SOL Movies Club II

[Maarodi]

Haatu;885543 wrote:

Can't wait for the Hobbit. Almost a month to go!

I KNOW!

 

 

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[Maarodi]

Also people interested in documentaries

 

 

[5]

OdaySomali;885588 wrote:

The Rainmaker...

Sorry to hijack your post, this just reminded me of the best sci-fi film of the year: The Looper.

[Haatu]

5;885787 wrote:

Sorry to hijack your post, this just reminded me of the best sci-fi film of the year: The Looper.

Haven't watched Looper yet. Is it worth watching?

[5]

Easily the best sci-fi film since Moon. Definitely worth seeing.

[Chimera]

^Good movie, the name says it all. Throughout the movie I was thinking why didn't the Rainmaker kill the Older version in the future before sending him back to younger version in the past but then I saw the end. That would have been a paradox.

 

I liked the part where the friend didn't close his loop, and how the Older version, now on the run, disappeared bit by bit.

[5]

The Older version's body parts disappearing scene was a great sci-fi-y take on classic mafia torture scenes. Brilliantly thought-out and executed. The Looper didn't have a traditional black-and-white take on good/evil nor a sick and empty "Killer Joe" type of complete disregard of morals or any sense of right and wrong. It was smart without trying too hard. I liked the ending the best (really couldn't have seen it coming).

 

Speaking of obvious endings: saw the new Bond film. Disappointing.

 

Looking forward to seeing this little indie film:

 

 

[Narniah]

Seen Skyfall, it was alright. Daniel craig is just unforgettable.

[Saxansaxo]

Taken 2 is a waste of money. Dont bother. Very simple and underwhelming storyline. Clearly not a lot of thought' date=' effort or originality went into the writing; comes across as though it was made in a rush just to do a follow up on Taken i.e. a #2 and get some quick money. I was very much put off by the quite blatant negative conditioning regarding and the indirect/subliminal association of Islam, muslims, mosques, Adhan with killing, violence, kidnapping and explosions. 4/10.

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I'll definetely have that in mind when seeing it...

 

 

I really recommend the movie "good deeds". Such a moving story, it's really amazing how strangers can affect ones life...

[Chimera]

5, Skyfall was watchable but leaving the theatre I felt uninspired, no adrenaline after-rush or desire to see it again, which is strange because I almost always feel that way with a big movie like Dark Knight Rises, Avengers and even Casino Royale. In Skyfall there is no real chemistry between the characters, In fact I found myself fantasizing future trips in my mind to Shanghai and Macau, rather than trying to figure out the plot.

[5]

Chimera, I agree it was of course watchable. I was only disappointed because I had such high hopes. Not that I'm a big Bond fan in the first place, but there are certain expectations that come with a Bond film; great action scenes, complex plot and gadgets (and of course Bond girls but whatever ). Skyfall had a downsized plot (which is why the second half of the film drags for me) fewer action scenes (which I prefer though) and next to nada gadgets. Bond got Thor'd, he is no longer the world's greatest secret agent, but an aging and alcoholic agent who is accepted to re-join the MI6 only because M takes pity on him. Not sure what Ian Fleming would have made of this updated version of Bond

Javier Bardem's character is everything and anything at once, from being possibly bisexual to meditating to being tech-savvy. The writing of the character is forced, probably to make him a "different" villain and hence be remembered and celebrated like The Dark Knight's Joker. In both attempts (of humanizing Bond and creating a legendary villain), John Logan should have looked a little deeper and a little longer at Christopher Nolan's Batman scripts.

 

Wait-- why do I care!

[Chimera]

The Bond villain was good and creepy, the gay comment cracked me up, but the rest of the movie felt non-Bond, and more like a bootlegged Batman Begins/Dark Knight. This movie also shows you why you need to take critics with a grain of salt, they actually call this one better than Casino Royale. The Bond girls were meh, both aesthetically and charisma wise, If they needed a Black Bond girl, they should have gone with Zoe Saldana, and what's with offing that other one so quickly? It didn't serve the plot at all, other than bring Bond into the arms of the villain.

 

I saw 'In Time' on Bluray, the concept is great but I found myself laughing at the non-funny moments several times, most to do with Justin Timberlake's acting, you should see it.

[5]

Haha yeah I've seen "In Time"... I've always liked Andrew Niccol. Watched "S1mone" like a hundred times when I was younger, and to this day really dig "Lord of War" (Nic Cage gives one of his best performances in it). Niccol is a really good writer ("The Truman Show") and a decent director, but he really did woefully miscast Justin Timberlake in "In Time" And I guess that's not the end of his woes if the Twilight crowd doesn't show up for his upcoming film "The Host", based on the young adult novel by the same name by Stephenie Meyer. From writing "The Truman Show" to adapting a book by the Twilight author... But hey! Maybe it'll be great, who knows.

[Alpha Blondy]

5,

 

i always enjoy reading your in depth critiques of films. you're in the same league as Mark Karmode. mashallah.

[Chimera]

5;888426 wrote:

Haha yeah I've seen "In Time"... I've always liked Andrew Niccol. Watched "S1mone" like a hundred times when I was younger, and to this day really dig "Lord of War" (Nic Cage gives one of his best performances in it). Niccol is a really good writer ("The Truman Show") and a decent director, but he really did woefully miscast Justin Timberlake in "In Time"

And I guess that's not the end of his woes if the Twilight crowd doesn't show up for his upcoming film "The Host", based on the young adult novel by the same name by Stephenie Meyer. From writing "The Truman Show" to adapting a book by the Twilight author...

But hey! Maybe it'll be great, who knows.

Damn Truman Show was brilliant, but In Time had potential too, the concept is very intriguing. As for Twilight, check Buffy vs Edward on youtube, its hilarious!