what was the last movie you watched?
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saw a fistful of dollars last night (after the good, the bad, and the ugly a few weeks back)
i had seen parts of both here and there going way back as a kid.
It is hard to overstate how great these movies are, and how perfect the score and the cinemetgraphy compliment each other perfectly. Great movies!!!
there are huge plot holes/flaws/places where you have to squint and ignore something, and it just simply doesn't matter. Style wins. and these movies had PERFECT style.
i had seen parts of both here and there going way back as a kid.
It is hard to overstate how great these movies are, and how perfect the score and the cinemetgraphy compliment each other perfectly. Great movies!!!
there are huge plot holes/flaws/places where you have to squint and ignore something, and it just simply doesn't matter. Style wins. and these movies had PERFECT style.
Finally watched Iron Man 2. Very enjoyable sequel that didn't quite measure up to the first imho. Still quite a bit of fun and a ton of action and Scarlett Johansson looked fantastic with dark red hair 
This was my first test of my new receiver with room correction software and it had me dial my sub back quite a bit. Consequently the walls didn't feel like they were going to collapse like the first movie. This is a pretty good thing as I was able to watch the film after midnight and not get a nasty lecture from the wife, yet the surround was all over the place and the bass was still heavy when it was supposed to be.
This was my first test of my new receiver with room correction software and it had me dial my sub back quite a bit. Consequently the walls didn't feel like they were going to collapse like the first movie. This is a pretty good thing as I was able to watch the film after midnight and not get a nasty lecture from the wife, yet the surround was all over the place and the bass was still heavy when it was supposed to be.
Forgot that I went to a real theater on Friday and caught Jackass 3D. This was the first 3D movie I had seen since Polar Express despite having seen just about every 3D movie made during the 80s craze. If you're a fan you know what to expect, was it worth the 3D premium (3.50 in my case), I thought yes though some friends disagreed. It didn't really add to anything but there were 4 or 5 gag shots that I thought were well done that would have been pointless flat. Big thumbs up if you are a fan of the show or first two movies.
Watched a couple of movies today:
Red - Enjoyed this one quite a bit. More of a humorous action movie than a action-y comedy. A couple over-the-top things here and there, but lots of fun and all 3 of us enjoyed it. Still want to know how they get 400 rounds out of 20-round clips, but whatever.....
Moon - No real "action" to speak of, more of a psychological drama. Little slow (especially to start), obviously a "lower-budget" movie. Good idea behind it though. Kevin Spacey is listed in the credits, however he is just the voice of the moon base computer.
Edit - realized I hadn't said if I liked Moon or not. The first half of the movie seemed to be pointing in one direction, but then it threw in the curveball and went in another. Made it a better movie, but still not a "good" movie. Good idea, but just too slow getting anywhere. And the ending would be very improbable for the outcome they indicate.
Red - Enjoyed this one quite a bit. More of a humorous action movie than a action-y comedy. A couple over-the-top things here and there, but lots of fun and all 3 of us enjoyed it. Still want to know how they get 400 rounds out of 20-round clips, but whatever.....
Moon - No real "action" to speak of, more of a psychological drama. Little slow (especially to start), obviously a "lower-budget" movie. Good idea behind it though. Kevin Spacey is listed in the credits, however he is just the voice of the moon base computer.
Edit - realized I hadn't said if I liked Moon or not. The first half of the movie seemed to be pointing in one direction, but then it threw in the curveball and went in another. Made it a better movie, but still not a "good" movie. Good idea, but just too slow getting anywhere. And the ending would be very improbable for the outcome they indicate.
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It had a good concept for a movie as far as plot.
I thought it was going to be a evil computer takes over the station-type movie at first. Then the clone part came in and it made sense and fit the movie. But it just drug on and on. I don't need True Lies or anything to enjoy a movie, but it just took forever to get anywhere. I found myself checking the clock a few times, and it is only a 1.5 hour movie!
And riding to Earth on an unmanned shuttle? No way that he could withstand the probable G-forces experienced in an unmanned dropship like that.
And riding to Earth on an unmanned shuttle? No way that he could withstand the probable G-forces experienced in an unmanned dropship like that.
I watched Predators the other night. I'd put it ahead of all but the original, which I guess doesn't say much, but I liked it. I don't really think the "This is the Aliens to the Predator franchise" tag really holds true, for the few new things they did it was mostly more of the same from the first. But when the first is far and away the most watchable and looks pretty dated a fresh looking update is not such a bad thing.
There's a bunch of extra features on the Blu-Ray that look like they go into the mythology that I haven't watched yet but I think I actually will watch these ones.
There's a bunch of extra features on the Blu-Ray that look like they go into the mythology that I haven't watched yet but I think I actually will watch these ones.
You Again - went on a date night with my wife and caught this chick flick. For such a movie it wasn't too bad. First half was a little slow, the end, of course, was perfectly predictable. But had some funny parts in there to keep us entertained. And I have always liked Jamie Lee Curtis and Sigourney Weaver. Having Betty White in there was nice too.