OT: Let's talk about movies (and TV shows)... Part IX

[Adriatic]

I finished Godfather part 3. In my older age (31) I can now see why it's much less appreciated. The script is much less tight, I think half of al pacino's dialogue was exposition, and in general it seemed thinner on plot in spite of having an approximately equal run time.

Pacino had a few good moments though like "just when I think I'm out they pull me back in", and the end scenes involving the daughter.

I liked Andy Garcia's portrayal too which I think most people did. He came off as Sonny's son.

There's a part of the plot that didn't make sense. If immobilliare is the world's largest landlord with 6 billion in aasets, how can they buy a controlling interest for 600 million?

As ECW pointed out the plot is repetitive. It's the third movie with a nefarious Don, and the third one that closes with all of the enemies successfully killed off.

The plot is so convoluted, at one point nothing makes sense. There's some scenes where you don't even know if they're Italy or back in New York. There are still some moments and a couple of great scenes because the actors are really good, but as a whole the plot was weak.

 

[GoodKiwi]

Another solid episode of true detective last night.. was really cool to see what frank (vince vaughn ) does best finally.. he was impressive

Totally saw that ending coming lol.. felt too much like Leo in the departed Lol

Hope next weeks finale caps it all off nicely.. still doesn't match season 1s brilliance tho

I just watched the 7th episode. Really intense. And yes, you're right, I too saw that ending coming. Still made for one great sequence.

 

[SergeConstantin74]

I got hooked on Suits last weekend. I'm at the beginning of season 2.

So far I really like it. Does it stay the same throughout the whole 4-5 seasons?

 

[GoodKiwi]

I got hooked on Suits last weekend. I'm at the beginning of season 2.

So far I really like it. Does it stay the same throughout the whole 4-5 seasons?

Yes, which is its downfall IMO. It wore on me with the same dynamic being pushed on the viewers over and over. I does not evolve into anything else. Not necessarily a bad thing, but it became tiresome for me personally.

 

[hototogisu]

Yes, which is its downfall IMO. It wore on me with the same dynamic being pushed on the viewers over and over. I does not evolve into anything else. Not necessarily a bad thing, but it became tiresome for me personally.

Good call...I really liked S1-2, then S3 was a bit of a chore...now I bought S4 on DVD a couple months ago and haven't really felt any interest in watching it yet. There's some good writing in the show but it definitely starts to get formulaic.

 

[SB164]

Two shows that I finally started watching and I'm hooked to both of them: Six Feet Under and Silicon Valley. There's HBO and then there's everyone else.

 

[DAChampion]

Six Feet Under arguably has the greatest pilot ever.

 

[SB164]

Six Feet Under arguably has the greatest pilot ever.

I think Boardwalk Empire ranks up there, especially since it was directed by Martin Scorcese himself.

 

[Barriwhite]

I just watched the 7th episode. Really intense. And yes, you're right, I too saw that ending coming. Still made for one great sequence.

90% of the sequence was great, but the final 10 was sloppy writing!

Either someone was followed with a GPS tracker or someone else ate lucky charms for breakfast (trying to stay spoiler free here...)

 

[Redux91]

Two shows that I finally started watching and I'm hooked to both of them: Six Feet Under and Silicon Valley. There's HBO and then there's everyone else.

agreed

they've been ahead of the game for YEARS

 

[Redux91]

I think Boardwalk Empire ranks up there, especially since it was directed by Martin Scorcese himself.

Fargo had an unbelievable first episode too.

they arent "pilots" however..

when hbo puts a show in production...they dont yank the chain after the "first" episode lol.. they dont air ANYthing unless they know its gold.

 

[ClasslessGuy]

Going to see southpaw tomorrow, anyone saw it?

 

[SergeConstantin74]

Going to see southpaw tomorrow, anyone saw it?

I did. Pretty good performance from Gyllenhaal. That's all there is to remember.

 

[SquiddFX]

Two shows that I finally started watching and I'm hooked to both of them: Six Feet Under and Silicon Valley. There's HBO and then there's everyone else.

You are going to love Silicon Valley. Great show with so many quotable moments. Season Two was hilarious.

 

[Alexdaman]

Tom Cruise is the greatest box office actor ever and maybe the greatest movie star to date. Too bad he still hangs on to the brainwashing practices of scientology, I think he genuinely wants to do good in the world but got in with the wrong ideology...

Anyways Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation was a hit and proves its still possible for Hollywood to do big budget action movies with a decent plot, except for a couple clichés here and there.

 

[MasterDecoy]

i loathe anime but i finally found one i liked

http://www.crunchyroll.com/girls-und-panzer

Girls Und Panzer! arguably my two favorite things

these high-school girls (of course) with screechy voice and tiny ass skirts (of course) play tankery (huh?), a game where teams using world war 2 era tanks (except painted bright yellow, pink and with samurai flags and all that bling nonsense) compete against each other for fun (why not). there's also aircraf-- i mean tank carriers the size of manhattan (id be shocked if it was smaller).

its got all the **** i hate about anime, but its got tanks, and its funny as hell. here's an example of the absurdity that is girls und panzer



hetzers gonna hetz

 

[Zorba]

Tom Cruise is the greatest box office actor ever and maybe the greatest movie star to date. Too bad he still hangs on to the brainwashing practices of scientology, I think he genuinely wants to do good in the world but got in with the wrong ideology...

Anyways Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation was a hit and proves its still possible for Hollywood to do big budget action movies with a decent plot, except for a couple clichés here and there.

Rogue nation was incredible. The best action movie I've seen in ages. You're right about cruise. His persona off screen turns people off but he has now nailed down being a huge action star. If you have t seen rogue nation ,get cracking. Just awesome. Oh and Rebecca Ferguson is absolutely gorgeous

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Rogue nation was incredible. The best action movie I've seen in ages. You're right about cruise. His persona off screen turns people off but he has now nailed down being a huge action star. If you have t seen rogue nation ,get cracking. Just awesome. Oh and Rebecca Ferguson is absolutely gorgeous

I had zero inclination to see this. Never cared for any of the previous ones and I'm not really a Cruise fan. But the reviews on this film have been overwhelmingly positive. I still probably won't see it in the theatres (still have to see Mad Max and Jurrasic Park) but I'll make a point of renting it down the road.

 

[DAChampion]

You don't have to see Jurassic World. It's not very good.

 

[Andy]

Rewatched Predestination. I think it's a really good flick.

 

[ChemiseBleuHonnete]

Just a little rant about the recent movies. Why can't they keep the cinematic feel more "classic"? I mean, freaking CGI 3D rotating views of an actor/object/sequence. What the hell is that?

I've been watching "older" movies in the past few months (like Apollo 13, which is a perfect exemple) and they're looking insanely better and more real than the current blockbusters. All that thanks to real cameras shooting real objects on film with simple yet beautiful angles.

Anyone else agree?

 

[ChemiseBleuHonnete]

Rewatched Predestination. I think it's a really good flick.

Watched it once, it was enough :p

Seriously, too messed up. I understood it all but it was just one notch too crazy imo.

 

[Habsawce]

Watch Entourage. It was alright, basically what I expected. Felt there could have been more cameos though.

 

[Zorba]

I had zero inclination to see this. Never cared for any of the previous ones and I'm not really a Cruise fan. But the reviews on this film have been overwhelmingly positive. I still probably won't see it in the theatres (still have to see Mad Max and Jurrasic Park) but I'll make a point of renting it down the road.

Not a fan of Cruise the man because of his antics but i or no one can deny he has made some great movies. Just over the last 3 years he has made 3 awesome action movies. Edge of tomorrow was such a good movie but again didn't make huge money Cause of the cruise persona. Ghost protocol was awesome

 

[Lebowski]

Deadpool movie trailer is out:



I'm excited, but at the same time I wouldn't be surprised if FOX dropped the ball big time. At least it isn't PG13.