What's The Latest Film You Have Seen?

Dr_Rez · 01-29-2012, 05:59 PM

Just finally got to watching the old and new The Thing.

After reading reviews most seemed to say the old one was way better, with a deeper plot, and less reliant on cgi. And to be honest after watching the new one first then the old one (the newer one is a prequal) the 2011 version was much better. The 1982 version relied just as heavily on the cgi which was terrible at the time. Not to mention the 2011 version did a wonderful job of connecting the two movies. you could watch them almost as one if not for the difference of about 30 years.

Howard the Duck · 01-29-2012, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by RezZ

Just finally got to watching the old and new The Thing.

After reading reviews most seemed to say the old one was way better, with a deeper plot, and less reliant on cgi. And to be honest after watching the new one first then the old one (the newer one is a prequal) the 2011 version was much better. The 1982 version relied just as heavily on the cgi which was terrible at the time. Not to mention the 2011 version did a wonderful job of connecting the two movies. you could watch them almost as one if not for the difference of about 30 years.

huh? what? do you even know what cgi means?

the old one only used puppetry, not computer graphics

are you confusing "cgi" with "special effects"?

Phantom Limb · 01-29-2012, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by RezZ

Just finally got to watching the old and new The Thing.

After reading reviews most seemed to say the old one was way better, with a deeper plot, and less reliant on cgi. And to be honest after watching the new one first then the old one (the newer one is a prequal) the 2011 version was much better. The 1982 version relied just as heavily on the cgi which was terrible at the time. Not to mention the 2011 version did a wonderful job of connecting the two movies. you could watch them almost as one if not for the difference of about 30 years.

I agree, the newer one was awesome. The older one was good as well, but it does seem dated, especially when I grew up with movies that all had better special effects than it.
Sometimes I think movie critics can't tell the difference between a good movie and a bad one. This only got a 49 on metacritic.

Mrd00d · 01-29-2012, 10:13 PM

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This one was fantastic. It's simply about aliens (that look really awesome) attacking the block, and the six or seven kids who have to defend it. I'm glad I finally got around to watching it cause this is now my favorite movie of 2011. Easily 9/10. Sci-fi/Action/Horror/Comedy

This one was great too. If you like horror movies, this is a must watch. It completely flips the genre on it's head. It's about some college students who go camping at the same time as Tucker and Dale, the friendly hillbilly protagonists of the movie, are going to their vacation house. To sum it up, the college students eventually think Tucker and Dale are psycho killers, and Tucker and Dale can't understand why these college kids are acting so strange and killing themselves all over their property. 8.5/10 Also, this one is on Netflix Instant for those of you who have that service.

I was a big fan of Attack the Block also. Wish Nick Frost had more facetime. I really liked the story and the soundtrack and plot.

Might check out Tucker & Dale even though horror isn't my mainstay.

Mrd00d · 01-29-2012, 10:17 PM

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It's hard for me to decide which one I like best of Brazil and The Fisher King out of Terry Gilliam's filmography, but The Fisher King usually comes out on top. I've written it many times before in this thread, but it's probably worth mentioning again that fans of Brazil need to see The Fisher King .. Twice!

I watched Fisher King last night. Though I didn't see it a second time, yet, I must say I must rank Brazil above it, despite being thoroughly entertained. Excellent film though. I didn't even know what it was about going into it, and loved Robin Williams in it. Jeff Bridges did fairly well. Trying to figure out if I liked him more as the Dude in Big Lebowski or Jack in Fisher King, and I'd probably have to go with the Dude also. But Fisher King was a great watch. Is there anything in particular I should look out for on the second watch?

Sparky · 01-29-2012, 11:12 PM

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Might check out Tucker & Dale even though horror isn't my mainstay.

It's a horror film in the same way as Shaun of the Dead.

This movie is fuuuuucking crazy. Such a morbid satire. Imagine breakfast club but with black humor and everyone is killing themselves and social commentary that doesn't quite make sense. Haven't seen anything quite like it.

**Janszoon** · 01-29-2012, 11:18 PM

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It's a horror film in the same way as Shaun of the Dead.

This movie is fuuuuucking crazy. Such a morbid satire. Imagine breakfast club but with black humor and everyone is killing themselves and social commentary that doesn't quite make sense. Haven't seen anything quite like it.

I watched this recently for the first time in about 20 years. It doesn't quite resonate with me the way it did when I was 14 but it was still a pretty good flick.

Sparky · 01-29-2012, 11:27 PM

Yeah, it just had good shock value for me. I was expecting something completely different when i began watching.

Phantom Limb · 01-29-2012, 11:27 PM

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I was a big fan of Attack the Block also. Wish Nick Frost had more facetime. I really liked the story and the soundtrack and plot.

Might check out Tucker & Dale even though horror isn't my mainstay.

I forgot to say that it's a comedy.

Mrd00d · 01-29-2012, 11:43 PM

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I forgot to say that it's a comedy.

All right I'm sold then. Should be fun.

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Dr_Rez Registered Jimmy Rustler Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 5,370	Just finally got to watching the old and new The Thing. After reading reviews most seemed to say the old one was way better, with a deeper plot, and less reliant on cgi. And to be honest after watching the new one first then the old one (the newer one is a prequal) the 2011 version was much better. The 1982 version relied just as heavily on the cgi which was terrible at the time. Not to mention the 2011 version did a wonderful job of connecting the two movies. you could watch them almost as one if not for the difference of about 30 years. __________________ Best chance of losing virginity is in prison crew Always Checks Credentials Crew nba > nfl crew Shave one of my legs to pretend its a girl in my bed crew

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Sparky not really Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,223	Yeah, it just had good shock value for me. I was expecting something completely different when i began watching.