Thread: Last movie you saw - and rate it

I ******* hate hobbits. Hobbits are faggots.

I enjoy bringing up Hobbits because it incenses Buff, and apparently Chazoe, too

Originally Posted by Buff

I demand that we create a containment thread for that. The concentration of nerdiness is going to be more than I can handle.

But Buff, we haven't even gotten to the 2015 movies yet. Avengers: Age of Ultron, Mad Max: Fury Road, Jurassic World, and of course... STAR WARS EPISODE 7!

Hey shake, should I be excited about Mad Max?

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

Hey shake, should I be excited about Mad Max?

Sure, why not?

Originally Posted by MasterShake

Sure, why not?

That looks pretty badass.

Where does that fall in sequence to the other Mad Max films? Between the original and Thunderdome I'm guessing.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

Where does that fall in sequence to the other Mad Max films? Between the original and Thunderdome I'm guessing.

Not sure. There is a rumor that Mel Gibson might pop up in the movie so who knows.

Originally Posted by MasterShake

Boyhood - 9.2/10

"Maybe they're wrong. Maybe you don't seize the moment... maybe it seizes you."

Boyhood is a rare achievement in film making both in the way it presents itself and how it was made. The movie was filmed in real time over a 12 year period by director Richard Linklater starting with the lead actor Ellar Coltrane (who plays Mason) as a 6 year old in 2002 and follows him all the way to the present day when he turns 18. Though its never explicitly implied, the use of music and news events in the simple narrative give you a good idea at what point in time you are throughout the movie.

This is not your typical movie as you can tell by the way it was made. The story is told through a series of memories that are presented in linear fashion. There is no great quest, no cheap emotional cues, just moment after moment of what it was like for Mason at that point in different phases of his life. Each experience immediately sparks one of your own as you remember what it was like to grow up, to be confused, and to finally take those first steps on your own.

The family portrayed in the film consists of a single mom (Patricia Arquette), Mason, and his sister. Ethan Hawke plays the estranged father who slowly starts to come back into their lives more and more as he tries to mature on his own path. I love how the movie didn't portray him as the "bad guy", just the other half of a relationship that wasn't ready to settle down with life when he was called to.

I'm not going to say this movie is for everyone. At nearly 3 hours long there are many hit or miss moments but for me there was never a time where I didn't want to see what would happen next as you watched not only Mason's life unfold but the characters around him. It was all at once new yet unfamiliar and for every scene I could not relate to there were five that I could. One that sticks out to me was a group of Mason and his friends breaking into a house under construction to have cheap beer and brag about all the chicks they were getting when everyone involved knew the others were full of shit. Its those moments that make this movie feel less like a scripted event and more organic in nature.

Like I said earlier this movie pulls no cheap tricks to get a reaction from you. Everything you feel during and long after this movie is all about how you relate your experiences to those onscreen. This was a daring endeavor by Linklater that pays itself off over and over again. To see this kind of patience in not only the making of the movie but the presentation of it as well will probably be a once in a lifetime film experience that we may never see again. And I have to admit that having my own son who is nearly 6 years old means this movie probably resonates with me now more than it would have before.

Interesting. I just saw the trailer for this movie for the first time last night, and had no idea whait it was about, but the critical acclaim seemed to merit a viewing.

Thanks MS!

Originally Posted by daveaitken18

Best film he was in was called a perfect world with Clint Eastwood

Nope. "Open Range" is the best Costner flick.

Robert Duvall is kick-ass in his best role since Tom Hagen in The Godfather as well.

Hollywood is so stale right now. When in doubt make a remake.

Originally Posted by NightTrainLayne

Nope. "Open Range" is the best Costner flick.

Robert Duvall is kick-ass in his best role since Tom Hagen in The Godfather as well.

Duvall was great in Broken Trail as well, another hidden gem. I love that guy.

Originally Posted by BeefStew25

Hollywood is so stale right now. When in doubt make a remake.

It's the absolute worst. And everyone here pays to see them.

Originally Posted by BeefStew25

Hollywood is so stale right now. When in doubt make a remake.

Originally Posted by Buff

It's the absolute worst. And everyone here pays to see them.

I've been complaining about this to my wife for months.

The movies have become the place where 13-16 year olds go to hang out. Subsequently, they pay money for terrible movies. They don't really care about the movies, they just want to be out of the house with their friends, and aren't old enough to drive yet.

They're not old enough to see R rated films, so we get a ton of PG-13, super hero, comic book bullshit over and over and over and over again.

Originally Posted by Buff

Duvall was great in Broken Trail as well, another hidden gem. I love that guy.

Haven't seen that. Thanks for the heads up.