list/discuss/rate - your recently watched movies

Silver Linings Playbook.

However, here is what I do not understand: why does the scriptwriter/novelist think that we should buy into the idea that love is the cure to the protagonist's mental illness? BS. What this man needs is medication, whether he likes it or lumps it. Plus, how did it come to Tiffany to do the research about Eagles and Cowboys? She's not even into this stuff. How convenient for her. What a cheap way for the writers to resolve the argument. These things simply render the script as somewhat weak. That is my main "complaint".

Edited by Dayvenkirq - January 21 2013 at 18:18

^ I plan on catching the first

Case 39

Predictable and endlessly talky terror-thriller with Renée Zellweger as a social worker who comes to the aid of a young girl whose parents are trying to kill her...until we learn the horrifying truth!   Another Evil Incarnate movie with a lot of mood but nothing really interesting to say.

Atavachron wrote: The Expendables Not sure what the appeal is with this mostly vacuous exercise in tired mercenary action and politically bankrupt adventurism, but it seemed to sate the appetite of some for such a banal popcorn flick.   Stallone actually does a nice job directing and delivering an amusing performance as the leader of, what else, a motley crew who find themselves caught-up in a morally questionable government operation.   Largely indistinguishable from a flashy modern TV show, this dud would be better named The Avoidables.

Then I recommend you don't watch The Expendables 2  - though the humour content is jacked up several notches by the inclusion of Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme, it's more of the same and then some. Given the growing waistlines of the cast, this would be better named The Expandables.

Django Unchained.

Edited by Dayvenkirq - January 17 2013 at 23:09

^ Metropolis is there in the book of 501 Must-See Movies. I'll make sure that it comes in my possession.

Intruders

Atmospheric but somewhat draggy horror tale about a face-stealing man who comes after children in the night.   JC Fresnadillo's directing does have some style and the cast is very good.   Only recommended if you have a thing for ghost stories.    

Ady Cardiac wrote: this was on the other night.......superb film....

Dayvenkirq wrote: Unbreakable. A very puzzling affair that might have been intended by the scriptwriter/producer/director of the work M. Night Shyamalan as an attempt to make a very realistic sci-fi-based drama, but, of course, I may be wrong about his intentions. There seem to be somewhat convoluted ideas diluted in what at first thought may seem like filler, whereas those "filler" scenes simply function as links between the more important ones. Also, it appears that the mastermind behind the film wanted to bring out certain issues such as family problems, the presence and the functioning of the mentally ill in our society, and such. But to what end? And if I'm wrong, then, in the end, I have no idea what all this "superhero in the real world" stuff means. Did I like the movie overall? I thought it was OK, though I want to believe that its quality is beyond my enjoyment.

Over-thinking it. It was, as said before, a love letter to comic books.
It was an M. Night version of a Marvel "What If...?" comic.
If there was going to be a superhero in reality, there must also be a super villain. It explored the typical paths that can make a hero, and those that make a villain. Those are the rules set forth in such universes. M. Night just did it his way. To me, it's his best film. But I'm a comic geek, so, there we are.

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I watched the first one a while back, being a kid who grew up on a hefty staple diet of 80s action, and I did not enjoy it at all.
People tell me 'Expendables 2' is better.
I'm hesitant to find out. LOL

Watched "Lawless" tonight. Beautifully shot, well acted, and considerably more graphically violent than I expected. Not that there's anything wrong with that. It was much better than I thought it would be. Well worth the watch.

"Hit and Run" - Avoid it. A sloppy, labored mess that tries so hard to be a next-generation road trip "True Romance" and misses on all cylinders.

"The Bourne Legacy" - Renner was good. The rest was just a device to squeeze yet another sequel out of this already dead franchise, and I know I won't be watching it. Bleh.

"Dredd" - Loved it. Loud, violent, straight-forward. Everything a Dredd movie should be.

"Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" - Much better than expected, quite fun and stylish. If I'm going to be honest, I'd rather see something showcasing a "fresh," albeit fantastical, side of Lincoln than a movie showing the things we already know. This alternate take on reality puts an...interesting spin on the times. Good popcorn flick.