Rate The Last Movie(s) You Watched

[Darth Marsden]

The story? Vengeance. One of the oldest stories ever written.

...just don't ask what the stories to the other Crow films are. You'll regret it.

[Pony Bone]

Originally Posted by Chyron8472

As my wife put it, "What's the point? He can't bring her back. It's just one bad guy killing a bunch of other really bad guys."

I enjoyed it for the most part, but she does have a point.

yeah. it's all about vengeance, really. i suppose one could argue they didn't get that concept deep enough in the story.

I just watched Tinker Tailor Solider Spy last night. I'll give it an 8/10. It was slowly paced but it did keep my attention. A very quiet and complicated sort of James Bond-esque movie.

[Darth Marsden]

A View to a Kill. 4/10.

My GOD is this film bad. Roger Moore is at his absolute worst here, and he's lumbered with a script that makes him look downright incompetent (Stacy Sutton gets the drop on a secret agent?). The only person having any fun in Mr Walken, and he alone can't save this thing. It's just awful.

[JedExodus]

Originally Posted by Darth Marsden

A View to a Kill. 4/10.

My GOD is this film bad. Roger Moore is at his absolute worst here, and he's lumbered with a script that makes him look downright incompetent (Stacy Sutton gets the drop on a secret agent?). The only person having any fun in Mr Walken, and he alone can't save this thing. It's just awful.

This is one of my favourite Roger Moore Bond movies. Moonraker, Spy Who Loved Me, Octopussy, they're all so samey, this one's a bit weird and off-beat and has some great action sequences. Theme tune rules as well.

[Darth Marsden]

I'd say the theme tune is the best thing about it, and I missed that, so I didn't see anything I'd call good!

I just posit that Roger Moore was a terrible Bond, given how he smugs his way through everything. For Your Eyes Only is the only one that really seemed to challenge him and got a half-decent performance out of him (the scene where he kicks the guy in the car off the cliff was uncharacteristically dark for Moore, and it was awesome as a result), and even then there's other things about the film that were problematic.

But I'm getting kinda off topic here. Let's wait for Ryan to make a James Bond thread and we'll discuss it there.

[ryannumber1gamer]

Originally Posted by Darth Marsden

But I'm getting kinda off topic here. Let's wait for Ryan to make a James Bond thread and we'll discuss it there.

Sorry Darth i hardly watch James Bond movies....But then again i am going to watch Skyfall so maybe i might if i like it.

[Jennifer]

I caught the Star Trek Movie marathon on Sci Fi, so...

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (9/10)
Now I know why everyone likes this movie so much. Ricardo Montalbán was a great villain. His over-the-top attitude works because he was genetically engineered, genuinely believes that he is greater than human beings because of it, and he'll do anything to get his revenge on Kirk. I really liked the idea of the genesis device being both a source of life and a weapon. I also liked Kirk's son and his gradual acceptance of Kirk as his father after he saw how he responded to danger and then the loss that followed. And the scenes at the end were really touching. They actually brought tears to my eyes.

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (8/10)
I don't know why people don't like this movie. The return of Spock was handled well. I also thought the Klingons were the perfect enemies to want the Genesis device's destructive powers for their own. Christopher Lloyd was excellent as a villain too. You really felt for Kirk when he kicked him in the face and sent him into the lava after what he did to Kirk's son.

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (9/10)
Still my favorite of the original cast Trek movies. I love time travel stories, and this one was handled well. I liked the idea that other species might want to talk to other intelligent life on Earth than humans, and that the life-forms they were looking for were wiped out by human hunters in the past. The fish-out-of-water story of Kirk's crew in 1986 were great, and I loved how they used the fact that they had a Klingon ship instead of the Enterprise to great effect with the cloaking device.

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (6/10)
I can see why people don't like this one. It was OK, but it had the potential to be much better. I get why they had the shore leave scenes with Kirk, McCoy, and Spock, letting them bond and trying to get Spock to show his human side after he became unwilling to express that side after his Katra was returned to him in The Search for Spock. But it was drawn out. It would have been much more effective if they only had half of those scenes, and if the movie stopped after Spock played Row, Row, Row, Your Boat rather than having them sing it again at the closing. The stuff about finding God was definitely interesting, but his reveal was a bit long. They really didn't need all that blasting. One shot at Kirk would have been enough. It's not a bad movie. There is good hiding under it. However, there's too much filler in the theatrical cut for my taste. I might search for a fan edit to watch it again without the un-needed stuff and then re-evaluate.

Star Trek VIII: First Contact (9/10)
My favorite film of the Next Generation crew. Like I said above, I love time travel stories, and this one is done just as well as The Voyage Home, albeit with a menacing villain rather than with humor. The Borg are definitely one of the best, if not the best, villain ever seen in Star Trek, so it's fitting that they'd be used in a movie. And they were used well. There were new facets introduced of the Borg, that I know a lot of fans didn't like, such as the Borg Queen, but I thought they worked well. It never bothered me to think that the Borg Queen might have been there all along (after all, the Borg are referred to as part of a hive mind, so a queen would make sense), or that Picard might have forgotten her after he was disconnected from the hive mind (it would make sense that they'd have some safety precautions put in place in the unlikely event that someone escaped the collective, and since the queen had never made herself known it would make sense she'd want the memories of her could be erased after disconnection). The Borg wanting to time travel makes sense too, as they'd surely assimilated a species capable of time travel, and after scanning Picard's memories would know about the tactics of him and his crew. They know that the Enterprise will always do the risky thing to save their species, so it would make sense they'd try to eliminate them from the equation.

I recorded Star Trek VI, but haven't watched it yet. I remember liking it a lot, but I haven't seen it in years, so my opinion might have changed.

[Johro]

I feel the general idea of recasting the character of Alex Cross and their choice of actor are both a slap to the face.

[Darth Marsden]

When it comes to Star Trek III, most people agree that of all the 'bad' Star Trek films, it's the best.

And when I think of Alex Cross, Tom Cruise is not who comes to mind. I am VERY nervous about this.
Woah, I was thinking of something entirely different there. Sorry!

[Johro]

That'd be pretty ridiculous if they recast Morgan Freeman as Tom Cruise. I probably wouldn't feel so hurt if that was the case. I would just be in a state of silent bewilderment. Plus, it would be easier to just write the movie off. As it stands now, I feel obliged to actually watch it as Kiss The Girls and Along Came A Spider are guilty pleasures of mine. I still know I'm going to hate the movie as I don't like the actors and the trailer looked uninteresting.. Bah.

[Noname215]

From Dusk ’Till Dawn 2/10

Good soundtrack. But the movie is fucking stupid.

[ryannumber1gamer]

The Simpsons Movie-10/10, I really like this movie and think it's very funny. My favorite moment has to be Homer & Bart riding the motorbike around the dome to throw the bomb out of Springfield Well anyway i guess we just wait for Coolsome to come and make a Simpsons reference now

[Shadowknight1]

"I'll let you hold the bomb."

Seriously, the movie was, to me, the funniest The Simpsons had been in a long time.

[ryannumber1gamer]

A couple of other funny parts is Homer's dare and Homer's plan on how to get back into Springfield.

[Darth Marsden]

Don't judge me for this.

...Twilight. 2/10.

Sweet Christmas, this film was awful. NOTHING FUCKING HAPPENS. It's one of the most boring things I've ever had to sit through. The plot feels like it takes place over a week and a half, the characters are uniformly unlikeable, you could replace the actors with cardboard cutouts and you'd get better performances, the action scenes are ineptly shot, there's no tension whatsoever and it's just an absolute chore to get through. Lord knows how it got to be so popular. Even the Rifftrax barely manages to make it tolerable. An absolute blight upon humanity and everyone who claims to like it should be punched in the face.

[Chyron8472]

First Blood (Rambo) - 8.5/10

Wonderful movie.

[Noname215]

Originally Posted by Darth Marsden

Don't judge me for this.

...Twilight. 2/10.

Sweet Christmas, this film was awful. NOTHING FUCKING HAPPENS. It's one of the most boring things I've ever had to sit through. The plot feels like it takes place over a week and a half, the characters are uniformly unlikeable, you could replace the actors with cardboard cutouts and you'd get better performances, the action scenes are ineptly shot, there's no tension whatsoever and it's just an absolute chore to get through. Lord knows how it got to be so popular. Even the Rifftrax barely manages to make it tolerable. An absolute blight upon humanity and everyone who claims to like it should be punched in the face.

Who’s gonna judge you? Everyone knows the movie practically turned vampires and werewolves into latent bisexuals. Aside from that, the movies just SUCK.

[Chyron8472]

Captain America - 9/10
Thor - 9/10

They're fantastic.

[Vainamoinen]

Originally Posted by Jennifer

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (8/10)
I don't know why people don't like this movie. The return of Spock was handled well. I also thought the Klingons were the perfect enemies to want the Genesis device's destructive powers for their own. Christopher Lloyd was excellent as a villain too. You really felt for Kirk when he kicked him in the face and sent him into the lava after what he did to Kirk's son.

Search for Spock was cheap, but, yes, NO ONE can ever beat Christopher Lloyd at being the villain. And I really don't care if it's Star Trek, Roger Rabbit or Dennis the Menace. I love the actor and STILL he scares the shit out of me whatever the franchise.

[Chyron8472]

Originally Posted by Vainamoinen

Search for Spock was cheap

In what way?