[OT] The Movies Thread III: Watch, Discuss and Have Fun! No Open Spoilers!

Fast & Furious 7.................(9/10) watched in IMAX at Novo Cinema, Dubai. Actually watched it last month but posting it now! Wow from the explosive non stop action, to the awesome soundtrack to the emotional tribute to Paul Walker, each and everything was top notch. I grew up watching this series, ever since I saw the trailer of the first movie on PTV I always get excited for it so this one was no exception either.

Seventh Son..................(7.5/10) just an average fantasy movie, good for time pass but nothing special, Kit Harington had a cameo appearance in it as well

MadDemon said:

I am 27 year Old and all my Life i have never been so emotional watching a movie

The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 10/10

I have No Words to describe this experience, guess you have to see it to experience it.

Fear Can Hold You prisoner, "Hope" Can Set You Free

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It definitely is one of the best movies out there.

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MadDemon said:

I am 27 year Old and all my Life i have never been so emotional watching a movie

The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 10/10

I have No Words to describe this experience, guess you have to see it to experience it.

Fear Can Hold You prisoner, "Hope" Can Set You Free

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it must be the most "favorite" movie named by people and it has that effect... a masterpiece, and no movie ever gave me a feeling close to this... when i was watching this and red was walking to the tree and discovers that old box, i literally decided then and there that this is my favorite of all times and i was 17 years old then... no movie has come close to it ever again or ever will i guess... this movie can be taken as a pill for blood pressure...

Well ... puppet-ed Babadook, or him making a phone call "ba BA-ba Dook! Dook! Dook!" wasn't a very good idea. But this got me thinking, if this movie is just about some sinister presence lurking in a single mother and her son's house. But some theories give a different 'psychological-only' vibe, while the other making you fully believe on Babadook's presence. I am thinking about the ending scene - 'meeting in the basement to deliver foo ... worms', that 'hovering mother' scene, and the 'basement exorcism' mostly, which reflects the latter. Those were some frigging nerve-racking spine chilling moments. By the way, that book was creepy as f*ck.

Add the astonishing performance by the mother, Essie Davis. Her pattern shifting to patient and bat-shit crazy, deserve respect for truly understanding a character. (Don't forget that TV Lounge scene, after the possession, right before finishing the family dog). The son was too mature for his age. How else can he perform being a spoiled brat, testing the patience of his all alone mother. Interesting 'tools' though.

I don't know what to say, but my initial impression wasn't very good. The more i saw it, thought about it, the more interesting it became. Its different from the usual stuff. And i respect it for it. Its not the gore, jump scares, made-up scary faces, hysteria ... or shaky cams (ha!), which makes up for a good horror movie. Its the atmosphere. And very few movies do that exceptionally well. No CGI, priceless pin drop silence, wonderful sound mixing and soundtrack, superb acting ... what else should i count in Babadook? It might not feel like the scariest movie you will ever watch, but man its so profoundly made. Tingles with your emotions, and its downright creative. 8/10.

Avengers: Age of Ultron
Very average and underwhelming.. I am kinda disappointed really. The action was incredible tho, gave me a rush every time; Hulk Vs. Buster was just sax.:heat:
Some scenes were stretched too much.. so much that I found myself yawning. And I don't knoowww the movie just felt very lazy overall as if they were just given order by their bosses to make a movie and they did. There was no passion like there was around the first one.

And I don't know much about Ultron but he was a terrible villain in this movie, I just couldn't take him seriously. Loved the twins tho, enjoyed every minute of their screen time specially Quicksilver. He looked so crappy in the trailers but trust me, he's one of the things that they did right.

Speaking of Quicksilver


+Action
+New characters
+They actually made me like Hawkeye


-Crappy villain.
-Some scenes got too long
-That terrible thing going on between Bruce and Natasha.

I've always been neutral in the Marvel vs. DC face off 'cause I love them both, but I am jumping on the DC bandwagon for now.

6/10

abobobilly said:

THE BABADOOK (2014)

~ "Don't let it in!"​

Well ... puppet-ed Babadook, or him making a phone call "ba BA-ba Dook! Dook! Dook!" wasn't a very good idea. But this got me thinking, if this movie is just about some sinister presence lurking in a single mother and her son's house. But some theories give a different 'psychological-only' vibe, while the other making you fully believe on Babadook's presence. I am thinking about the ending scene - 'meeting in the basement to deliver foo ... worms', that 'hovering mother' scene, and the 'basement exorcism' mostly, which reflects the latter. Those were some frigging nerve-racking spine chilling moments. By the way, that book was creepy as f*ck.

Add the astonishing performance by the mother, Essie Davis. Her pattern shifting to patient and bat-shit crazy, deserve respect for truly understanding a character. (Don't forget that TV Lounge scene, after the possession, right before finishing the family dog). The son was too mature for his age. How else can he perform being a spoiled brat, testing the patience of his all alone mother. Interesting 'tools' though.

I don't know what to say, but my initial impression wasn't very good. The more i saw it, thought about it, the more interesting it became. Its different from the usual stuff. And i respect it for it. Its not the gore, jump scares, made-up scary faces, hysteria ... or shaky cams (ha!), which makes up for a good horror movie. Its the atmosphere. And very few movies do that exceptionally well. No CGI, priceless pin drop silence, wonderful sound mixing and soundtrack, superb acting ... what else should i count in Babadook? It might not feel like the scariest movie you will ever watch, but man its so profoundly made. Tingles with your emotions, and its downright creative. 8/10.

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but that kid did some acting though, felt so much pity for him

so a lot of people would have seen the avengers today.. what are all your thoughts on the movie...
for me it was awesome,the action scenes were really well done and the fights looked amazing in 3d,especially that hulk one.
quicksilver and scarlet Witch were amazingly portrayed.
however ultron looked more badass in the trailers, he seemed more like a minor annoyance rather than a full blown villas like the trailers promised.
overall a pretty enjoyable experience, with some amazing and some not so amazing parts (some parts get really stretched out, sadly)
the standard marvel humor, one-liners that were hit and miss.. some had me laughing, some had me shaking my head...
first movie handled the ending better... this one handled the action sequences better.
would rate it 8/10....
bit maybe because I'm just a Marvel fanboi

The plot, about breaking the Enigma Code was so attractive that i had to watch it. Besides, that name "Enigma" is so ... catchy; i love it. So what exactly is "The Imitation Game"? Is it focusing on Personal 'homosexual' life of Alan Turing, or is it something to dramatize the German-British war. Had to see the '20 million years worth of settings in 20 minutes'; I left unsatisfied. There are three timelines, Current, Pre and the Mid. Even though all of them are distinguishable from one another, they are basically mixed, hence creating a confusion about the actual agenda behind The Imitation Game. Also, the plot is fictionalized a bit too much. The controversy this time, is actually believable. A single man just can't design such a machine. Or maybe it was the 'idea' which separates Alan Turing from the rest!?

No matter, because there are some great scenes in there. 'Alan's interview to Denniston', 'Job opportunity in under 10 minutes', 'the marriage proposal', 'the post-proposal bar chat' and "hardest time to lie to somebody is when they are expecting to be lied to." ... basically, most of the non-dramatized stuff, to get maximum entertainment, apart from some great quotes and war-lessons. I also like how it managed to deliver its message without offending either sides, also maintaining a PG13 rating, surprisingly. The end of Alan Turing was heart breaking, and the scene cry-worthy (that look on his face and hand twitch when trying to solve Crosswords, said it all).

Many great actors are there, but its basically Benedict Cumberbatch show. The main single handedly overshadows each and every cast member. That accent, stammering, eye twitching ... this dude is smooth. Keira Knightley is basically invisible; plus weak character there anyway. She is never believable in such characters - or maybe its just me. Matthew Goode as Hugh Alexander, well if i would rate anyone 2nd best after Cumberbatch, it would be him. Charm level = maximum. "Lovely, isn't he?".

Great sets are used, including hair and cloth styling. I think its an achievement to consistently keep the audience in 1940's feel. But thats just about it. I never felt truly invested in it, apart from liking the performance and abhorring the homosexual part. As long as its Cumberbatch show, its awesome. 8/10. Though, i am still wondering, if its really worthy of an Oscar, or that extra level of hype :S

​Mortdecai (2015)

It's a pathetic attempt at comedy and doubly sad to see the great Johnny Depp in it. I saw this a week after the trailer for Black Mass hit the internet and has everybody talking about Depp's comeback and once again I am hoping against hope.


This movie is sort of a rock bottom. Yes, even more so than the bomb that wasThe Lone Ranger. It is such a disaster because we see Depp trying to go back to his roots of quirky, out of the box and weird comedy but it is a cartoonish movie with no substance. The cast is filled with characters that are either annoying, trying too hard to be funny, or downright boring.


David Koepp tries to inject life into this droid of a movie with absolutely zero plot by some stylistic direction but that too feels forced. The action set pieces are amateurish, the comedy falls flat and the story is not at all interesting.


Depp, fingers crossed for Whitey Bulger.

shahbakht said:

​Mortdecai (2015)

It's a pathetic attempt at comedy and doubly sad to see the great Johnny Depp in it. I saw this a week after the trailer for Black Mass hit the internet and has everybody talking about Depp's comeback and once again I am hoping against hope.


This movie is sort of a rock bottom. Yes, even more so than the bomb that wasThe Lone Ranger. It is such a disaster because we see Depp trying to go back to his roots of quirky, out of the box and weird comedy but it is a cartoonish movie with no substance. The cast is filled with characters that are either annoying, trying too hard to be funny, or downright boring.


David Koepp tries to inject life into this droid of a movie with absolutely zero plot by some stylistic direction but that too feels forced. The action set pieces are amateurish, the comedy falls flat and the story is not at all interesting.


Depp, fingers crossed for Whitey Bulger.

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the prob is the plot , its good for reading in books but for movies its old stuff with nothing new , pink panther , johnny english all of these movies had such kind of plots , its becoming repetitive kind of thing rich stupid bloke finding stolen stuff etc ,if any one hasn’t seen any of such kind of comedy movies they might like it ..
i feel for depp his career is going downhill , black mass is his last chance or else he wont get those 40 mill salary movies any more

cobby said:

the prob is the plot , its good for reading in books but for movies its old stuff with nothing new , pink panther , johnny english all of these movies had such kind of plots , its becoming repetitive kind of thing rich stupid bloke finding stolen stuff etc ,if any one hasn’t seen any of such kind of comedy movies they might like it ..
i feel for depp his career is going downhill , black mass is his last chance or else he wont get those 40 mill salary movies any more

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Agreed. The nature of the story is very generic and the character of Mortdecai isn't really all that fun, despite Depp trying his best and getting a couple of laughs here and there. I do hope that Black Mass is good.

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​Office Space (1999):


I caught this on TV a long time ago and liked it a lot. Now I rewatched it at a time when I myself am doing an office job. While it is not as boring as what these guys were doing, but suffice it to say, my heart is not in it and that is what makes me relate to this movie so much. Everyone of us has felt that frustration, that mind numbing feeling of crunching numbers and realizing: well shit, this doesn't matter at all.


The secret is: nothing matters, in the end. We are all just passing through.


Ok, this got way too preachy, so back to the movie. It is hilarious and enjoyable while also really biting into the ennui of corporate culture. The cast of characters is really fun to watch. Ron Livingston should have had a huge career after this, but sadly he is not as big a star as he should be, but hey, he is married to Rosemarie DeWitt, so I guess the guy won at life.


Anywho, watch this movie, compare it with your workspace and be thankful if it is not in anyway like this movie.

Avengers: Age of Ultron

What a strange movie it was, what could have been an epic movie but stupid editing and lack of real story just made it an average flick. I was feeling Lucky to get last two tickets at THE ARENA today but after the movie the feeling was still strange.
First let's talk about brilliant things this movie had. Amazing action, vfx and also some decent funny scenes. Really love the twins, perhaps the best addition to the avengers team. Thanks to TV series for brining to life such kind of characters n their existence in avengers world. Quick silver was brilliant and his contribution in all fights was 4th best after Hulk, Iron man n Thor. His character is more useful to the team than stupid captain America. I wonder how that character still fits into this world of people with super powers. Yes in world of printed comics he was great but in today's visual comics world, captain is just as useful as Nick Fury, pulling out stupid "s****" out of his @**.
And that's where the bad things start, no character is worth appreciating except the twins. Thor, the god of thunder is fighting like an average guy, with his bare hands. Even Quick silver was more devastating than Thor. The movie started off from an action scene with no back ground of whole mission and no debriefing after that. There was no history of ultron even, I think if anyone wants to know the story of this movie he should see the trailers of this movie and those trailers have more story and coherence n relevance than this whole movie.
From where nick fury came back in the end? Again a stupid thing someone pulled out this s**** may be on the set. And Jarvis (Vision or I am I didn't get what was ur name) how can u sleep in the middle of a war despite all that power. Perhaps the best looking member of the team n most powerful but ur director n screenplay writer were smoking weed while writing ur scenes. Totally disappointed how tlur bosses wasted such powerful characters due to lack of story n editing.
Ultron, just wow I could have loved u like I love Megatron. Ur voice over was brilliant n perhaps only character in the movie who had some emotions in its voice. But like every other character u were also quite powerless and limited by stupid story. I wish someone with better understanding of marvel universe would have written the script of this movie. I mean this character comes after Thanos, he had to be more powerful. But like this movie creators destroyed the character of Loki they r making villains look stupid one after another.
I am so afraid that next movie Infinity war part 1 n 2 will be disastrous keeping in view how every villain of marvel universe is getting his a** busted in most stupid way.

Best part of this movie ... All action scenes and that makes up 70-80% of whole movie and in between those scenes r super boring moments which r made to look emotional. Was it about age of ultron or romance between Bruce n Natasha?

And Thanos plz be more powerful plz kick avengers a** really hard. Make them bleed n break some bones. Plz Marvel take inspiration from Transformers franchise to make disasters epic global may be and not localized to a smaller portion of a small town on the edge of this planet.

6.5/10




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Looks like marrvel is having bad time


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I'm interested as to how the guys/girls rating Age of Ultron a 6/10 or a 7/10 rated some of the previous Marvel movies.

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Everything was fine in the avengers except the weak Villain. They did the same mistake with iron man 3. When the trailer for that movie came out they created this menacing image in our head for the mandarin but when the movie came out he sucked. Ultron was the same. Menacing in the trailer but made stupid jokes in the film. Also the win against him was really easy.


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