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- CommentAuthorDemetris
- CommentTimeFeb 11th 2010
BhelPuri wrote
Twilight: New Moon
Saw this on a site like youtube. What an atrocious piece of cr@p! There's nothing remotely interesting by way of story or action. Stuff happens and everybody sulks routinely. I saw it only for the score and its context. There were too many pop songs during the 1st half of the film. It took about 55 min for a decently noticeable theme to appear. 
You're brave. I give you that.Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders. -
- CommentAuthorplindboe
- CommentTimeFeb 11th 2010
Cube
Not the best actors, but semi-original idea and some gruesome deaths and scary athmosphere. It's actually pretty entertaining and well-made throughout. The athmosphere is great, with the bizarre and colourful rooms and the mechanical noises heard in the background [spoiler]when the rooms move to different positions[/spoiler].
Rated it 6 out of 10 on imdb.
Cube 2: Hybercube
I have this weird compulsion that when I start watching a movie I must see it through to the end, and after 32 years I've never switched off a movie half-way through... until now. This movie was so intensely bad that I just couldn't watch another second. Not only were the actors even worse than in the last movie, but they behaved like the whole thing was a joke. They made ridiculously poor jokes, and behaved in ways that made no sense. The worst was an old, senile woman, whose character was so idiotic and misplaced that I cringed every time she had a line. In the original "Cube" the traps were gruesome and scary, in this one they all consisted of crappy CGI, making it entirely unscary.
Rated it 1 out of 10 on imdb.
Peter
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- CommentAuthorDemetris
- CommentTimeFeb 11th 2010
......why?Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders. -
- CommentAuthorMartijn
- CommentTimeFeb 11th 2010
I loved the first Cube.
It was new, it was different (in a way. At its heart of course was still the "haunted house" setting of protagonists on a threatening, confined space, making for good drama) and the surreal horror and extremely tense atmosphere really drew me in.
Any of the sequels were awful. Just awful.'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn -
- CommentAuthorMarselus
- CommentTimeFeb 11th 2010
Loved the first Cube too. I was shocked after watching it back in 1997. Original, tense, well shot and edited,....great film.Anything with an orchestra or with a choir....at some point will reach you -
- CommentAuthorkeky
- CommentTimeFeb 11th 2010
Grace Is Gone
I had known nothing of this movie before I watched it so I was really pleasantly surprised. A very simple, but deeply touching movie with a brilliant John Cusack and fantastic performance by two children.
It is a story of a man whose wife was a soldier in Iraq and was killed. He doesn't know how to tell it to his two daughters so he takes them to a trip to Florida to let them have a last happy day and to gather the strenght to tell them the terrible news.
I have always loved simple but emotional human stories such as this one. It was really hard to hold back my tears at the end of the film - but I had to because I watched it with my girlfriend...
One more thing: the music was written by Clint Eastwood and I think it's been his most memorable score up to date. It really fits the movie like a glove. -
- CommentAuthorDemetris
- CommentTimeFeb 11th 2010
keky wrote
Grace Is Gone
I had known nothing of this movie before I watched it so I was really pleasantly surprised. A very simple, but deeply touching movie with a brilliant John Cusack and fantastic performance by two children.
It is a story of a man whose wife was a soldier in Iraq and was killed. He doesn't know how to tell it to his two daughters so he takes them to a trip to Florida to let them have a last happy day and to gather the strenght to tell them the terrible news.
I have always loved simple but emotional human stories such as this one. It was really hard to hold back my tears at the end of the film - but I had to because I watched it with my girlfriend...
One more thing: the music was written by Clint Eastwood and I think it's been his most memorable score up to date. It really fits the movie like a glove.
I saw that too, great movie, very sentimental.Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders. -
- CommentAuthorplindboe
- CommentTimeFeb 11th 2010
Martijn wrote
I loved the first Cube.
It was new, it was different (in a way. At its heart of course was still the "haunted house" setting of protagonists on a threatening, confined space, making for good drama) and the surreal horror and extremely tense atmosphere really drew me in.
Any of the sequels were awful. Just awful.
Marselus wrote
Loved the first Cube too. I was shocked after watching it back in 1997. Original, tense, well shot and edited,....great film.
Martijn, I have the DVD with the third Cube. Is it as bad as Cube 2? Perhaps I shouldn't see it then...
Peter
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- CommentAuthorMartijn
- CommentTimeFeb 11th 2010
Well, it is watchable.
But I recommend being drunk.'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn -
- CommentAuthorplindboe
- CommentTimeFeb 11th 2010
Gotcha.
Peter
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- CommentAuthorSteven
- CommentTimeFeb 11th 2010
Martijn wrote
Well, it is watchable.
But I recommend being drunk.
As in rather than watching the film?
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- CommentAuthorMartijn
- CommentTimeFeb 11th 2010
Well, no. I actually meant during.
But you're right: 'instead of' is eminently preferable.'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn -
- CommentAuthorSteven
- CommentTimeFeb 11th 2010
You're a wise man. A true gentleman and scholar! -
- CommentAuthorThomas Glorieux
- CommentTimeFeb 11th 2010
DreamTheater wrote
I'm sure Thomas was being sarcastic.
hell ya, absolute nonsense 0,5 stars (because I couldn't rate it any lower
waaaaaahhhhhhhh!!! Where's my nut? arrrghhhhhhh -
- CommentAuthorDreamTheater
- CommentTimeFeb 11th 2010
Steven wrote
DreamTheater wrote
Gamer isn't crappy in my eyes, 5/10 is the middle ground IMO, as is three stars.
If you count from 0 to 10, then 5 out of 10 is indeed middle ground:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
But then you'd have to also use that logic with 5 star rating too. So 2.5 out of 5 becomes middle ground:
0 1 2 2.5 3 4 5
But if you don't count the 0, then middle ground becomes 5.5 out 10:
1 2 3 4 5 5.5 6 7 8 9 10
And, of course:
1 2 3 4 5
So make your mind up, you can't use both. (Well, I suppose you can. But you'd have to specify whether you count the 0 each time.
)
This seemed like a more appropriate use of my time than work on my coursework.
8/10 for making me laugh !!!!
Dude you got me there. I shall from now on never ever use my shitty rating system ever again on this board. In fact I just now erased that poorly written subroutine from my malfunctioning brain.
It's gone, you dig?
"considering I've seen an enormous debate here about The Amazing Spider-Man and the ones who love it, and the ones who hate it, I feel myself obliged to say: TASTE DIFFERS, DEAL WITH IT" - Thomas G. -
- CommentAuthorFalkirkBairn
- CommentTimeFeb 11th 2010
My copy of The Shining arrived today. Looking forward to seeing this one (and hearing Kubrick's music placement.)The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn -
- CommentAuthorLSH
- CommentTimeFeb 12th 2010
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen
Stupid. So fucking stupid. -
- CommentAuthorTimmer
- CommentTimeFeb 12th 2010
LSH wrote
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen
Stupid. So fucking stupid.
That good eh!?On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt -
- CommentAuthorLSH
- CommentTimeFeb 12th 2010
Timmer wrote
LSH wrote
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen
Stupid. So fucking stupid.
That good eh!?
I watched it with a bunch of friends last night and it was like being pinned to the ground while an angry dishwasher vomited in my face for two and a half hours.
And it's boring. Unbelievably boring. At any given moment, only 17% of what you're watching is real, and you know it. You're not immersed in the slightest. At best you're impressed by the rendering of CG smoke plumes. -
- CommentAuthorTimmer
- CommentTimeFeb 12th 2010
Darn! You just know it's bad bad when it's still crap even watching it with friends. Watching bad movies with friends can be a great laugh.On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt -
- CommentAuthorSteven
- CommentTimeFeb 12th 2010
The good thing about the whole film is THIS particular shot. -
- CommentAuthorSteven
- CommentTimeFeb 12th 2010
...ONLY good thing I should say. -
- CommentAuthorplindboe
- CommentTimeFeb 12th 2010 edited
Cube Zero
While infinitely superior to Cube 2: Hypercube, it's also infinitely inferior to Cube. Luckily it was back to the gritty and bloody rooms from the first movie, and the characters weren't as exceedingly annoying as in Hypercube, but the story kinda sucked. It had an amusing, eccentric and grotesque bad guy though, which was a surprise considering that it was a movie with completely unknown actors.
I rate them:
Cube: 7 out of 10
Cube 2: Hypercube: 1 out of 10
Cube Zero: 4 out of 10
The last sin eater
This is a christian movie, by christians and for christians, with a christian subject and message. But as an atheist I still enjoyed it and found it emotionally affecting (though sometimes the emotional manipulation was a bit too obvious). I thought it was beautiful, sad, very well made and acted. I watched the movie because of McKenzie's excellent score, and it was great to hear it in its intended context. Nearly all the score in the movie had made its way onto the CD, except for some dramatic tension music here and there.
I've rated it 6 out of 10 on imdb.
Shaun of the dead
Comedy horror at its finest. It's very english, with alot of tea drinking going on, in the midst of zombie mayhem. What I find funniest and most brilliant about this movie is the time it takes for the main character, and his idiot sidekick to realize that there's a zombie outbreak going on. They are blissfully unaware, while the viewer is slowly being introduced to what is going on. It's just so brilliantly made I can't explain it.
The actors are all great (I especially loved the sidekick and the mom) and the dialogue is so well written that there's not a single dull moment. The movie gets a bit darker towards the end, but that's to be expected I guess.
I've rated it 8 out of 10 on imdb.
Peter
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- CommentAuthorTimmer
- CommentTimeFeb 12th 2010 edited
Steven wrote
The good thing about the whole film is THIS particular shot.
WOW! 
...and the girl isn't bad either On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt -
- CommentAuthorLSH
- CommentTimeFeb 12th 2010 edited
Timmer wrote
Darn! You just know it's bad bad when it's still crap even watching it with friends. Watching bad movies with friends can be a great laugh.
Well, that's true, but I was less than enthusiastic after my first viewing of the film rendered my senses completely useless. Plus I was tired.
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- CommentAuthorLSH
- CommentTimeFeb 12th 2010
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- CommentAuthorplindboe
- CommentTimeFeb 12th 2010
Steven wrote
The good thing about the whole film is THIS particular shot.
That's one fine leg.
Peter
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- CommentAuthorplindboe
- CommentTimeFeb 12th 2010
LSH wrote
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen
Stupid. So fucking stupid.
Indeed. Fucking stupid, and immensely entertaining.
Peter
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- CommentAuthorDemetris
- CommentTimeFeb 12th 2010 edited
Damn.Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders. -
- CommentAuthorDreamTheater
- CommentTimeFeb 12th 2010
plindboe wrote
Shaun of the dead
Comedy horror at its finest. It's very english, with alot of tea drinking going on, in the midst of zombie mayhem. What I find funniest and most brilliant about this movie is the time it takes for the main character, and his idiot sidekick to realize that there's a zombie outbreak going on. They are blissfully unaware, while the viewer is slowly being introduced to what is going on. It's just so brilliantly made I can't explain it.
The actors are all great (I especially loved the sidekick and the mom) and the dialogue is so well written that there's not a single dull moment. The movie gets a bit darker towards the end, but that's to be expected I guess.
I've rated it 8 out of 10 on imdb.
Peter
A cool zombie flick, more outrageously funny then horrific, leave it to the Brits to make em like that. And the parts you mentioned you liked, I like those too.
As for American zombie parodies, Zombieland looks like a total riot too."considering I've seen an enormous debate here about The Amazing Spider-Man and the ones who love it, and the ones who hate it, I feel myself obliged to say: TASTE DIFFERS, DEAL WITH IT" - Thomas G.
