What Movie Did You Just Watch

[talonmalon333]

Recently rewatched Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, in preparation for The Dark Knight Rises.

[Spark Of Spirit]

I just wtached ABC Family's back to back runs of The Princess & The Frog and Beauty & The Beast. (Oddly, they were played in that order)

The former definitely hangs with the latter to the extent that it's sad to realize how far their classics had dropped in quality between the two releases over the years. It feels almost as if they hadn't lost a beat.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Now that you mention it, my mom recorded that airing of the movie on DVR so that my little sister and I can watch it tomorrow. I'll give my own thoughts on it after I finally get to see it.

[Avaitor]

I greatly prefer PATF to Tangled, and I think it does a lot of things right compared to other princess movies. There's some pretty gaping flaws otherwise, but I highly recommend it if you haven't seen it yet.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

I'd see it just to see Keith David (aka Goliath) singing.

[Avaitor]

Oh, and I watched Drive earlier.

It had a really cool concept, some great actors, and some sick action, but there was some serious audio problems with the dialogue that set it back for me a little, and I didn't get as invested as I was hoping to. I'd still recommend it out of curiosity though.

[Avaitor]

Heh, I was checking Netflix out earlier and found that it had both of the Addams Family movies.

I loved those things but haven't seen them in forever. I might have to watch one or both of them later, before or after I rewatch Kickass.

[Spark Of Spirit]

I just saw Lucas.

Great movie. 

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

I just re-watched Ghostbusters 2 on Netflix. I still don't get the dislike for this movie. Is it as good as the first film? No. But is it still enjoyable and entertaining? I certainly think so. Plus I have to give credit to them actually coming up with a genuinely creepy villain this time. Yeah, the special effects are cheesy and he looks ridiculous in person, but he does look genuinely creepy in his painting form.

[Avaitor]

Criterion's having a Japanese crime special this week. The following movies based on Japanese crime can be seen on Hulu for free or bought on Amazon half-priced.

Any interest in these, Foggle? I know this is up your alley.

[Foggle]

Exciting! Thanks for the heads up.

[Commode]

Watching Rock n Roll High School.  Featuring The Ramones!

[Daxdiv]

You know what, I actually watched Ted and you know what... I enjoyed it. There I fucking said it. Sure it has the rapid fire joke Seth MacFarlane products are known for, but the story was pretty enjoyable and I found myself laughing at the jokes presented in it. I did enjoy the characters in it like Ted, John, and Lori being the main 3. Of course, I was actually surprised to see a lot of American Dad and Family Guy alumni being in this movie, even if most of them were cameos. I think my favorite part in the movie was near the end where John and Lori were saving Ted from this creepy stalker dad and his son that were the films antagonist in a way.

It probably won't be the most funniest movie of the summer, but I'd say it's worth watching

[Pharass]

Just watched The Great Silence and I have to say that out of all the spaghetti-westerns I've seen so far (which admittedly aren't that many), this one was definitely the bleakest. OK, so The Dollar Trilogy and Once Upon A Time In the West weren't exactly lighthearted films either, but Silence really went the extra mile. The movie was also beautifully shot and had a great, haunting soundtrack that added to it's atmosphere. Great movie and Kinski was awesome as the villain.

[Avaitor]

I watched Kick Ass for the first time since it initially came out on DVD/Blu today. I can't believe I haven't noticed this before, but this is basically psychology 101. Kick-Ass is the ego, the realistic part of the film that screws up easily and doesn't have the tools that everyone else has; Red Mist is the id, that can afford the big toys he needs to do the job and who skews the line between good and bad throughout the entire film; leaving Hit Girl and Big Daddy to be the super ego, as they have all the weapons and skills that Kick-Ass and Red Mist want but enough experience to pull everything off. This is basically a psychological view of the super hero mythology, which I find very interesting.

It's far from perfect though. The movie became super dated on arrival with its reliance on using MySpace instead of Facebook, the jokes aren't as funny after another go, some of the music choices really seemed off, especially the usage of "Bad Reputation" by Joan Jett during Hit Girl's fight scene against the crew near the end, and the final act really requires you to use your suspension of disbelief. The use of bazookas and jetpacks so casually there does seem out of place considering the realism they strived for during the rest of the film. But it's still a good movie IMO, and the layers I found which I mentioned in the first paragraph make for solid reviewings.