Spoilers What Movie Are You Watching?

[ritmomundo]

Pacific Rim. Really enjoyed it. My sole quibble not nearly enough of the Russian and Chinese Jaeger teams and their 'bots in action. May very well see again despite the stupidly expensive ticket prices in NYC.

I saw this as well, in IMAX 3D (sticker shock, that's for sure). It was enjoyable, but not as great as the reviews made it out to be, in my opinion. Trying to avoid spoilers here as much as possible. I agree, there weren't enough Jaegers in action, and their choice of punching first vs swords or long range weaponry was poor. Halfway through, I was reminded of the old kids TV show Power Rangers (giant team-controlled robots versus giant alien monsters). My friend made similar observations. My impression is that anyone who enjoyed The Avengers (13-25 crowd mostly) will thoroughly enjoy this.

 

[kazmac]

I saw this as well, in IMAX 3D (sticker shock, that's for sure). It was enjoyable, but not as great as the reviews made it out to be, in my opinion. Trying to avoid spoilers here as much as possible. I agree, there weren't enough Jaegers in action, and their choice of punching first vs swords or long range weaponry was poor. Halfway through, I was reminded of the old kids TV show Power Rangers (giant team-controlled robots versus giant alien monsters). My friend made similar observations. My impression is that anyone who enjoyed The Avengers (13-25 crowd mostly) will thoroughly enjoy this.

My coworker and I are over that age range but are definitely stuck in that 13-25 mentality when it comes to genre films. We had a lot of fun and immediately wanted a prequel with the two teams mentioned. I preferred this over the Avengers for many, many reasons, but you're right on.

Coworker and I will probably see this again, although I may pass on doing IMAX 3D.

 

[Apple fanboy]

Because its on the TV, The Empire Strikes Back. My Favorite Star Wars. Lets hope the new ones live up to this.

 

[millerj123]

Um, well... it was more like 2 kids (who didn't know each other) see each other from across the mall, their eyes meet through the fountain's bouncing water, and it's love at first site. So the 8 year old girl runs off with the boy (leaving her 4 and 6 year old sisters alone in the mall) and they go to a romantic restaurant for dessert and salsa dancing.

The way it was done seemed less innocent than it sounds. I'm not complaining, some people might have found it perfectly normal. I just thought it was weird and a little inappropriate.

Well, she was actually supposed to be 11, and the boy a teen, which sort of implies 13-14. I'd agree, 8 would be pretty young.

I've liked both Despicable Me's, but I was paying much more attention to Kristen Wiig's character anyway.

 

[Dolorian]

Watched the first 10 minutes of the Evil Dead remake and that was plenty for me. I appreciate the atmosphere they are trying to create, but the characters were very unlikable and the whole thing left me feeling cold and not in a scared way, but in a 'meh, whatever' kind of way. Needless to say, I won't bother with seeing it.

I would suggest watching past the first part (which is basically just 20 minutes) because the movie really picks up afterwards. I personally loved it, even more than the original and felt that the reason for them going to the cabin in the first place was a nice touch. Certainly better than the whole "let's go to a cabin because the movie needs us to do so" that a lot of movies employ.

 

[Huntn]

Johhy Depp's Hard Time's Continue as Lone Ranger Bombs

Anyone seen this? I knew from the previews that the action sequences were heavily laced with CGI. The article indicates that audiences seem to be fatiqued with watching JD play quirky characters. This might be tough for an actor whose big breakthrough was Edward Scissorhands. They seem to be milking Pirates of the Caribbean. The last one was a disappointment.

My favorite JD movie is Sleepy Hollow when he played Ichabod Crane, a Sherlock Holmes type character investigating a Headless Horseman. It was a great take on the original Disney cartoon many of us are familiar with.

 

[kazmac]

I get where you are coming from...

I would suggest watching past the first part (which is basically just 20 minutes) because the movie really picks up afterwards. I personally loved it, even more than the original and felt that the reason for them going to the cabin in the first place was a nice touch. Certainly better than the whole "let's go to a cabin because the movie needs us to do so" that a lot of movies employ.

but I did not like or care about any of the characters so if I do not relate to them in the first few minutes, chances are I won't. While the kicking the drug addiction element makes sense, it doesn't mean a thing if I don't like the characters.

Glad you enjoyed, but I'll stick by my guns with this one.

 

[ritmomundo]

Well, she was actually supposed to be 11, and the boy a teen, which sort of implies 13-14. I'd agree, 8 would be pretty young.

Hmm.. okay, but that's not a whole lot better.

Johhy Depp's Hard Time's Continue as Lone Ranger Bombs

Anyone seen this? I knew from the previews that the action sequences were heavily laced with CGI. The article indicates that audiences seem to be fatiqued with watching JD play quirky characters. This might be tough for an actor whose big breakthrough was Edward Scissorhands. They seem to be milking Pirates of the Caribbean. The last one was a disappointment.

My favorite JD movie is Sleepy Hollow when he played Ichabod Crane, a Sherlock Holmes type character investigating a Headless Horseman. It was a great take on the original Disney cartoon many of us are familiar with.

Sleepy Hollow was great, I agree. Lone Ranger was acceptable. I hate to say it, but I think JD is incredibly boring playing a regular person, like in The Tourist or Secret Window (just my opinion). His forte is bringing life and personality to all those quirky characters.

I've read that they are working on a Pirates 5, as well as an Alice In Wonderland 2.

 

[Beeplance]

Watched Pacific Rim and Lone Ranger the last 2 days.

Pacific Rim - Has to be the Top 10 movies of my lifetime, since I very much enjoy movies from this genre (big robots). Action-filled, the background music was also awesome (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPaP7KsZ0yw) and the fighting scenes and storyline did not disappoint at all. Was expecting this movie to be a great one since I first saw its trailer and it had certainly exceeded my expectations. Would really like to watch it again, but will see how.

Lone Ranger - Honestly, has a nice storyline but seems abit long-winded to me. Johnny Depp did have a nice portrayal of his character here though, like the way he always do outlandish and funny actions and saying "Kemo sabe". Strongly think this movie could have been much better in a lot of ways, but that's that. Saw some of this movie's ratings, and I can understand why it is such.

 

[Huntn]

Hmm.. okay, but that's not a whole lot better.

Sleepy Hollow was great, I agree. Lone Ranger was acceptable. I hate to say it, but I think JD is incredibly boring playing a regular person, like in The Tourist or Secret Window (just my opinion). His forte is bringing life and personality to all those quirky characters.

I've read that they are working on a Pirates 5, as well as an Alice In Wonderland 2.

You could have a point there. Maybe playing normal people just does not appeal to him?

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Watched Pacific Rim and Lone Ranger the last 2 days.

Pacific Rim - Has to be the Top 10 movies of my lifetime, since I very much enjoy movies from this genre (big robots). Action-filled, the background music was also awesome (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPaP7KsZ0yw) and the fighting scenes and storyline did not disappoint at all. Was expecting this movie to be a great one since I first saw its trailer and it had certainly exceeded my expectations. Would really like to watch it again, but will see how.

Lone Ranger - Honestly, has a nice storyline but seems abit long-winded to me. Johnny Depp did have a nice portrayal of his character here though, like the way he always do outlandish and funny actions and saying "Kemo sabe". Strongly think this movie could have been much better in a lot of ways, but that's that. Saw some of this movie's ratings, and I can understand why it is such.

Pacific Rim is definitely on my list to see. I may visit the theater for it.

 

[sk1wbw]

Watched The Conjuring last night. Pretty good movie with some nice little creepy parts, but not one of the better horror movies I've seen over the years. I'd still recommend it.

 

[ritmomundo]

Watched The Conjuring last night. Pretty good movie with some nice little creepy parts, but not one of the better horror movies I've seen over the years. I'd still recommend it.

I agree. The Conjuring had the potential to be much scarier than it was. It was decent, but left me feeling blah.

I saw The Wolverine today, and I was not disappointed. I've been a big fan of X-Men since reading the comics (and collecting comic cards) as a kid, so every time an X-Men flick comes around, I get a little giddy (my favorite being X2). It dragged at one point, the sound effects were excessive, and there were fewer mutants than I would have preferred, but overall, I found it entertaining. The 3D effects were decent too- noticeable, yet subtle. As usual with these movies, there's a stinger midway through the credits, and it's a pretty good one, so be sure to stick around.

 

[Beeplance]

Just finished Act Of Valor, really impressive movie which I would highly recommend.

Not sure why the ratings for the movie is so low though...

 

[kazmac]

saw the Wolverine last night

I agree. The Conjuring had the potential to be much scarier than it was. It was decent, but left me feeling blah.

I saw The Wolverine today, and I was not disappointed. I've been a big fan of X-Men since reading the comics (and collecting comic cards) as a kid, so every time an X-Men flick comes around, I get a little giddy (my favorite being X2). It dragged at one point, the sound effects were excessive, and there were fewer mutants than I would have preferred, but overall, I found it entertaining. The 3D effects were decent too- noticeable, yet subtle. As usual with these movies, there's a stinger midway through the credits, and it's a pretty good one, so be sure to stick around.

I will politely disagree with the mutant comment, Viper was not needed (and the actress was terrible.) I think the villains' central conceit about Logan would have been so much more potent if he was the only obvious mutant in the mix. I liked him being the Man with No Name and gaijin dog if you will. Otherwise, I really enjoyed it. Hugh Jackman is a fabulous actor and I love the fact he still gets into playing this character. Makes me remember why I loved Wolverine in the comics for two decades before the first X-Men film.

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Additionally, I'm currently watching the always fun, yet rather daft: Two Mules for Sister Sarah. Eastwood westerns are always welcome in my range.

 

[Huntn]

I agree. The Conjuring had the potential to be much scarier than it was. It was decent, but left me feeling blah.

I saw The Wolverine today, and I was not disappointed. I've been a big fan of X-Men since reading the comics (and collecting comic cards) as a kid, so every time an X-Men flick comes around, I get a little giddy (my favorite being X2). It dragged at one point, the sound effects were excessive, and there were fewer mutants than I would have preferred, but overall, I found it entertaining. The 3D effects were decent too- noticeable, yet subtle. As usual with these movies, there's a stinger midway through the credits, and it's a pretty good one, so be sure to stick around.

I am highly anticipating Wolverine in the theater, probably this week. Of the X-Men movies, the ones that include Wolverine have been the best. First Class did not appeal to me, although it I can't say it was terrible. I've probably done it before , but can I ask dedicated X-Men readers, was there a printed comic revised history where Xavier and Magneto were ever buddies?

I will politely disagree with the mutant comment, Viper was not needed (and the actress was terrible.) I think the villains' central conceit about Logan would have been so much more potent if he was the only obvious mutant in the mix. I liked him being the Man with No Name and gaijin dog if you will. Otherwise, I really enjoyed it. Hugh Jackman is a fabulous actor and I love the fact he still gets into playing this character. Makes me remember why I loved Wolverine in the comics for two decades before the first X-Men film.

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Additionally, I'm currently watching the always fun, yet rather daft: Two Mules for Sister Sarah. Eastwood westerns are always welcome in my range.

Hugh Jackman had definitely imprinted as Wolverine. I can't see anyone else playing him and he lights up the screen when he appears.

Clint Eastwood is great. TMFSS and Outlaw Josie Wales are 2 of my favorites along with Dirty Harry.

 

[xxBURT0Nxx]

Saw wolverine last night and it was awesome!! Disappointed I didn't stick around after the credits, guess ill have to go back and see it again!! By the way, the 3D was definitely worth it for this movie and I usually hate 3D. Seems they are getting away from the objects popping out of the screen at you and doing more of the 3D landscape that adds depth to the scene by going away from you instead.

The bullet train scene is absolutely AWESOME!!

 

[costabunny]

Macman and I are watching one of the most iconic sci-fi movies of all time

2001

 

[GoCubsGo]

I saw The Guilt Trip just now. It wasn't as funny as I thought it would be but I sat through it all the same.

 

[ritmomundo]

I will politely disagree with the mutant comment, Viper was not needed (and the actress was terrible.) I think the villains' central conceit about Logan would have been so much more potent if he was the only obvious mutant in the mix. I liked him being the Man with No Name and gaijin dog if you will. Otherwise, I really enjoyed it. Hugh Jackman is a fabulous actor and I love the fact he still gets into playing this character. Makes me remember why I loved Wolverine in the comics for two decades before the first X-Men film.

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Additionally, I'm currently watching the always fun, yet rather daft: Two Mules for Sister Sarah. Eastwood westerns are always welcome in my range.

I see what you're saying about the mutants. It's just when I imagine any X-Men related movies, I expect a few cameos (not necessarily main characters). Anyway, I agree about Viper. She wasn't necessary, and her acting was terrible.

After thinking about the movie some more, I wish they had elaborated a bit more on the "transfer" process (I won't go into details to avoid spoilers). It makes sense if you think about his abilities and from the last scenes of the movie, but you really have to put the pieces together yourself.

 

[Shrink]

Macman and I are watching one of the most iconic sci-fi movies of all time

2001

Well...now...iconic for sure. The most iconic of all time...that covers a lot of ground.

How about "Forbidden Planet" and "The Day The Earth Stood Still", to name just two that are pretty impressive in their impact and production values (for the time) ?

 

[mscriv]

I saw The Wolverine this weekend as well. I have to say I enjoyed the film, but I'm extremely disappointed that they decided to put "adult" language in the movie on multiple occasions. Look, I understand that "cursing" is becoming more mainstream and that many people don't care if their children hear "F" bombs being used, but I just think it was unnecessary. It's one thing for movies that are trying to be "real" to use language as a part of that process, but comic book based hero movies really have no reason to do such a thing. The movie was rated PG-13 as most previous Marvel movies have been, but this is the first time I can remember where they have allowed such kind of language.

I've been around comic books as a fan, collector, and reader since I was a child. While I understand the genre of "adult oriented comics" in terms of subject matter, theme, tone, violence, etc., Marvel has done a good job of keeping it's superheroes "kid friendly" while at the same time enjoyable for older generations as well. We allowed my 8 year old son to watch The Avengers after we had seen it first and knew that there was nothing that he shouldn't be exposed to within the film. Sadly, we will not be able to do the same with The Wolverine for quite some time. I understand some will call me "old fashioned", "overprotective", or say that I'm living in a "fantasy world" due to my opinion on this, but I just take my responsibility as a parent seriously and I won't intentionally expose my children to language like that at such a young age. That's why I think such a decision on the part of the movie creators was so senseless. Why alienate a whole audience group for no legitimate reason?

Sure, you could argue that the movie was PG-13 and therefore not meant for younger viewers, but as a comic book based film you gotta know that many families would consider buying it on Blu Ray or DVD for younger children to watch at home if not actually taking them to the movie in the theater not expecting that kind of language since none of the previous films have included it.

So, for me, the final analysis is that The Wolverine was a fun movie for older teens and adults. They have done a good job bringing much of the comic book character to life on the big screen (love the hair), but in some ways they have gone too far (the language) and crossed lines that even the comic doesn't generally cross.

 

[ritmomundo]

I saw The Wolverine this weekend as well. I have to say I enjoyed the film, but I'm extremely disappointed that they decided to put "adult" language in the movie on multiple occasions. Look, I understand that "cursing" is becoming more mainstream and that many people don't care if their children hear "F" bombs being used, but I just think it was unnecessary. It's one thing for movies that are trying to be "real" to use language as a part of that process, but comic book based hero movies really have no reason to do such a thing. The movie was rated PG-13 as most previous Marvel movies have been, but this is the first time I can remember where they have allowed such kind of language.

I've been around comic books as a fan, collector, and reader since I was a child. While I understand the genre of "adult oriented comics" in terms of subject matter, theme, tone, violence, etc., Marvel has done a good job of keeping it's superheroes "kid friendly" while at the same time enjoyable for older generations as well. We allowed my 8 year old son to watch The Avengers after we had seen it first and knew that there was nothing that he shouldn't be exposed to within the film. Sadly, we will not be able to do the same with The Wolverine for quite some time. I understand some will call me "old fashioned", "overprotective", or say that I'm living in a "fantasy world" due to my opinion on this, but I just take my responsibility as a parent seriously and I won't intentionally expose my children to language like that at such a young age. That's why I think such a decision on the part of the movie creators was so senseless. Why alienate a whole audience group for no legitimate reason?

Sure, you could argue that the movie was PG-13 and therefore not meant for younger viewers, but as a comic book based film you gotta know that many families would consider buying it on Blu Ray or DVD for younger children to watch at home if not actually taking them to the movie in the theater not expecting that kind of language since none of the previous films have included it.

So, for me, the final analysis is that The Wolverine was a fun movie for older teens and adults. They have done a good job bringing much of the comic book character to life on the big screen (love the hair), but in some ways they have gone too far (the language) and crossed lines that even the comic doesn't generally cross.

IIRC, Wolverine has said "bullsh**" in previous movies. But in general, this movie had a much more adult theme than the previous movies. With the sexual imagery (threesomes, partial nudity) and nonstop violence, killings and carnage. I'm glad to see Marvel cater to mature audiences, but parents need to be more careful with PG 13 movies nowadays. Even without the language, the amount of violence alone should be enough to keep you from taking your 8-year old to see it.

 

[Apple fanboy]

Just watched Pacific Rim at the Cinema. It was my daughters choice and was a bit predictable. At least it wasn't USA saves the world again (well not completely on their own!) like a lot of these alien films are.

 

[Mac'nCheese]

IIRC, Wolverine has said "bullsh**" in previous movies. But in general, this movie had a much more adult theme than the previous movies. With the sexual imagery (threesomes, partial nudity) and nonstop violence, killings and carnage. I'm glad to see Marvel cater to mature audiences, but parents need to be more careful with PG 13 movies nowadays. Even without the language, the amount of violence alone should be enough to keep you from taking your 8-year old to see it.

Exactly. Who cares about the one f-bomb? How many people get killed in this film? Why didn't the other poster care about that? We sure are strange in this country. Still complain about some nudity and language but slicing and dicing of dozens of people....that's a family film!


Best end credit scene ever, btw...

 

[mscriv]

Exactly. Who cares about the one f-bomb? How many people get killed in this film? Why didn't the other poster care about that? We sure are strange in this country. Still complain about some nudity and language but slicing and dicing of dozens of people....that's a family film!


Best end credit scene ever, btw...

I understand what you are saying about violence. But, in my opinion superhero movies are a bit different when it comes to violence. Most kids who watch superhero cartoons are familiar with the combat aspect of the superhero genre. And, most superhero movies like Spiderman, Iron Man, The Avengers, X-Men, Superman, etc., do a good job of presenting fight scenes without being overly realistic, bloody, gratuitous, or gory. Sure you see someone get blasted, hit, kicked, or in the case of Wolverine, clawed, but it's not, in my opinion, much different from the previously mentioned fight scenes in the cartoons that they are most likely already watching. Ritmomundo did make a good point about there being other adult related material in The Wolverine that would not be appropriate for a younger child, even one that was between the ages of 13 to 16.

Let me clarify my point in an effort to not be misunderstood. I wasn't arguing that I wanted to take my 8 year old to see the movie or that the only reason I wouldn't let him see it was because of the language included. As Ritmomundo stated the entire movie had a more adult tone that would make it inappropriate for children and tweens. I simply think that language is one of the easiest areas that can be avoided in movies that are partially targeted at a younger audience and in my opinion it served no purpose in the film. Comics and cartoons have been successful at maintaining the superhero genre which is inclusive of tasteful fighting/combat without adding other adult themes like language, nudity, or sex. I just wish that could have been done with this film as well. In truth, it's most likely unrealistic expectations on my part and I'm willing to own that.