What have you seen lately?

[Hey Joe]

In my current depressing movie lineup, I watched Grapes of Wrath for the first time. DAMN YOU POLICEMEN! DAMN YOUR OILY HIDES!

 

[CartoonHead]

Straightheads. Not bad for a bog-standard thriller.

 

[sammyfreak]

Mamma Mia! Loved it to death, best movie of the year no doubt.

 

[Darth_Dude]

I just went to see Kung Fu Panda. It was hilarious.

Same. However I think that Jackie Chan's part could have been bigger.(fanboy)

 

[Darth_Dude]

Argh.
Double post.

 

[Mstrswrd]

Just rewatched "Batman Begins" in preperation for "The Dark Knight." Also just saw "Hellboy II: The Golden Army." I think it was better then the first, but no one else seems to agree.

 

[PurpleRain]

Death At A Funeral. If your comedy taste is anything other then Meet The Spartans, WACTCH IT! NOW! A great dose of British humour, plus you see Wash naked for the ladeez.

 

[Lord Krunk]

Ok, this could be a pretty long list.

Most recent, I saw Hancock last week. Awesome, funny, I want Hancock's superpowers. The ability to shove a man's head up another man's ass would be just the thing to fix up some of the problems in my city.

Before that, I'd seen Wall-E. Highly recommend it to anyone with one or more eyeballs and a brain, ears more or less optional. Wall-E is a good movie with a good message, yes it's propaganda, but it's GOOD propaganda. It's cute, funny, and intelligent. I also love the psychotic broken robots, especially Mo. PS, Eve's Hawt ; D

Wanted. Was good, very entertaining, but IMHO doesn't offer enough closure. Good film though, all the twists of a M.Knight Shamawhatever film, all the action/effects of a Michael Bay movie, but unlike either of those, also has a plot. Oh, and more nekkid Angelina Jolee (backside).

Kung Fu Panda, easily tied with Wall-E for best movie of the year so far (though Dark Knight will steal their thunder). The plot was a little weak, and the end moralistic message was predictable and hokey, but easily the funniest film this year. Definite upside was the voice talents of Angelina Jolee (no nekked this time), Dustin Hoffman, and Jack Black. I was surprised to find "Monkey" was actually Jackie Chan, they didn't give him enough speaking roles. Only "bad" side was Lucy Liu as "Viper". Liu is about as oriental sounding as Sean Connery, and I don't know if it was her lines or her voice, or the whole ball of wax, but didn't like her character/acting one bit.

Before Kung Fu Panda I'd seen a number of other films (I see at least 4 a month if there's decent ones out)... You Don't Mess With The Zohan, EPIC. Adam Sandler hasn't done a film this good since Happy Gilmore. The Other Boleyn Girl was actually damn good, for a "chick flick" I was able to actually sit through it and enjoy the movie instead of retching... And Natalie Portman was raped up the pooper, bonus points because her character was a *****. 10,000 BC hit the cheap theatre, it wasn't bad, more eye candy than plot. Saw Speed Racer in the cheap theatre, actually regret not seeing it in the good theatre. Was way better than expected, though some paint and body damage on the cars would have made it a lil more realistic. Also, it reminded me of how good an actor John Goodman is, and hope he gets some new films to do. ALSO also, more movies need chimpanzee actors.

Probably forgetting a couple dozen, but that's what I've seen in the last couple weeks.

I've said it a couple of times and I'll say it again: Damn Americans.

The only movies mentioned that are out at the moment in Oz is Hancock, Kung Fu Panda (Haven't seen it yet), and Batman: The Dark Knight comes out on Wednesday.

Personally, I read reviews of Zohan, who said it was crap (Nearly "Jumper" crap, although I could even sit through Plan 9 from Outer Space over that junk). I do agree with the Boleyn one, but I saw it a while back.

I've got to wait until late September to watch Wall-E. DAMN YOU, PIXAR!

 

[Random Argument Man]

Sunshine, loved it.
Fight Club, was interesting, but I was disapointed in the twist. 1. unoriginal 2. It fucked up the Story
Donnie Darko, called it brilliant.
Brotherhood of the Wolf, a french movie with plenty of cliché's from amercians (But I give 5 points for the portrayal of the people).
Indiana Jones trilogy (not 4), except the little chinese guy in Temple of Doom, I liked it.
Silent Hill the Movie, good story, CRAPPY ACTING. (except the little girl and I also liked the fact that bad actors are killed in a painful way).
There Will be Blood, I loved the acting and the milkshake scene (you have to see it to know why).

 

[ThaBenMan]

Ok, this could be a pretty long list.

I've said it a couple of times and I'll say it again: Damn Americans.

Actually, Khell is Canadian, I believe. I suppose you could say he's a North American, though...

 

[ShadeOfRed]

Don't Mess With the Zohan. It was pretty bad. Don't bother going.
Get Smart. Brilliant. Go see it again and again and again.

 

[Sylocat]

Well, my trip to Tacoma is almost over, but while here I've seen Kung Fu Panda and WALL-E. Both excellent movies.

 

[Nettacki]

Just saw Hancock. Pretty good, but I honestly felt it was WAY too short. Should've had an extra 30 minutes for some expositional points here.

 

[Zaireekoid]

Get Smart and Hancock. Avoid the first(Until you can rent it), and see the second.

 

[Anarchemitis]

Get Smart and Hancock. Avoid the first(Until you can rent it), and see the second.

For my opinion, quoth Willy Wonka:
"Wait- Scratch that, reverse it."
Except I would probably not see Hancock again. Ever.

 

[GuerrillaClock]

Currently watching through American Dad series 2 on DVD, as well as a whole stack of DVDs that I need to get through. (For "need" see "have to because my girlfriend won't let me buy any more until I watch the ones I have")
Last film I watched was The Way of the Gun. Pretty cool crime kidnap story with an awesome Wild West shootout at the end.
Aaaand last film I saw at the cinema was Hulk. Fairly standard superhero stuff really, no real criticisms but nothing to stand it out either. Ed Norton probably has the least amount of screen time of any leading man ever, though.