[batreleaser]

Yeah the Proposition is amazing. "I was a little let down by "The Road", as I don't think it came close to the book, but I still think Hillcoat has potential to put some great flicks out.

[a-p a. niemi]

Originally Posted by atsonicpark

Through a Glass Darkly = 10/10

Yeah, loved it!

Also:

 

[viewtiful alan redux]

 

10/10

 

7.5/10

 

8.5/10

[atsonicpark]

 

subway - 7/10

 

nikita - 7/10

 

run lola run - 8/10

 

chain letters - 8/10

[Ghostchase]

Nikita is 10/10 for me, I want to marry Luc Besson.

[Dr. Eugene Felikson]

 

Jeff Bridges, and Ted Danson were great, but overall the material was pretty average, and the ending was awful. Zak + Miri was much more entertaining.

[davenotdead]

toy story 3. 10/10

[Dr. Eugene Felikson]

 

[atsonicpark]

 

Guess what? My girlfriend has never seen a Brian DePalma film. Luckily, I have all of them.. so, we're going to watch all of them, except the bad ones. Here's my rating for every BRian DePalma film!:

The Wedding Party - 6/10
Dinoysus - 6/10
Murder A La Mod - 7/10
Greetings - 7/10
Hi, Mom - 8/10
Get To Know Your Rabbit - 6/10
Sisters - 8/10
Phantom of the Paradise - 8/10
Obsession - 7/10
Carrie - 7/10
The Fury - 8/10 (features a body exploding from 13 different angles!)
Home Movies - 7/10
Dressed to Kill - 8/10
Blow Out - 10/10
Scarface - 8/10
Body Double - 9/10
Wise Guys - 7/10
Untouchables - 6/10
Casualties of War - 8/10
Bonfire of the Vanities - 4/10
Raising Cain - 5/10
Carlito's Way - 7/10
Mission: Impossible - 7/10
Snake Eyes - 5/10 (the opening 13 minute shot which appears to have no cuts is one of the greatest ever filmed, though)
Mission to Mars - 4/10
Femme Fatale - 7/10
Black Dahlia - 5/10
Redacted - 5/10

What a career. Okay, he fell of a bit at the end there but jesus. One of the best directors ever, even his bad films have some amazing direction...

His early films, like Hi Mom and Murder A La Mod are just as important as Scorsese's early films (I'm a big Who's THat Knocking At My Door? fan btw).

 

 

 

[Rob Instigator]

 

watched this again. I give it an 8/10. I love most of it, but the last 15 minutes glosses over and changes so much that was in the comic, that it really "ruins" it there.

[TheFoxBen]

Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

 

watched this again. I give it an 8/10. I love most of it, but the last 15 minutes glosses over and changes so much that was in the comic, that it really "ruins" it there.

Didn't you give it a 10/10 before ? I love the whole movie, I give it a 10/10, it's just amazing, I don't care if it's faithful or not (I'm only halfway through the book).

[Rob Instigator]

it is awesome, but the changes made really bother me at the end. the culmination of the book is from regular people's POV and wraps everything up , but the movie's ending annoys me.

[atsonicpark]

I'd give Watchmen a 6/10 probably. Surprisingly well-made, but it just drags on and on. Seems to be all over the place in what it's trying to achieve, compared to how focused the graphic novel is. I also don't like that director's style (the constant slow motion and whatnot).

I thought Carla Gugino was good though...

 

 

 

[Rob Instigator]

what's hilarious is that for all the film's reach, it only "went for" maybe 1/10th of the comic book.

The backstory on all the heroes was so minimal, understandibly so, but it made for a bit of a dilution from what the comic did.

either way, as a movie, it was as dense a film as the comic was a comic.

[GeneticKiss]

I only had two problems with the film adaptation of Watchmen:

First, the ending in essence changed Adrian Veidt to an even more cold "save the world from itself" type of character. Not only did he force his former friend into self-exile, but he made him look like the sworn enemy of all human life! That's beyond low.

Second, the book strongly implied the Comedian was the younger Silk Spectre's real father but left it up to the reader to figure it out in the end. However, the movie had Dr. Manhattan just come out and say it, not only dumbing down the plot but also changing the character for a moment; never is he that direct.

Overall though, an entertaining movie that doesn't completely piss all over the source material like some adaptations have. I'd say a solid 8/10.

[atsonicpark]

It'll get more people to read the comic, so that's probably good at least.

[noisereductions]

Originally Posted by Dr. Eugene Felikson

 

kept waiting for it to be funny...

[atsonicpark]

Yeah, what an overrated movie.

[Rob Instigator]

why overrated? I thought it was fucking HILARIOUS. I think it really depends upon whether you have been involved in a days-long debauched bachelor party before. I have been involved with 3. The movie made me laugh harder than I have in a long time. I loved the whole set up of it, how they do not remember anything and have to discover what has happened.

[atsonicpark]

Yeah, maybe. THe actors in it just anoyed me.