"You haven't seen ::Insert Title Here:: , OMG!"
Fuck off, all of you. Yes, I live under a rock. It's a very nice rock, thank you, and I keep it on my bookshelf so I can always see it. It is not my life's mission to consume ever film offering that comes out, or spend my time tracking down every single one someone though was worthwhile once.
I don't like the crowds at your theatres, and I don't like sitting down and having the experience rammed into my head all at once. I hear enough stories each day as is.
I still haven't seen
Godfather
Firefly/Serenity
Jaws
so many things I should see
but when people go WTF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THAT MOVIE? YOU MUST WATCH IT IMMEDIATELY
I move it down to the bottom of my list
I guess I'm just contrary like that.
Which reminds me: I'm going to do my best never to see Avatar. Fuck that guy.
Quote from: LMNO, PhD on November 18, 2010, 07:55:14 PM
Which reminds me: I'm going to do my best never to see Avatar. Fuck that guy.
save yourself an hour and watch Fern Gully. The visuals aren't as impressive but you do get Robin Williams playing a fruitbat. And it's the exact same fucking movie.
Quote from: LMNO, PhD on November 18, 2010, 07:55:14 PM
Which reminds me: I'm going to do my best never to see Avatar. Fuck that guy.
Same. Titanic too.
Quote from: Cramulus on November 18, 2010, 07:47:14 PM
Godfather
Firefly/Serenity
I'd give them both an honest recommendation, but I'm not gonna TELL you to go see them. :lulz:
Yup, haven't seen any of those.
Still haven't seen any of the Iron Man movies either. The comic book geek part of me sort of wants, the part of me who is annoyed by "I'm Tony Stark and I'm and alcoholic" doesn't want.
The last movie I saw was Solomon Kane. Good action, fun swordfighting. The redemption theme was beating a dead horse with other dead horse attatched to a lifting derrick and operated by a spastic schoolchild, and the character lost the stoic dour of Howard's character in favor of swaggering machismo.
If you want more Solomon Kane than the original writings, read Dan Abnett's "Eisenhorn" trilogy fro the WH40K fiction selection. It's truer to the theme.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on November 18, 2010, 08:10:27 PM
Quote from: Cramulus on November 18, 2010, 07:47:14 PM
Godfather
Firefly/Serenity
I'd give them both an honest recommendation, but I'm not gonna TELL you to go see them. :lulz:
I know they're good AND that I would like them
it's just that I am amused when people melt down about it
Quote from: Richter on November 18, 2010, 08:27:08 PM
Still haven't seen any of the Iron Man movies either. The comic book geek part of me sort of wants, the part of me who is annoyed by "I'm Tony Stark and I'm and alcoholic" doesn't want.
havent seen it either
though honestly I wrote off the comic-book-movie genre because so many of those movies turn out to be horrible wrecks if you weren't already a die hard fan.
exceptions include Watchmen and Batman, but Batman barely even counts as a comic book anymore
I gotta say, Iron Man is one of my favorites. Iron Man II is also good, but not quite as good. I never read the comic book, either.
Course, I have no quality judgement when it comes to movies, and I just think RD,JR was super hot in them. :lol: :oops:
I enjoy movies quite a bit, but I've shied away from talking about them even nearly as much as I used to. Experiencing them is one thing, talking about experiencing is another. Talking to a person with no interest in a movie is kind've like telling a person about your dream.
That said, I feel pretty much the same way as the OP about youtube videos. Gems can be had, but it's really just not worth sifting through the other shit.
My roommates watched that, said it was hilarious, and now they have to buy it.
I usually can't stand theaters.
3d gives me a headache... and I hate remakes.... and I don't drink pop.... and popcorn upsets my stomach... and I hate ppls cellphones going off... and I hate most teenagers
All my best movie experiences have been because the theater was practically empty. Those experiences have been almost perfect
I love theaters beacuse the screen is big, the sound is loud and it's dark. But I hate the people. I usually end up sitting in front of douchebags who can't keep their fucking mouth shut, I don't care what their age is.
I like it when it's little kids, cause their parents start getting all embarrassed and angry and I can laugh at them.
"Fight the Power!"
:lulz:
BTW Serenity (the movie) didn't make much sense to me until I saw Firefly (the series)
Heh, i was on the other side in this scenario.
My friend who works at a comic store didn't know who Flash Gordon was.
So i got all annoyed and indignant and stuff.
I Practically forced her to watch the 1980's movie and im pretty sure she didn't really enjoy it.
though this would have been hilarious
:lulz: :lulz: :lulz: :lulz:
http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/12002747380736/movie-mix-up-causes-children-to-view-horror-flick/
Highly reccomending Firefly/Serenity
I stay relatively up to date on movies, I don't have enough time to sit and read for any good length of time, so it's a great way to get in a story.
I watch movies like a junkie pops pills but I also refuse to watch anything I "absolutely must" Tell me why and I might listen. Even if it's popcorn blockbuster tripe but the fx are well done and the ott action just believable enough to be funny. I prefer it if you can tell me about the cinematography or the direction, some little nuance that the actor brought to his characterisation but now we're into serious bizness territory - the real reason I watch movies - the same reason someone who's serious about art stares at a painting. Some of it is just soaking it all in but the deconstruction is much more fun. I guess even those weirdos who are always telling me I absolutely HAVE to read books probably get that as well but I won't do it. Drowning in a sea of someone elses verbs doesn't do it for me - I'd rather catch the movie. So it's nowhere near as good as the pile of decaying woodpulp - I can live with that.
Quote from: Doktor Vitriol on November 19, 2010, 10:49:02 AM
I watch movies like a junkie pops pills but I also refuse to watch anything I "absolutely must" Tell me why and I might listen. Even if it's popcorn blockbuster tripe but the fx are well done and the ott action just believable enough to be funny. I prefer it if you can tell me about the cinematography or the direction, some little nuance that the actor brought to his characterisation but now we're into serious bizness territory - the real reason I watch movies - the same reason someone who's serious about art stares at a painting. Some of it is just soaking it all in but the deconstruction is much more fun. I guess even those weirdos who are always telling me I absolutely HAVE to read books probably get that as well but I won't do it. Drowning in a sea of someone elses verbs doesn't do it for me - I'd rather catch the movie. So it's nowhere near as good as the pile of decaying woodpulp - I can live with that.
:D
Some books or films offer certain 'concept sets' or metaphors etc that are useful to use as reference points in certain types of discussions. If I'm reccomended a work in regard to an expansion of the ideas being used in a certain area, then I'll try to get into it rather quickly. That said, I don't take book recommendation as I'm knee deep in my present reading list.
Quote from: Doktor Vitriol on November 19, 2010, 10:49:02 AM
I watch movies like a junkie pops pills but I also refuse to watch anything I "absolutely must" Tell me why and I might listen. Even if it's popcorn blockbuster tripe but the fx are well done and the ott action just believable enough to be funny. I prefer it if you can tell me about the cinematography or the direction, some little nuance that the actor brought to his characterisation but now we're into serious bizness territory - the real reason I watch movies - the same reason someone who's serious about art stares at a painting. Some of it is just soaking it all in but the deconstruction is much more fun. I guess even those weirdos who are always telling me I absolutely HAVE to read books probably get that as well but I won't do it. Drowning in a sea of someone elses verbs doesn't do it for me - I'd rather catch the movie. So it's nowhere near as good as the pile of decaying woodpulp - I can live with that.
Thanks for the recipe on how to make you watch whatever most shitty movie I want you to watch :evil:
There are tons of "big" or "landmark" movies I've not seen. I've never really been much of a movie buff. I loved Star Wars when it came out but it came out when I was a kid and I was into spaceships and robots and junk. The LOTR franchise came out at a point in my life when I really needed some escapism and those movies really fit the bill. Otherwise, I only go to the theater for date nights. Whatever the wife is into seeing I'll tag along. So there's tons of shit I've never seen and probably never will.