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Zebrianna on 3/20/2011 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
According to your profile, you have not seen The Dark Knight. That is pretty inaccurate.
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Brandonray on 3/20/2011 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Yeah, it's on my list, but the "Movies I Haven't Seen" list has a bunch of films on it that are actually on my Flick Chart (The Dark Knight, Star Wars movies, Shawshank Redemption, Indiana Jones movies, Batman Begins, Die Hard, etc.). Not really sure how to correct this.
Zebrianna on 3/23/2011 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
I think if you go back and click 'rerank' it should clear it out of the Movies I Haven't Seen category. There's a few that of mine that are like that, but I usually go back and rerank them, unless I haven't seen them in a while. I have a tendency to rank movies I've not seen in the past couple years lower than the ones that I have.
Zebrianna on 4/2/2011 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Hey B-Ray. I just watched my first ever French New Wave film yesterday, and I must say, I was bbllowwn away. It was Jules and Jim, directed by Francois Truffaut. I know my tastes can be a bit different, but I'd be interested in what you think. I've never seen film used in such a way to enhance storytelling. And guess what! It's on Netflix Instant Streaming, sooo, you have no excuse. Get on it.
Brandonray on 4/2/2011 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Hmmmm...I'll watch it sometime, maybe tomorrow, but you'll have to watch Schwarzenegger's 1985 materpiece Commando! Hahaha!
Oh god. :( I will. I will... Within the next few days. Hopefully tomorrow
Zebrianna on 4/5/2011 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Well, I watched Commando today. I was entertained, yes. I instantly was put off by the cheesiest montage ever, though. (Father helps daughter catch a fish, they hug meaningully to show how great their relationship is,..) I did enjoy watching ripped Arnie doing his thing. And being a woman, was happy to see that they didn't sexualize the flight attendant/training pilot, but instead made her a strong character who was more of a sidekick than a distraction.
Brandonray on 4/5/2011 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
I freakin' love Commando and, yes, I too am glad they made Cindy a sidekick rather than a pointless love interest. The whole movie is just so ridiculously campy that I couldn't help but put in it my top ten.
Zebrianna on 4/15/2011 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
So, just watched Die Hard for the first time ever. All I can say is... BEST Christmas movie EVER. haha
Brandonray on 4/15/2011 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Meh, I think Die Hard's kinda overrated. Still a good movie, don't get me wrong, but the action scenes are generic, there's not enough material to justify a two-hour runtime, and it takes a while to get going. Personally, I prefer the second and third Die Hard movies. The second one's more of a conventional action picture and the third one has Samuel L. Jackson, who's hilarious. The fourth one's not bad.
Zebrianna on 4/16/2011 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
There are a ton of wonderful things about Die Hard. It isn't at all cheesy or too serious. The stakes are played up ennorrmously. Often in the action films I've seen, the characters have to explain the stakes. "If so and so happens, then all our lives are in danger" yadda yadda yadda... It has a nice, steady build. Alan Rickman is wonderful, and having never really watched a Bruce Willis action movie, he carried it brilliantly. What do you mean by generic? Maybe it's because I have never really invested my attention too much into action films, so I hae nothing to judge from.
I mean the stakes *aren't* played up enormously.
Brandonray on 4/16/2011 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
I though the action scenes were generic because they lacked novelty kills (everybody dies in the typical action movie fashions: getting shot, explosions, and falling from a great height), the environments around the actors aren't always used to the maximum effect, and the choreography mainly conists of people just firing guns at each and glass breaking. Compare it to the action in Commando, which are full of creative deaths, maximum use of surrounding sets, and thrilling choreography. Also, the Die Hard flicks really needed a better musical score. What would the Man With No Name, Indiana Jones or Star Wars films be without their iconic themes?
Zebrianna on 4/19/2011 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
I can understand your criticisms, I guess this sort of reflects how our tastes differ, and what we both find important in a film. I probably would have found novelty kills to be cheesy and it would have pulled me out of it. Hot Fuzz is the only film that can really pull of those types of kills for me, and clearly it's because it's making fun/paying homage to the films you probably love.
Zebrianna on 4/26/2011 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
I watched Machete last night. It was everything I expected it to be... haha. You really should watch Planet Terror. It's just as campy and has some really fun moments. I don't know if you'd dig Death Proof or not, but either way, I know you'd love Kurt Russell in it. I just bought them both on Amazon, along with the Death Proof soundtrack. Quentin's soundtracks are always amaazing.
Brandonray on 4/27/2011 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Kurt's the man, but I have heard a lot about Death Proof being kinda slow. By the way, Machete rules. The best movie of 2010. Steven Seagal should've won an Academy Award.
Zebrianna on 4/27/2011 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Yes, Death Proof is a bit slow in the beginning, but it has one of the best payoffs. I've been watching it a lot lately. The first half is mostly talky bits, following these girls around as their night progresses until Kurt comes and basically ruins everything you just saw. The second half is by far superior. The only thing I can say about Machete, apart from loving how much of a ladies man Danny Trejo was, is the scene where he rips out the guys intestines and uses it as a rope. Brilliant. Totally brilliant. And this may or may not come as a surprise, but I think it was the first film I've ever seen Seagal in. I honestly thought he was mexican. haha
Zebrianna on 1/16/2012 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
So... I have finally gotten on this site for the first time in what feels like decades...And I see that you have 59,289 ranks. My goodness, I need to catch up.
Brandonray on 1/19/2012 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Wow, glad to see you back. How are things going for you? Do you still work at the hotel?
Zebrianna on 1/20/2012 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Things are pretty awesome. I've been working at 3M since July and loving it, and I have been living in Albany with my boyfriend Kyle. It's funny how much has changed since last year haha. How about you? How's life?
Brandonray on 1/21/2012 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Things are going swell. I'm still going to Ashford (this semester looks like it's going to be a piece of cake) and am unemployed (unless you count mowing an old lady's lawn in the summer). Been watching a lot of movies and recently discovered Futurama, one of the funniest shows ever.
Zebrianna on 1/26/2012 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Mowing an old ladies lawn is much more of a moral job than you give credit, Brandon. I applaud you. I have never seen Futurama.. I may have to give it a shot. I managed to get all the guys I work with addicted to It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. (Probably my favorite at the moment)And on another note...I finally watched The Terminator the other day, out of my own choice. Just thought you should know.
