Movie Rant

[Effexxor]

I *loved* Talladega Nights. I absolutely died watching it. When you're from Nebraska, You get raped in the face with Nascar, and to see someone just go 'Why does anyone like this crap? It's dumb!' was phenomenal. That, and Will Ferrel is hysterical.

I have an intense love for Mel Brooks, same as pretty much everyone. 'The Producers' is absolutely awesome, you'll be singing the damned songs for the rest of your life though. And of course anything Kevin Smith. I love the man. Dogma is fantastic.

For drama movies... Lets see here. 'Rudy' is always good for a football movie. I have big tough male friends who will BAWL when they watch this movie. It's fantastic to watch. 'LOTR' is of course always good. Oh, and 'A Knights Tale' always suprises me when I like it. I'm such a huge stickler for historical accuracy, but with that one they just throw any attempt to be accurate out the window and yet I love the movie.

Oh, and 'Wet Hot American Summer' (NOT an 'adult movie' I swear) is quite possibly the best movie ever. It takes all of those cliches and just gives them a big kiss and a bullet through their heads. And the cast is incredible

[Barnacle13]

Most of the movies I watch are kiddie flicks. My kids are finally getting to the age where some of the movies interest me. Narnia and LOTR I enjoyed. Eragon had zero redeeming qualities. The book wasn't what I'd call great fiction, but the movie just blew. My 10 year old left the theater saying, "That sucked!" I've seen all of the animated stuff over the past 10 years. Only Shrek I & II come to mind as those I enjoyed. I think somewhere along the line I got Disney poisoning, because I used to love Alladin and The Little Mermaid. Now almost anything Disney puts out is the same to me. Chicken Little blew chunks! I spent New Year's Eve watching comedies. Guess I needed a laugh after a less than stellar 2006. Anyway Talladega Nights was ammusing, but American Pie: the Naked Mile had me rolling. Didn't hurt that they actually ran a naked mile. I also love sophmoric jokes about farts, sex, and drinking. Sue me I'm a guy! So to sum up here. Don't watch any of the crap I've seen the past year. Hold out for Spidey 3. Sandman and the symbiote should both translate well to the silver screen and big budget special effects. Hopefully the story will as well.

[Canucklehead]

Hold out for Spidey 3. Sandman and the symbiote should both translate well to the silver screen and big budget special effects. Hopefully the story will as well.

Definitely. Thanks for all the advice! I have been avoiding the Disney movies aswell. Aladin is my favorite animated flick but the past few years, bleh.

I just saw Borat and nearly peed myself. Finally a comedy that was as good as advertised!

Sorry to hear 2006 was the pits for ya, same for me. If Karma exists, I will win the lottery this year. Hope you do aswell

[syvalois]

I just saw "Un dimanche Ã* Kigali". This site tell it better than me what the movie is all about

It's not the best movie I've ever seen, I found it good. It's one of those movies that is not easy to see, but you got to. Like Munich was hard to watch, but very well done.

[SephirothsKiller]

Go Watch Pan's Labyrinth right now. (If you can stand graphic violence.) It is an AMAZING film.

[Canucklehead]

Go Watch Pan's Labyrinth right now. (If you can stand graphic violence.) It is an AMAZING film.

I'm po' so I tried to download it. Ended up being a virus. lol that'll teach me.

[Mokole]

We rented 'Click', hated it from the start, one of the worst films I've ever seen. As the movie is finally dragging us to death I remark to the wife about how I 'taught' my older brother to like/appreciate "Mars Attacks". Next off we turn the tv, and what's on? Mars Attacks. So we saw a good movie after all.

[Obsidian3d]

I've never seen Click, but I distinctly remember thinking Mars Attacks! was awful. It's been a long time since, but it might have to be a whole different movie for me to appreciate it.

Pan's Labyrinth is on the to-watch list for this weekend!

[Canucklehead]

Pan's Labyrinth = Brilliant.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: the Beginning... utter, utter crap. I officially now refuse to spend another dime on Hollywood until they can make something worth my money.

I never got Mars Attacks. I remember watching it years ago thinking "Um, ok this is full of the most famous people they could find to play an entire town. There's Mike J Fox pretending to be a report. There's Jack Nicholson pretending to be the president. Then they all die. Is this suposed to be a comedy or something? Oh and the aliens are allergic to music. Brilliant."

[Legerd]

I never got Mars Attacks. I remember watching it years ago thinking "Um, ok this is full of the most famous people they could find to play an entire town. There's Mike J Fox pretending to be a report. There's Jack Nicholson pretending to be the president. Then they all die. Is this suposed to be a comedy or something? Oh and the aliens are allergic to music. Brilliant."

It's supposed to be a spoof of all the old 50's alien invasion movies. They took all the stereotyped characters and had fun killing them off. In the end the world is saved, because of the Martians' inability to handle the yodelling of a C&W singer. It is a funny movie, I guess it's just not for everyone.

[Le Messor]

I never got Mars Attacks.

It's supposed to be a spoof of all the old 50's alien invasion movies. They took all the stereotyped characters and had fun killing them off. In the end the world is saved, because of the Martians' inability to handle the yodelling of a C&W singer. It is a funny movie, I guess it's just not for everyone.

I got it, I just didn't like it. Too... grungy? It's part of my Tim Burton: Love him or Hate him thing. (I tend to either love his movies or hate them, there's few which make me go 'meh'.)

There's always Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! Not only killed by a song they couldn't stand, but in the final one is wearing EAR MUFFS!!! Then the guy shows it the sheet music.

- Le Messor
"That's really giving it the sheets."

[Canucklehead]

ugh my fiancée rented a movie called "The Fountain" this weekend. I'd never heard of it. When that happens, 9/10 it's a film that didn't last long enough in theatres for me to catch the ads. We were at her parents in the boonies so no internet for me to read a review first.

I was correct in my suspicion. What a peice of feces. I was ready to turn it off after 10mins. It actually started to focus and come together in the middle section and I admitted to myself that I was too quick to judge it.... but the last 1/2 hour really killed any momentum it gained and was possibly one of the most rediculous things I've seen in a long time. Wow. I think it drained a good year of life out of me from my frustration with it's rediculousness.

Just warning anyone who sees it on the shelf and is curious. Rent at your own risk....

[Dfense75]

Obviously Im a big Comic book fan. I have been since a wee lad a Fantastic Four Fan. I have until the other day managed to avoid the FF movie. My girlfriend in an attempt to watch something I might enjoy rented the FF movie. It was on her dollar and a suprise on her part so I couldnt say no. OMG!! what a piece of dung. Why WHY!!?? does hollywood feel the need to take creative liberties? WTF!? was up with the origin? Is it so hard to leave great stories intact? No matter what anyone thought of Sin City. That movie proved you can do a comic movie excactly as it was and have it work. I have become so disappointed with the comic to movie tranlastions I have all but given up. The best "comic" movie I have seen as of the past couple of years have been the Ultimate Avengers animated movies. They where alot of fun and I really enjoyed them. IMO I think the best forum for comic movies is to become animated features. Spiderman 1 and 2 where ok, Batman Begins was pretty good. Sin City was an almost perfect translation, and 300 ROCKED!!. However...all 3 X-Men movies where trash, Spiderman 3 was laughable, Superman Returns BUAHAHAHAHAHAH!!, I have yet to see Ghost Rider but thats next on my list. I honestly think animated is the way to go. You dont have to hold back for special effects and casting is not an issue. Speaking of casting...as hot as Hollie Barrey (I guaranteed I mispelled that) is WTF!?! was she doing playing Storm? THE WORST MOVIE LINE EVER!! Was in X-Men 1. Storm to Toad..."Do you know what happens to a toad when its struck by lighting?...The same thing that happens to everything else". Um?!? How does a line that lame get written, acted out, not edited out, and actually put into a feature film? After seing X-Men 1 and 2, and than Superman returns. I can officially say Bryan Singer sucks. Anywho my rant has gone on far to long. Thats my 2 cents and Ill see you at the movies.

[Mokole]

I went to see Mars Attacks with my brother years ago. He had already seen it and hated it (thought it would be like Independence Day), but I wanted to go so he tagged along. I figured it would be campy, funny, a lot 50s-ish with comic-book storytelling. He wondered why I thought it would be light and campy and listened. He came out really liking the movie, learning that sometimes, what you expect matters.

[Canucklehead]

I went to see Mars Attacks with my brother years ago. He had already seen it and hated it (thought it would be like Independence Day), but I wanted to go so he tagged along. I figured it would be campy, funny, a lot 50s-ish with comic-book storytelling. He wondered why I thought it would be light and campy and listened. He came out really liking the movie, learning that sometimes, what you expect matters.

100% agree. I thought that the Fountain movie would be an action packed hunt for the fountain of youth. It starred Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz. It ended up being a very ambitious, over-the-top symbolic/artsy movie which took me right out of the story in the first 5 mins. I wasn't expecting it at all and it soured my taste right from the start. I don't think I would have been as disappointed if I knew what I was getting into but it still wasn't a good movie haha.