[RobertR1]

Welcome to the club. I was dragged to the 2nd movie. Absolutely terrible. She even apologized after, which in itself is a victory (I think).

[Scott_Arm]

Originally Posted by RobertR1

Welcome to the club. I was dragged to the 2nd movie. Absolutely terrible. She even apologized after, which in itself is a victory (I think).

She's going to make you watch the third one anyway. You know she will.

[Scott_Arm]

I watched Zack And Miri Make a Porno on Netflix. I should have known it would be shit, because Kevin Smith sucks. I'll give it a 5/10

[John Reynolds]

The Outsiders - 7.5/10 Man, does Diana Lane look young in this movie, and it's full of familar faces. Watched it on Netflix for the first time in decades and still enjoyed it quite a bit.

The Man from Snow River - 8/10 Part of my recent Netflix-fueled nostalgia kick, I loved this wonderful coming of age movie when I watched it as a high school senior oh-so-many years ago and thought it held up quite well. I plan on watching this with my son once he's a teenager.

The Boys in the Band - 9/10 A fantastic, iconic film full of shimmering dialogue and amazing performances, particularly Kenneth Nelson's Michael. Highly recommended for a glimpse into gay culture and attitudes, pre-Stonewall.

[Davros]

The National Society of Film Critics on Saturday selected "The Social Network" as the best picture of 2010

[Simon F]

Originally Posted by John Reynolds

The Man from Snow River - 8/10

Was that meant to be the "The Man from Snowy River"?

[John Reynolds]

Originally Posted by Simon F

Was that meant to be the "The Man from Snowy River"?

Yep. Never noticed that typo.

[RobertR1]

Originally Posted by Davros

The National Society of Film Critics on Saturday selected "The Social Network" as the best picture of 2010

I'd go with True Grit personally but I can't really knock their choice.

[tangey]

Buried 7/10, a few unrealistic moments, but lead held the attention very well, some of the phone voices were a bit weak.


Kick-Ass, 8/10..only got round to seeing this, a real fresh film, engages from the start, extremely funny, VERY violent in places, some might find mating what is in effect a child with extreme violence and a trashy mouth unacceptable. But it was totally different from what I expected, and very entertaining.

[Grall]

Watched "Predators" on blu-ray the other day. Okay movie, a bit derivative of course, pretty short too, not all that much happening really. Adrian Brody was good as an amoral mercenary-type action hero (or maybe anti-hero is more like it), Lawrence Fishburne was fucking brilliant. He basically saved the whole movie single-handedly. There should have been more of his character, but that would have meant him stealing the whole show, which woulda bummed out the other actors I bet.

On the whole, a quite decent flick if you just want some mindless action. There's some good faces in there, the effects are decent enough; you can often see it's computer rendered, but the difference from reality isn't too detracting. With a bit of goodwill thinking this can typically be ignored. There's one bit in particular with some terrible CGI fire, but it's not bad enough to ruin the show.

Ultimately, "Predators"'s greatest achievement ends up being that it doesn't suck; although that also means it doesn't shine all that bright either. I'd give it a 7/10.

I'm watching "Inception" also today, but not gotten that far into it yet. The basic premise of the movie seems a bit tenuous.

[Scott_Arm]

Originally Posted by Grall

I'm watching "Inception" also today, but not gotten that far into it yet. The basic premise of the movie seems a bit tenuous.

Try not to take it too seriously, and you'll enjoy it. It isn't the greatest movie ever made. It isn't realistic at all, and the rules of the dream world are as you describe, tenuous at best. If you think about it, 99.9% of science fiction, or speculative fiction or space opera aren't any better.

[Simon F]

Originally Posted by Scott_Arm

Try not to take it too seriously, and you'll enjoy it. It isn't the greatest movie ever made. It isn't realistic at all, and the rules of the dream world are as you describe, tenuous at best. If you think about it, 99.9% of science fiction, or speculative fiction or space opera aren't any better.

I watched it on a trip to the US which was not a good idea when you have your sleep patterns messed up.

Sad ending though

[RobertR1]

Originally Posted by Simon F

I watched it on a trip to the US which was not a good idea when you have your sleep patterns messed up.

Sad ending though

It's a happy ending. Micheal Caine spoiled it in an interview.

[rpg.314]

Originally Posted by RobertR1

It's a happy ending. Micheal Caine spoiled it in an interview.

where is it?
edit: never mind.

[Simon F]

Originally Posted by RobertR1

It's a happy ending. Micheal Caine spoiled it in an interview.

A quick search turned up this
I'm confused. It must have been chopped or something on the plane as the top was still spinning as it ended. Also, it seemed the children had not aged nor had they changed clothes from all his flashbacks, ...but maybe on the tiny screen I just missed the details


[UPDATE] Some more searching and someone else agrees but then allegedly we are mistaken

[Silent_Buddha]

Perhaps it'll be for the Director's Special Uncut Ending Edition that will be released in 2-3 years?

It's pretty obvious the ending in the current edition of the movie is indicating that he's still in a Dream. And despite what the costume director says, the childrens clothes certainly appear to still be the same after going to check it again. Which leads me to think there's an alternative ending ala Blade Runner, The Evil Dead, etc. which we haven't seen yet.

Regards,
SB

[Laa-Yosh]

There are signs that could be interpreted to mean that the entire movie is a dream after a certain point.
When he tries the special dream drug in Africa; you could make a point that he never wakes up after that because he never manages to successfully use the totem after he goes to sleep there. I recall that the chase sequence happens after this point too, as are a few other interesting events. Knowing Nolan it can't be just a coincidence.

I'm also sure there are other interpretations as well, making it a lot more fun to re-watch the movie again.

[aaronspink]

Originally Posted by Laa-Yosh

There are signs that could be interpreted to mean that the entire movie is a dream after a certain point.
When he tries the special dream drug in Africa; you could make a point that he never wakes up after that because he never manages to successfully use the totem after he goes to sleep there. I recall that the chase sequence happens after this point too, as are a few other interesting events. Knowing Nolan it can't be just a coincidence.

I'm also sure there are other interpretations as well, making it a lot more fun to re-watch the movie again.

Have people learned nothing from over a decade of donnie darko? Sometimes there is no truth.

[Laa-Yosh]

Which is what I'm saying - the movie is open enough IMHO for everyone to have their own interpretation.

[Cornsnake]

About Inceptions ending.

The children did age. The credits on the blu-ray has both children listed twice by different child actors.

Also, if at the end Cobb is in his own dream, his totum wouldn't be able to tell him because he knows the weight of his totum. The totums could only tell if you we're in someone else's dream because only you knew the weight of the totum.

[rpg.314]

Originally Posted by Cornsnake

About Inceptions ending.

The children did age. The credits on the blu-ray has both children listed twice by different child actors.

Also, if at the end Cobb is in his own dream, his totum wouldn't be able to tell him because he knows the weight of his totum. The totums could only tell if you we're in someone else's dream because only you knew the weight of the totum.

AFAIK, They are also shown wearing different shoes.

[suryad]

The children did age. I watched the movie last night. I think people are reading too much in to it.

[Neb]

Just saw the movie "Taken" with Liam neeson. Good story, excellent execution, brutal ex spy showing of his skills to save his daughter, no restrictions. Excellent movie.

People recommend me movies like these becouse I like the 'payback no remorse' factor involved in these kind of movies.

[Sxotty]

Originally Posted by Nebula

Just saw the movie "Taken" with Liam neeson. Good story, excellent execution, brutal ex spy showing of his skills to save his daughter, no restrictions. Excellent movie.

People recommend me movies like these becouse I like the 'payback no remorse' factor involved in these kind of movies.

You mean like payback?

Anyway I like this type of movie as well, but apparently that is the only thing that everyone likes.

[Neb]

Hmm might hire that movie to. Now going in to watch Chronicles of Riddick again. Gotta love onliners like "I dont bow to no man but I will take a piece of him".