The movie discussion thread

[steveorton]

Men in Black - it's nice to see how far we've come when you compare the graphics of the yester years to these days or and the movie was ok.

[Necroyeti]

The Wanderers (1979)



A nice wee coming-of-age story revolving around various teenage gang members in early 60's New York. It can be best described as having the aesthetic of The Warriors crossed with the spirit of Grease.

It's a cinematic rarity in the way it can fluidly switch back and forth between being sidesplittingly funny and incredibly poignant/deep, (if it's not doing both simultaenously) without coming off as hokey and forced. It has a ton of heart, this film.

The only major flaw I could identify is that there are simply too many characters (LOTS by film standards) with their own seperate plot threads running at once by the second act, bloating the middle portion of the film somewhat until they're all neatly tied back together by the end. I'm sure it's one of those plots that benefit from a rewatch, though.

- 8.5

[Bodom]

Not a movie, but I watched the rented the TV miniseries Neverland. Bringing back Bob Hoskins to play Smee was a nice touch.

[bearkg88]

Not a movie, but I watched the rented the TV miniseries Neverland. Bringing back Bob Hoskins to play Smee was a nice touch.

is that the one that aired on Sci fy? I dvred it, never watched it and deleted it. If it is, was it good?

[Bodom]

is that the one that aired on Sci fy? I dvred it, never watched it and deleted it. If it is, was it good?

Yeah I think that's the one. I thought it was very well done and totally worth a one night RedBox rental.

[Vegas]

Went and saw Silent Hose yesterday. Movies gave me a pounding headache. Don't wast your money on it

[Jay T]

The Wanderers (1979)



A nice wee coming-of-age story revolving around various teenage gang members in early 60's New York. It can be best described as having the aesthetic of The Warriors crossed with the spirit of Grease.

It's a cinematic rarity in the way it can fluidly switch back and forth between being sidesplittingly funny and incredibly poignant/deep, (if it's not doing both simultaenously) without coming off as hokey and forced. It has a ton of heart, this film.

The only major flaw I could identify is that there are simply too many characters (LOTS by film standards) with their own seperate plot threads running at once by the second act, bloating the middle portion of the film somewhat until they're all neatly tied back together by the end. I'm sure it's one of those plots that benefit from a rewatch, though.

- 8.5

Love this movie.Ever since i saw it 7/8 years ago i have been meaning to get a wanderers jacket,just seems so cool.

[Bodom]

Just finished watching Thor. Not great, but not terrible either. They tried to be funny way too often for my taste. It was cute the first few times but became real old real quick.

[clrj3514]

I'm not a superhero fan but I just watched Batman Begins. Holy crap! Why didn't you guys tell me??? Doesn't hurt that two of my favorite actors, Christian Bale & Morgan Freeman were in it. Definitely in my list of favorite movies. Now I've gotta watch Dark Knight & wait impatiently for Dark Knight Rises. 10/10 for me.

[wrestlingfan66513]

Just finished watching Thor. Not great, but not terrible either. They tried to be funny way too often for my taste. It was cute the first few times but became real old real quick.

Portman was just awful in that movie in my opinion. How did she go from an Oscar performance like Black Swan to that.

On topic just rewatched A Clockwork Orange again after not seeing it in a few years and it was even better than I remembered