Movie What's the last movie you saw? (4)

[flight23]

..cos they don't have birthdays?

Yeah they weren't their best jokes

 

[rumply]

Aruj Mishra ‏@arujmishra 6h6 hours ago
"10 things you need to know about Chris Kyle before seeing American Sniper: http://bit.ly/1AYXYlC

 

[The Dice Man]

Aruj Mishra ‏@arujmishra 6h6 hours ago
"10 things you need to know about Chris Kyle before seeing American Sniper: http://bit.ly/1AYXYlC

No mention of his estate getting sued by Jessie Ventura, or his alleged remarks that he shot dozens of people during hurricane Katrina?

 

[rumply]

I guess not

 

[jasonwilde]

Is Birdman a mum friendly movie?

Jesus Kingy, hard pressed for a date? Turning into Tex FFS.

It's not too bad for a mum (depending on how uptight a mum is) but there are much mum-friendly films. Go 'The Imitation Game'

 

[muttley45]

American Sniper : Too much homelife, not enough sniper action, final sandstorm scene was totaly underwhelming, ran 30 minutes too long 7/10

 

[DIG]

The Imitation Game - 8.5/10

Cliches irritate me sometimes. Someone says a real cool line to the main character.....he then repeats it word for word to someone else later in film.

It's been done to death in movies that one and IG reeled it out amore than once.

But i'll get off my high horse now over something so small, I gave it 8.5/10 for a reason, it's a superb film, quality throughout.

Good to see Tywin Lannister playing himself too.

 

[phantom13]

Its the element of surprise at that moment when the warden pulls back the poster and the big reveal...that's what gets everyone, that big wave of 'wow' that lingers and will forever see it voted in the top lists of whatever.

I don't know why people get so shitted off with top lists and Shawshank...the only lists that count are your own.

Lists like this aren't going to appease everyone but they are a pretty good indication of the average persons movie going tastes (Shawshank has 1.3 million ratings and still stands up as a 9.3/10, thats a pretty good sample size). End of the day i think an IMDB rating is a pretty good indicator of film quality for MOST films, i also think it gives a good guide on taste. The LOTR films are clearly excellent films, well made, well recieved (critically and box office wise) personally i think they are the dullest things ever committed to celluloid. The fact they are well received isnt going to make me like them, but it does mean its probably something I am missing as opposed to the million odd people who have given it an average rating of 8.8 on IMDB being wrong.

Use your own discretion but getting pissy about IMDB ratings is useless.

 

[flight23]

Great post

 

[bok_party]

Lists like this aren't going to appease everyone but they are a pretty good indication of the average persons movie going tastes (Shawshank has 1.3 million ratings and still stands up as a 9.3/10, thats a pretty good sample size). End of the day i think an IMDB rating is a pretty good indicator of film quality for MOST films, i also think it gives a good guide on taste. The LOTR films are clearly excellent films, well made, well recieved (critically and box office wise) personally i think they are the dullest things ever committed to celluloid. The fact they are well received isnt going to make me like them, but it does mean its probably something I am missing as opposed to the million odd people who have given it an average rating of 8.8 on IMDB being wrong.

Use your own discretion but getting pissy about IMDB ratings is useless.

I find I tend to resonate more with the critics on many films than I would IMDB anyway.

 

[phantom13]

I find I tend to resonate more with the critics on many films than I would IMDB anyway.

smh

 

[bok_party]

smh

Not that we don't disagree.

 

[Barry_Badrinath]

Her: 1/10

Terrible.

Spoiler: Spoiler

The computer has an orgasm! What absolute horsehit! I also have a hard time believing that a form of intelligence that could read hundreds of books in an instant could get any sort of intellectual stimulation from a relationship with some guy. And lol at the picnic scene. Talking to it like it's a real person. His ex-wife was the only one that was even remotely realistic when she said he was wanking over his laptop.

 

[bok_party]

Her: 1/10

Terrible.

Spoiler: Spoiler

The computer has an orgasm! What absolute horsehit! I also have a hard time believing that a form of intelligence that could read hundreds of books in an instant could get any sort of intellectual stimulation from a relationship with some guy. And lol at the picnic scene. Talking to it like it's a real person. His ex-wife was the only one that was even remotely realistic when she said he was wanking over his laptop.

It's fictional...

 

[HARKER]

The Hunt

Simply a terrific, yet quite haunting film all about one little lie.
The scary part in this, is who to believe and can you/would you risk not to believe?
Mikkelsen really knows his craft well. One of those acting stars the mainstream audience may never get to know........pity 8.5/10

 

[Financialpanther]

Big Eyes - not bad but flickered between really good and a telemovie from various parts - solid leads. 6/10

 

[grizzlym]

Imitation Game. It's ok, not great, but better than average.

The Turing story itself is compelling - I've read the book I think it's based on.

 

[stormee]

John Wick. 8/10, great action film.

 

[ManWithNoName]

American Sniper

Well made war film, with a very strong performance by Bradley Cooper, but so damn cliched.

Spoiler

And that last bit. Making a shot from a mile out? Yeah I'll give you a tip Clint, he's not pointing the gun at his target if he's shooting from a ****ing mile away. Give the audience some credit.

Also no mention of what Kyle got up to down in New Orleans around Hurricane Katrina...

7.5/10

 

[scottjr]

In To The Woods

I really tried to like it because it's clever and different but by the end of the movie I had stopped trying. Meryl Streep is enjoyable to watch Chris Pine plays it for laughs and Anna Kendrick I could look at all day but outside of that it stopped being interesting half way through. It's just a fairly dull musical. I was disappointed.

 

[floodbuster]

Vice-crap movie 4/10 (and that's only for the hot babes).

Spoiler: spoiler

The promos have Bruce Willis all over it but he only has a bit part and I would say because he is so expensive and this is a cheap movie.

 

[HARKER]

Predestination

Wasn't even going to bother but so glad I did.
More bent time-travel manoeuvres but all pretty good ones where this is concerned. 7.5/10

 

[Barry_Badrinath]

Gone Girl - 7/10

Was intriguing for most of the movie but the last half hour or so it faded away and was pretty anticlimactic.

 

[Red mist]

Predestination

Wasn't even going to bother but so glad I did.
More bent time-travel manoeuvres but all pretty good ones where this is concerned. 7.5/10

Been sitting on that movie for a while. Will watch now.

 

[HARKER]

Been sitting on that movie for a while. Will watch now.

Please don't take my word for it being a good movie.

It's rather slow and elements of it can easily get under your skin but I just enjoyed the story-telling as much as for the science fiction.

The end product is a theory that may easily be rubbished but I didn't mind it.