Movie Critics Thread

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Melancholia (2011)

Never thought I'd say this but after having recently watched Antichrist and now this...

Man, my Meat and 2 Veg couldn't retreat fast enough after That Scene in that movie.

[Doubledealer]

Man, my Meat and 2 Veg couldn't retreat fast enough after That Scene in that movie.

*chortles* It wasn't pleasant viewing was it...I think the first thing he did after we last see him was hop online and order one of these.

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*chortles* It wasn't pleasant viewing was it...I think the first thing he did after we last see him was hop online and order one of these.

Unfortunately, I don't think even that would save him from that crazy B****!

[Doubledealer]

Requiem For a Dream (2000) http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/requiem_for_a_dream/

I've kind of been dreading watching this film. So far I've enjoyed two of Darren Aranovsky's films, Pi and Black Swan. The latter is, in my opinion, a masterpiece and easily his best work. I need to revisit The Fountain but I'll admit I didn't find it immediately inspiring.

I've been dreading watching RFaD because I get the impression that it's a depressing film that simply focuses on drug abuse, the downward spiral of its protagonists and offers no 'way out'.

And that's pretty much what this film delivered. It wasn't as effecting as I thought either, probably because I really didn't care about any of the characters. Well, maybe Jennifer Connelly. WHAT a babe. *ahem*

There's not a great deal more to say about this film other than it probably should be shown as part of drug education in high schools. Having said that, the cast, with the exception of Sara, is pretty good looking which in a way glorifies the whole thing whether intentional or not.

Overall it felt like an extremely long anti-drug advertisement so I'm not too sure how to score this. For educational purposes it's quite good, for entertainment purposes it missed the mark for me.

[Gutsman Heavy]

Chronicle

It is basically a contemporary Magneto Origins with a dose of Akira and a smidge of DBZ thrown in. You won't regret it.

****

[Paulbot]

Saw John Carter 3D this morning. I didn't expect much, not knowing the original story, and found myself pretty captivated by the story (which kept moving at a nice pace) and the effects. The Green Martians were some of the most believable CGI characters I've seen in a long time.

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Saw John Carter 3D this morning. I didn't expect much, not knowing the original story, and found myself pretty captivated by the story (which kept moving at a nice pace) and the effects. The Green Martians were some of the most believable CGI characters I've seen in a long time.

Sweet! I've been looking forward to seeing that one, glad to hear it's good. Is that fat little four legged creature his pet? I love that thing, haha.

I saw The Grey (2012) on Friday night and absolutely LOVED it. Best movie of 2012 so far for me. So many memorable set pieces, beautiful cinematography and many an introspective moment. Liam Neeson as the leading man is just amazing. Can't recommend this movie enough fellow bots. Definitely worth going to see on the big screen!