Movies Discussion Thread V1: Ratings and Opinions

clmlbx

clmlbx

Technomancer
rhitwick said:
THe problem of watching movies in cinema halls is that none but u waits till the credits finish.

I missed the after credit scene for Fast five and Thor.

Hope there are no such scene after Kung Fu Panda, Pirates, X-Men
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Thanx for heads up, am gonna Watch Fast Five tonight.well U missed 20 sec Scene in Pirates.. bUt Nothing in x-men

angelica finds Jack Puppet and then hers evil smile:twisted:.

@ ssb1551
Is shaolin available in English?
 
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Vyom

Vyom

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rhitwick said:
THe problem of watching movies in cinema halls is that none but u waits till the credits finish.
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And I used to think I am the only one who tries to sit till the very end, even after everybody leaves. Looks like a fool, but sometimes worth it. ;)
 
a_medico

a_medico

Chillum Baba
Some showoff - Somebody just gifted me an Iomega media player with a built in 1TB capacity. I plan to transfer all my movies on it. And give it to my friends to watch :)

Just took a test drive. Plays all formats including mkv. Also plays subtitle files. Also has a internet connection facility for youtube and what not. I wouldnt bother to test the internet thingy though. Yet to test 1080p on it. Should be fun.

Frankly, I don't like to leave the comfort of my laptop for watching movies.
 
rhitwick

rhitwick

Democracy is a myth
I saw the devil 7.5/10
I SAW THE DEVIL=ISTD

After a long time watched this movie yesterday. It was a good decision that I started it at 7PM as its a 2.5 hrs long movie!!!

~Review may contain spoiler~
So the movie starts with the killer kidnapping and killing a girl. A very normal move for serial killer movie. And, if the last movie u saw was "THe chaser" this is even more normal.

Then her husband starts looking for the killer and within 15 minutes finds him. I thought the movie might be on the search for the killer (other than that I could not imagine how they might be able to build a suspense). Now that the killer is found and 1hr 45 mins is still left I was surprised what is still left.

Well I WAS surprised by the later offering!!!

The movie I realized is actually a revenge drama and the brutality only reminded me of "Sympathy for lady vengeance". At times ISTD surpassed the violence of that movie but failed to build the suspence. It failed to make me angry enough to the killer to kill him like "The Chaser" did. It failed to make me one with the protagonist of the movie and if can't be one with the protagonist u fail to enjoy a movie.

At times it really bored me and then there is the unnecessary plot of friends of the killer. What was their contribution in the plot? Nothing!

The plot of the movie is good. Punishing the killer everytime he tries to commit the sin again. But I've one question, our protagonist was a cop and he took the decision of keeping the killer alive...did he not ever realize that in this process he's risking the lives of more people! In the events later at least 4-5 more people died because he kept him alive. May be that was the intent but that is the reason I lost sympathy for him and his reason.

Then the climax. Again gr8 starting but the punishment was not apt. Keeping him alive for days and then just killing him infront of his parents! What does this achieve?!! He's already dead!!! He's not going to feel shame, guilt or pain but his old parents and an innocent little kid has to go through the trauma for the rest of their life.

If he had to be punished and to make him beg for death everyday...I had something in my mind... cut his both palms, one leg, toungue, pen1s and leave him near a hospital... for the rest of his life he would be forced to beg and pray for death. Our hero can visit him everyday, insult him, beat him and then leave him to live.

The movie deserves 5.8 to 6 out of 10 for what it is but the extra 1.5 points is given only for the violence and brutality and the realism in them.

Watch "Sympathy for lady vengeance" for a good revenge movie. And the chaser is best in this category any day.
 
Zangetsu

Zangetsu

I am the master of my Fate.
Ravenous (1999) - 7/10
horror + black comedy....

What Lies Beneath (2000) - 6.5
amazing suspense,get a bit boring for timeline...but good at end

Rest Stop (2006) - 5/10
on the plot of 'wolf creek'....background music is good...

Rest Stop: Don't Look Back (2008) - 5.5/10
better than part 1...also in horror
 
R2K

R2K

In the Zone
Easy A (2010) - IMDb

Was hearing a lot of good stuff about this movie and i decided to check it out
Teen flick :D ...
But I enjoyed it..
 
Zangetsu

Zangetsu

I am the master of my Fate.
Bleach: The Hell Verse (2010) - 10/10
awesome movie...4th installment...

Ichigo has another hollow form in this...
 
Ethan_Hunt

Ethan_Hunt

Aspiring Novelist
sam9s said:
Same happened with Iron Man ... : )
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Of course it did. They are all a part of Marvel's upcoming movie 'The Avengers' and these post-credits scenes are slowly building up the hype meter. ;)

@Zangetsu: Looks like you and I have similar tastes in horror movies. :grin:
 
Zangetsu

Zangetsu

I am the master of my Fate.
Severance (2006) - 6.8/10
suspense,pinch of comedy & horror..really njoyable

The Gravedancers (2006) - 6/10
plot was good but execution was dull...still some of the scary scenes are appreciated
 
ssb1551

ssb1551

Technomancer
I too am a horror movie fan but good ones like Shining, Exorcist, Nightmare on Elm Street..but sadly you rarely see good horror movies these days!!

Watched two movies today and both of their MUST watch. sam9s, you might like to watch 'em :
Shallow Grave (1994) - I can't say anything about this movie as it will ruin it for people who wanna watch. But 2nd brilliant movie by Danny Boyle after Trainspotting.

This one I felt was better than Shallow Grave - its a Japanese movie by the name of Okuribito a.k.a Departures. Its a MUST MUST watch!!

sam9s - do write a review on both!!
 
a_medico

a_medico

Chillum Baba
^^^ I think your assumption is totally wrong about Departures. I was totally spellbound to see how someone could direct a movie on such subject. Its not too dramatic at all. I think it also won the Oscar for best movie but that is not important. It's a genuinely good movie and I very highly recommend it to all the Asian movies lovers.
 
ssb1551

ssb1551

Technomancer
^^Yup I agree with you about the subject. Its very very different and the best part is the way the director handled it. I thought every shot spoke volumes about each character!!! Its one of the 3 best movies I've watched this year so far, other 2 being I Saw The Devil & The Way Back!!
 
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