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[quote name="Bringmepie"]

I'm trying to imagine "Showdown in Little Tokyo II: The Wrath of Some Yakuza Guy Who Wasn't Killed in the Last Movie".[/quote]





There's one other 80's action star I forgot about, Michael Dudikoff (Star of the 8 or whatever AMERICAN NINJA films)

 

[MassHavoc]

[quote name="BiscuitintheBasket"]





I concur that it is at least 9/10 as long as one is able to keep up with the story (which is easy if you stay off your gosh darned phone and not sexting or playing games you young fucks). And yes, I can see this as easy to get lost if you lose attention, but stick with the story and it is pretty freaking good. There is also a pretty good secret to keeping track of which dream is which. Just need to pay attention.[/quote]

I forgot to ask about this, I had no problem following along, but did I miss the secret? POSSIBLE MINOR SPOILER ALLERT: Do you mean the headphones or what?

 

[TSD]

[quote name="Mikita's Helmet"]Just watched Nicolas Winding Refn's hallucinatory Viking odyssey VALHALLA RISING, starring Mads Mikkelsen (also the villain in CASINO ROYALE), and it's excellent. If you like films like Werner Herzog's AGUIRRE, Andrei Tarkovsky's STALKER or any of Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Westerns, you should really enjoy this.



I saw this on a British Blu-ray - you need a region free blu-ray player to see it - but it's also currently available through your cable or satellite provider's On Demand programming. It's also playing in one theatre in NYC and one in LA, but I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't make it to many other cities.



Not that I'm knocking INCEPTION, I love Chris Nolan's films, and haven't see his new one yet, but here's an article from salon.com entitled ""Valhalla Rising": What to see instead of "Inception." Cult hero Nicolas Winding Refn continues his career as the anti-Chris Nolan with this deranged medieval odyssey."



http://www.salon.com/entertainment/movi ... lla_rising



The trailer below does not do the film justice.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQgoGccHJD4[/youtube]

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Just saw this tonight.



I would call it the Medieval Norse Apocalypse now, except even more vague, trippy and hard to follow.



Don't get me wrong it wasn't bad, but this is really for a certain type of movie go'er and that movie go'er isn't me.

 

[canucklehead]

[quote name="MassHavoc"]

I forgot to ask about this, I had no problem following along, but did I miss the secret? POSSIBLE MINOR SPOILER ALLERT: Do you mean the headphones or what?[/quote]

SPOILER!!!!

wedding ring. in the dreams/memories, he's wearing one, in the real world, he is not.

 

[MassHavoc]

[quote name="canucklehead"]

SPOILER!!!!

wedding ring. in the dreams/memories, he's wearing one, in the real world, he is not.[/quote]

Well there goes the uncertain ending... but not really because I can still reason out all of it.

 

[Variable]

Spoilers for Inception







I like how the last part is shot ambiguously, almost dream-like (which was different from the rest of the movie whether they were in a dream or not it was shot the same) because that was his dream throughout the entirety of the movie, to go home to his kids.

 

[Creature1958]

[quote name="MassHavoc"]

In looking around for some info on Thor I saw that Marvel signed the same studio in 08 to do the next 4 movies "Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger and The Avengers" and ScoJo plays black widow (rumored) in The Avengers due out in a couple of years, I assume it was a way of introducing her. IMDB isn't showing her in Captain America yet, but could be there as well, and maybe Thor because of the other Shadow Agent connection? That's the only reason I see it is because they are trying to build continuity between the films now as RDJ is set to be Iron man in the Avengers (and Iron Man III) as well. Actually, everyone is rumored to be in that movie.[/quote]

The Thor movie has a release date of May 6, 2011 hope that helps as I've been a huge Thor fan from childhood.Just gave my whole comic book collection along with a pewter statue and a VCR tape of the cartoons to a 10 year old with a disability who is a huge Thor fan, he lit up like the 4th of July and left mom in tears.

 

[TSD]

Saw a movie on demand (one of the in theatres and in your living room movies)



called Centurion.



About a Roman Centurion that survives the destruction of his legion by the Picts in Northern Britain, and his efforts in eluding a Celtic tracker to make it back to Roman territory.



Well made, entertaining good action, decent story.

 

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[quote name="Creature1958"]

The Thor movie has a release date of May 6, 2011 hope that helps as I've been a huge Thor fan from childhood.Just gave my whole comic book collection along with a pewter statue and a VCR tape of the cartoons to a 10 year old with a disability who is a huge Thor fan, he lit up like the 4th of July and left mom in tears.[/quote]







I hope they dont ruin Iron Man 3 by trying to fit too much into it. Thats how they ruined spiderman 3.

 

[Creature1958]

[quote name="TSD"]







I hope they dont ruin Iron Man 3 by trying to fit too much into it. Thats how they ruined spiderman 3.[/quote]

Yes they did thought it was a bit too much too soon..Just watched Green Zone last night. Interesting movie to say the least and not disappointing.

 

[winos5]

Watched Dog Eat Dog last night.



Critically acclaimed foreign film about 2 Columbian hitmen that have lost favor with their "boss". Worth a watch if you don't mind sub-titles. Somewhat predictable after you get the gist of the plot line after about 30 minutes.

 

[mikita's helmet]

If you like Film Noir, from 8/13 to 8/19, the Music Box Theatre (see link below) is hosting Noir City 2, sponsored by the Film Noir Foundation.



Ive been to two of the Noir Citys in Seattle and they're a great time. Plus you'll be helping to preserve our film history (All FNF proceeds from NOIR CITY festivals go to finding and restoring films in peril of being lost or permanently damaged).



NOIR CITY Returns to Chicago

Dames! Guns! Dames with Guns! Hey, Chicagoites, NOIR CITY 2 is coming your way August 13 through 19 at the historic Music Box Theatre. The festival showcases 35mm prints of ten film noirs ranging from well known classics like Joseph H. Lewis’s Gun Crazy (1950) to the lesser known, but recently restored Cry Danger (1951) (Dir. Robert Parrish). Also screening, a double feature salute to director Robert Siodmak, the darkly paranoid Cry of the City (1948) and the utterly charming, Fly By Night (1942). A failed actor, Jack Palance, plots to murder his playwright wife, Joan Crawford, in Sudden Fear (1952) (Dir. David Miller). In several of this year’s noirs, some well known stars display their sinister side: Marilyn Monroe as a psychopathic babysitter in Don’t Bother to Knock (1952) (Dir. Roy Ward Baker); Tyrone Power as a ruthless carny turned religious fake in Nightmare Alley (1947) (Dir. Edmund Goulding); and John Garfield as a desperate small time crook on the lam in He Ran All the Way (1951) (Dir. John Berry).



FNF Board members, Alan K. Rode, author of Charles McGraw: Biography of a Film Noir Tough Guy, and Foster Hirsch, author of The Dark Side of the Screen: Film Noir, will co-host the event.



And remember, for the price of admission, not only do you get to see a great double feature, but you also contribute to film preservation. All FNF proceeds from NOIR CITY festivals go to finding and restoring films in peril of being lost or permanently damaged.



http://www.musicboxtheatre.com/collecti ... chicago-2/

 

[bri]

I watched the original Odd Couple with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. I was not disappointed although I think I liked the TV show better. I watched the old reruns as a child. I love this old stuff.

 

[Guest]

Kickass was pretty entertaining. Reminded me a lot of Shoot'em up and Sin City. Definitely would recommend it as a rent.



Memento I finally saw, about what, 9 years late? Great movie, just making me believe that Nolan could make the 3rd installment of his Batman series even better then Dark Knight, especially if it was with the Riddler.

 

[Ymono37]

Saw Dinner for Schmucks Friday night...



I'd say the first hour of the movie wasn't that great. It was a bit too formulaic and just too zany for the sake of being zany. I kept waiting for Paul Rudd's character to say something about waking up in the Twilight Zone for the menagerie of strange people he just happens to run into.



With that said, the actual Dinner is where this movie makes up for itself and picks up steam. While the "message" is a bit ham-fisted, it's actually pretty enjoyable to watch the ending unfold (if pretty predictable) and see how some of the more unsavory characters get their comeuppance.



Probably not worth a trip to the theatre, but there's worse ways to blow a dollar at the Redbox or Netflix.



Saw The Expendables on Saturday.



This movie was nothing I thought it wouldn't be. Summer blockbuster stuffed full of action stars and pithy one-liners. Check your brain at the door and get ready to see shit blown up and villains taken out in over-dramatic ways. While the trailers pimp the entire cast, the movie primarily focuses on Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham and Jet Li. The supporting cast does just that and Terry Crews proves that he belongs with the other more established stars... It was actually a little refreshing to see Dolph Lundgren again in something the dude was born to do.



In summary - if you're looking for a good time at the movies, you can find it here. Does it change the genre? No... but why would it? Just harkens back to the era of the 80's action flick and sometimes that's enough.



I'm pretty sure there will be a sequel... even if that sequel is straight-to-DVD.

 

[mtl09]

well...seen a dvd called facing ali......



tons of footage and interviews with boxers

who went toe to toe with him.......



alittle slow at first until your memory kicks in and

you remember these guys in their prime and the

actual fights.......



worth a look if you were at all influenced by ali

as I was....and took to boxing for some time after that....



4 stars out 5 ......



mike

 

[mtl09]

another dvd...greenberg with ben stiller......



not a bad performance but a tad dull and self

indulgent......



its about a guy (ben) who had a slight breakdown staying

at his brothers house trying to do nothing......and what

evolves on his stay there......



2.5 out of 5



mike

 

[mtl09]

salt with ms jolie.....



good old action cold war type of thing going on here....



spies...spies....and more spies.......with the usual twist...



4 out of 5 for this one.......



mike

 

[mtl09]

and on cable.......



the great buck howard...with john malkolvich

and colin hanks.....



based on the amazing kreskin of times gone by......



stange enough and a strong performance from malkolich

makes it work......



if your into goofy stuff this is it.......



4 out of 5 on this one also.............



mike

 

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[quote name="TJD"]Kickass was pretty entertaining. Reminded me a lot of Shoot'em up and Sin City. Definitely would recommend it as a rent.

Memento I finally saw, about what, 9 years late? Great movie, just making me believe that Nolan could make the 3rd installment of his Batman series even better then Dark Knight, especially if it was with the Riddler.[/quote]





That movie was not at all what I expected. It is very much a dark comedy. I wasnt expecting to see an 11 year old girl kill so many people. I wouldnt let a girl that age watch that movie let alone be in it gunning/knifing fools down.