Merged: The Movies Thread

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by itvnetop

Recently seen:

Buried- 9/10. Ryan Reynolds stuck in a coffin for 90 minutes. This film is a true test of what a film crew can do with a camera, lighting and sound. And Reynolds steps his game way up in this flick.

Town- 7/10. Excellent action sequences, but didn't live up to the hype for me. Liked Gone Baby Gone better.

Devil- 8/10. I now know what Shamalamadingdong's problem is- the dude can't direct or write dialogue, but he has a great imagination. This one kinda surprised me. Stick to the story and let the experts direct/write.

Can't wait for this weekend: Let Me In is going to kick the original's ass (and I loved Let The Right One In). The Social Network combines television's best writer (Sorkin) with one of Hollywood's best directors (Fincher)... look for Oscar noms.

Down the road, Coen brothers also return with a True Grit adaptation (featuring The Dude). And who doesn't love a little darkness in their lives?:

One of my fav movies of all time, I am exicited to see the American version as well! Should be good!!!!

[ArtMonkDrillz]

Originally Posted by mredskins

One of my fav movies of all time, I am exicited to see the American version as well! Should be good!!!!

I just finished reading it after hearing about it from you guys in the What Are You Reading thread and I can't wait for the movie! Based on the previews it looks like they did a pretty good job with the casting and overall mood.

[MTK]

Anyone see The Tillman Story yet? I'm really interested in seeing it.

[12thMan]

I agree itvnetop, Town was good but not as good as Gone Baby Gone.

Catfish was some garbage.

[itvnetop]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

I agree itvnetop, Town was good but not as good as Gone Baby Gone.

Catfish was some garbage.

Damn, I wanted to see Catfish too!

Caught the midnight screening of Let Me In. You're not going to believe this, but it's better than the original. LMI's a masterpiece- 10/10.

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by itvnetop

Damn, I wanted to see Catfish too!

Caught the midnight screening of Let Me In. You're not going to believe this, but it's better than the original. LMI's a masterpiece- 10/10.

See it man, you might like it. But I don't think it's what you think it is.

I thought BA did a good job on Town though. Definitely a good flick, decent storyline.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by itvnetop

Damn, I wanted to see Catfish too!

Caught the midnight screening of Let Me In. You're not going to believe this, but it's better than the original. LMI's a masterpiece- 10/10.

Went to see this Saturday. Awesome, awesome film I loved it so much!

The car seen at the gas station was so awesome!

When Hit Girl turned she remind me of Regen form the Exorcist.

[itvnetop]

Originally Posted by mredskins

Went to see this Saturday. Awesome, awesome film I loved it so much!

The car seen at the gas station was so awesome!

When Hit Girl turned she remind me of Regen form the Exorcist.

Yeah, that car scene was brilliant. Hit Girl was awesome!

I think Reeves should have left this scene in the movie: (Warning- the scene is intense and implies a not-so-nice moment)

[itvnetop]

The Social Network is an excellent film. The story behind Facebook is intriguing. Great writing (Sorkin), direction (Fincher) and score (Reznor).

[mooby]

Originally Posted by itvnetop

The Social Network is an excellent film. The story behind Facebook is intriguing. Great writing (Sorkin), direction (Fincher) and score (Reznor).

I haven't seen it yet but I've read articles from friends close to Mark Zuckerberg and they say it paints a very bad picture of him, that he wasn't anything like what he's portrayed in the movie. Having not seen it and not knowing Mark Zuckerberg I don't have much of an opinion on it but it doesn't seem like a nice thing to do if that is true.

And I just saw The International last night. I definitely liked that one, waited long enough for it to come out but it was very good. And it was a nice redemption for Clive Owen because the last movie I saw him in before The International was Shoot 'Em Up and I couldn't take him seriously in that one at all.

[itvnetop]

Originally Posted by mooby

I haven't seen it yet but I've read articles from friends close to Mark Zuckerberg and they say it paints a very bad picture of him, that he wasn't anything like what he's portrayed in the movie. Having not seen it and not knowing Mark Zuckerberg I don't have much of an opinion on it but it doesn't seem like a nice thing to do if that is true.

From what I've gathered, Sorkin definitely took creative liberties with the story. While Zuckerberg isn't painted as a saint, the movie shows that nobody came out clean during Facebook's ascension. Zuckerberg is written in a way that leaves much to be interpreted from the viewer. You should still watch it if you have any interest... it's a good flick.

[htownskinfan]

I finally saw Inception,wasnt impressed.I thought the first hour & half were Inceptionally boring,when they entered the final dream sequence it picked up some.Special effects were good,but you can say that about a lot of movies.At least the story was original{that I know of}
I'd give it a 2.5 out of 4,maybe a second look on dvd will make me appreciate it more

[over the mountain]

saw shutter island late saturday night. it was alright, not a horror movie at all which i didnt think it would be but i thought it would atleast have some elements of an oldschool horror movie.

wasnt bad, wasnt great.

has me alil worried about seeing inception, seems like htown got the smae feeling from that as i did with shutter.

[htownskinfan]

Originally Posted by over the mountain

saw shutter island late saturday night. it was alright, not a horror movie at all which i didnt think it would be but i thought it would atleast have some elements of an oldschool horror movie.

wasnt bad, wasnt great.

has me alil worried about seeing inception, seems like htown got the smae feeling from that as i did with shutter.

I didnt think Shutter Island was that great either,I felt the same way,it was just alright.But from what I remember it didnt get the glowing reviews that Inception has got

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Originally Posted by htownskinfan

I didnt think Shutter Island was that great either,I felt the same way,it was just alright.But from what I remember it didnt get the glowing reviews that Inception has got

I didn't like it either. I just thought it was, "Let's be twist-y for being twisty's sake." Movies like that just make me mad. :cheeky-sm

Maybe it's just me, but I ALWAYS want a happy ending (in movies AND massages). But seriously, I never leave a movie that ended all artsy-fartsy where the main character dies or it just ends up depressing saying, "Damn! So glad that ended that way. A happy ending would have just been TERRIBLE."