What Emmanuelle Movie Did You Just Watch?

[Anderson]

Zero Derp Thirty. Decent movie! Kinda funky pacing, way more of a procedural than I anticipated, but Chastain was great and the actual raid itself was pretty riveting.

The raid is what keeps drawing my attention back. There's something about how it was staged that still doesn't play right in my mind's eye.

[Abraham Smashington]

How is Chris Pratt in it?

[Shit Dickface]

Pretty brief role. Still not bad, but it's hard to not laugh at him when he shows up because you keep thinking "Bert Macklin, Navy SEAL". Duplass is alright in his brief turn in it too. Chastain's the real gold here and Edgerton is solid too.

[Martin]

Bloodsport

Aaaahhh.... a classic Van Damme. The original. Gotta love how they really tried going for the classic world tournament. They really push all the stereotypes. The german aristocrat, the dirty fat American, the fat Sumo, etc...

Also, why is the black guy not only fighting monkey style, but also have behave like one?

Still the goods despite huge flaws. The Quest REALLY tried to beat it, to no avail. They needed more Donald Gibbs. And Chong li.

CHONG LI!
CHONG LI!
CHONG LI!

[Shit Dickface]

BOLO
YOLO

[BillyG]

My niece is spending the day with me while my sister xmas shops. So what did my niece pick out to watch? Killer Klowns From Outer Space.

[FilmNerdJamie]

*Nods in approval*

Show her Monster Squad while you're at it.

[BillyG]

*Nods in approval*

Show her Monster Squad while you're at it.

I need to buy it. Maybe I can snag it at Best Buy for a last minute xmas gift tomorrow.

[Matt]

Jack Reacher

With only End of Watch and Django yet to be seen... this is arguably my favourite film of 2012. Not the best, per se, but my favourite.

As lean and muscular as it's lead, there's simply no fat on this thing. Any time you think you're watching a bullshit, extraneous scene, five minutes later it gets twisted and folded into the main narrative. Cruise is the man in this. I've never read any of the Lee Child books (fun fact: the author came up with his pseudonym at the entrance to my parents' local Asda store) and I get, based on the physical description, how the books' fans could be pissed off with his casting. But he nails the balls to the wall attitude and even when surrounded by younger, fitter guys, you never question that he could pwn each and every one of them - and he does. Frequently. And I have to say, Rosamund Pike was a nice choice for the female lead. I don't know where her cleavage has suddenly come from, but it should have got a supporting credit of its own. She didn't annoy me as these types of role often can and she has a couple of really nice scenes all to herself.

But, even with Cruise on producer duties, this is McQuarrie's film. As propulsive as the pacing is, he takes his time letting the narrative unfold. We know from the opening scene what it takes the lead characters half the film to figure out, allowing him to make them finding out all the more believable. The script is peppered with tough, juicy dialogue and the set-pieces push the boundary of a 12 certificate further than I've ever seen. The BBFC apparently cut a few seconds to give the studio the certificate they wanted, but make no mistake - this is an adult movie, brutal and unrelenting, without being gratuitous.

The film as a whole just did not put a foot wrong, with the minor exception of a blow to the head that would have likely killed Reacher, but just stuns him for a few seconds. That's a minor quibble though. Funny, smart and packed with enough testosterone to make me question my gender, this is genre filmmaking of the highest order in my opinion. If Cruise is smart, he'll close out the Mission: Impossible series with one final entry and make this his go-to franchise. He looks remarkable for a man in his fifties, but his days of jumping off high buildings are coming to an end. I'd buy him knocking punks into the hospital for another ten years, based on this evidence and a few lines on his face will only add gravitas to the character.

Roll on Django.

We saw JACK REACHER today. I have to pretty much echo everything that Ben said: it's the good. It's pretty much the best film of this 'type' that I've seen in years. Excellent action, a smart script that never goes too cute, and better-than-necessary acting from everyone involved. My wife and I had an absolute blast with this.

Highly recommended.

[Abraham Smashington]

The Apparition. Bad. Really, really, really bad. Stay the fuck away.

REsident Evil The Newest One Can't Remember It's Name. Bad. Really, really, really bad. Check it out for fun. It went full retard and was actually entertaining.

[Abraham Smashington]

plus Kevin Durant is motherfucking BARRY "YOU WERE ALMOST A JILL SANDWICH" BURTON.

[B_Metal]

The Amazing Spider-Man. It's better than the other three. Yeah, I said it. DON'TGIVEAFUCKNEITHER

[FilmNerdJamie]

[B_Metal]

I also thought it had the best Stan Lee cameo to date. Also Emma Stone > Kirsten Dunst

[Abraham Smashington]

The Amazing Spider-Man. It's better than the other three. Yeah, I said it. DON'TGIVEAFUCKNEITHER

haha. It's definitely not as rancid as the internet makes it out to be.