Re: Recently Watched Movies

by oldschooldoom Sat Nov 12, 2016 6:20 pm

Dr Strange

by New Creation Sat Nov 12, 2016 10:36 pm

Oceans 11 (2nd viewing)
Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws (first viewing) Hey! I have daughters you know?!?!?!?!?
The Nutcracker w/Mikhail Baryshnikov (I know, not a movie, but I just love this production so much)
The Rock (3rd viewing)

by ThomasEversole Sun Nov 13, 2016 4:30 pm

Watched "The Confessions of Thomas Quick" on Netflix. Twice.

This documentary on "Sweden's Hannibal Lecter" is just packed full of crazy details. It's intense, like maybe even more brutal than Chikatilo's story. (He was Russia's "Hannibal Lecter")

by oldschooldoom Sun Nov 13, 2016 7:33 pm

Lethal Weapon
Lethal Weapon 2
Lethal Weapon 3

by WildWorld Sun Nov 13, 2016 8:31 pm

Dr. Strange (Another excellent Marvel film, loved the visuals)
London Has Fallen (good fun movie, too bad that it bombed at the box office)

by Kerrick Mon Nov 14, 2016 1:01 pm

I'm going to see Hacksaw Ridge this evening. I've heard good things about it.

by metaldude Mon Nov 14, 2016 3:07 pm

Money Monster
Rise

by deathisgain Mon Nov 14, 2016 10:51 pm

"True Memoirs of an International Assassin" - don't judge, I was bored. If you want to shut off your brain for a couple of hours it's alright.

by Kerrick Tue Nov 15, 2016 1:04 pm

^Hey now, you don't have time for that! You gotta release that album!!!

I watched Hacksaw Ridge last night. Overall I thought it was quite good. If I were to nitpick, I think the romance part of the movie was too corny/Hollywood and seemed forced. Also, the casting choice for the main guy probably wasn't the best. Once they got to Japan and bullets started flying, he did great. But the family and especially romance part he just seemed too quirky and weird and I had a difficult time relating to him or believing that people would interact like that. But from what I've read, the movie did a great job of sticking to the facts when it came to the heroic acts and such (which were pretty dang heroic...). Wow this movie is pretty intense though: very violent and not for the feint of heart. I recommend it.

by deathisgain Tue Nov 15, 2016 2:00 pm

I forgot that I watched "Zootopia" the other night with the boy. Not bad.
Also watched "Now You See Me" - not sure what all the hype was about, thought it was ok.

by messiaen77 Wed Nov 16, 2016 12:38 am

Lego Batman: Gotham City Breakout

by deathisgain Sun Nov 20, 2016 11:08 pm

Just watched Zardoz. Whew! I need to come down off of drugs now.

by ThomasEversole Sun Nov 20, 2016 11:15 pm

I didn't know you used drugs...

by New Creation Sun Nov 20, 2016 11:24 pm

deathisgain wrote:I forgot that I watched "Zootopia" the other night with the boy. Not bad.

We love Zootopia here, seen it several times already. Twice while paying attention and once in the background.

It was another busy movie week here for us:

The Rock (3rd or 4th viewing) - Did you know that cars will explode just from being near a high speed chase?
Con Air (3rd or 4th viewing) - Nicolas Cage's southern accent here is WORSE than Kevin Costner's nearly non-existent British accent in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves!
Ocean's Eleven (2nd viewing) - Very enjoyable with strong performances by all involved.
Ocean's Twelve (2nd viewing) - A bit lackluster, lacked some of the magic the first firlm of this Soderbergh trilogy had, but still enjoyable.
Excalibur (1st viewing) - It came out in 1981 and featured performances by now well known actors such as Patrick Stewart and Liam Neeson. Nearly unwatchable, either because the fantasy and medieval genres have improved so much over the last 35 years or because it really is just a terrible film. Come to think of it, Conan the Barbarian came out a year later and was so much more enjoyable than this film.

by deathisgain Mon Nov 21, 2016 12:30 am

ThomasEversole wrote:I didn't know you used drugs...

It was like I did while watching that movie. Very Happy

It actually wasn't that bad. Just weird.

by deathisgain Mon Nov 21, 2016 12:32 am

New Creation wrote:
deathisgain wrote:I forgot that I watched "Zootopia" the other night with the boy. Not bad.
Excalibur (1st viewing) - It came out in 1981 and featured performances by now well known actors such as Patrick Stewart and Liam Neeson. Nearly unwatchable, either because the fantasy and medieval genres have improved so much over the last 35 years or because it really is just a terrible film. Come to think of it, Conan the Barbarian came out a year later and was so much more enjoyable than this film.

I have to give that a go again. I remember watching it when I was a kid and absolutely loving it.

by ThomasEversole Mon Nov 21, 2016 2:09 pm

deathisgain wrote:
ThomasEversole wrote:I didn't know you used drugs...

It was like I did while watching that movie.

It actually wasn't that bad. Just weird.

Watch The Forbidden Room (Netflix) if you want to feel like you're on drugs and an Alzheimers patient.

by New Creation Tue Nov 22, 2016 10:29 am

In case anyone here loves the Alien franchise as much as I do, here is an amazing deal for you. The entire Alien Anthology on Blu-ray, movies 1-4 with their director's cuts, and a ton of special features, in a beautiful box and book, is only $20.00 today at Amazon.

A couple years ago, this was the price and I bought it. You will not be disappointed.
https://www.amazon.com/Alien-Anthology-Aliens-Resurrection-Blu-ray/dp/B001AQO3QA/ref=tmm_mfc_title_1?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1479751735&sr=1-4

However, the discs don't come out of the pages too easily, so I removed them and keep them in normal cases and the box I have on display.

Here is a large picture of the back of my box so you can see what's included: https://i.imgur.com/FpTlCcr.jpg

by deathisgain Sat Nov 26, 2016 8:30 pm

Gravity. Meh.

by Hardcore Christian Sat Nov 26, 2016 9:13 pm

Independence Day Resurgence eh

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. better a second time!

by alldatndensum Sun Nov 27, 2016 10:08 am

Fantastic Beasts And where To Find Them
Harry Potter & the Sorcerer''s Stone
Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter & the Prisoner Of Azkaban

by Athanasius Sun Nov 27, 2016 12:37 pm

Murder on the Orient Express (1974 version)

My wife's favorite movie and one of my top 5. It's definitely my favorite murder mystery, and the cast is absolutely superb (though I do think David Suchet is a better Poirot). It's a classic film for a very good reason.

New Creation wrote:

Ocean's Eleven (2nd viewing) - Very enjoyable with strong performances by all involved.
Ocean's Twelve (2nd viewing) - A bit lackluster, lacked some of the magic the first firlm of this Soderbergh trilogy had, but still enjoyable.

Watched Ocean's Eleven last night for the 3rd time or so, and I agree with you. One of the best movies of it's kind. I watched Ocean's Twelve once years ago, and while it wasn't a bad movie, it didn't do a whole lot for me. Never saw the third movie.

New Creation wrote:
deathisgain wrote:I forgot that I watched "Zootopia" the other night with the boy. Not bad.

We love Zootopia here, seen it several times already. Twice while paying attention and once in the background.

Zootopia is a really cool movie. One of the things I loved about it is how much thought they put into the city and its society. They didn't just slap some clothes on talking animals. You could tell the creators spent a lot of time thinking about how the setting and interactions between the characters would actually work.

by New Creation Mon Nov 28, 2016 9:55 am

The Ox-Bow Incident (3rd viewing) - If you have not seen this Henry Fonda movie, then you are missing out big time. One of the greatest westerns.
Clue (17 bazillionth viewing) - If you have not seen this comedic masterpiece, with Tim Curry in one of his best performances, then you are missing out as well.
Con Air (4th or 5th viewing) - I know I just watched it a week ago, but hey, my son was home and wanted to see it!)
Doctor Strange - Really nice addition to the MCU. Not sure yet if it agreed with me. It is very good, but there was something missing and I just can't put my finger on it. More viewings will happen, it's definitely something I'd like to own, just not a favorite.

by Kerrick Mon Nov 28, 2016 12:55 pm

My wife and I watched 28 Days Later this weekend which is one of my favorite movies of all time. She really liked it a lot too. Haha she got pretty scared in a few parts. Twisted Evil

by deathisgain Mon Nov 28, 2016 7:43 pm

Finally got to see "Dr. Strange" today with my wife. It was for our recent 23rd wedding anniversary. I enjoyed it. I have to say that there4 was a scene in there, that had the fan boy part of me want to raise a fist and go "YEAH!". I just felt the ending was a little lacking in the solution to the problem.

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