What Is The Last Film You Watched?

[King Mark 3,626]

I saw Hot Tub Time Machine a few weeks ago. I thought it was a lot funnier than The Hangover. And it had a truly hilarious small role by Crispin Glover

[Morlock 11]

Superbad: Not as funny as peeps say but better than Zach And Miri Make A Porn, for instance. No, The 40 Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up are not only better movies, they're funnier too.

Agreed on all counts.

“We make movies and we try to sell them. There’s no other way around it. To say it’s all about pure art is nonsense; it’s about how do you sell your movie. I don’t care if it’s a high budget or a low budget movie, if I don’t sell it there’s no point in making it.” -Ridley Scott

How can one not dig a guy like? I think that Robin Hood might have notably good and very memorable production design, otherwise I'm not looking forward to much. But still, there's something at the core of Ridley Scott that I think I'll always like and respect, even when he's making stuff like American Gangster. I was really surprised to realize this morning that he's already in his 70s...saddened, too.

[A24 4,327]

How can one not dig a guy like?

What can I say, I prefer the Ridley Scott when he was, let's say, more naive. I liked him when he said: "It ought to be art first -- and then hopefully commerce will follow."

Alex

[Morlock 11]

I don't know, it doesn't strike me like his attitude has changed that much. Yes, after Blade Runner, fiscal responsibility and maintaining godo relationships with studios seemed especially important to him. But I think he's always been very pragmatic, and not nearly as cynical as he likes to present himself. He talked the talk with Kingdom of Heaven too, compromised like hell. But the bottom line is, his version is out there.

[A24 4,327]

He talked the talk with Kingdom of Heaven too, compromised like hell. But the bottom line is, his version is out there.

His version was made with the audience in mind too. I think, as a filmmaker, he's changed quite a bit since his first movies. I could be wrong, but I think he was more selfish in the beginning of his movie career. After Blade Runner, the merchant, which was always in him, took completely control. I will never forget the shock I experienced when Scott gave us Someone to Watch Over Me.

Alex - who's more interested in Agora (from the director of The Others) than in Robin Hood.

[Morlock 11]

I'm interested in Agora almost entirely for the Marianelli's score. I've heard absolutely nothing, good or bad, about the film itself.

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

The poster only caught my attention because of Rachel Weisz's sexiness.

[Morlock 11]

Actually, I am more interested in seeing Rachel Weisz's performance after having seen The Brothers Bloom. I was never a fan until then, but I absolutely loved her in that film.

[JoeinAR 1,949]

Morlock, you are wrong, Iron Man 2 is a good movie. It is not exceptional, it is not great, it is good. It is not bad in any definable way. It's a campy silly fun movie. It will not change your world, but then it wasn't trying to.

[A24 4,327]

Isn't funny? Joe was the one who expected Iron Man to suck and now he's the film's biggest champion!

[Andy 4,092]

A.I. Artificial Intelligence - Y'know... it's really not too bad if you just go with it. I hadn't seen it since it's release and wanted to re-visit it. Since last I saw it, I became a parent, which also can affect the way you view it. Williams' score seemed to be quite dialed down.

[Brónach 1,301]

2001 !!

The Dawn of Man sequence is the best one. It's so simple, it's beautifully shot and it says so much withut a word...

[Trent Hoyt 13]

Air Force One. Love the movie. Love the score.

[Morlock 11]

Morlock, you are wrong, Iron Man 2 is a good movie. It is not exceptional, it is not great, it is good. It is not bad in any definable way. It's a campy silly fun movie. It will not change your world, but then it wasn't trying to.

It is bad in practically every definable way. Script, direction, pacing, scoring. It's one possible saving grace is the acting, and even that is far from uniformly good. It is not a well-made movie, nor is it an intelligently made movie. The first one was made in a very boring fashion, but at least there was internal logic to its boring direction. This one is just sloppy.

[Demondm810 399]

Morlock, you are wrong, Iron Man 2 is a good movie. It is not exceptional, it is not great, it is good. It is not bad in any definable way. It's a campy silly fun movie. It will not change your world, but then it wasn't trying to.

It is bad in practically every definable way. Script, direction, pacing, scoring. It's one possible saving grace is the acting, and even that is far from uniformly good. It is not a well-made movie, nor is it an intelligently made movie. The first one was made in a very boring fashion, but at least there was internal logic to its boring direction. This one is just sloppy.

Yea, I didn't think it was very good at all. And I thought most of the actors (Downey especially) were doing some hammy over-acting.

I also remember John Favreau not wanting to come out in '10. but in '11 saying he couldn't bring a quality product out that quickly...

[Trent B 337]

I'm currently checking out the HD version for Star Trek III: The Search For Spock via streaming video from Netflix on my PS3. I've been sorta hesitant about getting all 10 Star Trek films on Blu-Ray, however, after now seeing Star Trek III, I definitely wanna pick up the movies.

We know the DVD had a pretty grainy look to the film...but not this HD version it's been nicely cleaned up. I can't believe the crystal clear quality, it looks like it was shot yesterday.

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

I sometimes don't mind grain (ala, Ghostbusters), since it's the visible film emulsion anyway. I wonder what they did to clear it away?

[Morlock 11]

I wonder how they get the grain out myself. Last year, I saw an absolutely crystal clear print of The Big Sleep. I can't imagine it looking as good in 1946.

[Wojo 2,453]

Morlock, you are wrong, Iron Man 2 is a good movie. It is not exceptional, it is not great, it is good. It is not bad in any definable way. It's a campy silly fun movie. It will not change your world, but then it wasn't trying to.

Does that mean the world's most disgusting human being doesn't bring down the movie? Now I know I need to see this.

[A24 4,327]

Joey is wrong. Top 10 worst faces according to a recent Good Surgeon Guide poll:

1. Iggy Pop

2. Jodie Marsh

3. Donatella Versace

4. David Gest

5. Cher

6. Pete Burns

7. Mickey Rourke

8. Jackie Stallone

9. Janice Dickinson

10. Melanie Griffith

[Wojo 2,453]

That poll is wrong. No room for Jocelyn Wildenstein?

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[Trent B 337]

I sometimes don't mind grain (ala, Ghostbusters), since it's the visible film emulsion anyway. I wonder what they did to clear it away?

I wonder how they get the grain out myself. Last year, I saw an absolutely crystal clear print of The Big Sleep. I can't imagine it looking as good in 1946.

I wonder the same thing about the grain look to the film as far as removing it. I'm gonna see if I can watch other other Star Trek films via streaming this week.

[JoeinAR 1,949]

Morlock, you are wrong, Iron Man 2 is a good movie. It is not exceptional, it is not great, it is good. It is not bad in any definable way. It's a campy silly fun movie. It will not change your world, but then it wasn't trying to.

It is bad in practically every definable way. Script, direction, pacing, scoring. It's one possible saving grace is the acting, and even that is far from uniformly good. It is not a well-made movie, nor is it an intelligently made movie. The first one was made in a very boring fashion, but at least there was internal logic to its boring direction. This one is just sloppy.

sorry but you're full of it. You don't like the movie, you were not the biggest fan of the first.

the acting is uniformly good, Rockwell, Rourke, and the rest of the cast have alot of fun. Downey is quite good, bt then he almost always is.

The script is servicable, the direction is decent. Faverau has a nice eye in this one. The pacing is dead on except for a few areas. The score is head and tails superior to the first film. This is not a great film but you making it out to be a bad film is just ridiculous.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

I enjoyed the first one when I saw it in theaters. Then when I watched it at home, I found it to be quite boring. Iron Man 2 was just as boring, if not more so. It only got interesting at the end, and even then the action didn't last very long.

Alright, Mickey Rourke final huge battle. Oh, we killed him in a split second, never mind...

I felt that this film's only purpose was to further develop the upcoming Avengers film, and this was just another step to reach that point.

[A24 4,327]

Alright, Mickey Rourke final huge battle. Oh, we killed him in a split second, never mind...

Those who still have to see this movie thank you!

[Jay 37,323]

spoiler alert!

[Wojo 2,453]

Alright, Mickey Rourke final huge battle. Oh, we killed him in a split second, never mind...

Those who still have to see this movie thank you!

Yes, well. While we know that the standard practice in comic book movies is to kill off the villain (Batman 1989, Batman and Robin, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, X-Men franchise, Iron-Man, Spider-Man 1, 2, and 3), there are those rare movies that don't actually kill them (Batman Returns, X-Men franchise, Superman franchise).

Thanks for confirming which category this one falls into (like we wouldn't have been able to guess anyways).

[Jay 37,323]

you put x-men franchise in both categories

[Wojo 2,453]

Intentionally, too.

[Charlie Brigden 7]

Although TDK leaves its main villain alive (well, in fiction anyway), and Batman Returns kills two of its three villains.

[Wojo 2,453]

Yea, well, the movies are selectively inconsistent in who they kill and who they leave alive.

Batman 1989 kills The Joker

Batman and Robin kills Two-Face (but leaves Riddler alive)

Batman Begins kills Ra's al Ghul (but leaves Scarecrow and Falcone alive)

The Dark Knight kills Two-Face (but leaves Joker alive...yea)

Iron Man kills Obadiah Stane / War Monger

Spider-Man 1, 2, and 3 kill Green Goblin, then Doc Ock, then Venom and Harry's Goblin (but seem to leave Sandman alive)

Batman Returns leaves Selena Kyle alive (but kills Penguin...who was the third villain, Max Shreck?)

Superman franchise doesn't kill Luthor (but Zod, Ursa, and Non are killed...I never saw III or IV)

The X-Men franchise kills some villains but leaves others alive, made more complicated with the prequel Wolverine movie.

[Charlie Brigden 7]

Spider-Man 1, 2, and 3 kill Green Goblin, then Doc Ock, then Venom and Harry's Goblin (but seem to leave Sandman alive)

I wish he'd have killed him instead of that contrived 'I forgive you' shit.

Batman Returns leaves Selena Kyle alive (but kills Penguin...who was the third villain, Max Shreck?)

Yeah, that was my thought, Maxie.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Shit my bad about not spoiler blocking it.

[JoeinAR 1,949]

Zod, Ursa and Non are never confirmed as dead.

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

That's true. Although they do fall into "bottomless pits" as mortals and Superman doesn't make any apparent effort to rescue them. Maybe there's water at the bottom like what Skeletor falls into.

I feel 8 years old again thinking about this stuff.

[Morlock 11]

Morlock, you are wrong, Iron Man 2 is a good movie. It is not exceptional, it is not great, it is good. It is not bad in any definable way. It's a campy silly fun movie. It will not change your world, but then it wasn't trying to.

It is bad in practically every definable way. Script, direction, pacing, scoring. It's one possible saving grace is the acting, and even that is far from uniformly good. It is not a well-made movie, nor is it an intelligently made movie. The first one was made in a very boring fashion, but at least there was internal logic to its boring direction. This one is just sloppy.

sorry but you're full of it. You don't like the movie, you were not the biggest fan of the first.

the acting is uniformly good, Rockwell, Rourke, and the rest of the cast have alot of fun. Downey is quite good, bt then he almost always is.

The script is servicable, the direction is decent. Faverau has a nice eye in this one. The pacing is dead on except for a few areas. The score is head and tails superior to the first film. This is not a great film but you making it out to be a bad film is just ridiculous.

No, it really is not. I don't like the film. I can fully understand people liking this film. But I firmly believe that it is categorically a badly crafted film. It is a rushed sequel, as rushed and as sloppy as any recent sequel. The film is barely directed at all, and Favreau's eye, if anything, has gotten worse on this one. If you enjoy the dialogue and attitude of the film, fine. I think the film is just as indefensible artistically as something like Transformers 2, but this one pretends to be for the fans, pretends like it's getting away with something. It's getting away with being bad, that's about it.

[Wojo 2,453]

Zod, Ursa and Non are never confirmed as dead.

That's true. Although they do fall into "bottomless pits" as mortals and Superman doesn't make any apparent effort to rescue them. Maybe there's water at the bottom like what Skeletor falls into.

I feel 8 years old again thinking about this stuff.

Their death is implied. A "bottomless pit" is a plot device to bring about death. A "true" bottomless pit is impossible on Earth.

You would have to carve a tunnel through the crust and mantle as a chord, not necessarily a diameter through the core, to emerge on the other side of the Earth. The victims fall down one side, momentum carries them up to the opposite entrance, and they fall back and forth until they come to rest at the Earth's center. Very crushed, very hot, and very dead.

Mortal Kryptonians are deprived of a yellow sun's energy, making them as fragile as humans. Even if the fall onto solid ground or ice doesn't kill them, water would snap their necks. Supposing they survive any situation, they are now trapped at the bottom of a several hundred feet deep chasm. Once Nod kills and eats the weaker two to survive, he too would die of starvation.

If they're going to reboot the Superman franchise, I'd love to see Zod return.

[Datameister 2,037]

Which begs the question...who would be the best choice to portray Zod now? (Because I do agree - it'd be fun for him to return.)

How 'bout Johnny Depp? Tim Burton's Superman, anyone?

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

I'm still holding out for a return of bald piano-playing skull tattoo guy for the next one!

By the way Generations is on AMC in HD (a channel I'd otherwise never recommend viewing). I just saw the Enterprise battle with the Klingons and I can't tell you how badly I now desire all the Star Trek movies (1-10) on Blu-ray.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

The Edge (Blu)

The script so very very good, the acting so top notch, the score so addictive, the suspense so suspenseful. I think David Mamet secretly directed this, considering Lee Tamahori has done nothing but shit since this film. Underrated IMO, although I will say the ending was ruined by the inclusion of "We'd like to thank Bart The Bear for his contributions to this film" before the credits roll. Stick that crap at the end or something, totally ruined the mood. I did also see Brian Steele as Bear Double in the credits. I immediately pictured Brian chilling off screen with a Coke, and Tamahori going "Great job Bart, sit this take out. Hey Brian, get in there!"

[publicist 4,643]

The Edge (Blu)

The script so very very good, the acting so top notch, the score so addictive, the suspense so suspenseful. I think David Mamet secretly directed this, considering Lee Tamahori has done nothing but shit since this film. Underrated IMO, although I will say the ending was ruined by the inclusion of "We'd like to thank Bart The Bear for his contributions to this film" before the credits roll. Stick that crap at the end or something, totally ruined the mood. I did also see Brian Steele as Bear Double in the credits. I immediately pictured Brian chilling off screen with a Coke, and Tamahori going "Great job Bart, sit this take out. Hey Brian, get in there!"

I saw it recently and was surprised that, although being a bit corny in places, it was an exciting and genuine adventure movie. The script pages only began to rustle in the last act, where they try to excite with false dramatic climaxes (Baldwin trying to kill Hopkins, which is really horseshit if you think about what has gone before).

The score is Goldsmith in 'i care'-mode..he repeats the fate-is-knocking-on-your-door theme a bit too often but apart from that, he really throws himself into the film. The bear is a knockout....i even freezed with the guys when they were wandering about. Was this the last good picture Goldsmith scored? (together with LA Confidental, i mean)

[A24 4,327]

Thanks to the wonderful dialog (and tension) between Hopkins and Baldwin, The Edge is one of the last 'adventure movies' with an adult tone. Of course, it failed with the big audience.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Equilibrium (2002)

Dramatic voiceover, over footage of war and destruction:

In the first years of the 21st century, a third World War broke out. Those of us who survived knew mankind could never survive a fourth; that our own volatile natures could simply no longer be risked. So we have created a new arm of the law:

Dramatic pauze:

The Grammaton Cleric

Very rarely has a film ruined it's chances so soon into it. The phrase The Grammaton Cleric sounds so ridiculous that it would take a remarkable film to recover.

Sadly this film is not very remarkable. Lots of people dressed in tight black leather doing martial arts with guns??? (isn't it easier to shoot people?)

Much of the plot comes basically from Orwell's 1984, and that famous Apple commercial. Which in itself is not a problem. But this films does not steal or reference with the same verve The Matrix did.

Bale is the right kind of actor for this role though, and did what he could with it.

But overall watchable, but not memorable.

[Ollie 1,059]

Zod, Ursa and Non are never confirmed as dead.

That's true. Although they do fall into "bottomless pits" as mortals and Superman doesn't make any apparent effort to rescue them. Maybe there's water at the bottom like what Skeletor falls into.

I feel 8 years old again thinking about this stuff.

Their death is implied. A "bottomless pit" is a plot device to bring about death. A "true" bottomless pit is impossible on Earth.

You would have to carve a tunnel through the crust and mantle as a chord, not necessarily a diameter through the core, to emerge on the other side of the Earth. The victims fall down one side, momentum carries them up to the opposite entrance, and they fall back and forth until they come to rest at the Earth's center. Very crushed, very hot, and very dead.

Mortal Kryptonians are deprived of a yellow sun's energy, making them as fragile as humans. Even if the fall onto solid ground or ice doesn't kill them, water would snap their necks. Supposing they survive any situation, they are now trapped at the bottom of a several hundred feet deep chasm. Once Nod kills and eats the weaker two to survive, he too would die of starvation.

If they're going to reboot the Superman franchise, I'd love to see Zod return.

If I'm not mistaken they all 3 survived. I believe if you watch the extra footage (or Donner cut), you can see them being led out by the police when Luthor is trying to con a ride back with Superman. I think it was also discussed in the commentary. I'm not a 100% sure because there was quite a bit of material to view.

[Luke Skywalker 1,793]

Robin Hood (2010)

This has left me cold. its watchable, but gladiator and kingdom of heaven are way better.

Ths is not a 'remake of the robin hood story, its moe like a prologue to the robin hood we all know.

There is some disembark in dover ala 'Operation overlord', that reminded much of Saving private ryan, with bellow water scenes with piercing projectiles too. maybe it was an hommage. I have to check this too but the sophisticated landing craft looke rhat anacronistic for XII century french army...

The score is rather generic, nothing memorable(i dont remember anything)... and with gladiatorish soft parts.

Amazingly the action scoring is not strictly zimmerian battle music. Only the end credits sounds like this.

[Delorean90 42]

If I'm not mistaken they all 3 survived. I believe if you watch the extra footage (or Donner cut), you can see them being led out by the police when Luthor is trying to con a ride back with Superman. I think it was also discussed in the commentary. I'm not a 100% sure because there was quite a bit of material to view.

It's in the deleted scenes, but not the Richard Donner cut, which really surprised and frustrated me, because not only does it nonsensically cut off Luthor's dialogue, but it makes it look like

Superman coldly destroys the Fortress with Luthor in it.

Not cool.

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

I just want to go on record saying the Richard Donner cut of Superman II is a worse film.

[A24 4,327]

La Luna: I finally saw it, Bertolucci's notorious film that shocked people at the time. I was only mildly fascinated and only mildly shocked but I know I didn't like it because I kept looking at the clock. A long, slightly boring film with only a few good moments.

Alex

[Morlock 11]

Never heard of it. My favorite Bertollucchi (of the ones I've seen) is probably one of his lesser known ones, The Spider's Stratagem, from the late 60's. I do really want to see 1900.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Quantum Of Solace

I liked it when I saw it in the cinema, even though many did not. I think I like it even more now.

The shaky-cam is less obtrusive on a smaller screen.

I love the tone of the film, not to mention the look of it. The edeting is very choppy in some places, but actually works in some others. Yet it's far to tight for it's own good in the action scenes. Daniel Graig even seems to be acting while jumping around some Italian buildings, and makes a fantastic Bond. Olga Kurylenko makes a fine Bond-girl. And Mathieu Amalric is very effective as the lead villian, giving an oily, serpent-like performance while resembling Roman Polanski.

The score was actually rather well mixed in the film. Arnold's score is really rather superb.

Good sequel to Casino Royale.

*** out of ****