AIM-11 134 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Gosh, the end of Guardians of the Galaxy is cheesy. Fit the feel of the rest of the movie. Totally campy. I'd like to think I was surprised at the mass appeal of the film, but then again ... American Idol! Finally got around to watching Dawn of the Planet of the Apes tonight. It was pretty decent, though it's tough to really get into the film when you know how it ends in a sense. Too bad. Serkis is a brilliant guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boubabi 4,725 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 (edited) I wasn't a bad movie. I mean, this film wasn't made to be in the same categories of Fight Club or anything else. It was made for pure entertainment. Of course, the entertainment concept isn't quite the same for everyone but it sure is for the majority of people. I'm fascinated by VFX so of course I enjoyed this portion of the movie. Edited December 13, 2014 by boubabi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devise 4,475 Posted December 13, 2014 Author Share Posted December 13, 2014 Fit the feel of the rest of the movie. Totally campy. I'd like to think I was surprised at the mass appeal of the film, but then again ... American Idol! Finally got around to watching Dawn of the Planet of the Apes tonight. It was pretty decent, though it's tough to really get into the film when you know how it ends in a sense. Too bad. Serkis is a brilliant guy! That was the hook of Guardians though. So many of the rest of the big budget Marvel movies are "funny" but still super self serious. Guardians was literally a big budget B movie that is filled with silly campy humors and over the top space opera plot. I felt that was half the charm of it. That it wasn't afraid to be exactly what it should of been. Absurd, silly and campy. Not every movie needs to be a Picasso of plot and character development to the point that it's amazing. I still respect your right to dislike it, and if I were to compare it with actual films that I hold up as pieces of art/more moving stuff it's not even in that realm. But that is kind of the point. It wasn't made to be in that category. Mindless entertainment as a means to connect the space stuff with the Marvel universe in a way that audiences would respond to, and not resent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AIM-11 134 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 To be fair I really like crappy movies a lot of the time. Over the top, end of the world disaster porn type movies are like candy to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler 885 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Gone Girl - 8.5 Great movie, my only issue is NPH's character was kind of lame, the way he died was amazing tho lmao. One of the best I've seen in 2014 tbh. Nightcrawler - 9 This is my favorite of the year. The social commentary in it is really good, everyone go dl it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AIM-11 134 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Watched the 1945 Classic last night, Carousel. Had a couple good musical numbers in it, but overall I had a really tough time overcoming the incredibly poor treatment of women in the film, and the characters were extremely thin. Stick to Sound of Music, Oklahoma, or the King and I when it comes to Rodgers and Hammerstein films. Generally the older classics are great films (go watching Singin' in the Rain - it's simply phenomenal) and this was a rare one I really disliked. I've heard lots of good stuff about Gone Girl, Birdman, and Nightcrawler, but from the trailers I can tell they won't be my kind of movies. You get to a point where 95% of the time you can tell if you'll like a film or not from the trailer. Sometimes I get surprised (Silver Linings Playbook was one of those that shocked me in how much I liked it), but these newer strange movies must be showing my age since I just don't "get" them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boubabi 4,725 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 FURY : 7.5/10 Horrible Bosses 2 : 7/10 (It's a good funny movie, but a funny movie can't go further then a 8/10 imo) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boubabi 4,725 Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 The Interview : 6.5/10 not bad, I laugh. My sense of humor is fucked up though so not everyone will like it. (6.5/8 since it's a funny movie) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandro 251 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies - 5/10 Just... it wasn't very good. I expected more than 100 minutes of CGI and 20 minutes of the actors actually fucking doing stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AIM-11 134 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies - 5/10 Just... it wasn't very good. I expected more than 100 minutes of CGI and 20 minutes of the actors actually fucking doing stuff. That's unfortunate but to be expected. The Lord of the Rings are right up there with my favorite movies, and the first Hobbit film was decent. After watching the second one my wife and I walked out after the film and said we would be streaming the third one online since it was such a poor film. Maybe my expectations will be so low for this third one that I'll be able to stomach it sitting on my own couch. Read the book with my daughter recently and we really loved it. Such a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Victor 10,918 Posted December 31, 2014 Admin Share Posted December 31, 2014 My mindset for any film has been changed forever by Game of Thrones since I just couldn't cope with everyone remotely relevant still being alive 10 minutes into that over the top battle. Thorin vs orc or orcs or whatever was dumb as shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boubabi 4,725 Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Gone Girl : 8,2/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boubabi 4,725 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Big Hero 6 : 8/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kesler 1,514 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 American Sniper 9/10 this movie was fucking amazing, though I hated the ending because of how shitty it ended in real life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munk 1,298 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 just watched the american dream holy 10/10 would watch again, hugh jackman was really good in this and OMG rachel mcadams is so fuckin hot. check it out peeps!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandro 251 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Phil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boubabi 4,725 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 PREDESTINATION : 8,5/10 A very good movie, Inception type. You gotta watch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boubabi 4,725 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 this shit is fucked up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DollarAndADream 3,356 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Anybody going hard on the DVD screeners like I have? Unbroken - 10/10 American Sniper 10/10 The Hobbit 3 - 8.5/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kesler 1,514 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Anybody going hard on the DVD screeners like I have? Unbroken - 10/10 American Sniper 10/10 The Hobbit 3 - 8.5/10 lol yup I have. Also Immitation Game was a 10/10 I loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boubabi 4,725 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) American Sniper : 8/10 Cool story but like Seth Rogen said, some propaganda shits inside the movie. I get the concept of entertainment but the invasion of Iraq is one of the most horrific modern atrocities. Cool story but it makes us think a lot. Edited January 23, 2015 by boubabi Ninetyfourgoalie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kesler 1,514 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Taken 3 9/10 Loved it, definitely the best movie of the taken series and Liam Neeson was great once again. Phil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandro 251 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 The Hobbit 3 - 8.5/10 Wat. It's easily the worst of the three. And the first two weren't that great. O_O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendrick 4,741 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Noah 4/10 I'm not Bible thumper but rock creatures? Then the rock creatures build the ark? Come on now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boubabi 4,725 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Hobbit 3 : 6,5 the CG were great and I guess the story too but I'm not really into that "war gang bang" thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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