Movie Thread

[Irving]

I usually see great movies from recommendations from friends and other people whom I've learned to trust. I can tell pretty quick if someone likes the same kinds of movies as me now. I've watched some great ones from here before.

[jake]

I really enjoyed Watchmen. The book is really dense, and although it's ultimately good it was very hard to get through the first time but the movie did a good job of adapting it. Unfortunately the fanboys, I guess like most fans, don't realise that you have to trim these things down for the screen.

I've read The League of Extraordinary Gentleman, V for Vendetta, Watchmen and From Hell and League aside they all were good adaptations if you aren't too precious about the source material.

[Irving]

Were they books or comics?

[jake]

It depends on whether I'm trying to offend the geeks who read them

I suppose graphic novels works best. From Hell is too extraordinary in its depth to be called a comic. At the end of the anthology I have, Alan Moore has added pages of references to the actual historical happenings that support his Jack the Ripper theory.

[Elhuero]

I liked V for vendetta. when parliment was exploding at the end I had to chew my lip to keep from cheering. I love the 1812 overture.

League was good as well, in a campy action movie way. (hell I loved hudson hawk)

never read watchmen, and thought the movie sucked. complete shit.

today I watched the bounty hunter. utterly forgettable.

a couple of days ago I watched hot tub time machine. mildly funny, but not nearly as good as the hangover.


SPOLIER ALERT


I liked time machine much better after reading a theroy on imdb that bald guy was actually successful in killing himself and the rest of the film is his afterlife. makes much more sense when looked at from that perspective.

[Irving]

I have Hot Tub Time Machine waiting for me and wish that I hadn't read your spoiler. I thought, how could you spoil a comedy?

Jake, I've never read a graphic novel before, but am intrigued.

I can totally see how people wouldn't like Watchmen though.

[jake]

I enjoyed Hot Tub Time Machine. Of course it's no Hangover, but it was really funny.

I read that theory on IMDB too, and it reminded me of this: http://www.cracked.com/article/18367...movies-better/

[CrufflerSteve]

Most movie goers know about Roman Polanski, the talented director who drugged & raped a 13 year old girl. He then fled overseas so he have a great life. When he came back into the news with an attempted extradition a bunch of artistic types came to his defense since artists can do what they want. Creeps!

If you want to make sure a movie is creep free this site helps: http://tenangrypitbulls.com/rp/

Steve

[Elhuero]

Most movie goers know about Roman Polanski, the talented director who drugged & raped a 13 year old girl. He then fled overseas so he have a great life. When he came back into the news with an attempted extradition a bunch of artistic types came to his defense since artists can do what they want. Creeps!

If you want to make sure a movie is creep free this site helps: http://tenangrypitbulls.com/rp/

Steve

I dunno, that link says ferris bueller's day off is creep free, but jeffery jones got busted with kiddie porn in 03

[CrufflerSteve]

I dunno, that link says ferris bueller's day off is creep free, but jeffery jones got busted with kiddie porn in 03

I think the site is just limited to Roman Polanski's enablers. I believe the guy who directed the Jeepers Creepers movies is a convicted pedophile. If they did a site that listed all the Hollywood folk who were pervs there would be a small list of movies left. I think some of them believe being a pedophile is a lesser sin than being a Republican.

After all:

"If you say a modern celebrity is an adulterer, a pervert and a drug addict, all it means is that you've read his autobiography."
P. J. O'Rourke