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LOG IN Forgot Login? Register General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board Search Terms:  Search Within:  topics posts since 2019 2018 posts 2017 posts 2016 posts 2015 posts 2014 posts 2013 posts 2012 posts 2011 posts 2010 posts 2009 posts 2008 posts 2007 posts 2006 posts 2005 posts 2004 posts 2003 posts 2002 posts 2001 posts 2000 posts users  search tips  You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42      Non-Film Score Discussion: What's the last movie you watched? Part deux!    FIRST   PRIOR   24 25 26 27 28    NEXT   LAST   Last Post   Posted:   Jun 8, 2014 - 7:47 PM     By:   Solium   (Member) Green Lantern- 2.5-5 Not the worst film I have ever seen. I guess it's shortcomings are well documented. Cliched script, rushed story, generally weak CGI. I can't believe JNH did the score, it's incredibly tacky and ruined a few interesting scenes. What took me by surprise was how graphic the death scenes were, including civilians. Really felt like something that belong in a horror film. This is juxtaposed by Green Lanterns rather cartoonish superpowers. Maybe its inherent in the source material but Green Lantern as a Superhero doesn't really impress, and seems more suited for a preteen audience.    Posted:   Jun 9, 2014 - 1:30 AM     By:   Ron Hardcastle   (Member) On Saturday I watched Mr. Nobody with Jared Leto in a role that has him going from his youth to extremely old, and while I think he did a very good job, the movie just wasn't my cup of tea.    Posted:   Jun 9, 2014 - 5:54 AM     By:   Warlok   (Member) The Book Thief - Good show based upon the realities faced by non-Nazis in WWII, as I thought it might be. Interesting parallel experience in my family regarding suddenly being forced to serve in the Werhmacht. The overall show is similar to a Schindler`s List, but not quite as powerful. Worth seeing.    Posted:   Jun 9, 2014 - 2:08 PM     By:   Tall Guy   (Member) X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) ..... Singer went way overboard in the Paris sequence with "secondhand footage," shooting a lot of his action through crowd or media video cameras. Interesting at first, but tiresome after awhile. I'd have liked it better if those segments were 2D. And Quicksilver - marvellous - the best part of a pretty entertaining film. I'm going to give it 8.1426 out of 10. No, wait - 7.9052. Also over the weekend I saw The Raid (brilliant) and King Rat (ditto). Thoroughly enjoyed them both and I m feeling pretty smug for having such immaculate taste.    Posted:   Jun 9, 2014 - 11:39 PM     By:   dan the man   (Member) RED PLANET MARS-52- Here is a wonderful SCIFI film which tells us a lot about 2 facts. When you have no faith in a perception of a God, people will become more chaotic then before for there is no hope for anything and the wonderful ending bringing out a truth how evil and deadly those commie rats are. A nice double feature with THE 27TH DAY-57, would be a perfect match for an entertaining evening, for sure during the great ending, oh if life can only be this way.Well I am sure in the long run it will.    Posted:   Jun 10, 2014 - 12:02 AM     By:   dan the man   (Member) WAG THE DOG-97- Very topical for it's day. This fine film deals with some presidential hanky panky. The prez stage a war to cover up a sex scandal. Does this sound familiar folks. yeah , I know. Top notch acting , interesting premise and competent direction makes this a winner. Like husband like wife who says the future might not be very dark for America. But the question is can it get any darker. This entertaining film is hardly far fetch, one of the better ones from 97.definitely worth checking out.    Posted:   Jun 10, 2014 - 12:02 AM     By:   dan the man   (Member) IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE-46- And a wonderful film it is, this FRANK CAPRA CLASSIC is enjoyable no matter what decade you see it. It's great message is all of us are more important then we realize, so stay in there , don't give up hope and do the right thing and make the world better.    Posted:   Jun 10, 2014 - 7:04 AM     By:   Solium   (Member) WAG THE DOG-97- Very topical for it's day. This fine film deals with some presidential hanky panky. The prez stage a war to cover up a sex scandal. Does this sound familiar folks. No not really. What alternate universe do you live in? Clever way to add yet another political jab on a soundtrack forum! LOL Oh and I did take note of your political jab in your Star Chamber "review".    Posted:   Jun 10, 2014 - 7:15 AM     By:   Solium   (Member) Starcrash 0-5 Abysmal. Not even fun in a, "it's so bad it's good" kind of way. Maybe if I saw it back in it's day it would hold some nostalgia today, but it doesn't. Serviceable score by John Barry.    Posted:   Jun 10, 2014 - 8:05 AM     By:   dan the man   (Member) SOLIUM- Your opinion.but your insults towards me are not needed, I review a film like millions of others, maybe you live in a alternate universe, without your 56 million people.Plus your not looking at the irony but literally. I am hardly the first one to bring that up, but why must you spend so much time being critical on many people's opinions'. Others have beliefs and you do, but you attack the writings of other people here constantly. I have opinions on world issues like everyone, but you just pick and pick and pick on anyone's opinion you don't agree with.We know what you want, we all know what you want and believe ok.Let other's have a life and give then the right to exist and believe what they will.You have a right to say what you will and I have a right to say what I will.    Posted:   Jun 10, 2014 - 8:22 AM     By:   Thomas   (Member) Solium raises a fair point dan the man. I also noticed your political jab in your review of 'Wag the Dog' but choose not to comment. You should try and do that sometimes. Yes we all have our opinions, but you don't need to keep expressing them here in the manner you do. It's not a competition. You should put into practice more what you preach.    Posted:   Jun 10, 2014 - 8:33 AM     By:   dan the man   (Member) TO Thomas- if I was to count the times members here create a thread or offer viewpoints of questionable subtle political jabs, I would have a million dollars. But one side thinks it is just fine to do it,but when the other side does it they make a big deal. How could you possibly review many movies without even mentioning the plot and relevance of the issues. Why was ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN, NIXON, JFK, SOLDIER BLUE, BLACK LIKE ME, etc etc, made? For people not to think and if they don't think why watch the movie. Every venture of film reviews I ever did or reviewed had to bring up certain issues, otherwise what is the point of reviewing films.    Posted:   Jun 10, 2014 - 9:19 AM     By:   Solium   (Member) SOLIUM- Your opinion.but your insults towards me are not needed. So we bring out the victim card.    Posted:   Jun 10, 2014 - 11:10 AM     By:   Sirusjr   (Member) Saving Mr. Banks (2013) - 8/10 A solid film that manages to bring in some emotions. Being aware of some of the lack of basis in reality here it was still interesting to explore the creation of this film. The actors really inhabit their characters well, disappearing into them for the most part. The musical score felt strangely middle-eastern in flavor due to some instrumentation choices. I felt that the music could have been stronger to fit the film better. Oblivion (2013) - 6/10 Good enough to keep me interested until the end but still felt it was lacking something. Some of the twists were a bit too strange to be believable to me. The largely synthesized score worked well and fit the film quite nicely.    Posted:   Jun 10, 2014 - 11:33 AM     By:   Dyfrynt   (Member) Dan you do make a habit of throwing your personal political opinion into a conversation. To be called on it is not an attack. It is a statement of fact. Your opinion of a movie on a movie forum is not what is being called on the mat. It is the political spin you feel it necessary to throw into the discussion that is being criticized. Though in this instance I don't see the fuss, as you are conservative and it was Reagan who was most infamous for starting military actions when the political heat on national affairs got too hot. He wasn't the only one, of course. He's just the one who first used the wag the dog card in modern times. It is my opinion, maybe not shared by everyone that when one criticizes one's own team, that mostly should get a pass.    Posted:   Jun 10, 2014 - 7:04 PM     By:   dan the man   (Member) I didn't know I ever said I was a conservative, I love how people are putting words in my mouth. As for Reagan I didn't even offer an opinion of him at all. you people on this board are dreamers.    Posted:   Jun 11, 2014 - 2:23 AM     By:   Thomas   (Member) you people on this board are dreamers. Coming from you that must be one of the most ostentatious comments I’ve read on this board. Are you sure you’re not Tommy Wiseau?    Posted:   Jun 11, 2014 - 7:50 AM     By:   MikeP   (Member) THE STAR CHAMBER-84- Nice to revisit this wonderful vigilante film back in the era vigilante films were very popular. A group of men decide to form a vigilante group to take out criminal's who are back out on the streets or never were in jail to begin with[like a dime a dozen rapists], Film's plot is fascinating, direction and tech credits are competent. Acting top notch. However the ending when dummy Michael Douglas decides to protect big time drug dealers because he a former member of the group decides to bow out, is weak. But it still has it's moments and holds up well in that wonderful vigilante sub genre of crime action films.One might ask why these films are not as popular as they were decades ago. One reason could very well be, if they made a remake of TAXI DRIVER it would probably have to be done on a Hollywood set not the streets of New York. Times change. Think about that statement. I do love The Star Chamber, full of those Hyams trademarks - kinetic action ( really, the guy does practical action better than most anyone ) moody photography and wise guy dialogue. How is the ending weak though, when it falls in line with the set up and story? Not that this is Oscar material but it works. Douglas has a change of heart when he finds out these guys aren't guilty of this crime and it brings him to his senses. For me, it works. Now, on to the last part of you post...I've thought about that last statement and umm.. OK exactly why would a remake of Taxi Driver be done on a Hollywood set and not on location? Plenty of location films are made to this day. And what impact would it have on the popularity of the film?    Posted:   Jun 11, 2014 - 8:17 AM     By:   mastadge   (Member) The last two movies I saw are The Monuments Men and Her, both very disappointing. The Monuments Men is a bizarre case in that a very charismatic and charming cast was assembled and then almost completely wasted, and in that a very interesting and compelling story was squandered because they had no idea how to turn it into a dramatic narrative. As for Her, I just don't understand why it was so highly acclaimed. Joaquin Phoenix plays an emotionally inaccessible puppy dog in hipsterland, and he's excellent in the role. Unfortunately the 2 hour movie feels like it runs about 6 hours, and the climactic conversation comes not as a shock or a twist but as more of really? it took them that long to address this? Also some of the terminology (failure to distinguish between human and person, for instance) and hang-ups rubbed me the wrong way.    Posted:   Jun 11, 2014 - 8:19 AM     By:   dan the man   (Member) I was referring to the fact when you look at New York back then ,and the filming of Taxi driver, so much for anyone who lived through that period in the big apple it would be almost like a documentary . The location shots, the grime, the crime. If one never witness this they could not comprehend the insatiable evil and destruction of the human species that was surrounding one walking to work or doing something in leisure Manner. Watching TAXI DRIVER in the 70's we saw the life we were living in. As of course from many sources in which I am sure you have read over the years New York in recent years looks and feels a lot different then the 70's. The whole structure of filming a remake would be different. This as well could apply to THE OUT OF TOWNERS-70-, Then it's remake in the late 90's. A different city where if you notice except for the holdup scene on Park Ave, the plot center around more personal issues of the characters of the film, not morbid depressing vibes of New York in 1969-70.I remember seeing THE OUT OF TOWNERS as a kid, the Brooklyn audience were chuckling in nervous manner at what was happening outside their very doors. Believe me very basic aspects of living back then were disrupted daily.You lock your door and hope you got back home that night safe and sound. It was a very tough life I wouldn't wish on anybody.     Non-Film Score Discussion: What's the last movie you watched? 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