TV/Movies Megathread

[Drakken]

Eric Bana's coming to blow up your mattress.

I prefer Marie-Josée Croze coming to blowing me on my mattress, but without the honey trap.

She was perfect in Munich, for the few minutes we see her.

[Sophie Scholl]

Tucker and Dale vs Evil.  Quite an enjoyable flick.  It takes the 80's camping horror story and does a total flip on it.  Way better than any "Epic Movie"/"Scary Movie" type bullshit could hope to be.  If you have fond memories of the genre, look for it.  It's on Netflix on demand.  As an added bonus?  It has Alan Tudyk in it!

[Josephus]

Saw Tinker Tailor. First time in a long time, I saw people walk out. It's not exactly a fast paced, action flick. Very talky.
I thought it was somewhat confusing at first, especially if you haven't read the book. Lots of characters and names thrown at you. Plus there are plenty of flashbacks. But it was pretty good. The sort of movie that can only get better with multiple viewings.

[Kleves]

Inspired by Ide, I watched The Giant Behemoth from 1959. Not to be confused with the tiny behemoth, I guess. In the film, American nuclear testing in the Pacific has caused a radioactive giant marine brontosaurus(!) to attack... London. Suckers. Pretty standard monster movie fare, save for the sometimes graphic depiction of radiation poisoning. I was, however, annoyed by the stupidity of the way the creature is killed. The creature cannot be bombed, because that would spread cause an explosion and spread radiation all over London. Ok, I guess. So the scientists come up with the idea of inserting radium into the creature to sped it's decay; the radium must remain inside the creature, or it won't work. The use of an anti-tank shell is discussed, but discarded, because it "might miss." I imagine British anti-tank gunners could hit a slow-moving 200-foot dinosaur, but whatever, they know their capabilities better than I. So it's decided that the right way to insert the radium into the creature is via a torpedo that explodes on contact. What's more, this torpedo will be aimed by a visiting American scientist in a midget submarine using an oscilloscope to aim. Of course, he hits the creature in the mouth on his first shot. Saved your asses again, Brits. Overall, less fun than a Japanese Godzilla movie, but more fun than an American Godzilla movie.

[CountDeMoney]

Tucker and Dale vs Evil.  Quite an enjoyable flick. 

Personally, I thought it was funny as balls.

[CountDeMoney]

Saw Tinker Tailor. First time in a long time, I saw people walk out.

What?  A dialogue-driven film? With English actors?  And a mature plot that requires attention and thought?  ZOMG I WANT MY MONEY BACK FOR HAPPY FEET 2

[Admiral Yi]

Not to be confused with the tiny behemoth, I guess.

[Ed Anger]

Fail Safe.

The good one, not the shitty new one.

[Josephus]

There was a shitty new one?

[Ed Anger]

There was a shitty new one?

Yep. Fairly recent if I remember right.

[Kleves]

There was a good one? 

[Razgovory]

Saw Cowboys and Aliens.  Passable.  It was played completely straight, which gave it a kind of charm.  Weird movie though, since it felt like a real western with aliens surgically attached.  The Western parts were better then the alien parts.  I could have gone for a movie just called "Cowboys".

[Eddie Teach]

There was a good one? 

Nope.

[dps]

There was a shitty new one?

Yep. Fairly recent if I remember right.

Actually, it's been about 10-12 years ago IIRC, if you're talking about the George Cloony version.  Though technically that wasn't a movie, it was a live production broadcast on TV.  Though I guess that there could have been a more recent remake that I wasn't aware of.

[Kleves]

War Horse. Not the worst WWI movie ever, because The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles exists. Still, ten million people died in WWI: I don't give a shit that some whiny English kid temporarily lost his pony. Verdict: send it to the glue factory.