RedFive

asterisk8 said:

RedFive said:

Tree of Life

I just got back from the theater, and this is one of the best movies I've ever seen.  Amazing.  It's in a (wider) limited release, but if you get the chance see it in theaters while it's still there. 

I most definitely need to see this movie in the theater. I loved A Thin Red Line and (most of) The New World. I have yet to see Days of Heaven. I love slow, meditative films with gorgeous cinematography.

If you liked it, I'm certain I will!

Then you will love this movie.  The imagery is amazing, and the movie itself is just... well... impossible to explain.  It's life--in film form.

ænhale.

Awesome news, Gaffer, have fun (but not too much)!

DuracellEnergizer said:

My random thought for the day: rap from the 80s/early 90s sounds like actual music, unlike the crap of today.

While I agree in general, there is still a lot of good rap/hip-hop around these days.  But like all modern, quality music, it's not on the radio.

She was post 420 in my thread, classic!

Tree of Life

I just got back from the theater, and this is one of the best movies I've ever seen.  Amazing.  It's in a (wider) limited release, but if you get the chance see it in theaters while it's still there. 

Holy carp best thread ever.

.....actual lol

and, therefore, unignored.

EyeShotFirst said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

Lost Highway.

Any movie that plays Rammstein thrice deserves 4 stars in my book.

I give EyeShotFirst's use of the word "thrice"  three out of three stars.

That video was hilarious

twooffour said:

Imagine how it'd be if they remade that awesome Spanish film "Open Your Eyes" and made the jealous lover character a blonde... she'd probably be played by Cameron Diaz or something... uggh.

Vanilla Sky was awesome, you're terrible.

^Thanks for that, I'll wait for the blu-ray now...

And now that I think of it, I saw Harry Potter #6 in theaters because a girl I was seeing wanted to see it, and I absolutely loathed it.  It was so boring.

Bingowings said:

Xander Harris says:

I happen to be a very powerful Manwitch myself!

Seriously actual literal LOL.

A few of my friends (who's opinions on movies I trust) said they loved Captain America too, so maybe it was just me.  Eh..

Anyway, I saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 recently, and as an outsider I really enjoyed it.  This is the first Potter movie I've seen since the first one way back when, so I had no idea who was who or anything like that, but I figured it out as I went.

The battle at Hogwarts was freakin awesome to watch, especially the scene where they were flying through it all.  Some really great effects.  Plus, I was pleasantly surprised by the work of David Yates, who really put his own mark on the movie, which I didn't expect for part 7 of a 7 part series. 

Overall, I'd give it a solid 7/10.  Maybe it'd be higher if I had some context, but I doubt I'll ever read the books (or, for that matter, see the other movies).

Have fun, Zig!

God of Wine ~ Third Eye Blind

Nah.

Those would have made a nice addition to this thread, twist.

doubleKO has the lead with 4 pages, but you can catch up!

NOOOOOOOOOooooo.......!

Happy Lasagna Day!

http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/July/lasagnaday.htm

I think he means he gets to chose our last birthday, as in what year will be the last year that we are alive.

EDIT: Damn you and your quickness O5!

xhonzi said:

CP3S said:

Tyrphanax said:

Watchmen was okay, but then I only ever saw the movie.

Then you've experienced Watchmen about as much as someone has experienced Batman by only watching the Joel Schumacher films.

I thought that Watchmen was a pretty decent adaptation.  Just this morning I heard someone else dismissing it. 

I think the movie ending may actually (literally) be my preferred ending... though I'm still thinking about that.

What's your beef?

I have to agree with 3PX here, but kinda xhonzi as well.  While I do feel that the movie was a good interpretation of the book, it doesn't come close to the depth of the original.  Maybe the Batman analogy was a little harsh, but I think a good analogy would be The Lord of the Rings - the movies were amazing, but they paled in comparison to the deep mythology and legend that were presented in the book.

With Watchmen the comic, every frame is carefully crafted to tell the story with art along with words, and the way the images mirror what is being said is remarkable.  You don't see it often in comics, and certainly not done so well, and it's something you can't really mimic in a film.  It really elevates the medium of comics to more than I ever expected out of them.

Another thing the movie fell short on was the ultimate themes of the book.  There was so much grey in Watchmen, so much ambiguity and confusion.  It showed the dark side of heroes - how little power they actually have, what it would take to really make a difference, and what type of person it would take to do so (not to mention the type who would challenge that person).   It's a huge moral quagmire, and I don't think the movie portrayed that part of the story to it's fullest.  And I think this is the whole heart of the story, so it really left me cold when I saw it in theaters for the first time.

However, since then I've grown to love the movie - particularly the Ultimate Cut:  It's the long director's cut with the Tales of the Black Freighter cartoon edited into the movie, just like in the book.  

So, like I said, while I do think the movie is a good interpretation of the book, it can (and did) only go so far. 
It's no substitute. 

TV's Frink said:

WONG THREAD

Frink's so old his first pet had scales and wings!