What's the last movie you watched?

Post by **stui magpie** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 4:02 pm

Guardians of the Galaxy.

Pretty good flick, I laughed.

I AM GROOT

Wokko · Post by **Wokko** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 5:32 pm

stui magpie wrote:Guardians of the Galaxy.

Pretty good flick, I laughed.

I AM GROOT

Watched that with my daughter a couple of days ago. Great comic book/action movie. Looking forward to the sequel.

*Spoiler Alert*

Love the dancing mini-groot at the end. I want one.

Post by **stui magpie** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 6:09 pm

^

Me too.

Had to love the affection that a raccoon had for a tree.

Wokko · Post by **Wokko** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 11:54 pm

The Babadook

Biggest load of pseudo-intellectual shit I've ever seen. A horror movie with no scares, a thriller devoid of thrills. It's a long, slow, tense build up with no pay off and a really shitty 'monster' that belongs back in the 70s.

There is some food for thought, but ultimately the allegory is obvious and uninspiring. Critics of course have gone nuts for this movie, and anyone who dares to point out the Emperor isn't wearing any clothes is lambasted and ridiculed, but seriously, the Emperor isn't wearing any clothes.

I give it a 4/10, there were some decent performances from the two lead actors and I suppose for a movie filmed almost entirely on a sound stage it looks alright (shitty special effects aside). David will probably love it though

Post by **think positive** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 6:48 am

Haha, think I'll give it a miss

Watch the lovely bones, really good, the lead young girl is mesmerising

Post by **stui magpie** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 8:31 am

Had a look at the latest version of TMNT.

Wasn't bad but I preferred the previous version (s)

Cowabunga Dudes

swoop42 · Post by **swoop42** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 10:52 am

Wokko wrote:The Babadook

Biggest load of pseudo-intellectual shit I've ever seen. A horror movie with no scares, a thriller devoid of thrills. It's a long, slow, tense build up with no pay off and a really shitty 'monster' that belongs back in the 70s.

There is some food for thought, but ultimately the allegory is obvious and uninspiring. Critics of course have gone nuts for this movie, and anyone who dares to point out the Emperor isn't wearing any clothes is lambasted and ridiculed, but seriously, the Emperor isn't wearing any clothes.

I give it a 4/10, there were some decent performances from the two lead actors and I suppose for a movie filmed almost entirely on a sound stage it looks alright (shitty special effects aside). David will probably love it though

After that description I'm sure baby number 2 is on it's way!

Post by **David** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 1:41 pm

Wokko · Post by **Wokko** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 2:04 pm

Heh, thanks. I hold a certain level of contempt for films that are pumped up by critics who are little more intelligent than the average film viewer but like to think they are. I love an allegorical tale, I love metaphor and hidden meanings but Starship Troopers was more subtle than this one (and I mean that somewhat seriously, that movie is deeper than it looks). Reading critical reviews, it's like their sudden epiphany that the movie is about mental illness and repression makes them some kind of philosophical genius and anyone who dislikes the film is a pleb who just doesn't get it.

Also watched The Quiet Ones, another horror movie. Also a bit shit, but shit in a generic bump in the dark, occult stereotype kind of way. Think I'll give the horror genre a miss for a while, don't think there's been a decent one since the 80's

Post by **Pies4shaw** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 2:22 pm

Mad Dogs and Englishmen.

Post by **think positive** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 3:30 pm

Wokko wrote:Heh, thanks. I hold a certain level of contempt for films that are pumped up by critics who are little more intelligent than the average film viewer but like to think they are. I love an allegorical tale, I love metaphor and hidden meanings but Starship Troopers was more subtle than this one (and I mean that somewhat seriously, that movie is deeper than it looks). Reading critical reviews, it's like their sudden epiphany that the movie is about mental illness and repression makes them some kind of philosophical genius and anyone who dislikes the film is a pleb who just doesn't get it.

Also watched The Quiet Ones, another horror movie. Also a bit shit, but shit in a generic bump in the dark, occult stereotype kind of way. Think I'll give the horror genre a miss for a while, don't think there's been a decent one since the 80's

I thought I was the only starship troopers fan!

swoop42 · Post by **swoop42** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 6:12 pm

Wokko wrote:Heh, thanks. I hold a certain level of contempt for films that are pumped up by critics who are little more intelligent than the average film viewer but like to think they are. I love an allegorical tale, I love metaphor and hidden meanings but Starship Troopers was more subtle than this one (and I mean that somewhat seriously, that movie is deeper than it looks). Reading critical reviews, it's like their sudden epiphany that the movie is about mental illness and repression makes them some kind of philosophical genius and anyone who dislikes the film is a pleb who just doesn't get it.

Also watched The Quiet Ones, another horror movie. Also a bit shit, but shit in a generic bump in the dark, occult stereotype kind of way. Think I'll give the horror genre a miss for a while, don't think there's been a decent one since the 80's

Paranormal Activity, The Woman in Black, The Conjuring to name just a few are all good recent horror installments IMO.

To be fair I'll give this Aussie horror movie a try and reach my own conclusion.

Who knows perhaps I'm deeper than you and will like it.

P.S-At least it ain't French.

swoop42 · Post by **swoop42** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 6:27 pm

think positive wrote:Haha, think I'll give it a miss

Watch the lovely bones, really good, the lead young girl is mesmerising

She is my avatar.

Saoirse Ronan is her name.

HAL · Post by **HAL** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 6:29 pm

Are they exactly the same?

Post by **David** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 6:41 pm

swoop42 wrote:
think positive wrote:Haha, think I'll give it a miss

Watch the lovely bones, really good, the lead young girl is mesmerising
She is my avatar.

Saoirse Ronan is her name.

Yeah, but how do you pronounce it?

(It took me about five years to work it out...)

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