Merged: The Movies Thread

[mooby]

I saw Inglorious Basterds last night. Absolutely loved it. It had everything I wanted in an action movie, plenty of action, lots of dark humor - Tarantino style, plenty of gore (bullleee dat), the soundtrack was great (very similar to the Kill Bill movies), and the ending was exactly what I had been hoping for. It delivers, imo. And it lives up to the hype for me as well. It's very safe to say it's not your typical war movie.

And for what some might say is a spoiler, I'll just put a spoiler alert here so nobody has to read this in case they don't want to, it's historically innacurate. But that doesn't matter so much because the ending is great. I'm pretty sure some won't agree with me on that but that's fine with me because I still love that movie.

[itvnetop]

Originally Posted by mooby

I saw Inglorious Basterds last night. Absolutely loved it. It had everything I wanted in an action movie, plenty of action, lots of dark humor - Tarantino style, plenty of gore (bullleee dat), the soundtrack was great (very similar to the Kill Bill movies), and the ending was exactly what I had been hoping for. It delivers, imo. And it lives up to the hype for me as well. It's very safe to say it's not your typical war movie.

And for what some might say is a spoiler, I'll just put a spoiler alert here so nobody has to read this in case they don't want to, it's historically innacurate. But that doesn't matter so much because the ending is great. I'm pretty sure some won't agree with me on that but that's fine with me because I still love that movie.

I have to agree with your assertion... Tarantino killed it in this one. Pace was a bit slower than his previous films, but I definitely didn't mind- I actually would have been disappointed if the entire movie would have been an over the top bloodbath (which I loved in Kill Bill, but didn't want in IB). This may sound weird, but my favorite character in the movie was the SS Colonel... dude was mad funny.

Also co-sign on the soundtrack... QT knows his music as much as he knows film. Love him or hate him, you won't find another man whose seen more movies than Tarantino- and I guess that's why I appreciate his film-making so much.,

[dmek25]

watched last house on the left last night. pretty decent flick. but kept thinking the 2 parents acting job left a little to be desired. almost made it a B movie

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

I used to really like Martin Scorcese, but recently, he's lost it for me. I hated Bringing Out the Dead, hated Gangs of New York, disappointed with The Aviator, and hated The Departed.

The last thing I liked that he did was Casino, and that was basically a ripoff of Goodfellas.

Now he's got Leo DiCaprio starring as both Frank Sinatra and Theodore Roosevelt in upcoming flicks. I can't think of another filmmaker I used to love become somebody I can't stand anymore.

I can't believe you hated The Departed. I think it's one of the best films of the past 5 or so years. I know a few people who didn't love it, but you're the first I've heard use the word "hate."

Also, I loved Gangs of New York. Daniel Day Lewis was amazing. As far as Casino, not really a rip off of Goodfellas other than the fact it was a mob movie. Even if he did take elements from Goodfellas, who cares? It's not like he was stealing from another director.

I agree that The Aviator was pretty ho hum, and I haven't seen Bringing Out the Dead.

He's definitely enamored with Leonardo DiCaprio, but I'm okay with that. He's the best actor of our generation IMO.

[GMScud]

Anybody heard anything about James Cameron's new flick? They say it's "revolutionary" as far as special effects:

Avatar: How James Cameron's 3D film could change the face of cinema forever | Mail Online

You Tube

[itvnetop]

Originally Posted by dmek25

watched last house on the left last night. pretty decent flick. but kept thinking the 2 parents acting job left a little to be desired. almost made it a B movie

I loved LHotL... it was definitely superior to the original version in every way (even Wes Craven said so- he made the OG version). The director has a really good eye and the some of the scenes were almost too realistic.

[itvnetop]

Originally Posted by GMScud

I can't believe you hated The Departed. I think it's one of the best films of the past 5 or so years. I know a few people who didn't love it, but you're the first I've heard use the word "hate."

Also, I loved Gangs of New York. Daniel Day Lewis was amazing. As far as Casino, not really a rip off of Goodfellas other than the fact it was a mob movie. Even if he did take elements from Goodfellas, who cares? It's not like he was stealing from another director.

I agree that The Aviator was pretty ho hum, and I haven't seen Bringing Out the Dead.

He's definitely enamored with Leonardo DiCaprio, but I'm okay with that. He's the best actor of our generation IMO.

If you guys have seen Departed, check out the original version- it's a Hong Kong flick called "Infernal Affairs".

I think Gangs of New York is going to be one of those films that won't truly be appreciated for another 15 years or so... I really liked the scale of that film and thought the performances were top notch (DDL was robbed for an Oscar that year).

Shutter Island looks pretty interesting... really good cast. Going to be interesting seeing Mark Raffalo's career take off after working with Scorcese- dude's been putting in work for a long time.

[mredskins]

Still have not seen Gangs of NY, I actually own it and it is still in the wrapper.

[KLHJ2]

Originally Posted by GMScud

Anybody heard anything about James Cameron's new flick? They say it's "revolutionary" as far as special effects:

Avatar: How James Cameron's 3D film could change the face of cinema forever | Mail Online

How did they get away with calling it Avatar? That explains why "Avatar- The Last Airbender" is just called "The Last Airbender". This is confusing, had I not known better I might have watched the wrong one by mistake. I will see both now.

[KLHJ2]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Angry, did you see In the Valley of Elah?

If you did what were your thoughts on that?

I finally watched Valley of Elah last night Matty. I would have to say that it was pretty damn good and more accurate than most military films put on the market. As with all Military films there have to be some flaws because they are not allowed to impersonate soldiers, but it was very close.

I caught the movie from the point that Tommy Lee Jones was being escorted through his sons barracks for the first time. That in itself would have probably not happened, but it would have depended on the Commander.

The Staff Sergeant was wearing a different Combat patch on his right shoulder than the rest of his soldiers were. He was wearing the 82nd Airborne patch. All of the rest of the soldiers had identical unit and combat patches. What this suggests is that every soldier there went to war with that unit and returned to the same duty station. The Staff Sergeant on the other hand went to war with 82nd Airborne out of Ft. Bragg and then transferred to where ever the hell the were in that movie.

You may have noticed that in the movie that they were wearing their combat patches above their American Flags. That is possible in a very unique situation. They would have had to been to combat before Operation Iraqi Freedom. Right after 9/11 we started wearing the US Flag on all uniforms, so in this case they should have had their flags above their combat patches for the most part with a few exceptions of some higher ranking guys that may have been in the first Gulf war.

The new Physical Training uniform (Gray and Black Jogging suit not displayed in movie) and the Black Beret were integrated into the Army around the same time frame. In the movie they were wearing the old gray sweat suit, but also had berets. To be historically accurate they would have had both items.

The black beret is proper headgear any time that you are wearing a uniform in garrison. There are a few exceptions but none of those exceptions were present in the movie. Anytime you saw someone outside (not in Iraq) either not wearing any head gear or wearing the soft cap and not the beret...they were wrong.

The soldier that was wearing the gray PT uniform looked like he was in pretty good shape. Generally those soldiers who are in their PT uniform in the afternoon are those who are on Special Population PT (cannot pass a PT test). The only other reason might be for grass cutting detail, but they usually do that in BDU's.

The "human speed bump" is a scenario that I do not like to think about, but it is a very possible situation and they displayed a very possible reaction. The kid could have been innocent, a decoy, or a bomber. Going off of the road to avoid him may have led you into some IED's. Stopping could have landed you in an ambush. Even hitting him could have been dangerous if he was strapped with a bomb. They didn't have time to think just react. Sad.

The upside down flag at the end was a little puzzling to me. For one, the flag was tattered and should not be displayed. Secondly, Tommy Lee Jones told him to leave it up there and not to take it down at night. Taping the rope to the pole is wrong unless you are illuminating the flag at night. The significance of an upside down flag though could be the reason for all of this. When a flag is displayed upside down on a flag pole it symbolizes that that post or unit is in distress. Maybe it was symbolism for what state our soldiers are in right now.

All in all it was a pretty accurate depiction of a military life. There were some mannerisms and phrases that were a little off for instance we say "guard duty" not "sentry duty", but for the most part was a pretty sound film.

If there is some other things that you may have a question about let me know.

[htownskinfan]

Went and saw Taking Woodstock friday,ended up walking out probably at the best part of the movie,it was near the end,but I had already wasted too much of my time on it.If you like documentarys,then you might like it,although thats not what its suppossed to be.What it was was boring as hell.I like Demitri Martin,good comedian,but he was just bland in this movie,not a bad acting job,just boring,and seeing him french kiss another guy was not my cup of tea either.
Im about 3/4 through with watching State of Play with Rus Crowe and Ben A,so far im thinking its a great movie,conspiracy movie,and i love that kind of shit.

[htownskinfan]

just finished the end of State of Play and i wasnt dissapointed,thought it was one of the better movies ive seen in a while.To top it off,at the end when crowes finishing his story theres a redskin cup on his desk{the story did take place in dc,but it was a nice touch}
2 thumbs up

[charlied72]

jusT watched this forigen film sugar. It's about a baseball Players rise from poverty and getting a major league contract. Great moive , one of the best films I've seen in a while.

[MTK]

Saw Julie & Julia with the wife over the weekend and I actually liked it. Could have done without the Julie part of the story though, Julia Child (Meryl Streep does an amazing job) had an interesting enough of a story and life to carry a full movie.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by htownskinfan

just finished the end of State of Play and i wasnt dissapointed,thought it was one of the better movies ive seen in a while.To top it off,at the end when crowes finishing his story theres a redskin cup on his desk{the story did take place in dc,but it was a nice touch}
2 thumbs up

Did you notice anything else Redskin related (sort of?)