RandomAct Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 I wouldn't have hated the neck snap nearly as much as I did, if it didn't feel like a totally avoidable action. They did a horrible job of making it look like it was Superman's only course of action. The people Zod were aiming at stood there like fucking idiots. Superman could have flown up with Zod, fell to the side with Zod, fell backwards with Zod, thrown Zod to the ground, hell, I would have accepted Superman doing the side Russian Legsweep to Zod. I get the feeling alot of other folks would have at least accepted it, if the situation were less avoidable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antacular Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 MoS was as good as a Superman movie could possibly be. My main issue with it was Zod, the highest ranking general on a whole planet who is supposed to be the villain for the entire movie, is bitched out by the protagonist's pencil-pushing pocket protector-wearing father 15 minutes into the film. So. Fucking. Stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Goddamn it I like Terminator Salvation. I like it a lot. The scene where John escapes the bunker, gets in a chopper, is shot down, then is attacked by a Terminator is great. I'm not usually a big "OOOH ONE TAKE THIS AUTOMATICALLY MAKES IT GOOD" guy like the people that liked Children of Men are, but it worked great in here. All the nods to the previous movies are boss too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 MoS was as good as a Superman movie could possibly be. My main issue with it was Zod, the highest ranking general on a whole planet who is supposed to be the villain for the entire movie, is bitched out by the protagonist's pencil-pushing pocket protector-wearing father 15 minutes into the film. So. Fucking. Stupid. I bet you enjoy every action movie with the cliched scene of a scientist going into an explanation and the military general/colonel sternly says, "In English, please!". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antacular Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Why not a lieutenant? Who are you to judge the pay grade scale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 In INDEPENDENCE DAY it was the commander in chief. And then Judd Hirsch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 You know what movie was kind of cool? Surviving the Game. Ice-T bitches out a bunch of trained killers. If I thought about how crazy that it is I probably wouldn't have enjoyed the film but you know what... dammit... he found a way to get it done and I'm okay with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Goddamn it I like Terminator Salvation. I like it a lot. The scene where John escapes the bunker, gets in a chopper, is shot down, then is attacked by a Terminator is great. I'm not usually a big "OOOH ONE TAKE THIS AUTOMATICALLY MAKES IT GOOD" guy like the people that liked Children of Men are, but it worked great in here. All the nods to the previous movies are boss too. I probably need to watch this again. I hated it on first viewing to the point where I literally remember nothing from this film. I'm certain I lost track of about 20 minutes while I was watching it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Surviving the Game is the shit. Speaking of early Ice-T roles, I also love Trespass. THAT is one hell of a movie. Just watched West of Memphis and I'm spent. As someone who bought the Black Flag CD just to support, this one hit me hard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS81177 Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 MoS was as good as a Superman movie could possibly be. My main issue with it was Zod, the highest ranking general on a whole planet who is supposed to be the villain for the entire movie, is bitched out by the protagonist's pencil-pushing pocket protector-wearing father 15 minutes into the film. So. Fucking. Stupid. I bet you enjoy every action movie with the cliched scene of a scientist going into an explanation and the military general/colonel sternly says, "In English, please!". In english, PLEASE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawful Metal Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Frances Ha.Saw it on Sight and Sound's top ten and watched it on Netflix.So bland. It's more or less a snapshot of a NYC no talent hipster's pathetic life. There's absolutely nothing there.Then I read the reviews (93% on rotten tomatoes!) Where this movie defines a generation and I'm mystified.And then I read that Noah Baumbach's parents were a film professor and a film critic, and that Greta Gerwig (the star) is his girlfriend, and it all makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted November 30, 2013 Author Share Posted November 30, 2013 Frances Ha is pretty close to how I feel all the time - so your review of it makes me upset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawful Metal Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Frances Ha is pretty close to how I feel all the time - so your review of it makes me upset. Maybe I'm getting too old for this shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Frances Ha. Saw it on Sight and Sound's top ten and watched it on Netflix. So bland. It's more or less a snapshot of a NYC no talent hipster's pathetic life. There's absolutely nothing there. Then I read the reviews (93% on rotten tomatoes!) Where this movie defines a generation and I'm mystified. And then I read that Noah Baumbach's parents were a film professor and a film critic, and that Greta Gerwig (the star) is his girlfriend, and it all makes sense. This encapsulates why i dont get the hype around Girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Frances Ha. Saw it on Sight and Sound's top ten and watched it on Netflix. So bland. It's more or less a snapshot of a NYC no talent hipster's pathetic life. There's absolutely nothing there. Then I read the reviews (93% on rotten tomatoes!) Where this movie defines a generation and I'm mystified. And then I read that Noah Baumbach's parents were a film professor and a film critic, and that Greta Gerwig (the star) is his girlfriend, and it all makes sense. Just watched this last night. I liked it--so far, Baumbach hasn't done no wrong. Also, Francis clearly not "no talent," since she proves to be an adept choreographer. I think in some ways it's the female version of the "bromance" films we've been getting--how many films focus so intently on nonsexual love between women? And how many TV shows or films focus on the type of "cringe" humor that Larry David does so well, but does it with a female lead? That said, I can't imagine that it has an especially wide appeal, and I think that you have to be in the right mood for it. Me, I've been binge-watching DR. WHO and GRIMM for a couple of months, so something down-to-earth was greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted November 30, 2013 Author Share Posted November 30, 2013 Maybe. For me Frances is some one who clearly has talent, enough to be a choreographer but not a lead in the film. So she can't become the leading lady, but we're told that this is the goal we have to strive for. This is compounded by her friend "settling" for a guy with money and a heavy dose of pragmatism. Getting "abandoned" so her friend can sort of grow up, causes her to continue struggling until she ultimately learns to synthesize her childish personality and artists sensibilities with acceptance of responsibility as an adult. Now she's growing, without having to compromise everything that makes her unique. This is the struggle that I deal with all the time. I don't like money, I don't like that people tell me what it means to be an adult or a man. What I do like is acting and writing, and I don't care if I ever make money at it, it's what I do. But I do have to figure out how to live my life the way I want, while being responsible for my family and finding that balance has been the biggest struggle of my life. So it's totally my personal shit, but I connected with that movie quite a bit. Also Greta Gerwig does the best drunk acting I've seen in ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Forgot, I watched a couple documentaries on Netflix the other night at my friend's while he was away. You know how I mentioned Jim Wynorski in the bad movies thread? Well turns out they made a doc on him called Popotopolis and it's hilarious. The deal is, his producers want him to film a softcore flick in three days, which is something I only think Roger Corman has ever done. He's up for the challenge and goes to work. It's hilarious -- he's such a pain to work for and the crew is literally like four other people. He talks about his past films, the cast psychoanalyze him, and he runs through shots at the speed of light to a very Curb Your Enthusiasm-style soundtrack which hits the nail right on the head. I laughed so hard watching this. Anyone who's ever had the pleasure of watching "classics" like Chopping Mall or Deathstalker II have to see this. The other one was the Morton Downey Jr. doc Evocateur whom a couple have posted about on here. God that man was a scumbag. At first I kind of felt bad for him, I thought he actually had a better voice than his father and it's obvious that inferiority complex plagued him his entire life... then he sexually assaults a couple women and any drop of sympathy I had went right down the shitter. He burns all his bridges, dies of lung cancer from a lifetime of smoking, nobody shows up to his funeral. Karma, anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 He sexually assaulted someone? Was that in the documentary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Yes. There was more than one occurrence. One time he grabbed a woman in his limo, another time he actually had a woman that worked for him hold his dick while he took a piss. His co-workers confirm it and just kind of shake their heads -- I would have a far different reaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Forgot, I watched a couple documentaries on Netflix the other night at my friend's while he was away. You know how I mentioned Jim Wynorski in the bad movies thread? Well turns out they made a doc on him called Popotopolis and it's hilarious. The deal is, his producers want him to film a softcore flick in three days, which is something I only think Roger Corman has ever done. He's up for the challenge and goes to work. It's hilarious -- he's such a pain to work for and the crew is literally like four other people. He talks about his past films, the cast psychoanalyze him, and he runs through shots at the speed of light to a very Curb Your Enthusiasm-style soundtrack which hits the nail right on the head. I laughed so hard watching this. Anyone who's ever had the pleasure of watching "classics" like Chopping Mall or Deathstalker II have to see this. The other one was the Morton Downey Jr. doc Evocateur whom a couple have posted about on here. God that man was a scumbag. At first I kind of felt bad for him, I thought he actually had a better voice than his father and it's obvious that inferiority complex plagued him his entire life... then he sexually assaults a couple women and any drop of sympathy I had went right down the shitter. He burns all his bridges, dies of lung cancer from a lifetime of smoking, nobody shows up to his funeral. Karma, anyone? To me the guy is just a symbol of a particular moment...when the 80s started to turn dark and the shiny excesses of the Spuds McKenzie decade started to get obviously grotesque. For that he'll always be important, but in the same way that a lot of ugly people were in cultural history. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 People like him in Iron Man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Think i liked The World's end better second time around. Lots of good extras on the blu ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 I'm definitely giving it another watch. I think that I was just kinda thrown off, because I had no idea what kind of film it would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 People like him in Iron Man.Wrong Downey Jr.Unless of course you are joking. Both are pretty evocative of the dark side of the 80s in their own way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Poor guy died of cancer after Johnny B Good finished filming. Anthony Michael Hall was so distraught he vowed to never make another movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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