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I just put IP Man on my Netflix queue.

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[quote=mooby;895363]I just put IP Man on my Netflix queue.[/quote]

Good man. Donnie Yen is in my top 5 favorite martial art actors: Bruce Lee, Donnie Yen, Jet Li, Old school Jackie Chan, and Jean Claude.

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watched "inside man" again last night. i really enjoy that one

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[quote=los panda;895530]watched "inside man" again last night. i really enjoy that one[/quote]

Is that the one where Denzel plays the police negotiator talking to the bank robbers, [COLOR="White"]where they make a fake wall in the bank to stash the loot long enough for them[/COLOR] to get away? Clive Owen is in that too I believe.

Also since my post contains spoilers just highlight it to read the full text.

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yes

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SS don't know if you are still into streaming DOCS on Netflix but this is one of the best I have seen in awhile:

[url]http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Being_Elmo_A_Puppeteer_s_Journey/70166234?trkid=2361637[/url]

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Movie of the year coming up.


[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHcHYisZFLU&feature=player_embedded]Prometheus - Official Full HD Trailer - Ridley Scott, Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace - YouTube[/ame]

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[quote=NC_Skins;900702]Movie of the year coming up.


[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHcHYisZFLU&feature=player_embedded]Prometheus - Official Full HD Trailer - Ridley Scott, Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace - YouTube[/url][/quote]

Yeah that looks amazing, big fan of the original alien movies.
That and Dark Knight Rises would be at the top of my movies to see this year.

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[quote=NC_Skins;900702]Movie of the year coming up.


[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHcHYisZFLU&feature=player_embedded"]Prometheus - Official Full HD Trailer - Ridley Scott, Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace - YouTube[/URL][/quote]

the final 30 seconds of that trailer makes your heart go into overdrive with the soundtrack. Looks awesome!

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why do they have to make the movies so scary, i'm taking my flashlight to batman. i doubt if i'll be able to watch this one

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Haha both batman and prometheus look heart attack intense.

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I can't believe the Hunger Games hype in my city... how is it affecting everyone else?

Battle Royale, ftw.

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Even in AUS Hunger Games advertisements are everywhere.

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i've never read a book and had it be turned into a movie, but some of my favorite novels were, i just happened to see the movie before i read the book. besides the outsiders, but that was all before i was born. american psycho is great both ways

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[quote=itvnetop;903244]I can't believe the Hunger Games hype in my city... how is it affecting everyone else?

Battle Royale, ftw.[/quote]

All my friends went to see it. So far it seems like everyone has said it's incredible. But then again most of my friends are female. I dunno how males feel about it.

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I can't believe Hollywood is letting a director violate another beloved franchise. Outside of Spiderman and Batman Hollywood adaptions have mostly been terrible.

[url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/169959-exclusive-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-director-addresses-qalienq-backlash]Exclusive: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Director Addresses "Alien" Backlash | Superhero Hype[/url]

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[quote=Dirtbag59;903271]I can't believe Hollywood is letting a director violate another beloved franchise. Outside of Spiderman and Batman Hollywood adaptions have mostly been terrible.

[url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/169959-exclusive-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-director-addresses-qalienq-backlash]Exclusive: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Director Addresses "Alien" Backlash | Superhero Hype[/url][/quote]that is terrible

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[quote=Dirtbag59;903271]I can't believe Hollywood is letting a director violate another beloved franchise. Outside of Spiderman and Batman Hollywood adaptions have mostly been terrible.

[url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/169959-exclusive-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-director-addresses-qalienq-backlash]Exclusive: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Director Addresses "Alien" Backlash | Superhero Hype[/url][/quote]

Can't be any worse than The 3 Stooges movie that's coming out in a couple weeks.

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[quote=DynamiteRave;903275]Can't be any worse than The 3 Stooges movie that's coming out in a couple weeks.[/quote]

That shit looks terrible. The sad thing is that 2 of the 3 actually look casted "properly", but in the end it's just not the real Stooges. I remember when I saw the trailer for it for the first time, my friend and I looked at each other and pretty much simultaneously said WTF?

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[quote=DynamiteRave;903275]Can't be any worse than The 3 Stooges movie that's coming out in a couple weeks.[/quote]

Yeah, probably not the best idea to come out with a full length movie. I could appreciate a short tribute, especially with the likes of Will Sasso and Sean Hayes (of Will & Grace fame) but not a full feature.

3 stooges to me is legendary and still funny to this day, and this is coming from a guy that absolutely hates pre-80's cinema, especially black and white shows and movies.

Speaking of slap-stick comedy.
[YT]sytVoTYFT08[/YT]

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[quote=los panda;903251]i've never read a book and had it be turned into a movie, but some of my favorite novels were,[B] i just happened to see the movie before i read the book.[/B] besides the outsiders, but that was all before i was born. american psycho is great both ways[/quote]

I'm a big fan of watching a movie first and then reading the book afterwards.

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[quote=Dirtbag59;903281]Yeah, probably not the best idea to come out with a full length movie. I could appreciate a short tribute, especially with the likes of Will Sasso and Sean Hayes (of Will & Grace fame) but not a full feature.

3 stooges to me is legendary and still funny to this day, and this is coming from a guy that absolutely hates pre-80's cinema, especially black and white shows and movies.

Speaking of slap-stick comedy.
[YT]sytVoTYFT08[/YT][/quote]

It originally was a blockbuster movie with Sean Penn, Benicio Del Torro, and Jim Carey in the rolls. The director dropped out and then so did the cast. It at one point had promise.

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[quote=Ruhskins;903282]I'm a big fan of watching a movie first and then reading the book afterwards.[/quote]what are some of yours?
the outsiders
american psycho
drive
fear and loathing in las vegas
rising sun* i forgot i did read the book first

that's what i can think of off the top of my head

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[quote=DynamiteRave;903275]Can't be any worse than The 3 Stooges movie that's coming out in a couple weeks.[/quote]

I agree. When I first saw the trailer I told my wife there was no way that movie could make any money, although i could be wrong.

I was also shocked when they said that "John Carter" 's projected loss was going to be somewhere in the 200 million range.. Can a film fan tell me how close that is to "Battlefield Earth" in terms of loss?

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[quote=SolidSnake84;903297]I agree. When I first saw the trailer I told my wife there was no way that movie could make any money, although i could be wrong.

I was also shocked when they said that "John Carter" 's projected loss was going to be somewhere in the 200 million range.. Can a film fan tell me how close that is to "Battlefield Earth" in terms of loss?[/quote]

They lost it all to those stinkin pirates, not because they made a bad movie.

I have read all three hungry game books. I have to say they are very under welling. I kept reading in hopes it get great due to the reviews. Never happened.

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So I went to see The Hunger Games, it was a pretty good movie. My wife enjoyed it as well. If I have time this summer, I will try to read the book.


[QUOTE=los panda;903285]what are some of yours?
the outsiders
american psycho
drive
fear and loathing in las vegas
rising sun* i forgot i did read the book first

that's what i can think of off the top of my head[/QUOTE]

One of my favorite movies is the Hunt for Red October. And it was one of those situations where I saw the movie first and then I read the book. The book was awesome. I'd like to read the Shawshank Redemption sometime in the future as well.

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[quote=mredskins;903340]I have read all three hungry game books. I have to say they are very under welling. I kept reading in hopes it get great due to the reviews. Never happened.[/quote]

Is this one of those rare cases where the movie is better than the book?

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[quote=Ruhskins;903460]So I went to see The Hunger Games, it was a pretty good movie. My wife enjoyed it as well. If I have time this summer, I will try to read the book.[/quote]went and saw it today with my gf. she cried and wouldn't leave the theater, the manager finally came and gave us a $50 gift card if we agreed to leave without causing a scene. i gave her 2 mini of vodka from my fanny pack and that calmed her enough to let us take the deal. it was a decent movie, i wasn't dazzled.

on a separate note, i finally saw the kite runner. add that to my list of books i've read/movies i've seen

[QUOTE=los panda;903467]went and saw it today with my gf. she cried and wouldn't leave the theater, the manager finally came and gave us a $50 gift card if we agreed to leave without causing a scene. i gave her 2 mini of vodka from my fanny pack and that calmed her enough to let us take the deal. it was a decent movie, i wasn't dazzled.

on a separate note, i finally saw the kite runner. add that to my list of books i've read/movies i've seen[/QUOTE]

Your strangeness keeps getting stranger. That story is odd but admitting you carry a fanny back is mind blowing.

In my mind you are moving into the Over The Mountain category.

[QUOTE=DynamiteRave;903466]Is this one of those rare cases where the movie is better than the book?[/QUOTE]

Well you don't get to se Jennifer Lawrence in the book ;)

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Anybody gonna' bite and see the latest (LAST I would say) American Pie movie?

I remember when I was way younger, I loved Fast and the Furious and then they were all garbage until the most recent one.

Wondering if they reunite all those characters if it'll be worth seeing?

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[quote=BabyLuku;901420]Yeah that looks amazing, big fan of the original alien movies.
[/quote]

As am I. I think Alien still ranks as the scariest movie I've seen to date. Nothing else really comes close to it. Also, don't expect to see any "xenomorphs" in this even though there is a connection. This is more about the "Space Jockey" from Alien.

[IMG]http://images.wikia.com/avp/images/4/42/Space-jockey-alien-3_1199468861_640w.jpg[/IMG]


[quote=mredskins;901464]the final 30 seconds of that trailer makes your heart go into overdrive with the soundtrack. Looks awesome![/quote]

Alien did the same thing to me when I watched it. I was a kid when I saw it, scared shitless...lol



[quote=los panda;901566]why do they have to make the movies so scary, i'm taking my flashlight to batman. i doubt if i'll be able to watch this one[/quote]

Have you ever seen Alien? I suggest you watch it. (with lights out for more effect)

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[quote=TheMalcolmConnection;903539]Anybody gonna' bite and see the latest (LAST I would say) American Pie movie?

I remember when I was way younger, I loved Fast and the Furious and then they were all garbage until the most recent one.

Wondering if they reunite all those characters if it'll be worth seeing?[/quote]

I've thought about it, even though I think this latest movie is nothing more than all these actors collectively getting together to try and grab one last big paycheck.

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i don't really own a fanny pack, but you can bet your ass i would wear one. i like aliens a lot more than alien. i forgot which park in florida had the the alien on the ride but all the younger kids screamed. i used to be that young screamer filled w fear

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[quote=TheMalcolmConnection;903539]Anybody gonna' bite and see the latest (LAST I would say) American Pie movie?

I remember when I was way younger, I loved Fast and the Furious and then they were all garbage until the most recent one.

Wondering if they reunite all those characters if it'll be worth seeing?[/quote]

I'll probably catch it on a matinee showing.

As for Hunger Games, went to go see it last night and it was nothing great/nothing terrible. Other than the pagentry near the beginning I felt I'd seen all this before a decade ago in Battle Royale. I'm slightly interested in the books but the movie did nothing for me like the Harry Potter series did.

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[quote=los panda;903575] i like aliens a lot more than alien.[/quote]

Both great movies, but both totally different. Alien was more suspense/terror while Aliens was more of a sci-fi action. The suspense from Alien was incredible. The scene with Dallas in the tunnel had the heartbeat going on in the background which built up the suspense even more.


They could have stopped making Alien movies after James Cameron was done with Aliens. I really don't even acknowledge the other ones. :P

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I can't believe I'm saying this, but I think Hunger Games is a better film than Battle Royale. I also think they're two totally different films that stand on their own. BR isn't a unique concept- it also combines elements from The Long Walk, Running Man, Ender's Game, Lord of the Flies, The Most Dangerous Game, etc. Even the ancient Roman gladiators fighting in the Coliseum can be sourced.

THG is a much more subtle film than BR, but briskly paced nonetheless. 2.5 hours never felt so fast. I dug the score, shaky-cam and most of all, the acting. Jennifer Lawrence is amazing (peep Winter's Bone if you want some serious cinema).

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[quote=TheMalcolmConnection;903539]Anybody gonna' bite and see the latest (LAST I would say) American Pie movie?

I remember when I was way younger, I loved Fast and the Furious and then they were all garbage until the most recent one.

Wondering if they reunite all those characters if it'll be worth seeing?[/quote]

I was actually listening to an old episode of Loveline from a week or two before they were to release American Wedding (Eddie Kaye Thomas as the guest) and they were going on and on about how this completed the trilogy and how they were sure this (American Wedding) was the last one. Funny how that turned out with this latest flick.

Either way I didn't see the last one and the only reason me and all my friends saw the first one came about because "OMG SHANNON ELIZABETHS B00Bz OMGWTFBBQ!" Second one came out when I was still in high school as well so naturally I saw it but by the time AW came around I just wasn't really interested in the series anymore.

Personally, aside from being a potential cash cow, I just think they wanted a send off which included Chris Klein and Tara Reid, as the two were absent from the previous film. Thats assuming of course that they don't make American Divorce.

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[quote=itvnetop;904474]I can't believe I'm saying this, but I think Hunger Games is a better film than Battle Royale. I also think they're two totally different films that stand on their own. BR isn't a unique concept- it also combines elements from The Long Walk, Running Man, Ender's Game, Lord of the Flies, The Most Dangerous Game, etc. Even the ancient Roman gladiators fighting in the Coliseum can be sourced.

THG is a much more subtle film than BR, but briskly paced nonetheless. 2.5 hours never felt so fast. I dug the score, shaky-cam and most of all, the acting. Jennifer Lawrence is amazing (peep Winter's Bone if you want some serious cinema).[/quote]

Why is it such a big fuss that Rue is Black in the movie?