caulfield12 Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 (edited) Sucker Punch has been absolutely ravaged by the critics and is hovering around 20% at Rotten Tomatoes. Some of the most scathing reviews I've ever seen, most of them directed at Zach Snyder, naturally, and a few at Emily Browning, the lead actress, if you can even use that term in this movie. The only kind words have been for Abbie Cornish. Saw Battle LA and was actually suprised it wasn't QUITE as bad as some have stated, Aaron Eckhart's not a bad action hero type at all and I always like Michael Pena, even though he's only a bit player here. And Brady made the right choice on Bridget Moynahan....she's not nearly as appealing as she used to be. Win, Win looks like one of the few movies on the scene I'd like to see...and I suppose I'll give Limitless a look on DVD. Thankfully we're only about another month or so from an uptick in summer movies, because the box office is down nearly 20% from 2010 and sinking even further after this weekend, when How to Train Your Dragon dominated a year ago. It will be interesting to see if Sucker Punch or Diary of a Wimpy Kid wins out. Edited March 26, 2011 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 25, 2011 -> 07:07 PM) Sucker Punch has been absolutely ravaged by the critics and is hovering around 20% at Rotten Tomatoes. Some of the most scathing reviews I've ever seen, most of them directed at Zach Snyder, naturally, and a few at Emily Browning, the lead actress, if you can even use that term in this movie. The only kind words have been for Abbie Cornish. Saw Battle LA and was actually suprised it wasn't QUITE as bad as some have stated, Aaron Eckhart's not a bad action hero type at all and I always like Michael Pena, even though he's only a bit player here. And Brady made the right choice on Bridget Moynahan....she's not nearly as appealing as she used to be. Win, Win looks like one of the few movies on the scene I'd like to see...and I suppose I'll give Limitless a look on DVD. Thankfully we're only about another month or so from an uptick in summer movies, because the box office is down nearly 20% from 2010 and sinking even further after this weekend, when How to Train Your Dragon dominated a year ago. It will be interesting to see if Sucker Punch or Diary of a Wimpy Kid wins out. We're planning on checking out Win, Win tomorrow night. EDIT: Loved it. Edited March 27, 2011 by BigSqwert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigklita Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Apparently, the new Superman movie is going to be filmed in Plano, Illinois which is about 20 minutes west of me. AWESOME!!! Superman Production Headed for Plano, Illinois? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSox05 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Sucker Punch pretty much sucked. Couple of cool action scenes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshot7 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Sucker Punch was more boring than anything else. Zack Snyder wouldn't know how to write a decent script if Syd Field himself shared his body. I'm worried about the Superman movie now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFanForever Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 QUOTE (longshot7 @ Mar 28, 2011 -> 01:32 PM) Sucker Punch was more boring than anything else. Zack Snyder wouldn't know how to write a decent script if Syd Field himself shared his body. I'm worried about the Superman movie now. I 'm slightly slightly worried too about that. Although David Goyer who scripted Batman Begins is doing the script so that gives me some hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Winter's Bone was one of the worst movies I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodAsGould Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Mar 28, 2011 -> 05:58 PM) Winter's Bone was one of the worst movies I've ever seen. I don't think you have much taste in movies in that case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Winter's Bone might not be a GREAT movie, but definitely great performances by the lead actress, Jennifer Lawrence, and her uncle, the meth addict. They definitely deserved all the personal accolades they received. Grim and depressing, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Makes it look like same move but moved to Thailand. Guess I shouldn't be too surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 QUOTE (Brian @ Mar 31, 2011 -> 07:43 PM) Makes it look like same move but moved to Thailand. Guess I shouldn't be too surprised. Not surprised. This might still be funny but not impressed at all by that trailer and comedy sequels are generally disappointing and unoriginal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Listening to "Movie BS" podcast today. Funny analogy on Sucker Punch. Looks like Final Fantasy, feels like Pong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 QUOTE (Brian @ Mar 31, 2011 -> 07:43 PM) Makes it look like same move but moved to Thailand. Guess I shouldn't be too surprised. You'd think they'd have tried to make it a bit different, jesus, way to make something awesome seem annoying now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 1, 2011 -> 11:41 AM) You'd think they'd have tried to make it a bit different, jesus, way to make something awesome seem annoying now. This could still end up being hilarious, but this just comes off as incredibly unoriginal and a complete money grab which is what I expected from the beginning. I wasn't excited about the sequel from the minute it was announced for this exact reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Apr 1, 2011 -> 11:48 AM) This could still end up being hilarious, but this just comes off as incredibly unoriginal and a complete money grab which is what I expected from the beginning. I wasn't excited about the sequel from the minute it was announced for this exact reason. Would be funnier if they lost the bride instead of her brother. Maybe put her in some bikinis because Jamie Chung is mega hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Tizzle Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Has anyone seen Insidious? I've been hearing positive reviews from several of my friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Apr 2, 2011 -> 06:59 AM) Has anyone seen Insidious? I've been hearing positive reviews from several of my friends. I was gonna go today, but I'm too tired and lazy to get it in before the Sox game. My buddy, whose opinion is usually gold in respect to horror movies, said it was worth seeing at the theater. The worst I've read so far is that the ending is sort of a letdown, but the rest of the movie is supposed to be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Watched Cyrus last night, starring John C Reilly, Marissa Tomei and Jonah Hill. I'd give it a B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Buehrle>Wood Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Apr 2, 2011 -> 12:59 PM) Has anyone seen Insidious? I've been hearing positive reviews from several of my friends. Saw it last night. The first eighty percent of the movie is great. About as good and as fun as scary movies get. The final act though is pretty ridiculous. Still definitely worth seeing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Apr 3, 2011 -> 09:15 AM) Watched Cyrus last night, starring John C Reilly, Marissa Tomei and Jonah Hill. I'd give it a B. I give it an F. It was hard to get through. Had my roommate and I not rented the actual DVD from Netflix, and watched it streaming instead, we would have never finished it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 I've heard that Source Code was really good. Looks cool. May try and watch it online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Apr 3, 2011 -> 08:15 AM) Watched Miley Cyrus last night, I'd give it a A++++++++++ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Last month I went to the true false film festival in columbia, mo and was able to catch the interrupters, the new doc by steve james of hoop dreams fame. I can't endorse it enough. Especially in Chicago, it should be a very important film. Now that i think it's showing some places up here, I thought i'd give it a shout out. Not as long as hoop dreams, and very, very powerful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Demolition Man was on AMC this weekend... never get tired of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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