RATE or REVIEW The Last Movie You Watched.

[savageHULK]

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: 9.5/10 (far better story and character development than the first)

Purge: Anarchy: 7/10 (far more entertaining than the first, more of an action movie. No longer horror. Grillo Superb)

 

[Pixelpiper]

"A Long Way Down" (2014) 7/10 - quite enjoyed it. A fine example (again) of Rotten Tomatoes being totally out to lunch and a completely useless resource for aggregate movie reviews.

 

[savageHULK]

"A Long Way Down" (2014) 7/10 - quite enjoyed it. A fine example (again) of Rotten Tomatoes being totally out to lunch and a completely useless resource for aggregate movie reviews.

I agree. Rotten tomatoes is full of critics from a dying era.

Imdb is a much finer fan source for reviews.

 

[karamazov80]

Saving Mr. Banks: 7/10

Not really my kind of movie, but pretty well made for what it was.

Under the Skin. - 8/10

Hypnotic, fascinating and visually brilliant yet I still have no idea what I really watched. I'd say I'd watch it again but I'm not sure that would help.

Spoiler

Did anyone feel any sympathy for the alien towards the end of the movie? I didn't due to the acts previously performed but it's something that crossed my mind upon reflection. Also were the bikers searching for Scarlett's character due to her becoming almost too human? Did she let the guy go out of sympathy who the biker threw into the boot of the stolen car?

So many questions and possible interpretations.

Spoiler

I had a kind of sympathy for the fact that this creature seemed to just be doing what it was made to do, and died in the course of trying to become more genuinely human. But that didn't go so far considering how it was responsible for so many deaths. In a sense the fear it felt toward the end seemed like a kind of cosmic retribution. I didn't think she let the guy go, but I didn't really have any other explanation for how he might have escaped, either. I assumed the bikers were tracking her down because she simply went off the reservation, and needed to either be brought back into line or killed in a way that no one would discover the alien creatures among us. One weird thing about this movie was how unsexy all of it is, because of the context, despite the fact that you get snippets of nude Scarlett.

 

[SnakeDoctor]

Planet of the Apes ... 7/10. Not bad, but dated. Heston's a bit of an overactor. We're pretty jaded by plot-twists these days, so it doesn't have the impact it once did. And the make-up, while state of the art for the time, now looks like a reasonably good 1960s episode of Star Trek. Looking forward to seeing Dawn, though (is it just me, or did they reverse the titles of the newest two? Should've been "Dawn", then "Rise" ... not the other way around).

Six Days, Seven Nights ... 7/10. I actually rather liked it. Simple plot, but not bad for an adventurous rom com. I'm convinced that the way to do a good romantic comedy is to cast a genuine guys-guy in the lead ... that way, guys actually have somebody they can relate to. Like Ford. Or Butler. Or McConaughey. As opposed to Hugh Grant or Zack Effron or whatever.

King Kong ... 8/10. Good. Great visuals. But about a half-hour too long.

The Rocketeer ... 8/10. I was half-watching this, but seemed pretty solid. Probably ought to watch it again to be sure.

SnakeDoc

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

RoboCop (2014) - 2/10

 

[uscmhicks]

The Sacrament - 6/10

I loved The House of the Devil but this and the Innkeepers were lacking for me. Tai West is talented, funny to see Eli Roth's name plastered all over the marketing, give the guy some credit!

 

[Lejuan]

Under the Skin. - 8/10

Hypnotic, fascinating and visually brilliant yet I still have no idea what I really watched. I'd say I'd watch it again but I'm not sure that would help.

Spoiler

Did anyone feel any sympathy for the alien towards the end of the movie? I didn't due to the acts previously performed but it's something that crossed my mind upon reflection. Also were the bikers searching for Scarlett's character due to her becoming almost too human? Did she let the guy go out of sympathy who the biker threw into the boot of the stolen car?

So many questions and possible interpretations.

Spoiler

I certainly felt that the alien had made, for the first time, a connection with humanity - as though she'd spent so much time in her human skin that she had grown attached to it (also the romantic encounter with the man who cared for her seemed to play a part). I can't recall whether there was any clear signal as to why she left the city in the first place? I didn't feel as though she 'got what she deserved' though - she was emotionally detached from the value of human life - there was no malice in her luring of men to their deaths. The scene where the woman and husband were drowned in the sea also beautifully conveyed her detachment.

It's been a while since I've watched a movie that has lingered in my thoughts for days afterwards. I liked Scarlett in just about everything I've seen her in, but I thought this was one of her finest roles.

 

[karamazov80]

Yeah, I think that role suited Scarlett very well. Back to the first times I saw her in movies (Ghost World, Man Who Wasn't There) I thought she was a compelling actress to watch, but was a bit detached and aloof. That movie also stuck with me. Particularly the scene with the baby you are referring to. *shudder* Nice to see some genuine originality in sci-fi/horror films now and again.

Planet of the Apes ... 7/10. Not bad, but dated. Heston's a bit of an overactor. We're pretty jaded by plot-twists these days, so it doesn't have the impact it once did. And the make-up, while state of the art for the time, now looks like a reasonably good 1960s episode of Star Trek. Looking forward to seeing Dawn, though (is it just me, or did they reverse the titles of the newest two? Should've been "Dawn", then "Rise" ... not the other way around).

Interesting point about the male lead there. As for the titles, it makes some sense to me. The "Rise" movie is really the prequel, whereas "Dawn" (which I haven't seen yet) will presumably be the actual beginning of an Ape-run country/planet, but we would associate both with the beginning of something. I guess next will be "Day" and then "Dusk" then "Night" or something like that. Though maybe "Dusk of the Planet of the Apes" sounds a bit silly

 

[karamazov80]

Royal Tenenbaums: 8.75/10

Love this movie in so many ways. It connected to me on one level when it first came out, particularly the Luke Wilson character, but now watching it as a father, I find more to relate to in the Stiller and Hackman characters. Wes Anderson obviously makes very stylized, quirky movies. But the heart and real attraction of the movies are always the characters that he creates. Something about them, or at least many of them, feels so honest and relatable to me.

 

[mah45]

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - 9.5/10

 

[Pineapple]

Transformers: Age of Extinction - 7/10

Everyone keeps saying how horrible it is but I thought it was ok. Definitely much more enjoyable than Revenge of the Fallen and Dark of the Moon.

 

[SnakeDoctor]

Been in an adventure-movie mood lately.

The Edge 8/10. Underrated survival movie. Very well done.

Sahara 6.5/10. A not-too-terrible Indiana Jones knockoff. Not as good as The Mummy. Would've preferred it if they'd stayed focused on finding the Confederate sub rather than that stupid WHO African water-poisoning thing. Its an adventure movie ... lose the humanitarian crisis.

SnakeDoc

 

[uscmhicks]

Hunger Games: Catching Fire - 5/10

I really don't enjoy these movies. Just not for me I suppose.

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

The Conjuring - 8/10

 

[Dellyboy]

Maniac. 7/10
I really enjoyed looking through elijahs creepy eyes as a brutal and creepy Killer.

 

[Pixelpiper]

I really don't enjoy these movies. Just not for me I suppose.

That's the same reason why I don't generally watch nor rate horror movies, I feel the same way about them - I feel they're at the bottom of the genre list. There are few exceptions of course. And I don't include zombie movies in this group. I love me some zombie movies.

Hunger Games so far for me however, 8/10 - both movies. I'm generally a fan of dystopian society flicks.

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - 8.5 / 10.

Never seen it before - wow.

Loved it, & shame on me for not acquainting myself with it much sooner.

 

[RIDDICK]

Don't tell me you've never seen "HERO" (2002)...

It is faaaaaar better than Tiger/Dragon.

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

That's the Jet Li one - right?

I've seen it intermittently - if that makes sense. I have to sit down properly & give it a watch right through.