Movies You've Watched Recently

I watched the Lego Movie. I can't think of anything in recent memory that is better at capturing my imagination and attention besides Pacific Rim. It is great and I can't wait to watch it again since there are more references than even Wreck It Ralph.

Laughs per minute rivals that of The Big Lebowski. I was literally laughing the whole time so who knows what I missed.

Everything is, indeed, awesome.

I'm going to check it out after I watch all of the HBO shows I need to watch so that way I can cancel it. Have it on Vudu thanks to the crusher of volvos.

One question I, and my wife, have about the movie is about the theme song; Is it making fun of the ICP "magnets" song? The whole movie was so damned clever that when the credits rolled and there was rapping over Everything Is Awesome we both started laughing even harder.

Or are we seeing shit that isn't there?

I think the song is tied more to the culture of Bricksburg (as part of its manipulative brain-washing for the populace) and to the film's idea of creating by following instructions/order rather than referencing anything by ICP.

I should have the LEGO movie this Saturday. Excited to finally check it out.

Watched Lake Mungo...that movie was SO disappointing. If you don't know what it is...that probably makes you normal, keep it that way.

Saw the first Captain America for the first time on the 4th. Pretty good movie. Did not have that wow factor like Caps 2 or Avengers had, but it was a really solid, well paced WWII era flick.

The only movie I've seen of the Avengers heroes besides Avengers is Iron Man. Typically these heroes don't interest me all that much, and if it wasn't for Joss Whedon I probably would have never watched The Avengers as well. That makes me small, petty, and a fan boy, but I don't care. I wish Wolverine and Spider-Man could be apart of the Avengers, since those are my two favorite super heroes.

I agree with Wolverine (or an X-Men vs Avengers movie...drool), but I always thought Spidey worked better on his own. I don't mind brief cameos from other heroes or how Nick Fury was incorporated as sort of a father figure in Ultimate comics. He doesn't really work on a team. Just watch the Ultimate cartoon, even without the sloppy writing and terrible action, the show doesn't dedicate enough time for the stuff that makes Spider-Man fun. Instead we get too much Nova and White Tiger who are insufferable there. End fanboy rant.

Also Captain America 2 is well worth seeing. My sister even liked it and she fell asleep during Avengers, Dark Knight, and Spider-Man 2.

I watched Frozen and enjoyed it quite a bit. What else is good on the animated front in recent years?

Up, How to Train Your Dragon, and Paranorman (last of which is on Netflix)

Yeah, How to Train Your Dragon for sure. I think you'd really like it, Trip. Up was also really great but I haven't watched it again because the first few minutes made me cry like a baby, haha... (._.)

Yeah I really want to watch How to Train Your Dragon, but am kind of cheap when it comes to movies and couldn't find a good way to do so short of buying the blu-ray. Will try and catch it though.

chocobot wrote: Up was also really great but I haven't watched it again because the first few minutes made me cry like a baby, haha... (._.)

This is a true statement. SQUIRREL!

"I have just met you and I love you."

Brave wasn't as bad as everyone seemed to make it out to be. To me it felt a lot more like a Disney movie as opposed to a Pixar movie. I've owned Monster's University since the week it came out and still haven't watched it yet.

Although it isn't recent I"ll mention it just in case you haven't watched it, Monster House. Reminded me of being a kid, kind of like an R.L. Stine Goosebump book.

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 is on Netflix. Those movies are awesome.

I never saw 2 but the first was indeed a great movie. Made by the guys who did The Lego Movie too.

you consider an 80's movie old?   

In her defense 30 years is a pretty long time.

That's true, there is SOMETHING about a lot of 80's movies that feels more dated than films from the late 60's/70's.

Better late than never I guess. I still like a lot of those old 80s movies

For sure. The Thing...Blade Runner...VARIOUS blockbusters...breakfast club...loads of good 80's movies.

I still say it's the best decade for movies ever. Don't see anything topping it either.

Krubixcube wrote:That's true, there is SOMETHING about a lot of 80's movies that feels more dated than films from the late 60's/70's.

I usually blame it on 80s music.

The animated movie top 5 got me to watch The Wind Rises. Not sure how to feel. I guess my main gripe is that a big chunk of the movie is spent on a romantic subplot that falls kind of flat. The girl's only personality trait is "she loves Jiro." Still, the animation and music are great, and there were some really brilliant moments, too. I'm glad that Miyazaki's last movie was something quite different than his usual work.

Also watched Jackie Brown. Not Tarantino's best but solid nonetheless.

So, I watched The Lego Movie. My fucking face when

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Overall - Really fucking awesome. Had me laughing so hard.

Also saw Pacific Rim. It was shit alright. None of the designs were interesting and having almost all of the fights take place in water was really lame. I counted about 4-5 Evangelion references though, they were the best bits.