Movies! Movies! Movies! (Non-Japanese)

Ender's Girl wrote:For a nanosecond there I actually believed you...

Only a nanosecond????

I was shooting for at least a microsecond.... :puppydog:

Ender's Girl wrote:^

UNDERWORLD 4, huh. Wasn't even aware there was a "3." :sweat:

3 was the best one!

Legion Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKMs0Ubam_w
This looks like its going to be awesome!!

I went to see 'The Time Traveller's Wife' on Wed and actually really enjoyed it, I haven't read the book (which is a shock cos I'm a book worm :P) but I may be tempted to now as I did like it a lot.

I would really like to see 'The Final Destination' in 3D... I know all but the first was rubbish... much like Gokusen XD but I think it would be kinda cool in 3D... might be kinda gross too and give me nightmares tho O_O ... saying that last time I watched Final Destination 5 days before going on holiday and I was fine on the plane XD

There have been quite a number of good reviews for District 9... Maybe I should check it out....?

^ Oh, goodness, I'm DEFINITELY watching DISTRICT 9, or my name is mud. :dead: I mean, it's Peter Jackson! And aliens! Two of my favorite things! Lolll...

Anyway, the 89% rating over at RT is pretty impressive. Hopefully I'll get to catch this in theaters. Have NOT seen a movie on the big screen since... STAR TREK, hahaha. ( \\//, -> Vulcan salute :mrgreen:)

Ender's Girl wrote:^ Oh, goodness, I'm DEFINITELY watching DISTRICT 9, or my name is mud.

That would be an unusual username. :beaten:

Anyway, the 89% rating over at RT is pretty impressive. Hopefully I'll get to catch this in theaters. Have NOT seen a movie on the big screen since... STAR TREK, hahaha. ( \\//, -> Vulcan salute :mrgreen:)

Last movie I saw in the theaters was Terminator: Salvation... Rather disappointing, considering the hype.

Ender's Girl wrote:^ Oh, goodness, I'm DEFINITELY watching DISTRICT 9, or my name is mud. :dead: I mean, it's Peter Jackson! And aliens! Two of my favorite things! Lolll...

Well, you do like YamaPlank... :hehe:

Anime Dad wrote:Well, you do like YamaPlank... :hehe:

More like YamaPinHead. :mrgreen:

Avatar Trailer.It looks good
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO2sUCsQEg4

i wanna see Transformer 2.... :puppydog: :puppydog:
i have to check the disc out,,,but i'm about to finish Gokusen and Nodame... :shamefulcry: :shamefulcry:

Watched an excellent 2008 documentary movie on DVD the other night: Bigger, Stronger, Faster. The subject is PEDs (performance enhancing drugs). Among other things, it shows the hypocrisy, venality, and narrow-mindedness of both sides--advocates and opponents-- of the PED debate. The documentary also shows just how widespread PED use is--not just among athletes, bodybuilders, and people with gym memberships, but also among classical musicians, porn stars, fighter pilots, the elderly, and the ill. It also puts a personal face on the topic by focusing on a New Jersey family whose three adult sons all use or have used anabolic steroids. (the middle son made this documentary) The film is both highly informative (the reality behind those before and after pictures) and very entertaining (the filmmaker recruits three illegal aliens and shows how anyone can manufacture and bottle supplements that will sell for 40 times the original cost), frequently hilarious (superglue used to close a head wound suffered by a pro wrestler) and eye-opening (air force pilots are regularly prescribed amphetamines).

^ Wow. Fascinating stuff. :good: At least the docu wasn't one-sided, huh. (Although I can imagine both sides parading their fair share of proponents from the medical community.) And the Olympic motto (well, two-thirds of it) gives the title a sly, ironic spin. Will try to give this a watch. (Er... did the film touch on the Marion Jones controversy? :() Last docu I saw was... MARCH OF THE PENGUINS, haha. :mrgreen:

Anime Dad wrote:
Well, you do like YamaPlank... :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
More like YamaPinHead. :mrgreen:

Oh ho ho ho! Let's keep those epithets coming, shall we? :tired: What'll it be next time, eh? YamaPipsqueak? YamaProtist? YamaPeabrain? :rolleyes:

:hehe:

Or why not YamaPED, since I'm pretty sure he's pumped full of all those trippy, happy steroids. (With a body like that, it's hard to believe otherwise. :shakehead: )

On-topic:

Just watched the 2007 film TROPA DE ELITE (ELITE SQUAD), from the same screenwriter as Fernando Meirelles' CIDADE DE DEUS (CITY OF GOD) (2002). I loved CITY OF GOD to bloody, pulsating bits, and although ELITE SQUAD lacks the same sweeping scope, metaphorical nuances, character development and poignance that made CITY OF GOD such a frikkin' masterpiece (plus, it isn't as technically well-made), it's still so incredibly visceral and leaves a good dent long after the credits have rolled. ELITE SQUAD treads familiar territory (the Rio slums! the drug trade! the lawlessness and violence! the corrupt police force!) but zeroes in on the story of one BOPE captain--his unraveling, and his struggle to keep himself from unraveling amid this culture of violence and crime. It's also an inside look into the unbelievably punishing training the elite BOPE commandos must undergo, so that in the end, only the tough and the dedicated and the uncompromising remain. You realize that their training is intended to weed out the corrupt (and potentially corrupt) from their ranks as much as it's meant to turn the soldiers into the best bada$$ fighting units in the country. This film has no easy answers and engenders even more difficult questions, but it's one helluva ride. :metaldevil:

Watched the Japanese release of Gake no Ue no Ponyo... Nice little movie: Miyazaki's artwork and animation are just wonderful as always... The story isn't very complex and it might be considered thin in comparison to his past works, but it was enjoyable. :)

bmwracer wrote:Watched the Japanese release of Gake no Ue no Ponyo... Nice little movie: Miyazaki's artwork and animation are just wonderful as always... The story isn't very complex and it might be considered thin in comparison to his past works, but it was enjoyable. :)

I wanted to see this Movie! It looks good

The Trailer for The Trailer Park Boys-Countdown to Liquor Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrfqn7QsILE

The best Canadian TV Show EVER!!

just saw Bruno

w e i r d

bmwracer wrote:Watched the Japanese release of Gake no Ue no Ponyo... Nice little movie: Miyazaki's artwork and animation are just wonderful as always... The story isn't very complex and it might be considered thin in comparison to his past works, but it was enjoyable. :)

the simplicity of the show is what actually turned me off. it gave the movie a kind of "that's it?!" feeling to it.

but the animation is cute; it has a warm family feel to it.

monta wrote:just saw Bruno

w e i r d

Should you be surprised?

bmwracer wrote:Watched the Japanese release of Gake no Ue no Ponyo... Nice little movie: Miyazaki's artwork and animation are just wonderful as always... The story isn't very complex and it might be considered thin in comparison to his past works, but it was enjoyable.

the simplicity of the show is what actually turned me off. it gave the movie a kind of "that's it?!" feeling to it.

Yeah, I kinda had the same reaction... Maybe because previous Miyazaki films had more depth or more of a message...

but the animation is cute; it has a warm family feel to it.

It's more a kid's movie than his other films, yet it's not juvenile like many American animated films with inside jokes, wisecracking talking animals, etc., which is a total turn off for me.

Wow I didn't know there's gonna be a remake of Wizard of Oz. I voted for Anne Hathaway as Dorothy. They better include "Lollipop Guild" song because that track is awesome.

http://www.popeater.com/2009/09/24/casting-new-wizard-of-oz-anniversary/?ncid=AOLDSN00290000000010

Takoyama wrote:Wow I didn't know there's gonna be a remake of Wizard of Oz.

Sacrilege. :shakehead: