Movie Discussion - What movies did you just see?

Bruce Almighty is amazing, God went on holiday because there is only one God, besides, after billions of years with just one day off (the 7th day of Earth's history), wouldn't you want a holiday?

Zombieland: Generally find Zombie boring, but this one was very funjny and had some cool zombie kills in it. Two strong female lead characters is also a rarity in this style film.

Blade Runner (finally): Not blown away by it, but can now see where many sci-fi films made after it get their inspiration from. Was typical Ridley Scott in that there was little dialogue and lots of scenes that quite frankly could have been shorter or completely cut out. Never seemed to really start, or end, for me, either.

Vektrix wrote:Bruce Almighty is amazing, God went on holiday because there is only one God, besides, after billions of years with just one day off (the 7th day of Earth's history), wouldn't you want a holiday?

I saw that movie in the cinema with my dad a long time ago. I had a very good time and found it to be quite funny. Jim Carrey is a great entertainer, in my opinion.

Vektrix wrote:Blade Runner (finally): Not blown away by it, but can now see where many sci-fi films made after it get their inspiration from. Was typical Ridley Scott in that there was little dialogue and lots of scenes that quite frankly could have been shorter or completely cut out. Never seemed to really start, or end, for me, either.

I agree that Blade Runner isn't really very mind blowing but, like you stated, I believe it worked as an outstanding platform for other movies of similar genres to take off from. The scenes with the "tests" are pretty interesting, though.

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Since I'm on a University break, I've had the chance to watch several movies recently.
One of them was Forbidden Planet from 1956. I liked it a lot. The story was very interesting and had a good level of depth. The visual effects were also bearable, taking the time it was created into consideration. I also had a good time trying to imagine people from that decade watching this movie. They must have been quite hyped! The main downside for me was the lack of acting when they were shooting their laser weapons. They just stood there, almost looked like a picture, while lasers came out. However, that did not spoil the movie for me at all. The robot was amusing too. I rated it a 7/10 in IMDB.

Another movie was the most recent Underworld, Underworld: Awakening. I'm usually not a big fan of action movies where the lead is a female, mostly because it just reeks of over-the-top sexuality and that honestly can get on my nerves quite easily. When I go watch a movie, I'm after story, action, performance, music, etc. and not really sexuality. There are appropriate times and places for that.
However, there are a few movies series of this type I actually enjoy (Resident Evil, for instance) and Underworld is one of that kind. Perhaps it's the whole super natural/monster/horror that holds my interest. Nevertheless, I thought it was good. The story was interesting (nothing too epic, but still decent), effects were cool and the action was nice as well. Also rated it 7/10 in IMDB.

Cowboys and Aliens was also one of the movies I watched. Daniel Craig usual performs in the type of stuff I like and I think he's a decent actor for action, so I thought it'd be a good movie. I was content with it. It was a pretty cool mix that could have been extremely horrible but it actually fitted quite well, in my opinion. Almost has a Fallout feeling to it, which is pretty cool. It was around 2 hours, but since I like longer movies when I enjoy them, that wasn't a problem at all. Scored it 8/10 in IMDB.

After seeing 5 billion ad for it on the internet, me and a few friends went to see "chronicle" at the movies.

Just looking at the trailer it was blatantly obvious how mediocre the movie would be and after seeing it, my thoughts were confirmed.

Weak story, bad acting, lame ending. All I can say to anyone who has seen the trailer and is considering going to see it is, if you've watched the trailer, you've basically seen the most important parts of the movie, so save your money.

I've never understood the appeal of films using the hand-held camera / found footage style. It reminds me of bad MTV music videos where even the film crew was on drugs and by the time the video was over I would have to reach for the Dramamine.

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Recently, I read about Michael Bay confirming Transformers 4...

What just bothers me about this movie series is the way they translated it into the modern world. Every film has to have a global impact now and whatever crazy sci-fi/fantasy story you come up with, it has to have a "realistic" impact on the real world.

Back in the old movie days, this was hardly the case or it was done in a more isolated matter where the general public didn't know about it - think Big Trouble in Little China. Even modern-day shows like Charmed made it an importance that the three sisters kept their powers a secret, unlike Doctor Who were little by little the general population of earth was made aware of the existence of aliens. However, within that universe they managed to either erase the memories thereof or otherwise made earth go on its ordinary, oblivious way.

Maybe I'm just a bit nostalgic or naive but I wish we could go back to the more innocent and isolated movie era where the story of certain films happened inside the "bubble of general ignorance", stories the world will never know about.

Andeavor wrote:I've never understood the appeal of films using the hand-held camera / found footage style. It reminds me of bad MTV music videos where even the film crew was on drugs and by the time the video was over I would have to reach for the Dramamine.

I'm usually not a fan of these movies either (because most times the ending is too incomplete for my taste), but there are a few I like.

Apollo 18 was actually able to hold my interest. While it is hand-held filmed and seen through security cameras, I enjoyed it. I think the acting is good and it is capable of passing on increasing tension to viewers.

The Last Exorcism is also filmed in a similar fashion but I think the story developed quite nicely (though the end was not as good as the rest of the movie). It shows a different view to exorcists during the beginning and then shifts towards a "regular" exorcism movie.

Saw Safe House today. I liked it. The action scenes were well made, they felt real, especially the mano a mano fight just before the "final showdown" (don't want to reveal character names due to spoilers)

Denzel was pretty good in it too but I don't think that's new.