Merged: The Movies Thread

[jamf]

I got to see a sneak preview of G.I. Joe at a Marine base on Saturday; I really liked it!

The story is pretty much any episode of the cartoon but everything else made up for it.
They found a way to keep it entertaining.

[redsk1]

Loved The Hangover. Great movie. I haven't laughed that hard in a while. The whole theatre was rolling.

[itvnetop]

Originally Posted by GMScud

I thought the Hangover was an absolute scream. My face hurt when I left the theater from laughing/smiling for two straight hours. If you don't have an uptight approach to the film and just go into it realizing it's going to be a raunchy off the cuff type of comedy, you'll love it.

See that's the thing... I do like raunchy comedy- I think most Apatow movies are hilarious (Superbad, etc). I do have to say I was impressed with Hangover's story-telling (the whole mystery of the previous night was unique). Plus the film was one of those few comedies that actually finished with a strong third act, where most comedies usually fall flat. I just didn't find myself laughing all that hard throughout.

In terms of laugh-out-loud raunch, I actually just saw the unrated version of "Sex Drive"... really surprised at how much I was entertained.

[hooskins]

Originally Posted by 724Skinsfan

I just watched The Hangover and, while pretty funny, I am struggling to find why it is labeled as hilarious and why people are/were raving about it.

Yupp felt the same way.

[SmootSmack]

Upcoming Michael Oher movie, Redskins minority owner Fred Smith is one of the producers

Movie Trailers | Previews | Movie Clips | Video | Hollywood.com

[itvnetop]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Upcoming Michael Oher movie, Redskins minority owner Fred Smith is one of the producers

Movie Trailers | Previews | Movie Clips | Video | Hollywood.com

Whoa, I thought this was going to be a documentary... when Sandra Bullock appeared, I wondered if this was the right trailer. I can't believe a biopic is already being released for Oher.

[KLHJ2]

WOW, that was fast. It looks like it will be pretty good too. Sniff...the preview almost made me cry.

[dmek25]

angry, over 150 served. you a cop?

[KLHJ2]

Originally Posted by dmek25

angry, over 150 served. you a cop?

No, look at the views from the Eminem thread.

[KLHJ2]

The guy in the video clip below was in the movie "Miss March". If you haven't seen it yet, don't pay for it. Wait for it to come out on one of the movie channels or something. I watched it on Demand last night and while it had its moments it wasn't all that great. A guy shitting on himself due to dystrophy is only funny once or twice. They went overboard with it. They also had a portratal of firemen that has never before been seen in theater or film...needless to say, it was way off. I can go on and on but it would give away too much of the movie to those who haven't seen it yet.

http://www.thewarpath.net/parking-lo...tml#post572481

[BleedBurgundy]

Anyone hear anything regarding GI Joe? I'm guessing the cheese factor will be off the charts, but I'm still planning on heading out to see it.

[KLHJ2]

Originally Posted by BleedBurgundy

Anyone hear anything regarding GI Joe? I'm guessing the cheese factor will be off the charts, but I'm still planning on heading out to see it.

It is getting terrible reviews. Which means that I will absolutely love it.

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes


I remember when Siskal and Ebert or Ebert and Roper critisized Happy Gilmore which has become a classic.

These critics are what is wrong with cinema. They always want the feel good story with the perfect screenplay, plot and acting. The type of crap that you expect from theater. This movie is not theater, it is based on a cartoon. They say it was noisy, never ending mindless violence...Hello, what do you expect from GI Joe? It was a cartoon, a fantasy if you will, intent on sparking the imagination of children. Damn it! It's just fun!

If they want to see theater, then they should just watch Brokeback mountain over and over...they raved about that one...bunch of fags.

[BleedBurgundy]

Originally Posted by Angry

It is getting terrible reviews. Which means that I will absolutely love it.

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes


I remember when Siskal and Ebert or Ebert and Roper critisized Happy Gilmore which has become a classic.

These critics are what is wrong with cinema. They always want the feel good story with the perfect screenplay, plot and acting. The type of crap that you expect from theater. This movie is not theater, it is based on a cartoon. They say it was noisy, never ending mindless violence...Hello, what do you expect from GI Joe? It was a cartoon, a fantasy if you will, intent on sparking the imagination of children. Damn it! It's just fun!

If they want to see theater, then they should just watch Brokeback mountain over and over...they raved about that one...bunch of fags.

LOL. What a great response. Yeah, i'm not a critic, I'm just hoping this is similar to the Transformer movies. People bitch about those too, but I'm going to the movies to be entertained, not taught a life lesson.

[redsk1]

Anyone caught The Hurt Locker? Haven't seen it, b/c it's only in select cities. From a pretty reliable, competent source, it's supposted to be one of the best "war" movies in a long time.

[mredskins]

Rating:
G.I. Joe could quite possibly have the worst script of all time but the action scenes are so exhilarating that it warrants a viewing. There is one particular action scene that takes place in Paris, France that must have lasted at least twenty minutes. It was absolutely insane. Now listen, this movie goes against pretty much everything that makes good cinema. The acting is horrific, the dialogue is horrendous but for some reason, the two hours went by really quick and it kept me entertained. That is all we are paying for here, right? Should you see this in theaters? That is a tough question because the movie is bad, but it's almost so bad that you have a good time with it. Does that make sense? By the way, I am writing this review at 2:29am on Friday morning after seeing the midnight screening because the film was not screened for critics. I can see why because if you are looking at this film from a cinematic standpoint, it will probably get clubbed. The film stars Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans, Sienna Miller, Rachel Nichols (green girl from Star Trek), Dennis Quaid, Joseph Gordon-Levitt (he's in my favorite film of the year so far, (500) Days of Summer), Byung-hun Lee (plays Storm Shadow) and Ray Park (played Darth Mauhl in The Phantom Menace and now plays Snake Eyes).

The films plot is absolutely ridiculous and I will try my best to explain it without giving anything away. Duke (Tanning) and Ripcord (Wayans) are two military men who join a special operative group called G.I. Joe after one of their missions goes bad. They were supposed to transport four warheads containing a technology with nanomites. These nanomites essentially eat alive whatever they touch and if launched on a city, could destroy everything. If you have seen the trailers, they are those green things eating the Eiffel Tower. The organization behind creating the weapons is called M.A.R.S. And they are headed up by a man named McCullen (Christopher Eccleston). He created these warheads but he also wants to use them to destroy the world. He answers to the main bad guy of the group, Cobra (Joseph Gordon-Levitt). Once Tanning and Riport sign on with the G.I. Joes, who are headed up by General Hawk (Quaid), they are forced to retrieve the warheads once they are stolen. Let the action begin. Essentially, they came up with some mindless, destroy the world plot, so they could give you as much action and CGI as possible.

Even some of the CGI looked really bad in this film, especially the plane that the "Joe's" fly in on when they go to the "Pit." Other than a couple of bad CGI moments though, the rest of the action scenes were pretty stunning. I keep going back to the one in Paris because it was breathtaking. That scene alone was worth seeing the entire film. Among all of the bad dialogue and horrific acting, the director found a light with this scene. Director Stephen Sommers is no stranger to bad dialogue and good action; The Mummy, Van Helsing. Luckily, he did not direct that third Mummy flick.

The acting and dialogue could not have been worse. There were scenes where I really felt that the characters had their scripts in their hands. There was one scene where three actors say three lines back to back and it felt so scripted that I thought I was in the reading room. It makes you wonder whether or not the director told them to act this way on purpose or is he really that bad.

There were way too many flashbacks in the film. I was sitting in the parking lot after the film let out joking with my friend Josh about how cheesy they were. He made a joke that they would zoom in on the character’s face and then go to the flashback and then come back and the character was making the same exact face! That was so true. The whole thing just felt way too scripted.

I just wanted to point out that aside from all of the awful acting in the movie, Joseph Gordon-Levitt pulls off a great performance as Cobra. He was the one character that really made the movie fun and exciting and he reminded me a little bit of Darth Vader. It wasn't that he was scary or menacing but he was more of the classic bad guy with the deep voice and the menacing laugh. He was the highlight of the film for me.

On the bright side though, the film does go by fast. The action is enough to keep you in your seat and entertained. Now, with my scale, I always judge on entertainment. Here's my problem though. I probably grunted 100 times during this movie because the dialogue was so bad. Would it be bad of me to say, walk in for the Paris scene and then leave? See, I can't make you do that, so I will have to go with a rental for this one. I will say that is better than Transformers 2 and Terminator: Salvation if that is really saying much. Either way, this is not a film you need to rush out to see, hence the 3 BDK rating. I believe there was a critic who said that if you were younger, this would be a great movie. I would 100% agree with him on that. If you are a young boy who plays with these toys and doesn't care about acting/dialogue, you will love it. I felt the young boy in me a little bit tonight, especially during the action scenes.