Movie Critics Thread

[Sky Shadow]

This movie was surprisingly a very, very deep family drama/UFC movie with quality made by Lionsgate pictures (usually their movies are very subpar).

Why do you think Lionsgate films are sub par, SkyWarp? They distributed Dogma and Kick-Ass, and critically acclaimed Oscar winners like Monster's Ball and Crash. And Hunger Games looks brilliant: http://youtu.be/4S9a5V9ODuY. That said, Warrior has the gayest film poster I have seen in years.

[SkyWarp91]

Why do you think Lionsgate films are sub par, SkyWarp? They distributed Dogma and Kick-Ass, and critically acclaimed Oscar winners like Monster's Ball and Crash. And Hunger Games looks brilliant: http://youtu.be/4S9a5V9ODuY. That said, Warrior has the gayest film poster I have seen in years.

Gayest? I did say those two are brothers, not lovers, not that there is anything wrong with homosexuality in the first place - but whatever floats your boat.

And here's a list of some recent Lionsgate releases, I did say 'usually' their films are sub-par and sub-par to me are movies that didn't make me feel amazed by what I saw and were easily forgettable. This is MY opinion after all, you can disagree as much as you like. I know other Film Studios have released many bad films as well but those studios have produced much better films (WB with Batman Begins, Fox with Star Wars) than Lionsgate's best movies

Saw V
Transporter 3
Punisher: War Zone
The Spirit
My Bloody Valentine 3D
New in Town
Battle for Terra May 1, 2009
Gamer
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
More Than a Game
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Precious
Also known as Precious
Brothers
Daybreakers
The Spy Next Door
From Paris with Love
Killers
The Expendables
The Last Exorcism
Alpha and Omega
Buried
Saw 3D
For Colored Girls
The Next Three Days
Rabbit Hole

[Sky Shadow]

Gayest? I did say those two are brothers, not lovers, not that there is anything wrong with homosexuality in the first place - but whatever floats your boat.

Regardless of whether or not they're brothers, all that movie poster says is "this is clearly not a chickflick, but see this if you like watching films about guys with sixpacks who don't wear shirts." In terms of demography, it's just the most bizarrely-targeted poster.

Daybreakers

Daybreakers was fantastic, for anyone who hasn't watched it. In the wake of the 'vampire' craze, this took the high concept of 'what happens once vampires have eaten or turned all the humans?' What do they do when the blood runs out? It was truly clever, with a pool of actors taken from the best in international (Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe) and local (Sam Neill, Claudia Karvan, Isabel Lucas, Vince Colosimo) talent.

[SkyWarp91]

Daybreakers was fantastic, for anyone who hasn't watched it. In the wake of the 'vampire' craze, this took the high concept of 'what happens once vampires have eaten or turned all the humans?' What do they do when the blood runs out? It was truly clever, with a pool of actors taken from the best in international (Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe) and local (Sam Neill, Claudia Karvan, Isabel Lucas, Vince Colosimo) talent.

The idea for the movie was admittedly genius, however I found myself getting bored with the 2nd and 3rd act. Decent movie, but didn't really care towards the end. Did you experience this as well?

[The_Damned]

i liked daybreakers and found it moved along nicely.

just watched real steel and found it quite enjoyable.

[Doubledealer]

Pontypool (2008) http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pontypool/

One of the best intelligent horrors I've seen in years! Very light on the gore so if you simply enjoy a well written, highly original movie then there's a good chance you'll enjoy Pontypool. Stephen McHattie gives such a terrific performance as Radio DJ Grant Mazzy. My only problem with it is the ending (well, the ending before the post-credits ending - which is very open to interpretation - I loved this btw). It's not what happens in the end, but the way it was directed, it was just very anti-climactic for me. It was a low budget film so I guess I can't knock them too much for that. 9/10

La Habitación de Fermat (Fermat's Room) (2007) http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fermats_room/

Creepy French thriller (is there a French thriller that isn't creepy as hell?) which I found to be thoroughly engaging throughout. 7/10

Grave Encounters (2011) http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/grave_encounters/

What do you get when you cross Paranormal Activity with Most Haunted? Grave Encounters is what! Pretty unoriginal stuff, I mean it has a few original/cool ideas near the end but Rec & PA, this is not. Having said that, this kind of 'found footage' stuff is a real guilty pleasure of mine and I ended up really getting into it. If you like this kind of film, you'll most likely have a ball. 6/10

The Adventures of Tintin (2011) http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_...res_of_tintin/

I can't decide which movie is more boring, this or Dark of the Moon. Tintin really should have been given to a European director, and someone who understands Herge's subtle wit. And someone who understands humour!! What we have here is a typical American 'blockbuster' with big set pieces to wow little Jimmy in 3D, but little else worth caring about. And the CG faces, yuck!! Most infuriating of all, they turned Captain Haddock into little more than an annoying drunk. Keep on ruining your own franchises Spielberg but leave Europe out of it! 3/10

[Sky Shadow]

The idea for the movie was admittedly genius, however I found myself getting bored with the 2nd and 3rd act. Decent movie, but didn't really care towards the end. Did you experience this as well?

The second act was definitely a change of pace, but I enjoyed it until the end. The third act in particular certainly got my heartrate up.

[SkyWarp91]

Pontypool (2008) http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pontypool/

One of the best intelligent horrors I've seen in years! Very light on the gore so if you simply enjoy a well written, highly original movie then there's a good chance you'll enjoy Pontypool. Stephen McHattie gives such a terrific performance as Radio DJ Grant Mazzy. My only problem with it is the ending (well, the ending before the post-credits ending - which is very open to interpretation - I loved this btw). It's not what happens in the end, but the way it was directed, it was just very anti-climactic for me. It was a low budget film so I guess I can't knock them too much for that. 9/10

The Adventures of Tintin (2011) http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_...res_of_tintin/

I can't decide which movie is more boring, this or Dark of the Moon. Tintin really should have been given to a European director, and someone who understands Herge's subtle wit. And someone who understands humour!! What we have here is a typical American 'blockbuster' with big set pieces to wow little Jimmy in 3D, but little else worth caring about. And the CG faces, yuck!! Most infuriating of all, they turned Captain Haddock into little more than an annoying drunk. Keep on ruining your own franchises Spielberg but leave Europe out of it! 3/10

Pontypool sounds interesting, might have to watch it.

Good thing I skipped watching Tintin, I wasn't really interested in the original comics in the first place.

The second act was definitely a change of pace, but I enjoyed it until the end. The third act in particular certainly got my heartrate up.

Perhaps I should give it a second viewing sometime.

My next movie review:

Samurai Cop (1989)


The cover has NOTHING to do with the movie.

This is a horrible movie starring no-name actors: Robert Z'Dar, Matt Hannon, Jannis Farley, Mark Frazer

The movie has very predictable cliche moments but the dialogue is somewhat unique, as seen in this scene when 'Samurai' (played by Hannon) is talking to a nurse. You should really see it for yourself to understand how bad it is.

Another example is this piece of dialogue:

Samurai: Watch out Frank, the Captain's going to burn your ass.

Frank (played by African-American Actor Mark Frazer): My ass is already black.

I also have the feeling that Director Amir Shervan originally called this movie 'Horny Cop' as it features many many sex scenes and perhaps had post-dubbed the word 'Samurai' everytime someone said the word 'horny'. There is very little relevance to actual Samurai in this movie, except maybe the last 2 minutes.

Yet this movie is very AWFUL, it's one of those so-bad-it's-good movies.

When I show this movie to my friends we're bound to have massive laughing-fit unachievable by perhaps every single intentional comedy movie ever.

This is the type of movie that you must watch as a filmmaker or anyone interested in films to know what NOT to do when making your own feature.

My final verdict?

As a film based on quality - 1/10. 1 for fact that you could tell the cast and crew enjoyed making this movie, despite how bad it is.

As a lesson to those in film-making - 10/10. This, like 'The Room' is one of the gems of what NOT to do when it comes to making your own flick (unless you're aiming down low on purpose for an infamous reputation)

[Gutsman Heavy]

I rather enjoyed Tintin, and the rampart alcoholism amuses me greatly, more so due to horrified reactions from American cinema goers.

But Seriously, its a fun, well made adventure flick. Basically what Indy 4 should have been. I saw it in 2D and thus cant comment on the quality of the stereoscopic effect.

****

[Jaxius._]

Watched IRon Giant. It was and still is great.


Who is looking forward to Cloverfield 2?

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