Movie Thread

[Ah Pook]

"The Thing" was originally made in the late '50's (?) with James Arness in the title role. Good movie, but different slant in detail than the 1982 version. The latter is more true to the original science fiction novella, I think written by James Campbell way back in the '30's or '40's. Read it when I was a kid in the early '70's. Good read.

I saw this one, at the local theater, as a kid. Spent a lot of time under the seat as I remember.

Watched Skyline last night. There are some good stories in the naked city. This ain't one of them. I give it .


Anyone ever seen Night of the Lepus? Giant mutant rabbits terrorize dessert ranchers. Pretty fun at Easter. As Joe Bob Briggs would say, "There was a lot of ketchup-fu in that movie.".

[Ah Pook]

Watched The Fighter last night. That was the most excruciating 2hr 28min 25sec of my life. Bad doesn't even begin to describe this poop fest. I don't see what all the hype was about, other than all the actors can play really farking annoying characters. Even the the cute, barmaid love interest was like listening to fingernails on a chalkboard.

[TS12000]

Watched The Fighter last night. That was the most excruciating 2hr 28min 25sec of my life. Bad doesn't even begin to describe this poop fest. I don't see what all the hype was about, other than all the actors can play really farking annoying characters. Even the the cute, barmaid love interest was like listening to fingernails on a chalkboard.

Despite my utter hate for any creature with those accents I actually thought it was a decent movie. The one thing that was a big let down was the total exclusion of his fights with Gatti. You're gonna make a movie about a guy who was involved in one of the best fight series in history but make no mention of it till the credits roll? Come on

[Mobat555]

You're gonna make a movie about a guy who was involved in one of the best fight series in history but make no mention of it till the credits roll?

Intent for a sequel?

[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.

[Lex_Luthor]

I recently watched Ip Man. I liked it a lot, and if I could get Hulu to show up at work, I'd watch it again today.

If there ever was a movie to watch, that made you NEVER want to touch drugs, it's Spun. WOW that movie is crazy. But well done, I liked it. My fiance had we watch it with her. Brittany Murphy always played a good crack whore on screen. Wonder why....

[Ah Pook]

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.

Red Cliff (and The Warlords) was more of an epic Asian battle movie.

The Vanquisher is supposed to be a good Thai sword fighting movie.

[Beprepared]

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.

Been thinking about Ip Man lately. Putting it in the queue. Red Cliff is pretty good, worth watching, a bit fanciful.

[Ah Pook]

Despite my utter hate for any creature with those accents I actually thought it was a decent movie. The one thing that was a big let down was the total exclusion of his fights with Gatti. You're gonna make a movie about a guy who was involved in one of the best fight series in history but make no mention of it till the credits roll? Come on

I would have liked seeing more of the behind the scene boxing world. All I came away with it was Christian Bale can play an annoying Jersey crack head.