What's the latest movie you've seen?

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by NiNi

"The Book of Life"

LOVED it.

Me to! I went last Tuesday. Took my friends 9yo daughter to it and we both enjoyed it

Just finished Dragonball Z battle of the Gods! Also very good

[AT-Man]

The Babadook. Damn fine imagery, just the way I like it.

[Netkeeper]

Just watched Maleficent. Wish I had seen that one in the theatre, because I REALLY liked it.

[Leo656]

Finally watched all three Jurassic Park movies with my wife for her Birthday. I've seen the first one a couple times but for some reason it never grabbed me and I couldn't ever remember it. It's fine, though, I had more reason to actually get into it this time, and I still think it's kind of overrated but it's definitely not bad at all. It looks way better than a lot of movies that came out years later that tried to do essentially the exact same thing (like Peter Jackson's "King Kong", holy sh*t those were some sh*tty-looking dinosaurs) and that's pretty impressive. I liked the balance of CGI and animatronics through all three, using props where appropriate really gave the entire thing more weight than it would have if everything was green-screen.

II was okay, and III wasn't "bad" but I didn't really like it. It was well-made, all three of them were really well-made, but the third one was blatantly just made for the money and it was really obvious that they ran out of story with how they essentially re-created scenes from the first two movies with different actors and bigger dinosaurs. It felt super-lazy, and I'm not surprised that everyone mutually decided after the third one that the franchise needed a break. It wasn't a bad movie, and it had its moments, but it's 100% unnecessary, completely tacked-on, and was only made to show off.

I also can't quite get how they all end with showing some totally unencumbered flying dinosaurs, and they play this super-uplifting music, as if it wasn't a complete horror show. That right there is a Doomsday Scenario, folks. You have genetically-engineered giant lizard/frogs who can switch genders and reproduce regardless of environment, it's been proven that you cannot contain them, and by the end of the second one, we know they have no problem tearing up a heavily-populated area. So why the F'n super-triumphant music at the end of the movies, when the score from Terminator 2 would be infinitely more appropriate? The very fact that these things exist should mean that the human race is literally on borrowed time. That's why the upcoming fourth movie troubles me; if it's anything other than, basically, a Godzilla movie on steroids, there's no realistic point in making it. The only natural conclusion of the Jurassic Park storyline is that dinosaurs exterminate humanity and reclaim the planet. Nothing else CAN happen, realistically, other than dropping a nuke on the island(s) and causing a whole new list of problems.

I liked them overall, though. They're definitely well-made, but you could easily only watch the first one and get all you need from the franchise, in my opinion. II and III are skippable, in my opinion. Not bad, but not necessary.

[pennydreadful]

Originally Posted by Netkeeper

Just watched Maleficent. Wish I had seen that one in the theatre, because I REALLY liked it.

Me too!

Originally Posted by Leo656

I also can't quite get how they all end with showing some totally unencumbered flying dinosaurs, and they play this super-uplifting music, as if it wasn't a complete horror show. That right there is a Doomsday Scenario, folks. You have genetically-engineered giant lizard/frogs who can switch genders and reproduce regardless of environment, it's been proven that you cannot contain them, and by the end of the second one, we know they have no problem tearing up a heavily-populated area. So why the F'n super-triumphant music at the end of the movies, when the score from Terminator 2 would be infinitely more appropriate? The very fact that these things exist should mean that the human race is literally on borrowed time. That's why the upcoming fourth movie troubles me; if it's anything other than, basically, a Godzilla movie on steroids, there's no realistic point in making it. The only natural conclusion of the Jurassic Park storyline is that dinosaurs exterminate humanity and reclaim the planet. Nothing else CAN happen, realistically, other than dropping a nuke on the island(s) and causing a whole new list of problems.

[Leo656]

I liked her. Her butt sticks way out.

[ProactiveMan]

Originally Posted by Leo656

I liked them overall, though. They're definitely well-made, but you could easily only watch the first one and get all you need from the franchise, in my opinion. II and III are skippable, in my opinion. Not bad, but not necessary.

Jurassic Park is a great movie, and I don't care that the plot is different from the source material, but those changes kind of boned the adaptation of the Lost World. The movie is alright, but it doesn't hang together.

JP III is OK, but they turned the nonsense dial up to 9000 on that one. I was waiting for a scene where the "velociraptors" form a government and declare independence from Costa Rica.

[Dawnatello Turtle Chick]

Originally Posted by ProactiveMan

Jurassic Park is a great movie, and I don't care that the plot is different from the source material, but those changes kind of boned the adaptation of the Lost World. The movie is alright, but it doesn't hang together.

JP III is OK, but they turned the nonsense dial up to 9000 on that one. I was waiting for a scene where the "velociraptors" form a government and declare independence from Costa Rica.

I believe that was in the deleted scenes... lol, just kidding, but not by much. I agree with your statement about the changes from the source material in I hindered II. I really like II a lot but it definitely could be better. I am constantly throwing JP quotations into daily life and it is incredibly rare that anyone gets what they're from, I find that odd considering how successful & long lasting the movie has become. I guess it can be said that it didn't have any great one-liners except maybe "Ah, ah, ah! You didn't say the magic word!" I have to say this for it, it's the only movie I can think of where Samuel L Jackson plays an actual role, not just himself, lol.

Speaking of Samuel L Jackson playing Samuel L Jackson, I finally saw Django Unchained, absolutely loved it!! Samuel's role was utterly ridiculous and I really wish they would've picked anyone else to play him, but the rest was great.

[TheCanadiandrome]

love love love the JP franchise! went to see the original when it was out in theaters in 3D

[Cure]

I saw Maleficent and it was suuuuper sh*tty.

[AT-Man]

Interstellar. Good, but not great.

Nightsatan and the Loops of Doom. A short sci-fi film about a Finnish band, entertaining enough for 20 minutes.

What We Do In The Shadows. A really good vampire comedy!

Among the Living. Great first half, mediocre second half.

Starry Eyes. Also started off pretty well, but I didn't care much for the ending.

WolfCop. A tongue in cheek horror comedy, pretty good effects and funny parts.

ABCs of Death 2. Got sleepy at some point so I didn't see all of it, but some of the segments were quite creative and disturbing.

[Xiewin]

Just saw Big Hero 6, It was great. The beginning was sort of a drag, but the last half is what really made the movie for me.

[NiNi]

Originally Posted by Xiewin

Just saw Big Hero 6, It was great. The beginning was sort of a drag, but the last half is what really made the movie for me.

I saw this today~! I thought it was a really good film.

[MikeandRaph87]

I just finished a movie I watched over two days,The Villain (1979) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kirk Douglas, and Ann-Margert.

Earlier today I saw the worm hole sci-fi epic Interstellar. Both were good films worth the time.

[Cure]

I saw Airplane! for the first time. Sh*t is funny.

Earlier I tried rewatching Princess and the Frog but man, that movie sucks. I feel that joint did more harm than good for "traditionally animated" movies for me considering that it was supposed to be the last huzzah or whatever.

[NinjaPug]

Saw Interstellar today.

Seeing it in 70 mm IMAX was a great viewing experience. The score was amazing - can't get it out of my head.

There were parts of the ending that didn't quite work for me but overall it was one of the best movie going experiences I've had in a really long time.

[Cure]

I saw Interstellar, too. When I wasn't bored, I was annoyed at the overly loud music. So much so that it drowned out the dialogue.

[Icebot]

Just saw Easy Money (1983).

[Jester]

As it is 11/11, I am watching This is Spinal Tap.

[AT-Man]

Dawn of the planet of the apes. It was ok but sure enogh i got annoyed by the stupidity of some characters.