Last movie you saw.

[max_cady]

I took my nephew to see Toy Story 2 in 3D.

The movie was great, I hadn't seen in it in years, but it still felt fresh. The 3D was more of a gimmick, there weren't those many 3D stuff hapenning.

The only real downside? Having to pay almost 7€ for a movie that when it came out, ticket prices were less than 3€.

Now I'm sorta looking foward to Toy Story 3, shame it only arrives in Portugal at the end of this month.

[Sharky]

I took my nephew to see Toy Story 2 in 3D.

The movie was great, I hadn't seen in it in years, but it still felt fresh. The 3D was more of a gimmick, there weren't those many 3D stuff hapenning.

The only real downside? Having to pay almost 7€ for a movie that when it came out, ticket prices were less than 3€.

Now I'm sorta looking foward to Toy Story 3, shame it only arrives in Portugal at the end of this month.

Do you have to put up with terrible voice overs for British/American movies or do you get them in English?

[Orta]

We only have voice overs in films aimed at children. In fact they're usually very good. They'll have the original version at the same place most of the times too. Apart from that it's subtitles all the way.

[max_cady]

Toy Story 1 and 2 3D re-releases in Portugal are portuguese dub only.

But no worry, they(portuguese dub studio) are real professionals and they take this stuff seriously and do a very good translation/localization.

On-topic, I watched Spy Next Door today.

Poor Jackie Chan, he shouldn't have been forced to do a performance, he's so wooden that he makes the child actors look good.

But George Lopez and Billy Ray Cyrus as CIA agents? I LOLed hard. Who did the casting for this film?

And that russian evil chick is way too sexy for a PG movie.

It's funny that the whole plot... spoiler alert is about an evil russian organization that created a virus that eats up oil and dies out when it finishes consuming it.

Actually BP could use some of that, right now.

The whole gag with the main villain having side kicks who have terrible taste and make poor choice of clothes is clever and the way he just shoots at stuff he doesn't like.

This is basically Mr. Nanny with a tad of Home Alone mixed into it.

Worth a rental at least.

[MadeManG74]

Saw Punisher War Zone. I love the brutal take on the Punisher, but the slap stick villains sort of seemed really off setting.

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Yeah, I still think everything was going right for that movie except for the fucking script. Ray Stevenson and Dominic West are both really good actors, but... holy shit Jigsaw? Really? The whole movie in style seemed to be based off the MAX comic line, but instead of taking a realistic villian like Nicky Cavella into the movie they went with a 1970's Punisher recurring baddie?

Wayne Knight as MicroChip wasn't too bad, but ehhh... just a lot of stupid things.




Aannnyway....
Last movie I saw


Really good Australian movie, one of the best I've seen anyway. Based (loosely I think) on a true story about the murder of two police and the investigations and break up of a crime family.

Some great acting, Jacki Weaver in particular was great as the grandmother. Very tense movie as well, edge of your seat stuff. If any of you guys ever see it showing in cinemas, you should check it out.

[George]

I saw the movie 'The Last Airbender',  did not have a twist in the end. I guess there is 3 books, this one will be the first movie and based on the first book. If you are expecting an action movie, look somewhere else. I have never read or seen the cartoon, but they tell me its pretty awesome.

The story is basically that 'Air Benders' are all dead due to the 'Fire Benders', a kid named Ung (sp?) trapped himself under the sea for 100 years and he turns up to be the 'Last Airbender' and the 'AVATAR', one that can wield the 4 elements (Earth, fire, water and air).

The issue is that he never learned to 'wield' them since he ran away and hid when they told him a 100 years ago he was the avatar. The best character is the guy from Slum Dog Millionaire who was casted from his fathers kingdom (Fire Benders) and told to find the Avatar if he ever wants to return. Obviously, in typical anime fashion, they will become friends (not in this movie, but its obvious) .

I give it a B, even if they talked about 'the lore' a ton, at least they didn't try to dumbify it, too much. Though it was pretty dumb at points. Like the 'Fire Benders' come into the scene, instead of the girl attacking them she turns and looks at them and screams "OH NOT IS THE FIRE BENDERS" or something.

If an enemy walks in, in time of war, you don't look at tell us who they are, you attack.

[Aki-at]

I've just finished watching Star Trek 2009...

[spoiler:3f20tn6k]So basically now the original series, the first 6 films, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and Voyager never occured...[/spoiler:3f20tn6k]

Overall the film was good, although not as outstanding as I thought it was going to be (The early scenes were pretty good though, nicely handled except [spoiler:3f20tn6k]kid Kirk driving a car[/spoiler:3f20tn6k]) still as I made clear in my first point, not sure why you would do that to such a long running series.

[crackdude]

You read Viagra you lose.

Niagara was released in 1953. It was one of the last movies Marilyn Monroe acted in before achieving mainstream success.

I must admit that I've never been very keen to these older films.
I usually don't see many movies made before 1970, except for some random cowboy-feasted westerns.

This film is great. Simply great. I enjoyed it a lot and am considering watching some more of these old films.
The plot focuses on adultery, betrayal, lust and murder. It was shoot in a really marvelous and characteristic Technicolor with some of the most beautiful scenery as background. I doubt the Niagara falls have looked this beautiful ever since. Still, the movie has a bit of a noir feel to it.

The plot is pretty simple, has some twists and surprises though.
Here's the bit from Wikipedia that doesn't spoil anything:

Ray and Polly Cutler (Max Showalter and Jean Peters) go on a delayed honeymoon to Niagara Falls, only find their reserved cabin occupied by another couple, George and Rose Loomis (Joseph Cotten and Marilyn Monroe). They politely accept another, less-desirable cabin, and the two couples become acquainted.

George and Rose have a troubled marriage. She is much younger and very attractive. He is overly jealous and appears to have problems with depression and anger management. It is implied that he may have just been released from a mental hospital. The Cutlers witness George's rage firsthand the following evening; when Rose joins an impromptu party outside, he storms out and breaks a record playing a tune that he suspects has special meaning for his wife.

Of course [spoiler:292k1bwq]her husband is right on his suspicions and the lover is out to kill him[/spoiler:292k1bwq].

The acting is above average..I think. I'm not much of an expert on these films so I can't compare. Wikipedia says it was one of the blockbusters that year, so it certainly is an above average film overall.
The one who evidentially stands out is Marilyn Monroe. She is gracious. She's seductive to the point you can't wait for her to get on scene again. I can totally understand why her husband is so paranoid about losing her for some douche.
She's captivating through her looks and ways, still her acts remind you that looks can be deceiving.
I had never seen any of her films, but I'm sure to catch up 2 or 3 more now..

Overall, if you are into films of this era you might have already watched this one or at least you know what to expect. If you're just as fresh into this as I am, go and watch it! Download it off torrent or try to catch it on TV on one of those vintage movie channels (like I did) or something.

I spent a very pleasant afternoon watching this. I give it 46 copernicuses out of Neptune.

[MadeManG74]

^If you are looking for more old films, I suggest checking out
* Casablanca
* The Maltese Falcon
* It's a Wonderful Life
* Mr Smith Goes to Washington
* Anything by the Marx Bros.

While comedies sometimes don't age well, the Marx Bros movies are still funnier than 90% of modern movies.
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[Sega Uranus]

@Crackdude: I actually live near the Niagara area, so no I did not read it as Viagra!

I have seen a weird set of movies lately. AM I INTERESTING YET?


Toy Story 3 - 5/5 I cannot think of the last time there was a 'perfect trilogy' released, but it really is. It is not the best in the series, but it is impossible not to love this film, especially if you have been with the series since the start like me. Ending made me tear up a bit, I'LL ADMIT!

Coraline - 5/5 Absolutely astounding family film with brilliant art. Great acting all around and a wonderful soundtrack to boot. If you want to see a claymation film anytime soon, you had better make it this.

The Rock - 5/5 I saw it before, but... Sean. Connery.

Bruno - 1/5 Take all of the funny parts from Borat out and replace it with lame gay jokes. There is also a huge difference from comedy and constantly putting peoples lives in danger.

Kick-Ass - 4/5 I was not really sure what to expect with this, but I liked it a lot. My only complaints come from how they tried to pass off the story as realistic as possible but then had Hit-Girl doing insane stunts that professionals would not ever be able to pull off in real life. She was the best actor of the lot though, I think.

Shrek Forever After - 3/5 I hated the third movie and thought the second one was just alright. This is better than those two, but still not really very good or interesting, but I was impressed. Go see Toy Story 3 instead though.

Zombieland - 3/5 Disappointed. Not bad, but I was expecting something close to Sean of the Dead with all of the positive responses, probably not a good idea.

Bolt - 3/5 Was expecting total shit, but it is actually a pretty good family flick, not a classic but not bad. Miley Cyrus is not in it much, but she cannot act for shit... Seriously, how can someone act so bad that she makes a happy girl calling out to her dog hard to believe?

Religulous - 4/5 Good documentary, even if you do not agree with the views I think most people will find it very funny.

[MadeManG74]

Kick-Ass - 4/5 I was not really sure what to expect with this, but I liked it a lot. My only complaints come from how they tried to pass off the story as realistic as possible but then had Hit-Girl doing insane stunts that professionals would not ever be able to pull off in real life. She was the best actor of the lot though, I think.

Nick Cage says fuck you.

Also, I agree, for something that is supposed to be 'ZOMG realistic look at superheroes' theres a lot of flat out bullshit in the movie.

[SOUP]

Toy Story 3 - 5/5 I cannot think of the last time there was a 'perfect trilogy' released, but it really is. It is not the best in the series, but it is impossible not to love this film, especially if you have been with the series since the start like me. Ending made me tear up a bit, I'LL ADMIT!

I don't think any person with a heart would be able to watch the part where [spoiler:e8fp5rn3]they all hold hands in the incinerator[/spoiler:e8fp5rn3] whithout getting a bit choked up.

[Hanyou]

Toy Story 3 was great.  I still think the first is the best of the three, but the third is a close runner up.  I realized shortly after watching it that it was the first time I'd seen any of those characters on the big screen since I watched the original in 1995...I was 9.  Crazy.

I've just finished watching Star Trek 2009...

[spoiler:1ne26n2q]So basically now the original series, the first 6 films, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and Voyager never occured...[/spoiler:1ne26n2q]

[spoiler:1ne26n2q]No, it's just that the new films are going to be in an alternate timeline.  It's like Zelda--there's a timeline split.  I actually like this idea, because it means they're free to do what they want with the characters without messing with canon.  Awesome[/spoiler:1ne26n2q]

Star Trek wasn't as good as it could have been, but it was far from the worst of the films.  It actually felt more like a Star Wars movie than a Star Trek one.  I just hope they get a bit deeper into the story in the second one--I trust that they will.

^If you are looking for more old films, I suggest checking out
* Casablanca
* The Maltese Falcon
* It's a Wonderful Life
* Mr Smith Goes to Washington
* Anything by the Marx Bros.

Haven't seen Casablanca and not too familiar with the Marx Bros. (I know, that's a crime), but the middle three are fantastic.  Particularly Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, which will always be relevant to American politics.  Probably one of my top 10 favorite films.

I'd also recommend Anatomy of a Murder and anything by Akira Kurosawa.  And if you're willing to go much farther back, there are about 20 silent films that you need to see.  "Old movies" are better than most of the crock that's released today.

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Like Uranus, I've seen a ton of films lately and will probably go into them in a future post.  But this one's already long enough, so I'll just go with the MOST recent one I've seen--Kairo, a chilling J-horror flick.  I don't find most horror that disturbing (even The Exorcist, The Ring, and The Shining, which were supposed to be horrifying), but Kairo disturbed me to no end, largely without the use of gore or cheap scares.  It had a consistently depressing atmosphere and a message to send that's relevant to the modern era.  And now I'm thinking I need to watch more J-horror, because Kairo was incredible.

[Aki-at]

[spoiler:2mo1ermy]No, it's just that the new films are going to be in an alternate timeline.  It's like Zelda--there's a timeline split.  I actually like this idea, because it means they're free to do what they want with the characters without messing with canon.  Awesome[/spoiler:2mo1ermy]

Oh I've heard what they've done, but the problem is

[spoiler:2mo1ermy]The original Spock is brought into the series. If he didn't exist, then I could agree with it being an alternate reality, a reboot, but since the original Spock has come into this series, it would be easy to assume that the original timeline no longer happens. Just leaving out original Spock would have benefited the film greatly, as it is I feel they've affected the timeline of the entire franchise[/spoiler:2mo1ermy]

Star Trek wasn't as good as it could have been, but it was far from the worst of the films.  It actually felt more like a Star Wars movie than a Star Trek one.  I just hope they get a bit deeper into the story in the second one--I trust that they will.

Yeah it was not the worst Star Trek film or Star Trek related media and I do agree with you it felt more like Star Wars. It really did feel like I was watching just an action film then feeling anything practicularly Star Trek about it except the characters.

[Hanyou]

Oh I've heard what they've done, but the problem is

[spoiler:3ow6qzna]The original Spock is brought into the series. If he didn't exist, then I could agree with it being an alternate reality, a reboot, but since the original Spock has come into this series, it would be easy to assume that the original timeline no longer happens. Just leaving out original Spock would have benefited the film greatly, as it is I feel they've affected the timeline of the entire franchise[/spoiler:3ow6qzna]

[spoiler:3ow6qzna]I think that's fair.  But I don't think it affects the original timeline outside of taking Spock out of it.  Spock will probably grow old and die in a timeline alternate to his own--a real bummer for him, but his adventures with Kirk and co. still occurred and are not touched.  It's just that whatever's going on at that phase in the original Trek universe, no one will be able to find Spock.  Since Nimoy probably wasn't going to be making many more cameos, that's also fine by me.[/spoiler:3ow6qzna]

Yeah it was not the worst Star Trek film or Star Trek related media and I do agree with you it felt more like Star Wars. It really did feel like I was watching just an action film then feeling anything practicularly Star Trek about it except the characters.

I'm more of a Star Wars fan than a Trek one, so it was a sort of complement.  TOS is by far my favorite of the Trek series, and what I liked about the new movie is that it lived up to that by going with a lighter, more action-oriented tone.  The endless talking that went on in TNG was absent from this movie, in keeping with TOS.  Sadly, the characters suffered a bit, which is why I think they can and should tone down the action for the sequel--it needs action, it needs Kirk to get into fistfights, but it also needs the contemplative tone of TOS.  It's just that the new Trek was a step in the right direction, rather than a completion of the requirements for a faithful Trek film.

Also, they need to evolve Kirk and Spock into the characters they were in TOS, and not the self-aggrandizing prettyboy/ emo kid that they were in Trek '09.  In other words, they got the action right; now they need to fine-tune the whole thing to make it more understated.