KBear Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Saw Sound City last night. It was thoroughly entertaining. Plenty of funny moments and just a fascinating look at some of what went on in this historic studio. Will buy the BR and Grohl's album for sure. A good chunk of material was either glossed over or ignored, but given they had to compress 40 years into about 2 hours that is probably to be expected. I think what is there was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Lahey Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 (edited) I only like the first two Die Hard movies.I love the original and Vengence. The second has its moments, but it also falls foul of many of the worst and cheapest tendencies bad sequels have (Bedelia and Atherton being on the same plane etc). The script is weak and Renny Harlin is....Renny Harlin. Vengence is so tongue in cheek it veers toward parody, but in a wonderful self-aware way.Simon says that Die Hard 2 is much better than part 3.Flora watched them back to back yesterday and violently disagrees!It just wasn't a Die Hard movie without Carl Winslow; Samuel L. Jackson didn't cut it for me. However, in fairness, I don't believe I've watched any of them since the 90's. Edited February 15, 2013 by Randy Lahey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Ill prob see good day to die on tv next year. Same with bond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Lahey Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Drive, He Said and Jacob's Ladder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Coen Brother's Adaptation of True Grit. I liked it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelica Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Sweet Muscular Jesus, the new Die Hard is grind. Tedious and cringeworthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 (edited) That bad eh? Edited February 16, 2013 by Georgy Zhukov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelica Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 So fucking bad! Makes the fourth one look badass in comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 What was bad about it? The writing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelica Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 What was bad about it? The writing?The script is indeed horrid - both the conceit and the nuts and bolts writing, there's no redeeming value to it. It's just painful. Willis looks (justifably) ashamed and not a single other actor or character registers. Worst of all, it's boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 How unfortunate. Even the casting seems mediocre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Just watched Wreck-It Ralph 3D and Here Comes The Boom. I liked both movies, had fun watching them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bond Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 The new Die Hard was indeed a letdown. It wasn't horrible, but it suffers from poor writing (the dialogue in particular definitely needed a polish) and bad directing.The biggest problem was that it relied too heavily on action and awful shaky cam work. It felt nothing like a Die Hard movie. The feel was totally lost. The horrid cinematography didn't help matters, and the sound editing was some of the worst I've seen in a recent film. Some of the dialogue was barely audible. I'd blame the theater but I've seen this commonly criticized in reviews of the film.His son was just annoying. I get what they were going for but it failed big time. The plot was lame and there wasn't enough of John McClane outsmarting the villains, probably because the villains were so bad.There were a few redeeming factors - the opening car chase was fun, Bruce Willis at least still felt like John McClane even though he wasn't given much to do, and the finale was a fun action scene too. The problem is nothing connected. It was like someone picked a bunch of random action scenes, threw them together and called it Die Hard. It was neither coherent nor consistent, and John Moore was a terrible choice for director.If they do make a sixth, I sincerely hope they get a good director and find a tight plot and a good villain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I felt the first four Die Hard films had either great or really good villains.The chicks were hot at least right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bond Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 The villain's daughter was hot at least. So is Lucy McClane but she's barely in this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Bruce seems to control the movies, he just wants to look cool in his movies. Doesnt really care about the movie. He prob took all the money for script and director. The studio put his name and Die hard on the poster and shot the first script they got other than Bruces suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 You think it is just a cash grab? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bond Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Even with the bad reviews it's going to finish in either the first or second spot this weekend (it's running pretty close with Safe Haven), so it should do fine to make its money back. I can't see it being incredibly profitable though. Bruce was pumped about Live Free or Die Hard and praised in from the beginning of production right through its release. I haven't heard him say much about this one, so cash grab on his part could be right. He's adamant about making a sixth though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan95 Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Wreck-it ralph was insanely entertaining. Fastly became one of my fav animated film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyTron Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I'm sorry, but "A Good Day To Die Hard" sounds like a porn film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bond Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Most porn has a better storyline. "I'm here to fix your dishwasher. Wanna fuck?"At least you can follow it, and the action scenes make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Porn also makes excellent use of long takes and camera angles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lithium Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I hate people who are overly enthusiastic about animated films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redhead74 Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I watched 'Shame' last night. It wasn't bad but the script was flawed. It didn't explain the reasons for the main character's sex addiction, nor did it define the relationship between him and his sister very well. It was hard to have any emotional connection to them as a result. Making good films is fucking hard. I really don't see many films that I love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Lahey Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 (edited) I've watched 3 random movies (Jacob's Ladder, Annie Hall and Fight Club) I own over the past 3 nights. And I realized tonight that each movie had a main character whose last name was Singer.I watched 'Shame' last night. It wasn't bad but the script was flawed. It didn't explain the reasons for the main character's sex addiction, nor did it define the relationship between him and his sister very well. It was hard to have any emotional connection to them as a result. Making good films is fucking hard. I really don't see many films that I love.I love Shame! It didn't explain those things on purpose because you are supposed to think about them after the movie is over. Edited February 17, 2013 by Randy Lahey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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