IMDB votelists

Bjenn · Post by **Bjenn** » 11 Jul 2013, 12:32

Warm Bodies (2013) - 8/10
Very very likeable movie =)))

Man of Steel (2013) - 8.5/10
Wow.. just insanely good! Love it!

pawq · Post by **pawq** » 12 Jul 2013, 02:47

The Way Back (2010) - 7/10
Good music and beautiful pictures, that's all I wanted from it.

Winter's Bone (2010) - 7/10
Completely different than what I thought this would be. Impressive mood, good acting, music and shooting style.

pawq · Post by **pawq** » 13 Jul 2013, 03:04

Seven Pounds (2008) - 10/10
What can I say... Utterly beautiful. My feelings about The Pursuit of Happyness were similar. And Will Smith remains one of my favourite actors! It's the third 10 he got from me :)

Silver Linings Playbook (2012) - 9/10 -> 10/10!!!
Both Cooper and Lawrence are perfect, also I now appreciated DeNiro much more now than the first time I'd seen it :) And the music!

This might have been the best film night I've ever done! :D What's more, it's good to find out that my new housemates share a similar film taste with me :)

Igge · Post by **Igge** » 13 Jul 2013, 10:42

Watched cloud atlas yesterday. I'm impressed a 3-hour film managed to keep my attention until 2am even after having been awake and active for like 17 hours before I started watching. I really enjoyed it, probably some 8/10

Zweq · Post by **Zweq** » 13 Jul 2013, 10:55

watched many from top250 past months . oldboy and memento pretty impressing, although i didnt really 'feel' anything. forrest gunp quite 'pure' and niec. back to future quite sik for 80s, seen 2 and 3 when was kid so wasnt realy new experiecne unfortunatyl. dark knight returns simply bad, the oter batman from some years ago was much better and DARKER

Tigro · Post by **Tigro** » 13 Jul 2013, 11:32

Babel (2006) - 7/10
This film is really nicely done, however, not all people will find it entertaining, its not the one of the pop/mass culture produced fims, but Brad Pitt + Cate Blanchett.. mhmm good

Crash (2004) - 7/10
These two films are very similar in one way. Both worth watching. Overcoming problems is a good topic in films, I like that.

John · Post by **John** » 13 Jul 2013, 19:46

Pawq, be aware that I recommended The Way, Way Back featuring Steve Carell and Toni Collette and not The Way Back which you just rated. Just saying :)

pawq · Post by **pawq** » 13 Jul 2013, 22:47

Yeah I know :) Thanks for the notice though :)

Kazan · Post by **Kazan** » 15 Jul 2013, 15:14

Trance (2013) - 7/10

Bjenn · Post by **Bjenn** » 17 Jul 2013, 09:44

It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010) 8/10
Very life movie, liked it a lot!

Tigro · Post by **Tigro** » 17 Jul 2013, 13:55

Mind Hunters (2004): 6/10
This film got me dizzy, blood and gore everywhere, plus playing with one´s mind. Not a horror, but kinda thriller full of violence.

John · Post by **John** » 17 Jul 2013, 14:43

The Lone Ranger - 5/10

Lousku · Post by **Lousku** » 17 Jul 2013, 19:21

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - 9/10

I just had to watch it. :) As usual, a lot of teh original story was compromised for simplicity, but as far as movies go, this was done really well.

8-ball · Post by **8-ball** » 17 Jul 2013, 19:25

Seven Psychopaths (2012) - 7/10
Oldboy (2003) - 8/10

nick-o-matic · Post by **nick-o-matic** » 18 Jul 2013, 09:34

First time visited the movie theater of my studying town. Watched The Lone Ranger (2013) with gf. I don't know what number to give. I think I didn't enjoy it too much. It had some wtfweird stuff and it was quite ADHD action, which I don't like. During the movie the main characters just narrowly avoided death in some ridicuosly unrealistic way like 50 times each. Things like that get boring really quickly.

Tigro · Post by **Tigro** » 18 Jul 2013, 09:56

nick-o-matic wrote:...I don't know what number to give...

Try Lousku´s scale

John · Post by **John** » 20 Jul 2013, 02:27

Idiocracy - 3/10
I have a friend who told me about this movie and it seemed like a funny film, but I was disappointed. The plot could have taken another "route", the humour wasn't my kind of humour and the characters were not that likable.

Bjenn · Post by **Bjenn** » 20 Jul 2013, 16:43

Yip Man 2 (2010) 7/10
Very good, as good as the first.

pawq · Post by **pawq** » 22 Jul 2013, 13:59

Eyes Wide Shut (1999) - 8/10
Sooo weird, but a great thought provoker. Also both Kidman and Cruise were amazing, even though I don't really like Kidman :o

A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) - 3/10
So bad :S

Spring Breakers (2012) - 5/10
Hm, I expected puke, but it had some nice moments and the music (Skillrex?! :L Far from dubby at times) was quite impressive.

Now You See Me (2013) - 5/10
Quite a disappointment. I was quite excited because until now the only two films about magic that I had seen were The Illusionist and The Prestige, both among my all-time favourites. But this was much closer to Ocean's Eleven in terms of both the story and the storytelling. Minus the great humour, the great music and the great cast of Ocean's. Plus lots of numb teenage action around a pretty unintelligent story. Still fairly enjoyable though...

My pc died about a week ago. Really annoying, some loose metal piece from the case got itself between the mobo and the back of the case and shortcircuited some connections, mobo fried :( Anyway, writing here because most likely there will be no, or very few ratings for the next few weeks (/months?) before I raise money for a decent replacement.

See you around guys!

5tr1k3r · Post by **5tr1k3r** » 22 Jul 2013, 17:42

Now you see me - most underwhelming movie ever
RED (2010) - great movie

8-ball · Post by **8-ball** » 23 Jul 2013, 03:29

Warm Bodies (2013) - 8/10 cute!
Life of Pi (2012) - 7/10 pretty good
The Great Dictator (1940) - 9/10 nice one, considering when it was made

Bjenn · Post by **Bjenn** » 23 Jul 2013, 08:38

Just a question, is it so hard to put link inside the movie title?

FinMan · Post by **FinMan** » 23 Jul 2013, 09:33

You could make a poll about it

Kopaka · Post by **Kopaka** » 23 Jul 2013, 10:15

It does take significantly longer time than just typing the name.

John · Post by **John** » 23 Jul 2013, 12:24

Springsteen & I - 6/10
Decent documentary about people telling stories about what Bruce means to them and about different Bruce experiences. For example this guy dressed as Elvis who went to a concert with the sign "Can The King sing with The Boss?" which got him up on stage and the whole E Street Band improvised some Elvis for like a whole song :) After the credits there was an extra 40 minutes of concert material from Hyde Park 2012 (the concert where they cut the power on Bruce and Paul McCartney because the concert had been for too long) and an epilogue.

pawq · Post by **pawq** » 23 Jul 2013, 14:10

Kopaka wrote:It does take significantly longer time than just typing the name.

Still maybe about 5 seconds...

John: I'll give it a go when I have the opportunity, your description makes it tempting! Let's also make it the last chance for documentaries in general :p

5tr1k3r wrote:Now you see me - most underwhelming movie ever
RED (2010) - great movie

I agree with both! I'm really looking forward to RED 2, RED was such an amusing and pleasant to watch film :)

John · Post by **John** » 23 Jul 2013, 19:35

Nice Pawq :) The coal thing about it was that I got to see HD stuff from Hyde Park in a big theatre with good sound, it was almost like being at a concert. The documentary alone was only decent, lots of home-made movies of which half suffered from VVS (Vertical Video Syndrome (youtube it)). So, you might not like it as much. Also, "the last chance" for documentaries sounds frightening ;(

The Purge - 4/10
An OK concept pulled off pretty badly. America is doing well, only 1% unemployment rate and hardly any violence except for The Purge. It's an annual night where you get away with anything, even murder. Many people just take shelter to survive the night, others take the opportunity to get back at people who have done them wrong. Bad casting and stupid fukkin characters ruined it for me. I also felt it was too short, I wanted to see more of what happened afterwards.

OK, dog has eaten. Now out for a poo walk then back to the theatre for World War Z (again) :D

8-ball · Post by **8-ball** » 23 Jul 2013, 22:24

The Impossible (2012) - 7/10

Tigro · Post by **Tigro** » 24 Jul 2013, 09:55

I still want to watch the purge, even you rated it so low, just to see what kind of stuff is that. The concept idea doesnt seem too bad, but yeh, i hate terible acting.
also I have seen one episode of GLEE series. It really made me sick. what the hell are those people filming nowadays? it was really disgusting to see how it all rotates around one damn thing, which is in this case "relationships". never, ever watch such a shiat.

5tr1k3r · Post by **5tr1k3r** » 24 Jul 2013, 11:09

Watched Warm Bodies yesterday, liked the atmosphere and the movie overall, pleasant experience, seems about 7-7.5 to me. Can't say it's a deep movie though, there is not much to it, so to say.

pawq · Post by **pawq** » 24 Jul 2013, 15:32

John: I think I mentioned before that documentaries generally don't seem to appeal to me, it's not that I criticise the genre as a whole. I may have exaggerated a bit about the last chance, but certainly each next documentary that I don't like will decrease the odds of me ever watching another one...

Relating to recent references to Warm Bodies and World War Z: what's with the recent fashion for vampires and zombies??? Am I the only one finding that odd and extremely unattractive?

Also Xarthok: could you please briefly describe what made you like/enjoy The Impossible? I'm genuinely interested and there's no sarcasm here!

Lousku · Post by **Lousku** » 24 Jul 2013, 17:37

Pawq wrote:Relating to recent references to Warm Bodies and World War Z: what's with the recent fashion for vampires and zombies??? Am I the only one finding that odd and extremely unattractive?

Better than endless goddamn superhero movies! :D

Bjenn · Post by **Bjenn** » 24 Jul 2013, 19:44

Man of Steel was insanely good though! And yes pawq you are probably alone about that. I love zombie movies, following True Blood also, Zombieland and Warm Bodies such awesome movies!

5tr1k3r · Post by **5tr1k3r** » 24 Jul 2013, 20:12

I'm watching True blood series too, one of my favorite tv shows actually (though i'm not a huge fan overall) =)

8-ball · Post by **8-ball** » 24 Jul 2013, 20:19

Pawq: It was well acted and the visuals were truly stunning. The common complaint is about it being a disaster where 200k people die and they have to make it about attractive Americans but I don't give a shit about that. Time well spent for me.

Bjenn · Post by **Bjenn** » 24 Jul 2013, 22:10

I agree with Xarthok.

Silver Linings Playbook (2012) - 8/10
Shid what a great movie!

pawq · Post by **pawq** » 24 Jul 2013, 23:03

Lousku: agree about superheroes, I usually don't like those too, but theoretically they should be appealing... I mean, superheroes are by definition supercool right? (In theory only ofc). But what about zombies? By definition they are rotten people... Come on, bleh :<

Xarthok: What about the story?? I agree that the acting was decent (though typical for this kind of films), and visuals obviously - that's a must-have nowadays. But what about the story, which is the core of the film? So dull, predictable and typical, that it just couldn't be more american. Everyone dies apart from the few main characters, who get some bruises and VERY dirty faces, but survive and by some miracle get together in the end. You could tell all this after seeing 1% of the film. I just don't see the excitement in that.

:(

I'm glad you liked Silver Linings Playbook though, Bjenn! I'd like to show it to everyone I know, so lovely :)

John · Post by **John** » 24 Jul 2013, 23:41

Pawq wrote:Xarthok: What about the story?? I agree that the acting was decent (though typical for this kind of films), and visuals obviously - that's a must-have nowadays. But what about the story, which is the core of the film? So dull, predictable and typical, that it just couldn't be more american. Everyone dies apart from the few main characters, who get some bruises and VERY dirty faces, but survive and by some miracle get together in the end. You could tell all this after seeing 1% of the film. I just don't see the excitement in that.

I'm not criticising now, I'm just sharing my view on why The Impossible can be liked despite what you said. The title says a lot, "The Impossible". Yes, many people died but the mains do not, no matter how shitty their situation was. In the back of our heads we know this story is based on a real family's experiences and that gives us hope when our own lives are a mess. It's also a reminder of how much the people around us (read "family") means to us. The movie also shows the great sides of humanity, like helping each other out and when disaster strikes unite. These universal themes speak directly to us and are positive which creates a feel-good mood. I personally recall the movie to be a bit over sentimental though.

Spring Breakers - 5/10
Pretty cool at times. The music, the camera work, the lighting and some cool scenes in general. Too bad the pacing is max slow, the dialogue bad, the editing annoyingly non-linear (felt pretty experimental) and the plot not that likely. No extra points for all the topless boobs.

pawq · Post by **pawq** » 25 Jul 2013, 01:01

John wrote:In the back of our heads we know this story is based on a real family's experiences and that gives us hope when our own lives are a mess. It's also a reminder of how much the people around us (read "family") means to us. The movie also shows the great sides of humanity, like helping each other out and when disaster strikes unite. These universal themes speak directly to us and are positive which creates a feel-good mood.

I agree that looking from this perspective changes a lot. I guess you're lucky that you're able to look at this way. For me this film doesn't convey almost any emotions :/ Unlike for example Silver Linings Playbook, which I just have to mention again, whose emphasised happy ending is one of the best things that happened to me :D

John wrote:Spring Breakers - 5/10
Pretty cool at times. The music, the camera work, the lighting and some cool scenes in general. (...) No extra points for all the topless boobs.

+1...

On a side note, I've just had a reflection that's maybe natural, but satisfying nevertheless.
Some years ago by far the most exciting thing on lauta was Replays and Times section. I loved watching newly shared replays, sharing (and admiring) times, etc. At that time I couldn't comprehend how come Non-Elma Related Discussion was the most popular section, why would anyone care about that?
These days a vast majority of my posts land right here. With some contribution to the General section and occasionally Replays and Times, my favourite topics are IMDB votelist, GTM, progheads etc. - topics where discussions take place that are completely separate from the game and that involve our other hobbies and interests. For me this does not really indicate my decreasing interest in elma as a game (I still (used to) play daily (until by pc died)), but rather an evolution of my involvement in the community, into more serious and perhaps more mature.
I certainly hope that my presence here will not become a rarity anytime soon and that I will remain on the current track :)
Also, I sincerely hope that I'm not an annoyance to the community anymore! :)

Bjenn · Post by **Bjenn** » 25 Jul 2013, 23:43

Dredd (2012) - 7/10
Cool effects, very violent and many blood scenes.

Lousku · Post by **Lousku** » 26 Jul 2013, 02:12

a history of violence - 4/10

Seemed like that was just terrible crap on script. All teh cliche plot twists predictable way ahead. But execution was partly nice, so it's a generous four.

Bjenn · Post by **Bjenn** » 28 Jul 2013, 16:36

Moon (2009) - 7.5/10

Quite tragical story about an astronaut on the moon. But I enjoyed it.

John · Post by **John** » 29 Jul 2013, 02:11

Seven Psychopaths - Seven/Ten Psychopaths
Finding Forrester - 7/10

Screenwriting / writing theme tonight.

Bjenn · Post by **Bjenn** » 30 Jul 2013, 22:12

The Machinist (2004) 5/10
A real mindfuck movie, I didn't quite like it, never got a grip on it.

John · Post by **John** » 1 Aug 2013, 13:51

Super Size Me - 4/10
Not that interesting to me :(

Monsters University - 7/10
A few good laughs and a solid Pixarish story but nothing new. The short film The Blue Umbrella prior to the movie felt like a too long coffee commercial ;(

Thundr- · Post by **Thundr-** » 1 Aug 2013, 20:11

Trance (2013) 7/10
mindfuck movie about hypnotherapy, was a bit confusing but tolerable and enjoying

Bjenn · Post by **Bjenn** » 1 Aug 2013, 20:39

Thundr- wrote:Trance (2013) 7/10
mindfuck movie about hypnotherapy, was a bit confusing but tolerable and enjoying

I saw this in cinema in Hong Kong long time ago =)
I would give it 8/10!

Bjenn · Post by **Bjenn** » 6 Aug 2013, 12:13

Final Destination (2000) - 7/10
Final Destination 2 (2003) - 6/10
Very funny to watch when they die so silly deaths =)

abruzzi · Post by **abruzzi** » 6 Aug 2013, 18:34

Bjenn wrote:Final Destination (2000) - 7/10
Final Destination 2 (2003) - 6/10
Very funny to watch when they die so silly deaths =)

I'm itching to slap your face with my open sweaty, smelly palm whenever you watch some movie. Let it be your chin, forehead or even nose, with some fingers painfully entering your eye. SLAP!

John · Post by **John** » 6 Aug 2013, 19:51

Jaws - 7/10
Yep, it's the first time I see it. Pretty cool how the two halves are almost two different genres. First half had too many stupid characters that kept annoying me, the way they behaved/acted. The effects has aged pretty well, it looks better than many movies of today. Overall a nice 2 hours spent.