What is the best recent movie you’ve seen.
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Funny You should say that about Taken 2. I felt that way about Taken 1. Come on? Gangs kidnapping girls and chaining them to beds and pumping them up with H until they are hooked? This is what John Q public wants to believe. No it is not the lure of fast money and designer apparel that motivates our daughters to become SPs it is the evil white men that drug them to do this.
I liked Argo as well.
Suikoden and Liggy...I loved Ted and I am still laughing days later. I am not much of a Family Guy or Mark Wahlberg fan but I laughed uncontrollably from start to finish.
Ted is a story about an unpopular lonely little boy named John that makes a Christmas wish that his teddy bear would comes to life and be his best friend. His wish is granted and Ted (voice of Seth Macfarlane) is born. The movie skips ahead 25 years and Ted is a pot smoking beer guzzling, womanizing, TV watching couch potato of a Teddy Bear. John (played by Mark Wahlberg) is a 35 year old pot smoking low wage earning slacker that works behind the counter of rental Car Company in downtown Boston. Johnny has one thing going for him: He is dating the beautiful Lori (Mila Kunis) who is a VP of a PR firm. Lori is convinced that John is being held back in life because of the distraction of his pot smoking teddy bear. After coming home from their 4th anniversary dinner, Lori and John walk in on Ted hosting a party with four Boston hookers. Ted say’s “Y'know, somewhere out there are four terrible fathers I wish I could thank for this great night.” Ted is kicked out of the apartment and has to get a job and find his own apartment. Johnny continues to secretly visit his buddy Ted. John must make a decision. Is he going to make a life with Lori or will he continue to get stoned while watching TV with Ted?
Probably the funniest scene is when Ted entices John over to a party because the washed up ex-actor Sam Jones who played their childhood hero, Flash Gordon coincidently shows up.
After the party Lori throws John out. She reluctantly agrees to go to a Nora Jones concert with her creepy womanizing boss Rex played by Joel McHale. Nora Jones is an old friend of Ted. He arranged for Johnny to show up at the concert and come on stage to sing a song to Lori in the crowd in an effort to win her back. This is where we discover that John (Marky Mark) can not carry a tune. ( I thought this guy was a musician? ) John is so bad that the crowd starts to riot and one disgruntled fan rushes the stage. He is knocked unconscious by Wahlberg’s microphone.
The one liners from Seth Mcfarlane were fast and furious. Mark Wahlberg was very good as Ted’s straight man and at times is very funny himself. Does anyone know who the hot white trash blond is that played the cashier and Ted’s girlfriend?
I need to put her picture in the Celeb’s I would like to bang thread.
Hello all,
True, but being an escort or prostitute isn't always a choice by the woman. There is plenty of coercion and/or force from others. It's only the percentage of each kind that is in question.
DJANGO.
Pure Tarentino. A lot of cute but scary dark humor a la Pulp Fiction and Inglourious Basterds. Great performances by Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Samuel L. Jackson. I would not be surprised to see a strong Oscr challenge come from the actors performances. I especially enjoyed Waltz (also the Nazi "Jew-hunter" of Inglourious Basterds) even though the personality of character was much the same in the two films. DiCaprio was great but even he seemed to give up the spotlight to Jackson's performance.
The story is very well written, despite being just outrageous as Tarentino's other films. I'm not sure how much the N-word came up, but I'll give the over-under on that at around 250 times...and yes it's extremely violent with enough gushing blood to cover every inch of the largest gleaming white plantation estate. If you like Tarentino you won't be disappointed, though the only way to explain the reason for the the big plantation shootout is...it's a Tarentino film.
enjoy,
Merlot
True, but being an escort or prostitute isn't always a choice by the woman. There is plenty of coercion and/or force from others. It's only the percentage of each kind that is in question.
DJANGO.
Pure Tarentino. A lot of cute but scary dark humor a la Pulp Fiction and Inglourious Basterds. Great performances by Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Samuel L. Jackson. I would not be surprised to see a strong Oscr challenge come from the actors performances. I especially enjoyed Waltz (also the Nazi "Jew-hunter" of Inglourious Basterds) even though the personality of character was much the same in the two films. DiCaprio was great but even he seemed to give up the spotlight to Jackson's performance.
The story is very well written, despite being just outrageous as Tarentino's other films. I'm not sure how much the N-word came up, but I'll give the over-under on that at around 250 times...and yes it's extremely violent with enough gushing blood to cover every inch of the largest gleaming white plantation estate. If you like Tarentino you won't be disappointed, though the only way to explain the reason for the the big plantation shootout is...it's a Tarentino film.
enjoy,
Merlot
As I mentioned earlier in this thread if you had seen Sam Peckinpah's "The Wild Bunch", you would know that scene is a homage to the final scene of the Wild Bunch. Tarantino always pays homage to the old school directors he deems worthy of his respect, and Peckinpah is one of his idols.
EB,
You speak of a "homage" as if just saying it makes it successful. A homage can be very powerful. But parking a 1964 Aston Martin and simply firing off the machine guns was not. The director can do anything he wants with the image/homage, and a parked car was a lame homage.
Anybody who has been around knows the famous shootout scene from the Wild Bunch. Why did it start? An officer needlessly slaughtered one of their own like a sacrificial sheep. In Django the spark of the shootout was the stupidest point of pride. Yes, the shootout itself was a successful homage to Peckinpah. But Peckinpah used a reason/spark the made the shootout inevitable. Tarantino's spark, childish pride...whether or not to do something that required swallowing a little pride, was just a plain idiotic reason to throw away everyone's lives. Overall, that very brief point of writing failure won't matter to 99.9% of the audience. Tarantino fans won't care...and maybe Tarantino meant the spark to be that stupid. Real tragedies are often caused by something so dumb.
Still, overall it's a great "Tarentino-film".
Cheers,
Merlot
Merlot, that is correct, but how his characters deal with pride is a dominant theme in Tarantino's films. Do you recall Ving Rhames "fuck pride!" speech to Bruce Willis in Pulp Fiction? Here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruhFmBrl4GM
Unforgettable! And what ended up happening? Pride fucked with Butch (Bruce Willis's character). And yet, because of that pride-fuck, Butch was able to save Marcellus Wallace's (Ving Rhames's character's) life at the end of the movie.
Taratino is a serious genius and if this stuff is a tad too deep for you, just say so. Because it is pretty deep.
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The best movie which I watched recently was "The Session". This movie was all about sex. Although the leading actress was not attractive ( She is too old for me.) ; the movie itself was good.
Are you talking about Helen Hunt? She is 49 years old but was a hottie in younger days. I saw one clip from the movie in which she looked well preserved - with her clothes on. How does she look naked?
Lee Marvin was a hellraiser and serious badass most of his life so it would have been entirely in character.
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A number of times I went to PM someone with a name starting with the same three letters as yours. Suddenly over a dozen extremely insulting name suggestions came up before I finished, all pointing directly at how much they hate you. Obviously you've been a pompous j****** to a lot of people if they went through so much trouble.
So what's the excuse that you are always like this. The only evidence Pride is fucking with anyone is your endless arrogant conceit.
For anyone else, one of the best Westerns I ever saw was "Once Upon A Time In The West". It's Sergio Leone's culmination after his trilogy Spaghetti Western series with Clint Eastwood, and it's said to be the only film in which Henry Fonda played the ultimate bad guy. It's really a Western Opera in which Leone takes all his signature techniques and refines them to reach his zenith in this film genre. It might come off as a little overblown now, but no more than Tarantino's reliance on extreme violence.
Trailer: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064116/
Once Upon a Time in the West (Italian: C'era una volta il West) is a 1968 Italian epic spaghetti western film directed by Sergio Leone for Paramount Pictures. It stars Henry Fonda cast against type as the villain, Charles Bronson as his nemesis, Jason Robards as a bandit, and Claudia Cardinale as a newly widowed homesteader with a past as a prostitute. The screenplay was written by Leone and Sergio Donati, from a story devised by Leone, Bernardo Bertolucci, and Dario Argento. The widescreen cinematography was by Tonino Delli Colli, and Ennio Morricone provided the film score.
After directing The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Leone decided to retire from westerns and desired to produce his film based on The Hoods, which eventually became Once Upon a Time in America. However, Leone accepted an offer from Paramount to use a budget to produce another Western film and access to Fonda. He recruited Bertolucci and Argento to devise the plot of the film in 1966, researching other Western films in the process. After Clint Eastwood turned down an offer to play the villain's nemesis, Bronson was offered the role. During production, Leone recruited Donati to rewrite the script due to concerns over time limitations.
The original version by the director was 166 minutes (2 hours and 46 minutes) when it was first released on December 21, 1968. This was the version that was to be shown in European cinemas and was a box office success. However, for the US release on May 28, 1969, Once Upon a Time in the West was edited down to 145 minutes (2 hours and 25 minutes) by Paramount and it was greeted with a mostly negative critical response and was a financial flop. The film is now generally acknowledged as a masterpiece and one of the greatest films ever made.[2][3]
In 2009, it was named to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being “culturally, historically or aesthetically” significant and will be preserved for all time.
If you love Westerns...it's a must see.
Cheers,
Merlot
Merlot,
I said that only to see if pride is fucking with you. If you do not think that you can admit a movie may be too deep for you, then it is pride that is fucking with you. That was the point, but you seem to have missed the point, or else proved the point.
These are the same issues Tarantino is probing with characters who refuse to shake hands causing a shootout that leaves 20 people dead.
By the ways, the so called "insulting handles" you mentioned were all handles created by Oliver Kloseoff, as part of a tiff that is now ancient history. You apparently missed that too. He had tiffs like that with others besides me.
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Merlot, it is your pride fucking with you. My post was not intended seriously or as you seemingly interpreted it. I also never said that the movie was not too deep for others. What I said was that the movie was pretty deep, and I meant that quite seriously - that means deep for everyone, not just you. You are not really reading or paying attention to everything I am writing, which is annoying. If you are going to post in a judgmental fashion you should at least read everything that has been posted before forming a judgment. This post of your is silly and reactionary.
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EB, The problem is that her naked body looks much older than her face. If you just look at her face, you may guess she is in her 30s. Her naked body reveals her true age.
It looks like those Hollywood makeup artists still have a lot of things to learn about the makeup of a naked body.
Recently i saw:
-Lincoln
-Argo
-Skyfall
-Jack Reacher
-Flight
I liked them all.
I found Lincoln a bit slow & long, but it was to be expected. Oscar-worth performance by the always great Daniel Day-Lewis. Too bad we didn't see Lincoln's actual assassination.
Argo was very good & Ben Affleck was brilliant once again, both as a director & actor.
Skyfall was very good. Some call it the best 'Bond' movie of them all. Not sure about this. I still prefer 'Casino Royale'. I found 'Skyfall' kind of dark, and a bit long.
I loved, loved Jack Reacher!! Tom Cruise is fantastic in the part of the former solider/drifter. Great action movie! I can't wait for the sequel!
Flight was also very good. Denzel Washington gave his usual Oscar-worthy performance in the role of an alcoholic jumbo-jet pilot who's responsible for saving hundreds of lives. I loved the first half of the movie, then found the other half a bit long and gloomy. It's hard to like the Denzel Washington character. But don't be surprised if he gets nominated in the best actor category.
Next on my list:
-Django Unchained
-Trouble with the Curve
-Lincoln
-Argo
-Skyfall
-Jack Reacher
-Flight
I liked them all.
I found Lincoln a bit slow & long, but it was to be expected. Oscar-worth performance by the always great Daniel Day-Lewis. Too bad we didn't see Lincoln's actual assassination.
Argo was very good & Ben Affleck was brilliant once again, both as a director & actor.
Skyfall was very good. Some call it the best 'Bond' movie of them all. Not sure about this. I still prefer 'Casino Royale'. I found 'Skyfall' kind of dark, and a bit long.
I loved, loved Jack Reacher!! Tom Cruise is fantastic in the part of the former solider/drifter. Great action movie! I can't wait for the sequel!
Flight was also very good. Denzel Washington gave his usual Oscar-worthy performance in the role of an alcoholic jumbo-jet pilot who's responsible for saving hundreds of lives. I loved the first half of the movie, then found the other half a bit long and gloomy. It's hard to like the Denzel Washington character. But don't be surprised if he gets nominated in the best actor category.
Next on my list:
-Django Unchained
-Trouble with the Curve
This past weekend I watched Skyfall, The Hobbit and Zero Dark Thirty and found all three to be well worth the time spent.
Skyfall got the job done and actually surprised me with some things and put a smile on my face at the end. While it's far from the perfect Bond film, it was enjoyable and gave me hope for further entries in the Bond series.
The Hobbit, well if you need to read anyone else's thoughts on the movie then it's not for you. It's a must see for any LOTR fan and there's nothing else to say about it other than I enjoyed it immensely and am eagerly awaiting the next two.
Zero Dark Thirty surprised me. I had read no reviews of the film and, other than the basic subject matter, had no idea of what to expect going in. I found it slow to get going but stuck with it and at the end, I was very satisfied with the movie. I thought it was much better than The Hurt Locker which I never managed to get through. I think it will be a deserving challenger for most of the major awards that are on the way but wonder if some of the content will dissuade people from voting for it.
A couple of weeks ago I watched the latest Bruce Willis movie, Looper. It had an interesting premise but the ending of the movie ruined it completely. I can't recommend it at all.
Other recent views were the remake of Total Recall which was another total waste of time. Watch the original again instead.
Expendables 2 was a typical mindless action romp. Lots of fun and exactly as expected. If you're looking for realistic action and story, look elsewhere.
Killer Joe (A Twisted Redneck Trailer Park Murder Story) was a movie that I really enjoyed but won't be for everyone's tastes. A very different kind of role for Matthew McConaughey and as usual he pulls it off really well. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1726669/
Killing Them Softly with Brad Pitt was not what I expected. I was expecting a bit more action but got a slower paced, crime drama that was interesting but not overwhelming. Would make a good double bill with Killer Joe. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1764234/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
And last, but certainly not least, Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day. While not a movie in the usual sense it's a must own, not only a must see, for any Led Zep fan. Buy it, put in the Blu-ray, dim the lights, crank up the home theater and enjoy watching a bunch of guys well past retirement age put today's music stars to shame.
Skyfall got the job done and actually surprised me with some things and put a smile on my face at the end. While it's far from the perfect Bond film, it was enjoyable and gave me hope for further entries in the Bond series.
The Hobbit, well if you need to read anyone else's thoughts on the movie then it's not for you. It's a must see for any LOTR fan and there's nothing else to say about it other than I enjoyed it immensely and am eagerly awaiting the next two.
Zero Dark Thirty surprised me. I had read no reviews of the film and, other than the basic subject matter, had no idea of what to expect going in. I found it slow to get going but stuck with it and at the end, I was very satisfied with the movie. I thought it was much better than The Hurt Locker which I never managed to get through. I think it will be a deserving challenger for most of the major awards that are on the way but wonder if some of the content will dissuade people from voting for it.
A couple of weeks ago I watched the latest Bruce Willis movie, Looper. It had an interesting premise but the ending of the movie ruined it completely. I can't recommend it at all.
Other recent views were the remake of Total Recall which was another total waste of time. Watch the original again instead.
Expendables 2 was a typical mindless action romp. Lots of fun and exactly as expected. If you're looking for realistic action and story, look elsewhere.
Killer Joe (A Twisted Redneck Trailer Park Murder Story) was a movie that I really enjoyed but won't be for everyone's tastes. A very different kind of role for Matthew McConaughey and as usual he pulls it off really well. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1726669/
Killing Them Softly with Brad Pitt was not what I expected. I was expecting a bit more action but got a slower paced, crime drama that was interesting but not overwhelming. Would make a good double bill with Killer Joe. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1764234/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
And last, but certainly not least, Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day. While not a movie in the usual sense it's a must own, not only a must see, for any Led Zep fan. Buy it, put in the Blu-ray, dim the lights, crank up the home theater and enjoy watching a bunch of guys well past retirement age put today's music stars to shame.
Killer Joe (A Twisted Redneck Trailer Park Murder Story) was a movie that I really enjoyed but won't be for everyone's tastes. A very different kind of role for Matthew McConaughey and as usual he pulls it off really well. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1726669/
Killing Them Softly with Brad Pitt was not what I expected. I was expecting a bit more action but got a slower paced, crime drama that was interesting but not overwhelming. Would make a good double bill with Killer Joe. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1764234/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
And last, but certainly not least, Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day. While not a movie in the usual sense it's a must own, not only a must see, for any Led Zep fan. Buy it, put in the Blu-ray, dim the lights, crank up the home theater and enjoy watching a bunch of guys well past retirement age put today's music stars to shame.
Techman if you haven't seen Kill the Irishman yet, I have a feeling you'll like it. I blind bought it on blu-ray last year (can't go wrong with Christopher Walken IMO) and was pleasantly surprised.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1416801/
As for Celebration Day, the blu-ray is waiting for me this weekend. :thumb:
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Lily from Montreal
I finally manage to see Skyfall...OMG, just for Daniel Craig it is worth it lol,l but I was disappointed with the ending, there is a limit to the unbeleivables turn of events I can accept but still being able to watch a very pretty naked boy will compensate.loll
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