Brother Jim Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Plus Keri Russell as a bad@$$ KGB officer on a DEEP cover mission is kinda cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Plus Keri Russell as a bad@$$ KGB officer on a DEEP cover mission is kinda cool. I was INSTANTLY sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? moby dick and the mighty mightor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevelon Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Death Race 2000 The Expendables 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Looper. I liked it a lot (well I did buy it). There is a real empathy from Bruce as he tries to change the future and the way to do it is awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Looper. I liked it a lot (well I did buy it). There is a real empathy from Bruce as he tries to change the future and the way to do it is awful. I liked it as well. Have you seen "Brick" by the same director? Definitely worth seeing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Looper. I liked it a lot (well I did buy it). There is a real empathy from Bruce as he tries to change the future and the way to do it is awful. I liked it as well. Have you seen "Brick" by the same director? Definitely worth seeing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? the great fight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? wonder woman tv series pilot movie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? I liked it as well. Have you seen "Brick" by the same director? Definitely worth seeing. This is the teenage school thing with the kid looking for a missing female colleague ? If so the answer is yes and I liked it a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevelon Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Mystery Men "We struck down evil with the mighty sword of teamwork and the hammer of not bickering" -The Shoveler Everyone who plays super-hero RPGs needs to watch this movie. The cast? Those are the PCs. You want to know how your game would translate to the big screen? This is it. You might aim to be The Avengers, but end up as the Mystery Men. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Best Worst Movie, a documentary about Troll 2, considered the worst movie of all time. It is so bad it has achieved cult status and is very popular in the right circles. The documentary was created by the star of that movie, a boy at the time, now grown up and living with the embarrassment that was this film. I'm not a huge bad movie fan, but I do like some. Robot Jox is pure gold as far as I'm concerned, but I don't think I could ever meet with the makers and say, "This movie is so awful, I just love it!" I know that I would hate to have someone say that to me with anything I created with serious intent. I've been in some very bad productions, including the world's worst stage version of To Kill a Mockingbird, but the difference is that we had no illusions that it was good in the first place. I can revel in stories of the hideousness now because I did so then as well. But if I did something I was genuinely proud of, and heard people label it as the world's worst anything, I would find that very difficult to take. That is the tragedy of this documentary. Most of it is fun to watch as the actors realize how awful it is and and are shocked and delighted by the cult popularity. They join in the various screenings and Q&A sessions with tongue planted firmly in cheek. However, other parts are very tragic, such as seeing the director and writer who are still deluded that they have created a genuinely great piece of art and don't really understand the popularity as a love of bad film and camp. Then there's the scene where some of them fool themselves into thinking the love of the movie is more widespread than it actually is as they set up a booth at a horror convention, ignored and disgusted. Like most good documentaries, it really delves into the human element behind the story. Meeting these creators and the fans involved is pretty incredible. There are some amazing stories, like the general store owner who is an incredibly creepy character, and we discover that the actor has had mental problems his whole life and that was mostly him in a role he hardly remembers doing at all. There's the legitimate actress who refuses to put Troll 2 on her resume and says she's lost jobs because they found out she was in it. The film combines the joys of backstage fun with the horror of watching a terrible comedian dying on stage. A truly mixed pleasure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Celt Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Log-Man, the actors' reaction to participating in audience viewings and Q&A reminds me of the time I went for a screening of The Warriors where David Harris (Cochise) was a guest. There was a huge disparity in the audience between older viewers who remember this off-beat urban action fantasy with some fondness and younger viewers who couldn't take it seriously. Mr. Grant was gobsmacked when during the Q&A a young man asked him if he realized he was making a comedy at the time. He was saved by half of the audience turning and staring at the questioner in stony silence and the MC stepping in. It's gotta be hard stepping in front of these audiences when you have no idea what reaction may pop up. Which reminds me, it may be time for our every-few-years double feature of The Warriors and Streets of Fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? This is the teenage school thing with the kid looking for a missing female colleague ? If so the answer is yes and I liked it a lot. That's the one. Amazing film noir dialog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Celt Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? You might aim to be The Avengers' date=' but end up as the Mystery Men.[/quote'] I wish it worked out that well sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuSoardGraphite Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? I nominate Mallrats. Seriously? Mallrats is high-art compared to the likes of Troll 2, Manos: The Hand of Fate and Herculese vs The Moon Men Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Seriously? Mallrats is high-art compared to the likes of Troll 2, Manos: The Hand of Fate and Herculese vs The Moon Men Or, say, Battlefield: Earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Oohh, aargh, Battlefield: Earth ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Oohh' date=' aargh, Battlefield: Earth ...[/quote'] Here's some more pain for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Here's some more pain for you. Don't make me negrep you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Don't make me negrep you I'm a terrible person. Everyone says so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? That's the one. Amazing film noir dialog. And Norah Zetner. And yes it is very good modern film noir. I have seen The Hobbit yesterday and enjoyed it. Although only a few of the dwarves are properly filled out. Thorin and Balin particularly. Balin is played by Ken Stott who is a very good actor. But Barry Humphries as the Goblin king ? Also Django. I like Tarentino pictures and this one is good. Waltz is brilliant and you can spot all sorts of people in the background who you recognise. The end is really over the top but still good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Cross Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? I nominate Zardoz & Event Horizon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Dark Star. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_considered_the_worst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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