RATE or REVIEW The Last Movie You Watched.

[ZaCHw117]

Suicide Squad - 8/10

 

[amvmm]

Batman: The Killing Joke - 8/10

 

[Patriot666]

Star Wars Episode 3 - 7.5/10 Much better than episode 2. Still a cartoon, but a much better movie, and my daughter loves watching Anakin turn to the dark side, so I give this one a slightly higher score purely due to enjoying it with her.

 

[RIDDICK]

BvS: Dawn of Justice (Ultimate) - 7/10

 

[ChaserFan]

Sausage Party - 7.5/10

 

[cokebabies]

Foodfight! - 10/10

 

[Khev]

Escape from L.A. (1996) - 6.5/10

Much better than I remembered it. I actually think it plays better now than it did in 1996. I remember when I saw it in the theater with a buddy and we were so pumped for it and then it was just almost *too* goofy with effects that were so bad even at the time. For those who remember after T2 and Jurassic Park the 90's really had that feel of the sky being the limit with regard to visual effects and that we were entering an era where everything was going to look photo-real.

Yeah, that didn't happen with Escape from L.A.

But all the things that turned me off then (the bad effects, life or death basketball game, plastic surgery gang, etc.) I freaking love now. When do you ever see a movie where the director/writers just go "we're going to come up with the most off the wall scenes and stunts, budget be damned?" But they did. "We don't have the budget to make his CG submarine look convincing." "I don't care I want him to arrive in a CG sub." "We don't have the budget or hell even technology to make it look like he's really surfing a tsunami before jumping onto the back of a convertible." "So what, that's what Snake would do, put it in the movie." I love that! Not that I would want that approach in all movies of course but for this one it really worked.

An interesting counterpoint to Suicide Squad. Because in decades past the premises for films like these were always so far beyond what could actually be produced, and with SS we're actually finally "there." But the flip side is that it has to be less hardcore than the "Escape from" movies because of the larger audience it needs to appeal to to earn back its budget. So you've got that give and take. Very interesting.

Escape from L.A. was hella fun and I look forward to watching it more often in the years to come. Usually when a main character in a satire plays it serious it comes across as him not knowing what movie he's in. But Kurt's portrayal of Snake is perfect and actually enhances the commentary of not only the respective social issues it addresses but also that entire film genre as well.

 

[a-dev]

I had no idea Escape from LA was made that ''recently''

Seriously this film came out after Stargate? How the hell did I not know that...

 

[Khev]

Yep it came out the month after Independence Day. If you walked into a movie theater in August 1996 your choices would have included ID4, The Frighteners, or Escape from L.A. Hard to believe that Steve Buscemi starred in this the same year as the brilliant Fargo.

 

[a-dev]

I thought it was an 80s movie like its predecessor.

 

[Khev]

Yeah, there's a certain style and "cheapness" to Carpenter's films that always evokes a particular 80's vibe but Escape from L.A. is also full of that heightened self-aware satire so prevalent throughout the 90's. I remember being so excited for what all the new technology would bring and then getting increasingly annoyed that damn near every big budget spectacle just could NOT play it straight from beginning to end. After 1992 everything just got so damn goofy. Dark Batman turned goofy. The ALIEN series got goofy. Star Wars got goofy. Brand new films like The Fifth Element, ID4, Mars Attacks, goofy, goofy, goofy.

The Matrix was SUCH a breath of fresh air when it finally came out at the end of the decade. Then Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, X-Men, AI Artificial Intelligence, FOTR all came out and finally Hollywood was starting to take sci-fi/superheroes/fantasy seriously again.

But now that we've got distance from the 90's I actually don't mind going back and dabbling in that era from time to time. As I said now Escape from L.A. is kind of fun to work in with all the films that have come out since.

 

[RIDDICK]

Harry Potter film series - 5/10

I remember loving first three as a teen but re-watchin' them now was painful half the time. Later films got better lead acting but that's all. For the most part I just wanted to re-read the books instead.

 

[pturtle]

Harry Potter film series - 5/10

I remember loving first three as a teen but re-watchin' them now was painful half the time. Later films got better lead acting but that's all. For the most part I just wanted to re-read the books instead.

Are the books a lot better than the movies? I haven’t watched them in a long time but I remember enjoying them quite a bit.

 

[Mad Old Lu]

The books are great because there's a lot more to the stories, much more complex plotting, characterization and character connections than what makes it to film, just like any book adaptation. But if you really want to get the best HP experience, I highly highly HIGHLY recommend the audio books read by Jim Dale. They are brilliant.

 

[RIDDICK]

Are the books a lot better than the movies?

Books are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better. Easy to read, engagin' and fun.
Film adaptations pretty much cut half (if not more) of the character development and stories.

I highly highly HIGHLY recommend the audio books read by Jim Dale. They are brilliant.

Gotcha! Off to find some.

 

[pturtle]

Books are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better.
Film adaptations pretty much cut half (if not more) of the character development and stories.

The books are great because there's a lot more to the stories, much more complex plotting, characterization and character connections than what makes it to film, just like any book adaptation. But if you really want to get the best HP experience, I highly highly HIGHLY recommend the audio books read by Jim Dale. They are brilliant.

Thanks. I might start reading them this weekend. I have all the books but never read them for some strange reason.

Only reason I plan on reading the books is because I have all of them in my house. Otherwise I would’ve went with the audio books.

 

[ZaCHw117]

Harry Potter film series - 5/10

I remember loving first three as a teen but re-watchin' them now was painful half the time. Later films got better lead acting but that's all. For the most part I just wanted to re-read the books instead.

Somewhat agree, though I think I would give the overall score a tad higher, probably just for nostalgic purposes.

The first and second movies are good family movies, POA is probably my favorite, it's when you can see they started following the books with a slighter darker tone. but goddamn did the last 3 really fall flat.

I picked up The Cursed Child last week but haven't gotten around to opening it yet.

 

[kryptonianmutie]

Hang 'Em High (1968) 9/10

 

[Khev]

On a side note I just realized that I watched Escape from L.A. almost exactly 20 years to the day since it was released in theaters, August 9th, 1996. I was off by two days. Crazy. Always funny to watch a futuristic film set in the past (2013.)

 

[wanderlai]

Bone Tomahawk. Hell of a way to die/10