[DLeeWebb]

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Actually a real campaign is much more dramatic!

I'm sure that it is...
 
 

 

[Austin Morrow]

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Rise of the Planet of the Apes​

, 7/10. I suppose it fits the narrative for a prequel to the rest of the franchise but somehow it didn't quite jive with my expectations.

Agreed, honestly, I wasn't a big fan of the Rise of the Planet of the Apes. I'd give it a 6, maybe a 6.5.

 

[rhythmdevils]

what?  come on.  Frickin gorillas are jumping off of bridges and blowing up helicopters and you're not entertained??!!!

 

[Austin Morrow]

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what?  come on.  Frickin gorillas are jumping off of bridges and blowing up helicopters and you're not entertained??!!!

Hey, it's a fun and entertaining movie when it comes to the action, but I thought the overall presentation wasn't up to par for me.

 

[tdockweiler]

Red Tails - 8/10
 
I'm a fan of World War II movies so I just had to see this. Liked most everything in this movie except or a few things they MIGHT have sugar-coated. I have to check some things to see if they're historically accurate though. Mostly the bar scenes or the Stalag 18 one.
 
The special effects were pretty good except for some shots of the ground from a distance. Totally believable to me.
 
It'll be interesting to know if this is an accurate movie or not. I also ordered the blu-ray of the Laurence Fishbourne version from 1995. It's only $10!! I heard it was good.
 
Some of the acting from the smaller roles in the planes were bad. Not from the main actors (except for maybe one line in the beginning)
 
So glad my theater was packed for this movie! It was on a Sunday though.
 
BTW we need more WW2 movies like this!
 
 
 
 

 

[Anaxilus]

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I also ordered the blu-ray of the Laurence Fishbourne version from 1995. It's only $10!! I heard it was good.

Much better than Red Tails except the special effects.  Still reeked too much of Lucas for me.  Thankfully he's forced himself into retirement.
 
Haywire - 6.5-7/10.  I like badass chicks w/ guns.  Too bad Soderbergh had some sloppy dialogue and plot holes.  Plus stealing scenes from your own movies?  Very lazy Stevie.
 
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - 8/10.  Liked it more than I thought I would.  
 
Iron Lady - 7.75/10.  Movie was better than some of the overly critical reviews and Streep's acting was waaay better than the early trailers let on.  Thankfully, phew....
 

 

[tdockweiler]

Lately I've been tempted to watch "Flyboys" again. Is this better than "Red Tails"? I remember turning that off, but maybe I never gave it a chance.
Seems like the CGI was awful.
 
It seems I probably dislike 10% of the war movies I watch. When they're really bad I almost forget i've seen them.
 
Today I just realized they had a sequel to "The Guns of Navarone". Probably terrible though.
 
Amazon Prime has some good free WW2 movies I might watch tonight. I imagine John Wayne War movies are probably as historically inaccurate as you can get!
 

 

[Anaxilus]

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Lately I've been tempted to watch "Flyboys" again. Is this better than "Red Tails"? I remember turning that off, but maybe I never gave it a chance.
Seems like the CGI was awful.

CGI is worse than Red Tails obviously but I think it's a bettter movie.  You'll actually notice a few similarities in storyline Red Tails straight ripped off.
 

 

[rhythmdevils]

I think the highlight of Flyboys is the dreamy french girl. 

 

[oqvist]

As an IL 2 nut need to check out red tails. I was positively surprised by Flyboys.
 
Watched Colombiana and while not innovative very well done and well paced.

 

[Anthony1]

The Big Year
 
Loved it 7/10

 

[Staal]

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas - 7/10
 
As absurd and hilarious as always. NPH nailed it in this one and had me laughing hard over and over. But oh how I wish they'd stop with the 3D soon.

 

[alphaphoenix]

^I felt they tried way too hard to be funny.  I agree about the whole 3-D thing.  The White Castle was effortless comedy and the whole theater, including myself was laughing on the brink of risking a stomach hernia.

 

[oqvist]

3D is here to stay hopefully. Feel sorry for those that get headaches though but it´s not like 3D will take over or anything so it shouldn´t be a threat to anyone.

 

[keenween]

I don't mind watching 3D in 3D, but when they shoot effects just for 3D I think they can become totally lame on DVD.