The Rate My Unwatched DVDs and I'll Watch/Review Them Thread

[Dukefrukem]

I got the idea from the other thread. Please put in order what movies I should watch first in this list. This list is the unwatched DVDs to movies I have never seen. I know some of these movies are rated pretty bad, and I got most of them for free through deals or presents (except for Day Watch becuase I did like Nigh Watch and I know most of you hated it...so :P ). I'll then review them one by one and update this thread.

Rest of my Collection (http://www.dvdspot.com/member=Dukefrukem)

Be Cool (I've never seen Get Shorty)
Bewitched
Black Sheep
Bowling for Columbine
Brazil
Casablanca
Corpse Bride Blu-ray (got it for Christmas)
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Day Watch
Easy Rider
Enter the Dragon
Fido
The Fountain Blu-ray (free)
Gojira
Harry Potter: Limited Edition Collection (1-5) Blu-ray (got it for Christmas)
House of Flying Daggers Blu-ray (free)
The Missing
Nacho Libre
The Omen Blu-ray (free)
Pearl Harbor Blu-ray (free)
Pi
The Reaping Blu-ray (free)
A Tale of Two Sisters
The Terminal
We Were Soldiers

[Raiders]

I guess I'll have to start calling you Lil' Boner.

[transmogrifier]

I guess I'll have to start calling you Lil' Boner.

Winston*'s gonna get you.

[Boner M]

:frustrated:

[Dukefrukem]

:frustrated:

sorry. i didnt mean to freak you out or anything. I just thought it was a good idea and give me motivation to watch some movies that i've had lying around for a while.

[transmogrifier]

sorry. i didnt mean to freak you out or anything. I just thought it was a good idea and give me motivation to watch some movies that i've had lying around for a while.


I assumed it was regarding another pun. But the way I see it, you swing your boner around like that, it's bound to get stuck in someone's craw.

[origami_mustache]

I suppose I'll actually throw at recommendations since no one else has yet haha:

Casablanca
Easy Rider
Brazil
Pi

[DSNT]

I must say, Boner's is much harder than yours.

[Dukefrukem]

I must say, Boner's is much harder than yours.

Yup.

[origami_mustache]

I must say, Boner's is much harder than yours.

I dunno, it's a pretty stiff competition.
Don't blow it duke.

[Raiders]

Winston is gonna have his work cut out for him.

[EvilShoe]

Winston is gonna have his work cut out for him.
Poor guy, he'll end up in the hospital if this trend continues.
to get a penis enlargement
because he's insecure
about his small penis

[Rowland]

Winston is gonna have his work cut out for him.Technically, he only has four more negative reps to give out. He will have to choose as wisely in how he dispenses them as everyone here has been in devising the puns. So much wisdom...

[Scar]

Black Sheep
Enter the Dragon
Fido
Gojira
We Were Soldiers

Go watch Enter the Dragon, now.

[D_Davis]

I dunno, it's a pretty stiff competition.
Don't blow it duke.

Oh, come on now. There's no reason to disparage this sticky situation.

[Rowland]

Oh, come on now. There's no reason to disparage this sticky situation.Speak for yourself. The only viable option I see is to wash our hands free of this mess and move on while a modicum of our dignity remains intact.

[Spinal]

Priority:
Brazil
Casablanca

Also very good:
Bowling for Columbine
House of Flying Daggers
Pi
A Tale of Two Sisters

I also like:
Fido
The Day the Earth Stood Still

[Winston*]

I think I'm just going to play it safe by negative repping everyone whose posted in this thread so far. Evilshoe, twice.

[Winston*]

:sad:
I ran out.

I love how Match Cut gives you the same thank you message whether you're negative or positive repping someone.

[EvilShoe]

I think I'm just going to play it safe by negative repping everyone whose posted in this thread so far. Evilshoe, twice.
But I didn't even make a reference to a boner.
Shenanigans!

[transmogrifier]

:sad:
I ran out.

I love how Match Cut gives you the same thank you message whether you're negative or positive repping someone.

I'm waiting till my rep power increases, then I will unleash my full fury on those posters who respond to serious topics with dry, straight-faced sarcasm.

*shakes fist*

[D_Davis]

I think I'm just going to play it safe by negative repping everyone whose posted in this thread so far. Evilshoe, twice.

My, what a stiff penalty.

[Qrazy]

Bowling for Columbine - C+
Brazil - A
Casablanca - A+
The Day the Earth Stood Still - A-
Easy Rider - B
The Fountain Blu-ray (free) - B+
The Missing - C-
Pearl Harbor Blu-ray (free) - F
Pi - A-
The Terminal - C-


.

[Skitch]

Watch. Immediately.



Pi
A Tale of Two Sisters
Casablanca
Enter the Dragon
The Fountain


See when you get around to it:


Brazil
Corpse Bride
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Day Watch
Easy Rider
Gojira
House of Flying Daggers Blu-ray (free)
The Terminal
We Were Soldiers

Skip:


Be Cool (I've never seen Get Shorty)
Bewitched
Black Sheep
Pearl Harbor Blu-ray (free)
Harry Potter: Limited Edition Collection (1-5) Blu-ray (got it for Christmas)


Havent seen the rest.

[Dukefrukem]

I think I'm just going to play it safe by negative repping everyone whose posted in this thread so far. Evilshoe, twice.

:(

[Dukefrukem]

Skip:



Skip Harry Potter? ok. lol. Its like a $150 set and i shouldn't watch it at all?

[transmogrifier]

:(

I think Winston* has taken the crucial first step of normalizing negative repping relations. It's no longer the dirty little secret we keep in our lockers. It's beginning to unfurl its blood-red petals, inexorably pushing towards the sun of unbridled messageboard hostility.

I, for one, am pleased.

[transmogrifier]

Skip Harry Potter? ok. lol. Its like a $150 set and i shouldn't watch it at all?

See one, you've seen them all. 8 hours saved right there.

[Scar]

See one, you've seen them all. 8 hours saved right there.

I got it for Jess for Christmas. And I can't believe I'm gonna say this, but: I'd rather watch Potter then LOTR.

[Dukefrukem]

I got it for Jess for Christmas. And I can't believe I'm gonna say this, but: I'd rather watch Potter then LOTR.

:crazy:

(even tho i havent watched Potter yet)

[Scar]

:crazy:

(even tho i havent watched Potter yet)

Then you really can't comment, then can you?

[transmogrifier]

I got it for Jess for Christmas. And I can't believe I'm gonna say this, but: I'd rather watch Potter then LOTR.

Yeah, I'm gonna have to disagree with your policework there, Lou.

;)

Not a fan of the Potter. A fan of the Rings. Except the shampoo commerical parts in ROTK.

[Scar]

Yeah, I'm gonna have to disagree with your policework there, Lou.

;)

Not a fan of the Potter. A fan of the Rings. Except the shampoo commerical parts in ROTK.

I thought I'd enjoy Rings. I guess I started getting disgruntled when Viggo whooped all the Ring Wraiths in the first one, and it just went downhill from there. I needed a real bad-ass in those movies. I'm gonna try again, but I know I have fun with the Harry flicks.

[Dukefrukem]

I thought I'd enjoy Rings. I guess I started getting disgruntled when Viggo whooped all the Ring Wraiths in the first one, and it just went downhill from there. I needed a real bad-ass in those movies. I'm gonna try again, but I know I have fun with the Harry flicks.

I saw the first one in the hospital, so I think that may have something to do with me not liking it as much as the 2nd one. I loved that epic battle. The battle in the third one was pretty much a dupe of the 2nd one + dragging out throwing the ring in the pit... man that was painful.

[transmogrifier]

I thought I'd enjoy Rings. I guess I started getting disgruntled when Viggo whooped all the Ring Wraiths in the first one, and it just went downhill from there. I needed a real bad-ass in those movies. I'm gonna try again, but I know I have fun with the Harry flicks.

Yeah, Rings is full of certain conceits that don't work, but it's made up with two of the awesomestly awesome battles on film. Potter is full of random magic, deus ex machina, and silly scavenger hunts, making each movie completely repetitive and kind of pointless.

Who's the bad-ass in Potter, by the way?

[Scar]

Yeah, Rings is full of certain conceits that don't work, but it's made up with two of the awesomestly awesome battles on film. Potter is full of random magic, deus ex machina, and silly scavenger hunts, making each movie completely repetitive and kind of pointless.

Who's the bad-ass in Potter, by the way?

Ralph Fiennes.

And, honestly, I didn't much care for the uber-battles in Rings. The best part was the suicide bomber.

[transmogrifier]

Ralph Fiennes.
.

Eh, he's almost literally the least scary villian I've seen in any franchise movie.

[Scar]

Eh, he's almost literally the least scary villian I've seen in any franchise movie.


Scarier then a red glowing vagina.

On second thought....

[Dukefrukem]

finished Brazil tonight. :) Review coming.

[megladon8]

I got it for Jess for Christmas. And I can't believe I'm gonna say this, but: I'd rather watch Potter then LOTR.


I feel the same way.

I only really loved the first LOTR - the other two had their moments, but nothing as good as that one.

But the Harry Potter movies have been pretty great all-round. Goblet of Fire was a little hollow and felt like simply a bridge between #3 and #5, but other than that I quite enjoy all of them.

[Rowland]

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - **
Chamber of Secrets - **
Prisoner of Azkaban - ***½
Goblet of Fire - **½
Order of the Phoenix - ***½

LotR: FotR EE - ***½
LotR: TTT EE - ****
LotR: RotK - **½

:pritch:

[Dukefrukem]

If there is one thing fascinating about ‘futuristic’ films, it is how creative minds perceive the world in the present, how they expect the world to grow or how they want the world to look. In Terry Gilliam’s film Brazil, he perceives an example world filled with a chaotic perception of life, order and happiness.

Sam Lowry (Jonathan Pryce) is stuck in a job he hates, surrounded by people that annoy him in a world that he despises. Working within the Ministry of Information, it is his job to extract information from terrorist suspects as he is constantly being called upon by his boss who displays no backbone in making decisions or dealing with stress. Lowery works day in and day out with only one thing to look forward to; his dreams. Lowery is constantly having dreams of flying through the clouds, rescuing his dream girl from the evil samurai holding her captive. Lowery thinks nothing of his dreams until he comes face to face with the very girl he dreams of. In shock, Lowery makes every attempt to meet this woman, even if it means disobeying the laws of the very system he works for.

The film does a fabulous job displaying this disorderly world where mistakes and errors in the political system will occur, but yet no one wants to take the time to admit the mistakes could even be possible. Robert De Niro’s character is Harry Tuttle, who is the suspected terrorist and the man who should have been arrested in the first 5 minutes of the film, however a mistake in the system arrested Harry Buttle. From what it appears in in the film, the only terrorist acts that Tuttle commits is doing home repairs on civilians air condition units (ducts) without the proper paperwork. De Niro’s character is the quick witted ‘get-things-done’ character and one of the few complaints of the film is how seldom he is on screen. The casting of the film is quite close to perfect as Pryce’s character is very likeable and believable as the movie progresses.

I can’t believe it’s been so long for me to see this film but I am quite happy with the film and can easily see it being in my top 100 all-time. (possibly top 50) I’m already itching to watch it again to see what other crazy effects and visuals I missed.

Grade: A

[Morris Schæffer]

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - *½
Chamber of Secrets - **
Prisoner of Azkaban - ***
Goblet of Fire - *½
Order of the Phoenix - **

LotR: FotR EE - ****
LotR: TTT EE - ****
LotR: RotK - ****

[Rowland]

LotR: RotK - ****You haven't watched the RotK EE either, or was this just from quoting my post? I own it, but I've never felt inspired to spin it, given my lukewarm reaction to the theatrical cut.

[Sycophant]

You haven't watched the RotK EE either, or was this just from quoting my post? I own it, but I've never felt inspired to spin it, given my lukewarm reaction to the theatrical cut.Hey, me too, though I think I liked the theatrical cut more than you. I just haven't felt inspired to return to the series at all.

[Raiders]

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - *½
Chamber of Secrets - **
Prisoner of Azkaban - ***
Goblet of Fire - *½
Order of the Phoenix - **

LotR: FotR EE - ****
LotR: TTT EE - ****
LotR: RotK - ****

We don't agree too often, but this post gets a thumbs up. LOTR trumps Potter in practically every way.

[Scar]

We don't agree too often, but this post gets a thumbs up. LOTR trumps Potter in practically every way.

Including level of boredom!

[Raiders]

Including level of boredom!

If you say so, but personally I'm never once thrilled by their use of magic. In particular, the paint-by-numbers tedium of the first two Potters is excruciatingly dull.

[Morris Schæffer]

You haven't watched the RotK EE either, or was this just from quoting my post? I own it, but I've never felt inspired to spin it, given my lukewarm reaction to the theatrical cut.

I have seen it. So **** for the EE as well.

[SirNewt]

I got the idea from the other thread. Please put in order what movies I should watch first in this list. This list is the unwatched DVDs to movies I have never seen. I know some of these movies are rated pretty bad, and I got most of them for free through deals or presents (except for Day Watch becuase I did like Nigh Watch and I know most of you hated it...so :P ). I'll then review them one by one and update this thread.

Rest of my Collection (http://www.dvdspot.com/member=Dukefrukem)

Black Sheep 6 has its moments but there are better pairings out there Martin/Candy in Planes trains & automobiles
Brazil 9 Maybe, the greatest cult classic ever
Casablanca 10 Nothing more to say
The Day the Earth Stood Still 9 This film and one other, Forbidden Planet define 50s scifi
Enter the Dragon 6 As far as martial arts films go this is the best but that not might be saying much
House of Flying Daggers Blu-ray (free) 7 Beautiful and exciting but already surpassed
Pearl Harbor Blu-ray (free) 3 left me, mad and whining for lost wages
Pi 8 everything a thriller should be, confusing and genuinely frightening
The Terminal 7 funny well played schmalts
We Were Soldiers 8

Good stuff here, enjoy

[Sycophant]

Black Sheep * (It's utter shit!)
Bowling for Columbine ***½
Brazil ***
Casablanca ****
Corpse Bride Blu-ray *
Fido *
The Fountain ***
Harry Potter 1 *½
Harry Potter 2 *½
Harry Potter 3 **½
House of Flying Daggers ***½
Pearl Harbor Blu-ray * (I don't rate lower than one star, but it's tempting with this movie--I tend to think of it as the worst film I've seen)
Pi ***½ (I think... it's been too long.)
The Terminal **½ (I need to give this one another shake, too)

[Dukefrukem]

Black Sheep * (It's utter shit!) ????????????????????????

next on my list. :)

[Sycophant]

Black Sheep * (It's utter shit!) ????????????????????????

next on my list. :)Maybe you'll get something out of it. Maybe I'll look down on you if you do. ;)

It's easily one of the most worthless films last year dealt me.

[Winston*]

I liked Black Sheep okay. Humour's a bit Kiwi-centric.