MZ's Movie Review Thread

[MinionZombie]

@Aces - I'd have loved it if you'd just 'live shouted' the whole movie as you watched it. I did consider doing one of my bitch lists for this flick, but didn't bother in the end. I thought some of the music in Watchmen was getting a touch on-the-nose, but goddamn, in Sucker Punch it's the most dunderheaded plate of obviousness served up piping hot right in your face. And every goddamned song used is a cover version, and it's always some sort of emo-sounding version ... if I want "Where Is My Mind" in a film, then I want it by The Pixies, and I want it at the end of Fight Club. That is all.

[Neil]

roll my eyes at 300 I love 300! I could watch that movie over and over...

[MinionZombie]

I love 300! I could watch that movie over and over... Big fan of oiled-up muscles writhing in slow motion, eh? Capes 'n' codpieces.

[LouCipherr]

Big fan of oiled-up muscles writhing in slow motion, eh? Capes 'n' codpieces. THIS IS MADDNESS! *runs and hides from the 300 haters*

[MinionZombie]

THIS IS MADDNESS! *runs and hides from the 300 haters* or

[Neil]

Big fan of oiled-up muscles writhing in slow motion, eh? Capes 'n' codpieces. Yep! That and a good solid comic book adaptation viscerally done in a new and visually impressive fashion!

[bassman]

Yep! That and a good solid comic book adaptation viscerally done in a new and visually impressive fashion! You forgot slow motion, increasing the run time of the film....

[MoonSylver]

Big fan of oiled-up muscles writhing in slow motion, eh? Capes 'n' codpieces. "Neil, do you like movies about gladiators?"

[MinionZombie]

Bridesmaids, The Guard, The Messenger, Cedar Rapids, and 127 Hours: http://deadshed.blogspot.co.uk/2012/...pril-2012.html

[AcesandEights]

Bridesmaids, The Guard, The Messenger, Cedar Rapids, and 127 Hours: http://deadshed.blogspot.co.uk/2012/...pril-2012.html I agree with you pretty much completely with regards to 127 Hours. Refreshingly simple, well executed and pretty powerful.

[bassman]

Nice to see some simple love for 127 Hours. I think I posted an early trailer for that flick and it was met with nothing but negative comments. Of course, I think those were the regular negative members that complain about everything. You know the type....

[shootemindehead]

I agree with you pretty much completely with regards to 127 Hours. Refreshingly simple, well executed and pretty powerful. Ditto. Especially thought that the   use of music to illustrate the pain of slicing through tendons was excellently done.

[MinionZombie]

Bassman - haha, yeah, I know the type. Don't recall seeing the trailer way back when, personally, but remember all the fuss in the media about the hacking off of the arm. It's quite a scene, but it's not as gruesome as you might expect ... but then again, as a hardcore horror genre aficianado, I don't suppose I'd be all that shocked by it. In the context it's still powerful, but the bit that did make me twinge was the picking at ... was it a tendon, or an artery? Whatever it was that caused him a vast amount of pain in the film as he was cutting away. Shoot - aye, the music used was excellent in the flick, as well as the editing. I loved how cold, fresh, perspiring bottles of water were fetishised in the movie. I had a drink right next to me and I felt thirsty just seeing that, so it was a nice way to amplify Ralston's thirst. Like has been said, it's a straight forward flick, but it pulls you in and it's very well crafted indeed.

[bassman]

Bassman - haha, yeah, I know the type. Don't recall seeing the trailer way back when, personally, but remember all the fuss in the media about the hacking off of the arm. It's quite a scene, but it's not as gruesome as you might expect ... but then again, as a hardcore horror genre aficianado, I don't suppose I'd be all that shocked by it. In the context it's still powerful, but the bit that did make me twinge was the picking at ... was it a tendon, or an artery? Whatever it was that caused him a vast amount of pain in the film as he was cutting away. It was a main nerve. HE describes it as looking like a long, tight spagetti noodle. Here he describes the amputation while revisiting the location:

[MinionZombie]

It was a main nerve. HE describes it as looking like a long, tight spagetti noodle. Here he describes the amputation while revisiting the location: Chilling stuff! ... A couple more musings, and this time I'm trying out a different formula, if you will, to try and avoid too much rambling. Bug, and The Inglorious Bastards: http://deadshed.blogspot.co.uk/2012/...rying-out.html