Halo 3 Forum
Welcome, Unregistered!
 | Don't have an account? Register Now!
Search:  Advanced Search
Halo 3 Forum: The Biggest Halo 3 Forum
Movies You Need to See Before You Die AND Weekly Review
Shunt
LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST
  #1071 (permalink) Default 07-08-2008
 
Shunt's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: The Island
Posts: 11,401
Bungie Stats
Send a message via AIM to Shunt

I have decided not to put "Next Movie" anymore because I never end up watching what I say I will. So, without further ado, the movies I watched yesterday(I'll try to keep things short):

Tombstone: B

Corniest western I have ever seen. The music in some of the scenes were a little much and, at times, I laughed! Acting was a little much also, especially by Kurt Russell. Though, Val Kilmer was perfect. Doc Holliday is officially one of my favorite movie characters of all-time thanks to that man. He played that role PERFECTLY! Probably one of the reasons why this movie is as high as it is. Also, the movie was really accurate to what really happened all those years ago in and outside of Tombstone, Arizona. That's definitely a plus. Overall, Kilmer + accurate story = Reason this movie was good. I suggest watching this movie solely for the reason of watching Val Kilmer kick ass. Please. Just expect corny scenes.

Road To Perdition: B+

Another solid movie by Tom Hanks. Storyline = Good. Movie Score = Great! Acting = Solid. Go see it.
__________________
Hottie of the Month: November - Taylor Momsen
(jailbait edition)

Movie of the Month: November - The Namesake


 
Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links


Movies You Need to See Before You Die AND Weekly Review
x FuZioN x
Level 19
  #1072 (permalink) Default 07-08-2008
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 472


I know some of these are old but these are the movies I have watched in the last 2 days.

Shoot em up: B

A MASSIVE body count in a short film. The action does not stop in this movie, it reminded me of crank because it is so ridiculously over the top. This is a great movie to watch with a few friends when you want to watch some all out action with little plot involved.

Face/off: B+

John Woo is the man when it comes to action scenes, they are badass in this movie. The plot is a bit ridiculous but it is another film that is not to be taken too seriously. John Travolta puts in a good performance and even though I usually hate him Nicolas cage fitted his role well. Defiantly check this movie out if you have not already seen it.

Terminator 2: Judgement day: A+

This is one of the best action movies of all time in my opinion, I have seen it about 30 times and it never gets old. Schwarzenegger plays the role perfectly, there is no one else in the world that can play the terminator like him. This movie is all about the action but it also has a very good story which will have you thinking at the end of the movie. The CGI is outstanding for a 1992 movie. This movie is a classic and everyone should see it.

Man on fire: B

This is a very good movie that has something to please everyone, good acting, action, drama and a good plot. Denzel Washington is very good as he always is and Dakota Fanning is good for the most part but she can get irritating sometimes. This is a long movie but i never found myself checking my watch while watching it, all of the scenes added to the movie. I enjoyed this movie but I cannot see myself watching more than once.
 
Reply With Quote
Movies You Need to See Before You Die AND Weekly Review
Kraynium
And I'll make you famous.
  #1073 (permalink) Default 07-09-2008
 
Kraynium's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Full Tilt
Posts: 4,362
Bungie Stats
Send a message via AIM to Kraynium

Just finished The Godfather and Wall-E.

The Godfather was good, but I'm not so sure about #1 on the IMDB Top 250. Excellent acting, that's for sure. It just didn't really reach out and grab me like some other films. A-

Wall-E, well, I wasn't expecting that at all. Usually I've just thought as Pixar to be a really consistent studio and I thought that sooner or later their style is going to get old, but I was wrong. This is definately the best animated film I've seen, just awesome. A, and my new top 10 is as follows, after some revision.

10.Wall-E
9. The Truman Show
8. No Country for Old Men
7. Crash
6. The Departed
5. A Beautiful Mind
4. American Beauty
3. Donnie Darko
2. Magnolia
1. The Shawshank Redemption

I want to know some others' top 10 or so. Shunt?
__________________
No sig currently.
 
Reply With Quote
Movies You Need to See Before You Die AND Weekly Review
Shunt
LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST
  #1074 (permalink) Default 07-09-2008
 
Shunt's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: The Island
Posts: 11,401
Bungie Stats
Send a message via AIM to Shunt

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kraynium View Post
10.Wall-E
9. The Truman Show
8. No Country for Old Men
7. Crash
6. The Departed
5. A Beautiful Mind
4. American Beauty
3. Donnie Darko
2. Magnolia
1. The Shawshank Redemption

I want to know some others' top 10 or so. Shunt?
You are asking a lot. Narrowing down my top 10 favorite movies from a list of 150+ favorite movies is difficult. I'll try though:

1. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
3. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
4. The Butterfly Effect
5. Saving Private Ryan
6. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
7. The Shawshank Redemption
8. A Beautiful Mind
9. The Notebook
10. Click

Honorable Mentions:

- American Beauty
- The Green Mile
- Goodfellas
- Forrest Gump
- Garden State
- The Usual Suspects
- Signs
- La Vita e Bella
- Wall-E
- Zoolander
- Rat Race
- Dumb and Dumber


I don't think I will ever make an accurate top 10, but I tried. Respect my list! =)
__________________
Hottie of the Month: November - Taylor Momsen
(jailbait edition)

Movie of the Month: November - The Namesake



Last edited by Shunt; 07-09-2008 at 02:11 AM.
 
Reply With Quote
Movies You Need to See Before You Die AND Weekly Review
Kraynium
And I'll make you famous.
  #1075 (permalink) Default 07-09-2008
 
Kraynium's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Full Tilt
Posts: 4,362
Bungie Stats
Send a message via AIM to Kraynium

Quote:
Originally Posted by Shunt View Post
You are asking a lot. Narrowing down my top 10 favorite movies from a list of 150+ favorite movies is difficult. I'll try though:

1. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
3. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
4. The Butterfly Effect
5. Saving Private Ryan
6. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
7. The Shawshank Redemption
8. A Beautiful Mind
9. The Notebook
10. Click

Honorable Mentions:

- American Beauty
- The Green Mile
- Goodfellas
- Forrest Gump
- Garden State
- The Usual Suspects
- Signs
- La Vita e Bella
- Wall-E
- Zoolander
- Rat Race
- Dumb and Dumber


I don't think I will ever make an accurate top 10, but I tried. Respect my list! =)
Nice. Want to hear something that will make several people want to come and shoot me? I've never seen a full single LotR movie, or read one of the books, or shown any interest in any of them at all. Heh.

Was Click really all that great? I just thought it looked like another one of those forgettable comedies.
__________________
No sig currently.
 
Reply With Quote
Movies You Need to See Before You Die AND Weekly Review
Shunt
LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST
  #1076 (permalink) Default 07-09-2008
 
Shunt's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: The Island
Posts: 11,401
Bungie Stats
Send a message via AIM to Shunt

[quote=Kraynium;3872284]Nice. Want to hear something that will make several people want to come and shoot me? I've never seen a full single LotR movie, or read one of the books, or shown any interest in any of them at all. Heh.[quote]

?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

And you call yourself a fan of movies?! I suggest you take the time to track down a copy of each movie and watch them immediately. It's an amazing trilogy and it is one that should not be brushed aside so easily.

Quote:
Was Click really all that great? I just thought it looked like another one of those forgettable comedies.
The greatest tearjerker I have ever seen. That's why I love it.
__________________
Hottie of the Month: November - Taylor Momsen
(jailbait edition)

Movie of the Month: November - The Namesake


 
Reply With Quote
Movies You Need to See Before You Die AND Weekly Review
Peng
Well you are a festizio.
  #1077 (permalink) Default 07-09-2008
 
Peng's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Nebraska
Posts: 4,133
Bungie Stats
Send a message via AIM to Peng Send a message via MSN to Peng

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kraynium View Post
Nice. Want to hear something that will make several people want to come and shoot me? I've never seen a full single LotR movie, or read one of the books, or shown any interest in any of them at all. Heh.

Was Click really all that great? I just thought it looked like another one of those forgettable comedies.
Click is top 2 Adam Sandler movies. I rank Big Daddy up there too.

Both movies make me tear up every time I see them.
__________________
AIM-scblocker21
GT-Awful Blocker



 
Reply With Quote
Movies You Need to See Before You Die AND Weekly Review
Kraynium
And I'll make you famous.
  #1078 (permalink) Default 07-09-2008
 
Kraynium's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Full Tilt
Posts: 4,362
Bungie Stats
Send a message via AIM to Kraynium

Quote:
Originally Posted by Shunt View Post
And you call yourself a fan of movies?! I suggest you take the time to track down a copy of each movie and watch them immediately. It's an amazing trilogy and it is one that should not be brushed aside so easily.
Yeah, I know, I know. But it's just...eh. I've never really felt like I'm truly missing out on some great films, even though one of them got Best Picture.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Peng
Click is top 2 Adam Sandler movies. I rank Big Daddy up there too.
That's good to hear, Big Daddy was great. Happy Gilmore also.
__________________
No sig currently.
 
Reply With Quote
Movies You Need to See Before You Die AND Weekly Review
Scott
uber n00b (level 2)
  #1079 (permalink) Default 07-09-2008
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: England
Posts: 15,071

Send a message via AIM to Scott

I'll try and do a top 10. It'll probably change every so often though.

10. The Big Lebowski
9. Oldboy
8. Fight Club
7. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
6. 2001: A Space Odyssey
5. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
4. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
3. Amélie
2. End of Evangelion
1. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Shawshank, Snatch, No Country for Old Men and The Usual Suspects should be in there but eh.

I was going to put Serenity but I managed to overcome my fanboyism while I wrote it lol.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kraynium View Post
Yeah, I know, I know. But it's just...eh. I've never really felt like I'm truly missing out on some great films, even though one of them got Best Picture.
You really are dude. lol
__________________

Last edited by Scott; 07-09-2008 at 07:37 AM.
 
Reply With Quote
Movies You Need to See Before You Die AND Weekly Review
Prowl
Wildcard
  #1080 (permalink) Default 07-09-2008
 
Prowl's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Work
Posts: 11,666

Send a message via AIM to Prowl

Tonight I'm going to watch One flew over the cuckoo's nest, thanks to Shunt.

I love this thread.
__________________
Aim- dylbrwn
 
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On