What's The Last Movie You Watched? XIV

[Panthro]

Dracula (1979)

 

[Superhero 101]

Snow White And The Huntsman
7/10

 

[mongoose-mania]

The Gift.

 

[Optimus27932]

Taken

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

M.

Tremendous film that was very much ahead of its time in terms of cinematography, story, and social commentary. I would also call it one of the most influential films ever given how many other movies were influenced by its visuals and thematic choices.

It's my favorite German Expressionist film.

 

[CConn]

It's a very unique form of Expressionism though that kind of stands in stark contrast to the Expressionist films of the previous decade. I was listening to a bit of the commentary after I watched the film, and one of the dudes on it was saying that by that time in German cinema, they had transitioned from surreal expressionism, and more moved into displaying stark and cold facts through embracing realism instead.

Wikipedia like half-classifies it as Expressionism, but to me, I think this is the best description of Expressionism; "Expressionism is a mode of representation whereby internal feelings and abstract concepts are displayed externally, often at the expense of realism and artistic convention. Expressionist art usually has a surreal or fantastic quality to it, presenting distorted aesthetics through which the true nature of a thing is belied in its external countenance."

Granted, M story wise, very much draws upon the Expressionist movement's use of dark topics and moral questions of evil and it's societal impact, but I do think M is rather special and unique in its use of realism over surrealism. At very least, definitely different from Dr. Cagliari or Nosferatu.

 

[Ash J. Williams]

 

[Nirvana]

Snow White and the Huntsman- 7/10

 

[Spider-Aziz]

7/10


I don't think it's nearly as bad as it's reputation.

I agree, found this movie enjoyable

 

[CapedCrusader14]

Kill Bill: Volume 1 - 4/5

Though most of the film feels like Quentin Tarantino is doing his usual self indulgence routine, the last hour or so is some damn good filmmaking.

 

[Punisher Rising]

I agree, found this movie enjoyable

It's regarded with a lot of disliking by most TMNT fans I know of, but I think it's pretty entertaining. I liked that it was different from the first two and had a different storyline from them.

And I ended my TMNT binge with:

7/10

9/10

 

[Ironhorse75]

But those body suits in TMNT 3 looked awful. They looked like what you would expect to see walking around at Disney World.

Cool Hand Luke - One of my all time favorites.

 

[Nirvana]

300

 

[-Arya-]

8.5/10

Stil as relevant today as it was in 1967

 

[3dman27]

the si million dollar man wine women and war

 

[Spider-Aziz]

It's regarded with a lot of disliking by most TMNT fans I know of, but I think it's pretty entertaining. I liked that it was different from the first two and had a different storyline from them.

I agree

And I ended my TMNT binge with:

7/10

Only TMNT movie I don't care to watch again

9/10

My favorite

 

[Yodaman]

6.5/10

 

[childeroland]

Snow White and the Huntsman. Decent. And it's nice that they didn't [BLACKOUT]sledgehammer the whole romantic triangle angle.[/BLACKOUT] Stewart's okay but I think different casting would have served the material better. Maybe Saoirse Ronan or Sarah Bolger. And I suspect Theron's character's backstory would make a much more interesting film.

 

[Panthro]

Commando (1985)

 

[Punisher Rising]

But those body suits in TMNT 3 looked awful. They looked like what you would expect to see walking around at Disney World

I agree with that, they looked cheap and fake. Stuck out like a sore thumb.

Only TMNT movie I don't care to watch again

I enjoyed it but it's definitely not my favorite TMNT adventure.

My favorite

Easily my second favorite TMNT movie right behind the 1990 one. Truly an awesome treat for lifelong TMNT fans.

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

Semi-Pro

 

[Hunter Rider]

I was mostly just bored. 5/10

Even still, I'm surprised you didn't check out Avatar in 3D. If there was ever a film that might actually warrant a 3D viewing, it'd be that one.

How was Prometheus' 3D?

I've just never had any interest in 3D at all to be honest.

There were scenes in the tunnels in Prometheus where to it's credit the 3D worked nicely and gave that depth the film makers talk about so much, but There were at least two sequences in the movie where I was expecting the 3D to wow me, and it wasn't even used.

 

[Ultimatehero]

It's ON DEMAND which was very cool and for me this is a definite buy once the blu ray hits. I just really love the comedies in these movies and hey, 3D boobs lol - always cool and worth the price of the 3D blu ray player lol. Waiting for 3D porn.... I'm a guy, sue me.

Most absurd line ever:
"Josh cut his dick off after something came out of my vagina!"

Lmaol. This series knows how to pull off stupid horror for a perfect comedy blend.

 

[craigdbfan]

9/10

I love the original Karate Kid with Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita and I honestly wasn't expecting much from this one (never saw it in theaters or when it just came out in blu ray/dvd). Glad to say that I was completely wrong.

Very sweet movie with a lot of heart. The acting was the best from Jaden and Jackie, the choreography was excellently done and the cinematography is expansive yet personal. Never thought I'd enjoy it so much.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Snow White & The Huntsman - 6/10

It starts out interesting and cool, but once the main story sets in, the pacing is all over the place. My mind was wandering and I was bored in areas. The movie needed to be tighter yet the characters weren't very fulfilling. In moments, Kristen Stewart as Snow White shows promise as someone you could see as this type of character but she didn't pull me in enough for me to completely care. Hemsworth is good and I think he had the most fulfilling character. Theron really chews the scenary and is at times over the top but it kind of works. This role suits her well. But there are some characters and things going on where I just didn't care and it brought down the film. The Queen's brother, the village of women (I still didn't understand that scene) and when it ended Snow White even said, "We shouldn't have even been there." I was thinking the exact same thing. Why were they there exactly? Anyway, even the dwarves aren't as exciting or interesting as they should be. They got great English actors performing as them with some wonderous trickery going on, but I never grasped the full extent of their personalities. I liked this whole more dark and grounded fairy tale and it's a great and cool idea and it's nice to look at. But the screenplay doesn't fulfill its potential. I guess that's how I would sum it up: Many things don't fulfill what it could have been.