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[Off-topic] Dirk:
James Cameron is a plagiarist! :eek:

I hadn't spotted the similarity to DWW before, but what has been seen...

More recent Cameron movies are like a trip to London. Good the first time around but you never want to go there again! His earlier movies had more replay value for me. The Abyss and T2 particularly.

I was intending to watch both this weekend! If i remember correctly, i saw both around the same time originally so they're kinda linked in that way in my mind. When i had to choose between them yesterday i went with Perks, mostly because SLP was a little corny. I am looking forward to watching it again though. Perks would 9/10 from me, with SLP an 8/10.

We can't really do voting for 2013 movies until way into next year anyway. Some of the best films of 2013 won't be available for people to watch for a while.
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Lol, the person above you is [MENTION=4186558]roofrider[/MENTION] :p

You might also want to try Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (not seen this one) and Undisputed 3: Redemption, at least both are better than Fighting.

Yeah, it is The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Give it a shot, it'll surprise you; if you haven't already read the book, that is.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
From the OP...

Let's give it a go!
[Off-topic] vj_dustin:
Lol, how did I miss that xD

And I'm not at a all a reader, it just seems easier to watch a movie based on it even though it is just 20-30% of the entire content, but for someone who hasn't read, it's enough :D

Will give the one's listed a shot too.

Also, a confession, after 100 minutes, I know now I can trust you guys!

I against all negative ratings, saw Fighting.. XD

What a piece of sheeet! Seriously what was the storyline? Well, I'll know better next time!

Next up warrior then the ones above :good:

PS: Shouldn't I see Undisputed 1 too?

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Seems good enough! :good:

Btw I guess we're doing only Hollywood? No other language movies?
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Lol. No i wouldn't suggest the first Undisputed, i've not seen it but i'm afraid it'll be just as bad as Fighting.

Have you seen The Fighter, The Cinderella Man, Million Dollar Baby and all the Rocky movie?

I'll vote tomorrow, or whenever i have some time to go through all the 2013 releases that i've seen. :D

Edit: Foreign language films can be included too.
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
Haha!

Are we allowed to add more movies that we think are good? I have some movies that "should" be on the list (i think).
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Of course..

People are free to change their votes until the close date too. I fully expect my choices to be different once i've seen all the Oscar contenders, half of which aren't even released yet!

If you think one movie is head and shoulders better than the rest you might want to give it all 3 of your votes, or if your opinion is split you'll have to split your votes!

What movie are you voting for that's not on the list yet?
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
Sweet! *Thanks*

I'll get to work (if i find something worthy)

EDIT: I'm done. I added some i've seen and some i haven't seen yet. Also, i'm giving The Wolf Of Wall Street a point right now, because seriously, it'll be awesome :p
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Yeah, i'm tempted too but i'm only voting for what i've seen so far. It will be awesome though i'm sure and might end up with at least two of my votes.

I've removed some of the films mentioned as they have no votes yet and probably won't get any! Just to be clear, add movies that you are voting for (if they're not already on the list).

You can of course post a list of 2013 movies here in the thread if you wish. It might help people remember what they saw.
[Off-topic] 555rt:
Wow, I will be looking for "The War Game". I'll cross my fingers too for Z for Zachariah. Thanks!
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
Yeah, that's a good idea. I'll go ahead and remove some of the movies i added.

edit: You've done it for me :p
[Off-topic] vj_dustin:
No, No, Yes and I've seen only Rocky 1 but I have the box set, just not the time.. :/

I surely could use a tablet to watch stuff on the way to work & back! Soon! :D

Meanwhile will add these to my laptop collection.

LIST OF MOVIES IN 2013 (Even the upcoming ones)
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Thanks vj. :good:

WTF, Fast & Furious 6 is the third highest grossing movie of the year so far? :eek:
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
Can you do me a favour and add Justin Bieber's Believe to the list? It'll be awesome, and i assume that you're going to live tweet about it when you watch it?
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I'll be too busy watching One Direction: This Is Us. It's my favourite! :cool:

Listening to the Empire podcast right now. They've used the words Oldboy and biggest flop of the year in the same sentence. It's not looking good for the Spike Lee remake, which to be fair he apparently didn't get the final cut on. Perhaps that'll put Hollywood off from remaking classic movies for a while!
[Off-topic] ironman38102:
Dude that movie sucks and so the band. Especially I dont like that Hairy Styles. All of members in thaf band are gay anyway

Btw favourite movie of 2013 is Iron Man 3!

Its Going To Be LEGEND--wait for it--DARY!-Barney Stinson(How I Met Your Mother)
[Off-topic] THE RED BLUR:
He was being sarcastic :D:p

[MENTION=655433]LordManhattan[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4105342]Dirkg[/MENTION]ently

Lmaooooo!

Oh and about IM3.

*In cockney says.. *

"I wouldn't go in there if I were you"

:cool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfXxEUAUUqA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
Huh, Ironman38102's favorite movie is an Iron Man movie? I did see that coming :cowboy:
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Dat music! Gotta watch that movie again, and i've found it in HD! :victory:

How're you doing buddy? Did you have a good weekend?
[Off-topic] THE RED BLUR:
Alright mate :)

I thought you would like that track :D:thumbup:

Watched it last night after so many years. Still good.

Yeah im good. Weekend went by so fast didn't get a chance to watch Insideous 2 and some other films on wishlist :rolleyes::cool:

This week is going to be really busy at work so wont pop in as much as I will like to.

Great job on the poll. Good idea. :):thumbup:

Hows it going with you.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
The Sixth Sense was less predictable! :laugh:

Not bad mate. Just ordered my groceries for the coming weeks including plenty of Mince Pies and double cream! I'll be working all through Christmas so i'll be living off of garage sarnies and takeaway pizza until the canteen service returns to normal.

Good luck dealing with the work mate. I guess it's the season huh?
[Off-topic] THE RED BLUR:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFBQ8kuhDIQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Damn buddy sorry to hear your working through the holidays :eek: :(

Im just counting down till these two weeks are over.

Watching Hot Fuzz now and then conclude with Shaun of the Dead tommorow.

Then hopefully finally listen to all those podcasts you recommended. There's quite a few from pegg and co ive noticed.
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
I discovered these videos today by Robert Jones. They are really really cool and well made! Have a look!

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[YOUTUBE]9l5TrAXScbE[/YOUTUBE]

[YOUTUBE]CKMemlQf3IU[/YOUTUBE]

[YOUTUBE]D9eMebYTebA[/YOUTUBE]
[Off-topic] vj_dustin:
I always thought this song was missing something, not anymore! XD

Btw what' the movie at 0:45 where the guy's stomach bites the other guy's hand lol
[Off-topic] vj_dustin:
Red 2 was as awesome as Red.

Great action sequence & I loved that guy who was Storm Shadow in GI Joe & Han in this one.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I'll take a look when i get home tonight. Caught a fraction of one this morning and it looked good! :good:
[Off-topic] SammiSaysHello:
I'm an emotional trainwreck after watching 'Gravity'. That movie was amazing :o
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I'm really looking forward to seeing that myself! I think Sandra Bullock will get an Academy Award nomination at least. There are some other great movies that have that claustrophobic, trapped feel to them, including:

Das Boot

Cube

Argo

Apollo 13

The Descent

The Thing

Any others that i'm missing?
[Off-topic] vj_dustin:
That sure was

Though I really didn't see it coming when Clooney was actually just a fragment of her imagination, I really expected he had survived somehow :(

Not gonna sugarcoat it, The Wolverine sucked!

I never thought a super-hero movie could be bad, I somewhat liked the Green Lantern too,but this was absolute crap!

And to top it all, the after credits short scene was simply forced upon.

Prof Xavier is back alive & Magneto is back with his powers, I mean wtf. You just kill them and revive them as you wish. If I had to see this I'd rather watch my Hindi serials where heroes die & come back without a question.. :rolleyes:
[Off-topic] ironman38102:
Lol yea I have all of Iron Man Movies in my Hard Disk.
[Off-topic] roofrider:
I guess i'm the only one here who thinks Gravity is a little overrated. -_-

But the effects were surreal, i'll give that to them. Curious to hear what other have to say after they've watched it.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I fell asleep during The Wolverine! The first five minutes looked kinda interesting but it turned into complete garbage shortly after.

It's the first movie in a long while that's made me want to go to the cinema. Then i thought about all the myriad dregs of society that would be there, the inordinate cost of the ticket, the obnoxious adverts and sound quality, the few thousand health code violations that could lead to any number of virulent infections, and i changed my mind.
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Lmao! :laugh:

The insanely high IMAX prices and the short runtime of the movie only made it worse for me.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Yeah, for imax prices i'd expect to be the only person in the cinema, except for a bevvy of catwalk models to hand-feed me popcorn and massage my feet.

I didn't know it was a short movie. Was it a good performance by Sandra Bullock?
[Off-topic] parag1dubey:
Lol :D even I didn't watch gravity. But my reason was because my friend who watched it told me that it is the most overrated movie he had seen. Visuals were good but the movie was stupid.

That said , one space film which I love is 2001 a space odyssey. It is very slow, at times excruciatingly so, but one has to marvel at how Kubrick managed to create those stunning visuals back in 1968! Also, HAL is one of the most sinister presences ever in cinema. :)
[Off-topic] Dirk:
2001 is a great movie but it completely loses me at the end. It's too abstract, although stunning as you said.

HAL should go into the movie villain hall of fame, right? I didn't think of that one when we were discussing it before. Also, Pennywise the clown. Creepy S.O.B! :eek:
[Off-topic] parag1dubey:
Same here. I never understood the ending. :P but yes , Hal must be in the hall of fame. Pennywise is the clown from kings novel It , right? Is there a movie based on it?
[Off-topic] vj_dustin:
The Big Lebwoski

I think I liked it? :confused:

It sure was fun, parts of it nonetheless. But what?

If you've seen it, you might understand what I'm rambling lol

Written by my Silver Axe
[Off-topic] roofrider:
It's 90 minutes long, i guess that's normal but when you're paying a premium for the tickets you'd be better satisfied if the movie was a bit better and 120 mins long. :D

I'm used to watching movies that are at least 2 hours long, so this was a little too short for my liking.

Well, I'd say Sandra Bullock gave a good performance but the character she was portraying was a little annoying at times.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
There is a movie, although it's pants compared to the book. Pennywise is really well imagined for the movie though and is easily the best thing about it.

Love that movie. One of the funniest moments is the spreading of the ashes. Cracks me up every time! Was there something about the movie that gave you pause?

90 minutes is too short. I'm guessing they just didn't have the time or money to commit to a longer film. Creating the visuals was really resource intensive from what i hear.

Still, Run Lola Run was 80 minutes so at least it's not that short!
[Off-topic] vj_dustin:
That scene sure was hilarious.

It was just not one of your regular comedy movies. The Walter-Dude pair was awesome & weird at the same time! xD

Actually everyone was weird lol
[Off-topic] Dirk:
"well that's just like, your opinion man!" :laugh:

Yeah, it's definitely not your regular comedy. The Coen Brothers have done some amazing films over the years though. No Country For Old Men was one of theirs and Raising Arizona, which is another comedy that's pretty idiosyncratic, too. Very distinctive, very quirky almost. Fargo and Miller's Crossing are unmissable movies as well.

I think maybe only Scorsese and Speilberg have done as many high calibre movies as the Coens.
[Off-topic] brainvision:
great thread!!

WOW!

it's my first time here and I just noticed the thread when you are talking about one of my preferred movie, The Big Lebowski, written and directed by the Cohen brother, which I also like very very much! Mr. Hula Hoop, Fargo, No country fol old man, Miller's crossing, Burn after reading, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, first ones I remember at moment, are great movies, IMO! Yes indeed they are comedy movies, or so they seem, but the great thing about the Cohen cinema is that you can always find another way to tell the story, another point of view.. sometimes obvious, evident, other times hidden and bury underneath the madness and the insanity of the facts or of the different characters..

The Big Lebowski and Burn after reading are two great examples of what I'm trying to explain.. but also Fargo and No conuntry..
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Well put! You're right, you could never accuse a Coen Brothers movie of being one dimensional. They have strong characters telling the stories from many perspectives. You couldn't find a more diverse range of characters than in The Big Lebowski could you? :)

If you'd like to join the Movie Club i think it's fair to say you've earned yourself a membership! :good:
[Off-topic] vj_dustin:
You just vanished all my doubts with that line! :good:

Welcome mate! Now someone watch Hunger Games Catching Fire soon and review it :p
[Off-topic] the_helix:
Lets hope that we get such a humble treatment in our lifetime :p

I'd like to add few more names: Stanley Kubrick, Clint Eastwood, Francis Ford Coppola, Alfred Hitchcock, Quentin Tarantino, Ang Lee and James Cameron.

However, I'd agree that most of Camerons' flicks are grandiose, Lee's flicks are artistic. And Tarantino... well let me just put it bluntly - That motherf**ker makes f**king good sh*t ;) ... full of adrenaline pumping, blood splashing, bad mouthing, ass kicking moments! :good:

So it can be said that these 3 stick to their 'type' of filmaking. I could be wrong though. Your thoughts?
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I'm a big Kubrick fan. He wasn't prolific but most of his work was exceptional and fresh. Eastwood has done well so far but his best doesn't reach exceptional level for me. He has a couple of greats though! Coppola is a bit hit and miss for me. Apocalypse Now is awesome but i can take it or leave it with The Godfather.

Cameron makes great popcorn movies but they'll never be among my favourites. Too family friendly! Ang Lee is a bit hit and miss too with maybe two exceptional titles to his name. Tarantino of course is brilliant. A wise man once said that "That motherf**ker makes f**king good sh*t", and he was right! Not consistently great but at a very high level at least. Only Pulp Fiction is exceptional for me though.

Hitchcock was very prolific but his films span the entire spectrum from good to bad. Chan-Wook Park is coming along nicely. Can't wait to see what he comes up with next! Of course it's all very subjective and everyone has their own favourites, but for me The Coen Brothers, Scorsese and Spielberg each have the biggest body of exceptional movies with Kubrick not far behind.

As far as 'type' goes, there are those whose movies don't stray too far from a particular formula. Cameron particularly makes movies that lack depth, and without that they lack any real replay value. He may push the boundaries of cinematography but his films don't push the boundaries with story or style. Kubrick was the antithesis of that. Strangelove, Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacket, 2001 are all very different and daring in their own way. The work of a true auteur! The fact that they all turned out to be such great films is a testament to his skill and vision.

Would you say Scorsese had a type? He did the New York thing for a long time didn't he? It was nice to see him doing something completely different with Hugo at least.
[Off-topic] veeman:
Anyone seen Trainspotting? Great movie.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Speaking of good directors, Danny Boyle has done some good movies. If you like Trainspotting i would heartily recommend Shallow Grave!

Tough Call! Both are fairly average i'm afraid.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Prisoners man! Jake G. is awesome in it! :good:
[Off-topic] brainvision:
I love most of the directories you are talking into last post, except for Cameron, which IMO is too much.. american?; at least for an european like me (or maybe is only a personal taste question, as often it is)

Kubrick, Tarantino, Scorsese: I absolutely love their works! You can watch their movies every day and always learn and notice something new.. Kubrick is unreachable (maybe only a few noticed that all his movies are taken from already written books or stories, which is really important, if you think about it), Tarantino is a maniac and cinema is the only thing he does in his life!!; Scorsese.. only a movie as example: The Goodfellas!!
[Off-topic] veeman:
Shallow Grave. I'll keep that in mind. Thanks.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
While i was in the gym earlier i was wondering who the next amazing directors will be. Which of the current crop will turn out to be legendary. Do you have any favourites? I think Darren Aronofsky and Nicolas Winding Refn are both doing exciting work but may never reach popular recognition. Jeff Nichols has begun well and is showing great promise. Abrams and Nolan are well established now with Nolan doing more serious work i would say with the likes of Inception.

Chan-Wook Park is as close to being a modern day Kubrick as anyone else out there at the moment. Stoker was a great English language debut and i hope he'll become more recognised in the west in future.

What do you guys think?
[Off-topic] SammiSaysHello:
You don't have to go to imax for the film. Are there ordinary 3d cinemas where you're at?

As for Sandra, my god she was phenomenal. Although Clooney did his part, she carried the film like she owned it. I was speechless by the end :p
[Off-topic] parag1dubey:
I would respectfully disagree with those saying that Tarantino is one of the greats. He certainly can't be mentioned in the same breath as Kubrick, Hitchcock et al. Yes pulp fiction was GREAT. I liked inglorious basterds too. But other than that he seems to be a pretty ordinary director. Overhyped , i think. Django unchained confirmed this for me. The blatant racism prevalent in the film sickened me as did the pedantic and unbelievable premise. So IMHO , he is pretty average.

Dirk , I totally forgot about chan woo park. :) if u are calling him the modern day Kubrick , I must watch old boy ASAP.
[Off-topic] jRi0T68:
Currently trying to watch Cloud Atlas. It's very weird, possibly too weird and disjointed.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Sounds great. I'll be seeing it this weekend! :victory:

To be fair i'd say Tarantino is a modern day great. Definitely not in the Kubrick league but excellent at what he does.

Of Park's movies, Oldboy, Thirst and Stoker are the ones that you would want to see first. What i love about his films are the incredible endings. They're nothing short of perfect. Thirst for example has this tragicomedy sequence that's beautiful and really, really satisfying.

Second time of trying i made it to the end of the movie. Still wasn't very keen on it though! It's a bit of a marmite movie. You either love it or hate it. I know it's divided opinion here.:)
[Off-topic] jRi0T68:
I ended up liking Cloud Atlas. It does all tie together. It's borderline "trying to hard to be weird" but just barely the right side of that line. It's another movie that deserves focus to enjoy, and though it's not going on a favorites list, I'm glad I watched it. Possibly could be better on a 2nd watching.

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[Off-topic] Dirk:
Movie trivia time:

The raid that killed OBL took 18 minutes, so that sequence in Zero Dark Thirty was made to be 18 minutes long.

Movie news:

Godzilla Trailer is up: http://www.imdb.com/rg/s/4/title/tt0831387/?ref_=ext_shr_eml_vi#lb-vi3490359321

Also, 300: Rise of an Empire: http://www.imdb.com/rg/s/4/title/tt1253863/?ref_=ext_shr_eml_vi#lb-vi1346545177

Edit:

For those interested in such things, the time and date half hour ago read 08:09:10 11-12-13 (Unless you're American!)
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I did not notice that! :eek:

Well spotted Milad. Just did some quick Googling and found out that the ring, the tattoos and the facial tic were his idea to give the character some back story! I think he stole the show in Prisoners. You got a sense that there was more to him than meets the eye, that he was a dark horse.
[Off-topic] vj_dustin:
Am I the only one who didn't think 300 was not crap? :o

The story was great and though it was a bit over-dramatic at times, the action sequence were good enough, specially the end battle.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I watched it again last weekend and i still loved it! I can understand the highly stylised look not appealing to everyone but i really liked it. The story is compelling, as is the dialogue, and i enjoyed the stop-motion effects which worked brilliantly during the fight scenes. The art direction, costumes and make-up were all good. I thought everything worked seamlessly together and there's nothing about the movie that i can find to criticise it for!

There's always Gladiator for people who didn't like 300! :laugh:
[Off-topic] vj_dustin:
Yep the slow mo effects were great. Though is it bad that I've seen 300 but not gladiator lol

Lol, offensive how.. xD

Was Butler too manly? :D

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[Off-topic] Dirk:
Yes it is bad, and you should feel bad! :D

Because his guys were the ones getting their butts kicked! Of course it's all ancient history now, and if we were to go back far enough i'm sure there's some Neanderthal tribe that i should still be harbouring a grudge against.
[Off-topic] vj_dustin:
I will feel bad, at max only till this weekend! :good:
[Off-topic] Dirk:
[MENTION=4186558]roofrider[/MENTION] Did you know that My Sassy Girl had a US remake starring Elisha Cuthbert? I had no idea!

My random recommendation for the day is The Thin Red Line, Terrence Malick's introspective look at the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War. It's not a high octane war film, but instead a stunning, haunting and poetic depiction of men in a time of personal crisis.

In battle there are no individuals, only a fighting unit, and this is demonstrated well by having several of the films big name stars appearing only briefly on screen. You see them for an instant and then they're gone. It's a reminder that no man there is more important than any other on that field of battle.

The movie does of course have it's main characters. Jim Caviezel, Sean Penn and Nick Nolte all have large parts in the movie and they play them well with each trying to cope with their own inner demons and disillusionment with war. The movie isn't all self reflection though and there are scenes of powerful and intense action punctuating the movie.

Hans Zimmer provides a score which is as beautiful and ethereal as the cinematography. Along with Malik's artistic vision, the combination makes for an immersive and breathe-taking journey of self discovery.

Edit: Point of interest, two of my friends were in this film having been hired as extras during a year they spent in Australia!