Last movies you saw

[Angrist]

The Number 23 - Nice! I didn't expect much of it, so I was really surprised.

Jiro Dreams of Sushi - documentary about the best sushi maker of Japan (/the world). That guy is 85 and has been making sushi since he was 10. His tiny restaurant has gotten all 3 Michelin stars. It's a fascinating into Japanese culture.

Departures - very impressive and touching movie about a Japanese guy who ends up as some sort of undertaker (he prepares the bodies for the ritual).

Iron Man 3 - entertaining and nice to look at. A bit overhyped, but that might just have been because of IM 2.

[Teuthida]

Oblivion - Really enjoyed.
Oz the Great and Powerful - Not bad.
Stake Land - Like a better acted Walking Dead but with vampires instead of zombies. Also a bit like The Road...but with vampires.
The Heat - Average buddy cop movie. Enjoyable for what it is.
Monsters - For a movie called Monsters there sure was a lack of them. Still enjoyed.
Zack and Miri Make a Porno - Eh. Ok. Cute.
Star Trek Into Darkness - Really fun movie. Haven't seen Wrath of Khan so maybe I'd be as bitter as everyone else had I.
Dreamcatcher - Starts great and devolves into stupidity. I did really like the aliens though. Worth watching for Morgan Freeman's crazy eyebrows alone.
Pain & Gain - Michael Bay at his finest. Good stuff.
It's a Disaster - If you want to watch a dark comedy, this gets dark. A couples brunch gets interrupted by the end of the world.
Hollywoodland - Good detective flick. Affleck would make a great Bruce Wayne based on this. Still can't see Batman.
Stoker - From the director of Oldboy. His first American movie. Stars another actor who was considered for Bats. Fantastic looking movie. Almost an art film. Just looks great. The story and acting however....ehhhhhhh. Seen almost everything Park Chan-wook has done. This probably in the bottom two for me.
Big Trouble in Little China - God damn this was a fun movie. How did it take me this long to see?
The Expendables - Found it mindnumblingly boring.
The Game - Good goodie good good.
Now You See Me - Wanted to like this based on the premise but man did I hate this movie. Just...gah, stupid. And not a single likeable character either.
Zodiac - Once again Fincher is great.

[Vampyr]

I've also watched a few movies recently (I tend to only watch good movies, so not much negatives)

Trollhunter - Norwegian urban fantasy movie. It's basically shot documentary style, where a group of college students follow around a "troll hunter." Really great movie, with surprisingly great special effects.

Ip Man - Chinese movie about Ip Man, the guy who trained Bruce Lee. I'm pretty sure a TON of liberty was taken with revising historical events, and there's a big anti-Japanese slant (American movies do the same thing with Russians,) but it was still super good. Really great choreographed fight scenes, and they didn't go for the close up camera that prevents you from seeing what's going on during action scenes.

Headhunters - Stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, the guy who plays Jaime from Game of Thrones. He was probably the reason we started watching this, but it turned out to be one of the best movies I've seen recently. It's a fast paced thriller, but what I think sets it apart from other movies is the amazing character development.

[Angrist]

Haha, that's awesome:
- I saw Hodejegerne/Headhunter last weekend. I was also pretty surprised. Me and my friends did have some complaints though... when the dog met his doom, where was the guy? And why did the farmer have to go? And if the guy wanted the job, why did he complicate things by sleeping with the wife?
In the end we came to the conclusion that the bad guy just lost it and went mental... but they movie didn't really show that process.

- I love Trolljegeren/Trollhunter. I think Danny here introduced me to it. But why are you suddenly into Norwegian movies?

- I thought I was watching Ip Man, but it was actually Ip Man 2. Still a good movie.

[Vampyr]

I've heard Ip Man 2 is good, I was surprised to learn there was a sequel, it doesn't seem like the kind of movie that would have one. I'll probably watch it after I've let the first one rest.

As for Headhunters, the bad guy was definitely a bit mental - also an egomaniac who thought he could get away with anything. Also, in Roger's speech at the end, he does provoke a very violent response out of Clas, indicating that he wants love, but is incapable of it, which would explain the affair. I think he also derived a sadistic pleasure from destroying Roger in every way possible.

Not sure about the farmer, I think he was just in the way, and he killed him because he could. I was wondering about the dog too - not sure what took so long for Clas to catch up to him after the dog started barking.

I've actually just been on a foreign film kick, and two of them happened to be Norwegian . I do like your language, though, and the country has some beautiful landscapes. I kind of feel at home among all the pale people, too.

[Angrist]

My language? I'm not Norwegian but Dutch. I just happen to like Norway.

If you want to see some good Dutch movies, go for Zwartboek (WW2) and De Zee Die Denkt (The Sea That Thinks, if you can find it... very weird movie).
Sadly Dutch acting is usually so bad that I can't think of (m)any others.

[Teuthida]

In addition to writing down every movie I see, I now date them for better recall.

This Is The End

Robocop

World War Z

The Hangover Part III

Pacific Rim

The Matador

Cronos

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead - The robbery in this movie takes place in the shopping center I used to visit often. Usually NYC locations in movies are well known landmarks but actually seeing a little place where I spent a lot a time when I was younger was surreal. The movie says it's somewhere other than where it actually is however.

The Way Way Back - Great coming of age movie.

Monsters University

Ice Age Continental Drift

ParaNorman

Death To Smoochy

A Film with Me in It

Death Becomes Her

Despicable Me 2

The World's End (11/07/13)

Kick-Ass 2 (11/08/13)

The Wolverine (11/09/13)

Drug War (11/10/13)

Headhunters (11/16/13)

Prisoners (11/24/13)

Elysium (11/25/13)

Fight Club (11/27/13) - Rare occasion where I rewatched a movie I already saw. Think I enjoyed it more this time.

The Return of the Living Dead (11/28/13)

Tatsumi (11/29/13)

The Thing (12/03/13)

An Adventure in Space and Time (12/05/13) - A period piece about the creation of Doctor Who. I highly recommend if like DW on any level. Stars David Bradley (Filch from HP, Walder Frey from GoT) as the first Doctor. Kind of Mad Men-ish.

RED 2 (12/06/13)

Gravity (12/11/13)

Source Code (12/12/13)

Leon The Professional (12/13/13)

Arthur Christmas (12/14/13)

The Bank Job (12/15/13)

Don Jon (12/17/13)

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (12/17/13)

Man of Tai Chi (12/18/13)

Moneyball (12/19/13)

Heat (12/20/13)

The Raid: Redemption (12/21/13)

The Croods (12/21/13)

UnHung Hero (12/23/13)

Troy (12/24/13)

The Secret World of Arrietty (12/25/13)

Sex Drive (12/25/13)

Riddick (12/30/13)

Fruitvale Station (12/31/13)

About Time (1/04/13)

American Hustle (1/08/13)

Take Shelter (1/10/13)

The Dirties (1/09/13)

Mr. Nobody (1/11/13) - I highly recommend this movie. It's like Cloud Atlas meets Sliding Doors meets The Fountain meets Benjamin Button meets About Time meets The Butterfly Effect meets The Fall. Even if you find it confusing, it's still a visual treat. Watch the extended version.

[Angrist]

Gattaca (great)

The Fast & The Furious (cars... right, I guess they can be nice)

F&F Tokyo Drift (mwoah it's ok)

Monsters University (yay!)

Invictus (2 days before Mandela died...)

World War Z (meh)

The Impossible (really impressive)

El Aura (fun but I don't see where all the theorizing comes from)

And I'm pulling in Mr. Nobody at the moment, thanks.

[Seth]

The Art of the Steal

High Road to China - (Selleck, Bess) cool classic. Lots of memorable lines.

Defiance (2008) - Had a good story to draw from. What's her name from Lawless is cuuuuute.

Bad Lieutenant - Herzog makes it a great romp through post Katrina NO. Great ending. I thought Cage did a good job..

Everything Must Go - I liked it the second time through. Similar subdued Ferrell.

42 - had to watch this again. In grade 6 we read a great book about a Chinese immigrant family and the daughter who gets hooked on baseball, living in Brooklyn. Jackie Robinson's first year. Sammy and Marc went on the homerun race that season as well. Serbia was bombed.

Beyond Outrage - I love Beat Takano. His yakuza films fill a void every now and then.

Princess Mononoke - I forgot how good this is. One of my first full length animations as a younger lad. Wow. Really makes me anxious to see The Wind Rises.

Sabata - The trilogy starring Lee Van Cliff. (Angel Eyes off of Good, Bad, & Ugly) This is spaghetti but good. Has a similar template between films 1 & 2. Haven't seen Adios Sabata yet.

The Legend of 1900 - A rather large metaphor.

The Perfect Host (2010) - Niles off of Frasier plays a great host. I had to watch it twice.

Welcome to the Jungle - different film for JCVD. Goofy, fun.

Zelary - Great German movie about WWII.

Dallas Buyer's Club - Better than I thought it would be.

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - fun fun. Can't wait for Zoolander 2

Kelly's Heroes - Dirty dozen style caper

25th Hour - Carbon, vintage Edward Norton circa early 2000's. Quite enjoyed. Reminded me I have a bunch of Philip Seymour Hoffman movies yet to see.

Owning Mahowny - Philip S Hoffman is addicted to gambling. Based on true story of a gambling man from Toronto set in early 1980's.

The Savages (2007) - Hoffman in this great film about death and family.

The Hunt - Good German movie about group think and dealing with false accusations.

Death and the Maiden 1994 - Richard Dreyfus and Weaver in a "single location" style film. I've seen Sexy Beast a couple times now and love the restriction that the single location offers. Focus on character and relation charging.

Crystal Fairy - Wasn't that good. A redemption premise where protagonist turns a leaf and becomes a better person. The asshole was painted on pretty thick though and it made the whole casts' journey into a letdown. Miscast and aimed at a specific audience...(younger?)

The Hill - Sean Connery all hunked in the 60's. Drill Sergeant movie.

Johnny Dangerously - Goofy fun. Recommend for Michael Keaton fans etc

Gung Ho Working Class Man- Keaton again, in a sub genre defined by period. Late 80's early 90's western lense into Japanese culture. Another film similar to this but later in the 90's is titled "Shower". From 1998 I believe.

Big Bad Wolves - I had muted high hopes for this. Tarantino recommended it best film from 2013 so.... Its saying stuff about Israel and what it is to exist rationally/irrationally and how family behaves. Power relations. ugghhh pretty tough premise to like.

My Cousin Vinny - What's her name from Boyle's The Wrestler.... she's hottt as a car expert. Dyammmn

Funny Farm (1988) - Chevy Chase, one that I'd skip...

The Bridge on the River Kwai - It had been 10 years or so since I last saw it. Fricken superb movie. I get reminded of the Royal Cdn Air Farce skit with the explosive dentures.

From Russia with Love - I never saw it through before now. Great Bond film.

[Ginkasa]

Despite working in a movie theatre, I never seem to be able to watch any movies. Alas, children.

[Teuthida]

List update time.

Her (1/15/13)
Behind the Candelabra (1/15/13)
The Wolf of Wall Street (1/16/14)
In a World... (1/17/14)
Dallas Buyers Club (1/17/14)
Mud (1/18/14)
Captain Phillips (1/19/14)
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (1/20/14)
Frozen (1/20/14)
Filth (1/21/14)
12 Years a Slave (1/22/14)
Les Misérables (only an hour (1/23/14)
Very Bad Things (1/24/14)
The Theif & The Cobbler (watched half) (1/25/14)
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2 (half watched) (1/26/14)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1/27/14)
The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (1/28/14)
Meet Joe Black (1/29/14)
Easy A (2/01/14)
Thor: The Dark World (2/02/14)
Nebraska (2/08/14)
Choke (2/23/14)
Philomena (2/28/14)
Last Action Hero (3/09/14)
Reign of Fire (3/15/14)
Of Mice and Men (3/15/14)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (3/21/14)
Bound (3/22/14)
Snowpiercer (3/26/14)
Son of Batman (4/19/14)
Generation Iron (5/01/14)
Mr. and Mrs. Smith (5/09/14)
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (5/17/14)
G.I. Joe: Retaliation (5/19/14)
Jack Reacher (5/24/14)
The Long Goodbye (5/24/14)
Mission: Impossible (5/24/14)
Chinatown (5/26/14)
Mission: Impossible II (5/26/14)
Mission: Impossible III (5/27/14)
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (5/27/14)
The Lego Movie (5/29/14)
Glengarry Glen Ross (6/05/14)
Cheap Thrills (6/07/14)
John Carter (6/07/14)
No Such Thing (6/14/14)
L.A. Confidential (6/21/14)
The Rock (6/21/14)
The Raid 2 (6/23/14)
Delicatessen (6/25/15)
Tim's Vermeer (6/25/15)
The Breakfast Club (6/27/14)
Bad Words (7/03/14)

[Ric]

Expendables 3 - Not bad for a modern action movie. Not bad for another sequel. No Chuck though :/

[Jonbo298]

Lucy. Not a great movie but not a bad movie. It's basically just like others have said in reviews, it is Limitless but with a bigger budget.

[Seth]

Lethal Weapon 1 2 & 3. Good to revisit the good. Gonna see the 4th soon. Always Sunny in Philly inspired the rewatch.

Expendables 3 - never did see the first Expendables. This was as tolerably bad as the 2nd. meh

Non-Stop - I really disliked this Neeson go-around. Some ugly plot holes/explanations.

The Hobbit:dosmaug - I actually liked it cuz it took forever and after a thousand let-down opinions my expectations couldn't have been much lower. It kept me entertained through and I felt that it was an overall better flick than the first.

Stakeout (1987) and Another Stakeout ('93)- Any Richard dreyfuss fans here? I have only recently seen some of his movies and they've been great fun. The first Stakeout has to be one of hte funniest buddy cop movies ever. The sequal suffers from a lack of imagination and from the rather large addition of Rosie O'donnel.

The Burbs (1989) - I was expecting a funnier film. It had the goof feel down but didn't deliver imo.

Blended (2014) - Generic Sandler. Romedy formula is merciless but at least there was a few laughs from the supporting cast.

**The Grand Budapest Hotel - - This film took me off guard on my first viewing. It's powerful in a very subtle way,... I believe it serves as a comparison between prewar europe and current decades, and it talks about the intangibles in modern life, whether lived in the 30's or now. It's classic Wes Anderson but with a new maturity at felt abrasive at first but after revisiting it felt more refined and 'built' than any of his films. It shows the best of our culture, and its subjective worst, and how war has a way of tearing it all away regardless of what 'we' may want. It's been a few months but I can't wait to see it again with an eager audience.

[Angrist]

Originally Posted by Seth

The Hobbit:dosmaug - I actually liked it cuz it took forever and after a thousand let-down opinions my expectations couldn't have been much lower. It kept me entertained through and I felt that it was an overall better flick than the first.

My biggest reason to look forward to The Hobbit 3 is so I can write another very critical review for IMDb.
My review for part 2 is still the top-rated user review on IMDb, with a "965 out of 1323 people found the following review useful."
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1170358/reviews?ref_=tt_urv

*slightly proud*