40Cent @ the movies

Centurion40 · July 08, 2012, 09:15:29 AM

The family got to see Brave on Friday night, and we all enjoyed it. 40Jr (he's 8) found it kinda scary in spots, but we all enjoyed the show. The animation was spectacular and the story was good.

33 out of 40

Centurion40 · July 24, 2012, 01:30:38 PM

The Mrs. and I snuck out to see Ted the other night, and I must say that I was a bit disappointed. The movie was well done, I just thought that it would have been more crudely funny. Maybe this is something that I will enjoy more over time.

30 out of 40

mirth · July 24, 2012, 03:15:11 PM

Quote from: Centurion40 on July 24, 2012, 01:30:38 PM
The Mrs. and I snuck out to see Ted the other night, and I must say that I was a bit disappointed. The movie was well done, I just thought that it would have been more crudely funny. Maybe this is something that I will enjoy more over time.

30 out of 40

I still want to see it. Several of my friends have an they all said it was pretty damn funny. Maybe this weekend...

Bison · July 27, 2012, 12:54:20 PM

Went to Ice Age 3 yesterday with the kids. They loved it. I must admit I do like the adventures of that squirrel thing and the acorn most humorous.

Centurion40 · July 30, 2012, 07:25:39 AM

Saw Ice Age 3D with the Mrs. and L'il 40. S'alright, same as the other Ice Age movies. Madagascar 3 was a superior flick, in that genre.

28 out of 40

Silent Disapproval Robot · August 15, 2012, 12:47:17 AM

I went to watch the new Bourne movie. I thought it was alright but definitely much slower paced than the 2nd and 3rd Damon ones. Don't expect a lot of shakey-cam martial arts type fight scenes. Renner's character doesn't have the same moral qualms about using firearms so there's a lot less fisticuffs but not really a lot of shooting. Not a great movie but passable provided you've seen the previous Bourne movies. The film pretty much expects this of the audience as the story takes place concurrently with the 3rd Bourne movie and constantly makes reference to the characters and actions in that film. Those unfamiliar with the other films in the series might be a little lost.

Martok · August 17, 2012, 11:13:52 AM

I saw The Bourne Legacy this past Wednesday night as well, and I thought it was downright bad.

It felt very cookie-cutter and offered very little in the way of anything original (even compared to the previous films), the premise even more ridiculous than before, most of the cast sadly under-uitilized (including the lovely Rachel Weisz), and the main chase scene lasted way too long (a good 15 minutes or so). In addition, the movie ended without any sort of real conclusion (even allowing that they obviously intended more sequels) -- it's like the writers didn't know what to do after the climactic chase scene ended.

Granted, I generally don't expect much from action movies, but c'mon! Legacy merely recycled the plotlines of the previous films, and added absolutely nothing new to the series. I now officially consider the Bourne movies to be a Franchise Zombie.

Ironically, the one bright spot was Jeremy Renner himself. While no less lethal than Bourne, his character at least felt a little more human. That may or may not be a selling point for some, but I personally liked it.

Silent Disapproval Robot · August 17, 2012, 12:48:50 PM

I watched The Raid: Redemption last night. Awesome! The main plot is about 20,000 kicks to the face, knees, and face again. Honestly, there in no real story. An Indonesian SWAT team raids a high rise apartment block operated by a criminal kingpin and which is housed by criminals with penchants for kicking and machete swinging. Things go sideways for the cops fairly quickly and they must rely on the two most important aspects of Indonesian police work:

1) knee kicking
2) the kicking of knees

What follows is 90 minutes of knees being kicked, stabbed, kicked again, and occasionally shot.

It's a bit like the old John Woo/Chow Yun Fat Hong Kong movies before Woo moved to America and churned out shit with doves. It's like that but without the stupid subplots about trapped girlfriends that Woo would use. I think they were going to use that subplot but it got mugged and kicked in the knee on the way to the film.

It's also got more than a hint of Jackie Chan film school going on. Lots of high energy fights with zero OSHA regulations. I'm guessing several stuntmen were hurt during the production of this film. Hopefully PETA will complain and then somebody will kick them in the knee.

Windigo · August 17, 2012, 01:31:17 PM

a legitimate kick to the knee means never having to say you're sorry ..... they'd never hear it over their banshee whales of pain and suffering

like my daughter's first octopus b/f will find out....

I took her to father daughter Tae kwon do.... and she gave me a snap kick..... Sweet Mother of all things starry

Centurion40 · September 18, 2012, 01:24:41 PM

Finally got out to see a movie again yesterday, The Campaign. I was not keen to see this flick, but it seemed to be the best of the crop when the Mrs. and I made out to the cinemas yesterday afternoon. I must say that it was better than expected. There was crude humour a plenty. Ferrell's best outing since Talladega Nights.

I'd give it a 31 out of 40.

MIGMaster · September 19, 2012, 07:17:30 AM

Took young Migs and headed to newest Resident Evil the other night - not a bad flick. Of course, another one is in the works ;D

eyebiter · September 24, 2012, 02:12:30 PM

Trouble with the Curve was decent.
34 out of 40

The projector malfunctioned so there were no previews or commercials. They fixed it so movie actually started at the time listed in the paper.
Nice to be able to watch the movie on the big screen without 40 minutes of BS ahead of time.

Silent Disapproval Robot · September 25, 2012, 05:40:21 PM

I went to see Dredd today for not-so-cheap Tuesday (seriously, when did $12.50 become the discount price.)

It was kinda lame. Caveat, I don't like watching movies in 3D. I have a very weak left eye thanks to a dog bite when I was a kid so I don't really get the 3D effect unless I really strain, so I find the whole 3D thing to be an annoyance. I've gotta put contacts in instead of wearing my specs and the 3D glasses make everything dark. As most of the film took place inside a mega-apartment block with poor lighting, it was hard to see what was going on most of the time. The story was one we've seen many times before (in fact I just saw it 2 months ago when I watch the far superior The Raid: Redemption). Grizzled veteran (Dredd) and his rookie sidekick (some peroxide blonde chick) get cut off from reinforcements and have to fight their way through a never-ending supply of flunkies.

Honestly, the story was structured more like what you'd find in a video game. Big gunfight with waves of flunkies to show off Judge gadgets. Escort mission with a helpless and annoying but necessary character. Boss fight that uses up Judge gadgets. More waves of flunkies. Another boss fight wherein the hero gets a one-use device to be saved for later. More flunkies, hero gets taken prisoner and loses their remaining toys. Prison escape. Find gear and health pack, final boss fight, get XP, roll credits.

bleh out of 40.

Silent Disapproval Robot · October 18, 2012, 01:58:55 AM

I went to see Seven Psychopaths tonight. It was OK but it was trying way too hard to be quirky and a lot of the jokes and twists came across as desperate and forced. Still some funny lines and bits in it. Man, Walken looks old!

Centurion40 · October 18, 2012, 07:12:17 AM

Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on October 18, 2012, 01:58:55 AM
I went to see Seven Psychopaths tonight. It was OK but it was trying way too hard to be quirky and a lot of the jokes and twists came across as desperate and forced. Still some funny lines and bits in it. Man, Walken looks old!

I liked it. But yeah, they were trying a bit too hard to be Tarantino-esque. Nice to see some guys from Boardwalk Empire in different roles.

30 out of 40