Sam's Thread of Chattin' w/ Jake & Other Robust Subjects
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1. The Impossible ★★★★
2. End Of Watch ★★★★
3. Gangster Squad ★★★★
4. Jack Reacher ★★★
5. Pitch Perfect ★★★
6. Les Misérables ★★
I really enjoyed Gangster Squad and for a first time viewing it get's ★★★★. I doubt I'll be so kind the next time I see it. It was a comedy, right?
Django tomorrow. Alone as always if its a film with a higher than 12A rating. I'll be skipping Lincoln. It's 3 hours or so and I will have already filled my yearly quota of overlong films with Zero Dark Thirty, Django & Les Mis by that point.
Also, Argo might find its way onto my list. Accept it, Sam.
2. End Of Watch ★★★★
3. Gangster Squad ★★★★
4. Jack Reacher ★★★
5. Pitch Perfect ★★★
6. Les Misérables ★★
I really enjoyed Gangster Squad and for a first time viewing it get's ★★★★. I doubt I'll be so kind the next time I see it. It was a comedy, right?
Django tomorrow. Alone as always if its a film with a higher than 12A rating. I'll be skipping Lincoln. It's 3 hours or so and I will have already filled my yearly quota of overlong films with Zero Dark Thirty, Django & Les Mis by that point.
Also, Argo might find its way onto my list. Accept it, Sam.
FunKay the Inevitable
People Like Me, We Don't Play
The only way I could describe how I felt while watching that movie was gleeful. Between the colors and the editing and the action and the comedy and the costumes and the humor it was just impossible not to smile for at least the first 30-45 minutes of the movie.
I actually had to pause at the part where they reveal Pops is a Greco Roman Wrestling champion because I was laughing so hard. One of my favorite parts of the movie. I also loved the part where Susan Sarandon is making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches as opposed to Royalton's stuffy buffet lunch.
Oh how I enjoyed this movie. Thank you for introducing me to this criminally overlooked piece of cinema.
I actually had to pause at the part where they reveal Pops is a Greco Roman Wrestling champion because I was laughing so hard. One of my favorite parts of the movie. I also loved the part where Susan Sarandon is making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches as opposed to Royalton's stuffy buffet lunch.
Oh how I enjoyed this movie. Thank you for introducing me to this criminally overlooked piece of cinema.
"Was that a ninja?"
"More like a non-ja."
I get goosebumps at this part every single time (don't watch this unless you've seen the entire movie, other people):
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"When I watch you do some of the things you do... you just take my breath away." That's how you end a fucking movie.
- Django Unchained ★★★★
- Gangster Squad ★★
Right, let's see, it's:
- Pulp Fiction
- Inglourious Basterds
- Django Unchained
- Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2
- Reservoir Dogs
- Jackie Brown
Any reason for the low rating on Reservoir Dogs? I'm guessing Tim Roth's constant squealing as a bloody mess had something to do with it.
Ah, I see. That's one of the main reasons why I enjoyed Kill Bill Vol. 1 so much. I never get tired of watching Uma Thurman slice Lucy Liu's entire army into bits, and the final one on one duel. Two of my favorite bloody Tarantino battles.
Yep, Django seems to have that effect on people. Well, mostly black people
latino World order
Dang it Bobby
What's the name of the one that was advertised as a double feature? Death Proof?
I don't think you're missing anything special, Sam. The gruesome multi-angles car crash at the beginning is kind of cool, but after that, nothing major happens until the very end. But I enjoyed Kurt Russell's creepy stalker act and Vanessa Ferlito's dance.
Dowdsy McDowds
Sally was here
Death Proofs soundtrack is brilliant, if only for Chick Habit.
I'm honestly surprised you positioned Inglorious so high. Sure, Daniel Bruhl is brilliant, but Eli Roth is shite across the board and there was a lot more talking for the sake of talking than there was in Death Proof.
As Chris Bunwah once famously uttered to The Rock, prove me wrong.
I'm honestly surprised you positioned Inglorious so high. Sure, Daniel Bruhl is brilliant, but Eli Roth is shite across the board and there was a lot more talking for the sake of talking than there was in Death Proof.
As Chris Bunwah once famously uttered to The Rock, prove me wrong.
The Bear Jew persona had so much potential, but Roth killed any interest in that character.
Yeah, I've always been curious how Adam Sandler would have done with that role. Tarantino originally wrote the role strictly for Sandler, but he had to back out due to shooting that shitty Grown Ups movie. After Sandler backed out though he should have given the role to Samm Levine, who had a small role as one of the Basterds. Such a little guy like him having a bear-like reputation would have been hilarious.
And Death Proof is the only Tarantino film I don't like. I thought it couldn't have been more dull.
I didn't like Speed Racer, either. In fact, I don't think there's a single film revolved around car chase or race scenarios that I do like. That kind of shit has never interested me.
1. Django Unchained ★★★★
2. The Impossible ★★★★
3. End Of Watch ★★★★
4. Gangster Squad ★★★★
5. Jack Reacher ★★★
6. Pitch Perfect ★★★
7. Les Misérables ★★
I liked Django. I liked Django a lot. Sam Jackson was a riot. Too fucking long though.
Jackie Brown at the bottom of your Tarantino list? Shame on you.
2. The Impossible ★★★★
3. End Of Watch ★★★★
4. Gangster Squad ★★★★
5. Jack Reacher ★★★
6. Pitch Perfect ★★★
7. Les Misérables ★★
I liked Django. I liked Django a lot. Sam Jackson was a riot. Too fucking long though.
Jackie Brown at the bottom of your Tarantino list? Shame on you.
I recognize Samm Levine's name, but I'm not familiar with the face. I'm sure Sandler could've pulled it off. I didn't like Spanglish and Reign On Me as movies, but Sandler proved he could step outside of his comfort zone in both films. Sandler could've used the breath of fresh air, because it's SO frustrating to watch every horrible Sandler comedy over the past three or four years.
I remember HATING the scene in the diner, when all the women are sitting around talking, and Tarantino pans the camera around to show Kurt Russell lurking in the background. It reminds me of the covert operation tavern scene in Basterds that went on for too long.
As I said before, nothing really happens after Stuntman Mike's first kill, and with the exception of Vanessa Ferlito, the home stretch before the final chase scene is a real chore to sit through.
Mighty NorCal
SHALL WE BEGIN?
1. Batman Under the red hood - 4
2. Zero Dark Thirty - 3
3. Batman and Superman: Apocolypse - 3
I predict Zero Dark Thirty is the first film Jake falls asleep during in the calendar year
2. Zero Dark Thirty - 3
3. Batman and Superman: Apocolypse - 3
I predict Zero Dark Thirty is the first film Jake falls asleep during in the calendar year
That's what everyone tells me. I wish I could stick up for the poor, neglected runt of the family but, while I do like it, I just can't.
- Django Unchained ★★★★
- Les Misérables ★★★
- Gangster Squad ★★
The bloke next to me fell asleep at least half a dozen times and kept having to be angrily nudged awake by his wife. I could make a wise crack - like the cheeky geezer I am, guv'na - and say that I sympathised but I actually quite liked it, even if it's not exactly my cup of tea.
I've been looking for hidden knob gags in movie titles since the whole South Park incident, but haven't found any. Except for maybe Batman: Under the Red Hood.
I'm also thinking of adopting a binary scale - 0/1 for bad movie, 1/1 for good movie - just so I have something to throw in xfear's face if he ever reappears.
Between Zero Dark Thirty and Lincoln, I wonder when I'll next watch a movie which is shorter than two and a half hours.
