The "last movie I saw" thread

[MarkGrace]

Upstream Color

Serious level of WTF-ness to this one. Obvious comparison is Malick, with the detailed shots of nature and sparse and hushed dialogue. But I swear the narrative in this thing was even more abstract than even Malick at his most opaque. I intend to watch it a second time, though I'm not sure I'd understand it any better on a subsequent viewing.

This is available on Netflix Instant, btw.

[Indy Coug]

I enjoyed Man of Steel last weekend. Definitely better than the 1980s take on Superman II. Amy Adams isn't fantastic as Lois Lane but she's better than the car wreck Margot Kidder was. Not remotely as good as Nolan's Batman series, but worth watching.

[Blueintheface]

Man of Steel Really liked it. Almost loved it. (Sorry Katy, I couldn't resist).

Suspending disbelief is becoming easier in my 40's I guess. It was also the first movie I've watched in D-Box, which I enjoyed but probably not enough to continue paying extra.

[Blueintheface]

I just watched the Big Lebowski.

I thought it sucked, holy cow what a borefest.

Is it a generational thing? Does being born in the 80's affect my ability to connect?

I really thought it was horrible.

Dammit, fusnik and I agree on something. :swear:

I'll save JL the trouble...Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

[jay santos]

Saw This is the End. Pretty bad for an IMDB 8.1. In fact, I might say it's the worst IMDB 8.0+ I've seen, but I think the ratings usually spike at first and come down over time. I guess I don't go to the movies that much to notice.

But there were some very funny scenes. (I think I'm OK without spoiler tags) Over the top crude, but the "I'm going to come all over this house" scene was funny. And the who gets to rape Emma Watson scene was truly hilarious. I'm still laughing as I remember that. Wife was totally pissed I dragged her to this one. And she disagrees any of it was funny. Even the rape Emma Watson scene? How is that not funny? We have some real heated debates on this topic.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

I just watched the Big Lebowski.

I thought it sucked, holy cow what a borefest.

Is it a generational thing? Does being born in the 80's affect my ability to connect?

I really thought it was horrible.

This side of anything from Wes Anderson, more people overrate that movie than any other movie. I don't want to say "it's the most overrated movie" because there are plenty of people that share our opinion.

[SandYFan]

Saw This is the End. Pretty bad for an IMDB 8.1. In fact, I might say it's the worst IMDB 8.0+ I've seen, but I think the ratings usually spike at first and come down over time. I guess I don't go to the movies that much to notice.

But there were some very funny scenes. (I think I'm OK without spoiler tags) Over the top crude, but the "I'm going to come all over this house" scene was funny. And the who gets to rape Emma Watson scene was truly hilarious. I'm still laughing as I remember that. Wife was totally pissed I dragged her to this one. And she disagrees any of it was funny. Even the rape Emma Watson scene? How is that not funny? We have some real heated debates on this topic.

Just by asking this question I'm probably not the targeted audience (also I have not seen this movie), but when the hell is rape ever a funny thing?

[jay santos]

Just by asking this question I'm probably not the targeted audience (also I have not seen this movie), but when the hell is rape ever a funny thing?

at a minimum, when it's the Apocolypse and Jonah Hill, Seth Rogan, et al are discussing which of them is most likely to rape Emma Watson. I can't even type that without laughing.

[Indy Coug]

at a minimum, when it's the Apocolypse and Jonah Hill, Seth Rogan, et al are discussing which of them is most likely to rape Emma Watson. I can't even type that without laughing.

:yikes:

[Safetydan]

All of you people who are all like "TOO MANY EXPLOSIONS" can go to hell. I love explosions. Thank god for Zack Snyder who finally had the balls to bring a real Superman fight into the 21st century.

That is what it's(a superman fight) supposed to look like, with all the unfathomable speed, power, and collateral destruction that should happen when two super-powered titans clash in a modern day city.

As for the movie... it was ok, I guess.

[cougjunkie]

I just watched the Big Lebowski.

I thought it sucked, holy cow what a borefest.

Is it a generational thing? Does being born in the 80's affect my ability to connect?

I really thought it was horrible.

I actually agree, I watched it a few months back and wasn't impressed.

[CardiacCoug]

I enjoyed Man of Steel last weekend. Definitely better than the 1980s take on Superman II. Amy Adams isn't fantastic as Lois Lane but she's better than the car wreck Margot Kidder was. Not remotely as good as Nolan's Batman series, but worth watching.

Took my boys to see it today. I thought it was good -- met but didn't exceed my expectations.

The final showdown reminded me of this:

[Jeff Lebowski]

I just watched the Big Lebowski.

I thought it sucked, holy cow what a borefest.

Is it a generational thing? Does being born in the 80's affect my ability to connect?

I really thought it was horrible.

I watched it again the other day and loved it. But I can definitely see how it wouldn't appeal to everyone. IIRC, it didn't do that well at the box office.

[Green Lantern]

Upstream Color

Serious level of WTF-ness to this one. Obvious comparison is Malick, with the detailed shots of nature and sparse and hushed dialogue. But I swear the narrative in this thing was even more abstract than even Malick at his most opaque. I intend to watch it a second time, though I'm not sure I'd understand it any better on a subsequent viewing.

I believe I said the same thing when I saw this at Sundance. We even had the director there and I'm still not sure about everything that happened. That said, I found the movie extremely powerful and moving in its portrayal of the relationship of two damaged people. I need to see it again.

[Green Lantern]

I watched it again the other day and loved it. But I can definitely see how it wouldn't appeal to everyone. IIRC, it didn't do that well at the box office.

This was the midnight movie at the Tower last weekend and it was great seeing it with a crowd. What an absolutely pitch-perfect movie. It improves and gets funnier every single time I see it. "This is what happens Larry!"