What Are You Watching? (Movie Edition)

Dr Kain · 10-26-2014, 11:58 AM

They Live - THe first time I saw this movie last year I instantly fell in love with it and it became my sixth favorite Carpenter movie. After watching it again, I think it might have moved up to the fourth spot as it is just so damn good. Not only that, but its political message holds up even truer this day, which is odd. Both V for Vendetta and They Live are two of the most prophetical movies I have ever seen. Easily an 8/10 stars.

Book of Life - Love triangles have been done to death. In concept, this movie is nothing new as it is pretty much the plot of The Corpse Bride. On the other hand, the movie is done with great passion that you can not help but ignore its flaws and just enjoy the movie for the ride it brings. It is funny, it has a lot of mature themes, a great mix of music from various eras, excellent voice acting, and overall, it is just a fun ride from start to finish. I also got a big Oberon/Titania vibe from the underworld's lords, which was also good. THere are some truly excellent one liners and puns here and it makes up for the crappiness of The Box Trolls. If you don't mind unoriginal plots that have a unique execution, this is definitely a movie for you. Oh, but don't waste your time on the 3D as it sucks. I give this movie a 7/10 stars.

The Shining - As always, this movie has wonderful sound design, editing, cinematography, and visuals. The heart beat sounds when Jack is in Room 237 is just awesome as is the lengthy long camera shots like in the beginning with the beautiful angles and when Wendy is walking towards the radio to call the station. It is full of suspense and has some excellent scares in it. The only downside to the movie is Jack Nicholson himself. His descent into madness does not feel legitimate as Jack seems to be on the edge of the coin to insanity from the very beginning. It takes away from him supposedly transforming from good guy trying to right for his family into maniacal murdering psychopath. Also, Wendy is kind of a moron at times, but Danny does a great job of acting between both Danny and Tony. Overall, this is a fantastic movie and one of my favorite Stephen King movies to date. I give it an 8... er... maybe a 9 out of 10 stars.

The Fog Remake - What the hell did I just watch? Okay, to be fair, it makes far more sense that Nick and Elizabeth knew each other rather than Nick just picking up some hitchhiker and that hitchhiker just sleeping with him out of the blue, but still. This movie has no idea what suspense is or how to even build tension. There is no build up to anything going on, it just happens. There is way too much exposition in the sense of constant flashbacks and the ending is completely ripped off of an episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark. Not only that, but the ending makes very little sense as it is just random. I get that she was a reincarnation of the captain's lover but why... how... HUH?! There are a lot of scenes that serve no purpose (such as her searching for the runes in Google only to have the computer go out so she has to look them up in a book five minutes later and the dude with the dogs) and it seems like the ghosts can perform all of these super powers to everyone BUT the main characters. Overall, this movie sucks ass and gets a lucky 2/10 stars only because... well I'm not sure why, probably because it isn't one of the worst movies ever made

decepticusprime · 10-28-2014, 06:33 AM

Just watched Xmen days of future past. And while I really enjoyed it, Singer kinda shit on First Class, Theres a bunch of plot holes from other movies, and WHY would Mystiques DNA be the one to make the Sentinels so powerful? Wouldnt that be Darwins DNA...

Dr Kain · 10-28-2014, 07:31 AM

You are questioning how DNA would power a robot in a movie about mutants who are able to send a man physically to the past through his mind? As for the plot holes from the other movies, it no longer matters, which was the purpose for this.

decepticusprime · 10-28-2014, 08:23 AM

How does Professor X come back at the end of Wolverine and then the beginning of this. Thats the biggest plot hole...Why does mystique later join Magneto in spite of the events of this movie? Plus, I am a big believer in that if you travel to the past to alter something..It ALWAYS happened like that and was meant to be, therefore you can not change what is to be.

Starscream Gaga · 10-28-2014, 09:46 AM

1. Xavier was revived in the Post-Credits scene of Last Stand. He transferred his mind to his brain-dead twin or something. I guess they didn't fully explain it because (thankfully) they wanted to separate themselves from the monstrosity that was Last Stand as much as possible.

2. Nothing says she did.

3. That doesn't make sense and ends up as a really boring story. But, more importantly, why WOULDN'T you want Last Stand and Origina wiped completely from history?

Dr Kain · 10-28-2014, 06:17 PM

The point of this movie was to make it so both First Class and DoFP were the only canonical movies. They have done it and now they can finally go back to a streamlined timeline without plot holes.

ElConvoy · 10-28-2014, 06:29 PM

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Plus, I am a big believer in that if you travel to the past to alter something..It ALWAYS happened like that and was meant to be, therefore you can not change what is to be.

Well but thats not how Time Travel works in the X-men universe. If you change the past the present is altered. Thats what happened in the movie and so the present or future rather is now altered and thats why characters like Jean Grey and Cyclops are still alive by the end of the movie.

And yes it makes more sense to get Mystiques DNA and not Darwins. First off Darwin was killed in First Class and there is nothing left to use and second Darwin is adapting to his environments but Mystique can actively change her genetic code. They used this as a basis for the Sentinels and improved upon it by making the Sentinels being able to actively copy a mutants power set so they would be more effective against a certain mutant.

GuardianAngel87 · 10-28-2014, 10:47 PM

As of now, I'm currently watching Wes Craven's New Nightmare.

XW1n5t0nX · 10-28-2014, 11:30 PM

I hate you Halloween 6. I hate you with every fiber of my being. I hate your music, I hate how everything sounds like an echo to it, I hate that Paul Rudd is in it, I hate how Michael looks, I hate your story, I hate both version of you, I just simply hate your stinking guts you piece of shit movie. May I never EVER see your filthy ass again.

Dr Kain · 10-29-2014, 12:06 AM

Trick r Treat - This movie just flat out rocks!! It has a great set of stories and an interesting way of telling them. The characters have little development, but the movie knows what it wants to be and what it wants to do that you really forget all about it. It is unique, original, and is something I would love to see a sequel to (although, it would probably be only half as good). It is also a shame this movie never got a theatrical run as it is better than 95% of the horror movies that have some out in the last five years. Not to mention Sam is an adorable monster. I give it an 8/10 stars.

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Originally Posted by XW1n5t0nX

I hate you Halloween 6. I hate you with every fiber of my being. I hate your music, I hate how everything sounds like an echo to it, I hate that Paul Rudd is in it, I hate how Michael looks, I hate your story, I hate both version of you, I just simply hate your stinking guts you piece of shit movie. May I never EVER see your filthy ass again.

Theatrical?

10-26-2014, 11:58 AM	#1121
Dr Kain Banned Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Englewood CO Posts: 10,893	They Live - THe first time I saw this movie last year I instantly fell in love with it and it became my sixth favorite Carpenter movie. After watching it again, I think it might have moved up to the fourth spot as it is just so damn good. Not only that, but its political message holds up even truer this day, which is odd. Both V for Vendetta and They Live are two of the most prophetical movies I have ever seen. Easily an 8/10 stars. Book of Life - Love triangles have been done to death. In concept, this movie is nothing new as it is pretty much the plot of The Corpse Bride. On the other hand, the movie is done with great passion that you can not help but ignore its flaws and just enjoy the movie for the ride it brings. It is funny, it has a lot of mature themes, a great mix of music from various eras, excellent voice acting, and overall, it is just a fun ride from start to finish. I also got a big Oberon/Titania vibe from the underworld's lords, which was also good. THere are some truly excellent one liners and puns here and it makes up for the crappiness of The Box Trolls. If you don't mind unoriginal plots that have a unique execution, this is definitely a movie for you. Oh, but don't waste your time on the 3D as it sucks. I give this movie a 7/10 stars. The Shining - As always, this movie has wonderful sound design, editing, cinematography, and visuals. The heart beat sounds when Jack is in Room 237 is just awesome as is the lengthy long camera shots like in the beginning with the beautiful angles and when Wendy is walking towards the radio to call the station. It is full of suspense and has some excellent scares in it. The only downside to the movie is Jack Nicholson himself. His descent into madness does not feel legitimate as Jack seems to be on the edge of the coin to insanity from the very beginning. It takes away from him supposedly transforming from good guy trying to right for his family into maniacal murdering psychopath. Also, Wendy is kind of a moron at times, but Danny does a great job of acting between both Danny and Tony. Overall, this is a fantastic movie and one of my favorite Stephen King movies to date. I give it an 8... er... maybe a 9 out of 10 stars. The Fog Remake - What the hell did I just watch? Okay, to be fair, it makes far more sense that Nick and Elizabeth knew each other rather than Nick just picking up some hitchhiker and that hitchhiker just sleeping with him out of the blue, but still. This movie has no idea what suspense is or how to even build tension. There is no build up to anything going on, it just happens. There is way too much exposition in the sense of constant flashbacks and the ending is completely ripped off of an episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark. Not only that, but the ending makes very little sense as it is just random. I get that she was a reincarnation of the captain's lover but why... how... HUH?! There are a lot of scenes that serve no purpose (such as her searching for the runes in Google only to have the computer go out so she has to look them up in a book five minutes later and the dude with the dogs) and it seems like the ghosts can perform all of these super powers to everyone BUT the main characters. Overall, this movie sucks ass and gets a lucky 2/10 stars only because... well I'm not sure why, probably because it isn't one of the worst movies ever made Last edited by Dr Kain; 10-27-2014 at 10:49 PM..

10-28-2014, 09:46 AM	#1125
Starscream Gaga GOKAIPOP Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 1,786	1. Xavier was revived in the Post-Credits scene of Last Stand. He transferred his mind to his brain-dead twin or something. I guess they didn't fully explain it because (thankfully) they wanted to separate themselves from the monstrosity that was Last Stand as much as possible. 2. Nothing says she did. 3. That doesn't make sense and ends up as a really boring story. But, more importantly, why WOULDN'T you want Last Stand and Origina wiped completely from history? __________________ Last edited by Starscream Gaga; 10-28-2014 at 09:51 AM..

10-28-2014, 11:30 PM	#1129
XW1n5t0nX 「蝙蝠騎士の魔界<ブラム>」 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: The Catacombs of Ohio Posts: 12,794	I hate you Halloween 6. I hate you with every fiber of my being. I hate your music, I hate how everything sounds like an echo to it, I hate that Paul Rudd is in it, I hate how Michael looks, I hate your story, I hate both version of you, I just simply hate your stinking guts you piece of shit movie. May I never EVER see your filthy ass again. __________________