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The Official Movie Thread

Saw a bunch of movies recently. Saw TDKR and thought it was a fitting piece to the other two. Nolan is too good of a filmmaker to ever make a bad movie but I think this was as close as he was going to come. It's a hot mess of a flick with pretty terrible structure but is relatively redeemed by good performances and some pretty good action sequences. Like the other two in the series I thought it was kind of an awkward mix between a serious movie and the nods to Summer Blockbusterism that made it pretty silly. I wish I understood why, after some really great performances from villains in the series, it ended with a villain whose face you couldn't see and an overdubbed voice. Anyways, I really hope Nolan goes back to making movies like Memento and the Prestige. Although with that said, I'm fully prepared to acknowledge that some of this may just be that as I've gotten older I'm kind of losing my appetite for a lot of this nonsense.

I also saw Jiro Dreams of Sushi which I really loved. Maybe it's just that there were parallels with my own life but the whole concept of the Shokunin really resonated strongly with me and got me looking at my own craft in a whole new light. I'd really recommend it for anyone who is a fan of documentaries or obsessive about their own work.
 
L K said:
Tigger said:
About half way through TDKR I suspected it would end a touch ham fisted, and though I thought the easy way out was taken somewhat, I was glad to be largely wrong and overall felt it was a great effort. I have a thought about Tom Hardy's portrayal, somewhat in comparison to Mads Mikkelsen in Valhalla Rising, but I'll wait until it's not a spoiler type discussion.

Incidentally, Mads just blew off Thor 2's bad guy role to star in the 'prequel' series of sorts called "Hannibal" on NBC, supposedly coming this fall, really looking forward to that.
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Dexter for the PG audience.  I think that's going to be a big letdown of a series.
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We'll see, I think Mads is an outstanding actor and I'm looking forward to seeing what he does with the role. There's a decent chance the show will be well written with Fuller too.

Also, Laurence Fishburne is on board, another decent actor.
 
Tigger said:
We'll see, I think Mads is an outstanding actor and I'm looking forward to seeing what he does with the role. There's a decent chance the show will be well written with Fuller too.

Also, Laurence Fishburne is on board, another decent actor.
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Fuller being involved gives me hope, though, Hannibal Lecter seems like a character that's not exactly in what has been his wheelhouse.
 
bustaheims said:
Fuller being involved gives me hope, though, Hannibal Lecter seems like a character that's not exactly in what has been his wheelhouse.
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True, Will Graham seems more like that kind of character.
 
Tigger said:
bustaheims said:
Fuller being involved gives me hope, though, Hannibal Lecter seems like a character that's not exactly in what has been his wheelhouse.
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True, Will Graham seems more like that kind of character.
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Yeah, maybe. It'll be interesting to see how/if they find a good balance there. I'm hopeful for this one, because it has potential to be a very interesting series, but, I'm not expecting much. In fact, if Fuller's past says anything, the more like I am to like it, the less like it is to be a success.
 
I'm looking for a good horror movie to watch tonight - any suggestions? I watched all 3 Paranormal Activities & Blair Witch Project so far - that's my frame of mind at the moment. Anything similar? Chernobyl Diaries isn't out yet is it?
 
Madferret said:
I'm looking for a good horror movie to watch tonight - any suggestions? I watched all 3 Paranormal Activities & Blair Witch Project so far - that's my frame of mind at the moment. Anything similar? Chernobyl Diaries isn't out yet is it?
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I'm sorry. Something does not compute. You said good horror movies and listed Paranormal Activity and Blair Witch?

Though, I guess, if you're into those, you'll enjoy the absolute trainwreck of awful that is Chernobyl Diaries.
 
bustaheims said:
Madferret said:
I'm looking for a good horror movie to watch tonight - any suggestions? I watched all 3 Paranormal Activities & Blair Witch Project so far - that's my frame of mind at the moment. Anything similar? Chernobyl Diaries isn't out yet is it?
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I'm sorry. Something does not compute. You said good horror movies and listed Paranormal Activity and Blair Witch?

Though, I guess, if you're into those, you'll enjoy the absolute trainwreck of awful that is Chernobyl Diaries.
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I'm just looking for something similar I guess - but Blair Witch isn't that bad.
 
Madferret said:
I'm just looking for something similar I guess - but Blair Witch isn't that bad.
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It's not that good, either. And, FYI, Chernobyl Diaries isn't a 'found footage' movie. It should have been. It might have been slightly less awful if it was, but . . .
 
bustaheims said:
Madferret said:
I'm just looking for something similar I guess - but Blair Witch isn't that bad.
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It's not that good, either. And, FYI, Chernobyl Diaries isn't a 'found footage' movie. It should have been. It might have been slightly less awful if it was, but . . .
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Honestly I'm just looking for something a little different to watch after smoking a "cigarette". Any suggestions?
 
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Madferret said:
Honestly I'm just looking for something a little different to watch after smoking a "cigarette". Any suggestions?
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I hear the Rec movie are pretty good.
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I think I might have seen that one but I'll investigate a little more - thanks for the suggestion. I grabbed The Descent also - any feedback?
 
Madferret said:
I think I might have seen that one but I'll investigate a little more - thanks for the suggestion. I grabbed The Descent also - any feedback?
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Don't think I've watched that one yet.
 
Grave Encounters is a decent low budget horror flick, the Rec movies aren't bad but make sure it's subtitled. Outpost is all Nazi zombies, and there's always the Human Centipede.

If you really want to be horrified maybe Birdemic? ;)
 
Tigger said:
Grave Encounters is a decent low budget horror flick, the Rec movies aren't bad but make sure it's subtitled. Outpost is all Nazi zombies, and there's always the Human Centipede.

If you really want to be horrified maybe Birdemic? ;)
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You don't think Human Centipede and its sequel are horrifying enough? :o
 
Found it - called 'Dead Snow': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap4TiNIKQJ8

I don't know if it is considered 'horror,' it's pretty campy in parts, but I found it entertaining nonetheless.
 
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