Re: 2017: Great movie year?
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 12:05 pm
He was good in In Bruges and he was GREAT in The Lobster.
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Re: 2017: Great movie year?
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:13 pm
Colin Farrell is my favorite CIA agent.
Re: 2017: Great movie year?
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 6:14 pm
vidret wrote:i don't think you guys have seen enough movies, or enough bad movies.
colin farrell is at times a great actor; in bruges, tigerland, the lobster, the way back, seven psychopaths.
i'm a pretty harsh critic, there's a fair amount of movies that don't end up over 6/10 for me, but you guys are saying actors that consistently are leads in movies that are 7's or 8's are bad actors.
i know art is subjective, but that's subjective as fuck.
Dude, I've seen a metric fuck ton of movies. LOL. I just don't like certain actors and actresses. I find some overrated and others underrated. Just because someone is a lead in a role does not mean they are the best. I mean, look at Keanu Reeves for instance. Can you tell me one good movie that man was in besides John Wick and maybe The Devil's Advocate? To me, he is literally one of the worst actors in Hollywood. I can't stand that dude. I give him a pass on a few just like I did Colin, but fuck the rest. If you say the Matrix, I'll lose respect for you all together though because that shit was whack as fuck.
It's like Ben Asslick. GOD DAMN IT I hate him so much. Gone Girl was probably the ONLY good movie he's ever been in. I kind of liked Chasing Amy, but he's still meh.
The thing about him and some of the others is that they could be switched with any other actor in their roles and you'd never notice. They suck that hard.
Now if you took someone like Christian Bale, oh my man crush is strong with him, you couldn't take him out of a role and put someone else there. He owns that shit. He makes the roles his own. These two clowns however are shitty bitches. SHITTY BITCHES!!!!!!!! LOL
Re: 2017: Great movie year?
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 6:42 pm
jwar wrote:
Re: 2017: Great movie year?
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 7:36 pm
yeah.. it's more I have seen so many movies I am more jaded than you could ever dream of jabavidret wrote:i don't think you guys have seen enough movies, or enough bad movies.
colin farrell is at times a great actor; in bruges, tigerland, the lobster, the way back, seven psychopaths.
i'm a pretty harsh critic, there's a fair amount of movies that don't end up over 6/10 for me, but you guys are saying actors that consistently are leads in movies that are 7's or 8's are bad actors.
i know art is subjective, but that's subjective as fuck.
And.. no seven psychopaths was dumb, not even Christopher Walken could save it.
What wait! the first 15-20 minutes of The Matrix was AWESOME! if they had rolled credits right after the pill it would have been one of the best short films everjwar wrote:vidret wrote:i don't think you guys have seen enough movies, or enough bad movies.
colin farrell is at times a great actor; in bruges, tigerland, the lobster, the way back, seven psychopaths.
i'm a pretty harsh critic, there's a fair amount of movies that don't end up over 6/10 for me, but you guys are saying actors that consistently are leads in movies that are 7's or 8's are bad actors.
i know art is subjective, but that's subjective as fuck.
Dude, I've seen a metric fuck ton of movies. LOL. I just don't like certain actors and actresses. I find some overrated and others underrated. Just because someone is a lead in a role does not mean they are the best. I mean, look at Keanu Reeves for instance. Can you tell me one good movie that man was in besides John Wick and maybe The Devil's Advocate? To me, he is literally one of the worst actors in Hollywood. I can't stand that dude. I give him a pass on a few just like I did Colin, but fuck the rest. If you say the Matrix, I'll lose respect for you all together though because that shit was whack as fuck.
It's like Ben Asslick. GOD DAMN IT I hate him so much. Gone Girl was probably the ONLY good movie he's ever been in. I kind of liked Chasing Amy, but he's still meh.
The thing about him and some of the others is that they could be switched with any other actor in their roles and you'd never notice. They suck that hard.
Now if you took someone like Christian Bale, oh my man crush is strong with him, you couldn't take him out of a role and put someone else there. He owns that shit. He makes the roles his own. These two clowns however are shitty bitches. SHITTY BITCHES!!!!!!!! LOL
and I hate Bale too.. he sucked as batman [everyone does though] and even American psycho is hard to take after seeing Huey Lewis and Weird Al's parody..
Re: 2017: Great movie year?
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 7:44 pm
My biggest gripe with movies isn't "bad" actors. I can watch just about anybody except for maybe Joaquin Phoenix, and that's only because his portrayal of Johnny Cash made me angry. I still like Buffalo Soldiers, though.
My problem is the tsunami-esque deluge of comic book and other "universe" movies that flood the box offices every year. Do we really need ANOTHER Spiderman, Star Wars, or Alien movie?
Yes, I understand that that's what people want. It seems like those are the movies that most people are anticipating. If I google search "best sci fi movies of *insert year*" those are the movies that usually get the "must see" rating. They're what everyone is talking about. I won't presume to question anyone's tastes. It probably doesn't help that I didn't grow up reading comic books and was always fairly indifferent to Star Wars. I don't have the nostalgia that most people my age have for that sort of stuff.
I still feel a bit insulted by what I perceive as a sort of flaunted cynicism - a more or less "Fuck you. You'll watch it!" attitude coming from the so-called "industry". It's a tired argument for sure, and whether it's buddy cops or superheroes, most movies made in any given year will be Hollywood fluff.
However, SIX Batman movies have been made in the last 12 years (if you count "extended universe" movies). SEVEN Spiderman movies have been made in the last fifteen years. If we count television and streaming shows along with movie franchises, it would seem like Marvel and DC have divided up the world between themselves.
Then there's Star Wars.
[/end grouchy old man rant]
My problem is the tsunami-esque deluge of comic book and other "universe" movies that flood the box offices every year. Do we really need ANOTHER Spiderman, Star Wars, or Alien movie?
Yes, I understand that that's what people want. It seems like those are the movies that most people are anticipating. If I google search "best sci fi movies of *insert year*" those are the movies that usually get the "must see" rating. They're what everyone is talking about. I won't presume to question anyone's tastes. It probably doesn't help that I didn't grow up reading comic books and was always fairly indifferent to Star Wars. I don't have the nostalgia that most people my age have for that sort of stuff.
I still feel a bit insulted by what I perceive as a sort of flaunted cynicism - a more or less "Fuck you. You'll watch it!" attitude coming from the so-called "industry". It's a tired argument for sure, and whether it's buddy cops or superheroes, most movies made in any given year will be Hollywood fluff.
However, SIX Batman movies have been made in the last 12 years (if you count "extended universe" movies). SEVEN Spiderman movies have been made in the last fifteen years. If we count television and streaming shows along with movie franchises, it would seem like Marvel and DC have divided up the world between themselves.
Then there's Star Wars.
[/end grouchy old man rant]
Re: 2017: Great movie year?
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 8:23 pm
Yes! Everything Bloodhammer and Blackened Soul have said.
And there's good and bad stuff coming out of Hollywood, but recently, it seems they try hard to make bad movies, which ironically are the ones that makes them richer
I just watched this yesterday, I don't know why it took me so long.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0812243/
And there's good and bad stuff coming out of Hollywood, but recently, it seems they try hard to make bad movies, which ironically are the ones that makes them richer
I just watched this yesterday, I don't know why it took me so long.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0812243/
Re: 2017: Great movie year?
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 10:08 pm
Man. Alien kinda...sucked. What happened? It was just a slightly gory action movie.
Re: 2017: Great movie year?
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2017 11:05 pm
Ex Drummer (I know it came out ten years ago but it's right there) was one of a very small handful of films that just made me feel so dirty that I had to go and have a shower after watching it. Not entirely sure what it was about it, but it was just an overwhelmingly disgusting and bleak film, and I really commend it for being so visceral and never feeling schlocky or cheap when it very easily could have gone that way.
Re: 2017: Great movie year?
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2017 4:29 am
Supposed to see Valerian this weekend. Will report 
Re: 2017: Great movie year?
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2017 6:40 am
Please do.
The hatred for big-budget movies makes sense to me to a point, but isn't that what theaters are for? They're dream palaces, not art houses where we can soak up small, dramatic stories. People aren't philistines because they want to see larger-than-life archetypes blow shit up on a massive screen. I love those movies for all the reasons people love them, and I love more 'sophisticated' text/media, too. But the latter is better enjoyed in my home, by myself.
I'll probably watch every Spider-Man and Star Wars movie for the rest of my life. I can live with being a plebeian sometimes.
The hatred for big-budget movies makes sense to me to a point, but isn't that what theaters are for? They're dream palaces, not art houses where we can soak up small, dramatic stories. People aren't philistines because they want to see larger-than-life archetypes blow shit up on a massive screen. I love those movies for all the reasons people love them, and I love more 'sophisticated' text/media, too. But the latter is better enjoyed in my home, by myself.
I'll probably watch every Spider-Man and Star Wars movie for the rest of my life. I can live with being a plebeian sometimes.
Re: 2017: Great movie year?
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2017 8:57 am
Watched this trailer cause there's a Dane in it (Roland Møller) but then there's also a HEALTH cover of Blue Monday.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8USk21Lt0f4[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8USk21Lt0f4[/youtube]
Re: 2017: Great movie year?
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2017 9:53 am
Invisible Man wrote:Please do.
The hatred for big-budget movies makes sense to me to a point, but isn't that what theaters are for? They're dream palaces, not art houses where we can soak up small, dramatic stories. People aren't philistines because they want to see larger-than-life archetypes blow shit up on a massive screen. I love those movies for all the reasons people love them, and I love more 'sophisticated' text/media, too. But the latter is better enjoyed in my home, by myself.
I'll probably watch every Spider-Man and Star Wars movie for the rest of my life. I can live with being a plebeian sometimes.
YES.
Re: 2017: Great movie year?
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2017 10:26 am
Saw Atomic Blonde last night. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Re: 2017: Great movie year?
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2017 11:17 am
The soundtrack for Ex Drummer alone makes me wanna watch it.