Movies - What to See and What to Avoid

[Xero]

As the title Suggests
Update this thread if you've recently seen something good or walked out in the middle of something horrible

Recommended Movies for me:Lock. Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Snatch
RocknRolla
Book of Eli
The Wolfman

To Avoid:
Dorian Grey
Black Swan

[Faffa]

I'll do new(ish) movies(I go to the cinema a LOT):

I Recommend:

Limitless
Uknown
Thor
Rango(Animation effects beyond this earth realm)
The rite
Battle Los Angelos
The Fighter
Megamind


Stay away from:

Black mother#@% Swan :cry:
No Strings attached
Little Fockers
The Green Hornet


Bear in mind. These are movies I have gone out to see in the cinemas. So not all of them are great, but I catogorized them how I experienced them, and I'm not going to make more categories.

Sidenote: @Xero. Anything Guy Richie made is pretty epic

[JackBauer]

Avoid:

G.I. Joe - kop se bollie
Avatar - wat het die fools gedink wat smurfies in n sci-fi movie gesit het

Recommend:

Any Quintin Tarrantino movie
Any movie with Clint Eastwood, Mel Gibson, Bruce Willis, Stallone, Russel Crowe
Kick-Ass
Snatch
Taken
The Shooter

[Xero]

Kick Ass was waaaay over the top but enjoyable and lol yes anything Guy Ritchie does is pretty good tbh
Even liked the new Sherlock Holmes

Jack, if you like taken, you should check out a movie called Harry Brown, not exactly the same thing, but pretty good with Michael Cane as the lead

Faffa, if you liked B:LA, have you seen Skyline, there is an Epic Aerial Combat sequence in it where unmanned drones go up against a UFO Thing

[Raven Gold]

Recommend:
2001: A space Odyssey
A-team
Angels & Daemons
Da Vinchi Code
Death At a Funeral
Hot Tub Time Machine
Operation Condor
Pineapple Express
Repo Men
Robbin hood
Sherlock Holmes
Book of Eli
The Hangover
War Inc.
Zombieland

Avoid like the plague:
2012
GI-Joe
Inglorious Bastards
Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
Prince Of Persia
The Wolfman (Couldn't even finish this)
The 7 Adventures of Sinbad
The Lazarus Project
Warbirds
Watchmen

[Voicy]

Recommend:
2001: A space Odyssey
A-team
Angels & Daemons
Da Vinchi Code
Death At a Funeral
Hot Tub Time Machine
Operation Condor
Pineapple Express
Repo Men
Robbin hood
Sherlock Holmes
Book of Eli
The Hangover
War Inc.
Zombieland

Avoid like the plague:
2012
GI-Joe
Inglorious Bastards
Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
Prince Of Persia
The Wolfman (Couldn't even finish this)
The 7 Adventures of Sinbad
The Lazarus Project
Warbirds
Watchmen

I thoroughly enjoyed the Watchmen. It must have one of the best intro's of any movie I've ever seen.

Also, although I will admit that inglorious basterds is not the best movie Tarantino's made, I definitely think it's worth a watch - even if you just skip through it and only watch the scenes with Christoph Waltz (The Jew Hunter) in it.


Some I'd recommend that aren't completely commercial:

Equilibrium
The Life aquatic, with Steve Zissou.
The next three days
What dreams may come
Googlewhack
Primer

There are too many crappy ones to list. :/

[Faffa]

Faffa, if you liked B:LA, have you seen Skyline, there is an Epic Aerial Combat sequence in it where unmanned drones go up against a UFO Thing

Dude - the only thing good about Skyline, was the trailer, which consisted of EVERY interesting looking part of the movie. Bad acting, bad score, drab scripted events, crappy timing, excellent effects.

B: LA wasn't that good, I just watched it after I saw Skyline. Thank the cinema gods I didn't go watch Skyline in the cines.

[Xero]

Rewatched Legio last night on TV and it is a really really bad movie, thin storyline, even thinner acting, skip it if you have been fortunate enough not to see it yet

[Tsar]

the good:
Conan the barbarian
Hamburger hill
Platoon
Apocalypse now redux
Evil dead 2
Hellraiser
The Cube
Memento
Inception
Silent hill(best game movie)
Pitch black
Chronicles of riddick
Dogs of war
Pick of destiny
Iron cross
Saving private Ryan
Behind enemy lines
Machete
Death proof
Predator
Alien(all of them)
Kill bill
Blade 1 ,2
Lord of the rings
7even
The Beast
Nightmare on elm street(original)

The bad:
Suckerpunch
Skyline
Indiana Johns and the crystal skull
Star wars episode 1-3
ect....

[Faffa]

Wow. I can add Fast 5 to "go watch". Didn't expect it to be that good, honestly.

Adrenaline is back, good acting, over the top stunts, good story and an INSANELY hot French chick.

[JackBauer]

Fast 5 is quite fun to watch so ja add that too.

[OGBuzz]

Book of Eli - one of the best movies i have ever seen!

If you havent seen Master and Commander i reccomend it!

Also i think Crank 2 is way over the top but a movie you have fun laughing at :D

[weakest_link]

pirates of the caribbean ... well i watched all 3 this weekend in HD ... just cant beat captain jack sparrow

wonder what the new one will be like :-/

[to0kenZA]

Tron - I was really surprised at how awesome it was! Definitely one to watch.

[JackBauer]

I am sorry but Crank 2 sucked. Too much swearing and too over the top for me.

[DenSweeP]

It's simply amazing to me how tastes differ.

Watched and enjoyed this weekend was No Strings Attached. Yeah it's girl flick, but Natalie Portman.... Nom nom nom.

One to skip is The Hit List with Cuba Gooding Jnr. Very predictable.

[Raven Gold]

I dunno what people have against new Indiana Jones movie. It's exactly like all the old ones just a little shinier with CGI.

[Xero]

The new one has aliens, that should kill it in everyone's eyes

[Xero]

I HAD to watch No Strings Attached last night and yup, it bit the big one

[Tsar]

I dunno what people have against new Indiana Jones movie. It's exactly like all the old ones just a little shinier with CGI.

Dude I am a huge Indiana johns fan but the story was complete shit. The story seemed to be put together by a two year old.
And I hate labuff(or what ever his name is)

[Xero]

^^ What he said
Tonight it is time for The Next Three Days

[to0kenZA]

Oh, and Faffa said to stay away from Little Fockers.

What the Focker, bru? That was a lekka movie, it was very entertaining. Had a good laugh!

[Raven Gold]

The new one has aliens, that should kill it in everyone's eyes

How is aliens any different from magical biblical powers? (Which, but the way was actually alien tech according to interviews with the writers.

[Tsar]

How is aliens any different from magical biblical powers? (Which, but the way was actually alien tech according to interviews with the writers.

Umn because the way it was executed was shit.
Its like starwars episode 1-3. It was complete garbage.

[Tempy]

^^ What he said
Tonight it is time for The Next Three Days

That's a brilliant movie. Enjoy it!

Some of the movies I can recommend:

Tangled
Thor
Megamind (Especially in 3D)

Will post more as I remember them.

[Xero]

The other movies were all based around Myth, and Legend, and yes they had some religious themes, not speculation about ET's walking amongst us

[Tsar]

The other movies were all based around Myth, and Legend, and yes they had some religious themes, not speculation about ET's walking amongst us

But also it was a good adventure films. Also they where based on what the nazis where really looking for. (excluding the second one:p)

[souluser7]

In terms of the latest movies that are around I'd have to say Thor was a pretty decent movie...I really enjoyed it

[Keepa34]

Okay, so who has seen fast5... Holy crap.. Awesome movie.. Could watch it over and over and over.. I'm sure there is someone out there who will agree with me for sure..

[Keepa34]

Zombieland is hilarious.. Loved it.. And torn legacy was pretty gud.. People have also told that unknown is quite good too.. Megamind is awesome.. And tangled is good too..:)

[Xero]

The Next Three Days wasn't all that bad, a little flat in terms of story, but watchable.

[Faffa]

The Next Three Days?
Was quite a good film.

[JackBauer]

Ek het ook gedink dis excellent. Mr kraai se movies is meestal excellent.

[Voicy]

Just finished watching "Forgetting Sarah Marshall". It was actually a lot better than most romantic comedies. Not a huge fan of the main actor (Guy who plays Marshall Eriksson in HIMYM) but it was cool. His little piano song is stuck in my head now.

Started watching Tron Legacy and it's much better than I expected. Had to cut it short, but will definitely get back to it (I hate doing that to movies though :/)

[Raven Gold]

A little off topic. But y'know what would be a cool movie? A leasure Suit Larry movie.

[Xero]

There are, they are called Rocko The Animal Trainer :P

[Spartan]

Didn't even know about this movie.

The Tekken live action movie.

Holy pooooo it was bad.Wow I mean really wow, I would rather watch lemonparty again.
Avoid at all costs, if you don't you will be dying from laughter or scratching out your eyes for seeing it.

[Dark_Star]

for the love of god avoid Humanity's End. almost tore out my eyes when i watched it!

good movies

shatter island
thor
the eagle

[Faffa]

Drive Angry - Yet another indication that Nicholas Cage's career is on a downwards spiral. Amber Heard is super hot in the movie - which allowed it to be viewed until completion.

The special effects are terrible to say the least, and the acting, well, the acting was mediocre. Storyline was a cliche of note, and some of the actors all come from B-rated movies. Dam dam daaaaaam! Cheers Cage.

[Irshaad]

yeah, ol' Nic at the end of the spiral. probably gona do a reality tv show soon
Enjoyed I am # 4!

[daBoss]

As the title Suggests
Update this thread if you've recently seen something good or walked out in the middle of something horrible

Recommended Movies for me:Lock. Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Snatch
RocknRolla
Book of Eli
The Wolfman

To Avoid:
Dorian Grey
Black Swan

U A guy richie fan? then watch shelock holmes movie

[EbieGB]

Watched Unknown.......movie was good but Expected it to be as good or even better than Taken, but sadly it wasn't.

Recommended:
Taken

[Xero]

Yeah SHerlock Holmes wasn't bad, I mentioned it in a follow on Post of Mine
Update to Movies to Avoid:
30 Days of Night - Dark Days

[daBoss]

Watched Green Hornet the Weekend, not bad...

[Xero]

Red Riding Hood - Really not worth Watching
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt - OMG, Avoid, Lame acting and an even lamer Plotline dooms this to the vault of Deletion
The Lincoln Lawyer, not terrifically bad, but more suited to brainless Friday Night Viewing

[Tempy]

Recommended:
Taken

Couldn't agree more, what a great movie!

I also thoroughly enjoyed all the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, and all X-Men movies. (Save for the new ones respectively, I didn't have a chance to watch them yet.)

[Wyvern]

If you lot feel brave try watching The girl with a dragon tattoo and the other 2 movies. They are in swedish with english subtitles. But very well done, I didnt manage to read the books - just couldnt get into the books but the movies are apparently close enough.
Spud - brilliant coming of age movie (not a girly one)

[Xero]

Spartan I think watched those movies, I think I made it through the first five minutes of one and then just could not continue :/

[WeaponXtreme]

Couldn't agree more, what a great movie!

I also thoroughly enjoyed all the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, and all X-Men movies. (Save for the new ones respectively, I didn't have a chance to watch them yet.)

I'm a huge Marvel comics fan, but not very happy with what they have done with the X-men movies(X-men, X-men 2 and X-men 3)
I was impressed with Wolverine movie though.

[Damienalexi]

Check out Tucker and Dale vs Evil.
Awesome Black Comedy

Watched Hall Pass as well, funny **** movie!!

[Faffa]

Went to watch Pirates last week.

It was good, in line with the others. Entertaining, and some excellent chase scenes.

[firestarter]

what do you guys think of the new thor movie???
was thinking of watching either thor or the new pirates movie tonight.

[Voicy]

what do you guys think of the new thor movie???
was thinking of watching either thor or the new pirates movie tonight.

I rather enjoyed Thor. Not the best movie I've ever seen, but it could've been a lot worse. I don't even know how many pirates movies have been released since the 2nd, so I couldn't be bothered with that.

[Xero]

I'm a big Pirate Fan, they play soccer, duplicate software and have ships named after valuable womens jewellery

[Wyvern]

What I liked about Thor was its a good entertaining movie. Nothing amazing about it, but it was good entertainment and its the 1st 3D movie I saw that didnt give me a migraine.

[firestarter]

What I liked about Thor was its a good entertaining movie. Nothing amazing about it, but it was good entertainment and its the 1st 3D movie I saw that didnt give me a migraine.

is pirates of the Caribbean also in 3d?

[Faffa]

Yup. And Thor was too = although, I doubt you'll still be able to see it in 3D.
Glasses have an annoying tint - makes everything dark.

Thor was quite funny, much, much better than I initially thought it would be, and the special effects are out of this world.
Pirates, as stated in a previous post of mine, falls in with the rest of them, entertaining and good acting.

You can't go wrong with either of them.

[Nemesis]

Saw Thor in 3d and quite enjoyed it. Also went to see X-Men : First Class and enjoyed that as well. Now for Green Lantern :)

[Xero]

I watched Priest last night and although the City Scenes reminded me a lot of Blade Runner, the overall storyline was pretty flat
Don't avoid it entirely but I would not recommend making an effort to see it

[Kuga]

Watched Hangover II and Xmen First Class today. Both bloody brilliant movies !!

[Xero]

I'm holding out on watching X-Men FC, was sooo dissapointed in the first two movies that I can't see this one being much better tbh
Anyone know which Story Arc it is based on?

[Voicy]

I'm holding out on watching X-Men FC, was sooo dissapointed in the first two movies that I can't see this one being much better tbh
Anyone know which Story Arc it is based on?

Just got back from xmen fc - it was actually quite cool ... connects all the dots.

[Xero]

Paul - Pretty Funny Movie although less good than Hot Fuzz and Shawn of the Dead

[Wenzdayz]

Watched Hangover2 and i loved it! was almost better than the 1st 1!

[sycogrim]

As a Big big fan of the Marvel Comic movies and DC Comics movies. I must say when it comes to Marvel the filmakers sure as hell have not failed to impress me whatsoever, I'm still and will be a huge fan :D

[Xero]

Xmen, the original movies?
Cmon they blew !

[Raven Gold]

I highly recomended the 2010 two part adaptation of Riverworld.

[Xero]

The Adjustment Bereau
Would have been better had they named it Pot 'O Shite, was terrible

[Wenzdayz]

Watched X-men FC and it was pretty awesome! im not a big X-men fan but this movie made me want to go watch the others now.

[Xero]

Don't
The others sucked

[Xero]

Watched Machete this weekend
Robert Rodriguez at his best :)

[daBoss]

Watched a Black & White movie Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 Psycho was ok and funny sound from back then is funny. GF watched The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I Slept half way through it was ok I will watch it whe I can.

[Xero]

The original Pshyco is awesome !

[Xero]

Drive Angry
Avoid this movie unless you are intent on punishing yourself for something serious you may have done

[Xero]

Watched two movies this weekend inbetween work
The Roommate - urgh, dismal acting accompanied by an even more predicatable storyline
Unknown - Actually surprisingly decent for a mid range movie, worth checking out if you liked the Bourne Series

[Rambo]

Avoid the movie Source Code, its boring, there are basically 2 sets, and the storyline sucks.
Xmen:FC was awesome, really does connect all the dots, now i wonder what xmen movie is next??

[Voicy]

Frozen - not the best thriller out, but what makes this one scary is that it's plausible.

a small group of skiiers/snowboarders sneak onto a ski lift at night and the lift operator switches it off for the week while they're still sitting up there. What do you do to survive in sub zero conditions?

[Xero]

Hope the Skieer next to you is female so that you can share body heat?

[Spartan]

Bow chicka bow

[C-MAN]

RED - Watched it and it was awesome...

[Faffa]

Source Code. Wow. Didn't know it'll blow my mind in such a manner - pardon the pun. 8/10
Pity about Jake Gyllenhaal, but I must confess, super acting in this film.

[Axis]

Any one being following the news on Iron Sky ? Started of with a bang, but I think it's going to be added to the avoid list

[Xero]

Been negletcting this topic a bit
I've watched a few movies recently -
Tucker and Dale vs Evil (Awesome) -
Source Code (Really Faffa, Wasn't that Great) -
Super 8 (A Lot like ET only meaner) and then Lastly -
Isidious (Excellent !)

EDIT -
I watched Fast Five last night, and lol, aside from the terribly Thin Storyline, the IMPOSSIBLE and more often than not implausible events that transpire onscreen and the apparent inability of the entire cast to deliver even one line in a remotely believable dialogue, it was watchable :/

[daBoss]

saw insidious too gave me nightmares :)

[CarNage]

I still want to see Insidious but I have watched Captain America was pretty awesome , was done in a way that reminded me of Watchmen.

Horrible Bosses - Was a really good laugh :)

[Faffa]

Agreed on Insidious.

Went to watch Rise of the Planet of the Apes on Sunday. Did NOT expect it to be so good. Pure emotion captured on the ape's faces, no Mark Wahlberg, although James Franco is there. Although I despise him, he played his part well, and the movie was quite fitting as a prequel. Scores quite high (7.9) on IMDB - highest since the 70's iterations of the film(s).

[Xero]

I watched POTC On Stranger Tides this weekend, was ok I guess, nothing exceptional although the backstory was mildly entertaining

[daBoss]

same here that spanish girl wots her name again Penélope Cruz is hawt :) Had to laugh when she said im with Child :) last but not least did you watch till after the credits rolled?

[R4C3]

I watched Arthur the modern one, must say its a good comedy...

[Xero]

Yeah I watched till after the credits
And no, c'mon dude, she has the WORST accent on the planet :/

[daBoss]

Fell Asleep during xmen :/ Bass was insane good, 350g sirloin steak, pepper sauce, garlic loafes, jacked potatoe, pinotage, lindt 70% cocoa and shooters is wot got the better of me while watching 1st class :/ some claim its cool movie if you dont compare it to the comic. My gf claims I snore evil after drinking red :D ROOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR

[daBoss]

you gotta love her colour tone of her skin man and when she spoke in spanish before/after she almost pearced his cranium with that sword/knife.

[Xero]

How do you manage to make every thread about food ?
I'm hungry now

Race, Arthur wasn't too bad, although I really dislike the actor

[R4C3]

How do you manage to make every thread about food ?
I'm hungry now



Yes how Boss tell us

[daBoss]

haha im quiet hungry now. Probably gonna get chow mein for lunch... Gonna try and watch FEAST this weekend :D I hear its gruesome & funny :)

[Xero]

You have to watch Feast 1 - 3 back to back though

[daBoss]

theres a trilogy?????

[Xero]

Yup
Feast
Feast II Sloppy Seconds
Feast III The Happy Finish

[daBoss]

o.......................k we need a horror section............................but ima try and get my hands on these for the weekend! THX man!!

[Faffa]

Fell Asleep during xmen :/ Bass was insane good, 350g sirloin steak, pepper sauce, garlic loafes, jacked potatoe, pinotage, lindt 70% cocoa and shooters is wot got the better of me while watching 1st class :/ some claim its cool movie if you dont compare it to the comic. My gf claims I snore evil after drinking red :D ROOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR

Xmen 1st class was quite sloppy, and bland. 6/10.

[Xero]

OK so had some time to watch a few movies over the last week
Thor - Uninspired
Xmen - O - M - G, it was terrible, really really really bad, avoid if at all possible
Troll Hunter - Excellent Movie, word of warning though, get subs unless you understand Nordic

[Faffa]

Agreed with Xmen, so, so bad.

Troll hunter took me by surprise, loved every second of it, and the quality of the effects and larger-than-life trolls were epic.

[R4C3]

Agreed with Xmen, so, so bad.

Troll hunter took me by surprise, loved every second of it, and the quality of the effects and larger-than-life trolls were epic.

Agreed did not enjoy it at all

[Faffa]

Watched Zookeeper. Still have a stale taste in my mouth. 4/10

[Xero]

I was just about to get that from the embassy
Thanks for the warning

[Damienalexi]

I finally watched True Grid. Pretty awesome, still want to know what Jeff singed on his drunken parade haha

[Faffa]

Horrible Bosses. 7/10, would've given it an 8 if the ending wasn't the cliche it was.
Some witty jokes, and good acting from actors I wouldn't picture as 'funny' or 'witty'.

Just don't go and watch anything at NuMetro at Canal Walk. Last time I waste my money there - Kak screen, cinema layout, cinema seats, sound, kak projectionist, kak service.

[R4C3]

lol k we get it Faffa it is not good there...

[Xero]

I seem to be detecting that he had a slight problem at Nu Metro in Canal Walk .... I could be mistaken though, His message wasn't clear :P

[Voicy]

Horrible Bosses. 7/10, would've given it an 8 if the ending wasn't the cliche it was.
Some witty jokes, and good acting from actors I wouldn't picture as 'funny' or 'witty'.

Just don't go and watch anything at NuMetro at Canal Walk. Last time I waste my money there - Kak screen, cinema layout, cinema seats, sound, kak projectionist, kak service.

I watched it last night. Overly slutty and side-boobed Jennifer Aniston & Kevin Spacey made that movie. The whiney little bitch of an oral hygienist who made up part of the trio irritated me beyond belief. Jamie Foxx also helped to add some awesomeness to it. Colin Farrell was fullmode lulz in the movie though. Not quite Tom Cruise / Lez Grossman, but funny no less. :D

The plot could've been decent, but it's almost like they suddenly ran out of time/money and closed it off right then and there. Terrible.

[Faffa]

I seem to be detecting that he had a slight problem at Nu Metro in Canal Walk .... I could be mistaken though, His message wasn't clear :P

You sir, as usual, are not mistaken. Leave my rants be!!! :p

[Xero]

Back with another Update on Recent Watching
Green Lantern - Yet another Superhero Intro Movie - getting the guy that Played DeadPool in Wolverine Origins was a Bad Idea
Captain America - Yet ANOTHER Superhero Intro Movie - Not too bad except for the obviously Face Mapped Human Torch :/
Hellraiser Revelations - Senseless Drivel
Scream 4 -
For this I need more than one line
Could we please line up all the remaining familiy members of Sydney Prescott and execute them all now, to save us from more possible remakes?
Seriously, the onlyway in which Craven could build any further on this franchise is if Scream 5 saw the last remaining Prescott Kill Herself (Thereby keeping to the theme)
Give it a Rest, please

[modern10]

Happy Feet 2 was epic.

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[matt]

I saw The Adjustment Bureau last night (having no idea what the movie was about before hand).

Interesting concept that they could have done a lot more with, but a really boring movie. Best not bother with it

[Xero]

I won't say I watched Ghost Rider II Spirit of Vengeance, as I opted to not continue watching it after the first few minutes
It sucks, in fact it blows

It looks like a cheap low budget reshoot of Drive Angry, and that's saying a lot
The Scene with Cage riding on the motorcycle showing his face is not only extremely cheap and dissapointing, but also reminds one of lazy filler shot technique used in the 90's by directors who were unsure of the subject matter they where shooting

Cinematography is pathetic, camera angles are terrible, I know it is shot to closer resemble realisitc motion but could they really not have put in a bit more time on shot planning?
Composition of most shots is also lacking in most regards

Avoid, unless you are stoned or severely inebriated

[bradbear117]

The Avengers

Amazing movie. just watch it.

[Pr⊕phet]

The Avengers

Amazing movie. just watch it.

Avoid, another WMD/alien invasion spin.

[bradbear117]

Avoid, another WMD/alien invasion spin.

You don't like watching Hulk smash aliens who think they can attack earth?

[reactor_sa]

The Avengers

Too much awesome in 1 movie

[Xero]

The Divide
Not a bad movie overall as it deals with some relevant social breakdown issues in high pressure no hope situations, but I think they could have expanded a bit more on the underlying storylines
Cinematography on one or two shots is awe inspiring though

[OmegaFenix]

Haywire - most boring action movie I've ever seen. Bad acting from the lead & all the big name talent minors couldn't save this borefest with sloppy scenes, bad lighting and fight scene written to feel "real" don't always film that way.

Avoid at all cost.

Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengence - avoid its just bad.