The MOVIE Thread

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[Mikero]

The only one with that avatar who isn't a sellout right now is Edge.

[Edgecrusher]

OG as #####

[ASR]

I was gonna' do that exclamation point like Vinch but I liked my other idea better.

Also, I meant to change it back before I went to bed last night. I'll keep it for the rest of today.

[GMG]

At least mine is upside down so that people can recognize it.

[ASR]

...

[GMG]

Is that a 6th finger I see?

[Johncarllos]

No, his hand is just REALLY muscly.

[ASR]

It's supposed to be a knuckle or something. I have no idea. I was laughing the whole time I drew this. I want Mike to post the original again since when I first drew this, it was from memory of that one to make fun of it and that made it funnier, but I really want to compare them now that it's been a long time.

Posted on: 30 July 2009, 13:22:23

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpYNJRiOXLs&fmt=22

Time to relive my childhood!

[Speed Racer]

The only one with that avatar who isn't a sellout right now is Edge.

When I made it my avatar, I had completely forgotten that Edge had it. I made it my avatar in support of the whole 4chan vs. AT&T thing. I had a Firefox app named ReloadEvery running on at home and work, reloading a search for "AT T blocks 4chan" every 5 or 10 seconds on Yahoo, Google, Lycos, Infoseek, Bing, Dogpile, and a couple of others so it would boost the news up.

Edit: The other ones were AltaVista and Ask.

[Mikero]

Fine, both of you aren't sellouts. But you're still ALMOST selling out to 4Chan which I can't ignore.. And everyone else who has/had it is a sellout poobum!

At least mine is upside down so that people can recognize it.

[ASR]

Hahaha I had the wrong hand and fingers and everything.

[Johncarllos]

But look at the level of detail!
That wrist is incredible.

[Mikero]

There is nothing wrong with ASR's!

[Speed Racer]

I'm house-sitting for a co-worker, so last night I watched The Spirit and The International.

I felt like The Spirit was a fun movie, more of an adult version of the Adam West "Batman" show. The only people who really matter in this movie are Eva Mendes (MARRY ME!), Samuel L. Jackson, and Scarlett Johannson. Gabriel Macht is okay as the Spirit, but his performance was really just "meh". Samuel L. Jackson's performance is what you need to be watching in this movie; he's hilarious and over-the-top awesome. The wardrobe that they have for him is great too. Fur, samurai stuff, and a Nazi uniform all in one movie! Too bad this didn't do well enough in the theaters to warrant a sequel, because I would have been interested in seeing it.

The International is a very well-made film that unfortunately had to suffer much like the movies about the war in Iraq (Stop-Loss, Rendition, Lions for Lambs, The Kingdom) back in 2006 ("Banks are evil and got us into this economic mess? DO TELL."), thus nobody went to see it. I was surprised to see that it was made by the same director as Run Lola Run. Clive Owen was awesome in this, although I could have done without Naomi Watts. I've never really been impressed with her performances ever since I first saw her in I Heart Huckabee's. The movie was marketed wrong; they made it seem like a huge action movie when it really isn't. I'd highly recommend it though; it's a fairly underrated, riveting thriller.

[ASR]

I saw Funny People tonight.

I loved it.

I was 100% expecting to be disappointed because I've really been looking forward to this movie, and a Sandler/Rogen film didn't seem like it could deliver after they've both gone so stale.

It was a little long, but I didn't mind. It was a near-perfect mix of drama and comedy.

What I don't think a lot of people will get is that some of the stand-up scenes aren't even meant to be funny, and people will be like "Oh, that ##### wasn't funny, what the hell." The point is that they're supposed to be amateur comedians and they're not always funny, and it's sometimes played out very much in that way... though it'll still go over a lot of folks' heads. But don't get me wrong, they managed to get some good material in there. I enjoyed it.

I'm glad it had a serious spin to it because I've always loved the more serious side of stand-up comedy.

Good stuff. Best Apatow film of the three by far.

[Mikero]

Yeah that's what I've heard about Funny People. I don't really anyone wouldn't understand that parts aren't supposed to be funny but I haven't seen it yet and

Is the "three Apatow films" just the ones he directed? 'Cause he wrote for more than three, and produced a lot more.



And I liked what Speed liked about The Spirit (except I don't care about Eva Mendes) but overall that movie stank and I probably won't watch it again. "Stank" might be a bit too harsh, but it was barely as good as "meh".

[ASR]

I was just talking about the ones he directed. I know he's written a bunch, and mass-produced an entire ERA of cinema comedy, but his three movies definitely have a style that tie them all together moreso than any other Apatow-branded movie, and that's what I'm grouping together.

[Mikero]

Just checking.

[Speed Racer]

I saw Bruno last night. It felt like more of the same (like Borat), yet different at the same time. Borat was there to bring out the worst in people, while Bruno is really just there to shock you. Hilarious movie, but not as good as Borat. Apparently Cohen has created a new character that he's going to use for a film in 2011, where this time he's an aspiring singer hoping to get onto something named Eurovision.

I bought my ticket for the midnight showing of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, w00t.

I may go see Moon tonight. If I don't see it tonight, then I'll probably go see it Wednesday night.

Then next week I'm going to try to see The Collector and The Hurt Locker.

[Abominator]

I thought Borat was trash, so I have low expectations for Bruno.

[Johncarllos]

Ditto.

I also don't care to see gay anal sex in my rated R movies.

[ASR]

I liked Borat quite a bit but haven't seen Bruno.

I don't mind gay anal sex.

[Mikero]

I liked both Borat and Brüno but Borat more, and it's not like you see anything in the gaynal sex, homophobe.

The Hurt Locker was good.

[Speed Racer]

I saw Moon last night. Excellent, excellent film. Probably the best non-Star Trek film of the year.

Anyway, I went in there with the knowledge of "It's about a lone astronaut on the moon who only has a robot for company. Two weeks left into his three-year stint, he starts wondering if he's going insane and what's real after he has an accident," which is essentially what every synopsis said.

Except that's maybe just the first forty minutes. After that, it takes a drastic turn which I don't care to discuss because it completely blindsided me (perhaps because I was relying on the synopsis that others were giving) and gives away a huge chunk of the story. Needless to say, despite the fact that it wasn't as much of a psychological drama that I had been led to believe, I was still completely pleased with what I saw. This isn't a movie that could have ever received a wide release (it feels like an episode of The Outer Limits or something), but I'm damn glad this was made. I hope that it gets nominated for a few Oscars this year.

Moon is nothing short of amazing.

[ASR]

Yeah, it was really fresh and unexpected, but never forced... so that was great.

Props to kid Bowie!

[Speed Racer]

I just got back from the midnight showing of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.

IT IS TOTALLY #####ING AWESOME!

Complete "please leave your brain at the door" material, but AWESOME!

[Edgecrusher]

Moon was no longer showing at the theatre I was near.

I'm having an awfully hard time finding anywhere that's playing it.

[ASR]

That sucks, man. For real.

I just got back from the midnight showing of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.

IT IS TOTALLY #####ING AWESOME!

Complete "please leave your brain at the door" material, but AWESOME!

Interesting. I couldn't tell if it was going to be mindless-action-awesome or downright trash.

[Edgecrusher]

I couldn't tell if it was going to be mindless-action-awesome or downright trash.

Those are usually synonyms.

As for Moon, I suspect it will end up being the same story as Brick. I want to see it, but it likely won't end up happening till it comes out on DVD. Oh well, I'm a patient man.

[Speed Racer]

Moon isn't playing up here anymore either. The Cinemark up here usually only runs two "CineArts" at a time, and they just brought in 500 Days of Summer (the other is The Hurt Locker, which I will probably see on Sunday).

I find it really hilarious that Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is now down to a single 11:10 AM showing, while The Hangover is still going strong with five regular showings per day.

[ASR]

http://wearemoviegeeks.com/2009/08/iron-man-2-comic-con-teaser-leaked/

Quick, watch the Iron Man 2 teaser before it gets taken down!

Because it's awesome.

[Fatso]

War Machine is so badass it hurts.

[Speed Racer]

I missed it! I was busy getting a twisty-cone...

[Majikn]

I downloaded it from youtube with Any Video Converter. I can send it to you if you'd like.

[Speed Racer]

Please do!

[Johncarllos]

I should have downloaded it, but figured someone else already did.

[ASR]

Here, I found it again for you lazy twats. Be QUICK this time!

http://marksweetwood.blogspot.com/2009/08/iron-man-2-sneak-peek.html

[Johncarllos]

Stealing all 12 megabytes of it.

Ill have it for anyone who wants it.

[ASR]

I saw G.I. Joe last night and it was awful. Not even enjoyable-awful. Not even so-bad-it's-fun. It wasn't enjoyable mindless action.

It was horribly mediocre, which made it a complete waste of time and money. That's the first I'm have had that thought about any movie in a very long time - I usually find something to enjoy.

Well, okay, I enjoyed Christopher Eccleston playing one of the main villains, since it was really strange seeing the guy I know best as Doctor Who, one of the most righteous heroes I've seen in fiction, play a bad guy.

Posted on: 10 August 2009, 15:34:52

On the OPPOSITE end of the spectrum, I saw another movie with Joseph Gordon-Levitt today, and it was amazing.

Though, really, I cared more about Zooey Deschanel.

Go see 500 Days of Summer. Loved it, one of my top movies for the year so far. It was a VERY fresh movie.

[Mikero]

I want to see both those movie anyway.

Posted on: 11 August 2009, 01:07:37

I saw Ponyo on a date tonight. I liked it more than she did but we both liked it.

[ASR]

District 9 was... impressive. Very good, very engaging, and extremely immersive. Very new, very fresh, very exciting. Very ambitious, but it didn't crumble under that weight.

Expect a District 10 in a few years.

[Majikn]

Ew. If they make another movie they'll ruin it. I think they covered everything they needed to say and ended the story at the perfect moment. ##### them if they make another one, I won't watch it because I'll already know what happens.

[ASR]

I feel like they might milk it. They simultaneously ended it perfectly and set it up really well for a sequel.

I'm leaning more towards no sequel because this was a great standalone flick, but I'm getting some sequel vibes as well.

I personally do NOT want a sequel.

Also, that guy in the lead role was pretty awesome. It was like watching Rhys Darby as Murray from Flight of the Conchords get thrust into a crazy adventure.

[Mikero]

I feel like I should mention that what I liked about Ponyo was the characters and animation, the story is lacking but the rest made me enjoy it. I'm likely in a minority for this.

I really want to see District 9 soon.

[ASR]

I want to see The Goods, even though I know it's probably not very good. I just love Jeremy Piven. I'm spending the week with my family up at our place in northern Michigan, and I had planned to see it with my dad because he's been looking forward to it, but it's not playing ANYWHERE up here.

Which is pretty weird.

I plan on seeing Inglourious Basterds either this Friday when it comes out, or a little later with some friends when I get back to my apartment.

[Mikero]

I've only heard good things about The Goods, though I haven't heard much. But yeah I like Jeremy Piven a lot too so I want to see it.

SOOOOOOO want to see Inglorious Basterds.

[Majikn]

"The Goods" has probably been an annoying joke for girls working here. I know at least one instance where a girl has been asked to see The Goods and where there's been one there's probably been like ten others. All fat old people I reckon.

Wow I'm cynical right now.

[ASR]

Okay, that explains why that theater girl flashed me her tits.

[Majikn]

Now I'm just imagining you frowning in confusion at such an act.

EDIT: I don't know how I did that. *DELETES*