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[a6m5]

Into the Blue was alright, I thought.

In his defense he is ancient... no?

What's Sean Connery or Anthony Hopkins then?

I think it is because he has been too focused on trying to get Indy 4 made for the last five years, which is why he has only been averaging one every couple of years. Just enough to pay the bills and keep him relevant.

I actually liked What Lies Beneath and K-19 and I think in K-19 the only problem there was the directing, not Ford. As for Hollywood Homicide and Firewall, well I haven't seen Firewall and Hollywood Homicide was ruined by Josh Hartnett.

I never saw "What Lies Beneath". I didn't like K-19, and I would agree with you on the directing. I didn't care for it either. "Hollywood" was just silly, but I think it was Firewall that made me lose all sorts of respect for Dr. Jones.

 

[Solid Lifters]

Seems Like Old Times - 1980 - 8/10 Chevy Chase, Goldy Hawn and Charles Grodin. Chevy Chase's character is kidnapped and forced to rob a bank. His ex, Goldy, is an attorney he runs to for help. Her new husband, Charles Grodin, is running for DA. Wackiness ensues, simple light jokes are made and a fun time is had by all. The wife and I liked it a lot, while the boys found it really boring.

 

[V1P3R]

American Gangster - 4/10

I don't get why this movie got so much positive reviews? I thought it was really slowwwwwww... I mean there were some few "shocking" scenes but that was about it. I guess part of it I'm soooooo not a Washington or Crowe fan...

What's Sean Connery or Anthony Hopkins then?

Dust?

 

[a6m5]

Dust?

LMAO. They can still act though.... at least I know Sir Hopkins still can.

 

[ferrari_chris]

The Aristocrats

OK, about time for a big one...

My mate gave me the DVD and only two nights to watch it. I was busy the first night, so planned to watch it the second. There was stuff on telly though, and I nearly didn't watch it thinking that I wouldn't be missing much. I AM SO GLAD I WATCHED IT!

It's a documentary, by comedians featuring comedians, about the world's filthiest joke.

I won't go into too much detail because, well, I don't want to get banned. But if you're a fan of comedy, (stand-up comedy, not that tripe that Jack Black et al. spew out) and you're not easily offended, then you should really, really watch this movie.

I made the mistake of getting a drink and something to eat part way through. I laughed crumbs everywhere. I would only take a drink when I thought I could handle it, but everytime I took a sip I nearly sprayed it back out.

One of the funniest movies I've seen in a long time, if not the funniest. And some big names too: - Billy Connelly, Paul Reiser, George Carlin, Penn Jillette, Drew Carey, Robin Williams, and more. Bob Saget funnier than he's ever been before...

Oh, and don't spoil the movie by looking up the joke prior.

 

[Sage]

I really want to see The Aristocrats – I’m a whore for Penn Jillette (I’m listening to Penn Radio right now), and I also love dirty comedy, so what could be better? I’ve already seen Gilbert Gottfried and Bob Saget’s pieces in that movie, and both were outstanding (I love that Gilbert does it as a “less offensive” route than the 9/11 joke.) Oh, and Wendy Liebman’s version was hilarious.

 

[FoolKiller]

LMAO. They can still act though.... at least I know Sir Hopkins still can.

Sean Connery can, but he has retired. That is why he won't be in Indy 4.

I wish he had found something other than The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen to finish up on.

 

[Nitrof1]

American Gangster - 4/10

I thought it was really slowwwwwww... I mean there were some few "shocking" scenes but that was about it.

did you not like naked workers?

 

[Delphic Reason]

The Aristocrats

OK, about time for a big one...

My mate gave me the DVD and only two nights to watch it. I was busy the first night, so planned to watch it the second. There was stuff on telly though, and I nearly didn't watch it thinking that I wouldn't be missing much. I AM SO GLAD I WATCHED IT!

It's a documentary, by comedians featuring comedians, about the world's filthiest joke.

I won't go into too much detail because, well, I don't want to get banned. But if you're a fan of comedy, (stand-up comedy, not that tripe that Jack Black et al. spew out) and you're not easily offended, then you should really, really watch this movie.

I made the mistake of getting a drink and something to eat part way through. I laughed crumbs everywhere. I would only take a drink when I thought I could handle it, but everytime I took a sip I nearly sprayed it back out.

One of the funniest movies I've seen in a long time, if not the funniest. And some big names too: - Billy Connelly, Paul Reiser, George Carlin, Penn Jillette, Drew Carey, Robin Williams, and more. Bob Saget funnier than he's ever been before...

Oh, and don't spoil the movie by looking up the joke prior.

Couldn't agree more. I laughed my pants off.

 

[Diego440]

we should post the movie poster or something when talking about them... I have no clue what that movie's called here.

 

[Beerz]

I never saw "What Lies Beneath".

You're missing out, imo. I found it to be a great movie when I watched on the theater. That's why I bought the DVD, some scenes are just awesome, but overall it's a pretty cool movie, bits of Hitchcock here and there. Nice. 👍

Sean Connery can, but he has retired. That is why he won't be in Indy 4.

I wish he had found something other than The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen to finish up on.

I couldn't agree more, to end a great acting career with a movie like that doesn't seem like a smart thing to do. He deserved better.

 

[a6m5]

I didn't know about his retirement. I can totally respect it though, and I'm sure he's enjoying every minute of it!

I thought "What Lies" got bad reviews when it came out, but I might check it out sometime. At least I won't have much expectation going into it. And Aristocrats, too.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

No Country For Old Men About 6 or 7 out of 10 (hmm... maybe 6.5)

It wasn't bad, but it seemed boring and not really my type of movie.

 

[FoolKiller]

You're missing out, imo. I found it to be a great movie when I watched on the theater. That's why I bought the DVD, some scenes are just awesome, but overall it's a pretty cool movie, bits of Hitchcock here and there. Nice. 👍

Completely agree.

I couldn't agree more, to end a great acting career with a movie like that doesn't seem like a smart thing to do. He deserved better.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed The League, but it was not Connery caliber. Although I honestly cannot fathom who would have made a better Quartermain. It could have been better if they had stuck to the original story and not done odd things like throw in Tom Sawyer and made the car seem like it was just an everyday thing.

If it had just stuck to the original concept of a literary dream team I think it would have worked better, unfortunately I think American audiences would have been quickly lost. But those that liked it would have been likely to pick up a few classic books.

I didn't know about his retirement. I can totally respect it though, and I'm sure he's enjoying every minute of it!

Well, the dude is old. But if he wanted to retire I think Finding Forrester would have been the one to do it on.

I thought "What Lies" got bad reviews when it came out, but I might check it out sometime. At least I won't have much expectation going into it.

It is a love it or hate it thing. Those that went in to see a mystery done in a Hitchcock-style enjoyed it, but those looking to see Harrison Ford as a suave guy or even a lovable scoundrel came away feeling betrayed. It isn't his typical role because he isn't a hero of any kind. The movie was about Michelle Pfeiffer so Ford fans felt rejected.

I can't explain it much more without ruining it.

 

[Appie]

Blade Trinity A really good movie with a lot of actions and the acting of Wesley Snipes was good. 8.5/10

 

[livemusic]

The Bucket List - Watched it last night at the movie theatre. From the comments I've read I thought it would be better, but that doesn't mean it was a bad movie. I had some pretty good laughs with it. 7/10.

 

[McLaren]

Beowulf

This is quite easily a prime candidate for GTP's Top 10 Worst Movies. In fact, I'll need to see if it's still open because this abomination is easily #6 or #7. The is just awful. The movie just proved to be another film that didn't follow the book at all. When I read the story, where in the hell did Beowulf get a son, where was the young lad who saved Beowulf from the dragon at the end, and when the heck did Beowulf start shagging 16 year old girls?!

None of this was in the book I read. And to make things worse, how in the hell did fire burn in POURING RAIN!?

Seriously, these are the things I did not see in the story, and things missing from the movie.

Spoiler

1. Beowulf doesn't shag Grendel's Mother. Gross.
2. Beowulf doesn't shag 16 year old girls when he's old. Gross.
3. Where is Wiglaf?
4. Beowulf isn't cremated. He's buried on the cliff.
5. The King was not cursed for shagging Grendel's Mother.
6. In the story, Grendel wasn't a giant retard.
7. In the story, Grendel is finished off after Grendel's Mother is killed.
8. Beowulf doesn't cut off his damn arm.
9. How was his arm f'ing longer than his sword? And why didn't he just throw the damn sword into the heart?
10. Beowulf becomes king of his people, not the previous King's.

And my most annoying nitpick besides the fire, was the dragon. How incredibly stupid was it to make Beowulf a sad film? Who came up with the idea that, instead of Beowulf killing 3 monsters, he will instead...
Kill Retard Grendel
Shag his mother. Still gross.
And make the dragon ironically his son of which he bravely fights to the death....
And then they completely kill the ending by making Grendel's Mother appear to be some sort of seducer. She's supposed to be flippin' dead!
Seriously, the story of Beowulf is not that bad that Hollywood would have to instead change the storyline so it becomes 1 of another set of movies with father killing son.

Most ridiculously retarded movie ever. Only Super Bad & Super Star are worse. I wanted to like this movie, I honestly did, but it's just stupid. It's NOT bad, it's just completely stupid for changing the story. I suppose if you haven't read the story, you might like it more though.

The only good part of this movie was Angelina Jolie, and even then, it was to damn weird just seeing her nude because the body didn't look like a real body at all.

 

[ferrari_chris]

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

After watching a recent short clip of the movie, I had high hopes.

Alas, it wasn't to be. There were funny bits, yes. But not enough to fill in the... boring bits.

I found it to be long and it dragged. And for a comedy that's bad. But, around 2hrs is a long comedy movie.

My mate told me it wasn't that great. I should have taken his word for it.

 

[superberkut]

And everybody says that it was the best NASCAR movie to date... Oh wait, it still is. Pathetic.

 

[ferrari_chris]

I like NASCAR. Just didn't like this movie.

 

[Diego440]

Clerks (1994) -- Never saw this movie before. The dialogues are awesome, albeit not very well acted, but hey, it's an indie movie! I started watching it at 11:00pm and my wife had to shutme up many times because I was laughing so loud. 8.5/10

Clerks II (2006) -- Watched it right after the first one. Same formula of the first one, a few new characters and probably more political incorrectness, or at least more blatant. I liked it a lot too... the sound in this one is better (maybe because the budget is higher), so the dialogues are better understood and I didn't have to rewind to see what they'd said. The Porch Monkey part and the description of the LOTR trilogy were awesome. 8/10

All the better because I went to college with Kevin Smith... apparently.

 

[Joey D]

I watched Braveheart last night, still historically inaccurate, but a great movie never-the-less. This time I got to watch it in HD since they were showing it on Showtime HD and it cool to see it that way, although is looked sort of compressed.

 

[Sprite]

3:10 to Yuma BD

Good film if a little on the dull side, definitely not the best Western of recent times (Open Range was better). Still looked good on BD tho and was a good watch.

***/*****

Close Encounters Of The Third Kind BD

Fantstic Sci-Fi film and one that every fan of the genre should own, now on BD and looking superb.

****/*****

The Simpsons Movie BD

Ok film, not as funny as I was expecting, and it was more like a highly polished and extended version of and average episode. Dose look sweet on BD if not a little too vibrant and I suspect would look far out on some kind of narcotic.

***/*****

 

[Joey D]

I got the Close Encounters special edition on Blu-Ray for X-mas and I love it, movie looks amazing in HD. I still haven't watched all the cuts of it though, I need to get around it doing that eventually.

 

[Nitrof1]

Stephen King's The Mist
Its a great movie. It's not that scary so much but drama is great. It explains human reactions, feelings and thoughts very well when people are desperate and scared. If you like stephen king's novels then you should see this one

 

[Delphic Reason]

Stephen King's The Mist
Its a great movie. It's not that scary so much but drama is great. It explains human reactions, feelings and thoughts very well when people are desperate and scared. If you like stephen king's novels then you should see this one

I have been wondering if that was any good. I like Frank Darabont, although his films can be a bit cliche, formulaic at times, and overly melodramatic. "The Shawshank Redemption" has sit at #2 on IMDB's top 250 films of all time list for some number of years, and "The Green Mile" was a little gem of a picture. However, neither of those films were traditional Stephen King fare. "The Mist" seems a little closer to King's more common style. Although, Frank Darabont has been known to polish a bit where Stephen King has faltered.

Any thoughts?


BTW, just watched Solaris the other night. I own the original version of Stanislaw Lem's book (Solyaris), and I enjoy it. The new version is not a remake of the film, but a new version based on the book. All in all, quite enjoyable. A few moments of over-the-top acting and idealistic plot twists asside, I found it to be a fresh science fiction film that is not a about science fiction, but a film that just so happens to take place in a science fiction setting (besides the present day subway cars...hahaha). The Character "Snow" is worth the price of admission alone.

Close Encounters Of The Third Kind BD

Oooohh... I'm picking up my copy soon. One of my favorite Sci-Fi flicks of all time.

 

[Diego440]

BTW, just watched Solaris the other night. I own the original version of Stanislaw Lem's book (Solyaris), and I enjoy it. The new version is not a remake of the film, but a new version based on the book. All in all, quite enjoyable. A few moments of over-the-top acting and idealistic plot twists asside, I found it to be a fresh science fiction film that is not a about science fiction, but a film that just so happens to take place in a science fiction setting (besides the present day subway cars...hahaha). The Character "Snow" is worth the price of admission alone.

You're talking of the George Clooney one, right? I still haven't seen that one, thogh I heard it's pretty slow... then again, slower than Stalker or Solyaris, I doubt.

I also 'acquired' Nostalghia and Zerkalo, both by Tarkovsky... I'll be watching them soon.


Last night I saw:

Dead Poets Society (1989) -- I hadn't seen it again since I saw it in the movie theatre when it came out. This movie is beautiful... very inspiring, if a little cheesy at times, but the character development was great. Maybe it lacked an epilogue, but that's just me. 8/10.

 

[Nitrof1]

I have been wondering if that was any good. I like Frank Darabont, although his films can be a bit cliche, formulaic at times, and overly melodramatic. "The Shawshank Redemption" has sit at #2 on IMDB's top 250 films of all time list for some number of years, and "The Green Mile" was a little gem of a picture. However, neither of those films were traditional Stephen King fare. "The Mist" seems a little closer to King's more common style. Although, Frank Darabont has been known to polish a bit where Stephen King has faltered.

Any thoughts?

you should give a try. I dont think you'll regret. I found the mist similar to stephen king's another movie " Storm Of The Century" Effects and visuals are not so great but it's not neccesary at all.

 

[FoolKiller]

And everybody says that it was the best NASCAR movie to date... Oh wait, it still is. Pathetic.

What lying idiot said that? It is a parody.

In all honesty if you can call any NASCAR film good or the best then Days of Thunder gets it. And that is pushing it.

Clerks (1994) -- Never saw this movie before. The dialogues are awesome, albeit not very well acted, but hey, it's an indie movie! I started watching it at 11:00pm and my wife had to shutme up many times because I was laughing so loud. 8.5/10

Clerks II (2006) -- Watched it right after the first one. Same formula of the first one, a few new characters and probably more political incorrectness, or at least more blatant. I liked it a lot too... the sound in this one is better (maybe because the budget is higher), so the dialogues are better understood and I didn't have to rewind to see what they'd said. The Porch Monkey part and the description of the LOTR trilogy were awesome. 8/10

Please tell me you have seen the rest of the New Jersey films. Jersey Girl is not one of them.

Watch them in this order:
Clerks
Mallrats
Chasing Amy
Dogma
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Clerks II

Also, if you get the Clerks tenth anniversary edition, Clerks X (I have a copy signed by Kevin Smith), you get the film festival ending,

Spoiler

Where Dante dies in the end

I have been wondering if that was any good. I like Frank Darabont, although his films can be a bit cliche, formulaic at times, and overly melodramatic. "The Shawshank Redemption" has sit at #2 on IMDB's top 250 films of all time list for some number of years, and "The Green Mile" was a little gem of a picture. However, neither of those films were traditional Stephen King fare.

Have you read every Stephen King story? All his best stories, even the ones that are horror, but top notch story telling, have all the same excellent dramatic points that Shawshank and Green Mile did. Also, don't forget that Shawshank was a Bachman Book, Hope Springs Eternal. He wrote that under a pen name to prove to himself, and his publisher that he was a #1 selling author if he switched genre and that it wouldn't sell on name alone. Unfortunately, it was critically reviewed, but only slightly sold, until he put his name on it that is.

But read through The Stand and the Dark Tower series. Heck, even It. You will see that the dramatic style and quality is all the same, it just has a different subject.

I honestly believe that Stephen King wrote two books for money for every one he did for artistic value. As his audience grew older so did their recognition and taste of talent.

"The Mist" seems a little closer to King's more common style. Although, Frank Darabont has been known to polish a bit where Stephen King has faltered.

You will not convince me that either of those movies come even close to the quality of the books. Now, Darabont does manage to portray in a movie character details that must be done through a book in exposition because you can't see faces and emotions in the text, so it must be explained to you somehow. Part of that also goes to casting. Look at the best King stories to movies and who played the parts. The actors themselves are top-notch at portraying thoughts and emotions without having to say out loud what they feel.

Also, Stephen King can't write a script from his own novel to save his life.

 

[Danoff]

Hot Rod 👎

Think "slightly-less-annoying-than-Napolean Dynamite".