults (read: try and solicit interest from LotR fans).

So if it's scene for scene, are you telling me they keep the bit where Father f'ing Christmas comes down with Rudolph and hands over some xmas presents from his sleigh (i.e. their weapons)?

 

[dorian gray]

the wife saw it last night. said if she knew it was rated G she wouldnt have seen it.
it's more like a kiddie movie apparently

 

[Krilons Resa]

Anyone seen Ice Harvest yet?

 

[Krilons Resa]

geez, that was ghey.

 

[jimbobhickville]

So if it's scene for scene, are you telling me they keep the bit where Father f'ing Christmas comes down with Rudolph and hands over some xmas presents from his sleigh (i.e. their weapons)?

Yes, yes he does. That was the stupidest part of both the book and movie. Still, the fantastical creatures are cool, and the idea is solid. If they hadn't wanted to stick so closely to the book, they could've made a great movie, methinks. That, and getting a real director to do it.

 

[Ellestin]

So just back from King Kong and... wow. Best. Blockbuster. Ever.

Ok a few scenes are buried under heaps of cheese but it just melts away at lightning speed under the overwhelmingness and fun B-movieness and emotion (well.... yes).

Some people will call the movie überlong but it's not. I love how Jackson dwells on amazing landscapes, and the lengthy factor of sequences like the diplodocus chase, the insects fight or the ultimate climax is pure gold for cinema lovers.

And the natives are ace!

And Kong beats the shit out of four tyrannosaurus single-handed. I mean... isn't that film history?

 

[IOfTheStorm]

Sympathy For Lady Vengeance
Almost perfect and very beautiful but nowhere near the absolute masterpiece that was "Oldboy". The guy that played Oh Dae Su in "Oldboy" gives the best performance of this film too.

 

[Thanatopsis123]

Saw King Kong and thought it was pretty good. It was better than I expected. I figured the cast wouldn't work well but they did and I was entertained throughout. It was a bit long though and yes, it was way too cheesy at times.

Oddly, I don't think Jackson did a good enough job of making me feel sympathy for Kong.

 

[Russell]

I liked King Kong a lot, very cool. I liked the nods (and piss taking of the original), and found it pretty absorbing. Also saw the original this weekend, and Narnia, which I thought was crap.