Movies Discussion Thread V1: Ratings and Opinions

quagmire

Allllright !
Great thread..!!
My first post in this thread..

Movies to Watch with your Friends (In no particular order)

Accepted - Very Enjoyable movie. Awesome duo - Jonah Hill and Justin Long.
21 Jump Street - Great comedy. Couldn't stop laughing till the end..
Pineapple Express - Seth Rogen is my favourite comedy actor.
I love You, Man - Paul Rudd and Jason Segel .. Excellent pair.
American Pie (all 7) - Yeah perverted.. But who cares when you are with friends.
Superhero Movie - Spoof of the movie Spiderman.
Meet the Spartans - Spoof of the movie 300.
Chronicle - Interesting, although I dont like movies with such cinematography. (Like Cloverfield)
Superbad - Watch it for Jonah Hill and Michael Cera.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World - Havent read the book , but I can assure its a fun movie.
The Cabin The Woods - One of the horror movies I have seen with a company and liked it.
50/50 - Complex movie about a person with cancer.Liked Joseph Gordon-Levitt's performance in this.
(500) Days of Summer - Joseph Gordon-Levitt , Zooey Deschanel. Just loved this movie.In my top 10 favorite movies.
High Fidelity - One of the most memorable performances by John Cusack.
The 40 Year Old Virgin - Big fan of Steve Carell after this movie.
Bad Boys 1&2 - Comedy + Action + Will Smith = Blockbuster.
Avengers - Pure Action and mid blowing VFX.
30 Minutes or Less - Jesse Eisenberg , Aziz Ansari. Above average comedy.
The Social Network - Thats why you have to watch it with your friends.
Hangover 1& 2 - When friends are around comedy goes to a different level like this one.

Guys I was wondering , is there a thread for TV Series (all genres) like this..?
 
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rohan_mhtr

Most wanted
Watched Skyfall today . Good bond movie . Starts with a bang but slows down in the middle . You wont see many of the bonds high tech instruments in this one as a result it doesnt feel like a spy movie . There are not many twists in the story as the previous movies and hence its rather predictable . Good one time watch . My rating 8/10
One question - Why does bond gets to sleep with all the actress in the movie ?
 

rhitwick

Democracy is a myth
Horror movies that critics are afraid to watch,

Q: Time for a Halloween confession: name a movie you've never watched because you're afraid it will be too scary.

The critics' answers:

Alan Zilberman, Brightest Young Things/Tiny Mix Tapes:

"I only avoid horror movies when I think they'll be too disgusting. I'll never watch 'The Human Centipede,' for example, or 'A Serbian Film.'"

Mark Young, Sound on Sight/New York Movie Klub:

"This is a tough one, because I tend to pride myself on a strong stomach and willingness to sit through any scary movie (even if I have to cover my eyes on occasion). However, there is one particular thing that I simply can't stand to see on screen, or even think about. Rather than describe it, I will simply say that I've never seen 'Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom' for exactly the same reason that I refused to watch 'The Help.'"

Chase Whale, Next Movie/Twitch/Film.com:

"If I were 12, I would have a pile of movies ('Candyman' and 'A Nightmare on Elm Street,' to name a few), but at 29, nothing comes to mind that I'm too scared to watch. That said, I won't watch movies with a lot of gore because that carnage sticks with me and I can't eat a pepperoni pizza without thinking about a prolapsed anus."

Andrew Welch, Adventures in Cinema:

"The one movie I’ve always been too afraid to watch is 'The Exorcist.' 'Creepy,' I think I can handle, and even 'spine-tingling' to a certain point. But we’re talking about one of the most terrifying movies ever made here, and 'terrifying' is something I just won’t do."

Scott Weinberg, Twitch/Movies.com:

"'Sex and the City 2.'"

Anne-Katrin Titze, Eye For Film:

"'Snakes on a Plane,' because the concept is so scary, it doesn't even matter what the filmmaker does with it. Think of the most frightening scene in the closing night film of the 50th New York Film Festival, 'Flight,' combined with the opening night film, 'Life of Pi.' John Gatins, a terrified flyer, and the writer of 'Flight,' told me that Zemeckis, who is a pilot, took him up in a plane and wanted to work on the crash scene, while in the air. Ang Lee, on the other hand, said he had four Bengal tigers to play Richard Parker, in the little boat on the ocean, in 3-D, no less. But I would go to see 'Tigers on a Plane.'"

Andreas Stoehr, Pussy Goes Grrr:

"For a lover of horror movies, 'too scary' sounds less like a threat than an incentive. If I'm told that a movie is unwatchably violent or disgusting, my response tends to be a curious 'Oh, really...?' That said, certain subject matters do strike preemptive fear into my heart: terminal illness, nuclear war, 'real world' stuff like that. As a result, I've yet to watch 'Threads' or 'Testament,' and don't know if I'll ever see 'Collapse,' the 2009 documentary about peak oil. I have enough debilitating anxiety in my life; I don't need movies about global catastrophe adding to it. (Special mention goes to 'Irreversible' and 'Men Behind the Sun,' both of which sound utterly nauseating. I'll still probably see them someday, however, because dear-god-what-is-wrong-with-me.)"

Josh Spiegel, Mousterpiece Cinema/Sound on Sight:

"My answer is Tobe Hooper’s 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.' I don’t love horror films on the whole, though I’ve seen more than I realized (or at least, I’ve seen more beloved or well-liked horror movies). And though I was unfortunate enough to see the execrable and disgusting 2003 remake, I haven’t seen the 1974 original. There are a few reasons -- I’m sure the original isn’t as excessively gory as the redo, I really can’t stand tons of blood and guts in movies, for example -- but I will admit that some part of the concept freaks me out. The idea of a road trip going sour, of driving in some rural area, having no help available, and being beset upon by evil forces, is a foolish fear to have, but one I constantly harbor when I go on a long drive. One day, maybe when I know I’ll never drive anywhere again, I may check this out, but it’s not happening anytime soon."

Jason Shawhan, Nashville Scene/Interface 2037:

"I've not been afraid to watch a film because it would be too scary since around Junior High. I will avoid films that from what I've been told would be too disgusting ('Cannibal Holocaust,' 'Men Behind The Sun' -- I don't go for actual animal slaughter as an atmospheric effect)."

Katey Rich, Cinema Blend:

"For a long time the answer to this was 'An Inconvenient Truth,' because I totally didn't think I could handle a movie that laid out just how ****ed we are in terms of global warming. I eventually watched it and dealt with the existential terror, but I think I've spent up all my courage about scary movies, because now I avoid all of them, documentary or not."

Jordan Raup, The Film Stage:

"I'm usually down for anything scary, but it is the gratuitous, disturbing horror films that I usually avoid -- 'A Serbian Film,' 'The Human Centipede,' etc."

Read full article here : The Criticwire Survey: Movies You're Afraid to Watch | Criticwire
 
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abhidev

Human Spambot
Watched 'Skyfall' yesterday...and frankly it wasn't that impressive as I thought it would be when i saw the trailers n all....it is more about the core story of James bond than just an action flick. All in all a good movie as I am Daniel Craig(James Bond) fan than Pierce Brosnan fan. Some action sequences were really good and loved the music. 7.5/10
 

Makx

Game on
I was disappointed when I first saw The Exorcist, I didn't find it horrifying at all but an adult comedy :p and some gore...
 

Zangetsu

I am the master of my Fate.
American Pie Reunion (2012) - 7/10
one of the best in series....really njoyable ;)

TED (2012) - 6.5/10
nice movie with simple plot...dialogues are funny
 

Flash

Lost in speed
Digit once provided Rashomon in its DVD.
Does Anyone know which month, it belonged to?


No prob. Found it on Dec.2011
 
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Krow

Crowman
They should have used Adele's song for the final Skyfall action sequence. I didn't really like that movie, just didn't have one liners as good as Casino Royale and the only slightly hot woman has a brief role.

I'm glad Bond movies have moved away from unreal gadgets, but I'm not sure if Bond being more like Batman is a good idea.
 

amjath

Human Spambot
I was disappointed when I first saw The Exorcist, I didn't find it horrifying at all but an adult comedy :p and some gore...

When was it released u know? That's y it is not so horrifying. See these movies and evil dead series at that age point of view. classic movies are always epic
 

rhitwick

Democracy is a myth
Skyfall 6/10

First shock when the title was showing, I noticed its rated as "U/A"!!! Bond movie 'U/A' in India why...how???? Did we see any censored version?

Review,
First let me point out what we don't get from it,

>Story. I guess everyone is following "Salman Khan" now. Put action and only action in a movie, few slow-mo shots of hero appearing etc and you got a blockbuster.
>Bond gadgets
>Bond girl. At least the way we are used to see 'em till this movie appeared.
>Villain's plan. Until now, in all bond movies villains had some outrageous plans to either conquer world or destroy it. Here the his intelligence, resources are wasted on petty mission.
>Style and action. When Daniel Craig happened we lost the conventional Bond but got a tougher Bond. Here he rarely got chance to fight.

What we got,
>Acting of Javier Bardem as 'Silva'.
>Initial chase sequence. Still not up to the mark of "Bourne" but pretty good.

The movie seemed incomplete on lot of aspects. I know you won't listen to my advice but if you ask me, wait for the blue ray release.
 

abhidev

Human Spambot
Skyfall 6/10

First shock when the title was showing, I noticed its rated as "U/A"!!! Bond movie 'U/A' in India why...how???? Did we see any censored version?

Review,
First let me point out what we don't get from it,

>Story. I guess everyone is following "Salman Khan" now. Put action and only action in a movie, few slow-mo shots of hero appearing etc and you got a blockbuster.
>Bond gadgets
>Bond girl. At least the way we are used to see 'em till this movie appeared.
>Villain's plan. Until now, in all bond movies villains had some outrageous plans to either conquer world or destroy it. Here the his intelligence, resources are wasted on petty mission.
>Style and action. When Daniel Craig happened we lost the conventional Bond but got a tougher Bond. Here he rarely got chance to fight.

What we got,
>Acting of Javier Bardem as 'Silva'.
>Initial chase sequence. Still not up to the mark of "Bourne" but pretty good.

The movie seemed incomplete on lot of aspects. I know you won't listen to my advice but if you ask me, wait for the blue ray release.

yea even I felt the movie was incomplete...also Bond arrived only at the end of any crisis and instead of saving others, others were saving him :duh2:
 

Anorion

Sith Lord
Staff member
Admin
Skyfall 6/10
The movie seemed incomplete on lot of aspects. I know you won't listen to my advice but if you ask me, wait for the blue ray release.

lol, nope, gonna go catch now

just back. liked the roles of the new Q, Moneypenny, and Mallory still +1 to Skip.
 

sam9s

The High 5 Flyer
Skyfall ..... To begin with if people are looking for Typical Bond Action/Gadgets .... they are gonna be hugely disappointed. Anyhow the gadget gimmicky that had plagued the pre Daniel Craig movies was already been slowly removed since the first iteration of Craig's 007, however what for me was more ; how shall I put it ; different was how low on action, and heavy on drama/emotions this movie was. I can positively say that M and Bond shared the most screen time in this movie, (and there was a reason, not spilling out here as a spoiler). Another thing typical of Bond trademark movie is the improvisation that was missing all together, sure he was able to device plans of escape but that didnt seem to be any thing special. Casino Royal nailed it with just the opening chase sequence .......

Coming to positives, ........ I likes the introduction of Q, and I was not surprised to see that the makers of this movie clearly knew that gadgets are no longers Bond's, virtue, with Q aptly and funnly putting .... "What do you expect, exploding Pens ........ we dont do that anymore" .... I personally enjoyed that. Next were the dialogues witty, charming and funny kept the whole premises interesting. Last but not the least, Javier Bardem as the villain, I enjoyed him, how ever again people who have seen him in No country for old men would agree that, as a villain here in Skyfall, director was not even able to touch 5% of his performance what he gave in NCFOM, there he is just phenomenal and send shivers down your spine with his chilling, cold and ruthless performance.

Anyway all in all it was not my one of the good Daniel Craig movies as Bond, but still worthy enough to applaud it.............6.8/10
 
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