The Official Movie Thread

[bustaheims]

It's really kind of astonishing that Michael Lewis books are so consistently being turned into excellent movies. I can't ever remember reading one and thinking that it would translate onto the screen.

Yeah, though, when you take interesting real world stories and put task talented people to write, direct and perform in the movies . . . I can't say how faithful the movies are to the books (I imagine they're not, really), but they focus on engaging true stories. That's a big first step in the process.

 

[Kin]

Documentary fans might want to look for Best of Enemies. It's not the weightiest of subject matters(a series of debates between William F. Buckley and Gore Vidal at the 1968 political conventions) but the ending is so good, and the case they make for its eventual impact on modern media so compelling, that it stuck with me for quite a while afterwards.

 

[L K]

I saw The Lobster recently.  Weird movie.  Still not sure if I liked it or not.

 

[Joe S.]

I just watched the new 30 for 30 doc four falls of  Buffalo.

Whether your a bills fan or not this is a great watch. You can make fun of the bills all your want but this doc does put what they achieved in a much better perspective.

I'd say this is a must watch even if you're a casual football fan.

 

[Highlander]

Bit late but The Martian was excellent. In the Heart of the Sea should have stuck closer to the book.
Brooklyn was nice period piece (nice to see a movie with no guns, violence or car chases).
Revenenent is next on the list.

 

[McGarnagle]

Revenant was good imo, but not great. One of the few movies that really needs to be seen in the theater/IMAX. Won't translate well to the small screen.

I'm not a huge Tarantino fan, but I thought hateful 8 was the best movie I've seen for awhile.

 

[Crucialness Key]

Revenant was good imo, but not great. One of the few movies that really needs to be seen in the theater/IMAX. Won't translate well to the small screen.

I'm not a huge Tarantino fan, but I thought hateful 8 was the best movie I've seen for awhile.

Agreed on both counts---if it were up to me, Hateful 8 and Revenant would kind of swap their awards treatment---I'd give Revenant a supporting-actor nod for Tom Hardy and pretty much stop there, then nominate Hateful 8 for pretty much everything (Jackson, Goggins, Leigh, QT, etc etc)

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Revenant was a tricky movie for me to judge. Leo deserved a nom, Hardy deserved a nom, the director deserved a nom. Cinematographer, effects, make up, all that stuff was fantastic too. But I just couldn't give it a nomination for Best Picture.

I loved Hateful 8. QT should have definitely gotten at least a writing nomination for that. I don't think anybody else could have pulled that movie off. It was quintessential Tarantino.

I should add that there's a fair amount of movies I haven't caught yet.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

It's been out for a while, but "Road Hard" from Adam Carolla was a bit of a sleeper hit in my opinion. I caught it on Amazon video the other night and it really struck a chord with me. I'm not someone who listens to the podcast, but the story of the struggling road comic was really enjoyable.

I don't think it was critically or commercially acclaimed but if you're looking for something worth watching with a few laughs I'd recommend it.

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

Set aside 50 minutes to watch Funny or Die's "Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal", starring Johnny Depp as Donald Trump.

 

[herman]

I loved this:

 

[rdowdall]

I loved this:

I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised with it.

 

[herman]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKrVegVI0Us[/youtube]

Looks like some of the effects developed for Deadpool are going to be used to good effect in this next MCU offering.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

Anyone have a pillow handy...umm yeah, that looks great.

 

[bustaheims]

Underoos!

 

[herman]

These eyes...

 

[Kin]

I got to see The End of the Tour last night. If anyone is a fan of David Foster Wallace I'd recommend it pretty highly.  Jason Segal was a lot better than I'd assumed he'd be in the role.

 

[McGarnagle]

I saw deadpool the other night; truth be told, I thought it was more juvenile than clever. But no doubt I'm not the target demographic.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

So, this likely won't surprised many, but BvS is apparently a dud. As one of the few people out there who liked Man of Steel, I was very much looking forward to this. And maybe I personally still enjoy it, but I have no idea how the DCEU is going to move forward with two movies in a row being critically panned. They've already lined everything up too. Justice League part 1 is due out in a year and a half, there's no time to fix things (which likely has to start with removing Snyder from the director's chair) if they want to make that release date. And if they push that movie back they have to push back everything.

 

[Kin]

So, this likely won't surprised many, but BvS is apparently a dud. As one of the few people out there who liked Man of Steel, I was very much looking forward to this. And maybe I personally still enjoy it, but I have no idea how the DCEU is going to move forward with two movies in a row being critically panned. They've already lined everything up too. Justice League part 1 is due out in a year and a half, there's no time to fix things (which likely has to start with removing Snyder from the director's chair) if they want to make that release date. And if they push that movie back they have to push back everything.

Well, admittedly I don't know a ton about this stuff but critical reception is  secondary to global box office these days, right? And if the Transformers movies have taught us anything it's that you can still make big money on a blockbuster despite people not liking it even on the sliding curve of blockbusters.