New/Rented Movies: Have Mercy on Michael Bay's Soul, He Knows Not What He Does

[Proud2baLaker]

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Just a month till The Avengers comes out.... Haven't been looking forward to a movie this much since the Simpson's movie came out.... I'm not expecting an Oscar, but I think that the movies leading up to this have been entertaining popcorn flicks... Can't wait...

Some how I had overlooked The Avengers until recently when I saw some ads on TV. I would include it in my short list of movies I actually might go see in theaters this year along with Prometheus and Dark Knight Rises.

[French Rage]

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One thing about the movies that you liked (all of which I really love) is they have very strong, driving dramatic plots. TPS just meanders along, quietly. So you may simply not like that basically Nothing Happens. Have you ever seen "Smiles of a Summer Night"? That's probably my favorite romantic comedy, and it's aimless and atmospheric very much like TPS.

I think that's largely it. I don't get a sense for much happening. And it keeps jumping back and forth in mood; at times it's a wacky comedy and at times it's more dramatic, and while in many movies each mood complements and strengthens the others, here it feels like it's jerked from one to the other and they're spliced together. And I know this will make me some like an unkempt youngster who wants explosions everywhere, but there's too many scenes where they talk about nothing to me; I'm not saying that a movie needs to be action Action ACTION, but it should feel like conversation the characters are having has a point, rather than just being put in there to fill five minutes or so here or there.

Maybe I need to watch it again having an idea what to expect to see if it flows better. Plus I was tired the first time I saw it, and that usually doesn't help.

[Kepler]

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And I know this will make me some like an unkempt youngster who wants explosions everywhere, but there's too many scenes where they talk about nothing to me; I'm not saying that a movie needs to be action Action ACTION, but it should feel like conversation the characters are having has a point, rather than just being put in there to fill five minutes or so here or there.

I understand that feeling that sometimes dialog seems to be there just to show us how sensitive or ironic the filmmaker thinks he is. I wish I could cut the dialog track from every Werner Herzog movie (watching them in a language you don't know makes his movies 100x better). But for whatever reason I don't get that antsy "gay cowboys eating pudding" feeling from TPS.

I *do* get it from African Queen, funnily enough. There's a classic that does nothing for me after the first reel.

[aparch]

My girlfriend and I have been using Netflix to watch a lot of the old classics to see how they are. We've liked pretty much all of them we've seen so far: It Happened One Night, Casablanca, Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, All About Eve, Sunset Boulevard. But The Philadelphia Story suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucked. Can someone explain why it's so highly regarded?

My personal favorites of that list were It Happened One Night and Mr. Smith.

Not sure how a few others feel about it, but if you liked Mr. Smith, you may like Anatomy of a Murder. The movie is a little long, but it's the most real court room drama ever. Makes A Few Good Men seem simple. A lot of scenic shots and good dialog too in Anatomy. Jimmy Stewart plays a down on his luck backwoods lawyer who has to defend an army soldier from a murder rap.

First film to discuss rape as a central plot point (and was almost banned from being shown in Chicago forthe debut).

It's one of the only "classics" I own. (I hang my head in shame)

[Kepler]

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First film to discuss rape as a central plot point

Oh how they forget! There were many pre-code movies that either alluded to or explicitly used rape as a plot element.

"That doesn't speak very well for me, madam." Tod Slaughter is one of the greatest forgotten Ham Actors of all time. He was Vincent Price and Snidely Whiplash rolled into one.

BTW, I highly recommend any of Slaughter's great performances for anyone who wants to see what 19th century Grand Guignol was like on stage. I defy anybody to not hiss his villains.

[Kepler]

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Finally saw "They Might Be Giants." Loved it. Great footage of NYC in the 70's when it was really, really sleazy. There are also about 80 cameos of Depression Era borscht belt comics. Sort of a weird mixture of "Man of La Mancha" and "Who's Minding the Mint?"

[The Rube]

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Watched "Mesrine" (Killer Instinct) tonight. French movie recommended by duper. Quality, minus the massive time jumps in the storyline. Cassel is excellent. I'm really curious as to how part 2 is going to go (yeah, I could wiki it, but f that). Probably gonna watch part 2 tomorrow. The third quarter of the movie (when he's in solitary) was Aronofsky-like, kinda threw me for a loop at first. Other than that, it's basically a well-done mafia action movie.

[FueledByRamen]

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I know this is supposed to be a pseudo-serious thread... but during a quiet night in with the lady friend, decided to watch ******* 3D after a few strong beers. Despite the third grade object-to-the-balls/dogcrap routine, its still hilarious. Also was the first time the Ryan Dunn DUI accident really started to hit home for me.

For those of us perpetually stuck with the mind of a 9 year old, it's on Netflix streaming. Cheers.

EDIT: Realized the powers that be wouldn't want me saying the name of the movie J-A-C-K A-S-S

[The Rube]

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I know this is supposed to be a pseudo-serious thread... but during a quiet night in with the lady friend, decided to watch ******* 3D after a few strong beers. Despite the third grade object-to-the-balls/dogcrap routine, its still hilarious. Also was the first time the Ryan Dunn DUI accident really started to hit home for me.

For those of us perpetually stuck with the mind of a 9 year old, it's on Netflix streaming. Cheers.

EDIT: Realized the powers that be wouldn't want me saying the name of the movie J-A-C-K A-S-S

Nothing wrong with watching Jackass. It's a funny series of movies.

[JF_Gophers]

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Striptease Samurai Squad.

Topless asian women sword fighting. 'Nuf said.

Actually its a cheesy movie, but the title forced me to at least check out 20 minutes of it.

[The Rube]

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Striptease Samurai Squad.

Topless asian women sword fighting. 'Nuf said.

Actually its a cheesy movie, but the title forced me to at least check out 20 minutes of it.

I bet mookie has a copy of this movie.

[duper]

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Saw Wrath of the Titans last night. The plot, when I stop to think of it was interesting, but the movie was basically a dopey action movie. It wasn't bad, it was entertaining, but it could have been a LOT better with less emphasis on noise and special effects. (Good God, am I just an old man?)

Also, previews for MIB3 and Dark Shadows from Tim Burton. Also a preview for Battleship. From Hasbro. Yeah, they turned the game into an action movie. sigh

MIB3 looks good if you like Will Smith. Dark Shadows looks like a pretty typical Burton movie (it probably goes without saying that Johnny Depp plays Barnabas Collins.) Battleship obviously looks dreadful.

[Shirtless Guy]

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wow, it has been way too long since i watched Good Morning, Vietnam!

[The Rube]

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Watched "Mesrine" (Killer Instinct) tonight. French movie recommended by duper. Quality, minus the massive time jumps in the storyline. Cassel is excellent. I'm really curious as to how part 2 is going to go (yeah, I could wiki it, but f that). Probably gonna watch part 2 tomorrow. The third quarter of the movie (when he's in solitary) was Aronofsky-like, kinda threw me for a loop at first. Other than that, it's basically a well-done mafia action movie.

Watched Part 2 today (Public Enemy No. 1). Meh. It was okay, but I liked the first part way more.

Red State: average at best. The end message is about as subtle as a hit to the groin with a sledgehammer.

Sling Blade: besides knowing what the ending will be as soon as the Doyle character is talked about, decent movie. Worth watching once, at least.

[duper]

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Watched Part 2 today (Public Enemy No. 1). Meh. It was okay, but I liked the first part way more.

Red State: average at best. The end message is about as subtle as a hit to the groin with a sledgehammer.

Sling Blade: besides knowing what the ending will be as soon as the Doyle character is talked about, decent movie. Worth watching once, at least.

1st part was my favorite.