so this would obviously exclude classics like The Godfather and Jaws. Interested in your opinions and in the end will help drive what I load onto the iPad for the next few months of air travel.
I'll mention that I just saw a movie on one of the premium channels I'd never heard of, The Trip, and found it really entertaining. Two actual British actors playing themselves go on a road trip to review restaurants. Sounds bleh but I found it quite funny.
I know some people hate it, but I really think Birdman was a unique experience and the more I watch it the more I concur with my original opinion. Tough to say the best movie in a given year, I know people loved Whiplash and that was a master performance by 2 actors but Birdman was a deserving winner.
But I laughed my ass off with Dirty Grandpa. This is the one with DeNiro not Knoxville.
I love that you went unorthodox with Dirty Grandpa!
In the same vain and maybe 3 years ago, but Horrible Bosses 2 was very funny. Don't believe the critics fucking bullshit. It only got bad reviews because it is politically incorrect but godammed hilarious and not in the Yahoo article title hilarious, really hilarious.
From Wes as far as I'm concerned. UConn has good taste
Such a nice surprise that year. Brilliantly told story with a few great performances and a simple but awesome cinematography. I came out of 2014 with it as my favorite movie I think.
Interstellar is up there as well because Nolan pulled of shots ive never seen before. I give technical achievements more praise than others might.
Ex Machina is just deep, creepy, and so well done.
Off topic Eric, but how long have we known each other? 1998 on the Yahoo Giants board? The Rams game we both went to was in 2005.
Matt... yeah a long time. Remember seeing you at the game but honestly forgot which one it was. Thanks for the reminder. Too bad that message board is long gone. Do you want to get back into our fantasy football league? CJ, Antonio and a couple of others are still in our league.
and end up not liking very many of them. I don't see a ton of foreign films.
Here are some movies I not only liked, but thought were good. (I like a lot of cheesy movies, which I don't think are objectively "good")
Since June 2014:
Her
(Scarlett Johanssen makes you understand how a guy could basically fall in love with his Siri. Actually a pretty deep and extremely well-crafted film.)
The Wolf of Wall Street
(Underrated film. A lot of people didn't get it. A lot of people STILL don't get it.)
Gravity
(Best seen in a theater. Great ripping yarn. Not as deep as it wants to be, but still...)
The Big Short
(Great, great agitprop.)
Mad Max: Fury Road
(both cheesy AND objectively good)
Brooklyn
(underrated; a side of the immigrant experience that's rarely been portrayed in movies. Plus Saoirse Ronan arrives as a grown-up movie star. Pencil her in for about 15 Best Actress nominations over the next 50 years.)
Son of Saul
(objectively, a terrific film, but a very difficult movie to sit through, being a particularly grim Holocaust story.)
Guardians of the Galaxy
(So much fun. And beautifully done. Rocket and Groot alone are worth the price of admission.)
basically there will be blood for me for the next 5 years. just a tremendous, gripping film if you have a good tv, great sound, and a dark room and some whiskey to watch it with
RE: RE: RE: Well I am getting a nice little list here
Matt... yeah a long time. Remember seeing you at the game but honestly forgot which one it was. Thanks for the reminder. Too bad that message board is long gone. Do you want to get back into our fantasy football league? CJ, Antonio and a couple of others are still in our league.
I might. Let's see what I have on my plate when the league is near finalized. I realized that it takes a lot of time/thought to be any good at it.
RE: RE: RE: RE: Well I am getting a nice little list here
Matt... yeah a long time. Remember seeing you at the game but honestly forgot which one it was. Thanks for the reminder. Too bad that message board is long gone. Do you want to get back into our fantasy football league? CJ, Antonio and a couple of others are still in our league.
I might. Let's see what I have on my plate when the league is near finalized. I realized that it takes a lot of time/thought to be any good at it.
That church scene in Kingsman was amazing.
True Grit
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Super 8
Gone Girl
and of course, Frozen.
all good movies. Frozen now is so annoying that if I hear the word or see the characters I twitch a little bit.
True Grit
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Super 8
Gone Girl
and of course, Frozen.
all good movies. Frozen now is so annoying that if I hear the word or see the characters I twitch a little bit.
Sorry, I meant to say none in the past 2 years, so that's why I went back 10.
2015: The Martian, Bridge of Spies, Room
If you have a quick flight: Lucy or Ex Machina
If you have a quick flight: Lucy or Ex Machina
Well i am on flights every week so I will have enough time to eventually see everything
Have you seen "The Gift"?
If the later it's probably these 5:
The Revenant
Mad Max: Fury Road
Nightcrawler
Grand Budapest Hotel
Ex Machina
I know some people hate it, but I really think Birdman was a unique experience and the more I watch it the more I concur with my original opinion. Tough to say the best movie in a given year, I know people loved Whiplash and that was a master performance by 2 actors but Birdman was a deserving winner.
Room was so hard to sit through especially the second half but it's a great movie. The gift was good too.
The revenant was fantastic.
If the later it's probably these 5:
The Revenant
Mad Max: Fury Road
Nightcrawler
Grand Budapest Hotel
Ex Machina
Actually came out since 2014 (give or take). I saw the revenant and mad max.
I love that you went unorthodox with Dirty Grandpa!
In the same vain and maybe 3 years ago, but Horrible Bosses 2 was very funny. Don't believe the critics fucking bullshit. It only got bad reviews because it is politically incorrect but godammed hilarious and not in the Yahoo article title hilarious, really hilarious.
John Wick was awesome. I will check out the Revanant.
Such a nice surprise that year. Brilliantly told story with a few great performances and a simple but awesome cinematography. I came out of 2014 with it as my favorite movie I think.
Interstellar is up there as well because Nolan pulled of shots ive never seen before. I give technical achievements more praise than others might.
Ex Machina is just deep, creepy, and so well done.
Also, Edge Of Tomorrow. Incredibly fun movie.
Oblivion was a surprisingly good movie. As was Edge of Tomorrow with Cruise and Emily Blunt.
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2013 with Tom Cruise was really, really good.
Also, Edge Of Tomorrow. Incredibly fun movie.
Or what he said ;-)
Off topic Eric, but how long have we known each other? 1998 on the Yahoo Giants board? The Rams game we both went to was in 2005.
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Off topic Eric, but how long have we known each other? 1998 on the Yahoo Giants board? The Rams game we both went to was in 2005.
Matt... yeah a long time. Remember seeing you at the game but honestly forgot which one it was. Thanks for the reminder. Too bad that message board is long gone. Do you want to get back into our fantasy football league? CJ, Antonio and a couple of others are still in our league.
Here are some movies I not only liked, but thought were good. (I like a lot of cheesy movies, which I don't think are objectively "good")
Since June 2014:
Her
(Scarlett Johanssen makes you understand how a guy could basically fall in love with his Siri. Actually a pretty deep and extremely well-crafted film.)
The Wolf of Wall Street
(Underrated film. A lot of people didn't get it. A lot of people STILL don't get it.)
Gravity
(Best seen in a theater. Great ripping yarn. Not as deep as it wants to be, but still...)
The Big Short
(Great, great agitprop.)
Mad Max: Fury Road
(both cheesy AND objectively good)
Brooklyn
(underrated; a side of the immigrant experience that's rarely been portrayed in movies. Plus Saoirse Ronan arrives as a grown-up movie star. Pencil her in for about 15 Best Actress nominations over the next 50 years.)
Son of Saul
(objectively, a terrific film, but a very difficult movie to sit through, being a particularly grim Holocaust story.)
Guardians of the Galaxy
(So much fun. And beautifully done. Rocket and Groot alone are worth the price of admission.)
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2013 with Tom Cruise was really, really good.
Oblivion was a surprisingly good movie. As was Edge of Tomorrow with Cruise and Emily Blunt.
Agree on both. Neither is top of my list but both are well worth seeing.
This a was a great movie. Fakes everything so they save him
Matt... yeah a long time. Remember seeing you at the game but honestly forgot which one it was. Thanks for the reminder. Too bad that message board is long gone. Do you want to get back into our fantasy football league? CJ, Antonio and a couple of others are still in our league.
I might. Let's see what I have on my plate when the league is near finalized. I realized that it takes a lot of time/thought to be any good at it.
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Matt... yeah a long time. Remember seeing you at the game but honestly forgot which one it was. Thanks for the reminder. Too bad that message board is long gone. Do you want to get back into our fantasy football league? CJ, Antonio and a couple of others are still in our league.
I might. Let's see what I have on my plate when the league is near finalized. I realized that it takes a lot of time/thought to be any good at it.
Still have my email?
MrVax... yes I do