The ending does make sense. It's a cliffhanger. And I personally highly enjoyed PoTC2, but place it level with the original PoTC. Yes the ball scene was random and silly, as where some other scenes around that part of the story (Jack getting kebabed, jumping a massive gorge while tied to a pole, and then falling 500 feet without being harmed, oh and the scene where the water wheel breaks over his head. He'd have been crushed, for God's sake.) I think those bits were attempts at Slapstick comedy., They should stick with the more subtle/verbal comedy IMO, the slapstick attempts are poor.
And yeah Casino Royale's a great film. Craig's protrayal of Bond is IMO exactly how Bond should be played- Tough, gritty and no-nonsense. A secret agent wouldn't be cracking jokes in the middle of a high stakes poker game, and taking a loss lightly- he'd be like Daniel Craig- serious and focused. The plot was strong but the poker game I felt was covered too briefly considering it was the central part of the story, some of the character development was a bit lacking, and the ending was rather disappointing/underwhelming, but potentially allows a follow-up set directly after Casino Royale. The SFX and stunts were excellent, and some scenes such as the initial chase or airport scene, which I thought were at the climax of the film, surprised me by featuring early on. One thing that disappointed me about Le Chiffre though was the whole setup for the airport scene- how he orchestrates a bomb attack to manipulate the stock market, It seemed like a direct ripoff from Jonathan Pryce's character in I believe it was Tomorrow Never Dies? That or The World is Not Enough. Nevertheless it still was a good solid film, an excellent return to the series and one of the best Bonds in a long while.

Fyi dude, always be sure to throw down a "Spoilers!" tag whenever you reveal any major plot revelations. Especially for more movies, watch your footing on what you post about. This goes for the rest of you lot too:p

I know what you mean. I really loved how Bond looked so cold and indifferent all the time, as if he was sociopathic. That's how he should be in my opinion. Just completely detached from the people he's after. At the same time, though, I really liked the fact that they showed a completely different side of him. They showed that Bond could love someone while being that cold unfeeling individual. In my opinion it completely redefined the character.

The only thing I didn't like about the film, is how they kept switching between antagonists. What were there, like 4 or 5? I preferred it when there used to be just one main one. Is it true though that they're going to remake all the old Bond films now?

Watched Alien: Resurrection the other night.

It isn't as bad as people say it is, and the Xenomorphs are great fun. SCREE!

Yeah I saw Donie Darko a few months ago it was pretty cool.

Heh, I love that movie. It's confusing, but awesome :)

Yeah I couldn’t make sense of it ‘till I thought about it for a while.

I still can't make sense of it all. There are just way too many things happening in that movie.

I have just seen "Enemy Of The State", it is amazing. I must buy it on DVD.

- Rexy

I haven't finished it yet, but I am watching Wall Street in my economics class. So far it's pretty damn good.

You're talking pure gibberish.

I have just seen Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One, another of these Criterion deals. It sounded quirky, so I bought it, and it is quirky. Need to see it again really (only 75 mins long) because at the moment I feel as if I'm either not really getting it, or there is nothing to get. Which is a suggested reading of the film within the film itself. So... yeah. It was quite enjoyable though.

I just saw X-men 3. Man, Someone really screwed this one up. I mean, it wasn't even close to the actual comic-book story line.

Who gives a crap if it was close to the comic book storyline?
Comic books are for kids.

None of the films follow the comic book story. The whole point behind all the Marvel films is to branch away from the comics-
*Spoilers!!!!!!! Thanks Majic for pointing this out.*





















Spider Man 1 kills off Goblin, 2 kills off Doc Ock, X-Men 1 kills off Sabretooth and Toad, 3 kills Jean and Cyclops (And Prof X but he then comes back in an easter egg after the credits), Fantastic 4 kinda writes out Doom, Hulk totally changes the story, and so on. None of them follow the comic plots.

Saw Anguish recently. It's false ploys of subliminal messages and hypnotism made it out to be something it wasn't. Some interesting ideas though, and that Zelda midget from Poltergeist gives it: 3 shits out of 7.

Oooooh. Dem's fightin' words.




I just saw Terry Pratchett's Hogfather, and it was marvelous. They got Death just right, and he was so funny.

Hey, I saw that too! High five!!! Well, I've oly seen part 1 (part 2 is taped, I haven't watched it yet), but it' been great. Death has indeed been done perfectly, my only disappointment is that Teatime is being played in a manner highly similar to Johnny Depp's portrayal of Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Choclolate Factory. Still, it's been great and very funny:

Death: My favourite part is seeing the expressions on their little faces.
Albert: Yes, it's sort of a mixture of fear, awe and like their wetting their pants.

Death: Ho hoho.
Albert; You er, need to put a bit more life into it than that sir, pardon my phrasing.


God I love the Terry Pratchett books.

"Never say die, that's my motto!"
I CAN'T SAY THAT IT'S EVER BEEN MINE


THE HOGFATHER IS... LET ME SEE. THERE ISN'T AN ENTIRELY APPROPRIATE HUMAN WORD, SO LET'S SETTLE FOR... GONE.

Classic.

Indeed. I only recently started reading the Discworld books, but have read tons in that time, and roughly in order. I've read 1-6, and 9-12, and am currently part way through 7 ('Pyramids').

Quoted for ultra mega truth.


TO THE EXTREME!

Yes, comics are for kids.
But still, it really kinda stunk. And yes I understand that they aren't supposed to be super close to the comics, but I didn't really like it and at least now they won't make an X-men 4.

And just recently I saw the movie monster house with my family. Well, I didn't see all of it, I was doing other stuff, but the parts I watched were okay. Wasn't the best movie I have ever seen, but it's not the worst either.

I like manga [pretty much comic books] and I'm damn proud. Damn damn proud! XD

Oh yeah? How do you explain Johnny the Homicidal Maniac?

Ugh, i can't stand manga. It makes my skin crawl.

The only manga that's good, in my opinion, is the Battle Royale one. Any other kind eally irritates me. As does anime althogether.

Depends what sort of comic book. I don't read them, but, yeah, of course some are for adults, some are for kids, and some in the middle. No discussion. I just loathe the format.

I watched the first part of Hogfather and was pretty confused. It all seemed pretty vague and slow moving. Was quite pretty to look at though (the only other British telly with such scope is Doctor Who), which is nice. I wasn't paying full attention at the time, so that might have been it. Plus, the sense of humour really didn’t chime with me. Didn't catch the second part!

I have recently watched an Australian film (don't hold that against it) called Sweetie, the debut feature of Jane Campion (a woman... director:eek:!) Was alright, it was too self-consciously visually idiosyncratic for the most part, and the acting was iffy... it was alright. Very feminine film, in quite a negative sense. No, but it was quite good really, I suppose, just not my sort of thing.

Those are for kids who are 12 and 13. :)

Manga is cool. Comics are for younger audiences, but graphic novels are cool.

And this "hogfather" movie... what is it about?

Actually, no they're not :). Far from it, actually.

I don't think you quite understood what he is saying. JTHM may be intended for adults but adults won't read them because they are nowhere near as funny or intelligent as the people who read them or the people who wrote them think they are. In fact, they suck.

Well, it depends on a person's taste, I suppose. I, myself am a big fan of Jhonen Vasquez's artwork and humor. I've even tried to make my drawing style similar to his over the years.

So.......You've attempted to rip off the style of some little goth punk who thinks he's edgy? I don't think you should tell many people about that.

Um, no. I haven't tried to rip him off in any way. I'm just most comfortable drawing in a style similar to his, since I've gotten used to it over the years.

'Similar' is just tiptoeing around the issue. Lolololololololololol!

If people want good graphic novels (comicslol), check out the Maus series.

Look, the style in which I draw is not the issue here. We were discussing if comics are childish, not whether or not I am "ripping off" someone's style. Just drop it, already.

In my opinion, whether or not a comic/graphic novel/manga/etc. is good all depends on the person who is reading it. You can't call a particular person childish just because he or she enjoys reading them. Once again, it's all a matter of the person's taste, and you should respect that, rather than put them down. If you put them down, it only makes you seem childish.

I love JTHM and Maus, they're my favorite comic books.

On Topic: I just wathced Gamera vs. Barugon. Really really stupid movie. See for yourself: With MST3K action!

Someone is trying to change the subject to avoid something. :blush:

Saw Hostel last night. What a piece of crap. Various amusingly gorey happenings gives it: 2 shits out of a possible 19.

Not at all. It's just a pointless conversation, since it has nothing to do with the topic. What would I be trying to avoid, anyway?

I just finished watching Wall Street in my economics class. The movie was really good. It's really interesting how large amounts of money can make people do things they wouldn't normally do.

Totally agree. What a stupid movie. Especially since the first 45 minutes of it was porn.

Super Munch, can't remember how to quote, but would if I could.

The Hogfather movie... erm, if you haven't read Terry Pratchett at all I don't think it's worth explaining, as with Discworld there's... alot of new concepts to grasp, let's put it that way. :P

A movie I've recently viewed is National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. I enjoy watching it as it has it's funny parts.

I just watched Memento for the second time yesterday. I love that movie. It was really something.