Movie Reviews/Film Snobbery Thread

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We are no longer friends. The fact that both movies have Bogart, Lorre and Greenstreet alone make them awesome.</p>

<p>Last movie I watched was Cape Fear (the old one). It’s about a man whose family is being stalked by a man he testified against and so put in jail. Good movie. Robert Mitchum was awesome and terrifying.</p>

<p>Salt was atrocious. I’m not sure what happened to the laws of physics, or medical science in that movie. </p>

<p>The first half was her being chased by the CIA, pulling incredibly stupid and cliche stunts. Hell, when she got on the helicopter in the end, I made a bet with my friend that she’d jump off the helicopter (which, incidentally, did happen).</p>

<p>Salt: Hated it…</p>

<p>Inception (spoiler): Goes without saying that I thought it was good, so there’s not much more to say. Although I did read an article that postulated that Cobb was dreaming in the end, and that the movie was a film about filming, showing how a catharsis in a plot we don’t seem to have any stake in (in a movie entirely about dreaming, you can do anything you want and so the audience can’t see any reason to worry about the protagonist) is just as valid as the catharsis in a movie about anything else, seeing as what goes on in a movie isn’t real at all despite the fact that the emotions you might feel are 100% real. Here’s the full article: [NEVER</a> WAKE UP: THE MEANING AND SECRET OF INCEPTION](<a href=“http://www.chud.com/articles/articles/24477/1/NEVER-WAKE-UP-THE-MEANING-AND-SECRET-OF-INCEPTION/Page1.html]NEVER”>http://www.chud.com/articles/articles/24477/1/NEVER-WAKE-UP-THE-MEANING-AND-SECRET-OF-INCEPTION/Page1.html)</p>

<p>Despicable Me: “It’s so fluffy!” Lol, I thought it was really fun to watch. Agnes was so cute.</p>

<p>Predators: I’m a real fan of sci-fi movies, but I couldn’t really take this movie seriously. The only good thing I can say about seeing it was that I saw it for free. Still way better than AVP:R, though.</p>

<p>Dinner For Schmucks: The talent was there but it didn’t deliver. Funny in an okay-ish sort of way. I laughed out loud a few times. Average at best, considering the cast involved, but still funny enough. I expected more from it.</p>

<p>Toy Story 3! +50.
I teared. I really wish I didn’t throw away my barbie now. </p>

<p>Inception : At first I was like “o_o” and then I was like. whoa. </p>

<p>… Eclipse : Team Jacob, 'nuff said.</p>

<p>Salt: Lol guys, I only pretended to kill the Russian president with spider venom!</p>

<p>I watched Idiocracy after renting it yesterday, and I really liked it. Mike Judge did well with Office Space and Beavis and Butthead, so I was excited for it, and he delievered. It was smart comedy about stupid people, which is where some of the funniest stuff that is on film can be. The sad part about it was that it’s message is true. I later went to my local mall later that day, and commercialization was everywhere, and will only grow. I was suprised how much I liked Luke Wilson too, I hate those AT&T commercials.</p>

<p>I’d forgotten how awesome The Third Man was. I think it has my all time favourite ending shot.</p>

<p>If you mind were blown away by Inception, then you really need to start looking at a wider range of movies.</p>

<p>Here are some directors to look at that will make you think much more deeply:</p>

<p>Ingmar Bergman
Luis Bu</p>

<p>^Yeah, in the entire 100+ year of American film history, those three are the only directors worth watching [noparse]:rolleyes:[/noparse]
And why did you pick Welles?</p>

<p>Salt: was a huge disappointment.</p>

<p>Inception: was very confusing; I wish they made the story clearer. And possible spoiler alert: was he dreaming at the end?</p>

<p>My god, I just watched the last two Lord of the Rings movies on my DVR.</p>

<p>Mind. Blown. I read the books a dozen times but the movies are probably the best adaptations of literature I have ever seen.</p>

<p>^I’m so obsessed with those movies, gosh. Rarely does a day go by where I don’t quote at least one line, in my head if not aloud.</p>

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Ingmar Bergman
Luis Bu</p>

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Luis Bu</p>

<p>The Lord of the Rings is without doubt the best trilogy ever made into movies. The books are great, and the movies of them are staggeringly breathtaking. I mean, like, they took a virtually presenceless character like Legolas and took the opportunity to turn him into a really hot elf. Seriously.</p>