Movies! Movies! Movies! (Non-Japanese)

Inglorious Basterds. Heh. What an interesting ride. Fun and bloody and all that. :mrgreen: (Christoph Waltz, where've you been all this time? In Austria, apparently. :beaten: Well, that guy single-handedly carried the film and deserves all the accolades he's been reaping--and will continue to reap, I'm sure. :metaldevil:)

Watched Predator and The Animatrix today.... What next...?

Ender's Girl wrote:Inglorious Basterds. Heh. What an interesting ride. Fun and bloody and all that. :mrgreen: (Christoph Waltz, where've you been all this time? In Austria, apparently. :beaten: Well, that guy single-handedly carried the film and deserves all the accolades he's been reaping--and will continue to reap, I'm sure. :metaldevil:)

YouLll be pleased to hear that C Waltz was rewarded last night with a BAFTA award for best supporting role.

gaijinmark wrote:Stumbled across this on dvd:

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Honestly, it's pretty standard fish-out-of-water stuff, Murphy is just o.k. However, the Japanese cast, especially Toshiyuki Nishida (is there anything this guy can't do? ) is great! :applaud:

i watched this on TV the other day too. i expected it to be nice but turned out alright, not that great but still watchable. nishida toshiyuki is really great!

also, i watched "law abiding citizen" and "imaginarium of dr. parnassus" few days ago. sorry if you like the movie but i thought "imaginarium of dr. parnassus" was a little disappointing. :sweat:

mrs_chiba wrote:

i watched this on TV the other day too. i expected it to be nice but turned out alright, not that great but still watchable. nishida toshiyuki is really great!

Hi mrs_chiba :wave: Glad you liked it. I wanted to ask you, "How's Sonny?" :mrgreen:

Saw Law Abiding Citizen . I thought it was a good thriller that moves along very nicely without becoming dull or predictable. I also thought it was a bit sad well justice is blind.

gaijinmark wrote:

Hi mrs_chiba :wave: Glad you liked it. I wanted to ask you, "How's Sonny?" :mrgreen:

hi there!! sorry i don't get it, what sonny?! XD

Saw Law Abiding Citizen . I thought it was a good thriller that moves along very nicely without becoming dull or predictable. I also thought it was a bit sad well justice is blind.

yup, i was kind of disappointed with the ending. i felt that the prosecutor should die though.

mrs_chiba wrote:

what sonny?

Sonny Chiba:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Chiba

gaijinmark wrote:

Sonny Chiba:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Chiba

LOLOL not that soony!! :hehe: or rather not that chiba. XD

EstherM wrote:

YouLll be pleased to hear that C Waltz was rewarded last night with a BAFTA award for best supporting role.

That's great to hear! :applaud: That man scared the bejibbers outta me. :sweat: Now all he needs to bag is Ol' Uncle Oscar and it'll be a clean season sweep. :fingerscrossed:

OT:

Watched UP. I think my favorite part was the beginning, including the montage showing Carl and Ellie's life together. Beautiful, moving storytelling with almost zero dialogue. Afterwards the movie just became this tedious trip devoid of charm and humor and riddled with enormous logic holes.

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How did Carl manage to single-handedly inflate all those balloons and create the flying contraption thingy in just one night - WTF? How did the Russell kid (cute though he was, if a tad annoying at times) manage to reach the exact coordinates of Paradise Falls using his dinky little GPS and, um, zero field experience - WTF? How did the explorer Muntz design the talking dog collars - WTF? And for the love of Pete, the whole creepy idea of those talking dogs to begin with - WTF? :banghead:

I hate it when the writers gloss over narrative implausibilities and expect the viewers to just go along for the ride. :usuck:

My favorite Pixar film of all time would still be MONSTERS, INC., bar none. Funny as heck, great chemistry between the characters, and heartwarming to the hilt -- but without sacrificing credibility. :applaud:

Ender's Girl wrote:Watched UP. I think my favorite part was the beginning, including the montage showing Carl and Ellie's life together. Beautiful, moving storytelling with almost zero dialogue. Afterwards the movie just became this tedious trip devoid of charm and humor and riddled with enormous logic holes.

Yes, that part was nicely done. :victory:

Ender's Girl wrote:
I hate it when the writers gloss over narrative implausibilities and expect the viewers to just go along for the ride. :usuck:

Well, it's Pixar, so I guess they're expecting a lot of their viewers to be kids. Who were probably just excited about the whole 3D thing.

For me, my favorite Pixar film is Toy Story. Loved that movie. :victory:

Went over to JACC yesterday and saw Harimaya Bridge. Pretty good, it's just getting released, click on "theatres" in the link to see if it's showing somewhere near you:http://theharimayabridge.com/

Live-Action Ghost in the Shell Script Draft in Few Weeks

Shutter Island's Laeta Kalogridis updates status on remake of Masamune Shirow's manga

Laeta Kalogridis, the current screenwriter for Dreamworks and Steven Spielberg's planned live-action adaptation of Masamune Shirow's Ghost in the Shell cyber-police manga, revealed on Tuesday evening that she will "turn in a draft in a few weeks." She expressed cautious optimism about the project, and indirectly noted an obstacle such a project faces in Hollywood: "Cross your fingers, guys \ [it has a] female lead."

Kalogridis spoke at a post-screening Q&A session for Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island film. At this event sponsored by Creative Screenwriting Magazine, Kalogridis was more tight-lipped about another manga-based project with a female lead character. Kalogridis was once hired by Avatar director James Cameron to script his planned adaptation of Yukito Kishiro's Battle Angel Alita (GUNNM) manga. When asked about the possibilities of the Battle Angel film or an Avatar sequel, she responded, "You have to ask Jim \ anything to do with [those projects]."

Kalogridis served as the executive producer and screenwriter for Shutter Island and an executive producer on Avatar.

The American arm of the manga's original Japanese publisher Kodansha is reprinting the manga after Dark Horse Comics had the license. Kodansha also launched two new manga series based on the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex television anime series in December.

qnuy wrote:

+1

good plot mixed with great songs and music. I can't recall how many times I've watched this movie :victory:

I got it from you nuy... :hehe: :hehe:

Legend of the Guardians Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_lMihSKkgA&feature=sub

It looks fun :dancing:

ocha4ever wrote:I got it from you nuy... :hehe: :hehe:

Uh, your siggy is over the limit: remove the text from below and you'll be okay.

So I sorta enjoyed Alice in Wonderland. Moreso than I thought I would. It deviated, but overall, I'd watch it again.

Wynter wrote:So I sorta enjoyed Alice in Wonderland. Moreso than I thought I would. It deviated, but overall, I'd watch it again.

I liked too. It was good not great, but definitely entertaining. I think Helena Bonham Carter stole the show, so to speak.

Her bulbous head was so hot. :hot:

i was just about to ask about Alice... is it date worthy, or should i load up on funguys to fully enjoy the visuals. :hehe:

krim wrote:i was just about to ask about Alice... is it date worthy, or should i load up on funguys to fully enjoy the visuals. :hehe:

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

It is a trip, but I think a guy and girl could enjoy it notwithstanding the fact. Dude if you were trippin' on this flick it would be crazy. No doubt, s-o-n.