Post by: vudu on February 25, 2007, 04:04:22 PM
From the trite cut of Superman in space to the tired (not to mention predictable) clips of Scarface and Reservoir Dogs.
The worst part was the cut of several war movies displayed over an out of place Hero by Foo Fighters.
Michael Mann is the worst (or at least the most over-rated) director ever.
Svevan can suck it.
Needs more Dog Day Afternoon.
Post by: NWR_pap64 on February 25, 2007, 04:06:19 PM
Shows how much I care...
Post by: IceCold on February 25, 2007, 04:26:10 PM
Post by: Svevan on February 25, 2007, 07:26:46 PM
The Insider, Miami Vice, and Collateral are all pitch perfect, stylish, one-of-a-kind films. Heat is a masterpiece.
I preferred the tribute to foreign films myself. I teared up when they showed the picture of Robert Altman.
Post by: IceCold on February 25, 2007, 07:44:44 PM
QuoteMiami Vice... pitch perfect... does not compute.
Originally posted by: Svevan
The Insider, Miami Vice, and Collateral are all pitch perfect, stylish, one-of-a-kind films. Heat is a masterpiece.
Post by: Koekoenutt on February 25, 2007, 08:14:51 PM
Post by: 18 Days on February 25, 2007, 08:51:08 PM
Post by: KDR_11k on February 25, 2007, 09:03:37 PM
Post by: Athrun Zala on February 26, 2007, 01:09:43 AM
QuoteMiami Vice pretty much sucks, it's only redeeming quality is the fact that parts of it were filmed here
Originally posted by: Svevan
The Insider, Miami Vice, and Collateral are all pitch perfect, stylish, one-of-a-kind films. Heat is a masterpiece.
Post by: couchmonkey on February 26, 2007, 02:52:27 AM
Post by: vudu on February 26, 2007, 06:19:19 AM
QuoteHe makes big budget crap. He has more in common with Michael Bay and Jerry Bruckheimer than any respectable director should.
Originally posted by: Svevan
You need to shut up and die.
The Insider, Miami Vice, and Collateral are all pitch perfect, stylish, one-of-a-kind films. Heat is a masterpiece.
I haven't see The Insider; Heat was over-rated; Collateral was crap.
Post by: ThePerm on February 26, 2007, 07:36:02 AM
Post by: ShyGuy on February 26, 2007, 08:41:05 AM
Post by: Infernal Monkey on February 26, 2007, 10:46:19 AM
Post by: IceCold on February 26, 2007, 04:12:31 PM
QuoteShe'd get married, of course!
Originally posted by: Infernal Monkey
Who has a last name of Mann, what if he has a daughter. That'd mean he'd have a vagina. He wouldn't be a man. She wouldn't be a man. They'd be Menn.
Post by: TrueNerd on February 26, 2007, 05:12:02 PM
PHACTUAL ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE WINZ.
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Shame he won for one of his weakest films.
Shame you have such weak arguments that PHAIL.
Post by: segagamer12 on February 28, 2007, 06:28:26 AM
Post by: Svevan on February 28, 2007, 01:26:24 PM
Post by: ShyGuy on February 28, 2007, 02:51:25 PM
Post by: Svevan on February 28, 2007, 05:36:29 PM
Post by: Svevan on February 28, 2007, 05:40:37 PM
Post by: ShyGuy on February 28, 2007, 06:21:12 PM
Prairie Home Companion - Doesn't interest me
A Scanner Darkly - The plot is thin, but the subtext has volumes
The Illusionist - The Prestige was better
Inside Man - Smart thriller with better than average dialog
Marie Antoinette - Kirsten Dunst bugs me more every time I see her.
Miami Vice - Great Cinematography, but the betrays the original source material in tone and spirit
Volver - Know little about it
Monster House - Worst CGI cartoon movie I saw last year
The Fountain - Want to see it
Children of Men - Want to see it
Pan's Labyrinth - Been told to see it
The science of Sleep - Looks intriguing
MI: III - The best of the Mission Impossible movies
Post by: IceCold on February 28, 2007, 06:41:41 PM
Post by: Plugabugz on February 28, 2007, 07:33:32 PM
Inside Man was good-ish svevan but the ending killed it in a big way. After the twist of how they did it, it wimped out like nothing happened.
Post by: Svevan on February 28, 2007, 08:25:48 PM
Post by: wandering on February 28, 2007, 09:38:41 PM
I haven't seen Prestige, though, so I can't compare.
Post by: ShyGuy on March 01, 2007, 04:49:25 AM
Post by: segagamer12 on March 01, 2007, 06:45:20 AM
Post by: TrueNerd on March 01, 2007, 09:33:27 AM
Post by: Kairon on March 01, 2007, 09:40:59 AM
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Originally posted by: Svevan
The best movie of last year (of the few I've seen) was A Prairie Home Companion.
Wow! I've heard of a lot of people "meh" this movie and scratch their heads. I'm a fan of the NPR radio show, so I've always been interested. Your recommendation over powers the others and seals the deal for me!
~Carmine "Cai" M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Post by: vudu on March 01, 2007, 02:42:16 PM
QuoteI'm going to watch The Prestige this weekend, so I'll get back to you.
Originally posted by: Svevan
Shy, I don't know how anyone could think The Prestige is better than The Illusionist. So spill and tell me why you think so.
Although, I feel I must warn--I thought the Illusionist was rather hollow. It was very well done (I especially enjoyed the cinematography; it was well acted and the overall story was entertaining), but I didn't feel any connection with the characters nor did I understand their motivations. I thought the movie would have benefited greatly by adding some character development into the main characters. Edward Norton's character didn't have any personality beyond what we saw on stage. Okay, he's a mysterious magician, I can understand this if you want to argue it that way. But what about Jessica Biel? Why did she still have feelings for Edward Norton even though she hadn't seen him in twenty years? And the Crown Prince was the epitome of a one-sided villain. It's never as simple as "this dude's bad and you're not supposed to like him" but that's the way the audience was supposed to feel about him.
Post by: vudu on March 03, 2007, 05:34:32 AM
The ending: I figured out that Bale's assistant was his twin brother about fifteen minutes before it was revealed at the end of the movie. Despite this, I still really enjoyed the movie--especially the parts that made you think about them once the credits were finished.
Bale's entire life (lives) was one big magic trick. There was almost no separation between his stage life and his personal life. The idea that someone would give up half his life (the half posing as the assistant) for the sake of his art is fascinating. I also really like those little moments that you didn't think too much about when they happened, but after you found out the trick it made you go "a-ha!". (e.g. How Bale's wife would say that some days he loved her and some days he didn't.)
I also loved the lengths that Jackman went to in order to top Bale's trick that--in the end--turned out to be completed with a simple double. He did the impossible (commission the creation of a cloning machine) and the unthinkable (kill himself every night).
Post by: Svevan on March 03, 2007, 07:48:38 AM
Post by: vudu on November 28, 2007, 04:04:36 PM
Post by: that Baby guy on November 28, 2007, 04:07:46 PM
...The Oscars were today?!?
Shows how much I care...
Post by: IceCold on November 28, 2007, 04:52:48 PM
Post by: DAaaMan64 on November 28, 2007, 08:21:34 PM
Post by: IceCold on November 28, 2007, 11:14:41 PM
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Originally posted by: IceCold
This is an 8 month old thread.
Post by: ShyGuy on November 29, 2007, 03:19:45 AM
Post by: Nick DiMola on November 29, 2007, 03:27:19 AM
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Originally posted by: ShyGuy
So I heard the Oscars were held recently. What's up with that??
Who won? All I heard was that Hitman took picture of the year.
Post by: DAaaMan64 on November 29, 2007, 06:55:43 AM
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Originally posted by: ShyGuy
So I heard the Oscars were held recently. What's up with that??
Ya I don't know. I watch the debate last night, I didn't see anything about the Oscars. WTF is going on?
Maybe they lost their monetary support...
Post by: ThePerm on December 03, 2007, 11:11:05 AM
