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SpiderHyphenMan posted:A random thought occurs: what's the highest rating any of you have ever given a movie? Without looking it up, I'm fairly liberal with my scores, and I think Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 1 and Warrior both tied at 45. Looking back, I still feel Warrior deserves it. Not sure if I still feel the same way about Harry.
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I'm pretty sure the highest rating I've given was to The Social Network, and I'd say it's justified, because that movie is goddamn brilliant. e: Yup, 45/50.
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I believe Rango is my highest rated film to date with 45/50.
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Everyone giving 45s out to good movies. Also: I am climbing out of the Current Releases basement to ask what you all thought of the new TURD of the WEEK icon from last week's review. I've heard from some that they disliked it, but I figured I'd ask the readers to see what they think.
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TheBigBudgetSequel posted:Everyone giving 45s out to good movies. The turd was awfully realistic and detailed, which is a bit off-putting. A more stylized turd might work better.
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TheBigBudgetSequel posted:Everyone giving 45s out to good movies. I liked it because I wasn't expecting it so for a second I thought it was the movie of the week.
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TheBigBudgetSequel posted:Everyone giving 45s out to good movies. Did you edit it out? I only sort of vaguely remembered it but at Angela Christine's comment that it was too realistic I went back to look at it but it wasn't there.
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Nucular Carmul posted:Did you edit it out? I only sort of vaguely remembered it but at Angela Christine's comment that it was too realistic I went back to look at it but it wasn't there. I believe it was removed, yes. This is what it looked like (Linked) http://i.imgur.com/gG4e0.png The turd is one of those gag gifts, and I didn't anticipate how realistic it might look.
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On this week's How Did This Get Made(it's usually good for falling asleep to) podcast they had an interview with one of the writers of Skyline. It's somewhat interesting, especially finding out that the glowing brains from the end was apparently an MPAA mandate. Originally the filmmakers wanted normal looking brains with the protagonist's brain having the veiny look that came from exposure to the alien light. The interview starts at 36:19.
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TheBigBudgetSequel posted:I believe it was removed, yes. This is what it looked like (Linked) http://i.imgur.com/gG4e0.png Well at any rate, I think the Movie of the Week graphic is enough, the ratings speak for themselves usually. Although having a giant poop next to Taylor Lautner's face isn't exactly a bad thing.
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For the curious and carefree, Montague Smythe has somehow managed to acquire a twitter account. Do not follow @montysmythe, you'll just encourage him.
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50/50 actually sounds pretty interesting. Just from watching the commercials I thought the plot was something like "Virgin gets cancer and his friend helps him use that to get laid before he dies." Literally everything in the commercials that wasn't just establishing that the main character has cancer was about picking up women.
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The Moon Monster posted:50/50 actually sounds pretty interesting. Just from watching the commercials I thought the plot was something like "Virgin gets cancer and his friend helps him use that to get laid before he dies." I'm pretty sure there was a movie like that at one point.
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Senior Woodchuck posted:I'm pretty sure there was a movie like that at one point. Are you thinking of this?
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That's so much better than Fanboys, where a guy uses his terminal illness to watch Star Wars.
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Jay Dub posted:Are you thinking of this? I don't *think* so. I'm remembering this mostly from a review in Roger Ebert's "I Hated, Hated, Hated This Movie," which I haven't read in years.
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Professor Clumsy posted:For the curious and carefree, Montague Smythe has somehow managed to acquire a twitter account. Do not follow @montysmythe, you'll just encourage him. Is that Ghost Rider peeing?
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Clamknuckle posted:Is that Ghost Rider peeing? Yes it is.
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I really enjoyed the critique of Mr. Movie in today's edition. That guy is the epitome of lovely movie critics and I hope he responds with a poorly worded hissy fit.
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Dalkalopagus posted:I really enjoyed the critique of Mr. Movie in today's edition. That guy is the epitome of lovely movie critics and I hope he responds with a poorly worded hissy fit. Well, the only way that would ever happen is if someone were to tell him about it. Apparently, Mr. Movie doesn't have an e-mail address, so the only way to do that is to comment on one of his reviews. We at Current Releases are not responsible if any of the readers choose to send our reviews on to whomever they choose.
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Oct 9, 2011 02:14
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Vargo posted:We at Current Releases are not responsible if any of the readers choose to send our reviews on to whomever they choose. *hint hint*
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I liked the takedown, too, though I think it's funny that you picked a print critic when the internet reviewers that you can find on Rotten Tomatoes* are noticeably worse and sometimes borderline incoherent. If you guys need suggestions for people to make fun of, let me know. * - I someday hope to be one of these reviewers. 
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Sheldrake posted:I liked the takedown, too, though I think it's funny that you picked a print critic when the internet reviewers that you can find on Rotten Tomatoes* are noticeably worse and sometimes borderline incoherent. If you guys need suggestions for people to make fun of, let me know. But Gary Wolcott IS a Tomatometer-approved critic. *We hope to be some of those critics as well.
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Vargo posted:But Gary Wolcott IS a Tomatometer-approved critic. I think he just means the internet nutbags that somehow got themselves on RT. We, fortunately, are not nutbags.* *This is debatable.
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I liked the extra section, and it could probably work as a somewhat regular thing. Being on the last page gives it an optional read kind of feel, and might appeal to those who say the reviews aren't "Something Awful enough." I also want to say how much I enjoy the way you guys avoid puns for the most part. Entertainment journalism (hell, journalism in general) is slowly drowning in a deluge of low effort blogs where anyone anywhere can poo poo their opinions into the ears of anyone willing to listen, so your reviews are a refreshing breath of clean, pun free air.
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Not only do I love how you avoid puns, I love how you point out how stupidly easy they
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Seriously, you have no idea how hard it was to avoid puns with Moneyball.
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Ending my 50/50 review with a 'laughter is the best medicine' line really bugged me, because I simply couldn't figure out a way to end the review without saying it.Vargo posted:Seriously, you have no idea how hard it was to avoid puns with Moneyball. I saved the conversation we had about that because one little exchange was just too good: Vargo: Jonah Hill really does knock this one out of the park. Jay Dub: Haha you did it again. Vargo: DAMMIT THAT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE A PUN.
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I like the Current Releases and I read them every week, but I thought tearing into that Mr. Movie guy was a bit lame. I mean he's a pretty tame print news movie critic. Over-analyzing his bullshit Bio and picking apart his sappy reviews comes across as more than a little mean-spirited and desperate and not particularly funny. I could care less about Mr. Movie and his bland reviews, but I thought I’d share my honest opinion of this new segment to your column.
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The more grandiose the self-given nickname is for a columnist, the more obnoxious that he is. It fits with Mr. Movie as well as Bill Simmons ("The Sports Guy").
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I think the writing has been high quality enough that they can justifiably rip into other people occasionally. Think of it as a public service to others to keep them away from bad reviewers! 
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It's nice to know there's someone that can still make light entertainment that's actually uplifting rather than depressing and creepy.
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Dectilon posted:It's nice to know there's someone that can still make light entertainment that's actually uplifting rather than depressing and creepy. ...Is he talking about us or Courageous? Also, guys, we really appreciate all the feedback on the new segment. We were testing it out as a possible recurring segment or even a column on its own, and anything you have to say, good or bad, is helpful in that decision process.
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Y-Hat posted:The more grandiose the self-given nickname is for a columnist, the more obnoxious that he is. It fits with Mr. Movie as well as Bill Simmons ("The Sports Guy"). 
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Vargo posted:...Is he talking about us or Courageous? Wait, you didn't review the human centipede 2 this week? Then what the hell have I been reading?!
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Dectilon posted:Wait, you didn't review the human centipede 2 this week? Then what the hell have I been reading?! Unfortunately, THC2 wasn't playing here.
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I don't want to stray too far off topic, but in regards to Vargo's comment about midwesterners only half-heartedly responding the Occupy Wall Street, here's a video of Des Moines protesters getting dragged away in cuffs and pepper sprayed. I'd say that's a bit more than half-hearted.
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Uh oh you both have anecdotal evidence who is right? 
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Nucular Carmul posted:Uh oh you both have anecdotal evidence who is right?
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Vargo posted:Well, the only way that would ever happen is if someone were to tell him about it. Apparently, Mr. Movie doesn't have an e-mail address, so the only way to do that is to comment on one of his reviews. We at Current Releases are not responsible if any of the readers choose to send our reviews on to whomever they choose. Vargo, thank you for this call-out. He is very terrible and yes he does reply with hissy fits if you comment negatively in his reviews. The irony here is that Mr Movie is the reason I can't go to my local paper to get any kind of movie review that matters to me, and is why I rely on SA current releases for the same.
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