I'm not sure if anyone has watched any of these, but I'm looking at..
Maniac Cop
G.I.Bro
Pootie Tang
The Haunting
Bloody Murderer (looks like a Friday clone)
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I'm not sure if anyone has watched any of these, but I'm looking at..
Maniac Cop
G.I.Bro
Pootie Tang
The Haunting
Bloody Murderer (looks like a Friday clone)
Manic Cop 2 is good, the original isn't.
Pootie Tang is not funny. It's boring.
The Haunting is REALLY boring. See the remake of 'House on Haunted Hill' if you want cheap scares and good effects.
EDIT: Nevermind. I was thinking of Psycho Cop 2.
Maniac Cop- Bruce Campbell's in it. I haven't seen it since I was a kid.
Pootie Tang- Incredible. Sa dah tay! Don't listen to Gozen (he loves men)
Maniac Cop is good old B movie classic. As mentioned before, Bruce Campbel is in it, and movie was fun, from what I remember.
Pootie Tang has some funny parts. Its an amazingly stupid movie, but thats obvious after all its called Pootie Tang. Best part is when Chris Rock gets attacked by a gorilla.
How about Return of the Jedi?
People know I love the movie, and I just want to know how you people think about it.
Pootie Tang is retarded, but if youre high or drunk, watch it. Its funny. This advice also holds for How High.
Is that the new 'The Hauting' or the old one? The old one is great and the new one is also great for being unintentionally funny and unbelievably worse than the original.
If Bloody Murder is anything like BM 2 then it's a dreadful Scream rip-off - Horror Channel fare.
How High was so much fucking weirder, funnier, and more fucked up than I ever imagined it could be.Quote:
Originally Posted by diffusionx
Jacobs Ladder
Sideways
The older one has some fucking great shots, like when the woman hangs herself at the start. I'm gonna steal that shot for another movie.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikey
Jacobs Ladder is shweet, its all kinds of strange. Tim Robbins is a vietnam vet and its messed up his mind. Like he is seeing shit and alternate realitys and stuff. Its creepy.
Sideways is also really fantastic, its great entertainment. And has a just the right amount of drama in it. Ass loads of wine talk, but it never really got annoying to me.
Jacobs Ladder was fantastic, and really creepy in parts.
Sideways was the biggest piece of shit I've ever seen.
Hudson Hawk
Jacob's Ladder isn't scary and the ending is anticlimatic.
Dont listen to this bimbo, Sideways is a great movie.Quote:
Originally Posted by Satsuki
Seriously. They really took the stoner comedy to the next level.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mzo
I liked How High about half way through, and then it just fell apart. I don't know...it started off well but I think around the projectile vomiting and grave robbing scenes I didn't care anymore. Really didn't make me laugh which was a disappointment. The craziest part was when they used Queens "Bicycle Race" when they ganked that dudes bike. I did the exact same ghost riding thing for the music video (same song) I did in high school. I think I lost it though, that shit was awesome.
Jacobs Ladder was a great movie. Haven't seen that movie in like forever and a day. From what I remember the ending was like a "what tha f*** moment." It still made for a good movie, but I was left saddened that it wasn't more.
Your thoughts on ...
Frailty
Solid directorial debut by Bill Paxton. Intriguing story, few shocks and revalations, and good performances by Paxton and McConahey. One of the better horror movies in recent years.
Really weird comedy/action movie that I enjoy more than it deserves.Quote:
Originally Posted by IronPlant
The Big Hit was a better action comedy.
Just saw a weird foreign rendition of Alice in Wonderland this weekend that was full of stop-motion animation and desks. Really, really weird.
I'll agree to this, but there are some silly moments. Like that moment when he 'finds' the ax and gloves and says in the most retarded backwoods accent; "Wow, what are these for!?"Quote:
Originally Posted by Despair
HAHA OMG. My mom rented that movie, we watched it last night. I love it, except the part when the skeleton things start chasing the alice doll.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mzo
It's now in the $5 bin at Walmart. I'm thinking about picking this one up. Good flick!Quote:
Originally Posted by Despair
AWESOME marry meQuote:
Originally Posted by Satsuki
I'm going to get screenies and make avatars
Sideways was lame. Some decent parts but totally overrated.
Jacob's Ladder is a masterpiece. Stocks in Regus fell dramatically.
Frailty was a big surprise. Great stuff. (OMG, WAS IT REAL?)
Please tell me about:
the old MGM Tarzan movies (any of them)
High Tension (no spoilerz plz)
Deep Red (Argento)
Thriller-A Cruel Picture (They Call Her One-Eye)
Talk about old Christopher Lee movies. Specifically Hammer Dracula films.
His recent appearances in films like Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and Sleepy Hollow have made me interested in checking out his other older movies. So far I've seen The Wicker Man.
Also I soppose I'm also interested in seeing a good vampire with a good take on the Dracula character because I enjoyed the book. Coppola's version was well done but Dracula is more savage than that and the romance/reincarnation connection with Mina was unnecessary.
The Machinest (sp? whatever)
Blade Runner (how's it compared to the book?)
The howling films were great too.
PS "How High" was directed by- you guessed it -- Bob Dylan's son, Jesse. I'd say the more successful of his children. I knew there was a reason i liked this film all along.
Machinist- Watch if you like looking at gorgeously filmed scenes, and Christian Bale. Do not watch if you are tired of seeing ZOMG SURPRISE ENDINGS THAT WASNT EVEN THAT BIG OF A SURPRISE...!Quote:
Originally Posted by SXA
Blade Runner- good in it's own right, but quite simplistic compared to the book. Definately the best of the movie versions of PKD things, but leaves much to be desired. However, if you watch it without expecting the greatness of the book, you'll be alright.
The Machinist is good but somehow is lacking impact that it should have. I enjoyed it, it was definitely well acted by everone, and I did like how everything fit together in the end. However at the same time I think the movie also dragged on a bit and didn't manage to build up much suspense.
As for Frailty I missed the start of it but Paxton's character really creeped me out. Still undecided on the ending but definitely an entertaining horror movie.
Rate the "Iron Eagle" series in order of importance.
High Tension- Awesome until the crummy ending. Few deaths, but it gets pretty violent. If the ending made more sense it would have been a classic.
Machinist- Aside from Bale, it's pretty forgetable.
Iron Eagle- Never seen these, but what the hell, from best to worst: 1, 5, 4, 7, 2, 3, 6
I wanna know what the difference is between the domestic release of Shaolin Socccer and the original version.
Also, how's Six-String Samurai?
How about "The Bridge on River Kwai"?
I've been in the mood for a classic these days, and that's about the only one I haven't seen.
One has english dubbing and subtitles, the other does not. Next.Quote:
Originally Posted by kedawa
Adaptation.
lol, come on, did you actually like all that "it was all a drug induced hallucination!" bullshit in Jacob's Ladder? I liked the movie better before they revealed what was actually going on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Revoltor
As for Frailty, yes, it was fucking awesome. A definite must see. If the day ever comes in which I come into possesion of an axe, you better believe that I will be carving the name "Otis" onto the hilt.
Cool movie, it's a tricky movie, definetly worth checking out.Quote:
Adaptation
Hard to remember that much since i saw it a while ago and hated it but from what i recall.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tragic
Boring
Shitty unlikable characters
no plot
Fucked up ending out of nowhere
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Originally Posted by kedawa
Hmmmmm excellent.
Although; I can't really agree with the message of this film. Metal did not destroy the good in rock and roll. Spinach monsters!
Oh, I guess your taste in things was always poor.Quote:
Originally Posted by Satsuki
Hmm I just watched Blade Runner based on what you said. It's really different, like barely the same story at all. It was still great though. Ridley Scott is great.Quote:
Originally Posted by Satsuki
OH! That reminds me, was Kingdom of Heaven good?
advertising killed the good in rock n roll.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hubbitron
IBTN. It really showcases Caufmans insane writing ability. Whats really crazy is its one of his less wierd movies.Quote:
Originally Posted by Regus
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...s=dvd&v=glanceQuote:
Originally Posted by VIDEODROME
Darkness tolls, or as i call it, "three chrisopher lee movies on dvd for 5 bucks"
I found my copy in the cheep dvd bin at wallyworld. The three movies are The Satanic Rites of Dracula. Horror Express, and Horror Hotel.
The only one I've watched all the way through is horror express. As you would expect the special effects are kind of crappy. However the story itself is really good. Through out the entire movie I kept thinking, "man, if this was remade, it would be a fucking tight ass movie." There are two other people in this movie you might be familar with. For one, the old empire big wig from the first SW, A New Hope, the old man on the death star that darth actually respected, is in it. Secondly, Darren Mcgavin from Kolchak - The Night Stalker is in it.
I enjoyed the movie, but it isn't night of the living dead by any means.
I did watch a bit of Horror Hotel too. It is black and white and has a still kind of young Lee in it. It should also be noted that the movie is very "40/50s" I will be going back to watch it if only for those two things.
This movie is awesome, it has like three stories in one and really fucks with your head. You might need to watch it twice to fully appreciate it. I finally watched The Big Lebowski, so now I know where Hubbitron got his avatar from! It's a good movie for anybody who hasn't seen it. I haven't seen Fargo, but I hear good things about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tragic
Everyone should see Bridge Over the River Kwai. Why? It's awesome.Quote:
Originally Posted by PiotrRasputin
In fact, I haven't seen it in years, I need to get on that.
No, everyone should watch Lawrence of Arabia first.
Adaptation- Really awesome movie. Niggerless Cage rocked my face off.
Christopher Lee movies- I'm ashamed to admit I've never seen his older movies. Everyone recommends the Hammer stuff of course. I'd check out Curse of Frankenstein as that seemed to have kicked the whole thing off anyway.
BladeRunner- It's in my top10. Close to perfection. The words "futuristic noir" should be all you need to hear.
Return of the Jedi- Ewoks kinda killed it but I still enjoyed it. Still better than Eps 1 and 2.
You make it sound like it was a sucker punch that came out of nowhere. The vietnam scenes are all in real-time and the film makes no bones about it. It's right there in your face.Quote:
Originally Posted by Regus
The meat of the movie seems to be Jacob battling in what I see as purgatory but I'll leave it at that for now. (I really wanted to throw in a Matrix insult or two)
Not at all. The ending is telegraphed several times over the course of the film. I liked it lots.Quote:
Originally Posted by stormy
Equilibrium, poor man's matrix?
That's like calling Conan the Barbarian a poor man's Beastmaster, or calling Alien a poor man's Xtro.Quote:
Originally Posted by chessmen
Well, in terms of quality, anyway.
No, it just plain sucks.Quote:
Originally Posted by chessmen
has nothing to do with anything the matrix presents. i fail to understand why it's always pigeon-holed as such.Quote:
Originally Posted by chessmen
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...CLZZZZZZZ_.jpg
I was blown away into 12 hours of sleep.
your opinion is wrong. for this i apologize on your behalf.
Gung Ho
For its budget its awfully pretty, and the idea of Gun Kata is cool, but it doesn't really work. Read Brave New World instead.Quote:
Originally Posted by chessmen
When Michael Keaton was funny. Gedde Watanabe is stereotypical enough to provide enough laughs to make it worthwhile. A $5 DVD pickup for sure, and definitely a rental and a leave-it-on if it's on cable.Quote:
Originally Posted by EvilMog
But keep in mind this is from the guy who says Pootie Tang was stupid enough to cross into the land of funny.
I want to know what you guys think of the Money Pit and Trading Places.
I remember liking Money Pit, but that was a long time ago.
Trading Places is good, classic Eddie Murphy, although its premise is pretty unremarkable by today's standards.
No way. Trading Places is timeless. Watch Trading Places in a double feature with Coming to America to appreciate the goodness that is John Landis.
Your Mom.
1st is clearly the best. I only watched 4 because of that chick with the bod.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rumpy
Funny how the Dukes show up as bums in this one and fills in the gap reguarding whatever happened to them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Revoltor
WTF!? I remember you guys were hanging all over Christian Bale's nuts when this movie came out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Revoltor
How did you miss this thread?Quote:
Originally Posted by voltz
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...CLZZZZZZZ_.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by Tragic
Doesn't that translate to "And Your Mother Also"? It's been a few years since I was in a Spanish class.
How's that A.I. movie? I hear such wildly mixed things.
AI starts off creepy and pretty cool, but the very moment spielberg takes over it gets gay. You can even pin point when this happens.
It's weird, over the top, yet also really elegant and beautiful. Kubrick cocksucker naysayers can go jump in a lake. You've probably heard about the final act and while the first time I saw it I also thought it was a desperate attempt for a happy ending, it's so bizarre and melancholy that it works.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tragic
A.I. was pretty bad, but that might be because I hate that little weiner kid who was the robot.
I own Pootie Tang. Shit, I bought it the day it came out.Quote:
Originally Posted by portnoyd
I really liked that movie.
A.I. is cursed with bad transition spots. Steven thought he was doing something NEW and COOL, by making huge contrast between one part of the movie to the next. It ends up just being annoying. The worst part is at the end. He jerks you from two or three things that COULD be the ending, only to give you an ending that is kind of "meh."
Over all though, the movie is good. The characters are cool (imo) and the over all design of everything is nice.
You've never seen a Kubrick movie, have you?Quote:
Originally Posted by IronPlant
what about the movie secretary? its in a boxset with Lost in Translation and Being John Malcovich, so I'm tempted to get it.
Buy it.Quote:
Originally Posted by arjue
Maggie Gyllenhall = hotness.
I saw it in the theatre.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr-K
Just watched the domestic release a few days ago:Quote:
Originally Posted by kedawa
- The dance sequence no longer has to be selected during the movie, it's now just part of the film as it should be.
- They replaced the music during that sequence and the ending music with the horrifically overused "Celebration," which turns the dance from one of the funniest parts of the movie into kinda painful.
Everything else is the same or close enough so as to not matter.
Pootie Tang was great.
Lost in Translation was a total dud. Boring, pointless and a waste of Bill Murray.Quote:
Originally Posted by arjue
Malkovich and Secretary are really great movies though. Both are pretty bizarre but Secretary goes off into this S&M angle that I've never really seen tackled in film before (well, "legit" cinema I mean)
Anyway, I wouldn't want to own any 3 of those movies (but that's just me)
Also, add me to the list of people who really liked AI. Spielberg just has a problem ending his movies a 1/2 hour early like he should.
Secretary is a twisted relationship story but I personally really like it a lot and I bought it. It is really unusual though so it's hard to recommend. Some people really like and some people think it is a really sick movie.
I bought Being John Malkovich because it's full of some many bizarre ideas and I just like weird stuff sometimes.
I enjoyed Lost in Translation in the theater. It's a pleasant movie but it's slow and not in a hurry to get anywhere in what little story it has. It really doesn't have to much of any actual plot to it. It's mostly just watching two main characters kind of wander through Japan while contemplating where they are in life. I soppose I also found it interesting to see how they experience Tokyo to. I guess the only other thing to say is that this is definitely not a typical Bill Murray movie so don't expect the kind of humor you see in most of his characters.
Yeah, but, this can be avoided by not watching the English dub. There's really no reason not to go with the US release that I can think of.Quote:
Originally Posted by MechDeus
See, coming from the angle of somebody who lived over there for a while, I really enjoyed it. I went through a lot of the same feelings the main characters did - feeling utterly lost over there, feeling alone even in a hugely crowded city, all of those kinds of things. I think if you've never been over there for a decent period of time, then absolutely there isn't a lot that the movie has to offer you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Revoltor
Nah. Lost in Translation didn't get an Oscar and make $50 million because a quarter of America's been to Japan. You didn't need to be in Vietnam to understand how awesome Apocalypse Now is. There are universal, timeless themes to both movies, but Lost in Translation took the lame and stupid way getting there. Cool soundtrack, though.Quote:
Originally Posted by shidoshi
That's what we were doing. Maybe the version my friend had was some gimped Netflix copy (I didn't look at his disc) but it was most definately subbed.Quote:
Originally Posted by shidoshi
I still don't understand the confusion about this, perhaps because I've never seen it the way it was originally, unless I have, then I don't know... The "domestic" release I have has two different versions of the film on it, the original which the dance scene is funny and the music fitting and the American hack version, where the music sucks and the dance scene is unfunny. I don't know if the American version has a sub or is just English dubbed because I've only been through it to see what the differences were and don't remember there being an option to watch that version subtitled. But the two movie versions are separate on the disk, not just infinifilmed apart so that it's just a matter of chapter stops or something to differentiate between the two. They're separate movies altogether.Quote:
Originally Posted by MechDeus
Yup, this is the key; pick the original Chinese version at the first menu, and everything is fine, pick the US version, and even with the Chinese language audio track, the music is "Celebrate." What is odd, though, is that the French language track has the original music.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scourge
I think they're different things, and even then, somebody who has been to Vietnam can appreciate the movie more, so that doesn't change.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sqoon
And even still, a movie like that has violence and guns and people dying and whatever else that will keep people who know nothing about Vietnam entertained. I think Lost in Translation doesn't have as much of that. I can't argue if I'd like the movie or not if I hadn't lived there, because I have, so I can't look from that perspective. But I can see how it could be boring for somebody who doesn't have a lot of interest in Japan or the culture.
Ah, okay, that's what he must've done. All I remember was we chose from the scene selection, I don't recall any of the initial menu choices.Quote:
Originally Posted by shidoshi
I don't know why they even bothered to add something retarded, but I'm not a corporate decision maker.
Lost in Translation could've taken place in any other country in the world where one was not familiar with it's culture.
Setting it in Japan had nothing to do with it's underlying message. Much like meatheads feeling Fight Club was about awesome fights, F-chans see Lost in Translation as a movie about how kooky Japan is.
There's nothing wrong with thinking that but please don't tell me it's a worthwhile movie.
Revoltor brings the motherfucking logic, and Revoltor brings the motherfucking truth.Quote:
Originally Posted by Revoltor
The movie opens with Scarlet Johansen's ass, and it's downhill from there.
Bill Murray still rules though.
I really loved Lost in Translation and not for the F-chan Japanphile reasons. I'll admit that it teeters on boring, but I think the strong visual flare and great soundtrack sort of prevents that. As for the themes, I think you need to relate to either one of the characters. 20somethings with no idea what to do in life (Example, she's a philosphy major and doesn't know what to do with it, I'm an English major and don't know what to do with it). Although I can't say if it appeals to middle aged or married people because I am neither. But it's definitely not a movie for everyone.
Yeah, I already own Lost In Translation, I really liked it. The box set would still be cheaper than buying the other 2 movies seperately though. I might pick it up today.
How about that movie Domino? My friend wants to see it but I think it looks shit.
I think Domino got mixed reviews. I want to see it, just decided to wait for DVD.
I want to see what you guys think of Ghost World.
Ghost World is good, though i was underwhelmed, primarily because how much TNL jizzed over it back in the day.
Watch Welcome to the Dollhouse instead. It's less pretentious.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beefy Hits
No, I've seen FulMetal jacket and 2001. Both flow pretty smoothly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sqoon
(head explodes)
Lost in Translation and Ghost World are both boring, pointless, prentious wastes of time.
I think that could probably be said for anyone who goes to another country. However the language barrier and small size of the country (and how they deal with that) probably magnifies those feelings.Quote:
Originally Posted by shidoshi
I didn't like Ghost World either. I mainly saw it because Beushemi was in it.
That is one of my favorite movies. Then I saw the directors next film, Happiness, and was all like WTF? Happiness has some funny parts (mainly because I have a fucked up sense of humor) but it was more mean-spirited too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Revoltor
I think Ghost World is hilarious, and a good adaptation of the comic.
Lost in Translation has a lot going for it. It's very pretty, the soundtrack is great, the main actors are both extremely charismatic and also pretty (Bill Murray less so), it's got Japan (yay Japan),it's a yuppie fantasy roller coaster ride, it's not overly sentimental. That right there is probably enough for most people (me) to enjoy it.
On the other hand, I didn't think it was very funny. Some of the "crazy Japanese" parts were chuckle-worthy but really, I've gotten over the fact that non-native English speakers say things funny sometimes. It's also extremely obvious that Scarlett Johansson's character is Sophia Coppola, and the stuck-up humor (dumb blonde actress etc) and angst make it feel like you're trapped in a glorified rich-girl memory of her trip to Japan. I found it very hard to sympathize with either characters really, beyond the likeable actors who played them. I just don't think it's a good story or movie. I can understand what Shidoshi means, because I think it encapsulates the feeling of riding around in a nice car in Tokyo at night while listening to My Bloody Valentine (that sounds really fun doesn't it?), but there isn't much else there.
Try to imagine the movie in a different foreign country with a different soundtrack and I think you'll see what I mean.
This is coming from someone who likes grumpy old Bill Murray, neon Tokyo signs, and slow-paced movies where not very much happens.
I'll jump on the "I hate Ghost World" bandwagon.
That movie was so stupid, in so many ways.
It didn't even seem like a comedy. I liked it though. I like pointless stories where... not much happens =|Quote:
On the other hand, I didn't think it was very funny.
I haven't seen Ghost World, but I enjoyed the comic. For the haters, how does it compare to it?
In non-critic mode I would just say that it was okay or that I liked it, because I did enjoy it. I just don't think it has many redeeming qualities beyond its aesthetics.Quote:
Originally Posted by rezo
As for movies where "nothing happens", I think there are a lot of better movies out there. Like The Taste of Tea.
I concur. Taste of Tea was a wonderful film.Quote:
Originally Posted by Salsashark