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Post by darksidebeadle on Aug 27, 2017 7:44:58 GMT
Welcome back to another week of the BEST & WORST edition of 'what movies did you see last week?' thread. For those who haven't been part of it before, basically your hosts (us) posts our weekly movies and you can comment on those and list your movie for the same time frame. We will get back to you on yours and you can talk to other users here about their films. It's a great place to talk about film.
FIRST TIME MOVIE VIEWING
The Lennon Report (2016, Jeremy Profe) tv This film is based on the book of the unheard true story of the moments after John Lennon was shot as seen through the eyes of those who lived it. It is good subject matter but it feels like there is not enough to really tell a great story but it is fine for what it is. It is well enough made if not obviously on a smaller budget than needed for a period piece. 6/10
REPEAT MOVIE VIEWING
Crazy, Stupid Love. (2011, Glenn Ficarra, John Requa) blu ray Infinitely rewatchable, great cast of characters and it all comes together beautifully at the end. 8/10
Super (2010, James Gunn) blu ray This indie film is one of three feature films about an every day person donning a costume and becoming a real life superhero that came out within a 12 month period. This has a very off kilter style and is brutally violent along with a surprisingly name cast including Raine Wilson, Kevin Bacon, Michael Rooker, Ellen Page and Liv Tyler as well as many others. 7/10
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959, Robert Wise) blu ray This Film Noir is one of the last noirs from the classic period and is also film about race relations hidden as a heist tale. In this story an ex cop (Ed Begely) hires two very different debt-burdened men (Robert Ryan, Harry Belafonte) for a bank robbery in which suspicion and prejudice threaten to end their partnership. The tone of the film is very bleak and rugged even for a noir film and the direction sets a strange atmosphere that makes this film one of a kind but a little rough around the edges at times. 7/10
Get Out (2017, Jordan Peele) blu ray The rewatch of this black social thriller/horror had it holding up pretty well but I still think the build up is better than the payoff. 7/10
Paris Blues (1961, Martin Ritt) blu ray This film in many ways is a hang out film, where you hang out in this world and it seems more about that than being plot heavy. The story is set (then current day) during the 1960's, with Paul Newman (The Sting) and Sidney Poitier (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner) playing two American ex-pat jazz musicians living in Paris meet and fall in-love with two American tourist girls (Joanne Woodward, Diahann Caroll). Right from the beginning of the film you get seemingly arbitrary scenes that show you this is a different world from mainstream America with shots of white, black, gay and lesbian couples all grooving in this jazz club together. The film takes a while to settle into a tangible story but makes up for it with a great Duke Ellington score and elegant cinematography. The four leads are all great, as well as the bit players and they all sell their scenes even when their is not too much meat on the bone. Jazz great Louis Armstrong turns up several times including a memorable and extended musical number later in the film. Of course race and in particular the difference in views on race between France and the characters home country of America is a theme throughout the film, in particular on the subplot of the story involving Sidney Poitier. While the film may meander a bit throughout rather than being all that focused it does have a strong finale. 6.5-7/10
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010, Oliver Stone) blu ray This belated sequel not only catches up with with where the Michael Douglass' Gordon Gecko character is but takes a look at the current business climate. It may not be as scathing on the system as the original film but the emotional elements of the story carry more punch and it is a better made film. The Big Short (2015) does a better job of examining this financial period but this is still a good watch and a little better than the original. 6/10
Wall Street (1987, Oliver Stone) blu ray The Oliver Stone of the 80's hadn't really comes to grips with the visual craftsmanship that he would be known for later in his career. This is his look at the big money Wall Street culture of the 1980's is not the prettiest film to look at but a step up skill wise from Platoon. Michael Douglas (Basin Instinct) is great in the supporting role and Charlie Sheen is much better than he was in Platoon in the lead... the film is rounded out by a pretty good cast including Martin Sheen (Apocalypse Now) and Daryl Hannah (Blade Runner). 6/10
No Holds Barred (1989, Thomas J. Wright) tv This film was created to cash in on the popularity of WWE (then WWF) superstar Hulk Hogan with him starring and pitted against a monster of a man named Zeus played by Tommy Lister (The Fifth Element). The script was basic and predictable but they surrounded the corny affair with some good character actors and it is passable enough viewing. 4.5/10
FIRST TIME TV VIEWING
Atypical (2017, Season One) netflix This is a wonderful new eight episode show following a boy on the spectrum who is at the age to start dating. All the family members are well portrayed and have their own clear arc. Highly recommended
WEEKLY MOVIE AWARDS
BEST FILM: Crazy, Stupid Love. BEST ACTOR: Daniel Kaluuya - Get Out BEST ACTRESS: Julianne Moore - Crazy, Stupid Love. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Michael Douglass - Wall Street BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Diahann Carol - Paris Blues BEST SCRIPT: Dan Fogelman - Crazy, Stupid Love. BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Joseph C. Brun - Odds Against Tomorrow BEST DIRECTOR: Oliver Stone - Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
10/10 - Perfection (or as close to it as possible) 09/10 - An Excellent film 08/10 - A VERY Good film 07/10 - A Good film 06/10 - A Solid film 05/10 - An Average film 04/10 - Below Average film 03/10 - A mostly bad film 02/10 - A mostly terrible film 01/10 - Awful through and through 00/10 - Not only awful but offensive too
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Post by I am Becky on Aug 27, 2017 7:52:43 GMT
YOURS
Crazy. Stupid. Love. - 7/10 Super - 6/10 A little too depressing to be funny or entertaining but it has it's moments and the cast is all very good Get Out - 8/10 Wall Street - 7/10 Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps - 7/10
MINE
Shame (1968 Ingmar Bergman) - 8/10
The Wild Blue Yonder (2005 Werner Herzog) - 7/10
Porco Rosso - English dubbed (1992 Hayao Miyazaki) - 7/10
Annabelle (2014 John R. Leonetti) - 5/10
Megan Leavy (2017 Gabriela Cowperthwaite) - 5.5/10
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972 Philip Kaufman) - 6.5/10
Shrek the Third (2007 Chris Miller & Raman Hui) - 5/10
Bringing Up Baby (1938 Howard Hawks) - 7/10
Any Which Way You Can (Buddy Van Horn) - 5/10
RE-WATCHES
Tango & Cash (1989 Andrey Konchalovskiy) - 7/10 (stayed the same/seen 4 times)
Die Another Day (2002 Lee Tamahori) - 6/10 (down from 6.5/10/seen 3 times)
Mission: Impossible II (2000 John Woo) - 7/10 (stayed the same/seen 5 times)
From Russia with Love (1963 Terence Young) - 6/10 (up from 5.5/10/seen 2 times)
Multiplicity (1996 Harold Ramis) - 7/10 (stayed the same/seen 2 times)
Film Awards
BEST PICTURE - Shame BEST ACTOR - Cary Grant (Bringing Up Baby) BEST ACTRESS - Katharine Hepburn (Bringing Up Baby) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - Robert Duvall (The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - Lotte Lenya (From Russia with Love) BEST DIRECTOR - Ingmar Bergman (Shame) BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - Shame BEST SCORE - Porco Rosso
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Post by jcush on Aug 27, 2017 7:56:31 GMT
Yours:
Crazy, Stupid, Love. - very entertaining and the cast is great. 8/10
Super - only seen it once, but I really enjoyed it. 7.5/10
Get Out - one of the best of the year 8/10
Wall Street - pretty good. 7/10
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps - it has its moments, but overall isn't very good. The ending was pretty bad in my opinion. 6/10
First Time Viewings:
Junebug (2005, Phil Morrison) In this one a art dealer travels with her husband to meet her in-laws, which challenges the equilibrium of their middle class Southern home. The film certainly has its moments, but I didn't find the story or the characters all that interesting, with the exception of Amy Adams' character. Adams is terrific here and without her the film would be completely forgettable. 6/10
Beverly Hills Cop (1984, Martin Brest) Eddie Murphy stars in this one as a Detroit cop that goes to Beverly Hills to solve the murder of his friend. Murphy is awesome here and he gets solid support from the likes of Judge Reinhold and John Ashton. The characters are fun, the soundtrack kicks ass, and the film is just a lot of fun. 7.5/10
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987, Tony Scott) This one has some fun moments, but the story is lacking and it's just not as entertaining or funny as the original. Murphy and co. make is mildly enjoyable though. 6/10
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994, John Landis) This one gets a lot of hate, but I really didn't think it was all that bad. Murphy and Reinhold are good once again, but this one does miss John Ashton. The story had potential, but it needed work in some areas. Still, the film is fairly enjoyable and has a few really good moments throughout. 6/10
Little Miss Sunshine (2006, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris) This one is about a family that goes on a cross country road trip so their daughter can compete in the finals of a beauty pageant. I've heard a lot of good things about this one, but I wasn't expecting to like it as much as I did. The main group of character were all very memorable and the dialogue between them felt very real. It felt like I was watching an actual family. The film entertains throughout, with a wonderful blend of humor and drama and overall I found this to be a great film that I look forward to rewatching. 8.5/10
Trading Places (1983, John Landis) In this one a snobbish investor and wily street con artist find their positions switched as the result of a bet by two callous millionaires. The plot isn't exactly believable, but I found it to be funny and entertaining throughout with a nice does of social commentary. It also has strong performances from the cast and many standout scenes. 7.5/10
Coming to America (1988, John Landis) In this one, Eddie Murphy stars as a pampered African prince that comes to New York to find a wife. Murphy is very good here and the suporting cast is good too. The story is pretty fun and it has lots of laughs throughout, as well as some good dramatic moments. 7/10
Ghostbusters (2016, Paul Feig) Being a huge fan of the original I put this one off because of the poor reception from film goers. Turns out, it's pretty damn bad. It has a terrible villain, the leads weren't very likable, some of the effects are pretty poor, and more than anything it just wasn't funny. It tries really hard to be funny, but it failed in a big way. I maybe chuckled like 5 times during the whole movie and most of the time I was just cringing at the "humor". It was painfully unfunny and the script was absolute garbage. 3.5/10
The Anderson Tapes (1971, Sidney Lumet) In this one, Sean Connery plays a man that has just been released from prison after ten years. He moves in with his old girlfriend and immediately plans to rob her entire apartment building. Little does he know, that nearly every move he makes is being recorded on audio or video tape. Connery is really good here, with some nice support from Martin Balsam and a young Christopher Walken. The score is a bit wacky, but it works for the most part and the film has some great scenes. 7/10
Repeat Viewings:
Ghostbusters (1984, Ivan Reitman) Great cast, great characters, cool story, lots of laughs. A comedy classic right here. 9/10
Ghostbusters II (1989, Ivan Reitman) Not a touch on the original, but thanks to the cast it's still pretty fun. 7/10
The African Queen (1951, John Huston) I liked this one the first time I saw it, but I felt I'd appreciate it more after another viewing. I was right. It has some really nice outdoor photography, a good score, and a solid storyline. What really makes it work is the performances from Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn and their chemistry together. 7.5/10
Dr. No (1962, Terence Young) The original James Bond film doesn't feature all of the elements that the franchise is known for, but it remains one of my very favorites of the series and one of my favorites in general. 9/10
From Russia With Love (1963, Terence Young) I don't think it's quite as good as Dr. No, but it's very close and is still pretty damn great and introduces a couple elements that were missing from its predecessor. 9/10
Movie Awards:
BEST FILM - Dr. No BEST ACTOR - Humphrey Bogart (The African Queen) BEST ACTRESS - Katharine Hepburn (The African Queen) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - Amy Adams (Junebug) BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - Ted Moore (Dr. No) BEST SCORE - Monty Norman and John Barry (Dr. No) BEST SCRIPT - Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd (Ghostbusters) BEST DIRECTOR - Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (Little Miss Sunshine)
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Post by darksidebeadle on Aug 27, 2017 8:00:23 GMT
YOURS
Crazy. Stupid. Love. - 7/10 Super - 6/10 A little too depressing to be funny or entertaining but it has it's moments and the cast is all very good Get Out - 8/10 Wall Street - 7/10 Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps - 7/10 MINE Shame (1968 Ingmar Bergman) - 8/10 The Wild Blue Yonder (2005 Werner Herzog) - 7/10 Porco Rosso - English dubbed (1992 Hayao Miyazaki) - 7/10
Annabelle (2014 John R. Leonetti) - 5/10
Megan Leavy (2017 Gabriela Cowperthwaite) - 5.5/10
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972 Philip Kaufman) - 6.5/10
Shrek the Third (2007 Chris Miller & Raman Hui) - 5/10
Bringing Up Baby (1938 Howard Hawks) - 7/10
Any Which Way You Can (Buddy Van Horn) - 5/10 RE-WATCHES
Tango & Cash (1989 Andrey Konchalovskiy) - 7/10 (stayed the same/seen 4 times) Die Another Day (2002 Lee Tamahori) - 6/10 (down from 6.5/10/seen 3 times) Mission: Impossible II (2000 John Woo) - 7/10 (stayed the same/seen 5 times) From Russia with Love (1963 Terence Young) - 6/10 (up from 5.5/10/seen 2 times) Multiplicity (1996 Harold Ramis) - 7/10 (stayed the same/seen 2 times) Film Awards
BEST PICTURE - Shame BEST ACTOR - Cary Grant (Bringing Up Baby) BEST ACTRESS - Katharine Hepburn (Bringing Up Baby) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - Robert Duvall (The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - Lotte Lenya (From Russia with Love) BEST DIRECTOR - Ingmar Bergman (Shame) BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - Shame BEST SCORE - Porco Rosso Hey.. Bringing Up Baby (1938 Howard Hawks) - 4.5/10 Any Which Way You Can (Buddy Van Horn) - 5/10 Tango & Cash (1989 Andrey Konchalovskiy) - 5/10 Die Another Day (2002 Lee Tamahori) - 3/10 Mission: Impossible II (2000 John Woo) - 2/10 From Russia with Love (1963 Terence Young) - 8/10 Multiplicity (1996 Harold Ramis) - 6/10 been long time though
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Aug 27, 2017 8:01:38 GMT
Yours
Wall Street - 8/10 No Holds Barred - 2/10
Mine: All first time views
Sorority Slaughterhouse (2016) - 5/10 - DVD Get this. Eric Roberts plays a dean of a collage. He kills himself and his soul goes into a clown doll. The doll goes to a sorority house and kills people every time the clown doll gets aroused. Wow. Its dumb but amusing.
Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief (2015) - 8/10 - On Line Very good film that shows the effect of Scientology.
Hijacked (2012) - 5/10 - DVD OK straight to video action flick.
The Dead Want Women (2012) - 4/10 - DVD Eric Roberts (again) gets killed with a few other people in the 20s and haunt a house in the present day.
The Keeper (2009) - 5/10 - DVD Steven Seagal is hired to protect a girl of a wealthy Texas father. Watchable. Not one of Steven Seagal best nor worst.
Best Friends (1975) - 1/10 - VHS Horribly boring film about two friends and two girls driving in a van. One friend kind goes mad.
Real Playing Game (2013) - 4/10 - DVD A bunch of old people play a RPG to battle for youth. Rutger Hauer is advertised as the main person but hes only in it for like 7 minutes.
Chain Letter (2009) - 3/10 - DVD Pretty lame slasher flick. Good gore is the only good feature.
Bedlam (2015) - 2/10 - DVD Mental patients get tortured. Thats about it.
Dead Girls (2014) - 3/10 - DVD Anthology horror film. The second story is good. The other two suck. Also some of the film is really poorly lit.
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Post by jcush on Aug 27, 2017 8:01:53 GMT
YOURS
Crazy. Stupid. Love. - 7/10 Super - 6/10 A little too depressing to be funny or entertaining but it has it's moments and the cast is all very good Get Out - 8/10 Wall Street - 7/10 Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps - 7/10 MINE Shame (1968 Ingmar Bergman) - 8/10 The Wild Blue Yonder (2005 Werner Herzog) - 7/10 Porco Rosso - English dubbed (1992 Hayao Miyazaki) - 7/10
Annabelle (2014 John R. Leonetti) - 5/10
Megan Leavy (2017 Gabriela Cowperthwaite) - 5.5/10
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972 Philip Kaufman) - 6.5/10
Shrek the Third (2007 Chris Miller & Raman Hui) - 5/10
Bringing Up Baby (1938 Howard Hawks) - 7/10
Any Which Way You Can (Buddy Van Horn) - 5/10 RE-WATCHES
Tango & Cash (1989 Andrey Konchalovskiy) - 7/10 (stayed the same/seen 4 times) Die Another Day (2002 Lee Tamahori) - 6/10 (down from 6.5/10/seen 3 times) Mission: Impossible II (2000 John Woo) - 7/10 (stayed the same/seen 5 times) From Russia with Love (1963 Terence Young) - 6/10 (up from 5.5/10/seen 2 times) Multiplicity (1996 Harold Ramis) - 7/10 (stayed the same/seen 2 times) Film Awards
BEST PICTURE - Shame BEST ACTOR - Cary Grant (Bringing Up Baby) BEST ACTRESS - Katharine Hepburn (Bringing Up Baby) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - Robert Duvall (The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - Lotte Lenya (From Russia with Love) BEST DIRECTOR - Ingmar Bergman (Shame) BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - Shame BEST SCORE - Porco Rosso Porco Rosso - 6/10 Shrek the Third - 6/10 Bringing Up Baby - 9/10 Die Another Day - 4/10 Mission: Impossible II - 5/10 From Russia with Love - 9/10
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Post by I am Becky on Aug 27, 2017 8:04:29 GMT
Yours: Crazy, Stupid, Love. - very entertaining and the cast is great. 8/10 Super - only seen it once, but I really enjoyed it. 7.5/10 Get Out - one of the best of the year 8/10 Wall Street - pretty good. 7/10 Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps - it has its moments, but overall isn't very good. The ending was pretty bad in my opinion. 6/10 First Time Viewings: Junebug (2005, Phil Morrison) In this one a art dealer travels with her husband to meet her in-laws, which challenges the equilibrium of their middle class Southern home. The film certainly has its moments, but I didn't find the story or the characters all that interesting, with the exception of Amy Adams' character. Adams is terrific here and without her the film would be completely forgettable. 6/10 Beverly Hills Cop (1984, Martin Brest) Eddie Murphy stars in this one as a Detroit cop that goes to Beverly Hills to solve the murder of his friend. Murphy is awesome here and he gets solid support from the likes of Judge Reinhold and John Ashton. The characters are fun, the soundtrack kicks ass, and the film is just a lot of fun. 7.5/10 Beverly Hills Cop II (1987, Tony Scott) This one has some fun moments, but the story is lacking and it's just not as entertaining or funny as the original. Murphy and co. make is mildly enjoyable though. 6/10 Beverly Hills Cop III (1994, John Landis) This one gets a lot of hate, but I really didn't think it was all that bad. Murphy and Reinhold are good once again, but this one does miss John Ashton. The story had potential, but it needed work in some areas. Still, the film is fairly enjoyable and has a few really good moments throughout. 6/10 Little Miss Sunshine (2006, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris) This one is about a family that goes on a cross country road trip so their daughter can compete in the finals of a beauty pageant. I've heard a lot of good things about this one, but I wasn't expecting to like it as much as I did. The main group of character were all very memorable and the dialogue between them felt very real. It felt like I was watching an actual family. The film entertains throughout, with a wonderful blend of humor and drama and overall I found this to be a great film that I look forward to rewatching. 8.5/10 Trading Places (1983, John Landis) In this one a snobbish investor and wily street con artist find their positions switched as the result of a bet by two callous millionaires. The plot isn't exactly believable, but I found it to be funny and entertaining throughout with a nice does of social commentary. It also has strong performances from the cast and many standout scenes. 7.5/10 Coming to America (1988, John Landis) In this one, Eddie Murphy stars as a pampered African prince that comes to New York to find a wife. Murphy is very good here and the suporting cast is good too. The story is pretty fun and it has lots of laughs throughout, as well as some good dramatic moments. 7/10 Ghostbusters (2016, Paul Feig) Being a huge fan of the original I put this one off because of the poor reception from film goers. Turns out, it's pretty damn bad. It has a terrible villain, the leads weren't very likable, some of the effects are pretty poor, and more than anything it just wasn't funny. It tries really hard to be funny, but it failed in a big way. I maybe chuckled like 5 times during the whole movie and most of the time I was just cringing at the "humor". It was painfully unfunny and the script was absolute garbage. 3.5/10 The Anderson Tapes (1971, Sidney Lumet) In this one, Sean Connery plays a man that has just been released from prison after ten years. He moves in with his old girlfriend and immediately plans to rob her entire apartment building. Little does he know, that nearly every move he makes is being recorded on audio or video tape. Connery is really good here, with some nice support from Martin Balsam and a young Christopher Walken. The score is a bit wacky, but it works for the most part and the film has some great scenes. 7/10 Repeat Viewings: Ghostbusters (1984, Ivan Reitman) Great cast, great characters, cool story, lots of laughs. A comedy classic right here. 9/10 Ghostbusters II (1989, Ivan Reitman) Not a touch on the original, but thanks to the cast it's still pretty fun. 7/10 The African Queen (1951, John Huston) I liked this one the first time I saw it, but I felt I'd appreciate it more after another viewing. I was right. It has some really nice outdoor photography, a good score, and a solid storyline. What really makes it work is the performances from Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn and their chemistry together. 7.5/10 Dr. No (1962, Terence Young) The original James Bond film doesn't feature all of the elements that the franchise is known for, but it remains one of my very favorites of the series and one of my favorites in general. 9/10 From Russia With Love (1963, Terence Young) I don't think it's quite as good as Dr. No, but it's very close and is still pretty damn great and introduces a couple elements that were missing from its predecessor. 9/10 Movie Awards: BEST FILM - Dr. No BEST ACTOR - Humphrey Bogart (The African Queen) BEST ACTRESS - Katharine Hepburn (The African Queen) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - Amy Adams (Junebug) BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - Ted Moore (Dr. No) BEST SCORE - Monty Norman and John Barry (Dr. No) BEST SCRIPT - Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd (Ghostbusters) BEST DIRECTOR - Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (Little Miss Sunshine) Junebug - 5.5/10 Beverly Hills Cop - 7/10 Beverly Hills Cop 2 - 6/10 Beverly Hills Cop III - 4.5/10 Practically self parody and not in a good way Little Miss Sunshine - 6.5/10 Trading Places - 6.5/10 The finale ruins the movie Coming to America - 6.5/10 Ghostbusters (2014) - 4/10 The Anderson Tapes - 7/10 Ghostbusters - 7.5/10 Ghostbusters II - 6/10 The African Queen - 7.5/10 Dr. No - 6.5/10 From Russia with Love - 6/10
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Post by darksidebeadle on Aug 27, 2017 8:05:55 GMT
Yours: Crazy, Stupid, Love. - very entertaining and the cast is great. 8/10 Super - only seen it once, but I really enjoyed it. 7.5/10 Get Out - one of the best of the year 8/10 Wall Street - pretty good. 7/10 Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps - it has its moments, but overall isn't very good. The ending was pretty bad in my opinion. 6/10 First Time Viewings: Junebug (2005, Phil Morrison) In this one a art dealer travels with her husband to meet her in-laws, which challenges the equilibrium of their middle class Southern home. The film certainly has its moments, but I didn't find the story or the characters all that interesting, with the exception of Amy Adams' character. Adams is terrific here and without her the film would be completely forgettable. 6/10 Beverly Hills Cop (1984, Martin Brest) Eddie Murphy stars in this one as a Detroit cop that goes to Beverly Hills to solve the murder of his friend. Murphy is awesome here and he gets solid support from the likes of Judge Reinhold and John Ashton. The characters are fun, the soundtrack kicks ass, and the film is just a lot of fun. 7.5/10 Beverly Hills Cop II (1987, Tony Scott) This one has some fun moments, but the story is lacking and it's just not as entertaining or funny as the original. Murphy and co. make is mildly enjoyable though. 6/10 Beverly Hills Cop III (1994, John Landis) This one gets a lot of hate, but I really didn't think it was all that bad. Murphy and Reinhold are good once again, but this one does miss John Ashton. The story had potential, but it needed work in some areas. Still, the film is fairly enjoyable and has a few really good moments throughout. 6/10 Little Miss Sunshine (2006, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris) This one is about a family that goes on a cross country road trip so their daughter can compete in the finals of a beauty pageant. I've heard a lot of good things about this one, but I wasn't expecting to like it as much as I did. The main group of character were all very memorable and the dialogue between them felt very real. It felt like I was watching an actual family. The film entertains throughout, with a wonderful blend of humor and drama and overall I found this to be a great film that I look forward to rewatching. 8.5/10 Trading Places (1983, John Landis) In this one a snobbish investor and wily street con artist find their positions switched as the result of a bet by two callous millionaires. The plot isn't exactly believable, but I found it to be funny and entertaining throughout with a nice does of social commentary. It also has strong performances from the cast and many standout scenes. 7.5/10 Coming to America (1988, John Landis) In this one, Eddie Murphy stars as a pampered African prince that comes to New York to find a wife. Murphy is very good here and the suporting cast is good too. The story is pretty fun and it has lots of laughs throughout, as well as some good dramatic moments. 7/10 Ghostbusters (2016, Paul Feig) Being a huge fan of the original I put this one off because of the poor reception from film goers. Turns out, it's pretty damn bad. It has a terrible villain, the leads weren't very likable, some of the effects are pretty poor, and more than anything it just wasn't funny. It tries really hard to be funny, but it failed in a big way. I maybe chuckled like 5 times during the whole movie and most of the time I was just cringing at the "humor". It was painfully unfunny and the script was absolute garbage. 3.5/10 The Anderson Tapes (1971, Sidney Lumet) In this one, Sean Connery plays a man that has just been released from prison after ten years. He moves in with his old girlfriend and immediately plans to rob her entire apartment building. Little does he know, that nearly every move he makes is being recorded on audio or video tape. Connery is really good here, with some nice support from Martin Balsam and a young Christopher Walken. The score is a bit wacky, but it works for the most part and the film has some great scenes. 7/10 Repeat Viewings: Ghostbusters (1984, Ivan Reitman) Great cast, great characters, cool story, lots of laughs. A comedy classic right here. 9/10 Ghostbusters II (1989, Ivan Reitman) Not a touch on the original, but thanks to the cast it's still pretty fun. 7/10 The African Queen (1951, John Huston) I liked this one the first time I saw it, but I felt I'd appreciate it more after another viewing. I was right. It has some really nice outdoor photography, a good score, and a solid storyline. What really makes it work is the performances from Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn and their chemistry together. 7.5/10 Dr. No (1962, Terence Young) The original James Bond film doesn't feature all of the elements that the franchise is known for, but it remains one of my very favorites of the series and one of my favorites in general. 9/10 From Russia With Love (1963, Terence Young) I don't think it's quite as good as Dr. No, but it's very close and is still pretty damn great and introduces a couple elements that were missing from its predecessor. 9/10 Movie Awards: BEST FILM - Dr. No BEST ACTOR - Humphrey Bogart (The African Queen) BEST ACTRESS - Katharine Hepburn (The African Queen) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - Amy Adams (Junebug) BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - Ted Moore (Dr. No) BEST SCORE - Monty Norman and John Barry (Dr. No) BEST SCRIPT - Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd (Ghostbusters) BEST DIRECTOR - Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (Little Miss Sunshine) Hey buddy Beverly Hills Cop (1984, Martin Brest) Wow, I cat believe you only just saw this!, ive seen it maybe 30 times, I also cant believe you only just saw trading places or coming to america 8/10 Beverly Hills Cop II (1987, Tony Scott) a little too over the top to be set in the same world as the original but still good 6.5-7/10 Beverly Hills Cop III (1994, John Landis) I used to hate this and was very disappointed when i saw it at the cinema but on rewatch its not too bad at all 6/10 Little Miss Sunshine (2006, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris) 6.5/10 Trading Places (1983, John Landis) In my top 5 comedies of all time 8/10 Coming to America (1988, John Landis) The last film in is early great run 7/10 Ghostbusters (2016, Paul Feig) I might be being generous 2/10 The Anderson Tapes (1971, Sidney Lumet) I will see it eventually Repeat Viewings: Ghostbusters (1984, Ivan Reitman) 8.5/10 Ghostbusters II (1989, Ivan Reitman) 7-7.5/10 The African Queen (1951, John Huston) 5/10 Dr. No (1962, Terence Young) 7.5/10 From Russia With Love (1963, Terence Young) the best one 8/10
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Post by darksidebeadle on Aug 27, 2017 8:07:08 GMT
Yours Wall Street - 8/10No Holds Barred - 2/10Mine: All first time views Sorority Slaughterhouse (2016) - 5/10 - DVD Get this. Eric Roberts plays a dean of a collage. He kills himself and his soul goes into a clown doll. The doll goes to a sorority house and kills people every time the clown doll gets aroused. Wow. Its dumb but amusing. Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief (2015) - 8/10 - On Line Very good film that shows the effect of Scientology. Hijacked (2012) - 5/10 - DVD OK straight to video action flick. The Dead Want Women (2012) - 4/10 - DVD Eric Roberts (again) gets killed with a few other people in the 20s and haunt a house in the present day. The Keeper (2009) - 5/10 - DVD Steven Seagal is hired to protect a girl of a wealthy Texas father. Watchable. Not one of Steven Seagal best nor worst. Best Friends (1975) - 1/10 - VHS Horribly boring film about two friends and two girls driving in a van. One friend kind goes mad. Real Playing Game (2013) - 4/10 - DVD A bunch of old people play a RPG to battle for youth. Rutger Hauer is advertised as the main person but hes only in it for like 7 minutes. Chain Letter (2009) - 3/10 - DVD Pretty lame slasher flick. Good gore is the only good feature. Bedlam (2015) - 2/10 - DVD Mental patients get tortured. Thats about it. Dead Girls (2014) - 3/10 - DVD Anthology horror film. The second story is good. The other two suck. Also some of the film is really poorly lit. Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief (2015) - good, scary doco'
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Post by jcush on Aug 27, 2017 8:16:24 GMT
Hey buddy Beverly Hills Cop (1984, Martin Brest) Wow, I cat believe you only just saw this!, ive seen it maybe 30 times, I also cant believe you only just saw trading places or coming to america 8/10 Beverly Hills Cop II (1987, Tony Scott) a little too over the top to be set in the same world as the original but still good 6.5-7/10 Beverly Hills Cop III (1994, John Landis) I used to hate this and was very disappointed when i saw it at the cinema but on rewatch its not too bad at all 6/10 Little Miss Sunshine (2006, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris) 6.5/10 Trading Places (1983, John Landis) In my top 5 comedies of all time 8/10 Coming to America (1988, John Landis) The last film in is early great run 7/10 Ghostbusters (2016, Paul Feig) I might be being generous 2/10 The Anderson Tapes (1971, Sidney Lumet) I will see it eventually Repeat Viewings: Ghostbusters (1984, Ivan Reitman) 8.5/10 Ghostbusters II (1989, Ivan Reitman) 7-7.5/10 The African Queen (1951, John Huston) 5/10 Dr. No (1962, Terence Young) 7.5/10 From Russia With Love (1963, Terence Young) the best one 8/10 Yeah I hadn't seen much of Eddie Murphy's earlier stuff before this week.
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Post by prolelol on Aug 27, 2017 9:22:41 GMT
I love Crazy, Stupid, Love., a lot of fun movie.
My films: Fucking Amal AKA Show Me Love (1998) 10/10 - I prefer it over Blue Is the Warmest Color. So touching movie!
The Crowd (1928) 6.5/10
Baby Driver (2017) 10/10
The Island (1980) 3/10 - It's just boring pirate movie, and feels more adventure than horror.
Atomic Blonde (2017) 10/10 - Wow, Chralize Theron! Her character reminds me like she's blonde non-vampire Selene from Underworld. The final fighting car scene is just AMAZING! Nice cold cinematography! I absolutely loved it.
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Post by darksidebeadle on Aug 27, 2017 9:29:20 GMT
Hey buddy Beverly Hills Cop (1984, Martin Brest) Wow, I cat believe you only just saw this!, ive seen it maybe 30 times, I also cant believe you only just saw trading places or coming to america 8/10 Beverly Hills Cop II (1987, Tony Scott) a little too over the top to be set in the same world as the original but still good 6.5-7/10 Beverly Hills Cop III (1994, John Landis) I used to hate this and was very disappointed when i saw it at the cinema but on rewatch its not too bad at all 6/10 Little Miss Sunshine (2006, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris) 6.5/10 Trading Places (1983, John Landis) In my top 5 comedies of all time 8/10 Coming to America (1988, John Landis) The last film in is early great run 7/10 Ghostbusters (2016, Paul Feig) I might be being generous 2/10 The Anderson Tapes (1971, Sidney Lumet) I will see it eventually Repeat Viewings: Ghostbusters (1984, Ivan Reitman) 8.5/10 Ghostbusters II (1989, Ivan Reitman) 7-7.5/10 The African Queen (1951, John Huston) 5/10 Dr. No (1962, Terence Young) 7.5/10 From Russia With Love (1963, Terence Young) the best one 8/10 Yeah I hadn't seen much of Eddie Murphy's earlier stuff before this week. Well I'm glad you finally got to see why he is famous! HVe you seem 48 hrs?
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Post by darksidebeadle on Aug 27, 2017 9:31:49 GMT
I love Crazy, Stupid, Love., a lot of fun movie. My films: Fucking Amal AKA Show Me Love (1998) 10/10 - I prefer it over Blue Is the Warmest Color. So touching movie! The Crowd (1928) 6.5/10Baby Driver (2017) 10/10The Island (1980) 3/10 - It's just boring pirate movie, and feels more adventure than horror. Atomic Blonde (2017) 10/10 - Wow, Chralize Theron! Her character reminds me like she's blonde non-vampire Selene from Underworld. The final fighting car scene is just AMAZING! Nice cold cinematography! I absolutely loved it. I'm a big fan of bLue is the warmest color so will check out show me love, cheers baby driver 7/10 atomic blonde 5.5/10
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Post by darksidebeadle on Aug 27, 2017 10:12:52 GMT
Yeah I hadn't seen much of Eddie Murphy's earlier stuff before this week. Hey any interest in Paris blues for Newman/Poitier ? any others?
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Post by mslo79 on Aug 27, 2017 12:34:24 GMT
First Viewings...
none this week.
Re-watches...
-Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) (Aug 23rd 2017(a little on 24th)) - 10/10 (within my Top 9 movies and is a four way tie for my #1 Western ever with Good Bad Ugly(1966)/For a Few Dollars More (1965)/Open Range (2003))
-The Last Boy Scout (1991) (Aug 27th 2017) - 8/10 (within my Top 60 movies in general. one of Bruce Willis top movies and is my #2 movie of Tony Scott behind Spy Game (2001)(9/10). basically it's got solid pacing throughout it and it's got plenty of good one liners. this one seems to fly off the radar of Bruce Willis fans as i think it's better than damn near all of Bruce Willis movies.)
p.s. in general for me... 5/10 or less = Thumbs Down. 6/10 or higher = Thumbs Up.
side note: currently playing Mafia III (on PC), and have been for a while now, which is burning up a decent chunk of my movie time. but i still managed to squeeze in a little.
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OP's...
-Crazy, Stupid Love. (2011) - 5/10 (decent enough for a viewing but i never had any desire to re-watch it. i did not know you where that big of a fan of this movie)
-Super (2010) - 5/10 (decent enough for a viewing but ultimately not a movie ill re-watch)
-Get Out (2017) - 5/10 (same as above)
-Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) - 5/10 (same as above)
-Wall Street (1987) - 5/10 (same as above)
-No Holds Barred (1989) - ?/10 (i don't have this rated but i am kinda glad you brought this to my attention as i know i have seen this but it's been ages as i have probably not seen this since the early 1990's or so. i might get around to giving it a re-watch eventually just for nostalgia sake if for nothing else. i expect it will be worse for me now than it is from memory as from memory it seems okay-ish as i remember getting into Hulk Hogan a bit back in the old days.)
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Post by mslo79 on Aug 27, 2017 12:39:12 GMT
prolelol I am curious... how often do you hand out high scores? ; just trying to get a feel if that 10/10 is worth a lot or not as 10/10's from me are basically very rare (only nine movies managed to get a 10/10 for me. only seventeen got a 9/10 and so on.). because ill be catching that movie once it's out on video but i am not expecting all that much from it. like it seems like a John Wick variation (commercials seemed to claim James Bond etc though) and while i won't be surprised if i like it more than John Wick 2(6/10) i don't expect to like it as much as the first John Wick movie which i gave a 6-6.5/10. but i would be surprised if i did not like Atomic Blonde more than those Underworld movies which are forgettable at best.
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Post by darksidebeadle on Aug 27, 2017 12:43:50 GMT
First Viewings...none this week. Re-watches...-Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) (Aug 23rd 2017(a little on 24th)) - 10/10 (within my Top 9 movies and is a four way tie for my #1 Western ever with Good Bad Ugly(1966)/For a Few Dollars More (1965)/Open Range (2003)) -The Last Boy Scout (1991) (Aug 27th 2017) - 8/10 (within my Top 60 movies in general. one of Bruce Willis top movies and is my #2 movie of Tony Scott behind Spy Game (2001)(9/10). basically it's got solid pacing throughout it and it's got plenty of good one liners. this one seems to fly off the radar of Bruce Willis fans as i think it's better than damn near all of Bruce Willis movies.) p.s. in general for me... 5/10 or less = Thumbs Down. 6/10 or higher = Thumbs Up. side note: currently playing Mafia III (on PC), and have been for a while now, which is burning up a decent chunk of my movie time. but i still managed to squeeze in a little. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OP's... -Crazy, Stupid Love. (2011) - 5/10 (decent enough for a viewing but i never had any desire to re-watch it. i did not know you where that big of a fan of this movie) -Super (2010) - 5/10 (decent enough for a viewing but ultimately not a movie ill re-watch) -Get Out (2017) - 5/10 (same as above) -Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) - 5/10 (same as above) -Wall Street (1987) - 5/10 (same as above) -No Holds Barred (1989) - ?/10 (i don't have this rated but i am kinda glad you brought this to my attention as i know i have seen this but it's been ages as i have probably not seen this since the early 1990's or so. i might get around to giving it a re-watch eventually just for nostalgia sake if for nothing else. i expect it will be worse for me now than it is from memory as from memory it seems okay-ish as i remember getting into Hulk Hogan a bit back in the old days.) Once upon a time inthe west - in my top 10 also 9.5/10 lasr boyscout - solid Willis actioner 6.5-7
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Post by prolelol on Aug 27, 2017 13:04:17 GMT
prolelol I am curious... how often do you hand out high scores? ; just trying to get a feel if that 10/10 is worth a lot or not as 10/10's from me are basically very rare (only nine movies managed to get a 10/10 for me. only seventeen got a 9/10 and so on.). because ill be catching that movie once it's out on video but i am not expecting all that much from it. like it seems like a John Wick variation (commercials seemed to claim James Bond etc though) and while i won't be surprised if i like it more than John Wick 2(6/10) i don't expect to like it as much as the first John Wick movie which i gave a 6-6.5/10. but i would be surprised if i did not like Atomic Blonde more than those Underworld movies which are forgettable at best. Well, I often give 10 out of 10 (just sometimes), based on how much I enjoy it, but this rating don't mean perfect to me. I do rate a 10/10 if the movies are a lot of entertaining and awesome, but it really depends on how much is this well done. If I could give a 11/10 as it's better than perfect, it would be probably only Black Swan (2010). And, I haven't seen John Wick because I'm not a fan of Reeves, but since I have seen Atomic Blonde, Theron was obviously the reason why I watched it.
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Post by ghostintheshell on Aug 27, 2017 13:51:33 GMT
FILM
The Signal (2014) 7.5/10
Baywatch (2017) 4/10
Kung Fu Panda (2008) 7/10
Doctor Strange (2016) 6.5/10
TV
American Horror Story: Murder House (Ep. 1-5) 6/10
BEST FILM: Kung Fu Panda BEST ACTOR: Johnnycash Wafflesmack, Doctor Strange BEST ACTRESS: Olivia Cooke, The Signal BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Laurence Fishburne, The Signal BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Rachel McAdams, Doctor Strange BEST SCRIPT: Kim Eun-Hee, The Signal BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: David Lanzenberg, The Signal BEST DIRECTOR: William Eubank, The Signal
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Post by politicidal on Aug 27, 2017 16:11:39 GMT
Quite a few.
The Fate of the Furious - 7/10
La La Land - 7/10
Ghost in the Shell (2017) - 6/10
Sleight- 4/10 Collide - 3/10
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