Rate the last movie you saw

[MD13]

X-Men Days of Future Past: 9-9.5/10. Incredible film, every acting performance was great and they really fleshed everyone out. Love the Fassbender-McAvoy relationship in the film. I'd have to let it settle down for a bit, but off the top of my head it's probably a top 2 superhero film for me.

 

[col63onel]

X-Men Days of Future Past: 9-9.5/10. Incredible film, every acting performance was great and they really fleshed everyone out. Love the Fassbender-McAvoy relationship in the film. I'd have to let it settle down for a bit, but off the top of my head it's probably a top 2 superhero film for me.

I wouldn't go quite that high, but I go 8/10. Loved it.

Basically, First Class and DOFP undid all the sins that X3 committed.

Do NOT see it in 3d. I went to the 3d showing b/c it was early. They have special 3d glasses that are tinted darker. Made it harder to see.

 

[CornerThree]

Pain & Gain - 5.5/10. Part of me loved it. Eclectic, weird, depressing as hell. The other part didn't know what the fuck i was watching.

Also, Old Boy (original) is an incredible movie. The best thing about it was I randomly put it on without knowing or hearing about it.

I liked Pain and Gain a bit more than that but the actual dudes involved were pretty awful people and i was conflicted about the "heroes" we're supposed to be following the whole movie. I don't think the tone was right for it.

 

[Rich]

I liked Pain and Gain a bit more than that but the actual dudes involved were pretty awful people and i was conflicted about the "heroes" we're supposed to be following the whole movie. I don't think the tone was right for it.

This was sort of a complaint people had about Wolf of Wall Street. I personally loved the tone of both movies. Instead of the directors trying to make you feel a certain way, they basically put you in the shoes of the actual perpetrators and showed you how THEY felt at the time. And they weren't feeling solemn about their actions or remorseful while it was going on.

 

[col63onel]

I've seen the 4 major "blockbusters" so far this summer. Here's how I'd rank them.

Days of Future Past
Captain America





Godzilla


















Spiderman

 

[caf]

Well I can see why you wouldn't care if you never saw the original and didn't know the story... similarly to how people might not care about the Transformers origins in the new movies if you never messed with the cartoons. Same with Batman, X-Men, etc...

Godzilla comes from radiation. There's no way to remember WW2 without also recognizing that two nuclear bombs were dropped over Japan... which, politically, is another conversation altogether.

I think his larger point is that it was Japanese imperialism that started the war. US was content with isolationism and war profiteering. By no means was the US imperialistic. We just wanted to turn a profit selling munitions and resources to both sides.

Then the the Japanese impereals bombed Pearl Harbor and awoke the sleeping giant.

The nuclear bombing wasn't in an effort to rule the world. It was an effort to decisively stop the war and not let it drag on. The fact that it took two nuclear bombings illustrates the resolve of the Japanese. Can you imagine how much longer the war would have lasted had we not flexed our muscles by demonstrating the power of the atom?

I fail to see how any of the actions of the US during WWII can be classified as Imperialism... Every action since WWII... imperealistic for sure. But let's not rewrite history here.

 

[CornerThree]

This was sort of a complaint people had about Wolf of Wall Street. I personally loved the tone of both movies. Instead of the directors trying to make you feel a certain way, they basically put you in the shoes of the actual perpetrators and showed you how THEY felt at the time. And they weren't feeling solemn about their actions or remorseful while it was going on.

I dunno if you actually read up on the true events but they kind of did some Manson Family level shit. And I read some stuff from the real life dude who inspired the Tony Shaloub character and he was alarmed by how they played off his almost murder for comedy. I guess stuff like Pulp Fiction where people in the life killing other people in the life is one thing but civilians are a different story. Maybe. Kind of feel like the Ed Harris character should have had a bigger role.

 

[kosis]

I think his larger point is that it was Japanese imperialism that started the war. US was content with isolationism and war profiteering. By no means was the US imperialistic. We just wanted to turn a profit selling munitions and resources to both sides.

Then the the Japanese impereals bombed Pearl Harbor and awoke the sleeping giant.

The nuclear bombing wasn't in an effort to rule the world. It was an effort to decisively stop the war and not let it drag on. The fact that it took two nuclear bombings illustrates the resolve of the Japanese. Can you imagine how much longer the war would have lasted had we not flexed our muscles by demonstrating the power of the atom?

I fail to see how any of the actions of the US during WWII can be classified as Imperialism... Every action since WWII... imperealistic for sure. But let's not rewrite history here.

And that's fine. Again, I'm not going to have a political discussion in this thread. Just know that Americans saving/aiding Japan with the destruction of radiation-fueled monsters is pretty ironic. The whitewashing of Godzilla began when we re-released the original back in the 50's and removed the original story arc representing the Japanese sailors dealing with fallout. I just think if you're going to profit off of a foreign and groundbreaking film/story/character, do it with some respect for the original.

 

[MGMT]

It's been a long time since I've watched traffic (saw it as a kid in middle school and didn't completely appreciate it) but Jesus that movie is absolutely phenomenal.

 

[-Akronite-]

Godzilla was a lot of fun (phrase I use too often for popcorn flicks). I'd give it a 7 or so but ratings don't matter. The point is it's a good move to see in theaters.

The monsters are pretty great, the effects are awesome, Godzilla wrecks shit and it's great. The human side is much weaker. Cranston isn't in there enough. And it isn't just that he's a great actor (SPOILISH: His wife dies and even though we barely know her I feel for him because of his acting), but that his story is the only interesting one. He has a connection to Godzilla and an obsession that drives his life unlike his son who just seems to be dropped into the whole situation.

And I disagree entirely with kosis. SPOILAHS! The Americans didn't save shit, they just caused more problems by bringing more bombs into the mix. In the end they only save themselves from their own bomb while Godzilla saved everyone by stopping the MUTOs. Plus there was a direct reference to Hiroshima made by Watanabe in his attempt to stop the Americans from fucking things up further. The Japanese scientists tried to understand rather than destroy in this movie, which both led to the new MUTOs and stopped them ultimately. As for Cranston and Kickass saving the day a couple times, it was an American movie starring Americans... sorry. I do think it was a bit whitewashed but it was collateral damage bred from an American studio rather than a deliberate attempt to paint over the history of the character/story.

 

[Ruken]

Rewatched the purge, movie makes me so angry. Such a solid concept for a movie and they just completely fuck it all up.

 

[CornerThree]

re: The Purge

Not my genre of movie but it seems like something where they should be able to easily turn out 6-10 films in the series. Maybe the sequel will be better

 

[Nicky]

re: The Purge

Not my genre of movie but it seems like something where they should be able to easily turn out 6-10 films in the series. Maybe the sequel will be better

I've never seen it, but more often than not, sequels are not that good. Even more so when it's that genre of movie.

 

[brownindian]

Near Dark - 4 / 10
Lost Boys wannabe. It is a more vampire love flick than horror. I dont know why the movie is rated so high.

 

[col63onel]

Million ways to Die in the West - 5/10 - It's exactly what you'd expect. Family Guy without the constraints of TV.

Edge of Tomorrow - 7/10 - When I saw the previews, I though it would be terrible. Got very good reviews. A lot of hand waving, but otherwise a very good Sci-Fi flick.