Jediphile Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 Firefly was great - "Jayne... The man they called Jayne - he robbed from the rich and he gave to the poor..." Oh yes, this was great The jokes in this series are really good, while they can make the viewer take it a lot less serious - otoh, which sci fi series where the main party always ends up smuggling cows or dueling with swords or saving a "witch" from being burnt can take itself serious? Yeah, Whedon's sense of humor is great. I loved the movie too. Wash: "This landing is going to get pretty interesting..." Mal: "Define 'interesting' " Wash: " 'Oh God, Oh God - we're all gonna die' ?" Mal (to intercom): "This is the captain. We have a little problem with our entry sequence, so we may experience some slight turbulence and then... explode!" Visit my KotOR blog at Deadly Forums.
Kor Qel Droma Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 Changeling. This movie was dark, depressing and moved at a snail's pace. It deals with child abduction and police corruption back in the early thirties in Los Angeles. Angelina Jolie gives a pretty solid performance, but looks like such a train wreck physically that it distracts from it. They cover her lips with this obnoxious red lipstick to cover the fact that botox wasn't invented back then. Eat a bucket of chicken, lady, and try to hold it down this time. Overall, I liked this film. But those who don't will say it reminded them too much of Million Dollar Baby. Jaguars4ever is still alive. No word of a lie.
Pidesco Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 Quantum of Solace. Pretty damn good. I was particularly impressed by how they made the action so frantic, yet followable. also, Bond as a really cold hearted bastard is working very well. He's never been more human. Finally, yay for the Goldfinger homage scene. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend.
Blarghagh Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 Firefly was great - "Jayne... The man they called Jayne - he robbed from the rich and he gave to the poor..." Oh yes, this was great The jokes in this series are really good, while they can make the viewer take it a lot less serious - otoh, which sci fi series where the main party always ends up smuggling cows or dueling with swords or saving a "witch" from being burnt can take itself serious? My favourite joke is River's reaction to Shepherd Brook's loose hair.
LadyCrimson Posted November 9, 2008 Posted November 9, 2008 L.A. Story That's a film I liked a lot when I first saw it, but after a few repeat viewings didn't like all that much at all. Except for the brief earthquake scene. I find all such earthquake joke-scenes hilarious. I saw Casino Royale. I like Bond movies, but am not a huge fan overall, so I didn't bother to see this one until now. Great film, great new Bond actor dude. And now I've seen it just in time to for it to be fresh in my mind when I see the new Bond film. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts
Blarghagh Posted November 9, 2008 Posted November 9, 2008 The Prestige 8/10 Some flaws, but excellent movie. Executed perfectly - it knows to give you enough hints about one plot twist to figure it out and feel smug about it, then gives you a second plot twist that boggles the mind even though it's so obvious only because you never took the time to think about it.
theslug Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 (edited) Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed A documentary hosted by the great and wise Ben Stein about intelligent design. Well not exactly, it's more about how scientific freedom has been limited by the academic elite who are favoring Darwinism and if you even begin to entertain the thought of intelligent design involving a god you get black listed. Let me first start out by saying that I liked the movie. The music score was absolutely fantastic and the way it was shot was extremely aesthetically pleasing not to mention it had Ben Stein who is super awesome. To tell you the truth I honestly had no idea what the movie was about until he began narrating because I just saw Ben Stein and netflixed it, either way as far as quality goes you could have told me they had a multimillion dollar budget and I would believe it becuase the film was extremely well put together. As much as these parts rocked, the content of the film was kind of lack luster. I mean the interviews and the film were good but the subject is not something I'm particularly interested in. I think that exploring spirituality and science, specifically things that deal with the extreme micro or extreme macro, are interesting but an issue dividing scientific academia from religion, not so much. I give Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed a 8.4 out of 10 Edit: I see you gorth, I done nothin wrong, nothing wrong! Edited November 10, 2008 by theslug There was a time when I questioned the ability for the schizoid to ever experience genuine happiness, at the very least for a prolonged segment of time. I am no closer to finding the answer, however, it has become apparent that contentment is certainly a realizable goal. I find these results to be adequate, if not pleasing. Unfortunately, connection is another subject entirely. When one has sufficiently examined the mind and their emotional constructs, connection can be easily imitated. More data must be gleaned and further collated before a sufficient judgment can be reached.
WILL THE ALMIGHTY Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 The Prestige 8/10 Some flaws, but excellent movie. Executed perfectly - it knows to give you enough hints about one plot twist to figure it out and feel smug about it, then gives you a second plot twist that boggles the mind even though it's so obvious only because you never took the time to think about it. That was a disturbingly great movie, actually. That and the "The Illusionist" are on my top 10 list for best plot twists. "Alright, I've been thinking. When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade - make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don't want your damn lemons, what am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life's manager. Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons. Do you know who I am? I'm the man who's gonna burn your house down! With the lemons. I'm going to to get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!"
Rosbjerg Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 A friend of mine digged out a couple of old VHS tapes when I was over at his place. The Sci-Fi series "Space: Above and Beyond" which he and I used to watch in the mid 90'ies.. That show hasn't aged well, but it's still great! Fortune favors the bald.
Hurlshort Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 88 Minutes - Pretty mediocre. It was watchable, but not all that exciting. It was a thriller that was actually taking place in about an 88 minute timeframe. Some of the acting was horrific. Pacino was fairly average. License to Wed - The Office cast was very present, along with Robin Williams. It was forgetable. It might have been ok if it was only 30 minutes. I felt like Jim was cheating on Pam.
Amentep Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 (edited) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Thought it held up fairly well to the first viewing back in the summer. It has its weak moments, but I've come to the conclusion that it compares fairly favorably with the original three films. That was followed by The Deadly Duo aka Shuang Xia which was an okay Shaw Brothers film. All over the place in its narrative, it had some colorful villains amidst its frenetic plot. Edited November 10, 2008 by Amentep I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man
Gfted1 Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 `Jumanji' director Johnston does `Captain America' Nov 10, 2:58 PM (ET) LOS ANGELES (AP) - Captain America has a new boss. Joe Johnston, whose credits include "Jurassic Park III" and "Jumanji," has been signed to direct the comic-book adaptation "The First Avenger: Captain America," Marvel Studios announced Monday. The movie is scheduled for release May 6, 2011, the same weekend that Marvel scored a blockbuster this year with "Iron Man," starring Robert Downey Jr. "Iron Man 2" comes out May 7, 2010. Distributed by Paramount Pictures, "Captain America" is based on the Marvel Comics character Steve Rogers, who volunteers for a research program that transforms him into a patriotic super-soldier. The lead role has not yet been cast. Marvel also is teaming Captain America with Downey's Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, Thor and other superheroes from the comic-book giant's vaults for "The Avengers," due in theaters July 15, 2011. Johnston is directing "The Wolf Man," an update of the horror classic starring Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins that comes out in 2009. His other credits include "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids,""The Rocketeer" and "October Sky." "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
kirottu Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 How to lose friends and alienate people Started out good and steadily got worse until great big clich This post is not to be enjoyed, discussed, or referenced on company time.
Volourn Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 (edited) Xena: Warrior Princess - Still an underrated show. I'm in in the middle of season 3, and lvoing it. Gabrielle is one of the best characters ever. My biggest beef is sometimes the campiness cna go beyond silly; but when they do the dark, and dramatic stuff... DAMN. The Patriot - If you hate Amerika to any degree you will probably hate this movie as it's very patriotic and doesn't apologize for it. Mel Gibson, and the rest of the cast bring their A+ game. My Secret Identity - Not as good as I remember it but considering its made for the kiddies and I'm no longer one that's not surprising. Not completely horrible though. Edited November 10, 2008 by Volourn DWARVES IN PROJECT ETERNITY = VOLOURN HAS PLEDGED $250.
Kelverin Posted November 12, 2008 Posted November 12, 2008 Biyeolhan geori (2006) Korean gangster flick, not bad at all. If you are a fan of the genre you might want to check it out. 8/10 J1 Visa Southern California Cleaning
theslug Posted November 12, 2008 Posted November 12, 2008 Not a movie but a tv series, Chuck. It's awesome and funny and awesome characters and sweet craziness and secret agent stuff. Jeff is the best and fan service of sarah is hot and passion cove reference locked me in eternally. There was a time when I questioned the ability for the schizoid to ever experience genuine happiness, at the very least for a prolonged segment of time. I am no closer to finding the answer, however, it has become apparent that contentment is certainly a realizable goal. I find these results to be adequate, if not pleasing. Unfortunately, connection is another subject entirely. When one has sufficiently examined the mind and their emotional constructs, connection can be easily imitated. More data must be gleaned and further collated before a sufficient judgment can be reached.
Volourn Posted November 12, 2008 Posted November 12, 2008 Chuck is a cool show. Too bad I missed all of season 1. DWARVES IN PROJECT ETERNITY = VOLOURN HAS PLEDGED $250.
theslug Posted November 12, 2008 Posted November 12, 2008 Dude your missing out. The first season was the best imo and the early episodes were amazing. There was a time when I questioned the ability for the schizoid to ever experience genuine happiness, at the very least for a prolonged segment of time. I am no closer to finding the answer, however, it has become apparent that contentment is certainly a realizable goal. I find these results to be adequate, if not pleasing. Unfortunately, connection is another subject entirely. When one has sufficiently examined the mind and their emotional constructs, connection can be easily imitated. More data must be gleaned and further collated before a sufficient judgment can be reached.
Hurlshort Posted November 12, 2008 Posted November 12, 2008 Mongol - Fantastic movie on the early stages of Ghangis Khan's life. It's a good mix of history and fiction, and the acting, cinematography, and pacing are all top notch. I was very surprised how good the action scenes were. I highly recommend it, best rental I've had in awhile. It's supposed to be part 1 of a trilogy, but it seems to have stalled in development. It's a shame, it would be interesting to see him take over China and march on Europe and Asia Minor.
Amentep Posted November 12, 2008 Posted November 12, 2008 You know just this weekend I was thinking that Genghis Khan was due for a modern bio/epic movie. Interesting to see someone in Russia was ahead of my thoughts! I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man
Slowtrain Posted November 12, 2008 Posted November 12, 2008 There will never be a better Genghis Khan than John Wayne! Notice how I can belittle your beliefs without calling you names. It's a useful skill to have particularly where you aren't allowed to call people names. It's a mistake to get too drawn in/worked up. I mean it's not life or death, it's just two guys posting their thoughts on a message board. If it were personal or face to face all the usual restraints would be in place, and we would never have reached this place in the first place. Try to remember that.
Amentep Posted November 12, 2008 Posted November 12, 2008 John Wayne was many things, but a good Genghis Khan wasn't it (despite Howard Hughes love of it). I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man
Slowtrain Posted November 12, 2008 Posted November 12, 2008 John Wayne was many things, but a good Genghis Khan wasn't it (despite Howard Hughes love of it). Blasphemy. John Wayne was utterly convincing as Genghis Khan. I almost believed he WAS Genghis Khan. It was spooky, I don't know who cast that role but it was brilliant. Ah, Hollywood. How I loved thee once. *sniffs* Notice how I can belittle your beliefs without calling you names. It's a useful skill to have particularly where you aren't allowed to call people names. It's a mistake to get too drawn in/worked up. I mean it's not life or death, it's just two guys posting their thoughts on a message board. If it were personal or face to face all the usual restraints would be in place, and we would never have reached this place in the first place. Try to remember that.
Amentep Posted November 12, 2008 Posted November 12, 2008 Wayne lobbied for the part based on the script; as a huge box-office star he was a reasonable choice once he made his interest known (although director **** Powell stated before he died that he tried to talk Wayne out of it). The writer wanted Marlon Brando for the part. I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man
Slowtrain Posted November 12, 2008 Posted November 12, 2008 Someone should cast a mid-western AMerican with no acting range as Robin Hood. That would be even more awesome. Notice how I can belittle your beliefs without calling you names. It's a useful skill to have particularly where you aren't allowed to call people names. It's a mistake to get too drawn in/worked up. I mean it's not life or death, it's just two guys posting their thoughts on a message board. If it were personal or face to face all the usual restraints would be in place, and we would never have reached this place in the first place. Try to remember that.
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