Members madryan Posted October 5, 2011 Members Share Posted October 5, 2011 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (and the two that come after) The Usual Suspects. Lucky Number Slevin. Outlander. I'm sure there's lots more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members madryan Posted October 5, 2011 Members Share Posted October 5, 2011 The Hurt Locker isn't near a documentary. Documentary implies that there is some degree of realism. There is no realism in The Hurt Locker. It would have been cool if they, you know, actually spoke with people from the military and particularly from EOD before they made that POS. And it's Heath Ledger, not Keith. This... Outside the box only works a little in the military... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members -todgemistro- Posted October 5, 2011 Members Share Posted October 5, 2011 The ending to Source Code pretty much made me want to punch people. Was all good right up until the very end, where they took an idea that made little sense but still made for an interesting movie, and just cranked up the stupid. well the whole idea was a bit silly anyway, being able to go back to the last 8 minutes of someones life and see/do things which that person didn't see or experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Puppetyr Posted October 5, 2011 Members Share Posted October 5, 2011 No Country For Old Men Un Proph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members la0tsu Posted October 5, 2011 Members Share Posted October 5, 2011 The Hurt Locker isn't near a documentary. Documentary implies that there is some degree of realism. There is no realism in The Hurt Locker. It would have been cool if they, you know, actually spoke with people from the military and particularly from EOD before they made that POS. It would be cool if you, you know, learned something about the origin of the movie and particularly the person who wrote it before you posted this gem. As a journalist, Boal was embedded with troops and bomb squads in 2004 during the Iraq War. He wrote an article about one of the bomb experts, Sergeant Jeffrey S. Sarver, in an article entitled "The Man in the Bomb Suit", published in September 2005 in Playboy magazine. Boal went on to write an original screenplay titled The Hurt Locker about a fictional set of characters and events based on his interviews and observations in Iraq. SOURCE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeadNight Warrior Posted October 5, 2011 Members Share Posted October 5, 2011 well the whole idea was a bit silly anyway, being able to go back to the last 8 minutes of someones life and see/do things which that person didn't see or experience Well like I said, the whole idea made little sense (see: none), but the ending they slapped on there was just taking the piss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members -todgemistro- Posted October 5, 2011 Members Share Posted October 5, 2011 Ah I misread what you said I didn't think the ending was that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeadNight Warrior Posted October 5, 2011 Members Share Posted October 5, 2011 Ah I misread what you said I didn't think the ending was that bad. For me it was one of those ones where I was enjoying the movie, and then it got to the ending and I was all, "Wait... WTF was that {censored}?! :mad:" Should have basically stopped where it stopped, if ya follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crunchtime Posted October 5, 2011 Members Share Posted October 5, 2011 Being Ron Jeremy A hilarious comedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hapless Posted October 5, 2011 Members Share Posted October 5, 2011 It would be cool if you, you know, learned something about the origin of the movie and particularly the person who wrote it before you posted this gem. As a journalist, Boal was embedded with troops and bomb squads in 2004 during the Iraq War. He wrote an article about one of the bomb experts, Sergeant Jeffrey S. Sarver, in an article entitled "The Man in the Bomb Suit", published in September 2005 in Playboy magazine. Boal went on to write an original screenplay titled The Hurt Locker about a fictional set of characters and events based on his interviews and observations in Iraq.SOURCE http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-allen-smith/the-hurt-lockeri-inaccura_b_489976.html I'll just leave this here. And having, you know, been in the Army, and, you know, been a Combat Engineer, and, you know, worked closely with EOD during the first Gulf War, I'm very familiar with, you know, how the US Army works. What is represented in that movie is not anything like the real Army. I also work with a guy who was EOD in both Iraq and Afghanistan this time around. His opinion of the movie is that it is laughably bad. Documentarian it is not. Not even close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Demented Avenger Posted October 6, 2011 Members Share Posted October 6, 2011 The Fourth Kind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crunchtime Posted October 6, 2011 Members Share Posted October 6, 2011 http://www.amazon.com/Being-Ron-Jeremy-Leslie-Brockett/dp/B000777I2O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members madryan Posted October 6, 2011 Members Share Posted October 6, 2011 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-allen-smith/the-hurt-lockeri-inaccura_b_489976.html I'll just leave this here. And having, you know, been in the Army, and, you know, been a Combat Engineer, and, you know, worked closely with EOD during the first Gulf War, I'm very familiar with, you know, how the US Army works. What is represented in that movie is not anything like the real Army. I also work with a guy who was EOD in both Iraq and Afghanistan this time around. His opinion of the movie is that it is laughably bad. Documentarian it is not. Not even close. PWN3D! I was a grunt... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y0UNGBL00D Posted October 6, 2011 Members Share Posted October 6, 2011 This, just because a movie is pleasing to the eyes doesn't mean it has the goods to win best picture. Hurt Locker was amazing. slow clap for thee hammer.' not true EOD by any means (people like that get kicked back to the fleet pretty quickly), but avatar was a tired story with awesome visuals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ovid9 Posted October 6, 2011 Members Share Posted October 6, 2011 slow clap for thee hammer.'not true EOD by any means (people like that get kicked back to the fleet pretty quickly), but avatar was a tired story with awesome visuals. I saw about 10 minutes of avatar recently in a hotel. They still had tube TVs there. Avatar looked like absolute cartoony {censored} on them. I'm guessing on the big screen or in hi-def it looked pretty cool. Lets see:The Transporter seriesLock Stock 2 Smoking BarrelsSnatchNo country for old menThe ExpendablesThe MachinistThe Fighter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cavemanic Posted October 6, 2011 Members Share Posted October 6, 2011 Pandorum. Weak in some aspects, but raises interesting questions. I find myself thinking about it all the time.Second for There Will Be Blood. Scared the crap out of me. pandorum kicked ass! I think about it heaps to sunshine was similar and good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members carvinlegacy99 Posted October 6, 2011 Members Share Posted October 6, 2011 Eastern Promises Edit: on second thought just go watch all of Cronenberg's movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members yanktar Posted October 6, 2011 Members Share Posted October 6, 2011 It is one of my favorite movies:o I climbed that bell tower in 1976, and have pictures I took from it. I never enjoyed beer more than the nights we'd go to the cafes. The BEST glass of Trappist Ale I have ever had was poured by a late middle-aged lady who had a pub there. Weird, but tasty spaghetti with mushroom sauce, and REAL Godiva chocolates, (pronounced, properly "Ho-Dee-Va" with the H rolled like you're coughing up phlegm). Walked across a 900-year old bridge every day. I was thin and good-lookin' then.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members THEE HAMMER Posted October 6, 2011 Members Share Posted October 6, 2011 slow clap for thee hammer.'not true EOD by any means (people like that get kicked back to the fleet pretty quickly), but avatar was a tired story with awesome visuals. Thanks, but Hurt Locker (as unrealistic as it may be to someone in the know) still had moments that tugged at your emotions, Avatar was like a concept car... cool to look at but that's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hardtail Posted October 6, 2011 Members Share Posted October 6, 2011 Hot Tub Time Machine Some great LULZ right there - best comedy in years. And for the Avatar haters - suck it bitches: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terminus Posted October 6, 2011 Members Share Posted October 6, 2011 And for the Avatar haters - suck it bitches: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBGDmin_38E Thank you. Yet more proof of how much that movie sucks. But this decade has been a good year for cineasts, here's some of my favorites:In BrugesCall of Cthulhu (a short movie, but it's amazing. Made to look like it was produced when HP Lovecraft was alive)Zack and Miri Make a PornoScott Pilgrim vs The WorldThe Social NetworkRepo! The Genetic OperaNightwatch (and the sequel, Daywatch)Up in the AirYoung People {censored}ing (not a porno, promise)UnforgivenSe7enThe VisitorLost In translationDistrict 9Wristcutters: A Love StoryX-Men IIIron ManSerenitySideways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rburgess Posted October 6, 2011 Members Share Posted October 6, 2011 The Pianist. And Avatar sucked {censored}ing ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NixerX Posted October 6, 2011 Members Share Posted October 6, 2011 Oh Brother Where are Thou. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shredhead7 Posted October 6, 2011 Members Share Posted October 6, 2011 AmeliePan's LabyrinthMoonDistrict 9Thank you for smokingLittle Miss Sunshine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zacman0126 Posted October 6, 2011 Members Share Posted October 6, 2011 Thanks, but Hurt Locker (as unrealistic as it may be to someone in the know) still had moments that tugged at your emotions, Avatar was like a concept car... cool to look at but that's about it. Well put. I agree. I enjoyed Avatar as it was my first 3D movie, and thus the 'experience' (key word here folks) was really cool for me. When it came time to buy the movie, I passed. The movie itself is nothing fantastic, but seeing it 3D was pretty damn cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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