Movies you've just seen III

[BeardofPants]

If I want a good time, I go down to Fort Street!

[GrayMouser]

Caught "Idiocracy" on the tube the other night.

Suddenly the whole Sarah Palin thing makes more sense.

[Grey_Wolf]

A couple of days ago I saw Avatar. In special effects department it was amazing. Humans have developed a method in which to inhabit native bodies with their minds and thus they can communicate with the Navi, the native tribe. Storywise, well - a bit [I]programmed[I], which is an term I use for a movie which has a pretty readily seen conclusion. In the case of the hero, naturally, goes native (the expression used by the military for traitors), after falling for the daughter of the leader of the indigenous population. He ses "the light" so to speak, much to the displeasure of the high-tech weapon toting self-engrandizing quite mad Colonel, which in his turn, naturally, at the instigation of a callous administrator sets out of to rid the planet of the native tribe by destroying their home - a giant tree in the middle of surrounding forest. The battle (more like slaughter, really) between the humans and Navi goes really bad for the latter. In the end the Hero really becomes a native by having his "soul" transferred to a Navi body.

[Gwaimir Windgem]

I've been on a bit of a Quebecois gay-themed movie spat lately. C.R.A.Z.Y., and Xavier Dolan's pieces J'ai tue ma mere and Les amour imaginaires were all pretty great. Dolan's films are pretty stylized, so beware, those who don't care for that kind of thing. Even with my taste for it, though, C.R.A.Z.Y. was far and away the best; prolly my favourite gay-themed movie now.

Edited to add trailers.

[Fool_of_a_Took]

Grey Wolf- have you heard that Disney has plans to put an Avatar themed area into the Walt Disney World Park?

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blo...-disney-parks/

I actually read about this on Mugglenet, where the writers there seemed to be upset that Disney was piggybacking on the success of Universal's "Wizarding World of Harry Potter".

[Grey_Wolf]

Originally Posted by Fool_of_a_Took

Grey Wolf- have you heard that Disney has plans to put an Avatar themed area into the Walt Disney World Park?

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blo...-disney-parks/

I actually read about this on Mugglenet, where the writers there seemed to be upset that Disney was piggybacking on the success of Universal's "Wizarding World of Harry Potter".

I havent actually - but it sounds like something that DWP would set up. They do have a plethora of possible themes to chose from.

[GrayMouser]

Monsters- Giant octopus-like monsters from space occupy the northern half of Mexico and are in the process of spreading. The protagonists are an American journalist and the daughter of the media mogul he works for who have to try and get back to the U.S.

No, not what it sounds like- more an exploration of North-South Developed World- Third World/ illegal immigration issues. Really well done.

Seediq Bale:Warriors of the Rainbow- probably not coming to a theatre near you. The most expensive movie made in Taiwan, an epic ( uncut 4 hours; international release 3hrs) about an uprising in 1930 of a local aboriginal tribe against Japanese colonisers.

Possibly more beheadings than any movie ever -all historically accurate; my wife comes from a related tribe

. Mostly made with local non-actors. The FX are sometimes a little cheesy, but well worth seeing.

It doesn't pull any Avatar/Dances With Wolves style politically-correct glorification of the locals as Noble Savages either- the scene of the uprising shows the oppressed natives happily slaughtering every Japanese man, woman, and child they can get their hands on.

[Grey_Wolf]

I just saw Lasse Hallström's Casanova starring Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons, Oliver Platt, Tim McInnerny (Also seen in Notting Hill), Natalie Dormer (Also seen Ann Boleyn in The Tudors). A good movie, with all the ingredients of a well-made comical costume drama.

[Stefan Salvatore]

Recent films.

Warrior
Jane Eyre
Deathly Hallows Part 2

[Tessar]

I enjoyed some of Easy A, but the whole thing overall left a bad taste in my mouth. I didn't like how the gay friend was portrayed (especially not at the end), and some of the things that it seemed like they were promoting really made me uncomfortable. There's a difference between parodying something and making fun of it, and actually promoting it by making it seem silly and okay, and I felt like they crossed that line a couple of times.

:-/

[GrayMouser]

Originally Posted by Tessar

I enjoyed some of Easy A, but the whole thing overall left a bad taste in my mouth. I didn't like how the gay friend was portrayed (especially not at the end),

How so? He was so bullied by the people around him that he had to pretend to be straight, while in the end he broke free from all the pretence.

Of course, I'll admit dropping out of high school to run away with your lover, gay or straight, is generally not a good idea, "American Beauty" and "Young Turks" notwithstanding- re the stories of homeless kids on the street...though I must add I don't regret having done it. OTOH, we both went back to home and school the next semester.

The "big black guy" quote is supposed to be another example of the high school rumor mill exaggerating things.

and some of the things that it seemed like they were promoting really made me uncomfortable. There's a difference between parodying something and making fun of it, and actually promoting it by making it seem silly and okay, and I felt like they crossed that line a couple of times.
:-/

Yes, the message is not for everybody- it's generally pro-sex, and anti-Christian, at least of the purity rings and abstinence-only variety.

[Grey_Wolf]

We saw Burn before reading a couple of days ago. A really weird movie. Any of you seen it?

[Grey_Wolf]

I saw the new Three Musketeers. Pretty cool actually. If you like good old fashioned adventures this is the one for you.

[Lotesse]

Hi Grey Wolf! Burn Before Reading was a really good little film, excellent on so many levels.

Snow White and the Huntsman - saw it this past weekend and absolutely loved it. It's a tremendously well-made fantasy film, really sucks you into the world they created. I'll see it again, for sure.


Here's the full trailer for Snow White:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgfYBJoPFFw

[Grey_Wolf]

Originally Posted by Lotesse

Hi Grey Wolf! Burn Before Reading was a really good little film, excellent on so many levels.

Snow White and the Huntsman - saw it this past weekend and absolutely loved it. It's a tremendously well-made fantasy film, really sucks you into the world they created. I'll see it again, for sure.


Here's the full trailer for Snow White:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgfYBJoPFFw

Thanks, Lottie. It looks fab from what I've seen in the trailer. Just my kind of adventure movie.

[Lotesse]

(to Grey Wolf) It is so good, you'll LOVE it! Is it in the cinemas in Norway yet?

[hectorberlioz]

I've been making my way through all the James Bond movies. In Roger Moore territory now. He isn't nearly as bad as I imagined, actually.

[Lotesse]

PROMETHEUS!! What a cinematic treat! I seriously enjoyed it, so so much, plus it was the first time I'd ever seen a 3D film. SO much fun, I highly recommend it.

Here's a trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QacIEFP6uAw

[Lotesse]

Michael Fassbender really stole the show with his super-tier acting. And he played a robot! You could've hired any number of working actors these days (which, well, they DID) and they'd all make great robots because they have no DEPTH, no soul. And here comes Fassbender, putting a soul into a robot whilst surounded by people with flesh & blood who almost all clearly lack soul.

Ah, the irony.

[hectorberlioz]

You know, quite amazingly I've never seen the Alien movies. I should rectify that problem, since Prometheus looks really good.