Rate The Last Movie(s) You Watched

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  • edited December 2010
    Someone gave Seven Samurai 8.5 out of 10... but generic mass market CGI comedy gets a perfect score? I think I'm done with this thread.

    I lol'd.
    Imo I don't mind you giving Seven Samurai an 8.5. It's a great score. Personally I give it a 9/10
    Heck, I wouldn't even be bothered if you gave Despicable Me a higher mark than Seven Samurai.
    Like you say, different opinions.
    But I fail to see how Despicable Me is a flawless movie in anyones opinion.
  • edited December 2010
    Journey to the far side of the sun 6.5-7/10.

    If you dig SF and can stand old movies then it's quite entertaining. I like the idea that a parallel earth exists in our solar system and it's unknown/hidden because it rotates at the exact opposite of our earth. This makes me feel comfy, although it's nonsense because we would have found it out by the elliptic orbit and the gravitation source.

    It's fun thinking about how our lifes would be like if there would exist another planet with human like lifeforms just around the corner.
  • edited December 2010
    Tron: Legacy -9/10

    Saw it in IMAX 3D. Never saw the original but it was pretty easy to get into. I liked how they left it open at the end, but not open enough for another movie.
  • edited December 2010
    Tron from the 80s was better. This Tron? This Tron is sad. Its only saving grace was the Daft Punk soundtrack.
  • edited December 2010
    The 'Burbs. 9/10. It's pretty funny/interesting. Tom Hanks' character has all these weird neighbors in it, and theres these especially weird neighbors who move in right next door and he and his buddies in the neighborhood suspect them of evil stuff and, well, it was a cool movie.
  • edited December 2010
    Tron from the 80s was better. This Tron? This Tron is sad. Its only saving grace was the Daft Punk soundtrack.
    I guess I'll never see the original, because NO ONE has it.
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    Zepton wrote: »
    The 'Burbs. 9/10. It's pretty funny/interesting. Tom Hanks' character has all these weird neighbors in it, and theres these especially weird neighbors who move in right next door and he and his buddies in the neighborhood suspect them of evil stuff and, well, it was a cool movie.

    Yeah this is one of my favorite horror-comedies. The 80's was a fantastic time for them. I also plan to see TRON: Legacy and True Grit next week. Anyway-

    Chisum - 6/11 - Pretty typical John Wayne western. Basically it's not my favorite that he's made, but it's enjoyable. I'm really only counting it because it's on TV right now, but I didn't go out of my way to see it. Good for a relaxing easygoing viewing. Actually, I've never seen this all the way through....

    The Great Outdoors - 6/11 - I hadn't seen this one in years, and it wasn't quite as good as I remembered. It's not a bad film though, and it definitely has its great moments. But it also has its blunders. This is more of a film from my childhood, so I view it more on nostalgia, but it was kind of sad to see so many moments I used to roar at that really only brought a bit of laughter now. There are a couple moments that have me roaring though, like the steak, the bat, and the final action piece with the bear.

    The Blues Brothers - 10/11 - This movie is a classic. Every scene is memorable. I really love the banter between both Blues and the banter between them and the other characters. I've never met anyone who didn't like this film. It's just so damn cool. It's hard for me to find something to nitpick about it but if I had to it's that I wish the rest of the Blues band were a little more interesting.

    Planes, Trains, and Automobiles - 9001/11 - This movie makes me miss John Candy. Watching it is even more emotional than it should be because this great actor is gone. This movie is unfair. It's unfair how much it tugs at your heartstrings. It's unfair how much it makes you like its main characters together and separately. It's unfair how perfect of a blend of comedy and emotion it is. It's unfair how well written and executed it is. It's unfair how well acted it is. It's unfair how manipulative it is. Even a cold-hearted individual like me can be touched by this film. It's one of my favorites of all time.

    Scooby Doo on Zombie Island - 8/11 - The first of the modern Scooby Doo films is also the best of them, although the earlier ones with Red Shirt Shaggy are ranked right after this one. I simply love horror comedies. They are my second favorite genre. Scooby Doo is the king of childrens mystery comedy, even though there were a lot of similar shows who did pretty well too. Can anyone say Funky Phantom? This film took the original concept of Scooby Doo Where Are You? and gave it an even simpler upgrade. Real monsters. And nothing really cliche like werewolves or vampires- although Scooby Doo does put an interesting spin on each one (with somewhat poor execution on the vampires one)- but instead this film uses zombies and werecats. And it plays everything straight. The only goofiness comes from Shaggy and Scooby but overall this is a fairly dark film. In fact I applaud the idea that Scooby and Shaggy are the ONLY source of humor in this film. There is a bit of a silly love triangle with Fred and Daphne, but that ends up being far from humorous. This movie does what all horror-comedies should do; it takes an incredibly scary situation and plants goofballs in the lead role. And it works. I count this as different from most Scooby Doo situations because most Scooby Doo situations aren't actually scary and are played more as mystery-comedies. This movie plays it as a horror comedy, and well.

    And now I want to watch Die Hard.
  • edited December 2010
    ^ Is that Mozart in your display?
  • edited December 2010
    It's my ultra-special Mozart Avatar of Choice and Excellence.

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    For duty and humanity! Tell your friends.
  • edited December 2010
    Honestly, I preferred this one.

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    However, your best avatar remains the Frollo that looks almost like cel-shaded 3D when you shrink it down.

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    I'm not sure what's worse, that I have an almost creepy memory of your various avatars, or that all of your avatars can be easily found by browsing through the first few results in Google image searches for "Amadeus" and "Frollo".
  • edited December 2010
    Amadeus is my friend.
    Because he composed the Turkish Mars. :)
  • edited December 2010
    I'm not sure what's worse, that I have an almost creepy memory of your various avatars, or that all of your avatars can be easily found by browsing through the first few results in Google image searches for "Amadeus" and "Frollo".
    All right. Just for you.
    Origami wrote: »
    Amadeus is my friend.
    Because he composed the Turkish Mars. :)

    I used to love that song. Then I played this. That song now haunts my nightmares.
  • edited December 2010
    For duty and humanity!

    Always reminds me of this for some reason:

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  • edited December 2010
    Where do you think I got the line from.
  • edited December 2010
    You know, I think I'm going to have to watch Amadeus someday, if I ever get my hands on it.

    Also, I'd forgotten that Tom Hulce played both Mozart and Quasimodo. I'd also forgotten that you told me this until I found this old post of yours that I vaguely remembered.
    The only thing more interesting than the most interesting of villains is the most interesting of heroes.

    The movie Amadeus comes close to succeeding at having both, with a villain as despicable as Frollo and a hero as sympathetic as Quasimodo. Also the hero of this movie is played by the guy who played Quasimodo. He's so happy and cheerful, and that's why I wanted him to represent me and my personality on these forums, whereas before, I was representing Frollo as my favorite villain. So both avatars have opposite purposes, and are ironically of opposite character types.

    Yes, I do tend to remember weird things.
  • edited December 2010
    The Blues Brothers - 10/11 - This movie is a classic. Every scene is memorable. I really love the banter between both Blues and the banter between them and the other characters. I've never met anyone who didn't like this film. It's just so damn cool. It's hard for me to find something to nitpick about it but if I had to it's that I wish the rest of the Blues band were a little more interesting.

    "We've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses"
    "Hit it!"
    And now I want to watch Die Hard.

    I recently rewatched all four. My favorites have to be the first one (of course! :D) and the third one. Though second and fourth are all pretty fun too. But, judging by the natural progression of Die Hard movies (1 - a building, 2 - a complex of buildings, 3 - a city, 4 - America), in the fifth Die Hard Bruce Willis should save the Earth. ... And in the sixth Bruce Willis will be the savior of the galaxy (Solar System at the least, save galaxy for seventh :D )!
  • edited December 2010
    You know, I think I'm going to have to watch Amadeus someday, if I ever get my hands on it.

    I hear the Non-Directors Cut of Amadeus, the original version, is the better one, but I wouldn't know as I've only seen the Director's Cut. I can't bloody find the non-DC anywhere to rent! I see what might be the non-DC on Amazon, but I'd rather rent it first so I know which version I like more, because I'm like that. I saw it once on sale. I didn't pick it up, and I've regretted it ever since. My recommendation if you see it: buy it.

    I have a similar dilemma with Blade Runner, as I want to see every version before I make a full verdict on how I really feel fully about the film. So far, I've only seen the Final Cut.
    Farlander wrote: »
    "We've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses"
    "Hit it!"
    "Your women. I want to buy your women. The little girl, your daughters... sell them to me. Sell me your children."
    in the fifth Die Hard Bruce Willis should save the Earth. ... And in the sixth Bruce Willis will be the savior of the galaxy (Solar System at the least, save galaxy for seventh :D )!

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  • edited December 2010
    "Your women. I want to buy your women. The little girl, your daughters... sell them to me. Sell me your children."

    "Bring me four fried chickens, and a coke."
    "You want chicken legs, or chicken wings?"
    "Four. Fried. Chickens. And a coke."

    (incidentally, though James Brown is always cool, his particular song in the movie is my least favorite in the BB movie, though the dance sequence during it rules)
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    :D
    (though, seriously... Armageddon in comparison to Die Hard movies sucks :p So they should still remake it :D And put terrorists on the damn asteroid field :p )
  • edited December 2010
    Where do you think I got the line from.

    If weren't for the undying rivalry between Communism and powdered wigs, we'd be great friends.
  • edited December 2010
    Farlander wrote: »
    incidentally, though James Brown is always cool, his particular song in the movie is my least favorite in the BB movie, though the dance sequence during it rules

    I love the way Dan Ackroyd starts dancing in that scene. I like James Brown but hell if I can understand a word he says.

    "DOUSEDALITT!" >gibberish
    "THE BAND!"
    "HABBUSEDALITT!" >gibberish
    "Yes! YES! JESUS H. TAP DANCING CHRIST! I HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT!"

    My favorite number, cause I'm a sucker for songs like this.
    If weren't for the undying rivalry between Communism and powdered wigs, we'd be great friends.
    Undying rivalry? Pfft. More like the undying kicking of your undying zombie ass. :p
  • edited December 2010
    Amadeus 9.5/10 I dug this out due to an opera binge I went on while writing my final paper. I will never get sick of this movie. It's just a joyous thing to behold, particularly the renditions of the period Operas (the Don Giovanni scene still gives me goosebumps). The acting is top notch, the atmosphere is amazing and the soundtrack selection perfectly reflects the mood of the scene. My minor problem with it is the length, as I rarely have the time to sit down and watch the entire thing all the way through. However, given that since the first time I saw this movie my sister and I will randomly shout "MOZART I KIIILLED YOOOOOU" at each other, that's a really, really minor complaint overall.
    Speed Racer - 10/10 This is a movie you'll either love or hate. Personally, I love it. I remember when Speed Racer was one of the fallback shows for the young Cartoon Network, which only had vintage 60s-80s cartoons on hand, and I'd watch it with my mom who'd grown up on Speed Racer. It was probably the only cartoon she'd ever watch with me, so the old school Speed had a place in my heart and, given how leery I am of remakes/re-imaginings to begin with, I went into this movie expecting to hate it when it came out. I saw it three times in the theatres and bought it the minute it came out on DVD. It's just an all around amazing experience, immersive, colorful and vibrantly full of life and character. The Races are amazing, the characters well cast and well scripted, the plot is fun.
    Planning on seeing Tron:Legacy with my sis when I get home, if only for the Daft Punk soundtrack.
  • edited December 2010
    The Tourist 6.5-7/10 I liked the flow, the reticence and the irony of the film.
  • edited December 2010
    Morning Glory. I enjoyed it.
  • edited December 2010
    Mr Magorium's Wonder Imporium: 7/10

    I liked this a lot. It had imagination, was different to other movies, and was generally fun and colourful. The only bad point I could see was that the scene transistions could have been smoother. One minute the characters were dancing with each other, the next they were apart and having a conversation. It didn't show them moving away from each other, it just sort of skipped. Also, I felt the story line could have done with a bit more to help make it smoother. It seemed like they were touching on parts of a storyline, but then leaving it again when it felt like there should be more.

    The main thing this film has done to me though, is make me want this sock monkey so I can cuddle him forever. I want one almost as much as I want Marvin the Paranoid Android.
  • edited December 2010
    It's A Wonderful Life - 10/10

    The perfect Christmas movie. Nothing else to say.
  • edited December 2010
    jeeno0142 wrote: »
    Mr Magorium's Wonder Imporium: 7/10
    While I wouldn't know how to score it(for me it swung pretty eclectically between "obnoxious" and "genuinely charming"), but I gotta say that I did love the shoe scene.
  • edited December 2010
    While I wouldn't know how to score it(for me it swung pretty eclectically between "obnoxious" and "genuinely charming"), but I gotta say that I did love the shoe scene.

    When I started watching it I was swinging toward the 'what have I let myself in for' direction, but I was generally quite happy with the film from quarter of an hour in and onwards.
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    Undying rivalry? Pfft. More like the undying kicking of your undying zombie ass. :p

    I call it Zommunism. Our symbol is the hammer, sickle and BRAAAIIIINNNNS.
  • edited December 2010
    Skyline, i know i should have known better but hey it's a sf-movie so i dared it. 5/10.

    Alien invasion/harvesting, good CGI, low budget, full of nonsense, quite some action, completely lame story/dialogues, actually it feels like a AAA video game. Proof for those who say that the low standards of the video game industry pull down the movie quality. Nonetheless at least some spaceships/aliens to watch for the sf fans.
  • edited December 2010
    Twilight: Eclipse
    A real disappointment to me. This movie was not nearly as unintentionally funny as the first 2 Twilight movies. But in the end it was strange to see me actually kind of enjoying watching it anyway. 8/10

    Groundhog Day
    One of my all-time favorite movies and I finally got it on DVD. Watching it in English for the first time was great! 10/10
  • edited December 2010
    Tron legacy: 7/10

    It was a fun sequel. I saw the original two days before I saw it so it was fresh in my mind. I saw most of the callbacks.
    When I realised Tron was Rinzler my first thought was "Daddy, why is Tron hurting the users?"
  • edited December 2010
    I just saw Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause. I'll give it 4/10. The first one is the best one. I only really sat through this because the cat was sleeping on my lap and I didn't have the heart to move her.
  • edited December 2010
    TRON: Legacy - 6/11 - I will say upfront that Daft Punk's soundtrack and REAL Flynn were the greatest things in the film. The hero was a carbon copy of Jeff Bridges in personality, voice, and actions. I kind of have this feeling that the movie was a bit of a rehash. WTF was up with Zeus? It felt weird and jarring for a movie that was trying to take itself so seriously to throw cheese in like this seemingly out of nowhere. If the entire film had been trying to be cheesy like this Zeus would have fit in a whole lot better. Hell, he would have fit in better in an 80s sequel to TRON than this film. The girl was so token I couldn't even feel for her and barely noticed her. She was kind of cute though. My favorite scene was one where Flynn walks offscreen like a badass and it cuts to Zeus's bar while the track titled End of the Line started playing. I loved that. I also loved how the real Flynn looked like a wizard. Some of the rest of it was incredibly cheesy, yet again was trying to take itself so seriously, especially CLU. I cringed every time he was on screen and not just because of the bad CGI, which was BAD. Uncanny valley times a million. I also hated the plot retcon about how Flynn created CLU. A lot of motivations and other things weren't explained and there were a couple of obvious continuity errors. All in all it was a fun ride but it had numerous problems. Oh, and some of the music and places reminded me of Mass Effect.

    True Grit - 10/11 - A pretty funny film, but not so much a serious western. More of a family western. The violence is pretty tame except for one scene, as is any other content. It's not a typical Coen Brothers film in that it plays out rather typically. Jeff Bridges was badass and hilarious, Matt Damon was unrecognizable and hilarious, and Hailee Steinfeld was a fantastic actress who really held her own up against other veteran actors. I was impressed by her. One of the things I adored about this film most was how it didn't feel at all like a modern film. This felt like a western from the 40s, 50s, or 60s. The type that Randolph Scott, Fess Parker, or John Wayne (not saying this as a comparison between old and new) might have made. There were a couple of scenes ripped from the John Wayne version but I'm not sure how many as I've only seen the two scenes in question. I very much need to see it now. All in all, the Coen Brothers have proven yet again that they are fantastic filmmakers who can make classic films at every turn, and I'll definitely remember this movie in later years, pick it up on DVD release, and continue to call the Coen Brothers some of my favorite unerring filmmakers.

    Scrooged - 9/11 - A great Bill Murray Christmas movie. I'd go into detail more about why I like it, but I'm getting bored writing this post, have said my piece on the two important reasons I wanted to post this at all, and want to go play games and shit. I'll just say I really, really enjoy this movie and it's worth watching whenever you want that Christmas feeling anytime during the year.
  • edited December 2010
    Scrooged - 8/11 - A great Bill Murray Christmas movie. I'd go into detail more about why I like it, but I'm getting bored writing this post, have said my piece on the two important reasons I wanted to post this at all, and want to go play games and shit. I'll just say I really, really enjoy this movie and it's worth watching whenever you want that Christmas feeling anytime during the year.

    I am sorry, but if you're scoring out of eleven then you need to add another point on, if only for the promo Muraay's character cuts for his studios production of a Christmas Carol
  • edited December 2010
    Jim Carrey's A Christmas Carol - 7.5/10

    Not a bad version of a Christmas Carol, but because I watched the 2D version, I was able to sit that and be like "Oh, that shot was obviously meant for 3D." Definitely a movie intended to be watched in 3D. Jim Carrey feels like he falls out of the voice in a few places too.

    The Muppet Christmas Carol - 9/10

    No explanation needed.

    Olive, The Other Reindeer - 8.5/10

    I watch this movie every year. It's a Christmas staple.

    Elf - 9/10

    Same as Olive. I don't know a single person who doesn't love this movie.

    Okay, Christmas movie craze over.
  • edited December 2010
    JedExodus wrote: »
    I am sorry, but if you're scoring out of eleven then you need to add another point on, if only for the promo Muraay's character cuts for his studios production of a Christmas Carol

    All right, but only in exchange for even more Cowboy Bebop viewing you still owe me, you lazy paddy man.
  • edited December 2010
    The Last Airbender
    The first 10 minutes were somewhat okay and the credits looked nice. The rest of this *thing* was very strange. It was pending between over-exposition and leaving me completely puzzled. The cuts are horrible to fit the movie in it's running time. The ending was puzzling. Who is that girl and why oh why are they setting up what looks like to follow-up-movies? 3/10
  • edited December 2010
    I watched Tron. Maybe it's because the chick was pretty hot, but i thought it was generally good harmless entertainment. I didn't think it was fantastic, but it wasn't terrible.
  • edited December 2010
    I thought it was a worth sequel to the first. Neither are cinematic masterpieces, but they're both quirky and entertaining in their own way, and I really enjoyed both of them. My only real gripes with Legacy were with young Flynn and Clu falling into the uncanny valley, and with
    Flynn and Tron's fates at the end
    . I'd give it 8.5/10. It wasn't amazing, but it did what it was trying to do and was very enjoyable for it.

    Oh, and I saw
    Rinzler being a brainwashed Tron
    coming from the first time I saw him.
  • edited December 2010
    The only bit uncanny valley I got was because I already knew Jeff Bridges did not look that young at all. When I got over that I was fine.
    Also, Tron and Flynn weren't derezzed. Their deresolutions were not shown on screen in a movie full of deresolution. It's still wide open.
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