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| Saner wrote: | I thought I was the only person who thought the LOTR films were vastly overrated.
I liked the hobbit though, didn't expect to, but I did. |
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Aeon
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| Posted: Sat, 9th Mar 2013 18:55 Post subject: |
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I got three movies to watch, which one should I pick:
Zero Dark Thirty
Wreck it Ralph
Rise of the Guardians
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| Posted: Sat, 9th Mar 2013 18:58 Post subject: |
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| Aeon wrote: | I got three movies to watch, which one should I pick:
Zero Dark Thirty
Wreck it Ralph
Rise of the Guardians |
shitloads of new stuff in my pc. Cant keep track of it all.
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| Posted: Sat, 9th Mar 2013 19:12 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Sat, 9th Mar 2013 21:18 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Sat, 9th Mar 2013 22:16 Post subject: |
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Almost famous 9/10 Good stuff, good music, Id like moar Crudub in good movies.
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chiv
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| Posted: Sun, 10th Mar 2013 00:11 Post subject: |
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rewatched hobbitses
think i know why i prefer lotr to the hobbit...
for 1, i felt the characters in lotr were more unique and better characterised... i knew and remembered them all, and i cared about all. Perhaps it was the staggered approach to introducing them, so that i could slowly get to know each one, rather than have them all dumped into the doorway in one big go  In lotr, i remembered each face, their personality and what they were about, and i didnt want to see any of them come to harm.
In the hobbit, i've basically picked my 3 or 4 favourites, and the rest are a blur and feel all pretty interchangeable. only a handful were ever even slightly developed, the rest i wouldnt care if they were killed off. HOPEFULLY that'll be addressed in the sequels, but i can only compare lotr to what ive seen so far.
SECOND: the scope of the goal. nothing is more appealing to me than an epic world-destroying cataclysm, especially when the story revolves around uniting forces to combat it. i just loved that about lotr, trying to pull everyone together, reforge alliances, grand scale sacrifice for a greater good... i loved it. I also loved that it was about the mostly solitary journey of impossible odds and distance for frodo and sam...
hobbit on the other hand... if you REALLY boil it down... its a treasure hunt. yeah big shit happens at the end, with the dragon and the war, but the QUEST was for the treasure. its scope is RELATIVELY unimportant...
now i enjoyed hobbit, its a very good film and time will tell if jackson ultimately ends up building a fantastic and satisfying trilogy out of the story, but to me, lotr was pretty close to perfect, not just as a story, but in how jackson managed to make it, and thats why personally i feel so far lotr (or to directly compare opening acts, fellowship of the ring) was better than hobbit.
im kinda pissed that it didnt win the oscar for visuals though... the cgi was just fantastic. hopefully they're just saving the awards for the third film.
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| Posted: Sun, 10th Mar 2013 02:07 Post subject: |
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The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey 8.0 / 10
still great , nicely done.. 
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| Posted: Sun, 10th Mar 2013 05:46 Post subject: |
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Lincoln 9/10 excellent movie and another excellent performance by Daniel Day-Lewis like always, you don't see him often on movies but when he is given a main role, it's always oscar material. Just awesome, the resemblence to abraham lincoln was top notch...
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| Posted: Sun, 10th Mar 2013 09:27 Post subject: |
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I wasn't able to sit through The Master, I can see why some people like it but it simply isn't my idea of an entertaining saturday evening movie.
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| Posted: Sun, 10th Mar 2013 10:58 Post subject: |
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Lincoln 3/5
Interesting historical piece, as usual one cant really know for sure how much creative freedom was taken in portraying the events and characters. I was annoyed by the lincoln character, who was portrayed as a jesus figure, righteous and kind, humble etc dont know if anyone in politics can afford to be like that but I had a hard time sitting through most scenes of him giving some heart felt speech.
The oscar should've gone to joaquin phoenix for his role in the master, he was lightyears ahead of D.D lewis...
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| Posted: Sun, 10th Mar 2013 13:15 Post subject: |
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Lincoln 5 / 10 - A quite enjoyable spectacle of mediocre muzak-like one dimensional drama. As is so attributed by the likes of one dimensional Steven Spielberg. One perspective, a bland one, of something that feels ever historically significant. Without showing the gruesome reality of it all; at face value. Dodging (not showing) the real issues, but instead in a politically correct fashion to avoid dilemmas in the hearts of those who carry weak stomachs. Still at a pace and with such dignity as is worthy of cinematic appraise. Daniel Day Lewis makes a predictable act in a role that in a way that forges no new appreciation of the art. This however is Spielberg's fault, with his usual modicum of held-back, dignified, sometimes boring scenes with heroic music he normalizes the scenes that could have become great, they instead become barely worthy of a shrug.
Spielberg must be the most over-appreciated directors of our time. Every movie he makes are so delicately and sophistically bland and a homage to the average. And this movie is no different. It is still worth seeing. But don't expect any surprises.
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chiv
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i miss jurassic park spielberg. also jaws spielberg. even minority report spielberg.
i dont even bother with his new films any more, because theyre just so average like you said. i did enjoy tintin though. cant wait to see what jackson does though.
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| Posted: Sun, 10th Mar 2013 14:38 Post subject: |
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the amazing spiderman 6/10...
meh, he was too cocky.
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| Posted: Sun, 10th Mar 2013 15:12 Post subject: |
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| chiv wrote: | i miss jurassic park spielberg. also jaws spielberg. even minority report spielberg.
i dont even bother with his new films any more, because theyre just so average like you said. i did enjoy tintin though. cant wait to see what jackson does though. |
+1, also well said fisk!
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| Posted: Sun, 10th Mar 2013 17:18 Post subject: |
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Life of Pi 10/10
I haven't seen a movie so blatantly robbed of the best movie oscar award since Amelie Poulain.
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| Posted: Sun, 10th Mar 2013 17:55 Post subject: |
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The Words - 8/10
Hadn't heard about this - and it was a very pleasant surprise.
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| Posted: Sun, 10th Mar 2013 19:59 Post subject: |
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| chiv wrote: | rewatched hobbitses
think i know why i prefer lotr to the hobbit...
for 1, i felt the characters in lotr were more unique and better characterised... i knew and remembered them all, and i cared about all. Perhaps it was the staggered approach to introducing them, so that i could slowly get to know each one, rather than have them all dumped into the doorway in one big go In lotr, i remembered each face, their personality and what they were about, and i didnt want to see any of them come to harm.
In the hobbit, i've basically picked my 3 or 4 favourites, and the rest are a blur and feel all pretty interchangeable. only a handful were ever even slightly developed, the rest i wouldnt care if they were killed off. HOPEFULLY that'll be addressed in the sequels, but i can only compare lotr to what ive seen so far.
SECOND: the scope of the goal. nothing is more appealing to me than an epic world-destroying cataclysm, especially when the story revolves around uniting forces to combat it. i just loved that about lotr, trying to pull everyone together, reforge alliances, grand scale sacrifice for a greater good... i loved it. I also loved that it was about the mostly solitary journey of impossible odds and distance for frodo and sam...
hobbit on the other hand... if you REALLY boil it down... its a treasure hunt. yeah big shit happens at the end, with the dragon and the war, but the QUEST was for the treasure. its scope is RELATIVELY unimportant...
now i enjoyed hobbit, its a very good film and time will tell if jackson ultimately ends up building a fantastic and satisfying trilogy out of the story, but to me, lotr was pretty close to perfect, not just as a story, but in how jackson managed to make it, and thats why personally i feel so far lotr (or to directly compare opening acts, fellowship of the ring) was better than hobbit.
im kinda pissed that it didnt win the oscar for visuals though... the cgi was just fantastic. hopefully they're just saving the awards for the third film. |
Have you ever read the book ? It might just change your mind. The last battle will be awesome !
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i've read the book, but a loooooong time ago.
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| Posted: Sun, 10th Mar 2013 23:42 Post subject: |
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The new OZ 7.5/10. Pretty good, lighthearted movie. A lot of in-jokes that reference the old movie which I've seen many years ago and don't remember much. Even though Franco overplayed the facial expressions schtick in some scenes, overall I thought he was great.
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| Posted: Mon, 11th Mar 2013 11:44 Post subject: |
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The Hobbit - 9.5/10
It's just good to see the familiar faces again, of course it's a must if you're a fan
Speed Racer - 8/10
Awesome style, not something you see every day.
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Aeon
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| Posted: Mon, 11th Mar 2013 11:47 Post subject: |
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Wreck- it Ralph
7.8/10
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| Posted: Mon, 11th Mar 2013 17:48 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Mon, 11th Mar 2013 18:10 Post subject: |
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Wreck-It Ralph - 8.5/10.
The Road - 9/10.
Life of Pi - 9.5/10.
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| Posted: Mon, 11th Mar 2013 18:16 Post subject: |
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| NFOAC wrote: | | This is 40 , how is it ? |
hopefully the last of its kind? 
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| Posted: Mon, 11th Mar 2013 23:27 Post subject: |
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Tucker and Dale vs Evil 8.5/10
That one was really funny, it became slightly weaker towards the end but still a highly recommendable movie.
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| Posted: Tue, 12th Mar 2013 02:19 Post subject: |
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Skyfall ● 9/10
Miss Bala ● 7.5/10
The Package ● 3/10
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| Posted: Tue, 12th Mar 2013 16:23 Post subject: |
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Final Countdown 9/10
Still a great movie. It has everything, amazing music, great plot, good cast, etc. Being filmed on the actual carrier also helped a lot.
The only downsides are some of the extras, since they were actual crew members with no acting background, and it really showed. Some of the effects are really bad, except for the vortex, that still looks great in my opinion, even if it looks dated.
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