Topic: The Movie Thread

@Anchorsam_9: Watched ex machina a week or so ago, weird film. The ending was clever, very clever.

Other films Elf, finding nemo and jingle all the way. Ot was truly terrible viewing them altogether.

@Bad-MuthaAdebisi: Is that the AI who wakeeeeem phoenix falls in love with? That's another weird film.

We watched National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation on Christmas Eve, as per tradition.

That film never gets old.

Ex machina was a good movie and I enjoyed the way the movie played out. I watched Pulp Fiction for the first time in about 15 years last night I had watched it many times before. But last night was the first time I really appreciated how well the movie is directed and how good the dialogue is.

I enjoyed Her as well. How it potrayed love and what love means in a digital age is a question we will be asking in the near future.

@RR529: Great shout, saw it again on Christmas Eve, used to watch it loads on video as a kid. Literally just watched the intro sequence on youtube again, brilliant! Cant wait to see it again next year haha

Watched 22 Jump Street. Funny, the bit with Ice cube and Jonah Hill in the police office was funny as you would know what Im talking about but I would 100% spoil the story. The lame jealousy stuff really wore thin later on but its a great follow up.

I liked both the Jump Street movies. Sometimes those types of movies can be hit and miss but they were funny to watch. I liked the ending of 22 jump street. Jonah Hill does some good movies

Has anyone seen The Hateful Eight yet? It's a brilliant film, it's always good when you walk out of the cinema with a big grin on your face.

Has anyone seen Creed? Film looks good and is out here soon so might go see it. Heard a new term for movies "guy cry" never heard that before but apparently Creed is a guy cry movie.

@dryrain: It's brillant, if you liked the Rocky movies you will enjoy Creed. It stays true to the series which is really nice.

Love all the Rocky's, can't wait to see Creed.

I only found out recently that the main boxer (I suppose is name his something Creed? What, Creed Junior?) is played by Wallace from The Wire. That kid got big!!

Really looking forward to Deadpool next month. Based on the trailers, Ryan Reynolds' is nailing it as the merc with mouth. Hopefully the movie is good as well.

Earlier today we watched Tomorrowland.

Overall I thought it was pretty decent, and I liked the old school looks of the future world, which I thought was pretty neat.

I missed the first few minutes however, and we watched it on the PS3 (I don't like doing so because for some reason, dark scenes are so dark you can barely see what's going on when we watch DVDs or Netflix on it), so I'd like to watch it again in better conditions if I get the chance.

To highlight the darkness issue. We watched Guardians of the Galaxy on the PS3, and in an early scene while in some ruins, Star Lord jumped over what looked like a pitch black bottomless pit, and I didn't think anything of it. Later that weekend my bro watched it on the 360, and I clearly saw that the pit was filled with sloshing water, with a giant serpent swimming in it, and I had no idea that was there the first time I watched it (with the overall picture quality being brighter as well).

I think it's because the PS3 (slim model) is hooked up with the basic component cables that came with it (only display in SD, of course), while our 360 (also a slim) is hooked up using the HD Composite cables that came with our original model 360.

Whatever happens DO NOT WATCH 10 years the reunion. Its possibly up there with worst film ever like Prometheus. Terrible switched it off after 50 minutes, unlikable characters, terrible filming, poor acting, rubbish script. One of the worst films ever.

Not sure about 10 Years Reunion but I liked Prometheus. The world would be boring if we all liked the same things.

Has anyone watched The Assassin? Movie looks good but will have to wait till its on bluray as my local cinema is not showing it.

I find myself jealous when someone lists some big budget blockbuster (such as the Transformers films, as an example) as the "worst film ever". Underwhelming? sure. Mediocre? sure. However, until you've delved into some of the low budget B-Movies Netflix has in their catalogue, you truly don't know what awful is.

I think the King of Fighters & Lady Ninja Kaede 2 are some of the worst films I've ever seen (watched both on Netflix).

The former is absolutely the worst video game adaptation ever, which is saying something. It looks like it has the budget of a fan film (even lower sometimes), Mai & Terry are both CIA agents of all things (wearing the standard suit & tie most of the time), the fighters are teleported to an alternate realm whenever it's time to fight (with "fantastic" locations that mostly consist of abandoned warehouses & run down alleyways), and at one point Rugal even dresses up like a hockey player & his "fighting style" is that of a dirty hockey player. That's just some of the things they get wrong.

the latter? A Japanese film, it's pretty much thinly veiled p**n (very low budget & badly acted) that somehow slipped passed Netflix's system. At times it's very akward, and oh, it's filtered to make it look like you're watching it on an old VHS tape...

If you want to offend all of your senses, I believe both are still on Netflix (the U.S. version, anyhow).

@RR529: @themcnoisy: If you guys want to be traumatized by a bad movie, watch Birdemic. That is, without a doubt, the worst movie ever made. You will see at least some talent in every other movie you have and will see if you compare it to Birdemic. I'd recommend the rifftrax version (they make fun of movies) to make it bearable though. I'm being completely serious about everything I just said too.

Tonight I watched Songs From the North (Netflix).

It's a documentary that gives a glimpse of what life is like inside North Korea. It doesn't have much in the way of commentary, rather, it mixes in footage of North Korean propagandist films/performances, with footage of the everyday people on the street (who understandibly don't feel like doing much talking, or are even nervous about the very prospect of being recorded).

It has a 1 star rating on Netflix, and I'm not exactly sure why. While not the most exciting thing, it does what it set out to do which is to give the best glimpse it can into the daily lives of ordinary North Koreans, and the mythlike propaganda they're bombarded with 24/7. I gave it 3 stars.

Just watched Mad Max Fury Road so glad i did not go to the cinema to watch it. That was a long two hours give it 4/10.