knbber2: Saw this yesterday, had to be the worst ending I have ever endured at the movies.

Now I'm curious. What's the ending?

/Not paying to see this.

zato_ichi: Personally, I can't wait to see how bad Red Tails (new window) is going to blow.

We Fight!
WE FIGHT!
We Fight!
WE FIGHT!
We Fight!
WE FIGHT!

HOW U LIEK DAT MISTUH HITLUH?!?!

Tuskegee Airmen (new window) did a great job of telling this story already.

It will be visually spectacular, and have a lot of really crappy plot lines in it, I predict.

/going to see it for the aerial dogfight scenes
//figure they'll screw up the Tuskegee Airmen history
///oh look the trailer for Red Tails is on right now

Rotten Tomatoes just ripped the movie a COMPLETELY new one...My goodness...Is the movie really THAT pathetic?

Good lord, is there a new exorcism movie out every farking YEAR nowadays?

the metacritic reviews are awful. average of 25%.

who goes and sees this crap?

Wayne 985: Now I'm curious. What's the ending?

If you watched Paranormal Activity, it's that ending but more stupider.

Ehh, I am waiting on "The Woman In Black".

Has great potential, much better then this crap.

I always laugh at the "the Vatican does not endorse this movie!!!" sales pitch. Yeah, I'm pretty sure the Vatican also spoke out against The Golden Compass.

zato_ichi: Personally, I can't wait to see how bad Red Tails (new window) is going to blow.

We Fight!
WE FIGHT!
We Fight!
WE FIGHT!
We Fight!
WE FIGHT!

HOW U LIEK DAT MISTUH HITLUH?!?!

Tuskegee Airmen (new window) did a great job of telling this story already.

I think I saw that as an HBO movie starring Larry Fishburne. It was farking awesome. I have a hard time believing George Lucas can create a better film.

Ahhh_Ennui: I also saw it (I'm a sucker for horror), and it was ... It was awful. Not fun awful, just purely rotten. As any sane person would tell be without even seeing it.

I'm pretty sure I screamed "STOP ZOOMING" in my sleep.



Doesn't want the Zooming to stop

This type of shiat is why people pirate because movie studios keep putting crap out like this.

mekki: tudorgurl: I just don't get the appeal for movies like this and Paranormal Activity.

They're monster movies. (Okay, monster movies with a more religious bent than your average zombie flick.) But, seriously, who doesn't like monster movies?

People who irrationally hate anything with religion in it. Unless of course the religion is islam.

Because People in power are Stupid: Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener: Because People in power are Stupid: I'd only see it if it were a docudrama on Michael Hutchence.

Every time I see the title for this movie, I instinctively go "DAH DAH, DAH DAH DAH, DAH DAH DAH DAH, DAH DAH DAH DAH, DAH DAH DAH, DAH DAH DAH DAH!"

I know, it's completely misleading.
What does Christian propaganda have to do with INXS? The guy died masturbating for christsakes.


This is what he was referring to.

zato_ichi: Personally, I can't wait to see how bad Red Tails (new window) is going to blow.

We Fight!
WE FIGHT!
We Fight!
WE FIGHT!
We Fight!
WE FIGHT!

HOW U LIEK DAT MISTUH HITLUH?!?!

Tuskegee Airmen (new window) did a great job of telling this story already.

Three quarters of the movie will be about a love triangle.

keylock71: JerseyTim: The Exorcism of Emily Rose was bankrolled by religious folks. The reasoning is that if they can convince people that the Devil is real, they can get them to believe in God.

That seems silly, if it's true.

I love a good exorcism movie (or any demon/biblical type horror film) and I'm pretty much an atheist. I can't be the only one.

You don't need to be a person of faith to like exorcism movies. Just like you don't have to believe that vampires exist in real life to like The Lost Boys. I always find it weird when people have no problem watching a zombie flick or a vampire flick but draw the line at demon possession movies, saying, "That's not believable." Oh, come on, really? Really?

Fish in a Barrel: zato_ichi: Personally, I can't wait to see how bad Red Tails (new window) is going to blow.

We Fight!
WE FIGHT!
We Fight!
WE FIGHT!
We Fight!
WE FIGHT!

HOW U LIEK DAT MISTUH HITLUH?!?!

Tuskegee Airmen (new window) did a great job of telling this story already.

Three quarters of the movie will be about a love triangle.



Frowns on your shenanigans.

I really wish I understood the moviegoing public's obsession with just the worst, most mind-numbingly stupid horror movies. The good ones are so few and far between, but 99% of them are just awful retreads that people happily drop money to see in the theater. Those Paranormal Activity movies have had budgets ranging from $15,000 to $5 million, and all have netted between $170-200+ million at the box office. All these cheap, terrible "found footage" horror movies cost nothing to make and go for the most base, ridiculous, "gotcha!" scares and yet every single time one comes to the theater they make millions.

At least (and I mean the very least) "torture porn" horror movies, which I still find vile and soul-sucking, at least put some effort into making them look gross and unnerving. But it's good to know if I'm ever hard up for some cash I can just tape a handicam up to a ceiling fan and twirl it around my living room while I rearrange furniture and I'll make millions at the box office.

What's with all the exorcism movies of late? There weren't that many that came out after the original Exorcist, were there? And they're all the same. Starts with a woman with the look in her eye that lets you know she's possessed. Then the priest comes in, he's full of pride, so the demon taunts him with words like weapons, sharper than knives. Makes you wonder how the other half dies, it does.

SilentStrider: between the word of mouth and the cast list, the movie I want to see is Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

Looking for a good nap, huh?

hicksfa2: Rotten Tomatoes just ripped the movie a COMPLETELY new one...My goodness...Is the movie really THAT pathetic?

IT IS> I had friends that wanted to see it, and I gave it a cursory RT check. I told them the reviews were not just bad but 'worst movie of the year' bad. They wanted to see it anyway. Theater was a near sellout.
So this is the Tequilasundae mini-review (spoilers afoot, but you're missing NOTHING if you've seen the red band trailer. The main problem I was having with this is that the characters couldn't possibly be this stupid. The filmmakers couldn't possibly think moviegoers are this stupid..could they?
The story is completely given away. A woman kills three people during an exorcism. Apparently the Vatican has an extradition treaty with Connecticut hospitals to take troubled patients off their hands and sedate them for 20 years. The protagonist is her daughter, and he has Shaky McDrunkenCam along to film their reunion. Apparently one can just simply WALK INTO THE VATICAN, and film an exorcism class where the premise of the film will be laid out. (must have been down the hall from molester class). There two priest reveal they've been doing exorcisms on the sly, and she should come along to see what one is like before meeting mom. Meeting goes as well as you knew it would and then it becomes YouTube testimonials on ethics and the church. After an unsuccessful attempt to exorcise Mom it all goes south. One priest gets overenthusiastic with a baptismal dunking, and just walks home. Then the daughter gets possessed, kills someone in the hospital barehanded, so the remaining priest and Shaky take her from the hospital IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR. Yes you read that , a screaming maniacal woman posessed by multiple demons is apparently able to be transported in the back seat of a Ford Mondego with the headrests removed, before the inevitable happens. When the credits rolled, I heard someone say "it's only 8:20"..It was a 7:10 start with previews. Many were grumbling, and a few were applauding. This was northern Indiana after all, and I assume noone had seen The Exorcist yet. This movie was shiat. It was the Skyline of devil possession flicks.

Say what you want but movies like this are best seen at home, with all the lights off, and an easily scared lady friend.

Really? We have the Kardashians, SOPA, NDAA, The Biggest Loser, and Pat Robertson, and this mediocre movie is why we can't have nice things?

My favorite review.....

Eric D. Snider (new window)

LiQuid!: I really wish I understood the moviegoing public's obsession with just the worst, most mind-numbingly stupid horror movies. The good ones are so few and far between, but 99% of them are just awful retreads that people happily drop money to see in the theater. Those Paranormal Activity movies have had budgets ranging from $15,000 to $5 million, and all have netted between $170-200+ million at the box office. All these cheap, terrible "found footage" horror movies cost nothing to make and go for the most base, ridiculous, "gotcha!" scares and yet every single time one comes to the theater they make millions.

At least (and I mean the very least) "torture porn" horror movies, which I still find vile and soul-sucking, at least put some effort into making them look gross and unnerving. But it's good to know if I'm ever hard up for some cash I can just tape a handicam up to a ceiling fan and twirl it around my living room while I rearrange furniture and I'll make millions at the box office.

They're the same people who watch "reality" TV...

tequilasundae: hicksfa2: Rotten Tomatoes just ripped the movie a COMPLETELY new one...My goodness...Is the movie really THAT pathetic?

IT IS> I had friends that wanted to see it, and I gave it a cursory RT check. I told them the reviews were not just bad but 'worst movie of the year' bad. They wanted to see it anyway. Theater was a near sellout.
So this is the Tequilasundae mini-review (spoilers afoot, but you're missing NOTHING if you've seen the red band trailer. The main problem I was having with this is that the characters couldn't possibly be this stupid. The filmmakers couldn't possibly think moviegoers are this stupid..could they?
The story is completely given away. A woman kills three people during an exorcism. Apparently the Vatican has an extradition treaty with Connecticut hospitals to take troubled patients off their hands and sedate them for 20 years. The protagonist is her daughter, and he has Shaky McDrunkenCam along to film their reunion. Apparently one can just simply WALK INTO THE VATICAN, and film an exorcism class where the premise of the film will be laid out. (must have been down the hall from molester class). There two priest reveal they've been doing exorcisms on the sly, and she should come along to see what one is like before meeting mom. Meeting goes as well as you knew it would and then it becomes YouTube testimonials on ethics and the church. After an unsuccessful attempt to exorcise Mom it all goes south. One priest gets overenthusiastic with a baptismal dunking, and just walks home. Then the daughter gets possessed, kills someone in the hospital barehanded, so the remaining priest and Shaky take her from the hospital IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR. Yes you read that , a screaming maniacal woman posessed by multiple demons is apparently able to be transported in the back seat of a Ford Mondego with the headrests removed, before the inevitable happens. When the credits rolled, I heard someone say "it's only 8:20"..It was a 7:10 start wit ...

This is what I don't understand about people. "Hey, I know nothing about this movie but I'll believe the studio's marketing telling me it's good over the 99% of movie critics saying it's bad." I mean, if it was a couple critics, who cares, but all of them? There's just no way it's not going to suck.

To like these films you have to believe in ghosts. I do. But that's because I spent a few years living in a New England Manor that was haunted by a vicious spirit. So if you know ghosts than these films get under your skin instead of stuck in your craw. A very unintentionally scary film is Three Men & A Baby. That film was possessed by a ghost and you can even see it in a frame. It's wicked errie

I saw it on Friday and was not impressed. I am amazed that it is making this much money. Drat.

I hope that Contraband, Redtails, and the new Underworld movie makes much more in the coming weeks. They look like much better movies.

"Oldboy" Remake Delayed As Owen Departs

Spike Lee's remake of the highly acclaimed 2003 Korean cult classic "Oldboy" at Mandate Pictures seems to have hit a stumbling block.

Variety's Jeff Sneider posted on his Twitter a few hours ago that production on the film has been pushed back to late summer/early fall due to star Josh Brolin's press commitments for "Men in Black 3".

Shortly after that he added that Clive Owen is out as the villain in the film. At last report Owen was considering signing on as the film's main antagonist. Owen was offered the part after Colin Firth passed on the role.

The story follows a man who as kidnapped and held for 15 years in solitary confinement without explanation. He is eventually released and sets out on a path of revenge.

/me? I stayed in and watched all six of the "Thin Man" films which I had dvr'd off of TCM last month.
//did see The Adventures of TinTin last Tuesday night however.

I'm glad they finally made that biopic on the lead singer for INXS. Did it end with him masturbating or did the movie move past that climax?

The smug in this thread is palpable. It's a goddamn movie. No need to have an aneurysm over people seeing the latest Hollywood release over whatever else is out there.

/has no interest in this movie
//laughs at people who take this stuff so personally
///movies = serious business

I picked you up and I put you down.

// Nothing to do with it.

Saw this yesterday.

When it ended this kid in front of me got and and started yelling at his friend, "WHAT!? THIS IS YOUR FAULT! I HAD TO PAY FOR THESE FU(KING TICKETS!"

Me? I had fun. I like watching blood come out of crazy women's vaginas.

Look guys, honestly, Hollywood as it exists would be completely sunk if it weren't for most people having shiatty tastes, low expectations and an affinity for shiny things and CGI. That IS the industry.

I have on good authority that this movie sucks dirty hobo cock. When you walk out AND ask for a refund, ya, your movie BLOWS.

"ooo it's rated R though"

/The Exorcist was already made, you cant recapture that kind of horror so you know, stop it.
//plus movies these days just don't have "it" anymore
//especially horror
///I know, off my lawn
//.../

tequilasundae: hicksfa2: Rotten Tomatoes just ripped the movie a COMPLETELY new one...My goodness...Is the movie really THAT pathetic?

IT IS> I had friends that wanted to see it, and I gave it a cursory RT check. I told them the reviews were not just bad but 'worst movie of the year' bad. They wanted to see it anyway. Theater was a near sellout.
So this is the Tequilasundae mini-review (spoilers afoot, but you're missing NOTHING if you've seen the red band trailer. The main problem I was having with this is that the characters couldn't possibly be this stupid. The filmmakers couldn't possibly think moviegoers are this stupid..could they?
The story is completely given away. A woman kills three people during an exorcism. Apparently the Vatican has an extradition treaty with Connecticut hospitals to take troubled patients off their hands and sedate them for 20 years. The protagonist is her daughter, and he has Shaky McDrunkenCam along to film their reunion. Apparently one can just simply WALK INTO THE VATICAN, and film an exorcism class where the premise of the film will be laid out. (must have been down the hall from molester class). There two priest reveal they've been doing exorcisms on the sly, and she should come along to see what one is like before meeting mom. Meeting goes as well as you knew it would and then it becomes YouTube testimonials on ethics and the church. After an unsuccessful attempt to exorcise Mom it all goes south. One priest gets overenthusiastic with a baptismal dunking, and just walks home. Then the daughter gets possessed, kills someone in the hospital barehanded, so the remaining priest and Shaky take her from the hospital IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR. Yes you read that , a screaming maniacal woman posessed by multiple demons is apparently able to be transported in the back seat of a Ford Mondego with the headrests removed, before the inevitable happens. When the credits rolled, I heard someone say "it's only 8:20"..It was a 7:10 start wit ...

I remember hearing that the movie also ended with a recommendation that people go to a specific website to watch more of the footage, basically telling them that they had to go to the website to get a better ending.

Has a sad.

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was very well-acted but there's absolutely zero character development. Still, hardly like it came from the best-written source material.

Every scene with Rooney Mara is terrific. Every scene without her, you're left thinking "Hey...where's Rooney Mara?"

The reason movies like this keep being made is that most people in this country aren't snide little elitist tools who deride EVERYTHING like a good portion of this site's members.

bel4sucks: The reason movies like this keep being made is that most people in this country aren't snide little elitist tools who deride EVERYTHING like a good portion of this site's members.

It has a 4.4 score on imdb which should tell you that those who saw it didn't think it was very good either. I'm glad I'm in the minority of people who can recognize crap before spending $10 and wasting 2 hours on it.

LouDobbsAwaaaay: I always laugh at the "the Vatican does not endorse this movie!!!" sales pitch.

Actually, the movies that the Vatican REALLY doesn't want you to see have nothing to do with exorcisms at all. These would be films such as The Magdalene Sisters and Deliver Us from Evil.

Yeah, this is what happens when idiots queue up for the movies even when there's nothing watchable out.

Netflix, mother-farker, do you have it?

cefm: Yeah, this is what happens when idiots queue up for the movies even when there's nothing watchable out.

There's a handful of decent-to-very-damn good) mainstream(ish) films currently in release (Hugo, Take Shelter, War Horse, J. Edgar, The Artist, Young Adult, Beginners, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Muppets, The Adventures of TinTin). They're just (for some inexplicable reason) dying on the vine due to lack of financial support. If every person who has ever (even once) thought or spoken aloud the sentence "There are no good films being made anymore.*" actually spent currency purchasing tickets to the meager handful of good ones still being released, maybe there would be more than a meager handful being made and released at any one time.

*or some derivative thereof

In summary, If you genuinely want more "Take Shelter"'s and fewer "The Devil Inside"'s then, goddammit, monetarily support the "Take Shelter"'s of the film world and tell the makers of cinema's "The Devil Inside"'s to f*ck off with your lack of dollars spent. Or quit complaining when all that is made is LCD trash.

Babwa Wawa:

J Edgar is unwatchable.

Of those films listed, it was the one I found to be the least accomplished (and the film I'd least choose to view again). But I didn't at all feel that I was ripped off of my time when walking out of the theater.

It was the film I most had in mind with the "decent" in "decent-to-very-damn-good."