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The Last Movie You Watched; And how was it?
Topic Started: Mar 29 2011, 10:37 AM (20,119 Views)
CALJR_8760
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The Hobbit Midnight Release. I really enjoyed it personally. I feel like I like the Hobbit films better than the LOTR movies, even though I know there are plenty people that would so not agree. I think it boils down to a few reasons:
1. I absolutely hate Frodo. Literally the worst character ever in my opinion. I started the trilogy with a little hope, but by the end of the first one I was disappointed and by the end of the trilogy I loathed him.
2. Bilbo is awesome
3. Gandalf the Grey >>>> Gandalf the White

My one con is overuse of CGI the CGI orcs just seem inconsistent with the LOTR movies
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Saw two movies in theaters in two days. Whoah. I mostly liked The Hobbit. The orc stuff just felt like a distraction from the main plot most of the time. "Most of the time" being when they interacted with not-Gandalf. Legolas and Tauriel fought them back, but... that's it, mostly. Neither of them had to be in it... Oh well. It was still good. And I agree about the CGI stuff. Sometimes it felt like I was watching a next-gen video game cutscene.

EDIT: Forgot the second movie. The Book Thief. For some reason, every German class in my high school (idk 50 people or so) went to see it during school today. It was a lot better than I expected. I was just worried about it because I heard mixed things about it. It felt like a somewhat kiddy movie at the beginning so I was worried it would have a cheesy "happily ever after" kind of ending, which doesn't really happen for World War II movies. It got better towards the middle/end, though. I liked it.
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I too saw the Desolation of Smaug. I liked it more than the first Hobbit, for many reasons. This one felt more actiony, and more serious, as the first was all setup and a little too much silly. The rest is in a spoiler cause I talk about some plot points, but they aren't really that big.
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Overall I really loved this movie.
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Oh, yeah, Benedict Cumberbatch was indeed awesome. I mean, I expected that, but it was cool.
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Yeah the love triangle's just bullshit. It just makes no sense on so many levels.

I really enjoyed the movie but I did have a few issues with it. Nothing interesting really happens until the spiders so that could have probably been considerably shortened. In addition, there's a lot of Gandalf walking around not actually doing anything and it was really annoying to break from something cool or exciting to Gandalf just walking.
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Dec 18 2013, 01:06 AM
Yeah the love triangle's just bullshit. It just makes no sense on so many levels.

I really enjoyed the movie but I did have a few issues with it. Nothing interesting really happens until the spiders so that could have probably been considerably shortened.
Excuse you, but Beorn is the coolest mofucker ever.
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Time to revise my selection for favorite movie of 2013. Just got back from seeing Nebraska and it was fantastic. The first half was really good, but I was a little confused. Everything labeled it a drama, but it was pretty much just comedy with a tinge of drama. Once it got into the second act though, I started to see more of the drama and got to see it for that. Still, a lot of the reviews called it sad and depressing, and that's where I'm going to disagree with them. It wasn't happy or anything, but it hits a nice gray area. There are a few more movies I'm looking for this season (Twelve Years a Slave and Dallas Buyers Club to name a couple), but this looks like it could hold up as my favorite of 2013. Y'all should see it if it's somewhere nearby. Or wait until it comes out on DVD. Nice camerawork, but it's not one of those things where you'll be missing out majorly if you don't see it in theaters like Gravity or sci-fi movie x. Just see it eventually. If you want, I guess.
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I didn't have a problem with the orcs just the fact they were cgi while in the lotr they were costume and makeup. They just looked too different
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Philomena
I'm pretty conflicted on this movie. When it ended, I thought it was trying too hard to make an ending that was sad and happy at the same time, but then it reminded the audience at the start of the credits that it's based on a true story. I can't say how accurate it was since I haven't read the book (about a mother and her search for her son who was sold by the convent she lived at about fifty years after he was sold), but if it is accurate, then I'd say it must be quite a bit sadder than the movie made it seem. Judi Dench was awesome in it though, and Steve Coogan wasn't too bad himself. Worth seeing, but I don't feel any need to make it a special recommendation to anyone like I did with Nebraska.

Dallas Buyers Club
I swear, there's always a Matthew McConaughey movie at my theater that stays forever and everyone loves. First Bernie, then Mud, and now this. I think Killer Joe was the only one that polarized people. The first two each literally were screened at my theater for half a year. Not sure if Dallas Buyers Club will stay that long. First, it's rated R so you don't get the families coming to see it. Timing also doesn't help, since this is the time of year all the good movies roll in. Still, even though I've only seen a few bits and pieces of Mud, I think I can say confidently that this is the best of the three. First, and perhaps most obvious, it gave strong and respectful representation to flamboyant gay/transgender people in a way I've never seen in film before (and in a way I've rarely seen on the small screen). It did have a small problem with the lack of diversity of gay people in it, but those straight-acting gays are everywhere anyway. The movie also did a good job pointing out problems with the government and our healthcare system (who says a story from the 1980s can't be relevant today?). I'm not sure it did a good enough job on qualifying the issue of alternative medicine, but overall, Dallas Buyers Club did a pretty good job with its messages. The only real issue I had with it was that the story did drag in a few places, perhaps even unnecessarily occasionally. Still, like Philomena, worth watching. It does deal with important topics, even if it is somewhat flawed in them, so I probably would recommend it if you are interested in those (treatment of the LGBT community and the issues in the healthcare industry), but probably not if you are not.

12 Years a Slave
This is the movie I wanted to see the most this break and I almost didn't get to see it. I am so happy I did. Like essentially every other American, I grew up learning about slavery and how it's bad and never do it y'all, but this really exposes the horrors of what happened. I can't imagine I will ever see this movie again because of how painful it was to watch, but it is incredibly important. I had to remind myself at one point that it wasn't real, and it worked for a few seconds until I realized that it was real and happened to millions of people for their entire lives. Now, onto less depressing stuff. HOLY CRAP THOSE PERFORMANCES WERE INCREDIBLE. Above all, everything you hear about Lupita Nyong'o's performance is true. Chiwetel Ejiofor was great and all, and there really wasn't a bad performance in the movie, but Nyong'o gave the best performance I've seen in years. And it's her film debut! But yeah, seems like this movie, along with Gravity, is getting the most Oscar buzz, so it's good to see that it lived up to all the hype. Probably my second-favorite movie this year.
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Okay, so I haven't seen this yet, BUT Knights of Badassdom is coming to select theaters starting January 21. The "select theaters" are selected by people reserving/preordering tickets on Tugg. Please find one in your area and do that now, or buy tickets for the Cleveland one. As a reminder for those who might be unfamiliar with it, it's about Peter Dinklage, Summer Glau, and friends LARPing and then they accidentally summon a demon. It's gonna be hella fun.

EDIT: I know this isn't really news, but I just found out today that the Tugg pages for the movie are up now.
Edited by Snowman, Jan 6 2014, 11:20 PM.
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Meh.

The Wolf of Wall Street
Much better. It's like Goodfellas but with more comedy and less violence and more sex. Holy crap it's like a non-stop three-hour drug-fueled ride of excess. There were only three or four scenes that really stood out above the rest, but the movie as a whole was great and very rarely slowed down at all. It's exactly what you would expect out of a Martin Scorsese movie. If DiCaprio doesn't get nominated for this, then the Academy Awards really do hate him. And I'd never really been all that impressed by Jonah Hill before this. Great (and hilarious) performance by him in this too. This is also probably the movie I'm most glad I did not see with my parents.

American Hustle
This was the movie I originally wanted to see most this winter, but then everyone said that The Wolf of Wall Street was better. Can confirm. This tweet is pretty accurate. American Hustle has a terrific ending, but some of the movie leading up to it was a bit slow. With such a great cast (Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Renner, and a few others), obviously the performances are fantastic. It just felt like it may have been missing something at times. Overall, maybe a bit disappointing, but still a very solid film.
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SPACEBALLS

THANK THE HEAVENS SPACEBALLS IS ON NETFLIX. I really enjoyed it. It wasn't quite as funny as it was in my childhood, mostly cause some of the jokes are rather juvenile, but overall it made me laugh a good bit (well, I didn't actually laugh out loud a lot cause my roommate was in, but you know what I mean). Obviously, being a comedy movie from the 80s, the acting was pretty terrible at some points, but it can be overlooked. John Candy as Barf and Rick Moranis as Dark Helmet really stole the show for me, they were even better than Mel Brooks imo. Sadly, I have seen no other Mel Brooks films to compare this one with (cause they aren't on Netflix), but I gave it a 4/5 on Netflix.
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Went and saw the American premier of Rebuild of Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo.
WHAT. THE. FUCK. ANNO.

Nah, but really I enjoyed it. Definitely not the best of the Rebuild movies, but still an enjoyable experience.
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Keep Moving Forward

Just went to see Frozen last night.

Oh my god, this movie was so good. Having only seen the teaser, I thought the movie was gonna be average at best. It's a musical in the style of Disney movies from the Disney Renaissance, a welcome change. The songs were fantastic and did not feel gratuitous, really pushing the emotions of the movie further. All the characters were wonderful and well-written, and the movie starred two of the strongest female leads yet in a cartoon. Every character in the movie felt real and genuine. The whole time watching I had this pure joy running through my body, something I haven't felt in a long time. I was on the verge of tears at the beginning because of how good it felt. There was so much raw joy in the movie that I just couldn't help myself. The story was phenominal as well. I don't want to give away anything, but I will say that it had one of the saddest and emptiest moments in animation history this side of Toy Story 3.

Also I'd like to add that it has a comic relief character that doesn't ruin the movie and is actually funny. GROUNDBREAKING.

For people looking for a cartoon that has a lot of adult appeal, this is it. Judging from the reactions from people leaving the theater, adults enjoyed the movie far more than young children. This movie is easily the best Disney movie since The Lion King or Beauty and the Beast, and that's saying a lot. Not even last year's Wreck-It Ralph, which I enjoyed immensely, comes close to how good this movie is.

It's really hard to write reviews for things you feel are perfect, because how many different ways can you say "this was really good?". 10/10, best movie of 2013 hands down.
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Sven = best character

I saw this movie with almost my entire family around Christmas, and I've got to agree with you, it was amazing, although the singing and music wasn't the greatest ever (might be because it was in Norwegian, lol). It was definitely a very nice adventure, however I felt like it dragged on a little bit in the middle and I got a little bored. Overall, I greatly enjoyed the movie. Sven was awesome, and so was Anna and Kristoff. Overall, the character were just awesome. The man in the shop that sold summer attire was also hilarious.

As for the best movie of 2013...hmm. I'd have to go with "The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared". Easily one of the funniest and most amazing movies I've ever seen. Monica has read the book, and she says it's at least as good as the movie, if not better. Wow.
I laughed so hard my throat was hurting, I was crying. Man. You all need to see it.
10/10 best movie of 2013. PERIOD. Actually, it's on my top 5 of all time list. Easily.

I think "Thor: The Dark World" would have to come in second place for top 2013.
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