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Mr. Marshmallow · 10-19-2007, 04:22 PM

30 Days of Night

Excellent, movie, such a freaking blast. I had been getting hyped up for this movie ever since I heard about it years ago, reading bit by little bit as the movie progressed and I am happy to say i was not disappointed. This movie is very creepy, it keeps you scared, intense, and chilled nearly all the time.

The vampires in here are truly freaky, almost like wild animals. It's bloody as hell and the music is super weird but super good. Forget beating a dead horse and seeing Saw IV this Halloween, THIS is the scary film to check out.

Nathander · 10-19-2007, 07:56 PM

I'm hoping to see 30 Days of Night soon, as I'm a big fan of the original comic (at least, the original miniseries; I haven't read any of the following stories). Hopefully, it'll live up to expectations and prove a faithful adaptation, as it's looked like it would.

Last film I saw was Troll 2. Any people here who've heard about it, and heard how bad it is and not believed it...believe what you've heard. It truly is terrible. Hilariously terrible, but still terrible.

jekylljuice · 10-20-2007, 01:00 AM

Zodiac

The second David Fincher film I've seen this week...I gave my opinion on Alien 3 a couple of pages back and, well, this one was MUCH more like it. As thoroughly unsettling as you'd expect from a movie about a true-life string of serial killings - those of the notorious San Francisco "Zodiac" killer, whose true identity eludes confirmation to this day - but thankfully not excessively gory, this felt very tense and taut, despite clocking in at over two and a half hours long. Overall, not a pretty film, but an intriguing and troubling dip into a mystery to which there'll probably never be a definite answer, just a heap of speculation.

and...

Ratatouille

I saw this during my trip across the Atlantic in the summer, and loved it so much that I knew I'd have to see it again when it finally hit our shores, which it did last week. I don't have a Top 10 list of films as such, just a small selection of elite films which, for whatever reason, I revere above all others. This one's already in there.

Mayor Adam West · 10-20-2007, 11:48 AM

Just hired out 28 Weeks Later on DVD.

A pretter good movie actually, rather interesting indeed, can't wait for the sequel to that to come out.

Kootiebirdo · 10-21-2007, 02:03 PM

Just watched Total Recall on DVD and I still like it. I gotta say, those scenes where the villain Cohaagen dies at the end after sufficating in the toxic atmosphere of Mars and his eyes popped out and head expanded still kinda gross me out though.

Zeitgheist · 10-21-2007, 02:32 PM

Highschool Musical 2

Been avoiding this movie since it came on disney chan, but, my oldest niece (14 years old) finally forced me to watch it. I sort of enjoy Corbin's vocals but I simply can not stand the flashy moves and that Zac Efron... he looks... creepy... D: At least I got my niece to watch some Foster's!

LOL @ Total Recall

That scene (and the multiple boobed hooker) rules!

Medikor · 10-21-2007, 04:31 PM

Full Metal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shambala. Not the "greatest conclusion an anime has ever received" like I was told it was by the commercials, but it was still a great movie.
I loved the real world history they used in it. The post WWI Germany that it takes place in was a great setting for a story like FMA.

jekylljuice · 10-22-2007, 08:46 AM

Singing? in the Rain

Not the light-hearted, upbeat, whimsical musical that people make it out to be, but rather a dark, chilling and dispiriting expose of the superficial and manipulative world of show business. A feel-bad movie through and through.

Erm, don?t mind me. It's just that I know and love so many of the songs from this thing and have been wanting to see the film itself for the longest, but now that I have I can't help but feel disappointed (that I've repeatedly heard it referred to as one of the "Greatest Movies of All Time" doesn't help). The musical numbers remained perfectly charming, and many of them were splendidly choreographed, but it seemed to me that there was something quite intuitively wrong with the storyline...am the only person who - shock shock horror horror - felt kinda bad for the Lina character? True, she has an utterly ear-bleeding set of vocals (though she can hardly be blamed for that much), she shows a vindictive side at one point and there is very arguably something of

in her attitude toward Gene Kelly, but the story quite happily ignores the fact that the studio has essentially used her, and the smug contempt with which the other characters all felt the need to treat her from beginning to end kind of got to me.

I was particularly irked when they started preaching from their pulpit to her about her (self-defensive) efforts to stifle Debbie Reynolds? acting career, considering that they had all been poised to send her own career down the tubes, with the added clause that they also intended to publicly humiliate her (Lina?s solution to the problem would at least have kept everyone concerned in employment, if not the spotlight)?oh, the hypocrisy. For all her faults, Lina generally seemed so stupid and pathetic - seeing her shoved hard and flat upon her face was not something I particularly enjoyed.

I'm guessing that it's good reputation is based more upon the songs and the asthetics than anything else. There were a couple of good laughs to be had from the plot, but it ultimately felt hollow and unsatisfying. I'll get over it I'm sure, but right now I can't get beyond the feeling that something or other has been ruined. I won't be able to hum the titular track for quite some time without rekindling that little pang of irritation...

Still, never mind, eh? The student cinema has Hairspray on later this week - hopefully that will cheer me up.

Vampyre · 10-22-2007, 08:55 AM

I watched the Santa Claus last night. I realise that it's still too early for christmas films, but that's exactly WHY I watched it. I've been feeling a little down lately, school just being annoying and miserable and I have nothing to look forward to, so I felt I needed something to make me feel excited about something. So, what better than a christmas film to brighten one's mood and get one in the spirit a little too early.

I sing christmas carols in the summer anyway, so, for me, it's not particularly strange.

I hope to watch Muppet's Christmas Carol at some point soon, too. I grew up with that movie...

AerostarMonk · 10-22-2007, 11:30 AM

You may be the first person I've heard of who felt a little bitter after watching SITR, jj. I personally think it's a monumental movie and a feel-good one at that. To this day it never fails to put a smile on my face. Jean Hagen does give an oustanding performance as Lina Lamont, but I don't see her as the scene-stealer that many fans make her out to be.

I can understand how an antagonist who isn't an all out terrible person getting such a brutal comeuppance doesn't work well today. However in the context of the film and the time it was released I think it works quite well. But you know jj, I think because of your interpretation the next time I view this movie I can view it as a black comedy. Something that I'd never anticipate from a musical from '52. I'm always open to looking at films in new ways, and to that I sincerely thank you.

10-19-2007, 04:22 PM	#1061
Mr. Marshmallow Not-So-Hopeless Romantic Gotta love being in love Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Orland Park, IL Posts: 1,924	30 Days of Night Excellent, movie, such a freaking blast. I had been getting hyped up for this movie ever since I heard about it years ago, reading bit by little bit as the movie progressed and I am happy to say i was not disappointed. This movie is very creepy, it keeps you scared, intense, and chilled nearly all the time. The vampires in here are truly freaky, almost like wild animals. It's bloody as hell and the music is super weird but super good. Forget beating a dead horse and seeing Saw IV this Halloween, THIS is the scary film to check out. __________________ http://www.youtube.com/user/BionicSlime http://www.fanfiction.net/~nukem999

10-19-2007, 07:56 PM	#1062
Nathander The Best Character on the Show Hairgel! Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 441	I'm hoping to see 30 Days of Night soon, as I'm a big fan of the original comic (at least, the original miniseries; I haven't read any of the following stories). Hopefully, it'll live up to expectations and prove a faithful adaptation, as it's looked like it would. Last film I saw was Troll 2. Any people here who've heard about it, and heard how bad it is and not believed it...believe what you've heard. It truly is terrible. Hilariously terrible, but still terrible. __________________

10-20-2007, 01:00 AM	#1063
jekylljuice Executive Weasel Ball jekylljuice was here. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: the 44th floor (not counting the mezzanine) Posts: 1,568	Zodiac The second David Fincher film I've seen this week...I gave my opinion on Alien 3 a couple of pages back and, well, this one was MUCH more like it. As thoroughly unsettling as you'd expect from a movie about a true-life string of serial killings - those of the notorious San Francisco "Zodiac" killer, whose true identity eludes confirmation to this day - but thankfully not excessively gory, this felt very tense and taut, despite clocking in at over two and a half hours long. Overall, not a pretty film, but an intriguing and troubling dip into a mystery to which there'll probably never be a definite answer, just a heap of speculation. and... Ratatouille I saw this during my trip across the Atlantic in the summer, and loved it so much that I knew I'd have to see it again when it finally hit our shores, which it did last week. I don't have a Top 10 list of films as such, just a small selection of elite films which, for whatever reason, I revere above all others. This one's already in there. __________________ That's it, The End, But you'll get over it, My Friend. Last edited by jekylljuice; 10-20-2007 at 01:03 AM.

10-21-2007, 04:31 PM	#1067
Medikor Robot Master I'm a bubble man! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 1,428	Full Metal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shambala. Not the "greatest conclusion an anime has ever received" like I was told it was by the commercials, but it was still a great movie. I loved the real world history they used in it. The post WWI Germany that it takes place in was a great setting for a story like FMA. __________________

10-22-2007, 08:46 AM	#1068
jekylljuice Executive Weasel Ball jekylljuice was here. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: the 44th floor (not counting the mezzanine) Posts: 1,568	Singing? in the Rain Not the light-hearted, upbeat, whimsical musical that people make it out to be, but rather a dark, chilling and dispiriting expose of the superficial and manipulative world of show business. A feel-bad movie through and through. Erm, don?t mind me. It's just that I know and love so many of the songs from this thing and have been wanting to see the film itself for the longest, but now that I have I can't help but feel disappointed (that I've repeatedly heard it referred to as one of the "Greatest Movies of All Time" doesn't help). The musical numbers remained perfectly charming, and many of them were splendidly choreographed, but it seemed to me that there was something quite intuitively wrong with the storyline...am the only person who - shock shock horror horror - felt kinda bad for the Lina character? True, she has an utterly ear-bleeding set of vocals (though she can hardly be blamed for that much), she shows a vindictive side at one point and there is very arguably something of in her attitude toward Gene Kelly, but the story quite happily ignores the fact that the studio has essentially used her, and the smug contempt with which the other characters all felt the need to treat her from beginning to end kind of got to me. I was particularly irked when they started preaching from their pulpit to her about her (self-defensive) efforts to stifle Debbie Reynolds? acting career, considering that they had all been poised to send her own career down the tubes, with the added clause that they also intended to publicly humiliate her (Lina?s solution to the problem would at least have kept everyone concerned in employment, if not the spotlight)?oh, the hypocrisy. For all her faults, Lina generally seemed so stupid and pathetic - seeing her shoved hard and flat upon her face was not something I particularly enjoyed. I'm guessing that it's good reputation is based more upon the songs and the asthetics than anything else. There were a couple of good laughs to be had from the plot, but it ultimately felt hollow and unsatisfying. I'll get over it I'm sure, but right now I can't get beyond the feeling that something or other has been ruined. I won't be able to hum the titular track for quite some time without rekindling that little pang of irritation... Still, never mind, eh? The student cinema has Hairspray on later this week - hopefully that will cheer me up. __________________ That's it, The End, But you'll get over it, My Friend.

10-20-2007, 11:48 AM	#1064
Mayor Adam West At Home Oh yes, I'm a man who loves his taffy Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: The Adam West Cave Posts: 167	Just hired out 28 Weeks Later on DVD. A pretter good movie actually, rather interesting indeed, can't wait for the sequel to that to come out.

10-21-2007, 02:03 PM	#1065
Kootiebirdo Settling In I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Long Beach, NY Posts: 71	Just watched Total Recall on DVD and I still like it. I gotta say, those scenes where the villain Cohaagen dies at the end after sufficating in the toxic atmosphere of Mars and his eyes popped out and head expanded still kinda gross me out though.

10-21-2007, 02:32 PM	#1066
Zeitgheist At Home It's not enough to succeed! Others must fail... Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 186	Highschool Musical 2 Been avoiding this movie since it came on disney chan, but, my oldest niece (14 years old) finally forced me to watch it. I sort of enjoy Corbin's vocals but I simply can not stand the flashy moves and that Zac Efron... he looks... creepy... D: At least I got my niece to watch some Foster's! LOL @ Total Recall That scene (and the multiple boobed hooker) rules!

10-22-2007, 08:55 AM	#1069
Vampyre Smart Aleck Woah! Look at that ZIT!... PSYCHE! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Black Country Posts: 299	I watched the Santa Claus last night. I realise that it's still too early for christmas films, but that's exactly WHY I watched it. I've been feeling a little down lately, school just being annoying and miserable and I have nothing to look forward to, so I felt I needed something to make me feel excited about something. So, what better than a christmas film to brighten one's mood and get one in the spirit a little too early. I sing christmas carols in the summer anyway, so, for me, it's not particularly strange. I hope to watch Muppet's Christmas Carol at some point soon, too. I grew up with that movie...

10-22-2007, 11:30 AM	#1070
AerostarMonk Holy Toledo! Just try to relax and I'll try not to steal from you. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio. Posts: 462	You may be the first person I've heard of who felt a little bitter after watching SITR, jj. I personally think it's a monumental movie and a feel-good one at that. To this day it never fails to put a smile on my face. Jean Hagen does give an oustanding performance as Lina Lamont, but I don't see her as the scene-stealer that many fans make her out to be. I can understand how an antagonist who isn't an all out terrible person getting such a brutal comeuppance doesn't work well today. However in the context of the film and the time it was released I think it works quite well. But you know jj, I think because of your interpretation the next time I view this movie I can view it as a black comedy. Something that I'd never anticipate from a musical from '52. I'm always open to looking at films in new ways, and to that I sincerely thank you. __________________ From the thinnest thread We are sewn together From the finest string we dangle over time From the highest wire We walk through fire Should our balance ever falter Should our steps be unaligned Last edited by AerostarMonk; 10-22-2007 at 11:33 AM. Reason: MD really wants an Oscar.