The Latest Movie You Watched Topic 2.0

[Tohosaurus]

Gamera the Brave. It's often overlooked because it came after the excellent Heisei Gamera trilogy, and it was very different from those movies. I think it is very well-made and enjoyable. 8/10

Sisters came over, since I didn't really have any "kids" movies to watch, I just showed them Gamera The Brave. They enjoyed it.

A very under-rated and almost ignored kaiju movie, IMO. I wouldn't hesitate to throw the dub on and have my children watch it, aside from a bit of "monster gore". Certainly a cleaner movie than the Transformers franchise and their much more mature themes and dialogue.

[Rody]

GtB is actually, in my opinion, one of the best kaiju films out there.

[Giga Kaiju]

Pixar,s UP: I watched the other day on Tv and i didnt had a lot of high expectations about
it, but actually it was pretty good i enjoyed the movie from beggining to end, althought
at timesthe mvoie felt a little overtop (Like a couple of dogs in planes but the other Pixar movies were
the same in that aspect) but it gave it a little comedic feel after a lot of depressing moments in it
that i understand why someone would cry on it but i didnt (although i feel really bad at those times)
overall a great movie, great score, good moments, I recomend it to everyone who havent watched it.

8.5/10.

[The Midnight Man]

The Happening - This movie is pure comedic genius. Unintentional genius, but genius nontheless. Love everything about this movie, from Mark Wahlberg's "performance" (in the loosest sense of the word), to dialogue that never ever feels the slightest bit natural, and characters outrunning the wind, it's just a blast. Oh, and a word of warning: oxygen obviously can't get into locked houses, so be careful about closing your doors and windows lest you suffocate.

Ils (Them) - French film that sees a couple terrorized in their isolated home by a group of mysterious hooded figures. Very believable and classy horror film that doesn't rely on excessive gore and violence to scare the viewer. All about ratcheting up the suspense, and there's some pretty great sound design as well. The ending reveal, when you see what is underneath the hoods will definitely make or the break the film for some, but I really dug it. Very unsettling payoff.

[anguirusnut94]

Highlander. I love me some Highlander.

[wataru]

Manhunter (1986) - LOVE this film. Personally: 5/5. Critically: 5/5

Silence of the Lambs (1991) - LOVE this film as well but not as much as Manhunter. Personally 4.5/5. Critically: 5/5

Hannibal (2001) - Good but not great. I enjoyed Hopkins in it, sorta wish they'd worked in some OTHER characters. Personally: 3.5/5. Critically: 4/5

Hannibal Rising (2007) - Interesting but dragged in areas. Dont know how much I liked the idea of Hannibal being traumatized as a child and his lack of civility in this film compared to Hannibal. Also didnt like any of the cast. Personally: 2/5. Critically: 2.7/5

Tonight watch Red Dragon (2003) and The Omen (1976)

[anguirusnut94]

Judge Dredd. God this movie was... meh. Really can't hate it, but after Blair Witch and Highlander, it's not as appealing to me.

[Tim85]

The Incredible Hulk with Edward Norton on Blu-ray.

In prepping for the Avengers movie, I've started to watch the movies that tied in that I haven't seen yet. But as a stand-alone movie: it was awesome. I really enjoyed it. Lou Ferrigno(sp?)'s cameo was awesome and of course the obligatory Stan Lee cameo. I wonder what his cameo will be in The Avengers? I thought the battle at the end was awesome. So far, I've really liked the Marvel movies even though I don't follow the comics.
Poor Banner, about to get laid by Liv Tyler and can't get excited or Hulk shows up. Damn that sucks.

[zilla103192]

Last night I watched...

Hulk (2003): I like this movie. It is a different take on the character. My only complaint is the hulk is a little TOO green. He looks really fake in some scenes.

The Incredible Hulk (2008): FAR FAR superior to the 2003 film. I love how essentially, it's a big budget adaption of the Bill Bixby show. Which I have been a fan of since I was 5-6 when my grandmother showed it to me. And the Bixby and Ferrigno cameos are awesome. I didn't care for Stan Lee's cameo in this movie though. I thought giving him the role of the resturant (Ironically named "Stan's") owner would of been so much better.

Which reminds me... she would love this movie, I need to watch it with her.

[wataru]

Zilla, track downt the novelization of the 2003 movie. It adds some perspective to the film.

[Tohosaurus]

Deep Sea Monster Raiga (2009)
I'm quite certain the filmmakers and the cast were all under the influence of a few things when they made this movie. Depending upon your thoughts of it, that's a good or bad thing. One thing we can all agree on: this movie is a COMPLETE cheesefest, from the ridiculous acting to the propostrous dialogue to the amusing "effects". I have to admit that on a certain level it's entertaining, although there's no way I could call it a "good movie". In that sense it's rather like Reptilian (1999), except this is probably better overall. So in spite of the low score, if you can hunt it down, it's worth a watch for any dedicated kaiju fan. If you aren't (in which case you'd not be reading this), you'll need a certain sense of humor to accept it. Am I remembering correctly that two different companies hold the rights to Reigo: The Deep-Sea Monster vs. the Battleship Yamato and Deep Sea Monster Raiga? I wish we could get a nice cheap release of these.
4/10

Gappa: The Triphibian Monster (1967)
Nikkatsu Corporation's first and only entry in the giant monster sub-genre is actually not too bad. It's certainly not a great movie or anything, but compared to some of other giant monster movies from around this time, Yongary, Showa Gamera films, etc, this is comparable. The (simple) story is awfully similar to Gorgo (1961) and therefore can appeal heavily to young audiences; I like Gorgo a lot more but that's personal I suppose. The practical effects and suits actually compare to a lot of these other 60s and 70s movies as well, although the Gappas themselves as a design are hard to take seriously to the point where I don't know if kids would think much of it either.
3/10

[wataru]

Warhorse (2011) -
Personally: 4/5
Critically: 3.5/5
Another Spielberg film that he takes the novel to new heights. It's rather forgettable though and a bit too long. Most kids arent going to do 2 1/2 hours. The ending is happy if not predictable.

We Bought A Zoo (2011) -
Personally: 2/5
Critically: 3/5
I still hate Matt Damon. The little girl is cuter then Dakota Fanning and 9000x less annoying. I couldnt get too much into this movie because it didnt know where it was going. There were no clear antagonists and basically it was a string of half-assed plots. And Scarlett is still hot when she's done down.

[Space Hunter M]

Jurassic Park (1993)

My first time watching it in years. Now that I'm a bit older, I can really appreciate things I didn't understand or notice when I was younger. The film has beautiful fine grain photography, with rich colors and superb lighting. It has that "natural" 80s/90s look. The special effects still look as good as they did when I last saw them. The pacing was just right for a two hour movie and there was a great deal of fantastically executed suspense. This amazing picture still holds up today, and will for countless decades to come. 5/5

[Hellspawn28]

The Last House on the Left (1972) - I thought this was okay. Either make it a dark horror movie or a comedy. Not both because The tone shifts are jarring during the scenes with the cops. Other then the death scenes, the movie feel like it was rather dull. I don't know why people loved this film so much? I do like some of the music and the tone that the movie had 7/10.

[Tohosaurus]

Ichi (2008)
The story of Ichi has reasonable depth and would make for a deep but entertaining samurai flick. As a revisit to the franchise, this 2008 film doesn't seem to have had a great direction. The pace is quite slow even by Japanese cinema standards, and in the end there wasn't good attachment to the movie with a considerable build up to the end battle as in, say, 13 Assassins. Here, the ending battle sequence(s) are rather brief, a little anticlimactic in all honesty. It simply feels as though there could've been a lot more to the movie and it simply doesn't live up to the excellent premise. All of that aside, I did still like various elements of the movie and as a piece it's more mediocre and a missed opportunity than "bad" as I may have made it sound.
5.5/10

[zilla103192]

WATCHMEN (2009)

I watched it for the first time ever a few nights ago, and rewatching it right now.

I never had an interest in this film. It looked rather boring and kind of dumb.

But my best friend insisted I see it, seeing as how big I am into the super hero genre. So he lent me his copy and I gave it a watch.

OMFG I love this movie. I was so emotionally invested in the characters. I love the dark but colorful style. And how every character represents a different personality/sexual drive is a cool idea.

Rorshach is one of my all time favorite heroes now. He is a man that wants justice, and will get it no matter what he has to do. The fact that he is just a normal guy makes it even cooler to me too. No powers, not into super high tech gadgets, not super intelligent. Just an average man behind a mask.

I also really like the music in this film. It goes away from the typical symphony music that most films have, and use real songs from the time that wouldn't normally sound right in a super hero film, but I think that they worked pretty damn good in this movie. I am hooked on the song "The Sounds of Silence" and "The Times are A-Changing"

Personally: 5/5
Critically: 4/5

[Tohosaurus]

Troy (2004)
Umm ... wow. I was taken aback by how stunningly well executed this film was. Two common criticisms I see to this movie: no mythological advent of the gods as in the original poem and that in the end you're wondering who the audience is supposed to root for. I see the former as somewhat irrelevant and the latter the part of a broader message. War is ugly, horrible, and even the winners have made great sacrifices. Families are ripped apart and thousands of lives are changed forever. While some are noble, others suffer from a bottomless pit of greed for more power and control. The characters are to die for and you wrestle with them and invest in them completely. Everyone has a dark side and we see the most noble at their best AND worst. I viewed the director's cut, btw, and I don't know how it compares to the theatrical version. It's interesting to see how they took a mythos and tried to make this a reality as opposed to Legendary's 300 that took real events and fantasized them. Opposite takes, not that I'm really comparing the two as films because they're rather different.
9/10

[wataru]

Wrath of the Titans (2012) -

Girlfriend and I went to see this instead of going to Blue Springs because we were told it was going to rain. And it didnt rain til 5:30.

So the movie... is this movie going to win ANY awards? Probably not.. BUT DAMN IT WAS ENJOYABLE! Hades and Zeus get more screen time, the characters have evolved (well the only ones returning at Perseus and Andromeda) but damn you really like the characters. The only two things I were a bit off of was the romance & Ares. He seemed to get pulled from the writer's ass and the actor playing him was shit. The movie is enjoyable. It's a popcorn flick. If you like Liam Neeson and Sam Worthington, you'll dig this film.

Personally: 4/5
Critically: 2.5/5

[GodzillavsZilla]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
I love the ninja turtles and this movie, I haven't seen it in a long time. Yet, it sort of messed up the origin a little, instead of Splinter be Homato Yoshi, he's already a rat, and the turtles were already mutants. I also like how the turtles say damn a lot. The fight scenes are awesome, the costumes are incredible, and the final battle was one of the best final battles, I have ever seen.

I give it a 4.3/5

[Tim85]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
I love the ninja turtles and this movie, I haven't seen it in a long time. Yet, it sort of messed up the origin a little, instead of Splinter be Homato Yoshi, he's already a rat, and the turtles were already mutants. I also like how the turtles say damn a lot. The fight scenes are awesome, the costumes are incredible, and the final battle was one of the best final battles, I have ever seen.

I give it a 4.3/5

Actually, the movie was based off the comics more then cartoon. The origin is the same or really close to the original comic and the Turtles themselves were more mature in language and in violence.