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OneFuckTooMany on 5/6/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Sup, Stotch?

aquascape on 5/11/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (3 likes)

Thanks for the add, Butters...I mean, TheHonestFilmFan. Sweet Top 10 and to put something as classic as 'To Kill a Mockingbird' as your no.1...respect!

Kate668 on 5/11/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (2 likes)

Hey thanks for the request! Nice to see South Park in your top 10 :)
I must get around to seeing 12 Angry Men soon!

TheHonestFilmFan on 5/21/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

100 Friends! Yay!

JoshuaHolloway on 5/25/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Someone who loves Citizen Kane,12 Angry Men,To Kill a Mockingbird and South Park deserves respek. I shamefully have not seen Citizen Kane yet, but I will get around to it as soon as possible. Thanks for the friend request.

Mattstation on 5/26/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Thanks for the add. Interesting top 10. I've always been meaning to watch Who Framed Roger Rabbit, I'm sure you would recommend it?

thelastdisciple on 5/31/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

cheers on the add! :)

TheHonestFilmFan on 6/10/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

200 Friends! Yay!

OneFuckTooMany on 6/24/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I'd laugh, but joyfulness could be construed as an attempt at social integration. -_-

Mattstation on 6/24/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

It was pretty good, lighthearted and fun. It's of course a children's film but I still found it entertaining enough. Most importantly the child actor wasn't annoying. Peter O'Toole is good in it, fantastically teethy (I guess they are dentures? lol). Kelly Macdonald makes a warm albeit short appearance, Peter Dinklage does an Irish "accent". Oddest bit of casting I have ever seen has Nicholas Lyndhurst playing a nasty thief. Lassie was played by a dog. Overall I liked it.

hendersondamien77 on 6/28/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Thanks for the add. I hope we can have good discussion on this site.

Pantstrovich on 7/7/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Hello, friend. Thanks for the add. I love Roger Rabbit, but I'm really surprised you haven't seen Alien or Ghostbusters.
Alien is one of my top favourite films. I really recommend it! Such a classic, iconic monster movie. But I love monsters and maybe you don't.
Ghostbusters is a fun, goofy, 80's movie. Ghostbusters II wasn't bad either.
Love Die Hard too, though I wonder if you might be like a decade younger than me and not appreciate cheesy 80'sness like I do. *shrug* Everybody likes different stuff. :)

gaveecho on 7/7/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Hey, thanks for the add! Very cool top 10, nice mix of modern and classic movies. I've not seen To Kill a Mockingbird or Up yet, I should really get on that.

Pantstrovich on 7/10/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I just realised I probably should have replied to you on your page, so it would be easier for you to see. Oh well; I replied to you on my page. :)

gaveecho on 7/15/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I am looking forward to it, Shaun of the Dead is one of my favorite comedies and while Hot Fuzz kinda missed the mark in my opinion, it still had its moments. So I hope it works as well as SOTD did for me. What films you looking forward to?

gaveecho on 7/15/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Yeah, Elysium looks very interesting, I'm looking forward to it too. I never heard of The Way, Way Back, just checked out the trailer there and it looks like it could be good, I'll add it to my watch list! I just heard of The Counselor recently, did you see the trailer for it? It looks like it could be great. I'm also looking forward to Kick-Ass 2, thought the first one was a lot of fun.

gaveecho on 7/16/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Yeah I am, but I don't have any particular interests in Irish films/cinema. Of course there's a few I really like, but I don't actively seek out Irish films or anything. Where are you from, if you don't mind me asking?

gaveecho on 7/17/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I've heard the Lighthouse is great, I've been wanting to go there for a while. I live in Donegal, unfortunately. The Savoy is the only cinema I've been to in Dublin, I was up at Christmas visiting a friend and we decided to go see The Hobbit. It was a much bigger screen than any I've been to in Donegal anyway, so I was fairly impressed! I've heard the IFI is pretty good too, you ever been to it? Well there's War of the Buttons, watched it a lot as a kid, not sure how it'd hold up if I watched it now. My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father and The Butcher Boy (another one I'm not sure of how it'd hold up watching it now). You got any Irish movies you like? I'll check them out if I haven't seen them.

gaveecho on 7/17/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I forgot about The Guard, I really liked it too. I've heard Gabbers mentioned a lot but never actually knew what it was about. That sounds like a hell of a lot of fun, I'm going to try and watch that as soon as possible!

gaveecho on 7/19/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I watched Grabbers and it was hilarious, very entertaining as you said! Thanks for letting me know about it.

gaveecho on 7/22/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Don't worry about late replies, it's fine!

Yeah, I heard of Death of a Superhero, just never got round to it. I've moved it up my watchlist now, I'll get round to it as soon as I can.

Pacific Rim was a lot of fun! The scale of the Jaegers and Kaiju was really impressive, they looked fantastic and I'm not one to care much about special effects but I thought they were pretty fantastic here. The action is very good, you get a real sense of the weight and size of these things when they fight, it's slow but every blow is delivered with a real forceful bang! I liked the design of the Jaegers and Kaiju as well. It's not without its flaws though, I'd imagine a hell of a lot of time went in to creating these big set pieces and monsters, so they could have polished off the script a bit. There's a few eye-rolling lines (one in particular that felt really cheesy), and the characters are fairly cliche'd and one dimensional. It didn't bother me too much though, I went to see robots fighting monsters and I got that. So I would recommend it, I think you could have a pretty good time with it :) Let me know what you think if you do go and see it.

Sweet! Sounds good, you've got me really excited about it now!

aquascape on 7/22/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Hey there!

I went into the movie theater hoping for a good cross between Ghostbusters and Men in Black, but no. If it wasn't for Jeff Bridges it would have collapsed instantly and it was nice to see Kevin Bacon in a baddie role again. It had a couple of laughs to it, the 3D was okay and the CGI was pretty weak for a $130 mil budget. All in all a BluRay viewing would suit this film well.

You already saw The World's End? It won't be where I live until August, I think. Was it good? I hope that comedy isn't dead this year!

aquascape on 7/22/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

That's good to know! I feel like Edgar Wright can't go wrong with anything, ever since I watched Spaced, I just knew he was a pop-culture fanatic (maybe even in the ranks of Tarantino). I can't wait to see his take on Ant-Man!

Are you sprucing up for Blue Jasmine with all those Woody Allen films?

gaveecho on 7/23/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

No, I never heard of Life's a Breeze. I checked the trailer out there, it looks interesting, could be good. That's puzzling alright, I don't know why they'd release it along with the blockbusters. It probably won't even turn up here in Donegal.

aquascape on 7/23/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

It's hard to keep track of the ranking system on Flickchart. I mean, once I see a movie I rank it a bit and that's it. Keeping track of so many movies is tough, I make lists on IMDb for that purpose. Anything that's under 2000-1500 rank should be good on my list.

About Woody Allen, I've seen a bunch of his movies and you either like him or you don't. I myself, prefer the ones where he doesn't act in. I'd say my top 5 would be: The Purple Rose of Cairo, Midnight in Paris, Bullets Over Broadway, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Annie Hall.

Kate668 on 7/24/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Haha, it was enjoyable in a very different way! I do like a good bad movie every now and then.

Loved The Godfather, it was excellent.

Did you like The World's End?

Kate668 on 7/24/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Sounds like I will enjoy it :) I loved the humour in Spaced that carried over into Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz.

I saw the trailer at the cinema a couple of weeks ago, and the drainpipe bit had me giggling for ages! :D

Kate668 on 7/25/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Awesome, really looking forward to seeing it :D

Mattstation on 7/28/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I liked Up! You can't really go wrong with a Pixar film. Although I don't think it's in the league of say Toy Story, Finding Nemo and Monsters Inc for example. I see you watched Monsters Univerity, did you like it?

MysticSpoon on 7/28/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Nah, I'm still alive, although killing myself doesn't sound that bad after seeing those three disasters. At the very least I should get a medal for surviving them.
The third film is probably less offensive than the second one. But on the other hand it's also way more boring, which makes it worse to sit through, I guess. Instead of the *absolutely hilarious* Autobot twins aka black stereotypes, Dark of the Moon has two gay stereotypes, one of whom wants to be called "Deep Wang" for no good reason whatsoever. The film "ends" with an action scene (I say "ends" because it's AN HOUR LONG) but by then you're already braindead, and why should you care about Shia LaButtfuck anyway? Speaking of Shia LaBeouf, he claims he "saved the world" in the previous films while I'm pretty sure he didn't do anything in those previous films and I'm absolutely certain he did nothing in this film except looking for a job because, y'know, we need so see that. The film's also apparently a Burn After Reading / Coen Brothers reunion, since John Malkovich, Frances McDormand and John Turturro pop up in this, and they're probably only in this film to remind you that they've starred in much better films. And oh, yeah, there are Transformers in there somewhere, I guess.

Fiction_Fox on 7/29/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

So sorry man, I just now noticed your comment ^^;
I enjoyed the film, but some more analytic critics might not. I felt it was original enough that the hype would be real, the twist at the end could be both obvious or able to take you by surprise depending on your thought process during the film. I thought the actors did well, all of the characters are interesting but there was one character they didn't quite tie up properly so the film is flawed and has a loose end. It's a good, new idea, executed fairly well. I'd recommend it.
Hope that helps ^^;

MysticSpoon on 7/29/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

The Place Beyond the Pines was pretty damn good, I thought. Judging from how you ranked the film, it seems like you didn't care much for it, but I thought it was great. It became a bit unrealistic in the last act with some contrived drama added in, but it was effective drama nonetheless. Well acted, well directed, pretty good soundtrack. It'll probably appear in my top 10 of this year, unless I see some films that are as good as the Transformers films are bad. But what did you think of The Place Beyond the Pines? Also, great to see Seven Psychopaths in your top 20. That was hands down my favorite film of last year, I think it's hilarious.

Mattstation on 7/31/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Oh it's a shame you thought Monsters University was not as good as it could have been. I'll see it eventually and give you my opinion, but at least from the trailer I agree some of the jokes seem clichéd. As for Brave I have seen it and I didn't like it too much. It starts off quite strongly but then trails off really badly in my opinion, the ending is poor. I did like the Scottish setting and accents haha, I sometimes think animated films should have more international flair like Brave. I haven't seen Man of Steel yet, I'm actually planning a binge of superhero movies. I'm really far behind, the Avengers series of films has largely passed me by.

gaveecho on 8/6/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I thought I should let you know that I finally watched Up. It was, of course, fantastic. It's very funny and full of heart, as well as being beautiful to look at. I can see why you have it so high, I can't wait to revisit it in the future! Cheers for the recommendation!

MysticSpoon on 8/20/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Wha? The hell is that? That is the most bizarre yet most awesome imaginable film duo since Jeff Bridges + Clint Eastwood in Thunderbolt and Lightfoot. No, wait, Woody Allen and John Turturro? That's weird, man. But anyway, the film. This looks like it could be really good or really, really, really bad. I don't know if John Turturro's a good director and writer or not, but we'll see. I'm convinced that he's a good actor (just watch any of the Coens' films he starred in), but he's also the guy who proposed a The Big Lebowski sequel revolving around his character. Maybe he turned that idea into this film, who knows. Woody Allen is no James Lipton, though. You can't simply just imitate Lipton's smooth-ass voice. Takes years of practice. Good find though. Now I have to find something equally as bizarre.

MysticSpoon on 8/21/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Josh Brolin as a young Walter? Not bad.

Who doesn't like to ramble about nothing?

Nope, I haven't, and I don't know if I will. The buzz has been very good, so I'll probably give it a watch when it comes out on blu-ray or somethin'. I don't know if I can call myself a Woody Allen fan. I loved Midnight in Paris, but I kind of disliked Annie Hall. "*Gasp*", I know, but I just didn't really care for it. And Woody Allen's character was just whiny in my opinion. I do want to give s his other films a shot, though. Is Manhattan Murder Mystery for example worth watching if I didn't like (Woody Allen in) Annie Hall? Recommendations? Suggestions? Advice? Eh?

And are there still some films you're looking forward to this year?

gaveecho on 8/23/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I liked Clerks. I liked it more thinking about it afterwards for some reason. It had a very cool 90's vibe which was great, and it was funny. I liked it enough to wanna give it a re-watch and check it Clerks 2 anyway, which I plan on doing soon.

aquascape on 8/26/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

About Half Baked. I guess it's your average stoner comedy, one of those movies that's made up by a single person, that being Chapelle. It had a couple of laugh (Jon Stewart), but I hate comedy films where cameos of celebs are the funniest things in the movie and the rest is just lame jokes. This is what I get for trying to look up 'comedy' films with decent ratings.
What I really should do is re-watch Charlie Wilson's War, I've seen it 5 years ago and it just didn't click back then, but then again I had no idea who Mike Nichols was.

MysticSpoon on 8/27/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Wall of text. Sorry in advance if it bothers you.

Alrighty then. I think I'll definitely give Blue Jasmine a shot now that I've seen a trailer and finally know what it's about. Looks good, and it's refreshing to see Cate Blanchett use her own voice after Lord of the Rings and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Or I guess I haven't seen any film starring Cate Blanchett other than those.

Don Jon does look pretty damn good.
The Counselor...huh. How come I've never heard of this? Pretty amazing cast, written by the author of No Country for Old Men, Ridley Scott...damn. I must see this. I've decided that Cameron Diaz looks scary. And Javier Bardem funny no matter what haircut you give him.
The Wolf of Wall Street looks absolutely fantastic. Directed by Martin Scorsese and written by the guy who wrote 50 Cent: Bulletproof, the videogame. Alright, that's mean, he wrote a lot of Boardwalk Empire and The Sopranos episodes (but, still, he did write the story for that videogame). Leonardo diCaprio is awesome in the trailer. I have to wait till next year to see the film though. That sucks, because the film looks spectacular.
The Fifth Estate looks good, but it's directed by the guy who did the last two Twilight films, so I'm not completely sold by it. But he also did a few really good films, so who knows how this will turn out. Looks a bit Oscar-baity, but it does look decent.
Inside Llewelyn Davis. I love the Coens. And hey, it's F. Murray Abraham. Nice.
The Hobbit 2....ehhhhhhh. Doesn't look that good to me. Jackson has to stop with all this pointless fan service and give us an actual great movie. The first Hobbit wasn't that great (I liked it, though), but this one looks worse. Legolas and Radagast are back. I don't like that.
Oh, wow. Talk about a trailer that does give everything away. It's literally Saving Mr. Banks in a nutshell, why bother seeing it? Seems to me that they made this film to get people interested in the Mary Poppins Blu-Ray which has a release around the same time as the film. So, what, this year we had Google: The Movie, Apple: The Movie and now Mary Poppins: The Blu-Ray: The Movie? My (somewhat unfair) cynicism aside, I'm not interested. I hate how blatantly commercial films are these days. Well, The Internship, at least.
...Life Magazine: The Movie?! Heh. I haven't read the book, and I don't know what to think about the film.

As for me, other than The Wolf of Wall Street, Inside Llewelyn Davis and now The Counselor, not much, actually. I'll go with Gravity, The World's End (Mid-september release over here), Ender's Game *maybe*, Snowpiercer *maybe* (ANOTHER "Earth is shit"-film, but it does look pretty good. I doubt it will get a major release in my country, though), and Anchorman 2 (although again, I don't get to see that film until next year. Shit.)

And yes, I saw Shaun of the Dead. I liked it, although probably for the wrong reasons. You see, I didn't find it all that funny. But I thought it was really, really damn well directed. Edgar Wright has talent, man. But his humor doesn't really appeal to me, it seems. I didn't laugh much at this, or Hot Fuzz, or Scott Pilgrim. But I did like it, I just didn't find it that funny. That's opposite logic, but whatever. I still really want to check out The World's End, though.

gaveecho on 8/27/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Great, I look forward to checking it out! I never even heard of Tusk until you mentioned it, but it sounds glorious!

Looks like you enjoyed Red State? I've been meaning to get round to it, I remember thinking it looked interesting.

aquascape on 8/28/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

If The World's End ever hits the theaters where I'm at I'll be the first to go and see it! But it's nowhere near that...

aquascape on 8/29/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

From a messed-up place called Romania, you're from the UK I suppose, since you've seen The World's End so early.

Kate668 on 8/30/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I loved Alpha Papa, I hadn't laughed that much in the cinema for ages! It's made me want to watch all the Partridge series again, and the stuff I haven't seen, like the Early Morning Matters clips. Did you enjoy it? I notice you scored it a bit lower than me.
The bit where he fell out of the window, and the aftermath...... my stomach hurt I laughed so much :D Also Michael and the lunchbox, haha! So many funny moments and great lines. I loved Colm Meaney in it.

I still haven't seen The World's End yet! It was only showing at the cinema for a really short while and I missed it. If I don't end up waiting for the dvd I'll have to see it some other way.

MysticSpoon on 8/30/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I'm from The Netherlands. Y'know, that country with the windmills, the cheese, the liquorice, the tulips, the wooden clogs, the drugs, the chocolate sprinkles as sandwich topping, the stroopwafels and stuff? You've probably heard of it.

Yeah, I would recommend Anchorman. It's one of the funnier comedies I've seen in recent years. It's not THE funniest film I've seen (that title belongs to Black Dynamite), but it does have a lot of big laughs in it nonetheless. Steve Carell especially is glorious. Just glorious. It doesn't really embrace the 70s style enough, I think. In fact, I didn't know it was set in the 70s. Looking back though, I am an idiot. Black Dynamite on the other hand does embr--you know what, whatever, just watch both Anchorman and Black Dynamite, they're awesome.

Kate668 on 8/31/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Ah you're from Ireland, cool :) I'm in England.
Oh yeah the Sinn Fein line had me in hysterics too!

I would watch Partridge from the beginning, in order. You would probably like one of his earliest tv appearances, on The Day Today, the spoof news show that featured Chris Morris. Partridge started on there as a sports reporter, if you search 'alan partridge football' on youtube you can see some of it. The whole show was great though.
Then I think it was Knowing Me, Knowing You and I'm Alan Partridge series 1 & 2. I need to catch up with the stuff he's done after that. :)

MysticSpoon on 8/31/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Ah yes. I feel the same way. I'll still check it out though. I think that The Two Towers' theatrical cut is pretty boring, but I do actually enjoy the extended cut more, as weird as that sounds. I dunno, I still want to give it a shot.

MysticSpoon on 8/31/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Dude, you've never seen the original versions in proper HD without any added CGI crap? The Star Wars Depecialized editions. Google that shit. There are some awesome fan projects out there that completely destroy the official releases, even in terms of quality.


The extended cuts aren't that bad. Most scenes added in Fellowship are pointless, but it does have a much better, way less awkwardly edited intro to Hobbiton. The rest of the scenes are just sort of there; they don't ruin anything, but you can tell why they were cut, as they weren't that important to the plot.
The extended cut of Two Towers adds a bunch of scenes with character development which I liked, most of which make the Aragorn - Eomer relationship and the relationship Faramir had with his father and brother more interesting.
Aside from the fate of Saruman (which is simply glossed over in the theatrical cut) and a flashback with Boromir, the extended cut of RotK is probably the worst. Most of the added stuff is either really dumb, ruins a cliffhanger or is too long and pointless. But eh, those two scenes make it worth it.

Kate668 on 8/31/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Ah, no that's a mistake.....I haven't seen Charlie Wilson's War, or The Simpsons Movie, and I'm not sure why they're on my chart.
It's happened before, I've had to delete films because I didn't know how they got on there! I also rarely look at the end of my chart. I'll take a look tomorrow and clean up the movies I haven't seen!

Oh I notice you saw Elysium, I haven't seen it yet, what did you think?

MysticSpoon on 9/1/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

The Despecialized editions are candy for your eyes. Or, well, candy that used to taste good before they completely changed it. They're my preferred ways of watching the trilogy.

The Frozen Ground? Yeah, eh, it was alright. Nothing spectacular. The three leads (Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and Vanessa Hudgens) were all between good and very good. It seems like Hudgens is desperately trying to escape from typecasting with this role (she plays a prostitute), her role in Springbreakers, some of her previous roles and her upcoming roles (including Machete Kills). What's with all these Disney princesses trying to avoid typecasting? Eh, just an observation. As for the rest of Frozen Ground, it was okay. Very early on you know who the killer is because the movie just shows you, but the movie remains fairly suspenseful and interesting, which is somewhat impressive. Decent direction, decent score, decent everything. The only thing I didn't like was that it had a quote on the poster saying "At last a suspense/thriller to rival SE7EN." If you've seen Se7en, you know that this film doesn't even come close in quality. Cheap marketing ploy. And oh yeah, Nicolas Cage needs to get his shit together, because he's slowly drifting into direct-to-DVD territory, and I don't like that.

Thoughts on the 1994 Academy Award thief? Thoughts on that Airplane flick? Thoughts on the meaning of life?

Kate668 on 9/1/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I loved District 9, I'd definitely recommend it.

Yeah, I'd never really thought about it, but Matt Damon does have a great success rate with his movies doesn't he!

I was a bit shocked at Ben Affleck's casting, but I'm not totally against it or anything, I'll give him a chance, he could surprise us.
There's a fan-made teaser trailer for Man of Steel 2 on youtube, search 'man of steel 2 teaser trailer Ben Affleck Bryan Cranston' if you're interested. I thought it was really good.
I'm excited that Bryan Cranston has been cast as Lex Luthor, I think he's pretty much perfect for that role. :)

Kate668 on 9/1/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Yep it's been confirmed that Cranston has been cast. Have you been watching Breaking Bad at all? I think he's awesome as Walter White!

I loved Man of Steel, but I agree that the sequel should be more subtle than an all-out fight between two superheroes.

Kate668 on 9/1/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I'm a spoilerphobe myself so I would never give anything away about Breaking Bad. I am up to date with it and talk about it with Shane on here but we always put spoiler warnings in our posts.
I'll just say it gets better and better. It's probably one of the best tv drama series I've ever seen, the quality is consistent each series and I'm enjoying the final season so much. :)

gaveecho on 9/3/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I did! I thought it was solid. Michael Parks really stood out, I've heard some people say his monologue in the church went on too long, but I found it engrossing. He was great in this. The second half was a complete tonal shift, I'm not sure if that worked too well. However, it was entertaining throughout so I can't complain. Very enjoyable film, cheers for the recommendation!

Yeah, Broken Flowers was... different. I liked it though, Bill Murray is very good in it and it had some wonderfully bizarre moments.

aquascape on 9/6/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Any thoughts on Elysium?

MysticSpoon on 9/7/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I hate this comment system. My original comment didn't get submitted. Now I have to write everything all over again. Poor me.

I like Forrest Gump. I'm much more of a Shawshank kinda guy, but I thought it was pretty darn good. I may like it more than BttF Part 3 and possibly even WFRR, though.

I thought Airplane was meh. There were some funny jokes, but it's just really the Scary Movie of the late seventies / early eighties. That's why I like The Naked Gun so much more, because it wasn't a straight parody (although it certainly had elements of parody in it).

I'm not familiar with the works of Tom Waits. Time to change that.

Moulin Rouge sucks. Egh. It's cut cut cut cut bad cover cut cut cut love cut cut cut extreme close-up cut cut cut love love love bad cover cut cut cut love. Cutcutcutcutcut. Headache inducing. And Ewan McGregor can't sing. I don't get Baz Luhrmann's appeal.

I hate big cities. Paris is a good example. The air is shit, there's a homeless / begging / poor / whatever guy on every corner of the street, people constantly dangle plastic Eiffel towers in your face, people shove a piece of paper in your face to sign it while pretending to be deaf, people tie a string to your finger and then intimidate you to pay them, con artists, pickpockets, all that crap. I don't care about tourist attractions, just leave me alone. Someone should start a political party or somethin'. Anti-Scam Party, that sounds right. End of rant.

gaveecho on 9/7/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I thought Adaptation was great! It was funny, smartly written and Nicolas Cage gave a terrific performance. In fact, it might be my favorite performance of his. I've heard Charlie Kaufman is a great writer, this is the second film I've seen of his, and so far he hasn't disappointed. The other Kaufman film I've seen is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, which I think I prefer a little over Adaptation, but they're both really great.

Ain't them Bodies Saints looked interesting, any good?

aquascape on 9/8/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

You're telling me, I had to hear a lot of boloni coming from the theater "attendees" (whom I presumed would prefer some shit like Grown Ups 2 rather than Elysium), when they don't even know the immense possibilities of Blomkamp. Jodie Fosters character was alright, it couldn't possibly steal the show, but Sharlto Copley's speech was awesome...I couldn't stop laughing! And Matt Damon is...well Matt Damon, always delivers the best performance!
The critics bashed it pretty hard, but they were harsh to almost everything this year (unless it's some indie..). District 9 was awesome, it had to sink in a few months before I could get how great it was.

World War Z really surprised me. When I saw the trailer I just thought this was going to be bad, nothing special, but no. There weren't that many zombie pile-ups (with twitchy CGI) like in the trailer and that's a good thing. Brad Pitt gave a great performance, especially the final half-hour. I've amazed that it turned up to be good after all the re-writting it had to go through.
I say if you like post apocalyptic/zombie movies, you should watch it.

MysticSpoon on 9/8/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

There's a site make-over in the works, so I think we can just leave Zampa alone. Unless the new comment system turns out to be as unreliable as this one.

I know a lot of people who prefer the third over the second Back to the Future. For me, my reaction to the third one was "alright, guys, nice try, but it's not funny anymore. Can you stop please? Stop? No? Alright...". That whole "same actor / actress playing a different family member" thing just got on my nerves. I didn't mind it in the second one, but in the third one I just got tired of it. I get why people hate the second one ("hey guys, it's the same movie, 'xcept it's in the future! Remember this classic scene from the first one? Remember this classic scene from the first one? Remember this classic scene from the first one? Remem--" etc.), but I do get a lot of enjoyment out of it. The first one is miles ahead, but the second one is still pretty damn entertaining, I think. The third one is just tiresome. I dunno, maybe I should give it a rewatch. As for WFRR, it didn't really click with me when I watched it. I liked it, but something, just, I dunno.
And yeah, I've seen Flight. Aside from Denzel Washington's performance (and a few scenes with John Goodman), not that good. Really long and really boring. And there was a subplot having to do with religion that didn't go anywhere and it also felt really forced. It's meh. Better than Polar Express, I'll say that.

I've checked out some of Tom Waits' songs. I'm not a fan, I'm afraid. I like his jazzier stuff, but his experimental, psychopathic stuff doesn't seem to appeal to me. A logical question would then be "what does?" and honestly, I'm not really sure. I like a lot of 80s (hard) rock songs (Summer of '69, Livin' on a Prayer, Welcome to the Jungle, We Built This City, all that stuff) and I like classical music, I guess. I don't really have a favorite artist, but I like Sting / The Police a lot, probably because my parents listened to his / their CDs endlessly.

Big cities do have their positive sides, ofcourse they do, but for me, the negatives outweigh the positives. Maybe I don't have the appreciation for them because I've never lived in one, who knows (unless Rotterdam counts as a big city, but I lived there for only one year...and I was a baby. So, yeah).

gaveecho on 9/8/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Haha Being John Malkovich has actually been on my watch list too damn long as well, I really need to see it soon!

Thanks for the thoughts. I'm also a fan of Casey Affleck, I loved him in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.

Annie Hall was, indeed, an enjoyable experience! For a 36 year old film, it feels so incredibly fresh. It's filled with great moments, the scene at the cinema being one of my favorites. Alvy was an interesting, funny and at times even annoying character, but a memorable one for sure.

You watched Rushmore! Some people really hate that movie, but I love it. Thoughts?

OneFuckTooMany on 9/8/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I wouldn't necessarily recommend it. It's watchable. Yeah, it's got that typical Kev Smith wit in it, particularly in the first half, but it's a lot less subversive and a lot more formulaic than his other stuff. At it's worst it's every bit as cloying as Chasing Amy. But, yeah, it's watchable. Or maybe I liked it more than I should because I like the cast and basically want to smash Lizzy Banks' ass in vagina into one amorphous glob. Could be that.

shane24 on 9/9/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Howdy, whatever your real name is. ;) I personally loved The Way, Way Back. I went to the city to see Kick-Ass 2 and Elysium. I watched The Way, Way Back, you know, just because I had some free time. Yet I ended up loving it more than the other two by a long way. Everything worked for me. The soundtrack, the humour, the performances. Everything just fell in line perfectly for me. I'd have to say it's one of my favourite Sam Rockwell performances.

What did you think of Perrier's Bounty? I just watched it one day on pay tv without knowing anything about it! Every bloody line that Jim Broabent had made me laugh. :) Plus it must be a rule that Brendan Gleeson has to appear in these similar crime movies.

Mattstation on 9/9/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Yeah Idiocracy was good, not sure why it never got that full theatrical release. "Scientific" and philosophical plot combined with many cheap laughs, it certainly kept me entertained.

I only saw We're the Millers because when I arrived at the cinema it was revealed my friend had seen nearly everything on offer. I was pleasantly surprised and liked it quite a lot. Good and clever combination of word play and "gross out" humour, none of which I will spoil in case you do watch it. There is also some good camera work and angles in a few scenes which is surprising in what is essentially a "point camera at funny people" film.

Yes I was familiar with the Jeniffer Aniston scene before watching the film. Having seen the film I can say I'm more of an Emma Roberts fan now, I'd never heard of her before this.

aquascape on 9/9/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I think critics are pulling for an anti-mainstream movement by bashing blockbusters (although some do need a good whipping). In this age there seem to be a lot of comic-book adaptations (which I enjoy) and maybe because of that huge amount they are being judged more severely. Same goes for sci-fi. I really wish they'd make more war films and westerns, though and less of the so-called R-rated "comedies".
If it's not a book adaptation, then it has plot holes, right? Or another common thing...the 'lack' of character development (just what critics said about 'Man of Steel' for example).
...Anyway I try not to be let down by what the critics say, especially when I'm hyped about a particular movie.

For me, the movie this week will be Riddick. I quite like the first two, not the best, but watchable and more importantly, entertaining.

OneFuckTooMany on 9/9/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

No, I like Chasing Amy, mostly. It just gets too sentimental for me at times. That whole scene with them screaming at one another in the rain... eugh. No, too much heart for me. When movies try to be *enlightening* I frequently get a little suspicious. It can feel like I'm being condescended to.

Anyway, it goes:

Mallrats
Clerks
Dogma
Clerks II
Jay & Silent Bob
Chasing Amy
Zack and Miri
Jersey Girl
Cop Out
Red State

A wide gulf in quality here, but Red State is the only one I would just straight up refuse to sit through again. Damn, was that film boring.

Kate668 on 9/9/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I loved The Way, Way Back. I could have watched it for a lot longer, when it ended it felt like it was too soon! Really enjoyable movie with a great cast and soundtrack.

Was it your first time visiting America on holiday or have you been before? I'd love to go there someday.

shane24 on 9/9/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Oh yeah, I'm a big fan of Irish movies as well. I've got The Wind that Shakes the Barley recorded for someday, and I've also got Grabbers to watch, which gaveecho recommended off your recommendation if I recall.

Perrier's Bounty is in line with movies like In Bruges, but, like you said, it has it's own unique flavour. Fantastic movie.

I was a bit disappointed by Kick-Ass 2 and Elysium to be honest. They were my most anticipated movies of the year, but both fell flat for me. Kick-Ass 2 has no action scenes that better, or even equal any from the first movie.

Elysium never let me just sink into the movie. I was always aware I was watching a movie if you get my meaning. Things that happen in the movie felt very coincidental for me. Everything just keeps falling into place nicely, so I was always aware. I also question what was actually achieved at the end, but I will leave it at that because I didn't check whether you'd seen it.

They both are 3 1/2 star films, but they could of been better. I've had them high on my list (equivalent to a 4/5) to see how I feel about the placements. I've decided now they will drop.

How do you feel about Wes Anderson films? For me, I can't laugh very often at his movies, just not my sense of humour. For me, I only enjoyed Moonrise Kingdom and Fantastic Mr. Fox (haven't seen all of them).

shane24 on 9/9/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

No, I haven't seen Broken.

I'm glad you like Wes Anderson, but most of it doesn't work for me to be honest. I like parts of Royal Tenenbaums and Rushmore, but they really aren't for me. Not having a go, just being honest. Bottle Rocket had nothing I liked, I didn't get what was funny about it. Which is fine, it's just not my Snead of humour. Obviously it works for so many people, so the humour is just not my cup of tea. I like weirder comedy, like Vampire's Kiss. :)

shane24 on 9/9/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I just added Broken to my imdb watchlist, thanks mate. :)

MasterofMovies on 9/9/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Hey man! Great top 10! We have quite a bit in common. Empire is #2 on my Flickchart. I love that movie death, I could watch it day in day out and never get bored. Also, Back to the Future, Citizen Kane and Toy Story are all amazing! I see that Fight Club is on your list of shame. Gotta check it out whenever you get the chance. See you around!

gaveecho on 9/9/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Rushmore is my favorite Wes Anderson movie, so I'm glad you liked it.

Never heard of it until now. Sounds pretty fucking bizarre, in a good way. I must keep an eye out for it :)

Kate668 on 9/9/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Ah that's cool that you were born there! Sounds like a nice holiday, and must be great to catch up with your mates at the same time :)

Thanks for the recommendation! I will check it out.

JC13 on 9/10/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I thought that Fargo was great. I thought the story was very interesting and well executed. Great performances all around and some great suspense.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail was hilarious. I know I'm one of the last people on earth to see it, but I'm glad I finally did. It was also one of those films that as I was watching it I got the feeling that I'll like it even more a second time. The final act was genius.

JC13 on 9/10/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Dude, I was just looking through your list and we both have Toy Story 3 at 22, Reservoir Dogs at 25, and Raiders of the Lost Ark at 27. Also I have Monsters, Inc. at 23 and you have it at 24. Ha Ha that's pretty weird man.

aquascape on 9/11/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

About Muppets Most Wanted, I saw the teaser...looks like it's gonna have tons of references. I'll probably check it out when it will be available. My knowlegde of The Muppets is quite limited, they've only aired a few of the movies here, but nonetheless I've always found them funny.

PiccoloKing on 9/11/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Hello there!

Rango is easily one of my favorite animated films, so it's a glowing recommendation from my side. Depp is great in it, and the films itself is smart, emotional, and entertaining. An homage to numerous classics.

Watch it! Hope it doesn't disappoint.

shane24 on 9/11/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I think I said too much of my negative thoughts on Elysium. I loved Sharlto Copley! I thought he might not of made a convincing soldier, but he totally nailed it! I still enjoy him in District 9 more. What happens to him towards the end (I think you know what I mean), was a complete shock, and had me so excited!

Oh, some clever person thought it was okay to bring a five year old to this movie. I could hear him above me say 'what happened to that man?' :)

OneFuckTooMany on 9/12/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Psyched for Clerks, even though I have a few reservations about Mewes (he feels a little old to really be *that Jay* anymore). We'll see. I have no thoughts on Tusk whatsoever.

aquascape on 9/12/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Is Moves Like Jagger is intended to be funny? I don't think I've listened to the whole song once, but hey...me and music today.
I don't like nor dislike Ricky Gervais, if he's suitable for a role then he's great (like in The Office UK).

You know what I'm a bit disappointed about this year? Animations. I haven't seen Monsters Inc, was about to but I found out too late that it was dubbed, no English version. I don't know if Cloudy 2 or Frozen will be able to retain the level of previous years. Although I quite like The Croods.

aquascape on 9/13/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Monsters Univ. can't disappoint me, even if there's nothing original in it, I just want to see Mike and Sully again!

Btw, still no The World's End at the cinema...guess I'll wait for the bluray. I wish for a movie where I'd laugh along with the whole theater...one day...

gaveecho on 9/13/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Yeah, I thought it was great! Such an impressive directorial debut from Affleck, I think it's my favorite movie of his now. Casey Affleck is terrific, between this and The Assassination of Jesse James he's given two incredible performances that I loved and would put alongside my favorite performances of all time. It's got a strong supporting cast also, everyone plays their part very well. Ben does great behind the camera, some scenes are loaded with tension and he did great to keep that 'surprise' well hidden without it coming off as cheap. The ending presents a very interesting moral dilemma that lingered in my mind long after finishing the film. So, Gone Baby Gone does what it set out to do and then some.

So, you got anything interesting lined up to watch soon? :)

gaveecho on 9/13/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

A few very good movies there, especially Moon and My Left Foot. I look forward to seeing what you think of them.

I've got an Xtra-vision near enough to me (Letterkenny), which has an alright selection, not the best. There is/was a HMV store in Derry that has/had a much better selection, but I'm not even sure it it's still open, it's been that long since I was there. Derry is a bit too far away for me to be traveling to, too often. Anyway, I was reading that my local Xtra-vision will be integrating with HMV! I'm hoping that when that happens, the kind of selection offered in the Derry HMV will be offered at the Letterkenny one. That'd make me one happy nerd, man! :)

aquascape on 9/14/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I don't know how you've missed it. I, personally, liked the first three, the forth wasn't so good. Hoping things will change in the fifth part, mainly because I like the norwegian directing-duo's Kon-Tiki a lot. Plus you have Johnny Depp who fits Jack Sparrow like Robert Downey Jr fits Tony Stark.

gaveecho on 9/15/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

****** The World's End Spoilers ********

'Twas pretty fucking great, man! I was gonna give you my thoughts on it, just hadn't got the chance 'til now. I'd put it a little behind Shaun of the Dead, but ahead of Hot Fuzz. Such an entertaining movie. It's funny and the action is very well done. Pegg's character was a little bit of an ass at times, but he was still a likable, relatable guy. In fact, all the characters were likable. I would've been content with a movie about these guys doing a pub crawl and having a bit of crazy fun on the way. Of course, the alien's and whatnot made it a hell of a lot more entertaining and interesting, I'm just saying that the characters are so good that a simple pub crawl probably would've been enough to entertain me. These guys going back to their hometown to finish something they weren't able to in their youth was also surprisingly nostalgic. The whole movie is just so much fun, I was entertained from beginning to end and it never got boring for a second. I'm actually really looking forward to seeing it again when it comes out on DVD/Blu Ray :)

Oh yeah, and how awesome was Andy turning into Rambo after a few drinks? I thought that was absolutely brilliant! :)

****** The World's End Spoilers ********

aquascape on 9/16/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

A Hijacking was interesting, good acting and they talked in English half of the film...which was great since I had bad subtitles for the Danish dialogue.

***POTENTIAL SPOILERS***
The thing that I found weird was that the negotiations between the head office and the pirates took several months. And also they didn't show how the pirates attacked the ship, they just cut to the scene with them on it all of a sudden.

MysticSpoon on 9/16/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Oh, that sounds awesome (even though my comment is this late, sorry 'bout that). So it's a comedian forced to do something in real life? I love that kind of stuff. Have you ever seen Kenny vs. Spenny? It's two guys facing each other in various unbelievable competitions. For example, in one episode, the challenge is "who can wear a gorilla suit the longest". Another is "Who Can Wear A Dead Octopus On Their Head The Longest?". Even if it was (secretly) scripted (which wouldn't surprise me), it was still hilarious stuff. You can find all episodes on YouTube, it's an overlooked comedy television gem. I'll watch some episodes of An Idiot Abroad, looking at some clips and your description I'm thinking it's totally my cup of tea.

MysticSpoon on 9/17/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

And oh, you should make a Letterboxd account, yo.

OneFuckTooMany on 9/19/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I like the orgy idea. They should run with that. Maybe get Kinky Kelly and the Sexy Stud in on the action, or somethin'.

gaveecho on 9/19/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Sorry for the very late reply!

Wow, it's cool you enjoyed it that much. It is indeed a hell of a lot of fun. The fence was an obvious one, I really liked that running joke, but I didn't really notice many to be honest. The next time I watch it I'll be keeping a look out for the easter eggs!

No I didn't, I caught a few of them but most of them I'd have to look up as well.

I must say, you've gotten me really excited to watch it again. I'm really looking forward to the dvd/blu ray now.

I notice you watched Paul this week! Thoughts?

TheHonestFilmFan on 9/22/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

400 friends! Yay!

gaveecho on 9/22/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

My thoughts on Paul are pretty much the same as yours. Funny and enjoyable, but not up there with the cornetto trilogy. I actually watched Paul before I seen any Arrested Development. I've only been watching Arrested Development recently (on season 3 at the minute), and I'm loving it. It would've been very odd seeing Michael Bluth try to be intimidating had I watched AD before Paul! It's been a while since I've watched Paul, but I remember that I did like Jason Bateman in it.

This is the End is another film I've been meaning to get round to watching. Thoughts?

gaveecho on 9/24/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I'll give it a watch if I get the chance then, sounds like it could be fun.

I love it so I do! I'm in the middle of season 3 right now and I think it's fantastic stuff. Early on I thought they were gonna make Buster the 'idiot' character, but he's so much more than that. All the characters actually have their moments in my opinion. Most shows usually have at least one character you wouldn't be bothered with, but I really do enjoy all of them. It's got so many genuinely laugh out loud moments and some of the running jokes are great.

I've heard some say the fourth season isn't as good as the others though, have you seen it? I'll still be watching it, I'm just curious to hear your thoughts on it if you've seen it.

MasterofMovies on 9/25/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

It was actually pretty enjoyable. De Niro is making a comeback, he was amazing in Silver Linings and was very good in this. It's a good watch, especially if your just looking for a fun time at the movies and nothing more. The screenplay got on my nerves as did the pacing and some of the places the film explored, but overall I enjoyed it. 7.5/10.

gaveecho on 9/26/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Glad you liked the fourth season, I'm a bit more excited for it myself now. I certainly get what you're saying about the magnified criticisms these days. I think The Dark Knight Rises might've been a victim of that, it had some problems alright, but I still loved the hell out of it. I didn't think the problems were near as big as what some people were saying, but hey, 'tis all subjective I suppose.

On an Arrested Development movie, if they can make it work then great. I love the short format for the episodes at the minute and I think it works great like that. As long as it doesn't just feel like a long drawn out episode and manages to be as funny as the show, then I think it'd be fantastic. You got any thoughts on it?

Insomnia was a very solid film. When discussing Chris Nolan's weakest movie, Insomnia is one I often hear come up so I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked it. I thought Pacino was good in it, as was Robin Williams. The setting was great, it reminded me of Twin Peaks for some reason. I suppose the problems were that it didn't really do anything exceptional, at times it seemed to be just going through the motions. For the most part though, it entertained me and had me questioning wether or not he meant to shoot his partner. I don't think he did in the end up. It's probably my least favorite Nolan movie, but still better than I expected. What do you think of Insomnia?

Oh yeah, I only today noticed that you followed me on Letterboxd. I haven't logged on in a while, but I followed you back there today. I must get round to reading a few of your reviews!

MysticSpoon on 9/26/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Ah!

I've never read that, so I don't know how to feel 'bout it. One thing that's sure is that J.K. Rowling means Harry Potter, Harry Potter means a lot of cash, and a lot of cash means "YOU GUYZ WE CAN'T STAHP HERE WE NEED MOREEEE MOREEEE IT'S MONEY COMING OUT OF A TAP DON'T TURN IT OFF LODS OF EMONE". The last film is the fourth most grossing film of all time, with all other films having a spot in the top 50, which also makes it the most financially succesful franchise as well. So it makes total sense for Warner Bros to film anything J.K. Rowling has ever touched. Loadsa money.

RoboCop remake? Fuck that. That's not RoboCop, that's like if the Iron Man suit and the Batman suit had a baby. And a car bomb? Yeah, right. And a PG-13 rating...that's just wrong. You don't remake RoboCop and then slap a PG-13 rating on it.

E.T.? It's really good. My favorite Spielberg flick after Raiders and Last Crusade, probably (although to be honest, I haven't seen much from Spielberg). It's probably the most kid friendly Spielberg film I've seen, but it's really good stuff, definitely worth a watch. Better than Jurassic Park and Jaws. I said it.

Super's also pretty damn good. Ellen Page is awesome in it. She's basically playing a 22-year old who acts like a sadistic little kid, it's great. And Kevin Bacon is the villain. Sounds amazing, amirite? And it is. The film i's not as good as E.T. ofcourse, but it's still worth checking out.

gaveecho on 9/28/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Believe it or not I actually don't watch South Park. It isn't that I don't like it or anything, it's just something I've never watched consistently over the years. You think I should start?

shane24 on 9/29/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I'm sitting in Blue Jasmine waiting for it to come on. I know you like the film. I would just like to say that I reckon I must be the youngest in the cinema by, hmm, lest's be conservative- 50 years. :)

shane24 on 9/29/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I was pretty lucky in my cinema. The old people that thought it was fine to talk were on the far side away from me. The people around me were very good, I was glad! :)

Can you please tell me what some of your annoyances in the cinema are? I'm not a violent guy, but when annoyed, I use my height (6'6) to my advantage. Like when there was three loud guys were sitting up the back talking during the previews. I was the only other person in the cinema, so one of them decided to throw something at my head. It skimmed me, and kept going. All it took from me was to turn my head to the wall to the right, then partly looked over my shoulder, for, let's say a minute. Not only was there nothing else thrown, but they shut up until they left the cinema.

Loved Blue Jasmine! I loved that the flashbacks were not only informing us of the past, but were having an effect on Jasmine as well! :D We cut back to her, and she's talking in the streets to herself! Brilliant! Also brilliant was Cate Blanchett in her role! I gave it 4/5 on letterboxd, but I am debating about putting it higher. I'm actually watching her in a movie today as well! It's called The Turning. I'm watching it because my cousin is in it, I'm very excited! :) Not sure how big her part is yet, but I don't really give a shit. :D


I have a review of Runner Runner up on letterboxd if you care to read it. I guarantee you have seen a movie like Runner Runner before, but done better. It's so derivative of other movies, but brings nothing to the table to make it worth watching. 2/5 on letterboxd.

MysticSpoon on 9/30/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

RoboCop is one of my favorite films. It's excellent social satire, but it's also really entertaining. And it has the dad from That 70's Show (Kurtwood Smith) as the villain. I mean, c'mon, that's awesome. Yeah, I do highly recommend it. Don't expect the next Godfather or somethin', because some of the performances are a little blah and some of the effects look pretty cheap nowadays, but it is still one of the most insanely entertaining movies I've ever seen. It's a flawed classic. (Does that even make sense?)

MysticSpoon on 9/30/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I'd say it's a fun sequel. It's not on the same level as the original, but it does have some laugh out loud moments and it does have some pretty good action scenes. It tends to get a lot of shit, but it's really not that bad. RoboCop 3 is worth avoiding though. I haven't seen it, but whereas RoboCop 2 does have its fans, RoboCop 3 seems to be unanimously hated, and that's the point in the franchise where the producers said "RoboCop is for kids! Let's make some toys!"

shane24 on 9/30/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Yeah, those things you mentioned would annoy me to, man. So I assume people on their phones is a huge annoyance, yes?

Ha, a Walter White comparison?! I'll take it. :D I do warn people, though. Sometimes it's several times! But when they don't get what trouble they're in, then I show exactly what situation they're in. Like my friend, he kept pissing me off, saying shitty things to annoy me. I warned him, I'd say, five time, yet he kept pushing it. Then I ran at him, grabbed him by the jumper, lifted him off the ground, and then slammed him into the wall. I then started yelling in his face. But to be honest, I'm too nice sometimes.. I let him go, but he didn't bother me for the rest of the day, and didn't talk to me for a week. :)

shane24 on 10/1/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

^ I think the above is a good example of the way I would also act in the cinema to annoying people. I take shit for a while, but I have a breaking point, then I make up for it. :)

My cousin is in a few movies, but her real passion is to write and star in plays. She's one of the top playwrights in Australia. Her most accessible role for you would be The Great Gatsby, she plays Ms MsKee. It's a small role, but she got to act with Tobey McGuire, Joel Edgerton and Isla Fisher. It was a busy few days for her! She was acting on-stage in Hamlet in Brisbane, so she had to fly to Sydney to do her scenes for the day. The next day she was back on the plane back to Brisbane to do two more shows of Hamlet.

Here's a link to her imdb page.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2078666/?ref_=sr_1

When you have five minutes, I highly recommend you read the transcript below for when the ABC interviewed her about her life story. She's the strongest person I know, check it out. :)

http://www.abc.net.au/austory/content/2012/s3517881.htm

shane24 on 10/1/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Oh, back to Runner Runner and Affleck. I would say that Affleck was the best part of the film, so you can keep your hopes up for Batman. His part is very cliche, but I think he did pretty good with the material. But this movie just feels like a movie from his past when he chose his roles poorly. I assume the pay cheque and the filming location were very appealing to him.

gaveecho on 10/1/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Damn, I thought I replied to you!

Seasons 5-10 sounds good to me, I'll try and give it a watch. There's so many recommendations I've gotta get round to. To Kill a Mockingbird is top of the pile of the ones you recommended, I really want to get it soon.

Kate668 on 10/1/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Hey! Yeah I have watched a fair few movies lately :) I'm hoping to make a third trip to the cinema to see Prisoners this week as well.

Paul was entertaining, I liked it but it didn't really wow me, I've seen better from Pegg and Frost.

I loved Django Unchained, my friend let me borrow it and after I gave it back, I went and bought my own copy, that's how much I liked it. Great soundtrack and performances. I just wish Tarantino hadn't cast himself in the film, that was the only low point for me, due to his crap Aussie accent!

Rush was awesome, I am a fan of F1 so am not sure if that influences my enjoyment, but I think that those who know nothing of the sport would get a kick out of it too. I didn't witness the Hunt/Lauda rivalry but know the history, yet I was still on the edge of my seat at the end of the film.
I thought Bruhl and Hemsworth were stunning in the film, Bruhl was outstanding in particular, and deserves to be nominated for some best actor awards. Some parts were actually tough to watch. I thought Ron Howard did a great job with the movie.

What's the best movie you've seen lately? Is there anything you're looking forward to seeing at the cinema?

Kate668 on 10/1/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Cool, I will look out for In A World and see it if I get the chance.

I saw the trailer for Captain Phillips at both my previous cinema visits in the past 7 days! It looks intense, I might be interested to see it.
The movie I'm most looking forward to(after Prisoners) is Thor: The Dark World at the end of the month.
Gravity looks pretty good, and for pure fun I want to see Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2! :D

Fiction_Fox on 10/2/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Hey there, sorry again for the incredibly late response. I really need to get on here more...
Anyway...

1. I was a huge fan of the Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy as a tv series and was ecstatic when a movie came out. I actually saw that quite a while back when it first premiered, and somehow I forgot to add it or it wasn't on the site at the time I tried. But I thought the comedy and characters were just as great if not better than the series. The show has had some hour-long specials as well, but none of them really compare to the full-length film. I guess we can call Wrath of the Spider Queen the runner-up though.

2/3. I'll put the Garfield movies together just by stating that I greatly prefer Fun Fest. I really liked the premise of Garfield going on a sort of quest to find his comedy, and the things that happened along the way I thought were delightful. Gets Real...I just didn't see a point to it.

4. I actually saw this quite a ways back too and forgot to add it. I've really only seen the first half-hour or so, where all the characters are introduced. But I very much love how that sequence is done, and I've loved Wes Anderson as a director all the more since Fantastic Mr. Fox came out. I really should try to go back and watch Tenenbaums all the way through, as well as catch his more recent film Moonrise Kingdom.

Hope those are the kind of responses you were looking for. Sorry once again for taking so long.

Fiction_Fox on 10/2/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

And what did you think of Superbad?
I personally thought that it certainly lived up to its name.

shane24 on 10/2/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I see you gave The Wind that Shakes the Barlwy three stars. What kept it from being very good for you? I just want to know because I'm sitting here looking at the recording of t right now. :)

gaveecho on 10/2/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I'm not huge into TV, but I do watch some show obsessively like you. Breaking Bad being my favorite, I'm not sure if you're caught up so I'll say nothing about it! Love Arrested Development, Sherlock and Twin Peaks (which I've only started a few weeks ago) too. I also really liked the first few seasons of Community, it has one of the best episodes of any short-format, comedy/sitcom I've ever seen: the paintball episode. It's awesome, I'd recommend it if you never watched it before. The later seasons are a little stale & not as funny, but the first few are solid!

shane24 on 10/2/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I will give you the answer because I don't want it getting annoying. You were close(ish) with David Cameron. Have a guess as I write this down.......any idea? Okay, I will give you the answer. My cousin is the Queen. No joke.

Did I say "should of"? I do that sometimes when I don't think about what I'm typing. :)

I didn't see it. I literally was just sitting there looking at the title as a wrote it. Didn't press play at all. :) I was just wondering what you thought of it, seeing that I have had it sitting there for three or four months.

shane24 on 10/3/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I know! Crazy, right! It would be like some wacky comedy, huh? I'm also related to the prince of Liechtenstein. :D None of this would of been revealed to me if my cousin wasn't writing a book on our family tree.

Well, I just watched Searching for Sugar Man, which I loved. I also want to see Mud, Through a Glass Darkly, The Iceman, Two-Lane Blacktop, The Hunt, and Once Upon a Time in Anatolia. However, I will probably pick something random that I had no plans for. That's what usually happens. I hadn't planned to watch The Double Life of Veronique, Searching for Sugar Man, or Sansho the Bailiff.

shane24 on 10/3/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

How old were you when you first saw Who Framed Roger Rabbit? I saw it as a child. Man, did Christopher Lloyd freak me out when he took his sunglasses off and started screeching! How was it for you?

shane24 on 10/4/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Mmm, give me some of that sweet, sweet Woody Allen. I don't think Brad Pitt lives up to you to be honest. We need to get Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp together, get Danny Devito from Junior to figure out how they can have a baby. Then, that baby will be cast as you. Perfect casting of Rob Schneider as me.

It was just the cartoon on a person that freaked me out as a kid. I still love the reveal, but it still freaks me out a bit. It's not like I'm a quivering mess, you know, it's just memories of when I was younger.

shane24 on 10/4/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Mate, don't back down from the joke now, I know what you were referencing. :) It's all good.

I will look up Martin Duck on YouTube after I've listened to the podcast I'm listening to. I'd do it now, but I don't want to lose my spot. I will get back to you.

shane24 on 10/4/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Um, let me think....some parts of The Wizard of Oz scared me. Like the witch's face appearing saying 'Aunty Em', or the monkeys things attacking them.

Milo & Otis! Have you seen it? As a kid, that's a scary movie! The voices of some of the animals freaked me out! It's one of my first movie memories.

I will think of more maybe. But what about the whole E.T walkie-talkie problem? You know how Spielberg took the shotgun out? Well, do do think they don't give enough credit to what kids can handle? Shit, even when I was younger I would be thrilled by a scare, it drew me into the movie. Now they just want to cotton wool kids until they have to learn harsh realities in one huge hit.

A show that was good for me I think was The Animals of Farthing Wood. Have you heard of it? Well, shit, did that kids cartoon leave me sad at deaths of the animals. Animals that I spent years following. Yet, it makes you more stronger, more prepared I feel.

Ooh, I probably shouldn't of watched it, but IT!! When I saw the guy look back and the person's face was green and melting....man, oh man did that stick in my head. Now, it doesn't bother me. But I still appreciate how it made me feel at the time.

shane24 on 10/4/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Oh, two other things. I hope you liked Jackie Brown, did you? Also, what the hell is Partysaurus Rex?!

gaveecho on 10/4/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I hope it isn't spoiled for you, I only had to avoid spoilers for a day, you've gotta avoid them for a while yet!

No I've never heard of it, I'll look it up here now!

shane24 on 10/5/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

You overestimate what I think about you not yet seeing The Wizard of Oz......joking! I want to murder you!! It's fine mate, I have movies that I should of seen as well.

The Adventure of Milo & Otis is the story of a farm pug and cat who get lost and need to find their way back. Along the way, they encounter all types of trouble from other animals, including a bear and a fox. The whole time, a guy is narrating the voices for the animals. Some of his voices for animals like the owl just creeped me out as a kid.

This isn't a big spoiler by the way, but to edit walkie-talkie in place of a shotgun, just doesn't sit well with me. It did annoy me that the edited version was shown on tv instead of the original. Spielberg has come to regret the change now.

Oh, I might of seen Partysaurus Rex myself without remembering! It just looked too kiddy for you, if you know what I mean. If it's Toy Story, I get why you saw it. It was all the pink in the poster, it looked like a movie for a two year old. Forgive my misunderstanding.

I am a big De Niro fan. Well, not so much his latest movies, but you know what I mean. I appreciate his performance in Jackie Brown. He is usually the slick character, the man with the plan, you know? It's just great to see him playing a loser.

Damn! I don't think I can name just one Breaking Bad character mate. Let's put aside Walt and Jesse. Okay, I think I can say now that my favourite character that isn't the main two is Gus. Man, oh man did I love everything with him in season 4. Hank would be right up there as well. How about you? I'm interested what you think. Also, where are you up to?

shane24 on 10/5/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Classics may be a loose term for these, I don't know mate. I haven't seen Watership Down, Lassie (does that count? I don't know), The Secret of NIMH, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Aristocats, The Fox and the Hound, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Flight of the Navigator, Explorers. How about you?

gaveecho on 10/5/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I'll definitely try and get watching it soon then.

I'm very excited for Gravity! I like Cuaron and from what I've seen so far, Gravity looks like it could be a proper visual spectacle. The trailers are pretty fantastic, but in the cinema I imagine it will be a truly incredible experience. You excited for it?

shane24 on 10/5/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

It's funny you mentioned the Nostalgia Chick. I've never heard of her before I was on icheckmovies. I wanted to add Milo and Otis, and the only bloody option was her review! Shit! I didn't know that about the movie! Threw it off the cliff?! I'm tooo deep now, I will always like it. I love animals btw. My cat is 22. :D

I wasn't really being serious when I said "what the hell" anyway. It just looked odd, that's all. :)

De Niro needs to make that new gangster movie he has planned to do with Scorsese and Pesci.

I'm excited for Better Call Saul, but I will wait until I see the tone before I get really excited. I do like that Vince Gilligan is still involved. That gives me confidence.

shane24 on 10/5/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Also, what are you watching soon?

shane24 on 10/5/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I just watched a YouTube vid called Dustin catches Martin Duck. I don't know what I just watched! I loved it! :D It so weird, isn't it? I don't think I've seen anything like it. I think I would of watched it all the time if I was young. I'm wondering ifi would be scared of Martin Duck as a kid? I'm not sure, it's hard to tell now.

gaveecho on 10/5/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I'm pretty inconsistent as far as movie trailers & TV spots go. I'll watch a movie's trailer at least once to see how it looks, but I've been trying to avoid them more recently as they're usually a bit spoiler-y.

I just noticed Gravity's rotten tomatoes score. I don't really care much about rotten tomatoes, but that score is around the level of Pixar's best so it's hard not to get excited! :)

shane24 on 10/5/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Man, I thought you were joking just now about Milo and Otis until I looked it up! That is terrible!!

I have a 22 year old CAT. ;) She's not much younger than me. :D She's older than my cousins.

One could argue Casino is already very similar to Goodfellas. I personally can't get enough of good gangster movies. As long as it's good, it won't bother me if it's similar.

I want to see The Fifth Estate too, but I have no idea when it comes out in Australia. I've heard nothing but good things about Gravity. I wish I was in Sydney so I could watch it on the biggest IMAX screen in the world. Seems like the perfect movie for it.

Political debates? That's bonkers! What's with the music? It was all over the place in that YouTube clip.

shane24 on 10/5/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Haha! Caterpillars and rollercoasters. I like your sense of humour.

I have said it to gaveecho before, and I will say it to you. If I wasn't Aussie, I think I would like to be Irish. No sucking up, just the truth. After reading all that about Dustin, man, I would of definitely liked to be Irish in the 90's. That show seems like it would of been for me. I will look up some more Dustin stuff soon. :)

Kate668 on 10/5/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

We have very similar scores for Prisoners! Brilliant film isn't it. Both Gyllenhaal and Jackman were amazing in it, and the supporting cast.

shane24 on 10/5/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Thanks for the link mate. The problem is that I'm on my iPad, so the link isn't actually a link. Can you please tell me the title of the vid? I will then go look for it. Thanks. :)

shane24 on 10/5/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

That's bloody funny! Great fun. So weird...my type of thing mate. :) Thanks for telling me about that clip.

shane24 on 10/5/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

The closest Aussie show to that is The Ferals- which I loved as a kid. I even revisited it on YouTube a few months ago. However, Dustin is still like nothing I've seen before.

shane24 on 10/5/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Haha! Yes, that part was great! :D

I am also interested to know why To Kill a Mockingbird is your favourite movie of all time. Well, other than the obvious reasons like it being a masterpiece. I personally love it as well.

shane24 on 10/5/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I will have a look now. :) I will look at Mary first.

gaveecho on 10/5/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Glad you liked Prisoners, I'm really interested in checking it out. I saw a few advertisements for it on the television.

I've just noticed some of the incredible films you've yet to see from your 'list of shame' to the left. Any ones your particularly excited/interested in seeing?

gaveecho on 10/5/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Haha I just had a read of you getting on to him about his use of 'should of'!

The Godfather 2 is a film that I initially thought wasn't near as good as the first one, but after a more watches appreciated it a lot more. Now I can see why some prefer it, but I still do prefer the first a little. I'm sure you'll love it anyway! Wow, I can't wait 'til you see Taxi Driver to hear your thoughts on it.

I know, right? I'm some guy to be talking about someones list of shame!! Well, it's been so long since I've watched the original Star Wars trilogy I've decided to watch it again before adding it, since I can't rank it accurately when I can't remember much about them.

gaveecho on 10/5/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Ah, Dustin the Turkey, our Eurovision entry one year wasn't he? I haven't seen anything from Dustin since he was on The Den, he isn't still around is he? I think I used to like him anyway, I can't remember his song though. I must give it a listen now. Look at us referring to a puppet as 'he/him'.

shane24 on 10/6/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Sorry, I was listening to the music videos, but I fell asleep. It was getting very late over here. I will watch them later when I can pay attention to them.

shane24 on 10/6/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I'm just talking to my Irish friend on Facebook about Dustin. She loved that show as well! She said I brought back happy memories.

are_doubleyou on 10/6/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

You need to beef up on your Kurosawa with the quickness. A bunch of his films are available on youtube and netflix.

shane24 on 10/6/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Is Lean on Me worth me keeping an eye out for it to watch?

shane24 on 10/6/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Oh, I'm also going to watch Dustin's songs today. Didn'thave time yesterday. I have to go back to fuckin' work today (i've had a week off), so it will be at the end of today.

Kate668 on 10/7/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I haven't seen Mystic River! Will put it on my list :)

shane24 on 10/12/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I just watched Dustin sing Christmas Tree. Took me a while, but I have started. :) The only problem is the vids don't work for some reason. I will check back later to see if it changes.

shane24 on 10/12/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I am five minutes into Intermission and I'm already laughing hysterically. I assume you have seen it, the bit with Farrell and the girl in the shop is bloody priceless. I love Irish crime films!

shane24 on 10/12/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

It's an Irish black comedy starring Colin Farrell, Cillian Murphy, Colman Meany, and Kelly McDonald. So far, it seems to follow many people who's lives intersect.

shane24 on 10/12/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I ended up really liking InterMission. I gave it 4/5 on letterboxd.

Fiction_Fox on 10/14/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Superbad just wasn't my kind of movie. My kind of comedy involves a slightly more intricate plot than a bunch of guys desperately wanting to get laid. The film just wasn't funny at all to me. It was just inappropriate and stupid.

Fiction_Fox on 10/14/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Oh, just noticed you also asked me how Machete was.

Uh...it had good progression, well-rounded cast, not the worst storyline I've ever seen...
But altogether, to me it just seemed like a desperate attempt to confirm masculinity, the director getting back on his feet after doing the Spy Kids movies or something (which I prefer to this). It's just chocked full of unnecessary violence (although it could be said it gets less gory overall as it progresses), cheesy acting and one-liners, and overall just nothing worth noting.
I'd say it's worth maybe a watch or two, but after that it could easily be forgotten. I'm not really expecting anything better from the film's two sequels either.

gaveecho on 10/15/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Awesome! How'd you find the ending? Favorite moment/moments of the series? I'll happily discuss anything else you'd like to about it as well!

The Hunt is fantastic, I watched it twice in one weekend. It's uncomfortable at times, but utterly compelling. Mads Mikkelsen is terrific, one of my favorite recent performances from any actor. It's certainly worth your Netflix dolla'! I recommend it strongly and hope you get round to seeing it soon. Be sure to let me know what you think of it when you watch it.

shane24 on 10/15/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Yep, but I have to go to work right now. Just make sure you leave spoiler alerts so other people who might read it know.

thelastdisciple on 10/16/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (2 likes)

Apologies for the late response, The Bling Ring... ehhh... i guess it could be a bit higher, maybe more in the middle quadrants of my chart, it will move around i am sure but my overall opinion: It wasn't a horrible movie it just didn't have enough going for it for me to really be blown away by whether that's a content thing or an expectation thing.... could be a bit of both but i wasn't exactly very enthusiastic about watching it to begin with so that possibly could have influenced where it ended up, i only really succumbed to it to see how Emma Watson was in it since i absolutely adored her in "Perks..." and that's also a brilliant film.

Teenage / young adult shenanigan type of films aren't usually my go to genre so i think a lot of films like that just end up sitting at the back of my chart, i mean I'll give mostly anything a chance but there are many genres and styles of film i would favor over others for sure and definitely a few i wouldn't be rushing out of my way for.

It's always some actor/actress i really like or company i might be with that ends up making me watch something i might not normally find myself watching lol

shane24 on 10/16/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Hmm, not sure what happened to him. Do you have a scenario in your head? I personally hadn't thought about him until you brought him up. If you want to ask me something, feel free. I just have to go to bed now. I had a shit of a day, and now I must sleep. :)

Going to the city on the weekend. I plan to watch Rush, Gravity, and Prisoners. Fifth Estate is on my radar also, but it's not out over here yet.

gaveecho on 10/16/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

******SPOILERS FOR ALL OF BREAKING BAD**********
I'm with you on loving the ending, it seemed perfect to me. I think Walt redeemed himself as much as he could have, I was so happy he saved Jesse. It would have been an unnecessarily dark ending if Jesse were to die in my opinion. I also loved the look on both their faces when they come face to face again. Jesse's look, if I'm remembering this right, was one of almost fear, like he knew that there was no way Walt was coming in there without any plan or ulterior motives. Baby Blue was an amazing song to end on. As for what it could mean, it could be any I suppose. I'd lean towards it referring to Walt/Heisenberg himself, the line, "Guess I got what I deserve" just hits hard y'know? I got teary-eyed myself when that came on, anyway.

That's a great scene! I never actually thought about it bringing the series full circle like you said, that's a cool observation. As for my favorite moment, there's so many! I loved the ending to Crawl Space, one of the most intense brilliantly done scenes I've watched on television. Another would be 'Run' from Half Measures. I don't know how anyone could watch that episode and be able to leave the next one for some other time. I had to click onto the next episode right away.
******SPOILERS FOR ALL OF BREAKING BAD**********

Hope you enjoy The Hunt and The Lives of Others as much as I did!

Kate668 on 10/16/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Ha, yeah I enjoyed Basterds. I think Kill Bill might be my next Tarantino movie.

I am happy with the end of Breaking Bad, the final episode and the lead-up was damn near perfect. Ozymandias was the best episode I think. Can't wait to watch it all over again!
I saw your comment on Shane's page, I also wondered if Huell was still sitting in that room! I like your Saul/Bakery/Revenge Killings scenario too, haha.
I saw a guy wearing a Heisenberg T-shirt today :D

I see that The Fifth Estate didn't exactly wow you? What's bad about it? I haven't heard great things about the film, I'll probably wait for it on DVD.

Kate668 on 10/17/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Cool, I will check your review out over there, are you under the same name on Letterboxd, because I couldn't find you just now when I searched.

gaveecho on 10/17/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

******SPOILERS FOR ALL OF BREAKING BAD**********
I actually laughed out loud when I read you mentioning Heull. He's got a few very funny moments, especially those two you mentioned. I love the scene where Hank shows Huell the picture of Jesse with his 'brains' blown out and his reaction to it is gold.
******SPOILERS FOR ALL OF BREAKING BAD**********

Wow, just watched the trailer. It looks distinctly Wes Anderson, which is cool, and what a cast! So many great actors in there. My favorite of his will probably always be Rushmore, but my anticipation for The Grand Budapest Hotel has gone way up after watching that trailer!

You got anything good lined up to watch soon?

shane24 on 10/17/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Wow, I don't even know where to start! :) I thoroughly enjoyed reading your theory on Huell! I didn't realise you would go into so much detail! Fucking great. :) Plus it's to be continued?! I don't think I can match that! I tak my imaginary hat off to you sir. :D

I think it's going to be a great weekend of movies for me. :) I will come and tell you what I thought of Prisoners.

gaveecho on 10/17/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I've got a few that I'd like to get watching soon. I hope I'll get round to seeing Spartacus this weekend. I also just bought Once Were Warriors, a movie Shane recommended. I'd like to watch it soon. I'll probably end up watching some other movies too, a few horrors since it's October and I'm in the mood!

Fiction_Fox on 10/17/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

The one time I truly enjoyed Jonah Hill was his small role in Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian. His little banter with Ben Stiller was pretty great.

I've actually yet to see Scott Pilgrim. I've heard and seen great things, plus I'm the kind of person who is big on things like that. Just never got around to it when it came out.

And yeah...the end of the first film straight up said that Machete will return in "Machete Kills" (which recently released) and another planned sequel, fittingly called "Machete Kills Again".
Let's all hold onto our precious pocket change for THAT.

ConkerBFD91 on 10/17/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

...Sorry about that, I haven't checked my profile page on here in months, so I just noticed your comment
today.

You probably don't even remember asking me (or care at this point), but yeah I was a huge fan of the video game Conker's Bad Fur Day. It was like Banjo-Kazooie but with a giant singing shit monster, of course I was going to fall in love with it at my age. Although I haven't touched the game in close to a decade, so I have no idea if it still holds up or not. But it works well when I need an easy username.

shane24 on 10/18/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

******Spoilers for Prisoners********

Oh yeah, I liked the idea behind the maze and the idea of being prisoners. It was more him drawing mazes and then killing himself. It was just too frustrating for me. But I don't want to sound too critical, I gave it a 4.5/5 on letterboxd.

I also didn't like that everything was connected. Too many coincidences, but that again is a minor problem.

Oh, here's something I loved- the score! I thought it was brilliant! Sometimes I don't notice the music, but I did for Prisoners.

*********Spoilers for Prisoners********

Just so you join me more in hating those old people- they were talking during the movie as well.

shane24 on 10/18/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Gravity is my movie of the year, I loved it. The score, the use of silence, the performances, the visuals, fuck, it all just came together in a cute little package that doesn't overstay it's welcome. I watch it in IMAX 3d. Well, the watered down IMAX, but it was still great. I wish I was in Sydney so I could go to a proper IMAX screen! It's actually the biggest in the world if I'm not mistaken. I plan to watch Rush tomorrow, then Gravity again with my brother-in-law.

shane24 on 10/18/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

You got anything planned to watch?

Kate668 on 10/18/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I found you, and I like your review! I applaud your honesty, you live up to your username :D Hey, Cumberbatch would have that effect on me too if I was a straight guy, I'm certain of it! Haha :D
Your appraisal of his work in The Fifth Estate makes me want to go see it, but there are other films I want to see more.

shane24 on 10/18/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Of course! I love your ideas, and I think you have a great sense of humour. Write away, and don't worry about asking again. I'm glad to hear whatever you want to say mate.

I have my eyes on both those movies. Both aren't out here yet.

Kate668 on 10/18/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

The two films I'm most looking forward to are Thor: The Dark World, and Gravity.

Closed Circuit looks intriguing, although it might not get a wide release, and for a bit of fun I'm going to try and see Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2 as well :D

shane24 on 10/18/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Haha! Very impressive buddy. You're very funny, and creative with your story. I did laugh out loud when you changed his name to George Clooney. Then Hank's ghost turns up!! Well done, I'm eager to read whatever you have planned for the next part.

shane24 on 10/18/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Nice work, even if you make it up on the spot. You can get as ridiculous as you want bud, I don't care. :D Write whatever you want to. :)

shane24 on 10/19/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Wow! I would of never thought you would of brought Ghostbusters into it! :) Nice work. Plus it was very meta towards the end there! Very creative for it being off the top of your head. The big question anyone would think reading your story is- where's Ernie Hudson! :D

shane24 on 10/19/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I will gladly read anything you put on my page buddy. Thanks for the effort you have put in writing them. You're among a few I allow to add anything they want to my page. :)

I'm so glad you liked InterMission. Did you laugh like I did at the scene at the start in the shop? :D It really was a delayed laugh because I totally wasn't expecting it! :D I see you gave it 4 1/2 on letterboxd! Shit, i'm so glad you liked it so much.

No! I hadn't heard of either! Thanks for telling me, I just added them to my letterboxd watchlist. Both sound like my type of films. I love Irish crime films like The Guard, Perrier's Bounty and In Bruges. So if you have knowledge of more, I would be very grateful to hear them. Or any great Irish film really. I seem to enjoy the films your country make.

shane24 on 10/20/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Yep, they were also fantastic moments! I thought the kid killed that guy at first! :O :D

I think I might of added the wrong Death of a Superhero movie! The film I added had a drawing of a superhero on a wall.

Yep, I went out and bought Grabbers from talking to Gavin and reading your conversation with him. :) I will add Adam & Paul to my watchlist also, thanks mate. :) I hear Inside I'm Dancing is good, have you seen it?

shane24 on 10/20/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I see Ireland flogged the all-Indigenous AFL side 57 to 35 at Gaelic footy.

shane24 on 10/20/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I think Inside I'm Dancing goes under a different name as well. I can't remember what the Irish name is. It may be the above.

My Irish friend Sarah was telling me about Podge and Rodge! :D I was telling her about our Dustin conversation. It brought back nostalgic memories of him. She was watching him before the duck was on the show. I haven't had time to watch more mate. I will try and watch some after work tomorrow. I will also try and find some Podge and Rodge stuff. I'm watching an interview of Chopper Reed at the moment. He died last week. In this last interview, he confesses to four unsolved murders. He never got convicted of murder.

Haha! 'Performed on Mars by assorted varieties of cheese'. I thoroughly enjoy your sense of humour! :D I personally love AFL and NBA. Do you know anything about AFL? Many people from other countries wouldn't know how huge it is down here. :)

shane24 on 10/20/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Do you know that movie Bronson? Well Mark 'Chopper' Reed is the Aussie version of him. He was one of the worst criminals Australia has ever seen. Yet he had a charm to him that made him likable. He toured Austrlia for years telling funny stories of his criminal years. He even wrote some books. I have two, they're very graphic! He also never got convicted of murder. It was only now, after his death, that he confessed to four murders. I have a movie recommendation for you mate. Have a watch of Chopper, starring Eric Bana in his breakout role.

shane24 on 10/20/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

That's one thing you don't have to worry about with me mate. I won't try and make you look like a fool. Except in a fun way, like how I'm always calling Gavin a bastard. :D I'm not out to make people I like feel like idiots.

You were right anyway! :D that's what it stands for. But out rules are nothing like rugby, American football, or soccer. I believe it's the most physically demanding team sport in the world.

shane24 on 10/20/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Oh, I just saw what chopper you saw! That's the wrong guy! That's a guy that makes heaps of money in Australia by acting like Chopper.

Look up Chopper Reed talks to Eric Bana- cutting ears off.

shane24 on 10/20/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Another good vid to watch is The Real Chopper Talks About Prison.

shane24 on 10/20/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I just watched Dustin sing Rat Trap with Bob Geldof. :)

gaveecho on 10/20/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Well, that's pretty fuckin' crappy. I wasn't aware of such ridiculousness in regard to their vouchers, seems unnecessarily annoying & limiting.

I've seen a few:
- Gangs of New York. I tend to love Martin Eyebrows (this made me chuckle, thanks) work myself and Gangs of New York is solid in my opinion. It's not my favorite Marty, but it's Marty so it's still very good. DDL and LDC are in top form in it.
- District 9. The visual effects in this are incredible from what I can remember. It's a great movie and Sharlto Copley is fantastic
- Pride and Glory. I can't remember this too well, it didn't make much of an impression when I seen it, but I hope you can take some enjoyment from it.

I was in on Thursday, I saw one stand with HMV blu rays, so they're starting to integrate. I went in looking for a few films but only got one, Once Were Warriors (which is a great movie by the way, I recommend). I was looking for The Changeling (George C. Scott not Angelina Jolie) and The Exorcist 3, which I always hear mentioned as an underrated horror. There was another few I was also looking for, but I only ended up getting the one. I hope when they're finished integrating the selection improves.

I'll keep an eye out for InterMission, too!

gaveecho on 10/20/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Oh, I forgot you asked me to give you my thoughts on Spartacus once I seen it. Well, watched it today and was very impressed, I really liked it. It kinda reminded me of The Searchers with the vibrant colours and sweeping landscape shots. It's a top film, I can discuss it in more detail with you if you'd like whenever you watch it. I hope you enjoy it when you get round to it, anyway.

gaveecho on 10/20/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Hmm, I dunno. Anything you'd like to discuss?

I suppose I'll ask you if you have any plans to watch some horror movies coming up to Halloween or anything?

gaveecho on 10/20/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Ah, I see. I just looked through the horror films in your list and was thinking it mustn't have been a genre you're too interested in.

Yeah, I've only seen a bit of him on The Ricky Gervais show and a tiny bit of him on that Idiot Abroad series. He seems like a funny guy, but I just haven't really got into watching any of his stuff on a consistent basis.

shane24 on 10/20/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Ha, you definitely know that Dustin song very well! :D ?it was very funny.

I've never heard of MrSundaytoSunday. I will check it out after work. Thanks mate. :)

You read my mind mate! I've been starting to wonder what your real name was! :D Thanks for telling me, I would like to call you Cian from now on. :)

I just keep my eyes out for weird stuff! :D I'm on the Internet a bit, so I come across weird news and images that would make for a different kind of profile pic.

shane24 on 10/20/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Haha! I'm very satisfied! I enjoyed that one! I will have to read it again after work (which I'm going to very soon). I didn't realise you would add Ernie Hudson to the story. :D
Good luck with that test Cian. Study hard, but it'snnot the end of the world if you don't pass. They may make it sound like life or death, but it's not. I'm hoping you pass mate. :)

shane24 on 10/21/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Is that lost traveller with a cane and a bag of spices a saying, or is that just you? :)

My profile pics is Jack Black kicking Baxter off a bridge from Anchorman. Kate said that scene made her laugh, so I changed it for her. I will keep it for a few weeks, then I might change it back to my old Vampire's Kiss pic.

How would I pronounce your name Cian? Does it sound like keen? :)

How about dropping some Irish slang? Gavin has listed some before, but I wonder if you've got more. :)

gaveecho on 10/21/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Damn it! I thought I wrote back to you last night!

I never got seeing Karl Pilkington's new TV show, but I might check it out during the week. How was it anyway?

Yeah, I heard of Derek. I didn't think it would be my kinda thing, but I've heard a lot of positive things about it. I may give it a watch some time.

Psycho is brilliant. I look forward to seeing what you think of it :)

shane24 on 10/22/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Nah, you didn't fail miserably! I was trying to find a deeper meaning, but couldn't. The mental picture was funny. I'm not judging you Cian, so don't think you 'failed miserably', because you didn't. :) You're a very creative thinker.

The disinterested hippo got me! :D You're 'keen', yet you compare yourself to said hippo. Very interesting. I like reading what you have to say.

My friend Sarah says craic all the time! :D The first time she said it, I thought she was talking about cocaine.

I'm liking the fake slang Cian! :D Dingerschnakes is really funny. You may just have to attempt to spread some of these fake slang words around until they're common. :D

shane24 on 10/22/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I'm looking at part four again. Buddy, you're a godamn funny writer! :D I loved Huell's head being compared to a cow turd in pottery class! The nazis find Saul, but does he unexpectedly have the upper hand? Hmmm. ;)

Pull away, pull away, from your crazy meta universe for a while and answer me this. What's wrong with Sigourney Weaver's shoulders?? I don't love her shoulders, but I've never paid enough attention to them to have an opinion on them. :)

shane24 on 10/22/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Shoulder fetishes must be a thing! It might just be just a very small group of people. If there's people who have sex with cars, then there must be people who just LOVE shoulders.

shane24 on 10/23/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Ernie Hudson is paying homage to Tarantino, just as he has done with all his films. Plus Ernie is surely mad by now, you can't tell what a mad man will do Cian. :D

Spider Baby is a horror/ comedy that stars Lon Chaney Jr. It's an odd film, full of weird characters. I love a horror movie that features a scary house, full of nooks and crannies that reveal extra madness. Yet, the film does a good job of allowing you to sympathise with the family, even understand their twisted point of view. Even the small details like the music, opening titles, and the booming voice describing horrible things at the start made it a great watch for me. I gave it 4.5/5 on letterboxd.

shane24 on 10/23/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I'm liking the title buddy! Please allow me some time, it's way to early here to do any creative thinking. I'm not promising any results, but I will give it a think over. :) I'm a bit creative, but never thought of writing a screenplay before. I may be less creative a few years removed from school. :D Do you want to write screenplays when you're older?

shane24 on 10/24/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I'm quite a private person, Cian. Unfortunately, I don't feel comfortable giving my email address out for everybody to see. However, I very happy that you would of allowed me to read your story. I don't know what to say other than sorry, I wish I could of read it. Too bad we don't live closer.

shane24 on 10/24/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I hope you know it's not because of you mate. I just don't trust the Internet. Why, it was last week that there was a story on the tv where a guy lost two million dollars to an Internet scam. He doesn't live too far from me.

Nah, I haven't thought about it yet buddy. I was off my feet with work for ten hours. Did some chores, like mowing the lawn. Then, I played basketball. My team won 9 to 63. :) Trust me mate, I will get to it. You can hold me to it. The quality of my thoughts is another thing. :D

shane24 on 10/24/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

What have you got lined up to watch? :)

shane24 on 10/24/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I have seen all the movies that you listed. I believe that you are in for a great weekend if you've got these to watch. District 9 is just hilarious, plus I love the conclusion much more than some people I've heard talk about it. I believe Gangs of New York gets shit on too much. It's a movie for me that I could watch whenever it's on tv. DDL is a beast in the movie. Psycho is Psycho. What is there to say that hasn't been said in the past. Even if it doesn't scare you, I think you could appreciate how good it is. I think your enjoyment level of End of Watch is connected to how much, or little, you enjoy the chemistry between Gyllenhaal and Peña. Then, there's Pride and Glory: the only movie that you listed that I don't like. I found it boring, the script lacking, and it being too obvious. That's just off memory, because I found it to be a very forgettable movie. I hope you get more out of it than I did.

So, are we cool? You're not pissed off about me not giving my email?

shane24 on 10/25/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

That's good. I really hoped we were good Cian. I'm glad we are. :)

I hope you enjoy the movies as much as I do.

Well, I plan to watch The Seven Year Itch and My Darling Clementine to knock them off my list of shame. Hopefully I enjoy them. Some of the movies aren't for me, but I do come across movies I would never watched that I give a 5/5 score on letterboxd. I'm also looking for a crazy action movie to watch. I'm going to keep my eyes out.

shane24 on 10/26/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Hey, how's it going? You at your second home now? :) I'm thinking about your story just now, we'll see if I can think of something. :) Very interesting idea btw.

Is that your first watch of From Dusk Till Dawn? I love that movie. :)

gaveecho on 10/26/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Hey, I watched Toy Story of Terror just today and thought it was a lot of fun. Pretty perfect for the month of Halloween! I thought I'd let you know since you're a fan of Pixar and Toy Story, I think you'd really enjoy it :)

shane24 on 10/29/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

G'day Cian. :)

I started watching From Dusk Till Dawn late one night on tv without ever hearing about it. So, it was a real shock to me when it turned into a vampire flic. It really was the perfect way to watch it.

How did your writing go buddy?

Yeah, I thought you might not have Internet connection. It's the same with me at my second home. When I'm down there at the end of the year, I won't be able to talk. You can still send messages if you want, though. :)

Cool, I will watch Tarzan 3d after work. It should make my day better. Speaking of, I'm off to work now, seeya.

shane24 on 10/30/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I'm back Cian. :) Very busy day! Plus it was about 35 degrees. Now I'm off to get wood from the bush for the winter.

You don't sound too thrilled by how much you wrote. Hopefully that's not the case.

I haven't forgotten about the Aussie slang. There is just a few questions I have to answer that require long answers.

shane24 on 10/30/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I just watched the second trailer for Tarzan. :D Man, I think it looks terrible!! Was it just me, or are the effects really shitty looking? Then it goes on about an asteroid, and blah, blah, blah! They seem to be trying to rip off Avatar a bit. What was the humans after in Avatar? Some stupid name. :)

Man, getting wood was a pain in the arse! Marchies, mozzies, blowflies, and, worst of all, flying ants! They was hundreds of thousands of them!!

shane24 on 10/30/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Oh well, you can get to the films any time. As long as you had a good time, then you didn't miss out.

How was Gangs of New York? It's a movie that I seem to enjoy the more I watch it.

shane24 on 10/31/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Hey Cian.

Thanks for telling me about the Tarzan trailer! :D I would like it if you tell me more funny things you find if it's no trouble. :)

I didn't even think about what I was saying! :D Well, I'm glad I gave you a laugh. :)

You need to tell me about your awesome pic! :D That's a winner right there bud. :)

shane24 on 10/31/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Thanks! I just wrote Jontron in my iPad notes so I don't forget. Who was that other film reviewer you told me about a few weeks ago? I will write that down as well. Hopefully it wasn't the same person. :D

Oh, is that Rodge!? Awesome! I still haven't got to any of their shows, but I will. :) I applaud you choice. :)

shane24 on 10/31/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I wrote down Nostalgia Chick, and Redettermedia as well, thanks. But I think the one I'm thinking of was two or three words joined together. I could be talkin' out of my arse! :D

I think it fits too. Awesome choice.

shane24 on 10/31/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

If the desired result of your last comment was to have me laughing and laughing, then in shock at the last bit. Then buddy, you succeeded. Awesome. :D

shane24 on 10/31/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Can you tell me what your first profile pic was? It was a guy with a red beard. I'm just wondering what he's from?

shane24 on 10/31/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Yeah, I thought it might not of been your first profile pic. However, the way the comment looked made me seem jittery and stupid. So out it came! :)

MrSundayMovies!! That was it!!! :D I was trying to remember that! I wasn't talkin' out my arse! I will add both to my list I have. I have a list of things from Kate I need to check out, now I have one for all yours.
Trust me, I will get to them all. :)

shane24 on 10/31/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Haha! Well done you little shit! :D I like that you just dropped it with no fuss, so not to get me suspicious. :)

Not really. Halloween hasn't been a big thing in Australia until the last few years. Man, I had 35 kids knock on my door for lollies today. Some of them were intimidated by my height when I opened the door. :)

shane24 on 10/31/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Yeah, and it's quite a small town, so 35 is a lot.

You actually read my mind... I just killed a bug that was annoying me. Anyway! :D I actually made a comment to a guy at work today that I'm surprised that more kids aren't taken from these sickos.

shane24 on 10/31/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I wonder if you'd like Vampire's Kiss or The Entity. I find both to be hilarious.

shane24 on 10/31/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

The Entity, well, that's hilarious not on purpose. This may sound bad, but hey, you sort of get who I am, yeah?Well, it's about a rape ghost. Now, before you judge, I will add that every time the ghost turns up, this ridiculously loud music starts that makes me piss myself. :D It never changes! DER DER DER DER DER DER!!!! The first time I saw it, I had the volume up really loud! So when the rape ghost turned up the first time, it nearly blew the tv up. ;)

shane24 on 11/2/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

It seems to happen after server errors. I actually lost a comment to you because of a server error. It seems to happen a couple times a month. I wish they resolved the issue quicker, or permanently. Alphabetical is better than the first time it happened. All the comments were jumbled up in no order at all. One trick I've learnt is that if you go to the bottom of the page, and hit the reply button on the bottom comment, then the comment stays in the right place. But when the comments are fixed, that last comment disappears up into the other comments somewhere. :) I didn't test it out this time, i assume it still works.

shane24 on 11/2/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I hate that there isn't a button to flip around the order of the comments. That would allow someone like me the convenience of not having constantly, and increasingly, scroll down the page. I don't like the fact that it took them three months the first time to believe flickcharters who were telling them the comments weren't right. I also don't like how they took away the option to see how friends rank movies on the individual film pages.

shane24 on 11/2/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I personally don't like his films like Annie Hall, and Manhattan. I can't tolerate all the jitteriness and whinging from Allen in these movies. I also dislike the discussions, they're so pretentious. I wish I liked these films, but I don't.

But I do like his films. I really enjoy Broadway Danny Rose, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Blue Jasmine, Manhattan Murder Mysery, Radio Days, Husbands and Wives, and Hannah and Her Sisters. Allen is actually in some of these films, so I don't know, maybe his schtick is amusing at times for me.

shane24 on 11/3/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Oh, and I really enjoyed Zelig. It looks like you haven't seen it. You may want to check it out soon. But being a big fan of Allen, you probably already have an eye on it. :)

gaveecho on 11/3/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Apologies for the very late reply again!

Yeah, it certainly ain't Toy Story quality, but I thought it was a pretty enjoyable short story from the TS universe.

I'd share your thoughts to a degree. Nothing after TS3 really interested me much, but I still think they've got it in them to make more great movies. Inside Out sounds interesting to me, as does The Good Dinosaur. They could turn out crap, but I've got faith in Pixar doing something special again.

Ooh, so you watched Psycho! Thoughts? :)

shane24 on 11/4/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

The thing was that the comments would sometimes revert back to the original order every now and then. So when Nathan looked, it was fine. :D But really, they should of looked more into it. There mustof been an issue if a bunch of people were having the same problem.

Yeah, I just moving my finger very fast until I get to the bottom. :) What annoys me more is when I've finished one question, and go look at another, it quite frequently refreshes the page. Now THAT pisses me off! Especially when someone is waiting for a reply. Hate that. ;)

Yeah, I'm not much of a fan of Bananas, Sleeper, or Love and Death either. Very similar to your reasons. I also didn't find any of the slapstick funny. I turn to Lano and Woodley for that.

It's been a while since I saw Take the Money and Run, but I think it's similar, yes.

Of course you can ask. You can ask me anything about movies or my list. I just found Crimes and Misdemeanours to be very boring. I remember getting excited when it was nearly over. But I do believe it was my first Allen movie, so I may of not been ready for his style. I may have to re-watch it one day, but I rarely see a movie again these past few years. I want to see more that I haven't seen at all before I revisit movies.

shane24 on 11/4/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Oh, you said I had a lot of comments. Just so you know, I only had about 100 comments after about a year and a half on here. :)

shane24 on 11/5/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Hello Cian.

To be honest, I'm not much of a slapstick fan. Most of the time it doesn't work with my sense of humour. Lano and Woodley are a comedy duo from Australia that made a 13 ep show in the 90's that I adore. They also had two live tours. I was lucky to see their farewell show a few years ago. If any of their stuff is on YouTube, you may want to check it out.

Sites like Flickchart and icheckmovies are great for having movies up high on lists. Many of them I would of never checked out before. Now I have to check them out to see if I love them myself. Most of the time, I do. It the avant-garde movies that I have trouble with. :D

gaveecho on 11/5/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Yeah, none of the sequels or any other story with Norman Bates really interested me. The first movie was fine, but I never had the urge to explore anything more than that. There are sequel novels, but I don't think they have anything in common with the movie sequels.

I have! I watched two episodes last night and I'll probably watch a few more tonight hopefully. It's such a great show :) I've also been meaning to return to Twin Peaks, I loved the first few episodes I watched of it.

You got anything interesting lined up to watch?

shane24 on 11/5/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Iccheckmovies is a site where you put a tick next to a movie. Yu can also like it, dislike it, or say that you own it. The site has all the lists from critics, decades, and so forth. They then rank you in order to how many of these movies you have seen.

I would of only gave Dr Strangelove a 3/5 from my first viewing. But now, I give it a 4.5/5 on letterboxd. I don't find the movie laugh out loud funny, but I really appreciate the story.

gaveecho on 11/5/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

No, but I'll be on it soon. I think I've just got two or three episodes or season 3 left. I'll let you know what I think of season 4 when I'm a few episodes in :)

I've seen all the ones to the left, yes. I enjoyed them all, even The Third Man, which some people aren't too fond of. I love The Godfather 2 and really like Fight Club so I hope you enjoy them. Seven Samurai, TGTBATU and The Shining are my favorites from the list that you aren't planning on watching soon, so I'd recommend them above the rest on the list. Yojimbo, Ikiru and City Lights (if you don't mind silent movies) are also very good.

I've got Young Frankenstein there to watch, I still haven't got around to it. I think that's about it.

shane24 on 11/6/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Godfather Part 2 is amazing, but it's not a movie I would sit down to watch again for quite some time. It's length is quite daunting.

Fight Club took a couple watches for me to appreciate it. I think I was too young with my first viewing. It's bloody weird, but unique, so it grabs my attention. I know a few people that don't like it, but most people do.

Seven Samurai is fantastic, but it dragged for me in parts. I felt like I wasn't fully paying attention because I didn't enjoy all the walking. I think I could appreciate it more now because I know how the story evolves.

I think the same could be said about Yojimbo as above. ^

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is just badass. :D

I wasn't a fan of The Third Man to be honest. The music really pissed me off. I felt it didn't fit what was happening on the screen. I was trying to get excited, but the godamn wouldn't let me.

The Shining is one of my favourite horrors of all time. It may sound weird, but I love the carpet. It's the most effective carpet of setting the tone of a movie of all time. :D

I need to see City Lights and Ikiru again.

shane24 on 11/7/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

How did you come up with your profile name, mate?

MysticSpoon on 11/7/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Honestly, Man of Steel is probably my least favorite film of the year so far. And that's coming from someone who watched Scary Movie 5 and thought Olympus Has Fallen was an unpolished mess. Not only was it disappointing because it came from two directors whose works I really like for the most part, but it was also a really terrible movie. It had an amazing trailer, but the film was shit. Read my review on Letterboxd if you want a more detailed review, because there's a lot wrong with it (and I don't want to repeat myself too much...I'm lazy, alright, I'M LAZY!).

And oh, yeah, I watched Blade Runner some time ago. Again, sorry for the late response! Meh, it was alright. It looked pretty 'n colorful 'n shiny 'n stuff, dialogue and characters were flat though. I don't think it's a bad film, but I don't really get the mass appeal for it either. Even Harrison Ford looked bored.

shane24 on 11/8/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

24 is for the finely made stockings I own from Switzerland. You know, for those special occasions. ;)

I wish you did make a YouTube channel. I would of watched it. Oh well, probably too much work.

Sarcastic arsehole would of been an awesome name. :D

shane24 on 11/8/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Maybe mine should of been FuckinTallAussieGuy. Or FTAG for short.

shane24 on 11/8/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I was just joking around, but you can call me that sometimes. It seems a bit long to type all the time compared to Shane. :)

shane24 on 11/9/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I love the twist. This is a time when the split personality twist wasn't done to death. I can predict movies very easily now that have such a twist. I love how bat shit it is. :D Are you glad you saw it?

shane24 on 11/9/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

What's up for you next buddy?

My shoulder came out of place slightly playing basketball on thursday, so I'm resting and watching a bunch of older movies. I had a busy bee today at my Nana's, so throwing wood in the shed and shoveling bloody tested it out.

shane24 on 11/10/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I will have to answer later. I have to go to work. Oh, and my nana is extremely nice. :) Seeya.

shane24 on 11/11/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Well, it covers a young Vito, so I don't think you'd need to see the original for that part. It may be helpful for the Michael story. It depends how long it's been since you saw the original Godfather. For me, it's been a number of years, so I'm not the best judge.

I have The Swell Season starring Glen Hansard, Tough Guys Don't Dance starring Ryan O'Neal, Hotel Rwanda, Incendies, Two-Lane Blacktop starring James Taylor, Ice Station Zebra starring Rock Hudson, and a Stranger Among Us- directed by Sidney Lumet, starring James Gandolfini Don't know when I'll get to them, but I have them ready.

I'm excited to see what your crazy brain (saying that in a nice way) has concocted with that story. :)

MysticSpoon on 11/11/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Attempt 2. I accidently forgot to post my comment and left your page or somethin'.

Duuude, and the butterfly that had its wing stuck in that one shot, that was, like, poetic. The ending was weak, yeah. A cringeworthy attempt at humor in an otherwise pretty humorless film. Lois Lane was completely wasted, by the way. She didn't even have somethin' romantic going on with Superman! Her only function in the film was to be the exposition machine, that's it.

Man of Steel 2? Now that I've seen the first one, I honestly don't care how the second one will turn out to be. Ben Affleck as Batman is questionable, but so was Michael "Mr. Mom" Keaton back in the late 80s, and he turned out to be great. But who knows. Hopefully he doesn't have that annoying Christian Bale voice. And hopefully we'll get a film with a script that has actual character development and conversations that aren't simply exposition or speeches.

Harrison Ford bored in everything? I never really thought about that, but I don't think I agree. I thought he was good in the Star Wars films (well...at least the first two. He was a bit "meh, whatever" in Jedi like most of the other main actors) and he was also very good in the Indiana Jones films. I doubt I will see 42 though. I've always hated playing baseball and I don't like watching others play it. So, yeah. And I'm not American, I guess that's another part of the reason I don't like it (sarcasm mode off(?)). I dunno, baseball isn't a big thing here, although the Dutch team did pretty awesome two, three years ago from what I've heard. Over here, it's all about soccer. Soccer, soccer, soccer. Can't turn the TV on or there's goshdarn soccer on it.

shane24 on 11/11/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Buddy! Very cool, and very epic! :) I have a few thoughts now, but that story part needs another reading. Unfortunately, I'm out of time, and need to go to work. I will speak to you later mate. :)

shane24 on 11/14/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Sorry it took me a while to reply. I haven't felt relaxed enough all week to sit down and read your insane story again. :D It's crazy, but I can see the skill you have, Cian. Ergh, the nipple part, and the talking of milking had me wincing. :D Oh, and the bloody coming bit made me worried for a second where you were headed with the story you evil little bastard. :D Your stories, to me, seem like what it would be like to be in Tarantino's head-frantic, and all over the place. But man, I had a good laugh with it. I appreciate how much typing all that was, good work buddy. I will look at it again to see what if I think of anything else want to say. :)

I'm watching Bad Grandpa, Thor 2, The Counselor and Captain Phillips this weekend.

Are you into action movies? Have you seen the trailer for The Raid 2?

MysticSpoon on 11/14/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

If I'll star in it, it'd better be called Grown Ups 3: In Space. Or Grown Ups 3: Revolutionloadedtaliationtribution.

They kissed? Huh, I barely remember it. I guess that shows you how forgettable, disposable, poorly developed and ultimately pointless that romance was.

Eh, I haven't seen that many Harrison Ford films that aren't part of the Indiana Jones and Star Wars series, so maybe you're right. He was kinda decent in Cowboys & Aliens (the movie wasn't) but he was pretty bleh in K-19: The Widowmaker. He played a Russian in that, but you can tell that he doesn't know if he wants to use a Russian accent or not, since most of the cast doesn't have an accent at all.

The World's End? I liked it! It's probably my favorite of the Wright-Pegg-Frost "Cornetto" trilogy. Pretty funny and enjoyable. And incredibly well directed, too. I'd like to see Edgar Wright doing something more serious next time (I doubt Ant-Man will be), because he is very talented. Another thing: in my country, this film got released in theaters TODAY, yet I watched a goshdarn blu-ray rip a couple of days ago. Isn't that weird? Why bother going to the theater ('xcept for the popcorn, the theater experience, etc. etc. etc.) if you can watch a high quality rip on your PC?

This is the End? I liked it! Less! They kept referencing other movies way too much and some of the product placement was a little obnoxious (but that's to be expected from Columbia Films), but it had some decent moments. Not really my kind of humor, but eh, it was good.

So you liked District 9? I personally can't stand it, and I guess I've more or less become "infamous" for disliking it. But what did you think of it?

And huh-hey, Anchorman! Did you like it? Will you check out the sequel? Thoughts on Steve Carell in the film? Memes? Eh?

shane24 on 11/14/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Okay mate, I will check out his review late. I'm actually watching Nosferatu the Vampyre on YouTube at the moment. :)

Of course I have heard if Chris O'Dowd! He's fantastic. I really want to check out Moone Boy. Oh, and he was in an Aussie film called The Sapphires.

I listen to the Film Junk podcast. They all enjoyed The Counselor! They said that they knew what to expect, and ended up enjoying it. I will be doing the same.

I live hours away from the closest cinema. So when I'm up here, I make the most of it you see. Usually at the end of the month I will drive up and watch movies. I have family up here as well. But the prices here are godamn insane, mate. When I watched Gravity, it was $36 for a ticket to a fake IMAX screening. Then it's another $12 for popcorn and a drink. For a normal ticket, I'm looking at $19 for a ticket. Really annoying when Americans get in for $12 or less for a ticket. Caesar told me it's $7 for tickets on some certain days! It pisses me off, Aussies consistently get ripped off on prices.

I KNOW I'm a big action guy! :D However, I still like all the movies you like as well.

Brick monster, is that a thing? Or is that your crazy brain at work again? :D

Nope, I have not seen The World's End yet! I wanted to, but it only was in the cinemas for a limited time. One screening it had when I was up here! It was at 2:30, which didn't work because I didn't want to get stuck in peak hour traffic. The roads are shit in Perth.

Yep, I did get the super obvious parody of Django
Unchained. Being a fan of action movies, I loved it. What is your opinion? Or were you expressing it through your story when they called it shitty? :)

MysticSpoon on 11/17/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Cowboys & Aliens isn't terrible, it's just painfully formulaic. I don't mind if something is formulaic, but it wasn't even subtle. It was a lot of "OH, HEY, TAKE THIS (a gun / a knife / whatever), YOU MIGHT NEED IT" and then, guess what, they did something with it later. It was definitely lacking fun. The climax was decent and the film is certainly well made, but it's instantly forgettable and not enough aware of how ridiculous its concept is. That's why something like Pacific Rim worked; it was aware of how dumb it was and had fun with it. I dunno. It's just kinda slightly below mediocre.

Wait, Romania? I'm from the Netherlands, dude :V . I now remember that they originally said that they weren't planning to release it over here since Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz went straight to DVD, but because there was an outcry from fans Universal said "fuck it" and decided to theatrically release it here anyway. I dunno, something like that. Does it happen often? Eh, I don't know. We got a relatively late theatrical release of The Muppets and as I said before, a lot of films I want to see (12 Years a Slave, American Hustle) have a February 2014 release in my country. I also remember watching a Blu-Ray rip of Kick-Ass 3 or 4 months before there was any physical release over here.

What really annoyed me about District 9 was how unoriginal it was. No no, not in an Avatar kind of way, because in most instances actually don't mind if a movie has an (incredibly) similar plot to another movie. District 9 was unoriginal in style. It blatantly copies scenes and styles from other movies. I won't go into detail, but Doug Walker sums up my feelings perfectly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XG9ZQyExe4&t=27m05s . And you'll find a lot of my thoughts on it over here: http://www.flickchart.com/discussion/5AC29BEEDA/vs/5C137A86A5 . And besides that, it's just stupid. It doesn't know whether it wants to be a dark comedy, a mockumentary, serious symbolism, a splatter action film or a sci-fi film.

Yeah, the romance bits in Anchorman were definitely the weakest parts. Didn't have to be there and they weren't that funny, but eh, they didn't ruin anything for me. Anchorman 2 takes place in the 80s, which sounds awesome. Hopefully that also means an awesome soundtrack. Eh. I used to check 9GAG on a daily basis, and now I'm pretty sure I haven't checked it in over 6 months. Most memes do get old fast, yep. And, oh, dude, you're absolutely right about Groan Ups 3. In late grade school / early high school we watched White Chicks, Little Man, Scary Movie 2 and 4, Big Daddy and probably a bunch more immature crap I forgot about. We used to watch that shit on the last days of school. One time I brought my DVD of The Empire Strikes Back and people freaked out. "Star Wars? No no, not that nerdy crap!" It was a sad day. They couldn't handle quality.

North by Northwest? Heh, yeah, that's the only "big" Hitchcock film I still have to watch (well, next to The Birds, Notorious, Shadow of a Doubt, etc. etc.) I'll try to watch it next month or sumthin'. I'll also try to watch The 39 Steps. I saw the stage version of that in London in the (which basically turned the film into a fairly simple comedy) and that was pretty great. And I've read that it has a lot in common with North by Northwest, so I wonder how they compare to each other.

So how's life in North Korea?

shane24 on 11/17/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Hey mate, how's it going? :)

Nope, never seen The Sapphires or The IT Crowd. I own every ep of IT Crowd on DVD, yet I have never opened it. :D I'm a silly bastard, yes? :)

The Film Junk podast is a trio of Canadian guys who get together every week to discuss movies. One is actually a documentary director, but he's so bloody hilarious. I listen every week. It's my podcast I listen to to discover new movies to watch. I love it. Just so you know, it's very long! The eps range in length from an hour and a half to over three hours. I don't care, I make time for it.

That price is so much better! I actually would love to visit Ireland, mate. Australia actually has the largest IMAX in the world. It's bloody 30m high, and 35m wide! Gravity is playing there now! Wow! I would love to be there. I'm kicking myself for not watching The Dark Knight in that IMAX screen when I was over to see Kate's plays. I actually had dinner with Kate 100m away from it! Shit!!

Pink Floyd should be the evil sidekicks of the your brick wall monster. They would be bricklayers, working away to make it bigger! Whilst singing 'all in all it's just a another brick in the wall.

Interesting thoughts on Django. It's not going to change my love of the film, but I respect your opinion. For me, I got a feeling that Candie wasn't going to let them out of the house. I personally think the scene was too quiet, too tense. I felt danger for the characters. You have a point about Django leaving Broomhilda, I agree with you. But to be honest, I like the action too much to care. But again, I respect your opinion, I'm not trying to argue with you. I would like to hear what you would give the film out of ten. If you enjoyed parts of the film, one part shouldn't ruin it for you entirely.

I will add A Bit of Fry and Laurie to my list of stuff I need to check out you recommended. Oh yes, I haven't forgotten buddy. :)

shane24 on 11/17/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Oh, and I'll check out that impersonation of Brad Pitt as well, sounds funny. :) I see why people hate the film, but I enjoy weird movies. I usually like a movie that brings something to the table that's weird. If you see Vampire's Kiss someday, you'll see what my sense of humour is. That's why I laughed at one scene in the movie involving Cameron Diaz. It was a laugh of pure shock at how weird it was! The scene will dvide women for sure! The woman behind me was pissing herself laughing, and the two in frn of me didn't change their stone face expressions for the whole movie.

I assume you're asleep, it would be late over there. So talk to you later, Cian. :)

shane24 on 11/17/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

OH!!! :D Also, Chris O'Dowd is totally wasted in Thor: The Dark World. His part seemed like it shouldn't be there. Too much Kat Dennings as well.

shane24 on 11/18/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I can handle the word diarrhea. It's seeing that would be the problem. :)

Nope, different Kate. Kate668 is my mate, Kate Mulvany is my cousin. :)

I will check out the trailer later when I'm relaxed, Cian. :)

Oh, I was there watching you fight! Whilst you were fighting I was at the bar, knocking back margaritas, getting some of that shock treatment. I said to the barman "Tom Crusie....he's a suck". The barman looked stunned. I turned around- there's Tom Cruise. I said to the barman, "I hope I didn't say that too loud, oh wait a minute, I don't give a crap.''

You can catch me on here everyday, mate. :) I hope to talk to you soon. :)

shane24 on 11/18/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

What the worst attempt of an Irish accent that you've heard?

shane24 on 11/18/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Aw, I missed it! I was too busy trying desperately to keep up with John C. Reilly On the timbrel. I had the tambourine, but his rhythmic beats he was vibing out were not of this world.

shane24 on 11/18/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Well, there's a lot of Irish in Boston, so I can see how you could hear a bad accent for over there. Well, the worst Irish accent I've ever heard would be a stereotypical accent. You know, how apparently all you talk about is pots of gold and potatoes. Jeez. I think the worst Aussie accent I've heard is Quentin Tarantino or the blonde guy from Manborg. I can forgive the guy from Manborg, it's supposed to be terrible. But Tarantino was ridiculous! Especially when he it attempting the accent with two Aussie actors.

Well, if you want a robocroc, you need nanobites. They go through the blood stream turning flesh into metal. Maybe you can become RoboCian!! :D Now that's a bloody scary thought, bud! :D

shane24 on 11/18/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Nah, what I meant to say was John Jarratt. But Parks did do a much better job than Tarantino.

Oh, that's cool! I've never been out of Australia myself, but I've been to every corner of Australia. I haven't been to the middle (don't want to), or Tasmania (bloody expensive to get there).

John C Reiily is a cool dude. He and Will Ferrell teamed up outside the party to help out Peter Dinklage. They picked him up above their heads so he could investigate the flatid bugs that were imitating a flower.

shane24 on 11/19/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Well, Parks plays the same character in four of Tarantino movies. He plays sheriff Earl something in Planet Terror, From Dusk Till Dawn, Death Proof and Kill Bill Vol. 2. He. Actually plays two characters in Kill Bill 2. He's also a pimp type character with diseased prostitutes.

shane24 on 11/19/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Well, the middle of Australia is pretty much all desert except for some small towns. Australia is so big, yet most of it is impossible to live in. The only thing of worth in the centre in Uluru, and I'm not traveling all the way to the centre of Australia to see a giant rock. Especially when there's a mini version not far from me. I'm over big rocks. :D

That's where many people go missing, also. Whether it's from broken down cars, or serial killers. Manny people disappear every year from there without a trace. It occurs frequently along the Nullabor plain (located on the Great Australian Bight) also. Many murderers over the years have enjoyed dumping bodies out there. Some have been crazy truck drivers, some are locals waiting on people to come along.

shane24 on 11/19/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Well, if we're doing Irish actors......John C. Reilly grabbed the top of his head and starting peeling back HIS skin. Hah hah! It's me, James Nesbitt! He cries out. I fooled you for all these years! I thought people would catch on if they saw we both had the exact same receding hairline. Oh, I wish I knew you were a lurking all these years! Oh how we would of danced! Let's make up for lost time!

Caesar on 11/19/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Monsters University was about as good as I thought it would be - not very good, not very bad. I do think it is about as good as Monsters, Inc.

Honestly, aside from the Toy Story movies (which I love), Pixar has never impressed me much. I'm just not an animated movie kind of guy, I guess.

Reelz on 11/19/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

"Twixt" was...well, I didn't like it. It (obviously) lacks when in comparison to Coppola's other films. It seemed to me like a rushed project from a director that just wants to make films for a paycheck and that's saying something, especially coming from FFC.

The acting was strange and Kilmer's performance was damn near laughable to me. The story is one of those "I'm an alcoholic writer that goes to a town and weird things start happening" kind of story. It managed to throw in Edgar Allan Poe (he's one of my all time favorite writers) and so that was an interesting concept, in a way.

All in all, the film just wasn't my cup of tea. I think it was because I kept comparing it to FFC's other works in my head while watching it but, then again, the more I think about the film now, the more it just seems mediocre to me. I have discovered other reviewers that have enjoyed it, however, so I guess it's just up to the viewer. It's a pretty short flick (around 88 minutes) so even if you don't like it, you won't feel like you wasted a precious amount of time or anything. Go ahead and give it a shot. You might just form a different opinion about it than I have.

JC13 on 11/20/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I actually really like the first one. I'd give it an 8.5/10 and the second one an 8/10.

Caesar on 11/20/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Shrek is probably my favorite animated film. Aside from Shrek and the Toy Story trilogy, Fantastic Mr. Fox is probably the only animated flick I really like.

shane24 on 11/20/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Look at it this way buddy. At least you have netflix, unlike us Aussies.

Yeah, many people like to travel to Uluru, but it's not for me. Plenty to see in NT, Vic, NSW and WA without going to see a rock. Like I said, there's a giant rock just down the road from me, so I don't have any intention to see a bigger version. Which Willy Wonka film? I like the older movie better.

James Nesbitt is one of the dwarves in The Hobbit. He's also a fantastic actor that's been in numerous Irish tv shows that I liked.

Caesar on 11/20/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Sure, Anderson is cool. His directorial style is a little cutesy for my taste, but he knows how to tell a story.

Caesar on 11/20/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I haven't seen any trailers for it yet, but I know Ralph Fiennes is starring in this one. He rules.

shane24 on 11/20/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

We're behind the times with many things, Cian.

Yep, I have seen Hitchhikers Guide. I don't think I like it as much as you, but I got a lot of laughs out of it.

Haha. Airport-correct, you funny bastard.

It was Cold Feet that I liked watching with James Nesbitt in it years ago. I thought Jekyll was Irish, but i found out it was English. I didn't mistake accents, just bad memory. :D

We get Father Ted and any other popular Irish of English show that you can think of. All the BBC shows are shown on the ABC. Home and Away is much bigger than Neighbours down here, do you get it over there?

Nope, never heard of Zero Punctuation. I'm adding it to your list. :)

I will check out the Muppet trailer on the weekend. Same with that other one. Work is wearing me out at the moment.

MasterofMovies on 11/20/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

The Way, Way Back was nothing amazing, but it was certainly a good movie. Funny you mention it, the performances were half the reason I liked the movie. Yeah, I like Sam Rockwell a lot. He was great in Seven Psychopaths. How about Captain Phillips? You see that yet?

shane24 on 11/20/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Sorry Cian, I'm out of time. I need to go to work. I will answer your questions in about ten hours. :|

MasterofMovies on 11/20/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

He was indeed great in those movies. Unfortunately, those 4 movies are like the only movies I've seen from the dude. Captain Phillips was spectacular, one of the year's best. I've probably seen about 2500 films in my life, and it ranks in my Top 200. That's saying a lot. And Tom Hanks gave one of his best performances, so that's always a plus.

Who are some actors that you think are underrated? (or actresses).

Caesar on 11/20/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Gangster Squad was ass. Cliched, derivative ass. The Untouchables for Dumb People, basically.

SLionsCricket on 11/21/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Hey man!

The Untouchables to me, is remarkable! You have a Letterboxd right? I'm pretty sure I've seen you on it. I can't express just how much I loved that movie but I hope this review helps: http://letterboxd.com/slionscricket/film/the-untouchables/

And yes, The Untouchables does have De Niro as Al Capone and don't forget, Connery as Malone!

shane24 on 11/21/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Never read any of the books. I assume you love them?

Yeah, I have the DVDs of Father Ted to my right as I type this. I need to give them back to my Irish friend, Sarah. The show still airs at 7pm?! That's crazy! I can tell how much it means to the Irish by seeing Sarah talk about it.

Well, if I cannot watch Home and Away for nearly a year, and still pick it up, then yes, it's very bad. It's funny with Home and Away or Neigbours, you either become a superstar like Isla Fisher, Heath Ledger, Chris Hemsworth, Guy Pearce, Ryan Kwanten, Melissa George or Kylie Minogue, or you're never heard of again. I know one of the actors from Home and Away works on the roads up North because he can't get a job because the show has typecast him.

Kate was actually going to be on Home and Away! She was going to be a lifeguard! :D I don't know who she would of saved, being five foot one. :D She actually read her scenes with Ryan Kwanten from True Blood. But she pulled out because an Aussie legend (Ruth Cracknell from Mother and Son... funny show) told her that the show would ruin her career. Who knows how it would of panned out for her if she decide to go down the soapie path.

Kate668 on 11/21/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Ooh you really should see Moon! I love everything about it, but mainly Rockwell's performance. The soundtrack by Clint Mansell is beautiful as well.
A deep sexual attraction to Rockwell? I can't argue with that. This may be another movie for you to tag under 'boner' then, haha :D
Let me know what you think when you do see it :)

MasterofMovies on 11/21/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

DUDE! If you are a fan of Sam Rockwell and have not seen Moon, you have been missing out! It's probably his best film! Moon is such a great sci-fi movie. He gives one of the best performances from a sci-fi movie in that movie.

Ben Affleck has been great in everything he's been in, but there are a few exceptions (I'm looking at you, daredevil). That's a good choice. I would say Christopher Lee or Edward Norton.

Michael Cera is a great comedic actor. I like his range as well, he can take comedic roles or more serious ones. He's really established himself. And just curious, why did you hate Man of Steel?

Hugo was a great movie. Even though it doesn't rank up with Scorsese's best, I still really enjoyed it. Also, Scorsese is my favorite director, so that's not saying much, It's not ranked very high on my chart, but it should be higher. My chart is really messed up nowadays.

I just realized that Seven Psyhopaths is #7 on your chart. Is that something that you meant to do or an accident? Lol.

shane24 on 11/21/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I accidently left you my answer about Kate on Kate668s page! I left her a message before, but forgot to go to your page! It's quite lengthy, so I'm not writing it again. Head over to Kate's page to see it, Cian. :)

shane24 on 11/21/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I'm a big fan of South Park, it's huge down here. I just watched an ep where Cartman is trying to get Token and the new black girl together. Have you seen it?

Haha! Aaron Paul never reached the heights again of Help, I'm a Fish. :D

thelastdisciple on 11/21/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I really enjoyed The World's End even if it was a bit predictable. I've loved that Edgar Wright + Simon Pegg and Nick Frost formula ever since Spaced.

shane24 on 11/22/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

It's annoying, because most of her plays don't come over here. There all in either Melbourne or Sydney. I would of loved to see her in the play, Thursday, which was about Gill Hicks, the woman who had lost her legs due to the London bombings.

I haven't heard of the Martin McDonough play! I believe that it would be sensational.

I've seen some Arrested Development, not all of it. I like some eps, but a lot of it doesn't fit my sense of humour. I can't stress how close i was to seeing. Aargh! I don't want to think about it!

Well, I'm watching season 16 now. I have seen all the previous eps multiple times. I haven't seen the Miley Cyrus parody or the Game of Thrones eps. I can't wait to get the game! It's taking ages.

I can't think of my favourite episodes. If you list some of your favourites, then it may refresh my memory. :)

shane24 on 11/22/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

I would like to hear your thoughts on the worst movie you've seen- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. I can almost hear those weird/awesome Cian ways you say things. :)

SLionsCricket on 11/22/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Of course he needs like 12 bodyguards! He's Ennio Morricone, goddamn it ;)

shane24 on 11/22/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

They're only airing now. Like I said, we always get shit on down here.

Aah, I like all the eps you listed very much. I don't know any by name, buy I love the ep where Randy's balls are huge. :D Or when Kyle has Garrison's balls in his knees. 'Look Ike, your daddy is a dolphin!'. :D

Really enjoyed Toy Story of Terror. But it's not great, because I bet they made it to see if they want to make Toy Story 4. I will watch it if they make it, but I think they concluded the story perfectly with Toy Story 3. I just don't want to see them make a bad movie. Plus it's Disney now, I haven't seen great decisions since they took over (Planes, I'm looking at you).

I was impressed with King Kong. For a movie from the 30's, Kong looked great. I loved the action, and the reveal of Kong parting the trees won't be easily forgotten by me.

MasterofMovies on 11/22/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Agreed, Norton was fantastic in those movies. Ah yes, I love Moonrise Kingdom. It's such a well made, hilarious type of movie. Wes Anderson's best film for sure. My favorite Norton performance would for sure come from Fight Club.

I see what you mean about Man of Steel. Some of the jokes fell flat, but in a summer movie like that, I didn't really care. It delivered the goods, which is the action. The part where I disagree with you respectfully is when you say that there was too much action. The thing is, if you remember Superman Returns, there was no action. It was exactly how you described MoS. It was great to see Superman kicking ass again, which we have been missing for so long. I feel that there will be huge controversy surrounding the film long after this year.

Yes, I love In Bruges. It is criminally underrated. McDonagh is a great director, I can't wait to see more from him. What were some of your favorite movies of the year? I say were because the year is coming to a close.

shane24 on 11/24/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I just watched the trailers for Cuban Fury and Muppets Most Wanted. I'm really excited for both movies now. It's good to see Nick Frost get a starring role, and I have been a fan of The Muppets since I was a kid. I watched The Muppets, The Muppets Take Manhattan and The Muppets at Disneyland countless times on my VHS copies. Oh, and the eps of The Muppet Show with Rudolph Nureyev and Elton John, I watched them all the time as well. I still have an nostalgic attachment to some of the ads that were on the VHS. :D

shane24 on 11/24/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Oh, and I watched the trailer for Sabotage, the new Arnie movie. I hope it's actually good, but I'm not convinced.

shane24 on 11/24/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Well, I'm going. I will answer you in ten hours. :| Seeya.

shane24 on 11/25/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I will look into that site you mentioned.

I get where you're coming from with that South Park ep. Personally, I don't get too worried about what they show. It's all ridiculous.

Speaking of ridiculous! I just saw Sarcastaball! Man, did my mouth open when Cartman drank the "goo". That is something I never thought I would see in a cartoon!!

Well, it's Disney, so Pixar has less say now what gets made. Disney potentially will water down Pixar until it's identity and style is lost.

I think O'Dowd will be great! It's good seeing him branch out a bit and take a different type of role. I assume you meant bad guy, not ad guy? :)

Have you checked out The Muppet Show?

OneFuckTooMany on 11/25/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Naw, it's gaahbage, yo. Azrael and Gargamel were alright, but those little blue fudge-packers were as annoyingly nice/righteous/moralising as ever.

shane24 on 11/25/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

That guys hair was hysterical. But I didn't get Stan going to San Fransisco (was it?) and taking all his clothes off. I was thinking that I was missing a reference.

Hmm, I wonder if "rework" means to make it more Disney? It could very well be bad, but I could see Disney doing that also.

Yeah, I've heard of Muppets Tonight. I watched the end of an ep a few years ago. I didn't know what was happening! I didn't know hardly any characters. Is that Muppets Tonight? Or am I thinking of something else?

I rank the movies like this

The Muppet Movie
The Muppets Take Manhattan
The Muppets
Muppet Caper
The Muppets Christmas Carol
The Muppets Treasure Island
Muppets from Space

I will look up Muppet Salute Canada later, very early here. :)

shane24 on 11/25/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Ahh! I knew it had San in it! :D You bastard. :)

shane24 on 11/25/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Yeah, I think it didn't help me seeing that Muppets Tonight ep at the end. It was just a shock to the system to see all these weird characters that I hadn't seen before.

shane24 on 11/25/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Have you got plans for Christmas yet, pal? :)

MasterofMovies on 11/25/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Sorry for the late response. I was typing last night and my computer glitched up. Anyways, Fantastic Mr. Fox is a great film from Anderson, but I prefer Moonrise Kingdom, Rushmore and Bottle Rocket. And Moonrise is my favorite film from him. I also love Royal Tenenbaums but find The Life Aquatic to be overrated. What do you think of those films?

I get what your saying on MoS, The buildings constantly getting destroyed got kind of annoying after a while. Nevertheless, I still enjoyed it to a great extent. I guess Zack Snyder wanted a lot of action, and he totally had a passion for the project.

Wow! The World's End at No.11? Interesting, you must absolutely adore it! Blue Jasmine is very underrated, but may pop up at the Oscars. Iron Man 3 and Into Darkness were indeed very cool! Here's my Top 10.

1. Star Trek Into Darkness
2. 12 Years A Slave
3. Gravity
4. Thor: The Dark World
5. The World's End
6. Captain Phillips
7. Iron Man 3
8. Man of Steel
9. The Wolverine
10. Prisoners

Honorable Mentions: This is the End, World War Z, Pacific Rim, The Conjuring, Monsters University.

What's your Top 10? And I have a question, is To Kill a Mockingbird actually your favorite film of all time?

shane24 on 11/26/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Nope, no movies. The tv is off when the family is together. This includes my uncles, aunties and cousins. When I was younger, and I went to my grandma's for Christmas, I would have to watch The Sound of Music because there was only three channels then. I grew to hate that movie! Why every godamn year did they show it?! Because of this, i only watched those movies you listed when I was older. The dinner used to always make me tired, and I would then go and have a nap, along with everybody else. I still do that some years. :)

My grandma is gone now, so the family goes and has my dad's ham. It took a few years for him to perfect it in my opinion, but it's amazing now. We also have a turkey. Some Aussies have a seafood Christmas dinner, I don't know if other countries do this?

To be honest, I can't remember much about Muppets in Space. I know I don't like it, but that's all. What about you?

shane24 on 11/26/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Well, it's that time. Seeya mate. :)

shane24 on 11/27/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I'm sorry for your loss, Cian.

Nah, that's my nana that you're talkin' about. I call one nana, the other grandma, so it's not confusing. She passed a couple years ago. I was very close to her as well. I would talk to her after school whilst I waited for my parents to come to see her from my town. She was a worker, Cian. She used to throw hay bales around on the farm. Dad got her to flex a couple of years ago......shit!! She had the droopy arms like all old people have, but she had godamn huge muscles! :O I couldn't get over it! I still can't! I know some 25 year old guys that would be put to shame from her muscles. She was 87 years years old, and about 5 feet. :D That's another thing. It's crazy how much one shrinks as one gets older. I saw a photo of her when she was younger, she would of been close to six foot. :D I wonder if I will shrink that much?

Aussies love spuds as well! I guess they don't make fun of us because you Irish have got that stereotype. We've got the stupid 'put another shrimp on the barbie' stereotype. No Aussies ever say that! Only in a mocking way! There is so many potato farms around my area. A couple of spuds with gravy is great on Christmas. :)

I don't even know most of my relatives. The town half an hour away is full of relatives! One girl asked me if I was a relative of a guy, must f been because I look like him. Anyway, mum told me later that SHE was MY cousin! :D It all stems from my grandad having 13 brothers and sisters, and my nana having 12 brothers and sisters!! :O So I have all these random cousins that I know nothing about. Ha, then I have the odd relatives like the queen, the prince of Liechtenstein, the woman from Are You Being Served? and Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest (billionaire mining magnate). Don't know any of them, though. :)

Here's a funny little story about my grandma and the woman from Are You Being Served. They are closer relatives than I. Molly Sugden I think her name is. Well, she wanted to see my grandma, so she gave her a message to come to England to see her. Her response: 'If she wants to see me, she can glossy come here'. :D Aww, classic grandma. :)

Well, your mum wouldn't be a mum if she wasn't stressing about the food. :)

shane24 on 11/27/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I love your random, on purpose mistakes like 'footsore' you crazy little bastard. :D In the best way possible of course! :)

shane24 on 11/27/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

No, no, I got what you were saying Cian. :)

OneFuckTooMany on 11/28/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

It was alright, I guess. The voice-acting and the characterisations were actually pretty enjoyable, but the overall experience just felt like less than the sum of its parts. Either that or I just wasn't with it that day. Probably busy thinkin' about cleavage or somethin'.

shane24 on 11/28/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

On the other side of my family, my great uncle used to pick up full 44 gallon drums and lift them up and move them somewhere else. My dad saw it when he went onto his farm one day. He has huge hands you see, so it makes it easier. He would of been as strong as an ox as well. He's very old now, but still gives out advice to other farmer family members from his chair.

Are you getting tall? How tall are you now? Going to catch up with my height?

No, just dingoes taking babies......always with the babies!!! Not sure if you'll get that reference. :)

The footsore wasn't on purpose?! Good sir, you have sullied your name forever!! ;)

No, haven't seen any foreign marketing for Anchorman 2.

No, I definitely haven't heard of Glove & Boots. What is that?

shane24 on 11/28/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

My sister picks up my ps4 today. :)

shane24 on 11/28/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Your 14?! Man, I thought you were a couple years older. It doesn't matter at all, that's just what I thought. :) You don't write like a 14 year old that's for sure. You could catch me! :)

Well, a woman claimed a dingo took her baby in the outback. But many people thought she was lying and thought she killed it because it sounded so far fetched. They mock her by putting on a thick Aussie accent and saying 'the dingo took my baabyyy'. Meryl Streep was actually in a movie about it. I'm pretty sure it was found a couple of years ago that she very well could of been telling the truth.

They did that here also, like having a showdown with one of Australia's top reporters. I missed it all because I had to be places.

shane24 on 11/28/2013 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

I'm adding Gloves & Boots to your list. I will go through it all one day, I promise. :)

Nah, I'm just a bastard. :D