If so then it's 2011, and will have been beaten by Hobo with a Shot Gun for most Badass Movie of the Year.
But yeah, can u confirm or no? Was the only The Raid I could find on IMDB.
it was released in Austrailia, New Zealand, and Indonesia first globally a couple of weeks ago. Movie first made it's rounds in film festivals in late 2011, and was a smash hit in every one.
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Apr-10-2012 03:25
LeopoldStotch
Suapremae tranecadictt
Registered: Jan 2005
Location: Yawbs,Giaks,and Automobiles
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Originally posted by LeopoldStotch
it was released in Austrailia, New Zealand, and Indonesia first globally a couple of weeks ago. Movie first made it's rounds in film festivals in late 2011, and was a smash hit in every one.
oh and also .. The Raid blows away Hobo with a Shotgun, and I love Hobo with a Shotgun.
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Apr-10-2012 03:26
Lilith
Meowsies!
Registered: Nov 2000
Location: Maximum Security twilight home for cats
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Originally posted by LAdazeNYnights
After seeing The Hunger Games, I too was disappointed. Battle Royale is a grown ass man's movie on the same subject while THG was more of a Twilight-generation cop-out IMO.
Apparently the books are quite good, wasn't that impressed by the movie even though it did have some interesting characters, decent acting, there was some huge chunks of the back story missing that where hinted at but didn't give it any more depth.
Probably falls more into the classic sci-fi genre of putting ordinary people into the future/alternate universe setting with the same old everyday problems contemporary people have. Can be done well, wasn't in this case as they focused a lot more on the action. I wanted to like it.
You remember waaaay too much stuff from Avatar, man :P
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Originally posted by LeopoldStotch
Oh ok, maybe I shouldve read more than two lines on the imdb page :P
Apr-10-2012 16:14
GoSpeedGo!
no more Mr. Nice Guy
Registered: May 2006
Location: Eisenstein's laboratory
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Originally posted by dj_alfi
Watched Carnage the other day. Some old guy, Kate Winslet, Jodi Foster and John C Reilly are argueing for 1,5 hrs. Absolutely wonderful!
I hope you're kidding because this would mean you had never seen Inglourious Basterds. It's Christoph Waltz and he's incredible.
Apr-10-2012 20:50
itsamemario
Superior tranceadict
Registered: Jun 2001
Location: Mushroom Kingdom
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Originally posted by GoSpeedGo!
I hope you're kidding because this would mean you had never seen Inglourious Basterds. It's Christoph Waltz and he's incredible.
Yeah, but he's still some old guy (who's name I couldn't remember) :P.
Apr-10-2012 22:42
chris1011
Beep-Beep-Beep
Registered: Feb 2011
Location: Edgewalk
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Originally posted by LAdazeNYnights
Tonight I caught Jiro Dreams of Sushi in theaters.
I'm so glad that I did. If you're into sushi, see this. If you're interested in japanese culture, see this. Even if you just find the idea of a 85 year old guy so committed to excellence that work for him really is a 'labor of love', see this. The documentary was sort of mesmerizing - my friends girlfriend confessed to us afterward that she'd expected to nap during the film but instead found herself so rapt that she forgot about her popcorn for the first 30 minutes of it. The musical score was excellent (a lot of philip glass compositions) and the cinematography helped to paint the sushi not just as 'delicious' but as 'beautiful' as well.
The one downside to this one: I'd been planning on getting ramen and a beer at my favorite local sushi joint later tonight. Instead, I went early and spent some 60 dollars on sushi.
Man, it gets me every time how active the majority of older people in Japan are. They also look nowhere near the age. I'd put him at 70 orso. Puts the North American healthy people to shame.
Originally posted by Ted Promo
DADS AT DISCOUNTS, TRYING AISLES OF DEALS IN EACH DEPARTMENT. DADS WITH WRISTS LIKE TREE TRUNKS AND A HEART OF POLISHED ONYX. UNFORGIVING GROINS AND LOINS, COTTONELLE TOUCH.
INFINIDADS KNOW THAT I DON'T ONLY WANT LEGOS, I WANT INSTRUCTIONS. DADS OF ALL CALIBERS.
Registered: May 2006
Location: Eisenstein's laboratory
Yeah, that new 'Happy Birthday David' viral video is fucking creepy and awesome. I must say the whole promotional campaign for Prometheus is quite effective, it makes me wonder what are going to be the dominant themes of the film. First Alien was all about rape; Prometheus seems to have more in common with Blade Runner as this emphasis on a "100% emotional" android suggests.
Bunch of movies I watched lately:
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) / ****
Badlands (1973) / ****½
Get Him to the Greek (2010) / **
L'apollonide (Souvenirs de la maison close) (2011) / ****½
Hereafter (2010) / ***
A Woman of Affairs (1928) / ****
Mirror Mirror (2012) / ****
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) / *****
Robin Hood (2010) / ****½
Tyranosaurus (2011) / ***
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) / *****
Apr-18-2012 21:27
paulversuspaul
Inventor of the fist pump
Registered: Mar 2012
Location: Zabriskie Point CA
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Originally posted by GoSpeedGo!
Yeah, that new 'Happy Birthday David' viral video is fucking creepy and awesome. I must say the whole promotional campaign for Prometheus is quite effective, it makes me wonder what are going to be the dominant themes of the film. First Alien was all about rape; Prometheus seems to have more in common with Blade Runner as this emphasis on a "100% emotional" android suggests.
Bunch of movies I watched lately:
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) / ****
Badlands (1973) / ****½
Get Him to the Greek (2010) / **
L'apollonide (Souvenirs de la maison close) (2011) / ****½
Hereafter (2010) / ***
A Woman of Affairs (1928) / ****
Mirror Mirror (2012) / ****
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) / *****
Robin Hood (2010) / ****½
Tyranosaurus (2011) / ***
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) / *****
Lot of classics in that list. Love it. Seen Sunrise multiple times in a movie theater and nothing quite captures the beauty of FW Murnaus mis en scene like the big screen. Video just doesnt do it justice.
Registered: May 2006
Location: Eisenstein's laboratory
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Originally posted by paulversuspaul
Seen Sunrise multiple times in a movie theater and nothing quite captures the beauty of FW Murnaus mis en scene like the big screen.
Haven't had the pleasure in this case, but I'd love to see it in a proper way. It was still utterly magical, especially the scene at the photographer's - pure cinema.
