err not Comedy but Django Unchained was awesome.

gonna watch that tonight

+1, great movie. Christoph Waltz ftw :)

Yea indeed, he was excellent.

Lol try not to ruin it for him and others. (Btw I have seen it, just sayin')

Ott great movie, best of the year.

My bad.

django was so medicore :X

considering its tarantino i would even say it was bad. whole middle part was boring as hell

I dunno man, I enjoyed it a lot, I kinda like the western style old school stuff.

then name westerns that u have seen? :D

Not saying I have seen them, just that I like that kind of stuff, but I guess The Good, The Bad and The Ugly is the same, I liked that.

tarantino is overrated as fuck and so is george lucas. Both are the kings of copyright infringement.

tarantino is a king of popculture... his ability to mix it, and show in a funny and interesting way is pure genious... however, django wasnt his best movie imo...

no disputing Django wasn't his best movie. Tarantino's best as a Director is obviously Pulp Fiction. His best as a writer is True Romance. Also, one of his greatest in my opinion is his addition to the movie Four Rooms... The Man From Hollywood was the best segment.

Agreed. Four rooms often gets overlooked since all 4 segments were not as good.

yeah 4 rooms is great movie, and his chapter is really good...

i actually prefer Reservoir Dogs over Pulp Fiction...

you have a point there. Dogs was incredible.

pulp fiction is easily his best work imo

I always thought the first two rooms were meh, the 3rd room I thought hilarious, and like you said the 4th the best written

Four rooms gets mentioned but not Jackie Brown?! My favourite Tarantino movie after Pulp Fiction.

damnit! nice catch! I love that one as well. I have to rewatch it now, thanks :DD

If you want a good comedy, "Ted" is fairly good. I also heard "The Campaign" is a good comedy, but never saw it. Other than that, here's a list.

Really Good:
Argo
Life of Pi
Skyfall

Unexpectedly Good: (Movies I did not expect to be good.)
Dredd
Looper
ParaNorman
Ted
The Amazing SpiderMan

Good:
Zero Dark Thirty
Flight
The Master
Lincoln
Django Unchained


Alright:
Cloud Atlas
The Bourne Legacy
Wreck it Ralph

Argo: stale and boring. little to no suspense, given that someone knows a bit of the background story.

Life of Pi rofl?: more like life of cgi

skyfall: don't really get the big deal with this one. on par with all the other mediocre Craig bond movies

Dredd: HOLY SHIT OVERUSED SLOW MOTION GIMMICKS, AMBIENT MUSIC AND KARL URBAN SMELLING HORSE SHIT FOR 1 AND A HALF HOURS

Looper: Good directing, that's all

Amazing spiderman: what? black person pls, just Bing placement alone rendered this movie unwatchable

Bourne legacy: Can not really get my head around the fact that Norton agreed to take part in this movie like the big script-writing diva he is.

Lincoln: Would gently cut my wrists out of boredom if it wasn't for Daniel Day Lewis.

Kinda agree with the rest, or haven't seen em.

PS: kinda looking forward to a new Danny Boyle movie.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1924429/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

So if you were to give a list of recent movies to recommend, you would just say "none"?

Pretty much. Can't really recall anything awesome out of 2011-12, perhaps due to hangover.

However, Tucker and Dale vs Evil offers some good laughs if you watch it with a couple of buddies accompanied by beer and/or herbs.

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So "Tucker and Dale vs. Evil" (2010) was the last good movie made? If that's the case, we clearly have different thoughts on what constitutes a "good" movie...

Where did i state that "Tucker and Dale vs. Evil" is the last good movie made? From the top of my head i suggested a comedy that made me smirk at some points.

Also, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1614989/ (credit to Hell5pawn for suggesting it). You're in for some subtle action treat.

I've seen Argo, Skyfall, Dredd, Ted, Flight and The Bourne Legacy. None of them are good imo, some are watchable and especially Bourne was a huge dissapointment. Skywall was probably worse than Bourne but the earlier 3 Bourne movies are just so much better than anything in the recent Bond franchise so the expectations were a bit higher.

Im with juvenile delinquency, there hasnt been a truly good movie in the last couple of years that I've seen and I could think of right now

I actually liked Argo, Dredd and Skyfall. I like the direction that Bond movies have taken recently and Skyfall was a good one. With Argo I wasn't very familiar with the subject matter and enjoyed the movie a lot although it may be linked to the fact, that I watched it in the cinema and I tend to like movies better that way. With Dredd: I fucking love the source material (Dredd looking like he smells shit all the time and the rest of the stuff) and I think they actually pulled it of well. And the slow-mo didn't feel overused nor like a gimmick, because it was implemented as an effect of using certain drug in the movie and the whole thing made sense to me. I recommend all 3 mentiones.

None of them are good? Is that to say they were all "bad" movies? Geez, I wonder what you would consider a "good" movie then? It must be a cruel world for you (as a movie goer) since only once in a few years is there an actually entertaining movie to be seen.

Skyfall worse than Bourne Legacy? The first half of Bourne was quite good until they got to Malaysia and then it was one long, boring chase scene with an anticlimactic ending with laughable special effects. At least Skyfall had an interesting story from start to finish, had an excellent actor for the main villain, well made action sequences, and was generally well made throughout the entire film. It wasn't "superb", but it was hardly bad. Bourne had major sections of the film thrown together DURING production. My brother worked on Bourne Legacy and I knew it was going to be a disappointment (based on what he was telling me). It was not a "bad" movie but it certainly was not as good as the first Bourne movie.

if a movie isnt good it doesnt mean its bad either. they just werent good, they were averageish at best. a good movie is a movie that i dont forget right after i've seen it, a movie that i know i want to watch again.

The first half of Bourne was quite good until they got to Malaysia and then it was one long, boring chase scene with an anticlimactic ending with laughable special effects.

my thoughts exactly, so anticlimatic

i quit the movie after his girlfriend dies in that car accident >8-O

Skyfall was actually one of the most boring movies Ive ever seen.

rofl, if u think dredd is good...wtf is wrong nowadays?

You must be some kind of expert, sophisticated movie critic, huh?

well, ive just watched too much movies in the last weeks and also watched the older ones. L.A. confidential vs Dredd? compare theese 2 films and u see a true quality difference.


and skyfall....i have to say compared to the last 2 bonds this film was fucking shit (banal dialogs, no new technology weapons - every bond fan wants to see this shit). i was very disappointed.

in my opinion that is not the way to rate movies. You cannot view movies and compare them with movies outside their genre or class. It would be silly to compare a movie like Rear Window with Casa Blanca or Blazing Saddles with Seven Samurai. All four of those movies are great films and classics but are incomparable.

Instead, for the genre, you see what makes a good thriller, drama, action, comedy, etc., and judge it accordingly. And for class, some movies are intentionally "A" movies and others "C" movies. Like a Fincher film is usually intended to be an A film that takes its self seriously while a Tarantino film does not. Edgar Wright makes some pretty good films, but I do not compare his movies with Scorcese when I watch them. It is like comparing apples to oranges.

well a good film has drama, action, comedy in it. but yeah, seems u r more into film like me because i dont know fincher either edgar wright.
but well, the dialogs in dredd...when i hear them i could puke.

Well articulated.

Thank your Sir!

I will defend Dredd, because it is as faithful of an adaptation as it gets. and you sort of need to be familiar with the source material to fully get the tone and setting they were going for.

Silver Linings Playbook - Best film of the past 12 months for sure.

I dunno.. I liked the acting in it but the story was nothing too special in my opinion.

especially the oscar nomination... not deserved

bullshit ending

TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away Frow Keyboard

It's a documentary about the guys behind the site, just came out and it's free to download. Watched it this weekend and I loved it.

ye i saw it too. if you like documentaries, another one i watched recently is Breaking the taboo(it's about the failure of war on drugs).
it's free but not available on youtube anymore, not sure why.
http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/7899140/Breaki..._1080p_mp4

I freaking love documentaries. 3 out of the 11 films that I gave max rating on imdb are documentaries. (the Pirate Bay one, the Banksy film and Man on Wire). + Other 3 that are based on true stories (United 93, 127 Hours, Alpha Dog).

Haven't seen this one yet, but added it to the watchlist, thank you! :)

"Bus 174" blew me away. So overlooked and hard to take your eyes away.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bus_174/

Watchlisted!

I saw it and even though I found it interesting to learn about how the events unfold, I'd like to say that I thought the documentary was an astoundingly horrible piece of shit... I seriously believe it to be one of the most boring documentaries/films I've ever watched.

Attributed mostly to the editing, music, and the terrific fail attempts at trying to show tension in situations where there really wasn't any... just a bunch of nerds raging at the copyright toys.

I do compliment the informational aspect of the documentary quite a bit since I believe this copyright mirage of shit to be a serious issue.

Not really, I probably couldn't give any less of a fuck about any of this. My conclusion is that all dem nerds should die and rot in cambodian prisons from hell for the rest of their miserable and pathetic lives.

Especially that Gottfrid shitty... j35u5 C|-|R157 what a fucking shitty

Well yeah, I'm a bit biased because I'm more involved with this topic, I love TPB, my political views are also the closest to the Pirate Party, but I liked the fact that the movie was not 100% one-sided, it had room for other opinions, showed the dissidence between the TPB members too.

It didn't go too deep into the subject, but I was still satisfied with the result. I had really high expectations for the film, and that mostly brings disappointment, but in this case it didn't. At least for me. :)

moo point! Oh wait...

Red dawn:
Plot: NK is invading a smalltown in the U.S.
Moral of the story: They should have had more guns at home.

iirc its soviet union, not nk

unless there's a remake I'm unaware of lol

lol so oldskool u r

don't jelly of my oldskoolness

Charlie Sheen's finest acting.

red dawn was shit, was such a let down. original is one of my favorite action movies :f

agreed

It comes with perfect timing, now when the gun-control debate is stirring up. Typical crap-movie

www.youtube.com/watch?v=u65C-b_Jt5M

you should watch Sound City Ins. It's a Dave Grohl documentary following the Sound City studio's and the legendary Neve console history. Good slice of a rock history and a great documentary alltogether if you're into rock and roll. oh yeah and the fucking soundtrack is mind blowing

fuck yea, wanted to watch that but i forgot, thanks

fuck yeah indeed
btw: if someone isn't into classic rock the documentary is still well worth the watch

THIS

I dont know if this is considered as 'recent', but even though I mostly dont like movies like this, Intouchables was a really, really good watch.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1675434/

yes, good film! but the german synchronization was very bad :( and i can't speak french

Not got much out of this thread.

The other Dream Team
Lawless
Ruby Sparks
Ill Manors
Killing them Softly
Robot & Frank
Safety not guaranteed
The Sessions
Two Little Boys
War Witch
End of Watch

TV series called 'Derek' from UK's Channel 4.

lawless is good

thanks

Killing them Softly - long, boring and unrelated dialogue

End of watch was good

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

If a film gets >8 points on imdb it's always worth a try

overrated,
i hear the book sucks as well.

Silver Linings Playbook

Pitch Perfect

Wreck It Ralph was ok

I saw silver linings playbook last weekend with my girl. i really enjoyed the movie and i hate romantic comedies!

Game Change, if you want a behind the scenes look at sarah palin's mindnumbing stupidity

Does Ip Man, plus the sequel, count as recent? That shit is legendary and the last excellent movies I recall watching.

just watched skyfall. Entertaining but no more than that. Still the best bond movie in like a decade.

casino royal in your face

I thought skyfall was utter shite.

Flight
End of Watch
Lawless
Silver Lining Playbook
Looper

Flight!

Seven Psychopaths. Love me some Sam Rockwell, guy is so awesome.

FINALLY Seven Psychopaths gets mentioned. And I love Sam Rockwell too, great actor. I suggest you watch The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford if you haven't already! :-)

The Last Stand with Schwarzenegger seems to be good

it isn't though

Just don't watch Die hard 5.

was gonna watch it tonight : ( why not?

15 euros well spend then

http://redlettermedia.com/half-in-the-bag-a-good-day-to-die-hard/

Heard it was sort of exactly what you'd expect it to be?

I think this says it all...

the one-liners in that one must be god-awful

I honestly can't understand why "Drive" hasn't been mentioned yet.

One of the best movies I've seen in years, and the soundtrack kicks ass.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780504/

not recent enough? i liked it.

totally agree. i did not know what to expect when I watched the movie. i read the imdb article (the storyline) and that was it. dont watch the trailer (of any movie for that matter, only teaser are good imho).

Agreed. Fantastic film, would put it in my top 10 along with Pitch Black, and the other 8 that I forgot :S

Good point..I like the Kavinsky retro sound too..(Hotline Miami game)

True. It reminds me a bit of the old Clint Eastwood spaghetti westerns. Quiet anti-hero who stumbles into a fucked situation and ends up doing the "right" thing.

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World and God bless America were the last two Comedys that made a Lasting Impression. They are no pure Comedy though, more like a Drama/Comedy mixture.

comedy is drama

Haven't seen the other, but I agree that God Bless America was a rather good watch and would recommend.

I'm a bit confused/upset that people don't seem to take Dredd for what it is trying to be/coming across as. I thought it was brilliant. :(

Yes, Dredd is a very atmospheric movie, especially for nowadays. Liked it a lot, hope for sequels :)

i liked it alot but was quite disappointed that they didn't portray mega city one as it is in the comic

Flight

yep, one of the few that was ok

Jesus those Zemeckis special effects when the plane was in a barrel roll!

Django Unchained only really good movie I've seen recently. Lincoln looks good but I've yet to watch it.

Check Imdb and Rotten Tomatoes

warm bodies

havent seen it yet though

The Campaign was a pretty terrible movie but it definitely made me laugh more than most comedies recently. End of watch I though was pretty good, not really much to it but the cop behavior in the movie was pretty funny and entertaining at times. Django was pretty decent, not amazing and too long but better than most other shit to come out past couple years. This thread pretty much summed it up, nothing amazing has come out in quite a while. Oh and seven psychopaths was pretty entertaining...I recently watched Stand Up Guys and it was okay, kind of disappointing though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBRophCGxYs

how do you get passed the first minute?

I lasted 3 seconds

kinda looks like fazz Lol