Movies you've recently watched

[Malthus]

Saw both the Hurt Locker and District 9. Was a bit disappointed with both. Maybe I was expecting more, I dunno. Hurt Locker was good conceptually, though it got a tad repetitive. There were moments of great suspense though. District 9 was too all-over-the-place. Social commentary, faux documentary, sci-fi, action flick. I was getting a headache.

Hurt Locker 6.5 Dead Hajjis out of 10

District 9. 6 Dead Prawns out of 10

I pretty well agree with this, though I'd rate Hurt Locker more highly: both movies I thought were overrated. They weren't bad movies exactly, but they were hyped as being really, really good. District 9 suffered from being not sensible enough in plot to make good sci-fi and not significant enough in message to make good allegory.

[frunk]

I was unimpressed by District 9 too.  I think the one hurt the other.  The message was muddled and confused which meant it couldn't work as high concept sci-fi, and the plot was so crazy and silly that any allegory didn't even make sense.

[Darth Wagtaros]

I was bored to tears by District 9.  Even the mecha fight at the end left me bored. 

[Neil]

continuing my festival of space crazy movies I watched "Silent Running" - Bruce Dern plays a psychotic space hippy who kills his poker buddies so they won't nuke his space garden. Then he goes loopy. fun goofy laughable SF movie with some awesome spaceship models and cute robot drone workers.

I really enjoyed this movie.  I felt he was justified.

[BuddhaRhubarb]

2046 - sequel to "In The Mood For Love"... more oblique and stoner friendly than it's predecessor. However, I'm on a break from FB-land... so It didn't wow me as much as the first couple of viewings. The main character is far more of a broken man by this point in the story. All the SF stuff is interesting, but not as dynamic as the HK in the 60's stuff.

I think it's a more literary movie though... plays out more like a novel than "In the Mood...." It has lost it's favored status with me though. Now after having seen them both 3 times, "In The Mood For Love" supersedes it in terms of "favorite WK WAI film.

That said I think if you even kinda like one of them... you should see both, to get the whole story. I can't stop thinking about either.

9.5 emo chinese men emotionally crippled by old girlfriends and hookers and booze and gambling outta 10

[Darth Wagtaros]

Don't Tempt Me.  Some weird Angel and Demon temptation movie.

[garbon]

2046 - sequel to "In The Mood For Love"... more oblique and stoner friendly than it's predecessor. However, I'm on a break from FB-land... so It didn't wow me as much as the first couple of viewings. The main character is far more of a broken man by this point in the story. All the SF stuff is interesting, but not as dynamic as the HK in the 60's stuff.

I think it's a more literary movie though... plays out more like a novel than "In the Mood...." It has lost it's favored status with me though. Now after having seen them both 3 times, "In The Mood For Love" supersedes it in terms of "favorite WK WAI film.

That said I think if you even kinda like one of them... you should see both, to get the whole story. I can't stop thinking about either.

9.5 emo chinese men emotionally crippled by old girlfriends and hookers and booze and gambling outta 10

I only saw 2046 and I loved it.

[AnchorClanker]

Watched "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum" again last night... it never gets old.
What a cast.  Zero Mostel truly was a master of his trade.

[Darth Wagtaros]

Watched "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum" again last night... it never gets old.
What a cast.  Zero Mostel truly was a master of his trade.

That is a good movie. Shame it's not on Hulu anymore.

[Josquius]

500 Days of Summer- Quite nice. Made me smile most of the way through and only really trailed off and got dull towards the end.

[BuddhaRhubarb]

The first couple of episodes of Earth: The Biography. Narrated by some Scots wanker, it's unintentionally funny as he sometimes sounds like Groundskeeper Willie. Great HD photography of Volcanoes and Storms though.

[Admiral Yi]

I watched part of a documentary last night on a 32 year old homo who enlisted in the Marines and participated in the invasion.  Can't remember the title.  It was OK, except the parts edited in from his one man play.

[Neil]

The first couple of episodes of Earth: The Biography. Narrated by some Scots wanker, it's unintentionally funny as he sometimes sounds like Groundskeeper Willie. Great HD photography of Volcanoes and Storms though.

The really interesting stuff was in Earth's earlier years anyways.

[The Brain]

Henry V (1989)

Haven't seen this once since I saw it in the theater. It's pretty nice but the common soldiers subplot is unnecessary.

[The Brain]

a 32 year old homo

That's just sad.