Re: The Movie House - Part 4

by Freeza Tue Jan 27, 2015 10:29 pm

Watched Birdman... Yeah.. no way Linklater deserves any prices for directing.

Emmanuel Lubezki, best in the business right now, how can you be so great ffs. First Gravity, now this..

In my top 5 of 2014 releases.

by RealGunner Wed Jan 28, 2015 12:21 pm

Although the outlet is sure to note that plans are in very early stages, Deadline is reporting that Walt Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm Ltd. is eyeing Guardians of the Galaxy star Chris Pratt to potentially replace Harrison Ford as the headlining star of the Indiana Jones franchise!

Although the most recent big screen adventure, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, was not entirely a hit with critics, the fourth film in the series managed to gross more than $786 million worldwide when it was released in 2008. Shortly thereafter George Lucas hinted that plans were underway for a fifth cinematic adventure, but admitted that he had yet to decide on a MacGuffin (A term popularized by Alfred Hitchcock, referring to a narrative element that drives the story forward, such as the Ark of the Covenant in Raiders of the Lost Ark). Following the sale of Lucasfilm to Walt Disney Pictures and Lucas’ own subsequent retirement, however, hints regarding plans for the future of the franchise have been few and far between. Ford, however, has suggested that he’s quite eager to reprise the role himself, despite turning 73 this year.

Pratt, who also starred last year in The LEGO Movie, is rapidly rising as a Hollywood star. He’ll appear this summer in director Colin Trevorrow’s Jurassic World and is set to star opposite Denzel Washington in Antoine Fuqua’s upcoming remake of The Magnificent Seven.

http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/403673-chris-pratt-sought-for-indiana-jones-reboot

by dostoevsky Wed Jan 28, 2015 12:29 pm

Was just about to post that, I think it could be interesting but I'm not yet convinced given that the role he played in Guardians relied so much on his comic ability. If he can pull of Jurassic World well then that will answer my doubts.

I wasn't aware that they were remaking The Magnificent Seven however, that's exciting, though again, one is always worried that it will be massacred. Hopefully they don't fall into the trap of bland imitation or of too heavily emphasising action over plot.

by RealGunner Wed Jan 28, 2015 12:32 pm

Chris Pratt is the perfect guy to play Nathan Drake(uncharted) which is a similar character to Indiana Jones minus the comedy.

I guess we'll see how he does in Jurassic World.

by Vibe Wed Jan 28, 2015 6:27 pm

The Man from Earth was a great watch.

Kept me interested throughout,waiting to hear more.

Great blend of characters,obviously that's the point as you need each of their perspective's and beliefs to really make it interesting.

7.5/10 would bang.

by Vibe Wed Jan 28, 2015 11:48 pm

Also The Thirteenth Floor :bow:

Randomly came across this one,went under the radar.

Matrix meets Inception and Dark City.

It had the misfortune of being released in '99,same as The Matrix.Looks like it was made in '89 though.

by El Gunner Thu Jan 29, 2015 12:00 am

Well I had an action packed night. Laughing

The Raid: Redemption
Best fighting I've seen on screen in some time. The direction was surprisingly very good.
7.2/10

The Raid 2: Berandal
Follows a more Hollywood route, but doesn't fall too much into it. More interesting story. Really has more substance than the first. Fighting sacrificed a bit in comparison to the prequel, but not that much because it was still very good. Cinematography also better in this one.
8/10

by elitedam Thu Jan 29, 2015 1:07 am

The Man From Earth is a great flick. One of my all time favorites.

by M99 Thu Jan 29, 2015 2:41 am

Hardy

by M99 Thu Jan 29, 2015 10:52 pm

So, The Departed is probably my favorite movie of the 2000s decade. I finally watched Infernal Affairs properly. The Departed is the American remake of Infernal Affairs.

Wow oh wow what a *bleep* film. Anyone who liked The Departed shoud not have any doubts and watch it. Had the same feels I had going on when I watched Departed for the first time.

by Freeza Thu Jan 29, 2015 10:56 pm

M99 wrote:So, The Departed is probably my favorite movie of the 2000s decade. I finally watched Infernal Affairs properly. The Departed is the American remake of Infernal Affairs.

Wow oh wow what a *bleep* film. Anyone who liked The Departed shoud not have any doubts and watch it. Had the same feels I had going on when I watched Departed for the first time.

Also one of my top movies from that Decade. The Departed, There Will Be Blood, Apocalypto, Inglorious Basterds. Those are prob my favourites that decade.

by McAgger Thu Jan 29, 2015 11:04 pm

The Prestige gotto be on any list of mine ffs.

by Freeza Thu Jan 29, 2015 11:08 pm

Don't call me James wrote:The Prestige gotto be on any list of mine ffs.

Memento finishing my top 5, forgot it. Wasn't as big on Prestige

by El Gunner Thu Jan 29, 2015 11:12 pm

Memento, No Country for Old Men, The Departed, Kill Bill, There Will Be Blood in that order :bow:

by McAgger Thu Jan 29, 2015 11:49 pm

Loved Memento, but I just enjoyed some other films more.

Let's see my top 10 for 2000s:

Closer (2004)
The Prestige (2006)
Training Day (2001)
LOTR Trilogy (2001-2003)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Troy (2004)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
The Departed (2006)
Catch Me if You Can (2002)
The Dark Knight (2008)

Honorable Mentions:
Mystic River (2003), Gangs of New York (2002), Snatch (00), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Black Hawk Down (2001), Zodiac (07), City of God (2002), A Beautiful Mind (2001), The Girl Next Door (2004), Lucky Number Slevin (2006), Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009), Unfaithful (2002)

by M99 Fri Jan 30, 2015 1:15 am

All u pos stop discussing best of the decade and watch Infernal Affairs. My list (no order, hate orders, aint nobody got time fo deciding which is 6 and which is 7).

The Departed
Infernal Affairs
The Prestige
LOTR
Memento
Dark Knight
Mulholland Dr
No Country For Old Men
There Will Be Blood
City Of God
Zodiac
Gladiator
Batman Begins

by Freeza Fri Jan 30, 2015 1:17 am

M99 wrote:All u pos stop discussing best of the decade and watch Infernal Affairs. My list (no order, hate orders, aint nobody got time fo deciding which is 6 and which is 7).

The Departed
Infernal Affairs
The Prestige
LOTR
Memento
Dark Knight
Mulholland Dr
No Country For Old Men
There Will Be Blood
City Of God
Zodiac
Gladiator
Batman Begins

GTFO tbh.. rewatching The Godfather duology today. Will watch it in the weekend when I'm done hmm

by M99 Fri Jan 30, 2015 5:51 am

Watch Mulholand Dr. Elephant Man is on Netflix, will watch it soon.

by MaraVilla Fri Jan 30, 2015 6:03 am

M99 wrote:All u pos stop discussing best of the decade and watch Infernal Affairs. My list (no order, hate orders, aint nobody got time fo deciding which is 6 and which is 7).

The Departed
Infernal Affairs
The Prestige
LOTR
Memento
Dark Knight
Mulholland Dr
No Country For Old Men
There Will Be Blood
City Of God
Zodiac
Gladiator
Batman Begins

which one did u like better..... Infernal affairs or The departed?

by RealGunner Fri Jan 30, 2015 2:44 pm

Did anyone end up watching The Elehpant man then?

by RealGunner Fri Jan 30, 2015 2:45 pm

M99 wrote:So, The Departed is probably my favorite movie of the 2000s decade. I finally watched Infernal Affairs properly. The Departed is the American remake of Infernal Affairs.

Wow oh wow what a *bleep* film. Anyone who liked The Departed shoud not have any doubts and watch it. Had the same feels I had going on when I watched Departed for the first time.

Can't believe it myself but I have actually seen Internal affairs lmao. Watched it after I watched Hard Boiled about 10 years ago.

by M99 Fri Jan 30, 2015 5:04 pm

@RG: Infernal Affairs not Internal hmm

You sure it's the right one? It's a Chinese movie.

@Mara: Not sure. Probably Departed because I watched it first and had no idea where the plot was heading. I felt Infernal Affairs did a lot of things better than The Departed (no love triangle, Martin Sheen/Alec Baldwin character combined in one, more than an hour shorter) but The Departed had the benefit of a bigger budget so had superior cinematography (those marked for death Xs Proud

), better soundtrack etc. And Mark Wahlberg. There is no Mark Wahlberg character in Infernal Affairs.

by RealGunner Fri Jan 30, 2015 5:08 pm

Yea the Chinese film about the cop and a mole. Pretty sure i've seen it. I don't remember much of it though.

by RealGunner Sat Jan 31, 2015 12:30 am

So, first of the 5 films.

Man on Fire

What a film man. Thoroughly entertaining. Danzel Washington was excellent. Story was simple but extremely engaging. I did have a problem with how they worked the camera. Got a slight headache. Also Dakota's voice was annoying.

Great action in it. Nothing better than seeing a man go all out for just cause.

C4 down that pos' ass Laughing

Angel batista spotted too.

Glad I watched it. 7.8/10

by Kaladin Sat Jan 31, 2015 12:43 am

Training Day
Interstellar
The Wolf of Wall Street
LoTR
Hot Fuzz
Bourne
Spirited Away
Dallas Buyers Club
Kill Bill
Minority Report

by M99 Sat Jan 31, 2015 12:45 am

El Shaarawy wrote:Training Day
Interstellar
The Wolf of Wall Street
LoTR
Hot Fuzz
Bourne
Spirited Away
~~Dallas Buyers Club~~
Kill Bill
Minority Report

We were talking about 2000s decade, 2000-2009 hmm

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