[QuickTidal]

Illuyankas, on 12 August 2013 - 01:45 PM, said:

Finally got around to seeing Pacific Rim. Robot and monster fights, pretty cool looking. Anything involving people that wasn't Mako's flashback or Ron Perlman mugging for the camera... not so good. Well, that and

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Why the fuck did the rest of the entire world do nothing to deal with the kaiju, stupid wall or not? Why wasn't every single submarine left firing endless torpedos into the Breach the moment they detected incoming kaiju? Why the fuck did the category 5 survive a point blank supernuke while a fucking jet engine takes it out instantly? Why, instead of the two scientists having to run from the baby kaiju in the city to a helicopter to fly to the HQ to then run all the way through the base to the command centre, didn't they use a fucking phone?!

MAD ABOUT PLOT IDIOCIES

Because PACIFIC RIM.

[McLovin]

Also saw WE'RE THE MILLERS this weekend. Not as funny as THE HEAT, but pretty funny.

[tiam]

QuickTidal, on 12 August 2013 - 01:05 PM, said:

Finally got around to watching G.I. JOE: RETALIATION....and was more than pleasantly surprised! Really such a blast. I think the key to it was not attempting to be serious with it and just going full-out cartoony G.I. Joe action and characters. Ridiculous, over-the-top and one hell of a lot of fun!

I didnt see the first one but I really enjoyed this one aswell. It was one of the better films this year actually.

Watched Alpha Papa (the alan partridge film) and while ive never really watched the tv work hes done I laughed all the way through it. One of the funnier films ive seen in a while.

Red 2- Not as good as the first one but I still love John Malkovich in this.

[McLovin]

Watched ELYSIUM. I really liked it. Blomkamp's got a knack for throwing in random details that really make the setting come alive. Like the visit to the parole officer.

The only technical gripe I have is

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that Kruger took down those shuttles from the ground using a shoulder-fired rocket launcher. Now, let's handwave the not-insignificant issues of rocket power, speed, and guidance needed to hit a shuttle in space from Earth and whether a shoulder-fired rig could ever achieve those things. My hang-up is tactical. You shouldn't have your defenders shooting toward what they are defending. If the rockets are powerful enough to take down a shuttle it's possible they could do serious damage to the habitat if they go astray.

And yeah, in a movie with magic healing boxes and barrio cybernetic chop-shops that's a crazy thing to get hung up on, but there you have it.

Anyway, I think it was a good movie - not great, but very good - and I recommend going to see.

[Spoilsport Stonny]

Finally saw Mud. Its as good as i thought it would be. Jeff Nichols is a fucking artist.

[worry]

His next film is apparently a sci-fi story (starring Michael Shannon, naturally), which should be interesting to see how he manages. He wrote it too so his sensibilities should be there, but very few details are out yet.

[Spoilsport Stonny]

You had me at "his next film".

[McLovin]

The Mrs wanted to see STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS again at the discount theater. I said, why the hell not? Her second time, my third. Still enjoyed. Though at this point, I think I'm ready to not see it again for a good long while.

On tap for today: KICK-ASS 2.

[McLovin]

So, I saw KICK-ASS 2. I was worried the concept would not bear a sequel and...I was right.

There are actually some good moments in it, but not enough.

Wait for DVD.

[QuickTidal]

McLovin, on 16 August 2013 - 12:19 PM, said:

So, I saw KICK-ASS 2. I was worried the concept would not bear a sequel and...I was right.

There are actually some good moments in it, but not enough.

Wait for DVD.

Yeah you know what I loathed the first one...so I wasn't expecting to hear that the second was any good.

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[Kruppe's snacky cakes]

I actually thoroughly enjoyed Kick Ass, in a dark humor sort of way. Probably will HAVE TO wait for DVD on the second one, as my current work schedule does not cooperate with local theater showtimes...

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[McLovin]

QuickTidal, on 16 August 2013 - 01:06 PM, said:

Yeah you know what I loathed the first one...so I wasn't expecting to hear that the second was any good.

The original admittedly wasn't great, but it had this delightfully random Watchmen babies on crack thing going for it.

[polishgenius]

The first one was the best action film to come out since the Matrix and the best superhero film ever.

I haven't seen the second one yet, but I don't think any problems from it come from the premise being tired - the comic version is much better than the equivalent first (which is pretty woeful) and could easily work as a film.

It's just that the first one was directed by Matthew Vaughn and this one is directed by the guy who did Never Back Down.

I'll see it anyway though. I've heard mixed things but mostly that it's fun, just not as good as the first.

[QuickTidal]

polishgenius, on 16 August 2013 - 03:54 PM, said:

The first one was the best action film to come out since the Matrix and the best superhero film ever.

Thy crack pipe is overfull.

[polishgenius]

Out of all the things we disagree on, I think this is the one we disagree most on.

It's a nearly perfect film, imo.

[Coco with marshmallows]

dunno about perfect, but its the ONLY time i've ever been convinced that a child could kick an adults ass.

[Illuyankas]

I managed to survive the first movie up to the part where he was pretending to be gay to get into the girl's good books and oh my fucking god it was the shittest shit that ever shat its way out of the shithole of his grace Sir Shit Shittley V, the Shitteenth Duke of Shittingham, born in the year of our lord nineteen shitsty shit in the shitting room of Shitsly Manor to his parents, Sir Shit Shittley IV and his wife Faeces. Basically it was shit and I hated it.

[Jakovasaurus]

Illuyankas, on 16 August 2013 - 09:33 PM, said:

I managed to survive the first movie up to the part where he was pretending to be gay to get into the girl's good books and oh my fucking god it was the shittest shit that ever shat its way out of the shithole of his grace Sir Shit Shittley V, the Shitteenth Duke of Shittingham, born in the year of our lord nineteen shitsty shit in the shitting room of Shitsly Manor to his parents, Sir Shit Shittley IV and his wife Faeces. Basically it was shit and I hated it.

Al Roker approves this analysis.


* don't fart it out, shart it out.

[Jakovasaurus]

Something to help with your next movie review.

[Abyss]

CABIN IN THE WOODS - entirely more fun than it had any right to be.

CHERYNOBL DIARIES - Crap.


IRON MAN RISE OF THE TECHNIVORE - Crap. Except for the guest appearance by The Punisher and his scenes, which were like they came from a whole other movie that didn’t suck.