Jables Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 (edited) Yeah but you gotta admit it was much less wank than the games were. Anyhow I just watched The Grand. If you've ever had the misfortune of watching a poker tournament it is spot-on. I'ma go ahead and put a pre-emptive $10 on Baytor on account of Doj taking offense to that remark, but then once Baytor throws enough blahblahblah at Doj, Doj'll just do his ordinary thing and feign indifference. Edit- I may need to go over to the Knoll to get the full scoop even. This place is fast becoming Amazing Spiderman to the Knoll's Sensational. Edited November 18, 2008 by Yojimbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the division of joy Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 I'ma go ahead and put a pre-emptive $10 on Baytor on account of Doj taking offense to that remark, but then once Baytor throws enough blahblahblah at Doj, Doj'll just do his ordinary thing and feign indifference. Edit- I may need to go over to the Knoll to get the full scoop even. This place is fast becoming Amazing Spiderman to the Knoll's Sensational. Heh, you know, i was all ready to say to baytor the games were great etc etc, but i read this, realised he'd have said something, made some off hand references to some movie i've never seen/liked/cared about and i'd have instantly stopped caring, at least this way i don't give a fuck already. And nick, i did play the games, and i loved them. There was no point in the film however. I wan't my 7-50 back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Read Sin City whilst playing The Matrix in the background and sniffing airplane glue out of a brown lunch bag and you have Max Payne in a nutshell. And fuck you Jay, Sensational had uh... The Ranger! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the division of joy Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Read Sin City whilst playing The Matrix in the background and sniffing airplane glue out of a brown lunch bag and you have Max Payne in a nutshell. For a general non comic reader, that first part is a lost point on me. I loved the story and the action in both of them. Its a pity the movie had to go lumbering along with a half arsed storyline that didn't really make too much sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 For a general non comic reader, that first part is a lost point on me. I loved the story and the action in both of them. Its a pity the movie had to go lumbering along with a half arsed storyline that didn't really make too much sense. Yes, but you have seen the movie and said it was cack, but Sin City isn't have ass overly-noiry as Max Payne's constipated face. As for the half assed storyline that didn't make much sense, well they had to leave some of the stuff from the game in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the division of joy Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Yes, but you have seen the movie and said it was cack, but Sin City isn't have ass overly-noiry as Max Payne's constipated face. As for the half assed storyline that didn't make much sense, well they had to leave some of the stuff from the game in there. To be fair, if they'd stuck more to the storyline at least they'd have made the film appealing to at least one audience rather than its current none. Also, sin city was fucking wank too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Man fuck you. Sin City was probably the last good thing Frank Millar did in his lifetime. It's like ______ finding his way to some parralel reality where mysogeny & daterape qualify you to rule as Emperor Elect. This is what the man was born to do. God how I wanna see 'Planet of the Daterapists' with the enshrouded Emperor ______ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 To be fair, if they'd stuck more to the storyline at least they'd have made the film appealing to at least one audience rather than its current none. Also, sin city was fucking wank too. True, for the all the people that wished that scene of Wahlberg shucking a shotgun that took 30 minutes was the entire movie would have made the floors far stickier than they already were, but the obvious nods to the fans were the worst parts of the movie. And man, nothing is going to be appealing if it has Mila Kunis playing a badass psuedo-Russian mobster. You have to admit Wahlberg had the "I look angry, but also vaguely like I might have a champagne bottle jammed up my ass" act down. And hey, it's still better than Hitman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the division of joy Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 True, for the all the people that wished that scene of Wahlberg shucking a shotgun that took 30 minutes was the entire movie would have made the floors far stickier than they already were, but the obvious nods to the fans were the worst parts of the movie. And man, nothing is going to be appealing if it has Mila Kunis playing a badass psuedo-Russian mobster. You have to admit Wahlberg had the "I look angry, but also vaguely like I might have a champagne bottle jammed up my ass" act down. And hey, it's still better than Hitman! I found the best part of the entire film was when he was in aesir corps building and his facial expression goes from gooey creaming himself over a picture of a kid, to constipated. That cracked me up. Also, why was bravura a black guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 I found the best part of the entire film was when he was in aesir corps building and his facial expression goes from gooey creaming himself over a picture of a kid, to constipated. That cracked me up. Also, why was bravura a black guy. Well to be fair he at least didn't spend the entire movie looking like French Stuart doing an impression of the Grand Theft Auto guy after eating way too much Taco Bell, which is more than I can say for the first game. As for Bravura, people have this crazy idea in their head that Ludacris can act. That's a seperate issue entirely and I even mocked them for it in my review so don't try and throw that one in my face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the division of joy Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 I'm not trying to throw anything into your face. We're discussing opinions, we're not arch and jax. There were some other irritating things, but i'm not up for spoilering things only for skeet/nick to read, so i'll address them another time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 I'm not trying to throw anything into your face. We're discussing opinions, we're not arch and jax. There were some other irritating things, but i'm not up for spoilering things only for skeet/nick to read, so i'll address them another time. Oh no, I'm not trying to throw shit at you. (Come on if I was playing Arch to your Jax I surely would've called you a communist by now) I'll admit the story was pretty weak, but when you go in expecting absolute shit and it's actually pretty okay that says something. I applaud the director trying to distance it from the game as much as he could, it would've been a shitter movie that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldier of fortune Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 I must admit i really enjoyed this, though i did go in with low expectations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Same for me on all counts. I can see how old school Bond fans lament this rough-cut Craig, but for someone who never understood the appeal I'm digging an emotionally flawed & empathisable character & these rock themes insteada the classic lounge jazz BS. Shane was all shocked that M said shit . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldier of fortune Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Missed this at the cinema, but got teh bluray copy, wow, what an amazing film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldier of fortune Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Back when Eddie Murphy was funny and not impregnating spice girls. Coming to America Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Kill me now. I'm witnessing Las Vegas season 5 at the behest of Alana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 (edited) I must admit i really enjoyed this, though i did go in with low expectations. No one made a thread for thread this movie, so I'll just say I enjoyed it. If you didn't see Casino Royale, watch it first, as this is a direct sequel, not a self-contained episodic serial. Also, I know they're trying to make these movies more serious, but having a movie end without having Bond bang the main Bond girl is ridiculous. In this case, 1 out of 2 is not good enough. PS The homage to Goldfinger with the girl covered in oil was awesome. Edited December 2, 2008 by Reverend Jax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Fucking awesome movie. Litle disconcerting that I know a lotta gals like the main character, but yeah, good viewing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 I love the movie, but the "special" edition DVD was painfully short on extras and in NO WAY worth the 10 extra bucks over the single disc edition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 I love the movie, but the "special" edition DVD was painfully short on extras and in NO WAY worth the 10 extra bucks over the single disc edition. It was the same story with Indiana Jones and Wall-E. I've gotten to the point that so long as the regular addition has a commentary (assuming the special edition does) I just buy it. I don't even care if it's wide screen or not, I can live without seeing what props are at the edge of every shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 It was the same story with Indiana Jones and Wall-E. I've gotten to the point that so long as the regular addition has a commentary (assuming the special edition does) I just buy it. I don't even care if it's wide screen or not, I can live without seeing what props are at the edge of every shot. I'm always curious how the script was written, the movie got made, how the CGI was done, etc. So when I buy a DVD I usually go for the special edition. The Batman Begins Sp. ed. DVD was especially good so I was really looking forward to the Dark Knight sp. ed. I assumed there'd be some insight/interviews etc. into Heath Ledger's performance, but there was nada. The only thing is a 17 min. doc on the fucking music score! Oh, and it has the 6 IMAX scenes in IMAX format--fat lotta good that does me w/out a fucking IMAX screen in my home. Thanks for jerking me out of an extra $10 Warner Bros! I usually wait until I catch a sale online and generally spend no more than $10-$15 for a NEW DVD, but I got TDK on an impulse buy. That's strange that the WALL-E special ed. was lax on features though. Pixar usually goes all out on the special editions. I love the movie, but haven't got it on DVD yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cortez the Killer Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 (edited) Deranged...Confessions of a Necrophile Edited December 23, 2008 by Cortez the Killer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 It wasn't that the Wall-E special edition didn't have a lot of extra special features it was just that it had none that the regular edition didn't have that were worth a shit. The Tropic Thunder special edition was totally worth it, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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