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Hannibal wrote:Redbelt: 7/10 Ejiofor is superb as the lonely hero...Might rate higher after a 2nd viewing.

and indeed it does--> the updated score is 8/10. I think any of you MMA fans will dig this...though I'm still not sure about the rapid acceleration to the ending. It's not a martial arts movie per se...but as a fight movie it succeeds admirably. I'm a big Mamet fan so my glasses might be rose tinted a bit but give it a go.

Chupacabra wrote:am i the only one to think that jack nicholson's joker is really overrated?

Nicholson was in the first Batman movie in the series (1989). It looks like they were trying to get a bit of the look of the original tv series (http://www.batmania.com.ar/images/image ... ker_13.jpg) as well as stay true to the original comic book storyline which MKJ quoted above. It gave Nicholson a very narrow field to act in. Using Cesar Romero's Joker as a guideline, with the terrible imobile mouth prosthesis, I don't know what actor could have done better.

MKJ wrote:and if youre going to slam how they explained the Joker in the first movie..well..

I'm not slamming it. I'm using it to partially explain Nicholson's performance (or lack thereof). It dictated his makeup which makes a big difference in the look of the character. Ledger looked less cartoony, more tragic and believable; and freeing up the bottom portion of his face (to a greater extent), allowed him more expression.

fair enough

now get me a sandwich, woman.

Doombrain wrote:I've not seen this film yet because I’ve been put off by the sickly media outpour regarding Ledger.
It's just like when someone died back at school and people come out of the woodwork, kissing ass. People that seem to get off on grief.

Fuck the hype and check it out. The movie is worth watching regardless of anyone's death.

waiting for HD now

Doombrain wrote:waiting for HD now

Has IMAX scenes so that'll be worth it. I might drop the coin for a blu-ray drive for this.

Wabbit wrote:

MKJ wrote:and if youre going to slam how they explained the Joker in the first movie..well..

I'm not slamming it. I'm using it to partially explain Nicholson's performance (or lack thereof). It dictated his makeup which makes a big difference in the look of the character. Ledger looked less cartoony, more tragic and believable; and freeing up the bottom portion of his face (to a greater extent), allowed him more expression.

im sure it wasn't an easy role. i just couldn't care about it. others seem to jizz all over it. i dont konw much about movies er..."film" though.

Death Race:
Only about 30 seconds into it but the acting is hilariously bad though the action seems pretty good. Reminds me of carmageddon.

my god every line in this cracks me up

it's just another remake.

oh it's fucking paul WS anderson. How does he get work?

The Assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford while Kyle McFarland was watching in the house of Henry Decker who's given name was Henry Peck the youngest son of Thomas Peck etc

snorefest 2008.

MKJ wrote:The Assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford while Kyle McFarland was watching in the house of Henry Decker who's given name was Henry Peck the youngest son of Thomas Peck etc

snorefest 2008.

Thank fucking god I'm not the only one who feels that way about this shitty film.

Choke - ?/10

I'm still trying to figure this flick out. It feels like I missed something important. I read a synopsis of the book on wikipedia, which explained the plot, and quite a bit of that plot wasn't exactly recognizable in the movie unless you already knew it going in. Lots of hilarious moments, but it all seemed kinda pointless. Maybe because I was completely drunk.

Lust, Caution

ang lee's latest release. Need to watch it again to fully get the subtleties, but a good movie with bloody incredible sex scenes.

Forbidden Kingdom - 3/10 Good fight scenes but extremely bad acting. Jackie Chan's drunken antics and the nonstop action saved it from being unwatchable.

Baby Mama - 6/10 I got dragged into watching this one with my gf expecting the worst but it ended up having some laughs and being an alright show.

R00k wrote:Choke - ?/10

I'm still trying to figure this flick out. It feels like I missed something important. I read a synopsis of the book on wikipedia, which explained the plot, and quite a bit of that plot wasn't exactly recognizable in the movie unless you already knew it going in. Lots of hilarious moments, but it all seemed kinda pointless. Maybe because I was completely drunk.

I find it odd that Pahlaniuk, a gay man, writes so much about rather empty, unhappy, unusual heterosexual sexual relationships and problems.

Journey to the center of the earth

this is so horrible a movie, it doesn't deserve a rating.

Eagle Eye: 7.5/10

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R00k wrote:Choke - ?/10

I'm still trying to figure this flick out. It feels like I missed something important. I read a synopsis of the book on wikipedia, which explained the plot, and quite a bit of that plot wasn't exactly recognizable in the movie unless you already knew it going in. Lots of hilarious moments, but it all seemed kinda pointless. Maybe because I was completely drunk.

I find it odd that Pahlaniuk, a gay man, writes so much about rather empty, unhappy, unusual heterosexual sexual relationships and problems.

That is kinda odd - I didn't know he was gay.

feedback wrote:

R00k wrote:Choke - ?/10

I'm still trying to figure this flick out. It feels like I missed something important. I read a synopsis of the book on wikipedia, which explained the plot, and quite a bit of that plot wasn't exactly recognizable in the movie unless you already knew it going in. Lots of hilarious moments, but it all seemed kinda pointless. Maybe because I was completely drunk.

I find it odd that Pahlaniuk, a gay man, writes so much about rather empty, unhappy, unusual heterosexual sexual relationships and problems.

Probably because if they were homosexual relationships noone would read his books.

The Hulk - 2/10

You wouldn't like him when he's Ang Lee

Deathshroud wrote: Probably because if they were homosexual relationships noone would read his books.

Brokeback Mountain did pretty well...

Iron Man: 7/10 Good stuff. Favreau gives a fuck and it shows.

Bigger stronger faster

A documentary about steroid use, made by some soul searching Joe Sixpack.
Not very interesting or insightful, but amusing because it scrutinizes muscle/performance fetishes in a Michael Mooreish style.