tomfiend Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 did you see it? I just said it was unnecessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamover Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I just said it was unnecessary. perhaps. the original is very good. but the new one is fantastic. and it's not like they americanized it, it was shot in sweden and all that. i think they both stand on their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobohunter48 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I watched Safety Not Guaranteed and Traffic earlier. Safety Not Guaranteed was really good for what it was. Traffic is great, although I wasn't feeling the whole blue tinge to the Michael Douglas segments; felt a little unnecessary. Overall great movie though. Just rewatched Safety Not Guaranteed last night, I thought Aubrey Plaza did a great job carrying the film since it was her first lead role. I would not mind marrying her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Just rewatched Safety Not Guaranteed last night, I thought Aubrey Plaza did a great job carrying the film since it was her first lead role. I would not mind marrying her. Love her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomfiend Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 perhaps. the original is very good. but the new one is fantastic. and it's not like they americanized it, it was shot in sweden and all that. i think they both stand on their own. You just don't need two versions of the same films, especially done so closely together, I just don't get why everything needs to be remade for american audiences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 You just don't need two versions of the same films, especially done so closely together, I just don't get why everything needs to be remade for american audiences. I felt this way about the Spiderman reboot (although both were american). A lot of people just refuse to watch subtitled movies. You want to call them lazy, then fine. But that in itself explains why the movie was remade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomfiend Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I felt this way about the Spiderman reboot (although both were american). A lot of people just refuse to watch subtitled movies. You want to call them lazy, then fine. But that in itself explains why the movie was remade. We just need more original ideas instead of rehasing so many things until they're dead. People who can't be bothered to watch a film with subtitles don't deserve to see it in my opinion. Rip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
000000 Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Criterion has a buttload of movies free to watch on Hulu all weekend! http://www.hulu.com/movies/criterion EDIT: It's by no means their complete offerings, but lots of good stuff there nonetheless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronniegwilliams Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share Posted February 15, 2013 I think American reboots are alright. When it comes down to it; yes, some people are too lazy to read subs. On another note, it allows the original artist to expand his work to a much greater audience. For example, Let Me In introduced a larger audience to both the original Let the Right One In film, as well as the novel, allowing the original artist(s) to have much more exposure, and in return, a larger payoff for the art they may have struggled to create. I don't think reboots are complete cop-outs, sure Hollywood may be out of original ideas, but sometimes a bigger American budget may allow for a greater experience. I know, I've probably said this at least a hundred times already, but I believe it. If America should stop doing reboots because they're too lazy to think of an original idea, the same argument could be stated about the majority of movies in general. Movies based on books are just lazy. Why not read the book? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
000000 Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Just watched Vivre Sa Vie from that Criterion Hulu business. Nothing like a French New Wave film from the 1960s about prostitution to get you down on Valentine's Day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Remember someone talking about "Jeff, who lives at home" in here. Thought it was pretty mediocre. Xylophone music playing over someone staring off into space and looking miserable doesn't make a good independent movie. Think I'm done watching anything Duplass directs. I freaking love the league. He doesn't have anything to do with the writing or directing of that show, though. So I keep watching his movies thinking that he is someone who's career I should follow (Cyrus, Baghead, Jeff, Puffy Chair) and they are all ok but kinda disappointing. Just like him as an actor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseydave77 Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Shooter - an afternoon Netflix special. When is Mark Wahlberg going to learn how to do something other than mope through an entire movie? Beyond that it was fine to waste a couple hours on since expectations were low. Could have benefitted from more explosions and better acting. I suppose it stunk but held my attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbbrew22 Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Currently about 11 episodes into House of Cards - this show is excellent. About to go see the new Die Hard movie in about an hour and I'm pretty stoked on that. 000000 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
000000 Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 House Of Cards was phenomenal. Over the past two days I've watched Vivre Sa Vie (Godard), Breathless (Godard), Eraserhead (Lynch), and The Trouble With Harry (Hitchcock). Gonna try to watch a few more of the Criterion ones while they're free on Hulu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronniegwilliams Posted February 17, 2013 Author Share Posted February 17, 2013 I watched The Master last night, though I'm not really sure how I felt about the movie overall, I can say that Phoenix gave one of the best performances on screen ever, also terrific displays from Adams and Hoffman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I watched The Master last night, though I'm not really sure how I felt about the movie overall, I can say that Phoenix gave one of the best performances on screen ever, also terrific displays from Adams and Hoffman. Love that move so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Staying in and going real old school tonight -- "Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyacrash Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I watched The Master last night as well. Agreed with the phenomenal acting, and it was filmed beautifully, but aside from that I had trouble maintaining interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
000000 Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I hated The Master. The acting was really good, and Philip Seymour Hoffman could easily talk me into a cult any day, but I just couldn't get into the story at all. Also the entire movie I couldn't stop thinking how much of a scumbag Joaquin Phoenix's character was. EDIT: I was intrigued by his choice to shoot 70mm though. While I didn't see it presented that way, I can imagine how amazing the detail would have been, but I can't really think of any scenes in particular that would have been improved by it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Staying in and going real old school tonight -- "Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" Always wanted/needed to see that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
companyinkrecs Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 House at the end of the street: Giant turd, redbox had nothing else appealing. Katniss did her thing, but the story didn't give her much of a chance. Also Elizabeth Shue....I still would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 House at the end of the street: Giant turd, redbox had nothing else appealing. Katniss did her thing, but the story didn't give her much of a chance. Also Elizabeth Shue....I still would. Thank you for further confirming how bad this is supposed to be. My girlfriend got this from Redbox and expected me to want to watch it with her. I told her I had no interest in it, especially after hearing how awful it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronniegwilliams Posted February 17, 2013 Author Share Posted February 17, 2013 House at the end of the street: Giant turd, redbox had nothing else appealing. Katniss did her thing, but the story didn't give her much of a chance. Also Elizabeth Shue....I still would. Watching this right now for the very same reason, my hopes are not very high at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbbrew22 Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 So I saw A Good Day to Die Hard this afternoon. It was terrible. My friends and I stood outside after the movie for a long time trying to dissect what we thought happened in the movie, but none of us really got it, so we looked up the plot on Wikipedia. After getting more clarification, it was decided that the movie was far worse than we previously thought. kyacrash 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amnstypls Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I'm watching season 1 of Da Ali G Show right now.... man, too good. It never gets old. kyacrash 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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