The Emerald City

Critter · Old Reg

RE: Movies!!!

Starlene · Veteran Member

Well, I ignored all your advice and watched Pirates 2 anyway...
And I think I haven't laughed so much while watching a film since I saw Blues Brothers. I really enjoyed it and can't wait to see the third one! :D

A Wonderful Obsession · Old Reg

I'm seeing Star Trek today, and I'll let you know how I feel as a Trekkie.

Well Starlene, as long as you don't take it seriously and you bring incredibly poor expectations with you...

So were you laughing at it because of its quality, or is it that its attempts at humor were actually humorous?

rephrasing that, were you laughing with it or at it?

Mariphaba · Madame Maribel

Hah well I really liked Star Trek, it definitely kept me on the edge of my seat, lots and lots of action. I never really watched the shows though so I may not be a good judge at how true to the story it was.

Kirk was hot though

Starlene · Veteran Member

I actually thought the jokes in PotC 2 were funny... Now you all of course will think that I've got incredibly poor and odd sense of humor... ;D

Critter · Old Reg

Nah I thought some of the jokes were funny too. Not to mention some of the action scenes were just so funny themselves.

Starlene · Veteran Member

Yeah, the actions scenes were so out of reality that they made me laugh, too. It seems more unrealistic often means more fun... :D
Kinda like when my class was watching the fourth Indiana Jones... We had so fun! Everyone kept cracking up at every action scene, especially the one where he went into a fridge and survived from a nuclear explosion... ;D

A Wonderful Obsession · Old Reg

My Trek report:

SPOILER WARNING

Cast was excellent, visuals were stunning, dialogue was good. Downside: I hate the whole alternate universe thing, it complicates this and detracts from the original. It would be better as a straight-forward prequel.

They can still salvage it for me with the next one by repairing the damage they did, but I doubt they will. Hollywood generally prefers to persist in doomed realities rather than correct errors.

Starlene · Veteran Member

My last words of the Pirates talk this time:
I watched the third one yesterday. It was okay, but not so good as the first two. Too serious, the few jokes drowned in the overall seriousness around them. And

Spoiler: Will's and Elizabeth's ending made me sadder than the ending of Titanic.

And these spoiler tags are a neat invention! :D

I could see Star Trek if the tickets weren't so expensive and if we'd have a cinema in this town... Nearest one is in Helsinki. 25 minutes walk to the station + 21 minutes in the train + 10 minutes walk to the theater.

Next time I'll go to the movie theater I'll see Coraline. I love stop motion!

Critter · Old Reg

Ah Starlene I know what you mean. Im really looking forward to Coraline. Try see a film called Mary and Max. Its out in cinemas in australia now...one of the best stop motions ive seen in ages.

Starlene · Veteran Member

If it's stop motion I'm so seeing it if it ever ends up in Finland! :D

Critter · Old Reg

Well its an Australian film so maybe not, but hopefully you will be able to see it one day. Even if it means downloading or something. You should check out the trailer on youtube.

Mariphaba · Madame Maribel

Ooh I really want to see Coraline too! I missed it when it was in theaters.

A Wonderful Obsession · Old Reg

So, reviving this thread...

I saw Avatar a couple days ago and was very impressed. Overnight all other effects are obsolete. This is changing the way we do digital effects. Suddenly the effects look real, you can't tell where live-action ends. The plot is fun, not overly complex but it doesn't need to be.

Overall, this is a must-see movie.

Starlene · Veteran Member

I saw Avatar, too. I agree with you about the effects, it looked absolutely beautiful.

And the plot was fine up to the point where they got their war machines out and blew things up. I generally don't like that kind of action movies, and I just felt that the war thing at the end was at least three times too long and totally boring. Couldn't help yawning...

But it was beautiful to watch and fun for the first two hours!

Mariphaba · Madame Maribel

I haven't seen Avatar yet! I hoping I will sometime this week

A Wonderful Obsession · Old Reg

Starlene: Yes, I can understand that. The first two hours are an amazing excursion, but the last hour is needed to wrap it up. Overall an awesome film though.

Mari: Well, let me know what you think!

Mariphaba · Madame Maribel

Ugh still haven't seen it! I was in vancouver at one of the big theaters but it was sold out when we wanted to go.

A Wonderful Obsession · Old Reg

That happened to me the first time I tried to see it at imax. Can you buy your tickets online?

On a side note, Avatar is now the third highest grossing film of all time (and will soon become #2), and it is also the fastest film to ever make a billion US dollars.

Mariphaba · Madame Maribel

wow that is crazy!
Yeah I wanted to see it in imax 3D but that was sold out, they had regular 3D and 2D available but I felt like if I saw it I might as well go all out. When I do get another chance to go, i'm definitely going the buy online option. It is crazy how popular this film is.

A Wonderful Obsession · Old Reg

Yup, second highest grossing now. I think its going to unseat Titanic as #1.

I also recommend a 2D viewing as well (though imax is good for that too).

Mariphaba · Madame Maribel

So I finally saw avatar. I thought it was so great, visually just stunning!

A Wonderful Obsession · Old Reg

Oh boy is it ever! Its very immersive.

Mariphaba · Madame Maribel

And it won the golden globe for best film or something like that. Honestly I think very well deserved

A Wonderful Obsession · Old Reg

Yup, and for best director.

I was on an Avatar forum when that happened. The server overloaded. lol