[OT] The Movies Thread III: Watch, Discuss and Have Fun! No Open Spoilers!

[sumair007]

22 Jump Street.................(8/10) watched in HD, hahahaha hilarious movie, some scenes were really off the hook but it was the end credits that truly made me laugh!!

Lucy....................(8/10) watched in HD, although the plot is very stupid but still was a very enjoyable film to watch. Scarlett Johanson baby, she looked good!!!

 

[Shahid]

Cold in July: (9/10) Surprisingly a very fine movie. Its slow but very gripe. The acting is very good, mostly movie relying on the main three characters. Don Johnson was once again magical with his role.

 

[manigamer]

Cold in July: (9/10) Surprisingly a very fine movie. Its slow but very gripe. The acting is very good, mostly movie relying on the main three characters. Don Johnson was once again magical with his role.

exactly, this movie caught me off guard.. some serious thrilling drama man

 

[kitt85]

Did anyone warch Operation 21 (021)? Reviews.Heard it's a bit non-linear/experimental in approach.

 

[ads496]

Did anyone warch Operation 21 (021)? Reviews.Heard it's a bit non-linear/experimental in approach.

Saw it today, yeah the movie is really experimental for a Pakistani movie. It has really slow pace before the intermission and the whole movie gives a really gloomy feel. It gives a similar vibe to zero dark thirty(I don't mean its a knock off of the film). Overall I quite liked the film but its not for everyone. The general public here are going in the film expecting a full on action packed film like waar and thats not what they will get. The movie has a great plot with some really good characters but its not a typical film with a hero who beats the bad guys.

 

[kitt85]

Saw it today.despite some obvious flaws it's an incredible political spy thriller! I am amazed no one on PG is talking about it.

 

[opethian]

"Lucy"

What a story it is n how poorly it is delivered on the screen!!!
Story alone makes it one of my favorite even with this sucky B-Grade type of Japanese/Chinese film! I think (I have not read any synopsis or history) that this story is also inspired from some Japanese literature like the "Edge of Tomorrow" and if its not even then bravo for who ever wrote it originally!
The story is great, The concept is brilliant, I still don't understand why world cinema is so addicted to "superhuman" traits? Why some men are always after acquiring such powers? Men who lack common human social characteristics are lurking for such powers, that's really weird
Anyway, the onscreen presentation is really sucky for 2014 standards. Instead of trying to make it look an emotional, action, CGI movie at the same time, the director should have made it more linear and to the point! I skipped most of the boring bits, half dead actions scenes and pointless CGI because none of those made any sense, even the development and unlocking of various traits were quite hilarious! From 10% to 20% she had gained most of the superhuman powers but then the next 80% unlocking of brain was not quite proportional to the abilities she unlocked! But the concept is brilliant, so far I think limitless was and is still the best! Scarlet has developed this emotionless face after playing black widow and in the movie "under the skin" which was again not captured fully! Her eyes and face had everything but camera and direction was looking else where to make it interesting! It breaks my heart to see such a brilliant cast and story being ruined by a bad direction! If they wanted to make it interesting they should have showed an evil guy with 30-40% human brain unlocked to show how one can use that much brain power for goodness n for bad things! Its kinda lame that people who created this synthetic drug were still running around with 10% brain power
Anyway, this could have been epic, something like matrix, but it only showed goodness
For poor direction this movie goes way down in numbers but its story n concept keeps it in respectable 6.5/10 zone!

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[abobobilly]

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

"Whiplaaash!!"​

Skimmed through all X-Men movies, Check. Coffee, Check. Undivided attention, Check. Brain fully functional, Check. Erection ... Jennifer Lawrence Prepare to be gobsmacked. Adjust your brain for the mind shattering time travel its about to witness, for our dear Wolverine is about to go back to 1973, to stop Mystique from killing a human Scientist and stopping a war. The common enemy is Extinction, the motherf*ckers are Sentinels, and final destination is ... the future.

Every moment is a crucial moment. Let it be Mystique's intro, older Prof.X & Magneto, and other mutants. The best part, you can actually 'feel' the intensity of the imminent danger faced to mutants ... OR when those MoFo Sentinels attack. Quicksilver was frigging shinning star. Short role, but damn well played.

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Don't forget "the slow motion scene in Washington with Erik's Escape". Whiplaaash! :lol:

It was such an amazing experience to see all those characters make a comeback. Like Storm and Rogue etc. Heck i don't even mind the short appearances. The breath holding moment, of:

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Jean Grey & Cyclops. The moment of high intensity, peak emotions and pure love. *clapping* (I consider this to be one of the most important part for Wolverine. And i'd anxiously be waiting how they explain his missing memories, after drowning.)

That stadium scene was discreetly explosive, and exceptionally well made. Consistent CGI across the movie. Take the fight in the opening sequence for example.

~ "Humanity has always feared that, which is different". ~ You could say that i have also just developed this new fear about this sudden "game changing" twist in Days of Future Past.

The general idea is, if the events happening in "Days of the Future Past” are true, then it basically nullifies all the previous X-Men movies (or their timelines). Further reading suggests that the alternate reality this movie helps create, has indeed shifted in time, but not completely. Which means whatever happened between the first X-Men (X1) movie and Days of The Future Past … will be duly explained in the upcoming X-Men: Apoclypse (2016) (also hinted in post-credits scene). Damn, that’s like 2 years worth of wait, and I already can’t wait that long :S

For now, there are heck of a lot questions unanswered. For example:

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- Wolverine’s Metal Claws were destroyed in Wolverine (2013). Yes we do see the chick pick them up, so we can safely assume she would’ve adjusted them back, but that’s our assumption. Not what we see.
- The return of Jean nullifies the events of X-Men: The Last Stand. Not to mention, death of Charles Xavier was also not explained (again, we have our ‘assumptions’ about many things, especially when we see them reappear in The Wolverine 2013).
Etc etc

Not to forget Younger colonel Stryker. I bet you still can't explain ending scene:

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where he is hinted to by Mystique, recovering the 'alive' body of Wolverine.

I have been a huge fan of X-Men movie franchise, and its surprising for me to realize that its been 14 years. And Wolverine hasn't aged a bit, which is shockingly wonderful (fo' real). Don’t keep your brain on drugs for this one because this will be extremely confusing to understand and digest. And surpringly, Days of Future Past nullifies the X-Men 3 (2006) almost completely, because ... Brian Singer. Yes the extremely talented director makes a comeback, and makes a nuclear impact. Goes without saying that the X-Men (2000) and X2 (2003) has been the strongest movies of them all, because i consider Brian Singer to be my favorite director for X-Men movie franchise.

However, comparatively, i think X-Men: First Class (2011) was still a much better movie overall, because it grasped the idea of "Younger" mutants almost perfectly, explaining the origin stories of Charles and Magneto. That, and the fact that all the younger characters beautifully resembled the persona of their older actors. Matthew Vaughn is no less director himself.

To keep my sanity in check as well, I am going to stop thinking about it because the more i'll focus on it, the more mine torture it'll give. But this is a straight 9/10 from me. Thats the same rating I gave to X-Men: First Class (2011) ... or basically ALL the X-Men movies (yes i love 'em that much).

 

[Spartan 117]

Great review [MENTION=8060]abobobilly[/MENTION], Days of future past was indeed amazing. Best movie of this year so far for me.

 

[kitt85]

The movie is worth watching.Screw the user reviews.It's similar to films like 'Spy Game' or 'Syriana' (political thriller).The first hour or so is about the build up and the actual films picks in the second half (though I enjoyed the first half more).The action is less,yet coherent. Ayub Khosa's performance stole the show.Slick production values.Everything wraps up pretty good in the end, a satisfying end to say.There are flaws which are in most of the films keeping that in mind it moves with a slow commendable pace and has action only when required makes it a great watch.I would at least give it a 7.5/10

 

[manigamer]

neighbors: 6.5/10
quite funny etc but the trailer somehow felt like this was GOING to be the BOMB but the movie itself kinda let down really... those story elements emotional crap etc meh... some scenes were freaking RETARTED though lol

the quiet ones: 7/10
quite good, nice horror element etc.. the supernatural genre gives me the creeps, this is one good psychological thriller/horror for this year...


special ID: 6.5/10
Good action thriller movie, spy drama etc... foreign movie so enjoyed watchin subtitles... ok story


PULP FICTION: 9/10
man oh man, saw this masterpiece finally... tarantino u sicko haha.... the movies quite long but it didn't felt that way at all just sucked me right into it, the conversations were long but really intriguing man... damn man sam l and travolta REAL GOOD CHEMISTRY ! and it all comes to the DINER

 

[Spartan 117]

PULP FICTION: 9/10
man oh man, saw this masterpiece finally... tarantino u sicko haha.... the movies quite long but it didn't felt that way at all just sucked me right into it, the conversations were long but really intriguing man... damn man sam l and travolta REAL GOOD CHEMISTRY ! and it all comes to the DINER

Damn dude, you watched this masterpiece NOW!!!
The dialogue/conversations in this movie is just UFFFFFFF!! No matter how many times I watch this movie, I never get bored. That right there is amazing writing+delivery my friend.

 

[shahbakht]

Sex Tape (2014)

It is a light movie but it is not one that I would see again. The concept is good, but it is stretched to its limit and hence it wears thin. Cameron Diaz was really, really good in it. She has always been great at comedy and she proves it here. Jason Segal, I usually like this dude, but he was kinda okay-ish in here. Rob Corddry and Ellie Kemper add a fun flavor to the proceedings and Rob Lowe is, as usually, showstopping good.


In short it is an okay with a concept that was probably not meant for an entire movie.

4.5/10


The Game (1997)

A very well made thriller with a strong central performance from Michael Douglas. David Fincher meticulously directs this thriller which just spirals out of control. It ain't way out of the box but it is definitely a good watch.

7.5/10

 

[manigamer]

Damn dude, you watched this masterpiece NOW!!!
The dialogue/conversations in this movie is just UFFFFFFF!! No matter how many times I watch this movie, I never get bored. That right there is amazing writing+delivery my friend.

indeed they were, as i said a long movie by runtime but didn't felt that long

 

[abobobilly]

THE ART OF THE STEAL (2013)

"The toad is in the hole"​

This isn't an Ocean 11 type hiest thing. Its not a 'yet-another' film about thieves, stealing artistic paintings. Its not even clever to begin with. But it touches a subject far more important. "Trust ... the Real Currency". So a 'family guy' snitching on his brother would be the worst thing to happen. And thats exactly what happens, with Crunch (Kurt Russell). That made-up story of "Mona Lisa theft" is important.

I like how the movie doesn't try to be 'serious'. The comedic value is average, but man its fun to watch. Take those two interpol officers, Sameul Winters (Terence Stamp) and Agent Bick (Jason Jones). Winter's cool and calm acting makes you laugh hard, that you'd really want to punch him in the face. No wonder Bick gets annoyed by his ... intelligence. Don't forget the moment where he delivers a mini-speech about his love for art as motivation, with an amusing reply in return by Crunch. Oh and Crunch's falling apart analogy about 'code', while arguing with Nicky. Don't forget Francie's (Jay Baruchel) Border crossing scene.

The paintings are dealt with a humorous touch. Georges Seurat painting for example. Or Agent Bick's reply when he sees it.
Winter: "This is soo beautiful".
Bick: "I love all the little dots. Its very artistic".

The ending is ... well, satisfying. Not clever, but definitely useful to understand wtf just happened. Not that we didn't saw it coming, between all the twists and tricks. But comon ... it wasn't as predictable as you might think. So yeah, still had its fair share of surprise element ... including the "4 feet tall, and staring in your face" :lol:

I would love to denounce The Art of the Steal for its apparent problems, like taking a fomulatic approach and replicating it. Or wasting talents like Crunch's pretty wife Lola (Katheryn Winnick) as just a show girl. But its not what it is. 7/10. Its light, fun and entertaining stuff. Don't try to out-smart it with needless criticism. Cast was obviously enjoying themselves while filming it, as apparent from the bloopers in credits sequence. I for one had a blast watching it.

 

[HAMMER of THOR]

"Lucy"

What a story it is n how poorly it is delivered on the screen!!!
Story alone makes it one of my favorite even with this sucky B-Grade type of Japanese/Chinese film! I think (I have not read any synopsis or history) that this story is also inspired from some Japanese literature like the "Edge of Tomorrow" and if its not even then bravo for who ever wrote it originally!
The story is great, The concept is brilliant, I still don't understand why world cinema is so addicted to "superhuman" traits? Why some men are always after acquiring such powers? Men who lack common human social characteristics are lurking for such powers, that's really weird
Anyway, the onscreen presentation is really sucky for 2014 standards. Instead of trying to make it look an emotional, action, CGI movie at the same time, the director should have made it more linear and to the point! I skipped most of the boring bits, half dead actions scenes and pointless CGI because none of those made any sense, even the development and unlocking of various traits were quite hilarious! From 10% to 20% she had gained most of the superhuman powers but then the next 80% unlocking of brain was not quite proportional to the abilities she unlocked! But the concept is brilliant, so far I think limitless was and is still the best! Scarlet has developed this emotionless face after playing black widow and in the movie "under the skin" which was again not captured fully! Her eyes and face had everything but camera and direction was looking else where to make it interesting! It breaks my heart to see such a brilliant cast and story being ruined by a bad direction! If they wanted to make it interesting they should have showed an evil guy with 30-40% human brain unlocked to show how one can use that much brain power for goodness n for bad things! Its kinda lame that people who created this synthetic drug were still running around with 10% brain power
Anyway, this could have been epic, something like matrix, but it only showed goodness
For poor direction this movie goes way down in numbers but its story n concept keeps it in respectable 6.5/10 zone!

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have you the sci fi saga of stargate(my fav. sci fi series)... it has the "exact" same concept about a race of humans called the "ancients"... which same powers and the same thing happens to them that happens to lucy when she reaches 100%(ofcourse with less visual eye candy)... but the evolution was with time and not just artificial dna manipulation...

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9/10 from me.

i didn't think it was as good as the first class... it didn't have that "soul" of awesomeness in it for me... first class had more awesome moments but a simpler story... wolverine was useless here and should not have been included...

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PULP FICTION: 9/10
man oh man, saw this masterpiece finally... tarantino u sicko haha.... the movies quite long but it didn't felt that way at all just sucked me right into it, the conversations were long but really intriguing man... damn man sam l and travolta REAL GOOD CHEMISTRY ! and it all comes to the DINER

yo boy.. you must have loved those bibal quotations lolz...

 

[manigamer]

yo boy.. you must have loved those bibal quotations lolz...

Ezekiel 25:17.

"The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the
tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through
the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike
down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee!

 

[shahbakht]

Are You Here (2014)

This is such a boring movie. I love Mad Men and I was looking forward to Matthew Weiner's directorial debut but he disappointed me, big time. I guess the roles are well cast, but the story is so uninspired and tragically droll that it saps out all the life out of the movie. You can see the character endings coming from a mile away and that does not bode well for a character driven movie with a plot that is right out of a textbook growing up dramedy.


Weiner has been able to create something beautiful about the flawed nature of humanity with Mad Men and shown us how our choices are mainly serial. We are all slaves to our wiring. And this movie about growth and moving on to better things tries to encapsulate the better things about human nature, but comes of as boring, cliched and tone deaf.


Expecting better things from Weiner in future, because as we all know, one let down should not put a man down. 4/10


Obvious Child (2014)

So much hype and this turned out to be just "meh". Jenny Slate was unarguably great in it and David Cross was good to watch but the movie wasn't really great or anything. Such "honest" relationship-y comedies have been done countless times and the only thing I can say about this one is that it retreads familiar territory albeit with a focus on a unconventional topic ---> abortion. 6/10

 

[asfandyar]

Just watched 'Na Maloom Afrad', really a great comedy movie. well done Pakistani film makers.

8.5/10

 

[sohailgagai]

Asfand is it really nice

Learning to take photographs in M mode, confuse with Aperture / Shutter speed / ISO.
Don't have a clue yet lol !!!
Have Nikon D3100 & 18-55 lense