2010 New Release Database

[Philosophe_rouge]

The A-Team - nay

[soitgoes...]

The Green Zone - nay
Hot Tub Time Machine - yay

[Melville]

Exit Through the Gift Shop - nay

Didn't care for the hokey tone.

[Ivan Drago]

Splice - yay

[eternity]

Scott Pilgrim - a very disappointed yay

[Pop Trash]

Scott Pilgrim - a very disappointed yay

What the?? How did you see this? And what the hell does a 'disappointed yay' mean?

[Dukefrukem]

Clash of the SUCKTANS, Iron Man 2 and PoP and all fuckin nays.

[eternity]

What the?? How did you see this? And what the hell does a 'disappointed yay' mean?
Test screening.

It's a decent film made from some of the best graphic novels I've read.

[soitgoes...]

Splice - Awful

[eternity]

Toy Story 3 - best of the yaylogy.

[Watashi]

Toy Story 3 - yay

[MacGuffin]

A PROPHET - yay
GONE WITH THE POPE (Duke Mitchell) - yay
HOT TUB TIME MACHINE - yay
SHUTTER ISLAND - yay
TRIANGLE - nay

[Pop Trash]

Kick-Ass - big nay. What a lame-ass movie.

[baby doll]

Reel Injun - mild yay

Not the best documentary I've seen kicking around on late night Canadian television (which, for some reason, is now getting a very small US release, albeit a big enough one to be acknowledged by the New York Times), but it's such a fascinating subject the movie almost can't help but be interesting, despite biting off way more than it can possibly chew.

[Heidi]

Watched 'Unthinkable' this weekend. Enjoyed it. I remember reading a criticism about it saying that the film is propaganda. It's more of a criticism of the moral Western high-ground. The movie had nothing to do with justifying the 'war on terror'. T'was more about the inherent human capability for evil.


Best part is SLJ line "What i'm about to do is ... UNTHINKABLE!" LOL so cheese.

I knew the film did its job when it actually had me sitting there saying, "TORTURE THE FREAKING CHILDREN ALREADY!!!!"

[Pop Trash]

Please Give - yay

[Derek]

Wild Grass - yay

[ThePlashyBubbler]

Toy Story 3 - yay

[soitgoes...]

The Crazies - Nay
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Nay

[Watashi]

The Karate Kid - yay, I guess?

[Stay Puft]

Exit Through the Gift Shop - yay
The Karate Kid - nay
Winter's Bone - yay

The Banksy film is hilarious, best comedy of the year so far. The Karate Kid is amusingly watchable - and seriously, Jackie Chan is better here than he has been in some previous films of late, even in bad scenes - but it's ultimately just a series of eye rolling cliches. Winter's Bone is a compelling and wonderfully textured film with some great performances. I enjoyed it, but I admit there are some elements of the film I'm not really sure what to do with.

[eternity]

Get Him to the Greek - nay

[Sycophant]

The Karate Kid - mild nay

[Philosophe_rouge]

The Karate Kid - n ay

[Boner M]

The Most Dangerous Man in America - yay
Exit Through the Gift Shop - yay
Cyrus - yay
White Material - yay
Winter’s Bone - yay
Two in the Wave - nay
Life During Wartime - mild nay
Wild Grass - yay

[Ezee E]

UPDATED "MATCH CUT BOX OFFICE":

Iron Man 2 knocks out Clash of the Titans, while Shutter Island continues to pick up viewers after its DVD release. Will Inception be the movie to take its spot?

Toy Story 3 on its way up with a 100% rating still intact.

1)Shutter Island -- $390 -- 72%
2)Iron Man 2 -- $310 -- 32%
3)Kick-Ass -- $230 -- 52%
4)Alice in Wonderland -- $190 -- 26%
5)The Ghost Writer -- $170 -- 88%
6)Hot Tub Time Machine -- $170 -- 88%
7)How to Train Your Dragon -- $140 -- 86%
8)The Book of Eli -- $140 -- 57%
9)A Prophet -- $130 -- 92%
10)Greenberg -- $130 -- 85%

[B-side]

Toy Story 3 - mild nay

[NickGlass]

White Material - yay


Oh, this was released?

White Material: mild yay

Toy Story 3: mild yay

Father of My Children: mild yay

Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work: mild yay

No spicy please--I like it mild.

[soitgoes...]

Toy Story 3 - a very mild yay

It should be said that the short preceding it, Day & Night, was superb. It's far better than anything that followed, and one of the best things Pixar has ever done.

[Watashi]

What's with this mild crap?

It's either yay or nay, fools.

[Ezee E]

The system seems to be working. I might just separate mainstream from indie movies next year so it's easier to navigate. Maybe once a movie hits four viewers or more it'll be "mainstream." I swear there's a few movies on this list that don't even exist.

[Watashi]

The system seems to be working. I might just separate mainstream from indie movies next year so it's easier to navigate. Maybe once a movie hits four viewers or more it'll be "mainstream." I swear there's a few movies on this list that don't even exist.
We should have a separate category called the "NickGlass".

[Derek]

What's with this mild crap?

It's either yay or nay, fools.

This isn't Siskel & Ebert, fool. There are varying degrees of like/dislike, so I'm all for knowing if someone is on-the-fence or outright loved/hated it. I'd rather see a film that has 3 strong yay's and a mild nay over something with 3 mild yay's and a strong nay. I'd prefer the PRO-pro-mixed-con-CON, but that's a little more work. But hell, I'm annoyed that Netflix has no rating between "didn't like it" and "liked it", so maybe I'm too picky. :)

[Pop Trash]

I think when people post, they can write anything they dang well please (and mini reviews are welcome and encouraged) As for the database itself, I like the yay/nay options.

[Watashi]

This isn't Siskel & Ebert, fool. There are varying degrees of like/dislike, so I'm all for knowing if someone is on-the-fence or outright loved/hated it. I'd rather see a film that has 3 strong yay's and a mild nay over something with 3 mild yay's and a strong nay. I'd prefer the PRO-pro-mixed-con-CON, but that's a little more work. But hell, I'm annoyed that Netflix has no rating between "didn't like it" and "liked it", so maybe I'm too picky. :)
We should incorporate the "Bah, meh, eh, Gah" scale.

[MadMan]

I rather like the simplicity of yay or nay here, although I agree with Derek that Netflix's rating system isn't very good at all.

Get Him to the Greek-Yay

[NickGlass]

We should have a separate category called the "NickGlass".

You mean I'm not supposed to post a "yay" or a "nay" for a friend's student film?

[Heidi]

kick-ass - big yay
hot tub time machine - nay
love exposeure - big yay

[StanleyK]

Day & Night - yay, although I guess we're not counting shorts.
Toy Story 3 - a solid yay.

[Weeping_Guitar]

Toy Story 3 - YAY
Shutter Island - yay
Robin Hood - nay
Girl on the Train - nay

[MacGuffin]

Winter's Bone: YAY
Cyrus: yay

[eternity]

Oh yeah, I forgot to add:

The Last Airbender - nay

[baby doll]

Girl on the Train - nayBoo!

Incidentally, my yay for the film doesn't seem to have been counted (maybe because I used the French title, La Fille du RER), so I'll yay it a second time.

And on an unrelated note...

Please Give - yay

[Ivan Drago]

Toy Story 3 - Yay
Get Him To The Greek - yay

[Lazlo]

Leap Year - Nay

[right_for_the_moment]

Solitary Man - Nay
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Yay
Exit Through the Gift Shop - Yay
MacGruber - Yay
Eccentricities of a Blonde-haired Girl - Yay
Winter's Bone - Yay
Toy Story 3 - Yay
Cyrus - Nay

[Boner M]

Toy Story 3 - yay
Get Him to the Greek - yay

Aaaaand catchin' up:

The Father of My Children - yay

[Lazlo]

Toy Story 3 - Yay

[NickGlass]

Stonewall Uprising: um, yay, I guess.

[Rowland]

Just to clarify, I am actually more yay than nay for both Youth in Revolt and Shutter Island. I'm also a nay for Alice in Wonderland, The Wolfman, and Please Give; and a yay for Defendor, From Paris With Love (both first votes apparently), and Edge of Darkness. Ditto a yay for Universal Soldier Regeneration if we're including DTV releases.

[Rowland]

That was a yay for From Paris With Love my good man. I appreciate the effort by the way, this is a most valuable resource.

[Ezee E]

Apologies. Corrected.

Any other suggestions for next year would be great. I'm still sticking with the solid yay or nay though.

[soitgoes...]

Love Exposure still doesn't have a 2010 US release, but if you're counting it here then mark me down a "yay."

[baby doll]

Get Him to the Greek - Stroke the furry yay. This is what old yay felt like back in the seventies.

[eternity]

Eclipse - yay (I don't like posting this any more than you like reading this)

[Pop Trash]

Eclipse - yay (I don't like posting this any more than you like reading this)

Did eternity finally learn to stop worrying and love the Twilight?

[Philosophe_rouge]

Eclipse - nay
Knight and Day - nay

[eternity]

Did eternity finally learn to stop worrying and love the Twilight?
Nope. The action scenes are awesome, and they didn't even exist in the book.

[Philosophe_rouge]

Winter's Bone YAY

[MacGuffin]

Winter's Bone YAY

Do the caps indicate special mention? If so, hell yeah - I hope all of Match Cut sees this.

[Derek]

Any other suggestions for next year would be great. I'm still sticking with the solid yay or nay though.

Add NAY and YAY for EXTREME feelings. This wouldn't change the % thingy and would simply allow everyone to see if a film is just barely liked or outright loved, etc. Of course, a scoring system (5-YAY, 4-yay, 2-nay, 1-NAY) would be even better to get an average score and I'd be willing to help calculate and all that jazz.

[MacGuffin]

Add NAY and YAY for EXTREME feelings. This wouldn't change the % thingy and would simply allow everyone to see if a film is just barely liked or outright loved, etc. Of course, a scoring system (5-YAY, 4-yay, 2-nay, 1-NAY) would be even better to get an average score and I'd be willing to help calculate and all that jazz.

Agreed. YAY, yay, mixed, nay, NAY is just great.

[Philosophe_rouge]

Do the caps indicate special mention? If so, hell yeah - I hope all of Match Cut sees this.
In this case yes, though i'm not sure I meant it when I typed it out. Easily the best film I saw this year, and though I've mostly seen crap, I don't meant that lightly. It really was a beautiful and potent film, one that I'll happily watch again.

[MacGuffin]

In this case yes, though i'm not sure I meant it when I typed it out. Easily the best film I saw this year, and though I've mostly seen crap, I don't meant that lightly. It really was a beautiful and potent film, one that I'll happily watch again.

Definitely. It feels very much like the work of a rising auteur—imaginative and original settings, flashy editing and style all around, and beautiful raw emotion. Every performance was incredible too, though some more so than others.

[Philosophe_rouge]

Definitely. It feels very much like the work of a rising auteur—imaginative and original settings, flashy editing and style all around, and beautiful raw emotion. Every performance was incredible too, though some more so than others.

Agreed completely. I am also planning on seeing the director's previous effort, just because...

[MacGuffin]

Agreed completely. I am also planning on seeing the director's previous effort, just because...

Yep, I already have it queued up on Netflix and regardless of some negative reviews, I am still very interested in seeing Vera Farmiga again, who I thought was great in The Departed (and... "interesting" on Letterman).

[soitgoes...]

Greenberg - Yay

[Sycophant]

ECLIPSE - NAY

[Ivan Drago]

Eclipse - nay


Nope. The action scenes are awesome, and they didn't even exist in the book.

They are awesome. Just wait until the next two movies.

Hardcore sex involving pillow-biting and vampire C-section FTW!

As well as two more soundtracks. The ones for the first three have been great.

[NickGlass]

Winter's Bone: yay
Cyrus: nay

[EyesWideOpen]

Eclipse - Yay

[Kurosawa Fan]

The Crazies - Yay

[Philosophe_rouge]

Toy STory 3 yay
Love Exposure YAY

[Rowland]

Kick-Ass - Yay
The Crazies - Yay
Daybreakers - Nay
Legion - Nay

[Bosco B Thug]

Alice in Wonderland - Nay
Toy Story 3 - Yay

[Henry Gale]

I don't believe I've done this yet:

Yay

- The Crazies
- Get Him To The Greek
- Hot Tub Time Machine
- How To Train Your Dragon
- Iron Man 2
- The Losers
- Shutter Island
- Splice
- Toy Story 3

Nay

- Alice In Wonderland
- Kick-Ass
- Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time

And somehow I've seen only seen those (fairly major releases) from the year. I should definitely get around to better, smaller stuff soon.

[soitgoes...]

Date Night - Yay

[Boner M]

I Am Love - yay

[EyesWideOpen]

Cyrus - Yay

[Lazlo]

Youth in Revolt - Yay

[Boner M]

CYRUS - 3 out of 5
yay - Boner M, clippershipcaptain, Cyrus
Awesome.

[Ezee E]

Awesome.
Damnit. Corrected with EWO.

[right_for_the_moment]

The Last Airbender - Nay


also, my nay for La Mission is listed as a yay. Didn't care for the movie much

[Spinal]

You can give me a 'yay' for Secret of Kells and a 'nay' for Dragon Tattoo.

[Pop Trash]

Toy Story 3 - yay

[EyesWideOpen]

Toy Story 3 - YAY

[baby doll]

Barbe bleue - oui

[MacGuffin]

Serbis (Brillante Mendoza, 2008) / ***1/2

I gotta see this one.

[baby doll]

I gotta see this one.It may be the least sanitary-looking movie since the tunnel scene in Stalker. I felt unclean just looking at it.

[MacGuffin]

It may be the least sanitary-looking movie since the tunnel scene in Stalker. I felt unclean just looking at it.

Are you going to blog about it?

[baby doll]

Are you going to blog about it?Maybe if I have time to take a second look at it. The real question is why anyone would bother reading anything I post on my blog; there are much more amusing ways to waste time online. For instance... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TlRU0np-ss)

[NickGlass]

Awesome.

It would be unsurprising if the film constituted one of the "yay" votes because that movie is lousy.

[MacGuffin]

It would be unsurprising if the film constituted one of the "yay" votes because that movie is lousy.

It's definitely not offensive or anything, but it's very slight. I doubt we'll get much more than we've already seen from Duplass Brothers, because Cyrus is basically proof that they'd like to become studio hacks.

[kopello]

Greenberg - Yay
A Prophet - Yay

Also on the first page I'm under Nay for Kick-Ass, it should be a yay.

[Ezee E]

Greenberg - Yay
A Prophet - Yay

Also on the first page I'm under Nay for Kick-Ass, it should be a yay.
Edited. Thanks.

Derek, I like your idea of going 1-4, the only problem with it is that a good amount of these ratings are simply from people's signatures, or whatever they type in, and I guess if it's yay or nay that way. And even with that I'm wrong. To spread it out on even more points would be even more difficult.

[MacGuffin]

To spread it out on even more points would be even more difficult.

Really? I mean, no offense or anything, I appreciate your work here, but is it really so difficult to add a few more categories for each movie? Unless I'm missing some step in the process. (Oh, and I would think you'd also want to include a 'mixed' option, right?)

[Ezee E]

Really? I mean, no offense or anything, I appreciate your work here, but is it really so difficult to add a few more categories for each movie? Unless I'm missing some step in the process. (Oh, and I would think you'd also want to include a 'mixed' option, right?)
Read the rest of what I said. Thanks.

[eternity]

Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - nay
Knight and Day - nay
How to Train Your Dragon - yay
Ondine - nay

[balmakboor]

Winter's Bone - yay

[Dukefrukem]

Predators is the smallest yay possible.

[soitgoes...]

Clash of the Titans - NAY

[dmk]

Predators - Naaaaay

Did Gone with the Pope get some kind of American release this year? Strong Yay for that.

Um, Toy Story 3, sure sure, Yay.
Animal Kingdom? Yay.

That might be it.

[MacGuffin]

Did Gone with the Pope get some kind of American release this year? Strong Yay for that.

It hadn't been seen up until this year period.

[EyesWideOpen]

Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - Yay

[baby doll]

L'Enfer d'Henri-Georges Clouzot opens in New York this week, so give it a yay for me.

[Stay Puft]

The Last Airbender - nay
Predators - yay

The former is difficult to enjoy on account of being a fan of the show, the biggest problem being the action. That is one of the show's greatest and surprising strengths. The action in the movie is largely uninspiring. Also, they ruined the Jason Isaacs character, among others. Predators, however, is a lot of fun. It has been a generally miserable summer for fantasy and action, so maybe this "yay" is purely relative to that. I don't know. It's certainly still a far cry from the original, but I enjoyed it all the same. Brodyquest did a good job carrying the film.

[NickGlass]

The Kids Are All Right: Yay

[eternity]

Predators - indifferent nay

[Watashi]

Youth in Revolt - a very surprising yay

[transmogrifier]

The Crazies - yayish

[soitgoes...]

Death at a Funeral - Nay

[Ivan Drago]

Grown Ups - NAY

[Rowland]

Youth in Revolt - a very surprising yayYeah, I didn't like it quite as much as you did, but both this and Get Him to the Greek have been surprisingly solid Yays for me so far this year. I imagine both will find their audiences once the hype of lesser films dissipates.

[MadMan]

The Kids Are All Right: YayNot surprised in the least. I'm actually glad that movie didn't come to my theater-I think it looks quite annoying.

As for Youth in Revolt, for some stupid reason my friend's Blu-Ray rental of it had serious sound problems, so the viewing was canceled. Too bad, as what I saw was quite amusing.

[Derek]

Not surprised in the least. I'm actually glad that movie didn't come to my theater-I think it looks quite annoying.

Not that I expect it to change your mind, but it has been getting great reviews. The trailer doesn't really do it any favors, that's for sure.

[B-side]

Inception - yay

[eternity]

Not surprised in the least. I'm actually glad that movie didn't come to my theater-I think it looks quite annoying.


http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll61/Zombified_Mummy/Boxxy_yous_trollin.jpg

[Philosophe_rouge]

Inception - yay

[B-side]

Inception - yay

Thoughts?

[NickGlass]

Not surprised in the least. I'm actually glad that movie didn't come to my theater-I think it looks quite annoying.


Please explain what the fuck any of this means.

[Watashi]

Inception - yay

[transmogrifier]

From Paris with Love - nay

Svensos and Rowland be buggin'. So slight and pointless, it barely even deserves to be called a feature film, given that it features, well, nothing at all, good or bad. It's like someone cloned the exoskeleton of an action film, but couldn't replicate the life or soul.

[B-side]

Greenberg - yay

[Ezee E]

Starting to run out of available characters for this. I may create another thread so I can split it over two posts I guess?

[Kurosawa Fan]

Despicable Me - The mildest of yays ever

[Spinal]

Starting to run out of available characters for this. I may create another thread so I can split it over two posts I guess?

Maybe use abbreviations for user names? Like instead of Derek, Raiders and Kurosawa Fan, it could be DRK, RDR, KF. And then maybe you could have a key somewhere telling us who is who.

[Raiders]

I removed the characters per post limit.

[Watashi]

I removed the characters per post limit.
Aw, I was hoping my abbreviation was going to be PAN. :(

[Spinal]

I removed the characters per post limit.

The direct approach. I like it!

[Ivan Drago]

Inception - YAY

[Boner M]

The Runaways - yay

[soitgoes...]

Repo Men - nay

[Adam]

Greenberg - mild nay

[Bosco B Thug]

Inception - yay

[EyesWideOpen]

Inception - yay

[baby doll]

Cyrus - Don't yay my mom.

[MadMan]

Please explain what the fuck any of this means.Nah, I'll just let you figure it out. That's part of the fun.


http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll61/Zombified_Mummy/Boxxy_yous_trollin.jpgNah, cause if I was I'd be activity inspiring a serious reaction, instead of a couple of posts, one including some lame picture from you. Come on man, you can do better.


Not that I expect it to change your mind, but it has been getting great reviews. The trailer doesn't really do it any favors, that's for sure.I don't really care about reviews anymore, although I certainly do check Tomatoemeter and Metracritic once in a while, just for kicks. I trust the opinions of people on sites like this one more than the critics quite a bit. The trailer could be highly misleading, sure.

Cop-Out gets a Yay from me, but maybe the yay feels too high. Oh well, it made me laugh.

[NickGlass]

Nah, I'll just let you figure it out. That's part of the fun.

You're not worth it, really. And while your posts are often unbearably simplistic and transparent, I thought that one may be trickier; I just wasn't sure if you also enjoyed homophobia with that one beer of Coors Light that gets you "buzzed." I wanted to give you a chance to explain yourself so I wouldn't misinterpret a flippant "oh, of course you liked it, but I don't want to see it anywhere near my theater."

[Fezzik]

Knight and Day - nay (so frustratingly average)
Despicable Me - yay
Inception - Yay!

[MacGuffin]

Forgot to give my vote:

Trash Humpers - yay

[ThePlashyBubbler]

Winter's Bone - yay

[Spinal]

Bluebeard - yay

[Watashi]

Book of Eli - a mild yay (mostly for Tom Waits)

[Derek]

I don't really care about reviews anymore, although I certainly do check Tomatoemeter and Metracritic once in a while, just for kicks. I trust the opinions of people on sites like this one more than the critics quite a bit. The trailer could be highly misleading, sure.

The trailer was highly misleading, but if you want to go with a gut response to a 90-minute trailer over a 95% consensus of 100 critics, be my guess.

The Kids Are All Right - yay
Inception - Yay
Predators - nay
MacGruber - nay (but YAY for the sex scenes)
Robin Hood - nay
Valhalla Rising - Yay
Cyrus - yay

[baby doll]

The trailer was highly misleading, but if you want to go with a gut response to a 90-minute trailer over a 95% consensus of 100 critics, be my guess.Personally, I'm not that keen on it either. Who wants to see a movie about a nice, non-threatening, middle-class, monogamous lesbian couple who are just like "everyone else" (i.e., nice, non-threatening, middle-class, monogamous straight couples)? I think I'd rather re-watch The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant instead. Then again, I'm basing this entirely on the misleading trailer and the first paragraph of Roger Ebert's review.

[MadMan]

Personally, I'm not that keen on it either. Who wants to see a movie about a nice, non-threatening, middle-class, monogamous lesbian couple who are just like "everyone else" (i.e., nice, non-threatening, middle-class, monogamous straight couples)? I think I'd rather re-watch The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant instead. Then again, I'm basing this entirely on the misleading trailer and the first paragraph of Roger Ebert's review.Huh, that's an interesting take on it, one that I can perhaps agree with. Although I've never seen The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, or heard of it.


The trailer was highly misleading, but if you want to go with a gut response to a 90-minute trailer over a 95% consensus of 100 critics, be my guess.Fair enough, and who knows, maybe later I'll give it a chance on DVD. We'll see.


You're not worth it, really. And while your posts are often unbearably simplistic and transparent, I thought that one may be trickier; I just wasn't sure if you also enjoyed homophobia with that one beer of Coors Light that gets you "buzzed." I wanted to give you a chance to explain yourself so I wouldn't misinterpret a flippant "oh, of course you liked it, but I don't want to see it anywhere near my theater."Wow, really? I have nothing against gay people. I love that since I don't want to see a movie featuring two lesbians, I'm against gays. Give me a goddamn break, and um, go fuck yourself.

PS: Posts like Nick's make me almost miss neg rep.

PPS: Yes, I like Coors Light. Yah hipster asshole.

[baby doll]

Huh, that's an interesting take on it, one that I can perhaps agree with. Although I've never seen The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, or heard of it.It's pretty awesome, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant that is: two hours of mean German lesbians exploiting each other in slow extended tracking shots (shot by the same DP who did Goodfellas).

[Rowland]

Chloe - Nay

[Kurosawa Fan]

Inception gets a 'nay' from me.

[Derek]

Personally, I'm not that keen on it either. Who wants to see a movie about a nice, non-threatening, middle-class, monogamous lesbian couple who are just like "everyone else" (i.e., nice, non-threatening, middle-class, monogamous straight couples)? I think I'd rather re-watch The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant instead. Then again, I'm basing this entirely on the misleading trailer and the first paragraph of Roger Ebert's review.

They're not monogamous throughout the film. Of course it's no Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, but I also don't find the comparison particularly meaningful. So because Fassbinder made a great film about lesbians, you're uninterested in seeing any film about lesbians that doesn't look as good as that one?

[baby doll]

They're not monogamous throughout the film. Of course it's no Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, but I also don't find the comparison particularly meaningful. So because Fassbinder made a great film about lesbians, you're uninterested in seeing any film about lesbians that doesn't look as good as that one?I'm all for movies about lesbians. I just think this one looks really bland, as if they're trying to convert homophobes by making the lesbian couple as "normal" (i.e., raising kids in the suburbs) as possible.

[NickGlass]

Inception: nay

To be fair (or unfair, depending on how you look at it), it's a very mechanical and insular film, and offers the antithesis of what I enjoy in cinema.

[Rowland]

Cyrus - nay

[MadMan]

It's pretty awesome, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant that is: two hours of mean German lesbians exploiting each other in slow extended tracking shots (shot by the same DP who did Goodfellas).Um, fascinating :lol: In all seriousness, I'll consider checking it out.

[Derek]

Cyrus - nay

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j94/DSmith724/vlcsnap-2522516.jpg?t=1279787088


/"Smack My Bitch Up"/ (Åkerlund, 1997) ***½

:lol:

So you follow Adam Lemke, I presume?

[Rowland]

:lol:

So you follow Adam Lemke, I presume?I don't care for Lemke a great deal. I was actually compelled to rewatch the video, for the first time in probably a decade, because I was scanning Sicinski's top tens and discovered it on his list for 1997.

[soitgoes...]

Inception - Yay

[Derek]

I don't care for Lemke a great deal. I was actually compelled to rewatch the video, for the first time in probably a decade, because I was scanning Sicinski's top tens and discovered it on his list for 1997.

He watched it again this month as well, so maybe Sicinski has orchestrated a resurgence of popularity. Considering his fondness for horror, I'd have figured you'd be on a similar wavelength. I think the guy has impeccable taste, though anyone who puts The New World and Last Days 1/2 in '05 gets a lifetime pass from me.

[B-side]

Last Days <3

That goes for the Malick as well, but Last Days doesn't get enough love.

[Rowland]

Considering his fondness for horror, I'd have figured you'd be on a similar wavelength. His 31 Days of Horror every October is fun.

[Rowland]

Green Zone - nay
Undisputed III: Redemption - yay

[Rowland]

Just to clarify, are we only including films with theatrical 2010 releases in this thread, because I've tried two different DTV releases that haven't shown up on the main page.

[Henry Gale]

Clash of the Titans - nay (but honestly, this was closer to a "yay" than I may like to admit)
Greenberg - yay
Green Zone - yay
Inception - yay
Predators - yay

[Stay Puft]

The Sorcerer's Apprentice - nay
Inception - yay

Nothing really to say about the Cage vehicle. It's not a bad bit of fun, but damn, it's painfully obvious. Not sure how else to put that. Predictable? Uninspired? Anyways, yeah, whatever. It fits a particular mold, one for which I have less and less interest. Not much to say about Inception, either, but I liked it a good deal. I actually enjoyed the plotting and all the rules that went with it. Hate the ending, though.

[MadMan]

Predators-Yay, although more of a enjoyable guility pleasure.

Also I think Cyrus looks kind of funny, although I'm not sure why the hell they plastered Peter Travers' review of it on the standee at my local theater.

[Pop Trash]

Dogtooth - yay (but I feel like I need to see it again; it's definitely something else)

[B-side]

8: The Mormon Proposition - yay

[Ivan Drago]

Despicable Me - Yay

[baby doll]

Inception - yay

It's not the sort of film I'm interested in, but it's well done for what it is.

[soitgoes...]

Kick-Ass - yay

[Boner M]

Carlos - yay
Around a Small Mountain - slight yay for a slight film

[B-side]

Around a Small Mountain - slight yay for a slight film

Word is it's better if you have some experience with Rivette. Which is not to say you don't have any.

[Boner M]

Word is it's better if you have some experience with Rivette. Which is not to say you don't have any.
Yup, would imagine rating it lower had I not... but when taking into account that it's his final film, it takes on a great deal of poignancy (esp. the final scenes). But it's as formally exquisite as anything I've seen from him; hard to think of another filmmaker who can make the sight of characters entering and disappearing from the frame feel like a dramatic spectacle.

[B-side]

Yup, would imagine rating it lower had I not... but when taking into account that it's his final film, it takes on a great deal of poignancy (esp. the final scenes). But it's as formally exquisite as anything I've seen from him; hard to think of another filmmaker who can make the sight of characters entering and disappearing from the frame feel like a dramatic spectacle.

That's an awful lot of praise for a 2.5/4 film.;)

[MacGuffin]

Villalobos (a fan, 2010) **

:lol:

[soitgoes...]

Air Doll (Kore-eda, 2009) *½
Ouch. I was very disappointed, especially coming off the outstanding Still Walking. I'm not giving really arguing against a *½, but rather I figured even with my mediocre rating (I'd probably give it a **½) it still would garner a bunch of support around here.

[Boner M]

Ouch. I was very disappointed, especially coming off the outstanding Still Walking. I'm not giving really arguing against a *½, but rather I figured even with my mediocre rating (I'd probably give it a **½) it still would garner a bunch of support around here.
Maybe my mood at the time was not charitable. But its tone - cutesy and twee one second, maudlin and mawkish the next, the numerous hint-hint-ALLEGORY! moments, in addition to an absent narrative had me checking my watch endlessly. I suppose there's something to be said for a film that manages to evoke Bicentennial Man and In a Year of 13 Moons in equal measure, but overall, blech. That dandelion scene near the end actually made me chortle aloud.

[B-side]

I suppose there's something to be said for a film that manages to evoke [...] In a Year of 13 Moons...

I've gotta watch it now.

[Raiders]

Not sure why I haven't seen Kore-eda's last two films. I'm gonna have to rectify that immediately.

[Boner M]

Not sure why I haven't seen Kore-eda's last two films.
I've given you half a reason.

[Raiders]

The Kids Are All Right - yay

Every major performance deserves serious recognition. Hard film to really describe; it just does what it does extremely well and the results are moving, touching and exceedingly heartfelt.

[EyesWideOpen]

The Book of Eli - Yay

[Lazlo]

Predators - Yay
Knight and Day - Nay

[Winston*]

A Prophet - Yay
Winter's Bone - Yay
The Illusionist - Mild Yay
I Love You Philip Morris - Mild Nay
Exit Through the Gift Shop - Yay
Four Lions - Yay

[Pop Trash]

Inception - yay

[Watashi]

Cyrus - yay

[soitgoes...]

The Ghost Writer - yay

[Rowland]

Prodigal Sons - Yay

[lovejuice]

Despicable Me - Yay.

[ThePlashyBubbler]

Prodigal Sons - Yay

This is on Netflix Instant Watch now, people. Get on it.

[Rowland]

Bluebeard - Yay

[Lazlo]

Inception - Yay

[Stay Puft]

Soul Kitchen - yay
From Paris With Love - yay

Noticed Soul Kitchen is getting a theatrical release next month, so put me down for a yay. Good film, humorous and charming and a lot of fun. A film like Head-On resonates with greater emotional depth, and is a much more visceral experience... perhaps I'm just saying it's the more memorable film for me... but Soul Kitchen is a welcome addition to Akin's filmography. I might even prefer it to the clumsy contrivances of The Edge of Heaven.

I rented From Paris With Love last week. As far as action films go, one of the better ones I've seen this year, but that's mostly for the carefree attitude and John Travolta's I-don't-even-know-what-to-do-with-this performance. It's a fun movie, but action scenes are decent at best, usually amusing but lacking in any formal interest (best scene is probably when they keep the action off screen, and we just watch dead bodies fall down a staircase). Acceptable, but not as good as Taken.

[Rowland]

action scenes are decent at best, usually amusing but lacking in any formal interest While the action sequences are hardly spectacular, Morel has a fantastic compositional eye, and more importantly, he knows how to frame and edit his action sequences together so that they are kinetic without sacrificing coherence. They flow with a keen formal sophistication, and without any flashy mannerisms, which is an undervalued pleasure when you have hacks like Carnahan fucking us in the collective eye sockets. I also found its politics thornier than anticipated, and yes, it's probably the most charming, loosest performance Travolta has given in I dunno how long. Oh, and it clocks in at 90 minutes - how hard is that to accomplish, bloated Hollywood blockbusters?

[Stay Puft]

Indeed, its brevity is its greatest strength.

Regarding the action, I'm thinking of stuff like the warehouse shootout or whatever with all the mannequins and such. Lots of tight framing and "random corridor" style choreography, and then we get that medium shot of John Travolta in the center of the frame, turning and pointing at different bad guys off screen, debris or whatever floating through the air, intercut with reaction shots. It was as silly as something like Bruce Willis rolling around on the ground in Die Hard 2: Die Harder. It didn't do anything for me. That was probably the weakest action scene in the movie.

Some of it is pretty good, like the staircase bit, and John Travolta disarming random thugs was amusing, and so on. It's not bad overall, decent entertainment, I enjoyed the film, but like I said, I thought Taken was the better film. It has the advantage of a relentless emotional throughline, and the style there served it well.

[Dukefrukem]

Kick-Ass nay

[Ivan Drago]

Predators - yay

[Boner M]

Sweetgrass - yay

[B-side]

If we're counting it, then Night Mayor gets a yay from me.

[eternity]

Prodigal Sons - yay
Shutter Island - nay

[Watashi]

The Kids Are Alright - borderline yay

[Watashi]

I think we really need to go by what people post in this thread for the OP. I don't see how Wryan is nay and Sven is yay on Inception judging by their posts.

[right_for_the_moment]

I Am Love -Yay
Inception - Yay
Despicable Me - Yay
Wild Grass - Yay - I don't think I understood this though
Grown Ups - Yay

[baby doll]

Wild Grass - Yay - I don't think I understood this thoughYou say that like it's a bad thing. Anyway...

The Kids Are All Right - nay

Super unambitious and mediocre. However, I will give it this: For a mainstream American release, there are a surprising number of sustained medium and long shots, so that the actors, particularly the three leads, are given room to act with their whole bodies, rather than just with their faces. As a result, the movie is more subtle than I feel like it should've been based on how thinly conceived the characters are. That's not to say that Cholodenko is a master of complex stagings, and some of her framings are downright weird (there's one shot where the sink faucet seems to dominate the actors, who are way in the background, simply because it's right in the foreground center, to the point where I'm thinking: What's the faucet going to do?), but for the most part, she does a good job of staying out of her own way.

[Rowland]

I Am Love - Yay

[eternity]

Cyrus - yay

[eternity]

Inception - god dammit I hate you all (nay)

[Derek]

Inception - god dammit I hate you all (nay)

Not enough teenagers?

[Boner M]

Enter the Void - nay

[B-side]

Enter the Void - nay

http://www.commentspot.net/Images/Funny_Pics/images/noooo.jpg

I'm still looking forward to it.

[eternity]

Not enough teenagers?
Funny, since Nolan writes like he's the most clever 14 year old ever.

[Dukefrukem]

Funny, since Nolan writes like he's the most clever 14 year old ever.

:rolleyes:

[EyesWideOpen]

Hot Tub Time Machine - the most mildest of yay's

[Henry Gale]

Youth In Revolt - yay
A Nightmare on Elm Street - nay
Cemetery Junction - a disappointing nay

[Pop Trash]

Funny, since Nolan writes like he's the most clever 14 year old ever.

Nay - that would be Diablo Cody

ZING!

[eternity]

Nay - that would be Diablo Cody

ZING!
Diablo Cody is just someone who steals most of her work from better films she's paying "homage" to (Ghost World [Juno], Heathers [Jennifer's Body], etc.), but in the case of her debut, "her heart is in it", so to speak.

[EyesWideOpen]

The Kids Are All Right - Yay

[Dukefrukem]

CENTURION, Green Zone, Yay

[Pop Trash]

Winter's Bone - stunning yay

[Winston*]

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives -Yay

[soitgoes...]

Carlos - Yay

[Boner M]

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives -Yay
Sweet. Was it "why did you grow your hair so long?" that sealed the deal?

[Winston*]

Sweet. Was it "why did you grow your hair so long?" that sealed the deal?

I also liked "it's full of ghosts and immigrants".

[Boner M]

I also liked "it's full of ghosts and immigrants".
I was taken aback by just how funny it was; probably the funniest film ever made about death from terminal illness.

[Rowland]

The Eclipse (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1212640-eclipse/) - Yay

Might want to edit the first page so that this is more easily distinguishable from the Twilight sequel.

[Boner M]

Youth in Revolt - nay

...but pleasant enough fluff, I guess. Kinda surprised by the strong showing here.

[baby doll]

Mother - yay

[MadMan]

Funny, since Nolan writes like he's the most clever 14 year old ever.And you said I was trolling earlier....wow.

Anyways:

Inception-Yay
Salt-A surprisingly solid Yay

[Derek]

I was taken aback by just how funny it was; probably the funniest film ever made about death from terminal illness.

Funnier than...

http://www.impawards.com/2006/posters/death_of_mr_lazarescu_ver2.jpg


Youth in Revolt - nay

...but pleasant enough fluff, I guess. Kinda surprised by the strong showing here.

I dunno, I dug the Hartley vibe. Far from great, but it has more to offer than a lot of "funnier" comedies a la The Hangover.

[Rowland]

I dunno, I dug the Hartley vibe. Far from great, but it has more to offer than a lot of "funnier" comedies a la The Hangover.I'd say it was funnier than The Hangover. Many of the "indie quirk" flourishes struck me as trying too hard, as did the relentlessly sneering tone, but the ensemble was consistently inspired even when the material wasn't, the second half is surprisingly dark in how it sketches Cera's character as something of a stalker willing to manipulate and even drug people to achieve his aims, which is itself an effectively stylized representation of obsessive first love, and Cera, despite his overexposure, is hilarious as the alter ego.

[eternity]

And you said I was trolling earlier....wow.


What? He's a terrible writer. This is made even worse by the masturbatory rambling done by his mary sue characters who seem to say the word "deep" a lot.

Centurion - yay

[Derek]

I'd say it was funnier than The Hangover. Many of the "indie quirk" flourishes struck me as trying too hard, as did the relentlessly sneering tone, but the ensemble was consistently inspired even when the material wasn't, the second half is surprisingly dark in how it sketches Cera's character as something of a stalker willing to manipulate and even drug people to achieve his aims, which is itself an effectively stylized representation of obsessive first love, and Cera, despite his overexposure, is hilarious as the alter ego.

Sorry, didn't mean to imply that I thought The Hangover was funnier, hence the quotes. I was saying it has more to offer than a lot of the typical recent Hollywood films that get listed as the funniest around.

Completely agree re: the second half and the fact that it doesn't let the character off the hook at all.

[Rowland]

Sorry, didn't mean to imply that I thought The Hangover was funnier, hence the quotes. Ahh, that makes more sense. I somehow interpreted it as you saying it WAS funnier, but in a more conventional sense, which doesn't make sense at all. :)

[NickGlass]

Life During Wartime: Nah

[baby doll]

I dunno, I dug the Hartley vibe.Wait, what about this movie was Hartley-esque?

[baby doll]

What? He's a terrible writer. This is made even worse by the masturbatory rambling done by his mary sue characters who seem to say the word "deep" a lot.I'm gonna take eternity's side on this one. Inception is pretty ambitious structurally, but like half of the movie consists of characters explaining the plot to each other.

[Stay Puft]

The Good, the Bad, the Weird - nay

Haha, what the hell was that? This thing belongs next to convoluted blockbusters like Clash of the Titans, Prince of Persia, etc. But it gets even worse when there's a giant chase sequence across a desert that just never ends and then it recycles Leone's film for the showdown. What the hell. It's a shame, too, because I thought a lot of it was fun. There are some amusing action bits and fun choreography, but even that starts to wear thin as it relies too often on cheap special effects to create the illusion of unbroken or sophisticated single takes. Whatever. Stupid film.

[EyesWideOpen]

Mother - yay

[Derek]

Wait, what about this movie was Hartley-esque?

It's obviously not a Hartley clone, but the star-crossed lovers, lovable yet unstable male protagonist, ornate dialogue, off-kilter pacing and combination of near-fantasy level romance meeting real world consequences certainly gives it the feel of early Hartley (Unbelievable Truth, Trust and Surviving Desire especially). I don't like it nearly as much as any of those, especially the latter two, which are my favorite of Hartley's films, but I definitely see some similarities.

[MadMan]

What? He's a terrible writer. This is made even worse by the masturbatory rambling done by his mary sue characters who seem to say the word "deep" a lot.Um, yeah, no...but its okay if you think so. Considering how talented Nolan is (both writing and directing wise), you should save your venom for directors who actually suck.

The Ghost Writer-Yay

[Philosophe_rouge]

Salt - yay

[Henry Gale]

Daybreakers - nay

It has some really entertaining moments... it's just what comes between them that's a little less thrilling.

[Lucky]

Wow, I've never clicked on this thread before. Cool idea, props for the effort here. I'll add what I haven't been accounted for yet...

Daybreakers - yay
The Wolfman - nay
Youth in Revolt - nay

[Rowland]

The Ghost Writer - Yay

[Ezee E]

UPDATED "MATCH CUT BOX OFFICE":
1)Shutter Island -- $390 -- 72%
2)Iron Man 2 -- $310 -- 32%
3)Kick-Ass -- $230 -- 52%
4)Alice in Wonderland -- $190 -- 26%
5)The Ghost Writer -- $170 -- 88%
6)Hot Tub Time Machine -- $170 -- 88%
7)How to Train Your Dragon -- $140 -- 86%
8)The Book of Eli -- $140 -- 57%
9)A Prophet -- $130 -- 92%
10)Greenberg -- $130 -- 85%

Big Changes as of August 4th.

1)Shutter Island -- $430
2)Inception -- $400
3)Iron Man 2 -- $310
4)Toy Story 3 -- $290
5)Kick-Ass -- $290
6)Alice in Wonderland -- $240
7)Hot Tub Time Machine -- $210
8)The Ghost Writer -- $200
9)Greenberg -- $180
10)How to Train Your Dragon -- $170

[soitgoes...]

Dogtooth - yay

[MadMan]

Big Changes as of August 4th.

1)Shutter Island -- $430
2)Inception -- $400
3)Iron Man 2 -- $310
4)Toy Story 3 -- $290
5)Kick-Ass -- $290
6)Alice in Wonderland -- $240
7)Hot Tub Time Machine -- $210
8)The Ghost Writer -- $200
9)Greenberg -- $180
10)How to Train Your Dragon -- $170I've seen 70% of that list. I didn't know that The Ghost Writer made $200 million dollars. Huh.

[Derek]

I didn't know that The Ghost Writer made $200 million dollars. Huh.

Greenberg making $180 million is even more surprising. Imagine how surprised Noah Baumbach will be when he hears these numbers!

[kopello]

I've seen 70% of that list. I didn't know that The Ghost Writer made $200 million dollars. Huh.

Obviously Polanski is the new Michael Bay.

Also...

Inception - Yay

[eternity]

Um, yeah, no...but its okay if you think so. Considering how talented Nolan is (both writing and directing wise), you should save your venom for directors who actually suck.

I...I don't see it. His direction is commonplace and his writing is well...I don't mean to repeat myself. But enough about that.