Wow... that video. I'm going out on a limb here but I think that video is supposed to be stupid in a quirky make fun of yourself sort of way.
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Wow... that video. I'm going out on a limb here but I think that video is supposed to be stupid in a quirky make fun of yourself sort of way.
Yeah, I'll trash Elf. 2/5 stars.
Sounds about right.Quote:
Originally Posted by ']['ear
Then we have nothing more to talk about, tear.
The American :up: and A Serious Man.. not sure what ti think of the latter, to be honest.
The last 3 years. A good movie with very few implausible parts. Still, why they needed to solve the murder in the end escapes me. There was nothing wrong with the ambiguity in that part.
Yeah, call me when your sense of humor has passed the elementary school level. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by NGS
It makes no rational sense to rank Couple's Retreat higher than Elf. :| It's sheer madness. You are mad.Quote:
Originally Posted by ']['ear
This is not to say that Elf was a work of art or anything. It was a very good medium for Ferrell's stupid brand of humor, however. I might have given it 2.5/5, but couple's retreat would get 1 or 1.5/5
Have you seen couple's retreat though? He gave that pos 3/5. :bulb:Quote:
Originally Posted by termite
For thirty years, I have plotted against the PartyQuote:
Originally Posted by EyeKhan
I am sick, of mind and body
I take it you also think The Hungry Caterpillar is an absolute pile of rotting fetid garbage because its not on the level of Shakespeare? How about Canterbury Tales? Are fart jokes cool only if they're a few centuries old and told in Middle English? I guess that does add to the sophistication factor...Quote:
Originally Posted by ']['ear
The kids are allright. Julianne Moore and Annette Benning are a lesbian couple in a movie going through a crisis after their children decide to contact their father. Funny at times, poignant at times but most of all worth your time.
For the Julianne Moore fans: Boogie Nights :up:
Sure I would. One movie is for juveniles, one for adults. But you're correct that I failed to take into account its target audience. Elf is a children's movie, how does it rate in that category? Maybe a 3/5.Quote:
Originally Posted by EyeKhan
Don't be silly. Ratings that low are reserved for the unwatchable, i.e. B or C movies that have no camp value. Say, Ishtar. I almost never give 1 star, since I don't actually watch one star movies, do I? Why would I waste my time that way?Quote:
This is not to say that Elf was a work of art or anything. It was a very good medium for Ferrell's stupid brand of humor, however. I might have given it 2.5/5, but couple's retreat would get 1 or 1.5/5
So you might not like Couple's Retreat, but giving it 1 star is disingenuous.
Wow, stunningly good point. So you're saying that Elf is as good as Chaucer?Quote:
Originally Posted by Illusions
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Originally Posted by EyeKhan
[QUOTE="']['ear;58821"][QUOTE=EyeKhan;58531]It makes no rational sense to rank Couple's Retreat higher than Elf. :| It's sheer madness. You are mad.Vis a vis genre, I agree. Couplers retreat was a bad movie even for its genre. It wasn't clever in any way. The characters were blatant stereotypes. The plot was idiotically predictable. The acting was sub-par for the talent. The sets could have been built in your garage. It was total crap. Minimum investment and a payoff anticipated by the high profile actors. Junk. Maybe 1 star was too harsh. But two? I dunno. 1.5 or 1.75 at best.Quote:
Sure I would. One movie is for juveniles, one for adults. But you're correct that I failed to take into account its target audience. Elf is a children's movie, how does it rate in that category? Maybe a 3/5.
Don't be silly. Ratings that low are reserved for the unwatchable, i.e. B or C movies that have no camp value. Say, Ishtar. I almost never give 1 star, since I don't actually watch one star movies, do I? Why would I waste my time that way?
So you might not like Couple's Retreat, but giving it 1 star is disingenuous.
If I wiped your brain of any knowledge of Chaucer, and presented you with a filmed version of The Miller's Tale from Canterbury Tales, how do you think you'd rate it?Quote:
Originally Posted by ']['ear
I dunno,I enjoyed Elf. But I tend to enjoy kid's movies better anyway. ;)
Won two tickets for 'Buried' :)
Anyone happen to have seen that one yet?
Not the sense of humor so much as the beautiful happiness. Pretty damn hard not to feel good when you watch it.Quote:
Originally Posted by ']['ear
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Originally Posted by Flixy
I think you'll enjoy it, Flixy.Quote:
Originally Posted by NGS
No, just the premise of the movie puts me off, I was forced to endure The Break Up and did NOT enjoy it - once bitten, twice shy.Quote:
Originally Posted by EyeKhan
Holy shit dude, have you noticed the tk-421 reference in that film before? I was floored this time I watched it :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by EyeKhan
De laatste dagen van Emma Blank (the last days of Emma Blank).
Brilliant movie, great acting too. About a woman who is dying, and has people act certain roles (e.g. husband, maid, but also dog) around her if they want a share of the inheritance.
Due Date, finally. I thought it was really funny even when it went entirely over the top. Of course I worship the ground under RDjr's feet, so even if the movie had been crap I'd still have had a great night.
No. What is it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Nessus
The Blind Side. Better than I expected. I didn't realize it was based on a true story. I generally shy away from the white-family-rescues-poor-black-prodigy-from-ghetto-to-reach-their-true-potential stories. This was done well, I'm guessing, largely because it was true. That leaves out a lot of the gonna-teach-the-audience-a-lesson drama. Interesting question from the NCAA, though. It had me wondering.
The first 40 minutes of The 6th Day with Arnold Shitactornegger.
It was such utter tripe that I couldn't watch it. It's a rare thing that I don't finish a movie.
The 6th Day had not a single redeeming quality.
Unstoppable.
AKA Trains are scary poo poo when nobody is driving it.
Tropic Thunder. Second or third time I've watched it, more humorous each time. Kind of odd, because I don't watch too many "new" movies that are dark with sardonic violent comedy like that. A couple of movies in that noire/genre disturbed me when I was younger --- Reservoir Dogs and Blood Simple. Hearing people laugh out loud during those films bothered me. War of the Roses was similar. Maybe even the one with the Anjopitts, Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
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The trailer really made me want to avoid that Unstoppable movie. Was it as bad as I expect it?