What's The Latest Film You Have Seen?

Chula Vista · 05-23-2015, 08:35 AM

Recently set up Popcorn Time on my PC. What a great site.

https://popcorntime.io/

Watched This is the End yesterday and loved it. Great concept with all of the leads completely going with it, always at their own expense. Over the top ridiculous in every possible way but fun, fun, fun. I'll never be able to look at Emma Watson, Michael Sera, or Channing Tatum the same way ever again.

Then caught Locke. Tom Hardy is officially my favorite actor right now. Very unique concept for a movie, that on paper sounds like it would get boring at times, but it never did for me. Hardy's character grabs you by the gut and never lets go. You really get 100% invested in what the guy is going through and the self inflicted pain he's feeling.

Oriphiel · 05-23-2015, 01:36 PM

Here's a random debate that Frownland and I had in Plug, over whether The Babadook was truly a masterpiece:

Spoiler for =):

YorkeDaddy · 05-23-2015, 01:57 PM

Frownland versus a brick wall: the argument

My .02: Babadook's a cool movie, I love when horror movies leave a lot of room for interpretation of what was actually going on. The ending was especially fascinating.

In other horror movie news, Poltergeist and Insidious 3 should be coming soon and while I'm not exactly expecting them to be intellectual masterpieces I'm still quite excited to be spooked

Oriphiel · 05-23-2015, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

Frownland versus a brick wall: the argument

How am I a "brick wall"? In the argument and in my review, I said that I actually liked The Babadook, and considered it to be a pretty solid movie. I just thought that it borrowed too heavily from other Horror stories to really be a "masterpiece", and to me it wasn't quite as deep and psychological as I had hoped. I had fun with it nevertheless, and enjoyed talking about the different themes. Frownland and I both recognized that it was mostly well made, with the only difference between us being our opinions on if it was as good as it could have been.

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Originally Posted by Oriphiel

The Babadook is mostly well made, and I have to commend it for avoiding jump scares, but Horror fans will probably find it very cliche and unremarkable. It's a solid film with a few rough patches.

YorkeDaddy · 05-23-2015, 02:28 PM

Damn i had the over/under at two outraged paragraphs but we only get one. Disappointed

Oriphiel · 05-23-2015, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

Damn i had the over/under at two outraged paragraphs but we only get one. Disappointed

So you're ignoring what I said in lieu of taking a shot at me. Isn't what you're doing right now technically "brick walling"?

Anyway, thanks for that. I have something to ask you, and I really hope that it doesn't come off as patronizing or insulting. Why do you feel the need to make things personal, and hostile? Frownland and I shoot the shit all the time about music (especially in Plug, when he plays crazy tunes) and movies, with him trying to convince me to examine them deeper and expand my horizons, while I try to get him to lighten up and enjoy "stupid" things. He's obviously not really a super-pretentious archetype, and i'm obviously not someone who hates all intellectualism; we're just messing with each other. It's all innocent and in good fun.

This kind of reminds me of the "Love or Hate?" thread, when you called me a douche, even though I wasn't one of the people bombarding Trollheart with Hip-Hop. And if you had actually talked to me rather than insult me, you would have found out that when I recommended my album to Trollheart, I also sent him an alternative in a PM, which he ended up liking. I know that we got in a fight awhile back, but I already apologized for that. I've let it go, but for some reason I feel like you haven't been able to, since you keep following me around. Feel free to send me a PM if you want to talk about it.

YorkeDaddy · 05-23-2015, 02:53 PM

tl;dr

Oriphiel · 05-23-2015, 02:55 PM

"Ugh! Oriphiel uses words! What a NEEEERD!"

YorkeDaddy · 05-23-2015, 03:12 PM

I just wanted an excuse to use a dancing banana gif

Guybrush · 05-24-2015, 02:48 AM

Babadook was awesome, but the scares are pretty formulaic and it's not the only horror with a clever, well-done twist.

I'd say it's pretty awesome, but not a masterpiece.

05-23-2015, 08:35 AM	#15201 (permalink)
Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	Recently set up Popcorn Time on my PC. What a great site. https://popcorntime.io/ Watched This is the End yesterday and loved it. Great concept with all of the leads completely going with it, always at their own expense. Over the top ridiculous in every possible way but fun, fun, fun. I'll never be able to look at Emma Watson, Michael Sera, or Channing Tatum the same way ever again. Then caught Locke. Tom Hardy is officially my favorite actor right now. Very unique concept for a movie, that on paper sounds like it would get boring at times, but it never did for me. Hardy's character grabs you by the gut and never lets go. You really get 100% invested in what the guy is going through and the self inflicted pain he's feeling. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

05-23-2015, 01:36 PM	#15202 (permalink)
Oriphiel Ask me how! Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: The States Posts: 5,354	Here's a random debate that Frownland and I had in Plug, over whether The Babadook was truly a masterpiece: Spoiler for =): Drownland1:50pm The Babadook bro That **** ain't real Oriphiel1:51pm ? Drownland1:52pm It's all in her head Oriphiel1:53pm OR IS IT?!?!?!?! Drownland1:53pm She was actually crazy all along and the son is starting to notice The whole movie revolves around him getting older and not being a naive kid anymore Oriphiel1:53pm And since she was a children's author, I suppose that explains the pop-up book Drownland1:54pm Yes, plus the fact that she holds onto the book after it first scares him Oriphiel1:54pm Now, let's talk about the intricacies of Frankenhooker... =p Drownland1:54pm Why not just throw it out right away? I see it as like having a keepsake I'm gonna write a journal entry on it Drownland1:55pm skipped the current DJ. Oriphiel1:55pm rolls eyes Drownland1:57pm It's like a modern Shining, not liking it is a crime against yourself Drownland1:58pm decided to skip. Oriphiel1:58pm Don't compare it to The Shining. Drownland1:58pm It's a lot like the shining Oriphiel1:58pm That's like comparing candy to a Thanksgiving feast The Babadook really doesn't have that much depth to it Drownland1:58pm It's not the shining But it's like the shining Oriphiel1:59pm Only in the sense that you decide for yourself whether the evil was real or not Drownland1:59pm I didn't think so the first time I saw it, but on subsequent viewings I got a lot of it Oriphiel1:59pm Bleh Drownland1:59pm What about the boy's unresolved Oedipus complex? Completely serious Oriphiel2:00pm It is resolved He hides it away in the basement Drownland2:00pm skipped the current DJ. Drownland2:01pm He tries to bang his mother and kill her because he doesn't have a father figure to attack Oriphiel2:01pm Dude, you're making it into something it isn't Drownland2:01pm He was a lot more affectionate with her in the beginning Oriphiel2:01pm If you look that closely at any movie, you'll find depth Drownland2:01pm You're ignoring the character development to be edgy Oriphiel2:02pm Every character in a horror movie, by that logic, has insane depth, since they're all ragged and distrustful by the end Drownland2:03pm It's pretty true that you can do thtat with pretty much any movie because it's art and people put a lot of work into it But if you think there's nothing to the babadook when there's clearly a lot put there for you to take in you're just in denial Not to mention reading into it makes it a lot better imo Drownland2:03pm decided to skip. Oriphiel2:03pm Or maybe you're in denial, trying desperately to inject more substance into it then there actually is? Just like the existence of the monster, we'll never know which it is Drownland2:03pm And if I am, I don't really care Oriphiel2:04pm Bull You wouldn't be talking about it if you didn't care Drownland2:05pm I think that the hints that the film puts forward point more to the psychological element Well I'm talking about it because I find it interesting, grumpy pants I get a better experience out of it this way than if I took it as a regular creature feature So you didn't like anything about the movie? Drownland2:05pm skipped the current DJ. Oriphiel2:05pm The point of my goofy review was just to say that if a movie is "great" for having subtle themes that are revealed fully upon multiple viewings, wouldn't that make Frankenhooker a masterpiece? Drownland2:06pm Not the great acting, the cinematography, the dream sequences, nothing? I haven't seen it yet, but if it's like the other million movies out there like it you're starting to come off like roscoe Oriphiel2:07pm Frankenhooker has great acting, only they were going for comedy rather than drama =) Drownland2:07pm Babadook kept my interest more than any film I've seen in the last say five years Oriphiel2:07pm Maybe that says more about you than it does about The Babs? Drownland2:08pm Maybe you ignoring it to be cool says more about you than the film Oriphiel2:08pm How am I ignoring it? I correctly identified most of it's themes, didn't I? Drownland2:09pm You blatantly said that all of the motifs in the film are bogus And that all the artsy interpretations are wrong Oriphiel2:09pm I didn't say that I said they were overhyped Drownland2:09pm In your little diatribe you did Oriphiel2:09pm "It's a solid movie, with a few rough patches" Drownland2:09pm I'll watch it again for you sometime, I have to show it to my sister Drownland2:09pm decided to skip. Drownland2:09pm Best horror film in years really Oriphiel2:10pm ** no Drownland2:11pm Ja you're right, there was Under the Skin But that's it Prove me wrong with some good horror films then Not your obnoxious b film though Something fresh Oriphiel2:11pm Excuse me? "Obnoxious b film "? Drownland2:11pm Got any good modern horror films? Yes Oriphiel2:11pm Who's in denial now? Drownland2:12pm I've seen enough of them and that's not the type of film I seek out I'd rather see something that's better done with good acting, smart writing, cinematography, a nice budget is cool too Oriphiel2:12pm You're rejecting an entire subgenre just because of a bad impression. Isn't that as bad as me rejecting The Babadook because of my first impression of it being not that great? Drownland2:12pm Imagine if you asked me for some good modern bands but didn't want any jazz That's my request so gimme some recs Oriphiel2:12pm Cabin in the Woods Drownland2:12pm I liked that one but Babadook>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oriphiel2:12pm Why? Drownland2:13pm If you want to talk about overrated movies though you just named one and a half Drownland2:13pm skipped the current DJ. Oriphiel2:13pm Cabin in the Woods had great writing, great acting, a strong theme, and successfully critiqued both Horror movies and the reason for why people create them. Drownland2:14pm CITW was fun and campy. Kinda actors and a cop out ending imo Not the revealing of the theme The very end I'm just so hot on the babadook Oriphiel2:14pm I thought The Babadook has some crap moments. Like when he moans "Babadooook!" just like the ghost from Ju-On. And the goofy ass ending with the worms. Drownland2:14pm Remember getting your panties in a bunch when I compared it to the shining? That's what it was like saying cabin is better Oriphiel2:15pm ? The Shining is way better than both of them Drownland2:15pm I didn't mind the moaning. What's so awful about it By that logic Ju On sucks too Oriphiel2:16pm It's so cheesy, and had no place in a so called "subtle" movie otherwise free of cheap scares. Drownland2:16pm I do like the shining better too It built the suspense quite well when it was in the room and it did the chant thing Oriphiel2:16pm If they had stuck with the subtle tones, and had the monster appear/make noises less, I think it would have been way better Drownland2:17pm The monster never really appears, it always blends in with the shadows I think that's representative that it's all in her mind Oriphiel2:17pm In the stupid dream sequences, when it pops up like a jack in a box? "Ta-Daaaa!" Drownland2:17pm Piss off those were great Oriphiel2:18pm Different strokes Drownland2:18pm Catches the weird disorienting nature of a nightmare Oriphiel2:18pm No way Drownland2:18pm I assume you've never had a nightmare then Oriphiel2:18pm >.> Drownland2:18pm Because it was spot on Oriphiel2:18pm Yes, I have never had any nightmares or bad dreams (/sarcasm) Drownland2:18pm I knew it Oriphiel2:19pm That's like saying "You didn't like that Western we just saw? ** you, you've never ridden a horse, have you?!" Drownland2:19pm But seriously when she's trying to crawl away from it in her dream and she can barely move That's never happened to you? Oriphiel2:19pm Did you ever watch Buffy? Drownland2:19pm Just making the case that it's good at what it's trying to present I watched the first half of the first season in high school Found better things to do Oriphiel2:20pm Trust me, watch the episode called "Restless" Drownland2:20pm I'd love to stay and chat more on this but my grandparents just arrived. Gotta go see em Oriphiel2:20pm That episode captures dreams and nightmares perfectly Bye! =D

05-24-2015, 02:48 AM	#15210 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Babadook was awesome, but the scares are pretty formulaic and it's not the only horror with a clever, well-done twist. I'd say it's pretty awesome, but not a masterpiece. __________________ Something Completely Different

05-23-2015, 02:55 PM	#15208 (permalink)
Oriphiel Ask me how! Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: The States Posts: 5,354	"Ugh! Oriphiel uses words! What a NEEEERD!"