Re: The Movie Thread: New, Rented, Whatever....I don't care
THAT'S why it's awesome. It's so bad and cheesy.
THAT'S why it's awesome. It's so bad and cheesy.
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The Movie Thread: New, Rented, Whatever....I don't care
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Re: The Movie Thread: New, Rented, Whatever....I don't care
I beg to differ. Sharknado is awesomely bad. Troll 2 is just bad.
I beg to differ. Sharknado is awesomely bad. Troll 2 is just bad.
Re: The Movie Thread: New, Rented, Whatever....I don't care
Oh, it's laughable. Fits the movie perfectly. Something like "The Last Samurai"......ok you'd have a point.
Oh, it's laughable. Fits the movie perfectly. Something like "The Last Samurai"......ok you'd have a point.
FadeToBlack&Gold
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Re: The Movie Thread: New, Rented, Whatever....I don't care
In general, "awesomely bad" requires a song, TV show, or film to make a genuine effort to be cheesy/campy/awful. AFAIK, the producer/director of Troll 2 still insists that he made a good movie, and felt insulted when cast members said otherwise in the past. Somehow, I doubt anyone at SyFy thought Sharknado was supposed to be good.
I beg to differ. Sharknado is awesomely bad. Troll 2 is just bad.
In general, "awesomely bad" requires a song, TV show, or film to make a genuine effort to be cheesy/campy/awful. AFAIK, the producer/director of Troll 2 still insists that he made a good movie, and felt insulted when cast members said otherwise in the past. Somehow, I doubt anyone at SyFy thought Sharknado was supposed to be good.
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Good point. Language differences hurt Troll 2 (saw a doc on it; not too proud to admit that). But we agree there is bad bad, and "good" bad. Which is the whole point of this convo.
Good point. Language differences hurt Troll 2 (saw a doc on it; not too proud to admit that). But we agree there is bad bad, and "good" bad. Which is the whole point of this convo.
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Re: The Movie Thread: New, Rented, Whatever....I don't care
Sharknado is so bad I could watch it everyday
Sharknado is so bad I could watch it everyday
FadeToBlack&Gold
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Re: The Movie Thread: New, Rented, Whatever....I don't care
We saw the same documentary. Didn't the producer write the scripts in Italian, and someone did a very poor job of translating them into English?
We saw the same documentary. Didn't the producer write the scripts in Italian, and someone did a very poor job of translating them into English?
Re: The Movie Thread: New, Rented, Whatever....I don't care
Yeah, the production crew/director were Italian, and the actors weren't, and no one could translate, etc, so much miscommunication, and of course not a great movie to begin with....boomdone.
We saw the same documentary. Didn't the producer write the scripts in Italian, and someone did a very poor job of translating them into English?
Yeah, the production crew/director were Italian, and the actors weren't, and no one could translate, etc, so much miscommunication, and of course not a great movie to begin with....boomdone.
Re: The Movie Thread: New, Rented, Whatever....I don't care
The Family:
Kind of a dark comedy, but overall simple Hollywood romp with big names in it. About a former mafia guy and his family in the Witness protection program. It's a time-killer at best. Not enough laughs to really garner a higher recommendation.
Into The White:
One of the better movies I've seen in the past couple years. Lukas and Nieboer excel in their roles as German and British officers (respectively) who find them and a couple fellow airmen in the same desolate Norwegian cabin after shooting each other down. I can't recommend this movie more. It is added to my "buy" list.
EDIT: Into The White reminded me quite a bit of Joyeux Noel (2005) which is also a VERY good movie.
The Family:
Kind of a dark comedy, but overall simple Hollywood romp with big names in it. About a former mafia guy and his family in the Witness protection program. It's a time-killer at best. Not enough laughs to really garner a higher recommendation.
Into The White:
One of the better movies I've seen in the past couple years. Lukas and Nieboer excel in their roles as German and British officers (respectively) who find them and a couple fellow airmen in the same desolate Norwegian cabin after shooting each other down. I can't recommend this movie more. It is added to my "buy" list.
EDIT: Into The White reminded me quite a bit of Joyeux Noel (2005) which is also a VERY good movie.
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I never look at those sites. My tastes are too all over the board to get a good read on a movie (besides the super obvious ones, like The Godfather or Jack And Jill).
I never look at those sites. My tastes are too all over the board to get a good read on a movie (besides the super obvious ones, like The Godfather or Jack And Jill).
Kepler
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Re: The Movie Thread: New, Rented, Whatever....I don't care
Has anybody seen Sita Sings the Blues? I just saw a couple excerpts and it looks fantastic.
Wife and I just saw Rhyme & Reason finally this past weekend (only 17 years late). Loved it; recommend for anybody interested in the the history of hip hop.
Has anybody seen Sita Sings the Blues? I just saw a couple excerpts and it looks fantastic.
Wife and I just saw Rhyme & Reason finally this past weekend (only 17 years late). Loved it; recommend for anybody interested in the the history of hip hop.
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Re: The Movie Thread: New, Rented, Whatever....I don't care
“The Boy” (15yo) asked if I would take him to see Transformers – Age of Extinction last night. Show time 9:20pm, and I was reluctant to go with that whole ‘work-thing’ going-on the next day knowing we would get back late, but I reluctantly agreed to take him. While sitting in the theater waiting for the show to start (15-minutes late, due to technical issues), I found-out that the flick was 2hrs 45mins long. So now I am really regretting my decision, knowing I wouldn’t get-home until 12:30am! But I reminded myself that this was for “the Boy”, not for me.
So the lights go-down with me in a ‘foul-mode’, and this movie quickly pulled me out of that ‘funk’! Many similarities to the first three movies, with the most-notable difference being the absence of Shia LaBeouf (although Mark Wahlberg filled that role almost perfectly). Definitely held my attention for the full 2.75hrs. We both thought this fourth installment in the saga was excellent.
Fans of the prior Transformers movies will certainly not be disappointed. For those questioning how the change of ‘human characters’ will affect the film, I must admit that the new cast-of-characters was quite refreshing.
Cheers,
~TTF
“The Boy” (15yo) asked if I would take him to see Transformers – Age of Extinction last night. Show time 9:20pm, and I was reluctant to go with that whole ‘work-thing’ going-on the next day knowing we would get back late, but I reluctantly agreed to take him. While sitting in the theater waiting for the show to start (15-minutes late, due to technical issues), I found-out that the flick was 2hrs 45mins long. So now I am really regretting my decision, knowing I wouldn’t get-home until 12:30am! But I reminded myself that this was for “the Boy”, not for me.
So the lights go-down with me in a ‘foul-mode’, and this movie quickly pulled me out of that ‘funk’! Many similarities to the first three movies, with the most-notable difference being the absence of Shia LaBeouf (although Mark Wahlberg filled that role almost perfectly). Definitely held my attention for the full 2.75hrs. We both thought this fourth installment in the saga was excellent.
Fans of the prior Transformers movies will certainly not be disappointed. For those questioning how the change of ‘human characters’ will affect the film, I must admit that the new cast-of-characters was quite refreshing.
Cheers,
~TTF
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