Vegeta wrote:I just caught Chris Rock's "I Think I Love My Wife" this afternoon. The film is based on a French film (whose title escapes me) and was co-written, produced, and directed by Chris Rock. The basic story line is Rock plays a bored husband in a sexless marriage with two children (obviously it's been sexless more lately), and he begins to rekindle a friendship with a friends ex that begins to turn into what could be an affair. A lot of the film reflects Rock's stand up routine regarding marriage and is fairly entertaining as he digs himself a deeper and deeper hole in his marriage. Rock does a fairly good job of directing and the film works pretty well until the end. In the last scene of the film Rock returns to his home to make things right with his wife (after nearly sleeping with above friend), then they for no reason whatsoever break in to song. WTF?!?!?!?!?! It seriously brought the entire film to a screeching halt, the scene was that jarring. All I can think of is Rock must of just seen "Dreamgirls" and thought this was a good idea... it wasn't.
Spandau Belly wrote:
It's strange, once the Redux cut came out, I only watched that cut since. I always felt I only marginally preferred it, that it added lots of stuff that was pointless or kinda lame (the second scene with the Playboy Bunnies, Willard stealing Kilgore's surfboard was really out of character), but that those crappy parts were worth the extra good stuff that got added in (the awesome plantation part, the extra stuff with Kurtz at the end, the extended intro).
Then I saw the original cut again recently and realized just how much I prefer the Redux cut. The original just feels so short now, the Redux really feels like these guys journey through hell forever and I feel we fully appreciate Kurtz's madness.
RogueScribner wrote:I recently caught April Fool's Day,
Maui wrote:Galaxy Quest
I really need to buy this movie. I laughed almost continually while watching this.
I think the neighbours even heard me. Damn this movie is funny.
The Vicar wrote:Maui wrote:Galaxy Quest
I really need to buy this movie. I laughed almost continually while watching this.
I think the neighbours even heard me. Damn this movie is funny.
GQ is nice because it's a rare film that anyone can watch - kids, parents, grandparents, pets.
Funny stuff.
RogueScribner wrote:Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay
I thought the first film was okay. It had its charm.
The second film is such a dirtier and crazier film than the first. I laughed out loud several times, but it's ultimately empty calories. It's basically one long weed and sex joke with some America-is-full-of-racist-dumbfucks jokes thrown in for good measure. I was entertained, but don't feel the need to ever see it again.
caruso_stalker217 wrote:I thought RAMBO was a movie in desperate need of a second act, but I find it entertaining. It's perhaps a bit too simple. It's like he takes them up the river, they get captured, he goes back up the river with the mercs, they save the day, the end.
travis-dane wrote:caruso_stalker217 wrote:I thought RAMBO was a movie in desperate need of a second act, but I find it entertaining. It's perhaps a bit too simple. It's like he takes them up the river, they get captured, he goes back up the river with the mercs, they save the day, the end.
I want RAMBO 5!
I really enjoyed the fourth one,balls to the wall action and some "good" violence.Thats enough for me.
DerLanghaarige wrote:And yesterday I caught an interesting movie named Whisper on TV.
If you want, you can say it has an all-star cast, with Michael Rooker, Josh Holloway from "Lost", Sarah Wayne Callis from "Prison Break", Dule Hill from "Psych" and Teryl Rothery from "Stargate SG1". It's about a group of kidnappers who...uhm...kidnap a rich kid. But what they don't know: this little brat is something like Damien and is gonna kill every single one of them. I wouldn't call it a smart movie, but it'S definitely one of the better "Omen"-rip offs. It isn't scary, but keeps you interested enough to watch the movie till the end, even if it's sometimes just because you wanna know how the next one will die. It's very professional shot (in fact, it looks like a theatrical movie, with some beautiful cinematography!) and the actors do their best. Even Josh Holloway tries to not act too much like Sawyer, although he didn't even changed his appereance for the movie. The kid is more annoying than creepy, but that's what wisecracking, evil kids usually are. The story even has one or two interesting twists.
I give it 7/10. See if you can catch it on TV or on DVD, if you got nothing better to do.
Spandau Belly wrote:Rambo 5 is apparently going to be more of a drama, which makes me really happy. I loved how the Rambo 4 was just a gorefest and all, but I'm really looking forward to seeing Stallone build a Rambo story that isn't structured around action and really explore the character back in America.
I really want them to get Laura Linney as his love interest. She's a milf who does a pained-concerned experession like nobody else. And in Stallone I trust.
Peven wrote:just finished watching one of the most criminally underrated action/buddy movies ever, "Midnight Run", a movie i rank right up there with "48 Hours", "Beverly Hills Cop" and "Lethal Weapon" for enjoyability. i am surprised that with studios trying to mine sequels and past films the way they do that they haven't made a sequel to it either, since the ending really leaves things open to one, or maybe they have tried and DeNiro told them NO
Spandau Belly wrote:Peven wrote:just finished watching one of the most criminally underrated action/buddy movies ever, "Midnight Run", a movie i rank right up there with "48 Hours", "Beverly Hills Cop" and "Lethal Weapon" for enjoyability. i am surprised that with studios trying to mine sequels and past films the way they do that they haven't made a sequel to it either, since the ending really leaves things open to one, or maybe they have tried and DeNiro told them NO
Cuz DeNrio has that gold standard in holding out for only the greatest comedy sequels like Meet the Fockers and Analyze That.
TonyWilson wrote:Ok, has anyone seen the Spanish film "Rec"?
Because I just have and it scared the living shit out of me. No really, I had my hands over my eyes at a couple of points and I have never ever done that while watching a film before. At one point I literally jumped off my seat a little. Honestly the most scared I've ever been by a film.
Peven wrote:just finished watching one of the most criminally underrated action/buddy movies ever, "Midnight Run", a movie i rank right up there with "48 Hours", "Beverly Hills Cop" and "Lethal Weapon" for enjoyability. i am surprised that with studios trying to mine sequels and past films the way they do that they haven't made a sequel to it either, since the ending really leaves things open to one, or maybe they have tried and DeNiro told them NO
Tyrone_Shoelaces wrote:Caught most of Paul Morrissey's 1974 flick Blood For Dracula last night. I say most because it seems that alcohol makes you sleepy at four in the morning. It might just be one of the greatest movies ever: Udo Kier, gratuitous nudity, blood, a Roman Polanski cameo, and sisters making out. Definitely going to have to watch it again, just earlier in the day.
Peven wrote:watched a little movie last night called, "Interview", or maybe it was "The Interview", i forget, Directed by and starring Buscemi and Sienna Miller as Katya. Buscemi is a news journalist who is given the job of doing a human interest piece on an B-list actress, Katya, known for brainless commercial roles. He makes no effort to hide his disdain for the job, thinking it is below him, a fluff piece. Sienna Miller's character doesn't hide that she sees his disdain, doesn't have the time for it, and tells Buscemi good night, interview over. Buscemi replies "goodnight, Kuntya", just to give you an idea of the level of acerbity. then, through a turn of events which are quite convenient, but believable, they end up back at Katya's loft which is just down the street. that is the first, say, 15-20 minutes of the movie. what follows is a back and forth psychological duel until the end, which has a nice little twist, though nothing grandiose.
I really enjoyed "Trees Lounge", directed by Buscemi, and like this movie as well, though not as much. both are heavy on dialogue, which is usually pretty organic though the times when it isn't are what keeps this movie from being as good at Trees, and both have an almost wearily resigned depiction of an imperfect human nature. Trees is a better film because as a whole it is more cohesive and the scene at the end with Buscemi at the bar is better than anything in "Interview", imo, though both Miller and Buescemi did fine work, though i think the ending was a little underplayed all the way around. it could have been acted, shot, edited, and given a score that would have had more impact, imo. 7 out of 10
caruso_stalker217 wrote:Peven wrote:just finished watching one of the most criminally underrated action/buddy movies ever, "Midnight Run", a movie i rank right up there with "48 Hours", "Beverly Hills Cop" and "Lethal Weapon" for enjoyability. i am surprised that with studios trying to mine sequels and past films the way they do that they haven't made a sequel to it either, since the ending really leaves things open to one, or maybe they have tried and DeNiro told them NO
MIDNIGHT RUN is a fucking classic and has gone criminally unnoticed for years. De Niro and Grodin had such great chemistry. Throw Dennis Farina in there and you've got a goddamn masterpiece on your hands.
papalazeru wrote:caruso_stalker217 wrote:Peven wrote:just finished watching one of the most criminally underrated action/buddy movies ever, "Midnight Run", a movie i rank right up there with "48 Hours", "Beverly Hills Cop" and "Lethal Weapon" for enjoyability. i am surprised that with studios trying to mine sequels and past films the way they do that they haven't made a sequel to it either, since the ending really leaves things open to one, or maybe they have tried and DeNiro told them NO
MIDNIGHT RUN is a fucking classic and has gone criminally unnoticed for years. De Niro and Grodin had such great chemistry. Throw Dennis Farina in there and you've got a goddamn masterpiece on your hands.
Damn, if that film hasn't got one of the worst scripts ever carried of by some fantastic actors. They make that film so watchable.
Played by any other 2 persons, it would have been straight to DVD, or VHS. Absoultely wonderful but it all relied on the performances of the leads.
I enjoyed it thoroughly
caruso_stalker217 wrote:He also directed SCENT OF A WOMAN and MEET JOE BLACK. Personal favorites of mine.
caruso_stalker217 wrote:Shit, it had me from this scene alone:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDdN_b6TjYo
burlivesleftnut wrote:Just saw Swedish boarding school film "Evil". Fucking off the nut. Can't recommend it enough. And if you have Netflix, you can watch it right now!
burlivesleftnut wrote:That's it! And apparently, judging by those posters, it stars Hayden Christiansen! I had no idea! See it. It's tres dark and surprising in all the right ways. Plus it serves as a brutal commentary on how post war Europe didn't quite shed the snakeskin of Naziism as we would like to believe.
burlivesleftnut wrote:Just saw Swedish boarding school film "Evil". Fucking off the nut. Can't recommend it enough. And if you have Netflix, you can watch it right now!
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