General Movie Thread

[cavorting with nudists]

Fuck.  The Village Voice has dumped J. Hoberman, who was far and away my favorite and most trusted film reviewer, and the last remaining reason to bother picking up the useless rag that a once-great alternative paper had become.  Shitheels.

http://www.ifc.com/fix/2012/01/j-hoberman-on-film-criticism

[free plax]

Oh FFS, Netflix pulled 'Man On Wire' from streaming before I could finish it....

FYI: they usually have the date they are removing it, if it's within a couple weeks of being pulled, listed in your instant queue.  I suffered the same fate when watching the old Showtime series, Brotherhood.  I really got into it and was about 2 episodes from finishing Season One when Showtime yanked all their streaming content.

Senna is a great documentary that just started streaming on Netflix.  Though I grew up with a Top Fuel Dragster in my garage and the first girl I made out with was Shirley Muldowney's daughter, I'm not a racing fan at all.  Don't have to be to enjoy the film.

Went and saw Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy on the big screen this past weekend and it's the best movie I've seen at the theatre since The Proposition.

[wood and iron]

Someone on my Facebook feed is actually surprised that the last Harry Potter movie didn't get a nomination for Best Picture. He just graduated from Penn State's film program.

[mostlymeat]

Someone on my Facebook feed is actually surprised that the last Harry Potter movie didn't get a nomination for Best Picture. He just graduated from Penn State's film program.

The Oscars are pretty stupid. Last year Piranha 3D was NOT ONLY snubbed from a Best Picture nomination, but it was blacklisted from the whole event. I don't know how/why this one didn't win Best Picture. Maybe people just didn't see it?

[mostlymeat]

Someone on my Facebook feed is actually surprised that the last Harry Potter movie didn't get a nomination for Best Picture. He just graduated from Penn State's film program.

The Oscars are pretty stupid. Last year Piranha 3D was NOT ONLY snubbed from a Best Picture nomination, but it was blacklisted from the whole event. I don't know how/why this one didn't win Best Picture. Maybe people just didn't see it?

And this year, DRIVE ANGRY was left off. WTF? The devil stands on the hood of a car while it's moving!!! Nic Cage has pants fun while simultaneously offing a large cult!

This is why movies were invented.

[Paul DeLouisiana]

What is everyone's opinion on The State-related movies like Wet Hot American Summer, The Ten and The Baxter? I think the latter are BAD and WHAS is only okay at times. But Children's Hospital is awesome. I remember liking Stella and The State and always having high hopes for these movies and ultimately being dissappointed. Should I look forward to Wanderlust or do you think the same thing is going to happen again. I haven't seen the trailer yet but judging from the cover it looks like Paul Rudd is playing that dumb character again. The thing with these guys is whenever I watch one of their movies I feel like I am at a talent show where a bunch of friends are on stage doing things that they all laugh at together while the audience is totally silent.

[wood and iron]

I absolutely love WHAS. I think it's just such a pitch perfect send up of camp movies while also keeping a huge surreal streak. The whole "lets go to town" segment is worth the movie alone. It does have kind of a weak ending.

The Baxter is a halfway decent rom-com but not relevatory or laugh out loud. Just a nice little weird movie to watch with your significant other.

Agreed that Children's Hospital is fantastic.

I'll be honest and admit that I haven't watched The State at all (it aired first when I was too young) and the sketches I have seen don't really make me want to go out and watch it on DVD.

Stella was great.

[mostlymeat]

I recently re-watched Wet Hot and it held up really well, plus I had forgotten how many killer jams are in that movie (I'll get behind anything that includes Jeffereson Starship's "Jane"). Also Bradley Cooper?

I couldn't get through "Ten". It was straight-up awful.

I love the online tv show "Wainy Days". It's surreal and funny and has pretty ladies.

What is everyone's opinion on The State-related movies like Wet Hot American Summer, The Ten and The Baxter? I think the latter are BAD and WHAS is only okay at times. But Children's Hospital is awesome. I remember liking Stella and The State and always having high hopes for these movies and ultimately being dissappointed. Should I look forward to Wanderlust or do you think the same thing is going to happen again. I haven't seen the trailer yet but judging from the cover it looks like Paul Rudd is playing that dumb character again. The thing with these guys is whenever I watch one of their movies I feel like I am at a talent show where a bunch of friends are on stage doing things that they all laugh at together while the audience is totally silent.

[jbissell]

I think David Wain is pretty great. As for other members of The State, it's a mixed bag.

I love Wet Hot American Summer, Role Models, Children's Hospital & Wainy Days. I mostly did not like The Ten, but the stuff with Liev Schrieber and the CAT scan machines made me laugh a lot. But Wain's recent track record is good enough to make me want to see Wanderlust.

[Barry in Ireland]

Watched The Last of the Mohicans for the first time last night. Pretty great, right? Pretty great. Dudes get tomohawked but good.

[crumbum]

The Argentinian thriller Carancho came out on video in North America recently and it is really worth seeking out. It's got a lot in common with Drive, but is to my mind a better, more subtle movie. It's easily just as technically accomplished, with a number of virtuoso single take hold-your-breath sequences, while actually having human characters with complex feelings and motivations at its center.

[Omar]

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie is an absolute piece of garbage.  Shockingly unfunny.  I pledge to never watch it again!

[Bryan]

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie is an absolute piece of garbage.  Shockingly unfunny.  I pledge to never watch it again!

Did you enjoy their tv shows?

[Omar]

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie is an absolute piece of garbage.  Shockingly unfunny.  I pledge to never watch it again!

Did you enjoy their tv shows?

Tom Goes To The Mayor - Yes

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! - Not really.  I appreciate the comedic craft that went into it, but simply didn't like watching the results.

The Terrys (short film) - Yes

The highlights of T&EBDM are brief appearances by Ferrell and Forte. 

[crumbum]

Your post just sent me in search of The Terrys, which I hadn't heard of. I appreciate their trying out a more straightforward visual style.

While parts of the The Awesome Show are genius, it has been particularly uneven in the last few years, to say the least. Though the trailer looked awful, I was still holding out hope for the movie.