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Old 01-13-2009, 04:19 PM   #1
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I agree, I didn't like that or the first one.
I thought the first Hellboy was a nice movie, but I reallllllly think they should have just left it at that... second was just a lets try to squeeze some more money out of this deal in my opinion.
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Old 01-14-2009, 12:55 AM   #2
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1. The Dark Night - Awesome at the cinema, awesome on Imax, awesome on Blu-ray, awesome on DVD. As far as comic book action movies go, its raised the bar 100x.

Close but no cigars:

Ironman - Was my top, but TDK came and ousted it.
Cloverfield - Could have been brilliant, let down by some over exaggerated shaky cam at times.
Body of lies - Strong, and DiCaprio were brilliant, Crowe was shyte and not convincing.
Tropic Thunder - Whole cast was awesome, story could have been so much more though.
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Old 01-14-2009, 01:32 AM   #3
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You guys hailing The Dark Knight as best movie ever... heh... I watched The Matrix again the other day.

Boy how awesome that movie was, especially considering it was the movie that initiated the slow-mo & flying around effects... I would say if there's a movie that revolitionized the whole sci-fi / sfx concept, The Matrix definitely did.

The sequels were for freaks.
I'm a sci-fi freak, I liked them. But I can understand the ones who didn't. After all, the plot wants to be deeper than it really is.
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Old 01-14-2009, 01:36 AM   #4
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You guys hailing The Dark Knight as best movie ever... heh... I watched The Matrix again the other day.

Boy how awesome that movie was, especially considering it was the movie that initiated the slow-mo & flying around effects... I would say if there's a movie that revolitionized the whole sci-fi / sfx concept, The Matrix definitely did.

The sequels were for freaks.
I'm a sci-fi freak, I liked them. But I can understand the ones who didn't. After all, the plot wants to be deeper than it really is.
I wouldnt say the Matrix revolutionised any kind of genre nevermind sci fi..for that, dont you have to look further back to Terminator and even before that?

I'd say it had groundbreaking camera effects but no more than that.
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Old 01-14-2009, 02:43 AM   #5
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probably Wall.e
though "the day the earth stood still" was better than i thought it would be, granted i thought it would suck balls
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Old 01-14-2009, 03:07 AM   #6
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You guys hailing The Dark Knight as best movie ever... heh... I watched The Matrix again the other day.

Boy how awesome that movie was, especially considering it was the movie that initiated the slow-mo & flying around effects... I would say if there's a movie that revolitionized the whole sci-fi / sfx concept, The Matrix definitely did.

The sequels were for freaks.
I'm a sci-fi freak, I liked them. But I can understand the ones who didn't. After all, the plot wants to be deeper than it really is.
Hehe true, the Matrix was something revolutitionary but the sequels were still good movies. Anyway, I would put it more like "the people that watch them wants the plot deeper than it already is" and the makers "wants a bigger story so they make more movies for more money".
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Old 01-14-2009, 07:10 AM   #7
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Saw Slumdog Millionaire yesterday. And damn what an awesome movie. Everybody go see. The Indian version of Cidade de Deus.
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Old 01-14-2009, 12:01 PM   #8
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button... by far
you all need to go see it!

runners up are

the dark knight
wall e
iron man
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Old 01-14-2009, 05:25 PM   #9
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button... by far
I saw the movie and while the production values were good I still wonder what the movie tried to say. It just showed someone's life (although a bit weird), but didn't try to convey a "moral" message. Also it felt a bit long.
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Old 01-14-2009, 05:36 PM   #10
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I saw the movie and while the production values were good I still wonder what the movie tried to say. It just showed someone's life (although a bit weird), but didn't try to convey a "moral" message. Also it felt a bit long.
Nothing lasts - so live life. Also never live in regret or accept defeat wishing you had accomplished something you had initially set out to do and see know barriers. (Specifically in reference to Tilda Swinton's character but the theme transcends, I feel.)

The highs, they come in windows, they come and they go, as do the lows so savor every moment possible. Enjoy the highs and learn from the mistakes made that lead to the low points. It is a fairly long film but it is a mechanism for the viewer to actively reflect on their own life rather than having everything spoon fed to them in droves as a fair amount of movies tend to do.

Don't get me wrong, I can understand why people aren't a fan of the movie as it is quite dark but in my own opinion, there are so many things going on behind the scenes with the characters which is why the pacing is at the rate that it is set and there are some strong messages integrated into plot and characters.

I just thought I would share my interpretation and I personally thought the film was astounding on all fronts.
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Old 01-14-2009, 05:55 PM   #11
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Thx for the explanation.. Still doesn't make the movie that great in my opinion..

someone on the web said this and I tend to agree:

If this movie didn't have the novelty of reverse-aging, or Fincher attached to it I doubt there would even be a thread on this. If Benjamin had aged normally there is absolutely nothing in this movie--other than the technical aspects Tucker mentioned--that hasn't been done better before.

The unique perspective that Button's disease was supposed to give him on life didn't really offer anything particularly inventive to the story. I thought for a while the ending might redeem the story somewhat but I don't know what the viewer is supposed to take away from this other than a few boilerplate, cheesy aphorisms. "some are artists, some are mothers, and some are dancers." Seriously? That's something I would expect to read in a Dr. Seuss book, not the final words of a man who supposedly had such a unique and interesting life.
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Old 01-14-2009, 06:12 PM   #12
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If this movie didn't have the novelty of reverse-aging, or Fincher attached to it I doubt there would even be a thread on this. If Benjamin had aged normally there is absolutely nothing in this movie--other than the technical aspects Tucker mentioned--that hasn't been done better before.
While I can respect the point of view that person made to an extent; if you take into consideration all of the places he had traveled, the experiences he had, it would have surely been more adventurous than the "average viewers" life story (as far as offering a sense of escapism and inspiration) and then you add on top of it the primary plot mechanism of him essentially de-aging throughout all of these endeavors.

Again, I can understand where that viewer is coming from yet at the same time I am very intrigued as to how he (or even you since you seem to tag along with his perspective) might have thought the film could have been more "inventive".
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Old 01-14-2009, 06:41 PM   #13
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I'm always up for a good movie and seeing how many positive reviews this movie was getting I was expecting a lot. I guess I should just have taken the movie as it was. Glad people liked it though..
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Old 01-17-2009, 05:15 AM   #14
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funny that no one mentions the front runner to actually win best picture: Slumdog Millionaire, probably because few have seen it. Overall i would have to agree with the critics that it is the best.
Just saw it, due to this thread.
Great movie, but i believed they picked the wrong guy for the main character. The guy looks like he's 16 and when he has this love thing with lakata (forgot name)..it looks totally fake because she looks atleast 21
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Old 01-17-2009, 05:16 AM   #15
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The Dark Knight for sure. In FULL HD
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Old 01-17-2009, 05:42 AM   #16
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The Dark Knight for sure. In FULL HD
I wish I could have seen it in IMAX, that must have been one hell of a experience!

Anyway, ya HD will do haha..
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Old 01-17-2009, 05:51 AM   #17
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The Dark Knight was amazing.
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Old 01-17-2009, 06:09 AM   #18
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While I can respect the point of view that person made to an extent; if you take into consideration all of the places he had traveled, the experiences he had, it would have surely been more adventurous than the "average viewers" life story (as far as offering a sense of escapism and inspiration) and then you add on top of it the primary plot mechanism of him essentially de-aging throughout all of these endeavors.

Again, I can understand where that viewer is coming from yet at the same time I am very intrigued as to how he (or even you since you seem to tag along with his perspective) might have thought the film could have been more "inventive".
I don't know if inventativeness would of helped or not but it sure would have helped if I cared at all about the two main characters. Also, imo, they screwed the pooch by not showing the last 5 years when he was on his own before the dementia hit, as that would ha ve been interesting. Ultimately, though, the stages one goes through (some do at least) mimic the stages in reverse at the end of life.

Pretty telling that the best thing about the movie to me were the lightening scenes.
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Old 08-01-2009, 05:14 PM   #19
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Default Best Film Of 2008 - Year In General A Good One For Films? -
Beings as we're into 2009, what's your favourite film of 2008... you can't have two, just the one, the one that left you mesmorised be it at the cinema or at home... my vote goes to Cloverfield...

What's other peoples, and yeah, I do realise alot will be liking The Dark Knight.... great film witgh a stunning performance from Ledger... not the classic everyone was saying and not as good as Batman Begins in my book with it being 15 minutes too long... however, been some corkers... to name but a few...

Rambo, No Country For Old Men, Wall.E, IronMan, The Orphanage, Sweeny Todd.... just of the top of my head.

I'd say 2008 has been a good year and certainly better than other 200x years which I do think overall have been poor. Think we've deffo got back into the summer blockbuster (but the film actually is good)...

The only downside for me is the constant use of CGI which 50% of the time look appalling... especially in the age of BluRay and massive TV's in our homes... where it shows up alot easier...

Anyway, anyone else have any thoughts?
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Old 08-01-2009, 05:33 PM   #20
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dark knight

and at least the CGI wasnt like beowulf was
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