Official movie thread.

[Zalis]

This thread is making me want to rewatch the trilogy. (or maybe just the latter two, so I can be more objective)

I'd rate the original as a 9.5 or 10/10, but haven't watched the other two enough to grade from memory.

[The Boz]

9, 8 and 5 for me. The third one lost a lot to the predictable plot that was handled as if unpredictable.

Spoiler

I mean seriously, how come "Donnie Darko dies", "Bruce Willis was dead the whole time", "Soylent Green is made of people" and other lines are memes, but noone thinks "Neo dies" to be worthy of the same status? :P

[Lensor]

9, 8 and 5 for me. The third one lost a lot to the predictable plot that was handled as if unpredictable.

Spoiler tag much? I mean not everyone saw all those movies..

I dont think it was supposed to be unpredictable tough, rather inevetable.

[jmervyn]

9, 8 and 5 for me. The third one lost a lot to the predictable plot that was handled as if unpredictable.

I guess I'd say 10, 4, and 3. The reason the first was as good as it seemed is because it tied all the existentialism into the plot - there was almost none of that in the two subsequent films, which were pretty much about already explored (cough-trite-cough) themes of 'what makes us human' and messianic concepts.

Moving on, I thought I had already covered this:

The Woman in Black

Year: 1989, novel published 1983
Genre: Horror (suspense)
Writer:Susan Hill (book), Nigel Kneale (film)
Director: Herbert Wise
Starring: Adrian Rawlins

Personal Rating: 10/10

UGH! I can still feel the hair on my neck stand up when I think about this movie. Despite extremely slow pacing for the short-attention-span types, this TV movie is scarier than The Exorcist while lacking the gross-out quality.

[Fallen_62]

I just looked through this thread, and wow, I would have had some comments for people if I were around when they were originally posted. (For the record, I agree with the 1/10 for Monty Python :P ) Anywho...

The Illusionist

Plot
Possible spoilers, so...

Spoiler

Set in turn of the Century Vienna, Edward Norton and Jessica Biel meet as kids and fall in love. Biel is nobility/aristocracy, and Norton is just a pesant, so it is a forbidden love. Norton and Biel are split up, and Norton goes on to become a very good magician/illusionist. He comes back to perform for the Prince, who is courting Biel. Norton recognizes Biel during his show, and the two quickly rekindle their old romance. Biel does not want to marry the Prince, and so Norton hatches a plan to help her escape from his grasp.

Story
The story for the movie was very well written, with many twists and turns in it. I remember thinking to myself "Huh... Didn't see *that* coming" several times.

Cast
Edward Norton, Rufus Sewell, and Paul Giamatti do amazing jobs in their roles, but I would have to give the gold star to Giamatti. Jessica Biel is good, but the other 3 surpass her quite easily.

Rating
8.5/10

If you want something that is easy to watch, yet looking for an in-depth plot with several twists and turns, this is a good flick. I liken it to The Prestige, but these two movies are not one and the same.

[Alaris]

The cube trilogy (9/10)

Interesting concept, and well played. I really like the idea of traps, but in this case, there was the whole concept of how people tried to reason their way out, and what the cube was for, that was also interesting.

The cube (9/10)
The cube^2 (10/10 if in the right mindset)
The cube zero (7/10)

The cube^2 has to be seen knowing that the traps are all related to space-time distortions in some way.

The cube zero attempted to show both from within and from outside the cube, imo destroying much of the mistery that made the previous 2 movies so good. Not a bad movie, but I think they went a bit too far into trying to explain the cube.

[Aretelio]

The cube trilogy (9/10)

Interesting concept, and well played. I really like the idea of traps, but in this case, there was the whole concept of how people tried to reason their way out, and what the cube was for, that was also interesting.

The cube (9/10)
The cube^2 (10/10 if in the right mindset)
The cube zero (7/10)

The cube^2 has to be seen knowing that the traps are all related to space-time distortions in some way.

The cube zero attempted to show both from within and from outside the cube, imo destroying much of the mistery that made the previous 2 movies so good. Not a bad movie, but I think they went a bit too far into trying to explain the cube.

I want to go back to the blue room!

[Gorani]

Take a look at my blog about recently rated TV series & movies I have seen or I do recommend: http://guildwars.incgamers.com/blog.php?b=1652
or just fantasy movies: http://guildwars.incgamers.com/blog.php?b=1394

I saw "Silent Hill" a few days ago and would say that out of the "horror video game adaptations" , this might be the best (Alone in the Dark was awful, and the Resident Evil ones pretty mediocre) >> 7 out of 10 <<

PS: I just saw that nobody has mentioned "Pan's Labyrinth" yet. This one is a must see !!!!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457430/

Director: Guillermo Del Torro
No known actors outside of Spain I guess, but pretty good acting.
Great story. It has everything, a war story, relationship drama, fantasy ... really indescribable.
Captain Vidal is a character you will learn to hate and should be listed as one of the greatest villains of all time.

[Alaris]

Anything made by Uwe Boll... 3/10 at best.

Unless I missed something...?

[The Boz]

You missed Postal, that movie is pure gold.