The voice of King Candy was also a surprise to me. And I don't like Sarah Silverman but she was ok in this role. I've never found her funny, but her voice works for the character.
The voice of King Candy was also a surprise to me. And I don't like Sarah Silverman but she was ok in this role. I've never found her funny, but her voice works for the character.
Just got out of watching Wreck-It Ralph.
This is the most cynical example of outdated product placement since Toy Story! Such evil brainwashing on our little kids!
erm... yeah
I'll be honest, I felt uncomfortable watching this. I thought I'd get a nice nostalgia trip from the trailer but all I saw was a 3rd grader's version of an adventure epic: some lonely big guy goes on an adventure to win a shiny medal, but finds friends instead. Yeah!
The humor is aimed at 3-6 year olds, there's absolutely nothing in it for a grown up - unless you are a professional animator or something.
I liked the credits though, they got the pixel art and low-res 3D CGI just right. Huge nostalgia overload there.
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Anyone have any recommendations for something decent on Netflix streaming? I just re-upped for the free month. So far I've watched The Grey, which was sort of a dud, and MI: Ghost Protocol, which was exactly what I thought it would be.
"game sales for consoles destroys pc games completely why do u think they are so cheap on steam lol."
-Random console gamer
Netflix has a ton of excellent films. Is there any particular genre that interests you?
I'll watch just about anything. Give me anything on there you liked.
"game sales for consoles destroys pc games completely why do u think they are so cheap on steam lol."
-Random console gamer
Well, just taking a cursory look there's:
Bicycle Thieves
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Ghandi
The Graduate
The Grapes of Wrath
Groundhog Day
Jesus Christ Superstar
Man of La Mancha
Metropolis
Monty Python's the Meaning of Life
The Naked Gun
Nightmare before Christmase
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Pianist
Ran
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
True Grit
The Untouchables
All films I can heartily recommend.
I forgot to mention that I already watched True Grit the other day. It was good. Not to sound like a hipster, but I liked the original better. Jeff Bridges was great though. Anyhow, thanks for the recommendations.
"game sales for consoles destroys pc games completely why do u think they are so cheap on steam lol."
-Random console gamer
I always, always cringe when an adult uses the word grown-up in a serious manner.Originally Posted by mashakos
The Medallion of the Imperial Psychopath, a Napoleon: Total War AAR
For the Emperor!, a Total War: Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai AAR
You could do that. Though you'd probably get the same experience watching Eraserhead.
And if you don't like musicals:
-13 Assassins
-Tremors
-Doomsday Book
-The Long Goodbye
-The Thing
-The Trip
-Dial M For Murder
-Being John Malkovich
-Re-Animator
-The Baader Meinhof Complex
-Memento
-Videodrome
-Trainspotting
-The Ambassador
-The Red Balloon
I always recommend Avatar: The Last Airbender (the series not the godawful movie) to everyone with Netflix. So I'm not about to break tradition here.
Wreck It Ralph - I quite liked it I do have to agree the humour isn't really all that much and I think it kind of is more aimed at younger kids then the older or adult ones but there are a few laughs in it. I think its more of a character film and for that it does it pretty well you do care about the characters and what happens to them, and there are a few emotional moments in there that put a tear in your eyes. The video game references are cool I wish there was maybe a little but more of that humour but oh well.
Side Effects - it was quite good considering I had zero foreknowledge about it. If you like thrillers I say give it a shot.
The Medallion of the Imperial Psychopath, a Napoleon: Total War AAR
For the Emperor!, a Total War: Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai AAR
I just watched Primer again. I'm now going to watch it once more with Sam Hughes' commentary, as he's the only person whose explanation of the film has come close to making sense.
Usually I scoff at people who say a film was difficult to follow - Inception? Pah. Cloud Atlas? Meh. Primer, on the other hand...
Sam Hughes' essay on Primer is brilliant, and even after watching the movie numerous times gave me insight into subtleties I hadn't picked up on before. Ben Wheatley has some very interesting comments on the notion of ambiguity in film. While Primer is obviously not a straight horror film, there are some very dark themes and I think that a lot of what he says translates well.
I hear Upstream Color is absolutely astounding, by the way. I haven't been as excited for an upcoming film... Well, since The Master, but these are the greatest two American directors still living as far as I'm concerned.
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Just finished watching Drive. Wow, not what I expected at all. I felt that this movie, while it hits a lot of things right in a lot of places, it seems it could do a lot more with action. I know this is more like a crime drama than a badass action flick but if they could just focus a little more on that aspect, maybe it could've been better. OTOH, the writing was great. Interesting enough to see what happens after each scene and it's hard not to symphathise the characters, even the minor roles. Perlman was great as always. And God, I wish I have the soundtrack from this movie.
I like it. It's just a bit underwhelming, is all. Sorta like my feelings after watching Dredd
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Mmm, Chromatics:
I had some issues with the movie when I saw it too, but it's been too long for me to really comment on it.
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