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10-29-2015, 08:52 PM | #1321 |
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Halloween (1978)
I've seen this movie thousands of times. But never was the experience so grand than watching it tonight in a theater. Everything was so crisp and clear. I don't think I can ever watch my VHS of it again. A masterful movie watched in the perfect way.
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10-29-2015, 11:51 PM | #1322 |
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I don't think I can ever watch my VHS of it again. A masterful movie watched in the perfect way.
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10-30-2015, 12:02 AM | #1323 |
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Like a heart attack. I only own it on VHS. After tonight though, maybe it's time to invest in the blu-ray, and a blu-ray player (which I've been considering more and more recently for several releases from Arrow).
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10-30-2015, 08:19 AM | #1324 |
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Ah, that makes sense. I can not believe people still own VHSes though and have never upgraded their movies at least to DVD. I thought you were just making a joke initially.
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10-30-2015, 09:09 AM | #1325 |
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I can believe it if you're a horror buff. Its more than just quality when it comes to those, the whole VHS thing is a culture there.
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10-30-2015, 09:48 AM | #1326 |
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Grand Budapest Hotel is awesome. Check it out if you can folks.
Still not convinced? It has Bill Murray(in a small role). *mic drop*
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10-30-2015, 07:20 PM | #1327 |
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I never liked VHS when I was a kid. It just looked awful even when I was 8 and I hated when I would buy a tape from the store and the movie was recorded on EP/SLP because it made it look even worse and cheap looking. I got my parents to buy me a DVD player about 6 months after I learned about their existence.
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11-03-2015, 09:24 PM | #1328 |
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V for Vendetta - It's that time of year again, but since I'll be seeing Spectre on Thursday night, I watched this tonight. One of the best comic book movies ever. The end. 9/10.
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11-06-2015, 01:51 AM | #1329 |
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Spectre - Spectre starts off with a bang with one of the best Bond openings ever produced. The shots are just flat out gorgeous, the camera work is great, and the opening bit is quite intense. Thankfully, the movie continues its flow throughout the entire thing as it is a truly enjoyable Bond film. Sadly, it is far from perfect, but no where near to the degree the critics are saying, which is due to it not being better than Skyfall. The plot is predictable, the villains are cookie cutter, and Sam Smith should never have been allowed to sing the opening theme because he sucks ass. The visuals used in the theme really save this song from being the worst Bond theme song, but still, I have no idea what they were thinking when they picked him to be kicked in the balls before singing. Nevertheless, there are a ton of great homages to the movies and novels of old and the action scenes are well done. Lots of fantastic one liners and humor too. The Bond girls are a waste of time, but at least the main one is able to hold her own. Moneypenny is easily the best female character in the movie and Q steals every scene he is in with ease. M is well done and it is pretty awesome watching Voldemort take on Moriarty (some will get this reference). Christolph Walz's performance is bittersweet because he does his role with such finess, yet, he is pretty much just playing himself as that character. It works, but it may annoy some. Oh, and Bond does have his character shields on full here. Finally, everything released under Craig's name is connected very nicely and the ending does a good job of wrapping up Craig's Bond if this does indeed turn out to be his final performance. In the end, no, it is not better than Skyfall or Casino Royale, but it is still an outstanding Bond experience and way better than anything Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan ever put out. I give it a solid 8/10.
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11-06-2015, 11:41 AM | #1330 |
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I'll leave it at, I mostly agree with Dr Kain, though your tone didn't leave me to expect you giving it an 8/10.
I thought it was a really solid movie, not as good as Skyfall, closer to as good as Casino Royale, though. Definitely a close third for Craig's movies, which I think have all been very good. I did find many things odd about it, though. Craig's Bond films have at times felt like they were trying to break the long established Bond formula, and I think that's a large part of what has helped them be far better than all the others, especially Skyfall, it really very little resembled a Bond film. The others to varying degrees were using and adapting bits of the Bond conventions, but they felt like they were trying to be their own thing. From the beginning Spectre feels like it's fallen back to the old conventions, for no good reason, other than this might be the last film for a while, so hey, why not bring back all the old tropes. It moves past them, and as a huge James Bond fan I really didn't mind any of it, but it felt somewhat out of place for a Daniel Craig Bond film, and I think the movie gets stronger a little ways in when they move away from following old patterns. I don't think I'm familiar with Waltz, I found him to be an interesting character and I liked the portrayal. However, because I am familiar with Sherlock, I kept expecting Moriarty's character to turn out to be the true mastermind behind everything, though it wouldn't have been nearly as believable in this film as it is in Sherlock. It reminds me of one of my Skyfall reactions: I'm only familiar with Finnes as a villain, so up until he gets shot, I expected him to be in league with Silva. One of the dangers of casting certain actors, I guess. Similar thing happened in Red 2, as soon as Anthony Hopkin's character was introduced, my cousin knew he was the villain (and why later I expected him to be a villain in Thor, instead of just a giant dick). Speaking of Finnes, all the stuff with M was great, I really like him as M, and I hope that in future Bond films, Daniel Craig or not, he continues as M (all of the other actors playing M have done so for more than one Bond, haven't they?). Anyway, I could go on and on, but I won't. I'd give Casino Royal a 9.5, Quantum of Solace 7.5-8, Spectre a 9, and Skyfall and 11. Take that how you will. |
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