The Movies '06

Aneurhythmia

Silmaril wrote:

SnackAttack wrote:

A Scanner Darkly
Little Miss Sunshine
Borat
Running With Scissors
The Fountain
Casino Royale
Lucky Number Slevin
Snakes on a Plane


I'm probably missing a few, and I'm sure there'd be more if Bakersfield would ever get a goddamn limited release.

A Scanner Darkly was pretty Meh.

Do more drugs.

Monkeybomb

Darth Waiter wrote:

scarlet st. wrote:

I oughtta see The Prestige.

It's a pretty damned slick film. Christian Bale ftw.

I liked The Illusionist better, probably because I have more of a hard-on for Ed Norton than Christian Bale.

ZeroFill

potatoe wrote:

ZeroFill wrote:

Silmaril wrote:

Eragon was the worst film ever made.

it was suspicously commercial to see a book, video game, and movie all debut at the same time

I guess someone smelled money when they heard something about dragons.

I hope it all flopped.

ohm...duder...the book came out in 2003

oh I never heard of it before

I think it's because 2003 doesn't count

sark

naporeon wrote:

Monkeybomb wrote:

I don't know if it actually came out this year or what but I saw Everything is Illuminated and I thought it was pretty alright.

It was OK. Aside from the usual "the book was better" complaint, you could add that they excised the most charming, unique parts of the book. Seriously, they chopped out about 1/2 the book, which is crazy, since it's actually pretty short.

Eugene Hütz, lead singer of Gogol Bordello (one of my favorite bands), was sublime as Alex, though. Absolutely perfect.

I want to see that movie simply because Eugene Hütz is in it, and despite Elijah Wood being in it.

Didn't the directors and whatnot get pissy at Hütz for going out every night, partying, and dj'ing too much during the filming of that flick? I think I remember reading that he showed up most mornings pretty damn hung over.

Silmaril

ZeroFill wrote:

potatoe wrote:

ZeroFill wrote:

Silmaril wrote:

Eragon was the worst film ever made.

it was suspicously commercial to see a book, video game, and movie all debut at the same time

I guess someone smelled money when they heard something about dragons.

I hope it all flopped.

ohm...duder...the book came out in 2003

oh I never heard of it before

I think it's because 2003 doesn't count

Don't have anything to do with anything that bears the thrice damned name.


I did get drunk for free when I saw it though.

Lord Dave

scarlet st. wrote:

Lord Dave wrote:

and yet you singled out the deaf japanese floozy whose story critics described as pretty tacked-on

Absolutely not, I think the performances of both the deaf-mute and her father were great. I think the director was a little distanced from the Japanese characters, but overall the atmosphere was perfect.

The Japanese story is only as 'tacked-on' as the nanny's story.

Also, I posted the picture of the father because his was the first picture I found. I thought the Japanese sub-plot was pretty spectacular, as well, so it was a good fit.

man I just like pokin' you

ZeroFill

sark wrote:

naporeon wrote:

Monkeybomb wrote:

I don't know if it actually came out this year or what but I saw Everything is Illuminated and I thought it was pretty alright.

It was OK. Aside from the usual "the book was better" complaint, you could add that they excised the most charming, unique parts of the book. Seriously, they chopped out about 1/2 the book, which is crazy, since it's actually pretty short.

Eugene Hütz, lead singer of Gogol Bordello (one of my favorite bands), was sublime as Alex, though. Absolutely perfect.

I want to see that movie simply because Eugene Hütz is in it, and despite Elijah Wood being in it.

Didn't the directors and whatnot get pissy at Hütz for going out every night, partying, and dj'ing too much during the filming of that flick? I think I remember reading that he showed up most mornings pretty damn hung over.

What's wrong with Elijah Wood? He was in Sin city

and North.

North.

ZeroFill

Silmaril wrote:

ZeroFill wrote:

potatoe wrote:

ZeroFill wrote:

Silmaril wrote:

Eragon was the worst film ever made.

it was suspicously commercial to see a book, video game, and movie all debut at the same time

I guess someone smelled money when they heard something about dragons.

I hope it all flopped.

ohm...duder...the book came out in 2003

oh I never heard of it before

I think it's because 2003 doesn't count

Don't have anything to do with anything that bears the thrice damned name.


I did get drunk for free when I saw it though.

what

they liquored you up when you went to see it? Did you tell them you were a critic or what

Darth Waiter

Monkeybomb wrote:

Darth Waiter wrote:

scarlet st. wrote:

I oughtta see The Prestige.

It's a pretty damned slick film. Christian Bale ftw.

I liked The Illusionist better, probably because I have more of a hard-on for Ed Norton than Christian Bale.

They're both phenomenal actors; I just prefer a Welshman to duplicate an English accent rather than an American. Norton just came across as a little whiney to me. And I think the boner that I sport for Bale is probably more than necessary. Looking back at some of his performances, you can see that he can be a little cold on occaision. Then again, he has a habit of picking the parts that require him to be a bit cold. He still kicks ass, though.

naporeon

Man, 2006 was a great year for movies. My Top 20-something, in alphabetical-ish order. * = movies I found technically great, + = movies I found the most entertaining.

*13 Tzameti
Been Rich All My Life
+Borat
+Casino Royale
Children of Men
CSA: The Confederate States of America
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
The Departed
L'Enfant
Half Nelson
The Illusionist
Inside Man
Jesus Camp
*The Last King of Scotland (Forest Whitaker was the best actor of 2006)
+Little Miss Sunshine
*Pan's Labyrinth
Le Petit Lieutenant
A Prairie Home Companion
The Prestige
The Queen
Shakespeare Behind Bars
+Wordplay

And Oldboy, which I will continue to put on my "Best of the Year" lists until such time as all matter in the universe is compressed into a softball-sized sphere.

scarlet st.

Lord Dave wrote:

scarlet st. wrote:

Lord Dave wrote:

and yet you singled out the deaf japanese floozy whose story critics described as pretty tacked-on

Absolutely not, I think the performances of both the deaf-mute and her father were great. I think the director was a little distanced from the Japanese characters, but overall the atmosphere was perfect.

The Japanese story is only as 'tacked-on' as the nanny's story.

Also, I posted the picture of the father because his was the first picture I found. I thought the Japanese sub-plot was pretty spectacular, as well, so it was a good fit.

man I just like pokin' you

I know you do but that is lame that critics knocked the Japanese subplot because I liked it.

sark

ZeroFill wrote:

sark wrote:

naporeon wrote:

Monkeybomb wrote:

I don't know if it actually came out this year or what but I saw Everything is Illuminated and I thought it was pretty alright.

It was OK. Aside from the usual "the book was better" complaint, you could add that they excised the most charming, unique parts of the book. Seriously, they chopped out about 1/2 the book, which is crazy, since it's actually pretty short.

Eugene Hütz, lead singer of Gogol Bordello (one of my favorite bands), was sublime as Alex, though. Absolutely perfect.

I want to see that movie simply because Eugene Hütz is in it, and despite Elijah Wood being in it.

Didn't the directors and whatnot get pissy at Hütz for going out every night, partying, and dj'ing too much during the filming of that flick? I think I remember reading that he showed up most mornings pretty damn hung over.

What's wrong with Elijah Wood? He was in Sin city

and North.

North.

he's fuckin' weird looking. he was perfect in Sin City. 'cause he was playing a creepy sort of character. he just gives me the heebee jeebies. his neck is the same width as his head, and he has wiley eyes.

Lord Dave

scarlet st. wrote:

Lord Dave wrote:

scarlet st. wrote:

Lord Dave wrote:

and yet you singled out the deaf japanese floozy whose story critics described as pretty tacked-on

Absolutely not, I think the performances of both the deaf-mute and her father were great. I think the director was a little distanced from the Japanese characters, but overall the atmosphere was perfect.

The Japanese story is only as 'tacked-on' as the nanny's story.

Also, I posted the picture of the father because his was the first picture I found. I thought the Japanese sub-plot was pretty spectacular, as well, so it was a good fit.

man I just like pokin' you

I know you do but that is lame that critics knocked the Japanese subplot because I liked it.

yeah but see the thing is of course you did

Silmaril

ZeroFill wrote:

Silmaril wrote:

ZeroFill wrote:

potatoe wrote:

ZeroFill wrote:

Silmaril wrote:

Eragon was the worst film ever made.

it was suspicously commercial to see a book, video game, and movie all debut at the same time

I guess someone smelled money when they heard something about dragons.

I hope it all flopped.

ohm...duder...the book came out in 2003

oh I never heard of it before

I think it's because 2003 doesn't count

Don't have anything to do with anything that bears the thrice damned name.


I did get drunk for free when I saw it though.

what

they liquored you up when you went to see it? Did you tell them you were a critic or what

My dad runs the main Odeon cinema in Leicester Square. I get to go to the odd premiere every now and then. Superman, King Kong, Lord of The Rings. Sometimes I get to the aftershow parties.

Its pretty awesome. I would not have gone to watch Eragon otherwise.

Monkeybomb

Dude naporeon Inside Man was not very good.

naporeon

Monkeybomb wrote:

Dude naporeon Inside Man was not very good.

I disagree. As far as heist films go, it was a gem. Well-framed, good concept, great cast, etc. But that's the fun of movies and art...they are almost entirely subjective.

Monkeybomb

naporeon wrote:

Monkeybomb wrote:

Dude naporeon Inside Man was not very good.

I disagree. As far as heist films go, it was a gem. Well-framed, good concept, great cast, etc. But that's the fun of movies and art...they are almost entirely subjective.

Ending just felt a little flat to me.

scarlet st.

Lord Dave wrote:

scarlet st. wrote:

Lord Dave wrote:

scarlet st. wrote:

Lord Dave wrote:

and yet you singled out the deaf japanese floozy whose story critics described as pretty tacked-on

Absolutely not, I think the performances of both the deaf-mute and her father were great. I think the director was a little distanced from the Japanese characters, but overall the atmosphere was perfect.

The Japanese story is only as 'tacked-on' as the nanny's story.

Also, I posted the picture of the father because his was the first picture I found. I thought the Japanese sub-plot was pretty spectacular, as well, so it was a good fit.

man I just like pokin' you

I know you do but that is lame that critics knocked the Japanese subplot because I liked it.

yeah but see the thing is of course you did

:x

naporeon

Monkeybomb wrote:

naporeon wrote:

Monkeybomb wrote:

Dude naporeon Inside Man was not very good.

I disagree. As far as heist films go, it was a gem. Well-framed, good concept, great cast, etc. But that's the fun of movies and art...they are almost entirely subjective.

Ending just felt a little flat to me.

Hey, fair enough. I happened to like it.

[realspoiler:b987e49760]Except the part where Clive slipped Denzel the diamond, which Denzel then decided to use in a wedding ring. THAT felt flat to me.[/realspoiler:b987e49760]

Lord Dave

scarlet st. wrote:

Lord Dave wrote:

scarlet st. wrote:

Lord Dave wrote:

scarlet st. wrote:

Lord Dave wrote:

and yet you singled out the deaf japanese floozy whose story critics described as pretty tacked-on

Absolutely not, I think the performances of both the deaf-mute and her father were great. I think the director was a little distanced from the Japanese characters, but overall the atmosphere was perfect.

The Japanese story is only as 'tacked-on' as the nanny's story.

Also, I posted the picture of the father because his was the first picture I found. I thought the Japanese sub-plot was pretty spectacular, as well, so it was a good fit.

man I just like pokin' you

I know you do but that is lame that critics knocked the Japanese subplot because I liked it.

yeah but see the thing is of course you did

:x

her character description on wikipedia is "teenage deaf japanese girl goes nuts, wears a short skirt and no underpants, and seduces a cop".
her name was originally going to be Heyinternetdudes MacWatchthismovie.

but that sounds scottish so they changed it to something japanese

scarlet st.

Lord Dave wrote:

scarlet st. wrote:

Lord Dave wrote:

scarlet st. wrote:

Lord Dave wrote:

scarlet st. wrote:

Lord Dave wrote:

and yet you singled out the deaf japanese floozy whose story critics described as pretty tacked-on

Absolutely not, I think the performances of both the deaf-mute and her father were great. I think the director was a little distanced from the Japanese characters, but overall the atmosphere was perfect.

The Japanese story is only as 'tacked-on' as the nanny's story.

Also, I posted the picture of the father because his was the first picture I found. I thought the Japanese sub-plot was pretty spectacular, as well, so it was a good fit.

man I just like pokin' you

I know you do but that is lame that critics knocked the Japanese subplot because I liked it.

yeah but see the thing is of course you did

:x

her character description on wikipedia is "teenage deaf japanese girl goes nuts, wears a short skirt and no underpants, and seduces a cop".
her name was originally going to be Heyinternetdudes MacWatchthismovie.

but that sounds scottish so they changed it to something japanese

Keep it up, LD.

Lord Dave

are you going to cut me with your katana

Bacon-BuTTy

The Departed.

The first time i have ever outwardly said "Yes!" in approval in the middle of a cinema.


[spoiler:ccd9a71ef3] When Matt Damon got headshotted. Up to that point it seemed like a depressing bad guy gets away storyline. But no. Boom. Right out of nowhere. so good. [/spoiler:ccd9a71ef3]

naporeon

Bacon-BuTTy wrote:

The Departed.

The first time i have ever outwardly said "Yes!" in approval in the middle of a cinema.


[spoiler:28bd963a77] When Matt Damon got headshotted. Up to that point it seemed like a depressing bad guy gets away storyline. But no. Boom. Right out of nowhere. so good. [/spoiler:28bd963a77]

It wasn't exactly out of nowhere. You kind of knew it was coming.

But that doesn't necessarily make it any less rad.

potatoe

i liked lucky number slevin

Monkeybomb

Lord Dave wrote:

are you going to cut me with your katana

Are you trying to start a fight, LD?

a fight that will last over four weeks while you each charge up

Lord Dave

Monkeybomb wrote:

Lord Dave wrote:

are you going to cut me with your katana

Are you trying to start a fight, LD?

a fight that will last over four weeks while you each charge up

when it is over the fight will be chatlogged but we will call it a "movie"

potatoe

anyone else see apocalypto?

that one was interesting

naporeon

potatoe wrote:

i liked lucky number slevin

You know, I did too. It was way more entertaining than I thought it was going to be.

[spoiler:fee335486b]Kansas City Shuffle FTW.[/spoiler:fee335486b]

redhead

I didn't see many movies last year, and most of them weren't that great. Little Miss Sunshine was excellent, though.

Redeemer

I thought I was the one with the katana

Defender

THAC0 wrote:

I tend to enjoy most films I see. You know... because I am retarded.

OK then.

scarlet st.

Lord Dave wrote:

are you going to cut me with your katana

Jungle Fever action

scarlet st.

Redeemer wrote:

I thought I was the one with the katana

No, you are the one with a riding crop.

Solid_Snake-a

Zzulu

I saw little miss sunshine. The ending was great.

Lord Dave

Redeemer wrote:

I thought I was the one with the katana

I can only keep track of one outbreak of yellow fever at a time.

Lord Dave

scarlet st. wrote:

Lord Dave wrote:

are you going to cut me with your katana

Jungle Fever action

man I don't even like black people

Redeemer

But is it yellow fever if you yourself are yellow

ZeroFill

Silmaril wrote:

My dad runs the main Odeon cinema in Leicester Square. I get to go to the odd premiere every now and then. Superman, King Kong, Lord of The Rings. Sometimes I get to the aftershow parties.

Its pretty awesome. I would not have gone to watch Eragon otherwise.

I suppose that is an adequate excuse