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ProfessorClumsy posted:Vargo is actually caught in an infinite time loop. He's experienced this several times already. Decompress the shuttlebay, Vargo. Don't use the tractor beam.
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I just wanted to say I've started taking you guys as my primary movie critics. So far you haven't steered me wrong, but I haven't gotten around to seeing a movie in a while. I enjoy reading the reviews either way
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Cyrai posted:I just wanted to say I've started taking you guys as my primary movie critics. So far you haven't steered me wrong, but I haven't gotten around to seeing a movie in a while. I enjoy reading the reviews either way I love hearing this. Also, since I wrote my whole Harry Potter review already and didn't say it: Dobby is the Jar Jar Binks of the Harry Potter universe. EDIT: "Dobby (at one point the Jar Jar Binks of the Harry Potter World) steals the show" Jeff Bayer, Scorecard Review. "FUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCKKKKK."-Vargo. Vargo fucked around with this message at 00:15 on Nov 23, 2010 |
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Nov 23, 2010 00:10
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Jesus Christ, I have no interest in seeing either of the last two movies reviewed, but I was still super excited to read every bit of a new Current Releases. Seriously, not only has this become my primary source for movie criticism, but I love reading it just for the brilliant way it often deconstructs typical movie reviews (all of the bits about the hair puns in the review of 'Tangled' were dead on and hilarious). This probably sounds like I am a huge rear end kisser but I cannot give this poo poo enough love, it is seriously one of the few things I look forward to from week to week.
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Dec 2, 2010 20:52
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Dec 3, 2010 03:32
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I kind of rely on you guys for movie reviews too, and you could have probably saved me some money if you had reviewed Faster last weekend. Something to consider if you want and if possible: When movies you've already reviewed are coming out on DVD, you could link the old reviews at the end?
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Dec 3, 2010 16:18
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^^^I think this is a good idea.^^^ Special behind-the-scenes at Current Releases: I was supposed to have this week's Minority Report for Narnia, but apparently ProfessorClumsy felt it would be funnier to make fun of a probably retarded man instead.
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Vargo posted:^^^I think this is a good idea.^^^ That man very definitely had tourette's syndrome. I do not feel that this should negate his opinion of Narnia.
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I'd like to take this moment to say that I hate Jay Dub. Seriously, man. I thought I had written a pretty good, fairly funny review, and then you blow me out of the water with one of the best things this site has ever seen. . Dick. Hilarious Dick.
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Dec 19, 2010 08:30
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I may not always agree with you guys, but I definitely appreciate what you're doing. Many, many critics give certain movies too much credit because they're in a genre where bad is the new average. You generally don't, and I find that refreshing. You manage to be funny and analytical at the same time, and that's an achievement in itself. I went to see Tron yesterday. The only experience I have with Tron previously is the LP of Tron 2.0 (which honestly has a better story than this movie  ) so I didn't really have any expectations. I still left disappointed somehow.They introduce neat concepts and characters that seem like they could be interesting, like the programmer credited with Encom 12's creation in the beginning. He seemed like a right-leaning guy who still managed to appear competent, pragmatic and not a complete douchebag. And we never see him again). Or the program who rather killed himself than be forced to participate in the Games (where the exact same thing happens to losers, no more no less), or the iso's who apparently were different from other programs... in some way that's never really explained. The script felt like ten different writers wrote the script, each with their own idea of what the focus of the movie should be.
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Dec 19, 2010 16:40
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Jay Dub, it will only get worse from here. Get out while you still can.
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Dec 19, 2010 17:13
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From where I'm sitting, it's smooth sailing until at least August. I've got a bullseye painted on the back of my head with the word "Smurfs" in the middle.
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Jay Dub posted:From where I'm sitting, it's smooth sailing until at least August. Smurfs. I had forgotten about the Smurfs. Good luck with that, sir, you'll need it. I wonder who's ghost will come to you for that.
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I noticed this on GBS last night...FlamingLiberal posted:[The Nostalgia Critic] just released his Christmas special, and it was actually pretty funny. It was a sendoff of the 'It's a Wonderful Life' trope, except in reverse. Even though the end results aren't quite the same and they're different mediums and blah blah blah, I'd just like to state for the record: Goddamn it.
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It's okay, The Nostalgia Critic is neither funny nor a good critic.
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super late edit: sorry, wrong thread
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CowOnCrack posted:This one: Yes, that sure was a good article I wrote. Yes, indeed.
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CowOnCrack posted:This one: I... I don't... wha?
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Jay Dub posted:Yes, that sure was a good article I wrote. Yes, indeed. Does it always have to be about you, Jay Dub? Incidentally, I just finished reading this weeks Current Releases and decided I should finally post about how I've been enjoying the new feature.
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Cyrai posted:I just wanted to say I've started taking you guys as my primary movie critics. I'm pretty much the same ever since Empire decided to let Kim Newman give five stars to every film he watches. Keep up the good work gents.
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Just wanted to let you all know that because of the holiday weekend, Current Releases will be posted on Wednesday this week. Jay Dub got True Grit, while ProfessorClumsy and I got shafted with Little Fockers and Gulliver's Travels, respectively.
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I was wondering about that. I want to see True Grit this week since I have off, but I still wanted to see what you all thought of it.
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Vargo posted:Just wanted to let you all know that because of the holiday weekend, Current Releases will be posted on Wednesday this week. Jay Dub got True Grit, while ProfessorClumsy and I got shafted with Little Fockers and Gulliver's Travels, respectively. You guys have to give him a good movie after Yogi Bear, otherwise you are just dicks.
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Dec 27, 2010 23:22
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Now watch me hate on True Grit.
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Jay Dub posted:Now watch me hate on True Grit. You didn't like it?
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TheBigBudgetSequel posted:You didn't like it? Nah, I'm kidding. It's good. Wouldn't that be a bitch, though?
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My parents didn't like True Grit. That's not surprising with my dad, as he's typically a tough sell, but my mom usually finds movies he doesn't like to be pretty good or OK (and movies that my dad finds pretty good, she finds great). She said she couldn't understand anything Jeff Bridges said.
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I would like to make a retraction to this week's article, because I actually looked at the Country Strong soundtrack today, and as it turns out, I don't endorse it at all. It's amazing, because the one character in the film whose whole drive is to shake country-pop commercialism is the one who gets to sing all the songs I enjoyed. The ones which don't appear on the soundtrack, in favor of more country-pop sounds. This movie really did not understand it's own point at all.
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I am not surprised it was a bad movie. I am surprised you consider Gwyneth Paltrow a good actress.
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It's a bummer that the patron saint of CineD, Nicolas Cage, is given no opportunity to do what he does best in Season of the Witch. I hope that Drive Angry remedies this.
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You know, you mention 'The Wrestler' in the review, yet I don't think you guys ever reviewed it. What did you think of it? It doesn't seem like you guys review many movies that you actually enjoy.
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John Dyne posted:You know, you mention 'The Wrestler' in the review, yet I don't think you guys ever reviewed it. What did you think of it? It doesn't seem like you guys review many movies that you actually enjoy. I actually think The Wrestler pre-dates Current Releases. As far as movies that we enjoy goes, we review what's available to us, and that's kind of a crapshoot. I think so far I've given positive reviews to... Harry Potter, The American, The Town, The Fighter, so there's been a few. What's always a delight to me is getting assigned a movie I expect to hate that I turn out to really enjoy, like Morning Glory, which I loved.
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The Wrestler is a great example of a film about itself; insofar as it explores the necessity of escapism in dealing with the banalities of everyday life. As someone who has worked in retail for years, the scenes in which Mickey Rourke deperately tries to bring some joy and excitement to his job behind the deli counter, culminating in his deliberately jabbing his thumb into the meat slicer, is some of the most cathartically enjoyable stuff I have ever seen.
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Also, to answer your question, I liked The Wrestler a lot. It's a great character study, and Rourke pulls a powerful performance. I also really like how understated Aronofsky's direction was, it felt like after throwing everything out there he could with Requiem for a Dream, he was taking a "Less is more" approach, and just letting Rourke carry the story. I'm always a sucker for films where a character resembles the actor, though. Rourke was playing a man with a lot of vices wanting to feel relevant again, which is what he was doing in real life. His desperation in real life translated into the desperation of the character. Aronofsky did it again in Black Swan recently ewith Natalie Portman, an actress who has been accused often of being unable to play strong and confident roles. Portman is trying to prove herself by playing a dancer trying to prove herself. Both films are an example of the right actor and the right director for the right story, and they're both quite good for that reason.
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We started doing reviews well after The Wrestler left theaters. For my part, I really dug it. In terms of Aronofsky's resume, it does a lot of the same things that Black Swan does, albeit not necessarily to the same effect or for the same purpose. They both really feel of a piece, but I think I might prefer The Wrestler. Then again, that may just be because I watched a lot of WCW wrestling as a kid. And of course, Mickey Rourke 100% loving owned that movie. And Marisa Tomei?  Also, positive reviews are hard to write and even harder to make entertaining (see above). e: "see above" regarding me, not Vargo.
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ProfessorClumsy posted:The Wrestler is a great example of a film about itself; insofar as it explores the necessity of escapism in dealing with the banalities of everyday life. As someone who has worked in retail for years, the scenes in which Mickey Rourke deperately tries to bring some joy and excitement to his job behind the deli counter, culminating in his deliberately jabbing his thumb into the meat slicer, is some of the most cathartically enjoyable stuff I have ever seen. Oh, god yes, those scenes were wonderful, and heartbreaking as well, because we feel genuinely happy for him, and it seems like he's genuinely happy for awhile, then it all comes crashing down when someone reminds him of what he used to be. I'd put spoilers there, but hey, why start now?
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Let that be a lesson. Ask us to talk about a good movie, and we'll loving pounce on it and never shut up.
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^^Yes.^^Jay Dub posted:I think I might prefer The Wrestler. Then again, that may just be because I watched a lot of WCW wrestling as a kid. I think I prefer Black Swan, but that may only be because I've seen it more recently, and it's much more the kind of film that stays with you. Positive reviews always make me feel overly critical, like I need to find something to nitpick at in order to make this a Something Awful article. It's good logical exercise, though. Makes you stretch your brain. I also gave Secretariat a mostly positive review, come to think of it.
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Vargo posted:I think I prefer Black Swan, but that may only be because I've seen it more recently, and it's much more the kind of film that stays with you. Of the two, sure, Black Swan is the more visually distinct. The Wrestler seemed much more like a docudrama about an aging wrestler. It was shot much more in the style of, well, a crappy pro-wrestling program. Black Swan is far more of a cinematic experience, but The Wrestler seems much more grounded in reality. Then again, it's also less of a body horror movie. Oh well.
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