Best Movies of 2011, So Far
POSTED BY: SHINYGOODGUY
UPDATED: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 21:32
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Originally posted by Storymark:
I was referring to your posts here...
I don't like sports, by and large. Find them to be a waste of time. Thus, I don't waste time and energy going to sports-themed sites to complain about sports.
I don't see that as a waste of time at all. If people are only discussing things they like there's no back and forth. What's the point?
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You know something PhoenixRose, I did see Thor (for free) and it was ok. I thought that the Asgard part was well done and it had some overall good moments, but it didn't knock my socks off. I think they made a good choice in the casting for Thor though (I'm sure you agree - wink, wink). Hopkins was excellent as Odin (there are 2 actors I would pay to read the phone book - Hopkins and Denzel). I can't seem to quite put my finger as to why I felt so meh about Thor (he was one of my fav comic book heroes back when).
Thanks for reminding me.
SGG
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Hey Zeek,
Even the super hero blockbusters have been weak tea.
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I tend to agree with you, for the most part, regarding the weakness of most movies this year with the exception of The Tree of Life, which did manage to knock my socks off.
As to Hall Pass, yeah it was, what I call, Stupid Funny. But I look at it this way, some folks like Horror or Slasher movies. Not my cup of tea, although on ocassion I come across one that is well done and find it entertaining. Now that genre is truly based on unreal/extraodrinary elements, but I've enjoyed a handful in my lifetime (the original Fright Night comes to mind).
I remember once hearing Roger Ebert say to Gene Siskel that movies are made for different reasons; some to entertain and others to bring across a message, etc. Yes, it was silly and stupid, but I was entertained and laughing at the stupid shit they got into.
SGG
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Originally posted by Storymark:
I was referring to your posts here...
I don't like sports, by and large. Find them to be a waste of time. Thus, I don't waste time and energy going to sports-themed sites to complain about sports.
I don't see that as a waste of time at all. If people are only discussing things they like there's no back and forth. What's the point?
You're missing the point - I don't recall you ever liking anything (other than, one assumes, Firefly)... so there's still no back and forth. Just complaining.
Going back a bit, for the sake of back and forth...
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Even the super hero blockbusters have been weak tea.
Aren't they almost always? Just the nature of the genre? Superhero flicks are essentially the same story over and over, with different colored suits. Some are certainly higher quality than others, but I can't think of any that really do anything exceptional.
Arguably the biggest superhero flicks in recent years are Iron Man and Dark Knight - both of which I really enjoy, but Dark Knight is littered with plot holes and really poor logic, and Iron Man is about as paint-by-numbers as you can get, structurally.
"Everything sucks" isn't back and forth. It feels more like polite Trolling that engaging in conversation.
Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!
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Hey Storymark,
I've heard good things about the new Apes movie. A co-worker raved about it and simply said "Go see it."
I was surprised somewhat by how good Source Code was. And yeah Michelle Monaghan, I want to have her babies ;-).
Same goes for Limitless: it was a pleasant surprise.
Sucker Punch - I was disappointed because I'm into Fantasy/Action/Adventure flicks, but only when their well done or
campy good fun (Sinbad sagas come to mind). Yep, beautiful visuals; a poorly told story, weekly directed. Still though there were elements that put a smile on my geek heart.
SGG
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Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
I thought that the Asgard part was well done and it had some overall good moments, but it didn't knock my socks off.
It didn't knock my socks off, either, but I thought it was good. All the performances were at least solid, some were very good, the visuals were great (especially in Asgard) and the plot was standard superhero fare, but it didn't suck.
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I think they made a good choice in the casting for Thor though (I'm sure you agree - wink, wink).
Oh, he was certainly fun to look at. And listen to, for that matter. I won't deny that added to the film's appeal for me personally
What reason had proved best ceased to look absurd to the eye, which shows how idle it is to think anything ridiculous except what is wrong.
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I don't see many films, though I did see X-men with a group of friends. I thought it was good. I also enjoyed Sucker Punch, but the concept was probably better than the execution. I avoided Green Hornet because I thought it looked bad. I avoided green Lantern because I thought it looked bad. I went to Captain America because I'd heard there was an exclusive Avengers trailer. It was an okay movie, but I was more excited about the trailer. I had faith in Joss, of course, but Avengers looks like it will be a lot of fun.
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Originally posted by Zeek:Quote:
Originally posted by Storymark:
I was referring to your posts here...
I don't like sports, by and large. Find them to be a waste of time. Thus, I don't waste time and energy going to sports-themed sites to complain about sports.
I don't see that as a waste of time at all. If people are only discussing things they like there's no back and forth. What's the point?
You're missing the point - I don't recall you ever liking anything (other than, one assumes, Firefly)...
...I've never seen Zeek say anything all that positive about Firefly either, truth be told.
Zeek, you are a negative nancy. It's kind of unpleasant.
Facts are stubborn things.
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Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
Sucker Punch - I was disappointed because I'm into Fantasy/Action/Adventure flicks, but only when their well done or
campy good fun (Sinbad sagas come to mind). Yep, beautiful visuals; a poorly told story, weekly directed. Still though there were elements that put a smile on my geek heart.
I wanted to like it. And the visuals were often amazing. I described it to a friend as 5 of the most awesome music videos ever, wrapped around a 14 year old boy's version of female empowerment.
Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!
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Originally posted by LiLi:
...I've never seen Zeek say anything all that positive about Firefly either, truth be told.
Zeek, you are a negative nancy. It's kind of unpleasant.
Facts are stubborn things.
Me, either. But I figured... benefit of the doubt - he's here, so he probably likes it at least a bit.
Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!
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I haven't seen that many movies in the theater this year, although there are a few current ones I want to see, just not sure when or if I will actually do that. I'll list them at the end. As for what I have seen, I'll list them in order of preference and give a rating for them, five stars denoting as good as it gets.
The Tree of Life ****** - Yeah, I know that's six stars, but it deserves every one.
Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune ***** - great documentary on my favorite singer/songwriter.
Source Code ***1/2
Thor ***
Sucker Punch *** - liked it more the second time
Super 8 **
Adjustment Bureau **
Paul * - pains me to say it, since I love Pegg and Frost, but it just wasn't very funny
Late 2010
True Grit ****
The King's Speech ***
Black Swan ***
What I want to see, in descending order:
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
X-Men First Class
Captain America
Cowboys and Aliens
Plus, I've already bought True Grit on Blu-Ray and the Phil Ochs film on DVD, and I will most definitely be picking up The Tree of Life Blu-Ray as soon as it is released. None of the others I've seen would be worth buying.
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