.:Last movie you watched thread:.

Re:.:Last movie you watched thread:. (coolbeans)

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:17:31 GMT

Cyberz

''and some irrelevant blonde lady,''
That would be Dr. Carol Marcus, in ST lore, Kirks flame whom he has a child with, David Marcus. So she is somewhat relevant.

Fair enough. Little addedum: Only relevant to be a wink towards fans of what's to come later.

Re:.:Last movie you watched thread:. (Cyberz)

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:21:06 GMT

''and some irrelevant blonde lady,''

That would be Dr. Carol Marcus, in ST lore, Kirks flame whom he has a child with, David Marcus. So she is somewhat relevant.

Re:.:Last movie you watched thread:. (coolbeans)

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:02:24 GMT

in 3D

5/10

Before diving into my annoyances with the film, I should state this first:

-Although I kind of enjoyed seeing the reboot in theaters, after going back and thinking about it afterwards so little of that film stuck with me. Sure, the action was pretty good but the story "boldly went" the way of just about every other sci-fi action film out there. Part of the reason why the hype behind said film initially fueled my excitement leads to my next problem...

-...I don't care for J. J. Abrams. Not just because of him making cataracts in my mid-30's a possibility through his exorbitant uses of lens flare, but how much more seems to go into marketing these films instead of bolstering them with some sort of soul (see: his mystery box idea discussed by Moviebob). For example, the portions I loved in Super 8 were the kids coming up with film ideas as a love letter to Spielberg, instead of the monster constantly teased in the trailers. A similar problem persists in ST:ID, despite the film desperately trying to tease the most obvious secret that any fan could have guessed, its effect does so little since there's no heart behind the production.

Taking place X number of years (or who knows how long) after the 2009 reboot, Captain Kirk still acts as if he hasn't learned anything from original and gets in trouble but then finds himself out of trouble when John Harrison commits terrorist acts. With the original crew, and some irrelevant blonde lady, Kirk is tasks to go after Harrison and obliterate him.

That's really as far as I can go without having to spoil things, but you'll probably see every twist coming a mile away when you watch it: the obvious surprise villain, the idea of a bad guy wanting to get captured, yada yada. I don't mind that idea if character arcs actually advance, but they don't here: Kirk once again goes from bragging jerk to a true hero, Spock has his moments of emotion emotion emotion, and literally every secondary crew member besides Scotty acts as cipher to progress the story. And the only performances worth noting here would be Uhura and Harrison (with such an unexpectedly deep voice by Benedict Cumberbatch) while the rest are on cruise control. Throughout this entire adventure clumsily put together (with such an awful last twist), such a thin narrative is told in such a needlessly convoluted sort of way.

Okay, now that most of my bottled-up annoyance is out and cobbled together I can now admit that it certainly has some good moments: the action scenes are very exciting (though 3D usage here is the cobbled together post-production schmitt), the musical score deserves a mention, and there's some genuinely funny bits of dialogue here.

In conclusion, if you're in the mood for a fast-paced, popcorn action flick you'll enjoy it. If you're looking for a Wrath of Khan-esque sequel, prepare to shake your fists at what this writing crew is doing to try and think they now understand what make this series so legendary.

Re:.:Last movie you watched thread:. (ichimaru)

Sun, 12 May 2013 21:46:00 GMT

watched Fresh. I've seen it before but I wanted to show my little brother, he loved it

Re:.:Last movie you watched thread:. (coolbeans)

Sun, 12 May 2013 19:41:52 GMT

7.5/10

Similar case to '42,' don't expect anything new (provided you've seen your fair share of disaster movies). Despite that, the acting is impressive and there's some rousing moments throughout.

The only thing that got under my skin was the "torture porn" aspect when Naomi Watts is getting tossed around just like Lara Croft in the reboot's beginning.

Re:.:Last movie you watched thread:. (MattyG)

Sun, 12 May 2013 00:13:11 GMT

Gangster Squad-

+ Josh Brolin is always awesome
+ Gun fights were pretty well done
+ Story wasn't bad

- Ryan Gossling is a decent actor, but why does he have to whisper all the time?
- HATED Sean Penn as Mickey Cohen (acting, not character)

6/10

Silver Linings Playbook-

+ Everyone gave really good performances
+ Even though the focus was love and faithfulness and whatnot, it wasn't corny about it
+ Pretty funny at some points, though in an odd way

- How was that cop always so close to their house?!

8/10

Re:.:Last movie you watched thread:. (MattyG)

Mon, 06 May 2013 19:32:40 GMT

21 Jump Street

+Original TV show cast cameo
+Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum we hilarious
+I actually like Channing Tatum in this movie
+"You shot my dick off! Pick up my dick!"

-One of the high school kids (Eric) mumbled all his lines
-Some of the plot points were a bit dumb, but hey, it's a comedy not Shakespear

8.5/10

Re:.:Last movie you watched thread:. (MattyG)

Sun, 05 May 2013 22:21:17 GMT

Now that I think of it, if they had done what I wish they had with the Mandarin, it probably would have come off more campy. I don't know now, I do kind of like that they took a risk with the character. Oh well, I guess it could have been worse.

Re:.:Last movie you watched thread:. (coolbeans)

Sun, 05 May 2013 22:17:09 GMT

thebudgetgamer

I gotta say while your video game reviews are top notch, your movie reviews. Lackluster.

*shrugs*

Eh, I just like using this thread as more of a venue to give my general impression about the film.

Re:.:Last movie you watched thread:. (thebudgetgamer)

Sun, 05 May 2013 21:49:35 GMT

coolbeans

4/10

I can almost guarantee you've seen these archetypes and just about everything else from a litany of earlier "indie" rom/coms.

I gotta say while your video game reviews are top notch, your movie reviews. Lackluster.

Re:.:Last movie you watched thread:. (flip-it3)

Sun, 05 May 2013 21:46:46 GMT

WildArmed

acemonkey

whats there scores bro lol?

He is like Kotaku, he doesn't grade.

Now Ima have to sue them for swagger jacking.

Re:.:Last movie you watched thread:. (MattyG)

Sun, 05 May 2013 21:44:13 GMT

Iron Man 3

- The Mandarin could have been an awesome villain, but they sabotaged themselves with the twist (although he still wasn't awful, just not what I expected)
- Too much time out of the suit
- Did the Mark 42 (43?) really have to fall apart 5-6 times?!
- The movie just couldn't decide whether it wanted to be serious or funny

+ Some really funny scenes
+ The scenes centered around Extremis were kind of cool
+ For the first half of the movie the Mandarin is a good character (sans the accent)
+ The action scenes were quite well done
+ Someone ripped a loud fart in the theater during a quiet scene... So that was good.

6.5/10

Just to be clear, it's not a bad movie. In fact, it's a good movie. Some of the plot points after the second half just really irked me.

Re:.:Last movie you watched thread:. (PeeWizzle)

Sun, 05 May 2013 19:19:31 GMT

The Place Beyond the Pines. 8/10.

Re:.:Last movie you watched thread:. (WildArmed)

Sun, 05 May 2013 19:16:45 GMT

acemonkey

flip-it3

Iron Man 3:
- like others have said it's better than 2
- good humor
- action scenes are good
- felt it was worth a watch

Evil Dead:
- Understanding that you're watching a remake of a old school horror movie goes a long way
- follows the classic horror movie stereotypes but that makes sense
- one of the more gorier movies out in a while
- it's good if you know what to expect

whats there scores bro lol?

He is like Kotaku, he doesn't grade.

Re:.:Last movie you watched thread:. (coolbeans)

Sun, 05 May 2013 19:00:31 GMT

4/10

I can almost guarantee you've seen these archetypes and just about everything else from a litany of earlier "indie" rom/coms.

Re:.:Last movie you watched thread:. (acemonkey)

Sun, 05 May 2013 07:51:03 GMT

flip-it3

Iron Man 3:
- like others have said it's better than 2
- good humor
- action scenes are good
- felt it was worth a watch

Evil Dead:
- Understanding that you're watching a remake of a old school horror movie goes a long way
- follows the classic horror movie stereotypes but that makes sense
- one of the more gorier movies out in a while
- it's good if you know what to expect

whats there scores bro lol?

Re:.:Last movie you watched thread:. (Vashlion)

Sun, 05 May 2013 04:53:57 GMT

Ohhh I really wanna watch Iron Man 3.

That being said, recently I watched Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker. Been on this insane DC binge, and loving it frankly.

Re:.:Last movie you watched thread:. (flip-it3)

Sat, 04 May 2013 23:59:04 GMT

Iron Man 3:
- like others have said it's better than 2
- good humor
- action scenes are good
- felt it was worth a watch

Evil Dead:
- Understanding that you're watching a remake of a old school horror movie goes a long way
- follows the classic horror movie stereotypes but that makes sense
- one of the more gorier movies out in a while
- it's good if you know what to expect

Re:.:Last movie you watched thread:. (coolbeans)

Sat, 04 May 2013 23:38:53 GMT

in 3D

5/10

A little bit better than ~~Recruit Iron Man for Avengers~~ Iron Man 2, but that's as far as compliments go. It's laughable to recall Downey Jr. calling IM3 script the best he's read in X number of years.

- Villains are poorly written (what's done to Kingsley's Mandarin is awful)
- It's strange to see just how...shooty (Edit: the use of actual guns for all characters, I mean) things could get--with a lot of that time occupying Cheadle/Downey's on-screen camaraderie
- other mildly annoying things scattered throughout (dumb logic of how X got here, the ending, etc.)

+ Decent humor
+ A few cool action scenes
+ Good performances

Re:.:Last movie you watched thread:. (thebudgetgamer)

Fri, 03 May 2013 22:51:31 GMT

Mean Streets. 10/10
My favorite Scorsese movie, everything about it is great.