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Re: Movies in the Theater
« Reply #600 on: September 07, 2010, 05:48:31 PM »

Finally saw Avatar is REAL3D

I have no strong opinion one way or the other.

It sure did look pretty.
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Re: Movies in the Theater
« Reply #601 on: September 07, 2010, 06:35:37 PM »

So I just came back from Machete. 

If you want exactly what the trailer for it promises, you will get that and camp in spades!

And it's nice to see Danny Trejo play the protagonist...

Everything about Machete was perfect. Seriously. Just non-stop hilarious action from the very start of the movie to the very end. Robert Rodriguez, if nothing else, knows how to make an action movie.


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Re: Movies in the Theater
« Reply #602 on: September 15, 2010, 01:44:08 AM »

Just got back from RE4: Afterlife.

This was a bad, bad movie. The dialog was bad, the acting was bad, the plot was bad and full of holes, the 3D bullshit was bad, the special effects were nothing new.

That being said, I liked it. Maybe just because I like the games, who knows. I think if you can set aside your inner critic for a good hour and a half, you might enjoy this movie.

[spoiler]ALSO HOLY SHIT JILL IS BACK I DID NOT EXPECT THEM TO DO THAT[/spoiler]

[spoiler]ALSO PARACHUTE WESKER LIVES FOREVER[/spoiler]
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Re: Movies in the Theater
« Reply #603 on: September 15, 2010, 04:52:03 PM »

Really I loved RE4. I loved just about everything about it. I'd give it like 1.5 stars as a general purpose movie, but I'd give it 5 as a genera film, the genera in question being pulp-horror-adventure-b-movie.

I wouldn't describe the 3D effects as bad, I'd describe them as great and extremely gimmicky.

Really I hope they keep churning these things out every couple of years forever, because I'll keep watching them.
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Re: Movies in the Theater
« Reply #604 on: September 28, 2010, 06:02:45 PM »

Catfish, GO.
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Re: Movies in the Theater
« Reply #605 on: October 09, 2010, 09:13:33 PM »

Legend of the Guardians: Well, there's nothing new under the sun; even the target audience of this movie has probably already seen all the straight-outta-Joseph Campbell elements of the story.  But they're put together well, with a good cast (and no stunt casting to speak of -- I only recognize a couple of names in the cast, and they're serious fucking Shakespearean thespians), and some pretty gorgeous feather animation.  And it's all played straight and doesn't talk down to the audience, with the exception of a few you've-heard-all-these-jokes-before comic relief moments and a godawful, totally-out-of-place teeny pop track in the middle of the movie for no goddamn reason.  (My thought during that scene: "This shit is exactly the reason we didn't get a Bone movie 10 years ago.")

And it has a bit of metafictional fun with some of the tropes, too; the main character actually SPELLS OUT the loose ends left over for a sequel in a monologue at the end, and there's a bit of a nod to the fact that the prophesied horrible long trial-filled journey they have to take to Ga'Hoole actually only takes one scene.

All in all, I'd say it's forgettable simply because it's a textbook example of the genre, but it also happens to be a very well-assembled example.  If you've got some kids to take to a movie for a few hours, you could do a damn sight worse.

Also there's a Wile E Coyote short at the beginning.  It's not Chuck Jones quality, but that's an awfully high standard; it's perfectly satisfactory.  I'd have preferred to see it done with cels, but it works just fine in CG.
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Re: Movies in the Theater
« Reply #606 on: October 09, 2010, 11:34:50 PM »

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Re: Movies in the Theater
« Reply #607 on: October 10, 2010, 05:56:02 AM »

Legend of the Guardians:

I've heard that Zack Snyder's still in love with fast-slow action shots.
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Re: Movies in the Theater
« Reply #608 on: October 10, 2010, 10:53:49 AM »

He sure is.  But at least it's not bullet time.
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Re: Movies in the Theater
« Reply #609 on: October 12, 2010, 10:58:23 AM »

From one of the guys who brought you "An Inconvenient Truth" comes "Waiting for Superman", a documentary about the plight of the current US educational system.  It's definitely worth a look. 
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Re: Movies in the Theater
« Reply #610 on: October 12, 2010, 11:06:30 AM »

"The guys who brought you An Inconvenient Truth" is a little imprecise.  One of those guys has a little more cachet than the others.
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Re: Movies in the Theater
« Reply #611 on: October 25, 2010, 12:23:19 PM »

Leaked Paramount memo shows that all movies coming out soon will be bad

I thought about making some witty statement instead of just parroting the article title, but really, it's accurate.
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Re: Movies in the Theater
« Reply #612 on: October 25, 2010, 07:15:40 PM »

Star Trek was pretty good.  I can deal with a sequel to that.
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Re: Movies in the Theater
« Reply #613 on: October 25, 2010, 08:35:08 PM »

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Re: Movies in the Theater
« Reply #614 on: October 25, 2010, 08:46:35 PM »

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Re: Movies in the Theater
« Reply #615 on: November 06, 2010, 09:02:57 PM »

Due Date compensates for its total lack of originality with two great leads, a solid stream of cameos, good writing and top-notch pacing.  I'm not going to run out and buy the DVD, but it kept me entertained for a solid 100 minutes.
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Re: Movies in the Theater
« Reply #616 on: November 14, 2010, 06:46:10 AM »

Megamind has that dubious distinction of being better than I thought it'd be.  It won't surprise anyone over 10, but the Will Ferrell and Tina Fey are delightful, the animation is good for being on par with where Pixar was in 2004, and I'll be fond of just about anything with David Cross in it.  Basically uses the Superman stories as a starting point, but tells the story of Lex Luthor having an existential crisis.  Best parts of the film are when it's not blaring a pop song every 5 minutes.  Ends with a dance number.

Also, there's a character named Hal Stewart who looks just like the chubby kid who works at the New Frontiersman in Watchmen.  He even has a little frowny face button on his vest.

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Re: Movies in the Theater
« Reply #617 on: November 19, 2010, 02:24:42 AM »

Megamind was pretty enjoyable, with reasonable voice acting and good action/jokes.

Red was really weak. For an action movie there was a very small proportion of action scenes, pretty much all of them from the trailer.

Harry potter was bad. WAAAAAY too stretched out. tons of exposition and scenes where nothing actually happens.
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Re: Movies in the Theater
« Reply #618 on: November 19, 2010, 09:02:02 AM »

Harry potter was bad. WAAAAAY too stretched out. tons of exposition and scenes where nothing actually happens.

best adaptation yet, then.
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Re: Movies in the Theater
« Reply #619 on: November 19, 2010, 09:35:48 AM »

I heard there is Hermione side boob.
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