Movie Thread

[spaceCADETzoom]

I'll risk a bad movie to see jena malone.

me likes her.

Oh man, I don't care what anyone says...but Jena Malone owns in SUcker Punch with the UMP. And Abie Cornish was awesome with that M4. Even the 1911/samurai sword thing was awesome. Really, Jena Malone and Abie Cornish had absolutely awesome gun handling in that. I know I'm sounding like some crazy art guy, but honestly folks: movies don't HAVE to be about plot. YOur dinner doesn't HAVE to be about calories. Sometimes it just tastes good. Not really trying to defend Sucker PUnch as a masterpiece....but my money well spent.

[Mobat555]

Oh man, I don't care what anyone says...but Jena Malone owns in SUcker Punch with the UMP. And Abie Cornish was awesome with that M4. Even the 1911/samurai sword thing was awesome.

+1

I was fairly amazed at how well each of them handled weapons, especially since that is something often overlooked in movies.

[ghettodub]

I wanna see that...Emily Browning is adorable too

[ChunkyMonkey]

Reddawn alternative - down under style.

[Wally]

Its was a good movie. A little and good acting.

[Irving]

Just watched Heartbreak Ridge last night. Was an okay movie, pretty predictable. Should been titled References to Heartbreak Ridge though.

[Marlin]

Okay, so I ended up with free HBO for awhile. and 2012 was on. I figured what the heck and watched it.

Now I'm sure the producers intended it as a "dire warning" about global warming. My opinion, they severely missed the mark.

I have not laughed that hard at the first time I had seen a movie since Monty Python's "Life of Brian".

The movie was just so over the top, The only thing missing was the super nova of the sun.

The best character of the movie was Woody Harrelsons, Charlie Frost. A conspiracy theorist staked out at the Yellowstone caldera.

John Cusack did a good job of the underselling author of doomsday books. I have always like the way he brings a dry sense of humor to his characters.

Now, Danny Glover as the President, I'm sure his portrayal was meant to show how resolute and stalwart "our" then, newly elected CinC would be, if faced with adversity. He came off as a complete buffoon. Much like real life.

The CGI was well done

Objectively looking at it, I did notice that it was a well done piece of propaganda. Herr Goebbels would be proud.

Everything from, "Oh, it's our fault". To "Only the Chinese can save us." are just standard fare.

At the end our surviviors land at the Cape of Good Hope proclaiming it the new "Edan".

I would recomend it, other than the self important preaching, it was a fun movie to watch.

Now, If you haven't seen it and might want to, Stop reading now. If you have seen it, A few opinions.







At the very end, as the camera pulls away into space, did it give you the impression that the western hemisphere had imploded and was no longer there. It just didn't really have the outline of the dark part of the earth that I have seen in photos from the moon and such. Just another piece of propaganda I guess.

[Elhuero]

yah, 2012 was preachy and far fetched but not as bad as the day the earth stood still.

[Zundfolge]

Saw Battle: Los Angeles this weekend ... was a better than average alien invasion movie/war movie/marine recruiting film and I liked it (FU Roger Ebert ... you're a hack).

You get to see Marines kick alien ass ... and you get to see Santa Monica torn to pieces. Thats a win-win.

[Irving]

I watched the original La Femme Nikita (1990, french) the other day. I thought it was a pretty cool movie, with a lot of potential. Of course I have to subtract points for it having the second worst sound track of any movie I've ever seen (Interview with a Vampire is #1), and the terrible gun play, and the anticlimactic climax. However, besides those few detractors, I thought it was great in concept and can see why it has been remade so many times.

Now I'm most of the way through A Scanner Darkly. I like the way it was filmed, it makes the pointless scenes easier to watch. I also like that I just finished the book and I know a little bit more about what is supposed to be going on.

Also recently watched Ip Man, about the legendary Ip Man. I guess he was a Wing Chun master during WWII. Pretty great movie I thought; and apparently based on true events.

I hear that Red Cliff is a good Chinese movie as well, so that is next up. One thing China seems to be able to do right, is martial arts movies.