Rate the last movie you saw

[MarionBarberThe4th]

I saw Twilight :

For 15 minutes I had no complaints. Then I got reminded........the dudes a vampire. 5/10

Not a great post by me following The Green Mile

 

[bbgun]

Ghost Town 6/10

 

[T-RO]

That aside, if you are a Starwars fan, you should enjoy Avatar.

Incorrect. From reading this thread I see that most of us DID NOT like Avatar, yet I doubt there is more than a single poster here who didn't like Star Wars.

The movie completely lacked humor or any subtlety. It was simplistic, polemical, political, preachy, predictable, and negative BS.

But hey, feel free to disagree!

 

[T-RO]

If you think the CGI of the machines at the beginning when Jake was arriving at the base was great, then you're very easily impressed. If you didn't think the CG that was used for the masks they were wearing wasn't poor, then I think you need your eyes checked. I'm sorry, but a lot of the CGI was not "great." Jake's avatar didn't look very real when he first took control and was running around, it was not impressive. Much of it looked like it was video out of some high end video games. It was NOT photo realistic.

The 2nd half of the movie, however, was far better, and was far closer to being photo realistic. There is an extreme difference between the quality of the CGI during the earlier part of the movie and and the end of the movie.

To be really impressive would being having the Navi, looking as realistic as they did the 2nd half of the movie, in a real world environment.

Impressive CGI is CGI that you can't tell is CGI, or makes you forget that it's CGI. Avatar doesn't do that, or when it does make you forget, it too often reminds you at some point that it's not real.

As someone who creates CGI professionally I have to disagree with your over-simplified analysis. CGI should look realistic---------RELATIVE to it's context. Cameron was trying to create a heaven like world that warped natural laws. So in that sitz em lieben the effects were quite good. The very difficult task of conveying natural humanoid gait and expression was achieved. The polygonal count of some of those scenes surely choked their render farm! Visual Immersion was achieved, and raised the bar for future films.

That said, on the larger point we agree 100%. I think the movie was flat ridiculous. Some refried 60's weed smoking crooner is again preaching his morality from a soapbox....

Cameron spent his $300 million, and the investors will see a nice human, capitalistic return on a violent movie....even while they preach against violence, humanity and capitalism.

It's the usual Hollywood rhetorical drivel: Hug trees because "science" and mysticism are united: Green is good. Men are bad. Women better. Foreign peoples better still. The U.S. is an imperialistic selfish horde. Making money through business is wrong--though it's warranted if you are an artist and have an agent. Native peoples are always sweet and never hurt each other (even when the historical record shows they have committed human sacrifice and engage in endless tribal warfare).

 

[T-RO]

The people that bought and paid for those albums disagree with you. It's all opinion, but in the end. Dollar figures don't lie. Bad movies and bad music don't sell. These did. That makes you wrong even though you (and I when considering those musical acts) disagree.

You could not be more wrong. Popularity proves nothing in the long term and in the big picture. Have you ever seen the list of artists (like Beethoven, Van Gogh) who weren't embraced in their day?

OK...I'll concede...sales figures prove on thing.... the banality of the public whim.

Do you honestly think Britney Spears has an ounce of talent in her gorgeously-big-breasted-but-soon-to-be-trailer-parked-body? Buy a clue.

 

[T-RO]

A post to catch me up with everyone.

The Reader - 8/10 - deep, twisted. sexy too
Star Trek (2009) - 8/10 - surprisingly good reinvention, reset of series
Avatar 3d - 4/10 Gypped. Paid the most, got the least. Great visuals...wasted.
The Dark Knight - 9/10 - Heath, duh
The Wrestler - 9/10 agree with others about Tomei...and I'm a big rack guy
No Country For Old Men - 10/10 best acting of 2009
Iron Man - 6/10 - way too predictable, cartoony
Memento - 9/10 again...or was this the third time?
Spiderman 3 - 8/10... I love the characters, oldschool ethic and efx

Next up:
Grand Torino, Inglorious Basterds

Reading this thread I see I'm not the only one watching fewer movies. I saw my first 3d film, Avatar. Flop.

My patience was rewarded. I just bought a blue-ray player for $100 at Costco! Now my DLP projector is properly married.

 

[SaltwaterServr]

A post to catch me up with everyone.

The Reader - 8/10 - deep, twisted. sexy too
Star Trek (2009) - 8/10 - surprisingly good reinvention, reset of series
Avatar 3d - 4/10 Gypped. Paid the most, got the least. Great visuals...wasted.
The Dark Knight - 9/10 - Heath, duh
The Wrestler - 9/10 agree with others about Tomei...and I'm a big rack guy
No Country For Old Men - 10/10 best acting of 2009
Iron Man - 6/10 - way too predictable, cartoony
Memento - 9/10 again...or was this the third time?
Spiderman 3 - 8/10... I love the characters, oldschool ethic and efx

Next up:
Grand Torino, Inglorious Basterds

Reading this thread I see I'm not the only one watching fewer movies. I saw my first 3d film, Avatar. Flop.

My patience was rewarded. I just bought a blue-ray player for $100 at Costco! Now my DLP projector is properly married.

If you liked Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby, you'll probably like Gran Torino. Clint is just the MAN.

Tarantino has that quirk about him. He drags dialog out too much, rather than hit the quick set up of the scene and moves on. He seems to want to immerse you into the scene as it might take place in real life. People talk to long, things take too long, etc. I love Inglorious. Hated Reservior Dogs. Love Pulp, Grindhouse, parts and pieces of Kill Bill were good too.

That said,

Hangover 8.5 out of 10. I was expecting something stupid and over the top, but it was just a freaking cool movie that if you went through that you'd be the guy with the coolest story in the room. No matter the room. Unless you woke up in the Lincoln Bedroom with two strippers and the first Lady.

 

[the kid 05]

Next up:
Grand Torino, Inglorious Basterds

you should enjoy both of those flicks.

blood diamond 7/10 i'm sure it would go up if i watched it again i still have some confusion but egh it was a good movie

 

[TheCount]

A post to catch me up with everyone.

The Reader - 8/10 - deep, twisted. sexy too
Star Trek (2009) - 8/10 - surprisingly good reinvention, reset of series
Avatar 3d - 4/10 Gypped. Paid the most, got the least. Great visuals...wasted.
The Dark Knight - 9/10 - Heath, duh
The Wrestler - 9/10 agree with others about Tomei...and I'm a big rack guy
No Country For Old Men - 10/10 best acting of 2009
Iron Man - 6/10 - way too predictable, cartoony
Memento - 9/10 again...or was this the third time?
Spiderman 3 - 8/10... I love the characters, oldschool ethic and efx

No Country came out almost 4 years ago, it's a 2007 movie.

 

[Oldschool7]

That said...Hangover 8.5 out of 10....

I need to check out Hangover.

And also Gran Torino. I have a hunch I already know how it ends (though no one gave me a hint)



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Possible Spoiler Alert though I really am just guessing....

Does the Eastwood character in the end fake his own death to get neighboring gangsters locked away?

 

[Oldschool7]

No Country came out almost 4 years ago, it's a 2007 movie.

This thread has nothing to do with when a movie was released. Green Mile, Memento, old QT movies...lots of older movies have been discussed.

 

[bbgun]

This thread has nothing to do with when a movie was released. Green Mile, Memento, old QT movies...lots of older movies have been discussed.

I still haven't seen Shawshank Redemption. Maybe I'll DL it tonight.

 

[vta]

This thread has nothing to do with when a movie was released. Green Mile, Memento, old QT movies...lots of older movies have been discussed.

Just watched Macbeth circa 1971 last night.
Gritty and dark.

9/10

 

[TheCount]

I need to check out Hangover.

And also Gran Torino. I have a hunch I already know how it ends (though no one gave me a hint)



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Possible Spoiler Alert though I really am just guessing....

Does the Eastwood character in the end fake his own death to get neighboring gangsters locked away?

No. He does not fake his own death.

This thread has nothing to do with when a movie was released. Green Mile, Memento, old QT movies...lots of older movies have been discussed.

I never said it did. He said "best acting of 2009", when it was a 2007 movie.

 

[Cochese]

If you liked Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby, you'll probably like Gran Torino. Clint is just the MAN.

Tarantino has that quirk about him. He drags dialog out too much, rather than hit the quick set up of the scene and moves on. He seems to want to immerse you into the scene as it might take place in real life. People talk to long, things take too long, etc. I love Inglorious. Hated Reservior Dogs. Love Pulp, Grindhouse, parts and pieces of Kill Bill were good too.

That said,

Hangover 8.5 out of 10. I was expecting something stupid and over the top, but it was just a freaking cool movie that if you went through that you'd be the guy with the coolest story in the room. No matter the room. Unless you woke up in the Lincoln Bedroom with two strippers and the first Lady.

Agreed, Im not a big QT fan, but I could see where he was coming from in IB.

Tension and release, its almost musical.

 

[bbgun]

Inglorious Basterds 8/10

Now I know why they called it a Jewish revenge fantasy. Pitt's accent? The pits.

This guy stole the show

http://img52.*************/img52/4254/ingloriousbasterds2009a.jpg

 

[ethiostar]

American Violet--------------8/10

Based on a true story. Some strong performances.

 

[MetalHead]

Inglorious Basterds 8/10

Now I know why they called it a Jewish revenge fantasy. Pitt's accent? The pits.

This guy stole the show

http://img52.*************/img52/4254/ingloriousbasterds2009a.jpg

Colonel Landa was brilliant.

 

[Big Dakota]

Rented District 9 last night. Turned it off 20 minutes in, terrible, just terrible

 

[cowboyeric8]

Edge of Darkness

8/10 I really enjoyed it. Nothing special. Typical Mel cop movie. His accent isn't the greatest, but oh well.