Last Film You've Seen

[Zee]

Under the Red Hood.

It was amazing, obviously.

 

[Max Payne]

Under the Red Hood.

It was amazing, obviously.

Been saying this for weeks. It's almost a straight adaptation of the book too. Obviously some of it was changed/edited for film's sake, but all of the important parts, even some of the dialogue is still there.

 

[Zee]

Well sir, you were quite right.

 

[Max Payne]

Well sir, you were quite right.

In DC's line of animated films, Wonder Woman, Crisis on Two Earths, and Under the Red Hood are all excellent films.

The Superman/Batman films are good for throwaway action scenes, but that's about it.

 

[OneWingedDemon]

Just came back from Legend of the Guardians and it was actually quite awesome!
It's a simple story but I think it works. I really liked it. It's the details that make it.

The visuals are amazing. I didn't know Snyder directed this, but looking back I should have seen it in the Spartan-like armor and slow mos. There's a lot of pointless 3D out there that just gives me a headache, but this one actually uses it well. It's not distracting or gimmicky. And it's 10x better looking than Avatar.

 

[Tennyo]

Empire Records. That movie is never anything less than epic.

 

[Cthulhu]

Prince of Persia. It was okay, story was kinda lame / predictable, as expected, characters / actors / acting was meh, action sequences could've been better, but visuals were nice.

I mean really. Ostriches? With people with European numbers stuck on their back? I got the idea that a large part of the movie was just filler by then, akin to TV series like Xena and Hercules back in the day - same 'humor' too.

Should've just made a movie of the game and snip out the bits where the guy just runs around and turns levers and shit. Could've been a lot better, imho.

 

[Mantichorus]

White Noise: The Light - finally got around to seeing the end of this (it's beginning to look like my DVD player's bust). Good film, Nathan Fillion brings a certain sincerity to his character. I found the supernatural and religious parts of the plot intriguing, which leads into my only real gripes:

Spoiler

1) it's never really gone into how/why the people who are saved from their original death become "possessed".
2) the Tria Mera idea is very well thought out and used, but it's based on a flawed premise: original copies of the Book of Revelations give the Number of the Beast as 616 - later copiers changed it to 666 because they felt it looked "better".

Dead Cert - think Guy Richie's From Dusk 'Til Dawn, and you're halfway there. Sways from dark humour to emotional downers. All in all, an entertaining film, but not exactly a good one. I also facepalm at it stealing a resolution from the Keanu Reeves Constatine movie -

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blessed water in the fire sprinklers

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The Emperor's New Groove - not Disney's best animation, but I enjoyed Patrick Warburton's performance (most of us probably know him as Joe Swanson from Family Guy).

 

[Zee]

Resident Evil: Afterlife

and then washed my eyes out with Superman/Batman: Apocalypse

 

[Mantichorus]

and then washed my eyes out with Superman/Batman: Apocalypse

Summer Glau as Supergirl as good as I hope?

 

[Interslicery]

Let Me In

Great movie. It has enough difference from the original to set it apart as a different movie, but still retains the feel and soul. And there's a great shot during a car crash.
My only real complaint is it can feel like its prodding along a lil near the end, and the cg (what little there is) is pretty bad.
Let The Right One In is better, but this one'll be on my dvd shelf alongside it.

 

[Mariketsu]

Just got back from My Soul To Take and well, I enjoyed it. Was like most of Wes Craven's movies and probably somewhat predictable, but I thought it was entertaining.

~ Raz

 

[X-SOLDIER]

Legend of the Guardians

I enjoyed it a lot. The story's good though a little rushed in a (cuts to them a storm that you don't see coming a little awkwardly, and there's the Owl City Song montage of them at the tree)[/spoiler], I was actually quite surprised by this movie, CGI films are finally to the point that Childrens movies are able to be a little bit dark again. This reminds me of Secret of Nimh in the "it gets pretty creepy at parts" aspect of the film. Epic story, and you get about as close to watching Owls tear each other apart as you can in a "kids" movie. Really, really pretty movie, and the 3D is super clear. If you were mildy interested, I'd recommend it.


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[Hisako]

Speaking of darker children's movies,

Titan A.E.




I have no idea why it bombed tbh, it's almost damn near my favorite animated film.

 

[Rumpelstiltskin]

Speaking of darker children's movies,

Titan A.E.




I have no idea why it bombed tbh, it's almost damn near my favorite animated film.

Was brilliant when it was released.

 

[X-SOLDIER]

Speaking of darker children's movies,

Titan A.E.




I have no idea why it bombed tbh, it's almost damn near my favorite animated film.

Holy shit, I REALLY want to watch this now.

I haven't seen it in AGES.


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[Mantichorus]

Titan AE was co-written by Joss Whedon. Nuff said.

Wonder Woman - the animated feature. Nathan Fillion as Steve Trevor was awesome (although I keep thinking of him as Steve Rogers - wrong company). Like the Superman: Doomsday the majority of the voice-acting and animation was decent, but nothing exceptional.

 

[Max Payne]

Like the Superman: Doomsday the majority of the voice-acting and animation was decent, but nothing exceptional.

Um...no. WW was miles above Superman Doomsday, in animation, action, and art style.

 

[Mantichorus]

Um...no. WW was miles above Superman Doomsday, in animation, action, and art style.

True, but that's not saying much. In particular with the animation in WW, the body language of the characters was more subtlely used than in Doomsday. Still, the voice-acting was as hit and miss as with Doomsday (once you take out Adam Baldwin - AKA Jayne Cobb - as Supes out, anyway: that was a HUGE miss).

Anyway; point was, it could have been better.

 

[Max Payne]

WW is fantastic imo, and a great interpretation of the character. The only thing I didn't like was the weak shot at gender issues.

 

[Bex]

Beloved.

No srsly wtf was that

 

[Madame Mayor]

Holy shit, I REALLY want to watch this now.

I haven't seen it in AGES.

It was on tv a couple weeks ago and now I have half the soundtrack on my MP3 player. I wouldn't even call it a darker children's movie because it seems targeted towards an older audience. Could have been why it bombed.

 

[Zee]

Summer Glau as Supergirl as good as I hope?

late response is late but yep, she was amazing.

Great movie. It has enough difference from the original to set it apart as a different movie, but still retains the feel and soul. And there's a great shot during a car crash.
My only real complaint is it can feel like its prodding along a lil near the end, and the cg (what little there is) is pretty bad.
Let The Right One In is better, but this one'll be on my dvd shelf alongside it.

I was skeptical at first but I have been thinking about giving it a chance. Is it still in theaters? I don't even remember when it came out.

 

[Dana Scully]

Shake Hands With The Devil

For those of you who've never heard of it, it's about the genocide in Rwanda. I saw it before a couple years ago, and it still managed to make me feel sick with a frustrated anger watching it again. So much fucking fail, so much pointless death.

 

[Interslicery]

late response is late but yep, she was amazing.



I was skeptical at first but I have been thinking about giving it a chance. Is it still in theaters? I don't even remember when it came out.

This weekend will be it's 3rd week. It might not still be in theatres, but I'd strongly urge you to see if it is.
After rewatching the original, I have to say I think the remake is better. Scenes are tenser, it's better shot (imo), but each does some things better than the other.
You should really see it