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| What's the last movie you watched?; Volume 3. | |
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| Topic Started: Jul 5 2007, 06:28 PM (3,569 Views) | |
| will_k_williams | Jul 5 2007, 06:28 PM Post #1 |
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We hit 31 pages on the last one and I've just finished watching a film so I think it's time for a new thread. The last film I watched was The Mission. I tend to watch this film at least once a year just because it's so good. I disagree with the missions of the times and the Catholic church's need to convert all the fuzzy wuzzies but this film is just beautiful. Jesuit missionaries (led by Jeremy Irons) create a mission to teach and convert the Guarani tribe. A former Portugese slave trader and mercenary (Robert DeNiro) converts and becomes a member of the order after killing his brother in a jealous rage. The mission was originally in Spanish territory but for slightly shady reasons they give it over to the slavery-loving Portugese. Even with threat of excommunication the missionaries stay with the Guarani. Some follow Father Gabriel (Irons) in his 'peace and love' protest and some follow Mendoza (DeNiro) and choose to fight the Portugese. It is a truly beautiful film, stunning to look at, the music is superb and it's a period in history that should not be forgotten. Will |
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| Explosive Calm | Jul 5 2007, 10:04 PM Post #2 |
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The last few films I've seen... Ghostbusters, both of them, some of the few films from the 80's to not have really dated so much, I don't know why but the effects still look awesome, even the lightbeams and stuff, and they are films which get better the more times I see them, as now I'm older I get all the jokes, it's crazy some of the ones which just flew past me when smaller, the first one is the better one I think, it has a more interesting plot and villain, the second one is more funny than anything, and it does have a message, sure I wonder if Americans mind being told they're grouchy and to liven up, maybe that's why people don't like it as much, but it's definitely an underappreciated sequel. Terminator 2: Judgement Day, pretty much the best sequel ever, the girlish voiced future leader is a little annoying at points, but the effects and the action are still pretty insane, why a film from so long ago looks better than so many from today I don't know, lack of creativity from modern moviemakers maybe, and it's easily one of the films I've seen most, I saw it loads when I was younger, and even more now, I'd hate to guess just how many times I have seen it.  Last Action Hero, another Arnie one, it just makes me laugh, sure it's silly, but it makes fun of so many predictable action cliches, while somehow making them all fun instead of just annoying, ok, I don't really like the cartoon cat, but the bit with Arnie at the funeral is hilarious, I don't think he's ever been as funny as in that film, not even in his comedies.  Anchorman, I just finished watching it again, and it's still hilarious, often times random, but if things are predictable you don't laugh, so random is a good thing, and it's kind of weird with how some of the smaller parts are the funniest, but that's ok too me thinks.  And I'm done. |
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| will_k_williams | Jul 6 2007, 12:53 PM Post #3 |
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The last film I watched was Infernal Affairs 2. As a prequel it does have its problems as you know which of the main characters must survive and it's fairly obvious which other characters will have to go. Right from the very beginning it grabs your attention by adding an unexpected facet to the relationship between Sam and Inspector Wong. Yan's background is given an interesting twist, you can see through the course of the film how Sam changed from being the person in this film to being the person he is in the original film and there are some shady aspects to Inspector Wong that you wouldn't expect. This is the way a prequel should be made, even though the fate of some characters is already well known it makes the whole journey interesting enough to keep you watching. For those of you that liked The Departed, please watch the Infernal Affairs films, they truly are wonderful. Will |
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| wolfarcher | Jul 7 2007, 01:56 PM Post #4 |
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Well, I watched Men in Black the other day, in HD, which was cool. First HD thing I've watched on my relatively new HDTV. Thats a great movie, I love Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones in it, they're both fantastic. The effects are still great, even today, and I like the music by Danny Elfman. Thats just an all-around great movie. Me and my friend were discussing which we preferred, Men in Black or Ghostbusters, and we decided that of the two first films, they're about even, but Ghostbusters 2 is superior to Men in Black II. Oh, and could a mod or someone maybe close the old thread, now this one's up? |
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| Montezuma300 | Jul 7 2007, 04:22 PM Post #5 |
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Just watched Superman Returns on DVD for the first time. I love that movie. You guys have no idea. Especially that scene with the chaingun, that's just cool. Not just how awesome it is that the bullets are all bouncin off but I love when the police cars are being ripped to shreds and also when it goes and slow-mo and the chaingun starts rotating really slowly and then Superman gets there just in time. That's just cool. |
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| Eyemcool76 | Jul 7 2007, 04:24 PM Post #6 |
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Oops! That ^ was me. Sometimes it can be annoying having a shared computer. I myself forget to log off a lot. |
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| Coldmetal | Jul 7 2007, 07:18 PM Post #7 |
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I was going to post this on the last one, but it was locked. I'm still watching Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I just realized the boat ride would make a pretty neat ride at a Universal Studios or whatever. Like, your in a dark tunnel, and suddenly you fall and what not... People would like it, trust me. And, just for the record. The little Mexican Oompa Loompas... Are just really wierd. |
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| wolfarcher | Jul 7 2007, 10:14 PM Post #8 |
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I far prefer Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The old one is good too, but this one is just much better. All the characters are fleshed out more, I like the Oompa Loomps much better, and Johnny Depp is far better than Gene Wilder as Wonka in my book. However, nothing beats the scary tunnel!!!! |
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| will_k_williams | Jul 7 2007, 11:04 PM Post #9 |
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I watched Infernal Affairs 3 earlier today. As sequels go it's pretty good although it does require the viewer to have seen the original film. It's odd for a sequel as it's based around the events in the first film, not only after but beforehand and during. This does confuse the plot somewhat as these time segments are not shown in chronological order but jump back and forth, particularly towards the end. The benefit of this is that some brilliant yet very dead characters are brought back into play although it does tend to overcomplicate things. Overall it's a worthy ending to an excellent series and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The last film I watched was the original Internal Affairs as I hadn't watched it in a while and after seeing the sequels I wanted to see it again. I love this film and I've become a big fan of the main actors Tony Leung, Andy Lau, Eric Tsang and particularly Anthony Wong. I didn't want to see The Departed as I'd already seen and loved this film but now I'm itching to watch it. I'd love to see how the Hollywood version shapes up to the superlative original. Anthony Wong is awesome. Will |
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| wolfarcher | Jul 8 2007, 01:04 AM Post #10 |
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After reading Explosive Calm's posts, then talking about it, I just watched Ghostbusters. Such a great movie, I love Bill Murray in it, and Spengler! "I collect spores, molds and fungus." He's a great actor, and you're mostly right; even though the effects are very dated now, they don't look all that bad. Only thing that really bothers me are the hell-dog things; those look really fake. Watching that makes me want to watch 'Scrooged', another great Bill Murray movie. But alas, that movie is my mom's and she keeps it in the attic with all the christmas stuff. Oh well. |
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| will_k_williams | Jul 8 2007, 01:12 AM Post #11 |
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The last movie I watched was Fight Club as it was on TV. I love the film and watched my own copy a few months back and I sat here with my other half trying to see if any bits didn't make sense. I can't see any real glaring flaws (apart from a few things we allowed as artistic license) plus it's great how on repeat viewings so many clues are there and it all seems so obvious. This was a really great film and it's amazing how so many people seem to have virtually forgotten about it. I rarely see it in people's Top Ten lists anymore whereas I remember a time when virtually everyone listed it. Edward Norton is just so good in everything he's in and (as I'm sure I mentioned the last time I watched it) this really showed that Brad Pitt has far more acting ability than most people give him credit for. Will |
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| wolfarcher | Jul 8 2007, 03:17 AM Post #12 |
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Thats strange, people praise Fight Club as like the best movie ever 'round here; tad annoying, really. "OMG It's sooooo good! It has great music! Ed Norton's awesome!"  Its a good movie, I just don't like when a decent movie from a little while ago gets suddenly freakishly-out-of-proportions popular among people in my age group. -cough*BOONDOCK SAINTS*cough- Trends like that bother me. A bunch of people in my class last year thought that Pulp Fiction came out earlier in the year. Yeesh, thats so bad! I just really do hate when good movies get ruined by too many people quoting them ceaselessly, yet not understanding them. Such is the plight of high school, I suppose. |
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| will_k_williams | Jul 8 2007, 02:50 PM Post #13 |
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I wouldn't say Fight Club is the best film ever. I can't comment on the tastes of American high school pupils but I remember a time when I would often see it gracing someone's top ten list and now I rarely do. I think it was released in the cinema about six months before I left secondary school so it wasn't a big thing when I was there as most people in my year couldn't get in to see it (it being an 18 and us being 15/16). I still maintain that Edward Norton is a brilliant actor. Whether it's in iconic films like Fight Club, Red Dragon, American History X or even just predictable but above average films like Primal Fear. I wish he was in better films. He's playing Bruce Banner in the Incredible Hulk next year, that should be interesting. I remember studying this in film studies at my second college and it gave me an even greater appreciation for what I already thought was a great film. I do remember there being a time when it was definitely in vogue and the cool film to watch but its place in film history doesn't seem to be set in concrete. Will |
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| wolfarcher | Jul 8 2007, 03:08 PM Post #14 |
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There's no denying that Fight Club is a good movie, and that Norton is a good actor. I love Red Dragon, and I really want to see The Illusionist (though I can't imagine it will best The Prestige). However, I'd like to point out that The Incredible Hulk, with Norton in the lead role, will pretty much be Fight Club II: The Incredible Hulk. Norton has a violent split-personality which increasingly takes over and controls his life, except he'll turn into a big green guy instead of Brad Pitt. I'm kind of joking about that; its not going to be exactly the same, but its still similar enough to laugh about. We can pretend that after Project Mayhem is over, he's taken over by the government, who discover he's a brilliant scientsit, and they change his name to Bruce Banner, who gets into a terrible accident, and turns into the Hulk. In his rage, he kills Helena Bonham Carter's character, and flees the country, and has since been on the run, trying to quell the new beast within, while his old love interest, whom he had forgotten about during his stint as Brad Pitt, tries desperately to make contact with him. OK, I'll stop rambling like an ass now, but it just seems very funny to me. |
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| Stormy Lass | Jul 9 2007, 01:24 AM Post #15 |
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I just watched Miss Potter tonight - VERY good. Yes, it's about the woman who wrote the Peter Rabbit stories, so I'm sure a lot of people *ahem*guys*ahem* wouldn't be interested in it, but I thught it was very sweet, and very nicely done. I'm not a big Renee Zelwegger (sp?) fan (it's nothing personal against her, there's just something about her mannerisms that rub me the wrong way and get on my nerves), but she was fabulous in this movie. She and Ewan McGregor were both charming. It gets a little sad at certain points, but all in all, it was a very heartwarming film, and I really recommend it to... Anybody, really. It's like Evelyn (one of my all time favorites), it's just good. |
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