The Movies Thread

[bigh0rt]

I finished the Matrix trilogy by watching Matrix Revolutions. Man, that movie was very dark and hopeless, but I still enjoyed it. Not as much action as the second one, which is good, but not a whole lot of philosophical commentary but more of a Judeo-Christian one. I'm not sure how I felt about <spoiler>Neo going blind and that there actually is a "boss" of the machines represented by a talking head who can make conscious decisions.</spoiler> I still found the first Matrix to be the best one, but I enjoyed the whole trilogy. Next up is the Animatrix...

The Architect built the Matrix the first time as perfect world.
People rejected it.
The Oracle figured out that if people were even subconsciously aware that they had a choice, then the Matrix could work.
The Architect redesigned it with that truth in mind(and he doesn't consider her an "Oracle" in any sense of the word, just an intuitive program).
The presence of choice, however, unbalances the equation, and The One is the summation of that unbalanced equation.

Since the machines learned that giving them choice was the only way to make it work, but that would also lead to the continual creation of The One, they came up with the idea of an Oracle, and prophecy, and Zion, to keep the people alive that didn't choose to stay in the Matrix(as Cypher was trying to do).

Zion was not really the last human city; it was a cage, a cage that the machines allowed the people who didn't want to accept the Matrix to live in, and the mythology around The One was designed to give them some false hope that they could win the war, and be free again, but in effect, it just kept winnowing the number of "free" humans down to a manageable size.


There's my view on it dude

Boy what the fuck are you babblin' about?

[neospurin]

No need of the profanity dude it's just a film thread I now admit I love to watch cheesy chic flicks like -Mean Girls- -American Pie- but nothing blowed me away till -My Sassy Girl-! (korean filmed fyi) that chic is the bomb dude! Hyun-Ji-Jun.
She will be debuting into American Cinemas by the end of 2007! So watch out for her

link-http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b363/woodstock1221/jun_ji_hyun.jpg

[Jing]

That movie is years old.. you must be like 10 years old to be just discovering it now.

[neospurin]

I'm like 20 now thank you. Got it as a gift last 25. dude it doesn't make you a school boy watching old films you know

back to the movies- this one time I was walking up near a DVD store when I saw a sign saying "its Vito Corleone Birthday! Dec.10 get Godfather DVD set of 3 for a price of one" so I bought the DVD set, place it in a christmas wrap and gave it to my father last 25. Now that I have nothing to do till school reopens I'm getting eager enough to watch all 9 hours of it. I'll critic it soon in these thread in a few days.

[dada]

Saw a really odd movie today by the name of Shortbus. Actually it wasnt odd, my wife just found it that way. Definitely not for everyone and I wouldnt recommend seeing it around your parents or anything.


Also watches Children of Men which I liked. Loved how it was shot and I thought the actors did a great job. Kudos to them.

I also liked where the old geezer noted how the government handed out suicide kits to people yet ganja was still illegal. I laughed.

[Pera]

Well I decieded to watch another Stallone film today,its called D-tox,its pretty good actualy.

It was intense to watch it and freaky at some points,still interesting though.

The Rocky Balboa got me hyped,to watch some movies again,so I'll probably watch one a day.Movies are like crack,minus the negative side effects .

[bigh0rt]

No need of the profanity dude it's just a film thread I now admit I love to watch cheesy chic flicks like -Mean Girls- -American Pie- but nothing blowed me away till -My Sassy Girl-! (korean filmed fyi) that chic is the bomb dude! Hyun-Ji-Jun.
She will be debuting into American Cinemas by the end of 2007! So watch out for her

link-http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b363/woodstock1221/jun_ji_hyun.jpg

American Pie is a chick flick??

[Oznogrd]

neospurin, if you review godfather like you did the matrix, i'm giong to do everything in my power to find you and smack you in the face....GREATEST BEGINNING OF A TRILOGY EVER....not the worst conclusion but just subpar compared to the other two...

and remember, no matter what you say or do

It's nothing personal, just business

[bigh0rt]

Just caught Dane Cook's 'A Vicious Circle' and I'm friggin' rolling man. I've never been a big fan of his stand up, but this DVD is hysterical.

[neospurin]

neospurin, if you review godfather like you did the matrix, i'm giong to do everything in my power to find you and smack you in the face....GREATEST BEGINNING OF A TRILOGY EVER....not the worst conclusion but just subpar compared to the other two...

and remember, no matter what you say or do

It's nothing personal, just business

"I am going to make you an offer you cannot resist"

My Godfather review-

The film started for me as poorly lit. I can barely see the tux of that old dude talking to the Don and scenes indoor is a pain in the eye. But then I noticed it was all about the idealogy that these characters, the mob, are under the impression of living in secrecy or behind the shadows, whoa that was totally awesome dudes but why is Part 3 so bright?

I recommend it to all film lovers out there, the underworld of the mob is portrayed as a very emotional close nit family all throughout the 9 hours or more, is it because they are of Italian heritage? I thought it was like cool that the director and the writer carefully put much thought of the trilogy that I cannot think of any plot holes in it.

Superb job and truly one of the classics! I was for one who when I saw it back then when I was little think that -Dances with Wolves- was worthy of its Oscar win, but upon seeing the film again and realizing the plot with the catholic church and understanding it better now think twice if the Godfather 3 deserve to win best picture. I guessed the board back then said that giving Oscar awards to the previous 2 Godfather films is already an achievement and decided to hand Costner's first directed film the best picture.

I totally have a rad of a time watching it and must say to those who hasn't seen it yet to give it a try.
If you dudes and dudets happened to stay watching the Matrix trilogy in all its worth then Godfather which is said to be the godfather of all trilogies is really worth your time for.

[Oznogrd]

dear god man, you didnt even quote it right and you just watched it!!!! they said it 8 times in the first one or so.... The darkness of the first one i dont know if it was on purpose but it could've been showing bonasera being in the 'dark' about how to propose to the godfather. Check out the rest of the scenes, you can see well enough.... Anwyay, the third one sucks compared to the other two, always impossible to top perfection...it was redundant and unnecessary (if you wanna know why PM me so i dont have to put spoilers.

The mob is showed as a family because back in the day: thats how the mobs were run in that part of the country. Its also one reason i'm so obsessed with this trilogy. I'd do anything for my family and also any movie who makes the "evil" the "good guys" tends to blow me away. It's also as much a fictional piece as a historical piece. All the cuba stuff in the 2nd one is straight out of history and documented. I'm glad you cant think of any plot holes. However i strongly advise reading the book; there are a couple phenomenal short stories about lucy mancini (sonny's lover) and Johnny Fontaine.

Now about the best picture nod. Look MUCH closer at 3. There's rampant terrible acting (sofia coppola) and even pacino isnt his usual caliber in this. The shining point is Andy Garcia. Its truly not that good and nothing compared to dances with wolves in my opinion. Dont get me wrong, its part of my fave series of all time, but its the only one i dont watch repeatedly.

So glad you enjoyed it...

[neospurin]

I really have a rad of a time. You can send me the private message though if you want to. I just think that part 3 is a good ender to the Corleone family. The pansy son of the Don won't be his heir to the business and it leads me to ponder how will Don Vincent handle the mob during his reign, but no; I don't want to see a part four lol

I'm not really into books dude but I saw the writer's new book. It's about the happenings betwen part 2 and 3, and how all the cases for the family were drop and the Don acquited. You may want to check that out.

I didn't know we are not allowed to do spoilers in this thread but I will be careful. Or is it just because you think only a few dudes here have really watch the film and you don't want to spoil it for them?

[[Q]]

coolmac, you are a tool.

[Dean]

i dont get the coolmac reference.. unless the guy above you is infact, coolmac.

[shadowgrin]

I didn't know we are not allowed to do spoilers in this thread but I will be careful. Or is it just because you think only a few dudes here have really watch the film and you don't want to spoil it for them?

I doubt every teenager have already watched The Godfather or the other movies discussed in this thread.

you are a tool

[[Q]]

i dont get the coolmac reference.. unless the guy above you is infact, coolmac.

you got it...

[Patr1ck]

I just finished watching Children of Men. It had some good scenes but I would have liked the movie to tell a little bit more about how the world was. As a whole, the story sucked. Well, thats an overstatement because there really wasn't any story!! The movie wasn't even about infertility or the first child to be born in 27 years, it was mostly about immigration. The premise is that they need to get the baby to "The Human Project"(we never find out what that is) because the "British government would not accept the first baby in 27 years to be from an immigrant", which is speculated, but not proven. Oh yeah, and Britain is the last surviving government, which explains why they have a huge immigration problem and they snatch'em up and put them in camps.

There were only two things I liked in this movie - Michael Caine smoking weed, and Michael Caine smoking weed again. Clive Owens character turned from a drunk into a semi-fearless protector somehow getting missed by any bullets that came his way when he slowly ran into the open from cover a few times, but I guess it could be looked at as symbolic like god was watching over him so he could get the baby to safety.

There are two things that stood out to me in this movie. The birth of the child looked very real when it came sliding out, and it looked like a real newborn, as it was pale and had the umbilical cord attached. The second thing was the scene where the mother and Theo(Owen) were exiting a building that some soldiers and "militia" were fighting in. The baby was crying and everybody heard it and completely stopped what they were doing to look and all the fighting halted, but as soon as the baby was clear it was back to killing each other.

I wouldn't waste my money on the theater, but I would say the movie is worth a rental. The ending sucked.

[diddy]

Pera, can't wait to see rocky balboa! i think it gonna be awesome, coz i like every rocky from 1 to 5!

[mvpshaq32]

SpiderMan 3 scene preview!!!!!! in words.....
http://movies.ign.com/articles/753/753569p1.html
And I can't wait for the Simpsons movie 7/27/07. Still funny after several years.
Also, anyone going to watch Epic Movie?

[Jackal]

Jeez, go away for a few days and you let this thread die out and start growing roots. Uncaring bastards.

So, the latest movies I've seen and my views on them...

The Guardian: Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher.

From the previews I didn't expect much from the movie. Ashton Kutcher in a movie...that's not really worked out well in the past, so I was a bit sceptical. Then again, Kevin Costner after quite a long gap, just seeing him on screen again would be enough to make me watch the movie.

So it's about rescue swimmers with the Coast Guard, it deals with Kevin Costner's issues and Ashton Kutcher's growing (not his manhood)...but as an individual.

Overall, the story is pretty good, Costner was his usual self, in top form. Kutcher looked uber ghey in the uniforms he was given...but did what he had to do all right. It was an all right movie, nothing fantastic or path breaking, but it's a good enough watch.

Saw III: Who?

So that weird Jigsaw guy is back, some more gruesome acts of violence, some more blood...but unlike part II, this one had a hint of what's called a story. The plot was thought about, atleast that's the impression you get. The story's are interwoven nicely and I would like it if they stopped it right with this one. The first one was the best given you didn't expect anything, the second one blew given you expected too much, the third one is mediocre but a step above the second. It's worth a watch if you're bored.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning: Jordana Brewster. (Who? Yeah, the hot latin-esque flat as a door chick from Fast & The Furious.)

This movie irritated me. I don't usually get irritated in movies, but this movie irritated me to an unknown extent. Some of the things that go on in that movie, it's just not correct. Not only is it not correct, it's damn right rude to be that bad/horrible. After an hour, I put it off. I'll finish it some day when I'm in a foul mood and need something to get more pissed off at. This movie pisses you off. A lot.

Gridiron Gang: The Rock.

Think Coach Carter but replace basketball with football and black kids with black criminal kids. (Is there a difference you ask? Now now, no need to be rude.)

Employee of the Month: Zach Barf, Dane Cook and Jessica Simpson. That guy from Napoleon, Pedro's in it too.

So...Jessica Simpson shows some decent dosages of cleavage. I don't think you expect me to say anything else regarding the movie.

The Illusionist: Edward Norton, Jessica Biel & Paul Giamatti. (Who? That guy from that movie.)

It was different, it was about magic and it had Norton & Biel in it. It also has one of those kind of endings where you're like, ah, nice ending but you're like...how was this and that and this possible. Then your friends hit you over the head and you're like, oh yeah, now I get it.

Nice movie in other words.

Rocky Balboa: Sylvester Stallone (Or some old guy who had a lot of botox injected in to his face and slightly resembles the Sly.)

Well, it wasn't Rocky part 5. Enough said? No? Well it's Rocky. Who doesn't love Rocky?

The Black Dahl...fuck, I fell asleep just writing the name.

[Jackal]

Watched Apocalypto tonight, I liked it. It isn't an all time classic, but it really sucks you in to the movie. Gibson is one hell of a director. He keeps you engaged, intruiged.

Going to watch Children of Men tomorrow, let's see how that turns out.

[[Q]]

hmm watched Freedom Writers on friday night of last week (i had to write a review for the school newspaper). it was ok. I thought it would be "Dangerous minds 2" but it was a lil different. good soundtrack, I like the main track with common & will.i.am called " A Dream". My friends that went to Wilson HS say that all the fighting happened during school events and not so much on the streets, which is interesting.

[Oznogrd]

Saw night at the museum on my trip...was pleasantly surprised....nothing more than a sweet little family movie but had enough entertainment value to be alright. Ben Stiller was only slightly annoying. Check it out if you got kids to take or if you're just that bored.

[Jackal]

Watched Children of Men. It's a good movie, it's quite different than the usual movies churned out by Hollywood (Miami Vice anyone?). Clive Owen is really easy on the eyes and the role suited him. He did well, I expected a larger role from Julianne Moore, but I suppose that's all she was there for. Michael Caine was, as usual, in top form.

The movie was good, although seeing the 8.1 from IMDB I think I set my standards way too high, in any case, a pleasant movie.

[bigh0rt]

^ That's certainly one I'm looking forward to.