John Crichton 4 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 True. I'd rather watch Batman & Robin than Spider-Man 3.I think I'd rather have my eyes gouged out by a dull backscratcher than watch either.But Mark is right, at least B&R has some decent eye candy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 As wrong it may feel in the Batman world, both Batman Forever and Batman and Robin had stunning cinematography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 I have that set as well. Mostly for the first two and I thought I would get the third one as well at some point. Buying the box set was cheaper than buying the three seperately. Unfortunately that also means I now have Batman & Robin in my collection.I tried to watch that movie once. It was... unpleasant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artyjeffrey 20 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 I don't want to beat a dead mule, but I knew that something was going terribly wrong during Batman & Robin in the first action sequence, when Mr. Freeze froze Robin, and then said something like, "In eleven minutes Robin will die! You have a choice: chase after me, or save your friend!"And I'm thinking to myself at that point, "Mr. Freeze, how about if you just freeze both of them, and then the movie is over?!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Because George Clooney is resistant to Ahnuld's freezing powers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delorean90 42 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 I knew there was something terribly wrong when Batman's verbal introduction to the villain was, "Hi, Freeze. I'm Batman." And my most recent purchase was Napoleon Dynamite, 2-disc edition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SturgisPodmore 0 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Funny movie.~Sturgis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 I don't want to beat a dead mule, but I knew that something was going terribly wrong during Batman & Robin in the first action sequence, when Mr. Freeze froze Robin, and then said something like, "In eleven minutes Robin will die! You have a choice: chase after me, or save your friend!"And I'm thinking to myself at that point, "Mr. Freeze, how about if you just freeze both of them, and then the movie is over?!"I knew something was wrong when Ahnuld was cast as Freeze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delorean90 42 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Funny movie.~SturgisYeah, and the new extended scenes/outtakes are interesting. None of the new stuff has topped the kickball scene for deleted material that should have made the final cut, but it's interesting, and I loved getting to see that outtake where Jon Heder swallowed wrong with the Gatorade at the fridge (referenced in the original commentary). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 And my most recent purchase was Napoleon Dynamite, 2-disc edition.That's 90 minutes of my life I'll never get back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,192 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Actually, I thought Silverstone made a really good Batgirl. And the scores are excellent, of course. But other than that, the two movies were absolutely horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I don't want to beat a dead mule, but I knew that something was going terribly wrong during Batman & Robin in the first action sequence, when Mr. Freeze froze Robin, and then said something like, "In eleven minutes Robin will die! You have a choice: chase after me, or save your friend!"And I'm thinking to myself at that point, "Mr. Freeze, how about if you just freeze both of them, and then the movie is over?!"I knew something was wrong when Ahnuld was cast as Freeze.he was great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 And my most recent purchase was Napoleon Dynamite, 2-disc edition.That's 90 minutes of my life I'll never get back.Ditto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delorean90 42 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I understand it's a love-or-hate kind of film. It seems that it's rare that someone is just kind of "okay" with it. I'm not sure what it is about that people hate specifically, though. Is it the randomness, do they find the characters annoying instead of funny...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I don't think I even lasted 5 minutes with Napoleon Dynamite. And that was because I found it painfully not funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I understand it's a love-or-hate kind of film. It seems that it's rare that someone is just kind of "okay" with it. I'm not sure what it is about that people hate specifically, though. Is it the randomness, do they find the characters annoying instead of funny...?I just found it rather boring. I appreciate how "artsy" it was, and I did enjoy parts of it, but it was rather forgettable, and nothing was laugh out loud for me.indy4 - glad that "Vote For Pedro" shirts are out of style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I understand it's a love-or-hate kind of film. It seems that it's rare that someone is just kind of "okay" with it. I'm not sure what it is about that people hate specifically, though. Is it the randomness, do they find the characters annoying instead of funny...?It had funny parts, I particularly thought Unlce Rico hitting Napoleon in the face with the stake was funny. Also, Pedro's "gang" shaking their heads at the bully stealing the bike was hilarious. But other than those parts, it simply wasn't funny or rather interesting. It's probably one of the most overrated films in the past years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Barnsbury 8 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I also found it kind of "blah" after my first viewing. But after seeing it again I enjoyed it more, and that continued with the next few viewings. The random awkwardness of it all just grew on me. Ray Barnsbury - who particularly likes Deb's strange uptight run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delorean90 42 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Hmm...Interesting. I think Ray indirectly hit on something there with the comment about Deb's "run." A lot of the humor comes not from actual jokes or inherently humorous things, but from the nuances of the characters and the oddities and everything. There is situational humor, though, like Lyle the farmer, the cow, and the bus full of children. Ben - who had never thought of Napoleon Dynamite as artsy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Artsy meaning it's not like the typical film of today, with no special affects shots, those brilliant main titles, etc.I think this thread is becoming more like the "What Was The Last Film You Watched" thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delorean90 42 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Ah, I see what you mean. More indie-style. It is getting like that, kinda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Yup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgaFlippinMan 7 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Because George Clooney is resistant to Ahnuld's freezing powers.I bet its the nipples on the suit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Lewis 6 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Wow, my order from Play.com just got here - impressive when compared against the three weeks and a half they took to ship me a single book in April.-Tom, who thinks few things feel better than adding new shiny titles to his DVD shelf and looking at the new outlook for a few short seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Amazon blu-ray sale! What does that mean? Shopping galore.Got Speed and Broken Arrow for $20 each. Just received my Close Encounters Ultimate Edition today, only $23, which is actually cheaper than the standard DVD price. Looking forward to ordering The Patriot for only $14, and maybe Phone Booth or Superbad for $20.Ha, and people said blu-ray was expensive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Wow, my order from Play.com just got here - impressive when compared against the three weeks and a half they took to ship me a single book in April.And free delivery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Lewis 6 Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 I know. That site is unbelievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delorean90 42 Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Wow, my order from Play.com just got here - impressive when compared against the three weeks and a half they took to ship me a single book in April.-Tom, who thinks few things feel better than adding new shiny titles to his DVD shelf and looking at the new outlook for a few short seconds.Ha! I know what you mean. Also, when I get new DVDs, I tend to try to wait until I've at least watched the feature, if not all the special features as well, before officially adding them to the collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashinyobject 0 Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 I WILL purchase Cloverfield when it is released Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted February 2, 2008 Author Share Posted February 2, 2008 I just bought the unrated edition for Live Free Or Die Hard today and currently watching it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,686 Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 And my most recent purchase was Napoleon Dynamite, 2-disc edition.That's 90 minutes of my life I'll never get back.Only 10 minutes of my life. I determined within that period that whatever humour was supposed to be in this film I just wasn't getting at all, and promptly did something else.I haven't bought anything recently - been catching up with some previous TV - BBC's Robin Hood (brilliant, brilliant show), Torchwood, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 After listening to the score for the first time in a while I'm going to use what's left on my Best Buy gift card from Christmas and finally get a copy of AI this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 I just ordered William Peter Blatty's The Ninth Configuration. Wooohooo! Yeeehooo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 I just had the most amazing discovery at Best Buy. Apparently this just came out this week, and I had no idea, I heard nothing about this. Something I've been waiting for years for:Two commentary tracks. Deleted scenes. An hour long documentary. The audio recording of the team's read through of the original 110 minute draft (cut to 93 min. for the final film). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,192 Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 What? And just a couple of weeks after I finally bought the old release?Bastards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Heh, that would have happend to me too if all the copies of the bare bones release hadn't vanished from our store shelves a few months ago (should have been the first indication something was up, I guess). But it was only $19.99, and well worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 I just had the most amazing discovery at Best Buy. Apparently this just came out this week, and I had no idea, I heard nothing about this. Something I've been waiting for years for:Two commentary tracks. Deleted scenes. An hour long documentary. The audio recording of the team's read through of the original 110 minute draft (cut to 93 min. for the final film).Yep it was released this past week, I'm glad I never got around to buying the original version yet.Recent purchases:The Life Of BrianPattonTora! Tora! Tora!Blue HarvestEl Cid Ben Hur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 With the exception of the read-through, most of that stuff was on the Criterion DVD. Which fortunately I never got around to buying. Haven't bought any movies lately, I'm still working my way through the stuff I picked up in the January sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 I just had the most amazing discovery at Best Buy. Apparently this just came out this week, and I had no idea, I heard nothing about this. Something I've been waiting for years for:Two commentary tracks. Deleted scenes. An hour long documentary. The audio recording of the team's read through of the original 110 minute draft (cut to 93 min. for the final film).Yep it was released this past week, I'm glad I never got around to buying the original version yet.Recent purchases:The Life Of BrianPattonTora! Tora! Tora!Blue HarvestEl Cid Ben Hur I've been concidering picking up the new set of El Cid, looks pretty good. Morlck- who wons three copies of Patton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 With the exception of the read-through, most of that stuff was on the Criterion DVD. Which fortunately I never got around to buying. Good thing too, this release costs about half as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,192 Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 And I only bought the old British release because it's supposed to have a better transfer. Now that new one seems to have more extras than both AND probably better quality... in other words, it outwanks them both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 This transfer puts the Holy Grail print to shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent Hoyt 13 Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Last night I bought:Aladdin 2 Disc Platinum EditionBatman BeginsStargate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QMM 4 Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 A Bridge Too FarWhen Harry Met SallyAdaptationO Brother Where Art ThouDr. StrangeloveAlfie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Coscina 3 Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 The Hunt for Red OctoberZodiacCasino RoyaleThe Host (surprisingly good Korean monster movie)LOTR:TTTGhost DogThe Shining (SE)Braveheart SEThe Spitfire GrillRush Hour 2 (yeah, it's garbage but some good choreography- and Zhang Ziyi) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Splurging with my 4th quarter bonus, round 2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Are you a fan of A.I. John? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Er, that's still up in the air. I rented it years ago, and my memory is: good story, nice moments, a bit slow and plodding, but beautiful to look at. I was listening to the score during my full Williams run and really, really wanted to see the movie again so I took the plunge. It was only 10 bucks at Circuit City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 There's plenty of soul in the movie. Talent, yes. Skill? Um... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Music Manifesto 0 Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Just picked up LA Confidential.Why is that movie so AWESOME?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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