I did enjoy it - very much, actually. (Though I could have done without the excessive CGI additions, but that comes with the Lucas territory).

Viewers have described the film as cold and atmospheric. Certainly apropos for a dystopian future film, and right up my alley. I was fascinated both by the numerous parallels between Lucas’ cautionary future and those of the present day, 40 years beyond the film’s inception. And I found myself equally drawn to note the technological elements of the film, from the analog monochromatic CRTs to the nixie tube counters, from the dot matrix form feed printers to the aisles and aisles of mainframe hardware. I was impressed by how well the film maintained its futuristic air in spite of all the antiquated equipment.

The NIN “Mr Self Destruct” sample was a lovely easter egg, as was the dialog sample I recognized from DJ Shadow’s “What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 2)”.

The socio-cultural implications of the film were spot-on, sharing much in common with it's cinematic and literary dystopian brethren - an over-medicated, heavily-sedated, apathetic and emotionally withdrawn society, a religious authoritarian system, a mechanized police force, constant mass-surveillance, drab uniforms for the shave-headed proletariat, a reinforcement of consumerism as a therapy for pain… all classic characteristics of the dystopian meme.

What I found particularly interesting was that the proles themselves operate the surveillance system, build their mechanical masters, and are conditioned to report any act of dissent among their fellow slaves. Were they ever to organize, they could easily revolt and better their situation. Perhaps that was Lucas’ message, like that of most dystopian tales - that the potential to change our world lies inside us.

5/7.

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Will Ferrell plays it serious in what turns out to be an extremely bittersweet story of a guy who throws it all away because of the bottle.

Does he show his tits?

Actually yes. Check the movie out.

I'm getting through Moonrise Kingdom. Although it's a good movie with good directing and fun characters, it seems to lack emotion for the first half-hour, and it's boring me a bit. I mean, some of the c haracters seem to express no "real" worry over the fact their kids are missing, meaning the cast members are more worried about their own quirkiness than trying to make this romantic story between two preteens a romantic movie. Still, it has a good cast, good usage of music, and good cinematography. I wouldn't say it's one of the best movies of 2012, though. Not yet.

Going into Wes Anderson films expecting something realistic is a bad idea.

No, you're not watching Moonrise Kingdom. You're writing **** on the internet.

I never said to expect something realistic. All I said was the film lacked a lot of emotion for the first half-hour. In fact, I like a lot of quirkiness. The film gets more interesting really quickly in the first half-hour, and it brings the emotion back up. But the first half-hour focuses more on laying the ground work for the major situation of the film without going into the romance, focusing more on introducing the characters. So it manages to stay pretty good, but for a "romantic comedy," I'd like a little more romance during the poeriod of the film where the groundwork is layed out. And Wes Anderson's a good director.

Nothing I write is **** on the internet, DC. You can't possibly comprehend my intellectual prowess. Probably a level or two above yours.:bringit: Moonrise Kingdom has 18 minutes left on the computer, and I watched the previous 75 minutes. So, yeah. I'm watching it. I don't know where you got the idea I wasn't, though. You should probably get your **** on the internet straight.

And I'm an aspiring critic, so expect me to act pessimistic over your favorite movies if I deem necessary. I will say this, the remainder of the movie is really good so far. If all plays well, I'll give the film a 92 at minimal.

You're the toughest 13 year old I've ever met.

I'd take that as a compliment, but sadly it's not true since I was around before Cobain died.

And it's a 93. Top 100 for now. Haven't seen enough for every one in my top 100 to be 5 stars.

If you're an aspiring critic, you'd better actually watch the movie instead of arguing with people on the internet while the movie plays in the background is all I'm saying.

Edit: also, imo, Moonrise Kingdom is one of Anderson's weaker films. Still pretty decent, but 6/10 for me.

You're expecting it to be more like a romantic comedy yet you're not going into it with incorrect expectations. Right. You sound very mature.

I'm not really whining. All I'm saying is, for a "romantic comedy," I'd like a little more romance for the first half-hour. That's not immaturity, that's opinionated. I think I'm correct in assuming a romantic comedy should take less than a half-hour to seem romantic. The rest of the movie was very romantic, and I was quite pleased, but the majority of the flaw of the movie was that it took a bit too long for me to be romantic, especially since these two pen pals who've known each other for a full year before the film started didn't really do anything that romantic for the first half hour.

And you just said I'm not going into it with incorrect expectations, so do you mean I'm right about the movie?

Plus, as an aspiring critic, it's not going to be my job to agree with everyone. That's why critic is used as a derogatory term for people who are judgemental to an annoying point. If you find my critiquing to be annoying, you could just suck it up because I'm quite picky about movies. Strangely enough, I'm also optimistic to the point where I'll defend "bad" movies I like, like Good Burger. Critics hate it, I like it.

Also, that first post was talking about the first half-hour, not the whole movie. I was expecting the movie could either get romantic soon, or maintain as little emotion as possible. And yes, I was pleased with how it lived up to its romantic comedy status during the remainder of the film. It gradually got better. As a critic, I need to not let any fanhood of specific directors cloud my judgement. I love James Cameron's directing capabilities, but I'm not going to say I love Avatar. Decent movie. If you want, I'll watch it again sometime. But for now, I'd like to get to another movie.

Also, this may sound immature, but given how you handled our best vs. favorite discussion, I wouldn't really go to a trollish moderator for maturity advise. I'd go to a different moderator. You know, one who acts like a moderator.

I don't have as long and unnecessary of a list of rules that I grade movies by, I guess.

I don't either. I just watch it and see what doesn't impress me, and I take off points based on that. Simple. What bothered me about the movie was only that one thing, so there was no really long list needed. The only long things about the topic are my posts.

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Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
I watched this yesterday and felt it failed as a romantic comedy.

But seriously, I thought it was pretty great. It's over three hours long and takes place mostly in one room but was thoroughly captivating because of the amazing performances. Maximilian Schell in particular was absolutely riveting. Some stunning cinematography from the great Ernest Laszlo as well.

I never said it failed as a romantic comedy. Trailers were a little romantic, a little funny. Imdb files it under comedy, and the movie is about romance between two people. It was nominated for the Golden Globe for best motion picture - musical or comedy. Wikipedia has this movie in the "American romantic comedy films" category. Check the bottom of its Wikipedia page. I should logically assume the movie is a romantic comedy. I also think I'm correct in assuming that a movie going for a romantic comedy should make it clear of that before the first half-hour is gone, especially since it's only ninety minutes long.

The Trouble With Harry. An old favorite!

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Got Straight Outta Compton on DVD,pretty good movie.

Watched the first few minutes of Surf Nazis Must Die then skipped around a bit.

What even is this?

OK, I want to watch something by Cecil B. DeMille, and I want to watch more 50's movies. What's a good movie to try that has actors I've already seen and want to get into more? Hmmm...

The Greatest Show On Earth. I've been wanting to watch more Jimmy Stewart and Charlton Heston. I've only seen two or three of each, but they're both wonderful. I don't care what the critics said about it, I don't trust critics a lot of the time. I'm generally more optimistic about the overall quality of a movie, but I can still be kind of picky. I would watch The Ten Commandments, but I don't have time for three and a half hours now.

Get ready for slow burning first and possibly second acts if you want stuff from that time period. Touch of Evil is one of my favourites. I think you'd really like Ben Hur though, if you're a Heston fan (still a long ass movie though, it was more of a standard at that time).

^^^^^

Absolute classic. Epic story. And that race :yikes:

I saw part of Ben Hur long ago. I plan to watch it again. I like Greatest SHow so far. It's all the fun of circuses in a Cecil B. DeMille drama.

Still, I'm slowly getting into the 50's. My top movies from the 50's are:

Sunset Boulevard
The Fly
Vertigo
12 Angry Men (best casting job ever)
Seven Samurai
Rashomon
Peter Pan
Singin' in the Rain
Alice in Wonderland
The Big Heat

I have a lot on my watchlist. North by Northwest, Touch of Evil, The Wages of Fear, I need to rewatch The Ten Commandments, Rio Grande, High Noon, some Rogers and Hammenstein movies, Ikiru, The Searchers, Othello, The Thief, Tokyo Story, Fear and Desire, Johnny Guitar, On the Waterfront (with Marlon Brando) Godzilla, etc.

Definitely watch all of Kurosawa and Hitchcock's films from that period (and beyond). Ikiru ****ing brilliant, too.

Believe me. I know how awesome Kurosawa is. I've also seen Yojimbo. Great movie, but I think its unofficial remake A Fistful of Dollars was slightly better. Same goes for Hitchcock. I'd also like to get into David Lean and Billy Wilder.

It's a classic Troma movie. It was sort of legendary in a weird way when I was a kid.

I kind of hated Ben Hur, I found the preachiness unbearable. When it comes to that sort of movie though, you can't go wrong with Spartacus.

I am Spartacus! No, I am Spartacus. Love that movie except for the Tony Curtis "singing" scene.

When I was a kid (mid 60s) Easter Sunday was a big thing with my family and everyone sitting around and watching Ben Hur was part of the ritual. It would be on TV on Easter every year.

Watching it these days brings back cool memories.

War of the Worlds and The Wizard of Oz were two other flicks that would be on the same day every year. I think War was on New Years and Oz was Right before school started up again in the fall.

Racist.

Blockhead.

:dj:

Deserves an Oscar for the name alone.

Creed

Thats a movie I should look into watching.

Scott Stapp is amazing in it.

Not as good as Dwayne Johnson was in the original Rocky though.

Couldn't get to sleep last night and caught Cowboys and Aliens. Was pretty good but could have been much better. But if nothing else.....

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I can't believe I'm about to say this, but the movie The Ten Commandments should've been a little longer. It didn't go into enough detail with the plagues IMO. Still, amazing movie, and a great finale for DeMille.