Movies you've recently watched

[Queequeg]

1612 - A reasonably big budget film about the "Uncertain times" in Russia after Boris' Gudonov's death. A serf named Andrei chases unicorns (literally) and kills Noblemen and the ultimate evil in Russia at the time: Poles.

They overdo the fantasy elements a bit for my liking, but it's a fairly enjoyable flick and at the very least has a great "Siege" battle scene where the Poles are trying to get the Tsarina back from said serf (who picks up Spanish fencing from his dreams) who's grabbed her and taken her to a fortress. The end is rather rushed, and the history is specious, but like I said the battles are fun, and the characters well drawn.

8.00001 Poles dressed like armored Angels being mowed down by an ingenious peasant and the bizarro-world weapons he creates outta 10

Why haven't I seen this?

Actually, why don't I have the collector's edition DVD already? 

[jimmy olsen]

Now you know Ed Anger's pain.

He'll never understand my agony. I'm too complicated for his simplistic worldview and his childish pursuits.

True but he still needs to gain some empathy (and it's technically possible that he could garner a rudimentary idea of your agony) so as to annoy you less, maybe?

I don't have empathy? 

[Martinus]

1612 - A reasonably big budget film about the "Uncertain times" in Russia after Boris' Gudonov's death. A serf named Andrei chases unicorns (literally) and kills Noblemen and the ultimate evil in Russia at the time: Poles.

They overdo the fantasy elements a bit for my liking, but it's a fairly enjoyable flick and at the very least has a great "Siege" battle scene where the Poles are trying to get the Tsarina back from said serf (who picks up Spanish fencing from his dreams) who's grabbed her and taken her to a fortress. The end is rather rushed, and the history is specious, but like I said the battles are fun, and the characters well drawn.

8.00001 Poles dressed like armored Angels being mowed down by an ingenious peasant and the bizarro-world weapons he creates outta 10

Why haven't I seen this?

Actually, why don't I have the collector's edition DVD already?

From the reviews I read, it makes Troy and Kingdom of Heaven look like a fucking 100% accurate historical documentary.

[Darth Wagtaros]

Full Metal Panic was pretty funny. 

[Scipio]

Star Trek.  It was good.  No Shatner.  Yes Nimoy.  Oh, and Romulus blown up in the future sounds fucking wonderful.  Hate the fucking Romulans, do I.

[Korea]

Zac Efron! Jesus Christ.

Also, no adults? WTF, while that may describe some manga/anime it certainly doesn't describe FMP.
http://scifiwire.com/2009/04/live-action-version-of-fu.php

Mandalay Pictures has acquired theatrical rights to and will develop a big-screen version of Full Metal Panic, a Japanese manga series that blends action, comedy and high school romance, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The property derives from writer Shoji Gatoh's series about a teenage anti-terrorist commando named Sousuke Sagara, who is given the mission to protect a high-school girl with mystical powers.

Panic, which is set in a world almost exclusively without adults, is known for mixing visceral action with wry comedy.

Zac Efron (17 Again) has surfaced in connection with Panic, with the actor holding a conversation on the project.

Born as a serialized novel from Gatoh and the illustrator Shiki Douji, Panic was developed in the early 2000s as a Japanese anime by the Asian firm Kyoto Animation and eventually also yielded a spinoff series.

An English-language version was produced and released in the United States on home video by ADV Films.

Well, Zac Effron does kind of look like an anime character.

[jimmy olsen]

Zac Efron! Jesus Christ.

Also, no adults? WTF, while that may describe some manga/anime it certainly doesn't describe FMP.
http://scifiwire.com/2009/04/live-action-version-of-fu.php

Mandalay Pictures has acquired theatrical rights to and will develop a big-screen version of Full Metal Panic, a Japanese manga series that blends action, comedy and high school romance, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The property derives from writer Shoji Gatoh's series about a teenage anti-terrorist commando named Sousuke Sagara, who is given the mission to protect a high-school girl with mystical powers.

Panic, which is set in a world almost exclusively without adults, is known for mixing visceral action with wry comedy.

Zac Efron (17 Again) has surfaced in connection with Panic, with the actor holding a conversation on the project.

Born as a serialized novel from Gatoh and the illustrator Shiki Douji, Panic was developed in the early 2000s as a Japanese anime by the Asian firm Kyoto Animation and eventually also yielded a spinoff series.

An English-language version was produced and released in the United States on home video by ADV Films.

Well, Zac Effron does kind of look like an anime character.

But he doesn't look like he grew up fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan with the mujaheddin.

[frunk]

You should try the 1972 Tarkovsky original. 

Both pale imitations of the actual original...novel.

[CountDeMoney]

Eraserhead is on Verizon On Demand this month.  I suggest you younger tards that never got to see it check it out.

[Josephus]

Saw Threads for the first time today. jesus 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090163/?

Remember seeing that back in 82 or 83 or whatever.
I think it's a lot more fun to watch back in the cold war.

[Josephus]

Anyways....

Just saw HBO's Into The Storm. A biopic of wartime Churchill.

I thought it was pretty good. I know most of you would say "ahh, it wasn't historic. Not enough Byzantine, etc." But, I thought it was well done.

[Neil]

Up was cute.

[Sophie Scholl]

Prelude to a Kiss.     Alec Baldwin gets in on with an old man.  That about sums up how awesome this movie is.

Angels and Demons    Watchable I guess.  The scenery was the best part, of which I presume most of it was sets and cgi.  It pisses me off what the church did to all of that awesome Roman art and architecture.

[BuddhaRhubarb]

Now you know Ed Anger's pain.

He'll never understand my agony. I'm too complicated for his simplistic worldview and his childish pursuits.

True but he still needs to gain some empathy (and it's technically possible that he could garner a rudimentary idea of your agony) so as to annoy you less, maybe?

I don't have empathy? 

It was a joke. at your expense. You don't have to get it. carry on.

[BuddhaRhubarb]

1612 - A reasonably big budget film about the "Uncertain times" in Russia after Boris' Gudonov's death. A serf named Andrei chases unicorns (literally) and kills Noblemen and the ultimate evil in Russia at the time: Poles.

They overdo the fantasy elements a bit for my liking, but it's a fairly enjoyable flick and at the very least has a great "Siege" battle scene where the Poles are trying to get the Tsarina back from said serf (who picks up Spanish fencing from his dreams) who's grabbed her and taken her to a fortress. The end is rather rushed, and the history is specious, but like I said the battles are fun, and the characters well drawn.

8.00001 Poles dressed like armored Angels being mowed down by an ingenious peasant and the bizarro-world weapons he creates outta 10

Why haven't I seen this?

Actually, why don't I have the collector's edition DVD already?

From the reviews I read, it makes Troy and Kingdom of Heaven look like a fucking 100% accurate historical documentary.

That aspect doesn't make it bad. It's the overuse of the Unicorn Chasing scenes and glowy Davinnci Code "clues" that detract from the yarn... which is what it isa Yarn in a historical setting. Not trying to be any more historically accurate than say "Legend"