Rate the last movie you saw

[Denim Chicken]

Gravity (in 3D) 6.5/10

I don't think the 3D is worth the extra cost

 

[Stryker44]

So I'm still catching up on "horror" / "scary" type of movies currently, in light of Halloween time...

Last night I finally watched the "remake" of "The Thing". I had been purposely not watching it for years because I could not ever imagine how someone could actually remake that classic. I mean, they might as well try to remake Blade Runner or Alien or 2001 A Space Odyssey for all the good it would do them, ya know?

Anyway, I had NO CLUE that this "remake" was what it ended up being. None. When the bass line hit at the end and the helicopter lifted, tracking the dog...wow. The bulb finally lit. I had been thinking, up to that point, wow, that's some fresh takes on the old classic that are kind of sort of like before, but different, and not at all bad...and the special effects were pretty good, and I kept wondering why most everyone kept speaking in Norwegian or whatever it is...

I have to give this film a pretty solid 8.5 out of 10, in the end.

I even did not delete it from my DVR, intending to watch it again...(yes, I've had it on DVR for a few years I think! )

I remember the tension and background music of the original kept me on edge big time

 

[khiladi]

Escape Plan.. 1 billion out of 10, simply because Stallone and Arnol combine forces... I couldn't measure my testosterone levels

 

[Kevinicus]

Bad Grandpa - 3/10. There's a few good laughs in there, but for the most part it's pretty meh.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

"Blair Witch Project"

Have to watch BWP (again) during Halloween season.

It's amazing to think what influence this movie has had since it came out almost 15 years ago.

I mean the whole "lost footage" thing has shown up repeatedly in other movies and on TV. I won't chronicle them... but it's a long freakin list!

It's a good movie... Not great as in "The Shining" great or "Halloween" great or "Dawn of the Dead" great (by the way I'm talking about all originals here) but it's a good movie that's made better by premise of it being a documentary.

I do like the part...

"Michael... Why are you laughing?"

"Because I kicked the blankety-blank map into the creek!"

8/10.

BTW, what movie influenced the folks that made "Blair Witch"?

Charles Pierce and his "The Legend of Boggy Creek".

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

Carrie, anyone seen it yet? Give your rating.

 

[Kevinicus]

Carrie, anyone seen it yet? Give your rating.

4/10. I've never seen the original so I can't compare, but this was definitely unimpressive. The acting was pretty bad outside of maybe Moretz and Moore. I saw a musical version a few days before and despite the time wasted for singing, there was more depth.

 

[Kristen82]

"Blair Witch Project"

Have to watch BWP (again) during Halloween season.

It's amazing to think what influence this movie has had since it came out almost 15 years ago.

I mean the whole "lost footage" thing has shown up repeatedly in other movies and on TV. I won't chronicle them... but it's a long freakin list!

It's a good movie... Not great as in "The Shining" great or "Halloween" great or "Dawn of the Dead" great (by the way I'm talking about all originals here) but it's a good movie that's made better by premise of it being a documentary.

I do like the part...

"Michael... Why are you laughing?"

"Because I kicked the blankety-blank map into the creek!"

8/10.

BTW, what movie influenced the folks that made "Blair Witch"?

Charles Pierce and his "The Legend of Boggy Creek".

Liked it too. Also, the film was made for a piddling $500,000 to $750,000, ended up making $249 mil.

Another good "found footage" movie was "Cloverfield".

 

[RastaRocket]

The Iceman- 8/10

Good movie about the famous contract killer 'The Iceman' who reigned from 1964-1989 If I remember correctly. He gets hired by the mafia and starts contract killing while keeping a completely normal family life for all these years. Good movie with good acting I'd say so definitely give it a watch. It's at RedBox as well.

 

[Phoenix]

"Contagion"

It had its moments, but I can't really give it a strong nod. 6 out of 10.

 

[Phoenix]

"Snow White and the Huntsman"

The highlight of this film was the giant troll midway through the film who reminded me exactly of a forum poster here.

6.2 out of 10

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

"completely normal family life"

aka The Green River Killer.

 

[Nova]

Liked it too. Also, the film was made for a piddling $500,000 to $750,000, ended up making $249 mil.

Another good "found footage" movie was "Cloverfield".

I always thought Cloverfield was pretty underrated.

Not sure why it wasn't liked by more. Or at least it seemed like a lot of people didn't really care for it.

 

[Khartun]

"Blair Witch Project"

Have to watch BWP (again) during Halloween season.

It's amazing to think what influence this movie has had since it came out almost 15 years ago.

I mean the whole "lost footage" thing has shown up repeatedly in other movies and on TV. I won't chronicle them... but it's a long freakin list!

It's a good movie... Not great as in "The Shining" great or "Halloween" great or "Dawn of the Dead" great (by the way I'm talking about all originals here) but it's a good movie that's made better by premise of it being a documentary.

I do like the part...

"Michael... Why are you laughing?"

"Because I kicked the blankety-blank map into the creek!"

8/10.

BTW, what movie influenced the folks that made "Blair Witch"?

Charles Pierce and his "The Legend of Boggy Creek".

I never knew that about Boggy Creek. I remember seeing that at the drive in when I was a kid.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

I never knew that about Boggy Creek. I remember seeing that at the drive in when I was a kid.

Yeah, what Charles Pierce did at the time was unique... A horror film/documentary combo.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Liked it too. Also, the film was made for a piddling $500,000 to $750,000, ended up making $249 mil.

Another good "found footage" movie was "Cloverfield".

Yeah, "Cloverfield" was a darn good movie.

About the only part I had a quibble with was at the end when the helicopter crashes and they don't figure out the creature is right there next to them.

But anywho...

Another good one that features the this type of angle is "Troll Hunter".

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Yeah, "Cloverfield" was a darn good movie.

About the only part I had a quibble with was at the end when the helicopter crashes and they don't figure out the creature is right there next to them.

But anywho...

Another good one that features the this type of angle is "Troll Hunter".

Liked troll hunter as well. I think I read that they were going to do a remake of it... American version

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Liked troll hunter as well. I think I read that they were going to do a remake of it... American version

Hmm... Had not heard that, but would love to see it when it comes out!

 

[MichaelWinicki]

"Straw Dogs" 2011 version.

Brutal movie...

Kind of a combination of "Texas Chainsaw Massacre", "Last House on the Left" and "Deliverance".

Rape scenes always have bothered me... And this "gem" had two of them.

I'll have to go back and see the 1971 version which is suppose to be better.

5/10.

 

[Kevinicus]

Ender's Game - 6/10. Okay sci-fi flick. Nothing all that great or exciting. Lack of any real threat kind of limits how much we care.