Movies Discussion Thread V1: Ratings and Opinions

Ethan_Hunt

Aspiring Novelist
127 Hours - Good, not great. I have to hand it to Boyle for his authentic camera work and brilliant cinematography. It almost felt like a Discovery channel documentary. The build up was very slow and the issue with movies having this theme is that, it tends to test your patience. The last 20 minutes felt rushed and hence didn't piece together properly. I enjoyed Franco's acting and the subtle humour in his hallucinations/dreams were pretty funny. Soundtrack was really good. I really loved "If I Rise" track sung by Dido. They placed the song at the appropriate time. Overall, it was pretty good, but still missing something.
 

ithehappy

Human Spambot
Watched 'The Insider' (1999) yesterday, it will go to my all time favorite list.
Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, both acted fantastically well, my bad that I watched it after 11 years.

The Insider (1999) - IMDb
 

abhidev

Human Spambot
Watched 'I spit on your grave'...its a remake...liked it...brutal murders!!! Those guys deserved it though...
 

gagan007

Uhu, Not Gonna Happen!
Phas Gaye Re Obama is indeed a gem of a movie. I have seen a hindi movie with such classy dialogues and comedy after a long long time...while Golmaal 3 depended on stupid comedy and errs, PGRO is pure fun...Neha Dhupia's dialogues were epic..."jitne ki th**ayi nahi hui, utne ka lehenga fat gaya"

9/10


"Band Bajaa Baraat" is another movie I watched this weekend. Fun to watch.

6/10


Now planing to watch "Mirch"...looks like Arunoday Singh (grandson of Arjun Singh, the politician) is on roll :) because "Ye Saali Zindagi" is also a must watch!
 

Vyom

The Power of x480
Staff member
Admin
Watched Deja Vu yesterday. And boy, what can I say, it blew my mind! Denzel Washington is really good.
These time travel movies never fail to thrill me to the core!!!
A MUST watch movie for all digitians. A great Sci-Fi to the extreme end. Not set in so called, "FUTURE", but everything happening under a few days of time's worth, and still gave me ghoosebumps!!
My only regret, took 4 years to reach me. But watching with a friend of mine, was worth every second of it! And I cant say this, for many movies!
 

a_medico

Chillum Baba
Do watch "Into the Wild"[2007] if you haven't...A movie based on a similar theme..A true story...

One more recommendation for you. Do watch The art of travel.

I spit on your grave (2010) - Quite gory and unnecessary torture. After a while had to ff it. I dont do it usually. But I wanted the movie to end soon. Good to skip.

Monsters (2010) - Gem. Its (Not a spoiler) District 9 + Before sunset. British movies are amazing. I hope it's british. Didn't IMDB yet.

The Prestige - Watched it again after 4 years. Wow. Bale's accent was amazing. Wont mention about the movie. Everybody knows its a gem by Nolan.

Let me in - Not even 50% of Let the right one in. Failed remake for me. First timers may love it, who haven't watched the original.

Rakta Charita - Ok. Ramu is getting stereotype. Nothing new.
 

Rockstar11

Technomancer
The following is MY list of *THE BEST of the best* movies.
It's my personal opinion.
Those who don't agree can, well do nothing about it..Hehe

DRAMA/Thriller:

*12 Angry Men[1957] 9.5/10
*A Street Car Named Desire[1951] 8.5/10
*Apollo 13[1995] 9/10
*American Gangster[2007] 9/10
Atonement[2007] 8/10
Australia[2008] 8/10
Body of Lies[2008] 8/10
Brothers[2009] 8.5/10
Cloverfield[2008] 8/10
*City of God[2002] 9.5/10
*Forrest Gump 9.5/10
*Good Will Hunting[1997] 9/10
Gran Torino[2008] 8/10
*I am Sam[2005] 8.5/10
*Into the Wild[] 9/10
Le'on the professional[1994] 9/10
*Lord of the Rings Trilogy 9/10
*Munich[2005] 9/10
*Ocean's Series[2001-2007] 9/10
One Flew Over Cuckko's Nest[1975] 8.5/10
Pay It Forward[2000] 8/10
*Pursuit of Happyness[2005] 9/10
Requiem for a Dream[2000] 8.5/10
*Se7en[1995] 9/10
Seven Pounds[2008] 8.5/10
*Shawshank Redemption[1994] 9.5/10
Street Kings[2008] 8.5/10
*Taken[2008] 8.5/10
*The Batman Begins[2004] 9/10
*The Blind Side[2009] 8.5/10
The Bucket List[2007] 8/10
*The Dark Knight[2008] 9/10
*The Departed[2006] 9/10
*The Kite Runner[2008] 8.5/10
*The Silence of The Lambs[1991] 8.5/10
The Sixth Sense[1999] 8/10
The Usual Suspects[1995] 8.5/10
There WIll be Blood[2007] 8.5/10
*To Kill a MockingBird[1962] 9/10
*Trainspotting[1996] 8.5/10
Watchmen[2009] 8.5/10


War movie or Period drama:



A Bridge Too Far[1977] 8/10
Der Untergang[2004] 9/10
Enemy At The Gates[] 9/10
Full Metal Jacket[1987] 8.5/10
Gandhi[1982] 9/10
Gangs of New York 9/10
Green Zone[2002] 8.5/10
Inglorious Basterds[2009] 8/10
It's a Wonderful Life[1946] 8.5/10
*Letter From Iwo Jima[2006] 9/10
*Saving Private Ryan[1999] 9.5/10
*Schindler's List[1993] 10/10
The Hurt Locker[2009] 9/10
*The Pianist[2002] 9/10
Valkyrie[2009] 8.5/10



Romantic and Rom-Com:


A walk to remember[2004] 7.5/10
Definitely, Maybe[2008] 8/10
*The Notebook[2005] 9/10
What Happens in Vegas[2008] 8/10


Action:

*Die Hard series 9/10
Terminator Series 8.5/10
Rambo Series 8.5/10
District B-13 and District B-13: Ultimatum 8.5/10
Never Back Down[2007] 8.5/10


Comedy:



Be Kind Rewind[2008] 8.5/10
Dirty Rotten Scoundrel 8.5/10
Hotshots[] 8/10
HotShots Part Deux 8/10
*Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels[1998] 8.5/10 Jason Statham(Phir hera pheri was a lousy copy)
*Snatch[2007] 9.5/10 Brad Pitt, Jason Statham
Tropic Thunder[2008] 8.5/10 Adam Sandler
The Terminal[2001] 8.5/10 Tom Hanks
*The Hangover[2009] 9/10 Bradley Cooper.

Animated:

Ice Age Series 8/10
Kung Fu Panda 8.5/10
Madagascar, Madagascar 2[2008] 8/10
Ratatouille 8.5/10
*Toy Story Series[] 9/10
*UP[2009] 8.5/10

MindFvCK(These movies will give your head a spin atleast once):

*12 Monkeys[1995] 8.5/10 Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt
*A Beautiful Mind[2001] 8.5/10 Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly
Donnie Darko[2001] 8/10
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind[2004] 8/10 Jim Carrey
Inception[2010] 9/10 Leonardo Dicaprio
*Memento[2000] 9/10 Ghajini was a copy of this..
Pulp Fiction[1994] 8/10 John Travolta, Bruce Willis
*Fight Club[1999] 9.5/10 Brad Pitt, Edward Norton
*Prestige[2006] 9/10 Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman
The Butterfly Effect[2004] 8/10 Ashton Kutcher
The Illusionist[2006] 8/10 Edward Norton

Gangster Movies( DRAMA, Suspense, Thriller all in it):

*The GodFather I[1972] 9/10
*The Godfather II[1973] 9.5/10
Scarface[1983] 8.5/10
*Public Enemies[2010] 9/10
GoodFellas[1980]8.5/10

Horror :

*Dead Silence[2007] 8.5/10
*Paranormal Activity 8.5/10
Psycho[1960] 8.5/10
*Rec[2007] 8.5/10
The Blair Witch Project 8/10

The movies marked with a * are must watch...These are all I can remember right now..There are many more but this list will do for now..


Animated:
"Shrek" series

Sci-Fi
"Back to the future" series

Horror :
Lussier, Patrick "Dracula" series
 
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a_medico

Chillum Baba
The Associated Press: South Korean film director makes movie on iPhone

Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, Thirst) shot his latest film on an iPhone 4 !!
 

gagan007

Uhu, Not Gonna Happen!
so it was a "Mirch" night yesterday. Raima and Arunoday are terrific, as a matter of fact Raima is drool-worthy because of her killer/seductive bong looks...Ohh man and I was so wrong thinking that Riya is the better-looking one. Anyways...

Generally I do not like a movie divided into 3-4 smaller stories except when they are interconnected but as the base of Mirch is sex...it'll sell :) (dialogue from the movie itself)..

7/10 should be fair enough I think for atleast it made some sense in watching.
 

vamsi_krishna

Human Spambot
The Kids are all right - 7.5/10

A good family drama with Giggles here and there. Totally worth your 1 hour 40 minutes. Annette Bening kicked some royal ass in the movie. She steals the show when ever she is on the screen. A very tough and experienced competitor for Natalie Portman. I don't know the young girl's name who played role of the daughter, but she did pretty well, but not as good as that girl in True Grit. Score is nice, as well. Go watch this if you have time to kill.
 

ajayritik

Technomancer
Guys planning to watch Prestige? How is this movie? good for family viewing?
How about 127 hours release recently? Is that good as well.
Thanks Keviv for the list
 

ajai5777

Youngling
After a long time, watched a bolly movie
We Are Family - 7/10
Music was touching, specially the background score.
 
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