grahamvidger Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 I'm currently watching Wolverine And The X-Men, its an animated series and it is pretty good so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 I tend not to buy DVDs of films that I haven't watched before, but I went out on a limb today and bought, amongst other films, Thank You For Smoking and Tropic Thunder based upon how highly people rate it. I will never doubt the internet again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted September 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Thank you for smoking is good. I never got round to getting tropic thunder, though I've heard the commentary is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 I tend not to buy DVDs of films that I haven't watched before, but I went out on a limb today and bought, amongst other films, Thank You For Smoking and Tropic Thunder based upon how highly people rate it. I will never doubt the internet again. Tropic Thunder is just OK, Cruise, RDJ and the opening trailers are the highlights. Thank You For Smoking on the other hand is the bomb. Aaron Eckhart is the MAN in that film, an brilliantly complex liar with incredible self confidence. Its just a really neat film all around, its so much fun to see this man manipulate and twist moral authority like its nothing. Just saw Pineapple Express and thought it was pretty good, a nice buddy action movie that was funny whilst being grounded in reality, like everything the guys involved tried because it worked in films just failed outright. Not superb or anything but a lot of fun all the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 I tend not to buy DVDs of films that I haven't watched before, but I went out on a limb today and bought, amongst other films, Thank You For Smoking and Tropic Thunder based upon how highly people rate it. I will never doubt the internet again. Aaron Eckhart is the MAN That's pretty much all you need to say! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Just finished Reservoir Dogs last night, and I like. I like how the story unfolded through the flashbacks, the conversations, and how things ended up playing out. My personal Tarantino pantheon falls out something like this: Basterds (FUN, good conversations) Reservoir (in very close second, good plot/conversations, but not as fun as Basterds) Kill Bill Vol. 2 (love the backstory, several awesome fights and moments) Jackie Brown (love the way the plots unfold, good crime caper, characters I honestly didn't like as much as other Tarantino movies) Kill Bill Vol. 1 (good fight scenes, has its moments, but isn't as good as the others for me) Pulp Fiction tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted September 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 If you like Dogs, you love Fiction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted September 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Watching the crow for the first time in years. The main bad guy, looks like the love child of Heath Ledger and Tommy(Green Ranger) from the original power rangers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 If you like Dogs, you love Fiction. Disagree. Dogs is a tight, simple piece of work. It may be told in flashback, but it's one single story. Pulp Fiction is a pretentious, overly complex piece that should have failed, in most aspects. The fact that it isn't half the complicated mess that it has every right to be is its biggest selling point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Watching Enchanted with the family. Love that they have the sense of humor to be able to send up and parody most of their big princess movies and (kind of) give a solid message for girls. Pulp Fiction later tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Watching Enchanted with the family. Love that they have the sense of humor to be able to send up and parody most of their big princess movies and (kind of) give a solid message for girls. W00T! That really is a great movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 I'm about two hours into Pulp Fiction, and I'm really kind of meh about it, mainly because it seems to be made of what the fuck and no coherency whatsoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted September 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 I'm about two hours into Pulp Fiction, and I'm really kind of meh about it, mainly because it seems to be made of what the fuck and no coherency whatsoever. Yip. First time you see it, what happens to Travolta makes no sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 First time I saw Pulp Fiction I was about 12-13. What was going on in that basement with Marsellus Wallace really opened my eyes to a lot of thing I didn't want to think about. Still, its a great film overall, I think its got a lot more flavour than Dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 First time you see it, what happens to Travolta makes no sense. How so? Butch kills Vincent because Vincent was going to kill him. It makes perfect sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted September 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 First time you see it, what happens to Travolta makes no sense. How so? Butch kills Vincent because Vincent was going to kill him. It makes perfect sense. He's killed by Butch, yet is alive at the end of the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Because it's told in a very convoluted way, that much I got. What happens is nowhere near sequential. I'm talking about what happened in general. This was a mess. Probably going to be murdered for this, but this is probably my least favorite Tarantino. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted September 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Because it's told in a very convoluted way, that much I got. What happens is nowhere near sequential. I'm talking about what happened in general. This was a mess. Probably going to be murdered for this, but this is probably my least favorite Tarantino. Yeah, it is a weird movie, and the thing with Travolta is a prime example of the non linear style of the film. I wouldn't say it was his worst movie, I say that honour goes to Death Proof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Probably going to be murdered for this, but this is probably my least favorite Tarantino. Oh well, I'll add you to my list of victims. If Jerry Bruckheimer and all the Wayans die in mysterious accidents then I'd suggest you start looking over your shoulder Venneh, you're next. Saw (500) Days Of Summer today and really liked it. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a great lead for film and Zooey Deschanel was great as well, although I didn't find her as charming as JGL's character did which undermined the film a little. Great direction and script though, the scene transitions were nice and there was some surprising humour mixed in. The whole thing is basically pragmatism vs love, and how each attitude can hurt the people involved. Left the cinema with that light happy feeling I get every time I feel like I've seen something special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted September 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Watching I am legend. Smith can really carry a movie by himself. The scene from his daughters angle in the car was really heartbreaking, and it is really a good movie. I haven't got to it yet, but from what I remember, I really am not going to like the ending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Really, I'm fine with non-sequential story telling, but at least make the pieces make a lick of sense or fit together in some other way than having the same characters in each bit of what-the-fuckery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 I tend not to buy DVDs of films that I haven't watched before, but I went out on a limb today and bought, amongst other films, Thank You For Smoking and Tropic Thunder based upon how highly people rate it. I will never doubt the internet again. Aaron Eckhart is the MAN That's pretty much all you need to say! You know you're in for an awesome movie when in the opening scene he somehow makes the cancer spokesperson look like a bad guy. "He wants the kid to die, to further his cause". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 I tend not to buy DVDs of films that I haven't watched before, but I went out on a limb today and bought, amongst other films, Thank You For Smoking and Tropic Thunder based upon how highly people rate it. I will never doubt the internet again. Aaron Eckhart is the MAN That's pretty much all you need to say! You know you're in for an awesome movie when in the opening scene he somehow makes the cancer spokesperson look like a bad guy. "He wants the kid to die, to further his cause". Not only that, but he wins over the kid dying of cancer! I mean come on, how can you not love that guy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Just finished Reservoir Dogs last night, and I like. I like how the story unfolded through the flashbacks, the conversations, and how things ended up playing out. My personal Tarantino pantheon falls out something like this: Basterds (FUN, good conversations) Reservoir (in very close second, good plot/conversations, but not as fun as Basterds) Kill Bill Vol. 2 (love the backstory, several awesome fights and moments) Jackie Brown (love the way the plots unfold, good crime caper, characters I honestly didn't like as much as other Tarantino movies) Kill Bill Vol. 1 (good fight scenes, has its moments, but isn't as good as the others for me) Pulp Fiction tonight. Just heard an interview with Tarrantino and he was asked if you met someone who hadn't seen any of your movies, which would you give them first for them to understand what you're about. His answer was Reservoir Dogs. Said he didn't even have to pretend to think about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Was surfing Youtube and listened to some of the Requiem for a Dream soundtrack as played by the Kronos Quartet. I'm never going to watch that film again but even just the sound of the score means that I won't even be tempted by drugs for another couple of years (the original viewing was good for the last five). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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