Red Mosquito

He did a great job in that film.

theplatypus wrote:He did a great job in that film.

Maybe so - I just can't get past my dislike of the guy.... Except in Kick Ass, he was alright in that

Dev wrote:Saw Full Metal Jacket at the theatre yesterday. First time seeing it and I thought it was pretty great. I would say that the last quarter of the movie kinda of squandered the whole things potential though.

disagree

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BurtReynolds wrote:John Dies in the End. Reeks of purposely trying to be "so bad its good". Its funny to see Giamatti in it though, acting opposite the lead guy who has all the acting ability of a tree stump. Really interesting to see just how much difference great acting makes. At first I thought that this was his relative's movie or something, and that was the only reason he showed up in this shitfest and co-produced it, but it turns out he actually likes these movies.

The only part I liked was the dog driving a truck through a house.

A really cool b movie. I love this director.

me too. i got Bubba Ho-Tep from my grandparents years ago, and have been hooked since

Great, great movie....great...and yeah the Phantasam movies are incredible..

Don Coscarelli also directed "The Beastmaster", which I can't believe hasn't been remade.

fuck i havent seen that one,,,

Yeah, Nicolas Cage was perfect in that movie. I read that Tom Hanks was originally slated to play Charlie and Donald...I think that could've been a disaster.

Finally got around to "Cloud Atlas". I loved it. Halle Berry came close to taking me out of a few of the story arcs but ultimately I thought it was brilliant for how ambitious it was.

Watched "Silver Linings Playbook". Not best picture material and not really the deep dive into the familial challenges of mental illness many made it out to be, but pretty good. I still have Django as my favorite from last year.

Frances Ha.

Loved it. Very reminiscent of the best of Woody Allen, but very much for and about twenty-somethings right now. I have a feeling this will be a new rainy-day movie for me. I'm gonna throw this thing on a lot. A lot, a lot, when I'm stuck in doors and need a friend.

durdencommatyler wrote:Frances Ha.

but very much for and about twenty-somethings right now. .

I have a problem with that statement in relation to movies that describe big city socialites in their 20's. It's like the young folk in the Wendy's commercials. I don't feel like it defines me, but then again I can be anti-social at intervals.

I'll definitely have to see it, but I do like the quote in the trailer, "So what do you do?" ...."It's complicated...because I don't really do it."

The Comedy (2012). A little one-note, but I thought the dialogue and pacing were spot-on for what it was sending up; easily could have been exaggerated, but came across as muted (in a good way). 7/10

Simple Torture wrote:The Comedy (2012). A little one-note, but I thought the dialogue and pacing were spot-on for what it was sending up; easily could have been exaggerated, but came across as muted (in a good way). 7/10

i really liked it. What a sad sad movie.

"The Dictator"

I like Sacha Baron Cohen, but his shtick is getting old and this just wasn't funny.

turned2black wrote:"The Dictator"

I like Sacha Baron Cohen, but his shtick is getting old and this just wasn't funny.

I can't believe that guy landed Isla Fisher.

Harry Lime wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:Frances Ha.

but very much for and about twenty-somethings right now. .

I have a problem with that statement in relation to movies that describe big city socialites in their 20's. It's like the young folk in the Wendy's commercials. I don't feel like it defines me, but then again I can be anti-social at intervals.

I'll definitely have to see it, but I do like the quote in the trailer, "So what do you do?" ...."It's complicated...because I don't really do it."

Yeah, the movie isn't out to define anyone or anything. It's not a "voice of generation" kind of movie. And it pokes just as much fun at "big city socialites" as it gives voice to them. And, honestly, Frances is anything but a socialite.

I just meant that, as a 33 year old who spent his late twenties in New York City (in fact, turned 30 in NYC), I was able to relate to this film and the humor of this film more so than say, Manhattan. Or even Annie Hall. Though, I think Annie Hall is superior film, Frances Ha is much closer to me. I was able to identify more with its brand of neurosis.

Simple Torture wrote:The Comedy (2012). A little one-note, but I thought the dialogue and pacing were spot-on for what it was sending up; easily could have been exaggerated, but came across as muted (in a good way). 7/10

I loved it, thought it was pretty devastating.

turned2black wrote:"The Dictator"

I like Sacha Baron Cohen, but his shtick is getting old and this just wasn't funny.

I have tried twice to watch this and just can't. Losing a cell phone inside a woman's uterus while she is in labor?

The dictator is a really bad movie. He's doing the ridiculous Borat-style stuff, but most of the time to other actors, who know what coming. However, the last blooper in the credits is hilarious. Fast forward to it on Netflix if you haven't seen it.

critics were calling Cohen a genius for basically a candid camera show making fun of hicks. I giggled a few times but I never understood why he was so big. probably one of the most overrated people in Hollywood.

BurtReynolds wrote:John Dies in the End. Reeks of purposely trying to be "so bad its good". Its funny to see Giamatti in it though, acting opposite the lead guy who has all the acting ability of a tree stump. Really interesting to see just how much difference great acting makes. At first I thought that this was his relative's movie or something, and that was the only reason he showed up in this shitfest and co-produced it, but it turns out he actually likes these movies.

The only part I liked was the dog driving a truck through a house.

I kinda liked this. I liked the "Evil Dead"ness of it, but an actor with a lot of personality is what it takes to make a movie like this really work. Replace the lead actor with Bruce Campbell and this movie would have been killer.

BurtReynolds wrote:critics were calling Cohen a genius for basically a candid camera show making fun of hicks. I giggled a few times but I never understood why he was so big. probably one of the most overrated people in Hollywood.

I think the Borat clips in the Ali G show, and then the movie, were pretty great. I think the shtick is at its best when it highlights the absurdity of Western social customs, not when it's just being over-the-top gross and weird. I haven't liked anything else he's done.