What's The Latest Film You Have Seen?

Mojo · 12-03-2012, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Kelli

Agreed. Safety Not Guaranteed was an amazing movie. Not sure what I thought of the ending, but I don't think I would've liked it to turn out any other way.

And although Abe Lincoln Vampire Hunter wasn't a great movie by any means, I think it got a lot more criticism than it deserved. I mean, come on. It's Abe Lincoln VAMPIRE HUNTER. It's supposed to be ridiculous! My friends and I were entertained by it, anyways. xD

I know what you mean about the ending, but I liked it once I had time to absorb it.

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

I love ****ty action movies, but I had no desire to see this movie. It just looked like one big CGI shot. If you're gonna do action, for the love of god don't CG it to death. It removes any sense of reality to the actual action and makes it boring. Same problem with the new Star Wars movies. I don't care how pretty the lightsaber battles looked, or how impressive the choreography, the visual effects killed any sense of reality and just made them boring.

I know what you mean about CGI, and as I said it's a very visual film, theres not really any additional dimensions to it, it's just action, CGI and fight scenes. It was entertaining though and thats all I'm really looking for from a film that, at no stage, suggests it's gonna offer anything other than kind of over-the-top ridiculousness.

LoathsomePete · 12-04-2012, 08:53 AM

Bunny and the Bull (2009)

Cute little movie from Paul King, most notable for the surreal comedy series The Mighty Boosh. The film really reminds me of a couple of movies, namely The Science of Sleep for all the painstakingly hand-designed sets, and Wristcutters: A Love Story for the road trip setup involving three young people, whom have feelings for one and other.

The two leads are Stephen, an introverted young man who was just recently put in "the friend zone" (ughh) and his best friend Bunny decides to take him on a trip around Europe to cheer him up. Bunny really is the best kind of friend an introvert could have, and there were a lot of times when I just wanted to slap Stephen for being so mean to him. I mean he does stupid things like swimming under a frozen river to stop a homeless man from having sex with a stuffed bear he stole from a hotel, but he's charming enough that you can't stay mad at him, and he always tries to give Stephen the chance when talking to girls. Then there's Eloisa, an attractive Spanish woman whom Stephen has feelings for, but fails to do anything about, despite Bunny's insistence. Best of all, she's not really a MPDG which seems to be the law when it comes to quirky indie romantic comedies.

So if you're a fan of either The Science of Sleep, Wristcutters: A Love Story or The Mighty Boosh you owe it to yourself to check this out. It's on Instant Netflix too so you're out of excuses!

Kelli · 12-04-2012, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

Bunny and the Bull (2009)

Cute little movie from Paul King, most notable for the surreal comedy series The Mighty Boosh. The film really reminds me of a couple of movies, namely The Science of Sleep for all the painstakingly hand-designed sets, and Wristcutters: A Love Story for the road trip setup involving three young people, whom have feelings for one and other.

The two leads are Stephen, an introverted young man who was just recently put in "the friend zone" (ughh) and his best friend Bunny decides to take him on a trip around Europe to cheer him up. Bunny really is the best kind of friend an introvert could have, and there were a lot of times when I just wanted to slap Stephen for being so mean to him. I mean he does stupid things like swimming under a frozen river to stop a homeless man from having sex with a stuffed bear he stole from a hotel, but he's charming enough that you can't stay mad at him, and he always tries to give Stephen the chance when talking to girls. Then there's Eloisa, an attractive Spanish woman whom Stephen has feelings for, but fails to do anything about, despite Bunny's insistence. Best of all, she's not really a MPDG which seems to be the law when it comes to quirky indie romantic comedies.

So if you're a fan of either The Science of Sleep, Wristcutters: A Love Story or The Mighty Boosh you owe it to yourself to check this out. It's on Instant Netflix too so you're out of excuses!

Ha, I like quirky indie rom-coms and the road trip set-up, so I'll definitely have to check this one out. I really liked Wristcutters and The Science of Sleep (never saw The Mighty Boosh, so I can't say for that one) so this movie sounds pretty legit. Now I just have to ask one of my friends to let me use their Netflix account for the 1000th time.

-mentally adds Netflix subscription to Christmas list-

midnight rain · 12-04-2012, 11:47 PM

Not the first time I've seen it, but as far as slasher films go I think it's pretty excellent. I hear a lot of people complain that the film has not aged well, but I don't see it. It's not particularly scary (the fact that the villain is revealed and shown so fully to the camera early on takes away most of the element of surprise) but it's got some surrealism to it and use of art that I like (the shot of the woman crawling through the screaming guys mouth is particularly excellent), and I think the score is excellent with the choir, a very unique soundtrack for a horror film.

Also, the film takes place in a Chicago housing project known as Cabrini Green, and I grew up near there in the early 90s and know very much about that place, so that little spin to the slasher genre was a nice touch. I lol'ed though, cause that was not the sort of place an attractive white women would go to if she wanted to walk away unscathed.

LoathsomePete · 12-05-2012, 08:41 AM

Candyman has always been one of my favourite horror movies and one of the more underrated ones. I definitely agree with you about the scene where the woman is crawling through the whole of the guy's mouth, that always scared me. I ended up watching it when I was younger and I was actually kind of scared by it, because it didn't seem that Candyman had to abide by any rules, he could strike wherever and whenever. I also really liked the social commentary on gentrification and urban blight, although a lot of movies from the '80's and early '90's did that.

midnight rain · 12-05-2012, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

Candyman has always been one of my favourite horror movies and one of the more underrated ones. I definitely agree with you about the scene where the woman is crawling through the whole of the guy's mouth, that always scared me. I ended up watching it when I was younger and I was actually kind of scared by it, because it didn't seem that Candyman had to abide by any rules, he could strike wherever and whenever. I also really liked the social commentary on gentrification and urban blight, although a lot of movies from the '80's and early '90's did that.

Definitely, and a lot of films did do it but Candyman is one of the very few horror films I can think of that focused on those subjects. It definitely wasn't a well mined subject in the horror genre, and still isn't.

RVCA · 12-06-2012, 07:22 AM

Damn, I'm just disappointed because the first half was shaping up for a really excellent movie and then it totally dropped the ball. Probably my least favorite Ghibli movie, and nauseatingly cute, but still enjoyable. 3/5

**Exo** · 12-06-2012, 10:51 PM

Still an absolutely beautiful film.

**Exo** · 12-07-2012, 05:18 PM

I didn't realize that this was going to be an hour and forty minutes of Robert Pattinson trying out his Viggo Mortensen impression. I love Cronenberg, but the guy really needs a great film after his last two duds. I haven't liked anything he's done since History of Violence. Paul Giamatti was amazing though, always is.

4/10

One of the most relaxing movies I've ever seen. Just surfing. Loved it.

9/10

FRED HALE SR. · 12-07-2012, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Exoskeletal

I didn't realize that this was going to be an hour and forty minutes of Robert Pattinson trying out his Viggo Mortensen impression. I love Cronenberg, but the guy really needs a great film after his last two duds. I haven't liked anything he's done since History of Violence. Paul Giamatti was amazing though, always is.

4/10

One of the most relaxing movies I've ever seen. Just surfing. Loved it.

9/10

I love Endless Summer. Got that hanging in my living room. If you haven't seen it check out Riding Giants its the best movie ever done on surfing.

12-04-2012, 08:53 AM	#12572 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	Bunny and the Bull (2009) Cute little movie from Paul King, most notable for the surreal comedy series The Mighty Boosh. The film really reminds me of a couple of movies, namely The Science of Sleep for all the painstakingly hand-designed sets, and Wristcutters: A Love Story for the road trip setup involving three young people, whom have feelings for one and other. The two leads are Stephen, an introverted young man who was just recently put in "the friend zone" (ughh) and his best friend Bunny decides to take him on a trip around Europe to cheer him up. Bunny really is the best kind of friend an introvert could have, and there were a lot of times when I just wanted to slap Stephen for being so mean to him. I mean he does stupid things like swimming under a frozen river to stop a homeless man from having sex with a stuffed bear he stole from a hotel, but he's charming enough that you can't stay mad at him, and he always tries to give Stephen the chance when talking to girls. Then there's Eloisa, an attractive Spanish woman whom Stephen has feelings for, but fails to do anything about, despite Bunny's insistence. Best of all, she's not really a MPDG which seems to be the law when it comes to quirky indie romantic comedies. So if you're a fan of either The Science of Sleep, Wristcutters: A Love Story or The Mighty Boosh you owe it to yourself to check this out. It's on Instant Netflix too so you're out of excuses! __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

12-05-2012, 08:41 AM	#12575 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	Candyman has always been one of my favourite horror movies and one of the more underrated ones. I definitely agree with you about the scene where the woman is crawling through the whole of the guy's mouth, that always scared me. I ended up watching it when I was younger and I was actually kind of scared by it, because it didn't seem that Candyman had to abide by any rules, he could strike wherever and whenever. I also really liked the social commentary on gentrification and urban blight, although a lot of movies from the '80's and early '90's did that. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

12-06-2012, 10:51 PM	#12578 (permalink)
Exo All day jazz and biscuits Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,359	Still an absolutely beautiful film. __________________ LastFM SUPREME POO BAH MODERATOR EXTRAORDINAIRE

12-07-2012, 05:18 PM	#12579 (permalink)
Exo All day jazz and biscuits Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,359	I didn't realize that this was going to be an hour and forty minutes of Robert Pattinson trying out his Viggo Mortensen impression. I love Cronenberg, but the guy really needs a great film after his last two duds. I haven't liked anything he's done since History of Violence. Paul Giamatti was amazing though, always is. 4/10 One of the most relaxing movies I've ever seen. Just surfing. Loved it. 9/10 __________________ LastFM SUPREME POO BAH MODERATOR EXTRAORDINAIRE

12-04-2012, 11:47 PM	#12574 (permalink)
midnight rain Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,711	Not the first time I've seen it, but as far as slasher films go I think it's pretty excellent. I hear a lot of people complain that the film has not aged well, but I don't see it. It's not particularly scary (the fact that the villain is revealed and shown so fully to the camera early on takes away most of the element of surprise) but it's got some surrealism to it and use of art that I like (the shot of the woman crawling through the screaming guys mouth is particularly excellent), and I think the score is excellent with the choir, a very unique soundtrack for a horror film. Also, the film takes place in a Chicago housing project known as Cabrini Green, and I grew up near there in the early 90s and know very much about that place, so that little spin to the slasher genre was a nice touch. I lol'ed though, cause that was not the sort of place an attractive white women would go to if she wanted to walk away unscathed.

12-06-2012, 07:22 AM	#12577 (permalink)
RVCA （￣ー￣） Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3,270	Damn, I'm just disappointed because the first half was shaping up for a really excellent movie and then it totally dropped the ball. Probably my least favorite Ghibli movie, and nauseatingly cute, but still enjoyable. 3/5