Movies (recently seen)

[Nappi]

I know this is a tired way of getting discussions started on forums,however,I am hoping that there is at least one topic started where Apoth can share his thoughts without reminding every one he is diddling Ves.

So I will go first and tell you about Shooter,starring Markie-Mark.It is a good action movie.Reminds me of a white trash/redneck version of the Borne Supremacy.Like most action movies and porn, the plot is simple and easy to follow,making it possible for the villain,Danny Glover to actually find work again in HollyWood without getting confused.He is a marine sniper hired to consult with the government and give his projections of a possible assassination on the president,and like most movies of this caliber,you know from the git go,he is actually helping to frame his self.Lots of running and shooting and car chasing before he finally clears his name.The best part is when you think the movie is over,the marine actually goes sniping for the bad guys..Great movie to kill a few unwanted hours. (2 and one half stars)

[apotheosis]

I'm going to watch Transformers tonight at 10. I will come back and edit this post using the new handy-dandy edit feature and tell everyone what I think of it. For now, this post is just a place holder. How cool is that?!





EDIT: Here is my official review for Transformers. It was better than I expected. The dialouge was terrible, the jokes were even worse and the plot was borderline retarded but it still managed to keep my slightly entertained. I thought they could've cut it down a bit in length though. 3.5 stars for kids, 2.5 stars for adults, 3 stars for a mixed audience is my official rating.

[donteatpoop]

I could have sworn you were going to say that you couldn't write the Transformers review because you were "diddling" ves...

And Nappi, "diddling"? Seriously? Diddling??

[Nappi]

I heard my boss say it today and thought it was funny...I love the word piddler too.Gotta love the country grammar.

[apotheosis]

I wasn't sure about the word diddling, I haven't really heard it used in conventional language before... so I consulted dictionary.com and got this:

1. Informal. to toy; fool (usually fol. by with): The kids have been diddling with the controls on the television set again.
2. to waste time; dawdle (often fol. by around): You would be finished by now if you hadn't spent the morning diddling around.
3. Informal. to move back and forth with short rapid motions.
–verb (used with object)
4. Informal. to move back and forth with short rapid motions; jiggle: Diddle the switch and see if the light comes on.
5. Slang.
a. to copulate with.
b. to practice masturbation upon.


Apparently Nappi is a fan of slang from the 1800's.

Anyway... I am mature about things and had no intention of bringing it up.

[End Master]

I haven’t seen any new movies lately, since nothing has really caught my attention. I’ll probably go see Hatchet when it comes out in September though.

Last “new” movie I saw on DVD was Last King of Scotland which I liked.

[Nappi]

I heard that was pretty awesome.

I watched the Last Legion last night,it is sort of the prequel to the Arthurian legends.The actors are so so,but the story is pretty good.Ben Kingsley kinda holds the movie together as merlin (but he never uses that name till the end).

[Hi! My name is: Katie]

The last movie I saw was Knocked Up... but I only saw half of it. I know no one else here would have attempted to watch even that much of it. I was trying to be brave... and you know... like... normal. It was too far beneath me to enjoy it. The last thing I saw and enjoyed was Harry Potter and the Order of The Phoenix. It was awesome. I'm a big Potter fan, I loved the use of affects for the Death Eaters. And I really liked the scene where they fly through London.

I also just read the book, which is so well written, it is almost like a movie playing in my mind I can visualize every scene in technicolor with dolby digital, I almost jump at each exclamation point! Ahh!

Also... diddling is a perfectly respectably word ya'll.

[Vesnic]

I remember, Katie, that you added "diddling" to that superb little short thing you did about murder on Sesame Street. Wasn't someone diddling Elmo?

I am not in fact being diddled at the moment, but just saw a movie called "The Forest Woman". No plot. No special effects. No English. Just my kind of flick! As much as I want Potter's broom to burst into flames and send him plummeting to Earth like a pretty little firework, I have to admit that Order of the Phoenix was the last thing I saw in the theatres. I thought of it as kind of a low-level drug. I paid someone about $8.50 to effectively erase my mind for two plus hours. Not a bad way to waste time.

I want to see the Simpsons movie and really, if anyone puts spoilers up about it, I'll be an unhappy camper and not even all the diddling in the world will make up for it.

[End Master]

I heard that was pretty awesome.

I watched the Last Legion last night,it is sort of the prequel to the Arthurian legends.The actors are so so,but the story is pretty good.Ben Kingsley kinda holds the movie together as merlin (but he never uses that name till the end).

I hadn’t heard of that one, but I did see the 2004 King Arthur movie. I liked it for what it was since despite its claim to be based on “historical facts” I knew it wasn’t going to be.

Probably one of the better movies concerning the King Arthur legends is an old 1981 movie called Excalibur.

[Hi! My name is: Katie]

my favorite movie of all time which relates to this thread only in that I haven't seen it recently is Amelie... followed by Sordid Lives... followed by Zoolander, Pan's Labyrinth, Lady in the Water, and several other crappy movies with good ones like Princess Bride thrown in for good measure.

[Nappi]

I saw the Arthur movie you were talkin about End and I agree it was good for what it was.The Last Legion also has more to do with the Roman empires ending.The director subtlely tells the origins of excalibur,unfortunately at the end of the movie he decides to hit you over the head with it just in case you didnt catch on.
Excalibur from the eighties is still the best to date.

@Katie;I wish I could say I had heard of those movies.Princess' Bride was excellant,I havent got to see the Harry Potter movie yet.I have never read the books but I liked the first movie.

[donteatpoop]

Pan's Labrynth

Have you seen Pans Labrynth? Amazing film. Dark fantasy, dramatic storyline, one of those movies that leaves you in awe as the credits start to roll. Simply one of the most brilliant films in the last ten years.

[Nappi]

well you are the second to mention it so I am going to go download it now.
I watched part of bridge to Tabithia thinking it was Pans Labrynth when I got it,boy was I let down;that movie was just not what I was lookin for.

[BTW,DEP,I got Viva Wisconsin and love it.I thought the VFemmes just kinda sucked after the first album and stopped paying any attention to them,thanx for the input.]

[Vesnic]

I went to see Pan's Labyrinth with my mom and we actually did just sit and stare at the credits until the screen went blank. Totally spellbinding! I hope three of us blabbering on about it is enough to get the rest of you to see it.

If, rather than seeing a dark fairytale, you'd rather see dark romance, I really recommend watching the movie Head On (Gegen die Wand). Yeah, you have to read subtitles, but it's another jaw-dropper.