Which movie did you watch today and how would you rate it?

[TSwizzle]

Bronson 10/10. Wow. Engaged from the start and only got better and didn't stop 'til the end. Tom Hardy is brilliant! I don't know why it took me so long to finally watch this. Crazy. He's a real life, one man fight club. Also, Tom Hardy is naked quite a lot. Amazing performance. Oh, and the sound track is fantastic.

Your post prompted me to seek this out and I started watching on Netflix. I'm about halfway through. It's pretty good so far and Hardy really good. The film has a Kurbrick/Clockwork Orange feel to it.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Rogue 1: 8/10

A resounding success that paves the way to all kinds of extra Star Wars movies in a never ending New Disney Expanded Universe (Old EU can rest in piece. I'm impressed that the Disney people are showing wisdom enough to first wipe the EU clean, and then pick the best parts for reintroduction)

Sounds like I may need to catch it in the theaters. I assumed it was going to be better than VII (low bar), but still disappointing (like X-Men 3 or X-Men Apocalypse).

 

[none]

Star Wars Rouge One 6/10
I watched it, but the whole time I was wondering which story line I was supposed to pay attention to
I don't want to spoil it but I'm guessing that...

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it was about getting the death star plans

maybe it was maybe it wasn't either way watchable I guess

 

[DrZoidberg]

Star Wars Rouge One 6/10
I watched it, but the whole time I was wondering which story line I was supposed to pay attention to
I don't want to spoil it but I'm guessing that...

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it was about getting the death star plans

maybe it was maybe it wasn't either way watchable I guess

That's not really a spoiler. Once I figured out that it was set before episode IV and that the father of the main characters specializes in building planet killers (which is about a minute in) then what else could the film be about?

And I came in with completely fresh eyes. I'd managed to avoid any trailers and any information.

 

[Sarpedon]

Sounds like I may need to catch it in the theaters. I assumed it was going to be better than VII (low bar), but still disappointing (like X-Men 3 or X-Men Apocalypse).

It is certainly better than VII. I've never seen the X-Men movies you speak of, so I can't compare it to them. What it compares best to is a classic WW2 commando movie, like Guns of Navaronne, (minus actors of the caliber of Gregory Peck and David Niven. Peter Cushing was of that caliber, but he's not actually in the movie, only kinda) or Where Eagles Dare. I'd give both of those movies an 8 or 9, while Rogue One squeaks in at the bottom end of 8. I am also revising Episode VII down to 7 from my previous 8. I account that extra point as due to relief that Disney can make a good Star Wars movie. Now that they've made a second one, I don't need to flatter them any more.

I greatly appreciate the return to classic WW2 movies for inspiration. (or even good, newer ones, like Saving Private Ryan). The original Star Wars owed much to them, and returning to the same well allows this movie to have the same sort of spirit, without being as derivative as Episode VII, which only went back to star wars itself for inspiration.

 

[DrZoidberg]

Sounds like I may need to catch it in the theaters. I assumed it was going to be better than VII (low bar), but still disappointing (like X-Men 3 or X-Men Apocalypse).

I saw it in 3D. A complete waste of money. This film would be just as good in 2D. It certainly didn't hurt to see it with good sound. But I don't think this film requires seeing it in a theater.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Sounds like I may need to catch it in the theaters. I assumed it was going to be better than VII (low bar), but still disappointing (like X-Men 3 or X-Men Apocalypse).

I saw it in 3D. A complete waste of money. This film would be just as good in 2D. It certainly didn't hurt to see it with good sound. But I don't think this film requires seeing it in a theater.

Oh yeah, typically blockbusters do. I have upgraded my home set up recently so the visual matches the audio, but still can't beat the bazillion gigawatt speakers and the huge screen in a theater. But in the last few years, I've started boycotting Star Wars and Star Trek films in the theater, so as not to contribute to the tepid plots they have created, and that was a good idea for the last two of those films. Also skipped out on the last Bourne film too. It is all pretty but phoned in stuff.

But if I am wrong and a blockbuster turns out to be very good, then I can head on out.

 

[DrZoidberg]

I saw it in 3D. A complete waste of money. This film would be just as good in 2D. It certainly didn't hurt to see it with good sound. But I don't think this film requires seeing it in a theater.

Oh yeah, typically blockbusters do. I have upgraded my home set up recently so the visual matches the audio, but still can't beat the bazillion gigawatt speakers and the huge screen in a theater. But in the last few years, I've started boycotting Star Wars and Star Trek films in the theater, so as not to contribute to the tepid plots they have created, and that was a good idea for the last two of those films. Also skipped out on the last Bourne film too. It is all pretty but phoned in stuff.

But if I am wrong and a blockbuster turns out to be very good, then I can head on out.

You're certainly wrong when it comes to Rogue one. But you are extremely correct when it comes to the new Star Trek films. The new ones have no soul

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Sounds like I may need to catch it in the theaters. I assumed it was going to be better than VII (low bar), but still disappointing (like X-Men 3 or X-Men Apocalypse).

It is certainly better than VII. I've never seen the X-Men movies you speak of, so I can't compare it to them. What it compares best to is a classic WW2 commando movie, like Guns of Navaronne, (minus actors of the caliber of Gregory Peck and David Niven. Peter Cushing was of that caliber, but he's not actually in the movie, only kinda) or Where Eagles Dare. I'd give both of those movies an 8 or 9, while Rogue One squeaks in at the bottom end of 8. I am also revising Episode VII down to 7 from my previous 8.

Uh oh. I thought Rogue One was no more than a 5. Tremendously uninspiring.

I greatly appreciate the return to classic WW2 movies for inspiration. (or even good, newer ones, like Saving Private Ryan). The original Star Wars owed much to them, and returning to the same well allows this movie to have the same sort of spirit, without being as derivative as Episode VII, which only went back to star wars itself for inspiration.

For a Star Wars movie to be worth it, it must pass two tests:

1) I haven't seen this before
2) The characters are worth caring about
3) The plot must stay within the universe that was already created

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Oh yeah, typically blockbusters do. I have upgraded my home set up recently so the visual matches the audio, but still can't beat the bazillion gigawatt speakers and the huge screen in a theater. But in the last few years, I've started boycotting Star Wars and Star Trek films in the theater, so as not to contribute to the tepid plots they have created, and that was a good idea for the last two of those films. Also skipped out on the last Bourne film too. It is all pretty but phoned in stuff.

But if I am wrong and a blockbuster turns out to be very good, then I can head on out.

You're certainly wrong when it comes to Rogue one.

I haven't seen Rogue One yet. I just presumed that it'd be better than VII, but still disappointing.

 

[Sarpedon]

Wait, you haven't seen it yet, but you give it a five?

And actually, while we are on the subject:

Guns of Navarone: 9/10 And that's the bloody truth.

 

[DrZoidberg]

I haven't seen Rogue One yet. I just presumed that it'd be better than VII, but still disappointing.

VII is a bag of garbage compared to Rogue One. I don't think J.J. Abrams should be allowed to make films. His films are all popcorn, shout outs to his palls and Easter Eggs.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Wait, you haven't seen it yet, but you give it a five?

I'd give VII a five.

And actually, while we are on the subject:

Guns of Navarone: 9/10 And that's the bloody truth.

Haven't seen it. I'm not big on war movies. I prefer any war movie I watch to be about people, not battle, like Band of Brothers, Mister Roberts, or Das Boot.

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I haven't seen Rogue One yet. I just presumed that it'd be better than VII, but still disappointing.

VII is a bag of garbage compared to Rogue One. I don't think J.J. Abrams should be allowed to make films. His films are all popcorn, shout outs to his palls and Easter Eggs.

It is so funny how a studio can produce crap and gold (X-Men films and Star Wars). It is as if they say, 'Okay boys, we are actually going to try this time.'

 

[TSwizzle]

Bronson, 7/10; Stars Tom Hardy as "Charles Bronson", Britain's most violent prison inmate. It also has Amanda Burton who is still a bit of a babe at 60 (although she was mid fifties when this movie was made). The film is a sort of biography of the life of violent criminal Michael Gordon Peterson who despite having never killed anyone has spent roughly 34 years in prison, most of it in solitary because he was uncontrollable. It's not a particularly interesting subject, it's basically just a violent nutter getting put through the prison system but the way it is filmed does keep it entertaining. It does have a certain Stanley Kubrick quality to it which I liked. Worth a watch.

 

[Underseer]

I haven't seen Rogue One yet. I just presumed that it'd be better than VII, but still disappointing.

VII is a bag of garbage compared to Rogue One. I don't think J.J. Abrams should be allowed to make films. His films are all popcorn, shout outs to his palls and Easter Eggs.

I liked episode seven. As far as I'm concerned, everything that makes him wrong for Star Trek makes him right for Star Wars in my book. Star Wars isn't exactly fine art and I don't want it to be.

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Moana 8/10
One of the better recent Disney princess movies.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

VII is a bag of garbage compared to Rogue One. I don't think J.J. Abrams should be allowed to make films. His films are all popcorn, shout outs to his palls and Easter Eggs.

I liked episode seven. As far as I'm concerned, everything that makes him wrong for Star Trek makes him right for Star Wars in my book. Star Wars isn't exactly fine art and I don't want it to be.

Not asking for fine art, asking for an original plot.

 

[J842P]

I liked episode seven. As far as I'm concerned, everything that makes him wrong for Star Trek makes him right for Star Wars in my book. Star Wars isn't exactly fine art and I don't want it to be.

Not asking for fine art, asking for an original plot.

Original plots are vastly overrated. If you want original plots, watch the prequel trilogy.
VII was fantastic. Rogue One was excellent. The tone was not "Star Wars" - but it was great all the same.

 

[bigfield]

Rogue One

★★★★★

Couldn't find a significant fault. It's nothing like the other Star Wars movies--it's a different kind of story. (For one thing, this movie has an order of magnitude more badassery.)

Sounds like I may need to catch it in the theaters. I assumed it was going to be better than VII (low bar), but still disappointing (like X-Men 3 or X-Men Apocalypse).

It is certainly better than VII. I've never seen the X-Men movies you speak of, so I can't compare it to them. What it compares best to is a classic WW2 commando movie, like Guns of Navaronne, (minus actors of the caliber of Gregory Peck and David Niven. Peter Cushing was of that caliber, but he's not actually in the movie, only kinda) or Where Eagles Dare.

The comparison to is apt.

 

[DrZoidberg]

It's my first day of Christmas holidays and I took the opportunity to re-watch the three prequels (I, II and III)

The story for these three films is great. What isn't great is the dialogue. Every actor looks like they're just reading their lines from a paper in their hands. Which was a major complaint by the actors in the films. George Lucas didn't let them act, or improvise one bit. They all had to do and say exactly as instructed. That shows. It's boring to watch. Anakins seduction by the dark side isn't remotely believable.

But a film lives or dies by the dialogue. It's the single most important factor in any film. So they died.

When I first saw them I thought they were silly. But Rogue One reminded me that this is space opera. It's supposed to be silly. I expected Star Wars to mature as I became an adult. But of course not. These are for children, or adults who can put themselves in a child's mindset.

The prequels are still shit. The stupid dialogue is painful to watch. All I wanted to say when I saw them was



But now I hate them for the right reasons.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Not asking for fine art, asking for an original plot.

Original plots are vastly overrated. If you want original plots, watch the prequel trilogy.

If the movie was advertised as a remake of IV or Star Wars VII - Pretty much the same as the first one, that would have been fine.

 

[TSwizzle]

The Big Short, 8/10; Stars Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and a minor role for Brad Pitt. It's a movie about the financial/Wall Street melt down of 2007. The build up to the melt down is pretty good, it actually feels like one of those movies where a time bomb is going to go off unless the hero can defuse it. However, these guys are betting on the bomb actually going off so they can make money. I don't know how accurate some of the stuff is but the movie explains some financial concepts using different characters such as Selena Gomez and Margot Robbie to explain how the subprime mortgage bonds are bundled and sold. It's quite fast paced and can be quite funny. Worth a watch.