I feel like some action movies. I'm sure I've missed a few the past few years, but I can't seem to find many that stand out (that I haven't already seen).
Anyone got some suggestions?
Ones that I've watched that I liked that I think are fairly recent or you haven't seen them yet:
Fury
Hot Fuzz
Ironclad (lots of gore)
Kick Ass
Kingsman
Expendables
We Were Soldiers
9 - not "Nine", which is the number spelled out, but "9", which is about puppets come to life in an apocalyptic world; GOOD LUCK FINDING IT
District 9
Edge of Tomorrow
Elysium
Fast & Furious 76 or whatever
Fearless - slow to start but hella good fight choreography
Hercules - the one with The Rock in it
Pacific Rim
Scott Pilgrim?
The 13th Warrior
World War Z
Any good suggestions you might try in there?
OOOHHHH
Johnny English
:D
Oohh, aahh...
Hanna
Oldboy - the Korean version
I've been looking through movies already, and based on your (Thorin's) list:
I've seen:
Kick Ass
Pacific Rim
Going to see:
Hot Fuzz
Expendables
Elysium
F&F (maybe)
The 13th warrior
A few I found:
Django
Inception
Lego Movie
Edge of Tommorow
I'll look at the rest soon :)
Dirty Harry
LEON: The Professional
Big Trouble in Little China
Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels
The Guns of Navarone
The Man Who Would Be King
The Untouchables
300
Kingdom of Heaven
Lotsa good stuff
That's funny, the Lego Movie doesn't really fit in this category, but it's definitely worth a watch!
Also, Mr. A., those are some pretty old titles...
I was searching for Action/Adventure, and several lists suggest Lego ;)
To be honest, I really felt like watching good old dumb action flicks. Stuff like Bourne, Ocean's, F&F, Mission Impossible, Die Hard, etc.
Quote from: Thorin on July 11, 2015, 06:54:45 PM
Also, Mr. A., those are some pretty old titles...
Yes? And?
I'm going to bet Tom hasn't seen Dirty Harry which is a surprisingly good movie
Also for zombie moves utterly skip "World War Z" (definitely NOT based on the comic of the same name) and check out the original 1978 Dawn of the Dead (WAY better even if you don't like zombie movies)
Another one which I recommend is the original Rocky,which is more about introversion than boxing
I'm pretty sick of zombie all around.
I /think/ I've seen Dirty Harry, but it would have been YEARS ago.
Quote from: Mr. Analog on July 11, 2015, 09:17:29 PM
Quote from: Thorin on July 11, 2015, 06:54:45 PM
Also, Mr. A., those are some pretty old titles...
Yes? And?
I did ask for semi recent ;) but thats ok.
Quote from: Tom on July 11, 2015, 09:19:53 PM
I'm pretty sick of zombie all around.
I /think/ I've seen Dirty Harry, but it would have been YEARS ago.
Quote from: Mr. Analog on July 11, 2015, 09:17:29 PM
Quote from: Thorin on July 11, 2015, 06:54:45 PM
Also, Mr. A., those are some pretty old titles...
Yes? And?
I did ask for semi recent ;) but thats ok.
I've seen a lot of zombie movies the only one worth watching is the 1978 Dawn of the Dead, don't write it off
No you said you had missed a few in the past years, also FFS I gave a mixed list unless 2005 is "pretty old"
Yeah, it's fine man. No worries :)
I really tried to pick out a varied list of good stuff that I thought you would like
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Quote from: Mr. Analog on July 11, 2015, 09:59:38 PM
I really tried to pick out a varied list of good stuff that I thought you would like
and I appreciate it :) I'm working my way down the list.
Though I have to say, I watched a good part of 300 when i was in the Philippines, and man was it weird. not what i expected in the least.
Yeah 300 is a classic Sword & Sa ndals movie, I was surprised when it came out in 2006. Wasn't expecting it
Another movie you may like is Bullitt. It's sort of like the prototype of many action movies.
The French Connection is also good for the final showdown, the same thing with HEAT
Again, I tried to make a list of stuff that are action that you would like and probably hadn't seen
In conclusion watch Leon the Professional
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Quote from: Mr. Analog on July 11, 2015, 10:08:40 PM
Yeah 300 is a classic Sword & Sa ndals movie, I was surprised when it came out in 2006. Wasn't expecting it
Are "Sword & Sandal" movies edited and presented like 300? :o I found its story telling, layout, and presentation weird.
Quote from: Mr. Analog on July 11, 2015, 10:08:40 PM
Another movie you may like is Bullitt. It's sort of like the prototype of many action movies.
The French Connection is also good for the final showdown, the same thing with HEAT
I'll look at those too :)
Quote from: Mr. Analog on July 11, 2015, 10:08:40 PM
Again, I tried to make a list of stuff that are action that you would like and probably hadn't seen
In conclusion watch Leon the Professional
Thanks :)
Sword & Sandals films are an action fantasy subgenre stuff like Sinbad and Hercules, where the fantastcal meets fight
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Quote from: Mr. Analog on July 11, 2015, 10:23:29 PM
Sword & Sandals films are an action fantasy subgenre stuff like Sinbad and Hercules, where the fantastcal meets fight
Ah, so its just a genre, like "mahou shoujo" :D Yeah, I didn't mind that at all. Just found the presentation odd.
Yeah 😎
Some of em are good. Kind of a mood thing
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Ya. I love me some fantasy action. Heck, some of my favorite movies and anime are fantasy action. :D
you have to admit 300 was rather stylized.
Sorry, just saw Dirty Harry and Guns Of Navarone in the list and remembered those as being from a long time ago.
In that vein, Ice Station Zebra was a really good old movie.
I've been looking for good war movies, and last year I came across the show The Last Ship. I thought that one was really well done. And so was Last Resort, although that got cancelled (but the writers were told in time so there's a proper ending).
I have a whole other list for war movies :-)
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Ice station zebra is one of my favorite films, also it was Howard Hughes favorite film how can you go wrong? !
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Dirty Harry was in the list, which made me think of Clint Eastwood movies, which made me think of Gran Torino. It's not an action movie, but man, it'll draw you in. And you learn a bunch of stuff about three Hmong people.
Quote from: Tom on July 11, 2015, 07:09:46 PM
I was searching for Action/Adventure, and several lists suggest Lego ;)
To be honest, I really felt like watching good old dumb action flicks. Stuff like Bourne, Ocean's, F&F, Mission Impossible, Die Hard, etc.
Netflix has all 4 of the Bourne movies (and imo all 4 are watchable, yes even the "sorta-sequel" without Matt Damon) and also there's a bunch of the Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan films, including all of the Harrison Ford ones as well as Hunt For Red October (surprisingly fast-paced considering the era that classic was made) ... and the modern Jack Ryan movie with Chris Pike is quite good too, a decent thrill ride without relying too much on shaky cams and quick cuts and hipster dialog etc.
Sure wish there was more stuff like Fifth Element on Netflix. But there's been quite an increase in quality classics (including scifi and thrillers) from 1980s thru 2000s over the last couple months, my List keeps growing.
I guess the new Bourne movie is a clunker uhhhhnghghhhghhhhhhhhh
Going Sun, will let you know.
Quote from: Melbosa on July 29, 2016, 01:02:13 PM
Going Sun, will let you know.
2 hours of close shots and a spotty plot. The review I saw this morning said "Bad Moms" was a better film
Reviewers, Critics, BAH, what do they know... they're almost as bad as Weather guys :P ;)
LOL so how was Bourne?
Also did anybody see Suicide Squad?
Quote from: Mr. Analog on August 09, 2016, 09:37:29 AM
Also did anybody see Suicide Squad?
I was not interested.
Then saw the Red Letter Media HITB and even more not interested.
But also later saw the Kevin Smith 30 minutes of fanboygasm and found that amusing, especially watching it at 2x speed -- that fat @%&# talks fast to beging with. :). He loved it of course (what did he name his daughter?) and he thought the questionable editing was intentional style not just Too Many Cooks. #potatopotato
The Red Letter Media review mentioned that the second half of the movie is actually competent and that they could only speculate on what was the intended movie (before meddling)
Anyway, I still want to see Star Trek, that seems like the standout film this summer (so far)
Speak of the devil: https://youtu.be/sa5GDGSTrtI
:D
Quote from: Mr. Analog on August 09, 2016, 03:32:37 PM
The Red Letter Media review mentioned that the second half of the movie is actually competent and that they could only speculate on what was the intended movie (before meddling)
Anyway, I still want to see Star Trek, that seems like the standout film this summer (so far)
Speak of the devil: https://youtu.be/sa5GDGSTrtI
:D
bolded is key. I am sure Kevin Smith just got excited because of his anticipation level plus the specialness of his particular screening (he mentions chatting with the director, etc.) ... so he would certainly overlook awkward 1st act stuff that might arguably be an artistic choice (although is almost certainly the result of meddling). Might be a fun Netflix experience if in the right mood -- i.e. just want fun popcorn without too critically analytically minded.
(quote) Speak of the devil: https://youtu.be/sa5GDGSTrtI (/quote)
^
Top 1 Things WE Didn't Know About Suicide Squad by RLM. LOL as usual!
BTW the 3rd Star Trek film is FANTASTIC. I saw it on that weird 3-screen thing they are trying out (West Ed) and it actually added to the experience -- a LOT more than any 3D every could, or IMAX. It was far more immersive than either other technologies, and I was super SKEPTICAL before the film started. But overall the storyline and the visuals were terrific, by far the best of the 3 rebooted ST films!
Star Trek is on my list for sure, just gotta catch it before it goes
Bourne is a Bourne movie. Some intellectual spots that my wife almost feel asleep at, and some really close shaky cam fights but that's Bourne movies for you.
All in all its a good movie.
As for SS, I'm trying to get to it this week, but have a wedding on Saturday that I'm in the bridal party and damn if its taking up some of my time lol
Quote from: Melbosa on August 10, 2016, 03:15:06 PM
As for SS, I'm trying to get to it this week, but have a wedding on Saturday that I'm in the bridal party and damn if its taking up some of my time lol
"Star Stress"?
Quote from: Darren Dirt on August 10, 2016, 04:57:46 PM
Quote from: Melbosa on August 10, 2016, 03:15:06 PM
As for SS, I'm trying to get to it this week, but have a wedding on Saturday that I'm in the bridal party and damn if its taking up some of my time lol
"Star Stress"?
Given that just a few posts ago you were talking about Suicide Squad, are you just trolling?
The new star TREK was also mentioned. More recently too iirc.