What movies have you seen recently?

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Iron Man (2008) - I can see why so many people are fans of this superhero - he's frickin' awesome! And now he has a new fan in me. Robert Downey Jr. is a great actor, on par with Johnny Depp (and coming from me, that's a huge compliment).

Iron Man's definitely the best Marvel film.

What is your opinion on Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America, and The Avengers compared to the first Iron Man? (This question is open to anyone who has seen these)

Tim Burton should team up with RDJ in case he runs out of movies to film with Johnny Depp.

And yes, Iron Man is a very cool superhero; are you & I the only ones here who wish we had something like
the Iron Man suit?

Iron Man 2 was good but not AS good as the first Iron Man. It was really more of your average balls to the wall explosions everywhere summer blockbuster film rather than much more serious and down to earth first film. Robert Downey Junior still steals the show though. And Thor and Captain America were good but the leads aren't as entertaining as Robert Downey Jr. The Avengers however IS GREAT a lot of people are calling it Iron Man 3 jokingly because RDJ just steals the show as Iron Man.

We just rented The Devil Inside.
Basically, this is one of those horror flicks made to look like a documentary. It wasn't a bad movie, but probably not all that memorable. In many ways, it was something of a steal from The Last Exorcism, right down to the documentary storyline, and the use of contortionists to illustrate how the possessed victims dislocate limbs, and even bend their spines excruciatingly backwards.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

Iron Man 2 was OK, but nothing on the first. I hated Thor and thought Cap America was stylish but a little thin and I haven't seen The Avengers, yet and plan on remedying that soon.

-The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966)
After a Soviet submarine gets stuck on a sandbar near a New England island town, a small landing party (led by Alan Arkin) sneaks onto the island to find a boat to free their sub. The problem is that once the town learns of their presense, mass hysteria breaks out as they mistakingly believe a full Soviet invasion has begun. Despite being dated, it's still a pretty amusing film with some good acting and a good story.

-Catfish (2010)
An independent filmmaker strikes an online relationship with the family of a talented 8-year old painter and an attractive older sister musician, for which he falls for. But when he and his crew discover that her songs supposedly recorded for him were ripped from YouTube videos of different people, he sets out to unravel the mystery behind this decieving relationship. The documentary is pretty straight forward, but it still teaches a timely and relevant lesson regarding how easily the truth in online relationships can be fabricated.

-Cashback (2006)
A British art student loses his ability to sleep after breaking up with his girlfriend. So he takes a night job working at a grocery store to help get his mind off her, which results in new opportunities for inspiration, friendship, and awkwardness. Not too bad for a low budget film.

Saw The Dictator but only because there was a movie quiz before the movie started otherwise i wouldnt have seen it in the theater...

Dark Shadows

Watched Donnie Darko on Saturday, very good.

Se7en

Creepy, intense, shocking. Like Morgan Freeman.

I just got back from seeing The Dictator.

Sacha Baron Cohen IS indeed a genius of comedy, this movie was awesome!

-The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
A pretty basic adaptation of the famous short-story where a stranded hunter encounters a refined, yet bloodthirsty, contemporary who hunts men instead of animals. There are naturally some changes made, most notibly the hunted man tries to survive with the help of a woman (Fay Wray) instead of facing his opponent alone. A really short, yet enjoyable, film. Interesting to see a number of cast and crew members in this film who would go on to make King Kong one year later.

-Femme Fatale (2002)
A conning jewel thief (Rebecca Romijn) attempts to escape her dangerous past only to find it constantly coming back to hunt her down. Pretty straightforward plot, but the pacing of the film is really erratic. It picks up when the two leads (Romijn and Antonio Bandaras) have scenes together, but they are few and far between. Director Brian De Palma attempts to throw a big twist ending, but it just feels like a copout instead.

-The Long Good Friday (1980)
Bob Hoskins plays an organized crime leader attempting to uncover the motives behind a sudden string of bombings on his properties. Despite the cultural differences (it takes place in Britian) and the era differencial, it's still pretty good if you're into crime films. It also features Helen Mirren as Hoskins' mistress and it features a brief appearence by future 007 Pierce Brosnan.

-Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs (2009)
An eccentric scientist attempts to save his small town by inventing a machine to turn water into food, only to not have things go according to plan. I can certainly see why a lot of people on WP keep bringing this film up since the Aspie parallels are very clear in the story. As for the film itself, it's definitely enjoyable with some good voice acting. If you can get past some of the standard issue pratfall and kindergarden humor required of an animated film, it's worth a look.

Just watched Men in Black.

I almost had forgotten how much I love that film. One of the few that actually makes me laugh out loud.

Watched bloodsport, Snake in the eagles shadow and drunken master/drunken monkey in the tiger's eye (?) Yesterday. Good day for picking apparently.