The Movie thread

[TotalyMoo]

Also, has anyone seen Looper? Is it worth its 8.1 on IMDB?

[Kerryann]

Lol, what can i say, i guess i have a dark sense of humour.

I find films like Sin City and NbK to be visualy appealing in the same way i do the film 300. I'm a massive fan of Tim Burton and Tarantino, both have an element of humour in the darkness.
Ofc Tarantinos films are violent but its more about the way he views it than the violence itself - for me anyway. I still hide behind my fingers at the grisly bits, lol. There is so much more to a film like Natural born killers than the violence.
I'm not sure about the Oliver Stone film, i doubt i'd pay money to see it but i expect i'll end up watching it at some point in the future.

I do like other stuff as well, lol, i'm a huge space/alien fan but i have to say i'm usualy left disappointed.

[TotalyMoo]

Tarantino and Tim Burton just do rehashes of their old stuff nowadays, just like the sellouts Rowan Atkinson, Jim Carrey and John Cleese.

Variation is the spice of life and I wholeheartedly loathe unoriginal stuff - especially great people who are later discovered to only know how to do one thing.

Quentin Tarantinos last good movie was Kill Bill II, although the decline was already in motion there. Tim Burton died after Corpse Bride.

[MagicManICT]

Variation is the spice of life and I wholeheartedly loathe unoriginal stuff - especially great people who are later discovered to only know how to do one thing.

It's a rare person who can continually their styles beyond the first few things they get famous for. Some do it at great pains (Metallica--almost completely alienated their old fan base), while others have almost no fixed style. I would like to provide an example for the latter, but I can't think of anyone famous I can really pin that to, mostly because people that don't have a center point to work from tend not to get famous. This of course begs the question, do artists (actors/comedians, musicians, etc) remain fixed because it's what the audience wants or because they are inflexible?

Anyway... been looking for a couple of really good movies that can't wait until DVD to see. Cloud Atlas I've heard is going to be interesting.

[baronbowden]

Looper was pretty good. It wasn't what I expected but very solid movie.

Time travel always makes me scratch my head though at the end. Terrible logic.

I even enjoyed Judge Dread though.

[TotalyMoo]

Variation is the spice of life and I wholeheartedly loathe unoriginal stuff - especially great people who are later discovered to only know how to do one thing.

It's a rare person who can continually their styles beyond the first few things they get famous for. Some do it at great pains (Metallica--almost completely alienated their old fan base), while others have almost no fixed style. I would like to provide an example for the latter, but I can't think of anyone famous I can really pin that to, mostly because people that don't have a center point to work from tend not to get famous. This of course begs the question, do artists (actors/comedians, musicians, etc) remain fixed because it's what the audience wants or because they are inflexible?

Anyway... been looking for a couple of really good movies that can't wait until DVD to see. Cloud Atlas I've heard is going to be interesting.

I'm one of those who continuously changes my life around, be it hobbies, eating habits, friends or movies. There's only a few things that stick - and when they stick they do it for good.

So I can't bare directors like Burton or Tarantino who just do the same thing all the time. It worked for a little while but when I saw the trailer for Django I didn't even want to see the movie afterwards.

[Tonkyhonk]

i love Tommy Lee Jones.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39MILG4t ... 16A2216AB3

i barely check movie directors unless its anime, and i hardly go see movies at theaters any more so i can never talk about latest ones. after all im not a big movie fan.

[Kerryann]

Tarantino and Tim Burton just do rehashes of their old stuff nowadays, just like the sellouts Rowan Atkinson, Jim Carrey and John Cleese.

Variation is the spice of life and I wholeheartedly loathe unoriginal stuff - especially great people who are later discovered to only know how to do one thing.

Quentin Tarantinos last good movie was Kill Bill II, although the decline was already in motion there. Tim Burton died after Corpse Bride.

Rowan Atkinson/ Jim Carrey - dont rate with me full stop.
John Cleese - I agree and it was a shame.

Variation is the spice of life

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lol, ofc but that doesn't stop you liking familiar things too.

Tarantino - disagree, i think he's had a couple of thumbs down imbetween, like most artists of any kind, they are only human afterall, but i liked Inglorious Bastards and i think Groundhouse is widely misunderstood.

Burton - agree to a point, though i still enjoy elements, particularly visually and i still have hope.

I also don't see the problem with doing one thing well if that is what you do. Apart from obviously the boredom factor, hence why we all move on in tastes and artists and all things in life, none of which prevents me liking past accomplishments or possible future ones.

I never bothered with Django either, lol.

[TotalyMoo]

Rowan Atkinson/ Jim Carrey - dont rate with me full stop.
John Cleese - I agree and it was a shame.

Just took some examples out of the air at random.

lol, ofc but that doesn't stop you liking familiar things too.

Tarantino - disagree, i think he's had a couple of thumbs down imbetween, like most artists of any kind, they are only human afterall, but i liked Inglorious Bastards and i think Groundhouse is widely misunderstood.

Burton - agree to a point, though i still enjoy elements, particularly visually and i still have hope. :)

I also don't see the problem with doing one thing well if that is what you do. Apart from obviously the boredom factor, hence why we all move on in tastes and artists and all things in life, none of which prevents me liking past accomplishments or possible future ones.

I never bothered with Django either, lol.

Once again I must mention I am at the extreme end of the "no repetition" spectrum. Tarantino's concept was fun for a bunch of movies, he has done some incredible films in his life indeed. But nowadays its just the same old things with new characters and new places. Not an ounce of refreshment.

Tim Burton has a very simple movie making process.

Tim: Hey, we're making a new movie!
Crew: So what's it about?
Tim: Hell if I know. You there! What's your favorite childhood story?
Random crewmember: Me? I guess I liked Cinderella...
Tim: FINE! CINDERELLA IT IS! Bring out the white paint and spiral templates.
Crew: But what about writing an original story? What is the script?
Tim: Just use the original one but make everything a little more depressing. You don't need me for that, jeez.
Crew: Anything else?
Tim: Call Johnny Depp and my wife!

[Lusewing]

I'm weird with my movies, kinda like repetition, though that is likely because of my own oddities. I tend to go on film binges where I can watch the same film every night for about a week before I grow tired of it - longest was two weeks with Lilo and Stitch.

I loved, LOVED Paranorman, really clever little film that just told it's story without trying to pander down to children (I'm 27 by the way). It also gave me hope that Laika, Inc. will continue to make films like this and Coraline. Ted was a lovely treat, better then I thought it would be.