Amentep Posted June 25, 2014 Posted June 25, 2014 RIP Eli. He's great in THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY, but also good in THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN. He was the third Mr. Freeze in the 60s Batman (following George Sanders and Otto Preminger) but honestly his credits are too numerous. 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
Blarghagh Posted June 25, 2014 Posted June 25, 2014 Not a movie I saw, rather a complaint about the ability to see movies. Why is it that I have to wait two weeks and and drive five cities out to be able to see How To Train Your Dragon 2 in the original language while the awful, censored, kiddiefied dutch dub is available in every theatre ever? It's times like this when I hate living in a non-English speaking country.
sorophx Posted June 25, 2014 Posted June 25, 2014 heh, in some countries they don't even distribute original versions. I stopped going to movies a long time ago. it's a lot more enjoyable to watch movies on DVD Walsingham said: I was struggling to understand ths until I noticed you are from Finland. And having been educated solely by mkreku in this respect I am convinced that Finland essentially IS the wh40k universe.
Meshugger Posted June 25, 2014 Posted June 25, 2014 Eli Wallach has died at 98 R.I.P. Tuco "Some men see things as they are and say why?""I dream things that never were and say why not?"- George Bernard Shaw"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."- Friedrich Nietzsche "The amount of energy necessary to refute bull**** is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it." - Some guy
CoM_Solaufein Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 When I think X-Men villains I think Magneto, Apocalypse, Mr Sinister, and Sentinels. Kinda crazy we had to go through 6 movies to get Sentinels, and 7 to get Apocalypse and Mr Sinister. Sinister? That's good, he's my second favorite villain. War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is StrengthBaldur's Gate moddingTeamBGBaldur's Gate modder/community leaderBaldur's Gate - Enhanced Edition beta testerBaldur's Gate 2 - Enhanced Edition beta tester Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition beta tester
Oerwinde Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 Robocop (2014): I enjoyed it a lot. The way ot ended name dropping OCP and giving him the silver outfit back makes me sad it bombed. It felt to me like Robocop if it were made today. Hit all the right notes without feeling like they were trying to remake a classic. Worth seeing in my opinion. 2 The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity.
Hiro Protagonist Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 ^ I enjoyed Robocop. Prefer the original though, but still enjoyed the remake.
Blarghagh Posted June 27, 2014 Posted June 27, 2014 Hell yeah, Pacific Rim 2 confirmed and slated for April 2017. 1
Oerwinde Posted June 27, 2014 Posted June 27, 2014 No idea how they're going to do a sequel, but I'll see it regardless The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity.
Great_Awled_One Posted June 27, 2014 Posted June 27, 2014 Godzilla. Much better than the 1998 (though it's not really meant for comparison). Good watch, good story (about the monsters).
JFSOCC Posted June 27, 2014 Posted June 27, 2014 I watched The Raid 2, and it was fantastic, the plot was ok, but at least not insultingly stupid like so many hollywood productions, the martial arts choreography was terrific, just beautiful barring maybe one or two minor flaws that are easily missed. It does have the Conservation of Ninjutsu trope but that is just easily forgiven because the combat is just such a visceral pleasure to look at. The Raid 2 has excellent pacing and inspired directing, I observed one shot I had never seen before, with the camera moving during a car chase from one car to another, inside through a window, and out through another. Just excellent. The Cinematography seemed to steal some inspiration from Park Chan-wook's style choices, but you can steal from worse directors. All in all, best movie I've seen so far this year. 1 Remember: Argue the point, not the person. Remain polite and constructive. Friendly forums have friendly debate. There's no shame in being wrong. If you don't have something to add, don't post for the sake of it. And don't be afraid to post thoughts you are uncertain about, that's what discussion is for.---Pet threads, everyone has them. I love imagining Gods, Monsters, Factions and Weapons.
PK htiw klaw eriF Posted June 28, 2014 Posted June 28, 2014 Dumplings, a film about consuming fetuses to stay young. "Akiva Goldsman and Alex Kurtzman run the 21st century version of MK ULTRA." - majestic "you're a damned filthy lying robot and you deserve to die and burn in hell." - Bartimaeus "Without individual thinking you can't notice the plot holes." - InsaneCommander "Just feed off the suffering of gamers." - Malcador "You are calling my taste crap." -Hurlshort "thankfully it seems like the creators like Hungary less this time around." - Sarex "Don't forget the wakame, dumbass" -Keyrock "Are you trolling or just being inadvertently nonsensical?' -Pidesco "we have already been forced to admit you are at least human" - uuuhhii "I refuse to buy from non-woke businesses" - HoonDing "feral camels are now considered a pest" - Gorth "Melkathi is known to be an overly critical grumpy person" - Melkathi "Oddly enough Sanderson was a lot more direct despite being a Mormon" - Zoraptor "I found it greatly disturbing to scroll through my cartoon's halfing selection of genitalias." - Wormerine "I love cheese despite the pain and carnage." - ShadySands
Orogun01 Posted June 28, 2014 Posted June 28, 2014 I watched The Raid 2, and it was fantastic, the plot was ok, but at least not insultingly stupid like so many hollywood productions, the martial arts choreography was terrific, just beautiful barring maybe one or two minor flaws that are easily missed. It does have the Conservation of Ninjutsu trope but that is just easily forgiven because the combat is just such a visceral pleasure to look at. The Raid 2 has excellent pacing and inspired directing, I observed one shot I had never seen before, with the camera moving during a car chase from one car to another, inside through a window, and out through another. Just excellent. The Cinematography seemed to steal some inspiration from Park Chan-wook's style choices, but you can steal from worse directors. All in all, best movie I've seen so far this year. I agree, I will probably watch it again just to see if I can figure how they pulled some of those shots. 1 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.
Raithe Posted June 30, 2014 Posted June 30, 2014 The Grand Budapest Hotel. It's... a typical Wes Anderson film. That slightly dreamy, ever so surreal quality to everything. Some well known names and faces doing little background roles. All set up within a flashback within a flashback. The old author reminiscing on how he was told the story 30 odd years before.. and then the flashback of the man telling his younger self the story. The story of a legendary Concierge at a grand hotel in an obscure Eastern European country, and his lobby boy protégée. Love, Murder, Sadness, Stolen Art, Silliness... http://youtu.be/2bTbW70umbQ "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum."
Blarghagh Posted June 30, 2014 Posted June 30, 2014 http://vimeo.com/99291115 The short animation Duet by legendary former Disney animator Glen Keane. It's absolutely gorgeous.
Hiro Protagonist Posted July 4, 2014 Posted July 4, 2014 Watched The Raid and The Raid 2 back to back. Wow, totally awesome. Both were great and enjoyed the different styles of both movies. Really difficult to say which one is my favourite but I did like the tension and non-stop action of the first one. The second one slowed down in some parts with the story (which was still good) but made up for it with the actions scenes in the second half which totally blew my mind. I think I liked the first one a smidgen more for the non-stop style of filmmaking. Even though there's a dubbed version, I'm one for subtitles. I couldn't imagine what this would be liked dubbed. 1
Blarghagh Posted July 4, 2014 Posted July 4, 2014 http://vimeo.com/99291115 The short animation Duet by legendary former Disney animator Glen Keane. It's absolutely gorgeous. Well, poop. They took it down. Here's a YouTube one instead. I watched How To Train Your Dragon 2 and it was pretty good. Not quite as good as the first because it was a little less polished and a couple of the action sequences failed to impress, but it came really close and made up for its flaws with a healthy dose of humor. Had quite a lot of character development for a DreamWorks animation and a few surprisingly touching moments. Pixar is still top dog but DreamWorks and Disney's 3D animation studio have really been closing the gap. To be fair, DreamWorks makes as many duds as they make winners and it doesn't look like their upcoming lineup has anything interesting. I also caught Grand Budapest Hotel and it was fun, it had that unique flair and wit that Wes Anderson tends to have. Almost every shot had wonderful color contrast and composition. Little style over substance but I don't think there's anything wrong with that. Realized I'd never managed to catch Moonrise Kingdom either, so I'm gonna be taking a look at that pretty soon. 1
Monte Carlo Posted July 4, 2014 Posted July 4, 2014 (edited) Am very sorry, but the new Robocop sucked ass. Edit - apart from Samuel L. Jackson of course, the only good part of the film. I recently saw The Wolf of Wall Street which is probably my favourite film of 2014 so far. Edited July 4, 2014 by Monte Carlo
Hiro Protagonist Posted July 5, 2014 Posted July 5, 2014 (edited) Deleted scene from The Raid 2. https://id.celebrity.yahoo.com/video/raid-2-adegan-yang-dibuang-072608459.html I observed one shot I had never seen before, with the camera moving during a car chase from one car to another, inside through a window, and out through another. Just excellent. Also, behind the Scenes which also shows the car chase and how they did that shot. http://vimeo.com/88647499 Edited July 5, 2014 by Hiro Protagonist 1
Labadal Posted July 5, 2014 Posted July 5, 2014 I like the first movie more than the second but both are good.
Hiro Protagonist Posted July 6, 2014 Posted July 6, 2014 Sniper. Always meant to get around to watching this over the years and it really shows it's age now. May have been good in 1993 when it came out but it isn't now. Prisoners. Great movie with how far would you go for your kids. Just enough doubt whether the guy that Hugh Jackman goes after is innocent or guilty - until near the end when you find out what's really going on. Really enjoyed it. Bullet to the Head. Stallone goes back to 80s style of filmmaking. It was okay but I've moved on from the 80s. Noah. Was all a bit of a mess to me. That's all I'll say.
Monte Carlo Posted July 6, 2014 Posted July 6, 2014 Lone Survivor with Mark Wahlberg. I thought it was great.
Gorgon Posted July 6, 2014 Posted July 6, 2014 Deleted scene from The Raid 2. https://id.celebrity.yahoo.com/video/raid-2-adegan-yang-dibuang-072608459.html I observed one shot I had never seen before, with the camera moving during a car chase from one car to another, inside through a window, and out through another. Just excellent. Also, behind the Scenes which also shows the car chase and how they did that shot. http://vimeo.com/88647499 I like how he disabled two henchmen by throwing empthy water bottles at them, you know the ones that go in water coolers. (not in this clip) Also he throws a claw knife in the final showdown. Claw knives can only be used one way, you know, like claws, which become obvious with one look at them. http://www.knifecave.com/fantasy/store/products/Master+Cutlery/Riddick+Saber+Claws+with+Black+Finish/DBMC2069.html Na na na na na na ... greg358 from Darksouls 3 PVP is a CHEATER. That is all.
Hiro Protagonist Posted July 7, 2014 Posted July 7, 2014 Transcendence. I'm sure the story must have been good on paper and the movie was okay. After watching it and doing a google search, it seems to be savaged by the critics and looks like it may end up as a flop.
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