movies

[The Third Man]

Life Aquatic is the weakest Anderson I've seen.

American Sniper was dull as dirt. I can't even work up the moral outrage to tear apart its whitewashing of Chris Kyle because it's just so boring to begin with.

[Famous Mortimer]

The Magic Crystal
Hong Kong's elite investigators have to go to Greece, then they accidentally bring back a huge green "crystal" that is alive, and which becomes friends with the goofy kid they took along for no reason; the KGB, represented by a man with a dubbed Italian accent, want the crystal themselves, and Interpol are after them. Turns out it's all ANCIENT ALIENS

Plus there's tons of fighting in it. A modern masterpiece, with a splendid early performance from Cynthia Rothrock.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

Would the movie Nebraska been as good if it had been in color?

Makes you wonder

Don't think so. It was a character study that lived and died by how well the actors inhabited their characters. I don't think it would have made any difference.

[mikechamp]

I watched Godzilla (2014) recently. As someone not well-versed on that story (besides big reptile that can crush buildings; most people look up, point, run and scream; military gets involved; other big monsters he sometimes fights with), I was confused by the electric-breathing Godzilla. Was that Godzilla, or another Godzilla-like creature?

They also left it very vague as to whether any of the flying things' eggs survived.

I was also disappointed by the very casual way they handled the detonation of a really big bomb. It was like, "Oh, it happened way over there. We'll be fine."

They clearly left the door open for another entry in this decades-long storyline.

Finally, I didn't feel Godzilla got enough screen time.

Bottom line - meh.

[Jocephus]

Here is a list of what will expire on February 1. Several James Bond films will disappear from Netflix — since they have many times before, expect to see them return at some point soon. We will update the list closer to the end of the month with additional titles.

February 1
Blackadder (Seasons 1–­4)
A View to a Kill
Airheads
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now Redux
Babes in Toyland
Batman & Robin
Batman Forever
Batman Returns
Cocoon: The Return
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Down Periscope
Fawlty Towers (Seasons 1­–2)
For Your Eyes Only
From Russia With Love
Goldfinger
Hotel Babylon (Seasons 1–4)
Jane Eyre
Live and Let Die
Mad Max
M*A*S*H
MI­-5 (Seasons 1­–10)
Nacho Libre
Never Say Never Again
Red Dwarf (Seasons 1­–9)
Revenge
School Daze
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie
The Juror
Wishmaster
Zodiac

February 2
Jem and the Holograms (Seasons 1–3)
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Seasons 1­–4)
Pound Puppies (Seasons 1–­3)
Transformers Prime (Seasons 1–­3)
Transformers: Rescue Bots

February 5
Arbitrage

February 23
Dredd

February 28
Ali
Monkey Trouble
Panic Room

http://www.vulture.com/2015/01/what-is- ... ary-1.html

[Famous Mortimer]

Ski School (1990)

Dean Cameron, when he was that guy, and friends mock the stuffed shirts at the ski school / resort. It makes no sense, plus is about as sexist and homophobic as mainstream movies of the time ever got. And, for absolutely no reason, they made a sequel four years later, so I guess I'll probably watch that too

[JL21]

I watched Lucy last night. My favorite part is when she assimilates with the Trapper Keeper and heads for Cheyenne Mountain to merge with a supercomputer.

[lukethedrifter]

Would the movie Nebraska been as good if it had been in color?

Makes you wonder

Don't think so. It was a character study that lived and died by how well the actors inhabited their characters. I don't think it would have made any difference.

Just saw Nebraska for the first time. At least I'm pretty sure it was the first time but my wife insisted I had seen it.

What a terrific movie.

[Famous Mortimer]

The Slashening

An ultra low budget parody of slasher movies from some Upright Citizens Brigade people. Funny and quite clever, not always perfect but definitely worth dropping a few $$$ on.

[heyzeus]

I watched Lucy last night. My favorite part is when she assimilates with the Trapper Keeper and heads for Cheyenne Mountain to merge with a supercomputer.

Wasn't that a plot on South Park?