What's the latest movie you've seen?

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Two words, man- Dream Warriors. Dunno why, but that's my fave of the bunch. Or Freddy's Dead. That one's a close second.

[Leo656]

Freddy's Dead? WOW. That's like, the worst one. It's not even a movie, it's a series of weird celebrity cameos squeezed in while Freddy does some kind of Greatest Hits reel/pop culture spoof showcase. Just the pits. Ouch.

Dream Warriors at least had Wes put it together, which easily explains why it's the best of the "proper" sequels. They had to drag him into it kicking and screaming but it would have been a nice ending to the series had they had the good sense to leave things where he left them.

Really, only the ones Wes did were any good, 1, 3 and New Nightmare, which I didn't like as a kid but really loved later on when I re-watched it. I was too young at first to really "get" New Nightmare. I didn't even notice the parallels to the first one or the Hansel & Gretel motif or any of that stuff until way later on. I don't know how, it's not exactly subtle. But I was like 11, I didn't know sh*t about movies. I just knew it wasn't "funny", and it completely went over my head at that time that horror movies weren't supposed to be cute.

I can and do watch all of them of course. But the in-between movies have a lot of groaners, I usually only watch them if I'm doing a marathon.

[shuriken]

^^ Yeah Freddy's dead is pretty bad. But it's entertaining. So how'd you rank the Nightmare on Elm Street movies Leo?
Personally from worst to last

Freddy's Dead
Dream Master
Freddy's revenge
PD Remake
Dream Child
New Nightmare
Dream Warriors
1984

Thinking about re-watching all the TMNT movies now that I have some time while I study for finals.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Hey, I never said it was the BEST, just one of my top two favorites. And yes, New Nightmare too. I'm more a fan of the tongue-in-cheek humor and snarky side of Freddy, and the backstory and the dream world itself (and the history, powers, and everything that goes with it) are some of my favorite aspects of the franchise. I love seeing the bits of Freddy's past, especially in Dream Child and Dream Master, but those are my three favorites in the series. New Nightmare gets points for being a new twist on the story, with tons of "reality" thrown into the mix with the actors playing themselves. Warriors was just so fun though, especially with the kids getting their dream powers. And it stands out as having some of the most creative ways of dying, for me.

[Etsyturtle2]

Teenage mutant ninja turtles 2.

[pennydreadful]

I just get a kick out of the buttload of poorly-disguised metaphors for homosexuality in #2. I seriously don't know how the hell it slipped by the studios.

Oh, and most recent movie seen now is The Midnight Meat Train.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Just re-watched Avengers 2; Age of Ultron. Caught a few things I missed the first time around, and watched the deleted and extended scenes to get a better picture of what didn't make it into the movie story-wise. Thor's vision still didn't make a lot of sense, but at least I got to see where War Machine was while everything was going on. Never touched on Falcon though. Where was Sam?! Conspicuously absent throughout, yet shows up at the end for the "new" Avengers team. I want a director's cut! And I don't get all the hate on Ultron as a character. I mean, he WAS based off Tony's personality, after all, and it was really just a case of getting the intent and the letter of the mission mixed up- much like Clue did in Tron: Legacy.

[TurtleTitan97]

Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

And I don't get all the hate on Ultron as a character. I mean, he WAS based off Tony's personality, after all, and it was really just a case of getting the intent and the letter of the mission mixed up- much like Clue did in Tron: Legacy.

I think it had to do with the trailers just making Ultron seem like a much more twisted and darker villain than what he appeared as in the movie. IDK, he just came across being a bit too jokey to me, personally.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

He wasn't really even that "jokey" He had a dry sense of humor and irony, sure, but cracking jokes? Not so much. There was really just one or two, where he said something and then Tony goes "beat me by a second", inferring that he was about to make the same comment. He really came across as more misguided and confused about his purpose, taking the directives too literally- which, again, is the same thing that happened with Clue. It also reminded me of the Matrix AI from Gargoyles, which was so bent on creating order that it couldn't understand that it was only destroying everything rather than creating anything. Ultron had the same misunderstanding of his purpose. He wasn't making jokes constantly like some claimed; in fact, he was more philosophical than anything. But since his mind was based of Tony, he had a bit of a snarky streak, which is to be expected.

[Peanut]

I saw like 3/4 of the ironically named Good Dinosaur and it was so bad everyone wanted to leave.

It was terrible. First movie I've ever walked out of.

[Leo656]

Originally Posted by shuriken

^^ Yeah Freddy's dead is pretty bad. But it's entertaining. So how'd you rank the Nightmare on Elm Street movies Leo?
Personally from worst to last

Freddy's Dead
Dream Master
Freddy's revenge
PD Remake
Dream Child
New Nightmare
Dream Warriors
1984

Well, I can only really rank them in the order I'm most likely to watch them, not the order anyone else should. I'd say...

1. The original has plenty of cracks that are easy to see decades later but it's still the best overall movie in the series from top to bottom.

2. New Nightmare was a great remake/update on the original, and a rare case of using meta-fictional storytelling to improve a story instead of just make it "cute".

3. I have to say, I'm honestly more likely to re-watch the Remake on its own than I am any of the sequels.

-- I can really only watch any of those three in a random, self-contained "Hey, let's watch a movie" context. The rest, I have to have already watched 2 or 3 good Freddy movies in a row to get in the mood. --

4. Freddy's Dead is almost tolerable enough to watch on its own, but only because it has nothing to do with the rest of the series in the first place, which is annoying. It's a lousy movie but it has its moments.

5. Dream Warriors is much better than most everything else and is probably where the series peaked creatively.

6. Freddy's Revenge is bad, but not as bad as people say it is. It's just completely different from the rest of the series, and it was a total rush-job. But it's really not all that bad in comparison to most of the series.

7. Dream Child has some good moments with Freddy's backstory and such and a genuine spooky atmosphere.

8. Dream Master, is the one I can never remember which f*cking movie in the series it is. What happens? Who's the protagonist? Which kills are in this one? How'd they stop Freddy this time? I can never remember for sure despite seeing it god-knows-how many times, which tells me it's probably pretty sh*tty. For me to see a movie a bunch of times and retain virtually none of it in my memory, I must have really not cared at all.

So, there ya go.

[DarkFell]

The Polar Express.

[shuriken]

Thanks for your thoughts Leo.
And I've never seen Polar Express all the way through. Gotta do it one day.

Originally Posted by Peanut

I saw like 3/4 of the ironically named Good Dinosaur and it was so bad everyone wanted to leave.

It was terrible. First movie I've ever walked out of.

I actually enjoyed it. Then again went with my little cousin who was loving it so it might've swayed my opinion a bit. Curious as to what made you dislike it so much.

[Peanut]

Originally Posted by shuriken

I actually enjoyed it. Then again went with my little cousin who was loving it so it might've swayed my opinion a bit. Curious as to what made you dislike it so much.

I went with my 5 year old nephew, who absolutely hated it. Anyone who has gone to a movie with a kid that age who wants nothing to do with it knows how much of a nightmare it can be. We weren't the only ones who walked out when we did and we weren't the first ones either. There were kids whining and acting up out of bordem from the moment the scene with the pterodactyls showed up.

In terms of the movie itself, it was unfunny, the main character was annoying, the entire premise was about as cliche as it gets and it had some of the most pandering "feel feelings" scenes Pixar has ever done. I'm not the biggest Pixar fan to begin with, but I feel like they've become less and less able to craft a story that means sh*t without having to stoop to the level of something like Up, that tries its hardest to make you feel like sh*t so you'll care. Good Dinosaur was nothing but that, saddled with what is perhaps the most unlikable main character Pixar has ever made.

Like a lot of their stuff, if it wasn't Pixar it would get trashed.

[AT-Man]

Just came back from Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Spoiler:

It was exactly what I expected, and all the twists had been speculated long time ago. Good, but I wanted more than basically a remake of the original. The light saber fights were my favorite parts.

[Klunk1234]

I watched Peanuts a week ago. It was charming.

[Leo656]

Star Wars is pretty damn good. I agree with a lot of people's criticisms but I also seriously think that's over-thinking things a bit.

[shuriken]

Originally Posted by Peanut

In terms of the movie itself, it was unfunny, the main character was annoying, the entire premise was about as cliche as it gets and it had some of the most pandering "feel feelings" scenes Pixar has ever done. I'm not the biggest Pixar fan to begin with, but I feel like they've become less and less able to craft a story that means sh*t without having to stoop to the level of something like Up, that tries its hardest to make you feel like sh*t so you'll care. Good Dinosaur was nothing but that, saddled with what is perhaps the most unlikable main character Pixar has ever made.

Like a lot of their stuff, if it wasn't Pixar it would get trashed.

Fair enough assessment. I do agree that the protagonist sucked, and yeah they were really trying hard with the whole "feel the EMOTION scenes".
Anyway, Just finished my last final for the semester and am going to attempt to sit through all 5 TMNT movies starting with 2014. I figured if I do that I'll have something to look forward to. Then watch the rest in um "chronological " order. I predict massive amounts of alcohol consumption by the time I get to TMNT3 and 2K7...

Ok since I just watched tmnt 2014 I gotta say it wasn't as bad as I remember it. Yeah they were mini hulks(Raph looks like a gremlin and Mikey looks like SHrek, Splinter is terrifying) , yeah learning Ninjitsu from a book was dumb but hey I think it worked for what it was. Not great, but not wholly irredeemable. Onto TMNT 1990!
After exercise...

[Storm Eagle]

Guardians of the Galaxy. It's the third time I've seen it, and I still can't get into it.

Jem comes out on home video next year. Despite it's failure, I still want to check that out. I'm not supposed to like it, but I get the feeling that I will.

[MikeandRaph87]

If you don't like a movie you don't. No sense in suffering through it three times thinking you are supposed to like it. I never heard of it before filming began and then I worried it simply being a Marvel film would steal the thunder from the TMNT. Yet its my favorite superhero film not related to my three hero interest Ninja Turtles, Batman, and Spider-Man. I have seen it three times myself. Rwice in theatrea and once on my DVD copy of the film. Solid mix of different elements and a fun film.

I wrnt to Thursday night first screenings of The Force Awakens. Its no Empire or Jedi, but a very good film nonetheless.

I am currently watching The Last Samurai(2003) with Cruise and Wantanabe dramatic bio pic.