The Movie Thread: New, Rented, Whatever....I don't care

[Shirtless Guy]

Re: The Movie Thread: New, Rented, Whatever....I don't care

Seeing that apple commercial made me realize I need to see that movie again.

 

[SteveP]

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We were going to see Monuments Men last night, until we read a bunch of tepid reviews. So we opted for Jack Ryan. I've read every one of Clancy's novels and obviously the timeline for the movie is way off. Having said that, it was an OK action flick with a lot of holes. We gave it one large popcorn bag.

Just finished reading Lone Survivor, so we plan to see that next weekend.

 

[The Rube]

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We were going to see Monuments Men last night, until we read a bunch of tepid reviews. So we opted for Jack Ryan. I've read every one of Clancy's novels and obviously the timeline for the movie is way off. Having said that, it was an OK action flick with a lot of holes. We gave it one large popcorn bag.

Just finished reading Lone Survivor, so we plan to see that next weekend.

The reviews I've heard/seen for MM are all over the board. I'll check it out on video.

 

[rufus]

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Seeing that apple commercial made me realize I need to see that movie again.

Haven't seen it in ages, but it was on when i got home yesterday, and I just couldn't turn the channel. Noticed some stuff in Robin William'
s performance that I had never really paid attention to before. When he's talking to Neil, and Neil says he spoke with his father, and he can do the play, and might be able to keep on with the acting, after he leaves, there's a slight look of sadness on William's face where you can see he knows that Neil was lying, a sort of sad, wistful expression. And during the final scene, when he turns and see's that it's shy, quiet Todd who was up on his desk, calling out to him, there's a look bordering somewhere between surprise, amazement, and then almost pride, that this kid would do something that had been unheard of for him to do just a few months earlier.

Really great piece of acting for someone who didn't make his name as a dramatic actor.

Just a great, great movie. I may have to pick this up on DVD.

 

[The Rube]

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Haven't seen it in ages, but it was on when i got home yesterday, and I just couldn't turn the channel. Noticed some stuff in Robin William'
s performance that I had never really paid attention to before. When he's talking to Neil, and Neil says he spoke with his father, and he can do the play, and might be able to keep on with the acting, after he leaves, there's a slight look of sadness on William's face where you can see he knows that Neil was lying, a sort of sad, wistful expression. And during the final scene, when he turns and see's that it's shy, quiet Todd who was up on his desk, calling out to him, there's a look bordering somewhere between surprise, amazement, and then almost pride, that this kid would do something that had been unheard of for him to do just a few months earlier.

Really great piece of acting for someone who didn't make his name as a dramatic actor.

Just a great, great movie. I may have to pick this up on DVD.

Agreed on the quality of that movie. Loved it. As for Robin Williams and dramatic/serious roles, Insomnia and One Hour Photo were great. If you haven't checked those out, I definitely recommend them.

 

[mookie1995]

took the 3 young'uns to see lego movie. ****ing stupid. should have dropped them off and slept in the car.

Damm, but the ending of Dead Poets Society never fails to bring a tear to the old eye.

"Oh Captain, my Captain!!"

very good movie, yes.

 

[BassAle]

took the 3 young'uns to see lego movie. ****ing stupid. should have dropped them off and slept in the car.

The lego movie was great. I had low expectations going in (hadn't even seen a trailer). The 5 year old really wanted to see it. I admit I enjoyed the movie.

 

[St. Clown]

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The lego movie was great. I had low expectations going in (hadn't even seen a trailer). The 5 year old really wanted to see it. I admit I enjoyed the movie.

They've had a Lego TV show on one of the cartoon stations. My buddy's kids watch it a lot. It's all silly humor, but if you know the context of some of the stuff, it can be mildly entertaining for adults, too.

 

[BassAle]

They've had a Lego TV show on one of the cartoon stations. My buddy's kids watch it a lot. It's all silly humor, but if you know the context of some of the stuff, it can be mildly entertaining for adults, too.

It definitely spoofed the Matrix and had other humor that went over my kids head.

 

[Handyman]

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Haven't seen it in ages, but it was on when i got home yesterday, and I just couldn't turn the channel. Noticed some stuff in Robin William'
s performance that I had never really paid attention to before. When he's talking to Neil, and Neil says he spoke with his father, and he can do the play, and might be able to keep on with the acting, after he leaves, there's a slight look of sadness on William's face where you can see he knows that Neil was lying, a sort of sad, wistful expression. And during the final scene, when he turns and see's that it's shy, quiet Todd who was up on his desk, calling out to him, there's a look bordering somewhere between surprise, amazement, and then almost pride, that this kid would do something that had been unheard of for him to do just a few months earlier.

Really great piece of acting for someone who didn't make his name as a dramatic actor.

Just a great, great movie. I may have to pick this up on DVD.

I have watched that movie a dozen times, and it never gets old. Robin Williams was spot on. The scene where he gets Ethan Hawke to ad lib a poem on Whitman in front of the class always takes my breathe away.

 

[The Rube]

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The Purge:

It was okay. With the right writing, it really could have been 2.5 hours instead of 1.5 and be a great movie. Needed more character development. However, with that short of a time, they overdid the foreshadowing, accelerated/scrunched the characters' personalities, etc. Took away from the movie. It does pose quite the moral dilemmas, and the "what would YOU do" in its most basic form, though. Worth a watch if you have nothing else going.

 

[FreshFish]

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Surprise, surprise.

The new Robocop movie gets a favorable 3-star review:

The 1987 “RoboCop” was a good movie, if you like bad movies. And who doesn’t? The remake is something quite different: thoughtful, grounded, more interested in questions of free will and emotions versus technology than it is in goofy satire.

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The earlier film was painted in the broadest strokes, with a ludicrously wicked corporation and a no-nonsense shoot-’em-all hero, but Padilha works more subtly: This is a superhero film for grown-ups that reflects a moment when drone usage is hotly debated and it’s no longer ridiculous to contemplate a man who might have several metal limbs.

The director isn’t a master of action scenes, though these are competently executed, particularly a mass shootout in a darkened space. Where Padilha really succeeds, though, is in his warmth, his wondering about the human element amid technological frenzy.

Far from being a rock-’em-sock-’em B-movie, this “RoboCop” wants to know what it’s like to be a person without a body, how that person might appear to his own son (pretty much like the same old dad in a cool new outfit: kids adapt) and how he might rebuild a life with his wife. The movie doesn’t have the soul of “Batman Begins” and its sequels but it’s miles better than “Transformers” or “Iron Man 3,” which was pure pandering fantasy meant to make adolescent boys feel rocket-fueled and quip-empowered but never tied down to any icky feelings or interior conflicts.

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“RoboCop” is topically up-to-the-moment but stylistically it’s retro. Far from using the story as an excuse to string together cheap thrills and blowout spectacle, its hero has all the heart of the Tin Man.

 

[The Rube]

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The local critic ripped it for being too serious, whereas the original had some funny (sometimes unintentionally so) moments in it.

 

[Handyman]

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If you are going to a Robocop movie for the message you are doing it wrong.

 

[French Rage]

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If anyone wants to watch it, apparently there are a few threads telling you where you can see it for free!

 

[RaceBoarder]

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If you are going to a Robocop movie for the message you are doing it wrong.

I don't think anyone was expecting anything even remotely good with this reboot...

 

[Handyman]

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I might see it...I never thought the original was all that special.

 

[supe]

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Saw the new Robocop, loved the original as a youngster. The new one is definitely less comic-book-ish but has a few elements cooler than the first. Nothing great, but enjoyed it.

 

[Slap Shot]

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Took the kids to the Lego movie. I noticed them giggling more often than during any family movie since probably Despicable Me. For me it was fine with a few slow spots about 2/3 of the way in.

 

[The Rube]

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Kick A* 2:

It was okay. Some parts captured what made the first one so great, and other parts took what made the first one great and just went overkill on the bit. For the most part, the violence (which was the "controversial" subject of the sequel) just didn't seem as funny. It had a darker feel to it. In the first one, it was all hilarious. And the dark moments in the first one had some real feel behind it, whereas in the sequel it felt "necessary" and therefore uber-scripted just to have it in there.

I DID like how they treated Hit Girl's character/real-life persona. Really fleshed out what someone like that might go through in that life scenario.