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[ACamp1900]

Don't make me release my Scrunt on you grey...

 

[greyhammer90]

Don't make me release my Scrunt on you grey...

In all seriousness Lady in the Water is the most egotistic piece of cinema ever created which is really saying something in Hollywood. It's a movie where the only character that gets killed is a movie critic who is literally killed for critiquing the movie he's in. It's a movie where M. Night cast himself as an author who will be unappreciated in his time but who's work will change the world. It's just... mind boggling.

 

[ACamp1900]

Are you seriously denying that M. Night Shyamalan is the savior of all known humanity???

 

[ACamp1900]

On a serious note, I heard he is trying to make an Unbreakable sequel... THAT is a super hero sequel I'd be interested in...

 

[woolybug25]

Any M Night fans, go see Split. One of his best films.

Quick question. A common theme in his flicks is a twist ending. Does this have one?



I would be hyped on an Unbreakable sequel. I loved that movie, but one of the things I loved about it was (again) the twist of the plot. How do you do a sequel for something like that?

 

[GATTACA!]

Saw Lala Land last night i'm......underwhelmed. It was a fine movie but not even close to deserving 14 nominations. The story was super simple and predictable, the singing was terrible (particularly Stone), overall I thought it was mediocre. Gosling really carried it for me in parts. It's also really well shot, props to Chazelle on that front. I guess maybe I would have liked it better if I didn't go in expecting so much. I saw people saying it was better than Whiplash, which is one of my favorite films of the last five years, and I don't think it's even close to Whiplash. Hell some people were saying it's one of the best movies of all time?? Come on.
Solid movie. Gosling and the visuals carried it for me. I'd give it a 7.5/10.

 

[InKellyITrust]

Quick question. A common theme in his flicks is a twist ending. Does this have one?



I would be hyped on an Unbreakable sequel. I loved that movie, but one of the things I loved about it was (again) the twist of the plot. How do you do a sequel for something like that?

Yes, Split has a twist. I'd recommend seeing it sooner rather than later as I saw it with my friend and he already heard about the ending before seeing the movie. Critics have said it's a top 2 M Night ending along with the 6th Sense.

I wasted a lot of Split trying to figure out the ending and I was way off. Also, it's one of those that you'll want to go see again after seeing how it ends.

 

[connor_in]

Quick question. A common theme in his flicks is a twist ending. Does this have one?



I would be hyped on an Unbreakable sequel. I loved that movie, but one of the things I loved about it was (again) the twist of the plot. How do you do a sequel for something like that?

Yeah...the first credits get about halfway across the screen then Haley Joel Osment flashes on the screen screaming BOO!


EDIT: wait, sorry...SPOILERS

 

[woolybug25]

Yes, Split has a twist. I'd recommend seeing it sooner rather than later as I saw it with my friend and he already heard about the ending before seeing the movie. Critics have said it's a top 2 M Night ending along with the 6th Sense.

I wasted a lot of Split trying to figure out the ending and I was way off. Also, it's one of those that you'll want to go see again after seeing how it ends.

Thanks. Me and Mrs. Bug are going to see it this weekend. I've seen a bunch of articles with spoilers already, so like you said, I want to see it before I get it ruined for me.

 

[GATTACA!]

Saw Split last night and I would highly recommend it. James Mcavoy's performance was amazing. This is the best M Night movie since Unbreakable, it might even be better.

The twist is awesome you find out the dude in the hair piece the whole time, is Bruce Willis the whole movie.

Haha but for real the twist is really cool and doesn't feel like a cheap gimmick just for the sake of having a twist. It actually makes the movie better and resolves a bunch of issues I had with the film.

 

[IrishLion]

If the "water" twist from Signs isn't your favorite twist of all time, you can just go to hell

 

[wizards8507]

If the "water" twist from Signs isn't your favorite twist of all time, you can just go to hell

Clown comment bro. Obviously the answer is Empire Strikes Back. The "villain is secretly the hero's long lost father/mother/brother/sister/son/daughter" trope is so worn out now that people fail to appreciate how much of a shocker that is when you watch ESB for the first time.

 

[IrishLion]

Clown comment bro. Obviously the answer is Empire Strikes Back. The "villain is secretly the hero's long lost father/mother/brother/sister/son/daughter" trope is so worn out now that people fail to appreciate how much of a shocker that is when you watch ESB for the first time.

It was sarcasm haha.

Idk if I could pick an actual "favorite twist" off the top of my head.

Perhaps from "Fallen" or "Gone Baby Gone," though I truthfully DID enjoy the twist in "The Village"

EDIT: My favorite twist of all time was in the most recent episode of BBC's "Sherlock"

 

[ACamp1900]

ESB and Sixth Sense were def my two 'twist' movies... Sixth Sense had two really... in the marketing, at least at the start, they didn't give away what the 'Sixth Sense' was... as a matter of fact, if memory serves the marketing campaign was along the lines of, "What is the sixth sense??".... so was this kid telekinetic? can he see the future? what is his deal??

I walked into that movie having no idea it was a horror film about seeing dead people, and as the movie progressed through the first act there was this, "wtf is going on with this kid?" dynamic... which made his first encounter with a 'dead person' all the more terrifying.

 

[gkIrish]

It was sarcasm haha.

Idk if I could pick an actual "favorite twist" off the top of my head.

Perhaps from "Fallen" or "Gone Baby Gone," though I truthfully DID enjoy the twist in "The Village"

EDIT: My favorite twist of all time was in the most recent episode of BBC's "Sherlock"

Which twist? There were a few...

1a) ESB--because of the impact it had on film
1b) Sixth Sense--I consider this the most unforeseeable twist of all time that wasn't gimmicky.

2) Usual Suspects
3) Chinatown
4) Planet of the Apes
5) Seven

 

[gkIrish]

ESB and Sixth Sense were def my two 'twist' movies... Sixth Sense had two really... in the marketing, at least at the start, they didn't give away what the 'Sixth Sense' was... as a matter of fact, if memory serves the marketing campaign was along the lines of, "What is the sixth sense??".... so was this kid telekinetic? can he see the future? what is his deal??

I walked into that movie having no idea it was a horror film about seeing dead people, and as the movie progressed through the first act there was this, "wtf is going on with this kid?" dynamic... which made his first encounter with a 'dead person' all the more terrifying.

Also don't forget the twist within the movie with the mother poisoning her daughter. Watching that unfold on the VHS tape was crazy and you don't know what's going on until she actually puts the poison in the food.

 

[ACamp1900]

SS was def a top three all time, in theater, movie going experience for me... it blew my mind. The first Matrix was up there too... the film making with the new camera tech that is played out now but was totally revolutionary then and the twist in that movie... yeah, I came out of the theater the first time I saw The Matrix with a 'wow' feeling as well....

 

[woolybug25]

Clown comment bro. Obviously the answer is Empire Strikes Back. The "villain is secretly the hero's long lost father/mother/brother/sister/son/daughter" trope is so worn out now that people fail to appreciate how much of a shocker that is when you watch ESB for the first time.

If Star Wars was a big boner, it would be completely raw from your constant dry humping.

 

[connor_in]

Clown comment bro. Obviously the answer is Empire Strikes Back. The "villain is secretly the hero's long lost father/mother/brother/sister/son/daughter" trope is so worn out now that people fail to appreciate how much of a shocker that is when you watch ESB for the first time.

I'm pretty sure that particular twist existed long before any of the Star Wars movies

 

[gkIrish]

SS was def a top three all time, in theater, movie going experiences for me... it blew my mind. The first Matrix was up there two... the film making with the new camera tech that is played out now but was totally revolutionary then and the twist in that movie... yeah, I came out of the theater the first time I saw The Matrix with a 'wow' feeling as well....

I did not see Sixth Sense in theaters. I think my list of top movie theater experiences would (in no order) be:

A) No Country for Old Men---this movie was the first one that actually made me appreciate things like direction and dialogue. I used to go to movies just to be entertained and watch stuff blow up or laugh at stuff, until I saw this.

B) Attack of the Clones--not at all because of the movie itself, but because this was the first movie I saw at midnight and really cemented my love of Star Wars. Being around passionate fans just took my love of the SW Universe to a new level.

C) Toy Story 3--the nostalgia at the end of the movie was just off the charts for me and I got really emotional. The only other time I recall crying in a movie theater was Armageddon.

D) Avatar--don't think I have ever been as blown away by visuals/scenery as I was in this movie.

E) Zero Dark Thirty and American Sniper--Was on the edge of my seat the entire time. Probably the best "war" films I have seen in theaters. (Did not see Saving Private Ryan at the theater). I just sat in my seat for a long time after the end of the credits.

EDIT: Completely forgot about the LOTR trilogy. That shit was off the hook in IMAX.

 

[ACamp1900]

Another one I'll always remember was Terminator 3 Rise of the Machines... not because it was this great movie... but because all my college buddies went in a group as we often did... My best friend and I were kind of dragged to it as we both thought it'd be horrible and when the movie ended we both looked at each other and said almost at the same time, "that was actually a decent movie..." Just the shock that it wasn't a complete shit fest and was actually enjoyable... I often remember that one.

 

[woolybug25]

C) Toy Story 3--the nostalgia at the end of the movie was just off the charts for me and I got really emotional. The only other time I recall crying in a movie theater was Armageddon.

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[IrishLion]

Which twist? There were a few...

Twist in white font, highlight if you dare:

Moriarty's triumphant return, complete with perfect use of music in Queen's "I Want to Break Free"... only to learn that Moriarty isn't really back.

They set up his "Did you miss me?" for so long and so often that it seemed to be a red herring... There's no way he's really back. It's just some other bad guy using Moriarty to mess with Sherlock.

Until they actually bring him back to the Prison island as part of Eurus' plan, and you're like "man, the only way they could have made this a surprise is to create a new big bad that was clearly just using Moriarty's name to get to Sherlock, and then BAM it wasn't a red herring after all... he is back!"

And then "Christmas Day, 5 Years Ago" flashes on the screen, and you're crushed back to life and you don't even feel like watching this demented episode anymore, because if Moriarty isn't back, then what's the point in watching Sherlock's demented sister torture and kill everybody?

 

[ACamp1900]

lol... I'll just leave that alone... I am a movie crier tho...

Mostly sports movies like Rudy, Field of Dreams (still gets me every. frekin. time), We Are Marshall,.. movies like that... movies based in reality... if it's some sci fi or fantasy flick it tends to takes me out of that emotional hold immediately.

on gki's point, I think the only animated flick to ever get me (off memory) was The Lion King... "It Is Time", music builds to epic level, Simba looks to the heavens and the light of his father shines upon him and he takes his rightful place and...... ACAMP is a blubbering mess.

One of the greatest movie moments ever, family flick or no...

 

[zelezo vlk]

Watching Kagemusha

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[connor_in]

lol... I'll just leave that alone... I am a movie crier tho...

Mostly sports movies like Rudy, Field of Dreams (still gets me every. frekin. time), We Are Marshall,.. movies like that... movies based in reality... if it's some sci fi or fantasy flick it tends to takes me out of that emotional hold immediately.

on gki's point, I think the only animated flick to ever get me (off memory) was The Lion King... "It Is Time", music builds to epic level, Simba looks to the heavens and the light of his father shines upon him and he takes his rightful place and...... ACAMP is a blubbering mess.

One of the greatest movie moments ever, family flick or no...

Hey Dad, wanna have a catch?

 

[ACamp1900]

Hey Dad, wanna have a catch?

X.

Fuckin.

Xactly.


most tear jerking moment in movie history... I've watched that movie through ten plus times and lost it at that scene every time... haven't even watched it since I lost my father... can't imagine it'd be better.

 

[Black Irish]

Still on a Bond kick on Hulu:

"The Living Daylights." I have more appreciation for the Dalton flicks as I get older. I still think he played 007 too serious, too dour and when Dalton turns on the charm, it seems unnatural, like a serial killer pretending to be a normal person so he can lure them into something. However, I like how "Daylights" did a 180 from the embarrassing camp-fest that the Bond series had become under Roger Moore. Bond went from total schlock with "A "View to a Kill" to "Daylights" just 2 years later, which was an adult-oriented, tightly paced film. The series producers overcorrected with the Dalton movies, though, and got a little too serious. I think if they had gotten Pierce Brosnan instead of Timothy Dalton for "Daylights" and "License to Kill" those would be some of the most well-regarded 007 movies.

 

[connor_in]

Still on a Bond kick on Hulu:

"The Living Daylights." I have more appreciation for the Dalton flicks as I get older. I still think he played 007 too serious, too dour and when Dalton turns on the charm, it seems unnatural, like a serial killer pretending to be a normal person so he can lure them into something. However, I like how "Daylights" did a 180 from the embarrassing camp-fest that the Bond series had become under Roger Moore. Bond went from total schlock with "A "View to a Kill" to "Daylights" just 2 years later, which was an adult-oriented, tightly paced film. The series producers overcorrected with the Dalton movies, though, and got a little too serious. I think if they had gotten Pierce Brosnan instead of Timothy Dalton for "Daylights" and "License to Kill" those would be some of the most well-regarded 007 movies.

agree...and I think they adjusted a bit on Dalton outing #2 License to Kill...Mr. Vegas Wayne Newton as head of a cult, gotta say I loved that casting

 

[zelezo vlk]

Not sure if you guys have Regal Theaters near you, but they're doing a promo in select theaters. You can see everything nominated for Best Picture at the reasonable price of $35.

Best Picture Film Festival | Movie Tickets and Showtimes | Regal Cinemas

This is really tempting.