At the Movies with Kris Pistofferson [Archive]

KrisPistofferson

02-02-08, 06:10 PM

I just watched Cloverfield, and the best part about it was the preview for the new Star Trek movie preceding it. The Blair Witch-style camera gimmick didn't work as well as just showing stuff like in a regular movie. Note to Hollywood: It is very hard for those of us in "Flyover Country" to root for Manhattan metrosexuals who look like they stepped out of an iPod ad. We gave you guys the benefit of the doubt after 9/11 for a bit, but it is much more fun to watch monsters eat those people than to want them to survive. Also, show more skin, because it's a horror movie, not the aforementioned iPod ad. Give me horny redneck teens in a cabin in the woods and a werewolf.

It wasn't too terrible, but not worth 9 dollars. I give it one crankarm down.

Next up-There Will Be Blood

Poppaspoke

02-03-08, 05:57 PM

Hope this will be a regular fixture.

Maybe BF members can kick in for the next 9 bucks.

red house

02-04-08, 04:08 AM

That Indian chic was hawt. I'm glad she made it out.

muccapazza

02-05-08, 01:06 PM

DOn't they have matinee showings at the bat cave? I thought it was fun and worth the $6.25 matinee price, but I sat too close and got a headache.

KrisPistofferson

03-07-08, 07:25 PM

red house

03-07-08, 07:59 PM

Still haven't caught There will be Blood.

I've heard from somebody who saw it that it was even much better (!) - than the ''No Country..''

..btw, did you read the book? .. Did you see the end coming when it did? .. I wasn't even paying attn to what dood (TLJ) was saying when the screne cut to black! .. I had to piece together my recollection of his recollection of that dream from teh periferial memory.. which I was only able to do once I had gotten over the shock of the abrupt ending! ..WTF?! .. Guess they were trying to make the ending fit in with the 'randomness'/ true-to-life character of the plot. But dood.. I DEMAND RESOLUTION!! In movies -- as well as in 'real life'!!

KrisPistofferson

03-27-08, 08:47 PM

30 Days of Night

It was pretty good but, I do not often say this, could've been a bit longer. Seemed like an enjoyable beginning tacked onto an enjoyable ending. Best vampire flick I've seen in quite a long time. It is my theory that Ann Rice has polluted vampire literature and movies. She's made them into romantic anti-heroes so all the fat, female shut-ins who read her stuff will get all wet in the loins, but I remember a day when men where men and Van Helsing was played by old, ugly men who put stakes through those ****er's hearts, by God, not cuddle with them.

These vampires were not prone to soliloquize, were ugly, powerful and unlikeable. As it should be.

Also, no Tom Cruise.

KrisPistofferson

03-27-08, 08:55 PM

I sat here for, like, 2 minutes, then started to look it up in the IMDB because i couldn't remember the name:

Michael Clayton So I guess that tells you something. Okay movie, Great performances, but I've seen this story about a dozen times and there wasn't any new, exciting "twist" that made this any better. For the actors involved I can see why they were nominated, everyone was good, but how it was up for best picture I'll never know. That guy who was schizo in this one and was the mafia boss in Batman Begins is pretty excellent.

I rented American Gangster, and while any self-respecting member of Gen-X has seen every single cliche' in this movie done better in better movies, it was still far superior to Michael Clayton. I've got a cousin named Clayton, and maybe one day I'll post about it, and I guarantee you it will be far more enjoyable to read than watching Michael Clayton.

red house

03-27-08, 09:19 PM

I rented American Gangster, and while any self-respecting member of Gen-X has seen every single cliche' in this movie done better in better movies, it was still far superior to Michael Clayton. I've got a cousin named Clayton, and maybe one day I'll post about it, and I guarantee you it will be far more enjoyable to read than watching Michael Clayton.

haha .. you 'rented' American Gangster. :beer:

[img ]Nelson pointing and laughing at you[ /img]

KrisPistofferson

03-29-08, 09:54 PM

Boxing Helena Oh lord Jesus don't anyone rent this film. Just because it's David Lynch's daughter and/or because it seems like an intriguing snuff film is not reason enough.

KrisPistofferson

03-29-08, 09:59 PM

Black Snake Moan
Be warned:

If you decide you like this movie, you will have to explain to your friends that it was not because Christina Ricci was half-naked or naked throughout the entire film, nor was it because you have some even weirder chained-up-by-old-black-man fetish. Also, it has Justin Timberlake, which you'll also have to apologize for.

Best to leave this one alone.

(Her boobs are pretty cool, though. ;))

Tom Stormcrowe

03-29-08, 10:27 PM

I was recently gifted with one of my all time favorite movies ;)

"The Thing";) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084787/)

Raiyn

03-29-08, 10:30 PM

Black Snake Moan
Be warned:

If you decide you like this movie, you will have to explain to your friends that it was not because Christina Ricci was half-naked or naked throughout the entire film,
Call me a perv if you will, but sometimes that's enough for me. I rented Skyscraper 13 years ago for Anna Nicole's bouncy bits - it was the best part of the movie.
(Her boobs are pretty cool, though. ;))
Indeed.

KrisPistofferson

03-29-08, 10:55 PM

The Mist

Totally wild ending, different than the novella. It was okay.

KrisPistofferson

03-29-08, 11:23 PM

Hero
This was a beautiful film. If you liked Crouching Tiger this will be your bag.

red house

03-30-08, 01:35 AM

The Mist

Totally wild ending, different than the novella. It was okay.

Served him right for not believing in God tho.

KrisPistofferson

03-30-08, 11:31 AM

Served him right for not believing in God tho.

I thought the moral was: "The Surge is working."

red house

03-31-08, 11:24 PM

I thought the moral was: "The Surge is working."

You really can't argue with success.. can you.

It really doesn't matter whether we are infested with giant predatory insects from another dimension, or over-run with zombies, or up against hordes of unruly muslims in Iraq - America always pwns in the end .. we find a way.

Yeah, I think you're right. :) :beer:

Shifty

04-27-08, 08:39 AM

Flawless Starring Michael Cain and Demi Moore. You need to see this one Pistofferson, it might hold a few surprises even for a seasoned movie buff such as yourself. It was so nicely filmed, and beautifully acted by Cain and Moore. The only down side to the film is that we don't see Demi's boobs, ask for a dollar off the ticket price for this reason, see what they say;):D

Anyway, two thumbs up.

Brillig

04-28-08, 08:56 AM

Hero
This was a beautiful film. If you liked Crouching Tiger this will be your bag.

I LOVED that movie.

KrisPistofferson

07-18-08, 09:51 PM

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2008/07/new-watchmen-tr.html
The Darknight was good, but this was the best part.^^^ (Not a spoiler.)

daredevil

07-18-08, 09:59 PM

Daniel Day-Lewis was phenomenal in There Will Be Blood.

Poppaspoke

07-20-08, 05:45 PM

I liked No Country..., but each appearance of the Anton Chigurh character seemed
to fill me with more dread. By the time of his final scene with Carla Jean, I could barely
watch.

Another creepy hit man is Joe Don Baker's character Mr. Molly in Charlie Varrick. This
is worth renting if you've never seen it.

KrisPistofferson

07-31-08, 10:51 PM

X-Files. If you liked the show...Wait 'til it comes out on video anyway. It was like a long episode of the show, but was not without it's charms. Can't really say much about it or you ruin the not-very-complex plot. Meh.

KrisPistofferson

07-31-08, 10:54 PM

But I've seen Darknight twice and pooped myself both times. Can't beat that awesome Watchmen preview beforehand, either. To tell you the truth, the first time I saw it, that trailer sort of overpowered Batman's exploits. I really, really, really love Watchmen, as a matter of fact my first user name on this forum was Dr. Manhattan a million years ago.

classic1

08-01-08, 03:32 AM

KrisPistofferson

08-05-08, 06:24 PM

Is Gillian Anderson still a hornbag?

Way. Her hair looks very nice in this one.

Anyhoo, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants II This movie was amazing, tremendous, the best movie I've ever seen...

Nah, just kidding.

Johnny_Monkey

08-06-08, 02:53 AM

Is Gillian Anderson still a hornbag?

Thinking man's crumpet, like Helen Mirren used to be or that chick on the ABC who used to root Andrew Denton.

KrisPistofferson

08-10-08, 11:28 PM

Okay, so Stepbrothers apparently got crappy reviews, when I went to Rottentomatoes.com and it seems like every reviewer was expecting this movie to be Terms of Endearment or The Maltese Falcon which it surely is not. What it is is freakin' funny, especially if you were to smoke a J or drink a six pack beforehand. :innocent:

I'm sorry, you can't judge horror, sci-fi, super hero and comedy by the same criterion as you did The English Patient, (which is cool because The English Patient, completely blew.)

Brillig

08-11-08, 08:10 AM

(which is cool because The English Patient, completely blew.)

+1

Brillig

08-18-08, 08:48 AM

No Country For Old Men comes out on DVD Tuesday. Buy it and thank your gods it came out before you died. It was phenomenal, and if you watch close you'll catch the reference to The Hudsucker Proxy, (I went to see it three times in the theatre, 'nuff said.

Still haven't caught There will be Blood.

Just watched No Country for Old Men last Saturday night.

Best movie ever. Nothing more I can say.

I'm annoyed though, after reading your note that I missed the reference to Hudsucker Proxy, since I'm also a big fan of that and have watched it many times. Hint?

KrisPistofferson

08-18-08, 04:31 PM

Just watched No Country for Old Men last Saturday night.

Best movie ever. Nothing more I can say.

I'm annoyed though, after reading your note that I missed the reference to Hudsucker Proxy, since I'm also a big fan of that and have watched it many times. Hint?
Counting floors of the building. :)

classic1

08-19-08, 03:15 AM

Just watched No Country for Old Men last Saturday night.

Best movie ever. Nothing more I can say.

The bad guy made Hannibal Lector look like a pussie

KrisPistofferson

08-19-08, 08:14 PM

Just went to see Hancock and The Pineapple Express.

Hancock was pretty good. I am a Wil Smith fan and he does a good job of picking movies to be in. This is sort of a different take on a superhero movie, and Charlize Teron is just so smokin' hot and boobalicious.

Pineapple Express achieved something I never thought could be done, they made a stoner movie that wasn't funny. I've seen most of them, with everyone from Method Man and Redman to Cheech and Chong, and generally you don't have to be high to enjoy them. This one, I'd say it would be the only way you'd enjoy it.

daredevil

08-19-08, 09:05 PM

KrisPistofferson

08-19-08, 09:42 PM

2 movies on a weekday? Don't you work? ;)
:) Took the week off work because I start school full time again next week, needed the break. The free movie passes I got for my birthday have come in very handy. I wonder if they realize how much more people would go to the movies if they could afford it?

classic1

08-20-08, 06:39 AM

:) Took the week off work because I start school full time again next week, needed the break. The free movie passes I got for my birthday have come in very handy. I wonder if they realize how much more people would go to the movies if they could afford it?

What does it cost to go to the movies in Seppotania? It costs about the equivalent $13-14US out here in Oz.

TimJ

08-20-08, 10:22 AM

Boxing Helena Oh lord Jesus don't anyone rent this film. Just because it's David Lynch's daughter and/or because it seems like an intriguing snuff film is not reason enough.

OMG you rented that?

It melted my eyes. I have baboon eyes now. Lord what a terrible movie that was.

KrisPistofferson

08-20-08, 02:46 PM

What does it cost to go to the movies in Seppotania? It costs about the equivalent $13-14US out here in Oz.
9 dollars for the ticket, and about 12 dollars for just popcorn and coke. Motorcycle helmets are really good for sneaking stuff in, though.

Allister

08-21-08, 02:17 AM

I'm definitely not on the 'No Country For Old Men' bandwagon. I don't think I'm all that impervious to movie subtleties, but it all seemed kinda pointless to me.

Johnny_Monkey

08-21-08, 02:30 AM

9 dollars for the ticket, and about 12 dollars for just popcorn and coke. Motorcycle helmets are really good for sneaking stuff in, though.

Why do you have to sneak it in?

I remember this being an issue in Australia a few years ago and it turned out that movie theatres could not stop you bringing in your own food or drink unless they had a 'safety' reason for doing so. Otherwise, they were contravening competition laws, ie they were acting as a illegal monopoly.

I read somewhere the other day that some movie theatres (in UK or Oz I think) were banning popcorn.

KrisPistofferson

08-21-08, 02:37 AM

Why do you have to sneak it in?

I remember this being an issue in Australia a few years ago and it turned out that movie theatres could not stop you bringing in your own food or drink unless they had a 'safety' reason for doing so. Otherwise, they were contravening competition laws, ie they were acting as a illegal monopoly.

I read somewhere the other day that some movie theatres (in UK or Oz I think) were banning popcorn.
Most of them, and restaurants too, have signs saying "no outside food or drink." That's fine if you are being charged a reasonable price for a Coke, but sodas are $4.50 at the theater down the street from me! I sat and calculated the profit margin from the price of syrup and carbonation for Cokes at a dollar a piece a few years ago, and it's through the roof, probably one of the more profitable things restaurants sell, but $4.50? And then I read that the movie companies are having a "disappointing summer" or whatever. Kind of sickening.

Johnny_Monkey

08-21-08, 03:52 AM

Most of them, and restaurants too, have signs saying "no outside food or drink." That's fine if you are being charged a reasonable price for a Coke, but sodas are $4.50 at the theater down the street from me! I sat and calculated the profit margin from the price of syrup and carbonation for Cokes at a dollar a piece a few years ago, and it's through the roof, probably one of the more profitable things restaurants sell, but $4.50? And then I read that the movie companies are having a "disappointing summer" or whatever. Kind of sickening.

Restaurants I can understand.

Popcorn and coke and the big earners for movies houses. The only thing I usually buy is an ice cream.

rankin116

08-21-08, 06:44 AM

Restaurants I can understand.

Popcorn and coke and the big earners for movies houses. The only thing I usually buy is an ice cream.

Studios charge a boat load of money for the films themselves, so when you pay $10 a ticket, the theater company might make pennies. They make all their profit on the concessions. I might buy some Reese's Pieces, but that's it. The prices are through the roof!

And No Country For Old Men, I liked it, but I'm still a little confused 3 months later.

Kris, did you get to see There Will Be Blood yet?

Brillig

08-21-08, 07:13 AM

I'm definitely not on the 'No Country For Old Men' bandwagon. I don't think I'm all that impervious to movie subtleties, but it all seemed kinda pointless to me.

You have to think more theme-wise than plot-wise. The way it addressed themes like justice, chance, good and evil and whacked you in the face with a whole new, brave, unflinching view of them was just brilliant.

"And then I woke up." Gives me chills.

KrisPistofferson

08-21-08, 07:32 AM

Kris, did you get to see There Will Be Blood yet?Yes, it was awesome. Thought I mentioned it in this thread already. I really liked Magnolia which kind of bombed and was hoping Anderson would hit his next one out of the park, which he did. The other Anderson (Wes) I like seems to be becoming a self-parody if The Darjeeling Limited is any indication.

By the way, found this last night, not very good quality, but listen to the comic nerds start straight-up trippin'. http://wolverine-trailer.blogspot.com/

TimJ

08-21-08, 10:30 AM

I thought boogie nights sucked. I couldn't get past the first 5 minutes of Magnolia- turned it off. I have yet to see any other pta movie because I think it's all mass psychosis.

Let's fight about it!

KrisPistofferson

08-21-08, 10:53 AM

MadCity Cyclist

08-21-08, 12:45 PM

I watched The Godfather for the first time today. I'm still kind of in shock.

KrisPistofferson

08-21-08, 12:52 PM

I watched The Godfather for the first time today. I'm still kind of in shock.I watched it for the first time in 2000, and I was so used to people going on about it and being taken aback that I hadn't seen it, but then I did and I saw what all the hype was about and how most mob movies stole a whole lot from it. Pacino's Scarface was the one I thought was dumb and over-rated, although apparently every black person in America disagrees with me. :thumb: