The Movie You Just Watched: The Thread

[sailor]

Totally disagree on it being a kids book. Especially later books.

[King Imp]

I finally saw Man of Steel.

Personally, I don't get the gripes people had about it. I enjoyed it quite a bit.
Hell, it probably had more action in this one movie than all 4 Christopher Reeve and 1 Brandon Routh movies combined.

I will say the destruction was a bit over the top, but this isn't the "safe" movies from the 70's and 80's. I would say this would be more realistic to what would happen if such an event were to occur.

Count me as one who highly anticipates the sequel, even with Ben Affleck in it.

[Fugitive]

BLUE JASMINE was really disappointing - not so much for the plot and acting as for the dialogue, which rang false. People talking to one another in Woody Allen's typical histrionic male East Coast rat-a-tat tat style (even though some of them were supposedly from San Francisco) - and men giving that same melted butter puppy-dog face to the ladies while opening their hearts to them abruptly - all that was missing was the Woody stammer. If I didn't know Woody Allen's movies, it would have been just odd and not irritating, but he was too visible as the puppet master writer and director pulling the strings on this one.

He also meant to do a little liberal-bashing of the big-money boys, but his treatment of the lower classes was so condescending and makeshift that the actually ended up treating them a lot more kindly than the "grease monkey" and girlfriend he portrayed.

Woody obviously puts major store in genetics, as the movie was about two girls who were raised together but one of them seems to be a mutant pea in the pod. This one was strictly for the aging Upper East Side crowd I guess. Personally, I don't care if Woody is married to Soon-Yi or Sweet Pea - this one was a time wasting yawner. Come on Wood-Man - you must be eligible for Director's retirement benefits by now...clean out your office and go home like a man, like even Hitchcock did.

I give an honorable mention to Andrew Dice Clay. This movie was better to the Dice Man than to the Wood Man.

[realmenhatelife]

I never saw 48 Hrs before. Obviously at the time this movie had a lot of comedy for an action movie but compared to contemporary action movies, not even 'comedy action' movies it really barely has any. It's also violent as shit in the 80s style of villian with barely any motive doing really over the top violence for no reason.

Not a bad movie but it's really interesting for the context. Nolte obviously was the star, Eddie Murphy doesnt show up until 30+ minutes in. I'll probably watch the sequel tonight.

[Pitdoc]

I never saw 48 Hrs before. Obviously at the time this movie had a lot of comedy for an action movie but compared to contemporary action movies, not even 'comedy action' movies it really barely has any. It's also violent as shit in the 80s style of villian with barely any motive doing really over the top violence for no reason.

Not a bad movie but it's really interesting for the context. Nolte obviously was the star, Eddie Murphy doesnt show up until 30+ minutes in. I'll probably watch the sequel tonight.

Prepare to be disappointed..

[PapaBear]

I just watched the first half hour or so of Vicky Cristina Barcelona.

Wow... Boring. I changed over to the South Park marathon.

[pennington]

I just watched the first half hour or so of Vicky Cristina Barcelona.

Wow... Boring. I changed over to the South Park marathon.

It doesn't get any better but fortunately I saw it on DVD and watched sections of it until it finally ended.

A couple of years ago I saw Scoop (which came out 2 years befoe Vicky Cristina Barcelona) on the $3 fixture at Big Lots. I figured a Woody Allen movie that I never saw and it starred Scarlett Johansson, how bad could it be? Awful. Movies that I buy that I'll never watch again I donate to the library. This one went to the library the same day I finished watching it.

Then in 2011 Allen redeems himself with Midnight in Paris.

[pennington]

I never saw 48 Hrs before. Obviously at the time this movie had a lot of comedy for an action movie but compared to contemporary action movies, not even 'comedy action' movies it really barely has any. It's also violent as shit in the 80s style of villian with barely any motive doing really over the top violence for no reason.

I understand it was made 30 years ago and things were different but the lack of proper police procedure was horrible even then. A prisoner is released without a court order? A prisoner impersonates a detective in a crowded bar using the real detective's badge? They hunt down and confront a psychotic murderer with no back-up and civilians everywhere?

That would be a good movie to get maybe 3 retired San Francisco detectives from that era and have them do a DVD commentary track.

[realmenhatelife]

I understand it was made 30 years ago and things were different but the lack of proper police procedure was horrible even then. A prisoner is released without a court order? A prisoner impersonates a detective in a crowded bar using the real detective's badge? They hunt down and confront a psychotic murderer with no back-up and civilians everywhere?

That would be a good movie to get maybe 3 retired San Francisco detectives from that era and have them do a DVD commentary track.

I watched the first 45 minutes of the sequel and Nick Nolte is acting like the Internal Affairs detective is a fucking dick because he wants to investigate Nick Nolte shooting in the chest and then immolating a person of interest, not even a suspect.

[sailor]

I think you're both taking 48 hours way too seriously.

[CountryBob]

I think you're both taking 48 hours way too seriously.

truth bomb! :clap:

[realmenhatelife]

I think you're both taking 48 hours way too seriously.

Maybe you're not taking it seriously enough? That was Ganz' mistake.

[pennington]

Weird Science - This is one of those films where I've never seen the whole movie. Kelly LeBrock is gorgeous to look at. It was a bit painful, though, knowing what she looks like today. Actually, the whole movie was hard to watch; it didn't seem like a John Hughes film.

[PapaBear]

Weird Science - This is one of those films where I've never seen the whole movie. Kelly LeBrock is gorgeous to look at through the whole thing. It was a bit painful, though, knowing what she looks like today. Actually, the whole movie was hard to watch; it didn't seem like a John Hughes film.
Iron Man should have gotten an Oscar for that one.

[sailor]

Weird Science - This is one of those films where I've never seen the whole movie. Kelly LeBrock is gorgeous to look at through the whole thing. It was a bit painful, though, knowing what she looks like today. Actually, the whole movie was hard to watch; it didn't seem like a John Hughes film.

Great, campy movie. Much like 48 hours I fear you may be taking this one too seriously.

[realmenhatelife]

Maybe it helps to have seen and enjoyed Weird Science as a kid, because I still like it. Bill Paxton, cmon.

Thats another PG movie with bare tit in it, too.

[PapaBear]

It was a fun movie. But I preferred Real Genius. Something about that quirky girl got to me as a teen.

[PapaBear]

Maybe it helps to have seen and enjoyed Weird Science as a kid, because I still like it. Bill Paxton, cmon.

Thats another PG movie with bare tit in it, too.
I loved Paxton in that!

[sailor]

It was a fun movie. But I preferred Real Genius. Something about that quirky girl got to me as a teen.

I was gonna bring that one up as well, but it didn't seem a fair comparison. LOVE real genius!

[realmenhatelife]

It was a fun movie. But I preferred Real Genius. Something about that quirky girl got to me as a teen.

Great movie and I also would've rooted her good.



I would agree that Real Genius is better.

[CountryBob]

Weird Science - This is one of those films where I've never seen the whole movie. Kelly LeBrock is gorgeous to look at. It was a bit painful, though, knowing what she looks like today. Actually, the whole movie was hard to watch; it didn't seem like a John Hughes film.

a lot of the campy 80's movies I loved as a teen don't hold up much for me as an adult.
So,,, if I re-watch them I set my brain back 30 years and laugh stupidly.,

[PapaBear]

a lot of the campy 80's movies I loved as a teen don't hold up much for me as an adult.
So,,, if I re-watch them I set my brain back 30 years and laugh stupidly.,
That's how I am about farts.

[mdr55]

Monuments Men- WWII movie about a small group of soldiers looking for various works of arts that the Nazis stole and return them to their owners. Good movie.

The Lego Movie- It was ok. My niece loved it and my nephew like it to but fell asleep during the middle of the movie. It's like a matrix type movie vs. the man and at the end becomes a teaching lesson of not forgetting your childhood creativity and shit like that.

[spoon]

for justjon, it's a porno

[pennington]

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (the Criterion Collection) - This is the edition where they restored every frame of film they could find of the original longer road show version. For fans of this film it's the version to buy. In some sections they only have the audio (they put in stills), in some sections they only have the video (they put in subtitles), in a couple of scenes they could only find clips with Japanese subtitles. But it works.

It's the closest we'll probably ever come to seeing the film as it was originally released. The original master, and the deleted scenes, were destroyed by the studio. There is also a commentary track with three Mad World historians/geeks that is loaded with trivia, backstories and behind-the-scenes stuff. One of my all-time favorite films. I really enjoyed this release.

[CountryBob]

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (the Criterion Collection) - This is the edition where they restored every frame of film they could find of the original longer road show version. For fans of this film it's the version to buy. In some sections they only have the audio (they put in stills), in some sections they only have the video (they put in subtitles), in a couple of scenes they could only find clips with Japanese subtitles. But it works.

It's the closest we'll probably ever come to seeing the film as it was originally released. The original master, and the deleted scenes, were destroyed by the studio. There is also a commentary track with three Mad World historians/geeks that is loaded with trivia, backstories and behind-the-scenes stuff. One of my all-time favorite films. I really enjoyed this release.

I like that movie

[cougarjake13]

I like that movie



Ditto

[Dan G]

Gambit (1966) - A thief convinces a showgirl, who looks similar to the deceased wife of a wealthy art collector, to spend time with him so that he can steal a valuable sculpture from him.
This started really weird because everything was going so perfectly with the planned heist. About 20 minutes in I was wondering where this film was going since it appeared to be wrapping up, but then things changed and it all started making more sense.
This was Michael Caine’s first film made by an American studio.

[pennington]

Two movies I haven't seen in years that I bought months ago but just watched:

Midnight Run - Robert DeNiro (who was still acting, before he started doing a parody of himself) Charles Grodin (at his prissy best) and Yaphet Kotto (who always is annoyed). Great Chase/Buddy Movie. It has aged well.

Planes, Trains and Automobiles - Steve Martin (who is basically the straight man) and John Candy (probably his best movie). A John Hughes film without the teen-age angst. Another good Buddy Movie that has aged well.

[Dan G]

The Inbetweeners Movie (2011) - Four high school graduates go on a summer vacation to Greece.
I had spent most of this month watching all 3 seasons of this very funny British TV series. A year after the series ended is when this film came out.
The show was consistently funny with each episode, but this movie, while still funny, felt like an over-stretched episode. I still enjoyed it, it just wasn’t compact. I am looking forward to the sequel, which will hopefully be out later this year.

[Dan G]

Hail the Conquering Hero (1943) - The son of a deceased war hero feels shame about coming home from the war after being gone for a year. He had been discharged 11 months prior because of hay fever, but never told his family and friends. He was simply working in a shipyard not far from his hometown. The welcome he gets is much bigger than he expected or wanted.
This film was brought up on The Ron & Fez Show today when they were debating which films were the funniest for each year. When 1944 came up, this film was “hailed” highly, so, knowing that it had been sitting on my DVR for a while, I decided to finally watch it.
It was a funny movie. Basically, it was one small lie that then grew and grew until it got completely out of hand.

[Pitdoc]

Hail the Conquering Hero (1943) - The son of a deceased war hero feels shame about coming home from the war after being gone for a year. He had been discharged 11 months prior because of hay fever, but never told his family and friends. He was simply working in a shipyard not far from his hometown. The welcome he gets is much bigger than he expected or wanted.
This film was brought up on The Ron & Fez Show today when they were debating which films were the funniest for each year. When 1944 came up, this film was “hailed” highly, so, knowing that it had been sitting on my DVR for a while, I decided to finally watch it.
It was a funny movie. Basically, it was one small lie that then grew and grew until it got completely out of hand.

It still wouldn't beat Arsenic & Old Lace for best comedy of the year . I still think of it as one of Capra's best movies,and Cary Grant & Peter Lorre have never been funnier.

[Dan G]

Who's That Knocking at My Door (1968) - A man seems to meet and fall in love with the perfect woman, but then she reveals that she had been raped prior to meeting him, and he all of a sudden can’t forgive her for that.
This was Martin Scorsese’s directorial debut and Harvey Keitel’s film debut. It was basically about a guy fighting with his Catholic guilt.
Felt like a student film at times, but then it also had a great score, which we have come to expect from Marty.

[Fugitive]

This movie follows the life of a young German woman, married to a soldier in the waning days of WWII. Director Rainer Werner Fassbinder's look at the gritty life after the end of WWII and the turmoil of the people trapped in its wake.

Full movie available on youtube, free.

I haven't seen a Fassbinder movie yet that didn't hold my attention. I'm not sure if I understood the ending or not. Someone please watch it and explain it to me.

[sailor]

What movie?

[underdog]

What movie?

The Marriage of Maria Braun

[Fugitive]

I've been meaning to watch FIGHT CLUB again for years, and finally got around to it.

The very end (no spoilers, even though this is a 15 year old movie now) has a completely different feel post 9-11. So does the mention of "terrorist."

On second viewing, I was totally over the "cool" aspects of Tyler and able to watch it with more distance. With that attitude - he seems manipulative from the beginning - not just later, as he did on the first viewing. Of course - I knew how things ended this time. But not really - I'd repressed that.

My memory of the movie was much better on the earlier, more realistic scenes than the later, surrealistic happenings of confused identity - I couldn't remember any of that.

I think - this movie had the strongest ending of any movie - ever. The confused identity issue forces the audience to the conclusion that the events all happened in "The Narrator" (Ed Norton's) mind. BUT - the subliminal inserts at the end also suggest - that either (a) The Narrator, through his showdown with Tyler, has slipped into complete psychosis and has accepted the mantle of Mayhem leader or (b) Tyler is real...he's in the screening room working on the audience now - and FIGHT CLUB is either real or the viewer is psychotic.

This movie really captured the zeitgeist of the times - the feminizing of society, the search for masculine identity, the dissatisfaction with materialism - all leading to a spiritual crisis. Tyler was loathsome, and he caused brain damage and mayhem. But - he also was lovable and incredibly seductive - articulating the existential doubts we all have about the meaningless of submitting to the mundane routine. "The things you own end up owing you."

Here's a website for the true believers that maintains that FIGHT CLUB was not only RIGHT, that everything that's happened since shows how prescient Tyler Durden was - and that a careful study of the movie can empower men's lives.

http://www.fightclubquotes.net/

[PapaBear]

I saw The Wolf of Wall Street yesterday. Did I miss an explanation as to why he sucked coke through a straw into his mouth, in the opening scene when he's doing it off a chick's ass? He did it right the whole rest of the movie.

[sailor]

I saw The Wolf of Wall Street yesterday. Did I miss an explanation as to why he sucked coke through a straw into his mouth, in the opening scene when he's doing it off a chick's ass? He did it right the whole rest of the movie.

Because it's less filling.

[PapaBear]

Because it's less filling.
https://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/images/devcentral_f5_com/weblogs/macvittie/Windows-Live-Writer/231bee7b2bc5_3221/tastes%20great%20less%20filling%20mem_2.jpg

[underdog]

I saw The Wolf of Wall Street yesterday. Did I miss an explanation as to why he sucked coke through a straw into his mouth, in the opening scene when he's doing it off a chick's ass? He did it right the whole rest of the movie.

He blew it up her ass, is what I thought.

[PapaBear]

He blew it up her ass, is what I thought.
I don't think so, but maybe. It really looked like he was "drinking" it.

[realmenhatelife]

I've heard there is a coke blown up the ass scene in that movie.

[PapaBear]

I've heard there is a coke blown up the ass scene in that movie.
I guess that's it, then. I'd have to look again, but I just returned it. That could explain why, when I posed the question to Google, there were results that mentioned spoilers. I had just started watching the movie, so I didn't want to click the links.

[CountryBob]

He blew it up her ass, is what I thought.

ya blow it up her ass to get it all numb and then bang her into oblivion!

[newport king]

Watched Captain Phillips the boat movie. Meh. I'll say this, between this and Lone Survivor, Navy SEALs do NOT fuck around.

Wolf of Wall Street had the usual Scorcese extra half hour that didnt need to be there but i didnt mind. I thought from the opening scene to the credits this movie was fucking awesome. And Leo god bless him, looks like he hasnt done a situp or pushup in his entire life.

[sailor]

Watched Captain Phillips the boat movie. Meh. I'll say this, between this and Lone Survivor, Navy SEALs do NOT fuck around.

Wolf of Wall Street had the usual Scorcese extra half hour that didnt need to be there but i didnt mind. I thought from the opening scene to the credits this movie was fucking awesome. And Leo god bless him, looks like he hasnt done a situp or pushup in his entire life.

Was reading about it to try and answer PB's question and apparently his editor cut WoWS down from four hours to three.

[newport king]

Was reading about it to try and answer PB's question and apparently his editor cut WoWS down from four hours to three.

I wouldve happily sat thru another hour

[sailor]

I wouldve happily sat thru another hour

Reading about it, it sounded like a fun, crazy movie.

[underdog]

I wouldve happily sat thru another hour

Agreed.

[pennington]

RED 2 - Retired spies save the world. I liked this better than the the first one and, hey, it's got John Malkovich.

[PapaBear]

Reading about it, it sounded like a fun, crazy movie.
It really was. Especially if you like naked chicks.

I read up in the real Jordan Belfort. That guy is a grade A scumbag!

[pennington]

Dude, Where's My Car? - I saw this when it first came out. Two stoners try to figure out what they did the previous night. Includes a transsexual stripper, nerds, hot aliens and saving the universe. Holds up pretty well but too bad it wasn't R rated instead of PG-13.

[newport king]

American Hustle was really good.

[hanso]

3 stooges .. it is remade really well. It is made into parts. I saw the first part, the black nun looks like the lady on the Daily Show.

[pennington]

Sin City - With the talk of a sequel coming out I bought the Blu-ray when I saw it in Walmart. I'd seen this when it first came out but I had forgotten parts of it. It's amazing how good this film is. If anyone hasn't seen it in a while, I recommend it.

I hope the sequel is as good.

[TripleSkeet]

Captain America: Winter Soldier. I enjoyed it but Im a comic book geek so I enjoy most of them. I was really happy to see a Pulp Fiction reference in it regarding Samuel L. Jackson. Its cool shit like that Marvel puts in their movies that make me really like them.

[Dan G]

My Wrongs 8245 - 8249 and 117 (2002) - A mentally disturbed man, taking care of his neighbor's dog, hallucinates that the dog can talk and will represent him as his lawyer, defending him for all the wrongs he’s committed throughout his life.
Having recently watched Christopher Morris in The Day Today and Brass Eye, I found out about this short film that he wrote and directed.
It was an odd short.

Crooks (2004) - A bar owner, low on money who owes more than he has, is told by a Postal employee about some valuable rare stamps that are on display in the Post Office and how easily they can be stolen. Before he can finish the details of the heist, he suffers a heart attack and dies at the bar. The bar owner gets some friends together, including 2 Postmen to attempt to steal the stamps.
I bought this DVD recently, knowing that I was going to be seeing Jim Norton perform stand-up in Tampa, Florida. I thought the cover would look great with an autograph. I finally got around to watching the movie on the same day I was to see Jim. Figured I’d better hurry up and watch it
I really liked Jim’s performance in this. The movie itself really wasn’t all that funny. The DVD wasn’t enhanced. I had forgotten all about non-enhanced DVDs. It was weird watching a movie with black bars surrounding all 4 sides.
Thankfully, I was able to meet Jim last night, so owning the DVD is now worth it to me.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-4U1KzAwMZBo/U0jaHV5kHKI/AAAAAAAAQ6E/1OHr0kFNjrU/w642-h904-no/jimnorton.jpg

[pennington]

My Wrongs 8245 - 8249 and 117 (2002) - A mentally disturbed man, taking care of his neighbor's dog, hallucinates that the dog can talk and will represent him as his lawyer, defending him for all the wrongs he’s committed throughout his life.

Is this the dog he sees?

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FbQKuXVO4wo/S09Wtb4DBuI/AAAAAAAABJs/drWUhUJRClo/s320/Mr.+Peabody+a.jpg

[deliciousV]

Is this the dog he sees?

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FbQKuXVO4wo/S09Wtb4DBuI/AAAAAAAABJs/drWUhUJRClo/s320/Mr.+Peabody+a.jpg

I was thinking this pooch

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[Fugitive]

Lawrence of Arabia - covers all the bases in the Lawrence of Arabia story, but only if you already know the story and can read the subtle code of the movie makers of that time. Like the movie JFK, no firm position is taken on the true events - but all are on display and alluded to as possibilities. Lawrence is presented as (possibly) a publicity seeker, fun-lover, Brit gone native, guerrilla liberator in the mold of Che Guevera, lover of boys, Arab liberator, or Brit imperialist manipulator. None of these possibilities are confirmed, and it's left to the viewer to choose from the cafeteria of possibilities and answer the question posed at the beginning of the film - does Lawrence DESERVE to be buried in Westminster Abbey? A young, blue-eyed Peter O'Toole hypnotizes with his alien, inscrutable presence, his humanity confirmed only by moments of excruciating pain. The movie is almost comically epic and must be watched on a big screen TV at the very least - in LoA, even the simple act of walking down a staircase requires a BIG staircase.

Confessions of a Serial Killer - this can be watched on Youtube. There's a debate on the IMDB message board about whether this film or HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER is the best fictional representation of the Henry Lee Lucas story. It's a good question. Those holding up for HENRY claim it's too art house. I thought HENRY was a really good movie, but I see where they're coming from. The virtue of CONFESSIONS OF A SERIAL KILLER is that it's more transparent - the killers are for once portrayed as brutal morons. Adding to the interest of this movie is that Lucas was involved in one of the few serial killer cases in which he (like the Hillside Strangler) - had a partner. The question of how two brute misfits like this manage to meet each other on earth is fascinating - but the ho-hum answer seems to be that Lucas was a life-long drifter who had ample opportunities to hob-knob with the scum of the earth.

NEBRASKA - Bruce Dern trumpets this as his big come-back. He gave a great performance, as did the actor playing his son, who I learned later is a Saturday Night Live alum (I haven't watched that show since Wayne and Garth ruled and Eddie Murphy donned a Gumby suit, dammit). Some of the movie worked for me, some didn't. The parts that didn't work were too wooden and Jim Jarmuschish - scenes with rural folk on couches being just a little too Midwestern taciturn and grumpy. The shocker is the Stacy Keach performance - the bastard got old on me.

[Fugitive]

3 stooges .. it is remade really well. It is made into parts. I saw the first part, the black nun looks like the lady on the Daily Show.

Three Stooges really surprised me. I thought it was an underrated movie. I also expected it would be the STORY of the Stooges. Instead - it's the Stooges resurrected in modern times. Hard to pull off, and they didn't get much credit for managing to pull it off.

[pennington]

Lawrence of Arabia

I recall a quote from Lowell Thomas, who was a reporter and wrote the book "With Lawrence in Arabia". He said about the film "The only thing that was the same was the sand and the camels".

Great movie to watch. I agree, the bigger the screen the better; it must have been great to see in a big-screen movie theater.

[pennington]

Three Stooges really surprised me. I thought it was an underrated movie. I also expected it would be the STORY of the Stooges. Instead - it's the Stooges resurrected in modern times. Hard to pull off, and they didn't get much credit for managing to pull it off.

The guy that played Moe was perfect. Too bad the film didn't do better, it would have been nice to see some sequels (eventually with the inevitable Shemp substitution).

[Fugitive]

[QUOTE=pennington;3112410]I recall a quote from Lowell Thomas, who was a reporter and wrote the book "With Lawrence in Arabia". He said about the film "The only thing that was the same was the sand and the camels".

Yes, you reminded me about Lowell Thomas being on the scene. I'd forgotten that. Even with just the sand and the camels, though, the movie might have been worth watching. The desert sands scenery is awesome, and with the guys riding the camels there are some frames in the movie where it looks like a bizarre spaghetti western with the camels racing along.

Lawrence claimed in his book he was sexually abused by the Turks. I think the scene where he gets strapped face down on the bench - even though it was for a lashing - was a sly reference to it. Bonnie and Clyde hadn't gunned down the last of the Hays code when Lawrence was made. Plus any reference to homosexuality would have shocked a lot of the audience. There's another scene where Lawrence puts his arm around the guide boy who survived (after the other was lost in the quicksand) and leads him through a group of officers. You can take it however you want it - the boy's been traumatized and Lawrence is being protective - or Lawrence thinks he's found a nice Arab boy. Very sly movie.

[fezident]

Captain America: Winter Soldier. I enjoyed it but Im a comic book geek so I enjoy most of them. I was really happy to see a Pulp Fiction reference in it regarding Samuel L. Jackson. Its cool shit like that Marvel puts in their movies that make me really like them.

OOH! What was the reference??! I definitely didn't catch it.
I suppose I could just Google it, but it's more fun to guess it.

Was it something Fury said, or was it something another character said to him?
Or was it a song he was listening to in his SUV?

Shit.
I'll never guess.

Just tell me.

[Fugitive]

GRAVITY - dull, dull, dull. It was a huge mainstream hit last winter and it sounded intriguing, so I watched it - even though George Clooney and Sandra Bullock are both on my least fave list. I do admire Sandra Bullock personally because she's hung on so long, which is so impossible for a woman in Hollywood. She did it with the Jay Leno formula - pitch it to the masses at a level that's so cornball that your competitors can't even conceive of how to do it. This movie made me feel bad about myself because I disliked it so much but it was so amazing. The visuals and the POV stuff is incredible. They should have done it like Kubrick's 2001 and cast unknowns, I think. There is an effort at character development (Bullock's family background, etc.) - which is more than you expect from a special effects movie, but all that would fit on about two pages of script...so I really wasn't crying over anyone. Some moments of suspense - yes, that's undeniable, mostly due to the visuals production rather than the "acting." I watched it with a 14 year old who said the space presence is not impressive after a few minutes, and that's when the aliens should come in. That made me realize - young people have none of the understanding of space peril, REAL space peril, that the generation that watched men on the moon has. I have to give the movie some credit, because it used the new technology to tell a human story - but in doing so it relied on shorthand sentimentality and cheap spirituality gimmicks. It seemed like a "let's get an Academy award" type movie...if you know what I mean. Checked all the boxes.

GRUDGE MATCH - dull, dull, dull. I'll watch Stallone in anything, just like I'd never visit a zoo without going to the monkey house. The HGH, testosterone and steroids seem to slowly losing their own grudge match with aging, but it still looks ridiculous when he's in the ring with DeNiro. As far as DeNiro goes - the bastard got old on me. It's been a long time since Bananarama was singing about how cool he is. The only "in shape" training he does in this is MAYBE lose a little weight. Other than that, he looks every inch like the guy who was the last one to toot his horn in greeting to Belushi at the Chateau Marmont. This movie is like one of those package classic rock tours - if you'd had this cast back in the day, you would have been blinded by the star light - Stallone - DeNiro - Kim Basinger - Alan Arkin. The movie appears to include both ROCKY footage and RAGING BULL footage to show the past of the fighters. Maybe it would have been more interesting to just have DeNiro and Stallone sit down for a MY BREAKFAST WITH ANDRE type movie and include an argument about whether Jake LaMotta could have beaten Rocky. The only fun part of the movie was when the two of them visit an MMA match and trash talk it. The "I'm old" stuff gets carried to embarrassing extremes - like when Stallone doesn't know what Caller ID is. Hell, we've had that since the mid-80's, haven't we? Yes, there are token nods to ROCKY signature pieces, which is even more confusing - if parody is the purpose of the movie why didn't they take it all the way over the top and skip the LIFETIME plot? Mostly, though, the movie is talk, talk, talk. Fast forward to the very end when Holyfield and Tyson make their appearance -that part topped everything else in the movie - by far. BY FAR.

[Pitdoc]

OOH! What was the reference??! I definitely didn't catch it.
I suppose I could just Google it, but it's more fun to guess it.

Was it something Fury said, or was it something another character said to him?
Or was it a song he was listening to in his SUV?

Shit.
I'll never guess.

Just tell me.

At the end , the team members meet up at Nick Fury's grave, and just below the date of death is a quote, "The path of the righteous man" and then has the Ezekiel quote ( the one Jules quoted in PF)

[pennington]

GRAVITY

I had no desire to see this and you have confirmed that for me.

GRUDGE MATCH

I'll watch this, just to see DeNiro and Stallone together in a movie. Maybe it would have been better for DeNiro to be in Expendables 3 instead.

[Fugitive]

I'll watch this, just to see DeNiro and Stallone together in a movie. Maybe it would have been better for DeNiro to be in Expendables 3 instead.

You should watch everything. Watching the worst movie in the world is always better than digging the best ditch in the world.