SuitedAces21 2,723 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 excellent point. brvy is too biased here. Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,353 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Hail, Caesar. A love letter to the studio system. Some magnificent musical, dancing and aquatic numbers. Hilarious penultimate scene. Mid tier coen, below the Hudsucker line Link to post Share on other sites
SuitedAces21 2,723 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 i love the coen bros, but i have no real interest in seeing this. Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,353 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 it's not Pantheon-tier Coen, so if you want to skip it, it's no huge loss, but I certainly enjoyed it. Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,755 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 below the Hudsucker line Hell, that's pretty much their entire catalog. Link to post Share on other sites
Essay21 2,385 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Brvy needs to go back on his meds. We're seeing a man off the tracks here. Link to post Share on other sites
SuitedAces21 2,723 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 FURIOUS 7. damn if i didn't tear up at the end. RIP. movie was entertaining too. Link to post Share on other sites
frautotenkinder 1,025 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Dead Pool The amount of money it made--you all saw it too, right? I liked it, didn't love it. I wanted him to be 10% gayer. Petty aside: I thought Morena Baccarin should sue the wigmaster. Call me girl, I got a couple of queens that'll help you. Link to post Share on other sites
Essay21 2,385 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 FURIOUS 7. damn if i didn't tear up at the end. RIP. movie was entertaining too. So I looked It up and I didn't even realize Paul walker had died with so much left to shoot. I thought only the end was adjusted and cgi, but apparently it was a lot more. I didn't even really notice until that last scene. Goddamn computers man. Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJon 175 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Mad Max: Fury Road Another one that I'm surprised people loved. Beyond the special effects and soundtrack, which were amazing, I just don't see the appeal. Not once did I ever care about any of the main characters. Explosions and fight scenes are cool, but when you don't give a damn about who lives or dies, it's pointless. 7/10 1 Link to post Share on other sites
SuitedAces21 2,723 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 violence porn bro. Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,353 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Exactly. Character development wasn't really the goal of that movie. That movie would have been awful if they'd spent anytime trying to (poorly) develop characters. It would have been boring, awful and it would ruined the pace of one of the most frenetic movies I've ever seen. The reason people praise that movie so much, is it was exactly the movie it was trying to be, with absolutely no fat or wasted scenes. I wish more action movies would drop the pretense of character development and just give the people what they want 1 Link to post Share on other sites
SuitedAces21 2,723 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 SAN ANDREAS. the rock makes a good action flick. and alexandra daddario has the sweetest melons in the business. Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJon 175 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Exactly. Character development wasn't really the goal of that movie. That movie would have been awful if they'd spent anytime trying to (poorly) develop characters. It would have been boring, awful and it would ruined the pace of one of the most frenetic movies I've ever seen. The reason people praise that movie so much, is it was exactly the movie it was trying to be, with absolutely no fat or wasted scenes. I wish more action movies would drop the pretense of character development and just give the people what they want Just seems like an excuse for poor writing to me. Look at Die Hard. It has plenty of character development, story, and is still one of the greatest action flicks of all time. I didn't necessarily hate MMFR, and I enjoy the occasional all out action fest. But I certainly don't think it's worthy of being nominated for Best Picture. Link to post Share on other sites
SuitedAces21 2,723 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 die hard is the greatest action movie of all time. i don't think we can compare things to the GOAT. Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,353 Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 I will say this, I think Mad Max is a movie you had to see in the theater, to really appreciate. It assaulted the senses. Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJon 175 Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Watched it on a big screen in upscaled 1080. Sure, not the same thing, but I'm not complaining about it not looking or sounding pretty. It did. Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,353 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Deadpool. I broke down and say this movie. I had zero interest in it, from when it was announced to when it came out. I was getting out of comics when Deadpool debuted, and I really didn't care about the character at all. I was certain that it was going to be Wacka Wacka terrible humor, and a disaster. So, I was shocked when it got such rave reviews and did so well at the box office. And so, I saw it. And I will say, the writing was much better than I imagined it would be. The story was rather lean. It was rather clever. That said, I'm just too old for these movies. I liked it, but I certainly didn't love it. I do hope it marks the return of the Hard R action movie, though. Link to post Share on other sites
Dubey 1,035 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Spotlight Extremely well crafted, well acted, enjoyable movie. Not mind blowing or groundbreaking but very good. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
frautotenkinder 1,025 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Spotlight Extremely well crafted, well acted, enjoyable movie. Not mind blowing or groundbreaking but very good. Dubey! It was my favorite movie of the year!! I didn't see a whole lot, but still. I felt like Spotlight was more about the joy of work, and smart people working, than a focus on paedophiles. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Dubey 1,035 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Yeah I think I would agree with that. I really have zero complaints about the movie. I thought it was really, really good. For some reason, it didn't invoke the "oh my god I have to tell everyone I know about this movie" reaction from me, but I can't articulate why. I think I was expecting to love it that much. Iit was just excellent, and I was almost disappointed as a result, which is a weird "criticism", I know. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
FCP Bob 1,320 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Love and Mercy the Brian Wilson biopic It reminded me what a musical genius he was and also how profoundly ****ed up he and the entire family were. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
SuitedAces21 2,723 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Divergent/Insurgent. solid, not great. i was entertained though. i'm in love with tris, obviously. Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,353 Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Anomalisa. Wow, another beautiful, sad, surreal Charlie Kaufman movie. This one was much smaller and more personal than the average CK movie. Well.. all of CK's movie's are intensely personal.. but they are also kind of big, in their own weird way. This wasn't at all. It was small and laser focused. Such a good use of stylized animation, for such a great effect. I thought it was truly beautiful and weird. I'm glad CK's making movies again. Link to post Share on other sites
frautotenkinder 1,025 Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Hmm. I was underwhelmed. I saw it on December 29th, at a screening with a Q&A after that included CK. The singing scene was great. There were other parts that weren't great--like why the peeing? Link to post Share on other sites
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