what was the last movie you saw? - Page 176

Evil One · 17 Aug 2009, 13:42

I love it too. The first Jurassic Park is still great. The sequels suffer from the law of diminishing returns though.

**RadioMaster** · 17 Aug 2009, 16:08

I think it's increadible what CGI was capable of 16 years ago, when most recent films dont even reach that level!

AndrewG · 17 Aug 2009, 17:04

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Originally Posted by RadioMaster

I think it's increadible what CGI was capable of 16 years ago, when most recent films dont even reach that level!

I think there is a difference between using CGI in a subtle/effective way and just using it as a tool if you don't have a story/reason for making a film. If you look closely at the T Rex scene in JP (which is absolutely amazing and one of the best bits of Hollywood cinema I can think of) the blend between the CGI dino and the real half T Rex puppet they had has been done extremely well, it just looks incredibly real. They pushed the envelope in many ways, not just CGI but having an electric dino puppet been blasted by rain etc.
Just filling the screen with endless CGI created landscapes such as they have done in GI Joe doesn't do much for me anymore (I agree the first time it was impressive in the mid 90s). I sincerely hope it completely stops as it is just not impressive anymore imo, just boring and stupid.

Actually come to think of it. Compare Jurassic Park to King Kong (2005 remake) and you will probably see what I mean. JP is awesome and scary and well thought out, King Kong is such a load of shit and it is just stupid.

**RadioMaster** · 17 Aug 2009, 18:48

the thing is, you gotta know where to stop. CGI was way more complicated in 1993, so they only used it where they couldnt use puppets, and even there only in a way that it helps the story, not that it becomes the story.
While today it seems many moviemakers just wanna show off what they can do with CGI, and that becomes inredibly annoying. (-> anyone remember Jar Jar Binks?)

**RadioMaster** · 22 Aug 2009, 21:08

Rocky 3: Eye of the Tiger

snider22 · 22 Aug 2009, 22:10

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Originally Posted by Hypnobabe

Any good?

Last film I saw....

Having spent the weekend decorating the kitchen, they were:

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, (the kids have been playing Lego Indiana Jones on the PS3, I was inspired - what can I say?) Contact, Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Hellboy, and Dead Poets Society.

It's been a long weekend.

Yes, it is actually a very good movie, one of the best ones that I have seen lately.

AndrewG · 23 Aug 2009, 00:00

Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds
One of the best flicks this year hands down. The bad guy is one of the scariest bad guys ever. Fantastic acting throughout. Great lengthy dialogues, typical Tarantino. Wish there were more movies like this, rather than the 2 second cuts MTV style CGI flick stuff.

Also watched a bit of Whale Rider on BBC2 again. Still great. Has it been 7 years already?, bloody hell.

**RadioMaster** · 23 Aug 2009, 08:40

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Originally Posted by AndrewG

Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds
One of the best flicks this year hands down. The bad guy is one of the scariest bad guys ever. Fantastic acting throughout. Great lengthy dialogues, typical Tarantino. Wish there were more movies like this, rather than the 2 second cuts MTV style CGI flick stuff.

looks like I'll have to go and watch it after all. I usually like Tarantino, but I'm not into war movies. But everyone says it's not a typical war movie... I'll see...

firefly · 23 Aug 2009, 08:41

Transporter 3

Betty · 25 Aug 2009, 23:34

Public Enemies
welllll, that´s been 2,5 wasted hours of my life

lol
Johnny Depp is a complete miscast

**RadioMaster** · 26 Aug 2009, 09:01

Rocky V

now got only one movie left. That Rocky Anthology box was definitely worth the 20€!

Evil One · 26 Aug 2009, 14:12

Next. Good film let down by two things. 1) a rubbish ending and 2) Nicolas Cage playing the same boring role he always seems to play these days.

Hypnobabe · 26 Aug 2009, 15:08

Dracula....

Sarge · 26 Aug 2009, 20:36

Tommy

Tina Turner as the Acid Queen was the best.

**RadioMaster** · 27 Aug 2009, 20:44

The boat that rocked

That's the kind of stuff, that got me into radio in the first place. Sadly you dont have a lot of people like that around anymore, who are really into it with their heart, and not just for the money.

(the movie even had a small Meat Loaf reference in it btw)

**The Flying Mouse** · 29 Aug 2009, 17:52

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Originally Posted by Sarge

Tommy

Tina Turner as the Acid Queen was the best.

Paul Nicholas as Cousin Kevin was the best

Kathy · 29 Aug 2009, 18:54

"Sweet Home Alabama" on TV. I changed the channel after 20 minutes; should I have given it longer?
-Kathy

Pudding · 30 Aug 2009, 04:45

G.I.Joe - not bad, not great either, got to see it for free, so mustn't grumble.

**RadioMaster** · 30 Aug 2009, 22:27

The people under the stairs

scared the crap out of me as a kid. Still think it's a great way of telling a horror story.

*AndyK* · 31 Aug 2009, 12:34

Lesbian Vampire Killers.

Hilarious, in a lads mag kind of way, a film that runs from one-liner to one-liner and once it's finished you can't remember a single funny line in it.

Wario · 31 Aug 2009, 13:14

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Originally Posted by AndyK

Lesbian Vampire Killers.

Hilarious, in a lads mag kind of way, a film that runs from one-liner to one-liner and once it's finished you can't remember a single funny line in it.

Sounds like i gotta rent that for our next church picnic

**allrevvedup** · 31 Aug 2009, 15:52

inglorious basterds....good, strange and long in parts but worth seeing.

Pudding · 02 Sep 2009, 02:23

Duplicity - what a giant pile of squirrel poop

Skeleton · 02 Sep 2009, 07:30

Are You Scared?

It said in the review that the end is unexpected, but frankly I quess the end.. I've seen a lots of films so the end wansn't that unexpected..

And as a matter of fact, the film was completely rubbish..

**RadioMaster** · 02 Sep 2009, 08:56

UHF

Didnt really think it was that great, but I guess that's often the case with 'cult classics'.
Was still enjoyable though. The humour and random cutaways somehow reminded me of Family Guy, and I think Wayne's World might has been heavily influenced by this movie.

25 Aug 2009, 23:34	#4385
Betty ˙·٠•● ♫ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ♪ ●•٠·˙ Join Date: 12.11.2006 Location: Niedersachsen Posts: 6,387	Public Enemies welllll, that´s been 2,5 wasted hours of my life lol Johnny Depp is a complete miscast Last edited by Betty; 25 Aug 2009 at 23:40. Reason: feck, the movie was actually longer than I thought lol

17 Aug 2009, 13:42	#4376
Evil One Mega Loafer Join Date: 15.01.2007 Posts: 5,192	I love it too. The first Jurassic Park is still great. The sequels suffer from the law of diminishing returns though.

17 Aug 2009, 16:08	#4377
RadioMaster The German Join Date: 11.03.2006 Location: some kind of hunting lodge for rich weirdos... Posts: 15,778	I think it's increadible what CGI was capable of 16 years ago, when most recent films dont even reach that level!

17 Aug 2009, 18:48	#4379
RadioMaster The German Join Date: 11.03.2006 Location: some kind of hunting lodge for rich weirdos... Posts: 15,778	the thing is, you gotta know where to stop. CGI was way more complicated in 1993, so they only used it where they couldnt use puppets, and even there only in a way that it helps the story, not that it becomes the story. While today it seems many moviemakers just wanna show off what they can do with CGI, and that becomes inredibly annoying. (-> anyone remember Jar Jar Binks?)

22 Aug 2009, 21:08	#4380
RadioMaster The German Join Date: 11.03.2006 Location: some kind of hunting lodge for rich weirdos... Posts: 15,778	Rocky 3: Eye of the Tiger

23 Aug 2009, 00:00	#4382
AndrewG I hope your salmon sucks! Join Date: 18.01.2004 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 7,077	Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds One of the best flicks this year hands down. The bad guy is one of the scariest bad guys ever. Fantastic acting throughout. Great lengthy dialogues, typical Tarantino. Wish there were more movies like this, rather than the 2 second cuts MTV style CGI flick stuff. Also watched a bit of Whale Rider on BBC2 again. Still great. Has it been 7 years already?, bloody hell.

23 Aug 2009, 08:41	#4384
firefly Mega Loafer Join Date: 09.07.2006 Location: paradise Posts: 3,088	Transporter 3

26 Aug 2009, 09:01	#4386
RadioMaster The German Join Date: 11.03.2006 Location: some kind of hunting lodge for rich weirdos... Posts: 15,778	Rocky V now got only one movie left. That Rocky Anthology box was definitely worth the 20€!

26 Aug 2009, 14:12	#4387
Evil One Mega Loafer Join Date: 15.01.2007 Posts: 5,192	Next. Good film let down by two things. 1) a rubbish ending and 2) Nicolas Cage playing the same boring role he always seems to play these days.

26 Aug 2009, 15:08	#4388
Hypnobabe mszee's Mistress with sexy goddess boots Join Date: 13.07.2005 Location: Hitting the highway like a battering ram... Posts: 7,686	Dracula....

26 Aug 2009, 20:36	#4389
Sarge Mega Loafer Join Date: 08.05.2008 Posts: 3,562	Tommy Tina Turner as the Acid Queen was the best.

27 Aug 2009, 20:44	#4390
RadioMaster The German Join Date: 11.03.2006 Location: some kind of hunting lodge for rich weirdos... Posts: 15,778	The boat that rocked That's the kind of stuff, that got me into radio in the first place. Sadly you dont have a lot of people like that around anymore, who are really into it with their heart, and not just for the money. (the movie even had a small Meat Loaf reference in it btw)

29 Aug 2009, 18:54	#4392
Kathy Super Loafer Join Date: 02.10.2003 Location: Columbus, Ohio USA Posts: 610	"Sweet Home Alabama" on TV. I changed the channel after 20 minutes; should I have given it longer? -Kathy

30 Aug 2009, 04:45	#4393
Pudding I'm A Prize Fight Lover... Join Date: 22.10.2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,532	G.I.Joe - not bad, not great either, got to see it for free, so mustn't grumble.

30 Aug 2009, 22:27	#4394
RadioMaster The German Join Date: 11.03.2006 Location: some kind of hunting lodge for rich weirdos... Posts: 15,778	The people under the stairs scared the crap out of me as a kid. Still think it's a great way of telling a horror story.

31 Aug 2009, 12:34	#4395
AndyK Relentless Join Date: 21.11.2003 Location: Over the top..... seeing what's on the other side Posts: 18,694	Lesbian Vampire Killers. Hilarious, in a lads mag kind of way, a film that runs from one-liner to one-liner and once it's finished you can't remember a single funny line in it.

31 Aug 2009, 15:52	#4397
allrevvedup "Most things that i worry about, never happen anyway" Join Date: 29.11.2003 Location: Liverpool Posts: 5,349	inglorious basterds....good, strange and long in parts but worth seeing.

02 Sep 2009, 02:23	#4398
Pudding I'm A Prize Fight Lover... Join Date: 22.10.2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,532	Duplicity - what a giant pile of squirrel poop

02 Sep 2009, 07:30	#4399
Skeleton Mega Loafer Join Date: 13.10.2003 Location: Grinning, Ducking & Running Posts: 3,668	Are You Scared? It said in the review that the end is unexpected, but frankly I quess the end.. I've seen a lots of films so the end wansn't that unexpected.. And as a matter of fact, the film was completely rubbish..

02 Sep 2009, 08:56	#4400
RadioMaster The German Join Date: 11.03.2006 Location: some kind of hunting lodge for rich weirdos... Posts: 15,778	UHF Didnt really think it was that great, but I guess that's often the case with 'cult classics'. Was still enjoyable though. The humour and random cutaways somehow reminded me of Family Guy, and I think Wayne's World might has been heavily influenced by this movie.