Posts by Justin Patel

Icepick said:I'm just finally getting around to meeting up with him today to drop off the movie. 😁 He's been swamped... pretty hard to track him down. 🙄 😛 😁

When am I gonna get my hands on it, Uncle Ajspik?

I just watched the movie, and I won't dwell on the plot holes, I just wanted to say how cool and polished those vampires are. They’ve either got leather jackets or some high-end designer suits, or they look like they're in their 30s—everyone is clean-cut and just incredibly cool. They live in mansions and drive insane cars... and that guy Kraven has this shirt at the beginning that is totally Elvis style...

meanwhile, the werewolves are just feral, unrefined, and filthy. They live in holes and wear jackets donated by Caritas or the US Army.
uhm, I definitely want to be a vampire instead.

My main gripe with the film is that there isn't just one singular showdown between the good guys and the bad guys. Instead, it's this guy wanting to kill the other because he killed his family, then this other guy wants to kill the first one because he destroyed his daughter, and then someone else gets dragged into the mess and wants to kill the first guy because he loves Kate...
too much...of...that...and not enough...action and dialogue—it felt way too heavy-handed to me...but while I was watching, I wasn't even thinking about that, I was just thinking about how comfortable my loveseat was while I sat there. The theater was empty so I just laid back... and my buddies were hanging out around, we were shouting a bit, but whatever... and that loveseat is much better if you're alone; I don't know why anyone would go there with a girlfriend, she'd be all over me and I wouldn't be able to lie down properly.

Adam Wright56 said:To just comes across as incredibly annoying and arrogant... ever since "Fast & Furious". 👎

she's both irritating and arrogant.

Justin Patel said:I’m heading in to see it in about thirty minutes. Honestly, I can’t wait for anything starring Russell Crowe because he’s clearly the greatest actor on the planet (quoting him: "I am the greatest actor in the world")... but this one is a bit of a historical piece based on a novel. It features plenty of massive tanks, and then there's Russell being a total brute while also playing the violin... hopefully, it actually holds up. $9.75(With zero chance of success given how much I hate those Broadway types—not actual Broadway, just those theater nerds). Why did I even bother? I really hope someone else posts something more meaningful about this movie once they've seen it (since I haven't yet).

Anyway, the long story short is that I never ended up seeing it, simply because my buddy was like, "Nah, let's not go," so we didn't go, and I still haven't watched it.

Richard Hernandez13 said:I didn't find Shrek that great.

It wasn't pure Humor—everything just boiled down to twisting fairy tale tropes, which started feeling exhausting after a while. And the whole bit about Fiona turning into a green creature just like Shrek was 👎—it wasn't even subversive—more like exactly what everyone expected it to be.

Is this an animated comedy?
Thanks for the heads-up, I hadn't realized, since I wasn't really laughing much.
But anyway, I watched it on DivX, and I barely heard anything because the music was blasting right in my ears.

casualotter21 said:Tcccc, it’s pretty obvious you're a newcomer here. 😁

I know you usually just drop comments on movies that have absolutely nothing to do with the actual plot, but you actually put some serious effort into this long-winded review.
Especially since there isn't even a villain in this movie with a sinister evil laugh, hahaha.

Maja_cro said:I'm with you on that... I can hardly wait either!!!!

Same here, just hoping they don't ruin it... fingers crossed.

The Road to El Dorado
It’s a bit adventurous

Man, this is clearly your all-time favorite movie. You haven't written an ode this long or offered this much praise for any other film, for goodness' sake.

silentcobra6 said:Do you even know who plays Bill? I was totally blown away when I found out...

His voice is just so iconic; they use him in all those TV commercials.

Richard Hernandez13 said:It wasn't actually about communism—that was just the excuse former distributors used to cover their tracks. As I mentioned before, Kubrick was an absolute nightmare when it came to distribution and copyrights; he had incredibly high standards regarding how his films were handled. Back then, the distribution system in the former Yugoslavia was pure chaos and looked nothing like anything you'd see in the West. That’s exactly why Kubrick wouldn't allow most of his work to be distributed there.

That pattern carried right over into the independent and sovereign United States era, simply because it took them two or three years to finally release what we have on DVDs today.

No, unlike the West, communism was merely a consequence of the situation.
As far as our local distributors go, they were still way too weak to handle non-Hollywood hits and the classics.
Kubrick was a massive pain in the neck, but he certainly knew how to make a masterpiece.

casualotter21 said:If my sister doesn't track down that soundtrack for Christmas, I'm getting all medieval on her.

Think you could find one for me too?

silentcobra6 said:Does Tarantino have any kind of role in Vol. 2?

He serves as the narrator.

Richard Hernandez13 said:It’s likely a foreign release.
Kubrick (well, his estate now) was a total pain in the neck when it came to licensing his films.

He refused to let his movies be released in communist countries, but since we aren't living under communism anymore...
so what if it's an import? Watching them without subtitles is actually better anyway.

mirrorball said:...a video rental shop up in the North of our Beautiful America... and unfortunately, I’m just stuck there grinding away (basically acting as a manager for some small unit)...

Is the north like Washington, D.C., or more like a small town in Ohio?

Richard Hernandez13 said:Unfortunately, it's not available—Dr. Strangelove is the only one from the Kubrick collection that hasn't been released in the US.

Actually, you're wrong; I saw the DVDs with my own eyes over at Best Buy.

Aaron Gonzalez4 said:The movie is just a prelude; the sequel should hit theaters here in May, and I seriously can't wait... I'm going to watch it again. I heard the American dubbing for Finding Nemo was also total crap.

First off, the movie arrives in February (that's the second month, which has 29 days this year since it's a leap year, and man, I really wish I could head over to Athens right now)---

Secondly, anything dubbed is automatically worse than the original because you're dealing with two different languages, and you just can't perfectly capture the same impact of the dialogue.

Thirdly, I was planning on seeing Underworld, but I had to drop some cash $200 on a new phone, so I don't have any money left.
I only have a few bucks.

Which mirrorball are you working with in video production?
Or do you own one?

Jeffrey Long said:A masterpiece. The music, the script—everything gets a perfect 5/5... 👍 👍 👍

PS: Does anyone know if Dr. Strangelove is available on DVD?

It's at Amazon, so it should be available in the States.

rapidstag74 said:It’s all just cheese, man. Just playing with clichés to make something entertaining. A total homage to Hong Kong cinema.

Just pick one of the options provided.

I'm going with the two guns and the Lee katana, you pick the spot where you're gonna leave it all.
!!!!!