Movies Discussion Thread V1: Ratings and Opinions
fieldgunner
Broken In
@rhitwick: totally got confused about your review on Eden Lake... you bashed it, yet gave it a high rating...
Catch Priceless, keeps coming up on World Movies. And 13 Zameti, great black and white suspense... very stylishly handled, and realistic story. About a bunch of people who play Russian Roulette with high stakes.
Catch Priceless, keeps coming up on World Movies. And 13 Zameti, great black and white suspense... very stylishly handled, and realistic story. About a bunch of people who play Russian Roulette with high stakes.
Ethan_Hunt
Aspiring Novelist
^It's a good with a busted ending.
Assassination of a High School President - 7/10. Pretty good movie.
Assassination of a High School President - 7/10. Pretty good movie.
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rhitwick
Democracy is a myth
Il Mare 9/10
Great movie.
Well, I won't call it sci-fi or at least lets not generalize it as sci-fi. It comes under those movies whhich are influenced by time-travel or disruption of space-time continuum.
Remember Kate and Leopold??
Very good acting, great cinematography.
Each frame of this movie can fill a art house. And, I bet people would pay to buy those paintings. Visually its just stunning.
To describe the lonely situation only the house is enough.
Thought of giving 10 but climax didn't satisfy me. This is not a movie about happy ending. It should have had a perfect ending.
I just loved the house, if I could :sigh:
Great movie.
Well, I won't call it sci-fi or at least lets not generalize it as sci-fi. It comes under those movies whhich are influenced by time-travel or disruption of space-time continuum.
Remember Kate and Leopold??
Very good acting, great cinematography.
Each frame of this movie can fill a art house. And, I bet people would pay to buy those paintings. Visually its just stunning.
To describe the lonely situation only the house is enough.
Thought of giving 10 but climax didn't satisfy me. This is not a movie about happy ending. It should have had a perfect ending.
I just loved the house, if I could :sigh:
rohan_mhtr
Most wanted
Zombieland 8.5/10
Watched zombieland today and i must say that it was actually very good and funny . Very good horror comedy movie i have seen after Shawn of the dead .
Here is the Imdb link Zombieland
Watched zombieland today and i must say that it was actually very good and funny . Very good horror comedy movie i have seen after Shawn of the dead .
Here is the Imdb link Zombieland
I finally saw Transformers II. I was avoiding it like the plague because of how horrible everyone said it was. I liked it! The Transformers were awesome! You could spot some serious science theories behind what they had done. Megan Fox was not over the top as they made her out to be. Ok, she had too much lipstick on, the changing scene was corny, and her daddy-sob story was really stupid, but she was there for so little time that you could just blank her out like an ad-block plugin. I loved starscream again, and whatever the Jaguar thing was. Watching it run was such a pleasure.
@Rhitwick: yeah Il Mare was really good, and so was Kate and Leopold. Anyone know slow but great movies?
@Pan's Labrynth: I would put it right up there, the storytelling is brilliant. Anyone know movies that feel like classics when you watch them, but novel at the same time? Pan's Labrynth was like that, so was Brazil, and even Terminator II for that matter. The second anything happens it should feel so natural and perfect. I donno how to explain this better, but I really like movies like that. For example, in Pan's Labrynth, the frog and the three tasks line felt like something you read about as a kid, but there really never was a story like that at all.
@Rhitwick: yeah Il Mare was really good, and so was Kate and Leopold. Anyone know slow but great movies?
@Pan's Labrynth: I would put it right up there, the storytelling is brilliant. Anyone know movies that feel like classics when you watch them, but novel at the same time? Pan's Labrynth was like that, so was Brazil, and even Terminator II for that matter. The second anything happens it should feel so natural and perfect. I donno how to explain this better, but I really like movies like that. For example, in Pan's Labrynth, the frog and the three tasks line felt like something you read about as a kid, but there really never was a story like that at all.
rhitwick
Democracy is a myth
If you want true to the heart fantasy movies, watch Stardust. There were fantasy movies but never like this.
Slow but great....ummm
The taste of tea (Slow but not great, but good, visually just awesome)
3 Iron (My ever best movie, if not yet seen, please watch)
The Pornographers (Its slow, its serious and its not my cup of tea. May be serious movie lovers would like it)
Christmas In August (Awesome!!! in word)
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Ajab Prem Ki Gajab Kahani 4/10
(I had spent my precious 6 hours for it. First a mall refused us as its all shows were house-full today. We went to another and got tickets of 10.30PM show. U know we bought these @8PM!!!)
Well, there is nothing new in this movie.
Story: U have seen such movies so many times that u can even tell it while u r asleep. Same old jokes, same old comic situations. So many un-necessary characters, same Priyadarshan treatment to story.
Acting: Katrrina again proveds that she can't act and dance. Ranbir Kapoor showed that he can overact and Upen Patel (oh just leave him....)
Editing: Worst. It felt like eternity. Everytime I thought now its gonna end, a new character/twist comes. Forcefully stretched.
Visuals: Nil.
Songs: Good songs but misplaced.
If its so bad why its in Must watch thread? Well, its an one time watch only in morning shows. Never waste more than 70/- for this.
Only time there is some good/original humor is betwen Ranbir and his dad. But such moments are very few (very few bole to v e r y few)...
Paranormal Activity -- 9.5/10
It's not a perfect 10 only because I'm yet to see The Blair Witch Project (the movie from which PA drew it's inspirational documentary style of filming) and The Ring. Absolute must watch if you want to blow your mind off.
Word of advice, try watching it past midnight. Definitely adds to the experience. I saw it today morning, past 1am (the time when most things happen in the movie) in the midst of torrential rain at my place (street lights blacking out as well) mainly in the hope of getting my mind off a disastrous exam. It's safe to say that only did I get my mind off it but I managed to lose it completely.
PS: What's the opinion on The Ring and The Blair Witch Project? Any other horror movies that really flip you out? That is, movies which really spook you instead of grossing you out with excessive blood? Do the Saw series come in that category?
It's not a perfect 10 only because I'm yet to see The Blair Witch Project (the movie from which PA drew it's inspirational documentary style of filming) and The Ring. Absolute must watch if you want to blow your mind off.
Word of advice, try watching it past midnight. Definitely adds to the experience. I saw it today morning, past 1am (the time when most things happen in the movie) in the midst of torrential rain at my place (street lights blacking out as well) mainly in the hope of getting my mind off a disastrous exam. It's safe to say that only did I get my mind off it but I managed to lose it completely.
PS: What's the opinion on The Ring and The Blair Witch Project? Any other horror movies that really flip you out? That is, movies which really spook you instead of grossing you out with excessive blood? Do the Saw series come in that category?
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Ethan_Hunt
Aspiring Novelist
Even I was planning to watch Paranormal Activity. It was getting highly positive reviews from all over the place. Is it really that scary?
For me, The Ring wasn't really scary. It was slow and consisted of those occasional "jumpy" movements.
For me, The Ring wasn't really scary. It was slow and consisted of those occasional "jumpy" movements.
I'd say cloverfield. Same hand-held cam approach, excellent graphics too, and yeah, pretty scary.
And as for the scariest film I have ever seen... it totally has to be Rosemary's Baby. The "shock scenes" - with violent camera movement, graphic content on screen and sound FX are all for at most a minute and a half - although the movie itself is about four hours long. It is scary in a simple, long and slow way. Really haunting.
eggman
I have Yolks not Brains!
huh??it's around 2.30 hrs long!
rhitwick
Democracy is a myth
"Ring" is scary and "Blair Witch Project" (BWP) is uncanny and makes you very much un-comfortable.
You may not feel anything after watching Ring but BWP will haunt you even after its finished.
Same genre, less/no blood and very much spooky is "Hansel and Gretel" (visually stunning and very different)
And REC (if u ignore a bit of blood)
ratedrsuperstar
The Sexy Beast
idk why people have loved PA so much.i've seen TBWP its only worth the last 2-5mins.movie is meh for someone like me who doesnt like the horror genre