Iron Man - 9/10 very good film :-)

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ashkul88 wrote:

Iron Man - 9/10 And Buscemi, did you just end your post with a Bryan Adams lyric?? :P

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becs — GMT

Nothing memorable till Iron Man? Wow, what a sad movie existence you live in! So far for me as was mentioned obviously Iron man, In Bruges and Charlie Bartlett, additional to those for me memorable pics so far this year were Penelope, Paranoid Park, 21 (!!!), The Bank Job, and even Forgetting Sarah Marshal.

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Buscemi — GMT

I'd also add Shine A Light, Doomsday and Redbelt to the memorable list.

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brockster — GMT

Becs wrote:
Nothing memorable till Iron Man? Wow, what a sad movie existence you live in! So far for me as was mentioned obviously Iron man, In Bruges and Charlie Bartlett, additional to those for me memorable pics so far this year were Penelope, Paranoid Park, 21 (!!!), The Bank Job, and even Forgetting Sarah Marshal.
I agree that all of these movies were good, but I think that a "memorable" movie would be something, that in 2 or 3 years you could say "hey, do you remember (insert movie) back in 2008, that was a great movie." I really don't think many people, in the year 2011, are going to be saying, "hey, remember The Bank Job? God that movie was awesome, let's go rent it." THese movies are memorable for maybe the next 6 months, but then forgotten.

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undeadmonkey — GMT

brockster wrote:

Becs wrote:
Nothing memorable till Iron Man? Wow, what a sad movie existence you live in! So far for me as was mentioned obviously Iron man, In Bruges and Charlie Bartlett, additional to those for me memorable pics so far this year were Penelope, Paranoid Park, 21 (!!!), The Bank Job, and even Forgetting Sarah Marshal.
I agree that all of these movies were good, but I think that a "memorable" movie would be something, that in 2 or 3 years you could say "hey, do you remember (insert movie) back in 2008, that was a great movie." I really don't think many people, in the year 2011, are going to be saying, "hey, remember The Bank Job? God that movie was awesome, let's go rent it." THese movies are memorable for maybe the next 6 months, but then forgotten.

Thats exactly what i meant by memorable. But also the closest theater is 30 minutes away and its a crappy one with old screens and bad service. If i want to go to a good theater its over an hour away. so i usually to wait till the movie comes out on DVD, unless i want to watch it really bad. So i have to be selective in which movies i go see in theaters. You know with gas prices and everything.

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silversurfer19 — GMT

I see your point UDM, but i personally think in a couple of years I , and many others like me, will want to see Cloverfield. I have also seen plenty of other movies which I would class in that bracket this year, but most of them were released in the US last year (Juno, No Country, Lars, 2 Days In Paris, Darjeeling Limited).

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brockster — GMT

I agree that Cloverfield is a memorable movie, but that came out in January. I think my original point was that a lot of people flocked to Iron Man b/c nothing "memorable" has come out since then. Sure there have been plenty of good movies, but for most of the public, nothing that will demand their attention in a few years. Iron Man, thus, was a breath of fresh air to a lot of people who haven't been thrilled by a movie for some time. Just an idea :) Anyway, that's sure to change once August comes around, b/c there are some huge hitters coming up! Good luck to all in their leagues.

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undeadmonkey — GMT

I can understand that Brock, I think it'll be interesting to see how Iron Man holds up box office wise this weekend and next weekend.

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becs — GMT

brockster wrote:

Becs wrote:
Nothing memorable till Iron Man? Wow, what a sad movie existence you live in! So far for me as was mentioned obviously Iron man, In Bruges and Charlie Bartlett, additional to those for me memorable pics so far this year were Penelope, Paranoid Park, 21 (!!!), The Bank Job, and even Forgetting Sarah Marshal.
I agree that all of these movies were good, but I think that a "memorable" movie would be something, that in 2 or 3 years you could say "hey, do you remember (insert movie) back in 2008, that was a great movie." I really don't think many people, in the year 2011, are going to be saying, "hey, remember The Bank Job? God that movie was awesome, let's go rent it." THese movies are memorable for maybe the next 6 months, but then forgotten.

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BanksIsDaFuture wrote:

Kung Fu Panda - 9/10 I think this is the first Dreamworks movie to be on a Pixar level, I loved it.

Extremely glad to hear it. I saw a commercial for it that said that one critic said that it was one of the best animated movies of all time. If it was just on the level of Madagascar or Over the Hedge I would probably have given it a 9/10 because I love movies that are just short, lighthearted fun with a bunch of laughs.

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BanksIsDaFuture wrote:

Kung Fu Panda - 9/10 I think this is the first Dreamworks movie to be on a Pixar level, I loved it.

Seriously dude, that's some high praise, I'll have to see it to believe that.

You Don't Mess With The Zohan - 4/10 Was a 3/10, but got an extra point for all the cool cameos.

About what i expected, are you a fan of Sandler and his comedies?

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BanksIsDaFuture — GMT

undeadmonkey wrote:

BanksIsDaFuture wrote:

Kung Fu Panda - 9/10 I think this is the first Dreamworks movie to be on a Pixar level, I loved it.
Seriously dude, that's some high praise, I'll have to see it to believe that.
You Don't Mess With The Zohan - 4/10 Was a 3/10, but got an extra point for all the cool cameos.
About what i expected, are you a fan of Sandler and his comedies?

silversurfer19 wrote:

Where do you live Banks? I thought I was getting to see it early (one hour and counting - better get a move on...), but if you've already seen it, you must either have gotten a sneak peak or you live in the Australasian district.

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undeadmonkey wrote:

I dont understand how something that you think is bad is funny? When i see something bad, I dont finish watching it, and my reaction is usually indifference. I dont see how you get a laugh out of it, is all I'm saying.

the only bad movies that are funny are movies like Shamalyans The Village Lady In The Water and The Happening were laugh riots there just some things in the script that he means to be stone serious and there just funny. in The Happening most of the suicides were funny because they were so corny and fake looking and some of the dialogue was so stupid that it was a riot and there is a sequence were Mark Whalberg stares blankly for about 2 mins with no dialogue. There is a slo-mo sequence that brought me to tears. The Happening is defintely a contender for funniest movie of the year.

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BanksIsDaFuture — GMT

transformers2 wrote:

the only bad movies that are funny are movies like Shamalyans The Village Lady In The Water and The Happening were laugh riots there just some things in the script that he means to be stone serious and there just funny. in The Happening most of the suicides were funny because they were so corny and fake looking and some of the dialogue was so stupid that it was a riot and there is a sequence were Mark Whalberg stares blankly for about 2 mins with no dialogue. There is a slo-mo sequence that brought me to tears. The Happening is defintely a contender for funniest movie of the year.

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silversurfer19 — GMT

I think he has already mentioned that he works in a cinema and that he has access to the movies a couple of days before the general public.

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Ron_Burgundy wrote:

Bankisfuture, you are telling me that you have already seen Wall-E. How? Get Smart i cant wait to see, but i cant wait even more for TDK. The Love Guru and Zohan might have to wait for DVD, they sound average at best.

We had a sneak preview of it on Tues, so I decided to build it Monday night and watch it after work. I watched most of it again today, and I've come to realize that Wall-E is a very good film that I simply do not like. If that makes any sense.

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Ron_Burgundy — GMT

Sense it makes not, but you have given me both doubt and hope in just a few hours I want this one to make money, will it have the legs or and will it have a decent OW?

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Shryke42 — GMT

Ron_Burgundy wrote:

Sense it makes not, but you have given me both doubt and hope in just a few hours

Wanted 9/10 This film is right up there with Iron Man for me, I think alot of people will underestimate or discount it because there is not robot suit. I would say it is a perfect summer blockbuster - great action, a unique take on the usual "age old guild of assassins" story, and most important unusual methods. It was the un-matrix, matrix... if that makes any sense. As a Comic book fan, I was happy to see the film maintain a comic book feel at times without going Ang Lee... Ultimately, it would have been an 8 just for being a kickass, high quality action film, but what pushed it over to a 9 was two things: 1) BRILLIANTLY cynical, pessimistic, and sarcastic take at the beginning of the movie - it completely took me by surprise right off the bat, in a good way. The writing on that, mainly monologues, was extremely good - it takes serious talent from both the writer and the actor to make this not just come off whiny and annoying, and they pulled it off. 2) They did not shy away from blood and gore, but they did it in unusual ways. Watching people get shot in bullet time instead of dodging bullets is a much better use I think :D Really great movie, Its definitely going to join my small collection when it comes out on DVD.