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Postby Gus Hanson » Sun Dec 29, 2013 8:29 am

Frozen - Much better than Tangled IMO, the animation was dazzling and the two leads were beautiful.

Friday - A laugh riot, Chris Tucker pre-Rush Hour fame was still the highlight of the film much like The Fifth Element.

Die Hard - Pretty much the only entry in the franchise worth watching IMO, the action never stops being exciting and Alan Rickman pre-Snape with his fancy suit, haircut and German accent make for a fun and menacing villain.

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Postby gatotsu911 » Sun Dec 29, 2013 2:42 pm

Saving Mr. Banks looks absolutely gagworthy.

Last night I saw The Wolf of Wall Street. If you feel like seeing The Wolf of Wall Street, consider the following alternative:
1) Rewatch Goodfellas.
2) Pretend that instead of Italian mafiosi, everyone is a crooked Wall Street stockbroker.
3) Congratulations! You've just saved an hour, a ticket fee, and a whole lot of tedium.
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Postby Guy Nacks » Sun Dec 29, 2013 3:05 pm

View Original Postgatotsu911 wrote:Last night I saw The Wolf of Wall Street. If you feel like seeing The Wolf of Wall Street, consider the following alternative:
1) Rewatch Goodfellas.
2) Pretend that instead of Italian mafiosi, everyone is a crooked Wall Street stockbroker.
3) Congratulations! You've just saved an hour, a ticket fee, and a whole lot of tedium.



I thought The Wolf of Ball Street was one of the better films of the year. It's got the Goodfellas vibe, Leo ballin' mad vagazzle and having fun with a candle, and the most hilarious drug trip in the history of ever.

It's a worthy Scorsese film, though Goodfellas will (and should) rightly go down as the better film.
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Postby The Killer of Heroes » Mon Dec 30, 2013 12:08 am

View Original PostGuy Nacks wrote: having fun with a candle


Yeah that scene was sure awkward to watch on Christmas Day with my father.

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Postby Giji Shinka » Mon Dec 30, 2013 6:06 am

Léon: The Professional
EVERYONE!!!....Should see this film....

9/10
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Postby Gus Hanson » Mon Dec 30, 2013 12:46 pm

Infernal Affairs - I'll be honest, I never saw The Departed before seeing this but overall this is a well crafted thriller in my book. I was confused at first as to which mole was which but the movie does a good job at putting all fears of not following well the story to rest. My only complaint would be the downer of an ending it goes out on but they made a trilogy out of this so I guess I should check that out.

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Postby Giji Shinka » Mon Dec 30, 2013 12:57 pm

A clockwork orange
Well, this film was full of wtf moments.

Also, Beethoven ftw.

9/10
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Postby gatotsu911 » Mon Dec 30, 2013 3:55 pm

Clockwork Orange is my favorite Kubrick and one of my top 5 films ever, 10/10
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Postby Giji Shinka » Mon Dec 30, 2013 4:15 pm

^Yeh, it's now one of my favorite films of all time too. ^__^

Next films I'll watch soon:
The Libertine -I've heard mixed opinions about this.
The green mile -Because Tom Hanks.
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Postby Nuclear Lunchbox » Mon Dec 30, 2013 4:22 pm

View Original PostGiji Shinka wrote:Inception

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Postby Trajan » Mon Dec 30, 2013 6:50 pm

I've started the Zatoichi films series and have gotten through six of them so far. Here's how I'd rank them in descending order:

The Tale of Zatoichi
Zatoichi the Fugitive
New Tale of Zatoichi
Zatoichi on the Road
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

I've also seen The Searchers, which was good but not as good as everyone makes it out to be, and Tokyo Story, which was amazing but I still like Late Spring better.
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Postby delispin25 » Tue Dec 31, 2013 11:36 pm

Videodrome. I don't know what to make of it. At least I got to see Debbie Harry naked.

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Postby Guy Nacks » Wed Jan 01, 2014 4:31 pm

View Original Postdelispin25 wrote:Videodrome. I don't know what to make of it. At least I got to see Debbie Harry naked.


and stomach vaginas.
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Postby Gus Hanson » Thu Jan 02, 2014 7:36 am

Rocky III - Literally watched it three times in a row. It's THAT good to be worthy of being my all time favorite of the Rocky saga.

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Postby gatotsu911 » Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:54 am

Watched Braveheart with my dad on New Year's. Somehow having missed the fact that it was directed by Mel Gibson, I was not adequately prepared for the overload of kitsch in this film. There is not an ironic or self-aware bone in its body. Which is kind of charming, in a way. It's a very (very) dumb movie, but it's an entertaining one and I'd watch it again (especially with some riffing partners).

Mel Gibson's Fabio hair never stops being distracting/funny.

I also saw it cited on a list of "The 10 Most Historically Inaccurate Modern Films", which included no less than three movies directed by and/or starring Mel Gibson, and one (Pearl Harbor) from Braveheart's screenwriter. So, lol.
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Postby Ænimal » Thu Jan 02, 2014 3:51 pm

Cheech&Chong - Up In Smoke






...wait, what were we talking about, man?

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Postby soul.assassin » Thu Jan 02, 2014 10:48 pm

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug -- I thought the fight scene along the rapids was fucking awesome and fluid, lots of transitions and split-second feints and counterstrokes.

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Postby Trajan » Fri Jan 03, 2014 3:47 pm

City Lights

Chaplin is a damn genius
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Postby Joy Evangelion » Fri Jan 03, 2014 3:52 pm

View Original Postgatotsu911 wrote:I also saw it cited on a list of "The 10 Most Historically Inaccurate Modern Films", which included no less than three movies directed by and/or starring Mel Gibson, and one (Pearl Harbor) from Braveheart's screenwriter. So, lol.


The sad thing about this was that I had a teacher in high school who showed us Braveheart because we were studying...something or other. Possibly Middle Ages Scotland, or kilts.

In other news; Finally got around to watching the 1979 coming of age film Breaking Away. It's basically about four guys from Bloomington, Indiana who graduate high school and don't know what to do with their lives. One of them aspires to be an Italian bicyclist.
It was pretty great, relatable, funny, etc. But the ending was a little cliche. That's what you get from a coming of age story. [/i]
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Postby C.A.P. » Fri Jan 03, 2014 5:19 pm

View Original PostTrajan wrote:Chaplin is a damn genius


Wait until you see Monsieur Verdoux. That's probably his most sophisticated film.
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