Best Movies of 2011, So Far

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STORYMARK

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 12:47 AM

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Originally posted by Zeek:
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Originally posted by Storymark:
You sound like Zeek.

Nothing wrong with someone else having good taste.

Liking nothing demonstrates just as much taste as liking everything - it's just a lot less fun.

Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!

RIONAEIRE

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 4:33 AM

No one has mentioned Pirates 4 yet, I liked it, way better than no. 3 and a reasonable amount better than no. 2, they got into a weird tangent there, but are back on their feet with 4. I also liked X Men, even though it didn't have Patrick Stewart in it, :(, the problem is that there's a huge empty space between it and the first one, one wonders how Prof X spent all that time, I guess just running his school, but that's hard to believe, you'd think the others would want him around to help battle badguys, plus there has been no change regarding mutants between the end of the new one and the beginning of the first one, you'd think more would have happened in 40 years if there are already that many mutants running around. Oh well.

As for Zeke, I find his realistic outlook refreshing, I think he's a critical thinker, I guess that sort of thing isn't appreciated these days.

"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya

DJD

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 6:58 AM

I have to say, that although I enjoyed Mr Depps performance, I didn't like the first Pirates film enough to watch any if the others. Way too much cgi. I would have much preferred to have seen Depp do an old style pirate movie that didn't require cgi and the modern obsession with things having to explode to be 'spectacular'

THESOMNAMBULIST

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 7:54 AM

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Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
Hi "Sleepy"

Glad to hear from you too. What's up partner!? Here are some additional comments:

Tree of Life - just go into it with an open mind and let it wash over you, it'll help you survive.

Hall Pass/Horrible Bosses - guilty pleasure, mindless fun. Sometimes it's just good to lol.

Capt. America - You're right!

X-Men 1st Class - give it a chance; very different from the Bryan Singer movies. The standouts were Michael Fassbender as Magneto (riveting), James McAvoy as Professor X, Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique and January Jones as Emma Frost. There were some minor flaws (like Kevin Bacon's cheesy over-the-top villian) but it was actually a not horrible prequel.

Super 8 - Characters were excellent and I loved the film within a film. Reminded me of being 12 again! Agreed.

Rio/Kung Fu Panda - entertaining for the kiddies, adults are not bored to tears.

Limitless/Source Code - suspend your belief and just go with it, better than most of the crap that's out there.

The Guard - a skewed take on the fish-out-of-water/cop buddy movie. I know you'll like it.

Sucker Punch - I was too hyped for this movie, slightly disappointed, but, to be fair, I'm a total geek for sci-fi/fantasy/adventure genre especially with girls kicking butt (big fan of Ghost in the Shell, Seikerei, Serenity).

End of Part 1 (gotta go to work)

SGG

Yep. Doing good thanks. you?

In reference to Sucker Punch. I have a feeling I'll enjoy this from a technical point of view, and perhaps that may have me watch it. But I'm not sure I'm into the narrative style of Snyder.

X-men. Hmm this is a tough one.... However if you're recommending it then OK I'll give it a whirl. I did like the idea of going back to the 60's and utilising history - so OK.

The Guard. OK now I'm really into seeing this. Thanks.

Oh and as Lwaves pointed out. THOR. Did you see it? I forgot about this I must admit, but I did like it. Took a tricky mythology and kept it coherent.

Look forward to part two.
Cheers

STORYMARK

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 4:27 PM

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Originally posted by RionaEire:

...I think he's a critical thinker, I guess that sort of thing isn't appreciated these days.

How is "everything sucks" critical thinking? It's critical, sure, but the second part....

As I said, liking noting is the same as liking everything - it requires no effort or deeper analysis either way. It's lazy. It's binary BS to default everything to one of two categories.

Fanboys who love everything are annoying, and so are cynical jerks who hate everything.

Real discourse, and critical thinking, is found in between the two extremes. Just about everyone in this thread but Zeek has been applying critical thinking - as, if you look, the others actually view a variety of films, and critique them on a number of different levels.

The one person you applaud for critical thinking has offered nothing but "movies suck, they're a waste of time". Kinda funny, that.

And to be clear - Im not trying to beat up on Zeek. I would just like to hear a more nuanced critique from him.

"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"

ZEEK

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 6:56 PM

You probably need to read then. Go back and look at what I said about Iron Man and The Dark Knight. The only one saying all movies suck is you. Of course you're somehow attributing it to me, but I've never said that. I just said nothing has been worth going to the theater for this year.

ECGORDON

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 7:52 PM

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Originally posted by Zeek:
I just said nothing has been worth going to the theater for this year.

The only one that would make me disagree with that statement is The Tree of Life. I've seen it three times, and would have paid triple the ticket price if I had to, it's that good. All the others could have waited for the DVD.

DJD

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 8:52 PM

'nothing worth going to the theatre for' is how I feel too. I may well see some if this years films on DVD later but I'm not interested enough in whats on offer to pay more than the DVD price to drag me and the family into the cinema.

Last film I was actually excited to go see was the last Indiana Jones film - and we all know how that turned out!

Now, Im excited about the Hobbit films and the new Judge Dredd film - and Tintin... That's because I love the source material. When the source material is Marvel / DC comics, kids toys from the 80s-90s, crap 80s tv shows, etc- frankly I don't care!

OPPYH

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 10:01 PM

Has anyone seen:

The Myth of the American Sleepover

or

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

2 of the best that I have seen in the past few years actually.

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70's TV FOREVER

RIONAEIRE

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 11:02 PM

I just like Zeke's critical viewpoint on whether Firefly will be made into more shows, and how he, aside from myself, is the only one to whom it has occurred that the whole thing could get topsy turvy if new stuff comes out about our BDHs that is crapola. That has earned him respect in my book, that he considers something besides sunshine and rainbows. Just sayin.

"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya

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