Serrano Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Got the Doctor Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog on bluray for christmas so I sat down and went through it and the special features. I have to say, "Commentary - The Musical!" is genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blarghagh Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Finally got around to seeing Dark Knight Rises. A couple things bugged me(Bruce abandoning the mission, Alfred leaving), but overall a really good movie. Avengers is still my top superhero flick of the year though. They made an interesting trilogy of Batman films, but the thing that did disapoint was that at no point did they explore the element of the Dark Knight as a world class detective. Well, they tried a bit with The Dark Knight, with the Joker marking his next victims and all, but it was mostly him playing with the impossible high tech CSI gadgets (getting a fingerprint off a deformed bullet lodged in a wall). Nolan said that's what they were doing, literally using the term "worlds greatest detective". Failed at it quite a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoonDing Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Shadowless Sword. Korean (?) wuxia movie with the most over-the-top fighting I've ever seen. I don't recall other movies in the genre where someone runs on top of arrows in flight and people explode after getting stabbed. The ending of the words is ALMSIVI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted December 28, 2012 Author Share Posted December 28, 2012 Another Earth - slow paced, deliberate, moody drama with a sci-fi angle. Low budget but shot well (didn't need a big budget). Good acting by the two leads. I wasn't expecting much but it surprised me and I liked it. The very ending is ambiguous in a way that doesn't tick me off, so bonus points for that. Kinda nice to see a film that's not about big explosions and special effects. “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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gfted1 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 The Avengers. Pretty awesome. "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgoth Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 The Avengers. Pretty awesome. ****tiest nonsense of 2012 I've seen. Rain makes everything better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serrano Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Hulk not nonsensical! Hulk smash box office records! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kor Qel Droma Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 I just came home from watching Django Unchained. Very solid film. I was a little put off by the theatre giggling every time the n word was used, though. Jaguars4ever is still alive. No word of a lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonek Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Skyfall, the latest Bond flick, strangely enough I was just totally unimpressed from the beginning to the end. Haven't the faintest idea why, it seemed a million miles away from what Casino Royale was trying to do however (which I quite liked.) Quite an experience to live in misery isn't it? That's what it is to be married with children.I've seen things you people can't even imagine. Pearly Kings glittering on the Elephant and Castle, Morris Men dancing 'til the last light of midsummer. I watched Druid fires burning in the ruins of Stonehenge, and Yorkshiremen gurning for prizes. All these things will be lost in time, like alopecia on a skinhead. Time for tiffin. Tea for the teapot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Django Unchained - This probably says a lot about my affinity for westerns, but this was my favorite Tarantino film to date. It was just fantastic on many levels. He's been on quite a roll with Kill Bill 1 and 2, Inglorious Basterds, and now this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kor Qel Droma Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 I thought the first Kill Bill was an excellent movie. The second one needed less exposition, and more Pei Mei. Basterds didn't do anything for me, except to showcase how great of an actor Christopher Waltz is. I know Django is 15 minutes short of 3 hours, but aside from the last ten minutes or so I didn't mind. The KKK scene was hilarious. Jaguars4ever is still alive. No word of a lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Basterds had some great scenes, but I did find the reckless abandonment of history disconcerting. Still, Tarantino seems to just keep improving as a director. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orogun01 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Basterds seems like the quintessential Tarantino film, long scenes with interesting dialog that actually comes back to play a part in the story, gratuitous violence, non linear story... I'm ashamed to say that I haven't yet seen Django Unchained. BTW, are there any easter eggs or tip off to a connection with the original Django films? I'd say the answer to that question is kind of like the answer to "who's the sucker in this poker game?"* *If you can't tell, it's you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithe Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Saw Jack Reacher. Not a bad book adaption, although a fair bit was shifted around for the film. And I have to say, taking a main character that's a 6'5, 240 lb former Military Policeman.. and having him played by Tom Cruise is an interesting choice. Since he's played as a fairly controlled, intense and not heavily emotional guy, it actually works fairly well. A little crime, a little conspiracy, a few misdirects, and some rough housing. Entertaining in general, but nothing too overly flashy. "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'GM' Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Just saw The Hobbit last night. Haven't read anyone's comments on this movie, but imo it was fun. I heard this was being turned into a 3 parter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aries101 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 I just saw on DVD the new Spiderman movie - The Amazing Spiderman. Fantastic movie that really takes the creation myth of Spiderman very, very seriously and actively makes the story of Peter Parker becoming Spiderman believable. Especially with how a young man comes to term with his superpowers. I have also seen the new Batman movie - the Dark Knight Rises. And I was very confused - to me the creators of this game didn't know where they wanted the story to go. And what is the deal with the new villain, Bane? Why is he the villain? It seems to me that the new Batman movie, DKR, had at least three main plots which didn't connect at the end... Please support http://www.maternityworldwide.org/ - and save a mother giving birth to a child. Please support, Andrew Bub, the gamerdad - at http://gamingwithchildren.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 The Hobbit - Really enjoyed returning to Peter Jackson's Middle Earth. It was enjoyable, and I look forward to the next chapter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starwars Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 For some strange reason, I watched Spielberg's adaption of War of the Worlds. I saw it in theaters, don't know why I got the hankering to see it again. Anyways, it's a sorta... OK flick that just tends to be a bit forgettable. The most succesful bits in the film are the darker moments, focusing more on the frenzy and panic of people fleeing from this incredible and seemingly unstoppable force. I also really like how the film looks overall, it's beautifully shot. The grainy effect doesn't do much for me though. Anyways, it kinda loses steam about halfway through (when they take shelter in the crazy dudes basement). I think the tension goes away a bit there, and I think showing the aliens off (as well as that telescope thingamajig they send down) was a mistake. It'd be better if they just stayed "faceless" as it were, up in the giant war machines. The way the movie wraps up also feels wrong somehow. It's one movie I would've liked to be way more of a downer all in all. Listen to my home-made recordings (some original songs, some not): http://www.youtube.c...low=grid&view=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGX-17 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 (edited) I just came home from watching Django Unchained. Very solid film. I was a little put off by the theatre giggling every time the n word was used, though. Unconscious white people response to hearing something they're not supposed to think about. More to the point: Watched Mad Max 2 on TV. I grew up on that movie and it probably influenced me a bit too much. The way the movie wraps up also feels wrong somehow. It's one movie I would've liked to be way more of a downer all in all. The ending is one of the few aspects of the film that stays true to the book. Just saw The Hobbit last night. Haven't read anyone's comments on this movie, but imo it was fun. I heard this was being turned into a 3 parter? I take it you haven't actually read The Hobbit. Edited January 2, 2013 by AGX-17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'GM' Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Just saw The Hobbit last night. Haven't read anyone's comments on this movie, but imo it was fun. I heard this was being turned into a 3 parter? I take it you haven't actually read The Hobbit. And how is it you came up with that conclusion? I have read the book, 3 times in fact. Originally I heard the movie was to be a 2-parter, then heard that it was now to be a 3-parter. Sure in hell don't know why my asking that question should make anyone assume I haven't read the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 Looper. It was pretty good, but I was slightly disappointed by the ending. Just slightly. Common issue with time travel/altering timelines plots. “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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blarghagh Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Just saw The Hobbit last night. Haven't read anyone's comments on this movie, but imo it was fun. I heard this was being turned into a 3 parter? I take it you haven't actually read The Hobbit. I've seen this response several times and it confuses me because most people I know who read the book liked the movie better than those who didn't. I loved it and I've read the book several times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 I actually think there are parts that would make less sense if you hadn't read the books. I mean it wasn't hard to follow, but it helped to have that background. The LotRO game actually had quite a few connections as well, right down to collecting Bilbo's buttons in Goblintown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maedhros Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 (edited) I thought the Hobbit movie was very fun to watch, but I still had a lot of beefs with it. The Fellowship of the Ring, which it kinda parallels in structure, was a much better movie. The pale orc, Azog, was just annoying, and never as scary and imposing as Lurtz was in Fellowship of the Ring. I suspect this has much to do with him being computer animated. Radagast was just ridiculous and annoying. Not as bad as Jar-Jar Binks, but almost. Served no purpose in the movie at all (In the book, it's Gandalf who finds out about the necromancer, in the same place he finds the key from Thorin's corrupted father). The intro with Frodo was too drawn out, and not necessary. Would've been a lot better to start with the cozy "Good morning" scene after the flashback prologue (which btw was the only scene that truly felt Tolkien-like). The music wasn't as impressive as Lord of the Rings, where pretty much everything had a unique theme. Why did they play Aragorn coronation theme when Thorin was hugging Bilbo in the end, and why did they play the Nazgul theme when Thorin charged Azog? I also thought the music was very unfitting at other times, in that it was overly trying to tell you what to feel, which ruined the moments for me. (For example the overly epic music when Gandalf presents the key, or when he does that speech about "the little things".) That rock giant scene was just lame, and what's up with the cheap thrills at the end of it with Bilbo, and then Thorin almost falling down from the cliff? I know I'm sounding negative now, but I'm just a bit frustrated since it could've been so much better. Edited January 2, 2013 by Thingolfin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blarghagh Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 I don't think it could have been better. It's a kids book which isn't cinematic at all. They did what they could with it while still trying to please the purists. Honestly, I felt the movie would have worked better if they changed more. I could have done without the trolls especially, and I know from the book that we're going have to suffer through yet another instance of the eagle ex machina and I had my fill of those after Return of the King. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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