I Have Just Seen... IV -

Disgruntled Intern · #31 06-27-2011, 11:02 AM

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I watched most of No Country for Old Men. Very good indeed, I can't wait to watch the resolution.

Elvis was up and he had never seen it, so we watched. It was like my sixth time seeing it, but I enjoyed it so much that I re-read the book immediately after. It makes me sad that they shortened so much of Chigurh's dialogue because in the book it really gives him a lot of depth and almost an other worldly/enlightened pseudo-philosophical vibe that just doesn't come across in the film. Still one of the best adaptations I've ever seen, though.

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Saw Rango and Super 8.

Super 8 was pretty rad as well. Though it didn't focus on the monster as much as I expected, was still really fun. Most of the movie is about the kids and how the react to each other and what is going on around them, it's pretty accurate about this and it made me laugh more than I thought I would. Monster was still cool in the scenes it was in though.

I really wanted to see Super 8 at first, but then my interest just...went away. I don't know why, really. Does the movie feel more Spielberg, or Abrams? I think it's the Spielberg aspect that puts me off. That and the fact that the trailer seems like an updated version of the original trailer for E.T.

I haven't really seen anything fantastic. Well, Wonder Showzen was pretty funny, and HBO's Funny or Die Presents had some decent stuff, but for the most part was hit or miss. Other than that, Dorian has been marathoning the US version of The Office, which I think stopped being funny after season three. And it really wasn't even that funny to begin with.

abe is now! · #32 06-27-2011, 11:04 AM

The Hangover: Part II

Sekto Springs · #33 06-27-2011, 03:46 PM

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I really wanted to see Super 8 at first, but then my interest just...went away. I don't know why, really. Does the movie feel more Spielberg, or Abrams? I think it's the Spielberg aspect that puts me off. That and the fact that the trailer seems like an updated version of the original trailer for E.T.

The whole movie really is just Abrams' wank to Spielberg. It's extremely derivative, and I'm surprised the reviews were as positive as they were. It was like Close Encounters of the Third Kind meets The Goonies. It was a passable film, but I don't get why everyone touts Abrams as some kind of genius. So far every thing he's churned out seems really meh. Then again I haven't actually seen Lost. I have seen Fringe though, and it sucks.

On a different note, Cars 2 is shaping up to be the least critically acclaimed Pixar film to date. I guess I shouldn't be surprised, but I am a little. The first Cars was a shit sandwich without the crusts and still got rave reviews. I guess the major shittiness of Cars 2 simply couldn't be ignored.

Wings of Fire · #34 06-27-2011, 04:00 PM

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The whole movie really is just Abrams' wank to Spielberg. It's extremely derivative, and I'm surprised the reviews were as positive as they were. It was like Close Encounters of the Third Kind meets The Goonies. It was a passable film, but I don't get why everyone touts Abrams as some kind of genius. So far every thing he's churned out seems really meh. Then again I haven't actually seen Lost. I have seen Fringe though, and it sucks.

Lost will only lower your opinion of Abrams, and my opinion of Abrams has never seen fit to rise.

Strike Witch · #35 06-27-2011, 07:06 PM

And Green Lantern continues to tank hard.

MeechMunchie · #36 06-28-2011, 08:08 AM

I kind of want to see that. I want to take a break from thinking for a while.

Disgruntled Intern · #37 06-28-2011, 11:53 AM

Green Lantern is one of the many reasons I hate DC Comics. It tickles me to no end that the movie sucks balls.

Dipstikk · #38 06-29-2011, 07:28 PM

Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

Oh, wait, I'm sorry, the title of this thread isn't "WHAT DO YOU ABSOLUTELY REFUSE TO SEE IV"

Wings of Fire · #39 06-29-2011, 07:32 PM

That's two godawful posts in a row, keep it up!

Sekto Springs · #40 06-29-2011, 08:42 PM

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Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

With a title like that, I wouldn't be surprised if the movie turned out to be Michael Bay showing us his ass for 2 hours. I guess he's doing that anyway, when you think about it.

Daxter King · #41 06-29-2011, 11:51 PM

3 hours, from what I hear.

Disgruntled Intern · #42 06-30-2011, 01:17 PM

I am watching that stupid show Teen Mom on netflix. Because we like making fun of everyone, and because we don't really want to commit to watching a full length movie most of the time.

But good god, is that show horrible/hilarious. The two pig beasts probably entertain us the most. Ugh, my life is sort of sad right now.

Mac Sirloin · #43 06-30-2011, 09:25 PM

I watched this show on TLC called 'Gypsy Weddings' or somesuch.

Despite the rather insane subject matter, it came across as a genuine effort to shed some light on Romani/Irish Travellers, something I imagine most people don't know much about. It turns out they are about 200% more crazy and incomprehensible as we thought. Still definitely recommend.

Also saw Green Lantern. In 3D. Absolutely the second most lackluster film I've seen this year (right behind Sucker Punch). The 3D was complete bullshit and the entire plot was completely mindless. Also the most barebones script ever.

MeechMunchie · #44 07-02-2011, 09:19 AM

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I watched this show on TLC called 'Gypsy Weddings' or somesuch.

Despite the rather insane subject matter, it came across as a genuine effort to shed some light on Romani/Irish Travellers, something I imagine most people don't know much about. It turns out they are about 200% more crazy and incomprehensible as we thought. Still definitely recommend.

My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding. It's a hit over here.

STM · #45 07-02-2011, 01:36 PM

Unfortunately. Some girl in my year had a specially made gypsy wedding dress for her prom. I say specially made because it had to be custom fit for her proportions. So everyone got a face full of an un-Godly amount of cleavage spilling from this thing. Trouble is she's probably around the 200 lb mark.

Sekto Springs · #46 07-02-2011, 08:08 PM

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3 hours, from what I hear.

Strike Witch · #47 07-03-2011, 01:36 AM

Transformers 3

Really fucking awesome!

Loved it.

Dynamithix · #48 07-03-2011, 09:04 AM

I, also, saw the new Transformers movie.

Wasn't as bad as the second one, definitely wasn't as good as the first one, but it was okay. The story? Fucking crap, no one cares about the story anyways though. The special effects and fights? Good. Really good. It's a movie that you enjoy with your friend and laugh at the dumb things and go "whoa" at the explosions and shit.

I did dislike the overuse of the slow-motion scenes and Shockwave's strange worm-like arm or whatever it was.

Overall I'd give it a 6.5/10, it was ok. But the plot can go fuck itself, I guessed the whole "sentinel is evil, omg stop him awptimouss praem!" thing when the movie fucking started, it was just so predictable. And where the fuck is Unicron?!

Oh, also NOOOO, IRONHIDE :<

Mac Sirloin · #49 07-03-2011, 12:00 PM

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Oh, also NOOOO, IRONHIDE :<

He had no personality.

Sekto Springs · #50 07-03-2011, 01:22 PM

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where the fuck is Unicron?!

Right here.

scrabface · #51 07-03-2011, 04:20 PM

The Tree of Life by Malick

astonishing and visually bombastic. yet I found some parts a bit kitschy, but all in all a huge film! I remembered 2001: Space Odyssey while watching this film. (one of my fave)

Strike Witch · #52 07-03-2011, 04:54 PM

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Fucking crap

No, it was actually pretty good this time around.

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I guessed

No you didn't liar, nobody did.

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And where the fuck is Unicron?!

In the 80s where it belongs.

Wings of Fire · #53 07-03-2011, 04:58 PM

That's right Strike Witch! Your opinion is fact and your ability to work out plot points in advance is insurmountable.

Now go out there and live the delusion.

MA · #54 07-03-2011, 05:31 PM

i watched The Dirty Dozen again because i love Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine and Telly Savalas and you can all fuck off and rot if you say anything against them no fuck you motherfucker shut the fuck up

Strike Witch · #55 07-04-2011, 12:06 AM

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That's right Strike Witch! Your opinion is fact and your ability to work out plot points in advance is insurmountable.

Now go out there and live the delusion.

At least I'm not watching a show about grade-schoolers playing basketball and wearing tight bike shorts JOE

Dynamithix · #56 07-04-2011, 02:23 AM

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No, it was actually pretty good this time around.

Well, maybe you liked it, but I thought it was one of the most dumbest plots ever.

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No you didn't liar, nobody did.

As soon as Sentinel attacked Optimus and disagreed with working the humans, I knew he was gonna turn out to be the "bad guy".

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In the 80s where it belongs.

Perhaps that's true, but they could have at least shown it in the end of the movie or something, I mean c'mon, it's the last movie in the series and it was over 2 hours long. At least show a small scene with it like floating around in space or something, that would've made the whole movie cooler.

Strike Witch · #57 07-04-2011, 07:53 AM

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I mean c'mon, it's the last movie in the series

Nope. TF4 is apparently in the works.

Dynamithix · #58 07-04-2011, 10:55 AM

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Nope. TF4 is apparently in the works.

Disgruntled Intern · #59 07-05-2011, 10:30 AM

I streamed an episode of that '17 kids and counting' show the other day, simply because the episode description said that the family takes their kids to a creationist museum full of robotic dinosaurs. It was...Horrible. You know the deal: The Earth is only 6,000 years old, the grand canyon wasn't created by a little water over a long period of time, but rather by "a lot of water over a short period of time" [oh hai noah], man and dinosaurs lived together, etc. Fucking HORRIBLE. But the museum itself was pretty top notch. It's something I would go to just so I could have a hearty day-long belly laugh.

***Nate*** · #60 07-06-2011, 04:33 AM

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I streamed an episode of that '17 kids and counting' show the other day, simply because the episode description said that the family takes their kids to a creationist museum full of robotic dinosaurs. It was...Horrible. You know the deal: The Earth is only 6,000 years old, the grand canyon wasn't created by a little water over a long period of time, but rather by "a lot of water over a short period of time" [oh hai noah], man and dinosaurs lived together, etc. Fucking HORRIBLE. But the museum itself was pretty top notch. It's something I would go to just so I could have a hearty day-long belly laugh.

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Oh god... this so tempts me to change my travel plans so that I can visit Kentucky.