Movie Talk!!

[frotaz37]

I thought X-Men first class was a pretty enjoyable movie as well. I have a huge soft spot for X-Men though, it's by far my favorite comic series.

I thought the only weak point of the movie was a few points about the Xavier character. The way he treated Mystique seemed out of character...like he was accepting of all mutants but sort of bothered by her powers and appearance. Seemed a little strange.

And what was with the way he always put his hand up to his head when he would use his powers?

It felt a bit cheesy and overused. I don't remember him doing this nearly as often in any of the previous movies. MIND BULLETS!!! -_-

 

[¯\_S.(ツ).L.I.D._/¯]

I've been watching a lot of Netflix recently, watching a bunch of stuff that I should've watched a long time ago. The Fighter is damn good. Also has anyone seen Captain America?

 

[Peeze]

Yeah. Everyone really liked it. I thought it was good. 3/5.
Couldn't really find anything wrong with it, but i didn't find is as enthralling as other people did.

 

[DerpDaBerp]

I heard Cpt. America was all around meh

 

[Gatlin]

Sorry to make another harry potter post, but I saw it today. It was very good, and exciting and actiony; and a very good ending to the series in my opinion. One thing I was kind of confused about though was towards the end

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when Harry has the resurrection stone, and then drops it where he was standing before going to die by Voldemort. I haven't really read the books, but wouldn't he take the stone with him to be resurrected?

that was really the only part that confused me. All around great, though.

Also watched "Hostage" tonight. Definitely one of my favorite Bruce Willis movies.

 

[¯\_S.(ツ).L.I.D._/¯]

Gatlin:

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Harry doesn't need to resurrect himself because he knows Voldemort will kill him and when that happens it'll only kill the part of him that's a horcrux and he'll still live. And the elder wand can't kill him, so he's basically safe and doesn't need the stone. Also I don't know if one could resurrect themselves with the stone, I think it only works with other people.

 

[GunmasterLombardi]

Captain America was good.

 

[NTA]

I haven't seen Captain America yet, but I heard that it ranked above Harry Potter.

 

[Luigitoilet]

I'm beyond sick of comic book movies.

 

[Peeze]

^Maybe thats why it was meh for me.
Also i didnt relate to rogers/captain A. I think if they shot him in the head half way through i wouldn't have cared.

 

[Pluvia]

Sorry to make another harry potter post, but I saw it today. It was very good, and exciting and actiony; and a very good ending to the series in my opinion. One thing I was kind of confused about though was towards the end

Spoiler

when Harry has the resurrection stone, and then drops it where he was standing before going to die by Voldemort. I haven't really read the books, but wouldn't he take the stone with him to be resurrected?

that was really the only part that confused me. All around great, though.

Also watched "Hostage" tonight. Definitely one of my favorite Bruce Willis movies.

What Solid said wad wrong, I've read the books so to explain:

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The Stone doesn't ressurect people, the movie doesn't do a good job of explaining that for some reason, instead it lets you see and speak to the dead who aren't ghosts. That's why Lupin, Sirius and his parents appear to him, yet when he tries to touch them he can't, because they're not alive they're dead, he can only see them because of the stone. So him holding the stone would make no difference.

Also he never knew that he wouldn't die, the book does a clearer job of pointing out that Harry truely believed he was going to die, and in his speech about the wand belonging to Draco it's clear that even he's not sure if his theory is correct. Plus in the book he doesn't purposely drop the stone, instead it slips through his fingers when he stands in front of Voldemort.

 

[¯\_S.(ツ).L.I.D._/¯]

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Yeah my bad, forgot he didn't know he wouldn't die until after. But like I said, regardless of whether or not he knew, the stone couldn't resurrect him and didn't really serve a real purpose aside from a morale booster.

 

[Pluvia]

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And even then I wouldn't consider it much of a morale booster. I dislike how he said "I'm ready to die" in the film, compared to the book where he said "I'm about to die". The whole point was Harry was supposed to be scared, he wasn't ready to die but he had no choice, he just refused to show his fear to Voldemort and the Death Eaters. By just changing that one word they changed the entire atmosphere of that scene.

 

[¯\_S.(ツ).L.I.D._/¯]

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Yeah, I definitely agree. I feel like they did a similar thing with the whole ending in a way. For example I liked the part with Neville on the bridge but it took away from the seriousness and despair of the battle. I felt like McGonagall was one of the few to really embody that, I dunno. The whole battle wasn't really how I envisioned it at all.

 

[Gatlin]

Thanks for the explanation Solid and Pluvia, makes more sense now.

 

[Peeze]

WTF is happening to this thread?

 

[¯\_S.(ツ).L.I.D._/¯]

Spoiler

Harry Potter

 

[DerpDaBerp]

It's like a variation of Godwin's law

 

[Airgemini]

The Resurrection Stone is useless.

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Also, did anyone else feel disappointed with Bellatrix's death? Molly's expression was not fit at all. It just didn't seem as epic as I would've hoped.

 

[Pluvia]

The Resurrection Stone is useless.

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Also, did anyone else feel disappointed with Bellatrix's death? Molly's expression was not fit at all. It just didn't seem as epic as I would've hoped.

I was dissapointed with how crap the Death Eaters seemed to be in general compared to the book where they're actually threatening and can actually fight.

 

[¯\_S.(ツ).L.I.D._/¯]

The Resurrection Stone is useless.

Spoiler

Also, did anyone else feel disappointed with Bellatrix's death? Molly's expression was not fit at all. It just didn't seem as epic as I would've hoped.

Yes, I was excited for that part and it let me down.

 

[NTA]

I thought X-Men first class was a pretty enjoyable movie as well. I have a huge soft spot for X-Men though, it's by far my favorite comic series.

I thought the only weak point of the movie was a few points about the Xavier character. The way he treated Mystique seemed out of character...like he was accepting of all mutants but sort of bothered by her powers and appearance. Seemed a little strange.

And what was with the way he always put his hand up to his head when he would use his powers?

It felt a bit cheesy and overused. I don't remember him doing this nearly as often in any of the previous movies. MIND BULLETS!!! -_-

Yeah. I didn't really like that either but I guess it could fit with him being younger and all. I think it is kinda overused too though.

 

[Gatlin]

The Resurrection Stone is useless.

Spoiler

Also, did anyone else feel disappointed with Bellatrix's death? Molly's expression was not fit at all. It just didn't seem as epic as I would've hoped.

Happened a bit too fast, in my opinion. The scene was only like 20 seconds long.

 

[NTA]

Watched the Gingersnap trilogy about 2 days ago. I liked first one. I didn't like the ending of the second one. And the third one was pretty good too imo.

 

[DerpDaBerp]

So

Paranormal 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB1DVVPyQmA

The midnight release experience of the other 2 were enjoyable enough to where I'm still willing to give this fanchise the benefit of the doubt. I'm not expecting anything greeat but it could be fun. May have to drink beforehand

 

[NTA]

So

Paranormal 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB1DVVPyQmA

The midnight release experience of the other 2 were enjoyable enough to where I'm still willing to give this fanchise the benefit of the doubt. I'm not expecting anything greeat but it could be fun. May have to drink beforehand

I'll try watching that after the second one hopefully. I liked the first one though :D

 

[¯\_S.(ツ).L.I.D._/¯]

Is anyone else ridiculously excited for Dark Knight Rises even though it's not coming out for like a year?

 

[NTA]

Haha, I am :D
One of the movies I'm looking forward to next year.

 

[Mota]

Oh god yes, please don't let us down oh Dark Knight.

Want to see Captain America.

 

[Roboturner]

Was anybody else pissed off at Captain America's ending? Other than that it was very good, especially in 3D.

 

[¯\_S.(ツ).L.I.D._/¯]

The movie in general didn't really grab me. I liked it, but I never felt really sucked in. And yes, the ending was odd,

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but it had to be that way to set up for The Avengers, so it makes sense

.

 

[NTA]

Hoping to see Captain America soon. Don't think it will be in 3D though lol. I think I'll be seeing Fast Five before that though. Hoping to watch Blitz and 13 soon. They both have Jason Statham. Reason enough to watch it for me.

Crank 2 was a pretty epic movie. I didn't know there was a first one out though. I watched t hat later and I like it but I think the second one was better :D

 

[¯\_S.(ツ).L.I.D._/¯]

I just watched Memento for the first time and it was ****ing fantastic. I love Nolan more every time I watch one of his movies.

 

[Staz]

I kind of didn't like transformers 3

 

[DerpDaBerp]

Memento is great. His brother is the one who wrote the book it's based on

 

[Roboturner]

If you like Memento I would recommend The Game. Or Donnie Darko.

Both are epic

 

[Mr Wizzrobe]

Donnie Darko was a great film. The Butterfly Effect was very similar, even though it was a giant mess.

Anybody who says Nolan is overrated is just dumb. His films are so thought-provoking and thematic, while maintaining other important elements, such as character development and overall direction.

Definitely one of the best directors of the past decade. I'm worried about Martin Scorsese, though. Shutter Island was quite good, but he seems to be losing his touch.

 

[¯\_S.(ツ).L.I.D._/¯]

If you like Memento I would recommend The Game. Or Donnie Darko.

Both are epic

I plan on checking both out soon. I realized this summer how many movies I haven't seen that I've heard amazing things about and I'm trying to watch as many as possible. I've watched quite a few though, which is great.

 

[Roboturner]

Just got back from rise of the planet of the apes. Worth the $5, I was expecting a little more of it though.

 

[Luigitoilet]

Speaking of Nolan, don't forget about The Prestige. I just recently saw it and it blew me away. It's one of his best films. I made a Nolan tier list

Memento>Prestige>Inception>TDK>Following>Batman Begins>Insomnia

I don't think Nolan is "overrated" exactly, but it does upset me that he gets so much more attention than almost any other modern director around. While his films are masterfully crafted and unique stories, there are filmmakers doing much more revolutionary and emotional work.