What movies have you seen lately? Now with reviews!Movies

[FoolKiller]

@FoolKiller ...I won't lie here, I have infinite amount of patience when it comes to Scott brothers' movies. Yeah, I'm very much biased. So sue me.

I dunno, I liked Prometheus for all its stupidity and "clever" twists. I watched it with zero expectations, somehow avoiding every little hype machination circling it other then "A Ridley Scott Picture" tag.

Run from the large, narrow object in a straight line! That one stuck with me far longer than it should. It could be because Cinema Sins now refers to any similar actions in other films as "the Prometheus school of running away from things."

...Oh, and thanks for not bringing up the other post I made...

Which one would that be?

 

[JKgo]

Which one would that be?

...Uhm, I know I brought it up, but could you disregard it, please? Don't wanna remember those two....

 

[Pit Crew]

...Prometheus is very polarising movie. Watch it with zero expectations and you'll be fine. Do not buy into any hype or marketing speak otherwise you will be disappointed in some fronts.

Agree. A second one or part 2 is in the works. The hope is they will do better. Its way overthought.

 

[Omnis]

Kung Fury is out. Watch below:



I can't believe they showed this at Cannes. Utterly hilarious. It's like a really expensive pilot for a bad TV show.

 

[Lain]

...Looks like I'm back again here; had a mini-movie marathon and, watched Kingsmen, A Serbian Film, and...The 120 Days of Sodom aka Salo.

...Suffice to say, all three movies will remain etched in my memories for...all the different reasons.

Kingsmen was fantastic. Funny, irreverent, lots of little poke at almost everyone. And definitely not for kids. Uh-uh.
As for the other two...uhm, ah, well, I can say for certain A Serbian Film was as...em, "memorable" as I've been led to believe. The scene with a new born baby was...the scene with the young boy was...oh god. 🤬
And that twist?

🤬 me. It's a proper mind 🤬 of a movie. I was tricked into watching the uncensored version, and it was... rough.

But then, there was Pasolini's.... uhm, "masterpiece."
Salo, now that **** was 🤬 shocking. I never read the Marquis de Sade original, but after watching this adaptation, I don't think I'll.

Holy cow. I think I may stay away from movies for a while...

Jesus, dude... A Serbian Film and Salo back-to-back?

What on earth made you decide to do that!

 

[JKgo]

Jesus, dude... A Serbian Film and Salo back-to-back?

What on earth made you decide to do that!

... I was tricked. I was too gullible.

 

[TrentDog1]

Kung Fury is out. Watch below:



I can't believe they showed this at Cannes. Utterly hilarious. It's like a really expensive pilot for a bad TV show.

It's glorious. One of the funniest things I've seen in a while.

 

[JKgo]

It's glorious. One of the funniest things I've seen in a while.

...

They played that in Cannes??? How come it didn't walk away with Palm d'Or? Injustice I tell ya.

 

[05XR8]

The Best Offer. Watched it while me and my wife ate lunch. 👍

An art auctioneer infatuated by a woman he has never seen.


The Priest's Children. 👍

A Priest takes it upon himself to help populate a small towm.

 

[FoolKiller]

Chef (9/10)

Jon Favreau making an independent comedy. What can go wrong? Very, very little.

This is on Netflix, and I decided to check it out. It is clear that Favreau has cashed in on his Iron Man success. Half the stars from the Iron Man movies, as well as a few other big names, play a role in this. It is a well told, heart-warming tale of a chef whose life falls apart and he tries to rebuild his career, only now his son is along for the ride.

It was one of those films where you finish watching it and just feel good about having witnessed it. I knocked a point off because it feels like there was a secondary story that was left on the cutting room floor, but you don't really notice until near the end of the film.

Anyway, go watch it. It's on Netflix in the U.S., so it will cost you nothing but time. If nothing else, his blow up at a food critic is worth it.

 

[JKgo]

..Oh, I wanted to see that!! I've completely forgotten about it. I like keeping physical copies of movies so I guess I'll hunt down a bluray or a DVD. Hope it's cheap now...

 

[05XR8]

R.I.P.D. 8/10

Not bad at all. When I first saw the poster when it came out, I knew I was never going to se the movie. It looked way too corny. I saw the bluray home screen playing and saw how much action was in It.

The Forbidden Kingdom 8/10

Another movie I judged poorly by the cover. Other than it being almost Daniel-san-esque, watching the choreography by Jet and Jackie was awesome. Still, nothing beats Fist of Fury Saturday's like I used to watch in the 1970s and 1980s.

 

[Mike Rotch]

Time Lapse (2014)

Basically, this is Predestination, on a budget, with a slight twist. The budget on this film was severely 'indie' but once the story gets going, it's actually very good.

If you haven't watched Predestination, you should, but in lieu of that, this is about 3 friends who discover a neighbour has invented a time machine which takes a photo of their living room window, showing a polaroid from 24 hrs into the future. I'll leave the rest to your imagination.

7/10

 

[Brett]

I watched Top Gun for the eight thousand, seven hundred, and fifty second time last night. It is still the greatest movie ever. If you do not agree, then you are wrong.

 

[CAMAROBOY69]

Chef (9/10)

Jon Favreau making an independent comedy. What can go wrong? Very, very little.

This is on Netflix, and I decided to check it out. It is clear that Favreau has cashed in on his Iron Man success. Half the stars from the Iron Man movies, as well as a few other big names, play a role in this. It is a well told, heart-warming tale of a chef whose life falls apart and he tries to rebuild his career, only now his son is along for the ride.

It was one of those films where you finish watching it and just feel good about having witnessed it. I knocked a point off because it feels like there was a secondary story that was left on the cutting room floor, but you don't really notice until near the end of the film.

Anyway, go watch it. It's on Netflix in the U.S., so it will cost you nothing but time. If nothing else, his blow up at a food critic is worth it.

I agree with everything you said. I had a chuckle at the George Foreman reference and laughed my butt off at the "Corn starch Hush puppy" scene.

 

[David]

Chef (9/10)

Jon Favreau making an independent comedy. What can go wrong? Very, very little.

This is on Netflix, and I decided to check it out. It is clear that Favreau has cashed in on his Iron Man success. Half the stars from the Iron Man movies, as well as a few other big names, play a role in this. It is a well told, heart-warming tale of a chef whose life falls apart and he tries to rebuild his career, only now his son is along for the ride.

It was one of those films where you finish watching it and just feel good about having witnessed it. I knocked a point off because it feels like there was a secondary story that was left on the cutting room floor, but you don't really notice until near the end of the film.

Anyway, go watch it. It's on Netflix in the U.S., so it will cost you nothing but time. If nothing else, his blow up at a food critic is worth it.

Yep! Watched this a few months back and I don't remember the last time a movie left me feeling as good as this one did. Ending up buying the bluray for my Mom for her birthday afterwards, and continue to recommend this one to people.

 

[CAMAROBOY69]

Jurassic world. 9/10

Absolutely loved it!! I posted more detailed info of my review in the proper thread.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Birdman (7.5/10)
The writing and acting blow this one away. I also enjoyed the one-camera style, even though at times it felt too much, and almost dizzying. Michael Keaton and Edward Norton had a lot of great scenes together and I enjoyed watching them go back and forth. The female characters added nothing to the script and poor Naomi Watts was cast in a role that was used as nothing more than to move the story along and give Edward Norton's character a reason to be there. Emma Stone had what at first appears to be an important character, but if her character was completely missing it wouldn't have ultimately affected the outcome of the film. She was a great counter to Keaton's character, but only to show that this once famous actor is struggling to define the real him separately from the actor.

All that said, it has the feel of being artsy and pretentious. If you can't get past a film that is openly acknowledging what it is and that everything about it is clearly a commentary on itself and the world around it, then this will definitely turn you off. By the time they are finished they have skewered a lot of Hollywood, including directly naming a few names. You get a feeling that someone is upset that they can't break into mainstream Hollywood by making art or "real" films. And then, just to mess with the audience, the very last scene leaves you with one giant question. It's almost like after skewering Hollywood the movie turns on the audience and says, "Screw you too."

Ultimately, this film feels like it was made specifically to try to win an award while offending the academy.

That about sums it up. You won't miss anything if you never see this movie.

 

[ElizaSm]

Taken 3
Focus
The Great Gatsby
Limitless

 

[Brett]

I just finished watching Django Unchained for the second time. Prior to tonight, I had only seen the movie in theatre. I did not realize how much dialogue I missed in my initial viewing. The movie is even better than I remember.

 

[Lain]

That about sums it up. You won't miss anything if you never see this movie.

No, the parts you bolded in FoolKiller's review do not "sum it up". Several of the positive qualities you chose not to bold make Birdman a film definitely worth seeing for anybody who loves movies. And by that, I mean loves movies more than the average moviegoer who just watches the latest and greatest blockbusters that Hollywood churns out.

Anyway, I digress...

Infernal Affairs (2002/Hong Kong)

An young cop goes undercover as a mole in the local mafia, and likewise a young mafia member infiltrates the police force. A pretty great movie, with only a minor quibble here or there. Superb acting from the two lead actors. I'm now dying to see the sequels... though hopefully they don't disappoint.

9/10

The Departed (2006/USA)

A Hollywood remake of Infernal Affairs. It mostly follows the same story as Infernal Affairs, though some details are changed... for better in some cases and for worse in others. As far as Hollywood remakes go, this one's quite good and mostly does the source material justice. But I can't say I'm all too crazy about the last little bit that they added to the ending, it felt a little silly to me. The acting from DiCaprio and Nicholson was good, though I was slightly underwhelmed by Damon and Wahlberg's performances.

8/10

Dumbo (1941/USA)

An old Disney classic that I'm sure I probably saw as a young kid, but had zero recollection of... like a lot of Disney classics, actually. Not sure Dumbo would fly (pun intended) by today's PC standards, mainly because of the alcohol blackout sequence, but overall a decent film with a nice message. I think it'd be a stretch to call it a masterpiece though, it's definitely outclassed by many other Disney films. But it gets a bonus point for at least being reasonably brief, with a runtime of only about an hour.

7/10

Breath (2007/South Korea)

A lonely housewife falls in love with a suicidal inmate on death row and, growing increasingly sick of her cheating husband, decides to start visiting said inmate. The prison's warden, who is only ever seen in the reflection of his computer mointor, gets his rocks off by letting her get away with her antics.

The premise is interesting, but the conclusion is underwhelming. The journey to it has its moments, but is mostly repetitive, predictable and dull. In Kim Ki-Duk fashion, this is not a pleasant or easy film to watch. And unfortunately, it's also probably the weakest film of his I've seen, making it hard for me to say it's really worth it.

4/10

 

[FoolKiller]

Inside Out (8/10)

We see the anthropomorphic emotions that live inside a girl's head as she goes through a major life-changing event. They're cute and funny to watch. It's great fun for the whole family. It's a Pixar film and it is hard to go wrong here. It does have some formulaic stuff that every Pixar fan should know by now, but it is a fun tale that, I believe, is original for a children's story. I say children's story because I am very familiar with Herman's Head.

If you have kids, take them to see it. My daughter giggled most of the way through and she couldn't stop talking about it after.


All of that said, the ticket price was worth it for the short they showed beforehand.

Lava (10/10)

This deserves an Oscar nomination for best short film. It deserves a win. I'm buying the song for my phone. I thought last year's Feast was good, but this was awesome.

I liked this so much that after the movie my wife said it was obvious on my face. She said I just lit up and had an awe struck look as I watched.

"I lava you."

 

[Northstar]

Inside Out [7.5/10]

I wasn't sure what to expect as the last couple Pixar movies have been disappointing. However, this seems like a return to form as the story was interesting enough to keep the kids entertained while doing the same for the adults. I also think the casting was great, granted some choices like having Lewis Black playing Anger seemed easy considering that's his schtick.

Also, Lava is amazing!

 

[FoolKiller]

the last couple Pixar movies have been disappointing.

Bunch of sequels, but Brave is one of my favorites.

 

[JKgo]

Danny Collins.

Supposedly based on a true story (very, very loosely). Not my usual fare, but I just couldn't pass up Pacino singing on screen so I gave it a go.

First thing first then: Pacino isn't a good singer. Kinda reminded me of Sam Jackson trying to sing in Soul Men. Mercifully, scenes with Pacino stretching his vocal cords are few and far in between, so that was a small mercy.

Next up: It wasn't as schmaltzy as I feared. Not saying it wasn't saccharine sweet in some places but could've been a hell of a lot worse. First time director Fogelman manages to keep it moving fairly briskly too, so the film overall doesn't drag on. But, on the flip side, the supposedly strained relationship between Pacino's and Cannavale's character is resolved far too easily. Only if the film spent a little more time on that...

Overall, a solid if uninspiring 7 out of ten. Oh, don't watch with kids, this one. Plenty of drugs, a brief spot of nudity, and enough F bombs to make me double check the age restrictions in this one...

Next up, Whiplash. Heard good things about it, so I'm looking forward to it. Now only if I didn't have a ton of episodes of Castle to go through...

 

[Kent]

schmaltzy

Upvoted, don't even know why.

 

[JKgo]

Upvoted, don't even know why.

...Thanks, I try.

 

[Lain]

Continuing my adventures of watching my excessively vast movie library in chronological order...

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

Shadow of a Doubt is the 2nd Hitchcock film I've seen (the other being Psycho), and I hate to say it but... it's nowhere near great. Which is disappointing, given it's supposedly Hitchcock's personal favorite of his films. But I'm afraid that the story was too simple (not that simple is necessarily a bad thing, but it was far too simple for this genre), and some of the key characters that helped move the story along felt quite contrived (the detectives in particular). Honestly, the only great thing about this movie was the fantastic side-characters who weren't necessarily critical to the story.

It had rare glimpses of the same Hitchcockian brilliance I witnessed with Psycho, but the mediocrity outweighed it here. Not too surprising though, I suppose.. it's one of Hitchcock's older films, so I imagine he hadn't yet perfected his craft at the time of making Shadow of a Doubt.

All in all though, it's still a decently engaging movie for its age. I was entertained, even if in the back of my mind I was scoffing at certain things throughout its runtime.

5/10

Madame Curie (1943)

A dramatization of the life of Marie Curie, this gem of a film was thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish despite its age and lengthy runtime. Though frankly, I have no idea how accurate this film is... so if you're more familiar with Marie Curie's life and are the type to be annoyed by inaccuracies/embellishment (or the type to get a hard-on from factual accuracies), your mileage may vary.

I'm trying real hard to find something to hit this movie on, but I'm coming up short. I could probably find something if I kept at it, but if I have to dig that deep to find something "wrong" with it, it can't possibly be a flaw with any real significance.

10/10

 

[JKgo]

Whiplash 9/10

Finally squeezed this in. And boy am I glad that I did. The poster above have all the standard gushings of praise so I'll try to keep mine to a bare minimum.

What. A. Movie. Simmons was one of the most memorable "antagonist" I've seen in ages. Initially I wasn't too keen on how Teller came off the screen, but by half way through, he too was dominating his scenes, not losing out even to the older and admittedly more experienced actor when they were in one together.

Couple more things: gorgeous shots, subtle yet noticeable use of lighting, color, and textures. Editing was also very good, staying just long enough on a scenery, an actor, an object before moving on. No meandering here.

What's more, the trailer of this film is quite misleading - if you are expecting Disney-fied teacher/student relationship, and the Hollywood style neat resolutions, you'll be :censored:slapped off your face.

Only fault that I could pick on was it feels a little rushed in its portrayal of passage of time. I thought only a few days had passed, but it turned out a month or two had passed instead. That was slightly jarring.

There's a line in the movie, pretty early on, that stayed with me. It kinda typifies what Simmons' character is like, and the tone of the movie, at least for me.

Fletcher: I asked why you stopped playing, and your answer was to turn into a wind-up monkey?

Oh, this movie is emphatically NOT a comedy. Not a trace of humor. No-no.

 

[Lain]

^ I've been meaning to watch Whiplash. I suppose I'll get to it someday, though I do have quite a backlog...

Double Indemnity (1944)

I don't like to give out 10/10 scores too freely, but I'm in an awkward position where the last two movies I watched are deserving of such a score. The first one, Madame Curie, I already reviewed. The second one is Double Indemnity.

This film literally had me on the edge of my seat at times... not too shabby for a flick that's over 70 years old. Thoroughly gripping from start to finish, excellent writing, solid performances. This is a great movie that has aged exceptionally well.

10/10