Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Yeah. Nostalgia is like a drug.And although Megan Fox was a weak point, I liked her scenes with Whoopi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Does she still look like a porn actress? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Who, Whoopi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,019 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Watched The Boxtrolls this morning. Love stop-motion animation.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,373 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Oh, cool!Can you tell us more about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,019 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 It's a story about a small time a town Cheesebridge and the underground groups called boxtrolls. They are thought to be child-snatchers and one pest-contractor tries to get rid of them to enter the world of privilege. I wouldn't say there is anything truly remarkable in it, some of it might be a bit too disturbing for children, surprisingly. The animation is very nice. And voice work by Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Ben Kingsley and Simon Pegg is very well done. Dario Marianelli's score is easily among this years' best.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,373 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Awesome, I'll have to check out the score today if it's on spotify! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,019 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Yeah, it's great I highly recommend it. Check out Amazon samples.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 This Is Where I Leave YouA nice little family dramedy. Their interweb of character relationships can be a bit too much at times, but overall the cast has a great chemistry that makes it enjoyable. Giacchino's score is as sparse as anything and I honestly can't remember a note. A sessions leak would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 455 Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 This Is Where I Leave YouA nice little family dramedy. Their interweb of character relationships can be a bit too much at times, but overall the cast has a great chemistry that makes it enjoyable. Giacchino's score is as sparse as anything and I honestly can't remember a note. A sessions leak would be nice.I just remember a lot of guitar. And some piano. The score never really stood out, but the movie was pleasant and some nice location camerawork. Beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Yeah some light strumming and piano is all I recall, but honestly some of it could have been songs. Towards the end there was some prominent instrumental music that I thought was Giacchino but then the lyrics kicked in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 I don't remember anything from the score and there wasn't much music, anyway. We need the sessions!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share Posted September 24, 2014 I saw Maze RunnerIt was an off beat movie and it was pretty decent entertainement. It did a good job of keeping me guessing what would happen next. The narrative was well put togheter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Never heard of it. Masterful marketing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share Posted September 24, 2014 It was another Hunger Games/Divergent type film. In a post-apocalyptic world, some teens are put in an enclosed environment to survive as somekind of experiment. The walls of that place form a maze from which they must escape. There's monsters in the maze of courseMust be a series of books since the ending leads to a sequel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Everything has to be a planned "saga" these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 I'm sick of teen dystopian future shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Yeah the young adult uprising is one of the worst genres in recent memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Dystopian movies are typically of interest to me, teenagers or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share Posted September 24, 2014 I like them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,346 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Never heard of it. Masterful marketing.I've heard of it, buy hey, my son is a teen. From all the teenage angst movies that he has seen, he only likes The Hunger Games franchise. Of course, he has yet to watch ... Maze Runner, but to him, all the other ones are obvious clones of The Hunger Games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share Posted September 24, 2014 I don't mind watching movies "meant" for the younger crowdMy taste in movies hasn't really changed over the years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,346 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 I know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share Posted September 24, 2014 I do watch old geezer movies like The Bucket List from time to timeOh and I am getting tired of superhero movies.Too much Marvel these last few years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 There's no end in sight to this cash cow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Marvel is a missed opportunity for a wealth of great movie music. That's really the only thing wrong with Marvel movies. Even the never ending total destruction finales would be less of an issue with some smashing action set piece cues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share Posted September 24, 2014 yeah, I think the poor scores have something to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,346 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 I do watch old geezer movies like The Bucket List from time to timeOh and I am getting tired of superhero movies.Too much Marvel these last few yearsMost movies are for a young crowd, KM. Marvel is no exception. The last new movie that I saw that wasn't for a young audience was Nebraska, I think. That being said, I thought the last few Marvels were quite entertaining. In a way, Marvel is the new family movie, which is perfect for Hollywood, because they want one big audience for maximum profit.Marvel is a missed opportunity for a wealth of great movie music. That's really the only thing wrong with Marvel movies. Even the never ending total destruction finales would be less of an issue with some smashing action set piece cues.I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 I'm sick of teen dystopian future shit.Indeed. The genre embodies the idea of modern-day blandness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Probably seeing The Maze Runner tomorrow.Indeed. The genre embodies the idea modern-day blandness.Christ man, you are like 17 years old! You should be loving that shit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 19! You go a year less every time you quote my age!I liked The Hunger Games when it first came out, but its sequels bored me. And then the whole genre just got really repetitive. All unimaginative variations of each other by authors trying to make quick cash by exploiting that target audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 I liked The Hunger Games when it first came out, but its sequels bored me.Non sequitur, your facts are uncoordinated. You can only have been bored by one sequel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Bah humbug! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 19! You go a year less every time you quote my age!The Curious Case Of Kalaisan Kalaichelvan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 I'd rather have a dozen more dystopian blockbusters than teenage vampires in love and Fifty Shades of Shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 But everyone, except for the author, knows Fifty Shades is a piece of shit. That's why it's an "event". It became the novel you had to read (myself excluded) because of its own stink and awfulness. Those YA novels take themselves very seriously indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 I know two young and similar girls who read 50 Shades. One loved it and the other thought it was a load of crap. It was a heartening moment for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 My sister thought it was like something written by a 12 year old and threw it in the corner.But she thought that of Dan Brown's works too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 It's an awful awful misrepresentation of a certain lifestyle. If someone wrote such a horrific caricature of a gay relationship, there would be rioting in the streets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Festive rioting, I'm sure.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Being gay isn't a lifestyle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Very true. It's not a lifestyle choice either. You dont chose to be gay just as much as you dont chose to be straight.When I was 11 and saw that picture in the TV guide og Heather Locklear in a white bikini on a beach, I didnt make the choice to grow a boner...it just happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Your kinks aren't a choice either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 My kinks will not be discussed on this forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Very true. It's not a lifestyle choice either. You dont chose to be gay just as much as you dont chose to be straight.Smithers calls it his "choice of lifestyle", so the phrase has merit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,373 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Over the weekend I saw three newish movies. First up was:Edge of TomorrowI thought it was good! Directed by Doug Liman (Swings, Go, Bourne 1, Mr & Mrs Smith), Tom Cruise is cast against type as a total puss coward, an ad executive who becomes an enlisted officer when aliens land in Europe and begin taking over the Earth in the near future. Due to a sequence of unfortunate events, he ends up being sent to join the front line in a planned attack on a beach in France against the aliens. He ends up dying minutes after landing, but immediately returns to the prior date, at the base preparing for the attack all over again. I won't say more about the story, but everything gets explained and the story is always involving. The explanation for the rebooting might not make any sense, but this is the kind of film where you just go with it.It ended up being a nice blend of good action scenes (including both ground assault battles and some escape/chase scenes), comedy, and some mystery and sci-fi stuff. Emily Blunt plays an awesome solider who uses a helicopter blade as a sword and is seen as the hero of the war, since she massacred a large amount of aliens at a prior battle (you find out early on this is because she had repeated that day over 300 times herself).Recommended, especially for Emily Blunt fans, as she is quite hot in it!The score by Christophe Beck was atrocious, basically all RCP power chords with Inception/Pacific Rim BWAMMMS throughout. crocodile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Yeah, it doesn't make sense why they would dump Djawadi for Beck. Wish Powell did it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,373 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Yea, it'd be nice if Powell returned to live action scoring.Tom Cruise is on a roll with selecting good proejcts to star in lately.I totally forgot to mention that BILL PAXTON is in the film, and he's GREAT! He gets a lot of the best lines and steals the scene everytime he's on screen. Shame he wasn't used more than he was, and I don't know why he was barely even seen in the trailers. He's great in this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 On the subject of The Edge of Tomorrow, am I the only person who prefers the title Live. Die Repeat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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