Last movie you have seen II

[Jill Monroe]

The original thread had reached the posting limit, so it was time to start a new one :)

2 weeks ago, I saw Death Race. The movie had Tyrese and Joan Allen among other stars in it and it wasnt as bad or cliched as i thought it would be. I was expecting some boring retread movie about fast cars and trampy women ala' the last few "Fast and Furious" sequels, but this movie actually had a nice storyline with clever twists and turns and some truly eye popping action sequences.

Joan Allen gets major kudos from me for playing an icy, glamorous, sociopathic, ball busting ice bitch who is the warden of a state of the art maximum security prison and presides over these "death races". Tyrese is so good at being bad and definately plays his role to the utmost.

its a really good movie.

[anthead]

my last movie was battle of britain (1969) i watched it two days ago. lots of good action, the dogfight stuff is great looking for the time and it has some great english actors.

looking at the film i think it must have been one of the dog fight films that inspired the editing of a new hope. fast editing and cool radio chatter [inluding "red squadron report in"]

[Black King]

Righteous Kill with De Niro and Pacino. good movie, average script but it was really carried by the strength of the two leads.

[Flashforward]

I watched Die Hard again when it was on TNT the other night. It just reminded me that Alan Rickman is an acting god, and that they should have resurrected him for every single one of the sequels.

[Archon]

I just re-watched Black Hawk Down. I read the book recently and wanted to see how close it followed the actual events. Pretty close actually, but the book offered more details about the men, their training, their injuries, and the aftermath.
I also recently saw Deception with Ewan McGregor, Hugh Jackman, and Michelle Williams. It was a pretty good combination of thriller/drama with a little sex thrown in for good measure.

[Pam De Beaufort]

Tropic Thunder: The movie was okay, and there were some definite funny parts, but I have to say Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Cruise totally made this movie for me. They were hysterical in it.

House Bunny: One word: Lame. :rolleyes:

[Firebird]

I saw Wanted and this movie rocked! I'm glad I bought it on DVD. The action sequences were intense and thrilling. But the main protagonist is such a little bitch and he's not exactly pretty to look at lol. I believe he was picked because he was the runt of the litter. Either way I watched this twice because I really enjoyed the plot, twists, and surprises. I also really liked how Fox died in the end. That was AWESOME how she honored the code by killing the others and herself. While I hate when characters die I thought her death sequence rocked for a character.

I also saw Get Smart which I thought was funny. I never saw the television show. But this movie had me laughing so hard lol. One of my favorite scenes was the mother driving with her son in the backseat. "Mom! Mom! Look!" His mom's on the phone, "Charlie! Charlie! Charlie! Don't you see how annoying that is!" LOL! I thought that was great. This movie pokes fun at the James Bond films which I loved. It's a funny movie so I enjoyed it.

Finally, I saw Hancock, this movie was different. Will Smith did a great job in it. I liked the twist of plot in the middle of the film and at the end. I did feel sorry for him a few times. It was a different movie I felt and entertaining. It wasn't great but it wasn't awful.

[Pam De Beaufort]

^^ My favorite scene in Get Smart was when they were speeding through the golf course and crashed into the swordfish. And Steve Carrel's character was like "Are you thinking what i'm thinking?" And Alan Arkin's character was like "If you're thinking: 'holy shit! holy shit! I almost got impaled by a swordfish' then yes" or something along those lines. I couldn't stop laughing at the way he said that.

[Firebird]

^^ My favorite scene in Get Smart was when they were speeding through the golf course and crashed into the swordfish. And Steve Carrel's character was like "Are you thinking what i'm thinking?" And Alan Arkin's character was like "If you're thinking: 'holy shit! holy shit! I almost got impaled by a swordfish' then yes" or something along those lines. I couldn't stop laughing at the way he said that.


LOL! That was a good scene too! They had a few great scenes in the movie that I loved.

I liked the part where Steve's character was walking through the room and he touches the beads and they all fall to the floor loudly. So he steps away to explore the room when the men come in and fall on them and he goes, "I did that!" :hehe2:

[Jill Monroe]

"An American Haunting" with Sissy Spacek and Donald Sutherland. I'll watch ANYTHING starring Sissy ("Carrie") Spacek, and while this movie was dark, and indeed haunting...it was also based on true events that took place in 19th century america in TENNESSEE of all places. Sad to say that those events involved a father doing something UNTHINKABLE to his daughter :rolleyes:

[Black King]

Just watched "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" really enjoyable movie. Not the ideal Valentine day treat but i enjoyed the movie none the less.

[Jill Monroe]

the new "Friday the 13th"..... NEXT :rolleyes: ---> TOTAL waste of time and money.

[Black King]

Just watched the new Wonder Woman animated feature, its not bad, has a few moments where the story could have been tweaked but its still a strong movie to lead off for the DC animateds. 3.5 out 5

[Dapper Dan]

Last movie I saw at the theater was "Paul Blart: Mall Cop"... .it was decent. I don't really go into such things with high expectations, but the movie was slightly entertaining I do have to at least give it that much.

[Caroline Forbes]

They filmed that at the mall by where I live lol - I remember seeing the signs for filming lol

I just got back from Watchmen. Liked it - but it was different than I expected.

[Deimos]

I too last saw Watchmen. Damn that movie is looooooooong! I liked it regardless, some of the changes that were made, worked for the film. Overall they stayed true to the graphic novel, though.

[Pam De Beaufort]

Australia - This was one long ass movie. I liked the last the last 45 minutes of it, but besides that I thought it was way too drawn out. I wouldn't watch it again, even though Hugh Jackman was DAMN FINE in it. With his thick Australian accent...*drool* now that's the type of man I need to be with. :D

[Caroline Forbes]

I saw that in the theater and I really liked it...despite Nicole Kidman being in it lol

But I do remember thinking it was like 2 movies put together.

[Black King]

Had another double feature day, RocknRolla a very very nice crime drama thaat i enjoyed and Dead Like Me: Life After Death a finale to the short lived but enjoyable tv series. Both big recommends in my book

[Pam De Beaufort]

Twilight - :D :D :D Nuff said!

[Caroline Forbes]

Me too - saw it Thursday. My friends who worked on it weren't wrong when they said it was horrible. It is SO poorly made. I pray the budget was lower on it than I think it was. If Robert Pattinson wasn't hot it would have been in such trouble. I did enjoy it in the end but it could have been so much better. Poor acting, poor casting, poor cinematography. Though I did hear that a DP I worked with before has been hired for the sequel, so it should look MUCH better.

[Flashforward]

i haven't seen a movie in the theater since April 2001. The last movie I saw at home was Tropic Thunder.

[Dapper Dan]

Had another double feature day, RocknRolla a very very nice crime drama thaat i enjoyed and Dead Like Me: Life After Death a finale to the short lived but enjoyable tv series. Both big recommends in my book


See, I was kinda disappointed in the Dead Like Me movie.... I was a big fan of the series and it just seemed like the movie was lacking that "kick" that the series had..... The movie was OK, but IMHO nothing compared to how good the series was.



I wated Madea Goes to Jail over the weekend..... it was about what I expected it to be.... which wasn't all that much..lol Though I have to admit it did have its moments, but overall wasn't that unique as a movie.

I saw previews for that Haunting in Connecticut movie and it looks really good... can't wait to see it!

[Black King]

Watched the movie "Milk" about the story of gay rights crusader Harvey Milk, its a bit sad watching and him all wide eyed and optimistic knowing how it all ends. However its still an excellent movie

[Pam De Beaufort]

Slumbdog Millionare - FABULOUS movie. The way the story way told was brilliant. It was gritty and raw, yet the whole movie revolved around love. I completely understand why it won an Oscar. I loved it.

[Black King]

So Myself and a few friends decided we wanted to see a terrible movie and went to catch Dragon Ball: Evolution. Calling this movie bad would be an insult to campy bad movies. This was an abomination put to film and served to anime fans everywhere. some quotes from myself and my friends on this movie include "i could have made a better movie if i gave myself a concussion with the original manga," "could only be worst if a new level of hell came into being after viewing it" and my personal favorite "Good if only for the fact that you know everyone involved in it will pay for it by having their careers die painfully" needless to say if you get a copy of this from me for Christmas, its cause i hate you. However everyone please watch it for yourself :)

[Jacob Black]

I saw Observe and Report a few days ago. It was really funny in the beginning but walked a weird line of seriousness/dark humor in the middle to end and it really just fell short for me.

The drunk mother was the highlight of the movie for me and Anna Faris' drunk dinner date was good but the movie was really lacking.. it was kind of a let down..


I ALSO saw Haunting in Connecticut and it was just AWFUL. I was really surprised Virginia Madsen was in such a hot flaming piece of crap. Do not waste your money on it.. It's not scary in the slightest and I felt like I should get my money back because it was no better than a straight to DVD release.

[Pam De Beaufort]

17 Again - Such a cute movie. The concept isn't that groundbreaking [13 Going on 30 or Big anyone?], but it was a great family movie. Plus, Zac Efron is just gorgeous to look at in it. I mean seriously...he's just too pretty to even be real LOL.

[Firebird]

I saw a few films since April, they are as follows:

1.) Fast & Furious - I was really EXCITED to see this film because I felt it was going to be a badass sequel with all of the main stars of the first films. However, I was sorely disappointed for the following reasons / spoilers:

A.) Letty is killed within the first ten minutes of the film. She's murdered and Dominic and Brian join forces to take down her killer. Which in return turns into a revenge film.
B.) None of the first cast are mentioned such as Leon (who was unharmed in the first film), Vince (who was shot in the first film and flown to a hospital), and Jesse (who was shot down by Tran). I believe they are most likely dead because in the film Dominic left Letty to keep her alive.
C.) I'm an avid fan of action but it seemed like they were trying TOO hard here!
D.) The ending was actually cool when Dominic is sentenced to prison and Brian, Mia, and other members of the team break him out.

Obviously, there will be a fifth film but I was left feeling with it was just "okay" not the kind of movie I wanted because of what I mentioned above.

2.) Fighting - My girls and I mainly went to see this film because Channing Tatum was shirtless and so was Brian White. Let me just say Brian White had a nice looking body! Lol. But the film was basically about fighting and earning money for it. There weren't really any twists or turns to it. Just a basic plot and a slight romance for Channing's character. But it wasn't awful either.

3.) Obsessed - My girls and I saw this too and I really liked it! Obviously, it's about a white woman being obsessed with a black man whose married and has a family. I would compare it to fatal attraction. Beyonce stepped up in this film and laid the smack down lol. Even the women in the movie theater were like "get that bitch" lol. It definitely has a few twists and turns but I'd buy it on dvd.

4.) X-Men Origins: Wolverine - I originally was going to wait for this film on DVD. But I gave in because Ryan Reynolds was in it and I really like him. Plus I've always liked the character Dead Pool. Obviously, this movie is a prequel to the three other X-Men films. What I liked about this film was the background and the introduction to characters we haven't seen like Gambit, The Blob, and Dead Pool. There was a hidden scene AFTER the movie and I will reveal the following for those who wish to know later on. Lot's of action, compelling emotion, and just questions we've all wanted answered. I never really read the comics so I can't comment how closely they followed the course of events. Here is what I thought was cool:
A.) The hidden scene at the end of the credits was Dead Pool reaching for his decapitated head after his fight with Wolverine and Victor Creed.
B.) Kayla Silverfox does not die by the hands of Victor Creed. It's meant to believe that which motivates Logan to turn to William Striker and prompts the Weapon X program. But she does die at the end of the film from being shot.
C.) Wolverine was a mutant as a child, something I didn't realize. I assumed it would hit at puberty. He also murders his own father in a fit of rage.
D.) A few characters die at the hands of Victor. John Wraith is one of them. And Chris Bradly is the other one.

I didn't have high expectations for this film but I really loved it. More so than the other X-Men films. Lot's of twists and turns and a few surprises.

[Pam De Beaufort]

Star Trek - Absolutely, 100%, LOVED this movie. My dad got me into Next Generation reruns when I was a kid, and I grew up with Voyager, so i've been a fan of the Star Trek Franchise for years but I never truly got into the original series. But this film was just fantastic--you don't even have to be a Star Trek fan to enjoy it.

The movie completely rejuvenated the Star Trek brand; paying tribute and homeage to the original series with SPOT ON casting [Spock was BRILLIANTLY played by Zachary Quinto, and Chris Pine's Kirk was hilarious, edgy, and gorgeous lol] and catch phrases, but also allowed a new generation of viewers to get the basics of how it all started and reel them into the Trek phenomenon. I think in these circumstances, a prequal [which I know a lot of you aren't fans of] was a brilliant move on the franchises' because it opens up this world to people who may not have liked it or known about it before, and keeps the Star Trek brand alive. I for one and more than ecstatic about that. :D

I truly TRULY hope that they make a sequal to this movie and continue forward with this cast. Everyone was amazing. The storyline was very creative. The introduction of all the main crew members was great. The effects were CRAZY. Overall, I just loved it.

[Black King]

Watched Slumdog Millionaire finally and boy was it great, i really enjoyed the movie. It was a very emotional story right up until the end. very satisfying watch.

Saw Star Trek, great movie, play homage to the original series and i like the subtle little out for relating it to the timeline for the Trekverse. I would recommend Star Trek for a few watches

[Archon]

The Descent - A group of female spellunkers get chased and eaten by "crawlers". It sucked.

[willblade]

Star Trek- Loved it, watched it a few times now.

[Pam De Beaufort]

Transformers 2 - Awesome movie! It was full of action and very funny. I loved it. :)

[Dapper Dan]

Transformers 2 - Awesome movie! It was full of action and very funny. I loved it. :)

Ditto on Transformers 2.... awesome movie, loved it... it was just a bit long I suppose but fortunately it didn't have any 'down' or 'slow' moments in it. :xyxthumbs:

[Black King]

Ditto on Transformers 2.... awesome movie, loved it... it was just a bit long I suppose but fortunately it didn't have any 'down' or 'slow' moments in it. :xyxthumbs:

Lets go for the hat trick cause i like Transformers 2 also, my only complaint too much comedy relief. some of the jokes were in bad taste and a little lame but the action was wonderful

[Dapper Dan]

.....my only complaint too much comedy relief. some of the jokes were in bad taste and a little lame but the action was wonderful


I'll second that one! Seems like on some parts they were trying a little bit too hard.... And those two "twin" autobots..... I was having Jar Jar Binks flashbacks, instantly disliked them

[Black King]

Coraline - Loved it best of the trio of movies i watched, Neil Gaiman can write great stories

Watchmen (director's cut) - it was a good movie and not a bad adaptation but it was good watching.

Green Lantern: First Flight - really bland, not that bad but nothing special either

[Rampage]

Transformers 2

Oh. My. GOD!!

That was REALLY good to me. I cannot wait for 3. I hope they have the courage to do the dinobots next time.

[Caroline Forbes]

I forgot to say I saw the Half-Blood Prince. I really liked it, but as people are saying, it really is exposition for the next one.

[LightTheWay]

Even Stevens Movie. It was the only thing on at the time lol

[Cat-Scratch]

Star Trek.

It wasn't bad. Giant plot holes and some vapid ideas, but okay.

[Jill Monroe]

Julie/Julia- saw it today with my friend Britiny. Meryl Streep is one of my favorite actresses and I'll watch her in anything she's apart of. This movie was very cute and the bridge between Julie Powell of the present and Julia Child of the past was very seamless in its portrayal.

You can tell Meryl Streep had fun portraying the culinary icon Julia Child in this film.

[Jacob Black]

Oh I wanted to see that Farrah! Julie/Julia ! Glad to hear it was good.

[clemxens]

Race You to the Bottom - A cute little Indie flick starring Amber Benson. Recommended.

[Black King]

District 9, i want my $10 back

[Pam De Beaufort]

The Last House on the Left - Okay movie...but it had a really graphic rape scene which was extremely uncomfortable to watch considering I was watching the movie with my parents lol. 2 out of 5 stars IMO.

[Harbinger]

I saw the ORIGINAL, made by wes craven...its very grainy and low budget in appearence but the themes of "loss of innocence", the "danger of going somewhere with your morally corrupt friend" and being an "innocent in a big city" etc are all there. the girls' ordeal is mentally draining to watch and then they try to escape for their lives in the forest...the one girl's murder was very jarring as well.

I was GLAD to see the parents take revenge on those bastards! I didnt see the remake...but I'll probably rent it since you've reminded me of it now.

[Caroline Forbes]

I didn't really like the original, but the murder scene IS draining, as you said.

[Pam De Beaufort]

I saw the original as well. This one definitely surpasses the original when it comes to sexually torturing the girl. But I have to say the parents revenge in this one is great as well. Especially at the end. ;)

[Jacob Black]

I saw The Time Traveler's Wife.. In the words of Farrah...

-------> NEXT!

The book is very beautifully written and so much more in depth. The movie had a LOT of backstory to work with and it simply just didn't deal with it at all. There are chapters and chapters of things just left out. Not to mention the fact that the book actually leads you to understand how this whole time traveling thing works. The movie almost IGNORES the mechanics..

I cannot stress enough.. GO READ THE BOOK, skip the movie.

[JoeDotPadilla]

I saw Halloween 2. Rob Zombie should not be allowed near the set of a movie. Ever. It was way too predictable. And a lot of the stabbing looked fake. 2/10

[Angels baby101]

I watched These Girls the other night (i ordered all of David Boreanaz's movies off netflix lol) and I gotta say it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be when it first started lol. About the middle of the movie it got pretty darn funny plus BONUS!!! DAVID BOREANAZ SHOWS BUTT!!!!!!!! lol sorry that right there made the movie for me 10/10 or higher! lol nah truthfull i'd rate the movie itself like 8/10

[clemxens]

I just saw See Jane Date. It has Charisma Carpenter and Holly Marie Combs, which are two of the reasons I watched it, lol.

It was... cute. Honestly, it's hard seeing Holly look better than Charisma. :P

[Jill Monroe]

I just saw See Jane Date. It has Charisma Carpenter and Holly Marie Combs, which are two of the reasons I watched it, lol.

It was... cute. Honestly, it's hard seeing Holly look better than Charisma. :P

was this on TV? I'd be interested to see it myself. Holly is a strongly talented actress, though she's only on the small screen...she's one of my favs.

[clemxens]

was this on TV? I'd be interested to see it myself. Holly is a strongly talented actress, though she's only on the small screen...she's one of my favs.

It premeired on ABC Family in 2004, I think. Holly isn't in it for that long, but Charisma plays the title character.

There's a DVD of it, too, which is what I watched it on.

[Fake Shemp]

Star Wars Episode II

(its for the sci-fi marathon of September on FilmTalk)

[Pam De Beaufort]

Obsessed - I was going into this movie thinking it was going to be lame as hell. Plus i'm not a huge Beyonce fan, so the only reason I was watching it was because I like Ali Larter from Heroes. ANYWAY, it wasn't half bad. Beyonce was actually pretty kick ass in it. And Ali Larter played a really great psycho. Plus, the lead actor was pretty cute. ;) I've never seen him in anything before so I was impressed with his acting. Overall it was an okay movie.

[Angels baby101]

I just got finished watching Ink Heart, I honestly didn't think it was going to be as good as it was, i really enjoyed it. I gotta say it was like an 8/10 for me

[Fake Shemp]

Sunshine Cleaning I think was the last non sci-fi movie

I had wanted to see it when it was released theatrically and I swear it was there and gone in a week... :(

[Jessica Hamby]

Sunshine Cleaning was very good! I agree it didn't sit in theatres very long. I only managed to catch it because my little sister works at AMC and she told me right before it was going to be discontinued.

Anyway, last movie I saw: Adventureland.

I have to admit, I wasn't very enthused to see it because it was marketed as from the people who brought Superbad. Don't get me wrong, Superbad had its high points, but that's not to say I wanted to watch another movie just like it, you know? Anyway, I finally watched Adventureland and was surprised to REALLY like it. It wasn't ANYTHING like Superbad, unless you count the slightly nerdy virgin guy main character looking for love. It actually had a LOT of depth to it, including a supporting cast that wasn't just there for shits and giggles. there's so much more going on than just 'protagonist meets girl of his dream and grows up a little'. For the most part, each character has their own thing going on and their own motives, and its very engaging to watch them interact and really alter each others perceptions of people, love and life in general.

[Black King]

Watched Superman/Batman: Public Enemies not the greatest movie but it was good and had amazing voice acting(CCH Pounder is forever Amanda Waller). I'm personally hoping for something in a JSA-ish ness in the future

[Flashforward]

Just watched Seijun Suzuki's Nikkatsu Noir, Take Aim at the Police Van. It was a fun 90-minute flick full of violence and mystery.

[Jill Monroe]

my friend Britiny and I just saw "Jennifer's Body" tonight. As usual, I was unimpressed, but it wasnt as BAD as I thought it would be either. All in all, a good movie to go to if you have nothing else to do...and considering its competitors, Sorrority Row & Halloween II (remake)...i'd DEFINATELY say "Jennifer's Body" was the best choice. Megan Fox should play WONDER WOMAN! :D

[Caroline Forbes]

Oh my god bite your tongue! How can you want Megan Fox anywhere NEAR WW?!!!

[Nix]

Angels and Demons - I loved it and it's made me want to go back and read the book again :) I think they done well transfering it to the big screen.

[Jill Monroe]

SAW VI over the weekend.

I have never been a huge fan of this series because i felt it was more like torture porn. but this installment really relied more on STORY and cinematography rather than obscene amounts of GORE and it really seems to bring a sense of resoultion to the series.

[Angels baby101]

Transformers 2

Oh I really Really liked this movie so much better than the first although that was good too its just this one seemed to just have more UMPH or whatever you want to call it. and i'm officially crushing on Shia now lol

[Black King]

Transformers 2

Oh I really Really liked this movie so much better than the first although that was good too its just this one seemed to just have more UMPH or whatever you want to call it. and i'm officially crushing on Shia now lol


REALLY?! lol

ok saw "Good Hair" Chris Rocks's documentary on the hair business and black hair. not joking it was almost unbelievable

Saw also Boondock Saints for the first time, The Goods - Live Fast, Sell Hard and they were fantastic

[Caroline Forbes]

Oh I forgot, Thursday I went to see Rob Machado's film "The Drifter" - it was so beautiful.

:)

[JoeDotPadilla]

I bought Orphan last night and watched it.
It's so epic.

[mike.shine]

The last movie i saw was, Micheal Jackson's This is It

One of the coolest documentary that i have seen after a long time.

[Pam De Beaufort]

2012 - I thought this movie was bad ass. The effects were INSANE. Like...holy shit, insane. I heard some people say it was stupid or cliche, but I really enjoyed it. It was long [2 & 1/2 hours], but honestly, I don't think they would have been able to make a movie like this in a shorter amount of time without it seeming rushed or choppy. Anyhow, I really enjoyed it and I totally recommend it to anyone who loves action/disaster flicks. :)

[Black King]

Watched Avatar and i got to say that i enjoyed it alot. I was a shocking good movie i was expecting overbudgeted special effects but it actually had a good (if classical read:reused) plot

[Pam De Beaufort]

Zombieland - Freakin' hilarious...I really enjoyed it. If you're into spoofy dumb movies, then this is for you lol.

[Jacob Black]

Valentine's Day - It has pretty much everyone you can think of and their mother in it. Overall it's a cute film, it's not a life changer, but definitely a rainy day movie.

[Caroline Forbes]

Jennifer's Body. It was just awful. THANKS LEXI :p

[Jacob Black]

^ Hahahaha! Yeah that movie was frieken terrible.

I watched "Couples Retreat" last night with Vince Vaughn and I was not really impressed, it had several actors/actresses that I enjoy but I felt like it just really LACKED.

It was cute but I felt like none of those couples should have stayed together in the end, and that they were brought back together by some ridiculous or miniscule reason. Boo.

But by the way, Kristin Davis(Brooke from MP and Charlotte from SATC) was the oldest woman in that movie and her body was frieken BANGING, she put the younger girls to shame.

2/5 Stars from me lol.

[captain peroxide]

Six days, seven nights was the last film i have seen lately. Anne Heche and Harrison Ford, a desert island, and lots of funny scenes abound.

[Black King]

Saw Alice in Wonderland and i got to say I loved it. really good movie and it has such a Tim Burton feeling to it.

Also watched Cirque du Freak The Vampire's Assistant and Inglorious Bastards which were both really really good films

[Pam De Beaufort]

I saw Alice in Wonderland as well. I really enjoyed it although it did fall short of my expectations. But it was really cool. :) I loved the Cheshire cat in it, and the Red Queen was bad ass. :D

[Caroline Forbes]

I finally saw Paranormal Activity. The end was scary I guess, but you could totally see the pieces they had modeled after other horror films lol.

[Jill Monroe]

Earlier this I saw "A nightmare on elm street" (the remake) - BLAH----->

Today i saw "Sex & the city 2"- LOVED IT! :nod:

[Pam De Beaufort]

Finally saw Avatar, it was actually a really cool movie. I don't think it deserved the hype it got, but still, good movie.

[Jessica Hamby]

Jennifer's Body. It was just awful. THANKS LEXI :p

:shrug: there's no accounting for taste, I suppose. You think a LOT of movies are terrible, so I'm not surprised LOL. Plus I think i remember you saying you didn't like Juno, and JB was written by Diablo Cody so... there you go. Anyways... at least you gave it a try. ;)

I watched Terminator 2 the other day. I realized that it was made in '91, which makes it almost 20 years old and yet still... it rocks hard.

[Pam De Beaufort]

Dude, Jennifer's Body was hilarious! The dialogue had me cracking up. I know it was supposed to be a "scary" movie, but it was more a sci fi comedy in my opinion.

[Jessica Hamby]

THANK YOU!

ETA: did you know if you try to submit a post in all caps, the board will correct it automatically?

[Pam De Beaufort]

lol, that I did. ;)

[Black King]

i just say the A-team wasn't much of a fan of the original show and wasn't really a fan of the movie but i found it to be worth it just for Murdock's character

[Pam De Beaufort]

The Karate Kid - It was a good movie, and Jaden Smith is just too adorable! He's going to be a heart breaker when he's older lol. However the movie was 2 hours and 40 minutes...they could have easily cut it down and gotten to the whole karate tournament quicker. But aside from that, good movie.

[LizzieRainbow]

I watched all of the Saw movies, i had only ever seen 1 before and i decidedto watch them all and got very addicted

[Jessica Hamby]

The Young Victoria was very good! Beautiful costumes, excellent acting and in general a superb period drama/romance. :D

[Caroline Forbes]

I saw Despicable Me today - actually was very cute :)

[Pam De Beaufort]

Inception - BAD. ASS. MOVIE. Seriously, the hotel hallway fight scene was the freakin' best movie fight i've seen. Definitely recommend it!

Salt - Very cool movie!! It definitely had some twists and surprises in there, plus lots of gun fights and explosions which is always fun. :) Great summer blockbuster.

[Caroline Forbes]

My bitch of a niece wouldn't go see Inception, so we had to see Despicable Me. And then she was all, "I didn't like it." Bitch.

[Dovecam.W]

The Last Samurai
Inception

Inception was really good, graphics and story line were awesome, even the end had you speculating.

[MandaMeena]

Just saw Inception last night at 9:30. I can't understand for the life of me why they would only have 2 showings of it in one day while they have 6 showing times for Step it Up 3...

Anyway, it was fantastic! I loved it! The beginning was a bit confusing, but after the 10-minute mark, it became easier to handle. Visually stunning as well! I never really liked Leonardo DiCaprio, but after seeing movies like The Departed and Aviator, it's like, ok, this guy's bringing it. He definitely deserves consideration for a nomination here.

[Black King]

saw Inception which was awesome

saw Salt which was great too

saw Hot tub Time Machine which while stupid got me to laugh a few times

watched Date Night which proved Steve Carrol and Tina Fey can make anything funny

and on the nerder side watched the Remakes of Evangelion (1.11 and 2.22) and they were both lighter and darker than the original somehow?!

[HisMrs]

The last movie I saw in theaters was "Toy Story 3", which was just as good as I was expecting it to be. :D The last movie I saw at home was "Heavenly Creatures", which Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey and it was probably one of the stupidest movies I've ever seen. I'm just not a huge fan of Peter Jackson, even though I do like "The Lovely Bones" a LOT.

[Pam De Beaufort]

Chloe - Really good erotic thriller. I'm so used to seeing Amanda Seyfried in romantic comedies or comedies in general, but she was reaaaallly good in this movie. As was Julianne Moore.

[Rampage]

Unthinkable - A Sam Jackson thriller concerning torture and the evil in all people. Also has Carrie Ann Moss in it.

Recommended.

[Dark Lady]

Priceless- Good romantic comedy. It was in French, but I didn't have trouble with the subtitles, and Audrey Tatou was hillarious in it!

[Black King]

watched Repo The Genetic Opera and i got to say i'm not even a fan of musicals and i thought it was great. Sarah Brightman has a wonderful voice

[Caroline Forbes]

Oh I own that one! Really great and so sad that it got ripped off by Repo Men. But the creator is such a class act and doesn't even complain about it.

[Pam De Beaufort]

The Human Centipede - ......Uhm.....strangest and one of the more deranged movies i've seen.


SPOILER ALERT [incase you don't want to sit through an hour an a half of fucking weirdness]:

Basically the entire movie is based around this bat shit crazy surgeon who surgically connects 3 humans together by their anus and mouths. So when the first person eats and has a bowl movement, it goes into the second person to "feed" them, then through that person to the last person. It's fucking disgusting.

[Black King]

The Human Centipede - ......Uhm.....strangest and one of the more deranged movies i've seen.


SPOILER ALERT [incase you don't want to sit through an hour an a half of fucking weirdness]:

Basically the entire movie is based around this bat shit crazy surgeon who surgically connects 3 humans together by their anus and mouths. So when the first person eats and has a bowl movement, it goes into the second person to "feed" them, then through that person to the last person. It's fucking disgusting.

so it's Wes Craven's 2 girls 1 cup

[Jill Monroe]

I saw trailers for "the human centipede" several months ago and I was appalled. it wasnt scarey it was just insane! its a prime example of how horror (or what passes for it now a days) is just torture porn. ick! :eek: the horrid thing is...somewhere there is someone performing experiments like this and i guess that is what makes it scarey.

still, I'll wait for dvd on this one lol.

[Pam De Beaufort]

I actually watched it online on this site that lets you watch movies for free that have either come out on DVD or have yet to. I don't have the site on me at the moment [i'm at work], but i'll post it later. So you can watch all the deranged glory for free! lol.

[Caroline Forbes]

They're coming out with a human centipede 2 lol

[MandaMeena]

Just watched Children of a Lesser God. It wasn't as good as I thought it would be. I liked William Hurt though. :)

[Dark Lady]

Black Swan- 9/10


I just saw it with my sister today in theater and I really liked it. It was a crazy movie with some intense scenes, but Natalie Portman was amazing in it and so were the other actors.

[Rampage]

The Green Hornet.

Very good...funny at times, but action-packed and well-written.

[trevorpennix]

I agree Black Swan was awesome! Best movie of the year IMO with True Grit second. I thought The Social Network was very good but is overrated--it's not a top 5 movie. Last thing I saw was The Green Hornet. It was fun enough to watch once, but I won't be buying the DVD. Even suspending disbelief there was too much of it that was stupid. I want to see Rabbit Hole next.

[Pam De Beaufort]

Rabbit Hole was a decent movie. The acting was phenomenal on Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckarts part, but the storyline dragged. And I agree about Black Swan, it was a really good movie! Natalie Portman was great it in.

Last movie I saw was Buried with Ryan Reynolds....definitely not one I would watch again.

[Jill Monroe]

Zombieland & Black Swan. I kept thinking, from what i heard that Black Swan would be something like "Black Widow" (very old school movie w/ Teresa Russell) and I was curious to see if Natalie Portman could do something other than "sweet" or "fragile". It wasnt as deep as I was hoping it would be (imo) but it wasnt bad.

and Zombieland. I'd seen bits and pieces here and there, but to see the whole film? yes I will admit it was VERY funny to me. "Tallahassee's" obsession w/ Bill Murray, who is pretending to be a zombie in his own mansion to survive? LOL and "zombie kill of the week goes to sister cynthia knickerbocker!" LMAO @ her signaling a piano to be dropped down on the zombie chasing her!!! :haha:

so yes, Zombieland is a nice new addition to my home movie collection.

as for Black Swan? not bad...but not quite what I was hoping for either.

[Pam De Beaufort]

I think Black Swan is one of those movies that you either love or hate. I personally loved it.

As for Zombieland....freakin' HILARIOUS movie. Definitely one of my favorite zombie movies lol.

[Caroline Forbes]

I saw Country Strong - it was very different from what I thought it was going to be. Darker, definitely.

:)

[Pam De Beaufort]

^^Was it good though? I wanted to see that but i've been sorta skeptical about it.

[Caroline Forbes]

No it's really good! I'd go see it again, definitely.

I was super skeptical about Gwyneth Paltrow but she does a very good job, and Leighton Meester isn't bad either lol. And major McHottie in it as well ;)

[Pam De Beaufort]

Cool. :) I definitely had doubts because i'm not a Gwenyth Paltrow fan, but the trailers looked really good. I'll definitely check it out. :)

[Black King]

So i caught Black Swan and enjoyed it. wasn't anything really special but it was better then average.

Green Hornet i saw but didn't really enjoy that much, seemed pretty generic of a action movie.

Watched this movie Better than Chocolate for my Women's Studies class. cute little love story movie that was really really good. i recommend it for a watch.

[Dark Lady]

Moonstruck- 9/10

It was kind of a chick flick, but it was funny and I liked Loretta/Ronnie as a couple. Also, how can anyone not love Cher in it?!

[Jill Monroe]

Moonstruck- 9/10

It was kind of a chick flick, but it was funny and I liked Loretta/Ronnie as a couple. Also, how can anyone not love Cher in it?!

oh yes. i can never get tired of this film. cher, nic cage, olympia dukakis all delivered such fine, nuanced performances! how can anyone dismiss cher as an actress?? lol!

and of course this was back when nic cage was likeable LOL!

modern classic.

[Caroline Forbes]

I saw the Kids Are Alright - awful! Don't waste your money, it is SO SLOW. And the performances are flat.

[Black King]

just watched the All Star Superman movie, underwhelming as hell, cut some of the best moments from the comic and Christina Hendricks i seen Firefly and Mad Men i know you can emote, where did all that go? Save your money on the DVD and get the original book

The movie is flat and moves too fast for it's own good. blah

[Black King]

Just caught the Grant Morrison documentary Talking With Gods and i really liked it alot. It was kind of fun hearing him explain his process, how he can to write comics and hearing the commentary from other talent in the field like Karen Berger and Geoff Johns. Though i think Warren Ellis had the best story :hys:

Also watch the Runaways Bio pic and it was alright didn't find it anything special but the acting was shockingly nice.

[Jill Monroe]

Just returned from seeing Scre4m and I must say it was very well done but I had high hopes since the original collaborators- Wes Craven & Kevin Williamson were involved. The core 3 (Sidney, Gale & Dewey) and their characters showed growth but still remained relevant. Hayden Panettiere along w/ Emma Roberts were excellent as the new comers. One HELL of a twist that even I couldnt see & the film definately gave the women a chance to shine. Sidney & Gale are still the baddest bitches of that franchise. And one of the messages of the film? a nice solid FUCK YOU to all remakes and the people who accept them as "good" LOL!


Bonus (players of the Six will appreciate- LUCY HALE [the current 'alternate' Firebird] appears in the film )

overall- 8/10

[Pam De Beaufort]

I saw Scream 4 on Friday and I really enjoyed it. Obviously it wasn't scary by any means, but it stayed true to the Scream franchise and was a lot of fun. I think it was by far better than the 3rd Scream, which is saying a lot since it's been 10 years between the 2. I freakin' LOVED Gale in this movie. She was badass as usual, and Sidney was great too! I like how she was all like "fuck being the damsel in distress, i'm gonna kick a mother fuckers ass" LOL.

SPOILER ALERT!

I loved the end when Sidney, Gale, and Dewey were all the sole survivors and Sidney goes "don't fuck with the original cast" in regards to the rules of remaking movies LOL. I was like hell yeah!

[Jill Monroe]

I saw Scream 4 on Friday and I really enjoyed it. Obviously it wasn't scary by any means, but it stayed true to the Scream franchise and was a lot of fun. I think it was by far better than the 3rd Scream, which is saying a lot since it's been 10 years between the 2. I freakin' LOVED Gale in this movie. She was badass as usual, and Sidney was great too! I like how she was all like "fuck being the damsel in distress, i'm gonna kick a mother fuckers ass" LOL.

SPOILER ALERT!

I loved the end when Sidney, Gale, and Dewey were all the sole survivors and Sidney goes "don't fuck with the original cast" in regards to the rules of remaking movies LOL. I was like hell yeah!

I agree w/you on pretty much all of this :nod: it wasnt scarey but i had a few surprise moments and i was definately worried for Sidney & Gale at certain moments. your spoiler is exactly what i was referring to about the big "F-U" LOL! i LOVED THAT!

Sidney definately showed herself to be a seasoned survivor in this film and true to the "final girl" phenomena of horror movies that you dont see in TODAY'S "horror films". She was the last in a great line (Jamie Lee Curtis' "Laurie Strode", Heather Langenkamp's "Nancy Thompson" etc)

and

Jill was a SAVAGE little girl wasnt she!? to be as skinny as she was...she definately was vicious.

[Pam De Beaufort]

[referring to your spoiler] She was!! I actually had a lot of doubts about the new cast and I thought they were going to really make the movie suck, but I really enjoyed them! Especially Jill and Kirby. I really think Emma Roberts and Hayden Panneteire [or however you spell it lol] were great additions!

[Black King]

Saw Thor with my brother we both loved the movie and i got to say it makes the wait for next year's Avengers so much harder to deal with :D

[leema20001@gmail]

The last movie I watched was “Die Hard“. I like that film very much, because of the actors and the story.

[Jill Monroe]

While I was in Detroit, i saw "Jumping the broom" w/ Angela Bassett @ the behest of a girlfriend of mine. we went to some theatre in Grosse Pointe that wasnt there while I was living there before.

I had no idea what to expect & I'm not a fan of T.D. Jakes (I think he's a chauvanist pig & a religious bigot) but i AM a fan of Angela Bassett. After seeing it, I was reminded that Angela Bassett is truly high caliber actress & its SAD that she is overlooked by mainstream hollywood both for movie roles & recognition. Jumping the broom tells a good story, it doesnt move too slow or fast & its overall nicely done. Loretta Devine also turned in a great performance as well. Both she & Angela should be used in more films. Their talent is criminally overlooked.

I still wanna know WHY Angela Bassett wasnt offered (or turned down) the role of STORM in the X-men films. If ever there was PERFECT casting...that wouldve been an example.

[Black King]

speaking of Angela Bassett she was busy being Amanda Waller in the Green Lantern movie which wasn't bad but also wasn't great

Also saw Transformers - Dark Side of the Moon and that was the perfect summer movie, lots of action, good comedy, and the robots had some great acting at least (better then most of the people in it. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley was so stiff in this movie one reviewer said she made Megan Fox look like Dame Judi Dench)

Also finally checked out X-men First Class which was good, if not strange. it was a great movie but the unfit in X-men continuity will only bother comic fans. Also who would have guess Kevin Bacon would make a great Shaw?

[Jill Monroe]

I saw 'The Muppets' today.

It was very cute! Of course my fav muppet is Miss Piggy ;)

Amy Adams was very cute as "Mary" & the overall movie had a cheery feel. There were a few chuckle inducing moments as well as a few cheesy moments (the moments where the human characters broke out into dramatic dance numbers to express their thought in a given scene lol) but the muppets were far more tame in this movie than they were in "Muppets take Manhattan" or even the classic 'Muppet Show' on TV.

Overall I'd say [again] very cute film. :nod:

[SiD]

Saw 50/50 a few weeks ago, really liked the whole feel of the movie, really funny, but still it almost brought a tear to my eyes at one point and i was really rooting for Levitt's character to pull through.

[Kali]

I saw Breaking Dawn. I've read all the books and Breaking Dawn is my least favourite of them all. I think the books are a lot better than the films but I've watched them all. I have to say that Breaking Dawn is my favourite of the films. The wedding was really good, I loved the humor at the start. They kept as close to the book as was possible, which I thought was good. I probably wont go and watch it again but I'll definately get the DVD.

I think its bad that we have to wait a whole year for part 2, they should have done what Harry Potter did and only leave it a few months!

[Jill Monroe]

I took myself to the movies last night as a treat to see "New Year's Eve". Apparently it's the follow up to "Valentine's Day", which I never saw. But to me, the film is fine as a stand alone.

It features an all star ensemble cast w/ some big names including Halle Berry, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michelle Pfieffer, Robert DeNiro, Hillary Swank, Ashton Kutcher, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges & many more along w/ some small supporting roles/cameos by ppl like Alyssa Milano.

I thought the film did a good job weaving a tapestry w/ the different individual stories against the backdrop of New Year's Eve in NYC.

Lots of cute moments, a few chuckles & some hear warming moments.

[Archon]

I know it's been out a while, but I just recently saw Thor. I really enjoyed it. I was skeptical that they would be able to pull off Asgard without it being just stupid, but I felt the writers and creative effects team did an outstanding job. It's visually stunning and there are some humorous moments as well as the god of Thunder learns what it is to be mortal. I'd see it again for sure.

[SiD]

Saw Hodejegerne or Headhunters in english, a norwegian movie it was pretty good.
It's a movie adaptation of a book by Jo Nesbo with the same title.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau(Game Of Thrones Jaime Lannister) makes a good villain.

[Screen Legend]

Last movie I watched was The Muppet Christmas Carol on Christmas Eve. I simply LOVE that movie. :D

[SiD]

Saw The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo last night.
Decent movie, good performances by Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara.

The speech of the movie kinda bugged me, it was english but with a swedish accent, especially when it came to names, if they are doing with english speech why not properly? It felt a little off with the accent thing.

Still good movie, maybe not for the faint hearted.

[Jill Monroe]

Just got back from seeing The Iron Lady (http://www.fandango.com/theironlady_146070/movieoverview) & it was AMAZING! Meryl Streep is truly one of our finest living actresses & she portrayed one of the powerful, controversial women in recent history w/ skill & precision that only she could! I highly recommend this film. It was (I thought) a very unbiased account of Magaret Thatcher & really give a look into the story behind the infamous "Iron Lady."

[Jill Monroe]

Went out w/ an acquaintance to see "Joyful Noise" sunday night. Dolly Parton & Queen Latifah both did an excellent job w/ their characters & their vocals were were in top form! Some of the plot points were thin & didnt quite seem to fit in but overall the movie was cute & had a few laughs in it.

[SiD]

Saw Snatch today (again) and still this is one of the best movies i have ever seen, i always laugh when i see this movie, and it always deliver :D

[Pam De Beaufort]

Finally a decent movie quality of The Descendants came online [suck it SOPA lol] so I was able to watch it last night. It was an okay movie. I don't really see why there's all this Oscar buzz around it and George Clooney quite frankly, but it wasn't horrible. However I wouldn't watch it again.

[Caroline Forbes]

I just got back from a double 3D feature of Underworld Awakening and Beauty and Beast - both awesome, 3D only a bonus for BATB though :)

[Black King]

saw Chronicle nothing special but still a good enough movie. Though the trailer gave away the "Twist" and it borrowed heavily from anime so the plot was pretty transparent