Amph What was the last movie you saw?

Billy Madison

Ha funny movie

 

I don't think he's monumentally better, but Bale was a much better Bruce Wayne. And the Nolan films have the luxury of actually being about BATMAN, as opposed to Burtons. If Keatons Batman had had that same luxury then I doubt there would be much debate. Batman Returns would have ended up being the Batman film to beat if only it's main hero was the main character. Keatons Batman still has the badass factor on his side.

And Yes THE DARK KNIGHT is a masterpiece of the super hero genra.

I recently watched CHRONICLE. Was pleasantly surprised. The found footage was a hit and miss, but it was clever at times. The main selling point however is that it told a great story of a bullied teen who becomes a villain. Really well done in that aspect.

 

You're not the only one annoyed by it. It gets positively comical in the third film where he speaks to himself with that voice (!) in one scene.

 

Hey, you never know. There could have been unseen spectators lurking around on that rooftop somewhere.

 

Godzilla ( American Version )

Love this movie, can't wait for the reboot

 

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

It had been about 12 years since I last watched this. I still love it. And today I went out and rented a handful of Hong Kong action.

 

EVIL DEAD

I really don't understand the good reviews for this thing. If your an Evil Dead fan how can you honestly even like it save for it's gore element.

Acting: Horrible

Logic and rational for actions: RETARDED

Proper use of

I can't even finish what I'm writing I'm so mad.

 

Just watched Paranorman with the kids, bloody great to be honest, best "family" movie I have seen in a long time, and the animation is astounding.

 

At the cinemas - G.I. Joe: Retaliation, which was an amazing film, best film of the year so far.

At home - The Spy Who Loved Me, which is one of Roger Moore's best Bond films.

 

Evil Dead (2013) - I came into this from a much different perspective, DarthMane2. I don't like horror films--Scratch that, I hate them. But during peak movie season a group of us, friends/co-workers, check out the major releases every Friday and this week it was The Evil Dead. I've seen the originals, but they didn't make much of an impact on me (The more humorous and action driven Army of Darkness on the other hand is a personal fave). So there I was, not a horror fan and watching a re-make of a film I didn't care much for the first time around, and yet I found my self enjoying it. It didn't make me a convert, but I thought as horror movies go it was well made, solidly acted and clearly respected the originals, which isn't always the case with re-makes. At times I felt it didn't know what tone it wanted to strike (Or at least wasn't as adept at blending them together as the originals), and that uncertainty caused the various elements to subvert one another every now and then. But this is a film whose gears are greased with buckets of blood, and if that's your thing I think you'll probably enjoy it. However before you go buy your ticket, consider the source of this recommendation. - 6/10

 

The Raid: Redemption
Indonesian martial arts action. The Indonesian equivalent of a SWAT team raid an apartment building known for harbouring gangsters and thugs; most importantly, a major crime boss suspected of buying most of Jakarta's cops. It all takes place in that building. The fight scenes are quite gritty and brutal. Some of it was a bit uncomfortable for me, but I'm faint of heart. YMMV. It's a bit slow in the beginning and takes some time to find its stride, but when the hand to hand combat begins, it gets fun. Great choreography, at times even impressive. The plot is razor thin and actions quite illogical at times, but who cares? Just make sure you watch the Unrated edition that includes the original Indonesian audio with subtitles. The English dub is horrible.

 

STOP REBOOTING THINGS

 

The Masque of The Red Death

Vincent Price, Roger Corman and Edgar Allen Poe

 

Jurassic Park!!!!

 

Looper

It wasn't bad, but...it was odd. I'm uncertain how to feel about it.

 

I know how you feel. It was like watching two different movies. The first half sets up an intriguing sci-fi premise, and then the second half reduces that premise to a mere secondary plot device and takes what you think is an early throw-away detail and makes it the focus. The problem is they don't mesh very well IMO, and to me the last act felt like it belonged in another movie. Well made film, but a bit frustrating. I definitely need to re-watch this some time and see if it plays any differently with the benefit of a little foreknowledge.

 

Ok I've calmed down enough to where I can give an actual review of my feeling to EVIL DEAD. There will be spoiler below.

First I'll get what I liked out of the way. Gore.....That's about it.

Everything else was crap IMO. I still don't understand the stuff with the Girl from the beginning or why she was so important. The acting was horrid. Isn't asking alwasy horrible in a horror film? Mostly, but these guys take it up a notch simply because none of them had any charisma at all. None. They were all bricks that spoke horrible dialogue. Never once did I care for any of them, and was so glad when they started dieing. The chick who played Mia was Ok, but she gets turned into the demon to soon for her character me to really feel anything for her. 4 eyes the retard, as I call him, gets the all time dumbass award in my book. Lets talk about that scene where he reads from the book.

First off there is no real motivation or lead up to him having any real interest in the book. It just shows him at the table and cutting it open. On pretty much every page of the Necro, it says ,"DO NOT READ ME." Well obviously he does. Why is this a problem? In truth it shouldn't be. It should be just a dumb dude doing a stupid thing in a horror movie. It's the execution of said scene that gives him the all time retard award. At no time must the actor have been told to show some kind of emotion while reading over the book. He seemingly never pays any mind at all to the warnings on every page. It's almost like....well here's my impersonation of dude reading the book.

"Why are there words in front of the inscription? I can't read what's underneath. This is so irritating. Let me get some paper and see If I can trace the inscription."

He never once pays any mind to anything ,just reads it. And you can only guess what happens from there. He also never really shows any emotion to having been the one to read and cause the trouble.

The blonde CHICK is the PRIME EXAMPLE OF CANON FODDER in a movie. She has no purpose other than to be dudes girlfriend. She disappears for multiple scenes and reappears at a whim. She was not a character she was a prop.

What about the throwbacks? No purpose other than they needed to be in an Evil Dead movie. The camera zooming through the trees in the original built up the horror and tension. Here it's used a couple times and for no other reason that as a throw back. The scenes with Mia in the basement are horrifyingly bad. It's a memorable scene in the originals, and was used in the remake. Nothing more. It's hardly even played up. She never really talks or trys to threaten the remaining kids. The scene in the preview with her peeking out isn't even in the film, I'm serious. The Tree Rape scene got a lot of talk, but wasn't even that interesting I thought.

I film was in no way scary. Just an all around major disappointment for me. If you honestly think this film is good then you really need to watch the original again. It's on Netflix Instant, do yourselves a favor and rewatch it. Then maybe you'll understand why your wrong about liking this film.

 

Goldfinger.

The EPIX channel is having a James Bond marathon.

 

Same review as above with a slightly better use of the English Language.Only slightly

Ok I've calmed down enough to where I can give an actual review of my feeling to EVIL DEAD. There will be spoiler below.

First I'll get what I liked out of the way. Gore.....That's about it.

Everything else was crap IMO. I still don't understand the stuff with the Girl from the beginning or why she was so important. The acting was horrid. Isn't acting alwasy horrible in a horror film? Mostly, but these guys take it up a notch simply because none of them had any charisma at all. None. They were all bricks that spoke horrible dialogue. Never once did I care for any of them, and was so glad when they started dieing. The chick who played Mia was ok, but she gets turned into the demon to soon for me to really feel anything for her. 4 eyes the retard, as I call him, gets the all time dumbass award in my book. Lets talk about that scene where he reads from the book.

First off there is no real motivation or lead up to him having any real interest in the book. It just shows him at the table and cutting it open. On pretty much every page of the Necro, it says ,"DO NOT READ ME." Well obviously he does. Why is this a problem? In truth it shouldn't be. It should be just a dumb dude doing a stupid thing in a horror movie. It's the execution of said scene that gives him the all time retard award. At no time must the actor have been told to show some kind of emotion while reading over the book. He seemingly never pays any mind at all to the warnings on every page. It's almost like....well here's my impersonation of dude reading the book.

"Why are there words in front of the inscription? I can't read what's underneath. This is so irritating. Let me get some paper and see If I can trace the inscription."

He never once pays any mind to anything ,just reads it. And you can only guess what happens from there. He also never really shows any emotion to having been the one to read and cause the trouble.

The blonde CHICK is the PRIME EXAMPLE OF CANON FODDER in a movie. She has no purpose other than to be dudes girlfriend. She disappears for multiple scenes and reappears at a whim. She was not a character, she was a prop.

What about the throwbacks? No purpose other than they needed to be in an Evil Dead movie. The camera zooming through the trees in the original built up the horror and tension. Here it's used a couple times and for no other reason than as a throw back. The scenes with Mia in the basement are horrifyingly bad. It's a memorable scene in the originals, and was used in the remake. Nothing more. It's hardly even played up. She never really talks or trys to threaten the remaining kids. The scene in the preview with her peeking out isn't even in the film...I'm serious. The Tree Rape scene got a lot of talk, but wasn't even that interesting I thought.

I film was in no way scary. Just an all around major disappointment for me. If you honestly think this film is good then you really need to watch the original again. It's on Netflix Instant, do yourselves a favor and rewatch it. Then maybe you'll understand why your wrong about liking this film.

 

Coriolanus (2011): Modern-day version of the Shakespeare play directed by and starring Ralph Fiennes. I thought it was very good, but then I do love to hear that Shakespearean language spoken well. I'd never come across the play before, so this was my introduction to it, and an excellent introduction it was.

 

'Zero Dark Thirty', a troubling film with reprehensible politics that tries to rewrite history to promote a fascistic view of American history. I hated it but not for that reason. I'm a firm believer that good film making transcends whether or not you agree with a film's philosophies. 'Zero Dark Thirty' though is such a bore until the very end. It has no characters and really no stakes. I suppose Bigelow keeps me captivated in the first thirty minutes but it is a captivation of being horrified by the non-stop water boarding and torture being depicted. And the film very much believes that 'enhanced interrogation' is what led us to Bin Laden. I cannot recommend this movie and I very much hope that in time people don't look at this as a historical representation of what occurred,

 

That is a perfectly apt description.