Movies Discussion Thread V1: Ratings and Opinions

[Ethan_Hunt]

Finally caught hold of Cloverfield.In one word,it's an AWESOME movie.Really well done with the whole handy cam thing.Feels like one is really in between the whole action.Really well done.

Harold & Kumar's 2nd installment has just released.Hope it is as good,if not better,than the first one.The first one was freakin hilarious.

 

[a_medico]

28 Days Later a must watch movie for post apocalytic lovers, better than the sequel, both movies rocks and kicks RE series right in the middle (RE is some tracks from various band + **** load of zombie action = sucks)

+1

28 days later was probably the first one in the currtent zombie movie series. I have seen most of them but none surpasses 28 days later.

 

[xbonez]

cloverfield was a gud movie, but a little unrealistic

1. his friends following him to save his GF
2. the army guy letting them go to find his GF
3. the camera handling...the image is rather stable even when Hud is runninf
4. amazing battery life and very rugged camera...continues working even after falling from a helicopter

 

[Ethan_Hunt]

In response to your question Sam I have to say I watch movies for entertainment & entertainment only.If I go into critical analysis then I could nit pick many things which could make a good movie look average.Hence I choose not to & leave it purely upto it's entertainment value.I will be very honest and say that I have watched perhaps the shittiest of movies & might have found them funny.It's something which I can't describe but it just clicks.

*SPOILER WARNING*
Now coming to your query raised on Cloverfield.When I had first seen Cloverfield's trailer I thought it would be yet another cheesy monster rising from the sea & then military going all gung-ho on it's ass.In the end monster destroyed & we all live happily ever after.Well I was mistaken.The first half really made it look very realistic but the latter half was a bit overdone.The parts which I really hated was the monster suddenly jumping & attacking the very chopper in which Rob & party are making their possible "exit".That part killed the excitement & made it look like Godzilla attempt.The parts which were very well made were:
A.) when the first attack strikes the building in which Rob is having his farewell party.
B.)The destruction part on the streets
C.)The Head of Statue of Liberty blown away.
D.)Being attacked by those smaller aliens in the tunnel
E.)People being evacuated via Brooklyn bridge & Jason being squished.

The first 40-50 minutes were very exciting.Heck I even liked the part till they rescued Beth from her apartment.But then the end,which had to eventually boil down to the romantic "I Love You" part ticked me off.So yeah there are times when you feel like this movie could have been so much better.I personally felt the end could have been much better.Overall the whole run-with-the-camera thing was a good perspective from mundane "monster" flicks.This is what I liked about Cloverfield.But then again that was just my opinion.

 

[Faun]

Watched Run Lola Run and Full Metal Jacket, both are entertaining but Run Lola Run was certainly better than Full Metal Jacket, it was nice in the way that a lapse of time could trigger a very different outcome and an optimal one too
Run Lola Run was a play between chance v/s choice

Full Metal Jacket was more or less kinda seen before movie, it was subtle than Jacob's Ladder, which is too based on Vietnamese war. Jacob's Ladder still gives me chills.

+1

28 days later was probably the first one in the currtent zombie movie series. I have seen most of them but none surpasses 28 days later.

yeah next is Before Sunrise , cant wait to see a much younger julie Delpy, she kinda soothes my soul...angelic lady

Abyss much to its boxoffice failure was really enjoyble, the scene where ed harris (it was ed If I am not wrong...I saw it log time back) went down the ocean to find that nuke was really well made emotionally.

Yeah the only thing that bugged me was Aliens watching American TV , Overall the movie was absolutely fantastic underwater movie, I felt like crying when Alien tried to convey the message to the protagonist by showing what human is doing actually.

The revival of Lindsay from death was one of the most emotional scene ever pictured.

 

[goobimama]

I watched a movie yesterday "Hottie and the Nottie". *ing Paris Hilton and some others. The movie has no point to it, but it brought much entertainment. Hilton is always wearing short shorts and stretching about the place so that is a lot of eye candy. Watch it when you have nothing better to do.

 

[Faun]

^^was that in HD ?

 

[goobimama]

Sorry dude. I wouldn't download such a crappy movie. Was just that I didn't have anything to watch, and my friend had dumped this movie on my hard drive. Front Row makes you feel like watching stuff...

 

[iMav]

An Inconvenient Truth - Al Gore's documentary on Global Warming, it's like a presentation, a keynote if I may say so. Really interesting & informative

 

[Pathik]

I watched a movie yesterday "Hottie and the Nottie". *ing Paris Hilton and some others. The movie has no point to it, but it brought much entertainment. Hilton is always wearing short shorts and stretching about the place so that is a lot of eye candy. Watch it when you have nothing better to do.

This movie has a record. The lowest rating ever on IMDB.

 

[goobimama]

I'm serious. Check it out. Its not so bad. Maybe I wasn't expecting much. In any case, even if it sucks, you still get to see Paris Hilton trying to act...

 

[iMav]

^^watch 1 night in paris .... no acting all natural

 

[a_medico]

Thanks for recommending a korean movie, A Moment To Remember. For me it turned out to be mother of all alzheimer-movies. A total tear jerker.

So the Alzheimer list includes - A Moment to remember(Korean) 2004, Notebook 2005, 50 first dates(not quite), Away from her, U me aur Hum(turns out to be khichadi of all of the above with bad bollywood masala).

Second good korean movie I saw after The Tale Of Two Sisters.

The look of their(korean) movies is quite decent. So is the direction. Its just that the language pisses me off. It doesn't sound too good to a foreigner's ear.

A non-english speaking european said to me once that Indian language (was speaking hindi that time) sounds good to ears to a foriegner, unlike korean,chinese etc langage which are bit repulsive for a non-speaker.

Spanish doesn't sound that bad. I again very highly recommend Mar adentro (The Sea Inside) to those who haven't seen it.
*www.imdb.com/title/tt0369702/

 

[Pathik]

I'm serious. Check it out. Its not so bad. Maybe I wasn't expecting much. In any case, even if it sucks, you still get to see Paris Hilton trying to act...

Everyone sees it just to check how it landed up with such a yucky rating.
You really liked it?

 

[goobimama]

I'm serious. It wasn't all that bad.

@iMav: Favourite movie of all time!

 

[a_medico]

An Inconvenient Truth - Al Gore's documentary on Global Warming, it's like a presentation, a keynote if I may say so. Really interesting & informative

Then you might also want to try Sharkwater. Equally effective.

*www.imdb.com/title/tt0856008/

 

[shantanu]

anyone saw : how to loose a guy in 10 days ?

 

[legolas]

^ ^ yes, u can see once.
but it was boring to me.

 

[Dipen01]

An Inconvenient Truth - Al Gore's documentary on Global Warming, it's like a presentation, a keynote if I may say so. Really interesting & informative

The facts are twisted and details are flawed.. I read it in newspaper or in some relaible story...

 

[Faun]

Thanks for recommending a korean movie, A Moment To Remember. For me it turned out to be mother of all alzheimer-movies. A total tear jerker.

So the Alzheimer list includes - A Moment to remember(Korean) 2004, Notebook 2005, 50 first dates(not quite), Away from her, U me aur Hum(turns out to be khichadi of all of the above with bad bollywood masala).

Second good korean movie I saw after The Tale Of Two Sisters.

The look of their(korean) movies is quite decent. So is the direction. Its just that the language pisses me off. It doesn't sound too good to a foreigner's ear.

A non-english speaking european said to me once that Indian language (was speaking hindi that time) sounds good to ears to a foriegner, unlike korean,chinese etc langage which are bit repulsive for a non-speaker.

Spanish doesn't sound that bad. I again very highly recommend Mar adentro (The Sea Inside) to those who haven't seen it.
*www.imdb.com/title/tt0369702/

yeah AMTR is indeed one of the most beautiful movie. Another one that is abt an autistic boy is Marathon, its scenic beauty is unparalled and you get a message, inspiration.

ATOTS requires a lot of interpretation to appreciate it. IMO its one of the flawless moive i've ever watched. And indeed the master of psychological genre. Others you may like are Session 9 and Jacob's Ladder