Kyyle23 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Dec 6, 2012 -> 07:46 AM) ohhh... maybe the rumored villain is true! HOLY CRAP! THE END OF THE JAPANESE VERSION! Cumberbatch looks and sounds like a great villain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 6, 2012 -> 09:11 AM) Cumberbatch looks and sounds like a great villain I will say, at first...I had a flashback to the Iron Man 3 trailer when I heard the voiceover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxbadger Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 (edited) Netflix to get Disney movies in 2016: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/disney-deal-...-035400659.html The more I read the article the less I understand what is going on. haha Edited December 6, 2012 by Soxbadger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 (edited) QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Dec 6, 2012 -> 01:05 PM) Netflix to get Disney movies in 2016: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/disney-deal-...-035400659.html The more I read the article the less I understand what is going on. haha The short version: Netflix gets some Disney movie/shows back catalog starting in 2013. Disney has a contract with Starz for new movies until 2016. In 2016, Disney will move their new move releases to Netflix exclusively Netflix is actively angling to be the 21st century version of HBO. Edited December 6, 2012 by Athomeboy_2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 5, 2012 -> 04:22 PM) Because in 99.9% of written Batman storylines, Batman (Bruce Wayne) has a steadfast rule to... not kill people? I don't see what's so hard to understand. Hell, the first movie of the series, Batman could easily kill Ra's Al-Ghul, gets challenged on his "rule" and says something to the tune of "I won't kill you... but I don't have to save you." And then you know like decades of comics and storylines and all that. Frank Miller decided to have Batman kill the Joker in "The Dark Knight Returns", which pissed people off - but for the most part he doesn't kill people, asdfgh. You said Batman does not kill people. Batman has indeed killed people, and in some pretty ridiculous ways at that. For one he killed plenty in the 89-90's films. In Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns he shot a mutant thug and killed him to save a child hostage, since you are a fan of his work. Batman killed dogs in the Dark Knight, throwing them down stairs. He has impaled killer Croc, shot Darkseid with intent to kill, etc. There was a time in which he had a gun which he shot, pushed a statue on a crowd of Mongols, hung people, starved people, burned people while having sex, he has used machine guns from the bat plane, machine guns in general, rocket launchers, he disguised himself as an Asian to stab an Asian enemy, pushed a guy into acid, stabbed people, and because it is getting old listing the way Batman has not killed people... burn a building down full of people. This is not even putting into account his supposed ''accidental deaths'' that have occurred. There has also be an abundance of times Batman could have saved someone, just to let them fall to their death, or die in some other fashion. Batman has, and does kill people, it is silly to suggest otherwise. People can think all they want that Batman does not use guns or kill people, but that is just nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 The more I think about the new Star Trek villain, it's probably not who I think ti is ( KAHN!!! ). The timeline doesn't seem to line up properly. I've seen a few other option, but I am not well-versed on TOS to know them well enough to make an informed guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Dec 7, 2012 -> 09:41 AM) The more I think about the new Star Trek villain, it's probably not who I think ti is ( KAHN!!! ). The timeline doesn't seem to line up properly. I've seen a few other option, but I am not well-versed on TOS to know them well enough to make an informed guess. look up Gary Mitchell. LOL, why did you spoiler Kahn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 (edited) QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 7, 2012 -> 09:42 AM) look up Gary Mitchell. LOL, why did you spoiler Kahn Gary Mitchell was one of the names I saw. I spoiled Kahn because I didnt want to spoil a villain they are keeping secret, but it'd probably be released well before the move comes out. Edited December 7, 2012 by Athomeboy_2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3E8 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Early returns for Zero Dark Thirty are good. 100%, 8.8/10 on RT with 19 reviews. I anticipate it will be my top movie of 2012. If I had to pick my favorite currently, it's probably Moonrise Kingdom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 I'd go with, in no particular order Argo Life of Pi Lincoln Beasts of the Southern Wild Flight Bernie (Jack Black/Shirley MacLaine) Skyfall (yeah, I know, Bond movies are never in the running for awards, and Casino Royale was better IMO) Amour The Perks of Being A Wallflower or Silver Linings Playbook Zero Dark Thirty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 (edited) Trouble With the Curve isn't a bad movie at all. The reviews were mixed, but this was better than about 80-85% of baseball movies. Eastwood played another version of the same character he "cliched" (Get off my lawn!) in Gran Torino, but he was more than tolerable. Amy Adams was the real center of the story, and she's very good in this one. Justin Timberlake was decent as a former phenom pitcher who blew out his arm from overuse and became a scout for the Red Sox on the way to a potential broadcasting career. There's a couple of plot twists that you might be able to see coming, and there's a little of the "modern computer/saber stats" bashing that we already saw in Moneyball...but worth a see if you missed it in the theatre. PS: Hahn, get rid of Marco Paddy and sign Amy Adams as our Latin American scouting coordinator, haha. And it seems John Goodman is in every movie you watch these days. Flight, Argo, this one... Edited December 9, 2012 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 The Sessions was really good. Hawkes and Hunt should both get nominated. Hunt goes nude and looks great for an older woman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jake Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I'm concluding/continuing some pretty intensive foreign film study, so hit me up if you're interested in some good stuff from other countries. FWIW, Hulu seems to be the king of all-time great foreign films via their "Criterion Collection." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Dec 3, 2012 -> 07:36 AM) I thought it was good, but not as good as the first two Daniel Craig movies. It seems to be getting outstanding reviews, but I just don't see it. Probably from people like me who thought the 1st 2 were weak. This is the only good one in the Craig sequence (imo). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 9, 2012 -> 05:47 PM) Probably from people like me who thought the 1st 2 were weak. This is the only good one in the Craig sequence (imo). I'd be interested in why people didnt like Casino Royale, cuz I thought it was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joxer_Daly Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 QUOTE (Jake @ Dec 9, 2012 -> 09:38 PM) I'm concluding/continuing some pretty intensive foreign film study, so hit me up if you're interested in some good stuff from other countries. FWIW, Hulu seems to be the king of all-time great foreign films via their "Criterion Collection." What's high up on your radar? Can be recent releases or older. At the moment my favourite foreign language films over the years would be (in no particular order): Goodbye Lenin A Very Long Engagement 9th Company A Prophet The Counterfeiters La Haine 11'09''01 - September 11 (Not so much a film, as eleven short films, by different directors, of eleven minutes and nine seconds each. It's quite a challenging and interesting piece of work) I thought Night Watch was a good laugh. Actually, there's a load of great Russian films, fecked if I can remember names at the moment though. What would you recommend for viewing? I really want to see 'Rust and Bone', and I've heard 'Amour' is great, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joxer_Daly Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 10, 2012 -> 12:20 AM) I'd be interested in why people didnt like Casino Royale, cuz I thought it was great. Yeah, I thought 'Casino Royale' was great aswell. I always watch it when it comes on the TV too. The other one was brutal, fair enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 QUOTE (Joxer_Daly @ Dec 9, 2012 -> 06:25 PM) What's high up on your radar? Can be recent releases or older. At the moment my favourite foreign language films over the years would be (in no particular order): Goodbye Lenin A Very Long Engagement 9th Company A Prophet The Counterfeiters La Haine 11'09''01 - September 11 (Not so much a film, as eleven short films, by different directors, of eleven minutes and nine seconds each. It's quite a challenging and interesting piece of work) I thought Night Watch was a good laugh. Actually, there's a load of great Russian films, fecked if I can remember names at the moment though. What would you recommend for viewing? I really want to see 'Rust and Bone', and I've heard 'Amour' is great, too. A Prophet was great, I just watched that one recently. Rust and Bone is getting some curious reviews, one of the two main EW.com reviewers put it on their Worst 5 movies of the year list, but many really like it. The Kid With a Bike is another one that comes to mind right away. Has anyone else seen that? Goodbye, Lenin! and A Very Long Engagement, bringing back some memories there. Then there's Amelie, a favorite for lots of us older folks, or Chocolat with Depp and Binoche. Living in China, I guess I've seen about 80-90% of the famous Chinese/Taiwanese films over the last decade...if there's any you are interested in hearing a review of, would be glad to provide it. And quite a few Thai films as well. Two of my favorite Thai movies are "Hello, Stranger" and "BTS Traffic Love Story" (loosely translated). And Dear Galileo with Ray McDonald isn't bad if you prefer travel movies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joxer_Daly Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Dec 10, 2012 -> 12:41 AM) A Prophet was great, I just watched that one recently. Rust and Bone is getting some curious reviews, one of the two main EW.com reviewers put it on their Worst 5 movies of the year list, but many really like it. The Kid With a Bike is another one that comes to mind right away. Has anyone else seen that? Goodbye, Lenin! and A Very Long Engagement, bringing back some memories there. Then there's Amelie, a favorite for lots of us older folks, or Chocolat with Depp and Binoche. Living in China, I guess I've seen about 80-90% of the famous Chinese/Taiwanese films over the last decade...if there's any you are interested in hearing a review of, would be glad to provide it. And quite a few Thai films as well. Two of my favorite Thai movies are "Hello, Stranger" and "BTS Traffic Love Story" (loosely translated). And Dear Galileo with Ray McDonald isn't bad if you prefer travel movies... Amelie is a brilliant film. I probably should have put that in also. Was Chocolat not in English, though? Outside of the Crouching Tiger types, I haven't seen a wild lot of Chinese films. Any recommendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joxer_Daly Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Film quote of the year, 2012, nominations... Simple, succinct: "Argof@ckyourself!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joxer_Daly Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Dec 10, 2012 -> 12:41 AM) A Prophet was great, I just watched that one recently. It's a feckin' belter of a film. The anticipatory tension in THAT scene easily surpasses that of the Solozzo/McCluskey killings in The Godfather, and other famously tense scenes to boot!!! And the fella that plays the Corsican does a great job too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 9, 2012 -> 04:20 PM) I'd be interested in why people didnt like Casino Royale, cuz I thought it was great. Cause if I wanted to watch 40 minutes of people playing poker, I'd have watched ESPN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 QUOTE (Joxer_Daly @ Dec 9, 2012 -> 04:47 PM) Film quote of the year, 2012, nominations... Simple, succinct: "Argof@ckyourself!" Agreed. Great movie too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 QUOTE (Joxer_Daly @ Dec 9, 2012 -> 06:25 PM) What's high up on your radar? Can be recent releases or older. At the moment my favourite foreign language films over the years would be (in no particular order): Goodbye Lenin A Very Long Engagement 9th Company A Prophet The Counterfeiters La Haine 11'09''01 - September 11 (Not so much a film, as eleven short films, by different directors, of eleven minutes and nine seconds each. It's quite a challenging and interesting piece of work) I thought Night Watch was a good laugh. Actually, there's a load of great Russian films, fecked if I can remember names at the moment though. What would you recommend for viewing? I really want to see 'Rust and Bone', and I've heard 'Amour' is great, too. Goodbye Lenin is awesome. Another good German one is The Nasty Girl, available on USA Netflix IIRC. Title not meant to sound sexual, it's a bad translation. 20 years old now, but based on a neat true story and the lead, Lena Stolze, is unbelievably charming. Real interesting aesthetic stuff too. Spain has a really underappreciated film market (I'm biased, as it is an area I am specializing in as I head to grad school hopefully in the nearish future). They've had some arthouse stuff that has been pretty popular abroad, ala Almodovar and Amenabar. Their popular films have gotten much better though, I am publishing a paper on Celda 211 (Cell 211). If you can get your hands on that, it is an excellent flick. I'd usually rather be kicked in the nuts than watch a prison movie, but this one is totally worth your time. I believe the Weinstein Bros. are trying to remake it in the USA, bastards. What's good around you? My knowledge of the UK film scene is pretty minimal, but I'm in the very, very early stages of thinking about graduate school there. All the good work in my Spanish Cinema specialty is being done in British Universities. Forgive me for making Ireland and GB sound interchangeable, too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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