What was the last movie you saw ? + recomendations

[Thunderstorm]

I'm in between. It's a good movie, but I've seen better. It has its charm, but by times it fails to attract my attention. I watched it once, and I liked it, but I don't love it, and I won't watch it again.

Uhhh. . . which movie are you talking about?

[Jper]

Uhhh. . . which movie are you talking about?

Sorry, I forgot to remove the part of the quote I wasn't responding to. I was talking about Pan's Labyrinth 'cause you said you've never met anyone "in between", and well I'm "in between" I guess.

[DigiFluid]

Don't worry Jper, I understood

[Jper]

Don't worry Jper, I understood

Well, thanks.

(Yes, I know it's stupid to waste a message/post for this, but I can't green, 'cause I'm out of green and nobody has refilled my green buffers yet.)

[Thunderstorm]

Sorry, I forgot to remove the part of the quote I wasn't responding to. I was talking about Pan's Labyrinth 'cause you said you've never met anyone "in between", and well I'm "in between" I guess.

I thought that was probably what you meant but didn't want to assume.

So what did you find charming about it, because I saw nothing. But then I've since learned that there are people that like movies that are nothing but depressing which I don't understand, why would you want to spend 2 hrs watching something that makes you more depressed than when you started (unless it's educational or the news)

[Jper]

I thought that was probably what you meant but didn't want to assume.

So what did you find charming about it, because I saw nothing. But then I've since learned that there are people that like movies that are nothing but depressing which I don't understand, why would you want to spend 2 hrs watching something that makes you more depressed than when you started (unless it's educational or the news)

Oh, that's okay.

Well I have to admit I liked the fantasy world in the movie. It was to nice to see. Also, liked how it inter-weaved the real and the fantasy world. It's like a modern fairy tale, but a dark fairy tale. And it isn't always my taste, but overall it was good. It's more of an alternative-genre film, no? At least I don't think it fits with the Hollywood-genre films. And I like Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Blade II ... Haven't seen Splice yet.) And Pan's Labyrinth has very good ratings, btw.

Anyways, the story is nice, and the film looks beautiful, and all that, but sometimes the film lacks progress, falls apart in too many pieces, or just drags on a bit. It's nice to have a more poetic approach to film, but you shouldn't overdo it. Like I said, it's really a more "alternative" movie. By this I don't mean anything bad, 'cause look at Amelie Poulain, which was the same sort of "alternative" movie, but it works for a broader audience as well, something Pan's Labyrinth fails to do, I believe.

It doesn't connect enough, and beautiful parts stitched together don't make a good movie, you need more.

[Thunderstorm]

I think we saw 2 different films. I can't imagine calling anything about that film beautiful. The Pan's Labryinth I saw was set in a rainy dreary depressing camp in a South American (? can't remember the country) rural area. But I will give them points for creating the atmosphere which they did a very good job of (Unless that wasn't the intention).
Spoilers for those that haven't seen the movie (and keep not seeing it)

Spoiler:

The little girl lives in this dreary environment with the sadistic violent military leader abusing her Mother. So to get away from these she creates a fantasy world that is - more violent and scary than her real life - WHAT?!?!?

Also I didn't think it interweaved the fantasy and real life well at all - seemed just thrown in there

[DigiFluid]

I watched Planet of the Apes for the umpteenth time earlier tonight. One of the best sci-fi films ever made

[Ar3s]

The Tournament, not 2 bad and in a way kinda like Smokin' Aces.

Rock N Rolla, Good film with quite a bit of comedy moments.

[Bajka20]

Centurion - quite good movie

[jmoz]

Pan's Labyrith was in Spain during the Spanish revolution and whatnot while the rest of the world was in WWII I think.

Nah, I thought the little girl just wanted to be loved, hence the whole search for a "home" so to speak rather than the unwanted home she was in now.

[Col.Foley]

1776

Love it...if it is a bit on the historical inaccurate side .

[DigiFluid]

Since my last post in this thread a few days ago...

Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Battle for the Planet of the Apes

Punisher: War Zone

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
TMNT


I've been busy

[MattSilver 3k]

Repo! The Genetic Opera.

Well I loved it, but I can easily see why it would be... disliked. Anthony Stewart Head rocked the ****ing movie, too, and it was awesome.

[reddevil18]

Prince of Persia.
Horrible. Bloody horrible.