What Is The Last Film You Watched?

[Quintus 6,497]

Okay.

[Charlie Brigden 7]

There ought to be more interesting things on your filmic agenda or you'd have a credibility problem.

With who, the film police? Sight and Sound?

[Bryant Burnette 790]

TDK is the most overrated movie of all times

I personally think it is an excellent film, but I appreciate why you would think that. I've only seen it the once and I think I'd struggle to sit through it again. I don't think it has the vital rewatchabitity factor. It was a great experience as a new film on the big screen, but I haven't purchased the dvd and probably won't do either.

I feel the exact same way about Batman Begins.

Well, it's a movie about a man in a bat costume. There ought to be more interesting things on your filmic agenda or you'd have a credibility problem. That's if you're over 16 years old...

Here's the problem with people like you: you think that just because a movie is about such a topic, it's somehow automatically a lesser form of art than are other movies. You're the one making across-the-board exclusions, and that means you're the one who is incapable of discussing a film based on its merits rather than doing so based on your own personal biases.

In short, you yourself have very little credibility. You have plenty of pretension, though; enjoy that.

[Quintus 6,497]

Thanks for saying what I couldn't be bothered to Byrant

[Bryant Burnette 790]

My pleasure.

That photo of Quint in a Santa hat is freaking me the f--k out. In a good way.

[Quintus 6,497]

Glad you like! Been meaning to make one for ages and finally got around to it this morning.

[publicist 4,650]

Here's the problem with people like you: you think that just because a movie is about such a topic, it's somehow automatically a lesser form of art than are other movies. You're the one making across-the-board exclusions, and that means you're the one who is incapable of discussing a film based on its merits rather than doing so based on your own personal biases.

In short, you yourself have very little credibility. You have plenty of pretension, though; enjoy that.

Only to outbalance people like you.

[Quintus 6,497]

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,387]

Indiana Jones and the Temple Of The Crystal Skull

Yeah it's flawed, but manages to be so likable that I'm willing to forgive it so much.

Despite this though, the film suffers from the modern Lucas touch. You can often feel that this was concieved by the same man who concieved the Prequels.

Spielberg directing this instead of Lucas helps a bunch though.

Harrison Ford simply is Indiana Jones and despite his age is in great shape.

Shia LaBeouf makes an excellent conpanion.

Cate Blanchett delivers a very solid performance but is let down by a screenplay that really does not give her much to work with. The same goes for Ray Winstone, but John Hurt manages to find little interesting touches in his role as Harold Oxley.

Karen Allen still looks great as Marion, but it's a pity that there's no real need for her to actually be in this film.

And even that would not be so bad, but her scenes with Indy are rather poorly written. They go from bickering to falling in love again in about 10 seconds.

This film plays in 1957 and in the first part, it painstakingly tries to remind us with trowing in every 1950's cliche George Lucas knows. It makes the film feel a bit ackward and obvious. The Hound Dog opening especially is redundant.

Once they get to Peru, and the 1950 Americana trip through memory lane stops, it's becomes a better film.

The special effects are often very good, but also often, not good enough. I noticed an alarming and distracting number of fake lensflares, digitally added sunlight and other cover up measures during the latter part of the film.

In the jungle chase in particular it goes from looking photorealistic to over stylised and back to photorealistic about a dozen times. And often it does not feel like the characters are outside in the open air.

Ofcourse the jungle chase had a lot to live up to, but even forgiving the somewhat lacking effects ork, it's does not deliver.

The Desert Chase, the Mine Car Chase and the Tank Chase all had a far better clarity, Desert Chase in particular was an example of singleminded determination. The Jungle Chase is all over the place, I have no idea who is following who, in what and were the Skull is and were everyone is going.

The chase though academe however is simply flawless. (despite the absolutely not-funny gag of Marcus Brody's head coming of).

The ants sequence is also pretty good.

Irina Spalko's death is the most boring one of the main villians deaths, no exploded heads, no turning to dust or falling into a croc-infested lake. She simply vaporises.

John Williams score is goof, but I wish it would have been less restrained in the parts dealing with the Skull theme, and that he'd returned to his set-piece writing for this film.

Unlike some people, I very much doubt in Raiders march is used more in this film then he others, Temple Of Doom clearly has that distinction.

All in all, a very enjoyable film, but one that could have easily been better.

*** out of ****

[Jill Sandwich 11,166]

I can't bring myself to whinge about KotCS. It wasn't a movie I begged for and ended up bitterly disappointed by.

[Koray Savas 2,260]

The Dark Knight

on Blu-ray

A very good movie, with very unnecessary praise. On blu it was awesome though.

Here's the problem: on the one hand, you want us to believe that the praising of the movie by its fans is "unnecessary," and yet on the other hand you want us to believe that Blu-Ray makes it "awesome." Mix messages much?

As far as I'm concerned, it's an awesome movie even if it's being seen on an eight-inch b/w screen. The performances and story are what make this movie; everything else is just gravy. It's still in a death match with WALL*E for movie of the year in my book; of course, I haven't seen Slumdog Millionaire or The Wrestler or The Curious Case of Benjamin Button or Frost/Nixon yet, so that may well change.

I'm not sending mixed messages. It's a very good movie and an awesome watch on high def. I'm just saying it doesn't deserve the whole "best film ever made" praise it's getting. It angers me when you have 10 pages of people complaining on ComingSoon when the Golden Globe nominations were announced.

Very unnecessary praise.

That always happens. A film comes out, people love it, it goes to a high number, then descends a bit when it's been out for a while. Happened with LOTR as well, all three of them.

Well the Lord Of The Rings films never descended. They're still at the top. The Dark Knight will probably always remain in the top 10.

[Bryant Burnette 790]

Here's the problem with people like you: you think that just because a movie is about such a topic, it's somehow automatically a lesser form of art than are other movies. You're the one making across-the-board exclusions, and that means you're the one who is incapable of discussing a film based on its merits rather than doing so based on your own personal biases.

In short, you yourself have very little credibility. You have plenty of pretension, though; enjoy that.

Only to outbalance people like you.

Good comeback. A "yo momma" would have been even more bruising.

[Charlie Brigden 7]

Well the Lord Of The Rings films never descended. They're still at the top. The Dark Knight will probably always remain in the top 10.

When FOTR came out, it was number 1 on the list. Now it's 20. The same with ROTK (#14). That's what I'm talking about.

In terms of TDK, I dunno, I really think it is that great. I've seen it like ten times now and I still love watching it. It's the best thing I've seen this year, and that includes the amazing NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN.

[Bryant Burnette 790]

The Wizard of Oz

I watched this with my three-year-old godson (who'd never seen it) and his parents. He DID NOT want to watch this movie -- he's more of a SpongeBob fan -- but as soon as Dorothy opened that door and walked out into Oz, boy, he was hooked. I mean, not-even-blinking hooked.

Thanks to many happy childhood memories, this is probably my favorite movie in history. I'm pleased to see that it can still reel 'em in almost seventy years later.

[indy4 160]

John Williams score is goof, but I wish it would have been less restrained in the parts dealing with the Skull theme, and that he'd returned to his set-piece writing for this film.

He did a bit. "Whirl Through Academe" has a theme, "Jungle Chase" has a theme for the Mutt/Irina duel. There's a theme in "Infiltrating the Warehouse." There's a theme for "Snake Pit."

Unlike some people, I very much doubt in Raiders march is used more in this film then he others, Temple Of Doom clearly has that distinction.

This is true.

[Quintus 6,497]

The best use of the march is in Raiders though. The sub scene.

[Koray Savas 2,260]

He DID NOT want to watch this movie -- he's more of a SpongeBob fan

You say that like it's a bad thing. I'm a goofy goober!

[indy4 160]

The best use of the march is in Raiders thouigh. The sub scene.

That'd be "The Streets of Shanghai" or "Flight from Peru." "The German Sub" isn't even a distant third.

[Charlie Brigden 7]

What the hell is "The Streets of Shanghai"?

However, on this occasion, I agree with Quint. And you're right, technically it's not on 'The German Sub'. It's on 'Ride To The Nazi Hideout'

[indy4 160]

"Fast Streets of Shanghai," whatever.

[Quintus 6,497]

"Fast Streets of Shanghai," whatever.

FAKE! LYNCH HIM!

[Bryant Burnette 790]

He DID NOT want to watch this movie -- he's more of a SpongeBob fan

You say that like it's a bad thing. I'm a goofy goober!

Oh, no offense intended: it's a funny show.

What I meant (and should have actually typed) was that Lucian will watch very little other than SpongeBob; if you try and get him to watch anything else, he just says something like "This is stupid" and goes and plays with his toys. Which is exactly what he did when we put The Wizard of Oz on. But he abandoned the toys around the time the cyclone hit, and once it went Technicolor, he was absolutely enthralled.

It was cool.

[Red 75]

But he abandoned the toys around the time the cyclone hit, and once it went Technicolor, he was absolutely enthralled.

So, he's biased against black & white?

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,387]

The best use of the march is in Raiders though. The sub scene.

The submarine scene is the first time that the Indiana Jones theme is actually played in ful.

even though it's used all over the score, it's always just pieces of it.

[indy4 160]

But he abandoned the toys around the time the cyclone hit, and once it went Technicolor, he was absolutely enthralled.

So, he's biased against black & white?

Sepia, as Joey would point out.

[Red 75]

Oh yeah.

[Luke Skywalker 2,385]

Sepia

Is that the name in english of one kind of squid?

We use the same name for the color and the animal becasue the color is the same as the internal capparace of the squid.

EDIT: its the cuttlefish. Sepia is the latin name. And the color is the one from the animal's ink, not capparace.

PS: I think these kind of questions and info are of not of interest here...but i cant help asking them

[John Crichton 4]

Steef's review of Indy 4 nailed it. I understand its flaws, but it's still a good combination of fun and nostalga with a great performance by Harrison Ford despite his age.

The Dark Knight is a very good movie, but I wouldn't call it one of the greatest I've ever seen. If it wasn't for Heath Ledger and Aaron Eckhart (and to a lesser extent Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, and Gary Oldman) it would merely be passable.

[Koray Savas 2,260]

He DID NOT want to watch this movie -- he's more of a SpongeBob fan

You say that like it's a bad thing. I'm a goofy goober!

Oh, no offense intended: it's a funny show.

What I meant (and should have actually typed) was that Lucian will watch very little other than SpongeBob; if you try and get him to watch anything else, he just says something like "This is stupid" and goes and plays with his toys. Which is exactly what he did when we put The Wizard of Oz on. But he abandoned the toys around the time the cyclone hit, and once it went Technicolor, he was absolutely enthralled.

It was cool.

Yeah I was just messing around, I know you didn't mean anything.

Doubt (***)

A very good film. Very powerful acting, from which I will expect a few Oscar noms. This just further proves that Meryl Streep is one of the greatest actresses ever. She really knows how to make you hate her character. Howard Shore's score wasn't anything special. There was really only like 10 minutes of music.

[indy4 160]

The old Spongebobs are great. The new ones lost A LOT. The old ones had not only funny lines, but funny storylines as well. The new ones seem to just be about one liners that are funny at best. And as much as I liked first hearing the cheesy songs sung by Spongebob and gang, it gets tiresome to have one for pretty much every new episode.

[Koray Savas 2,260]

The old Spongebobs are great. The new ones lost A LOT. The old ones had not only funny lines, but funny storylines as well. The new ones seem to just be about one liners that are funny at best. And as much as I liked first hearing the cheesy songs sung by Spongebob and gang, it gets tiresome to have one for pretty much every new episode.

I agree, the new episodes only get a few chuckles out of me. Seasons 1-4 are where all the best moments are. New writers equal changes, pretty much always for the worse.

There was one part of a new episode that I found hilarious. Mr. Krabs started like a mobile Krusty Krab and had Spongebob and Patrick drive a sunken submarine to sell food. When they first went out, Spongebob yelled "Bye Squidward! Bye Mr. Krabs! Bye Squidward!" Patrick says "You said Squidward twice." And then in the most disturbing and weirdest voice possible, Spongebob replies "I really like Squidward"

[indy4 160]

I think I remember that.

[Nick Parker 3,049]

I cannot say that I am a fan of SpongeBob Squarepants. I certainly used to be a few years ago ( when I was 10 or so). Upon rewatching some of the episodes, I found them some of them to be rather nice, but I absolutely hate these new episodes. Am I the only one who thinks SpongeBob seems to have some sort of homosexual love for Patrick Star or whatever his name was?

[Koray Savas 2,260]

Am I the only one who thinks SpongeBob seems to have some sort of homosexual love for Patrick Star or whatever his name was?

A bunch of religious people tried to cancel the show because of that. I say that's why it's hilarious.

[Nick Parker 3,049]

Really? Uh...Okay.... I think that might be worse than Donald Duck's ban in China due to his lack of lower-body clothing.

[RenOldman 0]

Today I watched John Woo's masterpiece ....

The Killer

Whenever people talk about John Woo, they usually talk about the violence. Usually, they talk about how cool it is. The action in this movie is cool, but it isn't the only thing that I believe is great. It is the multiple relationships built throughout the movie, it gives the whole movie credible, and moves it past "Just an action flick." To me this is the ultimate John Woo movie. It has the choreographed action, the slight humour that makes all good movies great, an emotional ending; bonds (like brothers) that are formed and reinforced.

....

and a Shootout in a Church!

....

Some people think that Hard Boiled is his masterpiece; and if you want violence, this is the way to go. In Hard Boiled their is a final confrontation in a hospital (okay it is a coca cola factory but still) and probably the best villian with a conscience (Mad Dog) .... even if we don't know he had a conscience ...

Man, John Woo made some fantastic action movies. If you like action, but haven't tried any of his Hong Kong movies take a look. The best place to try is at the beginning with A Better Tomorrow I and II. Even though II was taken over by another director, it is still pretty good. If you can't stand Subtitles, or crappy dubbing, you can try Broken Arrow, Face/Off, or Hard Target. They may not be as good as his Hong Kong era, but they are still well made action movies.

Marc, Mr. Breathmask, you should try any of these if you want a guys movie. I don't know if anyone here likes these, but they should be given a chance. Even if you just want to see some great action. To me they are fantastic, but I know people have different standards. John Woo exceeded all my expectations when it came to action movies, so maybe I am not so hard on them as I should be.

-Eric

[JoeinAR 1,957]

Masterpiece and John Woo, I don't think I've ever heard those two words in the same sentence, actually I'm positive I've not. Hmmmmm

[Koray Savas 2,260]

He does great explosive action films that are mindless fun. Don't know how he ended up directing Windtalkers though, that was terrible.

[JoeinAR 1,957]

I've never seen on of his films that I'd call fun. And his action is....uninteresting.

Face Off was one of the worst films I've ever seen.

[Koray Savas 2,260]

Awww. See, that was fun, because had Nicholas Cage I also thought the surgeon that did the procedure was hilarious because he looked exactly like JNH.

[A24 5,156]

The Wizard of Oz

I watched this with my three-year-old godson (who'd never seen it) and his parents. He DID NOT want to watch this movie -- he's more of a SpongeBob fan -- but as soon as Dorothy opened that door and walked out into Oz, boy, he was hooked. I mean, not-even-blinking hooked.

Thanks to many happy childhood memories, this is probably my favorite movie in history. I'm pleased to see that it can still reel 'em in almost seventy years later.

This film influenced a lot of directors. Spielberg and Lucas are amongst its biggest fans. I showed it to my son when he was 8 years old, and while terrifying space monsters don't scare him one bit, the Wicked Witch of the West almost made his heart stop beating.

Alex

[Jill Sandwich 11,166]

There's a reference to the film almost every second episode of Stargate SG-1.

"It's not exactly Emerald City."

[A24 5,156]

"I don't think we're in Kansas anymore."

Alex

[Bryant Burnette 790]

The Wizard of Oz

I watched this with my three-year-old godson (who'd never seen it) and his parents. He DID NOT want to watch this movie -- he's more of a SpongeBob fan -- but as soon as Dorothy opened that door and walked out into Oz, boy, he was hooked. I mean, not-even-blinking hooked.

Thanks to many happy childhood memories, this is probably my favorite movie in history. I'm pleased to see that it can still reel 'em in almost seventy years later.

This film influenced a lot of directors. Spielberg and Lucas are amongst its biggest fans. I showed it to my son when he was 8 years old, and while terrifying space monsters don't scare him one bit, the Wicked Witch of the West almost made his heart stop beating.

Alex

My godson was fascinated by the Wicked Witch rather than scared of her. Myself, I don't recall being frightened of the Witch as a child, but the flaming Oz head terrified me, and so did the flying monkeys.

The only part that scared my godson was when the Tin Man got snatched up into the air by the monkeys. Otherwise, he was cool as ice the whole time.

[A24 5,156]

Try Alien or Jason. I mean, let's do our best to scare a little 3-year-old.

[Nick Parker 3,049]

Bah, children are not afraid of that stuff. I recommend watching "Jaws: The Revenge" if you want to expose your godson to a truly horrific venture in filmmaking.

EDIT: Hey, Alexcremers, who is "Daniel Graig"?

[A24 5,156]

Thanks, it's corrected!

[RenOldman 0]

Masterpiece and John Woo, I don't think I've ever heard those two words in the same sentence, actually I'm positive I've not. Hmmmmm

I mean it is a relative masterpiece. If I had to look at only action films, I would say that it is a masterpiece.

....

In comparison to films like Ikiru, Ran or Seven Samurai (all Kurosawa) or Early Spring (Ozu) it may be nothing. If we look at all the Chuck Norris, Steven Seagal or Wesley Snipes movies, than I have to say that John Woo stands above his peers. This allows to me say that one or a couple of his films are a masterpiece.

Windtalkers was basically a chance for him to get something more serious out there. Unfortunately, the last time he tried that (Bullet in the Head) everybody hated it; so he tried to make something more stylized, it didn't work. Unfortunately, John Woo and serious cinematic fare don't go together very well. But I still think he is a master filmmaker.

-Eric

[Wojo 2,458]

Try Alien or Jason. I mean, let's do our best to scare a little 3-year-old.

Haha, one of the scariest/most disturbing scenes in all of Alien was repeated in Spaceballs: the alien larva bursting out of John Hurt's chest. I wonder if that makes Spaceballs another scary movie to a three year old.

Though I know any shot of an alien, the headhunters, and a deteriorating Ian Holm all make Alien that much scarier.

[Jill Sandwich 11,166]

I loved all those movies when I was a little kid.