[polishgenius]

I saw White House Down in the cinema and I thought it was great fun. Basically it was Roland Emmerich doing a Tony Scott film, but it worked brilliantly.

[Imperial Historian]

Tiste Brent Not Abyss Weeks Simeon, on 06 April 2014 - 07:30 PM, said:

Re: White House Down - Have seen Olympus has Fallen which I understand is more or less the same film...

Olympus has fallen plays the concept straight, and as a result is terrible. White house down realises the concept is inherently stupid and just has fun with it.

[QuickTidal]

Briar King, on 06 April 2014 - 07:33 PM, said:

Olympus is fucking stupid to me. The unnessarcy comedy from Jamie Fox ruined that one.

Huh? OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN is Gerard Butler, and Aaron Eckhart...and it's an Antoine Fuqua flick...and it's awesome. Jaime Foxx isn't in it, nor is there much comedy.

[worry]

Gerard Butler is a monster and he has to be stopped. He's the only guy whose career improved by starring in Movie 43. When Satan finally kicks the bucket he will spend eternity co-screenwriting Gerard Butler's passion project about a Scottish ex-marine tasked with babysitting Kate Hudson's three obnoxious kids to win her heart.

[Tattersail_]

I watched Serenity over the weekend. I really liked it. It's a shame that two characters had to bite the dust. Sad times!

Also River is amazing!

[Traveller]

Defiance, on 06 April 2014 - 09:28 AM, said:

Just saw Spirited Away for the first time. I loved it. A great reminder of just how fun movies can be. And of course it's gorgeous.

Moving on to Grave of the Fireflies tonight.

My 3 year old daughter found my Miyazaki collection recently. She likes Ponyo, Kikis Delivery Service, and Totoro, which are the first full length films she's sat through.

I thought Spirited Away might be a bit too freaky for her though, but she insisted and she really likes it. Especially the scene with the river spirit in the bath house... she always has to watch that bit about three times.

This post has been edited by Traveller: 07 April 2014 - 12:15 PM

[Macros]

Finally caught cloud atlas.
it was ok.

I preferred the books pacing and structure, although I don't how it would have held up on the big screen though. Would have preferred a mini series, with a long episode for the post fall centre piece of the story.
Blegh, it was watchable, but the girlfriend didn't really enjoy it that much, I think the constant perspective shift threw her, and she hasn't read the book.

over use of the same actors kind of ruined the themes for me by beating the audience over the head.

[HiddenOne]

Slow Ben, on 30 March 2014 - 12:48 PM, said:

Had a nostalgic week myself recently and IMO He Dark Crystal holds up better than labyrinth.



But The Secret of Nimh is still Holds up as awesome as it was when I was a kid. But that movies a LOT darker than my child brain ever registered.

I can't get my kid to watch this with me, maybe it is the dark overtones.

[McLovin]

Saw CAP 2 again. Was not wanting to see again so soon, but once the movie started I was hooked again. Just a really great movie. I was really expecting something lackluster along the lines of THOR 2, but it really excels. I already mentioned the story and pacing earlier. Another thing that makes this movie work is they give the supporting cast room to work. It isn't all Cap, all the time.

Two things I noticed on re-watch: the arrow necklace worn by Black Widow, and the Bible reference on a certain person's gravestone.

Also re-watched AVENGERS, to compare. Still an awesome movie, but yeah, the climactic battle is not as affecting in AVENGERS as it is in CAP 2. So for that reason, I think I now have to agree that CAP 2 is the better movie. (Cool re-watch surprise - Agent Sitwell makes a cameo).

[Spoilsport Stonny]

Capt. America tonight. 3D IMAX experience. ON WEED.

Also:

HER was excellent. Best love story ever told. Joaquin Phoenix has the aloof eccentric artist thing down pat. And Amy Adams was as perfect as ever. Great flick to watch with yer special gal or guy, although it got a little ridiculous when my better half kept mentioning how that is exactly how our future is going to be. Yeah sweetie, I got the message.

RORUNI KENSHIN. I loved this movie. I guess it was anime first, but I really liked the stylization and the archetypical characters. The action scenes were fun and bloody, and the cinematography looked great, although there could have been a few more wide shots. Great use of color, though. Very very fun swords and martial arts movie.

THE INCREDIBLES was this past Friday's family movie night pic, and we all watched this for the first time. I thought it was, well, incredible.

[Defiance]

Grave of the Fireflies. Probably the most depressing movie I've ever seen. I'd been told it was sad, but damn...movies have made me tear up before, but this had tears streaming unchecked down my face. I have a feeling I'm going to be down for a day or two.

[worry]

If you need a pick-me-up, go ahead and watch Barefoot Gen.

[Silencer]

Defiance, on 09 April 2014 - 04:21 AM, said:

Grave of the Fireflies. Probably the most depressing movie I've ever seen. I'd been told it was sad, but damn...movies have made me tear up before, but this had tears streaming unchecked down my face. I have a feeling I'm going to be down for a day or two.

You were warned. But yeah, it's pretty much one of the top-tier movies for making you sad/depressed/start crying.

[QuickTidal]

Finally got round to watching THE RAID.

Brilliant flick. 5 minutes of set-up, and then 90 minutes of unrelenting beatings.

[Tiste Simeon]

QuickTidal, on 10 April 2014 - 10:56 AM, said:

Finally got round to watching THE RAID.

Brilliant flick. 5 minutes of set-up, and then 90 minutes of unrelenting beatings.

I need to find someone who wants to see the second with me. Such a great film!

[tiam]

Tiste Brent Not Abyss Weeks Simeon, on 10 April 2014 - 12:43 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 10 April 2014 - 10:56 AM, said:

Finally got round to watching THE RAID.

Brilliant flick. 5 minutes of set-up, and then 90 minutes of unrelenting beatings.

I need to find someone who wants to see the second with me. Such a great film!

This

And also the reviews have been suggesting its as good as the fantastic first. In fact im gonna put the first one on now so the 'plot' is fresh in my mind for the second one

[worry]

Gonna watch Raid 2 tonight with my bro and sis. A real family event.

[Tiste Simeon]

NoOneExpectsThetiamishInquisition, on 13 April 2014 - 07:12 PM, said:

Tiste Brent Not Abyss Weeks Simeon, on 10 April 2014 - 12:43 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 10 April 2014 - 10:56 AM, said:

Finally got round to watching THE RAID.

Brilliant flick. 5 minutes of set-up, and then 90 minutes of unrelenting beatings.

I need to find someone who wants to see the second with me. Such a great film!

This

And also the reviews have been suggesting its as good as the fantastic first. In fact im gonna put the first one on now so the 'plot' is fresh in my mind for the second one

Haha yeah. You may need a refresher as the plot is so deep & complex...

[amphibian]

What's interesting about The Raid is that it's sort of real action - with some cookie cutter routines put in place to pad out the fights a bit. Jaa did a better job of keeping things fresh in Ong Back and the Protector, but I believe he had more clearly defined set pieces, wanting one decisive blow and fight choreographers to work with than The Raid's crew did.

I still maintain that Larnell Stovall and Lateef Crowder put together the single best action scene in film history with their Mortal Kombat Legacy Baraka/Cage fight scene. But The Raid does a great job as well.

[worry]

The Raid 2 isn't nearly as lean as the first one, by design it sprawls where the first one bottlenecked, and it dips into downright horror imagery a surprising amount (a plus in my book), but man, I don't think anyone who liked the first one will be disappointed. The fights were fantastic and gruesome.

Just as a layman, I will agree that Jaa brings the creativity and sheer visual flair more than The Raid movies -- he managed to straddle the line between visceral violence and a near-Jackie Chan level of enthusiasm (at least in The Protector, Ong Bak, and parts of Ong Bak 2) -- but The Raid movies come from a nastier place (in the creative mind, I don't mean geographically) and they just don't pull their punches. Truth be told, it's absolutely shocking that The Raid 2 is only Rated R.