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snake plissken said:
Wall Street 2. Greed ain't as good as it used to be 2/5
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What didn't you like compared to the first one? I thought it was pretty good.

I also saw The Town recently.

Both films get a 4/5 from me.
 
valacirca said:
What didn't you like compared to the first one? I thought it was pretty good.

I also saw The Town recently.

Both films get a 4/5 from me.
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This new Wall St is just not angry enough. The scumbags that have the world's economy in the state it's in deserved a much harsher movie. There isn't enough Gekko, Shia is pretty awful in it and the daughter sub plot is badly handled...oh and a terrible ending. Not a patch on the original.
 
snake plissken said:
This new Wall St is just not angry enough. The scumbags that have the world's economy in the state it's in deserved a much harsher movie. There isn't enough Gekko, Shia is pretty awful in it and the daughter sub plot is badly handled...oh and a terrible ending. Not a patch on the original.
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ftfy
 
^ LOL.

While I agree that there isn't enough Gordon Gekko and Shia isn't particularly good (not awful though), Charlie Sheen wasn't exactly a strong suit of the original film either. I don't see what else about the daughter's subplot was badly handled aside from the questionable ending, which felt too contrived. Or maybe I just adore Carey Mulligan too much. :blush:

As too not being angry enough... I felt it was a good thing. The first one leaned heavily towards "being angry" and was wrapped up too much in the financial maneuvers while this new one leaned more instead towards an emotional aspect and it works for me.

Oh, and as much as I still love seeing Eli Wallach on the screen, his role here was terrible. I did enjoy Josh Brolin though. After No Country For Old Men and this one, he's starting to become one of my favorite actors... I haven't seen him in either W. or Milk though.
 
valacirca said:
^ LOL.

While I agree that there isn't enough Gordon Gekko and Shia isn't particularly good (not awful though), Charlie Sheen wasn't exactly a strong suit of the original film either. I don't see what else about the daughter's subplot was badly handled aside from the questionable ending, which felt too contrived. Or maybe I just adore Carey Mulligan too much. :blush:

As too not being angry enough... I felt it was a good thing. The first one leaned heavily towards "being angry" and was wrapped up too much in the financial maneuvers while this new one leaned more instead towards an emotional aspect and it works for me.

Oh, and as much as I still love seeing Eli Wallach on the screen, his role here was terrible. I did enjoy Josh Brolin though. After No Country For Old Men and this one, he's starting to become one of my favorite actors... I haven't seen him in either W. or Milk though.
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I wanted the movie to be "wrapped up too much in the financial maneuvers". It's "Wall St" not "my daddy is an asshole". Still, to each his own. Brolin was okay but hardly stretched, he's too good for this kind of movie IMO.
 
I can't wait for the Josh Brolin-Jeff Bridges team-up in the next Coen Bros joint "True Grit" --- that should be incredible. Just a few months now...
 
valacirca said:
I can't wait for the Josh Brolin-Jeff Bridges team-up in the next Coen Bros joint "True Grit" --- that should be incredible. Just a few months now...
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Yeah if the Coen's are even half awae, that'll be an outstanding movie!!
 
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Machete - 8/10

Loved the fun stupidity, tacky dialogue and style of it all. I felt that it got a bit old halfway through the film but I enjoyed it regardless, and the ending rocked. Lots of ridiculously awesome scenes and hilariously cheesy lines. I also thought that some of the casting choices were excellent (Cheech Marin, Don Johnson and Steven fucking Segal!).

LOL at De Niro driving a cab btw
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American: The Bill Hicks Story - 9/10

As a documentary, I wouldn't say it's particularly great. Considering the subject matter though, there was no way this could have been anywhere remotely bad. It's a revealing view of Bill Hicks' life, family and captures what makes his brand of stand-up comedy extremely special.

Can someone please point me towards any comedian that has come close to the quality of Bill Hicks, ever?
 
valacirca said:
American: The Bill Hicks Story - 9/10

As a documentary, I wouldn't say it's particularly great. Considering the subject matter though, there was no way this could have been anywhere remotely bad. It's a revealing view of Bill Hicks' life, family and captures what makes his brand of stand-up comedy extremely special.

Can someone please point me towards any comedian that has come close to the quality of Bill Hicks, ever?
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Ok. WAY off topic. I have recently been listening to my Tool albums again and I have to say... they are NOT as good I remembered them... except for Lateralus... that album rocks. Regardless, that's a rant for another day. POINT IS, Aenima is supposed to be in memory of Bill Hicks and his comedy was a huge influence on them. Being it is the second time in less than a week I hear about Hicks I decided to youtube him and... nothing special. He's good, but no different from Carlin, Lewis Black and other comedians that bothered to pick up a book. Nice find though.
 
^ I highly suggest listening to or watching Rant in E-Minor and/or Relentless in its entirety. All of this releases are top-notch though.

Saw RED in the cinema. Ended up not being as enjoyable as one would think a film of this premise with Freeman, Malkovich, Mirren and Willis would be, but it wasn't so surprising. Better than The Losers at least, which I think is a good comparison. 6/10
 
Forostar: I finally got The Dam Busters last weekend and tonight I finally found the time to watch it. I must say I liked it better than many WWII movies I've seen. Very little of the Hollowood-esque hero stuff, very down to earth. I agree with what you wrote in the other thread ( http://forum.maidenfans.com/http://forum.maidenfans.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=252903#p252903 ) about focusing more on the agonizing process of getting Wallis' invention to work.

I could see where George Lucas got that inspiration from (which you mentioned), but fortunately Gibson et.al. didn't hear voices in his head right before they were to drop the bomb  :D
 
valacirca said:
Saw RED in the cinema. Ended up not being as enjoyable as one would think a film of this premise with Freeman, Malkovich, Mirren and Willis would be, but it wasn't so surprising. Better than The Losers at least, which I think is a good comparison. 6/10
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JUST saw. Fing AWESOME. Loved it, really fun, loved the cinematography and transitions. Also, am I crazy for thinking Helen Mirren is smoking hot? :D
 
Honestly I haven't noticed, but apparently she has been in a lot of films this year.

Also, I just thought of saying that once the James Bond franchise is ready for another change of players, I think she'd make a great replacement for Judi Dench.
 
Agreed! In fact, I never liked Judi Dench as "M"... thought it stupid PCness to one of the most UNpc franchises.
 
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