General Movie Thread

[fletcher munson]

Wanna see Scott Pilgrim, I've heard good things.  Three movies I recommend are Porco Rosso, Castle in the Sky Laputa, and Grave of the fireflies.  Check 'em out- they're pretty funky.

[dave from knoxville]

Wanna see Scott Pilgrim, I've heard good things.  Three movies I recommend are Porco Rosso, Castle in the Sky Laputa, and Grave of the fireflies.  Check 'em out- they're pretty funky.

If you receommended Grave of the Fireflies to me, I would hunt you down and injure you slowly, with maybe strategically placed plutonium pellets.

[Andy]

New Jack City is terrible.

[fletcher munson]

Wanna see Scott Pilgrim, I've heard good things.  Three movies I recommend are Porco Rosso, Castle in the Sky Laputa, and Grave of the fireflies.  Check 'em out- they're pretty funky.

If you receommended Grave of the Fireflies to me, I would hunt you down and injure you slowly, with maybe strategically placed plutonium pellets.

Nonetheless, it is a great movie.  I know it's sad, especially the ending, is that what you mean?

Maybe you'd like Princess Mononoke. 

[Smelodies]

New Jack City is terrible.

Just like Al Capone it took tax evasion to bring Nino Brown down.

[Steve of Bloomington]

New Jack City is terrible.

Just like Al Capone it took tax evasion to bring Nino Brown down.

I was just happy to get a chance to witness the strength of street knowledge.

[Chris L]

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO - I mainly recommend it if you must find out what the all the hype is about and don't want to read the book.  I don't know how effectively the novel delves into the themes of sexual violence, but those graphic scenes in the movie often felt simply lurid to me.  It's also a little hard to reconcile a feminist viewpoint with the "schlubby guy effortlessly beds hot bisexual chick" fantasy. Hard to say how David Fincher will handle the upcoming Hollywood version.

LOVE EXPOSURE - This has to be one of the hardest movies to encapsulate of recent years, and maybe one of the most significant.  I can't blame anyone who sums it up as "the four-hour Japanese upskirt epic," but that doesn't even begin to cover the first hour-and-a-half.  This is a movie whose indelible scenes include both a zany "kung-fu training" sequence where the young upskirt photographer protagonist hones his craft, and a passionate, single-take recitation of Corinthians 13. It really has its own inner logic you have to experience.  No US dvd yet, but definitely recommended.

[Andy]

I'll be posting my review of movies from Netflix on demand.

Night of the Living Dead (original)- boring.  I fell asleep during the opening.
District 9- better than I thought it would be.
Day of the dead (remake)- awful.
Chappelle's show Season 3- it's kind of sad.  It's just all the rejects from the previous season and some new stuff sprinkled in?
Top Gear Season11- I have some friends that swear by this show, but I still don't get it.  And I like British humour (see what I did there?)

The last 2 were TV shows, but I'll get back with more of my awesome movie reviews later.

You're welcome.

[Bryan]

I don't know how effectively the novel delves into the themes of sexual violence, but those graphic scenes in the movie often felt simply lurid to me.  It's also a little hard to reconcile a feminist viewpoint with the "schlubby guy effortlessly beds hot bisexual chick" fantasy.

These were both definitely problems with the novels. And the portrayal of the protagonist (i.e. all women fall into bed with him at the drop of a hat) becomes especially ridiculous in light of the NY Times' recent profile of Larsson:  Blomquist is apparently a transparent stand-in for Larsson.

[JustNicole]

I caved and saw Scott Pilgrim last night. I had an hour long conversation with my best friend dissecting what I thought it was going to be and how I didn't really want to contribute to that, as far as the little I knew about the plot. It just seemed like another movie about how some guy is chasing after some girl who's only redeeming quality is a cute haircut but has dated 7 other people and this provides a challenge, blah blah blah.

But, I couldn't shake it because I love video games and I enjoyed it a lot.

[Big Plastic Head]

Watched Hard Eight for the first time in over ten years last night. It is still really great.

[Wes]

Well I'll own up to having seen it.

Post-viewing Command of The English Language rankings in the main cast of The Expendables (best to worst): Terry Crews, Randy Couture, Bruce Willis, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Jason Statham, Eric Roberts, Mickey Rourke, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dolph Lundgren, Sylvester Stallone, Jet Li

Post-viewing update on the cast of The Expendables in a Glengarry Glen Ross remake:
Stone Cold Steve Austin - Ricky Roma
Terry Crews - Shelly "The Machine" Levene
Arnold Schwarzenegger - Blake
Sylvester Stallone - George Aaronow
Jason Statham - Dave Moss
Jet Li - John Williamson
Dolph Lundgren - James Lingk
Mickey Rourke - Larry Spannel
Randy Couture - The Cop
Bruce Willis - The Guy Who Fixes Roma's Telephone
Eric Roberts - Bartender at Restaurant

[jbissell]

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO - I mainly recommend it if you must find out what the all the hype is about and don't want to read the book.  I don't know how effectively the novel delves into the themes of sexual violence, but those graphic scenes in the movie often felt simply lurid to me.  It's also a little hard to reconcile a feminist viewpoint with the "schlubby guy effortlessly beds hot bisexual chick" fantasy. Hard to say how David Fincher will handle the upcoming Hollywood version.

I see someone reading the book at least once a week and I'm just hoping that one time I'll catch the moment when that person hits the sexual violence that they're probably not expecting.

[crumbum]

Well I'll own up to having seen it.

Post-viewing Command of The English Language rankings in the main cast of The Expendables (best to worst): Terry Crews, Randy Couture, Bruce Willis, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Jason Statham, Eric Roberts, Mickey Rourke, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dolph Lundgren, Sylvester Stallone, Jet Li

Post-viewing update on the cast of The Expendables in a Glengarry Glen Ross remake:
Stone Cold Steve Austin - Ricky Roma
Terry Crews - Shelly "The Machine" Levene
Arnold Schwarzenegger - Blake
Sylvester Stallone - George Aaronow
Jason Statham - Dave Moss
Jet Li - John Williamson
Dolph Lundgren - James Lingk
Mickey Rourke - Larry Spannel
Randy Couture - The Cop
Bruce Willis - The Guy Who Fixes Roma's Telephone
Eric Roberts - Bartender at Restaurant

Terry Crews is cool and all but how did President Comancho/Chris Rock's dad end up in this bunch?

[Wes]

Terry Crews is cool and all but how did President Comancho/Chris Rock's dad end up in this bunch?

I believe a combination of being really huge for an actor/having appeared in a Schwarzenegger movie/Snipes, Forrest Whitaker and 50 Cent dropping out led to his casting. Also, Stallone was a huge fan of Battle Dome.

I thank you for not questioning his being awarded the Machine role in the Glengarry remake. His TV work has proven that he has the goods to make that store-bought crumb cake scene work.