Kevin's Watch

The Damned United.

The Escapist - Best. Twist. Ever.

Just finished watching An American Werewolf in London. Awesome movie.

Classic.

I saw Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs last night, and it was surprisingly good. Not quite as good as Up, but the closest thing to it kidwise to come out this summer. Some of the jokes were aimed solely to the adults, and it didn't go for the easy toilet humor jokes. There was a line in there about an amuse bouche, and I think I was the only person in the theater that laughed.

I watched the miniseries, Supervolcano tonight. This is the third that I have viewed it, and it's just as interesting as the first time it was watched. My only issue is that the dialog is full of exposition - the movie is an exposition dump. However, given that it's a fictional documentary that's to be expected.

I just finished Highlander and i honestly don't see what all the fuss is about. Average.

I agree.

Warmark wrote:I just finished Highlander and i honestly don't see what all the fuss is about. Average.

Y'know, if I'm honest with myself, it really is an average movie. I think because I was expecting nothing from it, it was much better than what I thought it was going to be. I do think the love story is heartbreaking and the soundtrack is fantastic (but I'm a Queen fan), and the scene in the car with the baddie screaming along with the lady was something special. And Sean Connery is fun in it. But otherwise, the rest is pretty average. The fact that they don't explain anything makes it great too, which is what they ruined in the sequel.

It's probably one of my guilty pleasures - it may have been an average movie, but I watched so long ago I can't remember the quality, but I do remember loving it (I think the soundtrack had something to do with it - Queen fan too )

Not to mention the ending, when he makes his choice...

Highlander was one of the best films of the 80s

Highlander is crap, but it's entertaining crap. The movie is totally sold by the performances of Connery and Clancy Brown.

Whereas Highlander 2 would have to be right up there in the Worst Sequels of all time.

Worst and most unnecessary.

Yeah, I dragged some friends to it (Highlander 2) on my birthday. I had to apologize for it afterwards.
The same thing happened when I dragged friends to The Village.

Cagliostro wrote:Yeah, I dragged some friends to it (Highlander 2) on my birthday. I had to apologize for it afterwards.
The same thing happened when I dragged friends to The Village.

The Village is, I think, one of the worst failures of corporate studio history.

It really was a good movie; it just wasn't the movie that was advertised. People went in expecting straight up horror, and instead got something thought provoking and insightful (and also rather slow).

Rigel wrote:

Cagliostro wrote:Yeah, I dragged some friends to it (Highlander 2) on my birthday. I had to apologize for it afterwards.
The same thing happened when I dragged friends to The Village.

The Village is, I think, one of the worst failures of corporate studio history.

It really was a good movie; it just wasn't the movie that was advertised. People went in expecting straight up horror, and instead got something thought provoking and insightful (and also rather slow).

Yea, that's always been my belief, if hadn't been sold as a Horror movie, I may have actually enjoyed it. I may go back one day and watch it again, with full knowledge of what it actually is, and see if I can't get enjoyment out of it.

Zulu.

The Michael Cain movie? Always kinda enjoyed it.

--A

O Brother on Friday night, and old-timey music ever since

Avatar wrote:The Michael Cain movie? Always kinda enjoyed it.

--A

Yep. Not a fan of war films in general, but I love Zulu. It has some glaring flaws (ropey hand-to-hand combat acting, an embarrassing portrayal of the Welsh, a really annoying character in Hook) but overall I think it's a great film.