Hugo I guess I can see what all the Oscar hype was about. It was a good movie but it did feel a bit long.
John Carter was such a massive flop that the head of Disney's movie studio lost his job: http://www.cinemablend.com/pop/Disney-Studio-Chief-Out-Over-John-Carter-Was-It-Really-Bad-41630.html
Haywire Holy shitballs was this a terrible movie. That ultimate fighting chick clearly got top honors at the Steven Seagal Academy of Acting. She's like a charisma black hole with no screen presence whose acting consists of either looking bored or doing a constipated "mean" face. The movie has some 5 minute cameos from a few A-list heavy hitters like Michael Fassbender, but her acting is so bad it actually drags them down with it. It had no discernible plot. The dialogue was shit. And the action scenes were like something out of a bad 70s TV show with lots of cheesy, badly choreographed MMA style fighting for no apparent reason when people could be using guns. There was a part near the end where she's kickboxing Ewan McGreggor on a beach that was one of the most hilariously shitty and ridiculous things I've seen. He's enjoying a nice leisurely stroll on the beach and out of nowhere she runs up and KICKS HIM IN THE FACE! If it weren't so slow and boring, this movie could have had a second life as an unintentional comedy similar to The Room. Or if it had just embraced its own badness like a Jason Statham movie it probably could have been at least fun, but it's meant to be taken seriously. The worst part is you can tell they really wanted to take this Mallory Kane character (yes that's really her name) and make a series. How does this have an 80% on Rottentomatoes? I'm surprised it wasn't straight to video. In fact, this belongs in the worst movies thread.
I'll probably download it just to see what $200 million looks like when you flush it down the toilet.
Melancholia 7.5/10 This is a movie from controversial Danish director Lars von Trier. This is definitely going to be a polarizing film, and it's strictly for those open to art films. I liked it for the most part, but it seemed like it never completely came together as a whole. What begins as a story about a newlywed bride battling to conceal severe depression takes an enormous turn. It's difficult not to lose focus on the stories of the individual characters with the direction the story takes. The symbolism of this turn of events is interesting and curious, but overall it was a bit much. It's good but certainly not the film Breaking the Waves was. BTW, Kirsten Dunst is nude frequently, although it's often when she's in a pretty fragile emotional state. Also, von Trier used some very striking, beautiful imagery, such as a slow motion shot of Kirsten Dunst's character being weighed down by tree roots grasping at her legs and waist, an obvious metaphor for her episode of depression. Finally, I'm having difficulty recalling much about the story or dialogue from scenes in which Dunst was wearing the wedding dress. I'm not sure why, but I seemed to be distracted easily during those scenes.
I'd wanted to give your artsy fartsy films a try and that one's free on amazon prime so I think I'll give it a go sometime soon.
This one was pretty strange. I found it to be worth watching (for me, anyway), but Breaking the Waves and Dancer in the Dark, also by von Trier, were better movies.
From what I've heard, it's basically a movie about how depressed people are better able to cope with hopeless situations because they already expect things to turn out badly. I'm not sure I want to watch such a gloomy movie honestly.
Out of curiosity, do you guys think a 22 year old straight man would drag his friends and family to see Mirror Mirror with him on his birthday? I'm convinced my cousin is gay. There's more to it than just liking Disney princess movies. The kid talks with a lisp and has an imaginary girlfriend.
How did you guess? The least he could do is find a real girl to be his beard. No one has ever seen this girl, and she's always mysteriously vacationing in Europe or has to work late.
What he needs is an internet girlfriend. Easy to pick up and no need to worry about hasslesome meetings and lame excuses.
My 25 yr old brother dragged his family to see Hunger games and it wasn't even his birthday. He's not gay though just an immense a*hole. lol sometimes.
Hunger Games at least has some action. Mirror Mirror is Julia Roberts singing and dancing with gnomes or something.
Snow White (the old disney one) scared the bejezus outta my 36 yr old brother lol my mom said he was uppity for days.