Disco Stu 15,495 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 That's some of my favorite Williams action music! "The Mine Cart Chase"!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 20 minutes ago, bollemanneke said: Yeah the thing is, listening to a descriiption of countless actions just doesn't really work for me. And when it goes on for half an hour combined with a score that totally doesn't interest me, I lose interest. That's what I figured. I mean the films is essentially one long chase for most of it's running time. So I can completely see wh...wait score doesnt interest you? What? What? bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 1 hour ago, bollemanneke said: Indy and the Temple of Doom. Interesting premise. First half was good, second half was dead boring. Jesus, what a waste of time that was. Did this film win an award for 'most screams in one film'? Willie was sometimes nice but mostly annoying. Really liked Harrison Ford in this one. Only the romantic cues of the score appealed to me and the recording badly needs some reverb. Out of sincere curiosity, how old are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 12 minutes ago, BloodBoal said: Typical bolleshit! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,348 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Great pun! And I'm 24, why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 I think the majority of the people who love IJTOD saw it for the first time when they were a lot younger than that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 I know i did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,348 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 But it's not really a children's story, is it? There are children's films that I enjoyed more than this one (Hook, Home Alone, Bolt, Happy Feet...). It's probably the action material that isn't my thing and the endless 'Ind-eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh!!!!!!!!! Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Children always love stuff that seems like they shouldn't be allowed to see. I watched Temple of Doom over and over and over on VHS around 8-10 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 I did the same thing with Titanic, Batman, Batman Returns and Star Trek V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 10 hours ago, bollemanneke said: Indy and the Temple of Doom. Interesting premise. First half was good, second half was dead boring. Jesus, what a waste of time that was. Did this film win an award for 'most screams in one film'? Indeed, Willie Scott and Short Round are Spielberg's most irritating characters ever. bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 5 hours ago, Selina Kyle said: I did the same thing with Titanic, Batman, Batman Returns and Star Trek V. Titantic? bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 9 minutes ago, Koray Savas said: Titantic? What's "Titantic"? Something to do with Tic Tacs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Nocturnal Animals A confusing, 'impossible-to-emotionally-connect-with' three storylines movie. Why?! Zzzzzzz ... Alex - who loved A Single Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 454 Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Fast & Furious The fourth entry in the franchise is still rather formulaic. Justin Lin brought back the pivotal cast members from the first, but the plot just spins its wheels. The action climax involving the underground tunnels isn't hard to follow like Lin's next three films, but it's just head-shakingly stupid nonetheless. Vin Diesel continues to have the charisma of a wet paper bag while supporting players Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, et al aren't given much to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Split (2016) James McAvoy gives a good performance ... Anya Taylor-Joy's star is rising ... The movie could have been Shyamalan's new Unbreakable but somewhere down the line he forgot to make us care. A pity, for sure, because there was lots of potential. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,348 Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Born on the fourth of july. Hmm... I suppose that there's a great movie hidden inside these 2 hours, but there's way too much scenes that really don't advance the story in any way. I appreciated the film in the beginning, but after he returned from the war, it took the main character like an hour to realise that the entire Vietnam thing was a total hoax and meanwhile, I was bored to death. The argument with the parents and the subsequent Mexico part was very touching, but all the unnecessary scenes throughout the film made the whole thing a lot less powerful than it could have been. Williams' score is great. I just love how the main theme (strings section part) contains just one minor chord. It perfectly describes the two parts of the war (glory and utter failure) and how they are baanced in the film. Overall, the music was rather repetitive, but with such a great theme, it was hardly a problem. And now I'm going to the bathroom to take a shower. It'll do my country a lot of good and I'm sure I'll feel more glorious, honorable, worthwile and prepared to fight and serve my people after a good shower. Fuck the world, fuck the war, fuck JWFan, fuck all of you, fuck communism! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Cruise's moustache and hairpiece in that one were atrocious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Sully (2016) - Air Crash Investigation The Movie - Tom Hanks specializes himself in playing the captain (Captain Miller, Captain Phillips, Captain Sully, ...) - America loves a hero - Another B&W depiction by patriot Eastwood 5/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 "1900" (1976) Original Title: "Novecento" Great film. But you should watch the two parts one after another. Begin at 7 pm and you've finished 15 minutes after midnight. Not like me, I began at 10 pm. Koray Savas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Thanks for the tip, dude; I've just bought it. I'll probably watch it over two nights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,360 Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Life Of Brian - yes, I chose the finest religious satire ever made to take me into Easter Sunday ... 'He's NOT the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy!' Live And Let Die - by way of tribute to Clifton James. Blaxploitation meets Bond in Moore's 007 debut, one of the series' more down-to-Earth(ish) entries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Lady in the Water It sucked! Jason X At least this was fun and self aware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 I think the Vader from Rogue One was inspired by Jason Voorhees! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 I'm sure Gareth Edwards was inspired by Jason X! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 So was the Batfleck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Yes, yes! So much death! Such beautiful mass murdering! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 3 hours ago, Stefancos said: I think the Vader from Rogue One was inspired by Jason Voorhees! Are your refined Star Wars sensibilities still irked by the bothersome massacre sequence at the end of the movie? Are you still holding a passing grudge for the insult it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 I'm a Trekkie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Rogue One should have been a slasher movie with Darth Vader as the killer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,360 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Haywire - middling, convoluted action thriller which one suspects got its A-list cast to sign up due to Soderbergh's 'I'm retiring from directing' thing and they saw this as their last chance to be directed by him, as opposed to its script. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 What? Haywire is from 2012, 3 films before his "retirement". I watched it because Gina Carano and enjoyed it fine for what it was. Actually watched it with friends over and we were drinking and had a grand ole time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,360 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Could've sworn he announced it at least a couple of years before he did it, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Hmmm, you're probably right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon McBride 113 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Grave of the Fireflies Why the heck did I watch this right before finals? I can't afford this emotional burden right now. I thought the juxtaposition of happy scenes and sad/terrible scenes gave the film more weight than it would otherwise had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Grave of the Fireflies is astounding. Simon McBride 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 7 hours ago, Sweeping Strings said: Could've sworn he announced it at least a couple of years before he did it, though. He's announced his "retirement" more than once, for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 He did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 I saw ExMachina on Netflix. Very interesting story and kept me guessing to the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 I need to see Ex-Machina again to see if it's still a 7/10 movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Good grief, Alex, it's nowhere near it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Because there's no explosions or dogfights in space in it, Richard? RT: 93% IMDb: 7,7/10 Metacritic: 78% I rest my case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Never heard of Grave of the Fireflies. *Googles....* Added! Simon McBride 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 32 minutes ago, Alexcremers said: Because there's no explosions or dogfights in space in it, Richard? RT: 93% IMDb: 7,7/10 Metacritic: 78% I rest my case. Oh, Lord, you gave them eyes, but they cannot see. Nor can Alex...through the ratings. Don't believe what you read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 How can a movie featuring a dancing Oscar Isaac not be worth a 7/10?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Well, that was a little bit of too much! That bit was good, but 7/10? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Well, maybe it was only a 6/10 movie but I gave it an extra point for the tone it uses. So much movies today treat the audience as if they are 10 years old. Ex-Machina is an modern exception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Why is it that the three members here in their 50s (Alex, Richard, and Joey) like to constantly berate others for having a different opinion than they do about movies? The rest of us talk about what we liked and don't liked about various movies but don't belittle others for their opinions on the same films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now