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

[Y 2 Jake]

If you think comedies should be longer than 90 minutes then you're one of those people who'll laugh at anything.

Went to see The Hobbit yesterday. Just got back.

 

[JGlass]

If you think comedies should be longer than 90 minutes then you're one of those people who'll laugh at anything.

Went to see The Hobbit yesterday. Just got back.

I won't laugh at anything. Just most things. I don't see that as a bad thing.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

I guess not. But being harder to please adds a bit of quality control to your existence.

 

[Mighty NorCal]

New(er) Spider-Man was a lot fluffier than I expected.

 

[Mighty NorCal]

Also, new peter parker has an extremely long neck.

 

[FlexAmerican Dynamite]

Anybody seen American Hustle yet?

 

[Dowdsy McDowds]

Saw Anchorman 2, kinda wish I hadn't bothered. The story with Brick and the girl felt like it could have been done as an indie film like You, Me and Everyone Else We Know.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

American Hustle isn't out in England for, like, days or something.

I'll see Anchorman only because I need to get to 100 films before the end of the year. Hence me seeing The Harry Hilly Movie, something called Moshi Monsters & Walking With Dinosaurs in the near future.

 

[Lee]

I can't believe that:
A) There's a Harry Hill movie
B) People will see it

 

[Uncle Sam]

Jake's just yanking your chain - if he only saw one film this year, it would be the Harry Hill movie.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

He kills me!

 

[Uncle Sam]

Big fan. Big fan.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

1. Philomena ★★★★★
2. The Conjuring ★★★★★
3. Shaun Of The Dead ★★★★★
4. Iron Man 3 ★★★★
5. Trance ★★★★
6. Maniac ★★★★
7. Django Unchained ★★★★
8. The Impossible ★★★★
9. End Of Watch ★★★★
10. Filth ★★★★
11. About Time ★★★★
12. Gravity ★★★★
13. World War Z ★★★★
14. Flight ★★★★
15. The Counsellor ★★★★
16. The Purge ★★★★
17. Gangster Squad ★★★★
18. Zero Dark Thirty ★★★★
19. Jack The Giant Slayer ★★★★
20. Spring Breakers ★★★★
21. The Iceman ★★★★
22. Behind the Candelabra ★★★★
23. Monsters University ★★★★
24. Only God Forgives ★★★★
25. Captain Phillips ★★★★
26. Rush ★★★★
27. Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa ★★★★
28. Saving Mr. Banks ★★★★
29. Pain & Gain ★★★
30. The Lone Ranger ★★★
31. Prisoners ★★★
32. Star Trek Into Darkness ★★★
33. Stoker ★★★
34. We're The Millers ★★★
35. Kick-Ass 2 ★★★
36. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa ★★★
37. A Good Day To Die Hard ★★★
38. The Last Stand ★★★
39. Jack Reacher ★★★
40. Song For Marion ★★★
41. The Hunger Games ★★★
42. Thor: The Dark World ★★★
43. Escape Plan ★★★
44. Oldboy ★★★
45. Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues ★★★
46. The World's End ★★★
47. This Is The End ★★★
48. Man Of Steel ★★★
49. The Heat ★★★
50. The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug ★★★
51. Pacific Rim ★★★
52. Elysium ★★★
53. Dead Man Down ★★★
54. Oz: The Great And Powerful ★★★
55. Evil Dead ★★★
56. Welcome To The Punch ★★★
57. Bullet To The Head ★★★
58. The Croods ★★★
59. I Give It A Year ★★★
60. Despicable Me 2 ★★★
61. Wreck-It Ralph ★★★
62. The Hangover Part III ★★★
63. Pitch Perfect ★★★
64. Olympus Has Fallen ★★★
65. Oblivion ★★★
66. 21 & Over ★★★
67. Carrie ★★★
68. You're Next ★★★
69. Epic ★★★
70. Fast & Furious 6 ★★★
71. The Great Gatsby ★★★
72. Now You See Me ★★★
73. The Way, Way Back ★★★
74. Frozen ★★★
75. Parker ★★★
76. Byzantium ★★★
77. Machete Kills ★★
78. The Harry Hill Movie ★★
79. The Wolverine ★★
80. After Earth ★★
81. Hot Fuzz ★★
82. Les Misérables ★★
83. One Direction: This Is Us ★★
82. G.I. Joe: Retaliation ★★
83. Identity Thief ★★
84. The Smurfs 2 ★★
85. Riddick ★★
86. Ender's Game ★★
87. Movie 43 ★
88. Scary Movie V ★
89. Lincoln ★

Hard to hate The Harry Hill Movie. I really did try to though.

If you don't think comedies should be 90 minutes then watch Anchorman 2. Have you seen Anchorman, Sam? I can't be bothered to check.

 

[Lee]

That's where the conversation started.

 

[Dowdsy McDowds]

Went to see Frozen with my mum yesterday but due to my foolish assumption that it wouldn't be sold out, we saw The Secret Life of Walter Mitty instead. Quite a nice film even if it felt a bit uneven in places. There were a couple of guys sitting behind us who worked on the rigs and called the drunken helicopter pilot a selfish cunt a few times. The music was pretty good though, haven't heard Jose Gonzales in a while.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

1. Philomena ★★★★★
2. The Conjuring ★★★★★
3. Shaun Of The Dead ★★★★★
4. Iron Man 3 ★★★★
5. Trance ★★★★
6. Maniac ★★★★
7. Django Unchained ★★★★
8. The Impossible ★★★★
9. End Of Watch ★★★★
10. Filth ★★★★
11. About Time ★★★★
12. Gravity ★★★★
13. The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty ★★★★
14. World War Z ★★★★
15. Flight ★★★★
16. The Counsellor ★★★★
17. The Purge ★★★★
18. Gangster Squad ★★★★
19. Zero Dark Thirty ★★★★
20. Jack The Giant Slayer ★★★★
21. Spring Breakers ★★★★
22. The Iceman ★★★★
23. Behind the Candelabra ★★★★
24. Monsters University ★★★★
25. Only God Forgives ★★★★
26. Captain Phillips ★★★★
27. Rush ★★★★
28. Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa ★★★★
29. Saving Mr. Banks ★★★★
30. Pain & Gain ★★★
31. The Lone Ranger ★★★
32. Prisoners ★★★
33. Star Trek Into Darkness ★★★
34. Stoker ★★★
35. We're The Millers ★★★
36. Kick-Ass 2 ★★★
37. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa ★★★
38. A Good Day To Die Hard ★★★
39. The Last Stand ★★★
40. Jack Reacher ★★★
41. Song For Marion ★★★
42. The Hunger Games ★★★
43. Thor: The Dark World ★★★
44. Escape Plan ★★★
45. Oldboy ★★★
46. Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues ★★★
47. The World's End ★★★
48. This Is The End ★★★
49. Man Of Steel ★★★
50. The Heat ★★★
51. The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug ★★★
52. Pacific Rim ★★★
53. Elysium ★★★
54. Dead Man Down ★★★
55. Oz: The Great And Powerful ★★★
56. Evil Dead ★★★
57. Welcome To The Punch ★★★
58. Bullet To The Head ★★★
59. The Croods ★★★
60. I Give It A Year ★★★
61. Despicable Me 2 ★★★
62. Wreck-It Ralph ★★★
63. The Hangover Part III ★★★
64. Pitch Perfect ★★★
65. Olympus Has Fallen ★★★
66. Oblivion ★★★
67. 21 & Over ★★★
68. Carrie ★★★
69. You're Next ★★★
70. Epic ★★★
71. Fast & Furious 6 ★★★
72. The Great Gatsby ★★★
73. Now You See Me ★★★
74. The Way, Way Back ★★★
75. Frozen ★★★
76. Parker ★★★
77. Byzantium ★★★
78. Machete Kills ★★
79. The Harry Hill Movie ★★
80. The Wolverine ★★
81. After Earth ★★
82. Hot Fuzz ★★
83. Les Misérables ★★
84. One Direction: This Is Us ★★
85. G.I. Joe: Retaliation ★★
86. Identity Thief ★★
87. The Smurfs 2 ★★
88. Riddick ★★
89. Ender's Game ★★
90. Movie 43 ★
91. Scary Movie V ★
92. Lincoln ★

I saw it on Boxing Day. I thought it was great, but while Ben Stiller was good in it, I think it would've benefitted from a different lead.

That Benjamin Button scene was completely out of place as well, even if it made me snort with laughter.

So close to 100 films. Next year, guys. Next year.

 

[Uncle Sam]

I've still got All is Lost to add to the list - and that should round out my 2013 releases - but I've decided to give the list a bit of a remould to make it a tad more agreeable. Just a moment...

1. Before Midnight ★★★★★
2. Philomena ★★★★★
3. Blue Jasmine ★★★★★
4. Frozen ★★★★★
5. Stoker ★★★★★
6. Much Ado About Nothing ★★★★★
7. Iron Man Three ★★★★
8. You're Next ★★★★
9. Upstream Colour ★★★★
10. The World's End ★★★★
11. Bernie ★★★★
12. Spring Breakers ★★★★
13. From Up On Poppy Hill ★★★★
14. Django Unchained ★★★★
15. A Field in England ★★★★
16. Cloud Atlas ★★★★
17. Zero Dark Thirty ★★★★
18. Only God Forgives ★★★★
19. Man of Steel ★★★★
20. Monsters University ★★★★
21. Kings of Summer ★★★★
22. No ★★★★
23. Furious 6 ★★★★
24. Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues ★★★★
25. Thor: The Dark World ★★★★
26. Maniac ★★★
27. Jack the Giant Slayer ★★★
28. Star Trek Into Darkness ★★★
29. Filth ★★★
30. Pacific Rim ★★★
31. The Croods ★★★
32. Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa ★★★
33. Elysium ★★★
34. Gravity ★★★
35. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire ★★★
36. Behind the Candelabra ★★★
37. Flight ★★★
38. Captain Phillips ★★★
39. Lincoln ★★★
40. Oz the Great and Powerful ★★★
41. Evil Dead ★★★
42. Frances Ha ★★★
43. Pain & Gain ★★★
44. I'm So Excited ★★★
45. Stone Roses: Made of Stone ★★★
46. Mud ★★★
47. Kick-Ass 2 ★★★
48. Trance ★★★
49. The Great Gatsby ★★★
50. Compliance ★★★
51. Nebraska ★★
52. Rush ★★
53. Wreck-It Ralph ★★
54. Robot and Frank ★★
55. Warm Bodies ★★
56. Les Misérables ★★
57. The Iceman ★★
58. The Place Beyond the Pines ★★
59. Welcome to the Punch ★★
60. Side Effects ★★
61. The Bling Ring ★★
62. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug ★★
63. This is the End ★
64. Gangster Squad ★
65. The Spirit of '45 ★

Basically, I just wanted to prune my top ten. I rewatched Iron Man Three and I rewatched Furious 6, which is why they've swapped places. Spring Breakers also jumped about ten places, largely because I remembered how great the "Look at all my shit!" scene is.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

I won't be diddling with my list. It's a mess, but I don't care.

 

[Mighty NorCal]

Spring Breakers also jumped about ten places, largely because I remembered how great the "Look at all my shit!" scene is.

It was glorious, no doubt.

That ending though. Possibly the worst ending of any movie ive ever seen.

 

[FlexAmerican Dynamite]

The ending to Spring Breakers isn't the only time I ever felt I wanted to fight someone over how horrible it was.

Truly sad to think about.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

What was wrong with the ending?

 

[JGlass]

I don't think I liked Spring Breakers as much as the rest of you, probably because I was too busy asking myself, "Do I like this?" throughout the entirety of the movie.

I still don't know the answer.

It should be noted that I thought Kids was a piece of shit movie.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

Spring Breakers had two stand-ot moments, which makes it a cut above most films these days.

 

[TLC]

James Franco ******ing the gun was my favourite moment of the year.

 

[Mighty NorCal]

What was wrong with the ending?

the fact it was about as believable as the ending of Commando?