Movies that don't suck

[s_curran]

I liked Imitation Game quite a lot, also saw it at my favorite theater, with a good beer in hand, so...

[Mr B]

I totally dislike Wes Anderson's movies but Grand Budapest is killer!

If you liked that, you (actually everyone, even partners and kids) really ought to watch Fantastic Mr Fox.

Watched The Drop a few nights back.
A Dennis Lehane story transplanted from Boston to Brooklyn, this was Gandolfini's last movie. Liked it a lot.

[Mike Mcdermid]

Im going to start a thread called movies that suck i can guarantee it will have hit 5 pages by midnight tonight

obviously there aren't many movies that don't suck

[Auk]

St. Vincent. Further proof that Bill Murray is a genius.

[sharkboyrob]

Whiplash... isolation, suppression, vindication, perfection, jazz, life.

[edoz]

John Wick

[earlfoss]

Little Big Man, starring Dustin Hoffman. :)

[dgaddis]

Made my wife watch Terminator 2 last week. She'd never seen it...how is that possible?

Talk about a time-warp back to the 90's haha.

[BSUdude]

"The One I Love"

If you liked the TV show LOST, I think you'll like this movie. If you in the mood for a traditional, feel-good movie, this isn't it.

[vertical_doug]

Whisky Galore!

During WW2 a ship with 50,000 cases of Whiskey runs aground off the coast of the Outer Hebrides. The poor island has been whiskeyless because of war rationing and all sorts of mayhem breaks out.

In the north, Whiskey is the water of life and a life without whiskey isn't worth living....

Hilarious in an old fashioned way....

[jdp211]

"The One I Love"

If you liked the TV show LOST, I think you'll like this movie. If you in the mood for a traditional, feel-good movie, this isn't it.

Do we get the same sense of closure as LOST?

[Derek Raymond]

Just watched "The Raid 2" and it made "Lethal Weapon" and "Die Hard" look like kid's movies. Was raw. Poor on the plot, but didn't need one really.

[Loki]

Latest movies I like, Fury with Brad Pitt and American sniper. AS was interesting as the theater was dead silent afterwards, not a word.

[BSUdude]

Do we get the same sense of closure as LOST?

Not really.

[kentinmania]

Not new but "Her" really moved me. Makes me want to drop all the internet stuff really. Scary. It's a great movie I think.

Whiplash and American Sniper were very good, technically speaking, but "predictable" in a way (even if I didn't know Chris Kyle's story/death which made it a bit more surprising/shocking)

[jdp211]

Not really.

It was more a jab at LOST than anything else. Added "The One I Love" to my queue.

[zetroc]

I saw "Killing Them Softly" recently on Netflix and liked it a lot - Brad Pitt is great in it. Some nice shots too. Recommended.

[chasea]

Sorry, Whiplash was a flaming pile of dog shit.

I was unable to put into words how wrong it gets music (jazz and drumming specifically, but really every aspect music and musicianship).

Here's a pretty solid argument:
“Whiplash� Gets Jazz All Wrong - The New Yorker

Belongs in the "sucks" thread.

[monadnocky]

I have no musical sense whatsoever WRT criticising "Whiplash" on that level. To me, it was like watching two hours of someone getting punched in the face. You can make a "good" movie of someone getting punched in the face, I guess, but it doesn't mean I want to watch it.

And my yeoman understanding of how human beings are motivated is really, really, REALLY at odds with the entire premise of the film. Rarely does being a sociopath engender talent.

Edit: +1 on "The One I Love." neat premise, different.

[jdp211]

Sorry, Whiplash was a flaming pile of dog shit.

I was unable to put into words how wrong it gets music (jazz and drumming specifically, but really every aspect music and musicianship).

Here's a pretty solid argument:
“Whiplash� Gets Jazz All Wrong - The New Yorker

Belongs in the "sucks" thread.

Phew, glad someone felt the same way. I've played percussion, jazz specifically, for the better part of the last 15 years and so I had a lot of people pushing whiplash my way. From an acting perspective, I thought it was alright, but the music was so wrong. So so wrong. I'm not sure what the hell he was doing trying to play "double time swing" but that sure as hell wasn't it. I've had more than my fair share of rough band directors at the pro and semi-pro level, some who even threw stuff (not chairs) in my direction, but none were anything like the Fletcher character. I suppose the argument could be made that he was directing a "competition" band, but it was just plain wrong. Bands just aren't run like a Blackwater special ops team. I'm not sure exactly where I'm going with this rant, but I've also run out of things to say. Music is about feeling and passion and conversations that one musician has with another through playing.

Decent acting, garbage portrayal of music. That article hits the nail on the head, Chase, Buddy Rich?