Sam's Thread of Chattin' w/ Jake & Other Robust Subjects

[Lee]

I don't have an HD TV but it was cheaper getting it on DVD than normal DVD.

 

[Dowdsy McDowds]

What was it?

I didn't really appreciate it the first time I saw it on DVD, nor am I sure I totally get the big fuss around it, but Blade Runner on blu ray is a mighty fine sight.

 

[Uncle Sam]

What was it?

Oh yeah, that's a good question.

 

[Uncle Sam]

1. Stoker ★★★★★
2. Django Unchained ★★★★
3. Cloud Atlas ★★★★
4. Zero Dark Thirty ★★★★
5. The Croods ★★★★
6. Spring Breakers ★★★★
7. No ★★★★
8. Jack the Giant Slayer ★★★★
9. Flight ★★★
10. Lincoln ★★★
11. Oz the Great and Powerful ★★★
12. Evil Dead ★★★
13. Trance ★★★
14. Compliance ★★★
15. Wreck-It Ralph ★★★
16. Robot and Frank ★★★
17. Warm Bodies ★★★
18. Les Misérables ★★★
19. The Place Beyond the Pines ★★
20. Welcome to the Punch ★★
21. Side Effects ★★
22. Gangster Squad ★★
23. The Spirit of '45 ★

Needs to be either scarier or funnier. Pick one.

 

[Uncle Sam]

The Place Beyond the Pines shouldn't be bolded, but like I'm going to edit that.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

1. Trance ★★★★
2. Maniac ★★★★
3. Django Unchained ★★★★
4. The Impossible ★★★★
5. End Of Watch ★★★★
6. Flight ★★★★
7. Gangster Squad ★★★★
8. Zero Dark Thirty ★★★★
9. Jack The Giant Slayer ★★★★
10. Spring Breakers ★★★★
11. Stoker ★★★
12. A Good Day To Die Hard ★★★
13. The Last Stand ★★★
14. Jack Reacher ★★★
15. Song For Marion ★★★
16. Oz: The Great And Powerful ★★★
17. Evil Dead ★★★
18. Welcome To The Punch ★★★
19. Bullet To The Head ★★★
20. I Give It A Year ★★★
21. Wreck-It Ralph ★★★
22. Pitch Perfect ★★★
23. Olympus Has Fallen ★★★
24. Parker ★★★
25. Les Misérables ★★
26. G.I. Joe: Retaliation ★★
27. Identity Thief ★★
28. Movie 43 ★
29. Lincoln ★

Didn't know where to put Evil Dead & Olympus Has Fallen. The two blandest films I've seen in, well, weeks. If Evil Dead had gone silly at the points when it should've gone silly, it would've been almost good. The only thing that surprised me about Olympus Has Fallen was the massive body count, the blood and the swearing. Very graphic for a 12 I thought. That was until I saw it was 15 on the poster.

My local cinema is doing Monday screenings of stuff like Trainspotting, The Evil Dead and A Clockwork Orange. Could be a good way of getting some ★★★★★ films on the list. Unless Iron Man 3 surprises me on Thursday.

 

[Uncle Sam]

I heard that Olympus Has Fallen has the line, "Let's the play the fuck off game - you go first." Is this true? If so, is it worth seeing for that one line?

 

[Lee]

Where do you reckon Man of Steel will fare?

 

[Y 2 Jake]

I heard that Olympus Has Fallen has the line, "Let's the play the fuck off game - you go first." Is this true? If so, is it worth seeing for that one line?

I don't remember. I don't remember a single thing about it!

Man Of Steel looks decent. I hope it flops hard though. I could do without a Justice League film and I'd prefer more Batman films. I also don't want Zack Snyder to get anymore work.

 

[Uncle Sam]

Watchmen's half decent, otherwise Snyder is a pretty appalling director. Nolan's name being attached will help Man of Steel do better than it otherwise would. I'd be shocked if it did anywhere near Avengers' numbers.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

1. Trance ★★★★
2. Maniac ★★★★
3. Django Unchained ★★★★
4. The Impossible ★★★★
5. End Of Watch ★★★★
6. Flight ★★★★
7. Gangster Squad ★★★★
8. Zero Dark Thirty ★★★★
9. Jack The Giant Slayer ★★★★
10. Spring Breakers ★★★★
11. Stoker ★★★
12. A Good Day To Die Hard ★★★
13. The Last Stand ★★★
14. Jack Reacher ★★★
15. Song For Marion ★★★
16. Oz: The Great And Powerful ★★★
17. Evil Dead ★★★
18. Welcome To The Punch ★★★
19. Bullet To The Head ★★★
20. I Give It A Year ★★★
21. Wreck-It Ralph ★★★
22. Pitch Perfect ★★★
23. Olympus Has Fallen ★★★
24. Oblivion ★★★
25. Parker ★★★
26. Les Misérables ★★
27. G.I. Joe: Retaliation ★★
28. Identity Thief ★★
29. Movie 43 ★
30. Lincoln ★

Thinking of seeing Oblivion? Don't!

 

[Mighty NorCal]

Effeciency is the name of the game.

So how are we feeling about Iron Man 3? Also either of you seen the Thor trailer that was just released.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

I'd be more excited about Iron Man 3 if it wasn't the fourth film to feature Iron Man in 5 years. That's some Twilight/Harry Potter excessiveness right there.

Thor looks good. But, y'know, it's the third film to feature Thor in two and a half years.

 

[Uncle Sam]

Iron Man 3 is long. Looong. The rest of my opinion is still forming. I can say this: I genuinely thought Jon Favreau was wearing a comedy fatsuit. Turns out he wasn't. Oh dear.

Not seen the Thor trailer yet - it wasn't attached to my screening of Iron Man like I thought it would be. The cheek!

 

[Uncle Sam]

The fact that Thor: The Dark World has bits shot in places I recognise (just around the corner from the cinema I frequent, in fact) makes it feel... low budget. Yeah, I just watched the trailer.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

How long we talkin' with Iron Man?

 

[Uncle Sam]

Two hours twenty minutes.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

Fuck me! Iron Man might just be a skipper.

 

[Uncle Sam]

Isn't Evil Dead II a fun movie? Yes. Yes is the answer to that.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

Wouldn't have taken much for Evil Dead to be a fun movie.

 

[Uncle Sam]

Wouldn't have taken much for Evil Dead to be a fun movie.

It was. In small chunks.

Army of Darkness is somehow less fun than Evil Dead II. I'm up for Evil Dead V: Army of Darkness II though.

1. Stoker ★★★★★
2. Django Unchained ★★★★
3. Cloud Atlas ★★★★
4. Zero Dark Thirty ★★★★
5. The Croods ★★★★
6. Spring Breakers ★★★★
7. No ★★★★
8. Jack the Giant Slayer ★★★★
9. Iron Man Three ★★★
10. Flight ★★★
11. Lincoln ★★★
12. Oz the Great and Powerful ★★★
13. Evil Dead ★★★
14. Trance ★★★
15. Compliance ★★★
16. Wreck-It Ralph ★★★
17. Robot and Frank ★★★
18. Warm Bodies ★★★
19. Les Misérables ★★★
20. The Place Beyond the Pines ★★
21. Welcome to the Punch ★★
22. Side Effects ★★
23. Gangster Squad ★★
24. The Spirit of '45 ★

I'm completely in two minds about Iron Man Three, but most of the things I'd have to say about it would be spoilers. I think, just like the other two, it falls apart in the third act. Still, there's a lot to like in there, so it goes right to the top of the three star tier.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

Feel free to spoil me.

 

[Uncle Sam]

ACTUAL, REAL, GENUINE SPOILERS FOR IRON MAN THREE - I'M THE ONLY ONE ALLOWED TO BE A DOPY CUNT IN THIS THREAD:

Spoiler

Ben Kingsley's Mandarin is revealed to be a character portrayed by a stage actor named Trevor, employed by the real villain. Kingsley is very funny as Trevor, and it's a good reveal, but unfortunately the real villain is... Guy Pearce in a suit. As opposed to Sam Rockwell in a suit. As opposed to Jeff Bridges in a suit. Is it so hard to have an Iron Man foil who isn't a fucking corporate rival? Not exactly riveting. The film takes a nice amount of left turns from the previous two films, but villainy sure as shit isn't where it does them.

Also, there's a precocious young boy, but it's subverted enough not to be totally grating.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

That sounds almost genius...almost.

 

[Uncle Sam]

I was loving it - until I realised the implications for the rest of the film.