MOVIES you watched this week? (DVD)

[iamnotafraid]

Originally Posted by mylittledemon

I finally saw The Hunger Games. The movie just wasn't great. Not bad either. 7/10, tops.

I"ll be renting that one when it comes out.

[iamnotafraid]

Bride Flight
This foreign film was surprisingly good. Actually one
of the best films I've seen in this past year. It's mostly
in Dutch (with my family tree, I should speak it) and a
little English. Three women from Holland, I guess you
would call them bride-to-be's meet this man (a farmer)
who are all emigrating to New Zealand. Their lives become
intertwined during that flight. I would say more, but I don't
want to give anything away. Definitely worth renting!!!

Bridesmaids
Funny and horrible.

Take Shelter
Michael Shannon and Katy Mixon. The preview looked
good. But the movie was a fail.

X-Men First Class
Why did I even try? Boring.

Cowboys And Aliens
It was what I expected it to be. A terrible waste of my
time.

[iamnotafraid]

The Iron Lady
I sure thought this would be a better movie.
Meryl Streep looks and talks like Margaret
Thatcher, but that's not enough to make it a
good movie. Talking to her dead husband
and lurking around halls, I'd say her story
deserves better than this.

The Descendants
Another disappointment. A very depressing
watch. Yes, more shots of the sick comatose
woman.

Frozen
I might put off my skiing trip again after seeing
this. Frostbite, broken bones and wolves oh my!

[mylittledemon]

Superman (1978) with Christopher Reeve. At one point my wife looked at me and she said, "He really was Superman, wasn't he?"

[wild-heart]

Originally Posted by iamnotafraid

The Iron Lady
I sure thought this would be a better movie.
Meryl Streep looks and talks like Margaret
Thatcher, but that's not enough to make it a
good movie. Talking to her dead husband
and lurking around halls, I'd say her story
deserves better than this.

The Descendants
Another disappointment. A very depressing
watch. Yes, more shots of the sick comatose
woman.

Frozen
I might put off my skiing trip again after seeing
this. Frostbite, broken bones and wolves oh my!

I agree with the Iron Lady. I thought i'd love it, I love Meryl Streep and Thatcher fascinates me but I hated how they made her out to be. She is and was more than her husband, she is more than her old age. I just wish they had concentrated on her career a lot more instead of showing her as a frail old lady who can't really look after herself and misses her husband. Love of hate Thatcher she deserved more than that.

[iamnotafraid]

The Darkest Hour
Really bad, I mean really bad.


From The Basement
Thought this would be much better.
Worth renting only to see The White Stripes.


Janie Jones
A rocker finds out from a groupie that he has
a 13 year old daughter. Pretty decent movie
overall.

Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol
I was actually enjoying this Tom Cruise movie until
the flying man appeared. I'm confused, are these
agents Jedi's? The sound was spectacular though. It's
worth renting if you don't think too much.

J. Edgar
An interesting movie. How much better would these
types of movies be if you could believe everything
that's in them? DeCaprio didn't really look like J. Edgar
until the very last shot.

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Boring.

[johnb84]

Immortals

The effects were very 300ish, which I liked, but the story was S L O W.

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

OK. Paula Patton was the best part of the entire movie.

[KarmaContestant]

I finally saw Rise of the Planet of the Apes - loved it. I like movies where the aliens/monsters/Earth/apes totally pwn the stupid, frivolously materialistic and petty humans.

[cliffdweller]

Has anyone seen The Cabin in the Woods? I've heard mixed things.

[mylittledemon]

I just saw THE AVENGERS last night. Superb film. 9/10. One of the best superhero/comic book movies ever.

[iamnotafraid]

Kill Bill Vol. 1
Kill Bill Vol.2
Death Proof

Finally added these to my
blu ray collection.

[Macfanforever]

I like to look up Deul with Dennis Weaver which was mention earlier on the Ledge.

[Macfanforever]

Originally Posted by KarmaContestant

I finally saw Rise of the Planet of the Apes - loved it. I like movies where the aliens/monsters/Earth/apes totally pwn the stupid, frivolously materialistic and petty humans.

I remember in the early 1970's going to the movies with my sister seen Planet of the Apes the first time It was released.

[KarmaContestant]

I watched Titus yesterday.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120866/

It was really good! Even with the Shakespeare-speak.

[Dodfather]

Originally Posted by mylittledemon

Superman (1978) with Christopher Reeve. At one point my wife looked at me and she said, "He really was Superman, wasn't he?"

Indeed he was! I do love that film. Regular Ledgie readers will have seen much Superman related discussion between me and Brandon!

Originally Posted by mylittledemon

I just saw THE AVENGERS last night. Superb film. 9/10. One of the best superhero/comic book movies ever.

Can't wait to see this!

As for me, I just watched the most recent version of Wuthering Heights (2011). Can't say I was impressed. Nothing but gimmicky, heavy handed camera work, obvious symbolism (Cathy's a bird in a gilded cage, duh!) and dodgy performances. Plus, even though the publicity material made a big deal about how the screenplay was lifted directly from the novel, several key scenes are either shortened considerably or missing altogether! The search goes on for a decent adaptation of one of my favourite novels. Oh well.