What movies are you watching?

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

imma go see brooklyn tomorrow

[Jorge]

It's really nice, Len. Make sure to visit Sunset Park. I don't think you can get a better view of the Manhattan skyline.

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

It's really nice, Len. Make sure to visit Sunset Park. I don't think you can get a better view of the Manhattan skyline.

i was referring to the movie brooklyn, but are you saying i actually have to go to the city of brooklyn to watch the film? because fandango did not state that

[darth_vedder]

I have no idea why, but I've been on a Planet Of The Apes kick. Watched the first two, and most of the third one so 4. Up next is 'Conquest' which I'm curious to see b/c they say the newer ones, especially 'Rise' is similar.

Say what you will about the originals, but the soundtrack has been great.

These are all on HBO on demand, and I've been thinking of checking them out. Is it worth it?

Let me work it.

That's why, they're on HBO, and I figured why not? I've never seen them, and I like going back and watching classics to see how things were, differences in words and enunciations, fashion, images of what they thought the future could be (as seen in Conquest), etc...

I've enjoyed watching them, so I'd say yeah, it's worth it. I mean, they're old, and hokey, but I kinda like them.

There's only one thing to do...

1. Planet ('68)
2. Conquest
3. Rise
4. Escape
5. Planet ('01)
6. Beneath
7. Dawn
8. Battle

I'll need to watch Battle / Rise / Dawn before I can rank 'em.

Dawn got pretty good reviews, what didn't you like about it?

Seems like Beneath is kinda slammed, but it was pretty good, but not as good as the first one. I think Escape was a little better, as was Conquest.

The plot for Conquest is particularly hokey though, even compared to the others. For example, if humans are all worried about an ape revolution in the future, and thousands (millions?) of apes are slaves & pets, wouldn't having the apes in that situation lead the humans to think that the revolution gets it's roots from apes being slaves? I mean I get it, they want to focus on Caesar but still, in the original timeline, the ape revolution happens. The events of Escape make the humans aware that an ape revolution is coming, and Caesar helps to escalate the revolution, but why make apes slaves if you know what's coming?

Nonetheless, I was intrigued the entire time with Conquest, and that hasn't happened since the fist film.

Rankings so far:

1) Planet Of The Apes
2) Conquest
3) Escape
4) Beneath

I'll get to Battle soon, then to the newer ones. I'll probably skip Tim Burton's version.

[E.H. Ruddock]

These are all on hbo? I might have to revisit

[darth_vedder]

These are all on hbo? I might have to revisit

Not any of the new ones. Just the original 5.

[E.H. Ruddock]

These are all on hbo? I might have to revisit

Not any of the new ones. Just the original 5.

Yeah that's what i meant. Cool!

[E.H. Ruddock]

I helped my dad set up his cable stuff on his tablet so he can watch all that stuff. We've been using his hbo account for a couple of years now

[The Argonaut]

I helped my dad set up his cable stuff on his tablet so he can watch all that stuff. We've been using his hbo account for a couple of years now

Hooke me up with that password, man.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

i'd like the password as well

[The Argonaut]

Hooke him up, too.

[E.H. Ruddock]

Guys, no.

[Rangi Guy]

Cool Runnings - hadn't watched it since it came out. Still a fun movie

[Simple Torture]

After being on my watch list for a year and a half, I watched Whiplash today. What a fucking movie.

Spoiler: show

When he goes to start the song and he realizes he has the wrong sheet music...oh, man. That was great.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

After being on my watch list for a year and a half, I watched Whiplash today. What a fucking movie.

Spoiler: show

When he goes to start the song and he realizes he has the wrong sheet music...oh, man. That was great.

yeah i really enjoyed it...was glad to see simmons win the oscar for his role

[LoathedVermin72]

A lot of great comedy in Whiplash

[lennytheweedwhacker]

A lot of great comedy in Whiplash

the thread or the film?

[lennytheweedwhacker]

imma go see brooklyn tomorrow

this was splendid...and i never thought i'd say this, but i thought domhnall gleeson was good