Movie Discussion Thread

[jayceheathman]

Originally Posted by OSUGiants17

Saw it opening weekend with my little brother and it was awesome. So many pop culture references. It was genius.

O and I watched Looper this weekend and I loved it

The Contra part was the best.

[niel89]

I prefer the action hero one liner spouting Brosnan Bond to the new ones. It's not that the new ones are bad, but I grew up with the explosive popcorn action bond movies. Its like how my mom sees the value of the new Batman movies, but she grew up with the campy tv show so the new stuff just doesn't vibe.

Limitless was a solid popcorn movie. It has flaws, but its not a movie I'm going to think about for more than a few hours. I enjoyed my 2 hours and was good with that.

[Vikes99ej]

Skyfall was really, really good. Just a little bit below Casino Royale, but definitely one of the best Bond movies I've seen.

[njx9]

i still don't understand why everyone liked casino royale so much. the idiotic poker scene eviscerated that movie. i'm not sure there was a single connery-bond that i wouldn't put well over either of the first two craig versions.

[Rosebud]

Originally Posted by njx9

i still don't understand why everyone liked casino royale so much. the idiotic poker scene eviscerated that movie. i'm not sure there was a single connery-bond that i wouldn't put well over either of the first two craig versions.

BECAUSE HE HAS DEPTH!...

[Jvig43]

Casino is hands down my favorite Bond movie, and I think since alot of people were comparing skyfall to casino I went in expecting it to be as good and ended up being disappointed.

[Brodeur]

Originally Posted by Rosebud

BECAUSE HE HAS DEPTH!...

Oh shut the hell up, you like Roger Moore more than Craig. Moore is legitimately the least interesting Bond of all time, even behind Dalton.

[Rosebud]

Who cares? I'm not watching Bond for a character study of an alcoholic sex-addict spy. I'm watching it for simple fun and badassery. Moore was fun. No one comes close to Connery, but Moore was still fun, Dalton took the fun out of the role, Brosnan was just bad, Lazenby never played James Bond and Craig's too badass, not enough fun, still my third favorite.

[Brodeur]

So you don't watch for a superior and more character based movie, just a mindless movie where you don't have to think?

[Giantsfan1080]

Originally Posted by Brodeur

So you don't watch for a superior and more character based movie, just a mindless movie where you don't have to think?

Isn't that what Bond movies are for?

[Rosebud]

With James Bond? **** no. I love plenty of films that are fascinating to think about, and I love plenty of films because they're dumb fun, I even love plenty of films that mesh the two well, but James Bond is simple fun, even when Connery had the role.

[Brodeur]

Originally Posted by Giantsfan1080

Isn't that what Bond movies are for?

They can evolve. Batman movies did.

[Rosebud]

Originally Posted by Brodeur

They can evolve. Batman movies did.

But Batman's different. There's plenty of spy movies out there that are interesting and thought provoking, you don't need to take the already established character of James Bond and change him to tell those stories.

[Brodeur]

There's nothing wrong with changing the formula to make a more compelling movie. There's been more than 20 Bond movies now, some times characters need to adapt to the times.

[Rosebud]

I don't disagree with that, but I don't think the new films are more compelling. The Connery and Moore Bonds are still my favorites because they were more fun. And you can still do a fun Bond in our time. Hell the culture now is much more open to ridiculousness and over-the-top fun in our action. Otherwise we wouldn't be loving out films like Taken, Inglorious Basterds or Shoot Em Up.

[Brodeur]

Inglorious Basterds doesn't really fit in that category, because it was still a very dialogue heavy movie. And I do still find the Craig films incredibly entertaining, at least more than any Bond since On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

[BuckeyeDan17]

Has anyone seen garden state? If so, would you recommend it?

[Rob S]

I detest Garden State, but I'm sure most people that post here love it. I say see it and make your own call.

[BuckeyeDan17]

I think I'm going to nab it. My lap tops mother board went to **** so ive been having to go to the library to do resume submissions, might as well grab a movie while I am there.

[jrdrylie]

Originally Posted by BuckeyeDan17

Has anyone seen garden state? If so, would you recommend it?

I really enjoyed it.

[Dr. Gonzo]

Loved Garden State. Check that **** out.

I was talking to some people at a party about Synecdoche, New York and I then had to watch the movie once again. Just gets better every time. My sentimental favorite film.

[slightlyaraiderfan]

Originally Posted by Dr. Gonzo

Loved Garden State. Check that **** out.

I was talking to some people at a party about Synecdoche, New York and I then had to watch the movie once again. Just gets better every time. My sentimental favorite film.

Adaptation is back on netflix, so i checked it out again. ******' charlie/don kaufman!

[bigbluedefense]

Originally Posted by njx9

i still don't understand why everyone liked casino royale so much. the idiotic poker scene eviscerated that movie. i'm not sure there was a single connery-bond that i wouldn't put well over either of the first two craig versions.

Her tits.

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[Dr. Gonzo]

Originally Posted by slightlyaraiderfan

Adaptation is back on netflix, so i checked it out again. ******' charlie/don kaufman!

Donnie Kaufman is just an all around awesome guy. Great film.

[TheBoyWonder22]

Prince of Egypt is one solid ass animated film.