Movies

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Sun May 18, 2014 4:32 pm

My kid wanted to watch "Grease" last night...

That movie is so awful. I can't believe that it was so popular back when I was a kid. I remember seeing it in the theater! A few thoughts:

1-None of them look remotely like high schoolers. Stockard Channing was 35 when it was filmed!

2-The main group of characters were pretty much the bullies of the school. Wouldn't fly these days.

3-And I may be alone in this....but I thought Olivia Newton-John looked way better when she was sweet and innocent, rather then when she was "tramped up"

howard · Post by **howard** » Sun May 18, 2014 7:47 pm

DaveInSeattle wrote:That movie is so awful.

Yep. But the Frankie Valli theme song is great (at least there was one good song.)

3-And I may be alone in this....but I thought Olivia Newton-John looked way better when she was sweet and innocent, rather then when she was "tramped up"

Of course. Unless you consider "Let's Get Physical" Olivia 'tramped up'.

Bensell · Post by **Bensell** » Mon May 19, 2014 1:59 pm

The new Guardians of the Galaxy trailer looks awesome

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue May 27, 2014 10:13 pm

Just watched Kingpin again.

And parts of it are dull after many viewings, but man, some scenes still make me laugh.

And finally, Big Ern is above the law.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Tue May 27, 2014 11:56 pm

Watched Dick Tracy and Citizen Kane over the last week or so.

The nostalgia I had for Dick Tracy made me want to watch it again. And holy shit does it suck. How can a cast like that just fail miserably in a movie?

As for Citizen Kane, I had always heard it was the greatest movie of all time so I wanted to see it. It didn't disappoint, obviously. But watching old movies is tough. You're so used to seeing technology and, well, colorization, in movies these days that you forget the story is the most important part back then.

(But the scene where he says the news is 24 hours a day, that was ahead of its time by a whole fucking lot. William Randolph Hearst must have been one gigantic asshole too.)

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed May 28, 2014 7:11 am

I watcehd three movies over the memorial day weekend. Well, really all within the last 24 hours of memorial day.

Star Trek Into Darkness was normal Star Trekky-Fun.

Ted was better than I was expecting. Had really low expectations. I didn't hate it.

Amazing Spider Man 2 was meh.

testuser2 · Post by **testuser2** » Wed May 28, 2014 10:56 am

Pruitt wrote:Just watched Kingpin again.

And parts of it are dull after many viewings, but man, some scenes still make me laugh.

That's a great movie. My Intro to Theatre professor was the grandma in it. That same class had Ty Burrell for a GA.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed May 28, 2014 11:02 am

testuser2 wrote:
Pruitt wrote:Just watched Kingpin again.

And parts of it are dull after many viewings, but man, some scenes still make me laugh.
That's a great movie. My Intro to Theatre professor was the grandma in it. That same class had Ty Burrell for a GA.

Your Prof needs to shave...

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Wed May 28, 2014 11:25 am

AB_skin_test wrote:I watcehd three movies over the memorial day weekend. Well, really all within the last 24 hours of memorial day.

Star Trek Into Darkness was normal Star Trekky-Fun.

Ted was better than I was expecting. Had really low expectations. I didn't hate it.

Amazing Spider Man 2 was meh.

I really liked Star Trek Into Darkness. I thought it was neat how they kind of flipped the WoK story on it's head. Also, that Alice Eve is not too hard on the eyes. They did just a phenomenal job casting the new alt universe in my mind. Quinto is a great Spock, Cho brings something very unique to Sulu, I can't get enough of anything Simon Pegg does, and Bones has probably been on of my top 5 favorite Trek characters over any iteration of the series.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Jun 06, 2014 10:59 pm

AB_skin_test wrote:Also saw "The Internship" which I enjoyed as well. I didn't have high expectations, but it was decent.

Probably the whiskey, but I enjoyed it, too. Despite a poor review from cerrano, glad I gave it a chance. Though if you're going to have a quidditch scene, get it right. You can't choose the form your Patronus* Charm takes! That shit comes for the heart!!!!

*I swear I spelled that right originally.

Post by **brian** » Tue Jun 10, 2014 8:56 am

Hitfix catches up with the people on the bus from Speed for its 20th anniversary.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Wed Jun 11, 2014 12:39 am

Watched "her" over the weekend. Liked it a lot. Very bizarre, but in a good way.

But holy shit...if high waisted pants are the fashion in the future, I'm not going...

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Jun 11, 2014 6:04 am

It took until the last gag, but I fucking laughed. Heartily. I hope that wasn't the only funny bit in the movie.

edited trailer source

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Jun 11, 2014 9:57 am

rass wrote:
It took until the last gag, but I fucking laughed. Heartily. I hope that wasn't the only funny bit in the movie.

God help me, I was laughing from the start.

Anyone see "Bad Grandpa?" Is it worth a download?

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Jun 11, 2014 10:06 am

Pruitt wrote: God help me, I was laughing from the start.

Anyone see "Bad Grandpa?" Is it worth a download?

I really wanted to see it, and the clips look great, but several Knoxville fans said it was horrendous.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed Jun 11, 2014 11:42 am

I thought it was hilarious.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Wed Jun 11, 2014 12:54 pm

Evidently Boulder IS a different country. Youtube won't allow me to view that trailer as I'm not in the correct region.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Wed Jun 11, 2014 1:16 pm

Rush2112 wrote:Evidently Boulder IS a different country. Youtube won't allow me to view that trailer as I'm not in the correct region.

Samesies.

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Jun 11, 2014 1:49 pm

Me too. I edited the post above.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Jun 11, 2014 2:30 pm

Pruitt wrote: Anyone see "Bad Grandpa?" Is it worth a download?

I'm not a fan of Jackass or Johnny Knoxville in general, but I watched it on a plane, and it had many cringe-worthy laughs. Go for it.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Jun 12, 2014 8:45 am

I can go see one of the following this afternoon. Anyone have a recommendation of one over the others?

Godzilla
X-Men DoFP
Edge of Tomorrow

I think I'm sort of leaning X-Men even though I never got around to see First Class (or any of the various Wolverine flicks).

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Jun 12, 2014 8:52 am

I'd say godzilla if you haven't seen First Class.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Jun 12, 2014 9:18 am

AB_skin_test wrote:I'd say godzilla if you haven't seen First Class.

Thanks. Did you see Godzilla, or are you just recommending not seeing X-men without seeing the previous entry first?

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Jun 12, 2014 9:43 am

Watched The Short Game. Enjoyed it. Had no clue about Allan Kournikova.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Jun 12, 2014 11:01 am

rass wrote:
AB_skin_test wrote:I'd say godzilla if you haven't seen First Class.
Thanks. Did you see Godzilla, or are you just recommending not seeing X-men without seeing the previous entry first?

Mostly I want to see Godzilla, but I haven't seen the second xmen so it's possibel you don't need the first.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Jun 12, 2014 3:28 pm

I saw the big guy. Pretty good. The reviews I read we're pretty accurate. There was a lot of time spent with the people characters, and a lot of time spent teasing monster fights before they were finally unleashed.

That French Guy · Post by **That French Guy** » Fri Jun 13, 2014 3:06 pm

rass wrote:I can go see one of the following this afternoon. Anyone have a recommendation of one over the others?

Godzilla
X-Men DoFP
Edge of Tomorrow

I think I'm sort of leaning X-Men even though I never got around to see First Class (or any of the various Wolverine flicks).

I've seen EoT. Liked it, B/B+ stuff. Didn't know anything about the plot beforehand, so was pleasantly surprised by the twist. Save for the first 20min, Cruise does generic Cruise stuff, so YMMV about that. 3D was meh, mostly because the monsters move too freaking fast to really focus.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Jun 13, 2014 3:10 pm

That French Guy wrote:
rass wrote:I can go see one of the following this afternoon. Anyone have a recommendation of one over the others?

Godzilla
X-Men DoFP
Edge of Tomorrow

I think I'm sort of leaning X-Men even though I never got around to see First Class (or any of the various Wolverine flicks).
I've seen EoT. Liked it, B/B+ stuff. Didn't know anything about the plot beforehand, so was pleasantly surprised by the twist. Save for the first 20min, Cruise does generic Cruise stuff, so YMMV about that. 3D was meh, mostly because the monsters move too freaking fast to really focus.

I almost went with it, but in the time slot I was looking at I would have had to have gone with a 3D showing and just didn't want to. There was a trailer for it during Godzilla that almost made me regret my decision.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Jun 18, 2014 8:38 am

DaveInSeattle wrote:Really enjoyed The Lego Movie. Batman had some great lines.

And my girlfriend figured out what the "Piece of Resistance" was way quicker then I did.

Just watched it last night - good fun pretty much all the way through (except the last few minutes which while not that bad, kind of brought things to a screeching halt)

And my wife also got the "piece of resistance" immediately, whereas I had no clue.

Also watched the romantic comedy "Girl On A Bicycle" that I recorded as it seemed like an innocuous bit of fluff that we could enjoy as a couple.

If you have the chance to see it, don't. Very little in this world is as ultimately irritating as watching an English film where the three main characters are French, Italian and German and are clearly reading their lines phonetically.

So bad that our romantic evening ended with my wife asleep and me reading a book about World War 2.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Jun 18, 2014 10:42 am

Pruitt wrote: Also watched the romantic comedy "Girl On A Bicycle" that I recorded as it seemed like an innocuous bit of fluff that we could enjoy as a couple.

I loved the video "Girl on a Bicycle":

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Thu Jun 19, 2014 12:04 pm

Pruitt wrote:
So bad that our romantic evening ended with my wife asleep and me reading a book about World War 2.

What book?

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Thu Jun 19, 2014 12:07 pm

Rush2112 wrote:
Pruitt wrote:
So bad that our romantic evening ended with my wife asleep and me reading a book about World War 2.
What book?

Mein Kampf.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Fri Jun 20, 2014 8:44 am

Not a movie but close to it: I took BSFGF to see The Book of Mormon last night. Just fantastic. I guess there was a reason the tickets were so outrageous. Absolutely brilliant and such talented performers. Tough to think of ways to improve on that show.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Jun 20, 2014 8:48 am

Rush2112 wrote:
Pruitt wrote:
So bad that our romantic evening ended with my wife asleep and me reading a book about World War 2.
What book?

This one:

Really interesting, and even though I've been reading about and watching shows and movies about WW2 since I was a kid, All Hell Let Loose is full of details that are incredible. I am learning a hell of a lot about the war.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Fri Jun 20, 2014 11:21 am

Excellent. Have that in my queue. A heads up, this book is published as Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945 in the US.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Fri Jun 20, 2014 3:52 pm

Just got finished watching Edge of Tomorrow. Pretty entertaining. I liked it.

But I liked the version with Bill Murray a lot more.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 12:12 pm

Johnnie wrote:Just got finished watching Edge of Tomorrow. Pretty entertaining. I liked it.

But I liked the version with Bill Murray a lot more.

At least you didn't say Jake Gyllenhaal (or however it's spelled).

22 Jump Street was pretty hilarious.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:33 am

My wife got passes to see "A Hundred Foot Journey" last night. Her company puts on a swanky event - the film is about Indian and French cuisine, so the catering nicely reflected this. The film was screened in one of Toronto's nicest theatres (one built for the Film Festival - high back comfortable chairs, huge screen).

Too bad the movie was such a piece of garbage. All surface, and some of the worst acting imaginable. A couple of times one of the two leads performed an action that was critical to understanding their character and that would drive the story forward... and it was impossible to be sure what was going on.

Dreck. Nicely made dreck, but dreck nonetheless.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:50 am

Snowpiercer is pretty awesome. And horrifying.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 8:29 am

tennbengal wrote:Snowpiercer is pretty awesome. And horrifying.

Never heard of this movie before Monday and now everyone is talking about it.