What's The Latest Film You Have Seen?

NSW · 09-25-2011, 11:42 AM

This is one of the funniest animated movies I've seen in a while. The first half had me rolling. Will Ferrell is alot funnier when I don't have to look at him, and between him, Tina Fey, David Cross and Jonah Hill, they couldn't have picked a better voice cast to pull off that kind of humor. Watch it!

adidasss · 09-25-2011, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Electrophonic Tonic

Pretty awesome movie. It knew it was gonna be artsy, but I never expected it to be as much as it was. But that wasn't a bad thing. Really slow, but not boring, the first 40ish minutes. The pawn shop scene is when the movie goes into a higher gear (see what I did there?!) and stays there. BRUTAL violence and really great lighting and cinematography. Pretty good acting all around. If I would compare it to anything, it would be the pacing of Breaking Bad, the look of Enter the Void and the atmosphere of There Will Be Blood.

8.5/10

Well I'm sold...gonna go see it this week I hope. I haven't even heard of it 'till now...Love the poster.

Howard the Duck · 09-25-2011, 09:28 PM

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i forgot how utterly disturbing this film is....it literally leaves your mind numb....i lovce it four thumbs up

all of the Basket Cases are pretty unnerving

the original is still the creepiest, though

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra · 09-26-2011, 12:50 PM

This movie is boner beyond belief. I ****ing adore Ken Russell.

VEGANGELICA · 09-27-2011, 11:38 AM

"Mona Lisa Smile" with Julia Roberts (2003)

Grade: B

I felt "Mona Lisa Smile" was a contrived movie that nevertheless captures some of the feeling of an all-women's college in the '50s (according to my real-life sources who recall those college years).

The movie highlights an important historical change in society: the internal and external struggle women in the U.S. faced as they changed their views of themselves and their role in society and in relationships. The movie shows the growing pains as women in the '50s stepped toward greater independence and self-determination.

The movie revolves around the use of art analysis to challenge people's views of themselves and of social strata. I liked this since my favorite college professor was a studio arts teacher who challenged me to face my fears and think outside my preconceptions, and therefore reminded me of Julia Roberts' character in this movie...except he wasn't quite as pretty as she!

The movie also reminds me of a book from the '50s quoting women who describe how they tried to minimize their successes and appear less intelligent than their boyfriends so as not to damage their men's fragile egos and perhaps lose a chance at having a family. Very sad. The book is Women in the Modern World: Their Education and Their Dilemmas (1953) by Mirra Komarovsky, published by Little, Brown and Company, Boston:

Amazon.com: Women in the Modern World: Their Education and Their Dilemmas (Classics in Gender Studies) (9780759107281): Mirra Komarovsky, Michael S. Kimmel: Books.

LoathsomePete · 09-27-2011, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Electrophonic Tonic

Pretty awesome movie. It knew it was gonna be artsy, but I never expected it to be as much as it was. But that wasn't a bad thing. Really slow, but not boring, the first 40ish minutes. The pawn shop scene is when the movie goes into a higher gear (see what I did there?!) and stays there. BRUTAL violence and really great lighting and cinematography. Pretty good acting all around. If I would compare it to anything, it would be the pacing of Breaking Bad, the look of Enter the Void and the atmosphere of There Will Be Blood.

8.5/10

I was thinking about seeing that, but instead had a temporary brain malfunction and saw this piece of shit instead.

I'm pretty sure this was Rod Lurie's thought process when he was directing "Straw Dogs is just about violence right? There's no deeper seeded issues like a man of piece having to confront his own subconscious violent impulses in the name of self-preservation? OK well if that's the case then lets just continue this trend of male power fantasy with no moral ambiguity or lessons learned, so the audience can be once again reminded that blue state demographic ideas = good, while red state conservatism = bad."

Fuck you Rod Lurie.

Howard the Duck · 09-27-2011, 09:23 PM

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This is one of the funniest animated movies I've seen in a while. The first half had me rolling. Will Ferrell is alot funnier when I don't have to look at him, and between him, Tina Fey, David Cross and Jonah Hill, they couldn't have picked a better voice cast to pull off that kind of humor. Watch it!

that one was a pleasant surprise

i was just mostly going through the chores of watching yet another superhero-related movie and found that it's a strong contender with Toy Story 3 for that year's best animated movie

captaincaptain · 09-27-2011, 11:01 PM

^^^^ It's a good thing, I don't live in any of those cities.

Hands down the scariest movie of the year. Although that speaks more about the quality of horror movies this year. I really liked this movie. It didn't talk or dumb things down for the audience. 8/10

**Janszoon** · 09-27-2011, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra

This movie is boner beyond belief. I ****ing adore Ken Russell.

CanwllCorfe · 09-27-2011, 11:58 PM

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Although that speaks more about the quality of horror movies this year.

Speaking of which, does anyone have any good suggestions for well made horror films? It IS Halloween after all!

It doesn't necessarily have to be a horror film. Maybe just something with a dark theme or tone? You get the idea.

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NSW Bigger and Better Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas girl living in the UK Posts: 2,596	This is one of the funniest animated movies I've seen in a while. The first half had me rolling. Will Ferrell is alot funnier when I don't have to look at him, and between him, Tina Fey, David Cross and Jonah Hill, they couldn't have picked a better voice cast to pull off that kind of humor. Watch it! __________________ Hi.

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captaincaptain I Am Become Death Metal Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Stankonia Posts: 695	^^^^ It's a good thing, I don't live in any of those cities. Hands down the scariest movie of the year. Although that speaks more about the quality of horror movies this year. I really liked this movie. It didn't talk or dumb things down for the audience. 8/10 __________________ LAST.FM RYM