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[IceHogsFan]

I have been trying to get a hold of the reason why critics are panning this movie. Did Columbia Pictures, Jon Liebesman, or Eckhart piss in someones coffee?



For one, it's a sci-fi film, two...its a action flick, three...it's awesome loud!



I of course have a lot of family who are or were in the military. The Corps were very well represented by this film. "Marines don't quit!"



Anyway, the cinematography was awesome and really thank Liebsman from not bending to the industry pressure to go 3D for this film.

In making the film, Liebsman was trying to catch the feel from movies like Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down and United 93's documentary feel. So, that your seeing the action from the soldiers POV. Which he thought would be dangerous if it was converted to 3D.



{From Filmschoolrejects.com} interview:

My final question: There was a bit of talk that Battle may be post converted into 3D, is that happening?



No, no. It’s too handheld, and you’d throw up in two minutes



Would love to see this movie again!

I would like to see it again. So much action there was overload at the theater.

A definite must to see in the theater.

 

[Ymono37]

I watched the update of the Karate Kid the other day. While it wasn't a horrible movie and I like Jackie Chan, Will Smith's kid really gets on my nerves. For a remake/reboot it was well done and an interesting take on the "fish out of water" motif.



Also saw "Boy Wonder" the other day at a screening at C2E2. They built it up as a revenge movie, but it plays out more like a thriller or pyschological drama. The promoter for the film told me it was kind of like Kick-Ass meets the Black Swan - and frankly, that description was pretty accurate. The story deals with a highschool kid who years after his mother's brutal murder in front of his eyes, is still dealing with some pretty bad PTSD. Because of this, he decides to don a black hoodie and take out some undesirables in his neighborhood. There were some pretty weak spots/plot holes and the lead actress (although really hot) was awful but all-in-all I'd recommend it - it could use some polish, but the attempt is there and worthy of a watch.

 

[tvltre]

I watched the update of the Karate Kid the other day. While it wasn't a horrible movie and I like Jackie Chan, Will Smith's kid really gets on my nerves. For a remake/reboot it was well done and an interesting take on the "fish out of water" motif.



Also saw "Boy Wonder" the other day at a screening at C2E2. They built it up as a revenge movie, but it plays out more like a thriller or pyschological drama. The promoter for the film told me it was kind of like Kick-Ass meets the Black Swan - and frankly, that description was pretty accurate. The story deals with a highschool kid who years after his mother's brutal murder in front of his eyes, is still dealing with some pretty bad PTSD. Because of this, he decides to don a black hoodie and take out some undesirables in his neighborhood. There were some pretty weak spots/plot holes and the lead actress (although really hot) was awful but all-in-all I'd recommend it - it could use some polish, but the attempt is there and worthy of a watch.

Saw the reboot and had the same feeling about Will's kid. Also, didn't understand how a kid who knows nothing about the art is able to obtain enough knowledge to take on kids who have been training since birth.



Unlike the Daniel-san character who was a teenager, your talking about teaching a 11 year old how to attack and take on kids who are started basic kicks at the age of 2.

"SPOILER ALERT"

Furthermore, Ymono, did i miss something or when was he trained on the kick he used? Horrible CGI for the effect as well.



Oh, and as for the crane technique...a friend of mine actually used it in a tournament. As soon as he went into the position, everyone laughed....made his opponent worried about getting kicked and looking like a laughing stock...he didn't notice the right hand coming down and getting the point.

 

[Ymono37]

"SPOILER ALERT"

Furthermore, Ymono, did i miss something or when was he trained on the kick he used? Horrible CGI for the effect as well.



Oh, and as for the crane technique...a friend of mine actually used it in a tournament. As soon as he went into the position, everyone laughed....made his opponent worried about getting kicked and looking like a laughing stock...he didn't notice the right hand coming down and getting the point.

Well, if you really want to get into it... how was a young punk like him able to learn a technique (hypnotizing the cobra) that it took elders decades to learn so quickly?



Really thought that with the remake they'd avoid the whole crane kick thing... I mean, was it that integral to the story that they had to keep it in? At least in the original, they set up for it - it kind of comes out of left field in the remake.

 

[BlackHawkPaul]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b6h0lsiQcw



Lake of Fire.

BHP rating: 8/10

 

[BlackHawkPaul]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7N2Jz1en4w



This is a great documentary on the process of filmmaking for struggling filmmakers.

BHP rating: 7/10.

 

[BlackHawkPaul]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfPw8gT9ueI&feature=related



Frontline Documentary on the sex slave business.

BHP rating 8/10



Note: the whole documentary can be watched online.

 

[maryo]

I started watching a new series (new to me, not new release-wise) recently- United States of Tara. It centers around a family dealing rather awkwardly with a mother with Dissociative Identity Disorder.. multiple personalities, in normal people terms. Extremely well acted by Toni Collette, in my opinion, especially considering how very very different all her "alters" are. And of course John Corbett is easy to watch, so there's another bonus. If I was able to stream it online I probably would have breezed through the entire first season in a day or two.

 

[the canadian dream]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7N2Jz1en4w



This is a great documentary on the process of filmmaking for struggling filmmakers.

BHP rating: 7/10.

LOVE this film so much.



That is all I have to say.

 

[BlackHawkPaul]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZJUgsZ56vQ



Let the Right One In.

One of the best vampire movies out there.

BHP rating: 7.5/10.

 

[MassHavoc]

American movie is great. If you can enjoy that type of thing. I can.



Also BHP, I love that you say Let the Right one in is one of the best Vampire movies out there, then give it a 7.5 haha.



didn't they just remake this in english? The trailer looks familiar.

 

[Ymono37]

American movie is great. If you can enjoy that type of thing. I can.



Also BHP, I love that you say Let the Right one in is one of the best Vampire movies out there, then give it a 7.5 haha.



didn't they just remake this in english? The trailer looks familiar.

That's because everyone knows that Twilight is THE greatest Vampire movie of all time. Hands down. No contest.



Do I need purple font?

 

[BlackHawkPaul]

American movie is great. If you can enjoy that type of thing. I can.



Also BHP, I love that you say Let the Right one in is one of the best Vampire movies out there, then give it a 7.5 haha.



didn't they just remake this in english? The trailer looks familiar.

Yeah... there's a remake.

What's the best vampire film in your opinion?

It's a difficult genre to get a very good film out and stand the test of time.



One of my favorite vampire flicks is Vampires by John Carpenter.

 

[MassHavoc]

Yeah... there's a remake.

What's the best vampire film in your opinion?

It's a difficult genre to get a very good film out and stand the test of time.



One of my favorite vampire flicks is Vampires by John Carpenter.

Not sure what is my favorite Vampire flick. Honestly I liked Daybreakers, but I'm not sure you can say it was truely amazing, I just liked the reverse storyline and such. plus ethan hawke is dreamy, wait what? I can't think of a lot of the genre right now, I'd have to look back through it. Horror is a genre I watch a lot of movies of, but don't ever really treat them as all time greats.



Anyway, I was more commenting more on "one of the best" only getting a 7.5. just funny to think that the best film of a genre in you mind is below some of the documentaries you've give an 8 that's all. no big deal. just caught me. kinda like I did above I guess.



Seeing a lot of reviews about Suckerpunch and they are all pretty negative. It's surprising to me as this looks like a great film and I'm pretty excited to see it. I'm just going to chalk it up to people are morons who are trying to be different by giving a bad review to an obvious great movie so that they can be cool and different. They probably just don't understand a lot of it, and are nerdy enough to get the genre crossing over the top awesomeness.

 

[winos5]

Salem's Lot would be both my fav Vampire book and film (albeit made for TV). Shame Hollywood never attempted it (for the big screen).

 

[BlackHawkPaul]

Not sure what is my favorite Vampire flick. Honestly I liked Daybreakers, but I'm not sure you can say it was truely amazing, I just liked the reverse storyline and such. plus ethan hawke is dreamy, wait what? I can't think of a lot of the genre right now, I'd have to look back through it. Horror is a genre I watch a lot of movies of, but don't ever really treat them as all time greats.



Anyway, I was more commenting more on "one of the best" only getting a 7.5. just funny to think that the best film of a genre in you mind is below some of the documentaries you've give an 8 that's all. no big deal. just caught me. kinda like I did above I guess.



Seeing a lot of reviews about Suckerpunch and they are all pretty negative. It's surprising to me as this looks like a great film and I'm pretty excited to see it. I'm just going to chalk it up to people are morons who are trying to be different by giving a bad review to an obvious great movie so that they can be cool and different. They probably just don't understand a lot of it, and are nerdy enough to get the genre crossing over the top awesomeness.

I think a number is never absolute.

I have seen movies, then watched them again at a latter point in time and have felt differently.

Some films stay with us because we saw them at an impressionable time in our lives.

I have geek love for some really bad 80s movies, but they would never get a "10," because making films and having an education in film history has ruined me as a filmgoer.



I also want to see Suckerpunch, and hopefully I can enjoy it for it's entertainment value, rather than seeing it as a critical piece. Chances are, I will be one of those "cool" people not rating it very high. I already see the cliches in the genre type in the trailers alone, which worry me, and the use of over correction when it comes to color grading-- then again cameras are so sensitive to light, it's amazing what kind of images they produce.



I went back and watched Unforgiven again. Simple concept. Well executed. The lighting in that film is so minimal, and well calculated that it's amazing to watch the day scenes and see how much light they control so you see exactly what they want you to see.

 

[Ymono37]

I went back and watched Unforgiven again. Simple concept. Well executed. The lighting in that film is so minimal, and well calculated that it's amazing to watch the day scenes and see how much light they control so you see exactly what they want you to see.

Fistful of Dollars was like that for me. Couldn't believe how well they lit parts of that movie.



As for vampire flicks... tough call, storywise - I liked Dracula 2000 (execution sucked - same thing with Daybreakers, really).



From Dust til Dawn always holds a special place because if the trailers/commercials didn't ruin the surprise for you - it came out of nowhere.



If we're talking old school - Nosferatu was a classic.

 

[MassHavoc]

Fistful of Dollars was like that for me. Couldn't believe how well they lit parts of that movie.



As for vampire flicks... tough call, storywise - I liked Dracula 2000 (execution sucked - same thing with Daybreakers, really).



From Dust til Dawn always holds a special place because if the trailers/commercials didn't ruin the surprise for you - it came out of nowhere.



If we're talking old school - Nosferatu was a classic.

I always forget about From Dust til Dawn because it's a personal favorite and comes off as much an action comedy as it does Vampire movie, real shoot them up. Plus all you really need is Salma Hayek. Best sceen ever in a Vampire movie. She may be 44 but I'd still do the nastiest things to her.

 

[Variable]

Yeah... there's a remake.

What's the best vampire film in your opinion?

It's a difficult genre to get a very good film out and stand the test of time.



One of my favorite vampire flicks is Vampires by John Carpenter.

The best vampire movie will be whenever somone finally decides to do I Am Legend justice and actually put the fucking story on the big screen, not a generic end of the world action movie starring Will Smith. Its not like some unapproachable epic novel, its a short book, simple plot. And they did everything they possibly could to change it, especially the meaning of the title, the entire main idea of the book. That movie should not have been called I Am Legend.

 

[Sir Mike of Burbs]

I saw battle la last week. Great action. But they should have cut out most of the talking scenes. Very cliche. Ranting out losing marines for 5 minutes then ending the conversation (with cheesy music in the background) by saying "but that doesn't matter right now". Then why did you say it? They tried hard to add a back story into the movie. I don't think it was needed. The movie was awesome still.