Movies other than Dune

[Acriku]

Hey scar, have fun with the movie! It's a refreshing view of vampires from all the old "romantic" vampire stories. These guys are just pure beasts. The storyline is not too deep, as it is mainly a survival movie but it does have very interesting ideas and twists.

Um veK, I'm still having retroactive nightmares of watching Event Horizon alone in the dark. Sam Neill was so different from his Jurassic Park character that it was very chilling.

[Kokiri-Mentat]

Watched Jesus Camp last night. Scary how they brainwash children. A couple times I LOL. Great seeing the repressed homosexual drug addict Ted Haggard on there.

They filmed the first 15ish minutes of that documentary in my hometown, suburb of KC.  Yes, that documentary is scary.  No, I never had any of that stuff from the video done to me.

Anyway, just saw the latest Tim Burton/Johnny Depp film.  Awesome movie.  The extreme throat slashing is quite projectile at times.  Great film adaptation.  Here's my only beef: I know it was a cinemized version of a musical so burton was probably trying to stay true to those fans, but seriously Danny Elfman is leagues ahead of Stephen Sondheim.  If it's not broken, don't fix it.  Danny Elfman rocks.  Sondheim.......not so much.

[Acriku]

That new Johnny Depp movie looked interesting, some people said the music was borderline repetitive though.

Aliens v Predator: Requiem was very satisfying in the gore/violence department. Definitely makes up for the first movie (and then some). Predalien is awesome!

[Kokiri-Mentat]

Yea, besides the film score Sweeney Todd was good.

Def. want to see aliensVSpreds.

Couple nights ago watched Superbad.  Damn that movie is hilarious!  love the Mcluvin kid.  He's as cool as you could ever be in highschool.  what a pimp.

[Digital Guerrilla]

I wish Guillermo del Toro would have been able to direct "I Am Legend". Will Smith did a wonderful job but the director could have done better. It would have been interesting what Guillermo del Toro would have come up with in his version.

[Acriku]

What influences do you think del Toro would have had on the film? I imagine the ending would have been [hide]less cheesy/fairy-tale happy? [in regards to the human race as a whole] (I much prefer the book's ending to the movie's)[/hide] Perhaps that's wishful thinking...

[Kokiri-Mentat]

doesn't every other zombie flick end like that though?  and i'm curious how the book ends.  is it that much different from the movie?

[Andrew]

Anyone see Juno?

It is supposed to be one of the best movies of 2007 (released late December).

Has 8.4/10 on imdb (#132 of top 250) and 93% at rottentomatoes.

Has a well known overall cast as well. Same director as Thank you for Smoking which was a good movie.

Damn, I think I just convinced myself to find someone to go see it with.

[Kokiri-Mentat]

  haven't seen it.  although that last comment on imdb the user wasn't diggin' superbad too much, but i loved it. *eggheemm*  I  mcloved it!  Def. will check it out.

[Acriku]

Juno looks interesting, the main guy is from Superbad... From what I read on it the script is really well thought out, with a lot of wit in it.

If you really want to know the book's ending Kokiri:

[hide]Neville finds out that the vampires are developing low-level societies, then after losing the dog he found [yes, he found the dog midway into the book, instead of having it all along as in the movie] and being betrayed by the woman he found [a vampire in disguise, the movies allude to the vampires growing smarter against Neville which was great] he is captured by the vampires and taken to the leader vampire(s) lair and learns that among the low-level societies, he is feared. He is Legend. dun dun dunnn! Then he presumably is killed and humanity is wiped out. I more satisfying ending, if I do say so myself! [/hide]

[Kokiri-Mentat]

nice...... 8)

Yea, [hide]I thought that the movie definitely hinted at more intelligent "dark-seekers" and then really didn't go anywhere with it.  it didn't quite make sense plot-wise, but yea, that book plot ending makes much more sense.[/hide]

[nampigai]

Twin Peaks - Fire walk with me!

for some reason I've only seen this movie last week. I fell in love with it (and Laura Palmer, but I was in love with her during the series as well) at once, and have seen it 5 times last week. I still can

[Dunenewt]

I saw Superman Returns recently on DVD, which was pretty good.  Not amazing but, it was a good comeback for the franchise.  I've also seen Perfume, which I thought was a girly film when my friend bought it, but I was pleasantly disappointed.  Anyone here seen Sunshine?  I watched it really late at night, and those flashing frames scared me quite a bit!

[Megashrap]

Just saw 'I AM Legend'. I thought it was ok due to Will Smith's great acting. But the problem I had is with the CGI effects of the infected,I mean it's what around 15 years since Jurrasic Park and this is the best they could do...shit.I think it would have been alot more effective using real makeup but thats me.

[Khan]

I saw Eastern Promises the other day. Really good film but it spoiled itself with its ending, it seemed far too American.

[Megashrap]

Watched 'Zodiac' tonight pretty good movie, just had some stretched out boring parts I thought. Shame they never caught that maniac yet.

[Kirby Gotenks absorbed]

I like pokemon movies 1-3, although I doubt anyone here likes pokemon (although I generally like everything nintendo). I watched this terrible Pokemon movie called "Pokemon 4-ever".

Cool/funny movies:

Kung Pow: Enter the fist

Austin Powers in Goldmember

Dead or alive

[Andrew]

Watched 'Zodiac' tonight pretty good movie, just had some stretched out boring parts I thought. Shame they never caught that maniac yet.

I enjoyed the movie as well.

[Dunenewt]

I watched Sahara last night, although I spent most of it wondering what the desert scenes in the new Dune film will be like!

[Vanguard3000]

Watched Master of the Universe a few days ago.  I don't seem to recall He-Man having a laser rifle in the cartoon.

Also, Orko was replaced with some kind of dwarf.

Overall:  11/10

[Megashrap]

Watched Cloverfield last night. I didn't think it was that great at all. And the shaky cam pissed me off also.

[MrFlibble]

I watched Cloverfield some time ago, and found it quite bad. A pretty pointless plot, the first half of the movie is plainly boring, the second is a little less boring. I only liked the scene where the soldiers attack the creature and the main characters are caught in the middle. The shaky camera didn't make for additional realism. It's just another trend in cinema these days.

Anyone seen The Constant Gardener?

[Dunenewt]

Yes, I love that film I have it on DVD.  Great acting, great storyline.  I've always wanted to be a Diplomat as well, but I don't plan on getting killed.

[Khan]

Way to spoil a film. ;)

[Megashrap]

Just watched I am Legend alternate ending. Man that was soo much better than the theatrical version by far.