Supermovie Topic

[Hi no Seijin]

Because Whocares loves his movies and it's not really necessary to start a new topic every time because it all boils down to the same thing.

So, because hitting up Wikipedia would help destroy the point of this thread, can someone explain the premise of "The Book of Eli" to me?  It looks interesting, if only because it has Denzel Washington in it, but, as Mags will be quick to point out, never trust a trailer.

[Mysterious F.]

From what I have heard it's basically a Mad Max ripoff.

Also, here are the fifteen movies I bought today. So, like, rate the ones you have seen and stuff. I included my ratings, and put BB for the ones I blind bought.

• The Abyss (BB)
  
• The Big Sleep (BB)
  
• Dial M for Murder (BB)
  
• The Cowboys (BB)
  
• Fort Apache (8/10)
  
• Gone with the Wind (9/10)
  
• Jeremiah Johnson (8/10)
  
• Lawrence of Arabia (9/10)
  
• The Maltese Falcon (8/10)
  
• McCabe & Mrs. Miller (10/10)
  
• The Postman Always Rings Twice (BB)
  
• Rio Bravo (9/10)
  
• The Searchers (10/10)
  
• The Train Robbers (BB)
  
• The Wild Bunch (BB)

[Mysterious F.]

Finished The Abyss, and however much of a mess the plot, concerning underwater divers attempting to remove nuclear missiles from a submarine and their encounters with aliens, is (especially the theatrical cut) I must say I think it's my favorite James Cameron film. It's probably his most technically accomplished, too, considering much of the scenes are either underwater or in partially flooded rooms, and the special effects have held up very well. 7/10

[Hi no Seijin]

From what I have heard it's basically a Mad Max ripoff.

Yeah, I never watched that, so that doesn't really help me any.

[Mysterious F.]

They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? has updated its list of the 250 most acclaimed films of the new millenium. I'm sure several of you will be happy to know that The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, A Serious Man, Up, The Dark Knight, and Slumdog Millionaire have entered the list, while others like Spirited Away increased in rank. (It's now #6!) The reason Avatar probably hasn't made it is because it was released very late in the year, when many best-of-decade and best-of-year lists were already released. Just wait 'till next year, though.

I, for one, am happy to see four of my five favorites of the decade (In order of rank, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Elephant, Russian Ark, and Moolaade) have increased in rank. (Waking Life was the one that decreased.)

Also, as of right now only thirty movies from the previous decade are on the website's 1,000 Most Acclaimed Films list.

[Mysterious F.]

Post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller film series from late-70's/early-80's Australia the brought Mel Gibson to international fame.

[Hi no Seijin]

Seriously, Whocares, just as with Jdog and his constant topic creation to discuss music, one thread to discuss movies ought to do just fine, and I have one down in the Chatboard.  If you want, we can get it stickied and moved to this board.

Yeah, I might be a bit obsessed with neat organization.

[Mysterious F.]

Technically speaking, this is about a list, not a movie. 

[Hi no Seijin]

One, it's a list about movies, which can be discussed in list format in the Supermovie thread.

Two, did you already forget about your first "Most Acclaimed Films List" thread?  It's not even on the second page of the GD, and it's more or less the same thing.

Three (because there's always a three), see my last post.

[MagmarFire]

So should I just merge this with the Supermovie Topic or lock this? Admittedly, I'm too lazy to merge it.

[Fishalicious]

yeah that really doesn't... expand plot there, wc. just so we're clear on that.

On the other hand, I just got finished watching the best movie ever. It's called MEGA SHARK VS. GIANT OCTOPUS.

This is a stunning example of 2009-era special effects. (he shouts HOLY *EXPLETIVE DELETED* at the beginning; be warned)

[Mysterious F.]

Merge it.

[Mysterious F.]

Saw three movies today:

• The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) From Billy Wilder, director of Sunset Blvd. and Some Like It Hot. It's probably the best Holmes film. Known best for a hilarious scene where Holmes pretends to be gay with Watson so he doesn't offend a woman trying to hit on him. 9/10
  
• Bend of the River (1952) Awesome old Jimmy Stewart western, shot beautifully on location in the northwestern mountains. 9/10
  
• The Nutty Professor (1963) The most famous movie of Jerry Lewis' career concerns a clumsy professor who transforms himself into a hunk in order to get the girl of his dreams. Sometimes rather juvenille, but overall funny and smart. 8/10

[MagmarFire]

Blargh, okay.

EDIT: Merged. Go back to your lives, citizens.

[Mysterious F.]

About the Mad Max trilogy, Part 2: The Road Warrior (considered the best of the trilogy) will be on Encore Action at 10:30 am Eastern Time Zone, for those who have the Encore channels. I'll update this post when I'm done watching it to tell you what I think about it.

• Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) A classic example of how above-average 80's scifi has become lauded as a masterpiece. Look, just because it's more technically well-made than most of the other scifi films of the decade doesn't make it a masterpiece. It is still loud, noisy, testosterone driven, unintelligent, and hopelessly aimed at an almost entirely male demographic, and it has some of the gayest looking "cool" futuristic costumes I've ever seen. Also, let's be honest, do we even HAVE characters here, rather than things? 5/10